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Big weekend at the diamonds.

Estevan welcomed ball provincials.

Powerful storms rolled through southeast Saskatchewan on Sunday and Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and hail, creating unique cloud formations and even resulting in tornado warnings in many areas. The storms did cause some damage in the region as well.

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Estevan will host a Dallas Smith concert after being named Western Canada’s Music Town

By David Willberg

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Estevan has earned the opportunity to have a unique and memorable concert experience this year, thanks to the overwhelming support of the community.

The Energy City is one of four winning communities from across the country in the SiriusXM MusicTowns competition, and the reward will be a concert with Canadian country music star Dallas Smith.

Estevan was selected as one of four finalists for Western Canada last month, thanks to impassioned nominations from local residents. After weeks of voting and online rallying, Estevan defeated Lloydminster, Sylvan Lake, Alta., and Nanaimo, B.C., even though Estevan was the smallest of the four Western Canadian markets.

There were also Music Town competitions for Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

Smith has had a lengthy career in the music business, starting as the lead singer for the Canadian hard rock band Default.

His greatest success, though, came as a country music singer. He currently holds the record for most No. 1 hits among all male Canadian musicians on Billboard’s Canada Country chart with 11.

This will be the first time that Smith has appeared in Estevan, but his bass player, Travis Switzer, grew up in southeast Saskatchewan and is familiar with the Estevan area.

Smith is looking forward to coming to Estevan, and he`s been enjoying the opportunity to perform live in front of crowds again.

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People who came to the shows saw how much fun they were having.

Smith made the switch from rock music to country music in his early 20s because the angry rock he used to play didn’t fit with where he was in life. And he always grew up around country music.

“I just wanted to branch off and explore some of those influences I had as a kid,” said Smith.

He went down to Nashville with a buddy, came up with a record that did well, and has had several albums since then.

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The annual street dance will be held in downtown Estevan on July 23. File photo Estevan’s Downtown Business Association (DBA) is looking forward to a street dance occurring in central Estevan for the third time in the past four years.

The event will happen on July 23, with gates opening at 9 p.m. The dance will occupy the 1100-block of Fourth Street, with the stage and dancing area in the street and a beer garden at the Tower Café parking lot.

The event is open to those at least 19 years of age.

Melissa Deitz with Lemon Wedge Marketing said this is going to

be an “amazing” evening of music and partying in the heart of the city.

Brock Andrews and Brody Siebert will be the entertainment. Both are Saskatchewan country music singers teaming up to put on a show.

“They proudly represent Saskatchewan on stages across North America. The two performers will take turns throughout the night, each performing two 45-minute sets,” she said.

The event is being put on by the DBA and is an integral part of the association’s fundraising efforts, which go towards

future events, promotions and beautification initiatives.

Proceeds will benefit such initiatives as the night markets that happen downtown on Thursday nights. The DBA also wants to have new events during the year to draw people to downtown and to Estevan in general.

“We want to bring more people into the community and enjoy all of the amenities and the retail that we have here in Estevan,” she said.

The association has 30 members.

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at Henders Drugs until Saturday at noon. The cost of admission at the door will be $30. Up to 2,000 tickets are available.

A street dance was held in Estevan in 2019 as a featured attraction of the Rafferty Rumble.

Another one was held in 2021 and was billed as the Lockdown End Party to mark the removal of COVID-19 restrictions.

“The street dance has been a popular event over the past few years in Estevan and we are so happy to be able to bring it to the city once again,” Deitz wrote.

Smith is looking forward to performing in Estevan « A1 Audience members can expect to hear a lot of his country hits, but he will usually play a song like Wasting my Time from his Default days.

“It’s probably one of my favourite parts of the set, is watching people recognize the song and putting it together that I’m the same guy that sang that song 21 years ago,” said Smith.

But he’ll play a lot of his familiar songs in a new and creative way.

“As long as we’re having fun up there … it seems to be contagious and we all enjoy each other’s company and have a good time,” he said.

Smith said he has been part of similar contests as Music Towns in the past, and was approached

by SiriusXM to see if he would be interested.

“It will be great to get out and explore smaller towns and meet some people,” said Smith.

The shows have usually had an excellent response,

and everyone seems to let loose at the concerts.

“Small towns will come out … and watch the show,” he said. “I find they always like to let loose a little bit more, and there’s a little bit more excitement because it’s very, very new for a lot of people that are there who have not been part of a show.”

The concert is slated to take place in September or October, with details including date, location and ticket information to be announced later.

There will also be other acts performing during the concert.

Jeff Leake, the director of podcasts, listenership analytics and music for SiriusXM Canada, said they had a similar promotion 15 years ago to get artists into smaller communities throughout the country. Finally the opportunity presented itself to bring it back in a new way.

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nounce Music Towns three years ago, but some details needed to be worked out. Then COVID hit, which put everything on hold in their effort to have concerts in smaller communities.

“Infrastructure is a big chunk of a tour and a show, and it’s not easy just to put together a stage for someone like Dallas Smith to put on a Dallas Smith show. You want to make sure everything is in place to do this.”

They had to wait until 2022, and Leake said it proved to be the right decision.

“We decided this is a cool time and a cool thing to do. Without us putting it together and managing it and then obviously having the support of our subscribers [it wouldn’t happen, and] this is just a way to get the community out together. I’m really looking forward to it.”

SiriusXM has great relationships with musicians, managers and labels, and they have been working with Smith for as long as SiriusXM has been around, Leake said, which is why they’re able to book a musician of Smith’s calibre.

Leake praised Estevan for the way it rallied around this cause.

“You like Dallas Smith? You like concerts? You like music?

It just all came together.

And I couldn’t be happier. “ Mayor Roy Ludwig is pleased the community came together and brought this concert to Estevan. People came onside to show their support, allowing Estevan to win against some larger markets.

He’s looking forward to Smith’s concert, and he expects it will be a big draw for younger fans.

“I think it will be another positive for the community,” said Ludwig.

Events like the concert and the various great sporting events in the community this year give the people something to look forward to, and they put a spotlight on the volunteer base. And he hopes it will bring people to the city.

“It’s just another event that will continue to help bring our community together in a positive fashion,” said Ludwig.

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By Ana Bykhovskaia Part of Woodlawn Regional Park turned into peace heaven over the weekend as OM Yoga Studio hosted their second yoga festival.

After two years of a break, yoga and wellness adherents gathered in and around Rotary Hall at Woodlawn for two days of various events. The weekend was filled with yoga and creative classes, meditation, informative workshops and live music.

New this year were aerial yoga classes, where participants had gravity help their bodies come into harmony. Attendees also had a unique opportunity to join Zenhouse Productions of Regina for a class where everyone practises yoga while wearing soundproof headphones. All participants could hear were the music and the instructor’s voice, surrounding them in their practice and making the experience deeper and more meditative.

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and coach Kim Mayuk said the weekend was incredible.

They had more people joining the event this time, and a lot of them came from all over the province.

“We had people come from Regina, Regina Beach, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon. We really had people from all over the province coming, which was incredible. That’s exactly what I was going for is just to reach a wider audience and make for a bigger event, a community feel with just a great vibe. It was such a great weekend,” Mayuk said.

“And people were just so excited to be back together practising with like-minded individuals in this type of setting. It’s just a really great feeling.”

Mayuk said festivals like the one they brought to the community are inspiring for overall health and well-being. They also serve as a great showcase, where people have an opportunity to either inspire their current practice, or jumpstart their yoga practice, or just get inspired to be healthier

or make wiser choices or just be more mindful.

“I want it to inspire people to be more aware of what they’re doing with their bodies and putting into their bodies, and not even just physically, but also mentally and emotionally, doing something that’s benefiting and nurturing your soul and your spirit,” Mayuk explained.

Besides OM Yoga Studio instructors, there were some guests leading classes.

Lindsey Cameron, originally from White Bear, was the leading instructor for the festival. She’s done a lot of practising in India, Peru and Mexico.

“She’s travelled and taught all over the world.

So having her was really great. And she’s also an aerobatic practitioner and teacher as well. So I think that’s incredible that we had her,” Mayuk said.

Sarah Garden and Colin Hall of Bodhi Tree Yoga in Regina were other guest instructors for the festival.

“They’re just an amazing set of instructors and they

Christa Jorgenson held a Meditation with Knots Macrame Making workshop for anyone interested.

The Harmony in Nature outdoors class was led by Marissa Friess of OM Yoga Studio. really provide accessible classes to yogis of all ages and abilities, what’s really awesome about them,” Mayuk said.

Christa Jorgenson of Estevan held a Meditation with Knots Macrame Making class during the festival as well. “[Macrame] is a meditative practice for her and that’s something that our yoga festival encourages, as

well as our studio, just overall mental health,” Mayuk noted.

She added that they try to mix physical classes with informative sessions so that participants would always have an option to switch activities. Besides, some events are held outdoors, and others inside the airconditioned Rotary Hall.

An OMazing Market, free to the public, was

held on the side, showcasing health and wellness vendors from across Saskatchewan. Vegan and gluten-free lunch was provided for festival attendees, crafted by Blue Potato out of Estevan.

Mayuk said they are looking forward to bringing OM Yoga Festival back again next year, and hope it will keep growing and getting even better.

Sarah Garden of Bodhi Tree Yoga in Regina led a class called Soften Your Shoulders & Release Your Neck.

Outdoor area great addition for EDS participants

Participants at Estevan Diversified Services (EDS) have been enjoying their summer even more this year, thanks to the construction of a new outdoor area to the north of their activity centre building.

Executive director Trisha Salmers said they have installed some patio doors to make it easy for them to access the outdoor area from the activity centre.

They have repaired pavement that was broken, making it easier for those who need a wheelchair or walker.

A hexagon-shaped picnic table has been installed, and they updated furniture, added some privacy screens and some plants.

The final step is to construct a pergola. The wood

has been purchased but it hasn’t been built.

“Most of the outdoor area is completed, aside from the pergola,” said Salmers.

They hope the pergola will be finished this season. A temporary gazebo has been constructed to be used on hot days.

“We’re ready to use the space all of the time, and hot days are difficult without that temporary gazebo right now,” said Salmers.

Raised garden beds are in place for participants to grow vegetables.

EDS started receiving materials for the outdoor area last year, and most items were purchased at that time. They started putting it together this year. Once the doors were installed, the pavement was repaired and the fur-

niture was added, the participants could start accessing the area.

“We do actually use it very, very regularly. I would say most often daily, as long as the weather permits,” said Salmers.

A lot of work happened during the United Way Estevan’s Day of Caring in May. And participants were eager to get outside and use the site.

“It’s definitely a popular space. We have a lot of staff who wanted to go out there and spend their break out there, which wasn’t one of the original intents, but it’s a really nice space so a lot of people want to be out there,” said Salmers.

It would likely be large enough to accommodate everyone in the activity centre, but not all of those

in their day program. People will spend some time out there and then come inside, allowing others to visit it during their break.

One of the reasons why they wanted to have the outdoor space is some of the participants want to stay close to the EDS building.

“We like to be out and about and taking part in everything we can, but not everybody likes to go and do that, so we still wanted people to have a space where they could change the scenery and be outdoors, where they didn’t have to be directly supervised, so people can come and go as they pleased and have the flexibility to be indoors or outdoors if they choose,” said Salmers.

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EDS participants have been enjoying a new outdoor area north of the main building.

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It covered the bulk of the cost, so EDS had to provide a few expenses.

Once the pergola is

finished, Salmers expects they will look at programming out there so that participants can enjoy more time in the area that has been created.

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Government needs to be more transparent with health case numbers We’re once again seeing a lack of transparency when it comes to the Saskatchewan Health Authority.

It was a significant problem early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, when the ministry released minimal information on the location of cases, only saying if they were in the far north, north, central, south, Saskatoon or Regina regions.

The failings were clear when there was a surge of cases in southern Saskatchewan, but SHA wouldn’t specify where. People in the southeast were wondering how many cases were here, even though, as it turned out, there were few at that time. Most of the cases were in the southwest or south central areas.

The south region was about the same size as a small U.S. state.

The situation improved when the government started to release cases by subzone, but even then, the sub-zones were often too large, and cities were grouped in with rural areas.

We’re seeing the transparency pattern repeat itself once again now that monkeypox has been diagnosed in Saskatchewan.

As of Monday, Saskatchewan has two cases of the disease that has generated headlines elsewhere in the world. All that the SHA has told us is that there are two

cases. They didn’t say where, or how old these people were, or anything else, citing confidentiality.

Now, if the case is in a village or small town, then a measure of common sense is needed because you don’t want to contribute to identifying the patient. Just say it is in a certain region.

But if the case is in someone who resides in Saskatoon or Regina, or even Estevan or Weyburn, then the risk breaching privacy by saying the community is minimal.

And there is the element of the public’s right to know if someone in their community or region has contracted such a disease.

Now let’s be clear: it does not appear that monkeypox is the next COVID-19. While it’s getting lots of attention, and there are health risks associated with the disease, it hasn`t been declared as a pandemic.

It’s much harder to spread monkeypox than COVID. It requires extended close contact with other people to move from person to person. Barring a sudden mutation of the virus, it’s not going to result in lockdowns or restrictions or public health orders like we’ve seen in the past 2 1/2 years.

But there are still risks associated with the disease.

And so it’s incumbent on the government to provide us with as much infor-

mation as possible so that we can be informed and aware.

What we do with that information, well, it’s up to us. We can heed the information and be aware of what’s happening. We can pan it and try to undermine the validity of the source. We can bury our heads in the sand, ignore it and hope it will go away.

But the information is there, and for those who want to use it, they can do so.

Right now, the SHA is making it difficult to make an informed decision, because the information isn’t there. We know there’s monkeypox in Saskatchewan. We know there can be health consequences.

But we don’t know much else.

For those who are on edge about monkeypox, thinking this could be the next horrible disease within our borders, it might actually help someone in one part of the province know that it’s in a completely different region.

Providing information to the public is also the best way possible to curb misinformation. Yes, you’re going to get those who will believe anything they read as long as it fits their worldview. That’s part of the pitfalls associated with social media.

But there are many others who will make careful, informed decisions about what is actually happening in the world.

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We all go through losses.

Life begins with a birth and ends with death for everyone. We can fill that dash between two dates on our tombstone in any way we want, but we can’t get around the start and the finish.

Death comes for everyone, so you would think we should be used to it. It’s just a natural part of life, yet it still hurts like nothing else in the world to lose a loved one.

I’m sorry, this column is personal, but at the same time I felt that the theme of death is universal. Losing someone we love is something that virtually all of us go through at some point, so I thought I’d share my sorrow. Besides, the man I’m crying for these days was a great member of the community, who touched many lives.

Richard Asbenlieder, one of the very first people I met in Estevan, someone who became a dear friend and felt like a real member of the family not only to me, but I bet to many people here, came to the end of his dash.

Last week I lost a very dear friend, a caring neighbour, a beautiful soul and just a great human being all around. And I know that void feels 100 times bigger for his family, who lost a loving husband, brother, father, grandpa and even a greatgrandpa, who always was there for all and everyone in the family.

Richard was the one who discovered the beauty of the Estevan area for me. He told me stories of people who used to live here and who shaped many things in and around the city. He told me stories and showed me places that are hidden from an eye of a passerby, and can be found only if you sincerely love the land that raised you and had been getting to know every inch of it on the back of a horse for years.

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He told me stories of events and initiatives that were started and built here. The best stories I’ve heard dozens of times, but he always shared them with such joy that they never felt old.

You know how in my columns I sometimes talk about my “awesome neighbours”? There is just a handful of us in our corner, and Richard was a huge part of our neighbourhood family, always looking up to each other.

He was among the very few people that made Estevan feel like home by just showing it to me through his eyes. And if you’ve ever moved to a different country or even community, you’ll know that to find such a guide is a stroke of rare luck.

A really good friend of my husband, Richard became my close friend and then a friend of my friends. His easy and cheerful character could get him across borders and language barriers, as he’s become virtual friends even with my family in the old country. Kind and warm, Richard also was funny and sometimes mischievous, always finding new projects and new troubles. He was a hard worker who’d dedicated decades to the mines and always had been busy working on something.

He was one of those rare and unique people that bring light into anything they do, any room they enter and any relationships they make.

My imagination sometimes painted Richard as the old man from The Most

Beautiful Heart fable. He’d give pieces of his heart to people he was surrounded by and came across and had pieces of their hearts in return to stitch up his own, making it more and more beautiful.

Now he is gone, and I can feel that hole in my heart. And I know many other people feel this void too.

I don’t think we can ever be ready for a death of a loved one. It hurts. Sometimes even physically. But life always continues, and we need to cope with the loss. We need to let ourselves feel that pain, feel all the emotions that come with the loss and live through it. It takes time and patience.

And it’s also very different for each one of us.

We need to acknowledge the feelings, be it sadness, anger, dudgeon, sorrow, loneliness or anything else. Even if we don’t like some of them, we need to accept them and let ourselves cry.

We are social animals, and when we hurt we also need others around, we need support, and we need to share our memories and feelings with others.

We also need to stay active, do something and keep going with life. (Being young, I’ve never understood why people worry so much about funerals. The person is gone, it doesn’t matter, I thought. But when my grandpa passed away after 52 years in marriage, if not for all the rush around funeral and cemetery arrangements, and all the friends and family participating in a lot of it, I don’t think grandma would have made it through that time.)

And then the time will start doing its magic.

Even though it hurts, I know I have to say goodbye, but it’s more so a thank you that you were in my life.

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David Willberg Willberg’s World We should be very proud that Estevan has won the Music Towns competition for Western Canada.

This accomplishment is due to the efforts of the people who submitted the heartfelt nominations for Estevan and everyone who took the time to vote at least once. (I know I voted numerous times. And I’m not the only one).

Our reward is a concert from leading Canadian country music star Dallas Smith, which should draw a big crowd.

Hopefully the venue will be packed for the show, and Smith, his band and his crew members will leave praising Estevan for all that it has to offer.

Smith and I are actually from the same hometown of Langley, B.C. I remember his first foray into the music business with a band named Default in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He’s since moved on to even bigger and better things as a country music singer.

But I also remember him for another reason: bowling.

A few years ago, my best friend asked me if I knew of a guy named Dallas Smith. My initial thought turned to the former Boston Bruins’ defenceman who played his junior hockey in Estevan and would eventually become Bobby Orr’s defence partner in Boston. (My best buddy is a long-time Boston Bruins fan. I don’t hold it against him).

My pal was referring to Dallas Smith the musician. He was convinced that we were on the same team as Smith in 1991-92 at the famed Willowbrook Lanes bowling alley in Langley. He pointed out that Smith the country music star looked a lot like the guy we bowled with when we were 13.

To be honest, I was actually kind of annoyed that this was brought to my attention, but only because I’m the self-proclaimed “human filing cabinet” who world remember something like that and bring it to other people’s attention.

I always had it in the back of my mind that if Smith ever appeared in Estevan for a concert, to ask him if he was a bowler back at Willowbrook as a kid, and to point out that we were on the same team.

I don’t recall how good of a bowler he was, but needless to say, he’s proven to be a much better musician. After all, a lot more people have paid to watch him sing than ever would have paid to watch him bowl, and his appearances at the Junos and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards would attract far more viewers than a game on the TSN Special Old Pins Game.

It should be noted that some of the guys we bowled against at that time would eventually go on to win national titles. We weren’t among them.

His fans are certainly glad he decided to pursue music, too.

This concert represents a lot for us. Music Towns helped bring a lot of people together for the cause of having a concert here. And it’s the chance to enjoy live music. We haven’t had that very often.

We’ve had some smaller and really enjoyable shows in Estevan since our last big concert, The Offspring, in November 2019. The Orpheum Theatre has brought some great acts to Estevan. But Smith’s appearance will be the biggest one yet.

For many of us, we’ve realized just how much we missed live music.

The musicians have realized how much they miss playing before the crowds, too. It was nice to have the virtual concerts and the drive-in shows during the pandemic restrictions, and it enabled them to at least make some money, but it wasn’t the same as playing before the large audience, with the fans crowded around the stage, singing and dancing to their favourite songs.

Now that we have this opportunity again, we have to capitalize on it.

And the best way to say thank you to the people who nominated Estevan for Music Towns is by turning out for the show and having a great time.

This concert should also bring people to the community.

The previous large concerts that we’ve had in the Energy City have not only been a great time for us, but they have drawn fans from outside of Estevan. Those people have dined at our restaurants and stayed in our hotels.

Winning Music Towns is great for Estevan on so many fronts. I guess you could say a Dallas Smith concert is a real strike in our favour.

A candidate for leader of the federal Conservative Party, Scott Aitchison, right, visited Estevan on Friday to have a look at CCS and visit with people. Participating in the meet and greet at the Days Inn were, from left, Dan Pandolfo and Dennis Bode of Danco Farage Ltd., Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen and Kevin Kay, Souris-Moose Mountain Conservative constituency president.

By Ana Bykhovskaia Scott Aitchison, the MP for the Ontario riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka, who is now running for the federal Conservative Party leadership, visited Estevan for the first time on July 15.

“This big sky country is beautiful. It’s breathtaking,” Aitchison said after the drive from Regina into the southeast.

Accompanied by Souris-Moose-Mountain MP Robert Kitchen, who is his fellow party member and friend, Aitchison drove out to look at the Boundary Dam Carbon Capture and Storage Facility and then was joined by some local people for a meet and greet at the Days Inn. Kitchen said he tries to use any chance to showcase and promote the CCS technology so that people from all across the country would realize the value of the innovative Estevan facility. And Aitchison was indeed impressed with it.

“It’s amazing. It’s absolutely amazing. And the whole world should know about it. And to me, it’s an example of how Canada cannot only meet our own targets for reducing their carbon footprint, but help the world ... I think we need to see it as an opportunity, these inventive, innovative minds that live right here in Estevan,” Aitchison said.

“Estevan, solving carbon problem the whole world over right here, we

can figure it out. I think it’s important for our political system to celebrate those things that are going on in Canada, not just exacerbate differences of opinion that exist between us to sort of win votes, but to call the country ... Canadians are ready for less rhetoric and more solutions, and more focused on solving the problems they face.”

Aitchison said that as a potential leader of Canada, he thinks CCS “needs to play a much bigger role across this country and helping us meet our targets, but also, as part of the tools that we can use to help the rest of the world meet their targets.”

“One of the reasons the provinces came together originally and created the federal government was to create a stable federal system that could focus on really important things like helping to build markets for our products around the world,” Aitchison continued his thought.

“They are not doing a very good job of that right now, because they’re too busy meddling in provincial jobs. And so I think it’s time to get back to focusing on what it was created to do in the first place, and live up to the commitments that the provinces have built so many programs on.”

As an example, Aitchison brought up the healthcare system, which he said is failing people in many communities across the country. He noted that part of the reason for that

is it was built on a promise from the federal government that they would pay 50 per cent of the costs but have never lived up to that promise. As other examples of the federal government’s broken promises, he brought up housing and the Canadian military.

“We keep meddling as a federal government to buy votes in provincial responsibilities. And we deliver mediocre services as a result. There are provinces that are fiscally strained, some of them are on a path to bankruptcy because they can’t afford to do all the things that the federal government has promised they would do. So we need to get the federal government out of a lot of things that they’re meddling in, meet the provinces where we met them in the late 60s and created a system, fund our health care system, and then the federal government should be focused on things that it was meant to do, like create export markets for our amazing products,” Aitchison said.

He also noted that Conservatives should work as an engaged team and that’s his goal as a potential party leader. Commenting on the disqualification of another Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, Aitchison said he was disappointed by this news.

“I think it’s yet another example of a leadership race that has been somewhat embarrassing for the party. It started out with what you would perceive

as the front runners being pretty vitriolic and calling each other names and some pretty nasty emails. That’s precisely what’s wrong in our party right now. Liberal attack ads have been writing themselves for the last several months. And they’re continuing to do so.

So it’s disappointing. But again, it’s one more reason why I think it’s important for me and my campaign to continue doing what I’m doing, talking about ideas, presenting solutions, and not getting caught up in that garbage,” Aitchison said.

Aitchison is now travelling across Canada, campaigning and meeting with the electorate. He said he sincerely believes that there is more that unites Canadians than separates them.

“It’s a fantastic way to see this country. And it’s confirmed for me what I believed all along that there’s a lot more that unites Canadians than divides us, despite our divisive political system and the rhetoric that you hear from political parties, both liberal and conservative.

And it’s confirmed for me that I’m running in this race for the right reasons and doing it the right way, and talking about ideas and presenting policy ideas that will generate solutions for the problems we face every day, as opposed to just taglines or calling somebody else name. So I am proud of it. And it’s resonating with conservatives,” Aitchison said.

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Canadian Labour Congress president tours sites The head of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) was in Estevan on July 13 to learn more about labour issues facing the area.

Bea Bruske toured the carbon capture and storage facility at SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Power Station.

She agreed to come here after meeting with Jody Dukart, the international auditor-teller with the United Mine Workers of America Local 7606, and John Donohoe from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2067.

The meeting came last summer while Bruske was in Regina to meet with the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour.

Dukart had expressed concerns he has regarding his members and jobs in Estevan.

“I … indicated that I wanted to really come

and understand the region and see the plant and understand the carbon capture process,” she said. “It’s been a year in the making in terms of trying to get this happening, and so I’m glad I was able to see it.”

She marvelled at the CCS facility, which is the first of its kind in the world. And she noted the initial challenges associated with the plant’s operations have been met.

“Just like anything else, when you build something, there’s always going to be adjustments that have to be made after the fact,” she said. “I thought it was incredibly interesting to see it and I really appreciated that opportunity.”

Prior to arriving at Boundary Dam, she stopped at the memorial in the Bienfait cemetery that recognizes the three striking coal miners who

Canadian Labour Congress president Bea Bruske was part of a tour of the carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station on July 13. Photo courtesy of Jody Dukart died during the Estevan Riot of 1931.

Bea Bruske stopped by the monument at the Bienfait Cemetery that pays tribute to those who died in the Estevan Riot in 1931. Photo courtesy of Jody Dukart

Bruske said she doesn’t want her time in Estevan to be a one-off, so her office, along with those from IBEW and UMWA, will continue to advocate for the Estevan area.

“We will be making sure that we speak to the ministers about the issues and the challenges that we see,” she said.

She would welcome the opportunity to return to Estevan.

She also encouraged workers to take advantage of educational opportunities that are available at the coal transition centre, located in the Southeast College’s Estevan campus.

“Even if you are fully working right now, getting additional education

and training are always a good thing. It’s always good to add to your resume,” she said.

This marked the first time Bruske has been in the Energy City since taking on the president’s role with the CLC a year ago. She believes the last time the head of the CLC would have been here was in 2018, during meetings to discuss the federal government’s Just Transition for Canadian Coal Power Workers.

Bruske hopes the members of UMWA Local 7606 and IBEW Local 2067 are working hard to meet the challenges that are coming, to ensure that government is focused on transition issues and to ensure there are good jobs continuing in the region.

It’s also important for transition funding to continue so that it can be accessed by employees.

They will also have to connect with provincial and municipal governments.

“I do think that all three levels of government have an onus to pay attention to the community, and to make sure that as transitions happen and as we move away from coal, that we have solutions for the community and for workers and their families in those communities.”

She said there’s no expectation the other coalfired units in the Estevan area will be converted to CCS technology, for a variety of reasons.

Local youth keeps anglers happy with Just Jigs

Levi Garagan is just 11 years old, but he already has a thriving year-round business with his fishing company Just Jigs.

Speaking during the Estevan Downtown Business Association’s weekly market last Thursday, Levi said he had the idea to start a

business after his father Matt was looking on Instagram and found that people were making their own jigs.

“We ordered paint and we started making our own,” said Levi.

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“People have heard about it,” said Matt Garagan. “A buddy of mine [in Texas] who does a lot of fishing did a post about him [Levi] and then it had a lot of people down in Texas intrigued. He got people to order from there.”

Levi said he believes people have been eager to support Just Jigs because they want to support a small business and they like fishing.

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All of them have sold well, but pink has been the most popular. Levi thinks it might be because it’s someone’s favourite colour, or they think the colour might be more appealing to the fish.

His customers are happy with the products and they tell Levi it’s pretty cool that he has started his own business at such a young age.

Crafting the jigs can take a lot of time, he said, but his family has offered a lot of help by coming up with new colour ideas or helping him paint.

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Day of sport and fun at the course with Estevan OTS Oilwomen’s Golf Tournament

By Ana Bykhovskaia

With restrictions lifted, the Estevan Oilfield Technical Society Oilwomen were finally able to host their annual golf tournament after two long years of a break.

Committee member Tanya George said that it was great to get together again with people from the industry and have a fun day outdoors.

“It turned out to be a warm day, but it was a really good day,” George said. “It is important [for us to host the event] because it gets the women out of the office on a Friday and they can network with other women in the community … They can [also] network with women who potentially they talk to on the phone

once a week, but they never actually met them. So it’s a great networking event for us as well that work in the industry.”

With numerous other events happening in and out of the community and a heat warning in effect, the numbers were a bit down this year with 58 golfers registered for the event. But George said it worked to their benefit.

“With a small group like that, I think everybody had fun. It was just very casual, not quite so chaotic. The golfers could just move around the golf course at their own pace,” George said.

“The women were really, really thankful. It was nice to get together with people again, and people you probably haven’t seen

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for a couple of years, given that sometimes it’s the only time they see them. I think it was nice just to get out and do things with people and friends. And do a little bit of networking again and meet new people.”

Each team had to have at least two participants connected to the oilfield one way or the other, but George said that probably almost every player in this year’s tournament was involved with the industry, either through current or past work or through marriage.

Outside Estevan golfers, there were women coming from the Midale area and Carlyle.

“Neither one of those groups had ever golfed in the Estevan’s Oilwomen’s before, so it was nice,” George said.

There was also a group that came from the Lampman area. George noted that there were quite a few new participants this year, which was great to see.

To keep the event fun rather than competitive, the organizers decided to draw the winners. The team drawn for the first prize consisted of Jodi Dayman, Sue Kuchinka, Holly Ruel and Hayley Racicot.

George noted that sponsorships were a bit down this year as well for multiple reasons, but they were very grateful for the support.

“We are thankful for the companies that did donate and sponsor different events for us. It doesn’t matter how many you get, or how much you get in sponsorship, what’s im-

OTS Women used the proceeds from their 2019 tournament to make a $2,000 donation to Limitless DAS. Participating in the presentation were, from left, Tricia Mackenzie, Caron Pingert and Tricia DeBruyne, all on the OTS committee, recipients Olivia and Conrad Melli, and OTS committee member Tanya George. Photo courtesy of Tanya George portant is that there were people who actually have stepped forward and sponsored our event,” George said.

The OTS Oilwomen were also finally able to present a $2,000 cheque from their 2019 tournament’s 50/50 and raffle proceeds to Limitless DAS. While they couldn’t have a tournament in 2020, they still agreed to dig into their reserves and make two $1,000 donations to the Hillcrest community breakfast program and the Estevan Family Resource Centre.

The 2022 fundraising proceeds will be used to support the Estevan Public Youth Centre.

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SV Museum keeps improving under new leadership

By Ana Bykhovskaia The Souris Valley Museum has a lot of plans under the leadership of their new director and future curator Melanie Memory.

Memory took over the position at the beginning of April after previous director Mark Veneziano left the museum, following seven years of service, to move to the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina and take the job as their new community education program co-ordinator.

The first months at the job have been “really good”, Memory said.

“There are lots of things to do. We have a lot of plans that we want to put into place as far as reorganizing the museum and getting our database collection,” Memory said. “Museum work is not fast work.

Museum work is generally pretty slow work.

“We’ve been working a lot on our outside buildings. We have that big project Sector 1 has been doing for us, and that’s now complete. We did a little bit of work inside the schoolhouse that needed to

be done, as far as gyprock and paint.

“We were also getting the grounds looking nice.

I’ve had some board volunteers; they’ve put in new planters and gardens. And that’s been very helpful. I’m just trying to make it a little bit nicer out here. Also, improving our storage, I’ve purchased the sea-can, and we’re trying to get those all organized for the curatorial side of things.

“And just doing our regular programming things. We had our big garage sale, organizing all that and trying to stay relevant in the community. We also did a July 1 float in the Bienfait parade.

It’s been very, very busy. And I’m still continuing to do the admin side of things, do all the financial bookkeeping, and I’m writing grants and maintaining my staff.”

While the job is new for Memory, she is no stranger to the museum. In 2016, she took over the half-time administrative assistant bookkeeper position, which was her background. At that time, she was splitting her time between the museum and the Estevan Arts Council. She previously

Melanie Memory is the Souris Valley Museum’s new director and future curator. Photo courtesy of Melanie Memory worked at Affinity Credit Union, and switching to the world of the museum and arts was a big change.

“I was still in the financial area, and I just felt like I could bring that experience to these places. And I knew on my first day that I had made the correct decision,” Memory recalled.

She worked alongside Veneziano until she resigned last year, although she stayed on as a casual bookkeeper. And then she was hired as a director after Veneziano’s departure.

Now her new position involves much more, but she said it goes well with her interests.

“I understand the business side of things, as far as the bookwork and all of that, because I have been doing it, but I also really like history. And then I find all that I’m going to have to learn with the curatorial stuff, especially collections management and all of that, I find that very interesting. I want to get cracking and get that started. And I do have the tools and the resources and the support to do that,” Memory said.

Memory is currently taking courses in curating studies to be able to become the museum’s curator.

She said the museum board is very supportive and willing to help her with initiatives. And there are a lot of plans in place for the future. “[The board members] have lots of good ideas.

They’re always telling me that they will help me with anything I want to do. [For example] with archiving, because we have tons of different history books and different photos and scrapbooks and all that kind of stuff. And I have one person on my board that’s

more than willing to help me get that all archived and set up so people can view it,” Memory shared.

She also wants to reorganize the museum to make it more modern and more appealing to the community’s interests and needs.

“There’s a lot of potential here. We just have to get it refined and get it out there.

And I just think we can really change the direction on this place,” Memory said.

They will continue to stay open year-round and will keep going with their camps, workshops, events and other programming.

“Mark had laid all that groundwork and done that.

He did a very good job at that, and that was his forte, I think. And that’s good,” Memory said, adding that Anna Rose Lawrence, who is the museum’s education and outreach co-ordinator, is now to focus on the programming with support from Memory. “And I want to really change the curatorial part of the museum, the other functioning part.”

She added that she hopes to bring in more opportunities to kids and adults as well.

Young people have enjoyed summer at Bible camp

The Estevan Bible Camp (EBC) has had a full slate of day, evening and overnight camps once again this season.

It started with a squirt day camp and evening teen camp from July 11-13. The squirt overnight camp ran from July 14-16. After a break, a beginner’s camp was held July 18.

Junior camp was July 19-22 and teen camp will wrap up the season from

July 25-29.

EBC director Shawn Bissonnette said it has been a good start to the season, as they have a very good group of team members and some strong cabin leaders to help with running the camp.

“We have pretty much a perfect team,” said Bissonnette. “We have about 20 cabin leaders, split in half, boys and girls, to help us out.”

The day camps have averaged about 35 kids. Approximately 30 campers attended the squirt camp.

The registrations for the remaining camp were impressive, too.

Beginner camp had roughly 30, the junior gathering was to have 40, while the teen camp was at around 20, which he said is really good.

Bissonnette noted the EBC was one of the few

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Bible camps in the province to still be operating in 2020 because of its proximity to Estevan, so they were “packed” that year with campers. Pretty much every camp was full. The high numbers continued in 2021.

They have fewer campers this year, but the numbers are still in line with what they had before the pandemic.

A typical day at EBC this year will include meals, skills, chapel services, activities such as swimming or a water fight, and games such as ultimate Frisbee or Capture the Flag. They also have

speakers who will share their faith.

“The kids are always happy to come out, try new things, hang out with other kids and hang out with these awesome cabin leaders. The cabin leaders make it so much fun with the campers. They pour into them, and they just have a good time, and they’re just happy to love them while they’re here.”

Skills sessions include archery, the rock climbing wall, crafts, canoeing, kendama, air soft guns and more. Their main building has been upgraded to include air conditioning and heating, making it more

comfortable for kids in the summer time, and allowing them to host more events at their building during the winter.

They also have a bridge that is to be installed this month that will give them access to land that they have available on the other side of the Souris River.

“Hopefully we can do some new stuff in the future. We’re hoping to do some paintballing and stuff out there.”

The bridge is ready to go and just needs to be installed.

Estevan Bible Camp is affiliated with Canadian Sunday School Mission.

The Estevan Bible Camp is having another busy season with day and overnight camps.

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Grads support humane society The Class of 2022 at the Estevan Comprehensive School has shown its support for a local organization.

A total of $2,224.93 was remaining from grad, and the grads voted to donate that money to the Estevan Humane Society.

Participating in the cheque presentation were, from left, Estevan Humane Society staff member Allisa McKinna, ECS Class of 2022 representatives Mackenna Empey, Gabby Jocelyn and Kamri Olfert, and Estevan Humane Society board member Kelsey Rydberg.

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Twenty-three teams meant lots of baseball was to be played in Estevan on the weekend

By David Willberg

Teams in three different divisions were at Mel Murray Cactus Park in Estevan on the weekend for Baseball Saskatchewan provincial tournaments.

The U11 AA Tier 1, U11 AA Tier 3 and U15 AA Tier 4 tournaments brought a total of 23 teams to Estevan. The host Estevan Brewers had a team in each division.

In the U11 AA Tier 1 division, the Yorkton Cardinals outlasted the Weyburn Beavers 19-16 in a slugfest to win the provincial title. Yorkton and Weyburn were the class of the tournament, as each team won four straight games to reach the final.

The Estevan Steel Reef Brewers represented the Energy City as the host team in U11 AA Tier 1. They competed as a AAA team during the regular season, but played at the AA level for provincials.

They opened the tournament with a tight 7-6 loss to the White Butte Broncos.

Then they dropped a 17-3 decision to the Lumsden Cubs and an 18-8 score to the Beavers.

Brewers’ coach Joe Williamson could not be reached for comment.

The Humboldt Dodgers No. 1 team upended the Watrous Lakers 8-6 in the U11 AA Tier 3 final. Watrous had beaten Humboldt 8-7 in the round robin, but Humboldt responded with the win in the final.

The Estevan Brewers were in the group with the two finalists, and they opened with two losses, 14-2 to the Dodgers and 12-2 to the Lakers. They closed out the tournament with an 8-6 defeat against the Assiniboia Aces.

The U11 Tier 3 Brewers were comprised of players from Estevan’s five house league teams.

“There was some really good teams there at the Tier 3 division. Our team was part of some really good ball throughout the weekend. We faced some tough teams and had a couple of tough losses, but finished really strong in our third game,” said coach Dave Lozinsky.

The kids were having fun and they were starting to hit well and make plays.

Pierce Lozinsky connects for a hit for the U15 AA Brewers.

“As a coach, it was just fun to be a part of, seeing the boys progress throughout the weekend,” said Lozinsky.

The U11 Brewers had good interest in the team from the house league squads.

They were excited to be there and to learn, and it was nice to get to know the players the past few weeks.

They had a couple of exhibition games against Carlyle and another versus Carnduff before the tournament.

The players are already looking forward to next season.

In the U15 AA Tier 4 division, the Lafleche Merchants were the top team, as they went 5-0 to capture the title. They defeated the Redvers A’s 10-7 in the final.

The Estevan team opened with a 6-5 victory over the Saskatoon Braves on Friday afternoon. Then they lost a tight decision, 13-12, to the Saskatoon Blue Jay Bombers.

Their final game was a 17-14 loss to Lafleche.

The Estevan U15 team competed in a house league during the regular season.

Head coach Karl McKenzie said the team played very well at provincials. They rallied from a late deficit to win their first game against the Braves. Then in their second game, they gave up three runs in the final inning to take the loss.

As for the Lafleche contest, McKenzie believes Estevan was down 14-2 at one point in the third inning.

“The kids put in a full effort in every game. They never gave up on themselves, and

Penn Tytlandsvik pitched while Colby Gress watched from third base in the U15 AA Brewers game. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia they played hard the whole way through,” McKenzie said.

Redvers, meanwhile, beat the Saskatoon Rockhound A’s 16-1, lost 12-9 to the Langenburg Miners, but recovered to defeat the Saskatoon Blue Jays Crush 14-4 to finish first in their pool in the round robin with a 2-1 record. They edged the Saskatoon Blue Jay Bombers 9-8 in the semifinal round.

McKenzie said the Redvers team, which also had Carlyle players, was a strong entry. They finished first in their league during the regular season. Estevan was second.

The U15 Brewers aren’t finished for the season. They will play at the Western Canadian championships that will happen in Estevan next month. The Estevan team will be comprised of local players and athletes from elsewhere in the province.

McKenzie believes the ex-

perience will help the kids at westerns.

“I think a lot of these kids have played at different levels already, so I think it will help them a lot. I think they’re going to see some really good baseball at westerns. It only gets harder and harder as you go up in groups like that,” said McKenzie.

Both Lozinsky and McKenzie also paid tribute to

Nadra Williamson and Mel Murray for all of their efforts to make the tournaments happen, to find the volunteers and get everybody organized.

“Those two did such an amazing job for minor baseball in Estevan. It’s unbelievable. And they will be in charge of the westerns as well.

It’s just amazing the work and time they put into it,” said McKenzie.

Hunter Nicholson slides in safely at home for the Estevan U11 Tier 1 AA Brewers.

Energy City Exposure softball showcase held in Estevan

By Ana Bykhovskaia The first annual Softball Showcase Tournament, named the Energy City Exposure, was held at the Pleasantdale diamonds July 15-17.

South East Sun Devils coach Trent Walter was among the event organizers and said the tournament went very well.

“It was very good. Excellent. Turnout was good.

We had lots of fan support.

Teams really enjoyed it,” Walter said after the event.

Joining the southeast hosts were teams from Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Lumsden and Melfort.

Walter noted that while they kept score, the point of the event was to give the players and teams a chance to showcase their skills and talents in front of college coaches, so there were no winners or losers in this tournament.

Two coaches, one from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in

Calgary, and the other from Lake Region State College in Devils Lake, N.D., joined the players at the diamonds for the weekend, and others watched the event streaming online. Walter said the girls showed a lot of talent. “[They were] excellent. This is the highest level calibre players within our province at that age category. And those girls played very well, the players showed their talents very well. I got a lot of good feedback from coaches. They’re very impressed with the level of talent that was there,” Walter said.

He added that while there were some nerves due to potential opportunities that may come out of the showcase, for the most part, the atmosphere was open and players just enjoyed the weekend.

“It was really about enjoying what they do and the games … I think the social side of it took some of the pressure off, but I’m

..

Katelyn Zukewich was on the South East Sun Devils team at the Energy City Exposure. sure they felt some nerves, but everybody seemed to enjoy themselves and have a good time,” Walter said.

While the offers for potential future contracts don’t come in right at the event, he hopes there will be a lot of outcomes and coaches of other participating teams will let him know once something happens.

With the age category

involved, some of the players will be graduating in 2023, and others will have another year to participate in the showcase.

Walter said there were a couple of reasons to put the showcase together, and he hopes that it will turn into a good tradition from here.

“There isn’t anything like that up in our area here for the Canadian kids or Sas-

katchewan kids to be seen in an event like that. That was one reason. The other was, we wanted to get some more games in before provincials, which is coming up this weekend. All these teams will be at the provincials this coming weekend.

So, it was a good event to get a little more playing in,” Walter said. “So, we thought that this might be a good opportunity to give it a try.”

He added that his daughter, who coaches with him and who is a college player down south, also shared some of her experience as a coach and college player with tournament participants, giving them an idea about what it’s like to play a higher-level softball.

“It’s more about a good opportunity to share and to start this for maybe future years. I think the plan would be to continue this, we got great feedback from both players and coaches on both sides of the border, and I think it’s going to

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be bigger and better next year,” Walter said.

They started planning the event as early as February. They’ve contacted 45 different schools in Canada and the U.S. and did all the organizing work to bring the event to Estevan this past weekend.

“I think we did a great job of keeping it well organized and planned and keeping everybody looked after. We got good feedback. And I think we’ll just continue to improve,” Walter said. “We really believe that this is the first annual and it’ll continue year over year, so we are looking forward to hosting again next year and making it an event that people strive to come to.”

He also thanked the City of Estevan for their support.

“I would like to express a big thanks to the City of Estevan for helping us get things organized and use the park.”

He added that the facility worked out very well for their needs.

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Long-time volunteer recognized for his contributions to minor ball in Estevan

Lindsay Clark tossed out the ceremonial opening pitch during the opening ceremonies for the provincial ball tournaments. Photo by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia Lindsay Clark, a man who’s been developing minor ball in Estevan for years, was recognized for his impact during Friday’s opening ceremonies for three provincial baseball tournaments at Mel Murray Cactus Park.

Clark was among the dignitaries and was honoured to open the tournament with the first pitch.

He and his wife Wendy moved to Estevan in 1980.

He played in the Estevan Men’s Fastball League and was a member of the executive for many years.

They raised three sons in the community. And when their two youngest became involved in minor baseball in the early 2000s, Clark signed on to coach house and AA teams for them.

During those years he held positions on the board and served as vice-president for several years under Kent Phillips.

Estevan minor baseball was very active during those years; they hosted clinics and tournaments every season.

Clark, along with a strong group of volunteers, made those events some of the most successful in the province.

In 2010, Clark cochaired a successful Twilight Tournament with Estevan minor ball being rewarded with the proceeds. It also led to the revamping of Mets Stadium after the flooding in 2011.

Clark was the baseball representative at the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games and co-chaired the 2017 senior As provincials

with one of his sons. His other son played on the host team as well.

Clark’s love of baseball is evident as he often can be seen volunteering like he was during the provincial tournaments over the weekend.

As a member of the Estevan city council, he’s also an advocate for baseball in the community.

When Clark was told about the recognition, he said that he couldn’t believe that in 1980 Mel Murray got him to help work on the diamonds and he’s continued to work with Murray to this day.

Clark’s name was also added to the Estevan Baseball Wall of Fame at Cactus Park.

Minor football well represented at national events

By David Willberg

Young athletes from Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football excelled at national competitions this month.

Hailey Tangjerd and Hannah Mercer from the Estevan Kinette Club U18 Viragos female football team were part of Team Saskatchewan that won silver at the U18 National Female Championship in Regina. Saskatchewan went 4-0 in the round robin but lost to Alberta in the final.

Dorian Sifton, meanwhile, won gold in the under-16 Football Canada National Championship in Langley, B.C. Saskatchewan defeated B.C. 22-10 in the final.

Tangjerd, who was a linebacker on the team, was encouraged to try out by her coaches in Estevan.

She was happy with how she played in the tournament, and while they didn’t get gold, she thought they played great.

“I still really enjoyed our team and made a lot of memories,” she said.

Being part of Saskatchewan was a great oppor-

tunity for Tangjerd. She has been playing football for three years, and this allowed her to further her skills and learn a lot about the sport.

And it will help her as she coaches the Estevan Power Dodge Cudas U11 football team.

“It will definitely help our own girls’ team, just with knowing a lot more,” she said.

And she was able to make new friends, not just from Saskatchewan, but throughout the country. Other than Mercer, Tangjerd knew just a few of the players before the tournament.

“A lot of them have become some of my closest friends,” she said.

Mercer, who has been playing for two years, was also thrilled with the experience. She expects it will also help with her continued development as a player.

“It’s going to help me and Hailey both so much.

We learned so many new techniques and just even drills to get you there,” said Mercer. “We had meetings about mindset, and everything that they did to

Hannah Mercer and Hailey Tangjerd won silver for Team Saskatchewan at an under-18 female football tournament in Regina. Photo courtesy Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football Facebook page prepare us for all of those games is just going to help us in so many ways, not just in football but in life.”

It helped her realize that she can play at that level, and she’s glad to know there is a future for young women in football beyond the minor football level.

She’s going into Grade 12 and her last year with the Viragos.

Mercer was a centre on the team, and she was pleased with the job she did blocking the opposition’s defensive players, especially when the opponent was a larger player.

“We’re all very happy, very proud of ourselves.

It was quite the opportunity and we handled it very well.”

And now she has a whole new team of friends after nationals.

Sifton, who was a slotback on the team, has been a part of minor football in Estevan since he was eligible in 2015. He will be joining the Estevan Comprehensive School Elecs football team this fall.

“I did well for the opportunities that I was given to just do what I could do. I blocked well, I made some

Dorian Sifton won a gold medal while playing for Team Saskatchewan at an under-16 tournament in B.C. Photo courtesy Penta Completions Estevan Minor Football Facebook page tackles and I did all right,” said Sifton.

In the final, Saskatchewan’s defence was “on point,” he said. They kept forcing turnovers and helped the offence have good opportunities.

“I’d say we had some pretty good playmakers on offence. We had some touchdowns thrown, some good runs by our running backs,” said Sifton.

Sifton predicted the experience will help because he faced some great competition in the tournament, but he noted he also faces some great competition in

the Moose Jaw high school league.

Sifton went through extensive tryouts to be part of the team. There were a couple rounds for the south Saskatchewan athletes, and then a team from the south played their counterparts from northern Saskatchewan.

Team Saskatchewan was then decided.

He knew a few of the players before the tournament, but he obviously knows them much better now, and he’s pleased to have made some new friends.

Saskota’s Harbourne tournament will return to Estevan

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For the first time in years, the Saskota Baseball League’s year-end Jack Harbourne Memorial Tournament will be held in Estevan.

The competition, which will crown the senior baseball league champions for 2022, will run from July 22-24, with the eight teams that make the playoffs divided into two pools of four for a round robin.

The top four teams in the league will have home games to open round-robin play on July 22, and then the focus will shift to Estevan for two days of baseball action.

Games on July 23 run from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

The top two teams from

each pool will advance to the semifinals, with those games at noon. Tie-breakers, if necessary, would be at 9 a.m. July 24. The final is to be at 3 p.m.

Games will happen at Lynn Prime Park’s two diamonds. If necessary, they can also play at Joe Lingelbach Field at Mets Stadium at Woodlawn Regional Park.

League president Kelby Trimble said the Estevan Tap House Wolves asked a few years ago to have the tournament on the same weekend as a street dance and other activities happening in the community.

A vote was held and it was decided to have the Harbourne in Estevan.

It has been held at Kenosee Lake for years.

But they will be able to use two or even three diamonds in Estevan, while there was just one diamond at Kenosee Lake.

Trimble noted there have been discussions for years about other teams serving as the Harbourne host.

“It used to be that way,” said Trimble.

When he first started playing in the league, the tournament alternated through the different markets. He believes 2006 or 2007 was the first year to have Kenosee as the home for the tournament.

“It was just a central area for all of the teams in

the league,” he said. “Guys with families, you go there with your families and have a weekend for it.”

Kenosee Lake has been a great place to have the championship weekend over the years.

The Carlyle Cardinals will be seeking their third straight Harbourne Cup. Other teams entered are the Wolves, Southeast Fireballs, the Kipling Royals, Carnduff Astros, Oxbow Chiefs, Redvers A’s and the Arcola Threshers.

A 50-50 draw and a beer garden will also be happening during the weekend.

Trimble looks forward to seeing a good crowd out for the games on the weekend.

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Police were called to a report of an intoxicated male at a residence. As a result of his actions, a 17-year-old male was arrested for breach of probation for failing to abide by court-ordered conditions to abstain from the possession or use of drugs.

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Guide dog makes a big difference for a local man A guide dog has made a world of difference for Estevan resident Lyle Dukart.

Dukart’s new guide dog Quebec arrived last month, and Dukart has already noticed a big difference.

“There’s a lot more freedom,” said Dukart. “I can take off and go to places with him, and he keeps me out of trouble. There’s a lot more freedom and I’m a lot more capable of getting around.”

Once his vision reached a certain level, Dukart applied to be part of the guide dog program.

“They have a trainer that comes down … and interviews you and assesses your needs and so on and so forth,” he said. “So once you qualify through them … then you’re put on the list.”

When he was accepted and his name was put on a wait list in August 2019,

there were more than 150 people to receive a canine.

Quebec and other guide dogs are trained until they are 2 1/2 years old, so he was ready for the job when he met Dukart.

Businesses around the community have been very accepting of Quebec during Dukart’s visits.

“They’re all pretty polite and very courteous to both Quebec and myself,” said Dukart.

It took some time for Dukart and Quebec to get used to each other, but now they’re working much better than a month ago.

Bob Abernethy with the Estevan Lions Club noted they weren’t involved with this project, but they have been strong supporters with CNIB and the guide dog program. A golf tournament was held by the Estevan Lions last month,

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Ben Francis and Genevieve Leonard with CNIB in Ottawa, Sherry Dukart, Quebec the guide dog and Lyle Dukart during Quebec’s arrival last month.

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EAGM’s summer arts camps returned The Estevan Art Gallery Museum is able to host its summer arts camps at their building for the first time since 2019.

The camps have been at capacity since the beginning of June. The first week was July 4-7, and the theme was All About Animals, so the artwork completed by the campers was related to animals.

“People are excited to be able to do stuff in person with no restrictions,” said EAGM programmer Karly Garnier. “So the response has been great. I just wrapped up the first week yesterday (Thursday), and it was wonderful. The kids had lots of fun.”

There is a mix in the structure of the camps, so they are alternating between all-day camps, which run from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and half-day camps the following week.

Garnier, who says she has been offering the camps for at least seven or eight years, wanted to have as many different time options as possible for parents.

“I know some people love a full day. Some people prefer

a half day if you’re in swimming lessons or things like that,” said Garnier. “We are offering a different structure.”

This year the EAGM has implemented a tiny tot art camp for the last week of July for kids ages three to five.

Those are two-hour camps.

“I feel like we have a good cross-section for ages, and different times and lots of different themes.”

Other themes include Let’s get Messy; Mini Masterpieces, in which kids make their own Picasos and Van Goughs, a craft camp, art outdoors camp and Art Around the World, in which they talk about art in other countries.

The final camp is Aug. 16-18.

Participants experiment with different mediums, including painting, collage, sculpting and materials.

During Let’s Get Messy, young people painted with water guns and odd objects, while in craft camp, they will tackle do it yourself art initiatives.

The EAGM is also offering Art on the Go kits, which

The Estevan Art Gallery and Museum has brought back its summer arts camps this year. Photo courtesy of the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum. were developed during COVID when they couldn’t offer in-person programming.

For $5, participants receive an art project in a bag with printed instructions, and the necessary supplies so that it can be taken wherever people go this summer.

“The response for that

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during COVID (restrictions) was wonderful, and it’s something that we’ve maintained because camps fill up quickly, not everyone gets their spot, and there’s also a big price difference,” said Garnier.

Kits are released weekly on the EAGM’s Facebook page.

Garnier noted they had camps last year, but they were held at Woodlawn Regional Park, which Garnier said was a great partnership. Now they’re back at the EAGM, and it’s wonderful to have kids and families back into the EAGM, where they have the space and materials for making art.

June started with quite a bit of excitement, as Creighton Lodge residents celebrated Queen Elizabeth 2’s platinum jubilee by hosting a tea in her honour.

All of the women dressed in their best and some came with fancy hats, just like the Queen herself would wear to such an event. Thank you to Marcia Schmidt and Erin Alexander for coming up with the great event and putting in all the extra effort to make it such a great day for everyone. Also, a big thank you to our dedicated volunteer Bev Holinaty, who came to help serve the tea and dainties.

The platinum jubilee marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the queen’s reign.

Our June birthday party was a big one. We celebrated Virginia Schopf, Earl Craig, Josephine Longney, June Fuhr, Richie Mack, Leo Gress, Marie Ritchie and Marie Bill.

A KFC night was enjoyed by everyone. This is the one night of the month where everyone is welcome to come and enjoy each other’s company while eating together. Some of our residents cook for themselves, so this gives them a break from the stove and a great way to socialize.

Thank you to our musical groups who came to entertain us this past month: the Olsons, Homespun Harmonies and the Can’t Hardly Play Boys, who performed at our annual Anniversary/Resident Family Barbecue on June 28.

Over 200 people came to the barbecue to help us celebrate our 12th anniversary since the RMs took ownership of the lodge in 2010. Each year we celebrate this occasion by hosting a social for all the residents and their families. We like to include the volunteers, the RMs and city council, our trust committee members and past councillors, who like to come and celebrate with us.

Thank you to the Wa-Wa Shrine Club members who came to barbecue and to everyone else who helped make the evening a success. We had people sitting outside under our new umbrellas, in our gazebos, but most enjoyed the air conditioning inside.

Leo Gress, Lucille Bonokoski and Wanda Kjersem ventured over to St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church on June 20 to check out Music with Friends. They had a great time and stayed the whole afternoon. Thank you to Art Beselt with SMILE Services for ensuring they all arrived home safely. This event happens monthly and everyone in the community is welcome. We encourage you to check it out.

We hosted the Hearts and Hands Quilting Guild the weekend of June 24 and 25. These women are amazing. They each bring in their own sewing machine and all their quilting supplies, then they get to work creating beautiful, hand-crafted quilts. The real magic is in the friendship they all share, bonded by the common passion of quilting.

We enjoy being able to provide these talented ladies with a space to get together and then we all get to see what they are working on.

We hope you all enjoy your summer. Try to go on as many adventures as you possibly can fit into the next few months, because as somebody reminded me as we ate our barbecue supper on the deck, “In just two short months it will start to get dark around this time.”

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A commercial fire alarm went off on July 13 at about 1:30 a.m. in central Estevan. Crews responded, but it soon was learned that it was a false alarm and no assistance was required.

Later that day, at about 1:30 p.m., another commercial fire alarm had fire crews rushing to the east side of the city. It turned out that the alarm was triggered by excessive smoke produced by cooking. With no emergency and not enough smoke in the building, no further help on behalf of firefighters was needed.

Another commercial fire alarm had firefighters dispatched on July 17 at about 4:30 p.m. Crews headed out to the north end of the city. Once again, it turned out to be a false alarm, and firefighters returned to the station after checking out the situation.

AGRI-NEWS A15 | Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Producers optimistic despite moisture challenges

By David Willberg While this spring has certainly posed challenges for producers, they’re optimistic about the upcoming harvest season.

Blake Brownridge, who farms land in the RMs of Brock, Browning and Moose Mountain, said there is a lot of optimism in the region. The snowstorms that occurred in mid-to-late April, followed by unseasonably cold temperatures, delayed the start of seeding for him and other producers in the region.

“The crop was, in general, two weeks later starting than most of us are used to the last couple of years, anyways,” said Brownridge.

“And then we fought quite a bit of weather, basically.

Getting the crop in and getting it sprayed the first go-around was challenging for sure.”

It’s definitely a stark contrast to the past couple of years, when they started seeding in April.

“You definitely appreciate it, the fields that were dried the last couple of years, for just efficiency in general,” said Brownridge.

They didn’t have to worry about equipment getting stuck in the mud or the vehicles being slowed down by soggy conditions.

“Field by field, there were certain areas that were wetter than others, and there was a lot of extra work just in general to put the crop in, maybe some tillage before seeding a field. It was a lot of extra work to get things into the ground this year as opposed to previous years.”

Regardless, there will always be weather-related hiccups to contend with between seeding, growing and harvesting.

Moisture conditions are still pretty good in the area.

“Because it’s a wet crop and they’re shallow rooted, if we do turn hot and dry, they could suffer a little bit that way, just not having the root development that they would have on a drier year,” Brownridge said.

Later crops in the region might need one more blast of precipitation, but most should be good now, unless it’s really hot and really dry between now and the start of harvest.

“For the most part, everybody around here is hoping that we don’t get the extreme storms that have been going through some areas.

Even just east of us, not too far, they’ve had some five and six-inch rains. None of us wants to see that.”

Crop development has been slow until the last 10-14 days, but the heat and warmer nights of late have helped.

Brownridge expects harvest in the area will begin with pulse crops in the later part of August.

“If it still stays cool and stuff like that and the crop can flower longer … we could be [harvesting on the] Labour Day long weekend, but there could be some pulses combined before that in our area.”

There are reasons to be optimistic for producers in the area, Brownridge said, because the crops look really good.

“Everybody seems pretty happy, pretty excited with what they have for the most part. There are always a few fields that are disappointing, whether it be heavy rains after we seeded them. Or you had some bug issues in the spring here with some of the crops and canola, so some of them got thinned down, but they look like they’re coming back pretty well.”

The durum fields at Blake Brownridge’s farm in southeast Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Blake Brownridge

Carnduff represented at world’s largest rodeo A Carnduff athlete is getting ready to compete at the 74th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Gillette, Wyo. Hayden Bigney, a student at the Carnduff Education Complex, has earned a spot on the Saskatchewan squad.

He will be competing in tie-down roping at the rodeo, which runs from July 17-23.

Featuring more than 1,650 contestants from five provinces and 44 states, as well as Mexico, Australia and New Zealand, the rodeo is the largest in the world in terms of entries. In addition to competing for

more than $150,000 in prizes and over $150,000 in added money, rodeo contestants will also be competing for more than $375,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be an NHSFR World Champion.

To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20, based on their combined times or scores in the first two rounds, to advance to the final round on July 23. World champions will then be determined based on their threeround combined times/ scores.

The Saturday championship performance will be televised as part

of the Cinch Highschool Rodeo Tour telecast series on RFD-TV. Live broadcasts of each NHSFR performance will air online at www. thecowboyychannel. com.

Along with rodeo competition and the chance to meet new friends from around the world, NHSFR contestants have the opportunity to enjoy volleyball, dances, family-oriented activities, church services courtesy of Golden Spur Ministries and shopping at the NHSFR tradeshow.

Visit NHSRA.com for daily complete results.

Hayden Bigney is among the entrants at the National High School Finals Rodeo this year. Photo submitted

Crops in the southeast behind normal in development It was a hot, humid start to July in the southeast region, with the heat helping crops to develop, according to the Ministry of Agriculture’s crop report released Thursday.

Many of the crops are behind their normal development stage and producers are hoping for warm, dry weather to aid crop development and allow for hay operations to resume.

Excess rain has slowed crop development and resulted in losses from drownedout low spots. However, the adequate moisture has also helped support crop growth and potential yields.

Twenty-nine per cent of fall cereals, 48 per cent of spring cereals, 52 per cent of oilseeds and 44 per cent of pulse crops are behind their normal stages of development. Most of the crops in the region are rated as fair to excellent.

Much of the region received rain in early July.

Some areas received isolated heavy rains that resulted in flooding and hail. While most of the southeast is hoping for warm, dry conditions, areas of the western part of the region are dry and need more rain.

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Topsoil moisture levels are similar to late June.

Cropland topsoil moisture is

rated as seven per cent surplus, 83 per cent adequate, eight per cent short and two per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 89 per cent adequate, four per cent short and three per cent very short.

Crop district 2B is reporting 33 per cent of cropland topsoil moisture and 38 per cent of hay and pasture land as short or very short.

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College announces partnership with foundation The Southeast College has announced a new scholarship partnership with the Walker Wood Foundation.

The foundation has committed to a $16,000 annual contribution for the next four years, totalling $64,000, for scholarships. A percentage of the contributions from the Walker Wood Foundation will be matched by the Government of Saskatchewan through the Saskatchewan Innovation and Opportunity Scholarship program.

Six scholarships, valued at $4,000 each, will be awarded to Southeast College post-secondary students every spring. Scholarship recipients will be determined based on academic achievement, community involvement and financial need. Students studying in a full-time program at any Southeast College campus location will be eligible to apply for one of the Walker Wood Foundation Scholarships.

The scholarships will be distributed for the first time in the spring of 2023.

“This is the largest private donation the Southeast College Education Foundation has received to date,” said Stephen Eger, interim president and CEO for the college. “It’s partnerships such as this that are so valuable for our students, as it is able to ease some of the financial pressure that pursuing a post-secondary education can bring.”

“The Walker Wood Foundation is dedicated to the funding of post-secondary education to candidates who have a high academic standing, demonstrated leadership or similar qualities and who might have otherwise found it difficult to afford further education,” the foundation said in a news release.

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