Volume 103, No 21 Serving The Last Mountain Area Since 1908 Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Publishers Lance and Vicki Cornwell Box 340, Nokomis, SK. S0G 3R0 T imes Last Mountain Single copy price: $1.00 Many gathered at Bulyea Hall to enjoy the Norrona Lutheran Church 14th annual Scandinavian supper in late February. The ‘Olsens’ made a special appearance, played by (left to right): Boyd Wagner, Brooke Wagner, Corey Nordal holding Samantha Clay, Maxine Flotre and Anna Wagner (front). See page 10 for story and more pictures. Photo submitted by Corey Nordal. There were cheers and laughter in full measure as Strasbourg Idol 2010 re- turned on March 26, in its fourth consecutive year as a fund-raising event for the Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Daycare in Strasbourg. The daycare is a not-for-profit or- ganization providing young families in the area with safe and accessible child care. Over 100 enthusiastic fans enjoyed entertaining perfor- mances by nine contestants following a delicious steak supper, with ‘mystery des- sert’, silent auction and door prizes keeping things rolling until the competition began. The evening was opened by MC Lance Cornwell with the introduction of the judg- es. Randy Hilderson (Don Hilderman) was first to be interviewed followed by Sli- mon Scowl (Jason Danbrook – back for his fourth ap- pearance in as many years.) Though Allan NotSoGen- erous was expected to be in attendance, surprise guest judge Tom Jones arrived in his place (Kirk Cassell – the reigning Strasbourg Idol 2009). The show was off to an uproarious start with Cas- sell’s rendition of It’s Not Unusual, which set the tone for a fun-filled evening. The first half of the show was kicked off with Angela Magel crooning Coal Min- er’s Daughter. Angela was appropriately costumed in an authentic ‘Loretta Lynn’ outfit, direct from Nashville. She was followed by Fletch- er Parisien’s hard-hitting ver- sion of Talk Dirty to Me by Poison. Next up was Gladys Hoffman, with a return ap- pearance at Strasbourg Idol, singing Elvis’ I Can’t Help Falling in Love. Another country tune was the pick of Jason McEathron, who had toes tappin’ with Moun- tain Music from Alabama. Rusty Perkins (a.k.a. Ross Parkin) rounded out the first half with hilarious charac- terization and great vocals, performing New Orleans is Sinkin’ by The Tragically Hip. Opening the second half of the show in true hillbilly style were ‘Garry and the Jugless Band’ (Garry Fla- vell, Leandra Cameron and Colleen MacDonald), with Alabama’s High Cotton. Powerful vocals combined with quality performance next came from Renee Sher- ratt with Maybe This Time. Justin Uhl’s ‘smokin’ hot’ version of Clarence Carter’s Strokin’ had the audience roaring with laughter. The final number in the set was from Kyle Hanson with a fun Tight Fittin’ Jeans from Conway Twitty that had the audience ‘hooting’ and clap- ping along. It was plain from the outset that the judges’ job would be a difficult one considering the top-notch quality of the performances and the strong vocals, and that prediction turned out to be accurate, as the judges asked for not one, but two rounds of ‘sing-offs’ with Garry Flavell, Leandra Cameron and Colleen Mac- Donald; Rusty Perkins (Ross Parkin); and Renee Sherratt battling it out for the title. After much deliberation, Strasbourg Idol 2010 was awarded to Renee Sherratt. Her name will be included on the coveted Strasbourg Idol plaque, which will hang in the hotel, along with the notoriety and bragging rights that it entails. The evening wound up with the sounds of karaoke as audience members had an opportunity to try out the mics and test their own vocal abilities, perhaps in audition for the eagerly anticipated 2011 Idol competition. Strasbourg Idol 2010 rocks the house to sold out crowd Renee Sherratt, is flanked by judges Kirk Cassell (left) (costumed and performing as Tom Jones); Jason Danbrook, and Don Hilderman (far right); as they present her with the coveted Strasbourg Idol award on March 26 in Strasbourg. Previous winners included Scott Hubick, Elaine Adelman and Kirk Cassell. The sell-out crowd was treated to a variety of music genres and vocal stylings by the performers, culminating in the awarding of the 2010 Idol crown. More photos on page 8. Scandinavian supper attracts unique characters
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Volume 103, No 21 Serving The Last Mountain Area Since 1908 Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Publishers Lance and Vicki CornwellBox 340, Nokomis, SK. S0G 3R0Times
Last MountainSingle copy price: $1.00
Many gathered at Bulyea Hall to enjoy the Norrona Lutheran Church 14th annual Scandinavian supper in late February. The ‘Olsens’ made a special appearance, played by (left to right): Boyd Wagner, Brooke Wagner, Corey Nordal holding Samantha Clay, Maxine Flotre and Anna Wagner (front). See page 10 for story and more pictures. Photo submitted by Corey Nordal.
There were cheers and laughter in full measure as Strasbourg Idol 2010 re-turned on March 26, in its fourth consecutive year as a fund-raising event for the Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Daycare in Strasbourg. The daycare is a not-for-profi t or-ganization providing young families in the area with safe and accessible child care. Over 100 enthusiastic fans enjoyed entertaining perfor-mances by nine contestants following a delicious steak supper, with ‘mystery des-sert’, silent auction and door prizes keeping things rolling until the competition began. The evening was opened by MC Lance Cornwell with the introduction of the judg-es. Randy Hilderson (Don Hilderman) was fi rst to be interviewed followed by Sli-mon Scowl (Jason Danbrook – back for his fourth ap-pearance in as many years.) Though Allan NotSoGen-erous was expected to be in attendance, surprise guest judge Tom Jones arrived in his place (Kirk Cassell – the reigning Strasbourg Idol 2009). The show was off to an uproarious start with Cas-sell’s rendition of It’s Not Unusual, which set the tone for a fun-fi lled evening. The fi rst half of the show was kicked off with Angela Magel crooning Coal Min-er’s Daughter. Angela was appropriately costumed in an authentic ‘Loretta Lynn’ outfi t, direct from Nashville. She was followed by Fletch-er Parisien’s hard-hitting ver-
sion of Talk Dirty to Me by Poison. Next up was Gladys Hoffman, with a return ap-pearance at Strasbourg Idol, singing Elvis’ I Can’t Help Falling in Love. Another country tune was the pick of Jason McEathron, who had toes tappin’ with Moun-tain Music from Alabama.Rusty Perkins (a.k.a. Ross Parkin) rounded out the fi rst half with hilarious charac-terization and great vocals, performing New Orleans is Sinkin’ by The Tragically Hip. Opening the second half of the show in true hillbilly style were ‘Garry and the Jugless Band’ (Garry Fla-vell, Leandra Cameron and Colleen MacDonald), with Alabama’s High Cotton. Powerful vocals combined with quality performance next came from Renee Sher-ratt with Maybe This Time. Justin Uhl’s ‘smokin’ hot’ version of Clarence Carter’s Strokin’ had the audience roaring with laughter. The fi nal number in the set was from Kyle Hanson with a fun Tight Fittin’ Jeans from Conway Twitty that had the audience ‘hooting’ and clap-ping along.
It was plain from the outset that the judges’ job would be a diffi cult one considering the top-notch quality of the performances and the strong vocals, and that prediction turned out to be accurate, as the judges asked for not one, but two rounds of ‘sing-offs’ with Garry Flavell, Leandra Cameron and Colleen Mac-
Donald; Rusty Perkins (Ross Parkin); and Renee Sherratt battling it out for the title. After much deliberation, Strasbourg Idol 2010 was
awarded to Renee Sherratt. Her name will be included on the coveted Strasbourg Idol plaque, which will hang in the hotel, along with the
notoriety and bragging rights that it entails. The evening wound up with the sounds of karaoke as audience members had
an opportunity to try out themics and test their own vocalabilities, perhaps in auditionfor the eagerly anticipated2011 Idol competition.
Strasbourg Idol 2010 rocks the house to sold out crowdRenee Sherratt,is fl anked by judges Kirk Cassell (left) (costumed and performing as Tom Jones); Jason Danbrook, and Don Hilderman (far right); as they present her with the covetedStrasbourg Idol award on March 26in Strasbourg. Previous winnersincludedScott Hubick,Elaine Adelmanand Kirk Cassell.The sell-out crowdwas treated toa variety ofmusic genres and vocal stylingsby the performers, culminating in theawarding of the 2010 Idol crown.
More photos onpage 8.
Scandinavian supper attracts unique characters
10 LAST MOUNTAIN TIMES TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
Norrona Lutheran Church held their 14th annual Scan-dinavian supper in Bulyea Hall on February 27. After 14 years many of the return guests to this supper are quite familiar with the song O Lute-fi sk and were invited by MCs Lloyd and Brenda Small to join in to start the evening. A Norwegian table grace was then sung before the meal was served, led by the ‘multilin-gual?’ Norweegie Brudders. The ‘Olsens’ made a spe-cial appearance this year with some reminiscing about their life together and introduced their ‘family’ to the crowd. Maxine Flotre (Lena) and Corey Nordal (Ole) along with Boyd, Brooke, Anna Wagner and Samantha Clay warmed up the crowd for the main entertainment. There was a special news event with an Olympic theme
as Carol Gorrill and Carol Nordal played news anchors ‘Carol and Carol’ of ‘Nor-rona Television Network.’ They introduced ‘Olympic athletes, most of them from the Scandinavian countries, who detoured on their way home from the recent Olym-pics to take part in our spe-cial evening. Unsuspecting people from the crowd who represented the various win-ter sports during the hilarious commentary and interviews were Cliff Hanson, Joyce Wagner, Cyndee Lovequist, Peter Barry and Wayne Don-nelly. Jim Gorrill, Jon Harvey and Joe Beckett also played a role in the scenario. They were extremely good sports and helped make the evening entertainment very success-ful. The Norweegie Brudders started their 2010 tour with a
Norrona Lutheran Church Scandinavian supperanother great evening
few tunes for the crowd and even had some singing along with one of the favorites. Many door prizes, generously donated, were distributed dur-ing the evening. There was also another successful raffl e, raising funds for our Cana-dian Lutheran World Relief mission project. The Norrona congregation members, who fulfi ll all the duties required to prepare and create an experience of food and fun, must be doing some-thing right as the crowd never gets smaller. See you next year after we have celebrated our 100th an-niversary as a congregation!
Corey Nordal
Photos submitted by Corey Nordal.
Peter Barry (center) demonstrating award winning curlingtechnique.
Mrs. Lavina Thompson, the Lutefi sk chef!
The Lutefi sk meal in progress. Not much visiting right now!
MCs for the evening, Lloyd and Brenda Small give outanother door prize.
Carol Gorrill (left) and Carol Nordal, anchoring the news for the Olympic coverage.
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Changes to how BSE is reportedhealth disease report updated monthly on the agency web-site. Although an information bulletin explaining why the agency was moving in this direction and what changes
it would entail was posted on the CFIA website last August, it wasn’t until Feb-ruary 25 that the new process was put to the test,”
Shaw explained. It’s a given that there will be hiccups when implement-ing new systems and this new policy was no exception. While trading partners, includ-ing the appropriate authorities in Korea, were notifi ed right away, industry notifi cation on February 25 seemingly wasn’t as broad as it had been under the former process. The result was that many in the industry were left out of the loop while those unaware of the reporting changes assumed the CFIA would post a notifi cation on their website as per usual. R-Calf, meanwhile, issued a re-lease fl inging accusations that Canada was hiding BSE cases. Looking back on the Febru-ary 25 experience, the CFIA said that some fi ne-tuning needs to happen around what information is shared and when. Back in 2003, the pro-cess involved the agency is-suing a release, which later evolved into a short notice that would go up on its website, a document shared with industry and trading partners to give
“...Going forward, the agency will continue to fi ne tune its new reporting policy...”
them a heads-up. The agency didn’t do thaton February 25 because thepublic piece was moved to thenew monthly report that cap-tures all animal health diseasesin one spot. Going forward, the agencywill continue to fi ne tune itsnew reporting policy. Whenfuture cases of BSE are con-fi rmed the CFIA will still is-sue a short summary with allthe pertinent details of thecase in real time to key trad-ing partners and governments,and intends to alert a broaderbase of industry stakeholdersthan reached on February 25.The factual paragraph is in-tended to ensure governments,trading partners and industrystakeholders have the same in-formation. If industry gets a call frommedia or stakeholders in theinterim, they will be equippedwith the information to dealwith it. Notifi cation to the OIE isdone on a six-month reportingcycle. Shaw said Canada hasreached a point of credibilityunder the controlled-risk sce-nario that its not obliged to doimmediate reporting on inci-dents of BSE. One of the recommendationsto come out of the NationalBeef Value Chain Roundtablein Calgary March 16-17 wasthat the Government of Cana-da announce all future cases ofBSE in a timely fashion withappropriate information. Source: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
12 LAST MOUNTAIN TIMES TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
Agronomics versus economics The economic outlook continues to deterio-rate for grain producers. As seeding approaches, most crop prices are worsening. That’s certainly the situation for cereal crops. At the end of February, the Canadian Wheat Board released its fi rst estimate of new crop year wheat, durum and barley prices. Those prices were low, but the price projections re-leased on March 25 are even worse. After deducting average Saskatchewan freight and handling, the top grade of spring wheat with 12.5 per cent protein has an expect-ed price of only $4.13 a bushel in the upcoming crop year. That’s down from an expected price of $4.37 in the current crop year. By comparison, spring wheat was $6.56 a bushel in the 2008-09 crop year and a record $8.40 a bushel back in 2007-08. Top grade durum with 12.5 per cent protein is $3.80 in this crop year with a mere $3.53 a bushel predicted for the new crop. In 2008-09, durum was $8.58 and in 2007-08, it hit an amazing $12.42 a bushel. Along with unprofi tably low prices, durum movement has been poor. Producers are going to be left with a sizable amount of the crop that they can’t sell. There will be a huge drop in the acres of durum seeded this spring. Two-row malting barley is pegged at $3.10 in this crop year and only $2.90 next crop year. Two years ago at this time, you could lock in a price of $6.50 a bushel. With incredibly low wheat, durum and barley prices, it will take exceptional yields to cover all the costs. We’re back to the ABC’s for plant-ing intentions, with ABC standing for Anything But Cereals. Unfortunately, most other crops are also
disappointing. Yellow fi eld peas are below $5 a bushel, oat prices have softened, fl ax prices are highly uncertain and mustard prices have declined precipitously. The two bright spots, relatively speaking, are canola and lentils. New crop lentils are being contracted in the 20 to 22 cent a pound range. While down dra-matically from what lentils have been worth in this crop year, it’s still a profi table price. Most producers are using a new crop canola price of somewhere between $8 and $9 a bushel to do their projections. While there’s disappoint-ment that canola isn’t stronger, the crop is still profi table at those values if you can get decent yields. Not surprisingly, many producers in the prime canola growing regions are struggling with whether to tighten their canola rotations. Some producers grow canola every fourth year, in line with recommended agronomic practices. Other producers have a third of their acres in canola each year. Some producers have half of their acres in canola and a few producers actu-ally grow some canola on canola stubble. With canola returns likely to be substantially higher than other cropping options, there’s a strong incentive to throw agronomic guidelines out the window. Unfortunately, as producers tighten their canola rotations, the entire industry could be fl irting with more disease diffi culties. Clubroot in Alberta has been a major scare. As well, there are worries that more virulent strains of blackleg will be promoted. Canola breeding was able to respond quite quickly with varieties that have resistance to clubroot and so far blackleg resistance has held. Producers who have followed recommended rotational guidelines have watched their neigh-bours bend the rules without many adverse ef-fects. Expect more producers to take that path this year. The same will happen with lentils in the southern and central regions of the grainbelt. The experts are warning against growing lentils on lentil stubble, but an increasingly lentils are being grown every second year on a lot of land. This year, more than most, there’s a battle un-derway between agronomics and economics.
Kevin Hursh is a consulting agrologist and farmer based in Saskatoon. He can be reached at [email protected]
Disclaimer: the opinions expressedare those of the writer.
HURSH on Ag Issues
by Kevin Hursh
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Producers will soon have the opportunity to help shape what will become a national volun-tary biosecurity standard for the beef cattle industry. In the coming weeks many producers will be contacted and asked to participate in an on-farm con-sultation. The consultation will allow producers to share from the comfort of the kitchen table or farm offi ce their current ani-mal health related practices with trained personnel who under-stand the importance of animal health to the industry. A series of questions will be asked as part of the estimated two-hour consultation which will serve to benchmark cur-rent animal health practices, enabling the initiative to move forward based on informed dis-cussion. The consultation is the fi rst step of a four part process to developing a national standard for the industry. The intent is to develop a standard that will be cost-effective for producers to
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meet while also contrib-uting to the p ro f i t ab l e marketing of safe healthy food by ad-d r e s s i n g risks pertain-ing to animal health and in some cases food safety.The national consultation will be conducted on a sample population of producers from feedlots and farm or ranch op-erations of varying size. The initiative is being under-taken by the Canadian Food In-spection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Associa-tion, with funding being provid-ed under Agriculture Canada’s Growing Forward. Assisting in this initiative is the Beef Bios-ecurity Advisory Group, com-prised of representatives of in-
dustry, provincial governmentsand academia. A standard hasalready been developed for thepoultry industry and biosecuritystandards are in various earlystages of development for theswine and dairy industries. Thebeef cattle biosecurity standardis expected to be completed byJune 2011, and will evolve onan ongoing basis.
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Here’s a scoop: The To-ronto Maple Leafs won’t win the Stanley Cup this year. Even though they’ve been decent of late (7-3 during one recent 10-game stretch), they are one of about 22 teams in the National Hockey League that have little chance to lift Sir Stanley’s mug in early June. That leaves eight teams that do have a chance, so let’s get right to it: Washington Capitals (3-1 odds): Why they’ll win: They’ve been the best team in the league all year and have the No. 1 player in the league in Alex Ovechkin. Why they won’t: First-place overall is often a bad omen and the Caps’ goaltending can be shaky at times. San Jose Sharks (7-2): Why they’ll win: They’re due. Favourites (and fail-ures) for the past three or four years, the Sharks’ ad-dition of hot-scoring Dany Heatley will put them over the top. Why they won’t: It’s the playoffs! They’re the
Cup talk starts with capitalsSharks! Chicago Blackhawks (4-1): Why they’ll win: They broke through last year and made it as far as the conference fi nal, but young players Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith are one year older, and one year better. Why they won’t: Same trouble as the Caps: Goaltending is a big question mark. New Jersey Devils (5-1): Why they’ll win: Martin Bro-deur is still an all-star goalie and the Devils will at least make the East fi nal, having beaten Pittsburgh fi ve in a row this year and outscoring them 16-3. Why they won’t: Not enough offence. One of the lowest-scoring teams of all playoff contenders. Pittsburgh Penguins (6-1): Why they’ll win: They’re the defending champs and Sidney Crosby just seems like the kind of player who won’t allow his team to lose. Why they won’t: The league has caught up to the Pens (who are winless in nine games vs. Washing-
ton and Jersey this year) and, anyway, Crosby’s already had his big hockey thrill this year, back on Feb. 28 in Vancouver. Phoenix Coyotes (7-1): Why they’ll win: Remember when Tampa Bay and Caroli-na won the Cup on either side of the lockout? Same deal. Breakthrough team of the year, with the NHL’s best coach in Dave Tippett and outstanding goaltending. Why they won’t: Young team may be still a year or two away. Vancouver Canucks (10-1): Why they’ll win: It’s Vancou-ver 2010: The Sedin twins are awesome and goalie Roberto Luongo knows a thing or two about big games. Why they won’t: Worst road record of all Western Conference contend-ers. Detroit Red Wings (20-1): Why they’ll win: Most ex-perienced of the bunch and they’ve been red hot down the stretch, and rookie goalie Jimmy Howard seems to be the real deal. Why they won’t: Big stars are getting long in the tooth and the playoffs are
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a long grind. • Comedy writer Alan Ray, on the trickle-down econom-ics of the NCAA tournament: “The winning school will re-ceive millions from TV rev-enues. The winning players each get a T-shirt.” • Brad Dickson in the Oma-ha (Neb.) World-Herald, after the Lakers’ Ron Artest got his hair dyed blond with the words for ‘defense’ in Hebrew, Japanese and Hindi added in purple: “So why can’t I fi nd a barber who can get my side-burns even?” • Greg Cote, Miami Her-ald: “The Carolina Panthers released quarterback Jake Del-homme, who, during an emo-tional news conference, was intercepted twice.” • Headline at TheOnion.com: “Jake Delhomme misses dotted line trying to sign con-tract.” • Janice Hough, the left-coastsportsbabe.com fun-nygirl: “How bad are the Washington Wizards? They may change their name to the Washington Generals.” • Comedy writer Jerry Per-isho: “Centre Zydrunas Il-gauskas has signed a deal that
will have him playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had to make a tough choice. He could either get a $100,000 signing bonus or have all of the letters in his name sewn on his jersey.” • Point guard Louis Dale of Cornell’s basketball team and its improbable run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament: “We’ve got eight seniors on this team, and we want to take this ride as long as we can be-cause after this it’s just nothing but babies and memories.” • Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, to reporters, on his spring-training workload after getting KO’d in a fall at his home: “I’m supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I’m not allowed to split any infi nitives for at least an-other week.” • Two more from leftcoast-sportsbabe.com: On the defi ni-tion of eternity: “Brett Favre trying to fi -nalize his NCAA tournament brackets.” “We may never know for sure what exactly happened between Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberg-er and his latest accuser. But it
does seem likely that Ben’s ‘dating skills’ are never go-ing to get him invited to be a contestant on The Bach-elor.” • Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “I don’t want to say I’m wor-ried for the Dodgers, but... They recently lost to the Chinese All-Stars. Approxi-mately 29 people in China play baseball. Most people in China would identify baseball bats as Yao Ming’s chopsticks.”
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The Saskatchewan Rough-riders unveiled a plan last week to celebrate their 100th birthday by to dressing up Re-gina’s twin offi ce towers with the team colours. Two massive banners, one with the Riders’new S symbol and the other with the old style S, will drape over the contours of the McCallum Hill Towers on Scarth Street and 11th Av-enue. Organizers expect the banners to be in place by the end of May. “I think it’s pretty hard to think of the province without thinking about the Riders,” said Jim Hopson, CEO of the Roughriders. “For many years we have been identifi ed strongly with the province, even though we weren’t being very successful on and off the
Riders unveil birthday plans
fi eld. Now with our success on and off the fi eld, I think people point to us with pride as a symbol of the province.”Hopson said a lot of activities are planned for the province, including a ‘Where’s Rider-ville?’ competition that will name the Saskatchewan com-
munity that best represents the Roughriders. Part of the celebration will include fi ve Saskatchewan artists who have been com-missioned to create Rider-themed art to display in dif-ferent locations around the province.
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Notre Dame Hounds surprise critics The Notre Dame Hounds surprised critics and pleased fans with their defeat of the SaskatoonContacts in the recent Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League playoffs. The Hounds fi nishedin third place in the regular season with a 30-11-2-1 record, but then went on to win a 3-1 seriesvictory over the Moose Jaw Warriors in the AAA league quarterfi nal. They thensurprised fans with a 3-1 upset win over the second-place Prince Albert Mintos in a semifi nal fi nal game. This is the third- in-a-row Midget AAA League playoff win for the Hounds. Notre Dame competed in the western regional championship in Morden, MB, this past weekend against three other teams: the Pembina Valley Hawks (host), the Manitoba Eastman Selects; and the Northern Ontario Thunder Bay Kings. The winner of the western regional championship will advance to the Telus Cup, April 19-25 inLevis, QC. Notre Dame won the Telus Cup in Selkirk, Man., last season, their fi rst Telus Cup victory in23 years.
News reports say Saskatchewan’s Jordan Eberle is pos-sibly being considered for placement on the Team Canada world men’s hockey team that will play at the championships in Germany May 7 through May 23. Offi cials met in Toronto recently to put together a list of players who may be available for the worlds and Eberle is said to be one of the players under consideration. More seri-ous consideration will be given to the player line-up after the regular NHL season has wrapped up on April 11. Offi cials said Team Canada will head overseas at the start of May, and will supplement their preliminary roster with players elimi-nated from the fi rst round of the NHL playoffs. Jordan Eberle appears to have all the qualifi cations to make the Team Canada roster, after scoring 50 goals and 106 points in 57 games with the Regina Pats this season. He was named the MVP of the 2010 World Junior Championship in Saskatchewan after becoming Canada’s all-time leading scorer with 14 goals. Twenty-year-old Eberle is currently playing for the Springfi eld Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL). Selected in the fi rst round, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, he is a prospect for the Edmonton Oilers. Inter-nationally, he has competed for Canada in two World Junior Championships, winning gold and silver in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
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On Saturday, March 20, Marg Herr was in Lanigan to watch the Lanigan Pirates 2010 Hockey Fun Tourna-ment, in which James, Jesse and Josh Stephan took part. On Sunday, March 21, Marg went to watch the fi nal perfor-mance of the Lanigan Gym-nastics Club. Her grandchil-dren, Taylor and Cody Herr participated.
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Between March 25, 2010 at6:00 p.m. and March 26, 2010at 9:00 a.m., both the youthcenter and the newspaper werebroken into. Entry to the busi-nesses was gained by damag-ing the locking mechanisms ofthe doors. Suspects made offwith an undisclosed amount ofmoney. Lanigan RCMP is request-ing the assistance of the publicto assist in solving this matter. If you have informationabout this or any other crime,please contact your nearest po-lice service or RCMP, or youmay call Saskatchewan CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477,*8477 on SaskTel Mobility,text TIP206 plus your mes-sage to CRIMES (274637) oronline at www.saskcrimestop-pers.com. If your informationleads to an arrest or a casebeing cleared, you may be eli-gible for a cash reward of up to$2,000.00.
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St. Peter’s College and Carlton Trail Regional College are planning to merge into a unique, learner-centered, educational institution that will provide a wide spectrum of university, technical and community programs and classes. The proposed entity will create new and dynamic effi ciencies for the delivery of post-secondary education in the Province of Saskatchewan.
To better meet the needs of the learners, communities and regions served by the proposed organization, SPC is adopting a new governance model that includes the creation of a new Board. Members of the new Board will be asked to provide input and guidance to the College.
St. Peter’s College (SPC) Bylaws provides for membership on the SPC Board by area / sector, individuals at-large and organizations that, in the opinion of the Board, contribute in a signifi cant way to the social, economic and cultural welfare of Saskatchewan; and have a demonstrated interest in furthering the goals of higher education and research at SPC.
The new Board will be comprised of twelve (12) members: the Chancellor; three (3) appointments (i.e., President, Vice-President and one member of the Benedictine Community); and eight (8) elected positions, with three (3) of the eight (8) Board positions being elected from the newly established Senate.
Applications for the Board will be reviewed by the Membership Committee, which will forward its recommendation(s) to a meeting and vote of the Senate and current Board.
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Twenty-fi ve years ago on March 21, Rick Hansen and his team departed Oakridge Mall in Vancouver with a dream: to wheel around the world to make communities more accessible and inclusive for all and to raise funds for spinal cord injury (SCI) re-search. When the Tour returned home to Vancouver, two years, two months and two days lat-er, they had raised an incred-ible $26 million for SCI, and
Rick Hansen celebrates 25th Anniversarymore importantly, awareness about the potential of people with disabilities. Twenty-fi ve years later, Rick Hansen pays tribute to the people who helped him during the most diffi cult part of his journey – the beginning. “I am incredibly grateful to the people who stepped up to help me start the Tour,” says Rick. “I know that without their support and their belief in my dream, I would never have been able to accomplish my goal.”
Today, as President & CEO of the Rick Hansen Founda-tion (RHF), Rick’s commit-ment to his original vision and the continued journey remain strong. Under Rick’s leader-ship, the Foundation has been successful in bringing the spinal cord injury (SCI) com-munity together to fi nd inno-vative solutions and acceler-ate progress towards a cure. The Foundation has generated $200 million towards the fi eld of SCI and has galvanized tre-mendous advancements in the
areas of research and quality of life for people with SCI and related disabilities. In the spirit of the original Tour, Hansen announced the creation of the Rick Han-sen Institute (RHI), which is positioned to grow globally through the 25th Anniversary. RHI will connect people and countries around the world in order to make signifi cant contributions towards SCI research and care. The Rick Hansen Foundation will sup-port RHI and will launch an
ambitious $200M 25th Anni-versary campaign to generate resources for the Institute and other innovations that support the cause. “Just as I started out on a journey 25 years ago today, the Institute is now poised to begin its journey,” says Rick. “And we are committed to working with RHI as it gains momentum to connect with the world and realize its goals of minimizing disability, maximizing quality of life, and fi nding a cure for SCI.”
The early spring is the best time of year to do pruning. The trees are still dormant, but ready to begin rapid growth, so any pruning wounds will heal rapid-ly. For the pruner, it is fabulous to be outside doing any chore pos-sible... just to get you outside. Pruning is the practice of al-tering the form of a plant. The act of pruning does many things including promoting the health of the plant by removing dead or diseased tissues. Proper prun-ing can also help to promote a function like more bloom or a higher production of fruit. By regular pruning you can improve the overall appearance of a plant. Good pruning can also protect your property and those who live there by removal of hazardous branches and by improving the sightlines in higher risk areas. Before you begin to prune it is important to understand the proper structure of the tree you are pruning. Unless you are doing creative pruning (like topiary) it
is a good idea to ensure that your pruning will shape the tree in its natural growth patterns. Keep in mind that you should not prune too much at once. A good rule of thumb is that only a third of the tree should be pruned. If you have a tree that needs some major pruning, it is better to do it gradually over a period of two to three years. To do ‘catch up’ pruning all in one year is very hard on the tree and may in fact cause the rapid growth of suckers that is not desired. Prune carefully and slowly. Plan before you make that cut, as once a limb is cut, there is no going back. Start out by cutting out any broken, dead or diseased branches. It is amazing how im-proved a tree will be by just get-ting rid of the garbage. Next, stand back and take an-other look at the tree. Walk around the tree so you can have a good idea of how it looks from every side. Trees are three-dimensional so need to be balanced on every
Pruning in early springside! Next to be removed is any crossing branches or those that will end up competing with each other in the future. Take into ac-count the expansion of the girth of the limbs with time. Branches that go back into the centre of the tree will likely become a problem in the future. Try to picture the tree in the future. (This is sometimes the most diffi cult part of pruning for the novice pruner!!) Take stock
of what you have already pruned. It is very easy to prune too much once you get going on this job! If you are pruning fruit trees remember that in order to get a good crop of fruit it is essential for sunlight to get into the centre of the canopy. Here on the prai-ries we often prune out the centre completely to allow good light penetration. Enjoy your spring.
Patricia HanbidgeHorticulturist
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ASSESSMENT NOTICENOTICE is hereby given that the Assessment Roll for the Village of Silton for 2010 has been pre-pared and is open for inspection at the offi ce of the Clerk of the Village, until the time for lodging appeals has expired, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesdays from April 6 to May 11, 2010.
Any person who wishes to appeal his/her assess-ment to the Board of Revision is required to fi le his/her complaint(s) in writing along with a $50.00 appeal fee with the Clerk, Village of Silton, Box 1, Silton, SK, S0G 4L0 by May 11, 2010.
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Cupar Plus 50 Club hosted a Kaiser Tournament (3 Spot) on Saturday, March 27, 2010. There was lots of laughter,socializing and food – it was a super group. The winners were: 1st place – Anne Reiss and Joyce Dahroug of Cupar;2nd – Charlotte Hart and Margaret Buckshaw of Cupar; 3rd – Lawrence and Gloria Hepting of Lipton; 4th – Bernie andAlleda Orban of Cupar; and 5th – Lawrence Geber and Tony Lorence of Cupar. Also participating in the fun were: MaryChernick, Lucy Stuermer, Ed Lipinski, Julius Buckshaw, Julius Ban, Mary Ban, Elizabeth Nameth and Alma Tudor, allof Cupar; Richard Goebel and Karen Goebel of Fort Qu’Appelle. Game Coordinators were Joyce Dahroug and AnneReiss. Submitted by Anne Reiss.
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A meeting was held on Wednesday, March 24 to dis-cuss and review the existing Silton Community Hall facili-ties. A capacity crowd fi lled the seniors room at the com-munity hall. Bob Wilson, of the Silton Hall Committee, gave a pre-sentation with regard to in-creasing beach and acreage population, and an increasing of the senior population and the availability of grants. The proposal from the committee was for a centen-nial project for Silton in 2014. In 2009, the community hall was used approximately 482 times. This includes events that could have sold more tickets in a larger hall. The majority of hall use currently is the seniors and the Silton Silhouettes dance group. The Silton Seniors Club has contributed largely to improvements made since 1979, however, there have been no structural changes
to the original building. With the increasing population and changing demographics for the user area, the view is to make changes required for the next 30 years. The consensus of those at-tending was that there is inter-est in further examination in changes to the existing com-munity hall with funding as-sistance and cooperation from municipal, provincial and fed-eral authorities. The Hall Committee pro-posed that a Silton Centennial Building/Planning Commit-tee be set up to consult with user groups and surround-ing communities and prepare more detailed estimates of the projected costs and available resources. This proposal was accepted. A huge bouquet goes out to the community and to all those who attended the meet-ing. The committee greatly appreciated the input and looks forward to working with as many people as pos-sible to help develop specifi c proposals for enhancing this vital community centre. Hope you enjoyed a safe, Happy Easter Weekend!
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KPMG released its 2010 Competitive Alternatives Study last week and it ranked Saskatchewan’s four major cities in the top 20 per
Moose Jaw tops city rankingscent of a 112 city compari-son. And Moose Jaw came out on top as the highest ranked city in the province. In the overall city rankings, Moose Jaw was 11th, Regina 12th, Prince Albert 13th and Saskatoon 21st among all the 112 cities included in the study. The study did not specify why the Saskatchewan cit-ies were ranked in the order reported, but did say that, as part of the larger interna-tional comparison, Saska-toon had a six per cent cost advantage over the baseline score, which represents av-erage costs in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. Canada
ranked second best on a national basis, behind fi rst place Mexico. This was a slight improvement over the 2008 study. Canada now has a fi ve per cent advantage over the American baseline as compared to two per cent in 2008. The 2010 KPMG survey was based on information collected in a six-month period ending in mid-2009 in partnership with the pri-vate sector and provincial and civil governments. The study covered 10 countries including Australia, Cana-da, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Nether-lands, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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FOR RENT– Senior Social Housing. Rent is based on income. For information, contact Nokomis Housing Authority, Box 26, Nokomis, SK, S0G 3R0. 528-2204. 5ctfFOR RENT– Apartment in Strasbourg available May 1, 2010. Phone 771-2051. 21c
LAND WANTED – Look-ing for 1/4 section or smaller parcel of land such as a farm yard/old homestead on which to build a cabin in the area around Bulyea or Strasbourg. Would prefer that the land have fair amount of bush and some sloughs; pasture land is fi ne. Willing to pay up to $53,000.00. If you have any-thing like this and want to sell, please contact me. Susan, Phone: 306-757-6738 Regina. Leave message if no answer. E-mail: [email protected] 18-21pLAND FOR SALE in the RM of Last Mountain Valley #250, NE 14-23-25, 160 acres with 150 acres cultivated. $75,000.00 O.B.O. Also S 1/2 17-22-25 with 320 acres of pas-ture or hayland, $120,000.00 O.B.O. Phone 306-725-4027,Strasbourg, SK. 17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33, 35,37,39pLAKE FRONT LOT FOR SALE– A beautiful sunset view of the island from this 65x120 foot lot located at Is-land View, near Rowan’s Ra-vine. Bordered on two sides by Colorado blue spruce and adjacent to a 20 foot ease-ment, this property has gas, power and telephone run-ning along the property line of this ready-to-build-on lot. $199,900. Call 725-4494. 21-24p(4t)$498,000 Acreage 4 Sale, 10 mins to Saskatoon, excellent 1498 sq ft home + fi nished basement, 10 acres, city wa-ter, double detached garage, barn, set up for horses. Further information and/or viewing appointment at: [email protected] or 306-384-7764. 21p
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HELP WANTEDREAL ESTATE
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FOR SALE– Why Pay More Elsewhere? “Everyday Low Price”. All major appliances selling at cost + $10. Watrous Furniture & Appliances, 946-3542. 25ctfFOR SALE– Entertainment centre, fi ts a 32” TV; couch and chair; single and double beds, like new; garden tiller, like new; Kenmore Heavy Duty washer and Inglis Sterling Series dryer, both in very good shape. Priced right! Phone 528-2185. 21-24c(4t)1975 Anchor 14 foot boat. Convertible top, 50 hp John-son motor, Bergen trailer with new tires. Two fuel tanks, new battery. Very good shape. Tak-ing offers. 306-528-4504 or cell 306-227-5721. 20-24c(4t)Duro E500 shallow well water pressure system, with double piston pump. Older system, in working condition. Taking offers. 306-528-4504 or cell 306-227-5721. 20-24c(4t)FOR SALE– Classic 300 Fi-esta BBQ with side burner and BBQ cover in good con-dition. Asking $50.00. Phone 528-4779. 21-22p(4t)FOR SALE– Piano and bench. Mendelssohn Upright, 48 inches, built in 1921. Very good condition. Holds tuning well. Pleasing tone for Classi-cal, Ragtime, Boogie Woogie, old songs and hymns. Asking $400.00. Phone Kay H. at (306) 528-2135. 21-22p(4t)
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FOR SALE– 1996 Honda Civic two-door. Hatchback, 5 speed standard, Sunroof, Pioneer CD stereo, Excellent condition, sporty. No rust. Highway miles. Ideal for stu-dent or commuter. Gets 42 mpg or better. Asking $3400 and will consider reason-able offers. 484-2246.
21ctfDAVE’S AUTOWRECKING & TOWING– 24 Hr. Tow-ing Service - Auto Club ap-proved. Call us for all your used car and truck part needs- motors, body parts, etc. Small tractor and farm machinery hauling available. Used Cars and Trucks for Sale. Call 306-725-3450. 22ctfFOR SALE– 1995 Ford Explorer, 4 dr., 4x4, auto, good condition, asking $2,900.00; 1985 Dodge 1/2 ton, 318, auto, good farm truck. $800.00; 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix, 4 dr., V6, $850.00. Call 725-3450. 20-23c(4t)
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COMING EVENTS
Craft/Garage Sale in Stras-bourg. Ceramics, ornaments, decorations, paintings, glass, china and art supplies from the estate of Joyce Strauss. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the yellow farmhouse, south side of Erickson Road. Starts 11:00 a.m. sharp, ends at 5:00 p.m. 20-21p‘Come and Go’ Bridal Shower for Twila Worth, April 18, Se-mans Seniors Centre, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. 21cDanceland, Manitou Beach offers entertainment for: April 10 – Bridges Band – 4 pc., country and rock clas-sics; April 17 – The Decades – 7 pc., oldtime; April 24 – Canadian Drifters, Regina, 5 pc., oldtime. All shows 8 to 12 midnight, buffet 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Phone 1-800-267-5037 for info or reserva-tions. Check our website for updated schedule: www.danceland.ca or e-mail: [email protected] 21c
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FOR SALE– 2 year old pure-bred black angus bulls, bredfor calving ease and fed fordurability. Call David or Pat306-963-2639. 16-25cFOR SALE– SimmentalBulls available at Punnichy.There are two red blaze, onetan and one black yearling,all are thick, quiet and sementested. Call Ken Forden 835-2645 (cell) or 835-7597. 21-28p(4-5t)
FOR SALE– Brandt QF 2500 sprayer, 1500 gal. US tank, 100’ boom, auto rate controller, fence row nozzles, dual nozzle bodies with wind cones. Very good condition. Gerry at 484-4437. 21-23p(4t)FOR SALE– Bourgault 850 Centurion II Sprayer, 73 foot, 800 gal. tank, hyd. pump, chem. handler, disc markers, autofold. Call Ray Craswell, 306-725-3236, Strasbourg. 21-24c(4t)FOR SALE– 1998 MF 8140 Tractor MFD, 540x1000 PTO with 895 Buhler – Allied load-er. Phone J. Law, 484-4324. 18-21p(3t)
HELP WANTED – Our GrainFarm Team needs an operatorfor farm equipment, drivingsemi, and helping maintenanceand repair. Contact us at306-725-7036 and we willget back to you. 18-23c(4t)HELP WANTED– We are looking for a Class 1 Driver for the months of April, May and June. Please call Rob at 725-7203. 20-22c(4t)Nokomis Agricultural Society is looking for a secretary/trea-surer. Contact Jacquie Code at 528-4685 or Ken Braun at 528-2254. 20-21cAttn: Local People needed to work from home online. $500/$4500 PT/FT. Flexible Hours. Full Training. Call/e-mail Andrea 1-888-692-4261 / [email protected] 21pD’s Place at Silton now hiring. Opening May 1, 2010 for sea-son. Call Pat at 306-596-3612. 21-23p
BALES FOR SALE– Large, round alfalfa bales, John Deere net-wrapped, located near Semans. Call: 751-4902 (weekdays); 524-4300 (week-ends). 20-23c(4t)FOR SALE – Brome/Alfalfa round bales for sale. Approxi-mately 1200 lbs. $45 each, OBO, near Strasbourg. Call 306-725-4104. 21-22p(4t)
Looking for two wagon wheels, steel or wood. Call Grace at 306-789-9277. 18-21pWANTED – two or three sec-tions of old diamond harrows to use for light road grading. Worn down teeth are fi ne. Prefer to locate harrows fairly close to Strasbourg. Call James Hoffman at 306-584-7548. 21c
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Strasbourg Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Day Care Inc., a government licensed centre, have child care spots available. Call the Day Care to obtain an application and answer any of your questions 725-3321. 21&23&25ctf
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In loving memory ofTom Felton who passed away April 11, 2006.
There will always be a heartache And often a silent tear But always the precious memory Of the days when you were here We hold you close within our hearts And there you will remain To walk with us throughout our lives Until we meet again.
Forever missed and always loved, Janice, Jennifer and Clarke and girls,21c Scott, Chris and Elena
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We wish to express our sin-cere thanks for the cards,phone calls, food, visits andkind words expressed to uson the loss of our brotherand uncle, Paul Edwards.Your thoughtfulness willalways be treasured. Dick and Jean Edwards Vicki and Lance Cornwell Michelle and Rick Sedgwick Donita and Dwight Fichter Holly and Kelly Findling Travis and Tracy Edwards21p and familiesThe Jim Smith family wish tosay a special ‘thank you’ forthe expressions of sympathy,cards, phone calls, gifts offood and fl owers in the loss ofJim Smith, father, grandfatherand great-grandfather. Thankyou to Home Care, Dr. Limand the Nokomis Health Cen-tre staff for the excellent caregiven, Rev. Shirley Kamphuisfor the service, the GovanU.C.W. for the lunch after theservice and Hansen’s FuneralHome for the arrangements. 21pA big thank you for the cards,phone calls, food & fl owersbrought to the house, and alsoexpressions of sympathy onthe passing of Bill Fletcher. Aspecial thank you to: ShirleyKamphuis for her kind wordsand thoughtfulness; organist,Ev Hancock; Lloyd Helgesonfor ‘When Iris Eyes are Smil-ing’; and the UCW for thegreat lunch. We all appreci-ate the care and compassionshown to Dad by the staff ofthe Last Mountain PioneerHome over the past sixteenmonths. Thank you to Han-sen’s for the funeral arrange-ments. May God Bless youall. 21p The Fletcher Family
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FOR SALE – 1989 Van-guard Class A motor home. GM 454 motor, 90,000 km. Power plant, roof air, awning, $10,900.00. Phone 725-4582. 21-22p(4t)
LAND FOR RENT – Two quarters, near Rowan’s Ra-vine Provincial Park. Phone 306-596-5659. 21-22p
FARM LAND FOR RENT
FOR SALE– RM of Mount Hope #279: NW 18-28-21 W2, Assessment 43,600. 160 ac. Alfalfa/grass. Tenders must be received no later than April 23, 2010. Highest or any tender not necessarily ac-cepted. Contact Mark at (306) 528-7901 for more informa-tion. 21-23c(4t)
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The provincial govern-ment has released a report card on the health of the province’s watersheds. “This report brings to-gether the best data available on our water resources,” Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Nancy Heppner said. “It helps us to make decisions about how we use our water and to ensure that our province continues to grow in a sustainable man-ner.” The report uses indicators to assess the current ecologi-cal health of the province’s watersheds, the stress that human activities are plac-ing on each watershed and the management activities that have been undertaken to mitigate those stresses. Each watershed’s condition, stress and response ratings are presented in an easy-to-understand report card for-mat. Based on this assess-ment, the ecological health of four watersheds was rated as impacted, and seven wa-tersheds were rated as hav-ing a high level of potential stress due to human activity, including Upper Qu’Appelle and Lower Qu’Appelle sys-tems, which include the Last Mountain area. The eastern area of the system (Lower Qu’Appelle) is rated as be-ing more highly stressed than the western area. Stres-sor indicators were designed to focus on fi ve issues asso-ciated with human activities: water use, human popula-tion, agricultural infl uences,
2010 Watershed report card released
industrial infl uences, and natural resource extractions. Twenty-fi ve of Saskatch-ewan’s 29 watersheds were rated as having a high de-gree of activities intended to minimize these stresses and improve ecological health. These management respons-es include a broad range of initiatives, from govern-ment-led water conservation programs to individual land-owners’ stewardship efforts.
The purpose of State ofthe Watershed reporting isto provide the informationneeded to effectively manageSaskatchewan’s watershedsand to provide a benchmarkfor future comparisons. Iden-tifying which watershedshave lower health ratings orhigher potential stress levelsdue to human activities willhelp determine where futureefforts and resources shouldbe directed.
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Big Sky Farms has emerged from court-supervised bankruptcy protection, and says it is ready to operate as a viable business. The company sought court protection this past No-vember, saying it was $90 million in debt and needed time to sort out its fi nancial situation with its creditors. The bankruptcy process resulted in small creditors, those owed $4,000 or less, receiving 99 cents on the dollar, while larger creditors re-
Big Sky Pork back in businessceived on 10 cents on the dollar. “The company has fulfi lled all the require-ments described in the plan of arrangement,” Casey Smith, the chief executive offi cer of Big Sky Farms, announced in a news release from the company’s head offi ce in Humboldt, Sask. Big Sky Farms owns 40 hog facilities in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and has been in operation since the early 1990’s.
The Canadian Wildlife Fed-eration is launching a $1-mil-lion Endangered Species Program to conserve at-risk wildlife across Canada and en-gage more Canadians in sup-porting species-at-risk. The new program will help con-serve at-risk wildlife across Canada through research into the causes of decline, and best methods for recovery, educa-tion to engage the public in
CWF launches Endangered Species Program
conservation, support for ef-forts to conserve habitat, and work to help improve govern-ment policies. “Work to maintain or en-hance species-at-risk is a chal-lenge that requires a joint effort among industry, government, conservation organizations and individual Canadians,” says Rick Bates, Executive Direc-tor of the Canadian Wildlife Federation. “The program is
designed to complement other existing programming and ad-dress gaps in knowledge that will help Canadians take ac-tion in conservation.” CWF’s program provides fi rst-order funding to improve knowledge of marine and freshwater species, but will also consider projects address-ing iconic species such as the polar bear, the caribou and the killer whale.
These horses look ready for spring! Photo taken west of Strasbourg.
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“...But then, being a million-aire wouldn’t mean much anyway, if everybody else was one...”
count. In addition, we would get a credit for overpayment, and we’d be millionaires in no time. Of course everybody who had a computer would be making money the same way, and everybody who didn’t have one would rush out to
buy one. This would benefi t com-puter sales, but if ev-
erybody was a millionaire, I can’t imagine what effect that would have on the world’s fi -nancial system. In any case, computers don’t work that way. They’re only interested in saving what they want to, not in saving us money. But then, being a mil-lionaire wouldn’t mean much anyway, if everybody else was one. So it’s just as well that virtual reality is only virtual.
Computers are very good at creating virtual reality. Thank goodness it’s only virtual. If things functioned in life the way they do in Computerland, we’d be in trouble. Computers give things away yet still have them on fi le. You can send the same message over and over to umpteen friends, but it’s still there in your ‘sent’ fi le until you delete it. If real life were like that, it wouldn’t do any good to clean out your closet and give your old clothes away. They would still be hanging in the closet, because in real life there is no delete button. The pile of junk mail you take to the recy-cling bin would still be there when you return, and giving away the ugly lamp you got as a wedding present would not work b e c a u s e you’d still have it, and w h o e v e r you gave it to would try to give it to somebody else and fi rst thing you know it would be duplicating itself all over the world. Mind you, if this business of things still being there after giving them away worked the same way when we pay bills online, it might make the pro-liferation of junk more bear-able. Every time we pay a bill, the money would still be there in our bank account. We could keep on paying the same bill, and every time we do, the amount is added to our ac-
Government may farm outsurgeries to private clinics Saskatchewan’s health minister, Don McMorris, said the province has $10.5 million for 3,000 additional surgeries and 2,500 additional CT scans in the province this year. Mc-Morris said he’s willing to pay private clinics to perform the surgeries and is asking the health regions to research the availability of private clinics in Regina and Saskatoon. On Monday, March 29 Mc-Morris joined a surgeon and a former surgical patient in pub-licly releasing a plan that the Sask Party government says will “shorten surgical wait times and improve the expe-rience of surgical patients in Saskatchewan.” At the Regina news confer-ence, McMorris said the gov-ernment’s commitment is to achieve a maximum wait time of three months for elective surgeries within four years, in response to the fi ndings of the 2009 Patient First Review. In addition the extra funding will support: renovations to enhance operating rooms and post-operative bed capacity; implementation and expan-sion of an electronic Surgical Information System; and oth-er system improvement initia-tives identifi ed in the plan, including a surgical referral website for patients, standard-ized safety checklists in oper-ating rooms and contracting of third-party surgical care to increase the province’s surgi-cal capacity. “Physicians, providers and patients will be critical to our success if we want to truly transform surgical care,” said Dr. Peter Barrett, a Saska-toon-based urologist serving as a physician leader with the initiative. “If we can achieve this in surgery, we can trans-fer what we’ve learned to other sectors of the health system.” The Offi cial Opposition said it doesn’t blame patients for wanting surgeries now, but it doesn’t understand how putting money into two sys-tems will be more effi cient than earmarking extra funds for the public system. “I can’t imagine how hav-ing two systems doing it will be more effi cient,” said NDP leader Dwain Lingenfelter. “We should simply streamline
and use the system we have in place and make it work better rather than having two sys-tems: one on the profi t side and one on the public side.” The Sask Party government said it will only go ahead with this new plan if surgeries cost the same or less in private clinics as they would in pub-lic hospitals.
Elm tree pruning ban in place To reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease, pruning of elm trees is prohibited throughout Saskatchewan each year from April 1 until August 31. Fresh cuts from pruning attract the beetles that can spread the disease, increasing the chance of an infection. The annual pruning ban is in effect dur-ing the time of year when elm bark beetles are most active. Pruning is an important part of regular elm tree care and is encouraged, before and after the annual ban period. Proper pruning helps keep trees healthy and better able to resist disease. The removal
of dead and dying elm wood through pruning also helps to reduce beetle breeding habitat and control the beetle popula-tion. Prompt and proper dis-posal of the pruned wood is essential to keep Dutch elm disease from spreading. Provincial regulations also require commercial pruners of elm trees to have taken a recognized training program or be under the supervision of someone who has. Improper pruning techniques can con-tribute to the spread of many tree diseases, including Dutch elm disease.
Electronics recycling program expand SARCAN’s electronics re-cycling program now allows residents of Saskatchewan to recycle even more electron-ics that would have otherwise been disposed of in a landfi ll. Beginning April 1, in addition to computer equipment and televisions, SARCAN now accepts audio equipment such as home/ car/ portable stereos, radios, speakers, and turnta-
bles, video equipment such asVCRs, DVD players, PVRs,projectors, and cable/satel-lite receivers, cameras, andtelephones. The inclusion ofthese products is expected toincrease the quantity of elec-tronics accepted by SARCANRecycling across the provinceby approximately one millionpounds per year. These electronics will becollected at SARCAN’s net-work of 71 depots and sentfor dismantling at KIN En-terprises in Prince Albert,the Saskatchewan AbilitiesCouncil in Yorkton, EstevanDiversifi ed Services, and eCycle Solutions in Airdrie,AB. These four facilitiesmeet all international stan-dards ensuring that items arerecycled in an environmen-tally and socially responsiblemanner. Electronic equipmentcan contain hazardous materi-als, such as mercury, lead, andcadmium, and if disposed ofin our landfi lls, these danger-ous substances can leach outand contaminate the environ-ment.
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Semans WheatKingsSTEAK FRY
andAWARDS NIGHT
Friday, April 9
Steak Fry – 5:00-7:00 p.m.Awards to follow.
Semans GymAnnual General Meeting will be held June 6, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Raymore Baptist Church
All Sessions Begin at 9:00 AM
Monday, April 12—VOICE
Wednesday, April 14—PIANO
Thursday, April 15—PIANO
FINAL AWARDS CONCERT Sunday, April 18
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at Raymore Baptist Church
A Huge Thank You !!!We have sold our business
and now we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our many
friends and our customers who have so loyally supported us
over the past many years. It has been a great time, and we will
miss you all!
We want to welcome Frank Kim and family to the community and wish
them every success!
Thank you again,
Carol, Myrna, Michael, and all of our families, and staff.
Buykles Store Ltd. Raymore21c
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include your contact informa-tion so we can clarify facts if necessary.
Semans Alphabet Players presents
DINNER THEATREApril 16 & 17
Semans Gym
‘Pirate Island’Three Act Comedy
Wear your island attire!Awards for best costume
Tickets: $25.00/personTickets: $25.00/personTickets aTickets available atvailable at
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The provincial spring runoff update, as of the end of March, says that average snow condi-tions and unusually warm March temperatures resulted in near normal spring runoff condi-tions for the Yorkton region, which includes the Last Mountain area. Assuming near aver-age climate conditions from here to the end of spring runoff, no signifi cant fl ooding problems are anticipated this year. For the Qu’Appelle Valley area south of Yorkton, slightly higher snow pack exists, but again, no serious prob-lems are anticipated. Runoff is virtually complete in the west central portion of the province ranging from the north slopes of the Cypress Hills to Lake Diefenbaker, then northward. This area re-ceived near normal winter precipitation, but water infi ltration was high due to the dry fall and slow melt. Despite a relatively wet fall in the Nipawin region, below average winter pre-cipitation has created the potential for a below average to slightly below average runoff in the Northeast. Winter precipitation in the Weyburn region was normal, and good fall moisture conditions
Spring runoff updatecombined with normal winter precipitationhas resulted in near normal runoff potentialin most of the region. Areas near Regina andMoosomin have a slightly above normal run-off potential. Runoff is well underway in someareas and is receeding in others of the region.Avonlea Reservoir has fi lled and spilled over,while Boundary, Nickle Lake, Moose Moun-tain, and Cookson Reservoirs are expected tofi ll this spring. Continuing freeze/thaw conditions in theSwift Current region in the past weeks resultedin the loss of the remaining snow pack in al-most all areas of the region. As well, similarconditions in the North Battleford region haveresulted in the loss of the remaining snowcover south of the treeline, with little or norunoff resulting. Runoff has peaked and is inrecession throughout the region south of thetreeline. The forested areas of the region stillmaintain a thin layer of snow. Runoff from thisarea is expected to be below normal, with noissues. While runoff is low, most recreationallakes are expected to be within their desirablerange.
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Town of NokomisNotice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Nokomis for the year 2010 has been pre-pared and is open to inspection in the offi ce of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, April 6 to May 6, 2010.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.
Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to fi le his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor, Town of Nokomis, Box 189, Nokomis, SK, S0G 3R0, by the 6th day of May, 2010.
Dated this 6th day of April, 2010.Joanne Hamilton
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Dear Editor: The person who writes Out in left fi eld for your newspaper (March 23) hit a foul ball when he wrote: “he wanted to lay a box of cereal along side of the little twerp... with a pimply little head...” This is a negative deroga-tory statement inasmuch as ‘the little twerp’ is somehow differ-ent from you and me – sub-par, because he has acne. The ‘left fi elder’ is casting aspersions on a certain segment of society (mostly teens) who, mainly due to genetics, suffer from this in-fl ammatory skin disease. No one is critical of other dis-eases such as asthma, juvenile diabetes, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, or autism, but it seems to be sporting for some to de-clare open season on acne. It is implied that the person who has acne is slovenly and care-less when employing correc-tive measures inasmuch as he or she is indifferent to personal hygiene and consumes an abun-dance of junk food. This is not true. Almost all who suffer from this malady are fastidious in washing, and shampooing and are keenly aware of what they
LETTER TO THE EDITOeat. Meanwhile, the over-active sebaceous glands – no respecter of persons – continue their oily secretions. A case in point is the juve-nile hockey player who is self-consciously aware of his acne. Upon daily rising, he undergoes the morning ritual of showering and shampooing. Following a vigorous hockey practice, he showers again and does like-wise following the league game. Three showers a day is pretty good hygiene! But, the next morning – there they are – the same skin eruptions, plus some more. It is extremely dishearten-ing for him and others with the same condition. Acne is a family affair. The parents are perturbed about the misery their children are undergoing. They may blame themselves. The acne of their offspring, they think, may be at-tributable to their questionable gene pool. They take their ado-lescent to a dermatologist to as-certain whether or not the teen is old enough to try ACCUTANE or some other current drug to effect a complexion cure. And then we have Grandma’s sage advice: “When you get older,
your face will clear up.” Cold comfort! To a teenager, a number of years is an eternity of embarrassment and misery. In the meantime, the teen suffers socially. She or he often encoun-ter barbs and cruel nicknames because of their affl iction. Seri-ous outbreaks often mean skip-ping school, a withdrawal from social pursuits, church, school plays, class functions, or non-participation in sports programs, etc. I have heard of cases where the teen with an extremely bad case of acne dropped out of high school. The affected teen often looks with envy upon his or her peers who imbibe in any kind of junk or fast foods, ie: Fruit Loops, double cheeseburgers, bags of salty potato chips, French fries with gravy, fatty meats, cold cuts loaded with nitrates, choco-late bars, ice cream, pie, cookies, cheesecake – all washed down with copious cans of Coke – and they still retain a fl awless com-plexion. They are genetically lucky! In some cases of acne, chronic, deep, long-term reper-cussions such as scarring may ensue. This is especially devas-
tating for young girls and thosein early adulthood. A procedureknown as derm-abrasion to alle-viate scarring may help once thechronic condition has abated. Most all who have sufferedfrom this chronic disease have,through sheer determination andpatience, plus encouragementfrom family and friends, ex-celled in their fi elds of endeavorlater on in life. For example:Brian Adams and TommyHunter are notable in the fi eld ofmusic. But, the most exemplaryperson who overcame a severecase of acne that resulted in deepscarring and who, with an inci-sive mind and educational back-ground, worked his way up inthe political fi eld to become oneof our Prime Ministers, namelyPierre Elliott Trudeau. To paraphrase again the wiseand all-knowing Grandma: “Seeyour dermatologist early, studylike mad, be confi dent, elevateyour self-esteem, and soon ev-erything will work out in theend.”
Eric JeschkeNokomis
Disclaimer: the opinions expressedare those of the writer.
The federal government an-nounced last week that it will not, in the immediate future, be renewing blanket funding to the First Nations University of Cana-da in Regina. However it did of-fer an option: Indian and North-ern Affairs Canada is prepared to invest up to $3M through the Indian Studies Support Program to an eligible post-secondary in-stitution in good standing for ex-penses related to programming for students attending the First Nations University of Canada so that students can fi nish their aca-demic year which ends August 31, 2010. The proposed funding is con-tingent upon such an institution submitting a proposal under the Indian Studies Support Program. And the proposal must fall with-in the guidelines of the program and demonstrate that it meets the needs of the First Nations Uni-versity of Canada’s education programming before funding is approved. “The Government of Canada is committed to supporting First Nation learners and ensuring they graduate with the skills needed to enter the labour market and fully share in Canada’s eco-nomic prosperity,” said Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs
Federal government offersFNUC students option
and Northern Developmnent. “I want to reaffi rm that our govern-ment remains committed to help-ing students currently enrolled at the First Nations University of Canada fi nish their academic year, which ends on August 31, 2010”. Under the current Indian Stud-ies Support Program, eligible ex-penses include those that support the development and delivery of college and university level courses for First Nation students, and the research and develop-ment of First Nation education. Certain expenses are ineligible under this program including core funding, debt payments, and severance pay.
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Glenda and Brian Konschuh of Nokomis, Sask., along with Pam and Geoff Spriggs of Vancouver, B.C. are please to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children, Heather and Richard.Th e wedding will take place on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
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Easter! What a Day! Did that Day pass leaving you un-affected? I trust not. In the bulletin cover at our Church this past Sunday, Bev Williams cites Jesus asking Mary Magdalene, “Whom are you looking for?” This is an Easter invitation: “The Easter stories” she says, “invite us to be open to the dawning of a new day. We must ask the necessary questions, be in-sightful, and have the courage to let go of what was.” In one church, an Easter banner showed a caterpil-lar looking over its shoulder with a quizzical air, and the caption read “Change! Who me?! Similarly, a cartoon shows two caterpillars walk-ing together, and a butterfl y hovering overhead. One cat-erpillar turns to the other and says, “Boy, you’ll never catch me up in one of those things.” While I am not saying there is anything wrong with being a caterpillar, the signifi cant Easter realization is that the caterpillar can no longer stay a caterpillar. The astounding news of Easter is a radical interven-tion. Life can begin again. This news is so astound-ing that it can turn the world upside down. Since the an-nouncement, “He has risen ... he is not here,” the worst that human nature does is not the last Act. From the early moments of history, evil forces have often been seen as out of con-trol in this world. Human life has been seen as a despairing fall away from God toward annihilation. Someone said, “time runs like a fuse running through the fabric of life, and that fuse is burning” [toward a terrible end]. But with Easter, no longer must evil get the victory. God empowers people to work in love and to discover a strength in their lives which transcends the effects of evil in them and this world. By God’s grace they believe, even in the face of death, the best is yet to be. No longer is life a process of ‘marking time’ toward the tri-umph of evil, but a countdown to the greatest experience of life, ‘a new creation.’ Might this not be the ultimate value of religion – measured by the
evidence of triumph over evil? Easter events showing God’s power in the face of death are a hopeful sign that evil is be-ing defeated. Let this good news fi ll our lives today, that Easter might happen for us – with all its implications for rekindling love in our relationships and enabling us to live with joyful hope. “This is the day that God has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” Alleluia!
Submitted byRev. Gerrit Kamphuis
United Church(Lanigan & Nokomis)
Average weekly earnings for Saskatchewan workers continued to rise in January, with a year over year increase of 4.1 per cent. According to new Statistics Canada fi g-ures, Saskatchewan’s average weekly earnings of $828.24 were the third highest in Canada, behind only Alberta at $965.09 and Ontario at $863.07. “Indicators continue to suggest that Saskatchewan will emerge from the global economic recovery as a fi s-cal leader in our country,”
Advanced Education, Em-ployment and Labour Min-ister Rob Norris said. “More importantly, this jump in earnings demonstrates that Saskatchewan workers are directly benefi ting from our strong economic position.” The year over year increase of 4.1 per cent over January 2009 is the second highest growth rate in Canada, behind Newfoundland and Labrador, ahead of Alberta and British Columbia and well above the national average of 2.1 per cent.
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What is a good child-hood? Is it one that is happy? For the most part, yes. But happy in terms of being confi dent about self, rather than happy meaning without any sadness? Par-ents who cannot stand to see their child feeling sad may do them a disservice by trying to eliminate this feeling prematurely. If the child is sad be-cause he or she wants a cer-tain toy, or to watch televi-sion, and the parent gives in rather than allowing the child to feel sad, then this is creating an unhealthy pattern. The child learns to intensify or extend the sadness until they get what they want. As an adult, this per son may feel sad for years awaiting a promo-tion, a certain special car or special house. If, on the other hand, parents use opportunities such as the ones above to explain to the young child
that it is not always possible to have what we want, when we want it, and model for the child productive strategies to use at such times, healthy coping behaviors are devel-oped. “No you can’t watch T.V. now. I know that you are feeling sad about that, so what can you think of to do instead?” We can explain, in language that they can under-stand, that they create their own sadness by limiting their options. Many adults are still stuck in this pat tern. The same applies to con-fl icts with playmates. If we rush in too quickly to come to the child’s defense, or take the issue up with the other parent, we deprive children of a valu-able opportunity of learn ing to communicate to another about the confl ict, and fi nd a way to resolve it. The other extreme is not helpful either – when a child comes to an adult with a problem he or she is expe-riencing with a playmate or sibling, and is told to go away and stop tattling, this does not teach problem-solving skills. These are complex skills which traditionally have not been taught. This is why relationships struggle and offi ce poli tics present continuing problems in adult life. We were never
taught that confl ict is a nat-ural part of life, nor taught to deal with it in ways that may move past it with trust and respect for one anoth-er. Grudges held toward others, whether family or co-workers, are testimony to our rather restricted un derstandings about hu-man feelings and behavior and our lack of models of positive communication pat terns. This is no one’s fault, it is simply where we are in our evolutionary development. But we now know there is such a thing as peaceful confl ict resolu-tion. Perhaps our generation is on the leading edge of a new kind of literacy which is more profound in its implications than modern computer literacy. ‘Com-munication literacy’ may allow children not only to get along with others meaningfully and peace-fully, but also to create the inner dialogues which will help them to cope produc-tively with whatever chal-lenges life brings.
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Glen Lonie just returned home after taking a trip to Turkey and China. In the pro-cess, he circumnavigated the globe in 18 days. The reason for the trip was to attend the National Biannual General Assembly of the Canadian Alliance Church denomina-tion as a delegate. This event was held in the city of Anta-lya on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. This city is rich in Christian history as it was the place where St. Paul, together with Barnabas and Mark, launched the fi rst mis-sionary journey into that re-
Pastor Glen Lonie standing above the ancient theatre atAspendos in southern Turkey. This is the best preservedtheatre from ancient Roman times. It seats 15,000 peopleand is still used today for dramatic and musical concerts.
Around the world in 18 daysgion in 46 A.D. Today the country of Tur-key has very few practicing Christians and so it represents the type of country in which the Alliance denomination is working to tell people who have never heard about Jesus Christ from a Christian per-spective. The denomination makes this type of work a pri-ority. The Alliance churches in Canada raised over 12 mil-lion dollars this past year to help accomplish this task. Each delegate who attend-ed the Assembly was encour-aged to also travel to other
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Pastor Lonie on the Great Wall of China with some new Chinese friends. This wall, which extends over 4000 km of mountainous terrain, was built about 200 B.C.
countries and observe this process fi rst hand. Pastor Lo-nie, together with a group of 11 other Canadians, travelled to China. There he visited the cities of Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai. He had opportuni-ty to meet and dialogue with Chinese Christians and ob-serve churches in that coun-try. Two other highlights of
the China visit were walkingon the Great Wall of Chinaand visiting the Terra CottaWarriors. After a busy whirl-wind tour, it was good to behome again in Strasbourg.
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___________________ Shirley and Ward Morten-son of Strasbourg report that their grandson, Nathan Trow-ell, son of Lois and Larry Trowell, participated in the 21st Anniversary of the Prai-rie Land Youth Leadership Conference in Saskatoon February 26-28. Nathan is a member of the Woolly Won-ders 4-H club. The conference is designed to cultivate lead-ership skills in youth. Nathan won the fi rst place scholarship of $3000.
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Every fall, TeleMiracle sends out a package to schools across Saskatch-ewan with suggestions on fundraising ideas. Included in this package is a request form to make an on-air pre-sentation, as well as an ap-plication form to work the ‘toteboard’ (money totals). Last school year, the Wil-liam Derby School SRC in Strasbourg, applied for the ‘toteboard’ role, but was not accepted. This fall, we applied for a second time, and were excited to fi nd out in January that we had been chosen as one of the few groups to work the tote-board. The regulations stated that we were to choose eight par-ticipants, all of whom had to be at least 5’3” so as to be able to reach high enough for the ‘total’ placement. With an SRC membership of over 30 students, we put names in a hat to choose who would be going to TeleMiracle 34. The following eight students were drawn and represented William Derby School SRC: Jocelyn deHoop, Laura Sw-anston, Alina Ferguson, Skylar Hansen, Karleen de-Hoop, Kara Gelinas, Kendi
Danbrook, and Teigan Trew. The students had to dress the same, were not allowed to wear jeans, had to wear appropriate clothing, and were not allowed to chew gum. Our shift was to be from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 7. We went through a training session, and did the actual work from 9:00 to 11:00, followed by an on-air presentation at 11:30 a.m. After arriving at our spec-ifi ed entrance at the Conex-us Arts Centre in Regina, a member of the Estevan Kin-nettes toured us through the facility, indicating where the ‘money room’ was (where all donations taken from callers were checked and confi rmed), an area for VIP members, and an eating/relaxing area for all vol-unteers. There was also a curtained area containing a second bank of telephones – they must all be answered before the telephones would ring on stage! Volunteers were everywhere but no one was in a panic; everyone seemed very relaxed going about their roles. We were taken back to the area where performers
and toteboard workers as-sembled. Following perfor-mances, it was time for the girls to do their toteboard training. They were each given large number cards to carry and told to hold the number to themselves, run cheerily to the board, place the cards carefully on the holder, cheer, and when giv-en a signal from off-stage, remove the numbers and re-turn. Three major points the girls had to remember: be excited and cheerful, each time you make a turn, turn to your right, and never leave a space between the numbers! If a space was accidentally left between the cards, the total would appear to view-ers as a number greater than it actually was. The job was taken very seriously by the students and they practiced many times, making sure ev-erything was in order. Then it was the waiting game – around 30 minutes before it was our turn on stage. Just before 9:00 a.m. we were taken down to the stage level. Many volunteers were working on both sides
WDS SRC have great experience at TeleMiracle 2010
of the stage, looking after sound equipment, present-ers, guests, and organizing all that was to happen. An offi cial would come to our area with a total that would be given to a volunteer in charge of the number cards. The girls were each given a card and had to remain in the order given. Before every to-tal, the offi cial would list the next few performance items. After that, the knock-down of telephone operators would occur, the music would start, and a new total was called for. On cue, the girls hustled up on stage, placed their cards, and waited for the off-stage signal to return. Each time, one of the vol-unteers would usually give them feedback on their num-ber placement. There were many televisions backstage, and the volunteers would monitor how everything ap-peared on stage. Backstage, the students sat and waited for the next total announce-ment. We watched as Bev-erly Mahood and George Canyon went back and forth, as well as several entertain-
Members of William Derby School’s SRC who actively participated in this year’s Telemir-acle 34 in Regina: (left to right) Kendi Danbrook, Teigan Trew, Karleen deHoop, Jocelyn deHoop, Kara Gelinas, Laura Swanston, Alina Ferguson and Skylar Hansen.
With lots of cheering the WDS SRC raise the numbers for the new total.
Students from Raymore School present their cheque for $1400.00.
Jocelyn deHoop speaks with Bob McGrath, explaining the various fundraising events the SRC held for Telemiracle.
Last Mountain Th eatre Company
Tickets are $15.00 each and are available at User Friendly
Computer Systems, Strasbourg or at the door!*Strong language
and adult content
presents the comedy/drama
Kiss the Moon, Kiss the Sun by Norm Foster
(Playwrights Canada Press)
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One performance only! April 18 at 3:00 p.m.
Strasbourg Memorial Hall
ers, and cheque presenters. At 11:00 our shift was over and we were escorted back to our original room. The on-air room was a waiting area for all those who would be making live presentations. We had to register and present our do-nations to the volunteers. Presenting earlier were stu-dents from Raymore and Watrous. A line of presenters formed, each getting their time on stage to speak about their donation. Finally it was our turn! Jocelyn presented the money our SRC raised through selling TeleMira-cle Hands, a Taco in a Bag Lunch, as well as a Bake Sale – $630.00. Laura pre-sented community cheques we received, and the remain-ing students were able to in-troduce themselves. Our TeleMiracle debut was over. Everyone had a
great time, saw a lot, and learned a lot! It was wonder-ful to have so much support of our fundraising efforts! Families who attended TeleMiracle with us includ-ed Steven, Melissa and Tris-ten Trew, Glenda Danbrook, John and Rhonda deHoop, Janice Swanston, and Josh Gottselig. As an SRC, it is our inten-tion to make regular trips to TeleMiracle. Considering the number of groups who apply to work the toteboard, it will probably be quite some time before we will be accepted for that position again. However, we hope to be able to make on-air ap-pearances to present our do-nations. Please keep us in mind if you plan on giving to TeleMiracle in 2011!
Wendy GottseligWDS SRC Advisor
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Maybe This Time predicts Strasbourg Idol winner
Nine performers competed in the 4th Annual Strasbourg Idol show in Strasbourg on March 26, with Renee Sherratt, of Alta Vista, SK fi nishing in the top spot with her rendition of Maybe This Time. Each of the contestants brought their own unique talents and fl avour to the event, and each contributed a strong performance to the stage, providing top-notch entertainment for the evening which is a community fund-raiser for the Tiny Tots and Helping Hands Daycare in Strasbourg. Organizers and patrons alike were pleased with the quality of the performances, proving that there is indeed, plenty of local talent to be proud of in ‘small-town’ Saskatchewan!
Fletcher ParisienRenee Sherratt
Ross Parkin
Justin Uhl
Leandra Cameron, Colleen MacDonald and Garry Flavell (left to right)
Gladys HoffmanJason McEathron
Kyle Hanson Angela Magel
At Easter, the characteris-tic symbol of the Easter Lily graces our shops and homes. We have long associated this plant with spring and the Eas-ter season. Lilium longifl orum,the Latin name for the Easter lily, is native to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. The Easter lily is a mark of purity and grace throughout the ages symbolizing joy, hope and life. Prior to 1941, the majority of the Easter Lily bulbs were exported to the United States from Japan. World War II eliminated the dependence on Japanese-produced bulbs and commercial bulb production shifted to the U.S. Today over 95 per cent of all bulbs grown for the potted Easter Lily mar-ket are produced by just ten farms in a narrow coastal re-gion straddling the California-Oregon border. The production of consistent, high quality lily bulbs requires specifi c climatic conditions, which just happen to exist in this region aptly termed the Easter Lily Capital of the World. The Easter lily bulbs must be cultivated in the fi elds for three, and some-times four years, before they are ready to be shipped to commercial greenhouse grow-ers. Throughout that time, the bulbs are never dormant and require constant care and atten-tion to assure superior quality and cleanliness. Each bulb is handled up to 40 times before it is ready to be shipped. The Easter lily bulbs are harvested in the fall, packed and shipped to commercial greenhouses where they are planted in pots and forced under controlled conditions to bloom for the Easter holiday. The cultivar most widely grown today is ‘Nellie White’. When purchasing an Easter lily, look for high quality plants that are aesthetically pleasing from all angles. Select medi-um-to-compact plants that are well-balanced and proportion-al in size – not too tall and not too short. Choose plants with foliage that is dense and plenti-ful, all the way down to the soil line. As the fl owers mature, remove the yellow anthers be-fore the pollen starts to shed. This gives longer fl ower life and prevents the pollen from staining the white fl owers. When a mature fl ower starts to wither after its prime, cut it off to make the plant more attrac-
tive while you still enjoy the fresher blooms. In the home, Easter lilies prefer relatively cool tempera-tures of 18 to 21 C (65 to 70 F). Avoid placing plants near drafts, and avoid exposure to excess heat or dry air from ap-pliances, fi replaces or heating ducts. The lily will thrive near a window in bright, indirect natural daylight. Easter lilies prefer moderately moist, well-drained soil. Water the plant thoroughly when the soil sur-face feels dry to a light touch, but avoid over-watering. If the pot is wrapped in decorative foil, be careful not to let the plant sit in trapped, standing water. For best results, remove the plant from decorative pots or covers, take it over the sink and water thoroughly until wa-ter seeps out of the pot’s drain holes to completely saturate the soil. Allow the plant to air for a few minutes and discard the excess water before replac-ing it back into its decorative pot cover. It is very diffi cult to force Easter lilies into bloom a sec-ond time. What you can do is plant them outside in the spring and they may bloom again in the fall. They require a location with bright light, well-drained soil that is rich in organic mat-ter. They need some shelter from extreme heat or wind. They will not survive our prai-rie winter. If you do desire a lily for your garden that is quite simi-lar to the Easter lily but Prairie hardy then there are a couple of choices. Lilium longifl orum‘Snow Queen’ blooms in mid to late summer, is very similar to the Easter lily but has slight-ly smaller blooms. It generally has three to fi ve blooms per stem. ‘Casa Rosa’ is similar but has blooms that are a nice soft pink colour. They seem to survive our climate for a time as long as there is good snow cover.
Patricia HanbidgeHorticulturist
The Easter Lily
Strasbourg Tiny Tots &Strasbourg Tiny Tots &Helping Hands Day CareHelping Hands Day Care
says Thank You to the following for donating to the Strasbourg Idol Silent Auction:
Dale and Jessica DregerRainy Day EavesJeff and Nadia TaylorLast Mountain Remedial MassageDavey’s Seed CleaningMD ConsultingTracy Brown
Carol SchultzBob and Noreen WalkerRob and Marcy SmithJanelle FrizzellEvery Little ThingStrasbourg Co-opHarvard Broadcasting
We thank the singers and judges for such an entertaining evening.Thanks to Lance and Vicki Cornwell and Mike and Juile Kent
for supplying the equipment and music.This event would not be possible without everyone’s help.
Thank you to the great supportersof this once a year ‘fun’ fundraiser.21c
A little birdie told me...– chirp!– chirp
– chirp!
...THE MARKET CONNECTIONis coming out April 13! Turn to page 20 for more details!
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!
Strasbourg Rec Board will sponsor an evening of dance with Joe Bernhardt, Friday, April 23 at Strasbourg Com-munity Hall, 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. $10/person, lunch and refreshments served. Come out and dance the night away! 21&23c
Bulyea CommunityCo-operative Association Ltd.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGand
NOMINATION & ELECTIONOF DIRECTORS
DATE: April 15, 2010
PLACE: Bulyea Community Hall
REGISTRATION TIME: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
BUSINESS MEETING: 7:30 p.m.
• • Coffee and doughnuts to follow
• • Door prizes will be drawn for those in attendance
Nominations for directorscan be forwarded
to the Nominating Committee:
Darrell Thompson, Greg Yung, Glen Ritter
2009 Operating Statements are available in advance,at the administration offi ce.
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Bulyea NewsCorri Gorrill • 725-4329
LAST MOUNTAIN TIMES 9 TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2010
In late February, the Long-laketon 4-H club held their public speaking at the Silton Hall. Most of the members spoke that night, with a few speaking at one of their regu-lar club meetings. The club was very happy with the turn-out of visitors who came to listen. Aimme Ferre and Vivianne Lang were asked to judge the children on their speaking abilities. All the children did a great job and their reward was juice and lots of home-made treats to eat, while the judges tallied their marks to-gether. The top winner moved for-ward to the regional speak-off in Yorkton this past March 20. All the children did a great job, but sadly no one placed. Just wait until next year!
- Corri Gorrill
Photos submitted by Corri Gorrill.
Please note: Brady Vogt was not pictured.He went to represent the intermediates.
Pictured left to right are: Terry Hart, who is one of the leaders of ‘Small Horse’ and helpedthe judges with the names of the children; Aimee Ferre and Vivianne Lang (judges); LeviRumpel and Tammy Rumpel who lead the ‘Cooking Class’ and helped with names.
Ellen Keys put a lot of time into her speech, as she wrote about her favourite days of the week – the weekend. She had a book of pictures to help visual-ize what she enjoys doing on the weekend with her family.
Emmitt Kish delivers his speech.
Judges Aimee Ferre and Vivianne Lang.
Winners of the ‘Juniors’ were: (left to right) Karly Rumpel,Cassidy Flavel and Sydney Elle.
The winners of the ‘Clover Buds’ were: (left to right) Ellen Keys, Courtney Decker and Whitney Flavel.
Longlaketon 4-H compete at public speaking
Looking for some extra copies of this week’s newspa-per? Pick some up at DiGer’s, or Last Mountain Times (Strasbourg) offi ce!
Did youknow?
Sunday, April 11, 2010is Holocaust
Remembrance Day,known in Israel as
Yom HaShoah.The day is observed asIsrael’s commemoration
for the approximatelysix million Jews who
perished as a result ofthe actions carried out by
Nazi Germany, and forthe Jewish resistance in
that period. In Israel,it is a national memorialday and public holiday.
Holocaust RemembranceDay was inaugurated in 1951, anchored in a law
signed by the PrimeMinister of Israel
David Ben-Gurion andthe President of Israel
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.Based on the Jewishcalendar, it falls on adifferent Gregorian
calendar day each year, usually April or May.
As part of its Rural Infra-structure Program, SaskTel has recently upgraded its High Speed Internet service for customers in 11 communi-ties across the province. SaskTel customers in Stras-bourg, Regina Beach, Fron-tier, Grenfell, Gull Lake, Ki-pling, Langenburg, Milestone, Pense, Sedley, and Vibank will now have increased maximum download speeds from 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) to 5 Mbps. Customers began receiving the higher speeds automatically and High Speed Internet charges will not in-crease as a result of this up-grade. This upgrade is part of a larger initiative to upgrade 210 High Speed Internet Ba-sic communities from 1.5 Mbps to 5 Mbps by the end of 2010. SaskTel will make announcements regarding ad-
Faster high speedservice in Strasbourg
ditional upgrade locations as they are completed. “SaskTel offers high speed Internet service to approxi-mately 99 per cent of the Saskatchewan population,” SaskTel President and CEO Robert Watson said. “Now we’re pleased to offer im-proved service in rural com-munities across the province to give our customers even better High Speed Internet ac-cess.”
DID YOUKNOW?
The highest point in
Pennsylvania is lower
than the lowest point
in Colorado.
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Report from theLegislatureby
Glen Hart, MLALast Mountain-Touchwood
Constituency
On March 24, Finance Min-ister Gantefoer presented our government’s third budget. This budget is best described as a ‘Responsible’ budget since it will provide the ser-vices required by the people of Saskatchewan while keeping government spending under control. In order to achieve this balance, a number of diffi cult choices were made. As the Minister of Finance has stated, “putting a provin-cial budget together is not choosing between good ideas and bad ideas – that would be too easy. It’s choosing be-tween good ideas and other good ideas.” Someone once said that the role of government is to provide the services people need, not necessarily what they want, since the wants can never be met no matter how great government resources are. There are a number of tough choices in this budget, like removing the subsidy for chiropractic services and not moving forward with the fi nal phase of property tax reform. However, these decisions were balanced by in-creased funding for health care and a determination to re-duce surgical wait times. This budget contains funding to the Ministry of High-ways of $551 million which is slightly less than last year but is the second largest highways budget in the province’s history. Is it large enough to fi x all the highways in the province? Of course it isn’t, since there are a lot of high-ways that need repair. However, there will be a considerable amount of high-way work done in 2010, including some highways in our constituency.
If you have any concerns please call toll free1-877-723-4488 or (306) 723-4421.
I invite you to visit my website at www.glenhart.ca
Last Mountain-Touchwood Constituency1-877-723-4488 306-723-4421
