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From left, Dylan Gilliss, Kathryn Gillis, Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen, Zella Gilliss (seated), Donna Kitchen, Stephen Kitchen and Mariah Hildebrand were thrilled with the election result.

By David Willberg

The 2021 federal election didn’t bring much change on the national results, and it didn’t result in a change in the representation for Souris-Moose Mountain, either.

But based on the results for election night, local voters are all right with the lack of change locally.

Robert Kitchen of the Conservative Party was reelected as the riding’s member of Parliament during Monday night’s federal election, and in landslide fashion.

With 211 of the 216 polling stations reporting as of 8 a.m. Tuesday morning, Kitchen, who has been this riding’s MP since 2015, had 28,601 of the 37,418 votes cast, or 76.4 per cent of the popular vote.

Diane Neufeld of the People’s Party of Canada was second with 3,436 votes, or 9.2 per cent. Hannah Duerr with the New Democratic Party was third with 2,912 votes (7.8 per cent), Javin Ames-Sinclair of the Liberal Party was fourth with 1,528 votes (4.1 per cent) and Greg Douglas of the Maverick Party was fifth with 941 votes (2.5 per cent).

Kitchen grabbed a lopsided lead right off the hop as he had 84 per cent of the votes at the first polling station to report.

“It’s been a different elec-

tion. This election was shorter in time frame than they have been in the past, but we said what we were going to do, which was to get out and be out and about the riding, and we put on 8,000-plus kilometres to get that done, to be in every community at least once.”

Federally, the Liberals returned to power with another minority government, with 158 of the 338 seats in Parliament.

A party would need 170 to form a majority. The Conservatives won 119 to become the Official Opposition. The Bloc Quebecois won 34, the New Democratic Party 25 and the Green Party two.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau triggered the election on Aug. 22 amid accusations he was doing it to secure a majority government.

“We saw some positive things. We were up five seats in the Maritimes, which was something we were looking for,” said Kitchen.

D uring his travels throughout the vast constituency, people were asking him why the election was happening.

“He (Trudeau) called the election for his own vanity, and ultimately Canadians have spoken on it, and we need to make sure we do the right steps, and depending what position we’ll be in, how we’ll hold him accountable as we move forward.”

People in Souris-Moose Mountain told him Trudeau has to go. They also said they need to get the economy going, and have people back to work.

“As I drove around the riding, I had lots of people saying to me they can’t get people to work. It’s not just in tourism.

It’s in the oilfield. It’s in potash.

It’s in farming … they’re all asking for people, and they can’t get people to work, and that makes no sense when we have such a high unemployment rate.”

Kitchen said he would continue to push hard for the energy sector, including carbon capture and storage.

He is pleased that Erin O’Toole will remain the leader of the Conservatives, calling O’Toole a great leader.

“People need to get to know him, and unfortunately for Erin … he became the leader when the pandemic was on,” said Kitchen, who backed O’Toole in both of O’Toole’s Tory leadership bids. “Everything was by Zoom, and Canadians didn’t actually get the chance to see who he really is.”

Kitchen said he would like to get O’Toole into this riding so that he can see the different industries in Souris-Moose Mountain, and possibly attend the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn.

If a mistake is made, Kitchen said O’Toole would

take responsibility.

“We have a prime minister who doesn’t do that. Doesn’t take responsibility. He blames somebody else. The … scandals are someone else’s fault,” said Kitchen.

Campaigning during a pandemic was a unique experience. He recalled his first election in 2015 spanned 2 1/2 months. The 2019 campaign was more conventional. This time, though, he was concerned they would have to do everything by Zoom.

“How do we get out and meet with people? I thanked so many people. I wanted to hear from the constituents, and they were very respectful.

If they wanted me to wear a mask, I’d wear a mask. If they wanted me to keep distance I kept distance. It was a chance to hear from them.”

Kitchen was able to get out to some events in the constituency during the past five weeks.

In his victory speech, Kitchen thanked all those who had been part of his team, and helped him win the riding for a third time.

He believes SourisMoose Mountain has a lot to offer.

“We are forward-thinking Canadians and we are caring Canadians, and we care about this country and we need to continue that,” he said.

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By Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review Two of the candidates who ran in Souris-Moose Mountain have reacted to the results from Monday night’s federal election.

Diane Neufeld of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) was pleased and surprised to end up in second place behind the winner, Robert Kitchen of the Conservative Party.

It was her first time in an election.

“I am very proud of the people who were behind me and who helped me. I came in second, and that’s an awfully big accomplishment considering this has been a PC stronghold for many years,” said Neufeld. “I’m very proud of what’s been accomplished.”

Neufeld captured 3,436 of the 37, 418 votes cast, or 9.2 per cent of the popular vote.

She felt very positive about her campaign and about the positive reception people gave her as she went around the riding.

“I met hundreds and hundreds of people, and they were just amazing people. Just showing them the PC platform versus the Liberal platform – once they realized they’re the same, it didn’t take much for them to say they would support our party,” she said.

It’s too early to say if she would run again if this minority govern-

People’s Party of Canada candidate Diane Neufeld. File photo ment only lasts a couple of years, but she said she would definitely help if someone wanted to run for the PPC. Asked if she was happy how her campaign went, Neufeld said, “Absolutely, it was very positive. I couldn’t have done anything different. We all knew to win would be an incredibly big hurdle. I’m not a politician, but I have learned so much and met so many amazing people.”

Maverick Party candidate Greg Douglas was disappointed but not overly surprised at the results

of the election. Douglas received 941 votes, or 2.5 per cent of the popular vote.

“It’s a little bit sad. You spend $600 million on an election, and we essentially are sending back the same crew to Ottawa,” he said.

He was philosophical about his own results in Souris-Moose Mountain, which saw him finish fifth, and pointed out the Maverick Party is brand new, and he was one of only 29 candidates running in Western Canada.

“One always wants to get more support. With a brand new party,

Maverick Party candidate Greg Douglas. File photo every vote we got we earned,” he said, paying tribute to his “small but mighty campaign staff ” for helping him.

“The people in Souris-Moose Mountain are the best people. I had a blast out there. They were thoughtful and receptive, and it makes me believe in democracy when people are willing to hear you out,” said Douglas, pointing out that every person he talked to about the need for the West to get more respect agreed with him.

“In 36 days, there’s only so much you can do. My impression

of the riding was wonderful. They wanted Trudeau out in such a big way,” said Douglas, adding he congratulates Kitchen for being re-elected to the seat.

“He’s a good man. Unfortunately, the Liberals and the Conservatives are all the same. … It’s sad to see. We’ll see what happens here in the next little while.”

New Democratic Party candidate Hannah Duerr declined to comment on election results, while Javin Ames-Sinclair of the Liberal Party did not respond to emails seeking comment.

Council discusses COVID-19 restrictions, reminds about vaccinetion clinics coming to Estevan Estevan city council touched on the latest COVID-19 health measures and their implementation within Estevan during their latest meeting on Monday.

Now that the masks are mandatory in all indoor public places again, councillor Kirsten Wallisier asked city

manager Jeff Ward to outline the rules applied to the Estevan Leisure Centre, just to ensure citizens are aware of what to expect.

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“There are exceptions, I believe, to youth sports and recreational sports,” he added.

Ward pointed out that they are asking visitors to respect the provincial mandates currently in effect. The staff has also been instructed to follow the rules and protocols that were announced

last week.

Councillor Travis Frank noted that it was nice to see the province making the important decision rather than leaving it up to municipalities.

“I’m just grateful that the province made decisions based on recommendations of health professionals and one of the big reasons is that it was getting very frustrating for a city having to look at this, as we don’t (have the needed specialists). Our closest health professional is

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Councillor Shelly Veroba also pointed out that if users of city facilities run into someone without a mask, they should approach the city staff about the issue rather than confronting the individual.

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Garden on Fourth receives its birthday present; now more beautiful than ever

By Ana Bykhovskaia

Three gorgeous murals in the Garden Park on Fourth are now completed, turning the downtown oasis into an openair art gallery.

For the 10th anniversary of the park, Gale Tytlandsvik, local artist, green thumb and champion for Estevan’s beautification, partnered with another local artist Brenda Blackburn to add an artistic touch to the small blooming city park. In June artists started working on three impressionist landscape framed murals, which they painted on the east side of the park.

Murals are the birthday present, and a way to mark the last decade of the park, located on Fourth Street between the Salvation Army and the SaskTel building.

It took artists about three months on and off to complete the project, which had many learning curves. The community was following the progress with interest, which made the work more exciting.

“It was really enjoyable because as we painted, lots of people came to have lunch or to walk or have coffee or just see us paint,” said Blackburn.

They said they had a lot of great visits at the park this summer, which made this project even more enjoyable.

Most of the time, artists only had half of the day to paint, as once the sun was high in the sky the colours wouldn’t look the same. Wind and the extreme heat Estevan experienced this summer also stopped work a few times.

“It was so hot this summer, so the heat would dry the paint faster than we could get it on. It doesn’t land real easy, you have to work pretty fast, so we’d have to quit,” Blackburn explained. “So we’d have to get up early. And then we still put in five, six hours a day.”

“We’d get so much done in one day, and then it would take us weeks, it seemed like, to get the detail or something,” Tytlandsvik added.

Working with house paint was also something new for both of them. There were

a few tricks to learn along the way, as colours wouldn’t mix the way they do with arts paints, so they had to buy extra paint. Fortunately, the Estevan Arts Council covered all their materials for murals, allowing them to complete the project.

They will also cover materials for a metal art installation, planned for the west side of the park.

“Thanks to the arts council,” Tytlandsvik said.

“Big shout out to arts council for their ability to foresee beauty,” Blackburn added, saying that without that support they wouldn’t be able to get the paintings done properly.

“And to SaskTel for letting us (use their space) because they didn’t have to. And to the Salvation Army for letting us use their wall,” Tytlandsvik said.

Tytlandsvik painted the mural closest to Fourth Street, and Blackburn did the middle one. The third one, depicting the sunrise over a sunflower field, was created by both of them. They said to have two people working on big paintings was an advantage as one could stand back and give directions when it was needed.

Frames became the last part of the project and gave the murals a complete look. They also added a little scavenger hunt element to the project, as now visitors may challenge their kids to find bumblebees, dragonflies and a ladybug in the park.

Tytlandsvik plans on completing the metal art this year but wasn’t sure when it will be installed. She also hopes to have a pergola, creating some shade for visitors, built for the park one day.

The plants in the park also look gorgeous now, but it took Tytlandsvik many hours watering and taking care of them to ensure they make it through this hot summer.

“They look better than they have all year by far,” Tytlandsvik said.

Now with hundreds of flowers blooming, hummingbirds visit the park on regular basis. So do many residents.

Some come to have coffee

Gale Tytlandsvik and Brenda Blackburn teamed up to create the sunrise over the field of the sunflowers mural.

Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia Wednesday mornings, others would bring their lunch, have a break at the park or take some pictures, and some are just stopping by to enjoy the flowers, pick a couple of tomatoes or herbs from the garden and enjoy the artwork.

Graffiti that appeared on the walls earlier and a theft of flowers from the park were the two downsides to the project.

It took artists quite a bit of effort to get rid of the people’s vandalism, and after hours and hours of work they put in to beautify the park, they hope no more incidents will occur there.

Tytlandsvik hopes that eventually, people would start using the park more for all kinds of recreation, for example, to hold fundraisers, as a gathering spot or to take pictures. To have a fundraiser in the park, people would need to contact Tytlandsvik first, so she could arrange it with SaskTel. The joint project proved to be a success and made artists think about further work together. They already received a request from Trinity Lutheran Church that wants their hall painted “pretty,” as Tytlandsvik described it.

“That might be our next one. We might just be doing murals,” Blackburn said.

Tytlandsvik is also looking for more spots for murals in the city to continue with beautification.

Brenda Blackburn painted the middle piece, which depicts a field of tulips.

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Gale Tytlandsvik worked on the mural closest to Fourth Street with shades of pink and purple. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia

Fall book sale Hundreds and hundreds of books were up for sale at the Estevan Public Library (EPL) for $1 and less. The EPL started its traditional fall book sale on Thursday, and many experienced library book shoppers stopped by on the first day to take advantage of great variety.

Elaine Gunnis and Wilma Mantei made their way to the library early on to have the first pick. Fiction and non-fiction, cooking and gardening books, memoirs and inspirational volumes, children’s books and books for teens meant that everyone could find something suitable for them. Outside books, the library had DVDs, audio books and magazines for next to nothing. The sale went until Sunday with bags of books for $5 on the last day.

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The status quo cost $610 million When Justin Trudeau forced a federal election on Canadians last month in a self-centred effort to land a majority government, one of the recurring questions was “How much would things actually change?”

As it turned out, very little.

And for the status quo, we spent $610 million.

Thanks for nothing.

As of Tuesday morning, the Liberals won 158 seats in the federal election, which is one more than the 157 seats they won in 2019.

The Liberals had a strong minority before the election. They have a strong minority now. They won’t have to forge a formal coalition with the New Democratic Party (NDP) or the Bloc Quebecois, although they can offer certain concessions to those two parties to get their support on confidence motions.

The opposition Conservatives won 119 seats, the same number they had before the election. They won 121 in 2019.

The Bloc Quebecois won 34 seats on Monday night, up two from what they had two years ago.

The NDP crept up from 24 two years to 25 this year.

And the Green Party won two seats, the same number they had before the election, but down one from the 2019 election.

There might be some changes in the final numbers due to the impact of mail-in ballots,

which weren’t tabulated on election night, but the shift won’t be much, not enough to justify the cost of the election to Canadians.

And all of this cost us $610 million. During a pandemic. After a summer in which our country has been battling extreme heat, forest fires and drought. At a time in which the government should have been focused on other pressing issues.

We get the feeling the Canadian Taxpayers Federation will have a field day with this one.

While we will always be champions of democracy, citizen engagement and getting out to vote, it’s elections like this that result in voter apathy. Taxpayers spent big money on an election that changed nothing, that really served no purpose and only further exposed the rifts currently existing in our country.

It means we’re going to get more of the same in Parliament. And since we have a Liberal minority, it means we’ll likely have another election in 18-24 months.

We’ve seen that Canadians opinions of Trudeau are about the same as where they were two years ago. He lost the popular vote once again. He failed to get a majority government once again. Perhaps it’s time for the Liberals have to ask themselves whether this is as good as it will get for them with Trudeau as leader. And when they ask themselves that question, they need to remember the deputy prime minister, Crystia Freeland, is a stronger leader.

As for the Tories, they’re in the same place where they were two years ago. That’s not a good thing. Erin O’Toole might be a stronger leader than Andrew Scheer, but the results were virtually the same. Win the popular vote. Wind up in opposition. They lost some votes, no doubt to the People’s Party of Canada, and lost a couple of seats.

There is, of course, one difference. Scheer managed to snag electoral defeat from the jaws of victory in 2019. This time around, at the start of the campaign, most expected the Liberals to win a majority government.

His efforts to move the party closer to the centre in an effort to win votes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver didn’t work.

He’s staying on as leader, but it’s not a guarantee he’ll still be the leader for the next election campaign, whenever that might be.

The Bloc, the NDP and the Greens received the support you would expect. It was interesting to see the impact the People’s Party had on this election, but it translated to them playing spoiler in some ridings. They’re still out of Parliament.

It was the election that nobody wanted, with the result nobody wanted. It’s frustrating that voters rewarded Trudeau for forcing this election on us, an election that brought no change. They sent a message by not giving him the majority he coveted, but a stronger message could have been sent.

Instead, Trudeau has cost us $610 million.

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Canada rolled out and already started implementing its COVID-19 booster shot plans.

Several other countries have progressed in that direction as well, with Israel the first one to push hard for it, having more than two out of nine million people already revaccinated.

However, the World Health Organization, our global health big brother, has not yet supported the idea of third doses and some experts strongly confront revaccination. Several WHO specialists compared booster shots to handing out extra lifejackets to those who already have them, while others are drowning without any help.

Revaccination started in Saskatchewan Sept. 7 and so far, eligibility for booster shots is very limited in our province. The third shot is only available to those Canadians living in long-term care and personal care homes, transplant recipients, recipients on stable, active treatment such as chemo, for malignant, hematologic disorders, and recipients of an anti-CD20 agent.

While some citizens might be eager to get the booster shot to further protect themselves in a worsening epidemiological situation with the fourth wave licking our feet, last week's Saskatchewan government announcement on new public health measures resulted in lines where the vaccines are available.

Pharmacies in Estevan are booking well into October, and with limited eligibility for a booster shot my guess is most people lining up for vaccines now are those who decided to take their first two doses. This, on a minor scale, demonstrated that there is still a strong need for initial vaccination.

I'm sure here we do have the means to

Ana Bykhovskaia Twenty Lines About… meet the demand stimulated by the government's regulations, and soon the situation will level itself out. I'm assuming in our case, with a spike in interest towards vaccination, these were the local distributors probably just not having an instant capacity and/or stack of supply, rather than the province lacking the needed number of shots to immunize the population. But unfortunately, it's not the case in many places, which don't have access to the vaccine.

Most of Africa and many countries in Asia have hardly seen any vaccines, and push for boosters in North America, Europe, Russia and some other countries most definitely will shut others out of it.

Mass revaccination in rich countries will worsen the deficit of vaccines in poor ones, but from the perspective of saved lives or prevention of hospitalization, it's not clear if boosters would affect anything. The WHO says there is not enough reliable evidence of the vaccine effectiveness fading away over time.

And while it's getting closer to a year of vaccination progress in many countries, and more data comes in showing that the immunity does go down over time, it's still not enough to make major scale conclusions.

Most data we have is collateral. Even though there is a correlation between antibodies and COVID response, there is no direct connection between the number of antibodies and

the risks of containing COVID, especially in a severe form.

So to decide on the need for boosters, experts would need to work with direct data such as cases, hospitalization and death statistics. But even here it's not that straightforward, as there can be at least two factors affecting it – the decline in immunity over time and the spread of new variants of the virus. To understand what exactly resulted in a new wave in any given area, researchers would have to analyze the statistic combined with information about vaccination timeframe in each individual case.

So far, there hardly was such research. The data received in different countries is diverse and sometimes controversial.

It's still not clear if the third shot decreases the risk of severe disease development in comparison to two-dose vaccination. And there is a good chance that regular vaccination will be just as effective for that.

There is still not enough evidence to support the benefits of mass application of booster shots and with a lack of vaccines worldwide it seems logical that the time for third doses hasn't come, at least yet.

However, the existing data also suggests that a third shot increases the level of antibodies, which means that there are fewer chances of becoming a vehicle of disease, which makes you safer for people around, and in this case, the booster might be viewed as beneficial (if leave the global distribution of vaccine out of the picture).

After all, I believe the local health authority has the most recent, relevant and full data about the situation and is always the best source of directions and advice.

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Protesters, delegation decry mask use in SE Cornerstone schools

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It’s hard to admit you’re wrong It was fun while it lasted.

The provincial government brought back some COVID-19 measures last Thursday, a little more than two months after the last pandemic measures were lifted in this province.

We now have to wear masks again when we’re at indoor public places, and starting Oct. 1, we’ll have to show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID test to access most nonessential public settings, ranging from our favourite restaurants to most retail stores to hockey games.

When the last of the pandemic restrictions were lifted on July 11, I cheered. So did most people, at least in the southeast.

Hindsight says there were a few errors in the province’s decision; for example, because the restrictions were completely finished, people didn’t have to self-isolate any longer if they were diagnosed with COVID. But we could go out and gather in crowds and shake hands and hug, and enjoy the “Saskatchewan summer.”

The COVID case numbers were quite low for the first few weeks; most sub-zones were under 10 active cases. On many days, the majority of cases were in the far north.

But we saw the numbers start to creep up in early August, and some troubling trends started to emerge as the month went along. While Premier Scott Moe said he wouldn’t bring back restrictions, you had to expect the government would do something, especially due to the surging number of people in hospital and in the intensive care units.

So we’re back to wearing masks. In just over a week, if you’re not vaccinated, you’re not going to be able to enjoy the same opportunities as those who have received their two doses.

I don’t know if Premier Moe would want a mulligan for the past few weeks. It had to be difficult for him to enact any public health measures, because he was so proud to be the first premier in the country to remove all the pandemic restrictions.

There were no more daily COVID updates posted to the website.

If you wanted to see the numbers, you had to track them down on the COVID dashboard. No more weekly or twice a week COVID news conferences.

The past two months were as close to normal as we’ve seen since March 11, 2020, when the first restrictions were introduced.

Hindsight says the government should have used a different barometer for lifting restrictions earlier this year. It should have stipulated that 70 per cent, or even 75 or 80 per cent, needed to be fully vaccinated, rather than 70 per cent having their first dose.

Once we hit that 70 per cent first dose target in late June, and the restrictions were lifted July 11, a lot of people seemed to take a “why bother?” attitude towards vaccination. I had numerous reasons why I took the vaccine; I’ll admit that being able to enjoy activities again was one of them.

Hindsight also suggests he should have been quicker to reintroduce restrictions, once the number of people in hospital and in intensive care units surged.

Moe’s partisan critics will tell you that he thought COVID was over, but he never thought that or said that. We know COVID is going to be around for a long time, even once it’s no longer classified as a pandemic.

For those who could have been vaccinated but elected not to, they’ll complain when Oct. 1 rolls around and they can’t enjoy the activities they’re accustomed to. Hopefully, they’ll have the decency and integrity to not take it out on staff members and volunteers for whom checking vaccine records will suddenly become part of their duties.

Thankfully, we didn’t see a lot of spread in outdoor activities, at least not in the southeast. Most of the outbreaks we’ve seen have been limited to private indoor gatherings, businesses, schools and other indoor sites.

We didn’t see a rash of cases from the Lockdown End Party, the Estevan Rodeo, the Estevan Motor Speedway programs or other large outdoor gatherings. The Saskatchewan Roughriders home opener in August resulted in nine cases, at least at the stadium.

If we continue to be in a pandemic situation next spring, with waves and spikes in cases and restrictions, hopefully the government remembers the number of cases from outdoor activities.

The government says that they’ll re-evaluate the mask mandate in late October. I’m not holding out hope that it will be lifted.

I don’t think you’ll see a return to restrictions like what we saw last winter.

But for an indefinite period, measures will be part of our life again.

A delegation of parents met with the South East Cornerstone Public School Division at the Sept. 15 meeting.

Photo by Greg Nikkel of the Weyburn Review have to go to remote learning, response including masking ensure children can continue

By Greg Nikkel of the and they weren’t trained to be or remote learning.” in-person learning.

Weyburn Review teachers. The masking rules Effective Sept. 20, the All students and staff in A group of protesters were particularly hard to take following additional measures a classroom or on a bus are considered a close contact if with signs decrying the use of after the province lifted the were put in place: •For cohorts and struc- a positive COVID-19 case masks mandated in schools for rules on July 11, and they were the South East Cornerstone able to live a normal life for tures, pre-kindergarten and attended while infectious and Public School Division stood the balance of the summer, kindergarten classes will revert may attend school if the stuon the sidewalk in front of with his sons playing with to mini-cohorts within the dent does not have or display class setting to support play- symptoms of COVID-19, and the Cornerstone board office their friends.

That was lost when they based learning; Grades 1 to 6 the pupil wears a face covering prior to the board meeting on got a letter late in the summer classes will return to forward at all times while attending Sept. 15.

In addition, a delegation about the requirement for facing structure and barri- school or daycare. The mask ers will be utilized for small may only be removed when of parents met with the board masks again.

Rasmussen ended his group and co-operative learn- the student is eating or drinkand made an impassioned plea to reconsider the rules for comments by pointing out ing opportunities; and high ing, while seated.

Unvaccinated or partially elementary school-aged chil- the decision should be his as a school classes will continue dren being required to wear parent, not the school division to be timetabled to minimize vaccinated students identimasks in class. The provincial making the decision for him. cohort mixing over the course fied as close contacts are not “They’re our kids, not of a day. able to participate in extragovernment has since decreed •For close contacts/self- curricular activities during that masks must be worn in all your kids. I don’t know why public indoor settings, includ- we’re even debating this,” he isolation, the Public Health the self-isolation period. The said.

Order released on Sept. 13, students must also follow ing schools.

The delegation was told and updated on Sept. 15, the provincial self-isolation The delegation included Lindsay Sterling, Norm Ras- that the board would consider provides direction regarding directions outside of school mussen, Mandy Szczecinski the presentation and would close contacts, self-isolation hours. Bus students who are and Jesse Szczecinski, and they make a reply to it at a later and attendance at school. The identified as close contacts order allows fully vaccinated will continue to be allowed to laid out their belief that forc- time.

Later in the board meet- persons to be exempted from use SECPSD transportation ing children to wear a mask discriminates against their ing, director of education the requirement to self-isolate, to and from school.

If an unvaccinated sturights to an education as guar- Lynn Little presented the and provides exceptions from anteed under the Education safe schools plan that went self-isolation for school-aged dent is exposed to COVID-19 Act and the Saskatchewan Bill into effect for Cornerstone on children in order to reduce and considered a close contact Sept. 20, requiring students in the societal burden associ- due to exposure outside of a of Rights, among others.

Sterling pointed out she Grade 6 and younger to wear ated with parental or guardian school setting, the same prohas not received any medical masks in class and on buses. absence from work, and to cess applies. consent form for her child nor In addition, all Grades 7-12 students where there is a had she signed one.

The parents also argued positive COVID case will be Your Roofing Specialists they do not have the legal required to wear a mask for 14 right to supercede these rights days from the time of the last by imposing the requirement exposure of a student in close for masks, especially when it is contact with them.

“As our province, our not mandated by the province.

Sterling asked that a region and our schools are committee separate from the experiencing increased COschool community council be VID activity, it is paramount formed, and that a survey be that our Safe Schools Plan be done of parents on the issue enhanced to support the safety of mask-wearing. The board of all students and staff with At Acadien Construction, was also asked to tell teachers an intentional focus on those we solve your roofing problems. not to put forward their views who do not have access to vacon wearing masks, or to make cinations,” Cornerstone said in comments about children a letter posted to its Facebook Serving south/eastern who don’t want to wear one, page Thursday.

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The board met in closed alleging there have been comsession earlier that day with ments made in classrooms on the medical health officials, this issue.

Rasmussen said his two and were given an update on sons loved school and were the COVID situation in the curious and energetic, but southeast region.

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Quilt created for United Way Telethon Each year, the United Way Estevan has a raffle item – one of the important fundraisers for its 33-hour telethon.

For many years, that raffle item has been a quilt, lovingly crafted by the Hearts and Hands Quilting Guild.

“We’re very happy,” said Linda Jones with the guild.

“When we go to do something like this, we look at our colours, and we try to find the pattern that’s going to suit the colours. We feel this pattern went together so well.”

The pattern is a disappearing nine patch, which Jones says has nine squares, all the same size, in three rows of three. They’re sewn together, slit down the middle and twisted to make the pattern.

The quilt measures 76 inches by 90 inches. “ We put a black and white checkered outside border on it, which really is striking. It sets off the other colours. And the other colours are very bright yellows, purples, blues, pinks and greens.”

It took three members about a month to complete the quilt, working on their regular quilt days on Thursdays. They weren’t able to get together to complete the quilt.

“We had divided up the material, and between the three of us, we each did part of it. One cut at home, another one sewed and another one pressed. It all came together,” she said.

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Marg Mantei also worked on the quilt.

Jones said it was important for the guild to complete a quilt for the United Way once again this year.

“It’s our way of giving back. I think this is the 10th quilt that our guild has done for the United Way … and I’m positive we’ve raised at least $10,000. So it’s important for us.”

Jones noted the quilt has been at the Estevan Farmers’ Market sales on a couple of occasions, and people loved how it turned out.

The guild likes to make

with their hands and give with their hearts, she said, hence the name. It has more than 42 members, but only 10 or 12 gather for sessions.

Members only started getting together on a regular basis at the start of September.

The quilt is currently on display at Henders Drugs, where people can purchase tickets for the raffle item.

Members of the quilt guild also have tickets.

T ickets can also be bought during the United Way Estevan’s Telethon Oct. 15 and 16 at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch.

The Hearts and Hands Quilting Guild has once again completed a quilt for the United Way Estevan’s Telethon. Photo by Hearts and Hands

Holy Family updates Safe Schools Plan

By Greg Nikkel The Safe Schools Plan was updated on Sept. 15 by the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division, and was updated again the following day once the provincial government reinstated the rules regarding mask-wearing in all indoor spaces.

“Lots and lots of work has gone into this plan,” said director of education Gwen Keith, adding, “COVID cases are escalating.”

According to Holy Family’s plan, mandatory masking applies to all staff, students and visitors. Staff and students can remove masks while outside, or while seated to eat or drink.

During sports, masks may be removed while on the playing field, but must be worn while on the sidelines or in the stands.

Keith noted they are working closely with the local medical health officer, “and they are strongly supporting us” as they put the plan together.

Those who attend school who are identified as a close contact must wear a mask at all times when indoors and outdoors, except when seated to eat or drink.

Self-screening is in place for staff and all students, staff and families who are ill are advised to stay at home. Site safe school signage is in place at all schools, and PPE is

available at all sites.

On school buses, masks must be worn at all times, with assigned seating and attendance procedures in place.

All staff must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety rules, and are to refresh hand-washing practices with students. Hand sanitization stations are in place.

All regular activities for sports, fitness, dance, drama, band, choral, field trips and extra-curriculars remain available, all following the mask guidelines.

Holy Family is asking that all staff and students who are eligible to be vaccinated, and to access COVID testing when needed.

“Holy Family has had the experience of pivoting to other levels of instruction if necessary, and it is hoped that we can remain with ‘in-school’ instruction,” said Keith.

Mental health and wellbeing is also a big part of Holy Family’s plan for the year, and Keith noted she is on the provincial committee on well-being for schools in Saskatchewan. Each school has developed a plan to address this need with the support of the division office.

The plan will continue to be adjusted as needed, depending on how COVID continues to unfold, or any change in rules from provincial public health officials.

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New business fills a need with quilts and quilting supplies A new business in Midale is offering plenty of quilts and supplies, with a little bit of dolls on the side.

Gina Meacher opened up Scrappy’s on Aug. 3, and

since that time, the business has proven to be popular with people looking to purchase a beautiful quilt or find some needed supplies.

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Seventeen cases of COVID-19 at ERNH The residents and staff of the Estevan Regional Nursing Home (ERNH) have had to contend with an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.

The outbreak was first declared on Sept. 9, but wasn’t listed on the Government of Saskatchewan’s website until Sept. 14. Initially, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said 10 residents and two staff members at the ERNH have tested positive for COVID-19.

As of Monday afternoon, those numbers have grown to 14 residents and three staff members with the virus.

In an email to the Mercury, Bill Carney, a media relations specialist with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, said all 17 were showing “minor” symptoms of the virus.

Of the 55 residents at the nursing home, 98 per cent have been fully vaccinated, Carney said. Infection Control and Public Health have been

The Estevan Regional Nursing Home has been the site of an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. working with management and staff at the nursing home to implement outbreak control measures to mitigate the effects of this outbreak.

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level 3, allowing for compassionate care visitors.

The ERNH did not have a case of COVID-19 for well over a year after the pandemic hit Saskatchewan in March 2020.

chapter), I got a really good response from the Estevan quilting club,” said Meacher.

People from other communities have been eager to visit her store.

She decided to open the business because she saw the need in the region. People would have to travel to Moose Jaw, Regina, Carlyle and other communities to find a quilt shop. And it’s centrally located for those who live in the southeast.

The quilts were made by Meacher and a friend of hers.

Supplies include fabric, thread, batting and more.

“I had so much material. I love quilting and I love sewing, and a friend of mine just suggested I do it, and my husband backed up my idea,” said Meacher.

Meacher also has some Dreamland Dolls apparel, which she has been selling for a while. She would take the merchandise to trade shows and craft sales.

“Dreamland Dolls are homemade doll clothes that were made specifically for the 18-inch dolls, such as American Girl dolls, My Life … Newberry and Maplelea,” she said.

Meacher sees opportunities for expansion, and doesn’t expect product will be a problem, because she will always find more materials.

Gina Meacher is the owner of Scrappy’s quilts in Midale. File photo.

Meacher has been quilting for about eight years, but this year marks the first time she has had anything for sale.

She started quilting because of her love of sewing.

“I like sewing. Being creative. Always coming up with new ideas,” said Meacher.

It’s fun to look at materials and think to herself, “I know what I can do with that. It’s the idea of picking and choosing. And then what I like is when someone comes

in and says ‘Oh, I need a baby quilt. And you go, and you show them what you’ve got and how you can fix it up, and next thing you know, you have an order.”

Four years ago, she started the Dreamland Doll aspect of the business, and that has led to the bigger things.

She has enjoyed what she is doing, so she doesn’t view the quilt shop as a job, despite the time necessary to run her own business.

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First banners commemorating local veterans appear on streets of Estevan

By Ana Bykhovskaia Banners celebrating the memory of local veterans can now be seen in Estevan.

The fundraising project by South East Military Museums saw the first eight commemorative historic banners installed in three different locations on Fourth Street.

Last Thursday, family members of two of the veterans displayed on the banners met with the representatives of the museum and the Royal Canadian Legion Estevan's branch volunteers to mark the launch of the project, which hopefully will soon grow not only in Estevan but also in other southeast communities.

So far, the project has been launched in Estevan and Carlyle and they are waiting to hear back from Weyburn, Arcola, Stoughton and Lampman.

Marlys Collins, whose father served during the Second World War, as well as Robert Rooks, whose uncle served in World War One and was killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, attended the ceremony. Collins was the first person to purchase a banner to commemorate her father. The banner is displayed on Eleventh Avenue by the intersection with Fourth Street.

Rooks' uncle is commemorated on the banner displayed by the legion.

"I find it a special for myself because he never spoke about war. And as you get older, you start questioning … And now he's not here anymore. So for me, it's just honouring him," Collins said. "He's very humble.

And I think he just felt he did

what he was asked to do. And carried on. And a lot too was probably trauma."

She said she reached out to Bird after she saw some information about the banner project. And to see her father's picture on the street meant a lot. Her father took six months of training in Regina and from there he joined the troops fighting in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Holland (the Netherlands).

Rooks also said that in conversation with Bird, he decided to use this approach to commemorate his uncle's contribution.

"Navies, armies and air forces are made up of individuals. And sometimes individual thinking gets lost because people are looking at these big pictures. But no, it's each soldier, each sailor, each airperson out there doing the job they're trained for. I think that's what's important about these banners.

Anybody who knows such an individual can get such a banner so the individual can get recognized," Rooks said.

Currently, eight banners can be found by the Estevan's legion branch, the Soldier's Tree Monument and the Southern Plains Co-op. However, museum founder Craig Bird has many more names of those who fought for Canada in different operations throughout the years, those who returned home, and those that never came back.The goal of the project is to commemorate all men and women from the area who partook in the two world wars, as well as in the Korean War and peacekeeping operations on behalf of Canada.

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Bird said he will have 11 banners altogether up soon, and the rest depends on the support from the community.

Just to give an idea of how many people there are to commemorate in the area, Bird gave some numbers on the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

"I was doing some research just on Vimy Ridge, and there are 59 rural municipalities in this area. Out of that area, in the southeast, there were 111 casualties. So pretty much every town and city in this quadrant had somebody that was killed," Bird said, adding that there were over 1,200 casualties from the southeast throughout the First World War alone.

"A lot of communities have suffered some losses.That's not including all the people that came back with shell shock, the modern-day PTSD, and died afterwards. A lot of veterans suffered from mental health issues, alcoholism, drug issues including our modern-day veterans.

"The legion program is here to support veterans as well.

So not only does the museum do this in our little way, but the legion is there to support veterans, our modern-day veterans with all issues that they have," Bird said.

He also pointed out that people tend to remember only those who lost their lives in battles. But there were a lot of brave soldiers that fought for Canada, came back and continued with their lives here. It probably wasn't easy for them to overcome wars they partook in, but they did it. They also should be celebrated and remembered by the community. And the

banners are a great way to do so.

The museum plans on contacting local businesses to see if they would want to sponsor some banners to help keep the local history alive.

"I want to keep this alive and running for as long as I'm around, hopefully, and well into the future. I think it's important that we do this sort of thing," Bird said.

At this point, he was approved to put banners along the main Estevan arteries – Fourth Street, Kensington Avenue, most of King Street and Thirteen Avenue, with permission for 110 spots just in the city of Estevan. During the launching ceremony, Bird also thanked all involved with the project, including Estevan Legion branch president Jim (Frosty) Forrest and the City of Estevan.

“And hopefully, the plan is to keep it going every year in the fall to Remembrance Day." The brackets for the banners were sponsored by the city, but each banner is sponsored either by a family member or by an organization or business.

Six out of eight banners were purchased by the Army Cadets League of Saskatchewan. Seven of the current banners are Vimy Ridge casualties, and the other one is a Second World War survivor. If someone has a family member or friend that is or was from this area, the South East Military Museum can help with the banner.

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Local man raises over $90,000 for STARS during Rescue on the Prairie fundraiser An Estevan area resident was a star for the STARS Air Ambulance’s Rescue on the Prairie on Thursday. Ryan Saxon was among the participants in the fundraiser for STARS, and almost doubled his individual goal for the day.

Altogether, the four Saskatchewan business and community leaders raised a total of over $427,000.

Saxon, president of Border Insulators and R&R Tank and Equipment Rentals, was able to raise $90,747 for STARS, thanks to the support of local individuals, the business community and other donors.

The goal for Saxon and each of the other participants was $50,000.

“My expectation was to raise the $50,000 that they wanted, they gave us a goal of $50,000. And that was my goal as well, to try and raise that.

Just with the whole downturn in the economy and whatnot, what’s going on. And it was overwhelming, everybody else supported STARS. It was unbelievable to get that extra $40,000 over my personal goal of what we were supposed to achieve,” Saxon shared.

S a xon s a i d S TA RS reached out to him a couple of years ago. While he didn’t have any doubts about partaking in an exciting and challenging event, the pandemic put the annual Rescue on the Prairie on hold last year. Finally, in 2021, the businessman was able to try himself in the fundraiser.

Joining Saxon were Jordan Clarke, the sales director for Saskatchewan and Manitoba for Ritchie Bros.; Wayne Morksy, the board chair of REAL; and Corey Leonard, the chief operating officer of Western Sales.

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and return to civilization, they needed to raise at least $50,000 each using their mobile phones and personal networks. The public was encouraged to support the participants by donating online.

“We had to do a few challenges throughout the day. And in between certain challenges we had to phone and try and raise money from people and different businesses, people in the agriculture sector and oilfield sector,” Saxon explained.

“The response was excellent there with everyone’s campaign, for both the people from around the southeastern parts of Saskatchewan and everybody else around the whole province of Saskatchewan.”

Each individual and their STARS crew partner participated in a series of challenges, including a flight readiness race; simulated medical and aviation scenarios; a fundraising challenge to see who could raise the most money over the phone in 30 minutes; and a timed scavenger hunt through the remote site.

“In a half an hour, we had the challenge to see who raised the most money between the four participants. There was a little over $98,000 raised at that particular time, and then throughout the day, it was a total of just over $427,000,” Saxon said.

Winners of the challenges received sponsored cash prizes to go toward their individual fundraising totals.

“Every time we won in a challenge, we would get another $2,500 or $3,000. So I won two challenges, me and my partner Darcy. And an extra $5,000 was contributed to my overall funding,” Saxon said.

Saxon said the challenges weren’t too difficult, but he did have adrenaline kick in during some of them and the whole process was definitely interesting.

Estevan’s Ryan Saxon, third from right, was among the participants in this year’s STARS Rescue on the Prairie fundraiser. Photo courtesy of STARS Participants didn’t know what kind of challenges they would have to go through, but they could fundraise in advance.

Some donors were reached ahead of time, others saw the news on social media about him participating and reached out to let him know they would like to support the cause as well. Some Saxon approached on the day of the fundraiser in an effort to raise as much money as possible.

“We talked to a bunch of different businesses and clients that we work with in our industry that we work in the oil side, and then lots of people in the agriculture side as well, and local business too,” Saxon said.

The opportunity to learn more about STARS’ operations, hands-on, through the challenges enabled some of the participants to gain a deeper appreciation for the organization and its importance to the safety and well-being of communities

across Western Canada.

“It was a good experience.

I got to meet a lot of new people, see what they do when they’re in their rescues, and how their dayto-day operation works. It was quite interesting,” Saxon said.

He added that in his case donations and pledges ranged from $50-$5,500, and he is very grateful for all the support.

“Putting out a big thank you to the STARS Foundation and what they do for everybody in the province of Saskatchewan. And a big thank you to all the people there that supported me in raising this $90,000 to contribute it to STARS, and that’s from southeast business, family, friends, farmers and the oil industry. Everybody in the southeast corner that contributed a big thank you goes out to them.”

After government support, STARS must raise 50 per cent of the funds needed to run the

Regina and Saskatoon bases.

Raising $10.5 million annually is achieved through corporate sponsorship, fundraising and community support.

“It’s a good experience too if anybody else wanted to step up. They need it, they need all the fundraising they can get to keep them in operation,” Saxon said.

Rescue on the Prairie has become one of the organization’s largest one-day fundraisers, rais-

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“STARS was built by the community for the community, and this amazing event certainly demonstrated that,” said Andrea Robertson, STARS president and CEO. “A heartfelt thank you to the people of Saskatchewan for their incredibly generous support.”

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Bruins are ready for the season to begin

By David Willberg

A season that the Estevan Bruins and their supporters have been waiting for has finally arrived.

The puck will drop on the 2021-22 Bruins season on Friday night when the Bruins host the Yorkton Terriers at Affinity Place, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Expectations are sky-high for the Bruins this year, but that’s a given since the club will be the host team for the Centennial Cup national Junior A hockey championship, sponsored by Tim Hortons.

Head coach and general manager Jason Tatarnic said he is pleased with the progress the team has shown since they gathered for training camp on Aug. 20. They played four preseason games, dropping the first two to the Weyburn Red Wings before responding with wins over the Yorkton Terriers and Weyburn.

“It’s been a process, not having played in a year for some of our players. It’s a new group. It takes time to get used to each other. We’re just going to go along, and we know it’s going to be a process,”Tatarnic told the Mercury.

Championships aren’t won in September, and the focus has been trying to find chemistry among players.

“Chemistry’s a tricky thing. You can think you have it right away, and that can fade after a couple of weeks,” said Tatarnic. “It’s basically building a team chemistry as far as how we do things. These are our systems, this is what we want to accomplish in games and this is how we practise.

That chemistry is coming along

nicely, and our goal is to get ready for September 24.”

He’s not worried about the two early losses to Weyburn. The focus is on what players are doing well.

“We put quite a bit of shots on both games. We outshot Weyburn by a big margin and had some glorious scoring chances that we didn’t capitalize on. If we weren’t creating offence, then you might have some concerns. We created some offence in those games, but didn’t have any puck luck.

Then we went up to Yorkton and we had tonnes of puck luck and we scored eight goals.”

It’s important to be patient with the players and recognize they will score eventually.

Forward Mark Rumsey was a standout during preseason games with seven goals, and the Bruins were happy with other players. Third-year Bruin Griffin Asham-Moroz has taken big strides. Another third-year forward, Cody Davis, is always working hard.

Olivier Pouliot is a dynamic forward.

Veteran defencemen Nolan Jones and Dayton Deics provide leadership and stability.

The club had 25 players on the roster as of Monday morning. They’ll have to make some roster decisions before the season opener. The most recent addition was bringing in defenceman Billy Sowa from the West Kelowna Warriors.

Tatarnic said the players and coaches have talked about the upcoming season and the expectations they’ll be facing, and right now the focus is to improve as much as they can early.

Cody Davis (9) and the Estevan Bruins will open the 2021-22 regular season on Sept. 24. The Bruins are eager for the season to begin. Photo by Billy Durr Photography.

“As a team, we’ve set some goals, and our first goal is to make the playoffs. That’s it.

Then once we get into the playoffs, our goal is to win a championship. We’ll just worry about things as they come.

So it’s a process. We’ll take it slowly. We’re not going forward or ahead to the national championship tournament, because that’s not until May. This is September, and we have to worry about this month.”

Tatarnic has coached several teams to the national tournament. With the Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior Hockey League, they reached the national tournament three times, making it to the final in 2012 in Humboldt. And he built the Chilliwack Chiefs team that won a national title as the host

team in 2018.

“We’ve talked about what a great experience it is, and a memorable one,” said Tatarnic.

“It is something they won’t forget throughout their life. Treat it like it’s a privilege to play in that tournament, and it’s a great opportunity for them.”

The club has not decided on a captain or alternate captains for this season.

Tatarnic hopes to see a great crowd for the home opener against Yorkton. They had just three home games last season, and they could only have 150 fans for those games.

The last time there was a regular season or postseason junior hockey game without crowd size restrictions in Estevan was March 11, 2020.

“If I had an opportunity to watch a live sporting event,

I’d jump all over it. That’s just me, but if that’s something I really enjoyed, I would get out and watch it, and take advantage of it.”

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Bruins win two of four games in the preseason The Estevan Bruins finished with a 2-2 record in the preseason this year.

Estevan opened the exhibition slate with a pair of losses to the Weyburn Red Wings: a 5-3 decision in Weyburn on Sept. 5, and a 3-2 loss Sept. 7 in Estevan.

Eric Houk, Aleksa Babic and Davis scored for the Bruins in Weyburn. Eric Clark stopped 23 of 28 shots.

Caelan Fitzpatrick and Rumsey had the goals for Estevan in the second Weyburn game. Hrdlicka stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced.

The second game against Weyburn was the Bruins’ lone home game in the exhibition season.

Estevan’s first win of the preseason was an 8-1 rout of the host Yorkton Terriers on Sept. 11. Mark Rumsey opened the scoring 45 seconds into the game for the Bruins and finished the opening period with four goals. He completed his hat trick by the 10-minute mark of the first period.

Rumsey also had an assist later in the game.

Jovan Malay, Cody Davis, Ben Diamond and Antoine St. Onge also scored.

Former Estevan Bruin Erik Boers, who was recently dealt to Yorkton, had the lone goal for the Terriers.

Cam Hrdlicka made 21 saves to get the victory.

The Bruins finished off their preseason schedule with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Weyburn Red Wings Sunday afternoon in Weyburn.

Mark Rumsey scored 39 seconds into the extra frame, following a give-and-go with Olivier Pouliot.

Weyburn’s Nick Dobson opened the scoring with 24 seconds remaining in the first period. Jakob Kalin tallied early in the second on a power play to double the Wings’ advantage. Dayton Deics’ goal with 58 seconds to play in the middle frame pulled the Bruins to within one.

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Football Weekend in Estevan a showcase of the sport Each of Estevan’s minor football teams had a chance to showcase their talents during the annual Football Weekend in Estevan at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park.

The Estevan Coldwell Banker Choice Real Estate U12 Chargers trounced the Weyburn Eagles 56-27 in the first game Saturday. Estevan trailed 7-6 after the first quarter, but scored four unanswered touchdowns to lead 30-7 at half-time.

Quarterback Kaleb Crossman had four touchdowns on the ground and two in the air.

“We ran the ball extremely well and blocked very well,” said head coach Matt Schell. “Our quarterback, he’s just very smart with the ball. He doesn’t turn it over. He makes the right decisions.”

In the second half, they started passing the ball more, and Cross-

man showed he could thrive again.

“He made the right throws, and the receivers made some good catches for us,” said Schell.

In the second half, they were able to get some playing time for the team’s back-ups, and they played well, too.

Hugh Ross had a punt return touchdown, and Nash Faber had his second interception in as many games, which he returned for a touchdown. TJ Thompson and Xander Pelletier had touchdown receptions.

Kaiden DeBruyne delivered a couple of huge blocks to generate big offensive plays.

It was the second straight week the Chargers put up at least 50 points against Weyburn.

The Chargers will play the top team in the league, the Moose Jaw Spartans, this coming weekend

Defenders from the Estevan Power Dodge U10 Cudas close in on a Weyburn opponent during Sunday’s jamboree.

in Moose Jaw. Schell believes the Chargers have a good team, and this will be a good gauge for them.

• • • The Estevan Lions Club U14 Oilers lost 40-26 to the Yorkton Gridders, a game that Estevan led 18-14 at half-time.

“Our offensive line played a lot better in this game,” said head coach Paul Duncan. “They were firing up and engaging a lot more, which was nice to see.”

Cooper Pukas had a couple of rushing touchdowns for Estevan.

But Yorkton found a way to put up points against Estevan’s defence. The Oilers have had a strong defence this season, and that was the case Saturday until the second half.

“We were down some bodies, and had some kids play two ways due to the low numbers that we had,” said Duncan.

Estevan started the game with 23 players, and had a couple more players go down due to injuries.

By the end of the day, they were out of gas.

Duncan noted it was a nice, sunny day in Estevan, which is a contrast from previous editions of Football Weekend in Estevan, which have been cool, windy, rainy and even snowy.

He also noted that the young officiating crew did the best job that they could, and he would like to see some people step forward as officials.

Estevan will face Yorkton in a rematch on Saturday.

• • • The Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos dropped a 51-0 decision to the Melville Lady Vipers on Saturday evening.

While coach Mark Tribiger viewed it as a step back from their first game of the season, which they lost 35-0 to Regina, he did see some

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“Once we settled down and got back into it, the defence was playing really well,” said Tribiger. “On offence, we started moving the ball.”

On one possession, the y pushed the ball down to the threeyard-line, but the drive stalled, and when they tried to kick a field goal, there was a bad snap.

The Viragos came out flat and made a lot of mental mistakes, which contributed to the lopsided score, he said.

“There was far less effort there than we put in against Regina,” said Tribiger.

Estevan will see Melville again later this season, and will apply the lessons they learned for that game. Their next contest is against Moosomin on Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. at Woodlawn Athletic Park.

• • • The Estevan Power Dodge Cudas hosted their annual jamboree Sunday afternoon, with three teams from Moose Jaw and two from

Weyburn joining the two Estevan teams, the Cudas 1 and Cudas A. Each team played two mini games in a three-hour span. Teams had six players on the field at once.

A coach was allowed on the field with the players.

Cudas coach Kevin Mortenson said they don’t keep score.

“Getting the kids out on the field is a win to me, and they’re all learning, and that’s what it’s all about at this age,” said Mortenson.

“It’s all about development.”

He was pleased with their effort, and he stressed to the kids that it was important to put in a good effort with so many people they know in attendance.

Alex Fornwald, a defender for Cudas 1, won the hard hat as the hardest working player.

As they progress to nine-player football, it’ll be more competitive, but right now, they’re teaching the basics.

The Cudas have one more jamboree in Moose Jaw on Sept. 26.

Estevan Special Olympics receives two awards

By Josie Hlohovsky Volunteer work isn’t simple, but it does have its rewards, and not just being able to have a sense of pride.

Special Olympics Saskatchewan is a part of a global movement dedicated to bringing kids, youths and adults with intellectual disabilities community programs and competition opportunities. Special Olympics Saskatchewan gives individuals with intellectual disabilities a chance to grow and play through sports and competitions in an inclusive and supportive environment.

It’s important for children with all different disabilities to be able to participate in sports, and no one knows that more than Conrad Meili, an Estevan resident and Special Olympics Saskatchewan volunteer. He is the community executive director at Special Olympics Estevan, and has been recognized for his outstanding volunteer work in recent years.

“I felt incredible for being nominated for an individual award. The nomination letter that was submitted by our executive was touching,” said Meili.

He worked as a volunteer last year during

the pandemic summer, and ensured that the people in the community still had opportunities and competitions even under those restrictions.

In addition to being recognized as the top volunteer in Special Olympics Saskatchewan, the Estevan Special Olympics was also presented with the Community Excellence Award, and Meili said that he was more pleased with the community award than he is of his individual award.

“I’m most proud of our community award, that one recognizes the collective effort that’s put in. Estevan is on the map as an inclusive, caring and supportive place to live with disabilities.”

Meili’s young daughter, Emily, is involved with the Special Olympics, and was even featured in a fundraising campaign at Sobeys across the province during April.

The Meilis got involved with the Special Olympics in 2018, when the program didn’t have a fully functioning executive. Meili said that his wife Kandyce brought two Special Olympics youth programs to Estevan, Active Start and FUNdamentals. Meili said he stepped in and worked with existing volunteers, as management is his profession, to form a functional

and stable group. He credited the youth group as a significant help, and stated he would not have been able to do much of anything without them.

Meili received his awards in Saskatoon on Sept. 17, at a Special Olympics Saskatchewan ceremony. He also said that the support and comments he’s been receiving, both through social media and in real life, have been overwhelming and positive.

But, even if Meili made his volunteer work look easy, things are rarely so simple, as the past few years have been showcasing. COVID-19 was a huge roadblock for the Special Olympics, not just in Estevan, but all of Saskatchewan.

“COVID obviously brought upon continuous challenges as we had to contend with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, SOS and facility rules and restrictions,” Meili said, about the difficulties he and the organization faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing restrictions. “These are daunting and often delaying roadblocks. That’s why our year was exceptional – we overcame them.”

Meili’s wife, Kandyce, showed her support and pride in a message she shared on Facebook.

“Many don’t see all the hard work Conrad puts into this but he worked his tail off all last

Conrad Meili was presented with the top volunteer award by Special Olympics Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy Conrad Meili year making sure the Estevan athletes had programs to go to – no matter what. He has built a relationship with athletes, their families and Estevan Diversified Services as well as with the people at the venues where our programs are held,” she said in the social media post. “He truly does work hard for this group.”

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Frank John’s number retired by Estevan Strippers The Estevan Strippers old-timers hockey club has honoured a man regarded by many as the Godfather of Hockey in Estevan.

The Strippers retired the No. 80 jersey of Frank John Saturday during the Rod Boll Memorial Trapshoot event at the Estevan Wildlife Federation’s range.

During the ceremony, Rick Rohatyn, a long-time friend and teammate of John’s, noted that John was one of the original members of Team Estevan, a 35-plus team that was organized in the early 1970s to participate in the George Reed Tournament in Regina.

“The team needed a real name so several suggestions were put forth. Frank reluctantly agreed to the Estevan Strippers as long as everyone knew that it was to draw attention to the coal strip mining in the area,” said Rohatyn.

John started a history book of the Strippers that contains many pictures and stories of tournaments the Strippers attended, as well as other activities that occurred with the team.

Rohatyn noted that John had several jersey numbers for the Strippers. He started with the number 20 and wore that number until 1997, when the Strippers split into two teams

– 35-plus and 45-plus. He decided to wear 68, as that was his age when the 45-and-over team received new uniforms.

This lasted until 2008, when the team was 50-plus and once again new uniforms were pur-

chased. In 2008, he switched to No. 80, which again was his age at that time. It was the No. 80 jersey that the Strippers retired on Saturday. John was wearing his No. 68 at the ceremony because that’s the sweater they

past years and all of the involvement with all of those good guys,” said John.

The trips to the Snoopy tournament in California were a particular highlight.

He kept playing for as long as he did because he thought he was a pretty good skater, and as long as he could move on the ice, he didn’t want to retire. And he enjoyed spending time with his teammates.

John has held on to many of the jerseys and the team jackets that he has worn over the years, and they certainly reinforce the idea that John is the Godfather of Hockey in the Energy City, because he played for so long and was involved at so many different levels.

The Strippers previously

retired Barrie McKinnon’s No. 7 and Rod Fagerheim’s No. 14.

Both died when they were active players with the team.

• • • The trap shooting tournament in honour of Boll was a first-time event. He hailed from Fillmore, and played hockey for the Strippers, who sponsored for the tournament.

The winning team was comprised of Rohatyn, Kevin Pastachak, Cam Hart, Clarence Durr and Greg Milbrandt.

Boll gained fame as a trap shooter. He represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He was recognized nationally, and is a member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. He passed away in February.

Elecs football coach finds positives after defeat Frank John, pictured on the left with Estevan Strippers hockey club member Tony Sernick, had his number retired by the team on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Tony Sernick’s Facebook page

Jared Story wins Speedway Enduro race A long-time competitor in the Estevan Motor Speedway’s Enduro race won the event Saturday afternoon at the track.

Jared Story captured the race, completing 142 laps in 90 minutes. He had eight more laps than runner-up Dallas Wanner’s 134. Brendon Maas was third with 133, Randy Gooding was fourth with 131 and Mike Zohner was fifth at 130.

Story noted that he’s been racing in the Enduro for over a decade but this was the first time he has won it.

A total of 52 cars entered this year. The Enduro lasts 90 minutes or 150 laps, whichever comes first.

The Enduro is traditionally the final event of the season at the Speedway. The EMS also had a spring Enduro for the first time this year.

could find.

John played his last game in 2015 at the Snoopy Tournament in Santa Rosa, Calif., at the age of 87. This was the sixth time that many of the Strippers played in that tournament.

He had been playing hockey for more than 80 years.

John continued to be actively involved with the team until 2019.

“The Estevan Strippers are proud to retire Frank’s #80 jersey to honor the many years of dedicated service Frank gave to the Estevan Strippers,” Rohatyn said.

John said he had no idea the recognition was coming, and he was surprised with the award.

“I thought a lot about the

Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team head coach Mark Schott was able to find some positives from the team’s seasonopening defeat Friday night.

The Elecs dropped a 43-0 decision to the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles at the Dana Quewezance Memorial Field at Woodlawn Athletic Park.

For most of the team, it was their first game of high school football. High school football was cancelled throughout Saskatchewan last year.

“Despite the score, our defence played a decent game,” said Schott. “We got a lot of good pressure in the backfield, made some good tackles for losses, knocked down some passes.”

On the offensive side of the game, they struggled to move the ball, despite some excellent blocking from the offensive line. The ECS

quarterback was virtually untouched for the entire game, Schott said.

“Over the course of the game, our defence started to wear down,” said Schott.

There was a good crowd at the game, which was played under the lights. It was a nice night and fans were excited, Schott said.

“The crowd was really supportive and cheering on our team from start to finish.

It was great to see after a year away, and we’re thankful for that support and hope that it continues this season,” said Schott.

ECS boasts 50 players this year. Sixteen are in Grade 9 and 12 are in Grade 10. Some of the Grade 12s haven’t played high school football, either.

Twelve players are back from the 2019 team that won the consolation final of the Moose Jaw High School Football League.

“We have a lot of youth and inexperience, and the only thing that helps us gain experience is getting in these games, and it takes time.

We’re taking these small steps, and we’re hoping that those small steps eventually become big steps,” said Schott.

He hopes the Elecs can, at some point soon, produce some long drives, force turnovers on defence and have big momentum plays.

Weyburn also played once this season, while the Elecs had a bye in the first week of the season. But Schott believes having an extra week to prepare was beneficial for the young squad.

“We were able to get some extra practice time, and really work with our youth and get them up to speed.

Obviously, we have more work to do,” said Schott.

The Elecs next game is Sept. 24 at Yorkton.

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Four Estevan police officers recognized for their efforts in curbing impaired driving

By Ana Bykhovskaia Two Estevan Police Service constables and two Estevan RCMP constables recently were announced as the recipients of the Van De Vorst Family Award for their work in getting impaired drivers off the road.

While four local law enforcement members were recognized for their work, Connie Hagel, the community leader of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Estevan chapter, said that so far she was able to hand out only two awards. One went to Estevan Police Service Const. Michelle Beaulieu and another to Estevan RCMP Const. Adrian Bole for their contribution to the battle against impaired driving.

The award is presented to officers who arrest a certain number of impaired drivers in a year. Hagel said that the applications start at eight convictions a year.

“We want to award the police officers as well because they’re the ones that are getting the impaired drivers off the road. So this is just the award to honour them,” Hagel said.

Beaulieu had nine convicted impaired drivers in a year and received a silver award. Bole had 22 convicted cases of impaired driving in a year, which got him a golden award.

Const. Landon Polk with EPS was another recipient of the award this year with 16 convicted impaired drivers.

Const.Tyler Baird with Estevan

RCMP was also recognized for his hard work. Baird caught eight impaired drivers. Hagel added that Baird has moved out of Estevan, and Polk wasn’t available at the time of the presentation. They will receive their awards later.

Hagel added that there are more officers to be awarded in Weyburn, Carlyle and Carnduff

areas that she has to do as well, which adds up to a very large number of convicted impaired drivers all caught in one year.

“There’s a lot of impaired drivers out there. Kudos to the officers that are getting them off the road. So I guess we still need to hit home that impaired driving is still a problem, and you can tell by how many awards I’m handing out. It is good that I’m handing out the awards, but it’s kind of bad because I’m handing out awards,” Hagel said.

The nominations for the

award come from the police stations and detachments, and MADD just presents the awards to deserving nominees.

“The awards are done through nominations and somebody from their detachment could have nominated them or somebody within the group that they are involved in, like somebody from the RCMP nominated them. And same with city police, somebody from their detachment nominated them. So that’s how they get the award,” Hagel explained.

The recognition is named after the Van De Vorsts, a family of four killed by an impaired driver in a collision near Saskatoon in 2016. Members of the family created the award to salute officers.

This is the third year Estevan’s MADD hands the Van De Vorsts Family Award, and 2021 marked the highest number of recipients in the area.

“If I’m handing out as many awards, it (impaired driving) is still a problem,” Hagel said.

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Cst. Michelle Beaulieu, left, and Estevan Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter community leader Connie Hagel. Photo courtesy of Estevan Police Service

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Back to the Moon with Estevan’s musician Jeff Michel A local musician has released a full-length album, bringing years of his work to light.

On Sept. 24, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jeff D. Michel is releasing Back to the Moon, his first new collection of music since the Canadian Folk Music association-nominated album Ghosts of Taylorton by Hook & Nail in 2018.

Back to the Moon is an eclectic mix of country-tinged folk/roots songs, and explores themes of aliens, loss, winter whimsy, dragons, Prairie storms and the wisdom gained as one grows older. Michel’s songwriting style has matured to reflect the storytelling influence of folk music, yet retains the edge and drive of his blues/rock roots.

Back to the Moon is Michel’s second full-length release, a follow-up to his 2006 debut The Seasons. The album contains contributions from friends/bandmates Mike Davis and Lindsay Arnold of Hook & Nail/Last Birds, as well as Nashville pedal steel legend Steve Hinson.

Some of the album highlights are the tracks Professor of Intuition, a clever take on those who are more in tune with their sixth sense; The Only Thing, a song that laments the

death of a wife and mother in childbirth; the title track Back to the Moon, an exploration of the question of humans being alone in the universe, featuring slide guitar by Davis; and Two Kids Dressed as Dragons, a song about inclusion, forgiveness, dragons and unicorns.

The Mercury spoke to Michel about the behind-thescenes work on the album and his music.

“A lot of my musical influences over the years have probably impacted the songs on the record. A lot of the stuff that I write, it’s different,” Michel said.

“I’ve been playing music for over 30 years. When we started as a family band, we started playing weddings and other kinds of dances. And I think all of those

Jeff Michel's new album Back to the Moon consists of 13 songs.

Photo submitted by Jeff Michel

influences have shaped what I write and how I play music.”

The new album is different from both Michel’s debut album and his work with Hook & Nail.

The material for the album has been gradually created over the past 10-15 years, absorbing and reflecting the experiences and insights of his life.

“In about 2009, I started volunteering at the Winnipeg Folk Festival ... So over the course of that weekend, four or five days at that festival, I became exposed to a lot more music that I previously wasn’t either aware of, or I didn’t think I liked it. And when I would go there for my four or five days every summer, I would get turned on or exposed to artists that tweaked my interest. Being in that new musical environment, it’s definitely shaped how I’ve written songs and the things that I write about,” Michel said.

Several songs that made it to the new album came to Michel while he was in Winnipeg or driving back. Some songs were written a long time ago, some were unfinished, and up until recently, they sat “in a box,” waiting for their time to come.

“I knew that they would be released eventually. And that’s what’s on this record,” Michel said.

The pandemic became the

driving force for the new album.

With a bit more spare time on his hands, Michel could finalize the songs and arrange them into the story, taking the listeners on a musical adventure.

“With Professor of Intuition starting the record, it sets the tone. And then there’s high points, and then there’s low points, it’s a little bit of a musical roller coaster. That’s the kind of stuff I enjoy. The song is the song, but in context with the rest of the record, it hopefully evokes emotion from people,” Michel said.

Many songs on the album were sparked by something Michel heard or saw and then developed into a story.

“I have a notebook that I write things down in occasionally. And I always take it with me when I go to Winnipeg, or if I’m going on a trip,” Michel explained.

Professor of Intuition was born out of a conversation with his “very intuitive” friend Carolina, who he met at the Winnipeg Folk Festival.

“We were having a beer at the beer tent after our shift, and she was going through some things I was going through personally,” recalled Michel.

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Estevan musician Jeff Michel releases his second full-length album this September. Photo submitted by Jeff Michel like I have to be a professor,’ she said, ‘I feel like I’m the professor of intuition.’ Because she often gives advice to her friends and people trust her advice because she has maybe that sixth sense.

And I remember when she said ‘professor of intuition,’ I was like, that’s a cool phrase.”

This phrase, combined with Michel’s other holistic healing knowledge, soon turned into a song. Another song born at the folk festival is Two Kids Dressed as Dragons.

“We were in Winnipeg, this was 2017. It was hot, it was about as hot as it had been this summer. And we had a shift in the afternoon, it was 35-36 degrees. I went back to the

campsite afterwards. I have one of those cook tents … where I can’t see what’s going on outside (except for from one side), but I could hear voices off in the distance, children’s voices. They were doing kids’ things. I could hear them talking about monsters and dragons and adventure and stuff,” said Michel.

“And again, I’m in with my guitar and my notebook, working on other things. And as they cross the path that I could see them, these two small children were dressed in full dragon costumes. And I’m not sure if they were hot or delusional or whatever. But they were just having a good old time.

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Obituaries Arlene Bernice Wetsch 1936 – 2021 Arlene Wetsch, late of Estevan, SK passed away in Regina, SK on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at the age of 85 years.

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TOP PRICES PAID IN SASK. Phone: 306-873-3006 or Visit AGPRO website for bids: agproseeds.com In Loving Memory Of Doug Christenson September 16, 1942 September 23, 2020 It’s been a year since you went to be with our beloved daughter Anita.

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Remembering you with love and missing you beyond words.

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Rest peacefully and know that you are still with us everyday In our thoughts and in our hearts.

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New album has received attention

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Alvin Biberdorf A Memorial Service for Alvin Biberdorf, who passed away on February 21, 2021, will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, Frobisher, Sask. with Marian Huber officiating.

Interment will follow at the Frobisher Cemetery.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for the Biberdorf family – Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.

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« A18 “And the last thing I heard as they disappeared off the path into the bushes, was they said, ‘We’ve got to get to the castle and save the unicorn from the seven-horned monster.’ I wrote down what I saw, … and a few hours later, I had a draft of lyrics for this song and I finished their adventure.”

He played the song at a concert at the Royal Canadian Legion in Estevan recently, and local artist Brenda Blackburn approached him, suggesting that they could develop this song into a meaningful kid’s book.

“As the story progressed, it became a song about forgiveness and inclusion and some lessons,” Michel said.

Almost everything for the album was done in Michel’s studio, except for Davis and Arnold’s vocals for the Never Got a Chance to Miss You track, as well as the piece by Hinson.

“I’ve reached out to him, sent him the track and he had recorded his parts in his studio in Nashville and then sent me files back,” Michel said.

He added that the knowledge about how to create, release and promote an album gathered through years of previous experience, research and communication with other artists helped him with the new record.

The first two singles from the album, Just Another Winter and Cabin in the Woods, have been featured regionally in Canada on CBC Radio One (Sask.) and Erin Radio 91.7FM (Ont.), and received light/medium rotation and adds in over 30 markets at College Radio.

Back to the Moon has been delivered to Canadian College Radio via DMDS and will be released to all digital/ streaming services on Sept. 24.

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST VILLAGE OF CARIEVALE PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act, that unless arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 30th day of November, 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for the costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

Total Arrears

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Total Arrears and Costs

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motor scrapers, dozers, excavators, graders, rock trucks. Lots of work all season.

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Wage negotiable.

Clean drivers abstract a must.

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Dated this 25th day of September, 2021.

Lynda Minshull Treasurer

LAND FOR SALE

Offers will be accepted for the purchase of the following farmland: NW 9-4-9-W2M SE 16-4-9-W2M Offers may be made on one or both quarters.

The highest or any offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Offers should be submitted to Billesberger Law Firm, 1017 Third Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A OR4, together with a cheque payable to the law firm for 5% of the tender price.

Tenders are to be submitted by October 15, 2021.

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Flashback Sept. 22, 2004 The ECS golf team earned a spot in provincials in 2004 after winning the district championship at the Woodlawn Golf Course.

Team members were, back row, from left, assistant coach Shawn Love, Dalan Wheeler, Ryan Rosengren, Andrew Issel and coach Wes Kreklewich. Front row, Ashley Senchuk, Brendon Grube and Kayla Seipp.

The start is the hardest part Bertha Benz was losing patience with her husband Karl.

He had built his first horseless carriage in December 1885, but, although all their

money was tied up in the car, Karl refused to offer it for sale. Instead, he tinkered with various components trying to improve his design. By August

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER ESTATE OF NELLIE ADAMS

R.M.’S OF RECIPROCITY NO. 32 & MOOSE CREEK NO. 33 SE 21-04-34-W1M NE 21-04-34-W1M NE 16-04-01-W2M NW 16-04-01-W2M SW 13-04-01-W2M

of 1888, Bertha decided that she had waited long enough.

Without telling Karl, she and her two sons went out to the garage, started the car, and proceeded to drive it from their home in Mannheim, Germany, to her parent’s house in Pforzheim, 106 kilometres away. This marked the first time that any car had gone more than a few miles from home and Bertha made sure that everyone

R.M. OF ENNISKILLEN NO. 03 Block of approximately 3,388 contiguous title acres of prime pasture land, some hay land, situated in Souris River Valley, well-fenced, abundant permanent water supply Section 33-02-01-W2M Section 34-02-01-W2M NE, NW & SW 35-02-01-W2M Section 02-03-01-W2M NE, SE & SW 03-03-01-W2M NW, SW, SE & Ptn NE-01-03-01-W2M SE & SW 11-03-01-W2M

heard about what she had done.

The successful journey was reported in major newspapers all over Europe and orders for cars came pouring in. Today, Mercedes-Benz is one of the most recognized and wellrespected car companies in the world.

Starting is often the hardest part. Many people have good intentions, but they never get around to doing any-

The place to sit, play & stay!

Surface Lease Revenue $62,723.50/yr included Mineral Rights NOT INCLUDED Gravel Rights on S ½ 02-03-01-W2M & N ½ 35-02-01-W2M under Gravel Lease NOT INCLUDED DETAILED TENDER PACKAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. To obtain, contact: Kohaly, Elash & Ludwig Law Firm LLP 1312-4th Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0X2 Telephone: (306) 634-3631 Fax: (306) 634-6901 Email: info@kohalyelash.com

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thing. Many know what they ought to do, but they do not follow through. Most of us have habits that we should break, but change is difficult.

However, as author David Viscott observed, “If you could get up the courage to begin, you would have the courage to succeed.” Too often we hold ourselves back because we imagine all the obstacles that could be in the future. We dream about everything that could go wrong, instead of believing that it will work out. Bertha Benz took a risk and changed the world.

Maybe it is time for you to make a start as well.

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TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST

FORM 2 (Section 4)

Position Overview: Maintenance lead operator’s will be expected to work closely with operations and with Asset Integrity to ensure Whitecap Resources Inc. remains a safe, efficient and compliant producer in South East Saskatchewan. Candidates must have prior knowledge and experience related to maintenance/operation of oilfield equipment and pressure vessels, have good time management skills and be self motivated.

Key Job Accountabilities Work closely with operations to complete daily maintenance, rotating equipment services and repairs.

• Inventory gathering and tracking.

• Rotating equipment maintenance and repairs.

• Assist the Lead Operators with other PM issues that arise out of their monthly/quarterly and annual PM checks.

• Manage and co-ordinate all daily crew activity.

• Coordinate annual on-stream corrosion surveys on all surface equipment, headers, and battery piping.

• Budgeting and cost tracking.

Work closely with Asset Integrity to ensure all regulatory requirements are met.

• Assist to ensure Isolation Valve procedure is compliant with jurisdictional requirements.

• Assist in life cycle of NCR’s and IDR assigned from Pressure equipment inspections.

• Coordinate all area PSV services due outside of Turn Around activities.

• Complete tank inspections outside of Turn Around activities.

• Coordinate and assist with current year inspection plans with approved vendors.

Daily Key Accountabilities: • Ongoing monthly services for all rotating equipment.

• Daily organization of all services for cost tracking purposes. Work closely with the foreman and leads in each area.

• Work closely with operations to complete daily troubleshooting of any operational or equipment issues that arise.

• Work closely with Asset Integrity to budget and complete all planned outages and inspection work.

• Regulatory requirements related to pressure equipment and storage tanks.

• Inventory tracking and work requests within Whitecaps data base.

Primary Qualifications and Skills: • 10 years oilfield operation or maintenance experience. A trade would be beneficial • Strong computer skills.

• Experience using OPLII is an asset • Ability to work independently and have strong communication skills (verbal and written) to ensure that operations and asset integrity are informed of decisions and progress.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified applicants may submit their cover letter and resume in confidence by 4:00 PM MDT Friday, October 8th , 2021 via: Email: jim.larter@wcap.ca (Please indicate the position title in the subject line of your email) Mail: Whitecap Resources Inc. Box 833 Estevan, Sask.

S4A 2A7 Attention: Jim Larter, Superintendent We thank you for your interest, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

All applications will be managed with discretion and confidentiality.

someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it — not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it — they will be blessed in what they do” ( James 1:22-25).

TIRES

• Tenders to close October 8, 2021 • Payment in full no later than November 10, 2021 • R.M. of Enniskillen lands to be tendered in several packet groupings • Tenders may be submitted for one or more individual parcels or packets • Tenders must be in writing, without conditions, and accompanied by bank draft for 5% deposit payable to Estate Solicitors in Trust • Deposits for all unsuccessful offers will be refunded forthwith upon Tender closing date • Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted

Due to its continued growth, Whitecap is accepting applications for the following positions: Job Title: Maintenance Lead Operator (searching to fill 2 positions) Location: Estevan Area, Saskatchewan Employment Type: Full-time, Salary Position Reporting to: Area Foremen

of the Estevan Church of Christ

WINTER

FORMAL TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR TENDERS SET OUT IN TENDER PACKAGE SHALL APPLY TO ALL SUBMITTED TENDERS, including:

Whitecap Resources Inc. (“Whitecap”) is a Canadian clean energy company, focused on sustainable long-term growth and shareholder return. We are an oil-weighted conventional growth company with a strong reputation for being an environmentally responsible and a sustainable investment company. Annually Whitecap injects more greenhouse gases (CO2) than it generates (a milestone in our industry).

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PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 22nd day of November 2021, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

Part of Lot PT of Sec. NE NW NE NW SE SW SE NE NW SE SW NE NE NW 11 14 SE NE SE NE NW SE SW SE NE SW

Lot

Blk

Plan

Sec

Twp

Range

Meridian

5 5 7 7 7 7 8 1 1 1 1 2 30 30 21 21 32 1 1 8 8 8 8 12 18 18

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 12 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Total Arrears

Costs Total Advertis- Arrears ing and Costs

Title No.

151288218 151288207 151288263 151288241 151288184 15288308 122737877 151288285 132223171 151288274 132223193 132222989 152771801 152771812 142608045 142608056 140179147 152771777 152771788 139413966 134976325 134976347 130670131 152771799 135317066 135317099

$789.07 $776.08 $818.68 $749.11 $791.95 $799.82 $446.18 $504.51 $532.36 $526.90 $348.54 $357.29 $638.20 $661.55 $536.34 $536.34 $91.80 $732.50 $584.35 $1,529.79 $1,471.05 $1,418.88 $1,332.80 $657.06 $1,469.88 $1,671.35

$13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85

$802.92 $789.93 $832.53 $762.96 $805.80 $813.67 $460.03 $518.36 $546.21 $540.75 $362.39 $371.14 $652.05 $675.40 $550.19 $550.19 $105.65 $746.35 $598.20 $1,543.64 $1,484.90 $1,432.73 $1,346.65 $670.91 $1,483.73 $1,685.20

Dated this 15th day of September, 2021

Monica Kovach Treasurer

www.estevanmercury.ca

September 22, 2021 A21

Sheila Guenther returns from latest experience as a Paralympic official Sheila Guenther’s latest experience as an official at an international para swimming event was unlike any other she has had.

The Estevan woman was among those selected to serve at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and she was in the Japanese city from Aug. 20Sept. 4. Despite the challenges of being at such a major event during a pandemic, she said it was definitely worthwhile.

“It was an amazing experience,” Guenther told the Mercury. “It was really great that we were able to still have a competition, and that all of the athletes and their teams were able to show what they’ve been working towards for years.”

The people of Tokyo and Japan had great volunteers, and the other international officials were very helpful and wanted to do what they could to make the Games a success.

She was also an official for the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and she has worked at world championships and other international competitions.

Guenther was in Tokyo for the Paralympics. Due to COVID-19 and restrictions, the officials stayed in a hotel rather than in the Olympic Village.

“We were bused back and forth from the hotel to the swimming pool, and because of the restrictions, that’s the only

places we were allowed to go,” said Guenther. “It was back and forth, back and forth.”

When she was an official for the 2016 Paralympic Games, she stayed in the Games Village.

It was also tough to not have throngs of spectators for the competitions, but at least the athletes could have their support teams around them, and athletes would cheer on their teammates when they weren’t competing, so some people were present.

And the officials didn’t get to go to the opening and closing ceremonies, because limited numbers were allowed for those spectacles. They also didn’t get to watch any of the other sports during free time.

Everything else went on as usual, said Guenther.

“It was such a fantastic experience to be there and to be able to officiate so that those athletes can compete at the highest level,” said Guenther.

Just working with the other national and international officials was a big plus, she said, and the best part of it is being part of a team.

Officials and athletes coped with the situation well, and did their best to make it a success and stay positive about the situation.

Guenther said she is looking forward to continuing to work as an international official in para swimming moving forward.

Estevan’s Sheila Guenther was an official for the para swimming event at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Photo courtesy of Sheila Guenther

Crews called to structure fire Estevan firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire and another call recently.

On Thursday at about 3 p.m. fire crews were called to downtown Estevan to report of a structure fire. By the time firefighters arrived, occupants had safely evacuated the building.

"There was a report of light smoke that was showing at the time, however, crews made entry and the smoke was just barely visible. We used thermal imaging cameras to make sure

there was no heat signatures in the walls, and we were able to determine that there was no fire that was indeed occurring at the location," said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.

It was found that something that was overheated and isolated at that time was the source of the smoke. The staff was made aware of what the issue was and contacted repair personnel to solve the problem.

On Saturday at about 10 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a residential fire

alarm that went off in the north central part of Estevan. Upon arrival, it was found that it was a cooking-related issue.

"We verified that there was not enough smoke that remained in the home to work any ventilation efforts. So again, the homeowner was reminded that they are to be the first point of contact in the event of a fire alarm, (which helps) avoid any premature dispatching of fire department services," Feser said.

Saturday afternoon fire

Oil-a-Thon

crews also attended the last race of the season at the Estevan Motor Speedway and provided race track duties.

"We're always happy to be out there to make sure all the drivers are providing great entertainment for everybody in southeastern Saskatchewan, as well as having a safe environment for all the drivers. It seemed to be very few incidents at their last race. Congrats to all the winners and all the race fans," Feser said.

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From October 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022 Tendered amount shall be on a per hour basis Including a list of equipment to be used.

For further information please contact Jim Swyryda, Operations Supervisor at (306) 848-4713 or jim.swyryda@secpsd.ca Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Preference may be given to applicant(s) within each area.

Please email all tenders by September 28, 2021 to: Michelle VanDeSype, Administrative Assistant South East Cornerstone Public SD #209 80A – 18th Street N.E., Weyburn, SK S4H 2W4 michelle.vandesype@secpsd.ca

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DENON - HEOS 7 WIRELESS SPEAKER

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Deluxe Jacuzzi Suite with made to order hot breakfast for two. $50 Gift Card for the Ice Factory $75 Gift Card to Blackbeard’s Restaurant or The Beef Bar.

SUNGLASSES

$500 GIFT CARD FOR CUSTOM BLINDS

your choice of male or female Oakleys or Maui Jim sunglasses

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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS@ THE ORPHEUM

FREE VERN’S PIZZA FOR A YEAR

WEDDING STATIONERY PACKAGE

- 24 pizzas of any variety to be used before Aug 31, 2022

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BLUNDSTONES

BEAUTY BASKET

Choose your size and colour

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$400 GIFT CARD

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FURNACE INSPECTION & 1 YEAR SUPPLY OF FILTERS

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FAMILY FUN PACK GIFT CARDS TOO: - Energy Outlet - Orpheum Theatre Family Passes & Concession - Tower Cafe - Estevan Bowling - Estevan Bruins Family Pass - Leisure Centre Family Swim Pass

CUSTOM COMMUNICATION MOLDS

CANON PIXMA TR7620 PRINTER WIRELESS PRINTER COPIER | SCANNER | FAX

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LOCAL GIFT CARD PACKAGE

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