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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022

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OPINION CHECK IT OUT with Joan Janzen

Money can’t buy a kind heart

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e don’t often hear about Hollywood celebrities who are well known for their humility and generosity. By definition, humility means “to have a modest view of one’s own importance”. Most celebrities are well ware of their importance. However I stumbled across some interesting history about actor Keanu Reeves, who was raised in Toronto. Keanu’s life had many challenges, yet he always managed to thrive.

Born in 1964 in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, Keanu’s father left him at the age of three. He moved

with his mother to Toronto where he was raised by a series of three different stepfathers.

His classmates laughed at him because he struggled with dyslexia, which is why he changed four schools in five years. He went to a Catholic school for boys, but left before receiving his certificate. He was even expelled from acting school.

He began playing hockey, as a goalie, but any dreams of a hockey career were ended when he was in a serious car accident.

While recovering his best friend passed away from a drug overdose, and yet his misfortunes continued on.

While working three jobs simultaneously, sharpening skates at a local hockey rink, cooking spaghetti at a restaurant, and trimming bushes at a park, he met his soul mate. Tragedy struck again when they lost their first baby and two year’s later, Keanu’s partner died in a car accident. He was 37 years old at the time.

Despite all the hardships he found the strength

to keep going and began acting in theatre productions and television, before starring in a wide range of movies. Some of the movies he starred in include Speed, The Matrix and John Wick, starring in comedy, science fiction and action films. Not everyone likes or watches his movies, however his generosity and kind deeds are even more popular than the roles he plays in Hollywood.

At the peak of his popularity he established a fund to fight cancer and donates about 70% of his royalties to fund research. This decision was made because his younger sister had suffered from leukaemia, but is a survivor.

It’s been said, while working on set, he overheard a designer say she was going to lose her home if she didn’t come up with $120,000, and Keanu immediately deposited the necessary amount in her account. It’s also been told that he shared his incredible earnings from the Matrix with the stunt men,

costume designers and people who don’t gain recognition. He believed the crew are the real heroes, and without them the film wouldn’t be possible.

He remains modest in his everyday life, doesn’t have security guards or buy expensive clothing. He owns one home and is seen using the subway and giving his seat to a stranger. He doesn’t like to waste money on trivial things; instead donates to children’s hospitals and other causes.

He’s been seen spending time with the homeless, and once celebrated his birthday by purchasing a cupcake at a bakery and offering coffee to anyone on the street who would stop to talk to him.

While most celebrities make their charitable giving known to the entire world, Keanu keeps quiet about his donations.He never makes big proclamations about donating to charity. “I came to Hollywood to be in movies. I feel really grateful that I’ve had that opportunity, but I’m

just a private person, and it’s nice that can still exist,” he said. In interviews it’s apparent he doesn’t like sharing about his personal life.

In spite of the past tragedies in his life, he says he’s happy. He found a way to overcome by choosing to make the world a better place. He chooses the one thing that money can’t buy, kindness.

He enjoys plenty of excitement in his work ... jumping off a 46-storey building 19 times, and fight scenes performed while on horseback or on a racing motorbike. But it appears he’s equally excited about being kind, generous and helpful.

Hopefully there will be more people like him ... millionaires whose secret generosity does far more to improve the world than their publicly known claim to fame. We need more leaders who possess both humility and a kind heart.

Joan can be reached at joanjanzen@yahoo.com

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Pop89 E

ver since I moved to Val Marie, where darkness and silence make for deep sleeps and where unfettered winds and storms make for wild dreams, I’ve been waking with a phrase running through my head. Often the phrase is a piece of nonsense, or so I think, initially. But if it’s remarkable and curious, I’m willing to let it sit in my brain for a while. I keep a list of such phrases in the back of my notebook with the intention of using them in a story or a conversation or in one of these columns.

Last night the phrase that kept jolting and bumping around in my brain, tossed about as if by the very winds howling outside, was: A Grisly Consolation. What does that mean, and where did it come from, I asked the mysterious dream-deliverers? And how do I use it in a sentence?

In the days previous to my dream, I was reticent to engage in conversations with my sister about Ukraine. But, listening, I learned about the Russian leader of the opposition and his return from the States to Russia - even though he knew though his life was in danger, having been poisoned twice in the past. I watched an interview with his wife, who tried to explain how she stood by her husband’s decision to stand by and with his own people.

At the end of the interview, the interviewer, an American, said, “take care, my friend.” I rankled at the use of the term “friend” and how, in my opinion, it didn’t really fit a journalist’s job description.

Perhaps he was trying to suddenly show some kind of camaraderie for the Russian, but in my opinion, he couldn’t possibly have any.

Because, despite any blowback this interviewer may have had in the past with uncivil or even sociopathic guests, he was undoubtedly safer and more welloff than the Russian and, for that matter, his fellow Americans.

I took a false consolation from the fact that this American interviewer was out of touch with reality at home, let alone abroad. I justified my lack of knowledge about the situation in Russia and Ukraine with the conclusion that, unlike the days when foreign correspondents relayed the news of war from the ground, today’s journalists report from local bureaus or even their own homes. And how can that guarantee a transmission of facts?

Who can I believe? I ask, when the days of newscasting anchors are gone, and we are left with news shows? When, if you don’t warm to the personality of one news personality, you can switch to another and get your suspicions and

A Grisly Consolation

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views bolstered and confirmed by them. In some cases, the dissemination of news resembles the monologues of late-night talk show hosts, loaded with opinion, ridicule, more opinion and rounded off with prediction. In either case, the assumption is people are not capable of processing the facts for themselves; we need pundits and pop culture icons behind desks to do it for us.

And so I dismiss the events of the day with a wave of my hand. I abstain from doing the hard work to find the truth, choosing disappointment, posing as indignation instead.

Then I saw a slide show on youtube. Nobody spoke, nobody opined. It was just one grisly image after another of dead bodies—arms like logs after a campfire.

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did that eye see just before its face was incinerated?

Bodies piled in impossible arrangements, arms facing in the wrong direction, feet blown off.

And then I watched a movie about a leaked document supposedly released to Neville Chamberlain outlining Hitler’s plans to take over all of Europe. Chamberlain dismissed the document the way we dismiss the media. Perhaps it just feels better to throw up our hands and swear: Oh, who can you trust? But what’s grisly about that kind of consolation is it makes us guilty bystanders; it makes us complicit in letting the likes of Hitler rise up and take positions of power.

I cannot afford to take consolation in my own acceptance of uncertainty.

I should still try to hear the vocational journalists still questing after facts in the hopes of getting to the truth. Consider the Source was always a rule of thumb when reporting. There have always been reliable and unreliable sources in the history of news and reporting. In the course of researching my novel set in the 19th century, during the rise of the newspaper, I learned that no paper was nonpartisan, nor claimed to be.

When I lose sense of my conscience prodding me to seek out the truth, to reach a thorough understanding

of grave situations in the world, I turn to the speeches and sermons of Martin Luther King Jr. I recall a phrase from his “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”: “Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.”

Today I read King’s CBC lectures entitled “The Trumpet of Conscience,” broadcast on CBC Radio in 1967. In one, he quotes Victor Hugo: “If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed.” He goes on to say that the sinner is also the one who “caused the darkness.” Either way, it is no consolation to walk away from the grizzly acts of violence and destruction happening in the world simply because it is too hard to discern the facts. The effort of discernment is the least we owe our brothers and sisters on this planet.

If for shallow or specious or partisan reasons, we give up listening, if we don’t try to hear the truth when it breaks above the noise, if I take smug consolation in the quiet and safety of the wild prairie, the truth will fall dead, the first and last and grisly casualty of war.

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Beware of Facebook scam - it can happen to you!

BY KATE WINQUIST

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I want to make everyone aware of a Facebook scam that was posted on Oyen & Area Events this past week and has effected me personally.

Jason Mish (not his real name) had posted several household items as he was being transferred to a new job and needed to downsize before his move.

My husband and I purchased our home in the small village of Brock, Saskatchewan last summer and have 3 lots. We were very interested in the lawnmower that was for sale.

I messaged “Jason” to see if it was still available. He did not reply right away, but did message me back later in the evening saying that it was still available. I asked him the year and hours on the machine and he told me that it was a 2017 with 115 hours. It even had warranty remaining. He had the asking price at $2200, and I offered him $2000 which he accepted.

Robert and I were pretty excited as a new zero-turn mower would cost around $3900 for the same model. I told Robert that it was his birthday present. His birthday is on May 1.

We arranged to pick it up on Friday morning at 301 - 7th Avenue in Oyen.

He gave me the name of his “partner” and her email and I sent

the full amount by etransfer.

“Jason” asked if I could send an email confirmation of the payment.

I didn’t receive email confirmation, but it was confirmed through my bank account and I sent him the screenshot of that - thankfully with the rest of my information blocked out.

He said that it still hadn’t gone through and that we should give it 12 hours and then his partner would check with her bank.

By Thursday, we were starting to get suspicious. “Jason” had not been replying very quickly to my messages and never answered when I asked if he would still be meeting Robert in Oyen on Friday morning.

Robert did make the trip to Oyen and went to 301 - 7th Avenue, where he was greeted by Ken and Joan Mick, who are selling their house, but they didn’t have a lawnmower for sale! We’d been scammed.

Robert did report the incident to the Oyen RCMP and they are investigating, saying that they had received some other reports.

I have been in contact with my bank’s online security department, but an e-transfer is treated as cash, so I am out $2000 and won’t have a birthday present for my husband. I guess it’s the thought that counts.

Now would be a great time to get a subscription. Afterall, I have a lawnmower to buy.

Sask. must find a way to keep our doctors

BY MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist

Perhaps the saddest story in Saskatchewan history is keeping our children at home — especially the best and brightest of our children.

Consider the ones who became doctors: According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), of the 2,112 active practicing doctors in 2020 who graduated from the University of Saskatchewan medical graduates, only 931 or 44 per cent were practicing in Saskatchewan.

We are obviously not alone in this dilemma.

All provinces lose doctors to the United States — especially at the surgical or specialist level.

In the highly competitive field of medicine, there is further penchant to lose doctors to places with larger urban centres where it may be easier to set up a thriving practice, practice with the support of more colleagues or practice a specialty in larger, more advanced hospital centres.

By comparison, Manitoba fares only slightly better, retaining slightly more than 50 per cent of the University of Manitoba’s medical school graduates. (However, it should be noted that the U of M medical school does have more seats.)

The reality is the problem of retaining doctors is more acute on the prairies — largely because of our sparse rural population and large northern area that present specific challenges when it comes to attracting doctors.

The CIHI numbers further underscore the problem:

In Saskatoon, a majority of 68 per cent of the current practicing physicians are Canadian medical school graduates compared with 32 per cent that are the International Medical Graduates (IMG).

However, this is the only place where this is the case. In Regina, 55 per cent of the doctors are IMGs while 45 per cent are Canadian medical school graduates. In the rest of the province, a whopping 76 per cent are IMGs, while only 24 per cent are Canadian medical school graduates.

These numbers come courtesy of Simon Fraser University professor and long-time health policy analyst Steven Lewis who wrote that Saskatchewan’s “health system would be sunk”.

Even as it is, Saskatchewan is further struggling to keep what doctors it has.

The NDP Opposition further noted last week that the 2,530 full-time doctors currently practice in this province worked out to 215 doctors per 100,000 residents.

That’s less than the national average of 242 doctors per 100,000 people. Logic dictates we need more doctors per capita because of our sparse population.

What has prevented the situation from being much worse is Saskatchewan benefits from Canadian government policy assigning newly arrived foreign doctors to areas of the country where they are needed.

Often, when those IMGs establish themselves in Canada, they, too, move on to other places.

“Don’t blame Canadian-trained doctors for not settling in rural Saskatchewan,” Lewis wrote in the article. “No one else does, either.”

The health policy analyst who grew up and spent much of his working life in Saskatchewan noted that doctors — like other professionals everywhere in the world who grow up in smaller communities — will always want to gravitate to places where there is a “population density to support a school, bank, theatre, supermarket and a hospital in every town.”

So we shouldn’t be surprised by now that Saskatchewan isn’t a preferred destination for doctors, Lewis said.

“I grew up in Saskatchewan, and the topography and emptiness are just features of home,” Lewis wrote. “But skies live elsewhere too.”

That observation drew condemnation from some Saskatchewan Party MLAs debating the issue.

But being upset at a frank assessment doesn’t solve the problem.

To the government’s credit, it re-emphasized doctor recruitment in the March budget, but Lewis suggested we look deeper than that.

He called for an “overhaul and expand primary care” creating clinics “where doctors, nurses, therapists, psychologists and pharmacists work in teams.”

It may not be a perfect solution, but the numbers tell us we may have to try something different.

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Congrats to our CNIB graduates!

BY JOAN JANZEN

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After completing intensive training as a guide dog handler, Jodi Laycock from Luseland graduated as part of the CNIB Guide Dogs - Class of 2022 on Wed., April 27, which is International Guide Dog Day. Jodi graduated with Shadow, a male black Labrador-golden retriever cross.

A virtual ceremony commemorated the occasion when Jodi and Shadow were one of twenty-one graduating partnerships from across Canada, which included 21 guide dogs and five buddy dogs.

“It’s been a long time coming,” Jodi said. “Shadow’s now three years old; I waited just over two years for him. It’s a lot longer than waiting for a baby, once you get the call to pick him up at Ottawa. They take great care to match you up with the perfect match. They could not have made a better match; it’s absolutely amazing!”

Jodi suffers from two conditions - Glaucoma and paralysis of the eye muscle. “It’s like looking through a pinhole, with a circle in the middle, and everything else is black.

And I can’t look up, down or to the sides,” she explained.

“Previously, I had a very active life, both in

business and socially.

There was a period of about 15 years where my life was pretty limited, but I decided I wasn’t going to let that limit me. I did my mobility training, applied for a guide dog, and haven’t looked back,” she concluded.

Getting Shadow on July 29 of last year has changed Jodi’s life, giving her freedom and improved mental and physical health.

“I have to walk him every day, so I’m being forced to get out of the house,” she said.

Now she is meeting new people and able to get involved in more things. “It really changed my life! I can go for walks on my own and can go to the post office and grocery store all by myself.”

Jodi said Shadow will even find her phone when she loses it.

Guide dogs are among the most highly trained dogs in the world, performing tasks that require intensive standardized training, and are specifically trained to assist someone who is blind or partially sighted. Being part of a guide dog team provides mobility, safety and confidence, leading to increased independence and a sense of connection with the world. Guide dogs are one of the only service dogs trained in intelligent disobedience, which is disobeying their handler’s com-

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mand if it will put the handler’s safety at risk. The safety of their handler is the guide dog’s top priority.

A Buddy Dog is partnered with a child who is living with sight loss. A buddy dog gives the child an opportunity to care for a dog and may make it easier to transition into a guide dog partnership in the future.

Now that Jodi has had Shadow for a year, he becomes her dog.

Previously he was owned by the CNIB. However, the CNIB continues to provide everything necessary to care for Shadow, so the owner doesn’t need to incur any

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“The main thing I want people to know is how much Shadow has changed my world,” Jodi said. “None of this would be possible without CNIB and the donations made by businesses and the general public. What a huge team it takes to get the guide dog, get it trained and get it to me in the end. It baffles my brain when I realize how much is involved in all of this.”

In recognition of their graduation, CNIB sent Jodi a diploma and a graduation hat for Shadow. Congratulations!

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KERROBERT RECREATION REPORT

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pril was a busy month in our area. It’s great to see the local businesses and volunteer organizations holding events and programs with such enthusiasm. The volunteers needed to run these events put in a great deal of time and effort to help better our community and National Volunteer Week is a great time to send out thanks to all our amazing volunteers! If you are interested in getting involved with any local organization, please call for the Recreation office for contact information, it’s a great way to get to meet new people and know your community.

We are in the planning stages of organizing a large community event Oct. 7-10, 2022 (Thanksgiving weekend).

Some local organizations and individuals have been contacted to see about their interest and there are already many exciting plans in place including sporting and culture events, a parade, and great food! The intention with this weekend is to provide committees an opportunity to hold a fundraising event and to bring our community together in one large celebration. If you have ideas or would like to get involved, please call the Recreation office and consider inviting family and friends’ home or holding your class reunion!

Kerrobert Fairgrounds The cold weather has slowed up the opening of the Fairgrounds but ball has now started. Diamonds 1 and 2 are ready for play, diamond 3 work has commenced. The bathrooms will not be functioning until warmer weather is here to stay and summer students will be painting equipment and bleachers in May. Lots of great events and ball will

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ter which will be out the first week of May and sent to Kerrobert residents and surrounding communities.

We are currently working with instructors from Kindersley to offer the Bronze Courses in June. Please call the Kerrobert Memorial Arena Recreation office if your teen is interestWith no user groups interested in op- ed in taking one or both of the courses. erating the arena booth, we will once again be putting a tender out for inter- Communities in Bloom ested businesses or individuals to operKerrobert Communities in Bloom has ate it in the 2022-2023 season. Watch been busy preparing to beautify our for that information to be put in the community. Planting Day is currently Chronicle and call the Rec office for scheduled for May 27 and extra volunmore information. teers are always appreciated. They want to remind residents that they will once Kerrobert Swimming Pool & Park Pro- again be running the yard and business gram beatification challenge.

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Take This Waltz – Available On Netflix One of the most poignant, beautiful and romantic Canadian films ever made, you want to surrender yourself to this Waltz.

Writer-director Sarah Polley – Oscar-nominated for the Away From Her screenplay – shows a talent and poise with this artful work that represents her best.

It follows a married woman who reluctantly falls in love with the free-spirited artist who lives across the street from her. But the complexities and emotions of it all soon strain everyone.

Michelle Williams, a career-best turn from Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Luke Kirby, and Aaron Abrams star in this terrific picture.

It’s a sight to behold, and one of the most lovely experiences in Canadian cinema.

The Hunt – Available On Netflix This intensely violent, truly insane film was all about the marketing here.

In a more gruesome Hunger Games-style outing, it follows 12 strangers who wake up confused in a clearing. They have no memory of who they are or where they’re from.

They are tracked by an unknown enemy in a vicious game called The Hunt, and must fight to survive.

Co-writers Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers, Lost) crafted a screenplay for a film that stirred a ton of controversy around screen violence upon its reWeekly lease. Bean Director Craig Zobel – who did Mare Of Easttown and Compliance – creates a witty, genre-blending film with an amazing ensemble.

Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, Sturgill Simpson, Glenn Howerton, and Reed Birney are just a few names attached, with Oscar-winner Hilary Swank adding to the proceedings as well.

It’s a bit off tonally, and not everything works, but it’s an interesting commentary nonetheless.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage – Available On Prime Video This interesting sequel to the giant comic-book hit Venom was inevitable.

The Chronicle The critically-maligned original was a massive hit with audiences, who fell in love with the deft blend of action and comedy.

There’s good news and bad news for this sequel – It takes all the things audiences loved in the original, and amps them up to 11 – to mixed results.

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It’s a brisk affair – at 85 minutes – and performances from Tom Hardy and a revelling Woody Harrelson are particularly fantastic. It’s unfortunate female leads Naomie Harris and Michelle Williams, both amazing actresses, take a back seat to the men, but it’s an overall wellcast endeavour.

It dials up the ... carnage ... and the quick wit, and becomes almost cartoonish in its storytelling, which will please some and repel others. I’ll let you decide which side you land on.

Grace and Frankie – Available On Netflix This hilarious show is ending its run with a final batch of episodes on April 29, 2022.

Over seven seasons, we’ve been entertained by beloved veteran actors, and it’s been a wonderful showcase of talent.

When free-spirited Frankie and up-tight Grace realize their husbands have, in fact, been both business partners and lovers for decades, the ensuing splits upend the families.

Robert and Sol begin living as openly-gay men together in their twilight years, while Grace and Frankie form an unlikely bond.

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A harsh examination of the realities of the Vietnam War, and the effects it had on veterans, it’s a terrifying exploration of the fallout of war.

When a group of friends from a steel mill town in Pennsylvania all go to war, their surrounding and experiences shape them for the rest of their lives.

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CANCER (June 21 to July 22) That financial matter still needs to be sorted out before you can consider any major monetary moves. Pressures ease midweek, with news about a potential career change.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A workplace problem threatens to derail your well-planned project. But your quick mind should lead you to a solution and get you back on track without too much delay.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) An opportunity opens up but could quickly close down if you allow pessimism to override enthusiasm. A trusted friend can offer the encouragement you need.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You’ve come through a difficult period of helping others deal with their problems.

Now you can concentrate on putting your energy to work on your own projects.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Forget about who’s to blame and, instead, make the first move toward patching up a misunderstanding before it creates a rift that you’ll never be able to cross.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Good news for the travel-loving Sagittarian who enjoys galloping off to new places: That trip you had to put off will soon be back on your schedule.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A mood change could make the gregarious Goat seek the company of just a few friends. But you charge back into the crowd for weekend fun and games.

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1. LANGUAGE: What is the practice of chiromancy?

2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is unusual about the date the Chinese New Year is celebrated each year?

3. ACRONYMS: What phrase does “http” stand for?

4. MUSIC: Which Beatles’ song asks listeners to “take a sad song and make it better”?

5. TELEVISION: What is the name of SpongeBob Squarepants’ best friend in the animated series?

6. GEOGRAPHY: Nairobi is the capital of which African country?

7. MOVIES: Which two male actors starred in “The Sting” (1973)?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a baby oyster called?

9. HISTORY: In its planning stages, which World War II attack was coined “Operation Z” by the Japanese?

10. LITERATURE: During which war is the novel “All the Light We Cannot See” set? © 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A decision you made in good faith could come under fire. Best advice: Open your mind to other possibilities by listening to your challenger’s point of view.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You can avoid being swamped by all those tasks dangling from your line this week by tackling them one by one, according to priority. The weekend brings good news.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a fine business sense and a love of the arts. You enjoy living life to its fullest.

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High Tea! Cheers to the first “High Tea” of 2022!

This will be a monthly event at Pioneers Haven in Kerrobert that will happen every 2nd Friday at 3:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend! Manager Krystal Bazalynski made homemade Earl Grey Blackberry Scones, Tangerine Scones, Australian Watermelon Cake, finger sandwiches and of course fresh squeezed lemon tarts which everyone enjoyed. Make sure you join them for the next High Tea on Friday, May 13th at 3:00pm!

Impressive displays by athletes worldwide

BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Columnist ____________

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e’re only a little over four months into 2022, but already the list of impressive athletic achievements is growing.

Impressive? Here are a few examples: — Pitcher Roki Sasaki went almost two complete games in the Japan Baseball League without allowing a baserunner. He first made worldwide news by throwing a 19-strikeout perfect game on April 10, and then, unbelievably, followed it up with eight perfect innings in his next start. What happened in the ninth inning of the second game?

His manager removed him after eight, citing a growing pitch count and concern over fatigue.

— That Japanese league manager may have taken a cue from Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts, who pulled Clayton Kershaw April 13 after the ace left-hander threw seven perfect innings in his first start of the season. There have been only 23 perfect games in MLB history and the impressive part of this story is that Roberts had the courage to remove Kershaw with only six outs to go.

— Sidney Crosby, no

longer Sid the Kid, isn’t slowing down. He recently became only the third NHLer (behind Wayne Gretzky, of course) to average more than one point a game for 17 consecutive seasons. At 17 straight, he’s tied with Gordie Howe. At age 34, there’s no reason to think Crosby won’t catch, or surpass, Gretzky, who holds the record with 19.

— On Feb. 1, Scottie Scheffler had zero PGA Tour wins and was ranked 15th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Then he won tournaments at Phoenix, Bay Hill, the Match Play, and the Masters in a nine-week stretch and sits comfortably as No. 1 in the world. Four wins in a career is pretty good. Four in seven weeks is otherworldly.

— Johnny Gaudreau of the Flames and Jonathan Huberdeau of Florida are trying to chase down Edmonton’s Connor McDavid for the NHL points’ title. Gaudreau has been more than impressive down the stretch, averaging two points a game over a 17-game stretch to pull to within a couple of points of the Oilers’ star. Huberdeau had 30 points over an 18game period to add some drama to the scoring race.

— Impressive is the cur-

rent stat line, and projected stat picture, for Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., who highlighted the first week of MLB with a three-homer game in New York.

With five home runs in his first 14 games, he was on pace for a 58-homer season. Given his talent, finishing around that number wouldn’t really be a surprise. A Vladdy at-bat have become must-see TV. • Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The new Grambling women’s volleyball coach cut the entire team. Upon hearing this, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh said, ‘Wait, you can do that?’”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: MLB suspended Brewers catcher Pedro Severino after he tested positive for Clomiphene, a drug to treat

infertility — in women. He’ll miss 80 games, or well into the season’s second trimester.”

• Monday Q Info, on Twitter, on the excessive green fee to play Harbour Town at Hilton Head: “The day I pay $350 to pay a golf course, please Chris Rock me.”

• Patti Dawn Swansson, after former world heavyweight champ Mike Tyson punched a fellow airline traveller: “Apparently JetBlue immediately changed its slogan from ‘You’ll Want To Fly Again!’ to ‘Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!’”

• Alex Kaseberg again: “Saw the season’s first USFL game and it was a pleasant surprise. USFL did not, like I thought it might, stand for Untalented Scrubs Failing Laughably.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “One animal rights activist glued her hand to the floor and another chained herself to the basket stanchion to protest Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, who owns a chicken processing plant.

I guess you could say the protesters identified Taylor as a flagrant fowler.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.

com: “Jazz forward Rudy Gobert, 7 foot 1, once claimed his biggest problem is hitting his head on things. I’m guessing it was said bashfully.”

• Headline at fark.com: “Junior college pitcher who tackled opposing player for hitting home run receives four-game suspension, invitation to walk on the football team.”

• Another one from Dwight Perry: “The A’s drew crowds of 3,748 and 2,703 — their worst two gates since 1980 — last week in back-to-back games. Team publicists, not missing a beat, retroactively proclaimed them Social Distancing Nights.”

• Mike Bianchi again, on only five NBA players appearing in all 82 of their team’s games this season: “In the NBA, they call it ‘load management.’ In other jobs, it’s called ‘not showing up for work.’ ” • Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, on nearly reaching 3,000 hits against the Yankees: “A scout from the Yankees told me, ‘If you make it, it’s going to be as a pitcher.’ He got fired.”

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Saturday, May 28 • Herbal Twist and Alsask Community Club presents Hello Spring Market 11:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Alsask Rec Centre.

Saturday, June 11 • Alsask Community Annual Life-Size Fooseball. To enter a team or for more information contact Sara 306-460-4303 or sarawilke@sasktel.net Saturday, September 3 • Beer Olympics 3.0. Theme: Anything But A Human.

For mor infomation contact Emily 306-430-8084 or Katina 306-430-1102 by text.

COLEVILLE

Saturday, June 11 • Coleville Town Wide Garage Sale 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. No early birds please.

EATONIA

Saturday, May 28 • Eatonia Chamber of Commerce Community Garage Sale 9:00 am - 2:00 pm • Eatonia Oasis Living Beef-on-a-Bun and Pie Sale 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Arena Kitchen. Donations of pies would be greatly appreciated.

Friday, June 17 • Prairie Oasis Fitness Club presents An Evening With Mitch Larock 5:00 pm Eatonia Community Hall. Beer Gardens and BBQ. Silver collection at the gate.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 1-3 • Eatonia Centennial (1920-2020). Visit eatonia2020. com for information and to purchase tickets.

Saturday, July 2 • Show & Shine 11:30 am - 4:00 pm Main Street. Prizes & Trophies. $15 entry fee. For more information call 306-460-7767.

LUSELAND

Wednesday, May 4 • Spring Yard Waste Pick Up. Have your bags out in the street by 8:00 am. Please keep bags under 40 lbs and have your branches tied in bundles for easy pick up and use clear or paper leaf bags.

Saturday, May 7 • Luseland Community Garage Sale 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

Maps and BBQ available at the Legion Hall. Luseland Pioneers Club is accepting donations from the community for any “stuff” you want to get rid of.

• Farmers Market at the Luseland Salvador Hall Monday, May 9 • Luseland Pioneers Club is having Pie-n-Ice Cream from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome.

Wednesday, May 25 • Spring Yard Waste Pick Up. Have your bags out in the street by 8:00 am. Please keep bags under 40 lbs and have your branches tied in bundles for easy pick up and use clear or paper leaf bags.

KERROBERT

Now until May 27 • Kerrobert Courtroom Gallery Art Show “Common Ground”

Submit your upcoming event to Kate Winquist at

events@yourwestcentral.com Deadline for submissions is Thursday at noon.

306-463-2211 Monday, May 2 • Hunter Safety Registration. Call Marli for more info 306-834-4440 Wednesday, May 4 • Spring Clean pick up. Call the Town Office at 306834-2361 Saturday, May 7 • Mother’s Day Tea 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Seniors Hall Saturday, May 14 • Kerrobert Seniors Centre Town Wide Garage Sale & BBQ. Free maps available at 9:00 am at the Seniors Hall. BBQ from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Contact the Town Office for more info or to register 306-8342361.

Thursday, May 26 • SWG Author Reading. Call the LIbrary for more info 306-834-5211 Friday, May 27 • CiB Flower Planting Day (Tentative) Saturday, May 28 • Minor Ball Day Sunday, May 29 • Rec Ball begins. Check out the Kerrobert Slow Pitch League Facebook page for info.

Tuesday, May 31 & Wednesday, June 1 • Kerrobert & District Agriculture Society 4H Days Friday, June 3 • Kerrobert Outdoor Market. Check Kerrobert Market Facebook page for info • Pool Opening July 8-10 • Kerrobert Rodeo

Thursday, May 19 - Kindersley Playschool Open House & Registration Night 6:30 - 8:00 pm at St. Paul’s United Church basement.

Thursday, May 26 - Kindersley & District Arts Council presents “Joe Trio” at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre 7:30 pm.

Friday, May 27 • Great Plains College 2022 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony Kindersley Inn Ballroom. RSVP by May 13. to kindersley.office@greatplainscollege.ca or 306463-6431 for more info.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, June 2, 3, 4 - 29th Annual Kindersley Rodeo Thursday, May 9 • Kindersley Regional Park AGM at the Kindersley Golf Club in the lower room main floor 7:00 pm.

September 22, 23. 24 and 25 - Goose Festival Days!

KINDERSLEY

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Tuesday, May 3 • Downtown Kindersley Association meet at noon at the Highway Host Thursday, May 12 • Kindersley Walking Trail Cleanup 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Meet at the Pavilion. Town will provide garbage bags, Walking Trail Committee will provide refreshments.

Saturday, May 14 - Bike Rodeo 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The Town of Kindersley has partnered with local RCMP for an afternoon of learning and fun at the West Central Events Centre.

Parents must be in attendance for children under 12.

Sunday, May 15 - Kindersley Wildlife Federation Lunch & Awards at the Range. Call Dan for more info 306-463-7207.

Tuesday, May 17 • Household Hazardous Waste Collection 1:00 - 6:00 pm at the West Central Event Centre parking lot. This program is open to residents of Kindersley and the surrounding area. For more info vist: https://www. productcare.org/products/hhw/saskatchewan/ Wednesday, May 18 • Kindersley Royal Purple is hosting their 2nd Brain Boogie Walk to raise funds for the Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association. 4:00 PM at the Walking Trail.

Meet at the Camp Kitchen. Come to the walk with a donation of $40 or more and receive a T-Shirt. SBIA will issue tax receipts for donations over $20. Contact Darlene May at 306-460-8947.

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* Kindersley Clay Busters Trap Shooting every Wednesday (6:30 pm) and Sunday (2:00 pm) at the Kindersley Wildlife Federation Range. Your first round is on us, each round after that is $5. Contact Jeff Vass 306-4605373 for more info. * Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan “Native Prairie Speaker Series Webinar” TUESDAY, MAY 3 12:00 pm. Speaker: Julia Put, Resource Management Officer, Grasslands National Park. Tune in from anywhere! More info: SK PCAP 306-352-0472 or pcap@ sasktel.net Monday, May 2 • Bunnock Registration Tuesday, May 3 • Swimming Lesson Registration 7:00 - 8:00 pm at Sister B’s Café. New board members welcome!

Saturday, May 14 • Macklin Curling Spring “Bone” Spiel indoor Bunnock Tournament at the Macklin Curling Rink. Phone Kyla at 306-753-7350 for more info.

Wednesday, May 18 • Mohawk Bunnock Tournament. 2:00 pm start. Finals at 12:00 am. Must be 19+ years old. First 64 teams to register. Call Tyler 306-753-7433 for more info.

Saturday, May 28 • Town Wide Garage Sale hosted by Macklin Kinette’s at Project Park 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. BBQ Lunch.

Friday, June 10 Macklin & District Health Foundation 18th Annual Charity Golf Tournament. To register, pick up a registration form from Macklin Golf Clubhouse, phone 306-753-2185 or email darlenekidd5@gmail,com.

July 29, 30 & 31 • World Bunnock Championship is Back! The game of bones is for everyone. Keep watching for more details. * Macklin Kinette Club meet the 2nd Monday of the month 7:30 pm in the Kinsmen Room at the Credit Union Legacy Centre.

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