Esterhazy on the right track: ʻAbsolutelyʼ - The Miner

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INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Long-term service
Unchulenko, Rowland honoured
for long-term service. . . . . . . pg. 3
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Vol. 39 No. 05
Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Esterhazy artist Jocelyn Duchek has painted a mural inside P.J. Gillen School commemorating the school’s namesake and former principal, P.J.
Gillen. The mural depicts Gillen and his wife May during the official opening of the school in 1969. Gillen was the principal of the school from
1925-49. The mural incorporates the 2009-10 school group photograph which will be changed in subsequent school year.
Esterhazy on the right track: ʻAbsolutelyʼ
by Helen Solmes
Esterhazy mayor Herb
Hozjan is confident that
his council is moving in
the right direction
toward meeting the
growth potential of
Esterhazy during the
expansion of the potash
industry in the next five
to 10 years.
Life as elected officials
has not been without its
headaches and hard
work, however, Mayor
Hozjan told The MinerJournal last week, “But I
think we are on the right
track,”
he
said.
“Absolutely.”
Lots priced
on
cost-recovery
basis
At the top of council’s
list of priorities have
been housing and water.
In the past two years
since Mosaic Potash Co.
and
PotashCorp
Rocanville announced
their multi-billion-dollar
expansion plans, the
town has experienced a
serious housing crunch.
Currently there are as
few as 10 town-owned,
serviced, vacant residential lots available for
sale, some of which are
rated as too small for
today’s house designs. In
2009, the town forged
ahead and developed the
Sylvite subdivision, a
new 40-lot residential
subdivision on the east
boundary of the town.
Lot prices range from
$31,000 to $62,000. Todate, six have been sold.
The first basements are
expected to be dug “as
soon as the ground has
thawed,” Hozjan said.
The cost of installing
water, sewer, power, gas,
telephone and cable
infrastructure has dictated the price of the lots.
“The lots are priced at a
break-even point,” he
said.
Elsewhere in the town,
a mobile home subdivision south of Gonczy
Avenue is ready to
receive housing units . .
again, as soon as the
ground thaws. And council continues to entertain
proposals from developers for smaller blocks of
land in the north and
northwest corners of the
town. However, Hozjan is
puzzled why no one
developer has committed.
developed,” he said. “If
everything comes to pass,
then the town can consider developing the land
east of the Parkland
College.
For now, the town is
moving ahead with its
plans to build a new
water treatment plant.
Consultants have been
hired to advise council on
a suitable location for the
new plant. The town’s
two new wells west of
town are up and running
and performing well,
despite a higher than
desirable sodium level in
the water drawn from
the Hatfield aquifer.
“You’ll remember a few
years ago when council
conducted a public sur-
vey and asked the public
for their input on the
water that was then
being drawn from four
older wells,” he said.
“Eighty-five percent of
the population said that
Esterhazy water was
fine.
“Water safety is not
the issue. Our water has
con’t on pg. 2
Mayor Herb Hozjan
“We are open to all
inquiries, all possibilities,”
he
said.
“Developers have come
and they have asked lots
of questions, but nothing
is happening yet.”
No one has a crystal
ball to show what
Esterhazy may look like
five years form now,
Hozjan stated. “Ideally,
by the end of Mosaic and
PotashCorp’s expansions
the Sylvite subdivision
will be full, the proposed
new 60-plus unit hotel
will be built, the town’s
industrial court will have
expanded to include a
few new service companies, and the northwest
corner of the town will be
Esterhazy town crews clean a side street following the Colorado
prairie storm that hit the province on Jan. 23-25 with high winds and
more than 20 centimetres of snow and caused traffic congestions,
impassable roads, and in parts of the province, power outages. See letter to the editor, pg. 5.
Parties too far apart
A ‘take it or leave it’ offer
final offer – one that
increases the wage offer
by a paltry 0.1 per cent
(to 9.5 per cent over four
years) and is loaded
with concessions.”
The parties to the contract negotiations were
too far apart with no
prospect of settlement,
according to a SAHO
press release on Jan. 27.
“The final offer tabled is
a four-year contract
including general wage
increases of four, two,
1.5 and two per cent,
maintaining market
competitive wages relative
to
western
Canadian provinces;
provisions for retroactive pay; and market
adjusted rates for specific classifications, such
as medical radiation
technologists, and medical lab technologists to
address market related
recruitment and retention concerns.”
Government
and
General
Employees
Union (SGEU) and
include laundry staff,
clerical workers, cooks,
special care aides and
licenced practical nurses.
“Can you imagine
them treating teachers
or registered nurses this
way?” a CUPE press
release on Jan. 27 stated. “Last Thursday (Jan.
21), the health care
provider unions presented a new offer of settlement to conciliator Doug
Forseth. SAHO and the
health employers said
they would respond on
Jan. 27 – a week later.
“Instead of receiving a
response, however, the
employees produced a
Bar fight
investigated
No charges have been
laid as a result of the
investigation, according
to
Sgt.
Lawrence
Whiteman.
Esterhazy, Sask. 745-6151
UPCOMING EVENTS
On track
con’t from front page
always been safe and
always meets regulations. However we still
have some esthetic
issues.
“The town has contacted a few companies that
are willing to install filtration systems and conduct pilot tests to see
what level of filtration
the town could use to
improve the taste of the
town water.
“They would be test
MAPLE LEAF
THEATRE
runs, for eight to 12
months, using different
combinations of filtered
and non-filtered water to
see what the public
prefers.”
The objective, Hozjan
explained, is to find the
right ratio of filtered to
non-filtered water to satisfy the public’s desire
for a better tasting water
with the lowest level of
filtration and hence the
lowest cost and longest
life of a filtration system.
Feb.5/6
Sr.Boysʼ Bball Home tournament
Feb.10
Sr. Bball vs. Langenburg boys 4:30pm girls
Feb.12
Harlem Crowns pm
Feb.24
Mrs.Tivasʼ Gr.8 English class to Regina for
6pm
“The Wiz”
Mar. 2
Activity Day
Mar. 2
SCC Symposium (Yorkton)
Mar.12-14 Saskarie
FRI-SAT-SUN Feb. 5, 6 & 7
Two Esterhazy RCMP
officers were called to the
Old Central Hotel after
hours, at approximately 3
a.m., on Jan. 24, to investigate a fight.
P.J. Gillen School Grade 1 Room 2 students raised a total of $290
for the Haiti relief fund during a cookie sale. The cookies were baked
by para-educator Delores Huber and the students and were sold during a lunch break on Jan. 26. An additional $320 was raised through
donations for a total of $610 that will be matched dollar-for-dollar by
the federal government. L-R: Dalton Norek, Jarett Luhtala, Kaven de
Vries, Reimer Cole, Breanna Swann, and Felice Rieger.
Regular Showtime: 8 p.m.
Nine-and-a-half per
cent over four years is
what Saskatchewan
Association of Health
Organizations (SAHO)
is offering in what
SAHO referred to on
Jan. 27 as “the final
offer”, and what CUPE
said is a bitterly disappointing “take it or
leave it” offer.
Approximately 25,000
health care workers
have been without a
contract since April,
2008. They are represented at the bargaining
table by the Canadian
Union
of
Public
Employees (CUPE),
Service
Employees
International UnionWest (SEIU-West) and
the
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Still something
to contribute
Town of Esterhazy Mayor Herb Hozjan presented a gift to town treasurer
Maggie Rowland in recognition of her 25 years of employment with the
town.
Change always for the good
by Helen Solmes
Twenty-five years ago,
when Maggie Rowland
started what is now a
25-year-long career with
the Town of Esterhazy,
it took one-and-a-half
weeks to process water
bills; whereas today,
three days tops.
In
1985
when
Rowland was hired as a
full-time accounting
clerk, all invoices and
ledgers were posted
manually one invoice at
a time – name, mailing
address, and billing
information.
Today, the town uses
the standardized municipal accounting software
provided by Munisoft
that includes regular
updates. It is a simple
matter of inserting a
disc, Rowland told The
Miner-Journal.
Rowland has during
the past 25 years been
part of many computerrelated changes. She
was always a key player in installing the technology, learning from
the ground up, all of
which has served her
well, she admits. Today,
she knows the town’s
accounting
system
inside out.
However, time hasn’t
stood still. She has
earned
the
Local
Government Authority
Standard Certificate
which is the highest
level of municipal
administration certificate that is open to her
at this time. In 2009,
Rowland was appointed
town treasurer and
assistant administrator.
She is now wearing two
hats, as teacher and student. She is learning the
tax-roll side of the town
administration and at
the same time, teaching
the accounts payables,
receivables, GST, PST,
front counter, and utilities to the new account
clerk, Colette Lintick.
With all of the economic growth that the
town is facing lately,
Rowland’s job has its
hectic moments. The
Sylvite subdivision, for
example. Before the
development the parcel
of land was classified as
one town-owned, taxexempt lot. Now each of
the 40 lots must be classified as individual lots,
and the tax assessment
and taxation process initiated.
Rowland began her
career under the administration
of
Peter
Wosnesensky
and
Mayor Scott Boreen. In
25 years, she has
worked with four different mayors and three
administrators.
She spoke highly of
today's’ mayor and council and for the personal
and professional support
that she feels is a perk
to her job. “Council welcomes feedback from
town employees,” she
said. “The mayor and
aldermen are openminded. They want to
know what we think.”
As to the future, on a
personal
note,
Rowland’s main focus is
the birth of the grandchild that is due in May.
by Helen Solmes
The
reason
Bob
Unchulenko continues
to serve on town council
today is the same one
that drew him to public
office 20-some years ago:
As long as he feels he
has something to contribute, he will continue
to serve, though he
admits the job is at
times wearing. “I love
the place I live,
Esterhazy. I like to see
it get better and better.
Many would say the
same but many just sit
and watch.
“I still feel that I can
contribute something
and make Esterhazy a
better place to live.”
Unchulenko has been
buoyed over the years
when people have come
to him and asked him to
run one more time.
Unchulenko will be
honoured this week during
the
annual
Saskatchewan Urban
Municipalities
Association convention
in Regina with the long-
term service award.
“I have been on council for so long that I
don’t even know which
year I started,” he said.
“Scott Boreen was
mayor
and
Peter
Wosnesensky
was
administrator. It was a
very proactive council
then. Peter was gung-ho
and very proactive.
There was not a lot of
money, but back then,
we could do a lot with
little money.”
In the 20-some years
as
alderman,
Unchulenko has served
on a variety of committees and worked on a
host of projects including the regional park
board, the recreation
committee, the new
recreation funding committee, the Langenburg
and District Activity
Centre board and recycling committee, and the
public works committee.
He is proud of the
town’s
accomplishments, particularly the
Saskatchewan Potash
Alderman Bob
Unchulenko
interpretive Centre, the
flour mill that back in
the 1980s was headed
for the demolition block
and is now a national
historical site, the D.A
Mackenzie
Aquatic
Centre, and the Mosaic
District Medical Centre.
As long as the town is
moving forward, he told
The Miner-Journal, he
will be willing to continue on council.
Fair to introduce what
town has to offer
by Helen Solmes
The first-ever community fair scheduled for
Feb. 17 is taking shape
with more than 24 businesses, service clubs,
and recreation groups
lined up to date, to
showcase what the town
of Esterhazy has to offer
to newcomers, whether
temporary residents or
new permanent residents.
The
Esterhazy
Economic Development
Committee is hosting
the one day fair at the
Royal Canadian Legion
with hopes that newcomers to town will
spend some time to get
to know what services
and goods that the town
has to offer.
As of Jan. 31 the following businesses and
groups had committed
to be represented: resi-
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dential/commercial contractors, the cross-country ski club, a realtor,
boarding house owner, a
hairstylist, the bowl
arena, an auto equipment retailer, the Maple
Leaf Theatre and DVD
rentals, the media, a
travel agent, the Lions
Club, representatives
from
three
tourist/recreational
sites, the arts council,
an artist, a health products agent, and Al Anon.
Other businesses, the
town’s
recreation
department, and special
interest groups who can
not attend had offered to
have their information/pamphlets available
for distribution.
See ad this issue for
details.
First Ever
Community Fair
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Esterhazy Legion Hall (upstairs)
473 Main Street
3-9 p.m.
Free admission
An opportunity :
•
to ask local businesses what goods
and services they offer
•
to meet members of the many service
groups and recreational clubs and
•
to find out what they have to offer
To date, the following groups and types of businesses
have committed to be represented: residential/commercial contractors, cross-country ski club, a
realtor, boarding house owner, hairstylist, bowl arena,
auto equipment retailer, theatre and DVD rentals,
media, travel agent, the Lions Club, reps from three
tourist/recreational sites, the arts council, an artist, a
health and wellness agent, and Al Anon.
Other businesses, the town's recreation department,
and special interest groups who can not attend have
offered to have their information/pamphlets available
for distribution.
Sponsored by the
Esterhazy Economic Development Committee
with financial assistance from Polar Star Loans
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EDITORIAL
by Arthur Black
Arthur Black is a freelance
columnist and former
CBC Radio broadcaster
Is that you, Jack?
Feature this: A 30-something
Canadian nondescript male toting a
backpack lines up to go through security at Vancouver airport. His boarding pass indicates he’s heading for
Toronto. He plops his backpack on the
conveyor belt as instructed, walks
through the scanner and prepares to
retrieve his bag on the other side.
But his backpack isn’t coming
through.
Instead the guy at the controls is
staring bug-eyed, waving his colleagues over to look at the X-ray
image on the screen. In no time an airport security team, flanked by a couple
of Mounties shows up and escorts the
nondescript would-be passenger to the
little room. They have one question for
the guy.
Why is there a loaded, .38-calibre
Smith and Wesson revolver and extra
rounds of ammunition in his backpack?
I have a larger question for him:
What the hell was he thinking?
Is it possible that in this post 9-11,
would-be shoe bomber and underachieving underpants detonator era,
someone still exists who’s dumb
enough to think he could carry a
loaded handgun in his carry-on luggage on to an airplane? A police .38
Smith and Wesson is as long as a shoe
and weighs a couple of pounds – you’re
not going to ‘overlook’ it while you’re
packing and it’s difficult to mistake it
for a toothbrush.
And those vigilant minions at airport security are positively percolating
with paranoia these days. They’re confiscating everything from nose-hair
tweezers to bobby pins. Last month
airport security goons in Ottawa made
headlines by forcing an 85-year-old silver-haired grandmother – four-footten, 90 pounds soaking wet, suffering
from osteoporosis and answering to
‘Cynthia’ – to take off her shoes, unzip
her pants and submit to a belly prod
from an ‘inspection officer’.
Terrorist?
No.
Terrorized?
Definitely.
In Minneapolis, a bomb-sniffing dog
found a piece of luggage he didn’t like.
False alarm. Nevertheless, part of the
terminal was evacuated. In Portland,
a Maui-bound flight returned to earth
after an overly-liquefied passenger
turned surly and obnoxious. The airport in Bakersfield, California, was
shut down after authorities discovered
a ‘suspicious substance’ in a jar in
someone’s carry-on luggage. It was
buckwheat honey.
And this guy tries to board with a
.38 calibre revolver in his backpack?
If it’s any consolation, he’s not the
only idiot attempting to fly the not-sofriendly skies these days. Mansur
Mohammad Assad, a passenger on a
Northwest Airways jet bound for Ohio,
happened to casually mention that he
wanted “to kill all the Jews”. That
entitled Assad and his 230 fellow passengers to a mid-air U-turn and a
quick descent back to Miami airport,
escorted by two F-15 fighter jets.
Then there was the 42-year-old
German dummkopf who was flying
with his wife and kids out of Stuttgart
last month, heading for a vacation in
Egypt. Why not, he apparently
thought, have a bit of sport with airport security personnel?
“I have explosives in my underwear,” he wittily informed the fraulein
wafting the wand.
After they called off the Alsatian
attack dogs, let him up off the floor,
strip-searched and interrogated him
for several hours and thoroughly
examined his non-incendiary gotchies,
the German airport authorities
informed the jokester that not only
would he and his family not be flying
to Egypt (or anywhere else), they also
would not be refunded the cost of their
cancelled tickets and would in fact, be
assessed a $1,000 fine plus costs for
the entire police operation.
Those airport security people – no
sense of humour.
The courts aren’t a barrel of laughs
these days either. That doofus who
tried to fly from Vancouver to Toronto
with a pistol in his backpack? He’s
doing 39 months in the slammer.
There are two lessons to be learned
from these current in-flight follies.
Number one: If you really have to
travel somewhere consider a cab, a
bus, a train – hell, duct-tape a bedsheet to your skateboard if you have to
– anything but submit to the horrors
of commercial air travel these days.
Number two: If you absolutely must
fly somewhere and you spot your old
high school buddy Jack Wilson ahead
of you in the airport security line-up . .
.
Wave at him. Whistle, if you like.
Semaphore if you know how. Sing your
high school anthem if you must.
Just don’t yell out “Hi, Jack!”
LOOKING BACK
Fifty years ago, 1960 -
Mining difficulties encountered by two of the major potash
companies had a slow-down effect during 1959. Although
Saskatchewan was looked upon as the coming world leader in
the production of potash, 1959 was a disappointing one. Potash
Company of America came up against a serious situation when
water started to seep into the shaft at a rate that forced the
mine to shut down completely while repairs were made.
Forty years ago, 1970 -
The wintry weather hardly seemed conducive to spring
lambs, but that’s what was happening on the farm of Ed Onda
in the Zeneta district. From his herd of 400 ewes, Ed started to
harvest his lambs in January through until spring.
Thirty years ago, 1980 -
Estevan Duce Electric captain Bill Derosier and team-mate
Paul Drebit was presented the Towne Sales Bantam hockey
tournament championship trophy from Ron Little of Towne
Sales and Service. Team members also received gold medallions.
Twenty years ago, 1990 -
February was the month designated to pay tribute to our
heritage – officially the third Monday of the month was
Heritage Day. Esterhazy and area had a rich heritage of buildings, some of which reached the century mark within the 199099 decade. Among them are the rectory at Kaposvar, built by
German stonemasons in 1900, the Kaposvar Church built in
1907 by Belgian stonemasons, the Central Hotel (Plus 2) the
first building on a surveyed lot in Esterhazy (1905), to name
but a few.
compiled by Kasey Gillespie
Publisher/Owner: Brenda Matchett
Editor: Helen Solmes
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Advertising/Sales: Shelley Gillespie
Looking Back/Office: Kasey Gillespie
EDITORIAL
Budget austerity must begin with health
To hear the Saskatchewan Party government, one might think its budget
problem is strictly one of violently fluctuating revenues.
Admittedly, Premier Brad Wall’s first
couple of years have clearly been
reports
marked by the rise and fall of oil, gas
from the
and potash money. It has watched its
resource revenues roller-coaster from
$2.3 billion in 2007-08 to $4.6 billion in
2008-09, back down to $1.8 billion this
current budget year.
But the real budget story is always
found on the spending side.
In fact, in Saskatchewan it boils down to one line item – the annual budget for
health spending that now gobbles up 40 per cent of all government spending and
that hasn’t been seriously scrutinized for some 16 years now.
Of course, many still view health spending as untouchable. Despite ominous
warnings from both Wall and Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer of hiring and
spending freezes in the March budget to deal with the decline in resource revenues, most in the health sector just assume that the government isn’t talking
about them.
“I’m not hearing a lot of rumbling about cutbacks or reductions in services,”
Barb Cape, president of SEIU West, told the StarPhoenix’s James Wood.
“Whether you be rural or urban, people want that access and they want that
service and they don’t see that as particularly negotiable.”
You can understand why the unions may have this sense in immunity – especially after the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses 37-per-cent increase in four years
(plus benefits) settlement in 2008. Health labour clearly feels it is untouchable.
Besides, as recently as this past fall, the Sask. Party government was guaranteeing surgical wait times would be no more than three months within four years
and calling for a “patient-first” approach to health care delivery. Both initiatives
will be accompanied by a hefty pricetag.
And it’s been this way for a while now. Even when governments did not have
specific health agenda items, throwing money at health care in the annual budget has been a given.
Actual health expenditures increased 9.3-, 7.2-, 6.6-, 8.5- and 11.8-per-cent in
the years between the 2003-04 and 2008-09 budget. And in this year’s 2009-10
budget, health spending topped $4 billion – roughly, the total operational expenditures of all government departments when the past NDP government took
power 18 years ago in 1991.
One would have to go back to the austerity budgets of the early 1990s when the
former NDP government was dealing with debt and deficit budgets left behind by
the previous Progressive Conservative government (you will recall those budgets
for the closure of 52 rural hospitals) to find a Saskatchewan budget that kept
health spending in check. But since that 1994-95 budget, health spending has
increased an amazing 166.7-per-cent.
So don’t expect health spending to subside in the 2010-11 budget, either – especially, with the aforementioned commitment to nurses and reducing surgical wait
times plus pending contracts with other unions and the doctors.
That said, it’s just possible that the 2010-11 budget may see the Sask. Party at
least deliver the message that it is getting serious about dealing with government’s biggest cost item.
We’ve already seen the government send out strong signals through the
Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations that other unions aren’t
going to get nurse-like settlements and are clearly backing that strong message
with their essential services legislation that severely limit the unions’ ability to
strike. Also, health regions are being called to account in this pre-budget period
for spending.
Admittedly, this isn’t necessarily great news – especially for those in rural
Saskatchewan who had hope for enhanced health services. (Although one would
think the 13 capital projections aimed at replacing out-dated nursing homes and
hospitals would be less affected, given that they are just replacing aging facilities.)
But if any government is serious about living within our means, it simply has
to begin with health spending.
Murray
Mandryk
helen
solmes
Saskatchewan
Legislature
Should I buy a season pass?
A few weeks ago, The Leader-Post ran a news clip relating an instance in a Toronto
park where a group of seniors, out for their morning walk, was stopped by a bylaw
officer who asked to see their park permit. The seniors ignored the officer and preceded. After all, urban parks are public. Since when did anyone need a permit to walk in
an urban park? The officer apparently followed the seniors to their vehicles and
issued a fine.
The story seemed far-fetched at the time.
However, last week, alderman Bob Unchulenko reported the minutes of the
Esterhazy Regional Park Board meeting to council and I have been feeling a tad
guilty since then, each time I have walked through the town ball diamonds or have
used the Esterhazy ski trails.
The ball diamonds and the trails are part of the Esterhazy Regional Park and, like
the seniors in Toronto, a permit is required.
I haven’t purchased my annual park sticker fee. I never have. And I am not alone,
it seems.
Did you know: The ball diamonds, the golf course, the camp site, the walking trails
and the ski trails – on the golf course, above the golf course, and what is known as
the Donald Trails on private land to the northeast of the golf course – are a part of
the Esterhazy Regional Park and technically, a season pass is required by all who
use them.
The current park sticker is $35 per season per family unit.
Under the Saskatchewan regional park system, a season pass is required of anyone
who uses regional park facilities. The permits are transferable in that a sticker purchased in Esterhazy will be honoured in any regional park in the province. Moreover,
the revenue from season passes sold in Esterhazy stays with the Esterhazy Regional
Park and could, if everyone who used the park purchased a pass, add up to substantial revenue toward the maintenance, upgrades, and expansion of our beloved park.
Esterhazy does have an exceptionally beautiful park. The golf course is second to
none, the walking trails and cross-country ski trails are a treasure, the ball diamonds
are the envy of many small towns, and camp sites are at a premium.
However, how can the regional park enforce the season passes when access to
either the trails or the ball diamonds is virtually impossible to police? There are least
four vehicle accesses and endless number of entry points for pedestrians.
According to Alderman Unchulenko, the pressure from Saskatchewan Regional
Parks Association (SRPA) to enforce the season passes is mounting. Our park
receives grant money from SRPA annually. In order to qualify for the grant, our park
must be accredited, and to be accredited . . . aye, there’s the rub . . . in order to be
accredited, the regional park board must enforce the seasonal passes.
The cost of enforcing could outweigh the value of the grant, easily. But the revenue
generated could go a long way toward off-setting the cost of upgrades and maintenance.
So what do I do? Be the good citizen and purchase my season pass. But how? The
passes are sold at the golf clubhouse which for the time being is closed for the season.
Do I ignore the requirement until further notice and keep looking over my shoulder
for a bylaw officer on my heels? I might as well. There is no enforcement officer that I
know of.
Or should I wait till golf season and hope that I remember to stop in to purchase a
2010 season pass?
I am going to take my chances for now and wait to hear more on this matter from
the regional park board. Stay tuned.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kudos to St. Anthonyʼs Hospital
the “big city” gal in me. It was unbelievably clean, the
staff is so very caring and “Johnny-on-the-spot”, and
the food was superb.
If anyone wants to “Hrumph” at the latter, try the
large city hospitals’ foods. This old gal used to be a
chef, so I can tell the difference.
So, dear people I adore in Esterhazy, be thankful
you have such a great facility. I almost had to take
Lively weather channel music
lively music, dancing-type music?
Guess what? The weather channel people are now
playing several lively music tunes and are wanting
people to twitter online to vote for which song that
they like the most. My mom had this great idea about
music being played on the weather channel – that is,
nice lively pick-you-up-tunes-to-get-through-the-day
music.
GREG HEMMING
ESTERHAZY, SASK.
Dear Editor,
After stubbornly refusing to follow instructions
from doctors for more than a year, and edgy about
going to a “small town hospital”, it came to the point,
if I wanted to live, I had to go in last week!
Well. Was I surprised. Keep in mind I still have
Dear Editor,
I’m just wanting to twitter my thoughts on the
weather channel on TV and the many countless viewers who like to tune into the weather channel 24
hours every day.
I like to listen to the relaxing music, but my mother
decided to phone the weather channel because one of
the tunes they played during the day made people
start falling asleep. She said: Why don’t they play
Excellent snow removal
Dear Editor,
I would like to express my appreciation to the Town
of Esterhazy for its excellent service regarding snow
removal.
Having lived in almost a dozen cities and towns
over the past 25 years, I can say that Esterhazy has,
by far, the best snow removal I have seen anywhere.
In the larger cities, the residential streets rarely, if
ever, have any snow removal, even after major
storms such as we experienced this past week.
I was reminded once again of what a great job the
town crew does in keeping our streets safe for everyone.
Thank you to all involved!
BRENT NIGHTINGALE
ESTERHAZY, SASK.
my last breath before finding out on my own.
Many kudos to St. Anthony’s doctors, Sister Cecile,
and medical staff. Every one of you deserve it.
Best of all? You aren’t wakened from a deep sleep
at night and hear the whisper, “Would you like a
sleeping pill?”
DARLINE YUKE
ESTERHAZY, SASK.
The Miner-Journal
welcomes your letters.
Please sign them
and include
your phone number.
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BOWLING NEWS
Week of Jan. 18
Monday Golden Jets
Women’s: High single –
Blanche Provick, 241; High
triple – Margaret Matyas,
597; High average –
Margaret Matyas, 191.
Men’s: High single – Mike
Bewcyk, 224; High triple –
Herb Lacroix, 570; High
average – Herb Lacroix, 190.
Wednesday Afternoon
Women
High single – Jen Mutrie,
301; High triple – Jen
Mutrie, 715; High average –
Jen Mutrie, 203.
Wednesday Night
Mens
High Single – Gil Brule,
219; High triple – Gil Brule,
707; High average – Gil
Brule, 235.
Wednesday Motor Mixed
Delphine Gehl, 241; High
triple – Delphine Gehl, 616;
High average – Delphine
Gehl, 185. Men’s: High single – Alan Petracek, 210;
High triple – Alan Petracek,
504; High average – Alan
Petracek/Clayton Lomenda,
146.
Thursday Silver Threads
Margaret Matyas, 248; High
triple – Margaret Matyas,
582; High average –
Margaret Matyas, 191.
Men’s: High single – Herb
Lacroix, 255; High triple –
Herb Lacroix, 656; High
average – Herb Lacroix, 195.
Thursday Night Mixed
Judy Hruska, 282; High
triple – Judy Hruska, 675;
High average – Diane Lowe,
194. Men’s: High single –
Ken Johnston, 222; High
triple – Bob Barbarine, 521;
High average – Brian Flatt,
192.
F ROMB
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ESTERHAZY BOWLARENA
Friday Night Mixed
Bernadette Berthelet, 314;
High triple – Bernadette
Berthelet, 728; High average
– Bernadette Berthelet, 216.
Men’s: High single –
Richard Hodgkinson, 348;
High triple – Richard
Hodgkinson, 841; High average – Richard Hodgkinson,
233.
YBC Seniors
Karmen Zich, 229; High
triple – Karmen Zich, 588;
High average – Karmen
Zich, 205. Men’s: High sin-
THE
gle – Tyler Mountain, 286;
High triple – Jeremy Jordan,
659; High average – Travis
Campbell, 191.
YBC Juniors
Casey Bogdan, 201; High
triple – Casey Bogdan, 531;
High average – Hayley
Itterman, 149. Men’s: High
single – Austin Helmeczi,
210; High triple – Quinn
Bomboir, 525; High average
– Carter Zich, 174.
YBC Bantams
Cassandra Nagy, 145; High
triple – Cassandra Nagy,
333; High average – Bailey
Luce, 104. Men’s: High single – Hunter Bomboir, 187;
High triple – Hunter
Bomboir, 488; High average
– Hunter Bomboir, 145.
YBC Smurfs
Sierra Sapara, 82; High double – Sierra Sapara, 163;
High average – Dakota
Mutrie/Sierra Sapara, 86.
Men’s: High single –
Mathew Metz, 93; High double – Mathew Metz, 168;
High average – Mathew
Metz, 89.
S IDELINES
BRUCE PENTON
Saints’ win best comeback of all
No matter which team
won
the
National
Football Conference
championship for the
right to play the
Indianapolis Colts in
this year’s Super Bowl,
NFL fans were going to
get a heartwarming outcome.
Everybody loves a
comeback, and the bigger comeback of the two
at play – the city of New
Orleans, which was
almost reduced to rubble
in 2005 when Hurricane
Katrina
nearly
destroyed the city – won
out. An overtime field
goal by Garrett Hartley
gave the Saints a 31-28
win over the Minnesota
Vikings and their first
appearance ever in the
Super Bowl.
The other comeback
story in play that day,
that of 40-year-old
Vikings quarterback
Brett Favre, was not as
dramatic, but heartwarming nonetheless.
The
warrior
from
Mississippi had retired
twice, once from the
Green Bay Packers and
once from the New York
Jets, but hemmed and
hawed his way to one
more comeback try
when he suited up this
year for the Vikings. He
came back “just for
this,” he said – meaning
one last shot at the
Super Bowl, but in a
game of fumbling, bumbling, penalties at key
times and crucial interceptions, the Saints prevailed and will meet the
Colts Feb. 7 in Miami.
The Saints battered
Favre mercilessly, flattening him on four or
five occasions, hitting
him late and leaving
him with a bum ankle
and sore ribs. But he is
definitely the toughest
40-year-old hombre in
the game and if he
decides to not retire one
more time, he’ll be the
toughest 41-year-old
next year.
Meanwhile, the city of
New Orleans has come
all the way back from its
near destruction four
and a half years ago.
The city’s recovery and
the Saints’ run to the
championship game
have the population
looking ahead with optimism instead of looking
back with sadness.
“What’s great about
doing it here,” Saints
coach Sean Payton told
si.com’s Peter King, “is
that four years ago,
there were holes in this
roof. The fans in this
city and this region
deserve it.”
This will truly be a
New Orleans Super
Bowl. On one side you
have the Saints. On the
other, you have the face
of the Colts, Peyton
Manning, the NFL’s
most valuable player
who was born in New
Orleans when his dad,
Archie, was quarterbacking the sad-sack
Saints in the 1970s.
Ol’ Arch can’t lose on
Feb. 7. No matter who
wins, his heart will be
filled with warmth.
• RJ Currie of
SportsDeke.com, after
Forbes magazine pegged
the Toronto Maple
Leafs, who haven’t won
a title since 1967, as the
NHL’s most valuable
team for the fourth year
in a row: “Who knew
there was so much value
in laughing stock?”
• Jeff Schultz, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution: “I
don’t want to suggest
that
anybody
has
replaced the Oakland
Raiders as the most dysfunctional franchise in
sports.
But
the
Seahawks are going to
be paying (Jim) Mora
almost $12 million for
the next three years to
not coach, and they just
gave $30 million and
power over the roster
and the draft to a coach
who has failed with two
franchises in the NFL
(Jets and Patriots). I’m
assuming as the cofounder of Microsoft,
Seattle owner Paul
Allen can afford this.
But I’m starting to think
his football product is as
susceptible to viruses as
Windows.”
• Reggie Hayes of the
Fort Wayne (Ind.) NewsSentinel, on Laker Ron
Artest’s return from a
concussion: “Team officials wanted to make
sure he was behaving
erratically again before
clearing him to play.”
• Scott Ostler of the
San
Francisco
Chronicle: “After (NBA
commissioner) David
Stern disarms his players, he will crack down
on gambling. What will
these guys have left?
They’ll start reading
books, and we’ll be stuck
with a league full of
insufferable intellectual
snobs.”
• Comedy writer Jerry
Perisho: Adidas says it
has ended its endorsement deal with troubled
NBA
star
Gilbert
Arenas. Arenas said
he’d call around to see if
Smith and Wesson,
con’t on pg. 9
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Flyers finish in first place
Four Esterhazy skaters will represent the Parkland Valley district during
the Saskatchewan Winter games this month. L-R: Justin Kacsmar,
Madison Tocher, Tori Forst, coach Bev Pangracs, and Bailey Kacsmar.
Local skaters sweep
winter games run-offs
submitted by the
Esterhazy Skating
Club
Four
Esterhazy
Skating Club members
travelled to Moose Jaw
for the Saskatchewan
Winter Games run-offs
during the weekend of
Dec. 19-20. All regions
competed against each
other, with members for
each region then selected from the final result.
The Esterhazy club
skaters took top regional spot in all five events
that they competed in.
In class 1 ladies,
Madison Tocher came in
fifth of a field of 32
skaters, and first in the
Parkland Valley Region.
Attending the games
with her from our region
will be Chloe Mrozowich
and Carolyn Hauser of
Yorkton, who placed
sixth and 18th respectively.
Tori Forst placed seventh out of 30 skaters in
class 2 ladies, and as the
only competitor from
Parkland Valley in this
event, will also advance
to the Winter Games.
In class 3 ladies, Bailey
Kacsmar, who was
again the only Parkland
Valley competitor, will
go on to the games as
well after taking the
21st spot out of 27
ladies.
Justin Kacsmar took
first place out of a field
of four men and will be
advancing in the prenovice men category.
Tori Forst and Justin
Kacsmar who also took
top spot in pre-novice
dance, against four
other couples, will be
part of the games team
as well.
Rounding out the
Parkland
Valley
Saskatchewan Winter
Games team will be
Esterhazy Skating Club
coach Beverly Pangracs,
who was chosen as one
of the team coaches.
She will be accompanied
by
coach
Julie
McConnell
from
Langenburg.
Brian
Kacsmar volunteered as
team manager, which
ultimately
puts
Esterhazy skating club
members into seven out
of 10 available spots for
Parkland Valley.
Skaters and coaches
are now preparing for
the
Saskatchewan
Winter Games, which
will run from Monday,
Feb. 15 to Wednesday,
Feb. 18 for the figure
skating portion. Team
members will be in
attendance for the opening ceremonies portion
of the games in Moose
Jaw.
submitted by
Kristen Groeneveld
Entering the final week
of regular season play in
the Triangle Hockey
League, the Esterhazy
Flyers have wrapped up
top spot and will receive a
bye into the semi-final
round of the league playoffs.
As of press time on Jan.
28, Esterhazy has one
game remaining in the
regular season (the game
was scheduled to be
played Jan. 30 in
Whitewood) and with a
record of 16-1 and 32
points, the Flyers cannot
be caught by second-place
Langenburg Warriors.
The Warriors have three
games remaining but with
a record of 12-3 and 24
points, Langenburg cannot match the Flyers
record, no matter the outcome of the remaining
games. The Bredenbury
Cougars, however, with
two games remaining, can
still overtake Langenburg
for second place. The regular season is slated to
conclude on Feb. 6.
The Flyers added to the
win column twice over the
Jan. 22-23 weekend.
Esterhazy defeated the
Moosomin Rangers 8-2 in
Moosomin on Jan. 22, and
then defeated Rocanville
12-4 at home Jan. 23.
Scoring for the Flyers
during the weekend contests were: Dave Sheilds
(5), Everett Bear (3), Clint
Lomenda
(3),
Mike
Kaczmar
(2),
Les
Helmeczi,
Bryan
Unchulenko,
Nevin
Gurniak, Jarret Walker,
Adam
Flick,
Kevin
Monastryrski and Caleb
Zack. Goaltenders Dustin
Bear
and
Jeremy
Hrebenik each picked up
a win.
Much of the attention
for five teams in the THL
will be turning to
Saskatchewan Hockey
Association Provincial
play over the next couple
Goalies from the Esterhazy Minor Hockey
Association were treated to a one-day goalie
camp on Jan. 17, with instructor Rob
Muntain from Regina. Goalies attending
were (l-r) Connor Gareau, Kayden Tocher,
Lane Tomolak, Cam Chern, Derek Kulcsar,
Tyler Hertlein, Colby Entz, Graham Johnson,
William Merritt and Instructor Rob Muntain.
Sitting is Casey Cairns. Photo courtesy of
Simone Tocher.
Nevin Gurniak
Jarrett Walker
of weeks. Langenburg has
already advanced to the
second round in the
Senior Provincial ‘A’
draw, defeating the Cupar
Canucks in two games.
Esterhazy will face the
Kelliher Komets in the
first round in the South
Division Provincial ‘B’
draw. Game 1 of the twogame total-goal series is
scheduled to be played in
Kelliher tonight (Feb. 1)
with the second game set
for Feb. 12 at 8:30 p.m. in
Esterhazy.
In Provincial ‘D’ action,
Bredenbury will face the
Redvers
Rockets,
Whitewood will face the
Milestone Flyers, and
Rocanville will face the
Wawota
Flyers.
Provincial ‘D’ series are
also two-game total-goal.
TRIANGLE
HOCKEY LEAGUE
as of Jan. 25, 2010
L
T
F
A
Pts
1
0 162
45
32
3
0
98
56
22
4
0
98
71
21
9
0
79
91
16
11
0
65 111
9
11
0
47
93
8
14
0
36 118
4
Scoring Leaders
Name
Team GP G A Pts PIM
Dave Shields
EST 17 26 43 69 30
Justin Keller
BRED 14 31 28 59 47
Scott Woytas
EST 15 23 25 48 26
Jeff Nordquist
EST 17 18 23 41 49
Trent Cassan
LANG 9 19 17 36 17
Adam Flick
EST 15 14 22 36 4
Andy Katzberg
BRED 12 9 26 35 69
Drew Putland
CHUR 17 12 21 33 6
Clint Lomenda
EST 15 10 22 32 35
Les Reagh
ROC 14 12 18 30 8
Darren Wilson
LANG 8 10 18 28 10
Jeff Lucky
LANG 8 14 13 27 2
Goaltenders
Name
Team Min W L T GA PG
Jeremy Hrebenik
EST 540 8 1 0 23 2.56
Dustin Bear
EST 480 8 0 0 22 2.75
Riley Apland
LANG 540 8 1 0 25 2.78
Devon Byblow
BRED 575 7 3 0 42 4.38
Todd Bourgette CHUR 600 4 6 0 49 4.90
Esterhazy
Langenburg
Bredenbury
Churchbridge
Rocanville
Whitewood
Moosomin
W
16
11
10
8
4
4
2
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Registration: 10 a.m.
Derby: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
$10/hole
Children accompanied by a parent will fish for free
FISHING HOLE PRIZES!
DRAW FOR 8” Ice Auger
to be made on Sunday, Feb. 21
at conclusion of fish derby.
50 / 50 prize for longest fish
(Pike, Perch and Walleye)
Walleye- Catch & Release
SASKATCHEWAN FISHING REGULATIONS APPLY
Lunch and Refreshments Available
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Page 7
Make maximum RSP
contribution each year
by Barbara
March-Burwell,
CFP
Investment Advisor
Financial Planner
RBC Dominion
Securities
When it comes to saving for your retirement,
you just can’t beat the
tax advantages offered
by your Registered
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some tips on making the
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1. Maximize your RSP
contributions
every
year.
Not only are your contributions
taxdeductible, they also
grow on a tax-deferred
basis. In other words,
you don’t pay taxes on
the investment income
earned within your RSP,
until you eventually
withdraw it. This can
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2. Set the right asset
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Your RSP’s risk/reward
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and cash. Stocks tend to
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Bonds and cash tend to
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When you have 10 or
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As you approach retirement, it’s generally a
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During retirement,
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3. Reduce future taxes
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With the elimination
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By diversifying your
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you can offset the
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5. Bring it all together. If you find it difficult
to determine how much
you have saved for
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rate of return you are
getting on your savings
– you could probably
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Shelley Cherney
Service Best
Knowing that a retailer’s frontline staff can
make or break a business
and that the same applies
to the service, hospitality,
and industry sectors, the
Saskatchewan Tourism
has designed a one-day
workshop for businesses
to assist them with staff
training in areas of customer service; how to sell,
up-sell, and cross-sell;
and how to communicate
with customers and field
complaints. In so doing,
businesses can expect to
increase productivity,
increase sales and profits,
and lower staff turnover.
Shelley
Cherney,
Coordinator skills training Parkland College Coordinator
of
Skills
Training presented information to the Esterhazy
and District Chamber of
Commerce on Jan. 26, on
the Service Best program.
The one-day workshop
is available through
Parkland College on
demand.
For information, contact Shelley Cherney at
786-2586.
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sidelines
con’t from pg. 6
Remington or Glock
made shoes.
• Greg Cote, Miami
Herald, on Tim Tebow’s
upcoming pro-life Super
Bowl commercial: “There
is a place for rigorous
political debate, but during the Super Bowl? It’d
be like you throwing a
big Super Bowl party
and one of your guests
shows up on a bullhorn
railing against the evils
of drinking. The first
fumble of Tebow’s professional career.”
• “Gilbert Arenas
faced five years in jail on
felony gun charges,”
reported Brad Dickson
in the Omaha (Neb.)
World-Herald, “but he
plea-bargained down to
two years with the
Nets.”
• Janice Hough, of
leftcoastsportsbabe.com:
“A top prospect in the
Oakland As organization, Grant Desme, has
left baseball to join the
priesthood. Which is surprising, normally the
only people who give up
on baseball for a life of
prayer are Cubs fans.”
• Steve Simmons of
Sun Media: “The NBA,
NFL and MLB all donated $1 million US to
Haiti. The NHL donated
$100,000 but wouldn’t
admit it had already
donated millions to
another natural disaster:
The Phoenix Coyotes.”
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Seniors
warned:
Lock
doors,
avoid dark
places
submitted by
Vi Zeebeck
Esterhazy Golden
Jets held its regular
monthly meeting on
Jan. 21, chaired by
President
Carin
Vrabetz.
The meeting was preceded by a very informative address by Cst.
Jesse Nkwama of the
local RCMP. She spoke
about the various
scams that are out
there, singling out seniors, and gave advice
on personal safety,
such as keeping doors
locked, avoiding darkened places when out
walking, etc.
Activities are back to
normal again at the
Jets, with whist, cribbage, bridge, as well as
a shuffleboard tournament on Tuesdays.
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OBITUARIES
Agnes (Aggie)
Krupi
May 17, 1917
– Dec. 22, 2009
Agnes (Aggie) Krupi
entered her eternal rest
on Tuesday, Dec. 22,
2009, at the Yorkton
Regional Health Centre
at the age of 92 years.
Aggie, as she was
known to family and
friends, was born on
May 17, 1917, in the
Lemberg District of
Saskatchewan, a daughter to Frank and Maria
(nee
Rottmeyer)
Zimmer. Aggie was baptized in Melville and
received her First
Communion
and
Confirmation
in
Lemberg. She resided in
Lemberg, Sask., for 12
years and attended
Weisenberg School. The
family moved to the
Kimbrae district where
Aggie worked for local
farmers.
Aggie was employed
by Esterhazy Cafe then
moved to Regina and
worked for Burns and
Company for five-andone-half years.
In 1948, Aggie was
united in marriage to
Joseph Krupi at St.
Mary’s Roman Catholic
Church in Grayson. The
couple farmed in the
Grayson district for a
while, then moved to
Broadview, where Joe
worked as a bricklayer.
Later they returned to
Grayson.
Aggie and Joe welcomed Danny Romaniuk
into their home. Joe
passed away in 1955,
seven-and-one-half
years after their marriage. Aggie found it
hard working at various
jobs until she received a
job offer as a switchboard
operator
in
Grayson. Later the
switchboard was moved
into her home, then she
moved to work for
SaskTel in Yorkton for
23 years.
Aggie was a person of
laughter, fun and
prayer. She was an
active member of St.
Mary’s Church and sang
in the church choir, a
member of the Catholic
Women’s League and a
member of the St.
Peter’s
Hospital
Auxiliary. Aggie enjoyed
travelling, visiting, cooking and gardening.
Predeceased by her
parents, Frank and
Maria Zimmer; her husband Joe; four brothers
– August, John, Charlie
and Frank; four sisters –
Elizabeth Heinrich,
Margaret
Gelowitz,
Mary Tymura and
Annie in infancy.
Aggie leaves to cherish her memory and celebrate her life her son
Danny (Carol) and their
children Jeffery and Rob
of North Vancouver,
B.C.; two sisters – Josie
Kunkel of Esterhazy
and Ida Duchek of
Atwater; sisters-in-law –
Francis Zimmer, Betty
Zimmer and Frances
Pape; brothers-in-law –
Ewalt Krupi and Mike
Tymura; a very special
friend, Barb Hornung;
as well as numerous
nieces, nephews and
friends.
Prayer services were
held on Sunday, Dec. 27,
2009, at St. Mary’s
Roman Catholic Church
in Grayson, Sask., with
Doug Parislau as the
Lay Presider. Elaine
Exner did the reading.
Aggie’s good friend
Barbara Hornung did a
tribute. Soloist Allan
Gelowitz and organist
Charlotte Holitzki led in
the singing of the hymns
Be Not Afraid and
Amazing Grace for the
prayer services, and for
the funeral mass the
hymns were On Eagle’s
Wings, Only A Shadow,
Hail Mary and How
Great Thou Art.
The Funeral Mass was
held on Monday, Dec.
28, 2009, at St. Mary’s
Roman Catholic Church,
with Rev. Father Yodel
Cereno as the celebrant.
Debbie Rausch and
Carol Vranai gave the
readings and Barbara
Hornung, the intercessions. The gift bearers
were Muriel Schultz and
Cathy Gerhardt and the
eucharistic minister was
Cathy
Gerhardt.
ESTERHAZY & DISTRICT
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Phone 745-2878 or drop in to 501 Kennedy Drive
Honorary pallbearers
were everyone who
knew and loved Aggie.
The interment followed in the St. Mary’s
Parish Cemetery with
Brian Exner, Reg Lesko,
Wally Heinrich, Robert
Stone House, Duane
Helen (Berry,
Onda) Thorpe
Oct. 21, 1937
– Jan. 22, 2010
Helen (Berry, Onda)
Thorpe passed away
suddenly and peacefully
in the Pasqua Hospital
in Regina on Friday,
Jan. 22, 2010, with her
family by her side.
Helen was born on
Oct. 21 1937, in Truro,
N. S., daughter of the
late Emma and Alex
Berry.
Helen’s passing was
completely unexpected
Duchek and Gerald
Gelowitz as the casketbearers.
Aggie will be missed
by family and friends.
Arrangements were by
Bailey’s Funeral Home,
Melville.
and left her many
friends and family in
shock.
She is survived by her
husband Glenn Thorpe;
sisters Emily (Ritchie
Boyd) of Amherst, N.S.,
Carlene (Doug Crouse)
of Granville Ferry, N.S.;
and brothers Keith
(Bessie), Reg, and Don
(Peggy), all of Truro,
N.S. She also leaves
behind aunts Bessie
Sawatsky,
Mavis
Wilders and Carol
Marshall and many
nieces and nephews.
Helen’s funeral was
held at St. Andrew’s
United Church in
Yorkton, Sask., on Jan.
27. The internment took
place
in
Yorkton
Memorial Gardens with
Christie’s Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
E.M.B.I.’s Annual
ANNUAL MEETING
ESTERHAZY ELKʼS HALL
starting Feb. 10-26
THURSDAY, Feb. 11
Starting at 7:00 p.m.
Everyone welcome to attend and see what
Donor’s Choice is all about. Many local
organizations benefit from the annual
campaign. If you are looking to volunteer in
the community, please consider Donor’s
Choice.
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California fruit & cookie dough. If you are
missed, call:
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5:2c
Sharon - 745-3467
Whitewood Service Centre Inc.
The Biggest Little Dodge Dealer in South East Saskatchewan
www.whitewoodservice.com
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13.99
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LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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KAREN PISAK
JOSH PISAK
Cell: 306-740-7949 Phone: 306-745-2126
Res: 745-2127 Cell: 461-4521
Esterhazy Carpet
Cleaners
Owned and operated by Sandra Fiala
For all your carpet, upholstery, mattress,
furniture, automotive and floor tile cleaning needs.
• Carrier Furnaces, Regency Gas fireplaces
• Softeners, pumps & filters
• Hot water Boilers, in floor heating
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Phone 745-2473 E-mail: ecc@sasktel.net
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Phone 745-3908
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• For all your lock &
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• Emergency
Openings
Treva Duchek, R. Ir. C.Ir., CH
Registered Clinical Iridologist
Ionization Therapy Chartered Herbalist
314 Park Ave., Esterhazy
Kevin Zazula, B. Admin, FMA, CFP
Phone: (306) 745-6615
www.iridology.dk
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are trademarks owned outside the U.S. by
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Specializing in top quality uniforms
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In stock items and
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FISHER LAW OFFICE
Serving Esterhazy and Area for over 25 Years
Garnet M. Fisher B.A (Hons), LL.B.
A general practice of Law including:
Real Estate and Mortgages, Wills and Estates, Family Law,
Corporate Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law
Insurance
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License Issuer
**Free Initial Consultation**
420 Main Street, Esterhazy Phone 745-2261• Fax 745-2815
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
LAYH & ASSOCIATES
Legal Professional Corporation
Langenburg, Sask.
Ph. (306) 743-5520
Fax (306) 743-5568
e-mail: layh.law@sasktel.net
Donald H. Layh, Q.C.,
Shawn M. Patenaude, B.Comm, L.L.B.
Zackly-Rite Massage
(Platinum Studios – Main St.)
Relaxation, Therapeutic &
Hot Stone Massage Available
Infant Massage Classes Offered
For appointments, call:
Aura-Lee Zack, RMT
441 Main St
Trenching
CJ’s Excavating Inc.
Dr. Pat Biglow-Lecomte D.M.D.
Comprehensive General Dentistry
903 Broadway Ave., Moosomin, Sask.
Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: (306) 435-3080/Toll Free:
1-800-668-3080/Emer: 435-2901
ESTERHAZY AGENCIES
(1986) LTD.
Call Colin Duchek at 745-2376 or Cell 991-0074
BACKHOE SERVICES
WE CAN DIG IT!!!
Sewers / Septic
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Yard Maintenance
Fully licensed/Bonded
Life and General Insurance,
Investments, Motor License
Issuer, Notary Public
Bus. Phone – 745-3983
Res. Phone – 745-6991
Basements
Trenches & Sand
Clear bush for fenceline
Carey’s
Plumbing & Heating
Phone: 745-2486
Fax: 745-2252
LTD.
JASON POWERS
Owner/Operator
Serving Esterhazy &
South Eastern Saskatchewan
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Mike Carey, Owner
Eagle Construction
PLUMBING, HEATING &
AIR CONDITIONING
Fax 745-3494
Your Independent
Dealer
Esterhazy, 745-6645
Esterhazy Economic Development Office
We encourage you to contact any of the committee members
listed below with your questions, comments or concerns.
745-6440 w 745-6560 h
Mark Muir
745-3304 w 745-6290 h Tyler Metz
Roy Spence
745-6615 w
Judy Parker, EDO 745-5405 w
Don Tanasichuk
745-3385 h
Derek Paidel
745-3540 w
745-6669 w
Donnica Davis
745-6575 h Helen Solmes
745-4263 w
Stacy Rushinko
745-3557 h Chandra Pratt
Arlynn Kurtz
793-4450 h
Jeff Bisschop
745-6615 w
Pauline Jeannot, Chair 745-2020 w 745-6337 h
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– new home construction
– windows, doors
– metal, asphalt & torchon roofing
– commercial & residential
Robert (Bob) Nordin,
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Contact Brenda Matchett, 745-2719
E-mail: matchett@sasktel.net
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306-745-6335
Servicing Esterhazy and Area
Specializing in underground installations
745-2697
Line/Fault Locating
MOOSOMIN
DENTAL CLINIC
745-9085
Phone 745-3488
Sean Thompson
Owner/Operator/Journeyman
“Your Local Experts”
Century 21 Parkland Realty Ltd.
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Phone 306-745-2005
Cell 306-745-7644
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Optometrist
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80 Palliser Way
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www.larsenjewellery.com
Larsen Jewellery Inc.
600+ Engagement Sets . . .
1000’s of Jewellery Items
Jewellery Boxes . . . Promotional Products & More
Browse, order on-line or contact us for more info.
428 Main Street, Esterhazy 306-745-3592 or larsenjewellery@sasktel.net
www.larsenjewellery.com
RAY ISAAC
CONSTRUCTION
Heating & Backhoe Service
Supplying & Installing all your Plumbing, Heating
& Cooling Needs – Including Geo Thermal
Inquire on government incentives for energy efficient systems
New Homes,
Additions, Renovations
FREE ESTIMATES
Bredenbury, SK
Call Kevin at 745-6721
Ph: 1-306-898-2285
QUALITY
WORKMANSHIP
GUARANTEED
LORNE FARMER,
SPY HILL
PRAIRIE CONSTRUCTION
PRODUCTS LTD.
NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION
HOME RENOVATIONS
SIDING & SOFFITS
ESTERHAZY ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
NORTH VALLEY CREDIT UNION
Esterhazy Br.
Stockholm Br.
Box 1389
Box 130
Esterhazy, SK
Stockholm, SK
(306)745-6615
(306)793-2171
1-866-533-NVCU (6828)
Custom Exhaust / Welding
General Auto Repairs
Snowmobile Maintenance
ROB REID - Manager
(cell) 745-8675 or 745-3759
TIMMS ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS
For all of your accounting & tax needs
SPECIAL RATES FOR SENIORS
Business or residential offering services
that require a fork, sweeper, or bucket.
Lillian Timms, CMA
Phone: (306) 745-6738
Cell: (306) 745-8288
OWNER/OPERATOR
LLOYD NAGY
SKILNICK MILLER
MOAR GRODECKI
& KREKLEWICH
Chartered Accountants
420 Main Street
Esterhazy, Sask.,
Phone 745-6611
Phone: 306-898-4489
Sales Associate
80 Palliser Way
Yorkton, SK S3N 4C5
Bus: (306) 534-4511
Fax: (306) 534-4455 Cell: (306) 745-7755
E-mail: mdecorby@remax-yorkton.ca
Website: www.remax-bluechip-yorkton-sk.ca
For all your
machining
requirements.
We measure
success with
quality
MACHINE WORKS LTD.
Dale Leftwich
Independent Sales Representative
for Pioneer® brand products
Box 1257 Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0
306 745 3888 Res
306-745-3818 Fax
306-745-7321 Cell
306-745-3600 Office
dale.leftwich@plantpioneer.com
1205 Hwy #22 East. Esterhazy, Sask.
Ph: 745-6440
Fax: 745-6441
Cell: 745-7743
www.saskpro.com
Town ‘n Country
Decorating
Gerry the
Painter
• interior/exterior
• Paint • Flooring
• Draperies
• free estimates
GERRY OAKE
(306) 745-3478
Cell: 306-745-7241
Main Street Esterhazy
(306) 745-6144
Crushrite
Concrete
For every concrete project,
Residential Flatwork, Garage Pads
Driveways, Sidewalks and Stamping
PROVIDING OVER 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE
Esterhazy, Sask.
(306)745-6685
W.D.K.
Construction & Excavating
• Trackhoe • Dozer • Loader • Grader • Skid Steer • Hydro-Vac Truck • Backhoe
• Trucks (Gravel & Low Boy) • Specializing in basements, sewer and water
• Commercial & residential, farms, dugouts, etc • Sand, gravel & dirt (black & fill)
Willy: 306-740-7805
Bill: 306-745-7226
Bredenbury
• Personal income tax • corporate income tax • Financial statements
• Business plans • Estate planning
Esterhazy, Sk.
Marcel DeCorby
NELSON’S REPAIR
mnp.ca
©Blue Chip Realty
Independently Owned and Operated
Murray Lucas
creeksideconcrete@sasktel.net
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.* and Royal Bank of Canada are separate corporate
entities which are affiliated. *Member CIPF. ®Registered Trademark of Royal Bank
of Canada. Used under licence. RBC Dominion Securities is a registered trademark of
Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. ©Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.
All Seasonal Bob Cat Services
Distributors for PowerUp
Lubricants
Bus. Phone – 745-2935
Res. Phone – 745-6348
Count on Barbara to help achieve all of your wealth management goals.
Barbara March-Burwell
| Investment
Advisor | (306)
745-4764
Barbara
March-Burwell,
CFP - Investment
Advisor
• (306) 745-4764
LLOYDʼS BOB CAT SERVICES
710 Kubik Drive, Esterhazy, Sask.
Electrical contracting/
Indoor showroom
Phone: Larry Wallace (306) 743-5188
104 4th St. S., Langenburg, SK, S0A 2A0
Retirement, Estate & Financial Planning • Professional Wealth Management
•GICs • RRSPs & RRIFs • Stocks • Bonds • Pension Plan Rollovers
Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
Audrey Bonkowski, CA 306.435.3347
ENTERPRISES
Medichair Dealer
Stocking lift chairs, walkers,
scooters and other living aids
• Granite Memorials
PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT ADVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON
Business advice
served straight up.
740-7796
•
Railene & Courtney Halbach
HOME: (306) 745-3949
CELL #1: (306) 745-7960
FAX:
(306) 745-6993
E-mail: rchalbach@live.ca
Forming
Base work
Rebar
etc.
HELMECZI PLUMBING
WA L L A C E
CONCRETE & LANDSCAPING
Mini Storage
now available
residential or commercial
Secure and convenient
745-6671
Labor packages available
FREE ESTIMATES
Country Color &
Cuts by Heather
VERY FLEXIBLE HOURS
7 days/week 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
just 15 minutes north of Esterhazy off Bredenbury grid
306-898-2227
Heather Bernath
Toll Free: 1-877-898-4489
OSMAN &
COMPANY
LAW OFFICE
formerly
MacKenzie Law Office
Barristers & Solicitors,
Notaries and Commissioners
Sheena D. Metzger LL. B.
Erin Tilley Bolton, LL.B.(collaborative lawyer)
Lynnette Longman B.A. LL.B.
Donald J. Osman (Retired)
Main Offices:
Monday - Friday
Esterhazy:
500 Maple St.
(306) 745-3952; 745-6772
Fax 745-6119
Email: Mackenzielaw@sasktel.net
Moosomin:
1103 Broadway Ave.
(306) 435-3851 Fax: 435-3962
Email: osman.gordon@sasktel.net
Branch Offices:
Kipling: Wednesday
Redvers: Thursday
Rocanville: Friday Afternoons
Wawota: Friday
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SERVICES
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FARMS & RANCHES
James & Lisa Jakubiec, Yorkton,
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variety of people about. The best thing about
the windows is the excellent view seen
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service. Calling features &
ong distance offered. Ask
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DOCTOR
INCENTIVE
mmediate payment of
$50,000.00 each available to
two doctors moving to practice
n Redvers, Saskatchewan,
Canada. Contact Bonnie
(306) 452-3533 for information.
JOURNEYMAN & 3rd or 4th
year apprentice required for
growing autobody business.
Top wages, benefits, pension.
Email: corey@kochford
athabasca.com.
Fax
7 8 0 - 6 7 5 - 5 8 1 8 ;
www.town.athabasca.ab.ca;
www.kochfordathabasca.com.
For all your buying or
selling needs contact:
Jason Beutler
(306) 735-7811
Ed Beutler
(306) 735-7780
LANE REALTY CORP.
Farm & Ranch Specialists
www.lanerealtycorp.com
LOST & FOUND
Lost, a brown diamond
willow cane in Esterhazy.
If found, please call 7452992.
45:2nc
Please send resume to
Manitou Springs Resort
dhmanitousprings@sasktel.net
or fax: 306-946-3622
Journeyman Automotive
Technician
Required for GM
dealership in Melfort, SK.
The successful applicant:
*Should be a Journeyman
Mechanic
*Apprentice Technician
would be considered.
*GM experience an asset
*Self Motivated
*Computer knowledge an
asset
*Interpersonal skills an asset
Wages commensurate on
experience.
Company benefits.
Please contact George Blair
or Ron Bowditch at
Cheyne Motor Products
Ph: 306-752-2783
Visit our website at
FULL-TIME
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ESTHETICIANS
&
REGISTERED
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Training, Uniforms
Send Resume to
Temple Gardens
Mineral Spa Resort
Attention Spa Manager
24 Fairford Street East
Moose Jaw, Sask,
S6H 0C7
Or email to
payroll@temple
gardens.sk.ca
HELP WANTED
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Carpenters Needed: Coram
Construction Is looking for
Experienced carpenters to
work on PCL Sites around
Regina Journeymen Starting
rate is $28.40 hr Call
306-525-1644 or fax 306525-0990 www.coram.ca
OUR LARGE FARM Team
needs a fulltime mechanic/
operator to help repair, maintain
and operate large farm
equipment. Farm experience
required, Class 1A an asset.
Please send resume to fax
306-778-3938 or email
amberfield@sasktel.net.
AUCTIONS
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listed in Hodgins Auctioneers
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Today 1-800-667-2075
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AUCTIONS DONE RIGHT!
Whether it’s equipment, real
estate, livestock or a complete
farm dispersal. For a free
auction proposal contact
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
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rbauction.com.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
SUCCESSFUL WATER
Conditioning Company (25+
years). Ready to slow down
& share the company. Setup
where you live or take over
Edmonton office. Call
7 8 0 - 4 2 1 - 7 7 7 6 ;
www.homewatersystems.ca.
WW1008
Thinking of
becoming a
firefighter?
Now you can – right here in Saskatchewan!
Take your training in Melville and receive the following certifications:
NFPA 1001 – Firefighter Professional Qualifications –
Level II
NFPA 1051 – Wildland Fire
NFPA 472 – Dangerous Goods – Awareness/Operations
Levels
NFPA 1041 – Fire Service Instructor
EMR – Emergency Medical Responder
If you are interested in these or other fire related training
opportunities visit our website or contact us at:
Protection & Emergency Training - Parkland College
306-728-6596
1-866-783-6766
www.parklandcollege.sk.ca
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Will do hemming and
small alterations. Other
items – I will have to see
it first before I commit to
do it. Phone 745-6548
Helen Bolen
4:4p
44:eow
MTAS registered
massage therapist required
immediately at Manitou
Springs Resort located at
Manitou Beach, SK
(Watrous).
Workers will be paid approx.
45-50% of the treatment
costs listed on our website
massage brochure at
www.manitousprings.ca.
Flexible hours between
9 am & 10 pm. Other
esthetic training for facials,
manicures, etc, is preferred
but not mandatory.
All materials, bookings &
workspace provided.
Excellent Employee Group
Benefit Plan!!!
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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION
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COMING EVENTS
Attn Hunters/Outdoors
People; SCI (Safari Club
International) Saskatchewan
Rivers Chapter Annual
Banquet March 13, 2010 for
information or membership
application eric.moland
@hubinternational.com or
rlibke@elancesteel.com
CABINS/RESORTS
WESTEND
Trailer with furnace, air cond.,
newly built wood deck,
storage shed on nicely
landscaped well-treed rented lot.
Call 737-9921 (cell)
or 745-2811 (home).
Asking $15,000.
FEED AND SEED
DID YOU KNOW?
Birds need
energy to survive!”
Oil = Energy
*100% hull less oilseed,
provides quick energy
for the birds during
cold snaps
*Attracts a wider
variety of birds!
*Keeps your grass
clean & green!
FOR SALE
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HOMES WITHOUT the
Stress. 16 X 76, 3 bedroom,
2 bath, $72,900. Affordable
quality and great service.
Also available 18 X 80 and
20 X 80 ready to go.
1-866-640-4609; 1-306-3374663.
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Sunflower Kernel
“No Mess, No Waste,
Just Great Food!”
Ask for the
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at a dealer near you!
www.suncountryfarms.com
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WANTED!!
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- SPRING THRASHED
- DAMAGED CANOLA
FEED OATS
WANTED!!
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- LIGHT OR TOUGH
- SPRING THRASHED
HEATED FLAX
WANTED!!
HEATED PEAS
HEATED LENTILS
"ON FARM PICKUP"
Westcan Feed
& Grain
1-877-250-5252
Buying/Selling
FEED GRAINS
Wheat, barley, rye,
triticale, feed pulses,
spring threshed
heated / damaged
CANOLA/FLAX
No Broker Fees
FOB FARM
Western Commodities
877-695-6461
ken.wct@sasktel.net.
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Manufactured
& Modular
We have a great
selection of show
homes ready for your
viewing.
Slash pricing on stock
homes for immediate
delivery. New homes
starting at $63,900 .
Price includes delivery
and installed skirting
kit.
1-800 -249-3969
www.medallion-homes.ca
Prince Albert
IN MEMORIAM
DROTAR – AUG. 3, 1937
FEB. 1, 2003 – In loving
–
memory of Mel.
The unseen string’s of
memory’s harp are softly
touched today as we
remember and honour
Mel’s life. Seven years
have not filled the hole
that was left in our hearts
with the passing of such a
special man. Always
ready with a word of good
cheer and help for those
in need, he was a friend
who could be counted on.
A man who took time to
visit the ill and elderly; to
take
much
younger
cousins out hunting for
the day; to help neighbours needing a handyman. And always with a
big smile and lots of
colourful language. He
enjoyed sports, often taking friends to local hockey
and ball games. The gang
sure misses him at the
annual fastball tournaments. We remember
many happy times, laughing times and bright,
sunny days. He taught us
how best to live life with
courage, faith, determinations and optimism. We
were blessed to know
such joy in loving him,
and he will always be in
our hearts and souls. – Till
we meet again, Connie,
family, friends.
5:1p
BODNARYK – In loving memory of Antonette,
who passed away on Feb.
6, 2009.
Sweet memories will
linger forever,
Time cannot change
them, it’s true;
Years that may come
cannot sever
My loving remembrance
of you.
In our hearts, your
memory lingers,
Sweetly tender, fond
and true;
There is not a day, dear
mother,
That we do not think of
you.
– Sadly missed by your
family.
5:1c
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Bilingual.
1-877-513-5333.
www.smokershelpline.ca
A service of the
Canadian Cancer
Society & Heart &
Stroke Foundation of
Saskatchewan.
Funded by Health
Canada
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Modular, Manufactured
or RTM homes.
Starting at
$68,000.
Great factory rebates
on selected homes
for immediate delivery.
Call for more
information
1-866-838-7744
www.sherwoodhome.ca
Regina,SK
STEEL BUILDINGS
FUTURE STEEL BUILDINGS
Durable, Dependable, Preengineered,
All-Steel
Structures. Custom-made to
suit your needs & requirements.
Factory-Direct affordable
prices. Call 1-800-668-5111
ext. 170 for free brochure.
STEEL BUILDING SALE!
Less than WOOD. Less than
CANVAS. Various sizes and
shapes. Canadian Manufacturer
Direct. For the BEST AND
LOWEST call Pioneer Steel
Manufacturers, 1-800-6685422.
TRAVEL
ADVENTURE!
TEACH ENGLISH
OVERSEAS
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Next course is
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J U N E K – In loving
memory of our beloved
husband and father, Donnie, who passed away on
Feb. 12, 2009.
It isn’t what we write
Or even what we say.
It’s what we feel within
our heart
As we think of you each
day.
As time goes on without
you
As days turn to years,
They hold a million
memories
And a thousand silent
tears.
Just as you were you
will always stay
For those we love don’t
go away.
They walk beside us
every day.
Unseen and unheard
but always near
So loved, so missed and
so very dear.
– Lovingly remembered
by wife Mary Ann, Kelly
(Carrie), Deanna (Joe). 5:1p
Proud to serve the Potashville area
CAMPSITES
Westend Resort has
available a limited number of full-service seasonal campsite lots. They
won’t last long. Lease
price is $1,100 plus
GST/lot. To book a site
call 306-793-4365 or 7352966. $100 refundable
deposit, if a suitable lot is
not available by May 1,
2010. We also have deeded, serviced lots for sale.
5:4c
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thanks to increased
support, the Dubuc Memorial Hall will remain open
for 2010. For all of your
events, consider the
Dubuc Memorial Hall.
Only $350/day! Call Julie
at 877-4401.
5:2p
CLASSIFIEDS
COMING EVENTS
HOUSE FOR SALE
CARDS OF THANKS
Esterhazy Royal Canadian Legion #249 DABBER BINGO EVERY
THURSDAY, jackpot, 8
early bird games, new 10
page booklets, progressive bonanza. Early bird
games commence 7 p.m.
and regular games at 7:30
p.m. License #G09-0051.
5:1c
For sale, house in Langenburg. Call 745-2797.
2:4p
A special thanks goes to
all our friends and families
for your help and support
during Jovi’s hospital stay
in NICU Regina. To our
Moms, who spent the first
days sitting in the hospital
with us and to our Dads,
who watched Alanis at
home. Also a big thank you
to Christy, Stacy, Clayton
and Lori for the time you
spent in Regina with us and
for the support we received
from you after. Thanks to
everyone for your phone
calls and most of all, your
thoughts and prayers. –
Craig and Krista Dutka.
5:1p
Atwater Recreation
Board Snowmobile Derby,
Feb. 20, starting at the
Atwater Hall. Registration 10 a.m. – noon. Short
and long trail. Gas available. Lunch at the hall.
Free hot chocolate and
wiener roast on trail.
Hands are 1 – $5, 3 – $10, 8
– $20, 10 – $25. Contacts
are Blake Duchek 7452415, Lance Rausch 7453879.
3:5p
NEW ARRIVALS
HOUSE FOR RENT
Three-bedroom house
with single car attached
garage. Four appliances
included. Town of Langenburg. Phone 740-7796.
Available Feb. 1.
3:4c
1,500 sq.ft. home, four
bedrooms, large fenced
yard, fridge, stove, dishwasher. Available Feb. 1,
2010. 306-458-7972
4:4p
ROOM FOR RENT
Three rooms available
for rent, $800/month per
room. Cost of utilities
shared by tenants. All
appliances
included.
Available immediately.
Call 505-0104 and leave a
message.
50:3p
SUITES FOR RENT
Two bedroom basement
suite for rent in Stockholm. All utilities included. Can rent entire suite
or can be shared. Call 7932925 or 621-6882.
3:4p
SUITES FOR RENT
Denmar &
Stanley Court
DUTKA
It’s a girl!
Alanis would like to
announce the arrival of
her baby sister, Jovi Bret
Dutka. She was born on
Dec. 10, 2009, weighing 8
lbs. 4-1/2 oz. and 20-3/4
inches long. Parents are
Craig and Krista Dutka of
Esterhazy. Proud grandparents are Ron and Darlene Dutka of Esterhazy
and Nelson and Penny
McKee of Creelman.
Great-grandma is Elsie
McKee of Creelman. 5:1p
Come and celebrate
Mildred Moore’s 80th
birthday party on Feb. 6,
2010, 2-4 p.m. at the Tantallon rink. Let your presence be your present.
4:2p
Kaposvar Historical
Society Heritage Tea and
Bake Sale will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 13, at the
Golden Jets Centre from
2-4 p.m. Cash raffle draw,
Hungarian Torte draw,
fruit and ham baskets
draw, plus a 50-50 draw,
and a door prize. Live
musical entertainment.
5:2c
Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at Redeemer
Lutheran Church on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 5-7 p.m.
Adults $5, 12 and under
$3. Maximum per family
$15.
5:3c
NOTICE
SORENSEN
Mark, Shannon and big
sister Amber of Saskatoon
are pleased to announce
the arrival of a baby girl,
Kelby Rose, born on Jan.
2, 2010. Proud grandparents are John and Denise
Soyka of Langenburg and
Chris Sorensen of Saskatoon.
5:1p
VEHICLES
1997 GRAND PRIX
GTP, supercharged, dark
green in color, four door,
power door locks, windows,
mirrors and trunk, tire
pressure sensor, super
clean, 200,000 kms. Lots of
power and great on gas.
Sacrifice – first $4,900 takes
it home. Phone 745-3759
and leave message
ESTERHAZY
GOLDEN JETS
SHUFFLEBLOARD Tues., 1 p.m.
WHIST - Wed, 7 p.m.
BRIDGE - Thursday aft.
CRIBBAGE - Fridays, 2 p.m.
POOL - Every a.m.
Everyone welcome
For more info contact
Mary Patrick at 745-2703 or
The Golden Jets at 745-2280
RENTALS AVAILABLE
Currently have
NO AVAILABLE UNITS
Call 306-745-3587 tfc
PERSONALS
If you want to drink and
can, that’s your business.
If you want to stop and
can’t, that’s our business.
Phone Alcoholics Anonymous at 745-6750, 783-6951,
745-6301, 745-3561, 7456156.
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Affected by alcohol?
You are welcome to join
the Happiness Is Alanon
or Esterhazy Alanon
group meetings on Mondays at 1 p.m. at the
Lutheran Church or
Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at
the Town Office. Phone
745-6301 or 534-4604. 3:tfc
If you have a drug problem and need help call
Our House at 745-3478,
745-7241, 745-3576. Check
out our on-line meeting
www.wix.com/sanity365/ou
rhousevancouver.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Thanks to increased
support, the Dubuc Memorial Hall will remain open
for 2010. For all of your
events, consider the
Dubuc Memorial Hall.
Only $350/day! Call Julie
at 877-4401.
5:2p
Friday, Feb. 5
ADVERTISING
WORKS
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2-4 p.m.
Esterhazy Legion Lounge
Pie & Coffee: $3.00
For more information please call
Elaine: 745-2193 or Trina 745-6738
Contact Brenda Matchett
for more information at
745-2719
or check out the website
at www.getproargi.com
HELP WANTED
Decker’s Janitor Service Ltd. is now accepting
resumes from reliable &
energetic people for full
& part time positions.
Must be able to work well
with others, attention to
detail, repetitive tasks.
No experience necessary,
will train and orientate
the right persons. Some
shift work but mostly
afternoon shifts. Work to
be conducted at PCS Mine
Sites so must have own
transportation. Starting
rate $12.00/hour. Only
those applicants selected
to be interviewed will be
contacted.
4:2c
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mother Munch on your
90th (Feb. 4)
The values you taught,
the care you have given,
the love you have shown,
have blessed us all.
– Happy Birthday with love
from your family.
5:1c
Lordy Lordy
Look who’s 40!
Wish her a Happy
Birthday on Feb. 1!
– Love, your family. 5:1p
HELP WANTED
Childcare required in
Esterhazy. Looking for
someone to come in to
home to watch two young
children, one- and threeyears-old, willing to work
one-three
days/week,
including occasional Saturdays. Please forward application letter and references to Box 403 Esterhazy,
S0A 0X0.
3:5p
Sleeping like a newborn baby just like 50 years ago!
Wish her a happy birthday on Feb. 2nd. What, no life
jacket?
5:1C
R.M. of Fertile Belt No. 183
Municipal Maintenance Works Person
Seasonal Position
The R.M. of Fertile Belt No. 183 is now accepting applications for a Municipal
Maintenance Works Person, Seasonal position, to commence April 1, 2010.
Duties to include, but not limited to:
•
Operating Municipal Equipment. i.e. Grader,/Tractor/ Mower
•
Maintenance and repair of Municipal Equipment
•
Other duties as may be assigned by Council
This position is for outside work and requires applicant to be in good
physical condition. Applicant must have a valid Class 5 license. Please submit your application with three references.
Second Annual Hospital Auxiliary
PIE & COFFEE
The family of James
Hanis would like to express
their heartfelt gratitude for
all the love and support
given to us during this difficult time. We would like to
especially
thank
Dr.
Bellingan, and the staff of
St. Anthony’s Hospital,
Father Albert, Sister
Cecile, Myron Ecklin and
Peter Carscadden Funeral
Service Ltd. Special thank
you to Glenn, Donna and
Kimberly Hanis, Drew
Parks, Dale, Brianna and
Kyle Hanis, Dan and Debbie Fisher, Melissa Hahn,
Evelyn Lacey and family,
Alice Hanis, Elsie Park,
Frances Dancsok, Bob
Dancsok, Ann Dancsok,
Margaret Munch, the residents of Daisy Hill and all
other family and friends
too numerous to mention,
for their never-ending support. We thank all those
who attended the prayer
and mass services and the
Royal Canadian Legion
Honour Guard for bestowing such a memorable and
moving final tribute to Dad.
Thank you for the flowers,
food baskets, cards of sympathy, visits, telephone
calls and to those who
made donations in his
memory. Even though he is
gone from our presence, he
will never be gone from
deep within our hearts. –
The family of James Hanis.
5:1p
Synergy’s V3
Nutritional System
helps you build a
strong
foundation of
health,
boosts your
body’s immune
system with powerful
antioxidants and
enhances your
circulatory system.
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Deadline: February 11, 2010.
Mail to: R.M. of Fertile Belt No. 183, Box 190, Stockholm SK S0A 3Y0 or fax
to 793-2063 or email rm183@sasktel.net
We wish to thank all applicants for applying but only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.
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VET TALK
with Dr. Justin Noble,
DVM
Out of all the members
of one’s family, it is not
difficult to guess who has
the worst dental hygiene.
It is the pets. They do
not brush their teeth, nor
do they floss, and this
goes on for years. In
fact, more than 85 per
cent of dogs and cats
older than four years of
age suffer from some
degree of dental disease.
To see what would happen to your teeth without
brushing and flossing,
look into your cat or dog’s
mouth. Or just smell
their breath.
There is little difference physically between
the dog or cat’s tooth and
the human tooth. We all
have a set of baby teeth
that come in and fall out
to make way for adult
teeth. We all have nerves
and blood vessels in our
teeth surrounded by
dentin, which is surrounded in turn by a
hard coat of enamel. The
enamel is bathed in saliva which is quickly covered by plaque (bacteria
mixed with saliva). It is
imperative to clean and
disinfect our mouths to
rid our teeth of plaque
and tartar.
Periodontal disease is
the medical term used to
describe
problems
around (perio) the tooth
(dontal). Periodontal disease starts when plaque
forms on the teeth.
Plaque is a transparent
adhesive fluid that mineralizes into tartar.
Tartar is solid and gritty
and blocks oxygen from
the tooth. This results in
a favorable environment
for bacteria to grow.
Once these bacteria
begin to grow, it is harmful to the attachment
between the bone and
tooth, known as the periodontal ligament. This
will continue to progress
until the bone around the
tooth is literally eaten
away. Unfortunately, it
does not stop there. The
bacteria will then be able
to access the blood supply and seed other areas
in the body leading to
infection in the heart,
liver,
or
kidney.
Gingivitis (inflammation
of
the
gums)
is
reversible, bone loss is
not!
Your pet’s dental care
begins at home. Puppies
and kittens will learn
how to have their teeth
brushed. Some diets are
aimed at minimizing the
plaque and tartar build
up. You and your pet
should be comfortable
with you looking inside
his or her mouth. First
smell your dog or cat’s
breath. If you sense a
disagreeable odor, gum
disease may be present.
Usually the first sign of
dental disease is bad
breath. Other signs you
may notice are red
swollen gums, tartar,
chips or loose teeth. If
problems are noted, veterinarian treatment is
warranted.
Contrary to common
belief, chewing on raw
hides, cow hooves, rocks,
bones or other hard
materials offer little benefit for your pet’s teeth,
and may even break
their teeth. Chewing on
any type of toy or treat
only prevents tartar
build up on the teeth
that they chew with,
leaving many or most of
their teeth uncared for.
Just like you and I, your
pet will benefit from having his or her teeth professionally scaled and
polished.
At Twin Valley VHS,
our trained registered
veterinary technologists
will perform a complete
and thorough oral exam
on your pet. This will
allow us to establish to
what degree your pet has
periodontal disease and
what is the best treatment. A pet’s dental
treatment is much the
same as a human’s, however, all pets need to be
anesthetized to have
their teeth scaled, polished or extracted.
Please ask our staff
about our dental promotion. If you have any
questions regarding the
above information or any
concerns in general,
please contact Twin
Valley VHS at 745-6642.
JC JOCO
CONSTRUCTION
would like to thank all past customers
and would like to say we are taking
bookings for 2010.
Soffit, Siding, Fascia, 5” Continuous eaves trough
Additions of all sizes
Interior and Exterior Renovation
Installing Windows & Doors
Metal & Asphalt Roofing
Straight Wall Shop & Pole Sheds
Decks – Vinyl & Wood
Fencing
Wood Basements
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New Home Construction
Blow in insulation
Restoration of your hip roof barns
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We would like to give you a free estimate
Phone 745-2126 days
or cell 740-7949 or 745-9297
Members of the P.J. Gillen School patrol on duty last week in frigid
weather were (l-r) Kayla Jacques, Trina Shewfelt, Jordan Johnson,
Stacey Moore.
New appointee on
housing board
courtesy of
Trudy Jackson
Social Services
Charles Meyer has
been appointed to the
Esterhazy
Housing
Authority Board of
Directors. Other members of the board of directors are Elva Boreen,
Michael Bewcyk, Dianne
Schwalm and Leonard
Forster. Forster is chair-
person.
The
Esterhazy
Housing Authority is a
community-based organization that provides
daily management of 118
housing units constructed and operated under
the terms of a federalprovincial-municipal
cost-sharing agreement.
Persons interested in
volunteering to serve on
the board of directors for
the Esterhazy Housing
Authority are encouraged to contact the
mayor of Esterhazy. A
local nominating committee recommends board
members.
Applications for accommodation are available
from the manager of the
Esterhazy
Housing
Authority.
Galaxy
Restaurant
WE ARE NOW LICENSED
COME IN AND ENJOY OUR NEWLY
RENOVATED RESTAURANT
Lunch and Supper Buffets
10021JJ00
THURSDAYS
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
5-8 p.m.
SUNDAYS
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
4-8 p.m.
Soft ice cream served with buffet
HELP WANTED
We are now hiring, inquire within.
823 PARK AVE
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