Crafting an act of kindness
KINDERSLEY - Anyone who enjoys their daily intake of McDonalds’ coffee will be excited to hear about a young lad in Kindersley who has set a goal to collect one thousand complimentary coffee cards. Ten-year-old Thane Edmunds has been collecting McDonald’s “free hot drink” stickers for several months, intending to give away free drinks as an act of kindness.
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However, the clock is ticking since McDonalds has said it will soon be phasing out its long-running loyalty program that lets customers claim a free hot drink after purchasing six drinks and acquiring six stickers. Therefore Thane needs your help!
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Thane’s mom, Selena, said her son asked her what the stickers were for, and he came up with an idea when he found out. “I was just thinking of an idea, and I started to find coffee cards and stickers, so it became a reality,” Thane said.
He posted on social media, saying he was saving up coffee cards, asking for help. Not long after coffee cards started arriving in the mail, some people dropped them off at his house, or Thane or his mom picked them up at residences. Coffee cards came from locations as distant as British Columbia. The individual said he doesn’t even drink coffee but wanted to help Thane out.
Of course, his primary source of coffee cards comes from family and friends. His older brother said he gives all his coffee stickers to Thane. Thane’s brother said, “I told my friends what he’s doing, and they willingly give him stickers.”
Thane’s mom said, “Whenever we put it out there, people who had stacks of
them would hand them to Thane. There’s a batch coming from North Battleford from a friend.”
So far, Thane has managed to collect 103 coffee cards, which means it took 721 cups of coffee in order for Thane to place stickers on 103 coffee cards.
“I’m going to give them to people as an act of kindness. I’m thinking about giving a few here and a few there,” Thane said, explaining what he intends to do with all
his coffee cards. He’s going to keep track of how many come in and how many he hands out. And if you have any “free hot drink” stickers, Thane said you’re welcome to send them to him at Box 492, Kindersley, SK S0L 1S0.
In the meantime, don’t be surprised if young Thane Edmunds surprises you by handing you a coffee card for a complimentary coffee.
Coffee Kid! Ten-year old Thane Edmunds is collecting McDonalds’ coffee cards which he will hand out as an act of kindness.
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Tuesdays in Kindersley are “Better Together Tuesdays”! The Better Together T-Shirt project began in the Battlefords as a mental health initiative to connect people of all ages in hopes of making them feel less isolated and more involved with the community. Since 2019 the movement has spread to many Saskatchewan towns and cities. You can wear your shirt on “Better Together Tuesdays” every Tuesday until January 9, 2022 and connect with other people wearing the t-shirt or wear the t-shirt in hopes of connecting with someone new!
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Eatonia artist creates beauty with acrylics
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
EATONIA - Many artists craft their creative pieces to release their creativity. Pat Tilbert from Eatonia is one such artist who is currently focusing on painting with acrylics on glass. Once completed, the result is a framed picture with a stunning stained glass appearance.
Pat explained why she enjoys working with acrylics, saying, “It’s easier to use on glass, an easier medium to use because it dries quickly. Oils take too long to dry, and so it’s a longer process.” The acrylic is then covered with resin.
Pat said she began painting when she was young, taking art in high school. Later on, she took an oil painting class to learn the basics and was hooked. “Since then, I have done some watercolour pieces, pastels, folk art painting and now acrylics,” she explained.
“I learned from books, picked up a few classes here and there, but basically am self-taught. Now I can watch different things on YouTube and learn different techniques. I was involved with the arts council when I lived in Creighton, Sask. and did oil paintings. Everyone there was very helpful,” she concluded.
This artist spends many hours in her basement working on each project. “It takes about a week to complete one acrylic piece, depending on the size of the piece. It’s a lot of hours, but I enjoy doing it,” she said.
She gets the ideas for her pictures from stained glass images or photos from the Internet. “If someone asks for something, in particular, I find different ideas and put them on whatever size frame I have,” she said. Although Pat paints more pictures of flowers, she also creates pictures her customers prefer or request.
Pat’s talents extend beyond painting; she also sews, quilts and crochets. “I do a lot of different things; I’m a craft/hobby type person. It’s a release for me and keeps me busy,” she explained.
Some of Pat’s work is currently displayed at Swirl Cafe in Kindersley and Prairie Sky Treasures & Print Studio in Kerrobert.
Program
We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.
Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.
When: Every week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Christian Fellowship Church (East Door) 800 - 12th Ave. E., Kindersley, SK
Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.
For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.
Pat Tilbert stands beside the latest acrylic piece that she’s working on. This piece is called Dragonfly with Roses. Inset: One of Pat’s creations on display at Swirls Café.
OPINION
Tactics used throughout history to sway public opinion
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Ahe realized his talking parrot had escaped. He immediately reported the disappearance to the secret police and said, “My talking parrot dis appeared, but in case you find him, I just want to let you know that I disagree with whatever my parrot says.”
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Eight years ago, my younger sister and I caravanned across the country, dipping into the states, stopping over in Chicago, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, then heading back North again. She was starting over in life, moving from Toronto to Banff. In those days felt lost, adrift, unmoored. The geographical cure was my solution to every problem. A long drive was just the ticket. If nothing else, one gets the illusion of steady progress.
We stayed the night in the Convent Inn. (Once a school, my mom was a student there.) Our sister from Medicine Hat awaited us in our room with a bottle of wine. We toasted each other, then made our way to the Val Marie Hotel for supper. Out front, a horse nosed around for grass, loosely reined to a hitching post. (Over nearly eight years here, I’ve seen maybe three horses with their reins looped around the wooden crossbar while their riders enjoy a beer or a cup of thin coffee or Friday’s supper special inside.)
Before bed that night, I wandered down to the end of the hall into what was once the chapel and is now a kind of ecumenical quiet space. Against the wall was an elaborately carved Lutheran altar, covered
with gift-objects including a bundle of sage, a tarot card, a small bird skull and a rosary.
The rosary seemed appropriate. After all, this was Mary’s Valley, so named by Father Passaplan, the region’s first parish priest. After saying his first high mass in the local pool hall, using the billiard table for an altar, the priest named the town Val Marie to put it under the protection of Mary in a time of severe drought.
This past year the area was hammered by heat and drought. But the church was closed last summer, so there was no mass, high or otherwise, to send our petitions to the Mother. It was a sad day when the bishop came to unbless the sacred objects of the church to ready it for sale to the highest bidder. I surprised myself with sobs. We sang our old favourite hymns, one last time, songs around which we’d developed a history. Knowing we’d never be singing “Come Back to Me” in our church again, I couldn’t contain my tears.
I recalled the night Theresa taught me the hymn, standing in the church basement, under the Knights of Columbus roulette wheel, sweeping up dead crickets, lowering chairs from the tables for a wedding reception the next day. Theresa was our sacristan; she prepared the
Slowing Down, Touching Ground
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altar for mass every Sunday until she died, too young and suddenly from a stroke. The short time she was in a coma, the Andree family and I recited a decade of the rosary in their living room amid a basket of laundry waiting to be folded. Throughout my life, the rosary has made sporadic appearances. When we were young, my father led the whole family in Friday night Lenten recitations. Dad still prays it, using the nobs on the steering wheel to keep count of his Hail Marys. My grandmother prayed the rosary all through the war, and somehow, I inherited her yellow crystal beads when she died.
Recently, I returned to the prayer beads. I like the subversive history behind it, how
the Church fathers tried to suppress the petitioning of The Great Mother by the poor of the world, fearing their devotion was ill-directed. But mostly, I like how the circle of prayers begin with the womb and end with the tomb and in between are filled with Mysteries Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous.
Upon waking in the Convent basement over a decade ago, my sisters and I all agreed, our sleeps were exceptionally deep and restful. For a moment, I felt moored, like a horse tethered to a hitching post. Val Marie was a peaceful and quiet respite. I would be back. Little did I know, for good.
I’m reading a book about the history of the rosary called “The Way of the Rose,” Clark Strand and Perdita Finn. The authors theorize that apparitions of The Madonna began around the rail travel people was introduced to the world. Before trains, people “travelled as fast as their feet could carry them, their horse could bear them, or the wind could drive their sails.” Life was local. Industry was determined and contained by the nearness of resources. After the trains, there seemed to be no limit to how far and wide industry could reach.
The railroad undoubtedly brought supplies, food, work and families together. (It also brought my white ancestors from New France to Lafleche, my own grandmother disguised as a nun because nuns travelled the trains for free.) But it also sped our lives to the point that, as Strand and Finn point out, “our bodies began to move faster than our souls” and “the ground was no longer our Mother but a source of friction that slowed us down.” And so, the authors speculate, The Mother appeared to the young and the poor to assure them she was still with us, but to warn us to not forget the Earth as our Mother.
When the church closed, I asked if I might take Mary with me, promising I would build a grotto, a place where people could come and sit and be still and connect with the Mother. With the utmost care, I lifted the four-foot statue from her side altar and carried her to my car. I buckled her into the passenger seat, lifting the visor so she could see “her” valley as I gave her a spin around town. When a truck came up over a rise, I braked suddenly and threw out my arm to stop her from falling forward. She now sits in my living room, patiently waiting for her new home.
Long-standing Canadian grievances need perspective
Itwould be a bit too much to expect this federal election to bring us all together.
Elections accomplish precisely the opposite — especially in a first-past-the-post Westminster Parliamentary democracy that you can form a healthy majority government with less than 40 per cent of the vote.
Add the reality that Justin Trudeau — a Liberal prime minister whose disdain in rural Saskatchewan and much of the West has reached mythical proportion — really had no reason to call this election.
Yes, this is a minority government and minority governments usually last only two years in this county, but it wasn’t exactly as if the federal Liberal government was threatened by the loss of power through a non-confidence vote.
Having this campaign now is the last thing the opposition parties wanted. And it surely isn’t what Canadians want in the middle of the pandemic.
But what’s clearly frustrating for voters also goes beyond
the pandemic risks.
A majority of Canadians are frustrated by an electoral system — and a system of governance — that clearly doesn’t reflect government intent.
Perhaps that is where this conversation begins. Or at least, it might be slightly more productive than other conversations going on that seem to be going on surround this election campaign.
Therw is something very wrong in a country when the hope of Westerners is that separatists from Quebec now deprive Trudeau of the majority government that he desires.
And even if this happens, it’s doubtful that it will satisfy very many.
Canadians in Ontario and Atlantic Canada won’t necessarily have the majority government for which they voted.
Separatists in Quebec will also be frustrated with results and the rest of the nation will continue to be even more frustrated that Quebec imposing is still imposing its will on the rest of the nation.
But it’s here in Western Canada — and especially in rural Saskatchewan — where the frustration may be greatest. It would seem unlikely that there will be any meaningful change in Saskatchewan from the 2019 election that saw 14 Conservative Party of Canada MPs elected (although the Liberal candidacy of NDP MP Buckley Belanger in Desenthe-Missinippi-Churchill River adds a bit more intrigue to this campaign).
About the only other intrigue slightly intriguing is how well other parties to right of the CPC — Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada and the Maverick Party with its own Western separatist sentiments — may fair in Saskatchewan.
Unfortunately, moving towards those latter sentiments doesn’t help much.
One gets the frustration that this — frustration with not only our vote but also with our entire system of government.
Accompanying this campaign is a growing and unfortunate sentiment that people out here identify more with this province as Saskatchewan people than they do is Canadians.
There’s nothing wrong with having pride in where you come are from. We are, after all, a vast country separated by language and regional economic issues that have always made it difficult to bring us together as a nation. Defining exactly what it means to be Canadian is our perennial struggle.
However, there is something even more wrong with dwelling on the notion that we should only identify with our region and that is then what this election is exclusively about.
Obviously, things need fixing in this country — perhaps beginning with an electoral system fixated on creating large majorities when regionalism and very way we vote suggests we want something different. Does this mean something like proportional representation in our electoral system that would create perpetual minority governments? That, too, might be a difficult conversation.
But come September 20th, what it does mean is adopting a view that your vote is about something bigger.
It’s a vote about a party can make.
This federal election is about which party can make a 155-year-old federation better. That is something worthy of your vote.
MURRAY MANDRYK Political Columnist
Better Together holds awareness day
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
KINDERSLEY - The Better Together group held an awareness day on Saturday, August 14 at the Kindersley Spray Park.
The day began with participants visiting local businesses and handing out information packets, followed by time spent at the spray park where Better Together volunteers operated a bouncy castle for the kids and sold hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, Better Together cookies, popsicles, and raffle tickets for a chance to win a Better Together t-shirt.
Better Together facilitates mental health awareness and provides a positive incentive for well being, understanding, decreased loneliness and enhanced social interaction in our community.
Proceeds from Saturday’s barbecue and raffle are going towards an upcoming community “Better Together” mental health/suicide prevention workshop.
Laura Henderson inspires others to run for a cause
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LEADER - If you’re looking for inspiration to begin to get active, be sure to contact Laura Henderson at Leader, an avid runner and cyclist. Her most recent project involves hosting a Terminator Run for youth addiction awareness on Saturday, September 25.
“I am super excited to be an ambassador for the Terminator Foundation this year,” Laura said. The Terminator Foundation is based out of Calgary. “I will be holding a 5 km run/walk for youth addiction awareness in Leader. This is an event I hold close to my heart, as I celebrated eight years of sobriety on August 1 of 2021. I believe providing awareness and conversation surrounding addiction and mental health is so important to help stop the stigma and provide support and hope for families affected.”
Laura explained that the Terminator Foundation works with addicts as they transition to better living. They participate in triathlon training four or five days a week. This will be the foundation’s seventh run, but this is the first run in Leader. “We’re really excited!” Laura said. “We’ve got lots of businesses that have come on board with swag prizes.”
Scott’s Fine Foods will be serving pancakes after the run. “The list of businesses participating is phenomenal!” Laura said. Participants can register on the Terminator Foundation website. Registration is $35, which includes a T-shirt, participation medal, swag prizes, an entry for draw prizes, and pancakes.
“It’s not a timed event; you do it at your own pace around the perimeter of town; walk or run if you want. Registrations are open right until the end,” Laura explained. “We have 35 participants registered so far, but I have faith there will be lots more. All ages and speeds are encouraged to register. It’s supporting a great cause, getting active and
bringing awareness to addiction.”
Being active is an important part of Laura’s story, one which she wants to share with others. “I sobered up in 2013, and for the first couple of years, it was learning how to function. I started walking in 2015 and entered my first 5 km in 2016,” she said. “This is my therapy; no matter what happens, I can always grab my running shoes and go for a run, get active and sweat it out a bit.”
Laura is not exaggerating when she uses the term “sweat it out.” Since 2016, she has earned approximately 100 participation medals! “Showing up is the big thing about recovery; setting a goal, showing up for it and achieving your goal. Things to keep you going are important. I ran more runs last year than I ever have; it keeps me sane,” she explained.
As well as participating in the Terminator Run, Laura is registered in this year’s Great Cycle Challenge for the third consecutive year. Her goal is to cycle 1,000 kms during August. Part of that goal involved biking from Leader to Kindersley and back in one day.
This young mom of three is definitely doing her part to inspire others to stay connected by signing up for the Terminator Run on September 25!
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Kyla Janzen gives the two winners their Better Together t-shirts.
Dr. Dana Bailey is a member of Better Together.
ROSETOWN KARATE
Well, it’s Back to School time again and that means it’s Back to Karate time too!
First classes on Tuesday Sept. 7th
Beginners and Yellow Belts - 5:45 PM Orange belt kids and up - 6:30 PM Adults and Advanced - 7:30.
Annual membership fee - $55 training fees run about $60/month with discounts for more than 1 family member training and for multiple months paid.
Please print out a copy of our membership application (available on our website: www.rosetownkarate.ca), fill it in and either e-mail it to randy.wheatland@sasktel.net or bring it to the first class.
As usual, beginners should be 7 years and up and are welcome to try up to 3 classes before deciding if they would like to continue.
Payment arrangements can be handled on class nights.
Looking forward to seeing all our friends from last year and maybe a few new faces as well!
randy.wheatland@sasktel.net Cell (306)831-7669
The benefits of karate for kids
JOAN JANZEN joanjanzen@yahoo.com
ROSETOWN - As teachers, parents and students are preparing for a new school year, parents are also looking for additional activities for their children. Many children are excited about enrolling in karate classes at Rosetown Karate, located at 815 Main Street in Rosetown. Chief instructor, Sensei Dave Smith, at Rosetown Karate, has many years of experience teaching and officiating at provincial, national and international competitions and is a class “B” qualified judge with international experience.
Children as young as seven can try up to three classes before deciding if they want to continue. Their parents are also welcome to watch their children for the first few weeks to help the child determine if they wish to continue. Of course, adults are welcome as well, however, karate offers significant benefits for children.
Obviously, there are physical benefits, such as improved handeye coordination and motor skills, gaining quicker reflexes and releasing some of that extra energy! It will also improve posture, flexibility and agility, plus serve as a great workout while having fun. But there’s much more.
One of the most significant benefits for kids is improved concen-
tration, as they listen and observe new moves. Karate helps build a child’s confidence and self-worth as they work toward achieving specific goals. They can work at their own pace to earn a different coloured belt for every new skill they master. They’ll also learn about managing their anger and increase their self-discipline. Children learn how to stay focussed and practice self-control.
Showing respect is one of the core values in martial arts. Youngsters show respect for their instructor and each other in a positive atmosphere. In turn, the teacher will encourage and correct their students, which helps kids become more open to instruction and direc-
tions.
Since karate emphasizes collaboration, kids will learn to interact with one another as they partner with classmates to practice various kicks or punches. As a result, lasting friendships are formed. And they’ll have less time to spend in front of a screen or device.
Considering all of these benefits, you soon realize karate is about much more than building athletic skills.
Parents can check out Rosetown Karate’s website to find a membership application and either email it to randy.wheatland@sasktel.net or bring it to the first class, which begins on Tuesday, September 7th.
Giddy-up and go to Cereal’s weekend of rodeo!
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Rodeo enthusiasts will be heading to the Cereal Rodeo on the weekend of August 27 to 29th to enjoy a full weekend of rodeo! Sarah Grover, president of the Cereal & District Athletic Association for the past two years, said the weekend will kick off on Friday with a family ride.
“We have a family ride on Friday where families bring their horses and ride in our rodeo grounds. The booth will be open (operated by Oyen Daycare volunteers), families will be bringing their trailers and enjoying the rodeo for the weekend,” Sarah said. “We’re preparing for anywhere from 300 to 500 people. I think people are treating it as a weekend event.”
Sarah explained that Richard Houston from Oyen is organizing the rodeo. “He brought the event to us last year and asked if he could run the event on our rodeo grounds. It was a huge success last year.” Last year’s event was smaller, but this year’s event will be complete with a concession booth, beer gardens and camping spots available.
“We, as an association, provide the grounds, open the concession, run the 50/50, and we added the beer gardens. Richard looks after the rodeo aspect, getting the riders, horses, and we provide the advertising,” Sarah explained. Over 25 riders in the Bronc Bash for Cash will compete for $5,000 in prize money, with the action beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 28.
On Sunday, the kids’ rodeo kicks off at 10 a.m. for kids ages 4-18 slotted into Pee Wee, Intermediate and Senior divisions. Events include mutton busting, wild pony racing, steer riding, barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, goat un-decorating, thread the needle, and the newest event is breakaway roping.
Nicole Duque, the kids’ rodeo coordinator, said the kids’ rodeo has been taking place for almost ten years. They get close to 100 contestants every year, and it looks like this year’s rodeo will be no exception.
“We have a great athletic club, and we love doing stuff like this. It takes a whole day, starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., but it’s so enjoyable and so worth it,” she said. “We get kids from Kindersley, Medicine Hat, Three Hills, Wainwright; they keep coming back every year until they’re too old to enter. It’s a way of life for them.”
Nicole has been helping organize the rodeo every year and says it gets easier each year as they learn how to work out all the details. She was happy to note they had fifteen local sponsors come on board who help ensure everything is up to code and provide good stock and prizes. Nicole is planning something a little different for prizes this year.
“I decided to contact kids who are entrepreneurs, who make their own products. One kid makes halters, and some local kids make lip balm. This way, we’re able to give that sponsor money back to kids to build their businesses. We should have about 60 prizes, and the names get put in a hat, so you don’t have to be the best to win,” Nicole explained.
The Cowboy Kindness Award is new this year. All the contestants vote for someone who helped them or was kind to them throughout the day. Whoever gets the most votes gets a first or second prize. The prizes will be halters that say ‘Cowboy Kindness Award 2021’.
PHOTO SUBMITTED: Mutton busting is an event to help learn the skills needed for steer riding. The contestants are 6 years and under. This 2019 contestant rode the sheep in a horizontal position parallel to the ground adding to the difficulty of the event.
Congratulations to the Kindersley Stallions on capturing the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League Championship. The best-of-three series came down to the final game against Standard Hill on August 16. The visiting Stallions won a thriller 10-9! MVP for the Stallions was Dylan Flasch who cranked a grand slam and a solo home run in the contest. | SUBMITTED PHOTO
Sports with Bruce Penton
A giant surprise in Major League Baseball
There have been some great stories emanating this year from Major League Baseball — from Shohei Ohtani’s unprecedented versatility to Vladimir Guerrero’s gaudy hitting statistics to the mound brilliance of Walker Buehler and the trading of bigname stars such as Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant.
But the best story of all has been the San Francisco Giants, an also-ran in almost everyone’s preseason predictions who have compiled the overall best record of all 30 teams through mid-August.
This is like Charlie Brown’s team finally winning a championship. This is Wichita, Kansas beating out Paris, France for the title of world’s most glitzy city. This is a community newspaper in Armstrong, B.C., winning a Pulitzer Prize.
Here’s what Jack Vita, someone with apparent baseball expertise, had to say about the Giants back on April 2, as he pre-seasonally ranked all the teams 1-to-30, putting San Francisco at No. 26: “The Giants overperformed a season ago, just missing out on the expanded playoff field. The Giants have been gradually declining since their last post-
season berth in 2016. It may be time to start blowing it up.”
Not even close, Mr. Vita. No. 1 on Vita’s list was the Los Angeles Dodgers, most prognosticators’ choice as the best team in baseball. No. 3 overall was San Diego, because the Padres made a number of off-season moves that significantly improved their team.
The Dodgers and Padres also play in the Giants’ division, the NL West, so San Francisco earning a trip to the playoffs was, according to most experts, a pre-season pipe dream.
Then, in April, they started playing games and the Giants have been …. well, they’ve simply been the best team in baseball. At last look, pitchers Kevin Gausman, Alex Wood and Anthony DeSclafani, all castoffs from other teams, had combined for a 31-13 record.
Johnny Cueto, the most familiar name in the Giants’ starting rotation, was 7-6 on Aug. 15. Overall, the Giants’ pitching was statistically No. 3 in the NL, behind the Dodgers and Milwaukee, while their hitting was No. 1. Shortstop Brandon Crawford and catcher Buster Posey are having career years while outfielder Mike Yastrzemski, grandson of Hall-of-
Famer Carl Yaz, had 18 homers, one behind team-leader Crawford. Overall, the Giants had eight players in double figures for home runs, most in the NL. And acquiring Bryant from the Cubs at the trade deadline certainly hasn’t hurt.
Manager Gabe Kapler, who signed as manager of the Giants prior to the 2020 season with a non-illustrious career managerial record of 190-194, is performing like John McGraw, Sparky Anderson and Casey Stengel reincarnated this year, pulling all the right strings as the Giants played at a .630 winning clip through mid-August.
The best baseball story of 2021 isn’t just a big story. It’s a Giant story.
• Steve Simmons of Sun Media, recalling the playoff shadow job the late Bryan ‘Bugsy’ Watson did on superstar sniper Bobby Hull. Coach Sid Abel told Watson “If Bobby Hull goes to the concession stand, you will go with him and put sugar in his coffee.”
• Phil Mushnick of the New York Post, on a somewhat strange comment by NBC’s Paul Sunderland during an Olympics volleyball game: ‘The Americans must win to stay undefeated,’ said Sunderland. Cracked Mushnick: ‘I’ll give you a few moments to soak that one in.’”
• Bob Molinaro of pilot online.com (Hampton, Va.):
“Getting sacked by a blitzing linebacker is an occupational hazard for NFL quarterbacks, but the most dangerous place anyone can stand is between Jerry Jones and a TV camera.”
• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The daughter of rock legend Bruce Springsteen, Jessica Springsteen, won a silver medal in equestrian team jumping in Tokyo. Maybe this will be the thing that finally turns the luck around for the poor Springsteen family.”
• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “A base-
ball game was played at a corn field in Iowa in front of a small crowd. That’s nothing new. We’ve always had that. It’s called ‘Double A ball.’”
• Marcus Allessandro on Twitter: “If ABC did the Olympics they would probably add The Bachelorette as a new event. And USA would sweep the medals.”
• Mushnick again: “On Monday, Twins DH Brent Rooker, hitting .157, struck out four times in four at-bats. Wednesday, Rooker, again the DH, again struck out four times in four at-bats. Consistency is the mark of greatness!”
• Pun of the week from RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Teddy Bridgewater is in a battle with Drew Lock for the starting QB spot in Denver. You don’t have to be Simon & Garfunkel to think Lock is troubled over Bridgewater.”
• Headline at the onion. com: “Dog Frustrated After Jameis Winston Sails Tennis Ball 5 Feet Over Head”
• Headline at fark.com: “Car thief tries to steal a vehicle from a UFC fighter. Bad idea.”
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Klippers hockey school propels local kids
JORDAN PARKER
The Kindersley Klippers may be a competitive force on the ice, but they also give back with their storied hockey school.
Head Coach Ken Plaquin and team members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team put kids first for a week every year, even during COVID-19.
“Last year, we ran one at the beginning of the pandemic, and it went quite well. This was before masks and before we knew the seriousness of it all,” said Coach Plaquin.
“This year, knock on wood; we’re doing one at the tail end. We don’t have to wear masks, and all the players and coaching staff are fully vaccinated. We want things to run as normal and allow these kids to have fun, get back on the ice and forget for a while.”
The Klippers Hockey School runs from August 23 to 26 this year and will feature Ironhorse Kindersley Klippers Hockey Skills and Drills. It’s open to those aged five to 16.
“This has been a huge thing in Kindersley as far back as I can remember. It’s been a community event that kids in the region know,” he said.
“Even our own players love to come back early before the season and help. This is all part of what we as an organization do.”
He said hockey is an absolutely huge thing in Saskatchewan and always has been.
“Whether it’s boys, girls, four-year-olds or senior men, it’s a huge part of our lives. In most places in Saskatchewan, that’s just the way it is,” said Plaquin, who played his junior career in Humboldt.
“People just get so excited to be on the ice. In small-town Saskatchewan, you spend your summer farming, and you spend your winter playing hockey.”
Seeing the kids get so excited to be playing and watching their sheer joy is always great for Plaquin and the Klippers players involved.
“It’s just so nice being in the rink, and I enjoy the school. With five-and-six-year-olds, it’s refreshing, raw and amazing. They might just be starting out, and it’s incredible to see how much fun they have,” he said.
The benefits of the camp are both for those who register and for the coaches and players
who spend time on the ice with them.
“It’s one of the biggest things we do as an organization and one of my favourite things as a coach. It’s also great for our Junior A players to give back and remember where they came from,” he said.
“To be there, and see kids put skates on for the first or second time is important. We see kids start their hockey dreams and enjoy their time on the ice. This is a part of our culture, and we enjoy giving back.”
There are still spots available in the upcoming camp, and for more information, visit https://www.klippershockey. com/hockey-school.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to everyone who picked up Take & Make craft and STEAM kits and who travelled our Storybook Trails this summer. Watch for more of both activities coming this fall. Our thanks to the Community Initiative Fund (CIF) for the grant which made the above activities possible. Staff and Board at the Kindersley Branch Wheatland Regional Library
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PHOTOS COURTESY KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS
Colorful event held in Abbey
The 4th Annual Abbey Color Run is such a fun event for all ages! This year around 40 people participated in either the 3km or 5km walk/run (plus around 15 volunteers who helped to make it possible). Throughout the route, there are color powder stations setup to throw on the participants and by the end of the run they look like a rainbow has exploded on them!
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Producer settles down after life on the road
By Christalee Froese
ARCOLA, SK — Blake Brownridge didn’t have your typical start in farming. His entrance into seeding and harvesting his own land came at age 30, after having spent 12 years harvesting other people’s crops.
The Arcola farmer began travelling on the custom-harvesting circuit when he was just a teenager, spending every fall season in places like North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas combining a wide variety of crops for other farmers.
He bought into his family’s custom-combining business, owned by his dad and two brothers, when he was just 18 years old, fully embracing a lifestyle on the road.
“It was a great way to travel to other places and see a lot of different operations,” said Brownridge who ran one of six combines for 180 days of each year harvesting across the farm belt in Canada and the USA.
In 2006, a drought in Oklahoma and Texas meant no harvest and a good reason for Brownridge to start looking around for an alternate means of making a living in the only profession he knew - agriculture. That spring he rented land near Arcola in order to graze some cattle and plant the first of his very own crops.
“It was kind of a make-work project to keep our guys employed for an extra month,” said the 42-year-old father of two, adding that the idea of being able to stay closer to home year-around was becoming increasingly appealing.
Brownridge, who now farms with his wife Stacy, began purchasing land as it came up in the area, eventually giving up the custom-combining business altogether and focusing solely on producing his own crops.
“There was a lot of learning curves at the beginning,” said Brownridge, explaining that his early focus on harvest left gaps in his knowledge. “It’s
so different when you’re doing everything yourself, but fortunately I had a lot of good friends and neighbours who helped me out with things like chemicals and all the basics.”
By 2011, the Arcola couple had purchased enough land to farm on a fulltime basis. Brownridge’s interest in crop diversity led to the planting of sunflowers, corn and soybeans which he says are well-suited for his part of southeast Saskatchewan.
“We had the equipment to harvest it and the markets were good in Manitoba,” said Brownridge. “I had a good teacher who was a seed salesman from Manitoba that helped us fine-tune stuff and made sure we had everything we needed like the right headers for each crop and things like that.”
Eventually, the Brownridges would become seed dealers for Pioneer Hybrid Seeds. They established Ridgeline Agriservices in 2014, setting up shop on a home quarter of land they had purchased in order to accommodate seed sales to farmers throughout the region.
A wide variety of hybrid seeds, from canola to sunflowers, corn and soybeans, are now sold from the Ridgeline headquarters just east of Arcola. Brownridge, along with two full-time and three part-time employees, can be found at Ridgeline loading trucks, taking orders and receiving shipments all year long.
“We always use the products we sell on our farm so this is why we feel confident selling them to our neighbours,” he added.
The Brownridges agree that shifting to a lifestyle where they can be close to home for their two school-aged children has delivered many rewards.
“Our kids get to be around their grandparents,” said Blake. “And it’s nice to be close to home so we can be a part of their activities and their everyday lives.”
Blake Brownridge keeps the long line of bins at Ridgeline Agriservices well labeled for easy access.
Feed grain is loaded directly onto a truck at Ridgeline Agriservices.
Area farmer Lyle McLaren (right) picks up feed from Blake Brownridge at the Ridgeline Agriservices location east of Arcola, Sask. | PHOTOS BY CHRISTALEE FROESE
Classifieds Your West Central
CONDO FOR SALE
FOR SALE: One bedroom condo at CALEB VILLAGE in Kindersley. Main floor unit with 9’ ceilings and gated access to private entrance. New vinyl plank flooring and dishwasher. Large individual storage area included with the unit. Asking price $240,000. Contact Susan 306-430-7636 or Glenn 306-463-7407 for more details.
FARMLAND FOR SALE
1/2 SECTION located approximately 4.5 miles north and east of Sibbald. One block together includes yard, house, 3 car garage, quonset and granaries. Land also includes 2 rent paying gas wells. Private sale. $504,000. Contact: 403-816-9088 for more info.
FOR RENT
ROOMS FOR RENT. $500. Includes all utilities. Call Tim Schuh at 306-460-9292.
FOR SALE
INTEGRITY RANCH LTD. Market Lamb for sale! Locally grown, provincially inspected. Boxed freezer lamb for sale by the pound. For more information contact John or Kelsey Beasley 403-857-9236 or 403-857-9959. Email: Kelsey@integrityranching. com
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Replacement Ewelambs and Ewe Flock Dispersal Cheviot, Dorset, Canadian Arcott X. For more information contact John Beasley. Phone: 403857-9236. Email: Kelsey@integrityranching.com
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Herbicide Resistant Kochia / Weed Removal Crop Residue Management For more information contact John or Kelsey Beasley 403-857-9236 or 403-857-9959. Email: Kelsey@integrityranching. com
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Council Highlights
Full Council minutes can be found at eston.ca/council-minutes/
• Pavement Patching to commence in the fall of 2021
• SafeSidewalks Canada to do assessment for future planning and fix high traffic hazards for residents’ safety
• Water Meter Project aim for completion in 2021
• Physiotherapy Services to commence in Eston, stay tuned for more information as the details get worked out
Few reminders from the town
• Reminder, the traffic bylaw states that 96 hours parking limit on streets
• Please ensure trailer slides and trailers are not blocking visibility causing safety hazards
Town of Eston • 111 4th Ave. SE • 306-962-4444 www.eston.ca
Between August 2nd to August 8th, 2021, Kindersley RCMP responded to 34 calls for service*.
Kindersley RCMP responded to a pointing a firearm complaint over the past week. In the early morning of August 7th Kindersley RCMP responded to a complaint of an unknown male pointing a firearm at another male near a residence in Flaxcombe. The suspect male had departed the scene prior to police arrival. RCMP continue to investigate and request that if anyone has any information to contact the local Detachment or Crime Stoppers.
The Kindersley RCMP and SGI would like to remind the public that this month’s traffic safety focus is rural road safety and specifically slowing down on gravel roads. Both SGI and the RCMP are encouraging drivers to slow down,
keep a grasp on the wheel and maintain distances between vehicles on the gravel roads. Fast fact: gravel roads without posted speed limits are 80 km/hr, but this is for ideal conditions only.
Between August 10th and August 16th, 2021, Kindersley RCMP responded to 37 calls for service* including locating and arresting a 26 year old Alberta male who was on a Canada Wide Warrant. The male was stopped by Kindersley RCMP members after he had failed to stop for RCMP members in Outlook and Rosetown. The male was charged with seven new charges including being in Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, and Operating a Motor Vehicle While being Impaired by Drugs. The male remains in custody.
Other calls for service included,
but are not limited to, two vehicle thefts, a report of fraud, two motor vehicle collisions with minor injuries, a report of a break and enter at a residence and several traffic complaints.
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 1800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitting a tip online at www. saskcrimestoppers.com.
Online Crime Reporting can be accessed at: https://ocre-sielc.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/saskatchewan.
*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.
West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre Inc.
OUTREACH SERVICES
We now have established Satellite Offices in two surrounding communities. On Tuesday, there is a counsellor in Kerrobert and on Wednesday, there is a counsellor in Eston
Please call 306-463-6655 to make an appointment.
Kindersley RCMP arrest man wanted on Canada Wide Warrant
This custom-built 1968 Ford Mustang 427 Coupe was on display during Tisdales Sales & Service Ltd.’s STARS Fundraiser on August 11th. A BBQ, Car Show and local first responders gathered in the parking lotto help raise funds and awareness for STARS’ fleet renewal campaign to replace its ageing fleet of helicopters. | PHOTOS BY KATE WINQUIST
WEEK OF AUGUST 1 TO 7, 2021
WEEK:
ARIES
You’ll have to make time for your family. Your children or elderly parents need you. You won’t hesitate to give them your full attention and display your devotion. Love will be felt deeply by sharing small moments.
TAURUS
You might go back to school, or at least sign up for a brief but rewarding course. Even though it’ll require considerable effort and you don’t have much time to spare, you’ll reap the benefits very quickly.
GEMINI
At work, you’ll likely put in some extra hours and be paid handsomely for it. This extra effort will earn you a promotion and put you in the good graces of upper management. In your love life, romance is in the cards.
CANCER
ACROSS
If you’re about to make a fresh start in your professional life, you’ll finally be on the path to a rewarding career. Your salary will be impressive and allow you to save more. Most importantly, you’ll be able to loosen up and find happiness.
LEO
1. Holepunching tools
5. Pod vegetable
You’ll be inspired. You’ll manage to define your priorities and visualize your future. You’ll have a realization about a new path to follow, and you’ll have the opportunity to learn about a new culture.
8. Wool eater
12. Send away
13. Coat sleeve
14. Cockeyed
VIRGO
15. Nails
16. Chat
TO
17. Slender
18. Sleep
You’ll have to organize an event in accordance with safety restrictions. It’ll only takes a few words to restore the peace with those around you. In your love life, changes need to be made in order to strengthen your connection.
LIBRA
20. Homework
22. Relieves
36. Per 37. Pier
39. Keepsake 41. Slip-up
43. Practical
WEEK OF AUGUST 8 TO 14, 2021
ARIES
Your sense of esthetics will reach new heights as you create one masterpiece after another in your daytoday life. Your patience will pay off for one reason or another, and you’ll be able to work some magic in your relationship.
TAURUS
You might spend part of the week at home. If you have young children, you’ll have a lot of responsibilities on your plate. A situation at home will require your attention. If you’re single, you’ll have a surprising encounter.
GEMINI
You’ll have a lot of running around to do, and it could take longer than expected. Don’t turn down invitations to relax and have fun from friends and family members. You need to let go. Selling your house would be quite profitable.
CANCER
2. At what time?
3. Advertising symbol
You’ll find solutions for financial problems, even small ones. Don’t hesitate to consult friends and professionals so you can get all the facts straight. You’ll receive funding for a project.
47. Slanted font
LEO
52. Angler’s tool
53. Approves, shortly
55. Filled tortilla
56. Storm
only once.
4. All right: hyph.
5. Costumed parade
6. Distinctive time
You’ll have a lot going on in the weeks ahead, and time will fly by. You’ll put your imagination to good use. At work, a project will soon be worth its weight in gold. You might need to get some rest to better channel your energy.
WEEK OF AUGUST 15 TO 21, 2021
23. Postage item
24. Fido’s foot 25. Volcanic discharge
26. Affirmative vote
27. Dent
29. Golf gadget
30. Conducted
31. Play part
32. Which person?
35. Fights back
38. Common ailment
ARIES
WEEK OF AUGUST 22 TO 28, 2021
ARIES
You might decide to plan an intriguing getaway. You need a vacation, and you’ll need to prepare for it well in advance to make it happen and ensure it’s an unforgettable experience.
40. NYC opera house 42. Honolulu hello 43. Motivate
TAURUS
Emblem 45. Snakelike fishes 46. Skedaddle 48. Tiny particle
Big projects always come with a bit of anxiety, but perseverance is the key to success. Don’t be afraid of change; it’s good for you. Your emotions will be running high, so remember to take a step back and calm down.
Volcanic flow
50. Frosted
GEMINI
51. Middle 54. Jest
Before making a decision that affects several people, it’s important to consult them and get their consent. At work, you’ll likely reach a beneficial agreement after a long negotiation process.
CANCER
It’s time to take care of yourself. By changing some of your habits, you’ll have more energy and be able to share your love of life with others. However, some effort will be required to restore your health.
LEO
You’ll find yourself in the spotlight. You’ll take charge of a group or stand up for your community. You’ll prove to be an important figure to those around you, which will do wonders for your selfesteem.
VIRGO
Avoid burning the candle at both ends, especially if your health isn’t great right now. All it takes is reconnecting with a loved one to create memorable moments. You’ll discover a new approach to spirituality that improves your wellbeing.
TAURUS
You’ll need to upgrade your wardrobe for work. With new clothes and a fresh look, you’ll be more confident in your ability to do business. Creativity is a good tool for professional development.
GEMINI
You’ll be in charge of a major meeting at work or a large family reunion. Your composure will fuel your accomplishments and even lead to resolutions. With a bit of planning, almost anything is within your grasp.
CANCER
As you complete a training program of some kind, you’ll clearly redefine your career path so that it better aligns with your goals and values. A quick getaway might be organized at the last minute.
LEO
You’ll feel like you’re on an emotional roller coaster. Take the time to talk with loved ones about what’s on your mind. Their openminded responses will surprise and calm you. Change brings its own host of concerns.
VIRGO
You’ll be promoted after a colleague resigns. A new lifestyle will lead to some great and, at times, surprising accomplishments. Relatives will invite you on a short trip that will go a long way to recharging your batteries.
57. Great success 58. Across 59. Otherwise 60. Product pitches 61. Concocted
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.
Fee 28. Fodder 33. On a boat 34. Feather accompaniment
SCORPIO
A multicultural project in your community will capture your attention. You’ll also sign up for one activity after another. Despite your shy and reserved personality, you’ll follow through on your ideas and achieve your goals.
SAGITTARIUS
It takes time and patience to realize your dreams. After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Collaboration is a great tool to advance your projects, ambitions and goals. Sometimes, it’s necessary to tear things down in order to build.
CAPRICORN
At work or elsewhere, you’ll have to exercise your patience to reach an agreement. You can’t keep bickering with people. If you have a legal matter to settle, you’ll likely win your case.
AQUARIUS
If you’ve been struggling with health issues, your doctor will finally find the right treatment. At work, you can expect a promotion. Your significant other will have some tender, romantic words for you.
PISCES
You’ll be proud of a significant achievement. You might save someone, even if it’s just by listening to them at the right moment. This will earn you their eternal gratitude. However, someone else might take advantage of your generosity.
7. Walk leisurely 8. Blob 9. Nighttime hooters 10. Singing group
Even though time is in short supply, your perseverance and determination will lead you across the finish line. At work, you need to enjoy what you do in order to feel like you belong. Some reflection on the matter is required.
LIBRA
Some vipers
Sacred song
Final letter 21. Initial for Superman
Regardless of any restrictions in your area, there’s bound to be an event in which you have to deal with numerous people. Your expansive imagination will allow you to create a masterpiece, much to your amazement.
SCORPIO
Time is in short supply, and you’ll have no choice but to remain organized. You’ll need to let go of a fair amount of stress afterward. Additionally, it’s a good idea to take some time to reconnect with old friends.
SAGITTARIUS
You might want to take a little vacation before the end of the summer. Pay attention to the details involved in a longterm or workrelated project. Afterward, you’ll let your hair down and have some fun.
CAPRICORN
Emotions will be running high, and you might overreact. Be careful with money, as you’ll be tempted to make a few impulse purchases. If you treat yourself, do so in moderation and try to be reasonable.
AQUARIUS
After a promotion, it’s a good idea to buy new clothes to match your new position. You’ll invest in your image for both personal and professional reasons. You want to look good in any situation.
PISCES
You’ll find yourself with several fires to put out. You’ll be generously rewarded for your efforts though. For example, you might get an impressive promotion. Your love interest will express some form of commitment.
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If you have young children, you’ll be focused on the backtoschool season. You might end up moving or make major changes to your home. If you’re single, it’ll be love at first sight.
LIBRA
You won’t hold your tongue, and you’ll give voice to opinions that others are keeping to themselves. This will end up correcting an unpleasant situation. You’ll find solutions when faced with a precarious financial situation.
SCORPIO
HOW TO PLAY:
Careerwise, there’s a good chance you’ll be courted by the competition. You’ll likely run around trying to help a family member. As for matters of the heart, someone close to you could make a declaration of love that leaves you stunned.
SAGITTARIUS
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.
5. African animal, shortly 6. Citrus beverage
7. Land 8. Urban problem
9. Got word 10. Become a member of 11. Powdery
It’s time for a fresh start. A new job or a new direction in life is on the horizon. You’ll be excited about all the opportunities that come your way. In your love life, there won’t be a shortage of romance.
29. Parlors
Spurned
Dirty Harry, e.g.
Abel’s mother
CAPRICORN
Cozy place
____ Quixote
Revere
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.
You’ll need a second cup of coffee before you start your workday. If you’re dealing with health issues, you’ll find the right treatment to give you the quality of life you desire. Stress can be a source of energy at times.
Poison
AQUARIUS
Change, as text
Sing like the Swiss
Signs
You’ll have no choice but to confront the obstacles in your path. You may have to negotiate with several people at once, which could be stressful. You’ll develop new friendships and expand your social network.
PISCES
Sharp-witted
Admiration
Witch
Either at work or elsewhere, things will feel urgent and like they needed to be done yesterday. A few people close to you will get you to take a step back. It’s a good idea to set a longterm goal for yourself or your relationship.
Heaven
VIRGO
Consensus and harmony aren’t easy to achieve with some people. In particular, avoid talking about money with family members. After a turbulent period, restoring the peace requires a lot of patience.
LIBRA
At work, you’ll be responsible for dealing with a variety of urgent situations, and you’ll have to walk on eggshells around certain colleagues and clients. Tact and diplomacy are needed to help keep the peace. The same is true in your relationships.
SCORPIO
It’ll require a lot of effort to accomplish everything on your todo list. You’ll likely be applauded for one reason or another. All sorts of people will praise you for a particular accomplishment.
SAGITTARIUS
Spending quality time with your family requires a fair bit of energy, but it also brings a feeling of gratitude. Your loved ones will feel confident around you, and you’ll be the focus of their attention.
CAPRICORN
You’ll have a lot of errands to run, and your kids could have you playing chauffeur. Don’t forget to figure out where you’re going before you hit the road. You’ll finally hear from someone living abroad.
AQUARIUS
You’ll have a few loose ends to tie up with your bank. You’ll also get some clarity about matters of the heart. Good communication skills can work miracles in any circumstance. Learn to be more assertive.
PISCES
You’ve got a busy week in store. You might even take up a new sport with a great deal of enthusiasm. Your love life will feel like an exciting adventure. As for your work, you’ll find new ways to consolidate your income.
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Sure-Fire Streaming:
The Losers – Available On Netflix
This comic book adaptation is – in my opinion – one of the most underrated movies of the last 15 years or so.
It’s a spectacular tale of revenge, betrayal and unlikely friendships. When a CIA special forces team is left for dead by their bosses, they decide to get their ultimate payback.
On the outs with the odds against them, they mount an offense against the agency, and try to defy expectation.
Director Sylvain White – known for far lesser fare like Slender Man and Stomp The Yard – assembles a cast that would be considered A-list now.
If this film wasn’t a sign of things to come for Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, and Holt McCallany, I don’t know what else you’re looking for.
It’s a fantastic vehicle for all of them, and the fact the script was co-written by director Peter Berg – Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon – makes the film all the better.
It’s comic-book stylings and bombastic entertainment value are really something not to be missed.
Definitely, Maybe - Available On Netflix
I went to see this adorable little picture on Valentine’s Day in 2008, and I spent more time blubbering at this movie than paying attention to my date.
It follows a political head honcho who tries – sometimes sadly and sometimes spectacularly – to explain his looming divorce with his precocious 11-year-old daughter.
In a film where perhaps dad shares way too much, it’s also a pretty fantastic character study on relationships and how they shape us throughout time.
Writer-director Adam Brooks –who also wrote the criminally-underrated Wimbledon – creates a film with huge re-watch value.
In the early days of Ryan Reynolds’ career, this was a work that showed our goofy Canadian savior is more than just a pretty face, and
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we also got to know Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin even better.
With an incredible female supporting cast that included Rachel Weisz, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Banks, this one is basically irresistible.
Permanent Midnight – Available On Prime Video
If you can watch this little-known indie and not have a serious emotional reaction, please go to the hospital. There’s something wrong.
The sheer shock of seeing Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson star in a dark drama as junkies should be enough to make your spine tingle.
Based on a book by Jerry Stahl, this is a serious meditation on his life and drug addiction.
It follows the comedy writer as he fights to overcome his heroin habit, and all of the trappings and pitfalls that come with it.
Stiller gives an unequivocally career-best performance as Stahl, and you’ll be aghast watching him go all-in here. Wilson, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley and Fred Willard are all fantastic also.
It’s a difficult watch, but man, is it ever one of the most affecting experiences you’ll have. It’s a great chance to see Stiller and Wilson definitively leave their comfort zones.
Rocketman – Available On Netflix
Begrudge me for it, I don’t care. But I really didn’t see all the hype about the much-discussed, Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody. Sure, Rami Malek deserved the Oscar, but it was am otherwise bythe-numbers biopic.
So to see Rocketman, an unflinching, honest portrayal of Elton John be so raw was refreshing.
This musical – and fantasy film – about John’s life, musical career, struggles with addiction and difficulty with his sexuality really left no stone unturned.
It seamlessly goes from toe-tapping delight to heavy drama at the right points, and it interchanges atmosphere, songs and moods within the frame of the film seamlessly.
Taron Egerton is absolutely perfect as Elton John, and Jamie Bell is perfect cast as Bernie Taupin. But the supporting cast – Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard among them – is also on point.
It’s unapologetic, bombastic, and a delight through and through, even if it deals with some tough subject matter.
It is a complete, honest look at John and everything he is and was, and the film is better for that fidelity.
Joe – Available On Prime Video
It’s no secret Nicolas Cage is one of the most divisive actors working, and has been for what feels like forever.
Somewhere around 2010, he started making unbearable, low-budget direct-to-DVD films, and it was difficult to watch. And yet, in 2013, he released this gem that no one saw, and rightly so. We were expecting the worst, but this is actually one of his best films.
Based on Larry Brown’s novel, Joe follows our titular ex-con, who meets a 15-year-old boy with a difficult home-life. He becomes a role model of sorts to the kid, and feels a need to protect him, even if it means putting his own freedom in jeopardy.
Director David Gordon Green – responsible for everything from the 2018 Halloween reboot and Boston Marathon drama Stronger to Pineapple Express – really blew me away with this dramatic effort. Cage is fantastic, but it’s young Tye Sheridan who really owns the screen in this effort. It’s a movie no one’s seen, but that you should get on immediately.
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Swirl Cafe hosts sidewalk pop up event
Blanche Sept (Cocks) Feb. 18, 1931 - Aug. 15, 2021 With much sadness and heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Henry’s beloved wife and our dear mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She slipped away peacefully with her loving family at her side. Blanche was born on the family farm near the Leader Ferry, to David and Esther Cocks. She leaves behind to continue her humanitarian acts of kindness; her Husband Henry Sept, Children: Pam (Bill) Busby, Donna (Arnie) Dillman, Jackie (Dean) Mertin, Garth (Tabatha) Sept, Wade (Deb) Cocks, Grandchildren: Bob (Natasha) Busby and Wade (Natashia) Busby, Austin Dillman, Vanessa (Les) Beebe, Dallas, Chloe and Dawson Mertin, Brooklyn McLean and Kade Henry Sept, Great grandchildren: Chace, Jamie, Wyatt, Riley Blanche, Leo, Norah. Blanche will also be sadly missed by her two sistersin-laws Alma Sept and Marilynn Sept. Mom was the 7th child in her biological family. Her mom passed away when she was just 7 months old. She then was raised by her aunt and uncle being the 7th child of that family as well. Blanche was the last living member of both loving families.
Blanche and Henry were hometown sweethearts. They married March 26th 1952. She was
the ideal farmer’s wife: gardening, canning, having meals on the table when Henry came home, taking out delicious meals to the field, plucking geese and producing kids that could operate farm equipment. They spent 69 wonderful years of marriage. They were truly each others best friend and very seldom did anything without each other. They loved to square dance, camp, travel, curl, visit family, check crops, spot geese and deer hunt. Quite the date nights!
In the Sept home, family is priority number one. Their children, grandchildren and Great-grandchildren are their pride and joy. We are so fortunate to grow up supported by mom’s love and devotion. If her family was involved in any sporting or club activities you could count on Blanche being on the side lines glowing with admiration. She stayed keenly interested as they grew and basked in her love and concern. Mom was the glue that kept our family connected. Always providing opportunities for us to get together to celebrate special holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. On many occasions we were joined by guests that were new to the community or those who did not have family near by. Even though Mom was kept busy raising her own
four children, on several occasions a child would enter our lives that needed a family. Mom opened her heart and welcomed all into our home as long as they were in need of a family environment and motherly attention.
Blanche was not only a spectator; she was a participator. She spent many hours volunteering for the benefit of her family and community. She took leadership roles in 4-H, CGIT, Cubs, Sunday School, teaching square dancing, quilting, Eastern Star, Western Senior Citizens Auxiliary, and meals on wheels, just to mention a few.
Mom, you are free of the bonds that held you back. You are now free to move around as you wish and speak the words that have been trapped inside of you. For this we are so happy.
Mom, you are a precious gem and God needed your sparkle in Heaven and for you to shine and sparkle on us and the rest of the world. You are deeply loved and are dearly missed.
Those who wish to remember Blanche with a donation, may do so to the Dr. Noble Irwin Foundation at Sandhills Credit Union, Box 249, Leader, SK S0N 1H0.
To offer condolences to the family, or to view the link to the livestream, visit: www.binkleysfuneralservice.com
Hayley Fayanc was greeting customers at the Kindersley Coop Food Store with a bright smile. She was collecting donations for the Breast Cancer Foundation and providing information to anyone who was interested. | PHOTO BY JOAN
Swirl Cafe hosted their first sidewalk pop up event on Saturday, August 14. Two entrepreneurs, including Artsi Angi Handcrafted Jewelry (above) and Little Perez displayed their wares in front of the Cafe and Cattle Boss Butchers was situated across the street. | PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN
McDONALD - The family of Cassie McDonald is sad to announce her passing on August 17, 2021 at the age of 101 years.
Cassie was born on May 2, 1920, the fifth of eleven children born to Titus and Rebecca Becker of Clavet, SK. The early days of Cassie’s life were spent working on the farm and helping with her brothers and sisters. At a very early age, she found music as an outlet to help her endure the hardships in her life.
While working on the McDonald farm at Bickleigh, Cassie met her future husband, Elton Mc-
SALKELD - Robert (“Bob”) George Salkeld, a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, friend, and neighbour, passed away on July 26, 2021, in Ladysmith, BC, at the age of 96. Bob joined his beloved wife Jessie just two months after her passing on May 22, 2021.
Bob was born in Brock, Saskatchewan, to Joseph
Donald, who shared her interest in music. Elton and Cassie were married on November 26, 1939. They ran a successful mixed farm and raised five children. They along with other relatives and friends played music for many functions and dances in the area for many years.
After Elton’s passing in 1981, she continued to farm with her eldest son Darryl until retiring to Rosetown in 1993. Cassie then volunteered by assisting the activity director at the lodge, taking who she called “the old people” to various functions and shopping even though she was roughly the same age. Cassie was instrumental in forming the Rosetown Fiddlers, both fiddling and playing the piano for the group. She also joined the Odds and Ends singing group and the Seniors Choral Group, playing the piano for both groups as they entertained throughout
and Laura Salkeld on January 25, 1925. He was predeceased by his wife Jessie, his son Devery, and his brother Hudson.
Bob will be lovingly remembered by his sister Evelyn Kowitch, daughters Kay (Mike) Ramsey, Linda (Ron) Tucker, and daughter-in-law Lorie Salkeld, his grandchildren Aaron (Hifumi) Ramsey, Shona Creighton, Devin (Darcie) Ramsey, Matt (Heather) Salkeld, Drayton (Leila) Salkeld, and Jessa (Ian) Peers and 11 great-grandchildren.
Bob enlisted in the Canadian Navy on April 3, 1943. After his training, he joined the crew on the HMS Puncher (aircraft
Elsie Wormsbecker
the late David Wormsbecker,
of 93. Keeping her memory alive are her 5 children; Sandi
away at Heritage Manor in Kindersley Sask. on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the
Brian (Darlene), Cindy (Jerry), Tim and Bonnie. Mom was blessed with 9 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Mom is also survived by 2 sisters; Jean and Lorraine and many nieces and nephews. In keeping with Mom’s wishes no funeral was held. A graveside family gathering was held in Saskatoon Sask. We will miss you Mom.
the community. Cassie enjoyed yard work and could often be found in the garden and the flower beds. She was a fantastic seamstress frequently using the Western Producer to make her own pattern pieces. She enjoyed quilting and made many quilts, both crazy quilts and intricate designs for family and friends. A woman of many talents, she also took up painting later in life.
Cassie was predeceased by her husband Elton in 1981, her eldest son Darryl in 2016, her son-in-law Dale Brown in 2015 as well as her parents and all of her siblings.
She is survived by her children Darwin, Deara, Delma and Dociel and their families, daughter-in-law Phyllis, 10 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
carrier) as a helmsman and sailed out from Esquimalt BC on June 9, 1943. The HMS Puncher ferried warplanes to North Africa and England. Bob served in 6 convoys to Soviet Union Ports and took part in raids on German-occupied Norway. Bob and his crewmates got a tattoo in every port.
Bob took compassionate leave from the Navy after his father passed away in order to run the family farm. He was on his way home on the HCMS Halifax when they encountered a U-boat on the surface and picked up the first German Submarine to surrender.
After Bob returned from the Navy, he married Jessie, and they farmed at Brock for over 70 years. Bob was also a school bus driver for 27 years. Bob and Jessie retired to Vancouver Island in 2015.
Bob and Jessie travelled to many places both on the continent and
FUNERAL SERVICE
for Audrey Becker will be Saturday, Aug. 28th 11:00 am at St. Paul’s United Church. Lunch to follow at Kindersley Senior Centre, 115 - 3rd Ave. East.
The family would like to thank Dr. Dave Ledding for his care of Cassie over the last 35 years and the management and staff at Orange Memories for their excellent care of Cassie in her last few years. A special thank you to Dr. Debra Genesis and the nursing staff for their excellent care during her final days at the Rosetown hospital and thank you to Amanda Starosta at Shanidar Funeral Services for the guidance and compassion shown to the family at this difficult time.
At Cassie’s request, no service will be held. Anyone wishing to may make a donation in Cassie’s memory to the Alex Ositis Foundation, P.O. Box 1251, Rosetown, SK, S0L 2V0 or STARS, Hangar 21, 2475 Airport Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 1M4. To send online condolences please visit shanidarfuneralservices.com.
Arrangements entrusted to Amanda Starosta.
overseas and spent many years as snowbirds wintering in Yuma, Arizona and Osoyoos, B.C.
Bob was a Mason and belonged to the Kindersley Masonic Lodge No. 86.
Bob enjoyed watching sports on T.V., especially hockey, baseball and curling. He liked fishing, building and flying model airplanes, reading, listening to music, shooting a game of pool and enjoying a glass of scotch.
Those who knew Bob admired him for his strength, his work ethic and his generosity. He made a difference in so many people’s lives. Memories of Bob will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.
Interment of Bob & Jessie will be held at a later date in Brock.
Memories, stories, and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www. firstmemorialduncan. com for the family.
years, 1 month, 20 days
Jean passed away July 19th, 2020
Funeral Services will be held Saturday August 28, 2021 at 2pm at St Olaf Lutheran Church in Kindersley.
In Loving Memory of
Jean Isabel Kehrer
93
Beloved wife of the late Bill Kehrer, and mother of Cheryl (Randy) Seefried, Brian (Diane) Kehrer, Judy (Brian) Hauser, Cindy (Don) Burnett, & Trevor (Patti) Kehrer.
Arrangements entrusted to the Kindersley Community Funeral Home & Crematorium
Elsie Elfreida Wormsbecker 1928 – 2021
beloved wife of
passed
age
(Virgil),
