Rosetown Kid Kare expands with ADAMA Canada Funding
Rosetown Kid Kare celebrated the opening of its expanded facility this September, thanks in part to $7,500 in funding from ADAMA Canada’s Stomping Grounds initiative.
The child care centre’s board member, Kailyn Krchov, said the contribution helped the community raise $2.5 million for the project. “Our local families and businesses were generous, but support from larger companies like ADAMA makes a real difference in rural communities,” she said.
ADAMA Canada is now accepting nominations for 2026 funding
ADAMA Canada’s Stomping Grounds program provides up to $10,000 per project to support community initiatives across Canada, including playgrounds, rinks, child and senior care centres, and agricultural education programs. Since 2023, the initiative has contributed $240,000 to more than 40 projects.
Gord Hounjet, ADAMA’s area business manager, said watching Rosetown Kid Kare come to life has been a highlight of his career. “It’s rewarding to see the impact a project like this has on kids and parents in the community,” he said.
ADAMA Canada is now accepting nominations for 2026 funding. Individuals and organizations can apply until Jan. 31, 2026, with selected projects announced in February.
“Rural communities are the heartbeat of our country,” said Jodi Starodub, marketing lead at ADAMA Canada. “We’re proud to help where we can.” For more information or to nominate a project, visit adama.com.
Council approves removal of Boulevard Poplar
Town councillors approved removing a tree from in front of a Herschel Place residence at town expense.
The roots of the poplar on the boulevard have caused the adjacent residential driveway to crack, said a report to the Oct. 20 council meeting from public works superintendent Bob Bors. Bors said that public works staff, a private contractor or Lee’s Tree Care Ser-
vice of Swift Current, the town’s contracted arborist, could do the job.
It would require putting a cable around the 40-foot tall tree to make sure it falls slowly and in a safe direction, he indicated. The contractor could visit in November, councillors learned. They allowed the superintendent to decide which removal option to choose.
The residents intend to widen the driveway, Bors told councillors during their previous meeting on Oct. 6.
Gord Hounjet (centre), presents a cheque for $7,500 to Rosetown Kid Kare in front of their old facility. The daycare opened their new, expanded facility in September. PHOTO COURTESY ADAMA CANADA
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West-Central Saskatchewan farmers see strong yields despite early season dry spell
West-central Saskatchewan farmers experienced a good crop year after an unpromising start.
Dry weather after seeding caused concern, then “timely rains during the growing season greatly supported crop development and yields,” said the provincial crop report for this region.
Challenges included too much rain at times, requiring spraying of fungicides to suppress or prevent disease, and Bertha army worms in canola.
Farmers in this region had the highest average yields in the province for lentils, canola, barley, flax and canary seed. And most crops in the area attained grades of No. 1 or 2, the report said.
However, topsoil moisture levels declined during the past two months as rains generally stopped, allowing for a relatively quick harvest.
Moisture levels are considered 26 per cent adequate, 45 per cent short and 29 per cent very short in fields, 24 per cent adequate, 49 per cent short and 27 per cent very short in hay land, and 23 per cent adequate, 50 per cent short and 27 per cent very short in pastures.
“Producers would like to see rain prior to freeze-up and abundant snow this winter to improve soil moisture conditions for next spring,” the report noted.
Throughout the province, most farmers were “busy with fall field work and preparing for winter.” They’d begun harvesting “slightly later” than usual thanks to “plentiful rainfall throughout the growing season and uneven crop staging in many areas,” the province-wide report said.
Bertha army worms, cabbage seedpod weevils and Richardson’s ground squirrels caused challenges in some places, it added.
Yields were above-average in much of the province. Hard spring wheat yielded 51.5 bushels per acre and other spring wheat yielded 55.5 bushels per acre. Canola averaged 42.4 bushels per acre; durum, 39.4 bushels per acre; field peas, 40.8 bushels per acre; lentils, 1,785.5 pounds per acre; chickpeas, 1,716.2 pounds per acre; soybeans, 39.6 bushels; and flax, 26.6 bushels per acre.
Canola quality was higher than the 10-year average, with 86 per cent of it No. 1., as did 63 per cent of the spring wheat, while 27 per cent of the barley was of malt quality.
Friday, but for Halloween. Zacharias masqueraded as the villain Vector from Despicable Me, a Minions movie. Ward went as the Marionette from the Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 video game. While old enough to work, both still planned to go trick-or-treating that night.
PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
Darryle Stephenson of Saskatoon throws a dart just after Jason Skinner of North Battleford did. Skinner won the men’s singles event at the Rosetown Legion Darts Club Fall Shoot here on Oct. 25. PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
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Jersey Zacharias (L) and Ariel Ward dressed up, not so much for work at Rosetown AG Foods on
Just a gal from Glidden
Mastercard, moving and mayhem
BY KATE WINQUIST
Where has October gone? Friday was Halloween, and I have to admit—I looked pretty scary in the mirror that morning. Overslept, scrambled to get a few things done, and sent my husband and two sons off to Rosetown to move a counter and a couple of desks. I would have gone too, but I had a doctor’s appointment and needed to prep ad and content lists for the papers. My brain was already thinking in Mastercard transactions by then.
Kalen—who you may remember from a previous column—had just finished a graveyard shift on the rig Thursday morning and drove straight to Kindersley to help out his Ma and Pa. Exhausted, he crashed on the couch and stayed there until being “rudely awakened” by his Dad making coffee and putting away dishes. Meanwhile, I was mentally checking off my to-do list… and wondering if Mastercard could pay for patience.
Earlier in the week, our son Devin had helped move shelving and the Rosetown archives, spanning 1910 to the present.
First come, first served in this household—he arrived earlier and claimed the spare bedroom before his brother.
The boys needed to get back to their own commitments later Friday, so they set off in their vehicles toward Rosetown. Not long after, my phone rang. It was Robert: “Ummm… I’m on the side of the road, stopped by the police. My truck plates have expired.”
Calm as a cucumber, he waited while I rushed to pay the renewal online. Thankfully, the officer let him go with a warning. While I was at it, I discovered my own car plates had expired yesterday. Thank goodness for Mastercard!
Meanwhile, Devin and Kalen—already in Rosetown—were wondering where Dad was. I told them to grab a coffee and start loading desks… except David hadn’t cleared his own desk yet. Eventually, Robert arrived, David emptied his files, and everything got moved. Success! Or so we thought.
Poor Simone—the lovely little French lady with a razor-sharp sense of humour—was on her last day at The Rosetown Eagle, tasked with selling
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off remaining stationery and shelving. Just our luck, the internet vanished during the move. Kaput. Finis. Gone. Ian and David couldn’t email their articles and photos. Plan B: everything went on a thumb drive, and Ian sent it from home. Simone’s last day wasn’t exactly memorable for the right reasons, but I hope she comes back to visit—maybe I can convince her to work for quarters? Right, Simone? Au revoir, dear lady.
Back home, I printed off the new vehicle registrations… and that’s when Robert said, “I think I lost the credit card.” The Mastercard—the one I’d used to pay the plates. He had the physical card; I had it memorized. After a
frantic search and a quick lock on the app, the card was safe—no mysterious purchases beyond SGI and the gas station. Crisis averted. Postal strike over… for now.
By Friday evening, I was wiped out. But the little ghosts and goblins at the door brightened things up. We didn’t have as many visitors as last year, so there’s candy aplenty. We watched Game 6 of the World Series, cheering on the Blue Jays, hoping for their first championship in 32 years. Not meant to be Friday night—maybe Saturday. Wouldn’t that be something: the World Series back in Canada! Priceless. And for everything else… there’s Mastercard (if you can find it).
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Middle East ceasefire fragile as new power dynamics emerge
“This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper,” wrote T.S. Eliot in 1925, probably responding to the profoundly unsatisfactory aftermath of the First World War, although with a poet, you never really know. At any rate, it’s happening again, this time in the Middle East.
International Opinion
By Gwynne Dyer
There was another hiccup in the ceasefire in Gaza on Oct. 28: an Israeli soldier was killed by rogue Hamas fighters, and the Israel Defence Forces replied with artillery and air strikes that killed 104 Palestinians. Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is still trying to restart the war, but he will soon figure out it may not be necessary.
United States Vice-President J.D. Vance downplayed the panicky talk, insisting, “The ceasefire is holding. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be little skirmishes here and there.”
Much more than skirmishes, really, but the man is basically right: the full-scale war that lasted exactly two years has stopped, at least for the moment.
Donald Trump made Netanyahu stop the war three weeks ago, but he could certainly restart it if he
needs to. The Trump-Netanyahu relationship is like the Trump-Putin relationship: Trump always chickens out (TACO) in the long run. Bibi accepted a similar ceasefire in Gaza for Trump last January—and broke it without suffering any penalty last March.
Netanyahu still wants to get the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, but this may no longer require a confrontation with Trump and ugly scenes of forced mass expulsion. The whole Gaza Strip is in ruins, and many, if not most, Palestinians are at the end of their tether. Literally one-tenth of the population has been killed or wounded; no family is unaffected.
At this point, fat bribes to move somewhere else could set a lot of them moving, especially because it will soon be clear that no real help in rebuilding the old Gaza will be forthcoming from the Arab countries of the Middle East.
Nobody will say it aloud yet, but all the Muslim countries of the Middle East have given up on the Palestinians. There is still some sympathy for them in the “Arab street,” but after 80 years of on-and-off support for the Palestinian cause, the regimes have finally written them off. There have been too many defeats, and they’re moving on.
Indeed, the highest policy priority of Israel’s immediate neighbours—Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon—is not to prevent the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. It is rather to ensure that the new wave of Palestinian “refugees” does not end up on their territories, like the first one did. Let them go to Libya this
time, or Eritrea or Somaliland—anywhere but here.
We’re at a point where Trump’s America and Netanyahu’s Israel—I use the possessive case because there have been better versions of both countries— have established complete domination over the Middle East. Nobody dares gainsay them: not Iran, not Egypt, not Saudi Arabia, not even Turkey.
This period cannot last long because Netanyahu is running out of time on the home front and Trump is ignorant and greedy, but these new hegemons will impose decisions in the coming months that may blight the Middle East for another generation. Equally, their dominance is driving the local powers to counterbalance it with new alliances of their own.
Most alarming is Saudi Arabia’s new “strategic mutual defence agreement” with Pakistan, signed in September. Saudi Arabia used to base its security solely on its alliance with the U.S., but the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities this year may finally push that country into developing actual nuclear weapons.
Since Saudi Arabia no longer trusts a Trump-led America to protect it from Iranian nuclear weapons, it has found a nuclear-armed ally that could: Pakistan.
“Any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both,” says the Saudi-Pakistani alliance. Reassuring, isn’t it?
There is no plan, and the new hegemons have no idea what they are doing. Stand by for free-fall.
Karate, volleyball and bowling take centre stage in Rosetown this weekend
Provincial karate here
Saturday
The black belt competitions start the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament here at 9 a.m. at the civic centre on Saturday.
Because many of those who hold black belts are involved in officiating, officials get the competitions for them out of the way first, said Randy McIntyre, an instructor for the host Rosetown Karate Club. After that, the least experienced students, those wearing white belts, follow, moving up in colour until the brown belts, wearers of whom close the one-day tournament, said McIntyre.
Volleyball
The Rosetown Central High senior A girls volleyball team had conference playoffs in Unity last Friday
and Saturday. The top two teams of six were to advance to regional playoffs this weekend at a location to be determined.
The Royals were to play Outlook and Delisle in their pool. Unity, Biggar, and LCBI teams were also expected to attend.
The Royals played in tournaments in Macklin on Oct. 25–26 and in Biggar on Oct. 17–18.
Results from the Macklin tournament weren’t available, although head coach Liz MacDonald had comments.
Their objective at Macklin was “to find consistency with a competitive and energetic yet fun style of play” in order to prepare for conference playoffs, said MacDonald.
“The Macklin tournament tends to be the most competitive tournament in our schedule each year, and the girls played some of their best volleyball yet,” she said.
In Biggar, they finished third in their pool after winning their matches against Biggar, Kindersley, and Marengo. They just missed out on making semifinals, said MacDonald.
Six teams attended a junior girls tournament here
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Each team played two teams against the other teams, and the winner was determined by games won. Elizabeth placed first with seven wins, St. Gabriel’s finished second with six wins. Rosetown 3 and Rosetown 1 were tied for third, followed by Rosetown 2 and Biggar.
“All in all, it was a very successful day with a lot of great volleyball played,” said Nattrass.
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Brian Andersen “had fun” at Sask. Bowl For Cash in Swift Current on the Oct. 26 weekend, gently said his wife, Penny Andersen, of the local alley.
The house rounds for the Fun Bowl and Rising Star tournaments started last week and run for four weeks, said Andersen.
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Canada’s best ever, Brad Gushue, to retire
Curling in Canada through the years has been dominated by players from Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan, but No. 1 on the all-time list of Canadian greats is from St. John’s, NL.
Brad Gushue announced recently that the 2025-26 season would be his last, but he doesn’t have to worry about his legacy in the roaring game. He’s No. 1 all-time. Six Brier titles, a world championship, four silvers at the worlds, 15 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal will secure his spot as Canada’s best all time.
Sports By Bruce Penton
Putting Gushue at the mountaintop of Canadian curling skips is easy, but how do the rest of Canada’s ice kings rate?
Rankings are from 1980 through today, because the game has changed so much over the years. Today, the world’s best play the game on a full-time basis. Ice conditions are perfect, sweeping techniques have been perfected and the best curlers from around the world compete regularly against each other. (A shoutout to the legendary Ernie Richardson of Regina, who should be included on any list ranking the country’s best curlers, but he was from a bygone era. Other greats from that era were Hec Gervais and Matt Baldwin of Alberta, and Don Duguid and Ken Watson of Manitoba.)
The top 10:
1. Brad Gushue, St. John’s — Six Brier titles highlight an incomparable career.
2. Kevin Martin, Edmonton — Won four Brier titles and 18 Grand Slam events and was a key figure in the turn toward professionalism in the sport.
3. Kevin Koe, Calgary — Four-time Brier winner and twice a world champion.
4. Jeff Stoughton, Winnipeg — Won the Brier three times and is a two-time world champ.
5. Randy Ferbey, Edmonton — A skip who thew third stones, the ‘Ferbey Four’ dominated the game while there was unrest in the Canadian curling world as some of the game’s best boycotted major events due to prize money and sponsorship concerns. Ferbey’s record is impressive: Six Brier titles; four world championships.
6. Russ Howard, Moncton — Howard won two Briers, a world championship and was a key figure on Gushue’s rink that won Olympic gold in Italy in 2006.
7. Brad Jacobs, Sault Ste. Marie —A two-time Brier champion, including the most recent one with a team based out of Alberta, He won his first Brier in 2013 and also won Olympic gold at Sochi in 2014.
8. Kerry Burtnyk, Winnipeg — Won two Briers (14 years apart) — 1981 and 1995.
9. Ed Werenich — Representing Ontario, the Wrench won Briers in 1983 and 1990 and went on to win the world championship both years.
10. Glenn Howard of Ontario — Won two Briers and 16 Grand Slam events.
Gushue announcing his retirement a full year before it actually takes place will give curling fans across the country an opportunity to properly salute Gushue for his decades of brilliance. The adulation he receives will also be good for his ego, which is fairly large
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to begin with, but the chance for fans to say goodbye to Canada’s greatest ever curler will be appropriate.
• Columnist Norman Chad, on Twitter: “For 12 years, I have wondered if the Fox Sports honchos really expect us to listen to three hours of nonstop, pitch-by-pitch microanalysis from John Smoltz on their MLB telecasts. Apparently they do.”
• Cathal Kelly of the Globe and Mail: “The one thing the Maple Leafs are top drawer at is generating players who never say a single interesting word in public. John Tavares must teach a class.”
• Kelly again, on Seattle’s poor post-season baseball record: “The Mariners are the Leafs on grass.”
• Muhammad Lila, on X: “This is the craziest stat of the World Series: Trey Yesavage, the Blue Jays starting pitcher who makes $57K a year, started Game 1 by striking out Shohei Ohtani, who makes $47M. That’s 824x his salary.”
• Eize Basa, on Bluesky: “Hockey would be better if the players had to write a short essay about what they did wrong before they could leave the penalty box.”
• Comedy writer Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “Blue Jays semi-legend Edwin Encarnacion threw out the first pitch before Game 1 of the ALCS. Looked pretty good, too. The Colorado Rockies immediately offered him a pitching contract.”
• Janice Hough of lefrcoastsportsbabe.com: “Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were among several people reportedly arrested by FBI as part of two separate illegal gambling-related cases. Waiting for ESPN’s ‘This report brought to you by Draft Kings.’”
• Another one from Hough: “And not that the horse isn’t already out of the barn and half way across the pasture, but will any two words turn out to be so damaging to the integrity of sports as ‘prop bets?’”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Welcome to the NBA (National Betting Association), where the load management and tanking culture helped fuel this monumental gambling scandal.”
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Town seeks new tenants for Civic Centre, updates arena rules
BY IAN MACKAY
The town is looking for tenants to replace Kid Kare in the civic centre, even though the vacated space will need renovations.
Councillors also passed an amendment to the town’s arena policy, spelling out the punishment for people disobeying rules there, after some were caught using hockey sticks and pucks during public skating.
At the civic centre, a room near the gym of the former high school has been returned to a classroom that a seniors’ art group and a support group could use, recreation director Kelli Emmons said during the Oct. 20 council meeting.
“It needs a little TLC,” Emmons said, noting that anybody who needs a meeting room for short periods could use it.
Expensive work must be done for several rooms that the daycare service used before they can be rented to anyone who needs exclusive use of them, she said.
“We need a vision of what could be happening there,” councillor Jan Coffey-Olson said.
Amanda Bors, the chief administrative assistant, said that many people want to rent something larger than the former classrooms but not as large as the Elks Hall. Another location the size of the civic centre’s Rose Room, which is often booked, would help, Bors said.
“The roof is good; our structure is good,” councillor Greg Carlson said. “If there’s a great opportunity for two big things going in there or 10 little ones, let’s find them.”
Despite continuing regular activities by occupants such as Service Canada, Rivers West, the fitness centre, the gymnastics club, and the English as a Second Language program, there’s room for many more, Emmons said.
Also, councillors agreed to add a line to descrip-
tions of violence in the department’s zero-tolerance policy.
“Not abiding by the rules and regulations of the town facility” joins 10 other descriptions, such as hitting people and making racial or ethnic slurs.
“The addition makes it very clear,” Emmons said. “If you’re not going to follow the rules, here’s what’s going to happen.”
The punishment for a first offence under the policy is a one-month ban from the arena. A second instance draws a one-year ban.
On the first day the AGT Centre was open for public skating and parents-and-tots skating, some people had sticks and pucks on the ice, inhibiting those with small children, Emmons said. The hockey equipment is clearly forbidden at such times.
“That Monday, I had three people get in touch with me about it,” Emmons said. She went to the arena and made the offenders stop using the gear.
“The most disappointing part” was that after she left, “parents were handing [sticks and pucks] back to their kids on the ice,” Bors said.
However, the arena has the Live Barn television feed. “So I went home and I could watch,” Emmons said. “I know exactly who it was. They may think they’re being sneaky, but there’s no way to be sneaky anymore.”
Councillors also heard a pitch from Rosetown Curling Club officials and saw a letter from the Rosetown Golf Club, both seeking financial contributions toward capital projects. Members agreed to consider the proposals when they make up the 2026 municipal budget.
They also agreed to a revenue-sharing plan for a new video game in the AGT Centre.
“There were quite a few kids; I had to wait my turn,” Mayor Trevor Hay said, describing himself as a “diehard video-game player from the ’80s.”
Seniors learn how to prevent falls at age-friendly Rosetown event
BY IAN MACKAY
People, especially seniors, can fall down for countless reasons, people learned during the safety event that Age Friendly Rosetown presented on Oct. 22.
A fall she suffered “happened on ice that was covered by snow and there was nothing that you could do” to stop herself from falling, local occupational therapist Krista Martens told an audience at the seniors centre. Had she been more aware, “maybe I could have avoided that spot,” Martens said.
Falls had caused 85 per cent of hospitalizations for older Canadians, according to a study published in 2015. It focused on data from Saskatchewan, where falls led to 77 per cent “of all injury hospitalizations,” a summary of the study said.
Women, people of “advanced age” and from “certain geographical areas” had higher hospitalization rates and “about one-third” of seniors who went to hospital because of a fall “end up in long-term care,” the study said.
“We know that, for the most part, falls are predictable and preventable,” Martens said, adapting a quote that from Safe Saskatchewan.
Risk factors include personal or health conditions, impulsive behaviour, the equipment we use and environmental factors, such as “our town, our yard,” she said.
“When we get a bit older, our bodies don’t work the same,” Martens said. “We need to work hard on our balance and our strength.”
The interaction created by taking four or more medications “might be an issue that might automatically increase our risk of falling,” along with sensory changes, such as vision, hearing and reflexes, to how one feels on a particular say, she said.
“If we’re feeling down, depressed or blue, we’re maybe not as aware of what’s going on around us,” Martens said.
Pets, floor mats, poor lighting, grandchildren’s toys laying around and climbing a ladder also represent
risk factors, along with smoking and “other things we know aren’t good for our health,” she said. Other causes can include being in a hurry, not paying attention and not being active.
“The less active we are, the more it impacts our balance and our strength,” Martens explained.
People should also wear footwear with flat bottoms, make sure a room they’re walking in has good lighting and use handrails when going up or down stairs. Also, people shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help, participants agreed.
Martens distributed information such as a home safety check list and said that health staff including herself could conduct “a fall risk assessment” for people.
Physiotherapy is more well known than occupational therapy “but we have a wide variety of things that we can address with people,” she said, noting that October was Occupational Therapy Month in the province.
Occupational health covers everything people do daily “that gives our lives purpose,” to take care of ourselves and that we want to do, Martens said.
Occupational therapist Krista Martens (R) directs Norma Lewis to some information after Martens gave a presentation on preventing falls during the Age Friendly Rosetown safety event at the seniors centre on Oct. 22.
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Impaired driving charge, stolen trailer among recent RCMP calls
The Rosetown/Kyle RCMP attended to a variety of incidents across the region from October 22 to 30, 2025, ranging from traffic complaints and well-being checks to theft and mischief reports. The week began on October 22, when police responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle near Sovereign. Members determined the vehicle had mechanical issues and no further action was required. On October 24, RCMP assisted a local Rosetown business with a mischief complaint, which also required no further action. The following day, officers conducted a well-being check in Rosetown.
On October 26, police received a report of theft from a business in Rosetown; this investigation remains ongoing. The next day, RCMP responded to a trespassing complaint, resolving the matter after speaking with the parties involved. Later that evening, officers were called to assist a stranded motorist on Highway 7. The vehicle was later started by the driver, and no further police assistance was needed.
October 28 saw multiple calls, including reports of a suspicious vehicle in the RM of Canaan and another well-being check in Rosetown. Police also investigated an abandoned U-Haul car trailer near Forgan, which was found to have been stolen from the Humboldt area. Additionally, RCMP attended a two-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Zealandia, which resulted in minor injuries.
The following day, October 29, police were called regarding stolen tires near
Herschel, but insufficient evidence prevented further action. That same day, an erratic driver south of Rosetown was located and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, while another erratic driver on Highway 7 in the RM of St. Andrews received a warning. Officers also investigated an injured badger near Prairie View Park Campground and responded to an abandoned trailer on Highway 7, later determined to have mechanical issues.
On October 30, RCMP received a mischief complaint in the RM of Harris related to ongoing illegal dumping along roadways.
Throughout the week, officers issued 72 traffic-related charges and responded to two accidental 911 calls and four false alarms.
Police are asking anyone with information about these or any other crimes to contact the Rosetown RCMP at 306882-5700, or anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at www. saskcrimestoppers.com or 1-800-222TIPS (8477).
Rosetown Seniors Centre
At the Rosetown Seniors Centre, friendly competition was in full swing last week.
Whist Winners (Oct. 28):
1. Maxine Taylor
2. Marlene Dawson
3. Lois Pich
4. Gail Bevill
Bingo Winners (Oct. 28):
• Laurie Carpenter (3 wins)
• Maxine Taylor (2 wins)
• Carol Gates
• Terry MacDonald
• Gail Bevill (2 wins)
• Marlene Dawson
Crib Winners (Oct. 29):
1. Maxine Taylor
2. Jayne Labreque
3. Joyce Morin Congratulations to all our winners! New players are always welcome.
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Speeders top docket as judge hands down fines at Rosetown court session
Speeders dominated the provincial court session at the Elks Hall on Oct. 23.
Judge Miguel Martinez also rescheduled a preliminary hearing for a man who didn’t show up for his previous one and is being held in jail. The second preliminary hearing for Corey Rushkewich is now scheduled for Jan. 8, with March 12 also reserved if a second day is needed. Rushkewich didn’t show up for the hearing on May 8 due to transportation problems and again on Sept. 12.
Police charged Rushkewich with pointing a gun at people and stealing a cellphone here on Nov. 11, 2023. He and another person also face charges of aggravated assault. They’ve chosen a Court of King’s Bench trial in front of a judge but no jury.
• Judge Martinez fined Na-
thaniel J. Rose, 20, of Calgary, $1,033 after the man pleaded guilty through a lawyer to going 171 km/h near Harris on Oct. 12, 2024. A prosecutor withdrew two other tickets.
• The judge fined Ashraful Islam, 30, of Winnipeg, a total of $800 — $500 instead of $870 for going 157 km/h near Harris on Aug. 20, and $300 instead of $580 for driving without reasonable consideration for others.
“I don’t know why the wideopen spaces invite incredibly high speeds,” Judge Martinez said.
• The judge convicted four people who didn’t show up for scheduled speeding trials. He fined Sandy R. M. Mitri, 63, of Nanaimo, B.C., $787 for going 149 km/h near Zealandia on May 3; Yousef S. Omar, 25, of Saskatoon, $296 for going 134 km/h near Rosetown on Feb.
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14; Graham S. Woodworth, 40, of Elrose, $196 for going 123 km/h near Tessier on May 28; and Jean Paul Hounjet, 63, of the Rural Municipality of Grant, $190 for going 120 km/h near McGee on March 5.
• Judge Martinez fined Kohltyn G. J. Anderson, 23, of Eston, a total of $498 after the accused reached a resolution with a prosecutor over two speeding tickets — for going 130 km/h ($210) in the RM of St. Andrews on May 4 and for going 132 km/h on May 30 ($288). Anderson’s vehicle registered 140 km/h on May 30. He faced a charge of going at least 35 km/h over the limit. The voluntary payment for that was $570.
• The judge fined Lavish Sally, 30, of Saskatoon, $400 after the accused reached an agreement
with a prosecutor for speeding on Aug. 3 near Tessier. Police charged the person with going at least 35 km/h over the limit after the vehicle registered 136 km/h on radar. The voluntary fine was $558.
• Judge Martinez fined Jesse A. Eby, 49, of Port Alberni, B.C., $308 for going 137 km/h on July 18 near Tessier. Judge Martinez refused to reduce the fine, saying the man had already received a break when the officer didn’t issue him a ticket for going at least 35 km/h over the limit.
• The judge fined Troy Miller, 54, of Saskatoon, $100 for speeding after the man pleaded guilty as the registered owner in a deal with the prosecutor. Police caught the man going 125 km/h near Tessier on July 11. The voluntary fine was $200.
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Historic prairie barn in excellent condition
BY JOAN JANZEN
A 108-year-old barn near Zealandia, Sask., stands tall and proud. An interested citizen took a photo of the barn and submitted it to the Historic Saskatchewan Facebook page. After seeing the photo, more people shared information about the history of the barn.
Jim Robertson noted his great-uncle and aunt, Edward and Margaret Robertson, were the second owners of the barn, followed by Lloyd and Marge Robertson. Robertson was told the original owner, A. Swetman, spent $15,000 to build the barn in 1917, but went bankrupt shortly afterward. A crew from Edmonton did the construction, including features that set the barn apart.
The barn has a finished ceiling, with the main floor having sufficient ceiling height so riders didn’t need to dismount before entering. The loft has a floor constructed of oak planks and is accessed by a stairway. Aisles are located on the outside as well as in the centre, and an enclosed tack room is on the main floor.
Contributor Lawrence Paschke visited the barn several years ago and marvelled at its incredible condition. Most of the barn is constructed out of oak, and the thirty stalls have the horses’ names engraved on brass plaques. The two structures seen on top of the building are called cupolas. Air vents extend up into the hayloft and into these cupolas, where the ammonia gas was eliminated. Later, a metal roof was put in place by Robbie Robertson to help protect the building.
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Elrose honours retiring doctors, welcomes new physicians
BY BRENDA FREDRICKSON
On Tuesday, October 28, an appreciative crowd gathered at the Elrose Health Centre to honour retiring doctors, Dr. Dan and Dr. Dave Ledding, and to welcome incoming health providers Dr. Avery Ironside and Dr. Navid Robertson.
Kerri Calwell, health centre human resources manager, welcomed everyone and introduced the honourees at the head table: Dr. Ironside, Judy Ledding and Dr. Dan Ledding. Unable to attend were Dr. Dave and Marie Ledding and Dr. Robertson. She highlighted the sacrifices doctors make for their patients and added, “Being a doctor in a small, rural setting multiplies those sacrifices tenfold, and yet, here you are - still smiling, still dedicated.”
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Elrose Mayor Allen McDonald presented flowers and a clock for Dr. Dave, and RM of Monet Reeve Duncan Campbell presented the same to Dr. Dan. The reeve noted that the Leddings enabled Elrose and district residents to be cared for locally as they were instrumental in setting up the clinic in Elrose. The brothers who lived in Rosetown had served the people of Elrose for 32 years.
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Mayor McDonald paid tribute to Judy and Marie Ledding, the doctors’ wives, who also have made sacrifices for the decades of service and care.
Abisha Bawa, health centre director of care, welcomed Doctors Ironside and Robertson to Elrose and presented a basket of goodies to the incoming doctors.
Clinic assistant Disha Choudhury then read a
Ledding and welcomed incoming doctors Avery Ironside and Navid Robertson.
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message from Dr. Robertson who had been held up in surgery in Swift Current. He noted his gratitude for the mentorship offered to him by Dr. Dan and Dr. Dave and noted that their dedication is so very inspirational.
Coffee, cake and fellowship followed.
This barn near Zealandia was constructed in 1917 and remains in incredible condition. PHOTO:
Dr. Avery Ironside (front, L) chats with Mark Reed while Randy Marchand visits Judy Ledding as her husband, Dr. Dan Ledding, speaks to her in front of Brenda Fredrickson during an event at the Elrose Health Centre on Tuesday afternoon. People honoured retiring physicians Drs. Dave and Dan
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Looking Back
With David McIver
100 years ago - Nov. 5, 1925
A child of a penniless family died at the hospital here. The father, mother and two daughters aged four years and 19 months, respectively, couldn’t speak English. They’d travelled from Frankerweise, Russia to friends in Winnipeg who hadn’t the space nor the means to feed them.
They then sought to stay with other friends at a Mennonite colony near Milden, going there by train via Rosetown.
When the family got here in the past week, the 19-month-old was seriously ill. All were starving, having only a small piece of bread which they’d saved for the children. The parents hadn’t eaten in three days.
Local people took them to the Western Boarding House. They got fed. An interpreter was brought in. People canvassed the town and got “a ready response.” A physician found the baby had pneumonia. She died at the hospital on Nov. 3 and was buried here on the 5th. Having been received food, clothing and money for train tickets, the rest of the family set out for Milden. A “distressing” part was that the friends there hadn’t money to get the family through the winter.
80 years ago - Nov. 1, 194
Four men returned from overseas. Sgt. Eldon Somerville had been in the army but, before he served in northwest Europe, had married Ethel Monk of Welling, Kent, England in March. She was still there but he hoped to have her with him by Christmas. Pte. C. T. Smith and L.-Cpl. Harold Torry had seen action in northwestern Europe. Sgt. K. L. Winter had served in England and Italy.
Glenn F. Williams died in Rochester, Minn., where he’d undergone a successful operation at the Mayo Clinic but died of a blood clot in the brain. Williams was born in Sidney, Man., and entered the hardware business after completing his schooling. He and his family moved here in 1929 to open Williams Hardware. Widow Lauretta, sons James of Montreal, Gerald at the University of Saskatchewan and Donald at home, three brothers, three sisters and other relatives survived him.
70 years ago - Nov. 3, 1955
Dr. C. R. Giles got 122 votes; Stewart Gordon, 127 votes; and George Fensom, 110; for election as school trustees. Mrs. Norman Smith fell short with 94 votes.
Remember When
STEAM Lab this Thursday and exciting new arrivals for all readers
BY BRITTANY BOOTH Rosetown Librarian
Rosetown Composite High School students selected Wayne Glass, Lois Kerr, Betty Lust, Donna Smith, Margaret Dunn, Marlene Potratz, Carol Clarke, Boyd Denny and Isobelle LaFayette to their council.
50 years ago - Nov. 5, 1975
Kayla Elaine (née Jiricka) Cranshaw graduated with a bachelor of education degree and Lauris Moxley with a bachelor of arts degree at the University of Saskatchewan fall convocation. Tom McGrane, 65-year-old editor and publisher of the Elrose Review, died suddenly on Oct. 31.
30 years ago - Oct. 30, 1995
About 200 people gathered here on Oct. 27 to tell Quebec, ‘“Don’t Go,” regarding its impending referendum. Mayor Alma Dubé, students Devin Dubois and Andrea Pearce, Yvette Norman (in French) and Dennis Dyck, one of the organizers, spoke tohs
An article inside profiled Marc Jeannotte, an exchange student from south Montreal at North West Central School in Plenty. Although too young to vote, Jeannotte supported the “No” side. 20 years ago - Oct. 31, 2005
After 29 years here, the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant here was to close on Nov. 8. People would drive from Biggar for chicken, said employee Marj Lafortune.
The Block Parent program here was in doubt due to a lack of members in the sponsoring Kinettes, said Kinette Kathy Kammer.
We hope all our patrons had a wonderful Halloween weekend!
Don’t forget about our upcoming STEAM Lab program happening this Thursday at 4:00 p.m. for children aged 5 and up. Get introduced to themes of biology, chemistry, and physics with this fun, educational program filled with exciting crafts. As always, this program is free to attend. Please call or visit the library to register: 882-3566.
New Arrivals:
Nash Falls by David Baldacci (Thriller): After his estranged father’s funeral, Nash, a high-level worker at an investment firm, is recruited by the FBI to investigate his company. Federal agents believe his firm is laundering vast amounts of money for Victoria Steers, a wanted international criminal. But when Steers discovers Nash is an FBI informant, she turns the tables on him, forcing Nash to forgo his usual mild personality to survive and take revenge.
And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens (Romance): Life has not gone as expected for Chloe Fairway. Stuck in a production assistant job, she is now living with her parents again after a breakup. Chloe is particularly dreading her ten-year college reunion, where she knows she will run into her former best friend, Sean, a successful director and the one who got away. So, Chloe turns to a dating service that sets her up with Rob, a man who might be too good to be true.
A Dark Forgetting by Kristen Ciccarelli (Fantasy): When her grandfather goes missing, Emeline Lark is forced to venture into the woods to save him. There, Hawthorne Fell, a handsome and brooding tithe collector, brutally tries to dissuade her from searching, even as a magnetic spark ignites between them. Undeterred, Emeline enters the court of the fabled Wood King and makes a deal. To survive, she’ll need to team up with Hawthorne. If she fails, she’ll lose everything she holds dear.
Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery (Adult Fiction): Chance brings four women together at a wedding venue, where a shocking secret comes tumbling out. Twenty-four years ago, desperate teenager Cindy chose wealthy Ava to adopt her baby—then changed her mind at the last second. The loss rocked
Weekly Recipe
Flax Crusted Pork Cutlet
Ingredients
6 pork cutlets
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp fresh cracked pepper
1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2-3 tbsp Dijon mustard
Preparation
Pre-heat oven to 350 F (190 C). Season the pork with salt and pepper and set aside. In a food processor, blend bread crumbs, flax, parmesan and garlic. Place mixture into a shallow bowl. Brush each pork cutlet with Dijon mustard, then coat with flax mixture. Place pork cutlets on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or to a safe internal temperature of 155 F (68 C), and rest for three to five minutes to a Health Canada-recommended final internal temperature of 160 F (71 C).
Preparation time: five minutes; total time: 30 minutes.
Makes six servings, 296 calories each. - Canadian Food Focus
Ava’s world, leaving her unable to open her heart to the daughter she did adopt, Victoria. As Shannon and Victoria deal with the fallout from the decisions their mothers made, they wrestle with whether who they are is different from who they might have become. What She Saw by Mary Burton (Mystery) Cold case reporter Sloane Grayson has come to a small mountain town in Virginia to solve a mystery. Thirty years ago, her mother was one of four women who vanished during a music festival. The event’s promoter was eventually convicted, and the case was closed. But for Sloane, it’s still open because the bodies were never found. Sloane will do anything to find them and unearth the truth, even if that means playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with someone determined to stop her.
Ken Hare drives a team of horses pulling a cutter through the snow, circa 1924. Note the string of bells on the horses’ harness. Cutter was a name given to a sleigh designed for one or two people, as opposed to the traditional sleigh which could seat more than that.
PHOTO COURTESY ROSETOWN LIBRARY ARCHIVES
Canada recognizes 11 new people, places and events of national historic significance
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The invention of the Morris rod weeder, the RCMP Musical Ride and Saskatchewan photographer Everett Baker are among 11 people, places or events recently designated as being of national historic significance.
Others on the list, issued by Cabinet Minister Steven Guilbeault, include William Kennedy, who was born in Cumberland House in 1814 and advocated for provincial status for Manitoba; Mohawk nurse Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture, who served with the United States in the First World War; women’s rights pioneer Mary Two-Axe Earley from Ontario; rural electrification; the Klippert case of 1967; the Miramichi fire of 1825; First World War training at Sarcee Camp near Calgary; and Seven Oaks House in Winnipeg.
“For almost 50 years,” the Morris rod weeder, invented by George Morris in Bangor, east of Melville, “represented farming innovation in Canada’s agricultural sector and demonstrated how
individuals, using their personal experiences, spurred the industry,” a Parks Canada document says.
The force’s first musical ride was performed in 1887 in Regina. The annual ride began in 1961, and officers chosen to perform now serve a three-year term, touring Canada and abroad from May to October before returning to regular police duties, a Parks Canada document says.
Baker promoted the co-operative movement as a “field man” for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from 1937 to 1957 and “took over 10,000 colour slide photographs, illustrating the social fabric of everyday life in rural and smalltown Saskatchewan and in Indigenous communities,” another Parks Canada document says.
Historic designations “ensure that the stories of the people, places and events that have shaped our nation are remembered, so future generations know who we are and where we come from,” said a statement from Guilbeault, whose responsibilities include Canadian identity and culture.
Rosetown Royals advance to 2A Provincial playoffs
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Regardless of whether they won or lost last Saturday, the senior Rosetown Royals remain in 2A high school provincial football playoffs.
The Royals were to play an old nemesis, the Watrous Wildcats, in Watrous and, even with a loss, should play in the provincial bronze-medal game this weekend.
They’d beaten the Hague Panthers 62-50 here on Oct. 26 while the Wildcats had vanquished the Preeceville Panthers 51-20 in Watrous on the 25th.
At press time, the Royals hadn’t sustained any recent injuries. Two starters remained on the sidelines: quarterback Alex Nickel and offensive end Klaas Woudwijk, both with wrist injuries, replaced by Cale Morris and Wyatt Perry, respectively.
Their nearby 1A counterparts have some rebuilding to do for next season.
The North West Central Wildcats, who lost a league semifinal 42-38 to the Kerrobert Rebels in Kerrobert on Oct. 18, graduate six players from this year’s team. Chase Halter, Isaac Turk, Cam Swan, Dylan Herner, Nate Julseth and Grayson Swan.
Ireland, Ostroms set to bolster Redwings’ CRHL campaign
The senior Rosetown Redwings were to open the 2025-26 Cross Roads Hockey League season last Friday in Unity against the expansion Miners.
The Redwings open at home on Nov. 15 when they host the Kindersley Kodiaks.
Kyle Ireland is expected to return to the team after playing playing in Hafford for 2024-25, said manager Bob Clothier.
Ireland won’t play a lot because he’s also helping coach the Saskatoon Contacts. “But he said he’ll make as many games as he can,” said Clothier. When a Redwing in recent years, Ireland often played on a line with leading scorers Jordan Johnston and Jared Jagow and generally matched them in offensive output.
Ireland “knows hockey and he’s a good hockey player,” said Clothier, who’d earlier announced the return of former Redwing Grady Ostrom and the recruitment of Kayden Ostrom, his younger brother.
Province introduces legislation to allow tailgating at Roughriders games
BY KATE WINQUIST
REGINA — Saskatchewan football fans may soon be able to enjoy an American-style game day tradition at Mosaic Stadium.
On Oct. 30, the province introduced The Tailgating Act, which would create a regulatory framework to allow tailgating at Saskatchewan Roughriders home games.
“Allowing tailgating will build on the sense of community that Rider fans are known for across the nation,” said Alana Ross, minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. “Our shared goal, together with Rider fans, is to set the standard for how tailgating can be done safely and responsibly in Saskatchewan.”
Amendments to The Alcohol Control Regulations, 2016 would enable new rules for tailgating, including permit requirements and close collaboration with the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority on event planning and oversight. The regulations are expected to take effect after the bill receives royal assent during the spring sitting of the legislature — in time for the 2026 CFL season.
Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds said the change would add to the team’s game day atmosphere.
“Our fans make Mosaic Stadium one of the most electric environments
in Canadian sports,” Reynolds said. “Introducing tailgating is another way to celebrate that passion and create more unforgettable game day experiences.”
In other jurisdictions, regulated tailgating allows fans to prepare food and enjoy drinks responsibly in a designated parking lot near a stadium. For Mosaic Stadium, the area would be supervised, vehicle access would be controlled, and conduct rules would be enforced.
Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski called the initiative “a game-changer for Regina and Rider Nation.”
“Tailgating at Mosaic Stadium will bring a whole new energy to game day — one that celebrates our community spirit, our love for football, and our pride in Rider fandom,” Bachynski said.
Initially, tailgating would be permitted only at Roughriders home games while the team, the provincial government, the City of Regina and REAL District establish standards for safety and responsibility. The framework could later expand to other events after the 2026 season.
The Roughriders host the B.C. Lions this weekend in the CFL’s West Division final. The winner will advance to the 2025 Grey Cup against either the Hamilton Tiger-Cats or the Montreal Alouettes. Saskatchewan is also set to host the Grey Cup in 2027.
the direction
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of Rosetown Karate Club instructor Dave Smith, Logan Stanek (L) and Aanya Haider hold a bo staff between them during the intermediate class on Thursday. The idea is “to demonstrate an invisible link between two contestants,” said fellow instructor Randy McIntyre. The club hosts the Saskatchewan Karate Association fall tournament on Saturday. PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
PHOTO BY KATE WINQUIST