FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021
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Open house held at Prairie Memories Museum By Sheaunid Wiggins, 306-722-3642 Fillmore – The Prairie Memories Museum in Fillmore was all decked out for Christmas at its open house held on December 12. Marissa Van Staveren, Elaine Morris and Sharon
Elliott provided musical entertainment on the organ and harp. Lunch, visiting and browsing was the order of the day. Former Fillmore resident, Shirl Carlberg of Regina, died on December 12 at the age of 86.
Weyburn 4-H Beef Club begins a new year of activities
Lighting up the yard for Christmas
Photo 1533 — Greg Nikkel
This yard and home at the corner of 13th Street and McGillivray Bay in Weyburn was decked out in Christmas lights and decorations to help make the season brighter. Many homes and yards around the city and surrounding areas are lit up for Christmas and New Year’s.
Paranormal investigators try to connect with spirits at Museum By Sabrina Kraft Curtis and Nathan Riergard recently held a paranormal investigation at the Soo Line Historical Museum for their YouTube Channel, Purgatory Adventures. The uncle and nephew investigators have been investigating paranormal activity at several Saskatchewan locations for the past 18 months. In the YouTube video of the Soo Line Historical Museum investigation, residents can see some strange occurrences related to the team hearing voices on their spirit box, and seeing a weird light in the REM pod. They had even set up a camera in the front area, where Tanya Musk, curator of the Museum, is sitting at her desk and also hears a weird noise that alerts her attention. The team were in
the Weyburn Mental Hospital room at the time, nowhere close to being heard by Musk. Before the investigation, the investigators had driven down to Souris Valley, to take a tour of where the Mental Hospital had once existed, and where the former nurses residence is now the public health building. Curtis was especially interested in learning the history of the Weyburn Mental Hospital during his visit at the Soo Line Museum. He mentioned feeling dizzy and having a queasy feeling while investigating the patient’s room. There were some strange noises discovered in that room, nearby a grave marker. Residents can watch the video of Purgatory Adven-
tures exploring the Soo Line Museum by going to their YouTube channel. Those with sensory issues are reminded that the camera does move around a lot, as the pair investigates. For Curtis, his interest in the paranormal started eight years ago. “We went to a place called Criddle Vane Homestead near Brandon, Manitoba. I captured something there that made me curious to find the paranormal. I have a video up actually where I showcase some of the evidence I captured there,” recalled Curtis. The first investigations were more of just adventures for the team, but then Curtis got into video editing, and later they decided to try capturing some evidence of paranormal activity and to video journal their investiga-
Purgatory Adventures looks into the paranormal Curtis Riersgard, left, and his uncle Nathan Riersgard investigate sites in southeast Saskatchewan for paranormal activities, including a recent Photo — submitted by Curtis Riersgard visit to the Soo Line Historical Museum in Weyburn.
tions of the area to share with others. The team started the YouTube channel called Purgatory Adventures to share the results of the research with a broader audience. Bekevar Church in Kipling was the first investigation the Purgatory Adventures team completed and promoted on their YouTube Channel. They couldn’t go inside the church at night but could check out the property. According to a recent interview with the Estevan Mercury, Curtis had explained, “We had a gentleman come in, he was the historian, and he grew up with the building. Jack was his name. Jack came in, and we investigated with him for a bit, when we were capturing voices that were calling out to him through our spirit box. We have a device where spirits can talk through it. And we’re actually capturing his name come through it, and if you watch the video, you can actually hear it too. It was crazy. And that’s how I got started.” They acquired the equipment through the years of investigations, learning what is out there and what they may need to find the evidence of spirits present. For example, the spirit box they have rapidly scans through radio frequencies. They also have an electromagnetic field (EMF) meter, which detects EMF activity, and a REM pod – a special ghosthunting piece of equipment with a light. In previous investigations, Curtis had seen many different unexplained paranormal situations, such as the common orbs and strange lights. The most unique to him has always been when items start moving on their own, or a figure will move on camera when there is no one else in the building with them.
The Weyburn 4-H Beef Club had its organization meeting on November 2. The club has 22 members registered in the club this year. The executive was elected, and the job of President will be filled by Carter Goudy, who is also the club reporter. The Vice President is Austin Knupp, secretary is Ryder Fellner, treasurer is Jacey Fellner. The general leader is Rhonda Croal, assistant general leader is Kali Holdstock, and the project leaders are Mike and Carla Fellner. The club members had to decide on their fundraising options, and they voted to sell raffle tickets on beef again this year. They will be starting in the new year so if anyone is interested in purchasing tickets please contact a club member. Club members take pride in giving back to the community so they will be participating in the community “Adopt a family” for Christmas and collecting items for the Weyburn Humane Society.
At the December meeting members decided on a weigh day for the steers. This will take place on Sunday, Jan. 2. This gives members an actual initial weight of the project animal. This is important to establish a rate of gain for the year as well as a guideline for the members to know how much the steers need to gain to finish for achievement day, which will be July 2, 2022. Members also planned a club Christmas party for December at the Spark Centre, followed by pizza after. 4-H is a family event and often overlaps with the family business. The Gutzke, Knupp and Berner families participated at this year’s Canadian Western Agribition. The members gave the club an update of their success at the various breed shows. Many members of the club are active at junior shows and jackpots throughout the year as well as helping their families at the various breed shows.
Hundreds of reasons why intersection safety should cross your mind For the November Traffic Spotlight on intersection safety and winter driving, police reported 709 drivers in Saskatchewan who put themselves and others at risk by disobeying traffic signals and signs, or other intersectionrelated rules. Those 709 intersection violations included: 270 drivers who disobeyed stop signs; 196 drivers who failed to obey a traffic light; 82 drivers who made a U-turn at traffic-light controlled intersections; 161 for other intersections-related Traffic Safety Act violations. Following the rules and s a f e d r iv i n g p r a c t ices around intersections is always important, but particularly so when dealing with the reduced traction and visibility that comes along with driving during the winter. Police also reported the following violations for the month of November: · 312 impaired drivers, including 210 who were charged with Criminal Code offences · 4,524 tickets for speeding or aggressive driving
· 206 tickets for seatbelt or passenger restraint infractions · 593 tickets for distracted driving (including 516 for using a mobile device while driving) Police continue to be on the lookout this month as the Traffic Safety Spotlight focuses on impaired driving. Many driv ers will experience that firsthand, since there are numerous checkstops happening throughout the province all month long. The Weyburn Police Service held two highvisibility checkstops in the past week, with a number of charges laid, as well as prizes for good driving. Luckily, making your stay at a checkstop a short visit is as easy as making a plan for a safe ride home before you start drinking. Need another reason to drive sober? Maybe one of these good folks can give you a reason. SGI is checking in with checkstops around the province all month and you can follow along with the hashtag #SKcheckstop on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.