Saltcoats Vintage Snowmobile Races - The Miner

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INSIDE
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Consignment store
opens
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Vol . 45
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Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saltcoats Vintage Snowmobile Races
Once again Saltcoats held its Vintage Snowmobile Race on Saturday, March 5 at the Saltcoats District
Regional Park. Kicking off the event was the Kitty Cat race which consisted of children from Esterhazy
area. Following was the Youth race and the main event started at 11:30 a.m. Although the weather had
hit record temperatures that afternoon and had melted much of the snow in the area, as you can see
Saltcoats had plenty enough snow to host the event. This marked Saltcoats 16th annual vintage snowmobile races and once again was a huge success. Photos by Brenda Matchett
Former Esterhazy resident topic of upcoming movie
by Shelley Gillespie
Former Esterhazy resident Russ Sheppard will
be the topic of the upcoming movie, The Grizzlies,
which will be shot in the
Arctic beginning in April,
2016, based on true events
from his life. Ben Schnetzer, star of “The Book
Thief ”, will play the lead
role of Sheppard.
The movie tells the
story of Sheppard, who arrives in the struggling
Arctic community of
Kugluktuk in June 1998
to teach high school.
Shortly after his arrival,
he started a lacrosse
league, which galvanized
the town, creating a
change in the kids whose
lives are transformed.
“The league changed
the environment in the
community,”
Sheppard
said. “The kids could belong to something cohesive
and
inviting.
Students began to really
embrace the school experience.”
According to a CBC
broadcast of the National
with host Peter Mansbridge on March 3, 2003,
when Sheppard arrived in
Kugluktuk, the community, which was ravaged
by alcoholism and abuse,
had the highest rate of
suicide in North America.
Kugluktuk,
formerly
known as Coppermine, is
the most westerly community of Nunavut, and had
a population of 1,362 in
2003. Kugluktuk is approximately 1,600 kilometres north of Edmonton.
According to chief coroner Tim Neily, 107
Nunavut residents committed suicide since the
territory was created in
1999 up until May 2003.
The Nunavut government
numbers in 2003 revealed
that the Nunavut suicide
rate of 79 per 100,000 (between 1986 to 1996) is six
times the 2003 national
rate of 13 per 100,000.
After lacrosse became
popular in the community,
MARCH 13 TO 19, 2016
the number of kids with
80-per-cent school attendance doubled. Many of
the most successful students had not attended
school at all the year before.
Sheppard
graduated
from Esterhazy High
School in 1993, and
headed to Brandon University for one year before
moving to the University
of
Saskatchewan
in
Saskatoon where he spent
four years and received
his degree in education in
1998. Upon receiving his
degree, he headed to
Nunavut to begin his career.
Sheppard had a variety
of teaching opportunities
when he graduated, according to an article in the
December 2005 issue of
Manitoba Aboriginal and
Northern Affairs Community Contact Magazine.
He decided on a career in
the Arctic because, as a social studies teacher, he
was uncomfortable with
his lack of knowledge
about one of the largest
geographical expanses of
his own country.
From organizing games
of lacrosse, to the development of Team Grizzly, the
name chosen by the students for their Kugluktuk
High School Athletics Association, Sheppard was
there to guide the students step by step. Team
Grizzly evolved as a
school-based
initiative
that offers students the
privilege of membership
and the opportunity to
play sports like lacrosse,
soccer, basketball, badminton and volleyball for
Grizzlies teams.
The students earn
memberships by maintaining a healthy lifestyle,
an 80 per cent attendance
rate at school, and scoring
at least seven out of 10 on
a performance log that
considers school effort
over academic achievement.
Cont’d on page 2
A salute to area farmers
Pages 11 to 26
Program creating healthy mindsets
Cont’d from front page
“The program itself became much bigger than
was anticipated,” Sheppard said. “We have created healthy mindsets,
healthy lifestyles, and provided students with the opportunity to work at the
programs that were created to raise funds for the
team.
“The Grizzly Den Arcade, which started in
2002, and the Grizzly Pizza
Den, began in 2004, have
made
Team
Grizzly
Kugluktuk’s largest youth
employer. There is also a
clothing line that offers a
variety of team merchandise for sale. In the first
year, the fundraising total
for Team Grizzly was
$82,000. This gave the students the opportunity to
travel outside of the community, and even outside
of the country.
“The team has traveled
to Baltimore, Winnipeg,
Philadelphia, and Mexico
to attend clinics, play in
tournaments and compete
in championship events.
Students have learned
about social enterprise, acquired work experience,
and have felt the sense of
accomplishment
that
comes with a job well
done.”
Sheppard left Kugluktuk
to teach in Edmonton in
2005. He assisted with the
development of a new high
performance lacrosse team
and training program at
Vimy Ridge Academy. In
2008 Sheppard spent one
year in Toronto as the
Dean of Students at the
Hill Academy before returning to Edmonton in
2009.
Sheppard went back to
school to acquire a law degree, and is now a lawyer
in Cranbrook, B.C., at the
Rockies Law Corporation.
He is married and has a
seven-year-old daughter
and a four-year-old son,
and is still very involved
with coaching lacrosse and
other sports.
According to an article in
the Feb. 18 issue of Hollywood Reporter the movie
feature was penned by
Graham Yost and Breaking
Bad writer Moira WalleyBeckett. Major League
Lacrosse founder Jake Steinfeld and Oscar-nominated producer Frank
Marshall are executive
producing the directorial
debut for veteran Canadian producer Miranda de
Pencier of Northwood Entertainment. Northwood
Entertainment will produce alongside Zanne
Devine for Pacific Northwest Pictures and Damon
D’Oliveira of Filmshow
Inc.
According to the article
in the Hollywood Reporter,
Nunavut-based producers
include Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. “Miranda is
the perfect choice to tell
this hopeful and life-af-
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING
ACCEPTED FOR FOUR (4)
POSITIONS ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
NORTH VALLEY CREDIT UNION
AS FOLLOWS:
Three directorships will be for
Three (3) Year Terms.
One Directorship will be for a
One (1) Year Term.
Nomination papers may be obtained
from the following locations:
ESTERHAZY BRANCH
STOCKHOLM BRANCH
NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM
March 14th, to March 18th, 2016.
IN-BRANCH ELECTIONS TO
BE HELD FROM
Tuesday April 4th – April 8th 2016.
Russ Sheppard currently is employed as a
lawyer at Rockies Law Corporation in Cranbrook. See page 32 for photo of the Lacrosse
team.
firming story. We have put
together a very talented
team to support her vision
in telling this amazing
story about how one man
with a simple idea and a
sport can save and change
lives forever,” Frank Mar-
shall said in his own statement.
Mongrel Media will release The Grizzlies in
Canada. The Movie Network has the Canadian
pay TV rights.
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD
TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016.
Anyone considering letting their name
stand for nomination as a director, should
contact Roy Spence, CEO of North Valley
Credit Union, to learn more about the
responsibilities of being a director, including
time commitment etc.
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The Miner-Journal, Esterhazy, Sask.
Consignment store opens
by Shelley Gillespie
My Three Little Bears
Consignment Den (The
Den) opened for business
in the back of Flair Gift
and Fashion Boutique,
426 Main Street, on
March 1, with Julie
Duchek as owner and
manager, selling product
that includes gently used
children’s wear, toys and
accessories, as well as maternity clothing.
Duchek was looking for
an opportunity to open a
business, and she had the
consignment store in
mind when she began her
research into locations,
ideas, and opportunities.
“I am a big believer in
recycling and reusing,”
Duchek said. “and when it
comes to kid’s clothes and
toys I think it just makes
sense. Also, it helps to
keep sales and purchases
in our own community.”
Pauline Chewka had recently announced that
Flair was for sale.
Chewka, having been in
the retail business for approximately 30 years, had
offered to “mentor” the
new owner and help with
the transition. The two
began a discussion.
“I was not looking for
this, but I was looking for
an opportunity,” Duchek
said. “I have three kids,
and I know that there is a
need for affordable clothing. I have always wanted
to have my own small
business, and I did make a
couple of other attempts,
but the timing was just
not right.”
The back portion of
Flair is where the children's clothing, toys, accessories, and maternity
wear is displayed. The
clothing ranges from newborn to size 14, and is
mostly “gently used”, although the occasional
item still has its original
price tag on it and has
never
been
worn.
Duchek’s first priority is
to get The Den up and
running smoothly.
The name of the consignment store, “My Three
Little Bears Consignment
Den”, was chosen by
Duchek to represent the
connection the business
has to her three children.
Duchek has three small
stuffed bears, two girls
and a boy, symbolizing her
kids, that are displayed
near her cash register.
She has a daughter, Paisley, who is nine, and has
been very helpful during
the store opening. Her son
Keaton is six, and they attend school in Stockholm.
She also has a daughter
Kathryn, who is three.
Her
husband
Joey
Duchek, who is a supervisor at PCS, has been a lot
of help as well.
“Joey has been setting
things up, painting, fixing
lights, and hanging up the
racks for a while now, to
help me out,” Duchek
said. “Not only has he
been supportive by providing time and labor, he
has been supportive in
every way throughout the
process of starting this
business.”
For those that are interested in purchasing or
consigning
clothing,
Duchek has some information. The Den will offer
new or next-to-new quality children’s items, including clothes, shoes,
outerwear, toys, accessories, decorations, lamps,
baby blankets/bedding, diaper bags, etc., as well as
maternity clothing.
For those that are placing product on consignment, the items must be
in excellent condition (no
rips, stains or broken
pieces). When they are
brought in, Duchek will
assist with sorting the
items into those she will
or will not accept as sale
items. After a specified
time period, all unsold
items should be picked up.
Any funds from sold clothing or other items will be
divided between the per-
son who brought in the
items and The Den.
Duchek suggests that people who have clothing or
other goods to consign to
make an appointment if
possible, because there
will be times that she cannot sort the items right
away.
During the process of
opening and running her
new business, Duchek will
also
be
shadowing
Chewka as she handles
the day-to-day duties of
running Flair. Chewka
will be teaching Duchek
the ins and outs of the
business from now until
the end of the year, when
Duchek will take over.
“I either had to sell or
go out of business,”
Chewka said. “I am ready
to get out of the responsibilities of ownership,
though not necessarily
ready to get out of working. When I originally put
the business up for sale, it
was with the offer of staying and assisting the new
owner with taking over. I
had help when I started
out, and wanted to do the
same for the next owner.
It was a win-win situation
for us.”
Chewka and Duchek
have already attended a
buyers market together,
and were pleasantly surprised to find that they
fell in love with the same
products and items, and
had similar vision and
taste when it came to the
merchandise that they
chose for the boutique.
“My clientele will not
see a huge change in the
style that Flair has to
offer,”
Chewka
said.
“Julie’s taste is very similar, although she will add
her own unique personal
touch when choosing
product. I am excited to be
a part of the first few
months of this transition.”
For more information,
or to schedule an appointment, call Julie at 7407242.
My Three Little Bears Consignment Den opened for business in the
back of Flair Gift and Fashion Boutique on March 1, with Julie Duchek
as owner and manager. The Den will be offering gently used children’s
wear, toys and accessories, as well as maternity clothing. Photo by Shelley Gillespie
Merit Ford Sales
in Esterhazy
is very pleased to
welcome
St. Anthony’s Hospital Fundraising Concert
Harry Urzada
to its Sales Team.
Harry is from the local area
with family roots in Esterhazy.
Saturday, April 16/16
With Special Guest
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He has many years
experience in the business
and invites all his past
customers, friends
and relatives to come in
and have a coffee.
Showtime: 8:00 p.m.
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Esterhazy Youth bring home the Hardware
March 6th marked the
Youth Provincial Championships in Saskatoon.
Esterhazy
Bowlarena
had 10 youth take part.
Bantam Girls Single Darien Mickle, Junior
Girls Single - Dakota
Mutrie and two Bantam
Boys Teams 1) Ryder
Helmeczi and Donovan
Walz 2) Dawson Sapara
and Landon Hawkshaw.
Junior Boys Team - Terris Duchek, Colby Nagy,
Reece Gerhardt and
Wrylee Nicholauson
In the Singles division
five games were bowled,
Mickle finished her five
games with a 754 total
averaging 150.8 giving
her a silver medal. Junior Girls Dakota Mutrie
had a five game total of
926 averaging 185.2 giving her the bronze.
In the Bantam Boys
team
Division
four
games were bowled:
Team one - Ryder
Helmeczi
averaging
142.2 and Donovan Walz
averaging 151.2, together
had a combined total of
1174 giving them a silver
medal.
Team two - Landon
Hawkshaw
averaged
141.5
and
Dawson
Sapara averaged 143.2
giving them a four game
total of 1139 and winning
them the bronze medal.
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Bantam boys
take home
bronze medal
Landon Hawkshaw (l) averaged
141.5 and Dawson Sapara (r) averaged 143.2 giving them a four
game total of 1139 and winning
them the bronze medal on March
6 at the Youth Provincial Championships held in Saskatoon. The
team was coached by Tim Zich.
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SPORTS TALK - by Bruce Penton
No doubt harper’s the best in baseball
The start of the 2016
Major League Baseball
season is still a couple of
weeks away but there
will no additional wait to
learn the identities of the
best five players in the
game. This week we wrap
up the top 10, adding to
the first five identified
last week (10. Dee Gordon, Miami; 9. Andrew
McCutcheon, Pittsburgh;
8. Lorenzo Cain, KC; 7.
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona; 6. Joey Votto,
Cincinnati).
Today, the Fabulous
Five:
5. Carlos Correa, Houston. Some fans might say
‘who’s he?’, but Astros
fans know all about their
super shortstop, who
came up last June and lit
it up. In only 99 games,
Correa slammed 22 home
runs (a full-season pace
of 36), had an .857 OBP,
batted .279, played sensational defence and was
rookie of the year. Astros’
fans can’t wait to see
what a full season of Cor-
rea brings.
4. Josh Donaldson,
Blue Jays: Fans who
lamented the acquisition
of Donaldson in exchange
for native son Brett
Lawrie didn’t sob too
long. All Donaldson did
was lead the Jays to the
A.L. championship series
with an MVP season that
resulted in 41 home runs,
123 RBI, a .297 slugging
average and some sensational
dive-into-thestands defence. What can
he do for an encore in
Toronto? Jays’ fans are
giddy at the prospects.
Now, if he could just do
something about that
hair.
3. Giancarlo Stanton,
Miami: Watch out for the
Marlins this year and if
Stanton is able to play a
full season, he’ll be an
MVP candidate. Last
year, in only 74 games,
Stanton bashed 27 home
runs (a 59 full-season
pace) and slugged .606
(second best in the NL).
Fantasy draft players
might want to note that
the Marlins have moved
in, and lowered, their
outfield fences this year,
so Stanton’s stats could
skyrocket.
2. Mike Trout, L.A. Angels: The five-tool, 24year-old outfielder is the
best player in the American League, bar none. He
hits for power (41 HR
last year), for average
(.304 career average),
runs well (had more than
30 stolen bases in two of
his four full seasons), has
a rifle of an arm, and covers acres of outfield territory. No weaknesses and
his two MVP titles are a
testament to his talent.
1. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals: He’s
23, the NL MVP after a
spectacular season (42
homers, 1.109 OPS, best
in the majors) and already he’s in the RuthMays-Aaron-Cobb
conversation as one of
the best players of alltime. The Nats’ outfielder
– not the most loveable
superstar – will be eligible for free agency after
the 2018 season and talk
has already started of a
potential $500 million
contract. That means
only a few teams – Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers,
maybe the Angels – will
be able to afford him, or
willing to shell out that
kind of dough. But it
costs us nothing to rank
him No. 1 on this list.
Dwight Perry of the
Seattle Times: “Texans
wideout Jaelen Strong
was arrested and booked
on a marijuana charge
during a traffic stop in
Scottsdale, Ariz. Police
say it was possession, all
right, claiming Strong
got both feet down and
made ‘a football move’
upon exiting his vehicle.”
“Comedy writer Tim
Hunter, on Nike founder
Phil Knight giving $400
million to Stanford: “At
first, he wasn’t sure, then
he thought to himself,
‘Aw, just do it.’ ”
Comedy writer Alex
motional offer: ‘Your Second Bout of Zika Is
Free.’”
Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe.com:
“Since no one else seems
to be able to stop the
Warriors, Sports Illustrated will take a shot at
it by putting Golden
State on the cover.”
Hough again: “Ivy
League schools will eliminate tackling during
football practices. They
hope this will both limit
players’ chance of brain
injury and also prepare
them to be drafted by the
New Orleans Saints.”
Brad Dickson again:
“Cleveland
Cavalier
Kyrie Irving left a game
early due to lack of sleep
caused by bedbugs in the
team hotel. Just when
you think professional
sports teams in Cleveland have run out of excuses . . .”
Care to comment?
Email
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Kaseberg: “The Philadelphia Eagles signed their
quarterback, Sam Bradford to a two-year $36
million deal. In a related
story, Tim Tebow was approved to become an
Uber driver.”
Brad Dickson of the
Omaha World-Herald:
“Shaquille O’Neal is getting his own statue outside Staples Center. For
nostalgia’s stake, it will
be erected in the general
vicinity of where his freethrow attempts used to
land.”
RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “With all due
respect to the Scotties
and Brier curling teams
from Northern Ontario, it
doesn’t send a positive
message when the back
of your shirts say “NO.”
Late-night funnyman
Conan O’Brien: “With
only five months to go before the Olympics in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazilian organizers are having a lot
of trouble selling tickets.
Not helping is their pro-
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Agrico Canada Ltd acquires shares from its
partners in Sharpe’s Soil Services
by CNW Group
Agrico Canada Ltd announces that it has acquired all the shares of
Sharpe's Soil Services
Ltd so that it is now the
sole proprietor of the
agri-input
company
founded in Moosomin,
Saskatchewan in 1976.
Agrico has been in a joint
venture partnership with
Sharpe's since 1995. This
transaction has been finalized and is effective as
of today.
“Agrico Canada thanks
its valued partners in
Sharpe’s – Blair Sharpe,
founder and president of
the board, and Dan
McKenzie, CEO – for
their long and fruitful
collaboration in the joint
venture established in
1995,” stated Bill Wilford,
General Manager at
Agrico. “Thanks to their
expertise and client serv-
“Thanks to their
expertise and client
service second to none
over the last 40 years,
Sharpe's has established itself as a
major retailer in
Western Canada...”
ice second to none over
the last 40 years,
Sharpe’s has established
itself as a major retailer
in Western Canada, that
won them the Canadian
agri-retailer of the Year
award from the CAAR in
2010,” he added.
Agrico Canada wishes
to reassure all of its
clients that they will not
be affected by any
changes in the day-to-day
business at Sharpe’s. The
culture of superior cus-
tomer service provided by
the
employees
of
Sharpe's, will remain.
Usual contacts, brands
and company names will
stay unchanged. Furthermore, the joint venture
strategy - with its focus
on local ownership - that
has been instrumental in
Sharpe’s success will remain in effect. Agrico will
move forward in the
process of bringing on
new partners at Sharpe's
in support of continued
growth and expansion in
the region.
Agrico Canada intends
on meeting with the
stakeholders affected by
the transaction in the
near future.
Agrico Canada is a
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over the last century,
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for the week of
March 13 to 19, 2016
CROSSWORDS
The luckiest signs this week:
Virgo, Libra and Scorpio
ARIES
There are lots of comings and goings this week. You get stuck
in traffic or you have trouble finding the place you’re looking
for. A map or a GPS will be useful.
TAURUS
You work some extra hours for which you are generously rewarded. A short training session helps you bring to life one of
your major professional dreams.
GEMINI
You are under a bit of pressure to make a choice, and you
won’t have time to weigh the pros and cons. The best path is
to follow your intuition.
CANCER
Going back to school could be the solution to your professional
problems. Looking at it from the long-term perspective will
help you confront all the effort that such a project requires.
LEO
Friends invite you to go on some really great outings with them.
It’s important to take advantage of this opportunity if you’ve
been staying at home recently.
VIRGO
Time is in short supply. You’re responsible for all the emergencies that arise, either at work or elsewhere. It isn’t always
easy to balance work with a busy family life.
LIBRA
You may decide to take a trip on the spur of the moment. Or
maybe it will be your employer who sends you to the other
side of the country to please a client.
SCORPIO
You have to cope with a lot of emotions, but there is no other
choice than to stay calm so you can manage the situation. You
find the solution to a money problem.
SAGITTARIUS
You organize an event that brings together several people, either at work or for some type of social activity. For some reason or another, people seem nervous around you.
CAPRICORN
Anxiety could affect your health. Don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by these feelings, which are not typical for you. Ther-
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ACROSS
1. Molecule part
5. Pads
9. House location
12.Waiter’s offering
13.Spoken
14.____ League
school
15.Football bomb
16.Wee
17.Atlas chart
18.Cape
20.Dramatic part
21.Not as fresh
24.Devoured
26.Expects
27.Personal
31.Fruity drink
32.Shovel
34.By means of
35.Stockings
37.Buckets
39.To’s mate
40.Ignite
41.Champs
44.Publish
46.Grief
47.Pull along
48.News piece
52.Plumbing joint
53.Piece
54.Pop flavor
55.Enclosure for
swine
56.7 + 3, 1 + 9, etc.
57.Couch
38.Playful acts
40.Highlanders’ attire
41.Impresses greatly
42.Foal
43.Slippery
45.Wreck
47.Crude dwelling
DOWN
1. Stereo component 49.Also
50.Sprite
2. Steeped drink
51.Pasture sound
3. Offs’ opposites
4. Biceps, e.g.
5. Engine
6. Opera solo
7. Drinking vessel
8. Rocker Stone
9. Chauffeured car
10.Egg shape
11.Classify
19.Smaller amount
20.Gun in neutral
21.Iranian ruler, once
22.Fuss: hyph.
23.Gorillas, e.g.
25.Man’s jewelry
27.Settle a debt
28.Anxious
29.Cash drawer
30.Relieve
33.Grill gas
36.No ____, ands, or
buts
HOW TO PLAY :
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE
Fill in the grid so that every row,
every column, and every 3x3 box
contains the numbers 1 through 9
only once.
Each 3x3 box is outlined with a
darker line. You already have a
few numbers to get you started.
Remember: You must not repeat
the numbers 1 through 9 in the
same line, column, or 3x3 box.
apy or some kind of escape would be beneficial.
AQUARIUS
You take on a big challenge that lets you feel proud of yourself. Some people may try to discourage you, but with perseverance, you can accomplish miracles.
PISCES
If you’re planning to move soon, you start making some prepa-
Last
Week’s
Puzzle
Answer
rations for the big day. A family member is rather demanding,
and he or she may try to take advantage of your generosity.
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Glorianne
Kada
Shelley
Gillespie
My heroes
I have a list of heroes, some real, some fictional, some new, and some that have been on
the list for a long time. They are in no particular order, and there are a varied amount of reasons for any one of them to be on my list.
One set of heroes that is new to my list, and forever amazing me with their strength, love,
and endurance under fire, is the Barabanoff family, whose youngest, Liam, at the age of
three has already fought and won the battle against a malignant brain tumor at least three
times
Liam’s strength and ability to stay happy and upbeat, his mother Brittany’s unending
strength and love and endurance while going through this battle, to not only give Liam the
best possible care concerning his medical circumstances, but to give Liam and her other two
children the best possible day, every day, as a family. The love and support and the teamwork
of Brittany and husband Chad, who has been beside her, behind her, and with her all the way
during their journey. I feel humbled when I think of them.
My parents, who have set the bar high when showing their four kids the difference between right and wrong, how to have a happy marriage, how to be strong when turbulence
strikes, how to be good neighbors, good friends, good parents.
My mother once asked me – after the topic came up on a talk show or because someone
else was worried about it or whatever happened to put ideas in our head – she asked me if
I thought they had been fair to all four of us kids. She qualified it by setting out examples
of how she thought she had failed us – by not being there for my brothers because they were
with me every second through my early health problems – or not being there for the rest of
us when this brother had that problem, or another brother had another problem – she was
wondering about the times that one or more of us got less than their “fair” share of attention.
I just said “Mom, you are looking at it the wrong way. You and dad have always been there
for us, every time we needed you, no matter what. What more could we have asked for?”
My brothers have been my heroes at times, for their kindness, their patience, and their
willingness to help out if asked. Of course this was in our late teens into our adult years. For
a long time they were just brats and dweebs and irritations. Luckily, they have turned out
quite well, and I look to them for guidance on many issues with hero worship in my eyes.
My daughters have been my heroes for all of their lives. They have saved me from a life
without children when that was always the prognosis for me. They have been sensitive, considerate, intelligent, loving, funny, fun, mature, multi-talented, patient, beautiful, loveable
souls from the very beginning, and being their mom is like winning the lottery every day. I
would trade nothing, I would change nothing, I have no regrets, because being their parent
has been and continues to be the best life I could possible have. There is nothing that would
have been better.
I have had an imaginary hero since the age of about eight, when I first read Anne of Green
Gables. There will be quite a few that have read the book(s), but many that have not, so I will
tell you briefly that Anne was an orphan that was adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, who were brother and sister and ran the family farm in Prince Edward Island. In those
early years when the story is set, it was common for children to be adopted so they could help
out the families that took them in.
When Anne is a teen there is a young man, Gilbert Blythe, who takes a shine to Anne. It
is this young man that is my hero. I fell in love with him, and he was the fellow who I always
imagined as my husband when playing house as a young child, and when I reached the dating years, he was the competition that real guys were compared to, if they asked me out.
Gilbert was tall, blonde, blue-eyed, masculine, and outgoing. All the girls liked him, but he
only had eyes for Anne. At one point in the story, Anne is describing the time when they
were both at the same college, and for the initiation Gilbert was made to dress as a baby, with
diaper and bonnet “and even that could not take away from his masculinity”.
Who would imagine that I would meet my Gilbert – a tall, imposing, deep-voiced man with
blue eyes and blonde hair (not any more, but when we met - now it is grey), an outgoing,
friendly, happy nature, and that only has eyes for me. A man that has always been sexy and
masculine, even when wearing a salmon-colored sweater (he calls it pink – and it is long
gone by now. I gave it to him during our first few years together). A man that always makes
me feel safe and protected, even though I just have to sing a few words and he will get them
stuck in his head and break out singing the same song over and over again, even if he hates
it, even if it is Justin Beiber singing Baby.
Who would have imagined that I would end up with the babies that were never promised,
and the Gilbert Blythe that is not even real?
My heroes. All of them.
It probably looks like the NDP is getting a tremendous
jump in the 2016 election campaign.
By the time Premier Brad Wall kicked off last Tuesday
what will be a 28-day campaign, the NDP had already
fired off a whole series of campaign announcements.
It said it would re-instate the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit.
This may seem strictly like an urban issue, but with the
number of past productions under the old SFETC taking
place in smaller communities like Kipling, Gravelbourg,
Estevan and, of course, Rouleau (where both the Corner
Gas television series and movie was shot) a lot of local
business opportunities were created for smaller rural communities.
And that was just one of many NDP announcements
that NDP leader Cam Broten and the NDP grinded out in
the week before the campaign started.
Broten also promised to “fix the worst ambulance-fee
system in Canada by ending charges for transfers between
facilities” and the “per-kilometre charges patients pay.”
Saskatchewan is the only province charging for inter-facility hospital transfers and one of only two provinces toping up basic charges with a per-kilometre. One might think
this, too, would be a big issue for rural voters who often
bear the brunt of the per-kilometre costs of ambulances.
Broten also committed to a modest tax cut by increasing the basic personal exemption (pre-tax income) by $500
– a move that would benefit 70 per cent of Saskatchewan
taxpayers.
New Democrats would also increase taxes on the rich by
creating a higher tax bracket for individual earnings over
$175,000.
Broten promised to re-instated. By 2020 the old guar-
Men deserve a day too
Last week we celebrated International Women’s Day.
So guys were asking, is there an International Men’s Day? It turns out there is.
International Men’s Day is an annual event celebrated on Nov. 19. It is celebrated world wide in approximately 70 countries, including Canada. Men’s Day focuses on men’s health, improving gender relations and gender equality, and
highlighting male role models. It celebrates men’s achievements and contributions
to their communities and families. It is also a time to highlight discrimination
against men and boys in areas of health, family law, education, media or other
areas.
When I was asked the question if there was a Men’s Day, I scoffed at the idea.
Every day is men’s day! Then in the back of my mind I would be silently going over
excuses as to why men did not need a specific day to celebrate their accomplishments and their rights. Mainly, I told myself, because it is a man’s world. Silently
to myself I would be thinking, do you know how hard women have had to fight for
their rights? Women deserve to have their own day set aside to commemorate how
far we have come! I was too afraid to speak the words out loud for fear of sounding like a feminist.
However the more I thought about the question, the more I began to take it seriously. If I could so easily dismiss the idea of a Men’s Day, then I would also be dismissing the idea of equality for both men and women.
So I dared to ask the question. What rights are men fighting for? Clearly there
are many battles that men are fighting. In some cases, they are losing the fight for
their rights.
Men are fighting for equality in the family courts system. Divorced fathers pay
child support and sometimes also pay spousal support. In some cases, these payments have been known to push a man to the brink of financial ruin in order to satisfy the courts and their ex wives.
Men fight for equal custody of their children, while the courts still heavily favour
giving full custody to the woman. Shared parenting is what many fathers fight for
in courts. An equal opportunity to raise their children, instead of only having their
children on every other weekend and some holidays.
Men are fighting for their health and well being. In some cases men are pushed
past their breaking points to the point of emotional or mental breakdowns. In
Canada, Statistics Canada reports the suicide rate for males is three times higher
as compared to the suicide rate for females. Factors that contribute to the higher
suicide rate in men are suggested to be due to social pressures, personal relationships and to changing social roles.
I was discussing this point with an acquaintance of mine who is a paramedic.
While on duty as a paramedic in Vancouver, B.C., she attended to male patients
who were experiencing breakdowns. She explained that often the ambulance would
get the call to transport patients from the hospital to psychiatric centres. In many
cases she transported men whose stories she learned about from the patient himself, nurses and their medical files. They were experiencing psychological breakdowns and contemplating or have attempted suicide. Their stories were similar,
as they were suffering from the stress of having to provide for their families, or the
stress of being out of work, or they were going through a divorce.
Lay offs in the oil and gas industry in Alberta have contributed to an increase
in suicide rates by young males. According to Alberta’s Chief Medical Examiner,
suicide rates were up 30 per cent in the first six months of 2015 compared to 2014.
Men also fight for their rights when it comes to issue on male victims of domestic violence, workplace safety and harassment, and bias in the criminal justice system against men. These are a few of the issues that surfaced in my research.
Something else surfaced in my search for why equality is important for men too.
A realization.
‘Equality means equality for everyone.’ I pause when I see this slogan. It is written in big bold letters along the top of the web page where I am researching some
information for my column. I let the words and all that I have learned from my
google search of International Men’s Day, I let it all sink in.
I am not scoffing at the idea of a men’s day anymore.
Murray
Mandryk
reports
from the
Saskatchewan
Legislature
NDP getting ahead
of campaign
antee offered by the former Lorne Calvert NDP government of the lowest utility bill bundle in the country. The
NDP argued that while Saskatchewan ratepayers used to
pay $40 less per year than their Manitoba neighbours, residents in this province now pay $400 a year more.
Broten also promised expanded and more accessible
mental health care for children by covering up to eight
counselling sessions per year. He would also create two
provincial mental health specialty clinics, use alreadypromised Quick Care clinics in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince
Albert and Moose Jaw to increase availability and hire
more workers.
Also, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for many
like professional firefighters would be covered through
Workers’ Compensation by an NDP government.
In what seems a more political move, the NDP would
sell “Executive Air” for about $4 million, while converting
at least one of planes used by cabinet ministers to air ambulance use.
The NDP took particularly glee at slamming Kindersley
MLA and Economy Minister Bill Boyd for running up the
biggest executive air bills.
The pre-campaign festivities also have Broten taking a
less direct political shot at Boyd by calling for an inquiry
into the Global Transportation Hub.
You get the picture: Both in terms of politics and policy,
Broten and the NDP have clearly decided to get out ahead
of the campaign.
It’s a strategy, however, that may not work.
For starters, it’s allowed Wall and the Sask. Party to cost
out NDP spending earlier, too. The Sask. Party is now accusing Broten of having already committed to $5.5 billion
in new spending.
Of course, such analysis from a political opponent needs
to be taken with a grain of salt.
Nevertheless, in an election that may be more about
managing our money than spending it, this early NDP
spending spree might not to be to its advantage.
Finally, let us not forget how far back the NDP is.
While getting a headstart may seem political smart, it
might also come across as a little desperate. In fact, it
probably is.,
After all, if you couldn’t appeal to voters for the last nine
years are a whole bunch of promises now really going to
sway them?
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Making family farms safer for kids
As of the 2011 Canadian census,
there were nearly 105,000 farm
families in our country making a
living from crops, livestock and
market gardening. That makes for
a lot of parents and kids who live,
work and play near potentially unsafe environments. And that is
why this year, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is
launching a new three-year theme
for Canadian Agricultural Safety
Week: Be An AgSafe Family. For
2016, the March 13-19 campaign
will focus on the tagline Keeping
Kids Safe.
It’s important to know the whereabouts of your
kids at all times when you’re working and playing on the farm.
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According to Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, a national
safety program, preschoolers living on family farms are twice as
likely to die from an accident as
regular children. These fatalities
are most commonly the result of
being run over, falling from equipment or drowning. Keeping an eye
on the kids at all times is probably
the greatest single thing farm parents can do to help keep their kids
safe.
TIPS FOR KEEPING
TABS ON KIDS
1. Talk with your child and ask
them to identify the dangers on
your farm. Help them see hazards they might not be aware
of.
2. Explain the rules for safe play
and repeat them often.
3. Keep children out of the farm
yard unless there is a parent
with them.
4. Set aside a safe play area (such
as a lawn) that is clearly defined. If you leave your children
alone outdoors to play, consider
enclosing the area with a fence
and using a gate with a safety
latch.
5. When assigning farm chores
to kids, make sure the tasks
are age-appropriate, especially
when it comes to using equipment and vehicles.
Clydesdale Creek Competes at World Show
by Glorianne Kada
The Szumutkus wagon
trailed it to Ontario last
fall for the World Clydesdale Show. The five horses
they took with them
placed among the top 10
of the classes they competed in.
“For anybody in the top
ten, it was pretty amazing
to get that far.” says Szumutku. Their filly placed
third in her class and
their young stallion was
fourth in his class.
The World Clydesdale
Show was held in London,
Ont. on Sept. 29 to Oct. 3,
2015. The best Clydesdale
horses from all over the
world competed at what is
considered the Olympic
event of the Clydesdale
world.
There were approximately 600 Clydesdales
that competed in over 86
show classes. Clydesdales
and their owners traveled
from the United States,
Canada, Ireland, England,
Scotland and Germany to
compete. The Western
Fair Agriplex where the
show was held sold out to
large audiences every day.
It was a resounding success, Szumutku explains,
especially since it was the
first World Show to be
held in Canada. The event
happens every four years
since its start in 2007 and
is usually held in the
United States.
Delvin and Louise Szumutku live on their farm
named Clydesdale Creek
near Stockholm, Sask.
Louise is a school bus
driver and Delvin has his
own sub-contracting company installing carpets.
While the couple are retired from farming, Delvin
admits that one never really retires when you
raise horses. He is also the
president
for
the
Saskatchewan Clydesdale
Association and a director
for the Canadian Clydesdale Association.
They have attended all
three of the World Clydesdales shows in 2007, 2011
and 2015. In addition,
they have shown their
Clydesdales in many
other competitions over
the years. To name a few
of the shows they have
competed at include the
Calgary Stampede, Manitoba Clydesdale Show, National Clydesdale Show in
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
and the Royal Winter Fair
in Toronto, Ont.
The Nature of Purebred
Clydesdales
This year the couple
took five horses to compete in seven confirmation
classes that judge the
quality of the bloodline.
Szumutku explains the
confirmation classes are a
competition for the quality of the pedigree.
“These horses are bred
to show and you can see
that in them the minute
you arrive at a show of
that level. The horses
know they have to show
off and you would not believe the difference in
their personality. They
show a lot of self esteem,”
Szumutku explains how
purebred
Clydesdales
seem to be more intense
than other types of horses.
When the Szumutkus
travel to shows they notice the horses prefer to
stick together because
they trust each other. The
horses also stay close to
Delvin and Louise at the
shows because they trust
their owners.
“They become your
friend. Emotionally, you
can tell they rely totally
on you. So if you show a
calmness and a confidence
they definitely pick up
from that,” he says.
As the caravan made
their way to Ontario the
horses drew the attention
of onlookers. Stopping
along at various places
such as shopping mall
parking lots, many curious people were coming
up to take pictures and
look at the horses.
The most interesting
and memorable part
about their travels to the
World Show was when
they stopped at a town in
northern Ontario. Community members had organized a big barn for the
group to rest their horses
in overnight. In the morning, the local newspapers
and news stations from
different towns around
had gathered. Cars and
people from the community lined the street.
“The whole street was
full of people waving as
we were leaving in the
morning. We really enjoyed that experience,” remarks Delvin.
Making Their Mark
in the Clydesdale
World
“Saskatchewan has really come a long way since
these World Shows have
happened.”
explains
Delvin. “The first time we
went in 2007, there were
quite a few people in the
province that thought it
was too big for us. Too big
of a competition for the
province to be in. We did
fairly well in 2007 and in
2011 we did very well. We
had a couple of firsts and
we tied for first in another
class. It was just basically
Louise and I that went in
2007, the only ones from
Saskatchewan. But this
year, there were three exhibitors
from
Saskatchewan that went,
myself and two others.
The Saskatchewan horses
have all done really well
and the whole province
has come a long, long way
for marketing the horses.
The major provinces before were Alberta, Manitoba,
and
Ontario.
Saskatchewan was kind of
left out of the fold. Now
since these world shows,
people have seen the
horses that Saskatchewan
has. They have become really popular. There are a
lot of people coming to see
and buy horses from
Saskatchewan, especially
the American people.”
Their
horses
have
caught the eye and impressed a number of different well known people
within the Clydesdale
business.
President of the Clydesdale association in England Tom Fountaine,
along with his son Martin
went over to look at Szumutku’s filly at the World
Show in London. The father and son duo asked
the Szumutkus if they
could have the pleasure of
helping them get their
filly ready for her class.
“The Clydesdale is originally from England and
Scotland. They are huge
experts
at
prepping
horses for the confirmation class. So we were really
fortunate,”
says
Delvin. “There were a lot
of people trying to ask the
Fountaines to help prep
their horses. They actually came over and asked
us if we would allow them
to prep! We learned a lot.”
Delvin goes on to explain the special soap the
Fountaines used to prep
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Clydesdale Creeks Macdougall placing 4th at World Clydesdale Show
2015 in London, Ont.
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Thank you to all those people who make their
career in agriculture for the time and
effort invested in keeping us fed.
North valley Credit Union understands that
for many in agriculture, it is more than a career;
it is a lifestyle and a passion.
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the farmers this week.
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the filly, which is a soap the
Szumutkus also use for
their Clydesdales.
“It’s a soap that we import from Scotland and it’s
specially made to enhance
the hair of the horse and it’s
made for that breed on it’s
own. When the Fountaines
soaped her she looked like a
million dollars,” exclaims
Delvin. “Then they put the
mane decorations in. They
do it differently than we do
it here in North America.
It’s just the traditional way
that they do it and we got a
lot of compliments from the
people from Scotland because they could tell right
away that this was really
traditional the way it was
done. It was quite an amazing experience, especially to
have the Fountaines ask us
to do it.”
Another prominent company in the Clydesdale
world that had their eye on
Szumutku’s Clydesdales
was Budweiser Breweries
of Anheuser-Busch. Budweiser
representatives
would fly up every spring to
see their horses and their
colts, as Budweiser had
once bought a few horses
from Szumutkus. Budweiser had also leased a
stallion that Szumutkus
had raised. A colt named
Dylan, which was bred off
Szumutkus stallion, was
featured in Superbowl Budweiser commercials in 2013
and 2014.
Training Clydesdales
“We were the only competitors that all of our
horses were home raise,
home trained, and home
shown,” he says about the
2015 World Clydesdale
Show. Training the horses
to get them ready for competition keeps Delvin and
Louise very busy. He compares their horses training
regime to an athlete that
goes to the Olympics.
“The show is world class.
Most of the people that
compete at that level, they
most often have millions of
dollars tied up in it. Almost
all of them have their own
horse people that are hired.
One can imagine the
amount of prep those
horses have that we show
against. We basically have
to compete against that.
The only way we are able to
keep up is to put in more
hours than they do. So our
summer was taken up just
getting the horses to that
point where they can compete at that level.”
Delvin explains the exercise the horses need everyday. For six months leading
up to the world show last
fall, he was putting on a
mile with each horse morning and night.
He explains how the long
hair on the horses legs
takes
a
tremendous
amount of care to keep the
hair growing. The horses
would need to be bathed
every other day to get the
hair just right. The horses
have to be healthy too, he
adds. We monitor each
horse for different ration
demands and also for minerals and supplements.
Each horse has a different
metabolism and so has dif-
ferent requirements. Each
horse must peak at the
right time as they are competing against the best in
the world.”
Delvin’s interest in training and raising Clydesdales
began in the 1960s when
his father Joe bought the
first Clydesdale for the
family farm. It was an in-
terest him and his father
shared together until Joe
passed away in 1988. While
Delvin and Louise were at
the Worlds Clydesdale
Show this fall, there was a
moment that really stood
out for Delvin during a
presentation called ‘Walk
Down Memory Lane’.
“The show had a picture
of my dad showing Clydes
years ago which made me
feel really good because I
told my dad before he
passed away that someday
I will take these horses
someplace that will be important and he would be remembered. I like to think
he would be proud of how
far we have come.”
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Choosing Your Forage, Managing Your Risk
by Bonnie Mandziak
PAg, AEGP Technician,
Calling Lakes Farm
Stewardship Group
It’s March and if you
are planning to seed forages this spring you
should be thinking about
the variety and blend
that works best for your
operation. You may have
marginal land that is
prone to flooding or salinity and would better
serve you in perennial
forage. Perhaps you have
expanded your herd and
require more pasture or
hayland. Maybe you are
retiring and are considering leasing outstanding
hay as a way to generate
revenue. .
Some of the factors that
need to be considered are:
•
Use – What is the
intended use of the forage? Will it be used as
hayland, silage, stockpile
grazing or pasture? If
pasture, will it be rotationally grazed or continuously grazed?
•
Forage Timing –
What time of year does
the forage need to be
available?
•
Soil Type - What
is the soil like? Clay,
Loam, Sandy? Does it
drain well? Does it have
salinity problems?
•
Soil Condition –
What is the soil fertility?
How much organic matter is present? What were
the previous herbicide
treatments?
Once the intended use
is determined, a producer
can sit down and determine the best blend that
works for them.
** Specific characteristic are determined by variety, please refer to
variety specific guidelines.
When selecting forages
it is important to use Certified Seed whenever possible. Although the cost
of seed is higher, the overall benefit provided by variety purity outweighs
the cost. Try to avoid
using varieties that have
invasive characteristics.
Varieties such as Smooth
Brome
and
Crested
Wheat, although popular
and low cost, have a tendency to spread easily
throughout the landscape
and choke out native
species.
Over the past 5 years
we have received above
normal amounts of precipitation.
For forage
producers this has been a
great benefit with many
producing phenomenal
stands. Then came 2015
and we had below normal
precipitation early on
causing fear there would
be a feed shortage. This
early drought was a reminder to better manage
* With all alfalfa varieties the possibility of
pasture bloat needs to be
taken into consideration
when grazing livestock.
risk and plan for dry
years. Producers should
consider stock piling feed
rather than pushing their
stocking rates to higher
levels. Use cross-fences
to create paddocks to utilize rotational grazing
and provide better control
of season use, grazing intensity and distribution.
Resting forages and not
overgrazing are important things to consider for
many reasons. Rested
forages have increased
vigor, forage yield and
sustainability. They are
better at tolerating unfavorable environmental
conditions
such
as
drought or flooding.
Without rest, desirable
forage species will reduce
and
overall
pasture
health will decline.
For more information
on forage selection contact Bonnie Mandziak
with the Calling Lakes
Farm Stewardship Group
and the Lower Qu’Appelle Watershed at 306795-7279 or Shawna
Green with the Eastern
Lower Qu’Appelle AgriEnvironmental
Group
Plan and the Lower
Qu’Appelle Watershed at
306-434-8690 or contact a
Ministry Agriculture Regional Forage Specialist
Representative or the
Agriculture Knowledge
Center at 1-866-4572377.
Common species that are used:
Species
Salinity
Tolerance to
Tolerance
Flooding
Low to
Low
moderate
Hayland
Spring – fall
Low to
Moderate
moderate
Grazing
Late spring – fall Low to
Low
moderate
Meadow Brome
Hayland
Early spring –
Low to
Low
late summer
moderate
Hybrid Brome
Both
Spring – late
Low to
Moderate
summer
moderate
Tall Fescue
Hayland
Spring – fall
Moderate to
Moderate to High
High
Creeping Red Fescue Grazing
Spring – fall
Low to
Moderate
moderate
Pubescent
Both
Spring –
Low to
Low
Wheatgrass
summer
moderate
* With all alfalfa varieties the possibility of pasture bloat needs to be taken into consideration
when grazing livestock.
Alfalfa (early /medium
maturity)*
Creeping Rooted
Alfalfa*
Cicer Milkvetch
Best
Use
Both
Timing
Spring – fall
** Specific characteristic are determined by variety, please refer to variety specific guidelines.
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Prairie Canola Grower organizations
join forces with CASA
Thank you to our
farmers.
Have a safe and
plentiful season!!
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306-745-2282
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
(CASA) is pleased to announce partnerships with
Manitoba Canola Growers
Association (MCGA), Alberta Canola Producers
Commission (ACPC) and
SaskCanola to help build
and operate a mobile
grain entrapment demonstration unit in the three
Prairie Provinces.
“We are incredibly
grateful to have these
three canola producer organizations as our founding partners of this new
program,” says Marcel
Hacault, Executive Director of CASA. “This grassroots support means that
we have a solid start to
this new and vital program.”
CASA plans to build
and operate three units
throughout Canada. “The
next step is to secure
funding to build enough
units to serve all of
Canada’s
agricultural
community,” says Hacault.
“Each of these units
would serve communities
at fairs and tradeshows,
train first responders in
grain rescue techniques
and be used by commercial grain farmers for
training
agricultural
workers.”
MCGA, ACPC and
SaskCanola have committed to make this program
a reality. Each organization has agreed to contribute $30,000 over three
years.
“Projects like the mobile
grain entrapment demonstration unit are important to our organization
and our industry,” says
Jack Froese of MCGA.
"They provide opportunities for agricultural workers, farmers and farm
families
across
the
prairies to learn about the
importance of grain safety
and spread awareness of
the dangers of grain entrapment.”
Organizations like the
three canola producer
groups understand the
importance of raising
awareness and providing
training to prevent farm
injuries and fatalities. ““It
is imperative that farm
safety remain a top priority for our industry,” says
Stuart Holmen of ACPC.
“We all feel strongly that
educational opportunities
are the most effective way
to improve safety for farm
families and their employees.”
CASA is looking for
more farm safety champions to help make this program a reality. “The more
organizations get involved
and support farm safety
initiatives, the more we
are able to raise awareness for all farmers and
farm families to mitigate
risks they encounter on a
daily basis,” says Dale
Leftwich of SaskCanola.
on the mobile grain entrapment demonstration
unit program, please contact CASA at 877-4522272
or
at
info@casa-acsa.ca.
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association is
a national, non-profit or-
ganization dedicated to
improving the health and
safety of farmers, their
families and agricultural
workers. CASA is funded
in part by Growing Forward 2, a federal, provincial
and
territorial
initiative and receives additional support from the
agricultural and corporate
sectors. For more information, visit www.casaacsa.ca, find us on
Facebook or LinkedIn or
follow us on Twitter
@planfarmsafety.
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Report from the Legislature
– by Bob Bjornerud MLA
Saskatchewan
Investing in
Student Success
Unlocking our potential
as a province begins in the
classroom.
Teachers,
school boards and support
staff do an incredible job
giving Saskatchewan students the best education
possible and our government has responded to
their needs by increasing
funding each and every
year.
We understand how student success is fundamental
to
keeping
Saskatchewan
strong.
That’s why we’re focused
on working with our partners from across the
province to increase literacy levels and graduation
rates to help ensure that
all students can meet and
exceed expectations.
This year’s record $2 billion budget for education
brings our total capital investment since 2007/08 to
40 new schools and major
renovations to another 25.
Even in times of spending
restraint, our government
believes that it is vital to
continue
supporting
schools and communities
experiencing rapid growth.
Just the links
• Construction Begins
on École Connaught Community School (February
29, 2016)
•
Government
of
Saskatchewan Announces
Major Investments in Education (February 26,
2016)
• Major Expansion and
Renovation Celebrated at
Weyburn Comprehensive
School (February 25, 2016)
Our government has
committed approximately
$966 million toward 65
major school capital projects and numerous smaller
projects such as portable
classrooms and preventative maintenance and renewal. This demonstrates
our commitment to improving the quality of life
for our students, teachers
and communities.
Under the NDP, K-12
education was underfunded, 176 Saskatchewan
schools were closed, and
the number of teachers
teaching declined. Under
our government, K-12 education funding has increased every year, we’re
building new schools there
are now 600 more teachers
and 200 more student support teachers teaching.
Private-Pay MRI
Services Begin in
Saskatchewan
Our government is committed to providing patients with more choice
over their care decisions.
Saskatchewan people who
choose to pay for an MRI
can now access that serv-
ice right here in their own
province, while also providing additional capacity
within the public system.
Patients now have the
option to choose to directly
pay a private facility for an
MRI
scan
in
Saskatchewan. Facilities
that conduct a private
MRI scan must then also
provide a second scan at
no charge to an individual
who is on the public waiting list.
The addition of privatepay MRI services in our
province will complement
publicly-funded scans and
provide an opportunity to
expand capacity to address
demand. A list of facilities
licensed to provide private-pay MRI service is
available by searching
MRI at saskatchewan.ca.
Since 2007-08, capacity
for public MRI services
has increased by about 115
per cent. With the recent
addition of the new MRI at
the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital in Moose Jaw, there
are now 10 publiclyfunded MRI scanners accessible to residents of
Saskatchewan.
Eleven Infrastructure
Projects in
Saskatchewan Get Joint
Government Funding
The Government of
Saskatchewan is working
with the federal govern-
ment to provide priority
public infrastructure projects that deliver on local
needs in communities
across the province.
Under the Small Communities Fund, our government is investing more
than $5 million toward improving critical water and
wastewater systems in 11
communities across the
province.
• Town of Arcola Wastewater Lagoon Expansion –
$3,300,000
• Village of Drake
Wastewater Lagoon Expansion – $726,000
• Town of Kinistino New
Lift Station and Lagoon –
2,510,000
• Town of LeRoy Sewage
Pumping Station and
Force Main – $1,690,000
• Village of Macoun
• Village of Mankota
Wastewater
Treatment
Plant Upgrade – $850,000
• Village of Muenster
Sewer System Upgrades –
$520,000
• Village of Quill Lake
• Town of Radville Lagoon Expansion and Treatment – $1,344,000
• Town of Watrous Lagoon
Expansion
–
$3,420,000
• Village of Yarbo Water
Treatment Plant Upgrade
– $119,000
Since 2008, our government has invested $345
million in municipal infrastructure funding. This is
in addition to the Municipal Revenue Sharing program which provides one
full point of Provincial
Sales Tax revenue to municipalities.
Revenue
sharing to municipalities
has more than doubled
from $127 million when
our government took office
to $271 million in 2016/17.
New Energy Investment
in Saskatchewan
Despite low oil prices,
our province’s energy sector continues to attract billions of dollars in new
investment. It is another
indication of our diversified, resilient economy
weathering the economic
uncertainty and continuing to create opportunity
for Saskatchewan families.
On Tuesday, Husky Energy celebrated the opening of the Edam East
heavy oil thermal project,
located near the village of
Edam. This is the first of
three heavy oil thermal
projects Husky will bring
online this year. These
projects will create 500
construction jobs and 90
permanent positions.
Husky’s investment is
the latest in a number of
announcements that indi-
cate Saskatchewan’s energy sector remains strong
despite weak oil prices.
New Saskatchewan
Hospital North Battleford On Time and
On Budget
Construction of the new
Saskatchewan Hospital
North Battleford is on
time, on budget and is expected to be completed by
the spring of 2018. Construction, which has continued throughout the
winter months, has now
included bulk excavation,
formwork, concrete work
and backfilling.
Construction of this new
publicly owned and operated 284-bed facility has
already involved 11 local
businesses and is expected
to create approximately
1,500 construction-related
jobs. You can track
progress on the project by
viewing the construction
site webcam online.
Our government has
made record investments
in important infrastructure projects like hospitals,
highways, and schools in
every
part
of
Saskatchewan. Total investment in infrastructure
has been nearly $8 billion
in just eight years – more
than double what the NDP
invested in its last eight
years.
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Have you heard of the Asian long-horned beetle?
Asian long-horned
beetles are insects
with no natural enemies in this country.
They are now threatening both the health
of Canadian forests as
well as urban landscapes.
Authorities
have been aware of
their presence since
1982. Canadian Food
Inspection Agency inspectors have inter-
cepted them many
times at customs in either solid wood products or pallets of
merchandise
imported from China,
where they originate.
Adults
measure
from 20 to 35 mm in
length and have shiny
black bodies with up
to 20 white dots on
their backs. They
have a pair of long
Be sure to watch out for Asian long-horned
beetles.
black antennae, and
at the base of each is a
whitish-blue
ring.
Their life cycle is
spread over two years.
Females lay their
eggs under the bark of
trees and the larvae
dig tunnels deep into
the trunk, emerging
the following year as
adults. The larval activity eventually cuts
off the flow of sap and
leaves trees open to
infestation by other
pests.
Since the beetles
were detected, protocols have been set up
in collaboration with
the Canadian Forest
Service and scientists
to help inspectors better recognize them and
prevent their spread.
In particular, an eradication program was
created in 2004. Without the constant intervention of authorities,
these insects would
have soon attacked
our hardwood tree populations,
including
poplar, willow, birch,
elm and maple. Losses
could have amounted to
several billion dollars for
the wood industry,
among others, as well
as several million dollars for maple syrup
producers.
If you think you’ve
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The best milk around:
Canada opens new dairy
research centre
standing in such domains as sustainable milk production, genetics
and dairy nutrition.
There are currently about 45 research projects studying sustainable development in dairy farming
and the role of milk in human
health. Topics range from manure
management to cow comfort to the
effects of dairy consumption on
various illnesses and conditions.
Why is a cutting-edge dairy research centre notable news in
Canada? For one thing, the market
place demands it. Consumers are increasingly concerned about ethical
livestock care and well-being, and
they also want more accurate information about the impact of dairy on
health. In fact, the overall dietary
trend towards more protein-rich
foods and vegetable- and fruit-based
carbohydrates means dairy may
well occupy a more central place
in Canadian refrigerators in the future.
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A world-class dairy research centre is under construction in Elora,
Ontario, near the University of
Guelph. The Livestock Research
Innovation Centre – Elora Dairy
Facility is a partnership project realized by the university, the Agricultural Research Institute of
Ontario and the Ontario dairy industry. At the centre, researchers
and students will have up-to-theminute facilities where they can
develop advances in dairy cattle
health and well-being, reproduction, nutrition and value-added
milk components.
The federal government is investing some $3 million in the centre, along with $1 million from the
Ontario government, $1 million
from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario
and $1 million from other industry
stakeholders. Agriculture and
Agri-food Canada confirms they
are also investing $12 million in a
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Canada Transportation
Act review
The Saskatchewan
Association of Rural
Municipalities (SARM)
put forward its submission to the Canada
Transportation
Act
(CTA) Review in December 2014. SARM
has been eager to see
the recommendations
coming out of the Review and was pleased
to see the report tabled
in Parliament last
week.
While SARM recognizes the importance of
the entire supply chain,
rural
municipalities
(RM) are especially affected by grain transportation.
Some
recommendations from
the Review would bring
about positive outcomes for RMs. For instance, we support the
Review’s recommendation that the CTA define
and
treat
producer-car shippers
as shippers; this would
ensure that producer
cars are treated on an
equal footing as other
shippers and that their
accessibility is not limited. This change would
entitle
producer-car
shippers to all shipper
protection provisions in
the CTA, including
level of service provisions.
SARM is also encouraged that the Review
recognizes the value of
short line railways in
our national rail network. Short lines operate just under a quarter
of Saskatchewan rail
lines. When short lines
are unable to get their
car orders filled, producers and shippers
often resort to trucking
grain which can cause
significant damage to
RM roads. Given the
role short lines play in
Saskatchewan, we support the Review’s recommendations to make
more
infrastructure
funding
programs
available to short lines.
We also urge the Federal Government to act
to improve levels of
service for short lines.
SARM believes that
disputes must be resolved in a cost-effective, fair and timely
manner. We are happy
to see the Review
shares this perspective
through its recommendation that the Canadian Transportation
Agency establish a dispute resolution unit to
provide more effective
and timely informal
dispute resolution options.
However, other recommendations are concerning to SARM. The
Review recommends
that the Maximum
Revenue Entitlement
(MRE) Program be
modernized, with a goal
of total elimination
within seven years.
SARM strongly urges
the Federal Government to commit to
keeping the MRE in
place because this
mechanism
ensures
that railways cannot
overcharge for the
movement of grain. At
the same time, SARM
also believes that the
recommendation to include more crops into
the
MRE
formula
would provide a net
benefit for producers.
All in all, a thorough
consultation and research process should
be conducted before any
changes are made to
the MRE.
The Review does not
include recommendations that outline a
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movement.
SARM is disappointed
with this, as weekly
minimums
ensure
there is a constant
movement of grain and
help to prevent and reduce backlogs that we
have seen in the past.
SARM appreciates
the Federal Government’s commitment to
fully
consult
with
stakeholders on the Review’s
recommendations, and looks forward
to being an active and
engaged participant in
these consultations to
ensure the best outcomes for its members.
“Transportation is an
essential piece to a
strong economy, particularly in land-locked
Saskatchewan,” said
SARM President Ray
Orb. “While we have
concerns with some of
the recommendations
presented, we are optimistic that the Review
will lead to positive
changes in Canada’s
transportation system.”
Much work lies
ahead and SARM looks
forward to working
with the Federal Government and other
stakeholders to improve Canada’s transportation network.
SARM’s
complete
CTA Review submission can be found here.
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AgCoalition formalizes plans for a producer-led
structure to engage the ag community on Bill 6
The AgCoalition is
pleased to announce that
they have formed an Industry Leadership Advisory Committee (ILAC); a
producer-led group that
will guide AgCoalition
initiatives from engaging
with farmer and rancher
peers to representing
their interests in the consultation phase of Bill 6.
The ILAC builds on the
positive momentum of
the AgCoalition’s activities and was formalized
during the second AgCoalition meeting on
March 2nd. The ILAC will
consist of one producer
from each of the AgCoalition’s 29 member organizations.
“The AgCoalition has
operated as a ‘by producers, for producers’ organization
since
our
inception,” said Kent Er-
ickson, AgCoalition CoChair. “Formalizing the
Industry Leadership Advisory Committee takes
this a step further by putting the structure in place
to connect our producer
ambassadors with their
peers across the province.
One of the ILAC’s functions will be to host meetings in Southern, Central
and Northern Alberta to
garner Bill 6-related feed-
back from producers.
Dates and locations for
these meetings will be announced in the coming
weeks and sessions will
take place throughout the
consultation process.
“A face-to-face connection is the best way to engage with producers to
make sure they know
what’s happening at the
consultation tables and to
give them an opportunity
New forage insurance program a
small step in the right direction
The Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada
announced on Feb. 25, the
2016 Crop Insurance Program.
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) believes
that many of the changes
announced are positive
ones, although there is
still more that needs to be
done to improve forage
insurance and increase
the benefits to producers
under the program.
“Both crop and forage
insurance are important
programs that provide relief to producers.
The
changes announced yesterday are indeed positive, especially a much
needed increase to the
crop insurance budget to
$166 million for 2016,”
said SARM President
Ray Orb. Specific changes
that have been announced to the forage insurance
programs
include the removal of
the 50 per cent cap on the
Variable and In-Season
Price options, an increase
in forage establishment
fine with the changes to
the forage insurance program and so we look forward to a continued
collaboration to resolve
the issues” says SARM
President Ray Orb.
coverage from $55 to $70
per acre, and making it
easier to update individual yield history with a
producer’s own production records.
In late 2015 SARM was
a part of a working group
that consisted of the
Saskatchewan
Cattleman’s Association (SCA),
the Saskatchewan Stock
Growers
Association
(SSGA)
and
the
Saskatchewan Crop Insurance
Corporation
(SCIC). This group was
assembled with the purpose of discussing the forage insurance program,
to provide feedback,” said
Page Stuart, AgCoalition
Co-Chair.
The AgCoalition continues to encourage producers
to
write
info@agcoalition.ca with
questions, comments and
feedback and invites producer-based
organiza-
tions not yet involved in
the AgCoalition to join us.
The AgCoalition was
established on Jan. 22,
2016 with a mandate to
unify the farm and ranch
community in effort to
foster a culture of farm
safety in Alberta.
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identifying gaps in the
program and then providing recommendations to
SCIC to address those
gaps for the 2016 year.
While some of the
changes announced this
year are positive, the recommendations given by
the working group were
not enacted. SARM is
thankful for the opportunity to provide comments
but is hopeful that the
positive relationship and
open dialogue will continue in the hopes of further changes in the
future. “Overall SARM is
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Funding updated for farms and agri-businesses
The Canadian Government has recently updated
the
funding
framework for farms and
agri-businesses for 2016
and beyond.
Farm LoansThe Canadian Federal and Provincial Governments have
introduced a wide range of
programs
including
grants,loans and other
funding options for Canadian Farmers and AgriBusiness.
Under current guidelines, producers of various
agricultural commodities
have a variety of funding
options at cowstheir disposal. As an established
farm owner, or new en-
trant into a particular sector, it is equally important
to take full advantage of
the programs that have
been put into place by
both the Canadian Federal and Provincial Governments.
Of particular interest to
farmers should be the targeted programs for particular geographic areas.
Some of the areas of focus
for programs include the
Provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan and Ontario. Farmers located in
the high priority areas are
encouraged to apply for
funding in a timely fashion. Farm Grants and
Farm Loans are just some
of the funding opportunities that are currently
available to Canadian
producers.
Canadian Grants Business Center has created
an easy tool for applicants
to determine eligibility for
current programs. If you
would like to verify your
potential eligibility for
Government
Business
Grants, Loans or Subsidies for a Farm, Agri-Business or other enterprise
please use the Funding
Finder.
Farm Grants and Farm
Loans may be available
for many farms in
Canada. Some of the types
of projects that are often
eligible for government
funding include:
• Equipment purchase
or leasing
• Building and leasehold improvements
• Livestock and equipment tracking
• Livestock and equipment financing
• Farm Technology upgrades
• On farm energy efficiency programs
• Farm projects to re-
duce environmental impact
• Subsidies for Farm
Employees
• Agricultural R&D
Take action now to access programs before
funding is depleted.
Recently funded programs have limited budgets. Applicants are served
on a first-come firstserved basis.
Farmers looking to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the
latest funding programs
are encouraged to contact
the Canadian Grants
Business Center directly:
Government
Farm
Grants and Farm Loans
are currently available to
Canadian Farmers. Don’t
delay, contact Canadian
Grants Business Center
now to get the latest program details and apply
today for funding.
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Province celebrates
Rural Women
The Government of Saskatchewan has
proclaimed March as Rural Women’s
Month.
“Women are an important part of agriculture and agribusiness,” Agriculture
Minister Lyle Stewart said. “Rural
Women’s Month is a time to recognize
the contributions of rural women to their
communities and to all sectors of the
economy, not just agriculture. We thank
them for their hardwork and leadership.”
Nearly one in four farm operators in
Saskatchewan is a woman, and one in 10
of those is a sole proprietor. Agriculture
is the second-largest employer of rural
women.
“Rural women make up 40 per cent of
the total population of women in
Saskatchewan,” Social Services Minister
and Minister responsible for the Status
of Women Donna Harpauer said. “These
women are small business owners, public
servants, and community leaders who
provide economic diversity and community stability. As well, they provide leadership in emergency situations such as
the recent devastating forest fires in
northern Saskatchewan. Rural women
play a vital role in keeping
Saskatchewan strong, and we are proud
to recognize their achievements.”
Rural Women’s Month is observed
each year by women’s groups from across
the province as they celebrate the contributions of women to the province of
Saskatchewan.
We would like
to thank the
farmers
for all of
their hard work
and dedication.
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Canola crops may produce more revenue
by Deborah McClaren
Over the years in
Saskatchewan, it has been
sad to see the smaller
farms and grain elevators
disappear as a way of life
from the communities
around Esterhazy. Farmers end up retiring and
selling out if there isn’t a
next generation to farm
the land, or it’s not profitable enough to farm
with the high level of investment that’s required,
a risky business for most.
Happily, some of these
farms
have
become
acreages and hobby farms
for some families in the
area. As small farms disappear and become a
thing of the past, large
farm production operations have now become
the norm. These large
farming operations strive
to gain an advantages on
their size of crop production and operate as agribusinesses.
Todays 2016 agriculture
producers face many challenges that have remained constant on the
prairies; soil fertility,
weather, pests and weed
control and fair market
prices for their crops.
Every year around this
time farmers are in the
process of deciding what
to do? How to do it? And
when to plant crops?
Many decisions need to
be made long before going
into the fields and starting up equipment. Those
who are in the agriculture
crop production business
invest large sums of
money in fertilizers, seed,
spraying compounds, fuel
and their time and labour.
Not a job for many looking
for an 8-12 hour work day.
It is long hours and takes
lots of skills to make it in
agriculture. You need to
be an agriculture specialist in your own business
with accounting skills,
welding and mechanic
skills, an equipment operator, and the list goes on
and on. A wing and a
prayer
is
sometimes
needed as well to get
through equipment breakdowns and a host of unforeseen problems.
What has changed is
that it has become more
complicated and technical
in all the decisions to sustain the viability on
prairie farms. Agriculture
producers are constantly
needing to update their
knowledge on their production practices while
trying to find what will
give them a profit for their
investment.
In the farming area
around Esterhazy, canola
is one of the primary
crops. The growing conditions for the area and the
market price for the agriculture producer all have
been favorable over the
years. Agriculture producers in the area with
canola crops have easy access to three plants to
process the crops with
Richardson and Louis
Dreyfus in Yorkton and
Bunge in Harrowby, Man.
Recently, the demand for
canola meal, (byproduct of
canola oil crushing) is
stronger, given the tight
world protein supply for
animal feed due to climate
change and droughts. In
fact, canola meal is the
second most widely traded
protein ingredient in animal feed after soybean
meal.
Most of the demand for
Canadian canola meal is
from the U.S. dairy industry. As production of
canola increases and more
meal is available, it may
become more widely used
by other livestock sectors
such as the poultry and
hog industries. The news
article on March 1, 2016
stated that:
“Dow AgroSciences” at
Canola
Council
of
Canada’s 49th Annual
Convention in San Diego
announced: “ProPound™
advanced canola meal is
an innovative, cost-effective replacement for soybean meal in poultry and
swine diets, helping to expand markets for canola.”
The process has increased the canola meal
protein content from 37 to
44 per cent. This is significant for agriculture producers in the canola
markets as new demand
for canola meal for the
U.S. may provide higher
income for producers.
The Canola Council of
Canada’s latest strategic
plan forecasts canola production to increase by 50
per cent by 2025, along
with continued expansion
of the processing industry.
Improved canola meal
quality is good news for
canola growers as they
need expanding and sustainable markets for their
canola. An advanced, costeffective, high-quality protein option for the feed
industry serves to open
new markets and future
demand for canola. ProPound will be incorporated into all NexeraTM
canola hybrids in the coming years.
“ProPound represents a
step change in the quality
of canola meal,” says Dave
Hickling, former Canola
Council of Canada VP and
third-party consultant to
Dow AgroSciences. “It will
take canola meal from
being a moderately used
ingredient in swine and
poultry feeds up to an ingredient that is very
widely used at high inclusion levels. That’s what’s
needed to develop canola
meal into a truly competi-
tion and pest management. Dow AgroSciences
Canada is headquartered
in Calgary with commercial and research operations across Canada. Key
research facilities include
corn and soybean breeding in St. Marys, Ont., and
a global canola research
center in Saskatoon.
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contact: Loralee Orr, Communications Leader at
Dow
AgroSciences
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Canada Safety Council reminds families to
take precautions while on the farm
Farming is a very rewarding, important and
invaluable industry in
Canada. But for all of its
benefits, it is also one of
the most dangerous industries, and the reality of
the profession is that children are often around the
workplace. This means exposure to hazards including
toxic
chemicals,
unpredictable livestock
and potentially dangerous
machinery. This exposure
makes it absolutely crucial that children be
taught about the potential
dangers around them and
how to avoid putting
themselves at risk.
March 14 – 20 is National Farm Safety Week
and this year, the Canada
Safety Council is reminding Canadian families to
take precautions while on
the farm, ensuring the
safety of children by understanding the concerns
and paying attention to
detail.
According to a study by
Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR),
272 Canadians under the
age of 14 died between
1992 and 2012 in agricultural-related fatalities,
with approximately 45
per cent of those being
four years of age or
younger.
The most common
causes of death among
children are machine
runovers (41.9 per cent,)
followed by drownings
(15.2 per cent,) machine
rollovers (11.1 per cent,)
animal-related injuries
(6.5 per cent) and being
crushed by or under an
object (5.1 per cent.)
Often,
bystander
runovers occur when children are playing on the
farm or near a worksite.
The farm vehicle is usually in reverse, and the
adult is not expecting the
child to be there. This fact
alone makes it crucially
important to set aside an
area reserved for playing
in the yard. A fenced-in
area with self-locking gate
closures will ensure that
the child’s exposure to
runover-related danger is
greatly reduced.
It’s important to remember that what may
seem to be an obvious
safety measure isn’t always so obvious, especially
with
younger
children. Teach them
which areas are off-limits
or dangerous. As they get
older and start helping
out around the farm, take
the time to teach them the
proper way of doing
things, explaining and enforcing safety as the pri-
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mary goal. Keep in mind
their limited experience
and strength when assigning tasks, giving them
age-and size-appropriate
responsibilities.
That being said, it’s not
enough to tell children
how to do things safely.
Especially when it comes
to work-related tasks,
children are driven to follow examples set by their
parents and other adults.
Farmers and workers
have to make sure that
they’re following safety
protocols and being careful, or the message will
ring hollow to children
and they will not see it as
important.
Take the following precautions to ensure that
your farm is safe for children:
• Inspect your farm
with your children for any
areas that contain hazards. Make sure to not
only identify the hazards,
but also to explain why
they’re dangerous to the
children and, if possible,
take steps to mitigate the
danger.
• Before setting children to work on age-appropriate tasks, check
local laws to ensure that
they are of legal age to operate farm machinery.
• Train older children
before setting them to
work on anything. Ensure
they understand the
proper operation of machinery they’re being
asked to use, and that
they know what to do at
all times.
• Never allow extra riders on any equipment.
Extra rider runovers are a
very common cause of injury.
• Drownings on the
farm occur, especially
among children six years
old or less. Fence farm
ponds, manure pits, and
any other source of water
that could pose a drowning risk.
• Designate a specific
fenced-off area that is
solely for playing. Ensure
that it is kept far from animals, as even calm and
normally docile animals
can become dangerous if
they feel that either they
or their offspring are
threatened.
• Keep all farm chemicals out of the reach of
children and locked away
in a cabinet, room or
building.
• Keep grain bins offlimits for children – it
takes only a few seconds
for a person to become
helplessly trapped under
flowing grain, where they
could suffocate.
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Save money with Saskatchewan Tax Credits
Over the next several
weeks, millions of Canadians will prepare and file
their income tax forms for
the 2015 taxation year.
The good news if you’re
living in Saskatchewan is
a number of provincial tax
credits are available that
can help keep your taxes
low.
“In Saskatchewan, we
have an array of tax credits geared to helping
everyone from first-time
homebuyers to post-secondary graduates to people with lower incomes,”
Finance Minister Kevin
Doherty said. “I hope
every Saskatchewan resident takes full advantage
of the tax credits available
to them, keeping their
taxes low and saving more
of what they earn.”
Provincial tax
credits include:
• First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit, a non-refundable income tax
credit of up to $1,100,
based on the first $10,000
of an eligible home purchase (a similar federal
credit of up to $750 is also
available).
• Graduate Retention
Program Income, tax credits provided over a seven-
year period that refund up
to $20,000 of tuition fees
paid by eligible post-secondary graduates who
live in Saskatchewan and
file a Saskatchewan tax
return. For more information, visit the Saskatchewan Advanced Education
website at www.saskatchewan.
ca/live/post-secondaryeducation/graduate-retentionprogram.
• Saskatchewan LowIncome Tax Credit, a refundable income tax
credit paid quarterly to
assist
lower-income
Saskatchewan
people.
The credit is paid in conjunction with the federal
Goods and Services Tax
Credit. For more information, visit the Canada
Revenue Agency website
at
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• Active Families Benefit, a refundable income
tax credit of up to $150
per child 18 years of age
or younger that helps
Saskatchewan families
with the cost of their children’s participation in cultural, recreational and
sports activities. For more
information, visit the
Saskatchewan Parks, Cul-
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www.pcs.gov.sk.ca/afb.
• Employees’ Tool Tax
Credit, a non-refundable
income tax credit that
helps with the cost of purchasing, replacing or upgrading eligible tools by
qualifying employees as a
condition of their employment. The credit consists
of a one-time trade entry
amount and an annual
maintenance amount.
Last
year
in
Saskatchewan, more than
275,000
households
claimed the Low-Income
Tax Credit, more than
58,000 recent graduates
claimed Graduate Retention Program tax credits,
more than 47,000 families
claimed the Active Families Benefit, more than
7,000 new homeowners
claimed the First-Time
Homebuyers Credit, and
more than 5,000 tradespersons claimed the Tool
Tax Credit.
Changes announced in
the 2015-16 Budget to the
Graduate Retention Program (GRP) and the Active Families Benefit
(AFB) are effective with
the 2015 taxation year.
The GRP credit can now
be applied against the
graduate’s Saskatchewan
tax liability. Any rebate
amount that cannot be applied
against
taxes
payable will be carried
forward and added to the
next year’s instalment
amount. Graduates will
be allowed 10 years to
fully claim their tuition
rebate
entitlement
against taxes otherwise
payable.
The AFB is now subject
to income-testing and
available to families with
combined net incomes
below $60,000.
“Since 2007, our government has delivered the
largest income tax cuts
and the largest education
property tax cuts in
Saskatchewan history,”
Doherty said. “For the
2015 tax year, the personal income tax reductions introduced by our
government are expected
to save Saskatchewan
people more than $485
million.
Since 2007,
Saskatchewan
people
have saved more than
$3.3 billion as a result of
these income tax measures.”
A Saskatchewan family
of four with $50,000 in annual income will pay just
$64 in provincial income
tax for the 2015 tax year,
compared to $2,302 in
2007, representing tax
savings of $2,238 annually.
In terms of all
provincial taxes, that
same family will pay $489
in Saskatchewan for the
2015 tax year, compared
to $3,032 in Manitoba,
$4,293 in British Columbia and $1,103 in Quebec.
about eligibility or about
how to claim any of the
credits listed above, visit
the Canada Revenue
Agency
website
at
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Esterhazy High School Newsletter
Principal’s Message
March is the month for
artistic endeavours at
EHS. It is Festival month
for the Music Program
and they are getting ready
to go to Disneyworld. Jr.
Drama performances will
be held on March 23 at 7
p.m. in the Jr. Gym. The
Sr. Drama Club will present the comedy “Oddball”
at 7:30 p.m. on March 15
in the Jr. Gym and then
will take their performance to Sacred Heart for
the Region 4 Drama Festival.
Because of the provincial election, the provin-
cial budget will not be delivered until after that.
That will mean that the
division budget process
will be held up for a while,
and this means that we
cannot start next year’s
timetable until much later
than we usually do. As a
result, we will not host the
High School Orientation
(for Grade 9 students)
until April 6. This is about
a month later than usual,
so if you are wondering
why we haven’t had it yet
in March, now you know
the reason why.
The Orientation will
take place in the Band
Room at 7 p.m. High
school students will soon
be choosing their classes
for next year. Please
spend some time with
your children to decide
upon course options and
electives. Our timetable is
based upon these choices.
If a lot of students change
their minds after the
timetable is made, they
may not get the courses
they want because these
classes may already be
full. Post-secondary plans
rely on these choices as
well. If you have any questions, or are looking for
advice in this area, please
talk with me or Ms.
LeSann.
SPORTS:
Sr. Girls Basketball:
Congratulations to the
girls on a hard-working
season so far. We are not
quite done yet! We will be
travelling to Indian Head
on the 4th of March to
compete in Conference
playoffs. If the girls do
well we would advance to
Regionals the next weekend. Wish them good luck
and send your best wishes
Skate Esterhazy Regional
High test day results
submitted by Skate
Esterhazy
Skate Esterhazy hosted
the mid season Regional
High test day on Feb. 21.
Skaters from several different clubs throughout
the region traveled to Esterhazy in hopes of advancing to the next level.
Below is a list of the
Skate Esterhazy Skaters
and the tests they passed:
Randell Banga: Preliminary Skills, Fiesta Tango;
Marty Haubrich: Senior
Silver Skills, Paso Doble,
Kilian;
Braida Lenouail: Senior
Silver Skills, Senior Silver
Freeskate part A and B,
Kilian;
Skylar Pangracs: Junior
Bronze Freeskate part B;
Tessa Helmeczi: Junior
Bronze Freeskate part B,
Fiesta Tango;
Michael Romanchook:
Preliminary
Freeskate
part A;
Andelina Romanchook:
Junior Bronze Freeskate
part A;
Shelby Heise: Senior
Bronze Freeskate part A;
Zenovia Kuzub: Dutch
Waltz;
Sara Heise: Fiesta
Tango;
Brenna Nagy: American
Waltz;
Madison Tocher: Paso
Doble, Kilian.
The end of the season
test day will be held in
Melville on March 19.
In other club news,
Marty Haubrich was one
of the guest skaters who
assisted with the Black
Boots Seminar in Rosetown on the Feb. 28. Approximately 18 male
skaters from across the
province attended this one
day seminar which is a
program run by Skate
Canada Saskatchewan for
boys in the province to get
experience in the sport of
figure skating and to meet
if you see them! ~ Ms.
Zubko
Wrestling: Over the
last few months of season
our
wrestlers
have
brought home multiple
awards and medals. One
of the most notable of
these awards is the
Saskatchewan Amateur
Wrestling Associations
award for the "Most Outstanding Bantam Female"
which was awarded to
Kiara Wiechert in Swift
Current in January. The
team competed in Warman,
Swift
Current,
Regina, Winnipeg, and in
Moose Jaw. All of our
wrestlers have shown a
great amount of strength
and
improvement
throughout the season
and will be well prepared
for our final upcoming
tournaments.
Wish the wrestlers luck
as they attend regional
and provincial competitions over the next 6
weeks.
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other male figure skaters.
The seminar brought together provincial level
coaches, guest skaters and
young skaters for a day of
learning and fun.
NOTICE
The Esterhazy RCMP Detachment will have
disrupted OFFICE hours due to renovations.
This will in no way affect the Emergency calls
and the public is encouraged to continue to
contact the RCMP if you are in an
Emergency situation.
During the renovations, Criminal Record
Checks, Fingerprinting for Immigration and
Criminal
Records
will
still
be
accommodated. The RCMP are asking that
you contact the office and make an
appointment for any of these administrative
requests. Criminal Record Checks will also
be made available at the Langenburg
RCMP Detachment by appointment during
the renovation.
We apologize for any inconvenience this
may present and request the public’s
cooperation from Feb. 1 – June 30, 2016.
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NOTICE OF EARLY RELEASE OF HOLDBACK
Project:
Esterhazy K3 Potash Mine –
North Shaft Headframe Outfitting
Owner:
The Mosaic Company
Contractor: Industrial Scaffold Services L.P.
Payment
Certifier:
South East Construction L.P.
This is notice of early release of holdback for the
above Project covering the period of
March 1, 2015, to January 31, 2016.
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Page 29
Private-Pay MRI services
begin in Saskatchewan
Patients now have the
option to choose to directly pay a private facility for a Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging
(MRI)
scan
in
Saskatchewan. Facilities
that conduct a private
MRI scan must also provide a second scan at no
charge to an individual
who is on the public waiting list.
The MRI Facilities Licensing Act, the corresponding MRI Facilities
Licensing Regulations
and The Medical Care Insurance Beneficiary and
Administration Regulations were brought into
force on February 29,
2016.
“Our government is
committed to providing
patients with more choice
over their care decisions,”
Health Minister Dustin
Duncan
said.
“Saskatchewan people
who choose to pay for an
MRI can now access that
service right here in their
own province, while also
providing additional capacity within the public
system.”
The process for anyone
wishing to pay for an
MRI, and for the second
scan to occur for a patient
on the public wait list, is
straightforward.
A physician referral is
still required to obtain an
MRI, to ensure all MRIs
conducted
in
Saskatchewan are medically necessary. Once a
referral from an appropriate physician is obtained, a person wishing
to pay for an MRI takes
that referral directly to a
licensed private facility to
book an appointment.
After completing a pri-
vate MRI scan, the private facility will provide a
second scan of similar
complexity within 14
days to a patient on the
public wait list, at no
charge to that second patient.
“The addition of private-pay MRI services in
our province will complement
publicly-funded
scans and provide an opportunity to expand capacity
to
address
demand,” Duncan said.
Government is also
continuing to invest in
public MRI capacity in
Saskatchewan.Since
2007-08, capacity for public MRI services has increased by about 115 per
cent. With the recent addition of the new MRI at
the Dr. F.H. Wigmore
Hospital in Moose Jaw,
there are now 10 publicly-funded MRI scanners
accessible
to
residents
of
Saskatchewan.
More information is
available in the attached
fact sheet, and a list of facilities licensed to provide
private-pay MRI service
to the public is available
by searching “MRI” at
www.saskatchewan.ca.
Available March 15
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The place for the latest
smartphones
PotashCorp
potash
production
downtime
Consistent with PotashCorp’s practice of matching supply with market
demand, our Allan and
Lanigan operations will
take the following potash
inventory adjustments:
• Allan will curtail production for four weeks, beginning March 20, 2016
• Lanigan will curtail
production for four weeks,
beginning March 20, 2016
We are opting to achieve
these
curtailments
through the use of maintenance shutdowns, which
do not require temporary
workforce layoffs.
We estimate the curtailments will reduce our
2016 production by approximately
400,000
tonnes.
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Page 30
PotashCorp and performers make
miracles happen at Telemiracle 40
Saskatchewan
performers at Telemiracle 40
brought more than their
talent – they also came
with thousands of dollars
in donations that were
matched two-to-one by
Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan
Inc.
(PotashCorp), to raise
more than $395,000 during
the
weekend
telethon.
“There are so many talented artists and groups
from Saskatchewan who
not only come to Telemiracle to perform, but to
bring the donations they
have worked so hard to
raise in their own communities. It was terrific
to team up with these entertainers and match
their generous gifts,” said
Denita Stann, PotashCorp Senior Vice President, Investor and Public
Relations.
This weekend, performers brought more
than
$145,000
to
Telemiracle. With the
two-to-one
match,
PotashCorp was able to
donate $250,000, reaching its maximum commitment for the year.
This brings PotashCorp’s
support of Telemiracle to
$1.83 million since 2008.
A team of employees
from PotashCorp volunteered to answer telephones and take pledges
from donors during the
weekend.
“We’re thrilled with
PotashCorp’s two-to-one
match this year. It really
motivated
our
Saskatchewan talent to
raise more money than
ever before,” said Todd
Bedore, Chair of Telemiracle 40. “The need for
funding from Telemiracle
has never been greater.
Potash Corp’s help this
year will go a long way to
meeting that need.”
The grand total raised
this year at Telemiracle
was $5,200,071. Through
Telemiracle dollars, the
Kinsmen
Foundation
provides mobility equipment, community vans,
equipment for hospitals
and health centers and
also assists individuals
with their travel costs to
get to medical facilities.
The Foundation has been
active in the province
since 1971, establishing
Telemiracle in 1976 as its
major fund-raiser. The
telethon has since been
dubbed “Saskatchewan’s
Charity.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 14 - All bands to Langenburg for Potashville Music Festival
March 15 - Soloists to Langenburg for Potashville Music Festival
March 15 - “Oddball” a 1 Act play by the Sr. Drama Club at
7:30 p.m. in the Jr. Gym
March 16 - Grade 9/Senior Band to Regina (Provincials)
March 17-19 - Region 4 Drama Festival at Sacred Heart High
School in Yorkton
March 20 - Tentative date for EMBI Fundraiser Fruit and
Cookie Dough to arrive at EHS
March 22 – EMBI meeting at 7 p.m. in the band room
Esterhazy & Area
Church Notes
Esterhazy Baptist Church
5th Ave. & Babyak Street,
(306) 745-2222
Pastor Robert Moss
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Esterhazy Full
Gospel Fellowship
520 5th Avenue Esterhazy
(306) 745-2989
Pastors:
Brent & Charlene Nightingale
Sunday Service - 10 a.m.
St. John's Anglican Church
Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.
with Kids Corner
Veterans Ave. and Esterhazy
St.,
Esterhazy
Rev. Kim and Rev. Susan Salo
(306) 590-7222 /
(306) 590-7227
St. Andrew's United Church
550 Sumner Street, Esterhazy
(306) 745-3363
Catherine Pace
Worship and Sunday School
at 10:00 a.m.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
700-4th Ave., Esterhazy
Worship time: 9:30 a.m.
(306) 745-2077
Pastor Lori James
Our Lady of Victories
Parish Roman Catholic
Church
308 Sussex Avenue,
Esterhazy, Sask.
(306) 745-3315
Mass Times:
Saturday 6:15 p.m.
Sunday 10:45 a.m.
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Coach Russ Sheppard
addresses his team
before practice at
Parkland Middle School
Photo courtesy of Trevor Crawley of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman Oct. 29, 2013 issue, in the
article titled ‘Minor lacrosse building a field program’ that describes how Sheppard helped introduce field lacrosse into the minor box lacrosse
organization. See Front Page and Page 2 for story.
Esterhazy
Bowlarena
Catering
Service
CATERING
Letter to the Editor
DEAR EDITOR:
I just want to inform the community of the service I
received at a local establishment in Esterhazy. Five of
us went out to celebrate a birthday on March 8. It took
one-and-three-quarter hours to finally get our food.
Some food was cold and some people didn’t get what
they ordered. The service was so poor. We were then led
to believe we would get some compensation. When it
was time to get things straightened around, I was
treated as if I had done something wrong by one of the
waitresses. The manager grabbed her purse and left.
Just letting you know. Good luck if you go there.
LINDA BARTOK,
ESTERHAZY, SASK.
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DENTAL CLINIC
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Comprehensive General Dentistry
903 Broadway Ave., Moosomin, Sask.
Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: (306) 435-3080/Toll Free:
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• For all your lock &
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• Emergency
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Independent Brand Promoter
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email: matchett@sasktel.net
Phone: 745-2172
Jeff Kuntz
Independent Sales Representative for
Pioneer® brand products
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LAW OFFICE
FORMERLY
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MacKenzie Law
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KREKLEWICH & CHORNEY
Chartered Professional
Accountants
420 Main Street
Esterhazy, Sask.,
Phone 745-6611
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Barristers & Solicitors
Notaries, Commissioners
For all your
machining requirements.
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Main Office:
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Branch Office:
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Infant Massage Classes Offered
For appointments, call:
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FISHER
LAW OFFICE
Serving Esterhazy and Area for over 30 Years
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A general practice of Law including:
Real Estate and Mortgages, Wills and Estates,
Family Law,
Corporate Law, Civil Law, Farm Sales
420 Main Street, Esterhazy
Phone 745-2261• Fax 745-2815
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
E-mail: fisherlaw@sasktel.net
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Bus. Phone – 745-3983
Res. Phone – 745-6991
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9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Appointment and walk-ins welcome
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Centennial Special Care Home Happenings
by Karin I. Closson
The month of February started off with a
variety of Recreation
Activities; Coffee Row,
Helping Hands and a
Valentine Crafts.
The day began with a
visit from the preschoolers on Feb. 11. Their energy
and
laughter
brightened the day for
our residents. Evidently
“hugs” were freely bestowed by some of the
children much to the
delight of the recipients.
That same day at 2 p.m.
a Valentine Wine and
Cheese Party, sponsored
by Auxiliary, was held
in the Dining Room. Refreshments and snacks
were bountiful and enjoyed by all. As well,
Laura Lomenda provided musical entertainment both vocal
and with her accordion.
We appreciate her generosity in sharing her
talent with us.
Feb. 12 was an exciting day when at last we
got to meet little Ella
Sophie Rausch, who
was the most important
feature of the “Watch
Baby Grow” program.
We welcome Ella literally with open arms as
Grandma Joyce Rausch
introduced her and we
each enjoyed the happiness of holding a wee
baby again. Of course
we hasten to add, we
were delight to welcome
Ella’s mom Sophie
Rausch. A lovely lunch
was
prepared
and
served by the Recreation Staff. A special
centrepiece for the
lunch table was an exceptional work of art.
Made up of every kind
of items that would be
used for the baby’s care
had been included.
Other useful gifts were
presented to Baby Ella,
not the least of which
was a fleecy warm blanket made by our own
Fred Haas. All in all
this was a very special
occasion and wee Ella
slept like a little Angel
through most of the
commotion.
On a personal note, I
had the special privilege to be included in a
four generation family
visit. Beginning with
myself, Karin Closson,
my
niece
Heather
McAuley, her daughter,
my great niece Breanne
Hedstrom and last but
not least, great- great
nephew, little Gus Persson from Stockholm.
Our monthly birthday
party took place on Feb
18. The head table was
graced with a select
group of “Celebrities”.
They included Leo
Schwitzer, Rod Morri-
son, Blanche Calvert,
Val
Pfliger,
Joyce
Rowein and Raymond
Duchek. A large and
beautifully decorated
cake was brought in
ablaze with candles;
every honored guest
had the opportunity to
blow out a candle. As
the cake and ice cream
was served we were
musically entertained
by Linda and Herb
Meyer. This was truly a
nostalgic trip down
“Memory Lane”. Herb
played a number of old
favorite polkas and
waltz’s that many of us
had danced to when we
were young. Then Linda
continued vocally to
sing a number of favorite’s encouraging us
to sing along. Her selections brought back
some wonderful memories. Music is indeed
“The Universal Language”. We are grateful
to Linda and Herb for
sharing with us their
unique talent of truly
entertaining everyone.
In between these special events our trusty
Recreation Staff has
kept busy with Diner’s
Club – breakfast and
luncheons. All this leading up to a Tropical
Cruise Day on Feb 26, A
dozen guests boarded
the HMS “Let’s Go” –
destination unknown. A
picture of a large cruise
ship and ocean waves
on the window welcome
us. Life Buoys were also
conspicuously
displayed. It is well known
that good food is an essential part of a cruise
holiday and this was no
exception. The Menu
began with a treat of
Loaded Potato Soup, fol-
lowed by the appetizer
of Caramelized Onion
Tartlet.
The
main
course consisted of
Bacon Wrapped Pork
Loin, Whole Baby Potatoes coated with butter
and dill, carrot flowers
and pepper medley.
After all these delicious
selection we were presented a dessert so good
it was sinful. It consisted of a chocolate
“bowl” filled with raspberry white chocolate
mousse. Words of appreciation were voiced by
everyone to the Recreation Staff for this unusual experience. Too
full to move for a while,
we chose to socialize
when the subject of
homemade
sausages
came up. Everyone had
some different recipe or
method of preparations
significant to their ethnic background. So we
decided to find out just
how many different nationalities were present
of 12 guests there were
nine different cultures
present that included
Hungarian, Czech, English, French, Scottish,
Swedish, Irish and
Ukrainian. Where good
food is concerned there
is no dissent among nations. Something our
world leaders might remember! Sadly our
“Cruise” came to an end
an unusual and enjoyable experience for all.
The Resident Council
meeting on Feb. 18 was
well attended. We were
fortunate to have our
Facility
Manager
Tammy Wolfe, Mike
Sjare plus the Director
of North Health Services Joanne Bodnar.
During the course of the
The residents at CSCH had an exciting day on Feb. 12 when they had
the pleasure of meeting little Ella Sophie Rausch, who was the most important feature of the “Watch Baby Grow” program.
meeting, various reports were presented.
We were particularly
pleased when Mike
Sjare informed us of
proposed changes to the
Summer Menu as per
our previous discussions.
Manager
Tammy
Wolfe discussed any
and all concerns that
came up. Guest Joanne
Bodnar was present to
survey general operations of facilities and
how residents were coping.
New business included future events we
can look forward to. The
meeting was adjourned
just before lunch. We
will meet again on
March 17.
In closing, I appreciate the kind words regarding this column.
Such encouragement
helps me focus on future articles. As long as
you keep on reading I’ll
keep on writing.
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