The Kerrobert Chronicle - October 18, 2022

Curtis Murphy inducted into UND Hockey Hall of Fame

People in Kerrobert and surrounding districts were pleased to hear that Curtis Murphy was inducted into the University of North Dakota (UND) Sports Hall of Fame. Curtis resides in Houston but was born and raised in Kerrobert, the youngest of six children - five boys and a girl. His hockey career started on frozen dugouts, skating with family, whose life revolved around hockey in the winter months.

Curtis played youth hockey in Kerrobert until Bantam age when he played a season with the Unity Lakers Bantam AA team. From there, he joined the Saskatoon Contacts and after his last year, went on to join the Hawks in Nipawin for a year.

From there, he settled on the University of North Dakota and the Fighting Sioux, where he played for four years. Murphy was a two-time All-American selection that anchored a blue line at North Dakota from 1994-98, helping usher in a new era of winning for the hockey program.

He helped the Fighting Sioux win their first NCAA championship in over a decade in 1997, earning NCAA All-Tournament Team honours in the process.

After capturing the national title, he was named a Hobey Baker Finalist and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Player of the Year in 1998. The latter was the first for the program since 1987. He ranks second all-time at UND in goals by a defenseman with 32, seventh for points by a defenseman with 118, and his 86 assists are ninth at UND among blueliners.

As a team, Murphy helped the Sioux snap a seven-year postseason drought in 1997, culminating in the program’s sixth national title. The team went on to reach the NCAA Tournament again in 1998 as a senior and has since missed the postseason only three times. He won two of three straight MacNaughton Cups in his final two seasons.

After university, he started his pro career in Orlando with the

Solar Bears of the IHL. Then he was off to the AHL after signing with the Minnesota Wild organization, where he won a Calder Cup in 2002 with Houston. A brief stint followed with Nashville’s organization, a year in Milwaukee and another Calder Cup in 2003. He also went on to earn a Spengler Cup with Team Canada. Before returning to the Houston Aeros, and getting a call to the Minnesota Wild for one game in 200203, Curtis made the trek to Russia. There he played with the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv. His decision to jump to Europe, along with his wife Kelli and family, was not an easy one. His new career started in Langnau, Switzerland, where he spent four years exploring Europe and

Switzerland. His next travels took Curtis and his family to the city of Linz, Austria, where he joined the EBEL league. He helped them win the EBEL championship in the first of his four years spent in Linz. It was only three years ago that Murphy was inducted into the SJHL Hall of Fame. Now his most recent honour is due to his contributions to UND’s hockey program. Congratulations, Curtis!

Oct. 20, 2022

DOYLE KNOWS WEALTH

Mark Van Den Berg (top left), and family (l-r): his wife Sandy, stepson Derek, step daughter Emily, son Alexander and daughter Laura.

Quality entertainment coming to Hoosier

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

People in rural communities who are accustomed to driving long distances to enjoy quality entertainment are about to be pleasantly surprised. On November 5th, performers from the three prairie provinces will be entertaining at the Hoosier Community Hall, 40 km northwest of Kindersley.

Laura Hayes, a singer/songwriter living north of Alsask, organized the event and is one of the entertainers for the evening. “Music has been a part of my life since I was very young, and I found we’re all missing the chance to perform for people. It’s an ache in our bones to do it again,” she explained. “So I thought I’ll just plan it on my own because opportunities are few and far between.”

Three of her friends, who are seasoned performers, readily agreed to participate not only at Hoosier but also at The Barn in Herschel (northeast of D’Arcy) on Sunday afternoon. The three gentlemen are Diamond Doug Keith from Winnipeg, Ed Brown from Oak Lake, Manitoba, and BJ Smith from Linden, AB.

Doug Keith is a cowboy poet, humorist, storyteller, cowboy cartoonist and western painter whose artwork has earned numerous awards. His poetry is varied, passing down folklore and ranging from sad to hilarious.

Ed Brown is a singer/songwriter, cowboy poet, and a true western entertainer who performs his original compositions. His performances are an expression of a lifelong love of rural living.

BJ Smith is a cowboy poet who has worn many hats. He’s an author, horse trainer, riding coach, packer, mountain guide, clinician, ski patrol instructor, and had a full career

in the RCMP, where he had years of service in the Arctic. Those experiences lend a richness to his storytelling, sharing real-life adventures in his professional and comical performance.

Laura selected Hoosier hall as the venue because of the community’s connection to the Bea Bank 4H Beef Club, as proceeds (after expenses) will be donated to the Club. “It’s a good community for that type of thing; there’s a pretty appreciative audience, and their functions are always well attended,” Laura said. “There’s not much happening at Hoosier, but when there is something happening, people come out for it.”

Although it’s challenging putting on events when you don’t know how many people will come out, Laura hopes to have lots of proceeds to give to the 4H Club. “I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a full house,” she said.

A delicious lunch will be served during the intermission, and each of the performers will have merchandise available. “We’ll give away some merchandise and have a door prize,” Laura said. “But the real prize is the entertainment!”

“Each of the artists will have a bit of time on their own, and then we’ll all get together and play off each other,” Laura said. “It’s so much fun when we get to sit on the stage together, joke and interact with each other.”

It looks like it will be a fun evening. “There’s something very special about people gathering together; it’s what keeps communities alive,” Laura observed. It’s what has motivated Laura to go to all the effort to plan the November 5th event, where people will be entertained, be able to visit with friends and help the 4H Club along the way.

Laura Hayes

Recentlya teacher took her class to the library, and found one of her students reading his favourite genre ... cookbooks. His interest in the culinary arts is appreciated, because everyone loves to eat, but someone has to do the cooking.

Meanwhile there’s always something being cooked up in our provinces, nation, and world, and some of it is encouraging. The Alberta Roundup reported that Alberta commanded RCMP to ignore Ottawa’s firearms confiscation orders, which were given as a result of Trudeau banning 1500 types of firearms a couple of years ago. Cooking up this plan would come with

Encouraging news

a $250 million price tag.

After Alberta took a stand, Saskatchewan also said they would tell RCMP to ignore Ottawa’s request to confiscate firearms. Shortly after, the province of Manitoba forbid RCMP from being involved in Trudeau’s gun grab scheme.

Brian Lilley, a Toronto Sun columnist, said, “The Alberta government is reading the provincial police services agreement that they signed with the federal government. Provinces use the RCMP as their provincial police, and under that agreement that’s what they are referred to as, not as a national police force.”

Lilley said, under a provincial police services agreement, the province gets to set their own priorities and objectives, and nothing in the agreement stops the province from being in charge of provincial policing in their province.

Alberta’s Justice Minister explained that Alberta pays $750 million/year for the RCMP, so they want their police force to look after things that matter to the people in their province. The federal government wants to take those resources off the street and give them to the federal government to help run their buy back program. Now Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are joining together to take a stand.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation had good news to report. University students are forming campus clubs at 16 major universities across Canada, putting together events. They call themselves “Generation Screwed” because they’re getting stuck with the bill for government debt, and are training new leaders to speak up.

Bill C-11 presents a challenge to those who want to speak up, and exercise free speech. J.J. McCullough, who is popular on You Tube, was invited to give testimony at parliament on the hearings for the Bill, where he spoke to Senate to save Canada’s You Tube. His presentation was articulate, informative and well researched.

The Senate committee had summoned witnesses who might have unique insight into the subject of the bill, and it was encouraging to hear McCullough’s brilliant representation on behalf of social media.

On the international front, the election in Italy resulted in their first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. One would think our Prime Minister would have celebrated her

win, since he is such an advocate for women, but he remained silent.

Ottawa lawyer, Manny Montenegrino, commented, “It tells you the true nature of Justin Trudeau. If you do not align with his personal principles, you do not exist. He will completely ignore you. The biggest threat to a progressive Liberal is a woman with conservative values that is well spoken.” PM Meloni is just that.

Montenegrino said Italians are paying 1000 euros for hydro/month, and their pension is 1300 euros/ month. “The people are saying they have had enough. It’s inevitable that they’re going to ask for a new government,” he explained. While Italians may be excited about her win, our western media is not, and is calling her a fascist. A search of her name on Twitter reveals nothing. Twitter is banning the world from finding anything about her. Why is there so much opposition? Because PM Meloni boldly said, “We will defend the value of the human being. Each of us has a unique genetic code that is unrepeatable. Why is the family considered an enemy? Because it defines us. Everything that defines us is an enemy. We will defend God, country and family!” She’s definitely not a career politician, and is passionate about what she says. It’s encouraging to see a prime minister, provinces and students stand up for their rights and for justice. It’s becoming apparent that more and more people are gaining a healthy appetite for common sense wisdom and solutions.

Pop89 Hold hands not devices

BY MADONNA HAMEL Your Southwest Media Group

Last night I dreamt I was lost in Grasslands National Park. And I didn’t have cell reception! Big deal, I said upon waking. I lived forty-six years of my life without a cell phone and did just fine. Eventually, my radio producer made me carry a phone to do “live hits” from the road. But by then, I’d known a life devoid of a pocket computer and had no compulsion to text, search, or take snapshots every five minutes.

Pocket computer sounds like a handy, friendly, helpful device, doesn’t it? Think again. In “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,” Shoshana Zuboff outlines how cell phones were invented as consumer tracking devices that could harvest every piece of information about our private lives then bundle and sell it to corporations who would shower us with advice, coupons, directions, offers. They even curate our news, gearing it toward our search history and according to what’s happening in the world.

The cell phone/tech industry is in the business of “reality” matching. Whatever world you live in, the tech world will bolster it.

The cell phone is the computer of the 21st century, and its power rests in its ubiquitousness. As Zuboff says, quoting tech gurus, “the most profound technologies are those that disappear.” Right into your pocket.

So, ok, you love your phone and can’t understand why people like me are being so mean to it; it’s helping make your life easier, after all. Yes, your phone knows where you go, what you buy, who you talk to, what you eat, what recipes, news events and video clips you prefer to access so that it can serve you before you even ask. I mean, really, name a person with that much loyalty and servitude? Remember how we were told the microwave oven would free us up to have more time to spend with our loved ones? Most technology is sold to us with this promise. But if you have a hard time connecting with your loved ones to begin with, technology will not make intimacy any easier.

Maybe phones do bug you - but not your phone, just other people’s phones. What irritates you is bad phone etiquette. Like when you’re out to dinner, and your dining partner’s phone rings, and they actually an-

swer it and carry on a conversation. Since when did an absent person take precedence over the one right in front of you? Or how about that family at the table next to you - cut off from each other, each buried in their separate cell phone world? Or what about your brother’s kids; how come he lets them text their friends at the supper table? I thought phones were supposed to bring us together, free us up to spend more time with those we love. Seems we spend less and less time with real people and more and more time isolated, hunched over our preferred “reality.”

Our cell phones are a form of surveillance designed by tech companies Zuboff refers to as “Big Other.” “Big Other” uses an intimate, I-really-careabout-you-getting-thehelp-you-need Alexa voice as it manages to exploit the need it created. It reduces human experience into measurable chunks. It then “poaches our behaviour for surplus and leaves behind all meaning lodged in our bodies, our brains, and our beating hearts, not unlike the monstrous slaughter of elephants for ivory.” We aren’t the product; the product is the surplus, the information “that’s been ripped

from our phones and our lives.” We are just “the abandoned carcass.”

Last night I was out walking. I rarely walk with my phone, but I admit I was listening to a podcast that evening. Don Brown rolled up alongside me in his truck, and I unplugged my earbuds. “I wish you’d write something about people always on their own cell phones,” he said. I’ve been meaning to ever since I saw a man standing in a field looking down at his hand, and I just assumed he was looking at his phone. But he was checking the state of his crop, looking at a grain in his palm. He was looking into his hand, not his handheld device. My mistake deeply disturbed me. When the posture of a person looking into his hand becomes iconography for cell phone use, then Big Other has won.

And then, I remembered a dream I had and wrote about in an essay called “Hearth Day,” that got me first prize in Prairie Fire’s nonfiction contest. Here’s part of it:

“I dreamt I was back in the city. It was rush hour, and everyone was headed home. The subway doors opened, and humanity tumbled out, their faces bent over their hands, star-

ing into their devices. Or so I assumed. Until merging with them, I could see what had them in its grip. They were staring, alright. Intent and transfixed. But they held nothing; they were staring at their own hands. What is this wonder, this glorious tool? Their faces said this map that holds the memory of everything I ever reached for and all I ever lost, the stigmata of the past, the future’s spontaneous grasp. For the first time, they understood their own powers. Oh, the things I will build, they wept. With this hand, I will plant and harvest and peel. I will chop and cook and serve a meal.

I will make a musical instrument, and then I will play it. I’ll scale mountains, juggle oranges, drop droplets, pick up sticks. I’ll shuffle cards. I’ll practice card tricks. Thread needles, attach a button, open a latch. Close a window, stitch a wound, sew a patch.”

Five years ago, we sold a t-shirt at the local museum that read: “There is no wifi in Grasslands, but I promise you’ll find a better connection.” Once those are sold out, we won’t be ordering any more of those, I thought. Sure enough, we had wifi by the end of the year.

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Luseland: From the Mayor’s Desk

At our council meeting on Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 council set a date for a Town Hall meeting to take place on Thursday, November 17th, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. at the Luseland/Salvador Community Hall. We have not been able to have a public meeting since COVID, so we look forward to seeing everyone and getting a chance to discuss things the town has been working on and planning for the future.

After an unfortunate incident and damage being done to our Town of Luseland cemetery sign, it was decided to have West of the 3rd Graphics of Luseland design a new one. We are very excited to have that improvement coming and hope to have it installed before the ground freezes.

We are sad to announce that Ryley Magnus, who was our board member-at-large on the KLD Foundation, will be leaving his appointment at the end of December 2022. We are asking for persons interested in this posting who have a keen interest in rural health issues and the future of our hospital in Kerrobert to consider this opportunity. For more information, please contact our town office at (306)372-4218.

The Luseland Hall Board met on Thursday, October 8th, 2022. Plans were discussed for future fundraisers for making hall upgrades and improvements. Stay tuned as the board is planning another Paint Night for sometime in November. We also had two

members of the community, Alberta Reiber and Joanne Cairns, offer to do the Community Calendar again and have the proceeds go to the hall. We hope to continue our efforts in order to replace the boiler at the hall and make some kitchen upgrades.

The Luseland Bell Acres Golf Club will once again be hosting their Annual Bosses Night Out event on Saturday, December 3rd, at the Luseland/Salvador Community Hall. It is so nice to see this event back after COVID and for our hall to once again be utilized. The Luseland Arts Council will also be having their annual Marketplace on Saturday, November 19th, 222, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Please reach out to Jean Halliday if you are a homebased business or have crafts and would like a table at this event. You can reach out to her

work email at jean.halliday@ luselandcu.com.

The Town of Luseland welcomes back arena caretaker Terry Reiber, who is getting the rink prepared for the season. Candice Kraft, deputy mayor and member of the arena committee, has told me that numbers are extremely encouraging with minor hockey. We have two U7 teams, one U9 team, U11 is joined with Macklin, U13 and U15 are joining with Kerrobert and U18 has also joined with Kerrobert. We have 54 kids from Luseland in minor hockey in total. Thirty-eight of those kids in hockey are all under the age of 9 years old. The Learn to Skate program will also be running again. The future looks bright with the strong interest from the younger age groups. Candice says the arena will hopefully be open by the end of October.

The Town of Luseland also welcomes some new staff at the library. We have a new head librarian, Kate Hughes, who has extensive background as a librarian in the Alberta school system. We also have another new part-time library assistant Breena Hebron. Please follow the Luseland library Facebook page, where they update on future activities and displays, such as the new book club that had its initial meeting on Tuesday, October 4th.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable fall, and Happy Halloween!!

Betty Seidel

Betty Seidel shares fond memories

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

Betty Seidel has called Caleb Village her home for the past two and a half years. She has enjoyed a long life since her birth date on May 14, 1928. Growing up on a farm south of Glidden, along with three brothers and three sisters, she and her siblings attended Goldeye School five miles north of the Saskatchewan River, where she completed Grade 8.

“I wanted to go to high school so badly at Rosetown, but there wasn’t any money, so you just didn’t do it,” she explained. Consequently, by the time Betty was 17 years old, she was in the workforce.

It wasn’t long before she met Walter Seidel, a war veteran who had just returned from the war. “We fell in love the first time we saw each other,” she said, and the couple were wed in 1947.

At that time, Veterans Affairs sold land to veterans at a reduced cost, so the couple eventually settled on a farm in Eston. Betty and Walter had four boys and two girls and continued farming until 1961 when they moved to Kindersley.

While living in their home in Kindersley, Betty was actively involved in the Catholic Church, which was located just across the street. “I had six kids and four boarders most of the time,” she added. “Everything we ate was homemade because food was too expensive to buy. I had a big garden on the farm, and we had cows and pigs. I made bread and cinnamon buns; I worked hard, but I didn’t mind.”

Betty and Walter enjoyed travelling throughout the US and Canada in their motor home. “When your six kids live in all directions, you visit them,” she said.

Her husband passed away some thirty years ago, but she happily reports that all her children and their partners are alive and well. “I haven’t lost one,” she said.

Now Betty treasures fond memories from the past, an era when life was much different than the present. Her love of music is evident by the CD player and stacks of CDs beside an easy chair.

“We were a singing family before we had a radio,” she recalls. “It was a long time before my parents had a radio. We didn’t have power. On winter evenings, us six kids would sing for an hour or two every night. Finally, we did get a guitar and an accordion, but that was later. My aunt came one year and taught us how to harmonize; there was no stopping us after that.” Four of the siblings shared one guitar. None of them could read notes; all played by ear.

“Families and neighbours visited a lot during those days,” Betty said. This community spirit continued to thrive while Betty and Walter raised their children. “My sister and her husband lived a mile and a half away, so we exchanged looking after kids and cows when we went on holidays,” she recalls. “It was a very active community. There were always school dances or films and lots of gatherings where everybody brought lunch.”

Although Betty now lives a quiet life at Caleb, she enjoys visiting and having meals together with her neighbours at Caleb Village.

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Kindersley RCMP Offer Theft Prevention Advice

With an uptick in property crime and gas thefts last month the Kindersley RCMP would like to offer some helpful tips to prevent these crimes:

It’s not enough to put your vehicle keys, or anything valuable, in a cup holder or behind a visor, you must remove them from your vehicle and lock the doors.

Even having spare change kept in your vehicle can make it a possible target.

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Always remember to remove your garage door opener from your vehicle – if it is stolen, it can mean someone has access to everything inside your garage and even your home if it’s connected to your garage.

Report crimes, even if they are small, to police as soon as possible. When all crimes are reported to the police, officers get a clearer picture of the types and numbers of crimes occurring in their area. This information helps them launch future police projects, initiatives and education campaigns.

Bright lighting around property and businesses always acts as a good theft deterrent.

A quality camera system helps prevent crime and also helps the RCMP identify offenders.

Report any suspicious activity or people to the police.

“In one of our recent investigations a local oilfield company had excellent quality video that helped us identify and arrest a suspect involved in a break and enter at one of their sites” stated Staff Sergeant Kevin Peterson. “We always encourage both businesses and residents to invest in a quality camera system to act as a deterrent and also assist us in our investigations.” Peterson went on to say.

Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 53 calls for service from October 3rd to October 9th which included, but was not limited to, one theft of vehicle complaint, two frauds, and one break and enter calls for service.

Want to help your local RCMP investigate crimes and keep your community safe? Voluntarily register your business or home security camera at: saskcapturecw.ca.

*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.

LAND FOR CASH RENT

Offers will be accepted for the cash rent of the following land in the RM of Kindersley until November 15, 2022: NW 33-29-23-W3 NW 34-29-23-W3 NE 24-30-24-W3 SE 04-30-23-W3 W half 21-30-24-W3

Three year renewable terms, starting April 1, 2023. Current renter has right to match any bids. There is some bin space available for renters. Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. Send offers by mail to Box 1838, Kindersley, S0L 1S0 or by email to kachmarski@hotmail.ca

Debbie or Zacc Bast

The 1st Liebenthal German Supper was held on Sunday, October 16th with seatings at 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm at the Liebenthal Community Hall. It was a great turnout and no one left hungry! |PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

Dodgers should roll to championship

BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Column

This column was submitted a few days in advance, and the writer was obviously not expecting the untimely demise of the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the Dodgers’ elimination does keep the writer’s perfect sports prediction record of 0-455 intact. In future, we’ll leave such prognostications to professional psychics, seers, or Kreskin.

Major League Baseball regulations and television commitments require a long series of playoffs to determine a World Series champion, but really, don’t we already know that the Los Angeles Dodgers are 2022’s best team?

Canadian fans were hoping for a long playoff run by the wild-card-losing Toronto Blue Jays, but envisioning a Blue Jays’ Series win was akin to a squirrel staking a claim to being the king of the jungle.

The Dodgers are having an historically terrific season, finishing the regular 162-game schedule with 111 victories against only 51 losses — a .685 winning percentage. Even more remarkable was their runs for/against record, an MLB-leading plus 334. The

Yankees were second-best, about 150 runs behind. Larry, Curly, Mo, or any Stooge, for that matter, could manage this group of all-stars, but the job goes to Dave Roberts, who has a plethora of talent to beat opponents into submission. If he needs a pitcher, he’s got four solid starters from which to choose, including Julio Urias (17-7), Tyler Anderson (15-5), Tony Gonsolin (16-1) and future Hall of Fame Clayton Kershaw (11-3). The aforementioned quartet all had earned-run averages under 2.60 and if by chance the starters get in trouble, a bullpen to dream of is ready to pick up the slack.

Offensively, power hitting Freddie Freeman joined the Dodgers as a free agent this year. It was like Las Vegas getting another billion-dollar casino or Bill Gates winning the Powerball Lottery. The Dodgers were already a juggernaut without Freeman; with him, it was unfair. It was a steamroller winning a street fight with a caterpillar, a bolt of lightning emerging victorious over a lone tree in a barren field. The former Brave and 2020 NL Most Valuable Player was second in batting aver

age (.325), banged 21 home runs, drove in 109 and led the NL in doubles with 47. And if Freeman had an offnight, Roberts could look to Mookie Betts (35 homers), Will Smith (24), Max Muncy (21) or Trea Turner (20) for offence.

While it would be a stunner if the Dodgers failed to advance to the World Series, the American League is much more competitive. Houston Astros won the most games, but Aaron Judge and his record-breaking 62 home runs has perhaps made 2022 the Year of the Yankees.

A Dodgers-Yankees World Series would be the first between those two teams since 1981, but they have a storied history of Fall Classic battles (1978, 1977, 1963, 1956, 1955, 1953, 1952, 1949, 1947, 1941). Judge, a free agent after this year, might use the series to showcase his talents to the Dodgers. Even Larry, Curly or Mo wouldn’t have trouble finding a spot for him in the Dodgers’ lineup next year.

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “‘Clean and jerk’ is: a) a composite of two weightlifting movements; b) how baseball hard-liners view the AL and NL season

home run record-holders.”

• Montreal columnist Michael Farber, on Twitter: “My wife is en route to a shelter with plans to adopt a cat. My list of suggested names: Clawed Julien, Nikolai Tabbybulin, Al Iafrate Cat, Nathan MacKitten. Guessing I’ll be outvoted.”

• The Beaverton, on Twitter: “Who is faster? Connor McDavid or sponsors fleeing Hockey Canada?”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Not one touchdown was scored in an ugly 12-9 game the Colts won over Denver. How bad was the game? If this game was a Kardashian it would be Robert. If this game was customer service it would be the DMV.”

• Kaseberg again: “Aaron Judge set the non-steroid home run record with his 62nd home run. It is the greatest moment for someone called Judge since O.J. Simpson was sentenced to prison.”

• Headline at theonion. com: “Tom Brady urges Rob Gronkowski to join him for his last year of marriage”

• Steve Simmons of Sunmedia.com: “The next time you see an executive from Hockey Canada, he or she

might be sitting on the sidewalk outside a restaurant, begging for spare change.”

• Eagles centre Jason Kelce, via Twitter, on the fan who ran onto the field with a pink smoke bomb on MNF: “These gender reveals sure are getting outa hand.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastbportsbabe.com, on the MNF interloper filing a police report against Bobby Wagner, the Bronco player who flattened him: “Uh, so maybe the guy’s defence against a trespass charge is insanity?”

• Bob Molinaro of pilot online.com (Hampton, Va.): “At long last, the NFL is ditching the Pro Bowl, though I’m not clear why a skills challenge is more watch worthy than a faux football game. But in honour of Tom Brady, let’s hope we get to see quarterbacks compete in a Microsoft Tablet spiking contest.”

• Nick Canepa of The San Diego Union-Tribune, on Bucs QB Tom Brady smashing tantrum: “Brady broke two tablets vs. the Saints, tying the cherished 3,500-year-old world record set by Moses.”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

HARVEST WIND

Saturday, November

It’s Community Supper time!

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

Community suppers are back! The community hall at Liebenthal was bustling with activity on October 16th as people arrived to enjoy the Liebenthal German supper. Two seating times were provided at 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., with tickets reserved by the October 12th deadline.

Proceeds from the event will go towards needs for the community, church and the hall. Fundraising had slowed down during the past few years, so the community was excited to be able to host a supper and fundraiser. Approximately 250 hungry guests attended the meal between the two separate seatings.

Liebenthal’s list of volunteers

decreased by five during the past couple of years as individuals moved away. Nevertheless, a small but dedicated group of ten volunteers were busy doing preparations throughout the week, and it was all hands on deck on the day of the supper.

The menu included an assortment of handmade delicacies, including cabbage rolls, German potato salad, buns, sausage, salads, and Knefla (a German noodle dish). Another German favourite was served for dessert - apple kuchen made with homemade apple pie filling.

“We’ve got many generous businesses that donated to help us out with door prizes and raffle prizes,” Cheryl Ehresman explained.

PIE A LA MODE

We are all very excited that Phase 1 of the street project is complete. The new streets in town have welcomed many new activities taking place on the streets. We have seen bikes, skateboards, scooters, rollerblades, and anything with wheels so please drive slow and watch for children or others taking advantage of the new smooth pavement. We are also aware that it is quite a bit easier to speed on the new pavement because we aren’t dodging potholes or bumps so, please take extra caution when driving. Just a reminder that the speed limit in town is 40km/hr unless otherwise posted. Our office has received complaints about the influx of traffic in these areas as well as the speed that people are driving at. This is just a friendly reminder to drive cautiously and respectfully in the newly paved areas as well as the rest of

School Community Council

SUBMITTED

Your School Community Council (SCC) is off to another great year. Highlites of our first meeting were: the Principal’s Report including fall enrollment, staffing changes, and the school’s efforts to contribute to the Harvest Celebration weekend, the Calendar Campaign report, and the SLC (Student Leadership Council) Report, as well as various discussions including the new budget from the school division. We

also decided to work with the SLC to do a fall Pancake Breakfast for all staff and students. We are very pleased to have staff of the Credit Union help us with the pancake breakfast on October 17!

Thank you all supporters of the SCC School Community Calendar! We had a very successful campaign and appreciate your support. Along the way there were a few glitches and we humbly send our apologies to those affected by the data errors. We are confident that next year’s data will run far more smoothly.

If you look closely on the backing page of your calendar you will find a brief write up about what SCC is. It outlines School Community Council’s role in supporting the school. The SCC is open to anyone who has an interest in being involved in supporting the school’s vision: Empowering our Students, Ensuring our Future. SCC not only includes teachers and parents but also community members who are interested in our school’s success.

Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30 pm in the school library. Topics included in the meeting will be the review of school goals and the use of both our school division budget and our calendar funds. You are invited to attend all SCC meetings. They help keep us everyone informed about school happen-

and create com-

between the school and the community.

town. WE want to ensure the safety of all our residents old and young. At this time, we would like to thank you for your cooperation during the construction and apologize once again for the inconvenience that came along with it. If you have any questions, please call the Town Office at 306-834-2361.

Kerrobert Christmas Party

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• Kick off your holiday season off with the Town of Kerrobert’s Winter Wonderland Christmas Party! Join the Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society for an elegant night of great food, entertainment and dancing on Friday, December 2nd at the Prairieland Community Centre and tickets are on sale now at the Town Office!

• Enjoy a delicious meal catered by Jan Taylor Catering and for entertainment be prepared for the musical stylings of Front Porch Roots Revue!

• This band plays both originals from their album called Sugar Cube as well as cover songs ranging from Johnny Cash to the Rolling Stones; Emmy-Lou Harris or Etta James; The Beatles or Bob Dylan and much more!

• Gather a group of friends, your Splurge group, maybe your volunteer committee or make it your company Christmas party! All the organizing is done for you and you can just sit back and enjoy a relaxing evening out before the hustle & bustle of the Xmas season is upon us!

• All proceeds will be going towards Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration projects. Come out and have some fun for a good cause!

• You can phone the Town Office at 306-834-2361 to reserve your tickets or tables. Doors open for cocktails at 6:00 pm, Dinner at 7:00 pm & Entertainment at 9:00 pm.

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LUSELAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Back row (Left to Right)

Garrett Flueny, Jayden Olfert

Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)

for you. www.marykloster.ca

Steven Meissner, Brenden Obrigewitch

Devon Townsend

Front Row (Left to Right)

Nick Anderson Brad Galbraith (Captain)

Matthew Rumohr (Chief)

Missing:

Randy Gottfried, Brian Gottfried

Matthew Thrun, Garret Walford

Christopher Brost, Kevin Sloboda

Austin Gleave, Adam Franko

Neil Kennedy, Koby Reiber

Deputy

Sittler, Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.

Missing: Steven McMillan, Caleb MacDonald, Cory Turk, Dean Ellis, Devon Lovenuk, Jordan Halter, Kaid Hoffman, Patrick McGrath, Ryan Neumeier, Trent Nienaber, Travis Kennon Tyler Srigley,

Justin LaBrash coming to Leader

Leader & District Arts Council’s first performance of the 2022/2023 season

Leader & District Arts Council

is a not-for-profit organization that strives to bring world class arts and entertainment to the Leader area.

The first concert of the 2022/2023 season is coming up on October 21st and is no exception!

Award-winning, Canadian country recording artist, Justin LaBrash, entertains audiences with a high energy live show. He has played throughout Canada from Vancouver to St. John’s to the Northwest Territories and many points in between. LaBrash is the SCMA Emerging Artist of the Year, multiple SCMA and SMA nominee and now CCMA nominee for the inaugural Live Innovation Award for his #driveinsask 2020 Tour, North America’s first drive-in concert tour. Justin’s recent singles

have progressively charted on the Canadian radio charts, including, “See You in the Stars”, which went all the way to #1 on the Canadian True North Country Radio Indie chart!! Justin released his debut EP in 2016, his first full length album in 2018, and an acoustic EP in 2020. His fourth studio project will be ready for your listening pleasure in the summer of 2022.

LaBrash will be performing at the Leader United Church on Friday, October 21 at 7:30 pm.

Advance tickets for ages 16 and over are $35. Admission for under 16 is $5. Tickets at the door are $40. Tickets are available at the Town of Leader office or Eventbrite.ca

You can find more information on Justin LaBrash on his website at https://labrash.net/

Leader library patrons voice concerns

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

The city of Swift Current has approved a motion to establish a municipal library in Swift Current. While the current public library operates under the Chinook Regional Library system, the city is proposing the boundaries of the new municipal library be those of the existing City limits.

This change will not only remove Swift Current from the regional library system, but will have a significant impact on Leader’s local library and the people it serves. Program and inventory funding and hours of operation are just some of the concerns for the local library.

Leader’s librarian, Doreen Miller said libraries are already struggling when it comes to financing, especially with inflation. If Swift Current were to leave the Chinook Regional Library, it would amplify the present strain caused by the cost of shipping.

“I foresee it will effect the funding and our hours. I would also think this will effect the municipalities when it comes to financing,” Miller said. Miller also speculated the impact if the Swift Current library is no longer a member

of the Saskatchewan Information Library Services (SILS). “Right now I can order a book that is at Swift Current and I will have it within a couple of days, but if they don’t become a member, shipping to other libraries in the province from Swift Current will not happen,” she explained.

According to Miller, this change may also have a negative impact on the City of Swift Current and their patrons. “By belonging to Chinook, their patrons have better access to popular picks,” she noted. “It takes a large staff at headquarters to operate the Chinook Region. Who will do the cataloguing, programming, payroll, and oversee the everyday functions of the library?” Those additional costs would put a financial strain on the City of Swift Current.

At present, the Chinook Regional Library follows the gov-

ernmental desire for economies of scale managed through cooperation and collaborative relationships. The first priority of the Provincial Public Sector Plan is to “build and maintain library systems that support the current level of services and promote growth”.

“By becoming a stand alone library, they are tearing us apart. This is going against what libraries are about,” Miller said. She concluded that she didn’t see this move being good for either the Swift Current library or Leader’s local library.

Local patrons are invited to voice their concerns to the City Council in Swift Current. All written submissions to the City Council will be read at a public hearing on November 14, 2022. Letters of concern must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on November 9, 2022 to j.schlamp@ swiftcurrent.ca

Our apologies if we have missed anyone.

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

By Brian Zinchuk

This is Part 5 of a 6-part series on the two heavy oil upgraders built in Saskatchewan is based on the book So Much More We Can Be: Saskatchewan’s Paradigm Shift and the Final Chapter on the Devine Government 1982-1991, by Edward Willett, Gerard Lucyshyn and Joseph Ralko. It was published this in 2021 by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and was recently released on Amazon.ca at this link.

Inaddition to the billions upon billions spent in capital costs and wages to develop the Lloydminster and Regina upgrader projects, one must also look at the revenue the province brought in during this time.

According to Cenovus’ August 2022 corporate presentation, the effective royalty rate for its Lloydminster Thermals is 10 to 12 per cent, and 9 to 12 per cent for Lloydminster conventional heavy production.

As of May 6, Western Canadian Select, the benchmark with which Lloydminster Blend is closely associated, was trading for a whopping U$$96.97. With the Canadian dollar trading at $1.29 to the U.S. dollar, that works out to C$125.09 per barrel. With Saskatchewan producing 213,166 barrels per day in February, and an 11 per cent royalty rate, you get this:

C$125.09 x 213,166 barrels of heavy oil per day x 11% average royalty = C$2,933,142 in royalties per day from heavy oil.

By Sept. 8, Western Canadian Select had fallen to a still very respectable US$62.80 per barrel. The exchange rate was, $1.31 to the U.S. dollar, so you got C$82.27 per barrel x 213,166 barrels of heavy oil per day x 11% average royalty = $1,929,088 per day from heavy oil.

Now, that rough calculation was based on the exceptional oil prices we had in May, and again in September. And there may be an incentive here or there that will reduce it. But the simple fact is that, with oil prices being at their current high level, heavy oil is pouring money into provincial coffers as we speak. And on Aug. 23, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer announced all

people in Saskatchewan over the age of 18 would soon be receiving $500 cheques as a result of high commodity prices, including oil. The total is estimated at $450 million. Perhaps not so coincidentally, of the surplus funds, “a little more than $500 million” had come from additional oil revenue.

And without the upgraders, that simply would not be happening anywhere close to the level it is now. And none of that counts the additional corporate or personal income tax, sales tax, fuel tax, and PST from all that economic activity, either.

Oil was paying the equivalent of one third of all health care expenses

During the aforementioned oil boom years, oil revenue was accounting for roughly 14 per cent of Saskatchewan government revenues. And since around 46 per cent was heavy oil, that means that probably five to six per cent of our province’s revenue was from heavy oil. (Heavy oil always trades at a discount, sometimes a very heavy one, to light oil, and thus its value is always less.)

In 2011, when oil was 14 per cent of revenue, health care was around 41 per cent of expenditures. That meant that during those boom years, oil revenue could be considered having paid the bill for every doctor, nurse, hospital, old folks home and home care worker south of Craven, and that includes Regina.

That revenue became so important to this province that when OPEC opened the taps in late 2014 and oil crashed from over US$100 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate down to US$26, the provincial deficit for several years almost precisely matched the decline in oil prices. I was able to confirm this at the time by asking both the premier and finance minister several times. That remained the case for several years.

When it became clear after several years the oil downturn wasn’t going to reverse itself anytime soon, the provincial government under Saskatchewan Party Premier Brad Wall went through the painful exercise of increasing taxes

Check your soil account balance

By Warren Ward

Soil nutrient analysis is like a balance slip from the bank. By checking the balance this fall, farms can set fertilizer rates specific to the needs and yield potential of each field.

Sampling in late fall instead of just before seeding gives the advantage of time. With results in the fall, farms have more time for fertilizer planning. Fertilizer prices can also be lower in the fall, but not always. With fall soil test results, the general benefit is that farms can plan their blends and rates, and buy the right amount of fertilizer at a lower price.

The best time for fall sampling is after soils cool to below 10°C. Cool soils reduce the microbial activity that can mobilize nutrients. Soil samples collected after this activity slows down will more closely reflect spring nitrate contents. If farms plan to band fertilizer in the fall, sampling when soils drop to 10°C (but not too much lower) should allow for fall application – based on soil test results – before the ground freezes.

A custom-collected two-depth sample (0-6″ and 6-24″) plus lab fees will cost around $100. More samples collected should lower the cost per sample. Soil nutrient analysis may not provide a return on investment for every field tested – especially if results confirm that a farm is using the right rate to meet its yield target. However, soil test analysis may encourage a farm to use higher

nitrogen rates to match yield goals or, in the case of high nutrient reserves, lower their rates. In these cases, profitability can go up with soil tests.

One sample or many?

One composite sample per field can provide a general impression of soil nutrient levels. For the composite, take 15-20 cores from the most productive areas – not hill tops, not low spots, not saline areas. Divide each core by depths and put them into separate pails. Suggested depths are 0-6” and 6-24”, or a three-way split of 0-6”, 6-12” and 12-24”. Submit a separate sample for each depth.

With composite samples, farms can create fertilizer blends specific to the needs for each field. If field-specific fertilizer blends are not logistically possible, a compromise is to apply the same blend at different rates to match the yield goal for each field.

Zone sampling increases precision. Instead of one composite sample per field, submit composites for each productivity zone within the field. Zones are generally based on productivity differences that can be fairly predictable based on soil characteristics, drainage or elevation. Three zones could be hilltop, mid-slope and low-lying areas. For each zone, follow sampling methods similar to the composite sample technique. This could mean six or more samples per field (two

depths for three zones, for example), but this method can provide meaningful results for fields with higher levels of soil variability, and can point to the potential value of variable-rate fertilizer applications.

Canola 4R Advantage

The new Canola 4R Advantage program provides financial incentive to soil test fields that have not been sampled as part of a 4R Nutrient Stewardship plan in the past.

Canola 4R Advantage, funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Climate Solutions – On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), is a voluntary program that supports farmers in initiating or advancing 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices. Canola farmers can apply for funding to help pay for practices that can improve nitrogen management. Eligible practices include soil testing, enhanced efficiency fertilizer, preferred application timing and field zone mapping. Farmers can seek funding for up to two practices per year. Up to 85 per cent of eligible costs can be reimbursed – up to $12,000 per farm each year. For more on the program, including guidelines and application, visit canolacouncil.org/4r-advantage.

– Warren Ward is an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. Email wardw@canolacouncil.org.

Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis

Peter Pakosh was born on June 11, 1911, and raised on a farm southwest of Mikado, Saskatchewan. Following high school in Canora, Peter attended engineering college in Winnipeg before moving to Toronto to work in one of the world’s largest farm equipment manufacturers, Massey Harris. Peter was fascinated with hydraulically operated farm equipment. While not considered for the design department, he decided to go ahead and design equipment “just to show them I had some good ideas.”

In 1944, Peter rented a house and began using the basement for designing and building his first grain auger. The simple design, with few moving parts, was superior and less expensive to others on the market, with western Canadian farmers purchasing Peter’s first ten augers. This success led to the

construction of another fifty augers. These augers were seventeen feet long at first before becoming twenty-one feet in length.

1946 saw Peter’s brother-in-law, Roy Robinson, a machinist, becoming a half-partner in the company.

In 1946, field sprayers entered the market, and with the pair seeing an opportunity, they assembled their first fan-type sprayer in the same basement.

The Hydraulic Engineering Company was formed in the spring of 1947, with Pakosh in charge of design and Robinson handling purchasing, sales and manufacturing.

A third product, a harrow drawbar, was added in the fall of 1947, leading to Peter dubbing their line of products “Versatile”.

In 1950, freight costs led the pair to relocate the central manu-

facturing plant to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

By 1951, demand for the Hydraulic Engineering Company and its Versatile line of equipment grew so fast that Peter decided to leave his Massey Harris job.

In 1952, the entire company was re-established in Winnipeg.

By 1954, the first Versatile self-propelled swathers were on the market. The Model 103 swather used Wisconsin air-cooled engines and had variable reel speeds for different corps and conditions. More importantly, the Model 103 was the only one with a conventional steering wheel, while the competition still used the awkward lever-actuated clutch-drive systems.

A drastic economic downturn in Canada threatened the company’s existence, forcing ad expansion into Montana, North Dakota,

South Dakota and Minnesota.

Following this expansion, some large, well-established competitors threatened their dealers with the cancellation of contracts if a single Versatile swather was found on their sales lot. Peter and Roy were not intimidated and flooded the market before the competitors could carry out the threats. If the competitors carried out their threats, they would leave a wideopen market in their territories to Versatile’s advantage.

In 1960, Versatile added the M-10 pull-type center-delivery swather, which proved popular.

The early 1960s brought growth beyond Peter and Roy’s wildest dreams with the red and yellow paint found on many farms in western Canada and the northern states.

The Versatile story will continue next week.

The Klarenbach Report is sponsored by Kindersley & District Co-op

The two upgraders’ massive impact on provincial revenue

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and cutting services, like the provincial bus carrier, STC, to wean us off the reliance of resource revenues to pay the bills.

And yet during that downturn, until COVID hit, Husky continued to build out those Lloydminster thermal projects at a rate of two per year, eventually slowing down to one per year.

Brad Wall’s and Grant Devine’s perspectives

Asked about the significance of the Devineera upgraders, Wall said by email on May 6, “I think the analysis you have from Jim Toye is more compelling and relevant than anything I could provide.

“Every economy needs ‘anchor’ projects. The two upgraders have definitely offered that stability, mooring and value add churn. Very important projects indeed.”

Asked if heavy oil and its processing makes the difference between Saskatchewan being a have or have-not province when it comes to federal equalization today, Devine said he wasn’t sure of the exact answer, but “it really contributes to the wellbeing and the economic independence of the province.

“Any reasonable entrepreneur in North America, if they had these resources, they would have done the same thing. Now, you had to be very determined about it, because it wasn’t easy. And you had the cyclical (nature) to deal with, but a lot of good entrepreneurs and business people,

they know cycles. I would say it certainly contributed significantly to Saskatchewan, and it’s not going to change.”

Asked if there was anything he would have done different with regards to the upgraders, Devine said, “I’m sure we didn’t do everything right. But it did work out in the end. And so you had people that were smart, and that ran the upgraders, and you had cabinet ministers that were fully endorsing the fact that we upgrade. And you know, there may have been some things we could have done more efficiently and effectively. But we at the time, we agreed largely with the people that knew how to refine and listened to them. I mean, they know the business. They run the plants, they run the refinery.

Notice of Abandonment of Poll

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DEER FORKS NO. 232

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2022

Whereas Owen Wittig, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 2, is the only candidate; and

Whereas Philip Tschetter, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 4, is the only candidate,

I hereby give notice that no voting for the office of Councillors for Divisions 2, and 4 will take place on November 9, 2022.

Dated this 7th day of October, 2022.

Notice of Abandonment of Poll RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAPPYLAND NO. 231 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2022

Whereas Basil Dietrich, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 2, is the only candidate, and

Whereas Darcy Ausmus, nominated for the office of Councillor for Division No. 4, is the only candidate;

I hereby give public notice that no voting for the said offices of Councillors for Divisions 2 and 4 will take place on November 9th, 2022.

Dated this 7th day of October, 2022.

Kim Lacelle Returning Officer

Devin continued, “So whatever they suggested, it seemed to be reasonable and we would follow their science and the science was changing. When you think about it, we learned many various ways to do to do to make improvements. And we all learned, so it was a learning process. But they wanted to do better, and we wanted to do better, so we just gave it our best shot and backed them. And as you pointed out, eventually, it really turned out.”

Brian Zinchuk is editor and owner of PipelineOnline.ca and occasional contributor to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca.

PASTURE LEASE TENDER

The R.M. of Oakdale No. 320 has for tender the following pasture land leases: W - 1/2 Sec. 35-31-23 W3M S - 1/2 Sec. 23-32-23 W3M W - 1/2 Sec. 33-32-23 W3M SE 7-32-23 W3M (approx. 70 acres)

Lease is a ten-year term starting January 1, 2023. Lessee will be required to pay cash rent for the term of the lease plus property taxes on the land. Fence maintenance will be the responsibility of the lessee. Tender closes on October 27, 2022 at 4 p.m. local time. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Current lessees have first right of refusal.

Pasture Tender R.M. of Oakdale No. 320

Kim Lacelle Returning Officer

Building this upgrader in the late 1980s, early 1990s, resulted in billions upon billions of dollars spent in the region in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. | PHOTO BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

WANTED

WANTED SASQUATCH

SKULL - Also purchasing SILVER & GOLD coins, bars, jewelry, scrap, nuggets, sterling, 999+ BULLION, maple leafs, bulk silver, pre-1969 coins. Coin collector BUYING ENTIRE COIN COLLECTIONS, old $ & Royal Canadian Mint coins. TODD 250-864-3521.

In Loving Memory of Lyle Leonard Kuntz December 16, 1940 – October 17, 1983

A sadness still comes over us

Tears in silence often flow Memory keeps you near us

Though you left us 39 years ago

Loved and remembered by Evelyn, Glenn & Karen, Debbie, Ken, Kevin & Kaiden Lorna and families.

SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS AVAILABLE FOR RENT

The Macklin Housing Authority has Senior housing units in both single and double bedrooms available for rent immediately. The units include a fridge, stove, washer and dryer. Rent is based on income. Included in the rental charge are heat, water and sewer services. Tenants are responsible for electricity charges and are required to sign up with SaskPower for service.

If you are looking for peace of mind, not having to worry about repairing your home or appliances, or having to cut grass and shovel snow, this is an excellent living arrangement for you.

For more information and to get an application form, please contact:

Macklin Housing Authority

Attn: Marie Dewald, Manager PO Box 585, Macklin, SK S0L 2C0 • Phone: 306-358-4924

Bayer Crop Science is seeking a highly motivated, Field Breeding Summer Student Associate to join our successful team for the summer of 2023.

This position is a 4 month term based out of the Coleville, SK Research Farm. Interested candidates can email: erinshannon@impres.com with reference to “Field Breeding Summer Associate Coleville” to receive the full job description and other details on how to apply.

Classifieds

AUCTIONS

FALL EQUIPMENT CONSIGNMENT ONLINE

TIMED AUCTION, Blackfalds, Alberta. October 20-26 2022. Selling CARS, TRUCKS, RV’s, EQUIPMENT TRAILERS, SAWMILL, LUMBER, FARM EQUIPMENT, LESLIE SAYLER ESTATE (Inc. large quantity of Musical Instruments), TMG Industrial Equipment, Collection of G- Scale Trains and Acces. & MORE. See www.montgomeryauctions.com; 1-800-3716963.

FARM AUCTION for D&H

Irwin. 3 Quarters Land including Home Quarter. Equipment - Case IH Tractor & Combine, Bobcat, Trailers & more! Bidding closes October 30. Grasswoodauctions.com

BUILDINGS FOR SALE

Integrity Post

Frame Buildings

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Built with Concrete Posts Barns, Shops, Riding Arenas, Machine Sheds and More sales@ Integritybuilt.com

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INTEGRITY POST FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008 BUILT WITH CONCRETE POSTS. Barns, Shops, Riding Arenas, Machine Sheds and more, sales@integritybuilt.com 1-866-974-

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COMING EVENTS

Prairie West Historical Society presents “Gnome for the Holidays” Bizarre Bazaar Craft Show & Sale Saturday, November 5 Eston Legion Hall (137 Veterans (1st) Avenue). 10 AM - 3 PM. Admission: $2. Door Prize. Lunch available for purchase starting at 11:00 am. For further information contact Erica Swyryda 306402-7252. OCT25c

St. Andrew’s United Church, Eston ANNUAL FALL TAKE-OUT SUPPER AND ON-LINE AUCTION. Sunday, November 6, 5:00-6:00 PM. Baked Ham Supper with Trimmings. Gluten free supper available –please advise $22 per meal, age 10 and under $10. Pick up at side door, 3rd Ave. Limited delivery available. Call 306962-7321 or 306-9624177 to place orders. On-Line Auction runs on Facebook from Monday, October 31 to Saturday, November 5. To view auction items and bid, go to Eston-St. Andrew’s Silent Auction on Facebook.

The Screening Program for Breast Cancer provides screening mammograms to women 50 years of age or older that are NOT experiencing any breast symptoms. Call toll free 1-855-584-8228 to book your appointment. The bus is coming to your community: The bus will be parked In in the parking lot of the West Central Events Center, Kindersley, Saskatchewan from November 21 – December 2, 2022. Saturday

November 12 – Eston Riverside Regional Park Online Auction. Interested in donating? Auction items will be accepted to November 11. Contact Kelly Knight 306-962-7344 or Shannon Beckstrand 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.

The Screening Program for Breast Cancer provides screening mammograms to women 50 years of age or older that are NOT experiencing any breast symptoms. Call toll free 1-855584-8228 to book your appointment. The bus is coming to your community: Kerrobert & District Health Centre. The mobile bus will be parked in the NW corner of the parking lot, Kerrobert, Saskatchewan from November 7–18, 2022. Screening Saves Lives.

GET YOUR MESSAGE SEEN ACROSS Alberta. The Blanket Classifieds or Value Ads reach over 600,000 Alberta readers weekly. Two options starting at $269 or $995 to get your message out! Business changes, hiring, items for sale, cancellations, tenders, etc. People are increasingly staying home and rely on their local newspapers for information. KEEP people in the loop with our 90 Weekly Community Newspapers. Call THIS NEWSPAPER now or email classifieds@ awna.com for details. 1-800-282-6903, 780434-8746 X225. www. awna.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATORS REQUIRED: motor scrapers, dozers, excavators, graders, rock trucks. Lots of work all season.

opportunities. Contact Michael 403-501-8013 / mhollinda @excelrisk.ca

ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH (Kindersley) is seeking a part-time employee for janitorial duties beginning Oct. 12. Flexible hours up to 14 hours per week. Competitive wage and benefits package available. Previous janitorial experience is an asset. Training and supplies provided. For more information, please call Marie at 306-463-9406. Please submit resume to: sawatzkys@sasktel.net

The Oyen and District Curling Club will be hiring a custodian for the 2022/23 season. For more information regarding requirements of the position contact Riley Carroll at 403-664- 9594. Please e-mail proposals marked “custodian” to curlingcluboyen@ gmail .com on or before October 25/22. OCT25c

ROCKY MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT HIRING: AG Equipment Techs, Heavy Equipment Techs - Journeyman, Apprentices, and CVIP/Truck Techs. View Open Roles www. rockymtn.com/careers. Relocation and Signing Bonus Offered.

FARM MACHINERY

BLANKET THE PROVINCE with a classified ad. Only $269 (based on 25 words or less). Reach almost 90 weekly newspapers. Call NOW for details. 1-800-282-6903 Ext 225; www.awna.com.

FEED AND SEED

ALBERTA FEED GRAIN: Buying Oats, Barley, Wheat, Canola, Peas, Screenings, Mixed Grains. Dry, Wet, Heated, or Spring Thresh. Prompt Payment. In House Trucks, In House Excreta Cleaning. Vac Rental. 1-888-483-8789.

AGPRO SEEDS: BUYING HEATED, DAMAGED CANOLA. On farm pickup, prompt payment! TOP PRICES PAID IN SASK. Phone: 306-8733006 or Visit AGPRO website for bids: agproseeds.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Private mortgage lender. All real estate types considered. No credit checks done. Deal direct with lender and get quick approval. Toll free 1-866405-1228 www.firstandsecondmortgages.ca

FOR SALE

WHITE SPRUCE TREES: 5’ average $50. Installation ONLY $19. Includes: hole augered, Wurzel Dip enzyme injection, bark mulch application, staking. Minimum order 20. One-time fuel charge: $125-175. Crystal Springs. 403-820-0961. Quality guaranteed.

LAND FOR SALE

I am currently PURCHASING single to large blocks of land.

NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS

Saskatchewan born and raised, I know land, farming and farmland and can help you every step of the way.

Doug Rue, for further information 306-716-2671 saskfarms@shaw.ca www.sellyourfarm land.com

3 QUARTERS OF CROPLAND South of Weyburn, SK. Distressed sale. Priced below market at 1.27 x assessment, with a 4% return with lease. $594,800.00. Call Doug at 306-716-2671.

FARMLAND AND PASTURE LAND BY SASKATCHEWAN RIVER. 160 acres. Best hunting in Saskatchewan. Excellent fishing. Thick pine & poplar bluffs, by water coulee. Old yard site with power and water. Revenue Potential. East of Prince Albert, SK. $248,000. Call Doug 306-716-2671.

HEALTH

Camp job; R & B provided. Competitive wages. Valid drivers license req’d. Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction Box 100, Arborfield, Sk. S0E 0A0; Fax: 306-769-8844

Email: brydenconstruct@ xplornet.ca

www. brydenconstruction andtransport.ca

FOREFRONT INSURANCE is hiring office & remote brokers & marketing/support brokers. Hybrid Schedules, Commission, & Equity

WE BUY DAMAGED GRAIN - Heated, Mixed, Tough, Light, Bugs, Spring Thrashed....Barley, Wheat, Oats, Peas, Flax, Canola. “On Farm Pickup”. Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252.

PROPERTY FOR SALE BY TENDER In Ogema, SK Lot 7, Block 16A, Plan FM3411. 303 Taylor Street Ogema, SK Tender close October 28, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Highest, or any tender, will not necessarily be accepted For More Information Please Contact Town of Ogema 204 Main Street Ogema, Sask Phone: (306) 459-9000 Email: admin@ogema.ca

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GRUDECKI - Bill Grudecki of Niagara Falls, ON, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022 at the age of 77 due to complications arising from Inclusion Body Myositis, a degenerative disease he lived with for a decade. He leaves behind his partner of nearly 30 years, Robert Reed, his brother Vince (Carmen) Grudecki, nephews Dan (Whitney) Grudecki, Clinton Grudecki, Logan Grudecki and niece Kaitlyn (Shawn) Meierhofer and their son Barrett. Also mourning his loss are his sisters-in-law Roberta (Robbie) Ewen, Kar-

en (Ken) Anderson, nephew Greg (Judy) Ewen, a very large and close extended family and numerous dear friends.

Born in Empress, Alberta to Lucy (Jangula) and Joe Grudecki, Bill was the eldest of their two children. Bill attended St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta where he worked towards his education degree. After leaving the seminary, he completed his degree while working as a porter in the hospital. During several years of teaching, Bill realised his true passion was for healthcare and went back to school at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta to earn his nursing degree. He worked as a Registered Nurse at Calgary General, Holy Cross and Rockyview hospitals in Calgary where many of his coworkers became his lifelong friends. In 2008, Bill and Rob moved

FREE groceries through the

Program

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.

When: Every week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Christian Fellowship Church (East Door) 800 - 12th Ave. E., Kindersley, SK

Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.

For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.

across the country to renovate and operate a bed & breakfast in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Bill’s passions in life included storytelling, gardening, travelling, volunteering and being the ultimate host for friends and family.

Bill was extremely grateful for his caregivers, especially for his family physician Paul, his specialists and the home care PSWs who became like family to him. You made Bill more comfortable and his life better. Bill’s friends, whether they lived in town, across the country or next door, meant everything to him. When his mobility diminished, you brought the world to him through your visits, phone calls and video chats. Thank you all!

A Memorial Mass and Rite of Committal of his ashes will be held at St. Peter and St. Paul Church, Acadia Valley, Alberta on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. A luncheon will follow at the Senior’s Centre in town.

In remembrance of Bill who loved his flower gardens, if you desire, send flowers to someone you love who will enjoy them now and remind them how much you care. A simple act of kindness and bringing joy to others is something Bill strongly believed in.

After 83 years of living a life filled with family, farming and fishing, Bill passed away with Shirley, his wife at his side. Bill was born on a farm North of Prelate and farming was to continue to be a recurrent theme throughout his life. His youth was spent on the farm in the Glidden area then as a teen the family moved to Kindersley where he graduated from high school. He broadened his horizons by taking up mechanics where he achieved his Journeyman’s ticket in Motor Vehicle Mechanical Repair from Moose Jaw. During that time, he also joined the army reserves achieving the rank of corporal by his discharge in 1962.

Big changes occurred in 1961 with his marriage to Shirley, his soul mate for the next 61 years. After a short time of living in town and working for Keller and Camerons, they moved to his in-laws, Joe and Elsie Hegarty’s farm. Bill started helping with farming as well as working at Harry’s Oilfield Maintenance. A new job as a Battery Operator at Golden Eagle Oil and

Gas enabled him to buy his own land.

At the same time, Bill became a busy family man with the birth of Loretta, in 1962, Sheila in 1964 and David in 1973. Besides the usual children’s activities of Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, music and hockey, there were many family vacations of camping. Bill was always fond of fishing, and this continued to be a pass-time well into his later years with his brother-in-law Calvin and other friends.

Bill was a member of the Lions Club and Knights of Columbus. He also volunteered as a member of the Citizens on Patrol and worked for the RCMP on guard duty at the jail. As Bill was a master storyteller, these experiences provided him with a lot of material. He was a proud steward of prairie homesteading history and the Addison Sod House, a National and Provincial Historic Site of Canada. Bill loved giving tours of Shirley’s grandfather’s historic home and worked with the Kindersley Museum to restore some of the Addison farming implements and antiques.

Other hobbies Bill developed over the years included making and firing rockets, remote control planes, birdhouses, and teacup bird feeders. He also enjoyed hunting, particularly with his grandson, Steven.

He was a man who did not like to sit still.

He was a hard worker, a man to lend a hand to whoever needed it and a great teller of stories. He will be missed by all who met him and particularly by his Coffee Row mates at Timmies. A life well lived. Predeceased by his parents Mike and Maggie Kucher, sister Rena Brewer, sister Louise Kucher, sister-in-law Noreen Sutherland, brother-in-law Daryl Blick. Survived by his wife, Shirley, sister Iris Blick, daughters Loretta (Todd) Harvey and Sheila Kucher, and son David (Dana) Kucher. Grandchildren Steven (Montana) Perkins, Savanna Harvey, Lauren (Darrell) Paterson, Erin (Chris Thomas) Harvey, Marissa (David) Lazecki, Nikita Whatley, Jordanna and Mason Kucher.

Great-grandson Zachary Thomas and great-granddaughter Alina Paterson plus numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Also survived by his sister-in-law Margaret Sullivan and brotherin-laws Calvin Brewer, Doug Chamberlain, Neil Sutherland, and Brian Sullivan. A funeral service was held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Kindersley, on Oct 22, 2022 with internment at Merrington Cemetery. Donations in Bill’s memory can be made to Red Cross Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis Appeal, Canada Ukraine Foundation, or a charity of your choice.

KUCHER - William (Bill) Micheal Kucher

Cheryl Ehresman wins bronze in Utah

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

There’s no doubt about it; Cheryl Ehresman from Liebenthal-Fox Valley area, loves playing softball! She loves it so much she just completed the 17 hour drive home from St. George, Utah, where she participated in the Huntsman World Senior Games. Each year, the games run during the first two weeks in October.

This is the 35th year for the World Senior Games, and the fourth year Cheryl has been part of the action, along with her team, Fire and Ice, from Calgary. The team came home, sporting bronze medals, winning in the AA divisions.

“I just enjoy playing with women my own age and caliber. You can be very competitive,” she said. “It’s actually very nice to play against your own age group instead of those 25 year old kids that run circles around you.”

The games offer thirty different sports, including two types of archery, badminton, basketball, bocce, bowling, cycling, golf, horseshoes, lawn bowling, mountain biking, pickleball, power and race walking, racquetball, road races, indoor rowing, rugby, four types of shooting events, shuffleboard, soccer, square dancing, swimming, tennis and table tennis, track and field, trail running, triathlon, volleyball, and of course softball.

“A friend of mine from Medicine Hat had played on the Calgary team and wanted me to join. Once I reached 55, I thought, if I don’t go now I never will,” Cheryl explained. “In 2018 I played in both the 55 and the 60’s group, which makes more sense, cause you drive all that way and you only have three days of ball.”

Some of the participants are able to play ball all year round, but one of the requirements is playing with a team during the May to August ball season. Cheryl plays with a team in Medicine Hat, but the Fire and Ice team didn’t prac-

tice together until the day before they began playing at Utah. Playing in extremely hot weather with no wind was an additional challenge for the team.

Nevertheless, her team has always done well. “Only one year we got skunked for a medal. We do well down there,” she said.

The Games were founded in 1987 as a notfor-profit organization, with a mission to foster active aging, health and friendship. Now in her fourth year of participation, Cheryl has formed many friendships.

“Winning makes all that driving worth it,” she said. “I love to play ball! I could never get too much ball!”

HERSCHEL

Monday, October 31

• Herschel Community Halloween Party. Kids Games 4:15 PM. Potluck Supper 5:30 PM. $5 / Child. Prizes for Best Costume and Best Carved Pumpkin.

KERROBERT

Wednesday, October 19

• The Life We Bury Book Club 6:30 PM Kerrobert Wheatland Regional Library

Wednesday, October 26

• Parent & Tots 3:00 PM Kerrobert Wheatland Regional Library

Friday, November 11

• Kerrobert Legion Remembrance Day Service 10:30 AM Kinsmen Hall

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.

KINDERSLEY

Tuesday, October 18

• SCC Annual General Meeting Kindersley Composite School at 7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Wednesday, October 19

• Elizabeth Middle School SCC AGM 7:00 PM at Elizabeth Staff Room. Everybody welcome.

Thursday, October 20

• Kindersley Royal Purple is a proud supporter of Purple Thursday. Recognizing the Intersection of Interpersonal Violence and Brain Injury.

Saturday, October 22

• Kindersley Kobras host the Unity Warriors in football playoffs. The winner moves on to provincial playoffs.

Tuesday, October 25

• Westberry Elementary School’s School Community Council AGM 7:00 PM in Westberry’s Library.

Wednesday, October 26

• Caleb Village (Kindersley) Fall Craft & Trade Fair 12:00 - 4:00 PM.

Saturday, November 5

• Kindersley Royal Purple presents Braingo Tan-

go Fundraiser Dinner & Dance at the Kindersley Inn Ballroom. Cocktails 5:30 PM; Dinner 6:00 PM, Silent Auction, Loonie Auction, Presentations. Dance at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $75. Available from Darlene 306-460-8947 or Dennis 306-4637283. Proceeds going to: Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association Food Bank & Women’s Shelter.

* 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 306463-4785 for more info.

* Kindersley Air Cadets meet every Thursday evening at 903 - 11th Avenue East. New recruits welcome. Call 306-430-7897 for more info.

MAJOR

Sunday, October 23

• Major’s Hands at Work Fall Supper will be in the Major Centennial Hall from 5:00 - 6:30 PM. Take out available.

Saturday, October 29

• CWL Fall Fair in the Major Centennial Hall from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Entry is $2.00. Lunch is available for purchase. Tables are $20. Contact Aimee at 306-535-6935.

MARENGO

Sunday, October 23

• Westcliffe Composite School Fall Bottle Drive Fundraiser 1:00 - 3:00 PM.

PLENTY

Saturday, November 5

• Stranraer Elks present Comedian Kelly Taylor at the Plenty Hall 8:00 - 10:00 PM. $35 /ticket or $250 / table. For tickets contact Bob 460-6567, Dave 831-7391, Ryan 932-7503, Mark 932-7199, Scott 831-7516, Mitch 831-8516 or Todd 8319557.

SMILEY

Sunday, October 23

• Smiley United Church Fowl Supper 5:00 - 7:00 PM Smiley Community Hall. Everyone welcome.

STRANRAER

Wednesday, October 26

• Stranraer Elks Fish Fry 5:30 PM at the Stranraer Hall. $25 / plate (all you can eat). 5 & under FREE.

October to March Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-11:00 Prairieland Community Centre