Liebenthal’s little house on the prairie
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
If you’re driving through the hamlet of Liebenthal, you may have noticed a mural of the Sandhills painted on a tiny old yellow house, along with a sign, posting directions to the Sandhills. The house is on Eastern Sunrise Farm’s property, where new owners, Kyla and Kent McCallum and their 7-year-old daughter Reese reside. Kyla and Reese were the artists who painted the eye-catching mural.
Some locals in the area may remember the house was originally owned by Joe Wagner, who rented it to Leonard and Rachel Hammel and family.
Kyla immediately fell in love with the property when it came up for sale; it was just what she was looking for! The family moved from Calgary, Alberta, to Leader nine years ago, where Kent is employed, but they were looking for a project farm. Now they have made Liebenthal their home and increased the hamlet’s population to eight.
“People on their way to the Sandhills would stop and look at the old house, so I thought we would give them something more to look at,” Kyla said, “We figured the little house served as a great canvas, but I also want-
ed to do a mural with welcome to Liebenthal on it.”
Kyla recently finished painting the Welcome to Liebenthal mural on the south wall of the little house. Her masterpiece features Liebenthal’s symbol, the love bird, since Liebenthal means ‘love valley.’ Reese did the finishing touches on the mural, adding flowers and plants.
Two antique benches provide a peaceful resting spot for people who are making their way to the Sandhills, which are located 17.5 km east on the dirt road and 4 km northeast.
“This farm is built by us, as a family, but is being used as a learning experience for Reese (aka The Boss Farmer),” Kyla said. “We’re working hard to build it and have her gain skills along the way in her horticultural journey.”
Those skills help facilitate her daughter’s homeschooling experience. “I love that I can customize things to suit her needs,” Reese’s mom noted. The couple has transformed one of the farm buildings into an indoor basketball court for their daughter and her friends to enjoy. With the help of her mom, Reese is acquiring many new skills on their farm. “My grandma and mom
had an antique store, and I had my own photography business for eleven years before we moved to Leader,” Kyla said. “I want to teach Reese all that I can.” Kyla grew up in a home business, so it feels natural to pass her skills and knowledge on to her daughter.
This spring, the youngster was busy planting corn and pumpkins on their property, which proved to be a challenge during the hot weather, when they had to haul water. However, Reese isn’t discouraged because like all farmers, she knows there’s always next year. And next year, she wants to plant crabapples and chokecherries for a future u-pick, as well as sunflowers. And the pumpkin patch will be bigger and better than ever.
“She likes crafting,” Kyla said. “She likes the same things I do. We have a sewing room, and my mom is an artist, so we have an art painting collection. I love it cause it helps her learn different techniques.”
Meanwhile, in the sewing room, Reese has made a large collection of scarecrows.
“She sewed the crows herself,” her mom said. Reese used her mom’s sewing machine to sew the crows
and stuffed them all with straw she had collected and dried. “She made little accessories for the scarecrows. They’re super cute!” Kyla said. The accessories included eyeglasses made out of twisted wire. The 7-year-old finished crafting her birds in a week and a half, along with some
painted wooden watermelon slices that her mom cut out on their band saw. Then off she went to sell her wares at the young entrepreneur’s market in Leader.
“She did really well and sold them all except for one,” her mom said. Reese attached the crows to sticks so they could be used to decorate a garden, flower pot or fence.
When Reese isn’t showing people around their property, she is posting entries on the Eastern Sunrise Farm Facebook page.
“It helps with her reporting and creative writing skills,” her mom explained.
You’re really missing out if you haven’t seen this charming 7-year-old flash her smile and sparkling eyes as she invites people to like her page.
She’s also becoming somewhat of a history buff as she unearths treasures hidden in her garden and displays them in glass jars lined up along the walls of the little house. One of those treasures was a shoe sole made by the Holtite company. According to her research, it was manufactured pri-
or to 1937. Both Reese and her mom envision the little house as the perfect space for a museum. While the little house has been decorated with murals on the outside, the inside is being cleaned out of all debris (meaning bird poop). But after all their hard work is done, they’re planning to transform it into a museum someday soon.
“We love history, and the history of this area is so plentiful. We’re hearing so many really awesome stories about individuals that used to live in the little house or grew up near it,” Kyla explained.
Talking to Kyla and Reese was especially interesting since I grew up on a farm near Liebenthal and attended school there. As they shared all their future plans with me, I just had to ask Reese one more question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Reese’s immediate reply was, “A farmer ... a chicken farmer”. And the twenty-one chickens in her chicken coop can all attest that she’s off to a good start.
Reese sold her stuffed scarecrows and wooden watermelon slices at the market in Leader.
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Fire dept. receives donation for education trailer
BY JOAN JANZEN
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The Better Together group presented a cheque to the Kindersley Fire Department on Tuesday, August 16th, which will go towards the department’s Education Trailer. The cheque represents half of the proceeds acquired from Better Together’s Canada Day celebrations, which were held at Baker Park.
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The 41 foot trailer is equipped to simulate three different types of fires, educating children and adults on how to respond in each of these scenarios. In the fully furnished bedroom, children learn how to check the door for signs of heat, prevent smoke from entering the door, and how to escape through a window. The lesson is clearly presented with smoke billowing into the room.
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witness an electrical fire, and chemical wash bin fire, once again being instructed on how to correctly respond. In all of these scenarios, the children are able to call a mock 911 dispatcher.
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The fire department contributed to the festivities by operating the dunk tank at Baker Park. They also had their newly constructed Education Trailer available for children and adults to tour.
The second illustration takes place in the trailer’s mock kitchen, where kids see an oven fire take place. More importantly, they learn how to correctly respond. In the trailer’s third room, children
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
The donation received from the Better Together group, in the amount of $696.00, will go towards the Education Trailer, which is currently receiving a design package, with the names of sponsors as a prominent feature of the design. Contributions by sponsors help maintain the trailer, cover its operating costs, and enable the trailer to be shared throughout Saskatchewan.
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Marge Bailey, on behalf of the Better Together group, presented a cheque for $696.00 to fire chief, Jeff Soveran,
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During the Canada Day celebrations at Baker Park, adults and children visited the fire department’s Education Trailer. Here a volunteer learns how to correctly respond to a simulated oven fire.
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Occasionally you may find a news headline that is unintentionally funny, such as this one found in England’s Daily Echo. “Stolen prosthetic arm discovered in a secondhand shop”. Or this headline: “Warehouse worker packing stress balls punched his boss in the face”.
Other headlines state the obvious ... “Federal agents raid gun shop, find weapons”. And then there’s headlines like the following one, that just don’t make a lot of sense: “County to pay $250,000 to advertise lack of funds”.
When Saskatchewan’s You Tuber, Quick Dick Mc Dick (QDM) featured his latest comic news report, he didn’t need to utilize a comic’s favourite tool - ex aggeration. And you’ll soon see why.
He begins by telling about Saskatchewan’s fi nance minister taking a private plane to attend a
Chamber of Commerce luncheon in North Battleford. The 8-hour road trip cost taxpayers $8,000, because the finance minister wanted to make the trip in a timely manner in order to get back to her constituency in Humboldt.
News anchor, QDM informed his viewers of
transactions causing the largest sale of legal handguns in Canadian history. Then he comes up with a permanent loop hole to keep these empty shelves from being restocked. We’re banning RCMP vetted legal purchases of handguns while planning to remove mandatory minimum sentencing for those charged
power is produced daily because Sask. Power doesn’t publicly release this data, claiming it would “be disadvantageous business wise”. QDM summarized the situation. “So we’re going to phase out our Canadian coal powered generation and switch to wind and solar. And when they’re not producing enough whener from the US, which useser. We’re phasing out coal generation here in Canada, and putting Canadians out of work, just to turn around and pay a $52 million/year tariff and then buy coal fired power from the US where there’s no such thing as a carbon tax. Am I taking crazy pills here?” QDM asks. Terrazzano from CTF said: “I think there’s two things Canadians expect.ship to use some common sense. And we need our leaders to have respect for our taxpayers’ money.” Our leaders seem to forget theylic servants, employed by
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BY MADONNA HAMEL
I don’t want to be a bad ass. Nor do I have any desire to have my work seen as kick ass. And I don’t need balls. Nor do I feel the urge to tell certain people to grow a pair. I have used such terminology on occasion. I’m guilty of trying on certain words to see how they fit, to register their effect. And the truth is, I might feel a rush for a second, but it doesn’t last. It turns out, well-placed wisecracks expressing zero tolerance for fools and bs, don’t lift me out of the fray, they hurl me into the heart of it.
I love Eugene Peterson’s definition of “spiritual” as “mature”. Spirituality is not a little segment of life over here while emotions and thoughts and actions live over there. It’s the posture we take toward life as a whole. I’m paraphrasing here, but his point is: there is a spiritual solution to every problem and it’s the mature choice.
I am trying to listen to my conscience and respond to difficult people and situations in a mature manner. And that about does me in for the day. It’s so much easier to use the popular school-yard bully language of degradation to get back at someone who doesn’t
see things my way. But my darn conscience asks of me that I use the mature method of listening and responding to someone who is obviously suffering from fear. Frankly, it’s a rare person who can do that. (About as rare as stumbling on a freshly opened evening primrose, which only blooms one night a year. I’ve seen one in eight years. Which just about matches my record for mature, calm responses to irate people.)
People, in large numbers, and from opposite directions, are getting angry about the SAME things, in both Canada and the Sates, and reports show a kind of insane horror B-movie quality to much of the behaviour.
Extremely-extreme polarized flag-wavers howling from the side of the road sound just like town hall “progressives”: They both warn that the country (in Canada and even mores in the States) is going to hell, as we speak. You can scroll through your preferred news outlet broadcasting your preferred version of truth. And they both use exactly the same words, like: “If you don’t fight for your country you won’t have a country worth fighting for.” Or “They” (the woke pro-
gressives and the goodol-days conservatives) “are taking away our freedoms. Our rights. Our choices.”
Of course, the choices we make and the rights we defend and the freedoms we yearn for are different in nature. Priorities fluctuate wildly. Which brings me back to Eugene Peterson. He was in the midst of translating the bible into a language local Montana cowboys and country folk could appreciate when he got a call from Bono, the singer, saying he had a backstage pass for him. He was performing nearby and would pay for his flight because he really wanted to discuss his books with him. Peterson declined, he was still working on his translatation and was about to tackle the major prophets. “But Gene,” said an interviewer, retelling the story, “It was Bono!” To which Peterson replied, “But Dean, it was Isaiah!”
When did we prioritize smart-ass remarks, bad ass behaviour and kick ass performance over civility, conscious action and mature comportment? I mean, I know we all move through those phases when we’re teens as we try to assert ourselves, discover our limits and create boundaries.
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But when did being an ass get the reverence conscientiousness deserves? When did grown adults replace being kind and considerate with getting rich and famous ( or belonging to an entourage of the rich and famous) as a life goal?
What got me writing and thinking about this, again, is a book I’m reading called “Across That Bridge,” by the late American congressman and civil rights servant of the people, John Lewis. For those who don’t know the story, Lewis marched alongside Martin Luther King on many occasions, including the time they, and hundreds others, tried to cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in Alabama. Lewis was beaten with batons by police almost died due to his injuries.
But it isn’t just what Lewis writes that moves me, it is Andrew Young’s words about Lewis that struck me.
Young, another fellow marcher and civil rights worker from the sixties, now a UN ambassador, called Lewis “The conscience of the US Congress.” Who on earth deserves that moniker today? And does anybody even want it?
A loose canon hurling cheap shots won’t get called a“conscience”. Nor will the “clever” or “smug” or “righteously superior” among us. No. It requires self-containment, discernment, calmness and clarity to be a “conscience.” And willingness. And, above all, it also requires a desire to earn that name. It requires a belief that to be named thus would be the highest honour.
John Lewis also spoke in Washington in 1963, where and when Martin Luther King Jr.,was introduced as “the moral leader” of the American nation. Today, the word “moral” is either
an unhip, judgemental buzz-kill, or considered the sole property of a private club who has God on its side.
To have developed a conscience, to adhere to a moral code is a sign of maturity. And yet popularity seems to be the unabashed driving force behind so many cultural and political leaders these days. John Lewis was a humble man. And humble men have a way of humbling us. In the final pages of his book Lewis doesn’t exhort us to be bad asses. He calls for us to make love a priority.
“Hold only to Love,” he writes. “ Clothe yourself in the work of love, “ he writes. “Anchor the eternity of love in your own soul.” Because, as King said, over and over, we don’t have like each other. But we must love each other. Or, having made asses of ourselves, we will die fools.
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Eston is raising mental health awareness
BY JOAN JANZEN
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The Eston & District Health Care Committee is hosting an event on Thursday, August 25th, to raise awareness regarding mental health issues in their community. The event will be held at the AGT Community Centre in the Olorenshaw Farm Services Mezzanine, kicking off with a free pizza meal and refreshments at 6:00 p.m., provided by Central Plains Co-op.
Following the meal, Carmen Ledding from the Canadian Mental Health Association in Rosetown, will be the featured guest speaker for the workshop. Carmen is also the facilitator and contributor of H.O.P.E. Learning Centre, a virtual CMHA SK platform. She will be presenting an educational session on depression.
“Many people are overwhelmed with knowing where to go for help, and part of that is dispelling the stigma around mental health,” Carmen explained. “It is so important for
us to know when someone is struggling and that there are helpful counselors and mental health education resources that are there to help us cope in our day to day. Working on our mental health is a daily practice and it is so important to know there is help around us in rural Saskatchewan.”
Topics discussed will include recognizing the signs and symptoms of depression in ourselves and others, healthy ways to cope through trying times, and first steps to take if you are concerned about yourself or others. The Eston & District Health Care Committee realized the importance of these topics after the events of the past several years.
The committee consists of three councillors from the Town of Eston, three RM councillors, the manager of the long term care home in Eston, and one member at large, explained Matt Toner, councillor with the Town of Eston. Matt is one of the councillors on the Health Care Committee.
The committee has been in place for many years, conducting farm stress workshops in the past. Now it is, once again advocating for the needs of the community.
“One of our members attended a SUMA convention,” Matt said. “There were lots of different sectors of government talking about mental health. Whether it was policing or social services, it was kind of the main theme of the whole conference. That information came back to our committee, and we felt we could make a difference.”
The event is open to the public and participants can request additional resources from CMHA Rosetown. The workshop will apply to anyone having concerns about mental health.
“We’re hoping to have a good event,” Matt concluded. The community of Eston hopes to host additional presentations in the future to raise awareness of mental health.
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Hawks going all out to land Bedard
BY BRUCE PENTON Sports Columnist
Shinygolden baubles sometimes make people do some funny things.
For instance, Connor Bedard is the shiniest golden bauble currently playing junior hockey and he will be eligible for next summer’s National Hockey League amateur draft. As a result, Chicago Blackhawks are doing some funny things to try to increase their chances of putting the North Vancouver native into a Blackhawk uniform.
Like trading their No. 1 sniper, 41-goal man Alex DeBrincat, to the Ottawa Senators for a mere draft pick. Like allowing top-six forwards Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Strome to become free agents. Like dealing the No. 3 draft pick from three years ago, Kirby Dach, to Montreal for a couple of draft picks. Overall, five of Chicago’s top eight scorers from last year are gone. (Brandon Hagel was dealt to Florida late last season.)
It seems the Blackhawks’ organization asked itself “How bad can we be for the draft of 23?” and the answer has been “let us count the ways.”
The Blackhawks were fairly bad in 2021-22, finishing sixth in the seven-team Central Division with a 28-42-12 record. A rebuild was definitely called for, but most teams don’t undertake a reconstruction
in such an obvious manner.
And, of course, because of the NHL’s draft lottery setup, there’s no guarantee an historically terrible season will win them the rights to Bedard, the 17-year-old Regina Pats superstar some are comparing to Connor McDavid. The team with the worst record in the NHL gets a statistically better chance to win the No. 1 draft pick, but the 11 worst teams who missed the playoffs in 2021-22 will have sort of chance, albeit slim for most of them, to move up to No. 1.
Some of Chicago’s remaining pieces, such as veteran all-stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, are said to be expecting the next shoe to drop before the season gets underway or before next year’s trading deadline. Playoff teams with a chance for the Stanley Cup might pay handsomely for a player like Kane, and Toews offers untold veteran leadership.
Meanwhile, hockey fans in the Windy City, a ‘happenin’ town’ where not much will be happening on the ice, will have to grin and bear it during 2022-23, as their team gets to the bottom of the NHL standings early, and likely stays there.
Bedard, meanwhile, will go about his work with the Pats, and be helpless to determine his professional hockey fate. If it’s with the Blackhawks, the Chicago plan worked. If it’s elsewhere, Blackhawk fans may
be wearing brown paper bags to games well into the future.
• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline. com, on Cowboys owner Jerry Jones long-winded media scrum to open training camp: “His way of reminding the world again that he’s the star of the franchise. The most dangerous place anyone can stand is between Jones and a camera.”
• Marshall Stuart, via Twitter, after the Tigers’ Derek Law became the first pitcher to allow a homer, commit an error, hit a batter and throw a wild pitch in a single relief appearance: “Is that the Nuke LaLoosh hat trick?”
• Jack Finarelli, on his sports curmudgeon.com website, on Deshaun Watson returning from his six-game suspension for sexual misconduct on Oct. 23, in the midst of the NFL’s ‘appeal to women month’: “If he decides to ‘wear pink’ for those games, that decision could easily find itself in the Hall of Fame of Bad Decisions.”
• Steve Simmons of Sunmedia: “I have decided to adopt the Lou Lamoriello game plan for my life: Have a five-year plan that changes every day.”
• Comedy writer Gary Bachman: “Jets QB Zach Wilson invited WR Braxton Berrios over for dinner last night. Wilson passed the mashed potatoes and Berrios dropped them.”
• Jack Finarelli again, on games between non-contenders: “A series between the Pirates and the Rockies is as meaningful as serenading a corpse.”
• Another one from Bob Molinaro: “During its coverage of the Little League World Series, ESPN asks players cutesy questions, such as, ‘What’s your dream job?’ During a recent regional game, the answer from 11-year-old Missourian Brody Jackson flashed on the screen as ‘chicken nugget taste tester.’ And like that, a star was born.”
• Alan Shipnuck of the Firepit Collective, on the lawsuit filed by three LIV golf members who tried to get a court to allow them to play in the Fed-Ex Cup playoffs: “ (Had they won), the three plaintiffs would have died from frostbite in Memphis in August because of the frigid reception from their peers,”
• Comedy writer Paul Lander, via Twitter, on Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr.’s 80-game PED suspension: “On the upside, he’ll be available for next year’s Kentucky Derby.”
• Thomas Carrieri of LostInBostonSports.com, via Twitter, on kids eating free whenever the Red Sox win: “The good news about this season is the Red Sox are single-handedly ending childhood obesity.”
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Growing Through Grief: All the Firsts
BY ANGELA CLEMENT
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One of the toughest things I have found in dealing with my grief is facing all the firsts. When people talked about the firsts, I don’t think I ever really understood. I have had losses in my life before but nothing was to prepare me for the loss of my husband, my best friend of 35 years and having to experience all of the change.
There have been lots of firsts in the past 8+ months. The first Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthday, etc. It’s not just all the holidays or special days either. It’s the first time you eat in a restaurant alone, camp alone, travel alone, walk alone, sleep alone, or buy groceries alone. Just imagine now that every single one of those firsts have their own plethora of thoughts and emotions attached to
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them. It is actually overwhelming and exhausting.
Why is there such a big deal made about all the firsts? Well I find myself trying to figure out what to do with that day, moment, experience going forward. You realize you can’t celebrate it the way you did before because it won’t ever be the same. You can’t ignore the fact that your loved one is not there but it’s difficult to acknowledge or express that they are gone. Part of you can’t figure out why everyone else is just going ahead and celebrating while you can barely comprehend making it through the day. The firsts are the most uprooting, complex, incomprehensible, gut wrenching experiences I have ever had to endure. As part of your grief, you feel it over and over again for as long as it takes to experience all these things at least once. There is always something
that is going to come up emotionally. I tell you this because I think we all need to understand the challenge. It is real. I must also tell you that people do grow through it and I know many that have transformed their lives through what seems like insurmountable pain. How do they do it?
To transform the pain I have learned that you have to face the firsts head on. Some firsts you can see coming and you can plan for them and some will sur-
prise you. When the emotions well up inside, try not to resist. You must feel it, be patient with it and sit with it. Sometimes you will try to get super busy. That’s not the answer long term as it just masks the pain. Sometimes you ignore it or push it down. That will not work. It is like holding a beachball under the water. After a while it will fly up in your face. I find the best is to surrender to it. I cry, write, draw, talk, listen to music, punch a pillow, run or walk. I feel all of the emotion for as long as needed. I suggest making a point to grieve. Make the time sacred. Letting go of resistance will allow you to feel better. Eventually you will begin to recognize when your emotions are building and you will find ways to release.
After releasing the emotion, it’s important to fill that gap left from your release. Find things you love to do, things you can look
forward to or things you can do to help others. Seek things that give you purpose. These things will fill the emptiness. If you can’t think of anything that you love, try remembering what you loved to do as a kid and see if you can rekindle what lights you up inside. When you let go of the pain, you also give yourself room to feel more of the essence of your loved one which will actually bring you towards a stronger, more honoring, loving connection with them. Hope for a new joyful life will emerge as you are able to navigate the gap between the world before your loss and the world after. Make commitments to the future. You will never forget your loved one and they will always be there loving you through all of your firsts and beyond as you continue along your new journey. You can reach Angela at aclementvm@gmail.com
your own bouquet at Tramping Lake
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
A field of flowers is waiting to be picked at Ferguslea Floral Gardens, located on a farm southwest of Tramping Lake, Sask. Owner/operator Leanne Kohlman registers bookings for afternoon or evening dates for groups wanting to come out and create their own bouquets.
“So far, everybody has absolutely loved it. They really enjoy picking the bouquets,” Leanne said. People in the area appreciate having the floral gardens close by, where they can spend a weeknight picking flowers. Moms, daughters and grammas enjoy picking together, groups of friends and clubs will take the opportunity to get together, or new moms with their babies will push a stroller along the pathways.
“The reason I do a u-pick is I really don’t like making bouquets,” Leanne admitted. “I like the idea of people coming and picking what they like.” The picking usually begins at the end of July, and the flowers continue to bloom until the first frost. “Last year was my first year, and I had people picking all the way until October. It was kind of crazy during harvest because I’m pretty active on the farm.”
Leanne and her husband have four children and a farming operation, so she is a very busy lady. When she’s not working in the floral gardens, she is helping on the family grain farm or gardening fresh
fruits and vegetables. When asked how many hours she spends each day in her floral gardens, she quickly responded, “Lots! I honestly don’t know how many hours. During the summer, I’m outside every daysteady.” It takes many hours of work to care for a quarter of an acre of flowers.
“I do 99 percent of the work, but my husband helps with major projects, like setting up the water. This year he built a shaded sitting area for people to hang out. My oldest daughter, Annika, does my social media,” Leanne explained.
After starting up her new venture in 2021, Leanne has incorporated a few new ideas during the 2022 season. A website has been added, as well as private u-pick bookings for groups. The website offers information on how to care for the bouquets so they last longer. The helpful tips include trimming, removing debris, replacing water in vases, storing bouquets in cool temperatures, and using a clean vase.
“I’ve had so many comments on how long the bouquets last because they’re so fresh,” Leanne said.
She also teamed up with This Little Light Photography. Photographer Debra Scholer from Luseland offers a few mini photo sessions in the gardens.
Last year, Leanne watered all her flowers by hand with a hose. This year her husband set up a tank and drip line sprinklers in the plots. “It’s a time saver, that’s for sure,” Leanne
commented.
Even though the gardens received hail damage in mid-July, the plants bounced back really well. “When a storm cloud blows over, I kind of cringe,” Leanne admitted.
“I’ve got booking dates all the way up to mid-September. After that, I’ll watch the weather and update the website constantly on different dates available and how long we can go,” Leanne said. “The flowers are flourishing right now. With all the rain we had this year, the garden looks even better than last year. Most
of the flowers I plant really like heat, so it’s been good.”
Upon arrival, guests are given a tour of the garden, where Leanne points out every flower and gives directions on how to cut them. After the tour, each guest receives a medium-sized bucket and pair of snips, and they begin, while enjoying music in the background. “They can fill their bucket as full as they want. At the end of it all, they get a nicesized bouquet,” she concluded. And Leanne packages up the blooms to ensure a safe ride home.
Kids in Kindersley and Kerrobert love Sprinkles the Clown
BY JOAN JANZEN
Your Southwest Media Group
Children in the towns of Kindersley and Kerrobert received a visit from Sprinkles the Clown on Tuesday afternoon, August 9th, sponsored by Wheatland Regional libraries in both communities. Sprinkles (otherwise known as Adele), made her first stop in Kindersley. Upon her arrival, she parked her brightly decorated vehicle near a park and began visiting with children. Sprinkles is already decked out in her clown outfit before she departs from
her home at Martensville, Sask. and gets out on the road. All she needs to do is attach her bright red nose, and away she goes!
She has several pairs of colourful shoes, all handmade in Mexico. One pair of shoes even matches her car, which makes Sprinkles very happy!
On the stage, she quickly engages plenty of audience participation, inviting many of the little people to come and help her with her performance. She shared several traditional nursery rhymes with her audience, incorporat-
ing humour, magic, puppets and ventriloquism into her act. But Sprinkles didn’t become a clown overnight.
This well-loved entertainer began her clowning career in Lloydminster, where she resided for a decade. As a former playschool teacher and daycare worker for twelve years, her love for children led her into her new profession. It all began when she attended a clown conference in 2006 to gain material for her performances at Bible camp. It was there that she discovered she
possessed quite a few skills required to be a clown.
Now she performs at birthday and Christmas parties, churches, schools, daycares, family reunions, community events, Bible camps, and special events such as the ones hosted in Kindersley and Kerrobert. She has entertained from British Columbia to Manitoba, and has gone as far as the state of Georgia.
Throughout her career she has earned numerous awards. She won first place for balloon twisting in 2011 at a clown convention in Calgary, and third place for Ventriloquism with her puppet Toby at a Clown Magic convention in San Diego in 2012. She also won first place in the 2015 master clown competition at a convention in Virginia.
After enjoying the enthusiastic response of kids in Kindersley, Sprinkles headed to Kerrobert. There she performed in the library’s courtyard, where everyone brought lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the show. Sprinkles brings smiles to kids wherever she goes.
Sprinkles with her puppets. | PHOTO BY JOAN JANZEN
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK
Royal Helium reaches total depth at Val Marie-1 helium well, qualifies for incentive tax credit and will list on London exchange
SASKATOON — On Aug, 16 Royal Helium Ltd. reported that its Val Marie-1 helium exploration well has reached its total depth of 2,596 metres.
“Mass spectrometer and gas chromatography readings encountered significant helium shows with multiple intervals ranging from 5 to 10 meters,” the company said in a press release. “Numerous zones will be completed and tested within the Devonian and the upper, middle and lower Cambrian Deadwood formations. The prospective intervals will be completed and tested along with the Ogema testing this fall. Royal looks forward to providing further updates and results as completions and testing are concluded.”
Andrew Davidson, president and CEO of Royal, said in a release, “Val Marie-1 was drilled into the northern extension of the Bowdoin Dome, a large structural feature straddling Saskatchewan and Montana. The Bowdoin Dome has been successfully drilled for helium in Montana, so we are pleased to find multiple intervals of elevated helium readings aligned with the three main formations where we have helium bearing rocks at Climax and Ogema. While we work on putting the Climax and Steveville wells on production, we look forward to testing and advancing Val Marie and Ogema.”
Shayne Neigum, manager of well operations, added, “We are pleased to find that the Devonian horizons showed significant increases from background levels with the mass spectrometer, as well as our well logs, indicating analogous gas bearing strata with very similar petrophysics to North American Helium’s producing wells. This is in line with our expectations that the Bowdoin Dome is a major source and gas migration driver for the helium produced in Saskatchewan. We look forward to completing and flow testing these stacked shows within the Devonian and Cambrian horizons.”
“Drilling this helium exploration well has qualified two helium permits at Val Marie to now be converted to 21-year leases for Royal. Whilst the objectives of this drilling program were aligned with the goals of the previous programs at Climax and Ogema, the use of directional drilling to explore both permits with one wellbore was unprecedented and a first within the industry.”
Qualified for incentive
On July 26, Royal announced that the Climax/ Nazare project has received approval from the Minister of Energy and Resources of the Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Petroleum Innovation Incentive (“SPII”) program. Under the terms of the approval, Royal can receive up to $4,227,185 in Royalty Tax Cred-
its based on eligible project costs incurred to date at Nazare.
Additional royalty tax credits will be applied for on an ongoing basis for eligible costs associated with expenditures such as the upcoming horizontal wells drilled into Nazare, construction of processing facilities, and all other applicable programs into the future.
Royal anticipates receiving the first credits during the current quarter, with the remainder to come as the project continues to advance. The royalty tax credits are readily transferable and salable within the province. Any transfers and/ or sales will be reported in Royal’s quarterly financial statements.
Davidson said in a release, “We are extremely pleased with the agility the Saskatchewan government has shown in quickly implementing their new Helium Action Plan and how quickly they have been able to process and approve our first submission. An obvious benefit to Royal now and going forward, this program provides Saskatchewan operators with a significant cost advantage over most jurisdictions in North America. All proceeds received or royalties saved by Royal as a result of this program will be re-invested into the continued expansion of our helium production plans in Saskatchewan”.
Listing on London exchange
And on Aug. 17 Royal Helium Ltd. announced its intention to seek a secondary listing of its common shares on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market (AIM) alongside its current listing on the TSX Venture Exchange, subject to the preparation and acceptance of all the requisite documentation. The company has engaged Strand Hanson Limited of London, UK to act as the company’s nominated advisor (NOMAD) on the proposed listing.
On this, Davidson said, “Helium usage and its supply constraints are global in nature, and we believe that expanding our shareholder base to Europe will be beneficial to unlocking the value of Royal’s assets at this pivotal juncture as we move toward production and sales alongside our exploration activities. We are looking forward to the increased liquidity, market size and investor exposure potential of an added international listing.”
Royal will hold its annual general and special meeting of shareholders on Sept. 14, 2022, which will include matters amending the articles of the company in preparation for the secondary listing. A management information circular and related meeting materials will be shortly sent to shareholders and filed on SEDAR at www.sedar. com
WISTE - William Leroy Wiste (Bill) Bill was born in Manitoba on April 28, 1928. As a small boy, they moved to Glendon, AB, where his mother Edith remarried and had three more children, Raymond, Sonja, and Arne. Bill worked on the family farm, as well as logging with horses and milling lumber. It was hard work for a boy not yet in his teens. He had great respect and love for their horses, Bruce and Riley, and the 3 of them were a great team. He told many stories of the hardships of life “in the north country.” In 1947 the family moved to Loverna, SK, where Bill worked in their family-owned Monarch Garage. He moved to Calgary as a young man and found the love of his life,
Bernice Baum. They married in 1950 and returned to Loverna for a short time, later returning to Calgary, where he joined the Calgary Police Service. Their only child Brenda was born in 1957. Bill thrived on the camaraderie of the people he worked with, the connections he made with the community and often told stories of the enjoyable times spent with these people. He retired in 1984 at the rank of Staff Sgt. Throughout Bill’s life, he acquired, worked on and enjoyed many unique, collectable cars, which was a love passed onto his daughter Brenda. They spent many hours together working in the garage, Bill passing on his knowledge to her. After retirement, Bill and Bernice purchased a grand old house, barn, and large property in Loverna, which became their beloved home. Bernice spent several years meticulously restoring the house while Bill, using his vast knowledge, made a well-functioning and enjoyable acre-
age. They planted hundreds of trees and shrubs and had a huge garden, Bill hauling water to ensure success. Together, Bill and Bernice created a beautiful home and property.
Bill and Bernice spent many winters getting away from the frigid prairie weather in California, then southern BC, until Bernice became incapacitated with dementia. Bill looked after her as long as he was able, then, reluctantly placed her in a wonderful care home in Eatonia, an hour and a half away. He visited her often, sometimes staying overnight in their campervan, all while looking after their home and property. Bill was heartbroken to be alone without Bernice. In May 2019, Bernice passed away. Bill remained in their beloved home and was able to look after himself and their property, driving the one hour to get groceries and supplies up until just after his 94th birthday, when his tired heart began to fail. Bill was very frustrated that he
couldn’t keep doing all the things that needed to be done as he was still the same driven, independent man he’d always been.
Bill spent his last two months in and out of Oyen hospital with his devoted daughter Brenda by his side daily. In his final 2 weeks, he moved to Eatonia Oasis Living, where Bernice had also received outstanding care. Bill passed quietly the morning of August 10, 2022.
A small family service was held on August 14 in Loverna, where Bernice’s ashes were placed in his arms for eternity.
He leaves behind his loving daughter Brenda Goodwin (Dale Kallhood), grandson Dale Goodwin (Miranda Skjel) and granddaughter Jesse Goodwin.
Many thanks to Bill’s brother Raymond and wife Sheila for the many “Come for supper!”s and support since Bernice passed.
Also, thank you to the kind staff of Oyen hospital, and especially Dr. P. Muller.
Thank you to the
loving, caring staff at Eatonia Oasis Living.
And thank you to all the many people who touched Bill’s life.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Eatonia Oasis Living would be graciously accepted. Funeral arrangements are in the care of MacLean’s Funeral Home in Oyen, AB. To leave condolences, please go to ofsmacleans.com
Independent Grain and Special Crops Market Analysis
My small town of Eatonia had a second-hand consignment store.
I want to say it opened in the early 1980s.
It could have been in the late 1970s.
I was a young boy then; time was abundant, and dates seemed unimportant. Unlike now, when time is becoming scarce.
The second-hand store was full of treasures for a boy like me.
I was not interested in the various toys, household appliances and children’s clothing.
Nope, I was introduced to the magic of reading at a young age and was seduced by the packages of rolled-up comic books and magazines offered for purchase.
10 for a $1 is what I remember. What a deal!
Inside one of those rolls was Alfred E. Newman and his gap toothed grin on the cover of a MAD Magazine with the heading “What Me Worry?”.
It has been suggested that I would have been better off reading one of the literary classics available; however, Mad magazine introduced me to the buzzword of the 1970s. Inflation.
Forty years later, I still have not read any classic novels (although I watch the Alice in Wonderland mov-
ies multiple times a year. Does that count?), and inflation is still in the news and almost every conversation.
Inflation is affecting everyone on all four corners of the planet. While some are benefiting from inflation, it is catastrophic for others.
Inflation is a product of a complex worldwide economic system where simplistic solutions do not exist. Charlatans and those without a depth of knowledge of the subject offer simplistic solutions to inflation.
Do not believe them.
Instead, hedge against inflation with investments in assets that pro-
tect against the decreased purchasing power of your currency. Farmland, real estate, Gold and Bitcoin are assets commonly discussed.
Each of these assets can be effective for a while; however, the complexity of the world economic system results in periods of differing performance.
Each asset is valued against the dollar, and one must consider each performance on a relative basis. How does one perform against the other?
Today’s chart displays the Bitcoin-Gold Ratio measuring the performance of each against the other as they have consistent quality,
transparent price and characteristics of money that real estate does not possess.
As one can see, Bitcoin has historically outperformed Gold on a relative basis; however, that performance depends on the investment timing.
On October 27, 2021, a buddy asked me if he should invest in Bitcoin or Gold. I highlighted that date on the chart with the yellow dashed line.
My analysis told me that below the ratio of 34.87, Gold was likely to outperform Bitcoin on a relative basis. So far, it has.
I anticipate that Bitcoin will again be an attractive investment relative to Gold and lower my Own Bitcoin/ Own Gold line.
I don’t know IF, and don’t know WHEN. Assets should be evaluated on a relative basis when investing.
How are you hedging against inflation?
Trent Klarenbach, BSA AgEc, publishes the Klarenbach Grain Report and the Klarenbach Special Crops Report, which can be read at https://www.klarenbach.ca/
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KROGSTAD - Janet Marion Krogstad (Krutz) age 49 of Marengo, SK passed away on July 29, 2022. Janet was born on June 15, 1973, in Preeceville, SK. Janet, the third child of Steve and Margaret Krutz, grew up on a farm west of Endeavour, SK, where she spent much of her time playing with the farm animals and exploring the woods that surrounded her parents’ land looking for mushrooms and berries. Her love for animals and nature would remain throughout her entire life as she raised chickens, ducks, sheep, horses, dogs, and lots of cats! As a young
SCHERR - Annastasia (Daisy) Scherr - Our beautiful and beloved Annastasia passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 13, 2022, in Kerrobert Health Center at the age of 91 years (5 months, 21 days). Her long courageous battle with heart failure came to an end. Left to remember and cherish Annastasia are her loving children: Shianne (David), Joan (Rick) and Murray; grandson Matthew; great-grandchildren: Chloe, Connor, Drew, Jackson and Mya; sisters: Doreen Stang and Madeline (Marion) Wargacki; sisters-in-law: Donna Prediger and Liz Prediger; nieces: Marilyn, Debbie, Carol, Cherie and Pat; nephews: Tim, Cory, Wayne, Gary and Lavern; and many great-nieces and nephews and extend-
girl, Janet also spent many hours travelling to auction sales with her parents, who were looking for treasures to sell in their antique shop. This would continue to be a great passion for Janet, who at a young age could spot a terrific deal. Her home was filled with the special finds she found with her parents. Janet attended Endeavour School from Kindergarten to grade 8 and graduated from Sturgis Composite School in 1991. Faith was central in Janet’s life. After high school, she attended the Covenant Bible college in Prince Albert for one year before moving to Kindersley, SK, to live with her sister Corinne and brother-in-law John. Janet’s first job in Kindersley was at Prairie Rose Florist Shop, where she learned to create beautiful floral arrangements. Later, she worked at Home Hardware in Kindersley. While working, Janet completed the SAIST Educational As-
ed family.
Annastasia was predeceased by her husband Matthew; parents Rose and Mike Prediger; her in-laws Sophie and Eugene Scherr; brothers, Edward and Arnold Prediger; granddaughter Janelle Gartner; brother-in-law John Stang; sister-in-law Mary Prediger, and many more extended family members.
Annastasia was born on January 22, 1931, at home in the village of Primate, SK, to Rose and Mike Prediger. She was the second of six children. Her childhood and teenage years were spent playing with her siblings, attending school and church, singing in the church choir, playing guitar and some piano, and listening to her father play the accordion. She loved to sing! Music was her special gift. As a young child, she also babysat and helped ladies in town with housework and chores. She also helped her father in his blacksmith shop with odd jobs. After high school, she attended Luxedo Normal Teaching College in Winnipeg, MB. After graduating, her
sistant course through Prairie West Community College. She started working as an EA at Westberry School in Kindersley and would later move to Kindersley Composite School to continue working with the student she was helping.
Janet married Robert Krogstad of Kindersley on April 29, 1995. They were married in Janet’s childhood church St. James Anglican Church in Endeavour, SK. In late 2002 Janet and Robert started the process of international adoption. In October of 2004, they travelled to China to adopt their 10-monthold daughter Rachel Elizabeth. Janet always said that Rachel was her best Thanksgiving Day present ever. Janet loved being a mother, so she chose to leave her EA position to stay at home with Rachel. In 2006 the family left Kindersley for country living when they bought an acreage out by Marengo. Returning to her farm roots
first year teaching was at Methley, MB, teaching grades 1-8. Missing her family, her second year was at Hampton School near Macklin, SK, teaching grades 1-8, where her brother Edward attended. Her next job was at Bapame Park School District near Fusilier, SK teaching grades 1-7. This is where she met her husband, Matthew Scherr.
We think it was love at first sight for both as they got engaged that Christmas and were married the following year, July 14, 1952, in Primate, SK. She then became a rancher and farmer with her new husband. They lived and farmed with his parents, Sophie and Eugene Scherr, until 1958. That’s when they bought farmland near Fusilier and moved. By then, they had two children: Shianne and Joan; Murray was yet to be born. They lived there their whole life. As a rancher’s wife, she worked long, hard hours outside and sleepless nights during calving time. She did everything, including feeding and watering cattle, fencing, pulling and bottle feeding newborn
on the acreage, Janet put in a garden, planted trees, and raised a variety of farm-yard birds and later got into sheep. Janet’s love of all the animals was passed on to her children as they spent countless hours in the lambing barn and the chicken coop watching the baby chicks. During this time, Janet supplemented the family’s income as an in-home babysitter. In 2009, while pursuing a second international adoption, Janet and Rob were given the opportunity for a private adoption in Saskatchewan. Their second child arrived on Christmas Eve 2009. Janet received a call that their baby was coming, so Janet, Robert and Rachel loaded up and travelled down to Moosomin to be in the hospital for the birth of their second child Joel William, who became the family’s best Christmas present that year. Janet continued to stay at home with the kids and ani-
calves, raising chickens, and even grew a big garden. Nothing was too much for her. She did this while being a loving wife and mother, raising three children.
Mom enjoyed family and neighbourhood gatherings, playing guitar, singing with dad, and playing guitar or fiddle. As they got older, Shianne and Joan would join Mom at local Christmas concerts and events to sing. They were very good.
In her later years, when her arthritis got worse and she was unable to play the guitar, we got her an electric keyboard which she loved. She would play it for hours, singing along. She even recorded videos of her to send to her loving siblings. When she was a teenager, she entered talent contests with her sister Doreen, and they won first every time. One of their winning recordings, “One Golden Curl,” is an existing 78 record! She also enjoyed baking, cooking and even washing dishes!
When Dad died on September 6, 2014, Mom stayed on the farm with Murray. She
mals until the fall of 2015, when she was offered an educational assistant position at Prairie View Hutterite Colony in Sibbald, AB. This became her second favourite job in the world after raising her children. She always said the Colony felt like home, and she loved both the children and their family members.
Janet and her family spent many summers travelling around the province, attending horse shows with her daughter Rachel. Holidays and summer also meant family trips to visit Janet’s parents in Endeavour and later to Canora or the family cabin. She also loved trips to the lake and any special times together with her family. Janet’s life changed significantly when both her parents died unexpectedly in the summer of 2019. In the fall of 2021, Janet was diagnosed with breast cancer, so she underwent treatments until the summer of 2022.
told Murray it was her home and would go nowhere else. Annastasia overcame many struggles in her life, showing courage and strength. She lived a long, full life of deep faith and spirituality, unending hope,
With a good prognosis, she chose to spend her summer visiting a friend in Mexico, where tragically, her trip and life were cut short. She was predeceased by her parents Margaret (Brown) and Steve Krutz, grandparents Inga (Berg) and Henry Brown and Michalena (Lozinsky) and Nick Krutz and mother-in-law Diane Krogstad. Janet leaves behind her husband Robert, children Rachel and Joel, sisters Teresa and Corinne (John), niece Brittany (Jonathan) and nephews Jordan (Meaghan), Christopher and Keenan. She also leaves behind fatherin-law Norman, father-in-law William, mother-in-law Ruth, sister-in-law Sheryl (Bryan) and many aunts, uncles, cousins and numerous friends and coworkers.
The service will be held on September 3 at St Olaf Lutheran Church in Kindersley at 1:00 PM.
and endless love. Her kindness and generosity were never-ending. She was so kind, caring, and loving, and we love her so very, very much. Thank you, Mom, for everything. Rest In Peace.
ALSASK
Saturday, September 3
• Beer Olympics 3.0. Theme: Anything But A Human. For mor infomation contact Emily 306-430-8084 or Katina 306-430-1102 by text.
EATONIA
Saturday, October 22
• Eatonia & District Chamber of Commerce Fall Trade Show 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
ESTON
Ongoing
Eston Lions Swimming Pool Summer Hours Public Swim
Monday-Friday 1:00-5:00 & 6:00-8:00 PM
Saturday & Sundays 1:00-8:00 PM Lane Swim
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6:00 - 10:00 AM
Monday-Friday 5:00-6:00 PM
Hours subject to change due to weather Ongoing
Eston Wheatland Library Summer Programming Ages 5 and up or under 5 with adult wranglers.
Mondays: Lego Day 3:00-4:30 pm
Tuesdays: Quiet Reading Day - All Day
Wednesdays: Sock Puppet Day 3:00-4:30 pm
Thursdays: Quiet Reading Day - All Day
Fridays: Story / Craft Day 3:00-4:30 pm Various stories and related or unrelated crafts.
Saturday, August 27
• Eston Museum Hot Dog and Drink Sales 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (weather permitting). This is a museum fundraiser. Thank you for your support!
Thursday, August 25
• Mental Health Matters: The Eston & District Health Care Committee is hosting and event to raise awareness regarding Mental Health Issues in our area. 6:00 pm at the AGT Community Centre (Olorenshaw Farm Services Mezzanine). The evnt is open to the public and there will be a free pizza supper provided by Central Plains Co-op with presentation to follow.
Friday, August 26
• Eston Museum will be hosting a “Berry, Berry Delicious Dessert Day” from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. Bring your lunch and have dessert on us OR come for dessert at your leisure! Silver collection.
Sunday, August 28
• Eston Lions Pool Free Swim, BBQ Lunch, Fun & Games
Monday, August 29
• Deadline for soccer registration. Forms available at the Town Office. $40, shirt provided. KidSport funding is available (must be applied for prior to registration)
HOOSIER
Sunday Service
• Hoosier Community Church 10:30 am at the Community Hall. Contact Joel Hamm 306-460-7056 or Curtis Kornelson 306-460-7327.
KINDERSLEY
Monday, August 22 - Thursday, August 25
• Klippers Summer Hockey School for ages 5-16. Tuesday, August 23
• Diving Clinic at the Kindersley Aquatic Centre 12:00 - 3:00 pm. Ages 7+. Pre-registration is required. Saturday, August 27
• Kindersley Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Monday, August 29
• Elizabeth Middle School “Meet the Teacher” 6:007:00 pm. Drop in to see your classroom, the school and meet your teacher! Get help setting up our new school-wide communication tool - Seesaw.
• Grade 9 Welcome at KCS 7:15 pm. Meet the staff. Find your classrooms. For students and parents. Tuesday, August 30
• Back to School BBQ & Meet the Teacher at Westberry Elementary School 5:00 pm. 6:30: K-Gr 2 Class Orientations; 7:00: Grade 3 & 4 Orientations. Drop off your school supplies. Friday, September 9
• West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre presents “One Magical Evening” with comedy-magician, Matt Gore “The Ginger Ninja”. Kindersley Curling Arena. Doors open / Cocktails at 5:00 pm. Limited tickets available at Panago Pizza or The Crisis Centre $75 each. Tables of 8 available. Silent auction and raffle tables. All proceeds to benefit Crisis Centre Family & Interpersonal Violence programming.
Friday, September 16
• Iron Horse Klippers Home Opener vs Battlefords North Stars #westcentralwagon September 22, 23. 24 and 25
• Goose Festival Days!
Saturday, September 24
• Kindersley Flatlanders Speedway 3:00 pm Hobby Stock Invitational, Legends Touring Series, Wingless Sprints, Street Stock, Truck Stock. $10 admission. Sunday, September 25
• Kindersley Flatlanders Speedway 1:00 pm Hobby Stock Invitational, Legions Touring Series, Wingless Sprints, Street Stock, Truck Stock. $10 admission.
Saturday, October 15
• Duck’s Unlimited Annual Banquet. Tickets on sale September 1st. Contact Sherry Casswell at 306-4606708 for info.
* Kindersley Clay Busters Trap Shooting every Wednesday (6:30 pm) and Sunday (2:00 pm) at the
Kindersley Wildlife Federation Range. Your first round is on us, each round after that is $5. Contact Jeff Vass 306-460-5373 for more info.
* Kids Summer Camp at Kindersley Aquatic Centre “All Summer Long”. Open to ages 5-10 years. Outdoor games, drees-up days, treasure hunt, story telling, themed weeks and field trips. Lessons included! Pre registration required. For more info 306-463-2081.
LEADER
Marketplace Dates
• August 25, 27
Friday, August 26
• Farewell to Summer Concert featuring 8-time SCMA award winner JJ Voss at the Leader Millennium Gardens. Concession opens 6:00 pm. Concert 7:00 pm. Bring lawn chairs. In case of inclement weather, concert will be held at the Leader Community Centre. Saturday, August 27
• Leader Walking Trail Fundraiser 3km Colour Run. $15/participant. 9:00 am starting at Scott’s Fine Foods with Pancake Breakfast to follow. Sign up sheet at the Leader Town Office.
September 17
• Young Entrepreneur Tradeshow 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Cost $10. Call/text Lee 306-628-7887 for more info. Friday, October 21
• Leader & District Arts Council presents Justin Labrash 7:30 pm at the Leader United Church. Friday, November 18
• Leader & District Arts Council presents Twin Flames 7:30 pm at the Leader Community Centre.
LIEBENTHAL
Sunday, October 16
• Come join us for our 1st Liebenthal German Supper. Seatings at 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm at the Liebenthal Community Hall. Adults $20; 12 & under $10. For tickets please contact Cheryl Eresman 306-6627368, Joan Wagner 306-661-8075, Gerald Wagner 306-628-7677.
MAJOR
Ongoing
• Major Play Pals Pre-School Bottle Fundraiser until September 30. All funds will be put back into our preschool program. Call Megan 780-237-8077 or Bailey 403-700-7145 to make arrangements for pick up.
• Major Play Pals Pre-School is seeking toy donations. Please ensure your donations are clean, in good working order, not missing pieces and appropriate for ages 3 to 5. Call Megan 780-237-8077 or Bailey 403700-7145 to make arrangements for pick up.
