The town has received another request to remove a tree causing damage on Marriott Close.
Councillors recently gave permission to a couple who live on the short street to remove two aging but healthy poplar trees, whose branches regularly fell on their car, at the residents’ expense.
The request involved a tree whose roots had cracked the sidewalk, according to a message with photos that the town received shortly before the Oct. 6 council meeting.
Public works superintendent Bob Bors hadn’t seen the offending tree but promised a report for the Oct. 20 council meeting. Bors outlined the reasons, based on the town’s current policy, that the town would pay to remove a tree. Damage to sidewalks, buildings, and/ or driveways caused by tree roots was among them.
He’s usually the town officer identified in the policy who decides whether the tree actually caused any damage, Bors told Councillor Kimiko Otterspoor.
“The photos show cracks in the driveway near the tree,” he said. A large poplar was removed from the front yard this past summer for safety reasons during the replacement of a sewer line to the home, Bors added.
He thought the residents intend to widen the driveway, and either poplar could have caused damage, he said.
“There isn’t room to replace the tree if the new driveway reaches the edge of the property,” he said, answering a question from Mayor Trevor Hay, who noted that tree replacement is typically required in such cases.
When someone has a tree or trees removed to move a ready-to-move home onto a property, the town and property owner usually reach an agreement in which, “You’ve got to add trees back to your landscaping plan,” Bors said.
Councillors Otterspoor and Art Garrett agreed that it appears the tree should be removed.
“Depending on the size and the direction the tree is leaning, town staff could remove it,” Bors said, al-
though in the case of the large ones recently removed by a private contractor, “You worry about the damage to the pavement when they come crashing down.”
Councillor Jadwiga Dolega-Cieszkowski called for quicker work to revise the town’s urban tree policy, noting that it doesn’t include the newest version pertaining to roots in sewers and that a form isn’t clearly worded.
Due to the town’s “shifting soil,” noted Jan Coffey-Olson, cracks in roads and driveways can be caused by “something other than trees.”
Asher Purcell (23) of the Rosetown Junior Royals is brought down near the Outlook six-yard line by Ethan Gibson of the Outlook Junior Blues during a third-quarter rush. Royals teammates Nixon Dyok (34), Klaas Woudwijk (68) and Owen St. John (20) look on, along with Blues players Emmett Theoret (56) and Lauri Kamula (21). The play set up a Royals touchdown two plays later. Despite taking the lead, Rosetown lost 46-42 and finished the season 5-1.PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
The harvest festival Saturday-night fireworks went on for about 25 minutes and also included something extra. A fireworks piece or pieces fell in the grass by the old Canadian Pacific Railway line west of the sports grounds near the end of the harvest festival fireworks display on Oct. 11. A Rosetown Fire Department truck and staff quickly got there and put out the fire.
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With cooler weather arriving, a foul odour from the town’s sewage lagoon recently returned, drifting across town when winds blew from the west or northwest.
Public works superintendent Bob Bors explained the measures staff have taken to minimize the smell while responding to a question from Greg Carlson during the Oct. 6 council meeting.
Lagoon contents “start to mix” when night-time temperatures drop, Bors said. As the liquid moves, “it’s bringing the anaerobic bacteria to the surface and that’s breaking down sludge and creating an HS (hydrogen sulphide) gas,” the source of the odour, he explained.
“Typically, you don’t have as many smells as early as we’ve had this year, but we’ve had some cool nights and still some hot days, so that water’s constantly mixing,” Bors said.
The town usually releases sewage into Eagle Creek in the spring and fall, but “now we’re only draining once a year,” he said. “Last year, we drained before harvest, but this year, with the harvest completion date uncertain, we held on, so we’re doing a late fall drain. For us, a spring drain would be better because it blends in with the spring runoff, and we get a lot better test results downstream.”
Bors said he still needs to speak with golf course officials to see if they want to use sewage for irrigation in the spring, though the course must follow regulations if it does. He hopes to have some available for the course if needed in summer.
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Staff added sodium nitrate to the wastewater to produce oxygen, but it was “only half a dose,” using up the town’s supply. Bors said he was having difficulty obtaining more 50-pound bags, though a liquid alternative is available.
A full dose of sodium nitrate, added at the lift station in St. Andrews Park, is about 51 bags spread over two days, he said. “We’ll slowly pour half of that in, let that flush through the system and get pumped out, then the next day, we’ll add the other half,” Bors explained.
When the lagoon turns brown instead of its usual emerald green, it signals the need to create oxygen by adding sodium nitrate, he said.
The lagoon is nearly full, so some wastewater must be released this fall. He is waiting for one field to be harvested before proceeding. “Without special permission, we can’t drain past Nov. 1,” Bors noted.
Meanwhile, one stack at the water treatment plant requires rebuilding. Staff are waiting for an inspection company to visit so workers can “open up one stack for testing.” He hopes they can “tear it apart and rebuild it while they’re here and take some of the metal rings back for analysis,” Bors said.
Rosetown seniors invited to safety event
An event this week will inform seniors about the rules of the road for mobility scooters and how to avoid getting robbed by scam artists.
The Age Friendly safety event happens Wednesday at the Rosetown seniors centre, 102 Centennial Drive, starting at 10 a.m.
Sessions also cover preventing falls, Lisa Carson’s business venture Mobility Assist 4U and Proactive Pathways for Older Adults, a Saskatchewan Health Authority program that guides people with various medical situations through the health system.
The organization offered a similar program two years ago, mainly focusing on scooter safety and rules of the road, said Carmen Ledding of Rosetown Age Friendly. Local RCMP also warned people about avoiding scams during that session.
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The town had received permission to dig a new pit to accept construction débris but provincial officials would have to inspect it and issue a permit to operate it, public works superintendent Bob Bors told town councillors during their Oct. 6 meeting.
“Once the construction’s done, they will review that” before giving the town a permit for it, Bors explained.
“Older people who are very lonely are very vulnerable” to scammers, Ledding said. People can fall victim to them “if you’re not aware of the risks of tapping on links in your texts or e-mail,” she explained. “Often there’s a sense of urgency or fear factor behind them.”
Scammers also exploit lonely seniors through romance scams, engaging in long talks with them to gain their trust before “looking for money,” Ledding said.
“We are definitely aware of an increase” in such attempts in the region, she said, noting that “sometimes, it’s harder for people to be receptive to this information from loved ones or family members.
“Sometimes it’s great hearing it from the RCMP and other well-known authorities,” she said, hoping for a strong attendance by people living in seniors condos such as Lions Manor and McNab Place. Lunch will be served.
“I think it’ll be a really great community event,” Ledding said.
A crew would also have to erect a fence around it, said Bors, who hadn’t been in contact with it recently and didn’t know how long that would take.
“We’re getting close” to completion, he said. Another crew was finishing the berm encircling the pit and he thought pipe system to collect any liquid seeping out of it had been installed, he said.
Payton Mosicki (R), in front of another young dancer, and Ella Musanovic perform as other members of the Forever Dance float take a rest during the Harvest Family Festival parade on Oct. 11. PHOTO BY IAN MACKAY
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Life, parades, and the perils of squirrelly thoughts
BY KATE WINQUIST
Well, my last column didn’t exactly age like a fine wine — more like that leftover pumpkin pie lingering in the back of the fridge a few days too long. My bold prediction that the Blue Jays would beat Seattle in six games started to crumble after they got their butts thoroughly kicked at Rogers Centre, falling behind 2–0 heading back to Seattle.
Still, I’m not ready to toss my crystal ball just yet. The Jays pulled off convincing wins in Games 3 and 4, but lost Game 5 thanks to some questionable management decisions. Here’s hoping they’re still swinging for that Game 7 triumph back in Toronto. Optimism, it seems, might just be my superpower.
Speaking of superheroes — huge shout-out to our local postal workers, who went above and beyond to get the papers out last week. Honestly, these folks deserve capes… and maybe their own parade.
With post offices back in action (for now), I was delighted to receive an anniversary card — yes, an actual card — complete with floral stamps and a handwritten note from a 94-year-old subscriber. Not her first, either. Thank you, Fran — you’re an absolute gem. Thanksgiving weekend brought its usual mix of joy and logistical chaos. I took in the Harvest Festival parade in Rosetown for the first time, while my colleague Joan Janzen covered Kerrobert’s celebration. Both
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towns know how to put on a show, but Rosetown earns bonus points for its candy-bag system — sponsors donate, volunteers distribute, and kids stay safely on the sidewalks. A win for both sugar levels and safety.
Mother Nature — or maybe fate — added its own twist. Our Sunday turkey dinner was cancelled when my son and his girlfriend couldn’t make it. No matter — we improvised with salad and a small roast. The whole family is coming this weekend instead, including a girlfriend I’ve yet to meet. I hope she’s ready — or at least warned that “meeting the family” around here tends to come with a side of chaos.
Life’s been unusually busy. Between adding print-
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ing services and launching another newspaper, I’m juggling more than ever. At my age, I thought things might slow down. Apparently, my brain missed the memo. Some say it’s a curse to have too many creative ideas. I call it a blessing… most of the time.
Photography and writing keep me grounded — and occasionally wide awake. Inspiration often strikes around 2 a.m., and I debate whether to get up and write it down. By morning, the “brilliant” idea has usually vanished — like socks in a dryer.
A big shift this year came with my official ADHD diagnosis. I’d suspected it for ages, but saying it out loud to my doctor felt oddly freeing. Contrary to the stereotype, ADHD isn’t just kids bouncing off walls — plenty of adults are right here with me. When I shared the news on Facebook, the messages poured in: half were supportive, the other half basically said, “Well, duh.”
After nearly 35 years in newspapers and print, I’ve finally stopped overthinking and started simply being. The moral of the story? Love what you do. Be yourself. Embrace the chaos — because in the end, we all end up in the same place anyway.
If I can string together a bunch of squirrelly thoughts each week, keep the lights on, and maybe make you smile — that’s a win. And if I ever manage a full night’s sleep without reaching for a notepad, that’ll be a miracle. But I wouldn’t bet on it. Creativity, after all, doesn’t punch a time clock.
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Jane Goodall remembered for compassion and conservation work
Jane Goodall died Oct. 1, still on the road at 91 and still advocating for biodiversity in general and the welfare of chimpanzees in particular.
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By Gwynne Dyer
Goodall was a hero to me and millions of others for her courage, her wisdom and her compassion. She was also one of the greatest self-taught scientists in history. As a young woman with no scientific training, she set up camp in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in 1960 and began to live with a band of chimpanzees. Nobody had ever done that before — all studies had been done with chimps in captivity — but she gained their trust and began to study their real character. It was breathtakingly human. Not only are chimpanzees our closest genetic relatives, but they share the same emotions, have individual personalities, and even think in similar patterns, although a smaller brain and the lack of language restrict the range and complexity of their thought.
After three years in Gombe, she wrote an article for National Geographic that shook the foundations not only of primatology — the study of primate behaviour — but also of anthropology.
She revealed that chimpanzees hunt and eat monkeys. Previously, they were thought to be harmless vegetarians. She reported that they made and used tools — twigs stripped and shaped to fit into holes in termite hills to extract the termites. They were far more like us than anybody had suspected.
In time, this new knowledge transformed the perspectives of scientists who used to view animals as mere biological machines and even questioned whether they were self-aware. It changed popular attitudes toward wild animals too, and may have saved chimpanzee bands from extinction.
But one aspect was deeply troubling: they fight wars. Like us.
Goodall was still spending time with the Gombe chimpanzees in 1974 when the Kasakela group split into two smaller bands — which went to war with each other.
The war lasted four years, until all the adult males of one band had been killed, and the surviving females and their young found shelter with other groups. Many human beings, hearing this very bad news, thought: I’ve already seen this movie, except that the protagonists were human.
It was at this time, around 1983, that Goodall wrote to me about it because I had just done a documentary television series about war. She wanted to discuss the implications of the Gombe war because it shredded the belief that human beings had invented war with the rise of civilization.
Instead, it was an ancient family tradition. We didn’t invent war; we inherited it.
To my lasting regret, I never replied to her. It was a time of great upheaval in my life, and my priorities were elsewhere. But here’s what I would have said to her then — none of which would have surprised her, even so long ago, I expect.
When considering any human social or political behaviour that is problematic, remember where we come from. Any species that starts to build a civilization, which is what we’ve been up to for the past 5,000 years, will be carrying a great deal of cultural baggage from its pre-civilized past.
Evolution isn’t conscious and doesn’t care about the welfare of individuals. If you’re a very bright chimp, you may deplore the recurrent warfare that disfigures chimp society, but you have no words to condemn it.
Anthropologists know that human hunter-gatherers were usually trapped in similar territorial wars between neighbouring bands. That was presumably pro-survival for the group at some point in the distant past despite the cost to many individuals. However, humans have language and bigger brains, and they can reason and talk their way out of their old habits.
We’re in the midst of that process now. We have been in it for the past 100 years, and we’re definitely not home and dry yet. The chimpanzees are trapped in their ugly little wars, but we may be able to escape from ours eventually.
Senior Royals and Wildcats gear up for playoffs, Juniors keep hunting
BY DAVID MCIVER
One senior football team awaits a provincial playoff opponent, while another sought on Saturday to secure a spot in the playoffs, and their junior counterparts either lost or won and continue on the playoff hunt.
The senior Rosetown Royals, champions of 2A Conference 1, will host the Hague Panthers, runners-up in Conference 4, on Saturday.
The North West Central Wildcats, third place in 1A Conference 1, were to travel to Kerrobert on Saturday to play the second-place Rebels, after press time for this issue. The winners will host the champions of Conference 4, which include Lemberg and Carrot River, who finished first and second in the regular season.
The Rosetown Junior Royals lost 4642 to the Outlook Junior Blues here on Wednesday, finishing their season with five wins and one loss.
The Plenty Junior Wildcats defeated the Junior Sabres 48-28 in Macklin on Friday. The Junior Wildcats have a playoff game in Eatonia later this week.
The senior Royals enter the game a little banged up. Cale Morris, for the second consecutive game, will start at quarterback in place of Alex Nickel, who is out with a broken finger.
Offensive end Klaas Woudwijk is out for the season, having injured his wrist in the Oct. 10 home game against Unity. Woudwijk “didn’t sound too bad” and is happy to hear he will be back in his other sports by the end of November, said Royals head coach Mitchell Wintonyk.
Woudwijk had been splitting time with Wyatt Perry at that position.
“Wyatt will be comfortable there as he’s played all season. We are also getting Avery Wilinski back and will work
him back into the mix on the offensive line,” said Wintonyk.
On Thursday night, the Panthers, 4-2 for second in Conference 4, defeated the Shellbrook Aardvarks, who were 2-4 for third.
Complete statistics weren’t available, but against the Junior Blues, Henry Wiens scored four touchdowns, all by rushing. Asher Purcell rushed for one touchdown. Quarterback Emery Carlson plunged forward one yard for the Royals’ last major.
Lauri Kamula, No. 21, scored at least three Blues touchdowns. The Blues had six Grade 9 players, including the particularly large No. 77, Ander Suderman.
The Junior Royals showed grit “all season and especially in this game against Outlook,” said Rosetown head coach Kent Carlson.
The Junior Blues were “far and away the most physical and biggest team we played all year, and our kids didn’t give up,” said Carlson.
The Grade 9 Blues “physically dominated some of our players, but we didn’t back down,” said Carlson.
“Kyler Ptolemy kept getting knocked down, but he didn’t quit. Jett Johnston tackled guys that were six feet tall and didn’t complain. Kix Kampen played his heart out against guys twice his size,” said Carlson.
Wiens, Purcell, and Carlson “all ran the ball with aggression and tried to match their physicality. Owen St. John, Nixon Dyok, and Caleb Woudwijk opened up holes for our running backs and gave Emery time to throw, even though the guys they faced were much bigger than them,” said the coach.
“The growth of our team from our first jamboree in Biggar until the last game against Outlook was phenomenal. We were worried that we would be in a rough spot after the first weekend,
Ethan Longworth (L, front, 44) and especially Mark Mofolasayo (obscured) of the senior Rosetown Royals tackle Rylan Fauth of the Unity Warriors on a kickoff return early in the second quarter here on Oct. 10. Cale Morris (7), Brandon Friesen (8), and Joseph Bouclin (96) watch. The Royals won 49-40 to finish first in 2A Conference 1 and will host a provincial playoff quarterfinal on Saturday.
but the team turned it around in a big way,” said Carlson.
“A huge thanks” goes to the coaching staff: assistants John McPhee, Rob Gregor, and Carlson himself. “Without solid coaching, these turnarounds don’t happen,” he said.
Emerson Summach rushed for all six of the Junior Wildcats’ touchdowns in Macklin on Friday, said head coach Morgan Rousseaux. “We had some good defence. We had lots of guys play-
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ing both ways.” Lane Bacon had a fumble recovery that led to the Wildcats taking the lead, said Rousseaux.
The Junior Wildcats finished third in the North-West Junior Football League, behind first-place Unity and second-place Eatonia Spartans, and ahead of the Macklin Sabres. They will travel to Eatonia later this week for a playoff game. As well, the Sabres will play in Unity, and the winners will square off in the league final next week.
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McDavid contract a great deal for Oilers
Connor McDavid could have asked for the moon, and Edmonton Oilers’ owner Daryl Katz would have somehow arranged to have it pulled from the sky. But the 28-year-old superstar hockey player stunned the National Hockey League just before the start of the 2025-26 season by signing a twoyear contract for, basically, second-line centre money.
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While he and his wife Lauren won’t have to visit neighbourhood food banks after agreeing to accept $12.5 million U.S. per year for two seasons, McDavid sent a stark message to the Oilers, confirming that his No. 1 incentive is not to be the highest-paid player in the NHL, but to win the Stanley Cup. And to win it wearing the Oilers’ blue and orange.
While team-mate Leon Draisaitl is making $14 million a year for the next six seasons, and Minnesota star Kirill Kiprizov recently became the highest-paid NHLer with a $17 million per year contract, McDavid’s decision to take less money gives general manager Stan Bowman some extra cash to play with in order to sign some complementary pieces to surround McDavid, Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, the centrepieces of the Oilers’ still-relevant Stanley Cup contender. Bowman, whose team lost in the
Stanley Cup final to Florida in back-to-back seasons, might want to start by finding a Hellebuyckian-style goaltender who is able to win games by himself. Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard, the Oilers’ two goalies, are decent, but not game-stealers or game-breakers. Sometimes they break games in the wrong fashion, as happened on opening night this year when Skinner’s peewee-league-style mishap with a loose puck eventually resulted in a shootout loss to visiting Calgary Flames.
The hockey world expressed astonishment at McDavid’s decision to sign such a team-friendly, lowball contract. But after the 2028-29 season, when he will be eligible for free agency, his market value will still be astronomical and he can then seek a Fort Knox-like contract from any one of dozens of suitors. If, in the meantime the Oilers win a championship thanks in part to McDavid’s largesse, his strategy will have been successful — a Stanley Cup victory and the promise of a massive contract to play out his sensational career.
Now, with the contract controversy out of the way, the Oilers can get down to business — making the Stanley Cup final again and taking the final step, spraying champagne all over the place.
“(This) team is in a position to succeed
because we’ve got a good team, a good group of players, but also because we’ve got a situation where Connor is allowing the team a little more flexibility to address needs,” Oilers’ coach Kris Knoblauch told Mark Spector of Sportsnet. Said McDavid: “If (this contract) lends urgency, that’s a good byproduct, I guess.”
And if nothing special happens around the Oilers in the next three seasons? General manager Kelly McCrimmon in Las Vegas is already starting to put together a vault of cash to woo the man they may start to call Connor McVegas.
• Comedy writer Torben Rolfsen of Vancouver: “Bad Bunny announced as the Super Bowl halftime show. Perfect choice, as the Super Bowl edges closer to Easter this year.”
• Rolfsen again: “Kawhi Leonard finally spoke on the NBA investigation into allegations: ‘None of us did no wrongdoing.’ So, all guilty?”
• Illinois governor J.B. Pritzer, on Jimmy Kimmel’s show: “Reporting from “war-torn Chicago ... It’s quite disturbing, the Milwaukee Brewers have come in to attack our Chicago Cubs. People are being forced to eat hot dogs with ketchup on them.”
• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe. com: “Phillies lose to the Dodgers and are eliminated on a walk-off error. Eagles lose to a NY Giants team so bad they lost to the New Orleans Saints. Do have some sympathy for
police in Philadelphia tonight.”
• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Even for fans of the Yankees, there’s some good news in the Blue Jays taking the ALDS in four games. It’ll be a while before reporters or broadcasters have to pronounce Cam Schlittler.”
• Headline at fark.com: “Loyola’s Sister Jean passes at age 106, which is sad, considering she was to go skydiving Saturday and start from the pole in a motorcycle race Sunday.”
• Another fark.com headline: “If Joe Flacco is the answer, what the hell was the question?”
• Columnist Norman Chad on Twitter: “I hate to pick on Joe Flacco, but he’s 57 years old, has Metamucil for breakfast and has the mobility of a fire hydrant.”
• Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel: “Bad Bunny is playing the Super Bowl halftime show? I’d rather have Bugs Bunny as Leopold conducting the Halftime Show.”
• Steve Simmons of the Toronto Star: “Baseball has to look into the size of sliding gloves. Players are sliding into second base safe, but the gloves are touching the base, not the players’ hands. Some of the sliding gloves look like oven mitts.”
• Headline at theonion.com: “Victor Wembanyama Reports To Training Camp Having Added 25 Pounds Of Hair”
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Memories of the 2025 Rosetown Harvest Festival Parade
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Bowling sees major youth growth as badminton and volleyball kick off
Bowling
The Trio Challenge house round started on Saturday and was to conclude on the 20th.
Forty youth bowlers were involved and Penny Andersen of the local alley hoped to have one to two teams in each age division for the zone round.
There are “a lot of new, new bowlers” in youth bowling this season, 54 now compared to 36 last season, said Andersen.
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They seem to be graduates of the Learn to Bowl program, which had 115-118 young bowlers in its last go-round earlier this year compared to the more typical turnout of 90-95, she said.
The four coaches involved put on five
classes, four in the morning and, for the first time, a class in the afternoon, said Andersen.
Adult bowlers might consider going to the Sask. Bowl For Cash singles tournament in Swift Current this Saturday, she said.
Badminton
Ten people turned out last Wednesday at the civic centre, “a nice start” for the Rosetown Badminton Club season, said club president Vern Dale.
Volleyball
The Rosetown Central High senior boys team will host conference playoffs on Nov. 8
with teams from Clavet, Outlook, Biggar and Delisle competing with the host Royals.
The Outlook Blues played the Royals here on Thursday and won all of the sets, although the last ones were closer, such as 25-23 in the final set, said Royals head coach Dana Bergerman.
The senior B girls team was to host a fourteam tournament here last Saturday with B teams from LCBI, Kindersley and Plenty.
The Rosetown Central High junior A girls team was to compete with teams from Biggar Central and St. Gabriel’s and the host Wildcats in north sectional playoffs in Plenty last Saturday.
The winning team advances to district playoffs this Saturday at a location to be determined, said the junior A Royals coach, Craig Vanthuyne.
Redwings open exhibition schedule with few roster changes
The senior Rosetown Redwings, who host the Radisson Wheat Kings in an exhibition game Friday, have few changes from last season. They were also scheduled to host the Outlook Ice Hawks in an exhibition game Sunday.
Greg McDonald and Kayden Ostrom join the team, while older brother Grady Ostrom rejoins the lineup. Curtis MacDonald returns as coach, and Bob Clothier is back as manager.
The Unity Miners have joined the Cross Roads Hockey League. The Redwings open the regular season in Unity on Oct. 31, play in Luseland on Nov. 7, and have their home opener Nov. 15 against the Kindersley Kodiaks.
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As usual, at the Friday Night Lights football game here on Oct. 10, a Forever Dance troupe entertained at halftime: Kalli Martin (L), Portia Rinaldi, Brooke Moreside (obscured), Adelynn Levis, Hadley Wickett, Ella Musanovic and Neda Robertson. PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
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Our heartfelt thank you to the kindness of the individual who nominated three “experienced (i.e. old) Doctors” as a “collective” Citizen of the Year for 2025
Also thank you to the Lion’s Club and the Central Plains Co-op for their gift baskets and contributions to this community event.
This honour was heart-warming, gracious and kind of you. It has been a blessing for us to serve this district and community for most of our collective working lives, (totalling 160 years), and to raise our families here in Rosetown. May God bless you all. May you continue to grow this community through your service, your support to local churches, businesses, organizations, and programs that are vital to our community and life here.
Submitted to the people of Rosetown and District with thanksgiving, gratefulness and with many Blessings for the good things yet to come.
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Form A [Section 4]
Notice of Proposed Local Improvement to be Published Pursuant to Clause 15(1)(a) of The Local Improvement Act, 1993
Notice is given that:
1. The Council of the Town of Rosetown proposes to pass a bylaw to undertake the following as a local improvement: Proposed Local Improvements
The Dr. David S. Mulder Easton Area Health Foundation recently purchased a new vital signs monitor for the Eston Health Center. Board member David Hughes is shown with Nurse Practicioner Karen Serfas demonstrating the features.of the new state of the art monitor. Smaller than previous machines in use at the Health Center, it will simultaneously measure blood pressure, temperature, oxygen levels and pulse rate. In addition there are blood pressure cuffs of various sizes to accommodate most patients. SUBMITTED
Weekly Recipe
Crunchy Turkey Lentil Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
1/2 cup dry green lentils, rinsed
1 1/4 cups water
2 tbsp canola oil, divided
1 lb. ground turkey breast
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp grated fresh ginger root
1 tbsp sodium-reduced soy sauce
12 large green lettuce leaves
4 cups tricoloured coleslaw mix
1 cup chopped cilantro
Preparation
In saucepan, bring lentils and water to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, until lentils are tender. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) of canola oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey and cook until golden brown and fully cooked. Remove from pan.
In same saucepan, add remaining canola oil. Sauté onions and garlic for about five to six minutes. Stir in ginger root and soy sauce and cook for three more minutes. Return turkey and add cooked lentils and coleslaw mix to the pan and stir to combine.
To assemble wraps: Place turkey mixture on lettuce leaf and top with cilantro.
and proposes to specially assess a part of the cost against the lands benefitted by this local improvement.
2. The estimated cost, and rate of special assessment chargeable for, the proposed local improvements are:
Estimated Cost and Rate of Local Improvements
The special assessment levied for the proposed local improvements may be based on the actual cost. The special assessment, if not prepaid, shall be payable in ten equal installments.
3. Owners of land to be specially assessed may petition against the proposed local improvement. The petition must be submitted to the CAO of the municipality not later than 5:00 p.m., on the 27th day of November 2025. To be successful, the petition must be signed by a majority in number of owners of lands to be specially assessed for the proposed local improvement, representing at least one-half of the assessed value in the most recent assessment roll of these lands. Advice on preparing the petition to ensure its validity is available from the municipal Administrator.
4. The council proposes to meet to consider a bylaw respecting this matter on the 1st day of December, 2025, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at 417 Main Street, Rosetown, Saskatchewan. Dated at Rosetown, Saskatchewan, this 21st day of October, 2025.
Darcy Olson, Chief Administration officer
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Rosetown and Kyle RCMP report
Rosetown, Sask. – The Rosetown/ Kyle RCMP responded to a variety of calls and incidents between Oct. 10 and 16, 2025.
On Oct. 10, RCMP attended a mischief complaint at Prairie View Park Campground, where stolen trucks and trailers were recovered. Charges of possession of property obtained by crime have been laid. Later that day, members completed a wellbeing check in Rosetown.
On Oct. 11, officers responded to a minor motor vehicle collision on Highway 4 near Rosetown.
On Oct. 12, RCMP investigated an assault in Rosetown, resulting in charges being laid. The detachment also received a report of a stolen vehicle from a Rosetown residence and attended a structure fire near the town.
On Oct. 13, RCMP received a driving
complaint on Highway 7 near Harris.
On Oct. 14, members responded to a deer-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Harris, with no injuries reported. Later that evening, a vehicle fire was reported; the investigation remains ongoing.
On Oct. 15, officers attended a neighbour dispute, speaking to both parties, and are investigating a mischief complaint in Elrose.
On Oct. 16, the detachment issued 137 traffic-related charges and responded to two 911 mis-dial calls and two 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 1-800222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
Looking Back
With David McIver
100 years ago - Oct. 22, 1925
Driving on the highway south of town on the night of Oct. 17, Dr. S. Moyer saw a car stalled on the side of the road. He was slowly driving past it when Robert Johnston of Elrose, previously obscured by the auto, suddenly stepped out into Moyer’s path. The front wheel passed over Johnston’s head and a rear wheel over an arm. He was unconscious for a short time but came to and had only scratches on his face.
Herschel United Church opened on Sunday, Oct. 18. People filled it at morning and evening services and at its first fowl supper on Monday. 80 years ago - Oct. 18, 1945
Flt. Lt. Lorne Coulter, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Coulter, recently returned from the West Coast, had been promoted to squadron leader and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. He’d not received an official notice nor citation, having learned the news in the daily press.
Cleland-district people honoured returning servicemen. They gave a chesterfield and footstool to Sgt.-Major A. Donald, a Gruen wristwatch to Leading Signalman Gordon Card, another Gruen watch to Mrs. N. Hopkins for son Pte. Les Hopkins, expected home soon, and a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. W. H. Niccolls in memory of son Pilot Officer Harry Niccolls, killed in an aircraft accident in 1940.
70 years ago - Oct. 20, 1955
Ads for Rosetown’s annual town-wide sale on Oct. 20-25 included ones for the Rexall one-cent sale at Gordon Drugs and items like wrought-iron tables at Graham Bros., refrigerators at C. E. Conlin’s, girdles at the Robinson store, and clothing, including Yaeger’s furs, at King’s Ltd.
John Michel Sr., “very active and enjoying excellent health,” celebrated his 93rd birthday on Oct. 14.
Senator Walter Aseltine shot a blue-winged teal near Milden on Sept. 10. The bird had been banded on Aug. 4 in South Dakota. Why was it flying north then, wondered editor John Pinckney.
The Rosetown Lions Club were presenting a play that evening at the community hall: Two for Company, starring Eric Christmas and Anna Reiser. 50 years ago – Oct. 22, 1975
Remember When
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Library hosts STEAM lab and new book releases Check It Out
BY BRITTANY BOOTH
Rosetown Librarian
We are excited to welcome back Mariam from Wheatland Regional Library to lead a STEAM Lab program for ages 5 and up on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m.
Children can explore the wonders of science with hands-on STEAM experiments, including fizzy painting, constructing glider planes with paper strips and a straw, and drawing creatures using a mix of luck and science. The program will cover aspects of chemistry, physics, and biology. Visit or call the library to register: 306-882-3566.
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (thriller)
Two 17-year-old Rosetown boys captured escapees from the Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., penitentiary. On Oct. 13, an RCMP car stopped a truck for a routine check. The two convicts, Charles Albert Lacorde, 21, in for non-capital murder, and Donald James Savard, 29, in for Criminal Code offences, ran off, leaving a female passenger behind. The boys, who had been advised by police to report sightings of the escapees, spotted the pair and ended up taking them into their car. Seeking guns, they brought the convicts to a house where one youth obtained two rifles. He gave Lacorde an unloaded rifle and, as they returned to the car, loaded his own and ordered Lacorde and Savard to lie on the ground at gunpoint. Five RCMP officers arrived to find the youths kneeling on top of the escapees. The boys’ names were withheld at their request, and they were to receive official RCMP commendations.
A postal strike was announced that morning. 30 years ago - Oct. 16, 1995
Diane Javens and Judy Ledding had won by acclamation seats on the Midwest Health District board.
A photo showed Mark Hendricks of Calgary, formerly of Milden, using a pitchfork to put wheat into a threshing machine while Curtis Jensen and Dan Martin helped in the background during Heritage Days at Milden. 20 years ago - Oct. 17, 2005
Due to declining membership, the Rosetown Health Care Auxiliary disbanded. Disbursement of remaining funds resulted in several donations. Photos showed members June Wickett, Mary Holliday and Vi Brown presenting cheques to Wheatbelt Centennial Lodge, Wheels for Wheels and nursing wing representatives.
Weeks ago, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his team at the Sûreté du Québec stopped a domestic terror attack by the Black Wolf. Recovering from his wounds, Gamache is trapped in the small village of Three Pines, contemplating recent events. He now suspects the attack may have been a distraction for a deeper, darker plot.
The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee (adult fiction)
From the author of To Kill a Mockingbird comes a collection of newly found short stories and previously published essays and magazine pieces. The Land of Sweet Forever combines Lee’s early fiction and later nonfiction, offering an unprecedented look at the development of her distinctive voice.
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake (fantasy)
Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and its alumni are beautiful, high-achieving and universally respected. After a freshman year she’d rather forget, Nina Kaur sees being one of the chosen few accepted into The House as the first step toward a brighter future. As Nina and the House’s new academic liaison, Dr. Sloane Hartley, are drawn deeper into the sisterhood’s arcane rituals, they discover that living well comes at bloody costs.
The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (romance)
After her grandmother’s passing, Shelby Thatcher inherited
Gram’s small-town bookstore. To her shock, Gram left half ownership to Gray Briggs, the man who broke Shelby’s heart years earlier. As they are forced to work together, Shelby’s old feelings for Gray resurface. But past problems remain, and a new challenge threatens Gram’s beloved bookshop.
The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman (historical fiction) Harry Widener boards the Titanic holding a priceless book. His last known words reveal he must return to his cabin for it. Neither Harry nor the book are ever seen again. His mother builds the Harry Widener Memorial Library at Harvard to memorialize her son and house his collection. Decades later, page Violet Hutchins notices strange occurrences and wonders whether Harry’s ghost is trying to communicate the missing pieces of his story.
Written offers will be received by Skelton Turner Mescall, 314 Main Street, P.O. Box 1120, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 up to 4:00 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2025 Vendor requires this transaction to be completed on or before December 19, 2025 Phone: (306) 882-4244 Fax: (306) 882-3969
- 5% deposit to be paid immediately upon notification of acceptance of offer.
- Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.
- Bidders must rely on their own research and inspection of the land.
- GST to be paid in addition to purchase price, if applicable.
- Cropping, fertilizer, chemical, soil test info available – Phone (306) 882-4244 during regular business hours.
- 5 steel bins located on NW-19-30-15-W3 are not included in the sale AND ACCESS for their removal will be required.
- Owner not responsible for any errors or omissions in this advertisement.
FARMLAND FOR SALE R.M. ST. ANDREWS #287
SE – 29 – 28 – 13 – W3 Ext 0, Parcel #117981636 (approx. 159 seeded acres of 160.34 total acres in 2025)
Written offers will be received by Skelton Turner Mescall by either of the following methods:
1. Mail or drop off: 314 Main Street, P.O. Box 1120, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0; or 2. Email: info@stmlaw.ca
The Tender Closes Friday, November 14th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
Tender Information:
- 5% deposit to be paid immediately upon notification of acceptance of offer.
- Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted.
- Bidders must rely on their own research and inspection of the land.
- GST to be paid in addition to purchase price, if applicable.
- No bins included.
- Owner not responsible for any errors or omissions in this advertisement.
- Cropping, fertilizer, chemical information available – Phone Skelton Turner Mescall at (306) 882-4244 during regular business hours to request this information or for any other inquiries.
This photo depicts the construction of the Gunworth to Rosetown rail line built in 1919 using a horse-drawn
by twelve horses, the rear six being connected by a beam.
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Rosetown United Church
FOWL SUPPER: Sunday, November 2, 2025. One sitting at 5:30 PM. Adults $20; 6-12 $10; under 6 FREE. Delivery and pick-up available. For tickets call 306-882-2442 by October 31st. Only 300 tickets sold. 54-2c
Milden Community Hall
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SALE
Wednesday, November 12 from 2:30-7:00 PM. Food and refreshments available. 53-3p
Nov. 22, Saturday, Rosetown Farmers’ Market Christmas Craft & Bake Sale; Civic Centre 11 - 3. Lunch available. For tables, phone Carol at 306831-8221. 53-5p
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New basketball league scores big at Rosetown Harvest Festival
EAGLE STAFF
New to the Rosetown & District Harvest Family Festival was the Harvest Festival Basketball League which went on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, Oct. 11-12, in what is called the Rosetown Basketball Park in the north half of the St. Andrews Park tennis courts.
This included informal games among children and youth plus more competitive three-on-three and fiveon-five competition among youth and adult teams.
Results weren’t available for the four-team grades 7-8 and two-team girls open categories, which were both played three on three, nor for the three-point shoot and half-court shot contest.
The team of Bentley Opfergelt, Finn Cannon, Zayne Choumont and Foster Hayes won the grades 5-6 category, which had four teams in three-onthree competition.
Two teams each in age 16-35 and 36-plus categories played off in fiveon-five basketball and then the winners of each of those categories played each other. Winning was a 13-member squad that included Oliver “Jude”
Young players take part in a shooting competition during the Harvest Festival Basketball League events as one of the organizers, Elmer Ragnio (back, L), watches. PHOTO BY DAVID MCIVER
Khoo, the main organizer of the league; Elmer Ragnio, Junar Junio, Joney Davide, Jeff Candelario, Erwin Tolentino and Michael Jadraque.
Khoo plans to do the basketball event not just at the 2026 harvest festival but also at some time around Christmas.
He thought of it as “a good addition” to the festival as it gives an opportunity to give young people something physical to do and gets them away from phones and TV, said Khoo.
Seniors enjoy games and friendly competition
Local seniors had a fun week with whist, bingo, and cribbage.
Whist (Oct. 14): 1. Jayne Labrecque, 2. Pauline Johnston, 3. Cindy McRae, Wendy Clayton, Marlene Dawson and George Patenaude, 4.
Donna Wenzel. Bingo (Oct. 14): Cindy McRae, April Yarrow, Maxine Taylor, Jayne Labrecque. Cribbage (Oct. 15): 1. Pat Lange, 2. Joyce Morin, 3. Nadine Olson.
Man fined $2,000 for impaired driving; six others penalized for speeding, licence offences
A man was fined a total of $2,000 after pleading guilty recently to three offences, including one criminal charge, in provincial court.
Glen Worm, 47, of the Kawacatoose First Nation, admitted during the Oct. 9 session at the Elks Hall that he had been driving with an illegal blood-alcohol level when police stopped a vehicle near Zealandia on Aug. 6.
Judge Miguel Martinez fined Worm $1,500 for impaired driving and $500 for two traffic offences — driving an unregistered vehicle and going at least 35 km/h over the speed limit — as suggested by Crown prosecutor Tom O’Hara. Judge Martinez also banned Worm from driving for one year.
Worm said he had felt hungover but did not think he was “that impaired” as he drove several people home after a wedding celebration in Calgary the night before. His passengers, he said, were in worse shape than he was.
Police observed his vehicle traveling about 140 km/h and swerving into the oncoming lane around 4:10 p.m., O’Hara told the judge. Worm failed a roadside breath test and later registered readings of 0.160 and 0.150.
The Crown proceeded as if this were Worm’s first conviction, O’Hara said. His most recent conviction was in 2013. O’Hara requested the mandatory $1,500 fine for readings between 0.120 and 0.160 and $500 for the other tickets.
Worm said he had abstained from alcohol for many years until about two
weeks before the wedding “and I haven’t drank since this happened.” “Being hungover doesn’t mean you’re sober,” Judge Martinez said. “You shouldn’t drive if you feel you’re the least bit hungover.”
Other fines imposed by Judge Martinez included:
• Qicong Liang, 25, of Saskatoon, was fined $832 after pleading guilty as the registered owner to driving at least 50 km/h over the speed limit. Police radar clocked his vehicle at 153 km/h at Laura on June 29.
• Tanvir A. Shovon, 39, of Prince Albert, was fined $578 after pleading guilty to driving at least 35 km/h over the limit in the Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley on July 25. His vehicle was recorded at 141 km/h.
• Hassan Kachur, 24, of Calgary, was fined $206 for driving 128 km/h near Fiske on June 18.
• Jifi Thaliath, 41, of Saskatoon, was fined $150 for driving without a valid driver’s licence near Harris on Sept. 1.
• Rolanda Ratt, 31, of the Lac la Ronge First Nation, was fined $150 for driving without a valid licence on July 28 in the RM of St. Andrews.
• Ayan Chaudhary, 22, of Edmonton, was fined $125 after pleading guilty to keeping his high beams on within 200 metres of an approaching vehicle on Aug. 4 near Zealandia. Chaudhary said he had done so because he had seen a deer crossing the highway about two minutes earlier.
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