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By Alan HustakGrasslands News

The town of Fort Qu’Appelle expects to re-open its administration building to the public on Monday, June 15.

Protective plexi-glass panels are being installed in the reception area this week to ensure safe distancing. “People have a tendency to peer around the panels rather than stand in front of them,” acting CAO Geri Kreway told council. “We want to make sure our staff is safe before we open.”

Crosswalk upgradeA solar powered crosswalk was inaugurated in Fort

Qu’Appelle Monday at the intersection of Fourth Ave-nue and Boundary Street. It was paid for with a $10,000 grant from the Provincial Traffic Safety Fund.

“Initially we were going to put it on Broadway, but because they will be tearing up the street next year, we decided to install it instead at a high traffic location near both schools,” said public works foreman Bruce Betteridge. Finance manager Moe Choudhary learned of the grant by accident after a salesman, thinking he was in Qu’Appelle instead of Fort Qu’Appelle, dropped into his office and mentioned it.

“We had less than a week to apply for the money,” said Choudhary. “Public works and the administration worked together and we put the application together in less than a week. If we had not pushed so hard we wouldn’t have lucked out. It is thanks to Premier Scott Moe and the government that this has been made possible.”

Fort Qu’Appelle is one of 48 towns in Saskatchewan who were given money made available from proceeds of photo speed enforcement. The grants are awarded twice during any given year.

Building appraisalThe town has hired a professional real-estate ap-

praiser to determine the market value of the old Im-perial Bank of Canada building on Company Avenue.

The century old building housed the town’s admin-istration offices since 1962 and the town now wants to sell it. A Regina firm, R.B. Gaffney and Associates will be paid $2,500 to evaluate the worth of the building. While some councillors questioned the need to spend money to hire appraiser Blaise Clements, it was told that no one in Fort Qu’Appelle was qualified to do the job.” We have residential property appraisers, but we don’t have qualified commercial property appraisers,” explained acting CAO Geri Kreway.

Built in 1910 by land speculator Donald Hogarth McDonald the original interior of the two storey yel-low brick building has been gutted over the years. The building is on the list of the Canadian Govern-

ment’s cultural heritage properties but it has never been given official heritage designation. Clements is expected to conduct a detailed “expert, unbiased” as-sessment of elements that might affect the property’s

value, such as its location, its overall condition, lot size, construction materials and the “nuances thatmake the property special.”

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Fresh paintCurbside painter Michael Forrester applies a new coat of paint indicating a No Parking Zone on Bay Avenue. Public works is freshening up the chipped and faded paint on major streets in Fort

the white crosswalk stripes as well before the end of the summer.

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Town administrative office plans for re-opening

Fort council is paying a professional real-estate appraiser to determine the value of the old town hall before they put it up for sale.

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Camping opens ‘cautiously’ for summerBy Alan HustakGrasslands News

Dwayne Moroz rolled into the Echo Valley Pro-vincial Park in the family’s fifth-wheel RV camper at dawn on Monday, among the first of 50 seasonal campers to arrive when the park’s four campgrounds opened for the season.

“We were trying to get here early to avoid the winds,” said Moroz as she and her daughter Jazmyn began unpacking and setting up the luxury camper. “This is our fifth year here. The RV stays and we go

back and forth to the city all summer.”By noon trailers and RV’s were lined up at the

park gates. Marvin Waffle arrived with his three sons,Craig, Rylan and Reece, anxious “to finally get out and about and do something – hike, backpack, swim,everything you do in the summer.” Nearby, overnightcampers Tammy and Roland Masse tossed firewood into the back of their truck getting enough logs for acampfire. “We come every year,” said Tammy, “It issuch a beautiful park. We logged in our reservations when they opened in May, first thing, right away.”

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By Chris AshfieldGrasslands News

A major milestone was marked in Melville on June 1 when the local Catholic Women’s League planted a tree behind St. Henry’s Roman Catholic Parish in recognition of the organization’s 100 an-niversary nationally and 60th anniversary in Mel-ville.

“Before COVID, we planned on celebrating a double celebration all year long with different things going on. Obvi-ously that can’t happen now but the tree planting did happen and we’ll be getting a plaque to put on

it,” said Louise Tetreault of the Melville CWL.

The organization began in England in 1906 and within four years, chapters started up in Canada. In June 1920, the group was officially organized nationally at a convention in Montreal with delegates from Ed-monton, Regina, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Sher-brooke, Saint John and Halifax attending. The CWL would later be a fed-eral incorporation in De-cember 1923.

The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is a national service organi-zation of women who are members of the Roman Catholic Church, and who work together to pro-mote Catholic values and to carry out volunteer and charitable work. At the local level in Melville, most of the group’s activ-ities are service related and fundraising for the church.

“We do service not just in the church but we have representatives that go to

the nursing home once a week to help with the pa-tients, we do shifts at the thrift store, lunches after mass, we used to look after the hospitality part of the blood drives for Red Cross – so we are out and about in the commu-nity quite a bit. But most is service to the church,” said Tetreault.

The Melville CWL currently has about 45 members, most of which are still active. While many organizations and groups struggle to recruit members or have enough volunteers to continue operating, Tetreault feels that the dedication of the CWL in Melville is what has helped keep it run-ning for six decades.

“We have a very strong group. When you sit down and look at a resume of what we have done in a year – we have to submit a report to par-ish council every year – it really is kind of amazing how much we do do,” said Tetreault. “I think it’s because of our mem-

bers and our commitment to service is what’s keptus going. It’s just a giventhat the CWL is going to be part of the church. Things look a little dif-ferent now on how we participate but it’s justsomething that just goes hand-in-hand with being a Catholic for a lot of la-dies.”

As well as the nationalcouncil, there are 11 pro-vincial councils — one ofeach of the 10 provinces, which includes territo-ries, and a military or-dinariate, which was granted provincial statusin 1965 — 38 diocesancouncils and 1,223 parish councils.

CWL membership is predominantly Catho-lic women aged 16 andolder, but associate mem-bership are available for non-Catholics.

Anyone wanting infor-mation on the Melville Catholic Women’s Leaguecan visit St. Henry’s Roman Catholic Parish at729 Main St. in Melville or call 306-728-5702.

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New pastor coming to Fort Q.By Alan HustakGrasslands News

The new pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Fort Qu’Appelle says he is anxious and to be-coming part of the com-munity and looking

forward to bringing God’s word and the sacraments to his congregation.

Joshua Kurtenbach, a recent graduate from Concordia Lutheran Sem-inary in Edmonton is expected to begin his min-istry in Fort Qu’Appelle this summer. The con-

gregation has been with-out a permanent resident pastor since Rev. Todd Guggenmous left one year ago. Kurtenbach, 30, is a native of Inglis, Man-itoba. His wife, Jazmin, is originally from MooseJaw, and encouraged Kurtenbach to go into theministry.

“I grew up in a really good family, and there was lots of encourage-ment, lots of people sup-ported me,” he told the Times.

Before going into theseminary he graduatedwith distinction in 2016 from the University of Saskatchewan where he majored in Classical Me-dieval Renaissance stud-ies.

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Since mid March, all schools across America have been shut down and during this time, many of the staff have been work-ing hard at finding ways to continue to inspire their students to learn and grow during this time of social isolation. In Melville, Saskatche-wan, the staff at École St. Henry’s Jr. have been working especially hard to come up with creative ideas to connect with stu-dents and their families.

It started with a pa-rade earlier in the season, followed by the virtual scavenger hunt; an event which ended up inspiring not just students and fam-ilies from the school but the whole community to take part.

The newest idea came as an inspiration from the cult classic children’s book series Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. The first Flat Stanley book, orig-inally published in 1929

has fond memories for children from genera-tion to generation. The premise being that the character’s rare quality of being two dimensional allows him to easily expe-rience all sorts of differ-ent unique and cultural activities.

This past week, each of the students received two “Flat” staff members and a calendar of activi-ties. They were asked to take their “flat staff” with them as they engaged in a variety of learning oppor-tunities such as reading, creating an art project and heading outside. The response from the stu-dents was overwhelming. The flat staff have played board games with fami-lies, helped make meals, prayed together and done some gardening, just to name a few.

“We have posted some of the pictures we have re-ceived from families on a mural wall on the front of our school. We would love for you to come and visit it!” Said Shannon Hahn,

Principal at St. Henry’s Jr. School. “Essentially Stanley gets mailed out because he is flat and can travel all over the world. We decided that instead of Flat Stanley, it would be the Flat Staff of École St. Henry’s Jr. so that we could go on learning ad-ventures with all of our children.

The team who created the event, consisting of Mrs. Schick, Mrs. Molnar, Mme Lucyk, Mrs. Hauser and Mr. Kish, wanted to organize an event involv-ing all the staff from the school and make it fun so that all students could participate.

“I can’t tell you how many hours this group put into the project. They worked tirelessly to en-sure that each staff mem-ber looked just right and that each student had at least two staff members to take with them. They also created a calendar of activities and the big ver-sions of the staff members you saw in the window,” said Hahn. “Mrs. Schick

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so thank goodness we have so many talented staff members.”

Larger versions of the “flat staff” can be seen pasted in the front

window of the school as well as a creative collage showcasing photos sent in by the students of their learning adventures withthem.

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Professional haircuts and muscle pain relief are once again available inour communities. A few personal services were permitted to re-open on May 19 in Phase 2 of the government’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. These businesses were limited to hairdressers, massage therapists, acupunctur-ists, and acupressurists. Other personal services such as nail salons are in-cluded in Phase 3, which has a tentative start date of June 8.

Belinda Chutskoff runs a hair salon on Des-mond Street in Grenfell. She opened on May 19 after being closed for two months. Business has been steady for the past two weeks and in order to comply with new social distancing rules between

clients, she has been working 14-hour days. She must also follow pre-cautions, such as wearing a face mask, to protect herself and customers from COVID-19.

In spite of the busy schedule, Chutskoff said she would not be able to recoup the business that was lost during the pandemic. “There’s lots of people who waited for us to open but they don’t need two colors now, they just need one, so we’ve lit-erally lost two months of business,” she explained. Not only was income lost, there are now increased expenses for sanitizing supplies and Chutskoff had to hire an additional employee to assist with extra cleaning proce-dures.

Even with these added challenges, Chutskoff is glad to be back in busi-ness. “It is nice to be back,” she commented.

“I’m a social person, I’m used to being around a lot of people and having a lot of clients go through my doors.”

Patients of Function Massage Therapy across the street from the salon were eager for its doors to open, too, but they had to wait a few extra weeks for owner Justine Mac-donald’s protective gear to arrive. She must follow

community safety guide-lines issued by the provin-cial government and the Massage Therapist Asso-ciation of Saskatchewan. This includes wearing a facemask, eye protection, and an apron, as well as sanitizing the treatment room and bathroom be-tween clients.

“As always, my hands will be washed before and after every client, as well as sanitizing the massage table and having clean linens and blankets for each client,” Macdonald told Grasslands News. “I am asking clients to wear a mask, as is requested by the Saskatchewan Gov-ernment when a physical distance cannot be main-tained.”

Macdonald was finally able to offer treatment starting June 1, with ap-pointments available on Mondays and Thursdays, and said she does not ex-

pect the closure to have a negative impact on her business. “I don’t think the temporary closure will have a lasting effect on my business, as much as how safe people feel as restrictions lift,” she stated. “Everyone needs to make decisions based on what they need and what they feel ok with.”

Laurie Johnson, a hair-dresser from Whitewood who operates Laurie’s Hair Salon, also stated that the closure of her business still continues to create hardships for not only herself, but also for her customers.

“There are lots of cli-ents who want haircuts or salon services but who I really feel sorry for are my nursing home clients,” Johnson told Grasslands News. Johnson provides in-home services to the nursing homes in White-wood and Broadview for

residents but with the COVID-19 regulations, these clients cannot re-ceive her services.

“It’s not only hard on me who has lost probablyhalf of my clients until the restrictions on nurs-ing homes are lifted, but the people in the homes that I provide my servicesto cannot always under-stand what is going on and even if they do, just like everyone else, they worry about their appear-ance as well.”

Mon Sherry’s Hair-care, on Lalonde Street in Whitewood, said there has been some good as well as the bad during this time.

“I have to look at the good in things when wewere forced to close,” Sherry Frier commented.“It gave us time to reno-vate and move to my newlocation during the clo-sure. We’re back to being able to provide service to probably about 60% of the number of our normalcustomers.”

“It’s time to get back to somewhat of a normal and personally, I feel theeconomy needs to get moving.”

Speaking with Grass-lands News while so-cial distancing and alsoproviding a client with a haircut, Frier, along with the other shop hair-dresser, are attired intheir regulated sanitation apparel and masks. Only 2 of the 4 chairs are being utilized for social distanc-ing space.

“I’m sure most peo-ple wouldn’t realize how much in sanitation prod-ucts we use daily,” Frier added.

The massage therapist,Jenna Parker Birken-shaw, also works from Frier’s location and is also able to book clients while following the COVID-19 rules while dealing withher clients as well.


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A little more of the normalHairdressers were among some of the services now able to operate with the Re-Opening of Saskatchewan. An empty chair separates Krista Domres and Sherry Frier for social distancing and protective apparel is used.

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Parking lot church servicePastor Bryan Rosnau and organist Ruth Erickson conducted an outdoor worship service for the congregation of Our Saviour Lutheran Church in

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even though Sunday was the feast of Pentecost, they were celebrating a belated Easter. “We are people of the resurrection, it is the most import-ant event in the history of the world,” he said. Churches will be allowed

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As the Province enters into Phase 3 of the Re-Open Plan there will be changes to the services provided by the City of Melville. We would like to remind citizens that, in order to prevent the spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect residents and staff , we will continue to take the following precautions:

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CITY HALL AND PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION: City Hall and Public Works will re-open the administration offi ces to the public on Monday, June 15, 2020 with proper precautionary measures in place to respect safety and physical distancing.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS: All meetings of City Council will continue to be conducted through teleconference until Phase 4 of the Saskatchewan Re-open Plan. City of Melville will continue to provide the public with electronic access to these council meetings.

RECREATION/LEISURE SERVICES: City-operated recreation/leisure facilities will remain closed to the public until Phase 4 of the Saskatchewan Re-Open Plan. This applies to: • Horizon Credit Union Centre (Walking Track included) • Merv Moore Sportsplex • Outdoor Parks (including Playgrounds, Dog Park & Tennis Court) • Melville Swimming Pool (Please note the swimming pool will NOT open in the 2020 season. Construction of the new swimming pool has been moved up to the summer of 2020).

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Organ donationsLarry Kreklewich (left) and Glen Schick of E&H Redimix in Melville stand in

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When Melville Larry Kreklewich re-ceived a kidney transplant in October 1974 from a donor, it became a cata-lyst for a lifelong campaign to promote organ donation. That campaign got some help from two local businesses recently when they agreed to turn their company trucks into roaming billboards.

Melville based N & R Concrete and E & H Redi-Mix have both outfitted a mixer on one of their concrete trucks with organ donation decals. The decals read, “Organ and tissue donors save lives. Please talk to your loved one” and promote the Canadian Transplant Asso-ciation (CTA).”

The idea to outfit the local company trucks with organ donor decals came to Larry after he saw similar decals on a concrete truck in Saskatoon. Decid-ing to approach the two local concrete companies about a similar advertising

campaign, both wholeheartedly agreed to be involved. Larry then spoke to the Canadian Transplant Association, of which he is a provincial director, and they sponsored the decals for the trucks.

“In this part of the country there’s not a lot of concrete mixers and these guys, E&H and N&R, they go all over the place in this part of the country and it would be good advertising,” said Krekle-wich.

Larry went on to say he hopes that the messages on the truck are seen and that it gets discussing transplant op-tions with their families. Having sur-vived 46 years with his transplanted kidney– when the expected survival rate was 20 to 25 years – he says people don’t realize how valuable organ donation is to so many people.

“We really can’t emphasize enough that you talk to your family because once you’re gone they have the ultimate decision to say what happens with your organs. You might as well as leave them here,” said Kreklewich.

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By Murray MandrykPolitical Columnist

We are winning the battle to flatten the curve, but maybe losing the battle to re-launch the economy.

The latter is the next great fight for Saskatchewan.

There were 14 recoveries and no new cases on the day this column was written, re-ducing known active cases in the province to a mere 33 – the lowest total in two months.

The majority of those cases (23) were in northern Saskatch-ewan, but so confident was the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Author-ity (SHA) that the La Loche outbreak is under control that the province announced the re-moval of travel restrictions.

As for the rest of the prov-ince, COVID-19 has become non-existence or virtually non-existence – one case in southern Saskatchewan, no cases in central Saskatchewan, four cases in Regina, three cases in Saskatoon and two in the north.

All this is good news, two weeks after May 19 Stage two opening of more retail business and the May long weekend – time enough for any transmit-ted cases to start showing up.

While Premier Scott Moe and Chief Medical Health Offi-cer Dr. Saqib Shahab are still

offering an abundance of cau-tion about the potential for community outbreaks, all this points to success in the COVID-19 battle.

Sadly, this was also a day in which the Country Thunder – the music festival once known as the Big Valley Jamboree – was officially cancelled.

There is the ‘Riders and then there is “Craven” when it comes to events that somehow seem to unite left and right, north and south and rural and urban in this province.

And as we approach three months of virtual shutdown, we sure could use a party.

That it was cancelled for this year was expected because this is clearly a Stage-Five event in Moe’s five-stage Re-Open Sas-katchewan Plan. The frighten-ing reality is that while we are moving towards the re-opening of bars and restaurants in the more advanced stages, we are months away from such events with massive crowd gatherings.

They may not happen this year and it’s our inability to deal with this – and the thou-sands of other small economic disruptions in our economy – that may now be surpassing the virus spread as the biggest problem for the Saskatchewan Party government.

To its credit, Moe’s adminis-tration set out with a cautious and methodical re-opening plan

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that it’s managed to smoothly roll out dispute bumps in La Loche and Lloydminster.

That there has been so few major deviations from the plan or spikes in COVID-19 cases as a result of it speaks to the plan’s success.

But what the government needed to recognize is that the course it plotted would require a major public investment be-cause of the length of the shut-down.

It is recent government spending support where it may also be accused of being overly cautious.

While there’s been $2 billion investment in highways and other infrastructure building, such high volume spending may be categorized as long-term investments rather than dollars being efficiently spent for immediate needs.

When it comes to the imme-diate needs, the Saskatchewan government has been criticized for having among the low-est per capita spending in the country for food back and shel-ter support.

And while the Sask. Party government was quick out of the gate with its Small Busi-

ness Emergency Payment Pro-gram (SBEPP), the $50-million program has quickly drawn fire for being too small and not pro-viding needed second payments to some forced to endure this lengthy shutdown at the poten-tial costs of their livelihoods.

One gets the criticisms of adding to public debt or that the federal government’s Ca-nadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is just too easy to access.

But the longer the COVID-19 shutdown continues, the more help is required. That is now the big challenge.

Congratulations to our communities. The pandemic this year has been a struggle for many but it appears that it will take more than a virus to dishearten the people of our communities.

As Grasslands News worked again this year to publish their annual tourist guide to promote our com-munities, it became even more evident what has been developed over the years by people, organizations and businesses to make our communities so great.

While working to produce the booklet, thoughts of where would be a good place to have a ‘Staycation’ since there are so many restrictions on places for vaca-tions, it became apparent that my days of holidays are not going to be enough this year!

There may be many events that have had to be can-celled this summer but wow, there are a lot of places to visit, to browse and to learn some pretty interesting history that are not too far away.

Even though I do not have my own camping equip-ment, there are many, many places where a person could just jump into their vehicle, head out for the day and experience all the hard efforts put together to make a community or a location special.

There is so much to see and experience in the ra-dius of a mere 100 miles from our communities. Re-strictions during COVID-19 have affected some things but there are still lots that can be done – all that is

required is social distancing and paying attention to what is posted in certain areas.

There is no reason why one can’t lay on the beach and soak up some sunshine, or head to the river and cast a few lines and watch nature in action. There are still farmer’s markets taking place and some museums are still offering tours while following the provincial regulations.

When’s the last time you just took an interest in a small seasonal business that operates in another town, or even just took an interest to drive and see another community’s parks and developments?

For those that do have the option of seasonal or nightly camping, the parks are still there and they are still as beautiful and the campfires are still as cherished by your family. In fact, I may even have to borrow my son’s camper so I can park and travel to different areas and take advantage of some walking trails or golf courses. I just need to learn to golf!

I guess what I am trying to express here is that even though this year has brought many challenges that have never been experienced before, we can still find some good in everything.

It is a real compliment to our communities and to rural Saskatchewan to see the innovative ideas, proj-ects and developments that have grown to make each place special over the years.

It’s great to see all the history and businesses in the tourist guide and of course, thanks to the people that support it so we can help promote your communities and your businesses.

My holiday will be all that I make of it and I sure see lots of choices for me to make.

On another short note, thanks go out to our readers for helping us to make the news continue during this time of business closures and cancellation of events and news happenings in the communities.

News publications have struggled everywhere to produce a weekly product. Weekly newspapers are not all politics and crime but community happenings and history. Thank you to the readers that have submitted interesting stories about people, places and events. We have had many compliments on the new format of the newspaper with more news from other communities that are of interest.

Reading is important to keep ourselves, and our children, literate and educated. New ideas are seen and added or new ones formulated from stories read from other places. It’s all of these ideas, submissions and readership that makes things happen.

It’s all what we make it and we really thank you, the readers, the submitters and the advertisers for making it possible.

- Elaine Ashfield, Grasslands News

Summer holidays are all what we make it

By Alana JohnsonPrairie Valley School Division

When they heard some families were struggling, the administrator and staff at Broadview School found a way to help.

“We used nutrition money that we wouldn’t be spending on breakfast program or snack during COVID to purchase gro-ceries for families who needed help,” said Kayla Vargo, the school’s prin-cipal. “We had about 40

students from 17 families sign up for this program where they could pick up groceries at the store or have them delivered out to them.”

The program was well received.

“I need to send a big thank you to Broadview School and/or whoever was in charge of the groceries for the kids! It was a lot more than I ex-pected, and the kids and I are very grateful for ev-erything,” said one fam-ily on Facebook.

The team at Broadview School is committed to staying connected to their students during challeng-ing times. Teachers have been planning hands-on activities like a nature scavenger hunt, design-ing mandalas, sketch-ing the sunset and more to get students outside learning in nature. They are doing what it takes to ensure learning contin-ues for everyone, includ-ing those with additional needs.

“Our EAs have been

planning Google meets with some of our students on individualized plans. For example, working with students who may need more support to go through vocabulary they are learning,” Vargo said. “We have another student without internet access or technology at home, so his EA goes out to their farm every couple of weeks and does a socially distanced read aloud to him and his siblings.”

Director of Education Luc Lerminiaux acknowl-edged these valuable ef-forts. “These have been challenging times not only for our staff, who genuinely miss interact-ing with their students each day but for many of our families as well who were placed into difficult circumstances when schools closed,” he said. “This dedication to students we see at Broad-view School is exemplary of what is happening in schools across Prairie Valley. I cannot express enough how proud I am of our team, our students and our families.”


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The 2019 report, Tours of Long-Term Care Facilities and also the results of Resident and Family Surveys have been released by the Saskatchewan Health As-sociation.

The reports indicate that many of the problems are related to staff shortages, funding shortfalls and aging infrastruc-ture.

Guidelines or standards must be met and Health Minister Jim Reiter says they are working to make sure that happens.

High staff turnover, low staff-to-client ratios and difficulties retaining workers — including nurses — were among the most prominent issues raised by resi-dents, family members, workers and ad-ministration at long-term care facilities.

The CEO visits to the long-term care homes were completed in late summer of 2019 and now, with the pandemic reg-ulations and co-horting of staff at long-term care homes, which started in April to stop workers moving between multiple facilities and avoid the spread of COVID-1, there undoubtedly will be more staffing issues in the facilities.

While most of the complaints and needed requirements appear to be in the homes in larger centres with more beds, which are often older facilities, the fol-lowing reports are for only the nursing homes in this area.

Broadview Centennial LodgeWhat is working well as identified

through visit and discussions with fam-ilies and residents:

• Outside repairs of concrete and walk-ways were completed and greatly im-prove the safety for residents and visitors

• Recognized that there are benefits from therapeutic recreation and opportu-nities for improvement

• Daily visual management huddles

have been moved from the afternoon to the morning to better plan for care during the day

• Supportive Foundation for the care home

• Community is very supportive of the home and recently purchased a new fridge for activities area

• Considerable work done to reorga-nize and clean up the nursing station

• Working to enhance the dining ex-perience

Areas for improvement as identified through visit and discussions with fam-ilies and residents:

• Main air conditioner in kitchen is not working and needing repair

• Benefit from more ceiling lifts in the home

• Continued opportunity to enhance the dining experience

How the information gathered during this visit will be used to inform the SHA’s overall effort to improve quality of care for residents and staff in long-term care facilities throughout the province:

• Continue to enhance the dining ex-perience

• Consider additional ceiling lifts for the home

Echo Lodge, Fort Qu’AppelleWhat is working well as identified


• In process of changing over medica-tion delivery system to improve safety and reduce risk

• Worked hard on menu changes over the year

• Working on enhanced activities for residents and more one-to-one activities

• Enhanced Gentle Persuasive Ap-proach (GPA) training for all staff

• Working on improvements to the concrete in the courtyard

• Resident/staff input on the wings to create a home-like atmosphere

• Working on paint renewal in hall-

ways and public areas• “Mural” project underway for art

on the walls as an alternative to paper/posters

• New tub installed this past year with second tub ordered

• Electronic visibility wall is being uti-lized

• Mural wraps on exits has deferred exit seeks and been effective

• Going to be implementing relaxed breakfast

• Garden boxes being usedAreas for improvement as identified


• Family/resident feedback included ongoing concerns about the poor tem-perature control in the home in the sum-mer, including a lack of a contingency plan for the very hot summer days

• Air conditioning is an ongoing con-cern – humidity is high resulting in mod-ified care processes

• There is a need for attention to pre-

ventative maintenance within the kitchenarea as well as the dining room flooringthat is discolored and peeling

• Value in adding ceiling track lifts into older wings as it has smaller roomsand doorway

How the information gathered duringthis visit will be used to inform the SHA’s overall effort to improve quality of carefor residents and staff in long-term carefacilities throughout the province:

• Address the indoor temperature in-cluding the air conditioning

• Review the preventative mainte-nance within the building

• Continue to work on the quality proj-ects that are underway

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It’s A Strange World• “Food is pretty good”• Residents like fresh

fruit & veggies• Home is clean & tidy• Gardening program

was highlighted as a pos-itive program

• Musical entertain-ment on Sunday is appre-ciated by many

• Resident family coun-cil meetings held monthly


• Keep addressing ceil-ing light needs

• Roof repairs are being done

• Need to paint Whit-mire Lane and Bethany Lane

• Keep working on RN/LPN recruitment and ex-plore NP

• Need to explore re-laxed breakfast

• Some residents stated they would like more cul-tural foods


• Summary of wall walks in note summary on wall for anyone to read

• Wheelchair swings

South East IntegratedCare Centre, MoosominWhat is working well

as identified through visit and discussions with fam-ilies and residents:

• Menu Board posted for the residents on a daily basis

• At the request of the Resident Family Council, individual team boards in rooms went to one large board in common area

• Use visual “Q’s” such as stop signs and yellow bands across doorways

• Wall mount Personal Protective Equipment/Iso-lation stations are being utilized which allowed for the carts to be removed from the hallways

• Extenders on have been put on to some tables to accommodate residents

• Attended the Resident Family Council meeting with fifteen residents/fam-ily members present:

• Update provided on staff changes and physi-cian coverage

• Directory – still work-ing on a digital version

• Thanks were extended to staff for accommodating special meals for allergy

• Use of wheelchair alarms

• Murals recently in-stalled on exit doors

• Trialed an evening meeting but saw better at-tendance during the day

• Daily Visual Manage-ment with all departments – use safety crosses to track incidents, falls

• Continue to do Qual-ity Improvement Plans for all indicators and follow up regularly to implement

• Lovely garden court-yard


• Foot care is raised as a concern and having timely access


• Continue to meet the needs of the residents and accommodate their re-quests

• Continue to work on improving quality indica-tors

• Continue to work on opportunities to improve foot care for residents as requested

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What is working well as identified through visit and discussions with fam-ilies and residents:

• Daily visual huddles occur daily with all de-partments attending

• Safety is discussed as well as items which may impact operations

• Recreation has been enhanced and running well including a variety of group and individual pro-gramming

• Recreation spends considerable time fund-raising to support pro-gramming

• Family picnic held and very well attended

• Shower is repaired and functioning

• New Gazebo com-pleted for the courtyard area

• Raised boxes being used for vegetables

• Quarterly Resident Family Council meetings are held

• Received a donation from Kennedy United Church and this is being used for new chairs for front entry


• Large hallway doors which used to close area for specialized area are no longer required – should be removed as they dis-rupt residents as they walk through the hallway

• Nursing station is still to be upgraded/renovated


• Continue to seek ways to improve the experience for the residents as they identify needs

• Work with building services to determine if doors can be removed to assist the residents as they walk through the hallway

Wolseley MemorialIntegrated Care Centre What is working well

as identified through visit and discussions with fam-ilies and residents:

• 12 CCA Days, 2 Nurse B; 9 CCA Evenings, 2 RN; 1 NP on 1 side, MD on 1 side (Need to replicate)

• Very proactive with QIs – most CAPs in place prior to information com-ing back

• Bright space• Resident council

meets monthly – invites a guest to each one

• Pharmacist does quar-terly med reviews

• Wide hallways, refur-bished tub rooms, Meals on Wheels five times a week

• Implementing pur-poseful rounding

• Initiative to decrease labs; preprinted order set for LTC (developed by geriatric assessment team) initiated by Nurse B and NP

Met with resident & wife:

• Patients allowed to sleep in

• Good variety of food• Has been a resident

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• Very good activity director with positive at-titude and a variety of ac-tivities


• No relaxed breakfast• Very institutional

– wake residents up on night shift

• Having a visioning session about culture change for more ‘home-like’ facility

• Staff shortage that leads to OT and fatigue

• Increase ceiling track lifts- 1/3 have ceiling

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is needed for activities• Staff prefer he gets up

early and goes to bed early• No activities on week-

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• Caregivers should have a better understand-ing of Huntington’s Dis-ease

• Supper is often soup and sandwich


• Single point of contact – in future for all registra-tion. Admission handbook not being given

• Telehealth support – should involve a health care provider and care-giver to participate.

The survey of residents and their families resulted in about 2,700 residents and 2,100 family members responding.

According to the sur-vey, the overall level of sat-isfaction among residents decreased from 88 per cent to 85 per cent from 2016-17 to 2018-19. Family satisfac-tion remained the same at 83 per cent.

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“Our government is investing in infrastruc-ture that keeps our rural economies growing and improves safety,” High-ways and Infrastructure Minister Greg Ottenbreit said. “This program sup-ports rural infrastructure in addition to assisting with the economic recov-ery from the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Four area RMs will re-ceive a total of $1,487,772 in funding for five clap capping projects. The RM of Kingsley will receive $109,257 for work on the

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In addition to helping RMs address their in-frastructure challenges, the RIRG Program also supports agriculture, en-ergy, forestry and other rural-based sectors.

“Many rural areas are in dire need of invest-ments to help alleviate the stress on their current infrastructure,” SARM President Ray Orb said. “The provincial program helps support the cost of constructing and up-grading municipal roads,

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Places of worship and child care part of Phase 3 Re-Open Sask.

Places of worship and operators of child care facilities can now prepare to open in Phase 3 of Re-Open Saskatche-wan.

Guidelines for these groups are in-cluded in this week’s update of the Government of Saskatchewan’s plan to re-open the provincial economy. Last week it was announced that the target date for Phase 3 of Re-Open Saskatche-wan would be June 8, 2020.

Restaurants and licensed establish-ments, gyms and fitness facilities, places of worship and child care facilities are among the groups able to re-open in Phase 3. Personal service businesses that did not open in Phase 2 are also allowed to begin providing services. A list of these businesses is available in the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

The initial guidelines for the re-open-ing of places of worship were developed in consultation with faith leaders. Con-sultation with these leaders will con-tinue in advance of Phase 3 to support resumption of worship services begin-ning on June 8.

As restrictions on businesses and services are gradually lifted in the prov-ince, additional information continues to be added to the Re-Open Saskatche-wan plan based on direction from public health officials and input from busi-nesses and service providers.

In addition to the new guidelines for places of worship and child care facil-ities, other additions to the plan this week include:• Updates to the guidelines for appropri-

ate use of personal protective equipment (PPE)• Updates to COVID-19 workplace infor-mation• Updates to the personal care services guidelines• Updates to the restaurants and licensed establishments guidelines

In addition, following are some up-dates on other work taking place to gradually re-open the province. Lim-ited Research Activities to Resume at Universities In the near future, limited on-campus research activities will re-sume at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic. These institutions, in col-laboration with public health officials, have developed plans and procedures to ensure a safe environment for students and researchers. These plans include measures to ensure appropriate physi-cal distancing, increased cleaning proto-cols and limited access to facilities.

Use of Municipal Parks playgrounds, swimming pools and splash pads remain closed, but the use of greenspace is still allowed. Physical distancing must be maintained and activities must adhere to the public health order and guide-lines in the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan.

All businesses that are eligible to re-open must follow the guidelines in the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan and the current public health order. However, businesses are not required to open at this time and can determine when they are ready to open and operate in a safe manner.

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By Alan HustakGrasslands News

The Farmers’ Market in Fort Qu’Ap-pelle is tentatively expected to open for business on Saturday, June 27, but if it

does, the outdoor shopping experience this summer won’t be quite the same as it used to be. People who frequent the market won’t be allowed to socialize or mill about as they shop. There won’t be any benches, lawn chairs or picnic

tables, or any activities for children on the site. Coffee, soft drinks and vendor samples will be prohibited.

“There are a lot of issues we have to address, a number of things we have to put in place before we open,” explained market manager Colleen Miller. “We want to do this right and make sure we are not contributing to the spread of COVID-19. We don’t want to be shut down.”

A perimeter fence with one con-trolled entrance and one exit point is expected to be installed this week. Cus-tomers will have to follow a directional path and travel through the market one

way past kiosks and practice social dis-tancing. Stalls for 30 vendors have beenmarked out, but they will have to be a safe distance from each other and ven-dors will have to meet the standards of health inspectors.

Only two people from a household will be allowed to enter at one time;they will have to wash their hands be-fore they start shopping. Hand sanitizerwill be available at each vendor station.Personal shopping bags aren’t allowed; vendors will be required to supply bags.

There are also plans to have the mar-ket open on Canada Day, Wednesday,July 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.


Administrative office re-openingcontinued from front

The consultant’s fee was not included in this year’s budget, but council was assured that revenues from the sale will offset any expenditures the town needs to incur to sell the property. Mayor Jerry Whiting, who lives next door in the landmark William Hall house, ex-cused himself from council discussions to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest.

Municipal electionsMunicipal elections will be held in

the resort village of Fort San on August

29. The Town of Fort Qu’Appelle is nowresponsible for the administration of the village, and it has been added to thetown of Fort Qu’Appelle’s network. It isstill not known when nominations forcouncil and mayoralty candidates forthe resort village elections close. Con-cerns have been raised that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, voter apathymay affect the results.

Fort Qu’Appelle goes to the polls to elect a mayor and council on Monday, Nov. 9.

Camping opens ‘cautiously’continued from front

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the four campgrounds in the park: Lakeview, Morning View, Aspen and Valleyview – are operating at 50 per cent capacity. The group camps, how-ever, remain closed. “From what we can tell from the bookings, it is going to be a busy season,” park manager Tanya Lawson told Grasslands News. “The 50 seasonal spots are all filled, all spoken for. We have about 150 spots available for nightly visitors.” The parks remain

closed to out of province travellers. The minister responsible for Tourism Saskatchewan, Gene Makowsky says the parks are “cautiously opening” for the season. “We are looking forward to welcoming visitors back to our parks where they can easily physical distance and enjoy the outdoors. But campers should be aware of the numerous re-strictions in place and understand that at first, camping will look different this year.”

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By Emily Jane FulfordGrasslands News

Since March, going to the gym has been impos-sible for many. Despite the re-open plan, a num-ber of residents feel that it is difficult to maintain social distance in such settings. However, the good news is, the weather has been on-board with making outdoor activities a little more feasible and one farmer has decided to

make part of his property into an outdoor training facility. He calls it “Farm League Fitness”.

Stuart Chutter of Kil-laly used to travel over an hour to Regina to work out. It’s an issue many parkland residents could face as Covid-19 has made it impossible to keep some fitness facili-ties open.

“If it’s a way for me to share the story of agri-culture and bridge some of the misconceptions be-

tween farmers and urban audiences, that would be very cool to do in a way that’s unique and engag-ing,” says Chutter. “I’d love for city people to come out for a sweat, talk to me about how I raise my livestock and then buy a side of beef from me. What a great way to tie everything together.”

Farm League Fitness thinks outside the box, using tires and other items from the prop-erty to double as train-ing equipment. With a system designed after CrossFit, Chutter created weight training equip-ment from tractor parts, fence posts, salt sacks and a sledgehammer. The aim being, to make fitness more accessible.

After social media pages were created to promote the idea, the concept quickly caught on and inspired other farmers around the re-gion to show support for the facility, not surpris-ing since the job itself is often fundamentally reli-ant on the fitness level of those involved.

Farm League Fitness has become a way to keep fit, socialize and interact with friends and neigh-bors or farms close by. However, with the out-pouring of enthusiasm from the local commu-nity, Covid-19 restrictions being lifted, and a grow-ing desire to get back out into mother nature, who knows how far the idea may go. For now, Stuart Chutter is just happy to be able to get outside and train in the sunshine.

Farm Fitness brings new way to staying in shape

The Ministry of Environment, working with Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), prevented invasive mussels from hitching a ride from the U.S. into Saskatchewan at the end of March, marking the first discovery of aquatic invasive species (AIS) at a boat inspection in the province this year.

CBSA officers at the port of Regway identified a boat owned by Canadian travellers as high-risk, and notified the ministry. Because the travellers were required to self-isolate upon their re-turn to the country, the watercraft was sealed, to be inspected at a later date. During the scheduled inspection last week, conservation officers found in-vasive mussels inside one of the boat’s storage compartments. The ministry’s fisheries staff decontaminated the wa-tercraft to ensure that it no longer poses a threat.

“This discovery really highlights the level of co-ordination it takes to ensurethat Saskatchewan waters are protected from aquatic invasive species,” Envi-ronment Minister Dustin Duncan said. “Saskatchewan works closely with part-ners from other jurisdictions, including the CBSA, and it’s always gratifyingwhen our co-operation is able to achieve a positive result like this one.”

The ministry believes it is likely the mussels were picked up by the an-chor, and reminds boaters to carefully inspect accessories such as anchors,ropes, buoys and the compartmentswhere they are stored while completing Clean, Drain and Dry protocols on theirwatercraft.

In Saskatchewan, it is unlawful to transport invasive mussels or other pro-hibited species, dead or alive.

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It looks like the NHL has a plan, but there are plenty of questions on whether or not they can pull it off.

The league, which was forced to shut down with most teams playing about 70 games or so, is talking about returning to the ice sometime in July with a modified playoff plan.

If – and right now it’s a big ‘if’ – the teams are able to get back on the ice for some sort of playoffs, it’s going to look a lot different than it’s been in the past.

Right now there isn’t a set date for a return, but depending on how things progress with the cur-rent COVID-19 crisis, teams could be hitting the ice for practices sometime this month with training camps kicking off in early July.

If it happens, it’s going to be weird.Usually, when the first round of playoffs starts,

there’s still snow on the ground, or at least, it’s still freezing overnight.

If this year’s playoffs come to pass, fans might be eating s’mores between periods, or roasting hot dogs on an open fire instead of chowing down on some delicious hot wings.

That’s what’s happening in Phase 1 through 3 of the NHL’s plan, while Phase 4, which has no target date yet, would see teams facing off in empty stadi-ums in two hub cities for round robins, qualifying rounds, and the big daddy of them all, the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

There are a number of cities that could be a hub, but right now it’s a difficult sell for Canadian centres, since anyone who comes into the country has to self isolate for 14 days.

All I know for sure is, there are probably a whole lot of hotel rooms to be had in Las Vegas and Columbus is also a place with a lot of accomo-dations that has been mentioned at times.

In this format, the top four seeds (determined by points percentage) in the East would be the Bos-ton Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers. These squads will play round-robin to determine their seeding order .

The Eastern Conference would also have four best-of-5 series: the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. the Montreal Canadiens; the Carolina Hurricanes vs. the New York Rangers; the New York Islanders vs. the Florida Panthers; and the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The four clubs getting a bye in the Western Conference are the St. Louis Blues , Colorado Av-alanche, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars.

The Western Conference qualifying round would see the Edmonton Oilers against the Chi-cago Blackhawks; the Nashville Predators vs. the Arizona Coyotes; the Vancouver Canucks taking on the Minnesota Wild; and the Calgary Flames tangling with the Winnipeg Jets in an all Canadian series.

If this actually does come to pass, there would be five teams from Canada in the post season and with the amount of time off and the extremely odd timing of the series, if any of them could catch some lightning in a bottle, who knows what could happen?

It looks to this scribe as if the Montreal Cana-diens are overmatched to some degree in a series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but they still have Carey Price, and when you have one of the top goalies in the business, a long run in the playoffs is always possible.

Many hockey fans would think the Leafs would have an advantage over the Blue Jackets, but other pundits believe that if there was to be a big upset, this is one that could actually happen.

As for the 70 games played before the season was suspended, you can pretty much throw them out the window at this point.

Teams with momentum will no longer have it and will have to build it back up while teams that could have been slumping somewhat can put those losses aside and go full steam ahead.

Honestly, it would be absolutely fantastic if the games could get played and the Stanley Cup could get handed out to the most deserving team, which, by the way, would forever have an asterisk beside them in the record book.

The only thing that I find hard to believe, is that the NHL wouldn’t just let this season go and start taking serious steps to start up again next fall.

I mean, they let a whole season go in 2004-2005 because of a labour dispute between the players and the owners.

Maybe they’re just grasping at straws, but at this point, I think we’d take anything from the sports world that would be live and wouldn’t be part of a documentary series or a replay.

It’s getting dire folks!

Sports Column – Darcy Gross

Gross Misconduct

Real live, organized scheduled professional sports returns this week as the PGA Tour holds its breath — along with the rest of the sporting world — by conduct-ing the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Texas.

The 72-hole tournament marks North American sports’ first foray back to pseudo normalcy since mid-March, although not much about how this tournament will be conducted will be normal.

There will be no fans strolling the grounds, urging golf balls to “get in the hole” and no roars of apprecia-tion for 45-foot putts that curl into the cup. There will be elbow bumps and a few ‘air fives’ but little in the way of human contact.

Thanks, COVID-19.Players will be urged to stay in one of four ap-

proved hotels, although they may stay in a rental home or at a friend’s house if proper cleansing precautions have been taken. Testing will be fre-quent and food at the course will be limited to the ‘grab-and-go’ variety.

The PGA Tour has been inactive since the completion of the first round of the Players Championship in Flor-ida on March 12, the day the entire sports world came to a screeching halt. Hideki Matsuyama fired an opening 63, nine under par, for a two-stroke lead and Canada’s Corey Conners was well positioned after a four-under 68. But that night, the sports world went dark and now, almost three months later, a return is being attempted.

All professional sports organizations will be watch-ing closely. The NHL has announced a format to return to play this summer with the plan to declare a Stanley Cup champion who-knows-when. The NBA also hopes to return to some sort of resumption of play.

Worst-case scenario, of course, would be for a cou-ple of golfers this week, a caddie or two, and perhaps a television technician, to test positive at the course. That will give Commissioner Jay Monahan pause, and the experiment may end about as abruptly as it did back in March. Best-case scenario, on the other hand, is that all the safety and pre-testing precautions work as planned, and that the tournament is completed without a hitch.

Sports fans everywhere are hoping for the latter — that nothing goes wrong and pro athletes get to show off their skills once again. Golf, MLB, the CFL, NFL and soccer are in the midst of, or the start of, their seasons, so resumption makes sense. NHL and NBA are two organizations that should cancel their plans to resume.

Meanwhile, the eyes of the sporting world will be on Fort Worth, Texas this week. The clubs will be

swinging, golf balls will be flying and fingers will becrossing.

• Patti Dawn Swansson, aka the River City Ren-egade, on Lars-Erik Sjoberg not being named one of the defencemen on the Jets’ all-time roster, as chosenby TSN, instead naming him the team’s ‘foundational’player: “That’s like giving Jesus Christ a participation badge for showing up at the Last Supper.”

• Swansson again, on the overall work by the TSNvoting panel: “Their gaffes were as big as OndrejPavelec’s five-hole.”

• Headline at theonion.com: “Slideshow: 11 greatest sports moments made possible by PEDs.”

• Comedy guy Brad Dickson of Omaha: “The for-mer kicker for LSU is transferring toNebraska. OK, now we HAVE to play football this fall.”

• Comedy writer Eric Stangel on Twit-ter: “Michael Jordan just saw there’s a Lance Armstrong documentary in hisusual spot, and out of anger just went toLance’s house and scored 54 points on him.”

• Charles Barkley, one of the ana-lysts on The Match: Champions for Charity and a famously terrible golfer,after watching Tom Brady struggle off

the tee: “(Brady’s) last three tee shots — woods, cartpath, water. What’s wrong with that?”

• Shannon Szabados on Twitter: “Happy the NHLwill be back, but without fans how do we expect play-ers to know when to shoot the puck? How will oppos-ing goalies know they suck?”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “A British school-boy told Reuters he had no idea how a fox ended up inhis bed. ‘See?’ said Tiger Woods.”

• Headline in theonion.com: “NFL Reminds Black Coaches They’ll Get Their Chance Once League RunsOut Of Grudens And Shanahans”

• Great line from Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “This year’s John Deere Classic, scheduled for July 9-12, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In lieu of a news release, the PGA Tour announced the breakup in a John Deere letter.”

• Bucs QB Tom Brady, via Instagram, on why he enjoyed his golf foray: “At halftime of football games we get checked for concussions. In golf, you get re-freshments.”

• Comedian Argus Hamilton, via Facebook, after Costco shopper O.J. Simpson — wearing a mask butbarehanded — was spotted pushing a cart in Las Vegas: “Of all people, you’d think O.J. would be wear-ing gloves.”

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Be still thy heart: Live sports returns

By Travis Longmanfor Grasslands News

When hockey returns there will be one less league In Saskatche-wan.

The Triangle Hockey League (THL) announced in May that it will be dissolving.

The announcement comes after the league championship series was cancelled between the Breden-bury Cougars and the Ochapowace Thunder back in March. Officials said the series had to be scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The league’s history goes back more than 50 years, using hockey to connect the distance between small towns.

In addition to Bredenbury and Ochapowace, Hudson Bay, Theo-dore and Esterhazy had teams in the league this past season. Other communities like Langenburg, Moosomin, Rocanville, Kipling, Windthorst, Kennedy, Whitewood, Fillmore, Indian Head, Midale, Fairlight and Spy Hill were just a few of the towns to have teams in the THL at some point in the now defunct league.

The league was special to many people, including Lyle Balogh.

Although he got his start in the league playing with the Kipling Royals, he went on to build a THL team from the ground level.

“Tim Daku, Earl Smyth and I decided to start a Senior team in Kennedy. So I purchased all the equipment from the defunct Junior “B” Pipestone Beavers. We had to play our first year in the Wawota Arena because the rink in Kennedy wasn’t completed yet,” said Balogh, who was a player in the league until he was 41.

“I played in Kennedy and was captain, assistant captain and play-er’s rep on the Board.”

“After I retired from Coaching in Kennedy I was approached to Coach the Moosomin Rangers. We won the Triangle League several times,” says Balogh. “The THL meant a great deal to the communi-ties involved as it was a super draw for fans that supported their teams and local rinks.”

“It was a great pastime for fami-lies to follow their teams wherever

they traveled in the League. Losing the THL will be a big loss to the communities, fans and their rinks.”

Retired NHL player Jeff Odgers hails from Spy Hill, SK. He made numerous stops in his professional career with San Jose, Boston, Col-orado and Atlanta from 1991 - 2003. But he came back to Saskatchewan to finish off his playing career in the THL.

Odgers says he always wanted to finish his playing days the way they started, on the rink with his buddies.

“Most of my memories are probably a lot of things that hap-pen after the games. In Rocanville we always had such a tight group of guys, we did a lot of things to-gether,” said Odgers, who finished his playing days with the Rocan-ville Tigers.

“Playing for the Tigers is pretty special and we had a lot of guys who were great teammates. We hung out off the ice. So obviously the championships, but probably the friendships and relationships off the ice with all the guys is just as special.”

Odgers also underlines how im-portant senior hockey is to small-town Saskatchewan.

“You need to keep that rink going; you gotta have something for those kids to do,” he said. “Minor hockey, you have to have that.

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By Elaine AshfieldGrasslands News

Sherry Mullie, who resides near Whitewood, walks or runs every day and while this rou-tine started for her own health, she now has also added walking to raise funds to support other health projects.

“I started walking in 2014 when I was told by my doctor that it was imperative that I lose weight, to take the stress off of my spine as I was probably 250 pounds,” Mullie confessed.

“I started walking – and it was very slow walking, believe me. It was exhausting at the start but eventually I gained momentum and was even able to start running.

“I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the support of my boys Mack, Jesse and Wyatt. They each took turns running races with me and when I told them I had to lose 75 to 100 pounds, they de-cided I would do at least one race every month. One of them came with me every time. Wyatt ran with me the most. I couldn’t have made it without them.

“From September 2014 to September 2015 the boys and I ran 16 half marathons and numerous 5K and 10K.”

Mullie lost an unbe-lievable 87 pounds from walking and running and she continues to do this – every day. She walks 2 to 3 km. before work starts and depending how tiring her day is, she can walk anywhere up to 10 km. after work.

“I’m not a dieter – I’m a walker”, Mullie stated, “and it has not only helped my weight, the walk or run has also helped with the control of my asthma and my aller-gies.

“I like the half mara-thon distance of 21.1 km. It takes me the first 4 – 6 km to get my asthma under control, to get my breathing relaxed. The next 4 – 6 to hit my stride and pace myself and the last 9 – 10 km I’m able to just pace and completely relax,” Mullie shared while also stating that asthma is a funny thing, but obviously she doesn’t let it stop her.

“The fresh air, even in the winter with the frost forming on my face-cov-ering, feels so good.” Ob-viously, you realize now that she also does her walking and running in all seasons, including winter.

And the scenery during her walks and runs can’t be emphasized enough ei-ther. Sherry and her hus-band, Edward, live on a farm so her daily views of the beauty of nature can change daily, depending on her route.

Mullie continues to participate in marathons. She has attended the Queen City 1/2 Mara-thon every year since she started.

“I have finished 48 half marathons in Saskatch-ewan and Manitoba and too many 5K and 10K to count,” Mullie com-mented.

Last year, Mullie de-cided to enter the MS Walk. Although she en-tered, an unforeseen circumstance developed so she could not attend.

This year, due to COVID-19, the association was forced to hold a Virtual MS Walk.

“My husband and I have always thought about people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). Edward’s aunt had MS; our friend Carl Peter has the disease and my nephew was diagnosed two years ago. There are also several other people just in the community of Whitewood that have MS,” she stated.

Just chatting with people, she found there were others who were in-terested in donating and

walking in the MS Walk so together they formed a group, calling themselves - the Totally Badass Indi-viduals Team. The team

consisted of Sherry and Edward Mullie, Kevin and Ang Hoey of Rad-ville and their daughter JJ, Val Michaleski, Dawn Vennard (who suffers with MS) and Janelle Os-howay, all of Whitewood.

While the walk is usu-ally held in Regina, being a virtual walk this year, the participants walked wherever they were lo-cated and recorded their distances. A normal year’s walk is 42.2 km. and the mileage com-bined by the team here this year was 43.7 km. Sherry walked 9.7 km. that day for the walk and Val walked 7.3 km. with the rest making up the balance of the distance.

Through the donations and sponsors per mile that were given, the team had raised over $1,000 for their efforts. This figure is likely to rise as some donations were still being accepted. Anyone who would like to support the MS Association is wel-come to contact Sherry

for more information.Donations are used for

research and to createpositive change for peo-ple living with MS. The first disease-modifyingtherapy for primary pro-gressive MS (PPMS) wasannounced in 2018.

MS progression is unique for each per-son, making it difficult to predict. The associa-tion believes that peopleliving with MS should have equal and timelyaccess to treatments thatare best suited for their health, and not their fi-nancial circumstances. Canadians affected byMS can now access a hub of knowledge whereMS Navigators will pro-vide consistent, quality information and support tailored to their unique situation.

“Walk a mile in my shoes” is definitely rel-evant for this group as Mullie and her friends have slipped on their shoes and walked manymiles to help others.


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Senior hockey is important to generate revenue and keep your doors open. Also it’s something for those kids to watch (and) something to shoot for. I know it’s not quite as big of a deal from when I played but you know when I was a kid all I really wanted to do was play for the Spy Hill Hilltops. That was my main goal, to play senior hockey. To me those guys were like NHL players and I know it’s a little bit different now but senior hockey is a huge part in developing minor hockey.”

Rocanvile won the last three THL championships despite taking the 2019-2020 season off.

There was a time when Rocanvile used to do battle with their highway eight rivals from Moosomin in the THL.

Despite Moosomin leaving the league several years ago, former Rangers player Jeff Cole still has strong memories of the THL. He says senior hockey in gen-eral is facing challenges, not just the THL.

“All leagues are struggling and logistically getting further and further distances away with less fans and local support. The cost to operate teams is costly for all teams,” says Cole.

“The key for league sustainability is to have a league that is great for travelling, has community sup-port as well as a product on the ice that is committed and offers a … product that fans will come to watch and enjoy and have some fun. In my opinion you need local players in the lineup as well if the talent is at home.”

Cole says the THL was an important part of small-town economies.

“I recall a playoff series between Moosomin and Wawota, and the fan support was over the top with 1,435 fans,” says Cole. “Even the fans would come to the Squire after games and the bar was standing room only.”

Hockey is a staple in small town Saskatchewan and the best part of the long cold winter is being at the local rink watching your town battle against a rival town.

For the likes of Odgers, Cole and Balogh, they have put their blood, sweat, tears and, and even a few beers into the THL. But unfortunately like all good things, the league has came to an end.

THL hockey an end to history- continued from page 15

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As I discussed in my last article, boundaries are an integral part of how we manage our relationships with others and function in the social world. I asked you to re-fl ect on what boundaries look like in your life, in the var-ious areas that you interact with others. Chances are, there are areas of your life where you experi-ence a greater level of fulfi llment than others. If you have refl ected on boundaries and how you set them or perhaps do not set them in your life – you might now be at the place where you may be interested in perhaps revisiting your boundaries and amending them.

In order to reestablish boundar-ies, it is important to recognize that boundaries are more complex than many realize. For example, boundar-ies can be rigid, meaning that once they are set, they are rarely altered, and there is little fl exibility. Perhaps they have had a negative experience in the past, and as a result have established a boundary that is rigid in this regard. On the other hand, boundaries can be fl exible and evolv-ing, and you may adapt your bound-ary in a certain area depending on your emotions, values and beliefs. Another way that boundaries can differ is that closed versus permeable boundaries. Closed boundaries are

such that you may allow very few people in, and that you evaluate very closely before you allow others to get

close to you. Permeable, or open boundaries are such that you may allow others into your world easily, and you may trust more easily and be fl exible on who you let into your inner circle. These

are just some of the variations that exist regarding bound-aries, and they certainly do impact our relationships with others and in turn, our overall emotional well-being!

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Some of us are good at getting in trouble for saying what others do not want to hear. Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatch-ewan, has the misconcep-tion that it is all about agreement and harmony in a church congregation. He thinks of Christians as united voicing Bible verses like John 3:16 or speaking the Lord’s

Prayer in unison. Division, not unity, is

a significant theme in the Bible. I told Ed about the prophet Jeremiah from the Old Testament, who was persecuted for say-ing what God told him to speak to the people. As a prophet of God, Jeremiah, was opposed for saying what people did not want to hear from God. Lies

and gossip may be more popular than the truth.

“Why is it that some people, like you, tell peo-ple what they don’t want to hear?” Ed asked me. He was quick to point out that I was offensive to him, when I told him as his neighbor, that it was dangerous to his health to smoke. He said some peo-ple like me never mind

their own business when it comes to other people.

I agreed with him that I did warn him about his smoking habit. Yes, it was his personal choice. I could have respected his right to smoke as he pleased.

I told Ed that he could believe I was offensive or that I was trying to dis-courage him from risk to his health. I conceded that to him, I was off-put-ting, but that smoking is a risky habit. To me, lung cancer, often the result of smoking, can be pre-vented by not smoking.

“Should I shut up or speak up about what is harmful to others?” I asked Ed. Ed answered that I should shut up if it involves him. He wanted to ignore the truth about smoking.

God called and ap-pointed Jeremiah as His prophet to His people. God’s people and other religious leaders did not like what Jeremiah said from God. The temple’s

chief official had Jere-miah beaten and put in stocks to pressure him to shut up. Many of the prophets of God in the Old Testament received reproach, ridicule, mock-ing, and even death for speaking up. Jesus was also persecuted for saying and doing what other reli-gious leaders, and people rejected.

As Christians, Jesus warns us that saying and living what Jesus said and did will result in our persecution. We will be persecuted because, “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher and the servant like his mas-ter.”

Jesus warned his dis-ciples that if they have called me Beelzebub, or Satan, how much more will they malign you.

Jesus warned his dis-ciples that they should not fear persecution for speaking His words. They

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our family announces the pass-ing of Doreen Margaret Blyth (McPhee), late of Whitewood, on Monday, May 18, 2020, at the age of 94 years. Doreen will be deeply missed and mourned by Bill, her loving husband of 72 years; and her four children, Al-lan (Linda) Blyth, Donna (Dave) Smeets, Brenda (Brad) Friess and Myrna (Scott) Shaw; nine grandchildren, Derek (Kari) Blyth, Craig (Juniper) Blyth, James (Darci) Blyth, Jason (Jannah) Smeets, Kurtis (Andrea) Smeets, Brendan Shaw, Marc Shaw and Conner Friess; 14 great-grandchildren, Hud-son and Alix Blyth, Jeremy (Emily) Blyth, Gage, Amaya, So-phie and Zane Blyth, Kullea, Aliah and Skye Blyth, Randi and Jake Smeets and Dexton and Myka Smeets; one great-great-grandchild, Hannah Blyth; and one brother-in-law, John Bierd. Doreen was predeceased by her parents and her granddaugh-ter, Tricia Blyth. She was the last remaining member in her generation of the McPhee family.

Doreen was born on March 2, 1926, near Whitewood to

dren, two boys and three girls. She married the love of her life, Bill Blyth, on June 9, 1947. They lived for many years on the farm in the Parkin District before they moved into the town of Whitewood in 1969. Mom treasured her family, her faith and her many friends. After her health failed in 2001, Doreen moved to the Whitewood Community Health Centre in May 2003, where she remained until her passing. This wife, sister, mother, daughter, grandmother and very special friend will al-ways be remembered for her warmth, gentleness, kindness and amazing sense of humour. Her life has come full circle. Her journey has ended. A new one has begun. Her memory will live on forever in our hearts. We love you, Mom.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Whitewood Community Health Centre for their exceptional care of Doreen over the past 17 years. Those so wishing may make dona-tions in memory of Doreen Blyth to the Whitewood Community Health Centre (activity dept./staff fund) at Box 699, White-wood, SK S0G 5C0. A private family graveside service was held on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Whitewood Cemetery. Due to restrictions placed on us at this time, a celebration of life will take place at a later date.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville and Whitewood.

Doreen Margaret BlythMarch 2, 1926 - May 18, 2020 Obituary

Frank Joseph Krahenbil passed away on May 20, 2020 at in Broadview Centennial Lodge. Frank was born on Feb. 11, 1919 in Lemberg, Sask.

Due to COVID-19 restric-tions the funeral service will be held in Peace Lutheran Church, Grenfell, SK at a later date with

ating. Interment of cremated re-mains will take place in Grenfell Cemetery.

Frank was predeceased by his parents; Karl and Wil-helmina Krahenbil, six brothers, Emil, Adam, Otto, John, Paul

Oberg, Lizzie Hertzog and Frieda Fry.He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Evelyn Kra-

henbil, (nee Bender); two sons, Dale Krahenbil and his best friend Jennifer of Burnaby, BC and Gene (Kathy) Krahenbil of Qu’ Appelle, SK; four grandchildren, Jerrid (Naomi) Krahenbil of Qu ‘Appelle, SK, Kristopher (Kristal) Krahenbil of Qu’ Ap-pelle, SK, Derek Krahenbil of New Westminster, BC and Devon Krahenbil (Craig) of Maple Ridge, BC; special great-grandson, Kaiden Krahenbil of Medicine Hat, AB; brother, Bill Krahenbil of Wolseley, SK; sister, Kathleen Keller of Melville, SK; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

If friends so desire, donations may be made in memory of Frank, to Peace Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, Box 520, Grenfell, SK SOG 2BO or Broadview Centennial Lodge (Activ-ity Fund), Box 670, Broadview, SK SOG OKO.

Arrangements in care of Tubman Funeral Home, Indian Head, Sask.

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Elizabeth Ann Thompson (Hutchinson), High River, Alta.

Rest in Peace Mom, Amma, Grandma, sister, aunt and our friend.

It is with great sadness that the family of Elizabeth Ann Thompson announces her passing on Friday, May 29, 2020 at the age of 75 years. Beth was born in Indian Head, Sask. on Aug. 16, 1944 to Charles Henry and Mary Eliza-beth (Carter) Hutchinson. Beth was predeceased by her loving husband of 51 years, Rob-ert Ernest Thompson (May 13, 2017); and her oldest brother, Richard Hutchinson.

Beth will be lovingly remembered by her son, Dean Allan Thompson of Balcarres, Sask.; her daughter, Bobbie Lynn (Reg Alan) Grobowsky of Okotoks, Alta.; and her sisters, Audrey Slack and Jo (Jack) Baumgartner; and her brothers, David Hutchinson, Murray (Lucille) Hutchinson; as well as nu-merous nieces and nephews and extended family which she treated as her own.

Beth’s love in life were her children and grandchildren, Pat-rick (Kristen) Thompson, Stephanie (Kevin) Garlough, Zach-ariah, Kelsea, Karlea, Sky, Ty and Roxy Thompson, Cody, Shawn, Mary and Carter Grobowsky; and her great-grandchil-dren, Violet and Jasper Thompson, and Jasmine Garlough.

Beth graduated from the Regina Grey Nun’s Hospital School as an RN but later decided to stay home with her chil-

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Beth’s wishes were that no funeral services be held, she will be going home to B-Say-Tah, Sask.

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TrafficA complaint of an

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A complaint from a cy-clist about two dogs that run out from a yard and harass the complainant. An officer spoke to the dog owner and encour-aged the dogs be tied up.

CN Police advised us of some smoldering rail ties along Hwy. 10. CN Po-lice said they would look after the matter.

A 34-year old male was stopped for outstanding traffic warrants out of the Fillmore detachment. An alcohol container was in plain view in the centre console which lead to a search of the vehicle. Cannabis was also located inside the vehicle. The male was released to ap-pear in court in Weyburn and issued a ticket under the Cannabis Control Act.

A family dispute re-sulted in a vehicle being stopped for suspicion of an impaired driver. The 63-year old female driver had her license

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A complaint of an er-ratic driver on the No. 1 highway, east of Regina, was later located near Edgeley on Hwy. 10. The original complaint de-scribed the suspect as driving in the wrong lane, followed by additional complaints of speeding, and passing when unsafe. The 78-year old driver was charged for driving without due care and at-tention to encompass all the violations. The driver admitted to being frus-trated for missing a turn and trying to get to Lem-berg for tractor parts.

A 39-year old male driver had his license suspended for three days after being stopped for speeding. The officer de-tected the odour of liquor coming from the vehicle which lead to the road-side breath test. A sober driver was summoned to take over.

Traffic tickets issued for: Operate unregistered vehicle, use or permit to be used license plates on the wrong vehicle, speed-ing, pass emergency ve-hicle with its lights over 60km/h, drive while pro-hibited, fail to produce driver’s license upon re-quest, drive without a

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MischiefA 19-year old male was

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A 26-year old female was arrested for caus-ing property damage by breaking windows in her father’s house.

A complaint of a bro-ken window at a busi-ness has not identified any suspects. It appears a rock was used to break the outer pane of glass.

A call of vandalism at a public washroom. Someone wrote “Help” in blood on the wall. No sus-pect was identified.

A 40-year old female was arrested after a 911 call in which the operator could hear background yelling. Turns out the caller had warrants out of Regina and she was intoxicated. There was a minor verbal argument and nothing more. The female was released to appear in court in Regina after sobering up.

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2. A 34-year old male is under investigation for an assault on a 44 year old male. Both are known to each other.

3. Police were called to a residence for a fight in progress. The same 34-year old as mentioned above was alleged to have assaulted a 32-year old male. Both are known to each other. The 34-year old male was located and arrested. He now faces charges of assault, mis-chief and breaching con-ditions attached to his release order.

4. Officers were called to a residence in which a 28-year old male assaulted a 19-year old male. Both are known to each other. Officers arrested the 28-year old male and re-mains in custody.

5. Officers were called to a residence where a 26-year old female assaulted a 36-year old male. Alco-hol and drug use were a factor. The victim was not injured and declined to cooperate with the in-vestigation. The female was arrested and charged for breaching her court conditions.

6. A complaint of an assault between a youth and an adult over the use of a motorbike on a residential street was handled without charges. The victim knew he was not supposed to operating his dirt bike in an unsafe manner and on the road. All parties were spoken

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Fort Qu’Appelle RCMP received a request from a United States law enforce-ment entity inquiring on a recent obituary. As it turns out, the recently passed man was wanted for murder in the US. No need to continue with ex-tradition hearings.

Officers were dis-patched a B&E in prog-ress in the RM of Lipton. The complainant could hear noises and believed someone was breaking in. Officers found the res-idence secure and found trees blowing in the wind

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Another call of a B&Ein progress where thehome owner was out of town, but was called by a neighbour advising some-one was breaking in. Of-ficers arrived to find thehome secure and no one around.

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SCORPIOYour kids and their school acti-vities will require a lot of atten-tion and involvement this week. You’ll get the green light from the bank to finance a property and some major renovations.

SAGITTARIUSFind a way to express yourself clearly so you can overcome a financial concern. A big step with your partner, such as buying a house, will cement your future together.

CAPRICORNThis is an excellent time to apply for a loan or consolidate your debts. Don’t hesitate to knock on your boss’ door and ask for a raise. They won’t refuse you this week.

AQUARIUSNew challenges are on the ho-rizon and possibly some new be-ginnings. You may prepare to go back to school or take steps to develop your spiritual side.

PISCESYour health may be an obstacle this week. You’ll need to take time to find the right doctor or treatment to improve your qua-lity of life, but you won’t have to wait long to see results.

Do you think cooking on the barbecue is reserved for meat eaters? Think again! Here are some easy ways of making your next cookout vegetarian-friendly.

Side dishes Meat eaters and vegetarians alike will appreciate having grilled

vegetables to accompany their main dish. Zucchini and eggplant are delicious when cut lengthwise, seasoned and cooked on an oiled grill.

If you prefer to cook an assortment of veggies, cut them into even-sized cubes and season them as desired. Once they’re ready to be cooked, wrap them in a piece of aluminum foil and place them on the barbecue to be steamed.

Main courses

veggie burgers or try your hand at making your own. A great replacement for ground beef is a mix of black beans and tempeh (a product made from fermented soybeans).

or with chunks of marinated tofu.

Remember that many vegetarians prefer that their food not come into contact with meat, so a clean grill is recommended. When



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DIRECTIONS: From GRENFELL, SK, go 2.4 km (1.5 miles) North on Hwy 47, then 4 km (2.5 miles) East on Township Rd 173, Yard on North side. GPS: 50.429876, -102.865450

Tractors1995 Ford Versatile 9680 4WD, s/n D102159, 350 hp, 12 spd standard, EZ-Guide 500 display, Trimble receiver, Trimble EZ-Steer autosteer, 4 hyd outlets, 1 aux hyd, 20.8R42 duals, 5221 hrs showing.

Combine & Header2011 Case IH 8120, s/n YBG212872, 2010 2016 16 ft hdr, s/n CCC0024211, Swathmaster P/U, VSR, auto HHC, grain tank exts, chaff spreader, fine cut chopper, yield & moisture, AFS Pro 600 display, 262 receiver, AccuGuide activation, lateral tilt fdr house, 20.8R42 duals F, 540/65R30 R, 1218 sep hrs showing.

2007 Honey Bee SP36 36 Ft Draper, s/n 36GB071452, to fit 8120 combine, P/U reel, hyd F&A, cross auger, factory transport, sgl pt hook-up.

Grain Trucks2001 Sterling T/A, s/n 2FWJA3CG51AJ06526, Detroit, 470 hp, eng brake, Smart Shift A/T, diff lock, A/R susp, 232 in. WB, PTO, Cancade 20 ft steel box, hoist, roll tarp, end gate rear ctrls w/remote, 1,011,116 km showing.

1999 Sterling T/A, s/n 2FWYJWEB9XAB22256, Caterpil-lar C12, 410 hp, Eaton Fuller 10 spd, diff lock, A/R susp, 12000 lb frt, 40000 lb rears, 232 in. WB, PTO, Cancade 20 ft steel box, hoist, roll tarp, end gate rear ctrls, 670,161 km showing.

1972 Ford Custom 350 S/A, s/n F37YCP21572, 4 spd std, PTO, 11 ft 6 in. steel box, hoist.

Seeding, Tillage & Breaking2013 Morris C2 Contour 51 Ft Air Drill, s/n C251132035, 12 in. spacing, dbl shoot, 5 in. packers, 8370 3 comp’t tow-be-hind tank, sgl fan, 10 in. load auger, 500/70R42 F, 800/65R38 R * Finance terms offered by seller: 25% non-refundable deposit, balance due on or before Dec 31/20.International 510 12 Ft Disc Seed Drill, 6 in. spacing.

Sprayer2011 Apache AS1020 100 Ft High Clearance, s/n 9110078, 1000 gal poly tank, 5 nozzle bodies, rinse tank, 5 sec ctrl, AutoBoom Raven Viper Pro display, Raven receiver, SmarTrax autosteer, 3 in. frt fill, crop dividers, 380/80R38 F, 20.8R42 R, 516 hrs showing.

Baler & Haying Equipment2008 Case IH RB564 Round, s/n Y8N036081, 1000 PTO, monitor, twine.

Hesston 1160 14 Ft Hydra Swing Mower Conditioner, s/n 160T00218, steel on rubber rollers.

Grain Bins(2) CPS 5000± Bushel 19 Ft 5 Ring Hopper · Westeel 4900± Bushel 18 Ft 5 Ring Hopper · (6) Behlen 3600± Bushel 16 Ft 4 Ring Hopper · Stor-King SK1615 108 Tonnes 16 Ft 4 Ring Hopper Bin · Westeel Magnum F1612 90± Tonnes 16 Ft Hopper · (2) Westeel-Rosco 1850± Bushel 14 Ft 5 Ring Hopper · Chief Westland 1500± Bushel 14 Ft 4 Ring Hopper.

Grain Handling EquipmentBrandt 845 8 In. x 45 Ft Grain Auger · Sakundiak HD6-37 6 In. x 37 Ft Grain Auger · 2009 Brandt 5000EX Grain Vac · (3) Grain Guard 3 HP Aeration Fans · Flaman 3 HP Aeration Fan · (2) Caldwell 3 HP Aeration Fans · Denouden 3 HP Aeration Fan · Pool 3 HP Aeration Fan.

Agricultural Equipment2014 Farm King 960 96 In. 3 Point Hitch Snow Blower · 9 Ft 6 In. Poly Tapered Swath Roller · Koenders 8 Ft Poly Swath Roller · Graco Elec Barrel Pump · Flowserve Chem Pump · Handler I 50 Litre Chem Mix Tank · (21) Case IH Tractor Weights · Labtronics 919 Moisture Tester · Case IH Small Wire Concaves ...AND MUCH MORE!

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1995 Ford Versatile 9680 & 2013 Morris C2 Contour 51 Ft w/8370

2011 Apache AS1020 100 Ft

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Indian Head officers located the ve-hicle and requested assistance from Fort Qu’Appelle detachment and File Hills Police Service. A spike belt was successfully deployed by File Hills of-ficers which deflated all four tires on the truck. The truck was abandoned by the suspect near Lebret. Officers saw the suspect grab the rifle and flee into a wooded area. A perimeter was estab-lished and police dog services arrived and tracked the suspect. The suspect surrendered and was arrested without incident. He now faces several charges, including theft over $5,000, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, flight from police, unauthorized pos-session of a firearm, breach probation,

breach release order and possession of crystal meth. He remains in custody.

Condition ViolationsA 33-year old male is now wanted by

police for failing to abide by his curfew. The male was under strict conditions of his release order for drug and firearm charges.

A 26-year old female who was just released from court with conditions to stay away from certain people, is alleged to have breached her conditions by con-tacting one of those people. A warrant will be sought for her arrest.

A 35-year old male was arrested for communicating with a person he was not supposed to. The communication was via social media.

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City of Melville

Plans for new landfillBy Emily Jane Fulford

Grasslands News

Under the instruction of city coun-cil, the City of Melville’s Public Works Department have been working dili-gently for the past four years with Clif-ton Associates alongside the Ministry of Environment to continue to operate at the City of Melville’s Waste Disposal Ground.

“We are faced with numerous chal-lenges and roadblocks, however we have come a long way in changing the Min-istry’s decision to force closure of our landfill,” says Andrew Fahlman, Depart-ment Head.

“Over the last year, numerous ver-sions of the vertical expansion proposal were sent back and forth between the city and the ministry. We now have con-fidence that the ministry will approve the proposed plan. We have addressed many risk factors that were concerns of theirs and they have stated this is “an excellent plan” and recently in May, they recommended we start putting to-gether the required documents to apply for a permit to construct.”

The proposed plan by the City of Mel-ville and Clifton Associates for further use of the landfill includes a plan for

construction of a new, environmentally friendly landfill to be built on top of the existing one. The design includes a six-cell system that has a potential lifespan of up to 60 years.

The new plan would also include areas delegated for recycling of metal, appliances, shingles, concrete, as well as a section for compost. Construction of a leachate collection pond, storm water ponds, a weigh scale, a guard house and a public drop off area are also included in this proposal.

The aim, to prevent future pollution to groundwater including a system de-signed to prevent gasses from being trapped in the underground.

Once a detailed design has been com-pleted, the financial implications will be able to be more accurately outlined. The capital costs are estimated to be roughly two million dollars for the initial devel-opment of the landfill.

The total costs for the landfill to op-erate for 60 years would be just shy of nine million dollars. This would av-erage a total cost per year of $148,000 and while the operational costs would be subject to a modest increase, it is expected to be covered through tipping fees. The development of an Operation Plan will take place.

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