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And the poll says ...

Staff Polls might show Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party with a massive lead, but trying to find the underlying reasons behind it is a major job in itself.

One of those trying to make sense of it all is Cam Cooper, pollster with Praxis Analytics, who provided a detailed analysis of the public mood of Saskatchewan residents – particularly when it came to viewing the

Saskatchewan economy – in addressing the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce March 9 at a noon-hour luncheon.

The presentation at Northland Power Curling Centre was on The Saskatchewan Outlook, Saskatchewan’s Economy and Personal Well-being, the View from Street Level. The survey was conducted in early December of more than 600 Saskatchewan residents in all parts of the province.

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Dancers Who Care 2.0 Dancers Who Care, an evening of “dance, good food, excitement and community service,” hosted by the Shevchuk family and other volunteers was held at the Don Ross Centre Saturday, showcasing local dancers performing in a variety of styles, including Ukrainian, Highland, jazz, First Nation, hip hop, ballet and more. There was also a meal and a silent auction with a dance to follow. The second version of Dancers Who Care revisited last year’s successful fundraiser for Battlefords Trade and Education Centre, the brainchild of teen dancer Natalya Shevchuk. See Pages 8 and 9 for more photos. Photo by Averil Hall

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Council meetings are open to the public.

Spring Maintenance in City of North Battleford North Battleford As spring arrives, motorists are advised to drive carefully on City streets.

With the recent freeze thaw temperature cycle, potholes have appeared and will continue to appear in our roadways. Please drive slowly through or around standing pools of water on the street as there may be a deep pothole hidden under the water surface.

Please contact the Operations Department at 306-445-1724 if you see any serious potholes or standing water on City streets. City crews will investigate and make the necessary repairs.

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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the City of North Battleford for the year 2016 has been prepared and is open for inspection Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the following period: February 19 to March 21, 2016

More information and Volunteer registration forms are available at www.cityofnb.ca, City Hall, NationsWest Fieldhouse and The Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre.

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The Snow Angel Program encourages healthy, willing residents to help others when clearing snow from sidewalks — especially elderly residents or anyone with health or mobility restrictions.

We are looking for volunteers for the 2016 Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association (SSFA) 55+ Games (July 5-7) and for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games (February 18-24, 2018).We are also seeking individuals for Chairs and Co Chairs of the following committees for the 2018 Saskatchewan Winter Games Athlete Services Cultural Events Food Services Information Technology Friends of the Games Administration & Finance Logistics Marketing & Promotion Volunteers Sports Ceremonies & Protocol Venues

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The Public Transit System in the City of North Battleford will be changing on April 1, offering more stops and shorter ride times for most. Passes and tickets will soon be available at CO-OP Pharmacy and NationsWest Fieldhouse.

Dated this 18th day of February, 2016 David Gillan — City Assessor, Finance Director

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Officials from Crosby Hanna and Associates as well as Mayor Derek Mahon held an open house on Battleford’s official community plan and zoning bylaw at Alex Dillabough Centre on Thursday. Photos by John Cairns

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Town of Battleford is now in the consultation phase of its official community plan.

On Thursday, March 10, between 5 and 7 p.m., the Town held an open house to show off drafts of the OCP at Alex Dillabough Centre.

Mayor Derek Mahon was there as were representatives from Crosby Hanna and Associates, who have been working on developing the OCP with the Town.

Jim Walters, senior planner of Crosby Hanna and Associates, says Battleford is “near the end of the process” right now.

“At this open house, we’re presenting the drafts.

Following the open house we’ll see what people say, adjust the bylaws accordingly and likely go back to council.”

Council would then give first reading and there would then be a second more formal hearing that would take place in council chambers. The presentation last Thursday, Walters said, was more informal and there was an opportunity to make changes.

The timeline for going to council for first reading is about six weeks – perhaps late April or early May, said Walters.

The OCP manages growth and development in a municipality for about a 15-year period. On display were maps showing some future-growth areas of Battleford.

The maps showed the residential areas as well as the highway commercial and downtown commercial areas, among others.

Also set out were the flood-hazard areas as designated by the provincial government, as well as some areas designated as historically sensitive.

The plan also has policies on residential and com-

mercial development, “just to make sure things are done in a thoughtful and well-thought-out, planned manner,” said Walters.

The bulk of the update is to the zoning bylaw, which will see revisions to the districts in the town “to make things clearer and then therefore easier to administer, and easier for council and the Town to work

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The last time the Town brought in a zoning Bylaw was 10 years ago, Walters explained, and “things were pretty quiet, and legislation was different and the planning issues were different, frankly, than they are today.”

Some new things are being contemplated in the bylaw such as “basement

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As for the impact on commercial properties, Walters says business shouldn’t be seeing too much in the way of changes.

“If anything, we’re adding probably more opportunity to the zoning bylaw just with there being more clarity,” he said. “Our main task was to make it clear and easy to work with.”

The information at the open house is being provided to the Town and should be available to the public either on the Town’s website or through the Town Hall.

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Health care and Crowns in further jeopardy Dear Editor Brad Wall has shown his true priorities. He is obsessed with big oil and influenced by the climate-change-denying Koch brothers who own 45 per cent of the leasehold exploration rights in Saskatchewan. Wall has facilitated at the American Legislative Exchange Council (sponsored by the Koch brothers), a group that is exclusively devoted to unregulated capitalism and disbanding government services, including publicly-funded healthcare.

When comparing public funding for hospitals as a percent of GDP in 2014, Saskatchewan ranked dead last at 2.37 per cent (The National Health Expenditures Database 2014.) Obviously Wall has not been spending our oil boom money on improving hospital services. Instead, massive amounts of health care dollars are being funneled into highly paid administrators, LEAN staff and consultants.

Recent funding cuts to health regions have resulted in cancelled surgeries and increased wait times.

According to information from the Ministry of Health, there are approximately 3,000 acute care beds staffed and in operation as of March 31, 2015. That is approximately 2.65 beds per thousand. When the Sask. Party was first elected there were 3.4 beds per thousand. This is documented on the Ontario Health Coalition website comparing provinces.

All three health regions that serve my area have less beds than the current provincial average and less beds now than when the Sask. Party was first elected. The 2014-15

annual report for Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has 150 staffed beds or approximately 1.84 per thousand. Prairie North Health Region has 181 staffed beds or 1.75 per thousand. Saskatoon Health Region has 826 beds, or 2.41 per thousand. The recent drop in Saskatchewan’s population could improve these stats, provided there is no further reduction in the bed count.

Health care isn’t just about numbers or beds. It’s also about timely access to services, our individual experience and affordable ambulance service. We need to feel safe and cared for in our hospitals and nursing homes. We need to provide our health care staff with the tools and resources to do their jobs.

Maybe the bad old days are yet to come, a repeat of the Devine 1980s. The days of selling off Crown assets like

the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Yes, we actually did own PCS once upon a time. Think of the lost revenue.

In 2007 Brad Wall promised, “Not to privatize or wind down any of the province’s Crown corporations or their subsidiaries.” (Saskatoon StarPhoenix Nov. 8, 2007). A promise broken when Information Services Corporation was partially sold in 2012 and bits and pieces of others like SaskTel and SaskEnergy have been quietly sold off. After Wall finishes selling publicly-owned lease land, there is not much left to sell off except the Crown corporations. How else will Wall keep his 2007 promise to balance the budget every year? Oh right, he’s already broken that promise several times over.

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oots Bouquets A huge spring bouquet to the cautious and professional truck driver who was my pilot through some truly scary driving conditions on Highway 16 between Radisson and Denholm Tuesday morning. I just tucked my little Chevy Cruz in behind and did what he did and arrived safely. I realize I shouldn’t have been on the highway at all, but sometimes family and work obligations overrule common sense.

Becky Doig, Editor

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Exhibit a moving presentation Dear Editor On behalf of The Community Involvement Committee of Third Ave United Church, I would like to congratulate the volunteers who brought the Walking with our Sisters memorial to our community. It was truly moving to play a part in this presentation to honour those indig-

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It’s time to put dash cams in cockpits I was glancing through the safety recommendations from an investigation into a 2013 fatal helicopter crash in the North Sea when one point in particular jumped out at me.

It read, “It is recommended that the European Aviation Safety Agency introduces a requirement for the installation of cockpit image recorders, in aircraft required to be equipped with Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders, to capture flight crew actions within the cockpit environment.”

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Association 2012 Columnist of the Year point recommends similar recorders for the cabins of aircraft.

I’m a big fan of Discovery Channel’s Mayday, a Canadian production documenting investigations into air crashes the world over.

Often they interview the

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The NDP have dropped four candidates in the current provincial election because of their social media history. What do you think?

• We all do stupid things, especially when we are young. We shouldn’t have to pay forever.

• Those aspiring to politics should be more careful about what they post online.

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• If you’re going to be stupid online, be prepared to pay.

actual investigators, as well as survivors, if there are any. It’s fascinating stuff, and television at its finest.

(This is what Discovery Channel should be full of, not reality TV, but that’s another column.)

The key thing in any crash is finding the socalled black boxes, which are actually orange with reflective tape. The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder are instrumental in determining what actually happened. Why this is so important is that it allows regulators and the industry to learn from fatal mistakes. The flight safety manual, as they say, is written in blood.

Miniaturization of storage media has dramatically democratized similar devices known as dash cams.

These cameras, usually mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle, record continuously. Their purpose is to catch that fleeting instance of something really bad happening and, hopefully, showing the driver of the vehicle this is mounted on did nothing wrong. I see they now carry them at the local Staples. Apparently they are a big thing in Russia, where insurance claims

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The dash cams record in a continuous loop, include GPS telemetry indicating speed, direction and other factors and even have a sensor to indicate bumps or collisions.

Just as dashboards eventually swallowed onceubiquitous dashboard GPS navigation systems, I expect in the next few years, dash cams will be fully integrated into production vehicles, starting with high-end models. Since some cars already have cameras built in for automated parking, full 360-degree footage would be simple.

So, the question now becomes, how do you integrate this into aircraft?

When you talk to people who actually run aviation businesses, you quickly learn there’s no such thing as just slapping in a new instrument and attaching it

to the aircraft. There’s tremendous certification processes, and for a new black box, it would be much more strenuous. Would the copious amount of data captured by numerous video cameras (especially if recording the cabin of an airliner) require a third black box? Could it be stored in the flight data recorder?

Tens of thousands of existing aircraft would require pricey updates, including the installation of cameras, microphones, wiring for the above and possibly the third black box, the video data recorder. Maybe it could be greatly simplified by using wireless transfer technology, like your WiFi video cameras in the house. Then again, we are told to shut down transmitting electronic devices in flight, presumably for a reason.

If such cameras and their recorders were installed, it

would revolutionize investigations. Instead of trying to interpret different sounds, a lot of things could simply be seen. On larger planes, they might even want to add exterior cameras, aimed at the wings and engines.

It really all comes down to bandwidth. Back in the 1950s, wire recorders were used in black boxes. The first fight data recorders could only keep track of a few parameters. Now, the technology in an iPhone is many times more powerful than what was used to put man on the moon. Terrabyte solid storage drives (chips, not spinning disks) would be the obvious choice.

If I can have a dash cam in my car, I think the time has come for cockpit cams in airliners.

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

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Saskatchewan’s economy

Analyst examines public opinion poll

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It is one thing for polls to say Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party has a massive lead, but it’s another thing to try to break down the underlying reasons behind it.

Cam Cooper, of Praxis Analytics, tried to provide some explanation for the public mood of Saskatchewan residents – particularly when it came to viewing the Saskatchewan economy – in addressing the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce March 9 at a noon-hour luncheon.

His presentation at the Northland Power Curling Centre focused on The Saskatchewan Outlook, Saskatchewan’s Economy and Personal Well-being, the View from Street Level.

The survey was conducted in early December and consisted of interviews with 633 Saskatchewan residents in all parts of the province.

While the findings of its polling among decided voters provided some indication of the political mood of the province – the Sask.

Party and its leader Brad Wall had 63 per cent support compared to the NDP’s 24 per cent, nine per cent for the Liberals and three

per cent for the Greens – the main goal of the survey was to measure perceptions of the Saskatchewan economy.

The survey was detailed and broke down responses based on regions, ages, income levels, how long respondents have lived in the province and other factors.

The general takeaway from the results was Saskatchewan residents were reasonably happy about their own personal economic situation, but less so when it came to their perception of the province.

Participants in the survey were asked to rate on a scale of one to five how they felt the provincial economy was doing.

Residents rated the economy at 3.27, down from 3.65 a year ago. That is just above the survey median and firmly in positive territory, but down 38 points from a year ago.

When asked to measure their own personal economic situation the result was 3.32. That was unchanged from a year earlier and actually better than how residents felt about the provincial economy.

The survey also measured the public reaction to immigration and refugees.

The general perception was positive. Praxis reported

Cam Cooper presents the findings of the Saskatchewan Outlook, a survey of Saskatchewan residents about the economic outlook of the province that was conducted in December. The survey was shared with Battlefords Chamber of Commerce members at a noon luncheon March 9 at Northland Power Curling Centre. Photo by John Cairns

74.1 per cent felt people from other countries add new flavour, 61.5 per cent felt they add new taxpayers, 56.1 per cent believed they filled vacancies (as opposed to taking jobs away from

Canadians) and 69.9 per cent believed immigrants should be hired if Canadians were unmotivated or unqualified for the positions.

But there was less support in December for the Liberal

pledge to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada within three months. That drew a rating of 2.78, below the median.

As well, on the issue of supporting higher taxes on items that produce greenhouse gases, the response was also negative with a rating of 2.64. Opposition to a carbon tax like Alberta’s was also high, at 68.9 per cent.

When measuring who would be the best premier, the results proved interesting. Brad Wall ran ahead of his party at 75 per cent (compared to 63 per cent party support). But Cam Broten scored only 18 per cent on that question, running behind his party’s 24 per cent.

“I’m a little bit surprised on those numbers on Broten,” Cooper admitted. But Cooper said he’s tallied these results two or three times, and other pollsters have as well.

Cooper told reporters Broten would be expected to be a benefit to his party “because he’s presentable, he can speak in policy terms. I think he’s got the credibility, but for some reason the traction doesn’t seem to have occurred yet.”

Cooper spoke about what the economic perceptions meant with respect to voter

intentions.

Cooper said he has to go by what the numbers tell him.

“They say ‘we’re back a bit, we’re not into the ditch yet,’ and it doesn’t seem to have attached to the provincial government. They’re going to get some of the blame, but they’re not getting it in a consequential way that shows up in the numbers.”

As for what the numbers meant specifically to the parties, it’s obviously good news for one in particular.

“I think the Sask. Party can go away with a smile, but shouldn’t get too confident,” Cooper said.

“Because the campaign does matter, the candidates do matter and things can change. But if you look at the pattern over the four-year period, despite whatever’s happened there hasn’t been much shift in the numbers.”

As for the NDP, “they’re going to need to find a way to move attention on the economy, which is the big issue, into their bailiwick, to gain the confidence of the public that they’re going to be able to do better than the Sask. Party has. And it doesn’t seem to be there – the numbers don’t suggest that people have blamed the Sask. Party for the resource price. At least not yet.”

Chamber renews calls for tax assessment review

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce was before North Battleford council Monday renewing their calls for changes in the tax assessment for the city’s businesses.

Battlefords Chamber president Jay Bottomley, who is also proprietor of Oil Can Charlie’s and Betty

Bubbles car wash in North Battleford, made clear his frustrations and those of the Chamber membership.

“We all have concerns about the current level of assessment in North Battleford,” said Bottomley, who was critical of the “current method of assessment and lack of upward action on our requests for meaningful discussion and review of potential changes in taxation

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The main issue for the Chamber had been the “cost” approach to assessment currently in place at City Hall.

The Chamber had met with City officials last year and Mayor Ian Hamilton met the board in November, expressing a commitment to strike a committee on taxation. There had been discussion at the time about potentially changing assessment to an “income” approach, which would be based more on revenues.

“To date, no visible external action has been taken to these requests for meetings,” Bottomley said.

Bottomley said the “income approach” might “help to minimize the current gaps in commercial taxation paid on properties.” He said new development and new construction are being penalized while older and

unkempt properties are rewarded in age and depreciation.

Bottomley said while the income approach wasn’t the only option he suggested it could “make for a more level playing field” and fair taxation system.

In the discussion that followed at council, it was noted there had been attempts to investigate moving to the income approach in the past. The stumbling block was the level of participation in previous surveys, Councillor Greg Lightfoot noted. They had received a report from the assessor for the area and the first survey had a nine per cent response and the second was 13 per cent.

More discussions of the whole tax assessment issue are planned. Mayor Ian Hamilton did note there were some meetings scheduled to “begin the process.”

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce president Jay Bottomley spoke to North Battleford city council Monday about business taxation. Photo by John Cairns

Sunday shootings investigated Staff Battlefords RCMP are seeking more information about two firearm incidents over the weekend in North Battleford.

One of the incidents was Sunday morning on the 1600 block of 104th Street.

Police say they were called to the residence shortly before 4 a.m. in response

to a man suffering a single gunshot wound to his left leg.

According to police, the victim, 22 years old, was transported to hospital with a suspected gunshot injury.

He is expected to make a full recovery. Several witnesses were interviewed and police continue their investigation. At this time, no sus-

pects have been positively identified.

The other incident happened on the 800 block of 111th Street, where it is suspected a house was struck by several rounds from a firearm at approximately 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

Police were called to the scene after a witness heard several gunshots. No one

was home at the time, and police confirm the home was hit by more than one round. The matter remains under investigation.

Police say it is unknown at this time if the two incidents in question are related.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Battlefords RCMP at 306-4461720.

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The City of North Battleford has settled on what to do about the critical issue of lead pipe replacement in the city.

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choose to not replace the line sign a waiver of liability or, if they refuse to sign a waiver, a notice from the City would be provided to the property waiving liability.

The lead pipe situation was discussed by council during Monday’s meeting.

It was a topic of importance due to the adverse health impacts that lead in the water can cause.

According to Bob Anthony, city engineer, 370 properties in the City are known to have lead service pipes. Of those, 37 of them are affected this year by the UPAR water main replacement projects that are

Bob Anthony planned.

Under UPAR, streets that have extensive lead pipes are a priority, said Anthony.

Currently and for the past few years “whenever we’ve come across lead lines on

UPAR projects, the City has replaced regardless of the property owner’s wants, to replace up to the front property line.” This is known as a partial replacement.

The problem is that when this work is done, it increases the concentration of lead in the water. The cut in the existing lead pipe introduces a fresh surface that’s exposed to the water in the pipe, in some cases tripling the amount of lead.

In the end, council did not go forward with a mandatory replacement regime, but are encouraging replacing the lines.

Puffalt explained that forced replacement was sim-

Potholes worse than usual

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Welcome to another annoying pothole season.

Unfortunately for drivers, because the winter has been unusually mild and because we have seen a number of days of temperatures hovering above and below zero, pothole season has been more visible than usual.

At council Monday, Councillor Cathy Richardson said a number of people had talked to her this week about the potholes and corners that were being flooded due to the melt.

She said her instruction to them “was to contact City Hall and let them know they’re there.”

Richardson also said these same people later came back and told her the City had cleared up the drains right away.

City Manager Jim Puffalt said anyone with concerns could call 306-445-1700, and central reception would take their calls and pass

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Councillor Kelli Hawtin asked if the City was able to fix some of the bad road conditions. Puffalt responded that cold mix was the usual response at this time of year until the asphalt plant is up and running.

Puffalt also pointed to more permanent methods, noting they had fixed some holes using equipment purchased last year and there had been a good initial response.

Councillor Ryan Bater wanted to know the volume of potholes compared to previous years.

He noted that because of the last month of zerodegree weather and a “daily melt and freeze overnight” his assumption was there was a higher volume.

Director of Operations Stewart Schafer responded, “Yes, the potholes are with this freeze-thaw cycle extending longer.”

He pledged to continue to address the situation, and Puffalt added that phone calls were encouraged. If there is something that is “major and emergent,” they try to get there as quickly as they can.

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Staff Local politicians in the Battlefords will be up against some considerable competition Tuesday night when the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce hosts its all-candidates forum.

The problem is the forum March 22 falls on the same night as a Battlefords North Stars playoff game.

The election forum is to run from 7 to 9 p.m. at Third Avenue United Church.

Meanwhile the North Stars host the Kindersley Klippers in game three of their SJHL

quarter-final series at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

Battlefords Chamber executive director and North Stars fan, Linda Machniak, noted the conflict at Tuesday’s Chamber board meeting.

The concern was that the North Stars game will cut into attendance at their election forum; as well, they noted CUPE was holding their own election forum at the Dekker Centre the following evening.

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Machniak said she expects three of the parties running in the Battlefords to take part in the Chamber debate. The Green Party had not confirmed their participation as of Tuesday night’s board meeting.

The CUPE forum the following evening goes on the same night as the televised leaders’ debate in Saskatchewan. However, the TV debate should conclude just in time for the CUPE event, which starts at 7 p.m.

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He suggested drivers might try to skirt around water in the streets, or go through it slowly.

“You never know what could be under the water,” Lightfoot said. “The hole could be really big, as we witnessed from those YouTube videos from Saskatoon.”

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Hutchinson succeeds Randy Fox who retires this year following a 36-year career in education highlighted by his student-centered approach to all decision-making.

Board chair Ken Arsenault commented, “The board would like to thank Randy for his unwavering commitment to our students

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and staff. We wish him all the best in his retirement. After an extensive director search and excellent competition, we are excited to welcome Dave Hutchinson and look forward to what the future holds for the students of Living Sky School Division.”

Hutchinson brings an impressive range of qualifications accompanied by a proven commitment to student success, states a release issued by the division.

Most recently, he was the superintendent/CEO with Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools in Nanaimo, B.C.

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perintendent.

He spent several years in Saskatchewan, nine of which were as a superintendent with Regina Public School Division’s Instruction and School Services Department.

Over the course of his career, he has worked in K‐12 education including classroom teaching, curriculum consulting and development, teacher education and high school administration.

He is a graduate of both the University of Regina (Bachelor of Arts, English, Bachelor of Education and Master of Education) and

the First Nations University of Canada (Bachelor of Arts, Indian Studies).

Hutchinson stated, “I consider this appointment to be a significant honour, and I look forward to supporting the students, board of trustees, staff and the school communities served by the division as we endeavour to further strengthen Living Sky’s longstanding commitment to innovative and inclusive instruction. I am also very pleased to be returning to the Saskatchewan provincial education community, one that shares the Living Sky School Division’s inter-

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Dave is married to Carole, who is currently working as a student support teacher with Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools. They have three children: Ayden, Tomson and Matti. Ayden is apprenticing as an electrician in Saskatoon, Tomson lives in Nanaimo and is a recent graduate of the University of Vancouver Island’s horticulture program, and Matti is currently studying at Douglas College in Vancouver, B.C. with a focus on communications.

Lighthouse still a concern at city council

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Nothing is resolved yet with respect to a permanent funding solution for The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords, though it does seem as if the most recent fundraiser has helped matters somewhat.

Still, council members continued to express interest Monday in finding some resolution to the funding issues that have plagued the organization over the past few months.

Councillor Ryan Bater sought an update in the wake of the City’s $25,000 contribution to The Lighthouse to match the more than $30,000 raised dur-

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“How helpful was that – where are they at financially?” Bater asked.

But Mayor Ian Hamilton did not have any specific update to share.

Instead, he did say that in conversations with Caitlin Glencross, manager of The Lighthouse, they “do see themselves being bridged into the end of April, end of May,” he said.

Hamilton pledged to make every attempt to obtain additional assurances and to continue working “to obtain sufficient funding to keep their services available in this city,” but admitted “it’s all compromised a little

bit by the drop of the writ.”

He expected there would be a further update at council in a couple of weeks.

In other council news, members of Scouts Canada went before council to let them know about the Yellow Fish Road program. Scouts will be painting yellow fish on storm drains throughout the city April 23 to raise awareness of the importance of not polluting the waterways through the storm drains. Mayor Ian Hamilton commended their efforts saying they were “demonstrating great citizenship.”

North Battleford has agreed to take part in the Mayor’s Poetry City Challenge. The challenge was

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Weekly Q&A with Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

DS: First of all, congratulations on winning coach of the year. Taking the SJHL regular season crown is no easy task. In your four years with the team, the North Stars have had two, 40 win seasons while winning the division multiple times. The record you have amassed in your tenure here is an incredible 146-64-16. First, how did you find yourself in North Battleford? What do you attribute to your teams’ overall success? Is it the hard work you put in away from the rink?

KH: Networking really helped me find my way to North Battleford. A good friend of mine contacted me to let me know the North Stars position came available. A few phone calls later, I was in North Battleford interviewing for the position. Things happened very quickly. Our teams are successful because the players are committed to

working hard, they are well prepared, and they have an amazing support cast from their families, board of directors, the sponsors and fans. This is truly an amazing place to play junior hockey.

DS: Layne Young has received the rookie of the year award for his outstanding season thus far. We can talk about his numbers all day long but, in the end, it is his unselfish, team first play that got him to where he is.

Given what he has been able to do, has he become a influence to the rest of the team?

KH: Layne, simply put, is a good person. He is humble and respected because he understands the golden rule.

Layne comes to the rink because he loves the game and he loves his teammates. We are very fortunate in the Battlefords to have watched him develop straight from the bantam ranks and up.

DS: Kris Joyce (MVP) and Jack Burgart (goalie of the year) took home their respective awards this year,

Kevin Hasselberg certainly a couple of teams you may run into in the playoffs. What about these goalies' makes them so difficult to play against?

KH: Travis Harrington [Mind the Net] would be someone better to ask this from a technical perspective. From my perspective

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DS: La Ronge was able to sweep the Yorkton Terriers in their best of five series, outscoring them 21-4 over that span. Did you expect the Ice Wolves to come out and dominate a Terriers team with so much young talent?

Can you see a possible firstround upset between them and Melfort?

KH: Everyone know's LaRonge is a tough team that has a rink which is very difficult to play in. I'm not sure I expected the scores to be as lopsided as they were. However, LaRonge's team is built for the playoffs so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise. The Melfort - LaRonge series should be a good one!

DS: It will be Kindersley who you will meet in game one at the Civic Centre. The series between them and Notre Dame had gone back and forth with each tilt.

Were you hoping they could take the series the distance, knowing they may come into the Battlefords a little beat up? The North Stars has enjoyed success against Kindersley (8-0) is this the matchup you prefer?

KH: They will be in playoff game ready form. Our preparation is to try and match that work in practices so we can hit the games

in full stride come Friday at the Civic Centre. Being this early in the playoffs, I believe both teams will be feeling good. Once playoffs begin, everything starts over with zeroes across the board. We will be ready to earn success one victory at a time.

DS: I saw that the team took a trip down to Edmonton for an Oilers game, was it good to get away after a long regular season? Now that the team will have their first taste of playoffs this Friday, is this week all about tuning up for a deep run?

KH: Everything we did all season was in preparation for the journey that begins this Friday. All of the team builders, all of the wins, all of the defeats...they all have molded us into who we are today. These players are working their butts off because they are all accountable and prepared to earn anything. This has been such an enjoyable experience, I am so fortunate to be a part of this journey.

North Stars host Klippers

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Well, here we go, the stage is set for the SJHL playoffs. The Battlefords North Stars have found their first round opponent, another date with the Kindersley Klippers.

After falling in game one to the Notre Dame Hounds, the Klippers came back with three straight wins to move

on, their latest by way of a 5-0 victory.

Over the course of the season, the black and white displayed pure dominance over the rest of the league, and it was no different against Kindersley. A year after failing to overcome them in the quarter-finals, the shoe is on the other foot, and the North Stars have a chance to exact some revenge.

The Battlefords swept the Klippers this year, taking all eight games while outscoring them 33-15. A two-game series to begin and end the season is how these two rounded out their years, with one of the closest games being played out in Kindersley in the regular season finale.

The North Stars held on to a 3-2 lead for their 11th straight win.

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Time for playoff hockey, round one preview

Continued from Page 12 The black and white come into the opening series with the most prolific offence in the league, having five forwards in the top 20 for scoring. The Klippers will be tasked with the challenge of shutting down the top line in Igor Leonenko, Coby Downs and Layne Young.

Leonenko produced astronomical numbers this season, scoring 47 goals (most in the league) with 41 assists in 58 games played, good for second in the SJHL. He is also an important cog on the power play, his one-timer from the right wing will more than likely be on full display during the playoffs.

Downs had an outstanding year, being named to the All-Rookie Team, finishing with 27 goals and 46 helpers. He says he has the ability to slow the game down and make the right play, and his season was a close indication of that. Rookie of the year, Young, rounds out the top line, finding the back of the net 24 times while adding 54 assists. The offence also efficiently produced throughout the year against Kindersley. Leonenko tallied 14 points in eight games (eight goals, six assists), Young had two goals and six assists, while Downs ended the campaign with six goals and four assists against the Klippers. The supporting cast, if you can call them that, also generated a ton of

The Battlefords North Stars line up on the blue line for their last home game of the season to receive team awards. Photo by Dustin Saracini

offence. Dustin Gorgi (28 goals and 31 assists) had two goals and six helpers against Kindersley while Jake McMillen had a goal and five assists. Reed Delainey kicked the season off with a hat trick. Expect these forwards to continue to produce well into the playoffs once returning from injury.

On the other side of the ice, the North Stars will have to shut down Austin Calladine, Dexter Bricker and Daniell Lange. All three were in the top 20 for production, and did a number on the Battlefords throughout their eight-game season series. Calladine, seventh in the SJHL in scoring, tallied six points, notching two

goals in the finale against the black and white. Bricker also finished with six points against the North Stars, while Lange tickled twine four times. The forward also had a great survivor series against Notre Dame, notching six points in four games.

Logan Nachtegaele, Baxter Kanter and Rory Davidson will most likely match up against these three. One of the best shut down lines in the SJHL, it will be up to them to contain and make it difficult for the Klippers throughout the quarter-finals.

The defence for the North Stars is anchored by the duo of Connor Sych and captain Kendall Fransoo, but they

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are incredibly deep on the back end. Jordan Wiest and Levi Kleiboer, on the opposite spectrums for size, will also be playing a big part throughout the playoffs on the blue line. Wiest is a vital part of the penalty kill and can generate offence with his slap shot, while Kleiboer is one of the more intelligent defenceman in the SJHL, possessing the ability to get his team out of tight spots in the defensive end.

Branden Scheidl is the main blue-liner to look out for with the Klippers. He can break his team out into the offensive zone like no other, and is the quarterback for their power play.

Throughout the season, Scheidl amassed nine goals and 27 assists in 55 games.

The slight edge in special teams has to be given to the North Stars. The Battlefords head into the playoffs with the second ranked power play unit in the province, converting 25 per cent, scoring 80 goals in 354 opportunities. There’s no sleeping on the Klippers, though, who come in with the third ranked unit, scoring 64 goals in 287 chances. They tallied four goals on the man advantage in their first round against the Hounds.

The North Stars also have the better of the two penalty kill units, killing off 83.1 per cent of penalties compared to the 81.3 per cent of the Klippers.

Igor Leonenko scores a goal on netminder Nathan Hargrave. He will be seeing a lot of him in the opening round. Photo by Dustin Saracini

It is tough to say who will be getting the majority of starts in the crease for the Battlefords, as Head Coach Kevin Hasselberg has said he believes all three goalies will be seeing time in between the pipes during their playoff run. Ryan Rewerts started the majority of the games against the Klippers this season, walking away with a 6-0 record while adding a 24-save shutout. He finished the year with 20 wins, a .900 save percentage and a 2.69 GAA. Tyler Fuhr got the nod in the final game of the season, posting 21 saves in a 3-2 victory. He ended the year with a 21-121-2 record. Taryn Kotchorek had a fantastic first season

in the black and white jersey, coming over from the AA Barons, posting a 15-41 record with four shutouts.

On the other side of the rink, it is Nathan Hargrave who will be getting the starts for Kindersley. The workhorse finished with 47 games played, the second most in the SJHL. He ended the year with a 19-18-1-1 showing, an .898 save percentage coupled with a 3.52 GAA. He had an incredible first round, posting a shutout and .951 save percentage.

Regardless of how you shake things, playoff hockey is here in the Battlefords, and the SJHL regular season champions are gearing up for the long haul.

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SPHL Championship update, Shellbrook up

By Dustin Saracini

er, Dylan Smith, continues to be uncontainable, notching a four-point night. The forward finished with a hat trick and a helper, he has 23 points in the playoffs alone.

Other scoring for Shellbrook came from Devon Dicus, Josh Elliott and Nick Martin. Brett Mason also had a night to remember, tallying three assists.

The scoring was spread

Sports Reporter

After taking down the defending champions, the Hafford Hawks, the Shellbrook Silvertips have jumped out to a 2-0 series advantage against the Edam Three Stars in the SPHL championship.

The Silvertips took game one 6-3. SPHL leading scor-

out for the Three Stars, compiling three goals on a team effort. Tristan Dereno-

ski, Adam Gray and Damon Schaefer found the back of the net for Edam.

The Three Stars played Shellbrook down to the wire in game two, coming out on the wrong side of a 3-2 game.

Smith recorded two goals, adding to his 23 points, giving him five goals in the finals. Nathanial Martin had a great game from the blueline, finding his teammates all night long and finishing with two helpers.

On the other side of the

scoring.

The Rush came out firing in the second quarter, catapulting themselves to a 8-2

lead by halftime. Matthews capped off his hat trick in the second frame, he now has an incredible 52 points in nine games. Jeff Cornwall then took a pass from Ryan Dilks before notching his fourth goal of the season. He then got in on the eighth goal of the half, feeding John LaFontaine short handed for his second of the campaign. Randy Staats and Lyle Thompson were the goal scorers for the Swarm.

Greer added to his fantas-

tic season, tallying his 22nd of the year when the teams took the field after halftime, making it 9-2.

Staats came back with his second of the game before Robert Church scored on the power play and Dilks scored the second short handed goal of the game for Saskatchewan. It was 11-5 going into the final quarter.

Dilks had an impressive night, tallying his second goal and third point of the game, while Greer netted

rink it was Joel Jullion and Schaefer combining for the Three Stars offence.

Game three went Wednesday night in Edam.

Check the News-Optimist Twitter account to stay up to date with the scores.

Game four will be played in Shellbrook and game five will be back here, with both teams clashing at the Civic Centre if necessary.

a hat trick. Georgia scored three unanswered, but it wouldn’t be enough.

Aaron Bold made 32 saves in the win. The Rush now travel to Vancouver to play the Stealth Saturday.

Last time these two clashed it was Vancouver getting the best of Saskatchewan in a close, 13-11 game. Ball drops at 8 p.m.

Next home game goes March 26 against the Toronto Rock. It will be a home and home series.

Saskatchewan Rush inching closer to first

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

A record breaking 13,720 fans made their way to the Sasktel Centre to watch their Saskatchewan Rush best the Georgia Swarm 14-8, while closing the gap on the division leading Colorado Mammoth.

Ben McIntosh kicked off the festivities with two unanswered goals for Saskatchewan, giving him 13 points in the last three

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First game goes tonight with the boys taking on the team from Marion Graham.

The ladies will be playing Peacock high school in round one.

The tournament will determine the provincial champions.

Your News-Optimist will provide updates.

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

North Battleford Comprehensive High School will be playing in the HOOPLA basketball tournament this weekend in Moose Jaw. The boys will be playing in the 5A division.

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JP II student wins festival artwork contest

By Kelly Waters,

Music Festival Committee

The Battleford Music Festival Committee is pleased to announce this year’s program cover contest winner. Congratulations to John Paul II Grade 12 student Bradley Osecap for his beautiful musical-themed artwork that will adorn the 2016 program cover. Thank you to all youth who submitted creative and imaginative entries. Several will be used within the pages of the program and displayed at festival venues for all spectators to enjoy.

In response to the higher than usual band entries this year, the band dates have been expanded. The new dates are Tuesday through Thursday, April 19 -21.

Since our need for an adjusted schedule did not fit the busy schedule of this year’s scheduled band adjudicator, we have been granted an alternative. He is Grenfell born and raised Brian Unverricht. He attended the University of Saskatchewan, majored in piano, and graduated with the first Bachelor of Music class in 1971. He pursued further studies in New Jersey, Australia, Strasbourg (France) and the University of Calgary.

He has taught band, choral, guitar, fine arts, and jazz studies to students from Grades 7 through 12, includ-

ing several years at the U of S as a sessional instructor for low brass and four years as assistant term professor in music education and conductor of the concert band.

His teaching career has taken him from Australia to the DND schools in Germany to Prince Edward Island to Saskatoon. For many years he was the fine arts program co-ordinator at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, where he directed 16 school musicals.

While at Hardy, Unverricht commissioned eight composers from Saskatoon to write music for the concert band, choir, and jazz band.

As a writer he has had articles published in Canadian Winds and Cadenza, as well as reviews in the International Trombone Association Journal. He was editor of the Sask. Band Association journal, contributed to local and provincial music curricula and wrote a high school guitar course.

Outside of school, Unverricht has been, at varying times a low brass clinician, a director and co-ordinator for band camps, brass days or jazz days at Hardy and an adjudicator for music festivals in Saskatchewan and Alberta. He served on the SBA board of directors and was the regional rep for the Saskatchewan Music Educators Association.

In 2004 he was presented with the “SMEA Outstand-

estival Fanfare April 16-23, 2016 Battlefords Kiwanis Musical Festival

Brian Unverricht ing Achievement Award” that recognizes outstanding accomplishment and an ongoing dedication to excel-

lence in music, and in 2012 he received the Sask. Band Association’s Distinguished Band Director award for his

musical leadership in the province.

As a trombonist, Unverricht has been a member of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra since the late 1960s and has performed with various brass quintets and jazz ensembles over the years. He can also be heard performing with the Metro Jazz Ensemble and the Saskatoon Klezmer band.

Recently he has conducted the Saskatoon Symphony in music for their Silent Movie event at the Roxy Theatre and for a unique concert at TCUP geared to school musicians. His musical arrangements can be heard at such diverse events as the Saskatoon Children’s Choir, Yevshan dancers and special music concerts in Marysburg Assumption Church. An avid traveller Unverricht has visited all 10 provinces, about half of the states and more than 30 countries world-wide. Since his round-the-globe trip after working in Australia, he has led many student groups on Easter excursions to Europe and Costa Rica.

This year’s vocal adjudicator, Dianna Woolrich, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice with great distinction from the University of Regina, where she also completed course work for a graduate degree in music theory and taught for some years as a sessional lecturer.

The Musical Theatre and Speech Arts adjudicator, Julia Jamison, teaches voice and acting in the Department of Drama at the University of Saskatchewan where she has directed numerous Greystone Theatre productions. Strings adjudicator, Catherine Cosbey, is a Canadian violinist and avid teacher in her hometown of Regina, holding degrees from Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Yale School of Music.

The Festival is still in need of volunteers! We especially need door greeters and adjudicator secretaries.

If either or both of these jobs appeal to you, don’t hesitate to contact volunteer co-ordinator Kelly Day at gkday@ sasktel.net or phone evenings 306-937-3322 and cell 306-441-0992. Kelly will be happy to discuss job descriptions and available opportunities. Both these roles are wonderful ways to enjoy a session while supporting smooth sailing of the event, The festival schedule, for the 2016 Battlefords Music Festival is: vocal April 16 – 18, band April 19 – 21, Musical Theatre April 19, Speech Arts April 20 - 21, Strings April 22 and Piano April 21 – 23.

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ~ Berthold Auerbach

Volunteers to be honoured at Rivers West banquet

Staff The Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation has announced the 2016 Award Recipients of the Rivers West District Vol-

unteer Recognition Awards, with recipients from the Battlefords, Meota, St. Walburg, Kindersley, Kerrobert, Marsden, Paradise Hill, Mervin and Edam.

The following individuals, groups, organizations and facility will be receiving awards for their outstanding volunteer efforts in the Rivers West District at a ban16033FF4

quet in April: Sport – Event – Skate Canada Sectional Championships presented to Skate Battlefords; Sport – Team – Battle River Horse Club; Culture – Development, Promotion and Community Achievement – St. Walburg Allied Arts Council; Culture – Development, Promotion and Community Achievement – Meota Lakeshore Lions Club; Culture – Artist of the Year – Rivers’ Edge Quilters, the Battlefords; Recreation – Professional

of the Year – Gary Hamilton, Kindersley; Recreation – Facility Renovation – Marsden Library; Recreation – New Build – Edam Community Centre; All Round Volunteer of the Year – Heidi Hougham of Paradise Hill, Don Light of Battleford, Diane Macnab and Paulette Pavka of Mervin and Wayne Mock of Kerrobert.

The recipients will receive their awards at a banquet held in their honour at the Don Ross Centre in North Battleford, 891

- 99th St., hosted by the City of North Battleford on Wednesday, April 13.

The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. with supper, entertainment and awards presentations. Meal tickets are $15 per person and are limited.

Please call as soon as possible to secure a seat. Ticket deadline is April 6.

For more information and to order meal tickets contact Cynthia Tymoruski, Rivers West DSCR - North Battleford office, phone 306-446-6776, email: rwdscr.cynthiat@sasktel.net.

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Blue Denim reunites for New Year’s Bash In this series of articles, Dr. Richard Hiebert tells the stories of the Battlefords’ great dance bands from the 1940s to the present.

From its earliest days, even before it was a city, North Battleford enjoyed a vibrant social life – parties, movies, concerts, sports, picnics, reunions, fairs, travelling road shows (Chautaquas at the Opera House in Battleford) and especially dances.

On Dec. 31, 2012, a large crowd gathered at the Civic Centre in North Battleford to ring in the new year. One of the city’s historic great bands, Blue Denim (and two other bands) provided the music. What a night it was.

Music, food, drink, laughter – North Battlefordians doing one of the things they do well, socializing and enjoying each other’s company.

Clearly, our citizens love music and love to dance, and over the course of our 110-year history, many great dance bands whose members were drawn from the ranks of the local citizenry had their hour in the sun.

It is not my intention to try to catalogue all of these bands and artists. Most of the knowledge of the dance bands from the first half of our city’s history has been lost in the shifting sands of time. Rather, beginning with the late 1940s and ending with the present, I will profile some of our city’s truly great, and notable, bands. I begin with Blue Denim.

At the outset I am indebted to Don Tatchell, who played with this great band.

He gave me the story. Blue Denim was formed around 1975. The original members were Don Tatchell (drums), Ken Hartfield (organ), Roman Waines (guitar) and

iebert on Heritage Richard W. Hiebert, Ph.D

President, Battlefords Heritage Society

Alan Tatchell (bass). The band played a couple of gigs and then Ken moved away.

But the band resolved to keep playing anyway. They played for a couple of years as a trio, but then took an extended break.

Don Tatchell put together a new group of players in 1978 and resurrected the Blue Denim name. Don was still on the drums. The new guys were Rob Hildebrand (bass), Jack Tatchell (guitar), Bob Oborowsky (accordion/ organ) and Don Ross (saxophone). Blue Denim played for many dances all over.

Sadly, in 1984, Don Ross passed away. The band sustained a huge blow. Shortly thereafter George Armstrong and Garnet Speer joined the band as the Melatones were winding down.

George and Garnet added a whole new sound to Blue Denim since the group was able to sing in three parts.

When Gord Hildebrand (guitar) joined the band, Jack could put his guitar down and play trumpet. The band now had a horn section.

Blue Denim played all over northwestern Saskatchewan and in many parts of Alberta. They had a one-ton bussette school bus that was completely redone inside and out, with Greyhound-type reclining seats and a sound system. They also had a custom-built trail-

er painted fire engine red with fancy wheels to haul their equipment. It was the perfect setup. It was a most memorable and fun time for the guys, but a dance every weekend, often in a locale a long distance from the Battlefords, began to wear on them. Finally, the decision was made to shut down the band in 1994.

Blue Denim never did get back together except to play for the centennial New Year’s dance on Dec. 31, 2012 at the Civic Centre in North Battleford. Don phoned all of the guys and they were all excited to play for this dance. George came from Victoria, B.C. and Bob came from Medicine Hat. The other members of the band still lived in the Battlefords. New Year’s was on a Monday so the guys got together on the previous Friday and Saturday to run a couple of practices since they had not played together for 18 years. It was like riding a bike. It was as if they had never stopped playing.

Everything just fell into place. The guys had an incredible amount of fun playing for this huge New Year’s dance. It is not likely to happen again. But as Don said, “never say never.”

Members of the band sometimes get together – not to play, but to reminisce and tell stories about the good

Blue Denim performing at the Centennial New Year’s Dance on Dec. 31, 2012 at the Civic Centre in North Battleford. Photo courtesy of the City of North Battleford Historic Archives

old days when Blue Denim was the biggest draw in the Battlefords and area.

— Richard Hiebert is a former high school princi-

pal. He writes primarily in education and, history, but also writes short stories and novellas for high school students, humour, romantic es-

says, and children’s literature. He can be contacted at centurysound@sasktel.net, 306-445-5985 or 306-4415810.

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By Evelyn Campbell They say “beware the Ides of March”. I guess it was the terrific snowfall, and maybe because I had washed my winter coat ready to maybe pack it away, haha.

A few Battlefords Art Club members showed up Tuesday.

Saturday proved to be a great success for Kevin Quinlan’s workshop with a good turnout and lots of fun.

There will be a free CARFAC workshop April 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ARC Studio downtown.

The Jan Layh watercolour workshop will be April 22 and 23 at a cost of $180 plus GST. For information on this workshop please contact the Allen Sapp Gallery.

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SASKATCHEWAN

ELECTION ‘16 The Battlefords

Editor’s Note: All candidates in The Battlefords, Cut-Knife Turtleford, Biggar-Saskatchewan Valley and RosthernShellbrook constituencies were invited to submit a brief biography and commentary on the issues. What follows is a summery of what was submitted by candidates for The Battlefords.

Herb Cox

Herb Cox

As the Saskatchewan Party Candidate in the Battlefords, I will continue to work hard for the people of this constituency.

I will be the voice of the Battlefords and ensure that our community is represented in the provincial capital, Regina.

The Saskatchewan Party has released its plan to keep our economy growing.

We will continue to make this the best place to work and live. We will keep Saskatchewan strong.

We will continue to provide opportunities for families, seniors and

young people in the Battlefords. We will continue our record investments in education, health care and infrastructure. We have invested over $70 million in the Battlefords through various programs and projects, including the Urban Connector, new affordable housing units and the new Saskatchewan Hospital being built in the Battlefords through additional funding. I am proud to see these investments benefit many people and businesses in our community.

Since 2007, Saskatchewan has seen

unprecedented growth. I have witnessed so many families and others return to work and live in the Battlefords. We will keep our families and young people in the Battlefords working and growing our community. We don’t want to go back to the way it was under the NDP.

Rather than lining the pockets of insider consultants and foreign corporations, I stand with a party that wants to reduce utility bills for families and lower taxes for 70 per cent of our population.

Like many, my immediate family has been helped by the health care system.

The need to eliminate the wasteful LEAN program is clear. We don’t need more highly paid bureaucrats. We need more health professionals to provide the care Saskatchewan people need and deserve.

We also need to ensure infrastructure

projects, like the Saskatchewan Hospital, are built by Saskatchewan companies, not outsider corporations. That will ensure money invested in these projects stays in the province and creates good-paying jobs for Saskatchewan people.

throughout the province.

Also once the public debt is fully eliminated, we will invest 50 per cent of all future non-renewable resource revenues into a new sovereign wealth fund, which will benefit the next generation.

To address poverty reduction, we will raise the basic personal income tax exemption to a level equivalent to a fulltime minimum wage job, allowing low income earners more disposable income to cover the basic necessities of life. We

must gradually phase out the temporary foreign worker program by providing a path to permanent citizenship.

We need a government that will plan today for the demands of tomorrow. By working together, real change will benefit Saskatchewan residents.

Rob Feist

Rob Feist

Growing up on a small family farm south of the Battlefords instilled me with Saskatchewan’s values. From seeding to harvest, through fall and winter, I remember how neighbours helped one another and stood together. We believed that community prosperity should benefit everyone.

Those values remain with me, and I believe the people of the Battlefords share those values. Saskatchewan’s prosperity should make life more affordable for people across our province.

Dexter Gopher

Dexter Gopher

Currently the mass majority of profits being made in the province are leaving the country to foreign investors. If elected, I will advocate to build a strong and diversified economy that will benefit Saskatchewan for generations to come.

We have a real opportunity to move away from the boom and bust cycles we have experienced over the years. Through our plan for real change, investors will still invest while circulating the profits in Saskatchewan. This path will restore many of the cuts that have been made

Josh Hunt Editor’s Note: The Green Party candidate has not responded.

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Entrepreneurship challenge

Sakewew student earns third place

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

A student at Sakewew High School has earned third place at the Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge in Saskatoon.

Josephine Awasis, a North Battleford resident and member of Thunderchild First Nation completing an upgrade year at Sakewew, won a prize of $500 for her idea called Pawata Designs.

Her business idea was motivated by her desire to honour her First Nation heritage. It was an “apparel and beaded accessory line” and “it’s just really inspired

by Cree culture and mainly Cree syllabics. I just really want to promote a healthy lifestyle while keeping the traditions and culture alive.”

Awasis described Cree syllabics as “one of the first forms of written language that the First Nation people use.” It’s also something not many people are learning about, so she “really wanted

Josephine Awasis, a student at Sakewew High School in North Battleford, recently placed third in the Aboriginal Youth Business Challenge in Saskatoon. She won $500 for her business idea Pawata Designs, an apparel and beaded accessory line. Photo by John Cairns

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to keep it going, pass it on to younger generations.”

Awasis got involved in the competition through her schoolwork. She is studying entrepreneurship as an elective, and “then when I started getting into the classes, I started getting into it and really wanting to know more, and it escalated from there. I started thinking of business ideas and things I could do, causes I could help.”

Her teacher, Reid Stewart, told her about the Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge and the workshops that would entail. However, Awasis said “he never really told us about the big gala at the end where you’d have to present your business.”

That proved to be intense.

There were eight workshops held during the week at the Brett Wilson Centre in Saskatoon. There the students learned about making and putting together a business plan and then submitting it.

From there, six people who had attended two or more of the workshops, were chosen to make a presentation to judges on the final day Feb. 27, at the Hilton

Garden Inn. Awasis had to give a fiveminute pitch of her business idea and then answer questions for five minutes in front of five judges. She had to present her plan on how she would produce her products, get the capital to start up and describe the financials.

“The five minutes to pitch were the longest five minutes of my life,” admits Awasis.

She compared it to what participants on Dragon’s Den go through.

“It was really nerve wracking.”

Fortunately, her family had made the trip there to give her moral support.

Stewart and others at Sakewew were pretty excited when they heard of Awasis’s success. The $500 prize goes towards the startup capital of her budding business.

“That really helped out in getting product and the other things that I need,” Awasis said.

Awasis is planning to continue her education and keep building her business.

Awasis is still in the pro-

cess of designing some of the product line and getting a few T-shirts and bunnyhugs made, and is really focused on promotion at the moment.

The next step after this will be to start selling her product line to the public. She’s made a number of prototypes for her family to wear and has been working on different styles of beadwork, “trying to get lots out there,” she said.

Awasis had been considering going into teaching, but after this experience she is also considering more of a business direction and enrolling at North West College.

All in all, she is proud of her accomplishments with Pawata Designs.

“I’m really happy and proud of it, and my family has been awesome in supporting me,” said Awasis.

“I’m really happy that I’m finding a way to promote my culture and the things that I want to keep alive in it.”

You can learn more about her business at https://www. facebook.com/pawatadesigns.

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Conrad Olson, assistant administrator for the Town of Battleford, attended his last meeting of council Monday and was wished good luck in his future banking job in his hometown of Rosetown. Mayor Derek Mahon thanked Olson for his past 14 months of work for the Town of Battleford. Photo by Jayne Foster

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Dekker Centre promises a magical evening Staff The Dekker Centre’s Celebrate the Arts returns for the fourth year Friday, April 8.

With a different theme each year, the annual event is a fundraiser for the facility.

“Proceeds of the evening support the operating and programming expenses of the Dekker Centre and make it possible for local performing arts groups to use the Dekker Centre at affordable rates,” says Karen Ulmer, board chair.

This year’s theme is magic, with the evening titled Celebrate the Arts … of Illusion.

Ulmer says to expect a show-stopping performance

by Wes Barker, illusionist and comedian.

Barker, who describes himself as a stunt magician, has appeared on America’s Got Talent, MTV and the Comedy Network and has even fooled Las Vegas magicians Penn and Teller on their TV show Fool Us. With 28 million views on Youtube, Vancouver-based Barker is one of the most popular entertainers in his genre.

Barker will appear on the Gordon Tootoosis Memorial Stage at 8 p.m., however two hours of entertainment will precede the magic show, starting at 6 p.m. in the Dekker Centre atrium.

There will be multiple musical performances, roving puppeteers and the work of local visual artists.

Danny and the Dusters will have the Dekker Centre rocking into the evening during Celebrate the Arts April 8. Photo submitted

Wes Barker, a Vancouver based stunt magician who has toured all over the world will entertain at the Dekker Centre’s Celebrate the Arts … of Illusion April 8. Photo submitted

Ulmer says, “Enjoy the delicious food supplied by our inspired local caterers, sample the Magical Mystery Drink at our refreshment stations or hear your ‘future’ from the Great Swami (truthfulness not guaranteed). Try painting your own souvenir of the evening, or take home a picture from our enchanted-to-make-youlook-good photo booth.”

Following Wes Barker’s show, the versatile and pop-

ular local band Danny and the Dusters will tune up in Lawrence Hall and provide dance music late into the night (or early into the morning.)

Tickets are $100 (previous years were $150) and are on sale now. Buy them at the Dekker Centre, the website at www.dekkercentre.com or phone 306-4457700. Ulmer adds there is an additional deal – buy eight tickets at $100 get two free.

The Dekker Centre’s Celebrate the Arts returns for the fourth year Friday, April 8.

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Len L’Heureux and his daughter Sabrina arrived in a stretch limo from Living Sky Limousines of Saskatoon.

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Pet Therapy – Spiritwood and District Health Centre, 306-883-2133 Volunteers with welltrained, friendly pets may visit the residents at the nursing homes. The pets

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Shifts: Once or twice per week, flexible hours.

Special Groups or Individuals – Hafford Special Care Home, 306-549-2108.

These volunteers entertain, give presentations, prepare birthday parties, provide cakes, sing, etc. for the patients and residents.

If you are interested in these or any other volunteer service position, or if you have a particular skill or talent you would like to share with the patients, residents or clients in the health region, please call your local health care facility to apply. You can also reach the PAPHR Volunteer Services Department at 306-765-6010, by email at volunteers@paphr.sk.ca or find us on the web at www. paphr.ca.

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The mission of Saskatoon Habitat for Humanity Battlefords Chapter is “to mobilize volunteers and community partners in building affordable housing and promoting home ownership as a means to breaking the cycle of poverty.”

Habitat for Humanity/ Battlefords Chapter would like to recognize and Home Hardware Building Centre North Battleford for their work in the first phase of the duplex building project in the Battlefords. Home Hardware donated the cost of 754.5 hours of labour in order to put in the footings and build the basement on the duplex plus $15,000 for materials and building supplies to bring the total value of the donation to $26,500.

This commitment from Home Hardware Building Center North Battleford was instrumental in getting this inaugural building project started last July.

In November, Ron Braun was hired as site construction co-ordinator. Braun has been working with Home Hardware, volunteers and family members to keep the project moving forward. According to Braun, the gas and power are now into the site. The electrical work on the main floor has been completed. Plumbers will be coming in next and siding has been ordered.

Habitat for Humanity gives a hand up to families that need a home. We believe access to safe and decent housing is a basic human right that should be available to all people. Each of the two families who will move into their duplex must contribute 500 hours of labour in their duplex home or on work approved by Saskatoon Habitat for Human-

ity Battlefords Chapter. The families have been actively involved through the fall and winter and are excited to get into more hands on work as the weather warms up.

The next phase of the work will start when the furnace has been installed and will involve more volunteers. There are many ways to become involved.

If you are interested in any aspect of volunteering including phoning, donating food, helping with publicity, working on fundraising or serving on the board, please contact Morley Dickson at 306-481-6766 or Ed Truelove at 306-441-0525.

To make a donation, or to donate a car, please go to the website: habitatsaskatoon.

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“Helping hand” donations represent the “hand up” that the community provides through volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity. Innovation Credit Union will be doing a blitz, collecting money for “helping hands”, from March 14 to May 14. Even a dollar donation helps move the project forward by giving a hand up to those needing a home of their own.

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Optimists up for SWNA awards Staff Once again the staff of the Battlefords News-Optimist and Regional Optimist have been nominated in a number of categories for the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers competition.

The papers have received 11 nominations in 10 categories, with the winners to be announced at the SWNA’s annual general meeting in Saskatoon April 23.

News of the NewsOptimist’s nominations in the categories of best front page and best overall in its class plus individual nominations for writing and photography was greeted with pride by the newsroom.

Editor Becky Doig said, “Each and every week we put our noses to the grindstone and churn out two more editions of our community newspapers. The fact that we truly enjoy what we do and are dedicated to portraying the life and times of the Battlefords and the region is reflected in these nominations.”

Doig added, “These honours also reflect the scope and depth of the many community members who contribute to our newspapers.”

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I got a mouthful of rainbow as I crossed the I thought I’d snap a few pictures of this until I finish line at Saturday’s “Live in Colour” five kilo- took the first one, only to see “DEMO MODE” on metre run, and it certainly didn’t taste like Skittles. the screen of my camera.

I forgot to take my memI first heard about the run while at the gym ory card out of my computer at work before I went.

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by Craig Beauchemin that had been set up. of ation is the at each kilome“That gener to see the human face tre mark there able able to make who will be are people stathat will be the Holocaust, .” tioned to throw ction e 5 teacher coloured dust or that conne Eppich, Grad — Theresa powder on you to give your white tshirt (which they provide) some at Opt colour. @BfordsNews Saturday was the big day and I was pretty excited, but also nervous. I don’t run outside very much because the last time I did earlier this year, after a few runs my left knee hurt like crazy and made even walking a chore.

I hadn’t run outside for probably five 12, 2015 weeks before Tuesday, May this weekend so I figured giving my knee that much time off in between runs would be OK. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t.

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In hindsight, maybe having one of eightPhoto by Craig Beauche When I got to the starting point, the field behind those wasn’t the greatest idea because it forced every- year-old girl five seconds min North Battleford one to funnel through the opening, which resulted me into the race. What a sight that would have been, I in nearly bulldozing an might have been running for my life instead of for fun if I had fully knocked her over.

Once the race had begun, everyone started going at their own pace to enjoy the moment with the friends or family. Since I went alone I was free to run the route like I was just out for a run.

One of the key differences was I didn’t bring my iPod or headphones because I didn’t want them to get covered in dust. Listening to myself breathing heavy while running isn’t quite as motivating as heavy bass pounding between my ears.

As we came up to the first turn of the race, onto the trail along the side of Territorial Drive, there was a truck set up with a woman holding a garden hose ready to spray people.

“You have the best job in the world!” I shouted to her as she showered me.

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Winners in female vocals fifth through first: Sheila Caisse, Amanda Coupal, Kimesha Clarke, Tanya May Hedrick and Samantha Burnouf. Photos by John Cairns

Fifth through first in the men’s vocals: Harvey Gardipy, Kiefer Paul, Leon Kuhmayer, Roberto Pooyak and Troy Wakelin.

category were Courtney Linklater ($700 first prize), Courtney Anaquad ($450) and Maggie Cuthand ($250).

In the male category top prize went to Levi Highway ($700) followed by Charles Jackson ($450) and Allen Boucher ($250).

You can see the performances on the Gold Eagle Casino Facebook page, which has received more than 100,000 hits from people interested in the performers from this year’s Pride of the Northwest competition.

For the 16th year in a row, Gold Eagle Casino has completed its Pride of the Northwest competition at the Events Centre.

There was $10,000 in prizes awarded in vocals and in jigging to amateur performers from throughout the Northwest, and a wide range of talent was on display. Preliminaries took place Feb. 27 and from a field of 70 competitors some 20 competitors remained, although one had to pull out from the finals due to illness.

The results are as follows: In the category of women’s vocalist, Samantha Burnouf took first place for $1,500. Second through fifth went to Tanya May Hedrick for $1,000, Kimesha Clarke for $500, Amanda Coupal for $350 and Sheila Caisse for $250.

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Students at high schools in the Battlefords have had some exposure to a game about First Nation culture and values.

It is called Neeched Up Games and its founder and creator is Janelle Pewapsconias, who was in North Battleford last week to facilitate workshops at local high schools.

One of those was at Sakewew High School where she held games for the students there.

Sakewew teacher Reid Stewart invited Pewapsconias to bring her games to their high school through Sakewew’s recent involvement in the Aboriginal Youth Idea Challenge in Saskatoon.

“Through that event and networking, he wanted to bring our company’s workshops to the school,” Pewapsconias says.

Pewapsconias finished second in that challenge with her idea Neeched Up Games, winning $3,000.

The Neeched Up board game itself is designed to empower First Nation people. Pewapsconias describes it as “very similar to The Game of LIFE, but it has a very indigenous spin to it.”

In that game, players roll dice and land on different squares where questions are posed to them, and they earn “resiliency points” along the way.

During the games at Sakewew, students played traditional board games where they drew cards. Later they played a game where large squares were placed on the floor while participants

Janelle Pewapsconias is the chief game-maker of Neeched Up Games, a board and card game aimed at empowering First Nations people. She conducted workshops based on her games at Sakewew High School last Thursday. Photos by John Cairns

took turns moving from square to square.

The games are centred on Indigenous culture.

“We talk about history, a little bit about cultural knowledge,” Pewapsconias said.

The games also featured “Neechie Life” cards “which are really funny and hilarious and real instances of people who are indigenous.”

“And they kind of poke fun at who we are, and that’s part of our culture as well, to poke fun at ourselves.”

There are also the “resilience” cards, which are “more serious life situations but based on fact.”

At the end of each game she promoted the idea “that to be successful in life as well as in the games you have to have a strong character, you have to have a

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strong personality or to be a strong person, and that truly would make you a success in life. And so we do that throughout our games – sort of a moral of the story type game.”

It’s your “resilience points” and your strength of character that make you the true winner of that game, she said.

The point of the sessions at the Sakewew high school was to “get people thinking about culture – why having your identity is important, (it) doesn’t matter who you are.”

Pewapsconias lives in Saskatoon, but has roots in the Northwest region. She was born and raised on Little Pine First Nation outside the Battlefords.

The game concepts developed over time. She said it was around 2010 when she was searching for games that reflected First Nations’ unique sense of humor.

But while there were Monopoly games and other generic games out there, “there was nothing there that made

us laugh at our own selves or promoted our culture and identity. So there’s a need there, and I wanted to fill it.”

Through volunteer activities over the years, Pewapsconias was encouraged to develop workshops to help empower young people, and she’s been conducting those at schools and various locations.

“That social enterprise aspect is really what I’ve been doing and that’s an important piece of my company.”

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“I need a ‘dragon’ – one As for the future, she’s created the prototype for of the dragons from DragNeeched Up Games. The on’s Den to believe in me, plan is to launch the card or something like that, and I game in October and a full could make it a reality,” said Pewapsconias. board game next year.

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DENTON: Louise Denton passed away peacefully on March 1, 2016 at Battlefords Union Hospital after a short battle with cancer.

She is survived by her sons: Errol (Joanne) Denton, Fraser (Suzanne) Denton, Cody (Brenda) Denton; her grandchildren: Tina (Brian Istace), Nina (Russell Bergen), Kirsten (Todd Guggenmos), Allister (Judith) Denton, Jason (Taylor Bertoia) Denton, Shawn Denton; great-grandchildren: Madison Istace, Cameron Bergen, Alec Guggenmos, Shaylee Bergen, Kanon Istace, Ilsa Denton; numerous neices and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Edward & Pauline Redlick; her husband, Fred Denton; great-grandson, Lane Guggenmos; brothers and sisters. Memorials in her name can be made to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Inc. Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

WRIGHT: Martha Lucille (nee Parent), July 29, 1915 – March 9, 2016: It is with sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Lucille Wright at River Heights Lodge with family at her side. Mass Of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church with Fr. Cuong Luong Celebrant. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to River Heights Lodge or to the Auxiliary at River Heights Lodge. Condolences can be forwarded to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

__________________________________________________ DOLAN: Pauline Dolan (Kuchapski) passed away peacefully at her home, Villa Pascal in North Battleford Sask. on March 3, 2016. Throughout her life, Pauline exemplified an unwavering commitment to her family, friends, and community.

She was born to Nicholas and Mary Yanciw in Meacham, Sask. on February 8, 1928. She was one of six children (Bill, Isabel, Frank, Joe and Albert). The family moved several times before settling in Prince Albert where Pauline met her future husband, Frank Kuchapski.

Pauline and Frank were married on July 20, 1947 and moved to Frank’s farm near Peterson, Sask. There, they made a home for themselves and their three sons Tony, Paul, and Daniel. Life on the farm was often hard work as they didn’t have the modern conveniences of electricity or running water and were extremely isolated throughout the winter months. However, Pauline and Frank also enjoyed farm life by playing cards with neighbors, attending local parties and dances, and hosting relatives from Prince Albert, Nipawin, Humboldt and Hamilton, Ontario. After Frank passed away in 1977, Pauline continued to live on the farm during the summer and moved to Meacham in the winter. During this time, she worked at the Dana Radar Base where she met John Dolan, who she married in 1983. Pauline and John moved to North Battleford.

They were very involved in the North Battleford Legion and took many holidays together travelling to all parts of Canada and the US. John passed away in 1998. When Pauline moved to North Battleford she also joined the kitchen staff at the Saskatchewan Hospital where she made many lasting friendships. She and her friends enjoyed spending time together, berry picking, going to garage sales, attending the exhibition, and making bus trips to the US. At the age of 65, Pauline retired from the Saskatchewan Hospital. Retirement gave Pauline the opportunity to dedicate her time to volunteering and holding leadership positions in the North Battleford community. She was the president of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, delivered meals on wheels, campaigned for the MS Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, prepared lunches and dinners for funerals, was a member of the Notre Dame CWL, and a volunteer at North Battleford Union Hospital. Even greater than her commitment to her work, friends, and community was Pauline’s commitment to her family. She attended all her grandchildren’s special events. She was an amazing cook, ensuring that everyone was always well fed. She often planned and started preparing the next meal before everyone had even finished eating the first. After having a stroke in 2009, Pauline spent the last six years of her life at Villa Pascal, North Battleford. She took an active role in daily life at the Villa and was fortunate to be surrounded by a wonderful family of residents and hardworking, caring staff. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in North Battleford on March 7, 2016. Interment will be at St. Agnes Parish Cemetery in Peterson, Sask. Pauline is lovingly remembered by her sons and their families; Tony Kuchapski (Colleen Troesch), his children Jason Miller, Nicole Kuchapski, Michael Kuchapski; Paul Kuchapski (Joan), their children Carly Williams (Rob), Lana Banks (Todd), Erin Kuchapski (Tanya Nechwediuk), their grandchildren Abigail and Cohen Williams; Daniel Kuchapski (Laurel), their children William Kuchapski (Heather), Kathryn Kuchapski (Jody Ruszkowski); her sister Isabel Schriml, sisters-in-law Frances Yanciw, Marie Yanciw, and Millie Kuchapski, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Pauline was predeceased by her parents Mary and Nicholas Yanciw; her husband Frank Kuchapski; her four brothers Bill, Frank, Joe, and Albert Yanciw; her grandson Daniel Kuchapski; her husband John Dolan; her brothers-in-law Herman Schriml, Joe Kuchapski, John (Irene) Kuchapski; and sisters-in-law Mary (Peter) Dutchak and Annie (John) Kolba. ____________________________________________________

OBITUARIES WOYTIUK: In Loving Memory of Morris Woytiuk born December 1, 1932 at Whitkow, SK., passed away March 3, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish his memory: his loving wife Nellie of 63 years; his loving children: Dale (Diane), Cochin, SK; Linda, Kelowna, BC; Brian (Randie), Unity, SK; Glen (Val), North Battleford, SK; 5 Grandchildren: Michael (Erinn) Woytiuk, Lloydminster, SK; Melanie (Michael) McKay, Calgary, AB; Tonielle (Jerrod) Madarash, Saskatoon, SK; Andrew (Erin) Woytiuk, North Battleford, SK; Bryce Woytiuk, Unity, SK; 5 Great-Grandchildren: Karsyn Woytiuk; Ellie McKay; Jaxon and Kohen Madarash; Quinn Woytiuk; StepGrandchildren: Shayna and her family; Travis and his family; Emily; & Kay-Lynne; Sister, Olga Woytowich and her family; Brother, Orest (Rene) and their family; numerous nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and their families. Morris was predeceased by his parents: Pete and Mary Woytiuk. Celebration Of Life was held on Thursday, March 10th, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from the Knights of Columbus Hall, North Battleford, SK with Pastor Earl Miller officiating. Urn Bearer was Glen Woytiuk. Eulogy was given by Linda Woytiuk. Tributes (by Grandchildren): Michael Woytiuk, Melanie McKay, Andrew Woytiuk, Bryce Woytiuk & Tonielle Madarash. Music Ministry: Tonielle Madarash - “Angel” & Robert MacKay - “Amazing Grace”. Memorials are requested to River Height Lodge Auxiliary, 2001 - 99th St., North Battleford, SK S9A 0S3. Private Family Interment was at the Cremation Section - City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ Edward (Ted) Morgan May 12, 1931 to February 27, 2016.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Edward (Ted) John Morgan on Saturday February 27, 2016 at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, with his family by his side. Ted is lovingly remembered by his wife of 56 years, Pat and their children and grandchildrenWendy (Chris), Russell (Deanne) and Kurtis; Laurie (Greg), Vicky (Brayden), Travis and Cody (Ali); Brian (Monica), Justin and Kyle; Krista (Paul) and Jake. He is predeceased by his parents Walter and Mabel Morgan; his brother Bob (+Janet) and his sister Joan (+Garnet). Ted was born on the Morgan Family farm in the Spinney Hill district, where he lived his entire life. He loved the farming way of life, especially his cattle and horses. In 1959 he married the love of his life, Pat, and they were blessed with four children and later eight grandchildren. Ted loved the humorous things in life. He loved hearing and telling many stories and jokes which we will all cherish. He took pride in his family that he loved so dearly. He was an honest and loyal man, who always put others ahead of himself, always lending a helping hand. Ted’s passion was his Charolais cattle. He enjoyed looking after cattle on the farm as well as traveling to sales and delivering bulls. In his later years, when Ted retired, he enjoyed the time he spent with neighbors, friends and family. Ted was well loved by many and will be dearly missed. A “Celebration of Life” was held in the Sonningdale Hall, Sonningdale, SK on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 1738 Quebec Ave. Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. _____________________________________________________

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IN MEMORIAM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR SALE - MISC

DOMESTIC HELP WANTED We, the Sunchild-Linklater family, are looking for a nanny for 5 children, aged 15, 11, 7, 6, & 3. Duties include caring and preparing meals for the children, help with homework and driving children to appointments and activities. The place of work is located in southern Battleford, Saskatchewan. Six months training certificate or 1 year experience as a care giver is required. Applicant must be alcohol and drug-free and have a clear criminal record. This is a full-time, temporary, position at wages of $12.50 per hour. Optional accommodation is available at no charge on a live-in basis. Note: This is not a condition of employment. If you are interested in the position, please submit your resume and proof of your education and/or work experience to creedude@hotmail .com.

In memory of

Geraldine Marie Halewich Oct. 28, 1941-Mar.18, 2012

We think of you in silence We often speak your name What would we give to hear your voice And see your face again.

CAT RENTAL STORE Auction. MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta.

Sat., March 26, 9 a.m. Selling quantity of rental equipment including generators, light towers, forklifts, pumps, heaters, scissor lifts, landscape equipment, tools & much more; www.montgomeryauctions.com. 1-800-371-6963.

FOR SALE - MISC

In Loving Memory of

COMING EVENTS

Morris Chomey

Oct. 21st, 1941 to Mar. 28th 2015 A cluster of precious memories Sprayed with a million tears Wishing God had spared you.

If only for a few more years.

You left a special memory and a sorrow too great to hold.

To us who loved and lost you Your memory will never grow old.Thanks for the years we had. Thanks for the memories we shared. We only pray that when you left us you knew how much we cared.

Forever in Our Hearts Your Wife Lorene & Family

REBUILT APPLIANCES Washers/Dryers Refrigerators & Freezers Ranges & Dishwashers 90 DAY GUARANTEE

Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole Blink PowerBuilder Ad responsibility of the persons or entities that March 8, 2016 10:20:45 AM post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com.

Battlefords Refrigeration & Appliance

Grain auger for sale. 8x50 brandt 24 horse power onan engine. 1-306497-2551.

FOR SALE

11152 - 8th Avenue North Battleford, SK

(306) 445-9770

PERSONAL MESSAGES Seeking old teenage friend.

Jim/James Orr. Approx 72 yrs of age and up. Call Marlene 403-598-1906 Leave msg.

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of

Joan Simpson

September 4, 1933 - March 18, 2013

The Broken Chain

REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca.

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com.

PROVINCE-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 500,000 readers weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306649.1400 or email classifieds@swna.com for details.

PETS

ADOPT A PET

Bridgette was found outside roaming the streets looking for her furrever home and family. Someone was nice enough to bring her to us to give her a hand with that in the warmth instead of doing it on her own in the cold. She is super sweet and loves to play. If you want to make this sweet kitten’s wish come true come on down today and adopt this little cutie.

Cedar is a happy go lucky kind of guy who is searching for his second furrever home and family. Cedar loves everyone especially kids and will do anything to please anyone. He enjoys being outside and loves to go for walks. If you think you might be the perfect match for Cedar then come on down and meet this big sweetie today.

Please spay or neuter your pets!

We little knew that morning, that God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side.

Check out all our Shelter animals in need of homes at: www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com

It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

SALLOWS & McDONALD — WILSON & ZEHNER Funeral Home

1271 - 103rd Street | North Battleford | 306-445-2418 www.sallowsandmcdonald.com “Our Services are Expressive, NOT Expensive”

We are your community leader in Unique MEMORIAL, FUNERAL and CREMATION services.

Full Service Facility Equipt. with on-site lunch room, chapel, Celebrant and Insurance Representative for all your pre-planning needs.

“Reinventing Tradition Where Heritage Meets Innovation” 2015 BBEX Customer Service Award Recipient

HORSES & TACK

WANTED: COLLECTOR PAYING TOP PRICES Internationals 1206, 1456, 1026, 1468. Allis D-21, GM Olivers, Cockshutts, older FWA’ s.

Old dealership signs, service station items, gas pumps, globes, oil cans.

Red Indian, Buffalo, Dodge etc.

(306)221-5908, (306)369-2810.

Will buy all classes of horses. 306329-4382.

Start Date: March 28, 2016-02-22 No. Of vacancy: 1 11.50/hr Full Time M i n 4 0 h r / We e k M a x 4 4 h r / w e e k , hours vary but mostly M-F 6AM9AM; 3PM-7PM,some weekends and evenings. Any excess of 44 hours/week will be paid at the overtime rate (1.5x regular rate.)Work schedule given to worker every 2 weeks.

Employment offer: 2 years Work location: 110th Street North Battleford SK S9A 2G9 Work Setting: Work in client’s/employer’s home.

Optional accommodation available at no charge on a live in basis.

NOTE:THIS IS NOT A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. Room& Board provided. Relocation costs covered by employer Must have 1-2 years work experience as a nanny in a private home setting, High School Certificate, CPR, First Aid, Caregiver course, Criminal Record Check.

Skills: Critical Thinking, Decision making, problem solving.

Duties: Assume Full Responsibility for household in the absence of parents. Help children with homework. Discipline children according to methods requested by parents.

Tend to emotional wellbeing of children. Instruct children with personal hygiene and social development. Maintain safe and healthy environment in home. Perform routine housekeeping. Plan, prepare and serve nutritious meals.

Plan & organize activities for kids.

Contact 306-445-0481.

LIVESTOCK Black and Red Angus Bulls on moderate growing ration. Performance info available. Valleyhills Angus, Glaslyn, Sk. 306-342-4407 or 306441-0946 www.valleyhillsangus.com

HEALTH SERVICES

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MEETINGS

Battlefords Right to Life

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING March 21, 2016 - 7:00 p.m.

Conference Room, St. Joseph’s Church 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford EVERYONE WELCOME! NOTICES / NOMINATIONS

Battle River Archers

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

• Monday, April 11th at 6:00 pm •

at their location on 27th Street in Battleford

Always Remembered, Frank, Craig, Susan, Scott & Connor

FUNERAL SERVICES

WANTED

CHILDCARE WANTED

AUCTIONS

— LOVE — Isadore Halewich

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NOTICE OF STATEMENT OF DISSOLUTION AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Take notice that the members of Saskatchewan Federation of Seed Cleaning Co-operatives Limited on the 13th day of January, 2016, passed a Special Resolution authorizing the voluntary dissolution of the said co-operative under the provisions of The Co-operatives Act, 1996 and the resolution was approved January 28, 2016, by the Registrar of Co-operatives pursuant to Section 162 of the Act. Further take notice that: Orest Kwasniuk of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan and Dwayne Wolfe of Edam, Saskatchewan, were appointed Liquidators and hereby serve notice to any person indebted to the co-operative to make payment to the Liquidators, and any person possessing property of the co-operative to deliver it to the Liquidators within 30 days of this notice. Additionally, persons having claims against the co-operative are hereby notified that such claims accompanied by proof of claim must be filed with the Liquidators within two months of the date of this notice after which time the property of the co-operative will be distributed in accordance with the resolution to dissolve, having regard to the claims of which the Liquidators have notice.

Secretary of the Co-operative Dwayne Wolfe PO Box 305 Edam, SK S0M 0V0

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Professional

D I R E C T O R Y SWANSON GRYBA & COMPANY

Chartered Professional Accountants 1282 - 101st Street North Battleford, Sask.

Telephone 306-445-0488 Facsimile 306-446-3155

-PARTNERSGarth Swanson, CPA, CA Greg Gryba, CPA, CA

300 - 1291 102nd Street North Battleford, SK, S9A 3V4

Phone: 306-445-6234 Fax: 306-445-0245 PARTNERS

Dale L. Cameron, CPA, CA Suzanne L. Odishaw, CPA, CA Jacques la Cock, CPA, CA Derek Sieben, CPA, CA Stephen Mann, CPA, CA

Let Us Help You Keep Your Business Rolling!

PLACE YOUR AD ON THIS PAGE

CALL 306-445-7261

Fax: 306-445-1977 Email: newsoptimist.sales@sasktel.net

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES NEW EXCITING MINI VLT’S. Produce Buckets of Cash Monthly. Attracts Customers Like Money Magnets. Locations Provided. Ground Floor Opportunity. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629.

Website WWW.TCVEND.COM

FINANCIAL SERVICES Need A Loan? Own Property? Have Bad Credit? We can help! Call toll free 1 866 405 1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE ESTATE OF RICHARD (DICK) EDWARD ROBERTS, late of Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased.

ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 25th day of April, 2016.

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE

LAND FOR SALE

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT

SERVICES FOR HIRE

FEED & SEED

HOME OWNERS

FARMLAND WANTED

1 Bedroom Apt Available. Recently renovated. $750 per month plus electricity. DD and References required. NP and NS. Call 306-4418071

- Move Existing Buildings, Barn Straightening, RTMs, Cabins, Lift Houses, Leveling Structures, Winch Truck Service, Scrap Metal Cleanup, Stump Removal, Yard Cleanup.

Phone (306) 407-0230

HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!!

HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

we are now selling NEW MODULAR HOMES starting at $94,900.00 Choose your size, choose your interior, choose your layout, and choose your exterior!

We have many samples we can show you to help you pick what is exactly right for you!

Please call (306) 445-8778

to find out how we can help you get into one of these beautiful new homes.

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOMES FOR SALE OR RENT in North Battleford

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL

(306) 445-8778 (306) 441-3418

NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS!

HOUSES FOR RENT

SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 217 1/4’s South - 100 1/4’s South East - 46 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 14 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 56 1/4’s West - 50 1/4’s

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED MODULAR HOMES -multi section, single section, lake houses, and duplex family units LARGE INVENTORY TO CHOOSE FROM OR FACTORY ORDER TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS Selling and Servicing Across Western Canada for Over 40 Years!

1.800.249.3969 Check out our inventory at www.medallion-homes.ca Hwy 2 South Prince Albert

RENTALS & LEASES

FOR RENT 1 Bedroom with shared living quarters and own bathroom.

Must be employed and be okay with a small pet.

N/S $600.00/month, plus $600.00 damage deposit.

Email: justin7474@hotmail.com or phone 306-441-3135

• Fridge, stove, washer, dryer • Some are air conditioned Rental rate: $650 to $1,200 per month Complete application: 1441 - 100th Street Or Phone 306-445-8571 or 306-441-0950

farm an d p as tu re lan d av ailab le to re n t

PURCHASING: SINGLE TO LARGE BLOCKS OF LAND. PREMIUM PRICES PAID WITH QUICK PAYMENT.

STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES Available for rent 2 bedroom home/duplex. Sign one year contract get one month free. Ref required.

Call 306-441-6728

SUITES FOR RENT

Call DOUG 306-955-2266 saskfarms@shaw.ca

One bedroom lower level suite in adult complex. New reno’s available April 1st. Security deposit $650.00.

Rent $650.00 call to view 481-2836.

APARTMENTS/CONDOS FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment for rent.

Available immediately.

Located 1691-101st st. Fridge/stove included. Ref required. $650 per month.

306-445-4646

SERVICES FOR HIRE A-1 Service, Will Shingle, build fences, decks, interior painting, metal fascia soffit, home renovations, snow removal. Phone 306-445-8439

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL R.M. of Douglas No. 436 Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Douglas No. 436 for the year 2016 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on the following days: Monday to Thursday, March 18 to April 18, 2016.

A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, R.M. of Douglas No. 436, Box 964, Speers, SK S0M 2V0, by the 18th day of April, 2016.

Dated this 18th day of March, 2016.

Charles W. Linnell, Assessor

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499

Public Notice of Discretionary Use Subdivision

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday, March 21, 2016 Mervin Community Hall Supper ~ 6:30 p.m.

Meeting ~ 7:00 p.m.

Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the RM of Mervin No. 499 has received a discretionary subdivision application.

The application is for one (1) single-parcel country residential lot RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MERVIN No. 499 consisting of proposed Parcel A, in the SW 1/4 Section 16Public Notice Discretionary Use 53-21-W3M as shown inof“Schedule A”Subdivision below. This is currently Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of the Planning and Development Act,Sched2007 that the permitted as a discretionary use in the Agriculture District, RM of Mervin No. 499 has received a discretionary subdivision application. The application is for one (1) ule A, section (B)(f) of Bylaw 94-4, known as the RM of Mervin single-parcel country residential lot consisting of proposed Parcel A, in the SW ¼ Section 16-53-21-W3M as shown in “Schedule A” below. This is currently permitted as a discretionary use in the Agriculture District, No. 499 Zoning Bylaw.

Schedule A, section (B)(f) of Bylaw 94-4, known as the RM of Mervin No. 499 Zoning Bylaw.

Schedule Schedule AA

Buying/Selling FEED GRAINS heated / damaged CANOLA/FLAX Top price paid FOB FARM

Western Commodities 877-695-6461 Visit our website @

www.westerncommodities.ca

STEEL BUILDING SALE ...”BIG BLOW OUT SALE - CLEAR OUT PRICING IN EFFECT NOW!” 20X20 $5,444 25X26$6,275 28X28 $7,454 30X30 $8,489 32X34 $10,328 42X50 $15,866. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

AUTO MISCELLANEOUS Wrecking over 250 units... cars and trucks. Lots of trucks...

Dodge...

GMC... Ford... Imports... 1/2 ton to 3 tons... We ship anywhere... Call or text 306-821-0260. Lloydminster

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

CANADIAN LEGION of RIDERS Annual General Meeting Sunday, March 20th

2:00 pm Sloan Room Downstairs at Branch 70 Legion

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, March 22 - 7:00 p.m.

Fort Battleford Visitors Centre

More information call Yvonne at 306-937-3100

B AT T L E F O R D S Y O U T H

SOCCER

INC.

AGM NOTICE The Annual General Meeting of Battlefords Youth Soccer Inc. will be Held on Monday, April 18, 2016 LOCATION: Soccer Hut @ 7:30 pm Nomination for new Board Members are welcome SEE YOU THERE!

R.M. of Mervin No. 499

Annual Ratepayers’ Meeting

Please RSVP to the office by March 11, 2016

EH D ITE HO SEHO ITE S U D S L HO EHO ITEM HOU HOL TE E DI S LD S U S U HO EHO ITEM HO HOL TE US OLD MS USE LD I O H EH E HO EHO TE T I I S Everything ,S D S U D L U you re looking for O HOL E HO EHO is inITtheEM H classifieds!

E D IT S LD S U S HO EHO TEM HOU HOL

FEED & SEED

1&2 Bedroom Suites

RENT BACK AVAILABLE

HOLM MEIKLEJOHN LAWRENCE LAW OFFICE

#103, 1501-100th Street.

North Battleford, SK S9A 0W3 Lawyers for the Executor

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Thursday, April 7th, 2016 at the Turtleford Community Centre Supper 6:30 p.m.

Meeting to Follow (No admission)

Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled Council meeting on April 5th, 2016 in the RM of Mervin office. If you wish to comment on these proposals, please do so in writing prior to April 1st, 2015 Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled to the RM of Mervin No. 499, Box 130, Turtleford, SK, S0M 2Y0. For questions or additional information call the Municipal Planner at (306) Council meeting on845-7333.

April 5th, 2016 in the RM of Mervin ofS.fice.

YvonneIfPrusak, RPPto comment on these proposals, please do you MCIP, wish Municipal Planner writing prior to April 1st, 2016 to the RM of Mervin No. February 29, 2016

so in 499, Box 130, Turtleford, SK S0M 2Y0. For questions or additional information call the Municipal Planner at (306) 845-7333.

S. Yvonne Prusak, MCIP, RPP Municipal Planner February 29, 2016

GUEST SPEAKERS: Jamie Bakos, President & CEO of Titan Clean Energy Projects Corp.

Topic: Clean Technology (water, soil, waste, carbon emissions) Lori Neufeld, General Manager WYWRA Topic: Recycling

Admission for Supper by advanced tickets ONLY. Ticket purchase deadline is March 31, 2016 $10/person Tickets available from Council Members and at the Municipal Office in Turtleford

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DOMESTIC CARS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PAWLUS Saskatchewan

Motor Licence Issuer

INSURANCE SERVICES LTD. 1292 - 102nd Street, North Battleford

306-445-8059 “serving ALL your insurAnCe & motor LiCenCe needs”

CAREER TRAINING HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALISTS are in huge demand.

Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today. www.canscribe.com.

1.800.466.1535. info@canscribe.com.

REGISTRATIONS

TOWN OF BATTLEFORD Parks / Recreation Department

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

North Battleford AKA2846 Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 9803 Territorial Drive North Battleford requires 3 Food Counter Attendants full-time for evenings/over nights/ early mornings & weekends. $11.30 per hour plus benefits.

Shift premium for nights Apply in store with resumé to Kim or Chyrs by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca

BEGINNERS YOGA CLASSES

Wednesdays for 10 weeks beginning April 6th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Alex Dillabough Center Cost: $60

Light of Christ Catholic Schools Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

North Battleford Holy Family (Pre-K & K) 306-445-2360 St. Mary (Pre-K & K) 306-445-5152 Notre Dame (Pre-K & K) 306-445-0283

Come out and enjoy an afternoon of fun and fellowship as you heart races to the sound of auctioneer Lloyd Ledinski.

PIE and COFFEE will be served All funds raised from this auction will go to the Villa Pascal Residents Recreation Fund

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have workat-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

Notre Dame CWL

Spring Trade Show

Peter’s Bros. Paving, south Okanagan paving company seeking experienced paving personnel (min. 3 years) for their highway division throughout BC. Relocation allowance may be available. Competitive wage $20.00 to $30.00 per hour plus benefits, full time seasonal. Please send resume to petersbros@shaw.ca

2nd Annual Saturday, March 19 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Knights of Columbus Hall

1201 - 105th Street, North Battleford

Admission: $2.00 • 6 & under Free Door Prize, Entertainment, Silent Auction, Raffles, Bake Sale, Canteen, The Balloon Man and over 30 different vendors!

Don’t miss out on this fun event!

Sponsored by The Notre Dame Catholic Women’s League.

Proceeds to Notre Dame Church

Living Sky School Division No. 202 is inviting tenders for three grass cutting and trimming packages. These large tender packages are for a two year term commencing the spring of 2016 to the fall of 2017. The tenders will cover the grass areas for the following communities:

BATTLEFORD CANDO HAFFORD MAYMONT WILKIE

UNITY LUSELAND KERROBERT MACKLIN CUT KNIFE

Full tender packages, with property layout maps outlining details, can be emailed or picked up at Living Sky School Division Office, 509 Pioneer Avenue, North Battleford, SK. Tenders are to be submitted in writing or by email by 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2016 to the attention of the Facilities Department, Living Sky School Division No. 202.

No late tenders will be accepted.

For additional information please contact Brian Bossaer, Facilities Manager at (306) 937-7702 or by emailing brian.bossaer@lskysd.ca.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Driver Education Contractor

Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471

CALL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 446-6166

Sunday, March 20th, 2016

for GRASS CUTTING

Assessment Notice

If you want to drink, that’s your business.

If you want to stop, we can help.

Annual

Villa Pascal 1301-113th St., North Battleford, SK

Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand 306-446-2167 French Immersion (K only)

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Rural Municipality of Eldon No. 471 for the year 2016 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the Assessor of the municipality, until the time for lodging of appeals has expired, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, March 17, 2016 to April 18, 2016 inclusive (except on Statutory holidays).

A bylaw pursuant to Section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, R.M. of Eldon No. 471, Box 130, Maidstone SK S0M 1M0 by the 18th day of April, 2016.

Dated at Maidstone, Saskatchewan, March 17, 2016.

Lee Torrance Assessor

9th

2:00 - 4:00 pm

TENDERS

REGISTRATION

Light of Christ Catholic School Division is accepting students into the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Programs for the 2016-17 school year. Students must meet the following criteria: Kindergarten: Children who are five years old as of December 31, 2016.

Pre-Kindergarten: Children must be 3 or 4 years of age at the time of application. Please see the LOCCS website for further Pre-K criteria. www.loccsd.ca Please contact your local school for registration details.

Pie

TENDERS

INTERMEDIATE YOGA CLASSES

Register in Person or by phone at Rec Office (south side of Dillabough Center). Phone: 306-937-6216 or email: parks@battleford.ca

COMING EVENTS

Villa Pascal’s

North Battleford AKA2846 Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 9803 Territorial Drive North Battleford requires 2 Food Service Supervisors full-time/available all shifts. $13.02 per hour plus benefits.

Shift premium for nights Apply in store with resumé to Kim or Chyrs by email timhortons2846@yahoo.ca

Instructor: Dean Studney Mondays for 10 weeks beginning April 4th from 5:30 - 6:30 pm in the Alex Dillabough Center Cost: $60

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Northwest School Division No. 203 is requesting tenders from Driver Education Contractors for a three (3) year term, those being 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19, for approximately 400 students in the following communities: •

Meadow Lake, Loon Lake, Goodsoil, Pierceland, Lashburn, Marshall, Hillmond, Neilburg, Maidstone, Paradise Hill, Turtleford, Glaslyn, Edam, and St. Walburg.

Please request a RFP package if you intend to submit a tender related to this contract.

Tenders will be open until a suitable pool has been received.

Please forward tenders to: Attention: Michelle Pickett, Finance Systems Manager Northwest School Division No. 203 525-5th Street West MEADOW LAKE, SK S9X 1B4 Phone: (306) 236-5614 Fax: (306) 236-3922 Email: michelle.pickett@nwsd.ca

Reporter Correspondents required for all rural areas

• • • • • • • •

All District First Nations Cando Cochin Cut Knife Glaslyn Hafford Lashburn Livelong

• Mervin • North of the Gully • • • • •

(Maidstone)

Maidstone Paradise Hill Medstead St. Walburg Turtleford

NOTE: These are freelance opportunities, not salaried positions.

Ideally, reporter correspondents should reside within the communities listed above.

For more information contact:

Becky Doig (Editor)

email: newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net or toll free 1-866-549-9979

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Hair Stylist Wanted Nail Technician Chair Rental LUX Salon

Medical Help Wanted Medical Office Assistant, North Battleford Sk Start Date: April 1, 2016

Excellent Opportunity CALL 306-441-7757 or 306-892-4600

Seeking a full time medical office assistant for a new OB-GYN practice. Must be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment with the goal of providing safe, efficient patient-centered care. Previous experience with electronic medical records is an asset.

Knowledge of medical terminology and transcription skills are an asset. Competitive salary. Please send resume to gyneoffice@gmail.com COMING EVENTS

Thursday, March 17

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

St. Patrick’s Day Stew Supper at the Battleford United Church, 52 - 4th Avenue West from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays

St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Borden Senior’s Room, hosted by the Borden United Church.

Battlefords Humane Society Chase the Ace Diamond in the Ruff Lottery. Visit us at Co-op Mall Thursday from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. or purchase tickets at the The Shelter 306-937-MEOW or Lakeland Vet 306-445-3757. Draws will be held until the final draw date of February 14, 2017. Weekly/monthly lottery subscriptions available. Tickets must be purchased weekly for chance to win. Jackpot over $5000. Proceeds to Shelter-us Building fund.

Thursday, March 17

Battleford’s Indian & Métis Friendship Center invites you to our Round Dance Socials from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Come out and learn to sing, dance & drum. For more information, contact BIMFC at 306-445-8216 or stop by 960-103rd Street, North Battleford.

Friday, March 18 - Friday, April 8

Grief Talk and Walk at the NationsWest Field House, North Battleford from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, we would like you to join a walking support group. Being active and having the opportunity to share your experience, your grief and your feelings can be beneficial to you and others. For more information call Denise 306-441-3338 or Gwen 306-445-8932 - St. Joseph Calasanctius Pastoral Care Servants of Hope.

Saturday, March 19 - Saturday, July 9

Family Justice Services offers a Parenting, After Separation & Divorce Program in North Battleford Saturdays, March 12, April 9, May 7, June 4 & July 9 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Topics of Discussion: Options for resolving disputes and stages of separation and divorce, children’s reaction to separation/divorce and challenges to parenting post separation/divorce.

Registration is mandatory. To register call 1-877-964-5501

Thursday, March 17 Saturday, March 19

Borden Community Centre - Borden Museum celebrates Year of Ukrainians in Sask - supper at 6:00 p.m. by donation, program, silent auction. For more information call Karen Kerr at 306-997-5600 or go on Facebook.

Saturday, March 19

Annual Ducks Unlimited Dinner & Auction at the Unity Community Center from 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. Tickets available at Cinema Satellite. Host Bar - Gun a Hour Giveaway.

Saturday, March 19

Easter Bake Sale at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 892-108th St., North Battleford, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Perogies, cabbage rolls, paska (braided bread), babka (sweet bread), nalysnyky (crepes) and other baked goods. Coffee and muffins will be available for sale.

Sunday, March 20

Tuesday, March 15

Deadline for nominations for 2016 into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame is March 15. For information contact Jane at 306-446-1983 or saskbaseballmuseum@sasktel.net.

Wednesday, March 16

Bingo at the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m. Last one for the season.

Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat., March 16, 17, 18 & 19

Battlefords Community Players - The Shrew at the Dekker Centre.

Call 306-446-3133

The Casual Janitor will work under the direction and supervision of the Facilities Supervisor. The Casual Janitor will be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness, sanitary and safe environment of all BRT6HC facilities.

Competencies and Qualifications • Grade 12 • Must provide a current criminal record check.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience • Must be bondable.

• Must be 18 years of age or older • Confidentiality is essential Submit updated resumé, cover letter and 3 professional references by 4:00 p.m. March 25, 2016 to: Human Resources Department Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2 Email resumés to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767 The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent to the job.

BRT6HC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

Temporary Full Time Dental Assistant

Friday, March 25

Saturday, March 26

Tuesdays, March 22 & 29

Tuesday, March 15

(Evening hours)

Good Friday Service at Borden United Church with Anglicans - 11:00 a.m. Lunch to follow.

Topline Dance Club - Leon Ochs from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. at the Legion Hall 1352-100th St., downstairs. Lunch served. Minimum age 19, dress casual. Call Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Heads up for Healthier Brains - myths and realities of aging and how to live well to 100! Dr. Samir K. Sinha is interested in conducting research and developing evidence that broadly supports healthy aging and the development of sustainable models of care that can best meet the needs of our aging population. To register call 1-800-263-3367 or visit our website at www.alzheimer.ca/sk

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Tuesday, March 22

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region 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. Classes are from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Primary Health Center. There is no charge for this program. For more info call Kellie at (306) 446-6424 or e-mail kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca.

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is seeking a

Villa Pascal 9th Annual Pie Auction at Villa Pascal, 1301 - 113 Street from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy an afternoon of fun and fellowship as your heart races to the sound of auctioneer Lloyd Ledinski. Pie and coffee will be served. All funds raised from this auction will go tot the Villa Pascal Residents Recreation fund. Everyone is welcome.

The Royal Canadian Legion #142 Texas Hold’em Tournament at the Maidstone Legion Clubroom 102-108-1st Ave. West. 6:00 pm MST registration. 7:00 p.m. MST tournament. 40 entries. To register call Royal Canadian Legion Clubroom 306-893-4048.

Lenten Lunch Series - answering basic question about life and faith at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 1302 - 99th Street at 12:00 a.m. Soup and sandwich available. Everyone welcome.

is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.

Employee must be available on short notice. Not guaranteed a set number of hours per month.

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

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc.

is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.

BRT6HC is seeking a

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Saturday, March 26

Reporting directly to the Dental Director, the Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting the dental therapist/dentist in carrying out the comprehensive dental program to school children on the First Nations communities of the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. service area.

Tuesday, March 29

Position Requirements: • Registration with SDAA • Must possess a valid driver’s license • Must have the ability to pick up corporate vehicle in North Battleford • Must provide a current criminal record check with the vulnerable sectors query • Confidentiality is essential • Knowledge of and sensitivity to the First Nations language, culture and traditions

Kaiser Tournament at Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30

Borden Senior’s Potluck supper & birthdays at 5:45 p.m. in the Club Room.

Wednesday, March 30

First PRA Meeting of 2016 for members and interested parties of the hemp industry - hosted by the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance. From 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Western Development Museum, Harvest Hall.

Please confirm your attendance by email to ev.janzen13@gmail.com or call/text 204-381-6359 Veronica Janzen.

Thursday, March 31

Watoto Children Choir will present “Oh! What Love” at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 1302-99th Street at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 31, April 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 & 10

BRT6HC offers excellent leave accruals beyond legislated requirements and a competitive salary within a 6 step grid.

Salary will commensurate with education and experience.

Cochin Community Players presents Spring Dinner Theater Production.

Tickets available by calling 306-480-9333 or email cochincp@gmail.com.

We provide financial assistance and reimbursement for professional development, SDAA registration; and a uniform allowance.

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

Submit updated resumé, cover letter and 3 professional references by Friday, March 18, 2016 to:

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Human Resources Department Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2 Email resumés to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767 For more information please contact Dr. Fraser Glen, Dental Director at 306.937.6700.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

TOWN OF BATTLEFORD Summer Employment Opportunities

Administrative Assistant Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an opportunity available at its Battlefords Area Office for a full time Administrative Assistant.

Summer positions are available in the Utility and Works Departments. All positions require a valid Saskatchewan Driver’s License Please send a detailed resumé with cover letter specifying your department of interest. If you are interested in more than one position, please indicate this on the cover letter as well.

Full job descriptions may be obtained at the Works & Utility Department office (address below). All positions starting on or about May 1.

Salary: set by Town Council.

Deadline: April 1, 2016, 1:00 p.m.

Please submit to: Aubrey Whittleton - Utility Department Lead Hand Eric Bilanski - Works Department Lead Hand Drop off at: 412 - 26th Street West, Battleford OR By: Fax 306-937-5693 Email: works@battlefords.ca Note: Please supply a valid email address for correspondence.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Applicants should have administrative office experience; as well as have the ability to: type, word process, transcribe from dictating machines; respond to client inquiries/ operate switchboard equipment; and complete other related administrative tasks such as filing, working with a client data base, etc. Fluency in Microsoft Office is required. Experience in a legal office in the areas of criminal and family law would be preferred. Applicants must be High School graduates with one year of relevant post-secondary education and have a minimum of one year of previous related experience and possess good interpersonal skills.

Living Sky School Division No. 202 Growth Without Limits, Learning For All

Now accepting applications for the following position: Educational Assistant • Cut Knife Elementary School Closing at noon, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Details and link to online applications can be found on our website at www.lskysd.ca

The salary range is $22.64 to $27.46 per hour.

The incumbents are entitled to 3 weeks annual vacation, 26 EDO’s [5/4 work week] and 13 Statutory Holidays per fiscal year. A comprehensive benefits package is included.

We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal ancestry, persons of a visible minority group and persons with disabilities. Legal Aid Saskatchewan has an employment equity program approved by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.

Qualified applicants are invited to send resumes with references prior to March 21, 2016 to: Human Resources Legal Aid Saskatchewan – Head Office #502 - 201 21st Street East SASKATOON SK S7K 0B8 FAX: (306) 933-6764 E-Mail: humanresources@legalaid.sk.ca Web: www.legalaid.sk.ca Note: We thank all applicants, however only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

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Nine of Irene Degenstien’s 10 children attended the celebration. Seated are Diana, Todd, Irene, Lorraine and Walter. Standing are Patricia, Brian, Barry, Stephen and David. Photos submitted

Milestone celebrated Submitted by D. Degenstien Irene Degenstien of Battleford, reached a significant milestone in her life with the celebration of her 95th birthday March 13.

A gathering was held in Battleford on Saturday, March 12, where nine of her 10 children joined with her to celebrate at the Golden Years Lodge, where Irene has resided for the past few years.

Originally from Victoria, B.C., Irene (nee Pearce) moved to the Battlefords area in the late 1940s where she and her late husband Joe Degenstien farmed in the Eagle Valley District. Joe passed away in May 2005.

Until recently, Irene had been active in the Battleford United Church, and was a founding member of the Battleford Hillcrest Senior Centre, which closed last year.

One of Irene’s daughters, Edna, was unable to attend as she was out of the country. Those attending includ-

Irene Degenstien, of Battleford, celebrated her 95th birthday on March 13, 2016

ed eldest daughter Diana, daughters Patricia and Lorraine and sons Todd, David,

Barry, Brian, Walter and Stephen; as well as several spouses and grandchildren.

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Springtime a time to get moving

Fun for Funds

By Elaine Woloshyn

Many farmers are reporting the cows are producing a few sets of twins, which hopefully will add up to a bit of a bonus. Ask how many times that bottle feeding becomes necessary to add to their list of daily chores.

And this can become a very demanding job. Spring is all about new baby animals getting a chance to see what the world is all about.

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Girl Guides in North Battleford recently held a Dime Carnival fundraiser. Girls from the unit invited friends along to participate in carnival games and all the money raised will go to the Canadian World Friendship Fund, which assists Girl Guides from around the country. Photos submitted

Scholastic book fair proceeds support library

By MCS Staff The annual spring Scholastic Book Fair was held this week. Students have a chance to see what new books are for sale and look to see if there is a new book in their favourite series. Proceeds from the book fair are used to buy new books for the library.

Many students were busy on the weekend with extracurricular activities. Brooke Ferris, Grade 7, is a member of the Saskatoon Comet Hurricanes Peewee AA Girls’ team. On the weekend they captured the Provincial Peewee AA championship.

This was the second year in a row that Brooke and her team have captured the title.

This week they will play for the city championship.

Tyson, Kimberly and Allison Wawryk participated in the Sask. Cup skiing finals on the weekend. Tyson and Allison brought home bronze medals and Kim finished a very respectable fifth. Allison also received a trophy for finishing in third place overall in the under 12

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group for the entire season.

Meghan Brehon, Sarah Davidson, Jenna Fouhy, Audrey Friesen, Conner Garrett, Michelle Garrett, Kayla Gray, Taylor Gray, Kassidy Menzies and Cassidy Serhienko were privileged to participate in the Dancers Who Care Fundraiser for Battlefords Trade and Education Centre March 12 at the Don Ross Center in North Battleford. Our students did a wonderful job representing the school and the Maymont Dance Club.

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi is the approximation of the ratio of the circumference of a circle (the distance around) and the diameter (the distance across). The importance of pi has been known for thousands of years and

was used by the ancients, including Egyptians and Babylonians. Pi Day is observed March 14 because it is the third month and the 14th day which represents the first three digits of π (3.14...). Maymont Central School’s Grade 9-12 celebrated with pi related treats and a relay race involving a pie eating contest and other circular activities.

Student-led conferences were held Wednesday from 3 to 9 p.m. These conferences are an opportunity for students to showcase their work and demonstrate their learning with their families.

These are a change from the parent-teacher interviews, because students lead the conference and can demonstrate what they are doing and learning at school.

Thursday was green day at school. Students and staff were invited to wear green clothing for the day.

Safe travel to Mrs. Thompson and students as they tour Switzerland and Italy, making memories to last a lifetime.

Is springtime all about people moving? Ann and Earl Van Nortwick are taking the plunge after living on the farm for many decades.

They definitely deserve to live at a slower pace and enjoy themselves at Caleb Manor in North Battleford.

They will certainly not be strangers, because there are people they know at this facility.

Yoga is starting another eight-week session with Louise Sylvester from North Battleford as instructor. There will be no classes March 31 and April 7. For more information, call Teresa Toews at 306-246-4812.

Desiree (Michael) Lieffers of Saskatoon gave birth to a baby boy seven weeks early. Baby Lenzen was brought into the world March 3 weighing 5 lbs., 5 oz., which is considered a good size under these circumstances. Dave and Maryann are the proud grandparents and Sally Mischuk of Battleford the great-grandmother.

The baby is expected to be released from the hospital in a couple of weeks. Congratulations to the family and we hope everything goes well.

Sharon Babij, Victor Pushee and Jacqui enjoyed the sights and sounds at Looking for past columns from Regional Optimist correspondents? Visit www.newsoptimist.ca under the Community tab.

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Kiley Elmer honoured with Gov. General award

Fish Fry Anyone?

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Becky Tucker caught this 20-pound fish in January on Murray Lake. She had to bring it up through an eight-inch hole, so it was a pretty exciting experience.

Photo submitted by Lorna Pearson

North Battleford Comprehensive High School student Kiley Elmer has again been recognized for service to her community.

Kiley, the Battlefords Junior Citizen of the Year, has been awarded the Governor General Caring Citizen Award.

Created in 1995, the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award recognizes individuals who volunteer their time to help others and to build a smarter and more caring nation.

The award also highlights the example set by these volunteers.

NBCHS teacher Kelly Waters submitted the nomination for the award.

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North Battleford Comprehensive High School student Kiley Elmer received a Governor General Caring Citizen Award from Craig Kielburger at an Evening of Inspiration Reception in Marquis Hall on the University of Saskatchewan campus March 1, the day before We Day Saskatchewan. Photo submitted

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Lions nominated for a Rivers West award

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

It must be spring, there’s water everywhere and activity is starting up again.

Work is ongoing at the condo site, the house south of the big hall is being worked on and the town workers are draining water where necessary, but it keeps gathering in every low spot.

The Meota Do Drop In members have nominated the Meota Lakeshore Lions Club for an award through the Rivers West District Volunteer Recognition Program. We are happy to announce the Lions Club will be receiving an award for Development, Promotion and Community Achievement at an awards banquet in North Battleford in April.

Congratulations to the Meota Lakeshore Lions Club members and thanks to the Meota Do Drop In members for their nomination.

The monthly noon luncheon planned for March 18 at the Community Complex has been cancelled.

Canasta was played at the Do Drop In March 11 with four tables in play. Top

eota News score was by John Soloninko and Linda Ard, second high were Jack Stewart and Charles Walker and third were Gwen Lacerte and Muriel Tebay. It was another enjoyable social evening.

Duplicate bridge was played here March 8 with top scores by Eric Callbeck and Maureen Campbell, second high by Robert Iverson and Joyce Antoine and third by Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan. March 10 in town the top scores went to Joyce Antoine and Margaret Dyck and tied for second place were Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt and Jean Lawes and Dave Creegan. Third place went to Mary Greenwald and David Sharpe.

It will be a busy few days this weekend, as many St. Patrick events are slated to take place. Thursday, the seniors’ club is invited to Edam to partake of their Irish stew luncheon and en-

joy an afternoon of playing games. This is a popular annual event.

There will be Norwegian whist at the Do Drop In on Friday at 2 p.m. followed by a potluck supper.

The Meota Chorus is entertaining at Davidson Manor on Friday, at 2 p.m.

March 19 the Meota Hobby Band is going to the Knights of Columbus Hall in town to entertain at 1 p.m. at the Notre Dame trade show. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be other entertainers throughout the day.

There is a shuffleboard tournament at the Do Drop In starting near 10 a.m. on March 19, so get your name in the day before. Then the roster can be made up and partners assigned.

The farmers’ market group are hosting an Easter market Saturday in the Community Complex, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., so let’s get out and show our support.

For more information call Sylvia at 306-892-2524.

The Meota Lions Club have their chocolate Easter bunnies for sale for $4.50 available at the Meota Fam-

Governor General award Continuied from Page 41 In it, elementary teacher Dale Dillabough said, “She was always the first to be welcoming, a peacemaker, wanting to diffuse conflict in the classroom, willing to try new things with a smile on her face and positive attitude.”

Waters says when Kiley entered high school at Grade 9, she continued as an active force in student leadership.

“Her formidable yet gentle passion for both school spirit and social issues culminated in her being senior pin amid sustaining hon-

our roll academic standing along with juggling support of various school groups such as soccer, badminton, drama and Me to We,” Waters explains.

As senior pin leading a school of 1,000 students, Kiley is described as integral to school spirit events, but it is also her personal goal to ensure the SRC supports social issues. Me to We works alongside her in this effort, hosting a Terry Fox Run, supporting Movember, organizing a major food drive in December and co-support of Me to We ac-

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tivities aimed at completing the brick-by-brick goal begun three years ago to raise $10, 000 for a school in Kenya.

“Her enthusiasm and diplomacy have been the magical, motivating conduit leading to successful collaboration between various school groups,” Waters says.

The teacher goes on to describe the many issues Kiley embraces from mental health to raising awareness about drinking and driving and her wide range of volunteer activities in the school and the community.

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Eight teams were on the ice and everyone had a great time March 4 and 5 at the Meota Curling Rink. Winner of the A event was Terry Tait. Winning the B event was David Code, and winner of the C event was Pat Mohr. Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson

ily Hair Salon, the credit union, R.M. office, the Meota Café, the SGI office and from Lawrie Ward.

The annual meeting of the Do Drop In was held March 11 with a good turnout of members. The election of officers found the president to be Eric Callbeck. The vice-president is Nestor Fransoo, the secretary is Gwen Lacerte and the treasurer is Linda Ard. The board of directors was listed along with different committees.

The regional meeting is in Edam April 13, so hope that members will try to attend. The walk-a-thon forms are available for seniors wanting to keep track of their mileage from April 1 to May 15.

We need more folks to play shuffleboard Saturday, so call your name in to Linda by Friday afternoon. This is good easy exercise and lots of fun with a nice potluck lunch at noon.

Memberships of $10 are due April 1. SSAI raffle tickets are available from the secretary at $2 each. This is support for the association who get three-quarters of the money and the club keeps one-quarter. We had 12 books and there’s only a couple left if you’d like tickets. The ticket prizes are, first, $1,000 and eight draws for $500.

Contract bridge was played Monday evening with top score going to Robert Iverson and second was Trudy Iverson.

A story to end with, my daughter Joyce in New Zealand went shopping in Cambridge recently. She hasn’t driven that much down there, but she was driving along thinking “hey, this is not so bad” on the correct (left) side of the road, making right hand turns, manoeuvering her way around traffic circles, parallel parking, even driving across the skinny little bridge. Yup, she was OK and feeling quite proud of herself! But you know how bubbles can burst. She came out of the store, hopped in the car to go and “no steering wheel!”

Wrong side! She had to laugh at herself and felt a bit embarrassed, but no harm done.

March brings typical weather

By Margaret MacEachern Correspondent

Morris and Maureen Stewart of Leduc, Alta., were here last Saturday to visit their mom Jean Stewart. They all enjoyed dinner out.

Denise Newton went to Glaslyn to watch her grandson play hockey. They won two games and have now moved into the last round.

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Tuesday morning coffee was enjoyed at Pine Island Suites with show and tell and bingo. There was also a birthday cake for Thelma Lundell. Many more birthdays, Thelma.

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Old location is new for village office

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Village of Borden has moved into new premises at 206 - 1st Ave. across from the Borden Co-op hardware. The office used to be located there before moving into the RM office, but it was feasible to move back to their own quarters.

The building was completely renovated on the inside with new windows, doors and siding and all new furniture. Administrator is Jennifer King. The office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 7 p.m. Mayor of Borden is Tom Redhead and councillors are Ian Tracksell, Terry Tkaczyk, Tony Martens and Cody Bradshaw. Maintenance crew members are Peter Thiessen, Allan Elliot and BJ Berg.

The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly meeting March 9. Upcoming is the annual meeting April 13 at 7 p.m. along with the monthly meeting when a new executive will be elected.

orden Radisson The club have invited Cashback and he is putting on a concert Sunday, April 17. Admission is by donation with the proceeds going to the Borden Firefighters and Borden Care Home emergency generator.

The club will be inviting other clubs the first part of June for a program and supper.

Winners of the last Kaiser tournament were Florence Neufeld and Art Flath and upcoming Kaiser tournament is March 15 and 29 at 7 p.m. Winners of the crokinole tournament March 8 were Martha Rempel, first, and tied for second were Delmar Hamm, Ruben Rempel and Ed Neufeld.

The last bingo for the season is March 16 at 7 p.m.

There will be a farewell program and service for Tony and Michelle Martens and family Sunday, April 3 at 11 a.m. in the Borden Friendship Club Room. The Riverbend Fellowship will

Exterior of Village of Borden office at 201 - 1st Ave. The interior of the building has been renovated. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

provide a hot meal at 12:15 p.m. Everyone is invited to this farewell and those coming for the meal are asked to bring dessert or salad.

Tony has been the pastor of the Mennonite/Riverbend Fellowship Church for the past 15 years and felt it was time to move on. McKinley and Zach attend Borden School and will attend until the end of the school year.

There is a farewell card at the Borden Co-op grocery to sign and donations to a community gift can also be made if desired Radisson Royal Purple No. 347 held their meeting March 7 at the home of Tina Hessell. The lodge is selling Saskatchewan Elks Charity Appeal tickets with the early bird draw May 20 and the main draw for a car or $20,000 is June 11. Tickets are at the General Store in Radisson or from the ladies.

A $50 donation went in to Telemiracle, March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Saskatchewan Royal Purple kicked off their annual BrainLove campaign March 1. Acquired brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability in children and young adults worldwide. Seventy per cent of survivors are between ages 18 and 28 and males are twice as likely as females to acquire a brain injury, with half of all brain injuries the result of motor vehicle collisions. There were 2,200 new cases in Saskatchewan each year.

The lodge will be donating to the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children next month. Since this is Radisson Lodge’s 40th anniversary, the ladies are trying to come up with some ideas on how to celebrate the milestone.

Congratulations to Rachel Sutherland from Borden who won the intermediate class in public speaking at the Crown Hill 4-H speak-offs in Hafford on March 13. The district 4-H public speaking will be held in Hafford on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Hafford School.

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A sudden change in the weather has dumped a nasty amount snow all over the area. It left highways and streets slippery condition. Just slow down and take things easy while driving and walking. Just the end of Old Man Winter’s blast to finish off the mild winter we have had.

With the mild winter and late freeze up when the geese flocks left, they must not have gone too far when they migrated. They seem to be arriving in flocks, getting prepared to start their nesting season early for the goslings to enjoy our warm summer days.

The robins are arriving as well, and some of them could have been about all winter long. The crows are on their way for the summer, but they are going to have a big battle on with so many big ravens about. They seem to be out everywhere all year long now.

It will not be long before the smaller songbirds arrive.

There could be a few horned larks and bluebirds about now. They like to come early.

It is so welcoming to see them all coming back for another nesting season.

Battleford West Place Bridge Road Development on Telegraph Road in Battleford has been having a few problems with the big snow

melt. With the thawing and freezing at nights, some of the drains have been freezing up causing water build up. They have had to get extra help to steam the drains open to let the water drain.

The annual change in time has taken place over the past weekend. We are so thankful not to have to make the onehour change. A person has to keep in mind if you are doing any travelling to be aware.

It also has changed the time of a few television programs and reports. So we all have to get used to it. The next time change will be later in the fall.

Easter is early this year and the school students will be having a few days off. It will give the school bus drivers and the teachers a little break. They will have one more holiday, Victoria Day, in May before school ends in June for the summer holiday.

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Post office technology issues finally cleared up

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

CONDO LIFE CAN BE FOR YOU

• NO SNOW TO SHOVEL • NO GRASS TO MOW

Wishing you a little luck of the Irish this March 17!

Our community experienced great sadness last week. Long time, wellknown perfect gentleman Ray Cummings passed away. Also, the sudden, shocking passing of Kathy Paggett, who operated KP Gardens, left a hole in all of our hearts. Both of these fine citizens will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. Our thoughts and prayers to these families.

The lengthy closure due to technology issues at the post office has finally been resolved. The lack of communication by Canada Post on this issue is what left people frustrated, however, the situation appears on the mend and normal service has returned.

The Unity Elks presented $3,000 each to the Courtesy Car and Parkview Place, showing that their efforts are intended to give back to the communities they serve.

The Celebrate Unity gala event held March 7 welcomed and recognized 12 new businesses. The event also paid tribute to three new managers and owners that included the new operators of Bluezon 2nd, the ElHalabis, as well as Carolyn Kopp, who takes over from Scott Gilbert on the Unity Housing Authority and Ron Rutley, who is now the pastor at the Unity Baptist Church.

Unity is thankful the following people have chosen to set up their businesses in our community: Amanda Lewis Massage, Hired Gun Building Solutions Jesse Lang, Javajee Construction Jennifer Belcher, Karen Nelson Massage, KB Photography owner Kelsey Belliveau, Lonestar Construction, owned by Logan, Ron and Shirley Claughton, Geoff

nity News Palm’s Handyman Service, Stephanie Shug with Reiter’s Esthetics, Joe and Tarayn Laley, who operate TJ’s Residential Contracting, Unity Lonestar Towing run by Daikota Tanner and Ashley Tanner as well as Victor Bellegard who runs VJB Concrete Inc and Justin Meredith who runs Seale Custom Wood products.

In other business news, Unity will no longer be able to enjoy the popular “Frenchie’s pizza” as Brian and Debbie will be retiring and closing up shop March 31. Thank you to them for having this movie rental, pizza place and pool hall for many to enjoy over the years.

Unity Public School enjoyed a PD day March 7 and an early dismissal day is coming up this month.

UPS had a nice surprise on leap day when Unity Credit Union came supplying cupcakes to a Grade 2 student who was celebrating her birthday.

The Division 2 bonspiel is coming up March 24.

A celebration of learning took place at UPS on Wednesday and Thursday in conjunction with the next set of report cards. Mrs. Carlton says the kindergarten class will share “a variety of activity-based centres.” And they have chosen writing pieces and special projects to showcase “Grade 1s will be sharing selected samples of writing from throughout the year.

As well, the children will be explaining some of the strategies we have been learning and using to decode new words,” say Ms. Z and Mrs. Pool.

Miss Miller reports, “Grade 3M have been exploring the use of technology in the classroom.”

“The staff and students of UPS have been working diligently towards the assessment as learning process.

Students have been learning to identify outcomes, assess as they learn, and move towards their learning target,” says Mrs. Brown.

According to Ms. Koback, “The Grade 2K students will be taking you through four stations. They will show you the growth they made in their writing, what they know about shapes, their animal diorama, and their portfolios.”

Ms. Poppleton’s Grade 2P students “will share a portfolio that will include various forms of writing collected throughout the year.”

“In Grade 3S, the students will share with you the various writing projects the Grade 3S class has been working on,” says Mrs. Soloski, “As well, the students each have two Book Creator projects to share with you on their learning in science, plus a video of their performance in The Three Little Pigs.”

Mrs. Tyler says, “The Grade 4 class will focus on math and writing. Please join us in celebrating your child’s learning.”

Mrs. May says. “The Grade 5 students will share their math and language arts portfolio. The students will use their math portfolio to explain climbing walls and how these walls guide them in achieving the outcomes. ” In a presentation led by teachers Mrs. Brown and Mr. Jedlicka, “The Grade 6 students will be sharing their expository writing, reading goals and the work they have been doing on SeeSaw.” St. Peter’s School participated in The Great Big Crunch March 10 wherein

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Photo submitted by Sherri Solomko staff and students simultaneously crunched into an apple at exactly 1:30 p.m. along with thousands of other students across Saskatchewan as part of the nutrition awareness month. Delta Coop came with the apples.

UCHS senior basketball teams are in regional playoffs this weekend hoping to earn a provincial berth.

Badminton is in full swing and the Grade 7s held a mini tournament March 11.

Indoor track practices have begun. The Warrior football program is once again underway with the popular Mom’s Pantry fundraiser on until April 5.

Here’s what I know about hockey season up to this point: The atoms captured the league title on the road in dramatic fashion when they came from behind in a 7-5 game and sunk in two goals in the last two minutes to send the game to OT, scoring the winning goal a few minutes in. The atom red team also captured the consolation side of the league in the same week.

The bantam teams are the last two standing in the Highway 14 League and will square off against each other for the league title. The bantam provincial team in the north final took game one on the road against Tisdale and were to play game two of the two-game total point series March 13 at home. Results

were not available at press time.

The Unity arena has adopted the Wilkie Outlaws in their fire year and have enjoyed their exciting run for both a league and provincial B title. The Outlaws are squaring off against the Biggar Nationals for the league banner while they continue to play Drake for the north final in their provincial run.

The Midget AA defeated the Saskatoon Screaming Eagles in a best out of three series and will now face off against the other Saskatoon AA team for the semifinal in their Centre 4 League championship run.

Unity Curling club played host to U18 Northwest Regional playdowns cheering on our own Team Powell.

This weekend will be the Bramchice Farm ladies’ spiel.

Soccer registration forms are available at the town office. Completed forms along with payment can be returned to the town office

by April 5 at 4 p.m. Children must be turning four before Dec. 31, 2016 to register.

Registration will be held April 6 in the Unity rink lobby from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Ball teams are ready to hit the arena once the ice is out. On the agenda for ball in Unity is minor ball day in May plus three other major events, including Western Canadian U21 ladies fastpitch championships. The

UK Royals will play. They won this title in 2015, beating Vancouver in Surrey, B.C. In other recreation news, folks noticed some big equipment removing that long standing pile of dirt from the new pool construction and putting it into the old pool site. This will make way for future recreational development in that area.

Don’t want to cook Sunday? Then head down to the famous museum Sunday brunches put on as a fundraiser for the museum.

Coffee row folks – today, younger people might turn to Facebook or Twitter for a quick answer to any question or concern they may have, but there is still a familiar place that can answer plenty of the “what if’s, how to and how comes” that we fondly refer to as coffee row. Advice may be limited to a handful of experts, or the Dean of “coffee college,” however the wisdom presented and the variety of topics handled while enjoying fresh cup of hot coffee is an experience I hope is not being taken over by the Internet. This part of our community culture and tradition is far too enjoyable and pleasantly familiar for both the “rowers” and those who get to hear the laughter or the debates. So you see we keep busy with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row. Until next time …

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Keeping our club safe

By Mackenzie and Taylor L’Heureux Club Reporters

Members of the Eagle Hills 4-H Club Travel Club will take part in an exchange with Eastern Canada this summer. Photo submitted

Leaving on a jet plane Submitted by Eagle Hills Travel Club This year, nine members of the Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club and one member from the Edam Light Horse 4-H Club will be travelling to Wellington County, Ont., in the Club to Club Exchange that is offered through 4-H Canada. The group is called the Eagle Hills 4-H Travel Club.

The 4-H Canada Club to Club Exchange program is open to groups of 10 4-H member delegates between the ages of 12 and 17, supported by two chaper-

Notes ones. Selected groups from Eastern Canada will be “twinned” with groups in Western Canada. The western delegates will travel to Eastern Canada for 10 days and then those eastern delegates will travel back to Western Canada for 10 days.

Exchange participants will stay with their “twin” family and enjoy a unique experience spanning cultures,

This year Eagle Hills 4-H Club has expanded both in the number of members and the number of projects.

These increases lead to the club being more aware of the importance of safety. It was decided amongst the members, leaders and parents that everyone that is registered with the club be eligible to take a first aid course.

Feb. 27, the first aid course was held at the Agrivilla. The instructor taught everyone the basic of cuts, breaks and shock. She explained the importance of remaining calm and how to go for help when needed.

Everyone learned some important lessons that they will be able to use both in the club and the community, should the need arise.

Eagle Hills 4-H Club members participated in a first aid course at the Agrivilla in February. Photo submitted

The club would like to thank both Sears Canada and Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Cul-

ture, and Recreation. Your support allowed us to offer this course to everyone eligible at no cost.

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Our group travels to Wellington County from July 7 to 16. We host the delegates from July 25 to Aug. 3. We are hoping to tour the delegates around all of the Battlefords, showing them all the highlights and some of the hidden gems. Our members are working hard to come up with ideas and the agenda.

They also have to come up with a community service project while the delegates are here in the Battlefords.

We are hoping the community supports our group as we show what the Battlefords have to offer.

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Get weight loss by running around the block Ed, my old neighbor from Saskatchewan, refused to listen to my whining about a lack of progress on my diet. I have hit a disappointing bottom.

I lost eight pounds but they are refusing to stay lost and have started to come home again. Counting calories, exercising at the gym, has not kept me dropping weight. I have tried to survive on smaller portions with no snacking after supper, but my war against my fat is at a stand-off.

“It’s not a crisis worthy of consideration,” according to Ed. “If your weight gets bad enough you can get on the television show, ‘Biggest Loser,’ and get

both thinner and richer!”

Ed believes that a financial crisis is the only real problem of concern in a person’s life.

Ed advised me that I need to run twenty-five times around the block each morning, noon, and night, and my blubber will melt away. If my weight continues to refuse any reduction, I may have to try Ed’s advice.

I have a great resistance to taking advice from Ed. His instructions may be clear, but they do not always seem to be in my best interests.

If Ed would come here and run around the block seventy-five times a day, I would be more eager to do

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca the same. I would certainly try it if he lost weight after doing it for a few days or weeks. I want to feel assured that advice has been tried and proven to be beneficial before I follow it. I want to be in control of what I do, but my diet has proven it is more than what I do.

Serious dieting does not necessarily lead to the weight loss desired. I can add weight effortlessly, but I cannot easily subtract it even with rigorous dieting.

In the season of Lent, Christians are called to remember only God is in control. We have only a limited control of our

lives.

Bill Wilson (A.A.) learned in his addiction to alcohol that he could not control his drinking, but that God was in control of everything even those lost in addictions. He came to think, “No matter how wrong things seem to be, they are still all right.

Things are all right with God and His world.”

God can overlook our addictions, our sins and faults and failures. God seeks to save and heal sinners, both those that drink too much and those who think of themselves self-righteously. God’s loving forgiveness is a gift because he is love and is in control.

Lent reminds us that control is not ours but God’s. We see things as either good or bad, but God is at work in both.

Although Jesus was good and kind to people, his enemies plotted to kill him.

The disciples felt like their whole world went wrong when Jesus was arrested and crucified. Even after Jesus arose from the dead they were slow to understand God was in control of all that happened. Jesus laid down his life for sinners. God sent him to be the atoning sacrifice for all the sins of the whole world on the cross. Jesus willingly shed his blood as the true Lamb of God to erase the sins of the world.

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Hope Mennonite Fellowship

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

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

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.

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Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Spanish Ministry)

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All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

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Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Father Greg Elder

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

On the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month: 9:30 a.m.

On the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of each month: 12:30 p.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky - 306-961-1390

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Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

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ANGLICAN PARISH

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Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

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St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Rev. Father Greg Elder SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.

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SUNDAYS Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

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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

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H holds club speeches

Musical Entertainment by A Bunch of Guys drew about 80 to the Rabbit Lake Community Hall March 13. Photo

by Alan Laughlin

Signs of spring, but winter still waiting in the wings

By Alan Laughlin Correspondent

Spring tempts us, but we know it is too good to be true. You know the adage — three snows after the crows. Sunday started out a beautiful day, but by suppertime we had a real blizzard going. Apparently at Meeting Lake there accumulated about five inches of the sloppy wet stuff. That said many of the spring friends have arrived. We have seen gophers playing along the highway, ducks and geese are wondering what they are to do with a frozen lake and some have reported seeing bluebirds.

While we were gone to

abbit Lake News Cuba, Shirley Leigh celebrated a significant birthday. Friends and relatives gathered at the Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle to wish her well on her number 70. Many of Shirley’s classmates were in attendance.

Congratulations, Shirley.

If you had been at the annual snowmobile rally and stayed to see the prizes awarded you would have heard that Dave Martens was the winner of the $1,250 prize, however that

was a simple mistake and it should have been Dave Mischuk. Apparently the ticket only read Dave M. but on further investigation it was determined to be Dave Mischuk. Congratulations Dave M.!

March 13, about 80 people gathered at the Rabbit Lake Community Hall to hear A Bunch a Guys sing and play. Lunch and visiting followed.

April 16, the Rabbit Lake Community Hall Board will sponsor a spring supper.

This supper is in lieu of the annual Easter supper. Over the last years the Easter supper and the Mayfair fish fry have coincided on the same evening. This year we can

take in both.

March 9 the Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise Circle held its annual general meeting, with a good turnout. The executive for this year is president Jim Tomkins, vicepresident Dave Plummer, secretary Naomi Unger and treasurer Lynn Morrison.

Cornie Martens had been president for 12 years and we thank him for his time and dedication.

March 17, Rose Gill Lodge will be sponsoring a Kaiser tournament at the lodge. Tournament begins at 7 p.m.

March 31 is the annual general meeting for the Rabbit Lake Community Hall Board.

Community proud of birdhouse maker

By Helena Pike Correspondent

It always seems to me that March can be a month of stormy weather at times.

The geese must think spring is here because they are back. Hope they can find some water to swim in. Although we have had some very mild days, the ground in many places is still covered with snow.

Gophers, too, are making their appearance. They usually come out very early.

Many people have been ill with various forms of flu.

Travelling is still very

aseca News popular even though we are getting close to spring and the work it brings.

Jug and Eleanor Pegg recently returned from a holiday spent in Cuba, where they enjoyed the sights and fine weather. Eleanor then travelled to Calgary, Alta. with her daughter Katlyn and husband Corry Ducherer to visit daughter Dallas and her husband Jay.

birdhouses which are auctioned and sold for charities. He began making and numbering the birdhouses in 2002 and, at a recent Ronald McDonald fashion show charity, one was numbered 15,000. Bruce has used the birdhouse project for many causes, with none of the money raised going to administration. His motivation for good work has reached far and wide. Many of his birdhouses can be seen throughout the countryside, providing shelters to protect songbird populations. Congratulations, Bruce. We are proud of you!

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club at the district speeches event.

Submitted Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club had their club speeches Feb. 28 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in North Battleford. The top two participants from each age category moved on to the 4-H District 34 speeches. Senior: Jordan Mitchell, Keeley-Shae Somers.

Intermediate: McKenna Mitchell, Mickayla Carlson. Junior: Taylor L’Heureux, Mackenzie L’Heureux.

Cloverbud: Jayden L’Heureux, Cloe Florence.

Three 4-H clubs attended the district speeches at Fort Battleford March 6. Placing second in the senior category was Keeley-Shae

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Evelyn Janus returned recently from Drayton Valley, Alta., where she visited with her sister Ethel Geisbrecht and Ethel’s daughter Rhona and her husband.

It is just recently that I was sent an article from a December issue of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. The article was entitled Maidstone’s Birdhouse Man, Bruce McFadyen, has become a hero to two Saskatoon charities.

Bruce and his wife Mary raised their family in Waseca and still live on the east side of Waseca. For years Bruce has been making

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Somers. Placing first in the intermediate category was Mickayla Carlson and second was McKenna Mitchell. Placing first in the junior category was Mackenzie L’Heureux, and placing in the Cloverbud category was Jaden L’Heureux, first, and Cloe Florence, second. The first place participants will be moving on and competing at the regional speeches April 3. Congratulations to all participants and best of luck to Mickayla, Mackenzie and Jaden.

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