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Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Fun with Foxes

Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

Talia Fawcett with the Yellowhead Flyway Birding Trail Association shows kids a fox skull as part of the Fun with Foxes presentation at the Yorkton Public Library. The event was a way to get kids connected to the nature around them,

with kids learning how foxes hunt, where foxes live, and the difference between varieties of foxes that are in Canada.

Ottenbreit clarifies EMS situation

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer What’s going on with Yorkton’s emergency medical service (EMS)?

A Facebook post

claimed that Crestvue Ambulance had a staffing cut, and that the city’s ambulance service was in a funding crisis.

Yorkton MLA and Minister for Rural and

Remote Health Greg Ottenbreit said that from the Provincial Government’s perspective, that’s not the case, and very little has changed. The same con-

tract is in place, requiring three ambulances be available at all times.

The funding through the contract also has not changed.

So what did change?

Crestvue Ambulance has a new owner, Kelly Prime, who took over from Dennis Nelson, who owned it for 45 years.

Prime is currently the Paramedic Chiefs of

Saskatchewan.

“I’m confident he is going to do a good job here in Yorkton and improve services,” said Ottenbreit.

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Strongman Showcase builds local strength

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Painted Hand Casino will be hosting a Strongman Showcase on Aug. 17. Top competitors

from previous championship events will take part in the pro competition, while the novice events allow people to take the chance to try their stuff.

The event begins at

10:30 at the Painted Hand Casino, starting with the Max Log Press. The professional event will also include a farmer’s walk, fire truck harness pull, tire flip and Conan’s

wheel.

The novice competition will also be one to watch, because it will feature local competitors taking on some of the same events. Competing

for the first time in a strength competition is Becky Wallis. Her events will include the log, deadlift and farmer’s walk.

“I’m nervous but very

excited. It’s something that I’ve wanted to try for a long time, so it will be interesting to see how it goes.”

A lifelong athlete,

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Parkland college launching new course

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer Parkland College will receive over $158,000 from the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training to deliver a new program in Yorkton.

The program will help stu-

dents prepare for a career in the tourism and hospitality industries.

The Enhanced Career Bridging Program aims to connect unemployed individuals to the labour force and obtain employment, notes a College release. This project will pro-

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EMS

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The owner is the one who decides on staffing, and the new owner has changed the way they are staffed, but Ottenbreit said that they still need to meet the same standard and are still required to have three ambulances available 24 hours a day.

“There’s speculation about cuts and all the rest of it... But there has been no change to Crestvue’s contract or their funding, it’s all the same as it

was before. The owner, within the agreement, is delivering the staffing in a way that he sees as more beneficial.”

Ottenbreit is confident in Prime’s ability to meet the standards required in the region.

“They’ve been in this province a long time, doing the same thing in different areas, and he’s got a great track record.”

However, if a staffing change is needed, does that mean that

the contract itself needs to change? Ottenbreit said that the overall plan is to get the province’s ambulance services on new, more uniform, performance-based contracts, but this takes time, especially given that this is an issue that is across the province and not just in Yorkton.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is attempting to rework the EMS system, and Ottenbreit said he pushed to have EMS studied heavily

when they moved to one health authority in order to have it more consistent across the province.

“What we had previously was 12 different regions that had 12 different priorities when it came to EMS. We had multiple different contracts, multiple different structures throughout the province. With one single health authority, we can move to a more uniform EMS system throughout the province. Some of that will

involve improvements to service.”

Ottenbreit said that he has a weekly meeting with the SHA with regard to EMS, with a focus on improving the system.

In Yorkton, a new contract is in the works, but has not been signed yet, said Ottenbreit.

“That’s going to reflect on what [Prime] sees the needs are in the area. We are anticipating his performance-based agreement to be signed in the next while.”

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Wallis said that she always wanted to try out a strength event, and this was an opportunity for her to give it an attempt.

Her previous sports included football and hockey, including playing on Team Canada in the 2013 Women’s World Football Championships.

She is preparing with Crossfit, which she admits is not a typical training regimen for a strength competition but one that does have a great deal of strength training in it. She also did strength-specific

training as well.

Right now Wallis is heavily involved in coaching, which she said is her way of giving back to the sports that gave her many opportunities.

“A lot of these sports in the community don’t function unless we have volunteer coaches. That’s how I got the opportunity to do all the things I’ve done in the past, so it’s an opportunity to give back to those kids who need those coaches and need those opportunities.”

Naturally, as a local coach, some of the kids she coached will be in

the crowd cheering her on. She said it makes it a bit more exciting and a bit more nerve racking.

“It ups the ante, to do your best in front of all the people who are there rooting for you.”

Wallis sees the event as a good opportunity to get people interested in strength competitions, and letting people know it’s out there. She said she’s learned a lot since the event was announced, about the amount of competition and how far competitors can go.

“The more exposure that it gets, the better.”

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learn life and work skills that will help them build confidence, gain experience, and prepare them for employment,” said Mark Hoddenbagh, President and CEO of Parkland College and Cumberland College.

Randy Goulden executive director of Tourism Yorkton said the course is welcome given the importance of tourism to the Saskatchewan economy, generating more than 63,000 jobs provincially, and 1600 locally.

Goulden also noted that, “here in our city we bring in $38.1 million annually from tourism.”

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce also sees value in the new program.

“The Chamber considers this funding a positive for the College, the students and potential employers,” said

Chamber Executive Director Juanita Polegi.

Given the importance of the sector having training so that new workers have the background when entering the workforce is an important step, said Goulden.

“This is very helpful, very useful, very positive training, for those going into the tourism industry for jobs and careers,” she said.

Polegi too said the key was having perspective employees better prepared.

“Job applicants who have all these skills will require minimal training on the job. ‘Job ready’ employees transition into a job more quickly, making it easier on the employer,” she said.

“The Work Placement segment of the training will prove valuable to the students and employers may find a new employ-

ee.

“The program is really a win-win for all concerned.”

In their release the College noted it is grateful for additional funding from the Ministry, and the support and engagement of local industry employers for work placements and career opportunities.

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Yorkton among cities to receive flood support Today, federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale and Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, Dustin Duncan announced $1 million in funding for community flood map-

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ping, with Yorkton as a beneficiary.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) will proceed with flood mapping for 20 high-risk communities through the National Disaster Mitigation Program on a 50-50 cost share basis between the province ($500,000) and federal government ($500,000).

There is no cost to the communities who have been identified as high risk.

“This partnership is a positive step toward helping communities become more resilient in the face of climate change – a priority in Saskatchewan’s Prairie

Resilience climate change strategy,” Duncan said. “Flood mapping is vital for communities to manage potential flood hazards, and to implement effective mitigation measures.”

Flood mapping identifies areas that are at-risk for flooding from nearby rivers, lakes and streams, including those impacted by anticipated developments or changes in climate, making it the first step to increasing community resilience relative to flooding.

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“The Town of Wolseley is pleased to have worked with the Water Security Agency and Public Safety Canada to obtain flood maps and hydraulic models for our town, and others in the province that face future risk of damages from flooding,” Mayor of Wolseley Gary Hill said. “We experienced significant flooding in 2011 and 2014 and know these tools will assist us with planning future development and an emergency response strategy.”

“Last year, the Water Security Agency launched a proactive flood mitigation program to advance implementation of mitigation measures, including flood mapping for high-risk communities,” Duncan said. “This funding will help the Water Security Agency accomplish their goal of having 100 per cent of communities at risk of flood damage receiving flood mapping by 2030.”

Flood mapping is one of the 25 measures of resilience in the Government of Saskatchewan’s Climate Resilience Measurement Framework.

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Vintage motorbike a highlight of car show

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area annual Show ‘n’ Shine brought out a wide range of vintage metal.

One of the big hits of the show was a 1928 Henderson motorcycle, owned by Tony Medernach.

While the bike looks like new now, when Medernach found it twelve years ago, it was entirely in boxes.

“What I got from the original guy was about 60-70 per cent of the bike.

The rest of it I had to find.

The motor I got with it was no good, somebody had welded it, and pulled the engine out of line... So I found another set of cases, $7,500 worth!”

Putting the bike back together took ten years, and about $40,000, with a large amount of that money going to getting an engine. Very few people can still work on a bike this old, Medernach said, with special tools and knowledge required.

Tony Medernach’s 1928 Henderson was one of the highlights at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area’s annual Show ‘n’ Shine.

The main challenge of working on a bike this old is finding parts, and Medernach pointed out that some parts simply don’t exist anymore. One example is the oil gauge.

The part for his bike doesn’t match, because they were made for one year and no matter where he searched, he just couldn’t find one.

“Their production was pretty low, and most of it

went to police work.”

The reputation at the time was for speed, and police on Hendersons could catch pretty much anybody, Medernach said.

And they had a challenge too, because they were driving on dirt, rather than modern paced roads.

The bike is theoretically capable of hitting 100 miles per hour, but the real limit is the bravery of the rider, and

Medernach admits that he hasn’t attempted to see just how fast his can go.

He admits when you go this old, bravery is required.

“You’ve got no brake lights, you’ve got no signals, nothing!”

However, there are advantages to being built for a much rougher time and place. Driving it today, Medernach said it’s incredibly smooth on

modern roads.

Henderson was well ahead of their time, especially in terms of engine design, and many features are shared with modern bikes. But it’s still from 1928, before everything was standardized, and when it comes to controls the bike would be a bit of a challenge to someone used to a modern machine. Most of the controls are hand controls on

the left hand side, for example.

“It looks a bit more like a tractor than a motorbike when you look at it!”

While the company is still around in the form of Schwinn, there’s a reason you haven’t heard of Henderson. Like many companies, the Great Depression spelled the end of Schwinn’s motorcycle division. Even if they weren’t around for very long, Medernach said they had a strong legacy, so their products are still sought after.

“A Henderson, what is a Henderson? Well, they started building four cylinders in 1912, they went around the world in 1912,” said Medernach.

Medernach has restored four bikes over the years, and his other one that he currently owns is a 1911 HarleyDavidson.

All money raised at the Show ‘n’ Shine went to support programming from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area.

Vintage metal filled the Real Canadian Superstore parking lot during the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area car show. All money raised from the show and the BBQ went to support local programs that BBBS runs to help area kids.

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Politics Exactly what great political leadership is tends to vary, but here are two qualities that surely must be at the top of anyone’s list.

A great leader inspires, convincing people there are better options for us all. Great leadership is always visionary.

A great leader does tough things, taking responsibility for ideas and decisions that might not be popular with many but are surely necessary.

It is seldom we consistently see both from political leaders over a prolonged career.

Consider Saskatchewan’s three most predominate political leaders during the last quarter of the last century.

Progressive Conservative leader Grant Devine was truly an inspirational leader who had us believing “there’s so much more we can be”.

He convinced the Saskatchewan electorate we did have a strong, individualistic, free-enterprise streak that would allow us to succeed through lower taxes and less dependence on government and co-operative philosophies.

But while this was Devine’s success and perhaps his lasting legacy, he and his Progressive Conservative government failed in the expectations that a leader must provide responsible government even when the decisions entailed in providing that are not popular. Devine got us dreaming big, but he wound up making us pay for big deficits.

By contrast, both NDP premiers Allan Blakeney and Roy Romanow showed us they could deliver responsible government with balanced budgets. In Romanow’s case, that involved exceedingly unpopular decisions in the wake of Devine’s free-spending days.

However, neither Blakeney nor Romanow proved to be all that inspirational to their electorate — or at least, not when compared with their own idol Tommy Douglas and not even when compared with Devine’s vision.

In fairness, it’s harder to assess today’s political leaders whose work hasn’t yet stood the test of time.

That requires getting elected to government and spending long periods there.

It’s even tough to say what will be the legacy of Brad Wall — a truly inspirational leader, but one whose government struggled to provide responsible budgets built the economy without irresponsible debt levels. Wall and his successor Scott Moe did implement tough economic measures to right the course a couple years ago, but we may still need a few years to measure success.

However, it’s never too early for today’s politicians to consider their legacy. And it’s actually an important thing for them to consider because it simultaneously curb temptations to offer only what they think voters want to hear when they are lowly Opposition leaders.

Sadly, some current leaders are offering far too much of what they thing we want to hear.

New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is hyping the notion of alienation and even separation (inexcusable, for any national or provincial leader in a county that’s long-fought separatists in Quebec) if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is re-elected the west.

This isn’t leadership. It’s feeding the worst sentiments in all of us — irresponsible politics that’s potentially destructive.

Perhaps federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and Saskatchewan Party Premier Scott Moe haven’t gone quite as far has Kenney has of late.

But both are also dabbling in alienation sentiments, all too eager to use tricks at their disposal to unseat Trudeau.

In Scheer’s case, it’s been a barrage of criticism without truly inspirational alternatives — especially when it comes to a fulsome alternative to the carbon tax to deal with the serious issues of greenhouse gas emissions and manmade global warming.

Moe has similarly struggled in this vein. Of late, he and his government seem to upping the ante when it comes to petty bickering with Trudeau and long-serving Liberal Regina MP Ralph Goodale over federal funding for projects in Regina and Saskatoon.

Great political leadership is also about working with others with different opinions for the betterment of all.

Right now, we need more of it.

Murray Mandryk has been covering provincial politics for over 22 years.

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Adaptability key for local colleges T

he strength of the regional college system has long been the ability to quickly adapt new programming to meet localized needs.

Large educational institutions such as the University of Regina and University of Saskatchewan are simply not able to change the programming as quickly as a local college, and therein lies one of the most important reasons to maintain the regional college system.

We see the adaptability of the system again in the recent announcement from Parkland College regarding a new training course targeted at the tourism and hospitality sectors.

The Enhanced Career Bridging Program aims to connect unemployed individuals to the labour force and obtain employment, notes a College release. This project will provide career training for 16 participants, covering key areas including job readiness, fundamental workplace skills, and credit towards a designated trade with Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council (STEC).

Randy Goulden executive director of Tourism Yorkton said the course is welcome given the importance of tourism to the Saskatchewan economy, generating more than 63,000 jobs provincially, and 1600 locally.

Goulden also noted that, “here in our city we bring in $38.1 million annually from tourism.”

The Yorkton Chamber of Commerce also sees value in the new program.

“The Chamber considers this funding a positive for the College, the students and potential employers,” said Chamber Executive Director Juanita Polegi.

When both the local tourism group

and Chamber see value in the training it’s a pretty good indication the program is a good one since they represent the sectors the graduates will be looking to enter.

In a similar vein the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Southeast College on a new initiative which will also see new programming offered to meet an identified need.

The Saskatchewan Chamber has announced a provincial partnership to provide essential management skills training to Chamber members across the province.

The new training partnership with Southeast College will be made available through Chambers of Commerce province wide.

“One of the clearest messages from our Membership has been the need to upskill their people,” noted Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan in a release announcing the partnership. “Growth is key to business success, and a big part of that is developing and retaining the best people.”

The Business Management Essentials program was developed in partnership with Southeast College and will be delivered in strategic locations across the province. Modules are oneday workshop style classes that focus on skills such as supervisory, workplace bullying/harassment, time management, leadership skills, etc.

It is this type of programming, developed by local colleges to meet needs as they arrive that makes the regional system such a vital ally to business as these two new initiatives show.

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History Corner Chamber of Commerce barbecue

Yorkton Chamber of Commerce barbecue at Norman Roebuck’s cottage, York Lake, early 1960s. From left to right: Jack Park, Bert Svenson, George Hees, Federal Minister of Trade and Commerce, R.J.R. Bonneyland, Morley Lockhart, Rudy Schick. George Hees was at the time

serving under the John Diefenbaker government. Photo source: Norman Roebuck Fonds.

Terri Lefebvre-Prince This History Corner originally ran in the Aug. 12, 2009 edition of Yorkton This Week.

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Ervin Litzenberger honoured

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer Canadian Blood Services is recognizing one of Yorkton’s own for their generosity. Ervin Litzenberger has just given his 100th blood donation, and for this, he’s been invited to a special Gala.

“My first donation was in 1972,” Litzenberger says.

“I tagged along with some customers, grain customers, training in

the grain industry, [and] tagged along to Balgonie.

Sort of my first donation.

Then, my career was spent in small towns, so I didn’t always donate. It was kind of a yearly thing, for a while. Once I moved to Yorkton it became every three months, so to speak, and then every two months. It just mushroomed from there.”

Litzenberger feels good about being recognized for donating blood all these years.

“There was no reason

Area highway construction begins this fall The Government of Saskatchewan is pleased to announce that Yorkton based Potzus Paving & Road Maintenance Ltd. has been awarded the contract for safety improvements including passing lanes on Highway 9 and Highway 10.

“We are excited to add passing lanes to Highways 9 and 10,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister Lori Carr said. “Traffic volumes are growing in the Yorkton and Melville region and the new passing lanes will improve safety and efficiency.”

This is the first design-build roadway contract in Saskatchewan and includes six sets of passing lanes, intersection improvements and realignments, access consolidation, 55 km of resurfacing, replacement and upgrading of a significant number of culverts, and intelligent transportation systems such as weather monitoring sensors.

“We’re very pleased that the Government of Saskatchewan has allowed us to include road construction for Grain Millers Road in the contract,” R.M. of Orkney Reeve Randy Trost said. “This is very good news for the area.”

The cost of the project is about $34.9 million with a scheduled completion date of October 15, 2020.

New passing lanes opened last month including one set on Highway 2 north of Moose Jaw and two sets of passing lanes between Rosetown and Fiske on Highway 7.

If you’re planning to travel, check the Highway Hotline at www.saskatchewan.ca/highwayhotline, which provides up-to-date information on construction, emergency road closures, the status of ferries, barges and other road activities. Information is also available by calling 511.

A weekly highway construction update is also published on www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/transportation/highway-construction-projects/weekly-highwayconstruction-update to provide the travelling public with the latest details on projects underway to help plan safe and efficient travel. You can also report a highway work zone signing problem by calling 306244-5535.

The Government of Saskatchewan has invested $9 billion in highways infrastructure since 2008, improving more than 14,000 kilometres of Saskatchewan highways.

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Kids and cops learn from each other

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The RCMP knows they might be scary to some kids, and they don’t want to be. The Big Brothers Big Sisters Kids ‘n’ Kops program gets police and kids together, having fun, and learning about each other.

The program is a longrunning one, and Constable Tiffany Fairbarn has been a part of it for the past three.

They teach them all about emergency services, including fire and ambulance as well as the RCMP themselves.

Beyond local services, the kids get a chance to travel to Depot in Regina, where the RCMP trains, and the kids will be cadets for the day.

Fairbarn said that part of the goal is to have kids comfortable enough to talk to them. She said that while police can be

intimidating, they don’t want to be, and they want kids to be comfortable with them.

“It’s basically to show that we’re people, that we have fun, and hopefully they enjoy and take something from it. Maybe, eventually, they will want to be a police officer, or fire, or EMS.” Beyond meeting emergency services, one of the goals is to keep kids safe.

They learn about internet safety, learning from someone who was lured as a child, as well as someone talking about addiction. The kids also got a fingerprint kit to take home, just in case anything happens, so their information is safe. “[We are] teaching the kids what is out there and how to be safe.”

It’s also for the RCMP, and Fairbarn said that it’s important for them to get out into the community and teaching kids.

The kids who took part in the Kids ‘n’ Kops program after filling out Child Find packages. The program is a partnership between Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yorkton and Area and the RCMP.

Garden bounty The Yorkton Gardener’s Market is in full swing, and every Saturday morning, rain or shine, gardeners bring produce and home-cooked goods to sell. Sellers recommend showing up early for the best selection. The market is located at the corner of Simpson St. and Melrose Ave. Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

August 14, 2019 - August 20, 2019

Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Highway 9 Bridge Project 2016 Construction 2019 Construction

Construction of a new Bridge on Highway 9, one half mile north of York Road is underway. The bridge Dracup Avenue North will allow replacement of aging culverts beneath the highway with a much larger capacity open channel Starting M ay 2, 2016 the Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington waterway. The culverts currently handle most storm to York Road. Please follow all road closures and detours. water outflow from Yorkton into Yorkton Creek, and can create a bottleneck during heavy rain events.

Dracup Avenue Project to Darlington Street) During North bridgeCompletion construction, traffic(York will beRoad diverted to a temporary roadway on the east side of the highway, and M ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were will be alternating single lane only. This is the case in completed in 2015. most highway bridge construction projects. Please be patient and obey signage. The project is scheduled for • Roadway preparation work began in mid April, including replacement of the short section completion in late fall.

of water main at the north end of the street and construction of some additional of new catch basins.

• Grading and roadway preparation is slated to begin M ay 1 and is expected to take two weeks.

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Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

2016 Construction Darlington Street Overpass Rehabilitation Project

The Darlington Street Overpass Rehabilitation Project started Wednesday, May 29.

The project includes repairs to the overpass Dracup Avenue North structure and roadway resurfacing. Highway 9 from York Road to Starting M ay 2, 2016 the Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington Smith Street will completely closed. to York Road.be Please follow all road closures and detours.Local and Canora traffic has been rerouted to Dracup Avenue and Smith Street; through traffic Dracup Avenue North Completion Project (York Road to Darlington Street) along Queen Street and Highways 10 and 52. Expected completion ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were date is FallM2019, weather permitting. completed in 2015.

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Roadway preparation work began in mid April, including replacement of the short section of water main at the north end of the street and construction of some additional of new catch basins.

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Council Meeting Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Broadway East Resurfacing Project

2016 Construction

Work is scheduled to begin Thursday, August 15 on Phase 2 resurfacing of Broadway Street East, weather permitting. Phase 2 of the project is Dracup Avenue North from First Avenue to Fourth Avenue, and the eastbound side will be resurfaced first followed by the westbound side. There are four phases to this Starting M ay 2, 2016 theto Roadways Reconstruction will begin on Dracup North from Darlington project, which will see Broadway East completely resurfaced Highway 9 this year.

Each phase is expected to take up to two weeks, one week to York Road. Please follow all road closures and detours. per side. Regular back lane garbage and recycling pickup is unaffected. Detours will be in place so please slow down and obey signage in the work zone. For more details on this project visit:Dracup http://www.yorkton.ca/construction Avenue North Completion Project (York Road to Darlington Street) M ost underground infrastructure improvements and construction of the new roadbed were completed in 2015.

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Roadway preparation work began in mid April, including replacement of the short section of water main at the north end of the street and construction of some additional of new catch basins.

Grading and roadway preparation is slated to begin M ay 1 and is expected to take approximately two weeks.

Concrete paving of the roadway will then get underway around M ay 24 and is expected to be completed by July 1, weather permitting.

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Anticipation of harvest in the air You can almost feel the anticipation in the air.

It is the time of year when grain and oilseed producers begin to become rather antsy for the start of the fall harvest.

Recent road trips to Sandy Beach on Good Spirit Lake for a disc golf tournament, and a run to Regina for East Indian food, was a good opportunity to take note of the state of crops.

While there were no swathers in the fields, a lot of crops were beginning to show the familiar golden tinge

that denotes a crop is ripening so that it can soon be harvested. The trips were 10-days ago from when this article will see print, and some of the crops are likely going down, marking the start of harvest.

It is always a time that excites farmers, the point when they feel they will be able to harvest the crop and see a return on what is now a substantial investment in every acre planted.

It is also a time, as I recall from my youth, a time of uncertainty for producers. No one can be sure of what sort

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Calvin Daniels of production a field might yield on a given year until the combine begins its work.

There are so many factors that go into yield, from timely moisture, to the potential impact of heat at the time a crop

flowers, to heavy rains, and of course the input of fertilizer and the control of weeds which compete with crops.

Most of the stands this year, at least on the highways travelled recently, look good

although as always they are variable too. Some crops don’t look very tall, which from an SUV seat at 100 kilometres an hour doesn’t mean a lot, but one wonders if the crop perhaps needed an extra rain or two. Or, it might just be the variety, and a great yield awaits harvest.

That is the $64,000 dollar question as they say, which in the case of today’s agriculture the sum is not far off what producers will be shooting for on a quarter-toquarter basis in terms of gross return.

Of course while the

wheels will be starting to turn, and that is always good news when harvest gets a good start in August, there are still weeks of work ahead, and Mother Nature can throw a wrench into the gears with rain and frost yet.

But at present farmers will just be happy to be out in the field reaping what they have sown, which is the heart of their business, meaning driving the combine is often when producers are happiest.

Calvin Daniels is Editor with Yorkton This Week.

Fifty years of the Yorkton Creators 4H club

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The world has changed in 50 years, but the Yorkton Creators 4H Club has stayed steady through all of them. The club recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration at York Lake.

Audrey Ashcroft, Glenn Gress and Vi Protz all spoke to Yorkton This Week for the anniversary event.

Ashcroft has not been there since the beginning, but her family has.

She wanted to, but was a bit too young to get involved right at launch, but her mom was one of the founding members.

“I’m not quite a founding member, but I’m pretty close!”

The club has had its ups and downs over the year, from membership over 100 to under 7. But for Ashcroft said that the highlight for her is the achievement days.

“It’s really exciting to see an achievement day when everybody has accomplished something that they set out six or nine months ago to do.”

Protz has been part of the club for 32 years, ever since moving to Yorkton, being a project leader, and general leader since 1991. For her, sewing, knitting and curling have been her projects, all things she loves.

While 4H is focused on kids, Protz said it’s for everyone.

“It’s good for them to learn. The motto is learn to do by doing, and I’m still learning to do by doing, even though I’ve got this thing [a walker] now. I’ve told the kids, as long as you need me, I’ll stay, and they keep needing me!”

While the milestone in Yorkton has been half a century, 4H itself has been around for over 100, said Gress, and the motto of ‘Learn by doing’ has been a constant for that entire time. The local program is part of a much larger problem.

“There are a lot of groups in different areas.

We have clubs, districts, regionals and provincials,” said Ashcroft.

The idea is to teach kids useful life skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their life.

“The projects are taught by people who are actually doing.”

Locally, some of the successful programs have been beef, dairy, light horse, canine, sewing and knitting.

That said, the programs are based around what the kids want to do.

Ashcroft said.

“Kids usually lead with the idea they would like to learn. Then they have to find someone who will teach them. So, for example, my daugh-

Vi Protz (left) meets with another Vi at the 4H 50th anniversary. ter decided that she wanted to rebuild a motorcycle. So that’s what she did. She found somebody to teach the project, and she could basically use the knowledge. The same with the welding class, you have to find somebody willing to lead.”

While 4H is associated with rural youth, Ashcroft emphasizes that it’s a program for everyone, and clubs have options no matter what the kids might be interested in.

“It isn’t for rural, it never really was. They

have babysitting courses that teach you how to babysit, they have curling, they have skiing, they have camps.”

“We are starting an urban diversification program in Regina and Saskatoon to get involved, to know what agriculture is all about,” added Gress.

They are putting an effort to get kids province-wide to learn more about agriculture, Gress said, because it’s important that kids know the impact agriculture makes on our society.

“We are working on different programs with the government and different organizations to get the kids to understand where their food is coming from,” said Gress.

Another highlight for Gress and Ashcroft is public speaking, something everybody does at the club level. Two people go on to Toronto to do speeches from the province.

“I’ve seen kids who started out at six years old and they were absolutely terrified, and in

two years they will out speak anybody. Public speaking is such an important part of 4H because you’re going to be using that for the rest of your life. I’ve managed a lot of companies over the years, and you can tell 4H kids when they came into interviews.

They would look at you eye-to-eye level and they were not scared to talk to you directly,” Gress said.

For Protz, a highlight is seeing kids grow, up and bring their own kids to 4H years later.

“It’s wonderful!”

Harvest operations have now begun Harvest operations have already begun in some parts of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

As crops continue to mature in the next few weeks, most producers will begin to harvest.

Some crops are oneto-two weeks behind in development and this may be of concern depending on weather during harvest.

Scattered rainfall covered parts of the province this week with some storms bringing hail.

The moisture has helped later-seeded crops fill and replenish top-

soil moisture. Rainfall ranged from trace amounts to 94 mm in the Porcupine Plain area.

Provincially, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as one per cent surplus, 60 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and three per cent very short. Topsoil moisture on hay land and pasture is rated as one per cent surplus, 48 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short and 10 per cent very short.

Across the province, pasture conditions are rated as four per cent excellent, 28 per cent good, 45 per cent fair, 19 per cent poor and four per cent very poor. Additional rain-

fall would be beneficial for the pastures as they mature before harvest.

The majority of crop damage this week was from strong winds, hail, localized flooding, insects and a lack of moisture. There are reports of ascochyta blight causing significant damage in chickpea crops in the southern regions.

Producers are haying, hauling bales and getting ready for harvest.

A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at www.saskatchewn.ca/crop-report.

Follow the 2019 Crop Report on Twitter at @ SKAgriculture.

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Let’s all focus on whether we can pet dogs

For all the talk of violence in videogames, which can be traced mostly to lawmakers desperate to find a scapegoat that will allow them to do nothing in the face of a crisis, I’ve found an ocean of calm on the internet. It’s a Twitter account that asks a simple question, can you pet the dog?

Beyond being a fun gimmick, the popularity of it suggests something that all of the people who are decrying the existence of games are missing. There’s a push for gentler, kinder entertainment, something that can put people at ease. And

what’s more gentle or kind than petting a dog?

Very little, of course, because petting dogs is just the easiest way to improve your day. If you can’t have a dog, due to where you live or your lifestyle, being able to pet a fake dog on your television is the next best way to do it.

There’s a reason why, back over a decade ago, Nintendo’s big hit for its then-new DS handheld was Nintendogs, which gave people the chance to raise a virtual dog. It worked because that console had a touch screen, and while a stylus on glass was not the same as

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Thinking I do with words... a big fluffy good boy, it was a tactile way to interact with a virtual pet. Just pressing a button is not the same as petting a dog.

This makes me wonder why the big push for gaming has not moved to more dog-centric activities. In a world where

this form of entertainment is under attack, it feels like the time to push into new frontiers of digital interactivity.

While games have, for the most part, been aligned to competition, whether through actual sports or multi-player

combat - what is Fortnite but the world’s most elaborate version of tag? – there’s a space for other options.

The thing is we’re often seeing games that go in unexpected directions suddenly become hits. They will create virtual building blocks, gardening simulators or fictional surgery and suddenly they’re unexpected hits. Who could have predicted someone wanted to do something that didn’t involve shooting something?

Which is not to say that shooting virtual people is bad, just that there

are already a ton of opportunities to do so and we might be running out of ways to make it entertaining. Instead, we need to focus on making new ideas that will satisfy the itch to do something non-traditional and maybe kinder and gentler. It’s clear that there’s a desire for a new experience, and in an attempt to defer risk, too many companies are keeping with tried and tested formulas. There is a lesson here, that for all the technology, we want something pure and good in our digital lives.

People just want to pet the dog.

Willowbrook Lions cook up something good at annual pig roast

By Devin Wilger Staff Writer The Willowbrook Lions woke up early on August 10 to get the pork on their roaster and ready for people to eat. After the pigs roasted all day, that night people could get a taste of the Lions’ hard work, and people came out to try what they had cooked up.

Vincent Smogyi with the Lions said that the fundraiser has been going for about 15 years, but this is the second year that the Lions themselves have done all the cooking. They purchased their roaster two years ago from the person who used to roast for them, and are thrilled with the results.

“It’s working out super,” said Smogyi.

Three pigs were prepared and two and a half pigs were roasted for people, with the remainder of the meat being auctioned off. The pigs were butchered on Wednesday, injected with sauces on Thursday, spent Friday marinating before being cooked on Saturday.

A fundraiser for the club, all money raised stays in the area, said Smogyi.

Previous causes have included the Health Foundation’s campaign for digital mammography equipment, travel expenses for area families to get medical treatment, and scholarships for students.

The Willowbrook Lions show off supper before they take the pork off and get it ready for the hungry crowd at their annual pig roast.

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From left; Mary Schulman, Ross Fisher and Linda Lushney. Mary and Linda are the executors of Ms. Lushney’s estate.

“Wasylina Lushney, late of Yorkton, who formerly farmed with her husband Bill in the Wroxton area, passed away on October 26, 2018.

Wasylina had been a very generous person with local charities during her life and she continued to show her compassion and how much she cared for others by making substantial bequests in her will.

Wasylina had owned three quarter sections of land in the Calder area which after her passing were listed for sale and sold. Those funds were then dis-

persed to The Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan in Yorkton, the Kamsack Hospital and Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack.

“We are very grateful and thankful to receive a substantial bequest like this,” said Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation.

“Wasylina Lushney was a very generous person while she was alive and made many generous contributions to help our work improving healthcare. We are very glad that she made a will that reflected her values, and that she continued

to support the community and to help care for others even after she has passed.”

“The Health Foundation was fortunate to receive $282,371.

This is a very substantial donation and it will help us to purchase needed equipment in the Yorkton Regional Hospital,” said Mr. Fisher.

“We are grateful to Wasylina for her generosity and to all of those individuals who remember to think of others and how they might make a difference in other lives by making a charitable bequest.”

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ART • ENTERTAINMENT • COMMUNITY

Calvin Daniels Staff Writer

Flowers, fruits and veggies

The best in local flowers, vegetables, potted plants and flower art were on display at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex last week.

The Yorkton Horticultural Society hosted their Annual Fruit Flower and Vegetable Show, with area gardeners bringing their best to show off.

The day had also been proclaimed ‘Garden Day’ in the city of Yorkton, and the show is part of the effort to showcase gardens through the city.

Vegetables were of course on display, since everybody enjoys eating fresh produce from the garden at this time of year.

For some, there is also the thrill of competition when they enter the vegetables and fruit they grow in their garden.

When it comes to flowers few are more popular with gardeners than lilies.

That certainly proved to be the case at the recent show, which had approxi-

mately two dozen entries in the lily section.

The lily is of course a flowering plant, with a variety of species such as trumpet lilies and tiger lilies. There are more than 100 species, and many cultivated varieties.

Succulent plants, also known simply as succulents were also a popular entry.

For those not familiar with succulents they are plants which have some parts that are more than normally thickened and fleshy, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions.

According to an online search, the word ‘succulent’ comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning juice, or sap.

Succulents are often grown as ornamental plants because of their unusual appearance which was evidenced in the diverse entries.

Flowers because of their natural beauty have always seemed to be a perfect fit with art.

The floral art entries at this summer’s show were both varied from entrants, and popular with those taking in the event.

The best of Yorkton and area gardens was on display last week as the Yorkton Horticultural Society hosted their Annual Fruit Flower and Vegetable Show at St. Gerard’s Parish Complex

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Bouquet to recent hort show volunteers A big bouquet of thanks to everyone who helped make the Yorkton and District Horticultural Society’s Annual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show last week a big success!

Thank you to all our gardening friends who attended the show, it was lovely to have you there!

We hope you enjoyed seeing the exhibits (almost 300!) ; had a good visit with other gardeners, and perhaps got some gardening ideas for next year! Thank you to all members of the horticultural society who brought such beautiful exhibits, who helped set up and take down, work in the kitchen and serve lunch and cheery greeters at the door. It wouldn’t happen without each and every one of you, thank you!

Congratulations also to the Kamsack Horticultural Society who hosted the 75th Annual Provincial Show last week. This was a huge project and it was a wonderful show with beautiful entries; thank you to everyone involved, you all did an amazing job!

It seems that suddenly the lazy, hazy days of summer have turned into the first hints of fall: cooler nights and garden signs that our plants have reached their peak and are now slowly and gently on the decline.

Did you write anything down in your garden journal about this year’s garden, things that did really well, or things that you would change for next year? It’s good to do this, because we think

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Gardener’s Notebook we’ll remember, but usually don’t!

Let’s not think of the end of summer just yet! There is still lots of beautiful gardening time ahead of us! By now so many things are there for us to enjoy: delicious tomatoes, tender beans, yummy potatoes, crisp cucumbers, and flavorful herbs to add extra zing to all our cooking. Isn’t that first meal of mostly garden produce an absolute delight? The colors and flavors are truly a heavenly gift.

We always plant our herbs in containers, and we have several that we call our “Simon and Garfunkel Scarborough Fair Garden” because there are, you guessed it, containers that hold parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme! I love all those herbs for the variety of dishes that they season into deliciousness. Parsley in soup or scrambled eggs; aromatic sage with pork or poultry; rosemary in scrumptious rosemary walnuts; and thyme as a delicate flavor for veggies or chicken. And when they’re in containers, they are just steps away from the back door!

And the tomatoes: does anything taste as good as tomatoes picked fresh, still warm from the

sun? There are so many wonderful tomatoes to try: if you were at the show you likely saw the amazing varieties there.

It all makes us want to start another new garden right now!

Let’s make a pact this moment to enjoy something from the garden each day; a few weeks from now the garden will be quite different!

If you don’t have a full garden, remember you can still enjoy the flavors of the garden’s bounty thanks to the Yorkton Gardeners’ Market! It is on every Saturday beginning at 8:00 a.m. till noon at Melrose Avenue and Simpson Street, Yorkton.

Fresh garden produce, potted plants, honey, jams, pickles, all those yummy things and more will be for sale! If you’d like more information, either as a buyer or seller, please call Glen at 783-7040 or send a note to ethelda61@hotmail.com.

Visit us at www.yorktonhort.ca to find out what’s happening with the horticultural society.

Our plant sale is coming up in September, but more news on that as the date gets closer. Seems too much like fall if we talk about it now! Have a great week and be sure to wear a hat!

YQR post-security shops, restaurants to open by Christmas

By Cory Carlick Staff Writer If you’re flying out from the Regina International Airport this Christmas, you’ll be able to enjoy Tim Horton’s coffee and a sandwich after the security checkpoint.

On August 8th, YQR CEO James Bogusz unveiled the new plan to the press.

“Today is an extremely proud day for the Regina Airport Authority,” Bogusz said, gesturing to the area that would soon be home to the updated concourse.

“We have announced a wonderful renovation project to our second floor for our customers.

For our passengers who use this airport, they are looking for better experiences post-security. And our renovation, which is valued at over a million dollars is realigning some of the walls on the second floor to facilitate the changes in service and airside retail.

“Our Tim Horton’s, our Skyway, and our Relay gift store will now be available post-security around Christmastime this year.”

Prior to this, there weren’t any restaurants or vendors available

post-security. You either had to consume your meal prior to passing security, or, if you were past the screening area and wanted a bite, you had to leave to purchase food, eat it, and then pass through security again.

An annoyance at the best of times, at others, often downright impossible for families with an army of hungry kids.

That scenario, come the holidays, will be a thing of the past.

This is attractive to travellers, especially given how this last puzzle piece compliments the airport’s other advantages.

YQR’s airport layout is already quite popular with people that use it because of its manageable size. Yorkton travellers can quickly take a regional flight right to the Yorkton airport from Regina, and do so without being hungry.

“We’ve also heard loud and clear from our customers that they want things for their children to do,” explains Bogusz.

“And we’re going to be adding a children’s play area -- post-security.

We believe that we want our passengers to have a stress free experience.”

The design of the air-

port appears to reflect that belief.

The stress of getting lost in a huge airport doesn’t really happen at the Regina Airport because of its central layout. Signage is clearly laid out and, when you walk in the front doors of the main concourse, departures are to your immediate left -- and arrivals are to your immediate right.

The restaurants and retail outlets won’t be the only improvement, either.

“This whole area of our terminal where the seating is today in our food court, will now be a post-security experience, with brand new seating, USB plugs for devices, and a great opportunity to wait for your aircraft in a freshly renovated space. And this is Phase I. The airport is going to be rolling our a multiyear plan to continue to enhance our airside and make sure that our customers know that this is a world class airport,” Bogusz says.

“We’re proud to be the capital city of Saskatchewan.

We’re going to deliver that to all our residents in Regina, and, of course, our entire catchment area.”

Community Spotlight New Horizons Friday Night Dance, New Horizons Senior Centre, 78 First Ave. North, Yorkton. Great night of dancing. All ages are welcome. Admission: $10.00 Time: 8:00 p.m.

– 12:00 a.m. Music by: Aug. 16, Dennis Ficor & Son; Aug. 23, Old Country Lads; Aug. 30, Len Gadica. Contact Peter 306-782-1846. To rent hall: 306-783-6109 or 306-782-5915.

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Something for everyone: household, clothing, books, jewellery, toys, holiday items and more! PLUS — Pie and Coffee Special all day, each day! Everyone is welcome!

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On now at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery - Vera Saltzman: O Human Child. July 2 to Aug. 23, 2019. Vera Saltzman’s exhibition O Human Child features 18 black and white portraits of Saskatchewan children photographed in their own environments: in small towns and rural communities, on ranches, First Nations Territory, and farms.

An award-winning photographer, Saltzman set out to understand her new prairie home and ask how things have changed since W.O. Mitchell wrote “Who Has See The Wind”, his iconic 1947 Canadian novel. These 18 unflinching portraits remind us of the complexity and emotional depth of childhood. 49 Smith St. E., Yorkton, SK, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. to Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. Admission is always free!

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Theodore Parkland Regional Library has new hours: Monday 10-12, 1-5, Tuesday - 1-5, Thursday - 1-5. Summer reading program is open for children 6-14 years and the preschoolers from 2-5 years. Aug. 22 - Dot & Dash Robots.

Reading contests with lots of great prizes.

Public Computer available, and Book Club on last Thursday of the month. There are new DVD’s and Books arriving each week or we can order you the latest reading material on any subject!

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Aug. 16, 2019, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ages: 6-12, Yorkton Library.

Contact: Kendall Schneider and Lauren Maier. Email: scrsummertour@parklandvalley.ca Phone: (306) 7866586.

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Join us at Yorkton Public Library all summer for fun children’s programs. Td Summer Reading Club: Children of all ages are welcome to join our Summer Reading Club. Each child gets a booklet to keep track of books that have been read. Collect stickers and prizes all summer long for your reading! Activity days (July 8 – Aug. 27): Must pre-register in person for activity days. Spaces are limited, 2 - 3:30 p.m. Mondays – ages 10-12 years, Tuesdays – ages 6-9 years. Movie days (July 10 - Aug. 28), Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. Free popcorn & juice. Everyone welcome! Storycrafts (July 11 –Aug. 29), Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Open to ages 3-7 years. Special Fridays: Parkland Valley Sport & Recreation Program.

Pre-registration required. Aug. 16, 1:00 - 3 p.m. Friday fun days Aug. 2 & 23. Join us for activities, games, crafts, 2-3 p.m. Registration begins June 27.

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Come see our new Royal Canadian Legion branch located at 387B Parkview Rd. next to the Loaf N’Jug. Office hours are Mon., Wed. and Fri., 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Our lounge is open Sat. at 3:00 p.m. with meat draws at 5:00 p.m.

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Attention all crib players - come join us at the Yorkton Public Library on Friday at 1 p.m. All are welcome.

Please use the back door.

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Citizens on Patrol Program Yorkton COPP the eyes and ears of your community is recruiting new members. For an application or more info please contact COPP at 306783-5022 or 306-6209889 or The Yorkton City Detachment of the RCMP at 306-786-2400 or Box 153, Yorkton, SK S3N 2V7.

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Club 55+ Golden Age Bowlers are looking for new members.

Leagues are Mondays and/or Wednesdays at 1 p.m. First time Bowlers are welcome! Drop in at 12:30 p.m. on those days or call Brad at the Yorkton Bowl Arena 306-783-5183.

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Al-Anon meets Monday nights, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St. and Wed. nights, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church (355 Bradbrooke Dr.). Alateen also meets on Wed. night, 8 p.m. at Westview United Church. Adult children of Alcoholics Al-Anon meeting every Fri. at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 73 Smith St.

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Tues., SIGN East Entrance, 83 North St., weigh in 6:15 p.m., meeting to follow; Wed., SIGN 345 Broadway St. W., York B Salon, Lower Level, weigh in 12:00

noon, meeting 12:15 12:45 p.m. Call 306-7833765 or visit www.tops. org for more information.

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Yorkton Wildlife Federation does Trap Shooting on Tues. evenings at 5 p.m. till dark.

Weather permitting at York Lake Trap Club.

Everyone welcome.

306-516-7521.

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The York Colony Quilter’s Guild meets every Wed. at 9:30 a.m. at the Western Development Museum.

Experienced and novice sewers are welcome. There are group activities and classes to learn new techniques, as well as work on charity projects. Come and check us out to enjoy some stitching time with a welcoming group.

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We need you to share your talent! Play guitar, piano, dance or sing? We would like to invite you to perform in our facility! Please call Suzanne Beck at 306-786-0815, I’d be happy to have you join us. Yorkton & District Nursing Home, 200 Bradbrooke Dr.

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Donate at the following Canadian Diabetes Association Clothesline® drop boxes and help the more than 9 million Canadians living with diabetes and prediabetes: SIGN Family Support, 345 Broadway St. W. Clothesline® drop boxes happily accept all cloth based items, shoes, hats, belts and more.

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Gloria Hayden Community Centre Hours of Operation Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Closed over the lunch hour.

Saturdays & Sundays noon to 5:00 p.m. Stat Holidays closed.

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“Whoever said don’t run from your problems never had to face a bully.” Telephone and internet service for kids in Canada. No problem is too big or too small for our professional counselors. 1-800-6686868 kidshelp.sympatico.ca

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Attention all lovers of boardgames; chess, o t h e l lo , c h e c k e r s , back gammon, go, Camelot etc., join the Yorkton Boardgamers Guild, a new group forming to promote gat her in g s t o play boardgames and have fun. For further information call 3067 8 2 -17 8 3 o r e m a i l yorkton_boardgamers_ guild@hotmail.com.

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Tune in each Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. on Access Channel 7 to hear Pastor George Lewis. Sponsored by Yorkton Immanuel Baptist Church.

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Parkland Writers Alliance: Contact Carol 306-782-5755, Marge 306-783-0174, writersyorkton@gmail.com, http://parklandwritersalliance.wordpress. com. Parkland region’s public writing group meet 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Yorkton Public Library, 7 p.m.

- 9 p.m. Everyone interested in writing is welcome. Annual membership fee is $10.

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Ready for Blizzards There may have been construction on the road in front of Dairy Queen, but inside the crew was ready to make some Blizzards for Miracle Treat Day. On Aug. 8, the proceeds from all Blizzards sold at Saskatchewan Dairy Queen locations, including Yorkton, went to raise funds for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Staff Photo by Devin Wilger

God still works in mysterious ways “What a fantastic walk I had today,” I told my coworker, sticking my hand in my pocket to remove my drivers licence. I’d put it there before leaving on my noon break so I could legally drive to the nature trail’s head. No licence met my fingers.

My heart sank, realizing the extra expense and inconvenience ahead.

“Go back and look for it,” Judy said, when I told her. “Right now, before someone picks it up.”

“Oh, Jude. It could be anywhere. I wandered off the path several times.

I’d never find it.”

“Any idea where you dropped it?”

“On the last half of the trail,” I said, recalling when I’d last checked my pocket. “If I had my bike, I’d go back.” But home was twenty minutes away.

The office door slammed behind my

sweet co-worker. I barely had time to wonder where she was going before she was back.

She’d made a quick trip home, just a few blocks from the office. “I stuck a bike in my trunk,” she said, tossing me her keys.

“Go.” Obviously belonging to one of Judy’s grandchildren, my chariot felt far too small. Nevertheless, it carried me faster than I could walk. I re-traced my steps. Pedalled in and out of the botanical garden. Wound through the arboretum. Nothing.

I headed for the longest straight stretch I’d walked, about a quarter mile of clear flat space, native grasses on both sides. No intersections, no turns. I seemed entirely alone. Good thing, I thought. I must look like a bullfrog riding a grasshopper. To keep my balance, I had to weave like

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a proverbial drunken sailor.

A lost licence is a small trouble, but in my case, my own fault. I chided myself for not securing it better. “Lord,” I prayed, as I have so often.

“You know exactly where my driver’s licence is.

Would you please help me find it?” Even when our troubles are small, I’ve learned, Jesus cares.

A hundred yards ahead or so, I noticed another biker travelling in the same direction.

How odd, I thought. He

wasn’t on this stretch when I’d entered it.

Suddenly he stopped, balanced on his right leg

and leaned low to touch something. I couldn’t see what. I imagined a sticky chain or tangled pant leg.

After a quick glace backwards, he straightened and carried on.

I kept pedalling, scanning the path. When I passed the spot where the other biker had stopped, I slowed, paying even closer attention to the trail’s edge, wondering what had made him pause. There lay my licence. I whooped,

braked and picked it up, glancing ahead to see if I could catch up to the other cyclist, hoping to thank him for bringing my attention to the spot.

The trail was empty.

He’d disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.

God cares about every little detail of our lives.

And yes, he often works in mysterious ways.

Thanks, Lord. And you too, Judy.

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— 1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV Church of God in Christ

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Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Matins (Prayer), and Devotion

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Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.

Pastor E. Richardson

306-783-5663

Services: • Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Listen to CJGX Radio every Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church 165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131

Sunday, August 18th

Worship Service and Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies

109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale

Every Sunday - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m.

Every Wednesday - Bible Study at 7:00 p.m.

Last Friday of each month - Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m.

For more information please phone 306-782-2427

“A Place of New Beginnings”

St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church

Meeting at SS. Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church

160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask.

“Services in English” www.stmarkyorkton.ca

Sunday, August 18th Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM

Priest: Rodion Luciuk Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341

Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church 89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043

Sunday, August 18th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.

“9th Sunday After Pentecost”

St. Andrew’s United Church SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church

No Sunday Services.

Please join Westview United Church on Sundays for 10:30 a.m.

—Everyone Welcome—

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Join us every Sunday from 10:45 a.m. for a moment of excellent worship and undiluted word of God. Thursday Bible Study/Fellowship 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

366 Independent St., Yorkton www.dominionchapelcanada.com For more information 306-620-2462 306-641-2377 The home of the blessed generation

Westview United Church

355 BRADBROOKE DRIVE Office 306-783-3063 Rev. Deborah Smith westviewuc.ca ‘New to the community? Come check us out!’

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

BBQ Steak Supper Friday, August 16th 5:30 p.m. $20.00 - Advance tickets only.

Call the church office for tickets 306-783-3063

St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594 Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778

Saturday Divine Liturgy (English) 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Divine Liturgy (English/Ukrainian) 9:30 a.m.

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Sobkow to baseball hall of fame

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The late Bill Sobkow, long-time coach and manager of the Western Canadian Baseball League Yorkton Cardinals, will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

Sobkow was born June 17, 1946, in Yorkton, and was raised on the Sobkow family homestead and attended Calder School and later St. Joseph’s College in Yorkton.

“It was just a real honour,” said Bill’s wife Erna Sobkow.

“Baseball, that was his passion. That was his thing. For other people to recognize that, that’s special.”

“As young boys, Bill, and his brother Steve played baseball for hours on their baseball diamond built in their pasture,” notes the bio send out by the Hall of Fame.

“The farm yard light allowed them to play well into the night. That is how the lifelong passion for the game of baseball began for Bill. As a 16 year old, Bill pitched three shut-out innings against Satchel Paige’s touring Coloured All Star Team. The follow-

The late Bill Sobkow was a talented baseball player.

ing year Bill was named Rookie of the Year in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League [SMBL].

“In 1964, Bill was the recipient of the Father Athol Murray Trophy for best performance of the season. Also, in 1964, he received a baseball scholarship award to Fresno State University in California where he received his BA and BEd degrees. He returned home for the summer to play for the Yorkton Cardinals, who, in 1967, won the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League Championship.”

Erna said while Bill played the game for years, his true legacy in the sport came through coaching.

“He helped a lot of young ballplayers,” she said. “He mentored a lot of young ballplayers.”

It was that effort that Erna said made Bill special in her mind in terms of baseball.

“I think he was wellrespected in the baseball world,” she said.

The Hall of Fame again fills in information on Sobkow as a coach.

“Bill’s love of the game led Bill to coach and

mentor his son Phillip, his friends and countless others,” it detailed.

“In 2002, Bill recreated the Yorkton Cardinals in the Western Major Baseball League, as it is known today. As head coach and general manager, Bill had a reputation for being fair, for treating everyone with respect, and giving everyone a chance. He lobbied passionately for the principles in which he believed. He spent many hours every winter scouting and searching for the next group of young men who would make up the Yorkton Cardinals team.

In 2002, Bill was named the Western Major Baseball League Top Coach Executive Award.”

One player who Bill

coached was son Phillip, who was drafted and signed by his father’s favourite team, the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“I’m proud that he’s getting recognized. I think that’s always a nice thing,” said Phil. “When you give a lot to a certain sport it’s nice to be recognized for your accomplishments.

As a player Phil said his father was encouraging of his efforts, although if he made an error he might hear some suggestions about how to make the play the next time.

“He was a pretty laid back coach ... (but) he wanted you to be both a better person and a better player,” said Phil Erna said one of the

great things about this weekend’s induction is that Don McIntyre will also be inducted at the ceremony Saturday at Battleford, location of the Hall of Fame.

“They played together on the Neilburg Monarchs and got to be very good friends,” she said, adding she had wanted McIntyre to be a pallbearer at Bill’s funeral but couldn’t track him down soon enough. “Now him also being inducted, that’s really special.”

Erna said while she is looking forward to the induction, she knows too it will be hard as well.

“It’s going to be very emotional,” she said.

Bill died suddenly at his home, Sept. 14, 2016.

Pirates win provincial baseball title

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Pirates are provincial champions.

The local senior team, bolstered by players from Canora and Langenburg earned the Senior A Tier 2 title at a weekend tournament in Lloydminister.

Haberman said the team last captured the provincial championship in 2015, with seven of those players on this year’s roster as well.

But, winning never gets old.

“It’s pretty exciting ...

It’s not easy to win a provincial championship,” he said, adding it was a definite team effort with all 14 players contributing. “... Everybody chipped it.”

Having the depth the Pirates did was definitely a key to winning.

“You need lots of pitching,” said Haberman, adding in 2017 they went to provincials in Estevan with only 10 players, adding they just didn’t have the bodies to be competitive then.

The Pirates started the round robin portion of the tournament Friday evening against the host Border City Blue Jays.

“They won provincials the last two years,” said Haberman.

Knowing the Jays were going to be tough the Pirates started Cody Rock on the mound, a pick up from Canora.

“He pitched a gem,” said Haberman. “We ended up beating them 2-1.”

Saturday’s action started against Carlyle, another team Haberman said has often been in the finals the last few years.

“We knew it was a

Back row from left: Mark Jacobs, Coach, Brad Haberman, Assistant Coach, Jeremy Johnson, Phil Sobkow, Kody Rock, Ross Stilborn, Tyrel Thorpe, Dane Kobylko, Jordan Evans, Dulane Lamb, Assistant Coach, and Barry Calanchie, Assistant Coach. Front row from left: Benny Walchuk, Jarret Waldbauer, Derek Kohut, Logan Calanchie, Matt Poier, Nick Carlson and Kholton Shewchuk. pretty big game,” he said, adding, “we got off to a descent start.”

Then the Pirate bats quieted and Carlyle edged out to an 8-4 lead.

The Pirate bats then exploded in the top of the seventh to plate four runs

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went to the hill next as the Pirates faced the Kindersley Stallions, with Yorkton earning a 3-2 win.

That left Battlefords for Sunday.

Haberman said the Pirates went into the game knowing they held the tiebreaker to be a finalist, one of the toptwo teams.

“They had to win to get in,” he said.

With Kholton Shewchuk and Matt Poier pitching Battlefords got the win they needed 11-4.

So the same teams went to the final.

Logan Calanchie started, with Cody Rock entering the game to get the final five outs, after Battlefords scored two in the fifth inning.

Yorkton scored two twice in the contest for a 4-2 win.

“They were a pretty quick team,” said Haberman, adding when they picked off two steal attempts, it seemed to swing things the Pirates way.

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Young Jays make team worth watching The Toronto Blue Jays have generally been frustrating to watch this year.

The team seems to lack direction from the top, as evidenced by the ridiculous trading of Marcus Stroman who was signed through 2020 on a team desperate for pitching, but then hung on to Justin Smoak who can’t factor into the future of the franchise and clogs the position which Rowdy Tellez should be given every opportunity to inherit.

But, even in a year of frustration there are periods of pure joy in baseball, and that has been the case the last couple of weeks as Bo Bichette is finally up with the big club. It’s been long overdue that he was given his major league debut, and his performance on arrival shows he was more

than ready.

Bichette has set a club record for hits in a debut, getting on base in nine straight. In those nine games he had 10 extra base hits, a major league record for those in a nine-game span to start a career.

A double on Aug. 7, gave him two-baggers in eight straight games, setting a new Jays career mark.

Add in that he is batting over .400, showing moxie on the base paths with some speed, and you have a debut that stands out in the annals of Jays history.

It is the debut fans hoped for from Vladimir Guerrero Jr., but that we didn’t get, although he too is showing signs at the plate with his batting average now in the respectable zone.

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Sports Guerrero is still an adventure at third base, with too many errors, but that can be cleaned up, as Rafael Devers has shown in Boston, being far better with the glove in 2019, than a season ago.

Mix in Lourdes Gurriel Jr. becoming a stand out in left field and on the offensive side of things the Jays are at least showing promise.

Last week was also interesting as an illustration of how some coun-

tries can excel at one sport, and another sport is relatively unknown, even when it comes to international play.

The World Junior (Indoor Men’s) Lacrosse Championship is being held in Ontario at present. As might be expected Canada is a heavy favourite in the six team affair.

On the men’s level, that world championship coming up in B.C. in a few weeks, Canada has never

failed to take the title.

The Junior championship, in its second season is expected to go the same way, and after tuning into game one at www.laxsportsnetwork.com and watching Canada trounce Australia 24-4, it is easy to see why expectations are high.

Interestingly Quinn Ingalls of Moose Jaw had a great game for Canada, including four goals.

Other Saskatchewan players on the roster are goaltender Laine Hruska of Warman, and on defence Wyatt Haux of Estevan.

The same night as I watched the lacrosse game, I received a notification Canada was playing France at the Men’s Youth (U19) World Handball Championship.

The game was played ear-

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lier in the day, but posted to YouTube for convenient late night viewing.

In Europe team handball is on a level with basketball, and in some countries, Iceland coming to mind, is actually a bigger sport.

In North America it is sadly little-known and as a result much underappreciated.

So as you might expect the Canadian team did not fare well against France losing 44-14.

What I did find interesting in watching the two games back-to-back is how in one sport Canada simply dominates and in another we barely have it on the radar. It shows how some sports become ingrained in a country’s cultural make-up, and other sports struggle to find a toehold.

Yorkton Volleyball athletes represent Team Saskatchewan Four athletes from the Yorkton Regional High School/Bongo Club Volleyball teams were chosen to represent our province this summer.

The final tryout was the last weekend in May. Athletes travelled to Saskatoon to train three separate weekends following the final cut, and when school finished, they were in Hepburn July 1-5 and 8-12 for full training days. On the 15th they flew to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a week to compete in the Canada Cup. The Provincial team was divided into two Saskatchewan teams.

Austin Andres, Reid Pfeifer, and Joshua Needham ended up on one team and Brady Bjornerud on the other.

The competition included teams across Canada from BC to PEI. These athletes worked hard practicing and training many hours each day to

enhance their skills.

Reid Pfeifer was the youngest athlete on the two teams and Josh Needham also played as an under ager (15 year olds on the provincial 16U Team Sask).

Both boys look forward to their high school season and bringing what they have learned to the court. They will continue to train all year in hopes to make 16U Team Sask again next summer.

Austin Andres and Brady Bjornerud weren’t finished after the Halifax competition and continued their training in to August. Both were chosen to represent the 16U team travelling to Swift Current the third week of August. They will be representing Saskatchewan in the Western Canada Summer Games. Good luck to both these athletes.

Local coach Dion Pfeifer commented on how great it is to see

Yorkton boys back on provincial teams as those memories are some of his best in the sport of volleyball. “Although Reid and Austin played with Team Sask last summer, it is awesome to see four Yorkton boys recognized for their skills on the Provincial Team this year. It has been a number of years since we have had this kind of representation at the Provincial level.

Through the Bongo Club program and high school program these boys have put in the time and effort on and off the court and it’s nice to see it has paid off for them.” Coach Pfeifer has worked with this group of kids since they were young and is proud of their accomplishments and looks forward to having them back on the YRHS team in a few weeks.

The athletes will compete in the Western Canada Games, which run from Aug. 13-18.

Lady Gridders gearing up for fall season

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The Yorkton Lady Gridders are back on the field gearing up for the start of their season later this month.

Coach Tyrell MacLean said the team held its first official practice today, (Monday), after holding a couple of introductory sessions on the weekend.

“It went well,” he said.

“... We’re going to have pretty close to last year (in terms of numbers).”

But, the team would welcome more players.

“We took right up to just before our last game last year,” he said, adding it will be the same philosophy this season. “We won’t turn away anyone.”

As it stands, MacLean said the roster looks pretty solid, returning their top two quarter-

backs and top two running backs from last season.

“And through spring we picked up some receivers,” he added.

“So we’re going to be good. We’ve got some talent.”

The Lady Gridders season starts Aug. 30 in Melville, with the first home game scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. at Century Field

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Local volleyball athletes (l-r) Josh Needham, Austin Andres, Brady Bjornerud, and Reid Pfeifer.

Legacy Co-operative Association Limited Senior’s Day

Yorkton Legacy Co-operative Association Limited in conjunction with The Bentley by Revera will be holding a “Senior’s Day” every month throughout 2019.

Seniors Day will be the third Tuesday of every month in 2019.

During the hours of 10:00am until 3:00pm, seniors over the age of 65 will be given a scratch card that they can utilize to receive a discount on their purchase that day.

Legacy Co-op and The Bentley by Revera─Yorkton staff will be hosting a hot dog BBQ from 11:30am until 1:30pm that is free for all seniors.

Others are invited to attend at a nominal charge that will be donated to a local senior’s charity.

August 20

Free coffee and donuts for all seniors (while supplies last) Come out and socialize with friends!

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DAREICHUK - Steve Dareichuk, beloved husband of Amy of Yorkton, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. He was eighty-three years of age. Steven William Dareichuk was born on January 9, 1936 in the Drobot District of Saskatchewan. A son of Wasyl and Katherine (nee Tymoruski) Dareichuk. He was raised on the family farm and attended school in the district and later in Theodore. In Steve’s younger years he worked on the family farm. He later worked at Snow Lake, MB in the nickel mine and then with SaskPower High Line. In 1957 Steve met Amy walking home from school and gave her a ride home. It was love at first sight for both of them which grew into a sixty-two year relationship. Steve and Amy Graval were married in 1959 and were blessed with a son, Kevin, born in 1960. Steve and Amy moved to Yorkton in 1960 where Steve accepted a job at Auto Electric Service as Counterman, then being rewarded as Territory Salesman where he stayed until 1974. In 1976 he went into partnership and purchased York Auto Supply. In 1979 he ventured out on his own and started Canadiana Agri-Motive which is in its 40th year of operation. Steve also loved farming and had purchased the family farm north of Insinger. Steve was very involved in Yorkton’s community service. He was a proud member of Associated Canadian Travelers A.C.T. and on the Yorkton Terrier Junior executive committee. Steve was a sports giant! He played baseball, hockey and loved football. He managed the Yorkton Braves to within one game of going to the Canadian nationals in New Brunswick. Later Steve managed hockey teams, baseball teams and refereed and umpired Junior games. He was a huge fan of the: Cleveland Indians baseball team, the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team and our Saskatchewan Roughriders football team. Go Riders! Love you Papa Steve. Steve was predeceased by his parents Wasyl and Katherine, his brothers John and Bill; sisters, Mary Podhorski, Lena Baziuk and Anne Koshman; his mother and father-in-law; George and Katherine Graval and his brother-in-law, Joe Roebuck. He leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife of fiftynine years, Amy; son, Kevin; sisters-in-law Rose Dareichuk and Delores Roebuck; as well as many nieces, nephews relatives and friends. Prayers were held on Sunday evening, August 11, 2019 from the Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Crystal Bailey officiating. Tributes were given by Tracy Baliski and Ken Schroeder. The funeral service was held on Monday morning, August 12, 2019 from Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yorkton with Rev. Father Petro Tsenov officiating.

The responses were led by Zenovia Duch, with assistance from the Parish Choir members. The cross bearer was Lorrie Kaban, the sacristan was Gerald Kaban. The interment followed in the Garden of Crucifixion at the Yorkton Memorial Gardens with Shayne Roebuck, Brent Mireau, Walter Skiehar, Larry Penteliuk, Don Dziaduck and David Dareichuk serving as the casket bearers. Memorials were to cardiac care at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Condolences can be left at baileysfuneralhome.com.

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WERNER - Beth Werner of Springside, beloved wife of Randy Werner, entered her eternal rest on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 with family by her side at Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Beth Marie Werner (Kitchen) was born on June 3, 1951 in the town of Moosomin, SK. She was the sixth oldest of eleven children born to Allan and Agnes (McDonald) Kitchen.

She attended Wapella School until the age of 16 and later in life completed her GED. She worked in the café of the Commercial Hotel in Wapella as a waitress where she met her future husband Randy.

The couple joined their love at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Wapella on February 1, 1969. Beth also had numerous jobs during her life; she was a teacher’s aide in Springside, she worked at the Good Spirit Golf and Country Club in various positions and for the Sunrise Health Region at the Theodore Health Centre where she retired in June of 2016.

They were blessed with three wonderful sons, Trevor, Trent and Blaine and one daughter (deceased) Randine. They moved around to several places in western Canada during their early marriage finally settling down on the farm north of Springside in 1971. Throughout her life she loved the game of curling whether it was participating when she was younger or watching it when she was older. In her younger years was a part of the Springside & District Curling Club and she spent many hours volunteering at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Red Deer, AB. She enjoyed her plants and flowers, especially her roses and sometimes she helped Randy in the garden until this year when her health did not allow. Sewing was another hobby of hers, she was very passionate about sewing for her family and friends. She enjoyed travelling to the sun in the winter which included places like Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii, Dominican and most recently Arizona. Beth and Randy just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this past February. They were planning on wintering in Arizona this year.

Her time at the family cabin at Good Spirit Lake in the summer brought great happiness where she spent many hours making memories with her family and especially her three grandchildren. Left behind to celebrate her life and mourn her loss is her Husband Randy, Sons Trevor of Bonnyville, AB, Trent (Marlene) of Springside, SK and Blaine (Cara) of Langenburg, SK; her grandchildren Jasmine of Yorkton, SK, Brooke (Bryce) of Yorkton, SK and Aidan of Langenburg, SK and her siblings Patricia (Gary) Nehaj, Edie (Gordon) McFadyen, Ralph (Doreen) Kitchen, Linda Ramsdale, Murray Kitchen, Mary Svoboda, Ross Kitchen, Brian (Eileen) Kitchen, Brenda Kitchen. In-laws Janice Quinton and Ken (Evelyn) Werner and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many good friends.

Beth was predeceased by her daughter Randine, parents Allan and Agnes Kitchen, her brother Lorne Kitchen, brother-in-law Lawrence Ramsdale and parents-in-law Julius and Clara Werner and brother-in-law Ross Quinton. Prayers were held on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church in Yorkton with Mary Bybliw presiding.

The reader was Gary Nehaj. The Funeral Mass was held on Monday, August 5, 2019 at St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. Louis Kim Nguyen as the Celebrant. The pianist, Chris Fisher, led members of St. Gerard’s choir in the singing of the hymns. The readers at Mass were Barb Rusnak and Florence Kereliuk. The cross bearer was Aidan Werner and the gift bearers were Jasmine Werner and Brooke Werner. The honorary bearers were Pat Nehaj, Linda Ramsdale, Mary Svoboda, Brenda Kitchen and Edie Kitchen. Serving as casket bearers were Gary Nehaj, Ross Kitchen, Ryan Kitchen, Ralph Kitchen, Brian Kitchen and Murray Kitchen. The interment will be at a later date. Memorials in memory of Beth may be made to the Saskatchewan Cancer Foundation as gifts of remembrance. Condolences to the family can be posted at www.baileysfuneralhome.com

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Death Notices

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STUMPH - Alma Stumph, nee Gurski, passed away peacefully August 6, 2019 in Regina, SK. Alma was born August 17, 1925 in Sadolasch, Poland to Herman & Pauline Gurski. Pauline died when Alma was 2 years old. Herman married Emily Dittman, she was a loving mother to Alma. In 1948 she came to Canada with her parents and sister Emma and shortly after sister Ruth and brother Herb were born. Alma married Daweld Stehr in 1951 and they had 6 children. In 1981 she married Henry Stumph and lived happily in Rhein with Henry for 8 years. After Henry’s death she moved to Yorkton in 1992. She enjoyed her time in Yorkton, she enjoyed travelling, volunteering, playing cards and her highlight was singing and participating in the New Horizon Band. In 2018 she moved to Regina to live closer to her daughter Joy and her family. She lived in Regina for one year before succumbing to a short and brave battle with cancer. She leaves behind a sister Ruth (Bill) DeBoer and brother Herb (Jane) Gurski, Children Garry Stehr, Joy Stehr, Bev (Bryan) Kuss, Barney (Pirko) Stehr, Keith (Sandra) Stehr, Donna (Bill) Hardman as well as many grandchildren and great grand children which brought her much enjoyment, especially the little ones when they came to visit her at the end. Funeral services will be held on August 17 at 2:00 pm the Christ Lutheran Church in Rhein, SK with lunch to follow.

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Stubbings, Lorna Kathleen (Laevens) June 18, 1927 August 6, 2005

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Our hearts still ache with sadness, And silent tears still flow.

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—Sadly missed and always remembered, Bill, Richard, John & family GLUTE - Loretta Lynn Glute. September 1, 1972 - August 16, 2016.

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But we know that you’re in glory Together with the Lord And someday we will join you In Heaven’s great reward.

We believe that God is faithful And we trust his loving grace And in the Great Reunion We’ll see you face to face.

-Love Dad & Mom, Shelly (Glen), Sherry (Ernie), LeAnne (Michael), nieces & nephews.

MINTENKO - Charlie, who passed away August 10, 2018.

Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent is the voice we loved to hear; Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thought to reach.

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ZANDER - In loving memory of wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Gertrude - August 21, 1999. 20 years ago.

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Till roses lose their petals, Till the heather has lost its dew, Till the end of time, dear Mother, We will remember you.

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The family of Jim Bilokreli would like to express our heartfelt thank you to all friends and neighbours that helped Jim through his illness.

Thank you Dr. Shahat, Yorkton Home Care Staff, and the Doctors and staff at Allan Blair Cancer Centre for their care and compassion. Thank you to Christie’s Funeral Home staff; Shelly Morris who officiated Jim’s funeral service and Jeanette and Allan Wheeler for the lovely lunch. Thank you to all who donated in Jim’s memory and to all who sent cards or phoned. And thank you to all who attended the graveside service in Theodore, or at Christie’s-your presence honoured Jim. -Sincerely, Jim’s family.

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Adult Personal Messages MALE (44), from Yorkton, looking for female with children, for companion. Likes movies and going dancing. Call 306-641-6234 no texts.

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NOTICE OF ACTION TO: Jason Dunlop Believed to be of Yorkton, Saskatchewan TAKE NOTICE that the Defendants, MICHAEL ZINCK AND the Attorney General of Canada, have filed a Notice of Application in action number 1303 11664, in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, on July 23, 2019. The application is to strike your claim for long delay pursuant to Rule 4.33 of the Alberta Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010. The Defendants' solicitor is the Department of Justice, 300 Epcor Tower, 10423 - 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 0E7, file number 2527793. A copy of the Notice of Action and Affidavit has been sent to your Facebook account, and will be mailed to you upon request to the Defendants' solicitor. As a result of the Defendants' inability to effect service upon you, the Court has ordered substitutional service upon you by this advertisement.

Dated at the City of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta, this 8th day of August, 2019. 780-495-7841

Notice to Creditors

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF JIM BILOKRELI, LATE OF YORKTON SASKATCHEWAN, DECEASED. ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE, DULY VERIFIED BY STATUTORY DECLARATION AND WITH PARTICULARS AND VALUATION OF SECURITY HELD, IF ANY, MUST BE SENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED BEFORE THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019.

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Houses for Sale BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom condo; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-5373228, Trevor 587-974-5925.

SILVER HEIGHTS Subdivision.

Original owner. Immaculate 3 bedroom home with totally developed lower level. Numerous updates.

Attached garage. Backs off to green area/walking path. All furniture and appliances negotiable.

For viewing, call 306-621-7363 or 306-641-6442.

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In the Estate of FRANCES DIANE NELSON, late of Yorkton, in the Province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 5th day of September, 2019.

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Apartments / Condos-For Sale

PLAN NUMBER 10-3231 D R A M A T I C VAULTED CEILING In this charming twobedroom recreation home, the two bedrooms occupy the ground floor, while upstairs is the great-room complex.

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Services for Hire BUILDING NEW, Doing Renos, need repairs. Over 20yrs. experience. Able to do framing, electrical, plumbing, drywall, tape, texture, paint, flooring. Specialize in walk-in tile showers, finish carpentry, windows & doors, siding, decks.

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Phone 306-641-6617. Available Sept. 1.

BEAUTIFUL 2 or 3 bedroom condo; 1200 sq.ft., close to schools & hospital. Pictures can be viewed on Kijiji under Houses For Rent Yorkton. Call George at 306-5373228, Trevor 587-974-5925.

Rooms DO YOU need a room in Yorkton for a day, a week or longer? For more information call 306-6209920.

Suites For Rent FOR RENT: Two Bedroom Suite in North East Yorkton. $850/month including utilities. 1,000 sq.ft., heated floor, private entrance, gas fireplace. No Pets. Available August 1. Phone 306-783-7973.

NEWLY RENOVATED, spacious, one and two bedroom suites to rent in Regina East for seniors.

Large screened in decks. Outside parking with electricity.

All amenities except power. Security doors. Reasonable rent. Close to banks and shopping. Free bus service to mall weekly. 1-306-7897970.

SPRINGSIDE HOUSING Authority is currently accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom Senior Suites at the Heritage Place. Fridge and stove included. Central laundry with two washers and dryers. Well kept, ready for rent. Rent is based on income. For more information and applications please call Morlie at 306-792-2222 or 306-621-7815.

TAKING APPLICATIONS for upstairs suite, centrally located, N/S, N/P, No Partying, quiet, responsible tenant. References required.

Call 306-621-9584.

and second bedrooms share a split bathroom that includes a linen closet.

A washer and dryer are tucked into a niche nearby.

Exterior finishes offer this home lots of character, with Tudorstyle bracing in the front gable and railings around the upstairs patio. Wood pilasters with brick bases flank the front entry. Cladding is horizontal wood siding, complemented by painted trim.

This home measures 26 feet wide by 32 feet deep, for a total of 1,169 square feet.

Plans for design 10-3231 are available for $715 (set of 5), $775 (set of 8) and $823 for a super set of 10. Also add $35.00 for Priority charges within B.C. or $60.00 outside of B.C. Please add H.S.T., PST, OR G.S.T (where applicable) to both the plan price and Priority charges.

Our 51ST Anniversary Edition of the Home Plan Catalogue containing over 400 plans is available for $16.50 (includes taxes, postage and handling). Make all cheque and money orders payable to “Jenish House Design Ltd.” and mail to: JENISH HOUSE DESIGN LTD. c/o...Yorkton This Week #2011658 Commerce Ave Kelowna, BC V1X 8A9 OR SEE OUR WEB PAGE ORDER FORM ON: www.jenish.com AND E-MAIL YOUR ORDER TO: homeplans@jenish.com

Upstairs, the great room and kitchen boast a dramatic vaulted ceiling, which continues into the covered deck at the front of the home.

The gas fireplace will warm the entire great room and sliding glass doors open to the deck for al fresco dining.

Natural light will flood into the dining area from a window overlooking the side yard. The ceiling here slopes, from a high point

of eight feet, toward the exterior walls on both sides of the dormer.

In the kitchen, separated from the rest of the great-room complex by a three-seat eating bar and prep island, cleaning up will be lightened by the window over the double sink.

The L-shaped counter configuration will spell efficiency for the cook.

Nearby is a two-piece powder room.

Downstairs, the first

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102 3RD AVE. N. Yorkton. Thurs., Aug. 15, Fri., Aug. 16, 9am-6pm & Sat., Aug. 17, 9am-12noon. Moving Yard Sale. Rain or Shine.

Household items, artwork, clocks, kitchen items, kids stuff, some jewelry, flower arrangements, wheel barrow, rakes. Reasonable offers are encouraged.

119 1ST AVE. N. Fri., Aug. 16, 1pm-7pm, Sat., Aug. 17, 10am6pm. electronics, bedding, kitchenware, records, crystal, home decor, brand new luggage and dishes.

136 CLAREWOOD CRES. Thurs., Aug.15 & Fri., Aug. 16, 9am-7pm & Sat., Aug. 17, 9am-4pm. Multifamily garage sale.

148 3RD AVE. N. Thurs., Aug. 15, 2pm-7pm.

Fri., Aug. 16, 12noon-7pm. Sat., Aug. 17, 9am2pm. COLOSSAL MULTIFAMILY GARAGE SALE. Household & Decorative items, Brand new double sink vanity with quartz countertop, mitre saw, Brand new Bamboo hardwood flooring, children’s clothing, bikes, loads of items added daily.

Antique, Vintage, and Collectible Sale Vendors Wanted for October 19th in Melville SK! If you sell antiques, vintage, collectibles, retro, repurposed, shabby chic, old or collectible toys, memorabilia, farmhouse, French country, or handmade rustic items, please request a vendor application for a spot at our great show.

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BUCKETS SUMMER CAMPING $1500. May 17, 2019 - Oct.14, 2019. 30 Amp, Treated water, 130 septic tank. All inquiries call 1-204-937-2716. www.rickerscampground.ca.

BUSINESS CLOSEOUT. 6x6 walk in cooler, Kelvinator freezer, Billboard highway sign, meat/bakery racks, cash register, 2 debit machines (1 portable), fax machine.

Call 306-745-3484.

FRIGIDAIRE DEHUMIDIFIER. Call 306-621-7641 GRAIN BINS: 19ft. Roscoe hopper bin 4500bus., complete with triple skids, upright rocket aeration, ladder. $13,500 Best Offer; Quantity of 2750bus. Weststeel flat bottom, 8 tier bins on cement $2,500/each or Best Offer; Quantity of half found aeration screens. Phone 306-795-7995.

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OAK DRESSER w/mirror, moveable side mirrors, a door on each end w/shelf, 3 drawers. Price $475. 5 cubic foot chest freezer $190 - 2 yrs. old, like new. Phone 306-782-7335 leave message and number or 306-621-7641.

SEASONAL SITES AVAILABLE $2400. Ricker’s Campground. 30 Amp, Treated water, 130 septic tank, winter storage. May 1, 2019 Oct.14, 2019. All inquiries call 1-204-937-2716. www.rickerscampground.ca.

SPRING SPECIAL 8x12 barn style garden shed. Complete with vinyl siding $1,150. 8x10 $1,050.

8x8 $900. Call 306-783-6240.

STAR CITY MEATS Butchering Fryer Aug. 6th. Butchering Med. Roasters Aug. 13th. Butchering Roasters Aug. 20th. 10% discount on butcher day pickups. To place order call 306-863-3378.

TANNED HIDES for sale - Silver Fox (rare), $450. Wolverine, Black Wolf and others. Really decorate your living room/rec room/cabin with these on the wall. Anybody can hang a picture. Call 306-6754424.

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193 ALLANBROOKE DR. Wed., Aug. 14, Thurs., Aug. 15 & Fri., Aug. 16, 9am-7pm. Some furniture, Christmas decorations, craft books, lots of other books and lots of items.

27 MORRIS BAY. Wed., Aug. 14 Sun., Aug. 18; Wed., Aug. 21 Sun., Aug. 25; Wed., Aug. 28 Sun.,Sept. 1; 9am-8pm. Multifamily garage sale. Various household items, furniture, etc. & plus size clothing.

65 JAMES AVE. Thurs., Aug. 15, Fri., Aug. 16, Sat., Aug. 17, 9am5pm all 3 days. Ceiling fan, Singer sewing machine, skill saw, picture frames, curtains, cable, uniforms, stove, feathers.

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81 2ND AVE. N. Thurs., Aug. 15, Fri., Aug. 16 & Sat., Aug.17, 9am-5pm. ENORMOUS, COLOSSAL, GIGANTIC Multifamily garage sale. Lots of cool stuff. Collectibles, furniture, pictures, dishes, garden, ladders, air conditioners, Halloween costumes, CD’s, DVD’s, books, taxidermy, light fixtures, antique, vintage, old & new stuff. Rain or shine.

City of Yorkton Sign Bylaw No. 16/2003 says Garage Sale Signs cannot be located in public streets, sidewalks, boulevards, centre medians, parks or be attached to trees, signs or light poles on public lands. Where Garage Sale signs are found by City Staff on public lands, such signs will be removed and disposed of. The signs are distracting for drivers and a public safety concern.

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Not buying suicide Millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein is dead, a victim of suicide, in a jail that is renowned for it being impossible for one to take his own life.

Epstein, who was facing multiple sex charges in relation to underage girls, allegedly was in charge of an operation that saw many, many rich and powerful people get their jollies at the expense of young teenagers. If you assume he’s guilty, and there is overwhelming evidence that says he is, then there are a lot of folks who have a lot of money who have a lot to lose in the event Epstein starts singing and naming names. How convenient for them to have Epstein end up dead.

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This particular jail has had only one suicide since 1998 and there have only been a handful of attempts in that period. Cell life includes being watched by cameras and checks are made constantly.

The New York Post is reporting two guards are to make checks every 30 minutes but that procedure was not followed the night of Epstein’s death.

Prisoners on suicide watch are checked every 15 minutes but the jail is saying Epstein had been taken off suicide watch despite the incident from three weeks ago and all the warning flags that were in existence concerning this possibility.

I’m not sure if this is a coincidence or not, but Epstein’s death came one day after a judge unsealed documents in his case that revealed names and details of incidents tied to the case.

Conspiracy theorists are, generally, regarded as crazy and I don’t speculate in every instance; but I do think we are being naive to brush off Epstein’s ‘suicide’ as something that happened on his own free will without influence from powerful rich people in the background. Don’t forget Epstein was also regarded as a narcissist and those types of people don’t kill themselves.

There should be no sadness in Epstein being dead. He got what was coming to him one way or the other. My fear and the fear of others should be that the mega rich can buy their way out of trouble by rubbing it right in our faces and doing exactly what we know they have done and still nobody is brought to justice. Who would want to lead an investigation here, knowing you could also die in an ‘accident’, ‘circumstantial hold up or robbery’, or succumb to the pressure and ‘commit suicide’ like so many others have done when it comes to the Clintons, for example.

The topic nobody seems to be talking about is the, once again, failure of the legal system to support female victims of sexual assault and give them the justice they deserve. They are the losers in all of this. A few have summoned great courage to take on the rich, powerful, and famous people who abused them years ago and now their case will be swept under the rug and forgotten about within a couple of weeks.

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Cardinal WCBL season draws to a close

By Calvin Daniels Staff Writer The 2019 Western Canadian Baseball League season came to a close last Tuesday for the Yorkton Cardinals.

The game was the last of a swing through Alberta with the

Cardinals facing Fort McMurray.

The Giants struck early posting two runs in their half of the first inning, then adding three in the second.

The Cardinals got right back in the game scoring a quartet of runs in the fourth inning, only

to surrender one to the Giants in the bottom of the frame to make it a 6-4 contest.

Yorkton would get no closer but Fort McMurray would add a run in the sixth and three in the seventh to complete a 10-4 win.

Tyler Hodder was the

winning pitcher. He started and tossed two hitless innings.

Jake Anderson took the loss. He started and three six innings allowing seven hits, seven earned runs, while walking five and striking out six.

The Cardinals end the WCBL campaign with

only six wins against 50 losses.

Yorkton finished in the basement of the WCBL east, 35 games back of division-leading Regina who were 41-15 on the season.

Swift Current finishes second in the east three

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game back of Regina, with Weyburn third, Moose Jaw fourth and Melville fifth.

In the west Okotoks tops the division nine games up on Lethbridge, with Medicine Hat third, Edmonton fourth, Fort McMurray fifth and Brooks sixth.

Triple-A credit rating upheld by Moody’s Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed Saskatchewan’s tripleA credit rating, and has also maintained its stable outlook for the province.

Saskatchewan’s credit rating and outlook have now been upheld by all three major rating agen-

cies in recent weeks.

The Dominion Bond Rating Service affirmed its AA rating for Saskatchewan in June, and last week Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings maintained its AA rating for the province.

“This is another

strong endorsement of our Government’s fiscal plan,” Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said.

“These affirmations demonstrate that the fiscal management and economic outlook of our province continue to be viewed favorably by the

rating agencies.”

In maintaining Saskatchewan’s tripleA rating and stable outlook, Moody’s states that “the credit profile of the Province of Saskatchewan (Aaa stable) reflects healthy liquidity levels and solid

economic growth over the next three years that support rising revenues.”

Moody’s adds that “economic growth also aids the province’s effort to return to balanced budgets this year” and that “debt affordability remains very strong.”

Following this latest credit rating affirmation, Saskatchewan continues to have the secondhighest credit rating in Canada, when ratings from the three major agencies are considered.

Premier Moe announces cabinet changes Premier Scott Moe has announced changes to his cabinet including new Ministers of Government Relations, Highways and Infrastructure, and Rural and Remote Health.

Premier Moe also announced a new cabinet responsibility for Seniors held by the Minister Responsible for Rural and Remote Health, and shifted cabinet responsibilities for the Water Security Agency and the Provincial Capital Commission.

Three cabinet ministers change portfolios: • Lori Carr becomes Minister of Government Relations, Minister Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs, and Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission. Carr previously served as Minister of Highways and Infrastructure.

• Greg Ottenbreit becomes Minister of Highways and Infrastructure, and Minister Responsible for the Water Security

Agency. Ottenbreit previously served as Minister Responsible for Rural and Remote Health.

• Warren Kaeding becomes Minister Responsible for Rural and Remote Health.

Kaeding also becomes Minister Responsible for Seniors, a new cabinet responsibility that ensures Saskatchewan seniors have a dedicated voice at the cabinet table. Kaeding previously served as Minister of Government Relations.

“I am confident that Ministers Carr, Ottenbreit, and Kaeding will bring strong leadership to their new responsibilities as our government serves the people of our province and works to strengthen Saskatchewan,” said Premier Scott Moe. Fourteen ministers retain their current portfolios: • Gordon Wyant, Deputy Premier, Minister of Education, Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds, Minister Responsible for Priority

Saskatchewan; • Don Morgan, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board, Minister Responsible for the Global Transportation Hub, Minister Responsible for SaskTel; • Donna Harpauer, Minister of Finance; • Jim Reiter, Minister of Health; • Dustin Duncan, Minister of Environment, Minister Responsible for SaskPower; • Christine Tell, Minister of Corrections and Policing, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation; • Jeremy Harrison, Minister of Trade and Export Development, Minister of Immigration and Career Training; • Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister of Central Services, Minister Responsible for the Public Service

Commission; • David Marit, Minister of Agriculture, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance; • Bronwyn Eyre, Minister of Energy and Resources, Minister Responsible for SaskWater, Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy; • Tina BeaudryMellor, Minister of Advanced Education, Minister Responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan, Minister Responsible for Status of Women; • Joe Hargrave, Minister of Crown Investments, Minister Responsible for S a s k a t c h e w a n Government Insurance; • Paul Merriman, Minister of Social Services; • Gene Makowsky, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, Minister Responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, Minister Responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan.

Premier Moe also

announced the following changes to the Government House Leadership and Legislative Secretary Appointments: • Everett Hindley becomes Government Whip and remains Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Trade and Export Development; • Jeremy Harrison becomes Government House Leader; • Paul Merriman becomes Government Deputy House Leader; • Todd Goudy becomes Provincial Secretary and Legislative Secretary to the Premier; • Lyle Stewart becomes Legislative Secretary to the Minister Responsible for the Water Security Agency; • Larry Doke becomes Legislative Secretary to the Minister Responsible for SaskPower.

The following Legislative Secretaries retain their current responsibilities: • David Buckingham, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of

Immigration; • Doug Steele, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Resources; • Hugh Nerlien, Legislative Secretary to the Minister Responsible for SaskTel; • Terry Dennis, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Education; • Greg Lawrence, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Social Services; • Fred Bradshaw, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Environment; • Eric Olauson, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport; and • Steven Bonk, Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture.

“Our cabinet and caucus will continue to deliver on the priorities of our constituents while continuing consultations as we renew our government’s plan for growth as we look ahead to 2030,” said Premier Scott Moe.

tific evidence regarding harms caused by tobacco.

Harris also worked for APCO Worldwide.

It’s getting harder for anyone to deny the reality staring us in the face.

Those who continue to spread doubt and confusion about climate science are starting to look even more ridiculous with their many conflicting, insubstantial arguments.

Even some prominent deniers have come around. Political consultant Frank Luntz — who once advised the U.S. government to cast doubt on scientific certainty around climate change and to use the term “climate change” rather than “global warming”

because it sounds less scary — now says, “I was wrong in 2001.” In recent testimony before the U.S. Senate, Luntz said, “Rising sea levels, melting ice caps, tornadoes, and hurricanes more ferocious than ever. It is happening.”

Yes, it is happening.

And it’s time for deniers to accept evidence and reason or get the hell out of the way.

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Deniers deflated as climate reality hits home Climate science deniers are becoming desperate as their numbers diminish in the face of incontrovertible evidence that humancaused global warming is putting our future at risk. Although most people with basic education, common sense and a lack of financial interest in the fossil fuel industry accept what scientists worldwide have proven through decades of research, some media outlets continue to publish inconsistent, incoherent opinions of people who reject climate science.

Over the past few weeks, Canada’s Postmedia chain has run columns denying or downplaying the seriousness of climate change,

by Fraser Institute senior fellow Ross McKitrick, defeated politician Joe Oliver and fossil fuel executive and Fraser Institute board member Gwyn Morgan, who is also former chair of scandalplagued SNC-Lavalin.

McKitrick, an economist, has also signed the Cornwall Alliance Evangelical Declaration on Global Warming, which says, in part, “We believe Earth and its ecosystems — created by God’s intelligent design and infinite power and sustained by

His faithful providence — are robust, resilient, self-regulating, and selfcorrecting, admirably suited for human flourishing, and displaying His glory. Earth’s climate system is no exception.”

Other prominent deniers, including Roy Spencer and David Legates, have also signed.

South of the border, the Heartland Institute, a leading U.S. denial organization with ties to Canadian organizations such as the misnamed International Climate Science Coalition, still holds its annual denialfest. But even that organization is feeling hard times in the face of evidence — similar to the proof that made it walk back its previous support for the tobacco industry to the point that its members now admit smoking is bad but defend vaping and other “smokeless” tobacco industry products.

Heartland’s 13th International Conference on Climate Change — held at the Washington, D.C., Trump International Hotel — was down from three days to one. It once attracted more than 50 sponsors, but this year drew just 16 — and one was fake! Fossil fuel companies have also cut funding, realizing denial is not an effective way

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Science Matters to gain social licence.

Attendance was limited to a couple hundred mostly older white men.

As usual, the conference speakers’ reasons for denying climate science were all over the map.

Some simply rejected all evidence. According to British eccentric Christopher Monckton, who has no scientific credentials, droughts, wildfires and hurricanes are decreasing; sea levels are falling, not rising; and rising carbon dioxide emissions are improving life on Earth!

Others argued that CO2 levels aren’t rising, while some claimed the planet is cooling. In other words, the arguments were mostly easily debunked, contradictory nonsense in service of the most profitable and polluting industry in human history.

You’d think Heartland would be riding high under a government that

shares its anti-science views. But even holding the conference in a Trump hotel blocks from the White House didn’t gain it the profile organizers would have liked.

Tom Harris, a discredited Canadian fossil fuel promoter who works with Heartland and the International Climate Science Coalition, penned a sad article with fellow denier, Heartland “science director” and convicted criminal Jay Lehr, crying, “no one from the Trump administration will be in attendance,” which, they whined, is “a huge loss since ICCC-13 will reveal that neither science nor economics back up the climate scare.”

Lehr, a groundwater hydrologist by training, also worked for The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition, an organization founded by Phillip Morris and by PR firm APCO Worldwide to cast doubt on the scien-

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Pigeonpocalypse a fun-themed card game

You may think it’s just a walk in the park, but you are entering the Pigeonpocalypse!

So starts the rule book for Pigeonpocalypse, which is enough to pique the interest of the average gamer.

“This is a fun and fast family card game for 2-6 players. It takes two minutes to learn and 20 minutes to play. In this game, your armies of pigeon warriors, squirrel renegades, and many others must fend off the violent grannies, dating couples and sleazy businessmen intruding on your precious park.

The winner is the player that best protects the park from the city slickers. You must strategically assign your defenders to the invaders, earn-

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What the game boils down to is something akin to ‘war’.

There are sites laid out, worth victory points when secured. Players in turn commit cards to the sites face down. When all cards are laid out, they are flipped over and whoever has the most points

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If at the end of any round a player has 15 or more points they win. If multiple players have reached 15, the winner is the player with the highest total. If multiple players are tied for the highest total, it is a draw.

As might be expected there are special cards which influence the basics in different ways to keep the game a bit

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But the game does become rather repetitive quickly. It is at its best a quick filler game, but it grows stale quicker than most. The issue is a card, well five in the deck actually, which adds 100 to a player’s score at a site. If it was a unique, one off, it would be fun, but five cards, and the ability to salvage for another turn to boot, the humour of the card is quickly lost.

As a quick filler it’s all right for a play, or two, but not one to come off the shelf often for us.

Check it out at www. pigeonpocalypse.com Thanks to fellow gamers Trevor Lyons and Adam Daniels for their help in running through this game for review.

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• Eavestrough • Vinyl Siding • Window/Door Capping • PVC Windows • Soffit/Fascia 130 Livingstone St. Yorkton, SK

14 Betts Ave. Yorkton, SK

Ph: 306-786-7055

306-786-7676

Cell: 306-621-2236 everlasteavesandext@accesscomm.ca

11 - 2nd Ave. Yorkton

Light lunches served fresh & fast Only independent coffee shop in town

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41 Broadway Street East, Yorkton Phone 306-783-8107

Locally Owned & Operated

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COMMUNITY CONNECTION 306-782-2465

WE OFFER… •COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE •MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE ISSUING Offices in …

• Yorkton - 306-783-4477 • Bredenbury - 306-898-2333

• Churchbridge - 306-896-2269 • Foam Lake - 306-272-3242 • Stoughton - 306-457-2433

Website: www.farrellagencies.com 24 Hr. Claims Service Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

COMMITTED TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1974

Taking care of all your sleep apnea needs.

226 Broadway St. W., Yorkton

Phone: 306-783-9888

Over 18 years in Yorkton Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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www.parklandcpap.ca Email: info@parklandcpap.ca

Come in and talk to us.

The coffee is always on.

Walk in Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 4 pm. After hours/ weekends by appointment

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306-782-2465