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Dancing through the afternoon at CES

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“Teachers! Teachers! Teachers!” was chanted following the student performances. Although the teachers hadn’t planned their own performance they joined all of the CES students in a performance of “YMCA.”

Manor Library welcomes Carol Daniels for Aboriginal Storytelling Month Kelly Running Observer Staff

Carol Daniels is an accomplished woman. A member of the Cree First Nation – of Cree and Chipewyan decent – Daniels is a professional writer, singer/drummer, artist, and storyteller from Regina. Her work was recently featured at the First Nations University of Canada as well as the Elsie Scherle Art Gallery. While her first novel, “Bearskin Diary,” which was recently published has received nominations for three awards last week as well, and she is planning on publishing children’s books in the future.

Attending the Manor Library, Daniels presented and performed for the grade seven and eight class from Manor School. Daniels spoke of First

Nation culture and myths, while relating to students of varying backgrounds.

Daniels explained the importance of tobacco, how the Round Dance is a celebration of community, and of varying musical instruments including drums and shakers, before singing/drumming “O Canada” in a mix of English, Cree, and Chipewyan.

She then began telling stories, emphasizing the importance of imagination and that everyone has something important to say.

“Everything in your world is magic,” Daniels told the students. “When you’re writing, nothing is too silly, that’s why we have fiction. When you write, you have permission to bring your ideas out of your imagination.”

Daniels went on to tell a short story about Little People, whose purpose within First Nation culture

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is to ensure children are always safe. Likening them to guardian angels and explaining that many cultures have different versions of Little People, such as the famous Leprechauns of Irish folklore.

The next story Daniels told to the class involved a girl named Nahanni and her kokum – grandmother – which was enjoyed by the students. The story followed the young girl learning how to bead from the grandmother and touched on important themes such as learning from your mistakes, the importance of patience, the importance of respecting the land, and listening and speaking with your grandparents and elders because one day they will be gone so to treasure the time you do have with them.

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From Front page - Carol Daniels THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: SAGITTARIUS, CAPRICORN AND AQUARIUS.

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(above): Carol Daniels, a Cree First Nation – of both Cree and Chipewyan heritage – professional writer, singer/drummer, artist, and storyteller from Regina stopped by the Manor Library on Friday, Feb. 12, for a presentation to the grade seven and eight class. Here Daniels performs “Hey Jude” accompanying herself with an Inuit drum from the North West Territories.

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(left photo): Carol Daniels told the grade seven and eight class from Manor a story, written and illustrated by Daniels, during her presentation for Aboriginal Storytelling Month.

Your impressive imagination allows you to create a great masterpiece.

You embark on a new lifestyle that is more in line with your aspirations. Everything will fall into place.

You need to recharge your batteries.

Some accumulated fatigue requires that you get some good rest.

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Carol Daniels had the students up and moving for a round dance at the end of her presentation to the grade seven and eight class at the Manor Library for Aboriginal Storytelling Month.

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NEWS - Carlyle town council discuss SUMA

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IN FOCUS - Moose Mountain Wild Boar study emphasizes need to eradicate.

COMMENT - Kelly and Lynne ask the question, “Are name tags necessary?”

SPORTS - Carlyle Cougar senior team looking to be back in action next season

ix members of the Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate Club-Senseis Quinn Brown and Savanna Bryce-along with club members Ethan Anderson, Marlee Cormier, Payton Humphries and Nathen Schmidt-represented the province at the Karate Nationals, January 29-31 in Richmond, B.C., as members of Saskatchewan’s first-ever team. Check out next week’s Observer to read about their impressions and experiences as part of Team Saskatchewan.

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Recipe of the Week Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Ingredients 3 cup (750 mL) 1” (2.5 cm) potato cubes or mini potatoes, halved 2 cup (500 mL) each, baby carrots and sliced celery 1 small onion, cut into wedges 2 leaves bay leaves 1 ½ lb(s) (750 g) 1” (2.5 cm) stewing beef cubes ¼ cup (60 mL) all-purpose flour ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground black pepper 1 Tbsp (15 mL) canola oil 2 cup CAMPBELL’S® Ready to Use 30% Less Sodium Beef Broth ½ Tbsp (7 mL) Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh thyme leaves 2 clove garlic, minced

Directions 1. Combine vegetables in 4½ qt (4.3 L) slow cooker. Add bay leaves.

2. Place stewing beef, flour and pepper into a sealable plastic bag and toss to coat beef.

3. Brown beef well on all sides in heated oil over medium-high heat in large non-stick skillet. Place beef on top of vegetables in slow cooker.

4. Add broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and garlic to skillet and combine well with pan drippings. Pour mixture over beef and vegetables.

5. Cook, covered, on HIGH setting for 4 hours* or until the beef reaches internal temperature of 165°F (74°C) and is fork-tender.

Discard bay leaves before serving.

Make Herb Drop Biscuits: Combine flour, baking powder, parsley, dill, and scallion in a bowl. Cut in unsalted butter with two forks or a pastry blender until crumbly. Add buttermilk and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Transfer mixture to prepared dish. Drop biscuits (about 8 or 9) over mixture. Bake until biscuits are golden brown, 24 to 26 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Staff photo by Kelly Running

The Kindergarten class was entertaining as the class jumped and shook their way through their song at the CES Dance Off.

Staff photo by Kelly Running

Students really got into their performances as they enjoyed performing and watching the other groups dance as well.

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Carlyle Town Council holds post-SUMA meeting Lynne Bell

Observer Staff

SUMA Carlyle Town Council held its first meeting since the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association Convention held Jan. 31-Feb.3 in Regina.

Mayor Wayne Orsted, Town Administrator Hugette Lutz, and councillors John Brownlee, Jenn Sedor, and Martin Tourand attended the annual conference. In addition, Lutz attended the SUMAssure Annual General Meeting, which also took place during the convention.

Mayor Orsted stated that much of SUMA’s fo-

cus was on increased safeguards regarding public disclosure and more rigorous conflict of interest procedures at the municipal level, throughout the province, and as a result council passed Bylaw No. 2016-01, which deals with reporting procedures regarding potential conflict of interest for community officials and empolyees, regarding expenditures. He also stated that green initiatives were another area which garnered much attention.

Town budget Council continiues to work on the Town of Carlyle’s 2016 budget.

Water Engineers recommend the town decommission

three abandoned water wells. Council discussed how this could be done in the most efficient, environmentally-sound and economical way possible.

Suggestions included having the town’s public works employees remove the pumps. These wells have not been used since 2010, when the new water plant was put in use.

Sask. Ombudsman Council was informed that the Saskatchewan Ombudsman will now receive municipal matters.

Next meeting Town Council’s next regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the Carlyle Civic Centre.

Arcola Daycare draws Vegas trip winner

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Travis Hutt of Lampman was the winner of a four-day stay in Las Vegas’s Paris Hotel, courtesty of the Arcola Daycare’s ‘Trip of the Month’ draw, held Thursday, Feb. 4, while Colin Brownridge of Arcola picked up the $120 cash prize. Draws take place monthly at Buddy’s Pub in Arcola. The draw for March’s prize-a trip for four to Wisconsin Dells-will be held at Buddy’s on Thursday, March 3 at 6 p.m.

AT T E N T I O N The Town of Carlyle & R.M. of Moose Mountain No. 63 are announcing a Capital Recreation & Culture Funding Program.

The program is available to any Town of Carlyle recreation or cultural organization who is interested in obtaining funding for capital projects. The program consists of two components, an annual limited matching grant and a larger long term matching grant. Application deadlines are March 31st and September 30th of every year. Funding is limited and applications will be reviewed by the Recreation and Culture Foundation.

Further information and application forms are available from the Town of Carlyle or R.M. of Moose Mountain No. 63 municipal offices.

Flu season continues, vaccinations still available Kelly Running Observer Staff

Influenza season is still upon us and it’s not too late to be vaccinated.

“It is still influenza season and there is still enough time to get immunized,” Janice Giroux, VP Community Health, explained. “People can get very sick and every year it’s important for people to get vaccinated. Many people think the influenza season is over by now, but there are still outbreaks in our communities and we can lessen the severity of it by becoming immunized.”

Vaccinations are being offered through contacting public health, local clinics, as well as local pharmacies.

“It’s been very helpful this year working with pharmacists in increasing the uptake of our campaign,” Giroux explained. “We suggest you call the pharmacy ahead of time, just to make sure a pharmacist is in as small towns sometimes have certain hours the pharmacist is around in and they do not have the flu mist used for kids, you’ll have to contact public health for that.”

5 IN FOCUS Moose Mountain Wild Boar

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study emphasizes need to eradicate Lynne Bell

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(With files from Kelly Running) One year into a study of feral wild board in southeast Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan graduate student Ryan Powers says, “A recent survey of R.M.s (rural municipalities) in Saskatchewan suggests that feral wild boar are widespread and very in abundance throughout the province.”

Powers and research assistant Shelby Adams began work on the project in the fall of 2014. The study is led

by Dr. Ryan Brook of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, who has been an advocate for gaining a better understanding of the feral wild boar problem for a number of years. The Moose Mountain Wild Boar Eradication Committee (MMWBEC) has been actively working to eradicate feral wild boar for over 15 years, when it became apparent that the introduction of wild boar to this area aided destruction rather than diversification.

“The Moose Mountain Wild Boar Eradication Committee has provided us with invaluable knowledge and assistance from their members,” says Powers.

Wild boar were first introduced to Saskatchewan in the 1990s. They were intended to aid agricultural diversification, but even as a very few animals escaped, their rapid rates of reproduction, their easy adaptation to varied environments and their destructive capabilities meant trouble for local farmers and ranchers as well as native wildlife and area ecosystems.

Local rancher and MMWBEC member, Bob Brickley of Kennedy told The Observer in 2015: “The situation started about 14 years ago when the first wild boar were introduced into this area. The boars would do crop damage and terrorize domestic livestock, so local producers started to deal with it independently, like most of the problems they have, but it became evident an organized effort to eradicate them was necessary.”

“Our biggest challenge has been our animals,” added Brickley. “We had a quarter section of swaths for grazing...wild boar foraged the crop and they’re not like elk, deer, or moose; they root it up and work across the field unless you do something about it. There’s no salvaging it; the cattle won’t graze there because of the urine and manure. Everything avoids them.”

“It was apparent there was no agricultural damage, but the wild boars were cleaning nests out of birds, ducks, and song birds too, so it’s something that needs to be taken seriously.”

“In the years I’ve been doing this, there’s about eight to 12 people who have spent thousands of personal hours and there were times we were quite confident

University of Saskatchewan graduate student Ryan Powers and research assistant Shelby Adams (pictured) are one year into a study of wild boar in Moose Mountain Provincial Park. The study provides proof of why the presence and proliferation of wild boar in both the park and the province should be a concern for both rural and urban residents of Saskatchewan. Powers is pictured with one of GPS-equipped collars used in the study, while Adams holds a boar’s skull. (Staff photo by Lynne Bell) there were no more in the back country of the park,” continued Brickley. “Two percent escape annually on average, though, so as long as there are commercial operations, there’s going to be escapees and if we don’t do something to stop them, we will see millions or billions of dollars’ worth of loss due to wild boar, like the southern United States.”

Powers agrees “Wild boar adapt to a wide range of habitats. They’re opportunistic omnivores that eat

This is an illustration of the destruction wild boar cause, as this field is rooted and stripped of all vegetation. (Photo Submitted)

almost anything and everything they find and they’re prolific breeders.”

“The damage they cause is tremendous-the damage to agriculture, property and the environment is hard to quantify,” says Powers. “But in Texas alone, feral swine cause an estimated $59 million in damage annually.”

Powers says wild boar can also pose potential health risks. “In the U.S., feral swine are capable of carrying at least 30 different viruses and bacteria as well as 37 species of parasites.”

Powers says that knowledge gathered in this study can provide a better understanding of feral wild boar ecology and aid various stakeholders when developing management plans for instance.

In the U.S., methods to control feral swine are continually being researched and developed to aid in the reduction and elimination of populations.

Those attending the meeting shared a sense of urgency to be proactive about ridding the province of wild boar.

“We have learned the hard way,” says Brickley.

“We need to have credibility and we need to have research projects like this as no one can do it themselves. We need a combined effort to ensure wild boar are eradicated and that population numbers do not increase.”

“We’ve been battling this for 16 years and if we don’t take it seriously, it will get worse and our grandchildren’s grandchildren will be dealing with it.”

“People in urban areas don’t recognize what it can potentially to do to their recreational opportunities-golf courses are just one example,” says Brickley.

“We need to make the decision-makers aware of the seriousness of this problem and we need to get the word out to the average person. That’s part of our current challenge.”

Note: It is illegal to hunt wild boar in the back country of Moose Mountain Provincial Park. Any sightings should be reported to the park office or the MMWBEC.

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Weekly RCMP Report

Kelly Running Observer Staff

Members of the Carlyle RCMP detachment responded to 78 calls to service between Friday, Feb. 5, and Thursday, Feb. 11.

Assistance Regina Police Services required local RCMP services in obtaining a statement from an individual in the area regarding a vehicle break-in.

RCMP assisted the medical clinic with apprehension orders.

A complain of causing unnecessary suffering to animals and birds was reported. RCMP investigated, but determined there was no cause for concern.

There was a call regarding the Child Welfare Act, but upon being looked into by RCMP the report was determined to be unfounded.

Members responded to three mental health calls in the area.

A missing person was reported from Redvers, however, it was discovered the individual was not missing, but was in police custody.

False alarms There were two false alarms, which were responded to;

one was in Kenosee and the other occurred in Redvers.

Traffic infractions There were three hit and runs reported in the Carlyle area during this time.

An impaired driver was reported in Carlyle. The individual was located, but alcohol was not involved.

Three registration tickets for $580 were given out – in Arcola, Carlyle, and along Hwy 9.

Four stop sign tickets were given within the Carlyle detachment’s coverage area for $230 each.

During this time two stop sign warnings were also issued.

A total of 28 speeding tickets were issued, with nine

warnings given out as well.

Two seatbelt tickets for $175 were issued to motorists failing to buckle up.

Two tickets for tint were issued along with five inspection warnings for tint.

There was a report of a missing vehicle.

The complainant doesn’t believe the vehicle was stolen, but rather borrowed and asked for RCMP members to keep an eye out for the vehicle in the Carlyle area.

There were multiple complaints regarding parking around the school within Carlyle. RCMP issued warnings in relation to this issue.

A 24-year-old male was charged with possession of stolen

property, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, and impaired operation of a motor vehicle over 0.08. The charges developed after RCMP attended a collision call north of Hwy 13 on Hwy 8 where a single, stolen vehicle struck a tree causing injuries to the driver and trapping them in the vehicle.

Mischief In Arcola someone drove a vehicle on an individual’s lawn damaging their yard.

RCMP completed the investigation, but the complainant declined to lay charges against the suspect.

An intoxicated individual was reported in the Carlyle area for causing problems. The individual was located sleeping and there

was no further action taken.

An individual was arrested in relation to smashing windows of vehicles. The matter remains under investigation.

Suspicious person/s There was a suspicious person reported in the Carlyle area.

Members attended, but were unable to locate the individual.

An individual reported a suspicious person who requested the complainant to cash a cheque at the bank in order to purchase fuel.

Uttering threats The complainant reported someone has been calling them with death threats and the matter is under investigation.

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Signing sluggers high on Jays’ agenda

By Bruce Penton Financially, the Toronto Blue Jays may not be able to sign their twin slugging stars, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. But for the sake of the new management regime’s introduction to Blue Jay Nation, can they afford not to?

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training sites in Florida and Arizona this week, which means the Major League Baseball season and Canada’s love affair with the Blue Jays resumes after a four-month hiatus. And the pressing question as the Jays gather in Dunedin, Florida to prepare for 2016 centres around their two veteran sluggers, both of whom could be free agents at the end of this season.

So, with Bautista being 36 when his contract expires, and Encarnacion being 34, does new general manager Ross Atkins spend big bucks to sign the two veteran sluggers, does he let one of them go and keep the other, or does he say farewell to them both? Money not spent on long-term deals for Bautista and Encarnacion could be used to shore up the minor league system — decimated last year by a series of trades that brought in a couple of big names (the half-season rental of David Price, Josh Donaldson) — but it would probably send a message to Blue Jays fans that the chase for championships is over for the time being, and another rebuilding process is under way.

Former general

manager Alex Anthopoulos left the team in a front office shuffle after last season and two former executives of the Cleveland Indians’ — a team which hasn’t won a World Series since 1954 — are in charge. Team president Mark Shapiro has the unenviable job of trying to please his Rogers owners by watching the pennies while also trying to please the millions of fans across Canada by ensuring the on-field product is as exciting as it was last season.

So the first order of business is: What to do with his two freeagents-to-be? Bautista has hit more homers in the past six seasons than anyone in MLB and his ‘bat flip’ against Texas Rangers last season will go down in Canadian sports lore. Encarnacion has averaged 31.5 homers per season over the same period.

As free agents, the two could command four- or five-year deals in the $100 million range from free-spending clubs. Would the Jays commit such money to players who will be in their late 30s or entering their 40s when the contracts expire?

It won’t be long before Jays fans find out if ownership believes that not pinching pennies leads to a better on-field product, which theoretically leads to more profits. Or if simply pinching pennies is the preferred path.

Dwight Perry of the Settle Times: “Wal-Mart is selling caskets and urns adorned with your favourite MLB team’s logo. The Phillies one is especially popular, we hear, if you plan to be buried before June 1.”

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The Oakland Raiders are thinking of

moving to Las Vegas.

NFL players in a city with 24-hour drinking, gambling, strippers and hookers. What could possibly go wrong? In addition, they are looking into the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah.”

Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe. com: “Colin Kaepernick apparently wants out with the SF 49ers to play for the Jets. This is like an elephant trying to abandon Barnum & Bailey’s for Ringling Brothers.”

NOT SportsCenter, on Twitter: “NFL Rule 7.34.17: A “catch” happens when a receiver puts 2 hands on a ball, stops, takes a selfie with it and tweets the pic saying ‘got it.’”

Scott Feschuk of Macleans’ magazine, on Twitter, imagining a world where Donald Trump speaks as new commissioner of baseball: “No more trainers. I walked into the clubhouse just now and it’s like Canada in there—free medical care for every bruise, every hangnail. This is America: You tear an ACL, you pay for the surgery yourself or you walk it off.”

• Headline at SportsPickle.com: “Super Bowl MVP Von Miller: ‘No, I’m not going to Disney World. I’m 26 and single.’ ” • Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, on the Belgian cyclist who got caught with a hid-

post-game interview.

Although I am not sure.

Peyton rode back to the team hotel on a Clydesdale.”

Comedian Argus Hamilton, on the star-studded cast in FX’s “The People vs.

O.J. Simpson”: “Cuba

Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, and Peyton Manning as the slow, white Bronco.”

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“Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.”

- Oliver Goldsmith

A love of history

Growing up I always enjoyed learning fun random facts and that has endured. In university one of the things that stuck with me since first year was a story about the wild camels, which once roamed Canada. Granted it was for a very short time as they were going lame walking through Kelly Running the mountains – their feet are Observer Staff made for walking in sand and not on the Rockies – so the owners let them go to run wild before dying off.

The story stuck with me the same as fun facts about the War of 1812 stuck out during high school: the British North American troops burnt down much of Washington including setting fire to the Presidential Mansion – now known as the White House after it was white washed, the “Star Spangled Banner” was written after Francis Scott Key witnessed the Battle of Fort McHenry – waking up in the morning to see the American flag waving in the wind after being bombarded, or my personal favourite story of War of 1812.

Tecumseh in August of 1812 took approximately 400 warriors to a point just past the distance the guns at Fort Detroit could reach. He instructed his warriors to repeatedly move out of a nearby wood and back in, circling around and around via this route, to make it appear as if there were thousands of warriors ready to attack.

Although the American forces in the Fort vastly outnumbered the British and First Nations forces the fort commander surrendered in fear of the “thousands” of warriors ready to attack.

These, what I think are interesting accounts anyways, were what intrigued me about history.

The other day I had gone up to Saskatoon with the volleyball team and the girls were talking about their social homework, that they were focusing on the Enlightenment, and that they absolutely hate it. I was flabbergasted.

The Enlightenment was an interesting period of time, which saw great strides in science and thought, which helped bring about the French Revolution in 1789 with great thinkers theorizing. Adam Smith published “The Wealth of Nations” the first modern look at economics.

Jean Jacques Rousseau who praised that uncorrupted morals were prevalent in nature and that to learn about the world we should spend time in nature. Which, knowing his thoughts on nature and people, to me the movie “Avatar” directed by James Cameron is very Rousseau-ian.

John Locke brought up the political philosophy of the “social contract,” which questioned the legitimacy of the state ruling the individual, while he also brought up the separation of state and church. Ultimately it laid the foundations for the French Revolution and the American Revolution as well as the dissolution of the trade.

The Age of Enlightenment, the great philosophers and scientists of the time, provided the basis for the modern world.

Now I understand why most people think it’s boring, but in the same sense that scientists love knowing how things work, I love learning about why certain things are the way they are today because of the past.

So, although the girls said they’re good at math and hate memorizing information which is what social is, I personally very much enjoy history because it’s more than just memorizing information. It’s learning a story which has affected and changed society. Every major event in history affected the world in some way and learning about how and why it was done, I find very interesting.

Sprechen... parler... verbi... hablar His name is Ziad Fazah and he currently holds the Guinness World Record for speaking the most number of languages. His record is open to debate since his fluency in some was put to a test and he didn’t fare overly well with some simple questions.

Polyglots throughout history have certainly bested Fazah including Cardinal Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti who was able to Shelley Luedtke speak 38 languages and 40 dialects, and Sir John Bowring who knew 200 languages and was capable of speaking 100.

I have often wished I could speak another language. My introduction (apart from segments on Sesame Street) was the French program in school.

But once we got Guy et Nicole vont a la bibliotheque, we didn’t do much with them after that. My high school eliminated its French program so my second language skills were—none. Which led to me putting off my university language credits until my final year and by that point the only viable option was Latin.

Apart from quoting the works of Cicero it was pretty much written work so it didn’t get me any closer to speaking another language.

The most dedicated I was to learning secondlanguage words was prior to going to Romania to complete the adoption of our daughters. It was important to me to be able to share a few simple words when we met.

Languages are the systems we acquire enabling us to communicate with those who share the same system. Although it is difficult to determine how many distinct languages are spoken on earth due to the challenge of separating language from dialect, the number is between 6,000 and 7,000. About half of these have fewer than 3,000 speakers. Experts predict that 50% of today’s languages will become extinct by 2100.

In 2007 the United Nations put forth a resolution calling upon Member States to “promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by people of the world.” It began as a letter from a Canadian asking the UN to take a step toward saving all the languages of the world from the possibility of extinction and to declare an International MothKelly Running Editor Reporter/Photographer

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er Language day. February 21 was chosen since it marked the day students died in a protest striving to get Bangla recognized as one of Pakistan’s national languages. Manitoba and BC have passed proclamations to officially observe the day.

My girls don’t speak their mother tongue because there was no one to communicate with them.

Our focus was on helping them learn the language of their new home. It is unfortunate they don’t still have their first language because it would have been something they shared with 26 million people around the world. Their mother tongue is not endangered but it was certainly a loss for them. For languages that are endangered or already extinct, the loss has broad implications so imperceptible they are often unseen.

The loss of language means linguists have access to a smaller fraction of the world’s diversity and what human language is and can be. Each language employs the brain in a slightly different way and can provide insight into how the brain works. Language-like every human process--is part of a cycle, meaning the death of one language can be followed by the growth or emergence of another. Our ability to communicate is in a constant state of change, fuelled of course by ways in which we communicate, but also by the value we put on those conversations. Yes-conversations. The vocalization of sound, the control of tone, or the command of signing and gestures to communicate a message is key, because the spoken word pre-dates the written word and it is that spoken word that keeps language vital and alive.

My first--and only language--is English, spoken by 500 million native speakers and used regularly by more than 2 billion people. It’s not endangered, but it needs to be protected. Protected from being used as a weapon. Protected from abuse. Protected from laziness of turn of phrase. Protected from indifference at its power.

So we need to interact with each other using language that elevates, affirms and encourages.

Language that corrects and disciplines in kindness.

Language that draws us into the company of one another that respects each speaker. Because at its core, protecting language is about protecting people. Whether someone communicates with signs, gestures, expressions or words, every voice needs to be preserved.

That’s my outlook.

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Do they really need a name tag?

Kelly Running Observer Staff

When working with the public many people wear name tags, some will have their first names only on them while others have both their first and last names displayed.

Recently the Saskatchewan labour board ruled that putting someone’s first name and surname on their name tag meant that employee’s privacy and safety was at risk. Therefore a change has been made to only include the individual’s first name.

But, should they have their name on it at all? Many people feel that it’s important for healthcare workers to have a name tag. When first meeting someone if they’re wearing a name tag you often feel more comfortable with them, because you know their name, they’re not just some random person.

If issues arose or if the patient wanted to compliment the healthcare worker then a name tag quickly identifies who the healthcare worker is in that situation.

The healthcare worker knows the name of the patient, so why shouldn’t the patient or the patient’s family know who their healthcare worker is without having to get them to introduce themselves.

The change was enacted due to complaints by healthcare workers, which included one rather concerning story that I’ve read about.

The story involved a healthcare worker who had been working while a 93-year-old patient passed away. The son of the patient, looked to the healthcare workers name tag, repeating her first and last name before accusing the healthcare worker of killing his mother. Apparently a few days later the employee’s roommate called to say that a suspicious man was sitting in his car outside of their house.

However, should they have to wear a tag at all?

Healthcare workers have a lot to do in a day and while they’re doing it, should they have to worry about a name tag hanging off of their scrubs? It must get in the way in some form I would think while helping patients and could be an annoying thing to keep up with as a healthcare worker.

Also, most people don’t really look for the name tag typically asking an individual’s name instead, even if they’re wearing a name tag. Additionally many people who work as healthcare professionals work with older individuals who are often unable to read the name tags.

Oftentimes if people are looking for a name tag it’s because they either want to give a compliment or make a complaint to the higher ups.

Both of which are easy enough to do by simply asking the person their name.

So, is it really practical for someone working in healthcare to really be wearing a name tag?

Eliminating the use of their last name is good in case of such happenings as the aforementioned story, but do they even need a name tag at all?

Editor’s Note . . .

The views expressed in “Seeing things differently” are for discussion purposes and are not necessarily the views of the writers.

A common sense compromise Lynne Bell

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One dictionary definition of “common sense” is “good sense and judgement in practical matters. And a recent comment by CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) health council chair, Gordon Campbell, demonstrated just that.

Campbell was speaking to The Regina Leader Post’s Will Chabun regarding how much information-if any-should be displayed by health care employees on their name tags.

Campbell stated that first names only were sufficient, because “names are a comfort to people who are receiving care-knowing whether it’s Gord or Sally or whoever provides the care.” He also said that name tags help co-workers on varying shifts develop “a valuable rapport with each other.”

This issue arose in response to a policy (which has since been changed) that had been proposed by the North Battleford-based Prairie Health region, which recommended that front-line health care workers wear name tags which displayed both their first and last names.

The health region’s VP of People, Strategy and Performance, Irene Denis, told Chabun that the policy was well-intentioned, stemming from the province’s ‘Patient First’ policy and was meant to aid in “addressing the ‘imbalance of power’ between patient and caregiver.”

But however well-intentioned the initiative was, both the Prairie Health Region and CUPE should be commended for reaching a reasonable re-

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sponse which addressed the needs of both employees and the patients they care for.

Although the health region stated-in its defence-that police officers, corrections workers and social workers wear full name tags, their professional situations differ greatly from those of front-line health care workers. Police, corrections workers, and even social workers are well-trained to manage (and are perhaps even expecting) the possible risks of dealing with those they may encounter during the course of their work day.

However, even though health care workers are medical professionals-and may even specialize in mental health issues-they should not have to cope with: receiving threatening phone calls at home, or dealing with Facebook friend requests from patients, or even finding a convicted sex offender outside their residence. All of these unsettling occurences were actually experienced by health care workers in this province, and at the very least, they are unsettling distractions and at worst, incidents that could negatively impact an employee’s peace of mind and worse, personal safety.

For the majority of patients who are not a threat of any kind, but who are, in many cases, alone, afraid, and vulnerable in a hospital bed, knowing a caregiver’s first name gives them a modicum of protection (in case they do need to make a report), as well as a sense of comfort and control, at a time when they may have little of either.

Campbell’s statement on behalf of CUPE is a common sense compromise that addresses the concerns of both patients and those who care for them.

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Hockey has been a staple in Carlyle since the early years of the community with the first skating rink being built in 1903 regular games being held between Carlyle, Arcola, and Reston, MB, by 1905. Carlyle has been missing a part of this long standing, rich hockey culture for the past three years with the Cougars Senior Men’s team having dissolved in 2013. After this three year drought, however, senior men’s hockey is possibly making a comeback to the community as players from the 2012-13 team are looking to bring back senior hockey to Carlyle.

“We’re trying to make it happen, whether it comes together or not, who knows, but we’re working on bringing it back,” Dallas Lequyer, a former Cougars player, explained. “So, we’re holding an executive meeting on [Wednesday] March 2nd and anyone interested in being involved is welcome.”

The meeting on March 2nd will occur at 7 p.m. at the Carlyle Arena.

“People interested in playing, coaching, being a board member, and just anyone interested in helping out is welcome to stop by.”

“We’re looking for anyone willing to volunteer their time,” Lequyer said. “We’ll need to put in a bit of effort in the beginning to get this started up again.”

“So, on March 2nd we’re looking to set up the board and then we’ll move on from there once the board is formalized. We have some already showing interest in playing and we hope to find more as well.”

“Everyone I’ve talked to is really excited about it coming back and there are about a half a dozen people seriously interested in helping it start up again.”

The meeting on March 2nd will look to find a volunteer board including positions for President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Player Representative, and Marketing.

“We’re looking for board members, but not everyone wants to be on the board, so if anyone is interested in just helping out we hope to see them at the meeting,” Lequyer explained.

The break following the 2012-13 season occurred due to a lack of commitment by players.

To have a competitive team, according to Clayton Geiger – a past player with the Cougars – told The Observer in an interview from 2013, to be competitive in the league a total of 15 players are needed.

Lequyer added to this notion saying, “That last season we started with around 18 or 20 players and by Christmas we were down to 12, then we were down to eight or nine at the end of the season.

Guys were just fading out for whatever reason.”

Those working to bring the Cougars back, however, have already found many people interested in playing and supporting the team.

“We’ve already seen quite a bit of interest for the upcoming season though and our goal is to find guys willing to commit for the whole year.”

Those looking to bring the Cougars back have already looked into re-joining the Big Six League, The Carlyle which will be easy to do Lequyer explained.

Ultimately whether the team is resurrected or not willObserver hinge on the March second meeting which will on forming In the board and drumming up Isfocus Available interest in the team once again.

Downloadable “We’re really hoping for a good turnout and we’ll PDF move forward from there,” Lequyer said.

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The 2012-13 Cougars Senior Men’s team was the last to hit the ice until the upcoming 2016-17 season.

A meeting is being hosted on Wednesday, March 2, at 7 p.m. for interested players and those interested on being on the volunteer board. For more information contact Dallas Lequyer: (306)575-7253. Pictured here are the members of the 2011-12 team.

Bantam Cougars advance in SHA playoffs

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Nick Singleton #32 moves the puck against Yorkton during the Bantam Cougars’ second game of the series. Carlyle advanced over Yorkton with a score of 6-1 in the Saskatchewan Hockey Association’s playoff round to now take on Weyburn in the Bantam A division.

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11:00 a.m. FS1 NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500, Practice.

12:00 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Racing XFINITY Series: Daytona, Practice.

1:00 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Racing Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500, Practice.

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3:30 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Racing Camping World Truck Series: Daytona, Qualifying.

6:30 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Racing Camping World Truck Series: NextEra Energy Resources 250.

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Friday, February 19, 2016 Saturday 11:00 a.m. FOX College Basketball Xavier at Georgetown.

(HD) TSN College Basketball Duke at Louisville.

12:00 p.m. CBS College Basketball Miami at North Carolina.

(HD) 1:30 p.m. FOX College Basketball Butler at Villanova. (HD) 6:30 p.m. NBA NBA Basketball Washington Wizards at Miami Heat.

7:30 p.m. ABC NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers. (HD) TSN2 NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers.

10:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Colorado at UCLA.

Sunday 11:00 a.m. FS1 College Basket-

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12:00 p.m. CBS College Basketball Michigan at Maryland. (HD) 1:00 p.m. FS1 Women’s College Basketball DePaul at Creighton.

2:30 p.m. ABC NBA Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers at Oklahoma City Thunder. (HD) 5:00 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Toronto Raptors.

7:00 p.m. NBA NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls.

11:30 p.m. NBA NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls. (Taped)

Wednesday 6:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Villanova at Xavier.

Thursday 6:00 p.m. FS1 College Basket-

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8:00 p.m. FS1 College Basketball St. John’s at DePaul.

GOLF Friday 4:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf

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10:30 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf ISPS Handa Australian Open, Third Round.

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2:00 p.m. CITV Northern

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(HD) 8:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Tour Golf ISPS Handa Australian Open, Final Round.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour

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2:00 p.m. CITV Northern

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Sunday 12:00 p.m. FOX 2016 Daytona 500 From Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (HD) TSN 2016 Daytona 500 From Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Wednesday 4:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf The Honda Classic, Pro-Am. (Taped)

Thursday 1:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour

Golf The Honda Classic, First Round.

HOCKEY Friday 8:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames.

Saturday 11:30 a.m. SPONET NHL Hock-

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6:00 p.m. CBC NHL Hockey Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs.

SPONET NHL Hockey Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers.

9:00 p.m. CBC Colorado

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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. (HD) SPONET OHL Hockey Niagara IceDogs at Kingston Frontenacs.

2:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild.

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9:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks.

Monday 7:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues.

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Friday 7:00 p.m. TSN NBA Basketball

Joey Logano defends his title in the 2016 Daytona 500 Sunday on Fox.

Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls.

9:30 p.m. NBA San Antonio

Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers.

11:00 p.m. TSN2 NBA Basket-

8:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers.

11:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings.

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1) A last-lap crash in the 1979 Daytona 500 led to muchballyhooed fisticuffs between what two drivers?

8) The 2001 race

2) Whose horrific crash in 1987 led to the introduction of restrictor-plate racing?

7) Richard Petty

3) With whom did David Pearson spin out on the last lap on his way to winning the 1976 Daytona 500?

6) Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick

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6) Contact between what two drivers resulted in an 18-car pileup at the 2002 Daytona 500?

Thursday

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4:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Early Round.

8:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Early Round.

RODEO Sunday 11:00 a.m. CBS Bull Riding PBR Built Ford Tough Kansas City Clash - 15/15 Bucking Battle.

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SKATING Saturday 3:00 p.m. CBC Figure Skating

7) Who escaped serious injury in 1988 after his car flipped, came to rest, then was hit by two other cars?

2) Donnie Allison

8) Which 500 saw a fiery 19-car crash with 25 laps remaining?

Wednesday 9:00 a.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Round of 16.

4:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Round of 16.

8:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Round of 16.

Thursday

ISU Four Continents Championships. (Same-day Tape) NBC Figure Skating Four Continents Championships.

(Taped) (HD)

3:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Quarterfinals.

8:30 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Quarterfinals.

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Monday 1:30 p.m. FS1 FA Cup Soccer Shrewsbury Town FC vs Manchester United FC.

Tuesday 1:30 p.m. FS1 UEFA Champions League Soccer Arsenal FC vs FC Barcelona.

6:00 p.m. TSN2 UEFA Champions League Soccer Arsenal FC vs FC Barcelona. (Sameday Tape) 7:00 p.m. FS1 CONCACAF Champions League Soccer Queretaro FC vs D.C. United.

9:00 p.m. FS1 CONCACAF Champions League Soccer Seattle Sounders FC vs Club America.

Wednesday 1:30 p.m. FS1 UEFA Champions League Soccer FC Dynamo Kyiv vs Manchester City FC. TSN2 UEFA Champions League Soccer PSV Eindhoven vs Club Atletico de Madrid.

6:00 p.m. TSN2 UEFA Champions League Soccer FC Dynamo Kyiv vs Manchester City FC. (Same-day Tape) 9:00 p.m. FS1 CONCACAF Champions League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy vs Club Santos Laguna.

12:00 p.m. FS1 UEFA Europa League Soccer Teams TBA. 2:00 p.m. FS1 UEFA Europa League Soccer Teams TBA.

TENNIS Friday 10:30 a.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Rio Open, Quarterfinal.

Saturday 3:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Rio Open, Semifinal.

4) The 1960 race

5) In the 2007 race, whose car skidded across the finish line on its roof and caught fire?

5) Clint Bowyer

4) Which Daytona 500 opened with a 37-car pileup?

8:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Early Round.

6:00 p.m. SN360 NHL Hockey Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers.

8:00 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey New York Islanders at Calgary Flames.

9:30 p.m. SN360 NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings.

10:30 p.m. SPONET NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings.

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Sunday 5:30 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Rio Open, Final.

Monday 9:00 a.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Early Round.

4:00 p.m. TSN2 ATP Tennis Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Early Round.

Saturday 12:00 p.m. CBC FIS Ski Jumping Men’s World Cup. (Taped) 1:00 p.m. CBC FIS Alpine Skiing Men’s World Cup Downhill.

2:00 p.m. CBC Bobsledding and Skeleton IBSF World Championships.

2:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 1.

7:00 p.m. SN360 FIS Alpine Skiing Audi World Cup, Ladies Downhill. (Taped) 7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 2.

11:00 p.m. TSN2 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 1.

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Sunday 9:30 a.m. TSN2 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 3.

2:30 p.m. TSN2 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 4.

7:00 p.m. SN360 FIS Alpine Skiing Audi World Cup, Ladies Super G. (Taped) 7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 5.

Monday 2:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 6.

7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 7.

Tuesday 9:30 a.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 8.

2:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 9.

7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 10.

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 11.

2:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 12.

7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 13.

Thursday 9:30 a.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 14.

2:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 15.

7:30 p.m. TSN 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Draw 16.

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Provincial bserved At 4-H Curling The Moose Mountain 4-H Club played host to the 4-H Provincial Curling Championship at the Arcola Curling Club February 12-14. Teresa Johnston, head of the host committee, says: “If it wasn’t for the Arcola Curling Club and their willingness to host this event, we wouldn’t be able to pull this off. The use of the rink, the ice-maker, the 16 different volunteer umpires who are here throughout the weekend, the kitchen vlunteers the Arcola Rink Commitee volunteers...there are so many people to thank. If it wasn’t for all of these small town committees, events like this one wouldn’t be possible.” Pictured (l-r) are : Johnston, Executive Director of 4-H Saskatchewan, Cera Youngson of Saskatoon, Dwain Davis of Arcolawho threw the first rock- and Executive Mayor of Arcola, Matthew Wheeler welcoming curlers at the opening ceremonies, held Saturday, Feb. 13 in Arcola.

Arcola’s Dwain Davis throws the first rock, officially opening the 4-H Provincial Curling Championships in Arcola, February12-13. Davis, who has curled for 60 years, is “The biggest supporter of youth curling in our community,” says Teresa Johnston, head of the host committee. “Dwain and Jason Dukart have both contributed a lot to this event. Jason has worked tirelessly to get the curling rink and Prairie Place Hall ready for us to host the provincials and welcome 4-H members from all over Saskatchewan to Arcola.”

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Piper Regan Miller piped dignitaries and competitors onto the ice during the 4-H Provincial Curling Championship’s opening ceremonies, Saturday, Feb. 13 in Arcola.

Photos by Lynne Bell

Hometown curler Kylee Dixon was one of the competitors-and 4-H members- competing for top spot at the 4-H Provincial Curling Championship at the Arcola Curling Club.

Senior and Junior curlers from 4-H clubs throughout Saskatchewan packed the Arcola Curling Club during the 4-H Provincial Curling Championship in Arcola. Clubs vying for the provincial titles were: the Sunset Rangers Multiple 4-H Club, the Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club, the Enfold 4-H Beef Club, the Wooly Wonders 4-H Club, the St. Walburg 4-H Club, the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club, the Eston 4-H Club, the Browning/Outram-Madigan Beef 4-H Club, the Herds of Thunder/Sandy Hills 4-H Club, the Milestone 4-H Variety Club, the Meadow Lake/ Pierceland 4-H Beef Club, the Bar West 4-H Beef Club, the Kennedy 4-H Beef Club and the host club, the Arcola-Kisbey 4-H Beef/Moose Mountain 4-H Club.

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Gold medal winners

CARLYLE COUGARS SENIOR HOCKEY TEAM will be back on the ice for the 2016/2017 season!

Notice of

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Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 - 7 p.m.

At the Carlyle Arena Everyone is welcome to attend as well as interested players

Volunteer Board positions to be filled are: - President - Vice President - Player Representative - Board Members

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Hometown hosts the Moose Mountain/Arcola Kisbey Beef Club won Gold as the first-place Senior champions at the 4-H Provincial Curling Championships in Arcola, Feruary 12-14. Pictured are: (l-r) Lane Newell, Ethan Newell, Kylee Dixon, Shae-Lynne Johnston, Hannah Johnston and Coach Garth Newell. Missing from photo: Kaydence Hughes and Coach Dwain Davis.

The Milestone Variety Club earned Silver in the Senior Division and in the Junior Division, the Wooly Wonders won gold and Tisdale Beef won Silver.

Like a broken vessel

By Linda Wegner This week I did something I don’t ever recall having done before and if I have, I’ve forgotten about it. As I walked from our pantry to the kitchen, the bowl I was carrying slipped from my hands, hit the edge of the counter, flew for awhile then dropped to the floor and shattered into approximately one million pieces. (Well, maybe not

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Although it was only an empty Corelle soup bowl, the sound that resulted was closer to that of an explosion. Pieces, large and small, jetted in every direction. Tiny white shards of glass snowed upon the wooden floor in the adjoining living room. I grabbed the broom and dustpan.

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That’s when my husband came to see what was going on.

I’d like to say that the time and effort we put into retrieving each fragment of that dish proved to be totally successful but that wasn’t true. Throughout that day and the next we continued to spot miniscule but razor sharp reminders of what happened within the matter of a heartbeat.

As I’ve thought about this I was reminded of the Psalmist David’s account of his own pain: “I am like a broken vessel….”(Psalm 31:12). Nor did David’s son, Solomon, escape grief and pain. “The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness, but who can bear a broken spirit?” (Proverbs 18:14).

Thankfully that isn’t the end of David’s story; as he looked to God for strength, he found restoration and recovery.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3).

If David found this to be true then so can we! Unlike my blue and white bowl which can never be reconstructed, we can find a place of healing and wholeness when life leaves us shattered and scattered.

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Cage free poultry

By Calvin Daniels In Canada raising poultry, whether for meat, or eggs, is something of a niche sector in agriculture, given it has been supply-managed for years now.

Under a couple of recently agreed to trade deals the sector is likely to change dramatically, some suggest all but disappear, in the years ahead, but that is column fodder for another today.

More immediate though is the impact business is having on the way eggs are going to be produced.

On Feb 1, Tim Hortons announced a commitment to source only cage-free eggs for its restaurants in Canada, the US and Mexico by 2025.

“Tim Hortons’ is responsible for approximately six out of every ten egg sandwiches sold in Canada – about 288 million per year,” detailed a release from World Animal Protection (WAP).

“Tim Hortons’ announcement today is the most substantial cage-free sourcing commitment made by a Canadian restaurant chain we’ve seen to date,” says World Animal Protection Canada’s Executive Director Josey Kitson in the release, “and will positively impact the lives of more than 650,000 laying hens in Canada alone.”

Now WAP has its agenda, but it is groups like theirs which influence businesses such as Tim Hortons to make such a move.

And with Tim Hortons going the cage-free egg direction, the industry may well be dragged along.

A day after the Tim Hortons announcement six leading Canadian animal protection agencies called on A&W Food Services of Canada to stop using eggs from caged-hens.

While announcements by other restaurant chains, including Tim Hortons and McDonald’s Canada, that they will go cage-free, have been made, and A&W has committed to using ‘enriched cages’ for laying hens,

which are larger than the battery cages the groups have rallied against, the six are not satisfied.

The letter, addressed to A&W CEO Paul Hollands, states via a release: “Enriched cages severely restrict important physical activities including running, flying and wingflapping and do not permit unrestrained perching and dustbathing.”

The letter goes on to suggest consumers have turned against eggs from caged hens and that, “To them and to the wider public, a cage is a cage.”

That is a statement that is difficult to quantify.

I happen to be

sitting in a fast food restaurant as I write this and I doubt they’ve had many, if any, breakfast customers ask how the hens laying the eggs they order are raised.

That said if the question were asked ‘should a laying hen be housed in a cage, or running in a yard?’ the best choice would appear to be the yard.

Of course I grew up on a farm where a pen of laying hens would at times begin pecking one of the flock, and within a short time the damage was so great nothing could be done. All is not rosy free range either.

The WAP release does note such a move by Tim Hortons

will have a cost.

“Tim Hortons’ commitment to source cage-free eggs for its more than 4,500 North American restaurants will require a substantial investment from Canadian egg producers,” it detailed.

And therein lies a significant aspect of the equation. It is doubtful the concerned citizens want their breakfast sandwiches to cost more, so the chain can pay more for cage-free eggs to help producers offset the cost of converting their operations.

The future of laying operations has been under review by the National Farm Animal Care Coun-

cil’s (NFACC) Code of Practice Development Committee for the egg-laying hen industry. The process brings together farmers with the humane movement, veterinarians, animal welfare scientists and other stakeholders to deliberate and come to consensus on national Codes of Practice that improve animal welfare based on independent scientific literature.

A moratorium on construction of new barren battery cages is part of those discussions, as are a possible phase out of such systems.

The Egg Farmers of Canada’s (EFC) has proposed 20-year phase out of these

systems.

Not surprisingly the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) is not pleased suggesting the EFC timeframe is nearly twice as long as the 12 years provided in the European Union for the same transition.

And so the producer is stuck in a time of uncertainty, almost assuredly facing additional costs to deal with a changing marketplace based on what is certainly a vocal opposition, but one where the grassroots support is difficult to quantify, and to determine whether they are making choices based on emotion, or solid research.

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Arcola Optimists support Team Sask. Karate

The Arcola Optimist Club contributed $800 to help send six members of the Moose Mountain Wado Kai Karate Club to compete at the Karate Nationals as part of Team Saskatchewan in Richmond, B.C., January 29-31.

Optimist president, Blake Brownridge of Arcola says, “There are about half a dozen kids from Arcola who are learning karate here and we’re happy to support the karate club.” Brownridge (whose six-year-old son Tyson is a member of Moose Mountain Wado Kai) is pictured here (second from left) with Team Sask members (l-r) Nathen Schmidt, Ethan Anderson and Payton Humphries. Missing are: Marlee Cormier, Savanna Bryce and bronze medallist, Quinn Brown. Both Brown and Bryce are from Arcola. “Thank you to the Optimist Club for this very kind donation,” said Sensei Jayson Humphries. “We certainly appreciate it and we certainly didn’t expect it.

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Alida News Submitted by Edel Cowan

Margaret Peet spent a couple of days (February 1-2) in Regina visiting with her mother Claire Germain.

Visiting with Leonard and Lil Patton on February 9 was Glennis Peterson (Weyburn) and Donna McDonald (Lang). Donna was in the area on a job and Glennis came to pick up her car.

On February 12 Gray and Edel Cowan spent a few hours visiting with her Uncle Arthur Nelson at Redvers Centennial Haven and while there also visited with Lynda Hainsworth.

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Cowan as well as with his brother Tim, Shelly and Ainsley. While here he also visited with friends and spent some time ice fishing.

Visiting with Prudent and Joey Mailhiot for a week of holidays is their son Tyler Mailhiot and grandchildren Kylan and Tatym of Medicine Hat, AB. While here they will also visit with Chelsey and Skylar Mailhiot.

Chad, Samantha Peet and boys, Hudson and Lincoln spent the long weekend visiting in Preeceville with her parents Bryan and Lori Hull and siblings.

Ainsley Cowan had a sleepover with her grandparents Gray and Edel while her parents Tim and Shelly attended the Johnny Reid show in Estevan on Sunday, February 14. Others from the area who also attended the concert were Gille and Cheryl Boutin, Lily and Erika Carlsen, Donald and Shelley Boutin, Betty Ameel and friend, Albert, Sheila and Emma Boutin.

Despite the much cooler snowy winter weather we received over night (Sat., Feb 13) Sunday, February 14 saw Kitchen Group #4 serving breakfast to around 42. We still had guests from Carnduff and Redvers – sure do appreciate your faithful support for this event. Newalta’s volunteer worker this Sunday was Skylar – great to see you out again with us Skye and appreciate the continued help from the staff of Newalta. of 70.

Hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend – with Valentine’s Day on Sunday and Family Day on Monday. This is also a school break for the students, hope that they enjoy the week of holidays as the weather sounds as if it will return being its balmy self again, so the snow that we received over weekend should be gone once again. I can take this kind of winter that we’re having this season, sure does make it seem much shorter too. I know that the ones that wants to go sledding it’s not their favorite type of weather – sorry folks but I think

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Now I had another great weekend (Feb. 12-14) watching curling almost all day long on Sunday.

It was the last provincial men’s play-offs for three provinces (MB, AB, and BC). Again there was some excellent curling being done and good final outcome for each province (at least I was pleased) with them. I’ll be in my glory for the next week or so as The Tournament of Hearts will be starting this week (Thursday) I think. Go – Saskatchewan – Go! I had a great surprise when I received a phone call on Monday telling me that my news column was appreciated and informative with some my news, or he wouldn’t have heard of an acquaintance’s death – it sure made my day. Just goes to show you that local news columns are appreciated by many.

Come on someone from our other local towns give it a try – it’s not that hard or really time consuming either. I’m sure others would like to read of happenings going on in your area (I know I would).

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Kennedy/Langbank News Submitted by Doreen Cancade

Wednesday, Feb. 10 the Kennedy Friendship Centre held their annual get-together for Kipling, Kenosee and Wawota clubs, beginning with coffee and followed immediately with cards and pool, Then lunch at 12 noon, which is always enjoyed.

Some time for visiting and a few good laughs, etc.

Very relaxing before getting into the cards and pool again for approximately two hours, Oh yes there is always snacks before going home. Some of the members bring goodie bags for door prizes.

The winners were Audrey Rygh, Dorothy Hewson, George Easton, Jean Molnar, Violet Daku, Betty Barbaras, Lillian Bax. The pool results were: First Event - John Sanford and George Eisler, Second Event - Joe Daku and Clair Dorrance, Third Event Clarence Bender and Tom Dorrance.

We are so fortunate to have such nice weather to celebrate Family Day. How many noticed the beautiful Sunset on Valentine’s evening? However...along with the nice weather last week was a week for falls which are not pleasant, hopefully everyone will have a good recovery. One thing we can do is keep them in our prayers.

Barbara at the Kennedy Hotel had a very nice carlyle brunch for Valentine’s Day. Nice to be able to enjoy observer.com a meal in our home town, thanks Barb. Also thanks to the rink committee for their meals at the rink.

Jennie Wilton left for Calgary Jan. 21st to visit her brother Bill Lammers and family in Calgary.

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Super Bowl Christians For the sake of those who did not see it, let me say Super Bowl 2016 was one of the greatest football games ever. Whenever the best teams meet in a championship match the fans get a treat. Throw into the mix Peyton Manning winning his 200th career game against a team that was virtually unbeatable and the word Super is well placed.

This year’s Super

Bowl inspired a metaphor for courage. Consider Manning’s earlier season injury and his struggles in the regular season where in just 10 games he had a 59.8 per cent completion, his lowest season ever.

Then we see his rise to victory in a new light.

Of course having a history of achievement helps. Five time Most Valuable Player Award, being the only quarterback to ever win the

Super Bowl for more than one team and being the oldest quarter back to ever play in the Super Bowl help define his greatness.

A protagonist is always greatest when he has a worthy adversary.

Peyton Manning was attacked by Panthers, smashed down, sacked, beaten relentlessly, and he still marched on to victory. He had good help; the best defense in the league.

I saw a smaller player Chris Harris who had been nursing a tender shoulder knock a huge Philistine, or maybe it was a Panther, out of the play.

The Carolina Panthers should not be shedding tears after the Super Bowl game. Their 15 and 1 season is that of champions. Playing your heart out is a good metaphor for a follower of Christ. When you are 4th and 24 in your own end with 2 minutes left to play, you know the opposition is tough. You still reach down deep for that extra courage to carry on.

When it’s all over you say a thank you to the man upstairs, Manning said. Not a bad

Submitted by Myrna Olson continue his training.

He also attended , “Life Maps” at the Ancient Spirals retreat in Saskatoon, on February 1517. While he was away the United Church Congregation enjoyed David Dahlgren from Moosomin and Henry Friesen in the pulpit.

Shirley Corkish travelled to Regina in the early part of February to deliver birthday cakes to grandchildren, Emma ( February 1st)

and Eric (February 12th).

A little bird told me that George Eisler celebrated his 89th birthday with chocolate cake being served at the Roman Catholic church after services on February 14th. His birthday was on February12th.

Denis and Dassa Lenouail, Brock and Braida from Churchbridge renewed acquaintances in Wawota last weekend.

example of using the talents God gave you and striving to achieve the best you are capable of.

In our ordinary lives we often do not receive the accolades we have earned. I know parents who should by Most Valuable Player nominees. And how many times are we thrown for a loss in our daily struggles? That feeling of third and long is all too familiar.

The image of both quarter backs having the ball stripped from their throwing arms with a force that could break bones was part of the game metaphor.

You and I face sudden and crippling physical shortcomings that side-

There will be no increases in the education property tax mill rates for 2016 as the Government of Saskatchewan is maintaining rates at the same level as in the previous three years.

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tions Jim Reiter said.

The government has determined the 2016 education property tax mill rates will be: • 2.67 mills for all agricultural property • 5.03 mills for all residential property • 8.28 mills for all commercial and industrial property • 11.04 mills for all resource property.

The province took over setting the education property tax mill rates in 2009, and all

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line us from the game.

Cancer surgery, heart attack or stroke? But we come back from injury and carry on as long as the Coach has us in the game.

But we are assured of the ultimate success.

“I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.

Let us then…continue on the same course” (Philippians 3:14-17).

It does not matter how long we play in the great game, or how many comebacks we achieve.

We will one day hear those words that will cap off the victory in ways greater than the Super Bowl party ever could: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”s

No education mill rate increase for 2016

Wawota News Josephine Easton visited with Ryan and Allison Easton and girls on the weekend at White City. While there she attended Ice breaker Cheer Leading Competition. Granddaughters, Marlee and Julia both participated and they both placed third in their groups.

Sympathy to Gertie Condie on the passing of her sister-in-law, Ruth Wight. She was 90 years old.

Ross and Donna Petterson have arrived home after spending 6 weeks in Phoenix, Arizona.

Congratulations to Janelle Dvernichuk and Travis Leitchman of Regina on the birth of a daughter. She was born on Feb. 11 and weighed 7lbs 3 oz. and has been named Ava Marie.

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The cumulative savings on education property tax to the ratepayers of Saskatchewan has been in excess of $1 billion.

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The View from the desk of Marga Cugnet, CEO, Sun Country Health Region

A patient’s confusion

Sometimes the people who work in health care wonder why their patients/clients and residents are so confused about what we’re doing and why. Why don’t they understand?

I think it’s because we don’t advise them properly and fail to communicate completely.

I have a patient story to relate, to demonstrate the problem. The situation became a comedy of errors and only was funny - when the patient reected back - because it was not urgent.

The patient visited a doctor in Regina. Recently, the doctor wrote a prescription for an additional immunization and said the patient could get the shot anywhere - at his convenience. The doctor’s nurses had all gone home for the day so they weren’t available.

Rather than go back to Regina just for a needle, the patient took the prescription to a pharmacy in his home town to ll. He asked that the prescription be lled and they give him the shot. The pharmacist said, we can do that. Pharmacists give u shots so why not this? the patient thought.

When he picked up the prescription, he asked for an appointment to get the shot. We can’t do that, he was told. He was told not to take the vaccine to the closest hospital for the shot because they would not do it. They didn’t know what the patient should do with the vaccine.

He took the prescription, which needed to be kept in the fridge, to the closest doctor’s clinic, thinking he could just wait a few minutes until a doctor could see him. No doctor was available that day and they don’t keep medicine in their fridge for patients. He made an appointment. He carried the vaccine back to the pharmacy to be kept cold.

He asked that the pharmacist mark ‘paid’ on the package because he didn’t want to have to pay another $100 for the serum. That’s one worry.

Good thing that all this running around only takes a few minutes by car.

The day of the appointment, he picked up the vaccine from the pharmacy and went to the doctor’s ofce. Turns out, he got the appointment day wrong and no other doctor was available. Their advice was to go to Home Care at the local hospital.

The vaccine is now more than a week old. Maybe that doesn’t matter. The patient certainly doesn’t know. That’s another worry.

The patient stopped at the Admitting Desk at the hospital, explained the situation again and asked whether to go to Home Care or the emergency department. He was told to wait for an emergency department nurse.

Good thing this patient can take time off work for medical needs. That’s another worry.

Emergency department nurse hums and haws. Maybe she can’t give the immunization. Maybe the patient needs to go to a Public Health Nurse where immunizations are routine. Makes a few calls. Discovers she can give the needle. Now she needs a doctor’s order. Calls the Regina clinic for a doctor’s order.

Nurse explains to the patient that Home Care would have needed a doctor’s order as well. Public Health would have needed a doctor’s order and a whole health care history before giving the immunization.

The patient gets the immunization. Finally goes back to work.

There was a more direct route for this patient to receive this immunization. Some of the problem was created because his doctor didn’t know immunization is not available just anywhere and some because the patient made a mistake. But nobody in the doctor’s ofce, the pharmacy or the doctor’s ofce actually knew how to accurately advise this patient how to get from A to B. Good thing the emergency department wasn’t busy that day.

Everyone along the way was very polite and friendly.

But it was a time-consuming and worrisome process for a very simple act. The patient felt alone, in a foreign country called “Health Care.” Good thing his health care need was a tiny one. This story shows, again, that health care involves more than the doctor’s ofce or the local hospital or a health region. And it shows that we really need to start connecting the dots for our patients and fully communicate the entire process for accessing any health care service.

From left to right: Cara McNair, Karen Fischer, Mary McNair, Shelby McNair, and Sonia Wilson cooked up hotdogs on Main Street as a fundraiser for Shelby who has been appointed as District Umpire in Chief and will be taking a course in British Columbia next month to receive training. The young umpire will be focused on instructing and helping other umpires in the area thrive.

Premier proposes federal assistance for oil service sector Premier Brad Wall has presented a proposal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to support an Accelerated Well Cleanup Program (AWCP) in Saskatchewan. The proposal calls for $156 million in federal funding to help stimulate employment in the oil and gas service support sector by accelerating the clean-up of oil wells no longer capable of production.

“Saskatchewan is home to a high concentration of energy service sector companies and their employees, many of whom are now out of work,” Wall said. “These are the professionals who are best suited to well cleanup.”

Despite net employment growth of 5,200 new jobs in Saskatchewan over the past year, the resource sector has lost 1,900 jobs during that same period.

“The Accelerated Well Cleanup Program will stimulate economic activity and job creation while

at the same time delivering environmental benefits,” said Wall. “This is responsible resource development and would provide work for a lot of people in the oil service sector who have felt the impact of the drop in the oil price.”

The AWCP would accelerate the decommissioning and reclamation of 1,000 wells non-producing wells over the next two years and generate an estimated 1,200 direct and indirect jobs in the oil and gas support industry.

“This program will create much needed job growth in the sector at this challenging time and most importantly, eliminate ongoing fugitive emissions from non-productive wells,” said Dan Cugnet, Chairman of Valleyview Petroleums Ltd, an exploration and production company based in Weyburn that typically employs between 20 and 80 people, depending on the project. “As an employer in the energy sector, I support and applaud Premier Wall and the Government of Saskatchewan for identifying the benThe Observer is currently seeking efits of a program like this for the sector and correspondents in the following areas: ultimately all Canadians.”

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In memory of our Special Son and Grandson, BROOK BIESENTHAL May 10, 1989 - Feb. 22, 2015.

This month comes with deep regret It brings back a day we cannot forget.

You left us so suddenly with no kiss or goodbye.

But memories of you will never die.

May the winds of love blow slowly and whisper so you will hear That we will always love and miss you and wish you were here.

Many a tear we shed since we lost you Many more will continue to fall.

You took our happiness with you The happiest hours of all.

No one knows our heartaches, only those who have lost can tell the grief that we bear in silence for the one we loved so much.

Thank you for all the love you gave us and all the love we shared and all the great memories.

Loved and missed and remembered everyday, Till we meet again, All Our Love, Dad, Grandma & Grandpa Biesenthal XXXXXXX

Upcoming Sales April 2/16: Household and Antique Auction for Nancy Brockenbury, Wawota, SK April 17/16: 17th Annual Spring Consignment Sale, Wauchope, SK May 1/16: 3rd Annual Southline Consignment Sale with Mike Bartolf Sale, Oxbow, SK May 29/16: Farm and Household Sale for Allan Spearing, Oxbow, SK June 4/16: Garth Shepherd and Consignors Sale, Alameda, SK July 4/16: Moving Sale for Armand and Cathy Hoffort, Kenosee Lake, SK Sept. 24/16: Antique & Collectible Dispersal for Ben and Agnes Lietz, Estevan, SK Key M Auctions Dellan: 452-3815 Cell: 452-7847 Dennis: 485-8766 Murray: 483-7454

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In Memory of my Special Grandson, Brook Biesenthal, May 10,1989 - Feb. 22, 2015.

Sweetie, I am sending a dove to Heaven with a parcel on its wings.

Be careful when you open it, It is full of beautiful things.

Inside are a million kisses wrapped up in a million hugs To say how much I love you and miss you and to send you all my love.

I hold you close within my heart and there you will remain To walk with me throughout my life until we meet again.

Thank you for all the love you gave and all the love we shared.

Sweetie, I miss your smile, hugs, kisses and your great sense of humor.

No one knows how much I miss, All my love, Grandma (Brenda) XXXX

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FOR SALE: Nestled in the heart of the Moose Mountains sits a beautiful piece of land with a 4 year old Custom Built home. This property includes Four quarters of land with a 2580 sq ft + fully finished walkout basement. 5 bedroom, 4 Bath home. Custom Hickory cabinets, Hardwood and tile throughout, Geothermal Heat and Heated Double car garage. Full wrap around deck to enjoy the beautiful views. 20 minutes from Kipling, 40 minutes from Carlyle.

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UNRESERVED BANKRUPTCY AUCTION. Tuesday, February 23, 10 a.m. Rural Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.

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Below normal runoff expected across most of the province The Water Security Agency released the preliminary outlook for spring runoff. A below normal runoff is anticipated for most of the province, however it is still early and conditions can change over the remainder of the winter.

Some areas in east central Saskatchewan had more water on the landscape than normal going into winter freeze up and should expect near normal runoff. There is also an area extending from Yorkton to Last Mountain Lake that may see above normal runoff based on the current conditions.

Saskatchewan has experienced a warmer and drier than normal winter so far. Generally most of the province is looking at a below normal snow pack for this time of year. There are some areas in the east central region north of Yorkton up to Hudson Bay and west over to Nipawin where the snow pack is near normal.

Long range precipitation forecasts are difficult to rely on but most are calling for near normal precipitation across Saskatchewan for February, March and April. All of these forecasts are also showing above normal temperatures for this three month period which could result in an earlier spring runoff.

Most reservoirs and dugouts went into winter at near normal levels and even with a below normal runoff, surface water supplies are expected to be adequate in 2016.

For more information on spring runoff or stream flows and lake levels visit www.wsask.ca.

Managing Your Money CONTRACTOR DESK ESTIMATING JOB OPPORTUNITY North American Lumber is a privately-owned Canadian company specializing in Retail Building Material Sales in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Reporting to the Branch Manager, we have an immediate opening for an Contractor Sales Person at our Carlyle location.

You will primarily be responsible for generating new Building Materials sales for the territory including building new relationships with area contractors, providing price quotes and follow-up, placement of orders in our POS system, and coordinating sales support and delivery.

Demonstrated construction knowledge, ability to estimate building packages such as decks, fences, and garages, along with excellent customer service, are requirements of the position. Knowledge of blueprint elevations, floor plans, building codes, and previous experience with Seljax Estimating Software is preferred. Team-work is essential and willingness to pitch in in other areas such as cash sales, receiving product, assisting customers and loading lumber is required.

If you are organized, honest and reliable, customer-focused, with experience in the Building Materials or Construction industry with project quoting abilities and/or retail sales, we’d like to hear from you. Competitive wage and benefit package are available.

If you want an exciting, challenging career with an established company that has been serving the prairies since 1906, please forward resumes, detailing how you meet the above criteria and including salary expectations and availability, to:

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Please indicate “Contractor Sales - Carlyle” in the subject line.

We thank all for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

- Mine, yours, ours - a couple of financial planning tips for new couples

Once there was just you – now there are two. You’ve joined with a partner to share your life and love and that’s good. You’ll be sharing your financial lives, as well - so, as a new couple, here is what you should know about how to equitably manage your finances.

As a married or common law couple, you should integrate your financial lives both fairly and in ways that match your lifestyle together. Disclose assets, financial commitments (such as loans) and credit history. Decide if it’s best to maintain separate bank accounts, credit cards and investments or to merge some or all of these financial items to eliminate duplication and enhance financial benefits. Make your decisions with a clear understanding of tax and legal implications and if you are bringing significant assets into the marriage, speak to a family lawyer about the financial implications of getting married and how best to protect your assets.

Decide who will manage day-today finances – pay the bills and so on – and who will manage your overall financial affairs. If one or both of you brought personal assets into the union – a car or home, for example – should you keep them or sell them?

You expect your partnership to last, but based on divorce and separation statistics, there’s a chance it won’t.

You may want to be prepared by establishing a domestic contract that sets out certain rights and obligations for each spouse or partner. A domestic contract is particularly useful when one or both of the partners bring significant assets into the relation-

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ship or in blended family situations, especially where one partner has support obligations to a former spouse/ partner and his/her children.

Although couples must file separate individual tax returns, there are many tax-planning strategies that can reduce your total tax bill now and in the future. Take advantage of all your deductions and income-splitting opportunities including, where appropriate, pension income-splitting and/ or spousal Retirement Savings Plans that can deliver tax savings.

Take these practical steps as soon as possible: • A new will for each of you because a will drafted prior to marriage is usually invalid.

• Arrange mortgage, life and other insurance coverage to ensure each of you is protected if one partner dies.

• Use tax-planning and investment strategies that deliver immediate and longer-term retirement benefits.

As a couple, you need a shared financial plan. Your professional advisor can help you build such a plan for a strong financial future together.

This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm), and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments.

Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your circumstances.

For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.

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Minister Stewart to lead Employment supports for Agriculture Trade Mission to India Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart will lead a week-long trade mission to India, visiting the cities of Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai.

“Saskatchewan is Canada’s top exporter to India and it is important for us to strengthen this relationship and find new opportunities with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “We value our partnership with India and recognize the importance to both our economies.”

In 2015, Saskatchewan exports to India totalled more than $1.8 billion with the top exports being lentils, peas and potash. Last year was a record-breaking year as agriculture exports to India exceeded the $1 billion mark for the first time with a total of $1.5 billion. While in India, the delegation will participate in a variety of activities, including the Global Pulses Conclave, roundtables with importers and meetings with government representatives and business leaders.

“This mission will help solidify our trade relationship for established products including pulse crops and potash, while also allowing us to have conversations about future imports such as canola, flax and oats,” Stewart said. “Face-to-face meetings help Sas-

katchewan better understand India’s needs, identify new areas for collaboration and trade and discuss any barriers.”

Saskatchewan relies on international markets to buy goods as only about five per cent of what the province produces is consumed locally.

With the United Nations declaring 2016 the International Year of Pulses, Saskatchewan’s presence in India solidifies a larger commitment to increase awareness and use of pulses worldwide.

The Government of Saskatchewan is partnering with the India Pulses and Grain Association to support its pulse awareness plan to make pulse crops top of mind for farmers, businesses, governments and most importantly consumers. Pulses are a very important crop to both countries with Saskatchewan accounting for 95 per cent of Canadian pea exports to India and 100 per cent of Canadian lentil exports to India in 2015.

The trade mission departs February 13 and returns February 20.

Representatives of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, SaskCanola and Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership will also be present for portions of the mission.

people with hearing loss

Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (SDHHS) will receive $385,088 in funding from the Government of Saskatchewan to deliver its Vocational Counselling, Disabilities & Employment Supports program. Established in 2010, the program offers a range of services to both individuals and employers to assist people living with hearing loss.

“Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services work to remove barriers to employment, and provide individuals the supports they need to participate in the province’s labour market,” Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Our continued commitment to this program enables Saskatchewan people to contribute to our provincial economy and allows employers to benefit from a growing labour force that is both inclusive and diverse.”

“The funding we receive from the Ministry of the Economy has been the bridge to community inclusion for the Deaf Community,” Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Executive Director Nairn Gilles said.

“It not only opens the door to em16023LM3

ployment, by providing counselling, job coaching, and interpreters, but for many this funding provides access to language.”

Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, through their no-fee Vocational Counselling, Disabilities & Employment Supports program will offer support to 85 individuals with any and all degrees of hearing loss.

Saskatchewan Agri-Food exports surpass growth plan target with another record year Agri-food exports reach $15.1 billion in 2015, exceeding the 2020 Growth Plan target.

Saskatchewan is once again leading the nation, holding strong as Canada’s top agri-food exporting province. For the fifth straight year, the province has set a record with total sales of $15.1 billion.

In 2015, Saskatchewan exceeded the ambitious target laid out in the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth. The provincial goal was to export $15 billion dollars of agricultural and agrifood products by 2020.

A total of $15.1 billion worth of agriculture products left our province in 2015, meeting the demand of 145 countries around the world. This is an increase of eight per cent from 2014.

“Agriculture is the foundation of our province and remains a prominent economic driver, supporting our provincial finances as we deal with the downturn in the resource sector,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “We were confident the industry would meet our Growth Plan target by 2020 but our farmers, ranchers and agri-businesses have once again exceeded our expectations and reached the target five years ahead of schedule.”

Saskatchewan produces a number of agriculture and agri-food products that are in demand across the globe.

The Government of Saskatchewan remains focused on market development and trade advocacy to ensure the high quality products Saskatchewan produces move freely to new and existing markets like the European Union, China, India and South Korea.

The recent signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership is encouraging, and ratification of the agreement is essential to ensure access to the 800 million consumers the market represents.

“International trade drives our province’s economy, and continued access to Asian markets will benefit our agriculture and value-added sector,” Stewart said.

“Being part of this ambitious agreement is in the best interest of Canada and Saskatchewan.”

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CES kicks up their heels 119 Main St., Carlyle

(306) 453-4403 Ray Boutin (306) 575-8575

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Jody Mills (306) 575-8866

CARLYLE OPEN HOUSE TOUR! Sunday, February 28th - 1pm - 5pm 210 5th St. West, Carlyle

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ONLY 400 TICKETS SOLD!

TOTAL PRIZE VALUE: $12,500 $$ Also Draw for 2nd prize of $333 each month $$

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“We did this last year and it was a huge success,” Principal Tyler Fehrenbach said of the CES Dance Off. “So, we’re making it into an annual thing.”

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