The Kindersley RCMP, in partnership with Kindersley Co-op, would like to thank the community for the incredible amount of support for the ‘Cram the Cruiser’ event at Co-op last Friday. Two full truckloads of food were donated with an estimated weight of 2000 pounds was collected and donated to the Kindersley and District Food Bank. ‘To say that we exceeded our expectations would be an understatement.’ stated Staff Sergeant Kevin Peterson. ‘The contributions from the community, Kindersley Co-op and the Food Bank were greatly appreciated and made for a huge success.’ Peterson went on to say.
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Seafood Salad
Cucumber Cups
Nestle sweet shrimp and crabmeat salad in a refreshing cucumber shell and top with tart, jewel-like pomegranate seeds for an elegant holiday appetizer.
6 sprigs fresh dill
2 lemons
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 pinch cayenne (ground red) pepper Salt
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces (approximately 16-20) shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 large (1 pound each) seedless (English) cucumbers
8 ounces refrigerated lump crabmeat, picked over
2 tablespoons snipped chives
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1. Separate dill leaves from stems; reserve separately. From lemons, finely grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice into large bowl. Reserve rinds.
2. To peel and juice, whisk in mustard, cayenne and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whisk in oil in slow, steady stream, until blended. Dressing can be refrigerated up to 3 days.
3. In 4-quart saucepan, combine dill stems, lemon rinds and 8 cups water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer. Add shrimp; cook 3 minutes or until just opaque, stirring. Drain. Rinse under cold water until cold; drain. Discard dill and lemon. Coarsely chop shrimp. Shrimp can be refrigerated overnight.
4. Trim cucumbers; cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. With melon baller, scoop out centers of slices without cutting through bottoms.
5. Finely chop 1 tablespoon dill leaves. Gently fold into dressing along with shrimp, crabmeat and chives.
6. Fill each cucumber cup with 1 tablespoon salad mixture. Garnish with pomegranate and dill. Makes about 36 pieces; serves 12.
• Each serving: About 75 calories, 4g total fat (1g saturated), 42mg cholesterol, 300mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate, 1g dietary fiber, 7g protein.
Baked Chocolate Pudding
This easy, yet impressive, dessert can be made in advance and heated when you’re ready to serve it, making it the perfect choice when you’re hosting a large group. The splash of framboise in the pudding adds an elegant touch.
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for greasing
3/4 cup good-quality cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
1 tablespoon framboise liqueur (optional)
Vanilla ice cream, for serving
1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly butter 2-quart shallow oval baking dish.
2. Into medium bowl, sift together cocoa powder and flour. In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat eggs and sugar 5 to 10 minutes or until very thick and light yellow.
3. Reduce speed to low; add vanilla seeds, framboise (if using) and cocoa mixture. Mix just until combined. Slowly pour in butter; mix just until combined.
4. Pour mixture into prepared dish set in larger baking pan. Add hot tap water to pan to come halfway up side of dish.
5. Bake exactly 1 hour. A toothpick inserted 2 inches from side will come out clean. Center will appear very underbaked. Cool completely.
6. Serve with ice cream. Serves 12.
TIP: To make ahead, wrap; refrigerate up to 3 days. To serve, bring to room temperature.
• Each serving: About 335 calories, 18g total fat (11g saturated), 110mg cholesterol, 30mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate, 1g dietary fiber, 4g protein.
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It was in February of 2008 when Jean came to Canada as a worker, however, she had no idea that someday she would own her own business.
Jean started working at the MR. SUB location in Kindersley, SK. in January of 2014 as an Assistant Manager and quickly proved to the franchisee at the time that she was a hard worker and took pride in her job. Shortly after she started working there, the owners were looking to pursue other dreams in their life and wanted to reward Jean for all her hard work and dedication and offered to sell the business to her. He also wanted to ensure the MR. SUB name would continue to be loved by the community and thought “Who better to do that than Jean”!
In August of 2014 Jean officially took
over as the new franchisee. During her first couple of years, Jean and her team (including Twinkle who later became her partner in the business) worked hard to retain existing customers and attract new ones. Working hand in hand as a dedicated team they received rave reviews from the community on their great commitment to customer service and wanting to give back. Both Jean and Twinkle felt “If you love what you’re doing and want to build your business, you will only give the best to your customers”.
Jean and Twinkle are firm believers in supporting their community and they show that support by helping local agencies like the Kindersley Fire Dept, RCMP, West Central Abilities, EMS, Kindersley Hospital, Kindersley Kobras football
By Kevin Martin Kindersley Chamber of Commerce
team, local hockey and baseball teams. Their dedication to hard work and commitment paid off as they were nominated (2017) in 2 categories in the Kindersley Business Excellence Award (KBEX). The categories were Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year. They were successful in being awarded the Small Business of the Year award. Jean and Twinkle both said that “It was overwhelming that all our demanding work was paying off”.
“Our main goal today is to work hard as a team, focus on what we are doing right, smile, share what we have and everything that we give will come back to us in a positive way” said Jean and Twinkle. And now, if no one minds, this writer needs a sub.
When four of Santa’s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure.
Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where.
Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.
Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drunk all the cider and hidden the liquor.
In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor.
He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.
Just then the doorbell rang, and an irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree.
The angel said very cheerfully, “Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to stick it?”
And thus began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
MAJOR – You do whatever you can to stand out, when it comes to marketing, but OSY Rentals of Major, has, for several years, taken one of the most unique approaches.
On Dec. 10, the company, located west of Kerrobert, wrapped up it’s seventh season of its web video series. It’s called Oh Sh!t Yeah, which happens to also be what OSY stand for.
Over the years, the offbeat series has taken a little bit of inspiration from American Chopper, and perhaps some from Letterkenny and Corner Gas, to boot.
Key pipeline advocacy group, CEPA, shutting down at the end of 2021
By Brian Zinchuk
The principal advocacy organization for major pipelines in this country is shutting down.
Chris Bloomer, president and CEO of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA), posted the following statement on the organization’s website about its impending shut down on Dec. 31. As of Dec. 15, this is the only thing visible on the organization’s web page:
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) have decided that December 31, 2021 will be the final day of operations for CEPA after 28 years.
CEPA expresses its gratitude to its members past and present and for the countless partners across North America whose unwavering commitment to the transmission pipeline industry was inspiring and productive. This includes industry, contractors, community members, elected officials, Indigenous partners and most importantly, our employees. The work of associations like CEPA is driven by people, their passion and commitment and we celebrate your contributions.
We are very proud of the hard work and dedication that our colleagues poured into our activities throughout the years on pipeline
safety, integrity and advocacy for one of the most important industries and infrastructure in Canada. In addition, CEPA made tremendous and lasting contributions to the energy policy landscape in Canada, and we can be proud that our industry is viewed as collaborative and forward-thinking.
As we have continuously advocated, the industry will provide reliable, abundant, and low-cost energy to key North American markets and beyond while stepping up to embrace a new energy landscape, with a renewed focus on being both safe and sustainable. Our industry will play an essential role within the energy mix of the future both in Canada and globally. This includes key elements of the energy future such as CO2 transportation for sequestration and utilization and the hydrogen economy.
Again, thank you for all the valued contributions. CEPA made a strong contribution during its time and all of you should be tremendously pleased with what we have accomplished together.
Sincerely,
Chris Bloomer CEPA President and CEO
You can see the season 7 finale on www.pipelineonline.ca
In the episode, called “Physical Fatness,” the crew at OSY takes part in a hot dog eating contest. What does that do with renting oilfield equipment? Who knows? But it’s funny.
The previous episode has them chasing chickens, like Rocky, training for a fight.
The first episode was posted in the spring of 2017, and hilarity has ensued ever since.
Asked why they are still doing it, and if it’s working for them, Dallas Cairns, manager of OSY said, “Actually, it’s so hard to tell. It’s like It’s like buying a billboard. You have no idea what you’re getting back. But this is what we do. We’ll run into customers or random people, and they’ll say, ‘Hey, when’s the next day of your show coming out?’ Then we’ll be like, ‘Oh, I didn’t even know you watched it.’
“And that’s the truth. That’s how it really is. It’s just like, well f**k it, if those one guys are watching it, and the idea is, if you can send them an email, just like our hockey draft, if you can send a potential client or client an email that is not about work, that just puts you top of mind. That’s all we’re trying to do. We just want to get top of mind so if they ever have a job, it’s like f**k, oh, yeah, OSY. That’s it.
Birthdays of the
1) What is the best kind of cereal to eat in winter? Frosted Flakes!
2) What can you catch with your eyes closed? A cold!
3) What do you get in December that you can’t have in any other month? The letter “D”!
4) What do you call a penguin in the Sahara Desert? Lost!
5) What is an “ig”? An snow house without a loo!
6) Where do arctic seals go to see movies? The dive-in!
7) What do trees say after a long winter? What a re-leaf...
8) What do you get when you cross a snowman and a vampire? Frostbite!
9) What did the walrus say when it was late? Sorry, my iceberg hit a ship.
10) Why did the man put his money in the freezer? He wanted cold hard cash!
Colby.reschny@rbc.com 306-460-5666
Once there was a snowman, Who stood outside the door, He wished that he could come inside, And run about the floor. He wished that he could warm himself, Beside the fire, so red, He wished that he could climb Upon the big white bed. So he called to the North Wind, “Come and help me, pray, For I’m completely frozen, Standing here all day.”
So the North Wind came along, And blew him in the door, And now there nothing left, But a puddle on the floor!
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Town Council held a Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, December 13, 2021. The following agenda items were resolved.
5.2: The Council of the Town of Kindersley resolved to amend the agenda of the December 13, 2021 Regular Meeting of Council to add: Agenda item 7.8 - Ministry of Highways.
6.1: Council resolved to approve as presented the Minutes from the November 22, 2021 Regular Meeting of Council.
7.1: Town Council resolved that Perry Lewin shall be appointed as the Municipal Enforcement Officer within the Town of Kindersley pursuant to Section 373 of The Municipalities Act for the purposes of bylaw enforcement and shall be considered a Peace Officer for the purposes of bylaw enforcement under The Summary Offenses Act, 1990.
7.3: The Council of the Town of Kindersley directed Administration to distribute approved funding to the following applicants from the Community Grant Program, 2021 intake at $750.00 per organization: Kindersley Chamber, Better Together, Westberry School, Royal Canadian Legion, Kindersley Museum, KAWS, Screen Arts, Kindersley Soccer, Walking Trail, and Pathway to Wellness for a total allocation amount of $7,500.00.
7.4: Council resolved to approve the following appointments for a term beginning January 1, 2022 and which shall expire December 31, 2022: Deputy Administrator: Kim Vogel, Auditor: MNP LLP, Assessor: Chief Administrative Officer: Audrey Hebert, Building Officials: (Class 3) - Chris Gates of BuildTECH Consulting & Inspections Inc. and (Class 3) - Karly Heatcoat of BuildTECH Consulting & Inspections Inc., Town of Kindersley Emergency Measures Coordinator: Deputy Administrator, Kim Vogel, Town of Kindersley Emergency Measures Deputy Coordinator: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, Perry Lewin, Planning Consultancy of Record: Crosby Hanna & Associates, Engineering of Revision: Stew Demmans - Member, Tim LafreniereMember, Mike Waschuk - Member, Gordon Parkinson - Member, David Thompson - Member, Stuart Hayward - Member, Wayne Adams - Member, Pam Malach - Member, Jeff Hutton - Member, and Sawnya Vaidayanathan as the Board Secretary (Registrar), Development Appeals Board: Stew Demmans - Member, Tim Lafreniere - Member, Mike Waschuk - Member, Gordon Parkinson - Member, David Thompson - Member, Stuart HaywardMember, Wayne Adams - Member, Pam Malach - Member, Jeff Hutton - Member, and Sawnya Vaidayanathan as the Board Secretary (Registrar).
7.5: Town Council resolved to approve the sale of Lots 2-7, Block 19, Plan 102369405 in the amount of $100,000 plus GST each.
7.6: The Council of the Town of Kindersley authorized the 2021 Write-Offs as set out in accordance with; Schedule A - Accounts Receivable, Schedule B - Utilities, Schedule C - Mobile Home License Fee.
7.7:
7.8: Town Council
8.1: The Council of the Town of Kindersley resolved to accept as submitted the list of accounts as paid by the Town of Kindersley and in the amount of $800,536.55.
9.1: Council resolved to approve the Consent Agenda which includes the following items for acceptance and filing: SUMAsure 2022 Rate Letter, Kindersley Police Report Oct 2021, and Kindersley Police Report Nov 2021.
1. In 1999, Ray Rhodes compiled a record of 8-8 in his only season as head coach of what NFL team?
2. Name the NHL player from Sweden who served as captain of the Ottawa Senators from 1999-2013.
3. What punch — illegal in most combat sports — is a blow to the back of the head or neck, or the base of the skull?
4. Who scored 47 points to lead the Texas Tech Lady Raiders to an 84-82 win versus Ohio State in the 1993 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament championship game?
5. What university’s basketball arena has an unoccupied seat reserved in honor of coaching legend Henry Iba?
6. What is the name of the slow, high-arcing, off-speed pitch developed in the 1940s by Pittsburgh Pirates righthander Rip Sewell?
7. Name the Basketball Hall of Famer from Serbia who had his No. 21 jersey retired by the Sacramento Kings. Answers
