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(L-R) Elle Meyers, Logan Hunt and Damon Hunt were among the many young people who flocked to the Westview hill for some tobogganing, inner tub sliding and other activities on February 16. The combination of fresh snow, warm temperatures and a holiday Monday created the perfect time for local youth to have some fun outdoors. (Photo credit: David Willberg)

Boundary Dam project is exceeding expectations

By David Willberg SaskPower has released its preliminary performance numbers for the retrofitted Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station, and they show that the unit is performing better than expected.

Unit 3 is producing more power than anticipated. The purity of the carbon dioxide (CO2) is not only better

than projected, but as close to perfect as possible.

And it’s on target to meet standards for the carbon emissions that will be emitted into the atmosphere.

The numbers were released on February 11, and paint a picture of the success of Unit 3 for its first four months of operation.

“I am quite surprised, in a nice way,” said SaskPower president of carbon capture

and storage initiatives Mike Monea. “Usually with these projects, the surprises aren’t always pleasant.”

Unit 3 was expected to generate 110 megawatts of power, but it is actually supplying 120 megawatts.

The purity of the CO2 was to be 95.5 per cent, but is at 99.9999 per cent, which Monea said is likely the biggest surprise of all.

“Originally we looked

at 96 per cent pure CO2, which would be good for the oilfields,” said Monea.

In future plants that SaskPower designs, Monea said the Crown corporation might be able to use the CO2 purity to target additional, higher value markets.

The plant has the capacity to capture up to one million tonnes of CO2 in 2015 and is on track to meet that goal. Approximately

135,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) have been captured since the plant officially launched on October 2, 2014.

The project is going through some equipment issues, but Monea said that’s “quite normal” when starting up a plant that is the first of its kind in the world.

“We just have to get some history, which is happening, and it will be working quite

nicely,” said Monea.

The capture island has thousands of components that have never been designed to work together like they are at Boundary Dam. Monea said the handoffs, from one piece of equipment to the next, has been efficiently.

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Robock will represent the NDP The NDP has turned to Estevan’s Cameron Robock to be their candidate in the next provincial election.

Robock was acclaimed as the NDP’s candidate at a nomination meeting earlier this month. Robock said he decided to run provincially because of his experiences with the health care system involving his two-year-old son, Leo.

“Every time I see him, it reminds me of certain things that have happened in our lives,” said Robock.

He recalled that when Leo was an infant, they spent six hours waiting in an emergency room in Regina.

“It was horrendous,” said Robock. “We’re talking about a little guy. We’re not talking about an adult with just a little cough, we’re talking

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about a little boy who isn’t feeling well.”

He also saw someone with a compress on his bleeding arm who spent 4 1/2 hours in the waiting room.

Robock said he lost a friend due to poor health care standards.

“We have all this money, and where’s it going?” said Robock. “Obviously it’s not being spent on the right areas.”

Seniors care is another important issue for Robock.

He has become friends with some NDP supporters who now reside in assisted living centres.

“They say that the nurses there are great and wonderful, but they are really stressed,”

said Robock. “You can tell.

And they’re overworked. So we’re forcing understaffing in places like this, even though I see how much money is

a councillor on Estevan City Council three times: in the 2005 by-election, and in the 2006 and 2012 civic elections.

All three bids ended in defeat, but he said they were excellent learning experiences.

“The experience of talking to people and going doorto-door, it broadened my horizons to realize what I’m actually shooting for: it’s for a better Estevan area, and a better Saskatchewan,” said Robock.

The next provincial election is expected to occur in the spring of 2016. Robock said he is pleased that he will have a year to campaign, to articulate his concerns, and to get to know more people in the constituency.

Hockey school leaves after increase

A daughter born to Nick & Deb Skoczylas on January 26, 2015.

One summer hockey school has been forced to leave the Energy City following the decision by Estevan City Council to increase summer ice rentals at Affinity Place.

The Gold in the Net goaltending school, operated by former Estevan resident Daniel Wenham, will be moving to North Battleford starting this summer.

Meanwhile, the Fleck’s Extreme Hockey School will remain in Estevan for at least one more year.

Wenham said Gold in the Net paid $5,400 for ice rental at Affinity Place in 2014.

This year it would have been $6,150, and in 2016 it would

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have soared to $7,200.

They also have the added cost of paying for instructors, which could add up to $8,000 if the camp sells out.

Gold in the Net had 22 registrants last year. Wenham said the camp model limits the number of goalies they can accept, so the participants would have been forced to pay as much as $400 each.

Wenham said he has received some negative feedback about relocating the camp, but he reminds people about the rising cost of ice rental.

“Out of all the rinks that we operate in, Estevan was going to be the most expensive, and that doesn’t re-

ally make sense when you’re working with a town of such a small population,” said Wenham.

He will be paying $160 per hour in North Battleford.

Estevan City Council finalized the summer ice rental increase at its February meeting. The cost will jump from $175 per hour in 2014 to $205 per hour in 2015, and then to $240 in 2016.

The initial recommendation provided to council in August of 2014 was for the rates to climb from $175 per hour in 2014 to $240 per hour in 2015.

Councillor Kevin Smith, who sits on the Leisure Services board, noted that the

summer hockey schools like Gold in the Net and Fleck’s are businesses, and not nonprofits like other users. They also don’t have other users to offset the cost of summer ice rentals.

Fleck’s initially threatened when it appeared that the summer rental rate might jump from $175 an hour to $240 this year, but they’ve decided to remain in Estevan now that a compromise has been reached. Tyler Fleck, who oversees the camp, could not be reached for comment.

Fleck’s has been operating its camp in Estevan since 2002. They have had a threeweek camp for a number of years.

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coming in.”

The truck bypass north of Estevan and the twinning of Highway 39 are also important issues for Robock. He says he is an advocate for both projects.

“One of the concerns I hear is with the twinning of the highway,” said Robock.

“How soon is this going to happen? I drove up to Regina a month or so ago, and there was another cross along the road.”

He said he has an evergrowing list of concerns that people in the constituency have brought forward to him.

Robock is no stranger to the political process. Not only is he keenly interested in politics, but he has run to be

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the original designs that we have – have to be, in some cases, adjusted once the performance is observed,” said Monea.

The capture island is currently operating at about 70 to 75 per cent capacity.

Monea said they’ve been fine-tuning a couple of the mechanical vapour recompression systems, which should bring them up to 3,200 tonnes of captured carbon dioxide per day.

There are other reasons why the capture island is inching towards its load capacity, he said.

“Cenovus is feathering or

they’re starting to phase-in our CO2, so they can’t really take 100 per cent of our CO2 right now,” said Monea.

“They need some time in order to match it up, or bring it in with some of the other contracts that they have.”

“On the other side, we have an Aquistore, or a storage project, that we’re just this week doing some commissioning on the reservoir so that we can do some CO2 injection on that well.”

They’re working towards the maximum of 3,200 tonnes of captured CO2 per day. When that happens, Monea said Cenovus will be happy, and the Aquistore well will be accepting the CO2.

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Unit 3 at the Boundary Dam Power Station is exceeding expectations. (File photo) He expects that in the next couple of weeks, the capture island will be able to showcase more of its output capabilities.

Monea said he is hopeful that the findings associated with Unit 3 will refute some of the criticism of the project.

Detractors have said that the technology is too new, and the economics don’t work.

“Well, that’s not true,” he said. “What a plant like Boundary Dam 3 will do is show that a technology – the one that we’ve chosen, and there are many others – but that this one works, and it is working,” said Monea. “And secondly, as we get our plant up to its optimum efficiency, then we will see what the economics look like for capturing carbon.

“It’s a live example, and it removes a lot of the skepticism and doubt that people have on one of these first mover projects.”

Monea noted that Unit 3 will be producing affordable coal power for more than 100,000 homes and businesses for at least the next three decades. It’s performing 10 times cleaner than other coal units, and it’s four times cleaner than a comparable natural gas unit.

Final costs for the plant continue to be tallied. SaskPower’s total investment for the carbon capture and storage project sits at $1.23 billion. The federal government contributed a further $240 million towards the project, for a total of $1.467 billion.

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lifestyles|community focus Telemiracle helped local family during trying time

By David Willberg Angela Bresciani never imagined that her family would one day need to approach the Telemiracle Foundation for support.

But once her family needed the organization, she was grateful that the foundation was an option.

“They actually helped to pay for our way to go to Winnipeg twice, because my baby needed surgery,” she told Lifestyles.

Bresciani and her husband, Jason, were blessed with a son, Madden, on December 7, 2012.

But Madden was born with craniosynostosis – a condition that caused the fusion of his suture bone in the front of his head.

The fusion eventually protruded into a triangle.

“We found when he was five days old, which was terrible,” said Bresciani. “When he was born, I couldn’t calm him down. He was awake almost the whole entire time that he was in the hospital.

We couldn’t soothe him, and we didn’t know why.

“A nurse, after five days and on her day off, looked at his head, and said ‘Oh, there’s something wrong with your baby’s head.”

Madden had an x-ray that same day, and an MRI when he was six weeks old.

“You could tell his forehead was protruded,” said Bresciani.

The first physician that the Bresciani family consulted said that Madden didn’t need surgery, and that it was a cosmetic issue. The family sought a second opinion, and they were informed that Madden would need an operation, or risk suffering from brain damage.

There wasn’t a pediatric neosurgeon in Saskatchewan, so they had to travel outside of the province to Winnipeg.

“We had four doctors he had to see, including an eye specialist, a child development specialist and a geneticist,” said Bresciani.

They returned to Estevan after consulting with the specialists, and three days later, they had to venture back to Winnipeg for Madden’s surgery. The operation occurred when he was nine months old.

Bresciani was on maternity leave at the time; her husband

was able to get time off from his job after the surgery. She wasn’t sure how they would be able to travel for Madden’s medical appointments, and meet their other financial obligations.

So the family turned to Telemiracle for their financial needs. It wasn’t an easy decision for Bresciani to seek financial assistance, since she’s not the type who wants to ask for financial help.

There were a lot of forms to fill out for Telemiracle, but Bresciani said it was worth it.

The foundation helped with the family’s transportation costs.

They could have also sought assistance for accommodations and meals, but the family was able to stay with people they knew in the Manitoba capital.

Bresciani remains grateful to the foundation for the support.

Shortly after Madden’s surgery, Bresciani joined the Estevan Kinettes Club. The Kinettes and the Kinsmen are the organizations that make Telemiracle happen each year.

“I was so happy with the help, and I know a few of the girls,” said Bresciani. “Melanie Tribiger brought me out to a meeting, and I loved it.”

She attended Telmiracle for the first time last year in Regina, and was immediately impressed with the production and the dedication of the volunteers.

Telemiracle was an overwhelming experience at first, she said, because she didn’t know what to do. Bresciani was tasked with answering phones; sometimes she was on the phones in front of the cameras, and other times it happened behind the scenes, in the basement of the Telemiracle studio.

“It was great seeing how much money we raise, and how many people we actually help,” said Bresciani. “If it wasn’t for them, or people donating money, I don’t know how I would have (paid for Madden’s costs), I probably would be in debt from going to Winnipeg all those times.”

Bresciani has watched the show since she was a child, and donated money when she was young, never imagining that her family would one day become a beneficiary.

“It means so much to me,” she said.

And she’ll be back for Telemiracle 38 on March 7 and 8 in Saskatoon. Bresciani work as a messenger, which means that she’ll transport people, entertainers, money and anything else that needs to be taken elsewhere.

Bresciani noted that money raised through Telemiracle is doled out to Saskatchewan people. It could be used to assist a family member, a friend or a neighbour who has a medical need, or has to travel to travel outside the province for a treatment or surgery.

And if people have a medical expense that would require assistance, or if they know of someone with such a need, Bresciani urges them to fill out an application form for the foundation.

“I don’t think enough people know that they can just go to their local Kinette or Kinsmen group for an application form to send it in,” said Bresciani.

“That’s how I found out about it. Somebody told me I should try it.”

Madden is doing well, she said.

He’s a very active two-year-old, although he shows some effects from the surgery.

“He couldn’t do a lot when he first came out of the hospital,” said Bresciani.

Madden Brusciani is an energetic two-year-old who was born with craniosynosIt’s hard to tell that he has been tosis, which caused the fusion of his suture bone in the front of his head. The through brain surgery, she said.

Telemiracle Foundation helped Madden’s family with expenses related to his But if someone looks closely at medical treatment. (Photo submitted)å his head, they’ll see a scar that stretches from one side, near his ear, all the way across his head.

“People, when they see pictures from before the surgery to now, can tell (he had an operation), because you can tell his forehead is rounded out,” said Bresciani.

Madden still makes two or three trips to Winnipeg each year for check-ups; his next visit will be February 27, a little more than a week before Telemiracle.

Bresciani said the specialists want to make sure that he is healthy, that he continues to stave off infection, and that the plates in his head are fine.

But he’s doing well, and the Brescianis are grateful for his health, and for the role that the Telemiracle Foundation played in helping them through a difThe Bresciani family: Madden (being held by father Jason), Angela, ficult time.

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lifestyles|view points Encouraging news Real worship starts here for “clean coal” As hard as it is for people in the Estevan area to believe, there is some pretty strong opposition to the Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.

Many environmental idealists will claim that clean coal is a misnomer, that the CCS project will never work, and coalfired power plants should be eradicated from power grids.

More pragmatic individuals will note that the project is over budget, and that funds should be directed to other avenues.

They don’t care that Boundary Dam was named coal project of the year by Power Engineering and Renewable Energy World Magazine in December. It doesn’t matter to them that National Geographic has billed the project as one of “10 Energy Breakthroughs of 2014 that could Change your Life,” or that Veselko Grubišić, the Croatian Ambassador to Canada, referred to the project as “The Mount Everest of Technology.”

So when SaskPower came out with a press release earlier this month, claiming that Unit 3 was exceeding expectations, one has to wonder what the skeptics were thinking.

Did they question the validity of the findings? Or did they continue to hide behind ideology? It’s unlikely that they would admit they were wrong about their criticism.

Power output is at 120 megawatts, which is about 10 megawatts more than expected. The purity of the carbon dioxide is 99.99 per cent, which is better than the projection of 95.5 per cent.

The plant is on track to capture one million tonnes of carbon dioxide, and carbon dioxide emissions will be a fraction of what they were before the CCS project.

Carbon capture and storage was billed as a project that would have enormous environmental benefits, and so far, it has delivered.

Yes, there are going to be challenges associated with new technology. There isn’t a manual to consult if something goes wrong. SaskPower is currently writing the manual on CCS. Unit 3 doesn’t just represent a stand-alone project, either.

We hope it’s a beginning. We hope that eventually Units 4, 5 and 6 at Boundary Dam will be retrofitted with clean coal technology. We hope that Boundary Dam will work well with the carbon capture test facility at the Shand Power Station, and with the Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s Aquistore project near Boundary Dam. And we hope that Boundary Dam will continue attract attention from people all over the world who are keen to keep coal as an option in the power supply system.

So when SaskPower announces that the project is meeting and surpassing expectations, it should be viewed as very good news.

And the earth moved

By Linda Wegner According to news reports, it hit shortly after 8 p.m., and was centred just forty-seven kilometres eastsoutheast of where I live.

Being an earthquake, it had a magnitude of 3.5, and some say it was followed by a

second, less weighty version.

That’s what I was told, but I didn’t feel a thing.

Earthquakes are a part of life for us Pacific Coast dwellers, and the arrival of the impending “big one” is a daily possibility. In my books, all our bragging about warm weather,

When Wesley Carrington took his newly purchased metal detector into a field near his home in Hertfordshire, England, he had no expectations of finding anything.

He had never used a metal detector before, and the one he purchased from the local hardware store was the cheapest one they carried. After coming across a spoon and a half penny, Carrington found a gold coloured coin that had a Roman figure on it.

Digging a little deeper, he discovered 158 ancient Roman Solidus coins worth approximately $156,000.

In April of 2010, Dave Crisp was searching in a field near Somerset, England,

The 2015 NASCAR racing season has gotten underway with the Sprint Unlimited, which is an exhibition race from Daytona, Florida.

Matt Kenseth won the race, finishing ahead of Martin Truex Jr. Kevin Harvick finished in 11th place. The next race is the Gator Ade Duals, followed by the Daytona 500 on February 22.

This year NASCAR has brought in group qualifying along with some changes to the cars for the season.

In the WHL, the Regina Pats lost to the Brandon Wheat Kings 5-3. The Pats blooming flowers and miniwinters is muted by the reality of waiting for an earthquake that would, according to specialists, “rip Vancouver Island wide open”.

According to earthquake seismologist Dr. John Cassidy, who spoke on Global News: “During the past 30 days there have been nearly 100 earthquakes in south-

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truth” (John 4:23-24). While that phrase can be interpreted several different ways, one way of understanding it is that God wants people who have a “spirit of true worship.”

He wants people who have trained themselves to see their world differently, so that they find God’s presence and God’s joy in ordinary things. He wants people who see life in such a way that they “Rejoice in the Lord always” (Philippians 4:4).

All it takes is a little focus.

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happened. Had they not bought metal detectors and used them, there would not be a story. Had they ignored the beeping and said, “I am not digging here. It is likely nothing,” they would have passed over something amazing.

The same thing can be said of us. If we just float along, we will likely miss most of our blessings. However, if we actively seek out good things, then we will undoubtedly find them.

Seeing one small blessing, will lead us to notice more, and suddenly we will have a long list of things for which to be thankful.

Jesus once said that he desired worshippers who worshipped “in spirit and in

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when his metal detector went off. Digging down 14 inches, he found a coin and then the top of a ceramic pot.

The pot contained 52,503 bronze and silver coins dating from 253 to 305. This coin hoard has an estimated worth of over $582,000.

Some may read those stories and think that those guys are really lucky, and that is certainly true. In fact, Carrington reports that since that first day out, he has not found anything.

While “beginner’s luck” is part of the story, I want to suggest another reason why these two men found these coins: they were looking.

Had they just sat at home and watched television, none of this would have

were outplayed for most of the game. The Pats are in second place in the East Division with a 30-19-4-3 record, and their next game is against the Saskatoon Blades.

In the Ontario Hockey League, the Windsor Spitfires lost to the Guelph Storm 5-4 in overtime. The Spitfires are in ninth place in the Western Conference.

The Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League took two of three recent games. They got past the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-2, beat the Toronto Mar-

lies 3-2, and then lost to the same Marlies 5-4.

The NHL’s Ottawa Senators hammered the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 in a one-sided game. The Senators are in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

In the National Lacrosse League, the Calgary Roughnecks lost to the Vancouver Stealth 13-9. The Roughnecks are in last place with a 0-6 record.

In NCAA Basketball, the Florida Gators lost to the Texas A&M Aggies 63-62 in a close game. The Gators are in ninth place in the South

Eastern Conference.

In NCAA Baseball, the Florida Gators swept the Rhode Island Rams over the weekend. The Gators are in a first place tie in the South Eastern Conference’s East Division.

Manchester United beat Preston North End 3-1 in a one sided game in English Premier League action.

Man U’s record puts them in third place with at 13-4-8.

That’s all folks!

west British Columbia, so every day we have these small earthquakes happening all around us.” They are, he noted, a “powerful reminder that we live in an active earthquake zone.”

Although I don’t advocate living in a state of perpetual fear, there’s something comforting about knowing that a minimum three-day supply of water, canned goods,

prescribed medications and warm blankets are a few of the essentials packed into a preparedness kit.

Our city emergency coordinator certainly pushes that message, and every shaking is a reminder that our lack of prairie blizzards don’t make us immune to treacherous weather.

Trouble is, the message is clear and often sounded,

but how many bother to heed the warning? Too many times we do the same with Jesus’ call to follow Him. By either deliberately or carelessly refusing to respond to His love, we miss out on the grace He offers.

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”

It’s a love worth accepting.

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lifestyles|letters What has been cut back?

Dear editor The article in the local paper, regarding revenue sharing being still unclear after the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention, in which our mayor stated projects the city is already committed to may be re-visited, is, I believe, a bunch of political talk that makes only good print, and is gobbled up by the paper as gospel.

City council had a special budget meeting on January 26, and a motion on external financing, authorized the city

treasurer to negotiate a $5 million loan to be added to the general capital program.

I understand it is for 20 years.

Now the air por t job is $5 million, and the Souris Avenue and Sixth Street job is $1.2 million.

I guess we require a little stand-by money for extras.

So are they going to cancel these projects?

The airport job is being reimbursed by the province, so $3.2 million is coming back into the City’s account, and we are adding $5 million

to our debt, but will be paid out by 2035?

The city talks about cutting back. What was cut back?

The four council members who are the veterans had their hands up, voting on everything as a go the past few years, and now are finally realizing the problem they have created by not doing any homework on the past projects.

Thank goodness we have a least three new members on council who are willing to take the bull by the horns and try

to get things done properly.

The council also increased the recycling fee to $8? Why? Where is the justification for this increase? An increase for anything is hard to swallow, but to just increase things with no explanation leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

The five-year plan has merit, but once again, with the lack of money, it will be very, very difficult to incorporate, in my opinion.

Dale M. Wetsch Estevan

Komarnicki airs thoughts on legislation Dear editor, As we have seen in Canada, the international jihadist movement has declared war, and Canadians are being targeted by these terrorists, simply because they hate our society and the values it represents.

One only needs to look back over the past several months at the terrorist attacks in Ottawa and SaintJean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, as well as attacks abroad in Australia and Paris, to see that the threat of radical Islamic extremism is very real.

These threats require a strong response.

That is why, under the strong leadership of Prime

Minister Stephen Harper, our Conservative government took action and brought forward the Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act, and the Anti-terrorism Act 2015, that take steps to protect Canadians against jihadi terrorists who seek to destroy the very principles that make Canada the best country in the world to live.

As Prime Minister Harper clearly said, our government rejects the argument that every time we talk about security, our freedoms are threatened.

Canadians understand that their freedom and security go hand-in-hand. Canadians expect us to protect both, and there are protections in this

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legislation to do exactly that.

The fundamental fact is that our police and national security agencies are working to protect our rights and our freedoms, and it is jihadi terrorists who endanger our security, and who would take away our freedoms.

Providing national security agencies with new tools, will ensure that gaps in sharing information about suspected terrorists does not limit their

ability to prevent attacks on Canada or against Canadians.

We as politicians do not enforce the law, but we have the duty to make sure that law enforcement has the necessary tools to keep Canadians safe.

We will continue to do just that.

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Community Calendar Friday, February 20: *The Estevan Bruins will host the Yorkton Terriers at 7:30 p.m. at Affinity Place.

Saturday, February 21: *The Estevan Royal Canadian Legion will host the provincial Legion 8-ball championship in the club room. Teams from across Saskatchewan will be competing. Games start at 9 a.m.

Sunday, February 22: *Local residents Kelli Kitzul, Tionna and Marley Nashiem, and Nancy Bourbonnais will host a fundraising steak and chicken supper at Houston Pizza, starting at 5 p.m., for their upcoming trip to Africa. Proceeds will be used to construct a school in Africa.

Tuesday, February 24: *Local Kin club members will host a fundraising steak/chicken supper for Telemiracle at Houston Pizza at 5 p.m. Proceeds will be directed towards the upcoming Telemiracle fundraiser.

Wednesday, February 25: *The Southeast College and the Estevan Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Saskatchewan Energy Training Institute, for businesses who are interested in the Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant.

To submit an event for the community calendar, please call our office at 306-634-5112, e-mail it to editor@sasklifestyles.com, or visit our website at www.sasklifestyles.com.

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Legion swears in executive Talent will be The Estevan Royal Canadian Legion swore in the new members of its executive, and celebrated its accomplishments from the past year, during the annual past president’s dinner on February 14.

A small crowd braved the weather and the difficult road conditions for the banquet. They witnessed the installation of second vice-president Jim Forrest, and new one-year executive members Bernice Forrest and Daniyale Lalonde.

They also listened as Troy LeBlanc, who is embarking on a second two-year term as the local Legion president, discussed achievements from the past year, and looked ahead to 2015.

LeBlanc said this year has been a very active one for the branch. There were technological difficulties, including a computer system crash that wiped out all of the members’ information. There was also an issue with the legion’s boiler throughout the year, but they were able to fix, rather than replace, the machine.

They also attended district and zone rallies, and they were represented at the dominion convention.

He was saddened by the passing of several veterans in 2014.

“We have lost quite a few

showcased at Music Festival

(L-R) Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Legion district commander Sharren Dukart swore in local Legion second-vice president Jim Forrest during the past-president’s dinner. veterans this year,” LeBlanc said solemnly. “I look around the room, and I see a lot of empty chairs, which were filled by comrades who are no longer with us.”

LeBlanc hopes the branch can be active in 2015. They already held a garage sale in late January, which raised about $2,500 for the boiler’s maintenance.

“Now there are a lot of people asking ‘When’s the next branch benefit?’” said LeBlanc.

The Legion will host a number of special events, in-

cluding the provincial 8-ball billiards championship on February 21, and the zone rally in April.

They will also move forward with their plans for Royal Heights Park. It will be known as the Royal Heights Veterans Memorial Park. It will boast a Wall of Honour, which LeBlanc said has required extensive work by first vice-president Lyle Dukart.

“He has taken it upon himself to work nine years on getting the names of all the veterans in the commu-

nity, so that they’ll be on display,” said LeBlanc.

Students from the Estevan Comprehensive School will create tribute murals inside a gazebo for the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the Afghanistan Mission and peace times.

The murals will hopefully be completed in 2016.

LeBlanc said his second term is going to be an exciting one, thanks to all of the activities that will happen in the branch, and the Legion’s ongoing efforts in the community.

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Local musicians will be able to showcase their talents during the Estevan and District Music Festival from March 12 to 27.

Festival president Pam Dechief said their entry numbers have increased about 10 per cent, from about 610 in 2014 to 680 this year.

Dechief cited a visit by Maple Creek’s Heather McNabb as the biggest reason for the increase.

McNabb promoted speech arts when she was in Estevan in January.

“She worked with all of the elementary schools in Estevan, giving them speech workshops, and we have seen an increase in our speech arts this year, I think, as a direct result of her doing the workshops with the kids,” said Dechief.

Dechief noted that about three-quarters of the festival’s participants registered on-line this year.

Last year, when on-line registration was offered for the first time, less than half signed up on-line.

The vocal and speech

arts competitions will from March 12 to 17, the band competition will be from the 17th to the 19th, and piano sessions will be from the 22nd to the 27th.

The Festival Highlights and Awards program will be on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Estevan Comprehensive School.

Dechief said she is looking forward to some great music throughout the festival.

“It’s very rewarding to see improvements in students from year-to-year, among the repeat participants in the festival,” said Dechief.

Four adjudicators have also been named for the festival. Jeri Ryba of Moose Jaw will be in charge of voice and speech classes; Gene Aulinger from North Battleford and Peter England will be responsible for band portion; and Heather Blakeley of Saskatoon will adjudicate piano.

Dechief said the adjudicators play an important role in helping the participants enhance their abilities.

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CAFE seeking women for program Community Advocates for Employment (CAFE) is launching a new program to connect women currently working in the trades, with girls in high school who might be looking at a trades career.

CAFÉ personal advisor Sarah Mehler said Estevan is a hotbed for the trades, and for job opportunities in those sectors, so they believe this is an ideal market to introduce

such a program.

“CAFE is about helping individuals facing barriers to get employment, and women in the trades have always faced some sort of barrier,” said Mehler.

One woman has already stepped forward to say that she would be willing to participate. Mehler said students from ECS, and CAFE clients, have shown an interest in being connected with trades-

women who can offer advice and insight into their experiences.

Any trades, from electrician to welder to plumber, could be an option for this program, she said.

CAFE is taking the initiative on this program, she said.

“We recognized this kind of barrier, and thought that maybe we could try to do something, with the hopes that in the years to come, we

could set up a mentorship program,” said Mehler.

Even if a young woman with trade certification opts to leave the southeast, and seek employment elsewhere, a program like the one that CAFE is initiating will give her a chance to be in a career that she might not have considered otherwise.

“I personally never thought of the trades when I was younger, but I was never

introduced to them,” said Mehler.

Mehler knows of one other program similar to the on that CAFE is introducing.

Sask. Polytechnic School encourages young women who are entering the skilled trades to participate in a Women in the Trades mentorship program that the campus offers.

Mehler said she has already spoken to the advisor at the school for guidance.

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Mehler said CAFE wants to have an event in the spring in which women who are working in the skilled trades would go to the Estevan Comprehensive School, or another location in the city, and speak about their experiences and their jobs, to get students motivated or excited about potential careers.

From there, CAFE hopes it can blossom into a mentorship program.

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Be Heart Smart

Government supports new defibrillator The City of Estevan continues to install automated external defibrillators (AED) at sites across the community.

The newest device, located in the lobby of the Icon Centre, is through financial support from the federal government’s AED initiative.

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki said the federal government has been working hard to have AED machines installed at recreation centres in SourisMoose Mountain, as well as in Saskatchewan and across Canada.

Komarnicki said the government created a $4 million fund to install AEDs through 2016. Estevan has been able to acquire most machines on their own, but the fund has been a valuable resource for smaller communities. Carievale, Manor, and Redvers are among the municipalities to receive federal monies for an AED. “It’s a great program, because they can get their curling rink or hockey rink facilitated with this device at no cost, and get training,” said Komarnicki.

The federal government

is trying to create more awareness of the AED program, Komarnicki said. It’s a relatively easy one to access.

Twenty-four AEDs have been installed within the boundaries of Souris-Moose Mountain. The total cost has been $70,085. An AED will soon be installed in the upstairs lounge of the Power Dodge Curling Centre, thanks to the federal funding.

“They’re life-saving devices,” said City of Estevan safety coordinator Helen Fornwald.

“Anyone from the age of nine to 90 can operate them, and there are proven statistics that they save lives.”

Fornwald said that an AED in one of the city’s facilities was recently used at a neighbouring, off-site property. And while EMS crews were quickly

Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki and City of Estevan safety coordinator Helen Fornwald test a new automated external defibrillator on parks foreman Yed Barberan. on-site, and the City’s AED wasn’t needed, Fornwald is still pleased that someone knew where an AED was

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Five AEDS are located at Affinity Place: two are in the lower level near the dressing rooms; two more are on the main concourse level; and the last one is upstairs, near the access to the private boxes.

AEDs are also located near the Leisure Centre’s swimming pool, and at the Civic Auditorium, the curling rink, the Estevan

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Fornwald is pleased to have an AED at the Icon Centre.

“Now we have one right here that can service our ice surface,” said Fornwald. “And this is close to the Icon entrance and the parking lot, as well as our tennis courts and our skateboard park.”

Fornwald said they have been working hard over the last three years so that all of the City facilities are equipped with AED technology.

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Jump rope for Heart at Pleasantdale School Kindergarten to Grade 5 students at Pleasantdale School spent the afternoon of February 11 exercising for a great cause, during Jump Rope for Heart in the school’s gymnasium.

The young people skipped on their own, or in tandems, throughout the afternoon. They moved through different stations so they could have some variety in their exercises.

And they received tremendous support for their efforts.

The students raised more than $18,000 for the Saskatchewan Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Heart Month campaign, thanks to the pledges and the donations that they collected, and the fundraisers that they hosted.

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D.R. Jahn-Thue

Hitched that long?

It’s been about eight years; longer than I’ve been with anyone besides my children.

Farmer has grown on me, like a scoby on a new batch of kombucha, like mould on cheese, or like sunrise. Yeah, I kind of got used to him. How’s that for romance?

This week’s our anniversary. Farmer has been that wall I could bang my head against, a word of caution, and often a helping hand.

Keep his coffee pot filled and set for morning, leave his bread recipe alone (which he likes just so), and stay out of his sock drawer, and Farmer’s a happy camper. Most days.

A back rub once in a while doesn’t hurt either.

Living from the farm has come to mean many things to me over years of contemplating self-sufficiency and writing these columns. One important meaning has to do with inter-reliance.

Farmer complains that I do things without consulting him. I figure he’ll have other (not so agreeable) notions about what or how I want to work. I go with my

gut. Sometimes he surprises me. It’s a matter of trust.

Trusting my gut generally wins out, but trusting Farmer is an increasing trend.

Inter-reliance is a web I reinforce with neighbours.

They share lovely dairy and I send sourdough and jam back with empty jars. Marriage requires that I do not resent what I give Farmer, as he also reciprocates.

Exhausted, I may resent cleaning supper dishes and preparing his lunch for the next morning. On weekends, he still expects the coffee pot set up so all he need do is turn it on.

Leaving him to make his own coffee, so he remembers how to do it, is an option, but lately I’ve replaced “I have to do this too?” with a desire to make his life easier by doing the little things.

Call me hen-pecked, I really don’t mind.

Over the years, I’ve had to learn how to do whatever I want. I run the kitchen and what goes on in my shop (the dome) and Farmer does what he likes. We’re happy doing exactly what we want.

We’ve also learned when

to leave one another alone.

Somebody’s foul mood is their own temporary sleepcured problem.

Hitched is a funny term for joining a horse (or donkey) to a cart. Not everything in life is easy, but some things (like being hitched to Farmer) are simply good.

The Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation’s Teacher s’ Bargaining Committee have accepted terms of settlement for a new provincial collective bargaining agreement.

The pact was reached February 12, after both sides received the Conciliation Board Report.

The terms of settlement include a wage increase of 7.55 per cent over four years and a 0.25 per cent increase in government pension contribution rates to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Retirement Plan. The latter takes effect July 1.

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Young people attend local Art in Action camp during winter break Local youth were able to explore their artistic sides during the Estevan Ar ts Council’s annual Art in Action Camp from February 17 to 19.

A tot al of 30 young people, between the ages of six and 12, were registered for the camp.

They par ticipated in a variety of arts and crafts each morning that allowed them to explore different themes, and enhance their artistic abilities.

Each of the art activities had a dif ferent theme for the young people to explore.

They also enjoyed lunch each day, and

went swimming in the afternoons.

Wilma Mantei was an instructor each day.

Monique Willms taught the students during the f i r s t d ay, a n d A n g e l a Robock was an instructor for the final two days.

The Art in Action Camp was held during the annual winter break for the schools. The Estevan Ar ts Council has been offering the camp for a number of years in an effort to give local youths a chance to explore different art forms during a week off from school, typically during the winter break in February.

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(L-R) Jaden Griffin and Matthew Karcha enjoyed crafts at the Estevan Arts Council’s annual Art in Action Camp.

Students and employers meet Pending graduates from the electrician’s program at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus were able to meet with prospective employers during an event hosted by the college on February 12.

Courtney Soloway, a labour market attachment specialist with the college, said that students from the electrician’s program were in attendance. Also present were staff members from the college’s different departments, representatives from prospective employers SaskTel and Techmation, and employees of the Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus.

This is the first time that the college has hosted one of these meet-and-greets.

Soloway said the electrician program was the first to be profiled because they want the sessions to happen well before the program ends.

The electrician course wraps up March 5.

“It is a chance for employers to meet with the students, and answer any questions they may have about future employment, possibly working in that workplace, and giving them the knowledge of the open positions,” said Soloway.

Soloway said they have

Students and potential employers were able to meet at the Southeast College’s Estevan campus on February 12. similar functions set up for the college’s other programs. Each program will have their chance to celebrate student success,

and to meet with employers.

The next one at the Estevan campus will be power engineering in March.

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New format for New home care service beginning soon chamber AGM The Estevan Chamber of Commerce will have a different format for the organization’s annual general meeting (AGM), which will happen on March 18 at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

In previous years, the chamber has offered a supper, an installation of officers, a review of financial statements, a “State of the Chamber” address, and a guest speaker at the AGM. Most of those attributes will be part of this year’s meeting, but they’re going to drop the guest speaker in favour of a networking opportunity.

A group out of Yorkton will be bringing their version of the Family Feud game show, said chamer marketing and events coordinator Rebecca Westling. She added that it has been popular

in other communities where it has been staged.

“There will be lots of interaction, and it will be more of a laid-back feel to the AGM this year,” said Westling.

Westling said they have had feedback in recent years that the AGM is too long, thanks to the formal portion of the evening and the guest speaker.

“People really wanted to see more of a networking opportunity, rather than listening to something that’s of a very serious tone,” said Westling.

Participants in the Family Feud game can have a team of five prepared in advance, or they can form a team once they arrive. Teams will compete for prizes, but not for money.

Audience members can also sit and watch, Westling said.

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Loving Care will help clients lead dignified, independent lifestyles in the comfort and safety of their own homes, by assessing and understanding needs, and selectively placing trained personnel to meet those needs.

The owner s of this endeavor are Dr. Anthony Davies and his wife, Juliana. They re-

cently moved to Estevan from Yorkton with their two young children, and opened Anthony Davies Medical Professionals – a private medical clinic in the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s building, which is attached to the hospital.

Julianna is a licensed registered nur se. She completed her nursing degree at the University of North Dakota, and has worked at several major hospitals. She is working on her nurse practitioner certification.

Dr. Anthony Davies is a general practitioner and an anesthesiologist. He is also a fellow of integrated medicine.

“We realize that there is a need for this type of ser vice in southeast Saskatchewan, and we are passionate about having the capabilities to offer these services,” said Juliana Davies. “Our home care services will be based out of Estevan, but will service all of Southeast Saskatchewan.”

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Students enter free throw competition The Estevan Knights of Columbus hosted the city freethrow competition on February 15, with the girls competing at St. Mary’s School and the boys at Sacred Heart School/École Sacré Coeur.

Lorin Kobitz, a student at Pleasantdale School in Estevan, was the age group winner for 10 year olds, and the overall winner for the girls.

Sisters Renee and Rachelle Stephany, who are enrolled at Sacred Heart, finished tied for top spot among 11-year-olds.

Renee won a tie-breaker.

Sarah Dacuycuy from St. Mary’s won the 12-year-old division and Olivia Hong, also from St. Mary’s took the

13-year-old division.

One basket separated first and second in the 11, 12 and 13-year-old age groups.

In the boys’ division, the age group winners were: Blayze Seibert of St. Mary’s (10 years old), Curtis Phillipchuk of Sacred Heart (11 years old), Mason Roche of Pleasantdale School (12 years old) and Lewis Derain of St. Mary’s (13 years old).

Phillipchuk and Roche were tied for top spot following their respective age group competitions, so they had to go to a five-shot playoff.

Phillipchuck edged Roche 4-3 to win the overall boys’ championship.

Southern Plains (L-R) Curtis Phillipchuck accepts the boys’ championship medal from Knights of Columbus representative Wes Kreklewich.

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(L-R) Lorin Kobitz accepts the girls’ championship trophy from Knights of Columbus representative Sheldon Spilchuk.

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Coaler alumni win tournament The second edition of the Broken Arrow Charity Classic offered more teams, more hockey games and more activities.

The event, which is a fundraiser for the Broken Arrow Youth Ranch near Wood Mountain, was held in Bienfait on February 13 and 14, and then shifted to Estevan on the 15th.

Four teams were entered in a round-robin that hap-

pened on February 13 and 14 at the Bienfait Memorial Arena. A family fun carnival and a Valentine’s Day social also occurred in Bienfait.

The tournament finale occurred on the 15th at Affinity Place in Estevan. The Bienfait Coalers Alumni defeated the Estevan Bro-

ken Arrow Bruins 9-6.

The Broken Arrow Bruins featured former Estevan midget AA players from the late 1980s.

A raffle, a live auction, a silent auction and a petting zoo were also offered in Estevan on the 15th.

The inaugural Broken Arrow classic fundraiser

was held in December of 2013, and featured a game between the Broken Arrow Bruins and the Estevan Bruins and Strippers Alumni. It raised more than $26,000 for the ranch, which is a Christian ministry operated by former Estevan resident Todd Moroz and his wife, Lara.

The Bienfait Coalers Alumni defeated the Estevan Broken Arrow Bruins in the finale of the Broken Arrow Charity Classic hockey tournament.

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Bruins drop critical game against Weyburn

By David Willberg The Estevan Bruins have fallen to third place in the Viterra Division, thanks in large part to a 2-1 loss in Weyburn against the Red Wings on February 13.

It was the first time that Weyburn has defeated the Bruins in regulation in eight meetings this season.

Weyburn controlled the first two periods, as they struck twice in the first, and outshot the Bruins 30-11 in

Carnduff and Midale advance Two of the three first round series in the Big 6 Hockey League ended in sweeps.

The Carnduff Red Devils defeated the Redvers Rockets 6-1 on February 14 to win the best-of-five match-up in three straight.

Carnduff had defeated Redvers 3-1 three nights earlier to push the Rockets to the brink of elimination.

The Midale Mustangs swept the Arcola-Kisbey Combines 3-0 in their series. Midale wrapped up the series on February 10.

The Wawota Flyers lead the Oxbow Huskies 2-1 in their showdown. Wawota took a 2-1 lead with a 6-2 victory on February 11.

Game 4 will be February

20 in Oxbow. Game 5, if necessary, would be two nights later in Wawota.

As for provincials, all Big 6 teams have been eliminated. The Rockets and the Red Devils were ousted in early February.

The Bienfait Coalers were knocked out in a 6-4 loss to Grenfell on February 12. Grenfell swept the best-of-three series in two games.

The Mustangs were eliminated in an 8-1 loss to Balgonie on February 11. Balgonie swept their best-of-three series.

And the Flyers lost 10-6 to Milestone in a two-game, total goal series. Milestone won 7-5 on February 13, and 3-1 on the 16th.

the opening 40 minutes.

“They played the hardworking game that they always do, and most teams in this league do, and we didn’t match it,” said head coach/GM Chris Lewgood.

Five minutes into the final frame, the Bruins’ leading scorer, Keegan Allison, got into a fight with Weyburn defenceman Mike Eskra, after Allison crashed the Weyburn net.

Lewgood said he received a lift from the fight, and he hopes the players did as well.

“Keegan’s not a fighter, but he’s a gamer,” said Lewgood. “He’s the last guy I’d like to see leave the game at that point in the night, but he answered the bell like he always would.”

But the fight also left the Bruins without Allison’s talents, and coupled with an injury to Lynnden Pastachak, the Bruins were without their top two offensive forwards.

Zach Douglas scored a power play goal with five minutes remaining in the third to pull the Bruins to within a goal, but Weyburn limited the Bruins’ chances in the final minutes, and held on for the victory.

Fuhr finished with 36 saves on the night.

At the end of the game,

Estevan Bruin forward Keegan Allison fought Weyburn’s Mike Eskra (4) during the Bruins’ 2-1 loss in Weyburn on February 13.

Lewgood had a spat with his counter par t from Weyburn, Bryce Thoma.

Lewgood said that Thoma has questioned the Bruins about their courage and character – accusing the Bruins of diving earlier in the season – but Lewgood viewed the Allison-Escra tilt as being consistent with Weyburn’s actions.

“Any time there’s a physical altercation, it’s one of their players trying to engage with one of our top

guys,” said Lewgood.

Escra is one of Weyburn’s toughest players, Lewgood said, and was doing his part as a good teammate. But he noted that when Weyburn has been guilty of elbows, high sticks and checks from behind this season, they haven’t answered the bell when challenged. “ The typical scenario of Weyburn-Estevan is a Weyburn player going after one of our top scorers, and when one of our bigger,

stronger guys cares to engage in that type of behaviour, they’re not interested at all,” said Lewgood.

The Bruins’ record was 20-24-1-6, which left them with 47 points. They were slated to host the La Ronge Ice Wolves on February 18. (Results were not available at press time). Then they will host the Yorkton Terriers on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Affinity Place, and visit the Notre Dame Hounds on February 22.

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Members of the Estevan Comprehensive School senior girls’ and senior boys’ basketball teams gather to celebrate their victory in the McLeod Series.

Elecs are the McLeod Series champions

By David Willberg With 10 minutes to play in the McLeod Series, the odds of the Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) Elecs winning the annual basketball showdown against the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles seemed to be slipping away.

The senior girls’ team had done their part, defeating their foes from Weyburn 6552 to keep Estevan’s hopes of winning the series alive.

But the boys were down 55-46 after three quarters.

Then, as had often been the case during the games in Estevan that night, the momentum shifted.

The senior boys outscored Weyburn 18-1 in the fourth quarter to win 64-56 in the final game of the series, which was played on February 11 at

a packed ECS gymnasium.

The best-of-four series wound up tied 2-2, so total points from the four games served as the tie-breaker.

ECS outscored Weyburn 236-222 in the four games, so they won the showdown for the first time since 1983.

“If there was going to be a year to take it, it was going to be this year, with our boys being very strong, and with our girls’ team being the strongest that I’ve had since I’ve coached,” said senior girls’ basketball coach Jessie Smoliak.

The Eagles led 2-0 in the series, thanks to decisions of 47-45 in the girls’ game and 67-62 in the boys’ contest on February 4 in Weyburn.

The ECS girls’ came out strong in the game on the 11th, and led 31-20 at halftime.

Weyburn went on a 22-8 run in the third quarter to lead 42-39 at one point, but Estevan rallied for the final eight points of the frame, including a pivotal half court buzzer beater, to lead 47-42 with one quarter remaining.

“We played three great quarters,” said Smoliak. “We had a lapse in the third quarter, which hurt us, and let them back into the game. But the girls finished hard, it was strong to the finish.”

Weyburn narrowed the deficit to 53-52 at one point in the fourth quarter, but Estevan scored the final 12 points of the game to win by 13.

The senior boys’ game against Weyburn featured wild momentum swings.

Weyburn scored the first 10 points of the game, and led 26-13 after the first quarter.

Ross said he asked the players why they were out there, and how they wanted to be remembered.

“Do you want to be handing this over to Weyburn again, or do you want to be the guys who changed the momentum of the McLeod Series for years to come?”

Ross said.

Estevan took over in the second quarter, outscoring Weyburn 20-5. Thanks to a buzzer-beater of their own, they led 33-31 at half-time.

Weyburn took over again in the third quarter, draining several big shots to lead 46-38. The Eagles were up by nine after three.

But Estevan would fight back again. They took the lead midway through the fourth, and scored the first 14 points of the frame. Weyburn’s only offence came via

a free throw midway through the stanza.

Ross cited a basket early in the fourth quarter that might have been the turning point.

Players persevered to keep the ball in play – one hustled to keep it in bounds, and the other stripped the ball from a Weyburn foe on the floor – setting up a lay-up that pulled Estevan to within three.

“That’s what we’re always talking about: when a ball is rolling on the floor, who is going to be the first to it?” said Ross. “The fastest player can always get there first, but if someone else is going to hustle more, they’re going to win the game.”

Ross said he’s never been in a series like this one. He grew up in Lloydminster, where there was a heated cross-town rivalry among two schools. But the atmosphere

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“It was perfect for the crowd, it was perfect for the kids, because the kids stepped up,” said Ross. “They like to get pushed, and they brought it, so it was awesome.”

Smoliak said she remembered one year in which Estevan down by 90 after the first two games. Last year ECS dropped all four games, by a combined spread of 107 points.

The McLeod Series trophy is now back in Estevan. And with the senior boys’ and senior girls’ teams boasting strong young talent, Estevan likely won’t have to wait another 32 years before they win it again.