The Kerrobert Chronicle - October 4, 2022 by yourwestcentral

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

BY JOAN JANZEN

Your Southwest Media Group

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the third Thursday of the month is designated as Purple Thursday. This national day of action is an opportunity to raise awareness about domestic violence, as well as a way for people to show their commitment to promoting healthy relationships.

Purple Day 2022 will be held on October 20, and representatives from the Canadian Royal Purple (CRPS) Kindersley group will be positioned in front of the Kindersley Co-op food store for the occasion. Darlene May from the Royal Purple in Kindersley said CRPS has adopted brain injury awareness and prevention as their official cause. On Purple Thursday, lodges from British Columbia to Newfoundland will work with brain injury associations and women’s groups in their communities across the country.

“Stop the Violence” and “Paint Your Town Purple” have become key slogans for the Canadian Royal Purple for their first annual Purple Thursday. Royal Purple members have been planning this event for over six months.

Darlene said she was made aware that one in three women end up with a brain injury as a result of domestic violence, and more than half of women who survive domestic violence have PTSD. Consequently, Darlene and her fellow members have gathered items for care bags filled with personal hygiene supplies to be used for survivors fleeing violence. The group recognizes the intersection of interpersonal violence and brain injury.

“This is our first time doing this,” Darlene said. “We asked local merchants for donations of items to fill the bags. It was very well received in the community.”

The Royal Purple will present twenty care bags to the Cri-

sis Centre on Purple Thursday. “The Crisis Centre covers such a wide area. Many times women end up leaving their homes without being able to take any personal items.”

The West Central Crisis Centre is one of the boots-on-theground organizations which help deliver healing and support to those who have suffered from domestic violence. The team at the Crisis Centre serves Kindersley, Kerrobert, Eston, Rosetown, Hanna, Oyen and Empress. They also have staff who serve in Biggar, Kerrobert, Macklin and across the border into Alberta.

The Crisis Centre noted cases of support for interpersonal violence and abuse increased from 6,531 in 2019-2020 to 11,035 in 2020-2021.

The pressures of job losses, and increased costs of essentials such as gas, food and utilities, magnify existing circumstances such as family dysfunction, substance abuse and domestic violence.

As part of the solution, the staff at the Crisis Centre concentrate on numerous programs, including Family Violence and Abuse Programming and Children Exposed to Violence Programming. A more recent program is called FIRST (Family Intervention Rapid Support Team), which is designed to build relationships and create an intervention plan for family to deter projected

trauma or distress. This is vitally important during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and all year long.

No matter what the weather holds, Darlene plans to be outside of the Co-op food store on October 20, handing out bookmarks, information about brain injury and contact information, as well as accepting shelter donations.

In recognition of Purple Thursday, everyone is invited to wear purple, a simple and meaningful way to raise awareness about domestic violence. Purple is a colour that has long been used by women seeking justice, which is appropriate since women are the primary victims of domestic violence.

October 20 offers an opportunity to start a conversation and be a voice, standing with survivors of domestic violence while helping to reduce the stigma survivors face in getting the support they need to heal. Domestic violence continues to be a profound and pervasive social and public health crisis and is a leading cause of homelessness for women, youth and families.

Communities are welcome to find creative ways to promote Purple Thursday. National President of CRP, Sandi Loughheed, said, “Some of our communities are painting door knobs purple, hanging purple banners and one junior hockey team will be taping their sticks with purple tape.” Faith communities could select a Saturday or Sunday during the month to wear purple for the day. “It’s amazing to see the excitement when schools, businesses and organizations join together to support an important cause,” Lougheed said.

Canadian Royal Purple is a proud supporter of Purple Thursday. So, Kindersley residents, be sure to visit Darlene in front of the Co-op on October 20. More importantly, every community is invited to show their support by wearing purple.

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FOOD FARM: G-Mac’s Ag Team, the Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Kindersley Antique Threshing Club, and Agriculture in the Classroom teamed up to demonstrate to schools in the west central area how foods like pickles, dinner rolls, and burgers are made as well as farm safety and other information surrounding the agriculture in our area at the Kindersley and District Plains Museum during Goose Festival Days. |

PHOTOS BY ANNIE DUNCAN

LukeSkywalker said, “Yoda, we’ve been walking for hours! Are you sure that we’re going the right way?”

Yoda answered in his typical backwards way of speaking, “For the tenth time, told you, I have! Off course, we are!”

That’s a bit of Star Wars humour to begin a topic that is devoid of humour and difficult to discuss. My question today is - where is Canada’s Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) headed? You may point out that MAID is all about the terminally ill, a foreseeable death and compassion, which is a contentious subject for many. But there’s more that needs to be discussed.

An article in the

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Is Canada going off course?

National Post stated that beginning in March 2023, Canada will become one of the few nations in the world allowing MAID for people whose sole underlying condition is depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, or any other mental affliction.

Bill C7 repealed the requirement of terminal illness or reasonably foreseeable death, expanding MAID for competent adults whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. The wording used is: applicants would be people suffering from an illness that cannot be relieved under conditions that you would see as acceptable.

Dignity and compassion are the key

words utilized by both government and media when discussing MAID. From a financial perspective, the government also discussed the fiscal advantages; removing this barrier could save the government $62 million/year.

The law also allows the poor to die with dignity, and there have been people who applied because they could no longer financially afford to keep on living. However, they could afford MAID, since the government covers the cost.

The National Post article quoted the past president of the Canadian Psychiatric Assoc., Dr. Sonu Gaind, who said the most fundamental safeguard has already been bypassed because there

is no scientific evidence that doctors can predict when a mental illness cannot be remedied. “We try to target treatments as best we can. But the reality is, we don’t understand what’s going on - on a fundamental biological level, unlike with the vast majority of these other predictable conditions,” he said.

Gaind continued to explain that experience in the Netherlands and other countries shows that twice as many women seek and receive MAID for mental illness. This concerned him because it parallels the ratio of suicide attempts.

“Most who attempt suicide once don’t try again and don’t subsequently actually take their lives. So, the concern is, are we then shifting this transient suicide into a permanent death?” Gaind asked.

Most recently, a 23-year-old who has had Type 1 Diabetes since he was four and recently lost eyesight in his left eye, applied for MAID and was accepted. His mother said no help or intervention of any kind was offered to her son. He was given an application that lasted 90 days, and he was approved.

Coincidentally, beginning in March 2023, the creation of a three digit national suicide prevention number will be implemented, which was previously approved by parliament. Accord-

ing to the Canadian Medical Assoc. Journal, suicide is one of the top ten causes of death in Canada. Will the March 2023 changes to MAID amplify that situation?

In the journal, an example was given of a Saskatoon man who had attempted to take his life numerous times. The man said that easy access to suicide prevention services could make the difference between life and death for many Canadians. So does it follow that easy access to MAID could also make the difference between life and death for many Canadians? And let’s not forget, the Canadian government is simultaneously providing both of these services.

The Canadian Medical Association says, “We envision a world in which people enjoy an optimal quality of life, are long living, socially responsible and optimistic about the future.”

The mother of the 23-year-old, I mentioned earlier said, “This action has long-reaching consequences for all young adults and teens. It will affect them and their parents going through the journey, knowing that when the going gets tough, that they can make a decision to have help in dying. This system that allows troubled young adults to make a life-altering decision is wrong.” She echoes the sentiments of many who have loved ones who suffer from a mental illness.

The past president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association observed, “With depression, you see nothing, and there’s that hopelessness.” So what’s the remedy for hopelessness?

An inspirational quote states, “Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around.”

Hope is the solution for hopelessness. But won’t it be more challenging for suicide prevention workers to provide hope when the government is simultaneously offering them MAID?

A community care worker from British Columbia said, “I grew up in Ethiopia. Everybody has trauma. You remember as it is: sad, but it doesn’t mean you need to die. Suffering is natural. We can’t live without challenge; that’s life. We can overcome it. That’s human nature.”

Do you think Yoda got it right when he said, “For the tenth time, told you, I have! Off course, we are!”

Pop89 Eavesdropping On Ourselves

BY MADONNA HAMEL Your Southwest Media Group

Twice a month, I drive to Swift Current for supplies and to do errands. And to eavesdrop. I start with my recycling. A couple of weeks worth of cans and cartons usually gives me a few bucks to spend at my next stop, the SPCA Bookstore. I can always find something on one of the 50-cent shelves. Just yesterday, I picked up a copy of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Talking to Strangers, What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know” for a dollar.

My next stop is Urban Ground, the local coffee shop where I splurge on a latte. This is when my ritual of eavesdropping begins. While sipping coffee and flipping through the pages of my new book, I lend an ear to the conversations around me. I also have my journal open to scribble my musings and whinings, ideas for stories, and the conversational petals from the mouths of strangers.

My trusty etymological dictionary defines “eavesdrop” as: “To lurk near a place to hear what is said inside.” The term is derived from those

troughs meant to catch water streaming off rooftops. In dry country, those drops are gold and are channelled into water barrels. I consider my journal a kind of water barrel, fresh nourishment for a dry mind. But I don’t lurk, hidden under people’s windows or outside their houses. I loiter in full view, two feet from loud talkers who, like people on cell phones, either don’t care who listens or enjoy an audience.

Because I am visible, I don’t feel guilt. Although, when I took my writing students to a cafe to do some eavesdropping, some of them felt they were doing something slightly immoral. I admire their healthy consciences, but I still insisted they listen and copy to get the feel of authentic conversation. Writers listen, they pay attention, all the time; it’s their job, I say.

Over the years, I’ve overheard some scintillating conversations. Some disturbing ones as well. Like the time in a Kelowna coffee shop, a woman needed to be assured that the man beside her could “do the job without leaving a trace.” She didn’t want anyone finding out

about “what happened to that bastard. He deserves everything coming to him.” Over the intrusive noise of a milk steamer, I strained to hear the reply. Just yesterday, I hit the jackpot when these words were delivered to me via a couple and their friend sitting beside me: “He became a trans after everyone grew up and left home!” “No way! Do you have any pictures?” “No. But I love what his niece said about him: He looked like a fire hydrant in a pretty dress!”

I recently read an abstract on wireless eavesdropping presented at a conference on Network Applications ( Yes, I read these things, so you don’t have to!) According to the author, 5G systems are “hybrid communications systems” in which “eavesdroppers can improve their eavesdropping effect by selecting the wave to eavesdrop on.” The eavesdropping is performed by a “malicious node” (ie: a router or a hub). Interestingly, it’s the node at fault, it’s the “node” at fault, not the people who invented it. It’s a techy’s version of “Guns don’t kill people…”; People don’t eavesdrop, nodes do. The blameless human points a finger at the

nonentity.

The truth is: eavesdropping involves being in the room, involves active listening, paying attention, overhearing, and more often than not, interrupting, pulling one’s chair over to introduce oneself, making small-talk, sharing stories. Like the time an older man was telling his friend that he just got a text saying there was a sale on the tractor part he was looking for. “That’s handy,” said the friend. “No!” Said the first guy. “ I don’t want my phone following me around, telling me what to buy. I just got this thing to please the wife. And get pictures of my grandkids. I don’t need to be spied on!” “Me Too!” I blurted. “Sorry, but I just overheard what you said. I got an ad sent to me after talking on the phone to my sister about looking for a new computer!”

I realize I just gave you an example of

a spy complaining about being spied on. But I was in the room, and I struck up a great conversation with the two gentlemen. And I wasn’t trying to sell them something. Spies gather information to use against others. I just want to hear how people converse. I might get an idea from their conversation, but I won’t be using their words against them or selling them to the tabloids if they happen to be celebrities. In fact, I’m not interested in giving celebrities any more publicity than they already get. I prefer listening to strangers. When the movie “My Dinner With Andre” came out in 1981, all I could think was: Wow, I wish I was at the table next to those two! And, apparently, so did a few others, because the two actors in the movie, who play themselves, basically transcribed their conversation into a script, and the director Lous

Malle filmed it, and it’s now a cult classic. There’s a touching and funny scene in the movie where Wally to confides to Andre that his one comfort is his electric blanket. Andre responds: But Wally, that kind of comfort separates you from reality in a very direct way. Instead of going to the closet to get another blanket, instead of snuggling up even more with your girlfriend, you just turn up a blanket. Feeling the cold “sets up a link of things. You have compassion for … well, the person next to you. Are other people in the world cold? Turn on that electric blanket, and it’s like taking a tranquilizer. It’s like being lobotomized by watching television.” It’s alarming that we are so far past the tranquilizing dangers of electric blankets and TVs. But we can “still set up links” of compassion and empathy, if just by sitting next to each and listening in.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Town of Kerrobert Public Notice Zoning Bylaw Amendment

Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Kerrobert (Town) intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, to amend Bylaw No. 995-14, known as The Zoning Bylaw (ZB).

INTENT:

The intent of the proposed amendment is to accommodate as an accessory permitted use, in the R1 and R2 Residential Districts, the use of detached secondary suites; regulations desirable to Council and standards would be added. All secondary suites would be changed from a “discretionary use” to a “permitted use” subject to regulation in the ZB. The definition of “secondary suite” would be replaced.

AFFECTED LAND:

All lands within the R1 and R2 Districts would be affected by the proposed amendment.

REASON:

The Town has received a development permit application for a detached secondary suite. Current ZB regulation does not currently allow the use or provide regulation of such. The application has prompted Council to consider the inclusion of detached secondary suites, and how it would seek to regulate them being allowable as a ‘right’ to develop subject to appropriate regulation.

PUBLIC INSPECTION:

Any person may inspect the bylaws at the Town office during regular office hours, excluding statutory holidays. Draft copies of the proposed bylaws are available from the Town office (hard copy at cost).

Copy of the draft bylaw is also available for public viewing here: https//www. kerrobertsk.com/town office/public notices.html. The Town office is located at 433 Manitoba Avenue, PO Box 558, Kerrobert, SK S0L 1R0.

PUBLIC HEARING:

Council will hold a public hearing on October 12, 2022, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers in the Town office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaws. If intending to make in person representation, please contact the Town office. Council will also consider written comments received by the undersigned by October 11, 2022. For additional information, please contact 306-834-2361 or kerrobert admin@sasktel.net

Issued at the Town of Kerrobert this 20th day of September, 2022.

Tara Neumeier - CAO - Town of Kerrobert

Get ready to celebrate in Kerrobert this weekend at the Harvest Festival

BY BOBBI HEBRON Kerrobert Recreation Director

The Harvest Festival on Oct. 7-9, 2022, is an opportunity to come together to celebrate a safe and successful harvest for our hard working farming families. Hopefully with the warm weather has helped them to finish up! Organizations and businesses are using this weekend as a way to raise much needed funds for projects. And family and friends are using it as an opportunity for connection as we all catch up from two difficult years of Covid restrictions. Information about the weekend can be seen in posters around the community and on weekly Facebook posts that have been happening the last few months. The enthusiasm for the weekend shows in the number of groups that got involved and moving forward there are already several ideas for next year including golf, cross country runs, and fall suppers. Although many communities host Harvest Festivals, this is a first for Kerrobert. Future discussions will determine if we should hold another in 2023.

Thursday Oct. 6

5:00 - The Kerrobert Fire Department is hosting an Open House and Free BBQ from 5:00 – 6:30. This annual event is always well attended and loved by all ages. Organizers are encouraging attendees to bring a non-perishable or cash donation which will be given to the Kerrobert Food Bank. An important initiative to help ensure that no family goes hungry this winter.

Friday Oct. 7

5:30 – KCS staff will generously open the doors to KCS school for a memorable self guided tour. Come check out all the changes and improvements that were done over the summer!

5:30 – The enthusiastic Kerrobert Football Association will make you a BBQ supper as they continue to raise much needed funds for their Football Lights project. Arrive early to save your space for the football game!

7:00 – The KCS Sr. Rebels Football team will host their annual Homecoming game against Eatonia. Visit the field

to help cheer and honk our team to another win under the lights and enjoy the events happening that evening.

Saturday Oct 8

10:00 – The Kerrobert Chamber of Commerce has organized a parade and worked the past two months to encourage businesses and organizations to get involved. This parade will be as great as our community makes it! The parade route is posted around the community. Participants should meet at KCS. Please contact the Kerrobert Chamber of Commerce on Facebook if you want to get involved and check out Bick’s Drugs for your float and bike decorations! The prizes will be worth the effort!

11:00 – The famous Soup and Sandwiches will be available at the Pioneer Haven from 11:00 – 1:00 for $15. The Pioneer Haven is constantly working to improve their aging building, join them to help raise funds and enjoy a wonderful meal.

1:00 – The Kerrobert Wheatland Regional Library staff and board invite you to their family friendly Turkey Shoot on the Courthouse grounds. Plan to attend to watch the fun and hope to win some of their great prizes! The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society will also have the building open to enjoy self guided tours throughout and a fun activity for families to participate in until 4:00 that afternoon.

1:00 – The Kerrobert Credit Union is always busy planning for our community! Today they will have a number of family friendly activities happening at the Poolside Park from 1:00 –5:00 which will include a bouncy house, large inflatable slide and Floyds Treasure Pit! Join Credit Union staff and board

members in a great afternoon of fun.

4:00 – The new U15 AA Wheatkings will be playing against Weyburn in the Kerrobert Memorial Arena. The LOL Booth will be open to check out the new menu, great service and many locally bought items by Lyle Endicott and his winter team!

4:30 – The Kerrobert Minor Hockey Board will be hosting a burger and hotdog BBQ sponsored by Secure Energy. This dedicated group of board members is committed to keeping costs down for our local minor Tiger players and your attendance will help them in their goal. Join them in the Curling Rink Parking lot until 6:30.

7:00 – The Kerrobert Sr. Tigers team hit the ice for their first game of the 2022-2023 season. This exhibition game will be played against Kindersley. Come cheer this new team to victory! The Double Take out Lounge will be open for the game – come see all the improvements that the Kerrobert Curling Club volunteers have done over the summer!

9:30 – The Prairieland Community Center will be the place to be on Saturday night! Hosted by the Kerrobert Tigers, comedian Kelly Taylor will feature as the opening act and later you can enjoy a legendary “Vinyl Night” party by local DJ’s - MG Vinyl! The last dance they played at was the party of the year – they know how to get all ages dancing all night long! This fundraising event by the Tiger Executive helps the keep our local team coming back year after year.

Sunday Oct. 9

Unfortunately, the Pioneer Haven is not able to host the Pancake Breakfast Sunday morning. If your organization would like to offer this to the community and use it as a fundraiser – please call the Rec office and we will get it advertised for you!

2:00 – The rink will be a busy place again with the U13 AA Wheatkings playing Martensville. Come check out the local talent at the rink!

We hope that this weekend will be enjoyed by all those excited for it and those who put time into planning and hosting the events! Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Largest quarterly population increase ever recorded in Sask

Saskatchewan grew by 6,465 people in the second quarter of 2022 - the largest population jump in any threemonth period since Statistics Canada started releasing quarterly population counts in 1971.

“Saskatchewan’s economy is firing on all cylinders and creating thousands of new jobs,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “That’s attracting more people than ever to our province.”

“Saskatchewan has plenty of oppor-

tunities, welcoming communities and a more affordable cost of living than most other places in Canada,” Harrison said. “A strong economy and a growing population means a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan people.

“That’s growth that works for everyone.”

There were 1,194,803 people living in Saskatchewan as of July 1, 2022, according to Statistics Canada and more than 15,000 job postings today on SaskJobs.ca.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Kindersley’s three schools joined together in their Terry Fox Walk, led by the KCS marching band on September 23. The schools combined to raise $8000 for the Terry Fox Foundation! | PHOTOS BY ANNIE DUNCAN

Tuesday, October 12th

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022

7:00 PM

7:00 p.m.

Norman Ritchie Community Centre Everyone Welcome

at Norman Ritchie Community Centre

Kindersley CITIZENS ON PATROL Is Looking For VOLUNTEERS

EVERYONE WELCOME!

If you can spare one or two nights a month to help protect our community, please call S/Sgt. Kevin Peterson

306.463.4642

Anyone interested in purchasing a C.O.P.P. sign to put in a window or to make a donation

Please Call 306.463.9406

12” x 12” sign: $30 • 4” x 4” sign: $5

Activity Report for C.O.P.P. Jan. - June, 2022

Number of Patrols: 15 • Travel Distance: 128 kms Trouble calls to RCMP: 4 • Doors or Gates Unlocked or Open: 7

C.O.P.P. Wish to Thank:

RCMP, SGI, Your West Central Voice, The Bean, Town of Kindersley, Kindersley Social, 1210, Mix 104 and the business community for their support.

Haveyou Heard?

Animals at Large

Because of recent incidents, the Town of Eston will be using zero tolerance when enforcing the Animals at Large bylaw

We understand that animals may accidently get away (even the friendly, lovable animals), but in order to keep the community safe and treat owners the same, we will be adhering to the Animal Control Bylaw 2021-03. This bylaw gives the Town the authority to impound animals that are found running at large. If we can identify the owner of the animal from the Town of Eston tag, we will attempt to contact you.

If we are unable to identify the owner from the tag, the animal’s picture will be posted on social media as another attempt to identify the owner. Upon identification of the owner and the payment of the appropriate fine, the animal will be released back to the owner. If no owner is identified, the bylaw provides options including selling the animal. For further information on the Town’s Animal Control Bylaw including fines, please go to our website www.eston.ca/bylaws

Kindersley RCMP Welcome More Businesses to ‘Etch It and Catch It’ program

While catalytic converter thefts continue to be a problem in the province, Kindersley RCMP rolled out a theft prevention program in the spring to help deter thefts in the area named ‘Etch It and Catch It’. The idea behind the program is local automotive businesses offer to etch the last 8 digits of a vehicles vehicle identification number (VIN) onto the catalytic converter. This will assist in deterring these types of thefts and also give the RCMP a chance to charge individuals who have stolen converters in their possession.

Since the programs launch several new businesses have stepped forward to participate including:

• K and S Tire in Eston

• Owens and Sweitzer in Eston

• Expert Paint and Body in Eston

• OK Tire in Kindersley

This is in addition to the already participating businesses in Kindersley including:

• Energy Dodge

• Fountain Tire

• Integra Tire

• Kindersley Mainline King of Trucks

• Tisdale’s Sales & Service (Ford)

“It is great to see this program grow and local

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businesses assisting the community in helping to deter this type of crime” stated Staff Sergeant Kevin Peterson. “We look forward to continuing to expand this program in our Detachment area and beyond and welcome any other businesses that are interested in participating to contact the Detachment for further information.” Peterson went on to say.

Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 78 calls for service from September 19th to 25th which included, but was not limited to, four mental health act calls, three uttering threats complaints, and two suspicious persons calls.

If you need to report any suspicious activity in your community, please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment by calling 306-463-4642 or their local police service. Information can also be provided anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www. saskcrimestoppers.com.

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.

Better times ahead for Senators

BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Column

Is the hockey world ready for the Ottawa Senators to become a powerhouse? No? Would you settle for contender?

General manager Pierre Dorion may not have been No. 1 as far as winning the NHL off-season goes, but he wasn’t far off. And on close inspection of the Senators’ depth chart, it’s apparent the Canadian capital team is poised to snap a streak of five straight seasons of missing the playoffs.

To start with, Ottawa coach D.J. Smith guided an improving team last year, when they finished ahead of six other NHL teams with 73 points, good for seventh place (of eight) in the Atlantic Division. But the Senators showed promise with its strong base of young offensive stars Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Josh Norris and Drake Batherson. But wow!, what an off-season the Senators had. For starters, Alex DeBrincat, just 24 years old, arrived in a trade for draft picks from the tanking Chicago Blackhawks, who seem intent on being so bad that their chances of winning Connor Bedard in next year’s

draft are greatly enhanced. All DeBrincat has done in his five-year career is score 140 goals, including 41 last season with the Hawks. Arriving as a free agent in July was grizzled veteran Claude Giroux, a longtime Philadelphia Flyer, who is only 73 points away from 1,000 for his career. Giroux will provide leadership to the Senators youth along with tremendous offensive skill, especially on the powerplay. One of two first-round draft picks the team had in 2020, Ridley Greig, was one of the stalwarts on Canada’s world junior hockey team this year and could crack the Senators’ roster this fall. Defensively, the Sens have high hopes for their other 2020 first-round pick, Jake Sanderson, who missed most of last year with an injury. He joins blueline stalwarts Thomas Chabot, Artem Zub and young Erik Brannstrom, who was acquired in the Mark Stone deal with Vegas a couple of years ago. Dorion then bolstered the team’s goaltending by picking up veteran Cam Talbot, who will compete with Anton Forsberg for minutes between the pipes.

Columbus Blue Jackets (adding Johnny Gaudreau),

Carolina Hurricanes (Max Pacioretty and Brent Burns) and Detroit Red Wings (Andrew Copp, David Perron and Dominik Kubalik) also had productive, roster-improving off-seasons, but the Senators may have done the most to improve their chances at playoff or Stanley Cup contention.

Ottawa puts its new-look squad on display Oct. 13 in Buffalo and then plays in Toronto Oct. 15 before settling in at home for five consecutive games. A 7-0 start would certainly open a few eyes around the NHL and maybe even spark some celebratory horn-honking on the streets of Ottawa.

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, via Twitter, on stationary-bicycle maker Peleton company being in financial trouble: “For some reason the company is just

The Senior Golf District championships were held in Davidson on Tuesday Sept. 13. Thank you to Ian Osmond and the Davidson Golf course for organizing and hosting this year’s championship. The boys and girls listed below have qualified for the SHSAA Provincial Golf Championship held at Jackfish Lake Sept. 23/24.

Participating teams included Beechy, Biggar, Davidson, Elrose, Eston, Kindersley, Kyle, Outlook and Plenty.

Boys:

1st - Keaton Cote - Kindersley (76)

2nd - Colton Simpson - Eston (82)

3rd - Brody Harris - Outlook (83)

4th - Colby Mathers - Eston (85)

Girls:

1st - Chloe Wills - Kyle (83)

2nd - Ayla Stevens - Kindersley (103)

3rd - Aubrey Gray - Davidson (153)

Pictured:

Chloe Wills and Keaton Cote

Photo credit: Beth Booker

spinning its wheels and not going anywhere.”

• European pro golfer Eddie Pepperill, no fan of the LIV golf tour, on Twitter: “LIV airlines. Though it may look like it seats 150 people, it in fact seats only 48 due to the size of their egos.”

• Producer Soph, on Twitter: “Can I make a suggestion? Team Homan/Fleury = Team Heury. Heury hard.”

• Former NFL quarterback Sage Rosenfals, on Twitter, in a back-handed reference to former teammate Brett Favre, currently embroiled in a controversy over misuse of public funds in Mississippi: “Since retirement, I have been lucky to avoid stealing millions of dollars from the poorest people in my state.”

• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “QB Tom Brady added to Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ injury report Friday with injury to his right ring finger after Giselle reportedly attempted to remove his wedding band.”

• Super sarcasm from comedy guy Brad Dickson of Omaha, referencing the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ coaching job: “Folks who don’t want to hire Urban Meyer are misguided types who put character, ethics

West Central High School Athletic Assocation (WCHSAA) held their Junior Golf Championships on September 21 at the Eston Regional Park golf course.

It was a beautiful day down at Eston Riverside Golf Course where we had 30 golfers (6 girls, 24 boys) from 13 different schools compete for the Jr. Golf District Championship.

Participating teams came from Elizabeth (Kindersley), Eston, Outlook, Rosetown, Kyle, Beechy, St. Gabriel, BCS, KCS, Loreburn, Dinsmore, LCBI, and Davidson.

and morality above wins and losses. I feel sorry for them.”

• Headline at theonion. com: “Aaron Rodgers Downplays Rough Start As Normal Ups And Downs Of Massive Global Conspiracy”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “If MLB hitters have walk-up songs, they should also be required to have slink-back songs for when they strike out, songs to be chosen by the opposing team’s pitching staff. Some possibles: ‘Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,’ ‘I’m Missing You,’ ‘Heat of the Moment,’ ‘Walk Away, Renee’ and ‘Blue Bayou’ (blew by you).”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com, after archaeologists in Georgia found a 1.8 million-year-old human tooth: “They believe this cements the region as home to Europe’s earliest prehistoric hockey team.”

• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hampton Va.) on the Aaron Judge vs. Shohei Ohtani MVP argument: “For what it’s worth, Babe Ruth didn’t win the 1927 MVP after hitting 60 home runs. His teammate Lou Gehrig did.”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

In the end, Outlook was the Jr. Golf District Champion in the team event.

In the Girls Division, Claire Kosloski of Elizabeth took home the District Championship with a score of 100, while Morgan Chabott of LCBI took second with a score of 102, and Delialah Drury of Outlook was third with a score of 130.

In the boys Division, Jase Willis of Kyle took home the District Championship with a score of 85, while Cullen Stevenson of Outlook was second with a score of 95, and Hudson Mathers of Eston was third with a score of 96.

It was a great day of learning and competition!

Junior Golf Championships

Jase Wills

Claire Koslofski

Senior Golf District Championships

Saskatchewan Crop Report

Released on September 29, 2022

Producers in the southwest and west-central regions are mostly done harvest and are now completing other field work, while others were slowed down by cool, damp weather. Harvest progress reached 81 per cent this week, up from 73 per cent last week and still ahead of the five-year (2017-2021) average of 75 per cent. Many producers in the eastern and northern areas of the province are waiting for canola stems to dry down or for some warm, windy days to lower the moisture content of cereal grains.

Harvest is most advanced in the southwest region, where 98 per cent of the crop is now combined. The west-central region has 97 per cent, the southeast 74 per cent,

the northwest 70 per cent, the northeast 69 per cent and the east-central has 65 per cent of their crop harvested.

The harvest of lentils and field peas across the province is virtually complete.

Ninety-six per cent of durum, 94 per cent of chickpeas, 86 per cent of barley, 83 per cent of spring wheat and 66 per cent of canola has been harvested so far. There is an additional 26 per cent of canola ready to be swathed or straight-cut.

Small amounts of rainfall were received across the province last week, with the most falling in the northeast and southeast regions. The Bienfait and Melfort areas received 35 mm, the Calder area 14 mm and the Marengo area four mm. Other areas in the province received anywhere from trace

amounts up to 10 mm.

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 34 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and 30 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 27 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and 33 per cent very short.

Some areas are reporting moderate to severe on-site water shortages. Those producers are reporting that the situation is getting worse each week they don’t receive rain. Producers are hauling water, bringing livestock closer to home or are drilling new wells to replace depleted or unsafe water sources.

Expansion of Sask Colleges international partnership

The majority of crop damage this week was due to wind, waterfowl and wildlife. Wind continues to impact unharvested crops by blowing swaths around, shelling out crops and causing lodging. Frost would be helpful for producers who are struggling with green stems as it will kill off green growth and reduce the need for herbicide applications.

In October 2021 an International Recruitment and Admissions partnership, which includes Great Plains, Cumberland and Parkland Colleges, was established as a two-year pilot project. Largely due to the success of the project, the partnership will be expanding to include Southeast and North West Colleges for the 202223 academic year.

The colleges will be working as a collective under the “Saskatchewan Colleges” banner, in an effort to build the reputation of the regional colleges in the international education market.

Southeast College. We are looking forward to being a part of this initiative and to be able to provide this experience to individuals that come from abroad.”

Dr. Eli Ahlquist, president and CEO of North West College says “The partnership has the potential to truly benefit our local economies and enrich the experiences of all learners. Collaborating under the Saskatchewan College partnership will enhance our efforts in recruitment and ensure that we can offer the best quality

experience to our future students.”

One individual dedicated solely to the international file, along with support staff, will recruit for all five organizations starting in October 2022.

Information on programs that accept international students can be found on each college’s website at www.greatplainscollege.ca, www.cumberlandcollege.sk.ca, www.parklandcollege. sk.ca, www.northwestcollege.ca or www. southeastcollege.org.

Producers are busy combining, hauling grain, hauling bales, moving cattle and starting other fall field work, such as post-harvest weed control and harrowing. Winter cereals cannot be planted in many areas due to the extreme lack of soil moisture. Fall fertilizer applications are also not possible in many regions due to the dry conditions.

A complete, printable version of the Crop Report is available online at https:// www.saskatchewan. ca/crop-report. Follow the 2022 Crop Report on Twitter at @SKAgriculture.

“The expanded partnership will allow us to build off of the knowledge gained from the first year of the partnership,” explained Great Plains College’s director of learner services and adult basic education Keleah Ostrander. “It will also enable Saskatchewan colleges to grow their recruitment and admission capacity in a collaborative and financially efficient manner.”

“Regional Colleges collectively pride themselves on providing personal, positive educational experiences for their students,” said Dr. Vicky Roy, president and CEO of

Kerrobert Reddi Mart

SEPTEMBER SPLASH! Little Maude Lane enjoys a day at the spray park in Kindersley. | PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN

All-wheel Skatepark coming to Kindersley!

BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group

A modern skatepark is coming to Kindersley, and Tyrone Kennedy-Bush is passionate about spreading the word! The project will be called the Kindersley All-Wheel Skatepark and Outdoor Recreational Area.

Tyrone noted an all-wheel park would help our community get away from the stigma of a skate park. The community area will be equally accessible for bikes, skates, and even wheelchairs. “I want everybody to roll around, at any skill level,” he said.

He’s been trying to get the word out, encouraging people to fill out the survey and provide feedback. A digital survey was available from September 15th to 29th, where skateboarders, BMX and scooter riders, local interested residents, parents and spectators could list features they would like to see and give their input and concerns. The feedback will help contribute ideas for creating the facility’s new design.

A few interested people attended a Skatepark Design Workshop on September 16th at the West Central Events Centre. “The workshop didn’t have a great turnout, but we gotta start somewhere!” Tyrone said. “There were 5 or 6 kids who came to the meeting who had

skateboards. A few kids said they skateboard in their garage. A lot of kids are interested. It’s an Olympic sport now.”

Tyrone has visited skateparks throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta, at Tisdale, Nipawin, Melfort, Yorktown, and two in Medicine Hat. “Every small community in the area has a pool and rink, so they have no reason to be in Kindersley,” Tyrone explained. “The skatepark would create a central place for all those communities. Their kids will want to come here.”

As an avid skateboarder, Tyrone said the sport is instrumental in helping kids learn to overcome fears and helps to boost their confidence. “Lots of kids don’t play competitive sports; there’s not an outlet to be creative,” he said. “This allows for that.”

Tyrone is a business owner with a family; nevertheless, he has been making time within his busy schedule to promote the project to businesses and

would welcome others to come on board and help out. He manned a table during Goose Festival Days, where people could learn more about this exciting community project.

“I chatted with about 200 people; everybody was interested,” he said. “A lot of kids and young parents want to see it happen, so kids can do something constructive. I think today’s communities have learned that skateboarding doesn’t breed trouble. We just need to give them a space to have fun.”

The town has provided the space in Rosedale, near the dog park. “There’s not many wide open areas that have that much space. It’s pretty accessible. I think it’s the perfect spot because it’s literally out in the open,” Tyrone said.

In order to move ahead with the project, a geological survey of the land will need to be done, and a design and budget developed. “Then we’ll be able to go to all the businesses and show the town the commitment we have for the final approval,” Tyrone said. Many people have expressed their willingness to contribute but need details for the project, which will cost $700,000 or more.

Tyrone is hoping he’ll be able to hit the pavement hard this winter, gaining community support so the project can begin to get underway.

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Tyrone Kennedy-Bush is promoting the Kindersley All-Wheel Skatepark and Outdoor Recreational Area, which will be available for all skill levels and ages.

The Kerrobert Memorial Arena opened this past weekend. Look at that new bright white ice surface! | PHOTO COURTESY KERROBERT CULTURE & RECREATION

Kerrobert Mayor’s Report: Phase 1 of Paving Project nearing completion

It was ribbon cutting time on Friday night of September 16th for the Kerrobert KCS Football field during a celebration of the new permanent lights. This light project has been in the works for a couple of years and were put up this past summer. The evening started with the home openers of both our Junior and Senior Rebels football teams. Several guest speakers took part in the event to talk about the process of this much anticipated project, which included getting a committee together to spear head this project and move forward with getting donations and sourcing out the lights and materials, electricians, etc.

Reinbold Electric put up a guaranteed 50/50 of $1000 that ended up growing into a take home prize of just over $1200. The winning ticket was purchased by Nancy Charteris of Kerrobert. The Senior Rebels capped off the evening with a 54 to 38 victory over the visiting team from Macklin.

The town crews were busy getting the arena ready for another season. The Fire Department came out September 13th to wash down the cement surface, and then the plant was turned on the next day. The lines were painted on and now the arena is ready to come alive with great hockey action. This year will be extra special as our beloved arena turns 75 years old. The building itself is older than that. The building was initially a WW2 airplane hanger situated in North Battleford, which was purchased by The Town of Kerrobert after our old arena was destroyed. We were going to celebrate this during our upcoming Harvest Celebration over Thanksgiving weekend; however, the weekend was proving to be too busy, and a

later celebration for this iconic building will take place.

The paving crews are all wrapped up which brings Phase 1 of our water and sewer line replacement / paving project to completion. It is so great to see kids flying up and down the newly paved streets with their skateboards, scooters and bikes. Kerrobert hasn’t had quality streets like this for many years, and it is wonderful to see the excitement throughout the community

to see this first phase nearing completion. Kerrobert is gearing up for a Harvest Festival to take place on Thanksgiving weekend. We will have all kinds of events including a Parade, bouncy castles with other kids’ events, a football game and a Kerrobert Tiger Hockey game. The festival is still adding attractions so stay tuned for more of what the weekend festival will have to offer.

Mayor Wayne Mock Kerrobert, Sask

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Mini pumpkin pancakes

These spiced mini pancakes will start your day off right.

INGREDIENTS

Yield: 24 mini pancakes

INGREDIENTS

Yield: 24 mini pancakes

• 1 1/2 cups of milk

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• 1 1/2 cups of milk

• 1 egg

Ratatouille

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until smooth.

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

• 1 egg

• 2 cups of flour

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 cups of flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon allspice

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon allspice

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

1. Combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients in separate bowls. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix until smooth.

2. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan. Spoon 2 tablespoons of mixture into the pan per pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Have you harvested lots of delicious vegetables from your garden or stocked up on produce at your local farmers’ market? Whip up this fall classic and get ready to enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 6

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 6

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 onion, finely chopped

a smooth sauce. Season the sauce with half the basil.

2. In the same pan, lay the vegetable slices flat, alternating to create a spiral.

2. Melt the butter in a non-stick pan. Spoon 2 tablespoons of mixture into the pan per pancake. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown.

3. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

These spiced mini pancakes will start your day off right. This refined and comforting Italian dish will delight your guests.

• 5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 orange bell pepper, finely diced

• 1 onion, finely chopped

• 5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

• 1 yellow bell pepper, finely diced

• 1 orange bell pepper, finely diced

• 1 can of diced tomatoes

• 10 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

• 1 yellow bell pepper, finely diced

• 1 can of diced tomatoes

• 2 yellow zucchinis, cut into thin slices

• 10 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

• 2 green zucchinis, cut into thin slices

• 2 yellow zucchinis, cut into thin slices

• 2 green zucchinis, cut into thin slices

• 2 eggplants, cut into thin slices

• 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into thin slices

• 2 eggplants, cut into thin slices

• 4 Roma tomatoes, cut into thin slices

• 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped

• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, finely chopped

• 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, finely chopped

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, finely chopped

• Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. In a large oven-safe pan, sauté the onion and 4 cloves of garlic in half the olive oil. When the onion is translucent, add the peppers and continue cooking for about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the diced tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes, crushing the tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon to create

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 6

• 1 cup of hot water

• 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary

• 7 cups chicken broth

• 1/4 cup butter

2. In the same pan, lay the vegetable slices flat, alternating to create a spiral.

3. Coat them with remaining olive oil, basil, last garlic clove, parsley, thyme and oregano. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Cover the pan with a lid or aluminum foil. Place in the oven for 40 minutes, then uncover and continue cooking for another 20 minutes.

4. Cover the pan with a lid or aluminum foil. Place in the oven for 40 minutes, then uncover and continue cooking

• 15 grams dried wild mushrooms

• 2 French shallots, finely chopped

• 2 cups arborio rice

• 1 cup of white wine

• 3/4 cup of Parmesan cheese

• Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Rehydrate the mushrooms by soaking them in a cup of hot water with a sprig of rosemary for 30 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the water and dry them on paper towels. Strain the water to remove any debris and the rosemary.

2. In a saucepan, combine the chicken broth and mushroom water. Heat until simmering.

In a saucepan, combine the chicken broth and mushroom water. Heat until simmering.

3. In a large skillet, sauté the French shallots in half the butter until translucent. Add the arborio rice and toss well to coat all the grains.

In a large skillet, sauté the French shallots in half the butter until translucent. Add the arborio rice and toss well to coat all the grains.

4. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and scrape the bottom with a wooden spoon. Let simmer until almost all the liquid is gone. Reduce the heat and add one ladleful of hot broth at a time, stirring until the liquid is completely absorbed between each addition. Once almost all the broth has been used, taste frequently to ensure the rice is cooked al dente. You may not need to use all the broth.

5. Turn off the heat and add the other half of the butter and the Parmesan cheese to the mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Serve in fancy bowls and garnish with a few sprigs of rosemary.

Wild mushroom risotto

This refined and comforting Italian dish will delight your guests.

Wild mushroom risotto

BY BRIAN ZINCHUK

By Brian Zinchuk

This is Part 3 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.

I can’t say that the Regina upgrader, whose identity has been totally absorbed into the Consumers Refinery Complex, has had nearly as significant an impact as the Lloydminster one. But I can say with absolute certainty that the Lloydminster upgrader was fundamental to the development of that city, the region and the province.

(For my purposes, and the purpose of this article, I consider Lloydminster as a whole a Saskatchewan city, even if the majority of it falls on the Alberta side. That’s because even though much of its industrial parks and housing is now on the Alberta side, their focus is principally on the Saskatchewan side of the border, centred on the Lloydminster Upgrader. And when Alberta withdrew from the project and it was in deep peril, Saskatchewan stepped up to the plate and took over.)

On May 5, Lloydminster Mayor Gerald Aalbers said, “Without the upgrader, Lloydminster would likely be a community of under 15,000.”

The most recent 2021 census put the city’s population at just shy of 32,000, a marginal improvement from 2016.

And it’s been a wild ride getting to that 32,000. In 2003, I was hired as the city hall reporter for the Battlefords News-Optimist. The city manager of North Battleford, Jim Toye, told me at the time that he wished he had the problems of his counterpart in Lloydminster. Lloydminster was building around 600 houses a year at the time, and North Battleford, 150 kilometres down the road, was building 10.

In 1991, the Lloydminster and North Battleford weren’t too far apart in size, at 17,283 vs. 14,350.

“I know we, the city, sold 95 lots in five minutes in a lot draw. There were literally people who couldn’t procure lots,” Aalbers said.

Toye’s comment always stuck with me, and for good reason. That frenetic pace, both in housing

construction and economic activity, continued on until oil crashed in 2014. The phenomenal growth occurred even before oil saw its $100/barrel boom years for 2008-2014, (with a short hiccup in 2009).

Drilling rigs by the dozen were punching holes throughout the Lloydminster region. Dirt movers were constantly building new access roads for wells. Service rigs were everywhere. There were at least a half dozen pump shops specializing in PC pumps in Lloydminster, and for a time, even one in Turtleford or Edam, I recall.

There were a few trucking fleets with units numbering around 100, and many more smaller operators. Specialty manufacturers locally built everything from massive oil tanks which sat on leases to sand handing equipment to a speciality truck-based servicing unit known as a flushby. For what in other parts of the world would be considered a small town, Lloydminster developed a substantial manufacturing and industrial base, unrivalled within Saskatchewan by anything except the major cities.

I even got a job in the Lloydminster oilpatch. I spent a year running an excavator in a sand retention pit near a little dot on the map called Baldwinton. Basically, if you had a pulse and could show up, you could find a job in Lloydminster. A lot of Newfoundlanders did just that, resulting in a lot of money being sent east.

Aalbers personally spent most of his career working in the Lloydminster oilpatch. “That’s what got me to Lloyd. There was an opportunity in Lloydminster. When we moved to Lloydminster as a family 17 years ago, do to the oilpatch, there was work here, and we’ve been able to stay. That was huge,” he said. “I ended up there for six months and I never left, because the opportunities that kept springing up were endless.”

Recognition that Saskatchewan needed to develop this heavy oil

The greater opportunities in heavy oil were eventually recognized by the New Democratic Party, too, when they were in power. The founder of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre was Dr. Malcolm Wilson, one of the scientists that, as part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.

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As the story goes, 22 years ago, then New Democrat Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Mines Eldon Lautermilch and Ralph Goodale, who was then the Liberal federal Minister of Natural Resources, were having a smoke in Kirghizstan. Over cigarettes, they decided on the need to push for petroleum research in Saskatchewan.

“This landed squarely on my desk,” recalled Dr. Wilson back in 2009, when he was then director of the Office of Energy and Environment at the University of Regina. His previous job was director, energy development, for the Department of Energy and Mines, from 1981-2001. He recalled being told, “Malcolm, create a petroleum research facility.”

Alberts

Bahm Thiessen

Kissick

Lee

Jordan Mackinnon

They did this squarely upon the recognition of the need to develop our massive heavy oil reserves, according to Wilson.

Caitlynn Alberts

Brad Murphy

Quenton Murphy

Chelsea Kissick

per day of production by the end of 2022. That’s between a fifth and a quarter of the entire province’s oil production, and doesn’t count CHOPS. Lloydminster’s conventional heavy oil (some of which is on the Alberta side of the border) is expected to produce 16,000 to 19,000 barrels per day by the end of 2022.

Those thermal projects are tied in by pipeline to Lloydminster, where their heavy oil is upgraded for sale.

It’s safe to say that likely none of those 12 projects, at a quarter billion a piece, would have been developed without the Lloydminster Upgrader to process that heavy oil. And additional Lloydminster Thermal projects are planned.

Devin Charteris

Jon Shepherd

Dylan MacKinnon

Thus begat the Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC), a not-for-profit research company located in a dedicated building at Innovation Place in Regina, beside the university. And its purpose was to figure out how to get as much of Saskatchewan’s oil out of ground as possible, with a particular focus on our tens of billions of barrels of heavy oil.

Dustin Oikor

Wyatt Knorr

Travis Turnbull

James Semilet

Dylan Beaudoin

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.

Its work, particularly in the Joint Implementation of Vapour Extraction (JIVE) project, led to development of cyclic solvent injection (CSI), which uses carbon dioxide (CO2) and other solvents such as methane, ethane and propane to produce more oil in Edam and Lashburn areas. The JIVE program led to Husky’s development of the Lashburn and Tangleflags fields as well, where over 2 million barrels of oil have been recovered using this type of CO2 injection. The PTRC is continuing heavy oil research to this day with a particular focus on solvents and CSI.

Shift to thermal

More significantly, Husky made a huge shift in strategy, in what they referred to as their “Lloydminster Thermals.” Those projects became the most significant developments in Saskatchewan heavy oil since PC pump and the upgrader, itself.

About ten years ago, Husky decided to go into thermal in a big way. They stopped almost all expansion of CHOPS, and poured billions into thermal oil development. Almost all of that was spent on the Saskatchewan side of the border.

When Cenovus purchased Husky in 2021, its refining assets in Lloydminster were a key part of the deal. According to Cenovus, the Lloydminster Upgrader has an 81,000 barrel per day throughput capacity, producing “high quality, low sulphur synthetic crude oil and diesel fuel.” It recovers diluent from its feedstock, and the condensate is cycled back to nearby thermal operations. Its feedstock is 97 per cent heavy oil, seven per cent “other.”

LUSELAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

The upgrader’s output is 69 per cent synthetic oil, 12 per cent distillates, and 19 per cent “other.”

The Lloydminster asphalt refinery processes a further 30,000 barrels per day, producing “more than 30 different types and grades of road asphalt from heavy oil.”

Back row (Left to Right)

Garrett Flueny, Jayden Olfert

Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)

Lloydminster Upgrader’s next chapter

Steven Meissner, Brenden Obrigewitch

Devon Townsend

There is another chapter in the tale of the Lloydminster Upgrader that is just beginning. On April 27, Cenovus president and CEO Alex Pourbaix told an earnings conference call, “When we think of further margin expansion, we are advancing the Rewire Alberta project, so a way to introduce Foster Creek and Christina Lake crudes into the upgrader and the refinery. That has several benefits. It allows us to recycle more of the condensate in the province. It allows us to expand our margin because we’re using lower quality, lower cost crudes in the upgrader and the refinery versus LLB, which we’ll then just sell to the market. And obviously, the expansion helps us on our unit costs and product make, so good initiatives underway there.”

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

Keagan Bazylinski , Kirk Meyer

Shane Bardick

After some pioneering work in using steam to produce heavy oil, trying several different extraction methods, Husky started building essentially cookie-cutter projects. Each involved a steam plant, and several well pads composed of well pairs using a technology called “steam assisted gravity drainage,” or SAGD. That might sound like a lot of technobabble until you realize the important points: Each of these thermal projects produces 10,000 barrels of oil per day, and cost $250 to $350 million a pop to build. And Husky built 11 of these projects in northwest Saskatchewan by 2020, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding crash in oil markets.

In 2021, Husky was acquired by Cenovus. And now as Cenovus, the 12th Lloydminster Thermal project, Spruce Lake North, is expected to be online in late 2022. Drilling is going on in the region right now in preparation for the Spruce Lake project.

According to Cenovus’ August 2022 corporate presentation, its Lloydminster thermals are expected to account for 100,000 to 110,000 barrels

DODSLAND VOLUNTEER

FIRE DEPARTMENT

This marks a major shift for the upgrader, whose purpose was to foster the development of Lloydminster region heavy oil. Asked for clarification on this, Cenovus responded by email on May 5, “The Lloydminster Upgrader and Refinery are a great industrial complex and we are looking at ways to extract more value out of these facilities, including introducing oil sands crudes from Foster Creek and Christina Lake to both facilities. This allows us to expand our margin because we’re using lower cost crudes in the upgrader and the refinery versus LLB, which we’ll then just sell to the market. We will continue to process our Upstream feedstock at our Lloydminster assets while looking at ways to debottleneck the facility for increased capacity and efficiency.”

From left to right

Fire Chief Vic Sittler, Shane Kruesel, Jarret Johnson, Deputy Chief Grant Sittler, Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.

Missing:

Aapparently, we are now in the opening paragraphs of this next chapter. We will have to see how it plays out, and how it affects further development of the Lloydminster Thermals.

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

Tyler Srigley, Ryan Webber

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.

BREAST CANCER MYTHS

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Canada. Although more people are surviving a breast cancer diagnosis than ever before, it’s still the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among Canadian women. Therefore, it’s important to know the facts. Here are five breast cancer myths.

1. Only people with a family history of breast cancer are at risk. Only about five to 10 per cent of breast cancers are considered hereditary.

2. Breast cancer only affects women. Although rare, men can get breast cancer too. In 2022, researchers estimate that 270 Canadian men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and that 55 will die from the disease.

3. Antiperspirants and deodorants cause breast cancer. There’s no conclusive evidence linking the use of antiperspirants or deodorants and the development of breast cancer.

4. Breast cancer always causes a lump you can feel. Although regular breast self-exams can help detect lumps, breast cancer doesn’t always manifest itself this way. Other symptoms include pain, swelling, redness and thickening of the skin.

5. All breast cancers are treated the same way. Breast cancer treatment plans vary widely depending on the characteristics of the tumour, the stage of cancer and the patient’s preferences.

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1. U.S. STATES: Which state’s official animal is a panther?

2. LITERATURE: What was the color of the man’s hat in the “Curious George” book series?

3. TELEVISION: Chuck Woolery was the original host of which TV game show?

4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the location of the first White Castle restaurant?

5. COMICS: What’s the name of the newspaper where Clark Kent works?

6. MOVIES: Which 1980s movie features a character named Aurora Greenway?

7. PSYCHOLOGY: What fear is represented in the phobia eisoptrophobia?

8. GEOGRAPHY: How many African countries have Portuguese as their official language?

9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: On average, cats sleep how many hours a day?

10. HISTORY: The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?

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BUILDINGS FOR SALE

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

FOREFRONT

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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

FARM MACHINERY

COMING EVENTS

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LAND FOR SALE

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CORA ANN PATRICIA KNUTTILA, late

Kindersley,

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

Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis

On June 11, 1945, two Unversity of Saskatchewan professors, Evan Hardy and Hal Lewis, drove from Saskatoon to Kindersley, a small town in the western part of the province.

Lewis had been consulting with Kindersley area inventors about their effort to build a new tillage implement better adapted for the Canadian plains than commercially available.

The field day was a success, with five machines and more than 500 spectators in attendance marking the big swing toward discers starting in Saskatchewan.

The Agriculture Engineering Department at the University of Saskatchewan was well respected, with folk inventors bringing their problems to Hardy and Lewis. One of the most persistent was R. A. Johnson of Beedle.

R.A. Johnson wanted to attach a number of disc-harrow disc gangs to a one-way type frame with flexible mountings, thus letting the gangs rise and fall independently with the surface of the ground. Johnson collaborated with locals, blacksmith Dave Johnston, and welder M.G. Cressman to refine the design for tillage. This activity got the attention of Les Wyman, the local Massey-Harris dealer.

As mentioned, the June 11, 1945 field day demonstrated five machines. Cressman brought Dave Johnston’s, Johnson his own, S. L. Whatley brought his purchased from Wyman and Wyman brought two.

Cressman surprised the U of S engineers by mounting a drill box atop his discer, building a working seeder.

The Kindersley field day proved to be a significant event as the key principles of the discer had finally fallen into place.

The first reason is the machine could achieve a consistent medium-dept cut of two to three inches, covering some trash but leaving some exposed an anchored by exposed soil.

The second reason, farmers and shopmen throughout the province were inspired to build more machines. Wyman and others intended to manufacture them for sale or tack them to major implement manufacturing firms. Canadian Cooperative Implements Limited (CCIL) named the implement, “discer”.

The third reason is the major equipment manufacturers recognized the worth of discer and quickly put them on the market. Cockshut

and Massey-Harris first, then International Harvestor and John Deere. The fourth reason, Canadian farmers, purchased the new product and incorporated it into their tillage practices. Unexpectedly, except perhaps to M. G. Cressman, seeding proved to be the most popular use of the discer.

Small towns are amazing.

Reference: Isern, T. D. (1988). The Discer: Tillage for the Canadian Plains. Agricultural History, Vol. 62(No. 2), 79-97. https://doi.org/https://www.jstor.org/ stable/3743285

Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, publishes the Klarenbach Grain Report and the Klarenbach Special Crops Report, which can be read at https://www.klarenbach.ca/

The Kindersley Antique Threshing Club

would like to thank the following organizations, businesses and individuals that helped contribute to the success

• Coutt’s Agro (Ian & Tina) for the land donation

• G-Mac’s Ag Team for helping to haul the equipment

• Kindersley & District Plains Museum for helping with the lunch

• Town of Eastend Museum for supplying the steam engine

• Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) for the Grade 3 Ag Tour

Arthur Roy Jaques

July 26,1948

- September 7, 2022

Arthur Jaques was born in Oyen, Alberta on July 26,1948 to Pauline Elizabeth (nee Oszust), and Thomas Roy Jaques (affectionately known as TR) and sister Shirley. He grew up on the family farm, in a two storey white clapboard house one mile west of Oyen. It was a happy childhood on the farm, with camping trips to Banff, friends and family visiting each other on the weekends, and time spent with his horses.

Arthur’s childhood was significantly impacted by his Dad’s polio handicap. From a very young age Arthur became TR’s right hand man - fetching, carrying, and learning how to use numerous tools and equipment. In his teens he raised several head of cattle, horses, and helped his Dad with the grain farming. After grade eleven Arthur dropped out of school to farm with his father full time. He later went on to learn welding at SAIT and received his private pilot’s license from The Calgary Flying Club.

Despite not finishing high school, he never stopped learning. Long before the internet he was devouring information on anything that in-

terested him - agricultural mechanics, raising leaf cutter bees, mountain flying. A constant hunger for learning that remained strong his entire life.

Arthur was twenty when he met Heather in 1969. Heather had taken a posting at the Big Country Hospital and wasn’t sure what she had gotten herself into. Having spent most of her childhood in boarding schools and traveling the world – a life with Arthur created stability and a place to call home.

Arthur and Heather were married in Oyen March 10, 1972. They moved into the little Beaver Lumber home that Arthur built across from the main house, next to the chicken coop. Funds were limited, so it never occurred to Arthur to hire a building company. He did his research, got busy and with only a little help built their first home. Their family soon expanded, with a son Byron born in 1975, and a daughter Zoe in 1978. In the seventies Arthur began importing Swiss Simmental cattle, breeding the cows to Simmental and Limousin. Riding horses, building up his herd of cattle and farming several sections of land kept him extremely busy. In 1980 the difficult decision was made to sell the herd and leave the cattle business behind.

Increasingly frustrated with depending on Mother Nature for water, in 1983 he bought a section of irrigated land beside the Red Deer River close to Buffalo. This began the transition to farming at Buffalo. Early days in irrigation in-

cluded growing alfalfa seed and hay, with later crops of grass seed, sunflower seeds, flax, dry beans, canola seed and cereals.

During those initial years at Buffalo Arthur spent a lot of time flying. His first plane was a two seater Citabria that had acrobatic features which he loved, and the plane was easy to land on roads. He always said that it was the closest he felt to flying like a bird. The Citabria was later traded in for a Cessna 182, a plane that took him and Heather on many cross country adventures.

In 1986 Arthur and family took up skiing and began an annual tradition of spending holidays in Panorama. Learning to ski together, and enjoy the mountains became a favourite way to spend time with one another as a family.

In the late eighties Arthur had an opportunity to buy more land at the river by Buffalo. He spent the following years building up the farm and irrigation systems and managing all the challenges along the way. Once again Arthur decided to build a home. This time he and Byron were taking courses and researching in-floor heating, laying roof tiles, wiring a house, building a stone fireplace etc. This provided a whole new line

of inquisitive learning and endless questions to tradesmen. Arthur thoroughly enjoyed the entire process of building the house, and they moved to Buffalo full time in 2002.

Arthur spent several years as a board member with the Alberta government on special agricultural projects, and on the Big Country Hospital board in Oyen. He was highly involved in the extensive renovations at the Buffalo Community Hall and playground. Arthur thoroughly enjoyed utilizing his skill set and contributing to the community he cherished.

Vacations always had an agricultural component to keep Arthur happy. Holidays would include learning how to raise kiwi fruit in New Zealand, sugar cane in Australia, dates in Florida, vegetables in the Israeli desert; and then if there were aviation museums that was an added bonus.

The introduction to the internet opened up a world of information for Arthur. Ipad in hand he had an amazing new tool for research. After the completion of the house, he turned his energy towards the canals, roads and irrigation projects. He truly enjoyed large construction machines – as though he never outgrew playing

with Tonka trucks as a boy!

In order to gain extra help in the summer months the farm began hiring Dutch agricultural students. Time was spent touring them around to see the prairies and mountains. The most enjoyable trips were travelling with the boys to see Canadian farms, crops and equipment. Arthur enjoyed his role as mentor, and it was a very rewarding experience on both sides.

Arthur and Heather had one of their best overseas trips touring The Netherlands by car and visiting the Timmermans family and “their boys” in their various farming ventures.

In 2013 Arthur returned to flying with a F33A Bonanza aircraft. With the help of his friend Les he soon learned to handle the faster more agile plane and was able to journey across the Rockies to make regular visits to Zoe and family in Kimberley. The Beech Bonanza provided Arthur and Heather with some memorable vacations, flying across western Canada and the United States.

Family meant a great deal to Arthur and nothing made him more content than to be surrounded by his immediate family for special occasion dinners. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchil-

dren grow and thrive, taking great pride in all their accomplishments. Family, farming and flying were his three loves and he did his best to enjoy all to the fullest.

Arthur leaves to mourn his beloved wife of fifty years Heather, son Byron, Tanya and three grand daughters Rachel, Ava and Nicole. Daughter Zoe, Sheldon, and grandsons Jake and Max Ferguson. His sister Shirley (Daryl) Klarenbach and family, numerous cousins and many dear friends.

The family very much appreciated the wonderful care Arthur received from Dr. Muller, the nurses, and all the Big Country Hospital staff in Oyen. We were so grateful for the use of the Palliative Care suite and it helped us recognize the importance of this service at such a sensitive time in a family’s journey. It has been almost twenty years since the initial furnishing of the suite, and renovation plans are in progress. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Palliative Care, The Big Country Hospital Foundation, Box 1, Oyen, Alberta, T0J 0K0, or the charity of your choice, will be gratefully accepted.

A Celebration of Life for Arthur was held in The Buffalo Community Hall at 2.00 pm. on Friday September 30th, 2022.

ROSS - Doreen Merle Ross (Mayer), aged 90, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2022 at the Sherbrooke Community Centre Nursing Home.

Doreen was born in Kerrobert Sk. April 14, 1932 to Joesph and

Lena Mayer. She was the eldest of five children. In her early years the family moved around a bit but settled in Alsask, Sk. December 28, 1956 she married Don Ross also of Alsask. Mom always said she wasn’t much of a farm girl, but she soon became one with Don. Over the next few years they built their first family home on the Ross family farm. Their first child Melvin was born in November 1957. Then four years later in November again, healthy twin boys ar-

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rived; Kevin and Jerry. Another four years went by and in November a baby girl arrived; Michelle. Doreen said she didn’t want to be big in the hot summer months, but she also had to be ready for curling season! They raised their family on the Ross farm until 1978, then moved to the Dow farm south of Alsask. In 1982 they built a new home on this farm. Where they had many happy years together.

Doreen loved being part of the community and interacting with others. Before she was married she worked at the Bishop Store, then later in life worked at the Alsask Sundries store as well as the Alsask grocery store. She enjoyed curling and was very involved with community activities and had a strong sense of responsibility to her

community. She was a Lioness member for many years. Even in her 80’s she was going into town Friday nights to look after the bar and participate in darts.

Doreen is survived by her loving children Kevin (Sharon), Jerry (Jocelyn ) and Michelle ( Kevin); 7 grandchildren Molly, Veronica, Myles, Emily, Dillon, Karlie and Connor; 2 great grandchildren Astrid and Mabel. She was predeceased by her husband Don, son Melvin, parents Joe and Lena, and brother Lyle.

A celebration of her life will take place at the Alsask Community Hall on October 8, 2022 at 1:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers Donation’s in Doreen’s memory can be made to the Alsask Lioness Club Box 142 Alsask Sk S0L 0A0.

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or Barb at 306-460-9304.

DENZIL

Saturday, October 22

• Denzil Rec Board presents Halloween Bones and a Meal at the Denzil Rink. Steak Supper served from 5:00 - 6:30 PM. Bones: 5:00 PM. Call Jordan Heffner 306-753-9273 for entries/tickets or for more info.

EATONIA

Sunday, October 9

• A Harvest Celebration and Pancake Breakfast will take place at Heritage Park 9:00 - 10:30 AM. Adults $10/plate; Children $5/plate. 11:00 AM Worship Service featuring music from the Eatonia Community Singers including local youth singers. Please bring your own lawn chairs. Saturday, October 22

• Eatonia & District Chamber of Commerce Fall Trade Show 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. The Eatonia Fire Department is excited to bring a one-of-a-kind education trailer that will be used to educate kids and adults on fire safety and responding to emergencies.

Saturday, November 5

• United Church Women Silent Auction at Eatonia United Church from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Watch for more details.

Friday, November 11 & Saturday, November 12

• Eatonia & District Recreation Board presents Ice Breaker 3 on 3 Tournament at the Eatonia Arena. $40 / player (Ages 18+). Calcutta Friday night. Bar & Kitchen Open. Draft Picks. Games starting Saturday. Call 306-460-7130 or eatoniaec@ sasktel.net for more info.

ESTON

Monday, October 10

• Back Alley Clean-up. All garden, lawn and organic material needs to be placed in clear plastic bags in the alley by this date!

Friday, October 14 - Sunday, October 16

• Rambler Hockey School. Deadline to register is September 30.

Saturday, October 15

• Eston District Health Foundation Dr. David S. Mulder Gala Fundraising Dinner at the Eston Legion Hall. Cocktails 5:30 pm. Dinner 7:00 pm. Speaker: Dr. Dennis A. Kendel, National Health Policy Health Services Consultant. Live and silent auctions. Tickets: $100 per person (with $50 tax credit).

Sunday, October 16

• Sacred Heart C.W.L. Fowl Supper. Take-outs only beginning at 5:00 pm. $22.00 per plate. Limit of 250 sold. Delivery for Seniors and Shut-ins. Please contact Gerri Holmes 306463-7828 for tickets.

Sunday, November 6

• St. Andrew’s United Church Annual Fall Take-Out Supper and Online Auction 5:00-6:00 PM. Baked Ham Super with all the trimmings. Gluten free supper available (please advise). $22 / meal. Age 10 & under $10. Limited delivery available. Call 306-962-7321 or 306-962-4177 to place orders. Saturday, November 19

• Christmas in November. Prairie West Historical Society, dinner, fashion show, silent auction, speaker artist: Christine Code.

KERROBERT

Friday, October 7 - Sunday, October 9

Kerrobert Harvest Festival

- 5:00 PM BBQ & KCS Self Guided Tours

- 7:00 PM Rebels under the Lights Homecoming Football Game

Saturday, October 8

- 10:00 AM Parade - Chamber of Commerce

- Lunch - Pioneer Haven

- 1:00 - 4:00 PM Cultural Centre (Courthouse) Activities

- 1:00 - 4:00 PM Kerrobert Library Turkey Shoot (Family Friendly)

- 1:00 - 5:00 PM Kerrobert Credit Union Family Friendly Activities Pool Side Park. Bouncy House, Large Inflatable Slide, Floyd’s Treasure Pit.

- Supper - Kerrobert Minor Hockey BBQ - 4:30 PM U15 AA Wheatkings vs Weyburn

- 7:30 PM Kerrobert Tigers Home Opener

- 9:30 PM Tigers Comedy Night & Music by MG Vinyl at PCC

Sunday, October 9

- Pancake Breakfast - Pioneer Haven

KINDERSLEY

Tuesday, October 11

• Annual General Meeting Kindersley & District Arts Council 7:00 PM Norman Ritchie Community Centre. Everyone welcome.

Saturday, October 15

• Duck’s Unlimited Annual Banquet. Contact Sherry Casswell at 306-460-6708 for info.

• Kindersley Skating Club upcoming seminar with Katelyn Osmond.

Sunday, October 16

• Kindersley Minor Sports AGM 7:00 PM at the West Central Events Centre (Curling Rink Lounge)

Tuesday, October 18

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

Thursday, October 20

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

Tuesday, October 25

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

Saturday, November 5

• Kindersley Royal Purple presents Braingo Tango 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 306-463-7283. 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 306-463-4785 for more info.

* Kindersley Air Cadets meet every Thursday evening at 903 - 11th Avenue East. New recruits welcome. Call 306-4307897 for more info.

LEADER

Friday, October 28

• Little Flower Oktoberfest at the Leader Community Hall. 6:00 PM Supper: Sausages, Noodle Dishes, Salads & Desserts. Ann Dietrich & Friends Band with special guest Scott Heatcoat 7:30 - 11:00 PM. Live Auction, 50/50s, door prizes. Adults: $20; Seniors $15; Over 12 $10; 6-12 $5; and under 6 Free. Tickets can be purchased from Lorie Andreas 306-628-8033 or the Liquor Market 306-628-3996. Saturday, November 5

• Leader River Hills Lions Ladies Night Out “Slumber Party” with entertainment by ‘Steady the Wheel’. Cocktails 5:30 PM, Supper 6:30 PM. Tickets available at Leader Pharmacy for $50.00.

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 306628-7242.

LIEBENTHAL

Sunday, October 16

• Come join us for our 1st Liebenthal German Supper. Seatings at 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm at the Liebenthal Community Hall. Adults $20; 12 & under $10. For tickets please contact Cheryl Eresman 306-662-7368, Joan Wagner 306-6618075, Gerald Wagner 306-628-7677.

LUSELAND

On Now: Luseland Library Art Gallery presents: Victoria Knorr.

MACKLIN

Saturday, October 29

• Macklin Arts Council presents Brenda Lee Cottrell, “The Memorable Music of Legendary Ladies,” live at the Macklin & District Communiplex 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Food and drinks for sale. Entrance with season ticket or cash at the door. For season tickets call Trudy at 306-4607763 or Donna at 306-753-7439.

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.

OYEN

Wednesday, October 5

• Oyen & District Senior Citizens’ Association Potluck & Meeting 6:00 pm.

Sunday, October 9

• Badlands Badgers double-header vs Calgary Blues 1:00 PM

SMILEY

Sunday, October 23

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