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Minister responsible for Water Securi-ty Agency Ken Cheveldayoff released the March forecast and outlook on spring runoff. Based on the amount of snow-fall this winter, an above normal runoff is expected for the majority of the prov-ince, while some areas have the potential for very high runoff and f looding.

“The rate of melt and how much ad-ditional precipitation falls as snow or rain in coming weeks will determine the risk of f looding this spring,” Chevelday-off said. “However, if the precipitation conditions going forward are consistent with their historical averages, most of the province will experience an above average spring runoff.”

A hot summer and fall with below nor-mal rainfall across the entire agricul-tural portion of Saskatchewan in 2012 produced relatively dry conditions going into the winter season, but a well above normal snowpack has created the poten-tial for an above normal runoff.

The Water Security Agency will con-tinue to monitor the 2013 spring runoff conditions across Saskatchewan. If nec-essary, more snow surveys will be con-ducted to verify snow accumulation. The Water Security Agency will be updating this forecast in April with the best infor-mation available.

“We provide this forecast so that com-munities and residents can look at their local conditions and consider the best strategies to protect their property and infrastructure,” Cheveldayoff said. “Since 2010, the government of Sas-katchewan has invested more than $25 million in 580 permanent f lood mitiga-tion works across the province. Those works will protect communities and homes this spring and into the future.”

The March forecast should be used as a general guide as local conditions may vary. The full March forecast is avail-able online at www.wsask.ca.

The Kinettes club of Shellbrook is hard at work with their Kin Park Revamp Project.

The club recognized that the Kinsmen Park was in need of some updates. Our project goal is to help our community by making this park a better place for our children and all those who come to visit Shellbrook. The park is used by the community and surrounding area and is due for some changes and upgrading.

We are going to restore and update the Kin Park by fi xing current pieces of equipment, removing unsafe structures, bringing in new play structures, adding sand, and replacing the park’s crumbling cement border with a new walking/ bike path and traffi c signs.

We will also be adding picnic tables and benches. We want to create essential play and opportunities for all children.

At last year’s Shellbrook Street Fair, the group raffl ed a cedar playhouse to start off our Park Project. Affi nity Credit Union and Shellbrook Co-op donated the proceeds from their ‘Year of the Co-operators barbeque’ held last spring.

Bottle sorting with the Kinsmen has helped our Park Project, as well as support from local businesses, including Paul & Kelly Bourgeault’s Investors Group Community Grant, Shellbrook Sales and Services’ donation, and Affi nity’s Community Spirit dona-tions.

A Stella & Dot jewellery party was held in November with pro-ceeds going to the Park Project. A Valentine Sweethearts Night Out was planned for early February, but was cancelled due to the lack of pre-sold tickets.

On Tuesday, March 5th, a HOJA concert was hosted by the club with proceeds going to the Park Project. HOJA is a high-energy

modern acapella group that travels across Canada performing for events.

The show was great, and kids and parents really enjoyed it! Thank-you to everyone who came out to support our cause.

More fundraisers are in the works for the near future, including a Shoe party with all the latest trends and fashions. This event will be held in Shellbrook Friday April 12th, location and details com-ing soon; watch for posters!

We are very thankful that our Park Project was chosen as one of this years’ recipients that will benefi t from the After Tax Party, May 3rd, at the Shellbrook Community Hall. Tickets on sale now. This event is guaranteed to be a blast!

Along with the park project, the Kinettes club held their annual cookie walk in December with great success. The Kinsmen and Kinette’s annual Telemiracle town canvas, along with business donations, the elementary school fundraisers and Helping Hands around town, helped us present $11,358.46 to Telemiracle 37.

The club has a Facebook page that is updated regularly with all our upcoming events, including online raffl es. Please send us any questions or concerns you may have. ‘Like’ our Kinettes page! Once our page reaches 100 likes, we will donate $100 to the Shellbrook and Area Food Bank. www.facebook.com/shellbrookkinettes. Thank you to our community! Without you, these events would not have been such a success.

Tasha Cyr &Kim LaMottePresident &

Vice-President of the Shellbrook Kinettes

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The Acapella singing group HOJA appeared with special guest Riley Crawford-Beauchesne at the Shellbrook Theatre March 5th with proceeds from the concert going to the Kinettes. They are raising money to revamp Kin Park. From left to right: Jeremy Mielke, Dave Paul Elder, Riley Crawford-Beauchesne, Matt Deroche and Jessie Froese.

Photo: Tom Pierson

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Travis Pedersen of the Holbein area was involved in an adrenaline fi lled rescue in Saskatoon March 3rd. Photo: Courtesy of Richard Marjan, The StarPhoenix

Every now and then a feel-good sto-ry comes along that makes you forget about a lot of the bad stuff people do in this world.

Travis Pederson of the Holbein area was travelling with his neighbour Matt Fiddler in Saskatoon March 3rd when he found himself in a position to do some good.

According to the StarPhoenix report, a half-ton truck ahead of Travis Peder-son began to swerve wildly as it head-ed west on Eighth Street. “I thought, ‘Man, they must be drunk,’” Pederson said Monday.

When they saw the truck zigzagging, Fiddler thought it might have been a child driving, as there was no one vis-ible above the head rest.

They drove closer to see what they could do. Pederson, a 21-year-old weld-er, turned on his hazard lights and honked his horn as a warning to other motorists.

The large truck continued through

red lights on Eighth as it passed un-der Circle Drive, nearly missing several smaller vehicles, Pederson said.

Just after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Ped-erson and his neighbour, Matt Fiddler, had finished a meal at a restaurant near the corner of Eighth Street and Acadia Drive.

The vehicle then mounted the snowy median. Just as it appeared headed for oncoming traffic, it struck a tree and stopped momentarily, he said.

“I told Matt to jump out and stop the truck,” Pederson said.

Fiddler got out of Pederson’s vehicle, but the truck began to move again down Eighth. It was headed for a crowded bus stop after crossing Arlington Avenue when it veered into a snow bank and came to a stop.

Pederson and Fiddler exited their vehicle and ran to the truck. In the driver’s seat, a middle-aged woman was slumped down with her right hand clutching her left shoulder.

With the doors locked, the vehicle in Drive and her foot still on the gas, Pederson and Fiddler were yelling at the woman. Unfortunately, she seemed disoriented and unresponsive.

They also shouted at pedestrians near the bus stop to get out of the area in case the truck started moving again. Then Fiddler ran back to their vehicle for a baseball bat, it was only seconds later that emergency personnel arrived.

Firefighters used their equipment to quickly unlock the door. Medical staff removed the woman from the vehicle and treated her in an ambulance, Peder-son said. Her condition was unknown.

An MD Ambulance official said the woman was treated for a “medical emergency” and released at the scene.

The 53-year-old woman, “appeared to be suffering from a medical issue,” said Saskatoon Police Services spokesper-son Alyson Edwards. “Passersby were successful in assisting and played a big part in ensuring no one was hurt.”

As reported in the Chronicle March 1st, Jordan Thomas Lee McNabb, 21 of Debden sits in remand in Regina. He is facing charges of criminal negligence causing death and impaired driving causing death of 68 year-old John Boxall of Regina.

The fatal crash occurred February 20th and McNabb made his fi rst court appearance the following day, when he was sent to remand.

This is where the story jumps out of the ordinary. On Sat-urday, McNabb posted to his account on Facebook: “Going Away For A Very Long Time So Ibm Some Numbers Show

Some Love.” Ibm typically stands for Inbox Me, reported News Talk 980 CJME.

The Ministry of Justice claims any kind of access to the internet isn’t allowed. While it may appear that someone in their custody is accessing their FaceBook page, it is more likely that friends or associates are acting on their behalf.

Cell phone use is more prevalent these days, and the de-vices seem to be making their way into the hands of inmates more.

There was no comment about this instance of McNabb’s FaceBook posting.

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Easter goes retro when the combined choirs of Calvary United Church and Wesley United Church present Jesus Christ Su-perstar on Palm Sunday in Prince Albert.

Andrew Lloyd Weber’s rock classic, Jesus Christ Superstar, captured the hearts of Baby Boomers when the rock opera re-cording was released in 1970. It opened on Broad-way a year later. The film followed in 1973.

The musical is loosely based on the Gospels’ ac-counts of the last week of Jesus’ life, beginning with

the preparation for the ar-rival of Jesus and his disci-ples in Jerusalem and end-ing with the crucifixion.

Four decades ago, Jesus Christ Superstar captured the imagination of a gen-eration of young people searching for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Today, that yearning for meaning is just as strong — and music still has the power to transport us into a realm of hope.

Two local choirs will rec-reate the Superstar experi-ence on March 24 at 2 p.m. at Wesley United Church, 65 11th St. E. Admission is

$10 at the door. Following the concert, dainties and coffee will be served in the fellowship hall.

Proceeds of this event will be donated to Camp Tapawingo, the United Church children’s camp at Candle Lake.

Well-known local musi-cian Phyllis McTaggart di-

rects the performance and provides piano accompa-niment with Bob Hayes on drums. This rock musical will appeal to all ages.

For information or com-ments about the concert please contact:

Laura Carment 306-764-0088l.carment@sasktel.net

Local choirs to sing classic rock opera - Jesus Christ Superstar

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University of Saskatchewan President Ilene Busch-Vishniac today announced the membership of the program prioritization initiative called TransformUS. “We were fortunate to receive 250 nominations in which 227 individuals were nominated,” said Busch-Vishniac. “A broad cross-sec-tion of the campus community was repre-sented in the nominations, with variety in faculty, staff and students from several dif-ferent colleges and units. This broad repre-sentation has been refl ected in the chosen membership of each task force.”

Over the course of 2013, two task forces will be responsible for preparing reports that will review all academic programs and support services funded by the uni-versity’s operating budget simultaneously and equally against criteria that will be de-veloped by the task forces.. The Academic Program Transformation Task Force will set criteria and review all academic pro-grams, and the Support Service Transfor-mation Task Force will set criteria and re-view the administrative support programs within both academic and administrative units.

Following receipt of the reports of the task forces on November 30, 2013, deci-sions will be made by the governing bodies of the university beginning in early 2014 to invest resources, make no changes, or eliminate or reduce programs or activities that rank as having lower priority accord-ing to the criteria.

“TransformUS will not only assist our university in prioritizing our resources, but also result in putting the programs in place to be among Canada’s most distinguished universities,” said Busch-Vishniac.

“I look forward to seeing the results of the work these task forces will undertake.” TransformUS is targeted to achieve $20–25 million in savings annually once fully implemented. Of this, a minimum of $5 million will be made available for new in-vestment in the highest-ranking academic programs and administrative services.

A list of task force members is available online at http://www.usask.ca/fi nances/project_initiatives/transformus/taskforc-es.php. For more information and updates throughout the project, please visit www.usask.ca/fi nances.

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OPINIONOPINION4 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com March 15, 2013

Most people have heard about the Bermuda Trian-gle where strange things are supposed to happen and people, planes and ships disappear. It is also affec-tionately known as the Devil’s Triangle. The peak of its popularity seemed to be centred around WWII and the various equipment and people that went missing within its boundaries.

Today’s equivalent I shall call ‘The Digital Triangle’, where strange occurrences seem to happen on a dai-ly basis, and yes, people do indeed disappear in this

Triangle as well. The Digital Triangle is the space between the telephone, television and the computer hooked up to the world wide web.

Let me back up a moment. At one time communication de-pended upon face to face meet-ings, letters and post cards sent through the post offi ce, and of course the telephone. Today’s telephones are smart, really they are. Just ask anyone under the age of 50 if they know what a smart phone is. They will prob-ably show you one.

No matter what you want to do, watch a movie, a TV show, send a text message or email, take a photo or actually talk to someone, it is easy to lose oneself in the new phone. Because what-

ever you want to do, there is an App. for that!The amazing thing about smart phones is that they

take the place of telephones, televi-sions and the computer for surfi ng the internet. What’s more, it all fi ts in your shirt pocket without a fuss.

About.com cited, “A successful color television system began com-mercial broadcasting, fi rst autho-rized by the FCC on December 17, 1953 based on a system designed by RCA.”

So in 60 years we went from get-ting colour television to phones that

replace the corded phone in your kitchen, replaces your television and tape/cd/dvd player, camera and replaces your desktop and laptop computers all in one device.

Looking at it this way, what will our life be like in another 60 years? At the rate things changed over the last 60 years, I shudder to think of what can possibly come next. So much for Bill Gates’ sentiment that a 64K computer would be all the processing power you could need. Today’s average phone has more comput-ing power than used to be housed by specially built, temperature controlled computer rooms.

While it is a wonder what can be achieved with a little device called the cell phone, why do we humans need to take things to the extreme? People are addict-ed to their phones, and must know what their friends are doing every waking moment.

Why? We used to go for days without hearing from friends without the world coming to an end. No, peo-ple can’t seem to go for an hour at dinner without con-stantly disappearing into their digital world to check their e-mails, text messages and FaceBook updates by their friends. They also must tell everyone what they had for dinner, and where. My guess is, these people need to prove to themselves they are living in a real world, and not just the virtual world of the Digital Tri-angle of telephone, television and internet.

Getting lost in The Digital

Triangle

Paul Martin CommentaryWe won’t get definitive numbers until next year

when tax returns for 2012 are tallied up, but early in-dications suggest Canadians were much more aggres-sive about retirement saving this winter.

A survey conducted by BMO Bank of Montreal in the last days of the RSP season which wrapped up last week showed that nearly two-thirds of us either had already contributed to an RSP this year or would by the end of February 28. That is a sizeable jump from last year – al-most double – the 38 per cent who offered the same answer back then.

The one difference, though, is that we con-tributed less this time round: $4600 last year and $3500 this year. The average con-tribution in Saskatchewan was slightly high-er at $3800.

That may be the result of more people par-ticipating. Increasingly the average person is realizing the importance of saving for retire-ment and even a small contribution – which probably brought average down – is a step in the right direction.

***Canada’s agriculture sector has been using the re-

cent strength of commodity prices to retool their op-erations.

Farmers are well-known for their penchant to up-grade equipment and, given the rapid improvement in technology these days, they often have no choice. It is no longer a ‘keeping up with the Jones’” thing, it’s more about capturing the benefit of new design ad-vances.

And, there’s also the issue of expansion. As farms grow in size, equipment has to match prompting ad-ditional investment in new machinery.

All of these factors are clearly evident in some new

national numbers on capital investment and dives-titures on Canada’s farms. They show that farmers across the country spent an average of $85,000 on new equipment in 2011. That is the most recent data available, yet it provides a useful insight as this figure represents a 50 per cent increase in capital investment

when compared to two years earlier.The other interesting element of these data

is that they’re holding on to older equipment or it is depreciating more rapidly as the value of machines either traded-in or sold private-ly declined in that period.

***There are signals that the global economy

is gaining confidence which is translating into improvements for commodity prices here in Canada.

ScotiaBank has created an index to moni-tor the ups and downs of a wide range of products that Canadian companies produce. The latest update, for January, suggests this

particular part of the economy began 2013 with on an optimistic note.

Overall, the index rose nearly four per cent for the month of January. That is an especially strong gain. The uptick in the Chinese economy in the fourth quar-ter of last year was a key factor in January’s perfor-mance.

For Saskatchewan, the big factors were agriculture and potash. Both saw positive developments in Janu-ary. For potash there was inking of a deal for deliv-eries to China, a deal concluded in February but it is a sign that the market is opening up and effectively set a f loor price for this year’s deliveries. On the farm front, commodity index rose 1.2 per cent, a move the bank considers strong as increases more than offset decreases in a wide range of product categories.

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In all the talk about the new Saskatch-ewan, what sometimes gets lost is that not everything about the old Saskatchewan was bad.

There again, perhaps it is time every now and again to refresh old attitudes.

The Saskatchewan Party government’s decision to not change the drink age from its current 19 years speaks to both issues.

Some are already questioning whether the announcement by Saskatchewan Li-quor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) Minis-ter Donna Harpauer to keep the status quo and not lower the drinking age to 18 years is just another example of a risk-averse province holding on to its past.

The drinking age in Manitoba and Alber-ta is 18 years. And with a worse record of underage drinking and underage drinking and driving than either neighbouring prov-ince, there’s an argument that Saskatch-ewan’s more prudish approach simply isn’t working, anyway.

But a province _ always overly sensi-tive about its perception as a little more backwards than more urban provinces _

shouldn’t ever had to apologizing for doing the right thing.

And lest anyone think that lower-ing the drinking age to 18 years is the right thing, consider the tragic death of 17-year-old Jaiden Lynn Slaferek.

Slaferek was the Grade 12 student from Qu’Appelle who plunged 12 metres to

her death from the catwalk above the stage at Regina’s Conexus Arts Centre on Jan. 15, 2012.

Jaiden and two companions _ 19-year-old Mason Smyth and 21-year-old Todd Horrocks _ were in a place they shouldn’t have been in. The trio went to great lengths to be there.

They got on a freight elevator, went up a series of stairs and through several un-locked doors including one reading “Dan-

ger, Do Not Enter” and under a girder to gain access to the catwalk that is no longer in use because of safety concerns.

They did what young people sometimes do: They made some very bad choices when their judgment was impaired by alcohol.

At the time of her death from head trau-ma, Jaiden Slaferek’s blood alcohol content was four times the legal limit _ some place between .30 and .37. Certainly, she was far too drunk to be navigating a 70-centimetre wide catwalk.

They had been drinking at a house party earlier and more alcohol was snuck into the high school dance at the Conexus Art Cen-tre.

Now, some would choose to view this event as evidence that the age 19 drinking age isn’t working anyway.

But Jaiden’s father Rick Slaferek views it as a call to tighten up the law as it applies to those who would provide alcohol to under-age kids.

“The whole issue seems to be acceptable in our society today,” Slaferek told report-ers after his daughter’s coroner’s inquest. “I

would really like to see it start at home that we clamp down on that.

“You get close to grad and multitudes of parents buy their kids liquor. They’re not 19. We need them to feel there are conse-quences.”

Of course, the issue is a complicated one. Many parents feel that under-age kids drinking in the controlled environment of a house party is a lesser evil than allowing their teenagers to sneak away to drink or drink and drive. There is legitimacy to this point as well.

However, Slaferek does seem to have a point that maybe we do need to rethink our approach. In our rural culture, the drunken bush party is often seen as a right-of-passage for both rural and urban kids. And until we see a tragedy like that of the Slaferek family, we assume that is just the way it has to be.

Sometimes it is important to re-examine our old way of thinking.

But sometimes it’s also important to rec-ognize what we are already doing works best.

Government gets drinking age right

MURRAY

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YOUR TWO CENTS~

Dear Editor:Last spring, the federal government announced that, after

80 years of successful operation, Prairie Farm Rehabilita-tion Administration’s (PFRA) Community Pasture Program ‘has met its objectives’ and will be shut down over the next fi ve years. As part of the plan, the federal government is transferring 1.6 million acres of predominantly native prai-rie back to the care of the province. But rather than assume responsibility for the continuing stewardship of these vul-nerable lands, the Wall government may decide to opt for a quick sale and a one-time profi t.

The Dominion Lands Act of 1872 was designed to help settle the west. Homesteaders were given 160 acres of land under the condition that they build a residence and develop crops on a minimum of 10 acres in the fi rst three years of occupancy. As we all know now, and probably should have known then, all land is not created equal. During the poor growing conditions and droughts of the 1930s, a lot of farm-ers were forced to abandon their dreams and leave their set-tlements. As a result, the government reclaimed large tracts of lands. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration was formed in 1935 in part to restore these degraded and abandoned parcels back to productive agricultural land.

Under PFRA management, land that had proven unsuit-able for cropping was seeded back to grass. Together with

large acreages of natural prairie, these areas were then care-fully managed, through grazing, to prevent further erosion of the soil. These protected lands were made available to lo-cal livestock producers for a fee per cow/calf pair. The pas-tures were managed by the PFRA to ensure the health of the grazing stock as well as maintaining the health of the pasture and ensuring there were adequate water resources.

These sustainable agricultural practices developed over eighty years have resulted in an environmentally sound ecosystem which houses many native species of birds and wildlife, including thirty-one federally protected species at risk. There are ongoing challenges in maintaining these large tracts of fragile land. In some areas invasive species like leafy spurge are a problem. This weed was kept in check partly by using sheep to graze these areas to control the problem. Unfortunately the sheep program has also been scrapped.

Suren Kulshreshtha, a Professor in the Department of Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics at the Univer-sity of Saskatchewan, was hired from 1999 to 2005 to do an economic valuation of various private and public services provided by the PFRA Community Pastures. His fi ndings showed that for every $1.00 spent on the pastures there was a net benefi t of $2.75 to the patrons and the commu-nity at large. Kulshreshtha says that the true benefi ts were

even greater, since his study did not consider the benefi ts of drought proofi ng, ground-water quality, and fl ood reduc-tion.

Although most of the costs of managing the PFRA pastures are currently covered by the fees paid by cattle producers, Kulshreshtha says that the majority of the benefi ts accrue to the public in the form of water quality, wildlife habitat, rec-reational opportunities and carbon sequestration. Now, the provincial government wants to sell, or perhaps lease, these public lands to their current users. Even though the govern-ment directly benefi ts from the oil and gas, gravel easements and recreational opportunities on these lands, they expect the current patrons to pick up the entire cost of manage-ment, while only reaping part of the benefi ts.

Let’s take the time to assess and study the problem, or op-portunity, which was suddenly dropped in our laps by the federal government, and come to an equitable agreement with the pasture patrons while at the same time preserving these lands for future generations of Saskatchewan citizens.

Remember the song of the sixties, ‘this land is your land, this land is my land. This land was made for you and me.’ It would be a great mistake to sell these currently protected lands. We have a great resource here. Let’s not mess it up.

Bernadette VangoolSaskatoon, Sask.

Beyond my own backyard

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More lamb production neededIn terms of agriculture on the Canadian Prairies I have

always thought livestock should be more significant than it has been.

In that regard I felt the push to produce more hogs, a thrust made a decade ago now, made sense.

There was the land base to produce the feed and han-dle the manure as a fertilizer, as well as to keep barns relatively isolated to keep the smell issue somewhat un-der control.

At the time there was a need for rural jobs too.Unfortunately hog production had evolved beyond

manageable sized operations.I say that not in terms of handling production in a unit

where a thousand plus sows are kept, but rather in man-aging the cash f low such units require.

The larger a production unit the more borrowed cash involved. When hogs are profitable scale has little im-pact.

But when losses are being experienced, and there are always downturns in commodity pricing, they mount

quickly on larger operations. A dol-lar loss per animal on a thousand head is likely manageable for any producer.

But when a single business entity is producing a million hogs a year the pool of red ink gets pretty deep pretty quickly.

Obviously in terms of hog produc-tion things went south very quickly on the Canadian Prairies. High grain prices and a tighter employee situa-tion pushed operating costs way up, and when those pressures would put on barns carrying significant debt

load it was a recipe for bankruptcy.The long term situation for the hog sector remains a

huge question mark, although the basic precepts of grain growing capacity and land base remain relevant.

And then there is the case of sheep.

The sector is one where Canadian production has long been less than consumption, even though Canadians aren't exactly noted for eating piles of lamb chops.

Of course with the new wave of immigrants, many coming from cultures where lamb rates far higher on the menu, demand will only grow.

So the potential for lamb production would seem poised to spike higher.

Yet production at this point in Canada is at best unreli-able, at least in terms of year-round supply.

Producers at least appear poised to create a federal marketing organization to facilitate industry growth. The federal government is likely to approve creation of a national lamb purchasing and marketing co-operative.

Such a co-operative could help the industry better co-ordinate supply to meet domestic demand.

The real work though will be how to build year-round production capacity as the sheep sector faces the same production pressures as does the hog sector, high grain prices topping the list.

CALVIN

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Vehicle and machinery safety on the farmPicture a farm and you

might imagine a quaint, wholesome place com-plete with green tractors, baby animals and hay bales. While this picture is idealistic, the tragic reality is that farms can be deadly places for their occupants, workers and visitors.

Machinery greatly in-creases efficiency and productivity in farm workplaces, but at the same time introduces some deadly hazards. In fact, 70 per cent of agri-cultural fatalities are ma-chine-related due to ma-chine rollovers, runovers and entanglements.

This National Farm Safety Week, the Canada Safety Council encour-ages all farming families, workers, and visitors to recognize the vital need for safety around all vehi-cles and machinery on the farm. Our goal is to raise awareness of the deadly hazards that exists and provide recommenda-tions about what can be done to prevent injuries and tragedies.

The statistics From 1990 to 2008,

an average of 104 people died every year from ag-ricultural incidents in Canada, according to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) program. Agriculture ranks the fourth most hazardous industry in Canada, with 12.9 deaths per 100,000 farm popula-tion.

Agriculture creates a unique environment, where children have di-

rect access to the work-place. The most common locations for agricultural fatalities involving chil-dren are fields and the farm yard. Of the 248 children who died due to agriculture-related in-juries between 1990 and 2008, 63 per cent of the fatalities were machine-related.

Seventy per cent of ag-ricultural fatalities oc-curred from May to Oc-tober, and 92 per cent of people who died in ag-ricultural injury events were male. Along with the human loss and suf-fering, economic losses from largely predictable and preventable agri-cultural incidents cost $465 million in one year. Transportation collisions accounted for $91 million of this total.

Recommendations Make your farm a safer

place by developing good practices for operating vehicles and machinery.

- Do not operate farm machinery or ve-hicles when impaired. Impairing substances include alcohol, some medications and drugs. Impairment can also take other forms. These in-clude fatigue, emotional stress and distractions.

- Always walk around your machinery or vehicle before start-ing the equipment. Chil-dren, pets, farm animals or debris may be hiding in your blind spots.

- Know the terrain of the land that is being farmed. When possible, avoid steep ditches and

other areas where roll-overs are more likely to occur.

- Use machinery and vehicles for their in-tended purposes only.

- Do not carry more passengers on ma-chines or vehicles than recommended.

- Always keep your hands, feet and body in general clear of moving parts. Use safety guards and keep the machinery in good repair.

- Keep work areas neat and clean.

- Underage per-sons should not operate vehicles or machinery.

- Teach children safety fundamentals. This

includes clearly identify-ing where farm machin-ery and vehicles are oper-ated, and where they may not play. Children need to develop a healthy respect for the potential dangers of being near a moving machine or vehicle, and learn how to stay safe.

- If you are the owner/operator of a farm, clearly communicate to your staff that risk-taking involving machinery or vehicles is not allowed or tolerated. Your employ-ees should understand that you expect them to always operate in a safe manner. This includes no speeding and no impaired or distracted driving.

- Make sure opera-tors are competent, confi-dent and capable when it comes to using machin-ery. If additional train-ing or instruction is nec-essary, make safety the priority. Take the time to read manuals, ask ques-tions and consult indus-try experts who can give you answers.

- Have an emer-gency plan and review it often with anyone who is regularly at your farm. This plan should include contact information for local emergency respond-ers, and contact informa-tion for friends or rela-tives who can be called if something goes wrong.

- Motorists, give farm-machinery opera-tors the room they need on the road. Be patient and pass with caution when it is safe to do so.

Like many aspects of farming life, safety is a shared responsibility and a team effort. It is abso-lutely necessary that ev-eryone does their part to reduce injuries or deaths involving machinery and vehicles.

Safety on the farm not only saves time and mon-ey, it reduces human suf-fering. Together, every-one can make the farm a safer and healthier place to live, work and play.

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Saskatchewan’s HealthLine number changing to 811

Water Security Agency releases March forecast

When it rains, it pours

The Government of Saskatchewan is making access to 24/7 health advice easier by changing the province’s Health-Line number to 811.

“People can now access HealthLine for professional health advice any time, by simply dialing 811 from anywhere in the province,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said. “Health-Line is a key part of our primary health care strategy to im-prove access to health services and I encourage Saskatch-ewan residents to take advantage of this valuable resource.”

Saskatchewan joins several other jurisdictions across the country in using 811 for its confi dential health informa-tion and support telephone line. The old 10-digit Health-Line number (1-877-800-0002) will continue to work for a minimum of two years to ensure uninterrupted access to the

service. HealthLine services are available free of charge 24 hours

a day, seven days a week and are offered in English, with translation in more than 100 languages.

“Anyone with a health question or concern can call HealthLine,” HealthLine Director Roberta Wiest said. “We have an experienced and specially-trained staff, who can help callers make decisions about their health care options in a safe and confi dential manner.”

HealthLine is staffed by Registered Nurses who assess callers’ symptoms and provide them with the most appro-priate health support or information. Specially-trained so-cial workers are also available to provide mental health and addictions crisis support.

“I was pleased to hear that HealthLine is switching to an easy-to-remember phone number - 811,” Regina resident Jill Belof said. “My husband and I have used HealthLine on sev-eral occasions and we fi nd its services very useful, particu-larly as parents of young children.”

HealthLine, which is operated by the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region for all Saskatchewan residents, answers an average of 5,800 calls per month.

More information on HealthLine is available at www.health.gov.sk.ca/healthline.

People can also fi nd health information and advice on-line at www.healthlineonline.ca. HealthLine Online also of-fers interactive health tools and decision aids to help people make informed health

Minister responsible for Water Security Agency Ken Cheveldayoff released the March forecast and outlook on spring runoff. Based on the amount of snowfall this winter, an above normal run-off is expected for the major-ity of the province, while some areas have the potential for very high runoff and fl ooding.

“The rate of melt and how much additional precipitation

falls as snow or rain in coming weeks will determine the risk of fl ooding this spring,” Chev-eldayoff said. “However, if the precipitation conditions going forward are consistent with their historical averages, most of the province will experi-ence an above average spring runoff.”

A hot summer and fall with below normal rainfall across the entire agricultural por-

tion of Saskatchewan in 2012 produced relatively dry con-ditions going into the winter season, but a well above nor-mal snowpack has created the potential for an above normal runoff.

The Water Security Agency will continue to monitor the 2013 spring runoff conditions across Saskatchewan. If nec-essary, more snow surveys will be conducted to verify snow

accumulation. The Water Se-curity Agency will be updating this forecast in April with the best information available.

“We provide this forecast so that communities and residents can look at their lo-cal conditions and consider the best strategies to protect their property and infra-structure,” Cheveldayoff said. “Since 2010, the government of Saskatchewan has invested

more than $25 million in 580 permanent fl ood mitigation works across the province. Those works will protect communities and homes this spring and into the future.”

The March forecast should be used as a general guide as local conditions may vary. The full March forecast is available online at www.wsask.ca.

The Water Security Agency

was created to lead implemen-tation of the 25 Year Saskatch-ewan Water Security Plan. It will improve water manage-ment capacity and service to individuals, businesses and communities across Saskatch-ewan. This new agency brings together, for the fi rst time, all of the major responsibilities related to water quality and quantity.

Notice of Preparation of Assessment RollVillage of Canwood

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Canwood for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the offi ce of the assessor from 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the following days: Wednesdays, Th ursdays, & Fridays from March 8th to May 15th, 2013. A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of Th e Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as re-quired. Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assess-ment is required to fi le his or her notice of appeal with:

Lisa Quessy, Village of CanwoodBox 172, Canwood, SK S0J 0K0

Phone: (306) 468-2016Email: canwood.town@sasktel.net

by the 15th day of May, 2013.Dated this 8th day of March, 2013.Lisa Quessy, Assessor

Thawing snow and ice mixed with spring show-ers can wreak havoc on

homes. According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, water damage is

now the leading cause of property damage in Can-ada, costing insurers ap-proximately $1.3 billion per year. However, Dave Minor, Vice President, TD Insurance, says there are precautionary measures homeowners can take to ensure their homes stay dry no matter how hard it pours.

Scan the perimeter: Are your eavestroughs and drains clear and does the downspout extend at least six feet away from your home? Has your driveway, patio or side-walk settled? Is snow cleared at least three to five feet away from your house? Are your shingles properly repelling water? Make the time to walk around the exterior of your home to check for these and other red f lags before they become big problems.

Be safe rather than sor-ry: Before a heavy rain-storm ruins irreplace-able valuables and family heirlooms, think before you store. Move valuable items to upper f loors or in waterproof containers, and secure appliances and furniture on cement blocks.

Be sure to keep a de-tailed inventory of your valuables – including se-rial numbers and dates purchased if you can – so that if you do have to make a claim, the process

will be easier.Understand your cover-

age: Many homeowners and tenants don’t know the level and extent of their insurance policy, and this coverage may vary for water damage. Speak to your insurance provider so there are no surprises if the unexpect-ed occurs.

R.M. of Canwood No. 494Seasonal Heavy Duty

Equipment Operator & Truck DriverTh e R.M. of Canwood No. 494 invites applications for a Sea-sonal Heavy Duty Equipment Operator and Truck Driver. Th e successful applicant must have a valid Class 1A driver’s license and be able to carry out assigned duties without su-pervision and shall answer to the R.M. Council and the Fore-man. Submit your drivers abstract and resume, including past experience and at least two references, to:

R.M. of Canwood No. 494Box 10, 641 Main Street

Canwood, Sask., S0J 0K0Fax: 306-468-2666

Email: rm494@sasktel.net

Wages are negotiable based on experience. All resumes are to be in the hands of the Administrator on or before 4:00 P.M., Friday, March 22, 2013. Only those contacted will be granted an interview.

R.M. of Canwood No. 494 & Highway 55 Waste Mgmt. Corp.Employment Opportunity

Administrator & Secretary Treasurer Maternity LeaveTh e Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494 requires the services of a qualifi ed Administrator to provide professional leadership and direction of the Rural Municipality for a one (1) year mater-nity leave term beginning July 2, 2013.Th e R.M. of Canwood No. 494 is a progressive municipality located northwest of Prince Albert. R.M. 494 serves a population of approximately 1425 people and includes 27 townships with a strong agricultural base and is surrounded by many lakes. Th e municipal offi ce is located in the Village of Canwood, 75 km northwest of Prince Albert. Canwood off ers a full range of services including a Pre K-12 Grade Community School, library, curling rink, skating rink, health clinic and pharmacy and beautiful Regional Park with a 9-hole sand green golf course. Ideally you have a strong administrative background with technical skills in human resource management and municipal accounting. As the administrative head of the R.M., you are respon-sible for the overall operation of the R.M. in accordance with the objectives, plans, programs, bylaws and policies approved by Council along with various Provincial or Federal statutes. Can-didates must have a minimum Rural “Class C” Certifi cate in Local Government Administration. Th e successful candidate must have worked in a Municipal Offi ce within the last fi ve years and have knowledge and experience with:

• Munisoft software and Microsoft Offi ce programs;• Financial operations and capital budgeting• Entire tax process

Th e Secretary Treasurer is responsible for the overall administrative operation of Highway 55 Waste Management Corporation. You will work closely with the Landfi ll Operations Manager and conduct meetings with the Board of the Corporation.Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume, a covering letter, three work-relat-ed references, and salary expectations to the following address by no later than March 28, 2013:

Rural Municipality of Canwood No. 494Box 10, Canwood, SK S0J 0K0

Fax: (306) 468-2666 • Email: rm494@sasktel.net

For more information about the R.M. of Canwood No. 494, please call 306-468-2014.We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be con-tacted.

Notice of VoteThe Rural Municipality of Big River No. 555

Municipal By-Election 2013Public Notice is hereby given that:

1) A vote will be held for the election of a Councillor for Division No. 1.2) Th e vote will take place on Wednesday the 10th day of April, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at:

DIVISION No. 1 POLL AT: Th e Big River Community Centre, 606 First Street North, Big River, Saskatchewan.

3) I will declare the result of the voting at the Municipal Offi ce on the 10th day of April, 2013 at the hour of 9:00 p.m.

Dated at Big River, Saskatchewan this 7th day of March, 2013.Donna TymiakReturning Offi cerIdentifi cation will be required when you attend the polls. For additional information and a full list of voter ID op-tions please visit www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/voterID/vot-ers

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Report from the LegislatureOur government is com-

mitted to taking action that refl ects the values important to Saskatchewan people. Af-ter extensive consideration and consultation, we have decided the drinking age in Saskatchewan will not be low-ered from 19 to 18. The idea to look at possibly changing the drinking age was the re-sult of a resolution from the Saskatchewan Party’s youth wing. So we said as a gov-ernment, we would look at it and accept comments and feedback from some of the major stakeholders, as well as the public on this matter. We received feedback from groups such as the province’s police chiefs, Mothers Against Drinking and Driving, Stu-dents Against Drinking and

Driving, medical profession-als and addictions counsel-lors. Based on what we heard, we have decided not to change the legal drinking age. With

this decision, Saskatchewan remains in line with most oth-er Canadian provinces where the legal drinking age is 19. It has been 19 here since 1976.

Another area our govern-ment is seeking public input is on traffi c safety. To that end, a new legislative committee has been created to explore ways to improve traffi c safety and reduce fatalities. This new committee is made up of both government and opposition MLAs.

In the coming months, the committee will be hold-ing meetings throughout the province to consult with the public and stakeholders. Ar-eas such as ways to improve traffi c safety, reduce the number of accidents, injuries and fatalities caused by fac-

tors like impaired driving, distracted driving, excessive speed, wildlife and intersec-tions will be considered. The fi ndings of the consultations

will be release in a report on August 30, 2013. Last year there were 175 traffi c fatalities on our highways, the deadli-est year in recent memory. After the senseless death of an 18 year-old woman work-ing in the Orange Zone, our government took action to im-plement safety improvements for highways workers, includ-ing rumble strips to be used in prioritized work zones, gates that narrow the approaches and increased fi nes for driv-ers caught speeding in the Orange Zone. We also intro-duced legislation for photo radar in the Orange Zones which will be implemented once it’s passed in the spring.

With the spring session of the Legislature upon us, our government is committed to

moving forward on the com-mitments we made in the Sas-katchewan Plan for Growth. To that end, one of the fi rst orders of business will be our sixth consecutive balanced budget. Overall spending in-creases will be less than four percent, but Saskatchewan people will not see any sig-nifi cant cuts or elimination of important programs and ser-vices. It’s been a more chal-lenging budgeting process given pressures such as lower resource revenues, but we will move forward on Growth Plan initiatives such as SaskBuilds, a government agency that will look for innovative ways to ad-dress our growing province’s ongoing infrastructure needs. The spring session of the Leg-islature began on March 4th.

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13th annual ‘Teddy’ Gov’t Waste AwardsBy the Canadian Taxpayers Association

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) held its 15th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, roasting the year’s worst and fun-niest examples of govern-ment waste.

CTF Federal Director Gregory Thomas, Master of Ceremonies, joined the charming and talented Catherine Brière and the CTF’s pig mascot Porky the Waste Hater at the swine-studded gala, held on Par-liament Hill at the Charles Lynch Press Conference Theatre.

The CTF’s signature waste award, the Teddy, is named for Ted Weatherill, a former federal appoin-tee sacked in 1999 after submitting a litany of du-bious expenses, includ-

ing a $700 lunch for two. Each year the CTF hosts the Teddy awards to shine the spotlight on corruption and waste in government at every level, whether it’s on Parliament Hill, in a provincial capital, at city hall, the band office, or the school board office.

“It’s enough to bring you to tears sometimes, these greedy scheming politi-cians,” said Thomas. “Once a year we can all have a laugh about it, and more importantly, about them.”

Federal Teddy Win-ner: Chief Roger Redman, Standing Buffalo First Na-tion

When band members gathered to impeach him, the Chief padlocked the band office and confis-

cated the chequebook. For leading the Standing Buffalo reserve, home to 443 people, Chief Redman took home more after-tax income than the Prime Minister, and each of his councillors out-earned Saskatchewan’s premier.

Provincial Teddy Win-ner: Former Alberta Tour-ism Minister Christine Cusanelli

Alberta had a problem on its hands: cancelling a massive provincial jun-ket to the London Olym-pics left the province with $113,000 worth of empty hotel rooms. The minister helped the province with the problem by taking her mother and her daughter to the Olympics with her, billing the entire trip to the

taxpayers before eventual-ly paying the money back.

Local Teddy Winner: Toronto Maintenance and Skilled Trades Council

The Toronto Mainte-nance and Skilled Trades Council billed the Toronto Public School District for 293,000 work orders total-ling $158 million, includ-ing $143 to attach a pencil sharpener to a desk with four screws and $266 for hanging three pictures on a wall.

Union boss, Jimmy Ha-zel believes in being ac-countable – to himself. As he told a Toronto Star re-porter “We don’t need to f----ing prove anything to anybody about costs.”

Lifetime Achievement Teddy: Bev Oda

After expensing chauf-feured limousines in cities from Halifax to London, England, expensing two luxury hotels in London on the same nights, ordering $16 glasses of orange juice, and charging taxpayers for an air purifier so she could smoke in her office, the former Harper cabinet minister left office, with only her $52,000 annual Parliamentary pension to comfort her for the rest of her life.

Other nominees includ-ed:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: $826,000 to a private company to devel-op sausages that don’t ex-plode when you cook them.

Metro Vancouver Trans-link: untold costs to mobi-lize the RCMP, the Coast Guard, Transport Canada,

Vancouver Airport security and Air Canada security, when the Metro Vancouver Transit Police forgot ex-plosives on a commercial Air Canada plane after a training exercise with their bomb-sniffing dog.

The Senate of Canada: $106 million for this un-elected group of unelected politicians who refuse to disclose details of their public expenses to the pub-lic.

New Brunswick MLAs: two former New Brunswick MLAs dragged taxpayers before the province’s hu-man rights tribunal, seek-ing protection for their

gold-plated pensions.Ontario Government:

$225 million to $775 mil-lion in costs to move two gas-fired electricity plants from Mississauga and Oakville, the former dur-ing the last election as a vote-buying exercise.

Montreal’s Mr. Surpre-nant: $706,000 pocketed by the former city engineer in bribes on city construc-tion contracts.

Hospitals in St. John’s, Halifax, and Windsor - $1.9 million in losses op-erating unsuccessful Tim Hortons outlets with union staff and some refusing to sell doughnuts.

Once again, you’ve made miracles happen for people like Lois. It was donations like yours that provided her with funding for a new walker.

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SCOTT MOE MLA - Rosthern - Shellbrook

Constituency Offi ce#34 Main, Box 115

Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0Telephone: (306) 747-3422Facsimile: (306) 747-3472Toll Free: 1-855-793-3422

Email: scottmoe.mla@sasktel.netWebsite: www.scott-moe.com

Prince Albert Raider Hockey Schedule

Sat., March 16 ~ 7 p.m

P.A. VS Saskatoon

Fri., March 15 ~ 7 p.m

P.A. VS SaskatoonWE LIVE HOCKEY

WE LIVE HOCKEY

SPIRITWOOD AG SOCIETY’S40th Annual

Bull SaleSat., March 23

Sale 1:00 pmLocation - Spiritwood Stockyards4-H Dutch Auction Heifer to start the sale

3 Buyer # Draws of $300 towards bull purchase3 Breeds: Angus, Charolais & Simmentals

New & existing breeders with their top breeding stock

For More Info: 306-883-2767 or 306-883-2566

Normally….not a lot happens in the quiet Village of Park-side;

This summer, however …. Let the Party Begin!It has been a long time since the residents of Parkside have

had the pleasure of a parade going through their commu-nity. Not only will we have the excitement of the parade on Saturday morning June 29th ….. But all the fun and enjoy-ment of 2 full days packed with demonstrations – exhibits – food – tours – visiting – more food – entertainment for the whole family and of course…..Fireworks!

Plans for the celebration are starting to come together: Saturday begins with ….FOOD… a pancake breakfast at

the sports grounds followed by THE PARADE through the Village, the rest of the day is chock full of activities for the whole family.

The hamburger and concession booths at the sports grounds will be open during the 2 days. The evening fun kicks off with FOOD …. two pigs on a spit BBQ served up on a fi rst come fi rst served arrangement.

Then comes entertainment…. with a mock up of the old fashioned ACT Amateur hour which originated in Parkside many years ago (so get your act polished up and join in the fun). When the music stops… there will be …. MORE FOOD with the cutting and serving of the Parkside Centennial birthday cake and once full dark arrives the day will close with a bang … FIREWORKS!

Sunday begins with….. FOOD in the way of a Continental breakfast…. Followed by a inter-denominational church ser-vice under the big tent at the sports grounds. How can you have a centennial celebration and reminisce about the past

without having an old fashioned Sunday afternoon picnic (food supplied) and games? Bring your ball glove and join in on a pick up ball game, or …. have some laughs by participat-ing in one of the great old games of the past like…. a tug of war or the sack race.

The entire Village of Parkside will be part of the celebra-tion with events scheduled between the Parkside Heritage Center (school) and the Parkside Sports Grounds. This is a very special time for past and present residents of Parkside enabling them to reminisce about the people and places that once made up the community.

Mark it on your calendar and get in touch with friends and relatives who once resided in or around Parkside and

Let the Party Begin!

Parkside Centennial celebration this summerJuly 1st, 1914 Parkside parade, 1955

Visits to the saskjobs.ca website continued at a steady pace in February. The popular jobs website saw a 7.0 per cent increase in visits over February 2012, with just under a million visitors this February and a 12 per cent increase in the number of jobs posted.

A total of 15,390 job opportunities were posted by employers in February, which is up more than 12 per cent year-over-year. The sales and service category continued to make up the major-ity of postings at 34.5 per cent; this is a 44.2 per cent increase over February 2012. The trades, transport and construction

category vacancies comprised the next largest segment of all jobs posted at 29.2 per cent, an 11.7 per cent increase year over year. Job opportunities in the processing and manufacturing category were also up by 21.2 per cent over the same month last year.

“Saskatchewan continues to offer valuable opportunities for those seeking new employment and for those employers seek-ing to fi ll positions,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “And we continue to see new and exciting positions posted each and every day in virtually every category and industry and in both rural and urban markets across the province.”

In February, 326 communities posted job opportunities on the saskjobs.ca website. Visitors to the site are primarily from Saskatchewan but interest from those outside of the province is rising; visits from job seekers in Quebec were up year-over-year by 86.6 per cent. As well, interest from those outside of Canada continues to grow; web visits from interested job seek-ers in Ireland grew by 28.6 per cent and from India by 25.5 per cent over February 2012. Mobile use also continues to rise.

“Job seekers are using their cell phones and other mobile de-vices to search for jobs now more than ever,” Boyd said. “Mo-bile hits to the Saskjobs website have doubled over the same month last year and are up by 109 per cent, and we expect that trend to continue – especially with our new Saskatchewan Jobs Facebook page which launched last month.”

The Saskatchewan Jobs Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/SaskatchewanJobs.

Let the Party Begin!Parkside Centennial CelebrationPork Loin Dinner & All the Trimmings!

Parkside Heritage Center (School)Friday, April 5th – 6:30 pm

Tickets: Adults - $10; Age 12 & Under - $6; Pre-school - FreeAdmission by Advance Ticket Only

Ticket venues: Parkside General Store; Shellbrook - Woodland Pharmacy; Leask - Bramshott Spirits;

Contact: Gwen 306-747-2556; Judy 306-747-3522

NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLLTOWN OF BIG RIVER

Pursuant to subsection 214 of Th e Municipalities Act, no-tice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Big River for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the offi ce of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive until May 15, 2013.Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assess-ment or classifi cation to the Board of Revision is required to fi le his or her notice of Appeal with: Th e Assessor, Town of Big River, Box 220, Big River, Saskatchewan, S0J 0E0, by the 15th day of May, 2013.Dated this 15th day of March, 2013.Gail GearAssessor

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Elks sweep Royals out of the way

By Tom PiersonThe Shellbrook Elks were on a mission

March 9th when they hosted the Hague Royals for Game 3 of their semi-fi nal series. The Elks were up two games to none, and a win would

put them into the league’s championship fi nal series.

Shellbrook came out a little sluggish, while the Royals were sharp and skating hard. Dev-on Spencer looked sharp between the pipes for

the Elks, who soon found their rhythm and their scoring touch.

Josh Peterson said this about the Royals, “They showed up tonight with a short staff but they did not give up. It certainly says a lot about their character and their pride.”

By the end of the fi rst period, the Elks en-joyed a 3-0 lead. At 12:38 Josh Peterson was the benefi ciary of a blocked shot right off the face-off to the right of Jared Boehm, Hague’s goalie. Peterson made no mistake on the screened shot. 1-0 Shellbrook. Cody Belair as-sisted.

A power play at 7:58 was the ticket for a goal by Joel Belair, assisted by Matt Swaby and Shane Callaghan.

Less than a minute later, Luke Fritshaw scored from Peterson and Matt Bergen. Shots on goal favoured the Elks heading into the dressing room at 14-7.

Both sides scored three goals in the middle twenty minutes.

Shane Callaghan scored on a nice pass for a one-timer at 15:34. Joel Belair and Hugh Hamilton assisted on the play.

Hague then scored two consecutive goals. At 14:46 the puck bounced out from the end boards to the slot where Travis Fehr fi red it home. Chad George and Nathan McNaught assisted.

Ryan Sisson scored at 12:34 from Daniel Rauckman and Travis Goebel. That made the score 4-2 Elks.

A three-way give-and-go in close gave the Elks Brock Fitch the game winning goal. Cur-tis Olsen and Matt Swaby assisted.

The Royals Nathan McNaught scored on a fabulous one-time blast from the slot that

went top shelf in an instant. No real chance for Spencer on the play. Goebel and George assisted.

Joel Belair scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 on the clock. Fritshaw and Ol-sen assisted. Heading into the dressing room after two periods, it was 6-3 Elks who also led in shots on goal with 33-21.

Hague came out ready to play some seri-ous hockey in the third period and scored 25 seconds after the puck was dropped. Goebel scored from George and Ryan Sisson. That would be the Royals last hurrah.

After that goal, the Elks mounted their hors-es and mounted a tremendous offensive attack. They threw everything at Boehm for several minutes, but only managed to hit the post.

From there on it was all Elks, who added four goals. Fritshaw scored from Peterson and Olsen while short-handed. Joel Belair com-pleted his Hat Trick from Olsen and Callaghan.

Ryan Gareau scored from Chris Thompson and Peterson. The last goal of the series was scored with 1:08 to go in regulation. Peterson scored short-handed from Brock Fitch.

So, it was ‘10-4 good buddy’ for the score and the shots on goal were 48-32 in favour of the Elks.

For Peterson, after scoring 5 goals against Hague in Game 2, 1 goal against Rosetown and another two in this game, he said he credits his new stick for the streak. “It’s nice the puck is fi nally going in.” He also earned three assists.

Next up is the League Championship series between the Shellbrook Elks and the Rosth-ern Wheat Kings. Dates and times to be an-nounced.

While it looks like Curtis Olsen (14) scored this goal, it was actually Joel Belair (6) who was the last to touch the puck before it crossed the line in fi rst period action against the Hague Royals March 9th. Matt Swaby (24) earned the as-sist for his pass. Shane Callaghan earned the other assist. The Elks went on to defeat the Royals 10-4 and move on to face Rosthern for the FCHL League Championship. Watch for game dates and times. Photo: Tom Pierson

The minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Council of the Village of Leask which was held in the Leask Village Of-fi ce on Wednesday January 16 2013 commencing at 7:00 PM. with Councilors Gordon Harris, Joan Rogers, Arthur Spriggs, Thomas Spriggs, Mayor Maurice Stieb, and Ad-ministrator Brenda Lockhart present.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Maurice Stieb at 7:00 P.M.

That the minutes of the Reg-ular Meeting of December 19, 2012 be accepted as presented

Councilor Harris declared a pecuniary interest and left the room prior to discussion and voting on the following resolu-tion.

That we approve invoice from Leask Agro in the amount of $843.29

That we approve invoice from Gordon Harris in the amount of $367.50

Carried unanimously by all members of Council present and eligible to vote.

Councilor Harris returned to Council Chambers.

That the accounts covered by cheques numbered 4332 to 4368 inclusive and totaling $27,666.02 be approved for payment, identifi ed as Sched-ule “A” and attached to these minutes.

That we approve the Finan-cial Statements for December 2012 as presented.

That the following reports be accepted as presented:

1. Water Treatment Plant Report – December 2012

2. Employee Time Sheets –Dec 16,2012 to Jan 12, 2013

3. Administrator’s ReportThat we hire Andy Cyr to

repair the interior wall of the Credit Union Building for $535.00 plus GST

That we change the signing authority at the Affi nity Credit Union to Maurice Stieb and Brenda Lockhart for the Safety Deposit Box In order to close it.

That council appoint the fol-lowing committee as the op-erating authority of the Leask Golf Course for the 2013 year:

President: Roy Hamilton Member of Board: Gilbert

LenzTreasurer: Joanne McHan-

son, Member of Board: Robert McHanson

Secretary: Joanne McHan-son, Member of Board: Gordon Harris; Member of Board: Tom Spriggs; Mem-ber of Board: A r t h u r Spriggs

That the following persons be appointed to the Leask Local Library Board for the year 2013 Jean Verbonac and Heather Ranger

That the following persons be appointed to the Wapiti Li-brary Board for the year 2013 Jean Verbonac

That the following persons be appointed to the Fire De-partment Committee for the year 2013 Joan Rogers and Gordon Harris

That the following persons be appointed to the Parkland Mutual Parkland Aid for the year 2013 Derril Rogerson

That the following persons be appointed to the Emerald Lake Park Board for the year 2013 Maurice Stieb

That the following persons be appointed to the Butler Li-brary Committee for the year 2013 Maurice Stieb and Gor-don Harris

That the following persons be appointed to the Dr. Re-cruitment Board for the year 2013 Arthur Spriggs

That appoint Arthur Spriggs to the 55-40 Municipal Work-ing Group.

That we appoint Tom Spriggs and Joan Rogers to the Green Fund Committee

That Murray Donohue be appointed dog/cat catcher and pound keeper for the 2013 year with the Village maintenance shed on Lot 11, Block 1, Plan S3969 to be designated pound That the Village re-tain the fi rm of Wilcox Zuk as municipal solicitors

for the year 2013 and pay a re-tainer fee of $50.00

That we appoint Peter Ha-layka of Halayka Building Inspection as 2013 Building Offi cial for the Village of Leask

That we set the 2013 truck allowance for Murray Dono-hue at $225 per month and tool allowance at $100.00 per year

That we set the 2013 allow-ance for Mike Rogers to run his vehicle at the landfi ll at $25.00 per Saturday

That we hire Milly Lamon-tagne to fi ll in for the Admin-istrator while on holidays from February 26 to February 28, 2013

That the Administrator’s vacation of February 21, 2013 to February 28, 2013 be ap-proved.

That we close the offi ce on Tuesday January 22, 2013 for Administrator Brenda Lock-hart to attend an Administra-tor’s Meeting in Shellbrook

That we disconnect the util-ity services to the following residences

Derek Bates, 717 Elder Ave.Stephen Meech 3 6 4 - 2 nd

AvenueStacy Neubuhr, #58 Main

StreetAnand Sugrim, 2 6 7 - 1 s t

Ave.That a letter be sent to all

parties involved advising of

the pending action and that failing payment by February 20, 2013, that the following outstanding utility accounts be added to taxes.

Marilyn Doucette – service for 717 Elder Avenue (Derek Bates)

Ronald Craig – service for 233-1st Avenue

Cree Developments – ser-vice for 513-2nd St North

Dallas Inglehart – service for 313-2nd Avenue ( Muskeg Holdings)

Justine Nokusis – service for 313 – 2nd Avenue (Muskeg Holdings)

Leroy Ledoux – service for 563-1st St North

That the following individu-als be charged the meter read-ing fee of $25.00,

Jordan Skwark, 360-2nd Ave.

Toth ElevatorJanelle Pechawis, 274-1st

Street N Peter Kartas, 339-2nd Ave. SGabriell Chappel, 438-3rd

Avenue N Gina Pelletier, 503-2nd St. NPaul Ledoux, 355-2nd Av-

enue N Charles Smith, 5 5 4 - 1 s t

Street NAnand Sugrim, 267-1st Av-

enue N Toth, 225-1st AvenueStephen Meech 3 6 4 - 2 nd

Avenue N

Thunder Ridge 5 6 1 - 1 S t Street N

Toth, Thunder Ridge ShopClifford Gjerde 810 South

Rd AllowanceThat we reimburse Bruce

and Beth White the cost of $40.69 to repair a closet door in the Credit Union Building suite and forward a letter ad-vising in the future, all repairs requests must be brought to council prior to the work being performed.

That the following corre-spondence be accepted as pre-sented:

Email – Administrator’s Meeting

Ministry of Labour Rela-tions

SUMA – Audited Financial Statements

SUMA – ResolutionsMinisters of Government

RelationsLetter to Council – Bruce &

Beth WhiteConceptSaskatchewan LotteriesCrosby Hanna & AssociatesThat we send a letter to

Leask Community School advising the Village does not have employment opportunity at this time for Nigel Ferster

That we adjourn the meet-ing at 10:05 pm

Village of Leask council highlights

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Field trip an eye-opener for students

This group of students from Se Se Wa Hum school explored the employment opportunities in Fort McMur-ray.

Recently a group of 14 se-nior Grades 10-12 students and 6 Chaperones made the long journey to tour Fort McMurray. The trip was fully supported by the lead-ership and Education De-partment of the Big River First Nation. The students boarded the First Nation’s Charter Bus and left home on Wednesday, February 27th, the trip took 9 hours with four rest stops on the way.

A Career Fair was hosted by Big River First Nation on Thursday, November 29th, along with this event, the fi rm of PTI Group Inc., recently recruited Band Members to gain employ-ment at one of their many camps under their manage-ment. It was through these events that the Education administration supported the initiative of having a fi eld trip to Fort McMurray.

After numerous tele-phone calls and email cor-respondence, Garnet Eyah-paise, Guidance Counsellor and organizer felt enough contact and places of inter-est would complete their itinerary. The fi eld trip started on Thursday, Feb-ruary 28th with a tour of the “Oil Sands Discovery Centre”. The Centre is an excellent combination of an educational facility and museum. The Centre of-fers the history, science and technology all related to the

Oil Sands industry. As their motto highlighted, “it’s the closest you can get without boots and a hard hat!”

Next on the agenda was participation at the North-eastern Alberta Aborigi-nal Business Association (NAABA), in conjunction with their 20th Anniver-sary, Aboriginal Business Showcase. This annual event draws businesses/corporations/governments to showcase and offer net-working opportunities of both aboriginal and non-aboriginal businesses. The Showcase is an excellent venue to gauge the employ-ment and career possibili-ties for students to consider as part of their personal planning once out of high school.

Final tour of the day in-cluded a visit to the Bea-ver River Camp, roughly forty-fi ve minutes north of Fort McMurray. This camp managed under PTI Group Inc., houses 800 workers of the Oil Sands Industry. The camp is one of many that provides catering, house-keeping, custodial and transportation of the thou-sands of workers that make Fort McMurray their home during their work period. The students were able to see fi rst-hand of what to expect at a Camp and the types of employment avail-able in that sector of the in-dustry.

The balance of the day concluded with a movie and swimming and relaxation at the Sawridge Inn. This hotel provided above-av-erage amenities you would fi nd in any modern hotel. Excellent service and com-plimentary breakfast buffet for each guest.

Rise and shine occurred at 6:00 am and the bus and group were ready to make the long trek back home on Friday, March 1st. By in large the trip was a memorable one and it really opened the eyes of the stu-dents. They were exposed to one of the most aggressive and controversial industry in Canada. The students ex-perienced fi rsthand of what Camp life all is about and in turn meeting various com-panies and corporations who have a very high inter-est in recruiting aboriginal youth for short and long term career opportunities.

Tristan Sakebow wrote in her essay about this trip, “Even though it’s quite away from home, in the end it’s all worth it”. Shania Morin was quoted, “I would consider applying for a job in Fort McMurray because there’s a lot of work in all fi elds”. Autumn Breeze Thomas, had this to say about her experience, “The trip all together was a big success, I would defi nitely want the younger grades to enjoy the educational tour the way we

did and have more options after high school”.

At this stage, it is un-known whether this recent trip would become an an-nual event, but judging from the positive feedback received from students, parents/guardians, the education department may review for future student career planning.

By Garnet Eyahpaise, Guidance Counsellor

Se SeWa Hum High School, Big River First Nation

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OBITUARY~

GOOD NEWS~

Gordon RobinsonROBINSON - Gordon Stewart Robinson, its with

great sadness that we announce the passing Gor-don Stewart Robinson (Bud Robinson) was born on April 5, 1938 in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan

to the parents of Cora Mathilda and George Stewart Robinson.

Gordon is sur-vived by his lov-ing wife, Reta, and his four children Valerie Robinson of Edmonton Al-berta, Debbie Mc-Bean (Bob) of Sun-dre Alberta, Calvin (Cheryle) Robinson of Edson, Alberta, Scott (partner Pat) Robinson of Ed-monton, Alberta. Gordon also leaves behind 8 grand-children: Theresa Lynn Sadler, Nicole McGill, Kristopher Backwick, Matthew Robinson, Ami Rob-inson and Candace Robinson; 10 great grandchildren and 2 great great grand-children, his sis-ters, Donna (Craig)

Davies of Medicine Hat Alberta, Joanne (Ken) Prosser of Winnipeg Manitoba, his sister-in law Barbara Robinson of Fort St. John, and numerous Aunts, Uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many close friends.

Gordon was predeceased by his parents Cora Mathilda and George Stewart Robinson, his broth-er Ronald Arthur Robinson and son in-law Albert (Bert) St. Onge.

Burial will be held at the Shellbrook Cemetary in Saskatchewan.

There will be a graveside service for family only.The family of Gordon Robinson wishes to thank

Edson Hospital and the Cross Cancer Clinic for all their help and services.

PRAISE & WORSHIP~

LUTHERAN CHURCHZion - CanwoodSunday School,

Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.St. John’s - Shellbrook

Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.Pastor Doug Schmirler

Parkside, Immanuel11 a.m. - Worship

Pastor Chris Dean------------------------

PENTECOSTAL CHURCHParkside

10:00 a.m. Time of prayer10:30 a.m. Worship

11:00 a.m. Sunday SchoolPastor David Baldock

ShellbrookSunday School 9:45 a.m.Sun., 11 a.m. - WorshipWed., Mid Week Study

7 p.m.Pastor

David Bodvarson747-7235Canwood

10:00 a.m. - Sunday School11:00 a.m. - Worship

Pastor Glenn BlazosekLeask Gospel

TabernacleSunday 6:30 p.m.Pastor L. Trafford

306-466-2296------------------------

EVANGELICAL FREEBig River

11:00 a.m. - WorshipBible Classes 9:45 A.M.

Summer: 10:30 a.m. - 12469-2258

Youth Nite: FridaysMont Nebo

Wed., 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer.

Sun., 10:30 a.m. - WorshipPastor Bill

Klumpenhower------------------------

CATHOLIC CHURCHDebden

Sun., 9:30 a.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

Big River - Sacred HeartSun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass

WhitefishSun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.

VictoireSat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastin Kunnath

Eucharist CelebrationsMuskeg

Sat., 7:30 p.m. - MassMistawasis

Sunday, 3 p.m. St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook

Mass Sunday, 11 a.m.St. Henry’s - Leask

Mass Sunday 7 p.m.St. Joseph’s - MarcelinMass Saturday, 9 a.m.

Fr. Tru Le------------------------

PRESBYTERIANMistawasis

Sunday worship11 a.m.

Rev. Bev Shepansky------------------------

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

407-2nd Ave E, ShellbrookSat., 9:45 a.m. - Sabbath School.

Sat., 11:00 am -WorshipBroadcast on

VOAR 92.1 FMPastor Stanislav Kondrat

306-764-6853------------------------SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH

Currently meeting in homes on Sunday morning.and Wednesday evenings.

Parkside 747-2309,Leask 466-4498

Marcelin 226-4615------------------------

ANGLICAN CHURCHLeask - All Saint’s

8 a.m. - Morning prayer Service.

9 a.m. Holy CommunionCanwood - Christ Church

2 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays Evening Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy

CommunionMont Nebo - St. Luke’s

2 p.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Communion

2nd and 4th Sundays Evening Prayer

St. Andrew’s - ShellbrookSunday, 11 a.m.

Holy CommunionFather Harnish

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Big River1st & 2nd Sundays 1 p.m. - Worship

at Anglican ChurchAll Other Sundays - 10 a.m.

Shellbrook - KnoxSun., 10 am - Worship

Pastor Dave Whalley

Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.

PASTOR DAVID BALDOCKPARKSIDE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

I have found myself wondering lately, “What has hap-pened to my life?” It’s not that there has been a personal or family tragedy, or that I really even feel all that different. What I have noticed, more than anything, is that life seems to be getting more complicated, more cluttered, busier and more distracted. In May we will have been in Parkside for 6 years. Longer than we have served anywhere else. In fact, more than half our married life we have now been here. And we’re perfectly happy about that. We enjoy so much of our lives here. Still though, things feel different than they once did.

Life just feels less straight forward for me. There seem to be more bumps and detours than there were in the past. And I don’t mean the highway outside of town (as annoying as that is at times). I suppose it is a hazard of getting older and having 3 growing boys in the house. At times, with everything that is going on from week to week, life can feel just a bit out of control. I suppose it is a good reminder that very little of our lives is actually under our control. Nearly everything around us can be unpredictable: the weather, other people’s schedules, expenses, and so on. Maybe it’s just a consequence of being more set in my ways than I like to think I am. Then again, if I haven’t realized yet that life is full of changes, I had better start paying more attention. In all the changes though, it is very good to have even a few things we can rely on.

Which is where God really comes into play in my life. What He has said will not change. The way He has made the universe to work and the ways He has given us to be-have are both powerful and benefi cial when we understand them. If we follow them, work within them, then the re-sults will be good. If we ignore them, then the chaos of life will only be magnifi ed for us. As Easter is approaching, it is good to remember all that God has done, and the many ways we benefi t from the works of God on the earth. I once had someone complain to me that salvation and theology are too complicated. Their claim was that it should be simple, very simple, or they weren’t going to bother trying to fi gure it all out. My response was simply this: the world around us is far from simple. Life is complicated, varied, multi-layered. It is rarely simple. So why should we expect God to be simple? Our universe is not small because God is not small. Sin and salvation might be simple enough on the surface, easy enough to explain to children, but full un-derstanding and application to our lives is the greatest on-going challenge we face. It is no wonder Paul challenged us to “work out our salvation with fear and trembling” (Philip-pians 2:12). Not because we need to be afraid of the Lord who created us, but because it is such a weighty matter that affects the entire rest of our lives.

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Nike might be regretting McIloy dealMEMO:To: Rory McIlroyFrom: Nike board chair-

man Phil KnightDear Rory:We want our money back.As you remember, in De-

cember we paid you the fi rst $20 million instalment of a 10-year, $200-million con-tract. In exchange for that money, you agreed to start using our Nike clubs, hitting a Nike ball, wearing Nike clothes and a Nike hat.

But we didn’t expect you to start playing golf like the assistant janitor at the Nike plant. He’s got a bad slice, but it looks like you’ve got a bad everything.

Including a bad attitude. Walking off the course after completing only eight holes at the Honda Classic isn’t exactly what we had in mind when we agreed to pay you handsomely for being our company representative. Being seven over par after eight is, understandably, not very good, but you’re a pro-fessional and you should act like it.

I know, I know, your bud-

dy Tiger did that all the time, claiming a sore knee, or a wonky shoulder when things weren’t going well and he was closer to the parking lot than he was to the top of the leaderboard. But we were hoping you wouldn’t be like Tiger — except for playing brilliantly as he did before he had his little ‘fi re hydrant’ incident in 2009.

Maybe our clubs aren’t the greatest. Maybe they’re not like your old Titleists, the ones you used like magic wands to weave a record that vaulted you into the No. 1 spot in the world by the age of 23. That’s the Rory we want to see — not the one shooting 75-75 at Dubai, los-ing in the fi rst round of the big Match Play tournament to some guy named Shane, who nobody’s ever heard of, or walking off the course at the Honda in mid-round.

We need the old Rory back, or our lawyers will be calling your lawyers. In the meantime, how about a plan for recovery — one step at a time.

Here’s a thought: A prac-

tice round with our Nike janitor. Sun-day morning at 9. Bring your Nike clubs. And a better attitude.

• Norman Chad of the Wa s h i n g t o n Post on wres-tling being dropped from the Olympics: “Here’s what you need to know about today’s Olym-pics: It has less to do with “Citius, Altius, Fortius” and more to do with “Cashius, Wealthius, Greedius.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Ac-cording to a poll, 61 per cent of NFL players disapprove of commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell responded by announcing he is fi ning all 61 per cent for “some-thing or other.”

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “The NFL is looking into whether teams are ask-ing some players if they like girls. The NBA gets around

questions of sexual orientation by ask-ing prospects how many children they have.”

• R. J. Cur-rie of sportsdeke.com: “Skip Stacie Devreaux, New-foundland's rep-resentative at the Scotties, works as a border services of-fi cer. There's a curler who knows about

sneaking past a guard.”• Ian Hamilton of the

Regina Leader-Post: “The NFL's Dallas Cowboys have added ‘The Elegant Lady’ to their stable. She’s a motor coach that lists for between $1.5 million to $2.5 million, depending on the options selected. Her addition gives disillusioned Cowboys fans a new bus to throw Tony Romo under.”

• Another one from Dick-son: “Dennis Rodman went on a trip to North Korea as an unoffi cial sports ambas-sador. If seeing a guy with 200 tattoos, 50 body pierc-ings and a wedding gown

doesn’t make North Korea open its borders to the west, nothing will.”

• Before he got into legal trouble over allegedly shoot-ing his girlfriend, Oscar Pis-torius was being questioned about whether he used per-formance-enhancing drugs. But, says Bill Williams, the controversy is what’s a per-formance-enhancing drug and what’s WD40.

• Barach again: “A study says that pessimists live lon-ger lives. No wonder there are so many old people in the stands at Wrigley Field.”

• Cam Hutchinson of the Saskatoon Express, after fans threw rolls of toilet paper at Canada's Scot-ties Tournament of Hearts: “Good thing the curl-ing championship wasn't sponsored by Swiss Army Knives.”

• Headline at SportsPickle.com: “49ers trade Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick to the Chiefs just to torture Smith.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “A judge in Richmond, B.C., sentenced peewee hockey coach Martin

Tremblay to 15 days in jail for sticking his leg out in the postgame handshake line and upending two opposing players — ages 10 and 13. In other words, 21,600 minutes for tripping.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald, on John Huh being named PGA Tour rookie of the year: “Huh? Yes. Who? Huh!”

• Jack Finarelli of SportsCurmudgeon.com: “The president of the U.S. makes $400,000 this year to run the country. Kobe Bry-ant makes $27.8 million this year to run around in blue and gold underwear.”

• Blogger Bill Littlejohn, on the Bills’ plans to inter-view linebacker Manti Te’o at the NFL combine: “Hope-fully, in person.”

• Mike Bianchi of the Or-lando Sentinel: “Did you see where Manti Te’o clocked a lumbering 40 time of 4.82 at the NFL Combine? Evident-ly, his fake girlfriend also doubled as his speed coach.”

Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

BRUCE PENTON

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The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport announced today that the staggered spring launch for camping reservations has set a record during the fi rst week.

In 2012, the online reservation system saw 13,500 campsites booked on opening day, with 15,014 in the fi rst week. By creat-ing staggered release dates, the website traf-fi c was spread out through the week, giving more campers the opportunity to book a site. This resulted in 19,436 bookings over the week which was a 29.5 per cent increase

over last year.“We know people are passionate about

camping in Saskatchewan provincial parks,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty said. “We continue to work on im-proving our service and making our parks available to as many people as possible.”

To ensure this year’s launch was smooth, Saskatchewan Provincial Parks staff re-turned calls, replied to emails and posted inquiries on Facebook to troubleshoot any diffi culties some campers may have expe-

rienced. The online reservation system was the most popular option as campers were able to make reservations from their computer or using the mobile site from any smart device, desktop or laptop computer. For those campers who preferred to call to make reservations, they did so through the call centre at 1-855-737-7275.

The reservation system https://skmobile.goingtocamp.com will remain open until the September long weekend.

Visit www.saskparks.net or the Saskatch-

ewan Parks' Facebook page www.facebook.com/saskparks for Saskatchewan Provincial Park camping and vacation planning infor-mation.

Government has invested $33 million to improve Saskatchewan’s provincial parks from 2008 to 2012.

Government is continuing to improve Sas-katchewan’s provincial parks by investing, over and above base capital funding, an ad-ditional $10 million for park upgrades from 2012 to 2016.

Saskatchewan Provincial parks reservation sites beats record

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Why would someone you don’t know, who lives in a different city, in the United States for example, want to sell you a $30,000 vehicle for $20,000? Plainly and simply, they wouldn’t. It’s that easy. Therefore, it must be easy to avoid getting “ripped-off” on that dream car you found down in Texas, right?

Unfortunately, it’s not that easy for everyone. People can make bad decisions when they think they are getting a good deal. Think of the last time you got an unexpectedly good deal on something you really, really wanted. It’s a rush. And that rush of endorphins can encourage you to make bad decisions. Be honest with yourself; have you ever made a bad call when you were too much having fun?

Now that you have thought

about that wrong decision that felt so right, there are some things to keep in mind when making an on-line ve-hicle purchase. Even if you think you are immune to getting “ripped-off” keep reading; there are some good resources presented in this article for everyone thinking about making an on-line ve-hicle purchase.

The internet is an invention that changed our lives, argu-ably as much as the inven-tion of the wheel. The wheel changed human behaviour slowly at fi rst, speeding up with its use in the automobile. The internet, on the other hand, has changed human behaviour in less than a gen-eration.

Before the internet, how could you have found that mint 1984 Nissan 300ZX

turbo at a dealership in Ohio; or the 1957 Harley that looks just like the one your Grandpa used to ride? The list goes on and on. The internet has been a great tool for the motor vehi-cle enthusiast whether it’s for fi nding your dream chariot or just talking to someone who has a great interest or knowl-edge about it. But it also has opened the door for thieves and fraudsters to take advan-tage of your raised pulse and excitement about that great fi nd.

There are no “ten com-mandments” on how to pur-chase a vehicle online but if a proper strategy could be sum-marized, it would be in one word; research. The internet is perhaps the greatest research tool you will ever have and it can be used to dramatically lessen the risk you expose yourself to when buying a car “electronically.” There are so many resources that allow you to make informed deci-sions. At the end of this article there are two links that pres-

ent an abundance of informa-tion on importing a vehicle to Canada. You are spending your money and you may lose it. It is diffi cult enough to ex-tradite suspected murderers from one country to another so once you become victim-ized by a relatively less serious internet fraud, chances are very high that nobody is going to be arrested and you won’t be getting your money back.

Before you even decide to buy a vehicle on-line, ask yourself if you even need to. There are many local dealer-ships that are very reputable.

They have access to auto auctions and can bring in the specifi c vehicle you want from anywhere across Canada. They have the experience to handle these matters. It’s their business. Even if you buy a car locally and have problems, there are laws and policies in place to deal with them.

If you buy a vehicle at a dealership or worse, from a private seller who is 3000 ki-lometres away, how easy will

it be to get them to fi x a bad transmission they hid from you? Is that dealership going to worry about getting your repeat business the way a lo-cal dealership should?

The thought of buying a vehicle south of the border in order to save thousands of dollars is not always worth it or even valid. Is it worth the trouble to spend 60 hours on the road, deal with the paper-work of importing a vehicle and have no warranty in or-der to save $1000 or more? It might be, but after adding ev-erything up, a local purchase may present the smarter buy. Do the research and decide; it’s your money.

Keep in mind that the Po-lice and your lawyer may not be able to help you after the money is gone.

If you decide that you want that vehicle online or the one listed at an established deal-ership, do your research. You will dramatically lessen the risk. But remember that you are taking a risk and nothing

will completely eliminate it. Here are some websites you

can check. There are many more sites available so don’t limit yourself; the more you learn, the better you will be able to make an informed de-cision. Major on-line auction sites present a lot of infor-mation that helps protect the consumer.

- Registrar of Imported Ve-hicles http://www.riv.ca

- Canada Border Services Agency http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5048-eng.html

The public is invited to join Sgt. Dave Kozicki with the Saskatoon Police Service this Thursday from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. for a live-Twitter chat discussing how to avoid being a victim of online vehicle pur-chase scams.

This chat is an opportunity for the public to speak directly with an experienced fraud in-vestigator. People can follow along @RCMPSK or @GRC-Sask.

The March 7th meeting of Knox UCW was called to order at 7:29 p.m. by President Mar-jorie Bradley. She welcomed all present and extended a thank you for all assistance with last month’s activities.

Roll call was answered with

each lady present naming a special woman who had/or is mentoring them in their life (ex: a teacher, a friend, a group leader, etc.)

Deb Mervold led devotion/study.

This month we are studying “Our Service” as we continue in the series from “Ordinary Heroes”. The text was a Bibli-cal Monologue based on 2nd Kings. Deb also shared the 2009 message from then Unit-ed Church Moderator Marion Pardy. UCW’s are “servers” - learn about a need and do something about it. Deb closed with a prayer of encourage-ment.

The minutes of the last meet-ing were read and declared as such with no errors or omis-sions.

Treasurer, Edith Turner pre-sented the fi nancial report. Meeting highlights: 1. Corre-spondence - Invitation from Volunteer Services PAPHR to attend Regional Appreciation April 4 in Prince Albert - Al-lison Irvine and Marion Miller will be attending; Newsletter from Tamarack Correspond-ing Secretary in regard to the “Spring Renewal” April 27 in Melfort; a letter from St. An-drew’s College, U of S acknowl-edging our continued support and a “Certifi cate of Recogni-tion’. 2. New Business - Lenten lunch (set up and workers); the purchasing of Easter lilies; up-coming events: our Strawberry Tea and the monthly Birthday/Social at Parkland Terrace.

As part of our study we had a discussion in regard to “Ran-dom acts of kindness” and the “Pay it forward” idea. Can you

think of something that has happened like that for you or to you? Have you done that for

someone?Respectfully submitted,Bev Irvin.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SHELLBROOK NO. 493NOTICE ASSESSMENT ROLL

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll of the Rural Municipality of Shellbrook No. 493 for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the offi ce of the Assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, until the time for lodging appeals has expired. A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of Th e Municipali-ties Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.Any person who wishes to appeal his or her assess-ment is required to fi le his or her notice of appeal with: Th e Assessor, R.M. of Shellbrook No. 493, Box 250, Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0 by the 15th day of May, 2013.Dated this 15th day of March, 2013.Karen BeauchesneAssessor

North West Regional College has provided innovative and comprehensive academic and skills training programs to our region for over 30 years. We recognize the importance of providing personal attention and relevant programming to clients and students throughout our region. Working at North West Regional College means you are part of the educational experience. Whether you are interacting with students in the classroom and labs, working within one of our coordination teams or supporting the learning from behind the scenes, you can fi nd your place among a vibrant and dynamic group at North West Regional College. If you are dedicated to ensuring a positive learning experience, join us as…

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Duck LakeReporting to the Coordinator, Skills Programs, the successful candidate will instruct the SIAST Framing program for North West Regional College at Duck Lake. You must hold a Provincial Journeyperson Carpentry Certifi cate. The successful candidate will have at least two years post-journeyperson experience. The candidate will plan, develop and facilitate the instruction of theory and practical training. Candidates with experience teaching adults will be given preference. The term for this assignment is April 8 – June 11, 2013 (46 days), rate of pay is dependent on years of experience in the trade and education level but will most likely fall within the range of $37.68 to $59.61 per hour.A more detailed description of the position can be found on the NWRC website at www.nwrc.sk.caNWRC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.Apply your exceptional talents in a unique academic atmosphere. Please apply in writing, quoting fi le # 83-DL-1213, by March 19, 2013 at noon to:

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NOTE: This is an in-scope position. Internal applications from North West Regional College staff, with seniority, will be considered prior to outside applicants. The commence-ment of this position is subject to funding decisions, which are beyond the control of North West Regional College, and therefore subject to change.

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Election Results of Co-op Delegatesat

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Marcelin - Linda NelsonWe would like to thank the members who

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When the Elks decided to go AAA for provincials and try for the Allan Cup, they put a great team together, and had tons of support be-hind them.

After sweeping Lloydmin-ster in the opening series, the Elks were riding high. And that high carried them to a 2-0 series lead over the Rosetown Redwings for the Provincial title.

In the end, it was Ro-setown who would move on after coming back to win three straight games. Elks Captain Hugh Hamil-ton summed up the series this way, “Disappointing! There’s not too much else to say.”

Game 4 was in Shellbrook

March 7th and if Lady Luck was on their side, they would have won the series then and there, because they played well enough.

During the fi rst eight min-utes, neither team dominat-ed as caution was the watch-word of the day. There was some body-checking being done, but mostly it was of the, “Excuse me” variety.

Rosetown, as always, were winning most of the face-offs. The difference was in how often the Elks would end up with control of the puck afterwards.

But it was the Redwings who mounted a 2-0 lead in the second period, after a scoreless fi rst.

Casey Lee scored from

JJ Hunter at 17:43 during a two-man advantage. Then after a failed breakout at-tempt, the Elks turned the puck over to the Wings. At 14:06 the Wings struck again on a well executed 2-on-1.

Chris Thompson com-mented, “I thought it was a good game. I thought both teams played well. We bat-tled back and tied it up 2-2.”

A pass out from the corner through traffi c in front of a red-hot David Spooner, in net for the Redwings, found its way home. Josh Peter-son was credited with the goal, unassisted at 12:22.

The Elks pulled even at 9:56 when Jordan Menke scored to fi nish off a nice

breakout and passing play. It started with Dave Mc-Dougall passing to Tory Stott, who passed it across to Menke to the back of the net.

The capacity crowd was lifted to its feet with a long ovation.

After two periods, Rose-town enjoyed a 29-21 shot lead. Coming out for the third period, it was a brand new game.

Chris Thompson said, “I believe we had quite a few good scoring chances in the third and in the fi rst over-time. For whatever reason we just couldn’t bury the puck.”

After twelve minutes of end to end action, the Elks poured on the pressure turning the Redwings net into a shooting gallery. As time ran out on regulation, play became more intense.

Ten minutes of overtime solved nothing, as both sides restated their desire to win, with many ooh’s and aah’s being elicited from the crowd.

It did not take long before Rosetown would score the winner, sealing the fate of the Elks. Thompson said, “They ended up picking one off the boards and fi ring it on net and it went in.” That was just 84 seconds into the 5th period.

Thompson added, “We knew it was going to be a simple goal to win a game like that. We just came out on the other end of it.”

Series tied 2-2 and play shifted back to Rosetown March 10th for Game 5. Thompson said, “It will be exciting, that’s for sure. We expected it (series) to be a battle and that’s what it is.”

A standing room-only crowd at the Rosetown rink generated a lot of noise

from start to fi nish. As you walked up to the building, you could feel the excite-ment in the air as the smells of the barbecued burgers meshed with the sound sys-tem pumping out high en-ergy tunes.

Inside, people began fi nd-ing their seats nice and ear-ly. Many of those seats were fi lled with Shellbrook fans, who made plenty of noise themselves.

Redwings 4 Elks 1The game started out

with a lot of promise, and the play of both teams ful-fi lled the promise in many ways. Both Kelly Guard for the Elks and David Spooner for the Redwings were at the top of their respective games.

Rosetown, known for winning face-offs, were up to their old tricks in that de-partment. Even with some they won, they could not hold onto the puck for very long.

Cautious optimism was how the game started, with one exception, the body checking was for keeps. Penalty killing units were also very good at both ends.

What started out as a tame game in the fi rst pe-riod, ended with intensity. Rosetown was ahead 16-11 in shots on goal.

Lots of end to end rushes opened the second period, punctuated by a lot of whis-tles. That seemed to work better for the wings After a rush and good save by Spooner, the wings raced the other way and scored.

Denny Johnston put them on the board.

Less than a minute later, with a lot of traffi c in front of Guard, Rosetown went up 2-0. The Redwings stayed in control for another fi ve minutes.

The Elks caught their breath and a slap shot found the twine under Spooner’s arm at 6:53. Curtis Olsen scored from Aaron Starr.

The excitement did not last long for the Elks as the Redwings answered right away at 6:22. With that third goal giving Rosetown a two goal lead again, came the confi dence that the Elks could not shake.

Fate had spoken, and the Redwings were destined to face Manitoba in the next round headed for the Allan Cup.

JJ Hunter scored Rose-town’s fi nal goal at 4:41, on an unexpected turnover just beside Guard’s net. Rose-town also won in the shots on goal department 43-29.

Hamilton said, “I honestly thought we were going to win right to the very end. I was proud of the guys and how they played. But in the end we lost to a team who played better than us.”

One last piece of provin-cial business needed to be taken care of. Hamilton said, “Thanks to all the fans that showed up over the last few games. Thanks to the guys who committed and joined us as affi liates,” and fi nally, “Thanks to our fam-ilies for letting us play. It was a fun ride!”

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Elks fall to Redwings in AAA Provincials

The Shellbrook Elks threw everything they had at the Rosetown net March 7th trying to fi nish off the Redwings in their AAA quest for the Allan Cup. This would be as close as they came, besides hitting the odd post or two. The Red-wings won this game 3-2 on overtime to pull even at two games each in the series. Photo: Tom Pierson

With Rosetown goalie way out of position and an open net, Josh Peterson (4) could not dig the puck off the post and put into the net quick enough. Aaron Starr (20) had his man tied up. This play seemed to charac-terize the series with Rosetown. No matter how close they came, for one reason or another, the Elks had diffi culty scoring goals. Photo: Tom Pierson

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High Lord Chad Clark and Lady Mardell Clark enjoy some juicy ribs from the Queen’s Beef at the Medieval Feast March 1st.

Wildlife Federation hosts bounteous medieval feast

Shellbrook Wildlife Federation award winners for 2012 are pictured at the awards ceremony at the Medi-eval Feast. Back row, left to right: Tineille Clark (Ladies’ Non Typical Mule Deer), Ian Clark (Typical Mule Deer), Mardell Clark (Northern Pike), Kassandra Stene (youth Whitetail Deer), Rebecca Grimard (youth Northern Pike), Don Stenabough (Walleye), Barbie Clark (Non Typical Mule Deer). Front row- Youth fi sh runner ups, Keiten Clark, Blythe Cobb, Chayton Clark, Crick Clark…. absent from photo… Keith Wason (Elk), Luke Diehl (youth Non Typical Mule Deer), Ralph Harris (White Tail Deer).

The knight contestants Sir Wayne Diehl and Sir Red Lyndon Tieszen listen closely to the rules of the seri-ous competition between their respective kingdoms. Sir Randall of Albert gives the instructions for very entertaining and fast moving sword and ring contest.

The 2013 Shellbrook Wildlife Federation Medi-eval Feast began with some good marksmanship as the ladies, men and youths tried their talents in a simulated medieval wild boar shoot.

The Medieval Feast was a great sensation with its rituals of salt and the capes, gowns and crowns from me-dieval times. Many knights and ladies of the knights ventured in from surround-ing areas to attend this Shellbrook Wildlife Fed-eration medieval function which had Scotia Bank as the gold sponsor and major event sponsors Shellbrook Coop, Arnie’s Guns and Archery, Applebee Glass/AirRide building movers, Woodland Pharmacy, Af-fi nity Credit Union, Triple S Transport, Sterling Concrete & Hauling, Shellbrook Phar-macy, Carbin Contracting.

The Shellbrook Commu-nity Elks hall was dressed up with the old castle ap-pearance and theme with cooked glazed pig’s head de-cor, swords, crossbows, me-dieval weapons and many fancy shields representing the different clans and fi ef-doms which were painted by the youth members of the Shellbrook Wildlife federa-tion. Blaize Clark wore a 65 lb. coat of medieval knight’s chain mail armour.

The Feast Master was Sir Randall of Albert. He and his team of master cooks, squires and serving wenches did a great job of preparing and serving the bounteous 5 course feast.

Eating tools were not in style in the 14th century, so the King, Queen, Lord

and Lady, Dukes and Duch-esses, monks and peasants all enjoyed supping and slurping the cold, fl avour-some visshey shwaah from the bowls and chewing the succulent roasted meat off of the very delectable ribs of King Phil’s beef and off the legs of Queen Mindy’s game hens along with many other delectable edibles and dain-ties.

Even High Lord Chad and High Lady Mardell enjoyed the fi nger licking at the no-bility table.

A fi ne pair of knights, Wayne Diehl and Lyndon Tieszen entertained the no-bility and guests with their humorous action perfor-mance of the ancient knight sword and ring contest on their wild and unreal steeds.

Tina Stene and Jamie Paschke thrilled the event guests with their duet of a rollicking ballad from the 14th century.

Max Jupe received his medieval award for the out-standing job of court jester and performing the very amusing jester hop.

Cheryl Arcand enacted the witty bard with her talented rendering from the medi-eval playwright scroll.

The great feast hall was rocked at times with the laughter and merriment as a result of the talent displayed by the many other medieval event participants and My-ron Wall the historian date keeper.

The two monks, Bill and Matt Wolfe were honoured as a result of their hushed and affable presence.

Ray Blakeney was the Purveyor of Stout with the

assistance of Lloyd Thomas as the Keeper of the Juice.

The best-dressed lady of the knight, Karen Spencer lead the great feast toast.

The annual wildlife and fi sh awards ceremony was included at the feast with a variety of wildlife and fi sh prizes like electronic game calls, Ladies’ camo gun cases, adjustable shoot-ing stand rests, large tackle boxes, and certifi cates that were awarded to the win-ners from the major event sponsors and from the local award sponsors.

This historic, tasty, fun and entertaining evening was enjoyed by all, including teens and seniors.

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Thank you to these sponsors for making our Shellbrook Wildlife Federation Medieval Feast a great and enjoyable success:

Master Event Sponsor: Scotiabank

Major Event Sponsors: Shellbrook Co-op, Arnie’s Guns and Archery, Applebee Glass/AirRide Building Movers, Triple S Transport, Sterling Concrete & Hauling, Woodland Pharmacy, Affi nity Credit Union, Carbin Contracting, Shellbrook Phar-macy.

Wildlife Award Sponsors: Naber Ford, Shellbrook Flowers, Park-land Meats, E&B Lumber, Shellbrook Bigway, Shellbrook Chev, Applebee Signs, Northwood Esso, Integra Tire, Beau “Lac” Fu-neral Home, JRT Excavating, Shellbrook Home Hardware.

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FOR SALE - Kawa-saki blade for quad $450 obo. Ph: Jeff at 306-747-7438 4-11CH

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FOR SALE - 2008 Buick Enclave SUV, 128,000 kms, $22,000, Ph: Wes 306-747-3782 NE

FOR SALE - Black truck box cover, fi ts Ford 150 truck, (7 ft. long). Trifold for easy installation and storage. Used for a very short time. Purchased new Nov. 12/12. Cost $850 labor and tax; Sale $450. Ph: 306-747-3047 or 306-747-3779 2-11CH

WANTED TO BUY - Looking to buy gently used alto saxaphone. Call 306-747-7151 TFCH

WANTED - All kinds of feed grain, including heated canola. Now dis-tributors of feed pellets with up to 36% protein. Marcel Seeds, Debden Ph: 306-724-4461 TFCH

FOR SALE - Regis-tered Black Angus bulls. Yearling and 2 year olds. Reason-ably priced, well developed bulls. Not force fed, but carry enough condition to go out and work your pastures. Trans-formers, Raven, Master and Diversity bloodlines. $100.00 deposit will hold until May 1. Tours welcome. For more information please call Christopher at West Cowan Apiar-ies. 306-469-4970 or 306-469-7902 25-30CH

FOR SALE - Regis-tered Black Angus heifers. Yearlings ready for breeding in the spring. Leading bloodlines from very dependable, no non-sense cows. Approx. 30 available. For more information please call Christo-pher at West Cowan Apiaries. 306-469-4970 or 306-469-7902 8-13CH

FOR SALE - Qual-ity Red and Black Salers bulls for calving ease. Elder-berry Farm Salers, Parkside 747-3302 11-13CH

FOR SALE - Black and Red Angus bulls on moder-ate growing ration. Performance info available. Adrian, Brian or Elaine Edwards. Valleyhills Angus. Glaslyn, SK Ph: 306-342-4407 17-22CH

FOR SALE - Year-ling bulls, Red Sim-mental, Simmental-Red Angus cross, Traditionals including Full Fleck Fullbloods. Foxdale Farm and Ranch, Glenn and Christine Strube, 306-747-3185, Shellbrook. TFCH

FOR SALE - 16 yearling Charolais bulls consigned to Spiritwood People Chose Bull Sale, March 23/13. Most are polled, Whites and Red factor, many of the bulls are AI sired, by the most popular bulls in the Charolais breed. Some sired by our own herd bulls Angle H URGE 423U, Angle H Xcell 946X. Ave. birth wt. 95 lb.; Ave. wt. Sept. 19, 765 lb.; Ave. yw. Jan. 19, 1190 lb. Ave. expecting wt. Sale Day 1,400 lb. You are always welcome to view the bulls at the farm. Isaac Hildebrand. Angle H Stock Farm Debden, SK 306-724-4907 4-11CH

HOUSE FOR SALE - in Debden, 1,120 sq. ft. bungalow built 1992. Great location 409 4th Ave. E. Con-tact 306-468-4470 TFCH

FOR SALE - 950 sq. ft. 4 bedroom home, double lots in Debden, Includes appliances, central air, hot tub, new kitchen, 2 bath-rooms. $105,000 obo. Ph: Daryl 306-468-7099. 4-13CH

FOR RENT - One quarter farm land for lease in RM of Shellbrook. Legal Description: NW 2-51-02-W3rd.Please contact: Alice @ 306-715-8888 4-12CH

FOR RENT - WAKAW HOUSING AUTHORITY has one bedroom Senior Units and three bed-room Family Units for rent. Contact Terry at (306) 233-7909.

WANTED TO RENT - Pet friendly accom-modation required for single working man and his dog. Call 306-714-7998 TFC

LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER - R.M. of Canwood #4945 quarters of pasture for sale by tender, plus 5.5 quarters of Crown grazing lease to accompany the successful tender. Tender informa-tion packages are available at Box 88, Parkside, SK. S0J 2A0 or jaunrau@sasktel.net. Tenders to close March 31, 2013. 4-13C

FOR SALE OR RENT - Sturgeon Valley area , ¼ section, SW 1/4 12-51-02 W3. Call Maureen Pepper306-960-5899 or306-764-6345 1-11CH

HELP WANTED - Memorial Lake Regional Park at Shell Lake SK is ac-cepting resumes for all positions for the 2013 Season. Please fax to 306.427.2081 or Email to memo-rial.lake@sasktel.net by April 30th, 2013. 2-11CH

HELP WANTED - Elk Ridge Resort, in Waskesiu Lake, is currently accepting applicants for Full Time Housekeeping Room Attendants. Please send Resume and Cover Letter to: careers@elkridgere-sort.com

HELP WANTED - Integra Tire is look-ing for Mobile Truck operator. Competi-tive wages, variable hours, experience an asset. Incentive bo-nus paid. Must have valid driver’s license. Apply in person or call Derek 306-747-3142 1-11CH

COMING EVENTS -Parkside Centennial Parade Committee is accepting submis-sions for entries to their parade to be held Saturday June 29th. For entries & information contact Greg: 306-747-2997 or cell: 306-747-8148

COMING EVENTS - The family of Mary Stene invite you to Mary’s 90th birth-day on Sat., March 23 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2:00 p.m.

The Bilyk family would like to thank everyone for their condolences and kindness at our loss of a loved one - wife, mother, and grand-mother. A special thank you to all the staff, nurses, and doctors at Parkland Terrace who gave Ann such wonderful care for the past four years; also Father Stephen Harnish, the Community Choir, A.C.W. Ladies for a very tasty lunch and Beau “Lac” Funeral Home for a very well planned funeral. God bless you all.

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Double ‘F’ Cattle Co., 4th Annual Bull Sale, March 22, Heartland Livestock, 1:00 p.m., Prince Al-bert, SK. Selling 50 rugged Black Angus bulls and 45 elite Black and Baldy replacement heifers. Call Kelly Feige, 306-747-2376, 306-747-7498, www.dou-blefcattle.com

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operations as they pertain to the Agro Centre.- Crop Input supply and sales.- Supervision of staff.- Marketing and merchandising.- Customer relations.- Administrative responsibilities.Qualifications:- Knowledge and experience in all aspects of customer

service and agro sales.- Strong agronomy knowledge preferred.- Proven ability to supervise staff.- Strong interpersonal, leadership and delegation skills.- Proven technical competence related to Crop Input.- Knowledge and experience in budget preparation.- Proven successful management experience an asset.The Battlefords Co-op offers a competitive salary and a full benefits package.Submit resumé no later than March 29, 2013 to:Human Resources ManagerBattlefords Co-op Ltd.9800 Territorial DriveNorth Battleford, SK S9A 3W6Fax: (306) 445-6011Email: glen@battlefordscoop.com

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Residence or Busi-ness Opportunity in Shellbrook 3,000 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, new in 2008. 700 sq. ft. game room, 3-three pc. bath-rooms, 1,000 sq. ft. unfi nished basement, 4 entrances, privates water/sewer, 200’ front-age lots, Can be sold as residential or per-sonal care home. Priced at $235,000.

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The family of the late Henry Rydde would like to extend their thanks to all relatives, friends & neighbors who showed their love and support during this diffi cult time.The cards, letters, phone calls, mes-sages, visits and donations were very much appreciated.Special thanks to the Whispering Pines Care Home in Canwood who provided him with love and made him feel at home.Thanks to Dr. Nguegno, all your caring and compas-sion will never be forgotten. Thanks

to the Beau “Lac” Funeral Home in Shellbrook for all the arrangements for the Celebration of his Life. Thank you to the Lutheran Church in Shell-brook and Pastors Doug Schmirler and Chris Dean for the beautiful service.Also to the Ordale Singers and organist for the wonderful music; and to the ladies who prepared and served lunch. Our beloved hus-band, dad, grandpa and papa is now at peace. His memo-ries will be with us forever. - Janet, Sandra, Greg, Debbie & families

The Shellbrook Branch of Scotiabank gave a matching donation to the Shell-brook Seniors’ Centre March 11th to the tune of $934. This donation matched the funds raised at the Seniors’ Tea Bake and White Elephant Sale that was held February 22nd. Pictured from left to right are: Joyce Brunton, Shari Mortensen (Customer Support), Gehad Al-Kheilhen (Branch Manager), Ashley Rudolph (Personal Banking Offi cer), Adeline Fossey. Photo: Tom Pierson

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BLAINE LAKE: Wapiti Library - Books, Movies, Magazines, Children’s Section, In-ternet, Printing, Study/Meeting Space, Proctor Service, Community Programming. Hours: Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 5-8, Friday 1-5. Contact us for more info 497-3130 www.wapitilibrary.ca.CANWOOD: branch of Wapiti Regional Library - NEW HOURS - Tues. - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thurs. - 12 :00 noon - 5: 00 p.m. STORYTIME - Thurs. 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Internet services available at the library.DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm. Afterschool Program 3:30 - 5:00. Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librarian: Aline HannonLEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2 - 6:00 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur., 2 - 6:00 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May). SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook & District Ministerial Association presents 2013 Lenten Lunch Series “Salvation at the Skull” Weekly Schedule. Wed., March 20 - Knox United Church Rev. Father Tru – guest speaker Topic - “The Waster” - Luke 15: 1-3, 11B-32 Presentation begins at 12 Noon. Soup and bun lunch to follow. Free Will Offering to be collected to further the work of the Shellbrook Ministerial. Fri., March 29 - Good Friday Ecumenical Worship Knox United Church at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Dave Bodvarson - guest speaker Topic - “Costly Extravagance” - John 12: 1-8SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Night. Next Movie Night in Shellbrook, Friday, March 15. The movie showing will be: “LINCOLN” - 7:30 p.m. “As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battle-fi eld and as he fi ghts with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.” Doors Open 7:00 p.m. Cost is $5 for movieBIG RIVER: Fish Derby on Saturday, March 23 at Cowan Lake, Big River. $10,000 for biggest fish, total prize pkg. Over $20,000 value. Registration fee: $50/fisherman (2nd hole $20). Registration & Pancake breakfast 8 a.m. Fishing Noon to 3 p.m. To register phone: 306.469.2354. For more info visit www.bigriver.ca or email: krienkemaisie@sasktel.net.SHELLBROOK: Hidden Hills of Shellbrook Golf Course Spring Fling Cash Elimina-tion Draw & Dance. Featuring Rewind (70’s music) on Sat., April 6 at the Shellbrook Community Hall. Cocktails: 8:30 p.m.; Dance: 9:30 p.m.; Midnight Lunch. Cash Elimi-nation Draw - 1st & every 50th Number Drawn Wins $100; 3rd Last Number Drawn Wins $250; 2nd Last Number Drawn Wins $500; Last Number Drawn Wins $1000; Music sponsored by Shellbrook Co-op; Scotiabank will match proceeds up to $5,000.00. Tickets for Cash Elimination Draw & Dance $30.00; Dance Only $15.00. No minors al-lowed. Lic. # RR12-0590. For tickets contact: Larry Ritchie 747-1010 (Home) 714-7714 (Cell) Sally Fitch 747-2587 (Home) Ron Cripps 747-3326 (Home) Dance tickets will be available at the door.SHELLBROOK: Irish Stew Supper at the Senior Citizens Centre on Friday, March 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. All proceeds for Hospital Fund. Food donated by Shellbrook Seniors.SHELLBROOK: Old and The Young Variety Night sponsored by Golden Host in sup-port of Happy Hearts Childcare Center on Sun., March 17, 7:00 p.m. at the Shellbrook Theatre. Admission $15 at the door. Entertainment by Eddie LaClaire, Kerri English and Fiddlers, Don & Irma Brunsdon, Host Players, Who’s on First, Jennie Hosie and LP Quartet.PARKSIDE: Let the Party Begin! Parkside Centennial Celebration, Pork Loin Dinner & All the Trimmings! Parkside Heritage Center (School) Friday, April 5th – 6:30 pm; Tick-ets: Adults - $10; Age 12 & Under - $6; Pre-school - Free; Admission by Advance Ticket Only. Ticket venues: Parkside General Store; Shellbrook - Woodland Pharmacy; Leask - Bramshott Spirits; Contact: Gwen 306-747-2556; Judy 306-747-3522

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Shellbrook Scotiabank donated $5,000 to the Cameo Club as a matching donation to what was raised at the recent Poker Rally. Pictured from left to right are: Keith Mason (Cameo Club President), Sharon Korody, Dianne Ethier (Customer Rep-resentative), Shelley Kennedy (Customer Service Manager), Gehad Al-Kheilhen (Branch Manager), Jason Bucknell (Financial Advisor). Photo: Tom Pierson

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Hockey, visitwww.shellbrook.org/calen-dar.asp to view a full up to date sched-ule for Shellbrook Skating Rink.

Fitness with Leeta is as normal 7:30-8:30pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Elementary School. $5.00 drop in cost or 12 passes for $50.00.

Leeta is a certified group fitness leader and offers a range of workouts that will improve your cardio, strength, endurance and f lexibility. If you have any questions regarding these sessions, contact me using the details that follow.

Here is your Yoga schedule!Beginner/Gentle Yoga;Mondays, 5:15-6:30pm at Shellbrook

Seniors Halls (10 weeks) January 7th – March 25th (no class January 28th or February 18th)

Thursdays, 5:30-7:00pm at Wild Rose School (10 weeks) January 10th – March 28th (no class January 31st or Febru-ary 21st). Both of these sessions have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 students per class.

All –level Flow Yoga;Mondays, 7:00-8:30pm at Shellbrook

Elementary School (10 weeks) January 7th – March 25th (no class on January 28th& February 18th). Minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 students per class.

Intermediate Flow Yoga;Thursdays, 7:15-8:45pm at Wild Rose

School (10 weeks) January 10th – March 28ths (no class January 31st& February 21st) Minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 students per class. Drop in and par-tial sessions cost $12.00 per class. For more information, contact Tammy Ful-ton by email at tfulton@skyvelocity.ca or by telephone 306-747-3030.

Attention!!Zumba sessions have start-ed but we have a time change so take note! Zumba every Wednesday at Shell-brook Seniors Hall, now 7:00-8:00pm. Drop in rate $7.00 and 12 passes for $70.00. Contact Stacey Dayton for more information at; yecatsnotyad@hotmail.com

Health Tip: Carrying on with nutri-tion this month I have found a website that gives some really interesting facts about food! At www.mercola.com/nutri-tionplsn/foodalert.htmit tells us some great facts about the benefits of eating certain things. For example, Avocados have twice the amount of potassium as a banana and contains monounsaturat-ed fat which is burned easily for energy. Pumpkin seeds are high in zinc, which is good for the prostate and building the immune system and for maximum nu-tritional benefits, eat them raw!

Take a look at the website ! Office – 747-4949Cell – 747-9098Email – shellbrookrecdirector@sask-

tel.net

From the desk of the Recreation Director

Doug and Bruce Rawling brought their unique brand of Gospel music to the Shellbrook Pentecostal Assembly March 12th. A large crowd turned up to lis-ten to songs from the Rawling Brothers various CDs and enjoy some fellow-ship afterwards. Photo: Tom Pierson

Most people don’t think twice about grabbing their pet to take a ride in the car, to run some errands or to visit friends and family. However, with an increased focus on distracted driving and over-all driving safety, there is growing concern about pet

safety in the car.There are a number tips

that drivers can follow to en-sure their pet is safe and se-cure when they go for a ride in the car. They include:

• Don’t let your pets run loose in the car.

• Don’t let your dog hang its head outside the window.

• Secure your pets using a pet friendly seat belt or safe-ty harness.

• Small pets should be crated at all times.

• Avoid letting your pets sit on your lap when driving.

• Never leave your animal in the car unattended, espe-cially in the summer months.

• Consider installing a dog barrier in your vehicle if you have a hatchback, van or SUV.

There are already enough things that require your at-tention on the road, and you pet should not be one of them. For more informa-tion contact your insurance broker or go to AvivaCanada.com.

Making sure Rover isn’t a driving distraction

Happy Birthday

March 16to Vivian Willick

Mom, Grandma, Great GrandmaWith all our lovefrom your family

85th