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Kids DancingAddison Ball (sitting with glasses), Parker Propp (standing in green shirt) and Jersey Kittelson (in black t-shirt) enjoy themselves at the Melville Millionaires baseball game June 24. The Millionaires lost 9-5 against the Yorkton Cardinals in game one of a home-and-home series. The Millionaires won game two 20-1 later the same day in Yorkton.

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City Reservoir

Report explains low water levels

By Scott SavardGrasslands News

in recent years. Andrew Fahlman, Director of Public Works and Planning Services, helped educated City Council about its water usage and what needs to occur if water levels become too low.

“When the golf course reaches below 75 per cent, there is a council motion on the books from years ago that when we release water through the valve at the bottom of the dam, that there needs to be a council motion in order for that to take place,” explained Fahlman.

“Historically up to that 75 per cent, I can make the decision as a manager. To release water, we have done that lots in the past. We did it already once this year, to help the golf course out. At the end of the day, as a city we want the golf course to succeed. We want them to get the water to have the greenest grass around. That’s what we want.”

While the golf course is one of the cities priorities, Fahlman says that people getting proper drinking water is at the top of the list when releasing water.

“However it’s one of those things because we are still using it as a water supply for our community;

reservoir is for our drinking water supply. That mo-tion on the books is to protect just that, our drinking water supply,” he added.

When releasing water into the golf course it takes a couple of days to get everything back on track which uses a percentage of the water supply per day depend-ing on how much rain the city sees.

“When we do release water, every day the reservoir on the dam goes down about a per cent when there is no rain,” Fahlman said.

“So when we are releasing water to the golf course

ponds, and we will lose anywhere between 1.5 per cent to two per cent out of the reservoir during the course of those two days. It is something to be aware of as we do release water.”

With no rain or water during the course of the sum-mer, it can play a detrimental part in the supply even if the city has above the 100 per cent mark before Au-gust.

“Historically let’s just say in 2017 we reached dam levels of 105 per cent. Everything was great, through the course of the year; come August we were releasing water to the golf course and we reached levels into the 60 percentile, which is worrisome. Unless we do have a large amount of snow during the course of the winter and rainfalls to build it back up, there is something to be cognitive of and pay attention to,” he replied,

“Two years in a row of dry weather around here affects our levels, the golf course, and the farmers around.”

water supply in Melville won’t reach an issue. “Right now we don’t have any restrictions on our

water; in all accounts we should be good for the year. We hope we are, but if we have another drought year like we have had in the last couple of years, the water table goes down,” he revealed.

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Council approves new reline for city sewersBy Scott Savard

Grasslands News

A few years ago, a project led by Andrew Fahlman, Director of Public Works and Planning Services, was

After sending a camera down the sewer, a full

“A couple of years ago we completed a three-year project where we camera inspected and cleaned all of our saturated sewer systems within the city. From there we were able to highlight and provide a condi-tion assessment on all our underground sewer sys-tem,” Fahlman said.

“From that, we found a few areas of great concern.

relined a couple of years ago were on main street in-between First and Third Avenue. So approximately 258 metres and in that 258 metres, we had 67 cracks, collapses, failures, and all sorts of bad stuff going on with the pipe.”

sewer system along eleventh and twelfth on main street. The repair will take place in September and will help avoid tearing up the road to make these

“Right now council just approved to re-line a cou-ple sections of our saturated sewer system within the city. For sections between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues on Main Street and the other section is on Eighth Avenue east. 348 meters going east of Main Street,” he explained

Fahlman said that they had done this last year andit was quick and painless for everyone involved.

“In 2018 we relined another 629 metres on a few different areas throughout the city. Now this year weare looking at another 363 metres. By relining thesewer line, essentially what that is, I hire a companyto come in,” Fahlman added.

“First the sewer is cleaned all out and then they in-

-ened the little robot will quickly follow and cut off allthe service taps from all the businesses, so it can gointo the service line, then we’re as good as new.”

Not only will the technology that is being used help right away but it gives the sewer pipelines anextended life span for half a century.

“It extends the life span of the sewer lines by ap-proximately 50 years. It’s a pretty cool technology andsubstantially much cheaper than digging up the road-way.”

Not only does it take less time than digging up the roadway to make the repairs, but it’s a no brainer when it comes to saving money.

“If I dig up the gravel on the roadway, it doublesor triples the cost. Plus, the destruction it does cause with having people detour and that added construc-tion. With this, it helps us repair underground with-out digging up underground.”

The city of Melville is looking to have the sewer relining done later in the year with aims to have it

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By Wade WalzGrasslands News

Chameleons learn to adapt to their surround-ings for survival, Mel-ville Chev is no different.

The local General Motors dealership val-ues local customers and realizes the impor-tance of the commu-nity. However, dealer principal Greg Vaughan says keeping up with the times is also key for businesses in today’s ev-er-changing world.

“The world has opened up with the online busi-ness. We don’t normally see as many walk-ins as in the past but online through our website and

generates a lot of busi-ness. We never used to give appraisals over the phone which is totally different than before.”

Selling online intro-duces different variables to the game including the logistics of delivering and dealing with taxes which differ between provinces.

“It’s all new to the industry and you have to adapt because it you don’t you get left behind and lose business.

It’s been seven years since Vaughan took the plunge and bought the dealership from the Ochs family who started it in back in 1986. He says it was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.

“We met the right people and (with it being right in Melville) it was a

it. The seven years have been wonderful – we’ve had tremendous support from the community it-self and the surrounding area.”

Vehicle sales, like most retail businesses, have their ebbs and

-ter 2-3 years ago but business is still steady now and nothing to com-plain about.

“We have a good cli-entele with (a solid base of) repeat customers and we try to do our best to treat people right to keep them coming back and referring us to other po-tential customers.”

Along the line of adapting to technology is also the ability to stay in line with customer’s needs and demands. In the vehicle business that translates into what type of vehicles to stock on the lot.

Vaughan says the trend in recent years was trucks but there is a clear shift towards SUVs. The entire market is leaning towards dif-ferent sizes and styles of SUVs and less towards cars.

“I think it’s due to family dynamics – SUVs have more room – and they’re safer especially with all-wheel drive features for prairie win-

manufacturers are even starting to produce less cars.”

There have also been cosmetic changes at Melville Chev recently. Vaughan added a new parking area out front with room for custom-ers and room to display vehicles. It’s something he’s been considering for awhile but waited to do until the time was right.

“It was a good move to enhance the complete customer experience and keep it fresh. I looked at customer parking at other dealerships in other communities and noticed it was really lacking. I realized our (parking) situation was also poor and a little cha-

otic so I decided it was

He adds it’s not al-ways possible to do ev-erything at once – as the old adage goes it takes money to make money. But he stresses the sup-port from Melville and surrounding areas con-tinues to be tremendous and this will carry the dealership into the fu-ture for years to come.

“I can’t thank our cus-tomers and this commu-nity enough. It’s a great place to live and do busi-ness.”

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Public Notice - Zoning Bylaw Amendment Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Melville intends to adopt a bylaw under Section 207 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 04/2013, known as the Zoning Bylaw.Intention The proposed Bylaw will rezone Lots 22 & 23, Block 15, Plan 01Y01342 and Lot 10, Block 15, Plan T286 from C1 Central Commercial District to R2 Residential District.Aff ected Land The land is located at Lots 22 & 23, Block 15, Plan 01Y01342 and Lot 10, Block 15, Plan T286 otherwise known as 119, 125 and 133 – 4th Avenue West within the City of Melville. (Please see attached map).Reason The reason for the amendment is to rezone the property to R2 Residential District to maintain the properties as residential.Public Inspection The proposed amending Bylaw No. 15/2019 may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Offi ce at City Hall, by any person, without payment of any fee, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, all holidays excepted.Public Hearing The Council of the City of Melville at its meeting to be held on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall will hold a Public Hearing to hear any submissions respecting the proposed Bylaw. In the event any person wishes to have written submissions available for review by Council members prior to the Council meeting, a copy of the submission should, in accordance with the City’s Procedure Bylaw, be delivered to the offi ce of the City Manager prior to 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019. Dated at the City of Melville, in the Province of Saskatchewan this 4th day of June, 2019. Tiff any Hope, Planning Manager (306) 728-6865 [email protected]

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Agri-Park barrel racing proceeds despite rain By Scott Savard

Grasslands News

The rain pour may have affected spectators from going to the Melville Agri-Park 3D Open Jackpots, but it didn’t stop competitors from all ages to take a chance on winning a pretty penny.

Jamie McDonald, Secretary-Man-ager of Melville Agri-Park was happy with the turnout of riders but hopes that more spectators will show their faces next time around.

“The turnout for competitors was very good, especially considering the weather. We had over 50 barrel racers and families show up. We could have used a few more spectators. None of the events actually got rained on, we just had to play in the mud a little bit,” Mc-Donald said.

With most outdoor sports, rain can cause issues. Agri-Park, however, is set up in a way where they can move events inside if need be.

“If it would have been raining or lightning we have the indoor riding facility that we can always go indoors. We went inside with some of the kid’s events because they have to get off their horses and take a ribbon off of a goat,” she explained.

“That way they didn’t have to run in the mud. By Sunday we just dug up the ground a little deeper and it wasn’t muddy at all. There were a few spots

that were muddy; we just avoided them. We set up our patterns differently to still have safe ground conditions.”

On a normal day, a water truck would have to be used to make sure the ground is in prime racing conditions, however, it rained just enough to elimi-nate that process.

“We did a lot of groundwork prepara-tion and we used the one arena that has heavier sand. We didn’t get as much rain as other areas, but our arenas are set up so that they are safe in all weather conditions. We just didn’t need to use our water truck as much as we would have any other year; we didn’t use it at all,” McDonald responded.

One of McDonald’s favourite events to watch is the double barrel racing and believes it would be a great event to bring spectators back next year and draw some new ones in.

“The draw for the spectators, I think the double barrel racing is the most ex-citing part to watch when there is ac-tually two sets of barrels out there and they are competing at the same time. Two horses, two riders, and they share the middle barrel and that’s the most exciting part to watch as they race back together and see who wins,” she men-tioned.

For competitors who would like to get involved, it’s a great place to com-pete against all riders with special rules to make it fair for everyone.

“It is an event for everybody. There

the fastest time, the second division has a second added time and the third division has 2 seconds added time. It gives a chance for all levels of competi-tion to be able to compete and win some money,” McDonald responded.

As for the kids, they don’t have to worry about having the most experi-ence, prizes for events are available to all the youth who want to get involved.

“I think it is great for the kids, theyhad a really good time and it’s not nec-essarily all about competition. It’s just participating in some of the events. We offer prizes for them, give them all gift bags but they had a lot of fun and it’s in a safe and controlled area rather than

other kids,” McDonald added.

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“It is dangerous tobe right when the

government is wrong.” Voltaire

The renewal of an idea to join Lake Diefenbaker with the Qu’Appelle River system, which was being promoted by MP Ralph Goodale at the Prairie Water Summit this week, may be a good idea but there may be some unsolved issues

several years ago from the old Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration and is not being promoted again at this

Different areas of Saskatchewan are currently facing either drought or

time to renew calls to look into the

dirty thirties but today Goodale feels there are even greater environmental challenges with climate change hap-

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers

its annual general meeting on June 11 where the process for irrigation in

ers say it may be time for the province to consider expanding irrigation, espe-cially with dry conditions persisting

There’s certain areas of the prov-

is focused on expanding irrigation

feel Diefenbaker Lake is an untapped

resource that is vastly underused that our forefathers thought of when they built the dams to drought-proof Sas-

So several associations and politi-cians seem to be leaning in the same

project would take cooperation from all levels of government in order to be made a reality, but like Lake Diefen-baker – a massive undertaking both politically and practically – he has

There’s only one small issue on the table today that would need to be settled before the Qu’Appelle River system can be controlled for irriga-

reached an agreement on the opera-

negotiations have been going on for

That’s a lot of years where residents of the resorts on Round Lake have been restricted in some water activities due to low water levels and there have

the minds of people in the valley and

fect on the lake and the river from the

What will the two parties involved

that may be different from the nego-

tiations that have been on-going for

Qu’Appelle valley is in the future, the federal government needs to get their

Valley cannot be controlled at one end and left wide open at the other end if water supplies from Lake Diefenbaker

should have been settled a long timeago even if there is no connection to

Climate change is a huge issue that

can only hope the federal governmentwill be pushing to get the dams atRound Lake operational again and getRound Lake back to the beautiful lake

Unfi nished business to join Diefenbaker Lake and the Qu’Appelle Valley

Scheer win may make carbon tax challenge mootBy Murray Mandryk

Political Columnist

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Sas-

servatives defeat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s

That would make any Supreme Court ruling spe-

And it is within the jurisdiction of the court to decide

That said, Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan has said the Saskatchewan Party is inter-ested in pursuing its appeal anyway to get a crystal

The Saskatchewan government’s SCC appeal

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upholding the Green-

application in any event, and just get some better clarity,” Morgan told reporters last week, explaining why this province’s appeal will go forward regardless

Removing any ambiguity related to federal tax-ation on this matter may even carry over to other matters of questionable federal jurisdiction like

But the Justice Minister said the issue in hand remains the uneven application of taxation authority

likely soon on Alberta, now that its new government under Jason Kenney said it will no longer comply

so we think it’s worthwhile to get some clarity as to their right to levy a disproportionate tax or a puni-

to do and are right to do what it feels it must to op-

Even if that means taxpayers here paying the law-yers’ bills for not only the Supreme Court challenge

case and others in the county, it can be argued that

Keeping the fuel costs close to something reason-

something that even the federal Liberal governmentcould seem to acknowledge, given its eagerness to

And maybe this will cool down the unfortunate

There is no question that the overwhelming senti-ment right now is Trudeau and his carbon tax must

This alienation is now often expressed in the

discussion doesn’t seem to ever be taken to its logi-

locked country make it easier to move oil and other

would we be in a healthier economic situation, giventhe costs of setting up administration and defense

of existing Canadian debt we would likely have to

So perhaps it is better to, as Morgan is proposing,allow all this to play out in the election and the fed-

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Dear Editor,Every day, there are 450,000 school buses on the

road. 12,000 injuries annually are experienced by children on school buses. Around 11 children die each year from a bus accident. This seems to be a very versatile controversy. Should we step up as parents? Our children’s lives are at stake. How many deaths and accidents should there be in order for us to sign a petition or beg the school board to implement regu-lations to have seatbelts on School buses.

As of July 2018, it has become an option for oper-ators and the school board whether or not they want to mandatory put seatbelts on the bus.

We have to look at both sides of the parties as well. If we decide to put seatbelts on the bus; how will we tell the children that they have to wear their seatbelt? Will the bus driver get out of their seat to make sure that the child is safely wearing the seatbelt properly? Or will another older student get out of their seat and help the younger ones? It seems to be a lot of valuable time wasted but it’s all about the child’s safety. The bus driver has to follow a strict time limit to get the children to school and safely get them home.

Here is another question for you to ask yourself. If we had seatbelts on the School bus and the child refuses to use their seatbelt and the bus driver got

Bus driver who tried to get the child in the seatbelt or the parent’s child who refused to put their seatbelt on?

As a bus driver, we’re constantly telling students to sit down, don’t jump around and stop moving around in their seats. What about the negative side to all of this?

Research has shown that lap belts could actually increase the risk of head injuries in a head-on col-lision (the most common type of bus collision.) By

could whip forward; with the head striking the back of the seat in front of them with greater force than if the whole body had hit the seat. This could result in serious head and neck injuries.

Combination lap and shoulder belts would require stiffer seats, which could increase injury to students who are not buckled up. The driver cannot ensure that every child has their seat belt on; some buses

can carry up to 70 children. Moreover, the shoulder belts can lead to abdominal injuries– when children slip down, risking injuries to organs covered by the lap belts.

Beyond certain engineering problems, someone would need to ensure the seat belts are used, adjusted properly between uses by smaller children and larger children and repaired when damaged. In an emer-gency, seatbelts could hinder evacuation. Young chil-dren should not be placed in a situation where they are responsible for their safety.

So, the question is, do we make a valuable decision to mandatorily put seatbelts on every School bus or leave everything the way things are?

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It’s A Strange WorldBigfoot apparently lives in Klamath Falls,

Ore., and wields an axe. Timothy Drennen called 911, claiming that a man was trying to kill him with an axe. When cops talked to him in person, he offered a more complete descrip-tion. With a straight face, Drennen swore that it was a Sasquatch that attacked him. Cops

Sasquatch was present.” Drennen was subse-quently charged with misuse of 911 and initiat-

case wasn’t one of mental health, rather it was strictly intoxication.”

If you are on the run from police, you really should know what fuel the getaway vehicle requires. Jeremy Hotha Thomas, 34, inadver-tently pumped diesel fuel, instead of reg-ular gas, into his 2017 Chevy Cruze. Thomas was accused of being at the centre of a domestic

stepfather. He tried to make his getaway with his girlfriend and three-year-old child. Thomas eventually stole a gas can from a barn, but it was diesel fuel. The car stalled after Thomas tried to start it. He is charged with menacing,

Passengers were forced to evacuate a Paki-stan International Airlines plane at Manchester Airport after a woman opened one of the emergency exits, mistaking it for the door to the washroom. The mix-up, assumed to be an innocent mistake, caused panic and confu-sion when the emergency exit chute automati-cally deployed triggering safety and evacuation protocols. Luckily, the plane was still on the tarmac when this happened. As the aircraft no longer had an emergency chute, the airline had to reduce the number of people onboard. The plane took off for Islamabad seven hours with 38 fewer passengers.

Amish people are pretty good and try to com-plete as many good deeds as possible, but still there are actually a few Amish gangs. In 2011, a group of Amish men was put behind bars in Ohio after they were caught by the po-lice. The jailed men were at war with another gang of Amish men who they believed were disgracing the Amish values and morals. So, they decided to break into their houses and shave off their beards. So, what are you in for? In Amish culture, the hair is a sacred part of the body, which means it needs to be tended to and cared for properly. However, men and women are not allowed to cut their hair, and

one of the most sacrilegious crimes.It is also interesting that Amish children

have traditional rag dolls with Amish clothing, hats, and beards, but the facial features are exempt because every person is alike in the eyes of God. These faceless dolls emphasize that belief.

Dion Callaway, 39, lost his leg in a skydiv-

up jumping out of airplanes. During a skydive

of air” got inside his $15,000 prosthetic leg and

had other things on his mind. The next day,

a leg was found in the yard, wearing “a nice-looking Nike” shoe. Although the leg had fallen 10,000 feet, it was in perfect shape.

A 47-year-old ex-con reportedly robbed two Israeli banks last month using an avocado as his weapon of choice. The man was threat-ening enough to get away with US$8,300. I guess he fooled the tellers by holding up a black object in his right hand that he claimed was a grenade. It turned out the object was actually an avocado painted black. Police used cell phone

-ily in both bank heists,” understated my source,

banging away at typewriters could someday re-produce the works of Shakespeare,” noted

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Giving hope one tea at a timeBy Scott Savard

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Judy Kraushaar, the face of The Growing Hope Trust Fund, has had a passion for helping others over the past 10 years.

Her love of aiding people has branched out and helped families, organizations, and gave kids a chance to play sports when there seemed to be no hope.

years ago so that we would be able to raise funds for

We try to help people and organizations or support them with monetary donations,” Kraushaar says.

Last weekend MooseBay Greenhouses and Grow-ing Hope had a tea to raise funds for those in need of some help.

-Bay Greenhouses and staff. All the money raised that day, whether it be greenhouse sales or tea ad-mission, the funds will go to the Growing Hope Trust

she explained. Kraushaar says that one of the sponsorships they

do is through two scholarships in two different cities.

have one in Grayson and one in Melville. Some of the money will go to those scholarships in those two schools,” Kraushaar added.

her daughter, Katelyn, is going to be a part of the Canadian Student Leadership Conference 2020 in Yorkton and half the money raised will assist in the event.

the Canadian Student Leadership Conference 2020 in Yorkton that our daughter is a part of.”

By Alan HustakGrasslands News

A Melville man charged after a two-hour stand off with police near Balcarres in April has been sen-tenced to eight months in jail. Once he has served his sentence, Christopher Adam Miller will be on probation for two years in an effort to deal with his drug addiction.

have to pay an additional $888 in restitution for

Elcapo last fall in violation of the Environmental

Protection Act.

courtroom on Monday, Judge Kevin Lang said Mill--

ployed life,” and warned him that unless he decides

there are no two ways about it. All the people in the world are ready to help you, but it is going to be a

Judge Lang added that if Miller cleans up his act

Man sentenced after Balcarres stand-off

Saskatchewan hometowns are calling on the pro-vincial government to meet federal expectations and recognize the responsibilities municipalities have in cannabis legalization by sharing a portion of canna-

bis excise tax revenues.In the last month, nearly 50 Saskatchewan home-

towns have sent a letter to Saskatchewan’s Minister of Finance recognizing that municipalities value a respectful, government-to-government relationship between provincial and local governments, and that sharing cannabis excise tax revenues honours that relationship and acknowledges the responsibilities hometowns have in legalization.

“As the order of government closest to daily lives, local governments are on the front lines of cannabis legalization, developing and enforcing rules around cannabis production, sales, and consumption,” said Gordon Barnhart, President of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA). “Provid-ing hometowns with a portion of cannabis excise tax revenues, as expected by the federal government, recognizes these responsibilities and helps cover the local costs related to legalization.”

The 2018 federal budget recognized that the addi-tional tax revenues provided to provinces and territo-ries, who are receiving 75 per cent of cannabis excise tax revenues instead of the 50 per cent originally anticipated, was supposed to be transferred to mu-

nicipalities and local communities. Federal Ministerof Finance Bill Morneau reiterated that intention ina letter to SUMA on May 21, recognizing the federalgovernment was willing to accept a smaller share ofcannabis duty revenues to ensure that provinces andterritories would have additional funds to provide tomunicipalities and local communities to address can-nabis related responsibilities.

During the month of May, President Barnhartmet with Saskatchewan Party MLAs and the Sas-katchewan NDP caucus to speak about the impor-tance of sharing cannabis excise tax revenues withSaskatchewan communities. SUMA’s ExecutiveCommittee also met with Minister Bernadette Jor-dan, the Minister of Rural Economic Development,to discuss topics important to Saskatchewan home-towns, including cannabis excise tax revenues.


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As of last week, the levels were at 73 per cent. The city will have to take action if it hits the 40 per cent mark.

“It’s something council would have to research about and see what our best options are. That 40 per-centile level, that’s where the inlet in the pipe is. The pipe in the inlet doesn’t go to the very bottom, it is up a bit of the way so it’s not sucking sludge or anything down at the bottom of the pond,” he responded.

“However at the 40 percentile mark, the reservoir has a bunch of different holding ponds throughout it. When we do get around that 40 percentile, we are pumping from one pond to the other pond, to feed that in it; it’s something that we need to be aware of.”

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By Connie SchwalmGrasslands News

If you visit the Sas-katchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) website, you might notice that SARM refers to itself as “the voice of rural Saskatch-ewan”.

Fulfilling a commit-ment like that demands a steadfast dedication to diversity.

Geographically, most of this province is ‘rural Saskatchewan’. That means that the concerns and priorities that you

-nicipality (RM) can vary

the perspective of a per-son living in a more re-mote RM might be very different from the per-spective of somebody in an RM that borders an urban center.

So, what can SARM do to ensure that it is truly a “voice” for everyone in rural Saskatchewan?

Division meetings are one of the ways that SARM strives to meet that challenge.

Prior to each Divi-sion Meeting, a survey is taken in order to identify the issues and concerns

that are the highest pri-ority for the RMs in that Division. Organizers then invite presenters to come to the meeting, to provide information and answer questions pertaining to those pri-orities.

This year, the first topic on the agenda at the SARM Division 1 Meeting held in Kipling on June 12th, was the profound impact that the Trudeau government’s Carbon Tax is expected to have on rural resi-dents.

Todd MacKay (Prai-rie Director – Canadian Taxpayers Federation) was asked to speak about the Carbon Tax at the meeting. He notes this tax will translate into something very different for rural residents than it will for their urban neighbors.

“I would say that those living in rural areas will be hit a lot harder by the Carbon Tax than their counterparts in the city. It will impact many of the same things – but people in rural areas will feel the impact more.”

“For example, I now live in Moose Jaw. If I need a jug of milk, I

just have to walk a cou-ple of blocks to the store to buy it. I don’t have to even start my car. But when I lived in the RM of Whiska Creek (near Swift Current), if I needed a jug of milk, I had to drive 20 miles to buy it. This is just a fact of life in rural areas. Peo-ple in rural Saskatch-ewan care about the environment as much as people living in the cities do. But their daily reali-ties are different.”

Todd also pointed out that this tax will further restrict the already tight budgets that many Rural Municipalities are oper-ating within.

“A lot of folks are re-ally concerned about how the Carbon Tax will hit RM budgets. There isn’t a lot of ‘wiggle room’ for an RM, because there aren’t ‘more efficient’ ways to do many neces-sary things. For exam-ple, there are no ‘high

-ciently as they possible can right now. What are they going to do?”

SARM President Ray Orb agrees, and adds that the Carbon Tax will actually penalize those who are actively trying

the environment.“The Carbon Tax is

a big concern for Rural Municipalities. It’s going to be challenging to ad-just budgets, without passing more of a bur-den on to ratepayers. But, we’re also very con-cerned about the impact this will have on agricul-ture. This tax unfairly targets producers, who already face growing costs for fertilizer and other inputs – and for transporting their prod-ucts to market.”

“Saskatchewan farm-ers and ranchers want to be good stewards of the environment. Their livelihood depends on it. It would be far better for the Federal Government to recognize and support the efforts that produc-ers are already under-

taking, in the areas of carbon sequestration and soil conservation. It’s proven that methods like zero-till means that more carbon is being stored in the soil. The government should be

producers for adopting methods like this, rather than putting a tax in place that unfairly pe-nalizes them.”

Water drainage and water management was another concern dis-cussed at the meeting. Ray noted that SARM continues to advocate for balanced and progres-sive policies that will take into account the needs and perspectives of all Saskatchewan res-idents.

“SARM has sent a letter to the Minister, stating our position on water drainage. We are working with the Water Security Agency to de-velop policies that re-spect and recognize the positions of all involved in discussions concern-ing drainage. As well, we’ve been asking for an appeals process; so that

if someone is working to implement good drain-age methods and prac-tices on their farm, they will know that there are folks who are there to help them. We are trying to strike a balance be-tween farmers and oth-ers in the community.”

Those attending the SARM Division 1 meet-ing also looked at various ways to address crime in rural areas. Ray says that positive changes have been made over the past few years.

“The Rural Crime Watch reinvigoration was started 2 years ago, and it has helped. We’ve seen the creation of 180 Rural Crime Watch Groups. And, the Pro-tection and Response Teams that the govern-ment put in place (where RCMP, municipal police,

traffic enforcement of-

to respond to a call) has started to make a dif-ference in reducing re-sponse time.”

“The Sask. Crime Alert Network (sup-ported by SARM, SUMA,

the FSIN and the RCMP) is also really good to see. A lot of people are using this app. So, we’ve put a link on our website. It’s helped to make people more aware of what’sgoing on in their area re-garding crime.”

However, he goes on to say that SARM ishopeful that more can be done to make life saferfor people living in ruralSaskatchewan.

“SARM is part of a working group that is trying to create a Pro-vincial Crime Watch,modeled on the one that exists in Alberta. There are also concerns about repeat offenders and the amount of gang-related crime that we’re seeing in rural areas. These are the kinds of issues we’re discussing in ourmeetings with both the Provincial and Federal Justice Ministers. We’veeven offered to host an educational trip out to rural Saskatchewan for Minister Bill Blair – sothat he could hear from some of the people living in our municipalities di-rectly.”


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SARM President Ray Orb addresses representa-tives from Rural Municipalities attending the SARM Division 1 Meeting held in Kipling on June 12.

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Bell Choir creating lasting memoriesBy Scott Savard

Grasslands News

Bell Choir showed off their talents during the last recital of the year held at Community Works on June 19.

Dianne Yuzicapi, a Program Coordi-nator at Rail City Industries was proud of the performers for giving it their all as well as the excitement about the Bell Choir musical performance. Not only is it a place to showcase their tal-ent but also helps build on self-esteem.

“I think when they get a chance to showcase what they have, builds that self-esteem. It makes them feel like they can achieve anything. Some of

the work is very, very hard. We have some that have mobility issues, need help and the staff sits beside them,” Yuzicapi expressed.

“Watching them is amazing, it truly is amazing. Believe me, I have a cou-ple of them that know how to perform and it’s really awesome to watch them show off their stuff.”

One of the performers was Eric who played the air guitar and sang beau-tifully to his favourite artist Bryan Adams, the song of choice, Summer of 69.

“Eric can usually convince Barb Waldbauer to sing just about anything. Lately, Bryan Adams has been the

music to listen to. He likes the king, he has an Elvis costume. Bryan Adams has kind of come in the past few years,” she said.

“It’s kind of cool one of his sisters is going to take him to one of the Bryan Adams concerts this summer. He will be able to actually see his favourite person in concert.”

Eric was incredibly excited about performing a song from his favour-ite artist that they had a calendar and counted down the days until Bell Choir.

“This whole month he had a calen-dar with Bell Choir on it. Every day we had to mark the day off with an x as to when the concert would get closer. Every morning he would come to my

We would mark an x or a check mark

or whatever he was doing that day and we had to count it down,” Yuzicapi ex-plained.

While it was hard to follow a per-formance Eric put on, Nena took her spotlight when singing a song to hermom who was in attendance.

“Nena has really supportive fam-ily members, they are her world. Her singing that song to her mom, I mean it was amazing to watch and the hugs she gave to her mom. It was cut; in the end, she apologizes to her mom and

“It meant a lot to her and it’s reallygreat when we get supportive parents in here that will listen to what our needs are, what the clients’ needs are and then we try and accommodate ev-eryone’s needs,” Yuzicapi commented. ”

Playing that six stringEric of the Bell Choir put on a rock concert with his air guitar and serenadedthe crowd with Summer of 69.

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Ray Maher

Neighbourly Advice According to Ed“I have had an out-

burst of anger that I’m not proud of admitting,” I told Ed my old neigh-bor in Saskatchewan. He wasn’t surprised because he knows I suf-fer from the occasional thunderstorm of temper. My anger can come up fast or simmer and then boil over, causing a mess rather than serving a useful purpose.

Ed said to me, “Is this,

Somebody Wrong Song? You used to sing to me how somebody did you

of anger.” “I thought my tem-

per was tamed down, but it is as wild as ever. I can have weeks, days and months of keeping my anger down to man-ageable exasperation, moderate annoyance, and just a bit of sticky resentment, but then when it seems the lid is on okay, my anger, ex-plodes and my thunder rolls at others. They may be asking themselves, “Where did this nut case come from?”

Ed understands losing control of his anger and reacting uselessly. He is embarrassed by one of

wrath doesn’t bother him if he is by himself, but he exploded once when oth-ers were with him. He was driving a car full of relatives to a wedding reception in Edmonton; his aunts and his grand-mother were with him. Ed has no patience for drivers in Edmonton and

there. Long story short, Ed

felt that a car had cut

hit the brakes and the horn. He let loose at the other driver with a blue streak of curses that had the devil blushing. Ed re-alized that inside his car, it was deadly quiet.

His grandmother spoke up. She said to Ed, “Never assume the other driver cut you off on purpose. See it as un-intentional and that you could make such a mis-take yourself some time. Swearing like the devil isn’t the answer to your anger in front of us or yourself.”

Feelings of anger, joy, fear, sadness, loneliness, etc. are experienced by everyone. Is anger one of our most unhealthy emotions if not handled

wisely? Does it have the power to destroy relationships and to be life-changing nega-tively? Anger may be a valid feeling, but it can

The Bible is rich in wisdom in our need to deal wisely with our angry feelings. The book of James cautions us, “Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righ-teousness of God.”

Anger can blur the thinking of those who are angry. Jesus said, “Anyone angry with his brother will be subject to judgment.”

We think of murder as serious and wrong before God and man, but murder comes from anger, turned into hate that leads to murder.

Proverbs teaches us, “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”

Thomas A Kempis di-rects us; “Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”

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Family Fun in the parkBy Wade WalzGrasslands News

Dozens of local kids enjoyed an af-ternoon of fun at Melville Kinsmen Park Sunday.

The third annual family day was hosted by Melville Railway Unions’ Social Club, which is comprised of all railway departments including trans-portation, mechanical (car shops) and engineering.

Social club chairman Myles Tang-jerd explained the purpose of the family day is to provide an avenue for family and friends of railway workers to connect in a summer social setting.

“It’s really all about the kids… and families, and to give back to the mem-bers and boost morale. Everybody works hard so this is one way to get together and have fun with the entire family.”

Sheldon Lavallee, local Division 764 Teamsters’ president, echoes Tang-jerd’s beliefs that the family day is a great way for everyone to get together and have fun.

“It’s a way to give back – get fami-lies and kids more involved with what everybody is doing regardless of which department you work with. At the end of the day the kids are having fun and that is what is important.”

Lavallee adds the event shows solidarity between all the local (rail-way) unions.

Sponsors include various local busi-nesses as well as the local division of the Teamsters Union.

Among the activities Sunday were bounce houses, games of chance by James’ Games, miniature golf, train rides and free lunch – hamburgers and hot dogs grilled by volunteers.

The miniature golf and mini train were purchased by the social club last year, says Tangjerd, which gives the club unlimited opportunities to host these events in Melville.

“We rented the train for three years then purchased it last August. It was a good move for us – it’s a big hit with everyone.”

The train is named Mel-Vin in honor of two Melville railway employ-ees killed on the job in recent years. ‘Mel’ is in honor of Melissa Heins who died in an accident in the Melville CN yard and the ‘Vin’ is in honor of Kevin Timmerman who died in an accident in the Saskatoon yard.

The summer event is one of three hosted by the social club each year – they also host a cabaret/dance for the adults and family-oriented outdoor ac-tivities during the Christmas season.

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Mils split games vs. Cardinals and Miller ExpressBy Darcy GrossGrasslands News

The Western Canadian Baseball League’s Melville Millionaires didn’t enjoy getting beaten at home by their closest geographical rival and got an opportu-nity for payback on the same day.

The Mils and the Yorkton Cardinals hooked up for an 11:05 a.m tilt in Melville with the Cards coming out on top with a 9-5 victory.

The next game was a totally different story.

Millionaires 20 at Yorkton Cardinals 1 (June 24)The Millionaires banged out 20 hits and crossed

home plate with 20 runs, including nine runs in the

Braeden Dobbs led the Melville offence with four hits, three runs and four RBI while Marquis Irving and Tracy Warren each notched three base hits. Ryan Moormeyer had a pair of hits and a couple of walks to go with three RBI and was also the lone member of the Mils to have an extra base hit, a dou-ble.

Melville starting pitcher Luke Summers tossed seven solid innings to earn the victory. Summers

striking out nine Cards.

-ing one hit while fanning three Yorkton batters.

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nings were the difference maker in this contest that the home side led 3-0 after two innings.

Chris Paruleski started for the Mils and took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits over six innings of work.

Relievers Frankie Almendarez and Cameron Coo-

combined three innings of work.Dalton Horner had two hits for the Millionaires,

with one being his second home run of the season. Moormeyer, Evan Moore and Jake Green each had a couple of base knocks for the Mils in a losing cause.

Millionaires 3 at Moose Jaw Miller Express 1 (June 23)Known perhaps more for his speed than his

Jaw, breaking a 1-1 tie in the top of the 11th inning with a two run homer to give Melville the road win.

This was a pitchers’ battle with the Mils having three base bits as opposed to four for the Express.

Starter Tanner Solomon tossed seven innings, al-lowing one run before Chris Lacher nailed down the win by going four innings and allowing just one hit.

Moose Jaw Miller Express 9 at Millionaires 1 (June 19)The Millionaires couldn’t get anything going in the

way of offence as the Express outhit the Mils 13-4 as they cruised to an easy triumph at Pirie Field.

Tyler Price started for the Mils and took the loss,

walks.Moore doubled for Melville and scored the Mils

lone run.

Moose Jaw Miller Express 5 at Millionaires 0 (June 18)

stayed in for six of the game’s seven innings.

hot bat for the Millionaires with three of his own.

Moose Jaw Miller Express 0 at Millionaires 1 (June 18)The Mils and the Express engaged in a pitchers’

-ning as Warren’s single cashed in pinch runner Sam Cassell with the game’s only run. Paruleski allowed two hits in four inning while Lacher worked three scoreless frames to earn the win.

The Millionaires have two matchups in Yorkton

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Severson strikes silver with Canada at IIHF World ChampionshipsBy Scott Savard

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Melville’s own Damon Severson is having a busy summer even with his NHL team in New Jersey missing playoffs. Severson scored a crucial goal to help bring home the silver medal for Canada at the IIHF World Championship.

“It was pretty easy. I had term left on my contract, I was healthy, all the things that go into deciding into whether or not you are going into the tourna-ment. I decided it was a good year for me to go. I’m glad I went because it was a heck of an experience and came home with a silver medal,” Severson ex-plained.

It wouldn’t have happened without Severson scor-ing a goal to tie the game with 0.4 seconds left in the

I just wasn’t sure how much time was left. That was the main issue; I got back to the bench; we were all so excited that we scored with so little time left after the fact there was nothing left on the clock. We were just hopeful to see the replay and there was time left,” he said.

“We received word from our video coach that, with our coaches having walkie-talkies they were talking to each other and the video coach said that it was a good goal — there was enough time. It was a good feeling and you just wait for the ref to react and give the guaranteed signal. It was huge; from there we carried the momentum to overtime where we ended up winning the game and went on to the semis.”

The goal didn’t come easy after a Swiss player

right back to his stick and Severson made sure the

second shot counted.“When you see stuff like that happen, you have

to give that guy a lot of credit. He made a heck of a block there and the puck doesn’t usually come right

off the boards or something like that. To have that

puck come right back to me is pure luck in my opin-ion because that doesn’t happen very often,” Sever-son expressed.

“That was awesome to get a second crack at it, I just tried to get the puck back on net as quick as pos-sible, found a little opening and it ended up hittinga few things and found its way trickling in. It was agood one to get and I’m happy I was able to get that goal.”

This past weekend Severson had some excitement with his NHL squad. The New Jersey Devils made a

pick and picking up elite defenseman P.K. Subban in a trade with Nashville.

“(Jack Hughes) speed and his skill, he’s just a re-ally smart player. The game has changed over a few years and you still need the bigger guys but you gotguys who are a little smaller and more skill on yourtop couple lines that can play and create offense,which is huge, ” Severson replied.

Severson believes that Subban will add charac-ter to the dressing room and knows how skilled he’sbeen after playing against him over the years andwill be a nice addition to the team.

As of right now, he is getting his body in shape while enjoying his time with his girlfriend in Kelowna.

“I played my junior hockey here, and have my girl-friend of 7 years. I live here full-time in the off-sea-son. It’s a pretty nice and beautiful place to call home; bought a house here about three summers ago, so it will be my third summer here,” he answered.

One thing that he misses most about Melville ishis mother’s cooking. He explained that when he vis-its he doesn’t go far from home because of the meals his mom makes.

Wildlife vs. automobilesBy Elaine Ashfield

Grasslands News

The “Give Wildlife A Break” public alert campaign begins in mid-June and runs into July to alert motorists to the dangers of wild animals crossing the roads in front of them.

Due to the unusually easy winters of late, the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) is ex-pecting an increase in wild deer populations, which means a greater risk for vehicular colli-sions with wildlife.

There were more than 14,000 wildlife collision claims reported to SGI in 2018. Of those, 525 were with moose and 12,401 were with deer. Those collisions resulted in an estimated $83 million in insurance claims to SGI.

The SGI website of-fers these valuable driv-ing tips:

Peak timesWild animals are un-

predictable but there are times when the risk of a collision is particularly high. Be alert during May and June when animals are drawn to ditches for road salt and to escape biting insects. They are also especially active in the late fall and early winter during mat-ing season and migra-tion. The peak times for collisions are dawn and dusk.

Watch your speedYellow wildlife warn-

ing signs indicate areas of high risk. No matter the season or time of

day, it’s important to watch for signs of wild-life and reduce your speed accordingly. Slow-ing down reduces the distance required to stop and decreases the force of impact in the event of a collision.

Be alertIt’s important to con-

stantly scan the road from shoulder to shoul-der. Being alert is still your best defense against a collision. When you see an animal at the side of the road, slow down and pass by slowly. For night driving, look for the glowing eyes of animals and use your high beams whenever possible.

When encountering an animal, try to do the following:

Remain calm if an animal appears on the road in front of you. If you have time to stop, do so at a safe distance and stay alert. When 1 animal crosses the road, others often follow. You can also sound your horn to scare wildlife away from the road.

If an animal appears suddenly and surprises you, remember to brake

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By Scott SavardGrasslands News

The Western Cana-dian Baseball League’s (WCBL) Melville Mil-lionaires are on a come-back trail. This was never more apparent than during the home game against Leth-bridge on June 13. Starting pitcher Tanner Solomon tied the game up late in the ninth in-ning after pinch run-ning for Mike Ozga.

While the team

looked defeated on the scoreboard, the players showed a “no-quit-atti-

was made. “Yeah it was tough

being down the whole game, we just knew we had to keep going and scratch a few runs in here and there. We got some guys on… couple clutch hits. Late in the game we were down four (runs), scratched two more in the eighth and then scratched three more in the ninth,” Sol-

omon expressed. “Then with bases

loaded and no outs, a big walk by Mike (Ozaga)

Sam (Cassel) moved him over. A timely base hit by Braeden (Dobbs) to score the tying run and a walk off by Tracy (Warren).”

Solomon, who was brought in as a pinch runner, used his wheels to make sure the tying run counted.

“It was tough, I was already out of breath by

the time I got to second base. I knew I had to get a big jump because Mike (Coach) was going to send me anyways even if it was a base hit. Running to third I was already tired but I was out to play; I dodged the tag and slid back to home and was safe to score the tying run. It was awesome,” he says.

off with a quick dodge at home plate to beat out the Lethbridge catcher.

“It was instinct, I

mean I looked up andhe was right there readyto tag me so I didn’tknow what to do. I justdodged it and we dovefor the plate at the sametime; luckily I beat himthere,” Solomon ex-plained.

Tracy Warren com-pleted the victory withbases loaded when heused his eye to get thewinning walk on balls ina 9-8 victory.

The next Millionaireshome game is scheduledfor June 29 at 7:05 p.m.

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JUNE:29– Swift Current at Melville30– Swift Current at Melville 6:05 p.m.JULY:01– Swift Current at Melville04– Swift Current at Melville05– Yorkton at Melville06– Melville at Yorkton 2:05 p.m.09– Melville at Fort McMurray10– Melville at Fort McMurray11– Melville at Fort McMurray12– Melville at Edmonton13– Melville at Edmonton14– Melville at Edmonton

WCBL League Standings

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Slowpitch Schedule

Note: All Games start at 6:30 p.m.JULY 3:Crushers at Ramrods, RP1Chargers at Staggering Home, RP2Usual Suspects at Balls n Dolls, RP3Unicorn Stampede at D-Railed, RP4Breakng Ballzzz at The Runs, FTCowesses at Master Batters, SP1Kahk. Storm at Scared Hitless, SP2Hilite Reel 2 at Hilite Reel 1, BSBucks have the ByeJULY 8:Staggering Home at Bucks, RP1Balls n Dolls at Crushers, RP2D-Railed at Chargers, RP3The Runs at Usual Suspects, RP4

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Local motorcycle riders take part in relayBy Wade WalzGrasslands News

A pair of local mo-torcycle riders were in-volved in a global relay ride this past week-end that made its way through many Saskatch-ewan communities in-cluding Whitewood.

Melville ’s Tracy Keretesh and Fort Qu’Appelle’s Kim Kuhn took part in the Women Riders World Relay (WRWR), which wound its way through several Saskatchewan commu-nities.

“For me it was a bucket list thing,” ex-plains Kerestesh. “I got into motorcycling three years ago because of Lucien (her grandson who was diagnosed and has since passed away from cancer) and created a bucket list of rides I wanted to participate in.

“This seemed like

a great one to get in-volved with. I’m a fair weather rider but these chicks are tough – they rode through hail, rain – whatever was thrown at

an out-of-the-box experi-ence for me.”

WRWR was created by the U.K.’s Hayley Bell as a way to ignite a global sisterhood of inspirational women to promote courage, adven-ture, unity and passion for biking from all cor-ners of the world and do something that’s never been done before on this scale, reads their web-site.

“My aim is to WOW the industry into realiz-ing the global marker for women in motorsports and to inspire women worldwide.

I want to show the force behind the market that is so blindly over-looked.”

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portion of the ride was organized by Regi-na’s Wendy Funk, who wanted to ensure the relay involved as many communities as possible, says Kerestesh.

“She put out a call on social media for riders to put a pin on their lo-cation on Google maps and then co-ordinated the Saskatchewan leg through as many of those communities as possible.

“And she rode the en-tire Saskatchewan leg herself to help showcase rural Saskatchewan and not just the No. 1 high-way.”

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Community Works is having a summer art program this year with a new face as the Art Edu-cator, Jayne Hearn. She most recently finished

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“I’m going to arts and

in arts education. The summer arts program revolves in all different art forms, which is what I’m going to school for. I thought it would be a really good experience learning lesson plan-ning,” Hearn said.

“I’m really excited to see the kids, doing crafts with them, seeing them happy with their results and just having fun with their art, and enjoying

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“The grades 1- 4 classes are offered in the morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. from Mon-day to Friday. The Grade 5-8 classes are offered in the afternoon from 1:30 p.m. and those are also from Monday to Friday,”

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DIETZ Darcy Allen, Oct. 27, 1966 - June 2, 2019. It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Dr. Darcy Allen Dietz of Edmonton, Alta., who died unexpectedly at the age of 52 on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Darcy will be loving-ly remembered by his par-ents, Charles and Doris Dietz of Melville, Sask., his sister, Karen (Matt) of Oakville, Ont.; brother, Mark (Marilyn) of White City, Sask.; twin brother, David (Allison) of Waterloo, Ont., and by his adoring nieces, Morgan, Erin, Cassandra, Kara and Angela; and nephews, Derrick and Adam. Darcy was born on Oct. 27, 1966 in Melville, Sask. He enjoyed spending time on numerous family camping and

and getting together with the large extended family of rela-tives that lived in the area. He enjoyed and excelled in aca-demics, but was also an active participant in band and drama extracurricular activities. After graduating from Melville Comprehensive High School in 1984, Darcy attended the University of Saskatchewan and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 and a Doctor of Dental Medicine in 1993. During this period, Darcy received awards of merit for outstanding achievements and performance in undergraduate Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and dentistry for children. As a university student, he spent many extracurricular hours entertaining crowds as part of the Intensely Vigorous College Nine pep band, and enthusias-tically welcomed new students as a university orientation lead-er. After practicing dentistry in Warman and Saskatoon, Darcy continued his education at the University of Alberta in 2000, completing a Master of Science in Orthodontics in 2004. He established his practice in Edmonton, Towne Square Orthodontics, in 2004. Darcy dedicated his career to helping thousands of clients through his practice, especially children, by bringing smiles and an improved quality of life to so many. Darcy was known for his passion for learning and incred-ible work ethic, his culinary skills, and his love of travelling and photography. Darcy was a valued and active member of the community as evidenced by his volunteer work at Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton, and as a supporter of the

Market, a highlight of which was the Sprouts program designed to encourage children to not only choose healthy vegetables to eat but also to pick and cook them. Darcy will also be greatly

missed by his many colleagues, clients and friends. A memorial service will take place at a later date. 27-1c

Steve Bernard Karpinski of Melville, Sask., beloved husband of Priscilla Karpinski, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019

at the age of 88 years. Steve was born Sept. 6, 1930 on the family farm in the Fenwood district. He was the second oldest son of the late Tomic and Anne (Pacholko) Karpinski. He received his edu-cation at Greenbush School. While Steve was growing up, he helped out on the family farm until he moved to Melville in 1951 to begin his career on the

-motives and in 1958 he became a locomotive engineer, which was his passion until he retired in 1989.

Nellie (Konechny) in Melville and they were married on Aug. 21, 1954. They had two daugh-ters, Denise in 1960 and Debra in 1965. In their retirement they spent

and travelling. They made many trips as snowbirds to Texas to winter in the sun and golf. Steve continued his Texas trips after

Steve was an avid golfer,

spent many hours at the golf course, pool room and at the lake. He married his second wife, Priscilla (nee Weinberger) (Glova) on Aug. 19, 2005. They

and travelling to Texas for the winters.

spending time with his family and friends, whether it was at home, on the golf course, at the lake, or just socializing over a cup of coffee. He was always willing to tell a story or share a joke. Steve was predeceased by his parents, Tomic and Anne;

brothers, Mike, Russell and Stanley. Steve is lovingly remem-bered by his second wife, Priscilla; his daughters, Denise (Tim) Schick and granddaugh-ters, Morgan and Madison; and Debra; his sisters, Irene (John) Sliziak and Elsie (Joe) Mychaluk; sister-in-laws, Iris Karpinski and Margaret Assman; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends. The funeral mass was cel-ebrated on Tuesday, June 25,

Roman Catholic Church in Melville with Rev. Fr. Andrew Sowa, OMI, as the Celebrant. Arrangements were by

Care, Melville.

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MADDAFORD It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Edna Joy Maddaford on Sunday, June 16, 2019. Edna was born on Oct. 20, 1935 to George and Dorothy Eckardt on the farm near Waldron SK. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Floyd (Rog) Maddaford; her moth-er and father; her brothers, Bill (Edna) Eckardt; and Bud (Violet) Bissette; all of her sis-ters, Margaret; Betty (George) Raven; Ruth (Emil) Buchart; Olive (Robert) Micheal; and Mary (Robert) Edlin. Edna was the last of her family in that gen-eration. She is survived by her daugh-ter, Kimberly Parlee (Frank Shea); and her sons, Russell (Linda) Maddaford; and Farley (Linda) Maddaford. Her grand-children, Robbie Maddaford, Amanda Maddaford, Benjamin Maddaford, Samuel Maddaford, Jonathon Maddaford, Mathew Parlee, Joseph Parlee and Thomas Parlee and her great-grandchildren. Edna was born on the family farm in the Cana municipality a few miles from Waldron SK in the Hilltop School District, south of Yorkton. This is where she grew up the youngest of eight children. Like most small farm kids of her era Edna had chores to do such as feeding and caring for animals, fetching water and

duties. As a teen she worked a the local highway store called

farm. On Oct. 20, 1956 she mar-ried Floyd (Rog) Maddaford and they moved to Saskatoon where Rog worked on the railroad. In 1958 they moved back to Yorkton to be close to family. Edna was an active home-maker for her young family of

-dening, cooking and sewing. Edna was an excellent home-maker; her baking, cooking, and canning skills were rarely surpassed. Her cookies and tarts were legendary and all the neighbourhood kids were wel-come to a sample. Edna was an excellent seamstress and she enjoyed crafts of all kinds. Edna went back to school as an adult and was proud that she was able to complete her Grade 12. Like so many of her gener-ation, schooling for women was secondary to the greater family needs. She was an inspiration to many, but particularly to her children for this achievement. Schooling was important and it was pressed home by Rog who who worked diligently on cor-respondence papers for power engineering and Edna who went on to be a licensed nursing aid at the Anderson Lodge in Yorkton. She loved those years at the Lodge and made many friends. She was a volunteer at SIGN for many years and was a

in Yorkton.

In 1980, Edna and Rog

homestead south of Yorkton and enjoyed rural life, a dream

her large garden and continued to work at the lodge. Throughout her life Edna found great pleasure in being with family. She reminisced fondly of the times she was able to care for nieces, nephews, and grandchildren — at all stages in their lives. She was a true mother in every sense of the word. Visiting in person, over tea, or on the phone was always relished and nothing topped hot conversation or a rousing game of cribbage. Winters on the farm were too much for Edna as she aged and in 2010 she moved to Melville. In 2017 she moved to the Gladstone Seniors Residence in Yorkton and again made many new friends and acquaintanc-es. The staff, she said, treated her like gold and she settled in nicely. Although she did enjoy the escapes to the farm for cel-ebrations and meals and her regular trips for onion rings and root beer — simple pleasures. Mother passed away peace-

Melville on Sunday, June 16, 2019. The family expresses their gratitude to all the caregivers

Pioneer Residence in Ituna and the staff at Gladstone Seniors Residence in Yorkton for their warmth and kindness in making

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Foundation would be greatly appreciated. Edna will be laid to rest in the Saltcoats cemetery beside Rog, her beloved husband. A graveside service and lun-cheon to follow will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019 at 11 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to

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RICHARDS Robert Edward was born Sept. 20, 1933 on the family farm. He was the son of Michael and Margaret Richards and the ninth child in their family of 13. Coming from a Welsh family,

and later learned English when he attended Fertile Belt School. Growing up for Bob was a time of hard work and try-ing economics that taught him

He learned to farm with horses, plows and threshing machines. School for Bob was cut short and he was still at home when his father Michael passed away in 1958. He continued to help with the operation of the farm

took over the family farm. In 1964, he met the love of his life, Kay (Katherine) and on July 1, 1965 they were wed and took up residence on the

of Bangor. Bob and Kay were married for 37 years before Kay passed away in 2002. They were deeply devoted to each

huge void in his life. They had three children, Larry, Debbie and Garry. Bob lived for his family. He loved, supported, encouraged and served them. As a father, he was always there for his chil-dren and loved them dearly. His grandchildren, Robert (Joan), Nicole (Jason), Rebekah, Evan and Caroline and great-grand-children, Margot, Geraint, and Daniel were blessed with

and affection. Bob loved fun and had a great sense of humor as well as a sense of adventure. He and Kay went on many trips that took them to Hawaii, Florida, Alabama, Africa and many plac-es in Canada. Bob was very lively, hard-working and incredibly determined. This was evident in his life, in his family, in over-coming his bi-pass surgery in 2001 and in his recent battle with cancer. He was active on the farm operating machinery and running errands right up until the end.

career he worked off the farm at various jobs. He drove a cat-erpillar pushing bush, mechanic work was done in the farm shop through the winter and he also drove a school bus occasional-ly. Bob was always active in the community serving in Bangor on the Curling Club, the 4-H, the Rural Telephone board, the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, the Anglican Church board and oth-ers. In 1988, he became a coun-cillor for the RM of Fertile Belt and in 1993 became Reeve. Bob enjoyed curling, visiting,

love and passion was farming. 2002 was an extra special year as it was the Richards Family Farm Centennial. Once again in 2017, there was a special gathering for family and friends

anniversary. Bob was predeceased by his parents, Michael and Margaret Richards; his wife, Katherine Richards; his son, Lawrence Richards; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Richards; a broth-er, Morris Richards in infancy; his sisters, Margaret Hewson of Vancouver, Nest Arnott of Yorkton, Winnie (George

Jakowyshin) of Winnipeg, Ida (Richard Thornhill) of Winnipeg, Gwladys (Henry Koschinsky)of Winnipeg; brothers, Bill Richards (Mary) of Regina, James Richards of Saskatoon and John Richards of Windsor; and brother-in-law, Ward Fergusson of Winnipeg.

Bob passed away the morn-ing of Friday, June 14, 2019

leaves to mourn his daughter, Debbie and son-in-law, GregOsicki; son, Garry and daugh-ter-in-law, Lynn; grandchildren, Robert (Joan), Nicole (Jason), Rebekah, Evan, and Caroline; great-grandchildren, Margot,Geraint and Daniel; brother,David (Cathy) Richards; sisters, Megan Fergusson and EnidRichards; brother-in-law, Archie Arnott; and sister-in-laws, Leona and Gladys Richards, Eloise Zimmer and Irene (Jerry) Osmak; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Bob was loved dearly and will be greatly missed. He will hold a special place in many hearts.

The family wishes to sin-cerely thank all for the cards, phone calls, texts, e-mails, prayers and support during this

A memorial service was held for Robert on Thursday, June 20 at 2 p.m. from the Bangor Hall in Bangor, SK.

Interment followed in theLlewelyn Cemetery.

Should friends so desire, donations in memory of Robert may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Arrangements entrusted to

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STRAND – Beverly Frances (Eberele), July 29, 1948 - June 13, 2019. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Bev Strand, on Thursday June 13, 2019, at the age of 70. Bev was predeceased by her loving husband, Willy Strand in 2001; her parents, Frances (Lenius) and Gregory Eberle; twin sisters in infancy; mother-in-law and step-father-in-law, Eva (Luchinski) and Ken Wishart; seven brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law. She leaves to mourn: her daughters and sons-in-law; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren: Shelly (Kevin) Large, Bryan, Danielle (Kyle); Dana (Steven) Penner, Stephanie (Chad) Dirkson, Dustin (Becky) Munroe, Natasha Penner (Mitch), Brody Penner; Cathy Sait, Riley Bear, Kelsey Bear (Chris), Milah, Hayden, Emmerson Dirkson, Shane, Alex, Arianna Munroe, Bridgette Penner-Hitchens, Avery Gillis. She is also survived by her brother, Raymond (Linda) Eberle; and sister, Gloria Malcom; sisters-in law and brothers-in law, Johnny and Janet Strand, Jim and Paulette Strand, Sharon Strand, Linda West and Mike Bolger; numer-ous nieces, nephews and cous-ins, and many friends that were close to her heart. Bev had a huge heart and lived by the words “pay it for-ward”. She had a quirky sense of humor and had many silly stories too share, (mostly about dad whom she missed dearly). Her biggest passion in life was her family and those considered family who were guaranteed a call or a card each birthday. Grand kids and great grands were her focus – she was proud of each and everyone of them. Her other passions included gardening, volunteering for var-ious clubs and organizations. She will be remembered for her baking (cinnamon buns, dinner buns and bread). She loved going for drives into the country looking at all the birds and land-scapes.

was held on Saturday, June 22 at 2 p.m. in Herbert, Sask. at The Living Faith Fellowship Church, 303 Dennis St.

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HADUBIAK – In loving memory of Ian, May 3, 1993 - July 1, 2017. We thought of you today But that is nothing new, We thought about you yesterday And days before that too. We think of you in silence We often speak your name, Now all we have are memories And your picture in a frame. Those memories are our keepsake

God has you in his keeping We have you in our hearts. –Love you Ian, forever and always, Mom, Dad, Kyle, Rylie and Leah. 27-1p

TURCHAK – Remembering Mike, who passed away June 29, 2003. Keep your faith In God above, We will meet again In lasting love. –Love and miss you, your family. 27-1p

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with unexpected acts of kindness – too many names to mention – you know who you are. Now I know there are angels among us. Words of sympathy and under-standing have helped me and will continue to help in my grieving pro-cess. Thank you to all who gave dona-tions to the church and Rail City Industries. Thank you to Matthews Funeral Home, Royal Canadian

staff, Rail City Industries, Bryce Matthews and Pastor “sin buster” Kim Sherwin for making the funer-al service and lunch a resound-ing success. It was everything and more our dear Brenda would have wanted. Appreciation extended from Zelko, Leeks and Molnar families

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ABERNETHY HOUSING Authority has a 3-bedroom house and a 1- bedroom seniors apartment for rent. For more information contact Anne Marie Moulding, 306-335-7638. 22-12tfc

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80th Birthday Party for Elsie Hahn A Come and Go Tea will take place Saturday, July 6 from 2 - 5 p.m. at the Melville German Heritage Hall, 301 - 5th Ave. West. 27-1p

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Hazel Carol Torgerson, late of Melville, Sask., deceased. All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 22nd day of July, 2019.

GATTINGER LAW OFFICEBarrister and Solicitor

Box 2620Melville, Sask.

S0A 2P0 Solicitor for the Executors of the Estate. 26-2c

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of Kenneth Petlock, late of Fenwood, Sask., deceased. All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 12th day of July, 2019. AVERY BEAR

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Freelance Writers WantedGrasslands News Group is seeking freelance writ-ers for the Melville Advance, Fort Qu’Appelle Times and Whitewood/Grenfell Herald Sun. As a freelance writer, you will provide news or feature stories and photographs of local people and events relevant to our readers. You must have an eye for detail, be able to write clearly and be interested in helping promote and record the history of our communities. Renumer-ation is provided for any published articles. Please submit resume, relevant clippings and references to:

Chris Ashfield, PublisherBox 1420, Melville, SK., S0A [email protected]

Reporter WantedThe Melville Advance is seeking a full-time reporter to join our award winning newsroom. The successful candidate loves meeting people and visiting commu-nities in and around Melville. You relish asking the tough questions. You write clearly, take engaging photographs and have an eye for detail. Journalism experience is appreciated but not necessary. The position includes weekend work and flexible hours. Start date is immediate. A vehicle is provided. Please submit resume, relevant clippings and references to:

Chris Ashfield, PublisherBox 1420, Melville, SK., S0A [email protected]

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In the Estate of Mark Gyug, late of Melville, Sask., in the province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS All claims against the above Estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 18th day of July, 2019.

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NOTICE of CALLfor NOMINATIONS

Rural Municipality of McLeod No.185 Public notice is hereby given that nominations of candi-dates for the office of:

COUNCILLOR: RM of McLeod, Division No. 4will be received by the undersigned on the 28th day of August, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 102 Main Street, Neudorf, Sask. and during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday). Nomination forms may be obtained at the following loca-tion: 102 Main Street, Neudorf, Sask. Dated this 28th day of June, 2019.

Tara Harris Returning Officer

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KARLA’S AUCTIONYorkton, Sask.

Auctioneer Karla Gervais PL#310056306-782-0787 or cell 306-621-8051

*In conjunction with Ukrainetz Auctioneering*

June 26 - July 2, 2019

SubmittedThe minimum wage

in Saskatchewan will in-crease to $11.32 an hour from $11.06 an hour on Oct. 1.

The increase was calculated based on an indexation formula the province has used since 2011.

Increases to the basic and spousal income tax exemptions, the depen-dent child tax credit and

the Saskatchewan low income tax credit allow the province’s mini-mum wage earners and other low income earn-ers to keep more of their money.

Saskatchewan’s leg-islation provides for an annual review based on changes to the Con-sumer Price Index and the average hourly wage

for the previous year. Any changes to the min-imum wage are to be announced by June 30. Changes take effect Oct. 1.

Minimum wage increase slated for October

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