Kindersley RCMP were called to an accident at Midtown Foods on Wednesday afternoon. An SUV drove into the side of the building. There were no injuries.
| PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN
Kindersley RCMP Kept Busy Over Past Week
Kindersley RCMP were kept busy with several traffic collisions last week due to the changing weather conditions.
In addition to the vehicle collisions between February 6th to February 12th, Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 53 calls for service*. These calls included, but were not limited to, 2 assaults, 1 flight from police officer, 3 suspicious person calls check and 4 theft complaints.
Want to help your local RCMP investigate crimes and keep your community safe? Voluntarily register your
business or home security camera at: saskcapturecw.ca.
If you need to report any suspicious activity in your community, please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment by calling 306-463-4642 or their local police service. Information can also be provided anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.
*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.
• You carry a fleece blanket and winter coat in your car in August.
• We interrupt your regularly scheduled life to bring you your child’s hockey season.
• A Woman not afraid to admit that her regular family room and kitchen décor includes hockey bags and other gear.
• You choose your vehicle based on the number of hockey bags. it will accommodate.
• You know the closest Timmy’s to every rink and exactly how many minutes it takes to get there.
• In Spring and Summer, you are a graceful woman of class, and then hockey season starts.
• When you spend more on a hockey stick for your child than you would on a pair of shoes for yourself
• When someone asks you “How old is your son?” and you answer “He is an 04”
• You know God found some of the loudest women and made them Hockey Moms
• There is a mini stick game in the hotel hallway.
• You know that hockey tape, not DUCT tape fixes everything.
BROCK
ON UNTIL FEBRUARY 18
• 2023 Brock Annual Open Bonspiel. $200 per team. Meat Prizes for event winners. Call or text Jill Speir to enter a team 306-460-9701. Come and enjoy homecooked meals and a fun time!
KERROBERT
MARCH 3-4
• Kerrobert Curling Open Club Bonspiel. Call 306-834-7044 for more information.
* Weekly Walk this Way at the P.C.C. 9:30 - 11:00 AM. Every Tuesday & Thursday.
* Weekly Shuffle Club at the P.C.C. 1:30 PM. Every Monday.
* Weekly Open Curling at the Curling Rink 7:30 PM. Every Tuesday.
KINDERSLEY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
• Kindersley Bellydance is offering a Bellydance for Beginners class every Tuesday from February 21 - March 28 from 5:30-6:45 PM. Held at St. Paul’s United Church (Glidden Room). Try before you buy - try the first class with no obligation. Bring a yoga mat or a blanket. Call Evelyn Faubert 306-463-7191 for more information or email: kindersleybellydance@gmail.com
• Lego Club at the Kindersley Library. Ages 8-14 3:45-4:45 PM. Every Tuesday until May 30. Lego is provided. Con-
tact Michelle Yates at 306-463-4141 or email: kindersley.library@wheatland. sk.ca for more info.
• St. Paul’s United Church SHROVE
TUESDAY from 5:00-7:00 PM. Join us for a Pancake Supper. Everyone welcome. Free-will offering at the door.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
• AWANA Boys and Girls Club 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Kindersley Alliance Church, 74 West Rd. Stories, Songs, Games and Learning about God’s Word! For everyone in grade K-6. Call 306-463-6568 or email: kacoffice7@ gmail.com
• PickleBall 7:00-9:00 PM at Elizabeth School (200 5th Ave. East). South west entrance. Adults of all ages are invited. There is a $50 fee for entire season. Season runs all year. Call Barry Ditson for more info 306-460-8356.
• St. Olaf & St. Paul’s ASH WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. The Rev Piotr & Pastor Scott invite you to join them for a Service of Ashes & Lord’s Supper. Everyone is welcome!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
• Adult Volleyball 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Kindersley Composite School, 606 3 St E. Adults of all ages are welcome, and there is a fee of $20 to pay for the season which will run all fall and winter long. Contact Doug Longtin (306) 463-8448.
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MARCH
10 & 11
• Chicken and Wine Bonspiel at the Kindersley Curling Club
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
• Kindersley Wildlife Federation Annual Awards Banquet at the Elks Hall, Kindersley. Tickets $50/adult and $25/child (12 & under). Contact Brooke Kachmarski 306-460-5935.
MARCH 17 - MARCH 18
• Men’s Bonspiel at the Kindersley Curling Club
MARCH 22-26
• SK Provincial Curling Club Championships
* Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month September to May at the Pensioner’s Hall (3rd Ave. E.) 7:00 pm. Contact Donna 306-4634785 for more info.
* Interested in a support group for weight management? TOPS meetings; every Monday at 6:00 PM in the Kindersley Senior Centre OR contact Jill at 306-463-4210.
LEADER
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
• Drop-in Yoga for Teens (Ages 12-18) with instructor Lacy Strutt. at 315-3rd Avenue E. FREE! Bring a Yoga Mat if you have one. Contact Lacy 306-6287488 for more information.
* Community Badminton Sundays from
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Kindersley, SK
By Dana Jackson
Photo Credit: Peacock
Photo Caption: Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in the series “Poker Face”
KINDERSLEY COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM
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TAX TIPS
If you have to move because your place of employment changes and your new residence is at least 40 kilometres closer to your new job than your old residence. Your expenses are limited to the employment income earned at your new location. However, any amount in excess of this can be carried forward and claimed next year instead.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Monday: Kindersley AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Legion Hall
Tuesday: Brock AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Vesper Club
Tuesday: Leader AA Meeting
Celebrity Extra
Q:
I saw that Natasha Lyonne has a new show on Peacock. Does this mean “Russian Doll” has been canceled? — Y.B.
A:With so many networks and streaming platforms available now, actors aren’t limited to just one show anymore. Look at Adam Scott, for example. He had major roles on three shows in the past year (“Severance,” “Loot” and the upcoming third season of “Party Down”).
Lyonne has been just as busy since she had a career resurgence playing an inmate on Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black.” She followed that up with the Emmy-nominated “Russian Doll,” and while a third season is still in limbo, Lyonne has gone on to film another series, “Poker Face.” Hopefully she can juggle both shows if Netflix comes calling again. ***
Q:
My 90-year-old mother’s favorite drama is “Chicago Med.” She especially loves the handsome actor who plays Dr. Marcel. Can you tell us what else he’s been in? — A.K.
A:Dominic
Rains plays Dr. Crockett Marcel on the hit series “Chicago Med,” which airs on NBC on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET. (It’s part of what’s billed as the One Chicago lineup, followed by “Chicago Fire” at 9 p.m. and “Chicago P.D.” at 10 p.m.) He joined the ensemble cast as the trauma surgeon in its fifth season.
Rains, 40, was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in a Dallas suburb called The Colony. His first role on camera was in the TV movie “Saving Jessica Lynch.” He went on to play Dr. Leo Julian on the daytime soap “General Hospital” as well as its spin-off “General Hospital: Night Shift.” He’s had a slew of primetime guest-star appearances on shows like “NCIS” and “24” before landing a recurring role as a character named Kasius on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Rains was born Amin Nazemzadeh, but didn’t change his name until he got the role on “GH.” His brother, Ethan, got him into acting in the first place, and the two both had roles on the short-lived Heather Locklear series “LAX.”
8:00 PM, Leader United Church
Wednesday: Eston AA Meeting
8:00 PM, St. Andrew’s United Church
Thursday: Macklin AA Meeting
8:00 PM, Grace United Church
Friday: Kindersley AA Meeting
8:00 PM, St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church
Narcotics Anonymous
Tuesday: Kindersley NA Meeting
7:30 PM, 113 Main Street
Q:
What happened to “Yellowstone”? I keep waiting for more new episodes, but the last one was in early January. Is it done for the season? — M.M.
A:According to “TV Guide,” “Yellowstone” decided to split season five into two parts, with the remaining six episodes to come. Viewers have been on the edge of their seats during the first half, as a “civil war has broken out among the Duttons, with Jamie (Wes Bentley) and Beth (Kelly Reilly) at each other’s throats.” Kevin Costner’s character, John Dutton, is also at risk of being impeached as governor.
“Yellowstone” originally began as a summer series on the Paramount Network, and the latter half of season five will air sometime during the summer of 2023. No official air date has been announced yet, however. Joining the cast this past season is actress Dawn Olivieri, who played Claire Dutton in the “Yellowstone” prequel series “1883.” Her new character, Sarah Atwood, is a complete 180 from Claire. Look for her to continue to stir things up in Montana.
2. “Too Low for Zero,” in 1983. The song did well on the charts, helped by an MTV video.
3. “Poor Little Fool,” by Ricky Nelson, in 1958. The first thing Billboard ranked, however, wasn’t records, it was sheet music, in 1913. Records weren’t listed until 1936.
By Lucie Winborne
• Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.
• Garbage collectors in Turkey have filled their own library entirely from books thrown away by residents. Originally destined for landfills, around 6,000 tomes are now safely housed on shelves, waiting to be reread — or discovered — by the public.
• Gray cats are frequently the result of a diluted black fur gene.
4. His mother, as a birthday present. Presley paid $3.98 for the recording fee.
5. “Dancin’ Shoes,” by Nigel Olsson, in 1978. Olsson got his start in England with the Plastic Penny band and eventually collaborated with Elton John, Neil Sedaka, Rod Stewart and several others on numerous albums.
• The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things is a museum in Lucas, Kansas, created by Erika Nelson. It consists of miniatures created from photos of the world’s largest objects.
• On May 9, 1945, reports that Nazi Germany had surrendered to the USSR triggered a 22-hour celebration that caused the country to temporarily run out of vodka!
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• An Arizona man didn’t realize he was a big winner at a Las Vegas slot machine because its lights and buzzers never went on. Fortunately, an investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board resulted in a happy ending and the bestowal of the gentleman’s $230,000.
• Not only can you be right-handed or left-handed, you can be right or left eared and eyed.
• “Tartle” is a Scottish word referring to the feeling of hesitation or panic you experience when unable to recall another person’s name.
• Though heavy metal music originated in the U.S. and the U.K., Finland has the most metal bands per capita, with
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) The changes you’ve waited to see in your work situation might not be happening quite as quickly as you hoped. Although the pace is slow, it’s ongoing. Expect to hear news soon.
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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You should be feeling very proud of the fine effort you’ve made to get that important project done. Now take some time out to celebrate with family and friends. You’ve earned it.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A longtime family problem presents new demands. But this time, you won’t have to go it alone: Someone else is asking to help share your responsibilities. Let it happen.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A period of feeling vulnerable is about to give way to a stronger, more-self-confident aspect. Use this new strength to reaffirm promises you’ve made to others and yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A creative dilemma stalls your progress. Instead of letting it raise your ire, use the time to reexamine your aims and perhaps come up with a new target.
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GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’re close to reaching your objectives. That’s the good news. But be careful: Your aspects show lots of potential distractions looming. Stay focused and keep your eyes fixed on your goals.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your nimble will might find a way for you to work out those newly emerged problems plaguing your new project. Stay with it. The results will be well worth your efforts.
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CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Be careful not to let that suspicious Cancerian mind create a problem where none exists. What you might believe is an act of betrayal could be nothing more than a misunderstanding.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your Lion’s heart overflows with selfconfidence. All you need to do is tap into it, and you’ll be able to handle any change that must be made regarding that recent surprise development.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might feel overwhelmed with having to decide which new opportunity you should follow. Best advice: Check them all out and see which offers what you really want.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Continue to tread water before you even consider plunging into something that never seemed quite right. Some facts will emerge soon that can help you make a decision.
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VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) The need to watch what you say becomes increasingly crucial this week. Be as temperate as you can with your comments and avoid arguments for the sake of controversy.
BORN THIS WEEK: You are a natural-born peacemaker. You value truth and have little patience with those who lie to you for their own purposes.
During traditional peak of the drilling season, 33 rigs were making hole in Saskatchewan
Twice last week, SaskEnergy set new daily natural gas usage records, and we can thank Alberta for most of our supply
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca
ESTEVAN – Right around now is historically the annual peak of oilwell drilling activity in Saskatchewan. As of Feb. 14, there were 32 rigs making hole in this province, according to RiggerTalk.com, which publishes data from the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC).
Spectrum Resources had Stampede Drilling Rig 1 working.
plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction at Moose Jaw.
Not only was Saskatchewan setting electrical consumption records during the cold snap of last week of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas consumption records, too.
According to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, “Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.
While you were giving flowers to your sweetie, these rigs were turning to the right.
“A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ.”
The data also showed which companies were doing the most drilling, both on the oil company side, and on the drilling company side.
The natural gas records coincided with record power consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At 5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown corporation. The previous record of 3,792 MW was reached four years ago to the day, on Dec. 29, 2017.
For the top five operators, Whitecap Resources Inc. came in on top, with six rigs working. They were followed by Crescent Point Energy Corp. at four, and Teine Energy at three. Baytex Energy and Saturn Oil & Gas and Tundra Oil & Gast all had two rigs each, in a tie for fourth.
As for drilling companies, Stampede Drilling had seven rigs, followed by Precision Drilling at six, and Savanna Drilling at four. Betts Drilling and Bonanza had three rigs each.
Saskatchewan’s power production has increasingly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, was retired, reducing the Boundary Dam Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natural gas side, Saskatchewan has seen the construction of several new natural gas-fired power plants. They include the baseload North Battleford Power Station (289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the baseload Chinook Power Station at Swift Current (353 megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Hill Power Station (89 megawatts). Another 353 megawatt baseload
In southeast Saskatchewan there were 15 rigs working, with a cluster of five close to Lampman, and the rest spread out.
At Gainsborough, Tundra Oil & Gas had Ensign Drilling Rig 10 working about a kilometre east of town. About 12 kilometres north of Gainsborough,
All of this added natural gas-fired power generation has, in turn, driven higher usage of natural gas during times of high electrical consumption.
Saturn Oil & Gas had Betts Drilling Rig 3 near Glen Ewen. Taprock Energy Inc. had Betts Rig 4 near the intersection of Highways 18 and 9.
The Crown noted that increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.
Northeast of North Portal, Vermillion Energy Inc. had Panther Drilling Corp. Rig 2 drilling south of the Souris River.
SaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas each year.
“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy president and CEO Ken From said in a release. “Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions. In addition, employees monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer demand across the province.”
This province is now largely dependent on neighbouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our natural gas needs.
West of Willmar, Stampede Rig 3 was drilling for Anova Resources. To the west of there was the Lampman cluster. Just north of town, Whitecap Resources Inc. had Stampede Rig 17 drilling. About 15 kilometres north-northwest, the same company employed Ensign Drilling Rig 423. Aldon Oils had Betts Rig 2 working west of Lampman (the road directions read “follow the turkey trail into location”).
When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 years ago, Saskatchewan’s domestic gas production fell off a cliff. Targeted gas drilling went essentially extinct, with next to no gas-specific wells being drilled in this province for most of the past decade. Our domestic gas production is now largely based on associated gas production that comes with oil production. As a result, Saskatchewan went from being a net gas exporter for the period of 1988 to 2009 to a net importer that year.
East of Benson, Surge Energy had Stampede Drilling Rig 2 working. A little south of that, near Woodley, Stampede Rig 7 was drilling for Crescent Point Energy Corp.
Crescent Point’s next rig was working about 10 kilometres north of Stoughton, with Savanna Drilling Rig 419 making hole. Their third rig was just north of Warmley, itself north of Kisbey. That was Precision Drilling Rig 195.
Whitecap had Precision Drilling Rig 275 working in the Weyburn Unit.
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Stampede Rig 4 was working for Tundra at Radcliff, near the U.S. border.
Shifting to southwest Saskatchewan, Whitecap had two rigs going. Predator Drilling Rig 9 was just southeast of Hazlet, and Bonanza Drilling Rig 3 halfway between Hazlet and Gull Lake.
About 22 kilometres southwest of Gull Lake, North American Helium continued its quest to expand their working areas. This well was being drilled by Savanna Rig 629.
About 25 kilometres north-northwest of Shaunavon, Crescent Point had Savanna Rig 416 working.
Moving into west central Saskatchewan, 15 kilometres south of Elrose, Baytex Energy Corp.
Teine Energy had Ensign Rig 537 just northeast of Plato.
In an area that doesn’t see much drilling, Saturn Oil & Gas had Savanna Rig 431 working. About 18 kilometres north of Kindersley, Teine had Ensign Rig 350 employed. It also had Ensign Rig 356 working northwest of Brock.
About 11 kilometres north of Coleville, Whitecap had Bonanza Rig 2 working, while Baytex had Ensign Rig 650 drilling.
About the same distance west of Coleville, Baytex had Savanna Rig 425 drilling.
Teine had Ensign Rig 351 drilling southwest of Hoosier. Novus had Bonanza Rig 1 drilling a little further south of that.
A little north of Macklin, Longshore Resources Employed Tempco Drilling Rig 9.
West of Cut Knife, Lycos Energy Inc had Stampede Rig 22 drilling.
There were four rigs working in northwest Saskatchewan. Cenovus Energy Inc had Precision Drilling Rig 197 at Vawn and PD Rig 198 at Rush Lake.
Strathcona Resources had Precision Drilling Rig 188 at Vawn.
Rife Resources employed Precision Drilling Rig 204 north of Lashburn.
Stampede Drilling, Rig 1, back in 2013.
Photo by Brian Zinchuk
Kindersley Citizens On Patrol
This semi annual newsletter is for the businesses of Kindersley July, August, September, October, November and December.
This is a report of activity by the “Citizens on Patrol”
Numbers of patrols - 13
Numbers of Hours - 104 Travel Distance - 877.9 km
Trouble calls to RCMP - 1
Doors or gates unlocked or open - 7
CITIZENS ON PATROL ARE LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS.
If you can spare one or two nights a month to help protect our community and are interested please phone S/SGT. Kevin Peterson at the RCMP at 306-463-4642.
Citizens On Patrol would like to thank the RCMP, SGI, The Bean, Your West Central Voice, Kindersley Social, 1210, Mix 104, Town of Kindersley, and the business community for their support. If anyone is interested in purchasing a COPP Sign to put in their window or make a donation to our program, please call 306-463-9406. The cost is $30.00 for a 12” x 12” sign or $5.00 for a 4” x 4” sign.
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Thursday 11 AM - 7 PM
Our Hours Are:
Monday 11 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday 11 AM - 6 PM
Monday 10 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday 11 AM - 6 PM
Tuesday 10 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 6 PM
Friday 11 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 11 AM - 6 PM Sunday CLOSED
Some stores may differ in hours.
Thursday 10 AM - 7 PM Friday 10 AM - 6 PM Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM Sunday CLOSED
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• PIZZA HUT • MINISTRY OF CENTRAL SERVICES
Tuesday 11 AM - 6 PM
Wednesday 11 AM - 6 PM
• THE SHARPER IMAGE • WAREHOUSE ONE
Thursday 11 AM - 7 PM Friday 11 AM - 6 PM Saturday 11 AM - 6 PM Sunday CLOSED
Some stores may differ in hours.
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KID’S CLUB BIRTHDAYS FOR FEBRUARY 12-18, 2023
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Posting Date February 13, 2023
• On Feb. 27, 1693, England’s first women’s magazine, The Ladies Mercury, debuted. With a print run of just four weeks, each single-sheet, double-sided issue consisted of an advice column addressing “all the most nice and curious questions concerning love, marriage, behavior, dress and humor of the female sex, whether virgins, wives or widows.”
• On Feb. 25, 1570, Pope Pius V declared England’s Queen Elizabeth I a heretic and excommunicated her from the Roman Catholic Church by way of a papal bull releasing Catholics from any loyalty to her and calling upon them to remove her from the throne.
• On March 5, 1774, John Hancock delivered the fourth annual Massacre Day speech, commemorating the Boston Massacre in which British soldiers killed five men in a crowd on King Street. Hancock’s oration and denunciation of the presence of British troops in Boston increased his standing as a leading patriot.
• On Feb. 22, 1879, Frank Winfield Woolworth opened the Great 5 Cents Store (later Woolworth’s) in Utica, New York. Originally promising that nothing would cost more than a nickel, the chain expanded over the next 50 years to 1,000 stores, but retail market changes eventually forced the last U.S. shop to permanently close in 1997.
• On March 1, 1869, U.S. postage stamps featuring scenes were issued for the first time. The pictorials included a post horse and rider, a locomotive, a shield, an eagle and a ship, and the Adriatic Sea. Prior to that time, the stamps had only depicted portraits of dead statesmen.
• On Feb. 21, 1933, Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson, who made history by becoming the first woman governor of Texas, announced that Feb. 26 through March 4 would be officially known as “Texas Week.” The state’s Independence Day, March 2, falls in this period.
• On March 4, 1960, actresscomedienne Lucille Ball filed for divorce from Cuban-American singer and bandleader Desi Arnaz, citing his drinking and infidelity, after 14 years of marriage. The couple most memorably earned a place in American hearts as Ricky and Lucy Ricardo on their 1950s TV sitcom “I Love Lucy.”
• On Feb. 26, 1951, American novelist James Jones published “From Here to Eternity,” about the U.S. Army in Hawaii before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It was later memorably adapted into an Academy Awardwinning movie featuring such Hollywood luminaries as Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Donna Reed and Montgomery Clift.
• On March 2, 1962, Philadelphia Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, the most ever by an NBA player in a single game, in a match with the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with a final winning score for the Warriors of 169147. Six decades later, Chamberlain’s record still remains unbroken.
• On Feb. 20, 1962, the NASA spaceship Friendship 7, named and piloted by Marine Lieutenant John Glenn, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the first complete orbit around Earth made by an American astronaut.
Wait, What?
A couple in Etobicoke, Toronto, left on an extended business trip in January 2022, CTV News reported. When they returned home months later, they were stunned to realize that their house had been sold and the new owners had moved in. Police said a man and woman impersonated the owners, hired a real estate agent and listed the property using fake identification. Police are still looking for the imposters.
Size Matters
Momo the lar gibbon, who lives at the Kujukushima Zoo and Botanical Garden Mori Kirara in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, delivered a baby in February 2021, which surprised zookeepers, since Momo lived in her own enclosure with no males around. She was very protective of the offspring, United Press International reported, so it wasn’t until two years later that handlers were able to collect DNA from the youngster to determine who the father was. As it turned out, a 34-year-old agile gibbon, Itou, was the baby daddy. Zookeepers found that a partition between Momo’s exhibit and Itou’s off-display area had a perforated board with holes about 9mm in diameter, and they believe the two were able to mate through one of those holes. The perforated board was replaced with a steel plate, but Momo and Itou will be introduced properly to each other so that they may live as a family.
That Rule Doesn’t Apply to Me
On Jan. 16, Brazilian attorney Leandro Mathias de Novaes delivered his mother to the Laboratoria Cura in Sao Paolo, where she was scheduled for an MRI. Before they both entered the MRI room, the New York Post reported, they were asked to remove any metal objects from their persons and signed a form detailing the protocols, but Novaes opted to not remove, or disclose, his concealed weapon. When the MRI’s magnetic field yanked the pistol from his waistband, it fired and struck him in the stomach; he was hospitalized for three weeks after the incident but died on Feb. 6.
• On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King’s severe beating at the hands of Los Angeles police officers was captured on an amateur video taken by bystander George Holliday from a nearby balcony, which later led to riots when the officers were acquitted. King had been stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated on the interstate.
Loaves and Fishes offers hearty soup and bread at no charge.
• On Feb. 23, 1997, the three-anda-half hour Holocaust drama “Schindler’s List” aired commercial-free on the NBC television network. Seen by 60 million people, it was the first film to display TV Guide’s rating of TV-MA (unsuitable for children under 17), due to scenes of violence and brief nudity, which also sparked some political controversy.
• On Feb. 28, 2013, scientists electrically connected the brains of two rats with electrodes reaching into the motor cortex, the region of the brain that processes movement. The animals were then able to share and act on each other’s sensory information and were trained to press a lever when a light went on above it.
• On Feb. 24, 2020, American film producer Harvey Weinstein’s career
It’s no surprise that red beans and rice is one of the dishes most strongly associated with the enchanting city of New Orleans, also called “The Big Easy.” It’s delicious, nutritious, easy to prepare and happily inexpensive.
While New Orleans is known for its tantalizing cuisine, it’s also known for Mardi Gras, a celebration of food, music and pleasure. This year Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 21, and this traditional NOLA dish is a perfect way to celebrate.
Red beans and rice are customarily made on Mondays in the South. The time-honored recipe uses the leftover ham bone from Sunday’s dinner simmered all day with beans and served over rice. So, turns out we’re cooking like it’s Monday while celebrating Fat Tuesday. But I digress. Let’s cook food!
BIG EASY RED BEANS AND RICE
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Total Time: 90 minutes
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 link (13.5 ounce) smoked sausage, andouille or kielbasa, cut into 1/4inch slices
1 large onion (1 1/2 cups), chopped
2 ribs celery (1 cup), chopped
1 green bell pepper (about 1 cup), chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 bay leaves
2 (15.5 ounce) cans red beans, drained and rinsed
6 cups cooked rice
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Saute the smoked
To make this shortcut recipe weeknight easy, we’re using canned beans. You could certainly use dried beans prepared according to package directions.
The beans used in this recipe are small red beans. If you can’t find them, substitute red kidney beans. Traditionally, this recipe calls for andouille (an-DOO-ee) sausage, which has a nice spicy kick. If you can’t find andouille or prefer a milder sausage, substitute kielbasa or other smoked sausage.
sausage to render all that flavorful fat. Remove the sausage and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the onion, celery, green bell pepper and garlic until tender. Add the chicken broth, seasoning, thyme, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a bare simmer. Add beans and return sausage, then simmer for at least 45 minutes; but the longer it cooks, the better it gets! Doesn’t the house smell delicious? This is how you want the house to smell when you
invite company over for dinner. Stir it occasionally and add water, if needed. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt if desired. Serve the beans with the rice and Dixieland jazz music. Since rice is such an important element of this dish, go to the extra effort of making really flavorful rice.
IRRESISTIBLE RICE
Yield: 6 cups
Total Time: 30 minutes
4 cups of chicken broth or bouillon 2 cups long grain white or basmati rice
1 tablespoon of butter
Bring broth to a boil then add rice and butter. If you used low sodium broth, add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes for perfect rice every time.
Save money by making your own creole seasoning with this recipe.
CREOLE SEASONING
Yield: 1/3 cup
Total Time: 5 minutes
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon dried oregano
1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
Blend all ingredients. Use within two months.
I’ll close with the words that New Orleans native, trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong used to sign his letters: “Red Beans & Ricely Yours.”
Lifestyle expert Patti Diamond is the penny-pinching, party-planning, recipe developer and content creator of the website Divas On A Dime — Where Frugal, Meets Fabulous! Visit Patti at www.divasonadime.com and join the conversation on Facebook at DivasOnADimeDotCom. Email Patti at divapatti@divasonadime.com
I heard there were a bunch of break-ins over at the car park. That is wrong on so many levels.
Celebrate Mardi Gras with red beans and rice.
Mahomes Leads Chiefs to Double-Digit Comeback Win in Super Bowl 57
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The Kansas City Chiefs secured their third Super Bowl win in franchise history with a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City was +1000 to win Super Bowl 57 all the way back to week one of the playoffs. By kick-off time Patrick Mahomes and company were even money by the odds makers to win the game. The two teams combined for 73 points in what turned out to be the third-highest scoring Super Bowl game ever.
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But now the question is, how will people remember Super Bowl 57? As far as I’m concerned, it was one of the most exciting and entertaining Super Bowl games ever. It’s unfortunate that the final 3 minutes of the game played out the way it did, but one thing is for sure, that three minutes will be discussed and rehashed for a long time. Was it a holding penalty or not? Either way, there are many who believe that it tarnished the end of the game.
Patrick Mahomes became the first player in NFL history to win multiple league MVP’s and multiple championships within his first six seasons in the league. With Tom Brady riding off into the sunset being called the “Greatest of All Time”, there are already some people making references to Mahomes as a candidate for GOAT. He is only 27 and has so much time to win more titles and more MVP’s but hold on a minute, I think this reference at this early point of his career is a little premature. Granted Patrick Mahomes joins Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Bobby Orr, Magic Johnson and Tim Duncan as the only players in NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL history to win multiple championship round MVP awards within their first six seasons.
There are many factors that determine the fate of an NFL quarterback. Health and supporting cast members are only a couple of things that come quickly to mind. One thing for sure, Mahomes is special, and I’m so glad that I was able to witness this amazing game.
Now we enter the off season with some major questions on player movement. The biggest question in the NFL right now is …. Will Aaron Rodgers stay a Green Bay Packer or does he find a team for one last run at a Super Bowl? Time and one huge contract will answer that question.
1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the saloon in the 1960s series “Gunsmoke”?
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: To date, how many people have walked on the moon?
3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of the Canadian province Nova Scotia?
4. MOVIES: How many “Police Academy” movies have been produced?
5. U.S. STATES: Why is Indiana known as “The Hoosier State”?
6. FOOD & DRINK: What percentage of a cucumber is water?
7. HISTORY: Which company published its first mail-order catalog in 1872?
8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What does the armadillo’s name mean in English?
9. LITERATURE: What is author Mark Twain’s real name?
10. CELEBRITIES: What is one of singer/actor Frank Sinatra’s famous nicknames, based on a physical attribute?
Answers
1. Long Branch Saloon.
2. 12.
3. Halifax.
4. Seven, including the original movie and six sequels.
5. The name became popular in the 1800s, likely from the poem “The Hoosier’s Nest.”
• The pencil has been proven mightier than the pen. As a counterpoint to Bic’s research, another group decided to find out how long the typical pencil lasts. They concluded that the average lead pencil can draw a continuous line for roughly 35 miles. However, if you wish to prove this yourself, we’d advise taking your best sharpener along with you.
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• Paper clips were used to help fight the Nazis. During the Second World War, Norwegian resistance fighters attached a single paper clip to their lapel as a subtle indication that they were taking the fight to Hitler’s troops.
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• The world’s first rubber was made from stale bread. Rubbers, as we know them today, were first used around 1770 and were given their name by a man called Joseph Priestly. Yet the first known rubber for removing graphite markings was made out of stale bread. Trust us, this works – so next time you leave a loaf of Hovis in the cupboard for too long, why not give it a try?
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Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)
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Devon Townsend
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Nick Anderson Brad Galbraith (Captain)
Matthew Rumohr (Chief)
• Yellow fluorescent highlighter ink accounts for around 85% of all sales. Yellow is in the middle spectrum of visible light, and thus works well for people with colour blindness. This is one of the biggest reasons why yellow is the most popular colour of fluorescent highlighter ink. So, as Chris Martin of Coldplay fame might say, “It’s all yellow”.
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• Pen lids cause an average of 100 deaths a year. We all have work colleagues that spend most of the day incessantly chewing on their pen lids – heck, you might even be one of them. Unfortunately though, this habit has racked up a significant global death toll. To help people breathe, many pen manufacturers introduced a small hole in the lid to help prevent choking.
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Christopher Brost, Kevin Sloboda
Austin Gleave, Adam Franko
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Shane Bardick
• The ballpoint pen first gained popularity because it didn’t leak at high altitudes. Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian journalist, first invented the ballpoint pen in 1938 when he filled his fountain pen with ink from a printing press to avoid leaks because it dried faster. However, success for the ballpoint pen first took off (literally) when the RAF adopted it during World War II because it wouldn’t leak at high altitudes.
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• The post-it note wasn’t invented, it was created by accident. In 1968, Spencer Silver, who was an employee of 3M at the time, was trying to create a super-strong adhesive. Yet despite his best efforts, all he could come up with was a very weak adhesive that could be removed without leaving behind any residue. This accidental discovery was then used to create the world’s first post-it note.
Fire Chief Vic Sittler, Shane Kruesel, Jarret Johnson, Deputy Chief Grant Sittler, Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.
• The production of a modern laser toner cartridge requires 3.5 quarts of crude oil. Ink cartridges are made of oil, around 3.5 quarts to be precise. A quart is a little more than a litre, which is a big reason why printer ink is so expensive throughout the world.
Missing:
• Typists’ fingers travel up to an average of 12.6 miles each working day. This means that, on average, typists’ fingers could do nearly two-and-a-half marathons each and every working week.
Steven McMillan, Caleb MacDonald, Cory Turk, Dean Ellis, Devon Lovenuk, Jordan Halter, Kaid Hoffman, Patrick McGrath, Ryan Neumeier, Trent Nienaber, Travis Kennon
• The world’s first printer was invented in 1440. Okay, officially this refers to the world’s first printing press, which was invented around 1440 by Gutenberg for the Holy Roman Empire. Nonetheless, the same press-type technique is still evident in many of today’s office toner printers, which press ink onto paper from a roller rather than a flat surface.
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Conflict vs. bullying: what’s the difference?
Conflict and bullying aren’t the same things. One describes a healthy dialogue between two parties, while the other represents an intent to harm someone else. Learning to deal with conflict healthily can give you essential social skills. It can also help you better identify bullying.
WHAT’S CONFLICT?
Conflict is a normal part of life and happens when two people respectfully disagree. The two parties have equal power in the relationship, and each has a chance to express their views.
Even though there may be negative emotions and hurtful words exchanged, both people are looking for a solution and don’t want to harm each other. Each person takes responsibility for their actions and modifies their behaviour if they feel they’ve made the other person feel bad. Conflict can often lead to two people learning to solve problems and overcome challenges.
WHAT’S BULLYING?
Unlike conflict, the goal of bullying is to hurt, harm, insult or humiliate another person and make them feel bad about themselves. The actions are unwanted and unwarranted, and the bullied person has little power to stop them. Bullying can result in physical and emotional harm.
Bullying happens when one person uses their power to control another. Power can mean the bully is bigger, stronger, older or more popular than the person they’re bullying. Moreover, bullies aren’t trying to resolve anything and show no remorse if they hurt someone else. There’s no interest in a relationship with the other person.
This Pink Shirt Day, February 22, stand up to bullying when you see it. Don’t be afraid to share your views and express your opinions constructively. Not all conflict is bad.
