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INSIDE
pg 2 - 3
Watrous graduation
pg 5
Spiritual reflections
pg 6 - 7
• Ju-No-Ri sums up
successful season
• Play ball!
• Syndicate golf
• Tracking down
athletes in the field
pg 8
Swine cull program
dates extended
pg 9
Watrous dancers
get star treatment
Sign of a new century
Postmaster Bernadette Katuski displays the first official use of the newly-designed cancellation mark.
pg 12 - 13
A decade of
books and banter for
reading group
pg 24
Enjoy the great
outdoors on the
long weekend
Men who are attractive
to most women are
rarities, in this country,
at any rate. I think that
it is because a man,
to be attractive, must be
free to give his whole
time to it, and the
Canadian male is so
hounded by taxes and
the rigors of our
climate that he is lucky
to be alive, without being irresistible as well.
––TWM photo by Daniel Bushman
Leaving a mark in history
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Recognizing the past and commemorating a piece of history took
place last week at Watrous’ Canada Post. The event, which unveiled
a pictorial cancellation mark, coincided with Watrous’ 100th
birthday this year.
Postmaster Bernadette Katuski said the town’s official mark that was chosen is that of the CBK tower, located on the east side of town near the road to Manitou Beach.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s 50,000
watt prairie transformer was the only CBC outlet
between Winnipeg and Vancouver and went live
July 29, 1939. Construction on the facility started in
1938 and once completed, had a 465 foot tower. Reception spanned a large area and, according to the Prairie
Reflections history book, was reported from as far away as
New Zealand and Australia thanks to soil conductivity. Hundreds
of people also toured the site once completed but a windstorm blew
down the tower in 1976, forcing crews to construct a temporary
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Over 9,000 students in Canada
submitted applications for a Millennium Excellence Entrance
Award and one of those chosen
is from Watrous. Brett Polkinghorne who is graduating from
Winston High School this year
won a $20,500 provincial award
for his outstanding achievements
in leadership, social innovation,
academic performance and his
exceptional community service.
(Aug. 28, 1913 - Dec. 2, 1995)
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critic, journalist and professor
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one. Then in 1983, a permanent tower again reaching 465 feet was
installed.
Katuski said the reason they chose the CBK building was because
she wanted to “have a design of our communities made - something
that would be an icon to the communities.”
The Committee for Tourism and Economic Development
along with Gary Bergen came up with a design of the cancellation mark and Katuski then submitted the design to
Canada Post for approval.
Watrous is not the only place in the province with
a unique mark. Katuski mentioned Love was one of
the first to get one. “Quite a few in Saskatchewan have
their’s done. Postal collectors like to send letters to (the
different) offices because they collect them.”
“It is history in the making of our communities. We
are just 100 years young. It is part of our identity.”
The cancellation mark for the office will be used “forever.
That will be our rubber cancellation mark. It will be used every day
Polkinghorne said he found
out about the scholarship after
talking to the guidance counsellor at school; however, he forgot
about it and almost did not get
his application in on time. He is
thankful he did and was thrilled
when he received word he had
won.
“I am pretty excited. It takes
off a lot of pressure. I can focus
more on school.”
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People and Places
Local briefs
The locals
Crib winners at the Senior
Centre Thursday, Apr. 30 were:
ladies first - Agnes Gieselman,
878; ladies second - Leona
Sather, 852; travelling - Agnes
Gieselman; men’s first - Ev
Adams, 880; men’s second Grace Anderson, 865; travelling
- Evie Pfeifer. Homesteader was
Thelma Sather, six times at one
table.
Kaiser winners at the
Senior Centre Monday, May 4
were: first - Doug Steeves, 174;
second - Monika Kahlert, 163;
third - Therese Randall, 149;
fourth - Darryl Findlay, 140.
Bingo winners at the Senior
Centre Wednesday, May 6 were:
Darryl Findlay (2), Kay Martin,
Thelma Sather and Gwen
Rishel, Eleanor Allan, Thelma
Sather, Alice Townley (2) and
Gwen Rishel. Gwen Risehl won
the blackout.
Anyone interested in
submitting Watrous local news
can do so by faxing 946-2026,
emailing watrous.manitou@
sasktel.net or stopping by
the office.
Everchanging: celebrating graduation 2009
–– article and photos graciously submitted by
Dustin Hallborg and Denise Thoner, respectively
Friday, May 1 was the annual WHS grad. The 2009
grad started with the banquet at 5 p.m. at the Watrous
Civic Centre. Chairperson Doug Thomas announced
a change in the schedule, so the tribute to parents
and the tribute to teachers took place before supper.
The tribute to parents was made by Cody Tkachuk.
He thanked the parents of the Gr. 12s for all they
went through to raise them. The response was made
by Nick Tkachuk. He talked about parenting and
that “grandparents are like the uber-parents, they
went through parenting already”, so it is easy to just
send your kids to their grandparents. The tribute to
teachers was made by SRC president Tori Finlay,
who thanked the teachers of Watrous Elementary
and Winston High for teaching them over the years
and putting up with their antics at school. She ended
her speech saying to all the teachers, “We hope we
Correction
haven’t scarred you too badly.” Tina Edwards gave
the response, as she went through every student at
the head table, outlining different things they have
done and showing the ways we have all benefitted by
having them at Winston.
After Edwards’ response, supper was served. The
Gr. 12s had their food served by Burger Corral. They
put on their McDonald’s bibs so that they would not
get their suits and dresses dirty. The supper consisted of chicken breasts with dill or orange sauce,
oven roasted potatoes, vegetables, several salads and
delicious desserts.
After supper there was a very special speech. June
26, 2002, Keenan Klisowsky passed on (Keenan would
have graduated with the class of 2009). His mother
was at the banquet to address the grads – Keenan’s
friends. She gave everyone three life lessons. The
first one, “life is not always fair”, the second, “smile”
and the third, “pay it forward”. She also had three
important words to tell
the Gr. 12s: live, laugh,
love.
After Mrs. Klisowsky’s heartfelt speech,
the annual, remember
when . . . segment of the
grad took place. Melanie
Deneiko, Shanna Moren
and Shelby Richardson
shared many stories
from their last 13 years
of school.
Doug Thomas
Cody Tkachuk
On page 5 of the April 27
issue of the Watrous Manitou,
we inadvertently left off the
name of the author of Bikes
and bruises: Alvin Dieno of
Colonsay wrote the article. Our
apologies for the error.
Senior men’s
golf report
Jacquelynne Amendt, Carlie Deneiko and Lindsay Kulrich
Chilly temperatures did
not deter a few golfers from
getting out last Thursday, May
7. Thirteen senior men made
their way out to Manitou
Beach Golf Course for the first
scramble of the year.
The low score of 38 was recorded by the foursome of Abe
Fehr, Terry Tannahill, Les Walker
and Jim Herr. Also getting in at
38 was Eric Day, Alex Schroeder
and Harry McMartin.
Lanny Kitz made it closest
to the pin on number four,
while Jim Holm was the closest
to the pin on hole eight.
Clare Galt won closest to
the line.
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holiday.
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Barry Croshaw
After the banquet
everyone moved to the
curling rink for the exercises. Chairperson of the
exercises was WHS principal Barry Croshaw.
After a short introduction Croshaw introduced
Jacquelynne
Amendt,
Carlie Deneiko, Melanie
Deneiko, Tiffany Gust,
Jolene Penz, and Brett
Polkinghorne to sing O
Canada, accompanied by
Woodrow Klassen on guitar.
Next was the principal’s address. Croshaw
thanked Lee Bells and
Helen Mason for organizing grad. He also intro-
duced Phil Gleim, who
after a heart transplant
physio and occupational
therapy, will return as
Winston High School’s
principal in the fall of
2009.
Tribute to the community was made by
Clarke Westby. He mentioned the quotation, “It
takes a village to raise a
child”, which he said is
completely true. He also
thanked the many businesses around town that
sponsor grad. His grandfather Murray Westby
gave the response. He
talked about Watrous in
the old days, the old brick
Debbie Klisowsky
Nick Tkachuk
Tina Edwards
Tori Finlay
Clarke Westby
Murray Westby
school and the new days
and the technology that
the schools have to help
teach the students.
What
would
any
graduation be without
the powerpoint presentation? The annual presentation was narrated by
Elaine Tan, Paula Grons-
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dahl and Anna Karagiannis. This presentation
gave insight into the lives
of the graduates, such
as how long they have
been with the graduating class, what they plan
on doing after they are
done high school, and
the more humorous part
of the presentation, the
“voted most likely to . .
.” and “leaves . . .” comments.
The tribute to education was next presented
by Taylor Engele. He
stated that like any high
school student trying to
write a speech, he first
looked up the definition;
in this case, education. As
Taylor stated, “According
to Dictionary.com, education means the act or
process of imparting or
acquiring general knowledge, developing the
powers of reasoning and
judgment, and generally
of preparing oneself or
others intellectually for
mature life”. His mother Shelley Engele made
the response. She talked
about all the technology
being used by teens today. She also mentioned
the hardships of becoming an adult, such as the
current financial crisis.
Last year, former WHS
teacher Terry Leibel was
asked to be the guest
speaker, but he had to
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leave because of a family
emergency, leaving Lee
Bells to give the speech.
The Gr. 12s insisted he
come back as the guest
speaker this year, and he
did, without leaving. During his speech, he asked
Bells to come up and help
him give advice for the
grads for post-secondary
school. Leibel put Bells’
impromptu skills to the
test, as many people remember from last year.
After that he then gave
the students some real
advice for their adult
lives.
The valedictorian was
Brett Polkinghorne. He
shared memories of the
graduating class from
Kindergarten to Gr. 12.
He joked that now would
be a good time to have a
power nap, or a bathroom
break during his speech
because it was so boring.
As Brett recalled memories, he told the audience to watch the faces of
the grads, to see how they
reacted.
Then came the annual passing of the torch,
where Brett Polkinghorne passed the torch
onto Gr. 11 student Jarvis
Engele. The final event
of the grad ceremony
was the presentation of
scrolls handed out by
Barry Croshaw. This was
also a time for parents,
relatives and friends of
the grads to take pictures.
Best of luck grad class
of 2009!
Brett Polkinghorne
Terry Leibel
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THE WATROUS MANITOU
Editorial and Opinion
Just Layzing Around
Well, the pomp and circumstance of grad in Watrous is over,
but the best part still lingers in
living rooms, porches and bedrooms of those lucky teens. Yes,
the glee over the gifts covering
coffee tables, couches and floor
space is still abundantly strong.
It goes without saying that the
best part of any party is the presents, and graduation is no different. The money and gift cards,
the towels and dishes, the luggage (yes, grads, that is a hint)
and lawnchairs: soon, all will be
put to use in an apartment, basement suite or rental somewhere
in the big, wide world.
In fact, graduation is second
only to weddings in terms of
receiving goodies to help you
get established in the world. And a good thing, too, because how else
would you come to own five clocks, three teapots and a liquid embroidered tablecloth. What is liquid embroidery, I hear the 18-yearolds of the world ask? Well, you take these tubes of . . . aw, just forget
I brought it up. Focus instead on the pots and pans, the bathroom
essentials, the stoneware tablesetting and all the neat gadgets and
googaws you can soon be putting away in your very own place.
Ahhh, new pots and pans. Sparkling clear water glasses. Untarnished silverware. It’s enough to make a grad – of 20 years past –
fairly salivate in desire. Because much of what fills my cupboards
and closets came from that celebration long ago – graduation, and
two short years later, my wedding.
It creeps up on you, you know. One day you’re wrapped in thick,
luxurious bath towels and the next, you can see the colour of your
skin through the threadbare rag. Or you plan a dinner for eight and
manage to scrounge five dinner plates (two without chips), three
salad plates, four wine glasses and another four Tupperware tumblers, the last of which still bears teeth imprints from when your
14-year-old was teething. As for matching silverware to serve eight?
Don’t even go there.
Or you try to scrub the bottom of your pots clean, only to find
you’ve nearly worn a hole right through the metal base, which used
to be covered with Teflon that flaked off into various burned suppers
in the early years of marriage. And the middle years. And last week.
And how, you might wonder, do the bottoms of my pots get dirty?
Well, that would be when supper boils over and forms a black, carcinogenic mass all over the stovetop and pot bottom. You are aware,
aren’t you, that the phrase, “A watched pot never boils” actually
started out as “A watched pot never boils over”, but the author had
to run before penning the last word because the potato water had
escaped the confines of the covered saucepan?
So grads, a word of advice: enjoy your new gifts to the fullest.
Admire, appreciate and use them to their fullest potential, because
one day – in the blink of an eye, I can assure you – you’ll be holding
some grizzled, frayed, tarnished or otherwise damaged item in your
hand and, with a measure of disbelief in your voice, say, “Now, how
did that get wrecked? I just got it a few years ago!”
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“Well, he was unduly reluctant to get out of bed after the operation so, instead of wild
horses, we employed the old tried and true steel-bedpan-in-the-freezer incentive . . .”
A lot of thought goes into 100-mile diet
I have been watching the
series 100 Mile Challenge
on Food Network with great
enjoyment. Hosts of the show
are Alisa Smith and James
MacKinnon who are no strangers to this column. Mission,
B.C. is the scene of this show.
They were showcased
after their book, appropriately named 100 Mile Diet,
was published. Just to recap,
this couple decided to eat
food grown within 100 miles
of their residence, an apartment in Vancouver, for one full
year. The participants in the
television show have a 100 day
commitment.
This is indeed a challenge.
The first shock came when
pantries were purged of food
not grown locally. Many were
left with literally nothing on
their shelves. The next realization came when many daily
“necessities” like salt and coffee were not allowed because
coffee beans are not grown in
the area.
One of the best places to
shop is a local independent
grocery store whose owners
are participants themselves.
They are challenged to search
for foods grown in the area
that their consumers can eat.
Another favourite shopping
place is the farmers markets.
A staple in our everyday
diet is flour. But, for these
residents, even that has been
a challenge. They started
making flour from nuts, using
them as a substitute. Eventually, they found a farmer who
would sell them wheat but
they had to grind it into flour
themselves.
Then there are the little
pleasures in life that we
all like to indulge in every
now and then. Chocolate is
out. Wine is a possibility
depending on where you live
and whether there is a vineyard close by. Beer is a maybe
- you are in luck if you live
close to a brewer. Sugar, olive
oil, even salt is out. Fruits
such as bananas (unless
grown in a greenhouse) are
taboo.
What is in: our herbs - any
variety that is grown in the
area or that you, yourself can
grow; catch your own fish;
buy locally grown vegetables.
After watching the show,
the number one most important skill is cooking. There are
no packaged foods allowed
so being able to cook from
scratch is a priority in order
I admire these people and as
to survive. It is a healthier
I watch the show, even though I
way of eating. After all,
am not interested in taking the
fast food is definitely on the
challenge, I have become more
banned list. Planning is a
aware of where my food originmust.
ates. And, I have
There are
. . . as I watch the arguments
given some thought
to what I would eat
be made
show, even though to
were I to embark on
for choosing
I am not interested this lifestyle,
such a challenge.
Think of your
in taking the everything
area. Coffee is
from saving the
challenge, I have environment to
out. Flour is not
processed here but
become more supporting local
wheat is available.
farmers maraware of where my kets. It gives you
In the summer
there is a wide varfood originates. an awareness of
iety of fruit grown
where and how
locally. There is an organic farm your food is processed.
that raises chickens and has a
It also opens your mind to
retail outlet. Jams and jellies
possibilities close to home.
would be a possibility but you
There may be more choices
would need to find a source for
than you think, you just need
pectin.
to do some research.
THE WATROUS MANITOU
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 5
How ta look at the news
by Gene Hauta
An overdue library book was returned
to a museum in Brockville, Ont., 110 years
after it was signed out. The fine would
total more than $9,000, but Dale Fenton
Baird, the 83-year-old American who returned it, will not be required to pay.
The U.S. Postmaster General said
the U.S. Post Office lost $2.8 billion last
year. People question how the mail could
lose so much money. “That figure is so
shocking I instantly emailed it, text
messaged it, g-mailed it, Twitter’d it and
posted it on my blog and my Facebook
and MySpace pages,” said Kaseberg.
Angel Galvan-Hernandez, 26, begged
a Seattle judge to execute him instead of
incarcerating him for a long term. Ironically, he had just pleaded guilty to raping
two women. He was sent to jail for 20
years.
A thief in Lewiston, Maine stole a
66-year-old bicycle that belonged to an
83-year-old woman. Ruth Slovenski originally got the blue Huffy bicycle as a gift
when she was a teenager in 1943.
Police in West Vancouver, B.C., assured
residents back in April 2001 that they had
stopped a three-year petty-crime spree
in an upscale neighbourhood when they
arrested multimillionaire Eugene Mah,
64, and his son, Avery, 32. The two men
were responsible for stealing hundreds
of their neighbours’ yard knick-knacks,
such as garbage cans, lawn decorations
and even municipal recycling boxes, and
hiding them at their own luxury home.
Even though Mahs has real
estate holdings of $13 million in Vancouver, they had
stolen such tacky items as
one neighbour’s doormat
and, subsequently, each of
the 14 doormats the neighbour purchased as replacements.
A woman has possible
per manent eye damage
after mistaking a bottle
of nail glue for eye drops.
Paula Griffin squirted the
toxic liquid into her eye,
believing it would cure her
blurred vision, and instead
glued her eye shut for eight
hours. Doctors had to cut off
her lashes to get the lids to
open.
A badly bur ned man
walked into a fire station in
Hyannis, Cape Cod, Mass.,
early in the morning. Patrick Larue, 24, admitted he
had been sitting in his car a
few miles from home chatting on the phone when the
car ran out of gas. So he set a fire (inside
the car!) to keep warm. The rental car was
heavily damaged, even though Larue put
the fire out when he started getting dizzy
from the smoke.
The skeleton of a man who committed
suicide 29 years ago was found in a tree
in what was described as the least-visited
part of a Chinese forest. The man’s body
was found tied to the trunk of a tree 11
metres above ground level, with a gun
next to him. He had vanished in the summer of 1980 and remained obscured by
leaves and branches until bits of his body
started falling to the ground and revealed
his hiding place.
A woman in Maryland will testify
against members of her cult on charges
of killing her son, “on the condition that
the same charges against her would be
dropped if he rises from the dead.” Ria
Ramkissoon and several members of One
Mind Ministries face murder charges
for starving Ramkissoon’s son to death
because he did not say “amen” before
breakfast. It was made clear that the resurrection must be Jesus-like” and not just
a reincarnation as another animal.
After nearly 30 years of marriage,
Mel Gibson is getting divorced from
his wife Robyn. “Mel stands to lose
half of one billion dollars,” noted Alex
Kaseberg. “This makes Mel Gibson
the only man in the world who wished
he had invested with Bernie Madoff.”
A wheelchair bound man, who was
described as the neighbour from hell,
was killed in an explosion in his apartment just hours before he was set to be
evicted for years of harassment toward
his neighbours. It is believed that Donald
Joyce committed suicide, by causing the
blast, instead of accepting the eviction
from his Cambridge, U.K. home.
John Kaye, a member of Australia’s
New South Wales parliament, has a problem with the partying some of his political
colleagues do. “Honestly,” he told Sydney’s
Daily Telegraph, “if you are going to have
breathalyzers for people driving cranes,
you should have breathalyzers for people
(who pass) laws.”
A woman, with the last name of Nutt,
says her Northern Ireland home has been
over-run by squirrels. At first, she thought
her guests were cute, that is, until they
started chewing through the roof, tunnelling through the walls and creating
massive dens under the floor boards.
Russian Alexei Roskov managed to
survive a leap from a fifth-floor balcony,
perhaps because he had downed three
bottles of vodka. Suffering only from cuts
and bruises, Roskov, 22 jumped a second
time because he could not take his wife’s
nagging about the first time.
Christos Kokkalis, 19, was cited for
doing 65 mph in a 30 mph zone, and was
also charged with assault in Framingham,
Mass., for reacting badly to a pedestrian’s
hand gesture suggesting he slow down.
Witnesses said Kokkalis swerved across
a street into the man’s path, drove by,
turned around and did it
again. Kokkalis denied
fault, claiming that his car
“turns on its own” because
of an “alignment” problem.
A speeding vehicle was
stopped by police in Lehigh
Township, Penn. Since the
driver appeared intoxicated, police performed a
sobriety test. As the officer
gave directions, the driver
pulled a gun on the officer.
“You ruined my plans!”
the driver complained. He
was on his way to rob a
market, use the money to
go to a strip club and wait
for the cops to track him
down there. The officer
disarmed Stephen Garger,
34, charged him with assault, drunken driving and
carrying a gun without a
licence.
A man’s inability to read
a calendar resulted in him
stopping a bank robbery
he thought was an April Fool’s Day joke.
Andrew Stewart was waiting in a Scotland bank, when a masked man entered,
demanding money. Stewart actually asked
the man if it was an April Fool’s Day
prank. He snatched the bag away from the
man, who claimed to have a hidden gun
and exposed a distinct lack of weaponry.
The shamed thief fled, but was arrested
later that day.
A helicopter rescue team was scrambled in Elmstein, Germany, after a woman
called the emergency services reporting
tortured screams coming from the forest. Armed police and rescuers arrived
and surrounded a car in a clearing, finding found the “victim” - a man who was
roaring with laughter at his humourous
book.
Two Domino’s Pizza workers in Conover, N.C. face felony charges after a video
posted on YouTube showed one of them
putting cheese in his nostril and waving
meat under his rear end while assembling
a sandwich. Kristy Lynn Hammonds, 31,
and Michael Anthony Setzer, 32, are each
charged with distributing prohibited
foods.
Australia is considering charging a tax
for each toilet flush because of a severe
drought. “That’s a switch,” said Barach.
“Usually it is the government that is
flushing all the taxpayers’ money down
the toilet.”
Until next time . . . keep reading between the lines . . .
A thief in
Lewiston,
Maine stole a
66-year-old
bicycle that
belonged to
an 83-year-old
woman. Ruth
Slovenski
originally got
the blue Huffy
bicycle as a
gift when she
was a teenager
in 1943.
Spiritual reflections
by Reverend Helen Herr, retired minister
This is the day
Graduation exercises
are now over. Students,
teachers and families look
back and wonder where
the time has gone. Graduates are uncertain about
their futures. A few may
have definite plans, which
may change, while others
have not a clue what they
are going to do. Years ago,
we would have had one occupation for life. Things are
different now; many work
at two part-time jobs and
people move around from
job to job. It is no wonder a
generation of young people
live only for the moment.
Life is unpredictable for
every age. Job cutbacks,
stock market uncertainty,
unemployment and poor
health can throw some into
doubting their faith.
So where is security?
The Bible says we can count
on God. Jesus promises us
peace with him in eternity.
These may sound like lofty
words, hard to grasp, let
alone believe. But if these
words of trust do not work
for you then look out the
window in the morning the sun comes up, at night
it goes down and the moon
comes up. These are the
promises of God. Perhaps
we can find a balance in our
lives by holding onto the
present, yet having hope in
the future.
What does God think
about our world with its
war, oppression and lack of
respect for all people? Does
God give up on us in our
confusion?
In 2 Peter 3:8 we read,
“with the Lord, one day is
as a thousand years, and a
thousand years as one day.”
God hangs in there with us
even through our doubt,
insecurity and failure. God
believes in us. So believe in
yourselves graduates, families, and singles for “this is
the day that the Lord has
made, let’s rejoice and be
glad in it!” (Psalm 118:24)
Gearing up for combat
Students at Winston High School along
with the Gr. 6 and Gr. 7 classes from
Watrous Elementary School saw first
hand a robotics demonstration by the
Saskatoon Combat Robotics Club. The
event put on by the Winston High School
Community Council took place at the curling rink Apr. 24 to the delight of many intrigued students.
-TWM photo by Daniel Bushman
6 • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
THE WATROUS MANITOU
Sports and Recreation
Finding success
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Since September, judo competitors from the Watrous
club have been hitting the mats with results and the
latest success came at an awards banquet.
This year’s Judo Saskatchewan award banquet was
held in Lloydminster Apr. 25 and marked several competitor’s achievements.
Locally, this year’s juvenile female of the year went to
Emily Schaan. Also honoured as the runners’ up: Nicola
Schaan and Nicole Dyck.
The most improved female athlete of the year went to
Nicola Schaan.
In the spirit of judo category, Warren Seib was honoured and was this year’s recipient followed by Alex Delorme and Lynn Schaan of Young as runners’ up.
The junior male of the year award went to Emin
Sheykhislyamov with Andrew Yuen and Watrous’ Kendall McArthur as runners’ up.
Volunteer of the year was awarded to Lynn Schaan,
while T.V. Taylor and Ralph Ibanez were also recognized.
Club of the year went to Lloydminster with the
Watrous club nominated for the award.
Glen Miller who is involved in the club said being recognized for the awards was “awesome. It was good, hard
dedication from the elite athletes. We always have good
representation at tournaments throughout the year.
People coming home have been placing in at least the top
five” on numerous occasions.
Darryl Potts who is also involved within the club said,
“The main thing is they work hard and have fun. It is
like a community in itself.” He said they fight hard when
they get on the mats, but once it is over competitors
come together and have a lot of fun. “It is just a whole
big family.”
Miller said the kids who compete “go and have fun.
That is the biggest goal and we really encourage all athletes to go to tournaments but it is up to the individual to
go fighting. The main goal is to try and get as many kids
involved in competition.”
He added it is a unique sport. Athletes must have good
practice partners, but also have good skills to rely on.
Potts chimed in to say there have been some “nice surprises from our beginner’s group.” And for the others in
the group, the instructors are “proud of them. What they
do is from the heart.”
The season, which started in September, wrapped up
last Monday for the beginners. However, the elite athletes will continue on as they tune up for nationals this
July in Calgary.
In the spotlight
Award recipients from the Judo Saskatchewan banquet.
Pictured from left to right: Nicola Schaan, Nicole Dyck,
Lynn Schaan, Emily Schaan, Glenn Miller, Warren Seib,
Kendall McArthur.
-Photo submitted
Part of that tune up included a trip to the Alberta city
this past weekend where five local members took part in
matches against opponents.
“They will be fighting quite a few who they will see at
nationals,” Potts said.
Also helping coach the local athletes is Harry Heaton
of Watrous and Ewan Beaton. Beaton, the 2008 Olympic
team manager was an Olympian in 1996 and 1992 and has
many credits to his name, including being a five-time
Canadian champion.
“We are very lucky to have him,” Potts said. Daryl
also could not say enough about Heaton and how his experience is an asset to the club.
The five athletes competing at the national competition include: Nicole Dyck in the under 17 63kg category;
Emily Schaan in the under 17 57kg; Nicola Schaan in the
under 17 63kg; Warren Seib in the under 20 55kg; and
Kendall McArthur in the under 20 73kg. McArthur is
also competing in senior nationals.
Miller said there are various criteria, including attitude and participation for the five to be able to make it to
the national stage.
He said there is another part that is important: “Placing. They want to see that you can compete and win in
province. Then you get selected to travel with the team.
You need to show that you can compete in out-of-province tournaments, then in the national tournament.”
Miller said closer to home they have some big plans
in the works for Watrous. “We are having regional judo
training for the national team.” The pair of camps May
14 and June 11 will feature mostly all of the 23 Saskatchewan athletes. They decided on Watrous because of its
centralized location from the other centres.
Then in April 2010, Miller said Watrous will be hosting the provincial championships. “That will be a big
tournament.”
Play ball!
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Back row - Dwight Hayter, Chad Dezotell, Rodney Wightman, Earl Amendt Jr.; front row - Jaecy Bells, Danielle
Porter, Lisa Toews, Taylor Amendt, Lindsay Thiessen, El-
len Froese-Kooijenga, Taylor Molsberry, Sarah Hanson,
Daphne Hayter, Beth Koshinsky, Alexandra Vanthuyne,
Taylor Wightman, Mikaela McGrath.
A royal start to the season
submitted by Earl Amendt Jr.
The Watrous PeeWee Royals attended the Saskatoon
Raiders early bird tournament May 2 and 3. A total of 10
teams attended the weekend event: six from Saskatoon,
Conquest, Hudson Bay, Prince Albert and Watrous. On
the first day of competition, the Royals mercied the host
team Saskatoon Runnin' Raiders, then beat P.A. 96 Aces
9-3. Sunday, the Watrous girls mercied the Saskatoon
Hustler Hornets and tied the Saskatoon Phantoms, finishing in first place in the A-pool round robin.
The Royals came up against the Saskatoon Hustler
Heat in the semifinals, mercying their third team of the
tournament, and went on to defeat the Conquest Coyotes
7-3 in a close final.
The peewees have 18 on their roster, so 13 attended the
tournament, a strategy that will be employed throughout the year for games and tournaments so the girls will
play lots of ball. In fact, the Royals have started Saskatoon league play, which consists of two games a week
for eight weeks, followed by playoffs the last weekend in
June. So far, the team has also entered into four or five
more tourneys and provincial ball in Regina in July.
Hot summer days, sunflower seeds, the swing of
a bat and the call from the
umpire are what people can
expect if they stop by the
Watrous
sportsgrounds.
That is because this year’s
ball season is in full swing
and most, if not all teams
have already hit the field
practicing or getting a few
games in.
Recreation
director
Trevor Ouellette said the
Midget Lakers started
their season against Davidson a week ago while the
bantam girls, mosquitos
and rookies got underway
throughout last week.
Ouellette said they are in
the Humboldt division this
year and will take on teams
from communities like Annaheim, Humboldt, Muenster and St. Brieux.
Meanwhile, teams not in
the Humboldt league have
joined one from Saskatoon
and have also taken to the
field. Games have started
for the pee wee, bantam
and midget teams and are
slated to continue through
the month of June.
The Watrous Lakers
men’s ball team is also
gearing up for another
year of playing.
As for what people can
expect when they head to
the diamonds in Watrous,
“We are in the planning
stages for a rest area/playground area at the north
end.”
There are also various events being held this
season including minor
ball day near the end of
this month, a bantam girls
tournament at the start
of June, a slo-pitch tournament also in June, and
provincial squirt ball hosted by Watrous in July.
Ouellette said they will
be “bringing in about five
teams plus the host” for
that event.
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 7
Track and field takes place
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Laces will be tied, water
bottles filled and athletes
will be stretched and ready
to go for this year’s track
and field meet. Interim
principal Barry Croshaw
said practice for competitors started last Monday
with the local meet taking
place Wednesday.
“It will involve the high
school, Young and students from Gr. 7.”
Athletes will compete
in various events including: triple jump, high
jump, long jump, discus,
shot put, javelin, hurdles,
100m, 200m, 400m, 800m,
1500m, 3000m and relays.
The top three finishers
from each category will
advance to pre-districts,
which take place May 20
in Strasbourg. Those who
are able to advance from
pre-districts will then
head to Saskatoon May 26
for districts.
“Our goal is to try to
win the pre-district meet
and to get some athletes to
provincials. We have had
some success and have
been lucky to send kids to
provincials.”
Croshaw
said
this
year’s squad looks pretty
good and “depending on
how much practice we can
get in,” they should fare
well.
He mentioned last year
there were a couple of athletes from Watrous who
were at the summer games
and will be competing this
year.
Meanwhile,
parents
and grandparents can circle May 28 and 29 on their
calendars for the Watrous
Elementary School meets.
On the 28th, kids from
other towns will make
their way out to take part
in the Hershey track meet.
The meet takes place after
school is out. On the 29th,
the elementary school will
hold its own track and
field play day.
Sports as seen by Gene
by Gene Hauta
Terry Jones marvels at the amazing 17-month turnaround of the Chicago Blackhawks. “It all started with
the death of Dollar Bill Wirtz, the owner who refused to
put Hawks games on TV, had alienated the greats of the
past and cheaped out in so many areas from team media
guide to hotels and travel.” Wirtz’s son, Rocky, who had
previously been running the family liquor business, took
over and hired 24-year Chicago Cubs executive John McDonough. They brought back Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita
and Tony Esposito. The games were back on TV and aggressively started marketing this team. “Every decision
has been made with a big picture approach . . . Chicago’s
gone from no class to first class.”
Gary Loewen asks if there is “Hope in Crosby?” Older
readers will understand where that road is leading. He
says the Washington-Pittsburgh series was billed as the
Evil Empire versus the Forces of Good. “Will we witness
a defining moment where Sid Crosby becomes Captain
Canuck before an adoring nation and leads the Penguins
to the semi-finals? Or will his nemesis, Al Ovechkin, a
Russian high roller, prevail? Hold it, let’s back it up for
a moment: a) Doesn’t Crosby stand a better chance of
becoming Snivelling Sid than he does Commander Canada? b) Doesn’t Ovechkin, with his one good front tooth
and his bad hair, qualify as an honorary Canadian? c)
Doesn’t Ovechkin’s hockey stick have more personality
than Sid? d) Didn’t Ovechkin get his nickname, OV, from
a Canadian beer?”
I must admit this next point often sways my view of
a team. “For those who root for made-in-Canada teams,
Pittsburgh has 13 Canadians on its playoff roster and
only two Russians - Evgeni Malkin and rushin’ defenceman Sergei Gonchar. Washington has nine Canadians
and five Russians . . . how’s that for a Capital-ist system?
But with Bruce Boudreau, that good Canadian success
story - and long-lost son of Mickey Rooney? - behind the
bench, Washington certainly deserves a tip of the cap.”
The follically challenged Boudreau was asked how
difficult it was to replace veteran Washington Capitals
goaltender Jose Theodore with super-rookie Simeon Varlamov after just one game of the 2009 playoffs. “It wasn’t
an easy choice. I lost hair over that,” the coach quipped.
And what’s with Don Cherry, gushing “Ovie this, and
Ovie that,” like he’s Ovechkin’s personal coach? At one
time he hated anything Russian, and now he’s blatantly
sucking up to the Great 8, who is definitely a superstar.
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Former TSN broadcaster Lisa Hillary, now working
for Comcast SportsNet in Washington, was completing
her post-game report when a large rat scampered past
her. Upon learning of the rodent’s presence inside the
Verizon Centre, someone quipped, “I thought Sean Avery left the building when the Caps eliminated the Rangers.”
Gary Loewen: “Happy anniversary, Maple Leafs fans.
It was a mere 42 years ago the Leafs defeated the Canadiens 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup final in six games. Seems
like just yesterday, doesn’t it? Okay, maybe not like yesterday, how about like last month? To put it into perspective, the Leafs won the Cup four months after Super Bowl
I.”
“April is the cruelest month,” reminds Janice Hough.
“Who knew T.S. Eliot was a Sharks fan?” That famous
line, by the by, is from The Waste Land, which pretty
much sums up the San Jose playoff picture. With all due
respect to Trent Yawney, I feel a Corner Gas moment . . .
I feel I should spit after the mention of the Sharks’ playoff performance. Granted, the Ducks have continued to
impress against the Red Wings.
Bill Littlejohn: “A New York City-sized chunk of ice
has collapsed off of Antarctica. Meanwhile, a San Josesized chunk of ice has collapsed in California.”
And Cam Hutchinson asks, “What’s the difference
between the New York Islanders and the President’sCup winning Sharks? Answer: Six games and John Tavares.”
Regarding the Hawks and Flames series, Eric Francis
said, “Those in the know were aware Duncan Keith was
challenging for an Olympic spot, but who knew Martin
Havlat had a heart, Ben Eager had speed and Dustin Byfuglien had hands?”
From Coming Down the Pipe, at thepipelineshow.
blogspot.com: “I’ve been hearing for a while now that the
Western Hockey League is planning an outdoor game,
possibly next season. The site I’ve heard is Taylor Field
in Regina. Makes sense to me. Can fit a lot of fans into
stands, would bring whole province in for it and keeps it
in the prairies which is the heart of the WHL.”
Football announcer John Madden has retired from
the broadcasting booth. “He was famous for travelling
the country, eating a lot and spending his Sundays talking about football,” noted Jim Barach. “Which is what
most men call retirement.”
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THE WATROUS MANITOU
Business and Agriculture
Seeding
underway
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Tractors and equipment will be more of a common
occurance in fields around the area as some farmers are
underway with another crop year. Seeding has started
in the province; however, it had not gotten too far as of
last week.
According to the weekly crop report for Apr. 28 to May
4, four per cent of the crop had been seeded, up from one
per cent the week before.
That number was slightly below the five-year average which is six per cent for that time. The southern and
southwestern regions of Saskatchewan have eight and
10 per cent of the crop seeded, while just two per cent is
done in the west-central area. As for the rest of the province, close to one per cent of the crop is in the ground.
Crops already seeded in the province include 16 per
cent of field peas, 11 per cent of lentils, five per cent of
mustard, nine per cent of triticale and six per cent of
durum.
Looking at topsoil moisture conditions, 73 per cent has
been reported as adequate on crop land while 70 per cent
has been reported adequate on hay and pasture land.
However, there are areas short of topsoil moisture:
they are expanding in the west-central, southwestern,
northwestern and northern regions.
Cull breeding swine
program extended
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Some added funds
for hog producers in the
country will help them
weather the continued
depressed pork prices.
Producers now have
a chance to apply for
compensation under an
extended Cull Breeding
Swine Program funded
by Agriculture and
Agri-food Canada.
The program has
been revised to include
breeding swine culled
between Aug. 1, 2007 and
Oct. 31, 2007, in addition
to the breeding swine
covered in the original
program including culls
from Nov. 1, 2007 to Nov. 30,
2008.
President of the Canadian Pork Council Jurgen
Preugschas said, “Following the implementation
of the original program,
statistics on the national
breeding herd indicated
that the cull actually began
as early as Aug. 1, 2007. The
extended program supports those producers who
downsized their herds due
to difficult economic times
prior to the period covered
in the original program.”
Producers who qualify
will receive $225 per breeding swine culled over the
period from Aug. 1, 2007 to
Nov. 30, 2008, changed for
proceeds from sales that
were completed through
regular commercial channels between Aug. 1, 2007
and Apr. 13, 2008, the
launch date of the original
program.
Breeding swine that
were sold after Apr. 13,
2008 where the pork was
sent for human consumption are not eligible for the
program.
Those producers who
shipped breeding swine for
rendering during that per-
iod can recover eligible
slaughter and disposal
costs. On-farm culls
may also be eligible if
they were witnessed
by a qualified person
and complied with environmental and humane treatment conditions.
Applications
for
the program must be
postmarked no later
than midnight June
30, 2009 and received
by the program administrator no later than
July 7, 2009. Forms
are available online at
www.cpc-ccp.com.
Covering your home base - come what may
Owning a home may well be the biggest financial decision you will ever make and the largest debt you will ever
take on. But there is much more to a home than money. It
is your haven, your base, the heart of your family’s life.
It is the place where you live! And you want to make sure
your family will be able to enjoy your home come what
may. That is why mortgage insurance makes such good
sense - because it ensures your family will always have a
home should something happen to you.
The question is what type of mortgage insurance is
best for you? Let us look at your options.
Traditional mortgage insurance
• This is the ‘easy’ option because it is readily available from your lender as part of your mortgage ‘package’ and the premium is simply added to your monthly
mortgage payment - but it is usually not the best option.
• The policy has no cash value and the benefits are
paid directly to the lender not to your beneficiaries at a
time when funds may be required most.
• Your premiums can be raised or the policy can be
cancelled at any time.
• Your lender owns the policy, so if you find a better
mortgage rate at another lending institution or move
into a new home, you would have to re-qualify medically
for new protection, perhaps for much higher premiums.
• The cost of coverage may increase every year even
though your mortgage is being paid down - so you pay
more for less and less coverage over the mortgage period.
• Your coverage ends when the mortgage is paid off.
Personal life insurance
• You own the policy - so it insures you not the mortgage.
• You decide what type of policy is best for you - term
or permanent insurance - and designate the beneficiaries who can choose how to use the funds - to pay off the
mortgage, provide an income, or take care of immediate
needs.
• Your coverage is not reduced by your declining mortgage balance - so your beneficiaries stay protected.
• Your premiums are guaranteed to remain the same
for the life of the plan and only you can cancel or make
changes to your plan.
• Your coverage is portable - take it with you from
home to home, mortgage to mortgage and reduce the
amount of coverage when you want.
• It is your plan, tailored to your needs with options,
features and premiums that suit your budget. You can
• Full-time meat cutter
minimum 3 years experience in retail meat cutting
• Full-time meat wrapper
no experience required; full training available
These applicants must be motivated team players.
Application Deadline: Friday, May 15th.
Please contact Kelly Romaniuk 946-4144
or bring in resume.
Co-op Ice Milk Pops
or
Mini Ice Pops
24 pk. - limit 2 free
Co-op Pop 2L
limit 6 free
Co-op Beer Cups
473 ml - 20 pk
Co-op Foam Plates
limit 2 free
9 inch - 50’s
limit 2 free
Co-op Beans
398 ml. - limit 6 free
Managing
your money
HELP WANTED
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requires a male or female:
even add disability or critical illness insurance that can
include such benefits as waiving your premiums should
you become disabled and
providing money so you
can continue to make mortgage payments or to pay for
medical expenses.
Your home is important
- and that makes mortgage
protection important. Talk
to your professional advisor to insure you get protection for you and not your
lender - and that blends
with the needs of your
overall financial life.
This column, written
and published by Investors
Group Financial Services
Inc., presents general information only and is not a so- John Gunderson, CFP
licitation to buy or sell any
investments. Contact a financial advisor for specific advice
about your circumstances. For more information on this
topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.
Watrous Co-op
Gas Bar/Convenience Store
in need of a:
• Part-time pump attendant
Application Deadline: Friday, May 15th.
Please contact Blair at 946-3812
or bring in resume.
Manitou Springs Hotel
& Mineral Spa
requires people in the
following positions:
• maintenance
• housekeeping
• janitorial
• front desk
Call Kurt 306-946-2233
Watrous Co-op Food Store
Buy One, Get One
FREE
Pricing in effect May 9-15, 2009
5 inch cakes
Co-op Ketchup
750 ml. or 1l.
limit 2 free
Co-op BBQ Sauce
500 ml.
Co-op Potato Chips
250 gr. - limit 6 free
limit 2 free
Harmonie Relish
Country Morning
Wieners
500 ml. - limit 2 free
675 gr.
THE WATROUS MANITOU
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 9
Arts and Entertainment
Video Views
by Earl Hayhurst
Taken - Liam Neeson stars as a well-trained ex-CIA
agent who is called into action when his teenage daughter (Lost’s Maggie Grace) is kidnapped on a vacation to
Europe. Before long Neeson is kicking, shooting and beating foreigners to a pulp on a quest to rescue his daughter
who has been sold into white slavery. Good solid action
flick. Neeson can have a new career as an action star. He
is very good and surprisingly effective in the lead. Action fans have something to watch after a long drought.
(14A)
Passengers - Anne Hathaway stars as a grief counsellor who is brought in to deal with a group of survivors
from a bad plane crash. The thriller element comes in
when her clients start disappearing. Is it a conspiracy by
the airline company, or something more sinister? A good
solid thriller with Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, Little
Children), Clea DuVall, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest
and David Morse helping support Hathaway. You know
something is up when X-Files smoking man William B.
Davis is in the cast! (14A)
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans - Latest go around
in the vampires versus werewolves CG saga. The two
leads (Scott Speedman and Kate Beckinsale) have left for
greener pastures leaving a new chick (Rhona Mitra from
Doomsday) in charge of the mayhem. I have not seen it
but I expect more of the same. (18A)
S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale - Sequel to the 2001
classic starts seven years later with the late Donnie’s
younger sister Samantha starting to have weird visions
while on a cross country trip. I hope they do not mess
this up. The original is one of the all-time greats. Fingers
crossed. (14A)
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long gone
the flowers of the prairies, the ones that are no more
the ones I picked as a child, you can’t buy them in a
store
when did all the bluebells die, there used to be so many
shooting stars and buffalo beans, now there isn’t any.
tiger lilies used to grow wild upon the plain,
and were made the emblem flower, so vast was their
domain
but greed of man to embellish the harvest of his land
for pesticides were genocide to which he put his hand.
larger yields from the fields added to his wealth
nary a thought went beyond what could happen to his
health.
mother nature’s floral beauty was not the only one to
lose
so many lives have been and gone, to go they did not
choose.
Prairie Rose
Dancing
with the stars
from So You
Think You
Can Dance
Brittney and Kelsey
Mooney enjoyed a
weekend dance camp in
Saskatoon May 2 and 3
with classes being
instructed by the stars
from So You Think You
Can Dance. Seen above:
Nico Archambault (first
place in So You Think
You Can Dance Canada),
Brittney Mooney, Joshua
Allen (first place in So
You Think You Can
Dance USA), Kelsey
Mooney, Vincent Noiseux
(Top 10 in So You Think
You Can Dance Canada).
After watching every
episode and re-run on
TV of So You Think
You Can Dance, and
attending a Top 10
tour performance this
winter at Credit Union
Centre, this dance camp
weekend was truly a
highlight and a weekend
Brittney and Kelsey will
always remember.
–– photo submitted by
Melanie Mooney, Watrous
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Fair Weather Fowl
By Bernice Rosella and James Kilner
ACROSS
1 Small time gambler
6 Cleo's pet
9 Sales person slangily
12 Stubbed cigar, or a
migratory bird
13 Deuce
14 Titled Turk
15 Ait
16 Twelve hours
18 Make deaf
20 Midway attraction
21 Former Ontario Premier
Bob ____
23 Whitney invention
24 Silly person, or a
migratory bird
25 Sr. manager
27 Of the nose
29 Containing iron
31 Baltimore baseballer, or a
migratory bird
35 Antiknock fluid
37 Many a Hwy. driver
38 Prepares for exams
41 Auditory sense
43 Look at
44 Spa amenity
45 Atlantic isles, or a migratory bird
47 Wrongdoers
49 Strange
52 With picking, trivial faultfinding
53 Canabis
54 Boredom
55 Printers' concern
56 Sounds from a dentist's
chair
57 Thesaurus publisher
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1 Tire pressure meas.
2 Outs opposite
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28 Gannet
a migratory bird
30 Ran ___ course
4 Sword
32 Conforming to rules
5 Label again
33 Greensward
6 Goddess of wisdom
34 Before to Browning
7 Kind of a dive, or a migra- 36 Leaveners
tory bird
38 Construction machine, or
8 J. Layton or S. Harper
a migratory bird
9 Marconi invention
39 Batman's buddy, or a
10 Mild expletives
migratory bird
11 Recipient of funds
40 Adjoins
17 Gambol
42 Less refined
19 Harper Lee character, or
45 To boast annoyingly, or a
a migratory bird
migratory bird
21 Ump
46 House in need of repair
22 Fire, in a way
48 Environmental org.
24 Food fish
50 Regret
26 _____ de menthe
51 Telegraphic signal
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THE WATROUS MANITOU
Country Connection
Lockwood
Correction: In the Lockwood Variety
Concert article in the May 5 issue, the
names of guest artist Darlene and Bill
Storas were misspelled. Our apologizes
for any confusion this may have caused.
Hilda and Forrest Pederson of Wynyard and June and Hilton Hughes travelled to Imperial to take in the program
put on by the Harmony Suite Choir, and
stopped in Simpson for dinner to celebrate their anniversaries.
Lindsay Dumanski and daughter
Marly flew to Kelowna, B.C. the May 1
weekend to attend Lindsay’s cousin’s
wedding and to visit relatives, enjoying
beautiful weather and lots of good food.
We would like to welcome Reeta Ali to
the community. She will be living with
Viscount
Faye Marcoux • 944-2026
the Dumanskis for the summer.
Lockwood welcomes Lois Roehl and
Sharlene Phillips who have moved into
the Keith Ritz house.
The statement, “It only takes a spark
to get a fire going” was never more true
than Friday, May 1 when, according to
speculation, a spark from a grinder being used by a work crew started a fire
that ran through Margaret Herr’s yard,
destroying two granaries, a barn and an
old chicken house. Due to the efforts of
Drake, Nokomis and Lanigan fire crews,
along with neighbours with shovels, bulldozers, discers and water trucks, they
were able to save the house, garage and
quonset as well as the yard at Reg Greve’s
holdings.
Liberty
Faye Anderson • 847-2035
Carol McMurchy of
Semans was at the greenhouse and visited Maureen
Tittemore Apr. 29.
Chad MacLellan, Kathleen and Sierra and Jason
Federspiel, Tracy and
Chloe, Mabel Strachan,
Bert and Sharon Reeves,
Blair and Lori Crawford
and Ike Cruise were over
to Nokomis Saturday, May
2 to celebrate Mel and Teresa Strachan’s 25th wedding anniversary.
The
Liberty
Altar
Society held its annual
strawberry tea and bake
sale in the hall Saturday,
May 2. Everyone enjoyed
strawberries and whipped
cream on angel food cake
and tea and coffee. Door
prize winners from Imperial were: Sherian Wolff,
Hazel Busche, Kay Busche
(2) and Wally Hill and from
Liberty: Eileen Ruether,
Adrianna Remlinger and
Susan Wolff. It was nice to
see Mary Wolff at the tea.
Some from here took in
the Penzance flea market
May 2 and 3.
Thursday, Apr. 30, Mabel
Strachan and I went to Imperial to visit Olive, Eileen,
Evelyn and Mary for the
monthly birthday party.
The Liberty Friendship Club held its monthly
meeting Thursday, Apr. 30
with eight members. The
minutes and treasurer’s
report were dealt with. We
will be doing the birthday
party at LLVIF in June as
it is Eileen’s birthday. It
was decided we had a very
good grande finale and District 19 spring meeting the
past month. We will not be
the hosts for a while. Our
next meeting is May 29.
Garth and Donalda
MacLellan had most of
their family home over
the weekend. Gina and
Cameron Wheeler are here
from Newfoundland until
May 17.
Mabel and I enjoyed
Harmony Suite’s spring
concert Hope, Joy and
Comfort at Imperial United
Church Sunday, May 3.
Several from here attended the memorial service held in Mayfair United
Church in Saskatoon for
Fred Henderson Friday,
Apr. 24.
Saturday evening, Apr.
25, Evelyn Woolsey of Edmonton and Welda Mann
of Penzance visited Don
and me.
Eugene and Carolyn
Wolff spent a few days visiting Curtis Wolff, Linda
and Jordon in Lloydminster.
Mabel Strachan and
Bert and Sharon Reeves
visited Jason and Tracy
Federspiel and Chloe Sunday evening to help Tracy
celebrate her birthday.
Grandpa Ike Cruise was
there also.
Sympathy to Olive Milne
in Regina on the death of
her brother in Alberta.
Chad MacLellan is
home from Alberta during
his days off.
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Viscount Adult Drama
Club held its annual production Mar. 20 and 21.
This year’s production of
Drop Dead was well received. The cast included:
Pat Clavelle, Scott Condliffe, Brian Desmarais,
Fay
Johnson,
Shelley
Kirkwood, Debie Poncelet,
Adrien Pratte, Randy Robert, Ethan Ward and Cindy
Welter. As usual, proceeds
from the production were
given to community organizations and projects. This
year VADC was happy to
support: Viscount Central
School breakfast program,
Viscount Senior Centre,
Viscount Branch of the
Wheatland Library, St.
Alphonse Parish building fund, Viscount Community Kitchen, Viscount
School Community Council, Village of Viscount
and Viscount Recreation
Board. Viscount Adult
Drama Club greatly appreciates the patron’s support
of this year’s performance. We hope to see you
next year.
May 2, there were 17
customers served breakfast by Val Udell and Chris
Desmarais at the seniors.
Monica Palfy won the
50/50.
Mary and Keith Bird
attended the 93rd annual
Convention of the Order
of the Eastern Star in
Saskatchewan held at the
Travelodge in Saskatoon.
There were 213 members
registered from Saskatchewan and 66 visitors.
About 50 of those visitors
were from the U.S.A., including the Most Worthy
Grand Matron and Most
Worthy Grand Patron of
the General Grand Chapter International. The
Most Worthy Grand Matron is a Choctaw Indian
from Oklahoma. She told
us that there are signs in
Oklahoma “Do not smoke
and drive”; the reason being that it interferes with
their conversations. There
were a group of local First
Nations students who performed various dances for
us. When the Most Worthy
Grand Matron spoke to
them in Choctaw, and
when they spoke to her in
Cree, neither could understand the other.
Viscount Wildlife held
its annual quad rally May
2. Once again it was a success with 230 riders. Sandra Dale of Plunkett won
first prize, Elmer Dove of
Biggar won second and
Matthew Binsfeld of Vermillion, Alta. won third
prize. The rally was successful because of the
many workers, food and
prize donations, John
Marcoux who donated
the use of his trailer and
of course, the riders who
came out.
Sunday May 3, St. John’s
Lutheran Church hosted
Jeff and Monica Carlson
from Brighter Horizons
Ministries. Three other
couples who had been to
Honduras this winter were
also there and Vicki and
Pauline taught the congregation a couple songs in
Spanish. The full church
was treated to a video
presentation of their missionary work in Honduras. Jeff answered many
questions and told of their
hope to raise $20,000 to increase their schoolhouse
by two rooms. Right now
the schoolhouse is for Gr. 1
to 4 and the addition would
allow them room to educate Gr. 5 and 6 and maybe
even a Kindergarten class.
Brighter Horizons is still
looking for $30 per month
sponsors of some students
at the school to cover costs
of their uniforms, books
and teacher wages. St.
John’s Church sponsors
six children and many
people in our area sponsor children also. After the
church service, a delicious
potluck lunch was served
in the lower level of the
church.
Please call me with
news you would like printed or email me at fayemarcoux@bogend.ca
Plunkett
Deloris Wilson (Sutherland) • 944-4852
Plunkett folks send their deepest sympathy to Wendy and Lyle Phillups on the
recent passing of Wendy’s mother in London, Ont. Wendy and Lyle were in Ontario
for awhile.
Visiting Evelyn Shoemaker over the
Easter weekend was her daughter-inlaw Helen Shoemaker of Fort MacLeod,
Alta. They visited at the home of Cheryl
and Fred Schaan where Evelyn got acquainted with her youngest great grandchild Rachel Lillian Schaan who is the
daughter of Crystal and Cameron Schaan
of Maidstone, Sask.
It sounds like the flu bug has hit the
countryside. We all hope the swine flu
stays away from here.
Get well wishes to Mildred Ritter of
Guernsey who underwent knee surgery
in April and is now home recuperating
and to George Campbell of Humboldt
who also underwent knee surgery.
Myles and Linda Mann and Dean and
Rosanne Mattson and Chantelle of Lloydminster were away to North Battleford to
attend their uncle Ray Tetzlaff ’s funeral.
Folks send their deepest sympathy to his
wife Helen and family.
The Plunkett Birthday Group of ladies
met at the home of your correspondent to
honour Margaret Millsap as the birthday
person for this month. A couple games
of knowledge were played then a basket
of little gifts was opened by Margaret. A
luncheon with tea and coffee followed. It
was a lovely afternoon.
Lyla Muench of Buffalo Narrows was
home last weekend. It was nice to see her.
Plunkett folks send their deepest sympathy to Elaine Anderson and her family
on the recent passing of her mother.
Several folks attended Henry and
Elvina Pray’s auction sale Thursday, Apr.
23. They lived north of Plunkett.
Saturday, Apr. 25, Evelyn Shoemaker,
Mary Hastie and Margaret Millsap accompanied Joan Jackson to a dinner theatre in Aberdeen.
A craft sale and flea market was held
Saturday, Apr. 25 at the community centre. Nine tables of unique crafts and various flea market items were on display.
Door prizes were given away, including
a woven basket won by Janet Hale. The
Plunkett Community Ladies Club organize this event annually on the last Saturday of April.
Several folks from here attended the
spring supper in Guernsey Sunday, Apr.
26. Tickets were sold at the door on a
beautiful crocheted afghan, which was
won by Evelyn Shoemaker.
Sympathy to the family of Rob McWillie on his passing. The funeral service
was held in Saskatoon Thursday, Apr. 30.
He was raised in the Plunkett district.
Recently visiting Jim and Jean Olah of
Watrous was Jim’s cousin Alex Nagy of
Humboldt.
Important hint for gardeners: take
four chopped rhubarb leaves and boil in
two pints (1 litre) of water for 30 minutes,
strain and add a splash of liquid dish
soap. Pour into an empty spray bottle. Go
shoot some aphids! Good on ornamental
plants. Do not use on edible plants.
Get well wishes to anyone ill and in the
hospital. We wish them a speedy recovery.
Anyone having any news, please phone
me at 944-4852. It is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
THE WATROUS MANITOU
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 11
Manitou Beach
Helen Johnson • 946-2298
Reflections of Manitou
The ice was barely off Little Manitou Lake
lake and Joanne Chorney ventured out
for a kayak trip. It was a beautiful day to
enjoy the scenery.
- photo submitted by Joanne Chorney
Simpson
Elaine Wilson • 836-4711
The farmers have started working on the land and
everyone enjoyed a couple
of nice days to work in
their yards or just get out
for a walk.
Wayne and Joan Vanthuyne are our newest
grandparents. Their son
and daughter-in-law Chris
and Kirsten had a baby girl
May 5. Congratulations to
everyone.
Mac Stewart is now
spending a couple of weeks
in Lanigan long-term facility. He will be glad to be
close to Louise.
Sunday, Apr. 26, John
and Kathy Ens, along with
daughters Sharon Purdue
of Raymore and Yvonne
Bourassa of Regina were
in Saskatoon to attend
the graduation of granddaughter Jennifer Moore
from the Horizon College
and Seminary where she
received her certificate on
Global Missions Force. She
is the daughter of Charles
and Marlene Moore of
Davidson. The church service and ceremonies were
held at Elim Tabernacle in
Saskatoon. In November,
Jennifer spent four months
in Asia in Napal, India
with a group of students
doing missionary work.
Congratulations Jennifer
and all the best in your future.
I hope all mothers had
a wonderful day Sunday.
Happy Mother’s Day to all.
The museum committee met Apr. 30 to discuss
the museum’s future as the
building is in need of major repair. The town and
RM were represented at the
meeting and it was decided
we would turn the former
Legion Hall into a senior
centre with plans to turn
the upstairs into a museum
at a later date. A fundraiser
will be held in June to help
fund this project.
Eileen Roycroft and
Victor Gullacher received
news from grandson Shaun
Koltun (son of Margaret
Serbin-Koltun,
formerly
of Simpson) about a recent
trip to Greece and Egypt. A
portion of the letter is as
follows:
As of Nov. 3, I have started in the Divisional Criminal Analytical Section
(DCAS) of the RCMP. What
I currently do is update
and maintain information
(on a computer database)
regarding some of the
people in our province who
are criminals or suspected
criminals. Our unit then
uses this information and
then creates intelligence
on these people in order to
better understand and arrest or restrict their criminal activity.
As you know, I just got
back from a trip to Greece
and Egypt. Tara, Skipp and
I left Oct. 13 and flew from
Regina to Toronto. In Toronto we had approximately one hour layover, and
then boarded a plane to
Frankfurt, Germany. From
Frankfurt, we flew to Athens Greece, arriving Oct.
14 - we lost a day in travel
due to time zone changes.
After we checked in and
were settled, Tara, Skipp
and I did our own walking tour of Athens, viewing things like Acropolis,
which is a rock outcropping
on a hill sacred to Athena
Polias (Protectress of the
City) and was erected by
mid-6th century BC. On top
of the Acropolis is the Parthenon or Temple of Athena Parthenos (Athena the
Virgin). Later that night
Bruce arrived from his
different flight as he came
from Vancouver where he
now lives and joined us in
our hotel. On Wednesday,
Oct. 15, we all got up and
had a bus tour of the city,
which showed us many of
the Olympic sights from
the Olympic Games, which
they hosted in 2004. Thursday, Oct. 16, we all got up
and got on a huge ferry. The
five-hour ride took us to the
Greek island of Mykonos.
Our stay on this island was
fun - we went to the beach
and enjoyed a very relaxing time. Oct. 19, we came
back to Athens and Oct. 20
we went to Corinth, which
is about three hours drive
away from Athens. Corinth
is a fascinating archaeological site, it was a former
town with some ancient
temples. On the way we saw
the Corinth Canal, which
is a big, deep canal connecting two seas. Oct. 23,
we went to Delphi, which is
another archeological site,
with a museum and ruined
Olympic stadiums. Oct. 22,
we went to Cape Sounion
and Temple of Poseidon we drove along the coast,
which was very beautiful,
and stopped at the ancient
Temple of Poseidon. Oct.
23, we walked around Athens and did some shopping,
as Tara and I had to leave
that night to go to Egypt
and Bruce had to leave for
Canada. Skipp was leaving Saturday, Oct. 25 back
to Canada. Tara and I went
to Egypt from Athens, arriving in Cairo at around
5 a.m. We checked into our
hotel, which as we arrived
had a bomb sniffing dog, to
ensure the taxi was not going to bomb the hotel. Our
hotel was beautiful and we
paid a bit more as Cairo is
a third-world country. We
walked around Cairo a bit
- it is pretty dirty and came
home as we had a 7 p.m. supper on a Nile River cruise
ship. We went to dinner on
the cruise ship, which went
up and down the Nile for a
few hours - it was quite fun
as we were entertained by
a belly dancer and a whirling dervish while we ate.
The next morning, Oct. 25,
we woke up and went to
Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt. This
is a less populated costal
town, which was nice to
see. We saw many Egyptian
artifacts dating back over
4,000 years in the museum
- very interesting. Oct. 26,
we went to the pyramids
and the sphinx. They were
amazing and they are 4,000
years old - and that night
we went back to see a light
show which was projected
onto the sides of them. Oct.
27, we went to the Egyptian
Museum and saw the artifacts of King Tut, as well as
several mummies. We flew
back to Athens from Cairo,
shopped in Athens for souvenirs and ate supper at
our hotel restaurant that
overlooked the Acropolis.
Oct. 30, we came home.
Often when I start writing my weekly
report I am at a loss how to start. Should
I say “Hi! Nice weather today?” It was
quite warm Tuesday, May 5 and May 6
was cloudy and looked like we might get
a much needed spring shower to really
bring out the colour on our lawns, boulevards and encourage the perennials.
Okay, enough of that chitchat and let us
get down to business.
Danceland is busy offering activity
for those who love to ‘trip the light fantasy’. The golf course now is home to the
two-legged species and forcing the fourlegged deer to other pastures. Walkers
and hikers are more visible enjoying the
fresh air. The last few times visiting Wellington Park we were delighted to spot
groups of mothers with their youngsters
enjoying the facilities and observed the
preschoolers playing along the running
waters of the little creek trying to catch
‘fish’ with little nets, and watching twigs
floating along with the water. It is nice to
see young‘uns with their parents enjoying the beauty of our treasured park.
Hopefully, we will be able to see more
people taking advantage of some of
our other outdoor facilities, such as the
horseshoe pits and tennis courts. Both
are not used enough by our local residents. One of our permanent summer
residents has suggested that one of the
courts be set up for a new popular summer sport that is a cross between racquet ball and badminton which is geared
more for seniors, but can be enjoyed by
all ages. It is something that could be
looked into. Evidently, it involves no major structural changes, except for markings and positioning of the net. This
would still leave one court for regular
tennis.
Speaking of playing horseshoes there
will be a practise gathering Monday,
May 11 to sound out if there is a possibility of having a local Manitou Beach and
Watrous club and discuss a schedule for
practise, maybe an afternoon or evening
session. The facilities are maintained
jointly by the Saskatchewan Horseshoe
Association and our village, so we are
welcome to use them except when there
are tournaments.
Communities in Bloom is busy planning its activities and will firm up plans
for the year at a meeting at the Community Hall Wednesday morning, May 13.
Mark this on your calendar. They expect
everyone to come. There is no membership requirement. You are a member if
you live here all year or summer time
only. The goal of CIB is to make our village environmentally friendly, free of
unnecessary debris, a delight to the eye,
etc. Most important of all, we want to
make our community a lovely place to
live and for visitors to enjoy when they
come here for holidays.
Quote of the day supposedly by Homer
Simpson: “Trying is the first step toward
failure.” Since I do not like that quote I
will change it to my own: “Trying” is the
first step toward success.
The Watrous Manitou requires correspondents for Allan and Guernsey.
If you are interested in this position, please call Nicole at
946-3343 or email watrous.manitou@sasktel.net
Colonsay
Florence Halvorson • 255-2358
Apr. 27 bowling results: ladies high single - Margaret Grey, 191; ladies high triple
- Gudrun Shier, 516. Men’s high single Robert Grey, 268 and high triple, 561.
Shuffleboard and rummoli were played
at the seniors centre Apr. 29. Lunch was
served by Les and June Garner.
Don and Norma Eley spent the weekend in Red Deer, Alta. with their daughter
Donna and Dan Trottier and boys.
Darlene Baczuk has returned home
after spending a week with her parents
Andy and Margaret Baczuk in Kipling.
Dwaine and Michelle Halvorson and
boys spent the weekend in Carrot River
with her mother Alice Yurkowski and her
brothers Loren and Kevin and families.
The Colonsay seniors sponsored a
bridge tournament May 2. There were 16
1/2 tables with players from Davidson,
Outlook, Imperial, Young, Watrous, Saskatoon, P.A., Barrier Lake, Naicam, Melfort, Delisle, Nokomis, Humboldt, Allan
and Colonsay. Coffee and muffins started
the day with registration between 9 and 10
a.m. Bridge began at 10. Soup, sandwiches
and dessert were served for lunch. Fifty/
fifty draw was made during lunch break
with the lucky winner being Doreen Fredericks winning $117.25. Bridge winners
were: first - Dick Kolke and Jerry Bulmer;
second - Lorraine Burak and Charlotte
Eidness; third - Shirley Oglestone and
Marg Madson and fourth - Jim and Elaine
Sloan. Coffee and sweets were served to
finish the afternoon.
Saturday, May 2, Merilyn Kirk PP, Irene
Gray PP, Bev Garner PDDP and Sheila
Peever PDDP attended the 100th anniversary tea for Queen Esther Rebekah
Lodge #5 in Saskatoon. Presentations
were made to the noble grand Carole Von
Biela from Joy Thompson president of
the Rebekah Assembly of Saskatchewan
and from Gerald Nicholls deputy grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Saskatch-
ewan. An enjoyable afternoon was spent
visiting. We even had time for pictures
of 11 past presidents of the RA of Sask.
in attendance. Other memorable photos
were taken along with a great afternoon
for visiting for the 100 guests signing the
register for 100 years of service.
A bridal shower was held for Cynthia
Weir in the community hall May 3.
Joanne, Dean, Herb and Gudrun Shier
recently spent a very interesting and enjoyable holiday in Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi. We landed in New Orleans, the main centre of our stay. A tour
of the city took us through the most devastated area hit by Hurricane Katrina,
as well as the French Quarter, English
Quarter, the lavish garden area with immense homes (only four to a block sometimes), and a very old cemetery. Signs of
the storm were evident in many places
and some buildings such as a hospital
were still not back in use. We spent much
time in the French Quarter, later enjoying the cuisine and entertainment. We
even met with Kathy Watson and Norma
Shier there for supper one night as they
spent the weekend in New Orleans also.
We drove to Birmingham, Ala. to explore
the Civic Rights Institute and attend Easter Sunday service at a Baptist Church
where we were warmly welcomed. The
82 member choir and congregation of
nearly 1,000 almost exclusively black, enthusiastically celebrated the special day.
A stop at Vicksburg, Miss., a key site of
combat during the Civil War was very
informative. We saw many alligators during a swamp tour, visited Avery Island
and the Tabasco Factory there, toured an
accordion production shop and also saw
a cotton plantation, walked on the levies
and toured one of the elegant sugar plantation mansions along the mighty Mississippi during our week in the south where
temperatures were in the low 70˚F.
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May 20: Lanigan Rink Lobby
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May 21: Jim Brown Farm
(John Bitz Old Farm)
6:30-7:30 pm
May 27: Young Fire Hall
6:30-7:30 pm
May 28: Jansen RM Shop
7:00-8:00 pm
June 1: Liberty Hall
6:30-7:00 pm
Stalwart-Larry Cruise Garage 7:30-8:00 pm
June 3: Nokomis Fire Hall
6:30-7:15 pm
Lockwood-By the Post Office 7:30-7:45 pm
June 4: Imperial Community Centre
6:30-7:00 pm
Simpson-Back of RM Shop
7:30-8:00 pm
June 8: Colonsay Town Shop
6:30-7:15 pm
Viscount Rink
7:30-8:00 pm
June 10: Holdfast Firehall
6:45-7:45 pm
Dilke Post Office
8:00-8:30 pm
June 11: Drake-Outside Curling Rink
6:00-6:30 pm
Guernsey-Outside Skating Rink 7:00-7:30 pm
Plunkett-In Front of Post Office 7:45-8:00 pm
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Group marks decade of reading
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
The phrase ‘curling up with a good book’ has held
true for some ladies in the Watrous area. For the past
decade, the Saltwater Reading Group has been thumbing through pages of numerous books while talking
about the novels and has enjoyed every minute of it.
The group started to meet once a month back in 1999
and would discuss one book at a time that everyone
would read beforehand.
Member Lety Schalm said, “The idea was to push
reading limits, share opinions and learn about each
other.”
A discussion leader takes charge and has author
background along with some questions for the group
relating to the book.
“It has been neat,” Schalm said, who shared that the
idea of having a reading group get together in town
originated with a friend of hers in Calgary. Schalm’s
friend had a reading group in the Alberta city and Lety
thought, “Why can’t we do one?”
Schalm then went to the library in Watrous and was
able to compile a list of people representing a variety of
ages, backgrounds and a common interest in reading.
From there the group took off and has been going
ever since.
“It is a great social time. We really built discussion
skills and friendships.”
The group, which started with 11 members remains
at that number and five of those who were there when
it all started are still involved: Schalm, Toni Ambrose,
Karen Schroeder-Mark, Joanne Papic and Leah Ullyott.
The late Jean Phillips was also an original member.
Schalm said they average around eight books a year,
ranging from fiction to non-fiction and they try to plan
three or four months in advance so everyone can have a
chance to read the book up for discussion.
During their 10 years, the group has been able to
meet one of the authors whose book they reviewed.
Marianne Kirkby who wrote I am Hutterite, was in
Watrous last year and the group was able to listen to
her at Wheatland Regional Library.
Schalm said the library has been helpful by trying
to accommodate the growing number of clubs. It put
together a kit with eight copies of books for club members to read over a six-week block. Schalm mentioned
the kit also comes with discussion questions to go along
with the books, which has been very helpful, according
to Lety.
Schalm said the group has also watched movies that
were produced based on a book they have read.
To mark this year’s anniversary, Schalm said they
are looking into doing a possible book cache this summer where a book would be left at a location and someone would pick it up, read it, then drop it off at another
spot. “It has been done in other places,” she said.
The group has also kept a record of the books that
have been read over the past 10 years, totalling 89
titles:
In 1998-‘99: Emma by Jane Austen; This Much I Know
To Be True by Wally Lamb; Firefly Summer by Maeve
Binchy; Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood; Outlander by
Diana Gabaldon; The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks; St.
Maybe by Ann Tyler.
In 1999-‘00: Shellseekers by Rosamunde Pilcher;
Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maughm; Angela’s Ashes
by Frank McCourt; Embraced by the Light by Betty
Moody; Evening Class by Maeve Binchy; Rebecca by
Daphne Du Maurier; Jewel by Brett Lott; Garden of
Eden by Sharon Butala.
In 2000-‘01: Murder at the Mendel by Gail Bowen;
Elizabeth and After by Matt Cohen; Tuesdays With
Morrie by Mitch Albom; A Life Displaced by local author Edna Schroeder Thiessen; Pride and Prejudice by
Jane Austen; Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver;
Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney; Corelli’s Mandolin:
A Novel by Louis De Bernieres.
In 2001-‘02: Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson; Scarlet Feather by
Maeve Binchy; Diary of Brigitte Jones by Helen Fielding; Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver; The Reader
by Bernard Schlenk; Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur
Golden; Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela; On
The Beach by Neville Shute; Painted House by John Grisham.
In 2002-‘03: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald; The Excluded Wife by Yuen-Fong Woon; The Lonely
Passion of Judith Hearne by Brian Moore; Never Sleep
Three In a Bed by Nokomis’ Max Braithwaite; Icebound
by Dr. Jerri Nielsen; No Great Mischief by Alister MacLeod; Life of Pi by Yann Martel; Bonesetter’s Daughter
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 13
Spring is coming!
Time for spring tune-ups and repairs to:
• all small motors • whipper snippers • roto-tillers
• lawnmowers • chainsaw chains (sharpened and new)
• Special rates for seniors
• Small fee for pick-up & delivery
John: 946-2332
2007 Mobile Home For Sale
Bought new in 2008. 16’ x 60’.
2 br., 2 bath, all new appliances, new deck, shed, step.
Watrous Trailer Park, site #20, 404-8th Ave. E.
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Saltwater Reading Group enjoys 10 years of reading
The Saltwater Reading Group has been thumbing
through pages of numerous books while talking about
the novels and has enjoyed every minute of it. Back:
Karen Schroeder-Mark, Leah Ullyott, Joanne Papic,
Sherron Reid, Toni Ambrose, Donna Frandson, Kathy
Bergen. Front: Amelia Bodnarek, Alice Inkster, Lety
Schalm.
Mountain by Charles Frazier; The Little Prince by Antoine St. Exupery.
In 2004-‘05: Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde; The Red Tent by Anita Diamant; Larry’s Party by
Carol Shields; The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence;
Five People You’ll Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom; I
Married The Klondike by Pierre Berton; Pillars of the
Earth by Ken Follett; The Way The Crow Flies by A.M.
McDonald.
In 2005-‘06: Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown; Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews; The Heart is a Lonely
Hunter by Carson McCull; The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night Time by Frank Parker Day; The Kite
Runner by Khaled Hosseini; Flowers for Algernon by
Daniel Keyes; Night by Elie Wiesel; Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd.
In 2006-‘07: The Power of One by Bruce Courtenay;
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan; The Reading
Group by Elizabeth Nobel; Beauty Tips from Moose
Jaw by Will Ferguson; Kim by Rudyard Kipling; Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel; Travels With My Aunt by
Graeme Greene; My Antonia by Willa Cather.
In 2007-‘08: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan; Memory
Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards; Riding The Bus
With My Sister by Rachel Simon; A Thousand Splendid
Suns by Khaled Hosseini; Evening by Susan Minot; For
One More Day by Mitch Albom; The Alchemist by Paul
Coelho.
In 2008-‘09: The Birth House by Ami McKay; I Am
Hutterite by Marianne Kirkby; Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert; Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs; The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory; My
Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult; Three Cups of Tea by
Greg Mortenson.
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- photo submitted by the Saltwater Reading Group
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Submit tender to:
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The following are prices for May 7, 2009. Prices accurate
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THE WATROUS MANITOU
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 15
Smokers will have
to butt out at work
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
The list of public places where smokers can light up has shrunk virtually to
none. And by the end of the month, those
wanting to smoke in the workplace will
not be able to.
That is because of amendments to the
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
Under the current conditions, workplace smoking is allowed in certain
designated smoking areas only. When the
workplace smoking ban takes effect at the
end of May, smoking will be prohibited in
all enclosed places of employment. That
includes buildings, vehicles and other
enclosed structures and underground
mines with some exceptions: traditional
First Nations and Metis spiritual or cultural ceremonies; designated smoking
rooms for residents and visitors of long-
Reading between the lines
Students from Watrous Elementary School
including this group from Gr. 7 took time
to thumb through some books during the
school’s annual book fair. The event was
held in the school library Monday through
Wednesday, Apr. 27 to 29.
term care homes that are allowed by the
Ministry of Health’s Tobacco Control
legislation; areas of underground mines
that are located more than 10 metres from
other workers; some self-employed businesses, vehicles and camp living accommodations with permission and when
others are not present.
Advanced Education, Employment
and Labour Minister Rob Norris said,
“A workplace smoking ban ensures residents will not be exposed to second-hand
smoke as a result of employment. Our
government strongly believes in protecting the health and safety of Saskatchewan people.”
The province experienced smoking
bans in the past like those in restaurants.
Also back in January 2005, a ban was
implemented that had an impact on revenues in the Saskatchewan Liquor and
Gaming Authority sector.
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The Resort Village of Manitou Beach
offers for sale the following property:
Lot 5, Block H, Plan G506CNV
Lot 16, Block 25, Plan G19
Lot 11, Block 14, Plan 101486291
Lot 13, Block 7, Plan G37
110 Douglas Ave.
112 William St.
210 MacLachlan Ave.
206 Jean St.
Reserved Bid $22,000
Reserved Bid $ 14,000
Reserved Bid $ 20,000
Reserved Bid $ 5,000
• A tender must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Property Tender” addressed to
the Resort Village of Manitou Beach, c/o C.S. Skrupski, CGA, Prof. Corp.,
Box 36, Rosthern, SK. S0K 3R0.
• Tenders must be postmarked by 5:00 pm June 1, 2009.
• A certified cheque to the municipality for 5% of the amount of the tender must accompany
the tender.
• Highest or any tender, not necessarily accepted.
• Successful bidder will have 30 days to provide the balance of cash to complete the
purchase.
Dated the 11th day of May, 2009.
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Administrator
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Watrous provincial court report: Apr. 27
A youth made an appearance in relation to 19
total charges including
assault with a weapon,
possession of a prohibited
weapon, various break
and enters and mischief
charges around Watrous
and area. The matters have
been adjourned until May
11.
A 63-year-old male made
a court appearance charged
with sexual assault. A trial
date was set for May 11 in
Watrous Provincial Court.
A 25-year-old male made
an appearance in relation
to a domestic assault. The
matter has been adjourned
until May 25.
A
45-year-old
male
pleaded not guilty in relation to an assault. Trial
date is set for Sept. 14.
A 52-year-old man completed mediation and an
assault charge was stayed.
A
26-year-old
male
pleaded guilty to driving a
vehicle with blood alcohol
level over 80 mg per cent.
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He was sentenced to one
year driving prohibition
and a $1,000 fine with a victim surcharge of $150.
A 23-year-old male was
represented facing charges
of care and control of a
motor vehicle while being
impaired. The matter has
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May 25.
A 40-year-old male was
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An 18-year-old female
made a court appearance
facing a charge of assault
with a weapon. The matter
has been adjourned.
A 59-year-old male made
an appearance and entered
into a peace bond for one
year with conditions.
A 43-year-old male and
a 22-year-old male made a
subsequent court appearances with counterfeit
charges. The matter was
adjourned until June 22 to
set a trial date.
A 37-year-old female
facing a charge of assault
causing bodily harm had
this charge stayed.
A 52-year-old male made
an appearance in relation to a impaired driving
charge. The judge made a
decision in an application
to have the charge dismissed on the grounds that
the accused charter rights
were violated. The judge
made an oral decision that,
in fact, his charter rights
were not violated and his
application was dismissed.
As a result of this decision,
the accused was found
guilty of impaired driving.
Sentencing was adjourned
until May 25.
A
44-year-old
male
pleaded guilty to breach
of a conditional sentence
order and was sentenced
to serve the rest of his sentence in custody. He also
entered into a peace bond
for one year.
A 68-year-old made a
court appearance with
charges of assault. A trial
date was set for June 22.
A 54-year-old man had
charges stayed in relation
to a domestic assault.
A 69-year-old male failed
to appear facing impaired
driving charges. A warrant
was issued and held until
May 25 where the matter
will be spoken to.
Proclamation
Acts of Green Working together to improve our environment.
National Nursing Week
May 11-17, 2009
915 SASKATCHEWAN CRESCENT WEST, SASKATOON
Overlooks the River & Gabriel Dumont Park
Professionally managed by
For more information
CALL 664-1250
or check our website: www.riversideterrace.ca
Whereas ... The town of Watrous is committed to the
health of its community;
And whereas ... Consumers are demanding services
that keep them healthy and injury-free;
And whereas ... Consumers also need safe hospital
services and competent care providers;
And whereas ... Registered nurses provide care wherever and whenever needed;
And whereas ... The first priority of registered nurses is
to care for and about people;
And whereas ... Registered nurses help the people of
Saskatchewan achieve health and wellness by promoting
health, preventing illness and providing illness care;
Therefore, I, Ed Collins, Mayor, hereby proclaim the week
of May 11 - 17, 2009 as “Nursing Week” in Watrous.
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A 47-year-old female
charged with impaired
operation of a motor
vehicle and driving with a
blood alcohol level in excess of 80 mg per cent was
scheduled to appear. The
accused failed to appear
and a warrant for her arrest was issued.
An 18-year-old male
made an appearance facing
two assault charges, three
charges of assault with a
weapon, and one charge of
mischief. All matters have
been adjourned until May
11.
A youth made an appearance facing five charges including theft, possession of stolen property,
arson damage to property
and arson disregard for
human life. The matter
was adjourned until May
11 to be spoken to.
Watrous needs the public’s assistance in solving the following crimes
Apr. 17 at 10:47 p.m., a
vehicle was seen spinning
out in front of a business
on Hwy. 2 in Watrous. The
vehicle is described as a
Chevy 4 x 4 half ton truck,
possibly with side rails.
The vehicle completed
two 360 turns and nearly
missed a trailer that was
parked in the lot of Success
RV’s. This type of reckless
disregard puts other users
of the highway and the
community at risk. If you
have any information in
relation to this please contact the Watrous RCMP at
306-946-3316.
Watrous and area have
been experiencing damages to road signs in many
of the rural municipalities. This includes pulling
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con’t from page 16;
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running over and defacing
road signs. If a collision
happens because of this
and someone is hurt or
killed, the person or persons responsible could face
serious charges under the
criminal code, which includes lengthy jail time.
The total cost so far in the
destruction of these signs
have been in excess of
$5,000. It is the tax payers
who pay the bill for this.
The Watrous RCMP also
urge people to call us if
you observe a suspicious
vehicles at anytime. Please
try to obtain plate numbers,
descriptions of drivers and
passengers.
The Watrous RCMP
would like the public’s assistance in solving a suspicious fire south of Plunkett
near Hwy. 365. In the early
morning hours of Apr. 19,
an abandoned residence
was set on fire. It is believed
that the person or persons
left in a half ton truck.
Sometime
overnight
between Apr. 16 and 17, a
vehicle parked in the alley
of the 300 block of Second
Ave. E. in Watrous had
the driver’s side window
smashed. If you have any
information in relation to
this, you are urged to call
the Watrous RCMP at 306946-3316 or if you wish to
remain anonymous please
call Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477.
Please take these next
tips seriously to protect
yourself from being a victim of a crime. If you can,
park under street lights
at night, have your keys
ready and in your hand be-
fore you go outside to your
vehicle. Remember criminals do not like lights! Motion lights are a low cost
alternative to having lights
on all night. If you leave for
holidays make sure someone you trust can keep
an eye on your residence.
Alarms and cameras are a
great deterrent for thieves.
Call the police if there is
a suspicious vehicle in the
area. Have a notepad and
pen ready and accessible to
write down licence plates,
descriptions of people,
vehicle’s etc.
T h e
Watrous RCMP would like
to remind residents to take
appropriate security measures and lock their vehicles
at night or, at the very
least, not keep valuables in
vehicles. There has been a
rash of thefts from vehicles
lately and the RCMP remind you that you are the
first line of defense in your
own property security.
Seatbelt challenge
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Motorists in the Saskatoon Health Region and
more specifically in the
Watrous area have been
issued a challenge. The
towns of Lanigan, Wadena,
Watrous and Wynyard will
go up against each other to
buckle up. Roadside activities took place to kick off
the SGI Seatbelt Challenge
with the winning communities to be announced
in December.
The challenge has been
implemented to improve
seatbelt use in rural Saskatchewan. The SGI Seatbelt Challenge will also
include public awareness
activities such as offering
rewards to people spotted wearing seatbelts,
engaging
community
FARM/RANCH/RECREATION
TOM NEUFELD
Sask Land Sales
(306)260-7838
RESCOM REALTY
katneufeld@sasktel.net
Viscount Acreage: 134 acres plus a 25 acre lake. 1246 sq. ft. house,
horsebarn, corrals, riding pen, greenhouse, garage, tree nursery, beautiful gardens/shelter belts. 1/2 mile off #16. Set up for horses, cattle,
B & B, market garden. Rental income from crop land.
Will sub divide into 2 parcels. $297,50000 MLS
Colonsay Acreage: 2 building sites 30 mins. east of Saskatoon.
Power, well, corrals, fencing, sloughs and bush.
#1 $68,50000 MLS - #2 $72,90000 MLS
Wakaw Acreage: 1364 sq. ft. home and a double attached garage
sits on 80 acres with rental income. Heated shop with more out buildings. 5 km to Wakaw. More land available. $189,90000 MLS
Call Tom Neufeld @ 306-260-7838
members to conduct seatbelt related activities and
distributing posters and
co-ordinating enforcement
activities.
Crown
Corporations
Minister Ken Cheveldayoff
said, “We know that seatbelts save lives. The issue
of low seatbelt use on rural
and First Nation roads is of
great concern. In the pilot
last year, all communities
that conducted the surveys
saw an increase in seatbelt
usage rates.”
In 2008, of fatalities on
rural roads, 58 per cent
involved unbelted occupants.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Saturday, June 6: Acreage Sale for Howard & Betty Butler. 10:00 am.
2 m. West of Hwy. 11 on Baker Road, South of Saskatoon. Featuring: Tractors,
vehicles, grain bins, machinery, tools, yard items, household & antiques.
Monday, June 8: Farm Sale for Maurice & Kay Hill. 11:00 am. 1/2 mile
South of Macrorie, SK. Featuring: Case 7110 MFWD, JD 4000, plus full line of
equipment, tools & shop items.
Saturday, June 13: Farm & Tractor Collector Sale for Bud & Debbie
Callaway. 10:00 am. 8 m. East of Davidson, SK. Featuring: Approx. 26 restored
tractors, stationary engines, some farm equipment, tools, yard items, household.
Monday, June 15: Farm Auction for J. Ken & Steff Schneider. 10:00
am. 11.5 m. West of Craik, SK. on grid 732. Featuring: 2001 Case 2388 Combine
w/1563 engine hrs., 1221 separator hrs., 1997 Case 8820 SP swather, plus full line
of equipment, tools & shop items.
Saturday, June 20: Farm Auction for Robert & Hazel Brown. 10:00 am.
1 m. North on Cemetary Rd., Lumsden, SK. Featuring: Full line of equipment,
Three Twister 1850 bus. bins, Two Twister 2500 bus. bins, Twister 3900 bus. bin,
Westeel 1950 bus. bin, tools & shop items.
Sunday, June 21: Acreage Sale for Elmer Romich. 10:00 am. Govan, SK.
Featuring: Completely & professionally redone 1954 Chev 3100 1/2 ton, 1939
MM RTS tractor and 1952 Cockshutt 30 tractor, plus 1985 27’ motorhome, 2001
Arctic Cat quad, yard items, tools, many antiques & collectibles.
Saturday, June 27: Acreage Sale for the Estate of Dora Hermanson.
10:00 am. 3 m. West on Hwy. 15, 1/2 m. North of Outlook, SK. Featuring: Six
4600 bus. Westeel hopper bins, 4000 bus. Westeel Hopper bin, 3300 bus. Westeel
flat bottom bin, older equipment, many antiques & collectibles, approx. 100 cast
seats, coal oil lamps, household & yard items.
Monday, June 29: Acreage Sale for KHS Enterprises (Ken Schuster).
10:00 am. 2.5 m. South of Markinch, SK. Featuring: Many old tractors &
vehicles, some running, others to be restored or for parts, plus tools & shop items.
MANZ’S AUCTIONEERING SERVICE
Box 578, Davidson, SK. S0G 1A0
Ph: 306-567-2990 • Fax: 306-567-2051 • Cell: 306-567-7411
Tim Manz, Prov. Lic #914036
www.manzauction.com email: timjanmanz@xplornet.com
The War Amps
We are
many
things
to many
people.
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CHAMP provides child
amputees with financial
assistance for artificial
limbs. Programs like
Matching Mothers,
JUMPSTART, and
WEBMASTERS offer
special help.
The War Amps...
a legacy of
“amputees
helping
amputees.”
For more information,
or to order your
2009 key tags, contact
The War Amps.
E-ZEE ACCESS:
TEL.: 1-800-250-3030
FAX: 1-800-219-8988
or visit our Web site at
www.waramps.ca
Charitable Registration No.:
13196 9628 RR0001
Want to share your opinion?
Give us your response to the
poll question on our website:
thewatrousmanitou.ca
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS
Stakeholder Organizations Invited to Register
for Presentations to the Chair
In April 2009, Dan Perrins was appointed Chair of the Future
of Uranium in Saskatchewan Public Consultation Process. He is
currently the Executive in Residence and Senior Policy Fellow at the
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of
Regina. Mr. Perrins was chosen to lead an independent consultation
process focused on the recommendations made by the Uranium
Development Partnership and submit his report to the provincial
government in August 2009.
Stakeholder organizations interested in presenting directly to Mr.
Perrins can register by calling toll free 1-877-791-4667 to schedule
a meeting on the following dates:
May 27
May 28
June 22
June 23
Prairieland Park, Hall E
Prairieland Park, Hall E
Travelodge South Hotel
Travelodge South Hotel
Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Regina
Regina
Travelling to the
U.S. this summer?
Get your passport before
June 1, 2009.
Registered stakeholder organizations are requested to submit
their written presentation prior to the Chair at least two working
days in advance of the meeting:
by mail: PO Box 7, Regina, SK, S4P 2Z5;
by email: dan.perrins@saskuranium.ca, or;
by fax: 1-306-787-3989
Stakeholder group meetings will be open to the public and all
presentations will be posted on the website.
For the dates and locations of public forums or to view
or receive a copy of the UDP report go to: www.saskuranium.ca
DON’T GET STUCK AT THE BORDER.
Visit Passport Canada’s website at www.passportcanada.gc.ca for details.
18 • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
THE WATROUS MANITOU
55+ Bowling windup
submitted by Betty Carlson
The 2008-09 bowling season for the seniors wound
down Apr. 14 with an afternoon of fun bowling and then
a banquet in the evening at the Coffee Cavern. The annual general meeting was followed by the awards being
handed out.
Bowlers of the year - Carol Austin and Hugh Crittenden
High average bowlers - Jake Martell and Shirley Martell
High triple - Ev Adams and Russell Henryk
High single - Carolyn MacNeill and Rudy Gross
Team of the year - The Happy Gang: June Reeves, Tom Jones,
Marg Gross, Hugh Crittenden and Mae Crittenden
Most improved bowlers - Bob Hamilton and Mae Crittenden
Calling all cars...
Calling all cars...
in progress!
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4-40
SPRING
SAVINGS
TRACTORS
‘90 JD 8760
‘95 FNH 8670
SEEDING
‘00 SeedHawk 4012 w/cart
‘97 Concorde 5410 w/cart
JD 777 Air Cart 160 bu.
HAYING
‘00 JD 566 R.B.
‘92 JD 535
2- JD 567 R.B.
COMBINES
3- JD 9860’s
2- JD 9610’s
3- JD 9600’s
‘03 JD 9650 STS
2- JD 9870’s
2- JD 9660 STS’s
4- JD 9760’s
‘98 CIH 2388
PLATFORMS
‘04 Honey Bee 36’ Draper
‘94 JD 930 Flex
‘84 JD 230 P/U Reel
SWATHERS
4
40
DAYS A WEEK
Save every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday until June 30th
% OFF
That’s right – up to 40% off every seat
Give your car, your wallet and
Mother Nature a break – ride STC.
Visit your STC agent or stcbus.com for details.
1-800-663-7181
Every seat on
every route
Everywhere
STC travels in
Saskatchewan
STC connects over 280
Saskatchewan communities.
Sale ends
June 30th
Discounts apply only to regular fares on scheduled STC routes in Saskatchewan. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Travel must be completed on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday between May 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009. Full details available at www.stcbus.com.
‘07 MacDon 2940 30’
‘97 Premier 1900 30’PTO
JD 4895 30’
CIH 730 30’ PTO
MISCELLANEOUS
‘04 Brandt Bale Processor
w/grain tank ................... $14,900
‘03 Highline 7000HD Processor.......$9,900
‘01 Brandt Bale Processor ..............$9,900
Brandt 15 X 85 Conveyor ................$9,900
Wawinga 510 Grain Vac .................$2,900
Bourgault 750 Grain Cart ............. $27,900
Brandt 774 Grain Cart ................. $31,900
SPRING HOURS
Monday - Friday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
CLOSED
Watrous, SK
Ph: 946-3362
Fax: 946-3898
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 19
Notices and Classifieds
PLACING
ADVERTISING
ALL CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING IS
PREPAID: WE ACCEPT
CASH, CHEQUES, VISA,
MC AND DEBIT.
You can reach us by
phone: 306.946.3343
fax: 306.946.2026
email:
watrous.manitou
@sasktel.net
mail: Box 100,
Watrous, SK S0K 4T0
DEADLINE:
Wednesday 5 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE:
All classified advertising, unless listed below, is $5 for the
first 25 words, plus 20¢ per
word thereafter. Subsequent
weeks are half price when
ordered with first insertion.
Number of insertions must
be stated with order, and
there will be no refunds for
cancellations. We take no
responsibility for errors in
ads taken by phone or sent
handwritten, or those with
errors after the first insertion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/
CONGRATULATORY:
(special community rates)
Birth .................... classified rate
Birth/birthday/grad/
engagement/shower/
wedding/anniversary/family
reunion/new employee/
retirement:
• article, no pic..................... $20
• one-col pic & cutline ...... $20
• two-col pic & cutline ...... $35
• two-col pic & article ....... $50
Memoriam ....... classified rate
• with one-col pic ............... $20
• with two-col pic ............... $35
Obituary................................ $25
• with one-col pic ............... $30
• with two-col pic ............... $45
Classified Displays:
Make your ad
JUMP
off the page!
Placed in a box;
may include logo,
special text formatting, etc.
Inserted under the
heading of your choice.
$7.84 per column inch.
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY:
Inform customers about your
business or service. Rates
are $20/month or $75/six
months for up to 50 words.
BLANKET ADVERTISING:
Reach 85 newspapers across
the province, with a combined circulation of almost
370,000 with one phone call.
Place your ad through the
Watrous Manitou by Tuesday
noon for the following week’s
insertion. Prices start at $209.
Need more direct targeting?
Try one or two zones only for
$86 or $123 respectively.
ENHANCE YOUR
ADVERTISING WITH A
RESPONSE BUILDER!
CAPITALIZE, bold, underline,
centre or otherwise enhance
your blanket ad! Prices start
at $259. Contact the Watrous
Manitou.
DEATH NOTICE
TOTH,
Steve
Steve Toth, aged 95 years, passed away at Lanigan
Hospital on Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
At Steve’s request there will be no funeral service.
A private family gravesite event will be held at a future
date.
Memorial donations directed to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation or St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery would be appreciated.
Fotheringham-McDougall Funeral Service of Watrous and Nokomis was in care of arrangements.
OBITUARY
MURDOCK,
Donald Roy
Donald Murdock, aged 83 years, passed away at
Manitou Lodge, Watrous on Friday, April 24, 2009.
Don was born to parents Roy and May Murdock
November 22, 1925 in Regina, Sask. His early years were
spent on the farm at Tregarva, Sask. He attended school
at Amazon, Ridgeford and Watrous. Upon leaving school,
Don joined the army. After returning from the army he
was employed in several positions. He spent 27 years in
the hardware business, 20 of those years with Claffy’s
Hardware and several years in partnership with his
brother Russell and Joe Bourgeault. Don married Rosella Peters in 1961. He operated a General Store in Viceroy,
had a barber shop in Watrous and worked for the Watrous Co-op. Don went into the
painting business in 1970 and served Watrous and area until almost his 80th birthday
when he retired for health reasons. Don was interested in sports, played and watched
hockey, played ball, curled and was a distance runner. He spent many years assisting in
figure skating and taking part in ice shows in Watrous and area. Don loved berry picking and gardening. He loved animals and had a special pet dog “Bear” for 13 years.
Don is survived by his loving wife Rosella of 48 years; son Kevin (Rosalie); grandchildren Matthew, Julie and Johnathan; great grandchildren Pamela, Chris and Jordan; sister Dorothy Smith and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents Roy and May Murdock, brother Russell and
sister-in-law Jessie Murdock.
Funeral service was held at Watrous United Church on May 1 conducted by Rev.
Alison West.
Pallbearers were Ervin Gross, Ray Webb, Noble Murdock, Lyle Smith, Larry Doetzel and Eli Cenaiko. Carol Gross and Joan Harding were register attendants. Eulogy
was given by Don Campbell. Janice Siegfried was the soloist accompanied by Sarah
Gregory. Organist was Elva Turner.
Interment followed at Watrous Cemetery.
Memorial donations directed to Manitou Lodge would be appreciated.
Fotheringham-McDougall Funeral Service of Watrous and Nokomis was in care of
arrangements.
IN MEMORIAM
CARD OF THANKS
CARLSON - James, May 14,
2008:
Thank you for expressions
of sympathy through phone
calls, visits, cards and food
brought to us following the
death of our brother and uncle Don Murdock.
- Dorothy Smith and family
Remembered, loved and
missed.
- Love mom and dad.
MacCONNEL - Christine,
mother, grandma and great
grandma, who passed away
May 12, 1973:
Time slips by but memories
stay
Quietly remembered day by
day.
Happy thoughts of time
together
Memories that will last
forever.
- Lovingly remembered, Frances and family.
MARTIN - In loving remembrance of our dear departed
family members: dad and
grandfather Robert Martin
Sr. 1968; mom and grandmother Isobel Martin 1985;
brother and uncle John
1984; brother and uncle Bob
Martin 2000; sister and aunt
Ethel Jeffrey 2006:
Time slips by but memories
stay
Quietly remembered every
day
Happy thoughts of times
together
Those memories will last
forever.
- Loved and remembered
always, by all your family.
TINGEY - Dorothy, who
passed away May 13, 1989:
We miss you.
- Dearly loved by family and
friends.
AUCTIONS
BORDER CITY SPRING
Classic Antique and Collectible Auction. May 23, 10
a.m. Kitscoty Community
Hall. Approx. 500 + lots. Visit
bodnarusauctioneering.com
or call (306) 227-9505.
NOTICES
KORTE SISTERS NEW album available in Watrous at
Main Street Gifts and Manitou Springs Giftware. Ph.
682-3959./18-3p
DR. JUDITH JANZEN AS
HER own Sask. trial lawyer
story: google blog as Three
Dead Words and/or type domain name:
saskjust-us.
reviewsit.net /18-6p
DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA (DUC) is searching for
local landowners who would
be interested in participating
in our conservation easement program. The easement would only apply to the
native and wetland acres on
a given parcel of land. DUC
pays a percentage of fair
market value for the easements. DUC is also interested in purchasing lands which
possess a large number of
wetlands and native areas.
For more information on DUC
programs call Gerry Letain,
Conservation Programs Specialist, Ducks Unlimited Canada 306-752-2792./16-3c
NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STOKKE,
Signe Amanda
Signe Stokke, aged 103 years, of Calgary passed
away peacefully on Friday, April 3, 2009.
Signe was born in Moose Jaw, Sask. on November
24, 1905. Her parents Thomas and Petrina Stokke, originally from Norway, homesteaded 1 1/2 half miles west
of Venn, Sask. Signe had two brothers Palmer (born in
Tofield, Alta.) and John (born in Stonewall, Man.). Her
father Thomas was a railroad contractor with several
large contracts from Saskatoon west to the Crow’s Nest
division. In 1913, Thomas settled the family on the homestead near Venn. Signe attended elementary school at
Venn and then Outlook College and later a business college. In 1928, at the age of 23 she commenced employment
and had a career in banking with the Bank of Montreal for 39 years. Signe retired in
1967 and was residing in Calgary until her passing, having enjoyed her retirement for
42 years.
Signe is survived by nieces and nephews, Mildred (Howard) MacConnel, Terry
(Rowna) Stokke, Joyce (Chuck) MacDonald, Bob (Bonnie) Stokke, Dale (Carol) Stokke,
Howard (Mary-Ann) Stokke, Lois Stokke and their families, sisters-in-law Ellen Stokke and Ellen Manson and numerous cousins in Canada and Norway.
She was predeceased by her parents Thomas and Petrina Stokke, brothers Palmer
and John and a nephew Ken Stokke.
Funeral service was held at Fotheringham’s Funeral Chapel on May 2 conducted by
Rev. Alison West.
Urnbearer was David MacConnel. Cameron Stokke was register attendant. Ushers
were Shane Stokke and Greg Stokke. Dale Stokke gave the eulogy. Soloist was Terrilee
Stokke.
Interment followed at Venn Cemetery.
Memorial donations directed to Venn Cemetery or Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Saskatchewan would be appreciated.
In living memory of Signe Stokke, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial
Park by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes of Calgary, Alta.
Fotheringham-McDougall Funeral Service of Watrous and Nokomis was in care of
arrangements.
In the Estate of Avis Jean Simmons, late of Saskatoon,
in the Province of Saskatchewan, retired, deceased.
ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified
by Statutory Declaration and with particulars and
valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the
undersigned before June 19, 2009.
William P. Langen
Stevenson, Hood, Thornton, Beaubier
500 -123, 2nd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK S7K 7E6
SERVICES
T’S ROOFING
Take advantage of
15% tax
credit and
reshingle
today!
Free estimates.
Call 306-231-8584
18-3p
JOHAN KLASSEN, I AM NEW
in the area and am looking for
drywalling jobs, roofing and
hanging ceilings, steel and
vinyl siding, odd jobs, landscaping and painting. Have
lots of experience. Ph. 2592230, johan.klassen@yahoo.
ca /18-4p
DEVILS LAKE TRENCHING.
Trackhoe and gravel truck.
Ph. Jim Crawford 836-2152
or 946-7577 cell./10-24p
17-2c
SERVICES
CHAMP’S CORRAL CLEANING and Bobcat Services,
Viscount, Sask. Coming to
a field near you! Now taking
bookings for spring. Call Ivan
for details. Home 944-2743,
cell 231-6300./11-10p
BASCHAK
CONSTRUCTION. New homes, kitchen,
bath, room and home renovations. Journeyman carpenter.
Call Darrell at 946-4112./325p
A HEAD OF STYLES, 310 8th
Ave. E., Watrous. Hair cutting;
styling; ear piercing (incl. earrings); waxing and eyelash
dying. Ph. Barbara McDonald
946-2422 for appt./8tfc
RON’S CARPENTRY, Watrous. For renovations, repairs, new construction. Ph.
Ron Frey, 946-2638./13tfc
ROD BURKITT CUSTOM
grain hauling. Ph. 946-2983
or 946-7601./13tfc
20 • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
THE WATROUS MANITOU
SERVICES
HELP WANTED
FOR SALE
RECREATION VEHICLES
REAL ESTATE
LIVESTOCK SERVICES
DUMONT HOME SERVICE.
Dealer for Whirlpool, Inglis,
Maytag and Kitchen Aid appliances. Local sales and service. Now accepting Sears
Card, Mastercard and Visa.
Call 946-3800./42-48p
DENTAL RECEPTIONIST:
One year term position available. Efficiency with Microsoft
Word/Excel required. Administrative certificate or equivalent
experience required. Will train
a fast learner with excellent
computer skills. Duties include,
but are not limited to: patient
and insurance billing, collections and pre-authorizations;
maintain patient records and
office files; composing letters
and referrals; maintain recall
system; meet and greet patients; maintain confidentiality
and schedule appointments.
Fax resume to 306-682-4493
or drop off at Humboldt Smiles
Dental Studios in the mall.
Include three references and
cover letter. Only those selected for further consideration
will be contacted./18-3p
BEAUTYREST QUEEN SIZE
bed. Good condition. Ph. 2592121./18-2p
21’ 5TH WHEEL. TORSION
suspension. Located near
Manitou Beach. For more information phone 343-7376 or
280-4998./17-3p
FARM HOUSE FOR SALE
for reno/demolition. New
windows, bay, bow, furnace,
A/C, oak cupboards, fixtures, sinks, oak hdwd, bath
fixtures, gas fp insert. Too
much to list, must see. 306962-4126
GALLAGHER
POWER
FENCING dealer for all your
electric fencing needs. Call
Howard and Lucille Toews at
946-2490./13tfc
CUSTOM GRAIN AND FERTILIZER hauling. McIntosh
Trucking, Simpson. Ph. 8362034, cell 567-7506./46tfc
LONG LAKE TRUCKING,
Imperial, Sask. Custom hauling of grain, fertilizer and hay.
Ph. 963-2726 or cell 5677100./13tfc
CARPET
CLEANING
Free Estimates!
Call Les Jones
946-3991 13tfc
HOPE FLOATS SERVICES
- Nancy Gray. Field diagnostics in disease and insects;
spray drift and hail insurance
analysis; feed test probes
and ration balancing; business planning and rotations.
Please call 946-3135 after 5
p.m. or 946-8107 (cell)./13tfc
HOME HANDYMAN - SMALL
renos, repairs inside and
out, etc. Call Jeff Dyck 9464119./46tfc
PRO PAINTER/HANDYMAN
for all your painting (includes
house painting, signs, lettering and murals!), reno and
fix-up needs. References.
Ongoing exhibition of art
work at Coffee Cavern; art
cards for sale! Call Michael at
946-3676. Visit Gallery Gaudet at www.ArtAffectsDesign.
com/13tfc
WATROUS CARPET CARE.
For all your carpet and upholstery cleaning call Lonnie
946-3674, cell 946-8818./8tfc
Room and Board
Mandal House
Located next to
Watrous Union Hospital
• private room
• home cooked meals
• laundry provided
• home care available
• starting at $775/month
Ph. Angela 946-3116
Write to Box 939
Watrous, Sk. S0K 4T0
13tfc
HAMMERJAMMER: CARPENTER and musician.
Small additions, basement
renovations, decks, fences,
vinyl siding, window and door
installations,
baseboards,
casing and more. Also “One
Man Band” available for
house parties and special
functions. Call Gene at 9462120./46tfc
SAW
SHARPENING
All circular blades
including carbide and
chainsaw chains
LORNE JONES
946-3991 13tfc
REGISTERED DENTAL ASSISTANT: Full time position
available immediately. Mon.,
Tues. in Humboldt, Sask. office
and Wed., Thurs. in Watrous,
Sask. office. Fax resume to
306-682-4493 or drop off
at Humboldt Smiles Dental
Studios in the mall. Include
three references and cover
letter. Only those selected for
further consideration will be
contacted./18-3p
RITE WAY MANUFACTURING has full-time positions
open for all personnel including welders and assemblers.
Forklift experience an asset.
Forward resume or apply in
person to Imperial, Sask. Fax
306-963-2660 or email info@
ritewaymfg.com /13tfc
WATROUS DRYCLEANERS
needs a part-time delivery
driver. Ph. 946-3350./13tfc
HOUSEKEEPING
WITH
some front desk work at
Manitou Nu-Inn. Ph. 9463350./13tfc
FULL-TIME
LABOURERS
with mechanical abilities,
painters and welders with at
least two years experience.
Call Arc Welding, Colonsay
255-2112 or fax resume to
255-2113./13tfc
HOUSEKEEPER REQUIRED at the Sundown Motel.
May require shift work or
nights. Excellent remuneration and working conditions.
Call Bill 946-4040./13tfc
CAREER TRAINING
CLASS 1A TRUCK DRIVER
Training Ltd. Expand your career opportunities! Class 1,3
and air brake programs. 25th
year serving Saskatchewan
SGI, BBB, STTA-Certified
1-888-70-TEACH (83224) /
www.class1a.ca.
1995 YAMAHA OUTBOARD
motor 15 hp, 2 stroke. $300.
Ph. 946-3965./18-3p
10 BEEHIVES; SOME WITH
combs, as well as a honey
extractor. Ph. 946-3920./172p
GOURLEY PIANO IN GOOD
condition.
No
chipped
keys. Estate sale. Ph. 9444431./16-3p
UNDERGROUND
POLY
water tank. 1,320 gallons.
Can also be used for liquid
fertilizer. 8’ x 12’ x 3’ high.
$500. Ph. 946-2662./16tfc
CANE DEVELOPMENTS &
DUMONT HOME SERVICES
stoves $150 up fridges $125 up
washers $250 dryers $150
air cond. $150 7.5 cu. ft. freezer
$125
All Guaranteed/Delivery and Install
Lorne 946-3991
Melvin 946-3800
13tfc
FIREWOOD FOR SALE.
Jack pine cut and split. Ph.
365-2599./13tfc
CORNER TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT centre. Holders on each side for CDs,
two glass doors on the bottom, shelves for DVD player
and home theatre unit. Asking $100 obo. Call 946-2039
after 6 p.m./13tfc
OFFICE SUPPLIES: receipt
books, purchase order books,
invoice pads, statement pads,
adding machine tape. The
Watrous Manitou, 309 Main
St. Watrous. 946-3343.
BISON MEAT - GRASS FED,
all-natural bison meat for
sale. Tracy 946-3863./13tfc
CULLIGAN BOTTLED water,
delivery available. Cooler
rentals and sales. MCI Sales,
946-3441./13tfc
STEAM-DISTILLED DRINKING water produced and
dispensed at Diehl Tire since
1996. Self-serve./13tfc
XPLORNET
SATTELITE
HIGH speed Internet now
available anywhere you live
in Canada. Bell Expressvu
and Star Choice satellite systems for sale. Free programming promotions have been
extended. Call Dwayne at
Satellite Plus 946-2828./13tfc
WHY PAY MORE ELSEWHERE? “Everyday low
price.” All major appliances
selling at cost + $10. Watrous
Furniture, 946-3542./13tfc
WANTED
LOOKING FOR AN ACREAGE/farm to board my horse.
Would like corral for first
month, pasture for remaining
months. Must be within 15
minute drive from Watrous.
Please contact Hilary at 9463316./16-3c
MASSEY #36 DISCERS.
Will pay up to $100; will pick
up. Andrew, 946-9669, 2594923./13tfc
HELP WANTED
FOR SALE
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE
to clean businesses, approximately 2 to 3 hours/
night, certain nights of the
week. If interested, please
call 946-2469 and leave a
message./18-4p
FREEZER; SEARS KENMORE, 21.7 cu.ft. 7 years
old, works good, it is just too
large for us. Asking $300. Ph.
259-4562 or 946-9969./183p
FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
cooks required at Blue Horizon Cafe. Apply within. Ph.
306-241-2833./18-4p
GARDEN SHED 4’ x 7’. 505
4th Ave. E, Watrous. Ph. 9462889./18-2p
DUAL PANE BAY WINDOW
75 1/2” w x 59” h; 4 year old
L-shaped mahogany kitchen
cupboards 8’9” w x 14’ l; trundle bed. Ph. 963-2669./18-4p
VEHICLES FOR SALE
1984 BUICK REGAL 4
DOOR, 305, a/c/t, good
mechanical condition. $500
firm. Call 946-2477./18-6p
1997 MONTE CARLO LS 2
dr., auto, 3.1 litre, V6, a/t/c,
p/w, p/l, p/t, new battery. Very
low mileage 77,000 km. Mint
condition. Ph. 946-2564 after
6 p.m./17-2p
SOLD
2003 CHEVY SILVERADO
4.3 litre, V6, 220,000 km, 4
door extendacab. Very good
condition. $8,500. Ph. 9464077./17-2p
Get excellent results with a classified
word ad. Place yours today.
RECREATION VEHICLES
2007 YAMAHA Y7FR6. LOTS
of upgrades. Black/dark grey.
9,000 km. Great condition.
Asking $8,000. Call Tyler
946-8472./18-2p
1993 FLEETWOOD WILDERNESS 29.5 5th wheel
bunk-bed model. Brand new:
fridge (warranty), awning,
laminate floor, blinds, propane tanks, battery. Other
features: a/c, microwave,
queen bed, tub/shower, lots
of storage. Can email photos.
$10,000
firm.
946-7855
weekdays; 946-3982 evenings and weekends./17tfc
1978 26’ CLASS C WINNEBAGO Model MB400 Dodge
440. Asking $6,500. 2-door
dual (110/propane) fridge, 4
burner stove with oven, A &
E awning, 6 gallon hot water
heater, forced air ducted
heating, automatic starting
furnace, 50 lb. built-in propane tank. Julius Vanthuyne
836-2011./16-3p
1986 27 1/2’ PROWLER
5th wheel. $4,900. Ph. 9463376./16-4c
SOLD
YAMAHA 350 QUAD. 6,600
kms. Good condition. $2,500.
963-2622./16-3p
REAL ESTATE
2 - 50’ x 107’ LOTS AT MANITOU Beach. Fully serviced.
Call Kevin 946-3909./18tfc
403 1ST AVE., YOUNG,
SASK. 3 bdrm, 2 bathroom,
1 1/2 storey home. Ready to
move into. Newer HEF, WH.
central a/c. Finished basement. Double detached insulated and electric heated garage. Fully landscaped back
yard complete with cherry
trees. $89,900 MLS®. 320
Grand Ave., Young, Sask.
Great value! 684 sq. ft. 2
bdrm starter or retirement
home. Private yard. Single
detached garage, RV parking. $47,900 MLS®. Bishop
Farm, NW of Young, Sask.
Home quarter with a 60’ x
100’ riding arena with an attached 26’ x 32’ horse barn,
28’ x 40’ barn and a 40’ x 60’
zipperlock quonset. 1,110
sq. ft. bungalow. $224,900
MLS®. Call Ed Bobiash at
RE/MAX, Saskatoon 306222-7770./17-9c
LANIGAN ACREAGE, 40
acres, 2,200 sq. ft. house, 40’
x 60’ energy efficient workshop, 51’ x 124’ quonset. Well
treed. For more information
go to www.saskhouses.com
Ph. 306-682-4991./16-4p
1,440 SQ. FT. 3 BDRM BUNGALOW in Watrous. Master
bedroom features 3/4 bath
and walk-in closet. Sunken
living room, formal dining
room with hardwood floors.
Large kitchen with island,
built-in stove and oven. Main
floor laundry. Developed
basement with family room,
bedroom/office,
two-piece
bath (shower roughed-in)
and storage room. Heated
double attached garage. C/A,
C/vac, carbon filter. Asking
price $280,000. Call 9462188, no answer leave a
message./15tfc
HOUSE ON 212 HALL ST.,
Manitou Beach with adjacent
lot #210. For details call 9462684 evenings./15-4p
LANE REALTY CORP.
For your buying or
selling needs contact:
Stan Hall
(306) 725-7826
LANE REALTY CORP.
Saskatchewan’s Farm & Ranch Specialists
Ph: (306) 569-3380 Fax: (306) 569-3414
www.lanerealtycorp.com
13tfc
FOR RENT
2 BDRM FULLY-FURNISHED
apartments in Young. $650/
mo. (includes heat and water).
Ph. 306-259-2250./13tfc
BACHELOR SUITE NOW
available in Allan Seniors
Residence. Open to all. Call
Pam 944-4331./17-4c
PASTURE PIPELINE SYSTEMS. Tired of hauling water
to your cattle? We can install
1 1/2” and 2” pipeline to your
pastures. Improved health,
weight gains, reduced foot
rot. Complete installation
of shallow buried pipeline.
Call Howard Ganske phone
204-529-2464 (cell 204-8257592) or email hlganske@
xplorenet.com
LARGE 3 BDRM FURNISHED
apartment
in
Watrous. Ph. 946-3350./13tfc
ONE OR TWO BDRM
APARTMENTS available in
Watrous. Ph. 946-3674, cell
946-8818./8tfc
ROYAL SUITES IN YOUNG,
air cond., satellite TV, full
kitchen. Daily, weekly, monthly rates. Ph. 259-2248./13tfc
HOUSES FOR RENT. 1, 2,
3 and 4 bdrm homes available. Vacancies vary. Contact us for your needs. 9462224./13tfc
FARMLAND FOR SALE,
RENT OR TENDER
WANTED: PASTURE LAND
to purchase or rent. Phone
946-7946./17-3p
FARM MACHINERY
FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE: IH 606 TRACTOR with 3-point hitch, 60
hp, PTO and dual hydraulics.
$2,500. Ph. 963-2622./16-3p
FEED AND SEED
BUY OR SELL YOUR GRAIN
with rayglen.com or call 1-800RAYGLEN. That’s 1-800-7294536./33-48c
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE
REGISTERED YEARLING
and 2-year-old polled Hereford Bulls. Good blood lines.
Phone
Terry
259-4416,
Young, Sask./17-4p
SIMMENTAL BULLS: polled,
red, yearlings and 2-year-old.
Can email pictures. Prairie
View Simmentals. C & J Nelson, Stalwart 963-2517./164p
A GOOD SELECTION OF
2-year-old purebred black
Angus bulls. Call David or
Pat at 963-2639, Imperial,
Sask./8-12p
STEEL BUILDINGS
BUILDING
SALE!...
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30X40 $8,990. 35X50
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50x100 $27,900. OTHERS!
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TENDERS
Saskatchewan
Ministry of
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Services
Government
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Equipment
Sale
for a list of items see
www.SaskSurplus.ca
SALE OPENS:
Wednesday, May 13,
2009, 8:00 a.m. CST
CLOSING DATE:
Wednesday, May 20,
2009, 10:00 a.m. CST
Bid forms available at
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THE WATROUS MANITOU
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Bioriginal Food and Science
is looking for Plant Operators
for our oilseed extraction
facility. The position is
24hour/5day shift rotation.
Starting wages are $12-$13
to start with $1.50 shift
premium for evenings/nights.
Please submit resumes to:
102 Melville St, Saskatoon,
SK
S7J 0R1. Fax:
306-242-3829. Email to
hr@bioriginal.com
CALL FOR ARTISTS
CARFAC SASK
needs mentors and
trainees for a visual arts
mentorship
program from
September 2009 to
June 2010.
Mentors should be
experienced,
professional artists.
Trainees must
be adults and not
registered as students.
Both must be
Saskatchewan
residents. Mentors
receive $2500; trainees
receive $300 for
expenses.
Deadline
July 15, 2009..
(306)522-9788,
programs@carfac.sk.ca,
www.carfac.sk.ca
Employees found.
Careers made.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 21
FARM HELP! We help you
find the right employee or
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Check out www.agriemployalberta.com for more
nformation. Call Tony @ Ag
Employment 1-403-732-4295.
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Pasquia Publishing, Tisdale,
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advertising sales experience
preferred. Must have good
communication & computer
skills, a valid drivers license
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Salary commensurate with
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pub@sasktel.net by May 22/09
HELP WANTED
Manitou Springs Hotel &
Mineral Spa requires people
in the following positions:
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Janitorial and Front Desk.
Call Kurt 306-946-2233.
NEED CABLE TV, HIGH
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Our Large Farm Team needs
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experience required, Class
1A an asset. Please send
resume to fax 306-778-3938
or email amberfield@sasktel.net.
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TTY: 1-800-255-4786
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Regina, Sask.
www.sherwoodhome.ca
MOBILE HOMES
“HASSLE FREE” Buy thru us
and we’ll deliver as well.
Delivery can be as soon as
4-6 weeks. Check out our
website @ integritymovers.ca
for floorplan descriptions or
call John at 204-362-3735 or
888-416-0034.
Sam’s Mobile Homes: We
pay top dollar for used 14’ &
16’ mobile homes. We sell
good quality, used homes for
great prices. Call John
Becker 306-781-4130 Pilot
Butte, SK.
PERSONALS
DATING SERVICE. LongTerm/Short-Term
Relationships,
FREE
CALLS.1-877-297-9883.
Exchange voice messages,
voice mailboxes.1-888-5346984. Live adult casual
conversations - 1 on 1,
1-866-311-9640, Meet on
chat-lines. Local Single
Ladies.1-877-804-5381(18+)
DOG LOVERS! Enjoy
a healthy & profitable
career as a professional
dog trainer. Government
accredited program: student
loans & grants available. EI
may pay your tuition and all
expenses - ask us how! Ben
Kersen & The Wonderdogs.
www.wonderdogs.bc.ca.
1-800-961-6616.
RECREATIONAL PROPERTY
Fishing outfitter leases for
sale on Herbert & Grove
Lakes. The last virgin leases
left in Northern, SK. Chance
of a lifetime to start your own
lodge! Serious inquiries only.
Call Allan @ 278-7159.
SERVICES
A CRIMINAL RECORD?
Have trouble getting a job or
travelling to the U.S.? We’ll
clear your name. Better
Business Bureau Certified.
Pardons/Waivers Toll-Free
1-800-507-8043,
www.pardongranted.ca.
IN-STORE SERVICES:
A retail outlet for stationery and office supplies.
A personal and commercial printwork
location and weekly newspaper serving Watrous,
Manitou Beach and area since 1933.
Robin and Nicole Lay, publishers
• Colour and black/white photocopying
• Firearm Acquisition Certificate photographs
• Colour and black/white photo reprints • Typesetting • Laminating
• Cutting • Faxing • Scanning/Emailing
A trusted and reliable source for news, sports and weather;
if it’s happening in the community, it’s in the pages of the Watrous Manitou
Phone (306) 946-3343 • Fax (306) 946-2026 • Email watrous.manitou@sasktel.net • 309 Main Street, Box 100, Watrous, SK S0K 4T0
22 • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009
THE WATROUS MANITOU
Business and Community Directory
* Accountants
D&R
ACCOUNTING
Personal & Corporate Tax
Bookkeeping
Farm - Business Planning
CAIS Applications
* Computers
* Custom Apparel
* Financial Services
BERGEN COMPUTERS. Serving
Watrous and area for over 16
years. Gary Bergen, B.Sc. Sales,
service, networks, website and
graphic design. 311 8th Ave. E.,
Watrous. 946-2061. www.bergen
computers.com /13-48c
M.C.I. SALES LTD. Caps, jackets, jerseys custom made with your
business, school and team logo-screen printed or embroidered.
Trophies, plaques and custom engraving. All done in house. Call
946-3441./18-24c
SHARON CRITTENDEN, Certified Financial Planner. Retirement, estate and financial consulting, business plans, GIC’s,
RRSP, Mutual Funds and other
investments. Box 239 (306) 9632022 Imperial, Sask. S0G 2J0./
17-24p
* Dentists
* Concrete
Bill Riach, CFP
Cheryl Bryksa, CA
WATROUS CONCRETE for all
your concrete and gravel needs crushed rock, sand and fill gravel.
Ph. 946-2040, Gerald 946-2392,
Brad 946-2146./17-24c
Phone: 946-2176
or 528-2032
bill@riachfinancial.ca
9-48c
LEWIS AGENCIES LTD.: William
E. (Bill) Lewis, B.Comm., CGA
and Sharon Crittenden, CFP; Box
239, Imperial, Sask. S0G 2J0; 1306-963-2022; Toll Free 1-800667-8911./17-24p
* Construction/
General Contractors
General Contracting
• commercial
• residential
• agricultural
• concrete work
• insurance work
• renovations
•• FREE ESTIMATES! ••
Over 31 years
in business!
Call Dan 946-2465
Finding the
right answer
starts here.
Chartered Accountants
and Business Advisors
682.2673
mnp.ca
5-48c
5-48c
MYRNA McIVOR, CGA. Financial
Stmts, Corporate & Personal Income Tax, Monthly Bookkeeping.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watrous Insurance Brokers, 107 Main
St., Watrous, Sask. Ph. 1-888384-7494./19-24c
* Automotive
MELRON SERVICES
Watrous, Sask.
Trenching, land clearing,
excavating, demolition,
gravel hauling.
Trailer sales
E Z MUV PACKERS
We carry rock, topsoil and gravel
for all your landscaping needs.
Shop 306-946-2256
Cell 306-946-7834
Fax 306-946-234817-4c
ARMORTHANE, FORMERLY
Chippy Auto Appearance Centre.
Sprayed-in truck bedliners; vehicle graphics; vehicle advertising
and signage; power polishing. 110
3rd Ave. W., Watrous. 946-4141,
toll free 1-888-746-4141./17-24c
“The name says it all.”
* Butcher Shop
For all your
building needs, by
experienced personnel.
MODEL MEATS
112 Main St.
Watrous
946-3335
• Custom Cutting
• Slaughtering • Curing
• Homemade Sausage
5-48c
* Cleaning & Restoration
CLEANING & RESTORATION SPECIALISTS LTD.
We Can Help
Certified & Professional Solutions for:
Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning, Furnace Duct Cleaning,
Emergency Water Damage Restoration,
Fire/Smoke Damage Restoration, Mold Remediation
INSTITUTE
of
INSPECTION
CLEANING
and
RESTORATION
CERTIFICATION
Certified Firm
CALL TO BOOK 682-1999
24/7 EMERGENCY CALL 231-9292
www.actionhelps.com
18-48c
These are the local
businesses and services
upon whom you call for
donations and assistance
for community events
and sports teams. Show
them your support in
return by shopping
locally!
General Contractors
946-2549, Watrous, SK
for a free estimate
WATROUS DENTAL CENTRE, 107
3rd Ave. E. Dr. Michele Ackerman.
Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs., 8:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ph. 946-2131 (in
Emergency, 946-3452)/46-24c
Water & Sewer Contractors
Excavating - Demolition
Sand - Gravel - Rock - Topsoil
5-48c
* Convenience Stores
PIP'S
946-2666/946-2680
• Open 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily
• Gas, Diesel, Lotto
• Large Selection of Confectionery
Hwy. 2 & Main, Watrous
5-48c
ADVERTISING deadline for
each Monday’s paper is the
previous Wednesday at 5 p.m.
* Copying
FOR ALL YOUR
COPYING NEEDS
colour and
black/white
pricing in store
309 Main Street, Watrous
Ph: 946-3343
FOTHERINGHAM
McDOUGALL FUNERAL SERVICE: Earl Mosewich, Marianne
Mosewich and Allan Mosewich.
Ph. 946-3334, Watrous Nokomis, Sask./17-24c
* Government
* Electrical
Box 1077
102 Washington St.
Davidson, Sask. S0G 1A0
Arm River-Watrous
Constituency
Phone: (306) 567-2843
Toll Free:
1-800-539-3979
Fax: (306) 567-3259
www.gregbrkich.ca
17-4c
* Income Tax
H & R BLOCK. Della Hill, Mgr.,
Watrous. Bus.: 946-3585; Res.:
963-2731./17-24c
* Financial Services
* Insurance
• Estate Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Group Benefit Plans
(health, dental & insurance)
• Individual & Family
Health & Dental Plans
5-48c
QUADRUS INVESTMENT SERVICES Ltd. and Great-West Life.
Todd Isherwood, Financial Security Advisor, Investment Representative. Mutual funds - RRSPs,
RRIFs, RESPs, Segregated Fund
policies, Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Disability Insurance, Group Benefit Plans, Individual Health Plans. Access to London Life Mortgage broker. Phone
306-946-2748, fax 306-946-2779,
toddish@sask tel.net./25-48c
TRI-CENTRAL INSURANCE
INC. Grain Insurance, Germania
Mutual, Sask. Mutual, Home,
Auto, Commercial, Farm, Hail,
Blue Cross, GMS. Ph. 836-4446,
Simpson; 963-2004 Imperial
(Wed.); or 946-2864, Watrous./
17-4c
WATROUS INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Motor Licence Issuer; Agent for SGI-Canada,
Wawanesa, Mennonite Mutual,
Sask. Mutual, Red River Mutual,
Home, Farm, Commercial, Auto,
Hail, Life, Mutual Funds, Sickness and Accident. Hours: Mon.
- Fri. 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.
- 12, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Ph. 9463655./17-24c
* Investments
RIACH
FINANCIAL
Financial Planning
Retirement
Tax & Estate Planning
RRSP, RRIF, RESP
Insurance
(Life, Disability,
Critical Illness,
Long Term Care)
Bill Riach, CFP
bill@riachfinancial.ca
Phone: 946-2176
or 866-528-2032
9-48c
Mon. to Fri. 11-4
gibneylaw@gmail.com42-48p
MacDERMID LAMARSH, Barristers and Solicitors 320-728
Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, Sask. Ph. (306) 652-9422,
Fax (306) 242-1554./8-24c
5-4c
Greg Brkich, MLA
John Gunderson, CFP
946-3022 Watrous, Sk.
For appointments:
Phone: (306) 365-3300
Fax: (306) 365-2097
308 Main St., Watrous
Ph. 946-3512 • Fax 946-2277
Saskatoon ph: 664-2606
Saskatoon fax: 664-8992
KELLY’S EAVESTROUGHS
SERVICE, Imperial, Sask. Continuous 5” eavestroughs, commercial
and residential. For more information and estimates call 963-2087./
10-24c
Phone Charles
946-2013 5-48c
Law
1B 36 Downing Drive
Carlton Trail Mall
- Lanigan
Ben Mah and Ken Williams,
Barristers & Solicitors
C.R. EAVESTROUGHING continuous prepainted eavestroughing,
residential and commercial. Large
selection of colors. Ph. 682-2545
Humboldt./17-24c
103 - 3rd Ave. W., Watrous
For all your residential
and commercial needs FREE ESTIMATES!
Gibney
MAH
LAW OFFICE
* Eavestroughing
CIC
ELECTRIC
* Optometry
Destiny J.M. Gibney, LL.B.
* Funeral Director
HUMBOLDT DENTAL CLINIC. Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon.
- Fri. 617 7th St., Humboldt. All
phases of dentistry. Phone 6822313. After hours call Dr. W.
Prokopishin 682-4150, Dr. F.
Prokopishin 682-2318./5-48c
5-48c
Woiden
Construction Ltd.
946-1177
946-7513 cell
Drs. D.E.S. CLEMENTS, M.W.
Gryba, C.J. Roberts; 2305
McEown Ave., Saskatoon, Sask.
Ph. 374-1522./17-24c
* Legal
TRI-CENTRAL INSURANCE.
GICs, RRSPs and other investments. Ph. 836-4446 Simpson,
946-2864 Watrous./17-4c
WATROUS INSURANCE BROKERS LTD., GICs, RRSPs, Mutual Funds. Ph. 946-3655./17-24c
YOUR BUSINESS HERE
MURRAY TRUNKS
LAW OFFICE
Saskatoon: 207 - 728 Spadina Cres. E.
Phone: 668-9950 Fax: 668-9959
17-4c
SHIRKEY & COMPANY, (Ronald
Shirkey, Q.C.), Barristers and Solicitors, Imperial, Saskatchewan.
Ph. 963-2288 or Toll free 1-866359-1001. Tues. afternoons at
Lewis Agencies./17-24c
SHIRKEY LAW OFFICE (Daryl
Shirkey), Box 280 (127 Washington Avenue), Davidson, Sask.
S0G 1A0. Ph: 567-2023, Fax:
567-4223, Regina Ph: 347-3337,
8:30 - 12 and 1 - 4:30, Mon. - Fri./
17-24c
SINK LAW OFFICE (Pauline
Sink), Box 66, R.R. #1, Watrous,
Sask. S0K 4T0 (Manitou Beach).
Call for appointment 306-9463141.17-4c
* Massage Therapy
RANDY'S REMEDIAL MASSAGE Therapy, Watrous. Motor
veh. accident and work related
injuries welcome. Gift certificates available. Flexible hours:
Mon. - Wed. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.;
Thurs. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturdays by pre-booked appointment.
Call Randy Deneiko, 946-2605./
17-24c
WATROUS Massage, 311 Main
St., Watrous. Featuring massage
therapy, hot stone massage and
Theralase low level laser treatment. Treatments are done by
registered massage therapist and
certified laser specialist Kyla
McDonald. Insurance claims welcome. Gift certificates available.
Open Mon. - Thurs., 11 a.m. - 8
p.m. and Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For
more information or to book an
appointment please call Kyla at
946-2141./17-24c
Reasonable rates by
the month
or year
* Optometry
Watrous Manitou
Prairie Home
Kennels
is now providing kenneling &
grooming services for all breeds
Call Heidi
• 944-4448 • 946-9890 cell
email: Jhnewfs@xplornet.com
Quality, family-raised
Newfoundlands 21-48p
* Plumbing, Heating
and Cooling
DMH
Plumbing & Heating
For all your Residential & Commercial
Plumbing & Heating needs:
gas fitting, air conditioning, roto
rooter, furnace installations & repair,
water heaters & softeners.
Financing available.
946-2080
5-48p
Watrous 109 2nd Ave. E.
P.O. Box 1198
Phone 946-2068 Fax 946-2059
Monday: 9-12 1-5
Thursday: 9-12 1-5
Advertise where your customers
are: in the pages of TWM!
the
* Pet Services
Barrister and Solicitor
Great
visibility
946-3343
Dr. R. Schultz and Dr. W. Toews,
Optometrists. Watrous Optical,
Plassey Place, Main St. Hours:
Mondays and Wednesdays. For
appointment call Mon. to Fri. 9462166./46-24c
DWIGHT'S GEOTHERMAL.
Save up to 80% on your heating
and A/C bills by using your own
yard. Fan forced or floor heating
units for homes, cabins, offices,
motels, etc. www.dwights
geothermal.com. Ph. 946-2247,
cell: 946-8844./17-24c
* Printing
can help you with your
personal and commercial
printwork needs.
✓ business cards
✓ invoices
✓ letterhead
✓ envelopes
✓ bills of lading
✓ posters
✓ invitations
309 Main Street, Watrous
Ph: 946-3343
Fax: 946-2026
Email: watrous.manitou
@sasktel.net
* Real Estate
WATROUS REALTY, residential
and commercial listing. 107 Main
St., Watrous, Sask. Full-time real
estate service. Ph. 946-3655,
Joan Harding 946-3853 or Avril
Reifferscheid 946-8520./17-24c
CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR
business on this page. 946-3343.
* Tire & Battery Service
INTEGRA TIRE WATROUS. Supplying all of your tire needs including on the farm and in the field
service. 601-4th Ave. E., Watrous.
Ph. 946-3055 or after hours 9468893 or 946-2421./8-24c
Watrous Tire & Battery
(1996) Ltd.
Goodyear Tires ~ Batteries
Drs. Krueger, Kendall and Wilson,
100 - 128 Fourth Avenue South,
The Standard Life Building, Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 1M8. Ph. 2447464./8-24c
~ complete tire and battery
repair service,
vulcanizing, retread ~
"On the Farm, In the Field
Tire Service"
3rd Ave. W., Watrous
946-3543
5-48p
THE WATROUS MANITOU
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 • 23
Business
and Community
Directory
* Vacuums
* Worship
NEW & USED
VACUUM SALES & REPAIR
ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Emmanuel Owusu Banahene
Rotating Services
Call 946-3630
For weekly schedule
Watrous • Young • Imperial
***
ALL SAINTS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH
Rotating Services
Call 946-3458
For weekly schedule
Sunday Service & Church School
Watrous • Colonsay • Viscount
***
PHILADELPHIA MENNONITE
BRETHREN CHURCH
Pastor Darren Holland
Office: 102 - 5th Ave. West
946-3785
Sunday School for all ages ....10:00 a.m.
Worship Service ............. 10:55 a.m.
***
LANIGAN & WATROUS
LUTHERAN PARISH
Worship Service
11:15 a.m. Our Redeemer's, Watrous
May and June
***
WATROUS BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Doug Gregory
201 - 2nd Ave. W.
Phone 946-2996 - Watrous
Worship Service ............. 11:00 a.m.
***
WATROUS-YOUNG UNITED CHURCHES
502 Main St.
The Rev. Deborah Smith
946-3592
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. ......................... Young
11:00 a.m. ......................... Watrous
***
WATROUS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
709 Main St.,Watrous
Pastor Vernon Allen
Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study Wed. 7:30 p.m.
— ALL MAKES —
BAGS, BELTS, MOTORS
PARTS AND SERVICE
LORNE & LES JONES
— 946-3991 — 13tfc
NOT FINDING THE BUSINESS
you are looking for? Check
Services in the classifieds.
Wanting to advertise your
business? Place an ad in the
classifieds. Phone: 306-9463343, fax: 306-946-2026, email:
watrous.manitou@sasktel.net.
* Veterinarian
WATROUS ANIMAL HOSPITAL
707-4th Ave. E., Watrous across
from Melron Services. Dr. Allison
Bartel, D.V.M. Large and small
animal practice. Open Monday to
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On-call
after hours. Ph. 946-3657, Fax
946-3605./17-24c
* Weddings
WHY NOT FLOWERS Design
Studio, Watrous, 946-4056. Complete RENTAL line of silk wedding
items. Consultations by appointment. Shirley Meltsner, 9464056./18-48c
THE WATROUS MANITOU offers wedding stationery by Sunset. Napkins, placecards, bookmarks, thank you cards. Email:
watrous.manitou@sasktel.net,
phone: 306-946-3343, fax: 306946-2026.
Canadiana Crossword
Coming Events
MAY
- BLUESKYS AND DRAGONFLYS Craft & Gift is back for
the 5th season. Open full
time starting May 2, 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m., closed Mondays.
Ph. 946-3376. 98 Lakeview
Ave., Manitou Beach./17-2c
COMBINED
APPEAL
DONOR’S Choice Watrous
and
District.
Objective
$26,000. May 11 to 15. Blitz
night Mon., May 11. If a
canvasser does not call for
your donation, please mail
it to: Donor’s Choice, Box
1264, Watrous, Sask. S0K
4T0./18-1c
- WATROUS SWIMMING
Pool bingo dates: May 12,
June 9, July 14. Watrous
Civic Centre. Doors open
6 p.m. Bingo starts 7 p.m.
Cash
prizes.
Everyone
welcome./13tfc
- ISOBEL’S GREEN THUMB
plant sale, Sat., May 16, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. 807A 3rd St.
E., Watrous. Dahlia roots,
gladiolus bulbs, container
plants and more./18-1p
- DANCELAND, MANITOU
Beach offers entertainment
for: May 16 - Frank Ball; May
23 - Ralph’s Rhythm Kings;
May 30 - The Decades.Buffet - 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dance - 8
p.m. to midnight. Phone 9462743 or 1-800-267-5037 for
reservations./17tfc
- TRIP TO THE NEW PAINTED Hand Casino, Yorkton,
Sask. by A & S Charters
(Watrous) Wed., May 20.
For more information or to
reserve your spot, phone
Leona at 946-2079./18-2p
- TO HELP CELEBRATE
THE 70th wedding anniversary of Gus and Gertie
Uhmann, the family invites
friends and neighbours to a
come and go tea at the Manitou Room, Manitou Springs
Hotel and Mineral Spa, Sat.,
May 23, 2 to 5 p.m. No gifts
please. Your presence is
your gift./17-2p
WRIGHT
INSURANCE
SERVICES LTD.
Serving the communities to offer a complete line
of insurance options designed to meet your needs.
✔ home
✔ agro/farm
✔ motor license issuer
✔ hail
✔ auto
✔ commercial
Young
Ph: 306.259.2020
Fax: 306.259.2010
Email: geo.wright@sasktel.net
Colonsay
Ph: 306.255.2030
Fax: 306.255.2009
Email: wright.ins@sasktel.net
Fair Weather Fowl
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PUBLIC NOTICE
SaskTel proposes to design and construct a
76.2-metre guyed Cellular tower in the NW ¼
12-32-25 W2 in the RM of Viscount No. 341. This
tower will provide improved Digital Cellular
coverage to the Resort Village of Manitou
Beach, the RM of Viscount, RM of Usborne, and
RM of Morris areas, and along Highway 365.
Public comments can be directed to SaskTel
Corporate Communications within 30 days
of this notice.
SaskTel Corporate Communications
12th Floor 2121 Saskatchewan Drive
Regina, SK S4P 3Y2
(306) 777-4094
- WATROUS SCHOOL OF
Dance general meeting/
swap and early registration,
Mon., May 25, 7 p.m. at the
dance studio./18-2c
- MANITOU BEACH RECREATION Board sponsored
cash bingos, every Thursday
night for the summer starting
May 7. Bingo 7 p.m., doors
open 6 p.m. Manitou Beach
Community Hall./16-17c
GARAGE SALE
- GARAGE SALE FRI., MAY
15, 4 to 8 p.m., Sat., May 16,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 504 Elizabeth Ave., Manitou Beach.
Humidifier, coffee maker,
satellite receiver, 27” TV, entertainment centre, golf balls
and much more./18-1p
- PHILADELPHIA CHURCH
garage sale, Sat., May 23, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Acme Service,
Watrous (Main St. and 3rd
Ave.). Coffee and muffins
available. Proceeds go to
our church’s short-term missions and to Watrous community projects. Thanks for
your support./18-2c
– Quick results: place your
ad by calling 946-3343!
Community
meetings
AL-ANON meets every
Thurs. 8 pm, Wat. Elem.
School, staff room (east
door). Ph. 963-2662, 9462466; Young 259-4941,
257-3978./13tfc
ALCOHOLICS Anonymous
meetings: Watrous, every
Thurs., 8 pm. (946-2466);
Simpson, Mon., 8 pm.
(963-2662)./2-48p
WAT R O U S K I N E T T E
CLUB meets first Tuesday
of each month - September to June. Interested
in joining or for more info
contact Amy Arthur 9462033./13tfc
WAT R O U S K I N S M E N
CLUB meets every 2nd
and 4th Thursday of each
month (except July and
August) at the Kinsmen
Club Room in the Watrous arena. For more info
contact Jonathan Stratton
946-2084./38-48p
WATROUS ROTARY CLUB
meets every Tuesday, 7:00
am, Sam’s Steakhouse,
Manitou Beach./13tfc
Witnesses gather for
special assembly
Apr. 18, Jehovah’s Witnesses from Saskatoon and
surrounding rural areas
met for a Special Assembly
Day. Rural delegates were
on hand from Humboldt,
Melfort, Outlook, Wakaw
and Watrous.
The program featured
the theme Keep Watching the Ministry . . . That
You Fulfill It (Col. 4:17).
Numerous presentations
helped the attendees to appreciate that a Christian’s
ministry requires focus,
determination and endurance. All of us today are
faced by distractions that
could impact the progress
and effectiveness of ministerial work. While many
in society search for literal
riches or treasures, Christians can find true rewards
by fulfilling a ministry. In
imitations of Jesus Christ,
Christians keep their ministry to the fore by leading
an unselfish and balanced
life in their community.
The apostle Paul also reminds Christians that
faithfulness is linked to
our ministry. The entire
program was designed to
help individuals examine
themselves in light of the
Scriptures.
Delegates
were
reminded that being qualified as ministers issues
from God (2 Cor 3:5). When
an individual decides to
serve God unselfishly, their
ministry becomes their vocation and other activities
become avocations.
All of us today can
benefit from the ministry,
which includes good news
from the Bible. By using
the Bible skillfully, we can
have a good life now and an
enhanced life in the future
under the benefits of God’s
Kingdom.
Douglas Ball, along
with other members of
the Watrous congregation,
enjoyed being in attendance with some 648 other
delegates. All sessions
were held at the Kingdom
hall Complex of Jehovah’s
Witnesses in Saskatoon.
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Get out and enjoy
the long weekend
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Finally, one week from now the first
long weekend when people can get out
and hopefully enjoy the nice weather will
be upon us. After a few dismal months of
cold, May brings with it some warmer
temperatures and the Victoria Day weekend, giving people a reason to take some
time to relax.
Judging by the large amount of sites
booked, for many campers that will be
the case at the Manitou District Regional
Park. Last week, office manager Kathy
Bergen said for the long weekend the
“park is quite booked. We have nothing
really left for someone to reserve. There
are a few tenting sites.” Bergen said once
that weekend hits, remaining sites tend
to fill up quickly.
Meanwhile, provincial parks are enforcing an alcohol ban in parks and recreation site campgrounds for the weekend. The ban takes effect from 12 p.m.
this Thursday to 11 p.m. Monday. The ban
pertains to campgrounds within provincial parks and recreation sites, and
the Kipabiskau and St. Brieux regional
parks. Cottages and commercial businesses in provincial parks are not affected by the ban.
Just down the road from the campground lies the Manitou Beach Golf
Course where pro shop manager Ralph
Eliasson said if the weather cooperates,
it could be hopping there too. “Traditionally it is a busy time.”
Eliasson recommends booking in advance or you might find yourself out of
luck. He also said they are continuing
to discuss what to do with hole number
five. Netting might go up to prevent golfers from hitting towards number three
green, and bush could be cleared to the
right of the tee box for an extended area
on which to land balls. The golf club has
some new members registered along with
new juniors and has also extended the
membership deadline to the long weekend because of the lack of nice weather
keeping golfers away.
People not interested in camping or
golfing could take out the tackle box and
cast a line. Fishing season in the Watrous
area opened a few weeks ago with seniors
again being able to fish for free. Tanya
Johnston who is the sport fisheries specialist in the province said while seniors
in the province only have to produce ID
instead of a licence, the rest of Saskatchewan residents will have to pay the same
fee as last year.
Johnston also said with the warmer
temperatures last week, she is hoping the
ice will be off the water. A few weeks ago
most lakes in the province still had ice on
them.
“Down south ice will start to move, but
further north the potential for ice to still
be on could be there,” Johnston said. The
best way to know which areas have ice or
not is to check the back of the angler’s
guide where there are numbers to contact the local field office in that region.
Johnston noted that this year’s free
fishing weekend is July 11 and 12 when
“anyone can go without a licence. That
includes anyone (from) outside of the
province” but all the regulations still
apply. Johnston said the free weekend
does not include any lakes in Prince Albert National Park.
She noted a few changes this year to
limits at Candle Lake, East Trout and Nipekamew Lake where the limit for northern pike was dropped to four.
Johnston said they were able to stock
both Dellwood Reservoir, located south of
Guernsey and Zelma last year.
In 2008, at Dellwood 600,000 walleye fry
were put into the water; Humboldt Lake
received 500,000; Greenwater had 900,000
and Zelma got 500,000.
While Johnston said “it is hard to say”
how many of those will survive, up to 50
per cent may not make it.
From front: CANADA POST CELEBRATES
from now on.”
Watrous mayor Ed Collins said at the May 7 unveiling, “Thanks for taking the initiative and for
starting the process. We
are rich in history.”
Manitou Beach mayor
Ken Dalgleish echoed,
“Thanks, Canada Post, for
doing this and promoting
additional interest” for the
communities.
Members of the CBC
on hand included Saskatchewan’s acting managing director Debbie Car-
By Daniel Bushman
TWM
Now that April is over, people are crossing their fingers and maybe their toes,
hoping the warm weather will actually
stick around. According to the Environment Canada website, the Watrous area
had temperatures all over the map during
the first full month of spring.
The coldest day experienced across the
region came Apr. 2, when the mercury
dipped to -16˚C. That date was surrounded
by the other coldest days of the month:
-13.5˚C on the first and -12.3˚C on the third.
However, that is a far cry from the coldest day of the month on record. That was
back on Apr. 2, 1954 when it was -28.3˚C.
Now for the good news from last month:
the warmest day finally arrived Apr. 22
when temperatures hit 19.7˚C. The other
warmer days were around that time with
18.2˚C coming on the 13th and 15.3˚C Apr.
20. While that temperature is nice, the
hottest day of April on record was in 2001
on the 28th, when it was 30.5˚C.
Meanwhile, the average high for the
month was 8˚C while the average low came
in at -3.8˚C. With those temperatures, the
mean temperature for the month of April
worked out to be a chilly 2.1˚C.
The windiest day came on the 14th
when Watrous saw gusts up to 59 km/hr.
Taking a look at May, June and July,
the daily average temperature wise is
more encouraging than that of April. In
May, the temperature average is 11.3˚C,
June is projected at 15.1˚C and July is a
few degrees higher at 18.1˚C.
Average rainfall for those three months:
52.2 mm; 83.9 mm; 66.1 mm respectively.
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ficer Dr. Moira McKinnon
said. “These cases are
mild, similar to most recent cases identified in
Canada. It does not change
the situation for Saskatchewan; we are continuing
our surveillance of possible H1N1 flu cases and
we continue to emphasize
simple steps people can
take to keep themselves
healthy.”
People are reminded
that hand washing is the
single most important way
to avoid getting the flu.
Coughing and sneezing
into the arm will also help
to reduce the spread of infection. People with mild
flu-like symptoms should
stay at home and avoid
public places until they
have recovered.
Information for schools,
health providers, employers and the public is on the
Ministry of Health website
at www.health.gov.sk.ca/
influenza-monitor and is
updated regularly.
ferences, as well as two
yearbook conferences. He
has been a member of his
school’s student representative council as junior
treasurer and treasurer
and editor on the yearbook
committee. He is a member of his school’s senior
drama club and has acted
with the Saltwater Players. Outside of school,
Brett has volunteered for
Meals on Wheels, the minor hockey association and
Students Against Drunk
Driving. He was chosen as
valedictorian for 2008-‘09,
and hopes to go on to study
education, commerce or
fine arts.”
The foundation awarded 1,125 entrance awards
from 9,262 applications
this year. Saskatchewan is
home to 36 of those - three
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The scholarship is normally spread out over four
years, but Polkinghorne
said because this is the last
year for the foundation, it
might be administered differently.
Brett said he will be attending the University of
Saskatchewan. “The plan
right now is to take education,” which requires
entering arts and science
first.
The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation said it was proud
to present Polkinghorne
with a scholarship after
looking at his long list of
accomplishments: “Brett
has attended many leadership conferences including
the Lieutenant Governor’s
Leadership Forum, two
student leadership con-
its beginnings at Manitou
Beach.
Katuski said it all started out with Mandal Post
Office Feb. 1, 1906, which
moved to Watrous in 1908
and then relocated into the
current building in 1971.
There was an office at
Manitou Beach in July
1919 before moving the service to a house. In 1936, the
community had its first
postmaster year round
and then in 1970 the office
closed and group boxes
were installed.
April brought a myriad
of temperatures
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symptoms. She did not require hospitalization. She
and her family had vacationed in Mexico.
In the Regina Qu'Appelle
Health Region, a woman
in her twenties returned
from Mexico with mild
influenza symptoms. She
was not hospitalized and
has since fully recovered.
“Positive results have
been reported in most Canadian provinces and was
expected here,” provincial
chief medical health of-
pentier. She said they were
“honoured that Watrous
chose the CBC transmitter.
We feel that Watrous is an
extended family.”
There were also some
former employees of the
site in attendance, along
with current site monitor
Dwight Kornelsen.
Along with the unveiling, the first official use
of the mark, a display of
memorabilia and cake,
Katuski also acknowledged
the 103rd birthday of Canada Post in Watrous and
national, nine provincial
and 24 local.
In the province each
year, the foundation helps
nearly 3,500 students and
has funded more than
35,000 over the last ten
years.
National winners received $25,000, provincial
winners received $20,500
and local winners received
one-time awards of $4,500.
Executive
director
and CEO of the foundation Norman Riddell said,
“These individuals have
already
demonstrated
their ability to better the
world around them; they
know how to make a difference - something they will
continue to do long after
the foundation’s mandate
winds down at the end of
this year.”
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