The Weekly Bean - February 17, 2022

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Fentanyl is a very potent opioid pain reliever.

It can take many forms: a colourful powder, chunks, pills or patches. It is also sometimes mixed with other street drugs. More information about fentanyl can be found here.

A few grains of it can be enough to kill you, so it’s important to know how to identify it. If you think you’ve found fentanyl, contact police. Officers have the training and equipment to safely handle and dispose of it.

It’s also important to recognize an overdose.

Someone experiencing an opioid overdose may show signs and symptoms that include: · Slow, weak or no breathing · Blue lips or nails · Dizziness and confusion · Can’t be woken up · Choking, gurgling or snoring sounds · Drowsiness or difficulty staying awake An overdose is an emergency, so call 9-1-1.

Emergency responders, including frontline Saskatchewan RCMP officers, carry naloxone, a fast-acting drug used to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

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during an overdose, including the person experiencing an overdose. The Act protects the person who seeks help, whether they stay or leave from the overdose scene before help arrives. The Act also protects anyone else who is at the scene when help arrives.

Members of the public can also keep naloxone on hand if they or someone they know is at risk of overdose. Kindersley has a ‘take home naloxone kit’ program available free of charge through the Kindersley and District Health Centre. Naloxone can also be purchased at the Saskatchewan pharmacies on this list.

Kindersley RCMP responded to a further 25 calls for service between February 7th to February 13th. These calls included which included, but were not limited to, 2 break and enters, 4 suspicious persons calls and 1 mental health act call.

If you need to report any suspicious activity in your community, please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment by calling 306-4634642 or their local police service. Information can also be provided anonymously through Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers by calling 1800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www.saskcrimestoppers.com.

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The world’s leading expert on European wasps walks into a record shop.

He asks the assistant “Do you have ‘European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2? I believe it was released this week.”

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He listens for a few moments and says to the assistant, “I’m terribly sorry, but I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps and this is not accurate at all. I don’t recognize any of those sounds. Are you sure this is the correct recording?”

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The assistant checks the turntable, and replies that it is indeed European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2. The assistant apologizes and lifts the needle onto the next track.

Again the expert listens for a few moments and then says to the assistant, “No, this just can’t be right! I’ve been an expert in this field for 43 years and I still don’t recognize any of these sounds.”

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The expert throws off the headphones as soon as it starts playing and is fuming with rage.

“This is outrageous false advertising! I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps and no European wasp has ever made a sound like the ones on this record!”

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“This is an outrage! I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps. Nobody knows more about them than I do. There is no way in hell that the sounds on that record were made by European wasps!”

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Cheese Fondue Scores for Super Bowl Supper My best cheese fondue memory goes back to a summer in Switzerland, the country of its origin. After hours of hiking trails in the Alps with a French family, we arrived at a charming mountaintop chalet, where we dipped chunks of fresh, rustic bread into a classic cheese fondue to cap off a perfect day.

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A simplified Swiss classic The memory of the edible trek lives on when I prepare fondue on my home turf. While authentic Swiss Emmentaler and Gruyere cheeses are available stateside, they can be quite pricey,

MILD CHEESE FONDUE 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed Cheddar cheese soup, such as Campbell's 1/4 cup dry white wine or apple juice 1 cup Swiss cheese, grated 1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated Tabasco (optional) Salt and white pepper 1 clove garlic, halved French bread, cut into bitesize chunks, each with some crust on 1. Heat soup, wine or apple juice, and cheeses over medium heat, stirring constantly until cheeses are melted. Add a drop or two of Tabasco and season to taste with salt and pepper.

2. Rub the insides of a fondue pot with garlic. Pour the smooth cheese mixture into fondue pot and keep warm. Serve yourself by spearing bread chunks with fondue forks and dipping completely into sauce. Make 4-6 servings.

Extra idea: For preschoolers, dipping a long pretzel or bread stick topped with a chunk of French bread into their own bowl of the gooey cheese mixture is just as fun. Try veggies and apple slices for healthy dunkers, too. *** Find more family fun at www.donnaerickson.com. Write to Donna at Info@ donnaerickson.com © 2022 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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By Lucie Winborne * In 2009 the British zombie movie “Colin,” on which writer/director Marc Price spent 18 months and a whopping $70, won an award at the renowned Cannes Film Festival. * Further on the subject of zombies, their fans are known as zombopiles, while fear of the ghoulish creatures is known as kinemortophobia. * Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Parker, of Fort Loudoun, Pennsylvania, was charged with burglary after stealing two diamond rings and using the computer in his victim’s house to check his Facebook profile, forgetting to log off from the site. * Vikings believed a goat in Valhalla supplied an endless supply of beer from its udders.

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* A football’s shape (prolate spheroid) is that of an inflated pig’s bladder, which is what the first footballs were made of. * The 1934 mystery novel “Cain’s Jawbone” by Edward Powys Mathers is printed with its 100 pages out of order. To solve the mystery, readers must determine the correct page order and the names of the six murderers and six victims.

The mystery has only ever officially been solved by four people. * Researchers in Japan have fitted a train with a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with deer on the railway. * Canadian radio stations are required by law to play Canadian artists on the airwaves at least 35% of the time. * The Windows XP default background image of rolling green hills known as “Bliss” was historically a vineyard. The vines were taken out a couple years before the photo was taken due to a pest infestation. *** Thought for the Day: “When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

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Involved in this fight for our freedom were countless Canadians who went toe to toe against formidable opposition fighting in world wars. Because of their fearless hearts and relentless determination our freedom was maintained. As present day Canadians it is our great privilege and responsibility to ensure their efforts were not in vain. Let’s stand together for Canada-True North.

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LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A touch of uncertainty lurks in your aspect this week. Weigh all decisions — personal and professional — even more carefully than you usually do.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You need to use your innate good sense to help you sort through career offers that might not be what they appear. A trusted associate can help.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Things move along more smoothly at work, but a personal relationship presents some challenges that need close attention.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Positive observations resolve the last lingering doubts about a recent move. Now you need to work on that still-pesky problem with a loved one.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You might be a generous soul, but avoid being taken advantage of by those who have their own agendas. If you have any doubts, get out before regret sets in.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your strength might be tested by conflicting priorities in your personal life. Weigh the facts and then make the only choice you can: the right one.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A close friend or relative has news that can change some of your plans. Be flexible.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new opportunity opens just as you close the door on an earlier project. However, you should be prepared to make adjustments in your expectations.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Expect a surprise ally in your corner when you confront a still-uncertain situation in your workplace. In your personal life, a family member has good news.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A co-worker could resent what he or she might perceive as arrogance on your part. Smooth things over with a full explanation to avoid a serious misunderstanding.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) There is no time for catnaps this week. A workplace problem needs your attention before it gets out of hand. Ditto a financial matter that must be resolved as soon as possible.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Pressuring someone to act quickly on a problem could backfire. It makes good sense to be both patient and supportive if you want full cooperation.

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Royal completes Climax-4 set well,new intends future TwiceHelium last week, SaskEnergy daily multi-leg well,usage multi-branch horizontal natural gas records, and wewells can thank analogies for this unconventional play type inBY BRIAN ZINCHUK Alberta forHelium most of our supply clude the low permeability Montney horizonSASKATOON –Royal Ltd. announced

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BY BRIAN ZINCHUK brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca at the Climax-4 vertical well was successful in Not only Saskatchewan setting conopening thewas Nazare formation andelectrical tested 0.57 sumption records during the cold snap of last week per cent helium over the 100-meter interval. of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas The heliumrecords, grade too. is consistent with initial consumption (DST) tests and commercial grades in the“ExreAccording to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, treme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week region. sulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the The company has recently focused on province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas concompleting its current wells asdaily opposed sumption surpassed the previous recordtoofnew 1.57 drilling. petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.

“A new will dailynow record of 1.62 PJNazare was set on Royal advance to December the next 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system stage to maximize the development of what delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 itandcalls “this thick large pay 31 are not particularly yet finalized, but are and also expected to zone. ” Royal exceed 1.6 PJ.” will begin conducting simulation The natural gasevaluate records coincided with record powmodelling and development scenarier consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another os based on multi-stage, multi-leg horizontal record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At frac completions Follow-on devel5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29,programs.

2021, Saskatchewan homes and opment the Climax Nazare reservoir will businessesofreached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown The previous depend on the results of corporation. these simulations but record of 3,792 MW was reached and four years ago to the will likely include drilling hydraulically day, on Dec. 29, 2017. fracturing multi-leg/multi-branch Saskatchewan’s power production hashorizontal increasingwells. ly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam of UnitEdge 4, a coal-fired generJohn Styles, chair Engineering, ating completions unit, was retired, the Boundary Dam and andreducing production consultant Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natto said in a release, “The hole, uralRoyal gas side, Saskatchewan has seen theopen construction hydraulic fracture on a plants.

100-meter of several new naturaltreatment gas-fired power They include the baseload North Station interval (vertical well) at Battleford Climax-4Power in Decem(289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking ber 2021 performed better than projected. plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the Royal’s stepPower in evaluating the potential of baseloadnext Chinook Station at Swift Current (353 the unconventional Nazare playHill is toPower use the megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Station (89 megawatts).

Another 353 megawatt baseload permeability, fracture conductivity and flow information gathered to use as inputs to into a three-dimensional finite element simulator to evaluate development scenarios based on horizontal drilling used in combination with multi-stage hydraulic fracture technology. The

tal multi-stage frac gas plays in Northeast Brit-

plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction ish Columbia/Western Alberta, now one of at Moose Jaw. of this developed added natural gas-fired theAlllargest natural gaspower fieldsgenerain the tion has, The in turn, driven higher gas world. scenarios Royalusage plansoftonatural simulate during times of high electrical consumption. will include variations on number of horizonThe Crown noted that increased demand from tal legs, leg length and number including of stages natural for the SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, gas use for power production, was” the main driver of hydraulic fracture treatment. this week’s consumption.

Royal record-setting Helium president and CEO AnSaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas condrew Davidson said, “Sampling grades of hesumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 lium consistent with the current commercial a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one production grades innatural Saskatchewan is a great million gigajoules (GJ) of gas. An average Saskatchewan homeatconsumes about 100 of zone naturalis development Nazare where theGJpay gas each year.

10-20 times thicker than conventional helium “SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can acreservoirs additional found to capacity date. With these results in commodate to manage increased hand, we are excited proceed to reservoir consumption even on peaktodays,” SaskEnergy president CEO Ken From said in a release.

“Throughand and production simulation modelling and out the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain look forward to the remarkable potential of and enhance the system to support safe and reliable drillinggasand developing the largest helium natural delivery in all weather conditions.

In resadervoiremployees ever found in Saskatchewan. dition, monitor the system 24 Along hours awith day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer the ongoing development of the Nazare, our demand across the province.” crews and technical teams are also advancing This province is now largely dependent on neighthe conventional helium reservoirs at Climax bouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our and Ogema and preparing for our spring drill natural gas needs.

When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 program. ” 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.

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ESTEVAN – February is typically the busiest month of the year for oilwell drilling in Saskatchewan, but the largest players have dramatically reduced their programs compared to previous years, even though oil prices are now in the US$90/bbl. range for benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil. According to Bloomberg, Western Canadian Select (WCS) was US$76.45/bbl. and WTI was US$89.50. Both benchmarks were very close to its highest points in at least 7.5 years.

Drilling rig counts are a key leading indicator of activity in the industry. You don’t frac a well, complete it, produce it, truck or flowline its product, or perform maintenance on it unless that well is drilled first.

According to RiggerTalk.com, publisher of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) rig data, as of Feb. 9, there were 31 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan, either active or moving. The CAOEC website noted there were 226 active rigs in Canada. Alberta had 174, British Columbia had eight, Manitoba had six, and there were seven listed as “other.” There were 463 land-based drilling rigs registered across the country, a little over half of what it was a decade ago. Two offshore rigs were also listed.

Notably, Saskatchewan’s two largest oil producers, Cenovus Energy and Crescent Point Energy, have substantially diminished drilling programs compared to what they ran even during the darkest days of the oil downturn, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the period of January 2015 to March, 2020, Crescent Point would frequently employ over 20 rigs in Saskatchewan around this time of year. Currently, they only have five, three in southeast Saskatchewan, and two in southwest Saskatchewan.

Last year Cenovus bought Husky Energy. Husky had historically been Saskatchewan’s largest oil producer for decades, used to run 10 or more rigs in northwest Saskatchewan prior to their shift away from cold heavy oil production with sand (CHOPS) and towards thermal development. However, prior to COVID, they would still typically run around six rigs in this time of year, drilling for their numerous thermal projects. Each of those cookie-cutter SAGD projects, all-in, cost between $250 and $350 million. With just one rig going, Cenovus has effectively paused most of its drilling development for much of the area, compared to Husky’s previous activity levels.

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One block south of Tisdales/ESSO/Ford PERFORMANCE DRIVEN Allied Energy Corporation had a rig just west of the Weyburn Unit.

WITH SAFETY IN MIND Crescent Point Energy Corp. had rigs at Forget, Viewfield and southeast of Ratcliffe.

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North American Helium showed a rig working southwest of Mankota. Weil Helium has an idle helium processing facility southeast of Mankota.

Whitecap also had a rig working due north of Gull Lake.

West Central Saskatchewan had 11 rigs going. Baytex had rigs at Elrose, south of Superb, Teine Energy had rigs at Plato, north of Kindersley, and Hoosier.

Whitecap had rigs working at Plenty, south of Dodsland, Farm ~ Oilfield ~ Industrial Strathcona Resources had one rig northwest of Kelfield. ~ Residential ~ Commercial • Electric Motor Sales • Locating & Fault Finding Ish Energy had a rig working within spitting distance of the Kindersley weigh scales, west of Kindersley.

• Trenchers c/w Hoes • Bucket Truck • Explosion Proof Longshore Resources LTd. had a rig just south of Evesham.

• Rig Supplies • Huge Electrical Inventory Northwest Saskatchewan had just three rigs working. Baytex had one rig south of Maidstone, while Office/Sales/Dispatch at 110 9th Ave. E. Kindersley Canadian Natural Resources had one rig northeast of Maidstone.

One block south of Tisdales/ESSO/Ford Cenovus, which bought Husky last year, had just one rig working south of Edam. During most of the oil downturn until 2020, Husky used to operate around six rigs in this region prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kindersley Klippers suffer weekend setback

BY JORDAN PARKER After a significant turnaround, the Klippers dropped two of three games over the weekend.

It began with an 8-1 trouncing on Friday, February 11 by the first-place Estevan Bruins, followed by a rebounding 4-2 win against Weymouth before they lost 4-2 to Notre Dame on Sunday.

Assistant Coach Mitch Topinka says it wasn’t the weekend the team hoped for or expected.

“Friday we were truly hoping for a different outcome. It just seemed like the guys packed it in and accepted the loss before it even happened,” he said.

“There were some bounces that easily could have gone our way, but didn’t You have to hope you get those good bounces, and we really didn’t. The score wasn’t reflective of the game, but we also didn’t deserve to win.”

Saturday’s game was a different story. The team had a slow start, but then came back with four unanswered goals to win it.

“It was a bit of a pull-your-hair-out moment. This time of year we can’t afford games like that. Then we had a slow start Sunday, and ended up down. We battled back, but it was too big a hill,” he said.

They could have come out of the Notre Dame game five points ahead, but now find themselves battling just one point apart for the last playoff spot.

“It’s a bit disappointing. The team needs fire in their bellies. Once again we had a heck of a time with bad bounces,” he said. “It just

wasn’t a great weekend overall. We need to pull up our socks a little higher.”

In three games over the weekend, the Kindersley squad managed just one goal on 14 powerplays, the lone time they struck being against Estevan, during a game where they had eight man-advantage chances.

“They have a great penalty kill, but you need to bury those. I’ve been saying all year that they need that killer instinct. They just don’t have it,” he said.

“When you go up against the first-place team in their own barn, and you have eight powerplays, you need to put it away.”

The Estevan game also saw players Tylin Hilbig and captain Jaxon Georget sent into the dressing room in the final four minutes.

“Nothing against the officials, but there are calls that could have been made and this would have been done and over with. But

Georget got a cheap shot, and things went on,” said Topinka.

“Tylin had enough and stepped in. There was a big scrum in front of the bench. Ty took two guys, Georgey had one, and everyone else pair off.”

Forward Tylin Hilbig just wasn’t happy with the way the game was being played.

“One of their players took a baseball swing at Nathan DeGraves, and Jaxon and I stuck up for him. There was a little scrum, but that happens,” he said.

“It was a tough weekend. We had bad starts to all three games, and that hurt us. We need to start games on time.”

He says the powerplay – which he plays on – just has to do better in big situations.

“It’s gotten better, but we need to shoot more. We need to bang home rebounds. That’s when you score most. It’s when you’re shooting a lot,” he said.

“We were so in our own heads against Estevan. We knew they’d be hard to beat, but we didn’t come ready to compete.”

Topinka said the team is always out-of-thegate slow, and it’s been costing them.

“For the first ten minutes of every game, they just get outshot. It could be 13-2 on the shot counter because they don’t start on time.

They usually turn it around after that,” he said.

“There isn’t much consistency there. But the guys are going to need to have a lot of focus down the stretch to achieve what they want.”

The Klippers will next play in Melfort at 7:30 p.m. On Friday, February 19.

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DIRECTIONS 1. In a large, deep skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Cook the onions over mediumhigh heat until translucent. Add the garlic, ginger, curry paste, garam masala, curry powder, salt and cardamom and continue cooking for about 2 minutes. Pour the mixture into a blender and add the yogurt. Blend for a few seconds until smooth.

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