Community and the Christmas Season
It’s December, and Christmas is around the corner. I want to highlight some important points about this time of year and the joy it brings to you, to your community, and the importance of generosity.
Let’s be frank; there have been too many negative events which have impacted our lives. The war in Ukraine, rampant political divisions, a seemingly never-ending affordability crisis, and a potential recession right around the corner have all regularly made headlines in the past months. There is no question people are struggling financially. That said, I believe there are ample positives that can come out of this Christmas season. Part of this is the many ways we can help our fellow Canadians.
Food Bank usage is at an all-time high. Food Banks Canada recorded 1.5 million visits to food banks in just one month, which is a 35% increase compared to last year. This is a similar message I hear about our local
food banks as well. To keep up with demand, food banks need your generosity as they work their hearts out to meet demand. Volunteering your time and energy to help will have a positive ripple effect throughout the area you live. It’s a clear indicator to those in a disadvantaged place that you care.
Donating food, gift cards, and money is also critical for the survival of local food banks. These items go to people in need and can be the difference between a merry Christmas and a day without food. Canada’s food banks and the folks who rely on them are greatly appreciative of any contribution.
Another great way of helping your community is to shop local. One of the great privileges I have of being your Member of Parliament is experiencing many of the great services and products offered by the merchants in Battle River— Crowfoot. So please, see what is in your backyard and see for yourself what they have to offer.
As you shop for pres-
ents for your loved ones this Christmas season, check out your local boutiques, artisans, and other specialty stores. Not only will you benefit from great products and top-notch service, but you will be supporting your friends and neighbours. Many of these merchants have been struggling with the lasting economic effects of COVID-19 and with the dire inflation crisis. Your participation in our local economy is greatly welcomed. I assure you; you will be glad you did! With adversity comes perseverance, and Canadians will do as we have always done and extend a helping hand to those less fortunate as we come together as a nation. In East Central Alberta, we are blessed with numerous tightknit communities with residents who truly care about one another. I am proud to be the Member of Parliament for Battle River—Crowfoot, and to be able to represent the area where I grew up and where I am raising my children with my wife, Danielle.
DAMIEN KUREK
MP Battle River-Crowfoot
SCHS hosted a successful Christmas Farmer’s Market lunch on Saturday, November 26 at the Oyen Legion Hall. Thank you to the generous donations of soup, sandwiches and desserts by our wonderful parents and to the student and staff volunteers who prepared, served and cleaned up. This was a great fundraiser to supplement our school extracurriculars! | PHOTO COURTESY SCHS
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Ceremony held in Kindersley
BY JOAN JANZEN
MLA Ken Francis presented the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) to forty recipients in Kindersley constituency on Friday, December 2nd at the Kindersley Inn. The commemorative medal was created to celebrate the 70th anniversary year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the throne, and is the focus of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Jubilee year celebrations.
“We’re here to celebrate extraordinary people who did extraordinary things,” Francis said. “And I have the honour of presenting the awards.”
Kindersley’s celebration is just one of many ceremonies taking place during the Platinum Jubilee year. The Government of Saskatchewan has partnered with several organizations to distribute the medals to recipients across the
province.
A total of 7,000 medals were awarded throughout the Platinum Jubilee year, which ends on February 5, 2023. Each celebration is an opportunity to honour significant contributions and achievements of Saskatchewan residents. MLA Francis said they nominated individuals from different demographics, categories of service, and regions within the constituency.
The criteria for the medal is broad, encompassing recipients of all ages and walks of life, provided they have made a contribution to society. The medal is solely for individuals.
“When I notified the recipients, the primary reaction was of gratitude, but what shone through the most was humility,” Francis said. “One common question asked was ‘Why me?’ The award represents selfless service by all the recipients.”
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The recipients listed in alphabetical order are:
Gary Becker, Kindersley - Philanthropy
Candace Besharah, Kindersley - Education
Dave Burke, Melfort - Volunteer Service
Henry Butt, Mantario - Volunteer Service
Bev Callsen, Kindersley - Sports
Ian Coutts, Kindersley - Agriculture
Maxine Donaldson, Kindersley - Public Service
Marley Ervine, Kindersley - Sports
Kim Gartner, Macklin - Public Service
Tom Geiger, Kindersley - Health Care
Catherine Higginbotham, Eatonia - Business/Commerce
Kinley Hildebrandt, Kindersley - Health Care
Ron Hope, Kindersley - Volunteer Service
Betty King , Eatonia - Education
Joanne Kosolofski, Kindersley - Volunteer Service
Candice Kraft, Luseland - Education.
Ernie Krepps (posthumously) accepted by Ellen Krepps, Kindersley - Military
Christine Lang , Tramping Lake - Public Service
Kim Leonard, Kindersley - Sports
Garth MacDonald, Kindersley - Agriculture
Richard MacDougall, Kindersley - Health Care
Roger McKenzie, Kindersley - Philanthropy
Steve Mealey (posthumously)
accepted by Colleen Oscar-Swan and Chris Oscar, Kindersley - Arts
Carol Mitchell, Kindersley - Health Care
Wayne Mock , Kerrobert - Public Service
Monique Neigum, Kindersley - Business/Commerce
Norman Neigum, Kindersley (unable to attend) was accepted by his daughter and son - Philanthropy
Leslie Omness, Kindersley - Volunteer Service
Rod Perkins, Kindersley - Public Service
Erin Pincemin, Kindersley - Education
Angela Rioux, Saskatoon - Arts
Isabelle Ryde, Eston - Politics
Myrtle Somerville, Kindersley - Volunteer Service
Lionel Story, Netherhill - Public Service
Rita Syrota, Kindersley - Public Service
Nancy Vanthuyne, Kindersley - Service to Seniors
Bill Warrington, Loverna - Volunteer Service
Darwin Whitfield, Coleville - Public Service
Kate Winquist, Kindersley - Business/Commerce
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MLA Ken Francis presents a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal posthumously to Steve Mealey. Accepting were Colleen Oscar-Swan and Chris Oscar.
The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal was posthumously awarded to Ernie Krepps who passed away in early November. Ernie’s wife Ellen was there to accept his medal from MLA Ken Francis. | PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN
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Food Mesh receives community donations
Mother Theresa once said, “If you cannot feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Thanks to food donated by Buy-Low Foods, along with bread from Family Foods, FoodMesh in Kindersley has distributed 59,458 kg of food since January 1, 2022. That includes produce, grocery items, bakery, meat, deli and dairy products.
During the past month, various community members and groups have also contributed in numerous ways. FoodMesh Coordinator, Barbe Dunn expressed sincere gratitude for their generosity.
Once again, friends from the Smiley Colony and the Glidden Colony donated huge bags filled with fresh vegetables. FoodMesh extends a huge shout-out to Joleen Shea and her family, along with Robin Walde, for their generous donation of beef. The meat filled the FoodMesh freezer and will feed so many families!
The staff at Synergy Credit Union presented a cheque in the amount of $1,000. The money was raised during their “Jeans Day” promotion.
Not only does FoodMesh distribute food four days a week, but thanks to the folks at Murlin Electronics, a selection of gently used clothing and winter wear was made available. Donations to their Cozy Up and Care initiative were made up until the November 26 deadline.
Meanwhile, a secret Santa dropped off a wide assortment of new socks, hats and gloves. The winter wear arrived just in time for Saskatchewan’s first blizzard of the year.
Thanks to the benevolence of the Kindersley community, and a willing group of volunteers, FoodMesh is able to help feed families, seniors and singles in Kindersley and surrounding communities.
Coordinating Partners:
The Kindersley Food Bank, The Salvation Army and The West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre are joining forces to coordinate applications, receiving and distributing donated items for the Christmas hampers. Hamper items will follow Canada’s Food Guide expectations, with the extra December items to encourage and include a holiday meal, treats and children’s gifts.
Service Area:
The Christmas hampers will be distributed to recipients in towns within the Kindersley Food Bank’s service area only: i.e. Kindersley, Smiley, Flaxcombe, Marengo, Alsask, Coleville, Brock and rural residents within (please call with inquires to confirm otherwise).
Applications Welcomed:
Application Forms are available for pick up and completion at The Salvation Army, West Central Crisis and Family Support Centre, Kindersley Food Bank, and at the Hamper distribution location at the former Cameron’s Clothing Company at the Kindersley Mall. Applications must be completed and returned no later than Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM
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FoodMesh co-ordinator, Barbe Dunn (left) receives a $1000 cheque from Synergy Credit Union.
Hockey Hero! Hayley Wickenheiser signs an autograph for young Klipper fans, Autumn and Charlotte Shea at WickFest in Calgary. We did some investigating and found out the two cuties are the grandaughters of Terry and Connie Shea of Kindersley and Glenda and Richard Gartner of Coleville.
APAS supports farmers rights to repair equipment
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The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) reiterates its steadfast support for Saskatchewan farmers’ right-to-repair their equipment. Competition is essential in agriculture input markets, there is limited competition however for repairs. Farmers own equipment but lack the tools to make rapid repairs when systems are protected behind copyright.
“Most equipment manufacturers build in software protections that restrict a farmers ability to perform basic diagnostics, maintenance or repair of their own equipment,” noted Ian Boxall, APAS President. “APAS members believe that when you own the equipment, you also should have the right to repair it in a manner that makes sense for your farm.”
House of Commons Bill C-244
An Act to amend the Copyright Act was introduced in February 2022 and passed Second Reading on October 5, 2022. A key principle in the Bill is to enable farmers access to the software and computer programs being used in their equipment.
“We respect the manufacturers right to protect their intellectual property and the Copyright Act provides them protection from anything being copied or distributed,” noted Boxall. “At the same time, we want farmers to be able to find the most cost-effective solution when they need to repair their equipment and we support a market-based approach.”
“Access to professional repair can be difficult during critical times, and with the increased digitization of farm machinery, a new complexity has been added,” stat-
ed Boxall. “Farmers have for years used their own grit and know-how to do these repairs. However, with digital locks, inaccessible diagnostics tools, and part shortages the ability of producers to do this work is limited.”
Almost 20 States in the United Sates and numerous European countries are developing legislation to address this issue. “There is more work to be done and it will be in everyone’s interests to ensure clarity and understanding on this issue before these amendments are finalized,” stated Boxall.
Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis
It’s the little things.
The Capital Alternatives Ponzi scheme discussed in the previous columns promoted high-yield returns with several investment vehicles.
Milowe Brost, a Capital Alternatives founder, was an excellent speaker and marketer, providing detailed information on how to achieve financial freedom using the provided investment vehicles. In addition, methods to avoid taxation of our home country using offshore companies and an international passport were also provided. Wait. What? An offshore company and an international passport? That gets my attention.
I have no idea if an international passport exists, but the idea that you can have a separate identity was intriguing to this, ahem, “part-time” conspiracy theorist.
Keeping with the theme of outwitting the government with the interna-
tional passport, it was appropriate to substitute your given name for a comical or witty name. Milowo stated that he used M. B. Gone. Get it Milowe Brost gone? Witty, right?
Witty tactics, effective at selling the idea that we can outsmart the government were well received in this room.
A little thing.
The presenters, Milowe and Jim Lavender were skilled in public speaking with extensive sales experience and were very effective and eager to pitch their product; however, they were not so eager to be questioned.
A gentleman from Red Deer with an electronics business questioned Jim about one of the investment vehicles. Jim responded, “What, you do not trust me?” Hey buddy, we have only known you for a few hours, and your entire spiel has been about how to hide your assets and disappear using an alias, and you expect us to trust you?
However, Jim’s shaming of the gentlemen was effective as the question went unanswered and discouraged further questions. A little thing.
Jim asked the youngest person and only farmer in attendance, standing out with his polo shirt, jeans and Bic pen in a room of mock turtle necks, sports coats and big, fat, heavy pens that signified success, “Why are you here?” My response to the question was, “I am not happy with my station in life.” at which point Jim mocked me for my response prompting consideration of a throat punch. A little thing.
Several Structurists were encouraged to share their Capital Alternatives experiences with me during lunch. The first experience shared was of an incorrect monthly financial statement; however, it only took a phone call to correct the mistake, and all was fine. This struck me as odd. Why was the statement incorrect? A little thing.
These statements would arrive by postal mail in unmarked envelopes with no return address. Instructions were also provided not to consult with or share these statements with lawyers and accountants, as they would not understand the complicated investments and business entities. A little thing.
In the coming weeks, I will share more of this experience, what I learned and why it did not pass my BS detector.
In the meantime:
Trust your intuition. Spend your time wisely. Pay attention to the little things.
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 Klarenbach Report is sponsored by Kindersley & District Co-op
Does the truth set you free?
Although many people are looking for truth, it’s been said a mother who is concerned about her child does better research than the FBI.
Years ago, Plato said, “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.” So it’s not surprising that people are hesitant to speak up or express their sincere concerns.
Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson was asked by Sky News Australia why he chooses to speak up in spite of great opposition. Peterson responded, “People say I’m brave. I’m not brave; I just know what happens when we allow other people to control our tongues. But it’s troublesome to suffer the sling of arrows when you say what you want to say.”
He’s been subjected to intense attempts at cancellation on the social media front, but he is very careful about not saying anything he believes to be false. “So it’s been
very difficult for someone to try and cancel me by pointing to something I actually said,” he explained. “I discovered if I can tolerate the attack without apologizing, it will inevitably be reversed, so the people who come after me the most harshly end up being my friends.” Peterson gave the example of a media outlet that had attacked him, but in the end, it just gave him more visibility, and the accusations were unfounded.
“But don’t just shoot your mouth off; be strategic about it,” he advised. “You have to decide if you are better served by the truth or by the lie of silence or deception. A central doctrine in the west is the truth will set you free. But if you say the truth you’re going to get in trouble, but if you abide by the lie, you’ll get in trouble. You’re in trouble both ways. You get to pick your trouble.”
Climatologist, Dr. Judith Curry has conducted over four decades of
research on weather and climate and is speaking up about how climate change is interpreted. She was recently interviewed on BizNews TV.
“Myself and others don’t dispute the basics, but we do object to the idea of a manufactured consensus for political purposes, which has been too narrowly framed. We’ve been critical of the behaviour of the some more politically active scientists who are exaggerating the truth,” she explained.
Curry noted that people haven’t thought this out. “There’s no emergency. Even economically, we’re expected to be four times better off by the 21st century. We’ll all be better off unless we do really stupid stuff like destroy our energy infrastructure before we have something better to replace it with. The biggest climate risk is the so called transition risk,” she said. “I think the Europeans would agree.”
Although she would
love to see the emergence of an inexpensive, cleaner, reliable and secure energy, she believes it is decades away. “The period from now until 2050 needs to be a time of technological development and experimentation to see what works, and have some good solutions emerge,” she said. “But trying to mandate that everyone go to wind and solar is going to be a disaster. We don’t have the supply chain in place for all we need for wind and solar and batteries.”
She reasoned that we are going to need more electricity, not less, and will need a lot of fossil fuels to establish the necessary supply chains.
Curry chose to speak up, but the academic world considered her views unacceptable. Now she works in the private sector, helping companies make decisions about climate change.
“We’ve screwed up our priorities. We can’t sacrifice our thriving to reduce our footprint on
the planet. Our number one goal should be human thriving and flourishing; that should be the dominant goal over the environment,” she said.
Curry noted that disasters impoverish developing countries because they don’t have the resilience to cope. Curry provides better weather forecasting and emergency operational procedures. Her company helps with flood forecasting and develops evacuation plans.
She gives Bangladesh as a success story.
Bangladesh developed their own natural gas and fossil fuel resources. Now life expectancy has risen substantially, and their economy has improved.
“They ignored a lot of advice from the World Bank, and they’re doing really well,” she said. “This is where we could do the world the most good, by helping countries develop their own resources they can use in their own country.”
“Anybody who thinks burning dung in a cook
stove is clean energy can think again. It’s shortening their life span. Having to use dung and wood is terrible for their health and climate,” Curry explained.
She described the pre-industrial age weather as “horrible,” which included terribly cold winters and springs, extreme weather and devastating famines. “The weather was much more extreme in the 1930s, but most people just look at the data beginning at the 1970s,” she noted. “Even if we went to net zero, you wouldn’t be able to detect changes in the climate.”
“Then you’ve got children raised on alarmism, and it’s become a huge psychological problem because they don’t know how to filter this information. It’s a huge global problem with kids being depressed and thinking they don’t have a future. Common sense has left the room,” she concluded.
Pop89 It Starts In the Language
BY MADONNA HAMEL Your Southwest Media Group
My friend Page emailed me the other day to point out the misuse of a word in a recent column. I just wish you’d let me edit it before it went to print, he said. To save you the embarrassment.
The word I misused was prevaricate. I meant to say deliberate. I have suffered all these years under the illusion that I was using the right word. I was trying to describe the way Page kept moving his camera from spot to spot in order to find an ideal position from which to view the night sky.
However, prevaricate means: “to act or speak evasively, swerve from the truth” and is often used to describe someone who is deliberately trying to “dodge or transgress.” Prevaricators make sham accusations in order to shift responsibility away from themselves, making it an apt word for people, among them politicians, who
refuse to take the rap for the messes they’ve created or lies they tell. However, we needn’t assume that every word out of a politician’s mouth is nefarious. And yes, I looked it up. Nefarious means “not rightfully, or lawfully spoken.” The mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical or humorous utterance, is a malapropism. The word itself comes from the French mal à propos, or “inappropriate.” Malapropisms are perfectly understandable when one is learning a new language or is three years old. Often we deliberately use malapropisms as puns or inside jokes. We are being creative. One reason for using the wrong word might also be “aphasia,” when a person has difficulty with their language or speech due to damage to the left side of the brain. Symptoms can range widely, from getting a few words mixed up to having difficulty with all
forms of communication. Or perhaps the speaker is not speaking in their first language. As one who spent eleven years in Quebec City, where the first language is French, I can tell you I made some very interesting, not to mention embarrassing, errors in word choice. For example, I once asked some friends to “cross their fingers” for me, as I’d just applied for a new job. They smirked and giggled and then explained that I had said: “masturbate your fingers.”
In my case, pronunciation was the culprit. It’s easy to make make the subtle error between a soft hissing “s” sound and a more “zzz” sounding “s,” but the consequences can be humiliating. Suffice it to say I didn’t speak much in my first years in Quebec. But I learned to listen and to appreciate the slight, enormous difference between the right and wrong word. There was another reason I was reticent to speak in French- I take
great pride in my ability with my first language. Perhaps too much. Language is for communicating, not showing off. But it’s also very disheartening when you are trying to share an insight or make a point, or even give directions, and you end up sounding like a five-year-old with a speech impediment.
I also learned to be careful about “faux amis” (false friends), words that look the same in English but mean something entirely different in French, like blesse (wounded) vs blessed (meaning graced). My daily errors gave me empathy for my English students. It was only as a teacher of English that I realized how fickle the English language truly is.
English’s advantage is that it is a sponge language. It is able to expand and morph and hybridize, making it durable and expandable. However, its students are at a disadvantage because rules are constantly broken - especially rules of pronunciation.
daisical understanding of the tools of communication. And they couldn’t care less. But doesn’t it behoove congressional candidates to know the difference between a secret state police squad and an innocent tomato soup whose only crime is that it is served cold? In a world where science advances at a breathtaking rate, critics of such progress might be taken more seriously if they understood what a petri dish is. Hint: It’s not a peach tree dish.
The Russian poet Joseph Brodsky once told his American students: “You are naive to think that evil will come into your houses wearing big black boots. Look at the language. It begins in the language.”
It behooves public persons who demand free speech to use language correctly. Media personalities claiming to deliver the important and relevant news of the day should know better, but instead, the cameras and microphones chase the worst abusers. Or maybe, everybody’s deliberately prevaricating, intentionally diverting attention from truly serious matters. Which makes them much like the Elizabethans, when, instead of taking a bath, just covered the bad smells emanating from their persons with perfume. If that is the case then, sadly they are “fragrantly” abusing the English language.
For example - when words like fear and gear rhyme with steer and cheer, you can see how it would follow that when a student gets up in the middle of the night because of a ruckus outside, he calls the cops because: “There’s a beer in my back yard!” He hears bear as rhyming with dear. Wouldn’t you?
One winter evening, as we were all leaving the classroom, a student pointed to the floor and said: “You dropped your shark.” It’s a short hop from shark to scarf.
It’s also a short hop from “killing the enemy” to “servicing the target,” both examples of how the military and media, over history, softened the ways they spoke about death in war. Every day we choose words that either clarify or obfuscate, wound or heal and incite anger or joy.
When a grown person in a position of power is given exposure on myriad platforms, with the opportunity to incite fear or malign reputations for purposes of personal gain, they should know the right words for things—especially when addressing serious concerns like fake meat and police surveillance.
Sadly, there are some who seem completely unaware of their lacka-
Eston water plant construction is nearly completed
BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group
The Town of Eston Water Treatment Plant construction is nearly completed and will soon be able to supply R44WPU with potable water. It’s a huge milestone for the project!
The Utility Board, in consultation with the Engineer and Contractor, decided to delay the commissioning of the R44WPU system until January 2023 to avoid any complications during a holiday start-up.
They noted that the start-up plan would be adjusted to suit winter conditions as they continue to update subscribers on the current status of events. They greatly appreciate the patience and understanding of subscribers as they undergo this transition process.
Donnie Hartsook has been the Water Treatment Operator since 2008, with the exception of the period from 2012 to 2016. Hartsook’s hands-on involvement began when the project
started in May of 2021. At that time, plans were for the project to be completed in December 2021. However, those plans were delayed due to supply chain issues.
“The water plant will supply water to the Rural 44 pump house in early 2023, but the water plant itself will not be completed until the end of March,” Hartsook said. “Construction is still taking place.”
A total of 540 subscribers will be served in the town of Eston, and Rural 44 will supply water to an additional 100 subscribers. “Basically, the project was 300 km of distribution pipe and an upgrade of our water plant in Eston to fit that supply,” said Hartsook. “The system we had was from the early 1980s, and it was time to be upgraded.” Now the town water plant will be equipped with a whole new filtration system.
The biggest challenge, according to Hartsook, will be the transition period, but so far, there haven’t been any complications.
Kindersley RCMP Busy with Stranded Motorists
Kindersley RCMP were kept busy at the beginning of the week with weather related calls and stranded motorists. The RCMP would like to remind drivers of the following tips should you find the need to travel during potential storms:
Be prepared for anything: consider stocking your vehicle with extra warm clothes, candles, matches, non-perishable snacks, a snow shovel, traction mats, phone charger, booster cables and a tow rope or chain. If you become strand-
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ed on the highway, do not leave your vehicle! Turn on your vehicle periodically to warm up, but try to conserve fuel. Make sure your tailpipe remains clear of ice and snow, or carbon monoxide could potentially seep into your vehicle.
Between November 21st to November 27th, Kindersley RCMP responded to 24 calls for service*. These calls in-
cluded, but were not limited to, 2 break and enters, 6 suspicious person/ vehicle calls and 3 traffic collisions.
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* For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.
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left after hours, are being vandalized and removed from the drop-off area.
In order to address this concern, we are requesting that all thrift store donations be made from: Tuesday to Saturday, between the hours of 10 AM and 5 PM If donations cannot be made during these hours, please call 306-463-2191
LAND FOR SALE BY SEALED TENDER
Under the provision of The Tax Enforcement Act the Town of Eston offers for sale the following land:
11 Block 27 Plan CX232 (613 - 4th St. SW) The Town of Eston is now accepting tenders from interested parties for the sale of the above land acquired through tax collection. the Town of Eston reserves the right to reject any or all bids received. Tender packages can be picked up at the Town of Eston, Box 757, Eston, SK S0L 1A0.
For more information contact the Town of Eston at 306-962-4444.
The deadline for receipt of tenders is Monday, December 12, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
Tenders should be marked “PROPERTY TENDER/LAND TENDER”
Luseland theatre is moving into the hall
BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group
The Luseland Theatre building has officially closed, with the announcement made at a Town Hall meeting on November 17. At that time, Gold Standard Engineering completed an asset management plan, expressing concerns about the theatre building.
Kathy Wurz, Mayor of Luseland, said they highly recommended that the building be closed. “We met with the projectionist and someone on the theatre board and had a conversation about what we can do because this is a critical situation for the town,” Wurz said.
They were also paying to heat the building while it sat empty for the last three years. Since the theatre wasn’t self-sufficient, a difficult decision had to be made.
“It all started when the theatre couldn’t afford a new projection system and transitioned to a DVD projector system, something they could afford,” Wurz explained. “Basically, they were playing movies that were out on DVD and usually got a reasonable turnout for kids’ movies. But numbers were going down, and the theatre wasn’t doing exceptionally well.”
Back in the day, the Luseland Theatre was a thriving business! Luseland’s first theatre was run by Frank Hughes, with Mrs. Tom McConica providing accompaniment on the piano for silent movies. According to information from the history book, “Luseland Hub and Spokes,” a tractor and an additional belt were added to the generator of the local light plant to provide power for the theatre.
In 1933, Mr. Onerheim took over the theatre and built up the business by conducting theatre quiz contests, where patrons could win a cash prize of up to $40. It was a substantial amount of cash in those days. In the 1960s, the town took over the theatre, and it was managed by Vernon Schmidt.
In more recent years, the theatre was run by a theatre board, a group of about a dozen volunteers who took turns working at shows and operating the booth. “We suggested moving the theatre equipment to the hall, and they’re excited about it. It’s a better facility,” Wurz said. The move will help keep the community hall busy and provide the hall with more volunteers from the theatre board.
The Santa show will be the first show in the hall, and a blow-up screen will be used. Plans are to mount the screen on the side wall sometime in January. The new show schedule will need to accommodate other events which are scheduled to take place in the hall.
Moving forward, Sunday matinees are a possibility, and having the theatre in the hall makes it a good location for children’s birthday parties and family gatherings. “I think it will be positive. We won’t lose the ability to have shows; it will just be in a different facility,” Mayor Wurz concluded.
Luseland Theatre building is officially closed. The theatre will be moving to the community hall in 2023.
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Column
Argos’ Cup victory a boost for CFL
Talk about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ensuring their dynasty status with a third-straight Grey Cup victory — and that talk would certainly have been expanded upon in this space —was short-circuited by the Toronto Argonauts at Mosaic Stadium in Regina Nov. 21, bringing to an end quite an eventful Canadian Football League season.
The Bombers, dominant all season and 33-7 in the last three years, counting playoff games, are still the model teams strive to emulate, but a blocked field goal by the Argos in the dying seconds gave Toronto a 24-23 victory in an exciting season finale. Argos’ backup QB Chad Kelly replaced McLeod Bethel-Thompson in the second half and was pin-point sharp in his passing and evasive while on the
run. Highlight for the Bombers was a 102yard punt return for a TD by Janarion Grant.
Having the Argonauts win the Grey Cup is a positive for the CFL, which needs all the attention it can get from Canada’s largest city, where the Maple Leafs, Blue Jays and Raptors dominate the sporting scene. Still, with Toronto-based TSN having rights to every CFL game, one would think the promotion by the network would be excessive. Sadly, it’s not, as TSN tends to go overboard on promoting the National Football League, shunting the CFL to the lower shelf. However, the CFL appears to be on the rise. Remember the 2021 talk about Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson spearheading a group which wanted to incorporate the CFL into a proposed XFL? That didn’t fly, thankfully, and the CFL has done quite well on its
own, thank you very much.
While Most Outstanding Player Zach Collaros and the Bombers dominated the regular season, the biggest story of 2022 was written by a quarterback from Ontario, Nathan Rourke, who almost overnight became the face of the league. Rourke — a rarity, a Canadian QB — was named starting quarterback of the B.C. Lions after Michael Reilly retired at the end of last season, and almost immediately became a folk hero — in B.C. at least. The Lions, who were 5-9 and 5-13 in their two previous seasons (2020 was wiped out), posted an 8-1 record in their first nine games (the Lions surpassed the 40-point mark in four of those wins) before Rourke suffered a foot injury in a game against Saskatchewan on Aug. 19. He missed two months before starting the last regular-season game
of the year. Rourke still finished with 28 touchdown passes and rushed for 329 yards (8.1 yards per carry) and was named the league’s Top Canadian player.
As a Canadian by birth but schooled in football at Ohio University, Rourke has garnered more than a little interest by NFL teams. He reportedly worked out with a couple of them in November and while CFL fans would love to see him succeed at the highest level, they’d also love to see him perform his magic for the next few years north of the border.
• Taking a shot at beer quality, Late Show host Stephen Colbert, on the Budweiser announcement that its warehouse full of beer, after the Qatar government banned stadium suds’ sales, would go to the winning country: “Now why would you ruin their celebration like that?”
• Headline at the British newspaper iSport, after England and the U.S. played to a 0-0 World Cup tie: “Football 0 Soccer 0”
• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “Happy Thanksgiving. This year I’m thankful for the Indiana, Rutgers and North Dakota football programs or else the Nebraska Cornhuskers would be about to finish 0-12.”
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “At the World Cup, I don’t want to say the FIFA referees are corrupt, but they wear a coin machine on their belts to make correct change for on-field bribes.”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Do you think Abraham Lincoln would have declared Thanksgiving a national holiday if he had known it would mean the Lions play every year?”
• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “If Gisele had filed for divorce from Tom Brady during a Buccaneers game, she would’ve gotten flagged for roughing the passer.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Winnipeg kicker Marc Liegghio missed his last convert in the Grey Cup, which the
Blue Bombers lost by one point. Note to the Bombers: Liegghio ... Let him go.”
• Headline at theonion.com: “British World Cup Attendees Accused Of Smuggling Alcohol Into Stadium Through Bloodstreams”
• Headline at fark. com: “Ronaldo becomes first man to score in five World Cups. He also scored a goal in each of them.”
• Another fark.com offering: “England vs. U.S.A. World Cup match is serious business. The loser has to keep James Corden.”
• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “The U.S. men played to 1-1 (Wales) and 0-0 (England) ties in World Cup pool play. Hey, if at first you don’t succeed, tie, tie again.”
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Childhood memories from the 1930s
BY JOAN JANZEN Your Southwest Media Group
Have you ever wondered what it was like to grow up in Saskatchewan in the 1930s? Kindersley resident Gordon Holmes was able to provide the answer, as he was born on July 11, 1932, near Hopedale, Saskatchewan. He grew up on the family farm, which was located in the Hopedale School District, southeast of Coleville.
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“We lived in a small house with a kitchen, living room and bedroom. In the winter, cream and milk were kept frozen in the porch,” Gordon said. “I remember getting up for breakfast, and Mother gave me a bowl of porridge and put a scoop of frozen cream on top. It would melt, was so good!” In the summer, food was kept cold in an ice house.
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Gordon remembers his first day of school as if it had happened yesterday. His parents bought him a Shetland pony, who faithfully transported six-yearold Gordon to Hopedale school. The distance covered was a mile and a half from their farm.
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Gordon and his pony travelled alone each day since Gordon was an only child. I always said, “They had me and thought they couldn’t do any better,” Gordon chuckled. “My pony took me to school in all kinds of weather. If a blizzard came up while we were at school, we went home no matter what,” he recalls. Gordon was one of the eight students who attended the one-room school.
During the cold winter days, the students kept their coats on while huddled in their desks in a half circle around the stove. “A partition was put up in the middle of the room, so there was less space to heat,” Gordon said.
Meanwhile, the children’s horses spent the day in the school barn. “At 3:30, you’d get on your horse, and you couldn’t hold it back!” Gordon laughed. “It had been standing around all day and wanted to get home!” He remembered a couple of kids whose horse would break free from their cart or sleigh almost daily. “Lots of cuss words were said,” he noted.
“In those days, kids weren’t getting presents at Christmas,” Gordon explained. He remembered being disappointed after waking up one Christmas morning and the only gift his parents could afford was a book he needed for school. But he did receive an orange and a hand full of candy. However, as Gordon got older and the family’s financial situation improved, there were presents distributed, especially at the school Christmas concert.
“We would have a Christmas concert; other districts would come, and we would go to theirs. Of course, all travel was by sleigh,” he said. “We used to enjoy Christmas time because for a month at school, we would practice plays and sing Christmas carols.”
At the concert, Santa would make an appearance, hand out Christmas oranges, candy, and a small gift for each child.
to school in Biggar, Sask. “Because we only had eight kids in our school, we had trouble getting teachers,” he explained. “One year, I was sent to a convent in Biggar that took boys up to 12 years of age and girls up to high school.”
Missing:
Although there were approximately twenty boys at the school, Gordon was extremely homesick and didn’t return after Christmas. Since there wasn’t a teacher at the Hopedale School, Gordon attended the Beaufield School for the remainder of the year and lived with his grandparents who lived in that district.
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He completed his Grade 8 at the country school, took his Grade 9 by correspondence, and spent his Grade 10-12 years at the high school in Kindersley, residing at the dormitory when it opened up. Gordon and a friend were looking forward to going home for their Easter break. The day before Good Friday, a blizzard completely blocked the highways. The two determined teens walked eight miles north until they arrived at Gordon’s friend’s house, where they stayed for a week. “The snow was up to the telephone wires on the highway,” he said. Gordon’s dad met them at the highway with a team and sleigh and took Gordon home, where the boys spent their second week of holidays.
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“We made up our own entertainment in those days. We’d get behind the horses with skis, and they would pull us around,” he said. He also remembered a summer sports day held between Dodsland and Kindersley. “My dad really wanted to go, but admission was 25 cents for an adult,” Gordon said. His dad sold a small bag of seed and used the money to pay for the admission.
Missing:
When it was time to return to Kindersley, another blizzard came up, but the boys were transported to town on a snow plane. A snow plane was a cab on skis with a motor and propeller at the back. “The fellow who owned it was taking a patient from Kindersley back home to Coleville, and my parents asked if he would pick us up and take us to Kindersley,” Gordon said.
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He also remembered his teacher’s husband making a big kite, putting a lantern on it and flying it in the sky during one of the community dances. Gordon and his parents never travelled too far. The 18-mile trip, with a horse and cutter, to Kindersley for supplies would take from early morning until late in the evening.
The retired farmer resides in a townhouse with his daughter Pat Elliott. He also has a son in Edmonton and a daughter in Calgary and lost his dear wife after 46 years of marriage. He treasures many fond memories and is currently writing an autobiography.
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But it wasn’t long before young Gordon had to go
Gordon Holmes, turned 90 years old this year, and enjoys living in Kindersley, with his daughter.
Spread joy, not germs: stay healthy this holiday season
SOUTH ZONE – To help ensure the holiday season is a happy and healthy one, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans to protect their health and get immunized against influenza and COVID-19.
More than one million Albertans have stepped up to receive their influenza vaccine this season. While this is a good start, some Albertans remain without protection.
The influenza vaccine is available to all Albertans six months of age and older, free of charge. COVID-19 vac-
cines, including boosters, may also be offered during the same influenza vaccine appointment. It is safe for those five years of age and older to get their influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time.
AHS is offering vaccine through public health clinics to:
• children under five years of age and their family and household members.
• individuals who live in a community where there are no other immunizing healthcare providers.
By Yolanda Kuhn yakuhn@hotmail.com - call or text 403-664-0582
Well, we got our fair share of a Winter Blast this past week. Another storm rolled through on Sunday night and left many stranded in their vehicles overnight on the 41 highway. School was cancelled on Monday and the wind blew all day gusting around 70 km. We finished the day off with the power going out for around 5 hours. Something to note, the new hall has a generator and Jason Wallsmith will open it anytime the power is out during a storm. Feel free to pop over, warm up and charge your devices. We were hit with another snow fall on Wednesday night as well. The wind was blowing nearly as bad, but the visibility was terrible.
storm stayed on their way home and spent the night in Consort.
• individuals who do not have a provincial health care number.
Children under five years of age must be immunized at an AHS clinic or participating doctor’s office.
Albertans five years of age and older can get immunized at participating pharmacies and doctor’s offices. Some sites provide walk-in services. For more information, to book your influenza vaccine, or find the closest service near you, visit www.ahs.ca/vaccine or call Health Link at 811.
In addition to getting immunized, there are more ways you can protect yourself and loved ones from illness:
• Wash your hands thoroughly and often with soap and warm water after coughing, sneezing, using tissues or the washroom, and before eating or preparing foods.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when sneezing or coughing. If you don’t have a tissue, always cough or sneeze into your arm, not into your hands.
• Keep your hands and fingers away from your eyes, nose and mouth.
• Regularly clean and disinfect surfaces that are touched often, such as doorknobs light switches, and counters.
• Stay home – from work, school, social activities and visiting anyone in care facilities – when sick.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Viva Vitality Acadia Valley
St. Mary’s Catholic Church will be collecting non perishable food items, gently used books or monetary donations for the food bank. (make cheques payable to Oyen and District Food Bank). St. Mary’s Church with be open on December 1st from 11am to 1pm, December 4th and 11th from 11am to 8pm. Or you can leave boxes in the North side entry.
The Acadia Colony hired a new fulltime teacher. I’m not sure her name but I would like to welcome her to the community.
Ken and Johannes DeKlerk spent a couple of days visiting Pat and Tony Didychuk last week.
Jaime and Roger Didychuk travelled to Bonnyville to snuggle their new granddaughter, Violet. They ended up
Mark your calendars for The W.P.S. Christmas concert that will take place on December 15th @ 6:30p.m. The performance is open to the public and they’ll be collecting donations for the food bank.
Make sure to stick around on December 17th for the Christmas in The Valley Family event that will include a breakfast, lunch, crafts, pictures with Santa and much more.
Thanks for reading this week, I will leave you with a quote from Buddy The Elf “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear”.
Many of us are feeling the stress and burden of increasing prices of groceries, gas, and other necessities due to inflation. Finances are ranked as one of the top four stresses in the lives of Canadians, that is a powerful factor that impacts one’s health. Therefore, income is listed as the number one Social Determinant of Health, which are the non-medical factors that influence our health outcomes (SDOH: Income, Education, Childhood Experiences, Employment, Social Supports, etc.). The Social Determinants of Health like financial strain, contribute to 50% of our overall wellbeing. Those who deal with financial stress are more likely to report poor overall health, to have sleep problems, headaches, and other illnesses, and are more likely to have strained personal relationships. A few examples of life events that influence financial well-being are moving,
having children, prolonged illness, changing jobs, and retirement.
The Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) project looks to address financial strain experienced by individuals and families as a barrier to health, particularly through areas of cancer, chronic-disease-management, and prevention. The RIFS project is an innovative collaboration between communities and their Primary Care Networks (PCNs), to strengthen the support needed for individuals dealing with financial strain. Facilitating connections between primary care teams and communities help to support individuals with financial strain in a compassionate, impactful, and sustainable way.
A Primary Care team could include: nurses, physicians, mental health workers, medical office assistants, social workers, administrative and managerial staff, executive directors, quality improvement facilitators, service navigators, or community liaisons. Those experiencing poverty is not always apparent, in fact, 8.2% of Albertan families live in poverty. If you are experiencing financial strain and are looking for supports, the following resources below are avail-
able:
• Your family physician and team. If you are looking for a family physician, please visit www. albertafindadoctor.ca
• Your local community organizations; one potential starting point is your local Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) office.
• Reach out to 211 Alberta for information on social, community, health, and government services in Alberta or Helpseeker.
“Together, communities strengthen financial wellness. Healthcare providers can play an important role to intervene through health care to reduce the consequences of ill health caused by underlying determinants and must orient healthcare services to reduce health inequities” (Healthier Together, Impact of Financial Strain on Wellness, 2022).
Visit Reducing the Impact of Financial Strain (RIFS) (healthiertogether.ca) to get inspired from stories by communities addressing RIFS and how to take action to improve financial well-being within your community.
Chloe Trautman is a Health Promotion Facilitator with Alberta Health Services in the South Zone.
A Brush With Art builds confidence
Mental Health partnership with art gallery boosts creativity, sense of well-being
By Sherri Gallant LETHBRIDGE — Partic-
ipants in A Brush With Art say the program has given their confidence a boost and sparked — or in some cases, re-ignited — their pleasure in making art.
Clients from outreach programs with Alberta Health Services (AHS) Addiction and Mental Health say they’ve enjoyed exploring their creative side in the peaceful setting of an actual art gallery.
“The class runs at Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) Wednesday afternoons in the gallery’s Creative Space,” says Carolyn Tivadar, a recreation therapist with Addiction and Mental Health. “It’s a Therapeutic Recreation program that aims to help clients use art to heal and promote balance in their mental health. They’re encouraged to use art to decrease stress, connect with others and promote a positive outlet for their unique expression. No previous art experience is necessary.”
Some clients do have previous art experience, however, and are discovering their creativity anew.
“A big reason why I
like coming to this class is I feel it’s safe, and even if I don’t love my art, everyone else is always really supportive,” says Taylor Kutsch.
“So it’s boosted my confidence in my art here and in my art at home, — and it’s made me feel like I want to get more into my art at home. I painted and loved art for the longest time, but was a little bit down on myself, on my abilities. Coming here has really boosted my confidence, and it’s helped me in other areas of my life too, just to feel a little bit more confident.”
Project ideas are presented with samples. Clients are also welcome to be inspired and do their own thing. One of the program’s goals is to help clients feel more like they’re part of the community, and to provide access to cultural spaces to encourage engagement and inspiration.
SAAG has made a commitment to provide space for most of the fall program, and to supplement the current workshops with gallery-specific programming.
“When AHS approached us about possibly renting the facility, the more that we talked about what this program
Oyen & District Health Care Foundation would like to thank the following businesses for donating or offering products at a very substantial discount to fill Christmas bags for the residents of Oyen Long Term Care or patients of the acute care unit of Big Country Hospital who may require hospitalization at Christmas time. These gift bags are filled with a variety of personal care products and bring holiday cheer; AVON - Arla Fauth AVON - Juanita Wagstaff Hair Affair - Janice Peers Oyen Pharmacy - Janice Summach & Rhett Carbno These fabulous community members have contributed towards these Christmas gift bags for years and continue to be very generous.
was offering participants and who it was serving, we knew that this was a group that is really underserved in the community generally, and we don’t often get to bring into the gallery,” says Heather Kehoe, SAAG program and event co-ordinator.
“There are some barriers that we’re aware of in entering and accessing these spaces, so if we can work with organizations that are already working so hard to make these really safe and engaging spaces for people — why wouldn’t we jump on that opportunity? It brings us people who don’t usually get to come into the gallery and enables us to teach them about the artists — and even bring in artists to make sure that they’re engaging with the Lethbridge community as well.”
Guest artist Arianna Richardson, a Lethbridge sculptor and performance artist, recently led the group in a workshop
on making flowers from discarded plastic waste.
For client Mary-Ann Kozier, it was yet another project to take home and admire throughout the week — a reminder her of what she can accomplish.
“It’s opened up my awareness,” says Kozier. “I find I’m focusing on
this and, when I go out, I see something I haven’t seen before. One day we were doing the leaves, and then after leaving here I noticed the leaves on the sidewalk in a new way. It makes me more aware. I find that the week goes better — I’m more relaxed, I find my anxiety has decreased.”
During the pandemic, Kozier took an online painting class with a friend who lives in another city.
“The art just helped both of us to focus more — and I find that it carries into other areas of my life. It helps the creative side of your brain.”
BABIES of 2022!
Parents or Grandparents ...
If your child or grandchild was born in 2022, don’t miss this opportunity to include their cute little “baby face” in our BABY REGISTRY to be published in The Oyen Echo on December 20, 2022.
PHOTO DEADLINE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.
Close-up photos work the best.
Please leave emailed photo at original size, saved as a high resolution jpg. COST: $35 (includes GST) Make cheques payable to: Your Southwest Media Group or etransfer: kate@yoursouthwest.com
Email your photo and information to: kate@yoursouthwest.com or text: 306-463-2211 or clip and mail your baby’s photo to:
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Baby’s Name: _________________________
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Brush With Art participant Mary-Ann Kozier finds the creativity offered in class “makes me more aware. I find that the week goes better — I’m more relaxed, I find my anxiety has decreased.” |
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MOBILE WELDING
Kerrobert Recreation Report
December is here and Kerrobert has many stories to share to help you get into the Christmas Spirit.
The Festival of Trees
This exciting event kicked off the Christmas season with family fun happening all over the community including at participating businesses. The past month, the Courthouse Restoration Society, business owners and tree sponsors have been busier than Santa’s elves making sure that the people of the west central area get treated to a great start to the holidays!
Secret Santa for Seniors
Local residents Lori Zerr and Kimberly Wack started this special project in 2020 to help lift of the spirits of Seniors during Covid. They decorate a special tree with names of residents from Hillside Lodge, Pioneers Haven and Kerrrobert Long Term Care. Generous people are asked to choose a name tag off the tree, purchase a gift from their wish list, and return the wrapped gift with a label to D’Lux Hardware by December 17. This project continues to lift the spirits of those receiving gifts but also those who take the time to purchase gifts with love.
Memory Tree
BY BOBBI HEBRON Kerrobert Rec Director
love. It is not necessary but if you wish to make a donation, it will be given to the Kerrobert Cemetery committee for ongoing expenses and projects at the Cemetery. Donations can be dropped off at the Town office, mailed to Box 558 with cheques written out to the Town of Kerrobert or you may call 834-2361 and staff will walk you through an online process. If you are struggling with loss, please reach out to someone who can help you and know that your loved one is remembered this season.
Handibus
The Memory Tree began in 2017 at the Festival of Trees. It has become an annual way to remember our loved ones who have died and acknowledge that Christmas can be a sad time for some. The tree is decorated each year by Margie Snell and Allison Knorr in memory of their sons Dallas and Jayden. Residents and visitors are welcome to add their loved one’s names to the tree throughout December. Last year we had over 200 names and sadly each year, new names are added. We know it is not always possible for everyone to visit, so if would like us to add a name to the tree, please text Bobbi at 8348355. It is an honour to add names and know it is done with much
Our Handibus continues to operate on Monday, Wednesday, Fridays. Thank you to our capable and friendly drivers! If you are looking for a unique gift for a loved one, books for $60.00 can be purchased from the Town office to be used throughout the year. Daily rides remain at $6/trip. Call 8347464 to book the bus!
Purchase Local
Are you looking to purchase a memorable Christmas gift and support a local organization? Kerrobert History books are on sale for $20 from the Town office. Although the books were published over 20 years ago, their information remains part of our local history that may be of interest to a new generation of families. We continue to sell several books a year and
all money raised goes to the Kerrobert Museum. Please consider shopping local this season. Our local businesses support so much in our community.
Kerrobert Curling Club
The Curling Club held their first meeting of the season last week with 8 committee members present. President Brennan Murphy and Vice President Darren Walz welcomed back our ice technicians John and Darlene Gillies for one more season of managing the facility. These and other committee members did an incredible amount of work this summer including installing new divider boards, scoreboards, and LED ice surface lights, they also purchased a new freezer and bar stools. The Club begins their League play on Tuesday December 6 at 7:00. They are changing things up this year in an effort to get more people on the ice. In the past, Tuesdays was reserved for Men’s Night but this year they are opening it up to men and woman and all ages people. They hope to see lots of people in attendance either to curl or just to socialize. We will also be contacting staff at KCS and surrounding schools to invite them to use our facility. It is open for rentals to the public and please call the Rec office at 834-2344 to rent the curling ice or the curling rink bar for meetings. They will be setting dates for their Bonspiels later in the season and are looking for more members to help them put these events on. Friday Open Curling is also being considered again, please watch for more information. These events and opportunities are but a few of what Kerrobert has to offer. Be sure to check out information from local businesses and organizations to find out more. Our community has rebounded from the isolation of Covid and is providing lots of ways to stay active and connected. Start this season by reconnecting with friends and making new ones.
FESTIVE ONION SOUP
Impress your holiday guests with this delectable, easy-to-make onion soup.
Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 white onions, chopped
• 2 yellow onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 6 cups beef broth
• 2 hamburger buns
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
• Salt and pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large pot, melt the butter. Add the onions, garlic and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 30 minutes over low heat, stirring regularly.
2. Increase the heat and deglaze the pot with red wine. Continue cooking until all the wine has evaporated. Remove the herbs.
3. Sprinkle flour over the onions and continue cooking for about 5 minutes. Add the chicken and beef stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Adjust the seasoning if desired.
GRAPEFRUIT-POMEGRANATE MOCKTAIL
Raise your glass to the holiday season with this tangy, alcohol-free virgin cocktail.
Servings: 2
INGREDIENTS
• 8 ice cubes
• 1/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
• 1/4 cup simple syrup
• 1 cup sparkling grapefruit water
• 1/2 grapefruit, sliced into wheels
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
DIRECTIONS
4. Meanwhile, cut star shapes out of the 4 hamburger bun halves using a cookie cutter. Lightly butter the buns and top with grated cheese. Broil in the oven for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden.
5. In 4 bowls, pour the soup and place a cheese star on top of each one.
1. In 2 highball glasses, equally divide the ice cubes, grapefruit juice, simple syrup and sparkling water.
2. Garnish with grapefruit slices and pomegranate seeds.
Lithium in SK Part 2: Saskatchewan government launches lithium incentives
REGINA – Saskatchewan has a new opportunity to be part of the electrification revolution, but how will help out the fledgling lithium industry? The same way it is helping helium, oil and gas.
On Nov. 7, Minister of Energy and Resources Jim Reiter announced Saskatchewan would be extending its go-to incentive programs to lithium. The programs are the Oil and Gas Processing Investment Incentive (OGPII) and Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (SPII).
And, apparently, they work, as industry leader Prairie Lithium has already successfully taken advantage of SPII. More on that in a bit.
OGPII and SPII
OGPII and SPII are very similar in nature. They offer transferable oil and gas royalty/freehold production tax credits for qualified greenfield or brownfield value-added projects at a rate of 15 per cent of eligible program costs for OGPII, and 25 per cent for SPII. OGPII focuses on processing, while SPII focuses on pilot and commercialization projects.
OGPII eligible activities add or create value by processing, transforming, and/or upgrading upstream oil, gas, helium and now lithium industry products, by commercializing upstream oil and gas production byproducts and waste products, or by increasing value-added chemical fertilizer production may be considered eligible. Eligible projects can include new (greenfield) facilities or expansions (brownfield) of existing facilities, as well as all enabling infrastructure that is required to bring the project into operation.
OGPII projects must involve a minimum investment of CAD$10 million in eligible costs.
As for SPII, the project can clearly be demonstrated to be new to Saskatchewan’s oil, gas, helium or lithium industry. This means an innovation must be the first-ofits-kind in Saskatchewan’s oil, gas or helium industry or it must be a significant advancement on the current state of the art in terms of concept, function or design, relative to other similar innovations deployed in Saskatchewan’s oil, gas, helium or lithium industry, according to the program website.
The eligible project can be clearly demonstrated to be at a new and significantly different commercial scale that has no technical equivalent in the associated industry.
“The eligible project also possesses unique features and/or benefits that offer significant differentiation from current competitive offering in the Saskatchewan marketplace, and the project itself poses new and significant technical challenges as a result of deploying the innovation at this unmatched scale,” it said.
The eligible innovation must be applied in a project
of which the aim is to improve oil, gas, helium or lithium recovery, manage environmental impacts, increase value-added processing or commercialize oil, gas, helium or lithium production byproducts or waste.
The eligible SPII project must involve a minimum of CAD$1 million in eligible capital and operating costs.
OGPII has been successfully used by the Gibson Moose Jaw Refinery, Steel Reef Infrastructure, Highrock Resources, Verdera Energy, Ridgeback Resources and Flying Dust First Nation, which partnered with Genalta Power. North American Helium was the first helium company to take advantage of it, back in April, 2021.
Energy Minister explains
Reiter told Pipeline Online on Nov. 7 that essentially it was a minimal change to both programs. “We’re just adding lithium as one of the eligible minerals.”
Asked if these two programs had become the province’s go-to incentive programs for anything developed with a drill bit, Reiter said, “Yeah, I think that’s fair.”
He added, “Certainly we’re trying to make these as helpful to the industry as we can. That’s why you see the change again today. So I think it’s fair that we feel like they’ve been successful. We can make them even more so.”
In his speech in the legislature, Reiter said, “Lithium is used in the manufacturing of batteries for electronics such as phones, tablets, and even electric vehicles. Lithium can be drilled from the ground just as oil and gas are, which is what companies like Grounded Lithium and Prairie Lithium are currently doing. Prairie Lithium not only drills directly for it, but also uses their own technology to extract lithium from oil brine in decommissioned oil and gas wells.”
He noted the government’s growth plan “established a goal supporting the transformation of the province’s economy through innovation, technology, and growth development of Saskatchewan’s technology sector. This includes continuing to develop our lithium sector and lithium extraction technology.
“Lithium is already at high demand around the world and, as society progresses, the demand for lithium is projected to increase significantly. With the importance of battery technology in the world today, we feel it’s crucial that we continue exploring our lithium potential here at home. This is also something we should be very proud of, and with the addition of this critical mineral to our existing incentive programs, it will strengthen our investment attractiveness for other companies across the world. This will also expand and establish diversity in our mining sectors and will help to continue Saskatchewan’s position as one of the best mining jurisdictions on the planet.”
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Prairie Lithium
Zach Mauer, president and CEO of Prairie Lithium, told Pipeline Online on Nov. 7 that his company had already successfully used the SPII program.
“We actually used the SPII program in 2020. We used it on our field demonstration units that we did with Whitecap back in 2020, for that project we did out near Kindersley,” he said.
Mauer explained that an expenditure of say $1 million, they could accrue a 25 per cent royalty credit. But since they don’t have any production themselves, they could then sell that $250,000 royalty credit for something like $230,000 to an oil company.
“What we do is we sell those $250,000 in royalty credits to oil companies for, call it $230,000. So the oil company is buying $250,000 worth of credit for $230,000. They’re saving $20,000 up front on their credit, so it’s a win for them, and we get $230,000 from them, non-diluted.”
The oil company gets a discounted royalty credit, and the lithium explorer can turn it into hard cash. And it doesn’t have to be an oil company, he noted. A potash company could buy those royalty credits as well.
Mauer explained that they were able to use SPII in 2020 because it was associated with an oil and gas project, extracting lithium from the produced water coming from an oil well. But the direction most lithium producers are now taking is to produce brine itself, without associated oil
production. And that’s where expanding these incentives will make all the difference. That’s important, because most of the exploration to date is now focused on the Duperow formation, which is known as the Leduc formation in Alberta. There’s not much in the way of oil production from the Duperow in Saskatchewan, so wells targeting the Duperow are likely going to be lithium-bearing brine-only.
Mauer said, “They were set up for oil and gas and I think helium was in there. So lithium was only eligible if it was associated with one of those projects. And now lithium projects, assuming they get approved, will be eligible for the incentive as well.”
Prairie Lithium drilled its first targeted lithium well into the Duperow near Torquay in late September, 2021. It has recently acquired several oil wells in the area that had been slated for abandonment. Their intention is to deepen those wells into the Duperow for further testing. “We’re not going to put the project on hold, but we’re definitely going to put the application in as soon as we can,” Maurer said.
Grounded Lithium
Grounded Lithium drilled its first targeted well near Coleville in August.
“We welcome this news from the Government of Saskatchewan to support this potentially significant industry in the province,” president and CEO of Grounded Lithium Gregg Smith said in
a release. “The geology of Saskatchewan chose us as the right place to pursue our lithium-from-brine project, and Saskatchewan stands out as a favourable jurisdiction for lithium resource development. We foresee significant growth over the next five years with drilling and facility development accompanied by the associated benefits of impactful job growth and royalty revenues.”
Greg Phaneuf, vice president of Grounded Lithium, told Pipeline Online on Nov. 7, “We certainly will be looking at the program ourselves. And if it makes sense, and we’re all fine, we’ll make an application to seek wherever funding is available to lithium producers in the province of Saskatchewan.”
“We’ll be investigating, for sure,” he said. But as the province had included Grounded in the announcement, Phaneuf was confident they would qualify.
Living Skies Lithium
Trent Jordens, president and CEO of Weyburn-based Living Skies Lithium said on Nov. 8, “I think it’s part of the equation of attracting bigger players and bringing attention to this.
He noted it’s a local thing, versus federal incentives.
“For us, I think we just need to know that we’ve got something coming down the pipe that is going to bring an attractive investment opportunity, with a good return and the government’s behind us.
“People need to know, especially our investors, even within the province and outside the province, that the province is in line with this; that we have some answers on royalties regulations. So it’s a start, but we really got to narrow the focus and get rid of the unknowns. And this definitely helps.”
NDP reaction
NDP Energy and Resources Critic Aleana Young, MLA for Regina University, said in a speech in the House on Nov. 7, “This is an evolution of an industry
undergoing significant, significant innovation, both here at home and for the province. And I believe all members in this House are proud of the innovation that takes place right here at home.
“This is re-energizing, re-incentivizing, and re-economizing, in many cases, assets that are pre-existing here in Saskatchewan, complementing existing expertise in the field, in research, amongst operators, SRC (Saskatchewan Research Council), and the subsurface lab here in Saskatchewan.
“With growth forecasted to grow in this homegrown industry, this innovation and opportunity here will also to continue to flourish.
“You know, we truly need an all-of-the-above approach when it comes to innovation and our economy here in Saskatchewan. And as this industry and natural complements to it, like the one announced by the minister today, continue to roll out, we will certainly be paying attention to the uptake, and consulting with the sector, with industry, with rights holders, researchers, and investors.”
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GENEVIEVE ROSE GERMAN
June 4, 1942
– November 30, 2022
Genevieve Rose German, known as Genny, to her family and friends, was born on June 4th, 1942 in Scott, Saskatchewan (SK).
She was raised on the farm in Grill Lake, SK where she would fondly tell stories of growing up, living off the land and being entertained by family and close neighbours. She went to school at Prairie Flats School (Kerrobert District) and remembered long cold rides to school in the cutter in winter or on horse back in summer.
When Genny was a teenager she moved to Unity, SK to attend high school. She boarded with a favorite Aunt Mary Lauinger and Mary and her family always held a special place in her heart. Those early years in Unity were special for Genny and her adventures continued when she went to work at the Sifto Salt Plant just outside of Unity. During this period she honed her skill as a champion bowler with the ‘Sifto Kids’ team. She proudly displayed her trophies for years and often reflected on how special this time was.
Genny loved music and to dance which led to her meeting the love or her life. One night at a local community dance she met a handsome young man named Steve German and on January 2, 1963, they were married. For years after, at family weddings and celebrations, you would see the special bond between Steve and Genny as they moved on the dance floor as one. Her children would often witness their love of dance when a polka would come on the radio and Steve would sweep Genny off her feet.
Genny and Steve had four children and moved around in their early years as Steve perfected his skill as a general contractor building houses. In 1974, they moved to Kindersley, SK where Steve and Genny built a successful construction company building many homes in Kindersley and the surrounding area. They were so well known for the quality of their homes that Genny never fully unpacked their belongings because someone would always want to buy the house they lived in. Their own family lived in a new house ever year for many years. However, their real passion was farming and raising their children in a country setting the way they were raised. They bought their first farm in the early 1970’s and finally moved to the country in the 1980’s to raise their fam-
ily and live their dream, eventually building their ideal home. Genny was finally able to unpack everything. Again, as a farm wife Genny’s hard work and dedication shone through as they built a successful farming operation together.
Genny’s entire life was dedicated to her family and friends. She was everyone’s greatest cheerleader, and she would never back down from a challenge. She would always put her family’s needs before her own and her greatest joy was the life she and Steve built for their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Never having idle hands, Genny enjoyed many activities in her spare time. In the summer Genny loved tending to her yard and flowers and the trees she planted from seedlings. Quilting, crocheting, baking, Wednesday afternoon ladies bowling and watching curling were favourite pastimes during the winter. The quilts she made will be forever enjoyed and cherished by her children and grandchildren. The blankets she crocheted will keep us warm and remind us of her hugs and the love she shared with her family
As her children grew up and her grandchildren began to arrive, Genny cherished her new role as Grandma. The grandkids loved staying at and visiting grandma’s house with
sleep overs frequently requested. As her grandchildren grew so did her relationships with them. Many visits and phone calls between Grandma and her grandchildren were enjoyed, and she loved farming alongside them.
Genny leaves behind her devoted husband Steve of 59 years. At her passing, they were shy of 60 years by just 33 days. Genny also leaves behind her loving children: Miles (Michelle) German of Kindersley, Dale German of Kindersley, Kevin German of Kindersley, and Melinda German of Calgary, Alberta. Also surviving Genny are her precious grandchildren Derrick, Justin (Taylor), Tyler (Rebecca), Alannah (Curtis), Cole (Whitney), Fontana (Zach), and Hayley as well as 5 great grandchildren Sam, Rory, Tyson, Owen, and Liam.
Genny was predeceased by her parents Frank and Agnes Gerein, brother Edward Gerein, sister Elizabeth Obrigewitch and several brother and sister in laws. Genny is survived by her brother Robert Gerein and many nephews and nieces.
Genny battled cancer for almost three decades, demonstrating strength, courage, and resilience. Though we grieve the loss of someone so committed to her family Genny’s strength and courage will guide and comfort us.
Fondly remembering our very loved Grandma
Dec. 7, 2021
APPLEBY - Harold Franklin Appleby, of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, born March 18, 1925 on Nov 21, 2022 at the age of 97, surrounded by his family. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Isabel Anne Appleby, his daughter, Bonnie Diana Bimson (Art) and his granddaughter, Robin Irvine (Richard Hambly). He leaves behind to celebrate his life, sons Robert Lockwood (Marilyn) and Richard Appleby (Lois), Bonnie’s husband Art Bimson (Sandra); grandchildren Davin Lockwood (Gwen), Tanya McDonald (Mitchell), Kyle Appleby (Cheri), Scott Bimson, Shannon Peterson (Kevin); great-grandchildren Mitchell Irvine (Veronica), Teale Ronnie (Michael), Taylor McDonald, Brooklyn Young (Timothy), Tanner Lockwood, Nathan Lockwood, Reid Appleby, Keira Appleby; and great-great grandchildren, Holden Ronnie, Weston Ronnie, Kendrick Irvine and Paisley Young.
Harold is also missed by Robin’s partner, Richard Hambly and his son Kent, daughter Lindsy Britton (Bradley) and their children, Zachary, Owen, and Mason. Har-
old will be remembered by many nieces and nephews and people he knew over the decades and friends he enjoyed in his final years at Caleb.
Harold was born to Frank Taylor Appleby and Minetta Adelaide Schwalm on March 18, 1925, in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. He was raised on the family farm south-east of Pinkham along with siblings, brother Floyd (Alice), sister Florence Swift (John) and brother Ralph (Frances). Floyd was killed in Holland in 1945. Harold contracted polio in 1937 and missed a lot of schooling and he left school in 1940 to manage the farm as his father became involved with United Farmers of Canada as Provincial Vice-President in 1941 and President in 1942-43.
Harold married Isabel Lockwood in 1950 and in his words “… that began the next chapter of a lifelong love story!” The union came with children (Robert and Bonnie Lockwood aged 8 and 6 respectively) who went along on their honeymoon as they could visit their grandmother in British Columbia! Son, Richard was born on November 26, 1952. Harold and Isabel continued active farming at Pinkham with son Robert and partner Marilyn in the 60’s and then with son Richard and his partner Lois in the 70’s until his retirement on his 80th birthday.
Harold was mechanically inclined and was always looking for more ef-
ficient ways to farm. He discovered that George Morris was manufacturing a rod weeder in Yorkton, Saskatchewan that would work in stony ground. In 1956, Harold visited George Morris which led to Harold and Isabel developing a Morris dealership on the farm and, in 1961, Harold became District Manager for Morris Rod Weeder promoting Morris Equipment at major fairs and exhibitions and setting up dealerships in Western Saskatchewan and Alberta. George made Harold, a young farmer with no sales experience, his District Manager because he perceived that Harold was honest, shared his dream of minimum tillage, demonstrated great integrity and that he would be loyal to his company. Harold always went the extra mile when it came to responsibility!
In November 1955, Harold was initiated into Kindersley Lodge No. 86 under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan and was raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason in April 1956. Harold was presented with The Grand Master’s Masonic Meritorious Service Award by the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan in June 2018 and in October 2021 he was recognized as “A Mason in good standing and an active affiliate in the service of Freemasonry for a period of more than 65 years.” Harold also was designated as “Worthy Patron” for 7 years as presiding officer
to the Order of the Eastern Star- the appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity. Harold always credited the Masons and Shriners International as being the organizations that encouraged him as a young farmer to become active in improving and strengthening communities.
Harold was active in the community serving as Chairman of the United Church Board at one time, supporting the Kindersley Plains Museum with equipment and in contributing to the utilization of the Masonic Hall for the Provincial Court and many other functions that were held in that facility.
Harold and Isabel traveled extensively and were snowbirds, spending almost 30 winters in Arizona. People will remember Harold’s unbelievable memory of historical detail back to the time when West Central Saskatchewan was settled. His book “Memories of 85 Years” has given readers some insight into what life was like in the Kindersley area through the decades.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held May 20th, 2023.
The family is requesting NO FLOWERS to be sent, to instead make donations towards Harold most favoured charity the West Central Crisis Centre with information below:
West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Box 2235, Kindersley SK S0L 1S0 Tel: 1-306-463-6655 www.westcentralcrisis.ca
West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Inc.
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We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.
Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.
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
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For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monday: Kindersley AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Legion Hall
Tuesday: Brock AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Vesper Club
Tuesday: Leader AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Leader United Church
Wednesday: Eston AA Meeting
8:00 PM, St. Andrew’s United Church
Thursday: Macklin AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Grace United Church
Friday: Kindersley AA Meeting 8:00 PM, St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church
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ACADIA VALLEY
Saturday, December 10
• Acadia Valley Community Club “Mingle & Jingle” Christmas Gala 5:00-11:00 PM at the Acadia Valley Community Hall. Cocktails 5:00 PM, Supper 6:00 PM. Entertainment and dance to follow. Contact Jena Skappak 403-928-0021 to purchase a ticket.
Saturday, December 17
• The Acadia Valley E.C.S. with help from various local clubs are planning on hosting “Christmas in the Valley”
* Yoga in The Valley Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM in the Hall. Call/text Jamie 403-548-5146 for more info.
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* Tuesdays - Cereal Cottages Weekly Coffee Time 9:30 AM
* Wednesdays - Cereal Quilting Club meet at the CJ Peacock Centre. Call Joan Pennett for more info.
* Thursdays - Chase The Ace 7:00 - 8:50 PM Ticket Sales 9:00 PM Draw at the Cereal Bar.
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Tuesday, December 6
• Children ages 12-15 and 16-18 can join the Youth Group at the Oyen United Church 7:00-9:00 PM Wednesday, December 7
• Oyen & District Senior Citizens’ Association Annual Christmas Supper 6:00 PM at the Oyen Seniors Centre. Catered by the Oyen Minor Hockey Association. $25/person. Contact Jessie 403-664-2515 for tickets. Friday, December 9
• Minor Hockey Weekend Oyen & District Memorial Arena
Saturday, December 10
• Town of Oyen Library presents Breakfast with Santa 9:00-11:00 AM at SCHS Barwacz Hall. Family $20, Single $8, Children 6-12 $5, under 5 free.
• Minor Hockey Weekend Oyen & District Memorial Arena
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• Badlands Badgers presents Dancing With The Stars at the Oyen Legion Hall.
• Santa’s Hut 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the FCSS Community Centre. Exclusive shopping for children.
Saturday, December 17
• The Crossroads Winter Ropings 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Tiedown Jackpot - Breakaway Jackpot - Number 11 - Number 7. Concession and bar open. Spectators welcome.
Sunday, December 18
• BCAS Winter Gymkhana 1:00-5:00 PM at the Crossroads Centre. Concession open. Spectators welcome. Prizes for the ugliest Christmas sweater!
Friday - Sunday, January 20-22
• Keith Mitchell Spiel. Call Brett at 403-664-8868. Friday & Saturday, February 10-11
• Ladies Spiel. Call Jackie at 403-664-0157. Saturday, February 18
• Oyen Crossroads Beef Expo Pen Show Sunday, February 19
• Oyen Crossroads Beef ExpoYouth Steer & Heifer Show
Friday - Sunday, February 24-26
• Skins Spiel. Call Brett 403-664-8868.
League Curling
Tuesdays Fun League. Enter as a team or individual to Kari 403-664-1001.
Wednesdays Cash League. Enter to Brett 403-6648868.
League play will start the first week of November and run until the end of February. The kitchen will be open this season.
* The Oyen & District Food Bank will be accepting clean garden produce the first Wednesday of each month. Contact Imogene.
* Monday Walk & Talk Drop-In Group. Meet at Adult Learning Office 10:00 AM for a 1 hour walk. Tea, Coffee & Water available afterwards. All ages welcome. Presented by Big Country Community Adult Learning Council. Call 403-664-2060.
* Oyen Town Council meet 2nd Tuesday of every month 7:00-9:00 PM in Town Council Chambers.
