Bosworth Street provides the perfect setting for the market, which opened its doors during the summer of 2022. Anna Wolfe and Lloyd Alberts are the owners, and Anna’s niece, Jessica Mitchell, is the manager.
It’s not only a tea room but serves delicious home-cooked meals and soups, ice cream, baking, and provides catering for small groups. Bria’s Treats also offers some tasty delicacies for patrons of the Vintage Market.
“Bria comes home on weekends and bakes up a storm. We’re very pleased we can offer her goods here,” Anna said.
Guests can make a reservation for high tea or browse amongst a wide as-
sortment of crafts and products, as well as vintage items. You’ll find everything from candles, stoneware, hanging baskets, planters, gourmet syrup, and soaps. What was once the bank’s safe now serves as their pantry, and all their pantry items are made in Canada.
“Dirt Road Flower Company will start bringing in bouquets in late spring. We often sell out within two hours,” Anna said. CONTINUED PAGE 11
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Kindersley product Justen Close reflects on formative NCAA season
BY JORDAN PARKER
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After a career season for Minnesota Gophers goalie Justen Close, the fairytale had an unexpected ending, as the team fell 3-2 in overtime during the 2023 NCAA National Championship game on April 8, 2023.
In front of over 19,000 people, Kindersley native Justen Close minded the net for the Gophers, but the team just couldn’t garner the win. Despite his disappointment, Close sees many bright spots in an incredible season.
“Obviously, it wasn’t how we planned it. But we put up a good bat-
tle and gave ourselves a chance. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out,” he said.
“I thought they brought some good chances. We fended them off a lot. But their pressure was kept on the whole game,” he said.
While it wasn’t enough to take the championship, Close is proud of how the season went.
“I think I’m proud of how consistent we were this season. This year there weren’t many downs for us, we were always improving, and we were playing some good hockey,” he said.
For his first two years on the team, Close large-
ly sat on the bench, playing four games over two years. In 2021-2022, he played 21 games and put up a respectable 1.95 GAA and .925 save percentage.
Then this year, everything changed for the senior. When No. 1 goalie Jack LaFontaine left to play for the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, Close took the reins. He posted a 2.02 GAA and .927 save percentage in 37 games during this year’s regular season, with a 26-10-1 record.
“I had the summer knowing this would be my role and wanted to build off the prior year.
The job doesn’t change; you just play hard,” he said.
“I think as an athlete, you just always hope to improve. It comes with experience, and you hope to build on it as the days go by.”
New SJHL Klippers Head Coach Clayton Jardine coached Close when he was on the Kindersley team and is happy to see what the 24-year-old had accomplished.
“It’s kind of a great moment. Seeing him getting this big shot the year he’s graduating is amazing. I loved watching him
develop and seeing the patience he had. He deserved the opportunity,” said Jardine.
“I’m proud as a coach – It almost feels like being a parent. I’ve been really just happy to watch Justen and all his success.”
The talent on the Gophers team was NHL-calibre, and following the Saturday loss, Matthew Knies debuted for the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Brock Faber joined the Minnesota Wild. Jackson LaCombe also signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.
Close was amazed by the talent all around him this season, which also included the Arizona Coyotes’ signing Logan Cooley and St. Louis Blues player Jimmy Snuggerud.
“It’s just been fun this week. They’ve been playing really well in the NHL, and I wish them the best,” he said. “This has been an awesome time and everything I could ask for. We got better every year, and I got to know these players so well. I’m really thankful for the experience.”
Justen Close has been outstanding in the Minnesota Golden Gophers net.
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Moms Stop the Harm provides peer support
BY JOAN JANZEN
Willi McCorriston is passionate about her involvement in Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH). As a member of the Board of Directors, she has been the Regional Director for Saskatchewan since 2019.
MSTH provides peer support for grieving families and helps people with loved ones who use or have used substances. As a national group, MSTH advocates for changes in drug policies and harm reduction.
“We would like to see a safer supply available to people. Many of those dying are dying because there’s substances in the drugs that aren’t supposed to be there,” she explained.
Since its formation in 2015, the fifteen original members have now multiplied to a network of several thousands of Canadian families. “A lot of us didn’t know there was someone we could reach out to. There was a time when there were very few organizations,” Willi noted.
Each parent has a different story to tell, but all have been touched by the devastating effects resulting from substance abuse. Most of the parents have lost a child, and a large number have
family who are using drugs or are in recovery.
“We have two support groups: Healing Hearts and Holding Hope,” Willi explained. “It’s a big part of what we do in those two supports. The support groups are both virtual and in-person, and we have a number of social media support groups.”
Through her daughter’s experience with substance abuse, Willi discovered that the prison system’s rehabilitation model did little to support persons with mental health and substance-related disorders.
“Quite often, people have a mental illness as well as a substance addiction. Corrections Canada acknowledges that they aren’t good at treating those things,” Willie said. “A lot of these people have had childhood trauma, which was never dealt with.”
She knows firsthand that criminalization is a very isolating experience, making mothers feel like they’re alone during a painful experience. “Having another parent to talk to is very helpful. If someone contacts us, we try to hook them up with another parent
who had a similar circumstance,” Willi said.
It helps parents to have someone to talk to at a time when they feel misunderstood. Ideally, MSTH desires to help the parents with referrals to get help for their child if their child is willing to accept it.
She said Corrections Canada also acknowledges that people in jail don’t respond well to treatment, and most people aren’t there long enough to gain help or get stabilized. “Most of the programs are 12 step-based and don’t resonate with everyone, but it’s either that or nothing in prisons,” she said.
MSTH conducts presentations to local organizations, and most of its members are willing to share their personal stories. However, it’s not always possible if someone has a family member who is still struggling and doesn’t want their story told.
“We like to advocate for caring for people instead of punishing people,” Willi said. “Moms often find that being an advocate actually helps them.”
MSTH has a website (momsstoptheharm.com) where people can sign up. “We have lots of people who join on the website and get on our mailing list. There’s no fee,” she explained.
Kindersley RCMP seize $14K of fenanyl during suspicious vehicle investigation
On April 5th, 2023 Kindersley RCMP stopped a vehicle related to a suspicious vehicle investigation. Upon further investigation, a female was arrested and a large quantity of fentanyl, with a street value of more than $14,000 was seized by Police.
Shannon Geravelis, 31, of Saskatoon, was charged with:
1 count of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (fentanyl), section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Geravelis will appear in Kindersley Provincial Court on May 16, 2023.
In addition, between April 4th and April 10th, 2023, Kindersley RCMP responded to 22 calls for service* including two break and enters, two motor vehicle collisions, and an additional charge of possession of crystal methamphetamine.
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Eleanor ‘Granny’ Smith shares her best memories
BY JOAN JANZEN
Kindersley resident Eleanor Smith shared memories from her life, which began on May 5, 1926, in Aberdeen, Sask. “My older brother and sister were seventeen and eighteen years older than I, and I had a younger sister,” Eleanor explained.
When Eleanor was a pre-schooler, her mother served as a midwife in the community. Eleanor recalls being sent to her aunt’s home when her mom was helping with a delivery.
She and her family lived in Aberdeen, where her dad operated a service station and garage. He was an innovative man responsible for installing electricity in the town. Her dad was the first person in town to own a car, and her mother was the first woman to own an electric washing machine.
Eleanor vividly recalls the years of drought in the 1930s and the dust storms. “You would see a big black cloud behind the elevators, and soon the cloud covered the elevator,” she said. Soon the furniture was covered with dust; even the dishes were filled with dirt. We’d walk barefoot in the powdery, fine dirt. Tumbleweeds would get stuck on the fence, and the dirt would pile on top of them.”
The family lived a block away from the railroad tracks, and often a man would knock on their door and ask for a
sandwich. “My mom would always make a sandwich. I can still remember one man saying to her, ‘Hurry up lady; my train is pulling out.’”
Young Eleanor and her younger sister would dress up in their older sister’s clothes and high heels. “We’d tramp up the railway tracks where the hobos were, and they’d laugh at us,” she remembers.
She attended school at Aberdeen. Soon the Dirty 30s came to an end, and Eleanor’s teen years coincided with the Second World War. “We started out with a great ball team and hockey team, but little by little, the teams were broken up as the boys left for war,” she recalled. Tragically, a couple of boys didn’t come home.
The war ended the year Eleanor graduated from Grade 12. Although there wasn’t a graduation ceremony, there was a big celebration in the community hall when the war ended. “The hall was absolutely packed!” Eleanor said. “And the school played a big part in the program.”
After high school, Eleanor attended Normal School in Saskatoon and boarded at the YWCA. A year later, she taught at Blucher, a small village near Saskatoon. She taught grades one to nine and boarded with a family. During the summer, she attended summer school and earned several degrees.
The following year she moved to D’Arcy and taught grades one to six in a two-room
school while living in a teacherage. “That’s where I met my husband, Ove,” she said.
Ove’s sister-in-law invited Eleanor to a dance in Netherhill. It was dark outside when a car pulled up to give Eleanor a ride, and it was filled with four guys and two gals. Eleanor squeezed into the car full of strangers, one of whom was her future husband. They had a great time dancing to wartime tunes like the ever-popular Beer Barrel Polka.
Eleanor and Ove were married in 1950 and farmed with his brothers near D’Arcy. They had two sons, Doug and Michael. Doug lives on the farm, and Michael Lives in Toronto where he and his wife have had a dance company for 40 years.
After teaching at D’Arcy, Eleanor taught at Eatonia, Smiley, Brock and finally spent 18 years at Kindersley teaching high school art and Grade 9. “The students would call me Granny,” she said. “I have the best memories. I loved teaching, and I loved my kids.”
She also loves her four grandchildren. “They mean a great deal to me,” she said. And in January of this year, her first great-grandchild was born.
Eleanor has many memories from travelling throughout the world. The couple’s travels took them all over Canada, the US, Asia, Europe, Australia, Soviet Union, Israel, Egypt, Cuba, Mexico, Barbados, Greece, Jamaica, China, Trinidad, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Ecuador,
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Iceland, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Portugal, Scandinavia, Malta, Japan, New Zealand, Kenya and more.
“Before we would go, we would study about the country and its history,” she said. And like a true teacher, Eleanor has notes to accompany every picture.
Ole and Eleanor enjoyed square dancing for many years. Later, Eleanor volunteered at the museum for five years and was on the arts council. Elea-
nor’s beloved husband passed away in 2009, and Eleanor now enjoys living at Caleb Village. She enjoys family visits, and some of her students still come to see her. A slide projector is on her table, and a screen is propped up in the living room as she organizes her slides and studies the history of all the places she has visited.
Soon she will be celebrating her 97th birthday and continues to both live life and love life each and every day.
Eleanor Smith lives at Caleb Village in Kindersley, where she occasionally shares slides and stories about her world travels.
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OPINION
Agreeing to work together
My father-in-law possesses a wealth of stories and sayings. He shared a recent anonymous quote: “If two people always agree, one of them isn’t necessary.”
At times it seems like our government finds disagreeable or dissenting voices unnecessary. Nevertheless, where there’s a will, there’s a way to get messages delivered.
One of the messages being delivered concerns the increasing crime rate. At the present time, violent offenders on conditional release, who break the conditions, don’t face any consequences for doing so, and the breach is not recorded on the offenders’ record.
Consequently, problems have arisen in communities due to violent offenders being released on parole. Many of these offenders frequently resume their criminal activities in breach of their parole conditions.
In an effort to find a solution, Bill C-325 was introduced. This Bill provides that if an offender on parole breaks the conditions, they will be liable to serve two years, and the breach will be recorded on the offender’s record. Offenders of certain violent criminal acts will be precluded from serving their sentences in their communities.
The Bill changes the way in which we protect our communities while furthering the safe re-integration of offenders into
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society. However, reintegration becomes complicated when there are addictions involved.
According to Richard Bragdon, a New Brunswick MP, “Seventy percent of those incarcerated have an addictions problem. If we don’t deal with the addictions epidemic, we’re going to continue having a criminal problem. So we’ve got to deal with both,” he reported to Faytene Grasseschi in a recent interview on her show.
Over a year ago, MP Bragdon saw the passing of Bill C-228 in spite of overwhelming odds. “I found out that less than one and a half percent of opposition MPs’ private members bills actually make it through the process and become a law,” he noted.
“The purpose of Bill C-228 is to stop the revolving door in and out of our prison systems,” he explained. It addresses the issue of how to ensure people who have served their time and return to community life don’t go back into the things that led to their incarceration.
This Bill supports faith-based and communal initiatives that aim to rehabilitate people who have been incarcerated. MP Bragdon said, “It has been verified, from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, that the most effective programs that are out there are often times faith-based programs and other community non profit organizations, that have stepped forward and come
alongside those who are vulnerable. They help provide a pathway back to either employment or community, as well as dealing with the addictions component.”
An example of a successful rehabilitation program are the 19 Teen Challenge centres across Canada. Their adult clients learn character and leadership skills, health and life skills and acquire vocational training. The program experiences a high success rate due in large part to the clients dedicating 12 months of their life to the live-in program.
The Bill also welcomes non-governmental, non-profit and private sector orga-
nizations to step up and help by providing employment opportunities after rehabilitation. “It’s so hard for people who have been through the prison system to get jobs because they have a criminal record,” MP Bragdon said. But having a reputable businesses or non-profit providing employment, helps form a valuable partnership with the rehabilitation program. It takes a community working together to help solve problems. The many voices involved may not all agree; but they all can agree that they need to work together in order to see positive results.
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Not Altogether There
BY MADONNA HAMEL
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Last night I showed my brother the documentary “Wild Prairie Man” about my friend James R. Page who has spent the last few decades photographing the wild prairie of Grasslands National Park. Watching the opening credits, seeing my village with the grain elevator towering at the end of the main road, brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat. I miss the subtle beauty of the place, how it slows me down and allows me to absorb the small, enormous beauty of wildflowers in Spring, heady scent of baking sage in Summer, the hooting owls in Autumn and the animal footprint highway in Winter. I miss the wide open spaces - the vast vista, the way time is no longer measured by alarms and clocks and timers but by the sun’s long and slow sumptuous rising and setting.
While my brother enjoyed the documentary, he also understood, once more, how his stroke affected his visual field. Time and space are still concepts he is working to become familiar with again. Every day he does fascinating exercises that help him articulate his challenges, and most of them have to do with synchronizing his eyes to a wide open visual field. Watching long, slow panoramas of the wild prairie may be a thrill for me, but they are a challenge for him, a reminder of what he is up against.
The safe enclosure of my brother’s garden is a perfect size for him. I love these old growth trees like long lost loves, and yet I can’t help recalling the old prairie joke. When asked whether or not they enjoyed the view on their trip to the mountains or the rain forest, farmers often reply: “Well, I’m not sure. They tell me the view is quite something, but I couldn’t see anything for all the mountains/trees.”
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Notice is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the R.M. of Kindersley No. 290 for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday through Friday - April 14 to May 15, 2023
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Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assessment is requested to file his or her notice of appeal with: Marlene Hassard, The Secretary of the Board of Revision, Western Municipal Consulting Ltd., Box 149, Meota, SK S0M 1X0 by 5:00 p.m. on the 15th day of May, 2023.
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I grew up in BC’s pulp and paper capital of the world and then went to university in Victoria and ran every day on the campus chip trail through the ferns and wild foliage, so I know tress. I was in love with the wild, breathing beauty of the rainforest, so much so that I told myself I should move away while young or one day I’d wake up sixty and still be living on the coast. Well, I’m in my sixties and back on the coast, and all I can think of is: Gee, these trees sure hem us in. I’ll be glad to be back on wide, wild prairie.
Still, there is something invigorating about the green air scent of Cortes. Especially when clearing Doug’s back rose garden. I began by hauling out renegade rose bushes. Their viney tentacles crawl their way across the garden, grabbing at everything in their path. While I haul and cut and prune, the fir trees bend and wave and breath their sweet scent on me, fueling me through the day. And raking the ground, uncovering scented paths of wildflowers and lilies and carpet ivies, I feel the earth’s pleasure, like scratching the back of my grandma: ooh yes, right there, ok, over a patch, that’s it. I stayed outside all day and half the next, praying for patience and forgiveness for my own hyper-vigilant prodding behaviours brought on by exhaustion and tremulousness. Fecund, year-round gardens are great places for releasing pent-up hurts, angers, fears and tears. Gardens are why so many people move here.
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Turns out the paramedic who arrived to take Doug to the hospital back in March is from Manitoba. Besides having the gift of a calming presence and a healing hand, Tamara is also a gardener extraordinaire and is co-author of a book called “The Cortes Island Food Book.” Full of heritage photos and helpful hints as well as homesteader wisdom, it reminds me of the almanacs of the prairie. The section on Planning a Root
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Pursuant to Section 213 of The Municipalities Act notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Kerrobert for the year 2023 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Cellar reminds me that a root cellar is not limited to storing produce. “If you can keep the cellar 20 degrees lower than the outside temperature, you can keep your pickles, jams, and home-canning in the cool environment as well as your homemade wine and ginger beer.” These are self-sufficient people, like our prairie ancestors, people who regularly can and store hundreds of jars of beets, beans and relish in a season.
One of the reasons self-sufficiency is so essential here is that Cortes is a small Island surrounded by big waves. On stormy days ferries don’t cross. Unfortunately, trees fall most often on stormy days as well. On Easter, we experienced a day-long power outage due to a fallen tree, and we had to wait for the seas to calm before the crew could get here from the big island to find and fix the problem. Folks planning to be with friends for Easter dinner waited until the last minute to drive across Cortes, not wanting to have a tree fall in their path. Luckily we did get power in time to stuff and bake a turkey and invite a neighbour for supper.
Deb brought homemade bread and peanut butter cookies and ripping yarns about her days as a sea captain. Long after Doug made his way to bed, she kept us sisters enthralled with stories as ripping as those of Robert Louis Stevenson. She ran off to sea at the age of seventeen and sailed all over the world, working her way up from midshipman to captain. She’s been caught in cyclones and typhoons and dealt with stowaways and seasick shipmates. Later in life, she took a job as a ferry-boat captain. But that, she frowned, speaking softly, was like driving a cab. So she became a long-haul truck driver. People like Tamara and Deb are why Doug loves it here. They are a rare breed, not unlike those living on the wild prairie. As Tamara says: “We are all together here, because we are not altogether there.”
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Eatonia’s Ted Douglas has lived a great life
BY JOAN JANZEN
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Ted Douglas from Eatonia has led a long and interesting life, which began on Dec. 31st, 1924, at Empress, AB. He was the oldest of four kids, growing up on a farm between Empress and Eatonia.
His first-grade teacher was Max Braithwaite, who wrote the well-known book ‘Why Shoot the Teacher,’ which was later made into a film. Ted began helping out on the farm beginning at a young age.
“We were pretty big farmers prior to the Great Depression. Then we hit the dirty thirties, my dad got diabetes, and it was a tough time. We had a small ranch, raising about forty horses,” he explained.
The horses were sent to Ontario, where they were used to work in the bush. “One horse sold for $100, and there wasn’t much that sold for $100 during the depression,” he said.
Ted attended the rural school until he was 17 years old and then attended technical school in Saskatoon for a year. “The Air Force grabbed me the next year,” he noted.
He spent the following three years in Winnipeg working on aircraft that came in to be rebuilt. “There was a major overhaul base there,” Ted said. He noted it was a perfect location because the whole landscape was a landing field. “We had people from all over ... London, South Africa ... training there. Honestly, I grew up in the Air Force.”
Towards the end of the war years, Ted worked as a machinist with the army at Suffield. “I was there for a year and a half after the war ended because of the concern that we’d have a scrap with Russia.”
At that time, Ted returned to the farm for a year before moving to Winnipeg, where he worked as a tool maker. He returned to the same boarding house where he had stayed while he was in the military.
“I lived with eight girls at the boarding house, and my wife was one of them,” he said. “So I got to know her pretty well.”
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Ted’s friend invited him to come to Vancouver to check out a business opportunity. During his holiday break, Ted was packing up his car preparing for the drive to Vancouver. Allene used to live in Vancouver and asked if she could hitch a ride with him. “That was the beginning,” he smiled.
“I looked in the paper, and a married couple had placed an ad, wanting to share expenses on a drive to Vancouver. Sometimes I think my grandmother was looking after me,” he laughed.
Allene ended up staying in Vancouver, and eventually, Ted moved there as well. The couple was married there, but Ted couldn’t recall the date of their anniversary, which he confessed, at times, proved to be fatal.
Ted worked for Trans Canada Airlines, which is now Air Canada and was transferred to Montreal. “We didn’t like Montreal, so we up and left and went to Los Angeles, which wasn’t any better,” he said. In Los Angeles, Ted worked as a project engineer in the engineering department, making tools. Although he enjoyed a profitable career in Los Angeles for seven years, he was glad when they left.
“My dad had died, and I was getting tired of trying to raise a family in LA, so we came back to Eatonia and the farm,” he said. Ted has three sons and now enjoys his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
“I had a shop in Leader and built campers in the winter time and farmed in the summer,” he said. “Eventually, Southwest Manufacturing became a year-round business.”
“We made storage bins as well and shipped them as far away as Hudson Bay. We originally started because we used scrap from building campers to build nut and bolt bins. I’m a Scotsman; I don’t like to throw stuff away,” he laughed. When Ted’s oldest son took up air spraying, Ted phased out his business and worked with him.
Ted learned how to fly and would fly over the hilly farmland capturing photos of ancient formations, including the Roy Rivers medicine wheel in southwest
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Our government recently passed the provincial 2023-24 Budget. I wanted to provide you with an overview of the budget and what it includes for you.
Saskatchewan is experiencing growth we haven’t seen in more than a century, reaching a record 1.2 million people and 20,000 new jobs in 2022. Our economy is expected to carry its momentum into 2023, fuelled by strong commodity prices, increased private-sector investment and a rebound in crop production from the 2021 drought. This economic growth allows us to invest in the programs and services that make Saskatchewan a great place to live, work and raise a family.
This year’s budget is built on a foundation of sound financial management, with a projected surplus of $1 billion. Our government will pay down the debt by up to $1 billion, allowing us to invest interest savings. There are no new taxes and no tax increases, helping keep life affordable.
Our government’s record $6.9 billion health care investment includes initiatives to enhance care in rural and remote areas. To recruit family physicians, the Rural Physician Incentive Program was enhanced to $200,000 over five years. We are continuing to add 250 new full-time and expanding part-time positions in rural and remote areas. Over 100 of these positions have already been filled, increasing access to care for patients across the province. An $8.8 million investment will enhance emergency medical services across the province.
For education, the budget includes a record $4 billion investment. This includes $23 million for the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation (Sask DLC). Sask DLC will offer over 180 courses for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and is also open to adult learners. Registration is now open for the 2023-24 school year at SaskDLC.ca.
We can invest in health care and education because of a strong and growing economy. Saskatchewan added 20,000 jobs in 2022 and we are well on our way to achieving the Growth Plan goal of 100,000 more jobs by 2030. We have a record-high number of people working and the future looks bright for our economy.
Our government’s goal, and the goal of this budget, is to ensure that growth continues. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact my constituency office. We can be reached by phone at 306-672-1755 or email at steelemla@sasktel.net.
Saskatchewan. He learned to read the land and saw things that others didn’t. As a long-time member of the Sask. Archaeological Society (SAS), his work was showcased at the 59th Annual Gathering of SAS in Kindersley in April of 2022.
Throughout their years of marriage, Allene and Ted enjoyed travelling throughout the world. Ted was also a long-time member of the Legion. He joined the Eatonia branch 75 years ago, which eventually became part of the Kindersley branch. He was also instrumental in building a licensed airport at Eatonia.
Ted may be 98 years of age, but he’d like to get in a couple more years. “I come from a family who tends to live close to 100. My grandfather was 99 when he tripped on a board and broke his hip, which turned out to be fatal. And he was still in a bowling league,” he explained.
Now Ted resides at Eatonia Oasis Living and seems to be following in his grandfather’s footsteps. “The doctors can’t find anything wrong with me, and I don’t take any pills. I’d like to do a bit of writing about my life,” he said. “My school teachers would laugh about that.”
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By applying trend-following principles and using the Bitcoin/ Gold Ratio as a guide, investors can allocate capital between Gold and Bitcoin to hedge against inflation while potentially maximizing returns. However, it’s important to consider individual risk tolerance and investment objectives before making any investment decisions, as past performance is not indicative of future results.
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Warm Weather Brings Prairie Rattlesnakes out of Hibernation
MEDICINE HAT - With the arrival of warmer weather, the prairie rattlesnake will soon emerge from hibernation and become more active. Snakes on a Plain is pleased to announce rattlesnake safety training classes are now available to the public. The experiential one-day course will be offered on April 30 and on May 13, featuring both a classroom and a field component.
Prairie rattlesnakes can be common in some parts of southern Alberta and in isolated locations in southwest Saskatchewan. During spring emergence, prairie rattlesnakes (and other local snake species) will spend the days basking to rev up their metabolisms before dispersing for the summer.
While prairie rattlesnakes are an important part of the local ecosystem, their venomous bite can be dangerous. As such, it is important to take steps to reduce the risk of snake encounters when engaging in outdoor activities. To safely enjoy the outdoors during snake season, the public is advised to follow these safety tips:
1. Wear protective clothing, such as long pants and closed-toe shoes when hiking or walking in areas where snakes may be present. Footwear that covers the ankles is a good idea, as is using a trekking pole when exploring.
2. Stay on designated trails and avoid tall grass, rocky outcroppings, and other areas where snakes may be basking or congregating.
3. Keep a safe, respectful distance from any snakes that are encountered. Never attempt to handle or capture a snake. It is illegal to capture, harass or harm wild snakes.
4. Keep pets on a leash and under close supervision when in snake habitat.
5. Keep in mind that not all rattlesnakes can or will rattle, and that other local species such as the bullsnake may mimic rattlesnake behaviour.
In the event of a snakebite, seek medical attention immediately. Do not attempt to treat the bite yourself, as this can lead to serious complications.
Our local rattlesnakes are an important part of the local ecosystem and play a valuable role in controlling rodent populations. By taking the proper precautions, the public can safely coexist with these fascinating and important creatures.
If a rattlesnake is in danger or trapped in a residential yard, please contact local bylaw. If local bylaw is not available, Snakes on a Plain is permitted by the Alberta government to safely capture and relocate rattlesnakes. This service is provided to local residents at no charge.
For more information on prairie rattlesnakes or rattlesnake safety training, please visit www.facebook.com/snakesonaplain or www.snakesonaplain.ca.
Records fall during Summer’s great spring
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Columnist
In water-related parlance, let’s just say it’s unlikely that Toronto swimmer Summer McIntosh is a splash in the pan.
The 16-year-old swimming sensation made headlines around the world in late March by setting two women’s world records within the space of five days at the Canadian swimming trials. It marked the first time a Canadian female swimmer had been No. 1 in the world in two long-course events since Elaine Tanner (Mighty Mouse, as you old-timers might recall) in 1967. Swim watchers can hardly wait for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where the then-17-year-old McIntosh will compete against U.S. swim legend Katie Ledecky and Australia’s Ariadne Titmus, the 2020 Olympic champion, in the 400-metre freestyle.
The 400 freestyle at the Canadian swimming trials was McIntosh’s first world record — 3:56.08. Titmus was the previous record holder, at 3:56.40. Five days later, the Canadian teen stunned the swimming world by setting a world record in the 400-metre individual medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) with a time of 4:25.87. The former record, held by Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú (4:26.36) had been
untouched for seven years.
While swimming is not a high-profile sport in Canada, McIntosh was hardly an unknown name in the world’s swimming community. She made a big splash at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, finishing fourth as a 14-year-old in the 400-metre freestyle. She began collecting medals galore in 2022, winning four at the world aquatics championship, and then six medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. But there were no world records until this year in Toronto and evidently, one wasn’t enough for McIntosh.
So what’s to come for the young swimming prodigy? The Paris Olympics next year will offer a chance for Summer’s fame to expand even more around the world and Canadian media have until then to develop a nickname for our country’s latest superstar, like Tanner’s ‘Mighty Mouse’ moniker more than 50 years ago.
McIntosh, whose mother swam at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, still has a number of years of top competitive swimming ahead of her. A website called RealClearScience says female athletes in speed swimming events don’t hit their peak until age 22.
That gives McIntosh six years to possibly become the
most famous swimmer in the world. It’s safe to say she’s already got a good headstart on that mission.
• Eamon Lynch of golfweek.com. on Bubba Watson’s statement that there is no bad blood between PGA Tour and LIV players, that it was merely ‘media mischief’: “ … ignoring the fact that LIV has been scattering subpoenas like confetti at one of Greg Norman’s weddings.”
• Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun, on the gritty style of the Calgary Flames: “Playing Darryl Sutter’s Flames is like trying to eat a cactus salad, with motor oil for dressing.”
• Eamon Lynch again, on Brooks Koepka: “(He) fancies himself an NBA-style stud but finds himself in little-watched exhibition games with the Ri-
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• Comedy guy Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “What have the (underachieving) Angels been doing the last few years with (Shohei) Ohtani and (Mike) Trout? Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl can’t even believe it.”
• Kaseberg again: ‘At the Masters, there were feuds between Phil Mickelson and Freddie Couples, Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed and the PGA players versus the new LIV Tour. When did golf turn into ‘The Real Housewives of Augusta, Georgia?’”
• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha, prior to the NCAA men’s basketball final: “If San Diego State wins I’ll bet the powers that be follow the lead of the Chargers and Clippers and move the entire university to Los Angeles.”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Before Jim Nantz broadcast his last Final Four in his hometown of Houston Mon day, the city named a street af ter him — ‘Hello Friends Bou levard.’ In related news, NFL Draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. hometown is considering nam ing a street after him as well –‘Tremendous Upside Avenue.’”
Ben Hatskin, Scotty Munro et al. They would have turned this Regina-Saskatoon series into a best-of-nine by now. Maybe even best-of-11.”
• Comedy writer Gary Bachman: “There were no injuries when three trees fell into the gallery during the Masters tournament. Instead of ‘FORE,’ a golfer yelled ‘TIMBER’!”
• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on criticism against First Lady Dr. Jill Biden for suggesting women’s NCAA basketball runner-up Iowa should be extended an invitation to the White House: “Dr. Biden is clueless to sports traditions. It’s like me telling my mechanic how to fix my transmission.”
• Headline at fark.com: “Entire Mavericks team forgets which basket it’s defending, team owner goes into Cuban whistle crisis mode.”
• Columnist Gregg Drinnan of Kamloops, on the Connor Bedard frenzy “Oh for the days of ‘Wild’ Bill Hunter,
• Columnist Phil Mushnick of the New York Post: “Not that we’re surprised but attention-starved Paige Spiranac, playing out of Cleavage Valley, is now seen in TV commercials selling a sports betting operation as she operates on a golf course. It’s symptomatic of the marketing belief that boobs attract boobs.”
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Encourage youth to become swim instructors and lifeguards
BY BOBBI HEBRON Kerrobert Recreation Director
Winter activities have ended, and hopefully, everyone found ways to stay active in Kerrobert this year. From October to March, with assistance from Sask Lotteries, the Recreation Board and the Town of Kerrobert, offered approximately 350 hours of free public skating and shinny to anywhere from 8-18 people a day. We provided about 50 hours of free curling and skating to KCS students. Thank you to those who volunteered to run the Shuffle Club and Forever in Motion programs; the Shuffle Club had 16 people registered for Monday shuffling, and the Forever in Motion Walkers had 18 people registered for Tuesday and Thursday walking, and in the 30 days of walking they averaged a total of 3.5km per person, per day.
Communities in Bloom Canada met in March and will meet again on April 25th, and they are always welcoming new members. Their flower pot sponsorship letters were sent out last week, and donations are always accepted to the Town of Kerrobert to sponsor flower pots that you see plant-
ed across our community. The cost to sponsor a pot is $35. A challenge this year will be finding someone to water the pots if there are no summer students who apply. Ads for students age 16+ remain open for summer student hiring.
The snow and cooler weather will have the Fairgrounds opening later than usual. This year, many great events and work projects will be happening at the grounds. Reach out on Facebook or call the Rec Office for contact information if you wish to be involved with any organizations that use and help operate the grounds, including the Kerrobert Minor Ball Committee, Kerrobert Slow Pitch League, Kerrobert Rodeo Committee, and the Kerrobert Agricultural Society.
The hockey and curling season at the rink has ended, and major projects have begun. Removing the ice is first on the agenda, and staff will soon start removing and replacing the puck board and working with a contractor to do board frame welding. We will purchase two new unit heaters for the warm room and do a major overhaul on Compressor B. These projects are expected to be over $20,000 and will be financed
through operating and reserve funds but donations are always welcome. Recreation Board will put out a tender for interested businesses or individuals to operate the LOL Booth for the 2023-2024 season.
Ice technicians John and Darlene Gillies have been training Town staff on ice care, but we continue to look for others to get involved. If you or someone you know is interested in taking a paid position at the Curling Rink next season, please call the Rec Office at 834-2344.
Planning for the pool season has been underway for the past two months. Letters of employment have gone out to trained lifeguards and instructors, but positions remain open to those who are in the process of getting their swim instruc-
tor or lifeguard training. We are currently short lifeguards and swim instructors in June and short swim instructors through the summer. We have reached out to other communities for staff, but most are short as well, which is a trend that is being seen across Canada. This means that some difficult decisions may need to be made. Before we commit to decisions, we will continue to evaluate staffing, think creatively and stay positive, and we will have more information to share by May 1st. We encourage parents and community members to assist us in reaching out to youth age 14+ and encourage them to become swim instructors and lifeguards. Our current applicants are outstanding, and the community can be guaranteed that the culture of our pool will remain committed to safety, quality lessons and fun.
Swim lessons have transitioned over to the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life program as Red Cross no longer offers its swim lesson program. A pool newsletter will be sent out in May, and the registration date will be in mid-May. Current lesson dates are set as follows but are subject to change:
Summer Session 1 - July 4 -
7 & 11 - 13
Summer Session 2 – July 18 - 21 & 25 – 27
Summer Session 3 – August 8-11 & 15 - 17
National Volunteer Week runs April 16 – 22 with the theme “Volunteering Weaves Us Together.” A quote from Volunteer Canada reads, “Let’s celebrate our individual and collective actions in creating a strong, interconnected and vibrant community! Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community by sharing our time, talent and energy to support one another.” Kerrobert volunteerism remains strong, with all ages participating in making our community better. From the Kinsmen and new Kinette Club to the youth running the School Leadership Council and the seniors running the local Senior Club; when everyone participates, we grow together. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the inspiring volunteers I have worked with in the last eight years while acting as Recreation Director of Kerrobert; their passion and commitment, our debates and our laughs have brought much richness to living in a small town.
The Vintage Marketplace
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The market is a fitting setting for vintage items to be displayed since the building was constructed in 1910, at which time it housed the Canadian Bank of Commerce. It was a prefabricated Georgian Classical style building, which was then transported and assembled.
According to the Town of Kerrobert website and Canada’s Historic Places, the two lots on which the building is situated were the first to be auctioned in Kerrobert and were purchased by the bank for $2,040.00. The building housed the bank until the 1930s, after which it became the home of the Kerrobert Library.
Now the Vintage Marketplace invites its patrons into this beautiful historic building. “A lot of people love the building,” Anna said. “We have something for everyone.”
They have a tea room upstairs, where they
serve high tea. They host a lot of birthday parties for little girls, and lots of kids come through their doors. But at the same time, they’re licensed and host plenty of occasions for adults.
Their location is the perfect private setting for bridal and baby showers, meetings, and family get-togethers. “It’s a happy place, bright and cheery,” Anna said. “People can shop and then come upstairs for tea or a meal.”
They have visitors who come from Kindersley, Unity, Macklin and Luseland. “We do tons of take-out orders too, and we’re licensed.” Their charcuterie boards and wine are very popular.
This summer, they plan on putting some tables outside and serving smoked chicken wings. Everything they offer their guests is freshly made and served with a smile and friendly conversation.
Jean Halliday receives volunteer recognition award
Jean Halliday from Luseland recently received much-deserved recognition for her many contributions as a volunteer. The Rivers West District for Sports Culture Recreation in North Battleford informed Jean she had been selected to receive a 2023 Volunteer Recognition Award.
These awards are presented to those who have displayed outstanding commitment and dedication to the betterment of Sport, Culture and Recreation within the District through their volunteer efforts. Jean was nominated by Mayor Kathy Wurz for the Over-All Volunteer Award.
The Luseland Guiding organization celebrated their 100th anniversary, and Jean has been a leader in the longevity of this group. Her numerous pursuits include Luseland Arts Council Chairperson, and a Museum Board Member. She was secretary-treasurer for the Luseland/Salvador Hall Board, as well as the Luseland & District Fire Board.
She volunteers for all park and cemetery clean-up days and is a member of the Luseland Community Development Committee. There she is a key organizer of the group, which enhances community growth in the town of Luseland.
Jean works at the Credit Union and works at every event they hold to donate money and support to community events.
Congratulations, Jean on receiving this award.
Living with Lupus
April 1, 1996 my life was changed drastically and permanently. I had been suffering for a few months with literally no energy and then my toes started to turn purple and get ulcers and lesions on them...I then started to lose my toe nails due to a lack of circulation...after numerous tests and doctor visits I was sent to a rheumatologist ...who diagnosed me with Systemic Lupus. When I asked the doctor what this meant her answer was “Stop burning the candle at both ends”, I felt this was a fairly vague answer so from that moment on I decided it was up to me to learn as much about this disease as I could. In a nutshell this is what I learned... Lupus is a chronic disease with a variety of symptoms caused by inflammation in the body. It belongs to a family of diseases that includes rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, juvenile diabetes and scleroderma. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is the most common form, and it is considered to be a complex condition that can target any tissue or organ of the body. Approximately one in two thousand people are affected in Canada. Anyone can get lupus – men, women and children. In lupus, the immune system (our defence system) is unable to tell the difference between intruders and the body’s own tissue so in attempting to do its job it attacks parts of the body which in turn causes inflammation and creates the symptoms of lupus. It occurs most often in women of childbearing years. Because the immune system is not fully understood by science, the cause of lupus remains unknown. It is important to know that lupus, while a very serious condition, can usually be treated and managed. Along with my primary diagnosis of lupus I have been diagnosed with several secondary autoimmune illnesses which is common, namely, Sjogren’s syndrome, ulcerative colitis, vasculitis and thrombocytopenia.
Lupus can target any of the body’s tissues which makes it hard to diagnose. According to the Lpus Foundation of America, lupus is often called the disease of a thousand faces, it takes the average person nearly six years from the first time they notice lupus symptoms to be diagnosed. Some of the more common symptoms a person with lupus may experience are joint pain, butterfly red rash across the upper cheeks and bridge of the nose, extreme fatigue, scaly skin rash, small ulcers inside of the moth or nose, edema, hair loss, seizures, chest pain and shortness of breath. Being a chronic illness, lupus often appears in cycles consisting of flares (severe acute symptoms), chronic phase and remission.
Lupus is most treated with corticosteroids (prednisone) and anti malarial drugs (Plaquenil or hydroxychloroquine) as a first line of attack. Many people seeking treatment for lupus are also prescribed immunosuppressive drugs or cytotoxic therapy. Some of the medications used are the exact same drugs used in the treatment of cancer and can have severe side effects.
What have I learned from living day in and day out with this disease? I have learned how very important it is to listen to your body. Your body will always let you know when you need something you just have to learn to listen – now when I feel pain or exhaustion I slow down...I know what a flare up feels like and rather than waiting until I am really sick I try to deal with symptoms and the disease as it rears its head. Now when I am not feeling well you just won’t see me – I am not “hiding” as I once felt I was doing but rather I am looking after myself. I have also learned to make my health a priority...by not working full time – which I felt guilty about for a lot of years I am able to limit the amount of flare-ups and the severity
of the disease and cut back on the amount of medication I take in a year. There is no possible way an employer would be able to grant me the necessary sick time to cover the sick days/appointments/tests/ surgeries that have come along with dealing with the disease. I have a care team which helps to keep my disease “under control”, originally anchored by Dr. Stewart Holmes who also became a very dear friend and now managed by our NP Karen Serfas; they include a rheumatologist, a hematologist, a neurologist, urologist, gynecologist, vascular surgeon, ophthalmologist, endocrinologist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, social worker, athletic therapist, and masseuse to name a few. I also find that rest and less stress play a large role in managing the disease...
I have also learned what is profoundly important in life...material possessions and a higher standard of living or time well spent with family and friends? We all know the answer to that question.
I think it is important for all of us to be kind to ourselves...I spent so many years angry at myself and feeling guilty and weak and less than...We all need a sense of purpose –whether it is from work or volunteering or giving back to your community or being a parent – it doesn’t matter what you do but if you feel like you are living your life with purpose the world will be better. We are often harder on ourselves than anyone else will ever be... we all need to give ourselves a hug now and then. I still struggle with one area and that is asking for and acknowledging that I need help...but most of my friends don’t wait for me to ask...how blessed am I?
I have had a lot of people in my life comment on my strength but started, look at is as strength as much as I consider it survival...trust me there are days when I would love to put my head down and cry but I am afraid that if I started I wouldn’t be able to stop so I choose instead to keep my head up and look forward and “walk on”. I am a LUPUS WARRIOR.
My disease will always be a part of my life but rather than looking at it as my enemy I have learned to look at it as my lifelong companion...perhaps in the future a cure will be found but the fact remains that this disease has been a type of blessing in my life teaching me far more than it has taken away. I can honestly say, Lupus as much as I have hated it and fought it, has made me a better person...
I would like to close with a quote by Maya Angelou which I found in a book my mother gave me.
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.” I am an area contact for the Lupus Saskatchewan. I encourage anyone who wants to know more about lupus or needs support after a diagnosis to reach out.
OTTAWA, REGINA, WINNIPEG, EDMONTON – The dustup over provincial control of natural resources continued into April 11, with the federal Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti putting out a statement denying he said what he clearly said, and the three Prairie premiers issuing a statement in response.
The evening of April 10, Lametti issued the following statement via Twitter, with emphasis added by Pipeline Online:
“I am the Minister responsible for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration Act (UNDA) into federal laws and policies. Last week I met with First Nations leaders to discuss its implementation as part of a session of the AFN-SCA that was focused exclusively on the UNDA. Amongst the many questions I was asked, the Natural Resources Transfer Act was raised by First Nations Chiefs on a couple of occasions. It is part of my job to listen to those concerns. To be clear, at no point did I commit our government to reviewing areas of provincial jurisdiction, including that over natural resources. The focus of our Government’s work is to co-develop an action plan with Indigenous partners that will show the path we must take towards aligning federal laws and policies with UNDRIP.”
During a panel at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa on April 5, Justice Minister David Lametti was asked by two people about provincial jurisdiction over natural resources. Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte from Prince Albert Grand Council asked Lametti to “rescind the act, The Natural Resource Transfer Act, that affect the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. That’s what we’re asking you, minister as an action item with a statement. It affects our treaty rights, of course, under the Sask First Act, that we hear about. And it’s to do with natural resources. Indian natural resources.”
Chief Don Maracle of Mohawks of Bay of Quinte said, “Canada exporters natural resources to other countries. They earn trillions of dollars in revenues from those resources. Those resources were given to the provinces, without ever asking one Indian if it was okay to do that, or what benefits the First Nations expect to receive by Canada consenting to that arrangement.”
Premiers respond, call for retraction
In response, Lametti said, “I take from Chief Brian and Chief Don Maracle the point about the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement … You’re on the record for that. I obviously can’t pronounce on that right now. But I do commit to looking at that.
“It won’t be uncontroversial, is the only think I would say, with a bit of a smile,” Lametti said.
A little after noon on April 11, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson put out the following statement:
“The Prime Minister needs to tell Canadians today that his Justice Minister was not speaking on behalf of the federal government when he said he would look at rescinding the 1930 Natural Resources Transfer Agreements with the prairie provinces and stripping away their constitutional authority and control over natural resources.
“These agreements recognized that the prairie provinces have the same rights over resources that all of the other provinces already had. Those rights have been fundamental to the people and the economic autonomy of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba for nearly 100 years.
“The federal government cannot unilaterally change the constitution. They should not even be considering stripping resource rights away from the three prairie provinces.
“The Prime Minister needs to immediately retract these dangerous and divisive comments by his Justice Minister.”
Speaking to John Gormley on CJME/CKOM the morning of April 11, Moe said, “Where does that leave us? One, he either didn’t understand that, so he’s incompetent, or two, he’s actually being deceitful with the chiefs that asked the question by not providing them with the one and only answer he has available to him,” Moe said.
“I find this very disappointing. Any comments like that I find tremendously troubling.”
Natural resources revenue in Saskatchewan will account for $3.3 billion of this year’s $19.6 billion budget. Put in context, that’s equivalent of 82 per cent of all spending by the Ministry of Education.
Moe’s initial tweet about this issue had been viewed 1.6 million times in 24 hours, and 1.7 million within 26 hours. There are only 1.2 million people in Saskatchewan.
Major Steak Shoot 2023 is a success!
BY JOAN JANZEN
The Major Rec Board hosted a successful Steak Shoot on Saturday, April 15th at the Major Community Hall. Doors opened at 5:00 p.m., when guests were invited to partake of a delicious steak supper, complete with baked potato, Caesar salad and an ice cream bar for dessert. The hard-working volunteers from the Rec Board prepared the meal.
About a hundred people enjoyed the meal, and were joined by additional guests for the remainder of the evening. The evening was filled with plenty of activities for everyone.
A mini shooting range was set up in the base -
ment, where participants showcased their skills using pellet guns. There were numerous door prizes given out during the evening, a raffle, a guaranteed 50/50, and a live auction. Jason Patton did the honours as the auctioneer. A highlight of the night was the musical performance by local artist Ray Blackburn. He entertained the audience with a variety of classics.
Rec Board Member, Bailey Kemery, said proceeds from the event go towards keeping their local hall open. The small group of seven board members is a very capable group.
“We’ve done this for a few years, and it just kind of flows,” Bailey said.
Salvation Army thrift store opened 34 years ago
BY JOAN JANZEN
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Hats off to the Salvation Army’s dedicated staff for their faithful service throughout these past 25 years!
The Salvation Army thrift store has been serving Kindersley and area for 25 years. According to an article in the April 12, 1989 issue of The Kindersley Clarion, the store opened its doors in early April, 1989. At that time, volunteer staff watched a steady stream of bargain hunters enter their doors.
Photo: (Kindersley Clarion, April 12, 1989). Opening day of the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Kindersley in April, 1989.
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Barry Malindine, a member of the local Salvation Army group, was the coordinator of the store’s operating committee. Upon the opening of the store, Malindine said he was confident of its success, and it appears he was correct, since the store is thriving to this day. Merchandise in the store came from Eston, Eatonia, Alsask, Marengo and Kindersley. Even though the committee had not asked for donations, their front room was almost full and the storage area was slowly filling with boxes and racks.
The store’s official ribbon-cutting, complete with a
This semi annual newsletter is for the businesses of Kindersley July, August, September, October, November and December.
This is a report of activity by the “Citizens on Patrol” Numbers of patrols - 13 Numbers of Hours - 104
Travel Distance - 877.9 km
Trouble calls to RCMP - 1
Doors or gates unlocked or open - 7
CITIZENS ON PATROL ARE LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS. If you can spare one or two nights a month to help protect our community and are interested please phone S/SGT. Kevin Peterson at the RCMP at 306-463-4642.
Citizens On Patrol would like to thank the RCMP, SGI, The Bean, Your West Central Voice, Kindersley Social, 1210, Mix 104, Town of Kindersley, and the business community for their support.
If anyone is interested in purchasing a COPP Sign to put in their window or make a donation to our program, please call 306-463-9406. The cost is $30.00 for a 12” x 12” sign or $5.00 for a 4” x 4” sign.
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1. GEOGRAPHY: Which U.S. states share a border with Mexico?
2. MOVIES: Which movie was the first sports film to win the Best Picture award?
3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: How many former first ladies are still living?
4. TELEVISION: What is the name of Bart’s teacher on “The Simpsons”?
5. LANGUAGE: What does the Japanese phrase “domo arigato” mean in English?
6. CHEMISTRY: What is the lightest element?
7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who is Marie Laveau of New Orleans?
8. AD SLOGANS: Which product was advertised with the slogan, “Great taste, less filling”?
9. U.S. CITIES: In which city would you find Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello?
Trivia Test Answerst 1. Taco Bell.; 2. “The Carol Burnett Show”; 3. Honolulu, Hawaii (Pearl Harbor).; 4. Vertebrae.; 5. Death Valley, California.; 6. Ruby.; 7. Mater.; 8. Ulysses Grant.; 9. Shaking my head.; 10. Hundred Acre Wood.
TOWN OF KERROBERT ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
The Town of Kerrobert is accepting applications for an Assistant Administrator.
Reporting to the Administrator, the incumbent is responsible for helping ensure proper, efficient financial operation of the Town of Kerrobert in accordance with The Municipality Act and established accounting principles. This is a heavily accounting based position and is in direct support of CAO duties.
The applicant must possess a degree or certificate in business with preference given to accounting majors, or a minimum 5 years related accounting experience.
Competitive salary and excellent benefit package available.
A complete job description is available, upon request, at the Town Office.
Applicants should submit a detailed resume, including references and salary expected by April 28th 2022 at 4:30 p.m. to:
Tara Neumeier, CAO
Town of Kerrobert Box 558
Kerrobert, SK S0L 1R0
Phone: 306-834-2361
Fax: 306-834-2633
Email: kerrobert.admin@sasktel.net
This job will remain open until the position is filled.
Class 1 Driver
Seeking full-time Class 1 drivers to haul aggregate products. Employment is located in Acadia Valley, Alberta. Applicants Require:
• Valid Class 1 License (abstract required)
• Must be willing to work evenings, weekends and some holidays if needed
• Safety & oilfield tickets are an asset
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $27.00 per hour
Benefits: Dental care • Extended health care
Schedule: 12 hour shift • Monday to Friday • Overtime
• Weekend Availability
Ability to commute/relocate: Oyen, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience: Class 1 driving 1 year (preferred) Email your resume to admin.vortrax@netago.ca
Construction Labourer
(This is a seasonal position that has a strong possibility to turn into permanent full-time work to the right individual)
Range of Pay -
$20.00 - $24.00/hr (based on experience), overtime after 8 hours, 9.6% vacation pay.
Health and Dental -
Extended health, dental benefits and vision care, after probationary period. 50/50 contribution.
Schedule - Typically Monday to Saturday with Sundays off.
• 8 hour shift • Day shift • Monday to Friday • On call
• Overtime • Weekend availability
Qualifications -
• Concrete knowledge is a strong asset
• Basic safety tickets required; Standard First Aid, H2S Alive, PST/CSTS and Common Safety Orientation, TDG and WHMIS2015 will be provided
• Minimum Class 5 driver’s license (required)
• Clean drivers abstract
• Vortrax has a Drug and Alcohol program; pre-employment screening is required. Please ensure you send a copy of your resume, drivers abstract (dated within 30 days) and relevant safety tickets for review.
Ability to commute/relocate - Oyen, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required).
Work Location - On the road (Oyen, Hanna, Acadia Valley)
Expected Start Date - 2023-04-01
Email your resume to admin.vortrax@netago.ca
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Inter Pipeline is a major energy infrastructure business - we’ve experienced tremendous growth over the past decade. This growth has provided our employees with stability, positive challenges, new career paths and opportunities to work in a dynamic team environment.
As one of Alberta’s Top 75 Employers and voted one of Canada’s top 100 companies for 2023, we’re proud that Inter Pipeline offers employees opportunities for valued contribution and innovation, with a strong emphasis on employee growth. Inter Pipeline is currently recruiting a Control Systems Technologist, Kindersley
For more details about this position and information on how to apply please visit our careers page www.interpipeline.com
Heavy Equipment Operator
Job Type: Full Time • 12 hour shift
Range of Pay: $29.00 - $33.00/hr. (based on experience), overtime after 8 hours, 9.6% vacation pay, living out allowance. Health and Dental: Extended health and dental benefits after probationary period. 50/50 contribution.
Qualifications:
• Basic safety tickets required; Standard First Aid, H2S Alive, Ground Disturbance, CSTS and Common Safety Orientation (TDG and WHMIS2015 will be provided)
• Minimum Class 5 licence (required)
• Vortrax has a Drug and Alcohol program; pre-employment screening is required and testing standards will have to be maintained.
Preference will be given to those individuals that can run multiple equipment such as excavators, graders, etc. Experience: heavy equipment operator: 1 year (preferred) Main Responsibilities:
• Dozer operators to complete lease builds, cleanups and reclamation work
• Conduct pre-use inspection of unit and conduct daily maintenance such as greasing
• Ability to use app’s to conduct equipment inspections and time sheets
Please ensure you send a copy of your resume, drivers abstract (dated within 30 days) and relevant safety tickets for review. Email your resume to admin.vortrax@netago.ca
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
CAREER & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Lending Service Representative
Dodsland, SK
We are seeking a full-time Lending Service Representative. Whether you are new to the industry and looking for a place to start or a seasoned veteran looking for a change, we will fit the position in our organization to the right individual.
Responsibilities include interviewing members and potential members, analyzing loan applications, granting and/or recommending consumer, agricultural and commercial loans and mortgages and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures. The position is also responsible for collection activity and cross-selling the full range of Credit Union products.
Dodsland and District Credit Union offers a full range of benefits, matched pension plan and a variable bonus structure. Credit Union owned housing is available.
If this sounds like a fit for you, please view the complete posting at: www.dodslandcreditunion.com/about-us/careers
Dry Country Gas Co-op Ltd. is currently seeking to fill a full-time service position. Certification as a Gas Utility Operator, Apprentice or Gas fitter is an asset.
The successful applicant will be responsible under super vision, to assist in the operation and maintenance of the Dry Country Gas Co-op distribution system.
Duties Include:
• Installing new gas services as well as secondary gas lines
• Operating a trencher/plow, backhoe and a skid steer
• Locating underground lines
• On-call rotation
• Operating and maintaining RMO stations
• Meter seal updates
• Able to complete all provided and required training
• All other duties as required
Applicants must have a clean, valid class 5 driver’s license. Dry Country Gas Co-op Ltd. offers a competitive wage and benefits package.
Please forward your resume and driver’s abstract to: Dry Country Gas Co-op Ltd.
Attention: Gene Hauck
Box 4000, Oyen, AB T0J 2J0
Fax: 403-664-3158 • email: gene dcg@telus.net
Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Deadline for applications: April 21, 2023.
OBITUARIES
Clinton Crocker (1944-2023)
It is with great sorrow, that the family of Clinton James “Chip” Crocker announce his passing at his home in Medicine
Hat on Thursday, April 6th, 2023 at the age of 78 years.
Clinton leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of 56 years, Bonnie; son, Clarence Crocker; daughter, Sherry (Justin) Dyck; grandchildren, Avery Crocker (James), Sean Crocker (Tanya), Stran (Erin) Dyck and Trey Dyck; brother, Allen (Ruth) Crocker; as well as cousins, Chuck, Rill, Roseanne, and especially close to Chip’s
heart, his cousin, Linda Fowlie. Clinton was predeceased by his father, Bradley Crocker; mother, Edith MacGregor (Crocker); and brother, Clarence Crocker.
Clinton was born on April 8th, 1944 in Empress, AB and grew up on the family ranch in Bindloss, AB. Tragically, early in Chip’s life, he was the sole survivor of a motor vehicle accident, which claimed the lives of both his father and his brother, Clarence. In the face of this life changing tragedy, Chip purchased the Barnes farm, and this was the beginning of his lifelong passion for farming. As the years rolled by, the farming operation grew and evolved into a family operation, as he worked with his son, Clarence by his side. Although his true love was always the farm, he was also an active member of the Bindloss community. He vol-
unteered as a member of the Bindloss Hall Board, the Fire Department, and numerous other community activities and events.
Chip’s world revolved around his family, especially his grandchildren, his farm, and his community. While Chip certainly knew how to work hard, he also knew how to play hard. There were countless late night (or early morning) cocktails with his many friends. In 1996, Chip and Bonnie purchased a home in Medicine Hat and began their retirement. Active as ever, this meant many rounds of golf, card games, poker tournaments, travelling, garage-saling, and many more cocktails with his friends.
Chip’s spirit and love of life and laughter will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. Family and friends celebrated Chip’s life at the CYPRESS
CENTRE, 2055 - 21 Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, AB, on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 3:00 pm with Dr. Shane Andrus officiating. A lunch “party” followed for his family and friends, as per his wish. A family interment will take place at a later date in Empress, AB. Memorial gifts in Clinton’s memory may be made to HALO Air Ambulance, 557 18 St SW, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 8C4. Condolences may be sent through www. saamis.com or to condolences@saamis.com subject heading Clinton Crocker. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to SAAMIS MEMORIAL FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATORIUM, “The Chapel in the Park”, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Should you wish any additional information, please telephone 1-800-317-2647.
Saskatoon with award winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti
Figure skating champions from 25 years ago
Kindersley residents will recognize these two figure skating champions from 25 years ago. Here is an excerpt from the March 4, 1998 edition of The Clarion describing their accomplishments.
Skating through pain, Sam Tessier limped home from the 1998 Saskatchewan Winter Games with a gold medal for Zone 7 in pre-novice figure skating. And, fellow club member Krista Maedel was carrying in her pocket a silver medal for her performance at her first Winter Games.
Chronicle
“It was great, a lot of fun,” Tessier, 14, said of the Winter Games experience.
Tessier was second going into the long program of the pre-novice men’s figure skating event in the first half of the Saskatchewan Winter Games, trailing Cole Fisher of Saskatoon.
Sitting in second place facing the long program, Tessier said he was surprised he could skate with a knee injury suffered a couple of weeks prior to the Winter Games and aggravated by the training preparation.
“It was totally adrenaline,” Tessier said of getting through the pain in his long program. “Right at the end, on the last spin, I could really feel it.”
Tessier said the Winter Games proved to himself he has improved this skating season. “I’ve improved over the year,” he said. “I’m a little more consistent, stronger both mentally and physically, and a little more confident.”
“I skated good for myself, but not the best, though,” Krista Maedel said of her Winter Games silver medal performance finishing second in both the short and long programs. “I trained hard for the Winter Games and went to Saskatoon most Saturdays and some Sundays.”
On the move 25 years ago ...
According to information from a March, 1998 edition of The Clarion, Brock’s old Catholic Church was moved out of the village March 3, 1998 to its new home in the Madison area. It became part of Garden Gallery owned by artist Laurie Besplug, who had plans to use the building to display art. During the operation, SaskPower crews had to cut power to Brock, and lift some power lines to get the church out on to the highway.
SAM TESSIER - gold medalist at the 1998 Winter Games. KRISTA MAEDEL - silver medalist at the 1998 Winter Games
ALSASK
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
• Alsask Life-Size Fooseball 3:00 PM - 2:00 AM at the Alsask Recreation Centre. 6 players to a team $90 entry fee. Fun event involving very little skill! Call or text Sara Wilke 306-460-4303 to enter your team. Food provided by Herbal Twist. Beer Gardens on site.
BURSTALL
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Motorcycle Poker Rally. For more information contact Darrell Fitterer 306-679-7147.
DODSLAND
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
• Dodsland Plenty Minor Ball will be hosting a Softball Pitching Clinic on April 22. Lauren Pollard who pitches for the University of Saskatchewan is coming out to help the softball players with their pitching skills.
EATONIA
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Eatonia Chamber of Commerce Community Garage Sale 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
• Eatonia Show & Shine 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Main Street. Call 306-460-7767 for more info.
ESTON
MONDAY & TUESDAY, APRIL 24 & 25
• Eston’s Music Festival. Monday Sessions at 9 AM, 1:30 & 7:00 PM Catholic Church. Tuesday Sessions at 9 AM & 1:30 PM. at the Catholic Church. Final Concert 7:30 PM April 25 at the Full Gospel Church. Admission by donation.
FRIDAY, MAY 5
• Eston Caring Hands Fish Fry Fundraiser 5:00 - 7:00 PM AGT Community Centre. $25 / plate. Dine in; Take out; Pre order and Delivery available. Funds raised will go towards special heaters for resident bathtub rooms. Contact Liliane to pre-order or for delivery 306-962-7997.
THURSDAY, MAY 18
• Purple Pansies fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer pickup date 2:00 PM at DT’s parking lot. Call Lee 306-4027170 or 306-962-3221. 4-pack for $6. Pre-Order today! * Wheatland Centre Potluck Supper fourth Friday of each month 6:00 PM. $5.00. Bring your own utensils. Coffee & tea provided.
* Wheatland Centre Bingo - 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month 7:00 PM. Regular Bingo plus Bonanza, 50/50 Draw. Must be 14 years of age. Call 306-962-7117 (ask for Linda) for more info.
FLAXCOMBE
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Flaxcombe Community Club’s Garage Sale & BBQ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at the Flaxcombe Community Hall. Burger & Drink $7.50. Hot Dog & Drink $5.00.
HOOSIER SUNDAY SERVICE
• Hoosier Community Church 10:30 am at the Community Hall. Contact Joel Hamm 306-460-7056 or Curtis Kornelson 306-460-7327.
KERROBERT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
• Kerrobert Seniors Centre Pie & Coffee Day 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
• Gord Bamford Canadian Dirt Tour at the PCC
• Kerrobert 4-H Bottle Drive. Call 834-8061 for more information.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 10, 24
• Kerrobert Spring Clean-Up (bagged leaves and small branches. ) Call 834-2361 for more info.
FRIDAY, MAY 5
• Kerrobert Kin Club Cinco de Mayo
SATURDAY, MAY 6
• Sieben’s School of Dance Recital at the PCC
SUNDAY, MAY 7
• Kerrobert Cemetery Clean-Up Day 1:00 PM (weather dependant)
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Kerrobert Minor Ball Day at the Fairgrounds. Contact Tina 306-834-7617.
• Town Wide Garage Sale hosted by the Kerrobert Seniors Club
SUNDAY, MAY 28
• 4H Achievement Day at the Kerrobert Fairgrounds.
• Kerrobert Rec Ball begins (every Sunday). Contact Garret 306-834-8332 to put in a team.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 2 & 3
• Prairieland Players Dinner Theatre at the PCC
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 & 7
• Kerrobert & District 4H Show & Sale
KINDERSLEY
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
• Last day to register for Kindersley Soccer’s upcoming outdoor spring season. Online registration for ages U4U19 can be done at http://kindersleysoccerinc.rampregistrations.com For more info contact Lorrie Tendler Stevens at jeanlor@live.ca
• Lego Club at the Kindersley Library. Ages 8-14 3:454:45 PM. Every Tuesday until May 30. Lego is provided. Contact Michelle Yates at 306-463-4141 or email: kindersley.library@wheatland.sk.ca for more info.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
• AWANA Boys and Girls Club 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Kindersley Alliance Church, 74 West Rd. Stories, Songs, Games and Learning about God’s Word! For everyone in grade K-6. Call 306-463-6568 or email: kacoffice7@ gmail.com
• PickleBall 7:00-9:00 PM at Elizabeth School (200 5th Ave. East). South west entrance. Adults of all ages are invited. There is a $50 fee for entire season. Season runs all year. Call Barry Ditson for more info 306-460-8356.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
• Adult Volleyball 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Kindersley Composite School, 606 3 St E. Adults of all ages are welcome, and there is a fee of $20 to pay for the season which will run all fall and winter long. Contact Doug Longtin (306) 463-8448.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
• St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall “Spring Fling” 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM. Pancake breakfast, garage sale items, used clothing, bake sale, grocery hamper raffle and lots of mini raffles.
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “She Said” 4:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 at the door.
MAY 1-7
• Smile Cookie campaign at the local Tim Hortons Proceeds to West Central Crisis Centre.
MAY 5, 6, 12, 13
• Kindersley Players Dinner Theatre “The Foursome” at the NRCC. Tickets available at Labelle Boutique.
THURSDAY, MAY 18
• Purple Pansies fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer pickup date 11:30 AM at Western Pizza parking lot. Call Pam 306-463-8362. 4-pack for $6. Pre-Order today!
SATURDAY, MAY 27
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “The Whale” 4:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 at the door.
* Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month September to May at the Pensioner’s Hall (3rd Ave. E.) 7:00 pm. Contact Donna 306-463-4785 for more info.
* Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6:00 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.
* Dart Night every Thursday at the Royal Canadian Legion from until May 25 at 7:00 PM. Contact Devin Brown for more info 306-378-1206. No charge!
* Monday Night Jam Sessions at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Doors open at 6:30 to set-up, then the fun begins at 7-11 PM. Call Keith 306-460-8633.
LEADER
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
• Leader & District Chamber of Commerce Trade Show 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Community Centre. MAY 1 - 5
• The Mobile Mammography Bus will be in Leader at the Community Hall. No healthcare provider referral required. Book by calling toll free 1-855-584-8228. Appointments are available.
SATURDAY, MAY 6
• 2023 Donut Dash - fundraising for the Leader Walking Trail. 5K Walk/Run 10:00 AM. Meet at the Leader Community Centre.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
• Annual Community Garage Sales brought to you by Leader Tourism 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Maps can be picked up at the Leader Tourist Booth on that day.
* Community Badminton Sundays from 6:00-8:00 PM at the LCS Gym. $2.00. Children under 12 must come with an adult.
* Adult Volleyball Monday evening at LCS Gym.
LUSELAND
APRIL 17-19
• The Prairie Sunset Music Festival. Sessions include: Piano: St John’s United Church All day Monday, April 17 and Tuesday Morning, April 18. Speech Arts: Luseland Alliance Church - All day Tuesday, April 18. Vocal: Luseland Alliance Church – All day Wednesday. April 19. Instrumental: St John’s United Church – All day Wednesday, April 19. Everyone Welcome!
THURSDAY, MAY 4
• Luseland Arts Council presents the Derina Harvey Band (award-winning Celtic Rock sensation) 7:30 PM at the Homecoming Hall.
