New owners for golf course 22nd annual Music

Spiritwood Herald
Spiritwood, Saskatchewan Friday, May 3, 2013
VOL. 80 NO. 18 PMR #40007604
New owners for golf course
Golfers are itching for
spring and a chance to get
out on the golf course after
a long winter. But when
they do, they’ll notice a few
changes at Spiritwood Golf
Course.
For starters, there’ll be a
new group of owners and
a new manager. A group
consisting of local businesspeople that includes
Harold Fast, Bevra Fee,
Lloyd Fisher, Jim Bedi and
Ron Schira has purchased
the golf course from the
The new ownership group of Spiritwood Golf Course; Bevra Fee, Jim Bedi, Harold Fast, Ron Schira,
Lloyd Fisher. Bedi, recently retired from the Credit Union system, will be the manager.
group that has – with a few
changes -- owned it since it
was first built in 1989.
Bedi, who is in the process of retiring from a long
career in the Credit Union
system, will be the new
manager.
All five new owners are
equal share holders who
bring a range of skills and
experience in business
ownership and management, project management, real estate development and the service
industry.
The group has adopted
as its mission statement:
“to provide a golf course of
unsurpassed quality with
friendly, professional service”. Part of the group’s
new marketing strategy
will be a focus on fostering
the love of golf in younger
participants, with the introduction of a Family
Membership to the existing packages.
Their vision is to return
the Spiritwood Golf Course
to the quality and volume
of business it enjoyed in
its prime, adding to the
services by implementing
short-term and long-term
goals for expansion.
“We fully acknowledge
the importance of the
Spiritwood Golf Course as
a regional tourist attraction and a recreational
asset to the community of
Spiritwood,” said a spokesperson for the group. “In
keeping with the vision of
its founding owners, we
are committed to managing the Course at its full
potential and returning it
to its former status as one
of the most popular courses in the Province.”
Local business leaders
explored options on how to
retain the course as a viable business, and when the
business plan made sense
it was apparent that there
was the potential for this
business to sustain itself
given the correct group
and management strategy.
“We are committed to
being strong community
partners,” the spokesperson said, “with the high
level of corporate citizenship carrying over from
the owners’ natural intentions and governing the
desire to see this course
remain active.”
We are confident that
golfers will receive the
golfing experience they
expect and deserve when
visiting Spiritwood Golf
Course.”
22nd annual Music Festival
For his part, Jaxon won the Innovation Credit Union
(Medstead) $50 scholarship for the Best Overall Baroque/
Bach and the Footsteps to the Future award sponsored by
the Battlefords Registered Music Teachers Association for 12
and under. Other piano solo winners were: Primary, age 8
and under - Levi Toman and Avery Salisbury (tie); Elementaary, Age 9&10 – Ryann Short; Elementary Age 11&12 –
Emily Burak; Senor Age 15 and over – Wayland Purdy.
Emily Burak received the $50 scholarship sponsored by
Spiritwood Herald for the Best Overall Canadian, while
Wayland Purdy had the Best Overall Saskatchewan Music,
which also came with a $50 scholarship.
Marijane Martens won the scholarship sponsored by the
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ing Performer Age 13 and over.
The award for Best Beginner of any age, sponsored by
Carolyn Voss, was a tie between Racheal McKenzie and Levi
Toman.
In the vocal category, Taylor Keoker won class prizes for
the Best Overall in Musical Theatre and Best overall in Folk
Songs, the latter sponsored by Rita Adamche, while Jaycie
Purdy won for Promising performer age 12 and under, sponsored by Barb Szasz.
Sara Edwards won the scholarship for Deserving Performer in Individual Verse, sponsored by Thompson Agencies, and Bryden Lepage won the Public Speaking award
sponsored by Bevra Fee. Both scholarships were $50.
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The Spiritwood and District Music Festival Association
held their 22nd annual festival on April 22 and 23, with the
Competition Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday night,
with a large group of family and friends on hand to hear and
see two dozen of the best performances over the previous
two days.
Daniel Martens was awarded the Spiritwood Lions plaque
and the $100 Super A Scholarship as the Outstanding Performer of the Festival. Daniel also was the outstanding solo
performer age 13 & 14 and had the Best Sonata or Sonatina.
Both were $50 scholarships, the latter of which was sponsored by Marjorie Klassen.
He and Jaxon Penner also won the Best Piano Duet scholarships sponsored by Sask Tel.
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May 3, 2013
RAMBLINGS FROM CHITEK LAKE
Lorna Pearson 306-984-2352
Congratulations to Pauline and Ron Hyde of Saskatoon, on their win of a trip
to Hawaii, in the Saskatoon
Hospital Lottery, but they are
opting to go to Jamaica, next
winter. Pauline is the daugh-
ter of Kay and Don Smith of
Chitek Lake.
The railway crossing signs
have been removed from
the crossings at Penn and at
Chitek, but the crossings are
still so very rough. Some rail
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has been removed next to the
crossing here and those old
ties sure do look pretty rotten. Where the road crosses
the track going to the reserve
it has been nicely covered for
a long time so it’s strange that
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the main road is still so bad.
Get-well wishes go out to a
couple of local gals who have
had the misfortune to break
their hip. Therese Crossland
has had surgery in Saskatoon
and will transfer to North
Battleford hospital for a while.
Elma Epp of Saskatoon has
had a similar experience and
was in the middle of moving
from one apartment to another, so hope she was able
to get the help she needed.
Elma lived only a block from
Therese here in Chitek before
moving to Saskatoon. So we
do wish them both a speedy
recovery.
Robert and Claire Chalifour
arrived home on Wednesday
and after someone did some
shoveling, were able to get to
their house to unload.
A pot-luck supper, honoring volunteers, was held on
Monday, the 22nd, of ‘Volunteer Week’, sponsored by
the Ladies’ Club. It was a nice
evening with a delicious meal
and lots of visiting. Two tables
of Kaiser followed and laughter was enjoyed by all. A light
lunch and coffee closed the
day for them. Many thanks go
out to the Ladies of Chitek for
organizing the event which we
all appreciated.
Wednesday evening the ladies from the RC Church in
Chitek provided a lovely supper meal to ‘singles’ in the
area. There were only eight
ladies showed up, along with
the four workers, making
a baker’s dozen along with
their priest, Father Dong.
The many ‘singles’ who didn’t
show up don’t know what they
were missing. A pleasant evening of visiting followed, and
a few stayed and played ‘Mexican Train’.
Raymond Fee has spent
two months in respite in Evergreen in Leoville but had to
move out, so is back with his
son Albert and Irene, in Chitek.
The farmers at Taber are
back seeding at full speed after being stopped by a snowfall, so all is well there. Beth
said she’s had to use the air
conditioner already but it
cools off at night.
Haven’t talked about the
weather yet, but this has been
the coldest month of April
since 1893, the temperature
never got up to 10 degrees
above zero from October 17th
last year. March is said to have
been the second coldest on record.
A former Meadow Lake
resident Jon Hindmarsh, ran
in the Boston marathon. He
was stuck at mile 24 (of the
26) trying to call his wife who
was to meet him at the finish
line, along with their two year
old daughter. He expected to
arrive there about 3 p.m. but
an Achilles tendon injury had
slowed him down and he was
in pain.
The police stopped the runners and told them they could
not continue. He eventually
met up with his family and
they were far enough away
from the bomb sight that they
were not hurt. Jon grew up in
Meadow lake, leaving at 16
years of age with his family’s
move to California. He went
to school in Boston and still
lives in the area and works in
the real estate business.
The railroad crossing signs
have been removed at Penn
and Chitek crossings but the
rails are still there and are
very rough to cross. Some
rails have been removed here
and there and the old ties that
are showing up now look pretty rotten. The crossing that
the road to the reserve crosses
has been covered and is fine
to cross, so why are the main
road crossings left so bad?
The highway has started to
break up as usual with water
appearing through the pavement in places where there is
a spring under the road. The
frost heaves have been bad in
the Penn area and once the
pavement starts to crack up
then the holes come with the
traffic. We should have campaigned for the ‘worst road
in the province’ that the CAA
was running, we may have got
on the top ten list. However
I guess there are lots of bad
roads, the only north ones
on the list are Ile a la Crosse
and La Loche. There are some
pretty old and poor roads in
the southern parts, I know.
A University student from
Beauval has been awarded
the 2013 Biology Field Prize
for getting the highest mark
in the school’s biology field
course of 95%. His main interest is the acquatic insects
such as ‘caddisflies’ - which
he watched as he sat on the
banks of Lac La Plonge in his
childhood days. He also integrated some teachings about
the use of local plants in Aboriginal medicine. The Kenderdine campus he attended
at Emma Lake was the place
where he had access to the diverse array of ecosystems and
students actually worked with
their hands, on what they’d
been studying. He also received a $500. cash prize.
June 23 is the official date
for the opening of the ‘Agro
Shed’ at the Spiritwood museum. So much work has gone
into this project, mostly by
volunteers, that we must support them. I know my stack of
calendars keeps growing. It’s
one thing to see an old washing machine, for example, but
if you knew Gramma had used
it, it would get you really excited to see it. I have stopped
in a few times to look around
but will be happy when they
get the items named and the
donor acknowledged.
There is water on the ice
now from the snow melting
and we are wondering if it will
be gone by the May long weekend so people can go fishing.
It has been out long before
this some years. In 2010 it was
clear by April 23. and as late
as May 19 in 2002.
The problem now will be
where do you get a fishing license? You can do it on-line,
but many folks do not have
‘on-line’! You get a number
and the license is good for
hunting and fishing. When
we get details we will let folks
know the score.
The pussy willows are starting to open so spring must really be here. It is reported that
a pelican was seen, but where
he would find open water
must have been a challenge.
We heard thunder on Saturday evening so for superstitious folks what does that tell
us about the first frost?
There was a real dust storm
with high winds in the Edmonton area on Saturday. You
could hardly see to drive, garbage cans were flying around,
trees blown over, one onto a
car, so anything that wasn’t
fastened down likely moved.
There is a notice at the store
for assistant town worker, a
vital position to fill at any time
but for summer for sure.
Visiting her mother Florence Johnson of Bapaume,
was her daughter Susan
Kirkham from White Horse,
for over a week. They had a
splendid visit but would have
appreciated having warmer
weather.
A proposed Senior Village
‘Crossmount’ is in the plans
for a 400 acre spot out of
Saskatoon, in Corman Park.
It will include 1100 housing
units, a range of recreational
and health care facilities.
The land has belonged to the
McKercher family for many
years and Duncan McKercher
will head the project in his
position as head of Kenmore
Land.
This will take 7 or 8 years
to complete. The development
will include restaurants, spas,
fitness centers, tea houses,
health care facilities and
walking trails along the river
area.
Of the 1100 units, 120 will
have full care, 155 will be fully
staffed and the rest will be
partially staffed or no staff at
all. This range of services will
help couples to stay together.
Four levels of care, from independent cottages to roundthe-clock assistance and care
is planned.
May 3, 2012
Lotto early bird winners drawn
Jennifer Sully of Cold Lake, AB was the lucky winner of
the $10,000 first prize in the Spiritwood Rec Lotto Early
Bird draw. That and ten other cash prizes were drawn at
the Community Auction Saturday, April 27.
In case you don’t recognize the name, Jennifer Sully is
the daughter of Alwin and Esther Millar of Spiritwood.
Jennifer was just one of many Spiritwood ex-pats who had
purchased tickets in the second annual Spiritwood rec Lotto, and with about 1,000 tickets remaining to be sold before
the final draws June 8, there is lots of opportunity for other
ex-pats to get in on the action..
Five winners will be receiving cheques for $1,000. They
are Karen Booth (Holbein), Bill & Colleen Reed, Donald
Wingerter, Leon & Laurelle Gagne and Carolyn Heisler
(Saskatoon).
The first tickets drawn were for $500. Those winners
were Stewart fast, Spiritwood Timberwolves Senior Hockey Team, Terri Krushelniski, Sharon Primeau and Carl Kohut.
All eleven tickets were returned to the drum for the subsequent draws.
Prizes to be drawn June 8 include: 2013 Ford F-150, 2013
Sylvan Mirage pontoon boat, 2013 Can-Am Commander
800 XT, 2013 Can-Am Outlander 650 XT, Resort package,
plus ten draws each for cash prizes of $1,000 and $500.
In addition, there will be a 50/50 draw, and sales of these
add-ons topped $66,000 following the radiothon.
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The Spiritwood Rec Lotto Committee with CJWW on-air personality Dave Thomas at the three-day radiothon prior to the early bird draws Saturday night. Another radiothon will be held in June prior to the final
draws. L. to r.: Teresa Walker, Terra Habetler, Bevra Fee, Val Willick, Dave Thomas (CJWW) Barb Szasz,
Glenda Hyndman, Damiane Turgeon, Ed Szasz
Susan Siegel and Jim Bedi were busy Thursday cooking burgers at the SARCS Burger sale held in conjunction with the
CJWW radiothon.
Hartley Clark Elementary Grade 2/3 class came up to help at the CJWW radiothon. Here they
are with Dave Thomas adjusting the microphone. The kids recited two poems over the air and
called out the toll free number people should call to purchase a ticket in the Spiritwood Rec
Lotto.
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LOCATION: Hwy #55 turn right on Delaronde grid at Timberland Motel, go 3½
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Inquires Phone: (306) 469-5754 or (306) 469-7620 or (306) 469-7621
Tractors: 970 case $3000.00 spent on power shift rebuild less than 100 hrs. ago,
886 International c/w 580 Allied Loader $2900.00 spent on new clutch and hydraulic drive about 150 hrs. ago. Bucket & bale forks, 580 Case Industrial c/w
FEL & PTO gas, Combines: 914 International (new drive belts fall of 2012, cost
just over $500.00), 410 Massey SP (engine excellent), Swather: #210 International 15ft., Tillage: 12ft. & 10ft. Cockshutt high wheel drills, 15ft. CCIL Disker
c/w seed box, 30ft. Diamond Harrows c/w draw bar, 14ft. Med. Duty Tandem
Disk 20” blades, Haying Equipment: #851 New Holland round Baler,
#276 New Holland Sq. Baler, Trucks: 1997 Dodge 4x4 ½ ton (gas), 2001 Dodge
4x4 ¾ ton (gas), Livestock Equipment: 2003 Bergen 14ft. Stock Trailer c/w
bumper pull, full mats, window covers, very low miles, orig. tires approx. 70%
tread remaining always been kept clean. Original owners, Livestock Show
Equipment: Full sized custom made trim chutes, Augers: 2 grain augers 1 c/w
2hp electric motors, Recreational: 18ft. Springbok Boat 140hp Chev. Inboard
c/w trailer, (engine needs to be reinstalled), 19ft. Prowler bumper hitch camper c/w fridge,stove,furnace, bathroom, pressure system, dual batteries, microwave, new tires, hot water tank, 8ft. Okanogan slide in truck camper, Yard and
Shop Equipment: New Holland manure spreader, Degelman (reel type) rock
picker, Hand power tools, Antique & Collectibles: Large double pedestal oak
office desk, Electric cream seperators (1 floor & 1 table models), Silver plate
side table c/w 2 milk glass lamps, A forty year collection of over 350 sets of
salt & Pepper shakers, some are very unique and valuable, Household: Meat
Slicer, Chord organ, etc. Comments: This sale has a large selection of items to
choose from. Please check websites for more details!
Sales Conducted by Schmalz Auctions
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OPINION
May 3, 2013
'Buncha little
things'
We’re bound to get this right sooner or later. I have
it on good authority that it wasn’t who we thought it
was who presented the flowers to Rhonda Tiringer in
appreciation for the work she has done over the last
ten Grand Ole Opry shows. It was Debbie Derksen,
who was just out of camera range. So, our apologies
for not getting it right the first time. Or the second
time, for that matter.
***
The new $5 and $10 bills are soon
to
t be distributed. (Insert wailing
and
a gnashing of teeth here.) This
is
i called progress in some circles,
but
b in ours, we prefer to view it as
one
o more thing we’ve lost because
some
s
people can’t be trusted.
What do I mean? Well, the new
plastic
p
$20 and higher currencies
which
w
we never see were “re-done”
so
s that they would be more difficult
c – if not nearly impossible – to
DAVE
counterfeit.
c
The problem for us is that the
HYNDMAN
p
plastic
bill is too slippery, doesn’t
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neatly and too easily slips out
News Editor fold
o a pocket. We think we’ve lost a
of
f like
lik th
l d
few
thatt already.
So, because some unscrupulous people try to cheat,
the rest of us have to be inconvenienced.
At least our bills are all different colors, unlike those
of the Excited States. Because they are colored, our
bills are referred to as “play money” or “monopoly
money” by the same people who can’t tell the difference between a one dollar bill and a hundred dollar
bill because they are the same color.
***
One thing about the loonie and the toonie, you can
have a pocketful of change and then find out when
you count it that you have about fifteen bucks in your
pocket.
***
Do you miss the penny yet? Are you ready to cash in
your collection in the shoebox in the closet?
***
Why the preoccupation with money this week?
April 30 was Income Tax deadline. We made it.
One of these years, Canada Revenue Agency is going
to have a two-line return: 1. How much money did
you make this year? 2. Send it in.
***
My son, Speed did some wailing of his own recently
when he posted the news that his son, Bump who is
now 13 years old, is 5’8” and weighs 140. He could be
a linebacker if he liked football.
***
People in the province are starting to get geared up
for the upcoming football season. The once-vilified
Geroy Simon is now a Rider and is about to become
much-loved.
***
There is at least one Saskatchewan Roughrider flag
flying proudly in Grande Prairie, AB.
***
One of the five year old girls in India we wrote about
last week has apparently died of the injuries she received in the assault. Cradle of Civilization, my butt.
Two men have been arrested, one of whom is a friend
of the girl’s parents.
***
People for the ethical Treatment of Animals has a
new advocate in Tommy Lee, member of the heavy
metal group Motley Crue. He has called for an end to
chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede.
“Dude, this is the old west. It’s not Ancient Rome,”
he was quoted as saying.
Motley Crue was in Calgary at the time. They are
due to perform in Saskatoon. I’ll be right here with
my computer.
Paul Martin Commentary
It seems that one year can become two.
years I’ve been covering the Saskatchewan business
Much has been made recently of the state of the scene, I don’t recall a bank AGM being held here. Now
average Canadian’s balance sheet as we’ve been ac- we’ve had two.
cumulating too much debt and it is hampering our
This is another of the telltale signs that Canadian
ability to save for retirement. One by-product of the economic inf luence is shifting: from central Canada
situation is that the federal government has tightened to the West. A bank heading west to hold its most immortgage rules in a bid to make it harder for
portant meeting is further evidence of that
some to get into too deeply in debt by buytransition, they want to stay close to their
ing too much house.
growth markets and Western Canada – SasAnd now it turns out that the average Cakatchewan in particular – is enjoying a penadian is beginning to feel the same trend.
riod of ascendancy and the bankers want us
A survey by CIBC has determined that
to know they recognize it.
most Canadians believe they won’t pay off
***
their mortgage until age 57.
Here’s an economic category where SasThat is not all that surprising by itself,
katchewan is not showing up at the top of
however, when the bank did a similar surthe pack in this country.
PAUL
vey last year, the number of 55. So…in the
When economists break down the perforspan of one year, two years were added to
mance of the national economy on a regionMARTIN
the length of mortgages in the minds of
al basis, Saskatchewan usually fares quite
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home owners.
well….we’re usually stand in the top two
Here in Saskatchewan it was even a year
or three among the provinces on economic
later – at age 58 – which is the second oldest in the performance in virtually every category.
national survey.
But one place where we are also rans is booze con***
sumption.
Changes that occur at the macro level – those big
On this one, we’re number six.
picture things – are often hard to see because they
Figures for 2012 on the per capital consumption of
happen so slowly.
alcohol have just been released on this front, we are
So you need to be alert to find the little signals or spending just over $700 per person a year. That’s for
mileposts along the way that point to a big shift that all people over the age of 15.
is taking place.
That puts us more than $200 behind the national
A good case in point happened yesterday in Saska- leader on this measure.
toon.
We’re also big buyers of beer – that’s the dominant
BMO Bank of Montreal held its annual meeting or preferred drink of choice, drawing the biggest
in the Bridge City. This is the second major bank to piece of our total expenditure on alcohol. Hard liquor
choose Saskatoon as host for its AGM – last year it is not all that far behind. But wine is not such a hot
was ScotiaBank.
commodity. In fact, we’re the only province where per
This might not seem like a big thing but in all the capita spending on the grape is less than $100 a year.
VIEWPOINT
May 3, 2013
Spiritwood Herald
Export success story all about producers
You don’t get to be the most popular
premier in the country by being shy of the
spotlight.
And Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall
is hardly shy ... although that certainly
doesn’t make him unique among politicians.
Consider last week where Wall could
be seen just everywhere from the Juno
Awards in Regina to the press conference
to announce Sir Paul McCartney’s August
rock concert at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium to
the Legislature’s question period and many
press conferences in between.
Of course, this isn’t always a bad thing …
or even something a reporter should necessarily be complaining about. There are,
after all, plenty of reporters in this country
that don’t have quite the same accessibility
to their premier.
However, there are also times when a
premier to step aside and let others tell the
Saskatchewan’s story.
One such story is the success of Saskatchewan exports that grew to $32.6-billion in
2012, putting this province ahead of British
Columbia for the first time.
To his own credit,
Wall credited others
for
Saskatchewan’s
export success ... and
rightfully so. It really,
has had precious little
to do the politics.
Wall aptly described
it as being “blessed
with what the world
MURRAY
wants” and pointed
to the 2012 export
MANDRYK
numbers: $11 billion
~
form oil, natural gas
and coal, $11.2 billion
form grains, oilseeds, livestock and other
meats, $6 billion; potash, $1 billion; manufacturing, lumber and wood products, and
$600 million from uranium.
But there’s more to this story than just
numbers. It’s many, many stories about
people, perseverance, adjustment and
change.
It’s stories of ranchers that survived the
BSE boycott, pork producers that endured
the ups and downs of the industry and
farmers that changed from growing wheat
Eradicating polio
Dear Editor:
Humanity is about to eradicate polio after three decades
of continuous efforts to immunize the children of the world.
Thanks to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI),
the total number of polio cases decreased from 350,000 in
1988 to 650 in 2011, and around 200 in 2012. Polio resurgence around the world after so many years of effort would
be disastrous. We would probably then lose forever the
chance to eradicate the desease.
Canada has played an important role in the polio eradication over the last decade, being the fifth largest donor to
GPEI. I do wish the Harper government will reverse its decision to cut back in this important health initiative at the
Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi on April 24 and 25,
and maintain its $35-million contribution per year to the
GPEI until polio eradication is achieved.
Bruno Marquis
Gatineau QC
Hoback’s tariff tax-grab
Dear editor,
Canadians should get ready to pay more for everyday
goods. MP Randy Hoback and the Conservative government
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to growing lentils or canola because of
growing market demand in Southeast Asia.
It’s stories that start in rural Saskatchewan with producers and business entrepreneurs. They are not always happy stories,
given that not every farmer or entrepreneur
made the adjustment.
However, those who did manage to hang
in there during the tougher times and are
now reaping the rewards now.
Wisely, Wall invited one such rural entrepreneur to his export news event to tell his
story _ Brian Olson, president of PowerPin
Inc. of Fort Qu’Appelle.
With 95 per cent of Powerpin hitches
finding their way to markets outside of
Canada, the one-time Tompkins area farmer’s systems that makes various implement
brands compatible is truly an international
export story.
But Olson’s story is also one of perseverance that allowed him to survive the tough
economic times so that he can prosper now.
A great story teller, himself, the local
businessman has a tonne of tales of a Saskatchewan farm boy taking his imperfect
prototype to farm trade shows and imple-
YOUR TWO
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are imposing a tax grab on families by hiking tariffs on everything from coffee makers to bicycles.
A tariff is a tax, and many of the goods sold in Canadian
stores come from countries that will soon get caught up in
higher tariffs when they are brought into Canada, raising
prices. Costs for baby cribs, vacuum cleaners, barbecues and
more will go up by an average of 3%.
All in all, it amounts to a $330 million a-year tax grab
from families struggling to make ends meet. It will drain
our businesses and drive consumers across the border.
The measures also hit digital music players too—despite
solemn Conservative pledges to never introduce an “iPod
tax.”
Other tax hikes in the federal budget—on everything from
hospital parking to life insurance—will cost Canadians hundreds of millions more.
Incredibly, Mr. Hoback and the Conservatives deny up and
down that they are raising taxes—as if your wallet somehow
just gets lighter all on its own. Their dishonesty is disproven
by all the revenue booked in their own budget numbers.
Canadians understand that governing sometimes requires
difficult choices. But Mr. Hoback might find that when his
constituents can’t count on their own MP to give them the
straight goods on taxes, they start looking for someone who
can.
Yours sincerely,
Wayne Easter, MP
Liberal Party of Canada International Trade Critic
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ment manufacturing conferences across
North America.
“Was I ever stupid!” Olson joked in a recent interview. “I didn’t have a clue about
manufacturing costs or mark-ups or anything ... My first trip to John Deere (in Waterloo, Iowa), I thought I’d go down there
and get a cheque.”
Eventually, Olson did develop a cost-effective prototype that he would sell to John
Deere _ one in which about $500 of hoses
and hydraulic rigging could be replaced by
a non-hydraulic hitching system with a $2
trigger.
“We never always had the right product,
but we always tried to do the right thing,”
Olson said. Adding that the key was learning and never thinking that you were the
smartest person in the world.
For the rural Saskatchewan entrepreneur,
it was a decade-long lesson in humility and
listening that wasn’t always enjoyable. But
he patiently persevered, producing a commercially viable product by 1997.
His is but of Saskatchewan’s many export
success stories _ stories that should be told
by the rural people that wrote them.
Saskatchewan Hospital
Reunion celebration
Dear Editor
To all former employees of the Saskatchewan Hospital,
North Battleford!
On July 12, 13 and 14, 2013, celebrations will be held in
honour of the first 100 years of service to the mentally ill by
the Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford.
The mailing list was based on those persons that registered for the reunion held in 2005
More names have been added as received from letters to
the editor that were placed in newspapers all over the province and elsewhere.
Please call 306-446-1983 if you are interested in registering.
Jane Shury
SHNB Reunion Committee
Box 1388
Battleford, SK.
S0M 0E0
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Report from the Legislature
Economic growth is not
a means unto itself. If you
don’t do something with
that growth, then it might as
well have never happened.
This is why our government
continues to keep its commitment to ensure we use
our province’s growth to improve the quality of life for
all Saskatchewan people.
To that end, we were humbled to announce this week
that the wait list for programming for people with
intellectual disabilities had
been eliminated.
In 2008, we inherited a
440 person waitlist for specialized, residential and/
or day programs to provide
needed service for those
with intellectual disabilities. That year, we committed to providing programming to everyone on that
list and we have kept that
promise. This was accomplished through the good
work of the Community
Living Waitlist Initiative,
which represents the largest
investment - $62.5 million
- in Saskatchewan’s history
in support of people with intellectual disabilities. The
funding allowed for new,
expanded or existing services in 41 communities and
500 new staff positions in
community-based organizations.
One of our government’s
goals is to make Saskatchewan the best place for people with disabilities to live
in Canada. Through the expansion of this specialized
programming we are now
closer than ever.
Another way we’re using the benefits of growth
to improve the quality of
life for you and your family is through our ongoing commitment to reduce
surgical wait times. Waiting in pain for surgery for
months or years
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ple within three
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months. There’s still more budget to $150.7 million.
work to do, but we are on This important agency prothe right track. Our gov- vides front line care, serernment made it a priority vices and information to
to put the patient first and those diagnosed with canimprove surgical wait times cer. This increase of fundand, we will continue to ing will allow for:
work towards that goal. To
• Improved access to early
find out more information detection through programs
like the Screening Program
for Colorectal Cancer which
was extended provincewide in February;
• Shorter waits for patients needing chemotherapy, radiation therapy and
mammograms;
• Expansion of an integrated hematology program
providing in-province service for patients needing
stem cell transplants, reducing the need to send patients to other provinces;
• Meet the rising demand
for diagnostic and treatment services, especially
cancer drugs; and
• Recruitment and retention of oncologists and other
care providers.
With warmer weather on
its way, spring runoff potential in much of the province
is well above normal for this
time of year, and may result
in flooding situations. The
Ministry of Government
May 3, 2013
Relations continues to work
with other government ministries, agencies, Crown corporations and stakeholders
to prepare as much as possible. To date, the Water Security Agency has received
207 applications for the
Emergency Flood Damage
Reduction Program. Staff
and consultants are assisting the applicants.
The Ministry of Government Relations has also
met with First Nations
leaders from the File Hills
Qu’Appelle Tribal Council
and has agreed to monitor
and work together on the
flood response.
The Highway Hotline will
continue to be staffed on
a 24 hour basis until the
threat of flooding subsides.
For more Information
about flood preparedness
and keeping you and your
family safe, go to www.gov.
sk.ca/flood.
Saskatchewan Seniors Association news
The month of May is almost with us and still we
have below zero weather and
lots of snow lying around.
We all appreciate a slow melt
but this is snail pace melt
and it brings its own particular problems with it. Farmers must be chomping at the
bit waiting to get on the land
and start the seeding process and every week they
are delayed means a delay at
the other end of the seasons
when crops are finally ready
to take off.
In Saskatchewan seniors
face many problems related
to health, pensions, hous-
ing and cost of living but at
least we don’t face on a day
to day basis the threat of our
country being annihilated
like those people in South
Korea. Their lives hang in
the balance at the whim of
some seemingly crazy young
man in North Korea. If that
wasn’t bad enough we were
not, I hope, standing on or
near the finish line of the
Boston Marathon when
more mad people exploded
bombs.
I attended a district meeting at Marcelin the other
day and while I was there I
became aware that they had
a large number of booklets
and pamphlets on a table
just by the door. Pamphlets
and booklets that contained
a great deal of information
relating to older people.
They had obtained them
from the local Affinity credit
union but they came originally from an organization
called PLEA. It stands for
Public legal Education Association of Saskatchewan.
This is an organization
whose purpose is to provide
the public with an introduction to a particular area of
the law. In this case those
booklets and pamphlets re-
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p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
SPIRITWOOD: Great Northern Back-To-Back Reading Tour featuring: Helen Mourre
“To Everything a Season”; Sharon MacFarlane “The Lights of Home”. Friday, May 3
1:00 pm at the Spiritwood Public Library.
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fer to seniors, at least those
people over the age of 60.
One of the booklets is actually entitled “Life after 60”.
They all contain a wealth
of knowledge that we as seniors should be aware of and
they can be extremely helpful in areas that seniors have
concerns in. If you have a local Affinity credit union or
can contact an Affinity credit union it just maybe that
they will have copies of all
this informational material
and will be able to supply
them to you. You can also
contact PLEA by phoning
306 653 1868
It would be so helpful if
the Saskatchewan Government had this kind of information plus other information important to seniors
contained in booklet form
that was readily and openly
available to us all. Instead
of that we have to go and
search our local government
offices and identify what we
are searching for before we
can get help. Maybe a 1.800
Seniors help line would be
the answer.
We still have a large number of district meetings taking place at this time and
they will be followed by the
Regional meetings and once
again, I urge you to give
the information from those
meetings to both the Treasurer and Secretary of SSAI
so that we can keep an up to
date record of who is who
out there. It’s really important when it comes to putting information that relates
to seniors in the hands of the
centres.
All the times and events
for convention are now more
or less in place and this
should be an interesting one
with some great speakers
and excellent presentations.
Not the least is the open forum where we invite you to
speak on behalf of yourself,
your centre and all seniors
in general and let everyone
know what concerns you.
Delegates from previous
convention have thoroughly
enjoyed and learned from
this forum and expressed
the opinion that more of the
convention program should
be like that. Members who
do manage to attend seem to
enjoy just about everything
on the agenda, they even
enjoy the coffee breaks. The
reason for that is that one
member in particular volunteers to provide all the fresh
baked muffins etc and who
doesn’t enjoy that.
We will have copies of
the constitution and bylaws available for a modest
amount, and as usual there
will be draws and raffles
for those members who feel
lucky. We even have 50/50
draws during the convention, I haven’t won one yet
but maybe this year will be
a lucky one, who knows. We
will have something new
and useful to put into your
bags this year, can’t tell you
what it is, but I know you
will like them. At least for
all those seniors who are not
computer literate and do like
to read it will be something
that you will want to keep
with you.
If you do make it to convention please take the time
to come over and say hello,
busy as we may be we are
not too busy to take the time
to meet new friends.
The old saying is so true
that a stranger is just a
friend you haven’t met. So
until convention, stay active
and keep healthy. See you all
soon.
Len Fallows. President
NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL
Village of Rabbit Lake
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Rabbit Lake for the year 2013 has been prepared and
is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00
am to 4:30 pm on the following days: Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday, April 29, 2013 to June 28, 2013.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act
has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent
as required.
Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The
Assessor, Village of Rabbit Lake, P.O. Box 9, Rabbit Lake, SK
S0M 2L0, by the 28th day of June, 2013.
Dated this 29th day of April, 2013.
Cindy Miller,
Assessor
AGRICULTURE
May 3, 2013
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Agriculture remains on the radar in Ottawa
Without a lot of fanfare Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced
the launch of the Growing Forward 2 agricultural policy framework in Saskatchewan.
The framework is about investing dollars in the province over
the next half decade which are supposed to be supportive of agriculture.
The federal and provincial governments will invest $388 million in Saskatchewan for strategic initiatives over five years, an increase of more than $25 million per year over the previous Growing Forward framework, related a government release.
A $25 million hike seems significant until you factor in inflation over the five year term, and suddenly the growth is little more
than keeping pace with past investment.
The dollars are being targeted at programs which offer flexibility to meet the needs of Saskatchewan farmers and agribusinesses.
The release notes the actual investment is going to programming identified after extensive consultation with producers.
So, the programming has been developed to provide:
* $170 million over five years in agriculture innovation, research
and technology transfer;
* $65 million over five years in rural water infrastructure;
* $60 million over five years in environment, food safety, plant and animal health;
* $32 million over five years for valueadded business development as well as
trade and market development;
* $25 million over five years in farm
business management; and
* $4 million over five years to support
the industry in agriculture awareness initiatives.
CALVIN
Split over six areas, and then spread
over five years, the impact of the dollars
DANIELS
may be less that government is suggesting.
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Certainly in some areas the dollars spent
can be very positive.
When you look at rural water infrastructure, a dollar invested
whether in irrigation, dams, or bridges will have long lasting effects locally.
But when you take $32 million and spread it over a half decade,
its real impact on value-added business development may be
much harder to measure into the future.
Of course both levels of government speak glowingly of the in-
vestment.
“Our government remains focused on creating jobs, growth and
long-term prosperity for Saskatchewan’s agricultural industry,”
said Ritz in the government release. “Growing Forward 2 provides flexible, innovative programming for Saskatchewan’s hardworking farmers to ensure they have the tools they need to remain
competitive and expand into new markets.”
“Agriculture is one of the main economic drivers in Saskatchewan and this new five-year agreement will help our farmers,
ranchers, agribusinesses and exporters to grow the industry,”
Stewart said in the same release. “We consulted extensively with
producers and the industry on the development of these programs, which will help ensure our products continue to feed a
growing world population and contribute to a better quality of life
for all Saskatchewan citizens.”
While the programming may be less than needed, it is a positive
agriculture at least remains on the radar in Ottawa.
While the agricultural vote is of little impact federally these
days, it is important the federal government continue to invest in
such an important primary sector, and the recent announcement
is good to see as it draws tax dollars into the sector from federal
coffers.
Evolution in fungicides reflect grower needs
Fungicide use has increased over the past decade,
but for many growers, there
is still a misunderstanding
about what fungicides offer
beyond disease control.
In the 1990s, several companies promoted the disease-fighting properties of
fungicides as a way for growers to improve yield benefits.
While that core benefit of
fungicides still exists, some
companies have begun to focus on evolving the fungicide
market to reflect the changing needs of growers.
“Today’s growers are still
concerned with managing
diseases, but are looking for
sustainable opportunities to
make their operation viable
and remain profitable for the
long-run,” says BASF Canada’s Scott Chapman. As a
Marketing Manager for Fungicides and Seed Solutions,
Chapman has seen a shift in
the focus of what fungicides
offer to growers over the
years, noting that the desire
to prevent disease resistance
has gained a lot of ground
within the past few years.
“We have all learned a lot
from the herbicide market,
in that over-use of only one
mode of action can have a
detrimental effect,” he says.
“We’ve used that as a model
for how we market fungicides to growers — solutions
have to present a sustainable
option for growers, they have
to manage the diseases well,
and they have to provide
growers with a higher return
on investment.”
BASF Canada has been no
stranger to innovation in the
fungicide industry. In the
late 1990s and early 2000s,
the company saw an opportunity to fill gaps in the market with the development of
pyraclostrobin, boscalid and
metconazole. These three active ingredients formed the
foundation for BASF’s fungicide pipeline, and became
Saskatchewan's 2013 Big Game
Draw and HAL contest
The Ministry of Environment is advising hunters that the 2013 Saskatchewan Big
Game Draw will run from May 13 to June 12.
These dates will provide hunters with additional time to register on the new Hunting,
Trapping and Angling Licence (HAL) system
and obtain an identification (ID) number.
The draw application process for 2013 will
require all individuals on a draw application
to have an individual HAL number. Without this information, the hunters’ application
cannot be processed.
Registration for a HAL ID number is a onetime requirement. Anyone who has already
purchased a 2013 angling or spring bear licence will already have their ID number required for the Big Game Draw application.
If a hunter does not have a HAL ID, there
are two ways it can be obtained:
•online at your convenience at www.gov.
sk.ca/huntingandfishing;
•through private issuers, Ministry of En-
vironment and select Provincial Park offices.
•by phone at 1-855-848-4773 - hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
In order to ensure a smooth transition of
the Big Game Draw to the HAL system, hunters will need to apply online using exactly the
same information as in previous years; however, they will also need to provide their HAL
ID number. Saskatchewan resident hunters
will still have the full 30 day period to apply
for the draw, and similar to last year, the draw
results will be available in early July.
To encourage people to sign up for a HAL
ID, there will be a random draw held on June
3, for all hunters and anglers who create a
HAL ID from April 1- May 31. Three winning
entrants will each receive a $100 gift certificate to a sporting goods store.
For additional information on the HAL
contest details, the Big Game Draw or hunting and fishing in Saskatchewan, visit www.
environment.gov.sk.ca.
popular options for growers
of pulses, canola and cereals,
as well as corn and soybean.
That focus has evolved to
identify options that meet
the sustainable needs of
growers and reduce resistance potential. “We had
some good overlap in disease spectrum with these
three actives, and where the
products fit well together we
developed premix fungicides
to give multiple modes of
action right from the start,”
says Wayne Barton, Manager
of Research and Commercial Development at BASF
Canada.
“We wanted to combat resistance, before it impacted
grower yields.”
The Fungicide Resistance
Action Committee works to
prolong the effectiveness of
fungicides. A key aim is to
provide advice on how fungicides can be used to reduce
the risk of resistance developing. The use of mixtures
with fungicides that have
different modes of action is
a key strategy recommended
by FRAC to manage resistance risk.
Last year, BASF announced it was launching a
new active ingredient that
would cause some growers to take a closer look at
what fungicides can offer.
Xemium — the active ingre-
dient in Priaxor DS in pulse
crops — provides unique
benefits in terms of intrinsic
activity on a broad range of
diseases. The new active ingredient also has the ability
to continually redistribute
itself throughout the plant to
improve spray coverage and
performance.
BASF says that pulse growers have taken a keen interest
in this active through its new
Priaxor DS fungicide, and
a lot of questions are being
asked in the field about using
it for the 2013 season — the
first season it will be available to growers on chickpeas,
lentils and field peas in Western Canada.
LANE REALTY CORP.
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bungalow.
GAME BIRD & BIG GAME OUTFITTING BUSINESS: Wildlife management zones
(41f, 42f, 44f, 52f & 54f - North & South Sask. River) - outfitting service for migratory
birds, upland birds, coyote & 50 angle days (for ea. river) for all fish except sturgeon;
Wildlife management zone 66p - outfitting service for resident moose & elk and nonresident whitetail & bear, game bird lodge (in Hagen), big game lodge (15 miles north
of Prince Albert National Park), includes vehicles & equip. Big Game business avail.
separately!
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pasture (tame & native), all fenced, well, Shell River on 1 section, watering stations,
8,250 bu. steel grain storage, shop, horse barn, barn, 2nd yard site (house, shop, wells),
3rd yard site (home, shop, storage building, wells), main yard site (1,425 sq. ft. bungalow, 1,744 sq. ft. home). Farm Equip. & Livestock optional.
For all of your buying or selling needs contact
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Spiritwood Herald
May 3, 2013
22nd annual Music Festival
Continued from page 1
The Hartley Clark Elementary School
K-6 Chorus won the Knights of Columbus
plaque and a $50 scholarship for the Best
School Chorus, while the Hartley Clark
Grade 6 won the $50 scholarship sponsored by Jim & Joyce Bone for Choral
Speech.
The Spiritwood Lions Club sponsors
four Open scholarships, presented to
promising performers in any class. Jenae
Knot and Olivia Parker shared one scholarship, Taylor Kroeker and Shae Stewart
Lion President Dave Hyndman presented the plaque
for Outstanding Performer of the Festival, and the
$100 Super A scholarship to Daniel Martens.
shared one. Bryden Lepage and Rian Caffet were the other recipients.
All awards were determined by the adjudicator
Barb Szasz, the President of the Music Festival Association, was the M.C. for
Vocal Class Prizes: Taylor Keoker (Best Overall Musical There, Best Overall Folk Song), Jaycie Purdy
(Promising Performer Age 12 & under).
the Concert. Other members of the Music
Festival Executive are: Heather Gatzke
(Secretary), Kathleen Gatzke (Treasurer),
Marjorie Klassen and Carolyn Voss (entries), Susan Siegel (Concession Co-ordinator).
Speech Arts: Sara Edwards (Individual Verse),
Bryden Lepage (Public Speaking).
Piano Class Prizes; Emily Burak (Best Overall Canadian); Jaxon Penner (Best
Overall Baroque/Bach); Best Sonata/Sonatina (Daniel Martens); Wayland Purdy (Best Overall Saskatchewan Music).
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Armand Smith presented the Knights of Columbus plaque to Hartley Clark
Chorus, Gr K-6, received by Brianna Salisbury-Risden and Logan Donahue.
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Continued from page 8
Hartley Clark Chorus Gr. K-6 sang two songs at the Competition Awards Ceremony.
Beat Piano Duet: Jaxon Penner and Daniel Martens.
SCOTT MOE
MLA - Rosthern - Shellbrook
Constituency Office
#34 Main, Box 115
Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0
Telephone: (306) 747-3422
Facsimile: (306) 747-3472
Toll Free: 1-855-793-3422
Email: scottmoe.mla@sasktel.net
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Joyce Bone presented the award for Choral Speech to Hartley Clark Elementary Gr 6.
Employment Opportunity
Assistant Foreman/Septic Truck Driver
The Resort Village of Chitek Lake is accepting resumes for the
above position in the Maintenance Department. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Village
Foreman and Council. The applicant should have a 3A driver’s
license or be willing to obtain, future training will require a
grade 12 education or equivalent, mechanical experience an
asset.
Please send a resume complete with references and expected
salary by May 15, 2013 to:
The Resort Village of Chitek Lake
Box 70, 219 Pine Street,
Chitek Lake, SK S0J 0L0
Phone: 306-984-2353; Fax: 306-984-1178
Email: rvchitek@xplornet.ca
CASUAL POSITION
Outstanding Piano Solo performers: Daniel Martens (Junior Age 13 & 14); Levi Toman and Avery Salisbury (Primary Age 8 and under – tied); Ryann Short (Elementary Age 9&10); Emily Burak (Elementary
Age 11&12); Wayland Purdy (Senior Age 15 and over).
We have a casual position available in our Spiritwood
depot. This position involves working with persons of all
abilities in a retail setting.
Duties:
• Provide excellent customer service
• Count containers for deposit refund
• Operate cash register
• Prepare containers for shipping and load product
onto trailers for transport
Please submit applications by May 17, 2013 to:
SARCAN Recycling
Attn: Tammy Friesen
Box 68, Spiritwood, SK S0J 2M0
Fax: 1-306-883-2056
Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Spiritwood Herald
May 3, 2013
Rabbit Lake news highlights
By Alan laughlin
Global warming?
Well
let’s see, the sun shines for
more hours per day than
over the last several months
and yet the temperature
struggles to remain over 0
for many hours of the day.
Most of the coffee row men
have mentioned in one way
or another that we have
had winter for more than
6 months now! So global
warming, bring it on! Most
recently the water has begun
to run and more and more
bare spots are showing up.
It is great to see kids playing in water and doing what
kids do. Do you remember
get your boots full of water,
and having to wear bread
bags in your boots? You
knew that play day was over
when there were no more
dry clothes. Oh to be a kid
again!
Thanks to everyone who
has helped to get the streets
and sidewalks as passable as
they are. Thanks especially
to Dave Plummer, Gerry
Miller, Al Richter and Earl
Jones for using their equipment to break some of the
ice and for providing drainage so the water can get away
when those dog days of summer do hit! For the next few
weeks it would be helpful if
people hauling waste to the
landfill first check with Lorraine Scott. The road to the
landfill is very soft therefore
some days she is unable to
be open.
A bit late but yet worth
mentioning, the winners
of the WhistleStop Easter
draw for a couple of stuffed
creatures were Marie Balazsi and Garrett Toews.
We are happy to report
that three people have made
their new homes in Rabbit
Lake. Welcome to Gordon
Gamble who is living at
Rose Gill Lodge and to Holly
French who is living in one
of the units. Ken Rodgers
has purchased the home formerly owned by Wes Cairns
and Eleanor Snyder. We
hope that you enjoy the village and encourage you to
become involved with us.
Recently we said good-bye
to Tony and Lois Roberts.
We wish them well in their
work at Sundre, Alberta. At
present the population of
Rabbit Lake is 120 people!
Get well wishes go out to
Art Pennerand Stan Moore
who are patients in a Saskatoon hospital.Monday April
15, the quilting club held a
show and tell night at the
Rabbit Lake Senior Sunrise
Circle.
The center was filled with
sewing projects from cushions and childrens’ book
and games, to pillowcases
and large intricate quilts
and everything in between.
After the show and tell the
guests enjoyed refreshments
and visiting. It sounds like
there is plenty of interest in
this group. It will get fired
up again next fall. If you
are interested in doing some
sewing or quilting, contact
Melita Hildebrand at the library or Donna German or
Lynn Morrison. Thanks to
the guests from Spiritwood
that came and enjoyed the
evening.
April 17 the Rabbit Lake
Seniors held their monthly
potluck supper with 27 people enjoying a great meal.
People were encouraged to
bring items that had been
passed down to them and to
Cornie and Marlene Martens responding to their be prepared to speak about
recognition day.
the item’s significance. This
proved to be very interesting and informative. Some
of the items had come with
families from Europe many
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year for this supper. The
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clothes. Bernice Wiebe took
home the Lia Sophia necklace. The committee members Karen Kuffert (Pres),
Jeanette Krelow( vicepres)
Janette Klaassen and Cindy
Miller ( sec/treas) would
like to thank everyone who
helped with the supper and
donated to the supper. See
you all next year at the annual spring supper!
Congratulations go out
to Donna German. Rivers
West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation held its
4th annual volunteer recognition program in Neilburg on April 24th. Donna
German was named,“Artist
of the Year” by Rivers West
for her work with Kids’ Art
Club, a program of the Rabbit Lake Library.
All we do in Rabbit Lake is
celebrate. On April 28th the
community hall was filled
to capacity with friends
and family of Cornie Martens gathered to celebrate
his 50 years as an ordained
pastor with the Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Church.
Cornie was ordained to the
ministry in August of 1963
and has served continually
since. The day began with
a worship service followed
by an excellent noon meal.
During the service Chad
Doell, the present pastor
highlighted Cornie’s years
with a message that included scripture and humour!
After lunch Pastor Don Unger was the MC for an interesting and humourous
program that included music and reminiscing and culminated with a power point
feature. It was very evi-
dent how much the church
community and the village
community have come to
appreciate all the work and
time that Cornie and Marlene have invested in Rabbit
Lake.
If you go the Village office you will find a different
face doing village business.
Cindy Miller will be filling
in as Village administrator,
completing the maternity
leave of Brenda Aumack.
Welcome back to the village
books, Cindy!
So what is coming up? We
are fortunate to have the
Mayfair Art Show and Sale
on May 5th from 2 to 5 pm at
the Mayfair Hall. Come see
the work of local artists and
enjoy the work of profes-
sionals such as Doreen Kalmakoff, Al Nelson Weitzel
and Earl D. McKay. Proceed
from the afternoon will go
to the Mayfair library.
If the snow is gone and the
ground is dry, there will be
a community clean up on
May 18th in the village. Village cleanup may take the
form of devoting that day
to cleaning your own lot or
spending time sprucing up
empty lots or community
lots such as the hall or seniors. Watch for signs.
Just a note of encouragement—fishing season opens
on May 1st!and they say the
best fish are the ones that
come from cold water!
Donna German receives Artist of the Year Award at
the Rivers West Recognition banquet in Neilburg.
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May 3, 2013
OBITUARY
~
Alf Vaagen
Alf Vaagen was born to Nicolai (Ole) and Jenny Vaagen, February Feb. 28, 1919 in Shellbrook Hospital.
Mrs. Vaagen was taken
by my grandfather Helmer
Johnson to the hospital on a
cold winter day. Alfie was the
5th child in a family of seven.
His mother passed when he
was 4. Although times were
tough he went to Lonesome
Pine School 3 miles east
and later to Heart of Wheat
School ¾ mile west, he had
to quit after grade 8, get this,
because there were too many
students (44) in a 3-mile radius under 14yrs of age. Alf
enlisted in the Army but during advanced training was
injured and never saw active
duty.
In
I the
th Early
E l 50’s
’ he
h worked
k d as a longshoreman in Vancouver
coming home for the busy seasons to help on the farm. He lost
a finger and crippled another in a combine accident in 1955;
this attributed to his unique style of sweeping a curling rock but
did not hinder him from being competitive. In 1957 he married
Irene Berg a widow with four older children and one young son.
At the time he took over the family farm at its present location
and would be considered very successful in everything he has
done and always counted on as a volunteer to get things done
no matter what the task. Alf spent many hours and days in the
late 60’s to get telephone service for the area, everybody had to
be talked to and convinced they needed it, a party-line shared
with neighbors. A black dial-phone with about a foot and a half
cord, and now phones are cordless and in our pockets. Alf was
an original founding member of the Spiritwood Coop and Spiritwood & Shell Lake Credit Union. Alf also served on the Shell
Lake Board of Sask Wheat Pool, and was a member of the Shell
Lake Lions Original Charter. Alf enjoyed all kinds of dancing and
any friendly game of cards or just visiting with friends, neighbors
and family. Irene passed away in 1970 leaving an emptiness that
is hard to fill. In the years since he had travelled to many parts
of the country, continent and world and had seen many amazing
things! But farming has always been very dear, freshly tilled soil
with rows of a just emerging crop, the scent of a meadow that
had just been moved, the bustle of a harvest crew bringing in
the crop, the wonderment of a newborn calf struggling to get up
while its mother dries it off, maybe even that blanket of freshly
fallen snow that has stayed far too long this year. But as we say it
takes all day to do what used to do all day, Alf could no longer do,
so after a cow knocked him down and broke his neck 8 years ago,
he had to leave the farm and move to town. Although he was not
happy about moving he did not complain. Alf enjoyed puzzles,
playing cards as well as the company of family & friends. Failing
health made the move to a care facility at the age of 89 a necessity, but his body was slowly wearing down and has given up at
94. Now, Alf has freedom to be in the great outdoors free of pain
with family and friends of a life well lived.
Alf leaves to cherish his memory; his children: Ellis (Carol)
Vaagen and their children, Derek, Shaun and Brian (Stacey); Helen NcCorchuk and her children Linda (Randy) Keller, Thomas,
Ronald and Garth (Holly McLean); Jean Berg, a step daughterin-law, Cora Berg and children, Alta Haggarty, Brent, Lesley and
Lorraine and numerous great grandchildren and two great great
grandchildren, as well a sister, Ruth Dobrowolski, a brother-inlaw, Merle Holtorf, a sister-in-law, Signe Vaagen and numerous
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Alf is predeceased by: his loving wife, Irene (nee: Lentz/
Berg) in 1970, his parents, Nicolai “Ole” & Jennie (nee: Monson)
Vaagen, a stepson, Harvey Berg, a stepdaughter, Joan Schuler
(Berg), a stepson-in-law, Thomas NcCorchuk, a great great
granddaughter, his brothers, Einner (Helen) and Lyle, his sisters,
Minnie (Rueben) Hedstrom, Gertrude (Bob) Atkinson and Olga
Holtorf , his brothers-in-law, Leon Dobrowolski, Albin Larson,
George Corrin.
A Funeral Service was held for Alf on Monday, April 29th,
2013 in the Lions Hall in Shell Lake, Saskatchewan.
Memorial Donations in memory of Alf may be made to the
Heart & Stroke Foundation or Idylwild Lodge Activities.
Final Resting Place will be beside his wife in the Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Ed Beaulac of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted by the
family with arrangements.
Email condolences to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be
forwarded to the family.
Combining seed
treatment with
in-crop fungicide
Weather forecasters are calling for a wet spring in
many parts of Western Canada, with some regions
expecting f looding. While that can spell disaster for
growers looking to seed cereals this year, there are
measures that can help make the most out of cereal
acres to maximize yield potential and grain quality.
The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
(MASC) has conducted research into the yield potential of late-seeded spring cereals. The impact of
delayed seeding on grain yield and quality can vary
greatly among years and crop varieties. Depending
on crop type and region, MASC found acres seeded
up to the last week of May can range from 81 to 98
per cent of normal yield potential, but if seeding
moves into June, normal yield potential can decline
to as low as 50 per cent.
“Delayed seeding dates can have a significant impact on yield potential and grain quality for cereals,
but there’s more to the story than that,” says Kristina Polziehn, a Technical Development Specialist
with BASF Canada. “Seeding into extremely wet soil
conditions may also lead to further yield reductions
as a result of poor emergence. In addition, late seeded cereal crops can become a host to a number of late
season leaf diseases. Managing these threats is an
important step to maximize the yield of your crop.”
Polziehn suggests growers strongly consider a
two-fold approach to fungicide use to prevent disease threats and increase grain quality. “These conditions are ripe for a fungicide seed treatment application because it helps get those seeds out of the
ground with a good start to disease management,”
she says. Recently BASF registered new Insure Cereal seed treatment for early fusarium headblight
management and more consistent seed emergence.
It also features added plant health – or AgCelence
– benefits to help plants survive adverse conditions.
Secondly, Polziehn recommends applying an incrop fungicide that combines metconazole and
pyraclostrobin, such as Twinline, as part of a crop
management strategy. The multiple modes of action
work together to manage leaf disease threats such as
septoria leaf spot, and leaf and stripe rusts, but will
also enable the plant to better tolerate minor environmental stresses, which in turn, will improve the
crop’s yield potential.
“In grower-applied trials of Twinline in 2011 and
2012, we saw an average increase of three bushels
per acre, even under stressful conditions,” she says.
“A lot of that is a result of the unique AgCelence benefits of pyraclostrobin at work. When you combine
that with the systemic action of the metconazole active ingredient, it’s clear that Twinline will be the
best opportunity for growers to realize their crop’s
maximum yield potential this year.”
In 2010 BASF discovered there were other benefits to the pyraclostrobin active than the disease
management it was designed for. The active ingredient exhibited strong plant health benefits that
were shown to enhance crop quality, with greener
leaves, stronger stems and higher yield potential
than the untreated check. When exposed to environmental stress, plants produce the ethylene hormone
to trigger plant shutdown. But plants treated with
pyraclostrobin to manage diseases were also found
to suppress the ethylene hormone in stress environments, allowing the plant to reach its full yield and
quality potential. BASF called this the AgCelence
benefit.
“The AgCelence benefits in Insure Cereal and
Twinline give growers an advantage, because not
only are they managing yield-robbing leaf diseases,
they are also making the most out of their yield potential,” says Polziehn. “And in a year with late seeding and wet soil conditions, achieving quality and
highly profitable yields will be paramount.”
Growers looking for more information about lateseeded cereals and impact on yield potential are encouraged to visit the MASC website at http://www.
masc.mb.ca/masc.nsf/crop_summaries.html.
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Regular services, Sunday school and
special events will be listed at no charge.
PARTNERS IN FAITH
Lutheran/United/
Anglican
Christchurch Anglican,
137-2nd St. W.
Spiritwood
Sun. Worship 11 am
- Worship
Pastor Doug Miner
306-883-2483
----------------------Bethel - Medstead
1st Sunday 10 am Worship
Intern Pastor
3rd Sunday - 1 p.m.
Worship
Pastor David Jensen
----------------------EVANGELICAL FREE
Mont Nebo
Wed., 7:30 pm
- Bible Study
& Prayer
Sun., 10:30 am
- Worship
Pastor Bill
Klumpenhower
----------------------LAKELAND
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Spiritwood
Sun., 11 am
- Worship Service
Pastor Gerry Zak
----------------------BELBUTTE FULL
GOSPEL
11 am Worship
Service
1st Sun., 7:30 pm
- Hymn Sing
Pastor Floyd Berg
----------------------UNITED /ANGLICAN
Worship Services
Glaslyn
Time is on the sign
Rev. Kun Kim
Rev. Don Skinner
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MENNONITE
BRETHREN
Glenbush
10:30 am - Worship
Service
11 am Children’s Church
----------------------HOFFNUNGSFELDER
MENNONITE CHURCH
Glenbush
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
11 am Worship
Mayfair - 11 am Worship
Mr. Chad Doell
----------------------PENTECOSTAL
Glaslyn
Worship Sun., 10:30
am
Tuesday, 7 p.m. Kids
Club
Thursday, 7 p.m., Life
Fellowship
Friday 7:30 p.m. - Youth
Pastor Doug Hacking
----------------------CATHOLIC
Spiritwood: Mass
Sunday - 11:15 am
Medstead: Mass Sat.,
7 pm
Leoville: Mass Sun.,
9:30 am
Chitek Lake & Shell
Lake Closed for winter
----------------------PARTNERS IN
WORSHIP
Shell Lake
Sun. 10 am
- (Worship
& Sunday School in
Lutheran-United Church)
Pastor David Jensen
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of Canada
Battlefords Camp
Phone Art Martynes
(306) 389-4633
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Three deliveries for ambulance crews
Cheryl Aarestad and Kevin Lawrence delivered Baby Aubrey Marie Hodgson,
seen here safely in the arms of her mother, Trisha Hodgson, on Sept 17, 2012.
Crews from SpiritwoodBig River Ambulance Care
were called upon in no
fewer than three occasions
since September to deliver
babies at the roadside on
the way to hospital.
The first was on Sept 17,
2012, when Cheryl Aarestad and Kevin Lawrence
were on hand to welcome
the wee one – a girl -- into
the world.
The second was on
March 7, when Devon
Beauchesne and Lauren
Jones delivered a girl. It
would be an experience for
any EMT or paramedic,
but for Lauren, it will be
hard to beat. She is currently in the Primary Care
Paramedic Student Program at SIAST.
Denley Regier and Nathan Simonar delivered
the third, a boy this time,
born April 14. The STARS
air ambulance flew out for
this birth and took over.
The area is indeed fortunate to have dedicated Devon Beauchesne with Remona Rabbitskin and
personnel working for the Baby Devonah Taylor Chamakese, a girl born
March 7, 2013.
ambulance service.
New Scotiabank manager
Denley Regier and Nathan Simonar delivered a boy, Storm Williams, seen
here with his mom, Angela Williams, on April 14, 2013.
Spiritwood Bank of Nova Scotia held an
Open House Friday, April 26 to introduce
their new manager to the banking public.
She is Connie Bahnuick, formerly manager of the Shellbrook brunch. She replaces
Melody Kennedy, who is now at the Midtown branch in Saskatoon.
The new manager will be quite busy, as
she faces a daily commute from her home
in Canwood, and her duties also include the
Glaslyn branch.
Be that as it may, Team Scotia put her to
work right away, as she was at the Community Auction Saturday night selling the 5050 tickets with a couple of other Tem Scotia
members. Team Scotia is matching the 5050 sales from that night.
Real Estate for Sale
by Lloyd Ledinski
RE/MAX of the Battlefords, North Battleford
Spiritwood, SK - Just listed a beautiful 1,580 sq. ft. bungalow home with a double attached garage. Very large master
bedroom with 4 pc. bath. This home has many nice features,
lots of cupboards and closet space. In floor heat in the garage.
MLS® 455688
Leoville Area - 311 acres within 2 miles of Town. Over 1,200
sq. ft. home, plus 40x60 quonset and other farm buildings
including barn & corrals. Approx. 50 acres cross fenced with
elk fence. The 250 acres of cultivated land are seeded to tame
hay. The sellers have started a small fruit orchard with very
interesting results for further development. MLS®452767
Spiritwood - This large family home is located at 236 Iris
Bay. 2,260 sq. ft. on 2 levels, loads of kitchen cabinets and
extra bathrooms. Developed basement. Large single attached garage and a single detached garage. If you are thinking of a larger family home you need to view this property.
MLS®445279
RM of Canwood #494 - 160 acres with a 1,064 sq. ft. bungalow home with full basement. Small barn, corrals, 2 dugouts,
well, underground power and natural gas. 4 miles North East
of Debden. MLS®460430
I am also in need of good grain and pasture land in most RMs.
For more info on any of the above listings call
Call Lloyd Ledinski
of the Battlefords
1-306-446-8800 or 1-306-441-0512
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New Scotiabank manager Connie Bahnuick speaks with tellers Cassandra Turgeon and Angela Maglabe. Bahnuick received her “baptism of fire” Saturday
night, selling 50-50 tickets at the Community Auction with Team Scotia.
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Memorial Lake Regional Park
has positions open for
Golf course maintenance,
Campground maintenance
and Scecurity.
Please send resume to either:
Fax 306-427-2281 or
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Notice is hereby given
that Sui Wen Lang has
applied to the Liquor and
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Restaurant with Lounge
permit to sell alcohol in
premises known as Leoville Restaurant & Pub at
28 Main St. Leoville, SK
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Buick
Enclave
SUV, 128,000 kms,
$22,000, Ph: Wes
306-747-3782 NE
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Hay for sale. Wanted
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FOR SALE - 46’ Riteway harrow-packer
bar, 5 bar harrows,
P20 packers, auto
fold. 306-747-3185 or
306-747-7622 TFCH
WANTED
FOR SALE - 2007
Peterbilt 379L Legacy 56515X, 46 rears,
air trac, 18 spd., 48”
flat top, wet kit, original owner, 750,000
kms, $70,000 Ph:
306-747-9322, Scott
Galloway
2-18CH
WANTED - All kinds
of feed grain, including heated canola.
Now distributors of
feed pellets with up
to 36% protein. Marcel Seeds, Debden
Ph: 306-724-4461
TFCH
REC. VEHICLES
FOR SALE
LIVESTOCK
FOR SALE
FOR SALE - 16’
Aluminium boat, 25
hp Tiller, 2 stroke
Mercury with low
hours, runs great,
galvanized easy load
trailer, boat cover,
great fishing boat.
Ph: 306-747-2297
after 5 p.m. TFCH
FOR SALE - Registered Black Angus
bulls. Yearling and
2 year olds. Reasonably priced, well
developed bulls.
Not force fed, but
carry enough condition to go out and
work your pastures.
Transformers,
Raven, Master and
Diversity bloodlines.
$100.00 deposit will
hold until May 1.
Tours welcome. For
more information
please call Christopher at West Cowan
Apiaries. 306-4694970 or 306-4697902
25-30CH
MACHINERY
FOR SALE
FOR SALE 1982
Case 2390, 8,000
hours, Price $8,000;
1979 Versatile 855
$20,000 Ph: 306824-4809 3-18CH
FOR SALE - 2012
J.D. 956, center pivot
rotary mower-conditioner PRU $36,995
obo. Phone Phil 306960-8323
TFCH
FOR SALE - Bourgault air seeder cart
2155 Ph: Wes 306747-3782
2-19CH
FOR SALE - 20’ Melroe 202 drill $500;
14’ Melroe 201 drill;
3 coil spring packers, 24’ drill mover.
Ph: 306-466-4948
3-20CH
FOR SALE - Black
and Red Angus bulls
on moderate growing ration. Perfor-
NOW
HIRING
Apply in
person
Martodam
Family
Retail
306-883-2087
mance info available. Adrian, Brian
or Elaine Edwards.
Valleyhills Angus.
Glaslyn, SK Ph: 306342-4407 17-22CH
FOR SALE - Quality Red and Black
Salers bulls for
calving ease. Elderberry Farm Salers,
Parkside 747-3302
8-22CH
FOR SALE - Yearling bulls, Red
Simmental, Simmental-Red Angus
cross, Traditionals
including Full Fleck
Fullbloods. Foxdale
Farm and Ranch,
Glenn and Christine
Strube, 306-7473185, Shellbrook.
TFCH
JOHNER STOCK
FARM BULLS,
Polled Hereford/
Speckle Park yearling and two year
olds. Guaranteed,
delivered. 306-8932714 or 893-2667
25-28CH
FOR SALE - Herd
Dispersal - 100 Red
Simmental Commercial cow/calf pairs
- Registered Pure
Bred Red Simmental
SWNA Blanket Classifieds
Reaching over 6 million people weekly.
Cost for 25 words:
Saskatchewan market .........$209.00
One Zone ............................$86.00
Two Zone ..........................$123.00
Alberta market .......................$259.00
Manitoba market ...................$179.00
BC market .............................$395.00
Ontario market ......................$429.00
Central Ontario ..................$139.00
Eastern Ontario ..................$143.00
Northern Ontario ..................$82.00
Quebec market
English ...............................$160.00
French ................................$709.00
Atlantic market ......................$159.00
Across Canada ..................$1,770.00
(excluding French)
cows with calves, 5
Open Spring heifers
- Spring bulls, 2 yr
old bulls, 1 Black 2
yr old bull, 3 yr old
bulls - Newer nitrogen tank with straws
- Calf scale. Ph: Mel
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306-960-8323 TFCH
FOR SALE - livingwater paintsandquarters.com selling
stallions, geldings,
mares, 306-2834495, Langham, SK.
Email living waterworks@hotmail.
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FOR SALE - Common #1 Smooth
Brome, Meadow
Brome, Timothy,
Crested Wheat,
Yellow Clover, Cicer
Milkvetch, Alfalfa;
also have certified seed. Grower
Direct. Blending and
delivery available.
Competitive prices.
Darrel Siklenka
306-342-4290 or
306-342-2189,
Glaslyn, SK
12-26CH
EARLY MATURING
C.W.R.S. seed wheat.
Zero graminearum.
4,000 bu. cleaned.
$9.50/bushel. Call
306-226-2007,
Marcelin, SK. Leave
message. 3-20CH
HOMES
FOR SALE
HOUSE FOR SALE
- in Debden, 1,120
sq. ft. bungalow built
1992. Great location
409 4th Ave. E. Contact 306-468-4470
TFCH
FOR SALE - 1225
square foot energy
efficient home in
Leoville. Attached
garage, large lot with
detached garage,
central air and appliances. Phone 306984-4933. 10-22CH
HOUSE FOR SALE
- 1050 sq. ft. 3
bedroom, 2 bathroom, bungalow on
double corner lot in
Parkside. 900 sq. ft.
double attached garage, home entirely
Spiritwood Herald
Career Ads
Reaching Over 600,000 People Weekly
Rates: $7.79 per agate line
Size: 2 col. x 2” ...................$424.00
Deadline for Booking/Material
Tuesdays at 12 Noon
Contact the Shellbrook Chronicle
306-747-2442
or Email:
chads@sbchron.com
All prices plus applicable taxes.
NOTICE
This newspaper accepts advertisements in good
faith. We advise that it is in your interest to
investigate offers personally. Publications by this
paper should not be taken as an endorsement of
the product or services offered.
recently renovated,
new furnace, full
finished basement
and 12x30 deck.
Phone 306-7477850, or 306-7472286.
2-18CH
ENGAGEMENT
SERVI CES
CUSTOM FENCING
- Taking bookings
for 2013. Phone
Darcy 306-6199000
8-19CH
YARD SALE
YARD SALE - Sat.,
May 4, 10 am to 4
pm, 205 - 1st Ave.
E, Shellbrook.
Household items
and lots of new fishing tackle. Snow or
shine
2-18CH
Rick & Debbie
Percival with Brock
& Donna Eckel are
pleased to announce
the upcoming
marriage of their
children Jordie
Michael & Christine
Nicole. The celebration will take place
in Saskatoon in May
2013.
306-747-2442
Classifieds Work
chads@sbchron.com
In Memory
HELP WANTED
may be put in
Newspaper Computer Compositor
the Herald for
$
17.50* (30 words)
Shellbrook Chronicle has a part time/full
time position open for compositor. Position is for a medical leave.
Duties include general news typing, pagination of newspaper pages and other
composition duties. Candidate must have
good typing and computer skills. Some
other office duties.
Experience in InDesign desktop publishing software a definite asset but will train.
Send resume by email to: Clark Pepper
Publisher, Shellbrook Chronicle Shellbrook Sask.
Email: clark@sbchron.com
Subject line: Compositor Position
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20¢ per additional word
Photo - $10.00
* 1 week includes website
Spiritwood Herald
Phone 306-747-2442
Fax 306-747-3000
email: chads@sbchron.com
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THE CLASSIFIEDS
Spiritwood Herald
CLASSIFIED
S
Not Everything
Fits In The Box!
Have You Heard?
Ph: 306-747-2442
Fax: 306-747-2442
chads@sbchron.com
Opening Fri., May 10, 2013
at Botchy’s Campground
Just follow signs from HWY 40 at Leask
or HWY 12 North of Blaine Lake
20 words for only
Open 10 am to 6 pm Daily
306-466-2324
$13.25 plus GST
• Annual Bedding Plants
• Perennials
• Hanging Baskets
• Planters
• Custom Orders
• Host your Ladies Splurge Party after hours
• Gift Certificates ~ Mother’s Day Specials
• Free Coffee or Tea
• 10 flavors of fabulous ice cream
$7.75 for each additional week
• Additional words 20¢ • Includes 2 papers and website
Don’t forget the Spring Plant Sale
Shell Lake
Thurs. May 23 ~ 10 am - 2 pm
Wed., May 29 ~ 10 am - 2 pm
SIDENTIAL
RE
BUILDERS
Construction Services
Prairie North
Contracting Ltd.
• All Trenching Applications
• Site Preparation
• Tank Installations
• Culverts & Installations
• Crushed Gravel & Rock
• Semi Truck & Trailer
Lowbed Available
Denny ~ 984-7822
Murray ~ 984-7915
ELECTRICAL
L
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S T RIAL
MMER
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FA R M •
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DU
CO
ELECTRIC
A
BACKHOE/TRUCK SERVICES
V
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ELECTRICAL
Glen Jantz
984-7634, Leoville
3delectric@yourlink.ca
Licenced & Bonded
Spiritwood Herald
306-747-2442
Leask Legion Hall
306-747-2442
The Classifieds Have
Everything You Are
Looking For!
• For Sale • Wanted • Miscellaneous
• Autos • Recreation Vehicles
• Livestock • Feed ‘n Seed • Land
• Houses • Pets • And More!!
Botchy’s GREENHOUSE
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
~
May 3, 2013
General
Contractor/Builder
New Homes, Cottages,
Garages, Farm Buildings
Ron Blocka ~ 984-7760
Stan Blocka ~ 883-7829
email: chads@sbchron.com
CARPET CLEANERS
E-mail: Lbarv@sasktel.net
WAITING FOR YOU
Vantage
This Space Is
Waiting For You
Cabinetry LTD
Spiritwood, SK
Specializing in:
• Floor & Window Coverings
• Carpet Cleaning
• Renovations & Floor
Restoration
• Residential
• Commercial
• Custom Design for
home, office or business
• Excellent finishing
Keep Your Business In
The Public Eye And A
Quick Reference At Your
Customer’s Finger Tips.
Russell Isaac
Call Today:
Madeleine
747-2442
STUCCO SERVICES
Leoville, SK
883-3353
Office 306-883-3095
Cell 306-883-7559
Spiritwood
PLUMBING
PLUMBING/HEATING
TOWING/STORAGE
Mick’s Plumbing
and Heating
GIT ‘R’ DONE
TOWING & STORAGE
• Interprovincial Journeyman Plumber
• Licensed General Gas Fitter
• RV & Boat Storage
• Commercial Storage
• CAA Accredited
For Stucco, Parging or Stone
Daytime
For Drywall, Boarding,
Taping, Texture
& Small Renos
Affordable,Fenced Compound for:
Micky Allchurch
Residential, Farm
& Commercial Wiring
Ph: 883-2173 • Fax: 883-2872
Cell: 883-7534
Box 849
Spiritwood, SK S0J 2M0
CABINETRY
Cell:
306-883-8970
Home:
306-824-3006
Spiritwood
& Surrounding
Area
For all your Plumbing
and Heating needs
Clinton
883-2800
Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm
229 Main Street
Spiritwood
STUCCO/STONE/DRYWALL
Ph:
883-7267
Evenings
883-2202
Spiritwood, SK
Ph:
Frank (306) 427-4908
Rodney (306) 427-4907
May 3, 2013
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Spiritwood Herald
MEAT
MANAGER,
Jasper Super A. Jasper
Super A is looking for
an experienced Retail
Meat Manager. As
Meat Manager you will
be responsible for all
aspects of
the
managing
the
department, including
cutting meat. You must
have
working
knowledge of gross
margins,
expense
controls and human
resources management.
The
successful
candidate must have
Grade 12 (or equivalent)
and be able to provide
a “clear” security
clearance. If you have
the skills and abilities
please forward your
resume to our Head
Office, The Grocery
People Ltd. (TGP) in
confidence to: Human
Resources,
The
Grocery People Ltd.,
14505
Yellowhead
Trail, Edmonton, AB,
T5L
3C4.
Fax
780-447-5781. Email:
humanresources@tgp.ca.
NEED
A
HOME
PHONE? Cable TV or
High Speed Internet?
We Can Help. Everyone
Approved. Call Today.
1-877-852-1122 Protel
Reconnect.
SOBEYS GROCERY
STORE now hiring
Meat
Wrappers.
Full-time & part-time
hours available. Please
fax
resume
to:
780-875-2103. Mail or
drop off at: 4227 - 45
Ave., Lloydminster, AB,
T9V 2E9.
ATTEND ANOTHER
HODGINS AUCTION
on behalf of Done Rite
Here Homes on Wed.
May 8, 2013 @ Leask,
SK - 9:30 am! Fork lifts,
Deck, Gravel, Service,
& Light Pickup Trucks,
Vans, Enclosed, Utility
& Camper trailers!
REAL ESTATE: Mobile
home & lot - in Leask,
SK • Duplex home in Leask, SK. For
more
info
visit
hodginsauctioneers.com
or call 1-800-667-2075
HELP WANTED
P Y R A M I D
CORPORATION is now
hiring!
Instrument
Technicians
and
Electricians for various
sites across Alberta.
Send
resume
to:
hr@pyramidcorporation.com
or fax 780-955-HIRE.
ROADEX SERVICES
requires O/O 1 tons
for our RV division
and O/O Semis and
drivers for our RV
and general freight
deck division to haul
throughout N. America.
1-800-867-6233;
www.roadexservices.com
DRIVERS WANTED:
Terrific
career
Opportunity
with
outstanding growth
potential to learn how
to locate rail defects.
No Rail Experience
Needed!! Extensive
paid travel, meal
allowance, 4 weeks
vacation and benefits
package. Skills Needed
- Ability to travel 3
months at a time, Valid
License with air brake
e n d o r s e m e n t .
Compensation based
on
prior
driving
experience. Apply at
www.sperryrail.com
under careers, keyword
Driver. DO NOT FILL IN
CITY OR STATE.
ACCOMMODATIONS
HOT TICKETS
AUTOMOTIVE
Guaranteed approval
drive away today! We
lend
money
to
everyone.
Fast
approvals, best interest
rates.
Over
500
vehicles sale priced for
immediate delivery
OAC. 1-877-796-0514.
www.yourapproved
online.com.
See P!NK’S
SOLD OUT Concert
Thursday, October 24th
in Saskatoon or
Saturday, October 26th
in Winnipeg
See UFC-161
Saturday, June 15th
LIVE in Winnipeg
V-I-P RINGSIDE
FRONT ROW TICKETS
available
Enjoy a…
CAREER TRAINING
Moose Jaw
GETAWAY
includes an
Overnight stay
Soothing Mineral Waters
Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Casino Moose Jaw voucher
www.templegardens.sk.ca
*Some restrictions
apply
See website for details
1-800-718-SPAS (7727)
M E D I C A L
TRANSCRIPTION
RATED #2 for work-athome. Train with
the
top-rated
accredited school in
Canada. Financing
and student loans
available.
Contact
CanScribe today at
1-800-466-1535
www.canscribe.com
FEED AND SEED
AUCTIONS
AUTO PARTS
WRECKING TRUCKS
all makes, all models
..Dodge..GMC..Ford..
Imports. Lots of 4X4
stuff...Diesel..Gas..
Trucks up to 3 tons..
We ship anywhere.
CALL 306-821-0260
Bill... (lloydminster)
reply text.....e-mail...call
blackdog2010doc@hot
mail.com... We ship
same day bus..dhl...
transport
HEATED CANOLA
WANTED!!
- GREEN CANOLA
- SPRING THRASHED
- DAMAGED CANOLA
FEED OATS
WANTED!!
- BARLEY, OATS, WHT
- 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
heated / damaged
CANOLA/FLAX
Top price paid
FOB FARM
These tickets are held
for fans in Rural
Saskatchewan only
Go on line to
www.dashtours.com
or call Dash Tours at
1-800-265-0000
One Call & You’re There
www.westerncommodities.ca
FOR SALE
PROVINCE-WIDE
CLASSIFIEDS. Reach
over 550,000 readers
weekly. Call this newspaper NOW or 306649.1405 for details.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE
AT LAST! An iron filter
that works. IronEater!
Fully
patented
Canada/U.S.A.
Removes
iron,
hardness,
smell,
manganese.
Since
1957. Visit our 29
innovative inventions:
www.bigirondrilling.com.
Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.
DISCONNECTED
PHONE? ChoiceTel
Home Phone Service.
No One Refused! Low
Monthly Rate! Calling
Features and Unlimited
Long
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Available.
Call
ChoiceTel
Today!
1-888-333-1405.
Make
your ad
stick out.
Book
your
Response
Builder
TODAY.
ONLY $259
to blanket
the province
Modular, Manufactured
or RTM homes.
A variety of homes
in production or
ready to ship
Regina,SK
1-866-838-7744
Estevan, SK
1-877-378-7744
www.sherwoodhome.ca
REAL ESTATE
ONLY A FEW UNITS
LEFT! 55 PLUS ADULT
COMMUNITY. Ground
Level
Ranchers.
www.diamondplace.ca
306
241
0123
WARMAN, SK
STEEL BUILDINGS
BUILDING FOR SALE...
Two UNCLAIMED Steel
Buildings. Must be sold.
One is 40x80. GREAT
savings! Hurry, these
won’t last. Go Direct.
Rocket Steel Canada.
1-877-218-2661.
COLORADO
BLUE
SPRUCE: $1.49/each
for a box of 270
($402.30).
Also
full range of trees,
shrubs, cherries &
berries. Free shipping.
Replacement guarantee.
1-866-873-3846 or
treetime.ca.
Western
Commodities
877-695-6461
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statements contained
herein are the sole
responsibility of the
persons or entities that
post the advertisement,
and the Saskatchewan
Weekly Newspaper
Association
and
membership do not
make any warranty as
to
the
accuracy,
completeness,
truthfulness or reliability
of such advertisements.
For greater information
on
advertising
conditions,
please
consult the Association’
s Blanket Advertising
Conditions on our
website
at
www.swna.com.
STEEL
BUILDING
B L O W O U T
CLEARANCE SALE!
20x22 $4,188. 25X26
$4,799. 30X34 $6,860.
32X44 $8,795. 40X50
$12,760.
47X74
$17,888. One End wall
included. Pioneer Steel
1-800-668-5422.
www.pioneersteel.ca.
MANUFACTURED HOMES
High Quality
Canadian Built
Modular Homes &
Cottages
Over 175 Plans to
Choose from.
60-90 Day Turnkey
10 Year Warranty
Regina, SK
Toll Free:
1-(855)-494-4743
Visit us online:
www.prairiebilt.com
?
Prices based on 25 words or 2 1/2 inches in height.
STEEL BUILDINGS/
METAL BUILDINGS
60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40,
40x62, 45x90, 50x120,
60x150, 80x100 sell for
balance owed! Call
1-800-457-2206
www.crownsteel
buildings.ca
TENDERS
LAND PARCEL SALE
BY TENDER
SW 17-28-29W1
RM of Shell River, MB
80 acres
Hay/Pasture/Bush
For Farm/Recreation/
Acreage
Highest or any Tender
not necessarily
accepted.
Closes 05/17/2013
204-937-7054 (Roy)
VEHICLES FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Auto Transport Trucks
& Trailers
Opportunity for full-time
employment as
Owner/Operator
• 2001 Peterbilt 387
& Sun Valley Trailer
• 2001 Peterbilt 379
& Sun Valley Trailer
• 2007 Western Star
& Cottrel Trailer
Call Ken @
1-866-622-2285
or
protow@sasktel.net
WANTED
Wanted All Wild Fur.
Shed antlers and old
traps. Call Phil (306)
278-2299 or Bryon
(306) 278-7756.
Spread your
Blanket Here!
TRAVEL
GRIZZLY BEAR TOUR.
Experience a one day
fly and cruise west
coast grizzly adventure
to Khutzeymateen, BC
this July. Calgary and
Edmonton departures.
1-866-460-1415;
www.classiccanadian
tours.com.
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The perfect place
to advertise
Vacation Spots.
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Spiritwood Herald
May 3, 2013
22nd annual Music Festival
Continued from page 9
Lions Open Scholarships: Rian Caffet, Bryden Lepage, Jenae Knot and Olivia
Parker, Shae Stewart and Taylor Kroker.
Promising Performer: Jaxon Penner (12 & under); Marijane Martens (13 &
0ver); Racheal McKenzie and Levi Toman (tied – Best Beginners of any Age).
Shell Lake Lions Spring Fling a success
Shell Lake Lions Club 11th
Annual Spring Fling held Saturday, April 20th was a huge
success!!. A sold-out crowd
enjoyed a delicious homecooked meal in a spring-like
ambience complete with fresh
cut flower arrangements on
every table. The evening’s
entertainment began with
local musician, song writer,
Don Epp, performing well
recognized ballads. This was
followed by the evening’s featured performance of CASH-
BACK who drew from a large
repertoire of songs either
written and/or performed
by legendary Johnny Cash.
Dave Norman as “The Man
in Black” with vocals, electric
and acoustic guitar, Debbie
Norman with vocals and bass
guitar, and Dave Wickett on
drums.
The silent auction, 50/50
draw and raffle table brought
added fun to the evening as
well as the surprise performance of some foot-stomp-
ing, crowd pleasing, Stompin’
Tom Connors songs performed by Paddocwood’s Elmer Lamadee.
Spring Fling continues
to be a fun filled, enjoyable
evening that has continued
to grow in popularity over
the years. This year’s $500
gold sponsors were Innovation Credit Union/Shell Lake
Branch, and Shell Lake Enterprises. Silver $300 sponsors included SaskTel, Martodam Motors, Spiritwood
Stockyards, Shell Lake Hotel
and Spiritwood/Shell Lake
Coop. A huge thank you to
those businesses and individuals that donated to the raffle
table and silent auction table.
The Shell Lake Lions Club
continued to support local,
provincial and international
projects with the help of its
dedicated members, community partners, local businesses, individuals and corporate
sponsors.
“WE SERVE”.
Local Shell Lake musician Don Epp
CASHBACK featuring the “Man In Black” Dave Norman electric & acoustic guitar, Debbie Norman on
bass guitar and Dave Wickett on drums.
CHECK IT OUT!
Spiritwood Herald Website
www.spiritwoodherald.com
Elmer Lamadee with his Stompin Tom renditions