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The splash pads in the city have been popular areas for children who have been looking to cool off this summer. Photo by David Willberg

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Help return an Estevan marriage certificate that’s over 100 years old

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A large marriage certificate issued in what was the Town of Estevan in 1909 and found in Divide County, N.D., in the 21st century is looking to be reunited with the family.

What can be the beginning of an amazing story started a few years ago when someone found a very large marriage certificate in an abandoned house in Divide County.

The certificate was recently brought to the attention of Alexa Althoff, publisher of The Fortuna Oracle, a newspaper serving Divide, Burke and Williams Counties.

“I use a lot of digital archives of old newspaper records for Divide County, but I don’t have access to anything in Estevan,” said Althoff in the interview with the Mercury.

The marriage certificate

dated April 9, 1909, was issued to testify the union between Robert Shuman Gilbough and Lizzie Fries, both of the Town of Estevan. A large document is 2 feet tall and 1 1/2 feet wide, and Althoff said she’s never seen anything that big, as the American marriage certificates and other documents of the same era were much smaller.

It was found in an abandoned house some years ago and ended up at The Fortuna Oracle this July.

“This last week was a big weekend for us [ July 15-17]. We had the Divide County Threshing Bee. And a lot of folks from the 780th Air Force here in Fortuna came back for a reunion,” Althoff shared.

“And one gentleman who no longer lives in the State had kept this marriage certificate that he had found for a number of years. So he reached out to me and

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This marriage certificate was issued on April 9, 1909, in Estevan to testify the union between Robert Shuman Gilbough and Lizzie Fries, both of what was the Town of Estevan at that time. Photo courtesy of Alexa Althoff of The Fortuna Oracle

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By Ana Bykhovskaia The monument celebrating the Estevan Comprehensive School’s Class of 2020 is now installed at Torgeson Park.

The COVID-19 pandemic stripped the graduates of 2020 of their proper ceremonies, and it also delayed the progression of their legacy project until recently.

The author of the design, Gale Tytlandsvik, and Dart Services, who donated their time to the community, were on location July 21 to complete the two-year project.

Now the metal tree can be seen by all students coming out of ECS for generations to come.

“It’s a tree [symbolizing] the growth and the roots. After debating, I just decided this would be a lovely design for them and be simple enough that it would make everybody happy,” Tytlandsvik said.

“It has the roots and, in the roots, there’s a 20, Class of 20. And there is one leaf for each graduate.”

There is also a part of a quote by Lilli Vaihere on the monument, which says “Behind you, all your memories. Before you, all your dreams. Within you, all you need.”

“We were going over quotes and when I got to this one, they all loved that quote, and I actually do too. It will remind [all

students] every day when they’re leaving the Comp. that within you is all you need,” Tytlandsvik said.

It took several ideas before the final plan was approved. First, Tytlandsvik suggested making a barograph of life, but it was vetoed because of the colour scheme. Then students came up with an idea of a wave, but Tytlandsvik had to veto it as it was impossible to make it work the way they saw it. Some other ideas were discussed as well before everyone involved agreed to go with a tree.

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“We just kept tweaking it until it was structurally sound and stayed together and worked for us, and [Kody Hall with KRJ] was so wonderful and so patient, he was just a pleasure to work with,” Tytlandsvik said.

A plaque with the names of all 2020 graduates still needs to be installed, and then the monument will be completed.

Once it’s done, Tytlandsvik said they hope to have an official dedication ceremony at the location.

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« A1 “Even though some of them don’t live here anymore, they do have a lot of respect for local history and people here. I guess that’s why he kept [the marriage certificate] and saved it so it wouldn’t get ruined,” Althoff said.

The Divide County newspaper’s archives are all digitized and searchable and go back to 1909 and earlier, but none of them had any mentions of Robert Shuman Gilbough and Lizzie Fries or people that could have been related to them. So, Althoff reached out to the Mercury in an effort to find any remaining family, since the certificate was issued in Estevan, assuming that people mentioned in it only briefly lived in Divide and then returned to their potential hometown.

The man who found the certificate said it was behind a religious print in a frame and he was hoping to eventually return it to any living family. (The Mercury wasn’t able to get a hold of him at this time.)

The certificate is in excellent shape, and Althoff

said that to come across well-preserved historic pieces is something common in their area.

“Some of these nonlived-in houses are just little time capsules of history … That’s pretty common around here. People are starting to get rid of old houses that are falling down. But Divide County itself has about 2,000 people. That’s a very, very small population,” Althoff said, explaining that with such a small population their neighbourhood crime watch system works really well.

She added that back in the early 1900s there was a lot of flow back and forth between the Estevan area and Divide County, so she thought that word of mouth in Estevan may help locate some of the relatives.

“Back then a lot of people would visit from Estevan down here, even to little Fortuna. Back in that day, the neighbours that were across the border were really, truly neighbours, people would come down all the time. And it was

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An old document found in Divide County, N.D., measures 2 feet by 1 1/2 feet.

Photo courtesy of Alexa Althoff of The Fortuna Oracle an interconnected group, and a lot of people would immigrate either way, depending on who they married,” Althoff said.

The traffic flows significantly changed in the contemporary world and especially over the past few years, but the hope is that there are still a lot of people that stayed in the area who might be able to

help return the marriage certificate to the family.

If you have any information about Robert Shuman Gilbough and Lizzie Fries or any tips on how we could find the relatives, please call Mercury at 306-634-2654, reporter Ana Bykhovskaia at 204215-0313 or email us at abykhovskaia@estevanmercury.ca.

Collision near Bienfait leaves one person dead One person is dead following a two-vehicle collision east of Bienfait on July 19.

Initial investigation determined a car and a semi-trailer unit collided.

The driver of the car, an 18-year-old man from Regina, was pronounced dead at the scene. His family has been notified.

The driver of the semi reported minor injuries.

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emergency services were notified of the collision at about 9:40 a.m. Highway 18 was closed during initial investigation and later reopened.

The Estevan RCMP continues to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist.

No charges had been laid as of Monday afternoon in connection with the collision.

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Estevan packed downtown for the street dance

By Ana Bykhovskaia Over 1,000 people gathered in downtown Estevan Saturday night for the Downtown Business Association’s Street Dance 2022.

With the entertainment provided by Saskatchewan’s Brock Andrews and Brody Siebert, and beer gardens serving the revelers out of the Tower Café’s parking lot, the community had a lot of fun dancing to the music on a warm July night.

The dance occupied the 1100-block of Fourth Street, which was closed to traffic from 9 a.m. Saturday-9 a.m.

Sunday.

The Mercury spoke to Melissa Deitz and Robert Godfrey with Lemon Wedge Marketing, who are a part of the DBA and worked a lot to organize the dance.

“It was a fantastic evening. We were so excited to see all the people that came out and enjoyed the party with us. The two performers, Brock Andrews and Brody Siebert, put on a spectacular show. And it was just really great to see everyone having so much fun,” Godfrey said.

Great performers and a unique opportunity to enjoy the street dance were a combination that became the real attraction.

“Performers really, really enjoyed themselves, and the following day, they let us know that they really enjoyed being at the venue, they thought the crowd was amazing. They thought it was extremely well-organized, and they were happy with the sound and lighting.

So from their perspective, they were really, really happy

to be a part of this event and have asked to come back.

They said it was one of the best places that they performed,” Deitz shared.

“And I also think that folks came out just to socialize and party together … We heard lots of compliments about the bands afterwards because they are local Saskatchewan artists, but they also play a lot of cover music and a little bit of everything.

So it was very entertaining.

And they were very great to deal with.”

The DBA sold about 750 tickets in advance through Henders Drugs, and a few more hundred tickets were sold at the doors. Deitz said a collaboration with the Saskota Baseball League’s Harbourne Memorial Tournament and the Estevan Motor Speedway worked out really well, as many spectators and participants from the ball games and races joined the dance to wrap up their Saturday night.

“The partnership [with the Harbourne tournament], we had discussed it with them several months ago. And then we’re hoping to do that again next year.

And we also had a discussion with Brad Pearson at the Estevan Motor Speedway and did a bit of a collaboration with them as well. So it worked out. We wanted people to attend the races and stop at the street dance right after. Sometimes it takes a group effort to get everybody out,” Deitz said.

She added that it was a big community effort to put the dance together, and the joint effort worked out well.

“We’re very grateful for all the sponsors and the folks

Hundreds of people turned out to listen to Brock Andrews and Brody Siebert and dance the night out in downtown Estevan. Photo courtesy of Robert Godfrey with Lemon Wedge Marketing that helped make this a great and safe venue,” Deitz said.

Dozens of volunteers, including members of the Estevan Rotary and Knights of Columbus clubs, Estevan Bike and Brew, the Estevan Humane Society, Fresh Air Fitness, the DBA and the community made the event a great success. The crowd also did their best to ensure that the event was a joy for everyone.

“We had a really wellbehaved crowd. We actually had zero incidents for the entire night. We had compliments from both our security and the Estevan Police Service who helped, with them saying how well everything went on their site as well. So we’re really thankful to the community for staying well behaved,” Godfrey said.

“And we’re grateful for the City of Estevan and all

their support, as well as the chief of police, the Estevan city police. And we had many volunteers,” Deitz added. “Security was great, there were no issues. Everybody was really well behaved. The community just came out and had a really great time.”

The street dance was a fundraiser for the DBA. The money they raised will be put back into community projects and the beautification of Estevan.

“That goes towards a lot of our initiatives throughout the year, including promotional activities for organization. Also, things that the DBA can do to help beautify our downtown area, that is a big part of what we do. It helps things like supporting the Garden on Fourth,” said Godfrey. And we actually just did a donation to them

recently to help with their irrigation system.

“And at Christmas time, we had some new decorations that we added to the downtown; it also helps fund our Miracle on Fourth Street Christmas event. So it is an important part of the DBA and continuing to improve the culture of downtown Estevan.”

They didn’t have the total at the time of the interview, but Godfrey said the DBA is really happy with the money they were able to raise through the street dance.

With the success of this year’s event, the association is already talking about plans for the next year and hopefully years to come.

“We’re planning this week to have a discussion and book it for next year …

It is an event that we want

to bring back to the community,” Deitz said.

The organizers thanked everyone involved for helping them have a great night out for Estevan.

“It’s a really neat thing to see how different organizations, whether they’re non-profits or associations, always come together with volunteers and with support of each other in order to run these types of events or fundraisers,” Deitz said.

“We just want to send out a huge thank you to all of the businesses and volunteers that helped us. We couldn’t put this event on without the support of all those people.

And of course, a big shout out to everyone who came out and enjoyed themselves.

We’re very hopeful that we can bring this event back for many years to come,” Godfrey added.

South East Military Museum needs support

By Ana Bykhovskaia

The South East Military Museum officially started three years ago as an initiative aimed at preserving the military history of the region and educating the communities in the southeast about their brave ancestors and the past.

With current inflation, they desperately need the public’s support to keep serving their goals.

“Our museum started in 2019 with the idea to further the knowledge and educate our youth about the military history here in the southeast. To that end we have been successful,” said museum founder Craig Bird. “We provide educational presentations, historical displays and tours, as well as assisting families in locating service records/ documents and commemorating veterans in the southeast with remembrance banners,” said Bird.

“We have also taken on projects to clean and maintain monuments, ensuring veterans’ graves are properly marked and digitizing and archiving original photos and documents.”

With pandemic-related restrictions lifted, the museum was able to do more public events this year. They hosted a traditional Vimy Ridge presentation. They also have the 80th anniversary Dieppe presentation scheduled for Aug. 20. They were helping with Forever in the Clouds memorial dedication this summer and hosted museum tours.

Also, they took upon the cenotaph refurbishment project and continue installing memorial banners around the southeast, commemorating local veterans.

With a number of valuable projects underway, the museum found itself facing unforeseen financial challenges due to increased supply and service costs.

“We budget for what we’re going to be doing with the year and this year, I don’t know something odd has been going on. We’ve gotten budget requests and work requests done for the cenotaph, for example, it was one of the things we got quoted in the fall of last year to do the work this spring.

“And when we actually got the work done, of course, things have changed just because of supplies, pricing and that sort of thing. So, we had an increase there and we weren’t really expecting as much of the increases as we got. We’re having to shoulder that as the museum,” Bird explained.

South East Military Museum is a private organization and receives no government funding outside of grants and private donations. Yet even the grants have changed from what they were expected to be this year.

“Some of the grants that we had applied for last fall as well, we ended up getting notification that they were cutting back the amount of the grant. So instead of getting the full amount, we got half and, in some cases, a third of the grant money,” Bird added.

The museum also does a lot of archiving, digitalization and restoration of historic documents and photographs, and they were hoping to replace an old computer which is used for those purposes but running out of space.

“We don’t want to lose all of that museum data.

So we were hoping to get a new computer. And the grant that we were supposed to get is not even half of the cost of the computer,” Bird noted.

The cost of the banner brackets went up 20 per cent, and the museum already quoted a price to organizations like the legions and

different communities and cities in the area that didn’t include the increased costs.

“It’s not fair to them to have to pass that cost on so the museum’s ending up shouldering that 20 per cent increase in costs,” Bird said. “Everything is just hitting here all at once in our budget we set for a year, and it’s starting to come short.”

As a smaller-scale organization, they only have a few volunteers, so holding big fundraisers would be difficult as well. That’s why to avoid cancelling programs and important projects, they decided to reach out to the communities they serve for help.

“We would like to continue doing the work that we do so the only way we can do this is with your help,” Bird said in his post.

“If you can help us, we are a registered charity and can provide tax receipts for donations for over $20.”

Any funds received will be used to further the museum’s agenda and programming.

“I believe that it’s all of our responsibility to make sure that our veterans are commemorated and remembered well into the future,” Bird added. “If you can help us, please do.”

Donations can be done via credit card through the museum’s page on Canada Helps; through electronic banking via etransfer to their email at semilitarymuseum@outlook.com (please send an email with your address so that a tax receipt can be mailed out); or with cash or cheque in person at the museum site at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Estevan branch.

“I would like to thank all those who have assisted and helped with the museum to date. It’s greatly appreciated,” Bird said in the Facebook post.

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Pope Francis has been in Canada the past few days, visiting several locations across the country as part of the Catholic church’s efforts to take responsibility for its role in the residential school system in Canada.

He has once again apologized for the forced assimilation that occurred at these schools. He apologized previously, but it carries more meaning this time in Canada rather than at the Vatican.

There are understandably critics of the pope, his visit and the apologies. People are upset with the locations that have been selected. The Vatican cited the Pope’s declining health and lack of mobility, but it would have meant more if he would have gone to the former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C., where the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves ignited the renewed reckoning over residential schools.

Or perhaps he could have visited the former Marieval site at what is now the Cowessess First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan, where more unmarked graves were discovered.

Instead, he is in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut.

For some, no efforts will ever be good enough to right the wrongs of the church with the residential schools. They will never forgive the church and others involved in residential schools for what happened. The

abuse has resulted in generations of trauma for Indigenous Canadians.

But just because the pope came to Canada and offered an apology, doesn’t mean the issue of residential schools can be put to bed.

We found out last year that Catholic dioceses had raised less than $4 million of the $25 million it had committed to generate for residential school survivors.

It’s also important for the rest of us not to ignore or forget about this issue.

There was an incredible amount of talk about residential schools and the atrocities that occurred after the discovery of the mass graves at Kamloops and the former Marieval site.

Graveyards have been discovered at other former residential school sites in the past year. And while there are those who want to ignore the issue, there is one recurring question that needs to be asked: what kind of school needs to have a graveyard in the first place?

But the chatter about the residential schools has slowly faded at times in the past year. It’s been replaced as other issues have arisen. Every once in a while, it’ll be back in the spotlight: the national holiday for truth and reconciliation that was observed for the first time on Sept. 30 of last year; the discovery of additional gravesites; the pope’s first apology; his visit to Canada; his second

apology; and any other reason for us to pay attention to this issue.

But there are so many other issues facing our country and our world, ranging from public health issues to budgets to elections and political leadership races.

But this is not going away, even if it fades from the spotlight for a short period of time.

We need to fulfill promises to Indigenous communities. For example, the federal government pledged to have long-term drinking water advisories lifted for First Nations communities. Last year, they revealed they are several years behind schedule.

You can argue that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau underestimated how long it would take to solve the problem when he made that pledge, but it’s still an unfulfilled promise. And how do we get into a situation in which some reserves don’t have access to clean water for decades?

We need to recognize that while we can take actions towards reconciliation and greater acceptance, these things will take time. It’s going to take decades of work.

And it’s up to all of us to help them feel accepted.

Yes, the pope’s apology is a positive step, but it’s just one of many that are needed.

And without action from all of us, the apology will be just that, and it isn’t going to result in any change.

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Once not that long ago, I was making rounds around Estevan when I noticed that every other place in town is hiring.

Be it an ad on the door, or a job opening posted in the paper or online, it seemed that the number of vacancies, in general, was up big time.

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There might have been some people that moved out over the past few years, but in general, the community didn’t look much smaller to me.

Some houses in Estevan are up for grabs, but it seems that there are not as many as there used to be in 2017-19. And it definitely doesn’t look like the housing market in Estevan is overloaded with supply and is short on demand. With all the sold signs around the community, I could tell that the houses are moving.

So where did the people go, I thought, that so many businesses now need more help.

A closer look showed that the problem is pretty universal across the country, as every province is short on employees these days.

My first guess was to blame the pandemic for everything. Pretty fast, COVID changed how people treat their jobs, as a lot of low-paid jobs were successfully covered by various government support funds, and at some point employers had a hard time getting people to come back to work.

But apparently the problem the Canadian labour market is facing now is much bigger than a post-pandemic crisis.

While the pandemic indeed reshaped the employment situation, as many employees who were sent to work from home prefer to continue working remotely, what we are dealing with now is not that much related to the changes that occurred over the past two years.

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Most people indeed either returned to their jobs or by now found new employment. The research on the situation quickly showed that the main issue we face today is a generational shift.

The era of baby boomers is gradually coming to an end, leaving Canada with a lower percentage of the workage population. This significant demographic shift was in the making for decades and now the predicted labour shortage is coming to fruition, reshaping our reality.

One of the main numbers that illustrate the situation is the unemploymentto-job vacancies ratio, which brings together the number of people looking for jobs with the number of open vacancies.

According to Statistics Canada, we are sitting at a historic low for this index at 1.4 in 2022, a record tight labour market, down from around 4.5 in 2016.

The unemployment-to-job-vacancy ratio has decreased in every province and is lowest in Quebec and British Columbia.

Saskatchewan went from closer to four in 2021 to under two in 2022. And with all the hiring signs, it’s definitely not because of the lower numbers of employment opportunities. We just don’t have the same amount of workers anymore.

The post-war generation is retiring, leaving the millennials, a much smaller group, to cover the needs. COVID indeed might have sped up the inevitable labour crisis, as some of those 55-plus opted for early retirement over the past couple of years. Besides, the pandemic slowed down

immigration processes in place to enrich the labour market.

Statistics show that currently most Canadians between 25 and 54 are involved in the workforce. But we are simply left with not enough younger workers who could have taken upon the jobs left behind by the boomers.

Since the economy doesn’t stand stagnation, the market already started reshaping.

In a battle to attract and retain workers, those industries that have lower-paying jobs started bumping wages up. A friend of mine working in a grocery store just got a $2 raise even though she started at higher than minimum wage to begin with and she started less than 12 months ago – something hard to imagine a few years back.

Economists call it the employees’ market, where workers now have a lot of influence over the employer and their own employment conditions. With a variety of jobs available, people don’t want poorly paid jobs. They don’t want to work odd hours either.

Will it mean that such industries as construction, manufacturing, food and accommodation services will have to find a new way around? To a point. Some of the jobs can eventually be robotized and digitalized.

And other skilled employees will probably see employers competing for them by further increasing wages and offering benefits, driving the wage inflation up.

I’m assuming that Canada is to see more immigration programs and incentives in the near future too. But first Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs to figure out their own labour situation and processing times, as things that would take about half a year before the pandemic can now be lagging for over two years.

One way or the other, we are already seeing some seismic shifts in the labour market, and I assume more are to follow.

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Where have the fans gone?

David Willberg Willberg’s World For the first time in four years, I was able to make it to a Saskatchewan Roughriders’ home game Sunday.

My folks were in town as they continue to make their way back to B.C. at the end of their cross-Canada trip, and Dad and I thought it would be a good idea to watch the Riders take on the Toronto Argonauts. Ironically, the last time we went to a game was also between Saskatchewan and Toronto, but that was in Toronto.

Granted, this game had a lot going against it when it came to fan support. It was supposed to be played Saturday, but had to be pushed back a day due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Riders. There were some players on the Riders unable to play. And the Green and White were starting their No. 3 quarterback. He certainly showed why he was a third-string quarterback.

Not exactly a recipe for a game that will appear on ESPN Classic for years to come.

Saskatchewan actually held the lead in the fourth quarter, but ultimately lost by 10.

But still, you have to wonder why the Riders attendance hasn’t been better since the CFL resumed at the start of the 2021 season.

The first game in 2021, against the B.C. Lions, was a sellout.

And they had a great crowd on Labour Day last year against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but that’s Labour Day. You could have a Labour Day game in which both teams are 0-9 to start the season, and it would still draw a big crowd.

The announced crowds have been fine, usually north of 25,000, but still thousands of fans short of a sellout. The actual attendance has been much lower. A lot of nights, it seems like there are more empty green seats than green-clad fans in the stands.

We’re not at the point in which we’re going to be seeing a Save the Riders Telethon any time soon, and the Riders’ brass hasn’t sounded alarm bells about the future of the team, but the number of fans present has been disappointing.

Last year fans were pointing to the proof of vaccination policy as a reason for the disappointing crowds, but the crowds were low even before that requirement was enacted. (Last August, people were saying a proof of vaccination policy would help).

Bottom line, the majority of people in Saskatchewan were double-vaccinated, even last summer and fall, and the vast majority of those in Saskatoon and Regina had two doses of the vaccine.

Last year the CFL was not an entertaining product, and that definitely played a factor in the high volume of empty seats. But the league has made changes to make the game more exciting to watch. Those have paid off, although a lot of work remains before the CFL gets back to 60 points a game we once saw.

Some people might still believe they aren’t getting enough bang for their buck.

A lot of people want to see lower ticket prices. Sometimes I think the CFL forgets its place in the football hierarchy. In terms of the calibre of players, it’s the No. 2 football league on the planet. But it’s not the NFL, and its tickets need to be affordable.

For a family of four from outside of greater Regina area to attend a game, it’s expensive, especially if you want to watch from excellent seats. You also have to factor in food, drinks, fuel costs and possibly even a hotel, along with anything else associated with the cost of a game.

However, the Riders and other teams will point out that if they lower the price of tickets, they have to sell a proportionately higher number of tickets.

Yes, a large crowd looks better on TV, but will revenues be better if tickets are lower?

Is going to a Rider game the same priority that it was three years ago, even for season ticket holders? Or are they looking at other options for summer entertainment, especially this summer, which is the closest we’ve had to a normal summer in terms of opportunities?

It’s still fun going to a Rider game. Mosaic Stadium is still a wonderful place to watch a game – the best in the league. And the fans are still passionate. But it is frustrating to see so many empty seats at a Rider game, even if it’s a rescheduled game happening at 5 p.m. on a Sunday night.

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Letter to the Editor Kudos to those who organized memorial weekend The editor: I want to thank the Forever in The Clouds committee, namely Marie Donais Calder, Allison Holzer, Lois Wilson, Wayne Younghusband and Lester Hinzman – for the events of July 7-9.

Thank you Marie for spearheading this project – no small task when the families of the deceased pilots had to be found, on top of the fundraising to make this a reality.

Because this tragic event happened after the war,

nothing was ever done to recognize these veterans. They were forgotten about by Canada, which is shameful.

I also want to thank the media for covering this event, especially David Willberg of the Estevan

Mercury. Your comprehensive coverage will bring awareness of this tragedy to future generations as well as the memorial events that happened 76 years later.

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Trial date set in connection with alleged homicide A trial date has been scheduled for Gurwinder Singh Toor, who has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a death in Estevan last year.

The trial is tentatively booked for Oct. 23 Nov. 3, 2023, in Court of Queen’s Bench in Estevan.

It is slated to be a jury trial.

He is charged in the death of Angelo Galido, who was located deceased in his Estevan residence on June 7, 2021.

Toor, also of Estevan, was arrested nine days later in Calgary.

The two were known to each other.

He’s the first person to be charged for homicide in the city since 2014.

Toor remains in custody. The charge has not been proven in court. *** Meanwhile, a man pleaded guilty to several charges in Estevan Provincial Court on July 18, in connection with the theft of a vehicle in May that resulted in a police pursuit.

Riley Mills-Miller, age 23, pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle, in this

instance a taxi; operating a vehicle while pursued by a police officer and failing to stop without a reasonable excuse; and having possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public.

Sentencing on those charges will occur on Aug. 29. Three other charges will be spoken to that day: threatening to use a weapon in committing an assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and failing to abide by a probation order.

The incident occurred in May. According to the

Estevan Police Service, Mills-Miller hired a local taxi company, then forced the driver from the vehicle at knifepoint and stole the vehicle.

Police located him travelling westbound on Highway 39, and with the assistance from the RCMP and Weyburn Police Service, disabled the vehicle through the use of tire deflation devices. The subject then fled on foot.

He was taken into custody in Weyburn.

The driver of the taxi was not physically injured.

Young people are enjoying summer reading program Young people have been enjoying the programming offered at the Estevan Public Library so far this summer.

Yuliya Shtymburska, who is the summer reading co-ordinator at the library, said they have about 40-50 kids each week. They have a morning session for juniors ages five to eight years old on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and another on those afternoons for senior youths who are nine to 12 years old.

Then there is one session for both age groups on Wednesdays, which Shtymburska is usually the busiest with 15 kids. She’ll get 15 kids total each of Tuesdays and Thursdays.

This year’s theme is Mythical Magical Summer.

“It’s all about little mythical creatures and fairy tales,” said Shtymburska.

While kids can decide which session they will attend, they get to attend once a week. And they don’t have to attend every week.

One week the children made slime, and Shtymburska said that proved to be particularly popular.

“Usually I do the same craft … every session,” said Shtymburska.

Junior youths will enjoy play time, reading time and a craft during the reading program sessions. For the seniors, they read for 1520 minutes, and then they play a game, have a writing session to ensure they keep their skills sharp during the summer and participate in a craft.

“The only difference is when I have the older kids, I just have them write,” she said.

The program had one of its highlights this summer when Saskatchewan magician Danny Kazam performed on July 20. Approximately 150 kids watched him at the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room.

“I just loved seeing the kids’ reaction,” said Shtymburska, who was

Saskatchewan magician Danny Kazam performed for young people at the Estevan Public Library on July 20.

Photo courtesy of the Yuliya Shtymburska seeing him perform for the first time.

Kazam’s visit certainly was a fit with this year’s theme, she said.

Future highlights include a science experiment called Elephant Tuesdays, which involves baking soda and vinegar; they’ll be making dinosaur terrariums; and they will be learning the basics of computer language

with the seniors.

The children have been enjoying the summer reading program activities, she said, and parents are loving it, too, because they can bring their kids and drop them off in a fun setting for two hours.

“The kids are also loving it because they get a lot of prizes and snacks, of course,” said Shtymburska.

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Customer appreciation day Estevan Farmers’ Market visitors were treated to fresh free coffee and cookies, giveaways and draws, as vendors held a customer appreciation day July 23. Participants could win market gift certificates and extra vendor specials.

Many people stopped by the Estevan Market Mall parking lot to shop for homemade items, fresh produce, and other items provided by farmers market vendors.

Customers also used the opportunity to win some gifts.

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New Estevan business looks to create Happy Smiles on pets and owners

By David Willberg Jodi McLaughlin has always loved animals.

Now she gets to demonstrate that fondness with her new business, Happy Smiles Pet Resort, located at the Prairie Animal Health Centre on Breeze Street west of Estevan.

The Happy Smiles Pet Resort has been busy providing a place for pets to stay. Photo courtesy of Jodi McLaughlin

McLaughlin had a business, SoLo Dog Training, in which she provided dog walking and pet sitting services in addition to dog training. She moved away to Saskatoon for a few years, but decided to return home to Estevan.

“I contacted the vet clinic here, because I had heard that the previous tenant had moved elsewhere, so I was curious what had happened to this location, because I had worked at it back in 2014 when it was owned by the Prairie Animal Health Centre,” she said.

When she found out it was available, she knew it was the opportunity for her.

The business opened on June 29, and clients have been coming to her ever since.

Happy Smiles Pet Resort is focused on boarding and day care services.

Eventually, she wants to get back into dog training. She is looking to train

a groomer, as her younger sister can handle that work.

“The location we’re at right now, it’s next to the vet clinic, so that’s great, too, because then you can go up to the vet and come back here for day care. It’s a great partnership.”

There are other great kennels in the city, but McLaughlin noted that since other places are busy for the summer, Happy Smiles is a good place to go for last-minute trips.

“I’ve had a few returning clients from when I did work with SoLo Dog Training, and they are happy that I am back in business and providing good care for their dogs.”

Happy Smiles has 27 kennel runs and six areas for cats that she calls catios. If they’re filled, some of them can have double occupancy. She tries to limit canine day care numbers to approximately 10 for the safety of the animals.

“If they’re social and they like to go play with dogs, they can come play in the day care, and if they’re boarding overnight, they can also go in the day care.

They just get breaks right now. Right now I have them only for lunch. So they have their lunch break while the day care dogs are playing.”

McLaughlin said she has always loved dogs, cats and all kinds of pets, so being able to work with the animals makes her really happy. And she gets to do it while being back home in Estevan.

“With pet-sitting, I still care for them, but with boarding and day care, you can care for a lot more at once, while with pet sitting, you can take on a few clients a day,” she said.

Ever since she was a child, McLaughlin has grown up with dogs and cats. Her mother always loved dogs. The cats and

Jodi McLaughlin is the owner of Happy Smiles Pet Resort, which provides boarding and day care services.

Photo courtesy of Lianne Matieshin Photography, www.liannematieshinphotography.com. dogs she interacts with are great.

McLaughlin is glad to be back in Estevan, and to have new dogs, puppies

and cats to cuddle.

“I get a new dog that comes in, and I think I get a new dog to cuddle,” said McLaughlin.

Force competition attracts some of the strongest people

By Ana Bykhovskaia Fresh Air Fitness hosted a successful Force Competition on Saturday.

The partner athletic competition where teams of two competed against other teams for the best score and time in four events/workouts was held at Woodlawn Regional Park’s outdoor gym.

Twelve teams were entered. The weather cooperated, and mid-range temperatures along with a breeze allowed the athletes to get through the tough workouts without passing out due to the heat.

Russel Purdy and Paul Hansen claimed first place in the men’s division, while Fred Sheldon and Gene Stephany came in second.

In the women’s division,

Jennifer Gervais and Karly Garnier were first, Wendy McNaughton and Jenna Toms of Carlyle came in second, and Casey DeRosier and Chantal Cossette claimed third place.

Peggy Rohatyn, who runs Fresh Air Fitness with Debbie Knight, said they were very happy with the event.

“It was awesome. It was so good. I think everybody enjoyed it. We had a couple of different events and it was really fun,” Rohatyn said.

Fresh Air Fitness put out a Force Competition for the first time in 2019 during the Rafferty Rumble. The first experience proved that there was an appetite in the community for this kind of event, but COVID put all fur-

Male and female athletes competed in different force disciplines at Fresh Air Fitness. ther plans on pause until this year.

Once it was clear that the 2022 competition could be a go, Rohatyn and Knight, as well as Jennifer Olfert and Natasha Tinant – who are responsible for

The officials were supervising each team to ensure all exercises were done properly.

the physical challenges program – got together to finally fulfil their long-term plans. They decided to make this year’s event more challenging and also agreed to group people into teams, so they would feel better.

The competition consisted of four separate events, in which teams had to perform sets of different force workouts such as weightlifting, squats, lunges, heavy ball tossing, burpees, etc., and in some cases use their mind as well to put a puzzle together while carrying heavy sandbags back and forth.

All events were aimed at testing participants’ strengths. For the most part, the 2022 competitions differed from what Fresh Air Fitness had in 2019. And Rohatyn said

they hope to grow it even bigger and better going forward.

“We feel that it’ll grow next year. Depending on what people want, we might change the date a bit just to maybe stay away from when people are on

Muscles were burning, yet the competitors kept pushing through the challenges.

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Pancake breakfast at Hillcrest The city of Estevan hosted their annual pancake breakfast at the Hillcrest Playpark on July 21.

The public and city employees were treated to delicious pancakes. With many people present at the site, the morning swim turned into a great fun event.

A group of guests enjoying the morning at the pool and posed for a picture for the paper to capture a wonderful moment.

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Swift Oilfield Supply opens Carlyle location

By Gord Paulley Swift Oilfield Supply has opened a new oilfield supply store in Carlyle.

It is located in the Millennium Directional Service building on Fourth Street East, directly across from the Carlyle Golf Club on Highway 13.

Dellan Matthewson, age 52, is the store manager and has 30 years of experience in the oil industry. Janelle Bjornson is the office administrator/inside sales and

Todd Brady oversees inside sales. Additional employees will be hired in the coming weeks.

Established in 2004, Swift Oilfield Supply is Canadian owned and operated. It is one of the fastest growing pipe, valve and fitting distributors in Western Canada. Headquartered in Edmonton, it now has 10 stores in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan, Estevan and Carlyle.

Swift Oilfield Supply says it is committed to the long-term growth of the Canadian oil and gas

sector. They have an average of 21 years of experience per team member in each of their field locations. Swift gets their customers what they want, where they want and when they want it.

Matthewson is excited to be a part of the new Carlyle team.

“We are in the process of assembling a great sales force and look forward to serving both new and existing customers. Please feel free to stop in and say hello, anytime,” said Matthewson.

Dellan Matthewson is the store manager of Swift Oilfield Supply in Carlyle.

Photo by Gord Paulley.

Estevan’s MLA answers council’s questions during meeting Members of Estevan city council had their opportunity to address issues facing the area with Estevan MLA Lori Carr during Monday night’s meeting.

Carr, who was a member of city council from 20032009 and again from 20122016, answered questions from council members.

Councillor Lindsay Clark jumped in right away, addressing what he called “the elephant in the room” and wondering what was happen-

ing with Estevan’s new nursing home.

Carr replied that the provincial government has committed money in the last two budgets for the building.

“For the community, it seemed like so much longer, because we got our ducks in a row, we raised our money, we were very successful early on, so it just makes it so much longer,” said Carr.

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the facility, the services that will be provided and the number of beds.

“All of that work is being done, and hopefully that will be done in the next couple of months, and then we move forward with the planning and the RFP (request for proposals) process. It’s going to take a little while yet, but it’s definitely moving forward, and you will see a new nursing home here.”

The Hearthstone Community Campaign raised more than $8 million, or the required 20 per cent of the new nursing home’s projected $40 million cost, from 20112015. Donations continued to come in after 2015. The provincial government committed money to the new nursing home for the first time in the spring of 2021.

Councillor Shelly Veroba noted that earlier this year, the city sent a letter to the provincial government, seeking assistance for such services as police, fire and even ambulance. She then pointed out the city didn’t get a positive response, and she wanted to know if anything was coming.

Veroba believes everyone should get some support, as people are facing mounting costs for travelling and going to work, and it costs money to get goods and services to the community.

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Carr pointed out the provincial government just gave $20 million to assist school divisions with surging fuel costs. The provincial government is looking at ways to help out individuals facing rising costs from inflation.

Councillor Rebecca Foord asked about the labour shortage and how people from Ukraine who are coming to Canada can help remedy the situation. She wanted to know if the provincial government is giving an incentive for Ukrainian people to come to Saskatchewan and start working.

A flight with people from Ukraine landed in Saskatchewan a few weeks ago, which Carr said the provincial government organized with a private company. She also noted the SaskatchewanUkrainian Council is working with communities and employers who want these individuals.

“We’re going to try to make it as easy as we can for these individuals, once they get here. Obviously, hopefully, they stay, but we do realize some of them are just here for the short term,” she said.

Carr also suggested if Saskatchewan had control over immigration, like Quebec, it could go out and more aggressively bring individuals to Saskatchewan.

Councillor Kirsten Wallis-

er noted there have also been challenges facing health-care and social services.

“We’re really finding in this corner of the province that those who are uniquely positioned to help vulnerable people most in need, those positions are vacant, and we’re really struggling.”

Veroba pointed out that the labour shortages facing health care are not just an Estevan problem, they are a Saskatchewan and a Canada challenge. Carr noted the provincial government announced in the budget the creation of a stand-alone agency specifically for recruitment of healthcare professionals, ranging from doctors to nurses to care aids.

Energy needs were also discussed at the meeting.

Mayor Roy Ludwig noted that the federal government wants to see coal-fired generation shut down in 2030.

“Between Coronach and Estevan, we’re looking at over 1,000 megawatts.

How do you make that up?

I know incrementally, we’re

seeing green energy being built within the province, but nothing that would help to shoulder the burden of that kind of loss in the province.”

Ludwig suggested having a meeting with SaskPower to discuss how the province can further help the city. He’d like to see the federal government at the table, too, but he said the feds won’t answer the city’s emails.

Carr noted SaskPower Minister Don Morgan wants to come to Estevan to see the carbon capture and storage facility and she believes it would be good to have the new SaskPower president Rupen Pandya here, too.

Estevan is getting 100 megawatts of solar power, but she stressed that for every megawatt of green energy, they have to have baseload power to supplement wind and solar on the days in which renewables aren’t working.

“We have the transmission (lines) here, we have the workers here, we have the knowledge, so it totally makes sense that all of it is here,” said Carr.

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Local woman shares joys of private fish heaven

By Ana Bykhovskaia Debbie Anderson of Estevan always had a soft spot for animals, especially fish.

She had fish in aquariums for many years, but then the hobby started growing bigger.

Over 10 years ago, she started building an outdoor fishpond in her yard so that her pets would have a better environment for the summer. The pond grew bigger and better with time, and at some point, her son came and helped her put a liner in, replacing the tubs and turning it into a real outdoor reservoir.

Today, her gorgeous pond, surrounded by a flourishing garden, is populated with 11 koi and about 50 goldfish, plus a bottom feeder, which all bring her joy every day.

“I like animals, I like nature, I like the flowers and flower gardens and stuff like that, so it just got bigger and bigger,” Anderson shared.

Fish also enjoy the facility their caring owner put together for them, and they grow big and happy.

Anderson said her biggest koi is close to two feet long and is pretty wide.

Fish go out into the pond before the end of April and stay outdoors until September or October, when Anderson has to take them home and put them into big tubs for the winter.

Sometimes getting all fish out of the pond turns into a bit of a challenge, as, being happy, goldfish especially reproduce well in the pond.

“A lot of the years I drain the pond right down to only two to three inches.

And then I can see what’s left because there’s usually lots of babies,” Anderson shared.

She also takes water from the pond and puts it into the tubs for the winter, so that fish would stay in their usual environment.

They stay indoors over Estevan’s coldest months,

Debbie Anderson has always had a passion for fish pets, which over the years developed into a beautiful pond populated with koi and goldfish. Photos by Anastasiia Bykhovskaia but once spring comes, they know it’s their time.

“It’s funny how they know when it comes time

Koi and goldfish, enjoying their outdoor facility, grow pretty big in the beautiful pond.

for them to go out. You think down there in the basement they never know, but they do get anxious,

Debbie Anderson also paints rock and populates her garden with magical creatures and little animals of all kinds.

they know,” Anderson said.

The water in the pond circulates all the time to

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Hill View Manor happenings to start the summer Submitted by Jeannette Betteridge What is happening at Hillview Manor of late?

June and July have been exciting. We recently have had a few new residents come into our home, including Pat P., Hank L., and Hartley and Louise H. Welcome to our home.

The SMILE Services Estevan Parade was well attended by our residents in June. We are very fortunate that the parade goes right past the front of our home so all can enjoy.

Many activities have been happening in July, including exercises, Bingo, card games, crockinole, bowling and bean bag toss, to mention only a few.

Outings were to Walmart and Blackbeard’s Restaurant for lunch. We also went to Make Music with Friends at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church. This is a wonderful occasion for the residents as the music and socialization is amazing.

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We are sad to say goodbye to one of our residents, Gordon L. He will be missed by all.

July has been exciting for some of our residents celebrating birthdays here in our home. Mary M. turned 92 on July 10; followed by Hank L., 89 on July 25; Mervin W., 86 on July 29; and Winona R., 86 on July 31.

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By David Willberg For the third consecutive year, the Carlyle Cardinals are the Saskota Baseball League champions.

The Cardinals defeated the Oxbow Chiefs 14-4 in five innings Sunday in Estevan to win the Harbourne Memorial Tournament, which crowns the Saskota champions each season.

Earlier in the day, the Cardinals defeated the host Estevan Tap House Wolves 8-7 in extra innings to make it to the final. Estevan was up 7-2 at one point in the fifth inning, but the Cardinals notched five runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game.

Neither team scored again until the Cardinals added the winning run with a double in the eighth inning.

Cardinals’ coach Daniel Rasmussen said their success usually starts with pitching and defence, and this year was no different.

Carlyle had the best record in the regular season at 14-1-1, and they were five games better than the nextclosest team, the Estevanbased Southeast Diamondbacks. Carlyle also went 5-0 at the Harbourne.

“We’ve pitched and played really good defence all year round, and that followed through to this weekend. Our pitchers did a great job during … the Friday night game and the two Saturday games, and yesterday [Sunday] as well. Our pitching and our defence really kept us in it, and gave us a chance to do the work that needed to get done.”

They also hit the ball very well this year, and averaged more than 10 runs per game in the playoffs.

In the final, the Cardinals gave up four runs in the second inning to trail 4-0, but then scored six in the bottom half of the frame, and added to the lead until the mercy rule was needed.

“I don’t think you really

The Carlyle Cardinals won the Saskota Baseball League’s Harbourne Cup for the third straight year. Photo submitted expect the final to go that way,” Rasmussen said.

When they find themselves facing adversity, experience is a tremendous asset, Rasmussen said.

The host Estevan Tap House Wolves faced the Carnduff Astros Saturday afternoon at the tournament. Photo by David Willberg

“A few of us older guys who have been playing for a while, we’ve been in that situation quite a bit, and we know if there’s any innings left in the game, there’s always a chance, so you have to stick with it.”

He believes seven or eight players on the Cardinals have been part of all three championships.

“This year’s team and last year’s team are basically the exact same. We had a couple of new guys, a couple younger guys … so we did have a couple more players this year,” said Rasmussen.

The Harbourne Tournament was held in Estevan this year for the first time in more than a decade. It was previously held annually in Kenosee Lake.

Rasmussen praised the

Wolves for taking over managing and running the weekend, and doing a great job.

“The facility was awesome. There was lots going on. You could have two games going on at the same time to not be in a time crunch for the weekend, so that was really nice,” he said.

The Harbourne has always been a lot of fun when it’s been held at Kenosee, but Estevan has wanted it for a while and they showed they can host the event.

Estevan also has a lot of amenities, and Rasmussen expects it will be a league discussion on where the tournament will be next.

The host Wolves went 1-3, winning against the Redvers A’s but losing to the Fireballs and the Carnduff Astros in the round robin.

Estevan made the playoffs on a tie-breaker, and nearly ended the Cardinals reign atop the league.

The Fireballs, meanwhile, went 1-2 as well, beating Estevan but losing to Redvers and Carnduff.

Carnduff went 3-0 in the round robin to finish atop their pool, but lost to Oxbow in the semifinals.

The opening games of the tournament were held Friday in Carlyle, Estevan, Carnduff and Oxbow - the communities of the top four teams during the regular season. All games Saturday and Sunday were at Lynn Prime Park in Estevan.

The Kipling Royals and the Arcola Threshers were also entered in the tournament. The Kenosee Cubs didn’t qualify this year.

Under-18 teams reach semifinals at provincials Two U18 baseball teams that play games in Estevan reached the semifinals of their respective provincial tournaments this year.

The South East Performance Pump U18 AAA Twins, who play the bulk of their home games in Estevan, lost 3-0 to the Regina Red Sox in the semis on Sunday, but still had one of the most successful seasons in franchise history, posting a record of 21-10 during the regular season.

The Twins opened provincials with a 14-3 victory over the Regina Athletics. The Twins scored at least three times in four of the seven innings.

Callum Hollinger scored four times in the game, Brody Dorrance had four runs batted in and Carter Beck had three runs, three hits and three RBIs. Starter Mason Fichter and relievers Hunter Stewart and Nathan Yunick combined to allow just five hits and strike out nine.

Their next game was a 9-3

loss to the Saskatoon Cubs.

The Cubs scored seven times in the fourth inning to break open a 2-2 game. Dorrance had a double and a triple for the Twins, and scored twice in the game.

Relievers Aiden Trimble and Hollinger combined to give up just one unearned run in four innings.

The Twins regrouped to edge the Saskatoon Giants 5-4 and qualify for the semifinals. Stewart had two hits and three RBIs for the Twins, including the game-winning base hit in the bottom of the seventh. The Twins were down 4-3 entering the final inning.

Cooper Walbum went the distancing, giving up four runs in seven innings and striking out five.

The Twins season came to an end in the 3-0 loss to the East Central Red Sox in the semifinals. The Red Sox scored twice in the sixth inning to pull away.

Hollinger and Beck had doubles for the Twins in the loss.

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Carter Beck was named the MVP and the top hitter in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s U18 AAA division this year. Photo submitted Mason Fichter was on the mound, and he gave up three runs and struck out five in six innings.

Meanwhile, Beck, who hails from Carnduff, was named the most valuable player and the top hitter for the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League’s U18 AAA division.

He had a .470 batting average, an .585 on-base percentage, 31 runs, 24 runs batted in and 73 total

bases in 24 games played.

Beck is the second player from the Twins to win the award in the past four seasons.

In 2019, Tyren Dorrance took home both awards.

Meanwhile, the Estevan U18 AA Brewers lost 7-2 to the Saskatoon Blue Jays in the semifinals.

Estevan opened the tournament with a 5-3 win over the White Butte Broncos. Tyler Saigeon had three hits and two runs to

lead the Brewers’ offence.

Jayden Kuchinka pitched a complete game, allowing three runs, but just one earned, over the course of seven innings.

Their next game was a 10-3 victory over the North Battleford Beavers. The Brewers scored four times in the first and added two more in the second for the offence they needed. Tyler Saigeon had three runs, while Tallan Howie scored twice and brought in two.

Tyler Saigeon had the Brewers’ second straight complete game, allowing three runs, but one was unearned.

Up next was a 13-5 defeat against the Saskatoon Athletics. The Athletics used a six-run fourth inning to take an 11-4 lead through four innings. The Brewers did have a balanced attack offensively, with nine of 11 batters recording a hit.

In the semifinal, the Brewers led 1-0 in the third, but the Blue Jays pulled away.

Tanyan Strudwick had two hits for the Brewers.

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The Brewers were 4-11 at one point to start the season, but then rattled off eight straight wins, only to lose their final game of the regular season.

They will compete at Western Canadian championships as the host team from Aug. 18-21.

The Estevan TS&M U13 AA Brewers, meanwhile, went 1-2 at their provincial tournament in Maidstone, but outscored their opponents in those three games.

Estevan opened the tournament with a 4-3 loss to the host Maidstone Lakers, who would go on to win the tournament.

Estevan’s next game was a 16-7 drubbing of the North East Expos, but they dropped their final game 7-5 to the Muenster Red Sox. The U13 Brewers’ season isn’t over, either, as they will also host a Western Canadian tournament from Aug. 18-21.

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Ten different drivers win features during weekend programs at the speedway

By David Willberg The Estevan Motor Speedway’s latest doubleheader offered plenty of excitement for people to enjoy.

The track was able to get Friday night’s program in despite a thunderstorm that rolled through the area a couple of hours before the scheduled start. While Estevan was doused with heavy rain and even some hail for more than an hour, the speedway had light rain, and the program started about 45 minutes late after some extra track preparation work.

The precipitation also forced the track to have their race schedule slightly out of order, with the sport mods leading off, followed, by the stock cars, modifieds, slingshots and hobby stocks. Normally hobby stocks would open the races.

Justin Fichter had the most exciting win of the night, as he passed Brian Kentner in the final turn to win the sport mod class. Kentner had led since the early going. It was the first time this season that a driver other than Leevi Runge has won the sport mod feature.

Ryder Raynard was third and Keenan Glasser came in fourth.

Austin Daae was the winner of the stock car feature.

Jeremy Swanson had the early lead, but spun out and had to go to the back of the field. Austin Daae moved into top spot, held off Chris Hortness early on in the race, and then slowly pulled away from Hortness as the feature progressed. Hortness was second, Devon Gonas came third and Jeremy Istace was fourth.

Ed Turnbull won the modified feature. He built up an impressive lead early, but his son Tyson chipped away at the advantage, and with six laps remaining, the younger Turnbull grabbed the lead.

A few laps later, Tyson Turnbull slowed due to mechanical problems and had to leave the track. That put Ed Turnbull back in command, and he would win by several seconds.

Joey Galloway was second, Kody Scholpp was third and Tyler Wagner came fourth.

Cash Saxon was the winner of the slingshot feature.

Saxon passed Eli Turnbull

Modified drivers race for position during Friday night’s program at the Estevan Motor Speedway. Photo by David Willberg with four laps remaining and pulled away for the win. Jace Emmel would also get passed Eli Turnbull to get second, while Eli Turnbull wound up third. Jacek Ashworth was fourth.

Connor Hansen had a dominant win in the hobby stocks, finishing about six seconds ahead of Kayden Hjorteland. Hansen seized the lead on the opening lap and never looked back.

After some early cautions, the final 14 laps were contested under green flag racing, allowing Hansen to pull away.

Landon Runge was third and Quentin Skjerdal came in fourth.

Kids’ night was offered Saturday, with free admission for those 12 and under.

They enjoyed a variety of activities, and could tour the pits and meet the drivers before the program.

As for the racing itself, Landon Runge was the winner in the hobby stock class.

Hjorteland was second, Hansen came in third and Ty Saxon was fourth.

Rylan Raynard came first in the sport mods, with Leevi Runge second, Glasser third

and Adrian Dickie taking fourth place.

The slingshot class saw Emmel win the feature, finishing ahead of Ashworth, Eli Turnbull and Cash Saxon.

In the stock car class, Swanson was the winner, with Daae in second, Hortness third and Istace in fourth.

And Kody Scholpp won the modified feature, ahead of Tyson Turnbull, Galloway and Ed Turnbull.

In the points standings, Landon Runge and Kaiden Tuchscherer are tied for top spot in the hobby stocks with

266 points each. Hjorteland sits third with 256 and Hansen is fourth with 252.

Leevi Runge still has a strong lead in the sport mod class with 271 points, 16 clear of Glasser. Fichter is third with 239 and Mike Hudson is one back at 238.

Hortness has the biggest lead in any division, as he has a 24-point edge over Chase Davidson, 272-248.

Geoff Mann is third with 247 and Gary Goudy Jr. is fourth at 243.

The modifieds have a tight battle, as Kody Scholpp has 268 points, one more than Tyson Turnbull. Galloway (260) and Kyle Scholpp (246) are third and fourth, respectively.

Cash Saxon has a narrow lead in the slingshot class with 267 points, one more than Emmel’s 262. Eli Turnbull is still within striking distance at 262, and Jagger Ashworth sits fourth with 243.

The next event at the speedway will be the monster truck program July 29 and 30. The next races will be Aug. 12 and 13, which will mark the return of the late models to Estevan.

Estevan members excel at trap-shooting event Local trap shooters have impressed at a couple of events held this summer.

Shooters attended the 2022 Canadian Trapshooting Championships, held June 29-July 3 at the Calgary Firearms Centre in DeWinton, Alta.

Logan King, Reg King and Jason Coldwell were part of the field that had over 100 shooters from across Canada.

Reg King won the Preliminary Clarence Durr Handicap Championship with a score of 96. Logan King won the Preliminary Class A Singles

Logan King and Sam Meek thrived at the recent provincials for trap shooting. Photo courtesy of Marilyn King

event with a perfect score of 100.

Kahl Boll of Regina was the Canadian Singles Champion with a perfect score of 200. Pat Lamont of Brandon, Man., was the Canadian Doubles Champion with a 99 and the Canadian Handicap Champion by posting a 96.

Logan King won the Junior Gold 100 Doubles Championship with a 95 and the Junior Gold High All Around Championship with a total of 376 out of 400.

The 101st annual Saskatchewan Provincial Championships were held July 1417 at the Regina Trap & Skeet Club. Thirty-two shooters from across the province endured the heat to test their skills. Local shooters attending were Coldwell, Reg and Logan King, Sam Meek and Joe Harvey.

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Local young shooters enjoyed great success with Meek winning the prestigious Saskatchewan Provincial Handicap Championship with a 93, and Logan King taking the Saskatchewan Provincial High All Around Championship with a total of 380 out of 400.

The Saskatchewan 200 Singles Championship was won by Boll with a 195.

Coldwell was the runner up with a score of 194 and Logan King took the Junior

Gold Championship as well with a 194. Sam Meek won the Junior Singles Championship with a 189.

The Saskatchewan 100 Doubles Championship was won by Randy Hunt of Swift after taking a shootoff against Logan King, Gerald Whitehead and Tim Kachmarski. All tied with a score of 96.

Logan King then won the Junior Gold Doubles Championship. Meek won the Junior Doubles Championship

with an 88. Harvey won the Class D Championship in a shoot-off with Mike Yates.

The Estevan trap club meets Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. to shoot a few rounds, and would like to invite new members to come out and join in the fun. The atmosphere is relaxed with members always willing to share their knowledge with new shooters.

If anyone has any questions or would like to book a corporate shoot, contact Reg King at 306-421-1909.

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Golden Eels win silver at provincials The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club had a strong showing at the provincial championships that were held in Weyburn on Saturday and Sunday.

The Eels finished second in the province with a total of 637 points, based on their finishes in different events. The Regina Piranhas were first with more than 1,000 points, while the host Weyburn Silver Seals were third at 569.

“I think we did really, really well,” said Eels coach Charlotte Andrist. “I was really proud of all the progress the kids made, and

they had a great opportunity to show how much they improved.”

A total of 20 Eels competed at provincials. It’s down from what they would normally have, but it’s still a good number, since the overall number of swimmers this year was also down. But 20 of the 24 swimmers who went to the south qualifier made it to provincials.

Overall age group medal winners were: • Charlie Pyra, seven and eight girls, first; • Jordyn Tarnes, 13-14 girls, first;

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• Ethan Elliott, 15-17 boys, first; • Tristan Threinen, 1517 boys, second; and • Isabelle Pyra, nine and 10 girls, third.

Tarnes also broke four provincial records and her relay team eclipsed one as well. Her individual records came in the 100-metre butterfly, the 50-metre butterfly, the 100-metre freestyles and the 200-metre individual medley.

Her relay team broke the 200-metre medley relay.

“I was really proud of her. We worked really hard during the season and we worked really hard during provincials,” said Andrist.

In the Halliday Cup, which is a total points showdown between the clubs from northern and southern Saskatchewan, the south won 2,877-2,768.

Andrist said the swimmers have shown considerable improvement during the season. Most of them are returning from previous years, so it was exciting to see them able to experience

The Estevan Golden Eels Swim Club finished second at the provincial meet in Weyburn on the weekend. Photo courtesy of Deanna Tarnes real swim meets for the first time since 2019.

And provincials will be a good learning experience for the swimmers who were in their first season with the Eels.

“I think this will be really good. Not even just as swimmers, but it also encourages their self-confidence, and meets are really

fun, so it was really exciting to see returning swimmers and how much fun they have, and how they can take the skills that they learned from those meets and really apply it to practising,” said Andrist.

The Oxbow Sea Wolves had the most points among small clubs entered. (Point totals were not available).

Regina provided really tough competition, Andrist said, and dethroned the Eels from their spot atop the province after the Eels won the last five provincial titles from 2015-2019.

The Piranhas had quite a large team and many of their members participate in speed swimming during the winter months.

Young Guns win Figgy, Messer, Price Cup at Woodlawn Dale Fox, left, and Frank John were among the Estevan athletes to compete at the Saskatchewan 55+ Fitness Games this year. Photo courtesy of Dana Johnston

Many athletes from southeast Saskatchewan were entered at the Saskatchewan 55+ Fitness Games in Prince Albert earlier this year.

The southeast won a total of 18 medals at the event, with 12 in golf, five in pickleball and one in bowling.

Several other sports were contested. The curling event happened in 2020.

Among the golfers, gold medals in low net were won

by Gary Millions in 55-plus men and Dale Fox in 70plus men. In low gross, gold medals were won by Scott Boyes in 55-plus men, Scott Blackstock in 65-plus men, Ron Spencer in 70-plus men and Omer Carriere in 85-plus men.

Ron Rittaler won a silver medal in 70-plus men low gross.

Bronze medals were won in low net by Judy Thompson in 55-plus women, Lorne Bremner in 55-plus men and Fran Spencer in 70-plus women. In low gross, Linda Murphy in 55-plus women and Frank John in 85-plus men won bronze.

Janet Schillington won gold in 75-plus bowling.

Pickleball medallists included Gail Frohlick and Phil Greenwald, gold, 55-plus mixed doubles; Lonnie Dynna and Greenwald, gold, 55-plus men’s doubles; Dynna and Grace Thauberger, bronze, 60plus mixed doubles; Sue and Larry Verheist, bronze, 65-plus mixed doubles; and Frrolick and Thauberger, bronze, 55-plus women’s doubles.

It came down to the wire in the annual Figgy, Messer, Price Cup at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course.

The Young Guns edged the Old Boys 16 1/2-15 1/2 in the annual two-day matchup. The two teams were tied at 8-8 after the first day of play Saturday, which featured team competitions.

The Young Guns led 4 1/2-3 1/2 after the best ball event, but the Old Boys recovered to win 4 1/2-3 1/2 in alternate shot. The Old Boys won the first four matchups in alternate shot, but the Young Guns then won three and the two teams halved one match.

In the singles event on Sunday, the Young Guns came out strong and held on for an 8 1/2-7 1/2 victory. The Young Guns won six of the first seven matchups. But then the Old Guys clawed their way back in, winning three late battles.

Three of the matches ended in ties.

All 16 players on each team were involved in all three competitions.

Members of the Young Guns were captain Cody Balon, Preston Erickson, Ryan Larter, Payden Benning, Jeff Ward, Nolan Rohatyn, Jeff Pratt, Layne Wolos, Anthony Melle, Reece Donovan, Brad Wilhelm, Scott Sykes, Jace Carlisle, Ryan Stepp, Riley Tetreault and Shawn Wilhelm.

The tournament is named after Rod Fagerheim, Patrick Messer and Dave Price - three long-time golfers at Woodlawn - and the teams are filled with friends of the three golfers. It has a format similar to the biennial Ryder Cup between professional golfers from the U.S. and Europe.

The Old Boys won the tournament the previous two years.

The Young Guns gather for a group photo after winning the Figgy, Messer, Price Cup at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Cody Balon

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OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Evelyn Svorkdal November 19, 1933 January 28, 2022 Evelyn Georgia Catherine Svorkdal (Jensen) passed away at the age of 88 at Hill View Manor in Estevan. Her remarkable life was magical, fulfilling and sparkled with enthusiasm.

The Memorial Service for Evelyn will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Estevan, SK with Pastor Cicely McDougall officiating. The lunch reception will take place in the church social hall immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Stoughton and District First Responders (Box 282, Stoughton, SK S0G-4T0) or Trinity Lutheran Church (738 2nd Street, Estevan, SK, S4A -2B3).

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Evelyn’s family Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

Audrey Pylychaty 1929 - 2022 Audrey Pylychaty passed away at Newhope Pioneer Lodge, Stoughton, Sask. on July 15, 2022 at the age of 92.

Audrey will be forever loved and remembered by her daughter Carolyn (Dale) Curtis of Estevan, Sask.; sons: David (Lorna) of Estevan, Jim (Treena) of Estevan and Clifford (Rhonda) of Airdrie, Alta.; daughter-in-law Betty Pylychaty of Bienfait, Sask.; brother Jerry Mayer of Calgary, Alta.; 11 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband Paul; son Ed; parents: John and Mary Mayer; brother Bob Mayer and sister Kathy Thompson.

The Funeral Service was held on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, after which a luncheon was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan.

Those wishing to pay tribute to Audrey via a donation in her memory, may do so directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, online at https://www.heartandstroke.ca/.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Pylychaty family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.

Darcey James Barnstable 1964 - 2022 Darcey passed away with family by his side on Monday, July 4, 2022, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK at the age of 58, after a courageousfight with cancer.

Boy, did he fight.

Darcey is known for his love of anything motor. That number 99 car was something to beat.

Darcey knew how to not only fix everything but drive everything.

He grew up watching his dad Jim “Barney” Barnstable race and he was right behind him; even beating him. Racing and motorsports were something that Darcey was able to share with everyone in his life. He raced beside some of the greats, beside his brother Glen and helped his nephews JJ, Connor and Cole with their toys. His Mother Cil right there in every crowd cheering him on.

Not only did racing bring him joy but it also brought him to the love of his life, Lori Butts. They blended and created a family that Darcey held so close to his heart. Darcey took over the father role for Taylor, Tanner and Hope; not being a stepdad to them but a father. Darcey would tell you, the family he had was his backbone and his reason for living. In the year of 1999, that was Darcey’s year. 1999 not only was the year that Darcey won some of his greatest races and took home the points championship in that “Team 99” car but it was the year his pride and joy was born. Darcey and Lori welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Hunter James Henry Barnstable. Hunter was the highlight of Darcey’s life, his greatest win yet. Darcey was so proud of everything Hunter James has accomplished. He always told his friends and family what an amazing man that boy has turned into. We promised him that Hunter will continue to lead his legacy, maybe not out on the race track (JJ that’s your job) but in being the kind man Darcey always was. That stubborn man had a way of opening his heart to everyone around him and making an impact on every single person he met.

Darcey is survived by his pride and joy of a son Hunter James (Shannon) and grandson Braxton; his Daughter Hope (Dylan) Raftevold; Taylor Butts; Tanner Kubas; Lori Butts; his cherished Mother Cecilia (Brian) Mitchell; father Jim Barnstable; brother and best friend Glen Barnstable; stepbrothers, Dallas (Nicole), Roddy and Cory; nephews that he loved so much, Jarrett (Shelby), Connor (Maddy) and Cole (Madison) Barnstable and niece he cherished Cazlynn Barnstable and their mother Sandy as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.

The children of Darcey would like to thank Grandma Cil and Uncle Glen for being at our dad’s side during dad’s journey when we could not be. It brought us so much peace being so far away knowing that he was surrounded by love. We are so thankful.

Darcey wanted his family to know during his last conversation with his daughter. Darcey knowing his daughter is a Hospice nurse, working in end of life; they touched on things he needed us to know.

He knows he is in heaven; watching over us every day. He is no longer in pain, no longer suffering and even though he had so much hope for a long life; he wants his family to live a full life, the life he wanted. Drive that car fast, hug your loved ones tight and do not give up. But most importantly always remember, he is just a lap ahead.

The Celebration of Life for Darcey will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Rotary Park, Estevan, SK with Sandy Dalziel officiating. The private family interment will take place immediately following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, SK. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan (Designate Allan Blair), 200 - 4545 Parliament Ave., Regina, SK S4W 0G3 or online at cancerfoundationsask.ca or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 1738 Quebec Ave., Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is caring for Darcey’s family Yvonne Clark, Funeral Director.

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George Ronald Kuchinka 1937-2022 George Ronald Kuchinka was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

George (Geo) passed away suddenly on July 12, 2022 at the age of 85. He was a larger than life man who loved music, farming and people. He was known as a musician throughout his time, playing with Driftwood and singing in Barbershop. In later years, George sang with the Southeast/Northwest Chorus and with church choir, as well as gigs with Freddy and the Freebies.

George spent thousands of hours in hisworkshop, he definitely had a creative gene when it came to his projects. He loved to garden and still has one to harvest at Mainprize and at their condo in Estevan.

The songbirds will miss George and his grape jelly in the feeders.

George and Ardelle were married July 19, 1960. They spent 44 years farming and raising children on the family farm north of Macoun, SK. In 2004, they moved to Mainprize Park after selling the farm. By 2006, mom decided that they needed a winter home in Estevan, so the condo became their winter refuge and the park their summer getaway.

George will be greatly missed by his loving wife B. Ardelle Kuchinka their children: Shelley (Mike) Holitski, Leanne (Gord) Kuchinka and Curt (Sheila) Kuchinka. Precious memories will remain with George’s grandchildren: Brittany, Michael, Robyn (Justin), Carmen, Jared, Delaney and Geordey and great grandchild - Jack. George will also be missed by his sister-in-law Marlene Dow and numerous beloved nieces, nephews and friends.

George was predeceased by his parents, George and Ludmilla Kuchinka; sisters, Marion (Charlie) Norman, Phyllis ( Herb ) Kuglar, Lorraine ( Bob ) McKell and Helen ( Elverne ) Smith.

When the song in my heart is merely faded away, when the words don’t come, when I begin to pray, I can be reassured with a promise that he will be with me anyway.

Those so wishing may make donations in memory of George to the St. Paul’s United Church Memorial Fund, 1418 Third St., Estevan, SK S4A 0S4.

A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, SK with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Lunch followed in the church auditorium. Interment took place at Macoun Cemetery with Mr. Don Kindopp officiating.

The Kuchinka family would like to thank the following groups and people who contributed so much to George’s funeral.

Hall Funeral Services and Deb for starting us on the right track and guiding us through a very difficult process.

Sandy Dalziel for beautifully officiating dad’s funeral. She knew dad and added a wonderful personal touch.

Don Kindopp for his thoughtful words at the graveside ceremony and for putting together and running our photo display.

Rachel Andrist for her beautiful piano music during the ceremony.

Marlene Dow, Ardelle’s sister and Bonna Tarnes, her wonderful neighbour for the readings at the church.

Ron Kuchinka and Brian Smith for adding their words to celebrate dad’s life.

The United Church ladies (and gentlemen) for organizing the post funeral luncheon.

Dale, Mona/George, Wendy, Don/Lynn for help feeding our family during this rough time.

Mazergroup Regina, Curt’s employer, Nancy MacLean, Sandy and Marian Wilson, and Mike and Shelley’s close friends the Stannard’s for the beautiful flower bouquets that we continue to enjoy.

The family would especially like to thank the whole community for its outpouring of support and for the impressive attendance at dad’s ceremony.

All the support and love was felt and greatly appreciated.

Ardelle, Shelley, Mike, Leanne, Gord, Curt and Sheila Hall Funeral Services in Estevan is providing caring for the Kuchinka family - Deb Heidinger, Funeral Director.

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Flashback – Wednesday, July 18, 1979 For the fourth consecutive year this team won the women’s division of the tug-o-war at Lignite Louie Fair Daze in July 1979.

From left, Cathy Bryson, Gail Ribling, Mary Mantei, Lynn Mantei and Barb Bryson.

OBITUARIES GORDON LOUSTEL AUGUST 25, 1925 JULY 16, 2022 Our dad, Gordon Loustel, the farmer, family man, ball player, dancer, crib player, community volunteer, friend, gardener, neighbour, storyteller was caring, helpful, hardworking, loving, positive, friendly, and our rock.

He passed away peacefully on July 16, 2022, at the age of 96.

He is survived by daughter, BETH (Darryl) Dreger of Regina, grandchildren, Jill (Jared) Deschner [Eslyn], Lance (Tonya) Dreger [Lucy & Heidi]; daughter, KAYE Loustel of Regina, grandchildren, Holly (Thomas) Anderson [Claire & Cole], Morgan (Chris) Gaetz [Arabelle & Annelise], Abbey (Cody) Hartell [Mia, Ellie & Tessa]; daughter, JULIE-ANNE (Ken) Wallewein of Estevan, grandchildren, Riley Wallewein, Reagan Wallewein [Cassie]; and sister-in-law, Stella Allen of Vancouver.

Dad was predeceased by our mom, Mary (Rowley) Loustel, wife, Audrey (Howe) Loustel, parents, Wendel and Catherine Loustel, siblings, Albert (Rose) Loustel, Rita (John) Ward, Charlie (Audrey) Loustel, infant brother, Claude Loustel, in-laws, James & Elizabeth Rowley, brothers-in-law, Harold (Thelma) Rowley, Alex Rowley, and Arthur Allen.

Dad grew up on a farm in the Cateville District surrounded by Loustel, Fornwald, & Schiestel cousins. He shared many memories of the funny antics these cousins were involved in and spoke fondly of the happiness he experienced as a child during some very hard times. Dad’s laughter was infectious. After completing Grade 8, he joined his dad and brothers in becoming a full-time farmer. In October 1955, Dad married our mom, Mary, and they started a new farmyard on the NW 35-4-4 W2. He was very involved in our lives, supporting and volunteering with our many activities. Community was very important, whether local or world-wide. He was a forwardthinking man, who accepted what he was dealt in life.

Upon retirement in 1988, Mom and Dad built a new home in Estevan. Dad continued to farm but on a smaller scale in his various gardens up until one year ago. He loved to go for an afternoon drive to check out the crops. He was always up for a game of Crib with anyone, who came to visit. Dad kept in contact with family daily.

His life was well lived, and he will be greatly missed.

The Funeral Service was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, with Sandy Dalziel officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, after which a time of fellowship and refreshments was held in the church auditorium.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the New Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 1201 - 2nd Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0M1 or the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, 1176 Nicholson Road, Estevan, SK S4A 0H3 in memory of Gordon.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Loustel family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.

Marguerite Ethel Fornwald 1929 - 2022 Marguerite Fornwald passed away at the Lampman Community Health Centre, Lampman, Sask., surrounded by the love of her family, on July 12, 2022 at the age of 92.

Marguerite’s memory will be forever cherished by her children and their families, daughter Donna (Rick) Dupuis of Saskatoon (grandchildren, Daniel (Christy) Dupuis (Victor, Benjamin, Clara and Ethan), Rebecca (Paul) Hilton (Janaya, Jacob, Jude, Annabelle, Agnes, Timothy, Winston and Margaret), Theresa (Mike) Boehm (Marie, Lilly, Jacinta, Edith, Ezekiel and Micah), Jeremy (Allison) Dupuis, Andrew (Mariel) Dupuis (Charlotte), Joshua (Ruxandra) Dupuis (Luke); daughter Joanne (Dale) Ludwig of Vernon, BC (grandchildren, Aaron (April) Ludwig (Harlow, Hudson and Hunter), Nathan (Stacey) Ludwig (Bennett, Willow and Meadow), Evan (Alyssa) Ludwig (Skye); son Darrell (Christine) Fornwald of Lampman (grandchildren, Cole (Danielle) Fornwald (Alina and Bryce), Blaine (Tracey) Fornwald); son Dennis (Laurie) Fornwald of Lampman (grandchildren, Theron (Rachelle) Fornwald (Beckett), Taylor Fornwald, Landon Fornwald); son Blake (Jocelyne) Fornwald of Lampman (grandchildren, Riley (Staci) Fornwald (Remi), Tenille (Paul) Ford (Emery, Autumn and Grady), Terrilyne (Shannon McNeil) Fornwald, Jarek (Amanda) Fornwald (Henrik and Caleb), Brett Fornwald); son Todd (Shelley) Fornwald of Lampman (grandchildren, Brendon (Lenae) Fornwald (Munroe and Madden), Angela (Hayden Lowes) Fornwald; daughter Sandra (Ken) Krupka of Martensville (grandchildren, Nic (Jen) Krupka (Brooks), Alex Krupka; daughter Kimberly (Kevin) Schaff of Lampman (grandchildren, Daria (Logan Hertes) Schaff, Dawson Schaff); daughter Jody (Travis) Hutt of Lampman (grandchildren, Damon Hutt, Katelyn (Rylan Raynard) Hutt; son-in-law Blair (Colleen) Luterbach (grandchildren, Savanna (Jon Elder) Luterbach (Layla); brother Raymond (Cathy) Miller; sisters-in-law, Martha Mantei, Dorothy Fornwald, Jean Fleck, Mary Anne Walter, Marjorie Fornwald and Bernadette Miller, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband Henry; daughter Charlotte Luterbach; parents, Jacob & Bertha Miller; Henry’s parents, Vitus & Anna Fornwald; brother Clarence Miller; sisters, Virginia Knight and Annette Boa; brothers-in-law, Stuart Knight, Ken Boa, Albert Mantei, Raymond Fleck, Jonas Fornwald, Richard Walter and Stanley Fornwald; sister-in-law Margery Zable.

The Prayer Service was held on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. and the Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, July 15, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. Both services were held at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Lampman, with Rev. Anthony Phung Tran presiding. Interment immediately followed the Funeral Mass, after which a time of fellowship and refreshments was held at the Lampman Community Complex.

Those wishing to pay tribute to Marguerite via a donation in her memory may do so directly to the Lampman Community Health Centre Trust, Box 100, Lampman, SK S0C 1N0, Pro-Life Estevan & Area, Inc., Box 1829, Estevan, SK S4A 2X8 or Parkinson Canada Saskatchewan, 2103 Airport Drive, #110B, Saskatoon, SK S7L 6W2.

Hall Funeral Services in Estevan provided care to the Fornwald family - Dustin Hall, Funeral Director.

The families of the late Marguerite Fornwald of Lampman would like to thank the following: -To Lois Coffey, the nurses, aids and staff at the Lampman Health Center for the very special care given to our Mom during the last 8 months while she lived there.

-Hall Funeral Services for their services, advice, and beautiful prayer service as well as for the funeral mass held at our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church in Lampman. Also, a special thank you to Dustin Hall for sharing his beautiful voice to sing for the funeral mass.

-Rev. Anthony Phung Tran for the prayer service and for the funeral mass.

-To the Lampman CWL for the special CWL prayer for Mom at the funeral and for preparing the drinks and dainties and helping serve.

-To Pete Sereggela and staff of the Tower Cafe for the wonderful meal and service. Also, to Scratch Baking for the delicious butter horns for our families.

-The Lampman Recreation Board for the use of the Curling Complex for our meal.

-For the many beautiful bouquets of flowers, food and baking trays from our wonderful friends and families in our community.

Marguerite, our dear Mom and Grandma was very much loved and respected in her home community of Lampman, and we want to thank you all so very much for your love and prayers during this time.

Estevan fire crews have busy week The Estevan Fire Rescue Service experienced a busy week.

Calls for service started coming in early Tuesday. At

about 6:30 a.m., firefighters were paged out to central Estevan, where a power pole caught on fire. Crews secured the area until SaskPower ar-

rived. Once the power was cut, firefighters extinguished the fire.

Acting Fire Chief Rick Davies said he believes the fire was related to power issues that the city was experiencing Tuesday morning.

Customers on Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Streets were among those affected by the outage. Power wasn’t restored until later in the afternoon.

Just a few hours later another serious call for service came in. Multiple fire crews were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 18 east of Bienfait at about 10 a.m. A semi-truck collided with a car, leaving an 18-year-old car driver out of Regina dead.

Firefighters assisted the Estevan RCMP with traffic control on both sides of the highway and helped at the crash scene for the rest of the morning and into the afternoon.

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At about 3:30 a.m. last Wednesday, fire crews got dispatched to a commercial fire alarm going off in north Estevan. The duty officer responded and determined that it was a false alarm, so crews stood down as there was no emergency occurring.

Another commercial alarm went off at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday as well in the south area of the city.

It was quickly determined that it was a cooking-related incident and no assistance on behalf of the fire department was required.

Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, a residential fire alarm was triggered in northwest Estevan. It was checked out and determined that it was a false alarm, so firefighters returned to the station.

On Friday and Saturday, the EFRS members were on standby at the Estevan Motor Speedway for the races.

It is time to get up Tim Pippus of the Estevan Church of Christ Patterns in scripture are important. Here is one that I came across in Matthew 9.

The chapter begins with

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Note: A sum for costs in an amount of $11.90 required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

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Jesus healing a paralyzed man. During this event, the phrase “get up” is used twice (verses five and six) and the story ends by stating, “The man got up and went home” (verse 7).

Next, Jesus sees Matthew the tax collector and says, “Follow me”. We are told that “Matthew got up and followed him” (verse 9).

Later, a man comes to Jesus because his little girl is sick. Immediately, “Jesus got up and went with him” (verse 19). By the time Jesus arrived at the man’s house, the little girl was dead, but Jesus went in, took the girl by the hand and “she got up” (verse 25).

I do not think that it is a coincidence that the phrase “get up” or “got up” is used six times in 25 verses. I believe this pattern is there to remind us that faith is not just about what you believe or think, it is about what you do. Faith is an action.

The chapter concludes with Jesus saying, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (verse 38). In other words, the problem is not the field. The field is ready. The problem is the lack of harvesters.

Jesus’ point is that someone needs to get up and go. The next chapter starts with Jesus sending his disciples out to share the good news (Matthew 10:1-42).

It is easy to feel like we have done something because we have talked about it, but that is only half of the story. We must go! We must live and share the good news. We must get up.

“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19).

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Van de Vorst awards presented to local police Four local police officers are recipients of Van de Vorst Family Medals from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada this year for their efforts to take impaired drivers off the road.

Connie Hagel, who is the co-ordinator for the MADD chapter in Estevan, has been handing out the medals over the past few weeks to the officers whose efforts result in the most impaired driving convictions in the Estevan area.

Impairment can be by drugs or alcohol.

The local recipients are Const. Landon Polk and Paul Chabot with the Estevan Police Service, and Const. Adrian Boal and Staff Sgt. Douglas MacDougall. Chabot received a gold award for 28 impaired driving convictions, while Boal (13), MacDougall (11) and Polk (10) received silver.

“Someone in their precinct – it’s usually the chief or the deputy chief that … nominates them –they go by how many convicted people that they

have for impaired driving,” said Hagel.

While these awards are great recognitions for the officers, Hagel said it’s also important to remind the public that impaired drivers are getting caught.

“It’s a reminder that there are still people that are driving impaired, and there are still people out there who shouldn’t be out there who are driving im-

paired, and this is a really good program to award the officers who are doing their job and getting people off the road. More so, it reminds people that if you’re going to drive impaired, you’re going to get caught.”

Polk is the first officer in Estevan to receive a gold award. Hagel has delivered a couple in Weyburn. Twenty-eight is a lot

of impaired drivers, she said.

“We’re finding across Canada that it’s usually both together. If it’s drugs, it’s usually alcohol with it, and if it’s alcohol, it’s usually drugs with it,” she said.

Four members of the Van de Vorst were killed in a collision in Saskatchewan in 2016. The driver of the offending vehicle was impaired.

Connie Hagel with the local MADD chapter presents Van de Vorst Family Awards to RCMP Staff Sgt. Douglas MacDougall (right) and Const. Adrian Boal.

Hagel said the local MADD chapter has some more check stops planned for this summer.

The MADD smashed car was at the Estevan Comprehensive School earlier this year to raise aware-

ness. The car is used to show the effects of what can happen if somebody drives impaired. But she doesn’t expect to see the crashed car appearing elsewhere in the community this summer.

Const. Paul Chabot accepts the Van de Vorst Family Award from Estevan MADD chapter co-ordinator Connie Hagel.

Photos courtesy of Connie Hagel

EPS members make arrests for uttering threats Members of the Estevan Police Service made a couple of arrests last week.

Officers were advised on July 19 that a man had made threats to harm members and himself. The 38-year-old man was located and arrested for uttering threats and breaching conditions of a probation order. He was held in cells to be taken to court the following morning.

Officers received a report of a fraud from a local business on July 21. A cheque had been altered and cashed in a different city. The matter is under investigation.

Members arrested a 48-year-old Estevan man on outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court.

He has been held in custody and was remanded to appear before a judge in Estevan Provincial Court.

Police received a report of mischief in the industrial area of the city on July 22. A compound fence was cut to gain access to the property. Police are asking the public for assistance and to contact the EPS at 306-634-4767 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 with any information. Police are also asking the public to re-

port any suspicious activity or vehicles in the industrial area of the city.

Officers received a report of a stolen motorcycle.

The matter is still under investigation.

Police were called about a fraud. A fraudster gained access to an individual’s payroll and their salary was deposited to an account the victim does not have access to. The matter is still under investigation.

Members received a report of a possible impaired driver attempting to leave a local business. Members attended and located the subject. The accused was ar-

rested and is facing charges for impaired driving.

Police also received a call from an individual stating another subject was refusing to return items that were loaned to them.

This matter is still under investigation.

Officers attended a local residence on July 23 and arrested a 41-year old individual for breaching his conditional sentence order (CSO). He was lodged in custody for a remand hearing to appear before a judge on July 25.

Members arrested a 40-year-old Estevan woman for theft from a local

business. She was on a CSO at the time she committed the theft. The woman was lodged in custody for a remand hearing to appear before a judge on July 25.

Police received a report of a theft. The victim has surveillance video of the individual committing the offence. The matter is being investigated.

Members were called about a fight at a local restaurant. Members attended and determined an assault had occurred. The suspect, who had already left the area, was identified. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a report Sunday of an assault that was alleged to have occurred the previous evening at the street dance downtown. The matter is still under investigation.

Officers attended to a residence in central Estevan for a report of someone that had possibly gained access to the residence. Suspect was spoken to and the matter is still under investigation.

Police were dispatched to the Hillside area for a report of someone lighting firecrackers in a neighbouring backyard. The homeowner was spoken to and warned of the bylaw.

Koi and goldfish provide a lot of entertainment for the owner During summer, « A10 most goldfish lay eggs on the water plants Anderson buys and grows for them every summer. Even though she feeds them regularly, fish also like to chew on those same plants, and a lot of the time koi end up eating the eggs.

While the garden around the pond is well established and has a variety of flowers blooming throughout the summer, water plants are a project that starts over every year.

It starts with a squeak every time, as fish get really excited about something “new” appearing in their environment, and ends in similar fashion from year to year.

“At the beginning when I first put them out, I have a real problem with the plants. So I keep the plants in a tub until they’re grown and until the highlight of the breeding season is over. And then they grow too much, and I give them away because I get too many,” Anderson said with a laugh.

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make the pond an everchanging, whole different world, which is a pleasure to watch and interact with.

Every year Anderson arranges the landscape differently, building up waterfalls, populating her fairy gardens with new creatures, spreading around old and new painted rocks she makes and bringing in new decorations.

“It’s a lot of work, but I enjoy it,” Anderson said.

Several years ago Anderson had her fish stolen right Fish like chewing on water plants Anderson gets for them every year. ing troublemakers, Anderson’s pets are attached to her. Fish know her voice and follow her when she is working in the garden.

In the evening, lights at the pond come on, and reservoir inhabitants gather to have supper all together.

While none of them looks skinny by any means, any extra treats they get are greedily swallowed, and the savviest ones get to finish up the last bites stuck in the corners of the pond.

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from the pond and many of them died. Ever since then the area is secured and under 24-hour surveillance.

She also has two little dogs, so to protect fish from them and them from the pond, she built a cute little white wooden fence around featuring red maple leaves on every section, thus completing the look of the pond and garden around it.

Yet, Anderson said she has more projects in her mind for the future, such as a water wheel.

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A comfortable environment allows them to confidently grow from year to year.

“I notice every year they grow, and some of them I got all at the same time and some are like this and some are like this,” said Anderson, pointing out differentscale fish.

Not only do they grow and look differently, but their personalities also differ from one critter to another.

“This one, he is kind of like a problem but not a real problem. If I put anything new in there, even if I put a ball, he’ll come [to play with it]. And if I put new plants in or something, he’ll knock them over. He’ll do anything and he is just mischievous,” shared Anderson, pointing at a bigger golden koi.

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City Hall: 1102 4th Street 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1800 Leisure Office: 701 Souris Avenue 8 am to 4:30 pm | (306) 634-1880

MAYOR’S MESSAGE: Please get out and enjoy our many parks and pathways.

Everyone enjoy a safe long weekend.

2022 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES 2022 Property Tax Notices were mailed out Monday, June 13, 2022. Please contact City Hall if you did not receive your property tax notice or need to update your mailing / contact information.

2022 Taxes are due: July 29, 2022 Penalties are accumulative, applied the 1st of each month starting August 1, 2022 as follows: August .5%, September 1%, October 1.5%, November 2.5%, December 3.5% Arrears Penalty of 10% will be added to all outstanding amounts on January 1, 2023 Payment Options: • In person at City Hall, Open Monday through Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Payments accepted by Cash, Cheque or Debit • Mail to: 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, SK S4A 0W7 • City Hall Drop Box – located at main entrance at City Hall. Cheques only please.

• Payment can also be made on-line / or at your financial institution.

• Pay via credit card through a third-party service provider called Plastiq.

Customers using this service will be charged a 2.5% service fee per transaction by the provider.

• To pay via Plastiq please visit their website at www.plastiq.com you will need a credit card as well as the 12 digit roll number (don’t include the decimal, but use all the numbers) that is found on the top right hand portion of your Notice of Property Tax Levies

Sanitary Sewer Main and Storm Sewer Jetting Program Beginning Monday May 2, 2022, and continuing to Friday, August 26, 2022 the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main jetting, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. During the periods of jetting, residents and businesses are advised to securely cap basement floor drains. You may smell an odor in your home, this can be resolved by simply opening windows for a short period of time and running water to ensure all traps are full of water. Storm sewer will have no effect on homes and business’ and will commence August 29, 2022.

2022 Program Area will encompass all streets South of Railroad Tracks, and East of Souris Ave within City limits including: Jubilee Place Murray Street Duncan Road McDonald Road McLeod Ave Galloway Street Rooks Ave Perry Crescent Perkins Street 1st Street A

1st Street 2nd Street 3rd Street 4th Street 5th Street 6th Street 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue

6th Avenue 7th Avenue 8th Avenue 9th Avenue 10th Avenue Souris Avenue South Sun Valley Drive Park Drive Sunset Bay

Mississippian Drive Devonian Street Escana Street Imperial Avenue Pacific Street Superior Avenue

CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN KING STREET The City of Estevan is undertaking construction for the Watermain replacement.

The affected area includes All of Kohaly Avenue, as well as Lynd crescent from 1316-1332 Lynd Crescent Property access and parking restrictions are to occur.

This work will commence July 4, 2022 and will take approximately twelve (12) weeks to complete (subject to weather) City of Estevan will perform this work within the current Bylaw regulations and specifications.

Safety Construction site could be dangerous. If you have children, please ask them to keep a safe distance from the site. We will take every precaution to ensure public safety, but we need your assistance to constrain the natural curiosity of younger children. Please DO NOT attempt to go close to areas affected.

Theft or Vandalism If you see any act of vandalism, theft or anyone suspiciously tampering with equipment, signage or barricades, please contact 306-634-1800, or after hours call Police.

Questions and Concerns The City of Estevan, Engineering Services apologize for any inconveniences that this work may cause.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and patience. If you have any questions or concerns, please call at 634-1800 or approach the supervisor or foreman on site.

Interested in pre-paying your taxes monthly?

The City of Estevan offers (TIPPS) tax installment payment plan service.

TIPPS allows property owners to pre-pay their property tax bill in 12 monthly installments making budgeting easier with no added fees or penalties. Monthly withdrawals are made on the first banking day of each month.

TIPPS applications forms are available at City Hall or by visiting our website at www.estevan.ca The best time to start would be August 1, 2022 to prepay for 2023.

Contact City Hall 306-634-1800 for more information.

Position: BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Hours of Work: Full Time / Monday to Friday Wage: $24 per hour • 18 month Temporary Full Time Position Duties and Responsibilities: Enforce City of Estevan Bylaws Property Maintenance Inspections • Parking Enforcement • Animal Control Respond to Bylaw complaints and public inquiries • Issue Bylaw Offence Notices Maintain a daily report management system Applicant must possess the following requirements: Pass a Police Security Clearance check • Valid driver’s license Computer skills • Excellent interpersonal communication skills Ability to work independently and efficiently with accuracy Comprehend and work within the justice system Previous experience/education related to Criminal Justice, Policing, Bylaw Enforcement, etc., would be an asset. Training provided.

Street Sweeping Schedule can be seen on our website at: http://estevan.ca/ street-sweeping-schedule/

Applications are available on our website at www.estevanpolice.ca or the Estevan Police Service. Return completed applications, including a current resume, to: Christa Gingras • Estevan Police Service 301-11th Ave., Estevan, Sask. S4A 1C7 No phone calls. Only successful candidates will be contacted. The closing date for applications is August 15, 2022.