Canora Courier 2023-05-18

C C OURIER ANORA

Veselka Ukrainian dance concert performed for enthusiastic audience

Over a year into the war in Ukraine started by the Russian invasion, the 47th Annual Veselka Ukrainian Dance Concert at Canora Composite School on May 7 provided a welcome opportunity to celebrate Ukrainian culture along with the dedication and talent of the featured student dancers.

The program opened with a greeting from Maria Schigol, emcee.

“Welcome to our celebration of Ukrainian heritage. I danced with Veselka for 13 years and it’s so great to see these talented dancers carry on the tradition.”

A moment of silence was observed “in memory of the soldiers and

citizens of Ukraine who have lost their lives due to the Russian invasion.”

All the dancers gathered on stage for the singing of O Canada and Shche Ne Vmerla Ukrainas (Ukraine National Anthem).

All dancers took part in the Pryvit, also known as the Welcome Presentation. Junior 1 dancers Aspyn Fullawka, Miles Kitchen, Paisley Mickelson, and Keira Owchar made the traditional presentation of the Bread, Salt and Wheat, which represents a wish of prosperity and health.

A total of 42 dancers took part in the concert in total with ages ranging from five to 16 years,

according to Shannon Unick, president of Canora Veselka Ukrainian Dance.

“The dancers gave the audience an exceptional performance. Their hard work, dedication and love of dance showed it!” said Unick.

Throughout the program, the audience spontaneously broke out in applause during the performances to show their appreciation for the energetic entertainment provided by the dancers.

Unick said practices were held once a week in preparation for the big event.

During the program, duet Poltava dances were performed by Joshua Prychak and Maddy

Dutchak, and Jack Craig and Meekah Unick.

The Junior 1 group members are instructed by Serhiy Zabutnyy and performed two additional dances, the Poltava and the Transcarpathian.

The Poltava is acrobatic and physically demanding for the boys, while the girls display grace and beauty while dancing in technically demanding unison. The Transcarpathian is a moderately paced dance, rhythmic and bouncy with distinct twisting body motions.

Serhiy Zabutnyy is the instructor of the Junior II group, which includes: Bella Fullawka, Kaydence Goulet, Jacob

Prychak, Layla Keyowski, Riley Roberts, Cadence Dutchak, Olivia Owchar, Isabelle Kondratoff and Yana Shymanska. The Junior II group performed the Hutzul and the Poltava.

Hutzul dances are lively and energetic, characterized by quick stomping and intricate footwork, combined with swift vertical movements.

The Junior III group is instructed by Liana Zabutnyy. Group members Ethan Chabun, Drew Kitchen, Emmett Kitchen and Hannah Dutchak performed the Transcarpathian and the Poltava, and also combined with the Intermediate I group for

their interpretation of the Hutzul.

The instructor of the Intermediate 1 group is Liana Zabutnyy. Group members are: Reid Kitchen, Greta Craig, Madison Dutchak, Tessa Prychak, Jevon Keyowski and Maya Dutchak. In addition to their collaboration with the Junior III group on the Hutzul, they also performed the Polissia, a fast paced, bouncy dance which incorporates high leg movements with repetitive tapping and stamping.

The Intermediate II group is instructed by Liana Zabutnyy. Group members include: Isabelle Chabun, Simon Craig,

The seductive nature of the Gypsy dance was a significant contrast from the other traditional Ukrainian dances at the Veselka Ukrainian Dance Concert at Canora Composite School on May 7.

Celtic rock group entertains enthusiastic Canora audience

The Canora Arts Council concert at Canora Composite School featured the Derina Harvey Band, a five-member group where everyone hails from Canada’s east coast.

In addition to their wideranging musical talents, the band brought a refreshing dose of east coast enthusiasm and humour to just over 100 music fans in attendance in Canora on May 11.

Comments from concertgoers included: “Great entertainment,” “Wonderful, fun and humorous,” and “So enjoyable, great sound.”

“We have been happily touring all over the place, 13 shows in 15 days in Ontario, and now Saskatchewan with 10 shows in 12 days,” said Harvey. “You live in a postcard here in Saskatchewan, are you aware of this? We drive around in this province in our Dodge Caravan, and we’re forever stopping and taking pictures of barns, fields, sunsets and all the other lovely scenery you have here.”

As the band opened the concert, Harvey encouraged those in attendance to join them for an evening of a musical “Excursion around the Bay” which happened to be the title of their first song, written by Johnny Burke.

She instructed the audience to echo back “Hey” when it came up during the song, and was clearly quite impressed with their enthusiasm.

Portland Town by Schooner Fare was the next number. It was quickly

evident that Harvey has a powerful and expressive voice, and is back by a talented and versatile group of musicians. In addition to lead vocals, Harvey also plays acoustic guitar. Other group members are: Steve Pinsent, drums, who cofounded the group in in 2006 with Harvey; Scott Greene, harmony vocals, electric guitar and banjo, joined in 2009; Ed Smith, harmony vocals, bass and piano, also joined in 2009 and Jessica Blenis, harmony vocals, fiddle, viola, and she joined the group in 2018.

Throughout the evening there was spontaneous applause, often in the middle of a song.

The first original Derina Harvey Band song of the concert was Grow, which we all do in different ways, according to Harvey.

She encouraged the audience to continue to support the local music scene.

“Thank you so much for supporting your local entertainment committee and for keeping the lights on,” she said.

“Driving in Ontario, often we’d come over a hill and around a curve, and the town would be right in front of you. Not here in Saskatchewan, here you’ll see the town lights, but then you quickly figure out it’s a long way in the distance and it’ll be a while before you get there. But that’s OK, it’s an enjoyable ride.”

Humour is a big part of a Derina Harvey Band concert, and Harvey figured that “Sometimes we need a song that’s just plain

foolish.”

Sarah , a traditional Newfoundland folk song, certainly qualifies. The lyrics include:

“One night a little after eight, I crept up to her door, and I whispered ‘Sarah, darling’ as I’d often done before.

‘Sarah! Sarah! I’ll give you Sarah!’ said a voice as down I fell a-flop and her mother saying, as she kicked me all around the shop. The old woman thought she’d killed me and I let her think so, too.

“As I lay there on the floor I scarce knew what to do. At last she said, ‘Is he live or dead? My girl I’ll let him wed.’ Then up I jumps, says ‘Thank you ma’am.’”

Another original Derina Harvey Band composition is Fallen Man’s Daughter.

Harvey said it was written in tribute to the fishermen who died in a powerful storm in 1994 and “to all those who take care of their loved ones, farmers, fishermen, miners and others.”

As it says in a line of the song, “I’m the fallen man’s daughter and you are the lighthouse I saw.”

Harvey said their current tour across Ontario and Saskatchewan has been very much a typical Canadian experience.

“Touring Canada in the spring, you never know what you’ll get. We started this tour about a month ago and it was snowing. Now, it’s like summer here in Canora.”

The band played Irish River by Joseph Crofts, which includes the lyrics: “We had three million sides of blind horses’ hides, We had four million barrels of bone and five million hogs, six million dogs.”

It was around this point in the song that band members suddenly started howling and barking. As Harvey put it, “This is one of my favourite things to do on stage. Wait, why am I barking like my Dad’s old dog?”

Bass player Ed Smith quickly replied, “Your Dad’s dog was named Irish, that’s what we were just singing,” and just like that, they finished the song as if nothing strange had happened.

A highlight of the concert for many was their rendition of Orange Blossom Special by Ervin T. Rouse, which they started fast and seemed to play faster and faster right until the end, led by Jessica Blenis, who made her fiddle sound just like a train.

Harvey said she grew up surrounded by music.

“I remember two telethons and I would have been five or six years old. With cameras rolling, in a legion in Western Labrador I sang Puff the Magic Dragon with a full country band (drum kit, bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin back-up singers; this was the family band along with a few friends). The microphone in my hand was swaying back and forth. During the sound check I fell asleep in my dad’s guitar case.”

The history of the Derina Harvey band goes back to 1998 at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, N.L.

“I met Steve Pinsent –my husband, drummer and Canadian Booking Manager,” said Harvey. “We also met guitarist

Scott Greene there as he was studying recording arts. Around the same time Scott’s High School band-mate, Ed Smith was attending St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. After graduation, we found ourselves migrating one by one to Edmonton in pursuit of careers in the music industry. We were working in sound production, lighting, teaching music lessons, instrument and audio sales and management, all while performing in different performance and recording projects. I was performing as a solo artist at one of my favourite East Coast Themed venues and the manager needed a band on short notice… so I formed a band made up of my friends back in 2006.

“Out of all the other projects we were working on, all the other genres we performed, this fun, back to our roots, weekend bar band had the best reception from audiences. They could see how much fun we were having and that attitude became cyclical.

“So in 2012 we started to take this Derina Harvey Band project more seriously and we released our debut self-titled CD in 2013. We started applying for showcase spots across the continent and began writing our own music. In 2016, our second CD Rove and Go was released and our touring schedule was busy enough to allow us to focus on music full time.

Program) joined us in 2018.”

Harvey describes the band’s music as “an energetic, heartfelt Celtic rock show full of your favourite Celtic covers and traditional tunes that we hope will transport you to a windswept coastline. We will bring you an authentic kitchen party complete with original songs all layered with harmonies, driving rhythms and soaring solos from both electric guitar and fiddle! Ballads, and shanties, stories through songs all wrapped up in a few laughs… maybe a few tears… and we’ll be sure to have a few more laughs before we send ya home.”

The group has performed across Canada and the U.S. for crowds of up to 10,000 people. Even so, the five of them still find something special about playing for folks in small towns such as Canora.

“I love crowds of all sizes but the cozy intimate rooms feel like home,” shared Harvey.” All of the band members, we are all from relatively small and somewhat remote communities. Even though we call Edmonton home these days, our roots are rural.”

The Derina Harvey Band recently completed recording a new album where “eight of the 11 tracks are original dHb songs and we are very excited about that. The new CD will be released this summer.”

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Jessica Blenis (Graduate of

For more information, visit derinaharvey.com

The Derina Harvey Band thoroughly entertained the audience at Canora Composite School on May 11. From left, were: Scott Greene (harmony vocals, electric guitar, banjo), Steve Pinsent (drums), Derina Harvey (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Jessica Blenis (harmony vocals, fiddle, viola) and Ed Smith (harmony vocals, bass, piano).

Canora RCMP arrest male wanted in Yorkton

BY SGT. DEREK FRIESEN

Canora RCMP

Detachment

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP responded to 42 calls from May 4 to May 11, including: one animal call, one assault, one being unlawfully in a dwelling, one break-and-enter, two failing to comply with probation order, two failing to appear in court, one Fire Prevention Act call, one fraud, one lost and found, one Mental Health Act call, three mischiefs, one theft of a truck, 14 traffic offenses, two traffic collisions, one uttering threats, three suspicious persons, two wellbeing checks and one prisoner.

Local RCMP help Yorkton

Members of the Canora/ Sturgis RCMP were

patrolling in Canora on May 8 when they recognized a male wanted for property-related offences out of Yorkton. The male was arrested and transported to Yorkton where he was remanded into custody.

Squatter On May 5, the Canora/ Sturgis RCMP received a report that a male was suspected of squatting in an abandoned home in Mikado. Police continue to investigate.

Welder stolen

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP received a report on May 6 of a break-and-enter that occurred on a property in the RM of Sliding Hills. Police learned a shed was broken into and a welder was stolen. If you have

any information about this incident, please contact the Canora RCMP at 306-563-4700, or you can also report anonymously via Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Facebook abuse

On May 7, the Canora/ Sturgis RCMP received a report that a female was posting messages on Facebook, which was in contravention of a condition on her probation order. The female was arrested and charged for failing to comply with her probation order.

Assault, car theft

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP were dispatched on May 8 to report of a disturbance in Canora. Police went to the scene and

learned a male assaulted a female and then stole her car. Police have charged and obtained a warrant of arrest for a 37-year-old male from Kamsack for assault, mischief, and taking a motor vehicle without consent.

Truck theft

On May 9, a black 2001 Ford 250 was stolen outside a residence on Roslyn Avenue in Canora. The licence plate on the vehicle is WILDB4. Canora/Sturgis

RCMP is looking for assistance from the public regarding this incident.

Fraud complaint

The Canora/Sturgis RCMP received a complaint of a fraud in Canora on May 10. The caller was selling a pair of boots online for $300 and was contacted

by a potential buyer calling themselves Georgie Bee. The caller determined the name and payment method were false and put a stop to the sale of the boots.

Threats have consequences

The Canora/Sturgis

RCMP were dispatched on May 10 to a threats complaint in Sturgis. Police arrested a male for uttering threats and released him on an undertaking with conditions not to have contact or communication with two people.

Heavy traffic restrictions

On May 10, the Canora/ Sturgis RCMP patrolled Daniels Drive in Canora and stopped heavy trucks after 5 p.m. to educate the drivers of the town of Canora bylaw that only

Courier writer places third in provincial newspaper competition

A Canora Courier writer has been recognized for his Remembrance Day tribute to a Second World War veteran in a provincial newspaper competition.

Editor Rocky Neufeld placed third in the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition’s salute to

veterans category. There were 17 submissions. The award was announced on May 12.

The Nov. 10, 2022 story featured Steve Potorieko of

Invermay and his experiences through the Second World War. Potorieko emigrated from Canada from Ukraine.

“It was great to see

permits heavy truck traffic on the road between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Report tips and information

If you have any information about these or any other crimes, or any substances involved in these incidents, please contact the Canora RCMP at 306-563-4700, or you can also report anonymously via Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com. Call the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Turn In Poachers & Polluters (TIPP) Line, tollfree, at 1-800-667-7561 or #5555 from a SaskTel cellphone (phone calls only, no text messages).

Neufeld tap into the 97-yearold war veteran’s experiences during the Second World, sharing his story for the readers while his homeland is being invaded by

Putin’s Army from Russia,” the judge wrote. The winner of the category was Your West Central Voice , based out of Kindersley.

East Central Saskatchewan Crop Report

Seeding is progressing very slowly in the east central region as snow and excess water have been slow to disappear. Producers are hoping for a warm dry forecast where they can see their fields dry up and allow field work to begin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for May 2 – 8, the first of the season. Currently producers in the region have three per cent of the crop in the ground, this is behind the five-year average of 9 per cent. Many producers have indicated that if the weather stays warm, they are seven to 10

days from seeding becoming general in their respective areas.

There was minimal precipitation across the region during the reporting period. The Goodeve area received five mm while the Esterhazy area received three mm. Producers would prefer the rain stay away for now until they get more of their seed in the ground. An increase in daily temperature would be welcomed, especially by livestock producers who are reporting their pastures have been very slow to green up.

Topsoil moisture levels

for the weather to warm up and fields to dry up.

look very good for the region after some adequate snowfall and cool weather

aided water retention early in the spring. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated

as five per cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate and 17 per cent short. Hay and

pasture are rated as four per cent surplus, 71 per cent adequate, 22 per cent short and three per cent very short. Soil moisture appears to be suitable for seed germination and there should not be any moisture concerns early on for pastures.

Livestock producers are busy trying to wrap up spring calving so they can move their cattle to pasture. There is little concern over water availability for livestock due to good runoff and good dugout recharge. Producers not yet seeding are busy preparing their equipment.

With excess water slow to disappear, seeding progress has been slow to non-existent as producers wait

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LOOKING BACK A decade ago

Rose Remenda and Mary Kowbel were among those checking out the goodies table during the May Canora Hospital Auxiliary Tea, where more than $900 was raised in spite of lower than normal attendance, according to Lorie Wasyliw , auxiliary president.

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Canora RCMP were requesting public information to assist with a break-in at the Canora golf course, where unknown individuals broke into the golf cart compound at the Canora golf course and took a golf cart for a joyride, said Cst. T.L. Abbott.

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A number of Canora firefighters spent the better part of a day dealing with a grass and bush fire in the RM of Good Lake, according to Capt. Blake Cairns Apparently, the property owners had been burning rubbish in a garbage pit when the fire spread. In addition to the grass and bush being burned, a couple of old farm buildings were destroyed.

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Devon Paley, Cooper Kraynick, Jada Nordin, and Jhett, Natalia and Cayden Kelly were among the Canora Nursery School students who collected $100 in pennies for the We Create Change program, which develops water supplies for third world countries.

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Joy Stusek , representing the Canora Station House Museum, and Dorothy Korol , the Canora Ukrainian Heritage Museum reported on their recent activities at the Seneca Root Association meeting involving eight area museums at Preeceville Club 60.

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Felicity Mydonick received the award for being the top shooting female at the Melville NASP (National Archer in the Schools Program) tournament held in Melville.

The importance of saving rare livestock breeds has wide-ranging implications

Recently, as I perused www.producer.com I came upon an article on rare breeds of livestock.

Rare breeds have long been an interest of mine – perhaps because when I was a youth my dad raised registered swine and when I was finally allowed my own I purchased a Lacombe gilt.

Lacombes are a breed that was developed in Canada, and when I was just a young lad there were quite a few breeders across the Prairies.

But, the breed fell out of favour and is now almost extinct in Canada with just a few animals left.

From a purely Canadian agriculture history perspective that is unfortunate.

Somewhat surprisingly, given Canada’s significant farm heritage, relatively few purebred livestock were developed here – Canadienne cattle, the Canadian horse, Chantecler chickens being other examples – none of which have huge numbers today.

The Ag Scene

CALVIN DANIELS

Of course a breed of livestock need not be developed here to have significance to this country’s past.

A breed of cattle such as the milking shorthorn was once popular because it was a dual-purpose animal, capable of supplying a reasonable quantity of milk and still be a decent beef type too, a combo coveted on the smaller mixed farms of the past.

Today dairy is highly specialized with breeds relied on that are carefully bred to produce milk in large quantities.

Beef animals are largely reared under standardized feedlot conditions.

The milking shorthorn couldn’t compete on either side of the cattle industry,

and today, according to the producer.com article only 10 purebred Milking Dairy Shorthorns are left in Canada.

Now, it easy to question whether the breed’s survival matters. The milking shorthorn is, at least at this point in time, as obsolete as the threshing machine is to harvesting wheat.

But, what of tomorrow?

We increasingly see governments seeking to impose new regulations on farmers regarding how they farm.

For example, another producer.com article discussed “Proposition 12, the California initiative that could see the state ban pork from barns and places that don’t have open housing

for gestating sows, as well as requiring open housing that goes beyond the sorts of open housing that many new barns have built.” If allowed to pass it will impact how swine are raised to access the huge California market.

Change a finely tuned production system and the existing genetics may not thrive as well. If the system is changed enough will old breeds such as Tamworth and Large English Black swine be useful as they are breeds better suited to range production for example?

And, do we see a day where huge acre farms give way to smaller holdings again? It might seem far-fetched to think that today, but climate change and other factors will be altering the script of many things moving forward.

However, if a breed goes extinct, the genetics are lost, and there are reasonable scenarios where that would be unfortunate for the livestock sector.

garden

Many years ago, my hubby and I were lucky enough to visit beautiful Nova Scotia, and we spent several wonderful days in the very pretty town of Wolfville. It was mid June, and the town was in bloom!

Huge shrubs of azaleas were in glorious bloom just down the road at the Kentville Research Station, and in Wolfville, amazing containers of flowers were everywhere. At the stunning Victorian B&B where we were staying, the exquisite gardens seemed to be growing right before our eyes; but what I enjoyed the most was the lovely smell of the cedar mulch that covered the extensive flowerbeds. That cedar smell was absolutely heavenly!

Mulch comes in different forms, but whatever kind you choose, your garden will enjoy the benefits. Wood chips and bark are readily available, and these are our favourites because they look natural in our flowerbeds. If you are lucky enough to have a lot of trees in your yard, you can use their own fallen leaves as mulch.

At this time of year it might seem natural during spring clean-up to rake them all up, but just let them be. They keep the moisture in the ground, and also give excellent shelter to many beneficial insects in the garden. If you feel that the leaves are perhaps too thick, you can rake them up in the fall, chop them up with your lawnmower, then put them in garbage bags and store them over the winter in a dry location.

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The Garden Grapevine

DEBBIE HAYWARD

In the spring, re-spread this beautiful, natural (free!) mulch around your plants.

Living in a country locale? Straw also can be used as mulch; put down a layer about three to six inches deep, but not right up against your plants. Grass clipping can also work, sort of, but you have to use a thin layer. These clippings provide good nitrogen, but if you layer the clippings too thickly you’ll end up with a steamy, less-than-fragrant situation! Do not use grass clippings if you have sprayed your lawn with any kind of chemical. And if you’re a gardener with a compost bin, compost is a wonderful mulch, even if you just use a thin layer combined with something else.

Why mulch? Mulch can make your gardening easier by helping to keep weeds down. With a layer of mulch, weeds don’t see the light of day. And if any do sprout, it’s easier to

extract them from mulch than from soil. It’s truly a satisfying feeling to grab a handful of quackgrass and pull, and see two or three feet of rhizome slip easily out of the mulch! That would never happen in soil.

Mulch adds organic matter to your garden. Nutrients are slowly released as the compost slowly breaks down, resulting in happier and healthier soil. One of the garden’s best friends, earthworms, will be very happy if you mulch, because mulch will create more biological activity in your garden soil, a smorgasbord for the earthworms!

Mulch helps keep moisture in your soil by slowing down evaporation. It helps to keep the soil cooler, which is much more comfortable for the plants’ roots. And it’s nice to have mulch in your flowerbeds because if you want to pick a bloom from that plant way in the back, you don’t have to step on soil to get there! It keeps your garden neat, and keeps soil off your plant’s leaves after a big rain.

The best time to put on mulch is in the spring when your perennials are just starting to come up, but if you’re careful around your plants you can do it anytime. Don’t make a layer thicker than four inches, because yes, there can be too much of a good thing.

Isn’t it great to be outside? New garden miracles are popping up every day! Enjoy each day in the garden and have a lovely week.

Mulch isn’t exactly pretty, but it can help create an attractive

Stewardship is the measure of a disciple

Do you find your faith life exciting?

a) Never

b) Sometimes

c) Always

Why do we feel the need to gather in community? Why does every town have a recreational director and plans events like Cinco de Mayo, Canora in Bloom, or Winter Festivals?

In Downtown Petula Clark sang,

“When you’re alone and life is making you lonely You can always go / Downtown.”

In The Loneliness Factor, Father Ron Rolheiser says, “Even if you are a happy person, a person who relates well to others and who has many close friends, you are probably still lonely at times… We hurt, and we live in pain, in loneliness, damned loneliness.”

But if we can only get “downtown”, as in the Downtown song, we can be:

“Happy again / The light’s so much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares So go downtown.”

In the Christian community it should be easier to “…find somebody kind to help and understand you Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand To guide them along.”

Pause for Reflection

KEN ROLHEISER www.kenrolheiser.com

Someone who is just like you? What is the measure of a disciple? Discipleship is being a follower of Jesus. Stewardship is being grateful for all that we have been given by God and generously sharing what we have been given.

An example comes to mind. Several businesspersons ran late at a meeting and were rushing to the airport to catch a plane home for supper. As they passed through the airport, one of them bumped an applecart, spilling the apples, which rolled all around. The men rushed on, all but one who stopped and called, “You may have to tell my wife I’ll be late.”

He went back and started gathering apples. They belonged to a blind 16-year-old girl. As he collected the apples, he noticed some were bruised, so he gave her $40 dollars to compensate. After she thanked him and

he was walking away, the girl called out, “Hey mister, are you Jesus?” (Story told by Father Don Lukey).

If you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, attending Mass, parish volunteering and fund-raising will seem like a happy opportunity to follow Jesus. If you are not a disciple, stewardship will look like a recruitment drive to boost Mass attendance; it will look like begging for more parish volunteers, and it will look like endless fund-raising requests.

Discipleship is the result of a loving relationship with Jesus. Stewardship means following Jesus irrespective of the cost. A steward shares the gift of his time, the gift of his treasure and the gift of his talent for the good of all. Once we accept our discipleship out of love, we follow Jesus beyond our parish boundaries in our evangelization of others.

1 Peter 4:10 tells us: “Each one of you has received a special grace, so, like good stewards responsible for all these different graces from God, put yourselves at the service of others.”

Matthew 25:35–40 outlines what we must do to enter the kingdom of God: “I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.”

Invermay School News Report: March and April filled with activities

BY ANGELO FERENAL

Invermay School experienced many bustling activities over the past couple months, many due to the support of the Red Cross and SADD (Students Against Drinking & Driving).

On March 6, Invermay School gave recognition to Red Cross Pink Day. Students wore pink and thanks to the dedication of the Red Cross, were able to write positive messages on other students’ lockers, and had the opportunity to create their own antibullying T-shirts.

The SADD chapter promoted the Provincial Impaired Driving Week March 6-10 as well. Throughout the week, the club organized many interactive activities at noon that helped students acknowledge the seriousness of impaired driving. The SADD group held a Bring Your Own Banana sale on April 19 and 20. Students were all to bring a banana to school which the Red Cross had taken and created an ice cream

sundae. Students had the taste of toppings and flavours of their choice with their banana. We’d like to thank everyone who had participated in the event.

Kent Seerey, along with volunteers, took the Outdoor Ed class ice fishing and tent fishing at Pelican Lake, a wonderful and educational experience for these students.

Invermay School held a Bunny Day on April 6 with many students dressing in their best bunny ears and Easter clothing. The day had been busy with the Red Cross hosting a bake sale that day and the SRC having prepared an Easter egg hunt. The students enjoyed an amazing start to the month of April. A special thanks to the Red Cross and SRC for their activities.

Kindergarten students had made Easter bunny baskets in celebration of the Easter Holiday. With the use of milk cartons and craftsmanship, these children truly are creative and imaginative.

The Grade 1 and 2

class had the opportunity of hearing Jennifer Redekop’s presentation based on agriculture. This was a delightful time learning and understanding the crops and plants of Saskatchewan.

Invermay’s junior badminton team has continued to show much improvement from last year. Canora had held a tournament on April 6 in which Michael Mesias prevailed in second place competing for boys singles. Great job, Michael!

The team competed at Pre-Conferences on April 24 with many proceeding to Conferences including: Angelo Ferenal and Kashton MacLean in boys doubles, Michael Mesias in boys singles, Halo Engele and Kyle Pena in mixed doubles, and Taelynn Maier and Samantha Landanganon competed in girls singles. Conferences were held at Canora on April 25 and the Invermay team played hard there. Michael and Samantha, representing the boys and girls singles, both managed

to advance to Districts. The team continues to improve overall and players have done an excellent job with their play. The team roster includes: Michael Mesias, Samantha Landanganon, April Grychowski, Cassandra Ponte, Kashton MacLean, Halo Engele, Kyle Pena, Taelynn Maier, Angelo Ferenal, and Cassidy Bosovich. They are coached by Diana Enge.

As part of Red Cross Pink Day, Invermay School students were given the opportunity to write positive messages to other students on their lockers.

SADD held a Bring Your Own Banana sale where students were to bring a banana to school, which the Red Cross used to create ice cream sundaes.

Invermay School Bunny Day encouraged students to dress in their best bunny ears and Easter clothing.

Grade 1 and 2 students heard Jennifer Redekop ʼ s presentation based on agriculture, a time learning and understanding the crops grown near Invermay and across Saskatchewan.

At badminton Conferences in Canora on April 25, Michael Mesias and Samantha Landanganon of Invermay School competed in singles action and advanced to Districts.

VESELKA

CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Maddy Dutchak, Rori Love, Cassidy Wolkowski, Danielle Dutchak, Olivia Tratch, Joshua Prychak, Natalie Kosar and Rhianna Stefanyshyn. Intermediate II performances included the Poltava and the Bukovynian.

The Bukovynian dances are lively, energetic and

characterized by high stepping, intricate foot stamping combinations.

The Senior group instructor was Serhiy Zabutnyy and features the following dancers: Meekah Unick, Henry Craig, Jack Craig, Ava Love, Makayla Heshka, Brenna Reine, Noah Prychak, Sofia Tratch and Alaina Roebuck. The Seniors

performed a total of four dances: Transcarpathian, Hopak, Bukovynian and Volyn.

Volyn dance steps are characterized by energetic jumping, high legs, lively arms and twirling steps.

The Boys group instructor was Serhiy Zabutnyy. Group members, from junior, intermediate and senior age groups

included: Miles Kitchen, Jacob Prychak, Emmett Kitchen, Drew Kitchen, Reid Kitchen, Jevon Keyowski, Josh Prychak, Noah Prychak, Jack Craig and Henry Craig. The Boys group performed the sword dance.

Liana Zabutnyy was the instructor of the Gypsy group. The Gypsy dance

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During this lively Bukovynian dance, several female members of the Senior group were able to defy gravity with the aid of their male partners.

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The sword dance by the Boys group included this wellchoreographed sword fight.

It appeared that Reid Kitchen and Jevon Keyowski were just as comfortable dancing on their hands as on their feet during the Intermediate 1 Poltava.

The Intermediate II group performed their highstepping version of the Bukovynian dance.

The Junior 1 group showed off their fancy footwork during the Poltava dance.

Hannah Dutchak led the way and the male members of the Junior III group faithfully followed as they performed the Transcarpathian dance.

Encouraged by other members of the Senior group, Jack Craig leaped high into the air during the Hopak dance, which allows each dancer the opportunity see if they could to outdo the other.

VESELKA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 was performed by: Meekah Unick, Ava Love, Makayla Heshka, Brenna Reine, Sofia Tratch and Alaina Roebuck. Choreography

for the Gypsy dance incorporates spins and high leg movements, and is highly seductive compared to other traditional Ukrainian dances.

Veselka dancers

previously excelled at the Kalyna Festival in Yorkton on April 28 -30, bringing home a number of medals. Their 2022/23 season ends with the Veselka concert.

In addition to Shannon

Unick, members of the executive for the past season were: Crystal Reine, vicepresident, Chantel Kitchen, secretary and Cindy Wolkowski, treasurer.

Megan Mickelson was

along with Tina Love and Shannon Unick. MORE PHOTOS

ON

The Senior Gypsy group, from left, included: (standing) Brenna Reine, Sofia Tratch, Ava Love and Makayla Heshka, and (seated) Alaina Roebuck and Meekah Unick. Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

In their Boys Cossak Sword Dance costumes, from left, were: (back row) Drew Kitc hen, Reid Kitchen, Noah Prychak, Joshua Prychak and Jevon Keyowski; (Middle) Jacob Prychak, Miles Kitchen and Emmett Kitchen; and (front) Henry Craig and Jack Craig.

Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

Members of the Intermediate 1 group, wearing their Polissia costumes, from left, were: (back row) Tessa Prychak and Madison Dutchak ; and (front) Reid Kitchen, Mya Dutchak, Greta Craig and Jevon Keyowski. Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

Members of the Junior II group in their Hutzul costumes, from left, were: (standing) Cadence Dutchak, Isabelle Kondratoff, Layla Keyowski, Kaydence Goulet, Yana Shymanska, Riley Roberts, Bella Fullawka and Olivia Owchar; and (kneeling) Jacob Prychak.

Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

In their Poltava costumes, Junior 1 group members, from left, were: Kiera Owchar, Miles Kitchen, Aspyn Fullawka and Paisley Mickelson.

Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

In their Transcarpathian costumes, members of the Senior group, from left, were: (back row) Noah Prychak, Henry Craig and Jack Craig; and (front) Alaina Roebuck, Ava Love, Meekah Unick, Makayla Heshka, Brenna Reine and Sofia Tratch.

Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

Spring tea brings out strong community support for Food Bank

Volunteers were busy answering questions and making sales at the Gateway Community Church Mother’s Day Tea & Bake/Plant Sale on May 13.

Those with a sweet tooth were greeted by a fully stocked homemade baking table, and anyone looking for garden ideas had a wide selection to choose from at the plant table.

Proceeds from the event supported Filling the Gap Food Bank of Canora.

Volunteer Kulchera Nicholson greeted everyone in attendance, adding, “We’re pretty much all feeling the pinch lately to some degree in these tough times. It’s nice that we can enjoy each other’s company today to celebrate Mother’s Day and at the same time support those who are really in need financially.”

Patricia Kachman, another volunteer, opened with prayer.

“Thank you Lord for the privilege of celebrating Mother’s Day and for everyone who has come today. Thank you for everyone who helped with preparations today and that we can come together in this way to support the Food Bank. Amen.”

Pastor Mavis Watson, volunteer administrator at Filling the Gap Food Bank for close to 10 years, thanked those in attendance for their support, adding that the need for the Food Bank remains high, thanks to the rapidly rising cost of living.

“The same amount of money that you used to spend on grocery shopping to buy eight bags of groceries will now buy you four.

“Another thing that that I’ve noticed with the Food Bank is the change in the demographic of those in need,” said Watson. “There have been a lot of people that have moved into our community in the last couple of years that have come out of the energy sector, for example, in Alberta. And some of them arrived after having spent all of their savings, trying to keep their lives going back in Alberta. Because of the cutbacks in the energy sector in the province of Alberta, just for an example, they would arrive in Canora in hopes that they could make a fresh start. They had sold everything there. Some of them lost everything there, unfortunately. They arrived here and the last bit of money that they

have they spent on renting a property.

“So I want to just say thank you to the town office of Canora, because they’re very much aware of us. They have sent a number of these families our way and we’ve been able to help them because you have helped us.

“I want to also say that it’s been a privilege, particularly these last six, seven months to help the Ukrainian refugees that have moved to Canora.”

Watson said her predecessors originally operated the food bank out of their homes, but the need became such that a building was required.

“I want to thank Lorie Regehr, she’s housed the Food Bank all of these years ever since she purchased the Dairy Bar building. How many of you take time to go and have an ice cream throughout the summer? Well, the next time you do would you tell her thank you for letting the Food Bank stay at absolutely no cost, and to use that facility to help the community.”

That kindness is utilized to aid those who bring their needs to the Food Bank.

“We give out an average

of anywhere from four to eight hampers a week,” said Watson. “And at Christmas time, we have the privilege of giving substantial food hampers to the community.”

Watson said late August is also usually a very busy time at the Food Bank.

“The mothers are buying clothes and shoes for their kids and they spend whatever they have on getting their children ready for school. That’s often when they’ll come and say, ‘Can I get help with the food bank because I’ve spent all my money on getting my kids ready for school.’”

Watson said hampers are filled by following the Canadian Food Guide “to the best of our ability. We want to put a little fruit in there and some fresh meat. And for that I want to say thank you to Gateway Co-op here in Canora for purchasing a steer for the last two years and filling our freezer so we could give meat. And so there are ways in which the community helps us, I have a farmer right now who has been donating fresh farm eggs because you know what the cost of eggs is.”

“So an average hamper now costs anywhere up

to $150, $180,” continued Watson. “For a single individual, we try to give a week’s worth of food. And we’ve had families come and ask for help with as many as 11 people in the home, so you can imagine the size of a hamper like that. It is important to not only give goods, but the finances that you’re going to give today help me to purchase all that fresh fruit and vegetables, and things like bread and butter for these families. So thank you so much.”

The Food Bank is under the auspices of the Canora Ministerial Association.

“We found that the pastors and the priests in the community were the ones that were most often receiving a telephone call or knock on the door with a need,” explained Watson.

Watson opened the floor to questions, one of which was “How do people get in touch with you?”

She welcomes phone calls to her personal land line at 306-563-5315, whether it’s someone in need, someone looking to make a donation, or even someone interested in helping fill hampers, which usually happens twice a week.

Watson reminded those

in attendance that the Bible urges us to look after those who are in need, The Gospel of John sates:

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?’

‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’

Again Jesus said, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’

He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’

The third time he said to him, ‘Simon, son of John, do you love me?’

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, ‘Do you love me?’ He said, ‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.’

Jesus said, ‘Feed my sheep,’” (John 21: 15-17)

It appeared that those who attended the event took the words to heart, because over $1,000 was raised, according to Patricia Popoff, Gateway Community Church Treasure.

“Wow! Bless the Lord.”

Joyce Jordeczka won the door prize of a gardening basket.

Betty Ann Regehr made sure everyone found what they were looking for at the food section of the Mother ʼ s Day Tea & Bake/Plant Sale hosted by Gateway Community Church on May 13. Among the homemade goodies and treats available were: an assortment of cookies, saskatoon and raspberry peroshki, cottage cheese peroshki, a variety of pies, blueberry and cherry cheesecake, chocolate cherry buttercream cupcakes, raspberry jelly and more.

Jocelyn Gogol was busy at the plant table, helping everyone find what they were looking for when it comes to spring planting, including: onions, seed potatoes, chives, calla lilies, tomatoes, pansies, lupines, delphiniums, gladiolas and more.

Proceeds from the Mother ʼ s Day Tea and Bake/Plants sale went to support Filling the Gap Food Bank. Pastor Mavis Watson, volunteer administrator, spoke during the Tea and detailed the increasing need for the services of the Feed Bank.

Sharon Ciesielski was pleased to take home lupines and seed potatoes from the plant sale.

Liz Predy was one of the first in line at the baking table, and took home some yummy treats, including cherry cheesecake, cottage cheese peroshki, and chocolate cherry buttercream cupcakes.

Jackie Skurat and Andy Keshane had their tea poured by Josie Mirva, one of several teenagers and adults who provided friendly service at the Motherʼs Day Tea.

Lacrosse increasing in popularity

The Sturgis Lacrosse organization is happy to announce that another season of lacrosse has kicked off with the first practice.

“I am excited to announce that the snow is going away on the lacrosse field, and we will be beginning practice and we have 100 players registered to play.” said Kristen Peterson, representative from the organization. Practice times are Mondays and Wednesdays at the Sturgis Composite School grounds on the lacrosse field. Players who are registered are from Sturgis, Preeceville, Canora, Yorkton, Norquay, Invermay and Langenburg. Coaches for the season are, Frazer Will (U7), Lisa Serdachny (U9),

James Johnson and Conrad Peterson (U11), Riley Erickson and Shae Peterson (U13), Shae Peterson and Conrad Peterson (U15), and Shae Peterson, Conrad Peterson ad Bo Babiuk (U17-U20).

Nicole Korpusik and Kristen Peterson will be instructing the girl teams that have over 30 players registered. Craig Folk and Cory Babiuk are assisting in coaching both girls teams.

Upcoming tournaments scheduled that the teams will be participating in are: Yorkton, May 26-28; Sturgis home tournament, June 3; and Saskatoon, June 10-11.

Provincials will be held in Saskatoon on June 1011 for U11 and U13 teams.

Provincials for U15, U17

and U20 teams will be held in Regina on June 16-18.

“I am excited for the season to get started and to see the fields filled

with players. Thank you to all the coaches who are offering their time to coach. Our club does not run without you! We are always welcoming of new

people wanting to learn, so if anyone is interested just let one of us know,” concluded Peterson.

Executive members for Sturgis Lacrosse are:

Conrad Peterson, president; Craig Folk, vicepresident; Jean Babiuk, treasurer and Kristen Peterson, secretary and registrar.

Supers open title defence with road win in Yorkton

The Canora Supers opened the 2023

Southeast Senior Baseball League season by wasting no time making it clear that the team is ready to

go after a fourth straight league championship.

On May 12, the Supers headed south to visit the Yorkton Marlins.

“It was a bit of a sloppy

contest as both teams are still ironing out some kinks, but in the end the Supers scored nine runs on nine hits in a 9-1 win,” said Greg Andreychuk,

player/coach. The Supers scored three in the first inning, and then four more in the fifth to blow open a close game.

Kody Rock led the way for the offence with three singles, a run-batted-in, and a stolen base. Dylan Toffan had two singles and two runs scored. Kholton Shewchuk, Ian Quewezance, Clay Sleeva and Jeff Stewart each had one hit. The Marlins surrendered eight walks and made a few costly errors, with the Supers taking full advantage of the added opportunities.

Kody Rock went six innings on the hill while allowing just one run on three hits with eleven

strikeouts to pick up the win. Kholton Shewchuk pitched a clean seventh inning with one strikeout to finish off the game.

“Also of note in this contest were the debuts of Canora native Ty Sleeva, and Yorkton native Riley Stewart,” said Andreychuk. “Both are first year 18U players with the Parkland AA Expos team.”

The next action for the Supers is on May 24 when the Parkland Pirates visit Canora for a tilt at Al Sapieha Field.

Baseball season gets underway in Canora

It was cloudy, cool, and a bit drizzly in Canora on May 8, but there was plenty of enthusiasm in the air as Canora Reds 13U pitcher Cameron Sznerch was throwing strikes to catcher Lucas Thompson at the start of the new baseball season. The Reds faced the visiting Yorkton Team 1 in the first game of the season, but unfortunately came out on the short end of a 7-1 final score.

The Sturgis Lacrosse organization kicked off another season of lacrosse with its first practice. There are two allgirls lacrosse teams registered.

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OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

SOJONKY, Audrey Florence

(née Remenda) - aged 83, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2023, at her home in Vancouver, BC. Audrey was born May 15, 1939, to Joseph and Margaret (Hrytsak) Remenda in Oakburn, MB. Soon after her birth, Audrey’s family moved to Mikado, SK, which she considered her hometown. She lived at Saskatoon’s Mohyla Institute while attending Nutana Collegiate high, making lifelong friendships. Audrey’s career began in educational planning and research; first in Regina, then in Vancouver, where she moved in 1974. There, she dedicated her life to the Ukrainian-Canadian Orthodox community, serving countless organizations. Audrey was a team leader of the 500 Canadians deployed to Ukraine, to observe the country’s controversial presidential election of 2004. While in Vancouver, Audrey chaired her local school board; ran for Member of Parliament in the 1993 election; then held senior staff positions with the federal government. During and after her work life, Audrey also contributed deeply to her community, serving as the regional President of the United Way, and a Director of Vancouver’s Port, Art Gallery, and Aquarium, to name just a few roles. In life, Audrey valued family above all, and cherished her friendships. She cooked and entertained with gusto and laughter. She loved travel and art. She was a devoted mother and Baba. She was a proud Ukrainian-Canadian who lived to serve. Audrey was predeceased by her brother Zane and sisterin-law Levenia; and leaves behind her loving son Toma (Leigh), her grandchildren Alexa and Lukas, and countless other relatives and friends. Audrey’s funeral was held on May 4, 2023, at Vancouver’s Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. The Mikado girl returned home: a graveside service was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023, at the St. Demetories Cemetery, southwest of Mikado, SK, where Audrey was laid to rest near her father. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Audrey’s memory to the UN Ukraine Humanitarian Fund. Vichnaya Pamyat! Family and friends unable to attend are invited to sign an online guestbook at www.lesonsfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements were entrusted to LESON’S FUNERAL HOME, Canora.

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Intermediate II group members in their Volyn costumes, from left, were: (back row) Rori Love, Olivia Tratch, Danielle Dutchak, Natalie Kosar and Maddy Dutchak; and (front) Simon Craig, Rhianna Stefanyshyn, Cassidy Wolkowski, Isabelle Chabun and Joshua Prychak.

Junior III group members in their Poltava costumes, from left, were: (standing) Hannah Dutchak and Ethan Chabun; and (kneeling) Drew Kitchen and Emmett Kitchen. Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

Courtesy of Canora Photograph and Framing

Prior to the 47th annual Canora Ukrainian Dance Concert on May 7, audience members were treated to live music. Performers, from left, were: Garrett Keyowski (drums), Stan Popowich (fiddle) and Orville Drobot (accordion).

Veselka Ukrainian Dancers sang both the Ukrainian and Canadian national anthems at the start of the program. Ukrainian anthem singers, from left, were: Danielle Dutchak, Madison Dutchak, Hannah Dutchak, Tessa Prychak, Riley Roberts, Meekah Unick and Isabelle Chabun.

Members of the Junior II group seemed to be having a great time doing the leaping involved in their Hutzul dance.