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Measles reported

INSIDE

Letters & Comments Page 2

Baby shower for Lisa & Ella Bart Page 5

Out In Left Field Page 5

It’s Trick or Treat season again, and as usual, it’s a mixed blessing. The “trick” is the sudden onslaught of much cooler weather (but no surprise there, as it usually hits around Hallowe’en!) and “treat” is the small amount of rain and snow that has accompanied the cooler temperatures …moisture that is certainly badly needed in the area. Hopefully the weather won’t be too nasty for all the little ghosts, goblins and miniature super-heroes that will be trudging around from door-to-door on Wednesday evening. This spooky-looking abandoned building near Semans will certainly be given a wide berth by the local youngsters. It looks scary enough on a regular evening, and will certainly be much more so on “All Hallows Eve”.

-photo by Lori Degenstien, Govan / LMT Staff

Many people thought this childhood disease no longer existed. However, for the first time in over 15 years a case of measles has been diagnosed in Saskatoon Health Region.

This marks the sixth case of measles in the province since September 2011. Four cases have been found in Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region and earlier this month a case was reported in Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.

“Today, measles is a rare disease in Canada,” says Dr. Julie Kryzanowski, Deputy Medical Health Officer Saskatoon Health Region. “Most cases of measles in Canada are related to international travel.

But to prevent imported measles from becoming outbreaks, Saskatoon Health Region is advising people to ensure that they are protected by immunization. Measles is just a plane ride away. When we see a case, it’s a reminder we need to remain vigilant.”

Children need two doses of measles vaccine before they are fully protected. Special measles vaccination clinics are being arranged in conjunction with influenza immunization clinics to make it easier for parents to get their children’s shots up to date plus protect them from influenza.

Continued on page 10.

Municipal election results Frasers celebrate 65th anniversary Page 13

Ministerial Message Page 13

OUTSIDE

There will be many new faces around the table when Strasbourg’s Town Council meets early next month. In last week’s municipal elections, Ken Swanston was elected Mayor, replacing Carol Schultz who chose not to seek reelection. Swanston won in a two-way race against former councilor Harry Schmidt. Of the three incumbent councilors seeking re-election, Jon Josephson, Murray Kondratiuk, and Maria Gaarde, only Josephson and Kondratiuk were successful. New councilors include Kelvin Schapansky, Lance Cornwell, Gary

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Wilker and Roy Erickson.

Sherry Reiss ran unsuccessfully. Former councilors Glen Lonie and Melinda Leibel did not seek re-election.

Local school principal Ken Koenig was elected to Nokomis Town Council with 104 votes, defeating four other challengers (Robert McNichol, Nina Moskal-Braun, Gaetan Carrier, and Debbie Tscher) for the one council seat that was not filled by acclamation. Those acclaimed were: Jim Tait, Dennis Kreiser, Doug Edwards, Kalie Hendry and Leah Edwards.

David Mark was elected Mayor by acclamation.

Govan’s incumbent Mayor Wes Pearce was re-elected by a wide margin, receiving 96 of the 118 votes cast, defeating challengers Heath Angell and Eric LaFrance. Incumbent councilors Heather Watkins, Dustin Hilderman, and Kevin Kreutzer were re-elected.

Newcomers Natasha Watkins and Del Skoropata won over challengers Stephanie Grabarczyk, John Landry and Heidi Perry.

David Mark In the village of Semans, incumbents Malcolm Bains, Perry Fehr, and Duane Linford were re-elected. As well, newcomer Heidi Linford was elected over former councilor Jay Holmes. Ray Lamontagne

remains in the position of Mayor by acclamation.

Earl Grey has a largely new village council after last Wednesday’s election. New councilors include Larry Bailey, Devin Bell, and Jane Conway. Incumbent Malcolm Manz was also re-elected.

Former councilor Jason Kiel and newcomer Peter Gallow were defeated, while former councilor Rudy Mohr chose not to seek re-election. Earlier on, former councilor Denise Krochak was elected Mayor by acclamation.

In Bulyea, Mayor Terry Myers was re-elected by acclamation, and incumbent councilors Brian Flavel, Richard Duthie and Henry Bergey were re-elected in a five-way

race for the four council seats.

Newcomer Shane Herman defeated Tom Bender to win the fourth seat.

There was not much change in the make up of Raymore’s town council, with five of the incumbent councilors being re-elected: Rita Morrow, Aaron Miller, Reuben Schmidt, Brian Bentz, and Glen Mihalicz. Newcomer Jim Braman was also elected. Eldon Conley didn’t make the cut.

Earlier, Malcolm Koncz was elected Mayor by acclamation after long-serving former Mayor Keith Bentz did not seek re-election.

See the RM and local school board election results on page 6.

See our Halloween section on pages 19& 20

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letters to the editor Dear Editor: I sit here trying to figure out how to write what I am feeling.

How do you express happiness when sadness is attached? I am talking about organ donations.

My husband this past weekend received an eye transplant.

We received the news late on October 20 when John was at work. It was a shock and surprise that he was even that high on the list. For the past 20 years he has been unable to see out of his left eye due to a condition in which the cornea degenerates over time. He tells me it feels like broken glass.

On October 21 he went in to surgery and received the transplant.

Afterwards we went to see his eye doctor. They took the patch off and cleaned up the eye, checked his right eye first, then they checked the left. As I watched him read the eye chart I knew that he could see, first he read the E, then the next line. I knew that it would emotional but did not realize just how emotional it would be

...he can see! It’s a gift, and no matter how many thank you’s one gives, it is never enough.

I guess I am writing this to remind people that the little red donor sticker is very important – you can be saving someone’s life, or giving them a second chance at something they have not been able to do for some time. It’s hard to think about the stranger who lost his or her life, but at the same time it’s a happy time because they gave a gift to someone else. I thank the stranger who put that little sticker on their Health Card and filled out the donor information. I am thankful that my husband can see again, but sad that someone lost their life in order for it to happen.

Thank you to all those who, like myself, have that little sticker on their Health Card. If you haven’t used your sticker, please consider what you would be giving to others. It’s a gift and, in a way, you live on.

Syrita Emery Strasbourg, SK Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer.

Dear Editor: As reported in the local newspaper, the Cypress Regional hospital in Swift Current will be building a landing pad to accommodate the STARS helicopter air ambulance. As I understand it, STARS is a private, for-profit company, so why are public health dollars being used to benefit a private company? The only reason Stars wants to operate a ambulance service in Saskatchewan is to get their hands on public dollars.

As a Saskatchewan citizen, I am not aware the people were agitating for a second and third ambulance service. This helicopter ambulance will be extremely costly. What is needed is some comparison pricing about air and ground ambulance services to transport a person from Swift Current to Regina. Then the local people will have some facts to go on. For myself and family, the road ambulance service is plenty good enough for us.

Henry Neufeld Waldeck, SK Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer.

Editor’s note: STARS is a charitable, non-profit organization, and the STARS Foundation is the fundraising arm of the organization. Funding is met through donations received from individuals, service groups, business and corporations, municipalities, and through collaborative agreements with provincial governments. On April 6, 2011 the provincial government announced that the province is investing $5 million in the STARS initiative in 2011-12, and an estimated $10 million annually in future years. Several other major donors have provided contributions to the STARS Saskatchewan program including Potash Corp, Crescent Point Energy, Mosaic, Enbridge, Enerplus, Husky Energy, Legacy Oil, and Rawlco Radio.

Dear Editor: All the best for Nokomis Town Council and Mayor. May our town sustain what we have, forge ahead for sustenance, growth and good for all.

Not everyone is able to attend council meetings and hopefully we will read detailed reports to be submitted monthly to the Last Mountain Times. (There is no reason why this should not happen.) Reports should legally inform taxpayers, town or municipal, of plans and decisions made for the health and future of our town and surrounding areas. From experience I know the fact of matter is decisions now are made “in-camera” should a member of the public (even “withstanding” or on the agenda) be present. He or she will be politely dismissed with a few words of advice: leave personal differences outside the door, do not bring them to council table.

Once again I thank you for this space in Last Mountain Times and our freedom of the press.

Sincerely, Patti Shalapata Nokomis, SK Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer.

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commentary Minister of Finance takes quality control of our daily bread back to 1900 Changes to the Canada Grain Act introduced in last week’s omnibus budget legislation repeat the same mistake that gave us e-coli contaminated beef. The suggested changes to the Canada Grain Act take quality control of our daily bread back to 1900 when we had rats in the grain.

Apparently Finance Minister Flaherty liked the consequences of Minister Ritz’s gutting of inspection at cattle slaughter plants so much that he wants to implement the same system in the grain industry.

In the new budget the government proposes to remove mandatory inward inspec-

The proposed sale of community pastures in Saskatchewan is supported by virtually no one in the province or the country and the October 19 announcement by the provincial government raises more questions than it provides answers. For example, the release from the provincial government says patrons will be able to lease the land, but fails to say from whom.

The announcement of the first 10 pastures to be transferred from federal to provincial responsibility in Saskatchewan follows the federal government’s decision to kill the Community Pastures Program and hand back responsibility for millions of acres of prairie grasslands to the provinces. Now, the government of Saskatchewan announced has its intention to sell the land at market rates to ranchers who graze livestock on the pastures. This land will command something approaching $1 billion at market rates. That’s a price tag that no rancher I know can afford.

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tion at grain terminals. This means contaminated shipments may not be caught until they arrive at a customer’s unloading facility, greatly increasing the cost of mistakes and the risk of damaging our reputation for pure grain.

One would have thought the fiasco at XL Beef, which is the direct result of a similar removal of federal inspection, would have been a red flag to the Minister not to tamper with the Canada Grain Act and terminal inspection. But it does reflect the ongoing undermining of our grain system by this administration, including removing Kernel Visual Distinguishability (KVD)

standards, major cuts to plant breeding programs, loss of PFRA, and of course the theft of farmers’ marketing agency, the Canadian Wheat Board.

Other protections for farmers in the Canada Grain Act will also be eliminated in favour of private sector corporations. For example the requirement for grain buyers to be bonded to cover their obligations to farmers for grain purchases will be replaced with an insurance scheme which will cost farmers more and give an unfair advantage to already established companies with deep pockets.

Undermining the Canada Grain Act, as this budget proposes, threatens food safety and quality for the people we feed at home and around the world.

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provincial news briefs Fall Legislative Session opens The new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature opened last week, with the 2012 Throne Speech delivered by delivered on October 25 today by Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield.

“In this session, our government’s priorities will be investing in infrastructure, addressing the skilled labour shortage and ensuring Saskatchewan remains competitive, while maintaining fiscal discipline and a balanced budget,” Premier Wall

said. “At the same time, it’s important to remember that we don’t seek growth for the sake of growth. We seek growth to improve the quality of life of everyone living in Saskatchewan. That’s why this session will also focus on improving our health and education system, improving life for persons with disabilities and improving educational outcomes and employment opportunities for First Nations and Métis people.”

Specific programs and measures mentioned in the speech include creating SaskBuilds and a new $150 mil-

FORM GG (Subsection 109(1)(b) of the Act)

DECLARATION OF RESULTS Board Member: Horizon School Division #205 Subdivision No. 6 (Quill Lake / Wadena) For the election held on the 24th day of October, 2012 Names of Candidates

Number of Votes OR Acclamation/Elected

GABIE, Hillary Joan INGRAM, Linda SOWA, Carmen Christianson SWIDERSKI, Darcy Jill

9 110 69 204

Number of rejected ballots, except those on which no vote was made .......................................................................................1 Number of ballots counted but objected to:..................................0 Spoiled (e.g. Issued to a person who declined to vote)..................0 Total number of electors who votedas indicated on each Form FF “Statement of Results” .................................................393 I declare that this is an accurate statement of the votes cast for the office of Board Member for Horizon School Division #205, Subdivision #6.

Dated this 25th day of October, 2012.

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that the Sask. Party is ignoring common sense to return to their 2003 ideology of privatization at all costs,” said NDP leader John Nilson.

“There are gaping holes in this Throne Speech. With little new material and almost no details, the Sask. Party appears to be determined to govern with surprises, like it did when it added three more politicians, gutted the film industry and began the process to privatize the information services Crown. Those surprises are not what Saskatchewan people voted for,” Nilson continued Nilson said the Throne Speech has nothing for the middle class or small business and is choosing to provide a tax cut for big business instead of helping small businesses or middle class families. He accused the Sask Party government of choosing to rehash the failed P3 Secretariat – this time called SaskBuilds – to increase privatization and push infrastructure funding onto future generations, and said the Sask. Party’s choice for education is paying more to test young students instead of investing more to educate them.

“Among the omissions, the Throne Speech does not have a single new plan to improve health care and no mention

lion SaskBuilds fund to drive infrastructure financing, design and delivery; lowering the business tax rate from 12 to 10 per cent by 2015; introducing new measures to improve worker safety in highway construction zones including increasing speeding fines to triple the normal penalty and the use of photo radar in construction zones; providing families who are saving for their children’s post-secondary education with a grant of up to $250 per year per child; providing student loan forgiveness for new doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners who practice in rural and remote communities; and introducing a new Saskatchewan Employment Act that will follow up on recent consultations around the current labour legislation.

“This Throne Speech is about planning for growth because growth has been good for our province,” Wall said. “Our government’s job today is to ensure Saskatchewan continues to grow, that we are meeting the challenges of growth, and that all Saskatchewan people are enjoying the benefits of growth.”

NDP reacts to 2012 Throne Speech “The Sask Party’s Throne Speech is full of glaring omissions and indications

SFL puzzled by throne speech Members of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour were concerned to hear references in the Speech from the Throne to “balancing” provincial labour legislation.

The Federation says it has not seen any evidence of or support for the notion that existing legislation is in need of any such change.

“We were certainly puzzled to read that the Premier expects ‘significant debate’ over the ‘labour legislative environmental changes’ that might be coming,” said SFL President Larry Hubich. “It seems to me, that ‘significant debate’ will only be necessary if the government continues along the path of stripping working people of their rights. The last time the government spoke of “balancing” labour legislation in our province, we wound up with a law that was so unbalanced the courts struck it down as unconstitutional.”

The SFL says it is unclear

how the government could have reasonably arrived at any conclusions about changing labour legislation in the province, considering the brief and incomprehensive nature of its “consultation” process over the summer.

Furthermore, the SFL says no meaningful proposed changes have been shared with the Advisory Committee on Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, a joint committee of employer and working people’s representatives appointed by the Minister.

“It is unfortunate that instead of discussing positive changes that would benefit working people, like making the minimum wage a living wage or ensuring the safety of people that work late at night, the government seems distracted by issues that could destabilize work relationships in our province,” Hubich added. “ It is our hope that before any changes are contemplated, a thorough consultation process is launched and that any such proposals are brought before the Minister’s Advisory Committee for recommendation.”

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NEWS NOKOMIS Lylie Herman • 528-4404

Registration Night at the Rec Centre is Tuesday, November 6 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Bring your skates; come for coffee and cookies. Skating fees: Adult – $75, Student – $65, Pre-school – $50, Family – $140. Make cheques payable to Nokomis Recreation Centre. Pay your curling, minor hockey and skating club fees too.

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My days are split into B C and A C. Before coffee and after coffee. Engaging in conversation B C is not recommended.

Here to help Marge Edwards celebrate her 92nd birthday were her daughter and son-in-law Betty and Kelly Graham of Hinton, AB, granddaughter Deanna, daughter Jenny and her

NOTICE

Rahn’s Service & Gas Bar in Nokomis will be closing indefinitely effective November 3, 2012.

We’d like to sincerely thank all of our loyal customers for their patronage over the past 60 years.

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tuesday, october 30, 2012 • last mountain times daughter Keeli of Nipawin, SK, grandaughter Nancy and good friend Michael and her daughter Bailey. All of Marge’s family from Nokomis were able to attend also.

They served cake at the health centre where Marge resides and then they had a family supper at the Nokomis Senior Center. Ken and Ruth Edwards were invited to join the family for supper.

The fowl supper was well attended on Sunday evening, October 21 at the Centennial Hall. Approximately 350 people filled their plates with turkey and all the trimmings.

I see we have a few bird hunters here from the US still trying to get as many geese, ducks and cranes as possible.

Dave Morgan celebrated his 102nd birthday on Sunday, October 21. Happy Birthday!

Cake was served to residents at the Nokomis Health Centre where he resides and a few friends called by to wish him a Happy Birthday.

Bob and Blondina Pilkey of Dafoe, SK came over to Ilene Harding’s for lunch on Monday, October 22. Harry Hine and Earle Mansell joined them also. They celebrated Blondina’s birthday which was earlier this month.

What a surprise when us ladies walked into the restaurant for our morning coffee and Leslie Kane-Lyons

of Palm Springs, California was sitting there waiting for us to come and have coffee with her. She is here visiting with family and friends. Her husband Tom Lyons was here earlier goose and duck hunting.

Jerry and Jean Langteigne have returned home from a visit with Jerry’s sister and brother-in-law Don and Gladys Reimer in Edmonton, AB. They drove down to Calgary to see Don and Gladys’ granddaughter Heather Clark in a speed-skating competition.

They toured south of Calgary before returning to Edmonton. Jean and Jerry went up by bus, but came home by plane.

Teresa Lakness has her daughter Lisa Frycz and granddaughter Melissa here from Surrey, BC. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Teresa went out to Veteran, AB to visit her daughters, Bertha and Pauline.

No one ever injured their eyesight by looking on the BRIGHT side of things.

Lylie Herman Faye and Don Anderson of Liberty took in the Nokomis Fowl Supper and while here visited with Earle and Lorna Mansell. Earle worked for Don’s parents way back in time!

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Dave Morgan enjoys his delicious birthday cake at his 102nd birthday celebration.

EMPLOYMENT AVAILABLE Seeking to fill the following positions: 1) Facility Housekeeping – Arena Lobby, Dressing Rooms, Washrooms, Curling Rink Lobby &/or 2) Ice Maintenance Person – Arena Ice &/or 3) Public Skating Supervisor Compensation to be negotiated.

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Friends and residents at the health centre helping Dave celebrate his birthday.

-photos by Lylie Herman

LEST WE FORGET Four generation

Bart family photo

Community Service in the

NOKOMIS CENTENNIAL HALL on

Sunday, November 11th at 10:30 a.m.

(Please be seated by 10:15 a.m.)

Guest Speaker: Pastor Rick Shott Laying of Wreaths will be in the Hall

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM EVERYONE WELCOME

Above is a four generation photo of the Bart family.

Seated (holding Ella Bart) is great-grandma Lucy Bart and great-grandpa Albert Bart. Standing is Ella’s grandpa Brian Bart and her mother Lisa Bart.

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Cold makes a comeback in Canada this winter Following the third warmest winter on record in Canada last year, AccuWeather.com forecasts snow and cold to make a comeback across much of the country this winter. Slightly colder-than-normal weather with near-normal snowfall is predicted for most of the Prairie region, which was the warmest spot last winter. While portions of Alberta and British Columbia may be chilly, a drier-than-normal pattern is expected.

Atlantic Canada and the Maritime Provinces will be one exception to colder weather, but long-range forecasters expect major winter storms to have an impact on the region. Southern Ontario and Quebec should have a return of winter with near-normal temperatures and snow, especially during January and February.

Following a very dry fall across the region, drier-thannormal weather will persist through December across Saskatchewan and Manitoba. That should change during January and February as some quick-hitting storms may have an impact.

For Regina and Winnipeg, AccuWeather is predicting an increase in Alberta Clipper systems, especially the second half of winter, which should bring quick shots of snowfall to both those cities during that time. While Alberta Clipper systems are fast-moving and do not have much moisture associated with them, a moderate amount of snow is predicted for this winter. Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg are expected to have near-normal snowfall.

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Baby shower for Lisa and Ella Bart

Lisa and daughter Ella at their shower.

A baby shower for Lisa and Ella Bart was held at the Nokomis Legion Hall on Sunday, October 21, 2012. The hall was nicely decorated with the ‘baby’ theme with the letters of the alphabet on the walls, a diaper tree decorated with small toys was displayed on the head table and building

blocks on another table.

Upon arrival, each guest was asked to sign a guest card with crayons and inserted into a small photo album with a picture of Ella, her mom Lisa Bart and her father Tim Kuntz on the cover.

Seated with Lisa at the head table was her mother Rita Bart

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and grandmother Lucy Bart, as well as Tim’s mother Sylvia Kuntz and grandmother, Ilene Harding.

Hostess, Mary Tait entertained everyone with a game of ‘name the baby animal’ and ‘pin the sperm on the egg’. An assortment of delicious desserts and coffee were served while Lisa was busy unwrapping gifts. Many of the guests wished Lisa congratulations and best wishes.

Lisa individually thanked as many guests as she could as well as the hostesses, Mary Tait, Kendall Kuntz and Lisa Biccum.

Throughout the two hours, Ella was oblivious to the fact that she was snuggled by almost everyone in attendance.

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and provides enough clean power for over 300,000 Canadian homes. Canada saw new wind energy projects commissioned in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia in 2012. Over 60 per cent of Canada’s new wind energy capacity in 2012 will be installed in Quebec.

Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are all moved forward with new requests for wind energy in 2012 and projects are currently under construction in several provinces, particularly Quebec and Ontario.

“Wind energy continues to prove it is a reliable and affordable partner as provinces seek to diversify and clean their elec-

Nokomis Gun Club All Welcome – Beginners to Advanced

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We have Canadian Firearms Safety Course instructors to help you get started, as well as certified pistol coaches to help improve your skills

-article & photo submitted by Kendall Kuntz & Rita Bart

tricity supplies and avoid the high costs and cost overruns associated with some other forms of energy,” says Robert Hornung, president of CanWEA. Canada will have over 6,400 MW of installed wind energy capacity by the end of 2012.

Ontario will remain the provincial leader with over 2,000 MW; Quebec and Alberta will follow with approximately 1,600 MW and 1,100 MW respectively.

Nova Scotia has proven itself a leader in the establishment of a program to support community-based wind energy.

We will be hosting an Open House in November – details to follow.

Roland Richter you. Even a smart phone probably isn’t that clever. And since this is the same phone that went through the laundry twice and refused to die ,leads me to suspect that there could still be

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer.

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Find Them In Church

Nokomis Baptist Church Sunday School – 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Rick Shott 528-4615

November 4: 9:30 a.m.

Rev. Linsell Hurd

FORM GG (Subsection 109(1)(b) of the Act)

November 11:

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No Service at the Church

DECLARATION OF RESULTS Board Member: Horizon School Division #205 Subdivision No. 9 (Drake / Nokomis / Punnichy / Raymore) For the election held on the 24th day of October, 2012 Names of Candidates Number of Votes OR Acclamation/Elected

Nokomis Anglican Church

261 275

Number of rejected ballots, except those on which no vote was made .......................................................................................0 Number of ballots counted but objected to:..................................0 Spoiled (e.g. Issued to a person who declined to vote)..................0 Total number of electors who votedas indicated on each Form FF “Statement of Results” .................................................536 I declare that this is an accurate statement of the votes cast for the office of Board Member for Horizon School Division #205, Subdivision #9.

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to make the inevitable corrections that occur with this type of setup. I did have the “auto word insert” feature enabled, but that was more of a pain than a help.

What it does is take words that you’ve used in previous texts and basically by guessing your intentions, sticks the word in for you. Now I’m of the opinion that your phone should not be given the ability to guess anything for

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Dated this 25th day of October, 2012.

I know that we already had something about texting and such this month, and in truth I was going to write about something else, but decided that this was more pressing. Actually it was more of a case of I really had no idea where I was going to go with the other thing. At the same time, this topic is unlikely to lead you down the path of enlightenment either, but that’s kind of how it is when you leave things to the last minute.

Anyway, this piece stems from a bout of texting that I did with my brother-in-law concerning moving some stuff. There wasn’t anything particularly interesting or entertaining about the texts themselves, so there’s no story in that. It all has to do more with the whole mechanics of texting.

You see, my wife and I are still relative newbs to the world of texting. Both of our phones are essentially that. Phones. There is no actual keypad, so typing out any message takes three times as long as it should since you have to tap each key two or three times to get the right letter, then hit return numerous times

Nokomis United Church

Looking for juniors (ages 12 – 17 in 2014) to compete in the 2014 Saskatchewan Winter Games

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some residual water damage to its’ little electronic brain. Never yet has it inserted the word I actually wanted so I disabled that stupid feature pretty quick.

So this whole business makes me agree with that old adage about having the right tool for the job. Although it sort of makes you wonder what someone is implying when they tell you that you’d be perfect to do a certain job. I guess that the next step is to get a new phone that is actually designed for texting. To be honest, I wasn’t that excited about getting texting to begin with, but having used it for the last couple of weeks, I’ve decided that it’s actually a pretty handy thing. Kind of like e-mail, you can do your duty, leave a message for someone and then it’s up to them to take the next step. Of course the more that you use it the greater the chance that the mushy text intended for the wife gets sent to the wrong person. Don’t want the guy that I may be selling an old lawn mower to someday to get the notion that I think of him as “honey buns”. I’ll have to check if the new phones have “auto word insert” so I’ll have something to blame.

Roland Richter Nokomis, SK

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Come and Join Us at the Shooting Range!

First Fall Shooting Night: Tuesday November 6

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by Roland Richter

Clean wind energy grows by nearly 20 per cent Wind energy’s contribution of clean power to Canada’s electricity supply is expected to grow by nearly 20 per cent by the end of 2012, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA).

CanWEA expects new wind energy projects to add almost 1,200 MW of clean energy by the close of 2012. This will mark the second consecutive year with well over 1,000 MW of newly installed capacity, maintaining Canada’s position as one of the world’s leading wind energy markets.

According to CanWEA, every 1,000 MW of new wind energy drives $2.5 billion in investments, creates 10,500 person-years of employment,

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RM election results

Kelln wins local school board election

In RM 220 McKillop, Gary Gilbert was elected Reeve and Murray Wild was elected councilor in Division 1. Councilors Bill McKenzie and Brent Johnson were re-elected by acclamation in Divisions 3 and 5.

In RM 280 Wreford, the three available positions were filled by acclamation: Dean Hobman as Reeve, and Craig Smith and Ray Rintoul as councilors in Divisions 1 and 3.

RM 279 Mount Hope had all four available council positions filled by acclamation: Leonard Kelln as Reeve; and Lyle Davis, Brian Jordan and Larry Currall as councilors in Divisions 4, 3 and 5.

Incumbent Ron Hanmer was re-elected councilor in Division 5 of RM 250 Last Mountain Valley, defeating challenger Ronald B. Johnston.

RM 219 Longlaketon saw the election of new Reeve Mark Ritter, who won in a three-way race against Jack Davidson and former Reeve Marilyn Gibson.

on this day in history

Ian Kelln Ian Kelln of Raymore was the successful candidate in the Subdivision #9 election

in the Horizon School Division elections on October 24.

Kelln, a retired teacher, principal and superintendent in the local area, won over Audrey Hemingway of Nokomis by a vote count of 275 to 261.

In a pre-election interview with Last Mountain Times, Kelln said his goals as a local school board member will be to improve student outcomes, improve inservice training and support for teachers, focus on fiscal accountability, and work to help the Divi-

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sion respond and adapt to the changing economic and demographic circumstances in the area.

Elsewhere in Horizon School Division, Kevin Grieman was elected in Subdivision #2; Darcy Jill Swiderski was elected in Subdivision #6; and current Board chair Jim Hack was re-elected by a wide margin in Subdivision #10. The previous board members in Subdivisions 2, 6 and 9 did not seek re-election.

In the Prairie Valley School

Division, eight board members positions were elected acclamation: Bert deGooijer, Sandi Urban-Hall, Deanna Fjestad, Henry Jay Jenkins, Allan LaRose, Janet Kotylak, Lee Elliot, and Barry Bashutski in Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 respectively. Kent Esplin was elected in Subdivision 3, and Frank Thauberger was elected in Subdivision 9. Fjestad, Jenkins and Bashutski are new to the Board. Subdivision 11 is vacant.

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Sports news & commentary Golf Saskatchewan announces 2013 host venues Golf Saskatchewan has announced the host venues for the 2013 Saskatchewan Provincial Championship season.

A significant change to 2013 includes having the Amateur Women’s Championship combined with the Senior Women’s Championship and the inclusion of the Mid-Amateur Women’s Championship at the same event. The Junior championships will be held in Moose Jaw to join in the Hillcrest’s 100th

celebrations. The Melfort Golf and Country Club, the host for the 2012 Senior Men’s and Women’s Championships, has been awarded the role as host club for the 2013 Saskatchewan Amateur Men’s Championship.

Golf Saskatchewan is returning to one of the premier courses in the province when the 2013 Saskatchewan Senior Men’s Championship visits the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club.

Manning’s plan looking ‘super’ so far Step 1: Peyton Manning becomes a free agent.

Step 2: He signs with an AFC team, Denver Broncos.

Step 3: His Broncos win the AFC championship.

Step 4: His brother Eli’s New York Giants win the NFC championship.

Step 5: The Manning brothers meet in the Super Bowl at New Orleans Feb. 3, 2013.

Don’t you just love it when a plan works out?

When Peyton was freed from his Indianapolis Colts obligations last March after a spectacular 13-year career in the midwest, every NFL general manager without a Hall of Fame quarterback under contract drooled like a starving man at a Keg Restaurant just thinking about signing the cerebral QB with the rifle arm who will go down in history as one of the best ever at his position. But general managers running NFC teams didn’t have a chance because Peyton was similar-

ly drooling about the possibility of a Manning vs. Manning Super Bowl. And that meant AFC teams only.

And as the plan unfolds, it could happen this year. Eli’s Giants, who won the Super Bowl last February, are back among the NFL’s elite. And Peyton’s Broncos, after a middling start, are playing like the powerhouse most people expected them to be. Peyton’s 35-point second half explosion against San Diego on a Monday Night Football game October 15 turned a 24-0 halftime deficit into a comfortable victory and solidified his stature as one of the game’s best.

Jim Trotter on si.com said Peyton’s performance that night was “a personal highlight reel, outrageous even by his standards.”

“You never can count that guy out,” Brandon Stokley the Washington Post. “I’ve seen it too many times. Everybody in this locker room knows, and we all believe that when you have him behind the centre

we can come back from any deficit.”

Peyton Manning hasn’t failed at much during his ca-

from the

sidelines

reer. Why would his Manningvs.-Manning Super Bowl dream be any different?

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “NBA rookie Royce White of the Houston Rockets is battling severe anxiety.

His biggest fear is that he will spend his whole career with the Houston Rockets.”

• Greg Cote of The Miami Herald, on the proposed Bikini Basketball Association: “If teams in that league have a merchandise sale and the signs read, “All our clothing 75 per cent off” – they mean it.”

• Comedy writer Alan Ray, on the NHL lockout: “Hockey fans are facing a grim reality.

They may have to spend the

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• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Patriots tight end Michael Hoomanawanui returned to practice after sitting out a day because of concus-

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by Bruce Penton sion symptoms. Talk about cruel and unusual: Doctors wouldn’t clear him until he could spell his last name.”

• Vancouver blogger Steve Burgess: “Lance Armstrong said to be in negotiations to swap seven Tour de France titles for one Nobel Prize in Chemistry.”

• Steve Harvey, in his weekly Bottom Ten: “Coach Andy Reid of Philadelphia, saddled with the most turnover-prone quarterback in the NFL (Michael Vick), took the logical step and fired his defensive coordinator.”

The host site for the Mid-Amateur Men’s Championship will be a tough test for the province’s golfers at the Deer Valley Golf & Estates Club. In August, Golf Saskatchewan will host its two team events with the Women’s Rose Bowl Championship at Harbor Golf Course and Resort and the Mixed Team Championship at Deer Park Municipal Golf Course. Those two events will wrap up the championship season.

• Barach again: “Alex Rodriguez was benched for Game 1 of the series between the Yankees and Tigers and was seen flirting with women in the crowd from the bench.

Coaches weren’t worried.They know A-Rod always has trouble scoring in the playoffs.”

• R.J. Currie of sportsdeke. com: Five signs Winnipeg pivot Buck Pierce isn’t over his concussion: 5. Loves the play-by-play of Rod Black; 4. Is studying Tim Tebow’s throwing motion; 3. Thinks an option play is asking out Buzz instead of Boomer; 2. Practises in a watermelon helmet; 1. Says the NHL lockout is a shame because it’s the Leafs’ year.

• Another one from Perry: “Location, location, location can be a bad thing, too, as evidenced by the sponsor logo on the seat of UK diver Tom Daley’s swim briefs: British Gas.” • Auburn alum Charles Barkley, to Birmingham’s WJOX Radio, on the 1-5 Tigers’ football game against Vanderbilt: “Trust me, we’re playing the smart kids this week. If you can’t beat the smart kids, you’re in for a long year.”

• Twin Cities sportswriter Larry Fitzgerald Sr., to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, on son

Larry Jr.’s $128.5 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals: “He’s doing pretty well – I keep trying to get him to bump my allowance.”

• Comedian Argus Hamilton, on reports that Judge Judy makes $45 million a year: “Only Alex Rodriguez is paid more to sit on the bench.”

• Another one from Cote, on the Jets’ choice of Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow at quarterback: “(It’s) like you wanting a safer neighbourhood and having to decide between Beirut or Fallujah.”

• Ian Hamilton of the Regina Leader Post, after noting that convicted dogfighter Michael Vick was once again a dog-owner: “The way Vick has been fumbling the ball this season, the animal had better be a retriever.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, after a dog stole Paul Casey’s ball as he was lining up a putt: “If you think this a problem in golf, you should see the world Frisbee championships.”

Care to comment?

Email: brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer

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DUVAL

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) says it is encouraged that the first ten PFRA community pastures selected for transfer in 2014 involve local patron groups, and Strasbourg Office • 725-3030 that leasing is an option along with outright purchase.

The Chair of the SCA, Mark Elford, who operates a ranch Country Women’s Network This made the support given will be holding their annual to our community fowl sup- near Wood Mountain, Sask., is part of the industry advisory fall meeting on November per on Sunday, October 21 committee that provides advice and direction to the prov7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Stras- all the more appreciated. The ince on the pasture divestiture. He says the SCA’s position bourg Town Office. Women money raised goes to the Du- states: the government will assist patron groups in setting interested in joining should val Hall. A total of 654 meals up a shareholder/co-operative system with in /out strategies; attend this meeting or con- were served with just over a the land be transferred in a block and not divided up; native tact a CWN member within hundred of those being take- rangeland will have a no-break, no-drain policy; sales are one week with their intent to outs. This was an increase of made at market value; patron groups will own or control the join. For more information, more than 80 from last year. pasture, whether deeded or leased.

“The SCA is pleased that the transition from province to contact Brenda Laberswieler It looked like Duval’s long patron groups is following the advice provided by the indusat 725-4541.

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Keeping these pastures in one block is imfood at a fowl supper was in With three fowl/fall sup- jeopardy. Fortunately though; portant for the producers grazing the land, and important for pers within 75 kilometers it all who came to the hall were the wildlife and species at risk that also share the area,” says Elford. “Saskatchewan cattle producers rank environmental could have been tough going served. as N a high priority – for the benefit of their opfor the Duval Fowl Supper.

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Alberta leads in growth While Saskatchewan’s economy remains among the top performers in Canada, Alberta’s economy continues to outperform amid rising oil production and accelerating inward migration, according to the Provincial Monitor report released today by BMO Economics. That province will sit atop the Canadian leader board this year, with growth hitting 3.5 per cent before falling back slightly to 2.9 per cent in 2013. In contrast, Saskatchewan’s real GDP is expected to expand 3.1 per cent in 2012, and should reach 2.7 per cent in 2013.

“Activity in Saskatchewan’s oil & gas sector is still strong, and the province is expecting double-digit growth in oil production in fiscal 2012-2013,” said BMO spokesman Robert Kavcic.

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Employment growth remains solid in the province, rising 2.0 per cent year-overyear in September - keeping the jobless rate below 5 per cent for much of the year.

“The broader Saskatchewan economy is also performing well, with strong retail sales growth, firm population trends and a healthy housing market,” stated Mr. Kavcic. “Existing home sales were up 24 per cent yearover-year through August, but more supply has helped balance the market in recent months.”

While resource-sector activity is still robust in the province, activity has shown signs of moderating in recent months; a soft pricing environment has led some potash producers to curtail production. “Potash Corp. temporarily shuttered production at two mines earlier this year, while BHP Billiton may delay the approval of its $12 billion Jansen mine,” noted Mr. Kavcic.

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Solutions & Substitutions Column

by Reena Nerbas Dear Reena, I was given a set of glass spice bottles that haven’t been used for a while. The tops are cork, and I don’t know how to get the smell out of them.

Some are pretty strong. I will be so grateful for any help you can give me. Thank you!

Donna Hi there Donna!

Squeeze toothpaste into each bottle and fill with water.

Replace the corks and shake well. Leave for one or two days and then pour out and rinse. Air dry; this solution should take care of the smell.

Hi Reena, I have a walnut colour wooden floor. I clean it with half vinegar/half water. Still the footsteps look misty (dusty) and the shine is gone.

The floor is only a couple of years old. Thank-you, Damu Dear Damu, We always want to choose a cleaner that does not leave residue behind, because several years of wax build-up from certain cleaners will prevent proper application of polyurethane in future years.

It is a good idea to mop with vinegar and water once in a while however, don’t be afraid to switch from one solution to another. Here is one of my favorite formulas for hardwood floors using tea. While it might seem strange to use tea as a cleaner, this homemade floor cleaner has been around for years. The tannic acid in tea provides a great shine to wood floors. Brew a pot of tea with 3 tea bags. Allow to cool

and add to a bucket of water and one quarter teaspoon dish soap. Dampen mop and scrub.

In my opinion, the key to a great looking floor is to clean well and dry immediately.

You can use a sponge mop, Norwex microfiber mop or Rubbermaid Spray and mop, something along those lines.

As with everything else in this great country of ours, there are many helpful commercial products on the market as well such as: Bona Kemi Pacific Floor cleaner or Mini Wax for hardwood floors.

Hi Reena, I’ve heard you on the radio and would like to buy one of your books. I’d like to choose the one that has the answer to my most irritating problem at the moment. We have a trampoline in the backyard and had to move it to one side of the yard while we were doing some construction. I just noticed that, because it has been under a pine tree, the entire mat (the part the kids jump on) is now covered in blobs of sap. This sap is so hard to get off of the pad and the kids feet, socks and the seat of their pants! I’m looking for something that can dissolve these blobs and clean the mat without damaging it. Can you tell me which of your books might have the answer to this question? Thanks, Dorothy Hi Dorothy, Your best bet is to dab sticky fabric areas and feet with mayonnaise. Leave for 10 minutes and wipe. Next blot with water and dish soap.

The easiest solution for cleaning the mat is to spray it with WD-40 and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Wipe and wash with dish soap and water. Books 1 and 2 have many of the answers to stickiness, odours, pests, cooking, baking and stains. Book 3 is devoted to making your own non-toxic

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Bulyea Trade Fair, November 1, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Coffee and goodies served.

Everyone welcome. Lunch proceeds to the Lisa Cornish fund.

49p Bulyea and District Curling Club Pot Luck Supper, Wednesday, November 7, 6:30 p.m. Annual meeting to follow.

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fall meeting on November 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Strasbourg Town Office. Women interested in joining should attend this meeting or contact a CWN member within one week with their intent to join. For more information, contact Brenda Laberswieler at 725-4541.

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cleaners, spa products and “Green” hints.

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Dear Reena, Do you have any hints for slowing down the deterioration of tarnish on my silver cutlery and silver jewelry?

Maria Dear Maria, Don’t wait for Aunt Mildred to come over for Christmas once a year before you pull out your fancy cutlery.

The more you use silver cutlery, the less likely it is to tarnish. Store chalk with silver.

Chalk is made from limestone and acts as a moisture absorber whenever you store the two together. Some people tuck their silver jewelry inside lidded glass jars with a piece of chalk to cut down on tarnish.

Fancy Cake Tips: • Save and clean empty ketchup and mustard squeeze bottles, these are wonderful for decorating cookies, cupcakes, brownies and cakes.

• Create a fancy design on the top of an icing free cake.

Put a paper doily on the cake and sprinkle with icing sugar to make a geometric pattern.

• Ice cream cakes can be expensive to purchase. Make your own customized ice cream dream cake, in a snap.

Soften your favorite ice cream by leaving it on the counter for a while. Grease the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch rectangle baking pan. Mix together half cup softened margarine/butter and 2 cups graham wafer or chocolate Oreo cookie crumbs.

Press crumb mixture into pan.

Whip softened ice cream using your mixer. Pour and spread ice cream over crumb bottom. Decorate the top by squeezing chocolate or caramel syrup over ice cream or sprinkle with chocolate cookie crumbs. Freeze. Remove from freezer, ten minutes before serving. For the peanut butter lovers in your family, mix peanut butter with vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle the top of cake with chopped peanuts. ______________________ I enjoy your questions and tips, keep them coming! Missed a column? Can’t remember a solution?

Need a speaker for an upcoming event? Check out my brand new blog/website: reena.ca Reena Nerbas is a popular presenter and author of the National Best Selling series, “Household Solutions 1 with Substitutions”, “Household Solutions 2 with Kitchen Secrets” and “Household Solutions 3 with Green Alternatives.” If you would like Reena to visit your area and present a workshop, please call 204 320 2757.

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Garbage!

I’m not sure if there is anything that infuriates me more than seeing a pile of garbage strewn about at a local fishing hole, boat launch or parking spot close to a trout stream.

What is the matter with people?

Each year, in April and May, the various fishing seasons get rolling all across Canada. If I was to hop in my truck and go for a quick ride to the local boat launch a few weeks before then, I’d probably see a few items of garbage lying about and that, my dear readers, is absolute nonsense!

(Insert picture of The Rugged Dude clenching his fists and grinding his teeth here!) The real problem is, however, if I was to go check out that same boat launch a few days after the opening weekend of fishing season, there’d be enough trash to fill five full sized Glad Bags! And, it’s not just empty pop cans and candy bar wrappers either. It’s empty beer cans, cigarette packages, fishing lure packages, styrofoam worm containers, old fishing line strung all through the bushes, an old rubber boot (often just one oddly enough), empty minnow bags, empty granola bar wrappers, Tim Horton’s coffee cups, empty McDonald’s bags... on and on and ON! Only certified pigs would even think about leaving any garbage behind.

I was on a goose hunt in Texas a few years ago and I was in shock at just how much rubbish there was lying in the ditches. Every ditch... It is common practice for people to throw their garbage out the window down there and what surprised me the most is that people just didn’t seem to care. It was like they had all just given up thinking, “Oh, well, that’s just the way it is around here. No-one else cares, so why should I?” Well, that’s the about worst attitude one could have. Bunch of troglodytes! Oxford English Dictionary Second Addition: Troglodyte – noun. A person

who lives in a cave.

One of the things I love about being a frost-bitten Canadian boy is that we have an incredible natural resource and seemingly, unending wilderness that is still, for the most part, pollution-free. In the vast majority of our lakes and rivers, if you catch a fish, you can eat it. If you shoot a grouse or goose, you can eat it. Canadians typically don’t throw their garbage all over the place. At least civilized people who have any morals whatsoever don’t.

When I was a little kid of about 6 or 7, I was tagging along with my grandfather once while he was partridge hunting. After I unwrapped a piece of gum, I crumpled up the wrapper and threw it on the ground. Well, that was a mistake! After a good old fashioned tongue lashing from “Grampa,” he promptly made me find that wrapper (not an easy task since we were in some thick grass and scrub brush) and put it in my pocket. Then, he asked me if rabbits, squirrels, deer and partridge come in to my house and take a poop (he actually used a word other than “poop” as I so vividly recall) on the floor of my bedroom?

That was the last time I ever threw any trash in the bush, or anywhere else for that matter.

Every time I go to one of the local fishing or hunting spots, I always bring along a couple of garbage bags and in no time, they’re full. It’s at the point now, where if I could afford to hire the Man From Glad, you know that grey-haired dude who always wears the spiffy white uniform, I would. The sad part is that even after the place is cleaned up, subhuman morons who have zero respect for our natural resources (and how

incredibly lucky we are to have such a natural wonder) quickly start the pile up again.

It starts with just a pop can... then a chip bag. Then, the doors are wide open for anyone else to throw their crap on the ground and leave it there.

They’ll gladly take their limit of fish or ducks home with them of course, but the junk they don’t want? “Ah, just throw it on the ground!” I’ve seen dirty diapers thrown in the bush too. Nice.

If I was in charge, I’d hire cops, actually, no sorry, not cops... I’d hire a dozen “cement head level” goons with wife-beater shirts, tattoos everywhere and really hairy backs – I’m referring to the kind of dudes who like beating the living crap out of people because it’s “kind of fun.” I’d instruct them to hide in the bushes where garbage is routinely left behind. When people throw their litter out the window of their truck or drop it at the boat launch, “the boys” would jump out of the bushes and beat them to a pulp and then – rub their noses in the garbage just like when a dog drops a deuce on the kitchen floor.

Rub their nose in it.

And, if that doesn’t work, I’d make them go live at the municipal dump for a whole month. Maybe then they’ll know how the rabbits, squirrels and deer feel.

Rugged Dude (RD) Carson is anaward-wining Ontario-based comedy writer and multi-media personality. www.ruggeddude.net

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For your shopping convenience, Country Vista Alpacas coming to Strasbourg beginning of November at the Cornwell Centre. Stop in to see the new line of alpaca products. Also available rooibus teas and emu products.

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Country Women’s Network will be holding their annual fall meeting on November 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Strasbourg Town Office. Women interested in joining should attend this meeting or contact a CWN member within one week with their intent to join. For more information, contact Brenda Laberswieler at 725-4541.

49-1c Strasbourg Library presentation with Lynn Hilderman, on their experience in Peru – CHANGE OF DATE! Presentation now Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments to follow.

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49-1p CORRECTION: In the article ‘Fall camping fun trip for Strasbourg Girl Guides’ published on page 9 in the October 16, 2012 issue of Last Mountain Times, it stated that Janice Graessli is a Chief Commissioner. That was incorrect,as she is actually a District Commissioner.

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Strasbourg was In Motion!

Strasbourg and area residents were In Motion, the third weekend in October. The Strasbourg Recreation Centre held a free skate on the Friday night, with a great turn out of 50 youth and adults skating for two hours.

On the Sunday, the ‘In Motion Fall Walk in the Hills’ was

held with 16 people out for the afternoon. They enjoyed a three or five kilometer walk through the beautiful rolling hills. When they were done, everyone enjoyed sitting around the campfire loving the roasted marshmallows and a good drink of water.

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WDS news Last Mountain/Touchwood MLA Glen Hart visited William Derby School on Friday, October 19. He visited the grade 5, 6, 8 and 9 social studies classes. Mr. Hart spoke on the different levels of government, municipal, provincial and federal. He also spoke of his day to day schedule. Students asked some very interesting questions following his presentation.

Over $3,000 was raised in the annual magazine drive.

This money will be used for student activities.

This year’s Terry Fox walk/ run on Friday, September 28 raised $4,594.75! It was great to have the support of Wilson’s Water for the water stations along the way. When students and staff returned to the school, Strasbourg Co-op provided juice for everyone and the staff had made yummy cookies for all to enjoy!

When visiting the school, have a look at the amazing art work, as well as science and English projects done by WDS students.

There have been many improvements around the school, inside and out over the past year. Have a look the next time you stop in!

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Ultimate Sports Lotto gaining in popularity Ticket sales for the Strasbourg & District Recreation Centre Fourth Annual sports lotto are going well, according to spokesman Scott Frizzell.

“We sold about 1100 tickets in Last Year’s lottery and we are on pace to beat that number before the December 1 draw date.

The lottery has had limited success in the past 3 years with selling around 40 per cent of the 2700 available tickets each year,” Frizzell said. “And, although we are happy that we are making a small profit, we want this year to be the most successful Lotto to date. Ultimately we would like to sell out and potentially generate a profit of approximately $50,000.”

“This will be the first year that we are over $40,000 in cash and prizes to be won and the trips are just as exciting as the sporting events attached to the packages,” Frizzell added.

The 50 dollar tickets offer a chance to win numerous sports and vacation packages, including trips to the NFL Super Bowl in New Orleans; NHL and NBA games in New York; National Finals Rodeo action in Las Vegas; Disneyland Park and baseball games; and to Hawaii and the NFL Pro Bowl game. More information on prizes can be obtained by calling 1-877-909-RINK (7465).

The Ultimate Sports Lotto was started initially to raise money for the Strasbourg & District Recreation Centre to fund repairs to the aging facility. Significant repairs to the roof over the waiting room have now been completed and the skating rink roof is next in line for repair. Although the majority of the funds will go to the Rec Centre it is the mandate of the Lotto Committee to accept applications from organizations in Strasbourg and surrounding communities for financial assistance.

The 2011 lottery made a profit of approximately $13,000.

Profits from 2011 Lotto went to assisting the following organizations: The Strasbourg & District Recreation Centre, Strasbourg & District Memorial Hall (Elevator Committee), Strasbourg Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Daycare Inc., Last Mountain Scouting, the Strasbourg Curling Club & the Bulyea & District Curling Club.

Many of these groups have members that utilize the Strasbourg Rec Centre and the committee feels that it is important to assist the groups financially. The winners of the 2011 prizes were individuals from Strasbourg, Govan, Humboldt, Pilot Butte, Regina and Southey.

First reported case of measles in 15 years continued from front page Public Health is asking parents who do not have their children’s immunizations up to date to visit a free drop-in immunization clinic or contact their local Public Health Office to book an immunization: Measles is an extremely contagious viral infection transmitted through coughs and sneezes, through contact with bodily fluid, and through indirect contact with contaminated surfaces or clothing. Children with measles usually have a high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and spots in their mouth. The rash starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body.

The incubation period can range from seven to 21 days and can be contagious before symptoms are evident.

Complications can range from pneumonia, encephalitis, and seizures, to death.

XL Foods Inc. plant relicensed SaskPower, Red Cross form unique partnership Canada Beef Inc. says it is extremely pleased that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reinstated the operating license of the XL Foods Inc. processing plant at Brooks, Alberta.

“The re-licensing of this plant is significant for our industry,” says Rob Meijer, President of Canada Beef Inc. “It is an important step along the path to regaining domestic and export market opportunities for products from this plant. Having a sufficient number of beef processors is vital to ensure we can produce high quality Canadian beef here in Canada and market to our domestic and international customers.”

Last week, XL Foods Inc. reached an agreement with JBS USA to assume the management of the beef harvesting and processing operations at Brooks, Alberta. JBS USA, is a leading animal protein processor in the United States and Australia and a wholly owned subsidiary of Brazil-based JBS S.A. – the world’s largest protein company. The XL Foods Inc. plant has historically produced approximately 35 per cent of Canada’s beef.

“JBS operates in a world context,” says Meijer. “They have strong expertise to make the plant truly viable. That in turn will help bring stability to the cattle market, maximize opportunities for our beef cattle producers, and ensure Canadians and our customers around the world can continue to enjoy a safe, delicious and nutritious product. Canadian beef cattle producers appreciate and are thankful for the strong support of Canadian consumers and our customers around the world.”

Canada Beef Inc. is the cattle producer-funded and run organization responsible for domestic and international beef and veal market development. It has offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South Korea.

SaskPower and the Cana- the province. Volunteer op- to employees to make donadian Red Cross have signed portunities will also be made tions at any time.

“Red Cross is looking foran agreement that will see available to SaskPower emward to trainSaskPower eming SaskPower ployees trained volunteers and deployed “...Red Cross is looking forward to during future training SaskPower volunteers to help to help Red Cross respond provincial emerwhen disasters gencies around Red Cross respond when disasters strike in Sasthe province. katchewan,” “SaskPower strike in Saskatchewan...” said Canadian is pleased to partner with a highly respect- ployees who do not wish to Red Cross Provincial Direced charity like the Red Cross take the full Disaster Man- tor Cindy Fuchs. “It is with to encourage and support di- agement Training program, thanks to the generosity of saster response and recovery but would like to volunteer supporters and volunteers in Saskatchewan,” said Sask- from time to time. And, a Red like those at SaskPower that Cross online donation web Red Cross is able to work Power President and CEO Robert Watson. “Many portal will be made available closely with local authoriof our employees are already involved with their communities, and this takes things a step further.” ...a caring community faith ...a caringof community of faith Under the agreement, Adult Classes 10:00 a.m.

SaskPower will fund DisasSunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m. ter Management Training Sermon: Preparing for the Future for up to 20 of its employees Children’s Church 11:30 a.m. each year. Those employees will then be called on during Pastor Glen Lonie • 725-3173 times of disaster response in

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Appreciation Tribute In Appreciation of Carol Schultz Carol Schultz has been a champion for her hometown for many years.

She has demonstrated her love of Strasbourg in her commitment to serve on town council for 28 years. Through various committees, she has been involved in almost every initiative that has been undertaken to improve the quality of life in Strasbourg. In her role as mayor over these past two terms, Carol has provided excellent leadership and worked tirelessly to promote the best interests of our good town. She has represented Strasbourg with pride and enthusiasm and served the residents with respect and fairness. She has led council meetings with courage and grace.

As a community, we owe her a debt of gratitude for her selfless service.

As Mayor Schultz steps down we say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU for a job well done!

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ost communities Museum, Strasbourg Recreation Board, Last have that one person Mountain Valley Business Association and she who stands out as one has also served on the William Derby SCC, and who is always mastering ways to make the lives with Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Day Care. of the people and the community better. For Continued on the following page. the town of Strasbourg and its governing council, that one person is Mayor Carol Schultz (who remains the Mayor until next week). In this issue of Last Mountain Times, the community thanks Carol for her dedication and commitment!

Tirelessly, Carol has been instrumental in the planning and development of many projects. As a representative of council, she serves on many boards in Carol Schultz receiv ed a SUMA Honorary Memthe community: Last Mountain Pio- bership Award at the 2005 SUMA Conventio n in neer Home Foundation Board, Stras- Saskatoon for her 20 years of elected service. bourg Library, Strasbourg and District

Congratulations on your years of service!

Thank you Carol, for your commitment and years of service to the community.

Congratulations From your family at RBC Garner, Rhonda, Darla, Fleur, Jackie & Ramon

~ Rev. Glen Lonie, Deputy Mayor on behalf of council Town of Strasbourg

Congratulations

on your years of service!

Congratulations Carol, and Thank You! May only good things come your way today and always.

Carol Schultz!

In Recognition of 28 years of Dedicated Service to the Council and Community.

Congratulations Terry and Jan

Every Little Thing

Strasbourg

on your years of service!

RM of McKillop # 220 Carol can always be depended upon to provide helpful and much-appreciated information on community events and activities.

We congratulate her on her past dedication and service to her community, and look forward to reporting on her continued involvement.

Dave & Linda Degenstien and Staff

Last Mountain Times Ltd. Strasbourg & Nokomis

Thank you for 28 years serving the Town of Strasbourg.

From the membership of the

Last Mountain Valley Business Association

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Appreciation Tribute Cont’d from previous page

Even with her countless volunteer hours, Carol manages a full time job as a Client Services Representative at RBC in arol is constantly researching grants for this Strasbourg. She has received various awards from RBC over community. Some of the projects she has been the years for her enthusiastic dedication to her job and the instrumental in pursuing or helping to orga- volunteer hours she offers to the community. nize for the community are: SaskEnergy Home Energy LegOver the years Carol has received numerous awards, inacy Program, SaskPower cluding: Queen Windmill Project for the ...Even with her countless volunteer hours, Elizabeth II Jubilee Strasbourg Recreation Medal; 2005 SUMA Centre; member of the Carol manages a full time job as a Client Honorary Membercommittee for installaAward; CenServices Representative at RBC in Strasbourg... ship tion of a town hall elevatennial Leadership tor; development of a green space area on our main street; Award from Theatre Saskatchewan Inc.; 1992 Commemorafounding member of Strasbourg’s Tiny Tots and Helping tive medal for the 125 Anniversary of Confederation; 1990 Hands Day Care; chairperson of the committee for the Town Province of Saskatchewan Culture, Multiculturalism and of Strasbourg’s 100th Anniversary in 2007; chairperson for Recreation Volunteer Recognition Award; 1990 Province of the events committee when Strasbourg celebrated the prov- Saskatchewan Consensus Saskatchewan Award. ince’s 2005 Centennial; helping establish Jubilee Splash Park; Carol loves where she lives, and believes in her communichairperson of the Strasbourg Recreation Board for over 30 ty. Her vision as a member of Strasbourg council has always years where she has initiated programs for all ages; initiated been to see a vibrant community where the needs of every the first rural KidSport program in the province in Stras- age group is served. Carol decided not to seek re-election bourg; serving on the provincial KidSport executive since after 28 years on council and serving as Mayor since 2004.

1996; founding member of Last Mountain Theatre Company and Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation Board.

More Photos and Congrats Messages on the next two pages.

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Above: Mayor Harry Hansen pictured with Carol and Harry’s wife, Marj.

Left: Mayor Carol Schultz in the parade in Strasbourg, celebrating the province’s 100th anniversary. She was driven

by Bill Fletcher in his model T.

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations on your years of service!

Thank you for your insight Carol, as a founding member of Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation Board. We look forward to working with you in the future.

on your years of service!

Thanks for the many years you have dedicated, as a member of council for the Town of Strasbourg.

on your years of service!

As fellow board members, we acknowledge Carol’s commitment, dedication and pride in serving our community.

Local Board

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations Last Mountain Pioneer Home Foundation Board

on your years of service!

Thank you for all you have done for the Town of Strasbourg, for sooo many years. You have put your heart and soul into making our town a better place. As business owners and friends, we appreciate everything you have done.

Strasbourg Co-op Association

on your years of service!

Thank you for your leadership and support of local businesses, Carol.

Parkland Regional Library Strasbourg Branch

on your years of service!

Because of all your hard work, your caring and commitment to the Town of Strasbourg, and the surrounding communities, you have made this area a wonderful place to live!

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations Hugh and Deb Heintz

Mountain Motors Auto Body Ltd.

on your years of service!

The Board and Staff of the Strasbourg and District Museum would like to thank Carol for her dedication to preserving our history during her years with town council and as Mayor of Strasbourg.

We hopefully look forward to her continuing involvement.

New New Chop Suey House Strasbourg

on your years of service!

On behalf of the Village of Duval we recognize Carol Schultz, for her many initiatives and contributions as a member of council, for the Town of Strasbourg for 28 years.

Thank You, Don and Trudy Uhl and Family

on your years of service!

With gratitude, we thank you for the gifts of your time and dedication to our community.

You have touched so many lives through your generous spirit, and it is deeply appreciated.

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations on your years of service!

Thank you Carol for your many years of elegantly and proudly representing our town and community.

We appreciate all the time and effort you have given and wish you all the best. Thank you on behalf of our business, Strasbourg Pharmacy, and ourselves, Clarence & Margot Biller.

You have done a great job!

Lance and Vicki

User Friendly Computer Systems

on your years of service!

Thank you for the many years of service and dedication to your community and surrounding communities as the Mayor of Strasbourg.

Village of Bulyea

on your years of service!

WDS staff, students, and families appreciate Carol Schultz and her efforts for our children, through her participation on the SCC, the Food For Thought programs, and her encouragement of the many “extra” programs offered to our children and the community through her advancement of culture, sport, and academic endeavours.

A huge thank you Carol!

William Derby School

Left: Carol Schultz pictured with her pride and joy, the Schultz grandchild ren!

With Grandma Carol are: (left to righ t) Brooke, Lincoln, Carter, Leila, Makay la holding baby Lennox and Jake (right).

Front: Sydney.

Above: The Schultz sons and their wiv es truly admire their mother for her ded ication to her community. Pictured (left to right): Jessica and husband Nick, Car ol, Kris and wife Sara (in front), Karla and husband Terrence.

Congratulations C ongratulations Congratulations Grandma Carol!

Mom! on your years of service!

We’re so proud of all you’ve done for Strasbourg!

We can’t wait to take up some of your new-found ‘free time’!

Over your many years of service to our community, you’ve helped shape Strasbourg into a place, we’re proud to call our hometown. Your tireless dedication to the town has inspired each of us to be active in our own communities, in our own way, and we thank you.

It was a real privilege to work with you on the Town of Strasbourg’s Council for my 15 years. You have a tremendous love and vision for this community which is evident with your involvement in so many committees and organizations.

You are highly respected by the citizens of Strasbourg and have the innate ability to forge lasting relationships with people.

Thanks Mayor Schultz for your strong, positive leadership.

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations Love, The Grandkids

on your years of service!

Thank you Carol, for 28 years of serving our community on council. You have been a leader in this community and have done a very good job at it. You addressed our concerns when they needed to be addressed and you always have great ideas.

You truly care for the residents of Strasbourg and you are definitely a role model to a lot of people. Thanks again!

Love, Kris, Sara, Terrence, Karla, Nick and Jessica

on your years of service!

Our town has been very fortunate to have you as a wonderful leader, Carol.

We appreciate all your hard work and dedication while serving Strasbourg Town Council.

Linda Lanigan, Lowell and family

on your years of service!

Thank you to Mayor Carol for all your hard work.

Wishing you all the best in your future endeavours.

Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations Landon and Marjorie Mohr & Staff of

Strasbourg EMS

on your years of service!

Thanks for everything you have done for our community!

Hansen’s Funeral Home

Mountain Motor Products

on your years of service!

Thanks Carol for your dedicated years on council – serving our town, its residents, and the business community.

Strasbourg Dental Centre

on your years of service!

Thanks Carol for your many years of excellent public service.

You are a great ambassador for our town and area.

Congratulations Congratulations Strasbourg, SK Guy and Kelly

on your years of service!

We applaud and thank you for your selfless contributions and commitment to the growth and development of the arts, and countless other projects in our community.

Last Mountain Theatre Company

Kerth Enterprises Ltd. Dan and Brenda

Strasbourg Decorating Ross & Doreen

on your years of service!

Thank you Carol for your selfless dedication and complete commitment from the heart, serving your community while on council for the Town of Strasbourg.

Jerry and Sylvia

Royal Hotel

Strasbourg

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Photo top left: At the 2003 SUMA convention Carol Schultz is pictured with Strasbourg Town Council, (back, left to right): Linda Lanigan, Tony Gillich, Mayor Harry Hansen; (front, left to right): Don Acton, Ron Miller, Administrator Barb Griffin, Deputy Mayor Carol Schultz and Jim Piot. At this convention Miller and Griffin received SUMA Honorary Membership Awards.

Photo top right: Attending the banquet in Saskatoon, when Carol was presented her SUMA Honourary Membership Award in January 2005, were friends, left to right: Janette Schwandt, Linda Lanigan and Vicki Cornwell.

Congratulations on your years of service!

In appreciation for all your dedication to the Town of Strasbourg throughout your years on Town Council.

Congratulations

Pieper Family Foods

THANK YOU On behalf of the constituents of Last Mountain-Touchwood in Strasbourg, I want to take this opportunity to thank Carol Schultz for her many years of service to her community. Her contributions on town council and her many volunteer activities have made Strasbourg a better place to live in.

Carol embodies the true meaning of Community Spirit.

Strasbourg

on your years of service!

Thank you for your support and dedication to our community over the years.

Glen Hart, M.L.A. Last Mountain-Touchwood

Legislative Office 203 Legislative Building Regina SK S4S 0B3 Tel: (306) 787-4300 Fax: (306) 787-3174

Constituency Office PO Box 309 Cupar SK S0G 0Y0 Toll Free: 1-877-723-4488 www.glenhart.ca

Congratulations Congratulations Affinity Credit Union

Strasbourg and Bulyea Branches

on your years of service!

on your years of service!

In appreciation for your contributions to our community through your leadership and inspiration, and for promoting culture, recreation and healthy lifestyles for our residents, we say “THANK YOU!”

Thank You Carol for your unselfish, positive and dedicated leadership.

Congratulations Congratulations Don, Lynn, Ken, Janice and Staff

Strasbourg Recreation Board

Strasbourg Agencies Ltd.

on your years of service!

on your years of service!

Thank you for your insight and perseverance helping Strasbourg and area, establish their first community Day Care facility. Great job Carol!

We will miss your leadership.

From the Families and Staff of

Strasbourg Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Day Care

Thank you Carol Schultz, for all of your hard work and dedication to the community of Strasbourg.

Strasbourg Garage Bob Sikma

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Agriculture news & views Government of Canada to transfer ten Western feed delivered to Harper Government amends Pastures in Saskatchewan Ontario livestock farmers in need Canadian Grain Commission Act Community The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have agreed In mid-October, the Harper Government introduced amendments to the Canada Grain Act, the first substantial changes in more than forty years. The government says the amendments will streamline and modernize the operations of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), reduce the regulatory burden for grain producers, and eliminate about $20 million annually in unnecessary costs from the grain handling system.

“We are helping our farmers and the grain industry continue to fuel our economy and remain competitive both at home and abroad,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Through these changes, the Harper Government is delivering on its commitment to modernize the grain sector and grow Canada’s competitive advantage, which will boost the economy for all Canadians.”

“The changes to the Act will streamline the operations of the CGC and eliminate redundant or unnecessary services, such as inward inspection, that are no longer required in a modern grain

industry,” Ritz added. “These amendments will improve the CGC’s producer payment protection program by creating the opportunity to move to a new insurance-based system, where licensing costs may be reduced and protection coverage improved.”

Ritz says the CGC’s role in grain quality and safety assurance, research, market access, and producer protection will continue. To ensure the financial stability of the organization, the Government will also update the CGC’s user fees, which have not changed in more than 20 years.

The proposed changes to the Act are based on feedback from the grain sector gathered during the CGC’s recent user fees consultation and its engagement with stakeholders.

Stakeholders will be given further opportunities in the coming year to provide input on the CGC’s new user fees.

See opinion on page 2.

on the first 10 community pastures to be transitioned at the end of 2013 as part of the wind down of the federal Community Pasture Program. As previously announced, the federal government has extended grazing rights by one year in the first round of pastures to be divested, ensuring all pastures remain open for grazing in 2013.

In Saskatchewan, the following pastures will be returned to the Government of Saskatchewan after the end of the 2013 grazing season in November, 2013: McCraney and Wolverine (Watrous); Ituna Bon Accord (Foam Lake); Excel, Keywest, Estevan-Cambria (Weyburn area); Lone Tree (Swift Current); Fairview and Newcombe (Rosetown); and Park pasture near North Battleford.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it will continue working with the governments of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, which own over 90 per cent of the pasture land, to transition the land to users with a more direct interest and to phase out federal involvement in management.

This transition will occur over a six-year period to ensure that the process optimizes future economic and employment opportunities for the affected rural communities.

The Community Pasture Program is a land-management service provided on 85 pastures in the Prairie provinces. It was created in the 1930s to reclaim land that was badly eroded during the Prairie drought. Todate, the Program has returned more than 145 000 hectares of poor-quality cultivated lands to grass cover, significantly improving the productivity and ecological value of these lands.

See opinion on page 2.

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AgNotes

by Calvin Daniels

One of the overriding issues of agriculture moving forward is simply feeding a growing world population.

At times we seem to lose sight of that fact in view of more immediate issues, whether that is the increasing cost of fuel, problems attracting workers, or the new world of grain marketing post Canadian Wheat Board. But as we move forward, the world’s population is going to climb.

There are not even hints of any real effort being made to start a public dialogue on how the world might address that growth in a reasonable way. So we have to work on making sure farm production stays ahead of the increasing population.

At times we think of farmers in North America being at the forefront of that effort. Farmers here look at production techniques as the answer. Genetically modified crop varieties hold out hope for greater yields, as do better application of nutrients through variable rates tailored to specific needs within a field. North American farmers are only part of the equation in terms of long term production. More important, at least in the shorter term that GM, will

Another shipment of donated hay was loaded up in Western Canada and transported cross-country to southwestern Ontario on Sunday, October 21 in an effort to help drought-affected farmers sustain their livestock through the winter.

The truckload of hay, donated by Avonlea, Sask. Mayor Joel Miller, consisted of 30 large round bales and was transported to two farms in Haldimand County by Bert’s Trucking out of Ontario..

“We’re happy to see the first loads of hay leaving our province on the way to farmers in the East,” said Nial Kuyek, General Manager of APAS. “Farmers in Western Canada have stepped up to donate thousands of round bales of hay to our eastern neighbours in need, but we need cash donations to help us transport it across the country.”

Sheep producer Leenart Breugem was one of two farmers to receive hay from the October 21 shipment.

be helping farmers in other countries increase their production capabilities.

We are seeing some of that as farmers in South America are now a major producer of soybeans. There was a time when countries such as Ukraine were major producers of wheat. Eastern Europe was a major grain producer.

A couple of world wars, and the control of Moscow for decades, left the region years behind in terms of technology.

I can recall a tour of farmers for Eastern Europe in Yorkton a decade, or so ago, where it wasn’t the large scale combines which most interested them because it was too far ahead of them. The grain augers they saw was something they could see as being immediately helpful on the farm.

As far behind on a technological level as farmers in Eastern Europe may be, farmers in Africa are decades behind that. If Africa had the technological advancements farmers have here in Canada imagine the farm production which could be achieved.

But, there is more to it than production. In a recent Western Producer article, a startlingly sad statistic was at the heart of a story.

In the article Colin Osborne, president of Vicwest, which owns Westeel grain bins noted

“The minister of agriculture of India claims they lose 22 per cent of everything they crop. So they grow 400 million tonnes of crop every year and they lose 88 million tonnes through rot, contamination and animals.

To put that in perspective, Canada only grows about 72 million (tonnes per year).”

Food loss is not a problem isolated to India. Food storage, vermin issues, and transportation problems account for substantial losses of food. That will become unacceptable in the future when every bushel of food will be critical, and on a world level how we protect the world’s food supply will be as important in the future as increasing actual farm production. In many respects the answers exist, better granaries, better management systems.

But like production, getting systems to go from farming with hoes to half-million dollar tractors is a technological step which will not easily be achieved. To feed our future it is a step which must be made.

Calvin Daniels is a Yorkton-based ag columnist and writer.

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are those of the writer.

FNA Fertilizer Limited Partnership extends public meetings Farmers of North America Fertilizer Limited Partnership (FNA FLP) wrapped up a series of public meetings that began October 9 across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Based on the enthusiasm of those who have attended the earlier meetings, they added more meetings in some areas as a response to the interest being shown. Days after FNA FLP became an active business in every province in Canada, it began conducting a series of public meetings, with over 40 communities hosting events.

FNA FLP spokesperson Bob Friesen said “Of all the meetings I’ve attended as a farm leader, I’ve never seen farmers embrace an issue as enthusiastically as this one.”

At the time of this release, 29 meetings had been completed in towns in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Meetings are also planned for On-

tario where harvest progress is slower, likely in November.

The public meetings are a central part of ProjectN, the plan to build a fertilizer plant in Western Canada. “These meetings provide farmers an opportunity to provide input, and have their questions answered in person. They can also purchase seed capital on the spot,” said Friesen. “Since FNA FLP was launched, uptake of seed capital units by farmers has exceeded our greatest expectations.” The seed capital will ensure the project can fund the necessary engineering, financial modeling and other studies that are required.

Farmers of North America is a farmers’ business alliance, and FNA Fertilizer Limited Partnership is a separate legal entity designed to align farmers together to build a fertilizer plant.

SaskCanola acclaims board members Nominations for four board positions on the SaskCanola board of directors closed last week with four nominated registered producers being acclaimed to the board.

“I am pleased to announce that Brett Halstead of Nokomis and Terry Youzwa of Nipawin will return for a four year term and we welcome two new members, Wayne Truman from Redvers and Doyle Wiebe from Langham,” Catherine Folkersen, Executive Director of SaskCanola stated.

Changes to the Saskatchewan Canola Development Plan Regulations in 2011 allowed SaskCanola to hold an election every second year, instead of annually, beginning in 2012 and to expand its board membership from six to eight members.

“The changes to the regulations have afforded a more cost effective approach to running elections and provided additional expertise to the board that will better serve our producers,” Folkersen said. The newly acclaimed board members will officially join the board at the conclusion of the SaskCanola annual general meeting on January 10, 2013.

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65th wedding anniversary celebrated

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45&49c Visiting with Elmer, Shirley and Blair Fraser for the October 20 weekend were: Donna Fraser and her friend Carol from Saskatoon, Trent and Payton Fraser and Bernice Sentes from Regina, Darren Fraser and Chas. Simister (Elmer and Shirley’s granddaughter) and Breanna and Julia (Elmer and Shirley’s great-granddaughters) from Edmonton. On Sunday, Shirley’s cousins, Jim and Audrey Smith of Indian Head and Doug and Susan Smith of Saskatoon visited with Elmer, Shirley and Blair Fraser.

Sympathy to the Hawes family on their loss of Bob. Bob passed away October 19.

Funeral service was held in Semans Gym on October 25.

Semans village election results are in. The council members are: Malcolm Bains, Perry Fehr, Heidi Linford and Duane Linford. Ray Lamontagne remains in the position of mayor.

Lynn Gettis Visiting Mary Heintz at Silver Heights in Raymore were: Bertha Paproski of Semans; Shandar Mann with her two adorable twins, a boy and girl; Darlene Gray of Raymore; Linda Larson, Elsie Redshaw of Semans; Heather and Tyler MacMurchy and family; Rose Mary of Wynyard and Mary’s cousin Adam Kerk from Texas, who enjoyed it so much he plans to come back again.

We have a lot of entertainment here at Silver Heights, playing ball, floor curling, reading, singers, church and it was nice to hear Mary and Friends from Semans.

Mary Heintz

R.M. of Mount Hope No. 279 Notice of Annual Meeting A meeting of the voters of the R. M. of Mount Hope No. 279 will be held at the Legion Hall in Semans on Wednesday the 7th day of November, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of receiving reports of council and of discussing municipal affairs or any matter relating thereto.

On June 27, I moved into the United Church manse in Wynyard. I started planting a garden. One of my congregation members told me that I could place the stones in my garden. I took the suggestion. The stones made my garden attractive.

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Learning new things keeps us young. Life is like a smorgasbord, with hundreds of activities to choose from. By middle age, we should be free to forget what others think, or what we look like, or how well we perform. We have earned the right to have fun and do things we love. Don’t just sit around this winter complaining about the cold.

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The stone brings people together On October 20, Elmer and Shirley Fraser celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary (actual date Nov. 1) by having a family dinner at the Brickhouse Café then going to the Senior Center for a come and go tea. Family, friends and neighbours (approx. 100) attended to wish Elmer and Shirley good wishes on this special anniversary. Coffee and cakes were served by friends and family while guests visited and reminisced of the old Tate days. Elmer and Shirley still live on the family farm just south of Tate along with their son Blair.

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Something to get excited about sult in a new sense of aliveness. Doing something you never thought you would do awakens the childlike curiosity, wonder and playfulness, if you approach it as fun.

Taking an art class, learning a new language, trying a new sport, learning to dance, or to play a musical instrument are all activities we encourage in children. Too often, adults feel it is too late for them to try these things. It is never too late. Both of my parents took up musical instruments for the first time, when they were in their sixties. Many artists and writers produce their first works in their senior years. It

NEWS Barb Sentes • 746-4382

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With change comes growth.

How often do adults feel excited about their lives? Probably not often enough. There are the responsibilities, stresses and tiredness. Who has the energy to get excited?

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The stones in my garden made me reflect on a story from my childhood called Stone Soup. There are different versions of Stone Soup, but this particular version interested me. The story begins with a stranger who was riding his horse on his way home. The stranger was tired and hungry. His horse stumbled on a stone, and the stranger fell from his horse.

Instead of throwing the stone away, he decided to keep the stone because it is smooth and round. He returned to his horse. They rode to a village where the stranger went to a few houses requesting food.

His requests were rejected by the villagers who stated that there was a bad harvest, and they had to feed their own families. Yet the stranger was not discouraged. He removed the stone from his saddle bag. Then he made an announcement in the village square about making soup from his special stone.

He said the stone was special because it brought people closer together.

The stranger asked the villagers for a pot, and ingredients for the soup, such as, water, spices, and veg-

etables. Eventually, the villagers contributed more ingredients to the pot. When the soup was finished, the stranger invited the villagers to eat with him. After everyone was fed, some villagers played the fiddle, and everyone danced.

When I think of the stone that brought people closer together in the story, I think of a stone from over two thousand years ago. It is the stone that enclosed the tomb where Christ was laid, but the stone did not stay in place. In Luke 24: 1-2, we read, “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.” (NIV). The entrance of the tomb was bare showing that Christ was resurrected from the dead. The resurrection of Christ brings a new chapter in our lives.

Our sins are forgiven of not having a personal relationship with God. We have a new life with God and with each other as a faith community under the Spirit of God. As a faith community, we are to take care of each other to bring hope to everyone who is faced with confrontations in life as with the villagers who did not have enough food. The stone that was rolled away from Christ’s tomb reminds us that we are one people. We should be caretakers of each other that will bring us closer together.

Do you think we can look at stones in the same way as we did before? I do not think so.

What do you think?

Reverend Rolanda Taylor Spirit of Hope Pastoral Charge Wynyard – Foote Copeland Wadena & Rose Valley

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DECLARATION OF RESULTS Board Member: Horizon School Division #205 Subdivision No. 10 (Foam Lake / Ituna) For the election held on the 24th day of October, 2012 Names of Candidates Number of Votes OR Acclamation/Elected HACK, Jim SKORETZ, Lawrence

446 193

Number of rejected ballots, except those on which no vote was made .......................................................................................0 Number of ballots counted but objected to:..................................0 Spoiled (e.g. Issued to a person who declined to vote)..................0 Total number of electors who votedas indicated on each Form FF “Statement of Results” .................................................639 I declare that this is an accurate statement of the votes cast for the office of Board Member for Horizon School Division #205, Subdivision #10.

Dated this 25th day of October, 2012.

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Earl Grey’s Veterans Hall may be de-listed as heritage property

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The Village of Earl Grey has announced that it intends to pass a bylaw to repeal the Municipal Heritage Property designation of the Great War Veterans Hall.

Village administrator Murray Cook said the historic building was first designated as a Heritage Property almost 8 years ago, but since then its condition has continued to deteriorate.

“An independent structural investigation, conducted by the structural engineering firm Genivar was recently completed and the building has been deemed structurally dangerous and unsafe because floor structure has already mostly completed collapsed and is not fixable,” Cook said. “Because the building has been determined to be unsafe, and presents a real danger to people entering the building, which in turn poses a serious liability issue, the engineers have recommended that the building should be demolished as soon as possible.”

Cook added that anyone wishing to object to the proposed repeal must serve the Village council in writing stating the reasons for the objection and all relevant facts not less than three days prior to consideration of the repealing bylaw. The Village has posted legal notices that it intends to repeal the heritage designation.

The original purpose of the heritage property designation was to preserve one of the oldest buildings in the village, by making it possible to access restoration/renovation funding through government grants. Originally owned by the local Royal Canadian Legion branch, the Legion turned the property over to the village following its designation. A restoration fund had been established a number of years ago, but it was not successful in raising enough money to start restoration work.

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Condolences to the families of Wes and Loraine Epp on the passing of Lenora Schmidt, aged 89 years, in Lanigan Union Hospital October 21. Funeral service was held at Drake North Star Mennonite Church Thursday, October 25. Interment took place at North Star Mennonite Cemetery.

Fotheringham-McDougall Funeral Service of Watrous and Nokomis was in care of arrangements.

Condolences to the Hawes families on the passing of Bob of Semans October 18. A celebration of Bob’s life will be held in Semans School gymnasium. Bob was 55. Hansen’s Funeral Home of Strasbourg was in care of arrangements.

Twenty people attended the monthly Sages supper at the Sage’s hall October 17.

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David Bergen has come to live with Mark and Melissa Bergen.

Condolences to the Ralph Vickaryous family of Venn on his passing October 12 at Royal University Hospital at the age of 78. The funeral service for Ralph was held at the Watrous Baptist Church Oct. 20. Interment in Venn Cemetery.

FotheringhamMcDougall Funeral Service of Watrous and Nokomis was in charge of arrangements. I will be thinking of you Betty. Betty and Ralph were married 47 years.

Five hundred and twentyfive attended the Drake fowl supper Friday, October 19.

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Let us collect a mountain of milk cartons so SARCAN can donate to Telemiracle. The donation would maybe buy an ability bus or fly someone to a hospital by air. I continue to collect milk jugs to keep them out of the landfill. Please rinse the milk cartons. Please call me at 363-2148. I will pick them up.

Get well wishes, thinking of and prayers for Mary Harrison, children, teachers, doctors, nurses, caregivers, folks in the hospital, in lodges, members mourning the loss of a loved one and anyone at home not feeling up to par.

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Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency Boundaries Commission tables final report On Friday, October 19, the Speaker tabled the Final Report of the Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency Boundaries Commission.

After filing its Interim Report this summer, the Commission held hearings

throughout the province in order to consider presentations from interested groups and individuals. The seven sessions were scheduled between September 4 and September 12, 2012.

The Commission was cre-

ated with recommendations to make 59 constituencies south of a northern dividing line, and to consider only the population aged 18 and older.

According to Stats Canada information from the 2011 Census indicated that the 18 plus

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population of the southern constituencies in the province is 770,480 meaning that average constituency population is 13,059. The law allows for a plus or minus 5% variance from the average. The existing northern seats of Athabasca and Cumberland are set by legislation with their existing boundaries and were not within the mandate of the Commission. It is expected that the Commission’s final

report will be adopted by the Legislative Assembly and the new boundaries will come into effect in the next provincial election. Until then, the current boundaries remain in effect.

“All of the submissions received by the Commission were given careful and detailed consideration. The

Commission was able to accommodate many of those who made suggestions for change. However the changes do not substantially alter the fundamental nature of the constituencies as initially proposed,” a spokesman said.

The two provincial con-

stituencies that cover the Last Mountain area were not changed to any large extent.

The former Arm River – Watrous constituency will be renamed “Arm River” and will have a population of 13,127 adults over age 18 ( 0.52% higher than the average); while the Last Mountain -Touchwood constituency retains the same name and has a population of 12,756 (2.32% less than the average). The boundaries of the Arm River constituency see some minor changes on the west and south sides, while major changes on the north side involve the removal of the town of Watrous, Manitou Beach and Dundurn from the constituency. The boundaries of the Last Mountain – Touchwood constituency will see some minor changes on the north edge where it meets the new Arm River boundaries.

The Commission is composed of The Honourable Justice Neil Gabrielson of Saskatoon, Mr. Stuart Pollon of Regina, and Mr. Harry Van Mulligen of Regina. The Final Report and constituency maps can be viewed at www.saskboundaries.com.

Fostering independence in your toddler Jennifer, a mother of three young children, says to her two-year-old son, “Time to get dressed Trevor. Hurry, hurry!

We’re going to be late!” Trevor’s response is a loud “NO!” and he refuses to get dressed. This is an interaction that most parents with toddlers will experience, perhaps on a daily (or hourly!) basis.

At around two years of age, toddlers start to understand that they have an effect on their world and can control things with their behaviour. They realize when they do certain things, such as scream, their parents respond immediately! Children begin to explore and test how this new control works. It is an important step in a child’s developing identity as an individual, someone separate from his or her parents.

Many parents (or caregivers) ask how they can foster their child’s independence AND avoid constant power struggles with their young children.

Research suggests that special play time, a type of play between a parent and child, can have very positive effects on the parentchild relationship and on the child’s developing sense of self.

During a clearly identified time, parents allow their child to ‘be in charge’. This is in direct contrast to a child’s daily experience of having to listen and follow instructions, which is important for them to learn self-control and feel secure.

Special play time provides an opportunity for a child to make decisions and display independence with positive consequences (for example, a child who exhibits his independence at the grocery store by demanding a treat often experiences negative consequences). Special play time allows a child to be independent, and it will increase her sense of confidence and self-esteem (“Dad is really listening to me!” and “Mom thinks what I just did was really clever!). It also allows a child to be aware of what he SHOULD be doing (“You are being so good - playing quietly while Mom is on the phone!”), instead of focusing on what a child SHOULD NOT be doing (“Stop making noise! Mom is on the phone!”).

Special play time is a type of play that occurs for at least five minutes a day between a parent and their child. The parent’s full attention should be available to the child, and no other chores

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should be completed during this time. Also, the play should be one-on-one (no other children should be involved). It is an opportunity for a child to be in charge, and for the parent to give up responsibility for a few minutes (what a relief after a day of chasing your child to “get dressed”, “eat dinner” and “clean up the toys”!).

Parents should label the play as special play time and then allow the child to choose the activity (the parent can gather a range of toys or activities that the child can choose from). There are a number of guidelines for parents’ to follow and practice: Parent’s should...

• Notice and describe behaviour (“you drew a circle”).

• Copy and elaborate on what the child says (when the child says “dog happy” you can say “yes, the dog looks happy”).

• Imitate play (imitation is the strongest form of flattery).

• Praise good behaviour (“your drawing is pretty”) • Respond to inappropriate behaviour (unless child is aggressive, then end play immediately) Parent’s should NOT...

• Give instructions (“tell me what colour this crayon is”) • Ask ANY questions (“should we play with the barn?”)

• Criticize (“you’re being naughty”) Special play time should never be used as a reward or punishment. It should occur whether the child or parent had a good day or bad. This helps to send the message that the parent loves the child unconditionally. The play also provides an opportunity for parents and children to have a positive interaction, even if the day was filled with frustration.

With regular special play time, little Trevor is better able to listen to his mother when she asks him to do something. He prefers to “be in charge” of situations with positive consequences (he tells his mother that he wants to colour instead of doing a puzzle, and she listens!). It is important to remember that as a two-yearold, it is still Trevor’s job to test his mother’s limits at times so that he can explore and better understand how his world works!

Written by Early Childhood Psychology Healthy Growth and Development Department Saskatoon Health Region Public Health Services

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Land for sale by tender in the RM of Snipe Lake. SW 26-27-20 W3, SE 26-27-20 W-3, NE 26-27-20 W-3, SW 19-27-20 W-3, SE 2527-21 W-3, NE 25-2721 W-3 and SE 32-2721 W-3. Sold in part or parcel. Written tenders accepted until Nov 23, 2012 Noon to: Ross Thompson & Thompson Acres Ltd, Box 363 Eston, SK S0L 1A0. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Inquiries can be made by contacting 306-962-7795.

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45&49c Nokomis Gun Club – First Shooting Night: Tues., Nov. 6. For more information on shooting with us or the 2014 SK Winter Games, contact Lowell Strauss (306) 8364466; see ad on page 5.

48-1p R.M. of Mount Hope No. 279 – Annual Meeting, Semans Legion Hall, Wed., Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

49p Semans Legion #108 Remembrance Service 11/11/12 – 10:45 a.m. Semans Gym. Followed by beef on a bun and goodies. Silver collection.

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49-1c Saturday, November 17, Raymore Fall Trade Show, Raymore School Gym, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Over 40 displays, canteen, something for everyone. Double Vision walk around comedy magic – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (sponsored

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48-2c Danceland, Manitou Beach coming events: Nov. 3 – Phoenix, oldtime, country, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.; Nov. 4 – The Fugitives,from Brandon, MB, oldtime, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.; Nov. 9 & 10 – Walter Ostanek, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.; Nov. 17 – The Decades, 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Buffets before every Saturday dance 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

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HELP WANTED Leaning Maple Meats is seeking part-time employees and cleanup personnel. Bring resume to Leaning Maple Meats or call Bernie or Cheryl at 725-4018.

48-49p HELP WANTED– Custom Farm Work needed for 2013 farming season. Contact Vivian at 306-992-0133 or e-mail zhouvivian@hotmail.com 48-49p RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

FOR SALE– 2005 Mini Z. Great winter fun for kids. Contact Candace at 484-4555.

48-2c FOR SALE– 2005 Arctic Cat (Sabercat 500), mint condition, always stored indoors, 605 miles, electric start, reverse, liquid cooled, gel battery, $4,700.00, Silton area, call (306) 729-3014.

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47-49p(2t) LOTS FOR SALE– 3 lots for sale, 4th Ave. East, Nokomis.

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I would like to extend a huge thank you to David Mark for all of his hard work on my election campaign, to those who worked on the phone fan-out, and to all the people who voted for me.

49p Audrey Hemingway St. Rita’s Catholic Parish would like to thank everyone that came and supported our fundraiser concert featuring Rory Allen.

49c Thanks to everyone who attended, donated food and worked at the fowl supper.

Tina Edwards organized a delicious meal enjoyed by over 300 people. Proceeds go towards the operation of the rec centre.

Nokomis Rec Centre 49p Facility Board We sincerely say “Thanks” to our family, friends and neighbours who came to wish us good luck on our 65th wedding anniversary. For the gifts, flowers and cards and for those who traveled miles to be with us. It was a beautiful day that we will always cherish. God bless each and everyone.

49p Shirley & Elmer Fraser A huge Thank You to all donors, volunteers and those who attended the Duval Fowl Supper. The support for our hall is greatly appreciated.

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TO GIVE AWAY Grandpa has moved into town from the farm, so we are giving away a gentle 8 year old lab/rottweiler cross. Contact Mark 306-746-7330 or Anne 306-527-5364 (Govan).

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RCMP report and permission from the family.

Weather causes road havoc in northwest RCMP were advising motorists traveling in the North Battleford / Lloydminster / Spiritwood areas of treacherous driving conditions for most of last week, as an early winter storm with snow and freezing rain hit the area.

Highways were extremely icy with snow build up within the driving lanes. Most of the traffic problems occurred on the heavily travelled portion of Highway 16 between the Battlefords and Lloydminsters. At one point on October 24, RCMP reported 12 semitrailer units in the ditch, and six other vehicle roll-overs in the area. Traffic was backed up for several kilometers as travel was reduced to one lane in many areas.

Fatality near Pierceland On October 22 at 8:52 p.m., RCMP in Pierceland received a report a truck-pedestrian collision that had occurred on Highway 21, south of Pierceland, SK. When RCMP attended, they observed an adult male deceased on the side of the road. Also present at the scene was the driver of the truck who had stopped after the collision.

An RCMP traffic re-constructionist was consulted and the incident is still under investigation. Also part of the investigation is the Provincial Coroner. The victim is a 43 year old male from Mudie Lake, SK. Name is not being released pending notification

One dead in Highway 7 accident RCMP in Kindersley attended two serious collision scenes on October 23. The first collision occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Highway 7 east of Kindersley and involved a pickup truck that collided head-on with a semi. The semi driver was unhurt, while the lone occupant of the pickup truck, an adult male, was taken by ambulance to hospital in Saskatoon.

The second collision occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon 13 km west of Kindersley on Highway 7 and involved a minivan and a semi. The minivan had two occupants. The driver was declared deceased at the scene, while the male passenger was transported via ambulance to Kindersley hospital. RCMP re-constructionists are currently investigating both scenes. Road conditions were poor and deteriorating due to the weather at the time of both accidents.

Drug bust in Tisdale On October 20, Tisdale RCMP along with the assistance of Prince Albert Integrated Street Enforcement

Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act Search Warrant on a residence on 98th Ave. in Tisdale, SK. Inside the residence, RCMP located a substantial amount of cocaine, marijuana and hash with an estimated street value of $13,000. Charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of hash for the purpose of trafficking, possession of currency obtained by crime and obstruction is 33 year old Yvette Tseng of Tisdale.

Tseng has been remanded into custody pending a court appearance in Melfort Provincial Court.

Thefts at Southey Motors The Southey / Strasbourg RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in solving two incidents that occurred at Southey Motors. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, thieves removed a grey tailgate from a 2003 Ford F150 truck. The tailgate is valued at $300.00. And, sometime during the late night of October 16 and the early hours of October 17, unknown suspects siphoned an unknown amount of fuel from various late model vehicles on the dealership’s lot.

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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport first impressions I’ve just returned from the Canadian launch of the all-new Hyundai Santa Fe. Well, if truth be told, as the aforementioned vehicle won’t appear until sometime early 2013, what I’ve actually just experienced is the all-new 2013 Santa Fe Sport.

You see, the company plans to expand upon its Santa Fe lineup by including not only a direct replacement for its current model, but also a new, longer 7-passenger version which, although larger than the present model, will simply be known as the Santa Fe. Unfortunately, this all-new, supersize version (which will probably end up being referred to by most of us as the Santa Fe long wheelbase or LWB anyway), arrives after the all

new replacement for the current standard-length model, which from here on is to be known as the Santa Fe Sport.

Confused? I’m not surprised, as it took yours truly a while to get his head around this little conundrum.

So, to reiterate; the out-going Santa Fe will be replaced by the 2013 Santa Fe Sport, and the LWB (although I’m not supposed to call it that), will become the new Santa Fe. Phew! I’m glad I cleared that mess up!

Looking the part So, what can I tell you about the new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport? Well, the exterior certainly looks the part, what with its bold and stylish front end (think Sonata-like, and that’s a good looking vehicle). Yes, although the previous generation was no Ugly Betty, this

new 2013 Santa Fe is truly set to turn heads in the popular Crossover Utility Vehicle (CUV) market, and that’s important for the company as the Santa Fe is one of its most successful nameplates.

Inside, the story follows along similar lines, and there’s a surprising amount of standard equipment on offer in the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport including heated front seats, power windows, driver’s seat power lumbar support, a six-speaker audio system (with Bluetooth® ), a

tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel with audio controls, to name but a few. Move further up in the range and you’ll discover such niceties as automatic climate control, leather-wrapped heated steering wheel, heated rear seats, leather seating surfaces, and possibly the best panoramic sunroof I’ve ever experienced.

Powerful choices Power in the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe comes from a choice of two 4-cylinder engines. The 2.4L (190 hp) DOHC inline 4-cylinder with Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) is standard.

However, for those seeking slightly more oomph, there is also a high-output 2.0L TGDI inline 4-cylinder engine with a twin-scroll turbocharger available. This unit produces 264 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque (using regular fuel), which is roughly 12 hp more than the outgoing V6, and it will tow a 3,500 lb trailer with relative ease.

The turbo four would certainly be my choice, as it transforms this CUV into an FCUV (“F” for fun!).

All 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe models are equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission with SHIFTRONIC® manual mode, which I

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will happily testify to be an extremely competent unit.

Front-wheel drive is standard, but an advanced active All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system is also available on the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe. This system automatically activates as required, although under normal driving conditions the system only distributes power to the front wheels, thus reducing fuel consumption (9.5L/100 km and 6.0L/100 km for the 2.4L FWD; and 9.8L/100 km and 6.4L/100 km for the 2.0T FWD).

Sport on the badge and the road On the road, the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe handles well and is comfortable and surprisingly quiet. With MacPherson struts up front and a fully independent multilink suspension to the rear, the vehicle soaks up the bumps with relative ease. However, I did notice a slight bug with the steering.

Although the vehicle features Hyundai’s new Driver Selectable Steering Mode (DSSM) system, in anything but Sport mode it can appear a tad light at times. Select Comfort for city parking and it works well. However, if one forgets to switch back, you can expect a considerable amount of wander on the highway. I got around this by leaving the system permanently engaged in Sport mode. Apart from that one small bug, the new 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport is an exceptionally nice CUV. Prices start at $26,499 for the 2.4L FWD, with the 2.0T AWD LTD topping out the range at $38,499. With most buyers expected to choose AWD, I’m going to predict that the well-appointed AWD Premium models will sell best at $30,299 (2.4), and $32,499 (2.0T). You know, I may have been initially puzzled by the name change of the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe, but I wasn’t the least bit surprised to discover how pleasant this vehicle was. After all, the company has been batting well above average for some considerable time now, and the new Santa Fe Sport simply confirms this.

-by Kevin “Crash’’ Corrigan

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Horticulture and Halloween By the end of October, we are often blessed with the true beginning of winter – the snow flies, the temperature drops and any pumpkins outside will surely be frozen solid! If only we lived where Hallowe’en was still a continuation of autumn. However – on October 31, we can have some fun with “Hallowe’en Horticulture”.

Today, we associate Hallowe’en with pumpkins carved into Jack-o-lanterns.

However there are actually a number of other fruits that have been associated with Hallowe’en in the past. In England and Ireland, lanterns were carved out of turnips and even very large beets. The image of demons were carved into the vegetable and then a glowing

coal would be placed inside making it into a lantern. It was thought that carrying these lanterns around the village or leaving them on your doorstop would frighten away the evil spirits who came out to visit on All Hallows Eve! In the 1800’s with the wave of Irish immigrants the tradition of carving Jack-o-Lanterns came to our continent. It was very quickly determined that pumpkins were readily available, and easier to carve than a turnip!

For many at Halloween it is customary to decorate with cornstalks, autumn leaves and apples. This tradition had its origins in the Druid autumn festival called Samhain – one of the ancient fire festivals. It was not only a harvest festival but also a

time to sooth the powers that control the processes of Nature. I am told that Samhain is the Witch’s word of Celtic origin for All Hallows Eve. Most of our modern day Halloween traditions date back to Samhain and with that the belief that the changing of the seasons and most particularly the change that marks the end of summer was a magical time – a time when those that were part of the living world were most closely connected to the world of the dead.

Apples are commonly used now for great Halloween party games, but in the Victorian era, they played another important role. Maidens would slip an apple under her pillow on the eve of Halloween to be sure she

by Kelly Kirk I don’t know what it looks like out your window, but out mine there is snow...

Not a lot of snow, but alas, snow... There is also an unfinished patio, a fence with an uninstalled gate, and two cars. As you may have guessed, I really did not need winter quite yet. One of the cars is all-wheel drive with legitimate winter tires on all four corners, command start and heated leather.

When you step on the gas, it takes off like an angry badger, clawing through the mud and snow with ease.

The other car, however, is a

sports car that has 13” wide, summer-only rubber on it. On a day such as today, it may as well have plastic tires, as every gear moves it along about as well as neutral. My old daily-driven GMC Jimmy had mud tires on it, which, as the name implies, work best in the mud. They howl on the highway, slide like hockey pucks on ice, and bounce on gravel, but they sure looked good on it (white letters out, of course). My old orange Chevy had all-seasons on it, and due to an unknown broken box of screws in the bed right in front of the tire (and a

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large, rusted hole) was prone to flat tires a number of years ago. There is not much more irritating than a flat tire, and no one knows that more than a tire manufacturer, which is where Michelins’ “Tweel” comes in.

It’s highly unlikely that anyone actually knows who the caveman was that invented the wheel, or when he succeeded at such a feat, but it is known that the first air-filled tire was patented by Dunlop in Scotland in 1888.

Since that day, technology has improved, as have patch and plug kits for those rather

would dream of her sweetheart.

Alternatively, at midnight on Halloween she would stand in front of a mirror and brush her hair three times while eating an apple. The vision of her future husband would appear in the mirror over her shoulder.

In Mediterranean countries before the fourteenth century rosemary would be placed over the cradle of babes to protect them. It was also often burned

along with juniper and thyme as a means of cleansing a room of bad spirits. Rue was hung from doorways and windows to ward off evil spirits and to prevent them from entering the house Wolfsbane, which is also commonly known as aconitum or monkshood , was believed to ward off werewolves. Garlic of course is not only important in the kitchen but is also a great way to generally ward off demons and vampires.

The words of Shakespeare in Macbeth are also filled with herbal lore. Picture the famous scene with the witches’ brew.

Many would claim that the im-

unfortunate drives to the landfill, or through a construction site. Fast-forward to 2005, when Michelin introduced the world to the Tweel, an air-less tire relying on flexible polyurethane spokes for shock absorption. Unconventional, not to mention unattractive, the Tweel has a wedge-shaped array of spokes located where the rubber sidewall of an airfilled radial would normally be. The tread is still there, and I honestly have no idea how they are mounted to a wheel (but research suggests special wheels have been used thus far). They have gained popularity in space exploration, for vehicles such as Rovers, and for the personal mobility

sector, for wheelchairs, scooters and Segways. Skid-steer loaders have used them with success as well, although automobiles technically have not. Due to increased friction with the road, heat, noise, fuel consumption and vibration have been increased above 50mph. Traction and handling can be greatly increased without sacrifice, but the negatives at this point vastly outweigh the positives. What does this mean for the future of the tire?

Well, likely not much, as this all took place seven years ago and I still have yet to see a Tweel up close. All I know is, if they made one that looked good, performed good, and could get the other car out of

Kelly Kirk my yard on a day like today, I might just be enticed...

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portant ingredients of that brew were herbal rather than animal in nature. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf could simply be translated to a leaf of dragonwort and a leaf of wolfsbane. Toe of frog is easily translated for those botany buffs to ranunculus or buttercup as the Latin root of rana means frog so could easily have been the root or “toe” of a buttercup flower. I would imagine that these “herbal” ingredients would have been easier to gather and infinitely more flavourful!

So to all of you, regardless of your roots – enjoy the plants that are historically associated with this time of year.

Patricia Hanbidge Horticulturist Saskatoon School of Horticulture

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Halloween-inspired treats Part of the fun of Halloween is arriving home after a day of trick-or-treating and having some spooktacular treats to enjoy. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or simply feeding a group of hungry, costumed kids, fun recipes that turn ordinary foods into spooky specialties are essential.

Mummy Wraps Take the “pigs in a blanket” concept to a new level with this clever treat. Simply wrap hot dogs with strips of dough cut from refrigerator biscuits or breadsticks to simulate the look of mummy shrouds. Place them on cookie sheets.

Cut small slits for eyes and place peppercorns or black mustard seeds to serve as the eyes.

Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown. To serve upright, place shish kabob skewers in the mummies before baking and then stick the mummies in a piece of craft foam covered in cheesecloth.

Cheesy Fingers What's scarier than dismembered digits on a plate?

All it takes is a package of mozzarella string cheese, a knife and some small, thin slices of green and red bell peppers for this gross delicacy.

Cut the cheese sticks in half and then use a knife to carve straight indentations to simulate the bends in the skin around the knuckles of the fingers. At the top, carve out a flattened area for the fingernail. Then place very small slices of red or green peppers to serve as the spooky fingernails. Adhere with a dab of cream cheese.

Bottomless Bog This eerie bog will make children question what is inside.

Make a large bowl of green gelatin dessert and pop in different edible creepy crawlies before allowing the gelatin

to set. Gummy worms, grape "eyeballs," sour fish, pieces of fruit tape, and anything else you can think of can be added.

Kids will scoop out the dessert and discover the frightening things inside.

Skull Potatoes Turn ordinary potatoes into something seemingly more sinister.

Halve baking potatoes and carve each

half into a skull shape, sort of like the outline of a pear. Bake until the potatoes are cooked through. Frost with sour cream. Use pieces of cheese to mimic decaying teeth.

Black olives can be eyes and nose sockets of the skull.

Quesadilla Ghosts An open-faced quesadilla can be turned into a spooky specter.

Cut ghost-shaped pieces from flour tortilla shells. Sprinkle with shredded Monterey jack cheese and allow to bake in the oven until the cheese has melted and the ghosts are crisp. Spread sour cream over the cheese and then use slices of scallion for the eyes and a ring of jalapeno pepper for a mouth. Ghosts can be made gory with salsa as blood.

Vampire Veggies What if veggies could suck blood? Conduct this science experiment and enjoy eating the research afterward.

Cut the ends off of stalks of celery. Place the celery in a tall glass filled half-way with tomato juice overnight. The celery should absorb the juice through the thin channels in the stalks. The next day kids can bite into the stalks and see

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Spiderweb Garnish Top cupcakes, cookies and cakes with delicate, homemade spiderwebs.

Melt white chocolate baking melts in the microwave or per the manufacturer's instructions. Use a squeeze bottle or a small spatula to drizzle the chocolate onto a piece of waxed paper in the shape of a spiderweb. Allow the chocolate to cool and then carefully peel off the paper.

Mashed Brains Create a shepherd's pieinspired dinner that's inspired by the look of brains.

Make your favorite meatloaf or hamburger recipe and place into a ramekin or even cupcake pans. Whip up a batch of homemade or instant mashed potatoes. Using a pastry bag fitted with a basic hole cake decorating tip, pipe squiggly lines of potato across the meat. Bake for around 20 minutes, until meat is thoroughly cooked and potatoes are crisp.

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