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Monday, December 8, 2014 Vol . 43 No. 49 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada The SINGLE COPY $1.00 inc. GST PM#40011900 PROUD TO SERVE THE POTASHVILLE AREA FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS INSIDE THIS ISSUE OC Grand Opening Page 2 EHS Curling update Page 2 Christopher Istace launches novel Page 7 Craven 2015 Lineup Page 9 BUSINESS DIRECTORY PAGE 12-13 CLASSIFIEDS PAGE 14-15 “Friend” us on facebook and keep up to date with daily news from Esterhazy and across the province! by Shelley Gillespie The Esterhazy High School (EHS) drama class will present two perform- ances of ‘Juvie’ by Jerome McDonough at the EHS junior gym on Dec. 12-13. This is the second time that drama teacher and director Glenn Marchand will lead a class in pre- senting this play. Former EHS students performed the play in 1999, and it was very well received at that time. Marchand felt that enough time has gone by that a repeat per- formance will be enjoyed by a new audience as well as a new cast. “This play is notorious for its intensity,” Marc- hand said. “It is challeng- ing for the actors, and re- ally asks a lot of them. Juvie is often used in com- petitions because of this.” There are 14 students that will perform the 16 roles that the play calls for, with many of them playing more than one part. During the second performance, the cast members will play a dif- ferent role from the one they played the evening before. The amount of dia- logue that an actor needs to learn for this shows the dedication of the students in putting on this per- formance. This year there is some- thing new about the cast, which is the fact that all the roles will be played by female students. It isn’t the first time a cast was all one gender, but it is very rare according to Marchand. The play follows a group of teens arrested for a va- riety of crimes as they wait in a holding cell to find out the consequences of their actions. All have troubling pasts that have led them to this point in their lives, and the cell at the detention centre. Some are mentally unsta- ble, some are tough and hardened, and some are just scared stiff. As they wait in the cell, tensions arise, and some kids are changed for the better; some for worse. As you watch the play, you find out what they learn from their experiences and each other. “The acting is far more intense than most of the scripts we choose,” Marc- hand said. “The charac- ters learn about choices, punishment, forgiveness, mercy and grace from this experience. It is highly emotional.” The class began prepa- ration for the play in Sep- tember, when they began to review plays that they could choose from. They did some acting exercises, and learned what the cast’s skill set was, and ended up with Juvie. There will be six musi- cal numbers performed, and the music is another indication of the darkness and drama that this play has to offer. The first num- ber is ‘Another Brick in the Wall’ by Pink Floyd, sung by the entire cast. Linkin Park’s ‘What I’ve Done and ‘In the End’ are followed by ‘Perfect’ by Pink. The traditional ‘Amazing Grace’ is per- formed before the entire cast ends the show with ‘People Like Us’ by Kelly Clarkson. Although this play is more serious, there are moment of humor for comedic relief, according to Marchand. “There is a lot of power behind the monologues,” Marchand said. “Bring your kleenex.” EHS drama class presents ‘Juvie’ North Valley Credit Union was handing out toques to all the little ones at the Es- terhazy Community Daycare Cooperative for their annual share the warmth campaign on Dec. 4. Photo by Kenneth J. Kerr

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Monday, December 8, 2014 Vol . 43 No. 49 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada

TheSINGLECOPY$1.00

inc. GSTPM#40011900

PROUD TO SERVE THE POTASHVILLE AREA FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

OC GrandOpeningPage 2

EHS CurlingupdatePage 2

Christopher Istace launches

novelPage 7

Craven 2015LineupPage 9

BUSINESS DIRECTORYPAGE 12-13

CLASSIFIEDSPAGE 14-15

“Friend” us on facebook and keep

up to date withdaily news from Esterhazy and

acrossthe province!

by Shelley GillespieThe Esterhazy High

School (EHS) drama classwill present two perform-ances of ‘Juvie’ by JeromeMcDonough at the EHSjunior gym on Dec. 12-13.

This is the second timethat drama teacher anddirector Glenn Marchandwill lead a class in pre-senting this play. FormerEHS students performedthe play in 1999, and itwas very well received atthat time. Marchand feltthat enough time hasgone by that a repeat per-formance will be enjoyedby a new audience as wellas a new cast.

“This play is notoriousfor its intensity,” Marc-hand said. “It is challeng-

ing for the actors, and re-ally asks a lot of them.Juvie is often used in com-petitions because of this.”

There are 14 studentsthat will perform the 16roles that the play callsfor, with many of themplaying more than onepart. During the secondperformance, the castmembers will play a dif-ferent role from the onethey played the eveningbefore. The amount of dia-logue that an actor needsto learn for this shows thededication of the studentsin putting on this per-formance.

This year there is some-thing new about the cast,which is the fact that allthe roles will be played by

female students. It isn’tthe first time a cast wasall one gender, but it isvery rare according toMarchand.

The play follows a groupof teens arrested for a va-riety of crimes as theywait in a holding cell tofind out the consequencesof their actions. All havetroubling pasts that haveled them to this point intheir lives, and the cell atthe detention centre.Some are mentally unsta-ble, some are tough andhardened, and some arejust scared stiff.

As they wait in the cell,tensions arise, and somekids are changed for thebetter; some for worse. Asyou watch the play, you

find out what they learnfrom their experiencesand each other.

“The acting is far moreintense than most of thescripts we choose,” Marc-hand said. “The charac-ters learn about choices,punishment, forgiveness,mercy and grace from thisexperience. It is highlyemotional.”

The class began prepa-ration for the play in Sep-tember, when they beganto review plays that theycould choose from. Theydid some acting exercises,and learned what thecast’s skill set was, andended up with Juvie.

There will be six musi-cal numbers performed,and the music is another

indication of the darknessand drama that this playhas to offer. The first num-ber is ‘Another Brick inthe Wall’ by Pink Floyd,sung by the entire cast.Linkin Park’s ‘What I’veDone and ‘In the End’ arefollowed by ‘Perfect’ byPink. The traditional‘Amazing Grace’ is per-formed before the entirecast ends the show with‘People Like Us’ by KellyClarkson.

Although this play ismore serious, there aremoment of humor forcomedic relief, accordingto Marchand.

“There is a lot of powerbehind the monologues,”Marchand said. “Bringyour kleenex.”

EHS drama class presents ‘Juvie’

North Valley CreditUnion was handingout toques to all thelittle ones at the Es-terhazy CommunityDaycare Cooperativefor their annualshare the warmthcampaign on Dec. 4.Photo by Kenneth J.Kerr

by Shelley GillespieThree Esterhazy High

School (EHS) studentshave qualified to competein the 2015 ProvincialJunior Women’s CurlingChampionship held inHumboldt on Jan. 1-5.

Jade Kerr, JasmineKerr, and Brittany Lee,along with fourth memberLauren Thies of Regina,qualified for the opportu-nity to compete at theprovincial level when theyparticipated in the JuniorWomen’s Qualifying Bon-spiel No. 3 in Tisdale Nov.28-30.

Team Kerr competed infive draws at the bonspiel,finishing with three winsto move into the ‘A’ event.On Nov. 28, the teamplayed against team Kitzin the first draw, losingwith a final score of 6-7.The team rallied back onNov. 29, finishing the daywith two wins out of threegames. They took the sec-ond draw against teamHollman with a score of 9-2; draw three saw theteam dominate against

team Skinner with a finalof 12 – 3; and the finalgame in draw four TeamKerr lost to team Kitz 4 –10.

The final draw for TeamKerr was on Nov. 30against team Thompson,and the game ended witha score of 9-6, placingTeam Kerr into the ‘A’event against team Kitz.

Losing its third game toa challenging rival, TeamKerr moved to the ‘B’event, beating team Holl-man and team Skinnerbefore losing for thefourth time to team Kitz,moving into the ‘C’ event.

Team Kerr beat teamThompson in the ‘C’ eventto finalize its hold on oneof the final four spots inthe provincial competi-tion.

Teams Corbin, Kitz,Kerr and Golanowski jointhe eight teams thatplaced during the JuniorWomen’s Qualifying Bon-spiels No. 1 and 2 held inSaskatoon Nov. 7-9 and inRegina Nov. 14-16.

All three of the EHS

students that will be com-peting in the provincialbonspiel have won twomedals during intramuralcompetitions, bringinghome one gold and one sil-ver.

The three team mem-bers have been membersof intramural curlingcoached by CharleneScharnatta at EHS for atleast three years. Curlingbegins for the studentseach year near the end ofOctober, where studentsparticipate in clinics orgames, as well as competi-tions throughout the year.

Intramural curling atEHS currently has 11teams comprised of 44curlers. The athletes meetat least twice a week forclinic or games. The clinicsoffer students the oppor-tunity to practice individ-ual skills such as delivery,sweeping, or turns. Prac-tice games also allow thestudents to see how theseskills are applied duringregular game play.

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ribbon and congratulate the new owners on the grand opening ofThe Old Central Hotel on Main Street in Esterhazy. The historicalbuilding was purchased by Rui Wang and Peter Wu. The restau-rant will have a Canadian/Chinese menu, and the bar is outfittedwith an area for VLTs once again. Attendees at the grand openingwere treated to a delicious buffet and a beverage of your choice for$5. Photo by Brenda Matchett

After attending the Junior Women’s Qualifying Bonspiel No. 3 in Tis-dale on Nov. 28-30, Team Kerr has qualified to compete in the JuniorWomen’s Provincial Bonspiel in Humboldt on Jan. 1-5.

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by Shelley GillespieDue to the recent

media coverage of Jen-nifer Huculak-Kimmel’sexperience with BlueCross and the denial ofmedical coverage whenher baby was born pre-maturely while Huculak-Kimmel and herhusband, Darren Kim-mel, were on vacation inHawaii, there has been alot of interest in how thiscould happen.

The Blue CrossSaskatchewan websitehad very little informa-tion regarding its rulesand guidelines regardingpre-existing conditions.

“Most travel plans ex-clude pre-existing condi-tions. Give us a call orstop by and chat if youhave any concerns aboutyour situation. If a med-ical questionnaire is re-quired, fill it outaccurately and discloseall know medical condi-

tions. Review you travelplan policy before youleave to make sure youunderstand what is cov-ered.”

And“Each applicant must

read and confirm thathe/she: is not travellingwhile pregnant with anyportion of the trip fallingafter the 32nd week ofgestation.”

The only sentence thatrefers to pregnancy sug-gests that a person whois travelling while preg-nant before the 32ndweek of gestation wouldbe covered. Huculak-Kimmel gave birth at 31weeks, according to themedia coverage.

This website was diffi-cult to maneuver and thesmall amount of perti-nent information wasdifficult to find. The onusof responsibility was onthe insured to ask all thecorrect questions to dis-

cover all relevant infor-mation.

Manulife Financial,which offers “Cover Me”policies, was more forth-coming about pre-exist-ing conditions. There arefour price ranges fortravel insurance, and de-tailed information ex-plaining what type ofcoverage was received ineach policy for pre-exist-ing heart and lung ail-ments.

The website gave thefollowing definition forreader’s information:“Pre-existing condition isdefined in the policybooklet as a medical con-dition that exists beforeyour effective date of in-surance.”

A medical condition isdefined in the policybooklet as “an injury, ill-ness or disease; compli-cation of pregnancywithin the first thirty-one (31) weeks of preg-

nancy; a mental or emo-tional disorder that re-quires admission to ahospital or acute psy-chosis.”

A stable medical condi-tion has a number ofqualifications, and if youmeet those requirementsin the time span de-scribed as the effectivedate of insurance, youare covered. The timespans range from threeto 12 months, dependingon the policy you choose.

The Royal Bank ofCanada’s (RBC) websitedefines stable as “anymedical condition or re-lated condition includingany heart or lung condi-tion (whether or not thediagnosis has been de-termined) for whichthere has been . . . . .

Here they list six rea-sons for exclusion, givingyou a detailed account ofwhat will make your in-surance coverage void.

They are reasonablystraightforward.

As far as pregnancycoverage goes, RBCtravel insurance statesthat “This insurancedoes not cover any loss,claim or expense of anykind caused directly orindirectly by:

18) a) Routine pre-natal care or

b) a child born dur-ing your trip or

c) in the nine weeksbefore or after the ex-pected date of delivery,complications of preg-nancy and/or childbirth.

According to this ex-planation, because thechild was born duringthe trip, there would beno coverage. Not whatyou want to hear, but theparents would haveknown this prior to plan-ning their trip.

There are many moreinsurance companieslisted on the internet,

and some may offer bet-ter coverage than any ofthese three, and somemay offer worse. Thepoint is that some web-sites do not even touchon the specific coverageyou may be interested in,and may leave thesearch for information inyour hands, where youare expected to ask allthe correct questions.Some websites explaintheir terms very well butmake them difficult tofind. And some sites areeasily manageable.

To ensure a safe trip,be sure that you askquestions regarding themedical condition thatconcerns you, and an-swer all questions truth-fully. Your claim can bedenied if there is even aninnocent mistake on thequestionnaires.

Travel insurance – pre-existing conditions

– submitted by Pauline Chewka, MayorTown Council is now half

way through their term guid-ing the Town of Esterhazy inits growth. We recently helda strategic planning seminar,to remind us why we do whatwe do and to zero in on ourgoals so that we are all onthe same page in regards tothe direction we are headed.It was a very rewardingweekend that helped us con-tinue to gel as a group andreinforce that we are on theright track.

Recently, Tracy Howardand I were invited to the Par-

ents and Preschool Educa-tion Program (PPEP) groupat the high school to speakwith the parents of youngchildren in our area. It was avery interesting and enjoy-able morning that seemed tobe effective to all in atten-dance. It is so nice to speakwith the users of our facili-ties and hear from the sourcehow our facilities and pro-grams can be improved andmade more effective in a con-structive manner.

I would like to wish you alla safe and happy season, andlook forward to a new year ofchallenges and rewards.

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Publisher/Editor: Brenda Matchett

Manager: Terri Duchek

Advertising Manager: Jennifer Duff

Freelance writer: Christine Nechvatal

Freelance writer: Shelley Gillespie

Freelance writer: Richelle Peace

ACROSS1. Hole punchers

5. “You ____ MyLucky Star”

8. Spat

12.Hen’s home

13.Maiden

14.Bloodhound’s trail

15.Nero’s garment

16.Permanently

18.Deep, violet blue

20.Said yes to

21.Dried plum

24.Snatches

26.Dinghy paddle

27.At what time?

29.Clarinet’s kin

33.Elaborate

35.Fearful person

37.Minus

38.Stair part

40.Scrap

41.Fur

43.Walk leisurely

45.Horse’s relative

48.Fasten

50.Army prison

52.Wild try

56.Adventurer Marco____

57.Golf gadget

58.Sensitive

59.Small mark

60.Misstep

61.Oxen harness

DOWN1. Play a part

2. Flirt with

3. Jot down

4. Barcelona’s nation

5. Ancient

6. Steep-sided valley

7. Refinement

8. Cruise of “Top Gun”

9. Adored one

10.Golf cry

11.Stew

17.Filch

19.Politician Gingrich

21.Kitty

22.Unlikely

23.Footed vases

25.Female pig

28.Pause

30.Fishhook point

31.Uttered

32.On ____ (tense)

34.Volcanic residue

36.October stone

39.Dealer

42.Implore

44.Sloppy

45.Certain vipers

46.Whoa!

47.Song for one

49.Look intently

51.Barracks item

53.As well

54.Biblical vessel

55.Stinging insect

Answers from lastweek’s puzzle on

Page 15

The luckiest signs this week:Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn.

for the week of Week of December 7 to 13, 2014

Copyright © 2014, Penny Press

CROSSWORDS

ARIESYou need to have a break in your routine, including your ro-mantic routine. Don’t hesitate to accept invitations from friends;they will surprise you.

TAURUSIf you have any real estate ambitions, you could take somevery profitable steps in this direction. You are a bit tempted toredecorate just before Christmas.

GEMINIYou have plenty to say for yourself, but be sure to have theright information before you speak out. You might have totranslate a very im portant message.

CANCERThere is a lot of action on the ho rizon. You may be sorelytempted to buy something quite expensive. Your Christmas giftsare likely to exceed the budget that you had set for yourself.

LEOYou take some time to reflect dee ply. Moreover, it would not besurprising if you feel the need to cultivate a spirituality that ismore in accordance with your beliefs.

VIRGOIf you need to be in close contact with a lot of people, don’t for-get to wash your hands frequently so you won’t catch anygerms. Your im mune system is rather fragile.

LIBRATime is a scarce commodity and so you have to choose carefullybet ween obligation and pleasure. The important thing is tobring more balance into the different areas of your life.

SCORPIOTravel plans are taking shape on the horizon. Even though yourde parture is only in a few months, you begin to prepare. Per-haps you need to renew your passport?

SAGITTARIUSSome small annoyances are to be expected. You can no longerignore all the things you’ve put off doing. You feel like cele-brating once these jobs are completed.

CAPRICORNIt wouldn’t be surprising if you are able to clinch a contractthat will transform your life. Your perseve rance allows you toattain great heights, even on a personal level.

AQUARIUSThere is loads of work and lots of details that take forever tosettle. Having a break would be beneficial for you. All you needto do is take some time to appreciate the pre sent moment.

PISCES You find yourself in the spotlight. You’re probably the only per-son able to accomplish a particular task, and you’ll be entitledto all the gratitude that is offered to you.

HOW TO PLAY :Fill in the grid so that every row,every column, and every 3x3 boxcontains the numbers 1 through 9only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with adarker line. You already have afew numbers to get you started.Remember: You must not repeatthe numbers 1 through 9 in thesame line, column, or 3x3 box.

ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE

Monday, December 8, 2014 The Miner-Journal, Esterhazy, Sask. Page 5

Report from Ottawaa message from Garry Breitkreuz, MP

Yorkton-Melville constituency

Long before social media presented us with Facebook, MSN, and various other mediums on theinternet, movies and magazine articles often discussed the details of whether a person wouldrather have a cat or a dog for a pet.

I have had both, at various points in my life, and I am not sure I have yet to come to a certainconclusion. When my two brothers and I were residents in a small Saskatchewan town of 500, wehad a cat named Misty, who eventually gave birth to a litter of three, one for each child. This wasprior to when my fourth brother was born.

My oldest brother had the black kitten, and named him Jet. My younger brother had the or-ange cat and called him Foxy. And I had the cat with the many colors, and named him Snaggle-puss. I am sure I related the complexity of his colors to the complexity of the name, and somehowfelt it appropriate.

Looking back, I realize that of course it was my parents that let the cats in or out, or cleanedthe litter box, and put out the food and water. But back then, having a kitten was fun, joyous, andreally easy. I would have voted for cat for sure.

When we moved into the city, we got a Chihuahua mix, and named her Nipsy. She eventuallyhad a litter of six, who at six weeks old were all given away. What I remember about this dog wasthat she was very affectionate, and would greet everyone at the back door with not only a wildly-wagging tale, but lay on her back for a tummy rub as well. She ate sunflower seeds, shelling themin her mouth and spitting out the shells. She liked people food, and was a well-loved addition tothe family.

When she had her litter, it was so cute to see the pups try to get in and out of the box they sleptin. Eventually they grew big enough and strong enough, and could do it quite easily. I found itamusing that as they were trained to go on newspaper, at first they would pee as soon as theirfront feet hit the print. We would find a completely dry paper surrounded by little wet spots. For-tunately it did not last for long, and soon after they were completely on the paper, before they wentto their new families.

Strangely, I do not remember what happened to Misty and our kittens, but I do remember thateventually Nipsy went to live with a family on the farm.

Of course, now I realize that my parents had either found our pets passed away somewhere, orhad decided that the time for pets had passed, and they were either given away, or disposed of.Many parents at that time chose the story of the farm life to minimize the sadness their childrenwent through.

As an adult myself, my husband and I agreed that our children should experience the joy andthe responsibility of having a pet. The first pet we chose was a little beagle, who we mistakenlynamed Einstein because the first time we put him on the paper he peed. It was the only time.

Einstein was with us for seven months, and never learned how to go outside. I would take thispoor puppy outside every hour or so all day, including 2 a.m., then get up again by 6 a.m. to takehim out again. By then he had usually had about four accidents, and not all of them small ones.

He also bit the children, which of course at first did not hurt, but as he grew it began to be dan-gerous. We took him to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), to see whatwe could or should do after he bit my daughter on the neck, right where the carotid would be, anddrew blood. It had become too dangerous.

In discussing our situation at SPCA, we discovered an incident that until them had seemed to-tally unrelated. We had had a bat in our house, and left a window open for it to fly out. We didnot see it fly out, so it was possible the dog had bit it and it flew out injured. Because we couldnot be sure, they took the pup and tested him for rabies, for the safety of our family. Sadly, the doghad to be put down for this to happen.

After that, we got a kitten, which seemed much easier as far as litter training went. We boughta litter box, and right from the start the cat knew what to do. The cat was very entertaining,catching a tiny football in mid-air, chasing laser lights all around, and being both playful andcuddly.

She has always been very affectionate, very opposite of the aloof personality that many peoplesay cats have. The cons have been a constant need to scratch household items that ended up ru-ined, the occasional accident after she was fixed, and the need for almost TOO much affection.

Now that we do not have any kids at home to clean the litter box, I have more to complainabout, but all in all, I would have to say that I started out life being a cat person, switched to dog,and eventually returned to being a cat person.

SShheelllleeyy GGiilllleessppiieeCat versus dog

It might not have beenquite as bad as we feared.

Nevertheless, FinanceMinister Ken Krawetz’smid-year update of the2014-15 budget offeredsigns that things aren’tquite as rosy has hisSaskatchewan Party gov-ernment has been suggest-ing.

One might even call it anomen.

Just as Krawetz was an-nouncing Saskatchewan’soil revenue would be downa manageable $40.5 millionfrom the March budget pro-

jection, an OPEC meetingin Vienna announced therewould be no quotas puttingfurther limits on MiddleEast oil.

Immediately that causeda $7-US-a-barrel drop in inprices to a four-year-low forWest Texas Intermediate ofaround $64 US a barrel.And while oil has slightlyrallied to around $67 US abarrel, no one is realisti-cally anticipating a largerecord.

In the mid-year financeupdate, oil is pegged at anaverage price of $95 US a

barrel for this year and anaverage price of $83 US abarrel for 2015.

While both Krawetz andhis officials insist this issimply based on an indus-try averages, its consider-ably more than the Albertafinance ministry’s recentlyrevised forecast of an aver-age $75 US a barrel price inthe coming year.

Admittedly, we some-times make a bigger dealout of the oil productionthan it really is.

For starters, oil only ac-counts for 12 per cent of

overall Saskatchewanbudget revenues, while oilmakes up about a quarterof the Alberta government’sfinances.

Krawetz also points outthat a sliding CanadianLoonie below 90 centsmeans oil sales to the U.S.improve dramatically,somewhat offsetting theloss in oil.

The mid-year update alsopointed to improvements inprojected potash revenuesof $56.1 million and $82.4-million more in Crown landlease sales.

Together, it has produceda $70.9-million surplus inthe summary financialstatement budget that in-cludes the Crown corpora-tions, not exactly the end ofthe world, considering howfew provinces (including Al-berta) have been able tokeep their budget in theblack.

This is partly due toKrawetz’s ability to keepspending in line. Of the 28line departments, 22 werestill on track to spend ex-

actly what they said theywould be spend in Marchbudget.

In fact, overall spendingonly increased by a modest$126.9 million – the bulk ofwhich ($107 million) hasgone to flood relief.

But those who don’t seethis as bad news may notbe looking hard enough atthe numbers.

Besides the fall in oil rev-enue and overly rosy expec-tations of oil price recovery,there is the messy matterof getting $82.4 million inCrown land lease sales. Asmany rural folks alreadyknow, lower prices alsotranslate into less revenuefrom exploration.

And relying on the ever-volatile potash industry tomake up the difference isnever a great idea.

However, even more wor-risome is a major drop intax revenue – $33.7-millionless in individual incometax $101.6-million less incorporate tax revenue fromMarch budget estimates.

Krawetz and his depart-

ment have explained theymight have been overly op-timistic in estimating both.When it comes to individ-ual income tax, less grainmoving was certainly onefactor. As for the slide incorporate taxes, finance of-ficials speculate it mighthave been caused by com-panies taking advantage oftax breaks.

But with some 18,000more working people in thisprovince and record low un-employment, it’s more thana little strange to see a dipin either.

Moreover, we are alsoseeing overall public debtcreep up b $21.3 million to$11.86 billion.

And based strictly on thecore budget of line items,we now see a $122 milliondeficit in the “core financialplan” (the equivalent of theold General RevenueFund).

Again, it’s not the end ofthe world. But it’s not quiteas good as the Sask. Partygovernment makes it out tobe.

MurrayMandryk

reportsfrom the

SaskatchewanLegislature

Mid-year update full of bad omens

New InfrastructureInvestments Across Canada

Canada’s prosperity and quality of life depend on a vast networkof public infrastructure which must be continually developed andmaintained. Along with the rest of Canada, villages, towns andcities within the federal constituency of Yorkton-Melville rely onthe support of federal infrastructure investment to assist withmajor infrastructure-related costs associated with everything fromroads and highways to bridges, transit systems, water and waste-water infrastructure, ports, airports and recreational and culturalfacilities.

Investments in infrastructure not only improve productivity andquality of life. They create jobs, growth and long-term prosperityfrom coast to coast to coast.

The New Building Canada Plan, which applies to provincial, ter-ritorial and municipal infrastructure, is the largest and longestfederal infrastructure investment in our nation’s history. Recently,building on our government’s historic infrastructure investments,including under the New Building Canada Plan, Prime MinisterStephen Harper announced new investments that will continue tobuild and renew infrastructure – ensuring Canada’s future eco-nomic growth for years to come.

Our government’s unprecedented investments in infrastructure,the most significant in our country’s history, have already yieldedsignificant results for hard-working Canadians and their families,ensuring the resilience of our economy and creating jobs.

The government will invest in infrastructure across the countryin areas such as heritage, First Nations’ education, defence, bor-ders, research facilities, harbours, transportation and search andrescue to create jobs across the country.

Canada has the resources necessary to make this crucial in-vestment because of the bold measures our government has takento return to balanced budgets. Commenting on these investments,Prime Minister Harper noted, “The new infrastructure supportbuilds on the foundation necessary to promote future growth andprosperity in our great country, generating increased job opportu-nities, health and environmental benefits, and reduced commutingtimes. The investment will also help ensure that our cultural andnatural heritage are preserved, promoted and enhanced.”

For more information on specific infrastructure investments,visit www.infrastructure.gc.ca

For the week ofNov. 24th to 28th

Monday Golden JetsWomen’s: High single

– Pat Ohnander, 184;High triple – Pat Ohnan-der, 482; High average –Lillian Kurtz, 192.Men’s: High single –Ernie Bahsler, 316; Hightriple – Ernie Bahsler,750; High average –Ernie Bahsler, 209.

Monday Men’sNight

High single –BarryOFF, 313; High triple –Barry Off, 693; High av-erage – Jerry Babyak,204.

Tuesday YBC Bantams

Girl’s: High single –Taryn Schaefer, 207;High triple –TarynSchaefer, 420; High aver-age – Taryn Schaefer,

117. Boy’s: High single– Dylan Mutrie, 162;High triple – DylanMutrie, 372; High aver-age – Dylan Mutrie, 138.

Wednesday MixedWomen’s: High single

– Donna Hack, 250; Hightriple –Donna Hack, 662;High average – JenMutrie, 224. Men’s:High single – Tim Zich,294; High triple – TimZich, 660; High average–Carter Zich, 218.

Wednesday Afternoon Women

High single – HollyBomboir, 240; High triple– Holly Bomboir, 671;High average –LaurieBurton, 197.

Wednesday YBCJuniors

Girl’s: High single –Kendall Junek, 211 ;High triple – DakotaMutrie, 579; High aver-age – Dakota Mutrie,189. Boy’s: High single –Terris Duchek, 228; Hightriple – Terris Duchek,501; High average –

Reece Gerhardt, 153.Thursday Smurfs

Girl’s: High single –Zoe Kan, 137; High dou-ble – Zoe Kan, 242; Highaverage – Bree Unchu-lenko, 85. Boy’s: Highsingle – Caden McRae,87; High double –CadenMcRae, 164; High aver-age –Aiden Dittmer, 66.

Thursday GoldenJets

Women’s: High single– Dianne Lamontagne,230; High triple – LillianKurtz, 575; High average– Margaret Matyas, 190.Men’s: High single –Morris Croswell, 228;High triple – HerbLacroix, 609; High aver-age – Doug Salkeld, 202.

YBC SeniorsWomen’s: High single

– Casey Bogdan, 206;High triple – Casey Bog-dan, 524; High average –Casey Bogdan, 191.Men’s: High Single –Landon Vermeersch, 188;High triple – LandonVermeersch, 534; High

average – Landon Ver-meersch, 189.

Friday MixedWomen’s: High single

– Bernadette Berthelet,280; High triple –Bernadette Berthelet,738; High average –Bernadette Berthelet,223. Men’s: High single– Jerry Babyak, 227;High triple – JerryBabyak, 594; High aver-age – Jerry Babyak, 199.

Sunshine LeagueHigh single – Len Nel-

son, 178; High double –Len Nelson, 299; Highaverage – Len Nelson,155.

300 Club for theweek

316 – Ernie Bahsler313 – Barry Off

It’s a great time to bea hockey fan in Canada.

If the National HockeyLeague season hadended at the one-thirdpole, all but one of theCanadian-based teamswould be part of theStanley Cup playoff pic-ture, a stark differencefrom 2013-14, when onlyMontreal carriedCanada’s colours in thepost-season. Last year,our country’s WesternConference teams weredismal, occupying spots11, 12, 13 and 14 in the14-team conference.Toronto and Ottawawere 11th and 12th inthe East.

It’s a whole differentstory this year. TheCanadiens have beennear the top of theleague all season, andone of the Westen Con-ference surprising suc-cess stories – besidescoach Willie Desjardins’Canucks moving from12th last year to No. 1this season – has beenthat of the resurgentCalgary Flames.

At last look, theFlames were nipping atthe heels of Anaheim, St.

Louis, Nashville andVancouver for top spot inthe West, making gen-eral manager BradTrevliving and coach BobHartley favourites forseason-end awards.

The high-scoring (thirdin offence) Flameshaven’t added any super-stars, but they’re gettingoutstanding point pro-duction from bluelinersMark Giordano (theteam leader), T.J. Brodieand Dennis Wideman.Last year’s top rookie,Sean Monahan, the teamleader in goals, is oneyear older (and one yearbetter) and the additionof the slick Johnny Gau-dreau (aka JohnnyHockey) from the U.S.college ranks, has giventhe team a huge offen-sive spark.. And theworry that goaltendingwould be a long-termproblem after the retire-ment of Mikka Kiprusoffhas been mitigated bythe great play of formerDuck Jonas Hiller andbackup Karri Ramo .

“Being close and givingit the old try, it’s not goodenough anymore,” Treliv-ing told Kristen Odland

of the Calgary Herald.“We want to have suc-cess.”

There’s no telling howmuch higher in thestandings the Flameswould be had MasonRaymond, who scoredfive goals in his first 10games with Calgaryafter signing as a freeagent, not suffered ashoulder injury. Alsosidelined have been JoeColborne, Mikael Back-lund and Matt Stajan.The minor league callupsto replace those players –Michael Ferland, SvenBaertschi, Josh Joorisand Markus Granlund –might have decimatedthe farm team, Adiron-dak Flames, but theycontinue to roll, too, re-cently reeling off ninewins in a row.

Simply put, theFlames, like their nameimplies, are hot!

• Notsportscenter, onTwitter: “The #Jets haveannounced that GenoSmith will be starting in-terception thrower forMonday's game againstthe #Dolphins.

• Luke Tasker’s fatherSteve, a former NFL re-

ceiver, on HamiltonTiger-Cats speedsterBrandon Banks: “I havecarry-ons that weighmore than him (143pounds). This guy’s sosmall you could stickhim in an overhead com-partment and he’d dancearound the luggage.”

• Comedy writer TimHunter: “Drew Brees ison his way to becomingonly the third quarter-back to beat all 32 NFLteams. It’s kind of likeblackout Bingo, with theOakland Raiders beingthe free space.”

• Golfer MartinKaymer, to AP, on whyhe’s looking forward toseeing a white Christ-mas in his native Ger-many after spending thepast seven at his Arizonahome: “It’s so weird whenthey put lights on thecactus.”

• Comedy writer SteveBurgess of The Tyee,after the 9-9 B.C. Lionsfired their coach: “CoachMike Benevides wasfired, but only after teamlawyers explained thatprison time was not anoption.”

• Scott Ostler of the

San Francisco Chronicle,after 49ers owner JedYork tweeted an apologyfor the team’s poor playin a 19-3 Thanksgivingloss to the Seahawks:“The message has beensent to his 49ers: I’mwith you guys throughthick and semi-thick.The players and coachesnow know York’s gottheir back – with aknife.”

• Ostler again, aboutmany fans leaving thestadium at halftime dur-ing the poor 49ers show-ing: “The fans seemed tobe saying to the 49ers’wide receivers, ‘We’llshow you how to run a'go’ route’.”

• Brad Dickson of theOmaha World-Herald:“There’s speculation the(Nebraska) Huskerscould play in the FosterFarms Bowl, which I waspretty sure was a cowchip throwing event.”

• TC in BC: “Redskinsowner Dan Snyder in anattempt to gain supportfor the name debate, satwith Navajo Chief BenSkelly and his wife at thePhoenix game. Not to beoutdone, new Buffalo

owner Terry Pegula in-vited 20 guys named Billinto his private box yes-terday.”

• RJ Currie of sports-deke.com: “CFL commis-sioner Mark Cohonunveiled a CanadianNorthern charter jetwith team logos on thesides. Fittingly, the westside has the BlueBombers at the rear.”

• Janice Hough of left-coastsportsbabe.com:“Pablo Sandoval on leav-ing San Francisco. ‘Ineed a new challenge.’Well, if Panda wanted areal challenge, why did-n’t he sign with theCubs?”

• CBS’s David Letter-man, on the spectacularone-handed grab by theGiants’ Odell BeckhamJr.: “It’s being called thegreatest catch in NFLhistory, not countingGisele Bundchen.”

Care to comment?Email [email protected]

Monday, December 8, 2014 The Miner-Journal, Esterhazy, Sask. Page 6

SPORTS TALK - by Bruce Penton

Flames highlight canadian NHL resurgence

ESTERHAZY BOWLARENA REPORT

TRIANGLEHOCKEY LEAGUE

TEAM GP W L T OL TPBredenbury 7 5 1 0 1 11

Langenburg 4 4 0 0 0 8

Rocanville 5 3 1 0 1 7

Whitewood 6 2 2 0 2 6

Theodore 5 2 2 0 1 5

Kipl/Wind 6 2 4 0 0 4

Ochapowace 5 1 4 0 0 2

Results as of Dec. 4, 2014

Notice is hereby given that WANG, RUI, A88 INVESTMENTLTD., has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for aTavern with off-sale permit to sell alcohol in premises knownas The Old Central Hotel at 706 Park Ave., Esterhazy, Sask.,of which the following is a correct legal description: Lot 1 to 5and including 3, Plan 59463.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed withSLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of thisNotice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state theirname, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as thegrounds for the objections. Petitions must name a contact person,state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the Petition, and thecontact person must provide an address and telephone number.Frivolous, vexatious, or competition-based objections within the bev-erage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejectedby the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission,who may refuse to hold a hearing

Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming AuthorityP.O. Box 5054; Regina, Sask., S4P 3M3

APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR PERMIT(Under the provisions of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act)

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On November 23, 2014 Melville

Conservation Officers received a

TIP call about a deer that had

been shot and left to waste with

only the head sawed off. Officers

attended the location NE-01-19-

33-W1, 2 miles NE of Hazel Cliff

southeast of Esterhazy. Some

evidence was collected at the

scene. The public’s help is

requested if you know something

about this wildlife crime.

Monday, December 8, 2014 The Miner-Journal, Esterhazy, Sask. Page 7

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GET YOUR TICKETS NOWGreat Entertainment Great Gifts

Saltcoats Laketown Players Dinner Theatre 2015

The Pink Panther Strikes AgainFebruary 5,6,7,8

Three dinner theatres and a Sunday Dessert Matinee $35.00 per ticket - $250 table of 8

(Sunday $25.00 per ticket $180.00 table of 8)Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

April 30, May 1, May 2 – Three Dinner Theatres$35.00 per ticket - $250 table of 8

Devra Straker and Friends return forLegends # Six

presenting a mix of familiar favourites and some exciting new material.March 20-21-22

Two nights dinner and program, ($50.00 per ticket $380.00 table of 8)

and Sunday Matinee with desserts. ($40.00 per ticket-$300 table of 8)

(Information and tickets call Phyllis 306-744-2990)

Don't Miss Three Great Shows at Saltcoats

Moosomin, Sask. authorChristopher L. Istace – incooperation with ebookpublisher and distributorBookBaby – announcesthe release of his debutnovel, Paco’s Provision.

Paco’s Provision is thefirst publication of long-form fiction for the formerprint journalist. Istace iscurrently working on acompilation of short fic-tion called Blizzard. Itfeatures stories about lifeon the Canadian Prairiesfollowing a theme of out-door recreation such ashunting, fishing, hikingand snowmobiling.

As of November 28,2014, Paco’s Provision isavailable at barnesandno-ble.co, kobobooks.com,my.bookbaby.com andother major ebook distrib-utors. It may also be pur-chased through AmazonKindle and iBooks in thenear future.

For Mike Massey, hisdream of owning and op-erating a bar and restau-rant is supposed to come

easy. After purchasing TheBoony in Woodbine,Saskatchewan, he seemsto be on his way to suc-

cessfully claiming thatdream... and more.

Paco, a mysterious oldman who lives and works

in the historic hotel, seemsto epitomize the soul of theplace. His simple lifestyleand fearless demeanorteaches Mike there is moreto life than the financialbottom-line.

Meanwhile, Mike dis-covers there is more toPaco - and his associationwith the old hotel - thenthe old man lets on. Mike'sworld begins to collapsewith Paco's violent death.Then, the implementationof new government regula-tions cripples The Boony’sbusiness. Mike - a manwho has previously hadbusiness success come easyto him - finds failure un-bearable. His dream is be-coming a livingnightmare.

A promising relation-ship with his first realgirlfriend ends, The Boonyis on the verge of closure,and he sees no way out butthrough the bottom of aliquor bottle. But evenafter his death, Paco'sspirit of survival lives on.

Moosomin writer launches debut novel “Paco’s Provision”

St. Andrew's United Church550 Sumner Street, Esterhazy

(306) 745-3363Catherine Pace

Worship and Sunday School at 10:00 a.m.

Our Lady of Victories ParishRoman Catholic Church

308 Sussex Avenue, Esterhazy, Sask.(306) 745-3315

Mass Times:Saturday 6:15 p.m. Sunday 10:45 a.m.Fr. Valentine Amobi

Redeemer Lutheran Church

700-4th Ave., Esterhazy

Worship time: 9:30 a.m.

(306) 745-2077

Esterhazy Baptist Church

5th Ave. & Babyak Street,

(306) 745-2222

Pastor Robert Moss

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Esterhazy Full

Gospel Fellowship

520 5th Avenue

Esterhazy

(306) 745-2989

Pastors:

Brent & Charlene Nightingale

SuperChurch

(Children's Ministry) - 10 a.m.

Sunday Service - 11 a.m.

St. John's Anglican Church

Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.

with Kids Corner

Veterans Ave. and Esterhazy St.,

Esterhazy

Rev. Kim and Rev. Susan Salo

(306) 590-7222 /

(306) 590-7227

Esterhazy & Area Esterhazy & Area Church NotesChurch Notes

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ad sponsored by:

Dec. 10 – Christmas Concert in the SeniorGym at 7 p.m.

Dec. 12-13 – SR. Drama Presentation “Juvie”at 7:30 p.m. in the Jr. Gym Tickets are at the

door only.

Dec. 12-13 – Sr. Girls Basketball Home Tournament in the Sr. Gym

Dec. 20 - Jan. 4 – Christmas Holidays

We’ve Moved!

Golden CombHair Salon

is excited to announce theirnew location...

602 Veterans AveEsterhazy (306) 745-6164

Claudine, Wendy and Lisawould like to wish all of theirpast and present customers

a Very Merry Christmas.

They look forward to serving you in their

new location

The Esterhazy Economic DevelopmentCooperative would like to congratulate

Claudine, Wendy and Lisa on the opening of their new location.

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To help drivers staysafe during the wintermonths, here are someimportant driving tipsfrom CAASaskatchewan:

� Check weather andtravel conditions beforeheading out. If condi-tions are poor, delaytravel if possible.

� Consider installingwinter tires on your ve-hicle. Rubber in all-sea-son tires start to loseelasticity and harden ataround seven degreesCelsius, significantly re-ducing the tire’s abilityto grip the road.

� When the tempera-ture falls below -15 de-grees Celsius, it’s

important to plug inyour vehicle. Check tomake sure the blockheater and cord are ingood working condition.

� Test your vehicle’sbattery. Colder tempera-tures can weaken thebattery and cause it tofail.

� Adjust your speed toweather and road condi-tions and make sure youhave a full tank of fuel.

� Slow down at inter-sections and pay specialattention in school zones.

� Leave a safe dis-tance between vehicles,use turn signals well inadvance and allow extraroom to stop.

� Plan your route in

advance. Allow extratime for travel and letothers know your routeand estimated time of ar-rival.

� Carry a fullycharged phone and aphone car chargershould you need to callfor help. CAA RoadsideAssistance is available24/7 for Members by call-ing 1-800-CAA-Help (1-800-222-4357).

� Wear warm clothingand footwear, regardlessof the distance beingtravelled.

� Pack an emergencyvehicle kit that containsnon-perishable food,water, blankets, extraclothing, flashlight, can-

dle and lighter ormatches and tin can,first aid supplies, boostercables, and a shovel.Visit your local CAASaskatchewan office orshop online for a deluxeor basic roadside emer-gency kit.

� Take your vehicle toa CAA Car Care Centreor CAA approved autorepair (AARS) facility tohave it maintained forwinter.

If you become stuck orstranded:

� Stay with your vehi-cle for temporary shelter.It makes it easier for res-cuers to find you.

� Tie a brightly-coloured cloth to the an-

tennae or place in arolled up window to sig-nal distress.

� Run the engine justlong enough to removethe chill. To prevent car-bon monoxide from leak-ing into the vehicle,ensure the exhaust pipeis not clogged with snowor ice and check the ex-haust system for leaks.

� For fresh air, open awindow slightly on theside away from the wind.

� Occasional deepbreathing and moving

arms and legs rapidlywill increase body circu-lation.

� Don’t over exertyourself by trying topush a vehicle or dig itout of snow.

Learn more with theAutomotive IndustriesAssociation (AIA)Canada’s “Be Car CareAware” Winter SurvivalGuide or visithttp://www.caa.ca/work-i n g - f o r - y o u / s a f e -driving/winter-driving.

CAA Safe Driving Tips for Winter Road Conditions

VV olunteersolunteers N N eededeededEsterhazy Christmas Hampers

Dec. 19 at 9 a.m.Sorting and packing hampers

11 a.m. deliveryContact Lynette Griffith at 306-745-

6811 for more information.

– submitted by Linda GanderSincere sympathies are

extended to Hank Sur-man and all of his familyon the passing of Fern thislast week. I, for one,thought she was a veryspecial person, always soconsiderate of others in atime of need.

A Christmas brunchwas held at the Spy HillCurling Rink on Dec. 7.Board members havebeen working at the rinkgetting it cleaned up anddecorated for Christmas,as well as working on theice to prepare for thisyear’s curling season.

I was just talking withGlen Walz, of Langenburg,and he wanted to know ifthe Spy Hill UnitedChurch Choir could cometo entertain at WestHaven Manor. I checked it

out with our group andthey agreed to go onWednesday, Dec.10 at 2p.m. We will not havechoir practice that daysince we are getting to-gether in the afternoon in-stead to do singing.

Tantallon UnitedChurch is having aChristmas service thisyear. I will be playing forit and hope to have someof our choir go as well tohelp lead the singing. Thisservice is to be held onSunday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.

I have been very busymaking quilts for the lastcouple of months, which Ido enjoy. But, I think Ihave ran short of time inorder to get them all com-pleted by Christmas. But,I sure am going to give it awhirl and try to get every-thing done.

Our quilting group in

Esterhazy have been busytoo, meeting each week inthe basement of the Es-terhazy Golden Jets.Group members donatetheir time and sewingskills to make up andquilt the many blanketsthat we give out to peoplewho have cancer. This is agreat way to give to peoplehaving to deal with thisdisease, so if you are look-ing to get into quilting,don’t hesitate to pop in atthe Golden Jets on anyThursday afternoon. Westill plan to quilt for atleast a couple more weeksin December and then willtake a short break overthe Christmas holidays.

This is a reminder toeveryone who has pets,and to look after themwhen the weather is sonasty. There are still somecats in town that have not

got much in the line ofshelter or food and myMom was good enough torescue one of them. Momis 87 and still she makessure that this cat is warm,has food and a clean litter

box to use. Otherwise, Iam sure this kitty wouldnot have made it andwould have suffered a ter-rible death by freezingand starving to death.Having a pet is a lifelong

commitment and one hasto treat it with love andcare, just like any otherfamily member.

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S P Y H I L L N E W SS P Y H I L L N E W S

The Holiday Season is just around the corner. It’s time to wish our customers

and friends the best of the season!

We now have our Christmas Greetings Bookavailable for you to choose your greeting.

Stop in early for the best selection.

The Christmas Edition of The Miner-Journal will be published on

Monday, December 22. Deadline for advertising is noon,

December 10.

Please contact:Jennifer, Brenda or Terri

to book your ad now at 306-745-6669

We are also once again looking for submissions of favorite Christmas recipes,

Christmas memories, Letters to Santa, artwork, etc. from our readers for our Christmas issue.

Please submit before Dec. 10 to [email protected] or drop off at our office.

Bundle up for some

Winter Fun!

Use these Winter Safety Tips to keep your children warm and dry!

Stay Warm: Dress in layers of clothing. Cover hands, heads

and faces. Carry extra mittens in case they get wet.

Watch for Frostnip: An early sign of frostbite. If you see red, numb or tingly skin, come indoors. Remove all wet clothing and wrap a warm blanket around the affected area.

Watch for Frostbite: Fingers, toes, ears, noses and cheeks

may become very cold and turn white or yellowish grey. Seek immediate medical attention if you see frostbite!

Experience all the beauty of winter!

December, 2014

Early Childhood Development Information

“How are the Children?”

Don’t forget

Hazy Kids Club Gingerbread House Decorating will be at the SN Boreen Centre on

Dec. 11. There will be gingerbread houses to bedecorated with lots of yummy treats. Register

quickly, limited spaces. Call 306-745-5402 to register.

Ages 3-7 at 4 p.m. Ages 8-12 at 6 p.m.

Sunrise Health and Wellness Centre grand openingAn integrated primary

health care centre now pro-vides a variety of servicesto the residents of Yorktonand the surrounding com-munities.

Sunrise Health and Well-ness Centre offers an inno-vative, collaborativeapproach to patient care,and is being developed as ahub for primary health

services in Sunrise HealthRegion. It is focusing onpatients with chronic condi-tions, women’s wellnessservices and general healthneeds.

Health Minister DustinDuncan and Rural and Re-mote Health Minister GregOttenbreit joined health re-gion and client representa-tives, staff and local

officials for a grand openingceremony at the centre’snew location on HamiltonRoad on Nov. 27, 2014.

“This centre is a great ac-complishment for our com-munity,” Ottenbreit said.“Different stakeholdershave effectively come to-gether to reach sharedgoals – improved patientexperiences and quality of

care.”“The Sunrise Health and

Wellness Centre is an ex-cellent example of innova-tion and a patient-centredapproach to health care,”Duncan said. “Patients willreceive comprehensive,timely services under oneroof at the centre. Our gov-ernment will continue tosupport initiatives that im-prove access to services andmeet the health care needsof our province’s growingpopulation.”

The centre providesphysician and nurse practi-tioner services, diabetes ed-ucation, exercise therapy,pulmonary and cardiac re-habilitation, and a range ofwomen’s wellness services.Patients are also linked toother community supportsand services based on theirindividual needs.

“In collaboration we arebuilding a new health carelandscape inSaskatchewan,” SunriseHealth Region Presidentand CEO Suann Laurentsaid. “It is a very excitingtime when, with the help ofour client advisors, we in-troduce innovations such as

the Sunrise Health andWellness Centre to improveaccess and the flow of serv-ices.”

The Sunrise Health andWellness Centre was de-signed by a team of 36 peo-ple including clientrepresentatives, healthcare providers and seniormanagement. The centreuses an “on-stage/off-stage”concept that allows effi-cient flow of large numbersof people and supplies,while maintaining a calmenvironment and easy ac-cess for clients.

“It is wonderful to comefor care in this centre andto know I had input intothe plans that make it workwell for clients,” local resi-dent and client advisor onthe project Dave Matichuksaid. “As a client, it is espe-cially reassuring to knowthat my health careproviders are well con-nected and that I am ableto benefit from their com-bined expertise.”

“The team members areable to connect in the cen-tral workstation area be-tween appointments,”Sunrise Health Region

Vice President of MedicalServices and Senior Med-ical Officer Dr. PhillipFourie said. “Client careis improved because of theteam concept with infor-mal contact and all teammembers contributing tothe notes on a client’s elec-tronic medical record. Itis a model that we want tohelp other centres andphysicians’ clinics adopt,if they wish.”

The team members areconnected to a sharedelectronic medical recordsystem, which facilitatestheir interaction and en-sures continuity of carefor patients. Also, teammembers’ face-to-face con-tact is enhanced by thelayout of the facility.

The provincial govern-ment has invested $13.2million since 2012 to sup-port strengthened pri-mary health care in theprovince. This includes$3.42 million in 2014-15.The funding helps healthregions stabilize servicesand supports innovativemodels of primary healthcare, including Collabora-tive Emergency Centres.

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Canada Post is once again increasing the price ofmailing newspapers locally, across Saskatchewanand across Canada on Jan. 15, 2015. Since Jan. 1,2007, Canada Post has increased the rates for mail-ing our newspaper across Canada by an average of 46%.

Although we are not raising the price of our basesubscription which is $25 per year (pickup and on-line price), we regretfully need to pass on the in-crease in postage for copies mailed.

We value your readership at The Miner-Journal, andappreciate your understanding that we cannot con-tinue to absorb these postage increases and mustpass the additional cost of mailing the paper.

New Postage rates for 2015 starting Jan. 1, 2015

Local Trading Area: $40.00 + GST = $42.00Mailing addresses in Esterhazy, Stockholm, Atwater,

Bangor, Dubuc, Langenburg, Churchbridge, Bredenbury,Gerald, Yarbo, Tantallon, Spy Hill and Rocanville.

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Online Rates or Pickup at office:$25.00 + GST = $26.25

Newstand price will be: $1.25 GST included

Proud to serve the Potashville area

Craven Jamboree lineupIn a unique move this

past week, Craven CountryJamboree organizers re-leased the remainder of the2015 lineup over three daysduring the Western Cana-dian Agribition in Regina.Announced artists join pre-viously named headlinersFlorida Georgia Line, BlakeShelton, and Jason Aldean.

“We’re always looking forcreative ways to announceour lineups," said KimBlevins, director of commu-nications. "We announcedour headliners this year ata Saskatchewan Rough-rider game, and thought itwas a good fit to announcethe remainder of the lineupat one of the largest agri-cultural shows in NorthAmerica. As always, we areincredibly proud of thelineup we have been able toamass and we think ourfans will be excited as well.There’s something foreveryone – big names, clas-sic country, Canadian actsand some up and comingartists that could be thenext big thing!"

The CCJ was proud toannounce Dallas Smith toappear before Florida Geor-gia Line. Though Canadian,Dallas has gained momen-tum in the US with hissmash single Tippin' Point.With a new album, Lifted,released on Nov. 24 and anappearance at the pre gameshow at the 2014 Grey Cup,Dallas has no where to gobut up. His high energy, hitfilled show will get the fansdancing on Friday night.Joining Dallas is CraigMorgan, on front of BlakeShelton on Saturday. Craighas over 20 hits during hiscareer, with the album MyKind of Livin’ reachinggold. Also announced isColt Ford, appearing beforeJason Aldean on Sundaynight. With a mixture ofrap and country, Colt willbring his unique, but in-credible show to the valleyin 2015.

Joining the lineup areclassic country music leg-ends Ricky Skaggs, the Bel-lamy Brothers and JohnMichael Montgomery. Eachact will appeal to not onlythe classic country fan, butwith songs like Let YourLove Flow, I Swear, and ICan Love You Like That,fans will be singing along,and dancing the nightsaway all weekend long.

Rounding out the lineupare up and coming Canadi-ans Brett Kissel, Wes Mack,Lindsay Ell and BobbyWillis. Blackjack Billy willheadline the BudweiserKick off Party on Thursday,with Jason Blaine headlin-ing the close out party in

the beer gardens on Sun-day.

The Craven CountryJamboree will be held fromJuly 9-12, 2015. Weekendpasses are only $179 – in-credible value for this stel-lar lineup. Do yourchristmas shopping in oneplace at cravencountryjam-boree.com, at any PrairieMobile or Cowtown locationin Saskatchewan or at Vil-lage RV in Regina.

2015 LineupThursday Budweiser

Kick off Party - BlackjackBilly

FridayFlorida Georgia LineDallas SmithJohn Michael Mont-

gomeryWes Mack

SaturdayBlake SheltonCraig MorganBrett KissellRicky SkaggsLindsay EllBig Dog Next Big Thing

WinnerSunday

Jason AldeanColt FordThe Bellamy BrothersBobby WillisBudweiser Close Out

Party - Jason Blaine

The Craven CountryJamboree is the longestrunning multi-day musicfestival in Canada. It hasbeen on the same site forover 30 years – in the mid-

dle of the picturesqueQu’Appelle Valley.

For four days in July, asell-out crowd of 100,000fans enjoy world-class en-tertainment and a lot ofprairie charm. The festivalattracts the hottest stars,and the best new talentcountry music has to offer.The festival has hostedKenny Chesney, LukeBryan, Eric Church, JasonAldean, George Strait, BradPaisley, Reba McEntire,Taylor Swift, and manymore.

The festival welcomescountry music fans of allages, and also provides en-tertainment for everyone,from the main stage acts tothe local talent in the beergardens, song writers' cir-cles, a hypnotist, and juniorbull-riding demonstrations.

Though a large percent-age of fans come fromSaskatchewan, fans alsocome from as far south asTexas, as far north as theYukon and Alaska, andfrom the United Kingdom,Australia, Germany, Japan,Israel, and many otherglobal locations. It is thisunique mixture of friendlylocals, and visitors whocome to enjoy great musicand a lot of fun, that makethis festival one-of-a-kind.

With its storied history,famous performers, andfriendly appeal, the CravenCountry Jamboree putsCanada on the map on theworld stage of festivals.

Dr. Nathan Knezacek – Optometrist519 Main Street Esterhazy

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FROM DECEMBER 1 -DECEMBER 31

The SaskatchewanWildlife Federationadvises people to becautious on all frozenwater bodies, espe-cially those that haveaeration systems.

Aerating a waterbody helps preventwinterkill, which oc-curs when aquaticplants either die orreduce their oxygenproduction, leading tofish kill. Aeration sys-tems circulate freshair into small, shal-low fish bearingwater bodies that arevulnerable to win-terkill. As a result ofthe air bubbling up tothe surface, there isoften thin ice andopen water near anaeration system.Water bodies withaeration systems areposted with warningsigns and people areadvised to stay clearof these posted areas.

Aeration systemsusually operate be-tween December andMarch. A list of waterbodies with aerationsystems is attached.Changing tempera-tures, combined withthe amount of snow-fall and slush in someareas, can also con-tribute to unsafe iceconditions. Extremecaution should betaken while travelingon the ice this winter.

Here are some icefacts that peopleshould be aware of:

• ice strengthshould never bejudged by appearancealone;

• ice thickness isseldom uniformthroughout a waterbody and can some-times vary from safeto unsafe within ametre;

• changing temper-atures can causethermal cracks andpressure ridges,which are indicatorsof unsafe ice;

• slush indicatesthat ice is erodingfrom above andbelow;

• large, deep lakestake longer to freezeand are slower tomelt than smallerlakes;

• currents in a riveror creek make ice ap-proximately 15 percent weaker thanlake ice; and

• heavy snowfall insome areas of theprovince can reducethe bearing capacityof the ice. The weightof the snow oftencauses slush and/orflooding. Snow alsoacts as an insulator,which slows the freez-ing process.

The SWF hopes yousafely enjoy your out-door activities thiswinter. For more in-formation on icesafety check out the

Ice Safety Tips andIce Thickness cardavailable on the Life-saving Society web-site athttp://www.lifesav-ing.org/public_educa-tion.php?page=181

The SaskatchewanWildlife Federation(SWF) proudly repre-sents over 33,000members from 122

branches acrossSaskatchewan and isconsidered to be, percapita, the largestwildlife conservationorganization of itskind in the world.For more info aboutthe SWF go towww.swf.sk.ca.

SWF Aeration Projects – 2014

Bell Pond, 1 km S.

of Luseland; BuffaloPound Pond, BuffaloPound Prov. Park;Ceylon Reservoir, 3km E of Ceylon;Clearwater Lake8 km NE of Kyle;Condie Reservoir, 11km NW of Regina;Eagle Creek Pond25 km NW of Asquith;From Lake, 7km N of Spy Hill;

Lady Lake 8km NW ofPreeceville; MelvilleReservoir 3 kmNW of Melville; Pic-nic Lake 6 kmE of Edam; OyamaReservoir 5 kmE of Kronau; Red-berry PondRedberry Lake Re-gional Park; ScottReservoir 8 km

SW of Wilkie ; SteistolLake Green-water Lake Prov.Park; Struthers Lake11 km NE of CrystalSprings; WaldheimPond Town ofWaldheim; WilsonLake 12 kmSW of Springside;Wynyard Reservoir, 2km S of Wynyard

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Mervyn WilliamShewfeltApril 12, 1945 –

Oct. 25, 2014Mervyn William

Shewfelt of Esterhazy,Sask. passed away onOct. 25, 2014, at the ageof 69 years.

Merv was born inMinnedosa, Man. toWilliam and PearlShewfelt on April 12,1945, and was theyoungest of three chil-dren.

As a young boy, Mervenjoyed playing hockey

and I understand hewas a good little player.As Merv grew up, he de-veloped a love for cars,trucks, tools and trac-tors – especially JohnDeere. Merv was a longhaul truck driver andfinally retired from theroad after 46 years in2009. He then drovetaxi in the town of Es-terhazy for the next twoyears.

Merv was able to sitback the last few yearsand enjoy his timeworking with the crewof Qu’Appelle ValleyThresherman’s Club,where he was the pa-rade coordinator andgroundskeeper.

Throughout theyears, Merv spent a lotof time with his grand-children, family, friendsand his John DeereGator and loved everymoment of it.

Whether you neededa shoulder to cry on,someone to laugh withor just someone to tin-ker around the yardwith, Merv was alwaysthere. Merv will live onin our hearts foreverand will never be for-gotten.

Merv was prede-ceased by his parents;sister, Evelyn Litwinand grandson, BaileyJoseph.

To mourn his loss,Merv is survived by hisbest friend and wife of30 years, ValerieShewfelt; sister, JoyceRobinson; children:Brenda (Zane) John-ston, Darcy (Andrea)Shewfelt, and WilliamShewfelt; step-children:Margaret (Greg) Jeans,Victoria (Mike) Jeansand Clifton (Cindy)Jeans. He is also sur-vived by 18 grandchil-

dren, two great-grand-children, numerousaunts, uncles, nieces,nephews and a host offriends.

A celebration of lifewas held on Oct. 29 atEsterhazy Legion Hall.Interment will be atFairmount Cemetery ata later date.

Peter Carscadden Fu-neral Service Ltd. wasin care of arrange-ments.

Effective Monday, Dec. 1, indi-viduals who have not receivedthe influenza immunization forthe 2014-15 influenza seasonwill be required to wear a maskwhen entering any SunriseHealth Region facilities wherepatient care and services areprovided.

The provincial immunize ormask policy, which applies to allSaskatchewan health regionsand the Saskatchewan CancerAgency, is expected to be in ef-fect for the duration of the 2014-15 influenza season, from Dec.1, 2014 until early April, 2015.

“Influenza immunization isthe best way to provide protec-tion against influenza to our-selves and those around us,”said Dr. Mandiangu Nsungu,

Medical Health Officer for Sun-rise Health Region. “Influenzacan be deadly for some people,especially those with compro-mised immune systems, and itcan affect different age groupseach year.”

All employees and physiciansin Sunrise Health Region havethe choice to either receive theseasonal influenza immuniza-tion or wear a mask while in pa-tient care locations, includingclient homes where applicable,for the duration of influenzaseason. Volunteers, students,contractors and vendors whohave not received the seasonimmunization will also be re-quired to mask while in patientcare locations

The expectation to immunize

or mask also applies to all mem-bers of the public who enter hos-pitals, health care centres,long-term care facilities, pri-mary health care and publichealth locations and any othersites where patients, clients orresidents might typically accesshealthcare services in the re-gion. Areas included in the pol-icy are common areas such aslobbies, waiting rooms, hall-ways, patient rooms and wards.

“The policy has been imple-mented for the protection of pa-tients and healthcareproviders,” said Nsungu. “In-fluenza immunization providesa kind of protective barrier, notjust for ourselves but for thosewe come into contact with.Those who choose to mask in-

stead of receiving the immu-nization are also aiding in con-tinuing to protect patients,co-workers and members of thepublic from the serious conse-quences that can arise from in-fluenza infection. However, thebest protection is to get immu-nized.”

Public influenza immuniza-tion clinics have been operatingthroughout Sunrise Health Re-gion since October 14 and con-tinue into December. Influenzaclinic dates and times can be ac-cessed at www.sunrisehealthre-gion.sk.ca by clicking on the“Flu Bug” on the home page.The influenza vaccine is free ofcharge and includes protectionagainst H1N1.

Individuals who are unable to

attend a public clinic may alsoreceive their influenza immu-nization by calling their localPublic Health Office. Familyphysicians may also offer theimmunization.

In Sunrise Health Region fa-cilities, masks will be madeavailable for individuals whohave chosen not to receive theinfluenza immunization. Handsanitizer is also available invarious areas throughouthealth facilities. Posters will bein place at facilities with addi-tional information on the im-munize or mask policy.

Sunrise Health Regionthanks all residents, employeesand physicians in our region foryour cooperation with thisprovincial initiative.

Provincial ‘Immunize or Mask Policy’ to be implemented inhealth region facilities December 1

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The traffic safety spot-light for December is im-paired driving. Lawenforcement across theprovince will be increas-ing resources and payingextra attention to driversimpaired by either alcoholor other drugs.

“The holidays are al-most here and people willbe getting together withfriends, families and co-workers to celebrate thefestive season,” said An-drew Cartmell, Presidentand CEO of SGI. “It’s im-portant to plan for a saferide home if you will be

drinking alcohol this holi-day season to ensure notonly your own safety, butthat of others sharing theroad.”

Impaired driving re-mains a top contributingfactor in fatal collisions inSaskatchewan. In 2013, itwas the number one killeron our roads – 29% of allfatalities were alcohol ordrug-related. During theholiday season alone (Dec.1, 2013 to Jan. 3, 2014*),there were 109alcohol/drug-involved col-lisions province-wide, re-sulting in 39 injuries.

“You may think you’vehad only a couple drinks,or you’re not that im-paired – but if you have toconvince yourself you’reokay to drive, you’re prob-ably not,” said Cartmell.“Don’t put your life oranyone else’s at risk.Make a conscious decisionto not drink and drive.”

There are many optionsto get home safely: choosea designated driver in ad-vance, call a cab, call afriend or family memberto pick you up, use a des-ignated driving service,take the bus or call Oper-

ation Red Nose in Regina,Saskatoon, Prince Albertand The Battlefords. SGIalso has a free SafeRideapp to help you keep trackof your options.

Earlier this year, SGIimplemented several rec-ommendations made bythe all-party Special Com-mittee on Traffic Safety tomake our roads and high-ways safer. Saskatchewannow has tougher penaltiesfor driving while impairedby alcohol or other drugs,including:

• Zero drug and alcoholtolerance for drivers

under 19 years of age, andfor all drivers in the Grad-uated Driver Licensing(GDL) program and Mo-torcycle GDL program.

• Drug-impaired driv-ers are subject to thesame sanctions as alcohol-impaired drivers.

• Strengthened admin-istrative sanctions fordrinking and driving,based on driver experi-ence and number of of-fences, includingmandatory ignition inter-lock for convicted im-paired drivers andimmediate roadside vehi-

cle seizures.SGI also wants to re-

mind drivers that the Re-port Impaired Drivers(RID) program is still inforce across the provinceyear-round. If you see adriver you think is im-paired, pull over safely orhave a passenger call 911.

Visit SGI’s website atwww.sgi.sk.ca for more in-formation about impaireddriving or for detailsabout the Road SafetyChallenge and how #we-candrivebetter.

Police focus on impaired driving throughout December

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SUITES FOR RENT SUITES FOR RENT

1-2 bedroom apartments

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terhazy. $775/month. All

units include: fridge, stove

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at 1021 4th Avenue. Further

information please contact:

John Lukye at 306-421-9888.

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FOR SALETo be moved: 1978

mobile home, 70’x14’, 3

bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 5

appliances, electric fur-

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FOR RENTOne bedroom units

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We offer month-to-month

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allow pets with a $200

deposit. Contact Heather

@ 780-674-5844. 43:8c

HOUSE FOR RENT Two bedroom duplex

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and rumpus room down-

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[email protected] or call

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3 bedroom duplex for rent,

640 Donald Street, Esterhazy.

1,050 sq. ft., 1.5 bathrooms,

four appliances. Full unde-

veloped basement. Available

Aug. 1. $1,000 per month.

Tenant pays all utilities ex-

cept water. Phone 306-529-

3236. 38:tfn

CARDS OFTHANKS

Sincere “Thanks” to so

many people who helped

me through my recent

health issues. Thank you

to the paramedics for

their skills and compas-

sionate care, Dr. Mandy

Nel and emergency staff at

St. Anthony’s Hospital, the

Air Ambulance atten-

dants, Dr. Abogguddah, Dr.

Moustafa and personnel in

the Cardiac Unit of the

Regina General Hospital.

Thanks also to Dr. Nathan

Knezacek for his visit and

delivery of my new glass-

es. To my extended family

and many good friends for

phone calls and good

wishes, thank you. Lastly,

to my wonderful family,

Janet and Ernie, Marty

and Shani, Reg, Carol,

Devin and Deanne whose

steadfast love and support

helped me get through a

very difficult time.

– Karin I. Closson 49:1c

COMING EVENTSEsterhazy Royal Canadian

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ANNOUNCEMENTSNeed support losing

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First visit free. 49:50c

Accounting Assistant Required

We prefer full-time but would considerpart-time for suitable candidate.

We are a mid-sized AgricultureEquipment Manufacturer and also operate a large Grain Farm in the

Gerald/Esterhazy area. This positionwould work in both businesses and do

a variety of Accounting tasks.

We would require the ideal candidate tohave an accounting background where

they have a complete knowledge ofAccounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

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The position requires the employee to have worked with Microsoft Word,

Excel & Power Point. We are a fast-paced office where good communication skills and

multi-tasking are required.

We offer competitive wages, employee benefit plan & a matching RRSP Program.

Please apply by Dec. 17, 2014, to [email protected]

BRIDGEVIEW MFG. INC.

FOR RENT3 bedroom housetrailer for sale orrent. Located inVoyageur TrailerCourt, #14, inEsterhazy. Call

G.A. Construction@ 306-783-7929

HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

PERSONALSIf you want to drink and

can, that’s your business. If

you want to stop and can’t,

that’s our business. Phone

Alcoholics Anonymous at

745-6750, 783-6951, 745-6301,

745-6156. Family affected by

someone’s drinking? Find

help at Al-Anon: Mondays

at 1 p.m., Lutheran Church

or Wednesdays at 8 p.m.-

Town Office (west door)

Phone: 745-6301, 534-4604.

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If you have a drug prob-

lem and need help call Our

House at 745-3478, 745-7241,

745-3576. Check out our on-

line meeting is once again

found on www.sanity365.com.

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Ficek Transport Ltd.is seeking a

FULL-TIME LOADEROPERATOR

One-two years experience is requiredPlease fax or email resume to:

306-745-6576 or [email protected].

If you have any questions regarding this position,please call 306-745-8272. 42:1C

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Ficek Transport Ltd.is seeking a

FULL-TIME TRUCK DRIVER

Must have a valid 1A license.Please fax or email resume to:

306-745-6576 or [email protected].

If you have any questions regarding this position,please call 306-745-8272.

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CARDS OFTHANKS

The Centennial SpecialCare Home Auxiliarythanks everyone whoattended and supportedtheir Stew and BiscuitLuncheon making it suc-cessful. Appreciation goesto all who donated in anyway and to the Care homefor their provisions andsupport. Winner of thedoor prize was MyrtleScheier. Raffle winnerswere: Wendy Blum, $100;Mary Lynn Gillespie, $75;Marian Cranford, $50;Rose Maga, $25. 49:1p

SERVICESAre you looking for a

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