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Kerrobert Recreation Report
Curling Rink
The brine leak was found and repaired at the Curling Rink and ice making has commenced. We welcome back John and Darlene Gillies as our Ice Technicians again this year. They completed a tremendous amount of volunteer work at the curling rink this summer completing another major project and we are excited to share it with you once the ice is in. The flooding at the Curling Rink in the spring increased their work load and we are always grateful to them and the Curling Club for all their work.
The Curling Club has asked that I share the following information with the public : “Well hello to everyone! Another winter will soon be with us and that means that the curling rink doors will be opened for another season. John and Darlene Gillies have been busy maintaining and getting the rink ready for ice making.
What has been done in the last few years you ask? Well, too much to mention here but we have a top notch curling rink that is yours – you own it, and it is there for you to use. We have spent the past few winters with restricted activities and it’s time to get out and get active. We need members to maintain. We have been talking about and want to start up a men’s league, a women’s league, a mixed league, and a children’s/teenage league as well as school curling. We also would like to see Senior’s stick throwing league. Fridays we hope to open the bar upstairs for the end of the week pop.
We need people to do all this. Kerrobert, let’s make this happen. We have a great facili-
BY BOBBI HEBRON Kerrobert Rec Director
ty to use and it belongs to all of us. You don’t have to be a curler or have curling experience to come out and try it. I hope that you’ll think about joining curling so that we can continue with all the work that has been done to the facility. For more information contact the Town Office.”
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Celebrating the successes of our community members is an important initiative that I believe builds community spirit and make small town living extra special. We have local newspapers, radio stations and several local Facebook pages that help us to do that. What we don’t have are an abundance of local reporters to gather that information. If you wish to celebrate a success of someone in our community, you need to reach out to any of these organizations and notify them. They are always looking for great stories to share.
The Town of Kerrobert Cul-
ture and Recreation page is operated by myself and I am always asking people to send me their success stories as well as information to cheer on any team or individual in sports, culture or recreation. There is often reluctance for people to send in these stories but I encourage you to share so we can celebrate together.
Please note that the local papers that are distributed in Kerrobert are not operated by the Town of Kerrobert and it is your responsibly to contact them directly. They share their contact information on the front of their papers. Please stay in touch with them to notify them of interesting stories or important dates, they are great to work with!
Special Events
There are some great events coming up in the community from now until Christmas break giving us many opportunities to connect with each other. Be sure to read about them in the Upcoming Events section of this paper or call the Town office at 834-2361 for more information.
Remembrance Day in Kerrobert
The Kerrobert Legion and Kerrobert Composite School will be hosting Remembrance Day ceremonies that will once again be open to the public. Did you know that the Kerrobert Memorial Arena, completed in 1947, was named as such to stand as a permanent memorial to those Kerrobert district service men who fell in World Wars I and II? It’s an important reminder that we take the time to remember.
Kerrobert Legion welcomes 4 new members
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
Sandra Smith, secretary of the Kerrobert Legion Branch No. 88, gave an update on events which took place throughout 2022. On April 24th, they hosted Zone 2 Rally, where Comrade Stan Pitura was installed as Deputy Zone Commander by Saskatchewan Command President Comrade Keith Andrews.
On June 18th, Joey Simon, Jan Simon and Darwin Rye were installed as three of four of Kerrobert Legion’s newest members. The fourth new member, Greg Bahm, was unable to attend. This brings Kerrobert’s number to 20 members, with one Lifetime member, President Joe Dubi-
elewicz. The branch is always ready to welcome new members, and membership is open to anyone and everyone.
June was a busy month, with Comrades Joe and Stan attending the Kerrobert Composite School to present Zone Competition winner certificates to Sophie St. Pierre, who won 2nd place for black and white primary poster, and Jordan Witt, winning second place in colour junior poster. Bursaries of $250.00 each were awarded at the KCS graduation ceremony to Sara Neumeier, Hailey Fruhstuk and Brittany Kruesel.
As Remembrance Day approaches, preparations are made for the Legion’s most prestigious event to honour their veterans, as Legion members are able to attend and par-
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ticipate in ceremonies of significance. Smith noted sharing the important message - “We will remember them,” to the next generations is an ongoing work.
As part of that ongoing work, the Kerrobert Branch No. 88 promotes participation in the Remembrance poster/literary contests and assistance in the Poppy campaign at Kerrobert Composite School. The Legion will attend the school’s service on November 10th to March in the Colours and observe the ceremony. Smith said they will also be visiting the preschool children in Major, SK, to deliver an activity and explain the importance of sharing the histories of our veterans, which need to be remembered.
Dear Friends in Saskatchewan, It’s that time of year again where I am making my Santa kits/letters for all the youth and adults that have been good this year. I have a friend in Saskatchewan where you can ask for information about these kits. Please feel free to message Gwen at santaskits@outlook.com for kit information.
Front (l-r): New members of Kerrobert Legion Branch No. 88: Joey Simon, Jan Simon and Darwin Rye. New member, Greg Bahm was unable to attend. | SUBMITTED PHOTO
OPINION
Veterans keep looking forward
It was asked why military men often marry partners from the foreign countries in which they were deployed? The answer: when they finally come home, they get to leave their in-laws thousands of miles away.
As Canadians approach Remembrance Day, they take time to pay tribute to military heroes. One of those was Joan Doree, a military nurse who was born in Saskatoon in 1919 and graduated from St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1937.
Immediately after graduating, she tried to enlist in the army but wasn’t accepted since the army was looking for experienced nurses. She applied in 1943 and was refused again.
Meanwhile, she worked as a staff nurse in Prelate, Sask. and Lethbridge, AB,
and in 1944, at age 25, was finally accepted into the army. She arrived in Liverpool, England, just in time for D-Day when soldiers from Canada landed at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944.
There she served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps at the Basingstoke Neurological and Plastic Surgery Hospital in Hampshire, England. The name of the hospital sounds impressive, but the conditions at the burn wards were primitive, supplies were few, and the wounded delivered from the front were many.
The burn unit consisted of huts packed with patients, with only standing room between the rows of cots. Because coal was severely rationed, one bucket-sized stove was the only source of heat. Nevertheless, the patients were
grateful to be there. Nurse Doree recalled one soldier comparing the time he spent in the hospital to being wrapped in a cocoon. She said soldiers helped with other burn patients if they were able, and even the smallest gesture of kindness became a soldier’s treasured memory. The wounded kept pouring
in on New Year’s Eve 1945, creating a dismal atmosphere instead of a time of joy and hope for the future.
Nurse Doree knew how much Scottish soldiers enjoyed celebrating with a ‘wee dram,’ so she took out a mickey of cheap scotch she had brought along from Canada as an emergency ration. A medical officer contributed two bottles of beer as well as sneaking two double scotch out of the mess bar. This small supply of cheer was divided up amongst forty patients. It was such a small gesture, yet one patient covered in soggy dressings took her hand, kissed it and said, “I’ll never forget this.”
This army nurse never spoke a word about her war experiences. After 70 years of silence, she gave her good friend of 45 years permission to record her wartime memories, which were later posted by CBC. Although seven decades had passed, Nurse Doree cried as she recalled treating a burn patient while he was conscious. When speaking about her patients, she always referred to them as soldier, taking into account the honour due to them for their sacrifice.
Nurse Doree’s friend described her as a fighter for the disadvantaged, sick and for those who cared for them. Her prairie upbringing, an accute sense of right and wrong, and lessons learned as a WWII nurse, combined to make Nurse Doree the woman she lived to be until she died at the age of 97 in 2016. After shar-
ing her memories, she said she was glad that she had taken part in the greatest struggle her generation knew.
A veteran from the First World War expressed similar views. Curley Christian joined the Canadian army and came home as the only surviving quadruple amputee. Both lower legs were removed about five inches below the knee, and both arms were amputated four inches below the elbow.
He was fitted with artificial limbs and designed a prosthetic attachment for writing, which enabled him to write letters to other military amputees and veterans, offering guidance, support and motivation. An article in The Telegram quoted Curley as saying, “If I thought I could grow another set of legs and arms by griping, I would gripe.”
A newspaper clipping told about a letter Curley wrote to a soldier who lost his arms and legs in the Korean War. In the letter, Curley said, “It’s not a question of bravery, but a question of facing the situation. It is a matter of looking forward, not back. Be wary of sympathy, and have patience and a sense of humour. But the greatest secret is to know, and to know for sure, that God will take care of you. What He has done for others, He will do for you.”
It’s a message that resonates throughout the generations of men and women who serve their country and continue to be heroes after they come home.
Pop89 Genius Mother
BY MADONNA HAMEL Your Southwest Media Group
How does a genius become a genius, and what do people say about them? How do they do that genius-thing they do? I invite you to close your eyes and imagine what a genius looks like. Describe the person floating in your minds’ eye: age, hair colour, shape, colour etc.
For most people the word ‘genius’ renders up the face of an Albert Einstein or a Bill Gates. However, the word genius traces back to the 14th Century and is Latin for: “guardian deity or spirit watching over each person from birth.”
The word is related to the verb “genitus” which means to “bring into being. To create or produce. To generate.” Which leads us to a lesser-used definition: “a gift, talent, aptitude, faculty, endowment, predilection, penchant, knack, bent, flair, wizardry.” By this definition, we are all latent geniuses. And the big question becomes not am I a genius, but what is my genius? Am I living up to my genius potential? Are we, as a culture, recognizing and
valuing everybody’s inherent genius?
Please note: Genius comes in every gender and gets better with age.
Another definition of genius comes from Schopenhauer, who says: “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” To my mind, that makes my mom a genius. Her capacity for both understanding and engagement with a world many never, ever experience, let alone witness, made her one of most gifted singers and voice teachers of her generation.
As kids, we studied with her without realizing our midnight mass concerts and holiday singalongs were master classes in harmony, voice and presentation. Her formal students went on to sing at La Scala, but also to do musical theatre, to front rock bands, to travel with Cirque de Soleil.
Even while raising six children, she poured herself into enterprises with a boldness Goethe, one of her favourite authors and librettists, would be proud of. It was Goethe, after all, who wrote:” Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!”
It takes years to master a craft and tune in to one’s subtle, intuitive sense of genius. If genius means being aware of the existence of something that others haven’t even considered, then it also means facing that something head-on, banking on a hunch that it actually exists and is potent, despite other people’s obliviousness to it. And so, it not only takes boldness to arrive at one’s genius, it takes ‘oldness’. Which is why many of us come to it ‘late’ if we come to it at all.
My mom was born here in Val Marie and raised on the farm. She went to the convent school and was taught by musical nuns. Her oldest sister, also a nun, saved her egg money to buy a piano for the family home. Mom sang, and her mom accompanied on piano with her brother George on clarinet. Her Val Marie farm family was a built-in choir.
In her late 40s, after marrying and having children and moving to BC, my mother revived her music career. My father supported her. She quit the bridge club. She got herself a voice teacher at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Victoria, BC, and once a month, she traveled over four hundred miles to study among singers half her age.
My mother’s eye was on song. Always. Her heart seemed propelled by a desire to express her divine gift from the rawest, purest place deep inside her. After she died, while cleaning out the family home, I found her Hilroy pocket notepads. Interspersed between pages of shopping lists and recipes for upside-down cakes were considerations of possible pieces to perform: A Faure Art Song or a Schubert Lullabye?
Mom would stay at my apartment when she went to her classes. Those were the days when her genius and magic became powerfully clear to me. I watched her like a hawk, how she allowed her feelings to inform her singing. She made people cry - partly because her voice ranged between both light and lyrical and deep and dark. But she also made us cry because the songs she sangso full of loss, grief, love, wonder and heartbreak - were songs of experience. She’d lived them. She was a grown woman with a life behind her. She lived bravely, as Camus suggested we try to do, “on the verge of tears.”
It was not something she was always happy about - feeling so helpless in the face of life - because she didn’t always know how to handle it. But if she could sing her life, song would support her. And in so doing, she was showing us, her children, a way through any calamity - honour your genius. And so, ever since her death, the calamity of losing her has made honouring my talents a daily necessity.
My mother’s genius for wonder and compassion enabled her to see inside the sad, limited workings of the minds of bullies and fools. When teased for my own bold, burgeoning eccentricities by neighbourhood boys, she managed to reverse my self-pity into sympathy for their sad sense of self-worth.
They knew not what they were doing, she’d point out, like Jesus on the cross, because they were “just insecure, dear.”
As documentary producer for CBC’s Sunday Afternoon In Concert, I interviewed mom about her role as a music teacher. I asked her what gift, as a teacher, she hoped to pass on to her students. She began to recite the
poem by Keats - On Looking Into Chapman’s Homer. And when she got to the part about approaching new territory “with a wild surmise,” her voice cracked, and there were those tears again. The most important thing she hoped to inspire in students, she said, was a “wild surmise,” a sense of awe and wonder. And you did, Ma. Happy Birthday.
Letter to the editor
I am writing regarding the column Check It Out in the October 25th issue titled “Life after professional hockey”.
This was written as an interview with former pro hockey player Theo Fleury.
But was it an interview? Or were the quotes taken from a book, a magazine article, a radio broadcast, a television show?
We will never know because the writer broke one of the cardinal rules of both journalism and academia: she did not quote her source.
In other words, she committed a form of plagerism.
People have lost jobs and been denied academic degrees for this.
Further, while the column is mostly about Fleury, the writer shows her political bias by taking a stab at the Prime Minister.
I have no quarrel in principle with criticizing the Prime Minister, or any other politician, if the criticism is warranted and in context.
In this case, the writer apparently found a negative quote she liked and inserted it, thus weakening her column which reads perfectly well if the paragraph is deleted.
Despite some interesting quotes by Fleury (or are they? We can’t be sure without source information) this column unfortunately rates an F, in one case for what is left out, in another for what is included.
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We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.
Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.
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Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis
In the late 1960’s Peter Pakosh’s brother, Dan, had a simple idea. Why fit a loader on the front of the tractor when it would be easier to mount it on the rear and swivel the operator around to work it? This simple idea led Versatile to develop the world’s first bi-directional tractor, the Model 150.
The Model 150, a “push-pull” tractor, was marketed as a “number of self-propelled machines in one.”
The Model 150, sized to compete with conventional twowheel-drive tractors with similar horsepower, offered a full-time hydrostatic drive to all four wheels and articulated steering.
The Model could achieve equal power using a push or pull implement, making it truly “versatile” and an instant success becoming the tractor for swathing and mow-
ing.
The Model 150 was replaced with the 85-hp Model 256 in 1984, offering power takeoff, threepoint linkage and remote hydraulic valves on both ends of the machine. Versatile offered the Model 276 with 100-hp a year later. In 1990, the 256 and 276 were replaced by the New Holland 9030.
New Holland continued the tradition and modernized the tractor’s mechanical, transmission and larger, more comfortable cab with the TV140 in 1998.
Co-founder Roy Robinson dreamed of building a giant tractor, putting Versatile ahead of the field. He instructed the design team to build the world’s biggest tractor.
Roy’s dream resulted in the 26-ton, 600-hp eight-wheel-drive Versatile 1080. The factory work-
ers affectionately called it Big Roy. Big Roy had a 19-litre Cummins engine in the rear, while the front held the 2,100-litre fuel tank.
Rear visibility was almost blocked as the engine was mounted extra high to clear the axles and allow space for the eight-wheeldrive transmission drivelines. A closed-circuit TV with a camera on the back was installed, allowing a general rear view for reversing or tilting the camera down to position the drawbar correctly to attach implements.
Versatile eventually cancelled the Big Roy Program due to development costs and the fact that no implements were large enough to challenge its pulling power.
The Versatile co-founders, Peter Pakosh and Roy Robinson, now at retirement age, decided to sell their stakes in the com-
pany and retire. What they built from that backyard in Toronto some thirty years ago was remarkable. Versatile grew from selling ten grain augers per year from a basement shop to a multinational farm-equipment manufacturer with over $100 million in annual sales. It grew from 50 staff to more than 1,300 workers and a network of over 2,000 dealers.
References: Pakosh, J. (2003). Versatile Tractors: A Farm Boy’s Dream. Boston Mills Press.
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Eston Ramblers hope for bounce-back campaign - win home opener
BY JORDAN PARKER
Your Southwest Media Group
The SVHL Eston Ramblers were felled in the playoffs last year but are looking to come back strong this season.
Player Cam Oliphant – who has decided against coaching this season – sees a chance to write a new storyline with this team.
“Last year didn’t go how we wanted it to. We lost in the first round of the playoffs to Outlook. They were a strong team, and we couldn’t pull together a full team effort. We needed to hit our stride and just couldn’t,” he said.
“It seemed like if we were scoring, we had a poor game defensively. Things just wouldn’t gel. The playoffs were tough, and we had a difficult opponent. We want things to go differently this year.”
He wants to see the Eston Ramblers – now under the eye of Coach Donnie Harstock and Assistant Coach John Dahl – to just keep improving each game.
“We can become stronger as a team and just play our own game right away. Every game, we need to feed off the previous effort. When we get to the playoffs, we need to be in a good position, and get that good first-round match-up,” he said.
“We want our league play to be really good, to gain confidence, have a full line-up, and be better than last year all-around.”
With rinks closed in 2020 and an early shutdown in 2021, last year marked the first time many players got back on the ice for a full season. With that behind them, Oliphant sees everyone getting used to the level of play.
“Guys don’t skate all summer in senior. It takes a bit to get back into shape. But this year, it won’t take as long to shake those cobwebs,” he said. “I think we’re back where we need to be because those seasons off really did make it tough.”
One stumbling block, however, is the massive turnover that Eston saw coming into this year’s game-
play.
“We lost ten players and gained nine. With so many changes, we’ve definitely been getting used to each other during skates. Kids move away, guys come in from other towns, and we just have to hit the ground running,” he said.
“I can’t wait to get playing, get the chemistry going, and feel things out. It’s about seeing how other guys play and seeing what we really have here.”
He says he felt good about the way Eston played last year, even though the result wasn’t what they wanted.
“I thought we played hard. The effort was always there. It’s just offensively, we need to play hard. That’s all you can ask,” he said.
“Offense is the name of the game in senior hockey. The SVHL is a run-and-gun league. We need to play the same way.”
Their first game of the season – a weekend reunion with playoff rivals Outlook – had the Ramblers preparing for a hard-fought opener.
The Ramblers came away with an 11-6 victory on Friday, November 4 at the AGT Arena in Eston.
The offensive outburst was led by Jesse Mychan’s 2 goals and 4 assist night. Dylan Smith (2 goals, 2 assists) and Jesse Ismond (1 goal, 3 assists), Matt Pufahl (1 goal, 2 assists), Brett Howe (1 goal, 2 assists), Riley Lahey (1 goal, 1 assist), Gavin Halter-Metcalf (1 goal, 1 assist), Derek Smith (1 goal), Cam Oliphant (1 goal). Single helpers were credited to Jesse Duchscherer, Ben Webb and Ty Wright.
Hudson Killam stopped 45 of the 51 shots he faced for the win between the pipes.
“Outlook came into the season in the same boat we are. There was major turnover,” he said. “It’s just a fun league to play in, and the games are interesting to watch.”
Eston’s game against the Delisle Bruins on Saturday night was postponed due to the winter storm that blew through the west-central area.
The Eston Legion branch was the game sponsor at Friday night’s Rambler’s game. Left: Lorie Houston and Wilma Thome selling 50/50. The pot of $515 went to Chris Vansickle. Right: Dave and Doreen Hewitson were busy selling quilt raffle tickets at the game. | SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Senior Klippers gain top spot in SWHL
BY JORDAN PARKER Your Southwest Media Group
The Kindersley Senior Klippers had an admirable 2021-2022 campaign, and manager Brady Newmeyer sees this year’s squad reaching new heights.
vantage.
Brock Harrison and Blake Young were the goalscorers for Wilkie with Andrew Herle, Brett Schell and Ryne Keller picking up assists.
Jared Herle stopped 27 of 32 shots on net. Backup goaltender Curtis Sander stopped all five shots that he faced.
Following an 8-2 trouncing of the Macklin Mohawks on Saturday, October 29, the team is on the right foot to begin.
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“We have a really strong team this year. We have Darian Dziurzynski and David Dziurzynski back, and an import in goalie Travis Child. He was in the western league for four years,” said Newmeyer.
“It’s good to see we played well our first game, and we’re going to be fighting for the top spot. It’s a great team with new additions and returners.”
Also among the familiar faces is DJay McGrath and Carson Grolla, and Newmeyer says the additions have added more depth.
“We played well against Macklin, and we are definitely going to be tested this week against Wilkie,” said Newmeyer prior to the weekend.
The Klippers did come out with guns ablazing against the Outlaws on Friday night, soming away with a 5-2 victory.
The two clubs were tied after the first period, but the Klippers dominated the second frame, going up by a score of 4-1.
Shots were even at 37 apiece, but strong goaltending once again from Travis Child benefitted the home team.
Shayne Neigum led the Klipps with a goal and 3 assists. Tate Page, Brody Ryberg, Darian Dziurzynski and Jonny Calkins were the other Kindersley marksmen. Calkins also had 2 helpers on the night, with other assists going to Carson Grolla, Darian Dziurzynski (1), David Dziurzynski (1), Ryberg (1) and Brandon Cummings (1).
Kindersley went 2 for 6 on the powerplay, while the Outlaws went 0-8 with the man ad-
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“We found it’s important to build from a defensive-first kind of game. We need to continue to just work hard and play as a team,” he said.
“The entire team has really been shored up. From lines one to four, the whole team is strong. There are no weak links. They’re consistent and the guys are buying in.”
Last year, the Senior Klippers finished with an 11-3-0-0 record, and were third in league play, behind Macklin and Wilkie. They were eliminated by the Wilkie Outlaws in heartbreaking playoff play last March.
With so many new guys joining, Newmeyer sees a different outcome for 2022-2023.
“The adjustment has been good. Everyone is getting along. We have a new coach in Les Aylward, and he’s making guys accountable,” he said. “The big thing is making sure the guys play on the right side of the puck.”
Newmeyer preached again that the depth in the roster is what will set this year’s Klipper team apart.
“We are just strong top-to-bottom. We have two great goaltenders and people are playing within the system,” he said.
“The team is worried about our end first, and if they do that goals will come. It’s too early in the season to see where our biggest strength lies, but we’ll soon find our where we stand and what we need to do to push forward.”
The Klippers next action is Saturday, November 12 when they host the Unity Miners.
The Kerrobert Tigers will have to wait until Friday for their first action as their game on Saturday night versus Wilkie was postponed due to the weather.
| PHOTO BY DOUG KLASSEN
Klippers competing in Fouillards Cup
BY JORDAN PARKER
Your Southwest Media Group
The SJHL Kindersley Klippers emerged victorious in the first game of the highly-touted Fouillards Cup.
The rivalry series between the team and the Melfort Mustangs –named for long-time sponsor Fouillards Carpet Sales store – kicked off on October 15, 2022. The Klippers beat the Mustanges 7-4 for the series lead.
The brand-new Fouillards Cup will be presented to the winner of the series to hold onto for the summer before next season.
“It’s always positive to have games during the regular season that have this sort of healthy competition,” said Kindersley Assistant Coach Briar McNaney.
“The season is so long and so much of it is a grind. These types of things get the guys to giddy up and give them motivation. The whole goal of the regular season is to win games and get to the playoffs. It’s nice to see something new.”
The October 15 first game saw Klippers Liam Bell, Adam Paplawski, Matthew Mazzocchi, Tylin Hilbig, Ethan Scriven and Kayden Ostrom net goals to mark a huge offensive effort. It was a welcome change for McNaney.
“It was just a good feeling. We went through a three-game goalless
drought, but as soon as we got our first goal against Melfort, it was like the floodgates opened,” he said.
“The whole town had been going out of their way to motivate us and cheer us on. The fans got involved, told us we were playing great and supported us.”
He said that while the Fouillards is definitely useful, the team doesn’t take any game lightly. The start to the season leaves the team with a 4-7-0-3 record, and they’re in the midst of a large chunk of time off before Tuesday’s game against La Ronge.
“We take every single game as a rivalry game. But the cup definitely adds fuel to the fire and gives guys a drive,” he said.
“It’s tough to have this kind of time off in the middle of the season. But it’ll be nice for the guys to rest, find balance, and do a mental reset. We just need to get back to playing our game.”
Klippers Captain Brayden Koch says the Fouillards adds motivation for the team.
“It’s really cool to play against a team for something big. Confidence definitely went up after that win in the first game,” he said.
“We have a good group of guys, and it was just a rough start to the season. We’re finding consistency, and I know we’ll start playing like we can each night.”
Conference Volleyball
TOP PHOTO: The Plenty Wildcats Sr. Girls’ Volleyball team hosted Conference Playoffs at North Central High School on Saturday. The team went undefeated and will advance to Regionals next weekend with the location to be determined. BOTTOM PHOTO: The Kerrobert Senior Girls Rebels volleyball team also
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Happy days for Philly sports fans
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Column
It’s a great year to be a sports fan in Philadelphia.
Known as the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia has been home in recent years to some of the most inept and unluckiest sports teams among the professional circuits, but this year has been like Christmas and the Fourth of July rolled into one. If winning truly makes one happy, then Philadelphians are among the most joyous people on earth.
Let’s start with the Phillies. A perennial afterthought in the tough National League East (behind the Mets and Braves), the Phillies barely scraped into the playoffs this year, via the wildcard route, even though they finished 11 games behind the Braves during the regular season. But after Canadian manager Rob Thomson replaced Joe Girardi in mid-season after the team’s slow start, the Bryce Harper-led Phillies got hot, squeaking into the playoffs as a wildcard entry, sidelining St. Louis Cardinals, the Braves and then San Diego en route to the World Series, which they last won in 2008.
On the gridiron, the Philadelphia Eagles were the
last undefeated team in the National Football League, thanks to the guidance of second-year manager Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts. The Eagles won seven in a row to start the season and are the gambling world’s top pick to win the Super Bowl in February.
Philadelphia and its basketball 76ers are in the upper echelon of the NBA and even though the team got off to a slow start, any roster featuring James Harden and Joel Embiid is bound to contend. Philly fans expect no less. On the ice, the Flyers are off to a decent start under new coach John Tortorella, losing only two of their first eight games. And on the soccer pitch, the Philadelphia Union won the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference championship and will play L.A. for the title.
But it’s the Phillies and Eagles that are causing Philadelphia fans to go gaga. One city hasn’t had this much sports success since the 2013-19 period, when the Patriots won three Super Bowls, the Red Sox took two World Series titles and the Bruins advanced to a pair of Stanley Cup finals, leaving Massachusetts sports fans to think winning was more of an expectation than some-
thing a team had to earn.
For Philly sports fans, the recent success has been a major change to their psyche. Known for being the most critical fans in North America (they booed Santa Claus one year; a Sports Illustrated writer once said Philly fans were likely to boo blind kids at an Easter egg hunt), there have been nothing but cheers and whoops of delight in Philly this year.
• Dan Gartland of SI:AM, recalling the aftermath of the incident where pitcher Joe Niekro was caught with an emery board in his pocket, and was suspected of using it to doctor the baseball: “He was (later) a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, where he appeared wearing a tool belt loaded with all sorts of gadgets and
gizmos, including a belt sander.”
• Comedy guy Steve Burgess of Vancouver, on the pain of love for the Canucks: “They get in your blood, and then it’s blood poisoning.”
• Eamon Lynch of GolfWeek, analyzing the first season of the LIV golf tour: “The worldwide viewing audience for LIV events is often comparable to the number of Super Bowl viewers who might die of natural causes before the halftime show.”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “A man in Minnesota broke the U.S. record by growing a 2,560-pound pumpkin. This is believed to be the biggest gourd since Barry Bonds’ post-PED head swelled up like a threatened pufferfish.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “Houston coach Lovie Smith told a Texas radio show that he is building the Texans football team based on a specific plan. If memory serves, so was the Titanic.”
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times:” If you predicted before the NFL season that the only Week 8 matchup pairing winning teams would be the Seahawks and Giants, step forward and claim your prize. And slip us the next winning Powerball
numbers while you’re at it.”
• Perry again: “Northwestern freshman Michael Cole couldn’t find a taker for one of the $8.50 tickets he bought to the Oct. 26, 1984 Chicago Bulls game, so he kept it. And finally sold it this year — for $468,000. Seems there’s still a market for the NBA debut of Michael Jordan.”
• Jack Finarelli of sportscurmudgeon.com, on the recent Broncos-Jaguars game in London: “The people in the UK have lost their queen and their prime minister in the last two months; the pound sterling has tanked to its lowest level since WWII; and now the NFL sends them that game? Haven’t those people suffered enough?”
• Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim, to reporters, after saying he needs just two weeks to teach players his 2-3 zone: “I can probably teach it to you guys in three weeks.”
• Headline at the onion.com: “Bucs’ Protection Scheme Involves O-Line Asking Defence To Go Easy On Tom Brady While He’s Going Through Some Stuff”
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Power Skating School
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK
REGINA – Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post2030, the federal government hath said. And it’s moving to do the same with natural gas by 2035. It also wants to limit farmers’ fertilizer usage, all in the name of climate change policies.
On Nov. 1, the Province of Saskatchewan said, “To hell with that,” but in a more sophisticated, legal manner.
Saskatchewan threw down the gauntlet with the federal government on Nov. 1, introducing Bill No. 88, The Saskatchewan First Act. If implemented in its current form, the Act basically says Saskatchewan will make its own decisions and rules on environmental standards, particularly those applying to greenhouse gas emissions and power generation.
And that bill says Saskatchewan will decide for itself the “regulation of environmental standards and the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and other emissions; and the source of fuel for electrical generation, including renewable and non-renewable resources.”
This is in clear opposition to federal standards when it comes to coal-fired power generation, and the upcoming federal Clean Electricity Standard, which is currently being developed. That standard would not only cut off coal-fired power production, but also natural gas-fired power, too.
The discussion paper on it states in its definitions, “Net-zero electricity means Canada’s stated goal of having the electricity sector achieve, in effect, no emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2035, or emissions are offset by other actions that remove carbon from the atmosphere.” It adds, “In realizing this goal, it is expected that some low-emitting generation facilities may continue to operate past 2035. The emissions resulting from this operation would need to be balanced by removals in or attributed to the sector.”
The Clean Electricity Standard, if implemented, would effectively mean turning off the lights in Saskatchewan in 12 years. According daily postings on SaskPower’s Where Your Power Comes From webpage, on any particular day, coal and natural gas account for 65 to 84 per cent of Saskatchewan’s power generation, but usually it’s in the mid-70s. On Oct. 30, it was 73 per cent, with 2,167 of 2,992 megawatts coming from coal and natural gas. On Oct. 3, 84 per cent of SaskPower’s generation came from natural gas and coal – an even split between the two.
The earliest SaskPower currently thinks it could get a singular nuclear reactor online would be 2035.
Fertilizer emissions
Additionally, The Saskatchewan First Act says Saskatchewan will take care of its own “regulation of fertilizer use in Saskatchewan, including application, production, quantities and emissions.”
This is in response to recent federal moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen fertilizer, a crucial fertilizer for most crops. These acts have raised considerable alarm in the agricultural industry.
Drawing the Line
The Saskatchewan First Act stems from the white paper released by Premier Scott Moe on Oct. 11. It was entitled “Drawing the Line: “Defending Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy.” The white paper was a not-so-subtle shot across the bow from Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government to the Justin Trudeau-led federal Liberal government.
That white paper laid out the case that federal environmental policies, in the name of preventing anthropogenic (manmade) climate change, would effectively bankrupt this province and severely impact its principle industries and power production. In it, Saskatchewan makes the case that if nine federal initiatives related to climate change are implemented, it could cost Saskatchewan as much as $111 billion dollars by 2035. And that doesn’t even include the Clean Electricity Standard. Moe discussed the white paper in depth in this interview with Pipeline Online.
Eyre leads the charge
Saskatchewan Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre is leading the file. She has a deep understanding of the energy issue, having just come off a four-year stint as Minister of Energy and Resources.
Eyre said on Nov. 1, “At its root, this bill asserts Saskatchewan’s exclusive—exclusive—jurisdiction over natural resources, which we must protect.
“Our natural resources are one of the major reasons why Saskatchewan is weathering the economic, recessionary storm being experienced elsewhere. But economic success, and strength, don’t just happen by accident. They happen when regulatory and royalty structures are strong, competitive and transparent. They happen when you pound the pavement, in Canada and around the world, telling Saskatchewan’s investment story.”
She continued, “The economic success that Saskatchewan has achieved has been despite of federal policies that have done real economic harm—and risk doing much more.
Using the federal carbon tax as an example, she said Saskatchewan agricultural producers will be paying $28 million a year in carbon tax for grain drying alone by 2030. And the Clean Fuel Standard will have a $700 million per year impact on gasoline and diesel consumption.
Eyre said, “Businesses don’t get rebates. Those who don’t file taxes don’t get rebates. The federal government is withholding hundreds of millions from SaskPower in carbon tax–which it could use to invest in renewables and power security right here in Saskatchewan.
“And don’t forget: this past January, the federal Parliamentary Budget Officer found that the carbon tax has left at least 60 per cent of Canadian households financially burdened.”
She added, “This bill will create the framework to define, address and quantify economic harm. Because that harm is real. And is being perpetrated on just one region.
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“We are tired of the condescension. Of the double standards. And, frankly, of the contempt.
Saskatchewan’s dependency on agriculture and non-renewable resources
The implementation comes in the next part of the Act, which is an amendment to our province’s constitution, The Saskatchewan Act.
The amendments start by saying, “Saskatchewan has autonomy with respect to all of the matters falling under its exclusive legislative jurisdiction pursuant to the Constitution Act, 1867.”
It then states, “Saskatchewan is and always has been dependent on agriculture, and on the development of its non-renewable natural resources, forestry resources and electrical energy generation and production.”
Finally, the amendment says, “Saskatchewan’s ability to control the development of its non-renewable natural resources, its forestry resources and its electrical energy generation and production is critical to the future wellbeing and prosperity of Saskatchewan and its people.”
Identical wording would be added to the Constitution Act, 1867, which used to be known as the British North America Act before the repatriation of the Constitution in the 1980s.
Eyre said, “In terms of the constitutionality and legality of this bill, we are amending Saskatchewan’s constitution by virtue of Section 45 of the Constitution Act, 1982–which provides that a provincial leg-
islature can unilaterally amend its own constitution.
“By that means, we are asserting our exclusive constitutional jurisdiction, enumerating our core provincial powers, and referring questions, for economic assessment, to an independent economic tribunal.
“This is not merely symbolic.
“Amending our constitution, as Quebec did, as the prime minister said it was within the powers of provinces to do, and enumerating our core provincial powers. in other words, only those that relate specifically to Saskatchewan, we believe will have real, practical, and legal effect and weight in the future,” Eyre said.
What we’re going to do about it
The Saskatchewan First Act would establish an “Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal” for the purpose of conducting economic assessments of federal initiatives. Those are defined as “a federal law or policy that may have an economic impact on a project, operation, activity, industry, business or resident in Saskatchewan.”
Cabinet could refer a federal initiative for assessment if, in its opinion “a federal initiative will cause economic harm to Saskatchewan.”
In other words, Saskatchewan will take a hard look at federal initiatives that hurt this province, and do something about them, implying some form of provincial veto overriding those federal initiatives.
Eyre explained, “We feel that it is important to define these policies through the
prism of economic harm. It’s about protecting our economy and our way of life while we work to solutions.
“All of our mandates and emissions in terms of provincially cutting emissions, that’s all still on the books of course. The point is though, that where there is direct infringement on our exclusive jurisdiction, we do feel that it’s important to formally now draw the line.”
According to Eyre, the tribunal will only be used on a case-by-case basis. Its reports will be available publicly.
No time wasted in response
Any referral would be served on the federal government within seven days, and should be considered by the tribunal as soon as practicable, but no later than 90 days. Its assessment would then be reported and recommended to the minister.
Those recommendations will deal with the nature of the economic impact of the federal initiative on projects, operations, activities, industries, businesses or residents in Saskatchewan. It will recommend the steps that may be taken to minimize the economic impact of the federal initiative here. It will also look into any other matter that should be brought to the attention of the Government of Saskatchewan as having unintended consequences on projects, operations, activities, industries, businesses or residents in Saskatchewan.
Legal challenges?
The tribunal’s reports will be admissible as evidence in a legal proceeding – a key point as these matters are highly likely to end up in court with the federal government. The federal carbon tax, for instance, went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, where Saskatchewan and its allied provinces lost.
With regards to federal legal challenges of this move, Eyre said, “Reasserting our specific jurisdiction under the Constitution, legally, there is a weight to that. It is not merely symbolic.”
“There’s federal exclusive jurisdiction, and there’s also provincial. That’s part of being part of this wonderful, crazy
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patchwork that we call Canada.”
Mitch McAdam, the director of the constitutional law branch, said, “These amendments don’t purport to change the division of powers between the federal and provincial government. That’s still something that is up to the courts to determine.
“We feel we’re on solid constitutional footing with respect to both amendments.”
The tribunal will be able to draw on provincial resources and will have all the powers conferred on a commission by The Public Inquiries Act, 2013. It can also engage legal counsel, consultants and technical advisors as needed.
The Saskatchewan First Act contains clauses regarding immunity of the Crown in the right of Saskatchewan, as well as the ability to make regulations with regards to its implementation.
It’s about economic harm
“This isn’t about fed-bashing for kicks,” Eyre said. “This is about quantifying, assessing and defining economic harm. It’s about our place in this federation.”
She noted, “Far from this bill being unpatriotic,’ as some have suggested, I would counter:
“It is not unpatriotic to ask for a fair deal?
“To rely on the strict interpretation of the division of powers under the constitution?
“And to ask that the federal
government be an honorable partner.
“That, to me, defines being Canadian.
“We do not relish being here. But this is where we are.”
Eyre noted Quebec has dared to take certain powers which it has demanded constitutionally. “Today in Saskatchewan, we choose to dare to assert what is ours, under the constitution.”
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The Town of Kerrobert appeals to all with its outstanding location, family-orientated environment, excellent recreation facilities and numerous services and is located at the junction of Highways #21, #31 and #51.
Town of Kerrobert requires an Economic Development Officer/Office Clerk who will be required for coverage for the office assistant, clerk duties and the face of the community in economic development and community connection through planned events and strong social media. We require a positive, team-oriented, outgoing and organized person to set and meet goals, and to work in conjunction with our Chamber of Commerce to attract, build and sustain our business sector.
Other duties relevant to the position, shall be assigned as required.
This position is full time at 35 hrs. per week. It may require flexible hours to attend Chamber meetings, plan and run community events.
The Town of Kerrobert offers competitive salary packages, an incredible work environment, and an excellent benefit package.
A full job description is available from the undersigned. Qualified applicants should send a cover letter and resume to the Town of Kerrobert at: Tara Neumeier, Chief Administrative Officer Box 558, Kerrobert, SK S0L 1R0 or email: kerrobert.admin@sasktel.net
We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Closing date: November 25th, 2022.
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Town of Kerrobert requires a part-time Assistant Administrator. The job will be 21 hrs/ week. Reporting to the Administrator, the incumbent is responsible for helping to ensure proper, efficient financial operation of the Town of Kerrobert in accordance with The Municipality Act, and establish accounting principles. Some duties will include Accounts Payable, Payroll, and monthly reconciliations. This is a heavily accounting based position, and is in direct support of the CAO. It will also require learning to do general office duties to aide, when necessary, the office assistant and clerk. Other duties relevant to the position, shall be assigned as required.
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Saturday, November 26
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Saturday, December 31
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• Community Meeting with Eston College & Town of Eston 5:30 PM at the Eston AGT Community Centre (Emerge Ag Solutions Mezzanine).
Saturday, November 12
• Eston Riverside Regional Park Online Auction. Auction items will be accepted to November 11. Contact Kelly 306-962-7344 or Shannon 306-962-7611 to donate. Go to www.32auctions.com/errp to view items. Bidding opens Tuesday November 1. Closes November 12 at 7:00 PM. Saturday, November 19
• Prairie West Historical Society presents Christmas in November “Jingle & Mingle” Dinner, Fashion Show, Silent Auction, Speaker Artist: Christine Code.
Saturday, December 3
• Santa Claus Day. Enjoy a great day with your family at AGT Community Centre. Hockey, Sleigh Rides, Santa Pictures, Cake Bingo, Christmas Market, Movie in the Central Plains Co-op Bowling Alley. Sr. Rambler Game.
HERSCHEL
Sunday, November 27
• You are invited to a Christmas Market 1:00 - 4:00 PM at The Barn Herschel. Free entry.
HOOSIER
Friday, November 18
• Family Fun Night at Hoosier Community Hall. Supper at 6 PM. Games to follow. Call Carla 306-460-8588 for more details. Fun for all ages. Everyone welcome!
KERROBERT
Wednesday, November 9
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM
Thursday, November 10
• Girl! Get back on the Trampoline Pelvic Health Workshop at the Library 7:00 PM.
Friday, November 11
• Kerrobert Legion Remembrance Day Service 10:30 AM Kinsmen Hall
Friday, November 12
• Sportsman Dinner and Auction at the PCC featuring Hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier. Event hosted by and proceeds going to Kerrobert Minor Hockey and Kerrobert Sr. Tigers.
Wednesday, November 23
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM
Tuesday, November 29
• Prairie Branches Community Coffee & Muffin Sale 9:30 AM at the Kinsmen Hall
Wednesday, November 30
• Cardmaking at the Library 6:00 PM. Call the Library 306-834-5211 to register.
Thursday, December 1
• Festival of Trees
• Storytime at the Library Friday, December 2
• The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society presents Winter Wonderland Town Christmas Party at the PCC. Tickets at the Town Office $60 each or 8 for $440. Music by Front Porch Roots Revue. Catering by Jan Taylor. Must be 19+ to attend.
Wednesday, December 14
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 28
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM
KINDERSLEY
Tuesday, November 22
• Kindersley Curling Club AGM 7:00 PM Kindersley Curling Club Lounge.
Saturday, November 26
• Kindersley Rotary Club presents Casino Night Dinner & Auction at the Elks Hall, Kindersley. Cocktails 5:30 PM Dinner 6:30 PM. $65. Tickets available at Garden Gallery or by email: kindersleyrotary@outlook.com
• Kindersley Screen Arts presents “The Phantom of the Open” 4:00 PM at Sunset Theatre. $10 at the door. No minors. Sponsored by Speedy Auto Glass.
* 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.
* Kindersley Air Cadets meet every Thursday evening at 903 - 11th Avenue East. New recruits welcome. Call 306430-7897 for more info.
LEADER
Sunday, November 27
• Leader River Hills Lions “Prelude to Christmas” Craft Fair from 12:00 - 4:00 PM at Leader Community Hall. Lunch will be available. For reservations contact Gayle Smith at 306-628-7242.
LUSELAND
* Luseland Library Art Gallery presents the local multi-talented Knorr Family. Victoria Knorr’s stunning paintings are beautifully framed by her husband, Eugene. Also included is a display of young adult books written by their daughter Abby Knorr.
MACKLIN
Friday, November 11
• Remembrance Day Service will be held at the Macklin Credit Union Legacy Centre (Hall) 10:30 AM. Friday, December 2
• Macklin Chamber of Commerce “Christmas In Our Town”
Saturday, December 3
• Chamber Community Christmas Party at the Macklin Credit Union Legacy Centre.
* The Macklin & District Arena Board in conjunction with the Macklin Recreation Board will be sponsoring a FREE Tot’s Learn to Skate Program every Thursday from 2:00 - 3:15 PM.
MAJOR
Wednesday, November 16
• The Major Rec Board Annual General Meeting 7:00 PM at the Major Hall. New members are welcome. Many member positions are open to fill.
PLENTY
Sunday, November 27
• Plenty Trade Fair at the Plenty Community Hall 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Lunch will be available. To book at table ($20) contact Janine 932-7722.
