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Weight room will remain in its current form

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Estevan city council has decided that the best direction to take for the weight room inside the Estevan Leisure Centre is to retain the heavy weights, and to inject some funding for upgrades.

Council decided at Monday night’s meeting to retain the weight room in its present form. The weight room will receive $100,000 in upgrades, money that council had approved during budget deliberations in January.

The upgrades will occur after consultations with a committee of weight room users, appointed by users, that has yet to be formed.

“The users of the facility are more aware of issues than management or council,” city manager Jeff Ward wrote in a report to council.

Ward proposed five options to council at Monday night’s meeting. One was to discuss changing the scope of the weight room to prevent it from competing with private business, a concept panned by weight room users.

The others were to upgrade the weight room by just replacing current equipment; upgrade the weight room by consulting with a committee of users, appointed by council; or to not upgrade anything within the facility.

Council’s decision to upgrade the weight room and have a committee appointed by weight room users came five days after an open house at the leisure centre’s multi-purpose room that attracted about 35 people who wanted to see the weight room remain in its current form.

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facility would shift its emphasis to general fitness.

An unauthorized notice posted in the weight room last month stated that the city was moving forward with changes to the weight room. The city denied those claims, and decided to host the open house.

Mayor Roy Ludwig began the open house by giving a brief opening statement before answering questions. A couple of people quickly questioned whether the weight room is in competition with private business.

One person, Nancy Samoluk, said the weight room wasn’t in competition with private gyms.

“You do have other places in town that do provide weightlifting, but you are very unique and you are not competing against people,” said Samoluk. “Other places in town do not have a pool in the same facility, do not have a library in the same facility and do not have a walking track in the same facility.”

Ludwig agreed the leisure centre has a lot to offer.

The meeting then briefly became heated, with several people simultaneously interrupting Ludwig when he tried to make a debate, and Ludwig getting into a contentious argument with one person in attendance.

Many of the comments were based on the information posted in the weight room last month.

The meeting calmed down after the suggestion from another user, Brian Dueck, to have a small subcommittee formed with weight room users that would determine where the money could be directed in the facility.

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Large crowd savours the offerings at annual celebration of food and drink

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

People in the Estevan area continue to love Savour the Southeast.

The event attracted 1,500 to 1,600 people, which included exhibitors, and another 133 volunteers.

There were 33 alcohol vendors and 20 more selling food.

“It was an absolute success,” said Josh LeBlanc, who was one of the organizers of the event. “It was an amazing time had by all.

We’ve had great comments coming back to us. Vendors were happy. Sponsors were happy. Bands were blown away by the number of people that were out to see them, and how they were treated by the community.”

There was excellent variety offered by the exhibitors as well. In the past, LeBlanc said Savour hasn’t had the representation for spirits that it wanted, but that changed this year, thanks in part to the arrival of some distilleries in the province.

A new feature this year was the Chef’s Challenge,

with David Vinoya from the Double Tree by Hilton in Regina, Jennifer Schrenk from Chef Jenni Catering in Saskatoon, and Ryan Katchuk from Casino Regina participating. Vinoya was the winner.

“We thought it would be cool to elevate the culinary experience, and see what that was like, so we brought those three chefs in,” said LeBlanc. “The majority of them have been gold medal plates contenders, so they’re no strangers to competitions. I think they handled themselves very well. We heard great things about that as well.”

LeBlanc would like to see local chefs involved with the challenge in future years.

Entertainment was courtesy of Justin LaBrash, League of Wolves and Fogdog. LeBlanc said they received excellent feedback about all three performers.

“One thing that’s kind of cool is that any country artists that we bring in, somehow they seem to win some type of Saskatchewan Country Music Award right before the show,” said LeB-

Arturo Estrella prepared food at the Southeast Newcomer Services booth during Savour the Southeast. lanc. “We like to think of even though it started in ourselves as kind of the 2016.

“We’re one of the bethorseshoe for those guys.

Justin LaBrash won the Sas- ter shows in the province,” katchewan Country Music he said. “They really do Award for emerging artist a appreciate how we treat them.” couple of weeks ago.”

Exhibitors have to pay LeBlanc said Savour the Southeast has already their staff to be at the show, built up an impressive repu- and they have to pay for A2 » ENVISION tation among the vendors,

Council awards contract for Civic Auditorium’s demolition

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The demolition of the Civic Auditorium could begin soon.

Estevan city council awarded the tender for the demolition of the 60-yearold arena to Silverado Demolition, which has locations in Saskatoon and Regina, for $143,600 at Monday night’s meeting.

In his report to council, Rod March, the city’s facilities and parks manager, said he used a points system to determine who should be awarded the contract. The maximum guaranteed bid price received the greatest influence at 40

points.

But he also awarded 10 points each for six categories: experience with demolitions, resources available for effective project implementation, the demonstrated safety record, the approach to completion of the project within the specified timelines, the safety aspects to approach, and consideration of local sub-contractors for hire if applicable.

Silverado Demolition did not have the lowest maximum bid price, but it had the best overall score of 77 points.

“Their extensive experience in large scale demolition, reasonable bid

price and overall approach to the project timelines makes their proposal the best option to meet the city’s objectives,” March wrote.

Greyline Trucking had 74 points and Saskcon Repair Services Ltd. had 68 points.

“Three of the proposals stood out as having applied all the criteria in the proposal while also providing the best pricing for the project,” March said.

The range in the overall total maximum guaranteed bid price ranged from $110,000 to $590,000.

Councillor Dennis Moore wanted to know if there was a breakdown on

the category scores for each company that submitted a bid. He said he wanted to be prepared to answer those who want to know why council didn’t select a local contractor.

March countered by saying that he followed the rules that were in place.

“The experience levels of some very good submissions that we had out of those 11 companies was over the top,” said March.

The successful bidder was also under the projected price.

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Some parts of the Civic will be salvaged « A1 said Moore.

City manager Jeff Ward stressed the city followed all the rules a municipality has to in this process, as per the terms of the New West Partnership on Trade.

Mayor Roy Ludwig said the cost of the demolition was lower than what council expected.

“We didn’t have much of an idea of how high it (the cost) could go, but there were discussions that it might have gone for double or more than what we were able to get it for,” said Ludwig.

This is a company with a lot of expertise, the mayor said, and Ludwig is confident they will do the necessary work.

A mandatory site viewing was held on April 20, with 24 representatives from 14 companies in attendance.

The city received 11 proposals from companies interested in demolishing the arena.

The deadline to submit a proposal was April 27.

Three of the bidding companies were local.

Demolition of the Civic is expected to begin soon.

The RFP issued earlier this year stated the demolition has to be finished by June 15.

“It’s a fairly tight timeline, and the companies knew that when Rod took them for the tour,” said Ludwig.

It’s expected the demolition will be finished before the Estevan Fair, which is to begin on June 18.

City staff has been removing what they could from the arena. A lot of what remains in the rink is old and in need of repair.

But there are some things that can be salvaged.

The components that can be used again from the ice plant will be kept in tact. The scoreboard will likely be going to the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

“We’re trying to save some of the rail where people leaned … and we’ll see what we do with that down the road. We’re trying to salvage as much as we can,” said Ludwig.

Demolition of the Civic Auditorium is expected to begin soon, after a contract was awarded to Silverado Demolition on Monday night.

The city found someone interested in taking the boards, but when the potential buyer came and inspected them, they found the boards to be obsolete.

The glass could be reused.

The cornerstone at the front entrance of the Civic that was engraved with “1957” will be salvaged, and will be displayed somewhere at Affinity Place.

Other memorabilia will also

Weight room usage was down last year « A1 petition to council with 139 signatures from people who wanted the weights to remain.

“I know there have been all kinds of rumours and talk about taking heavy weights out and all the weights out,” said Block.

Block said he comes to the leisure centre facility because he wants to use the different services available, and he has seen a lot of people rehabilitating from various health issues, including surgeries and strokes.

Dylan Lafrentz who is the trainer of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins and hockey players from throughout southeast Saskatchewan, said the weight room is a tremendous convenience for hockey programs.

“To me, having that here for them, to utilize to allow them to get better and be the best that they can be, is massive,” said Lafrentz.

It wouldn’t be feasible for parents from outside of Estevan to drive into town, drop the players off at a private gym, and then take them to Affinity Place or the

Power Dodge Ice Centre for practice.

He believes the presence of the weight room is a great recruiting tool for the Bruins, and a great way to hold them accountable.

By the end of the meeting, Ludwig told the users that council would not be phasing out the heavy weights from the weight room.

In his report to council on Monday night, Ward outlined some of the other concerns that were raised at last week’s meeting.

He noted that a majority of weight room users would leave if the heavier weights were removed.

Some concerns were raised about getting rid of equipment that isn’t used, such as the incline bench press and one of the squat racks.

Maintenance issues were noted regarding upkeep of the equipment and cleanliness of the facility, including the bases of the equipment, the cleaning towels and a water cooler that was broken for months.

Users also believe that concerns brought to the info

desk were not communicated through the proper channels so they could be rectified.

And users would like to see hard copies of future surveys, since a lot of them haven’t received surveys sent out via e-mail.

According to figures provided by the city for the Mercury, the number of users for the weight room has been declining. The weight room peaked at 45,964 visits in 2013, and then fell back to 35,711 visits in 2014. It remained above the 30,000 mark the next two years.

The first three months of the year have typically been the busiest times.

While the city only had the figures for the first eight months of 2017, there were 17,719 visits last year through Aug. 31, which put the city on track to have more than 26,000 visits for the year. The number of weight room users was down each month from 2016 to 2017.

be saved.

The civic has been closed since last November due to structural concerns raised in an engineering report. After receiving a second opinion, council voted

to reopen the Civic, if it could receive the necessary insurance. But the insurance didn’t come through, and the city announced in January that the arena would be closed for good.

Envision will benefit from Savour event « A1 product, hotel rooms and travel as well. It means organizers have to work hard on the business side to appeal to the vendors.

“In consultation and feedback, we’ve developed a business model for the show on the vendor attraction side that allows us to get the high quality of vendors that we do,” said LeBlanc.

For the second straight year, all of the booths were spread out across the floor of Affinity Place. The entertainment stage was at the south end of the arena floor, and there was also a sound booth at the north end.

Some people had concerns about congestion, but LeBlanc said the crowds have flowed much better the last two years than in the first edition of the event.

He cautions the public that these events always generate large crowds.

“We’ve tried to create a flow and a large viewing area for people to have the space that they need if it’s too crowded,” said LeBlanc.

There have been suggestions in the past to have vendors in the upstairs concourse of Affinity Place, but LeBlanc said organizers have to be fair to the exhibitors, and most of the traffic is on the arena floor. Vendor feedback has indicated a desire to have everyone remain on the floor.

“We try to be as equitable as we can, and we try to treat the vendors as well as we can,” said LeBlanc.

Proceeds from Savour the Southeast will be directed to the

Envision Counselling and Support Centre.

LeBlanc said they don’t have a tally for how much money was raised, but he expects it will be similar to the $43,000 that was collected last year for the new outdoor facility at the Kin Hillside Play Park.

“When we were going through the selection process, since the show is called Savour the Southeast, we wanted to choose or pick a group that had an impact or an influence on the southeast portion of the province. Envision really pulled through for us this year.”

The board members and staff of Envision dedicated a lot of hours, and volunteered throughout the evening as part of their commitment to being a beneficiary of Savour the Southeast.

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City of Estevan’s parks and facilities department will be busy in the spring and summer months

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

Now that the warm temperatures associated with spring have arrived, the City of Estevan’s parks and facilities department is out and about, working to enhance the city’s greenspaces and facilities.

Rod March, the manager for the parks and facilities division, said the full complement of summer students has arrived.

They have been working on a number of projects to ensure the city is looking good this year.

It will also be a busy year for Communities in Bloom, and for capital projects in the community.

The city is in its second year with the Communities in Bloom program.

Parks foreman Shannon Wanner has taken a lot off of March’s plate for the initiative, he said, and has boosted her certification.

The city will be in the evaluated friends category this year, after being in the introductory friends division a year ago. Judges will come to Estevan later this year and evaluate local efforts based on six criteria of tidiness, floral displays, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry and landscaping.

“Probably one of our biggest ones – and we’re going to be tying that in with Operation Clean Sweep, and all through the summer as well – is our tidiness initiative to clean up all the garbage and all that stuff around the city, and make it look a little bit nicer and neater,” said Wanner.

Trees will be planted in the city through the ur-

Parks and facilities manager Rod March ban forestry component, including 100 trees through a donation from the Rotary Club of Estevan. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation.

Flowers will be coming in at the end of May, and the city will be organizing a contest to determine the floral arrangement at the corner of King Street and Souris Avenue North.

Other projects are still in the works for some of the other criteria.

“I’m looking forward to participating in it, and seeing what the judges say about our city,” said Wanner.

The city will receive a number of blooms based on the points received.

“We’re going to see how many blooms we get, and see where we can improve for next year, and we’ll keep building this program from year to year,” said Wanner.

Among the capital projects for this year will be upgrades to the Kensington Park Greens. Council has given March the go-ahead for him to fix the drainage issues in the park.

“That park sits at a

Work has started on the median along Souris Avenue North, between Edward Place and Wellock Road.

It’s one of several median projects happening in the city this year. very low elevation, and that’s why we get those invasive species like fox tail and that moving in, because you get the salts percolating up through the earth, and nothing else will grow there but those salt-tolerant species,” said March.

The low-lying area of the park will be elevated by a metre. Upgrades will take place over a two-year term. He hopes a spray park and a washroom facility can be added this year as well, but that’s dependent on the budget and the drainage and soil work that need to be done.

He also hopes to see a fully-accessible play structure added to Royal Heights Veterans’ Memorial Park.

The proper fall protection matting will be installed, eliminating the sand that is currently there.

A new washroom facility will be added for the spray park at Royal Heights.

The city has also started work on the repairs for 13th Avenue south of the intersection with King Street, and on Souris Avenue North. The median north of Wellock Road has also been completed, and work has now started on the median between Wellock and Edward Place.

They will have the paving stones similar to those installed on Souris Avenue North a couple of years ago, and new selfwatering planters.

“We have already started on some of our landscaping projects,” said March.

“On our main corridors … we’re updating some of the old broken bricks, the old planters with some of

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the brick that we had at the city yard.”

A three-year plan has been adopted to complete all of the medians in the city.

A new liner will be added to the paddling pool at the Hillcrest Play Park, and it should be in place before the play park season starts in late June.

The city is also expanding the cemetery entrance into the columbarium area, with new structures, and a proper enclosure of the columbarium gardens.

March said people can look forward to a couple of events happening for a second straight year. The first will be the city’s preCanada Day celebrations on June 29. The pre-July 1 bash was held last year for the first time, in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday and it was a popular event.

Details are still being ironed out, but March said it will be a lot of fun, with some attractions similar to a year ago.

The other event is the Slip ‘N Slide at Royal Heights. A date hasn’t been determined, but March said they will be better prepared for a large crowd this year.

“We have two slides coming, and I’m doing some upgrades to the water delivery system there,” said March. “We’ll have shorter lineups, because we’ll have two slides going, and that should be a blast, too, if the weather holds.”

Pest monitoring is now underway. The local gopher

population, for example, is under control. The late spring helped with gopher emergence.

“They emerged when there is no food available to them, so our method of using the poison that we use was really effective, because there was nothing else available for them to eat, so they ate the poison,” said March.

Weed control will also start soon.

On the facilities side, people can look forward to new flooring for the Estevan Leisure Centre’s multipurpose room, and the start of a flooring project for the showers in the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre.

The city will also start work on replacing rooftop HVAC systems atop the leisure centre, which have reached the end of their life cycle. There are nine, but only one or two will be replaced each year.

“This is just all part of that maintenance program where you find that apex of what it costs to keep something going, versus what it costs to buy a new one,” said March.

March said the two divisions have been operating under the same umbrella, creating efficiencies throughout the division by sharing resources. It’s a reality of the economic times in the city, and part of his mandate is to find those efficiencies, along with external funding, while meeting the needs and expectations of people in the community.

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The voice of the user was heard Those who were concerned about the future of the weight room in the Estevan Leisure Centre can likely breathe a little easier.

The City of Estevan held an open house on May 2 to discuss the weight room, and whether it’s time to shift the focus to cardiovascular training.

As you would expect, the comments varied. Some of them were articulate and well-thought out. Some of them were not, and were seemingly based on inaccurate information circulated by an anonymous weight room user last month. Let this be a lesson regarding the importance of factchecking before believing everything that is said.

And some people just seemed to have a hard time staying on topic, and brought up issues that had nothing to do with the weight room.

But their opinions were expressed at a meeting, in front of council and city management, rather than on coffee row or on social media.

The weight room is going to stay in its present form, and it will receive $100,000 in funding for new equipment. Those who use

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So much for the last truck There are so many weird connections between what happened in 2008-09 and today. For one, that period, the greatest recession since 1929, was supposed to be the end of SUVs. HBO even did a documentary on it called The Last Truck: The Closing of a GM Plant.

The documentary lamented, through a clip of a news broadcast, “The plant turns our four different models of SUVs, something Americans are just not buying now.”

That announcement came June 3, 2008, as the price of oil was skyrocketing towards US$147 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate (WTI). Gasoline prices were sky high, and remarkably, almost exactly the same price they are in Western Canada right now, despite oil prices currently being US$68 per barrel. for WTI. Also, the plant closure announcement came before the recession hit that September.

That July, I bought a used SUV made at that plant, a fully loaded 2004 Buick Rainier.

I got it for cheap, because no one wanted SUVs, remember?

Step forward to April 25, and Ford, the one North American automaker that did not take a massive bailout from the U.S. and Canadian governments, announced it is all but getting out of cars. Except for the Mustang and Focus Active, you will not be able to buy

the weights will certainly be happy. Those who don’t will likely still be happy to see the status quo for the weight room.

The weight room has been an on-again, off-again issue since it opened in 1992 with the Leisure Centre. It was tiny when it opened, and while renovations over the years have helped expand the facility, it’s still a relatively small area.

But last week’s meeting brought up other issues. Cleanliness has been a problem.

Weight room users talked having to use filthy towels or equipment.

There are also issues with equipment that will be broken down for some time. And there are some items not used by the clients that could be replaced.

Hopefully the issues brought up during the meeting will be followed up, with better communication between council and patrons. A sub-committee for the weight room is an excellent step forward. Hopefully it will offer a good cross-section of users, with those who are in there for lifting weights and those who use it for cardiovascular purposes.

We have no doubt that there will be significant interest in participating in this

subcommittee. We hope that the interest will remain high for years to come, once people have forgotten about the possibility of shifting the weight room’s direction.

And hopefully the lines of communication between the city and weight room users will improve. A lot of people at last week’s meeting said they never received surveys and other correspondences on the weight room. A new subcommittee will help. So will printing off hard copies, as opposed to just relying on e-mail.

There has been a decline in the number of users of the weight room in recent years, as the number of gyms has increased in the community.

That doesn’t mean that the city should pull the plug on a weight room. The weight room is still a valuable part of the services the city provides at the leisure centre. For a lot of users, it’s the biggest reason they have a membership.

Take away the weight room, and you’ll lose memberships.

The city does, however, need to be cautious with money it spends in the weight room, just like anywhere else.

a Ford car in North America. What will they sell? Trucks and SUVs (which essentially include crossovers).

Over my 27 years of driving, my wife and I have owned almost every type of consumer vehicle. The long list includes an ’81 Dodge Omni (subcompact), ’67 Buick LeSabre (full-size, a.k.a. barge), ’87 Plymouth Horizon (subcompact), ’98 Chev Geo Metro (sub-subcompact), ’82 Ford Econoline E-250 (full-size van), ’98 Chev Cavalier (compact) ’68 Buick LeSabre (barge Mk II), ’04 Buick Rainer (mid-size SUV), ’09 F-150 Supercrew (full-size pickup) and ’11 Ford Expedition (full-size SUV).

Do you know what we discovered through all this? An SUV and a full-size pickup, for us at least, are the perfect combination of two vehicles to own, if you can afford it.

During the post-2009 recession years, the American Congress brought in stringent rules for improved fuel efficiency. Some people might have thought this was the end of the sport utility vehicle and trucks. How wrong they were.

Those tremendous gains in fuel efficiency made it more possible to operate larger, heavier, more capable vehicles at fuel efficiencies and horsepower that could only be dreamed of before.

For instance, my ’11 Expedition has a 5.4-litre V-8 which gets 310 horsepower and which weighs 6,132 pounds. It has a six-speed transmission.

If I were to buy a totally new model, the 2018 Expedition, it would come with a much smaller 3.5 litre V-6 turbo engine, coupled to a 10-speed automatic transmission. It would weigh 5,793 pounds, a 339-pound reduction.

And the new engine would get a whopping 375 horsepower, with an engine that’s 35 per cent smaller.

When I was a kid, horsepower numbering 300 was something you saw in Corvettes, not SUVs. Ford now makes their flagship F-150 with an aluminum body, dropping several hundred pounds. The engine actually shuts off when you stop and restarts when you take your foot off the brake. And it comes with a base 2.7-litre engine that gets 325 horsepower, and 10-speed transmission. That’s more horsepower than the base ’93 Corvette, with an engine not much bigger than the 2.2-litre that could barely get my ’81 Omni to passing speed.

It’s these innovations that have made trucks and SUVs all the rage now. From my lengthy list of vehicles before, I’ve found there are very, very few ways that a car is superior to an SUV. They are cheaper, easier to park, and they get better fuel economy. That fuel economy margin is a price worth paying to have 4-wheel drive.

SUVs, and trucks, are almost universally equipped with some form of 4-wheel drive, which, given this is Canada, is infinitely better than pretty much any car.

And their additional clearance is useful not only in the countryside, but in cities like Regina and Saskatoon, where residential streets get precious little snow clearing. Of all the vehicles I’ve had, the Rainer, with air shocks, had the best ride.

The Last Truck lamented the loss of manufacturing jobs in America, but it also gave the example of the SUV as a dead end.

Things have sure changed since then. That plant reopened in 2015, and now makes windshields, employing a similar number of people.

And the SUV and truck are here to stay.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.

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So now we’re arguing about Riders songs?

Corey Atkinson New Material Only On Twitter the other day, the Saskatchewan Roughriders official account appeared to lightly take offence at the suggestion that the Tampa Bay Lightning were using Bring ‘Em Out as the music they might see as their theme.

At this point I’m not sure if they’re just messing around but the song has gotten a lot of attention this off-season, particularly when receiver (and occasional defensive back) Duron Carter seemed to indicate he wanted a different song. Now the Riders are raising even non-serious eyebrows at the potential someone else might want it? Please.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders over the last few decades have made quite a thing out of their songs.

Any fan worth his or her salt can go through the full lyrics of Green Is The Colour. But more should know that the song has never been theirs, and they aren’t even the first Canadian ‘football’ team to use the song.

The song was originally Blue Is The Colour by Chelsea Football Club in London, UK, with much the same lyrical content, and it dates back to the early 1970s. Members of the team at the time sang in the chorus and they still use it for big matches over 40 years later.

The song, despite tainted by being used in a Margaret Thatcher election campaign, has retained popularity with a fan base that probably doesn’t have the faintest idea it’s been co-opted by a Canadian gridiron squad.

The proper footy song then moved across the pond and all the way to the west coast where the Vanvouver Whitecaps used it for White Is The Colour, and continue to do so as the club has moved into Major League Soccer. The Proclaimers didn’t have to walk 500 miles and then walk 500 more to hear it, as they recorded the version heard before every Whitecaps home game.

Then we have On Roughriders, a song we all should know from hearing it a couple of times every pre-game. That song is, as most of us should know by now, also not originally our own. It borrows heavily from the University of Wisconsin fight song, On Wisconsin. Charging right through the line and scoring a touchdown every time isn’t just an aim of players wearing green and white in Saskatchewan.

The Last Saskatchewan Pirate that we hear every game? Written by Canadian comedy group the Arrogant Worms (and covered by Captain Tractor), whose members are undoubtedly aware of the football team in the province, the song gives a heave-ho and a highho to many Saskatchewan landmarks but it wasn’t particularly written with football in mind.

This isn’t anything against the current Roughriders game-day experience. They now play in a stadium that’s the envy of the league and have a whole lot of fans who have a whole lot of opinions on what song should be playing when the team comes out onto the field.

There aren’t many teams that have the rich tradition of slightly borrowed songs that the Saskatchewan Roughriders possess in their canon. They’re songs that are enjoyed by young and old, even if they’ve had a slightly different parentage than what we may have believed growing up.

And besides, we’ll always have the Riders’ current medley of songs, like Jason Plumb’s Paint the World Green, or the much older Rider Pride to fully call our own. And no team in Canadian professional sports will have the audacity of having a gopher as the mascot. And Gainer in the sunroof driving around the track with the srien to ‘Green Is The Colour’ is close to ‘peak Saskatchewan.’

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service was called to a grass fire along Highway 39 west of Estevan on Thursday.

Fire department busy with grass and structure fires recently

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Fire Rescue Service (EFRS) has been busy with grass and structure fires during the past week.

The fire department was called to two structure fires on May 6. The first was just to the south of the city in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Estevan. When crews arrived on the scene, they found a fire in the roofline of the structure. An individual was barbecuing too close to the home.

“We spent a significant amount of time with a fairly stubborn fire, being that it was in the roofline,” said Feser. “The structure did suffer significant damage, however it is still standing.”

While the fire department was at the scene, they were called regarding a structure fire in the RM of Benson about six kilometres southeast of Macoun. It was caused by an electrical issue.

Fire crews from Lampman and Midale were called

to assist with that scene.

“The homeowner was able to escape the home after he smelled smoke,” said Feser.

The following morning, the EFRS was called to the property in the RM of Benson after the fire rekindled. Firefighters were on the scene for about seven hours.

“The structure still stood, but upon arrival it was fully engulfed again,” said Feser.

Crews could not enter the building, and took defensive firefighting tactics.

Once the fire was extinguished, the fire department had to bring in a trackhoe to assist with a controlled demolition of the house.

The fire department also had three grass fires last week. The largest was adjacent to Highway 39 west of the city, near the Southland Pulse plant.

Upon arrival, Feser said firefighters found restricted visibility due to the smoke.

Strong winds of around 35 kilometres per hour added to the challenge of

fighting the fire.

Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control. The Estevan RCMP provided assistance with traffic control, since smoke was obstructing visibility.

CP Rail was asked to stop trains from moving in the area until it was deemed safe. Trains were able to resume movement later in the morning.

Feser said it was a “very significant” grass fire.

It resulted in charred grass that extended for about half a mile along the highway.

Had the fire jumped the rail tracks, it could have resulted in the evacuation of the pulse plant.

The grass fire was caused by hot works being performed by CP Rail for line repairs on the tracks.

“Thank goodness there was quick notification by dispatch and by CP Rail to alert us of the fire,” said Feser. “The implications could have been much worse because the wind speeds were coming up, and it was spreading quite quickly. With wind speeds

like this, continuing to rise, a lot of times you can’t even out-drive the fire in a vehicle.”

Feser said the grass fire risk has now shifted into the extreme level, and if the Estevan area doesn’t receive any moisture this week, then fire bans could be implemented.

The fire department was also called to the Power Dodge Curling Centre on May 2 for a natural gas leak. The building was vacant at the time.

The cause was found to be one of the commercial cooking appliances in the kitchen area.

“The gas service was actually shut off to both the Civic (Auditorium) and the curling club the day previous, and then re-energized, and the standing pilot light system had extinguished,” said Feser.

Upon re-ignition of the gas service, the gas was escaping into the atmosphere from the commercial cooking appliance.

SaskEnergy was called to the scene as well.

Two people stopped for firearms The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released details on a couple of gun seizures that occurred at the North Portal border crossing on April 23.

Officers at North Portal seized a .45-calibre hand-

gun from an Alaska-bound traveller. He was arrested and issued a $1,000 penalty for failing to declare.

Later that day, officers intercepted a second Alaska-bound traveller who failed to declare 32

overcapacity magazines and the lower receiver of a rifle. He was arrested and issued a $550 penalty.

The CBSA encourages U.S. residents travelling through Canada to Alaska to ship firearms

separately before arriving at the Canadian border, and retain the shipping receipt.

Handguns cannot be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service and must be shipped via common or contract carrier.

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Battle of the Books pits Grades 7 and 8 The Estevan Area Literacy Group’s (EALG) Battle of the Books has become a popular event among local Grade 5 and 6 students since it was introduced in the spring of 2016.

Now the literacy group has extended the competition to Grades 7 and 8 in an effort to ensure older students still have a chance to pit their literacy knowledge against each other.

The inaugural Grade 7 and 8 battle was held on Friday morning at Hillcrest School. Students read several books prior to the competition, and then EALG co-ordinator Kim Marshall asked them a total of 50 questions about those books. Students jotted down their answers, and received points if they were correct.

Some questions were worth more than one point.

“It went very well,” said Marshall. “Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Most of them knew their books very well. And I was just happy to see this many kids interested.

The kids that are here are excited to be here.”

The Book Smugglers from Spruce Ridge School finished in top spot with 55 1/2 points. They also took home the award for the best team costumes. The Book Wizards, also from Spruce Ridge, were second with 53 1/2 points, followed by the Midnight Readers from Hillcrest School, who finished third with 48 1/2 points.

From left, Estevan Area Literacy Group co-ordinator Kim Marshall presented the winners’ trophy to Book Smugglers members Laura Swirski, Kristen Carlson, Jesse Gibson and Seth Peters.

Marshall was impressed with how close the competition was for the top three teams.

“That shows that everybody did their homework and read the books,” said Marshall.

Also entered were the Bulldogs from Pleasantdale School, who won the award for the best team name, and the Pixie Dust from Hillcrest School.

She expects the Grade 7 and 8 Battle of the Books

can become an annual event, just like the showdown for Grades 5 and 6. The kids in the older age groups had asked for a Battle of the Books of their own.

“Hopefully as they age out of the five and six (battle), they’ll just want to join the seven and eight,” said Marshall.

The battle for the older kids was a little more relaxed, she said. The students know what’s going

on, and they know how to prepare. The materials were a little more advanced, but they also had some materials that were the same from the Grade 5

and 6 book battle.

“In the future, we’ll try to add more,” said Marshall. “But even in the (grade) five and six (competition), we try to include

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Southern Plains Co-op gives back over $1.4 million to its members in 2017, group announces at AGM

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Throughout their existence, the Southern Plains Co-op just keeps giving and giving, and the 2017 year was no exception.

The co-op paid back $1,491,105 to its members last year in cash. “ We s a w s t e a d y growth in 2017,” said co-op board chair Robert Grimsrud. “Our sales have continued to grow and our sales have grown over the last three years, coming out of the downturn in the oil industry.”

Grimsrud said the coop was happy to be able to do their payback again this year.

“Our balance sheet is strong and our financial position is strong,” he said in an interview after the meeting. “All in all, given the environment we’re in, I thought it was a good year.”

It wasn’t only that the co-op was able to give back to the community

throughits member equity, but there were a lot of donations of time and money that were made by the coop and its members.

In 2017, the co-op invested into grading day in Carlyle, the Bow Valley Jamboree in Oxbow, the SaskTel Tankard at Affinity Place, the Halloween Trail of Terror in Estevan, the Festival of Lights in Estevan, the Festival of Trees, Habitat for Humanity and the United Way. They also were a major sponsor once again of the Estevan and District Music Festival in addition to their 383 hours worth of volunteer hours to help with community events.

“It’s one of our primary functions, to give back, and to reach out to our communities,” Grimsrud said. “There’s literally dozens or hundreds of smaller donations that take place throughout the course of the year. Then we have some of the larger donations for the larger projects that come up in the

Robert Grimsrud, chair of the board of directors with the Southern Plains Co-op, speaks at their annual general meeting Monday at the Taylorton Room of the Days Inn. southeast part of the province or the communities.

We look at those seriously, obviously but we sponsor a large number of events throughout the year.”

The Southern Plain Co-op in the process of getting a card-lock fuel filling

station on the bypass that they aim to have open later this year.

“We have the land and the land’s been developed, so we’re ready to look at developing the actual facility,” he said. “We’ll be working with Federated

Co-op and as Brian (Enns, general manager of the Coop) mentioned, it’s going to go to tenders really quick.

Hopefully in the next short while, people will start seeing something going up there on our site.”

At the meeting, Enns described the co-op as people in the community who are invested in the business.

“For a $10 lifetime investment, members or shareholders are guaranteed a share in the profits based on their purchases and the profitablility of the operations of the business,” Enns told the AGM. “It’s a very different business model from other business. Also, a portion of our profits are re-invested back in the community through new assets or business expansions. We’ve done a lot of that over the years.”

Enns brought up the cardlock facility that they’re hoping to have construction on this summer.

“Our business is not about one person or one

location, but the good of the whole,” Enns said. “We are continually re-investing in our communities and the people of tomorrow.”

The food stores saw a slight sales increase of 4.9 per cent, with Oxbow and Carlyle’s stores accounting for the largest increase of that while Estevan’s food store was relatively flat from the previous year.

The bulk agro home sale saw an increase of 22 per cent, helped in part by the addition of the Alameda home centre. Gas bar sales were up slightly in Estevan but went up 10 per cent in Oxbow and Carlyle.

“We’re seeing some nice improvement in sales there.”

Barb Schaefer will be leaving the board, while Frances Boutin, Scott Kienlen and David Murray had their terms expire.

The co-op filled the board vacancies by reappointing Boutin, Kienlen and Murray, and new member Michelle Diechert through acclamation.

Two area highways among Saskatchewan’s worst Two highways in southeast Saskatchewan were included in the annual CAA Saskatchewan Top Ten Worst Roads campaign.

Highway 350, a short highway that runs from to the U.S. border, finished third in the competition. Highway 18 in the Torquay area was eighth.

A total of 1,782 votes

were received during the campaign, which ran from April 16 to May 6. Drivers, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians voted in the contest. One vote per road per email every 24 hours was allowed.

A mix of municipal streets and provincial highways were included this year.

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Jaw finished first.

Other highways to crack the top 10 included Highway 47 near Springside, Highway 9 near Hudson Bay and

Highway 21 near Paradise Hill.

The other municipal roads in the top 10 included Academy Park Road in Regina, Sidney Street in Maple Creek, First Avenue Southeast in Moose Jaw and Ninth Avenue Southwest in Moose Jaw. Christine Niemczyk, the director of communications

with CAA Saskatchewan, said: “Potholes and crumbling pavement remained as the number one problem identified by voters during the 2018 CAA Worst Roads campaign.”

Worst roads are described as having cracks, crumbling pavement, potholes or craters, poor or no signage, traffic congestion

and lack of cycling or walking infrastructure.

The results of the campaign will be shared with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, municipal councils, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA).

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The Estevan Oilfield Technical Society (OTS) 61st annual Oilmen’s Golf Tournament will be held

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The event will be highlighted with a steak

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Golfers will have the option of participating in either the 18- or 36-hole events. The entry fee $180

per golfer. The 36-hole event is limited to 288 entries. Registration can be found online at www. estevanots.com/golf.

“We’ll be happy to accommodate as many people as we can. Register early,” said OTS president Conrad Meili.

Until May 24, those who have received confirmation of paid registration will be able to book their Friday or Saturday tee time. The first 250 paid entries will receive a commemorative Estevan OTS take home item.

The barbecue on June 2 evening will begin with cocktails at 5 p.m.

Once again this year the OTS will have “Ray’s Crew” cooking a steak or lobster for dinner. Barbecue tickets are included with golfer’s entries and extra tickets can be purchased for $35 per person online or by visiting Crown Advertising. The evening will include a Calcutta with proceeds going to the junior golf program. There will be individual hole prize winners, door prizes, major prize draws and 18-hole event winners. Throughout the evening entertainment will be provided by AC Entertainment’s DJ Angela Clements.

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Chad Wayne Laviolette, 43, of Estevan, pleaded guilty in Estevan Provincial Court on Monday to a charge of possession of property obtained by crime with a value over $5,000.

Representing himself, Laviolette, a foreman with an Estevan oilfield construction company, told Judge Lane Wiegers, “Yes, I’m ready to plead guilty.”

Crown prosecutor Derek Davidson said that on March 3 at 7 p.m., Laviolette had entered an industrial yard near Brent Gedak Welding, located on the west side of Estevan.

There was 1,000 pounds of new stainless steel pipe stored there, which Laviolette took.

Two days later, on March 5, he took the $16,000 worth of custom-ordered oilfield pipe to Regens Metals in Bienfait and sold it for scrap.

While deciding whether to accept Laviolette’s guilty plea, Judge Wiegers hesitated.

Laviolette said, “I had moved here 13 years ago to have a fresh start.

I’ve been with my last employer for nine years.

“I came across the metal, not in anyone’s yard. It was in an open field.”

When Laviolette said that, Wiegers replied, “I can’t accept your guilty plea,” indicating he may have a defence.

At that point legal aid attorney Joelle Graham stood up and interceded, asking for a few minutes to speak to Laviolette and the Crown prosecutor.

After a break, Graham said that Laviolette came upon it and, “He didn’t know it was stolen.”

To that, Wiegers responded, “Willful blindness amounts to knowledge.”

Wiegers said the case would benefit from a pre-sentence report which would take about six weeks. With that, he accepted Laviolette’s guilty plea and adjourned the case to June 18 for sentencing.

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Wylie-Mitchell Air Cadets hold annual ceremonial review The cadets of 30 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron Wylie-Mitchell held their annual ceremonial review on Saturday at Estevan Comprehensive School.

Air Cadet League director Rob Wilson filled in as reviewing officer, as the original reviewing officer was unable to attend due to a family emergency.

The cadets were inspected by Wilson, and performed a marchpast and advance in review order. Two cadets, Flight Cpl. Zach Schmidt and Flight Sgt. Janna Cinnamon, also presented their effective speaking speeches to the assembled cadets, friends and family.

Top first year cadet went to Cadet Jesse Neb. Top second year female cadet went to Leading Air Cadet (LAC) Katrina Zinchuk. LAC Cohen Huber was presented with top second year male cadet.

Flight Cpl. Trinity Niebergall was presented with top third year cadet.

For marksmanship, top male shot went to LAC Jamin Cinnamon and the top female shot went to Janna Cinnamon.

Most improved cadet went to Niebergall.

Jamin Cinnamon won best dressed in ranks.

The esprit de corps award went to Flight Cpl. Kaydene Wright and Flight Sgt. Cole McCaskill.

Irene Dotty presented the drill and deportment award. She was first involved in the air cadet program in 1975, the first year females could join the program. She was secretary of the parent’s committee for eight years and was eventually on the air cadet league and then in 1984 became the first woman president of the National Air Cadet League. Before she made the presentation to Janna Cinnamon, Dotty offered some words of encouragement to the cadets.

Cinnamon also received best dressed overall and top cadet overall. She was also presented with the Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest award which can be bestowed upon a cadet in

recognition of exemplary performance in physical and military training.

Cadets graduating this year include Janna Cinnamon and Flight Sgt. Cathleen Haygarth.

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Wylie-Mitchell Squadron performed a marchpast during their annual ceremonial review on Saturday. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

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Weyburn’s LaBatte not blue after winning first street stock race of the year at Estevan Motor Speedway

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

Street stock car racer/ Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Brendon LaBatte will likely only race one time at the Estevan Motor Speedway this season but it was a doozy.

Weyburn’s LaBatte won the first IMCA Street stock car race of the Estevan Motor Speedway season on Saturday taking what may be his only 40 points of the season, overtaking Kenmare, North Dakota’s Cody Nelson with only a few laps to go.

“This is a new car to me so it’s been a big learning curve,” said LaBatte.

“We took it down to Texas and Nebraska earlier in the winter. (Saturday) is the best it’s worked by far.

Good competition up here.

The guys race you clean and there’s no hitting here.

It’s a great class to be in because it’s got great racers in it.”

LaBatte was overtaken a couple of times, once by his sister, Lindsay Wagner, and the other time by Nelson before LaBatte took the lead for good with five laps to go.

LaBatte’s other summer job is going to be keep-

ing him away from the track for much of this year, but we may be able to hit a race here or there.

“This will probably be the last one in Estevan here,” LaBatte said.

“We’ve got a few Thursday night games so you never know on Saturday I might make it out here, but as it is right now that’ll be my last planned one. Anything else will be a last minute decision.”

The hobby stocks race was a bit of a mess. With the wind picking up a bit at the intermission and one of the watering trucks rendering the vehicle and track in less than ideal conditions, the track became a dusty mess near the third and fourth turns and there were several collisions. By the time only a few laps had elapsed, the final collision saw Pete Honrud’s car flip upside down near the road to the pits, bringing out the red flag and the stop of the race.

“Usually Estevan has a good low lane and the last few years it’s been away,” said Lampman’s Leevi Runge who was awarded the race for leading at the end. “I went to my trusty low side and I guess you could say it worked out

THE ESTEVAN MOTOR SPEEDWAY POINTS STANDINGS IMCA Hobby Stock Driver 1. 25R Leevi Runge 2. 97R Riley Raynard 3. 15 Dylan Crozier 4. 52L Landon Runge 5. 17 Blake Penna

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IMCA Modifieds Driver 1. 14T Travis Hagen 2. 21 Aaron Turnbull 3. 77 Tyler Wagner 4. 99R Chris Hortness 5. 88 Eric Sinness

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Points 40 39 38 37 36

Leevi Runge drives during one of the heat races Saturday at the Estevan Motor Speedway. for the laps that we ran, anyways. My car wasn’t even fully warmed up to be honest.”

Minot’s Robby Rosselli returned to the track with a win in the feature race of the IMCA sport mods division, a place he’s known since his 2005 season win in the hobby stocks when he was the first American to win the class.

“You come up here and the people are friendly,” he said. “You can have a bad night and you’re leaving in a good, decent mood.

You’re always welcome around here.”

The track was good for the sport mods as the

water was added between the hobby stock feature race and the sport mods.

“It helps control dust and I understand that,” he said. “The water on the track kind of played into my field. You’ve got to kind of see where the track’s coming in and pay attention to where they’re watering. I wanted to go to the tip but I kind of had to wait until it got worked in and the wind dried it up enough…

“I was just trying to keep my momentum up on the top and just not bog the car down and keep it nice and straight.”

Rosselli took the lead with only 12 laps to go in

the race, overtaking pole sitter Kyle Keller of Sidney, Montana.

Williston’s Travis Hagen is no stranger to the winner’s circle in Estevan.

He finished ninth in the points last year but won four races in the 2017 season.

This one was close as the lead switched a few times in the final few laps.

“When you’ve got guys behind you like Aaron (Turnbull) and Jason (Wolla) and some of those guys, you know you can’t ever get relaxed,” said Hagen.

“You’ve got to keep hitting your marks and keep trying to push the limit a little bit

and try to extend the lead.”

Hagen said he wasn’t trying to push and get off the bottom and the other drivers closed in. With five laps to go, Wolla passed Hagen and only a lap later Hagen retook the lead for good as Wolla’s motor blew.

“I hate that for him.

Those things aren’t cheap,” Hagen said. “But it was fun, Good competitive racing all the time.”

The junior slingshots race was won by Ryder Raynard.

The next event at the track will be May 18 at 7 p.m. with all five classes scheduled to go.

Travis Hagen (14T) gets a lead in one of the heat races Saturday at the Estevan Motor Speedway.

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Golden Eels getting ready for summer swimming season

By Corey Atkinson Sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan Golden Eels have won a few provincial championships and are looking for some fresh swimmers for their club.

They started practicing last week at the RM of Estevan Aquatic Centre.

“They’re training four days a week, Monday to Thursday,” said club publicity director Melanie Dzeryk. “Our club has grown a little bit this year. Last year we had 61 swimmers and this year we’re up to 66 and that’s fairly large compared to other clubs in the province.”

There are basic practices through the first month to get the swimmers used to the technique and skills needed for speed swimming, and to help the newer swimmers there will be a mini meet in June for those 10 and under to get them used to what they’ll see at the bigger meets as the seasons go on.

“It’s kind of a practice meet here at home,” Dzeryk said. “And then the first meet will be in Humboldt on Father’s Day weekend.”

There is a fair amount of continuity on the team even though a few of the older ones have left the program. Dzeryk said there are a lot of new swimmers this year.

“Our core group of swimmers did come back this year, so we’re hoping to defend that title again,” she said.

The team will be coached ably by Cassidy Reich, a longtime swimmer and swimmer/coach with the club who won the province’s coach of the year award last year with Swim Saskatchewan.

“She’s back and we have a bunch of junior coaches helping her out,” Dzeryk said. “Jaiden Jocelyn is her assistant coach and some of our younger swimmers in the 13 and 14-year-old range can become junior coaches now and help out with the 10 and under swimmers.”

Erin Wilson will be the team’s lead trainer, to help train up those junior coaches to help with suc-

Local teams do well at volleyball provincials A pair of local 16U women’s volleyball teams had a great run at volleyball provincials last weekend, nabbing medals in their division.

The Division 3 Tier One champion Arcola Southeast Vipers won the gold after a 27-25 win over the Yorkton Blitz Storm, while the Estevan Extreme defeated the QCVC Avalanche to win bronze.

The Vipers went 5-0 in their pool, defeating the JBH Strikers (Nipawin), the Esprit (Prince Albert), the Hornets (Humboldt), Esterhazy and Assiniboia. The Extreme went 4-1 in their pool play and advanced on sets between tied teams, as they had identical records with Martenville’s Outerlimits Synergy and Regina’s QCVC Avalanche in the round robin.

In the playoffs, Estevan defeated Humboldt but lost to Yorkton. They won 27-25, 25-21 over QCVC Avalanche The Southeast Vipers went straight through to the gold after beating Lanigan, QCVC Avalanche and then Yorkton.

There were a total of 56 teams at the men’s 14U and women’s 16U provincials in Warman and Saskatoon April 27-29.

Some of those teams who did well at this level may try their chances at the Volleyball Canada National Championships, an open competition May 16-22 for any teams who wish to enter. As of April 19, neither the Vipers nor the Extreme had registered for the event.

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Estevan Mercury

Two bantam Bruins selected in WHL draft their positions.

McMillen played 68 regular season games over the last two seasons plus time as an affiliate player three seasons ago. This year, he scored 13 goals and 12 assists in playing all 31 games despite being injured for much of the campaign. He also suited up for a pair of playoff games with the Apex midget AA Bruins last season.

“He played through a pretty tough injury,” Copeland said. “He did his best all season but he was playing on one arm all year.

The point totals don’t add up but he played through it and was a quiet leader.”

McMillen, who has committed to the Prince Albert Mintos next season for midget AAA, was listed at 5’8”, 134 pounds but like his older brother Kade McMillen, he’ll likely fill out some size as a midget player. Three years older, Kade is now listed at 6’1”, 185 pounds.

“There’s a lot of upside in Turner’s game, that’s for sure,” Copeland said.

A 6’3” netminder, Winter had a 3.45 goals against average in 23 games this year with the Bruins.

By Corey Atkinson sports@estevanmercury.ca

The Estevan TS&M Bruins had a pair of players drafted into the Western Hockey League’s bantam draft last week.

Goaltender Zane Winter was called in the eighth round with the 160th pick overall by the Red Deer Rebels and the Kelowna Rockets drafted forward Turner McMillen in the ninth round with the 191st pick.

“They put the work in and now they have a place to play, or at least a chance to play in the western league,” said Bruins head coach Tom Copeland, who has been there for both of them since the start of their bantam careers. “At the end, it’s just the start of something. That’s what they both need to realize. If they’d have gone undrafted they’d have undoubtedly gone to somebody’s camp next year. I don’t worry about it as much anymore but it’s a nice honour for them to be drafted and I’m proud of them.”

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TS&M Bruins forward Turner McMillen, here trying to go to net while being bothered by a Notre Dame Hounds player, was drafted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. McMillen was one of two Bruins players drafted.

One player who didn’t get the call was defenceman Cade Bendtsen, the team’s captain, who went down with a broken tibia near the middle of the season. He scored a goal and seven assists over 14 games, and between that

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Also selected was Parker Bell, in the fifth round, 102nd overall by the Tri-City Americans.

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Walleye Classic kicks off fishing season in the Estevan area

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From left, Devin Draper and Scott Caouette accept the Walleye Classic plaques from Mike Halirewich with the Estevan Wildlife Federation.

Fishing season opened in southeast Saskatchewan on Saturday, and the Estevan Wildlife Federation (EWF) kicked it off with its annual Walleye Classic on Boundary Dam. A full field of 50 teams entered this year’s fishing derby, which is a catch-and-release event.

Teams could weigh up to six fish.

The tandem of Scott Caouette and Devin Draper took top spot, as they caught five fish with a combined weight of 15.36 pounds. Dave Clark and Jason Meyers finished in second spot with a cumulative weight of 14 pounds for their six fish.

Darcy Dukart and Harley Jahn were third with six fish that weighed 12.36 pounds. Closely

following them were Sheldon McManus and Devin Matthies, whose six fish weighed 12.26 pounds; Keegan Lafrentz and Brady Selk, who caught six fish that weighed 12.20 pounds, and Rene Sehn and Shnae Smith, who had six fish that weighed 12.14 pounds.

Nate Smart and Garrett Mehler had the largest fish at 5.44 pounds. They just edged out Clark and Meyers, who had a walleye that weighed in at 5.42 pounds.

Fishing season opens in Saskatchewan on May 5 each year. The EWF holds its walleye classic on the first Saturday after the start of the season, but since the two dates coincided this year, the EWF could have its derby on opening day.

At the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Course, we are committed to growing the game.

What does that mean? It means we value the importance of introducing golf to as many children as possible, and increasing the opportunities available to all kids, no matter their ability.

The game of golf is a lifelong game that can be enjoyed by all ages, and that is one of the main reasons we love teaching the game to young people. When kids get introduced to golf, they learn to appreciate the outdoors. They also learn sportsmanship, integrity and respect for the golf course.

The best way to introduce your child to the game of golf is to bring them to the golf course and let them experience holding a club and making a swing. Too often we want to show kids how to swing when we should just let them experience the fun of hitting a ball.

If you are a golfer yourself, taking your child onto the course with you is a great way to start teaching them etiquette of the game. You can show them how to rake a bunker, or how to fix a ball mark on the green.

Whatever you do, make sure that fun is the key aspect of your time together.

If you want more tips on how to start your child in the game of golf, please contact your local PGA of Canada professional.

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From left, Garrett Mehler and Nate Smart accept a cheque for catching the largest fish from Estevan Wildlife Federation representative Mike Halirewich.

SPAY AND NEUTERING Did you know • that spaying your female dog/cat has health benefits beyond just

Kale Peterson brings his fish to the weigh station at the end of the derby.

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preventing a litter? Spaying your pet can reduce or eliminate health conditions like uterine infections and reproductive cancers.

• cats will continually go into heat each month until they find a mate.

A female cat can have several litters a year and can still get pregnant while nursing a litter. Spaying your cat will eliminate the heat cycle and the unwanted behavior that goes with them.

• that neutering your male dog has health benefits beyond preventing

breeding? Neutering your male dog can help with hormone driven behavior problems, improving prostate health and preventing reproductive cancer.

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Spayed and neutered pets are much happier pets.

The Estevan Humane Society reserves the right to refuse any adoption.

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Estevan Mercury

Colouring contest well received by local schools

By David Willberg dwillberg@estevanmercury.ca

The Emde family from Midale is wrapping up their first fundraiser for this year’s Inside Out for Autism campaign.

Avery Emde is a sixyear-old Midale boy diagnosed with severe autism, and his parents, Landon and Katie, have fundraised and advocated for autism the last two years.

They have been running a colouring contest in local schools that started in late April and is expected to wrap up this week. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 4 at Spruce Ridge School, Midale Central School, Macoun School, Bienfait Weldon School, Lampman School and Weyburn’s Queen Elizabeth School participated.

Children were asked to colour a large puzzle piece as part of the contest. It was done to be symbolic of the Emde family’s autism journey, and the journey of other families, because no two situations are alike.

“I think that was the goal and the key of that colouring contest, was saying that kids have huge imaginations, and wonderful artistic abilities, and to do a puzzle piece and colour it and put stickers on it and glitter, and be proud of it, and know that nobody’s puzzle piece is the same,” said Emde.

But no matter how different each person is, Emde said it’s important to be kind.

One school had the puzzle pieces connected at the end.

“It was a good display to show that all of their puzzle pieces are different. They’re all different individuals. Even though all those children aren’t affected by ASD (autism spectrum disorder), they’re

all different, and different is OK,” said Emde.

Almost every student from Kindergarten to Grade 4 in each school participated, and Emde estimates they received about 400 entries. Some students in Lampman School created more than one, because they had one they wanted to submit, and another they wanted to keep.

All students were asked to bring in a quarter to support Autism Canada, which runs the Inside Out for Autism to campaign.

Some brought a dollar.

She reported that the schools have raised anywhere from $25 to $100 each.

Emde said she was welcomed into all of the classrooms, and she could speak with the kids in those classrooms, not just about the colouring contest and what the pictures meant, but also about autism and how it affects Avery and the Emde family.

“Each classroom that I was brought into to speak to that participated in the colouring contest, I asked some questions and got some feedback from the kids about what autism meant to them, and what word do they think about when they hear the word autism,” she said.

She received some great answers about the importance of being different and showing kindness.

“I had a little Grade 1 in one of the schools that had the most detailed and specific autism picture, and meaning behind it that I had ever seen,” said Emde.

Seeing it showed her that people are doing a good job of educating children and raising awareness of the issue.

Emde hopes the contest can expand next year to include kindergarten to Grade 6 students. She

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would also like to see it run over the course of a month, and she wants to see more schools involved.

Inside out for Autism will run from April to October this year. It ran only in April in 2017, when Emde was the national leader for fundraising. More fundraisers will occur in the coming months, although no details have been announced.

Emde wants to raise $6,000 through Inside Out for Autism this year.

The people in Estevan and other communities have been very generous, she said, and she is pleased people and businesses are always there to help.

Local youths were encouraged to colour puzzle pieces as part of the Emde family’s efforts to raise money for the Inside Out for Autism campaign. Photo by Katie Emde

Police release names of those charged with impaired driving

The Estevan Police Service (EPS) has released the names of several people charged with impaired driving in late April.

Stacy L. Gillies, a 35-year-old woman from Estevan, was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content exceeding .08, on April 21.

Evan J Moncrief, a 27-year-old man from of Alameda, was charged on April 22 with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content exceeding .08.

The following day, David Soderholm, a 45-year-old man from Estevan, was charged with impaired driving and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content exceeding .08.

The charges have not been proven in court.

In other recent police news, a theft from a vehicle was reported from east Estevan during the April 29 day shift. Items taken

were cash, an employee ID card and clothing.

Members responded to a shoplifting complaint from a south side business.

Three youths were located and further investigation lead to one youth being charged for theft under $5,000.

Officers received a report of a possible fraud victim during the May 1 day shift. Subsequent investigation determined that the victim provided a significant amount of money to a caller identifying themselves as a representative of a bank fraud department. The matter is still under investigation.

The EPS received a complaint during the May 1 night shift of a possible impaired driver who had just left an establishment in north-central Estevan. Shortly after the call, members found the suspect vehicle and initiated a traffic stop which resulted in a 56-year-old woman having her licence suspended and her vehicle

impounded for three days as a result of her breath test readings.

The EPS and the Estevan RCMP received a complaint during the May 2 day shift of a near collision at the intersection of Highway 47 and Highway 361 involving a semitrailer unit that failed to stop for a stop sign. RCMP members intercepted the vehicle near Estevan, conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and issued two violation tickets. One of the tickets was for failing to obey a stop sign, which carries a voluntary payment option of $230. The other violation ticket was related to the subject’s driver’s licence.

A mischief was reported involving the gates at Lynn Prime Park. The matter is still under investigation.

Members are looking into a mischief to a residence in the downtown area that occurred during the May 3 day shift.

Windows of a house were broken.

Police are investigating a report of possible extortion involving explicit images transmitted over Facebook.

Members responded to a complaint of a hit and run at a local restaurant.

Information for both vehicles was located and the matter was forwarded to SGI. Police received a complaint of theft of fuel from a local business. It is still under investigation.

Officers received a report during the May 4 day shift of a domestic disturbance that had occurred during the previous night.

The matter is still under investigation.

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to a single-vehicle collision that didn’t result in injuries in the rural area immediately south of Estevan. The EPS assisted the motorists until the RCMP could attend the area to assume control of the investigation.

The EPS received a report during the May 4 night shift of a fraud under $5,000 involving online banking. The matter is still under investigation.

Police received a complaint during the May 5 day shift of an individual driving a vehicle without permission and being involved in a collision that was not reported. The matter is still under investigation.

Police conducted several walkthroughs at Savour the Southeast during the May 5 night shift. No major issues were reported at the event. One fight was reported to EPS, outside of Affinity Place after the event was concluded and patrons were waiting for rides home. Both parties were spoken to.

A report of a possible assault was called into EPS. The female stated that the other party had left and she would attend the next day to provide a statement. The matter is still under investigation.

A hit and run was reported from behind the Power Dodge Ice Centre.

A male driver had struck another vehicle and left without reporting the accident. Members located the driver of the offending vehicle, and he was ticketed for failing to report and accident.

Police received a complaint of a domestic disturbance in central Estevan. A 32-year-old male was arrested, charged with assault and released to attend court in July.

A complaint of two motorcycles travelling at a high rate of speed in the Pleasantdale area was received and investigated.

Insufficient details were available to allow for follow-up with the registered owners and the vehicles were not located by patrol members during the shift.

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Cleaning up the park Members of the First Estevan Sparks held their annual spring cleanup inside Woodlawn Regional Park on Saturday. Sixteen members of the Sparks, along with family members and friends, turned out to pick up litter that had accumulated over the winter. They will receive a crest for their efforts.

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NORTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained organic waste material (twigs, leaves, and yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches must be bundled in 3ft lengths. Leaves and yard refuse must be bagged. ALL items must be on your driveway BEFORE 8am on May 17th. Call backs will not be happening in areas so please make sure items are out in time. See map online at www.estevan.ca for divisions.

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FITNESS SCHEDULE

EFFECTIVE - May 1 - 31 2018

MONDAY GRIT AQUA AWE EASY STRETCH AQUA STEP

7:45 AM - 8:35 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

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TUESDAY SPIN AQUA AWE MOM & BABY AQUA FIT GRIT

6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10- 9:50 AM*, 5:30-6:15 PM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

SPIN BAR RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM 9:10 AM - 9:50 AM 10:10 am - 11:00 am 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM 6:10 PM - 6:55 PM

RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM MULTI PURPOSE ROOM RM OF ESTEVAN AQUATIC CENTRE AFFINITY PLACE TRACK

WEDNESDAY AQUA AWE GRIT EASY STRETCH AQUA STEP CARDIO BOOTCAMP

THURSDAY SPIN 6:10 - 6:50 AM, 9:10- 9:50 AM*, 5:30-6:15 PM AQUA AWE 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM MOM & BABY/ TOT STROLLER BOOTCAMP 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM AQUA STEP 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM GRIT 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM FRIDAY GRIT AQUA AWE

7:45 AM - 8:35 AM, 10:10 AM - 10:55 AM 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

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* SPIN CLASS is a pre-register class but extra spots may be available for drop -in registration. You can confirm your spot by pre-registering at wwww.estevan.ca or at the Information Desk. 306-634-1888.

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City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping all City properties including

such as properties boulevards,including green spaces such City of Estevan crews willgreen be cleanspaces sweeping all City medians, parks, and natural areas. as boulevards, medians, parks, and natural awreas.

NORTH - City of Estevan crews will be helping you clean sweep by picking up your contained MAY 16 MAY 16 MAY organic waste material (twigs, leaves, and17 yard refuse) in your front driveway. Branches

6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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Take advantage of our crews and free landfill weekend!

2018

City of Estevan crews will be clean sweeping the City of Estevan North, East, South, and West entrances of the City and outlying areas.

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2018 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE The City of Estevan will be flushing watermains to ensure good water quality for all users of City water.

This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and flushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

(1) Thursday, and Friday- May 31 and June 1 Area bounded by Perkins Street and Luscar Park on the North, Water Treatment Plant on the South, Woodlawn Ave on the West, and Hwy 47S Service Road on the East (Includes Luscar Park, City of Estevan Public Works yards, and businesses on Hwy 47S Service Road) (2) Monday – Friday June 4-8 Area bounded by 6th Street on the North, Valley Street, 1st Street, and Westview Place on the South, Alice Road and Woodlawn Avenue on the West, and Souris Avenue on the East (includes Westview, Central, and downtown regions) (3 Monday- Friday June 11-15 Area bounded by 6th street on the North, McDonald Road and Perkins Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington Ave on the East (includes the Eastend, Bay Meadows, and Valley view regions, and Jubilee Place) (4) Monday –Friday June 18-22 Area Bounded by City Cemetery on the North, King Street on the South, Sister Roddy Road on the West (formerly Woodlawn Avenue), and Souris Road (Hwy 47N) on the East (includes Dominion Heights, Pleasantdale, and Royal Heights regions, as well as Cundall Drive, Woodend Place, Chinook Bay and Hwy 47N Service Road) (5) Monday – Friday June 25-29 Area bounded by Spruce Drive and Princess Street on the North, King Street on the South, Souris Avenue on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes Hillside and Scotsburn regions) (6) Tuesday-Friday July 3-6 Area bounded by King Street on the North, CPR Railroad on the South, 14th Ave on the West, and Kensington on the East (includes 7th Street, 8th Street, 9th Street, Centennial, Trojan, and Soo Industrial regions) (7) Monday- Friday July 16-20 Area bounded by Kensington on the West, Sawyer Road on the East, North and South City Limits (includes Glen Peterson Industrial Park, East Industrial, Southeast Industrial regions, and properties along Hwy 39E Service Road)

SANITARY SEWER MAIN AND STORM SEWER FLUSHING PROGRAM Beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2018 and continuing to Friday, August 31,2018 the Water and wastewater Division will be carrying out Sanitary Sewer Main Flushing and Storm sewer Flushing, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the occasional carry over to 6:00 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’.

2018 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

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equate, 28 per cent short and six per cent very short.

High winds are drying up the soil quickly.

The soil is slow to warm up and there is still snow and ice in some sloughs and ditches in the north.

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John Allen Fowler 1921 – 2018 John passed away peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, Estevan, SK at the age of 96 years.

John will be lovingly remembered by his wife Marjorie of 34 years; children, Murray (Dianne) Fowler, Dale Fowler, Bonnie (Barry) Weber, Dennis Fowler, Wendy (Brian) Fowler- Schnitzler, Patsy (Darren Baril) Fowler and son in law Lorne Greene (Jacquie’s husband); grandchildren, Michael (Donna), Barret (Ondine), Connie (James),Tamara (Lane), Tyler (Chantal), Cameron, Kelsea, Cody, Haley (Sandon), Kassidy (Zach) and 10 great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. John will also be remembered by Marjorie’s family; children, Donald (Susan) Jackson, Russell Jackson (Joanne Geysen), Tracy (John) Hamel and Leann (Darrell) Bravold; grandchildren, Kylie (Kyle), Jennifer (Travis), Amanda, Shaun (Danielle) and Chad as well as 6 great grandchidlren. John will also be remembered by his siblings, Gladys Turcotte, Bill (Barbara) Fowler, Margaret (Albert) Satchell and Ken (Shirley) Fowler.

John was predeceased by his parents, George and Muriel Fowler; 1st wife Irene (nee Vanstone) Fowler; daughter, Jacquie Fowler; sister Lucielle (Roy) Dow and grandson Stuart Fowler.

The Visitation was held on Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service was held on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Both services were held at the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, SK. with Legion Padre Marian Huber officiating. The interment took place following the service at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens with the lunch reception at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan, SK. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made to the Auxiliary to the Estevan Regional Nursing Home, 2227 Newcombe Drive, Estevan, SK, S4A 2S5.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Estevan’s annual Natural Health and Healing Expo offered vendors, demonstrations and speakers to help people lead a healthy life.

Thirty-four exhibitors and several speakers were part of this year’s expo on Friday and Saturday at the Wylie-Mitchell building.

Sheila Farstad, one of the organizers of the expo, said this was one of the best editions of the event in its eight-year history. She believes it gets a little easier to organize the event each year, thanks to the experience gained.

“There’s a balance of card readers, body workers and products,” said Farstad.

“So we have the whole gamut.”

The expo also featured several vendors who haven’t been there before, and some local people who were eager to showcase their services.

Some of the vendors performed demonstrations, allowing the public to experience how these services can improve their lives.

“I feel that this is growing, and this community is all about supporting each other, and building that community for people to have the options of really being informed about their own health and healing,” said Farstad.

Farstad stressed that

Mandy Rubiletz performed a spinal flush on Deb Reid at the expo. it’s important for people to embrace and be aware of what’s available for their own health and healing.

“This is a gathering of like-minded people toward better health,” said Farstad.

The speakers included Amanda Spense, who explained how to create a toxic free home with Essential Oils. Andrea Piper talked about a gut-health connection. Suzanne Mayer explained past life hypnotherapy. Kathleen Schroeder discussed how people can clean their homes with just water and a cloth.

Emily Gillies shared her vision for a new health and spiritual retreat centre at the former Metochos Ministries Lutheran Bible Camp west of Estevan.

Marissa Tisdale guided a mini yoga class and Thai yoga for participants. William Sinclair shared his thoughts on how to achieve inner peace in a chaotic world. Also, Laura Wilson discussed clean living with Epicure, Susan Saunders talked about chakras, colours and crystals, and Sandra Howells explained the pictures found in tea leaves.

Sheila Farstad, right, talks to Prairie Bly and Kendra Stroklund.

ECS students treated to one-woman show cause the kids are responding to the show really well, too. It’s been rewarding to see what they get from it, versus what teachers get from it, because it’s about a school.

“It’s neat hearing the feedback from the students, and how they relate to it, versus how teachers relate to it.”

Roy is a friend of Nathan Howe, who wrote the play, and Howe has been working with Charlie Peters, who is the artistic director for the production.

Emails were sent out to prospective male and female performers, since the part is not specific to gender.

She applied to star in the show, and was selected.

Performing a one-person show certainly carries challenges, she said, but she

Students from the Estevan Comprehensive School enjoyed a dramatic presentation on Thursday morning.

Danielle Roy performed The Wild Dog on the Concrete Path, a one-person show about a 23-year-old principal and a wild bear-dog in northern Saskatchewan. Her visit was through the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils, and the Embrace Theatre/Theatre Howl program.

She had already been to Leader and Moose Jaw through the tour before coming to Estevan, and she concluded her tour Tuesday with a visit to Lenore.

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has enjoyed the experience.

“It’s a bucket list thing that I wanted to try,” said Roy. She doesn’t have the opportunity to listen and react to other performers that she has in a normal production. And she has to know all of the lines, and understand the physical aspect of the performance.

Roy is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s drama program who has long been interested in acting. She has also studied at the Globe Theatre’s Conservatory program in Regina.

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