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Eyes On The BallMark Moriarty of the Estevan Big Dogs lacrosse team keeps a close watch on the

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now 0-2 for the season.

After initially looking at a quickie repair that would have gotten them through a couple of years, the City of Estevan’s rebuild plan for Highway 47 has grown to a more long-term solution.

Shortly after presiding over a meeting in which council raised taxes by roughly 10 per cent, Mayor Roy Ludwig informed the media that plans to rebuild sections of the rapidly degrading road had expanded.

In an interview Monday, city manager Jim Puffalt said the decision was made to undertake a more extensive job after consultations with the Ministry of Highways. It was announced earlier this spring that the City and ministry had agreed upon a cost-sharing agreement for the project, which is now expected to cost in the $4 million range. The original “shave and pave” was estimated at $1.5 million.

“Neither our people nor highways were overly fond of doing something short term that was going to cost that much money,” said Puffalt. “They found a more creative solution that would give us a more long-term fi x.

“When it became so bad in February and March, we went to Highways and said ‘listen, we have to do something with that road. We can’t wait until you get some money in the budget; we have to do something now so we need some funding. We started at a shave and pave, but we wanted to do something that was going to give some length of service so that is where the idea of the shave and pave went away to a more permanent fi x as we are talking about now.”

Puffalt added the current plan calls for milling out the asphalt and fi xing any soft spots in the road base.

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One of the complicating factors in the City’s plans was a concern about the lifespan of the waterlines and storm sewer lines that run under Souris Avenue North. It’s been well documented those lines will need to be replaced and because of that, the City was hesitant to re-build the road and then have to dig it up in a few years to repair them.

Puffalt said that concern also forced the City to fi nd a creative solution.

On the east side (of the

road) the watermains are in the boulevard so we can replace that when necessary and not have to dig up the road and on the west side we have a large boulevard area that we will be able to replace when we need to,” Puffalt said.

“The idea is rather than go in now and replace it, we will bring the stubs out into the boulevard area and abandon the lines. It will be a big cost savings.”

The City also has plans to improve the curbs and gutters in the area to increase water fl ow.

“We want to replace all the catch basins, they are ac-tually old technology. There is new technology that we actually installed on Fourth Street. It does provide more drainage in the catch basin itself and then it drops into the storm system. There is a bigger holding tank under the street.”

It’s estimated that this job will take around six weeks to fi nish. Puffalt said the plan is to work on one side of the road before mov-ing over to the other.

“It’s a little bit narrow, but with what is basically a divided road there we will be able to do one side and then do the other,” he said. “There will be single lanes of traffi c.”

The tender for the work is expected to go to contrac-tors in the next few days and will have a short time frame. Until the tenders come back in, Puffalt said he cannot give a defi nite start date.

Along with the Highway 47 rebuild — which includes Souris Avenue North, 13th Avenue from Fourth Street to King Street and Sixth Street from 13th Avenue to Souris Avenue — the City also has plans to repave King Street from the 13th Avenue inter-section to Cundall Drive.

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Award WinnersThese grade four students from Sacred Heart/Ecole Sacré Coeur were chosen from their school to compete at the regional Saskatchewan Heritage Fair in Regina on

May 3. For the fi rst time, a pair of students from Estevan won an award as Renee Stephany and Charlotte Andrist were awarded the Best Overall Project Celebrating

Francophone Heritage, for their presentation on Les Voyaguers. Pictured from left to right are: Gabrielle Stephany, Ariel Piel, Adah DeLeeuw, Taylor Dickie, Charlotte

Andrist and Renee Stephany.

A new report from Statistics Canada is providing an interesting look into Estevan’s changing demo-graphics.

The 2011 National Household Survey illustrates Estevan’s growing immigration community using infor-mation collected in that year’s census. The same report also focuses on the city’s Aboriginal population.

With respect to immigration, the report notes that 4.4 per cent of Este-van’s population was foreign born im-migrants. That is somewhat behind the provincial benchmark of 6.8 per cent.

Not surprisingly given the city’s proximity to the U.S. border, the largest segment of immigrants in Es-tevan are Americans at 19.1 per cent. Newcomers from the Philippines are second at 13.6 per cent.

On a provincial level, Filipinos accounted for 18.6 per cent of the immigrant population, which was the leader by a signifi cant margin. The next largest immigrant group at 10 per cent was from the United Kingdom.

As for what languages Estevan residents are speaking, 67 per cent of residents speak either English or French at home. Among non-offi cial languages, German and Chinese are the two most frequently spoken lan-guages at 6.4 per cent each.

The report also examined the vis-ible minority population and ethnic origins of Estevan residents. Just over four per cent of residents identifi ed themselves as belonging to a visible minority group with Filipinos and south Asians comprising the largest sector of minorities.

The most reported ethnic origins in Estevan were German, English and Irish. The rest of the province also had a strong German infl uence while English and Scottish were second and third respectively.

Religion was also included in the report. Overall, 80 per cent of Estevan residents identify themselves as having a religious affi liation. Of those people, 31 per cent were Catholic, 15 per cent belonged to the United Church and 11.2 per cent were Lutheran.

The Aboriginal peoples study noted that fi ve per cent of Estevan’s population have Aboriginal heritage. Of those, 1.2 per cent had a single fi rst nations identity, .6 per cent were registered or treaty Indians and 3.7 per cent were Metis. Provincially, 15.6 per cent of residents are Aboriginal.

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It has never been a secret that the residents of Este-van work hard and play hard.

But what happens when playing hard starts becom-ing a problem?

In light of the alarming growth of drinking and driving arrests in Estevan as well as the volume of other incidents involving alcohol, The Mercury is taking a look at the matter in our series entitled Does Estevan Have a Drinking Problem?

Over the next couple of weeks The Mercury will take a look at some of the issues related to alcohol usage in the city. The purpose of the articles is not to condemn alcohol consumption, but rather to look at the societal costs when alcohol is used in an irresponsible matter and the impact it has upon the community.

This week Norm Park looks into issues with addic-tion in the city, while Chad Saxon speaks with Estevan Police Service Chief Del Block about the alarming

amount of impaired driving in the city and how much time his offi cers spend dealing with alcohol-related is-sues.

Next week, Jordan Baker looks inside the numbers, researching the amount of money Estevan residents spend on alcohol in comparison to other Saskatchewan com-munities of similar size. Also, Park digs into the societal impact that irresponsible drinking has on Estevan, speak-ing with offi cials from the Envision Counselling Centre.

By Norm Park

Of The Mercury

There is no easy access to the mind of the alcohol and drug addict and there is no one-stop shopping for treatment.

Counsellors Garry Tedford and Pat Ot-tesen have pretty well seen it all when it comes to addictions and their victims.

Ottesen is manager/counsellor for St. Joseph’s Hospital Addiction Services while Tedford is supervisor of Addiction Services for the local region in the Sun Country Health Region.

Ottesen has been dealing with the alcohol and drug world for over 20 years, including seven with the Swift Current Youth Counsel-ling Services and in rural areas in Saskatch-ewan before returning to Estevan in 2006, the city where she started her counselling career.

Tedford has been engaged in counsel-ling services in southeast Saskatchewan for 27 years.

The growth in problems connected to liquor and alcohol addictions is signifi cant and the two counsellors agreed they are defi nitely more complex these days.

The victims are much younger, gener-ally speaking, and there is a larger diversity in trends.

There is a whole new world of crossover drugs that just weren’t part of the problem years ago. They’re called concurrent disorders in professional terms, but what it means is that an alcoholic may quite easily be dealing with not only the liquor addiction, but also a drug addiction and mental health issues.

Availability of drugs is a factor. “It’s almost as if this combination thing

going on is socially acceptable,” said Ottesen. “Then you’ll have the unpredictable

behaviours. Or someone will think they’re cleaning up because they’ve stopped using cocaine and they’re just using marijuana,” she added, shaking her head.

“I guess what we’re saying is that at-titudes, complexities and crisis situations are growing,” said Tedford.

“Read the police reports. There used to be one case reported in a week, now there are seven to 10 or more. I’m sure Estevan police will have a lot to say about the local situation, they’re on the front lines,” Tedford added. “Used to be two or three bar fi ghts, now there are seven or 10.”

As far as being socially acceptable, Ot-tesen said drug users are getting even more brazen.

“Cocaine in the bathroom, marijuana in the parking lot … no big deal. Cocaine party later on. I’m surprised at those numbers, but maybe I shouldn’t be, not with the availability of money around here. There’s a much higher

level of disposable income and it shows up in our statistics,” Ottesen said. “We have clients with jobs that pay $150,000 a year, and they’re broke, thanks to drugs and liquor.”

St. Joseph’s Hospital had 181 alcohol-related clients who had issues that created problems within the 2012-13 year, and an-other 19 that didn’t create a major issue. They also dealt with 99 marijuana use clients, 46 crack/cocaine victims along with another 19 who were dealing with stimulants or prescrip-tion drugs and seven who were ingesting hallucinogens.

Then there is the world of those who become dependent on anti-depressants, seda-tives, tranquillizers or steroids.

With just one and a half counselling posi-tions available to deal with the problem at the hospital level, it becomes a full slate. Ottesen

said they handled 284 clients. The average wait time for outpatient as-

sistance can be 18 days.An emerging problem with addicted

clients are the people who have arrived in Estevan from well outside the community and they have no supportive environment to call on as they struggle to re-emerge on the other side of treatment.

“Or they’re here because they wanted to get away from the problem. We call that the geographical cure. They say to themselves that ‘if I get away from here, that’ll solve my problem,’ but really there is often nothing specifi c that leads to the problem in the fi rst place.”

Tedford added, “but let’s dispel the myth that this whole problem is because of transient people … they’re the ones causing the prob-lem. Sure there are some, but we have some good chronic home-bred problems within our long-time citizens here, so let’s not hang this problem on one group. If you’re chemically addicted, you are impacting others and that’s

what we’re trying to combat.” Crossover addictions are natural oc-

curences in Estevan. “Some addicts don’t even know what

they’re using. A couple of years ago, crystal meth was out there, but that’s down now. I think we’ve handled only two instances this year and none the year before, but then there’s marijuana, crack cocaine, alcohol and ecstasy and we have some problems with people us-ing stimulants or prescription drugs. So it’s an interchangeable world here,” said Tedford.

Social detoxification centres closest to Estevan are in Regina and Moose Jaw. Physical detoxifi cation is done in hospitals, prepping the victims for ongoing treatment, usually as an outpatient.

“They are treated for dependency through outpatient addiction services that

offer community-based recovery processes. The second option is the social detox in a centre,” said Tedford.

“The medical detox happens if they have a condition that can’t be handled in a social detox centre. They need to see a doctor, they need to withdraw. It could be two or three days, then on to the social detox program. We help them manage the condition.”

Tedford said the parallel psychiatric services coverage in Sun Country is good at present. Mental health services might need to get involved in the program, or a social worker needs to be assigned to help the client stabilize into recovery mode.

A social detoxifi cation process can ab-sorb as many as seven to 14 days, depending on location of services and circumstances. Residential and inpatient community services are also there.

There are no solid follow-up programs and high relapse rates prove to be a problem. “It gets down to where do we put them until an inpatient bed is available?” said Tedford.

Alcoholic Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous really step up and help in those instances, he said.

There are transitional housing accommo-dations in Estevan, said Tedford. The two and three bedroom apartments, with staff, provide supportive housing for those who are relapse prone or those with unstable support systems.

“But they have to complete the recovery program fi rst and that can be up to a year. But I will say, the provincial government has been good at providing funding for this program,” said Tedford.

Tedford added Sun Country provides 2.5 counselling positions at the local level but sometimes that gets thrown off track when schedules get tested.

A psychiatric unit in Weyburn is avail-able for diffi cult cases, the ones that Tedford described as “those 3 a.m. calls the police get,” after that, the counsellors get the calls contact their new client and work begins.

In a perfect world, the local program could defi nitely use more inpatient beds and another social detox centre is needed in south-ern Saskatchewan, or at least more beds in the existing facilities because the local counsel-lors feel more inpatient treatment would help ease the problem.

“Sometimes I feel it’s getting frightening. People just seem to be getting the alcohol and drugs but not getting it in terms of normalizing situations, especially the youth, and of course, I’m not painting all youth, just the ones who have problems with it.”

Tedford went on to conclude, by saying “Estevan isn’t fi lled with drunks and addicts, but it is a growing problem. We have a strong-minded community, so we can deal with it if we want to.”

Ottesen added, “It’s better here than what I was dealing with in Swift Current. While I was there, it was a meth problem, kids going to raves in Regina and coming back with real problems with meth or ecstasy … some would still be high or just been raped. So it’s not exclusive to Estevan.”

Both counsellors were quick in their praise of police services in both Estevan and Weyburn. They said the way they handle the intoxicated or drugged personalities continues to be very professional and very effi cient. So that alone, helps them begin their work with clients. Relationships with mental health pro-fessionals have improved signifi cantly over the years, giving everyone an additional tool and additional help when it is needed most.

So is the strong-willed community of Estevan going to turn that strength into feeding bad habits or will it be turned into treating them?

Time will tell and time is also of the essence.

Does Estevan have a drinking problem?

Dealing with addiction dilemmas not easy

Pat Otteson and Garry Tedford

“I guess what we’re saying is that

attitudes, complexities and crisis

situations are growing.” — Garry Tedford


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Since The Mercury f irst began running i t many, many moons ago, the weekly report from the Estevan Police Ser-vice has been one of the newspaper’s most popular features.

For many it’s the ul-timate guessing game as they try to figure out if anyone they know is men-tioned in the report. No doubt there is also some schadenfreude involved as many, whether they care to admit it or not, do enjoy hearing about the misery of others.

But along with being a mild source of amuse-ment for some, the report also paints a picture about some of the issues ailing the community. And lately the picture has not been a pretty one.

Or, to be more accu-rate, the picture is a little blurry as it’s clear that the irresponsible use of alcohol is a big problem in our fair city.

More than any other group, the EPS feels the impact of Estevan’s drink-ing issues on a daily basis. As the reports indicate, a significant amount of the local offi cers’ time is spent on matters related to alcohol.

“On the night shifts, especially between the peak hours of 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., I am certain that 60 or 70 per cent (of their work-load) is centred around al-cohol or addiction issues,” said Chief Del Block in a recent interview with The Mercury. “There has been a tremendous increase in the

last four years of alcohol use in the community and it appears to be irresponsible use as well. The number of intoxicated people that we are dealing with has been huge in the last few years.”

Calling the numbers “staggering” Block said through the end of April there had already been 175 alcohol related incidents where the EPS was forced to take action. They also held 118 people overnight in their cells for being in-toxicated in a public place.

On the impaired driv-ing front, there were 58 arrests in just four months. The EPS also issued 21 24-hour driving suspensions through April.

All of those totals are ahead of the pace set in 2012, which is concerning when one considers that 2012 was a particularly robust year when it came to alcohol related arrests. For example, there were 194 DUI arrests in 2012 while in 2011 there were 154. They also housed 892 prisoners in 2012 which was up from 693 in 2011 although it should be noted not all of those were for alcohol related offences.

Block said from his research, Estevan is also well ahead of other com-munities when it comes to alcohol related arrests and would not be surprised if Estevan were among the leaders on a per capita ba-sis. He added for a number of years Estevan actually had more DUI arrests than Moose Jaw, a city with three times the population.

According to SGI numbers, Estevan also ranks high among similar sized or larger communi-

ties in accidents involving alcohol.

In 2012, the prelimi-nary numbers show there were 12 incidents that re-sulted in property damage (PDO) in Estevan and eight in each of Weyburn, York-ton and Swift Current. Es-tevan also had fi ve alcohol related accidents — with 11 injuries overall — that resulted in an injury. Wey-burn had just one, Yorkton two and Swift Current one.

In 2011, Estevan had nine PDO accidents, which was second to only Yorkton among the four centres. There were also five ac-cidents that included an injury.

Since 2009 Estevan has had 51 PDO accidents, 14 that had an injury and two with a fatality. Only Yorkton with 71 had more of the four communities in the report which was

requested by The Mercury. Weyburn reported 39 over the same time period.

Aside from the obvi-ous safety issues that come with such a high volume of impaired driving, there

is also an incredible drain on the time and resources of the EPS.

Block said for one drunk driving arrest, two offi cers are taken off the street for a minimum of two hours as they per-form sobriety tests and go through the various proce-dures. Considering that on some nights there are three to four DUI arrests, if not more, that is an awful lot of time that offi cers are not on

the street.“You are probably

looking at, per member, three hours by the time they have got their reports totally completed and their court documents when they could be out there doing other stuff. They are totally off the street, they are not available to go.”

The financial hit to the EPS and, by extension, the taxpayers of Estevan is also signifi cant. Block said the City of Estevan does not receive any of the fi ne money from DUI convic-tions. As well Block said there are more impaired driving charges fought in court than most other charges, which results in overtime for the officers involved in the particular case.

“It’s a very expensive process, there is no cost recovery at all. It costs the community more than we even think it does when you factor those types of things in.”

As for holding intoxi-

cated prisoners overnight, Block said they rate it at $30 per hour when count-ing salaries and other fac-tors. That, of course, can also add up when a person spends anywhere from six to eight hours in the cells.

As for a solution, there is no easy answer.

With Estevan in the throes of a resource sector boom, there are a lot of people in the community who like to go hard after

getting off work. Block said that with

overdrinking often glori-fi ed in our culture perhaps better education programs are needed.

“There are tragic con-sequences that come out of it, anything from traffi c accidents involving injury or death. Those not only affect the victim of the ac-cident but also the people that are involved as the accused. I can’t imagine living with myself if I killed somebody when I was drunk.”

Speaking further to the point that it may be an issue of culture in the community, Block noted that it’s not just Estevan’s young that are involved in the various incidents. In fact, recent police reports have seen individuals from 20 to 55 arrested for DUI’s.

Block said for as long as he’s been on the local force, Estevan has been a community that enjoys a good party and he doesn’t expect that to change any-

time soon. However in the past, people would have their good time and head on home, whereas now more and more are drinking to a point where they end up in police cells, or worse.

“It’s almost like it’s expected now. It’s just a way of life and I can’t say it was like that when I started my career here. You dealt with it but you didn’t deal with it on the magnitude that you deal with it today.”

Drinking issues a drain on police resources

“There are tragic consequences that come out of it,

anything from traffi c accidents involving injury or

death. Those not only aff ect the victim of the accident

but also the people that are involved as the accused.

I can’t imagine living with myself if I killed somebody

when I was drunk.” –Chief Del Block

Chief Del Block

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With spring fi nally here, Saskatchewan’s farmers are getting ready for seeding.

According to the weekly crop report, warm and fa-vourable weather has allowed seeding to begin in parts of southwestern and west-central Saskatchewan. However, the majority of producers are waiting for the soil to dry up before they can begin seeding.

In the southeast, warm and windy weather has helped to melt much of the remaining snow that remained; how-ever, the quick melt in some areas has caused roads and fi elds to fl ood and more warm weather will be needed to help dry them. There have been reports of fi eld work begin-ning in the southeast, although the majority of producers are at least a week or two away from the start of seeding.

Precipitation this past week ranged from trace amounts to 30 mm in the Broadview area. The Kisbey and Stoughton areas received two mm of precipitation, the Whitewood area 18 mm, the Weyburn area 11 mm,

the Vibank and Wilcox areas eight mm, the Briercrest area 20 mm and the Ceylon area 12 mm. The Rocanville area has recorded the greatest amount of precipitation since April 1 (51 mm).

Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 56 per cent surplus, 43 per cent adequate and one per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 43 per cent surplus, 54 per cent adequate and three per cent short. Crop district 2B is reporting that 77 per cent of the cropland and 69 per cent of the hay land and pasture has surplus topsoil moisture.

Cattle are being moved to those pastures that have growth, although the majority will be moved in the com-ing weeks. Most crop reporters are indicating that fi eld work and herbicide applications will begin soon on drier land. Farmers are busy working on equipment, fi nishing calving, checking fences and moving cattle to pasture.

Elsewhere in the province, the recent precipitation

ranged from trace amounts to almost two inches in the east-central area. Many fi elds are still wet, although warm and windy weather has helped to dry some of them.

Provincially, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 40 per cent surplus, 58 per cent adequate and two per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is 28 per cent surplus, 68 per cent adequate and four per cent short.

Farmers prepping for spring seeding

A committee struck to determine how much the members of council and Mayor Roy Ludwig should be paid over their four-year term has completed their report.

Two-thirds of the remuneration committee were be-fore council at the May 6 regular meeting. Shirley Thera and Tim Perry delivered the report which recommends a 10 per cent raise for the six councillors as well as the mayor. Committee member Dale Wetsch was not present at the meeting.

If passed, the mayor would receive a $3,000 increase each year and see his overall salary rise from $34,1999 in 2013 to $43,200 when his term ends in 2016. The six councillors was get a bump of roughly $1,000 per year, rising from $11,403 in 2013 to $14,400 by 2016.

In delivering the report, Thera, who is a former mem-ber of council herself, said the committee used Weyburn, Melfort and Humboldt as comparables since the three communities are most similar to Estevan in terms of council proceedings, committee structure and pay struc-ture. On a per capita basis, Melfort paid its councillors and mayor $3.60, Weyburn, $2.77 and Humboldt $5.11 while Estevan was $2.52 per resident.

“Estevan, as you can see, is quite well below the average below per capita,” Thera said.

In determining the increase, Thera said they used the average per capita to bring the salaries in line with the other communities and a scale for small increases over the next four years. The raise would take place on Jan. 1 of each year.

“If you look at the end result, the 2016 recommended salary increase is actually where some of the cities are now,” she said. “By the time this council gets to 2016, if

Melfort, Humboldt and Weyburn give their council and mayor increases, we will probably be the lowest again amongst the four by the time we get to 2016.”

Thera noted they also took into account the workload of council which has increased since the last review was done in 2009, adding that members now work an average of 40 hours a week compared to the previous average of 29.

“That shows the workload for council is heavier than it was even three years ago and we expect that between now and 2016 it will increase.”

Perry added the recommended salary increase was not unanimous, as Wetsch did not feel a raise was warranted.

“His view was that he didn’t think that council was doing a good enough job to deserve a pay increase,” he said. “(Perry and Thera) are in agreement that it is not whether you are doing a good or bad job, that is for the voters to decide at election time. If you are not doing a good job they will vote you out and if you are doing a good job they will keep you in. That is the time to decide whether you are doing a good job or not, this was the time to decide what your remuneration should be.”

It was also noted that Wetsch proposed that council should keep track of their hours and submit time sheets on a monthly basis. Although they didn’t include that in their recommendations, the committee left it as an option for council to look at.

The issue of missing meetings was also included in the report. To ensure accountability, the committee determined that if a member missed a regular or special meeting they would be docked pay. For the mayor it would be $400 per meeting while councillors would be docked $200 a meet-ing. A similar recommendation was made in 2009, but council elected to go with a sliding scale. The committee felt that wasn’t effective and put forth the proposal again.

The committee also recommended that the usage of cellular telephones and other electronic devices be banned from council chambers during meetings. Thera said that some residents have noticed councillors using phones during meetings and felt that was taking away from their focus. Ludwig informed Thera that council has already passed a similar motion to ban all but the iPads used dur-ing the meetings.

Council voted to accept the report but did not hold a vote on whether or not to pass the recommendations.

Committee recommends raise for council

Drivers speeding in work zones on Saskatch-ewan highways run the risk of getting ticketed by the Highway Transport Patrol.

“Additional enforce-ment is the next step in our campaign to improve safety in construction zones,” Highways and Infrastruc-ture Minister Don McMor-ris said. “Our government has put in place a number of measures including better signage, new safety devices such as rumble strips, and increased fi nes.”

Transport offi cers will be situated in work zones across the province and issue speeding tickets to any driver exceeding 60 km/h. Once the province’s

new photo radar system is in place later this spring, transport offi cers will oc-casionally augment the new system and the RCMP. The Highway Transport Patrol’s primary role is the enforcement and education of commercial vehicle reg-ulations, including speed enforcement.

Increased enforce-ment is part of a package of safety improvements implemented in work zones since the death of fl ag per-son Ashley Richards in the summer of 2012. Informa-tion on other safety im-provements can be found at the following link http://highways.gov.sk.ca/work-zone/.

Photo radar for highway

work zones this spring

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All Things Considered

When we talk about the need to build public infrastruc-ture in rural Saskatchewan, we are usually talking about roads, schools and hospitals. However, some of the most pressing needs that the Saskatchewan Party government has tried to address are far less tangible ... although, no less crucial.

The need to address those with intellectual disabilities is one such infrastructure need. And while Premier Brad Wall’s government may not have quite satisfi ed everyone, it’s made remarkable strides in this particular area.

Admittedly, the challenge facing intellectually disabled people in Saskatchewan is not an exclusively rural issue. City parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities struggle as well.

That said, a larger population base makes it slightly easier for urban parents to get support services or establish

group homes. For those in smaller cities, towns and rural areas, these particular problems have always been a greater struggle.

Just fi ve years ago, the Sask. Party government an-nounced its Community Living Wait-list Initiative (better known as the 440 program) to address an identifi ed 440 intellectually disabled people waiting for residential homes or day programming.

Add another 215 Community Living clients who were being served beyond those identifi ed on the initial 440 wait-list and what Wall’s government was dealing with was a major challenge. In fact, it’s legitimate to ask how the wait-list got so long under the previous NDP government that prided itself on being more in tune to social needs.

What is clear, however, is that the Wall government decided to make this issue a priority, with the largest invest-ment in Saskatchewan history in support of the intellectually disabled - a total of $62.5 million since 2008.

The money for the 440 program provided new or expanded services in 41 communities throughout Saskatch-ewan, funding 500 staff positions for community-based organizations (CBOs). As suggested earlier, with 75 new group homes built since the 440 program started, this social programming commitment has gone well beyond the cities.

And what has emerged as a result of this major effort can best be described as a network of support services, involv-ing the Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres (SARC), Saskatchewan Approved Private Service Homes (APSH) Inc., Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, and many more individual CBOs.

“This is a milestone day for every one of the 440 people on the original wait list, and the rest of our province as well,” Wall said in a press release. “I am very pleased to announce that services are now in place, or in development, for every one of the people on the list.

“It is our government’s goal to make Saskatchewan the best place to live in Canada for people with disabilities, and this is another step toward that goal.”

Of course, not everyone has been completely enamoured with the government’s boasts.

The NDP said the government’s hubris in announc-ing that it had met the needs of everyone with intellectual disabilities in the province resulted in several calls to the Opposition caucus offi ce from people who don’t feel their children’s needs have been met.

One such call came from Herbert resident Craig Bayl-iss. Bayliss said he travelled to the premier’s Swift Current constituency offi ce four times because he and his wife were desperate for help for their intellectually disabled 24-year-old son who is in need of constant care.

There are additional complexities in such a case, but perhaps the lesson for government is to never assume that the work is ever done.

That said, Wall - whose own 23-year-old nephew, Dar-ren, is intellectually disabled and benefi ting from similar programming in Alberta - should be given credit for address-ing the overall issue with determination and compassion.

There are many needs in Saskatchewan, but few are as worthwhile as providing help and hope to those who are the least fortunate.

Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Leader Post

MURRAY MANDRYK

Prairie Perspective

Helping disabled a big accomplishment

In terms of popularity, taxes might rank right up there with ... well, nothing.

Nobody likes talking about taxes and they sure don’t like pay-ing them. And you can be absolutely sure that politicians don’t like raising taxes, lest they feel the wrath of the voting public.

That’s why we have to offer grudging respect to the members of city council for their decision to raise taxes during their May 6 meeting. As was reported in last week’s edition of The Mercury, council passed a motion to raise taxes by two mills, which is roughly a 10 per cent hike. In making the decision, council basically said their hand was forced by the upcoming projects to rebuild the north leg of Highway 47 through the city. The work is expected to cost around $4 million.

Although the City is splitting the costs with the province, that is still a substantial amount of money for a municipal government to come up with. They could have borrowed the money, but that really wouldn’t have been a practical solution, especially with their debt limit much too high already. There were likely other avenues that could have been taken, but most of them would have been akin to putting a bandage over a bullet wound.

No, the only real move for council was to raise taxes, as unpopu-lar or, as Mayor Roy Ludwig said, unsavoury, a decision it might be.

The increase will net more than $1.7 million in additional tax revenue this year, all of which will probably go towards the Highway 47 rebuild. Where this decision will pay off is down the road when the City has that extra revenue to tackle other pressing projects. As we all know, there is a healthy backlog of work and, as we are painfully learning this year, there is always a surprise or two that pops up. Ludwig said there should also be some extra money to pay down debt, which is never a bad thing.

As much as council deserves some praise for the tough deci-sion, it’s tough to get too warm and fuzzy when you think about the events that led to this point.

For far too many years the council of the day couldn’t see past the next election and refused to raise taxes. It’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback but in light of our current infrastructure plight, the lack of foresight shown by council and senior administration in the late 1990s and early 2000s is mind boggling. Sure, they didn’t raise taxes, but they also allowed our infrastructure to crumble and here we are today, paying for that inaction and lack of planning.

And boy, are we paying. This council seems dedicated to a long-term plan of getting

Estevan’s infrastructure back in shape. We only hope they follow through with this plan because the inaction of the past cannot be allowed to be repeated in the future.

On the topic of talking about taxes, it seems fairly clear that council would be among those who do not like speaking on this subject and others.

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Grudging respect

for tough decision

All the world’s a stage, and we are mere players.

There are a lot of people out there trying to do good things for the less fortunate, but somehow the problems keep accumulating due to baseline problems that never seem to be addressed.

Take for instance these facts.

One-eighth of the world’s population is starving or mal-nourished.

One-fifth of the world’s population is offi cially obese.

Discuss that one over your next Pilsner at Waterhole No. 4, dear diary.

Africa is still the most prob-lematic global region in terms of food production, consumption and delivery.

Why? Well, according to those

who do the studying, the ma-jority of the food is raised by women but the decisions are made by men.

Weather extremes on that continent are only secondary problems for crop growers. Their system is the primary problem.

Or as my guru neighbour Linda G. pointed out last week, “they’re dealing with climate change, not global warming.”

What are other existing, non-changing problems?

Well, transporting food

from high production areas to where it is needed is problem-atic.

And now it seems we’re using our feedstock to produce fuel, just when we don’t need to do that. Using food for fuel is infl uencing prices … upward. That’s great if you’re a North American farmer or a commodi-ties trader. Not so good if you’re starving in Rwanda.

Old feedstocks used to be gobbled up by animals, which were then used for food or as working tools. We don’t do that much now.

As it now stands, Africa’s farming community, such as it is, is producing at a 20 per cent level of its potential. That’s because the women are being held back, gaining access to only small plots, small loans and small-minded men.

Crop diversity is strong, the crops they are allowed to grow, are good.

Over here in North America, we have to deal with commodi-ties traders who merely shuffl e paper and make a fortune while the real commodities traders,

the ones who actually grow and move the grain, run the terminals and railroads, have to deal with another set of mechanical and technical challenges.

The paper shufflers play with food and their speculations add nothing to the table. The bankers and speculators will deny it because they don’t want to stand accused of denying food to anyone.

In the meantime, grow-ing Third World countries are emerging into Second and First World countries and they are developing a taste for meat, just while meat consumption in North America is declining … but not enough … so that puts more pressure on our land and water sources.

Have you noticed I haven’t even brought up the topic of politicians? Biggest problem of all it seems. Rich and powerful governments need to lead.

They aren’t and they don’t want to.

So that’s that for now. Sorry Africa, call Oxfam or one of those other guys.

Just a closing note on the arrival of our astronaut Chris Hadfi el. I always knew he was one of those “down to earth kind of guys.” He proved it Monday night.

OK, bad joke, couldn’t re-sist it though. So sue me.

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A6 ⇠ The decision to pass the motion was accom-panied by almost no discussion from council. Ludwig and Councillor Greg Hoffort were the only two members to speak about the decision and it was obvious all of the debate was carried out behind closed doors. Does council feel residents don’t deserve to hear some of that debate?

One of the hallmarks of the previous council was a terrible lack of debate about serious matters. When an important motion came up, it was usually voted on and passed in little or no time. One hand was needed to count the number of actual discussions on important topics in open council — the great crumb rubber debate of 2011 aside.

If council expects the public to get behind its deci-sions, perhaps it would be wise to allow the public to hear about them in open council. We in the media do what we can to keep the public informed, but the reason cameras are allowed in chambers is so people can hear what goes into decisions such as raising taxes.

This current council is off to a solid start after mak-ing what will not likely be a popular move for some tax-payers. Injecting some much-needed transparency into the process would be another step in the right direction.

EDITORIAL

To the Editor:I will try to keep this as brief as possible. I just

want to say that the City of Estevan and its citizens are good and loyal subjects of Regens Disposal. And as good and loyal subjects, we have been following their decrees without a word unless posted here in your paper.

First came the order, all citizens of Estevan will use our big bins for garbage use, and each household will only receive one bin, and you will pay for them monthly, do not overload these bins, as our drivers will not exit the vehicle to pick up any dropped bags, we will just run over them as we drive away.

Then came the order, all streets unless otherwise posted will have their garbage picked up in front of their homes, so make sure all of these big ugly bins are sitting in front of your house, full of garbage, stinking up the streets once a week.

Followed by the much acclaimed recent order,

there will be no back alley pick up on any street other than First Street, does one of their office personnel live on this street?

I received notice after the fact, of garbage on Third Street being picked up in front. Now, living on this street, I have difficulty finding a parking spot on any given day, and now with the clutter of stinking garbage cans along the block, parking is at a premium.

I was informed it was due to back alleys being in poor condition. Well, the alley is fine now, in fact, the alley was always the best maintained roadway in the city, as were all alleys Regens drove down. That must have been a decree they issued to the City, keep the alleys clear, the streets can be crap, but the alleys must be cleaned.

We all know, that once they pull the cans from the alley, they will never let them go back. I, for one, have opted out of putting the ugly bin on the street, I simply haul my own garbage to the dump weekly, for

$3 a dump, plus fuel.Here we are paying for a service, that isn`t a ser-

vice at all, and bowing down to every commandment uttered from their office.

Very soon, we will be ordered to pay for three bins, one for garbage, one for metal, and one for plastic, hope you are all ready for it. I will not be told what to do by this outfit, and very soon, I will be taking the bin I have sitting in my alley, and dropping it off at City Hall, and requesting my water bill be adjusted so I am not paying the ridiculous fee I am currently paying for garbage removal.

Brent Dietrich,Estevan, Sask.

(Editor’s Note: Mr. Dietrich’s letter was submitted prior to the announcement that garbage pickup will return to back alleys where applicable.)

Unhappy with garbage service

The Editor:It appears that the

city council had its eyes opened very wide when they received the recent audit report which was re-quested by the City as the treasurer was resigning.

The report suggested a whistle-blower policy for actions in the City and the City embraced it, or so they say. I have called city hall numerous times re: garbage collection and also have taken a video down and showed it and guess what, nothing was ever done about it. I mean nothing was ever done about it.

The city manager is

in control of this contrac-tor and with a salary of $262,798.39 last year you would think he would do a better job on not only this contractor. This salary is posted on the Internet for the year ending 2012, and may be located on page 72 of Feb.11, 2013 regu-lar agenda, under council packages.

I have also talked to the City engineering re: the contractor ’s trucks running all over hell in the city with loads of material spilling onto the streets and suggested they were overloaded and most of them are. But after talking to the EPS I found that

the city does not have any restrictions per se.

We pay to have new infrastructure installed and then the contractors haul the heavy loads over it and destroy it and then we have to replace it; a vicious circle I would say.

The new city reser-voir was required years and years ago but was put off just like a lot of other things and no monies set aside and it required a $10 million loan to get it going in 2011 as the City debt was over $7 million at the time. Then came the $10 million loan for Spectra Place and that still did not reduce the defi cit

in the City as city council was on a spending spree, with beautifi cation, walk paths etc. Keeping up with the Joneses is what I would call it. Now, we are saddled with another $15 million loan and a 10 per cent increase in taxes on a new assessment that is right out to lunch.

The city seems to have 10 per cent as a benchmark as we had a 10 per cent increase on utilities, 10 per cent on taxes and the coun-cil receives a 10 per cent increase in salary. What can they hit us with next?

What’s with all the cement at Spectra Place? If anyone would take a

look at the Icon Centre cement work that is busted all to hell and this is only one year of snow remov-al. Talk about a waste of money.

I have hit on way too many items I know, but I have had a build-up of complaints for a long time.

Dale M. WetschEstevan, Sask.

(Editor’s note: The salary to which Mr. Wetsch speaks of is the combined wages for the city man-ager’s offi ce as listed in

the treasurer’s report for 2012. It does not provide a breakdown on how many City employees are in-cluded in those combined wages for the past year.)

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Readings by Pat

It was a night of pomp and circum-stance as the Army Cadets presented themselves for the annual inspection.

The 2901 Estevan (Elks) PPCLI Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps gathered in the curling rink, stand-ing at attention in fi ne lines as family members sat down to watch the pro-ceedings. The pipe band serenaded at-tendees inside for the May 7 ceremony.

Estevan Police Service Chief Del Block had the honour of acting as the inspecting offi cer and was led through the straight-backed lines by Captain Craig Bird, the cadet’s commanding offi cer.

Block also addressed the cadets with some words of encouragement, saying what they learn in the cadet corps are lessons they can keep forever.

“I encourage you to chase your dreams, go after what you want and be your own person,” said Block as he touted all the attributes the cadets learn, like discipline, respect and the difference between right and wrong.

He said those skills and attributes will ground the cadets and help carry them forward to the Armed Forces, police or fi re departments, as tradespeople or any other walk of life they decide upon.

Block noted that the pipe band started

in 1976, the same year Block started at EPS, and he recollected often hearing the music booming from the Legion when he would travel past and the band was prac-tising inside.

“(The band) is something Estevan should be proud of,” said Block. “It re-

ally is something for this community to be proud of.”

The pipes and drum band performed during the marches as well as playing some music on a break that included a drum solo.

Awards were handed out, with presen-

tations made by Captain Ken Turner, deputy commanding officer of the army cadets.

It was the last year in the cadets for John Klassen, who received the Es-prit de Corps Award for Sports, as well as the being the best overall shooter.

The Best Cadet award was given to Sgt. Radley Kolb, who also received the Most All Around Athlete Award.

The most improved cadet distinc-tion went to James Fullawka, while the best fi rst year shooter was Abhishek Singh.

The best first year cadet was Catherine Kroeker, while the best second year cadet award went to Grif-fi n Bolvin.

Sgt. Chad Willette was awarded the Captain Fred Slater Memorial Award.

The top three shooters in the corps were Klassen, collecting the top spot with the silver medal going to Cpl. Borys Bodnarus and Paul Drozd earn-ing the bronze. Cadets also receive service awards

after four years in the program, collecting a new bar each year after the fourth. A number of the cadets received the service medals, while Klassen earned his fourth and fi nal bar, as he ages out of the program.

Cadets inspected at annual event

Estevan Police Service Chief Del Block was the inspecting offi cer at the 2901 Estevan

(Elks) PPCLI Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps annual inspection on May 7.

Members of the Army Cadet pipes and drum band

perform a pounding solo at the annual inspection.

Army cadet John Klassen salutes during the army

cadets inspection. Klassen received the Best Over-

all Shooter award in his last year in the program.

Members of the Estevan Army Cadet Corps stand at

attention during their annual inspection last week.


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The Hearthstone Com-munity Campaign is con-tinuing to chug towards its goal of raising $8 million for a new nursing home.

The group comprised of local volunteers recently announced they have col-lected $6.7 million of the total, which is required before any work on a new home can begin.

Committee member Don Kindopp said as they inch closer towards the goal, the group is getting excited about reaching their milestone. As for when that might happen, Kindopp said there are some groups still contem-plating requests and he is confi dent it will not take long.

“Sometimes you think the last couple of million would be the hardest but I don’t think the way the community is responding that it is going to be that hard,” he said. “The end

is near.”Kindopp said the com-

munity has really gotten behind this effort, noting that both businesses and individuals have made signifi cant contributions to a new facility.

“ We ’ v e h a d o v e r $200,000 in just memori-als. We have one gentle-man who gets paid an hon-orarium for what he does in the community and every dollar of that honorarium he gives to Hearthstone.”

Kindopp noted that he and his fellow Hearthstone members were somewhat concerned about wheth-er or not the community would get behind the need for a nursing home since it does not have as large an impact as something like Spectra Place. Fortunately that hasn’t been the case at all.

“A nursing home is something that doesn’t have the same kind of

synergy (as Spectra Place), but maybe we were wrong in thinking that because people have come and sup-ported us very well.”

One of the largest con-tributions towards the goal is from the always commu-nity minded Spectra Credit

Union, which of course will soon be known as Af-fi nity Credit Union.

Spectra had previously thrown its support behind a new nursing home but because they were in the process of seeking another credit union to partner

with had not announced how large that contribu-tion would be. All mys-tery was removed May 1 when Spectra and Affi nity confi rmed they would be donating $400,000. They also presented the second instalment of their contri-

bution at the event.“We had committed

to this before the amalga-mation and it was an easy conversation with Affin-ity,” said Spectra CEO Tim Schroh. “They said ‘absolutely, it fi ts with our mandate too.’”

Hearthstone keeps chugging along

Spectra and Affi nity Credit Unions made the second installment of their donation to Hearthstone Community

Campaign recently.

It seems as though spring has not led to any kind of a building boom in Estevan.

According to the building permits report for April, the City of Estevan issued just eight building permits throughout the month. Those permits had a combined value of $1.255 million.

Of those permits, housing was the clear focus. Four permits, worth $1.19 million, were issued for single family residences. One permit for a multi-family residence with 39 units was issued.

Although the City has said on more than one occa-sion they are expecting to see solid numbers in 2013, that optimism has not materialized into hard numbers thus far.

Through April just 22 permits with a value of just over $5 million have been issued. That is behind the pace set in 2012 and well behind the recent average.

On a provincial level, the province saw the pace pick up in March, according to a recent report by Statistics Canada.

In March 2013, building permits in the province to-talled $270 million, the highest on record for the month of March. This was a 22.6 per cent rise from March 2012, the third highest percentage increase in the nation.

“In spite of less than ideal weather conditions, Sas-katchewan’s construction businesses were still able to make progress,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “That says

a lot about the quality of the companies and the skilled workers who make up one of our economy’s most impor-tant sectors.”

Non-residential building permits were up by 32.7 per cent on a year-over year basis, while residential permits were up 14.5 per cent over the same period.

On a month-over-month basis, building permits were up by 26.6 per cent between February 2013 and March 2013 on a seasonally adjusted basis.

“Saskatchewan’s economy is making gains at a steady pace,” Boyd said. “It’s the growth in residential and non-residential projects that’s making the difference, and that’s creating jobs and impacting overall economic growth.”

Construction pace continues to lag locally


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Saskatchewan’s angling and hunting licence vendors that are transitioning to the new online automated Hunting, Trapping and Angling Licence (HAL) system will still be able to sell paper licences for this year.

“We are taking a decades-old paper system and moving it online and there have been a few growing pains this spring,” Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said. “In sup-port of the stakeholders who are going through this transition with us and to make sure anglers can hit the water this spring issue free, we will make paper licences available as a back-up, in the event of computer problems or challenges with data entry.”

The back-up paper licences will only be available for this year. In 2014, the HAL licensing system will be entirely electronic. Only vendors who are adopting the new electronic system will be issued the paper licences.

“Hunting and angling licence vendors play an important role in the partnership for managing Saskatchewan’s fi sh and wildlife resources and we want to ensure that the best possible system is available to them,” Cheveldayoff said. “By bringing the licensing sys-tem online, we receive real-time information on how our province’s fi shing and hunting

resources are being enjoyed which benefi ts our stakeholders, guests and the Ministry of Environment’s conservation efforts for generations to come.”

Individuals can access the automated licensing system to establish an account and be assigned a unique HAL identifi cation number. They will only ever have to register once and then they will be able to purchase all future licences as they become available.

Individuals can purchase their licences:* online through their personal computer any time;* through private issuers, Ministry of Environment and select provincial park of-

fi ces; or* by phone at 1-855-848-4773.For this year, spring bear licences must be purchased from a local licence issuer,

Ministry of Environment or select provincial park offi ces. All remaining licences will be available online in time for the fall hunting season.

Detailed instructions for signing up for a HAL number and how to purchase a licence are available at www.gov.sk.ca/huntingandfi shing.

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There’s nothing like helping the police out, especially when they least expect it.

One intoxicated man on the Energy City streets did just that on the night of May 12 when he signalled for a city police patrol cruiser to stop while he staggered down the street.

The man asked the offi cer to arrest him because he was a “bad man.” He then opened the back door of the patrol car and got in.

The rather surprised, but perhaps suitably impressed police offi cer transported the inebriated man to police headquarters where he was placed in cells for the evening after being charged with being intoxicated in public. He was released in the morning after regaining sobriety.

On that same evening shift, police were required to intervene in another situation, but this time the subject in question was a lot less docile and co-operative.

When they were called to the south side of the city, po-lice encountered a domestic dispute that involved a young male breaking a window, slamming doors and pushing his aunt down. He then struck the window of a vehicle that

she had entered in an attempt to evade his wrath. The man was arrested and was scheduled for a Mon-

day morning court appearance.This domestic dispute was just one of several that

Estevan Police Service (EPS) members were required to attend to on Sunday evening and early Monday morning May 12 and 13.

All the other domestic dispute incidents were con-cluded with no charges being laid.

Earlier in the week, EPS members found themselves responding to a number of bylaw complaints such as noisy parties, parking infractions and erratic driving. They also responded to a false alarm in the industrial section of the city on the night of May 6. On the night of May 11, EPS members received a call through the Report Impaired Drivers system and located a driver of a vehicle who appeared to be somewhat impaired. A roadside test was administered and the driver received a 24-hour driving suspension after his blood-alcohol level was seen to be above .04 per cent.

EPS members spent a good deal of their time on

Saturday night responding to loud party complaints in various areas of the city.

In the latter part of the evening, police encountered a 54-year-old man who was wandering down a street with his face covered in blood as a result of a cut above his eye. As police questioned him, it was learned that the subject did not know where he was and was displaying signs of severe impairment from alcohol. He was taken to hospital where he received several stitches to close the wound and was checked for other potential injuries. Police learned the man had no one trustworthy to be released to so he was lodged in cells for the remainder of the night for his own safety.

On the night of May 12, EPS members discovered another severely intoxicated person while on patrol. They alerted emergency medical services personnel who transported the subject to hospital for further examination.

Police also responded to a 911 call from a woman who stated that a man was following her. When police attended to the area, they learned the subject had left but the matter was kept under investigation.

Self declared bad man gives up easily

An Estevan youth was taken into custody on Mon-day after being sentenced for several break and enters and thefts.

The youth is now an adult, but the crimes were committed before he turned 18 and, he was sentenced under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in Este-van provincial court.

The youth pleaded guilty to six charges, includ-ing three break and enters, two involving homes and another involving a business in Stoughton. The remaining charges were for theft.

The Crown prosecutor noted the youth doesn’t fol-low court orders and displays a “criminal attitude toward crime.”

In a pre-sentence report, the youth was identifi ed as a Level 4 to reoffend, which is on the higher end.

One of the charges stem from an incident in which the youth was at a friend’s house. They found a key to the gun safe and removed a shotgun. The weapon was then put in a vehicle and was taken out of Estevan where the youth attempted to sell it for drugs.

The Crown noted the youth was unsuccessful in the sale, noting the charge is theft under $5,000, but because the target of the theft was a weapon and he was at-tempting to sell it, that is an aggravating factor.

Judge Karl Bazin said, “Although (he) has only had two previous sentencings,

with today’s as well, the of-fences basically come from the past two years where not much time passes until he reoffends. Particularly the break and enters that we’re dealing with today show a total disrespect for other people’s homes and busi-nesses.”

He said the youth has in the past not abided by non-custodial sentences, and because he has committed offences for which an adult could be sentenced to more than two years in prison, the youth is eligible to receive a jail sentence.

Defence was requesting a non-custodial sentence, while the Crown requested six months in open custody. The Crown noted open cus-tody would allow the youth to address his drug and alco-hol issues.

“Open custody would also address rehabilitation and give meaningful conse-quences for the offences,” said Bazin, when giving his decision to sentence the youth to the six-month term in custody.

Under the rules of the YCJA, a youth must serve two-thirds of that sentence in custody, so for the fi nal two months, the youth will serve a community term. After that, the youth will be under a 12-month probation order, resulting in a curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

There were also restitu-tion orders of $1,410, $600 and $100.

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SaskPower is again encouraging its customers to get rid of old fridges.

SaskPower has made two key changes to the Refrigerator Recycling Program in 2013, now in its fourth year: cus-tomers can now sign up to recycle an old freezer without a fridge, and all Saskatchewan businesses are now eligible to partici-pate in the program free of charge.

“We’re listening to customers and making changes that they’ve asked for,” said Robert Watson, SaskPower president and CEO. “Customers tell us that they appreciate the convenience our program offers and the savings they see on their power bill. Now an even larger number of people can participate.”

Remov ing an o ld fridge or freezer from the home can save customers more than $100 per year on their power bill, de-pending on the date the ap-pliance was manufactured.

A total of 17,000 re-frigerators and freezers have been recycled since the program was launched in 2010 – that’s enough electricity to power 2,400 homes for a year (or 21 million kilowatt hours). Over the same time period, the program has reduced CO2 emissions by the equivalent of planting 3.5 million full-grown trees.

Full program details are available online at saskpower.com/effi ciency.

Customers looking to book an appointment or with questions about eligi-bility can visit saskpower.com/efficiency or call 1-877-SK RECYCLE (1-877-757-3292) between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday-Friday, or 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekends.

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B.A.D. BarbecueThe Bikers Against Diabetes group held their

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Gwen Keith has been hired as the director of edu-cation for the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division effective Aug. 1 of this year.

Keith is currently the executive director of a Je-suit academy, Mother Te-resa Middle School, an innovation school in north central Regina.

Keith served as direc-tor of education for Regina Catholic Schools for 14 years and has served on sev-eral boards including those at Notre Dame, Campion and the Canadian Evalu-ation Society. She is also president of the University of Regina Alumni Asso-ciation and has taught at the University of Regina for the past 20 years in student diversity and assessment.

Keith and her husband Rod, who farms in the Rou-leau area, have two daugh-ters, Nicol and Skylar.

Keith will be assum-ing the duties of director following the retirement of current director Shelley Rowein.

Holy Family also an-nounced at the same time they have appointed Chris-tine Arnett as their new superintendent of fi nance, effective Aug. 1.

Arnett is replacing cur-rent finance superinten-dent Cal Martin who has resigned the position to pursue other opportunities.

Arnett moved to Sas-katchewan from Ontario in 2010 to serve as secretary-treasurer for a northern school division. She brings an extensive accounting, fi nancial and administrative background to the job. Holy Family said she has been awarded the professional manager designation from the Canadian Institute of Management that reflects professional integrity, work performance and recogni-tion among peers.

Arnett has taken the op-portunity to speak to young professionals in the past, providing them with advice and knowledge on the need for sound personal and busi-ness fi nancial management and achievement of goals.

Arnett has two children, a son in university and a daughter in high school. She has been a dedicated member of the Lions Club for over 10 years and has contributed her talents as a curling coach for high school teams in the past.

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It’s still going to be Estevan Idol. But this year, a secondnight seg-ment, let’s call it Este-van’s Got Talent (EGT), will take centre stage for one night at the annual Estevan Exhibition. That means audition additions too.

According to Este-van Idol producer Lisa Sovdi-Beaulieu, it was time to spread wings by expanding the mandate in the search for new talent in and around the Energy City.

“Any age, family ap-propriate talent, that’s the rule,” Sovdi-Beaulieu said while making the an-nouncement.

“If you can dance, are an illusionist, comedian or your pet can do all kinds of tricks … then Estevan’s Got Talent is for you,” she said.

Last year the Estevan Idol governors were pre-sented with a challenge when a two-girl duet team signed up for the audi-tions. As it turned out, they weren’t able to appear

due to previous commit-ments, but it opened up the question of whether or not Estevan Idol, the pure singing talent show, would expand its borders to include duets, trios or other singing groups.

Now those groups will have a slot. They will

be included in the Este-van’s Got Talent segment, leaving Estevan Idol in its traditional format as a contest for solo singers and their instruments or backup music.

“We don’t want to lose the essence of the competition for Estevan

Idol, just add to the tal-ent base,” said Sovdi-Beaulieu.

The new category, EGT, will be for all ages while Estevan Idol will still operate with adult and junior categories. Adults are those 16 years of age and over and junior com-

petitors are 15 and under. Last year’s call for

auditions resulted in 24 ju-nior contestants stepping up to the microphones while 10 adults took a stab at making it to the fi nals on the public stage.

“Audition judges de-termine who and how many get to go on stage for the money and prizes,” said Sovdi-Beaulieu who is producing the show for a third consecutive year.

The tentative sched-ule will see the fi rst round of junior and senior Idol contestants on stage on the night of Monday, June 17, the first day of the exhibition.

On Tuesday, June 18, Estevan’s Got Talent con-testants will take to the stage and a winner will be declared that night.

On Wednesday, June 19, the Estevan Idol fi nal-ists will sing out one more time, bringing their best vocals for the public and the judges.

The auditions for both segments will be held Sunday, May 26 at Estevan

Exhibition Hall. “Estevan’s Got Talent

auditions will begin at 1 p.m.. Estevan Idol’s senior hopefuls will audition beginning at 2 p.m. and at 3 p.m. the junior Idol hopefuls will audition,” said Sovdi-Beaulieu.

Cara Herperger and Jayme Hall are the emcees and hostesses for all three nights.

While the Estevan Idol contestants will be at the mercy of the judges, the Estevan’s Got Talent contributors will be judged according to audience ap-peal and applause with the judges simply providing some input into how the act might improve.

The names of the Es-tevan Idol judges will be announced at a later date.

The prizes all contes-tants will be vying for will also be announced later.

“As in the past, the prizes are based on com-munity and local business sponsorships and they’ve been very generous in the past,” Sovdi-Beaulieu said in conclusion.

Estevan Idol just got a whole lot biggerEstevan’s Got Talent category added this year

Lisa Sovdi-Beaulieu, adding new twists to the annual Estevan Idol competition.

Sun Country announced May 9 that it was expanding its primary health care services for residents by adding another nurse practitioner (NP) and a new primary health care site to its regional coverage.

NP Laura Wood began working in the Carlyle Primary Health Clinic May 13. She replaced Jeanie Daku who has moved on to set up a new primary health site in Kipling.

The new primary health site in Kipling will be located in the Kipling Medical Clinic. A new primary health care doctor, Chinwe Joy Osondu, will also begin prac-tising in that clinic this spring.

“This is an exciting opportunity to enhance team-based care and collaborative practice for the residents of Kipling,” said Wanda Miller, regional director, primary health care for the region. “The NP and doctor will be available as part of a whole health-care team, including a physiotherapist, dietitian, diabetic educator, home care and mental health services.”

Creating the primary health care site helps to enhance all those existing services and make the public more aware of them and more helpful to them, she said.

“One of the benefi ts of creating a specifi c PHC site in a community is the regular patient satisfaction surveys conducted about the team. The public will be surveyed on a regular basis, with the results used to drive the development of programs and identify needs and necessary improvements.”

Sun Country said they were especially pleased to be re-opening the clinic be-cause the Kipling community was without emergency and doctor services for several months at the beginning of the year. Currently there is a team of rotating doctors providing care.

“We are excited for this opportunity to work in Kipling,” Miller said. The Kipling PHC site will be the fi fth in Sun Country Health Region. There are

other PHC sites in Coronach, Bengough, Estevan/Lampman/Midale and Carlyle.

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After everything Trev-or Chambers went through, one of the toughest things he had to do was look his boss in the face and tell him he wouldn’t be able to go back to work.

A big part of his per-sonal identity was his job as a motorman on a drilling rig. He was a big, strong man, nicknamed Beast by his crew. Chambers was 27 years old in 1993, and June 16 that year marked the end of his life on the rigs.

That night, the Alberta man was out with his crew, drinking as hard as they worked earlier that day. They wanted to go into Brooks, Alta. to have a few more drinks. Chambers didn’t drive, but he did pile into the vehicle with his roughneck, who was in no better shape to drive, behind the wheel.

Before arriving at Brooks, the vehicle, which was being driven at about 160 km/h, left the road and rolled. Chambers was thrown from the vehicle, and while the driver es-caped with scratches and bruises, Chambers was left with some broken ribs, a

dislocated hip and seri-ous brain injuries. He was found face down in a fi eld and airlifted via STARS to Calgary where he spent the next six weeks in a coma.

Chambers gave a pre-sentation at the Days Inn Plaza on Monday to mem-bers of Independent Well Services and Sun Country Well Servicing. With his right leg in a knee brace,

Chambers kept his hands clasped in front of him throughout his presenta-tion, as his arms shook with tremors. His speech has been affected by the accident as well, but after years of physiotherapy and speech therapy, he has been speaking to crowds about his experiences for a number of years.

“It only took a minute

for the accident to change the rest of my life,” Cham-bers said. “I sometimes feel very angry at myself and the person who was driving under the influ-ence of alcohol. The thing is, it takes one accident to change your life.”

Chambers said he nev-er expected he would have to wonder about whether he would ever walk again, play ball with his son or be able to work for a living. He said he wants people to slow down and always be thinking about conse-quences because of the way danger can lurk seen or unseen in so many places.

“It’s a high price to pay for an err in judg-ment,” he said of his in-juries and those of others who are killed in collisions as a result of impaired driving.

Chambers said it was his son who was affected by the accident as much as he was. His son was six years old when the colli-sion occurred.

“At six years of age, my son and I never had the opportunity to play sports and do other activities to-

gether when some parents take it for granted,” he said. “You cannot imagine what it’s like until it happens to you, and I hope no one will ever have to experi-ence this.”

He said most accidents are caused by distractions like cellphones, fatigue and even cough syrup and cited a stat that 20 per cent of all car accidents are alcohol related. He noted insur-ance is void for those who get into accidents under the influence of alcohol, as well as prescription and over the counter drugs that have labels specifically warning against driving after taking them.

Chambers called im-paired driving a “premedi-tated criminal act.”

He doesn’t remember what it was like working in the oil and gas sector or much of anything else before the accident. He has since been told by co-workers about his time working on rigs.

“My past has been completely wiped out of my memory. I feel part of my life has been robbed. Remember, your vehicle can be a deadly weapon. It only takes a few seconds for an accident to happen, but you will take the rest of your life wishing it never happened.”

Alberta man tells of life after impaired accident

Trevor Chambers gave a presentation to employees

of two oil well servicing companies about impaired

and dangerous driving. Chambers is a former oilfi eld

worker who suff ered brain injuries in an impaired

driving accident 20 years ago.

The Carbon Sequestration and Storage project at the Boundary Dam Power Station was in the spotlight at a U.S. conference in Pittsburgh.

Premier Brad Wall was the lead-off speaker at the 12th Annual Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration Conference in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

“Saskatchewan is an energy powerhouse and a major player in the fi eld of carbon capture and enhanced oil recov-ery, thanks to the hard work of SaskPower, the Petroleum Technology and Research Centre and many others,” Wall said. “With signifi cant help from the federal government, we’re investing $1.24 billion to build the world’s fi rst and largest post-combustion commercial-scale clean coal, carbon capture and storage project; a project that is on time and on budget.”

The conference was held in co-operation with a num-ber of leading groups, including the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Energy Technology Laboratory of the United States, Carnegie Mellon University and the North American Carbon Capture and Storage Association.

More than 300 scientifi c and technical papers were presented by scientists from all over the world.

“Coal is at the very least a transitional source of energy that will be with us for some time,” Wall said. “Saskatch-ewan technology is a potential game changer in terms of worldwide GHG reductions.”

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Ten digit telephone dialing became offi cial this week.

But there was a much simpler time in the tele-phone lexicon.

Telephones were all land lines and you needed to contact a telephone central operator to make your calls.

In some communities, the connection was very easy to accommodate and the numbers were simple, starting with No. 1 as the first number in the tele-phone book and moving up through the two and three digit numbers.

The telephone opera-tors, especially the veterans, could pretty well read your mind. Certain residences with certain people at cer-tain times of the day would be connecting with certain people at certain other resi-dences or businesses. You could count on it. These operators were the early day text messengers. If called upon, they might

even know where your kid was if you phoned home and there was no answer.

In other words, in the simpler times, the operator was part of the community … a person who was happy to link one person with another.

Only in the larger cen-tres did the phone numbers exceed three digits.

Then along came dial phones. Operators were eased out, the switchboards in small offi ces and in back bedrooms became obsolete. Suddenly seven digit dial-ing became the mandate.

But very soon, some SaskTel customers found out that although seven digit dialing was seen to be necessary, they knew they only needed to dial fi ve numbers. Not a great time saver really, but what the heck, if you supposedly needed to dial 555-2415, but really only needed to dial 52415, then that’s what you did and your call went

through. That lasted for a few

years, right through the ro-tary dial and into the punch dial worlds of the 1960s and into the 1970s.

Soon enough, the fi ve digit regime ended. No con-

nection unless you dialed all seven digits to get a local call completed.

In the pre- and post-Second World War world you simply asked the op-erator to “get me long dis-tance” if you needed to

call another city or town, near or far. They made the necessary connection and you waited until the route call was made and cleared and you listened in while the operators performed their magic.

With the seven digit system, the area codes were necessary as the prefi x to the long distance call and every province, state, coun-try and region had their own.

Saskatchewan is now about to acknowledge an-other sure sign of growth with the addition of another area code later this month with 639 about to join our familiar 306 as a Saskatch-ewan area number.

Yes, there are still op-erators on standby, ready to assist us when we need them. Some are automated, but almost sound like your friendly neighbourhood op-erator of days gone by. All are effi cient and pleasantly helpful. But we hear so

little from them now. We dial India or Iraq without additional assistance. We have mobility in our phone connection systems that defy descriptions. We are so, so connected.

So when Rick Perry uncovered this old Perry Hardware calendar from 1947, with the simplest of phone numbers, he said he just had to forward it on to us as a reminder of those days when phoning your lo-cal hardware store required one simple step, one simple phone number.

Oh, and if you were a kid and learning how to use the telephone for the fi rst time … you were reminded that when you asked the operator to connect you, you always said “please” because chances were she knew you, she was your neighbour, not a digital service provider.

You couldn’t act like a brat with that text mes-senger.

Ten digit dialing? How about one digit?

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dialing regime.

Free the Children re-ceived a little bit more money for their interna-tional causes last week thanks to the generosity of the Sacred Heart/Sacŕe Coeur students, staff, par-ents and a supporting com-munity.

Pennies are still to be found in the city and the SH students were on the lookout for them for their recent Penny Drive.

For every bag of pen-nies collected, Free the Children is able to provide clean drinking water for

one person in a developing country.

With initiative provid-ed by the school’s leader-ship team, and the students and their families, they were able to collect 36 bags of pennies over the past few weeks. The collection

weighed in at 404 pounds. The promotion went

well beyond expectations and the school issued their thanks to the local branch of the Royal Bank of Can-ada for handling the huge volume of pennies to ac-commodate the project.

Over 400 pounds of pennies for Free the Children

The Sacred Heart penny drive resulted in over 400

pounds of pennies being collected for a clean water

project for Free the Children. Members of the school’s

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It was more than a banner year for Southern Plains Co-op. It was, by most acceptable standards, the best year ever in the association’s 66 years of operation.

That was the good news brought to the members by the directors and management team at the local co-operative’s annual general meeting on Monday night in the Taylorton Room at the Days Inn.

Southern Plains’s board president Robert Grimsrud and general manager Gerald Gane provided summaries of the co-op’s fi nancial and business activities and board members reported on social and other promotional projects.

Expansion continues to be a key word for the local enterprise as plans for major building projects in Estevan and Oxbow were explained to the 52 members and nine guests who attended the AGM.

Sales topped the $76.8 million mark for the year ending Jan. 31, 2013, said Grimsrud.

The profi t on operations in southeast Saskatchewan that includes seven facilities, was $1.6 million. After receiving the patronage refund from Federated Co-operatives Ltd. and allowing for income taxes payable, net savings were just over $5.04 million.

Gane said the bottom line was boosted by the fact that business could be conducted in a more normal fashion in 2012, following the fl oods of 2011, and all activities got ramped up which placed a lot of pressure on staff, but they were able to respond to the new demands.

Total business was up by $1.4 million, the GM said, and the success was attributed to the dedication of staff

and loyalty of members. Later that evening, FCL director Clint MacDonald

noted that in recent branding studies, it was determined

t h a t c o - operatives are viewed as being “old” in most corners, but when re- searchers dug deeper, it was determined that the public saw that as being a good thing, not a bad thing. In other words, it was “old good, not old bad,” said MacDonald. People are comfortable in the Co-op and that has led them to a new promotional theme that states, “You’re at home here.”

Gane noted the growth in business at all locations including the gas bars, convenience stores plus the Estevan, Oxbow and Carlyle grocery store operations and he and Grimsrud took time to outline the plans for the major construction project in a new subdivision in

Oxbow that will combine food store with other co-op services.

Some cash was put in reserve for this project and Southern Plains was still able to return over $1.2 mil-

lion to members in the form of patronage refunds last year.

Member relations chairwoman Nadine El-son reported on the various civic activities that the company has been involved in during the past year and Scott Kienlen and Jack Bramham provided information on facilities and fi nancial activities outside of the Gane/Grimsrud reports.

MacDonald from Carlyle, who is now vice-chairman of the FCL board, reported on

provincial activities that resulted in over $8.8 bil-lion in sales and $827 million in savings. He noted

the major expansion at the Co-op refi nery in Regina is complete and it is now handling up to 145,000 barrels of oil per day, making it the fourth largest refi nery in Canada. FCL has also branched out into full ownership position on a number of wells, especially in southeast Saskatchewan with the purchase of Triwest Developments assets which include oil producing wells and a good exploratory land base.

Four board positions were open this year, three of them due to expiration of the traditional three-year terms. All three were fi lled by acclamation by returning mem-bers Grimsrud, Christy Hook and Darcy Calder. Oxbow area director Trevor Doty resigned from the board due to business commitments, having served one year of a three-year term so his spot was taken by Barb Schaefer, also by acclamation.

Better than banner year for Southern Plains Co-op

Local businesses will have the opportunity to learn about how social media can impact their success at an upcoming workshop.

Southeast Connections and Sunrise Community Fu-tures are hosting a workshop featuring online marketing and digital media expert Taron Cochrane in Weyburn on

May 23. Cochrane, an account co-ordinator at Look Matters

in Regina, will lead business and non-profi t agencies through the fundamentals of a social media strategy, and give attendees tips and tools to engage their clients online.

With experience in graphic design, communications and online marketing, Cochrane has been featured in the Regina Leader-Post, CTV Morning Live and most recently was a social media correspondent for the 2013 JUNOS host committee. He will have great insight to share with business and community leaders at this so-cial media session. It promises to be an interactive and information-packed afternoon.

“There are many social media tools out there and we’ll take a look at the best of them, paying particular attention to ways you can increase business without

bursting the budget,” Cochrane said. “It’s important to know how to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Youtube properly in an organization. This workshop should provide attendees with tools and insight into social media best practices.”

“We’re excited to offer this workshop in the region,” said Nicole Clow of

Southeast Connection. “Mr. Cochrane has a proven track record of social media

success so we’re looking forward to hearing from him about how to use social

media tools in a business or non-profi t agency. He’ll also discuss tips to

maximize social media’s impact and how to grow your organization’s base of

followers.”Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop to follow

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With fi shing and boating season ramping up, the public is being reminded to stay safe on our waterways.

A 16-year Transport Canada study by the Offi ce of Boating Safety reveals some pretty embarrassing facts about those who use the waterways for recreational pur-poses.

“It is astounding to note,” the 2010 report reads, “that in exposure to boating, where the most frequent injury incidents involve capsizing and falling overboard, non-swimmers and weak swimmers continue to boat without a fl oatation device, and drown as a result.”

Search and rescue personnel know all too well that even consummate swimmers have great diffi culty putting a lifejacket on once they’ve fallen in the water, especially when it is as cold as the water usually is in Canada.

The added issue of cold water shock is that sudden ex-posure triggers an automatic gasp refl ex that causes people to suddenly inhale a litre or more of icy water. Without a lifejacket properly fastened, death is moments away.

Stiff penalties aim to curb impaired boaters

What the experts fi nd particularly astounding is that boat operators feel perfectly confi dent boating under the infl uence of alcohol. A Red Cross study found that 37 per cent of boaters in Canada drink alcohol every time they boat. About 66 per cent of boaters admit to partaking sometimes. What most don’t realize is that almost half of all boating fatalities are alcohol related.

The consequences have been so serious that both federal and provincial statutes exist to try to slow down alcohol related tragedies on the water. Any vessel operator caught under the infl uence can lose boating privileges, and in the province of Ontario, vehicle driver’s licences can be revoked for a year, upon conviction, where the person’s blood alcohol concentration exceeds the .08 threshold.

Alcohol is often called “false courage.” Interestingly, the mind numbing effect that alcohol has on boaters can be almost doubled by sun, wind and waves. In an experiment called the Drinking and Boating Test, a mixed group of boaters were selected to manoeuvre through a challeng-ing obstacle course before and following consumption of

alcohol. Even after minute blood levels of alcohol were acquired, participants knocked into dummy people ap-pearing in the water and they frequently failed to negotiate throughways. One participant in the experiment said she was surprised at what she couldn’t do after just a little alcohol. “Your perception, your brain, nothing is working and nothing’s really quick, you’re not quick on the draw like you normally are when you’re sober,” she said.

One young man’s sunny day out at the skate park turned into a photo shoot with Nikki Sixx.

It was a sunny spring day that sent Alex Neu-mann to the skate park in Estevan May 4. The 19-year-old Bienfait na-tive has been skating for about six years and he expected the skate ses-sion would probably just be another run of the mill trip around the half pipes.

Mötley Crüe was go-ing to be playing a show in Spectra Place that night. The Los Angeles rockers of more than 30 years were parked be-hind the venue that day. From his bus, bass player Nikki Sixx looked out and watched some of the kids who were skateboarding nearby.

It was Neumann, in particular, who caught his attention because Neu-mann had both of his legs amputated at the knees at a young age. He rides his board a little differently than most, and Sixx, who has become an avid pho-tographer wanted to shoot him as he pulled some

tricks in the park. Neumann said some-

one approached him, ask-ing if he knew who Mötley Crüe and Sixx were.

“I said ‘of course,’ and he told me how Nikki Sixx was watching me

from his bus and won-dering if I would be OK with doing a photo shoot with him,” Neumann said, recalling that he replied, “absolutely.”

Neumann said he is a big Mötley Crüe fan and

had seen some of Sixx’s photography before. Even so, he wasn’t expecting the bassist would be interested in shooting him.

“We talked a little bit. He was interested in some of the things that I

would be able to do, so we talked about what I could. I showed him and he was pretty intrigued by that, so he set up and took some photos here and there.”

He said he was little shaky when Sixx first started taking some pho-tos, but after he got go-ing, he just skated like he normally would.

On his Tumblr page, Sixx added some of the photos he took of Neu-mann and wrote a brief post about his meeting with the Bienfait skater.

Sixx wrote “I meet new people everyday and some days I walk away and think I just wasted 20 minutes of my life. Not to-day. I feel inspired. Thank you Alex.”

Neumann has read the full entry and was touched by the sentiment.

“I t was defini tely heart touching hearing that someone like him was inspired by someone like me,” said Neumann. “We just talked about how even though I have pros-thetic legs, I really don’t let things slow me down. I have to push myself a

little harder than what people with legs would push themselves.”

Sixx told Neumann a story about a girl he met in L.A. who also lost her legs but kept snowboarding and was still a great athlete.

Neumann was strick-en a little by Sixx’s easy demeanour.

“He’s almost like a typical guy when he’s out in public. He doesn’t re-ally play the whole rock star persona. He doesn’t really play that part. He’s an everyday typical guy who you can just talk with and have a chat.”

Af te r the i r pho to shoot and conversation, Sixx gave Neumann some tickets to the show. Ap-propriately, he gave him six tickets, front row and right on the fl oor.

“I took a couple of really close friends of mine and we had a blast,” said Neumann. “I didn’t have tickets or anything, so it was a nice change of plans.”

You can visit Sixx’s page to see some photos he took of Neumann at http://nsixxfoto.tumblr.com/

Local skater enjoys photo shoot with bassist

Be safe on the water this season with proper boating practices

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Saskatchewan’s em-ployment figures for April are the highest on record for the month. Employment was 548,500 in April, up by 16,700 jobs over April 2012, a 3.1 per cent growth rate and the second highest in Canada.

Full-time employment was 444,100, another record level for the month of April.

“What is encouraging about today’s record job sta-tistics is the solid growth we are seeing in the number of full-time jobs,” Agriculture

Minister Lyle Stewart said on behalf of Economy Minister Bill Boyd. “When workers are able to secure full-time work, it means additional benefi ts and above all more fi nancial security which leads to a better quality of life.”

Saskatchewan again had the lowest seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Canada in April at four per cent. On a national basis, the unemployment rate is 7.2 per cent. Regina’s unemploy-ment rate was 3.5 per cent

and Saskatoon’s was 3.7 per cent. Regina had the lowest and Saskatoon the second lowest rate among major Canadian cities. Youth un-employment in the province was 8.2 per cent, the lowest in Canada.

Other highlights in-clude:

* Agricultural year-over-year employment was up 2,800 (7.5 per cent) for the ninth month of consecutive year-over-year gains;

* Off-reserve Aborigi-

nal employment was up by 1,500 (3.8 per cent) for three consecutive months of year-over-year increases.

* Aboriginal unemploy-ment rate was 12 per cent, down from 14.5 per cent a year ago.

* Strong year-over-year employment growth in educational services up 5,300 (11.8 per cent); health care and social assistance up 5,300 (7.6 per cent); trade (wholesale and retail) up 5,100 (6.4 per cent); other

services (R&M, personal and laundry services, religious, grant-making, civic and pro-fession, etc. up 3,600 (15.4 per cent); and construction up 1,400 (3.3 per cent).

* Regina’s employment was up by 8,300 (6.7 per cent), and Saskatoon’s em-ployment was up by 11,800 (eight per cent).

“The gains in agriculture jobs on a year-over-year basis is good news, and confi rms the important contribution this sector makes to our over-

all economic growth,” Stew-art said. “It’s another sign our economy is moving forward, creating jobs and solidifying the fact we are a destination of choice for those looking to build a positive future.”

There are 3,700 fewer people working in Saskatch-ewan’s private sector com-pared to a year ago – a result of the fact that the Sask. Party doesn’t have a plan to fill employer needs with a smart post-secondary and skills training plan.

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Despite a strong third period rally, the Estevan Tarpon Energy Big Dogs could not overcome the enormous hole they had dug for themselves on Sunday.

The Prairie Gold La-crosse League junior team fell 16-11 to the Saskatoon Steelers in their home open-er at Spectra Place.

Saturday’s scheduled opener was postponed be-cause the Yorkton Bulldogs did not have enough play-ers.

Dylan Smith (five goals, three assists) and Rhett Handley (two goals, four assists) led the team offensively on Sunday.

The Big Dogs were outscored 8-4 in the fi rst pe-riod, then allowed fi ve more unanswered goals in the sec-ond, putting themselves in a 13-4 hole entering the third.

Big Dogs head coach Evan Handley said a par-ticularly bad power play late in the fi rst period may have been the difference.

“We were really close there till the last two minutes (of the period). We ended up on a 5-on-4 and they potted three goals (shorthanded). Bad defence, not being fast enough on the power play,” said Handley.

“They got three break-aways and they buried the ball. Ryan Kenzie stood on his head for the better part of two periods. No fault of the goaltending at all. Again, it was our defence that let us down there.”

Tanner Froese (2), Handley and Smith scored the Big Dogs’ goals in the first period, while Konne Siemens (4), Stev Caswell (2), Jared Saunders and Jaydon Nystuen had the Steelers’ goals.

It didn’t get any better for Estevan in the middle

frame.“In the second period

we didn’t generate enough chances. They had two fl ur-ries of goals in the second. We can’t fall behind like that, we can’t let teams score goals on us back-to-back-to-back,” Handley said.

The five Saskatoon goals came in a span of 5:08.

“I thought for a lot of (the period) we played ex-tremely well. We did a lot of good things on offence and defence.”

The Big Dogs did re-

bound in the third period, outscoring the Steelers 7-3.

“Once we started mov-ing the ball around a little more on offence, we were able to take the play to them. We did some really good things. It was more playing better defensively and when we get the stops, we have a chance to go back up the fl oor and score a goal,” said Handley.

The third period goals came from Smith (4), Mark Moriarty (2) and Handley. Nystuen (2) and Caswell replied for Saskatoon.

Although Handley and Smith continued their prolif-ic scoring from last season, the coach said they were capable of more.

“They left some goals out there. Rhett hit two posts, Dylan hit, I think, three and Rhett missed the net twice where he should have had those. They are getting closer. It’s almost turned around from last year, where Rhett was get-ting all the goals and Dylan was getting all the assists.”

Handley said he feels players like Wayde Curzon,

Ty Currie and Isaac Elder are capable of contributing more offensively.

“I did see improvement from the fi rst game. It defi -nitely wasn’t a 33-7 game. We scored more goals, we won a period, and if you take away a minute and a half in the fi rst period, it’s a 5-4 game after one.

“We learned some stuff about ourselves. There were some huge hits. Physically, we did a lot better.”

As for playing at Spec-tra Place for the fi rst time, Handley said the venue change was important.

“I enjoyed it a lot. It was great to see the tykes out in between the periods. The fl oor was a little slip-pery. It’s big, you can see in there. It’s got that good feel to it. I enjoyed it and I think our kids did.”

A moment of silence was held before the game for Tyson Juhlke, a former Big Dog who was killed in a motor vehicle accident in December.

The Big Dogs’ next game is May 26 when they host the Regina Rifles. Game time is 4 p.m.

The Yorkton game, meanwhile, has been re-scheduled for June 28.

Big Dogs can’t overcome slow start

For a team that often tied its own noose last year with errors, the Southeast Legacy Twins played two extremely clean games on Saturday and came away with a split to show for it.

The Twins hosted the Moose Jaw Devons in a doubleheader to kick off their season in the midget AAA division of the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League.

Moose Jaw won the opener 1-0, but the Twins rebounded for a 2-1 win in the second game.

“The boys, defensively, played really well. We’ve talked about it at the begin-ning of the season in our preparing that we need to relax on the diamond, just let them play their game, and it was real nice, there wasn’t an error today at all,” said Twins head coach Dave Odgers.

In the first game, Devon’s second baseman and starting pitcher Bryce Crosbie gave himself a boost in the sixth inning, driving home Grayson Locken for the only run of the game.

Crosbie also racked up a staggering 12 strikeouts, along with six walks, in fi ve and two-thirds of work.

Meanwhile, Twins starter Austin Orsted threw a complete game two-hitter, allowing just the one run, along with eight strikeouts and two walks. Orsted was also 1-for-2 with a walk at the dish.

“He’s going to lead our team in a lot of aspects at the plate and on the mound,” said Odgers.

Rookie second baseman Colton Gin-

gras had the other two hits in the game for the Twins, also drawing a walk.

“Both games were very well pitched by both sides. In the 1-0 game, we couldn’t quite get on the bats, and the second one, their second starter did well, but we knew we were going to break out eventually. A little bit of good running and we got it done,” Odgers said.

A team that posted a dreadful 6-26 record last season rebounded to take the second game from the Devons, even though it took a while to do it.

The game was scoreless through four innings, as Twins starter John Gaab and Devons pitcher Chris Cooper recorded strong starts.

In the fi fth, Jordan McInnis reached fi rst on a bloop single that dropped in shal-low left fi eld after some communication is-sues. He later made his way around to third and scored on a two-out rip straight up the middle by No. 9 hitter Jordan Logan.

Those were the only two hits Gaab allowed in six innings of work, striking out two, walking one and inducing a lot

of ground ball outs.“We’re going to rely on John a lot

this year and he’s going to go deep for us in a lot of games. He’s one of our vet-erans. John throws a nice ball, he’s got a smooth delivery and he can get it done,” said Odgers.

In the bottom of the sixth, after Gaab retired the side in order, the Twins got a leadoff triple from Orsted. He then scored on a fi elder’s choice by Lucas Lafrentz, where Orsted beat the throw home and Lafrentz scampered to second base amidst the confusion at the plate.

Lafrentz later stole third and went home when Gingras knocked the ball down the fi rst-base line, with an error on the play.

Weyburn’s Jimmy Giroux entered the game in the seventh to close it out, sitting down all three hitters he faced.

“We threw Jimmy Giroux in there to close it out and he threw hard, threw some strikes and won it for us,” said Odgers.

Orsted and Ketter Hoium each hit 2-for-3 in the game.

Odgers said it was important that the players had fun on the fi eld and didn’t get too tight.

“These guys are in the prime of life, some of them are moving on, so they’ve gotta have fun playing ball. That’s what baseball should be. They’ve gotta relax, have some fun. Play really competitive but at the same time, relax enough to have a bit of fun.”

Twins split low-scoring set with Devons

SOUNDING OFF“These guys are in the prime of life, some of them are moving on,

so they’ve gotta have fun playing ball. That’s what baseball should

be. They’ve gotta relax, have some fun.”— Southeast Twins head coach Dave Odgers on the importance of having fun on the

diamond, following a doubleheader split against the Moose Jaw Devons Saturday.

“All these guys are familiar enough with our organization and return-

ing players and list players, and know that we’re not a team looking

to rebuild. We want to have a winning program here.”— Bruins president Jeff Pierson on the three remaining finalists for the team’s head

coach and general manager job.

Rhett Handley of the Estevan Big Dogs guards the ball from a Saskatoon Steelers player in front of the Steel-

ers’ net during a 16-11 loss on Sunday at Spectra Place.

Southeast Twins centre fi elder Tanner Odgers makes contact at the plate in a

2-1 win over the Moose Jaw Devons on Saturday afternoon at Lynn Prime Park.

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The Estevan Sherritt Coal Haulers conquered a familiar foe in back-to-back games on Sunday to get their regular season started on the right foot.

The defending bantam AA provincial champs defeated the Swift Cur-rent Indians 16-9 and 8-7 in a doubleheader in Swift Current.

“It’s a real confi dence booster. Swift Current’s always been a thorn in our sides over the years, especially for me. I’ve been coaching so many years with my two older boys,” said Haulers head coach Kent Phillips. “I’ve told my younger boys the history between Estevan and Swift Current. Any time you can get a jump on them early, it’s good.

“That’s going to be one of the toughest teams we’re going to play in our league this year and to get a couple of wins from them…”

Carson Perkins started the fi rst game for the Haul-ers, throwing two hitless innings. Josh Brown and Nate Smart also went two innings apiece in relief and Brett MacMurchy closed it out.

“We were feeling out a couple of pitchers who didn’t get a lot of work last year when they were rookies,” said Phillips.

After scoring a run in the fi rst inning, the Haul-ers exploded for fi ve more in the second, with Mac-

Murchy, Dalton Loustel, Damon Hutt, Hunter Piche and Kyle Sargent crossing the plate. MacMurchy,

Loustel and Hutt all got on with walks, while Sargent blasted a double and later scored.

The Haulers earned

three more runs in the top of the third, with Perkins smacking a leadoff home run and Smart and Mac-Murchy also scoring.

The Indians got one back in the bottom of the inning, giving Estevan a 9-1 lead after three in-nings.

However, Swift Cur-rent would score eight runs over the last three innings, including four in the sixth.

“We kinda let them back in it as far as letting them get a lot closer than they were,” said Phillips. “We were experimenting with some pitchers there. The strike zone was excep-tionally small, pretty small for this early in the season. I don’t know if the major league’s is that small.”

Kyler Phillips went two innings in the second game, while Loustel man-aged four innings of two-hit, scoreless ball. After

that, Brady Third came on for the seventh.

Phillips said Loustel’s long relief appearance was a pleasant surprise.

“He was doing so well and he only got to pitch like two innings all of last year (in Carlyle). It was unreal how well he was pitching. I kept asking him how he felt because early in the season, you don’t want to overextend someone’s arm.”

The Indians tagged Phillips for three runs in the first inning, coming on a home run, a double, a single and two errors.

“A couple of errors, a couple of hits and next thing you know, they had three runs on us. We were making the game a lot tighter than it needed to be,” said Phillips.

“It’s early, the first two games (of the year) and you’re bound to make a few errors. A couple of them were mental mis-takes, not throwing to the right bag. Those eventu-ally will be taken care of.”

The Haulers didn’t really break out until the fourth inning, when Phil-lips and Ty Brown both doubled to fuel a three-run inning. That pulled the team into a 4-4 tie.

While Loustel held the Indians scoreless for the next two innings, the Haulers scored four more runs to take a decisive lead.

In the fi fth, Hutt sin-gled and later scored, and Third eventually came home after walking his way aboard.

T h e n e x t i n n i n g , Perkins and Smart both crossed the plate, with the Haulers benefiting from two walks and an error on a dropped third strike.

B u t t h e I n d i a n s weren’t done yet, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh, coming on a hit batter, two errors and two singles.

The Haulers’ home opener was scheduled for last night against Wey-burn, but its status was unclear due to a rainy forecast.

Haulers take doubleheader from Indians

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Some of the results published in last week’s Estevan Motor Speedway story were incorrect. Al-though two of the feature

winners were correct , Brandon Beeter was the winner of the hobby stock feature. The order of fi n-ish was taken from results

for a different program on Speednetdirect.com, where the Speedway’s results are posted. The Mercury apolo-gizes for the error.

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If all goes according to plan, the Estevan Bruins could be announcing their new head coach next week.

The team’s executive has narrowed its list down to three for the vacant head coach and general manager position.

Each candidate has been invited to Estevan for an in-person interview and a tour of the city and Spectra Place.

Bruins president Jeff Pierson said he’s very hap-py about the quality of the three individuals left.

“One has a fair bit of junior experience, both Junior A and major junior. One guy has kind of done

everything but coach Ju-nior A, and the third guy, he’s ran almost a prep school out in B.C., one of the winter clubs out there, I’ll say. (He has) an exten-sive background, being the director of that program,” said Pierson.

“Every guy brings something a little bit dif-ferent to the table and now the executive has to decide which way they want to go. Regardless, I’m extremely happy with the three guys we have left.”

Pierson said Friday that the hope was to select the new person within seven to 10 days, followed by an imminent announce-

ment.“It’s been quite a pro-

cess. When you start with over 50 applicants and gotta whittle it down, it takes some time.”

Pierson has been vocal about the board’s desire to ice a winning team this fall, and he believes the three people left in the run-ning can make that happen.

“We’ve been very clear with that as well in the interview process. All these guys are familiar enough with our organiza-tion and returning players and list players, and know that we’re not a team look-ing to rebuild. We want to have a winning program

here.”He added that the cali-

bre of the three fi nalists has “met our expectations and exceeded them” with re-gard to what the executive hoped for at the beginning of the hiring process.

M e a n w h i l e , t h e Weyburn Red Wings an-nounced Friday that they will announce their new head coach at a press con-ference tomorrow. They have been without a per-manent bench boss since the controversial departure of Dwight McMillan in December.

Bruins select three fi nalists for new coach

The Estevan Elite bantam girls’ softball team took part in the Regina bantam A kick-off tournament on the weekend.

The Elite fi nished second in their pool to advance to

the playoffs.Estevan faced the Regina Royals in the quarter-fi nals

and came out on top with a 7-6 victory.From there, they moved on to the tournament semifi -

nals, where they came up short against the Regina Saints, losing 8-4 to end their weekend.

The team is coached by Rene Blanchette and Gary Earl.

Jeff Pierson

Bantam softball team loses in semifi nals

The Estevan Elite bantam softball team played in the Regina bantam A kickoff tournament on the weekend. They placed second in their pool before losing in the

semis. (Submitted Photo)


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Last year, former NHL tough guy Marty McSorley was the featured speaker at the Estevan Bruins’ annual sportsman’s dinner.

He’s coming back, this time with two other former Stanley Cup champions.

The Bruins will hold their annual fundraiser on Saturday at Spectra Place.

Alongside McSorley, former New York Island-ers star Bryan Trottier and ex-Toronto Maple Leafs winger Gary Leeman will form a hot stove-like panel, discussing their careers and Stanley Cup victories.

The dinner will also feature the awarding of Estevan’s male and female athletes of the year and vol-unteer coach of the year, as well as a live memorabilia auction.

McSorley’s NHL ca-reer began in 1983 after he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Two years later, the Hamilton native was traded to the Ed-monton Oilers, who were

in the middle of a dynasty, and that was where the legend was born.

McSorley soon took over the role of Wayne Gretzky’s bodyguard from Dave Semenko, and it didn’t end in Edmonton.

When Gretzky was sold to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988 in a trade that forever changed the hockey world, he asked for McSorley to come along.

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time with the New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers and Bos-

ton Bruins.On Feb. 21, 2000, Mc-

Sorley swung his stick

at Donald Brashear and clipped him in the side of the head. He was suspend-ed for the remainder of the season and playoffs, miss-ing 23 games, and was later found guilty of assault with a weapon, being sentenced to 18 months of probation.

Trottier, a native of Val Marie, was a crucial member of the New York Islanders dynasty of the early 1980s, forming part of a legendary line with Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies.

He won four Stanley Cups from 1980-83 and two more with the Pitts-burgh Penguins in 1991 and 1992. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.

Trot t ier is the Is-landers’ all-time leader in games played (1,123), points (1,353) and assists (853).

Trottier is now the Is-landers’ executive director of player development.

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Notre Dame in Wilcox and was a standout defenceman with the Regina Pats for two seasons.

After being drafted by the Leafs in 1982, Leeman formed the Hound Line with Wendel Clark and Russ Courtnall early in his career.

He would evolve into a dangerous scoring threat in the late ‘80s, posting his best year in 1989-90 with 51 goals and 95 points.

However, midway through the 1991-92 sea-son, Leeman was the main player sent to the Cal-gary Flames in a 10-player blockbuster that brought star centre Doug Gilmour to the Maple Leafs.

Leeman spent parts of two seasons in Cal-gary before playing with the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues later in his career.

Although he never reached the heights he had in Toronto, he did win the

McSorley returns with two other champs

Marty McSorley is coming back to Estevan as a guest

speaker at Saturday’s Estevan Bruins sportsman’s

dinner, along with Bryan Trottier and Gary Leeman.

(File photo)

The Estevan Bruins Alumni will hold their fi fth annual hole in one/par three golf tournament on May 25.

The tournament will take place at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

The day begins with a gift for each golfer from title sponsor Boston Pizza, and a new feature this year will see two strategically located beer and food holes around the course.

As always, the par three tournament is not exclusive to Bruins alumni and the pub-lic is welcomed to participate.

“We encourage all Bruin fans and supporters to reg-ister a team to help support the Estevan Bruins Alumni, which in turn supports your Estevan Bruins,” alumni president Brad Pierson said in a press release.

There will be a guar-anteed $20,000 hole-in-one prize for the fi rst ace at each hole. There are also cash priz-es for longest putt and closest approach on each hole.

Registration is at noon, with the tournament begin-ning at 1 p.m.

Fees are $500 for a four-

person team, or $125 per per-son. The registration deadline is Friday.

Registration forms can be obtained online at este-vanbruinsalumni.com, by e-mailing Lisa Sikorski at [email protected], in person at GMR Electric Mo-tors at 106 Perkins St., or by phoning GMR at 306-637-2525.

Registration forms will also be available throughout the community.

For more information, contact Pierson at 306-421-7983.

Bruins alumni holding annual tournament

Nolan Rohatyn tees off at last year’s Estevan Bruins Alumni par three golf tourna-

ment. (File photo)


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The Southeast Legacy Twins had fun playing ball on Saturday and it showed.Coming off a miserable 6-26 season that needs to be consigned to oblivion and never

spoken of again, the Twins played a smart, clean, almost error-free doubleheader with the Moose Jaw Devons in their season opener at Lynn Prime Park.

It’s hard to explain just how far the Twins have come to only allow two runs in a doubleheader.

Last year, Lynn Prime was Error City. The Twins were too tight and had no confi dence.

Now, with a strong core of third-year players (largely an Estevan core, at that), it seems night and day, although they’re just two games into the season.

Bienfait shortstop Lucas Lafrentz probably illustrated the difference best in the third inning of the second game. With a runner on second, Estevan second baseman Austin Orsted took an intentional walk.

Lafrentz, on deck, came back with, “Must be nice, Orsted! Zing one, Orsted!”

They didn’t score in that inning, but the Twins later came back with two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 2-1 win, thanks in part to some heads-up base running by Lafrentz.

I’m not making any predictions here, but I do believe we will see a marked improve-ment in this team in 2013.

A lot of that starts with Orsted and Tanner Odgers. Orsted played with Saskatchewan at the Canada Cup last summer as a pitcher, a prestigious honour, and he’s expected to have a big year at the plate as well.

Odgers hits leadoff and plays centre fi eld, and his speed will also be a big factor.Last year’s cleanup hitter, catcher Jolan Lingelbach, wasn’t available Saturday but

should also be a key cog this season.The Twins certainly have some impressive pitchers

as well. Orsted and Weyburn’s John Gaab both turned in standout performances on Saturday, and Gaab is also a force to be reckoned with at the plate.

Weyburn’s Jimmy Giroux, who closed the second game Saturday, was one of the few bright spots on last year’s team and will be expected to build on a strong rookie showing on the mound.

Weyburn middle infi elder Carver Krafchuk was also a rookie standout last year.

Although Moose Jaw certainly isn’t one of the stron-ger teams in the Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League,

it was an encouraging day for a team that hasn’t had many of them in recent years.

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Hear Me Out

Two members of the Estevan bantam AA Bruins were selected in the WHL Bantam Draft on May 2.

Carlyle defenceman Kyle Sargent was picked in the ninth round, 195th overall, by the Red Deer Rebels.

Meanwhile, Carnduff goaltender Carter Phair was selected in the next round, 203rd overall, by the

Edmonton Oil Kings.Sargent played for the

Bruins for two years, post-ing six points in 17 games last year along with 32 pen-alty minutes. In 2011-12, he had 12 points in 24 games.

Phair, meanwhile, has played in Estevan for three years.

Last season, in 15 ap-pearances, he posted a 5-6-2 record with a 3.35 goals-

against average.Although Phair was

injured and had to miss the Sask First zone camp, the Oil Kings’ scouts still found him in the 10th round.

Forward Tyran Brown, who played bantam AAA at Notre Dame last year, was the consensus top Estevan player available, but he went unselected.

Two Bruins selected in WHL draft

It was a tough day for the six athletes representing the Estevan Comprehensive School at badminton provincials Saturday in Wilcox.

All three doubles teams posted win-less records.

In boys’ doubles, Carter Daoust and Dustin Doerr lost 23-21, 21-15 to Avonlea, then fell 21-11, 21-14 to Saskatoon Chris-tian and before forcing Sally Ross to three

sets, losing 11-21, 21-14, 21-14.The mixed doubles team of Paige

Collopy and Jolan Lingelbach lost 21-11, 21-10 to Regina Luther, 21-19, 19-21, 21-18 to Saskatoon Hardy and 21-19, 21-17 to Canwood.

The other mixed doubles team of Calder Clark and Harley Doerr fell 21-10, 21-8 to Fox Valley, 21-15, 21-18 to Wilkie and 21-11, 22-20 to Carrot River.

ECS struggles at provincials

Play BallPlay BallMurray GM (blue) edged the M&H Rebels (yellow) 13-12 in a bantam/midget Murray GM (blue) edged the M&H Rebels (yellow) 13-12 in a bantam/midget

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It will be a busy week of golf next week at the TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.

The course has five tournaments scheduled in a span of seven days, begin-ning Monday with the annual Marv Symons Memorial Open.

T h a t e v e n t , which was won by Scott Blackstock last year, begins at 10 a.m.

The annual Estevan Comprehensive School Classic goes Wednesday at 10

a.m., while Better Homes and Gardens will be holding a celebrity golf tournament on May 24, featuring several members

of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. That event begins at noon.

The slate con-tinues May 25 with the Estevan Bruins alumni’s annual hole in one/par three tour-nament, which gets underway at 1 p.m.

Finally, on May 26, the annual Ron-deau Cup junior golf tournament begins at 4 p.m.

Golf season heating up


Bridal Guide 2013

Face Off Two Estevan tyke lacrosse players face off in an exhibition match during intermission at the Estevan Big Dogs game this past Sunday at Spectra Place.

The last of the snow is melted, and Saskatchewan drivers are eager to hit the road this spring and enjoy some much-needed warmer weather.

Before you head out however, it’s important to have your vehicle inspected, according to the Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada through its Be Car Care Aware program, and CAA. A vehicle inspection will identify potential safety and performance problems with your vehicle.

“May is Car Care Month - a time for drivers to invest in the safety of their vehicles to protect themselves and those who they will share the road with this spring and sum-mer,” said Marc Brazeau, president and CEO, AIA Canada.

Maintenance and repairs

are becoming increasingly important as Canadians drive their vehicles longer. The average age of a vehicle in Canada was 9.3 years in 2011, with the average vehicle now being retired at 320,000 kilometres, accord-ing to AIA Canada’s 2012 Outlook Study, produced by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.

Fortunately, according to another study conducted by DesRosiers, 85.6 per cent of Canadians are prioritizing vehicle servicing and repairs. Reasons for maintaining their vehicles included avoiding large repairs in the future, increasing family safety, en-hancing environmental per-formance of their vehicles, and protecting resale value.

“We can’t stress enough the importance of keeping your vehicle roadworthy as

safety is paramount when out on the road,” said Kevin Lane, vice-president, Au-tomotive Services, CAA Saskatchewan. “Your vehicle should be inspected every spring to keep it in top driv-ing condition for the warmer weather as well as in the fall to prepare for the harsh Saskatchewan winter. Ve-hicle maintenance and repairs should be performed to keep the vehicle operating safely and effi ciently.”

Here are some tips to get your vehicle ready for the spring season:

• Check your fl uid lev-els. There are several fl uids that require attention, in-cluding engine oil; power steering; brake and transmis-sion fl uids; and windshield washer solvent. Fluids are typically inexpensive and easy to change, but without them, vehicle reliability and functions may be affected, which can lead to expensive repair costs and pose safety risks.

• Change oil and oil fi l-ters. Changing the oil and the oil fi lter as recommended in your vehicle’s owner’s man-ual is one of the best ways to keep the engine running

trouble free. Neglecting to replace engine oil can result in poor engine performance, higher fuel consumption and even severe engine damage.

• Replace your wiper blades. If they’re torn or cracked your wiper blades won’t do you much good in the middle of unrelenting spring showers when visibil-ity is reduced.

• Check your lighting. Check all exterior and inte-rior lighting to identify any problems. When your ve-hicle’s lighting is defective, other motorists may not get the message that you intend to stop or turn. The end result could be disastrous.

• Check the cooling sys-tem. When the warmer spring and summer temperatures arrive, CAA Saskatchewan will be busy towing many vehicles because they have overheated. Be sure to check the condition of the cool-ant hoses and the accessory belts. Defective radiator caps, thermostats, water pumps and leaking radiators will also cause your vehicle to overheat. If your vehicle overheats, do not continue to drive the vehicle as severe engine damage will result.

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Every good band knows that, no matter what, the show must go on.

For the Dustin Ritter Band, the show went on Friday despite a wayward drummer and a nasty cold for Ritter, the band’s lead singer and songwriter.

Playing before a small, appreciative audience at the Estevan Art Galley and Museum, the Regina-based band performed an entertaining set of original songs and covers. The show was the band’s second trip to Estevan and was also the

fi nal concert in this round of After Dark shows at the gallery.“If anyone knows how to make hot toddies, now would

be the time,” Ritter said in reference to the cold he was fi ght-ing Friday.

“Also, if anyone knows how to play drums, we might need you later,” he added before breaking into the somewhat fi tting tune Backup Plan.

Comprised of Ritter, guitarist Orin Paquette, bassist Jon Fearnside and the late arriving drummer Cyprian Henry,

the band released the album Drunk and Drowning in April. They performed a handful of songs from the album as well as covers of Neil Young and the Bill Withers R&B classic Ain’t No Sunshine.

After performing at the EAGM the band moved over to Eddie’s lounge for another performance.

They will be back in Estevan next month along with other acts for the Big Bash birthday celebration, which is scheduled for June 21 at the EAGM.

Ritter Band overcomes challenges for After Dark performance

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The Dustin Ritter Band performed Friday night as part of the After Dark concert series at the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum.

Dustin RitterOrin Paqutte

TEN YEARS AGO:Estevan resident Bob

Burns learned that he had been selected for induction into the Saskatchewan Base-ball Hall of Fame. Burns, originally from Fir Moun-tain, had been umpiring ball in the province for over 50 years, primarily in southeast Saskatchewan.

The Estevan School Division would be offering a more complete busing service for their students beginning in the new school year in September. Trustees attending the May 5 meeting passed a motion that would see all public school students from kindergarten to Grade 8 offered the service if they lived beyond a four-block radius from the school they were attending. The busing would also include noon-hour service for kindergarten student enrolled in a half-day program, and for senior band students from all schools who would be attending weekly mass band practices

at Spruce Ridge School.A North Portal artist

was the winner of the Este-van Arts Council’s annual adjudicated art show. Lind-say Arnold’s works were se-lected from a fi eld of six art-ists during a reception held on May 11 at the Estevan Comprehensive School. The fi ve pieces of wood-burning acrylic on basswood picked as winners by adjudicator Eltje Degenhart qualified Arnold’s works to now move on to the provincial adjudi-cation being held in Prince Albert later in the year.

It came as a surprise and it was much appreciated. While cadets with the 2901 Estevan (Elks) PPCLI Army Cadet Corps were being honoured on May 6 for their achievements over the past year, it was an announce-ment that came at the end of the inspection that turned out to be the most rewarding. To cap off a successful year, Warrant Offi cer Terry Hann of Regina, area cadet assis-

tant from the regional sup-port unit, was in attendance to announce that the Estevan cadets had been chosen as No. 1 in Saskatchewan out of 16 cadet corps.

TWENTY YEARS AGO:Estevan-born author

Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet was at the Estevan Public Li-brary on May 14 to launch her new book, Grampa’s Alkali. Bannatyne-Cugnet, who resided on a farm near Weyburn and was still work-ing as a part-time nursing supervisor, said she was increasingly devoting more time to writing books for children and young adults. She was also the author of A Prairie Alphabet, which an international best seller, and Estelle and the Self-Esteem Machine.

Adults, as well as school students, had an opportunity to learn more about the operations of the Shand Greenhouse when an open house was held on

May 2, followed by Grade 5 student tours on May 3, 4 and 5. Debbie Nielsen, general manager, said about 300 people turned out for the May 2 open house when tours were conducted and staff members were avail-able to answer questions including about where the greenhouse got its seeds, where seedlings went, how trees were kept during the winter months, and about general operations. About 250,000 seedlings were to be shipped in May to green-house clients that included TREEmendous Saskatch-ewan, SaskPower reclama-tion and the Department of Mineral Resources.

The Estevan Business Excellence Awards (EBEX) committee announced that William Harris of Harris Equipment Ltd. was this year’s winner of the Hall of Fame Award.

As a result of cuts in provincial funding, St. Jo-seph’s Hospital executive di-rector Sister Therese Roddy announced that the hospital was undergoing job losses and bed closures. She said St. Joseph’s would see about

10 beds closed in the acute care unit, and this would result in the loss of eight jobs including three full-time and three part-time positions, as well as three other part-time positions that would see a signifi cant cut in hours. The cuts affected the nursing, laboratory, health records and administration areas.

THIRTY YEARS AGO:Residents of Estevan

and area were back to shov-elling sidewalks and clean-ing off their cars this past week as a total of 22.4 cen-timetres of snow fell on the city on May 11, 12 and 13. With winds gusting to 50 kilometres per hour on May 12, visibility was reduced to as low as three-eighths of a mile as 18.5 centimetres of snow fell throughout the day. Temperatures over the three days averaged between -1 and -3 C.

According to Pat Ger-wing, Estevan agricultural representative, last week’s snows did more good than harm. He said that although the snow delayed seeding operations for farmers, the soil had been extremely dry

and the majority of produc-ers welcomed the moisture content in the snow.

The 19th annual Es-tevan Music Festival con-cluded on May 4 with an adjudicators’ choice concert at the Estevan Comprehen-sive School. Recommended to go on to participate in the provincial final later this year were pianists Selma Wong of Estevan and Bev Hodgson of Weyburn. Selme won the Order of Eastern Star, Kitchener Chapter, intermediate scholarship valued at $25, while Hodg-son took home the City of Estevan open scholarship (for competitors 18 years of age and under) valued at $75. Both performers were also recipients of the Elks Lodge scholarship valued at $150 for outstanding perfor-mance, open, piano or vocal.

The commit tee in charge of the Torquay and District Donor’s Choice campaign for 1983 held their wind-up meeting on May 5 at the Torquay School during which it was announced that $7,458 had been raised for disbursement to designated charitable organizations.

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By Catrina MoldenhauerMidale Correspondent

Midale lost yet another wonderful person when on Saturday, May 5, Willis Rudolph Emde passed away at the age of 85. Willis is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Hazel; daughters: Carol Ann (Carl) Sowden, Vernelle (Garnath) Rasmuson; sons: Alan (Rhonda) Emde, Ron (Lana) Emde; twelve grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Nina Martinson along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A funeral service for Willis was held on Thursday, May 9, from Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Midale with Pastor Cicely McDougall, offi ciating. Lunch followed at the Midale Civic Centre.

The Midale 39er’s Senior Hall will be hosting a fare-well coffee party for Jim and Kay Stott and Leola Meyers on Tuesday, May 21 from 2 to 4 pm. Everyone is welcome to come and wish them well. Midale will certainly miss their bright smiles and volunteer work in the community.

The Midale Lions will be holding a steak fry on Saturday, May 25 at the Midale Seniors’ Centre. The event will be catered by Lionel Wanner from Goodwater.

Tickets cost $25/person, and are available at Bernie’s (Midale Variety Store), Midale’s Conexus Credit Union and Tumbleweeds. Cocktails start at 5 p.m. with supper at 6 p.m. This is a fundraiser for community projects, so please come out a support a worthy cause!

In 2013, 4-H Canada celebrates their 100th year an-niversary and our very own Cymri 4-H club will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The club would like to acknowledge this milestone by inviting all of their past and present members and their families to come and help them celebrate. Cymri covers Midale, Macoun and Halbrite surrounding areas. This event covers all categories that the Cymri club has ever been involved with in the past, including beef, horse, cooking, sewing and woodworking. The gathering will take place at the farm of Ron and Lana Emde starting on Friday, June 28 with a barbecue sup-per and program. The event will continue into Saturday, June 29 with a pancake breakfast and end with the club’s achievement day. Pre-registration is required, so if you have not received your letter in the mail, please contact Kara Martinson or Tracy Martin.

Midale Central School’s front entrance foyer has been transformed into a reading area for the elementary

students. It has a nice fl oor mat and some great chairs for the teachers and students to sit in to relax and read. They are requesting that no messy footwear be worn and to please keep food and drinks out of this area.

The Grades 5 and 6 classes will have a fi eld trip to the Shand Greenhouse and the Shand Power Station on June 7. This is a no school Friday. They will be meeting at the school at 8:30 a.m. and leaving at 8:45 and will be returning by 3:10 p.m. Miss Adams is still looking for parent volunteers, so let her know if you are interested. Lunch will be provided by the Shand Greenhouse.

The elementary Track and Field Day will be held on Friday, May 31. There will be no school on Friday, June 7.

For those students in Grades 1 through 6 who are struggling with or wish to improve their math and read-ing skills, Math Club and Reading Club will be held as follows; Reading Club - Wednesday, May 22 and Math Club - Monday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 29. The end of May marks the end of the clubs for this year.

The Midale Oilmen’s Association will be holding their 20th annual golf tournament on Friday, June 19 at Mainprize Regional Golf Course.

Until next week Midale and area, have a great week!

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Trinity Tower community notesBy Peggy Bolton

Trinity Tower Correspondent

We celebrated Mother’s Day at Trinity Tower with a tea put on by our manager on Tuesday, May 7. There was a good turnout and everyone attending enjoyed the event. Appreciation is extended to our Avon repre-sentative, Anita, for the door prize.

Everyone enjoyed Freddie and the Free-bies who came to entertain us on Thursday, May 9. The residents hated to have the eve-ning come to an end, and are looking forward to having them come again.

Pastor Larry Glaeske of Burstall, Sask., spent last Tuesday and Wednesday with Virgil and Ethelda Anderson.

I read somewhere that if you do not use your brain, it turns to mush. Well, to help you out, here is a little math for you. Feel free to use a calculator - the answer may surprise you.

Put in fi rst three digits of your telephone number (not the area code).

1. Multiply by 80.2. Add 1.3. Multiply by 250.4. Add last four digits of phone number.5. Again add last four digits of phone

number.6. Subtract 250.7. Divide by 2.This week I would like to introduce you

to a very friendly 92-year-old John Fowler and his good wife, Marj.

John was born in Oyen, Alta. He served in the Army for fi ve years, and ended up moving to Fillmore, Sask. before moving to Estevan in 1952. He and his fi rst wife had three sons and four daughters. She passed away with cancer in 1975.

In 1983, John married Marj Chorney from Kenora, Ont., a mother of two daughters

and two sons. John has 10 grandchildren and fi ve great grandchildren, and Marj has fi ve grandchildren and four great grandchildren, making a grand total of 24 and a grand dog.

Marj belongs to the Red Hats and Le-gion. She is our picture taker here at Trinity Tower.

John belongs to the Legion and has been a member of the Lions for 50 years. He worked for Investors Group from 1956 to 1996. Over the years, he has been very active in the community. John likes meeting people

and always enjoys a good joke (not always a clean one). He likes eating out and really enjoys his weekly visit to the Day Hospital.

Although John’s eyesight and hearing are failing him, with the help of his good wife he does very well. He still can make himself his daily bowl of oatmeal.

John and Marj moved to Trinity Tower fi ve years ago, and they both really enjoy living here.

Until next week, God bless and keep smiling.

The Estevan Chritian Women’s After 5 Club held their April meeting at Living Hope Community Church with 63 women in atten-dance. A delicious meal was catered by EB’s Dining.

An Estevan Art Gallery and Museum representa-tive gave a presentation on all upcoming events at the gallery, and Stacy Grunert

provided musical selections.Guest speaker was

Debbie Palsky from Cal-gary, Alta. She spoke about all the changes she had to deal with in her life, from terminal illness single par-enting, blended families, and how she had to refocus and searth for a new purpose with each one.

The next supper meet-ing will be held on May 22

at Living Hope Community Church with Shelley Hei-dinger from Shand Green-house as the special feature. Musical entertainment will be provided by the Torquay Grannies, and guest speaker will be Cathy Mogus of Richmond, B.C.

If you wish to attend this event, please call Col-leen at 306-634-4017 prior to Sunday, May 19.

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I can still remember the bright-eyed smile on my mom’s face as I ran to hand her the craft I made in grade school, using maple leaves from our back yard tree. “You can hang it outside the kitchen window and watch the birds come and sit on it,” I proudly proclaimed with the naivety befi tting my age.

“Oh, how wonderful,” she told me as she hugged and thanked me.

When we were young children, many of us absolutely loved making something special for mom. Little children just naturally want to please their parents, to give them something that will generate smiles, hugs and praise in return. They readily share from their hearts without res-ervation. They demonstrate pure, unconditional love for the ones who care for them through the years - especially their moms.

And our moms give the same back to us in return. Don’t they? My mom sure did. She loved her children

abundantly. Although she was one tough Irish woman when she needed to be - I got away with nothing as a teenager - she was caring and loving nevertheless, just like our Lord.

Sometimes, I think we forget the signifi cance of the simple, innocent, joy-fi lled relationships we had with our mothers when we were little children. We forget how important the memories of times spent with a loving par-ent are to our spiritual well-being. And we overlook the importance of simple trust and faith.

In Matthew 18, Jesus reminds us that those who hum-ble themselves and take on the simple faith of children will enter and become, “the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” By the time Jesus shared these important words, his disciples had been with him for a couple years. They witnessed him feed 5,000 with fi ve loaves of bread and two fi sh. They were with him when he healed people from all kinds of illnesses and when he shared many pearls of wisdom in the form of parables. Yet they struggled to be humble like children and to possess simple faith in Jesus - the very requirements for entry into heaven.

As I think back to the days of my childhood shared with my mother, I am reminded that a lot of water has

passed under the bridge. My faith has become complex and I have been weathered by life. Yet, I can regain the simple childlike faith and devotion to Jesus I once had and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

I fondly recall that afternoon when I brought home my craft made with maple leaves from the yard. My mother, the strong-willed Irish woman that she was, loved me enough to not let my scheming ways, temper and troublesome behaviour that I had as a child get in the way of her love for me. She got past the tension I created, released all unforgiveness, hurt and mixed emotions that may have built up, and accepted me and my simple act of love and commitment to her - symbolized by a child’s modest creation

During this Mother’s Day season, let us be like chil-dren again. Let us consider how much Jesus treasured us from the moment we were born. If we have confessed our love for him and believe in our hearts that he is Lord - simple acts of love and commitment - we will be joining him in the Kingdom of Heaven. Let us run to him with our arms held out like children, tossing aside our hurts, confusion, and hard hearts. Our Heavenly Father will pick us up and delight in our vulnerability and humbleness.

Celebrating a Mother’s love

Submitted byShirley GrahamClub Secretary

The Sunday school teacher asked little Johnny, “Do you think Noah did a lot of fi sh-ing on the ark?”

“How could he, he only had two worms.”The club members had a very nice time

helping Louis Belanger celebrate his 80th birthday. Congratulations, Louis!

As well, Nick and Verna Morsky are cel-ebrating their 60th anniversary on Saturday, May 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church. All their friends are welcome.

This is my job, folks!The winners of the bridge played on

Wednesday, May 8 were: Audrey Lausch

fi nished in fi rst place, second was taken by Margaret Sawyer, and third went to Irma Lesiuk.

Cribbage played on Thursday, May 9 saw the following emerge as winners: Adele Belanger took fi rst place, fi nishing second was Verna Morsky, while third went to Irma Lesiuk.

There was another great jam session on

Sunday, May 12 with good music and good food. See you at the next one on June 9.

A lady and her neighbour’s son weresit-ting on the roof watching the fl ood. A baseball cap was fl oating back and forth. The boy said, “What is that?”

“Oh, that’s just my husband. He said, come hell or high water, I’m cutting thegrass today.”

60 and Over Club community notes

By Betty BaniulisNorth Portal Correspon-

dent

The bridge club mem-bers met at the home of Jan Dunbar on Monday, May 6 with two tables in play. High honours went to Arva Walters with Verla Fair tak-ing second high.

Dorothy Fuchs, Cheryl and Callie Fair, and Verla Fair, as well as Janet Bow-man of Portal, all drove to

Regina on Sunday, May 5 to attend a baby shower for Jaxon, infant son of Alan and Val Fair’s daughter Marla, who was home from Calgary, Alta.

The International Golf Club held their fi rst social event of the season on Fri-day, May 10 with 50 people attending. The club plans to hold weekly events on Fri-days, and all are welcome to attend.

David MacDonald of

Moose Jaw spent last week-end visiting here with his mother, Bette, and other family members.

Gene and Cathie Davis travelled to Whistler, B.C. to attend duty free meetings. En route, they also spent a day in Vancouver where they visited relatives. While in Whistler, they golfed in a fundraising event and were lucky enough to see a bear on the course.

North Portal news

Friday, May 17:• Stock Car Races - Estevan

Motor Speedway - 7:30 p.m.Saturday, May 18:• Estevan Farmers’ Market -

Estevan Shoppers Mall Parking Lot - 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Relay for Life Expo - Estevan Shoppers Mall - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Craft & Home Business Products, Slide show of past relay events; Sign up for this year’s relay (team or volunteer).

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Summer highways beckon. Are your tires ready?

Be tire smart by making sure your tires have suffi cient tread depth and are properly infl ated

With the summer driv-ing season nearly upon us, Canada’s tire makers want drivers to get into the groove with their tires by measuring tread depth.

Why is tread depth important? When even a moderate summer thunder-storm strikes, the traction and stopping capabilities of tires nearing the end of their service life can be substan-tially reduced, particularly at highway speeds.

Suffi cient tread depth is what allows tires to grip rain covered roads and provide the traction required for con-trol and braking capability.

As every driver who has

ever had to make a panic stop on a rain-slicked highway knows, the ability to stop quickly can spell the dif-ference between a stressful driving experience and a serious collision.

Longer stopping dis-

tances, hydroplaningWhen the tread be-

comes too worn and the tread grooves become too shallow, a tire’s ability to effi ciently evacuate water is considerably reduced. This can lead to hydroplaning

where the tire loses contact with the road’s surface and fl oats on top of the water, resulting in a loss of tire grip or traction. When this occurs, the distance needed to stop in a panic braking situation in-creases signifi cantly. Hydro-

planing, which is extremely dangerous, can also result in a complete loss of control.

A recent U.S. tire study, conducted by Tire Rack, demonstrates how dramati-cally stopping distances can increase on wet roadways depending on tire wear. The study measured panic stopping distances at high-way speeds on wet asphalt (equivilant to a moderate rain shower), comparing new tires with partially and fully worn tires.

Not surprisingly, the shortest stopping distance was on new tires with 10/32nds of an inch (8mm) of tread depth. In the demon-stration, tires three-quarters worn to a tread depth of 4/32nds of an inch (3.2mm) increased the stopping dis-tance, taking a further seven car lengths to stop. On fully worn tires with tread depth at the legal limit of 2/32nds of an inch (1.6mm), the stop-ping distance was lengthened by yet another seven car lengths.

This study shows that, over the fi rst three quarters of tire tread life, the stop-ping distance can increase by seven car lengths. It also illustrates how stopping dis-tance can lengthen further over the last one-quarter of tread life (from 4/32nds (3.2mm) to 2/32nds (1.6mm) of an inch) by another seven car lengths.

Most tire makers gener-ally recommend that drivers replace their tires before the legal limit of tread wear is reached to ensure their vehicle’s tires always have excellent stopping power, particularly on wet road surfaces.

“Keeping track of your tires’ tread depth by taking regular mesurements is vital to safey and making an in-formed decision about when to replace your tires,” said Glenn Maidment, president of The Rubber Association of Canada, which represents tire makers. “Motorists who are unsure if their tread depth is suffi cient for wet driving conditions should consult their local tire professionals.”

Proper tire infl ation

Proper tire infl ation is a safe driving essential in all driving conditions. Tire un-der-infl ation increases stop-ping distance and hampers performance by lessening vehicle stability, particularly when cornering.

Tire makers strongly

recommend that drivers measure their tire pressures monthly to ensure they are always infl ated to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommen-dation.

”Taking five minutes each month to measure and, if necessary, adjust your tire pressures safeguards optimal tire performance,” said Maidment. “Beyond being the leading cause of tire failure and premature wear, under-inflation also wastes fuel and harms the environment.”

An under-inflated tire wastes fuel because it does not roll as easily as it was intended. The increased rolling resistance, which worsens with the degree of under-infl ation, requires the vehicle’s motor to burn more fuel to push the vehicle down the road.

According to the RAC, a motorist who drives 20,000 kilometres per year can save as much as $100 in fuel sim-ply be ensuring their tires are infl ated to the right pressure. For drivers who log many more kilometres over the course of a year, the saving can be considerably higher.

The price tag for ignor-ing tire inflation is high. Canadian drivers rolling on under-inflated tires are expected to waste more than 500 million litres of fuel in 2013. That is enough fuel to power 250,000 vehicles for a full year. All that wasted fuel will release an additional 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

According to RAC re-search, one-third of Canada’s 21 million vehicles have at least one under-inflated tire and only 30 per cent of drivers measure their tire pressures monthly.

May 13 to 19, 2013, is National Be Tire Smart Week, during which the tire industry, including manu-facturers, retailers and dis-tributors will be reminding motorists about the impor-tance of proper tire care and maintenance. Be Tire Smart is an advocacy campaign designed to empower driv-ers with the knowledge to maintain their tires.

Canadians can learn more about caring for their tires by visiting www.be-tiresmart.ca. A standout fea-ture of the site is a new series of engaging videos aimed at educating young drivers about proper tire mainte-nance.

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BIRTHDAYS

Come and help us

celebrate

Josephine Cossette’s

90th Birthday

on

Sunday, May 26th

at St. John the Baptist

Church Auditorium

from

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Your presence is your gift

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WANTED

Applications for

$100 and $200 Arts

Scholarships

Summer Classes/

Workshops in the Arts

Band Choir Dance MusicHighland Piping Photography

Drawing Painting VoiceCreative Writing, etc.

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DEADLINE: May 17, 2013

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IN MEMORIAM

Gerald (Gerry) William

Harris

October 4, 1965 -

May 13, 1988

You never said, “I’m leaving,”You never said, “Goodbye.”

You were gone beforewe knew it,

And only God knows why.A million times you’ve been

there for us,And even when we cried,

If love could havesaved you,

You never would have died.In life we loved you dearly,In death we love you still.

In our hearts you holda special place

No one can ever fill.It broke our hearts

to lose youBut you didn’t go alone,

For part of us went with you,That day God called you

home.- With love always, Theresa, Ad-am, Jan, Cathy, Barb, extended family and friends.

GRAHAM

In Loving Memory of

My Dear Wife Loraine

Mother and Grandmother

Who passed away

May 4, 1997

A silent thought, a secret tear,

Keeps her memoryever dear.

Time takes away the edgeof grief,

But memory turns backevery leaf.

- Lovingly remembered by hus-band Tom and sons Terry and Dean and their families.

IN MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory of

James Douglas Forrester

June 13, 1926 - May 19, 2009

Nothing is really wholly lostThat which is excellentRemains forever apart

of this universe.(Author- Ralph Waldo

Emerson)- Sadly missed and forever in our hearts, The Bouthillette and For-rester Families.

Shawn Fernandez

May 15th, 1980

Happy Birthday

33 years ago today youstarted our family chain

4 & 9 years later more linkswere added

and our family was completeToday we are again

reminded that the familychain is broken

Forever in our hearts.Today and alwayslove and miss you.

- Mom, Dad, Todd, Allison, Austin and Stetson.

Tyson John Geisel

February 17, 1990 -

May 14, 2011

A son has a special place inyour heart that nothing can

ever changeDeep in our hearts lies a

picture of you moreprecious than gold.

You had the most beautifulsmile that no one can

ever forget.You had so much life to liveBut it was taken away so

suddenNot able to say goodbye is so hard

Life just hasn’t been thesame without you.

You are missed so muchTyson

You will always be in ourhearts and prayers

As will Colton and Arthur.Sadly Missed - Love Your Family.

IN MEMORIAM

WILLIAM MANTEI

In Loving Memory of Bill

Born April 29, 1918 -

Passed away May 15, 2006

Sadly missed along life’s wayQuietly remembered

every dayNo longer in our lives to share

But in our hearts you’realways there.

- Remembered and loved each day - Wife Lillian; daughter Gail and Jim Sewell and family: Tanya & Andrew, Jennifer, Chad & Terri; daughter-in-law Florence Mantei and family: Glenn, Jordan & Am-ber and Bill’s 5 great grandchil-dren: Nicholas, Kaitlyn, Sasha, Siera and Ashlyn.

CARD OF THANKS

Kind deeds are like little prayers. Thank you to our fami ly and friends for your love and support during this difficult time. We are grateful for the words of condo-lences, flowers, phone calls, gifts of food and the donations made to the STARS Air Ambulance and the Frobisher Union Church. Special thank you to Don Britt for his com-passion and kind words, which will remain in our hear ts forever. Thank you to Laurie Herzberg and Dave MacCuish for going the extra mile to help. To the Frobisher Un-ion Church women and volunteers for preparing and serving the deli-cious lunch. A very special thank you, to the physicians and nurses in Home Care, Estevan’s St. Jo-seph’s Hospital as well as MIPCU at the Regina General Hospital for the kindness and compassion which was shown to Mary and our family. To STARS Air Ambulance for your care of Mary and the quick transport to Regina. And thank you also to Hall Funeral Ser-vices for your direction and under-standing during this difficult time. Living in a small community is amazing and the kindness shown to us through compassion, words and memories, helped us through our toughest days. - Thank you from the Mary Ho-ward Family

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Special Items for Sale: Dining Room Suite (table with 6 chairs, 2 leaves and china cabinet), excel-len t cond i t ion . Two bedroom suites (mattress & box spring not included) - older but in good condi-tion. Two oak wall units - excellent condition. Everything must sell!

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John Lyle NealJohn Lyle Neal, better know as Zeke passed away peace-

fully on May 6, 2013 with his family by his side after a lengthy illness.

Lyle was born on August 4, 1940 in Regina, Saskatch-ewan, the son of William and Mabel (nee Ferhenbach) Neal. Lyle was raised on the family farm near Saltcoats and learned the farm ways alongside his Dad and his Uncle. When Lyle was about 15, he left the farm along with some friends from home and headed North to work at a logging camp. Lyle’s job there was driving a team of horses, hauling the logs out of the bush and stockpiling them, then later again with the horses he helped turn those logs into lumber. He then headed to the oil rigs in southern Saskatchewan which eventually turned out to be a long and successful career when he purchased his fi rst water truck. It was in Estevan where he met his long time

love, Lenore Freundl and where they were married on January 13, 1968. Lyle and Lenore were blessed with two sons, Darcy and Brad.

In 1977, Lyle and Lenore, with their boys moved back to Saltcoats to the farm to take over his Dad’s part in Neal Brothers’ cattle and grain farm. Although this is how he was raised, his true calling was in “the patch.” While still continuing to farm he again started out with buying one water truck and soon built his business up to something he was very proud of, where his hard work and dedication had paid off. He also enjoyed buying, selling and working Caterpillar tractors, backhoes, etc. In his heart, Lyle was really was just a boy who liked to play in the dirt. In 2006, when his health started to fail, Lyle retired from farming and had his farm auction sale. It was in 2009 that Lyle and Lenore moved into Yorkton.

Lyle worked hard but also played hard. He enjoyed attending sporting events that the boys participated in and later loved to watch his grandchildren in their various activities. He loved hunting and looked forward to the trips up North to the hunting cabin in the fall. He was an avid fi sherman, and loved to spend time at their trailer at Lake of the Prairies. Lyle and Lenore spent many weekends there with their good friends, fi shing, visiting, enjoying a few stiff shots of whisky and, of course, listening to the Saturday Night Get-Together. It was during this Saturday Night Get-together that Papa taught his granddaughters to dance! Many summers also included another favourite, Rocky Lake which is where Papa and Shawn spent a lot of time fi shing and making toothpicks with an axe and a log ... Safety fi rst!!!!

Unfortunately Lyle’s illness had made it impossible for him to be cared for at home and although it was a very hard decision for Lenore to make, Lyle was moved into the Yorkton & Dis-trict Care Home. Lyle and Lenore were able to spend many hours together as she would faith-fully spend her days with him. Lyle loved to come out to the farm for wiener roasts and enjoyed the “walks” he and Brad would take down the lane. When he still could, Lyle loved to go for rides out to the farm just to check up on things and maybe see a familiar face.

Lyle was predeceased by his parents, Jack and Mabel Neal, and his Father and Mother-in-law, Earl and Mary Freundl.

Lyle leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 45 years, Lenore; his son, Darcy, his wife Lisa and their son, Coleten; also his son, Brad, his wife Lauri and their children, Shawn, Karlyn and Rebecca, along with many long time friends and family.

“Lyle was an honest, hardworking man and a good neighbour.” A Graveside Memorial Service was held in the Saltcoats Town Cemetery on Thursday, May

9, 2013 with Thom Carnahan offi ciating. Soloist, Linda Datema, shared one selection, “Amazing Grace.” All those who shared in Lyle’s life were invited to serve as honourary pallbearers and his grandson, Shawn Neal served as the urn bearer.

Friends so wishing may forward their condolences to the family by visiting: www.christiesfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Christie’s Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yorkton, Saskatchewan.

Vivian Kuntz On Tuesday, April 23,

2013, Vivian Hanna Kuntz late of Tribune, Sask. passed away at the Radville Marion Health Centre in Radville, Sask. at the age of 82 years.

Predeceased by her husband, Anton, and two in-fant daughters; parents, Carl and Enid Nelson; father and mother-in-law, Harry and Eliz-abeth Kuntz; brothers, Robert (Margaret) Nelson and Alwin Nelson; brother-in-law, Matt (Barbara) Kuntz; sisters-in-

law, Rose Hoffart-Gaab (Alphonse and Peter) and Florence (Vic) Kopeck.

Vivian is survived by her son, Garry Kuntz and his children, Scott (Cathy) and his children, Jordan (Dryden), Brodey, Chris-tie (Brent) and their children, Chase and Caden, Nadine (Dallas) and their daughter Brooklyn, stepdaughter, Cassandra (Blair) and children, Carter and Keaton; Daughter, Judy (Cecil) Ashworth and their children, Wade (Tara) and their children, Hannah, Zachery, Daylin, Trestin, Stacey (Dan), Kent (Stephanie); brother, Gordon (Georgine) Nelson, sisters, Evelyn (Ralph) Kuntz, Grace (Peter) Syrnyk and Fay (Wilfred) Wernicke as well as many nieces, neph-ews, and relatives.

Vivian was born on April 3, 1931, on a farm south and east of Oungre, Saskatchewan. She was the third child to Carl and Enid Nelson. At the age of 6, she attended Shakespeare School west of the farm where she grew up. Vivian recalled playing ball and other games at recess with other kids. In 1949 Vivian moved with her parents to the Monville Warner farm just east of where she was born. Vivian recalled life being hard at times growing up on the farm. She said they never had much, but they always man-aged to get by. She remembered helping with the garden, doing chores such as feeding animals, picking eggs and butchering.

A couple of years later, a handsome young man by the name of Anton Kuntz from the Tribune area started to get Vivian’s at-tention. Vivian recalled meeting Anton at community dances, and movie theatres.

On July 6, 1950 Anton and Vivian were married in Estevan and lived on the farm south of Tribune where they raised their family and she remained there until her passing.

Vivian was a faithful member of the Hamar Lutheran Church in Bromhead, Sask., and was active with the ELW Ladies Group until her passing. Vivian also volunteered in the past at the Tri-bune Community Hall on a serving circle.

Vivian loved to collect cookbooks, spoons, and ornamen-tal trinkets for her china cabinet. As well, she loved fl owers and listening to gospel music. Vivian also loved to travel to see her grandchildren and was able to attend all her grandchildren’s wed-dings and a great granddaughter’s wedding in 2011.

In April 2011, we celebrated Vivian’s 80th birthday. The whole family came home. Despite rising water and a fl ood dam-aged basement, we celebrated together by taking family pictures and a catered turkey supper. The family did something different for a change; we had a time of sharing and refl ection. One by one we heard stories from all her kids and grandkids, talking about how special she was and how much of an impact she had in our lives. We heard words spoke over her such as “Faithful, Honor-able, Selfl ess, Virtuous, Fearless, Kindhearted, Big Hearted, Car-ing, Thoughtful and above all Loved.” These are characteristics Vivian modeled and was able to pass down to her children and grandchildren.

Vivian leaves behind a legacy and will be deeply missed by her family, and friends.

Funeral Services were held Monday April 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church, Weyburn, Sask. with Pastor Cicely McDougall offi ciating. Interment followed in Slager Cemetery, Tri-bune, Sask. The Active Pallbearers were: Dennis Hoffart, Jerome Hoffart, Randy Kopeck, Janice Ashworth, Michael Kopeck and Darren Nelson.

Donations in memory of Vivian may be made to Radville and District Health Centre Foundation Inc. (Hospital Fund) Radville, Saskatchewan.

Condolences may be left at: www.fl etcherfuneralchapel.comArrangements were entrusted to Fletcher Funeral Chapels

Ltd., Weyburn, Sask., (306-842-5432).

Brian Keith DoddSeptember 17, 1982 - May

8, 2013Brian Dodd passed

away suddenly in Estevan, Sask. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the age of 30 years.

He is survived by his wife, Alexis; children, Nikita Nickloski, Michele Dodd, Kelsey Dodd, Kayden Dodd and Paiten Dodd; moth-er, Barbara Dodd; father, Charles (April) Hein; siblings, Jason (Linda) Dodd, Gordon Hein (Louissia White), Robert

Hein (Robyn Lee), Charlie Hein, Jr. (Sabrina Thibadeau) and Jesse Post (Gennie Terry); grandparents, Joyce and Stuart Dodd and Mary Hein; great grandmother, Betty (Ray) Orser; aunts and uncles, Shelley (Craig) Belfour, Linda Scott, Trish Dodd (Neil Crawford) and Shelly Hein, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great aunts, great uncles, cousins, and other relatives.

He was predeceased by his grandfather, Gordon Jack Hein; great grandparents, Ethel Dodd, Otto Hein, Alfred and Elva Kvamme; step grandmother, Alice Pronych; and uncle, Jeff Davies.

A memorial service for Brian will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan, with Pastor Scott Harrison offi ciating. A recep-tion will follow in the Taylorton Room of the Days Inn, Estevan.

Those wishing to make donations in Brian’s memory may do so directly to Southeast Regional Victims Services, 301 - 11th Avenue, Estevan, Sask., S4A 1C7.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Hall Funeral Ser-vices, Estevan.

Lawrence Philip RiederLawrence was born Feb.

17, 1933 at Griffi n, Sask. and passed away peacefully on May 3, 2013 with family at his side.

He was predeceased by his parents, Philip and Eileen; and his sister, Sylvia Nickel.

Lawrence will be lov-ingly remembered by his wife of 56 years, Lorna Rieder of Weyburn, Sask.; son, Rod-ney (Kim) Rieder of Balgo-nie, Sask.; and grandchildren

Marcie Rieder of Regina, Sask. and Travis Rieder of Balgonie, Sask.; sister, Phyllis (Vern) McKee and brother, Keith (Glenda) Rieder as well as nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Lawrence worked his entire career with CNR from east central Saskatchewan to south central Manitoba. After 38 years, his work career entered into retirement at Estevan where he and Lorna resided until more recently moving to the Wey-burn Special Care Home.

A visitation was held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9 a.m. from St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, Saskatchewan and the fu-neral service followed Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 11 a.m. from St. Paul’s United Church, Estevan, Saskatchewan with Reverend Brenna Nickel offi ciating.

Interment took place in Frobisher Cemetery, Frobisher, Saskatchewan. Pallbearers were: Roger Eagles, Barry Eagles, Rea Eagles, Vern Eagles, Gary Eagles and Darryl Eagles. Hon-ourary Pallbearers were: John and Marie Pott, Paul and Cheryl Deren and Reverend Mohandas and Ida Barnabas.

Donations in memory of Lawrence may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation or to the Kidney Foundation of Can-ada

Condolences may be left at: www.fl etcherfuneralchapel.com

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Willis Rudolph EmdeWillis Rudolph Emde, late of Midale, Sask. passed away

May 5, 2013, at the age of 85 years. Willis was predeceased by his birth mother, Selma Berndt;

parents, Wilhelm and Clara Emde; father and mother-in-law, Mar-ius and Hannah Martinson; great granddaughter, Emma Hazel Graham; sisters: Norma (Bill) Burke and Inez (Melvin) Nelson; brothers: Floyd (Lyona) Berndt and Carl “Bud” (Patricia) Berndt; brothers-in-law, Woodrow ( Haldis) Martinson and Elvey Martin-son; niece, Donna Lou Martinson.

Willis is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Hazel; daughters: Carol Ann (Carl) Sowden, Vernelle (Garnath) Ras-muson; sons: Alan (Rhonda) Emde, Ron (Lana) Emde; twelve grandchildren: Shane (Amanda), Nathan (Kindra), Tyson (Chan-tal), Michael (Melissa), Kristin (Stephen), Natasha (Chris), Land-on, Owen, Kyler, Chelsea, Kendall and Dakota; nine great grand-

children: Caleb, Mac, Hudson, Ella, Brylan, Everleigh, Kylie, Kayden and Stella; sister-in-law, Nina Martinson, along with numerous nieces nephews, cousins and friends.

A Funeral Service for Willis was held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. from Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Midale, Sask. with Pastor Cicely McDougall, offi ciating. Interment followed at Westphalia Cemetery, Midale, Sask. Lunch followed at Midale Civic Centre, Midale, Sask. Hon-ourary pallbearers were all in attendance. Active Pallbearers were his seven grandsons, Shane Sowden, Nathan Sowden, Tyson Rasmuson, Michael Rasmuson, Landon Emde, Owen Emde and Kyler Emde.

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Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart have announced $65 million over fi ve years for the Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program (FRWIP).

“Our government is focused on helping create jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity for Sas-katchewan’s hard-working producers,” said Ritz. I am pleased that Saskatchewan producers will continue to have access to this program as another tool in their toolbox to help build their operations and our overall

economy. Building farm and ranch water infrastruc-ture is an important way to increase producer profit-ability and secure a safe future for provincial water supplies and our producers’ livelihoods.”

“Establishing a secure source of water is crucial to the long-term success of Saskatchewan’s farm-ers and ranchers,” Stewart said. “This investment in long-term water infrastruc-ture such as wells, dugouts, pipelines and irrigation in-fi ll, is essential to the future growth of Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry and our

economy.”FRWIP, which was fi rst

introduced in 2008, helps farmers, ranchers, First Nation bands, rural mu-nicipalities and irrigation districts develop long-term, reliable sources of water and the related infrastruc-ture necessary to support their agriculture businesses.

Since 2008, more than $49 million in federal-pro-vincial funding has been invested through FRWIP to help establish nearly 5,500 wells, dugouts and pipelines. In addition, since 2007, the federal and pro-vincial governments have

provided $20 million for infill funding which has increased irrigation capac-ity by nearly 12,000 acres.

The program has now been enhanced to include a new component for Agri-cultural business develop-ment for intensive livestock and horticultural opera-tions. As well, value-added agricultural businesses and non-district irrigators are now eligible for funding.

“SARM appreciates the continuation of this in-vestment in rural Saskatch-ewan,” SARM president David Marit said. “We look forward to the development

of many more community wells, on-farm wells and dugouts that will ensure a reliable source of water for the agriculture industry for years to come.”

“FRWIP has been a valuable program for live-stock producers in Sas-katchewan,” Saskatch-ewan S tock Growers president Harold Martens said. “Many wells, dugouts and pipelines have been developed and we thank the federal and provincial governments for continuing this program.”

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to develop more irrigated acres in Saskatchewan,” Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association chair Roger Pederson said. “Ir-rigation not only adds value to farmers’ and ranchers’ bottom lines but it also contributes to the provincial economy as a whole.”

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREER OPPORTUNITIESCity of Estevan

Equipment Operator - Swing OperatorPermanent Full-Time

• Operate and maintain heavy equipment such as: • Compactor • Grader • Excavator / Backhoe• Maintain assigned tools and equipment• Complete logs, records, and reports

• Operate additional vehicles and equipment as required (skid steer, tandem trucks)• Relieve Sweeper Operator• Perform Labourer type tasks and duties as required

Education• Grade 12 or GED Equivalent• Valid Class 3 Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement

Experience• 500 hours operating Heavy Equipment

Contact: Human Resources - City of Estevan1102 Fourth Street • Estevan, SK S4A 0W7Ph: 306.634.1842 • Email: [email protected]

Up for a new challenge? Still accepting registrations for the next spin session beginning May 21 - June 27! Openings at 12:10 p.m.

Childcare available. Call 634-1876 for more info or to register!

Are you interested in becoming a Fitness Instructor? We are looking for energetic, motivating people to join our team.

Email [email protected] for more info.

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Due to weather conditions the gates at the City of Estevan Cemetery will be closed to vehicle access until further notice. The walk-thru gate will allow

visitors to enter the cemetery. We apologize for any inconvenience that may be caused. Gates will re-

open when the road conditions improve and become safe to drive on.

NOTICE

GUARD/MATRONThe Estevan Police Service is seeking applications for the position of Guard/Matron. Successful applicants must be honest, trustworthy and able to work independently with little supervision. The Guard/Matron will provide constant observation of persons who are being held in custody.Retired persons are also encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will be on call and will have the right to turn down shifts. Applicant must pass a Security Clearance.If you would like to apply or would like to receive further information please contact the Estevan Police Service at

301-11th Ave.,Estevan, Saskatchewan.

S4A 1C7Or call 306 634 4767. You can also email [email protected]

Del Block – Chief of PoliceEstevan Police Service

It takes a special person to fi ll the boots of an Estevan Firefi ghter.

It takes someone with the desire to do something important for the com-munity, someone with courage and dedication who isn’t afraid of hard

work, and is willing to accept the challenge of a diffi cult job.If you are this kind of person, you are needed as a paid on-call fi refi ghter.

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Contact Estevan Fire Rescue Services:

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CITY OF ESTEVAN2013 WATERMAIN FLUSHING SCHEDULE

The City of Estevan will be doing maintenance work to ensure good water quality for all users of City water. This work includes the turning of main water valves around the City, and fl ushing large quantities of water from various hydrants in each area. If your water appears discoloured during the days your area is scheduled for this work (see schedule below), please run a faucet for a few minutes until the water is clear again. If the water remains dirty for a longer period, please contact City Hall at 634-1800 to let us know. Thank you for your understanding during this important maintenance!

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

May 14, 15, 16, & 17, 2013

Pleasantdale & Royal Heights Areas, includingCundall Drive, Woodend Place and Chinook Bay

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

May 22, 23, & 24, 2013

Hillside Area – Bounded by Souris Avenue andKing Street, Spruce Drive and Princess Street


May 28, 29, 30 & 31, 2013

Trojan Subdivision, including 9th Street, 8thStreet and 7th Street

Centennial Park Areas and Soo IndustrialSubdivision


June 4, 5, 6, & 7, 2013

Area bounded by Valley Street and 1stStreet, Souris Avenue, 6th Street, Alice

Road, including Westview Place


June 11, 12, 13, & 14, 2013

Area bounded by Souris Avenue, KensingtonAvenue and 6th street, Perkins

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ROAD CLOSURE NOTICEPlease be advised that the Railway Crossing on 13th Avenue will be CLOSED on Wednesday, May 15th,

2013 from 6:00am to 9:00pm resulting in no thoroughfare on this road.Please arrange for alternate routes. Thank you for your patience

Estevan Toastmasters - Meets every Tuesday @ 7:30pm.Toddler Time: May 7 – June 12 Ages 18 months – 3 years Tuesdays or Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 am Listen to a

story, do themed ngerplays for songs then nish with a fun craft! Caregivers participate with their child in Toddler Time.Story Time: May 7 – June 13 Ages 3-5 years Wednesdays & Thursdays @ 1:30-2:15 or Tuesdays @10.45-11:30 am Join us for stories, ngerplays, games & crafts! A different theme every week! Caregivers remain in library while the child is in program.Tablet Tips & Tricks. Thursday May 20th @ 2:30, 5:00 & 6:00 Tablets, e-readers and smart phones – oh my! If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed by your mobile device, we are here to help! Join Krista for a 30 minute one on one tutoring session on your device. To register, please call 306-636-1621 and let us know which device you require assistance with.Cover to Cover Book Club, Thursday, May 16th @ 6:30 pmThis month we will be reading Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks. A “quirky and heartwarming” tale through the eyes of Budo, an imaginary friend to a young boy with Asperger’s named Max, whom he loves dearly. When the unthinkable happens to Max, Budo and a team of imaginary friends must save him and decide which is more important: Max’s happiness or Budo’s very existence. Call 306-636-1621 to pick up your copy today! New members always welcome!Game of Bridge and a Cuppa, Saturday, May 18th @ 2:00 pm.What better way to celebrate Victoria Day than with some classic English tradition? Join us at the library for Low Tea and a game or two of Bridge. Refreshments will be provided and there will be a small prize for the Bridge tourney winner. We’re sure the Queen would approve. No pre-registration required, all ages welcome.Stepping Stones: Saturday, May 25 @ 2:00-4:00 Ages 10+Discover what a fantastic material concrete can be! Make a personalized stepping stone for the library garden! Decorate with stones, handprints, glass marbles and imagination. Participants may pick up their creations at the end of August.Armchair Travel: The Philippines, Sunday, May 26th @ 2:00 pmNo time or funds to get away this Spring? See the sights and learn about the culture of the beautiful Philippines, all from the comfort of the Library, without the long ight or costs! Our special guest Lutos Villanueva will share knowledge, stories and pictures from his homeland. Refreshments will be provided and no pre-registration required. Adults only please.Baby Time: Monday, May 27 @ 7:00 OR Thursday, May 30 @ 10:30 Ages up to 18 months old & a caregiver.Songs and rhymes, bounces and books! This is a fun, interactive parent-child program that ends with a baby-inspired craft.Introduction to Tai-Chi, Wednesday May 29th @ 6:30 pm.Have you ever been curious about Tai-Chi? Join the Library and special guest Garth Herman for an hour long introduction to the beautiful martial art and meditative technique. No registration required. Adults only, please.

Library will be CLOSED May 19 & 20

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Public Notice is hereby given that the City of Estevan has received an application for the development of a “Secondary Residential Suite” above a detached garage on the following property:

Legal Description: Lot 17, Block 54, Reg’d Plan #12675Civic Address: 1125 Second Street

The above noted property is zoned Residential High-Density Mixed-Use Zone (R4) in which “Secondary Accessory Residential Suites” are classi ed as a discretionary use, and are therefore only permitted subject to the approval of City Council and any conditions imposed thereon.

The application will be considered by City Council at its regular meeting on June 10th, 2013. In evaluating the proposal, Council will consider any verbal or written submissions on the matter. Any such intentions or questions in regard to the development proposal should be directed to Land Development Services, 1102 Fourth Street, Estevan, Saskatchewan, S4A 0W7 [tel 306-634-1862] [email: [email protected]] on or before May 29th, 2013.

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(NC)—Did you know: the most attractive homes on the block use several shades of stain on the exterior wood-work? Those homeowners have used not just one, not two, but as many as three or four colour combinations. Now just how did they select such complementary hues?

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