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Monday, February 22, 2016 Vol . 45 No. 8 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada

The 2016 Regional Figure Skating Compe-tition was held on Jan. 30-31 at the DanaAntal Centennial Arena.

More than 100 Skaters from all across Re-gion 1 and 6 travelled to Esterhazy to take

part in the two day competition. Skate Ester-hazy was proud to have 12 skaters of theirown take part bringing home several medalsand certificates.

(L-R) Zenovia Kuzub, Tessa Helmeczi, An-

delina Romanchook, Sara Heise, Alexa Nagy,Brenna Nagy, Kaydence Banga, CayleighBanga, Shelby Heise, Skylar Pangracs, EmilyLomenda and Randell Banga. (See page 6 forresults.)

by Shelley GillespieThe Esterhazy Spray

Park Committee is look-ing for volunteers to helpout at its upcomingfundraiser, The GatsbyGala, which will be heldon April 23 at the S.N.Boreen Community Cen-tre.

“We are looking to lockdown as many of the vol-unteers as we can priorto the event,” said Jen-nifer Blair, member ofthe Spray Park commit-tee. “We would like ap-proximately 15 peoplethat could help thecaterer serve supper, forinstance. Volunteers arealso needed for other du-ties as well, so we arejust hoping to be organ-ized ahead of time if pos-sible.”

Volunteers are alsoneeded to help with dec-orating, setting up forthe event, and the clean-up and take-down afterthe event. According toBlair, there was not aspecific number of volun-teers required for these

tasks, but rather “themore the merrier”. Shefeels that any help wouldbe greatly appreciated,whether it is for an hour,a few hours, or for thewhole event. The morepeople that volunteer, theless each person willhave to do, and thequicker the chores will bedone.

Locking down the vol-unteers also provides thecommittee with thechance to meet with vol-unteers prior to theevent. Information re-garding the duties as-signed to each volunteerwill be shared, and thevolunteers will have theopportunity to raise anyquestions they may have.

The Spray Park will belocated beside the D.A.MacKenzie Aquatic Cen-tre, and will be main-tained by the Town ofEsterhazy. Summer,2017, is currently theprojected completiondate, although this willdepend on funding. TheTown of Esterhazy is

working with the com-mittee to help with theapplication for anygrants that may be avail-able.

Previous fundraisershave included barbecues,raffles, and most recently,the Ladies Night OutFashion Show, whichraised an impressive$11,161.28.

The Gatsby Gala is anevening out where thoseattending will have achance to dress up andenjoy a catered meal. Theevening will also have acomedian for entertain-ment, as well as a silentand a live auction.

According toWikipedia, The GreatGatsby is a 1925 novelwritten by American au-thor F. Scott Fitzgeraldthat follows a cast ofcharacters living in thefictional town of WestEgg on prosperous LongIsland in the summer of1922. The story primarilyconcerns the young andmysterious millionaireJay Gatsby and his

quixotic passion and ob-session for the beautifulformer debutante DaisyBuchanan. The GreatGatsby explores themesof decadence, idealism re-sistance to change, social

upheaval, and excess,creating a portrait of theJazz Age or the RoaringTwenties that has beendescribed as a cautionarytale regarding the Amer-ican Dream. The Gatsby

Gala is based on themovie that was inspiredby Fitzgerald’s novel.

For more informationon the event, or to volun-teer, contact JenniferBlair at 306-740-8955.

Spray Park committee needs volunteers

The Spray Park will be located beside the D.A. MacKenzie AquaticCentre, and will be maintained by the Town of Esterhazy. Summer, 2017,is currently the projected completion date, although this will depend onfunding.

Regional Figure Skating Competition

by Shelley GillespieA Health and Wellness

Expo offering a variety ofclasses will be held at theGolden Jets on Friday,Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb.27, from 1-6 p.m., as partof the Hazy Winterfestweekend.

The second annualHazy Winterfest will takeplace Feb. 25-28, and thefinal pieces have falleninto place. A previous arti-cle in the Feb. 8 issue ofThe Miner-Journal de-scribed the events thathad already been sched-uled by that date, and alsoinformed readers that aWellness Expo would beheld during the weekend,with details to follow.

The Wellness Expo of-fers a “unique opportunityto experience, explore, dis-cover, participate andenjoy what Esterhazy hasto offer” when it comes tohealth improvement andmaintenance.

The expo begins at 1p.m. on Friday with Un-derground Fitness offer-ing a class led by ArianaWoytas on strength train-ing for shoulders and hips.This is followed at 2 p.m.by a class led by ElizabethFouilliard calledPOUND™, which teachesus to drum our way to aleaner, slimmer physique.POUND™ is a full-bodycardio and conditioningclass that gives you thepermission to rock usinglightly weighted exercisedrumsticks, Ripstix.

Sharon Off of HarmonyWeightloss Clinic will beoffering information onUniversal Contour BodyWraps and Euro WaveToning at 3 p.m. These ap-plications help to tightenthe muscles. The nextclass offered is Zumba, ledby Tara Straker. “The per-fect combo of fun and fit-ness has made Zumbaclasses a world wide phe-nomenon” Straker said.

Anytime Fitness will bepresented at 5 p.m. by Jo-lene De Vries, and offersinformation on how tomakeover your kitchen toprepare yourself forhealthy eating. Tips onmeal preparation and theuse of SWOLE FOODSpre-prepped meals to aidin ensuring success of alifestyle change.

On Saturday, theclasses will again begin at1 p.m., starting with Yogaand presented by ShirleyBerthelet. “Beginner fit-ness yoga is suitable forthose interested in learn-ing the foundation of yogapostures and relaxationfrom a fitness perspective.No previous experience isnecessary.”

The next class offered isCrossFit, starting at 2p.m. CrossFit is “astrength band condition-ing program using con-stantly varied, functionalmovements performed athigh intensity. This classis provided by Jaqueline

Paquin Robert andJonathan Robert of Cross-Fit Haze in Esterhazy.

Reflexology led byDawn Weber will begin at3 p.m. Reflexology is theapplication of appropriatepressure to specific pointsand areas on the feet.These areas and reflexpoints correspond to dif-ferent body organs andsystems. Pressing themhas a beneficial effect onthe person’s generalhealth.

Those attending will beoffered a class about‘BodyTalk As WholeHealth Care’ presented byTyla Lippai Johnston at 4p.m. “BodyTalk under-stands the profound influ-ence the psychology of thebody has on our health.Instead of focusing on thesymptom, BodyTalk findsthe underlying causes of

the illness by addressingthe whole person andtheir whole story.“

The Health and Well-ness Expo winds up itsSaturday schedule withYoga With Celina, whichstarts at 5 p.m. This classwill offer informationabout alignment-basedHatha yoga.

Admission is free, mak-ing this a very opportunetime to learn more aboutthe health and wellnessopportunities in Ester-hazy. You can come andgo as you please, and takethe classes you want to. Ifyou are wanting to try acertain class, it is sug-gested that you be thereat the start of the pro-gram. This will mean lessinterruption for the pre-senter, and provide youwith all of the informationbeing offered.

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discover, participate and enjoy what Esterhazy has to offer.

by Glorianne KadaEach week day, volun-

teers deliver meals to ap-proximately 10 to 20clients of Meals on Wheelsin Esterhazy. The pro-gram is offered throughthe local home care officeof the Sunrise Health Re-gion (SHR). The service isavailable to residents inEsterhazy based accord-ing to need and is notbased on age. Customersare charged $7.44 permeal, according to theSHR website. Applica-tions may be made to Es-terhazy Home Care at306-745-6700.

In coordinating inter-views for this article, theSHR communicationsconsultant lined up aninterview with a couplefrom Esterhazy to repre-sent the volunteers. TheNightingale’s have beenvolunteering for the pastfew years to deliverMeals on Wheels. Thereare also many additionalpeople who volunteer todeliver for the programthrough different churchgroups and organizationsin the community.

John and Pat Nightin-gale have their Meals onWheels delivery systemdown pat, as they havebeen doing it for quite awhile. For the past five orsix years, they volunteera couple weeks of theirtime every year to delivermeals.

“It’s critical to be ontime,” John explains howthe people depend on themeals. The couple feelthat volunteering to de-liver is a useful thing forpeople to do, and theycontinue to do it becausesomebody has to do it.The Nightingales explainthat while it does take upa portion of their time,they sincerely enjoy it.

“As long as you enjoy it,it’s good because then we

have a smile on our faceand we know that theclients are also pleased,and they always thank usvery much,” says John.

The Nightingales al-ways want to be as earlyas they can in deliveringthe meals.

“The people are alwayshappy to see us,” saysJohn, adding that theclients are always verypolite and pleasant.

The Nightingales ar-rive at the care homearound twenty minutesbefore noon to collect themeals. They say thatMondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays are the busydays. There can be up to22 clients receivingmeals on the busy daysand as low as 10 to 12clients on Tuesdays andThursdays. One of thereasons there are busierdays is because clientscan select whatever planthey want. They canchoose to have meals de-livered five days a week,or every other day, or justone day a week.

The care home sendsthe volunteers out withthe meals to deliver tothe customers in the com-munity. They receive abag with their meal in itand they also get adessert. The food is kepthot in an insulated cooler,so it is nice and warmwhen the volunteers de-liver it to the door.

Pat plots out the routeand each of them takesturns at either driving ordelivering. They finishtheir route usually inhalf an hour, dependingon how many customersthere are that day. Theysay it is pretty good whenthe two of them work to-gether to deliver.

“We just deliver," ex-plain the Nightingale’swho give credit to thestaff who prepare the

meals every day at theEsterhazy CentennialCare Home. “The carehome is very good. Theyare busy as anything, be-cause they are feedingthe people at the carehome too and getting(meals on wheels) ready,”says Pat.

Volunteers from vari-ous churches and organi-zations in the communitytake turns. For examplethe Full Gospel Churchvolunteers to takes onemonth of deliveringMeals On Wheels. Withinthat month, the churchlines up four individualvolunteers or a couple totake one week each, ex-plains Pat. She attendsthe Full Gospel Churchin Esterhazy where herand John’s son Brent andCharlene Nightingale arethe pastors. The UnitedChurch where John at-tends also volunteers totake one month a year todeliver Meals on Wheels,he explains. “So we endup going twice and some-times three times a year,because I help him withhis and he helps me withmine,” says Pat as shesmiles.

When the couple deliv-ers, they travel the sameroute. They deliver topeople’s homes as well asto Sumner Place andDaisy Hill senior resi-dences. They say they al-ways end up with thesame lady at the end oftheir route. She is alwaysso pleasant, asking whattheir names are and thenthat look of recognitionon her face as she says toJohn, “You used to be themayor!”

John Nightingale andhis wife have lived in Es-terhazy off and on since1965. John is well knownin Esterhazy for his roleas town mayor in 2000 to2003 and his position

with IMC as the VicePresident and GeneralManager at K1 and K2

mines from 1979 to 1985.John also initiated theSaskatchewan Potash In-

terpretive Centre in Es-terhazy, which officiallyopened in 2006.

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55.Tense56.Affirmative word57.Average grades

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41.Bull or buck

42.Parched

43.Haze

45.Disrespectful

46.Fish story

47.Takes to court

49.Wary

50.Foot end

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

for the week of February 21 to 27, 2016

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CROSSWORDS

ARIESYou give the finishing touches to some files before presentingthem to the appropriate person. This en ables you to concludean important agreement. You are also tempted to renew yourwardrobe.

TAURUSYou decide to make a few changes to your home so it better re-flects who you are. You are rather proud of the work you getdone.

GEMINIYou meet some interesting people who are assets to your so-cial circle. A great opportunity inspires you to start organizinga move in the near future.

CANCERA relationship requires some sensitivity and lots of affection inor der to avoid discord. Good communication can improve thesituation.

LEOThere is a lot of action in store for you. If you like to travel, youtreat yourself to an adventure you’ve been dreaming of for along time. A short getaway could turn out to be unforgettable.

VIRGOYour impressive imagination allows you to create a great mas-terpiece. You embark on a new lifestyle that is more in linewith your aspirations. Everything will fall into place.

LIBRAYou need to recharge your batteries. Some accumulated fa-

tigue re qui res that you get some good rest. You may also de-

velop some artistic or esoteric talents.

SCORPIOYour social life certainly seems a lot busier this week. You startgoing to a gym or outdoors with friends in order to play a newsport or do a new physical activity.

SAGITTARIUSSome friends invite you to escape winter and fly south for agreat vacation. You’ll have lots of fun, and your perpetual op-timism is contagious.

CAPRICORNYou may decide to go back to school on the spur of the moment

in order to improve your employment possibilities. A flash of

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AQUARIUSYou may obtain funding for a pro ject that is close to your heart.

Don’t hesitate to consult your bank ma nager in order to con-

solidate your debts and live more comfortably.

PISCES You’re sure to embark on a big cleanup at home, which also has

the advantage of driving away the blues. You get clear on some

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After eight years in power, there is little doubt thatthere are growing questions about both theSaskatchewan Party government and the provincialeconomy it presides over.

This is the reality of politics.The longer you are in, the more baggage you collect.And in Premier Brad Wall’s last term, we’ve seen bag-

gage collect in the form of big and sometimes highly ques-tionable expenditures on the carbon capture and storageat Boundary Dam ($1.5 billion) the Regina by-pass ($1.9billion) and now the Global Transportation Hub outsideRegina where the NDP Opposition, media and others aredemanding to know why government paid three and fourtimes the assessed value of land.

This latter issue coming to light a month before an elec-tion call is especially problematic for a government that’shad a relatively spotless record when it comes to scan-dals.

Let us be clear that the GTH land deal is not a scandalyet, but it is now being investigated by Provincial Audi-tor Judy Ferguson who will surely look at how two polit-ical contributors to the Sask. Party managed to clear$6-and $5-million respectively on land that was under ex-propriation.

Add this is to a weaker economy, deficits and growingdebt and you are left with a climate that most any gov-ernment doesn’t want to see as it goes to the polls.

Well, it seems this would be bad for any governmentexcept Premier Brad Wall’s administration.

According to Feb. 11 pre-election poll by Mainstreet Re-search conducted for Postmedia News, the Sask. Partystill nearly has half the voter support.

At the time of telephone survey of 1,477 Saskatchewanresidents, 49 per cent said they supported the Sask. Partycompared with 28 would vote NDP.

This isn’t quite as overwhelming as the 2011 electionresults where the Sask. Party garnered 64.3 per cent ofthe popular vote compared with 32 per cent for the NDP.

Nor is as large as it was in other polls since the lastvote where the Sask. Party hovered around the low 60-per-cent or high 50-per-cent range while the NDP hov-ered around the high 20-per-cent range.

In fact, Mainstreet Research January poll showed theSask. Party at 51 per cent among the 1,508 respondents

surveyed compared with 24 per cent support for the NDP. Sure, many, many Sask. Party votes are wasted in rural

seats where MLAs have won by 50 percentage points.But the fact of the matter is that the gap between the

NDP and Sask. Party in January and February Main-street polls has only seen marginal changes. The 27-per-centage point difference in January is still a health21-percentage-point difference now – a mere six weeksbefore voters go the polls on April 4.

As Quito Maggi, president and CEO of Mainstreet Re-search, put it: “There’s no undertones of desire for changein Saskatchewan, at least not right now.”

Maggi also noted that Sask. Party was still high out-side in Saskatoon and Regina at 55 per cent.

This is a remarkable number for a few of reasons.First, Saskatoon and Regina (where support for the

Sask. party is still at 42-and 41-per-cent respectively) areamong the fastest growing cities in Canada, so one mightthink this would be where voters would be most appre-ciative of the government’s accomplishments.

Second, that 55-per-cent-support number would in-clude Moose Jaw, Prince Albert and the north where NDPsupport remains solid would offset the Sask. Party num-bers.

There is now a 40-year-old history of ruralSaskatchewan voting for the right wing alternative –something that will again happen en mass on April 4 andmost likely propel Saskatchewan to another majority.

Sure, the NDP may pick up a few extra seats in thecities.

But the Sask. Party is clearly still in the driver’s seat.

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I don't know about other women, but Ichange purses frequently. Sometimes thehandle breaks, sometimes I want tochange to a smaller or a larger one, or Ijust find a new one that I really like.When this happens, I take the stuff fromthe ‘old’ purse that I want and put it intomy new purse, and then leave everythingelse behind to be cleaned out at a latertime.

Eventually I get to it, and I always findsomething I had thought I had lost, orsomething I forgot I even had, or money Imissed, or some other kind of treasure.

The latest thing that I found was anemail that I found to be both interestingand amusing, so I am going to share mytreasure with you. The following is theemail that I found:

This is a neat history lesson. The nexttime you are washing your hands andcomplain because the water temperatureisn’t just how you like it, think about howthings used to be. Here are some factsabout the 1500s:

Most people got married in June be-cause they took their yearly bath in May,and still smelled pretty good by June.However, they were starting to smell, sobrides carried a bouquet of flowers to hidethe body odor. Hence, the custom today ofcarrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled withhot water. The man of the house had theprivilege of the nice clean water, then allthe other sons and men, then the womenand finally the children. Last of all thebabies. By then the water was so dirtyyou could actually lose someone in it.Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the babyout with the bath water.”

Houses had thatched roofs – thickstraw piled high, with no wood under-neath. It was the only place for animalsto get warm, so all the cats and othersmall animals (mice, bugs) lived in theroof. When it rained it became slipperyand sometimes the animals would slip offthe roof. Hence the saying, “It’s rainingcats and dogs.”

There was nothing to stop things fromfalling into the house. This posed a realproblem in the bedroom where bugs andother droppings could mess up your niceclean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts anda sheet hung over the top afforded someprotection. That’s how canopy bed cameinto existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthyhad something other than dirt. Hence thesaying, “dirt poor”.

The wealthy had slate floors that wouldget slippery in the winter when wet, sothey spread thresh (straw) on the floor tohelp keep their footing. As the winterwore on, they added more thresh until,when you opened the door, it would allstart slipping outside. A piece of wood wasplaced in the entrance way. Hence thesaying “a thresh hold”.

In those old days, they cooked in thekitchen with a big kettle that alwayshung over the fire. Every day they lit thefire and added things to the pot. They atemostly vegetables and did not get muchmeat.

They would eat the stew for dinner,leaving leftovers in the pot to get coldovernight and then start over the nextday. Sometimes stew had food in it thathad been there for quite a while. Hencethe rhyme “Peas porridge hot, peas por-ridge cold, peas porridge in the pot ninedays old”.

Here are some other phrases and theirorigins that I found on Mirror: Website ofthe Year:

The phrase “to bite the bullet” is whenyou have to knuckle down and get on withsomething you really don’t want to do.This saying originated in field surgery be-fore the use of anesthetic. A surgeonabout to operate on a wounded soldierwould give him a bullet to bit on to dis-tract him and make him less likely toscream.

“Cat got your tongue?” is a way of ask-ing someone why they are silent. Thereare several theories to the origins of thisphrase.

Some argue that it stems from MiddleEastern punishment techniques whenliars’ tongues were ripped out and thenfed to the kings’ cats, while others suggestit refers to the cat-o-nine-tails that wasused to flog sailors and force them into si-lence.

“A feather in one’s cap” is used to de-scribe an honor or something to be proudof. It is thought to come from an ancientcustom of adding a feather to your hat foreach enemy you had killed.

“Flavor of the month” is an Americanadvertising phrase from the 1940s at-tempting to persuade shoppers to buy adifferent flavor of ice cream each monthinstead of sticking to their usual choice.

Now it is used to describe any short-lived craze, fashion or person that isquickly dropped after a time of being indemand.

Sask. Party still ingreat shape

Finding treasuresIf I got hired as a miner out at the mine,

the first thing I would do is go buy myselfa stainless steel lunch box. Then I woulddecorate it with all kinds of stickers. I findmyself eyeing up those old school steellunch boxes at the hardware store here intown.

People take their lunches to work orschool in all kinds of different lunch kits.I just throw my lunch into a plastic shop-ping bag quickly as I head out the door.Whatever the lunch is packed into doesn’tmatter. It is what’s in there that counts.

It’s no fun going hungry during thework day. That does not go over so well forme. I get ‘hangry’.

Hangry is a word used to describe thesensation of being so hungry it will makea person angry. It seems like the term hasbecome more common in pop culture as oflately. While I often joke about how myhunger can influence my mood, I knowdeep down in my gut that it’s the truth.

Hunger is an issue I am particularlydrawn to. It was a problem that I dealtwith while working with at-risk youth atmy previous job. I also volunteered with afood security group in Yorkton. So re-searching and finding solutions to food se-curity issues is important to me.

Making sure people have access to foodis an important aspect of food securitythat we can influence in our community.

For instance, I think about the people inEsterhazy who depend on the Meals onWheels lunch program. It has such an im-pact on the entire well being of the lives ofthe senior citizens in our community.

This week I had the opportunity tospeak with some of the volunteers that de-liver Meals on Wheels. The story is in-cluded in this week’s newspaper. I admirepeople who give their time to be of serviceto others. The volunteers described howpleasant and cheerful the people are whenthey receive their lunch from the Meals onWheels program.

Proper nutrition obviously has an im-portant impact on concentration, moodand overall well-being. This was apparentto me while I was working at an alterna-tive school for at-risk youth in Yorkton.During the decade that I worked there, Iwitnessed the transformation of the schoollunch program and it’s effect on the stu-dents.

In the early years during lunch hour,youth would run around wildly inside theschool and outside they would throwmuffins at passing motorists. At this time,students were receiving bag lunches pro-

vided to the school from a local soupkitchen in Yorkton. The lunches wouldhave a sandwich on white bread with aslice of meat, a juice box, a piece of fruitand a muffin. They would line up at thelunch counter, take their bagged lunch,then proceed to find a random corner inthe school to eat their food. Usually halfeaten apples were tossed in the garbage,on the floor or left on tables.

After a couple years of the baggedlunches, the school was able to hire a cook.Lunch time meals became soup and sand-wiches or chili and buns. Suddenly the at-mosphere in the school changed at lunchhour. Students had to sit together at thedesignated lunch tables. There was asense of order and civility established atmeal time.

In the beginning I would bring my ownlunch to school. However, staff sat at lunchtables with students as part of the super-vision of lunch hour. While I ate my ownlunch that I brought from home, the stu-dents would ask if their food was not goodenough. They wanted to know why I wasnot eating the same food as them. Istarted dishing up with them as well toshare in the same meal. Students got theirmeal free of course, and staff would payfor their lunch.

Through the years lunch at schoolevolved to full home cooked meals. Break-fast was available before school started,mid morning and mid afternoon snackswere also readily available for studentsevery school day. Food was plentiful andfree for students at the school. It still is.

At Thanksgiving, Christmas time andEaster the school would host dinners thatthe youth could bring their families to. Wewould cook turkey, mashed potatoes andgravy, salads and all the fixings. It was acelebration and food brought everyone to-gether.

Within a decade, I saw the nature of theschool become focused on providing at-riskyouth with plenty of food. For some stu-dents, it was their only hot meal for theday.

Students became involved in preparingthe meals, serving the meals to their fel-low classmates, and helping with thechores of cleaning up and doing dishesafter lunch time. Staff could see how pro-viding proper nutrition had changedlearning for the better. It made the schoolfeel more like a home and family to thestudents.

What a difference a proper lunch canhave on someone’s day.

Glorianne Kada

Lunch Box

Financially, the TorontoBlue Jays may not beable to sign their twinslugging stars, JoseBautista and Edwin En-carnacion. But for thesake of the new manage-ment regime’s introduc-tion to Blue Jay Nation,can they afford not to?

Pitchers and catchersreport to spring trainingsites in Florida and Ari-zona this week, whichmeans the Major LeagueBaseball season andCanada’s love affair withthe Blue Jays resumesafter a four-month hiatus.And the pressing ques-tion as the Jays gather inDunedin, Florida to pre-pare for 2016 centresaround their two veteransluggers, both of whomcould be free agents atthe end of this season.

So, with Bautista being36 when his contract ex-pires, and Encarnacionbeing 34, does new gen-eral manager Ross Atkinsspend big bucks to signthe two veteran sluggers,

does he let one of them goand keep the other, ordoes he say farewell tothem both? Money notspent on long-term dealsfor Bautista and Encar-nacion could be used toshore up the minorleague system – deci-mated last year by a se-ries of trades thatbrought in a couple of bignames (the half-seasonrental of David Price,Josh Donaldson) – but itwould probably send amessage to Blue Jaysfans that the chase forchampionships is over forthe time being, and an-other rebuilding processis under way.

Former general man-ager Alex Anthopoulosleft the team in a front of-fice shuffle after last sea-son and two formerexecutives of the Cleve-land Indians’ – a teamwhich hasn’t won a WorldSeries since 1954 – are incharge. Team presidentMark Shapiro has the un-enviable job of trying to

please his Rogers ownersby watching the pennieswhile also trying toplease the millions offans across Canada byensuring the on-fieldproduct is as exciting asit was last season.

So the first order ofbusiness is: What to dowith his two free-agents-to-be? Bautista has hitmore homers in the pastsix seasons than anyonein MLB and his ‘bat flip’against Texas Rangerslast season will go downin Canadian sports lore.Encarnacion has aver-aged 31.5 homers per sea-son over the same period.

As free agents, the twocould command four-orfive-year deals in the$100 million range fromfree-spending clubs.Would the Jays commitsuch money to playerswho will be in their late30s or entering their 40swhen the contracts ex-pire?

It won’t be long beforeJays fans find out if own-

ership believes that notpinching pennies leads toa better on-field product,which theoretically leadsto more profits. Or if sim-ply pinching pennies isthe preferred path.

Dwight Perry of theSettle Times: “Wal-Martis selling caskets andurns adorned with yourfavourite MLB team’slogo. The Phillies one isespecially popular, wehear, if you plan to beburied before June 1.”

Comedy writer AlexKaseberg: “The OaklandRaiders are thinking ofmoving to Las Vegas.NFL players in a citywith 24-hour drinking,gambling, strippers andhookers. What could pos-sibly go wrong? In addi-tion, they are looking intothe towns of Sodom andGomorrah.”

Janice Hough of left-coastsportsbabe.com:“Colin Kaepernick appar-ently wants out with theSF 49ers to play for theJets. This is like an ele-

phant trying to abandonBarnum & Bailey’s forRingling Brothers.”

NOT SportsCenter, onTwitter: “NFL Rule7.34.17: A “catch” hap-pens when a receiverputs 2 hands on a ball,stops, takes a selfie withit and tweets the pic say-ing ‘got it.’”

Scott Feschuk ofMacleans’ magazine, onTwitter, imagining aworld where DonaldTrump speaks as newcommissioner of baseball:“No more trainers. Iwalked into the club-house just now and it’slike Canada in there –free medical care forevery bruise, every hang-nail. This is America: Youtear an ACL, you pay forthe surgery yourself oryou walk it off.”

• Headline at Sport-sPickle.com: “Super BowlMVP Von Miller: ‘No, I’mnot going to DisneyWorld. I’m 26 and single.’”

• Brad Dickson of the

Omaha (Neb.) World-Her-ald, on the Belgian cyclistwho got caught with ahidden motor in her bike:“Other competitors gotsuspicious when shepulled into Jiffy Lubeduring a race.”

Alex Kaseberg again:“Budweiser is denyingthey paid Peyton Man-ning to say their nameduring his post-game in-terview. Although I amnot sure. Peyton rodeback to the team hotel ona Clydesdale.”

Comedian ArgusHamilton, on the star-studded cast in FX’s “ThePeople vs. O.J. Simpson”:“Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J.Simpson, John Travoltaas Robert Shapiro, DavidSchwimmer as RobertKardashian, and PeytonManning as the slow,white Bronco.”

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The Dana Antal Cen-tennial Arena was hostto the 2016 Regional Fig-ure Skating Competitionon Jan. 30-31.

More than 100 Skatersfrom all across Region 1and 6 travelled to Ester-hazy to take part in thetwo day competition.

Skate Esterhazy wasproud to have 12 skatersof their own take partbringing home severalmedals and certificates.Find below the list ofskaters and their place-ments:

Zennovia Kuzub:Bronze in Star 2 SpinFlight #1, Bronze in Star2 Jump Flight #1, Silverin Star 2 FreeskateFlight #1.

Emily Lomenda:Bronze in Star 2 SpinsFlight #2, Gold in Star 2Jumps Flight #2, Bronzein Star 2 FreeskateFlight #2.

Randell Banga: Bronzein Star 3 Spin Flight #2,Silver in Star 3 JumpFlight #1, 6th place inStar 4 Freeskate Under10.

Sara Heise: Silver inStar 3 Spin Flight #3,Silver in Star 3 JumpFlight #2, Bronze in Star3 Freeskate Flight #1

Tessa Helmeczi:Bronze in Star 4 SpinUnder 10, Gold in Star 4Jump Under 10, Gold inStar 4 Freeskate Under10, 4th in Star 4 Team.

Skylar Pangracs: 5th

in Star 4 Spin Under 13Flight #1, 6th in Star 4Jump Under 13 Flight#1, 6th in Star 4Freeskate Under 13flight #1, 4th in Star 4Team.

Cayleigh Banga: Goldin Star 4 Spin Under 13Flight #2, Gold in Star 4Jump Under 13 Flight#2, Gold in Star 4Freeskate Under 13Flight #2, Silver in Star4 Team.

Kaydence Banga: Sil-ver in Star 4 13 and overSpin, Bronze in Star 4Jump 13 and over, Silverin Star 4 Freeskate 13and over, Silver in Star 4Team.

Andelina Roman-chook: Bronze in Star 5

Spin Under 10, Bronzein Star 5 Jump Under10, Silver in Star 5Freeskate Under 10.

Shelby Heise: 4thplace in Star 5 Spin 13and over, Gold in Star 5Jump 13 and over, Silverin Star 5 Freeskate 13and over.

Brenna Nagy: Bronzein Star 5 Spin 13 andover, Bronze in Star 5Jump 13 and over, 4thplace in Star 5 Freeskate13 and over.

Alexa Nagy: 4th placein Senior Bronze SpinFlight #2, Bronze in Sen-ior Bronze Jump Flight#2, 5th place in SeniorBronze Freeskate Flight.

Esterhazy hosts 2016 Regional Figure Skating Competition

In 2001 an adult fe-male contacted the York-ton RCMP to file a reportof a sexual assault. Sincethe start of the initial in-vestigation, twelve fe-males in total have comeforward with a com-plaint of a similar na-ture. The offences tookplace between 2001 and2008 and all victims re-ported that they first en-countered the accused ata medical facility inYorkton where the ac-cused worked as a physi-cian. All victims wereadults at the time the of-

fences took place.Investigators con-

ducted a lengthy investi-gation and on February2, 2016, MohammedHaque (1944-01-09) wasarrested at his residencein London, Ontario andcharged with:

• Six counts, sexual as-sault, section 271 of theCriminal Code

Haque has been re-leased on conditions, in-cluding no contact withany victims, and will ap-pear in Yorkton Provin-cial Court on Monday,Feb. 22, 2016 at 9:30

a.m.While charges have

been laid in relation tothese six complaints,there may be other vic-tims who would have en-countered Haquethrough his work in themedical field. Therefore,investigators are askinganyone with informationto please come forward.

We are asking anyonewith information to con-tact Yorkton MunicipalRCMP at 306-786-2400or anonymously throughCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Sexual assault charges laid


Sending out a big congratulations to the Esterhazy Novice White team on their tourna-ment winnings this season! The team attended two tournaments this winter, the first tour-nament was held in Bredenbury on Dec, 12, 2015, and the Novice White team were the “A”side winners. The second tournament was played in Moosomin on Feb. 13, 2016, and theteam ended being “B” side winners.

The team players are: Back row (l-r): Derek Rice – Trainer, Troy Stewart – Head coachand Jon Earnshaw – Assistant Coach. Middle row: Kaleb Hill, Kiah Shields, Eli Chomos,Hudson Earnshaw, Edward Carter and Noah Rice. Front Row: Joe Lewko, Cooper Leech,Treston Stewart, Brandon Weiss, Tristan Silvernagle and Aristo Swanevelder. Missing fromphoto: Abbey Norek, Luke Silvernagle and Janice Lewko – Manager.

submitted by The Esterhazy and District Lion’s ClubThe Esterhazy and Dis-

trict Lion’s Club 18th An-nual Charlton SmithMemorial Fish Derby washeld at Bird’s Point,Round Lake on Feb. 14,2016.

Registration was at 10a.m. and the derby wasfrom 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Costto fish was $10 per hole,with children 12- and-under accompanied by aparent or guardian fishedfor free. Saskatchewanfishing regulations ap-plied. Fishing hole prizeswere for the longest fish ofeach species; pike, perchand walleye.

The day started off atminus 6 degrees in the

morning, warming up toplus one with sunshine, itwas a beautiful day. Wehad an excellent turnoutwith 200 holes beingdrilled by Lion’s members,helpers and volunteerswho gave us a hand.Thank you to everyone foryour help.

At 11 a.m. the fishderby started and the firstfish was caught and meas-ured at 11:07 a.m. Carey’sPlumbing and Heating do-nated $50 for the first fishcaught with Wayne Nor-beck being the winner ofthe longest pike prize waswon by Glenn Popowich.No perch were caughtduring the derby.

The Lion’s Club raffledoff a Sonar Flasher andLynn Hawes was the win-

ner. Hot dogs, hamburg-ers, coffee, pop and hotchocolate were availablefor the fishermen andfisherwomen. Thank youto all the volunteers thathelped make this 18thderby a success and to allthe businesses in the Es-terhazy District and areathat donated so gener-ously with money andprizes. Also, thanks toeveryone that partici-pated in the derby.

Lion’s hold 18th annual derby inhonor of the late Charlton Smith

photos courtesy of Parkland RegionalNews.com

CONGRATULATIONS

by Jolene de VriesQuestion: I enjoy

being active, but would-n’t describe myself as agym rat. I am gettingback into the fitnessscene, but I am becom-ing somewhat discour-aged. Are injuries andpulled muscles a nor-mal part of workingout? Should I push my-self to try harder andwork through the pain?

Answer:We have all heard the

adage no pain, no gain –-Please forget you everheard this antiquated fit-ness mantra. It’s one of theleast helpful and possiblymost dangerous guide-lines. Injuries and pulledmuscles are not a normalpart of working out.

Sometimes pain can becaused by not warming upyour muscle groupsenough and pushing your-self past the point youshould. You should alwaysstop before you feel anypain and not push throughit. For example if yousquat and feel pain in yourknees – stop at the pointjust before the pain startsand have your trainer alsoassess your form.

Pain is your body tellingyou something isn’t right.Sometimes all it takes is alittle correction on form orwarming up the muscles indifferent ways to properlystretch them before per-forming an exercise. Don’tbe afraid to ask yourtrainer to demonstrate theexercises to you and havethem correct your form.

Improving your level offitness will require movingpast your comfort zone,but rendering yourself sosore you can’t walk or liftthings is completely un-necessary! Your body is ca-

pable of more than yourmind thinks – this shouldnot push you to the pointof injury though – moremental push to get youpast your comfort zone.

When starting newstrength exercises, it’s im-portant to begin with aweight that allows you toexecute all movementswith minimal momentumand proper form. Thatmeans a complete set of 8-12 repetitions for healthyindividuals or 10-15 forolder or frail individuals,says ACSM.

Err on the side of cau-tion; you can always per-form one set, or even thefirst few repetitions, with alighter weight and go upfrom there. The goal is tofind a weight that fatiguesthe muscle by the last rep-etition. You shouldn’t haveto alter your form to per-form the last few reps, butyou should be looking for-ward to resting or movingon! If you can make it tothe end of your set withease, that’s a good signyou’re stronger than youthink. Select a heavierweight next time.

Remember: Gainingstrength is all about push-ing yourself to be slightlyuncomfortable and forcingyour body to adapt. Do notbe afraid to lift heavierweights (ladies, I’m talkingto you!); overloading themuscle is the only way itwill respond. And we wantour muscles to respond tomake us stronger, leaner,and less likely to get in-jured!

So what is the differencebetween pushing yourselfand pain? It’s important todistinguish between painand good ole fashion over-load! Strength training,while meant to be chal-lenging, should never hurt.The number one sign youare pushing too hard is ex-periencing pain during orafter a workout session.There’s no doubt you mayhave a bit of residual sore-

ness (DOMS – delayedonset muscle soreness)when beginning astrength-training program– it’s a physiologic reactionto the muscle’s repairprocess. The tendernessshould go away within 24-48 hours. If the sorenesscontinues past this timeperiod (or is acute duringan exercise), it’s likely youwere a bit too aggressivewith your weight selection,or your form may be offand you should adjustweight for the next fewworkouts and have yourform assessed.

In the end, some maystill say sore muscles arethe only way to know ifyour body is making anyprogress, but it’s simplynot true! Slight tender-ness, sure … bring it on!But risking injury andbeing unable to move aftera workout is a sure-fireway to decide that this fit-ness thing is not for you,sending you backwards onyour fitness journey. It’simportant to strike a bal-ance between not enoughand too much to receivethe best benefits ofstrength training. Now, getto lifting!

Question: Lately, I’vebecome much moreaware of my carbohy-drate intake, specifi-cally focusing onsugars. I watch sweetsand limit refinedgrains, but what aboutfruit? It obviously has alot of sugar, so should Ilimit that too?

Answer: Fruit is essen-tially all sugar, but it alsohas lots of vitamins, min-erals, and phytochemicals.Because of this, there is noreason to limit or avoidfruit. In fact, most peoplecould probably use anextra serving or two eachday. The only individualsthat may need to moderatetheir intake a bit would bethose dealing with dia-betes, but even they canstill have a few servings

daily, as long as they’respaced well throughoutthe day. Generally, whenwe talk about limitingsugar, we’re focusing onthe added sugars thatseem to appear in so manyfoods. Added sugars con-tribute significantly tooverall carbohydrate andcalorie intake, and are oneof the many reasons forthe nation’s expanding

waistline. Unfortunately,it’s very easy for an avoid-ance of added sugars to be-come an avoidance of allsugars, and even carbohy-drates in general. Let’s notforget – carbohydrates arean important energysource for the brain, thered blood cells, and ourmuscles. And carbohy-drate-heavy foods are notjust empty calories; they

contain a variety of otherhealthful nutrients aswell!

About the author: Jolenede Vries is the Club Ownerat Anytime Fitness comingto Esterhazy,Saskatchewan in summerof 2016. To submit a ques-tion for future articles,please contact the authorat [email protected]


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Saskatchewan Physi-cian Numbers Continue to

RiseFrom the very begin-

ning our governmentmade it a priority to train,recruit and retain moredoctors for Saskatchewan.Today there are nearly

650 more physicians prac-tising in the province thanthere were in 2007. Thisgrowth can be attributedto a number of initiatives,including:

• the implementation ofthe Saskatchewan Inter-national Physician Prac-tice Assessment (SIPPA),which has resulted in al-most 190 more doctorsproviding services in theprovince;

• the development of arural physician locumpool to provide coverageand assistance for ruralfamily physicians to en-sure a work-life balance;

• forgiving up to$120,000 inSaskatchewan studentloans for new doctors thatpractice in communities ofless than 10,000 people;and

• doubling the numberof post-graduate physi-cian training seats at theCollege of Medicine, andincreasing undergraduatemedical training seatsfrom 60 to 100.

Saskatchewan is affirm-ing its commitment to im-proving access tophysician services by re-leasing a planning docu-ment that forecasts theneed for physicians andspecialists over the long-term. This allows us totake a longer-term strate-

gic approach to strength-ening and sustaining ourphysician workforce.

New Pilot ProgramAllows Residents to

View Personal HealthCare Information On-

line A new program – the

Citizen Health Informa-tion Portal (CHIP) Pilot –is allowing a group of res-idents from across theprovince to view their per-sonal health informationonline through a securewebsite. CHIP is the firstcomprehensive electronicsystem of its kind inCanada that puts patientsfirst.

Participants can viewtheir personal lab results,immunization history,pharmacy and hospitalvisit history from any-where in the world. Theycan add medical informa-tion to their personal pro-files, view their children’shealth care informationand invite their doctor orcare provider to view theirprofile.

Our government is ex-cited to launch a new pro-gram that empowerspeople to take a more ac-tive role in their ownhealth care. Participantswill be asked to providefeedback which will helpto guide future decisionsabout additions orchanges to online healthinformation and otherhealth programs.

Access to MRI ServicesImproving in

Saskatchewan S o u t h e r n

Saskatchewan will bewell-served by a new MRI

suite at the Dr. F.H. Wig-more Regional Hospital inMoose Jaw. About 370 pa-tients who had been wait-ing to receive a scan inRegina or Saskatoon hadtheir procedures resched-uled to the new hospital inMoose Jaw.

Extending service to anew location is an impor-tant step toward ensuringpatients can be diagnosedand treated sooner, andcloser to home. The Min-istry of Health will coverannual operating costs ofthe MRI in Moose Jaw,which will provide up to3,000 MRI scans duringits first full year of opera-tion.

In Saskatchewan, de-mand for MRIs has in-creased more than anyother specialized imagingservice. Health regionMRI capacity has morethan doubled since 2007-08 and the public systemis on track to provide ap-proximately 33,500 MRIsin 2015-16, an increase ofabout 5% from the previ-ous year.

Agriculture Trade-Mission to India

Saskatchewan isCanada’s top exporter toIndia. This past year,Saskatchewan exports toIndia totalled more than$1.8 billion with lentils,peas and potash leadingthe way. 2015 also markeda record-breaking year asagriculture exports toIndia exceeded $1 billionfor the first time.

It is important for us tobuild on this growth andfind new opportunitieswith one of the world’s

f a s t e s t - g r o w i n geconomies. This week’strade mission to India willhelp Saskatchewan solid-ify its trade relationshipfor established productsand allow for conversa-tions about future im-ports.

Face-to-face meetingshelp us to better under-stand India’s needs, iden-tify new areas forcollaboration and trade,and discuss any barriers.

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Customers who registera vehicle using SGI’s on-line service MySGI will nolonger have to wait fortheir certificate in themail – they can print it athome. Any customer with

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As a deterrent againstpotential criminal activity,a customer’s address willno longer be printed onvehicle registration cer-tificates. You can visitSGI’s website atwww.sgi.sk.ca for more in-formation on vehicle reg-istration requirements orthe MySGI online service.


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Donald BubnickJan. 8, 1931 - Feb. 9, 2016

A teacher once asked ofhis class “Would yourather be a great King, or afather of many greatKings?”. . .

Donald came into thisworld on Jan. 8, 1931. Theson of James and BlancheBubnick, he was born on asmall farm east of Ester-hazy, just across from theTabor Cemetery, when theTabor Light was alreadyhovering about the neigh-bourhood.

Donald spent the firsteight years of his life onthis small farm, beginninghis elementary educationat the Dove Dale school. Atthe age of eight, Donaldwitnessed the Tabor Lightfor the first time and that’sanother entire story hewould sometimes tell. Hisparents moved to Yarbo,where they purchased andoperated the Yarbo Gen-eral Store. Donald contin-ued his education at theSt. Elizabeth School.

Donald ventured to St.Peter’s High School inMuenster, where he com-pleted his first two yearsof high school. Barely ateenager, he travelledhome by train to play withthe men’s senior hockeyteam when ever he could.He completed his last twoyears of high school in Es-terhazy. Donald chose ed-ucation as his career pathand immediately attendedMoose Jaw Normal School.

At the age of 17, Donald

accepted his first teachingrole at Red Path School, lo-cated across the creekfrom K1 potash mine. Dur-ing his first teaching as-signment, he taughtclasses from kindergartento grade 10, where some ofhis students were olderthan he was. During thistime Donald met his soulmate, Connie Rofalsky,who was then teaching atSt. Elizabeth School.

Donald and Connie weremarried on Oct.17, 1951.In this year, Donald tookone year off to assist hisfather James with hisJohn Deere dealership.One year later, Donald re-sumed teaching, acceptingconsecutive annual assign-ments at St. Istivan,Crooked Lake, and then fi-nally in Esterhazy wherehe taught grade 5 stu-dents. Connie was now afull-time stay at homemother. Together, Donaldand Connie raised fourchildren – Carol, Linda,Darla, and Murray.

Around 1964/1965 Don-ald took a one year leavefrom teaching to completehis teaching degree at theUniversity ofSaskatchewan. This in-volved a very compressedclass schedule, and a littleextra curricular work tohelp his physics professorwith some in-class teach-ing. Don received histeaching degree, graduat-ing with distinction, andreturned to teach in Ester-hazy. In 1967, after acquir-ing further experience, heaccepted a promotion toprincipal of the EsterhazyHigh School, home to up to700 students. The qualityof education was excellent,with great credit going toa fantastic teaching staff.At the time of his retire-ment in 1985, he hadlogged 17 years of serviceas a teacher, and 18 yearsas a principal. By thistime, Donald would havetaught more than 3000students. The bottom lineis that he always wantedto help others. And lest weforget, behind every greatman, stands a great

woman – and Connie wasan amazing wife andmother.

Donald’s teaching activ-ities did not stop after re-tirement. He instructed atGabriel Dumont Institutein Esterhazy, and spentcountless hours tutoringstudents in need of thatextra support in math ori-entated subjects.

Donald also contributedto the community signifi-cantly by volunteering histime to the Elks as Treas-urer for countless years.For over 12 years, he vol-unteered at the EsterhazyCentennial Care Home of-fering those residents atcoffee row a weeklyglimpse of what was hap-pening in the outsideworld – often garnishedwith a side of jokes andhappy thoughts. The Es-terhazy Golf Club was alsothe recipient of his chari-table hours and countlessrounds of golf.

Certainly, Donald hasmade significant contribu-tions to those around himboth professionally andpersonally. He was an in-telligent man, demonstrat-ing amazing personalcharacter, including butnot limited to sincere com-passion, integrity, loyalty,strength, and persever-ance. Donald had a truezeal for life and shared itselflessly with everyone heencountered. He touchedthe lives of many, believedin the strength of family,and the love he demon-strated made the world amuch better place. Thisgift will undoubtedly liveon . . .

It is impossible to ex-plain the joy this man hasbrought to all the lives hehas touched. To dad, it didnot matter who you were,but rather what you couldbe. He listened and hecared, and then he tried tohelp. No one was ever of alesser importance. Hisconcern was always gen-uine. And then there washis smile! Who can denythe joy that it brought toall who received it. Even inhis last hours he graced

those in his presence withthat beautiful reassuringsmile, which will remainin our hearts forever. Thatfinal little smile, alongwith a subtle nod yes as hegazed upwards was ourfinal assurance that hislong awaited journey hadbegun.

Donald will be deeplymissed not only by hisfamily and friends, but thewhole community. Whowill step into his shoes anddistribute Rockets candyto all the children in thetown? And who will offerthe great advice we allcame to expect and needfrom him? There wasnever a problem that hecould not simplify towardsan outstanding solution.He offered advice that sup-ported the concept “any-thing is possible” and thenhelped you find a way togo forward, to do, and toconquer.

Dad now joins his wifeConnie; his daughter,Linda; his parents,Blanche and James Bub-nick, along with his broth-ers: Dennis Bubnick andLucille (wife), and JamesBubnick. There are count-less other family membersand beloved relatives whohave preceded Dad and weknow they have looked for-ward to the day of Dad’sreturn.

Left to carry on with hiswisdom in their hearts arehis children: Carol (hus-band Jim Hook), Darla(husband JeromeKweens), Murray (wifeKim Bubnick), along withtheir children and grand-children.We have lived toexperience what we be-lieve are the ways, tradi-tions, beliefs, and moralsthat will help make theworld a better place. Wethank Dad for showing usa better world and believ-ing that anything is possi-ble. REST IN PEACEDAD!!! We thank you andwill never forget you.

Donald and his familywish to extend a most sin-cere and gracious thankyou to all who supportedhim as his health progres-

sively failed during hisend of life journey. Manynew friendships weremade. God Bless all hiscompassionate care giverswho made his final years,months, and days the bestthey could be. It was a giftfrom God for Donald tospend his last days in thecare of the communitywhich he has supportedand lived in all of his life.Being readily surroundedby nearby friends andfamily when life is fragileis a beautiful privilege,and one which shouldnever be taken forgranted!

This experience under-scores Dad’s belief that itis important to supportthe construction of a newCare Home in Esterhazyand to continue support-ing the future hospitalproject in this blessed andthriving community hewas so proud of.

For those who wish tocontribute to Dad’s vision,please make chequespayable to the St. An-thony’s Hospital Founda-tion. Please indicate if youwould like your donationdirected to the New CareHome Construction, or toPalliative Care Support atthe Esterhazy Centennial

Special Care Home. Donald’s wish would be

for all of us to go forward,make the best of every sit-uation, love one anotherunconditionally, supportour town and all the peo-ple who live here, and be-lieve anything is possible.

Funeral Mass was heldat Our Lady of VictoriesRoman Catholic Church,Esterhazy, on Feb.16,2016, with Father Valen-tine Amobi as Celebrant.

Altar Servers were Den-nis Tochor, LeonardKnourek, Bill Pozniak andDave Flaman

Pallbearers were CoreyBubnick, Greg Bubnick,Terry Bubnick, Rob Bub-nick, David Bubnick andDarwin Park.

Honorary Pallbearerswere all in attendance.

Honor Guard was ElksClub Members.

Interment was held atSt. Mary’s Roman CatholicCemetery, Esterhazy.

Funeral arrangementswere entrusted to PeterCarscadden Funeral Serv-ice Ltd.


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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL

Town of Esterhazy

Pursuant to subsection 217(1) of The Municipalities Act, notice is herebygiven that the Assessment Roll for the Town of Esterhazy for the year 2016,has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessorduring Regular Office Hours on the following days:

Monday to Friday inclusive, February 22, 2016 to March 30, 2016 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Any person who wishes to appeal his/her Assessment or Classification tothe Board of Revision is required to file his/her notice of appeal along withthe fee of $100 per assessment appealed with:

The Assessor, Town of Esterhazy, P.O. Box 490, Esterhazy, SaskatchewanS0A 0X0 by the 30th day of March, 2016.

Dated this 23rd day of February, 2016.

DONNA ROLLIEAssessor

The new Regina-areaMartha Cachene’sHome for Youth cele-brated its grand open-ing on Feb. 17. Thehome, which is operatedby 4 Directions Childand Family ServicesInc. will provide a safe,warm and caring envi-ronment for up to sixyoung people in care.

“Our Government isexpanding services andsupports for vulnerablechildren and youth bydeveloping group homespaces for young peoplethat are safe, providesecurity and are a partof our community,”Regina Qu’Appelle MLALaura Ross, said on be-half of Social ServicesMinister DonnaHarpauer. “We aredoing this by workinghand-in-hand with ourvaluable and experi-

enced community part-ners and stakeholderssuch as 4 DirectionsChild and Family Serv-ices.”

The Government ofSaskatchewan is pro-viding almost $900,000in annualized fundingto 4 Directions Childand Family ServicesInc. to operate the newhome in addition to the$200,000 in one-timecapital costs for theproject. The new grouphome has been in oper-ation since December2015, and is designed toaccommodate both maleand female youth aged12-15 years.

“We are pleased toopen this new grouphome for young peoplein the Regina area,” 4Directions Child andFamily Services Inc.Board Chair Derald

Dubois said. “For youngpeople in need of a safe,secure and caring home,being a part of theircommunity and culturewith access to educa-tional, sports and recre-ational opportunitiescan make a world of dif-ference in providingthem with the supportsthey need to realize abetter future.”

4 Directions Childand Family ServicesInc. has been providingstabilization services foryouth since October2000. They presentlyoperate two 10 bedhomes located onMuskowekwan FirstNation.

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MOOSOMIN

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Dr. Pat Biglow-Lecomte D.M.D.

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1-800-668-3080/Emer: 435-2901

Dr. Nathan KnezacekOptometrist

For appointments call:Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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RITA HERPERGER OWNER/THERAPIST306-740-7747

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eHealth Saskatchewan(eHealth) is piloting anew program that allowsa group of residents fromacross the province toview their personalhealth information onlinethrough a secure website.

Health Minister DustinDuncan today announcedthe official launch of theCitizen Health Informa-tion Portal (CHIP) Pilot,which will include up to1,000 participants.Throughout the sixmonth trial period, par-ticipants will be able toview their personal labresults, immunizationhistory, pharmacy and

hospital visit history fromanywhere in the world.

“Our government is ex-cited to announce a newprogram that empowersthe people ofSaskatchewan to take amore active role in theirown health care,” Duncansaid. “CHIP is the firstcomprehensive electronicsystem of its kind inCanada that puts pa-tients first.”

CHIP participants willnot only be able to accesstheir files through ahighly secure, personal-ized login, but also beable to add medical infor-mation to their personal

profiles, such as healthmetrics or reminders totake medication. Partici-pants can also view theirchildren’s health care in-formation and invitetheir doctor or otherhealth care provider toview their profile.

“eHealth’s vision to em-power patients and en-able care continues toshape and inspire innova-tive programs like CHIP,”eHealth SaskatchewanCEO Susan Antosh said.“eHealth thanks all of theCHIP participants fortheir interest in the pro-gram, as it could help toshape the future of health

care in Saskatchewan.”“Research has shown

that the vast majority ofCanadians want access todigital health tools andcapabilities,” CanadaHealth Infoway Presidentand CEO Michael Greensaid. “Digital health por-tals such as CHIP pro-vide patients with toolsand information to sup-port them to take chargeof their wellness.”

Throughout this pilotprogram, participantswill be asked to providefeedback about their ex-perience, which will helpto guide future decisionsabout additions or

changes to online healthinformation and otherhealth programs.

eHealth Saskatchewanis a Treasury BoardCrown Corporation com-mitted to delivering bet-ter, smarter and moretimely health care to citi-zens across the provinceby providing health careinformation electronicallyto patients and healthcare professionals.

eHealth also providesthe people ofSaskatchewan with newand updated healthcards, as well as certifi-cates for birth, death,marriage and genealogy.

Infoway helps to im-prove the health of Cana-dians by working withpartners to accelerate thedevelopment, adoptionand effective use of digi-tal health across Canada.Through their invest-ments, they help deliverbetter quality and accessto care and more efficientdelivery of health serv-ices for patients and clini-cians. Infoway is anindependent, not-for-profit organizationfunded by the federal gov-ernment.

New Pilot Program allows Saskatchewan residentsto view their personal health care info online

This year you may beable to save on your 2015taxes by returningmoney to your Regis-tered Retirement IncomeFund (RRIF).

Normally, every RRIFowner is required to re-ceive a minimum annualamount, as determinedunder the Income TaxAct, beginning in the sec-ond calendar year of theRRIF. (RRIF with-drawals are fully tax-able.) However, if youwere born in 1943 or ear-lier and thus turned 71or older in 2014, youhave an added option formanaging your taxes.Retroactive to Jan. 1,2015, the Income Tax Actwas amended to reduceRRIF withdrawal mini-mums (for those born in1943 or earlier) and al-lows those owners to re-contribute the differencebetween the originalwithdrawal minimumsand the new reducedminimums – but thedeadline date for takingadvantage of a re-contri-bution is Monday, Feb.

29, 2016, so act quickly.The new rules apply to

all RRIFs, includingspousal RRIFs andlocked-in RRIFs such asLIFs, LRIFs, and PRIFs.

Here’s how it works: Ifyou turned 71 or older in2014 and want to paythe least taxes possibleon your 2015 RRIF with-drawals, re-contributethe difference betweenyour original 2015 mini-mum and the new re-duced 2015 minimum.You can re-contributethis excess amount toany RRIF you own bythe deadline date of Feb.29, 2016. You will reportthe full amount with-drawn from your RRIFas income on your 2015income tax return andclaim an offsetting taxdeduction for theamount of your re-contri-bution. (The deductionwill be claimed on Line232 (Other Deductionson the federal T1 returnand a similar deductionwill be available on aQuébec return.)

Here’s an example:

Your original 2015 mini-mum RRIF withdrawalwas $10,000 and your re-duced 2015 minimum is$7,500. You have alreadyreceived the full $10,000from you RRIF but yourecontribute $2,500 toyour RRIF by the dead-line date. You will reportthe $10,000 withdrawnfrom your RRIF as in-come and claim a tax de-duction for your $2,500re-contribution.

The original annualRRIF withdrawal ratefor someone who wasborn in 1942 and thusage 71 at the start of2015 was 7.38 per cent.The reduced rate is 5.28per cent for a reductionin rate of 2.10 per cent.Withdrawal rates areage-related so checkwith your professionaladvisor to find the raterevisions that apply toyou.

This column, writtenand published by In-vestors Group FinancialServices Inc. (in Québec –a Financial ServicesFirm), and Investors

Group Securities Inc. (inQuébec, a firm in Finan-cial Planning) presentsgeneral information onlyand is not a solicitation

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Notice of Tender Resort Village of Birdʼs Point

TENDER FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE CAMPGROUNDThe Resort Village of Bird’s Point is offering for tender the management of the Campground.

The campground includes 32 sites. The manger must operate the following: Bath House; fish-filleting shack; campground sites; picnic tables; fire pits.

They also shall be solely responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of thecampground, including all lands, building and structures. This shall include the following: reser-vations; collection of fees; maintenance of facilities; cleanliness of campground; preparation ofcampground for winter season; also the manager would be responsible for all power and waterwithin the campground.

The manager must have a person that has a Small Water Treatment and Seasonal OperationLevel 1. The manager must abide by all regulations imposed by the Resort Village of Bird’sPoint and the Ministry of Tourism. The manger must obtain and keep in place during the termof the agreement policy of public liability insurance of a minimum amount of TWO MILLIONDOLLARS per occurrence and shall provide proof to the Resort Village of Bird’s Point. A man-agement agreement will need to be signed with the Resort Village of Bird’s Point. The manage-ment of the campground will begin in the spring of 2016 as long as the campground is fullyoperational. With your tender you must let us know what you will be charging for the campsiteswithin the campground.

This tender will be for a one year term from May 1st, 2016, to Sept. 30, 2016, with an optionto extend if the Village is in agreement.

All tenders are due by Feb. 26, 2016.

Please send your bid to: Resort Village of Bird’s Point Box 1019 Whitewood, SK S0G 5C0 Fax: 306-793-2017 Email: [email protected]

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Notice is hereby given that 101288881 Saskatchewan Ltd.,has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for a RestaurantPermit to sell alcohol in premises known as The HazyRestaurant located at 1020 Park Ave., Esterhazy Sask. ofwhich the following is a correct legal description: Lot 7, Block12, Plan No. 76R13814 Ext. 1020 Park Ave., Town ofEsterhazy, Sask.

Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filedwith SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publicationof this Notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall statetheir name, address and telephone number in printed form, aswell as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name acontact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory tothe Petition, and the contact person must provide an addressand telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious, or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may notbe considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquorand Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold ahearing.Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming AuthorityP.O. Box 5054Regina, Sask., S4P 3M3

APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR PERMITUnder the provisions of the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act, 1997

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Dear Editor:Wetland conservation is

vital for Saskatchewan.Here in Saskatchewan

our sloughs, marshes, pot-holes, swamps and pondsmake up a natural net-work of wetlands. Youmight not think aboutthem very often, if at all,yet wetlands, sprinkledthroughout our province,help to maintain and im-prove our water qualityand our way of life.

Wetlands act as MotherNature’s kidneys - filter-ing the water and captur-ing nutrients, likephosphorus and nitrogen,which can cause harmfulalgal blooms. Many wet-lands are important forfish spawning and othersprovide habitats for birds,insects, amphibians, rep-

tiles and mammals. Wet-lands slow the flow ofspring melts and rains,which decreases soil ero-sion and downstreamflooding.

Wetlands support oureconomy in many ways aswell. For example, ranch-ers depend on wetlandsfor livestock watering andour tourism industry ben-efits from pristine aquaticrecreation areas. And wet-lands provide wonderfulnatural science learningopportunities for kids ofall ages.

Despite all the positiveattributes, we lose over10,000 acres of wetlandseach year inSaskatchewan, mostlythrough agriculturaldrainage, but also as a re-sult of urban growth and

industrial activities.When wetlands aredrained and cultivated,carbon from the soil is re-leased, contributing toglobal climate change.

Saskatchewan wetlandsare important to us all.Our provincial govern-ment must take a leader-ship role. Ask yourcandidates what they willdo to protectSaskatchewan’s remain-ing wetlands if they areelected. Please visitwww.voteforwetlands.ca .A few minutes of yourtime could make a worldof difference.

MICHAEL P. CHAM-PION, PAg

Head of Industry &Government Relations

Ducks UnlimitedCanada - Sask.

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Applications are currently being accepted for a full-time AdministrativeAssistant for the Town of Esterhazy. Eligible applicants will be working withthe public which will require excellent communication skills and tact.Municipal experience would be an asset. Please submit your cover letterand resume detailing your knowledge and skills in confidence by March 25,2016.

The Town of Esterhazy offers a competitive salary and benefit package.Interested applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:

Donna RollieChief Administrative Officer

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Esterhazy, SaskatchewanS0A 0X0

Fax: 306-745-6797Email: [email protected]

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End: Feb 29, 2016 at 11:59pm PRIZE: A trip for recipient and one (1) guest to Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of direct round trip coach air transportation for two (2) people from Regina, Saskatchewan International airport, four (4) nights hotel accommodations at theMGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino and two (2) tickets to Brad Garrett Comedy Club. Trip does not include food, beverages, or spending money. Travel and lodging are subject to space and departure availability according to the pur-chased home before March 1st, 2016 with proper financing and possession date in place, for travel must be completed by 12/31/2016. Recipient and travel companion must travel on the same itinerary and are responsible for travel identifi-cation. All travel dates and hotel accommodations must be accepted, approved and reserved by a Boombata Homes representative. Boombata Homes and its agents are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, or incompleteproblems that may arise due to flight, accommodations, show cancellations or failures of any kind, which may limit a person’s ability to fully participate in the vacation package. Any expenses not mentioned above are the recipient’s respon-sibility. No substitution for vacation value in which the trip is not transferable or redeemable for cash. ** Please see General Terms and Conditions at 302 5th Ave, Esterhazy or please email for more information at [email protected]

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