18-1st Avenue North, Yorkton, SK S3N 1J4 THE NEWS REVIEW Thursday, August 8, 2013 - Volume 16, Number 25 YORKTON TIRE YORKTON TIRE & AUTO CENTRE & AUTO CENTRE 131 PALLISER WAY YORKTON PHONE 782-2431 Auto Centre WE DO IT RIGHT RIGHT — THE FIRST TIME 39 Smith St. W., Yorkton, Sask. Phone 782-6050 We’re Your MUFFLER Specialists All About All About F Flowers lowers Home of the $ 18.18 Roses 6 - 146 Broadway St. E. - Yorkton 782-4222 782-4222 www.haas.nissan.ca Phone: 306-783-9461 Toll Free: 1-877-778-4227 H A A S H H AAS If you meet the eligibility requirements above, you could qualify for financing under our First Time Buyer Program. Establishing good credit under our program, by making your payments on time, will make it easier for you to obtain financing in the future. You will have good credit history in no time. FIRST TIME FIRST TIME BUYERS BUYERS Limited Credit? You can still get into a Nissan Nissan Canada is pleased to announce our First Time Buyer’s Program – a payment plan designed for customers with limited or no credit. The First Time Buyer’s Program is available on new 2014 Versa Sedan and Versa Note vehicles as well as 2013 Juke, Rogue, Altima and Sentra vehicles. You are eligible for this offer if you: • Have no prior automotive or lease experience • Have a minimum of $500 down payment if financing • If leasing, first month payment Ability: • You must be able to satisfy your monthly obligations with your current monthly income. Stability: • You must be 3 months in your current job or equivalent to and provide verification of your income or a qualified co-buyer is required. A STEP BACK IN TIME – It was a local opportunity to take a journey back in time at Yorkton’s 58th annual Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’ Festival held over the week- end. From a variety of antique displays, to threshing demonstrations (pictured above), to fresh baked bread from an authentic clay oven, the event had much for visitors to take in and experience. See more on Page 2. New program to assist older workers Just because they are aging, doesn’t mean they don’t have plenty to offer. Workers are hard to come by for many employers in Saskatchewan’s strong econom- ic climate. A labour market analysis by Sask Trends Monitor suggests increased workforce participation from people aged 55 and up may offer some relief to that stress. The Parkland College has announced it is doing its part to help out by participating in the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program – a project sponsored by the Ministry of the Economy and cost-shared with the federal government. The TIOW program offers assistance to people over 55 who are retired or unemployed. The projects help older workers get the skills they need to par- ticipate in the job market and aims to help employers meet their staffing requirements by hiring those workers. This fall in Kamsack, the Parkland College is offering the Mature Workers program. The three-month program begins September 9. Information ses- sions are scheduled at the col- lege’s Kamsack location (Crowstand Centre, 241 2nd Street) on Aug. 14 and 15, 10 a.m. both days. Assessment interviews will follow in the afternoon. “Mature workers are a valu- able natural resource, and we know there are many open jobs on the market,” comments Gail Gorchynski, Essential Skills consultant with Parkland College. “With the right train- ing and upgrading, older work- ers can play a pivotal role in meeting employers’ needs.” To participate in the program, the Ministry of the Economy mandates that older workers must be: • 55-64 years of age (50-54 and 64+ years of age may also be accepted); • retired or unemployed; • legally entitled to work in Canada, and; • lacking skills needed for successful integration into new employment. Each TIOW project has its own activities. These may include vocational and/or learn- ing assessments, peer mentor- ing, basic skills upgrading, skills training, work experience, preparation for self-employ- ment, direct marketing to employers, resume and inter- view skills, and counselling. The Canadian population is rapidly getting older because of longer life expectancy, low birth rates, and the aging of the “baby boomers,” the bulk of whom are now in their early-to-mid 50s. The average age of retirement in Canada, at 62 years of age, is climbing as people stay in their jobs longer or retire and start a different job. Over the last decade in Saskatchewan, employment among older workers has grown at about four times the prov- ince’s total employment rate. Older workers accounted for one in five people working in 2011. “There are many reasons why people re-enter the workforce at the usual retirement age, whether they need extra money or just want to stay connected to society and feel like they’re making a difference,” Gorchynski adds. “We encourage anyone meeting the Ministry’s criteria to join us at the information sessions on August 14 and 15.”
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18-1st Avenue North, Yorkton, SK S3N 1J4
THE NEWS REVIEWThursday, August 8, 2013 - Volume 16, Number 25
YORKTON TIREYORKTON TIRE& AUTO CENTRE& AUTO CENTRE
131 PALLISER WAY YORKTONPHONE 782-2431
Auto Centre
WE DO IT RIGHTRIGHT — THE FIRST TIME
39 Smith St. W., Yorkton, Sask. Phone 782-6050
We’re YourMUFFLER
SpecialistsAll AboutAll AboutFFlowerslowers
Homeof the$18.18 Roses
6 - 146 Broadway St. E. - Yorkton
782-4222782-4222
www.haas.nissan.caPhone: 306-783-9461
Toll Free: 1-877-778-4227HAASHHAAS If you meet the eligibility requirements above, you could qualify for fi nancing under our First Time Buyer
Program. Establishing good credit under our program, by making your payments on time, will make it easier for you to obtain fi nancing in the future. You will have good credit history in no time.
FIRST TIME FIRST TIME BUYERSBUYERS Limited Credit? You can still get into a NissanNissan Canada is pleased to announce our
First Time Buyer’s Program – a payment plan designed for customers with limited or no credit. The First Time Buyer’s Program is available
on new 2014 Versa Sedan and Versa Note vehicles as well as 2013 Juke, Rogue, Altima and Sentra vehicles.You are eligible for this offer if you: • Have no prior automotive or lease experience • Have a minimum of $500 down payment
if fi nancing • If leasing, fi rst month payment Ability: • You must be able to satisfy your monthly obligations with your current monthly income. Stability: • You must be 3 months in your current job or equivalent to and provide verifi cation
of your income or a qualifi ed co-buyer is required.
A STEP BACK IN TIME – It was a local opportunity to take a journey back in time at Yorkton’s 58th annual Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’ Festival held over the week-end. From a variety of antique displays, to threshing demonstrations (pictured above), to fresh baked bread from an authentic clay oven, the event had much for visitors to take in and experience. See more on Page 2.
New program to assist older workersJust because they are aging,
doesn’t mean they don’t have plenty to offer.
Workers are hard to come by for many employers in Saskatchewan’s strong econom-ic climate. A labour market analysis by Sask Trends Monitor suggests increased workforce participation from people aged 55 and up may offer some relief to that stress. The Parkland College has announced it is doing its part to help out by participating in the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW) program – a project sponsored by the Ministry of the Economy and cost-shared with the federal government.
The TIOW program offers assistance to people over 55 who are retired or unemployed. The projects help older workers get the skills they need to par-ticipate in the job market and aims to help employers meet their staffing requirements by hiring those workers. This fall in Kamsack, the Parkland College is offering the Mature Workers program. The three-month program begins September 9. Information ses-sions are scheduled at the col-lege’s Kamsack location (Crowstand Centre, 241 2nd Street) on Aug. 14 and 15, 10 a.m. both days. Assessment interviews will follow in the afternoon.
“Mature workers are a valu-able natural resource, and we know there are many open jobs on the market,” comments Gail Gorchynski, Essential Skills consultant with Parkland College. “With the right train-ing and upgrading, older work-ers can play a pivotal role in meeting employers’ needs.” To participate in the program, the Ministry of the Economy mandates that older workers must be: • 55-64 years of age (50-54 and 64+ years of age may also be accepted); • retired or unemployed; • legally entitled to work in Canada, and; • lacking skills needed for
successful integration into new employment. Each TIOW project has its own activities. These may include vocational and/or learn-ing assessments, peer mentor-ing, basic skills upgrading, skills training, work experience, preparation for self-employ-ment, direct marketing to employers, resume and inter-view skills, and counselling. The Canadian population is rapidly getting older because of longer life expectancy, low birth rates, and the aging of the “baby boomers,” the bulk of whom are now in their early-to-mid 50s. The average age of retirement in Canada, at 62 years of age, is climbing as people stay in their
jobs longer or retire and start a different job. Over the last decade in Saskatchewan, employment among older workers has grown at about four times the prov-ince’s total employment rate. Older workers accounted for one in five people working in 2011. “There are many reasons why people re-enter the workforce at the usual retirement age,whether they need extra money or just want to stay connected to society and feel like they’re making a difference,” Gorchynski adds. “We encourage anyone meeting the Ministry’s criteria to join us at the information sessions on August 14 and 15.”
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By SHANNON DEVEAUN-R Writer
It’s not everyday you run into a guy toting along over 100 chain saws but anyone venturing to this year’s Threshermen’s and Seniors’ Festival held over the weekend in Yorkton had the opportunity to do just that. Among the many displays was a collection of vintage chain saws owned by Pelly resident Kevin Krotenko. What started as a small interest has grown into a full blown hobby and there’s no stop-ping Krotenko now when it comes to adding to his stash. “I have a collection of saws from almost the get go of gas powered chain saws in Canada – from the very early 40s, to the mid 60s,” he says adding, he was a logger for 20 years and has long been familiar with chain saws. “One day I found an old one in my uncle’s shop and the next thing you know, one turned into 300.” Three hundred is his best estimate as to how many he has on hand and display at home. He brought with him to Yorkton just over 100 as trailer space limited the number with which could travel. It’s plenty of work to pack up heavy saws and to cart them around the countryside but it’s become a hobby Krotenko says he has a passion for and he has no intention of stopping now. “This is my first time displaying in Yorkton but I’ve been to a few other museum days events, antique steam shows... we actually travel all the way out to Wisconsin to a big steam show out there. “A lot of people really get a kick out of seeing them. Nobody gets to see anything like this and nobody really knows where chain saws come from... so this is now my hobby that’s kind of gone out of control – that’s what my wife says anyway,” he chuckles.
While he will collect any piece that’s old and unique, Krotenko says he’s particularly fond of IEL (Industrial Engineering Limited) saws that were built in Canada years ago. “I’ve almost got them all,” he says. Aside from these he points out another favorite, a diesel saw he owns that he says is one of only a handful avail-able in Canada. He is also the proud owner of one saw that is the only one of it’s kind in the world. Built as a prototype that never made the final building stage, Krotenko found it two weeks ago in Winnipeg. “As far as the world is concerned, that saw was scrapped. But it turns out there was one out there and it’s right here.” Many of his saws are still in working order. Each, he says, was designed for different purposes and thus the wide variety of looks, shapes and sizes. “A lot of them I won’t waste my time collecting because they’re just run of the mill stuff. I collect the odd ball, weird stuff. The ones that don’t look like a chain saw are the ones I’m after... I’m kind a pre 1960s collector.” He guesses his oldest saw actually dates back to the 1920s. “It runs off of air. It was before gas engines were added to chain saws.” Distance is no barrier when it comes to adding to his collection either. “I think the farthest I’ve driven is Cincinatti, Ohio.” But he has connections that could take him further. Krotenko belongs to a club based in Sweden comprised of collectors like himself. “I think there are about 3,500 of us world-wide – and they all know me. I get emails all the time from people looking for different things... they’re all looking for something Canadian built...” It’s safe to say if he stumbles upon an interest-ing piece he will do his best to make it his own. “It’s a non-stop constant thing. There are 7,000 different models of saws in the world... and I’m a few thousand short,” he laughs.
You ‘saw’ it at the Threshermen’s Show: unique collector
PELLY RESIDENT Kevin Krotenko is one of 3,500 known chain saw collectors world wide. He had a large display of his unique piec-es with him at this year’s Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’ Festi-val.
The yellow saw pictured above was on display at this year’s Threshermen’s Show. It is the only one of its kind in the world.
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Yorkton KidSport thanks the following sponsors for making this event possible.
Yorkton KidSport is proud to announce that nearly $17,000 was raised at the 2nd Annual Stix on Broadway Street Hockey Tournament that was held
on May 4th at the Kinsmen Arena in Yorkton. The highest pledging team was Rocen’s Brake-Aways who raised over $2,000 in pledges.
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s charity tournament – Kicking Assets and Taking Names. The Yorkton KidSport committee thanks
everyone for participating and we look forward to seeing you out next year! A big thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers for another successful
year. This event would not be possible without your support.
KidSport™ is a children’s charity dedicated to assisting children of families facing financial obstacles to participate in community sport programs.
By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer
Farm Credit Canada’s Drive Away Hunger cam-paign has been running for the past ten years. Since that time it has collected 9.2 million pounds of food and $760,000 in Canada. The organization recently held a barbecue and food drive at the Yorkton Co-op as part of the program. Toby Frisk, district director of Farm Credit Canada in Yorkton, says that the initiative is something which FCC is dedicated to across the country. “We’re raising funds and awareness for a great cause, and that is feeding the people in Canada who need to be fed, and there is a great need for that.” All of the food and money raised in Yorkton stays in the city, Frisk notes, with contributions going to the Salvation Army Food Bank and The Soup Haven. People could buy pre-assembled bags of food which is needed most, Frisk notes, and that would go to local people who are in need of that support, as well as cash donations or buying a hot dog and a drink. Frisk says that he believes this program is neces-sary to meet the large needs of the community. He notes that the Soup Haven feeds over 300 kids daily, and says that hearing numbers like that confirms that there is a great need to support these programs. The greater goal of events like this is right in the name, to drive away hunger, and Frisk says that the event is a small part of a much larger national goal. “It’s a national event that really drives awareness of the food bank system in Canada, the need and we do a lot of raise food and dollars for the cause.” In the fall, FCC will be doing a Drive Away Hunger tour, which takes a tractor and trailer to different loca-tions to collect food and donations.
FARM CREDIT CANADA employees work to Drive Away Hunger, hosting an event at the Yorkton Co-op to raise awareness and funds for the cause. All proceeds stayed local, with the event supporting the Salvation Army Food Bank and the Soup Haven.
Partnering to “Drive Away Hunger”
DEBBIE DELORME remembers her grandson Yutan Ironstand at a candlelight vigil. Ironstand was killed in a collision at the corner of Smith Street and Gladstone Ave two years ago.
Yutan Ironstand remembered
By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer
Two years ago, fourteen year old Yutan Ironstand was killed in a collision at the corner of Smith Street and Gladstone. Since then, on the day of his death, his family has been holding a vigil to remember the boy. Debbie Delorme, Ironstand’s grandmother, says that even two years later it is still just as difficult as it was when they found out and his parents, Alicia and Robert, have difficulty talking about what happened. “I couldn’t believe it... When I answered the phone, it was the last thing I would ever expect, that my grandson was gone,” Delorme says.
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Now why doesn’t this surprise me? I seem to be picking on govern-ment a lot lately but boy have they made it easy with all the negative press making the head-lines. The latest in the long line of misgivings... Apparently the head of Elections Canada is urg-ing the federal govern-ment to “bring down the hammer” on Liberal candidates who to date have not repaid their cam-paign loans (from the 2006 election!) That’s seven years ago and we’re not talking $50 loans, we’re talking almost $400,000 worth! Reportedly one candidate (not to mention names ahem... but former MP Ken Dryden who is now an officer of the Order of Canada – whatever that means) owes a whopping $225,000!!! Another owes $97,800, another $69,000 and it even trickles down to the former leader of the Liberal Party, Stephane Dion, who has yet to pay back $7,500. He claims he wasn’t aware he owed the money but are we really to believe that? Short of declaring bankruptcy, in what reality could the rest of us Canadians get away with leav-ing outstanding debts in these amounts unsettled? We wouldn’t, end of story.
While there are laws in place that say the loans need to be repaid, accord-ing to our Chief Electoral Officer, Marc Mayrand, the system is far too lax and something needs to be done to change it. I would have to agree. Supposedly failure to repay can result in penal-ties upwards of $1,000 and three months in jail
but obviously there must be some loopholes and plenty of leniency. As such, Mayrand is calling for a reform in the election law. “It is clear that the leadership con-testants who continue to have unpaid debts from the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2006 leadership contest are not in compliance with the Canada Elections Act,” he says. “However, the Act, as cur-rently drafted, does not provide a means by which these contestants can be sanctioned or compelled to repay their outstanding debts.” The $400,000 is minor in the grand scheme of things. Unpaid loans extend to hundreds of past candidates (many of whom now hold seats in parliament) and millions of dollars worth of unpaid debt. Why do we stand for this? It’s time for some clean up in Ottawa apparently it will be up to you and I to ensure it happens.
ColumnShannon Deveau
The way I see it...
Standing in line at the supermarket recently, I saw no less than five magazines doing a cover story on the death of actor and singer Cory Monteith. In fact, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that one could not pick up a single publication in that line without getting some kind of feature on the young man, each one handled with a varying degree of respect. One might suggest that the sheer amount of cover-age is an inherently bad thing, but that’s not what bothered me. Lots of people were fans of the young man, so naturally any publications that are focused on celebrity culture would do their own spin on the story. No, what the death of Monteith made obvious is that, when standing in line at the store, there is very little other than celebrity gossip on display. It sells, and it’s there because that’s what moves in a grocery store. It has likely been proven over many years that this celebrity obsession moves units. Most weeks, there are all sorts of different celebrity gossip stories, so nobody notices how we have a wide variety of magazines offering the same thing. It’s all a bunch of nonsense about the trials and tribulations of the rich and famous, and they sell well enough that this kind of magazine has slowly taken over the entirety of the checkout line. However, given changing demographics and the
different way people consume information, why isn’t there a greater variety of publications at the check-out line? In a battle to get eyes and convince people to put a magazine on the conveyor, it’s the right time to start reconsidering exactly what makes sense on the checkout line. Celebrity gossip might be a reli-able seller, but it’s not going to sell to everyone, and there are enough sources for it that the checkout line is going to be increasingly limited in the amount that it can actually support. It’s time to start thinking about what else people want to read, and if we can get publications with a bit more variation in the impulse section of the store.
I can’t claim to know what the best combination of ideas are, and that would vary at the various stores anyway. The solution is easy, just start experiment-ing with different magazines up by the counter, and see what gets a response. A magazine that has differ-ent content might draw eyes, and might become an impulse purchase, even for those who actively ignore the cavalcade of gossip that assaults their eyes. There is a risk it might not sell, but such an experi-ment would not take up too much real estate, so there would not be a substantial loss of profit. There’s a reward for taking that risk, so someone should do it. Since nobody wants to risk changing what works, I can’t anticipate a big change to the grocery line magazine selection. Apart from the death of Weekly World News and the introduction of Hello, the maga-zine most likely to say really nice things about the Queen, the selection at the checkout hasn’t changed for as long as I can remember. But people change, and the world is a different place than it was even 10 years ago. As a result, the maddening refusal to move beyond an assortment of magazines about famous lives seems frustratingly old fashioned. It’s time to start trying new content, and get new people impulse buying things at checkout time.
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Things I do with words...
Can we get more than celebrities on till three?
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While growth, change and advancements are all welcome and needed if we want to progress as a province, taking care of our heri-tage and the foundation that helped make us what we are today is also important. What would Saskatchewan look like if there were no reminders of where it all began? Hats off to the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation that works to continue to preserve our province’s heritage and history by working with individuals and communities. Recently the foundation announced its first grant adjudica-tion for the 2013-14 fiscal year, allo-cating a total of $170,000 to 17 heri-tage conservation projects, includ-ing dollars for the old flour mill in Yorkton. “Projects supported through the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation benefit our province and our qual-ity of life by promoting our past, educating future generations, and creating a sense of pride in our province’s rich history,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty says. “By working togeth-er to preserve our cultural heri-tage, we also create tourism oppor-tunities and help grow our prov-ince.” “Foundation grant programs com-pliment the efforts of communities, individuals and heritage property owners wishing to conserve and research our province’s heritage,” Foundation Chairperson Wesley Moore adds. “Historic places not only strengthen our communities, but link us with the past by sharing the visions and contributions of those who came before us.” It’s because of those dreams and perseverance that Saskatchewan has continued to grow into the vibrant province that we now proudly call home.
Devin Wilger
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To the Editor:
On any given night thousands of Canadians languish in ramshackle housing, line up at shelters or sleep in our streets and alleyways. This situation is not limited to our big cities: it is estimated that, on any given day, 30,000 Canadians are without homes. How can it be that in such a prosperous country we continue to struggle to house those most in need? How, too, can we have a contest in Winnipeg that asks folks to name and photograph the worst place to live? Not surprisingly, “the win-ners” were rooming houses located in the inner city. Sadly, this same contest could be replicated across the country with similar “winners” easily identifi ed in every major Ca-nadian city. Is there a simple solution to such poor quality housing? Perhaps we could start by shut-ting down as many of these god-forsaken places as we can. But, as others have pointed out, closing rooming houses and other marginal forms of shelter – even the poorest quality ones – might cause more harm than good. Here’s why: For more than a decade the Uni-versity of Winnipeg’s Institute of Urban Studies undertook several projects exploring rooming houses and single-room-occupancy hotels (SROs). What we found was an industry rife with contradiction, comprised of Samaritans and vil-lains willing to help or exploit. In an initial estimate, we contended that there are as many as 10,000
people comprising the hidden home-less population of Winnipeg alone. As well, it is conservatively esti-mated that there are 50,000 Cana-dians who are part of the “hidden homeless” population on any given night. Many of these “hidden homeless” live in rooming houses, SROs or “so-fa-surfed” from temporary place to place. How did Canada get here? We allowed our affordable hous-ing stock to spiral downward in two fundamental ways. First, the federal government signifi cantly di-minished its role in the provision of and funding for affordable housing, off-loading the responsibility to the provinces, which have not been able to build enough units. Second, most provinces across the country allowed what remained of affordable housing to decline, leav-ing many to scramble for the worst of the worst, including rooming houses and SROs. To tackle the problem of poor-quality housing, a practical solu-tion would be for provinces to better enforce building codes, occupancy standards and the licensing of rooming houses and SROs, with the mandate to close the worst offend-ers. This swift action would effec-tively shut many down. However, in doing so we would have to realize that we would pay a hefty price for using this heavy-handed approach, as many of our “hidden homeless” would be plunged into crisis, end-ing up on the streets and putting increased pressure on our already burdened shelters.
Herein lays the paradox. While we know it is critical to have all Canadians living in safe, affordable housing, closing thousands of rooms would put massive pressure on an already strained system. Yet per-haps this course of action is exactly what is needed, since the excuse of having no alternatives is simply not good enough any longer. Perhaps such action would not only provoke a strong tri-level gov-ernment reaction, but they would be forced to fi nd alternatives, in-cluding building new affordable housing units and offering the right supports to keep people housed. In work by the At Home Chez Soi project over four years, we learned much about keeping people secure-ly housed. The solution was never about simply providing housing; it was also about creating a strong network of individualized supports that included mental health, addic-tions, employment and quality of life. This ensured the right resourc-es were made available to keep people stably housed. The Housing First approach used in the project provides strong evidence that sup-ports along with housing go a long way to changing lives – and saving the system money in the long run. As we move forward, we have to realize that we need to invest in all of our citizens. We have to work hard to make available the right types of resources and services to help those in need fi nd their own pathway to success. But success must include a safe and secure home.
Jino Distasio, Troy Media Corp.
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September is approaching and all over the world, children will troop back to school. It’s an exciting time of year for children. Bright eyes ready to read and write – it’s great to be a kid. But what if the kids have no school? Operation Eyesight works with ru-ral people in Kenya and Zambia and we know they are just as committed to education as anybody else. But we learned something interesting: when a village has no reliable source of wa-ter, teachers often won’t work there. It makes sense when you think about it. The teacher is responsible to get water for the students, and that wa-ter source may be many kilometres away. At Operation Eyesight, we know that the conditions that contribute to eye health have a positive effect on other aspects of life. One of those conditions is clean water – lots of it, nearby. Zambia is a country that often strug-gles to get enough water. But in the Maamba Sinazongwe District, there is water and a school and teachers – wow! In 2008, Operation Eyesight es-tablished a well to stop the threat of trachoma in the district, and other things started happening. The Mweela Basic School opened in 2009. It has over 250 students in grades one through eight, and many of them have a long walk to get there. But they know when they ar-rive that there’s plenty of water for washing and drinking. And food. The school has a garden with okra, beans and maize, some of which is also sold to buy school supplies. The healthy crops are watered from that same well. To all our donors who helped make that water source a reality, here are a few words from Gillian Ngandu, the school’s head teacher: “Thank you very much – we like the water very much. We fi nd it has helped the children very much. The water is clear and clean. It makes a big dif-ference for the girl children because they like to wash, but the boys still have to be encouraged,” she says, smiling. “We can do anything with water. Other schools envy us.” If you would you like to learn more about Canada-based Operation Eye-sight’s water projects in Africa visit www.operationeyesight.com/pro-grams. Together, with the support of thousands of Canadians and people around the world, we are winning the fi ght against avoidable blind-ness – for all the world to see.
Mark Horejsi,Communications Coordinator.
Back to school: operation eyes
30,000 Canadians without homes
To the Editor: Having trouble telling fact from fi ction in the Senate expenses scan-dal? There’s a reason for that. Since the news broke that Ste-phen Harper’s right-hand man cut a $90,000 cheque to cover-up the potentially fraudulent expenses of Conservative Senator Mike Duffy – a potentially criminal action – Mr. Harper has consistently misled Canadians about what really hap-pened. He claimed his Chief of Staff, Ni-gel Wright, acted alone and no one
else knew. In fact, court documents reveal four members of Mr. Harp-er’s inner circle knew. He claimed there was no email recording the terms of the deal. In fact, his offi ce now admits there is one. He claimed his personal legal counsel was not involved. In fact, RCMP documents reveal that he was involved. Mr. Harper claimed the fi rst Sen-ate expenses report refl ected the auditors’ fi ndings. In fact, we now know it was whitewashed to go easy on Duffy.
And that’s just what is public. The Conservatives have been ac-cused of stonewalling the RCMP investigation into the whole tawdry affair. Instead of giving us the straight goods, Mr. Harper has clamped down and put on a cone of silence. Canadians expect better; they expect honest answers to serious questions about the potentially criminal behaviour at the heart of their government.
Marc Garneau, MPLiberal Party of Canada.
Harper and the Conservative cone of silence
To the Editor:
What sort of perverse mentality would lead the senior staff in any Prime Minister’s Of-fi ce to believe that it’s “OK” for someone to cut a $90,000 cheque to a sitting legislator which had the effect of obstructing a forensic audit? As a police investi-gation enshrouds Mr. Harper’s PMO, the government’s retort is that Canadians really don’t care. They seem to think that voters will tolerate scorched-earth politics, ethical failures and corruption as long as they can claim some measure of economic success. But that strat-egy of trying to mask the PMO/Duffy scandal is beginning to attract more critical scrutiny. Ignoring the fact that, in less than three years, Mr. Harper squandered a decade of balanced budgets and multi-billion-dollar annual surpluses, thus putting
this country back into defi cit again BEFORE (not because of) the 2008 recession, and ig-noring the fact that his government has never once met its fi scal tar-gets, and ignoring the fact that they’ve pre-sided over repeated boondoggles like the F-35 fi ghter-jet fi asco – what evidence is there of economic competence to serve as their mask? Take the last budget as an example. It was built on three basic claims which have all proven false: Claim One: The Harp-er government doesn’t increase taxes... but that’s not true. In fact they’ve in-creased the tax burden on Canadians in EACH of their last four bud-gets. In Budget 2013, the Conservatives are imposing $75-million more per-year in new taxes on Credit Unions, $550-million more in new taxes on small busi-ness owners, $333-mil-lion more in new tariff-
taxes on consumers, and $600-million more in new payroll taxes on jobs. That adds up to Conservative tax hikes of more than $1.5-bil-lion. Claim Two: The Harper government is making a big new in-vestment in community infrastructure... but again, that’s not true. They’ve extended funding fi rst estab-lished by previous Lib-erals governments (like the full GST rebate and the gas tax transfer to municipalities), and they’ve made an ideo-logical commitment to so-called “P3” projects, but direct federal sup-port for infrastructure is actually being cut. Last year, that di-rect funding stood at $1.7-billion. This year, it has been chopped down to $200-million for the whole country. And it will stay at that low level for at least an-other year after that. Any hypothetical re-plenishment will occur,
at best, only fi ve or 10 years down the road. Claim Three: The Harper government is investing more in job training... also untrue. This year’s budget barely maintains fed-eral funding for job training at levels that existed back in 2007. There’s not a penny of new federal investment. Instead, Mr. Harper is trying to force prov-inces to cancel some of their current train-ing programs so he can claw that money back into federal coffers and then recycle it with new strings attached. It’s a total shell-game. So on taxes, infra-structure and jobs – the three pillars of the last Conservative budget – the government’s eco-nomic claims are just as false as their talking points about the PMO’s dealing with Mike Duffy.
Ralph Goodale, MP,Wascana, SK.
Three key budget claims prove to be false
Another 37 of the province’s 77 updated liquor regulations an-nounced last fall are now in effect as a result of legislative and regu-latory changes made by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Au-thority (SLGA). “Our government is committed to cutting
red tape where pos-sible,” Minister respon-sible for SLGA Donna Harpauer said. “These latest changes now in effect will benefi t busi-nesses involved in the sale and service of alco-hol as well as their cus-tomers.” Among the changes now in effect:
• Salons and spas will be eligible to apply for a permit to sell and serve alcohol to custom-ers purchasing a salon/spa service; • Liquor permitted restaurants will be able to offer Bring Your Own Wine (BYOW) service to customers; • U Brew/U Vin op-
erators will enjoy re-duced record keeping requirements and will also have the option to offer delivery service to their customers; and • Permittees will be allowed to open at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays and holidays consistent with other days of the week. In November 2012, SLGA announced 77 changes to the province’s liquor regulations. The fi rst 39 changes were implemented in May as a result of policy chang-es made internally by SLGA. These latest 37 changes required leg-islative and regulatory amendments. The fi nal change, which will allow strip-tease and wet clothing contests at liquor per-mitted establishments, will take effect Jan. 1, 2014, to give munici-palities time to enact related bylaws, if they so wish.
Con’t from Page 3.
“I have to listen to my daughter cry, and that’s hard for me too. She cries all the time, and says ‘mom, I want Yutan to come home,’ and I say me too, but we can’t bring him back, and we have to honor his memory all the time, because he was such a beautiful person.” Delorme notes that Ironstand has a legacy in his school, St. Mary’s, with a memorial award to students with high aca-demic achievement. She says that this reflects her grandson, who she describes as an intelligent and beautiful person. “He was such a good kid, he was smart, he was brilliant, always joking at
laughing... That’s why we feel so emotional about this, because why did it have to happen to him?” The driver accused in the incident has been charged and will appear in court on August 15. Delorme says that the family has been frustrat-ed by the slow process of the courts, and wants to see justice happen in the case. “We’re dealing with it the best that we can. We’re frustrated that the trial has taken so long... We’re sticking together,
and people ask every day.” The family says their message to people in the community is to cherish their children, because you never know what could happen. Delorme says she makes a point of keeping close to her seven children and twenty-sev-en grandchildren. “Love them, kiss them every day. That’s what my grandfather taught me, and I taught that to my kids and my grand-kids.”
By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer
The winners of the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery’s Crosswalk Art Competition were recently announced. Don Stein, executive director of the Godfrey Dean, says the initiative was an exciting event that attracted atten-tion from around the world. The Facebook fan favorite receiving the most votes was an elaborate zebra design from Colombia, best safety message went to the Girl Guides of Canada entry, featuring their logo. Most innovative was an optical illu-sion featuring Peanuts characters, and most eye catching went to the tango steps design, which had foot-prints in the crosswalk. Stein says the entries from Colombia and the Girl Guides generated a lot of pride for both, with many messages expressing their excitement for being recognized for their ideas. With the Girl Guides entry, it received the safety message award because it was about guides guiding people across the street. They were second place in the overall votes. “The motivator for the whole thing was safety, so I was really pleased to see the result,” adds Stein. Now, the winning designs need to go through the testing process, in order to see what can be practical for
the city. With the first run of designs, there were many alternatives that didn’t make it due to various prob-lems replicating them on city streets, and that’s the process which the win-ning designs must face. Stein notes that the Colombian zebra is a bit too complicated to be a viable option, since it takes up most of the street. The optical illusion design also has several issues. He anticipates that the Girl Guides entry will be the most likely to find its way onto city streets, since it’s a design that’s easy to repli-cate and it carries with it a safety message. “We had lots of ideas when we did this in the spring, but hardly any of them worked when it came to being crosswalks the city could paint. Between now and September, we have to look at whether any of these designs will actually work,” Stein says. The tango steps will not be used on a crosswalk, out of concern that peo-ple would stop while walking across the street, but it will be put in place on the sidewalk in front of the gallery, where there would not be any safety concerns. Stein says that by putting it in front of the gallery instead of on the roads, people can stop and remain safe. “We’ll do it as art, because we’re an art gallery, but safety has to be first and foremost.”
Canada’s brave men and women in uniform, who pay the ultimate sacrifice in defence of their country, deserve to be laid to rest respect-fully with support from the federal govern-ment. That’s why a funeral and burial program is provided to the families of indigent Veterans through the Last Post Fund. Earlier this year, the Liberal Opposition member for Random – Burin – St. George’s, put forward a motion in the House, M-422 that would have made changes to the Last Post Fund. Motion M-422 was defeated in the House of Commons – but not because of Government lack of desire to support our veterans. The motion was rejected simply because the Last Post Fund had, less than one month earlier, already been addressed and substantially improved in Economic Action Plan 2013. In order to better support our Veterans, the government voted to double the coverage of funerals from $3,600 to $7,376, a decision
made after the Minister of Veterans Affairs had listened to many Veterans groups on this issue. The Liberals voted against that plan, implying that due to outdated eligibility cri-teria, some Veterans are left without a dig-nified funeral. What they are incor-rectly referring to is a ‘means test’ that is applied to determine which Veterans are in need of assistance from the fund. The previous Liberal government itself established the present means test. As Veteran, and Member of Parliament for Durham, Erin O’Toole, explained, “The Last Post Fund was established decades ago to help the families of indigent Veterans... they do not expect this special fund to apply to all Veterans. This was
not the objective of the Last Post Fund funeral and burial program.” But the Last Post Fund is much more than just the burial program. It manages the National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, a national historic site. It also runs the unmarked grave pro-gram to mark the plac-es where some of our fallen have been laid to rest. Motion M-422 was defeated in the House of Commons, not because of Government lack of desire to sup-port our veterans, but because we had already voted to improve the Last Post Fund in Economic Action Plan 2013. Sadly, the Liberals have voted against the measures in Economic Action Plan 2013 at every opportunity.
Gov’t already improving support for veterans
by Garry Breitkreuz
ParliamentaryReport
Op-Ed Column
THE GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA ORGANIZATION received best safety mes-sage award for this design, based on their logo.
Crosswalk winners announced
Yutan Ironstand remembered
Liquor regulations see more change
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It does not matter where we live – we will have neighbours; in a condo, a house, an apart-ment or on the farm. We all have neighbours. Living side by side with a neighbour can have its challenges, having good neighbours can also be a great blessing. Living with neigh-bours will require both give and take for both parties. Being a good neighbour means we will not do anything to annoy our neighbour. No loud parties, not mowing the lawn at 6:30 AM; we won’t yell at their children, we mind our own business, we don’t ask personal ques-tions, just to name only a few. If we treat our neighbours the way we would like to be treated and we will never have problems with any of our neighbours. We are to love our neighbour as ourselves
– that is the golden rule isn’t it? How can we accomplish this rule in today’s society? I do admit it can be chal-lenging at times, but often we make a situa-tion more difficult than it really is. My grandfather used to say, “Fences make for good neighbours.” There is a lot of truth to that statement. We had a lot of fence on the farm. Each quarter of land at one time had a fence. The fencing was done, not for good neighbour relations, but to keep our cattle and sheep in place. In later years, the cattle were gone, but the fence row, which was now grown in amongst the trees, remained. I recall a new neigh-bour bought a quarter of land next to us and he asked me if he could take down the broken fence and tree line and
break up the land. My response to him was, “Maybe leave the fence line as it is – fences make for good neigh-bours.” Grandfather’s saying I think rings true to me this very day. Today we see many yards in the rural area and also within the city limits. Most of these fences today are not to keep animals on the right side of the proper-ty line- they are for good neighbour relations. Everyone wants their own privacy. We want to be able to go into our back yard and have no
one see us or bother us. We too have a back yard that is fenced, but our fence is to keep the grandchildren and dog on the right side. We never sit out in the back yard- we sit on the front deck and watch the peo-ple as they go by. As people walk by, often a conversation will begin with a complete strang-er. When our new neigh-bours moved in, we went over to introduce our-selves. I think this is the responsibility of the neighbour who has been there the longest.
Welcome new comers into the community and help them to get to know others around the neigh-bourhood. Smile and wave as a neighbour goes by- Most people respond to a smile and a wave. They may or may not smile or wave back, but don’t let that stop us from show-ing friendly, neighbour-ly actions. Our neigh-bours have been a bless-ing to us. We enjoy their company and their friendship. We share our phone numbers and we wish them all the best as they become part of our community. Nothing brings neigh-bours together like a block party, or BBQ. Try it in your neigh-bourhood and watch the adults and children mingle and enjoy the evening. Let’s befriend our neighbours and enjoy their company. Neighbours often are
closer than family. Our families may be hun-dreds of miles away, but the neighbour is next door and will be our first responder in time of cri-sis. “A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb over it.” – Arthur Baer
Margaret Anne Yost nursed for 35 years. Returning back to school I completed classes from the Red River College in the areas of Gerontology, Bereavement, Death and Dying. For twelve years I worked in bereavement support at a funeral home. At present I am employed as an Interim Parish Worker at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Melville, Sask. I also enjoy my role as homemaker, wife, mother and grandmoth-er.
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NEWS REVIEW SPORTSSportnotes
Sports Bank Drop-in The Yorkton Sports Bank is collecting used sports equipment on Wednesdays at the City Hall Basement from 4-8 p.m. Come out and check out the assortment of sports equipment, including hockey gear, or donate your old equipment. Appoint-ments are also available. Contact Amber Zaharia for more information by phone at 828-2401 or by email [email protected].
Sunrise Cycling Club
Yorkton’s Sunrise Cycling club is a group of adults that want to share the joy of cycling in a non competitive way with club rides and events. Weekly rides on Wednesday night start at 7:00 from the Yorkton Public Library. Depending on the par-ticipating riders, the rides are approx 1-2 hours and about 20-40 km in distance. Everyone is welcome but we ask that all riders wear a helmet. Other events are planned as the weather permits. Contact Barry Rogers at 782-3147 or email [email protected]
YRHS Jr. Football Camp
The YRHS Jr. Football team will be starting training camp for players starting on August 6th. Practice will start at 5:30 and equipment pickup will be arrainged. Anyone who is interested can email [email protected] for further details.
Gordon lands Seattle goalie coach role
Yorkton’s Ian Gordon has already found his next job after hanging up his goalie pads after a long German career. The former Swift Current Bronco will be instruct-ing Seattle’s goalies next season in the WHL. with the Thunderbirds.
GIDDY UP! – A now yearly event, the Painted Hand Casino Counting Coup Roughstock Rodeo entertained the Exhibition Grounds with some top level talent from the Canadian Cowboys Association.
By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer
With two full months of the Canadian Cowboys Association’s competition calendar left before the countdown to November’s Harvest Showdown at the Gal-lagher Centre, the CCA came to Yorkton’s Exhibition Grounds for its now annual outdoor Roughstock event sponsored by the Painted Hand Casino. With valuable points in the Bud Light Standings up for grabs top riders throughout Western Canada came to Yorkton to wow the crowd and put on what was a well ran event. The Painted Hand Casino was thanked for sponsoring this event and for once again helping to make it possible for Yorkton to have both an indoor and an out-door rodeo event each year. The CCA thanks all the work-ers at the Yorkton event for put-ting on a successful stop on the tour and looks forward to the Harvest Showdown. Results for the 2013 Painted
Hand Casino Counting CoupRoughstock Rodeo are as follows:
Friday Saddlebronc1. Carl Green ($591)
2. Ross Kreutzer ($590)3. Rhett Fitzpatrick ($423)
By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer Given the regular season dominance of the Yorkton Yankees and the Canora Su-pers in the South East Senior Baseball League with both clubs posting near perfect re-cords, it was a slight surprise
to see the Langenburg Indi-ans as the Yankees SESBL Championship opponents. After all the Canora Supers fi nished 11-3 and the York-ton Yankees fi nished unde-feated at 13-0-1 making the two ballclubs the favorites heading into the best of three quarterfi nals and semifi nals
with byes into the SESBL fi -nal four. The Indians however had other ideas, dispatching the Supers in three games in what was a back and forth se-ries that went all the way to extra innings in the deciding Game Three. After winning Game One
12-1 the Indians would lose Game Two of the series at home 3-2 in extra innings to send the series back to Can-ora for a deciding game that would see the winner play Yorkton who already swept the Russell Bulls.
Cont. on Page 16.
Yanks one game away from perfection in SESBL final
Michael Irvin’s point after a fi rst down. Michael Stra-han and the New York Giants “3 pointer” sack dance of the late 00’s. Spinning the football. The “Mile High Salute.” Jacoby Jones’ touchdown dance after scoring in this year’s Super Bowl. All of these things are about to become extinct under the NFL’s new crackdown on “taunting” and celebra-tions to take effect in 2013. In fact, all of the following things were added to the NFL’s list of unacceptable behaviors after the play heading into the start of regular preseason play on Fri-day:
Sack DancesHome run swingIncredible Hulk
Spiking/spinning the ballThrowing the ball
Pointing (hand or the ball)Verbal tauntsMilitary salute
Standing over opponentDancing
Of those ten actions, would any one of those cause you to turn off an NFL game? In fact are any of those ten actions worse than the fact that prior to the cel-ebration, one of the 22 players on the fi eld may or may not have suffered signifi cant brain trauma? Something that, in fact, would cause many to turn off their televi-sions. Yet for the umpteenth time Roger Goodell and the NFL have decided to do what every league administra-tion before them has done and has decided to crack down on celebrations to deal with the bad PR the league has been getting. Because the problems the league are fac-ing can’t possibly be league-caused, it must be the cel-ebrations. As if Alfred Morris doing a home run swing and saluting the crowd is going to cause Joe Sixpack to
turn off Sunday Night Football. It is different when it is foul language or unsports-manlike play, but the actions the NFL is planning to crackdown on have been a part of football for years now; something that you will see glimpses of in all levels of football as players celebrate a big play. After all, there is a reason why NCAA players and high school players still celebrate even if those celebrations will cost their team yardage and potentially points on the board. It is because you can’t bottle up the emotion of an athlete. These rule changes attempt to take away something that football players and fans have grown accustomed to thanks to the league; pointing after a fi rst down dates back to Michael Irvin in the 80’s and 90’s and likely dates back further to that. The military salute started in Denver where military families largely re-side and has spread across the league, as has spiking the football. Dancing is also a cultural celebration that transcends all sport. You wouldn’t penalize Usain Bolt for dancing after winning another 100m or 200m sprint and you surely wouldn’t call out a soccer player for dancing in celebration of a huge goal, so why is it any different for NFL players to dance in celebration, especially if it is
a part of their personality? The answer is because the NFL doesn’t want any personality in its league. Personality leads to bad personalities, and bad per-sonalties lead to things like the Arron Hernandez saga and the Pouncey brothers wearing “Free Hernandez” snapbacks. Bad personalties lead to the Riley Cooper incident. So rather than allow personality into a game that players risk their livelihood for all while under the anonymity of being behind a facemask, the NFL would sooner crack down and see one of the more en-tertaining aspects be removed from the game. The NFL refuses to admit that bad people can also be good at sports, and that unsportsmanlike players ex-ist. In doing so it has devalued its product in the name of trying to reach an audience it will never attract, do-ing the same thing the NBA fails again and again at doing. Trying to change the minds of people who are always going to believe the “black athlete” stereotype and have left their passion for the game a long time ago once “fundamentals” left the game. Those type of bigoted people are never coming back and will always harp on those stereotypes on their soapboxes for as long as someone will listen, so why cater to them? People who don’t like celebrating and athletes ap-pearing in the arrest pages will always prefer college sports (or no sports at all) over the NFL or the NBA. They will always tell you that college athletics “has more passion” that the players “care more” and point out prima donas like Chad Johnson, Randy Moss and Terrell Owens as the stereotypical NFL player who cel-ebrates too much and demands the spotlight. In turn, these players and their bad reputations are allowing the league to believe that all celebrating will be nega-tively received. 10.1 million people tuned into see the NFL’s pre-season opener on Sunday, clearly no one is offended. Keep the celebrating in football. Keep the passion. Keep the fun.
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By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer It is well known that the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders are bitter enemies, their meetings something fans of both sides circle on their calendar and the rest of the league eagerly anticipates what turn out to be some of the best games of the season, fueled by mutual dislike for each other. “We don’t like Calgary,’’ the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ middle line-backer said to the media after Monday’s practice. “They don’t like us. We don’t like them. It’s no secret. It’s a rivalry.
“Since I’ve been here, and even before I was here, that’s a team you want to beat. Regardless of what their record is or your record is, you know it’s going to be a dogfight. They’re a physical team. They’re a good team. They’re just like us. It’s going to be a battle.’’ That battle will be amplified by the fact that the Riders are coming into Friday night in Calgary undefeated, already having scored the first bragging rights over the Stampeders at Taylor Field earlier this season. The Riders will be looking to reprise that meeting, a game where they dominated defen-sively and on the run to
earn a 36-21 victory. A return of Darian Durant from a foot injury will be crucial for the Riders as Durant sat out the Riders past game against Hamilton prior to the bye week. Calgary starter Drew Tate seems to be out for Friday night’s clash, meaning Kevin Glenn will get the start for the Stampeders. The game is a big one not just because the Riders are trying to pre-serve an undefeated record, but because they can get an early jump on the playoff bye week with a win. Calgary is the only team close in the stand-ings at 4-1 with their only loss to SK. If the
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By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer You might think the “s” in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey league stands for Seinfeld when you hear the new name of the SJHL’s Central Division. Bill Chow, president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, announced this week that Kramer has joined the league’s corporate family, purchasing the naming rights of the league’s new Central Divsion as the league realigns in 2013/14. Kramer Ltd., an auc-tion group based out of North Battleford, has grown to be one of the leading auction groups of farm equipment through-out Western Canada. Kramer Ltd., marketing
manager Devin Wallin explained that Kramer’s roots in Central Saskatchewan made the partnership between the auction company and the SJHL a perfect fit for both parties. “We feel this is a very natural partnership as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and Kramer both have deep roots throughout the prov-ince,” said Devin Wallin, marketing manager of Kramer Ltd. “We make it a priority to be involved in the communities where our employees and cus-tomers live, work, and play.” As part of the three-year agreement, the Central Division will be rebranded the Kramer Division. The new Kramer
Division will be home to the Kindersley Klippers, Battleford North Stars, Humboldt Broncos and Notre Dame Hounds. Kindersley has recently been going through some tough financial struggles in the Central Division, needing funds from the City of Kindersley to con-tinue operations for 2013/14. SJHL president Bill Chow is happy to welcome the league’s newest corpo-rate sponsor “We are very proud to welcome Kramer to the SJHL,” says Chow. “They are a Saskatchewan
company with a rich his-tory, community commit-ment and strong work ethic. These are the same key life initiatives we try to reinforce to all of our players.” The SJHL season is nearing closer as the Yorkton Terriers report to training camp at the end of August with the puck dropping on the regular season shortly after in September. For now the league is excited to welcome anoth-er sponsor to help grow their brand of junior hock-ey in Saskatchewan.
Martial artists off to Ireland tripBy CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer
Two Yorkton Martial Arts Training Club students are headed abroad to compete in the WOMAA (World Organization of Martial Arts Athletes) World Championships XIV. Gracynn Gurniak-Hudy and Colton LaBelle will represent Canada in Dublin, Ireland on August 9, 10 & 11. The pair fly out of Winnipeg on Monday, August 5th for a ten day trip that they have been planning since the beginning of
this year. Both students put in hours of extra training and fundraising have led up to this moment, and they are ready to compete with the world according to Mike Forster, YMATC trainer. Gracynn will be competing in numerous events including: forms, weapon forms, musical forms, point sparring, & continuous sparring. Colton is entered in full contact sparring, continuous sparring and point sparring and he will also compete in at least two grap-pling events provided there are enough qualified judges at the tournament.
YORKTON MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING CLUB members Gracynn Gurniak-Hudy (left) and Colton LaBelle are off to Dublin to compete in the WOMMA World Championship. The ten day trip was achieved through extra training and extensive fundraising.
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talents at a very high end meet. It was very hard, but I am happy I was part of it.” says Burkholder. Mikaila Ortynsky was also asked how her expe-rience was. “The Tri-Province meet was amaz-ing. The meet itself was organized amazingly and my competitors were extremely strong in all of their events. Though I didn’t throw any new PBs I’ve gotten much valuable experience that’ll need for the next track season” says Ortynsky. Jaden Porte who attended this event last year as well as nationals in PEI in 2012 felt that the competition this year was on par to the two events he attended last year. “I was extremely impressed with the com-petition this year.” “I had a great push to hit personal bests. I was also extremely happy with my results as I ran the 3rd fastest 1,500m and fastest 800m this entire year by a youth Saskatchewan runner.”
“I am very impressed with the competition this year as it seems there are many more competi-tors from outside our club compared to the previous year,” Porte adds. Talking about the future of the club head-ing into the 2013/14 indoor season, Porte mentioned high expecta-tions thanks to the excel-lent coaching in the club. “I think from the train-ing of Coach Kirk Flaman, Coach Tom Cursons and Coach Bob Edwards we will see more competitors from our Yorkton club attend this meet next year,” says Porte. Results from the 2013 Western Canadian Championship: Individual Results:Mikaila Ortynsky: Shot Put = 7th, Discus = 5th, Javelin = 6thEthan Field: 100m = 6th, Medley Relay = 6thJaret Porte: 200m = 16th, 1,200m = 12th, 2,000m = 7th, Medley Relay = 5thCole Burkholder: 800m = 8th, 1,200m =
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YORKTON LEGION TRACK CLUB finished up its 2013 outdoor season by sendingfive YLTC members as part of Team Saskatchewan at the Western Canadian Championships in Calgary.
Calanchie’s pitching leads Yankees within one game of perfectionCon’t. from Page 13
After the two ballclubs traded runs during the seven innings, the deciding game went into extra innings where this time the Indians would get revenge on the Supers. Derek Haberstock’s two run crank in the eighth innings would send Langenburg to the league final to take on the Yankees.
In the first game of the series the Indians hopes of upsetting the red hot Yorkton Yankees would be served a dose of hard reality in the bottom of the third inning at Jubilee Park when the defending champions hung a seven run inning on the visitors to open up what would be a 10-0 blowout.
Langenburg made it through the first two innings unscathed, but could only find two hits over the entire game on Yankees ace Logan Calanchie as the pitcher who was dominant in the Yankees title win over the Willowbrook Royals last season was back at it in this year’s SESBL Championship.
Calanchie pitched six innings allowing just one hit before Ross Stilborn came into close the game. Calanchie would also add two runs with his bat. Kurt Karcha also registered two RBI’s in the win.
Calanchie would be right back on the mound Monday evening in Langenburg as the game trav-elled down the highway for Game Two. On decent rest Calanchie went four innings as he and reliever Stillborn shut out the Indians yet again to take a 6-0 win. Stillborn would be the game’s MVP as he also
put up two RBI’s in the win in addition to getting the save as the Yankees inched one game away from the title. A perfect season will be on the line in Game Three as the Yorkton Yankees are one win away from the title.
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Lic 325025
4 Mi East of YorktonClose Out for Weber Construction 9:00 a.m.
Machinery & Industrial 10:30 a.m.Tillage: Morris 20 ft, Cult,Swathers: Case 8820 SP Swather, Case 8220 PT, 25 ft U2 Reel, NH 1090 Swather 21 ft p/u reel, Versatile pull type 20 ft,Haying: JD 567 w/net wrap,Case 3650 Rd Baler, Massey square baler, Vicon Large Bale Stacker, 550 IHC Forage Harvestor,Combines: 2 -Massey 860 Hydros, JD 7720, 751 Massey pull type,Headers: JD 930 p/u reel, Case 1020 30 ft p/u reel, JD 224 24 ft p/u reel,Tractors: JD 3140 w/loader 3 pt hitch 2 remotes, JD 2550 w/loader 3 pt hitch, Ford 5610 3 pt hitch, Ford 801 w/ 3 pt hitch,Misc: Howse Mower 6 ft, Howse Mower 5 ft, JD Loader frame, Semi Tires, Skid Steer Tires, New Tool Benches, Chains, Tie Downs, Swath Rollers, Qwonset Storage Shed Canvas, 6 ft Tiller, livestock equipment from feedlot,Webers: Ladders, Compressors, Saws, Heaters, Power Tools, Slip Tank, Power Trowell, Dodge Truck, Chev Truck
• 1:00 p.m. VehiclesOver 50 Vehicles to choose from
2007 Chev Trailblazer 4x4, 2004 Freestar van, 2005 ChevUp-lander, 2005 Ford Escape 4x4, 2005 Pontiac G6, 2004 Chev
2500 4x4 saftied, 1998 Ford F150 4x4, 2004 Chev Impala, 2006 Ford F150 4x4, 74 Dodge 350 1 Ton w/hoist
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Professors are accus-tomed to seeing laptops in post secondary classrooms and lecture halls. Technology trends and capabilities can change rapidly as tablets are beginning to replace lap-tops on campus.
“The majority of my students use laptops in
class but I’ve been seeing increasingly more tablets in lectures,” says English professor Jason Stevens. “Students use their tablets like notepads and use sty-lus pens to handwrite their notes. It’s a lot less obtru-sive than sitting behind a laptop. I expect to see more tablets in my classes
this year.”Technology experts
agree with Professor Stevens. “Today’s tablets are light, easy to maneu-ver and connect to primary computers for more involved research and writing,” says Toshiba’s education specialist Trevor Dantas. “They are ideal
for students on the go because they can be car-ried in any purse or bag and can be used like digi-tal notebooks where files can be converted to text and saved on primary computers.”
These touch control devices are coming of age with today’s students. They’ve gone from the couch to the classroom in a short period of time. When tablets surged in popularity with the intro-duction of the Android operating system they were initially used for light
internet browsing, online gaming such as Angry Birds and social media.
App developers have invested a lot of time and energy into extending the utility of devices and the ability to save, store and keyword search handwrit-ten notes is one example. Innovative apps now enable students to edit and view their files on tablet devices, much like they would on their laptop or desktop computer. Students can even use tab-lets to take images of whiteboard notes and con-
vert them to editable note files or record lectures to review later with the abil-ity to adjust the volume of separate audio tracks.
“We see tablets as the ideal secondary device for students,” adds Lyons. “The key to using a tablet in the classroom is finding models that have as many connectivity ports as pos-sible. Ports provide the flexibility of connecting directly to a PC hard drive for file saving and stor-age.”
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Combines 2010 New Holland CX8080 2005 Cat Challenger 670 (2) 1997 Massey Ferguson 8780 Case IH 1680 John Deere 7700
Combine HeadersNew Holland 94C Massey Ferguson 4200 Case IH 1015 Gleaner 400
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Hodgins Auction CentreMelfort, SK
Thurs. August 15 9:00 AM SHARP
AUCTION LOCATION: Hodgins Auction Centre - 4 Miles South & 1/2 Mile West of Melfort, SKFEATURED EQUIPMENT INCLUDES:
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Melfort, SKThurs. August 15 9:00 AM SHARP
38th Annual Pre-Harvest
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Bins on behalf of
TRIPLE A FARMS
to be sold by picture@ Hodgins Auction
Centre
Bin Location: From Melville Overpass on Hwy. 10 - Proceed 18 Kms to Nh3 Plant, Turn Right, 200 Ft. Then Left up Driveway 1/2 Mile.
TWO HOPPER BOTTOM BINSWestor 1805
4,700 Bu. 18ft x 5 Ring
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Tablets growing in popularity on campusthe news review - Thursday, August 8, 2013 - Page 19A
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While government grants of up to $7,200 per eligible child may seem like the most attractive part of an RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan), there’s more to the plan than free money. Here are just some of the features, no matter what future path your child chooses to take:
• RESPs pay for more than just tuition: Your child can receive up to $5,000 at the start of the school course/year; after 13 weeks, if you and your child decide that this is not enough to cover expenses like housing or transporta-tion, more funds can be withdrawn at any time.
• Wide range of programs: RESPs aren’t just for uni-versity or college expenses; they can be used for non-credit courses, skills training, approved programs (as short as three weeks long) and even for tuition fees at qualifying educational institutions outside Canada.
• Your child has lots of time: If your child decides to travel or take a year off before starting their post-second-ary education, no problem; RESPs can remain open for as long as 36 years. Part-time studies count too if your child decides to work and study.
“With all the flexibility that RESPs offer, you can find unique ways to use them to benefit your child or your family’s circumstances,” explains David Birkbeck, the head of registered products strategy at RBC. “You’re certainly not limited to using RESPs solely for university or college tuition.”
More information on how an RESP can fit your fami-ly’s needs is available online at www.rbc.com/resp.
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RESPs: More flexible than you may think
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If your business or property that you rent for commercial purposes is in the YBID District then you in fact are already a member. The district extends from Highway 9 west on Broad-way to the Gallagher Centre. From Highway 9 west on Smith to Gladstone. All the side streets in between. We also cover all the properties from Staples along the west side of High-way 9 and along the CP Rail line back towards Broadway.
PARK BENCHES
We have some metal benches remaining in our inventory, as well as trash cans and we are looking for places to locate them. If you have a spot where they will be used please call our offi ce 306.783.9243
BROADWAY RE-DEVELOPMENT
YBID plans to discuss in greater detail with the City the planned 2014 redevelopment of Broadway. The plan will be to re done the underground storm sewers and drains and all of that piping that we don’t see that often but is so important to our daily lives. If you have is-sues comments or suggestions better get them ready. Mayor and council will want to hear them!
RECYCLING BUSINESS CARDBOARD
What do you do as a business about recycling your cardboard? Do you have big or little needs in getting that used material out of your shop and off to the recycling bin? YBID is working on this issue for the benefi t of all members so we want your input. Let us know what your recycling needs are. [email protected]
YORKTON EXHIBITION HARNESS RACES
YBID is supporting once again the Yorkton Exhibition Association and their Friday night Harness Races. If you have never been we invite you to attend. YBID race nights are August 9th and August 30th. We hope to see you there.
LET US KNOW
Do you have any issues or questions you want to discuss with YBID, send us an e-mail or call 306.783.9243 we welcome your input, that’s what has made us so successful to this point.
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