Your West Central Voice - August 4, 2020 by yourwestcentral

Kindersley resident celebrates his 100th birthday!

Special parade in honour of Sir Herbert Strutt’s birthday to be held on August 7th

AKindersley resident at Caleb Village has officially become a centenarian! Herb Strutt celebrates his 100th birthday on August 7th, 2020, but he’s not alone. According to CBC, there are over 400 centenarians in Saskatchewan.

Herb was born southwest of D’Arcy, the third child in a family of five children. They grew up on a farm near Brock, where he helped his dad. The prairies began to experience the Great Depression when Herb was just ten years old. As he grew older, there wasn’t much employment to be found, so he signed up with the Royal Canadian Air

Force in 1941, where he took mechanics training in Saskatoon.

From there he was sent to Brandon, Ontario for army training before heading overseas on the Queen Elizabeth along with 16,000 troops. It was a rough and crowded, five-day journey across the Atlantic.

When he arrived in England, he was occupied as an engine mechanic for the Spitfire. It was in this capacity that he saw action in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. He finally made his way home on September 15th, 1945. He once said he persevered during the war by possessing a good sense of humour, by getting together at pubs and laughing at everything to keep from going crazy. It wasn’t until his 95th birthday that the French Government knighted him in recognition of his service on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

After the war, he worked at various jobs before buying some land. On July 21st, 1951, he married Helen Miller from Alsask, and they had five children: Susan Furhman, Roger Strutt, Claire Seibold, Lenore Delday and Cecile Bradshaw. Today Herb and Helen also have twelve grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

When Herb and Helen’s children were growing up, the family always had a huge garden. “We ate potatoes every day, and lots of chicken,” Herb’s son Roger said, “At Caleb, Dad gets a lot of rice.”

Herb and Helen had a mixed farming operation, which included geese, chickens, cattle, horses and sometimes pigs. “Dad grew up helping his dad with their horses, and he was involved with horse shows, especially with my sisters, throughout the years,” Roger said. “He enjoyed fishing too, but because he worked so hard, there wasn’t much time for a holiday.” It was all that hard work that enabled Herb and Helen to put five children through university and college.

Throughout the years, Herb enjoyed playing the banjo and guitar and had always wanted to take piano lessons when he was a child, but his family couldn’t afford it. Now, whenever the opportunity permits, a couple of his grandchildren bring a marimba to Caleb, and play for their grandparents and the other guests.

Herb’s special birthday plans have been changed several times because of changing health regulations. “We had various plans. Now it’s going to be a drive-by at 1:45 p.m. on August 7th, where Dad will be in front of Caleb and people can drive by and wave and say hello. The Legion will also be there, and we’ll have a guest book to sign,” Roger said.

If you’re near Caleb Village at that time, be sure to drive by and wish Herb a happy birthday. After all, it’s not every day that someone celebrates their 100th birthday!

Herb Strutt resides in Caleb Village with his wife Helen.

Music is a big part of Herb’s life.

RCMP News Report

Saskatchewan RCMP look for stolen brown pick-up with driver in possession of firearm

Saskatchewan RCMP are requesting assistance from the public in locating a stolen brown 2014 Ford-150 pick-up truck with Alberta license plate BSB 9726, with the words and pictures labelled “Sticks and Stones” decals on the back window.

At this time, police believe there is only one male occupant of the vehicle who is in possession of a firearm.

The pick-up truck was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. on July 29, travelling east of Lloydminster, approximately 4 miles from Hillmond, SK, in the Maidstone area. The vehicle was travelling at high speeds and drifting in and out of oncoming traffic.

The occupant of the vehicle is in possession of a firearm. If the vehicle or its occupant is seen, do not approach and call 911 immediately or your local police of jurisdiction.

The investigation is ongoing.

RCMP Unity – Potential Amber Alert Update

On July 28, 2020 at approximately 5:00 pm officers from the Unity RCMP Detachment were called to a residence in Unity for a complaint of an assault and possible parental abduction.

Police arrived on the scene in minutes and gathered initial details and learned three children had been taken by their father from their mother’s residence.

During the course of the investigation, it was determined the incident

qualified as an Amber Alert and the Amber Alert process was initiated.

Over the course of the evening the investigators determined a possible location of the father. The father was located near Kyle; however, the three children were not with the father. The children were located safe and sound a short time later at a residence in Maidstone.

This investigation is ongoing. Further details will be released when available.

Leader RCMP seeking assistance locating stolen truck

During the evening of July 24, 2020, a truck was stolen from a Quonset in Septre, Saskatchewan.

Description: Black 1996 GMC C/R 1500 with a dent on the hood. There is rust damage on the rear driver’s side fender.

If you have information that could assist in locating this vehicle, please contact Leader RCMP or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-8477.

Saskatchewan RCMP to resume limited front counter services

Saskatchewan RCMP would like to advise the public that detachments across the province will resume limited front counter services on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Members of the public are asked to only attend the detachment in person when it is absolutely necessary and only if you are not showing any signs or symptoms of illness.

Signage at detachment entrances will be posted

Career Opportunity Economic Development Officer

The Town of Eston is seeking a permanent part-time Economic Development Officer in a fast-paced office environment.

Your primary role will be to facilitate the Economic Development initiatives.

For a complete job posting, please visit our website at eston.ca/employment

Application deadline is August 4, 2020.

For a complete job posting, please visit our website at eston.ca/employment Application deadline is August 4, 2020.

to inform all visitors of the limited hours of operation, limits on the number of people permitted to wait in the lobby, sanitation and physical distancing and directing the flow of foot traffic.

Three priorities have been identified for Saskatchewan RCMP detachment front counter services, all of which will be offered in compliance with public health guidelines and protocols.

The priority services are as follows:

· Taking complaints

· Criminal Record Checks

· Collision reports

If you require urgent fingerprinting (eg., for persons who require VS/ CRC as part of their employment), you will be asked several screening questions to identify any signs or symptoms of sickness. If your urgent request proceeds after the screening, you will be required to wear a surgical mask throughout the process.

Our service delivery and commitment to keeping the people of Saskatchewan safe remains unchanged. We are continually assessing our processes and procedures and are working with Saskatchewan Public Health to ensure the safety of the public and our front-line employees.

Please phone your local detachment in advance to confirm the priority services available, new limited hours of operation or detachment-specific protocols. Detachment contact information is available on our public website: https://www.rcmp-grc. gc.ca/detach/en/find/ SK

Flaxcombe to host a tractor pull in August

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

Flaxcombe will be the scene of an upcoming tractor pull in August. Tractor pull enthusiasts will be able to register their tractors and join in the competition.

Shane Becker explained how this activity got started. “My dad used to do it back when I was a kid, and last year he found a tractor pulling sled in Eston, so we decided we would do it again. We did one last summer and last fall, which went very well. We had ten or twelve tractors at the first one, and twenty turned out for the second one in the fall.”

Now they’re gearing up for another tractor pull on August 8th. If more than twenty tractors register, the fun will begin at 11:00 a.m., but if there are less than that, it will be slotted to start at 1:00 p.m.

Shane is waiting to see how many tractors will be registered. “Sounds like we might have a lot because so many tractor pulls have been cancelled.”

There’s a $20 entry fee to cover some of the expenses, but spectators can join

Career Opportunity Assistant Administrator

The Town of Eston is seeking a permanent fulltime Assistant Administrator in a fast-paced office environment.

Your primary role will be to perform financial tasks and provide assitance to the Chief Administrative Officer.

For a complete job posting, please visit our website at eston.ca/employment

Application deadline: Open until filled.

in for free. Of course, they’ll never turn down donations.

There will be a food truck there as well if anyone gets hungry. “We have a lot of people who are interested in coming,” Shane said. “We get quite a few older people.” That may be because the newest tractor participating is from 1965, and the tractors are 100 hp or less.

“There are still lots of them around; I found one last year,” Shane said. “I found one that was the same as my grandpa had for his first tractor.”

“Last year, we had 100 people. Social distancing won’t be a problem; last year, everybody just sat in their vehicles and watched. We’re allowed up to 150 spectators.”

As for prizes, Shane said, “We don’t have a grand prize or anything. It’s more or less bragging rights when we’re done. But it’s kind of fun.”

All the fun will require some handson help with all the preparation ahead of time. “We’ll need lots of volunteers,” Shane admitted. There’s lots of opportunities to help, register a tractor, or just come out and watch the fun.

The Town of Eston has a noise bylaw. During the hours of 11 pm and 7 am, noise must be kept to a minimum. For more details please review the bylaw on our website at eston.ca/bylaws.

Loud mufflers and barking dogs have also been a concern lately. We strongly encourage everyone to be respectful of their neighbours.

OPINION

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So many choices, so many decisions

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

Wife: “Did I get fat during quarantine?”

Husband: “You weren’t really skinny to begin with!” Time of death: 11:00 p.m. Cause: Covid.

In this funny illustration, the wife had a choice, and made a bad decision. While everyone is watching to see how the WE scenario plays out, more decisions are being made, some of which Canadians may be unaware.

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation is spending $250,000 to

study proposals for a home equity tax, which would take chunks of proceeds away from families who sell their homes. Proceeds from the sale of a primary residence have always been exempt from federal taxes, and Canadians would like it to remain that way. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has an on line petition you can sign, regarding this decision.

Another decision was made by the federal government to force all new proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines or railways to include plans to hit “net-zero” emissions by 2050, in order to get approved. This will only serve

to increase global emissions, while it kills our energy sector, which is perfectly capable of protecting our environment.

The third decision was a $6.8 million contract awarded to a company in China, by our federal government. This contract enables the Chinese company to supply security equipment for 170 Canadian embassies, consulates and high commissions around the world. Do you think China would ever allow a Canadian company to install security equipment in any Chinese embassy? That is a decision China would not make. Do you think there’s a Canadian company capable of supplying this service? Yes, there’s likely many Canadian companies that could qualify.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has unearthed news that Toronto’s mayor wants to build a $4 billion park in the air above the downtown railway yards using taxpayer money. If you think this is reckless spending, the Taxpayers Federation has a petition available for you to sign regarding this mayor’s decision.

The final decision I’ll list, was discovered by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. They discovered bureaucrats paid a photographer $11,100 to supply photographs for their Healthy Canadians Instagram account. Evidently they couldn’t find free photos of vegetables, people wearing helmets and enjoying outdoor activities.

In order to have a little fun with this “bad decision”, the Taxpayers Federation is asking Canadians to take some pictures of people holding houseplants, people eating vegetables or enjoying the outdoors, and e-mail them to Health Canada to their address: info@hc-sc.gc. ca

Let them know they can use your photos, instead of paying for them with taxpayer dollars.

Those are just a few decisions which are quietly being made behind the scenes; choices and decisions that aren’t caused by Covid.

You can contact me at joanjanzen@yahoo.com

I bought a dog from the blacksmith. As soon as I got him home he made a bolt for the door.

Prices have really dropped on electric vehicles. You just need a current licence.

It is National Diarrhea Week awareness. It runs until Friday.

I heard the government wants to put chips in people. I would like Doritos in mine thanks.

COVID-19 on colonies requires understanding

Our provincial motto may be from “many people, strength”, but Saskatchewan has always had its share of tension between various groups.

Perhaps this is no different than anywhere else in the world. Many have had far worse histories.

But it is to say a worldwide pandemic like this one can inflame long-dormant feelings of animosity.

Certainly this is something that Saskatchewan’s Hutterite community says its now feeling as a result of some of its colonies being hit by COVID-19.

Patience, tolerance and understanding are now needed from both outsiders and those living on colonies.

It is simply a fact that cases of COVID-19 on an estimated 17 colonies mostly in southwest have caused an explosion of active case numbers in this province.

There were 43 active cases on a colony in the rural municipality of Lawtonia added in one day. There were only three cases in all of Regina.

Suddenly, Saskatchewan has vaulted to the second-highest per capita active case COVID-19 case in the country, surpassing Quebec and trailing only Alberta.

But what we should most learn from all this is that COVID-19 does not discriminate. Regardless of race, creed or colour, it seeks out vulnerable populations and hammers them.

We saw this in north where a few workers returning from jobs in the Alberta oil sands infected the entire community of La Loche and area that have has long-suffered from a housing shortage, overcrowding and poverty.

This led to the shutting down of the entire Saskatchewan “far north”… even though the cases were largely limited to La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene First Nation.

ter to the Saskatchewan Party government that it stop identifying colonies in its daily reporting of COVID-19 cases.

“Our primary concern is that the Ministry of Health is attaching cultural and religious attributes to COVID-19 cases. This occurs when reporting includes a reference to Hutterite communities or the more recent thinly veiled euphemism, ‘communal living setting’,” the HSC wrote in the letter.

MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist

By no small coincidence, many Metis and First Nations residents not from the La Loche area say they were treated with suspicion when they went south for either business, shopping or medical appointments.

Right now, Saskatchewan’s Hutterite community faces similar stigmatization. It has gotten so bad that the Hutterian Safety Council (HSC) requested in a let-

It should be noted that Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have been adamant that the public should neither be blamed nor stigmatized the Hutterite community for COVID-19.

It bears repeating that the novel coronavirus is everywhere and we need to vigilant everywhere at all times to stop its spread.

We all truly need to understand what’s happening and keep it in its proper context.

There are close to 100 Hutterite col-

onies in this province and only 17 have reported cases _ some with just a case or two. Notwithstanding the recent numbers, it’s a very small percentage of this community that has been infected.

Moreover, both Moe and Rural and Remote Health Minister Warren Kaeding say infected colonies have been exceedingly co-operative in the fight, agreeing to abandon their communal eating traditions, implementing social distance requirements and being exceedingly careful to ensure those with business contacts to the colonies are kept at a safe distance.

“We can’t stigmatize an entire culture because of the actions of a few,” MaryAnn Kirkby, author of ‘I Am Hutterite’, recently told CTV news.

But this requires a delicate balance _ patience and understanding from both sides.

This is a public health crisis in which people must know where outbreaks occur _ especially in situations where officials need to trace contacts.

The Hutterite community needs to appreciate this, but the rest of us need to appreciate how difficult it must be for these communities right now.

We are truly all in this together.

be accomplished by a certain deadline.

I hope that you will get to know me a little better through this page and have a better understanding of why I came back to west-central Saskatchewan just as I hope to get to know all of you and invite you to share your stories.

Well,here we are. It’s Thursday evening, and once again, I have left my weekly column to the last minute. When I started this venture of mine, I set out to write my “Just a gal from Glidden” musing every week and have it done in plenty of time before the deadline.

As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Now, that may be a bit drastic. I don’t believe that when my time here on Earth is through that, I will be condemned to hell because I tend to procrastinate.

If you look up the dictionary definition, it states: Procrastination is the avoidance of doing a task that needs to

Now let me be clear. During my years in the newspaper and print industry, I have probably put together close to 1000 newspapers. Not once have I ever missed my deadline, at least not to the point where the paper did not get printed. I have been late on occasion, but the job always seems to get done.

The entire process is quite simple. Your West Central Voice gets taken to the Post Office first thing Monday morning after labelling each and every one of them by hand on Sunday evening. But how do we get to that stage?

In a nutshell, I gather all of the news items, advertising, photos, etc. and do my best to organize them into the 12 pages for the week. I always start by making sure all of the advertisements have been setup and approved by the customers. Sometimes they don’t always get back to you in time, and that’s when you have to decide to either pull the ad out or let ‘er run and take your chances. Advertising is how newspapers make their money (plus subscriptions), so you don’t want to forget to put an ad in the paper, or that is revenue out the door.

I always start with my front page. That’s the first thing that the reader sees when they pick up the latest copy, so you want to make sure you have your best story or feature photo on the front. This week, it was a pretty easy decision to go with Sir Herbert Strutt’s 100th birthday celebration.

I am looking forward to his parade on Friday!

Certain pages don’t change too much from week-to-week. The “opinion” page is on page 4, and the format is usually pretty straight forward. We have two columnists that submit their editorials, and all I have to do is plunk them in. I have always been a fan of the editorial cartoon. There is a

service the I subscribe to, and I go onto their website and pick out the comic that I deem most suitable for the week. Letters to the Editor could also appear on this page. This week, some quips that were sent in by one of our subscribers from B.C. made the cut.

There is a lot of editorial content to go through, and some things get put aside, especially if they aren’t time-sensitive. You have to be careful that you don’t forget entirely about an interview that you did three weeks ago (sorry, Anna) and that it will still be of interest for the next edition!

I receive a LOT of press releases during the week. Most don’t ever see the light of day to be truthful. I do my best to make sure that the content is unique and pertinent to our readers.

Once I double-check that all the ads are in place, I can start formatting the articles and photos. It’s almost like doing a

jigsaw puzzle.

Let’s fast forward. It is now 9:24 am on Friday, and I have to have all of the newspaper pages uploaded to the printer by noon. This is the last page that needs to be approved before it will go to press. I have the other 11 pages ready to go. So the question is, did I procrastinate on getting my commentary done or did I save the best for last? I’ll let you decide, and I will end with this quote that I found by Seth Stevenson, in “Letter to a Young Procrastinator,” Slate Magazine (2008).

“For true procrastinators, nothing gets done without a deadline. As we say in journalism: The deadline is your friend. And when that deadline looms too near to procrastinate any longer, you need to take care of business. Crank it out, baby.”

Yep, let’s crank this one out. Until next week.

- KW

Kate Winquist Publisher Joan Janzen Freelancer

Always worth the extra effort! The Gull Lake Advance’s Remembrance Day section entitled “Lest We Forget,” won first place in Newspaper Canada’s 2016 Great Idea Awards Special Section Category (Circulation 4000-24999). The judge praised it as “a

a fresh take on a familiar theme.” Presenting me with the award were Roger Holmes of Star Press Inc. and Bob Cox of the Winnipeg Free Press.

Outstanding season by Draisaitl, but not MVP

BRUCE PENTON brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

Most valuable? Or most outstanding?

The National Hockey league recently announced its three finalists for the Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the league’s Most Valuable Player. One of the finalists was Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, who had an outstanding season but probably isn’t even the most valuable player on his team.

Ask all 30 coaches in the NHL who they would choose if both Draisaitl and Connor McDavid suddenly became available in a trade and it says here that all 30 would choose McDavid, who, as Reggie Jackson used to say about his status on the Yankees, is the “straw that stirs the drink.”

True, Draisaitl won the NHL scoring derby with 110 points. McDavid, in seven fewer games, finished second with 97 points. It’s safe to argue that Draisaitl had a more outstanding 2019-20 season than McDavid. But most valuable? Oilers’ fans cry real tears when McDavid gets injured and is out of the lineup for a few games. If Draisaitl got hurt, there would be great concern, but most fans would say, “well, at least it’s

not Connor.”

The Canadian Football League is the only pro loop to eschew the ‘most valuable’ definition in favour of ‘most outstanding.’ There are no arguments in the CFL when the league’s most outstanding player is named because it’s usually obvious. In the NHL this year, Draisaitl would be a worthy choice for most outstanding player, but most valuable? No. The award is supposed to go to the player whose removal from his team would have the largest negative impact.

The other two Hart Trophy finalists, Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado Avalanche and Artemi Panarin of New York Rangers are more worthy candidates, as strictly defined by the term ‘most valuable’. Both of those players are singular stars on decent teams, but their departures would have more significantly negative impacts than the situation in Edmonton with Draisaitl.

Hopefully, the voters will get it right, and not name Draisaitl the MVP. And maybe the powers that be in the NHL will in the future define the Hart Trophy recipient as that season’s best player instead of the vague and debatable ‘most

valuable.’

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “With the push to rename teams with controversial mascots comes a suggestion that Cleveland drop Indians and replace it with its 19th-century MLB predecessor, the Spiders. Hey, don’t laugh: Who better for spinning web gems and catching flies?”

• Dwight Perry again: “Lindsay Whalen, the Minnesota women’s basketball coach, says she’ll buy a hot dog for the first 500 fans at the Gophers’ home opener this season, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. In a related story, Joey Chestnut just bought 75 tickets.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “The Buffalo Bills’ stadium needs a new name sponsor, and a bidet company

called Tushy is bidding. Decorum prevents us from noting that Tushy Stadium sounds like a pretty crappy name.”

• Yahoo.com, on Sharkweek: “Mike Tyson’s going to fight a shark. It’s 2020, this makes perfect sense.”

• New York Post columnist Steve Serby, after the Mets and Yankees played a poorly executed exhibition game in front of cardboard cutout ‘fans’: “Is that the cardboard cutouts booing already?”

• Another one from Perry, on Facebook: “Seattle Kraken? The marketing department is going to make hay with the ‘Not In Our Krak House’ slogan.”

• Baseball writer Buster Olney of ESPN, on Dr. Anthony Fauci’s wild ceremonial first pitch to start the MLB season: “A socially distant first pitch.”

• Comedy writer Jerry Perisho on Twitter: “Fauci was throwing heat at the cardboard cutout of Donald Trump.”

• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “It’s a national tragedy that no one saw coming. It’s an embarrassment to the entire nation and indicative of failed leadership. This should never have been allowed to happen. I’m talking about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first

Pickleball is gaining popularity in Kindersley

The sport of pickleball is gaining popularity in Kindersley! It’s a lively racket game suitable for all ages and abilities, and is played on a court similar to a tennis court, but with smaller boundaries. It can be played by teams of two or four players, using small paddles to volley a ball similar to a wiffleball, over the net. The sport is something of a mix between tennis, racquetball and ping pong.

In Kindersley, pickleball is under the umbrella of Pathway To Wellness.

Joanne Kosolofski from Pathway To Wellness explained that it all began when a friend wanted to bring pickleball to town.

“We’ve been having pickleball at Elizabeth School during the winter months, and during the summer at the courts beside McGowan Park.

We applied for a grant through the town; now the town crew has been busy revamping the ten-

nis courts located across from Elizabeth Middle School,” Joanne said.

The revamped courts next to Elizabeth School will have four courts, which will enable sixteen people to play. Theresa Knight, along with Joanne, are organizing this activity. “In October, we’ll probably move it back into the school,” Joanne said.

Pickleball is held Monday and Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. “A kick-off to our new spot

will be held on Aug. 10 at 6:00 p.m. People can just show up that evening or give us a heads up that they’re planning to come.”

“With a paid membership, you can go play at any time,” Joanne said. Memberships are available for $30.00.

“Every week I’ll send out an email about what’s happening and we’ll keep everyone posted with any changes that may come along,” Joanne said.

pitch at the National game.”

• Gary Bachman, via Facebook, before Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Nats’ season opener: “If he wants to hit the catcher’s mitt, he needs to work on flattening the curve.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The Washington Redskins will now be called the Washington Football Team. And the New York Knicks will now be known as the New York Not Quite A Basketball Team.”

• Kaseberg again: “Effective immediately, Washington will call itself the Washington Football Team. Apparently the name ‘We Can’t Think of Anything Else’ was already taken.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Ex-Laker Pau Gasol reportedly wanted out of L.A. when he joined Chicago. Not the first Spaniard to want to run with the bulls.”

• ESPN.com headline: “In what would have been thrilling news in 1995, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Junior are set to fight September 12

• From WEEI radio.com: “Dodgers place $350,000,000 in Betts”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

First Annual CPC Motorbike Rally Fundraiser is a success

SWIFT CURRENT - Sunny weather, riders excited to hit the road, and great stops along the way made the First Annual Conservative Party Motorbike Rally Fundraiser a success. There was a limited number of riders that participated due to the current COVID situation in the south region of the province, but that didn’t stop the riders from having a great time.

The rally took off at Swift Current, and made stops at the Elrose Tavern, the Kindersley Subway and for a final coffee stop in Leader, as they completed the loop of the northwest corner of the Cypress Hills-Grasslands riding.

Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer said that “it was important to get the first annual rally going, even with the smaller numbers, to ensure that we can grow the rally when we have the second annual next year.”

“We followed all of the health and

safety regulations of the province,” he added, “and unfortunately had to cancel the BBQ at the end of the rally to avoid any issues with COVID. All around though, we had a great time and it was nice to once again get out and go for a tour of the riding.”

MP Patzer noted that he was looking forwarded to next year’s event, where hopefully the rally could go forward as was originally planned for this year, with many more riders as word spreads about the event as well.

“Our plan is to grow this rally year after year, in an effort to raise funds for the Conservative Riding Association here in Cypress Hills—Grasslands, and ensure that we continue to carry the Conservative banner high, and send a strong message to Ottawa that we reject the trajectory of this scandal-plagued, economy-stifling, income-stealing Liberal Government.”

Local Business hosts Customer Appreciation Day

JOAN JANZEN

joanjanzen@yahoo.com

Great Canadian Oil Change hosted a Customer Appreciation Day on Thursday, July 30th. Festive decorations were in place, and before their doors were officially open at 8:30 a.m., their work bays were already occupied.

The manager of Great Canadian Oil Change in Kindersley, Lance Peiffer, said it would be all hands on deck to serve the community and have some

fun. To show their appreciation, every customer received $20.00 off the price of their oil change, plus there were random surprise giveaways throughout the day. For example, a particular colour of vehicle was chosen to get their oil change for half price, or random cars were picked to receive their oil change free of charge. Also, every customer had a chance at winning a 55 inch Smart TV. The Smart TV wasn’t

the only giveaway of the day; $10.00 from each oil change done during that day was donated to West Central Abilities.

“We talked about a couple of ideas and then decided that because Kindersley is so family-oriented, we thought West Central Abilities would be the best one to go to,” Peiffer concluded. It’s these kinds of endeavours to give back to our local non-profit organizations that enable our communities to thrive.

Bob celebrated his birthday at Eatonia Oasis

on July 22. Asked Bob, “How are you, on this fine day?” He replied, with a grin, “Well, I am still alive!” Bob has fun everyday! We welcome your photo submissions!

You can email them to kate@yoursouthwest.com or text it to 306-671-0242 with a brief explanation.

SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Some of the ladies at Eatonia Oasis Living were treated to a manicure last month.

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Sloth & Rubble found their forever home at KAWS Animal Rescue adoption event. They have been renamed Valkyrie & Groot! They came from Unity to adopt a kitty and ended up going home with two! PHOTO SUBMITTED

KAWS Animal Rescue hosts another adoption event

JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com

KAWS Animal Rescue is overflowing with kittens, but not for long.

On Saturday, July 25th, KAWS hosted an adoption event in Kindersley at the home of one of the board members, where anyone was welcome to come and visit with some adorable kittens. There were nineteen kittens ranging in age from seven to thirteen weeks. And much like the seven dwarfs, these cute cats have cute names like ...

Rubble, Moose, Marshall, Sloth, Rocky, Badger and Bosley.

Jaisee Miller, president of KAWS Animal rescue, said, “This will be the first one held at a resident’s house. Usually we have them in Pet Value in Kindersley. Unfortunately with Covid we aren’t able to do that.”

The event helps some of the kittens find homes, so KAWS can continue to help even more. “Typically we don’t walk away with out having a few animals adopted and multi-

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ple applications for other cats.”

For this event, the adoption fees were all half price. The adoption fees include vaccinations, deworming, micro chip and having the pet neutered at six months. Kittens that are aren’t adopted eventually find homes in shops and at farms.

As a non-profit organization, KAWS helps local and surrounding areas with small animals, such as cats, dogs and birds. The organization is home based, and ani-

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mals are housed in volunteer homes in Coleville, Kindersley and area.

There are only five board members who get together once a month to make sure everything is running smoothly. “Most of them run the day-to-day operations of KAWS and they also foster. There’s no one who doesn’t do multiple jobs with KAWS.” Jaisee explained.

One of those jobs is fundraising. “In a normal year we have a yearly bottle drive, and people can drop off their bottles at Sarcan under the KAWS name, or drop them off at my house. The bottle drive has amazing support!” Jaisee said.

Because of the Covid regulations, their yearly bake sale was cancelled, and their town-wide garage sale was cancelled for the first time in years. In addition, their yearly Raise the Roof event, which includes a silent auction, raffle and dinner, is also cancelled for this year.

“But people are coming up with great ideas,” Jaisee added. One of those great ideas is pay to play on the KAWS facebook page, where people pay a sum to have their name entered in a draw for a locally purchased item. “That fundraiser will be on-going,” Jaisee explained.

And if KAWS is in need, they just put out a call for help. “We put a call out that we need food or litter and a lot of people step up to help,” Jaisee said.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ANTELOPE PARK NO. 322 PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Antelope Park No. 322 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 2017-06 known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT

It is proposed that the Zoning Bylaw amendment will:

• Provide a definition of “Solar Farm”;

• Provide development standards for satellite dishes and solar collectors;

• Increasing the minimum site area requirement for Agricultural Principal Uses in the Agricultural Resource District from 4.05 ha. to 16.19 ha. and delete the maximum site area requirement for Agricultural Principal Uses in the Agricultural Resource District.

• Create a new “H – Hamlet Residential District”.

REASONS

• To facilitate and provide appropriate development standards for satellite dishes and solar collectors within the RM.

• To amend the minimum and maximum site area requirements for Agricultural Principal Uses in the Agricultural District to better reflect the agricultural character of the Municipality.

• To provide a zoning district which will accommodate existing hamlet developments.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Municipal Office, located at 20 1st Avenue North in the Village of Marengo, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaws are available at the Municipal Office.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing on August 20, 2020 at 6:45PM at the Community Hall, 13 Main Street in the Village of Marengo, to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing, or delivered to the undersigned at the Municipal Office before the hearing.

Issued at the Village of Marengo this 4th day of August, 2020.

S.O.A.P.

LEORA SCHMIDT thelivingword@mail.com

Human trafficking is the fastest growing serious worldwide problem, a pandemic of the 21st century. It is asserted to be the 2nd leading crime in the entire world. It rakes in $150 billion dollars each year. It’s rampant in Canada where police estimate 60% of the criminal activity occurs in the Toronto area. But no province is free from this crime. Recruitment occurs in innocent places - at school, on Instagram, at the mall. Many continue to live at home while carrying out their activity at local motels or condominiums. The crime of sex trafficking has been significantly increasing since 2010. The numbers are staggering. More than 13 million children are enslaved through various means.

On a YouTube TED talk, and through her book The Slave Across the Street, Theresa Flores shares how she was enslaved as an all-American, blue-eyed, blond-haired 15-year-old teenager into the dangerous world of sex trafficking while living in an upper-middle class suburb of Detroit. And it all happened while she was living at home without her parents ever knowing about it. She was Involuntarily involved in a large underground criminal ring. Her story uncovers this horrific criminal activity of sex trafficking. Theresa has turned her personal trauma into a powerful endeavour to reclaim victims. When she began publicly sharing her story she realized that listeners were shocked, frustrated, and angry, and demanded to know what they could do to protect their children. With the desire to educate students, parents, professionals and motel owners/staff on the red flags

of trafficking and how to identify a victim Theresa initiated a human trafficking organization, TraffickFree, focused on building awareness through the S.O.A.P. outreach. S.O.A.P. (Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution) was launched in 2010. The Super Bowl on February 3, 2019 was her eighth year to be actively involved at this event.

S.O.A.P.’s simple means of alerting victims of sex trafficking is by distributing small bars of especially labeled soap in bathrooms of hotels, motels, busy commercial areas and at events with large attendance. Each bar of soap contains the number for the US National Human Trafficking Hotline - 1-888-373-7888 where trained volunteers provide counseling. It is not possible to gather complete statistics since S.O.A.P. was launched, but some of the one million bars of soap that have been distributed have prompted calls from individuals who have subsequently been rescued from this horrific life.

Canada is currently

launching its National Human Trafficking Hotline. If you wish to anonymously report a case of trafficking, please call Crime Stoppers National Tipline at 1-800222-TIPS (8477). The RCMP has individual hotline numbers for each province. The Salvation Army Human Trafficking Program 1-855-3324283 has for many years been offering tangible help and healing for victims of labour and sex trafficking. (It may take a few rings for someone to answer, so wait when you call.)

There is something that we as readers can do regarding this disturbing information of human trafficking. Because we live in community, one human molested, violated or held hostage affects the well-being of the entire community. We can educate ourselves to be aware of danger signs of this devious crime in order to know the steps to take to free victims. We can contribute in various ways to the S.O.A. P. Program and to Canada’s efforts in this area. In addition, as careful guardians for our vulnerable ones, we can pray daily for their protection. When we pray The Lord’s Prayer there are protective phrases asking the Lord - “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:9-13). Let us pray daily for safety and deliverance for those trapped in evil, binding circumstances.

ATTENTION

There have been recent coyote sightings in and around Leader. Preventing a problem is a far better solution than dealing with wildlife after a conflict. Here are a few tips that may limit their attraction.

• Keep pet food indoors.

• Keep pets inside - small animals are easy prey for coyotes and dogs in heat may attract coyotes.

• Make sure your garbage and recycling bins are kept closed.

• Make sure your garbage and recycling bins are brought to the curb the morning of scheduled pick up dates to ensure that they are emptied regularly.

• Clean up around barbecues, bird feeders and fruit trees.

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST

Village of Marengo

PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 4th day of October, 2020, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

LAND LOCATION

Dated this 4th day of August, 2020 Robin Busby, Administrator

Charges laid following attempted abduction

Please note the Saskatchewan RCMP is not providing the names of the suspects to protect the privacy and identities of the children involved.

On July 28, 2020, at approximately 5 p.m., officers from Unity RCMP were called to a residence in Unity for a complaint of an assault and possible parental abduction.

Police arrived on the scene in minutes, gathered initial details and learned three children were taken by their father from their mother’s residence and left the area in a truck. The father’s brother was also reported to be in the truck.

Due to details learned during the course of investigation, officers were concerned for the safety of the children. Several surrounding detachments were notified of the abduction and were given a description of the vehicle involved.

The Saskatchewan RCMP began the process of issuing an Amber Alert. As part of this process, the Saskatchewan RCMP Communications Unit alerted news agencies of the situation while the information gathering stages were still ongoing. This advance notification is to ensure our news partners have adequate time to prepare for an Amber Alert. While this process was underway, officers continued to work diligently to locate the children, two suspects and the truck involved. Investigation re-

vealed the suspects may be traveling near Maidstone and/or south of Maidstone.

The truck was located and stopped by officers along Highway #4 near the Matador grid south of Kyle, Saskatchewan. The father and his brother were arrested on scene and the three children were ultimately located safe shortly after at a residence in Maidstone with an adult female.

The father and his brother are facing several charges under the Criminal Code, some of which include: break and enter, uttering threats, break and enter, assault, possession of a firearm for a dangerous purpose, and abduction.

Both have been remanded and are scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in Swift Current on August 6, 2020, at 1:30 p.m.

No judging taking place for Eston’s CiB

The Eston Communities in Bloom Committee were sad to report that the Provincial Judging will not be taking place due to the current pandemic. The communíty is still registered under the SPRA umbrella and receiving ongoing information from them. The Eston group is continuing to work on their CiB Projects and is doing their part in

keeping the community looking good, and they thank others who are doing the same. The pride in your community is noticed by anyone who lives here or travels through!

Be sure to check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/estoncommunitiesinbloom for their latest updates and photos.

SUBMITTED PHOTO

One of Eston’s CiB volunteers had some extra help watering on the weekend. Maybe a new recruit? Looks like Rider knows how to really enjoy the moment when he’s watering.