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The community of Moose Jaw is invited to take part in a unique event where they can purchase one-of-a-kind works of art and tour a breathtaking stained glass sanctuary, all while helping to preserve one of their most beloved heritage sites.

Inspirations in Clay, a collection of pottery and acrylic paintings by local artist Dorothy Elias Yakiwchuk, will be presented at Moose Jaw Zion United Church, the very site the fundraiser is helping to preserve.

The event takes place Saturday, August 22 from 10-4 and Sunday August 23 from 12-3. Guided tours of Zion’s stained glass sanctuary will also be offered on the Saturday at 11am and 2pm, highlighting the beauty and rich history of the unique structure.

All proceeds from the event will go towards the restoration of Moose Jaw Zion United Church, which first opened its doors in 1907 and remains largely unchanged to this day.

The church welcomed Yakiwchuk with open arms when she first arrived in Moose Jaw decades ago, nurturing not only her desire to join with others in worship, but also her love of music, which eventually paved the way towards pottery and, years

Local artist Dorothy Elias Yakiwchuk tells the story behind her painting, ‘Blumenfeld,’ one of the pieces which will be available to purchase at the Zion Church fundraiser August 22-23. Photo by Annie Savage

later, painting.

She had been trying to think of ways to help preserve the historic building, which is in need of an overhaul to its corroded boiler pipes among other costly issues, in order to remain functional. Suddenly, she realized the answer was all around her.

“In the middle of the night I woke up and thought, ‘I have this inventory. I’m going to donate my inventory,’ Yakiwchuk said. “That way it goes 100% to the church.”

All of Yakiwchuk’s artwork is created from her own memories and experiences, including a piece called ‘Sand Dunes,’

where she recalls sinking into it and falling over, her grandson exclaiming, “’Grandma, what are you doing?’” she laughed.

‘Blumenfeld’ was inspired by memories of being surrounded by sunflowers in the Manitoba village as a child and ‘Climate Change’ is one of her darker abstract pieces.

Also included in the fundraiser will be numerous clay pieces – mugs, bowls and a multitude of one-of-a-kind knickknacks. Some are simply too precious to ever consider selling, such a whimsical clay garden created in honour of her husband, and avid gardener.

Over the years, Moose Jaw

This display, created by local artist Dorothy Elias Yakiwchuk, was inspired by Japan, where her son resides. Photo by Annie Savage

Zion United Church has evolved far beyond a Sunday morning location into a gathering place for the whole community, hosting yoga, quilting, birthday parties and concerts, just to name a few.

And of course it will be a place of worship, as long as it stands.

“To worship in a place that is so amazing – I find that it’s been a privilege to be a part of that,” Yakiwchuk said. “And well, it’s the community of the membership, the ministers, and I’m a Christian so it’s a wonderful place to worship.”

The Zion United Church Moose Jaw Facebook page is a great place to follow along, learn about future events and sign up to volunteer to be a part of the Zion Restoration project.

Some pieces, like this whimsical clay garden created in honour of Yakiwchuk’s husband, are too precious to ever consider selling. Photo by Annie Savage

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WCN Car show a “mind-blowing, huge success.”

By Annie Savage - Moose Jaw Express

The aerial view of cars backed up for three miles from her property, down Highway 39 and into Moose Jaw is a sight that the Andersons won’t soon forget.

“It’s just something that you don’t see!”

Mel Anderson exclaimed.

That was the scene on August 1, as the Western Canadian Nationals (WCN) car show piled onto the Anderson acreage, a three-day event Anderson describes as an “…absolutely mind-blowing, huge success.”

Roughly 700 classic cars and an estimated 3000 car enthusiasts rolled in from across Saskatchewan, Ontario, B.C., Montana, North and South Dakota to name a few, not only to show off and admire the massive array of classic cars, but also to meet up with a whole community of like-minded people.

“If we had an aura around this place it would have been bright purple, just so positive,” Anderson said. “All I kept hearing was, ‘Oh my goodness, this is amazing!’”

The acreage, owned by Mel and her husband Cal, is also home to the previously hidden gem, Anderson Auto and Memorabilia Collection, which features not only vehicles but countless one-of-a-kind artifacts illustrating the history of Moose Jaw and area.

Planning for the event started last October, when the Andersons were first approached by the Brandon group who had hosted the WCN in 2025. The group enjoyed the Andersons’ annual car show so much that they felt it would be the perfect location for the next WCN. After two weeks of mulling it over, they agreed and decided to give it a go – under one condition.

“We said, ‘The only way we’ll do it is, (money raised) has to all go to Ronald McDonald House.’ And they were game!” Anderson said.

In the coming months they secured a total of 12 vendors and 65 volunteers, who were not only crucial in helping the event to run smoothly, but also in freeing Anderson up to do what she loves most.

“I loved the visits. I love to talk, I love to meet people,” she said.

Anyone who enjoyed the “people hauler,” a wooden wagon pulled by a tractor, would have met co-owner and husband Cal, who pulled folks around from the start of the event right to the very end, stopping so they could hop out to get snacks and enjoy the dazzling sights along the way.

One hundred percent of proceeds from the car show will go to Ronald McDonald House, which holds a very personal meaning for the family. Eighteen years ago, Mel’s nephew was almost killed in an ATV accident, and without Ronald McDonald House her sister, brother-in-law and their children wouldn’t have had anywhere to stay while he was recovering. Then in 2017, the 13-year-

At the Western National Car Show, Michael Hall from Rust Valley Restorers stops for a photo with an excited fan from Saskatoon. Photo by Annie Savage

Avery Shoaf from Rust Valley Restorers was blown away by the architecture of Moose Jaw and the huge turnout of the WCN car show held just east of Moose Jaw from July 31-August 2. Photo by Annie Savage old daughter of a long-time employee of am I gonna pay this bill?’”

The Anderson collection even features Cal’s was diagnosed with Leukemia. The family utilized Ronald McDonald House for a seven-foot tall statue of Ronald McDonald 191 days while she was underwent treatment. himself, which they found years ago at an Last year alone, the Andersons raised antique store in Arizona. Cal had asked if it $52,060 for the charity and Mel, unsure what was for sale and was told ‘no,’ however he that amount would even mean to them, con- couldn’t sleep thinking about it and returned tacted Ronald McDonald House in Saska- the next day to talk to the owners about a plan that had popped into his head. He wanttoon to find out.

“They said ‘Mel, you and Cal now ed to use the statue as their mascot, and once helped ten families for 30 days,’” she said, the owners learned that, plus the fact that all which is what it’s all about. She feels money proceeds would be going to Ronald McDonshould not even be a thought when a loved ald House, they were happy to give up the statue which stands tall at the Andersons’ to one falls ill, especially a child.

“You don’t need that,” Mel said. “You this day.

Even celebrity guest Michael Hall, one need to worry about your child, not, ‘How

of stars from the hit Canadian reality show Rust Valley Restorers, was blown away by the Andersons’ collection.

“I’ve never seen anything like it. Their collection is beyond belief,” Hall said.

This was his first time visiting Moose Jaw, and he took some time in between events to immerse himself in Moose Jaw culture, enjoying the tunnels and local dining.

“The city has been amazing; the people super friendly,” Hall said. “I’d like to do a big shout-out to Mel and Cal, Dave Bura from the Western Nationals who helped put on the event, and just a big shout-out and thank you to the people of Moose Jaw for helping put on an amazing event. They made us feel welcome.”

Hall’s co-star Avery Shoaf wasn’t sure what to expect with a smaller city such as Moose Jaw being chosen to host such a massive event, but all his expectations were blown out of the water.

“We’ve had an incredible year, and this has got to be the icing on top of the cake.

I wondered where all the people were going to come from, but I tell you what – one of the largest events we’ve been to this year,” Shoaf said. “There’s some neat, neat stuff (in Moose Jaw). The architecture of this town, for how small it is, it’s absolutely bizarre how good it is!”

Shoaf personally got a glimpse of the impact that Ronald McDonald House can have, after a childhood friend experienced a life-threatening medical emergency at a party.

“Off to Ronald McDonald House he went, for probably three to four months,” Shoaf said. “And he came out a diabetic, and he’s been a diabetic ever since – but they saved him.”

Anderson was delighted with how down to earth and kind the celebrity guests were, and said they made sure that fans who couldn’t afford t-shirts were given signed photographs instead.

“They’re just kind humans. They weren’t out here to make money, they were here for their fans and to support Ronald.

They just kept saying, ‘Okay what do you need from us?’ and I just kept saying, ‘Just focus on Ronald.’

Tours of Anderson Auto and Memorabilia Collection can be booked until the end of October, seven days a week. While they can only book groups of ten or more, there is always the option to be added to another group if your falls short of that.

In spite of the intense heat and all the planning required, not to mention the clean up afterwards, Anderson didn’t hesitate when asked if she would do it all again: “In a heartbeat.”

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Touch-a-Truck combining machinery with literacy

By Annie Savage - Moose Jaw Express

Everyone knows at least one child whose eyes light up every time a fire truck passes by, wishing they could climb in and play with the horns and sirens to their heart’s content. Well, this Labour Day weekend they’ll have the chance to do just that, at the 5th annual Touch a Truck event in Moose Jaw.

“We are really excited to announce the wonderful community event for the fifth year,” said Wanda Peakman, Coordinator at the Moose Jaw Early Years Family Resource Centre. “It is a family event for children ages 0-8, with their moms and dads or caregivers, to come and have an interactive hands-on experience where they can connect with vehicles that keep our community moving and meet the everyday heroes that operate them.”

Older siblings are also welcome to attend the event, which takes place Saturday, September 5 from 11 AM to 2:30 PM at Temple Gardens Centre in Moose Jaw. 1st Ave will be blocked off for the duration of the event in order to enjoy activities both inside and out.

Some of the soon-to-be-touched vehicles include a Zamboni, fire trucks, police cars, Moose Jaw Search and Res-

cue and EMS vehicles, a Western Development Museum car, school buses, and the new addition of a Canada Post truck.

“It’s always fun to see the kids sit on the Zamboni, or the fire trucks are really popular with the kiddos,” Peakman said. “I love when a little kiddo gets in the police car and works the radio. Or they put their mom and dad in the back seat and they’re in the front.”

Since the fire trucks can only be off site for a maximum of two hours at a time, they will be there from 11-1.

The organizers of Touch a Truck are always open to adding new trucks and other vehicles, and Peakman encourages any business or organization with a “cool vehicle” or heavy machinery that they don’t mind being handled by eager children, to register.

The idea of the event is to combine elements of literacy with the Touch a Truck aspect to help kids and their families learn while having fun.

“There are books that we give away, but really it’s all about just communication every day with their families that foster and encourage that speech and language development,” Peakman explained.

All of the vehicles will be manned by “heroes,” the men and women who use them to keep the community of Moose Jaw running smoothly. The heroes will engage with the little ones and answer any questions they might have about the equipment, their professions or anything else that springs to mind.

“So this even becomes really impactful for not only family engagement but communication, language development and just learning and growing,” Peakman said.

Through feedback from previous years, Peakman has been delighted to hear that the play often continues long after the event wraps up.

“Families will share with me that they were now playing Touch a Truck at home. So again, it’s supporting that literacy development, and it’s in their own little play world, so that’s really neat.”

Understanding that some truck lovers might be overwhelmed by the cacophony of different sounds, organizers encourage guests to bring noise cancelling headphones if needed, and there will also be a ‘sensory sensitive time,’ from 1:30 to 2:30, during which all sirens, horns and lights will be turned off.

The quiet time is longer than previous years due to feedback they’ve received from parents over the years.

The event will also feature a concession and play experience inside the rink, where families can also learn more about and receive a number of free goodies from the resource centre and the other local organizations that helped make the event possible: Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce, Moose Jaw Public Library, Moose Jaw Literacy Network and Temple Gardens Centre.

Peakman personally hopes to shed

some light on the multitude of benefits the Early Years Family Resource Centre has to offer to the community of Moose Jaw. The centre provides free services for little ones all the way from prenatal to five years of age, and their families, specializing in four areas: learning, family well-being, parent education and resources and referrals.

Some of the most popular programs include the Moms for Moms group, where moms can measure and weigh their babies and connect with other mothers, and similar program for dads and dad figures.

“Dads are important too, so we offer them a safe place to meet other dads in a really playful way,” Peakman added.

The centre also offers drop-in play from 9-4 on Mondays and Wednesdays and Fridays, 9-6 on Tuesdays and some Saturdays as well.

“So we’re sort of the early years hub of Moose Jaw,” Peakman said. (For) any family that’s looking for a resource or just a connection or just to talk with other adults, this is a great place to come.”

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From Prairie Roots to Ecuadorian Gold: Local Connection Strikes Sweet Success Joan Ritchie - Moose Jaw Express

A dash of Ecuadorian sunshine has found a very special home in Assiniboia.

For Tiffany Rose and Kristen Krash, the founders of the bean-to-bar chocolate company Choco Estates, the path to international acclaim has been an incredible journey—one that bridges the vibrant cacao farms of South America with the familiar, friendly landscape of Saskatchewan.

The winning bar—the 85% Ecuador Dark Vegan Golden Milk—truly captured the judges’ imaginations.

While the regional tradition in Ecuador-

ceptional quality of the cacao they grow on their own land and source from their farming partners.

For consumers in the region, this

Innovation award from craft chocolate challenge. Photo supplied.

Tiffany Rose with innovation award.

Photo supplied.

Recently, the small-batch chocolate producer secured the prestigious “Top Innovation Award” at the 2026 Craft Chocolat Challenge (Season 5), a moment of significant triumph for a company only in its second year of business.

The news is particularly exciting for the Assiniboia community, as the awardwinning chocolate is now available locally at the Silent H Trading Post.

For many, the success of Choco Estates feels like a local win. Tiffany Rose and her husband, Robert Payant— a fourth-generation farm kid from Assiniboia—divide their year between Saskatchewan and Ecuador. While their heart for chocolate is based on the San Dimas farms they own alongside their partner, Kristen Krash, their roots remain firmly planted in the prairies. The couple spends every Canadian growing season at home in Saskatchewan, returning to Ecuador only after the harvest is complete.

“Robert’s family has deep roots in this community,” says Rose. “Being able to share our award-winning chocolate with our family, friends, neighbours,

and fellow Saskatchewan residents through Silent H Trading Post makes this achievement even more special.”

The Craft Chocolat Challenge, a high-level competition judged by a panel of international chocolate experts, served as a crucial test for the young company. Rose explains that the decision to enter the competition was born out of a desire for growth. As first-time entrants, the team shipped seven samples of two specific bars—the 85% Ecuador Dark Vegan Golden Milk and the 55% Ecuador Café au Lait—directly from their farms in Ecuador to the judges in the United States.

From left to right: Kristen Krash, 2 members of choco estates farm crew and Robert Payant. Photo supplied.

Choco Estates Golden Milk Dark Chocolate Bar. Photo supplied.

Golden milk dark chocolate bar. Photo supplied.

Craft chocolat challenge with choco estates golden milk bar. Photo supplied.

The goal was to receive critical feedback to help refine their production process and packaging. They were, however, pleasantly surprised to walk away with the “Top Innovation Award.”

ian chocolate often leans toward pairing cacao with tropical fruit flavours, Choco Estates decided to challenge the status quo. By combining high-percentage dark chocolate with warming spices inspired by ingredients grown abundantly on their own farms, they created a flavour profile that was both unexpected and masterfully executed.

Beyond the accolades, Choco Estates is built on a foundation of sustainability. The company operates as a wholesale exporter of premium Ecuadorian cacao, ensuring that their farming practices support biodiversity and agroecological health. Their bean-to-bar chocolate is an extension of this philosophy, allowing them to showcase the ex-

achievement offers more than just a sweet treat; it provides a direct connection between the farmer, the maker, and the community. Whether one is a connoisseur of fine dark chocolate or simply a neighbour looking to support a locally connected business, the bars now stocked at Silent H Trading Post offer a taste of global innovation with a touch of Saskatchewan heart.

As Rose and Krash look ahead, this international recognition is more than a trophy; it is validation of their mission to connect the world through craftsmanship. For the residents of Assiniboia, it is a chance to savour a world-class product, knowing that the journey of that chocolate began in the rich soils of Ecuador but was brought home by one of their own.

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Good, solid crop’ on the way, says analyst

By Sean Pratt - The Western Produer

Western Producer markets desk analyst Bruce Burnett says that despite the abandonment and late crops in the north, the overall outlook is positive for Western Canada’s crops.

Bruce Burnett was generally pleased with what he saw during his annual mid-July crop tour of the Canadian Prairies.

“This is a good, solid crop,” said The Western Producer’s markets desk analyst.

That is despite the significant seeding delays, crop abandonment and drowned out fields he witnessed north of the Yellowhead Highway.

Heavy rains caused some early-season carnage this year.

“We’re going to need some help to get all of this crop harvested in good condition, and I’m thinking especially of those late areas in the north,” said Burnett, who presented his findings at the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask.

He estimates 10 to 15 per cent of the crops in those northern areas are delayed by two to three weeks.

“It’s going to be imperative that we have frost-free days until the middle of September in those northern growing areas,” he said.

Burnett’s overall assessment of a “solid crop” jibes with Agriculture Canada’s yield model, which is predicting above-average yields for 11 spring-seeded crops relative to the 2021-2025 average.

When combined with Statistics Canada’s acreage forecasts, Agriculture Canada anticipates above-average national production for spring wheat, winter wheat, durum, canola, barley, corn, soybeans, flax, peas and lentils.

Below-average production is forecast for oats, canaryseed, fall rye and mustard.

Why It Matters It is encouraging to hear the crop is generally looking

An unplanted field east of Rama, Sask. Crop wasn’t planted due to heavy rains this spring. Photo: Bruce Burnett

good halfway through the growing season.

Burnett’s tour took him through the Red River Valley of Manitoba in addition to the west-central and northwestern parts of that province.

He trekked through all of central Saskatchewan plus the north-central and northeastern parts of the province. He wanted to focus on the north instead of the south this year due to the excess moisture problems.

In Alberta, he concentrated his travels on the northeastern, central and southern parts of the province.

This year’s record canola area in Western Canada is quite evident, especially in the north.

“There are a lot of areas with very few fields that aren’t canola,” said Burnett.

But that will be tempered by what he believes will be the high-end of traditional abandonment for the crop in the north.

Crops in the south and central regions have far fewer unplanted and drowned out acres.

“Those crops look really, really good,” he said.

“The only concern would be some of the really late-planted crops.”

He was surprised to find very little disease in the fields he inspected despite the wet conditions, but the insect pressure was high.

Burnett is forecasting an average eastern Canadian canola yield of 39 bushels per acre,

which would result in 19.1 million tonnes of production.

It was obvious that farmers planted less spring wheat than they have in previous years, but the wheat crops are in good shape.

He is forecasting an average spring wheat yield of 52.5 bu. per acre, which would result in 24.9 million tonnes of production, which would be on the small side compared to the past few years.

Burnett believes durum lost even more acres to spring wheat and canola than Statistics Canada is forecasting.

He is forecasting an average durum yield of 35 bu. per acre and 5.3 million tonnes of production, which is on the low side.

Barley appears to have held onto its acres fairly well and the crop looks very good. Cereal crops appear to have survived the deluge of rain better than canola.

“There’s a lot of barley crops that look very, very good despite the fact that there’s excess moisture in some of the low spots,” said Burnett.

He estimates an average yield of 68 bu. per acre and 8.35 million tonnes of production, which would be an improvement over last year.

Burnett thinks oats may have lost more acres than Statistics Canada is forecasting, and there could be higher abandonment as well.

“We’re really looking at a smallish out crop this year,” he said.

He is forecasting an average yield of 96 bu. per acre and 3.1 million tonnes of production.

The outlook for pulses is a mixed bag.

“Lentils have been affected the most by the wet conditions,” said Burnett.

That is despite the fact that they are primarily grown in southern and central Saskatchewan, where the rains were not as heavy as the north.

However, moisture levels were still above normal in those regions, which has set lentil fields back through significant drowning and disease development.

“That’s certainly going to impair production,” he said.

Burnett is estimating 1.89 million tonnes of production compared to 3.36 million tonnes last year.

It’s a different story for the other main pulse crop.

“The peas in the central growing areas look wonderful,

just excellent,” he said.

“Some of the best pea crops I’ve seen in the last five years.”

Peas are planted early, so there wasn’t much abandonment. However, they did suffer from drowning in the north.

Burnett expects an average yield of 37 bu. per acre and 3.3 million tonnes of production, down from last year’s 3.93 million tonnes.

In regards to soybeans, Burnett says, “There’s just more soybeans out there than there has been the last number of years.”

He is forecasting an average Prairie soybean yield of 46 bu. per acre and 2.4 million tonnes of production for the region.

Going forward, Prairie farmers need warm conditions during the last half of the growing season, frost-free conditions until mid-September, and one other key ingredient.

“We will need to see some additional rainfall,” said Burnett. “We just do not want huge amounts all at once.”

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Editor’s Note

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

As I sit down to write this, the Saskatchewan sun in the summer is a pleasant reminder of why we endure the cold winters, to enjoy this last hazy stretch of the “dog days of summer,” a phrase that traces back to the ancient rising of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. If JOAN RITCHIE you find yourself gazing upMoose Jaw Express ward this month, keep your EDITOR eyes peeled around August 11th through the 13th for the Perseid meteor shower. It’s nature’s own fireworks display, and honestly, nothing beats a cool Saskatchewan evening with a blanket spread out, watching the sky put on a show.

August is the eighth month of the year that somehow feels like it contains a lifetime of sunshine in its 31 days. It’s always fascinated me why we call the month August, though looking back at the history books, it didn’t always hold

such a grand title. Originally, it was known as Sextilus, and it wasn’t until the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar, decided he needed a month to call his own that things changed. And because of his vanity, he ensured his month had 31 days just to keep up alongside Julius Caesar’s July.

Speaking of things to celebrate, we have quite the lineup this month. For those of you who navigate the world with your left hand, August 13th is your moment in the sun: International Lefthanders Day! August 9th was Book Lovers Day and hopefully a lot of people ignored their mundane chores to lose themselves in a book. And, not to be outdone, August 10th was National S’mores Day, but as we all know, all summer long is the perfect time to eat toasted marshmallows sandwiched between graham crackers or your favourite cookies.

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Veteran cycling 1000 km for Wounded Warriors

By Annie Savage - Moose Jaw Express

Sergeant Rob Nederlof is gearing up to cycle 1000 km from Canmore to Moose Jaw in order to help fellow veterans and first responders to gain access to life-changing service dogs. The Wounded Warriors OSI Service Dog Program is a cause very near and dear to the heart of the retired Canadian Armed Forces mechanic.

Nederlof is embarking on the journey, which he calls the Prairie Thousand, in honour of the brave men and women who serve Canadians, as well as the friends and family that support them.

“The men and women who stand behind the shield - the military, police, EMS workers - it’s for them that we do this,” said Marina Nederlof in a statement announcing the fundraiser.

Marina, Rob’s wife and support driver, will be close behind every step of the way, taking photos and keeping the world updated through their Prairie Thousand Facebook page.

OSIs (Occupational Stress Injuries) can include post traumatic stress, anxiety, depression and any other mental health conditions that interferes with daily living for uniformed service professionals, who are at an increased risk.

Wounded Warriors support dogs can actually detect increases in cortisol, adrenaline and other physiological changes related to past trauma, and are trained to help their humans stay calm and grounded when they can sense these changes.

While he is very careful to respect the privacy of his friends and colleagues’ who struggle with OSIs, Nederlof has seen first hand the impact that a trained service dog can have on their lives.

“I know a few people who have one and it’s made a world of difference for them,” he said.

This will be the Nederlofs’ fifth consecutive year embarking on the ride, an idea that was sparked during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which Nederlof decided to try a 100 km bike ride just for

Welcome Home!

Sgt Rob Nederlof is busy training for the upcoming Prairie Thousand, a 1000 km cycling journey to raise funds for Wounded Warriors. Photo by Marina Nederlof

fun. A passerby pulled him over and asked if he was doing this for a charity, to which he replied: “No, I’m just cycling.”

However, the seed was planted, and he mulled that idea over for the rest of the journey.

“I finished the ride and I was thinking, ‘I could do this as a charity run thing, and help someone else.”

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Warriors Canada, and once he and Marina learned about the organization’s service dogs, which require at least $15,000 and two years to train, they never looked back.

Training for the 1,000 km bicycle fundraiser began in January, and Nederlof cycles about 52 km every day in and around Wawanesa, where he lives with Marina and their family.

The goal this year is $5000, same

goal as their first year where they ended up raising upwards of $19,000. Over the past four years, the Nederlofs have raised over $100,000 for Wounded Warriors.

Aside from the fundraising and raising awareness, another thing Marina is most looking forward to is simply admiring the scenery along the way, something she hopes more people will take the time to do.

“The prairies are indescribably beautiful when you take the time to look at the flowers and the hills and the different grasses and the animals and the sky,” Marina said. “Like, oh my goodness, the sky is absolutely phenomenal in the prairies.

There’s nothing that compares to it.

“One thing we really appreciate in the prairies is that it is— it’s so vast and it just makes you realize that, you know what?

There’s things that are bigger than you, so do your little part and you’ll be part of something bigger than yourself.”

Anyone wishing to make a donation can go to justgiving.com/page/prairiethousand, which will take you directly to the Prairie Thousand Wounded Warriors donation site. A tax receipt is issued immediately. The pair also encourages the public to connect with them through the Prairie Thousand Facebook page (Facebook.com/ Prairie Thousand) or to email them at prairiethousand@gmail.com to ask questions, find out where they can meet them on any given day, or simply to share their own story.

“Everybody has some kind of a story, and giving them an opportunity to share their story is sometimes all they need,” Marina added. “We consider it a success if more people learn about the help that is out there for them, whether it’s Wounded Warriors or some other mental health organization.”

The pair leaves Canmore, Alberta on August 11 and plans to land at the Moose Jaw Air Force Base on August 19.

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By Patricia Hanbidge

For Moose Jaw Express

The Monarch Butterfly

When we think of migration, it is often the songbirds that we think about.

However, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate up to 3000 miles (4800 km) every autumn. It is difficult to fathom that our beautiful monarchs can complete this almost unbelievable migration. Monarchs that are born in late summer or early fall enter the “diapause” phase which is a non-reproductive state. They stay in this state for up to eight months and fly thousands of miles south to overwinter in the central Mexico oyamel fir forests or to California.

This is especially unique as most adult butterflies only live two to four weeks. Some smaller butterflies may only live a few days while the Monarchs survive for up to nine months.

Adult butterflies feed primarily on liquids using a straw-like tongue called a proboscis in order to fuel their flight, mate and lay eggs. Nectar from flowers are their main source of sugar and

energy, but butterflies also feed on tree sap, rotting fruit and dung for minerals and amino acids. Males will also gather on mud puddles (called puddling) to absorb essential salts and sodium.

Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis progressing through four distinct lifecycle stages. Females will lay tiny eggs on specific host plants that will feed the newly hatched young. The larval stage is the primary feeding and growth stage. So yes, before the butterfly comes the worm (technically a caterpillar) which shed their skins multiple times as they go through rapid growth.

The pupa or chrysalis is the transformation stage where the caterpillar reorganizes its tissues into a fully formed butterfly inside a protective casing. The adult or imago stage is focused on reproduction, pollination and migrations before restarting the cycle.

Monarch butterflies hold the record for the longest migration by a single insect and navigate using a combination of a time-compensated solar compass.

This type of navigation uses the sun’s position alongside their internal circadian clock and magnetic receptors in their antennae. How amazing it is to see both sides of this lengthy migration!

This migration is not a simple one, but actually takes multiple generations to complete both directions of the migration. In the spring, these overwin-

tered monarchs head north to mate, lay eggs on milkweed and die. It takes 3 to four successive generations to repopulate North America each summer. This multigenerational relay goes as such: - Generation 1 (spring) overwintering monarchs leave Mexico in March, move into the southern US and lay eggs on Milkweed before dying. This generation hatches, matures and migrates in the Midwest and Northeast.

- Generation 2 and Generation 3 (summer) These are born in lated spring and mid=summer and only live for 2 – 6 weeks with the sole focus of breeding and moving further north – reaching the northern US and southern Canada - Generation 4 (fall) born in late summer/fall these do not reproduce immediately, but instead live 6 to 9 months and migrate up to 3000 miles south to Mexico for the winter and heat north again in spring to start the cycle again.

To attract monarchs, plant native milkweed species such as common,

showy and dwarf along with native flowering plants that provide nectar for adult butterflies. Planting tropical milkweed and other non-native varieties can disrupt the migration patterns and spread harmful parasites. In Saskatchewan, the monarch butterflies arrive from late May through mid-June to breed, relying on native milkweed before heading south by late summer.

In order to aid our monarch butterflies, we need to take action! Please avoid mowing natural ditches and prairie patches where milkweed grows between June 1 and September 15. There is heavy habitat loss of the native milkweed in Canada and this coupled with the winter forest degradation in the south has helped to decrease the population of the monarchs. As always, skip the pesticides and add native asters and goldenrods to help feed the adult monarch butterflies for their long journey south.

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Grocery conduct code sees hesitation

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

CALLING ALL HOME-SCHOOLED AND DISTANCE-LEARNING STUDENTS! Have a voice in your community – Join the City of Moose Jaw’s Youth Advisory Committee.

If you are a home-schooled or distance-learning student who is between the ages of 15 and 22, a Canadian citizen, and a resident of Moose Jaw, we encourage you to apply.

Help shape decisions that affect youth in our community while gaining valuable leadership and civic engagement experience.

Apply by Friday, August 28, 2026.

Visit the Boards, Committees and Commissions page at www.moosejaw.ca for application details.

Canada’s new grocery code of conduct isn’t yet working the way it was expected.

The Office of Grocery Sector of Conduct interim report says there is a hesitance among grocery suppliers and retailers to express their concerns.

The code, in effect since January 1, was developed to try and resolve disputes. The one incident leading to the code of conduct occurred when grocery retailers slapped a fee on suppliers to pay for infrastructure

costs.

The suppliers already usually rent space on grocery shelves.

Hesitation by suppliers and retailers to bring up concerns arise from fears that complaints could harm business relationships.

To overcome that fear the office has allowed anonymous submissions since May but that limits follow ups to see how a dispute was resolved.

Some participants feel the code of conduct is

only a way to voice complaints while it is intended to help resolve issues.

About 200 businesses and some smaller outlets have signed the code, including the major retail chains.

That leaves about 800 food suppliers not yet signing on the code of conduct.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel. net

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Dragon’s Den alumnus stops in Moose Jaw on cross country tour

By Annie Savage - Moose Jaw Express

Vlad Priadko, founder of Coffee Bike World – a Canadian run company from Vancouver - is on a cross-country mission to connect with as many aspiring entrepreneurs as possible, one cup of coffee at a time.

Fast forward a few more years, and Priadko was launching the manufacturing of additional coffee bikes and offering a “turnkey” concept to other aspiring entrepreneurs across Canada and beyond. Budding business own-

Vlad Priadko, founder of Coffee Bike World, adds a Moose Jaw sticker to his ever-increasing collection on his cross-country journey, completed entirely on his coffee bike. Photo by Annie Savage

Priadko is on the final leg of his journey, having pedaled his coffee bike the entire distance, while filming a documentary series called The Crossing. All along the way he has been connecting with communities, particularly potential entrepreneurs, using his coffee bike not only as transportation but also as the perfect ice breaker.

“I think everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, but I think only a single-digit percent actually have this inner ability to take this risk and pull the trigger to commit,” Priadko said.

In 2017, Priadko purchased his first coffee bike from Europe.

Fresh out of his teens, he was at first unaware that it failed to comply with numerous local regulations, forcing him to spend the next year fixing it up out of his own pocket, with help from local hardware stores, welding companies, plumbers and handymen.

ers can purchase a coffee bike for a base rate of $9,850, after which they can immediately start selling, never needing to worry about franchise fees or royalties.

“We are sort of hunting for curious people,” he explained.

“They come, they start a conversation, then I share what this is all about. Sort of like a promotion of freedom of entrepreneurship, also giving people a little seed to their mind.”

Last year was a very big year for Coffee Bike World, featuring a deal on Dragon’s Den Season 20, as well as the 2025 ‘Small Chain – Big Impact’ award, presented by Coffee Association of Canada, and they have now sold over one million cups of coffee and counting.

As exciting as it was, shaking hands with Arlene Dickinson during his Dragons Den appearance, that deal has since been placed on pause, as Priadko’s

mission doesn’t necessarily align with all of the Dragon’s goals, though Dickinson did purchase three coffee bikes for her own brand.

Rather than trying to make as much money as quickly as possible, Priadko is far more interested not only in finding potential entrepreneurs and encouraging them to take the leap, but also building an entire community of likeminded individuals and offering ongoing support to those who do dare to break away from the 9-5 life.

Priadko stresses that this is by no means a get-rich-quick scheme and requires extensive planning and hard work to make a go of it and has even talked certain people out of it when he could feel it wasn’t the right fit for their lifestyle.

“It’s very delusional to expect that you’re going to just put the coffee bike on the intersection and you start making thousands from day one. You need to work on your brand, you need to build your community, you need to develop your menu – you need to learn how to make good coffee as well,” Priadko said.

Once you get off the ground, the potential for the mobile business is limitless: rock festivals, weddings, bridal showers, farmer’s markets – the list goes on and on.

Since Coffee Bike World started, they’ve sold units to everyone from established coffee shop owners to individuals simply wanting a side hustle for the weekends.

“We even have people who are retired in the 65 to 75 years range. They not only use it as a tool to generate additional retirement income, but also just to stay active, to take themselves out of their comfort zone at home, to communicate with local communities through the coffee service.”

Coffee bikes are fully customizable, with options to select any color and add personal branding, photos or anything of your choosing.

An entirely optional feature in the process is a Discord server, created by Coffee Bike World to

give fellow coffee bike owners a place to connect, swap stories, get help with troubleshooting, and most of all to be a part of a broader community.

The cross-country journey was originally intended to include the United States, however after hours of speaking with various agents they were eventually denied at the border over confusion about their intentions with

Park and the Moose Jaw tourist booth to start with.

When asked if most experiences along the way have been positive, he said yes almost entirely so, despite the ever increasing negativity that the internet tends to highlight.

“To be honest, running this business for eight years in Vancouver, I think the negativity, it exists online and it just stays

Dragon’s Den alumnus stops in Moose Jaw on cross country tour.

Photo by Annie Savage

this mission.

Rather than getting discouraged, the travellers simply changed course and continued east, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

“That allowed us to actually discover Halifax, Prince Edward (Island) and New Brunswick. I seriously consider Charlottetown as my new hometown right now.

Beautiful. Once you cross the Confederation Bridge it’s like this utopical world,” Priadko said.

Another highlight of the trip was a stop to meet Regina’s newest scooter driving, ice creamdropping celeb over at Elle’s Café.

He had just arrived in Moose Jaw at the time of the interview but planned to take in Crescent

online,” Priadko said. “Most of the negativity comes from people who are not willing to reveal their identity. The human interaction is something that keeps us human, on a daily basis.”

He stresses that while it’s not for everyone, if his entrepreneurial journey sparks something inside of you then you’ve already taken the first step.

“If you’re from Moose Jaw and you hear this and something just got your attention, then you’re already a part of this. Being curious is already the first step to be an entrepreneur,” Priadko said.

Anyone interested in learning more or simply following along on the Coffee World journey can go to coffeebike.ca or @ CoffeeBikeTV on Youtube.

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Police Renew Appeal for Information on Missing Travis Perlman One Year After His Disappearance Submitted by Moose Jaw Police Service

The Moose Jaw Police Service is renewing its appeal to the public for information regarding the disappearance of 20-year-old Travis Perlman.

Travis was last known to be in Moose Jaw on August 7, 2025, and was reported missing to police on September 7, 2025.

He was last seen wearing a dark-colored Nike zip-up sweater with a green logo and grey Timberland boots. He is described as 5’8” tall, weighing between 130 and 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

He also has a distinctive spider and skull tattoo on his left forearm.

This investigation remains a top priority for the Moose Jaw

Police Service. Police have investigated numerous leads and partnered with agencies in multiple jurisdictions across Western Canada to determine Mr. Perlman’s whereabouts and the circumstances surrounding his

Food systems and national car show A paper by a University of Calgary professor stresses three pillars to the food system in Canada.

Guillaume Lhermie, an expert in animal health and economics, says a food system must offer food safety, food security and food sovereignty.

Food safety is provided by regulatory agencies like the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with food security being stressed by government policies.

While food security policy focuses on 10 million Canadians living in food insecurity, food security also means a system that can continue to produce, process and distribute food under stress from some disruptive policies or situations.

Disruptions in one part of the food system rarely are isolated there but spread, he claims.

Discussions about food security should also focus on resiliency — particularly to disruptions in food chain

disappearance.

Despite these extensive efforts, Mr. Perlman remains missing and his whereabouts are unknown.

The Moose Jaw Police Service remains committed to pursuing every available investigative avenue to determine the circumstances surrounding this disappearance.

The Moose Jaw Police Service asks the public to take another look at his photograph, share this appeal, and contact police if they have any information that may assist investigators.

No piece of information is too small; even seemingly insignificant details may assist

investigators.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Moose Jaw Police Service at 306-694-

OPINION EDITORIAL:

TRADING THOUGHTS

supply or from diseases.

Outbreaks of the screw worm in Texas livestock that halted imports from Texas, foot and mouth disease and avian influenza show the need to be resilient.

Although Canada is one of the world’s largest agricultural exporters “exporting food is not the same as having a food system that can withstand disruption.’’

This country’s food system depends on imported technologies — fertilizers, veterinary medicine and machinery.

Food processing capacity is concentrated as in beef processing with two large Alberta plants serving Western Canada.

Transportation networks and higher levels of digitized infrastructure are also relied on by the food system.

“When one part of that system is affected the effects can ripple through the rest.’’

Threats to the food system range

By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express

from biological (pests and disease) to trade relations, extreme weather and geopolitics.

His conclusion: Protecting Canada’s food system depends on sustained investment in surveillance, prevention and rapid response before an emergency happens.

To maintain food sovereignty he suggests investing in regional processing facilities, which create more competition and investing in cold storage, distribution networks and related infrastructure. ______________ Vintage and modern car enthusiasts who missed the Western Canadian National Car Show in Moose Jaw last week should be sorry.

The car show happened over a week with old cars seen around town, visits to a car, truck and tractor collection at the Gadd farm near Briercrest and the main

7600. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

show at the Mel and Cal Anderson place just east of Moose Jaw The Andersons opened their awesome auto-related museum for visitors at the show.

More than 500 cars of all descriptions and models were at the show east of Moose Jaw. The hour long waiting line on the Trans-Canada Highway from the Manitoba Expressway entrance east was worth it.

The community should thank Mel and Cal Anderson and volunteers for their work organizing and putting on this show that attracted thousands of visitors as well as vintage car owners from the Prairie provinces, some United States, and eastern Canada.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

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From The Kitchen

By Joyce Walter - For Moose Jaw Express The cold spring weather and an abundance of rain slowed the production of garden produce this year but patience is providing some treats from careful tending of the garden spaces.

This week’s recipes use some vegetables from the garden, with a bit of sweetness to put a smile on everyone’s face.

••• Garden Tomato Soup 1/4 cup butter 1 cup chopped celery 1 small onion, chopped 1 medium carrot, shredded 1 small green pepper, chopped 4 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth 4 cups peeled and chopped tomatoes 2 tsps. sugar 1/2 tsp. curry powder 1/2 tsp. salt, or less to taste 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 cup flour In a three quart saucepan, sauté celery, onion, carrot and green pepper in butter until vegetables are tender.

Add 4 cups chicken broth, tomatoes, sugar, curry, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

Patience produces garden vegetables worth the wait

In a small bowl, stir flour and 1/2 cup chicken broth until smooth. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the tomato mixture and then bring to a boil.

Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about two minutes. Makes about 6 servings. Serve with fresh biscuits.

••• Carrot and Turnip Casserole 2 cups sliced carrots 3 cups sliced turnips 1/4 tsp. ginger 1 3/4 cups water 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup diced celery 2 tbsps. butter 3 tbsps. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese Cook turnips, carrots, ginger and 3/4 tsp. salt in the water for 10-15 minutes until vegetables are tender.

Sauté onion and celery in butter for 5 minutes.

To the onions and celery, add the flour, second salt, pepper and 1 1/2 cups of the liquid saved from cooking the turnips and carrots. Add some milk if necessary to make 1 1/2 cups.

Add liquid gradually, stirring until mixture thickens.

Add cheese and stir until cheese melts.

Place turnip and carrot mixture into a large greased casserole. Pour cheese sauce over the vegetables.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Serve while cheese is still soft.

••• Oh Henry Slice 2/3 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 4 cups quick rolled oats 1/2 cup golden syrup 3 tsps. vanilla dash of salt 1-6 oz. pkg. chocolate chips 2/3 cup peanut butter Cream butter and brown sugar. Add rolled oats, syrup, vanilla and salt. Stir to blend.

Press into a 9x13 inch pan and bake at 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes. Be sure edges do not burn.

Cool slightly.

Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter amd spread over the baked mixture. Store in fridge several hours before trying to slice. Heat blade in hot water for easier slicing. Store leftovers in the fridge.

Joyce Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net

Thoughts About Aging from Clint Eastwood

By Richard Dowson

Getting old is a pain in the [butt]. But, like everyone says, “It is better than the alternative.”

Moose Jaw is a retirement community. That means lots of old people are wandering aimlessly through your favorite grocery store looking like zombies wearing grey wigs. Just kidding!

No wigs!

Old people love to stop and talk.

We usually talk about nothing. It’s just a brief chat about the weather or prices.

But old people always need a short chat.

Aging is a touchy topic. Some old people don’t want to talk about it. I do.

I need answers! I need advice! I need to talk to someone about aging!

Since I don’t have access to a large group of old people for interviews, I chose the logical alternative. The Internet.

I found illuminating stuff. We aren’t aging, our ‘youth is diminishing.’ That’s cool.

Shirley told me Clint Eastwood

talked about aging in an Internet story.

I found it.

From Clint Eastwood via the Economic Times: (I paraphrase some) “Lay back and enjoy. Think about your experiences – don’t worry about passing time.

“Attitude influences how we look at aging. Accepting aging reduces the stress of aging.”

I found more Internet information

by Clint Eastwood at Clever Journeys, great little educational site. The follow-

ing is from Clever Journeys and is reproduced here, for educational purposes only, in an effort to help people deal with aging.

Clint Eastwood says: “You are still here. Still present.

Still watching the world move. But the body that carried you through everything – the wars, the work, the wildness of youth – begins to ask for more than you can give it.

“Joints that never complained now speak up in the morning. Eyes that once took in everything now flinch at the light.

Breathing, which never required a single thought, starts needing little pauses.

“But none of that is the hardest part.

The hardest part is the quiet. At a certain age, you reach for the phone and remember there is no one left to call.

“The people who knew you when you were young – who remembered the same summers, the same streets, the same faces are gone. One by one, then all at once, until the memories you carry

have no one left to share them with.”

I loved this next part. It’s Clint at his best – Why old people tell stories. “… (old people love to) tell their stories … to whoever will listen. With a little more color than perhaps the truth deserves. With a touch of pride, you’ve earned and a grief you don’t always name.

“Because the telling is the holding on. Those stories are not just memories.

They are the proof that a life was lived.

That people were loved. That things mattered.

“And if no one asks for them – you offer them anyway.

“Old age is not simply what happens to a face or a body. It is memory looking for a place to rest. And what an older person needs – more than advice, more than solutions, more than someone telling them how to feel – is simply someone willing to sit down, be still, and listen.”

Thanks Clint.

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Pity the American farmer trying to expand land holdings.

A chart by Visual capitalist.com shows land prices in 50 states vary with the highest 30 times the lowest.

Farmers in Rhode Island top the list having to ante up $22,500 an acre in U.S. dollars to buy the land.

In the Iowa corn country farm land costs $9,700 an acre with an $18,700 average in California.

That is outlandish when comparing the

Saskatchewan farm land prices in 2025 ranging from $1,900 an acre to $3,900 according to Farm Credit Canada.

In the adjacent state of North Dakota farm land averages $2,360 an acre with South Dakota at $2,970.

Montana land sells for $1,230 an acre; Utah, $3,500; and Oregon, $3,850.

Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@ sasktel.net

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Reflective Moments

By Joyce Walter - for Moose Jaw Express

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

Car radios outlast most other entertainment centres

The day in June passed without recognition from our household. I apologize for that omission, but I don’t think anyone else remembered the significance of what happened that day.

If we had been reminded, I know that North Americans for sure would have been celebrating the 96th anniversary of the first radio to become part of an automobile. For a mere $130, owners of the Model A Deluxe Coupe could have a radio installed in a vehicle that had only cost them $540. A deal not just anyone could afford.

This historic moment was created by the Galvin Brothers, and the radio was the first of the Motorola brand of electronics.

Six years earlier a much cruder form of speaking box was fitted out in certain models of vehicles in Australia, but these devices had little success and thus all the attention goes to the 1930 date.

Back in those days, and even as car radio designs were refined and upgraded, such entertainment centres were considered “dangerous distractions” and were frowned upon by law enforcement.

But car and truck radios gradu-

ally took off, being especially popular among the younger set who even back years ago must have enjoyed cruising the streets, playing songs at volumes that no doubt made the dogs howl and the adults cringe in dismay and mutter, “what is this younger generation coming to?”

Being reminded of the car radio anniversary while attending a recent car show brought up some memories of family vehicles that did not have a factory-installed radio and there was no way the family could afford to have one installed after the fact.

I was especially excited when my brother had a radio put in one of his cars.

He wasn’t too excited to find me sitting inside it listening to the radio and running down the battery. What did I know as a kid about engines and batteries and jalopies? I thought using the auxiliary setting would be sufficiently safe.

Imagine, though, the excitement when the family was able to buy a car that came with an in-dash radio as a standard piece of equipment. It was a proud moment when we drove that

car off the lot and headed home. I would have been happier if Mom had moved to the back seat so I could have picked my favourite station, but she insisted on riding shotgun and listening to the Mail Bag all the way home.

And so what followed in entertainment systems in motor vehicles included 8-track players in 1965; cassette players in 1968; CD players in 1984; satellite radios in 1999; and bluetooth systems in the early to mid 2000s. I haven’t paid close attention in the past decade but I’m sure I’m unaware of other electronic improvements.

While the radio is still the basis for inclusion in most vehicles, 8-tracks and cassettes disappeared long ago in new models. But when I purchased a brand new vehicle a few years ago, I was astonished to learn that CD players are no longer included in many new vehicles.

It was pointed out that most drivers now have playlists on their smart devices and simply plug those in and listen without having to change stations when the music doesn’t meet one’s criteria.

The devices we own might be “smart” but it doesn’t necessarily follow that we are smart enough to figure them out. Thus, it was devastating to learn we would have to get along without a CD player if we decided on certain vehicle models.

Imagine my relief when the vehicle I bought still provided a CD player as a standard feature. But we were warned: this would be the last model to do so.

At the time I was miffed that someone somewhere in an office was making these kinds of decisions without any consultation with the affected drivers.

But I have adapted. When I’m driving I still listen to the local radio station that used to carry the Mailbag. And when I want classic country music I switch to the Willie Nelson channel on Sirius XM Canada which came with the vehicle.

Even worse, I cannot recall the name of the artist on the last CD played in my vehicle. How quickly this older person adapted.

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Replica firearm seized For Moose Jaw Express

On Saturday, August 1st, 2026, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police attended a residence in the VLA area of Moose Jaw to conduct a well-being check.

Upon arrival, officers encountered a male who appeared to be wielding a firearm. The individual complied with police commands and was taken into custody without incident.

A replica firearm was seized, and the male has been charged with Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose.

The incident remains under investigation.

Lynbrook Golf Club Saskatchewan Day Tournament Results Men’s Winner – Score 59 Ken Williams, Terry Schick, Larry Childs & Tanagon Yuchalern Women’s Winner – Score 72 Wanda Dreger, Lynne McDonald, Sharon Knelsen & Lori Gaucher Mixed Winner – Score 60 Curt Gamble, Jesse Gamble, Jason Cowan & Izzy Jackson Men’s Pin Prizes Longest Drive – Zayden Anderson

Longest Putt – Justin Tosczak Closest to The Hole – John Stirton Women’s Pin Prizes Longest Drive – Malysha Johnstone Longest Putt – June Campbell Closest To The Hole – Sharon Knittel Congratulations to all of the winners on a fantastic performance!

We hope everyone had a wonderful day on the course, and we look forward to seeing you again at next year’s tournament!

Another Hole-in-One at Lynbrook Golf Course

Kris Ritchie, visiting family from Powell River BC, lands a holein-one during his game on Friday July 24.

The ace occurred on

Hole #3, a Par 3, using a 9-iron.

Kris delivered a precise shot and the ball dropped close to the hole and bounced in.

The hole-in-one was witnessed by his team and the Bruce Kozak team.

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City of Moose Jaw helping to keep kids healthy and active Annie Savage - Moose Jaw Express

The City of Moose Jaw’s Summer Playground Program is in full swing, and it’s not too late to sign up. The program, which wraps up August 17-19, features structured play, stories, arts and crafts, guests and more, and is completely free to enjoy.

Demara Kilgour, Summer Program Coordinator with the City of Moose Jaw, is in her third year of coordinating the playground program and is delighted with how it’s going this year.

“It’s turned out really well,” Kilgour said. “We’ve had a good show at all of our park programs as well as our Yara Centre Day Camps, and it’s just been running really smooth. Our play leaders have been doing a really good job running structured play for the children and providing a free program that kids can come out to and have fun throughout the summer.”

The Summer Playground Program, open to kids aged 6-12, is held across six parks in Moose Jaw: Smith Park, 1996 Summer Games Park, Kinsmen Regal Heights Park, Elgin Park, Sunningdale Park and Kinsmen East End Park. While most kids attend programs in their own neighborhoods, that is by no means a requirement.

“You get some that’ll transfer from park to park throughout the summer, which is really cool as well,” Kilgour added. “This entire summer, we’ve had a wonderful group of children at all six of our park locations, and they all behave really well and they always want to be involved in our games, crafts, different activities.”

In this age of ever-increasing screen time, the program does not include any form of electronics, offering a great way for kids to break away from technology and enjoy the outdoors in a fun yet struc-

Participants in the City of Moose Jaw’s free Playground Program play a game ‘Let the Horses Run,’ one of the favourites of the East End Park group. Photo by Annie Savage

tured way.

“It shows that there’s a lot more that kids can do rather than just be on their phones throughout the summer. They’re just a lot more involved with society and socializing with other children,” Kilgour said.

She stresses that the park program is suitable for introverts and extroverts alike, and that they all work together to make sure no one feels left out.

“We have a really great group of children, so when children that are more shy or maybe don’t socialize as much show up, there’ll always be a group of children that want to get them involved and play with them,” Kilgour said. “As well as our leaders – they want to get to know them right away and make sure that they’re involved, and we’ve definitely seen a lot of kids open up with all the opportunities for socialization within our activities.”

The Summer Play Leaders are all high school students and university students with future goals related to education or kinesiology, and they have all been trained in The High Five Principles

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“The High Five Principles of Healthy Child Development basically just makes sure that our play leaders are certified to run a safe program for kids that’s structured and ensures that they are safe, having fun, actively involved

to do so without needing to worry about finances.” Kilgour said.

There are also spots still open for the Yara Centre Day Camps, which are broken up into two age groups: Junior (4-7 years old) and Senior (8-12 years), featuring a different theme each week.

On Thursday, August 20 from 104, the city will be celebrating another successful park program with their annual Summer Fun Bash at Yara Centre, featuring a dunk tank and other water activities, face painting, a visit from a local Pow Wow dancer, Southwest Basketball, Infinity Athletics, Western Development Museum and more.

Kilgour recalls the Pow Wow dancers have provided some of the most memorable moments from the programs.

“That really brings all the children in together and they really enjoy that performance,” Kilgour said. “Having the library visit every year as well has been a really big success.”

The Summer Play Leaders of the Summer Playground Program (yellow shirts) are all high school and university students, planning futures in education or kinesiology. Photo by Annie Savage

in healthy physical activity and different activities for children,” Kilgour explained.

Generous donors including Hunger in Moose Jaw, who provides the kids with healthy snacks, CIF (Community Initiatives Fund), Unifor Local 594 and Sask Lottery, enable the program to remain free for families.

“Anyone in need who wants a program that their children can get involved with and socialize with other children their age, they then have the opportunity

The Summer Fun Bash is open to all kids aged 4-12, even if they’ve never registered for a program, and families can sign up as late as the day of the event.

Those wanting to take part in the Playground Program are advised to sign up one week prior to the start date.

To sign up for these and other programs go to moosejaw.ca, the free City of Moose Jaw app or call Yara Centre at 306-694-4560.

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15U AAA Canucks Capture Provincial Tier Two Title

By Robert Thomas

Sunday may have been a hot day as far as temperature but it was also a hot day for the Moose Jaw 15U AAA Canucks defeated the Swift Current 57s 6 - 2 victory over the Swift Current 57s to claim the Tier Two provincial championship.

Powered by 16 strikeouts by starting pitcher Lucas Lind the Canucks managed to grab a 3 - 2 lead after the first inning.

It was a lead the 57s could not overcome.

Lind would give up two hits and two runs over five innings pitching.

One of the runs was a home run by Luke Mitchell.

Pitching for Swift Current Mitchell would hurl for five innings giving up six runs on seven hits.

Moose Jaw bat catcher Jordan Scory would get one hit in the game which resulted in two RBIs.

15U AAA Tier 2 Moose Jaw Canucks

Moose Jaw - whose regular season was an up and down affair - had been peaking as the regular season ended.

In Game One of the round robin tournament the Canucks would wait until the sixth inning to score seven runs to defeat the Regina Wolfpack 9 - 3.

Taylor Usher would pitch six and one third innings for Moose Jaw striking out nine and walking two. Usher would also give up four hits and two runs.

Usher along with Tucker Knoop would each have two hits.

Game Two saw the Canucks defeat the Regina Athletics 11 - 1 after scoring six runs in the first inning.

Evan Audette stepped on the mound for the Canucks giving up zero hits and one run over three and onethird innings.

Batting from the number seven spot in the lineup Quinton Vanbocquestal had three runs batted in for Moose Jaw. Game Three saw the Canucks defeat the Swift Current 57s 20 - 1.

The Canucks would score nine runs in the top of the first inning the 57s could not recover from.

In the top of the fourth Moose Jaw would add an additional eight runs on six innings.

Zane Anderson earned the win for the Canucks pitching five innings. Anderson gave up four hits and one run while striking out one.

Game Four, the semi-final, saw the Canucks defeat the Regina Athletics 14 - 13 in a seventh inning walk off.

The win advanced the Canucks to the provincial final.

The game was tied 13 - 13 heading into the bottom of the seventh lining when Tucker Knoop scored the victory run.

Moose Jaw had 17 hits, and Regina had 12 hits in the high scoring affair. https://www.mjindependent.com/ sports/2026/8/3/15u-aaa-canucks-capture-provincial-tier-two-title

Provincial U15 Finals Submitted

Forge fc took to Mosaic Stadium Fri July 24th for the provincial U15 finals versus Saskatoons’ Alliance Blue.

The first 20 minutes of the game began evenly matched, leaving the scoreboard empty. A slow transition for Forge fc from a proactive to a reactive state created some successful cross attacking opportunities for Alliance Blue. For the remainder of the 1st half and into the beginning of the 2nd half this remained the case, forge unable to transition. Forge was able to find this shift the remainder of the second half back into an equally tactical game, finding some opportunities through some holes in the mid to create some scoring attempts.

Score end favoured Alliance Blue 5-0, and while Forge fc came up short handed they weren’t empty handed.

Forge fc was awarded silver provincial medals by SSA, as well a

Forge fc team. Photo submitted.

Moose Jaw player Jomi Olaleye was awarded the Golden Boot award- the highest scorer in the provincial league.

While disappointing to see the season come to close, Forge fc will be back next season- amongst teams in the U13 and U17 male divisions and U13, U15, and U17 female divisions.

All combination teams from Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton soccer organizations.

Forge fc wishes Alliance Blue all the luck in representing Saskatchewan at nationals in October, an amazing experience with beautiful memories.

Jomi Olaleye with the Golden Boot award.

Photo submitted.

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Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser is a retired pastor from Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Moose Jaw, SK. He graduated with a doctorate degree in 2006 from the Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Florida.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the position of this publication.

Omniscient

In the 1980s I really liked playing the game Trivial Pursuit. It is a Canadian board game developed in the late 1970s by Chris Haney, photo editor for Montreal’s The Gazette, and Scott Abbott, sports editor for The Canadian Press. The game sold more than 100,000 copies by 1982. The competition focuses on a player’s ability to answer trivia and pop culture questions. If one was omniscient you would win every time. I did well in the game because I may not be omniscient, but I know a lot of useless information, according to Patti.

Omniscient means possessed of universal or complete knowledge. Christians describe the God revealed in the Bible as omniscient.

Omniscient is derived from the Latin roots,

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omnis, meaning all, every, or the whole, plus scientia, meaning accumulated knowledge, understanding, or practical mastery over a subject.

God is often described with ‘omni’ attributes. The primary attributes are omniscience, omnipotence, and omnipresence. These express God’s total knowledge, supreme power, and universal presence.

Animals that are omnivorous eat both plants and meat to get their energy. Bears, pigs, and raccoons are omnivorous mammals. Omnivorous birds include crows, chickens, and ducks.

Omniscient can refer to people other than just God. Someone having infinite awareness, understanding, or insight can be labelled as omniscient.

Sometimes books have an omniscient narrator who shares what every character thinks and feels. When Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote Pride and Prejudice she used an omniscient voice who knows the inner workings of Elizabeth Bennet and other characters.

In A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens (18121870) had an omniscient chronicler to share historical information. C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) employed an omniscient narrator in The Chronicles of Narnia who speaks to the reader about the plot.

TV shows have made use of an omniscient speaker to provide viewers with context and foreshadowing.

Ron Howard was the omniscient voice in Arrested Development (2003-2006) who corrected lies, explained family history, and made fun of the chaos of the Bluth family. Desperate Housewives (2004-2012) used the voice of Brenda Strong, as the omniscient

Mary Alice Young (from beyond the grave) to reveal scandalous secrets about her former neighbours.

In the movie Shawshank Redemption (1994) Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, played and voice by Morgan Freeman, provides an omniscient voice that looks back at the past even while remaining a limited human observer in the present.

There are fears that AI computers may develop so quickly that they may provide omniscient watching and knowing of all people. However, AI does not have absolute facts from an omniscient mind but guesses patterns that can generate false and misleading information. HAL, in Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) seemed omniscient but was not all-knowing.

Know-it-alls are people who believe they possess expert knowledge on every topic. But, no human is omniscient. And though there may be those who believe that they are omniscient, we can only hope they take the humble road and keep it to themselves.

Columnist John Kreutzwieser loves to research words and writes this weekly Word Wisdom column for Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. He has an interest in the usage, origin, and relevance of words for society today. Greek and Latin form the basis of many words, with ancient Hebrew shedding light on word usage.

John would like to know if anyone has a sincere interest in a relevant word that he could possibly research for an upcoming column. If so, please send your requests to wordwisdom2021@gmail.com . Words will be selected according to relevance and research criteria. We cannot confirm that all words will be used.

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The Great Shut-In: How We’re Curating Ourselves Out of the Real World

by Nicl Koosovan

My observation of many under 35: no friends, no intimate relationships, no steady job, no religion, no community, no children, but lots and lots of social media.

We no longer start our days quietly. Upon waking, a firehose of digital noise awaits on our nightstand: news from every direction, strangers’ angst, marketers selling the illusion that their product or service will help us live our best life, and endless entertainment.

We swipe a finger across the glass to silence our alarm, then open our inbox, where messages from people we’ve never met await a passive nod. Breakfast is cobbled together from groceries ordered via Instacart. By nine, we’re in your home office, an isolation chamber of sorts, speaking into a camera and nodding at sixteen postage-stampsized faces performing a digital pantomime of engagement. At noon, we don’t walk to a local diner; we order via Uber Eats. In the evening, we don’t meet friends at a local pub; we stream a movie alone.

Driven by convenience, social avoidance, and plain laziness, we’ve built a world where you can survive for months without confronting the unedited reality of another human being.

It’s an efficiency masterpiece, and it’s quietly killing us.

The frictionless life is marketed as the ultimate luxury, a liberation from the messy hassles of going out and dealing with (gasp) people. However, it eliminates the spontaneous, low-stakes encounters with reality that come from shopping, buying groceries, going to the movies, and leaving the house to earn a living. The nod to the letter carrier, the wry exchange with the barista, the shared small talk in a slow-moving line. These small interactions form the fabric of daily life. They anchor us to a shared narrative called life. Nowadays, we live in solitary loops, thinking that because we are constantly connected

(texting, DMing, group chats, posting, commenting), we’re connected.

Communication isn’t connection.

We’re drowning in the former while starving for the latter, trading realtime presence for text threads, DMs, and voice notes. In his 2024 book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt observed that this digital portal “calls them away from the people nearby and into an alternative universe that was exciting, addictive and unstable.” This fracture isn’t merely cultural; it’s deeply personal. We’ve traded the vulnerable, messy practice of presence for the safe, curated distance that glass and pixels afford us.

Trading physical presence for digital pixels isn’t an existential crisis; it’s a tangible reality. Studies in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology show that nearly 40% of adults experience persistent, intense loneliness.

We’ve created a society where people are physically closer than ever yet remain emotionally isolated on their own islands.

Work-from-home (WFH) arrangements accelerated this withdrawal.

Suggesting that remote work is anything less than a white-collar right invites scorn and defensive rage, born of entitlement. Nevertheless, no matter how loudly WFH evangelists shout from their soapboxes, they can’t deny the consequences for individuals and society at large. Mothballing the corporate workplace eliminates more than the commute; it destroys the innate community of the office, the shared eyeroll across a table, the impromptu coffee run, and the post-meeting debriefs about everything except spreadsheets. By converting our homes into offices, gyms, and cinemas, we’ve built comfortable refuges. In doing so, we’ve traded the unpredictable theatre

outside our front door, which demands social and judgment skills to navigate, for the safe predictability of four walls.

In addition to turning our homes into hiding places from the world, we’ve redefined “introvert,” once a useful descriptor for those who recharge in quiet contemplation, to justify our self-imposed exile. The term has been weaponized as a blanket excuse for social laziness, serving as a shield against the effort of engaging with the world. People increasingly prefer to passively observe the lives, careers, friendships, and romances they wish they had, substituting observation of other people’s lives for living their own.

We write off our social anxiety not as a muscle weakened by disuse, but as a permanent part of our identity.

“I can’t go to Jenni’s wedding; I’m an introvert!” “I can’t go to my office holiday party; I’m an introvert!”

Yet there’s a vast difference between needing quiet to recharge and using solitude as a shield. Social skills aren’t static traits; they’re active practices.

Avoiding conversations with strangers, navigating awkward pauses, or risking rejection withers your capacity to engage with others. We’ve grown fragile behind smartphone and laptop screens, editing text messages, polishing emails, and curating our thoughts before hitting “send.” Faced with realtime, unscripted human exchange, we panic, blame “introversion,” and retreat to our digital bunkers.

True community doesn’t descend like a morning mist, nor does it belong to us simply because we share a telephone area code, a mayor, or a sports team. A city doesn’t hand you connection. You can live in a high-rise surrounded by thousands and remain invisible and lonely if you choose not to engage. Meeting people who share your interests, forming meaningful friendships, and finding a romantic

partner require sweat equity, the deliberate, uncomfortable effort of placing yourself where spontaneous interaction happens, rather than taking the path of least digital resistance. Choose the cashier over self-checkout. Join a local bowling league, volunteer at a community garden, or have breakfast three mornings a week at the same diner so you become a familiar regular. Take the initiative. Start small talk, offer to help, ask for help, or simply say, “Let’s go grab a coffee.” Connection isn’t a commodity to download; it’s cultivated with intention that dispels the fear of rejection. You connect with the world by participating in it, not by scrolling through other people’s curated posts.

The discomfort we feel when stepping out of our home bunkers isn’t a sign that we’re broken or don’t belong in the world. It’s simply the friction of life returning to our joints, the strain of muscles being stretched after years of inactivity. This minor discomfort isn’t a threat; it’s the price of admission to a life of depth and meaning. Living solely through screens offers nothing more than second-hand warmth. If you want to live your “best life,” surrounded by people who cheer for you, listen to your hopes and dreams, support your goals, and lift you up when you stumble, you must open your front door, step outside, and re-enter the beautifully messy, unpredictable, and often rewarding real world. Human connections are waiting for you, but they won’t knock on your door. You must go out and meet them. ____________________________

Nick Kossovan, a self-described connoisseur of human psychology, writes about what’s on his mind from Toronto. You can follow Nick on Twitter and Instagram @NKossovan.

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN MOOSE JAW If you would like your notice or event added to this list, contact us at: joan@moosejawexpress.com Town n country Mall Events - August Back-to-School Supply Drive & Food Bank Drive: Donate new school supplies or non-perishable food items at Centre Court by Security. Every donation enters you to win one of two prize baskets.

Sensory Time: 11:00–11:30 AM Enjoy cool vehicles, crafts, games, face painting, local vendors, and a concession. Free family event!

TNC Trunk Sale Saturday, August 22 | 11:00 AM–4:00 PM - Sell your unwanted items in our parking lot! To reserve a spot, email gail@ townncountrymj.com.

Moose Jaw Lawn Bowling Club Leagues play Tues & Thurs @9:30am and Tues & Wed evening @7. Contact 306-630-8160 about other times.

Lynbrook Ladies Wednesday Business Golf League Wednesday Night Ladies Business League is open to any ladies interested in joining. President – Shauna Inglis 306-690-6974/ Secretary – Bev Arnold 306-690-4240/ Treasurer – Sharon McKenzie 306-631-9606.

Sept 16 – Year End Banquet (cocktails 6:00 pm- supper 6:30 pm) White Heather Youth Pipe Band in Moose Jaw looking for new players ages eight and older. New players will have the opportunity to try out drum sticks on pads and practice chanters with the instructors and will be introduced to some of the children already members of the band. Contact Michelle Carline at <mcarline@hotmail.com> The Prairie Hearts Quilters Guild is held 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 pm. At Zion church from Sept to May. The Moose Jaw Stamp Club has resumed meeting the second and fourth Wednesday nights of the month at 7:00pm at the Lindale School staff room. For information call 306693-5705.

Moose Jaw Parkinson’s Support Group meet at 1:30 p.m. on the last Monday of the following months at Hillcrest Apostolic Church, Moose Jaw in September, October, November, January February, March, April and May. Call or text 306-756-2819.

Moose Jaw Town N Country Square Dance Assoc. 2025-2026 Program on Monday nights from 7-9 pm at St. Margaret’s School, 449 5Th Ave NE. Dance in square with family and friends. For information contact Valerie Wright at 306.691.0579. Beginners, singles, or doubles welcome!

Nature Moose Jaw will hold their meetings on a once-a-month status to take place on the third Friday of each month Church of Our Lady Bingo takes place at the Church of Our Lady Community Centre, 566 Vaughan Street on Tuesday evenings. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Bingo begins at 7:00 p.m.

Are you struggling with addictions? Do you know someone who is? Or do you want to learn more about overcoming addiction to help others? Pastor Cory Havanka and his wife Brenda will be offering an in-person, small-group, course that will explore how to overcome addiction that is based on Biblical foundations. For questions - Call or text Cory at 306-684-1464 or email firmfoundationministries.inc@gmail.com. Firm Foundation Ministries provides other services as well: -Bible study - Monday evenings at 630 p.m/ Prayer meetings - Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m/Pastoral counselling. Check Facebook or Instagram for updates on services, events, bible study notes and words from the Lord.

Nar-Anon Meetings every Monday 7—8pm (Moose Jaw Nar-Anon Family Group) is a twelve-step program for relatives and friends affected by someone else’s drug use and is in-person at Moose Jaw Alliance Church, 14 Neslia Place. Come in Main Doors – Meeting Rm 103. Your anonymity and what you say at meetings will be carefully guarded.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Weight Loss Support Group Meets at the Cosmo Senior Citizen’s Centre, 235 – 3rd Ave. N.E. The group meets every Wednesday morning.

Weigh ins are 8-8:45 am. Meeting to follow.

Scale weighs up to 350 pounds. Join for friendship and support on your weight loss journey. For more information go to www.tops. org TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meetings every Wednesday evening too in the Alliance Church located at the corner of 9th Ave NE and Thatcher Dr. Use the West side entrance and you’ll find us down the hall in room 107.

Weigh ins are 6:30-7 followed by a half hour meeting. Scale weighs up to 500lbs. Join us as we support each other on our weight loss journeys. Visit www.tops.org for more information.

The Moose Jaw Public Library is located at 461 Langdon Crescent and can be reached at MooseJawLibrary.ca, by calling 306692-2787, or by emailing Ask@MJLibrary. ca. Check the library’s Facebook page for updates, as programs may be cancelled or rescheduled.

Children’s programming Standalone events • Regional Park Passes: Patrons can borrow a free regional park pass valid for a seven-day loan for the season running until Sept. 8. Visit SaskRegionalParks.ca to learn more.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING • STORYTIME IN THE PARK Wednesdays Time: 10:30 am Location: Crescent Park in front of the Library Ages: 2 and up and their caregivers Drop-in program • COME & GO PLAY! Thursdays Time: 9:30 am Location: Children’s Program Room Ages: 0 to 5 and their caregivers Drop In Program • L’HEURE DU CONTE (FRENCH STORYTIME) samedi 29 août 10h30 à la chambre des enfants pour les 2-8 ans et leurs soignants All levels of French language are welcome • DIVE IN! SUMMER PROGRAM FOR KIDS 8 - 12 Tuesdays, August 11 Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Location: Children’s Program Room Ages: 8 to 12 Drop-In Program • MAKER SATURDAYS Saturdays, August 15, & 29 Time: 2:00 pm Location: Herb Taylor/ Archives Ages: 8 to 12 Registration required August 1 - Scratch Coding August 15 - Egg Carton Fish August 29 - Bead Bots • CRAFT A CORAL KINGDOM Saturday, August 22 Time: 10:30 am Location: Children’s Program Room Ages: 4 and up Registration required YOUTH PROGRAMMING • TEEN D&D: DEWBUCKLE THE CITY OF RAIN Thursdays, August 27 at 6:30 pm Location: Reading Room Ages: 12 to 16 Registration required • TEEN GAMERS Wednesday, August 12 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Herb Taylor Room Ages: 12 to 19 Drop-in program • TEEN ARTS & CRAFTS Wednesday, August 19 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Herb Taylor Room Ages: 12 to 19 Drop-in program Project: Melty Beads • TEEN ANIME CLUB Wednesday, August 26 Time: 6:30 pm Location: MJPL Theatre Ages: 12 to 19 Drop-in Program Show: My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at level 1 • DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL ON LIBBY Ready for your next obsession? Dungeon Crawler Carl is available on Libby and it’s as wild, funny, and addictive as everyone says.

Enter the dungeon. Start reading today ADULT PROGRAMMING • MJPL MOVIE CLUB: Adults Drop-in program Movie: Once Upon a Time in the West/ Monday, August 24 Time: 6:00 pm Location: MJPL Theatre Ages: Adults Drop-in program Movie: Project Hail Mary • DOCUMENTARY NIGHT Thursday, August 27 Time: 6:00 pm Location: MJPL Theatre Ages: Adults Drop-in program Movie: Zappa • DIVERSE CITY: INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS Tuesdays at 6:30 pm For neurodiverse persons & persons with a disability Ages: 17 and up (Drop-in program) August 11 - Gamers August 18 - Arts & Crafts August 25- Sensory Friendly Games • THE ROOK ROOM Saturdays, August15, 22 & 29 Time: 2:30 pm Location: Reading Room Ages: All ages welcome Drop-in program

• COFFEE & COMMUNITY Wednesdays, August 12 & 26 Time: 9:30 am Location: South Meeting Room Ages: Ages Seniors (55+) Registration required Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

• MAKER NIGHT Monday, August 17 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Herb Taylor Room Ages: 13 and up Registration required Project: Metal Embossing • ALL ACCESS MYSTERIES The only thing mysterious here is which book you’ll pick first.

These mysteries are available instantly. No holds. No waitlists. Start sleuthing today!

• KANOPY’S DEDICATED TO DECADES 1920’S TO 2020’S Step into a cinematic time machine with Kanopy’s Dedicated to the Decades collection. From award winners to fan favorites, explore standout films from the past 100+ years and find your favorite decade!

Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 59 Moose Jaw, 693 Fairford St W. Contact: 306-6925453 Facebook @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONBranch 59 Moose Jaw OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday 9:30am4:00pm LOUNGE HOURS: Sunday Closed; Monday 12:00pm–9:00pm; Tuesday 12:00pm–5:00pm; Wednesday 12:00pm–5:00pm; Thursday 12:00pm–5:00pm; Friday 12:00pm–7:00pm; and Saturday 12:00pm – 6:00pm BINGO – Monday @ 6pm – Paper goes on sale @ 5pm VETERANS’ DROP-IN – Friday 1:00-5:00 MEAT DRAW & CHASE THE ACE - Saturday @ 3pm - Everyone welcome Moose Jaw & District Seniors Assoc. Inc. Website – moosejawseniors.ca. For more information Call: 306-694-4223 or Email: mjsenior@shaw.ca.

The centre is now open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am – 8pm and Tuesday, Friday 8am – 4pm Fitness Level & Indoor Walking Track open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday & Friday’s 8am4pm Wood working area – Monday to Friday 8 am – 4 pm Timothy Eaton Cafe open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cinnamon Buns are on Thursday’s. Tuesday is pie day. Everyone is welcomed.

Billiards open daily from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. as well as Monday, Wednesday & Thursday evenings from 4:30 – 8 p.m.

Pickle Ball – Monday Thursday mornings @ 9 a.m./Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday afternoons @ 1pm.- Monday & Thursday evenings @ 7 pm Skills & Drills – Tuesday @ 6pm Fitness- Chair/Low Impact Fitness Tuesdays 11:30 & Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.

Cribbage – Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Hand & Foot Card Game for Beginners – Thursday @9:30 am.

Mah Jong – Wednesday @1 p.m. Beginners is Monday @1pm Tai Chi – 9am every Tuesday Line Dancing – Wednesday @ 11 a.m.

Art & Crafts – Monday, Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1 p.m.

Floor Shuffleboard – Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 1 p.m.

Paper Tole – Tuesdays @ 1 p.m.

Nickle Bingo – Fridays @ 1 p.m.

Quilting – Every Tuesday & Friday 9am to 4pm, Lounge – Friday’s 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./Jam Sessions – Friday’s 9 a.m.

Texas Hold’em - Thursday @ 6:30pm Tuesday Cards – 6:30pm Floor Curling – Fridays @ 1pm Bingo – Monday afternoons 1:30pm -3:30pm and Wednesday evenings 6:30pm-8:30pm Darts – Wednesday’s @ 10am Consignment Area – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am-3pm, Wednesdays 10am-12pm COSMO CENTRE - (306) 692-6072 Office hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm, Mon - Fri Visit: cosmoseniorcentre.com for monthly calendar and ongoing activities

Coffee Shoppe open 10:00am - 3:00pm Tuesday 11:30am, Lunch $10 (pre-order by Mon. noon) Thursday - Pie $4.50 Moose Jaw ANAVETS: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans Unit #252 – 279 High St. W, Moose Jaw. 306.692.4412 or anaf252@ sasktel.net • Every Monday and Tuesday 1 – 6:30 pm • Wednesday 12 – 6:30 pm/Smear starts at 12:30 pm • Thursday 12 – 6:30 pm/Crib starts at 1:30 pm. Bring a friend or sign up for spare • Friday 1 – 10:00 pm/Shuffleboard starts at 1 pm. Bring a friend and join in!/Pool and darts start at 7 pm.

• Saturday 1 – 6:30 pm/Drop in pool in afternoon. Meat draws start at 4:30 pm - 10 draws, 4 free draws, drink tickets, gift card, 50/50.

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FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3395 EVERY THURSDAY: Ladies Auxiliary “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 5:30 pm, draws start at 6:00 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, “Chase the Ace”. Everyone welcome – non-members just make sure that you have “signed in” as a guest in order to participate.

EVERY SUNDAY: Aerie “Meat Draw” – ticket sales start at 2:30 pm – Meat Draw, 50/50, Mystery Draw, “Chase the Ace”.

Everyone welcome – non-members just make sure that you have “signed in” as a guest in order to participate.

MONDAY THRU SATURDAY – DROP IN POOL – 1:00 pm to 1:30 start time. Singles and Doubles.

EVERY MONDAY EVENING – DROP IN CRIBBAGE – Registration 6:00 t 6:30 pm – play starts 7:00 pm – bring a partner - $2.00 each to play. September thru to April.

EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING – DROP IN DARTS – Draw for Partners, Play starts at 7:00 pm - $2.00 per person. September thru to April.

EVERY THURSDAY EVENING – DROP IN SHUFFLEBOARD – Draw for Teams - Play starts at 7:00 pm - $2.00 per person.

FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY – Aerie meeting – 11:30 am Western Development Museum; 50 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw. For more information, visit the museum’s website at WDM. ca/Moose-Jaw. Call 306-693-5989 or email ajones@wdm.ca.

Blow Off Some Steam Day (August 15): 10am-3pm. Celebrate steam-powered engineering with traction engines, the Vulcan locomotive, free vintage steam-tractor wagon rides, and rides on the K+S Potash Canada Short Line 101 train (weather and mechanical dependent).

Summer Gallery Pop-Ups (Late August, including August 18, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm): Interactive gallery activities, crafts, and historical displays detailing Saskatchewan’s harvest history.

Daily admission to the Western Development Museum (WDM) in Moose Jaw varies by age group, with family and package options available. Daily Admission Rates: Adult (Ages 18–54): $14/Senior or Student (Ages 55+ or with a valid student card): $13/Youth (Ages 6–17): $8/Child (Ages 5 and under): Free/Family / Small Group: $29 (Covers up to 2 adults/seniors and up to 3 youth)/WDM Explorer Passport: $39 (Admits you to all four WDM locations across Saskatchewan)

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Harvest starts mostly in southwest

By Ron Walter - For Moose Jaw Express

Warm dry weather has matured earlyseeded crops in the province beyond help from any rain.

The southwest region started harvest on the long weekend, according to the Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report.

Two per cent of provincial harvest was done by the time the August long weekend was over.

One per cent of spring wheat and barley were harvested, with two per cent of oats and seven per cent of winter wheat.

Pasture conditions in the southwest were rated three per cent excellent, 39 per cent good, 44 per cent fair, 12 per cent poor and two per cent very poor

That compares with 41 per cent fair and 12 per cent poor across the province.

The warm dry weather, aside from rapidly developing crops, has crop land topsoil moisture rated at two per cent surplus, 56 per cent adequate, 33 per cent poor and nine per cent very poor.

Ten per cent of fall cereals are behind normal growth; 86 per cent are normal.

Twenty-five per cent of oilseeds are behind normal development with 65 per cent normal.

Seventy-seven per cent of oilseeds are in normal development with 29 per cent behind.

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Rural resident wants premier to ‘get tough’ against recent U.S. tariffs J. G. Antonio - For the Moose Jaw Express

order and good government” instead of America’s “evangelical, gun-loving autocracy.”

To repair the relationship between Canada and the U.S., Kaiser said the only option would be to “dump Trump” as president. That would be a “very big solution” that would require overcoming the objections of “some ultra-conservatives” in the Republican Party. Yet, he still hoped that the two countries could repair their friendship.

Kaiser added that he planned to contact McLeod and Moe with his concerns. McLeod was not present in his office on the day Kaiser protested since, according to the MLA’s office manager, he was attending a caucus meeting.

Baildon resident Jerry Kaiser protests in front of MLA Tim McLeod’s office in an effort to convince the province to take retaliatory measures against the U.S. president’s latest tariffs against Canada. Photo submitted

A Moose Jaw-area resident is frustrated with the latest round of U.S. tariffs and wants Saskatchewan’s premier to take action by halting all natural resource exports to America.

Jerry Kaiser protested in front of MLA Tim McLeod’s office on Diefenbaker Drive recently, holding a yellow sign that said, “Moe turn off the taps” and “8647.”

Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary says “86” means “to throw out,” or “get rid of,” and derives from a 1930s slang term for “sold out.” The number 47 refers to President Donald Trump as the 47th president.

“Turning off the taps is a metaphor for Moe doing nothing at all,” the Baildon-area resident said.

Kaiser said he believes Saskatchewan’s premier is following the lead — and demands — of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith by doing nothing to counter Trump’s tariffs, including by not removing American liquor from store shelves.

“She said, ‘Oh, that’s like punching your best friend in the face,’” the rural resident said, before saying the “dictator” in Washington usually blindsides countries when they attempt to make deals with him.

Kaiser pointed to the recently opened Gordie Howe International Bridge at the Windsor-Detroit crossing as an example of Trump’s attitude toward Canada. Due to the president imposing 50 per cent tariffs on certain goods, Canadian officials celebrated the structure’s opening without the presence of American officials.

“You’ve got to get tough. You’ve got to start doing things,” Kaiser continued. “Shut off the potash and the oil and the electricity and the uranium. Make them take note.”

Kaiser admitted that turning off the oil and natural gas pipelines to the United States might not actually work — “I don’t think they have the courage to do that” — but said the premier should retaliate with similar tariffs or excise taxes on the commodities Saskatchewan ships south.

The rural resident suggested that Moe is “taking his marching orders” from Smith because they both face the problem that 20 per cent of their provinces’ populations are “agitators” who want to become American citizens.

Kaiser said it was time for Saskatchewanians to stand for their beliefs, since those who want to remain Canadian must accept Canada’s motto of “peace,

The provincial government emailed a response, saying, “Saskatchewan, and Canada, has what the world needs. Our focus remains on protecting our workers, businesses and exporters while responding to US tariffs in a way that delivers real results.

“While we’re working to diversify and grow our exports globally, the United States remains our most important trading partner,” the email continued.

“That’s why we’ve consistently said our goal is a reviewed and renewed trade deal that provides certainty for businesses and workers on both sides of the border, and the best place to get that deal is at the negotiation table.”