Town staff have rebuilt a stack at the water treatment plant that needed it.
Plant manager Allan Hettrick wanted the work done, so Public Works Department workers proceeded without contacting a supplier who wanted to have representatives observe, indicated superintendent Bob Bors during the Feb. 2 council meeting.
Over about four days, four people took it apart and reassembled it, Bors said. In between, components were cleaned, dried and reconnected with silicone in the right order, he indicated.
“There are 1,200 pairs in there, so 2,400 little membranes plus spacers, and if one of those is flipped out of rotation, it blends wastewater with treated water,” he said. “Everything that comes off goes into an acid solution to clean up while we’re doing the rest of the work.”
Also, staff took part in a Saskatchewan Water Agency asbestos survey and learned that none of the potentially cancer-causing mineral asbestos has leached into drinking water from the asbestos-cement pipes that carry it to the town and through parts of the community.
“There’s nothing,” Bors said during the meeting.
The town hasn’t had the lines inspected since officials were negotiating to join the Elrose-Kyle regional pipeline in the late 2000s, he said.
Water samples were taken from pipelines to the treatment plant from the wells in Eagle Creek and from some of the local taps served by asbestos-cement pipes, he said.
All of the samples “from WSA-regulated drinking water distribution systems with asbestos-cement pipe
had no detectable asbestos in drinking water under normal operating conditions,” an agency letter said.
The town has mechanical ways to learn if all the water pumped from the wells to the treatment plant and into town reaches its proper destination, Bors told recently elected councillor John Kadler.
If a leak occurs, staff can find it fairly easily and
clamp a band around the pipe as long as it hasn’t moved much, Bors said.
After digging down to leak locations, “You don’t even cut open the pipe, you wrap a stainless steel band around” the pipe and tighten the band, he said.
“One thing about our heavy clay is the leaks always surface,” Bors added.
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The president of Skate Saskatchewan has to attend practically every event on the calendar.
For current president Allyson Senecal of Rosetown, one event this season was unexpected.
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That was the Sask Sport Awards gala in Regina on Jan. 29, where she received a recognition award for volunteer dedication.
“It was a total surprise,” Senecal said.
“I didn’t realize I’d been nominated and when I got the phone call, I said, ‘Are you kidding me?’
“Yeah, I was shocked . . . it was a very nice surprise.”
Senecal was one of nine people receiving recognition awards and one of only three for volunteer dedication.
Skate Saskatchewan nominated her for the award and sent in, with the nomination, probably three or four letters of support, she said.
Senecal’s more than three decades of volunteering, “being guided by an athlete-first philosophy,” were mentioned in a video shown at the gala, taken from interviews done with her and the other recognition award winners beforehand. Her portion of the YouTube video, the first among those winners, starts around the 32-minute mark.
“I always loved skating . . . I was a recreational skater and I got back into it when my kids got into the CanSkate stage,” she states in the video.
“I started looking around at our club and I thought, ‘I’d really like to help out our club a little bit,’ so that’s where it started.”
Senecal has had roles at club, provincial and national levels and, provincially, including the officials
“I do it to help the skaters to do the best they can on the day that they are skating,” whether as a judge, evaluator or technical person, “just to make sure the atmosphere is calm,” so they can do their best, said Senecal in the video.
“I’m passionate about the sport because, to me, it’s important to help the skaters, young or old, realize their dreams, realize their potential, and I feel like it’s in the volunteers to be able to give the best that is in them, so the skaters can do the best for them.”
Speaking in person last week, “It was a huge honour to get it,” she said.
Earlier in January, Senecal had been to the Canadian championships in Ottawa.
Being an Olympic year led to “some pretty exciting moments because you don’t know who is going to be the one selected,” she said.
Canada can only send one each among the men and the women, “so there’s a lot on the line for all of those competitors.”
Senecal’s agenda didn’t end with the Canadian championships.
She is the technical representative for skating, which runs from Feb. 18 to 21.
After that, she’s involved in the Winter Classic provincial invitational in Swift Current from Feb. 27 to March 1.
Her dedication means being somewhere on every weekend of the winter. But “I still love it, so that’s OK.”
For her long and varied contributions in skating, Allyson Senecal (C) of Rosetown receives a Sask Sport volunteer recognition award during the Sask Sports awards banquet in Regina on Jan. 29. Amy Prokop (L), Sask Sport board chair, makes the presentation, along with Alanna Ross (R), minister of Parks, Culture and Sport.
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Just a gal from Glidden
Life, laughter, and a cup of ambition
BY KATE WINQUIST
Some weeks, Dolly Parton just shows up uninvited in my brain and refuses to leave. This week was one of those weeks. Maybe it’s her lyrics. Maybe it’s her infectious sense of humour. Maybe it’s her… ahem… figure—which, as someone who has also been generously gifted in the chest department, I find oddly comforting. Representation matters, people.
Whatever the reason, Dolly’s been rattling around in my head like loose change in a purse. And honestly, in times like these—crazy, loud, exhausting times— I’m okay with that. Dolly is relatable. Dolly is fun. Dolly reminds us not to take life (or ourselves) quite so seriously.
Case in point: a lovely lady named Jolene stopped in this week to do some photocopying. Jolene. I genuinely think she may be the first Jolene I’ve ever met in real life. I resisted the urge to sing at her. Barely.
Last week, I shared a photo and a story from my high school days, and somehow—miraculously—four of us from that photo actually managed to get together this past Saturday. We added a couple of new friendships, celebrated a birthday,
“Tumble
enjoyed lunch, a few adult bevvies, and some really good conversation.
It’s fun to reminisce about the good old days, but I think we all agreed we wouldn’t actually want to go back. Well… maybe just for a quick redo on a few life decisions. Nothing major.
Of course, the photo being published in the local paper raised some eyebrows. One friend got a text from someone out of province who screenshot it and said, “You’re famous!” Another quipped, “Don’t let Kate take a photo or it’ll end up in the Voice.”
Honestly, I’m starting to think no one will want to talk to me anymore. Even my sister weighed in: “Your columns resonate with lots of people—I enjoy them… just quit dropping my name in your articles.”
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. Joseph Addison, English writer (1672-1719)
MEDITATION
You will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. — Jeremiah 29:13
(Insert crying/laughing emoji here.)
The conversations have definitely changed over time—along with the number of drinks and the time of day we’re consuming them. Younger me might have gone for a tequila shot at the Red Lion Inn. Older me knows José Cuervo is not my friend. Conversations now revolve around grandchildren, achy knees, diabetes… and learning that apparently tequila might help blood sugar levels. Who knew?
Saturday afternoon is usually when I write this column, but this week it was delayed. I could have written it Saturday night, but older me was tired, chose an early bedtime, and decided a fresh start was the better option. Alarm set for 5:30 a.m. Office by 6:00 a.m.
Which immediately brought another Dolly classic to mind:
“Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition”
Most of my time is spent behind a desk these days. Don’t get me wrong—I truly enjoy my job—but sitting all day is starting to take a toll. Getting out of my office chair, off the couch, or out of bed in the morning feels harder than it used to. I’m
not old… but I’m not young either. At 56 (almost 57), I should probably be in better shape than I am.
So I’ve made a decision. Every hour or so, I get up and walk the long hallway in our office building to limber up my weary bones. It’s not glamorous, but it’s something.
“Workin’ nine to five, what a way to make a livin’”
Here’s what older me has learned: we need to pay attention to our own lives and the people who matter most. The ones who tease you because they know they might show up in your weekly musings. There’s a lot of noise out there. The news is scary. Social media is exhausting. Half the time we don’t know what—or who—to believe.
So maybe we need more afternoons with friends, birthday cake, laughter, and a few drinks. Maybe deadlines still matter, but fun should too. Work should still have joy in it. Life should still feel… lived.
I’ll let Dolly have the last word this week (sing it with me):
“It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it.”
And honestly? I’m choosing not to let it.
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Expiry of New START raises fears of renewed nuclear arms race
The expiration of the New START nuclear arms control treaty has heightened concerns among arms-control experts about a renewed global nuclear arms race and the loss of decades of carefully negotiated safeguards.
Last September, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed extending the New START treaty for one year to allow additional time for negotiations on a replacement.
International Opinion
By Gwynne Dyer
The treaty, signed in 2010, limited the number of deployed nuclear warheads held by the United States and Russia and was widely viewed as a cornerstone of strategic stability.
The Trump administration did not formally respond to the proposal. In an interview with The New York Times, U.S. President Donald Trump said of the treaty, “If it expires, it expires. We’ll just do a better
one.” New START has since expired, and there has been no public indication that negotiations on a successor agreement are underway.
New START capped each side’s deployed nuclear warheads at 1,550 and limited the number of delivery systems—missiles and bombers—to 800. It was the latest in a series of arms-control agreements dating back to the Cold War, including the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties of the late 1960s and 1970s and the original Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed in 1991.
Those agreements followed periods of intense superpower tension, including the Cuban missile crisis, and were credited with significantly reducing the risk of nuclear conflict. At their peak in the mid-1980s, the United States and the Soviet Union together possessed more than 63,000 nuclear warheads. Today, the combined total held by the U.S. and Russia is estimated at about 11,000, including weapons in reserve or awaiting dismantlement.
Other nuclear-armed states—including France, the United Kingdom, China, Israel, India, Pakistan and North Korea—collectively possess about 1,000 nuclear weapons. Analysts note that informal limits set by U.S.-Russian treaties helped shape the scale of those
arsenals as well.
With New START no longer in force, those constraints have disappeared. Experts warn that the absence of formal limits increases the likelihood of arms races and strategic mistrust, as countries expand their arsenals in response to perceived threats.
Negotiating arms-control agreements is typically a lengthy and technically complex process. Critics argue that such efforts require sustained political attention and a detailed understanding of nuclear deterrence theory, something they say has been lacking in recent U.S. policy.
Concerns about presidential understanding of nuclear strategy were raised last August when Trump said he had ordered two U.S. nuclear submarines to be repositioned following comments by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Military experts note that ballistic missile submarines are continuously deployed at sea as part of standard deterrence operations.
With no replacement treaty in sight, analysts say the relative stability created by decades of arms control may be eroding, raising long-term risks for global security.
Redwings, darts and Royals highlight a busy week in local sports
The under-18 Redwings play the Tisdale Ramblers this week in the first round of U-18 provincial C playoffs, in Tisdale on Feb. 13 and here on the 14th and, as with all provincial minor hockey playoffs, if necessary, a mini game right after the second game.
The Redwings had won 5-3 here on Jan. 31.
Cohen Wickett, Will Speir, Jasper Adnam and Dmytro Nikolaienko each had
The under-15 Redwings had a win under their belts when they headed to Wynyard last Friday to play the hometown Monarchs in their U-15 provincial B first-round series.
a goal and an assist. Kutter Kampen also scored. Jones Maxemniuk made 30 saves in the Redwing net.
Cass McConnell, Ty Hague and Max Boylak scored Monarch goals.
Damon Purdue made 16 saves for Wynyard.
Pool
The Rosetown Legion branch will host the provincial pool tournament on April 17-18.
The tournament will run all day Saturday and part of Sunday, said branch president Aaron Walker. A local team is expected to compete, said Walker.
Darts
Before that happens, the branch darts club will host its annual Spring Shoot on March 7.
Austin Morrison, his grandmother, Gloria Morrison, and Wellesley Dashney, a local member from Kyle, will attend the Saskatchewan Darts Association provincial championships in Saskatoon on March 14-15, he said.
Walker, Dashney, Austin Morrison and Keane Sutherland will compete in the Legion provincial darts championships in Hudson Bay on March 28, said Walker.
Walker, Austin Morrison and Dashney played in the Al Heminger Memorial Tournament in Saskatoon on Jan. 3. Morrison finished joint fifth in singles. He and Walker also placed joint fifth in doubles, he said.
Basketball
The Rosetown Central High senior boys team won the first game of their own tournament here this past weekend.
The Royals defeated the Kindersley Kobra B team 51-41 in Friday action. Mark Mofolasayo and Luke Harrington shared the Royals’ scoring lead with 11 points each. Kobra scoring details weren’t available at press time.
The Shaunavon Shadows edged the Westcliffe-Eaton Spartans 7977.
The Makwa Sahgaiehcan Falcons clawed the Biggar Blazers 62-38.
The Biggar Blazers beat the B Kobras 53-48. The Maple Creek Redmen defeated the Spartans 67-59. Due to icy roads, the Royals only played one game at a tournament in Oyen, Alta. They lost to Hanna on Jan. 30, playing “a really, really good game so we thought we’d come back on the Friday and have a night in our own beds,” said co-coach Ben Cressman. Due to the rain in the night, which then froze, they ended up not trying to drive back to Oyen, said Cressman.
The senior girls’ Royals’ game here got cancelled, so there won’t be any more home games for the team this season, said manager-co-coach Jeannine James.
The junior girls team won the section based on their season record, playing their last league game on Thursday.
The Royals are to host district playoffs this Wednesday, said coach Krista Wenaas.
Kindersley and Outlook teams are expected to attend, and there was to be a playoff game in Davidson on the weekend for a wild card spot, with Eston, Davidson and Biggar teams vying for that, said Wenaas, who gave some details on how the team did at the Jan. 9-10 tournament in Outlook. They won their first game, a close one against Assiniboia. The Royals played strong against the host Blues but “couldn’t keep up the pace in the second half,” said the coach.
“We ended up in the A-side final and had a real close last game against Foam Lake. We went back and forth the entire game. We lost by a basket. It was a tough loss. We could have had it, but that’s how the game goes.”
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Lousy prognosticator picks U.S. to win hockey gold
Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team begins its quest for gold Feb. 12 vs. Czechia and, of course, this calls for a bold prediction: Canada will not win gold.
By Bruce Penton
Now, before you go talking to government officials to get me kicked out of the country or to have my citizenship revoked, an explanation is required: In my career as a prognosticator of sporting events, my record is horrendous. I believe it’s 3-672 over the years, which means I’m wrong 99.555 per cent of the time. If I were to be so bold as to pick Canada to win, and they lost, the blame would fall squarely on my shoulders and, deep down, I want nothing more than for Canada’s best to stick it to the rest of world, especially those loud-mouth Americans who were vanquished in last winter’s 4 Nations Face Off.
If things go as Vegas oddsmakers would have you believe, it will be Canada vs. the U.S. in the gold medal game at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday, Feb. 22.
The U.S. team is favoured in many quarters primarily because its three goalies — Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman — are considered vastly superior to Canada’s troika of Jordan Binnington, Logan Thompson and Darcy Kuemper. But Binnington, whose stats this season with the woeful St. Louis Blues are enough to scare any Canadian hockey fan, pushed his ‘sensational’ button and combined it with his ‘spectacular’ switch last year and stopped the U.S. cold in the 4 Nations clinching game. Connor McDavid, the best player in the world, did the rest, potting the overtime goal on a pretty setup by Mitch
Marner.
Those two will be back, along with Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby, two Tim Hortons commercial stars who also play a little hockey.
It’s not a stretch to say the two North American hockey powers are fairly equal in strength. But Canada has history on its side — three out of the last four gold medals when NHL players were involved in the 21st century.
The Mario Lemiuex-Steve Yzerman-Jarome Iginla-led team won in Salt Lake City in 2002; Crosby’s golden goal in 2010 in Vancouver will never be forgotten and the 2014 gold-medal game victory over Sweden confirmed Canada’s power in the game of ice hockey.
But while players from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Germany and other European countries dot NHL rosters, the main hockey powers remain Canada and the U.S. Most of the players on the American roster are from northern U.S. states — Minnesota, Michigan, Montana — where the winters are so similar to Canada’s that those players are de facto Canucks. Jack Hughes, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, the Tkachuks and Clayton Keller, for instance, are players Canada would love to have on its roster. They can play, but will they have that Canadian-like je ne sais quoi it takes to win gold?
Probably. The Americans will win. (Wink, wink).
• Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: “The CFL, as a league, produced record revenues in 2025, $10 million more than ever before. The Blue Jays, as a team, did about $100 million more than budgeted for in the 2025 season.”
• Cathal Kelly of the Globe and Mail, on the Leafs’ playoff chancers: “Turn off the oven. Pull the Leafs out, put them on a countertop and tent them with tin foil. This team is cooked.”
• Comedy writer Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver:
“Quinn Hughes said the Minnesota Wild are a better hockey team than the Canucks. The Wild then put a ‘CO’ on his jersey —Captain Obvious.”
• Rolfsen again: “Bills’ owner Terry Pegula threw wide receiver Keon Coleman under the bus at a recent press conference. Fortunately for Coleman, the Bills’ bus is currently stuck in a snowdrift.”
• Norman Chad again, after Denver bypassed a field-goal opportunity to go up by 10 in the AFC title game and failed on its fourth-down attempt: “What’s wrong with a 10-0 lead in what is going to be a defensive game in deteriorating weather conditions playing with a quarterback who has not thrown a pass since Kirk Cousins had hair.”
• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Bill Belichick is not perfect. Spygate happened. But when six Super Bowl wins isn’t enough for the Hall of Fame, the shame is on the voters and the Hall.”
• Super 70s Sports: “Cooper Flagg sets a new record by scoring 49 points in an NBA game as a 19-yearold. If you liked that, just wait till next week when some dude will probably set a new record by becoming the first 49-year-old to score 19 in an NCAA game.”
• Super 70s Sports again, alongside a photo of O.J. Simpson at his trial, on Bill Belichick’s Hall of Fame snub: “I’m just glad this man doesn’t have to share the Hall of Fame with Spygate guy.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “With the Jets losing 4-1 to the Lightning, I’ll spare them the electrical puns — like lacking a spark, feeling re-volted or Tampa being amped up. I will say this: Watt happened?”
• Headline at fark.com: “Todd Monken loses game of hot potato, forced to coach Cleveland Browns next season.”
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Comedians, broadcasters join Telemiracle 50 cast
Comedians Myles Morrison and Matt Donlevy have been named to the cast for Telemiracle 50.
Broadcasters George Stroumboulopoulos and CTV Regina’s Sabeen Ahmad will also help raise money for the Kinsmen Foundation during the overnight telethon on Feb. 28-March 1 over Saskatchewan’s CTV stations.
“Our cast and performers make the show what it is, and we are so lucky to have this event that raises funds for those in need in our province.” Tammy Blackwell, who chairs this year’s show, said in a statement. “We are filled with gratitude that we get to put on such an entertaining show year after year.”
Jay Semko & Danica Lorer, Munroe & Patrick, Northern Air, the Steadies,
Brock Andrews and Brodie Siebert plus 70 amateur acts from throughout the province will also entertain during the 22-hour broadcast.
TSN football host Kate Beirness and Regina people such as country music singer-songwriter Jojo Mason, actor-producer Sera-Lys McArthur and Clayton Kroeker of radio station 92.9
The Bull, will also take part. Performances happen at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, starting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 and ending at 5 p.m. the next day.
The Kinsmen Foundation supplies mobility and special-needs equipment and also helps people travel for medical reasons. Saskatchewan residents, companies and organizations have contributed over $171 million to the foundation through Telemiracle.
Wickett of the U-15 Redwings gets past the check of a falling Adler Ostapowich of the Wynyard Monarchs during the first period here on Jan. 31. The Redwings won 5-3 here in their first-round, U-15 C provincial playoff series. The teams were to conclude the series in Wynyard on Friday.
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency opens nominations for emergency preparedness awards
BY IAN MACKAY
Young people and organizations that have become well-versed in being prepared for emergencies can qualify for provincial awards.
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency annually recognizes “achievements in public safety” through an awards program that honours “youth and organizations that have shown leadership in emergency preparedness,” an agency statement said.
Officials are accepting nominations until March 6 through the agency’s website, saskpublicsafety.ca.
“Given the difficult 2025 wildfire season, it is more important than ever that we recognize the efforts of those who help to safeguard our province,” said Marlo Pritchard, the agency president and provincial fire commissioner.
The President’s Award for Youth honours a high school student in the
emergency services response training program who has shown commitment, skill, dedication and interest in helping others. The award can also go to a youth or child who has “demonstrated a special commitment to enhancing public safety or performing lifesaving measures,” the statement said.
The President’s Award for Prevention or Prevention Initiative honours a community, school or organization “that has taken great steps to improve preparedness” within its jurisdiction.
“Consideration would be given to the impact on neighbouring communities,” the statement noted.
The successful nominations will be announced at an awards ceremony held in the spring of 2026.
The agency is a Crown corporation responsible for emergency management, fighting fires, fire safety, Sask911, SaskAlert, the Civic Addressing Registry and the provincial disaster assistance program.
ROSETOWN SENIORS Game winners announced
Several players were recognized this week for top finishes in Whist, Bingo and Crib games.
In Whist, winners included Larry Deitsch, Carol Gates, Jayne Labrecque and Jim Wright.
Bingo honours went to Joyce Morin, who recorded two wins, along with Jim Wright, Jayne Labrecque, Lois Pich, Gail Bevill, Helga Berg, who also posted two wins, and Carol Gates.
In Crib, winners were Pat Lange, Steph Grondin and Jane Labrecque. Congratulations were extended to all participants and winners.
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SNOWLESS MAIN STREET. Warm weather last week melted the snow around the 300 block of Main Street on Friday afternoon. Forecasters predicted that daily high temperatures would hover just above freezing this week. PHOTO BY IAN MACKAY
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RCMP address social media misinformation and warn of scams
BY IAN MACKAY
A recent post on a local Facebook page was wrong, councillors learned during their latest meeting.
A complaint to the local RCMP detachment was handled to the complainant’s satisfaction, Cpl. Chris Gramlich told councillors during their Feb. 2 meeting. Instead, on or near Jan. 15, people were told that, “We dismissed that allegation and we didn’t effectively care about what that person had to say,” Gramlich said.
The complainant called, went to the police station about an hour and a half later, and gave a statement, he said.
“Ultimately, that complaint was addressed how the complainant wanted it to be dealt with,” he said. “We did take it seriously and we addressed it as that person wanted to.”
If residents “have something to report, whatever it might be, please let us know,” he said. “We can’t do anything about something if they don’t tell us. We do take things seriously, and we will do things as fast as we are able to do it and as the law provides an allowance to do that.”
He noted that police do make mistakes, “and it’s important that we are held accountable if the police go outside of the law or if we go beyond where we should.”
“People have to be very mindful about what they see on social media and think critically,” Gramlich added later.
An online reference to police drinking coffee at Tim Horton’s was also inaccurate, he said. None of the officers stationed here, or who are members of the traffic unit based in Rosetown, drink coffee, but traffic unit members have met there relatively regularly when they’re all in town at once, Gramlich said.
He also warned that “if something seems too good
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is
to be true, it probably is,” after mentioning a recent fraud incident in which somebody lost a lot of money.
In the various scams reported to police that involved alleged winnings or cryptocurrency, if people must first pay an amount to receive a prize, “you are being taken,” Gramlich said.
In several cases around here, small payments from victims have escalated to them paying “six figures,” he said, noting that legitimate online casinos and cryptocurrency markets exist.
“But there are a lot that aren’t (legitimate),” he said. “If you can’t access your own account—if you’re just being given screenshots of your crypto account or screenshots of your investment account—that is garbage. It is fake; you are being scammed; stop it,” Gramlich said.
“Just call us,” he advised people who are unsure when they’re approached about a financial matter. “Be extra vigilant,” he said. “Be very careful about where you’re investing your money.”
If people are offering returns of 20 to 30 per cent, why aren’t they begging their friends and relatives to invest, he wondered. He also warned about grandparent and online romance scams.
“Do not ever give anybody access to your log-in information,” he said. “If they ask for that, it’s a scam.”
The money has left the country, and police can’t recover it, he indicated.
Also, a new member recently joined the detachment, another returns from maternity leave in March, and a graduate from the training depot in Regina should arrive at the end of that month, Gramlich said.
Gymnasts win gold at first meet
Seventeen members of the Rosetown Gymnastics Club attended the club’s first invitational meet of the year, at the Calico Gymnastics Club in Humboldt, on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1.
Twelve of them brought home medals or ribbons. The next meet for club members is the Marian Gym Club meet at Prairieland Hall in Saskatoon on Feb. 6-7, said club coach Fern Dyer.
Freya Farden placed seventh on beam among 13 Platinum Xcel gymnasts in her age category.
In the Gold Xcel class, Kaia Ginther finished fourth in vault among 25 athletes in her age category.
Four club members competed in the 11-year-old category in Silver Xcel. Autumn Rolleston won the gold medal on floor and finished seventh on beam, eighth on bars and vault and fourth all around.
Maisie Farden placed fifth on bars, sixth on vault and tied for sixth all around.
Ivy Turk won the silver medal on floor among 17 other gymnasts.
Kamryn Ismond competed with 18 other 10-yearolds, winning the silver medal on floor and placing
seventh on bars and eighth all around.
Twenty-eight athletes competed in the eight- and nine-year-old category. Mila McKinley finished fourth on floor and Jordyn Ginther placed sixth on floor.
Three club members took part in the Bronze Xcel group, including
Hailey Emmons among 15 other eight-year-olds, where she won a silver on floor.
Among the six- and seven-year-olds, gymnasts aren’t ranked but awarded on a system of where their all-around score falls, reported Dyer.
Taylor Van Hove and Piper Rolleston both earned silver medals.
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The R.M. of Lacadena No. 228 is accepting applications for Seasonal Equipment Operators for the 2026 construction season (April 1 - October 31). Equipment operator responsibilities may include road maintenance, equipment operation and servicing, and sign and culvert maintenance as directed by the foreman. Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work outside in all weather conditions. Pension plan and benefits are available. Please forward resumes to the undersigned.
R.M. of Lacadena No. 228
Box 610, Kyle, SK S0L 1T0 Fax: 306-375-4705; Email: rm228@sasktel.net
For more information contact the R.M of Lacadena office at 306-375-4753.
Court Mandated Supports
West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre’s mission is to provide support services to individuals and families experiencing trauma, violence, addiction, or crisis in their lives, as well as outreach programs to communities within our boundaries.
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Class to avoid falling fills up fast
EAGLE STAFF
A program to help seniors avoid falling will return next fall.
The Staying on Your Feet program beginning this month at the Rosetown civic centre is full, Megan Sweet, who conducts the program, said last week. “I had an amazing response,” Sweet said.
Besides scheduling the program again next September or October, the Outlook-based physiotherapist could conduct one during the summer, depending on interest and her schedule, she said.
During the federal government’s 2023-24 fiscal year, over 81,500 Canadians outside of Québec went to hospital because they’d fallen, a federal website said.
“In 2022, 7,189 older adults died due to a fall in Canada (excluding Yukon),” the webpage on falls said.
Developed by longtime Saskatoon physical therapist Sherri Wagenhoffer, the program involves a series of onehour weekly sessions. Each session begins with a half hour of education on different topics. A half hour of exercise follows.
Topics in the education portion include fall risk factors and balance
strategies, vision and how it can affect balance, keeping the brain healthy, the emotional impact of falls, bone health, environmental aids, making a safety plan and practising getting up and down off a floor.
“A pharmacist comes one week and talks about medications and how those can impact falls,” Sweet said.
A program that she conducted and that ended in November brought “a huge improvement” of 36 per cent “in people’s outcome measures,” she said.
“We did a couple of tests at the start of the program and on the last day,” she explained.
Until she qualified to conduct the program, the program had only been available in Saskatoon, where Wagenhoffer developed it over many years, Sweet said.
Older adults spend 40 to 50 per cent longer in hospital after falls, compared to younger people, according to a Saskatchewan Health Authority document about the Staying on Your Feet program.
Falls represent “a major catalyst” in causing people to move to long-term care homes, the document says. People should move more carefully to “compensate for some of the physical changes that happen with aging,” it adds.
Young Elrose wrestlers gain experience and medals on the mat
Elrose Wrestling Club members have been competed almost every weekend this year, said club coach Russell Fersch last week.
Five members took part in the University of Alberta junior-senior high wrestling tournament on Jan. 30-31 in Edmonton.
In the junior (Gr. 7-9) high elite category, Lena Ellingson and Easton Stan, a new member from Kyle, won gold medals and Niam Robertson won a silver.
Neda Robertson placed fourth and Iain St. John, sixth in the senior (Gr. 1012) high elite category.
Jim Ellingson won a gold medal, St. John and Lena Ellingson won silver medals at a Gr. 1-12 meet in Swift Current on Jan. 24. Niam Robertson, Grayson Hunter, Wade Halliday, another new wrestler; Neda Robertson and
Stan all placed fourth. Cain Trayhorne and Elizabeth Macdonald bothfinished fifth.
Four members took part in a Gr. 9-12 meet at O’Neill High School in Regina on Jan. 16-17. Stan won gold and Halliday won bronze in the novice division. In the elie division, Neda Robertson won a silver medal and St. John also competed.
Club members attended a national-calibre training camp in Calgary on Jan. 1-3. They also competed and most won at least one match, though none had top placings.
“We had a young group and some new wrestlers (one each in grades 12 and 11, three in Gr. 9 and one in Gr. 8) competing in a Gr. 9-12 tournament with provincial teams representing Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, along with clubs from all over Canada,” said Fersch.
Redwings, Kodiaks set for Cross Roads League semifinal
BY DAVID MCIVER
The Rosetown Redwings were to host the Kindersley Kodiaks on Saturday in the first game of a Cross Roads Hockey League semifinal series.
The date of the second game hadn’t been finalized as of late last week.
The Kodiaks are “trying to juggle their ice schedule” with playoff dates for other teams there, said Redwing coach Curtis MacDonald.
The teams might not play there until Feb. 20, said MacDonald.
For last Saturday’s game, “Everyone’s healthy and ready to go,” he said on Thursday.
Also, game dates still haven’t been finalized for the Redwings–Outlook Ice Hawks provincial senior C first-round series, said MacDonald.
The Kodiaks had beaten the Kerrobert Tigers two games to one in a first-round series, losing the first game 5-4 but winning 4-2 and 1-0. The third game was a mini game right after the second game.
The Redwings won two of three games against the Kodiaks, although their last encounter was a 4-1 loss in Kindersley on Jan. 18.
The Dodsland Stars and Unity Miners have been playing the other semifinal series. Their first game was to be held Friday night in Unity.
The Stars advanced past the Luseland Mallards in the first round via a 4-4 tie in Kerrobert on Tuesday after a 5-1 win in Luseland on Jan. 28.
Brandon Kelly and Brad Buckingham each scored twice for the Stars in Kerrobert.
Conner Kidd made 22 saves in the Stars’ net.
Joel Dewald got a hat trick, and Kyle Heintz, who also had two assists, got the other goal for the Mallards. Steve Gottfried also had two assists.
Avery Kohlman made 36 saves for Luseland.
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Brian Hahn throws a dart during the Rosetown Legion Darts Club session last Tuesday. PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
Rosetown Karate Club instructors tested members for belts on Jan. 29. Younger members shown above from back left are Brennan Pederson-Kidd, who attained two yellow stripes to his belt; Carson Forsyth, who achieved a yellow belt; Ezekiel Ragragio and Anastazia Fullerton, who moved up to orange belts. At front right is Beau Fullerton and in the middle is Oliver Wade, both attaining yellow belts; and Cohen Forsyth, a new member who didn’t test this time.
Advanced members pictured below are, from back left, Jordan Merrifield and Janel Merrifield, who each achieved brown belts; Oleksii Vasylevskyi, who moved up to an orange belt. In front of him is Racel Bolor, who attained a purple belt; C. J. Claveria, also getting a purple belt; and Ezekiel Ragragio, who somehow got into this picture, too.
Crop protection product launch includes funding for 4-H programs
ADAMA Canada has launched GORDEX™, a new liquid pre-seed herbicide for cereal crops that the company says was developed in response to years of grower feedback around resistant weeds and ease of use.
The product is designed to be tankmixed with glyphosate and applied preseed to manage hard-to-control weeds such as kochia and wild buckwheat, while also providing extended control of some broadleaf weeds, including volunteer canola.
According to ADAMA, the development of GORDEX™ was influenced by ongoing discussions with growers across Western Canada, particularly as resistance to existing herbicide groups has increased.
“I’d been bringing grower feedback to our development team for years,” said Gord Hounjet, an ADAMA area business manager. “As pressure from resistant weeds like kochia grew, and growers were looking for a more effective and practical pre-seed option, those conversations helped shape the product.”
GORDEX™ contains a combination of florasulam and dicamba, giving it multiple modes of action to help manage Group 2 and Group 9 resistant weeds. The liquid co-pack formulation is intended to simplify handling and tank-mixing, while treating a larger number of acres compared with some previous products.
“The goal was to deliver a solution that performs in the field but also fits operationally,” said Ambrely Ralph, product manager with ADAMA Canada. “Ease of use and flexibility were priorities we heard consistently from growers.”
Unusually for the crop
Gord Hounjet provided feedback from the field that ultimately resulted in the development of the GORDEX™ herbicide he is holding.
protection sector, the product name was chosen in recognition of Hounjet’s role in gathering and communicating grower input during the development process.
“When we saw how the product was performing and reflected on how it came together, the name felt appropriate,” said Cornie Thiessen, general manager of ADAMA Canada.
In addition to the product launch, ADAMA announced a donation initiative tied to GORDEX™ sales. At Hounjet’s request, five dollars from every case sold will be donated to 4-H programs in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, up to a maximum of $30,000.
The funds will support youth leadership development, education and agricultural programming.
“4-H plays an important role in developing future leaders in agriculture,” said Hounjet. “Supporting that work was something I wanted to be part of this launch.”
GORDEX™ is now available through ADAMA retail partners across Western Canada.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
R.M. of Lacadena No.
228
GENERAL LABOURER
The R.M. of Lacadena No. 228 is accepting applications for a General Labourer for the 2026 construction season (April 1 - October 31).
Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work outside in all weather conditions. Class 5 drivers license required. Please forward resumes to the undersigned. R.M. of Lacadena No. 228 Box 610 Kyle, SK S0L 1T0 Fax: 306-375-4705 Email: rm228@sasktel.net For more information contact the R.M of Lacadena offce at 306-375-4753. PLEASE APPLY BY FEBRUARY 15, 2026
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New award for service
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People can now recognize those who contribute to this community in a variety of ways through a new category in the Awards of Excellence.
They have until March 2 to submit nominations for the awards.
These awards will honour businesses, adult and student employees and, for the first time, those who give health, personal or community service.
This service could include such things as clearing driveways, referring people to community services, giving rides or helping with mental health, said Hugh Lees of the awards sponsor, Age Friendly Rosetown. People must bring completed nomination forms to Atlas York Insurance at 219 Main St. by 5 p.m. on the 2nd.
Award presentations will be made at a lunch-hour ceremony, starting at 11:30, on March 10 at Rosetown United Church.
Simpson files nomination for vacant council seat
One candidate had filed his nomination for the vacant position on town council by Friday afternoon.
It’s Bill Simpson, who ran for mayor in the 2024 civic election.
Nominations close tomorrow (Feb. 11) at 4 p.m. The by-election, if needed, is set for March 18.
Nomination forms must be signed by at least five residents and candidates must submit criminal record checks and public-disclosure statements about their financial holdings.
Lois Anne (Beattie) Mihalicz
With great sadness, we share the passing of our wife and mother Lois Anne (Beattie) Mihalicz on January 29, 2026, after a lengthy illness.
April 27, 1938 - January 29, 2026
Lois was born on April 27, 1938, in Dinsmore, Saskatchewan, to Andrew and Violet Beattie. She attended school in Surbiton, Anerley, and Dinsmore, before heading to the University of Saskatchewan to earn her teaching certificate. While she was there, she met her future husband, Eugene. They were married on July 5, 1958, and moved to Elrose to start their newly acquired teaching positions. Elrose became home in every sense of the word; it’s where they raised their family and built a life full of community, service, and love.
Family was everything to Lois. Summers were spent camping across Western Canada and the United States, with the mountains and the Oregon coast being favorite places. Once the kids were grown, Lois and Eugene embraced longer-distance travel, exploring places like England, Scotland, Egypt, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, and Hawaii.
When the grandchildren arrived, they became her greatest joy. Summers at Clearwater Lake and trips to Texas held a special place in Lois’s heart and in the lives and memories of her grandchildren.
You could often find Lois picking bottles in the ditch with band kids, cheering at sporting and music events, baking for fundraisers, tending her garden, or bringing freshly cut flowers inside to arrange into beautiful bouquets. She loved crafting; in fact, she was a scrapbooker long before scrapbooking was even a thing!
Lois was the kind of person who was involved in everything. She gave her time and heart to countless committees and organizations, including United Church Women, Church Session, Music and Band associations, Figure Skating, Ladies Hall Board, and was also a Rink Convenor. The Elrose United Church held a special place in her heart, and she showed her dedication in more ways than could ever be counted.
Lois was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was kind, hardworking, creative, and deeply connected to her family and community. She will be missed more than words can say.
Lois is predeceased by her parents, Andrew and Violet Beattie, Brother Brian Beattie, muchloved aunts, uncles and cousins, especially Shirley Jeppeson whom she regarded as a sister.
Lois is survived by Eugene, her dedicated loving husband of 67 years. Her children, Michele (Dave) Patton and their children Kayla (Stuart) Young and children Beckett and Eloise; Jay (Lindsay) Patton and children Wyatt, Reid and Brooks. Sheila (Darin) Turner and their children Chanda Turner (Ryan Lennie and children Jewel, Cooper and Jonah); Gordon Turner. Glenn (Nadine) Mihalicz and their children Avienda and Inara.
A Celebration of Lois’s Life was held on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 1:00 PM at the Elrose United Church. Donations in her memory can be made to the Elrose United Church, Elrose Volunteer Fire Brigade, or Elrose Health Centre. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Shanidar Funeral Services.
Warehouse clerk: a high-demand job—even with robots!
4 strategies for retaining your employees
As the job market becomes increasingly competitive, it can be challenging to retain your employees. Here are four strategies to help keep your talent.
When people think of jobs in the manufacturing and industrial sector, the idea of robots often comes to mind. Despite innovations in automation, many tasks still require human skill and judgment. This is particularly true of the warehouse clerk, a position that’s in high demand. Take a look.
Key benefits
1. Focus on communication. Communicate openly with your employees. Listen to their concerns and be open to new ideas. Let them know they’re heard and that you take them seriously.
Required skills
3. Offer benefits. Ask your employees what your company could improve and add these to their benefits and perks. For example, you could include group insurance, paid holidays, yoga classes, flexible working hours and telemedicine.
Whether it’s a permanent position or a student job, the role of warehouse clerk offers several advantages. The position helps you build valuable skills and keep in shape while working in a fast-paced environment.
Duties and responsibilities
2. Think about development. Employees often quit because of a lack of advancement opportunities. Therefore, provide training so your employees can develop their potential, avoid boredom and take on new challenges.
Warehouse clerks perform a variety of tasks and have a range of responsibilities, including:
• Receiving and inspecting delivered goods
• Organizing and storing products
• Preparing and shipping orders
• Maintaining inventory records
• Supervising other workers
• Keeping the warehouse clean and safe
If you want to be a warehouse clerk, you must be organized, able to lift heavy loads and skilled with basic computer tools. In addition, you must have strong communication skills and a high school diploma or equivalency.
4. Get out of the office. Create opportunities for your employees to socialize and have fun in a context that doesn’t revolve around work. Use the opportunity to celebrate their successes.
Robots won’t replace warehouse clerks anytime soon. Many essential tasks still depend on human workers.
If you enjoy active, hands-on work, this stimulating job is an excellent option. It’s up to you!
Employee retention also depends on effective recruitment. Therefore, use a specialized agency to start your talent search today.
Owens & Sweitzer (1972) Ltd. in Eston, Saskatchewan is looking to fill the following positions:
Primary focus to cover on road sales and territory management of areas including and surrounding but not limited to: Rosetown, Milden, Elrose, Kyle, Dodsland.
PARTS COUNTER PERSON
Retail parts sales, ordering and customer service within the dealership.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN
Minimum 3rd year apprentice to service all of our brands. Owens & Sweitzer offers the benefits of working for a locally owned, in house management group that is community and family oriented. Wages
Whether you already work in information technology (IT) or are just starting your studies, here are three qualities essential to your success.
1. ANALYTICAL SKILLS
As an IT employee, you’re often required to solve problems. Consequently, you must en joy challenging yourself and looking for in novative solutions. You must also be inherently curious to stay updated with the latest technologies in a constantly evolving field.
2. COMMUNICATION SKILLS IT specialists must be able to communicate with their colleagues and clients. This
you must be good at conveying your ideas, making yourself understood and finding the If you want to thrive in IT, you must have exceptional organizational skills. Depending on your job, your colleagues may regularly interrupt you and require you to switch gears constantly. Therefore, you must be well organized and able to multitask to keep up with your workload.
Do you have these qualities? If so, you have everything you need for a long career in this promising field.
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Looking Back
With David McIver
110 years ago - Feb. 10, 1916
Former resident Fred Perkins had died, wrote Clayton LaMarsh from the front to cousin Ruby White of Ridpath.
Their battalion made a charge at Givenchy on June 15, taking and then giving up three lines of German trenches. They lost three-quarters of their soldiers and 21 of 22 officers.
Perkins had been wounded slightly earlier but refused to go to the dressing station, joined the charge and got wounded again and again. The last time he fell, “he sat up and started working his rifle.” He was wounded five times but refused to go back and was finally killed. “Had any officer of his company lived, he would most certainly have recommended Perkins for some honor…”
A quarter-section near town, with a house, stable and a well, was on sale for $21 per acre. 100 years ago - Feb. 11, 1926
Young Pat Cain saw a meadow lark east of Herschel during the mild weather in January. He also brought blooming pussy willows to school.
Louis Forchner lost a horse when it got smothered in a straw stack, said the Marriott correspondent.
The Feb. 4 Marriott column had said George Robertson of Harris couldn’t be present to speak at Marriott Hall on “The Hospital Question,” wrote editor C. W. Holmes.
“This should have read ‘The Hog Pool Question’ – a great difference in subjects, indeed. The information was given over the phone and voices were almost inaudible that day… The inaccuracy was not at all the fault of the correspondent,” wrote Holmes.
70 years ago - Feb. 9, 1956
Canadian Pacific Railway officials decided to cut trains on the Moose Jaw-Macklin line - including here – to three days a week from six.
At their annual meeting, the 74 Rosetown branch members of the Saskatchewan Civil Servants Association elected Allen Linklater as president, Joe Bentham as vice-president, John McCulloch as secretary-treasurer and Doug Hiller, Lorne Empey, Carl Byer, Reg Fox, Reg Frerichs and Pete Swiala as executive members.
A photo showed Gunner Louis Castagnier of Rosetown doing a high jump during parachutist training at the Canadian Joint Air Training Centre in Rivers, Man.
50 years ago - Feb. 11, 1976
A fire destroyed the Pioneer Hardware store in Dinsmore on Feb. 4. It apparently started in the wiring. Smoke was first seen around 9:30 p.m. Volunteers and Dinsmore and Wiseton fire departments began fighting the blaze, but when it became uncontrollable, they called for help from Elrose, Outlook, Rosetown and Milden. People also rushed into Dinsmore with tanks of water.
Firefighters and others saved the variety store and pool hall from burning and salvaged propane tanks, hockey sticks and a snowblower from the hardware.
Damage was estimated at $120,000. Hardware owners Mr. and Mrs. Ken Gorham weren’t available for comment, said the Feb. 6 Dinsmore Hi-Flyer.
Burglars broke into the Rosetown Union Hospital early on Jan. 31 and took x-ray and lab equipment, an electronic calculator and two transistor radios. Shortly after, police located two suspects in Saskatoon and charged them with possession of stolen property.
30 years ago - Feb. 12, 1996
Remember When
Four women perched on a John Deere sulky plow in the 1910s. This photo is believed
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left. Laura Warner’s sister, Edith, was the wife of C.E. Conlin.
Crafts, Storytime, and Fresh Reads at the Library
BY BRITTANY BOOTH
Rosetown Librarian and Archivist
There’s a new Take and Make Craft Kit available for patrons to pick up at the library. Children and families can make their own “love puppy” out of colourful paper. The end result is an adorable origami dog perfectly coordinated with Valentine’s Day colours. Supplies are limited, so stop in and pick one up soon.
A Dr. Seuss Storytime and Craft is coming up on Thursday, February 26th, at 10:30 a.m. for children aged 5 and under. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please contact the library to register: 882-3566.
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo (mystery): When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past—and deep connections to a notorious gang—who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Meanwhile, suspended police officer Bob Oz becomes fascinated by the case. Six years later, a self-described crime writer from Norway travels to the U.S. to research the Gomez case for reasons that aren’t quite as neutral as they may seem.
A photo showed employee Eric Fredeen hammering an auger pipe into shape as Barton Seed Cleaning was to open that week.
Joe von Doellen joined the Rosetown Co-op as meat manager.
20 years ago - Feb. 13, 2006
Florine Klassen, 80, had been selected as Rosetown citizen of the year. She’d volunteered for the high school band, music festival, drama, dance club, meals on wheels and the senior
This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (romance): Tilly Nightingale is shocked when she gets a call telling her there’s a birthday gift from her husband, Joe, waiting for her at a local bookshop—largely because Joe has been dead for five months. The adorable bookshop owner, Alfie, explains Joe carefully chose twelve books, one for each month, to help her turn the page on her first year without him.
Cross & Sampson by James Patterson (thriller): In Washington, D.C., Detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a street and calls in the bomb squad for a suspected terrorist attack. In North Carolina, Detective Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student—that of his own son, Damon. The detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart.
Throne of Nightmares by Kerri Maniscalco (fantasy): Prince Sloth hates leaving his enchanted library. But when a forgotten deity threatens the very fabric of the Underworld, he’s thrust into a race against time to find the Book of Nightmares before it unleashes a deadly game to free its master. Sloth’s path collides with a young woman who possesses the legendary Phoenix Tear. Lore Brimstone is a librarian who is all sweet sunshine… until she burns.
A Good Animal by Sara Maurer (adult fiction): In farm country outside Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Everett Lindt is rebuilding his family sheep farm. Then he meets Mary, a new girl in town with restless energy and bigger plans. When their relationship reaches a crossroads, Everett sees a life together. Mary, however, is desperate to find a way out. Together, they make an impulsive choice—one that could change everything.
Weekly Recipe
Herb Roasted Chicken with Cranberry Barley Pilaf
Ingredients
3 lb. whole chicken
2 tbsp butter, softened
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp mustard powder
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Cranberry Barley Pilaf:
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
2 tbsp canola oil
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
8 mushrooms, quartered
3/4 cup pearl barley
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup almonds toasted, optional
Preparation
Herb Roasted Chicken: Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. In small bowl, combine butter and seasonings; mix well.
Set chicken, breast side up, on rack in a foil-covered roasting pan. Using fingers, gently separate skin from meat over chicken breast and legs. Spread half the herb butter under skin. Spread remainder over the skin on wings, legs and breast. Tuck wing tips under back and tie legs together with cotton string. Cover chicken loosely with foil tent and roast until thermometer inserted into breast meat reads 180 F (82 C) (about 90 minutes). Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before carving.
Serve with Cranberry Barley Pilaf
Cranberry Barley Pilaf: In small bowl, soak cranberries in apple juice for 30 minutes. In large skillet, heat oil and add onions, garlic and mushrooms. Cook until tender. Stir in cranberries, apple juice, barley and chicken stock. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until barley is tender and liquid has been absorbed (about 30 minutes).
Remove from heat and stir in almonds. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Prep. time: 20 min.; total time: one hour, 50 min. Makes four servings, 765 calories each.
- Canadian Food Focus
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