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Andy Broccolo Realtor ® Anita Broccolo Realtor ® Leslie Smith Owner/Broker #107 - 433 - 4th St. NE (306) 842-2202 Helping you is what we do www.weyburnhomes.ca GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY OR PURCHASE FOR OWNERSHIP Stoney Creek Estates • 2 Bedroom Units, Ranging in size from 812 sq.ft. to 1202 sq.ft. • 3 Storey Building • Heated Parkade • Elevator Access 825-5th Street NE Store Hours Mon.-Sat. 8:30-6:00 p.m. “WHERE QUALITY AND CUSTOMERS ARE NO. 1” Maurer’s Meats Ltd. City Centre Mall, Weyburn, Sask. Ph: 306-842-4689 Fax: 306-842-4675 5 lb. Outside Round Roast 5 lb. Sirloin Steak 5 lb. Lean Ground Beef 5 lb. Pork Chops 5 lb. Stew Beef 5 lb. Chicken Legs (back attached) WINTER PACK #1 30 lb. SALE PRICE $ 200 00 Chicken Strips $4.50 /lb. Outside Round Roast $7.59 /lb. Boneless Chicken Wings Fully Cooked $4.50 /lb NEW PRODUCTS: Pizza Perogies - 50/Box $25.00 ea. We reserve the right to limit quantities. Prices are subject to change. Sale ends January 13, 2016 this week 16 PAGES FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 New visitation record for the provincial parks Visitation to provincial parks set a new record in 2015 with nearly 3.9 mil- lion visits. The Government of Saskatchewan fulfilled its commitment of investing an additional $10 million over four years into the provincial park system. Preparations are under- way for another busy year in 2016. “We have seen continued increases in our visitation and we work hard to provide a high-quality experience for every vis- itor,” said Mark Docherty, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport. “Costs to oper- ate the provincial parks continue to increase, and in order to continue to pro- vide a high level of service to a steadily-increasing number of visitors, minor adjustments to some fees have been made.” Park user fees cover ap- proximately 60 per cent of operating costs, a bal- ance that has been found sustainable while allowing significant recreation op- portunities to park users in the province. There have been minor increases to nightly camping, seasonal camping, group camping and vehicle entry permits. Price adjustments are as follows: $1 for nightly camping; $1 to $5 for entry permits; $4 to $8 for group camp- ing; and $30 to $75 for seasonal camping. Fees for swim- ming lessons and organ- ized youth group camping trips will remain the same as 2015. A marginal increase in park entry fees represents the first time fees have changed in more than 10 years. A full description of the new fees is available on the SaskParks website at www.saskparks.net/fees. Battling right under the net Brothers Kaleb Charlton and Adam Charlton battle for possession of the ball, while playing a quick game in the indoor pool of the Weyburn Leisure Centre. During the Christmas break from school, many families took in opportunities to use the many recreational facilities around Weyburn. Photo 9524 — Sabrina Kraft www. BARBER MOTORS .com #1 Gov't. Rd. N., Weyburn • (306) 842-6531 2.4 L, AWD, 17” Alloy Wheels, Cloth Bucket Seats, Bluetooth, On-Star, Steering Wheel Controls, Power Locks/Windows/Mirrors Russ's Pick of the Week $21,998 2013 Chev Equinox LS 34,957 kms D4-669A ››› Continued on pg. 3

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Page 1: Weyburn This Week - January 8, 2016

Andy BroccoloRealtor®

Anita BroccoloRealtor®

Leslie SmithOwner/Broker

#107 - 433 - 4th St. NE (306) 842-2202Helping you is what we do www.weyburnhomes.ca

Great Investment OppOrtunIty Or purchase FOr OwnershIp

Stoney Creek Estates

• 2 Bedroom Units,

Ranging in size from

812 sq.ft. to 1202 sq.ft.

• 3 Storey Building

• Heated Parkade

• Elevator Access

825-5th Street NE

Store HoursMon.-Sat. 8:30-6:00 p.m.

“Where Quality and Customers are no. 1”

Maurer’s Meats Ltd.City Centre Mall, Weyburn, Sask.

Ph: 306-842-4689 Fax: 306-842-4675

5 lb. Outside Round Roast5 lb. Sirloin Steak5 lb. Lean Ground Beef5 lb. Pork Chops5 lb. Stew Beef5 lb. Chicken Legs (back attached)

WINTER PACK #1

30 lb. SALEPRICE

$20000

ChickenStrips

$4.50/lb.

Outside Round Roast

$7.59/lb.

Boneless Chicken WingsFully Cooked$4.50/lb

NEW PRODUCTS:

Pizza Perogies - 50/Box$25.00 ea.

We reserve the right to limit quantities. Prices are subject to change.Sale ends January 13, 2016

this week16 PAGES FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016

New visitation record for the

provincial parksVisitation to provincial

parks set a new record in 2015 with nearly 3.9 mil-lion visits.

The Government of Saskatchewan fulfilled its commitment of investing an additional $10 million over four years into the provincial park system.

Preparations are under-way for another busy year in 2016. “We have seen continued increases in our visitation and we work hard to provide a high-quality experience for every vis-itor,” said Mark Docherty, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport. “Costs to oper-ate the provincial parks continue to increase, and in order to continue to pro-vide a high level of service to a steadily-increasing number of visitors, minor adjustments to some fees have been made.”

Park user fees cover ap-proximately 60 per cent of operating costs, a bal-ance that has been found sustainable while allowing significant recreation op-portunities to park users in the province. There have been minor increases to nightly camping, seasonal camping, group camping and vehicle entry permits.

Price adjustments are as follows: $1 for nightly camping; $1 to $5 for entry permits; $ 4 t o $8 for g r o u p c a m p -ing; and

$30 to $75 for seasonal camping. Fees for swim-ming lessons and organ-ized youth group camping trips will remain the same as 2015.

A marginal increase in park entry fees represents the first time fees have changed in more than 10 years. A full description of the new fees is available on the SaskParks website at www.saskparks.net/fees.

Battling right under the netBrothers Kaleb Charlton and Adam Charlton battle for possession of the ball, while playing a quick game in the indoor pool of the Weyburn Leisure Centre. During the Christmas break from school, many families took in opportunities to use the many recreational facilities around Weyburn.

Photo 9524 — Sabrina Kraft

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 WEYBURN THIS WEEK -- PAGE 2

1A Trucking5 day program November 2015 - seats available

Safety Training ProgramsConfined Space October 29CPR/1st Aid October 5/6 & 28/29CPR/1st Aid Refresher October 22H2S October 7 & 27Global Ground Disturbance October 26SARA October 13-15Detection & Control of FlammableSubstances October 16Well Service BOP October 19-22Coil Tubing October 23Fireman’s Papers October 26-30

Computer ClassesMS Excel Level 1 2013 October 13, 15, 20MS Excel Level 2 2013 October 22, 27, 29

Personal InterestChakra October 10Intro To Oracle and Tarot Cards October 18St. John’s Babysitting Course October 4Basic EnglishtSign Language October 14-November 9Small Engine Repair October 31/November 1, 14, 15

Saskatchewan Polytechnic - Continuing Care AssistantEnd of Life Care SPCR 102 October 13 - October 27/15Helping Skills COMM 197 November 3 - November 17Dementia Family Care DEMC 280 November 4 - December 2/15

SAIT BUSINESS ProgramsMental Toughness October 14/15

Programs in Weyburn

For more information or to register contact:Southeast Regional College(306) 848-2852 or 1-866-999-7372Visit our website: www.southeastcollege.org

Payment must be made at time of registration!

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Register two or more people into a SAIT program and receive 20% off each registrant.

Programs in Weyburn

1 A Trucking5 day program February 8-12 Seats Available

Safety Training ProgramCPR/1st Aid January 13/14 & 27/28CPR/1st Aid Refresher January 21H2S January 12 & 26Global Ground Disturbance January 26

Computer ClassesIntro to Computers January 12 & 14Intro to IPhone and IPad January 28 & February 2MS Word Level 1 2013 January 19, 21, 26

Personal InterestAg Expert Intro January 18 & 19Chakra January 17Intro to Oracle & Tarot Cards January 23Photo Elements January 11, 13 & 18Spanish Level 2 January 11 - Febuary 10

Saskatchewan Polytechnic - Continuing Care AssistantEnd of Life Care SPCR 102 January 12- 26Interpersonal Communication January 13 - February 1

For more information or to register contact:

Southeast College

(306) 848-2852 or 1-866-999-7372

Visit our website: www.southeastcollege.org

The families of the late Elaine Croal of Weyburn, SK would like to express a heartfelt thanks for all of the kindness, support and prayers that have been received during her illness and passing. Thank you to Dr. S.J. Korkola, Dr. Lavoie and all of the staff at the cardiac units at the Regina General Hospital. The emergency room staff, Dr. Jessi Warren and all of the third floor staff at the Weyburn General Hospital. Dr. Asim Amjad, Dr. Theresa Bradel and staff of the Allan Blair Cancer Centre. Dr. Patel and staff on Units 3D, 3B and Palliative Care at the Regina Pasqua Hospital. Thank you to everyone involved for your expertise, kindness and understanding during this difficult time. The funeral service was a true remembrance of Elaine’s life thanks to her family’s pictures and eulogy. Thank you to the United Church Auxiliary for the wonderful lunch, the choir and Rev. Barnabas. Thank you to Fletcher’s Funeral Chapel for your guidance, compassion and caring service. To everyone who sent flowers, sympathy cards, meat trays, fruit trays, baking, household necessities and gifts, we thank you. Everything you did was greatly appreciated. Any donations in Elaine’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Cardiac Care Unit at the Regina General Hospital.

Thank You

Lots of laughs while sleddingLaughs and thrills are proven on the faces of Lily Moffat and Ashlynn Davis, as they head down the sledding hill on Confederation Drive with fast speeds. With some fresh snow on the sledding hill, many families participated in some outdoor fun together with their sleds and toboggans.

Photo 9515 — Sabrina Kraft

Five tips for parents with teens to help

set new year goalsCanada’s most common

New Year’s Resolution this year — for teens and for adults — was to lose weight. While setting health-related goals can be positive, fram-ing them negatively and set-ting unrealistic goals can set us up for failure.

New Years is a time for self-reflection and renewal, but too often for teens in Canada this can turn into a spiral of negative thoughts and emotions, often related to their bodies.

Some teens may have made resolutions that they may not be able to keep, and others may not have the ne-cessary tools or resources to start boosting their own self-esteem.

Good body image and self-esteem starts at home, and at Kids Help Phone they know that by helping their children recognize their in-ner qualities and focusing on their accomplishments, parents help to teach kids that what is really important about them has nothing to do with their size, shape or weight.

Parents can create an environment that promotes self-acceptance and positive self-esteem and help young people feel comfortable in their own skin, positively affecting their confidence, thoughts and behaviours.

Here’s five things you can do as a parent.

Communicate with your children. Explicitly tell them that you’re open to talking about what’s happening in their lives — both the good and the bad — while re-specting that they may not want to disclose everything.

Normalize and celebrate diversity. Help your child to understand that it can take time to adjust to the changes in their body and that people come in all shapes and sizes.

Encourage them to ac-cept themselves and others the way they are.

Be mindful of how you talk. The way you talk about body image and food can make a lasting impact on your children. Think about the messa-ges that your children are learning from you related

to body image and self-acceptance.

When you are more ac-cepting of your own body, you make it easier for your children to accept them-selves and their own bodies as well.

Taking the ‘No Year’s Resolution’ challenge together can be a step in the right direction!

Educate. Television, magazines, music videos, movies, and marketing all influence our perceptions and standards of physical beauty, even though many of the images they portray are unrealistic.

Encourage your child to learn about the ways that the images they see can be digitally manipulated and airbrushed. Encourage your child not to compare them-selves to the pictures they see in the media.

Tell them about Kids Help Phone. Kids Help Phone’s professional coun-sellors are always here for young people ages five to 20 is struggling with problems, big or small.

Children have now re-turned to their classrooms, after the Christmas holiday break. CAA Saskatchewan reminds motorists to be alert around schools and playgrounds. The following suggestions are a few more safety tips for motorists in school zones: slow down to the posted speed limit.

Be prepared to stop for CAA School Safety Patrols on duty in school zones; al-ways stop for school buses that are loading or unloading students; allow students enough time to cross the street safely especially as intersections can be covered

in ice and snow; and watch for children darting out from between parked cars or buildings.

CAA also encourages parents, caregivers and teachers to help children stay safe on the way to and from school by teaching them a few pedestrian safety rules such as: Stop, look both ways and listen before crossing the street. Cross at intersections or at corners and refrain from jay walk-ing. Wait for the signal of the on duty CAA school safety patroller when crossing the street in a school zone. En-sure winter apparel such as

toques and scarves do not obstruct children’s vision or hearing.

CAA Saskatchewan has sponsored the CAA School Safety Patrol program since 1951 and approximately 4,293 patrollers assist in 59 communities with 155 schools around the province.

CAA Saskatchewan provides training materials, stop paddles and reflective vests free of charge. Addi-tional information on the CAA School Safety Pa-trol and the annual CAA School Safety Patrol Jam-boree is available at caask.ca/patrollers.

Remember to be alert driving around schools

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contentscontentstable of 4 Editorial: Be Responsible Online

5 Viewpoints: Is this really the answer?

9 Sports: New fights for Prestige event

12 Community Events Calendar

13 Beautiful Babies entries

Continued from front

Visitation recordSaskatchewan does not have an addi-

tional charge for firewood for campfires, unlike other jurisdictions.

The nightly camping fee remains simi-lar to Manitoba and lower than Alberta and British Columbia.

The 2016 nightly camping reservation launch will occur in April of this year. As in past years, the launch will be staggered over a 10 day period with a queuing sys-tem in place during peak hours.

More information, including a schedule for when each park will open for reserva-tions, will be announced later this month.

Applications for seasonal camping are now available online at www.saskparks.net. This very popular program is available at 20 provincial parks and offers the op-portunity to secure a campsite from May

to September at most locations. The dead-line for applications is Thursday, January 28.

Seasonal campsites are allocated by a lottery system and will be awarded on Monday, February 1.

Since 2007-08, government has in-vested nearly $92 million in upgrades and improvements to provincial park infra-structure.

Projects undertaken include the de-velopment of two new campgrounds, upgrading or replacement of service centres, extensive campsite electrical expansion and upgrading, water and wastewater system upgrades, new and enhanced boat launches, and new camp-site furnishings.

3Christmas tree pick-up on January 10

The Young Fellows Club will be picking up Christmas trees on Sunday, January 10.

Residents are asked to please have their tree on the curb the night before.

Friday Saturday Sunday MondayCloudy with A mix of sun Mainly A mix of sunsunny breaks and clouds sunny and clouds

High: -14 High: -20 High: -16 High: -12Low: -22 Low: -27 Low: -20 Low: -21

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this weekPublished by Prairie Newspaper Group LP and issued every Friday at the office of publication, 904 East Avenue, Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Mailing address: Box 400, Weyburn, SK S4H 2K4. The Weyburn This Week is owned and operated by Prairie Newspaper Group LP, a subsidiary of Glacier Ventures International Corp. Member of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association, the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association and the Verified Circulation Audit.Yearly subscription rates: City of Weyburn (Carriers) $33.00; In Saskatchewan by Canada Post $37.00; Other Areas in Canada $59.00; US & Overseas $185.00

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The publisher reserves the right to restrict all advertisements to their proper classifications, to edit or reject any copy, and to set typographical standards. The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be responsible for errors in advertisements submitted other than in clear writing, nor for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement. The advertiser agrees that the publisher will not be liable for damage arising out of errors, in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the actual space occupied, whether such error is due to the negligence of the publisher’s servants or otherwise, and there shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount actually paid for such advertisement. All claims of errors must be received by the publisher within 30 days of such insertion. The contents of the Weyburn This Week are protected by Copyright registered with the Access Copyright Office at Toronto. Reproduction of any material herein may be made only with the written permission of publisher. ISSN 1715-734X

E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.weyburnthisweek.com

BE RESPONSIBLE ONLINEIt is important to remember that what a person posts online can have negative and long-term effects on

their lives. Especially with the social media trends, it is important to be a responsible online user.

Sabrina Kraft [email protected]

Most people rely on social media sites to get updates on their family, friends and news stories that might be of interest to them. How-

ever, it is still important to remember that the online world is a lot bigger than what we might imagine.

No matter the social network that you might turn to — be it Facebook, SnapChat, Twitter, Pinterest, or YouTube — it is important to remember to be a re-sponsible online user.

Also, sometimes what a person posts online can have negative and long-term effects on their lives.

It takes only seconds to consider what you are post-ing before a person selects enter. There is a lot of good responsibility behind using the “THINK” form of posting, and considering: Is it True? Is it Helpful? Is it Inspiring? Is it Necessary? Is it Kind?

While there are some cases where being a strong voice can prove to be a beneficial case for social net-working. There are many stories of people reporting bad service of a business, who then get a response from that business itself. Or they share stories of tra-gedy that has befallen a local family, where fundrais-ing is needed to help someone in need.

Unfortunately, many people use social networking to post negative comments about other people, or their experiences with a business or a community group.

We have seen many cases of online bullying, where a person makes an anonymous comment about another person. These anonymous comments can be the hard-

est to deal with, since they are designed to make you feel alone and very vulnerable.

There are many people who get very passionate about their beliefs and the issues that are important to them on social networking sites — but they should remember that not everyone in their circle believes the same. Plus, it is not just your circle of friends or family who might see that post.

Once you post something online, it becomes an en-tity all of its own. It is almost alive in a way.

Also, when it comes to posting online, a person should consider using common sense and etiquette. There are many people who use social media to an-nounce family news (a birth, a death, an engagement) without even considering the personal touch of a phone call to some family members.

It is also very important to remember that not every-thing that you read on social networking sites are necessarily true. One must be careful not to fall for “free” giveaways on a social networking site, just as they should be when something gets sent to their per-sonal emails or from phone calls to their home.

There has been such a drive to the online world in the last couple of years. People now can receive and pay their bills online, they can connect with family who live in different communities, and they can work out of their office when the situation is necessary.

However, we must be cautious not to get trapped in the online world. We must remember what is real and what is truly important in our own lives. Sometimes, take a break from the social networking.

It might be more beneficial than your realize.

FRIDAY, MONT XX, 2015

EDITORIAL !EDITORIAL !!this week

In a somewhat ironic start to a new year, I’ve been doing a lot of look-ing back. Between exhortations from sources as diverse as the radio and our church pulpit, the message is clear: “Here’s wishing you all the best in 2016”.

“Let’s look forward to what the new year holds”. Having said that, and in dir-ect opposition to all that great advice and best wishes, I’ve spent the last several weeks looking back.

Here’s how it all started: as I prepared to write my regular monthly column for British Columbia’s major agricultural publication, I decided to take a look at how farming has changed over the years. Why not start at February 1943, I thought? After all, that’s the year I was born.

It was wartime then and the ration book was part of everyday life. Through those wartime years a vigorous cam-paign aimed at promoting national nutri-tion was introduced as well as individual

controls on the price, production and distribution of everyday foods. I remem-ber mom talking about those things.

Mom passed away a few years ago but another journey back in time began for me this week. In sorting out boxes long neglected, I came across more than a dozen of her diaries. Reading them has been a journey fraught with emotion — laughter at my brother’s anniversary gift to them of a garbage can, tears at the untold back story of other family events and reminders of siblings’ engagements and marriages.

Looking back can sometimes be the greatest incentive to move forward. Mom would never have wanted life’s pain to be used as an excuse to quit; God knows, there was no better example of persistent faith and determined faithful-ness than she!

“I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Thanks, Mom.

Looking back; moving forwardBy Linda Wegner

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016

VIEWPOINTS!VIEWPOINTS!!this week 5Some days a certain piece of scripture is exactly what we need to hear, a re-

minder so to speak. So it was for me with a text that I read recently.Luke 10: 38-42 Now as they went on their way, he [Jesus] entered a certain vil-

lage, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and dis-tracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.’

It is a fine line sometimes to be both Martha and Mary and I frequently cross from one to the other; I function as ‘Martha’ but love being ‘Mary’ and the struggle is to keep them in balance.

Male or female there are always ‘Martha’s and ‘Mary’s; there are those Martha’s who get caught up in the ‘doing’ of life. We tend to measure our worth, our value, and we become defined by what we do, how much we do, how busy we are, how productive we are, and how much money we make. How many times do you meet someone new and after exchanging names, the usual question that follows is “What do you do?” Yes, ‘doing’ is necessary and Martha demonstrates hospitality beauti-fully, although she is somewhat resentful of her sister Mary for hiking off to be with Jesus and learn at the foot of the Master while she labors in the kitchen.

And then there are the ’Mary’s; Mary has chosen the better part, the Gospel says, the part where we take time out from the ‘doing’ to be with Jesus, through prayer, study, just being with Jesus. She is not defined by any works, nothing said, nothing done; she is just loved and forgiven. Like us. Like Martha.

But Martha has lost something essential in her dutiful labors to be responsible and hospitable - She has forgotten that ultimately she is valued and loved not be-cause of what she does, but because of who she is; a beloved child of God. Perhaps part of her being resentful is that she knows this and wishes it were otherwise.

This story really isn’t about Mary, or about Martha it’s really about Jesus and how much Jesus wants to draw each and all of us into a relationship with him, a relation-ship that lifts us beyond the everyday limitations of this life so that we might glimpse, if only for a little while, the sacred in the commonplace, the extraordinary in the ordin-ary, and the holiness with which each and every moment of this life is filled.

Martha or Mary - who are you?By Archdeacon Wilma Woods

All Saints Anglican Church

Dear Ellen

Dear EllenMy neighbour’s 15-year-

old daughter came to me and told me about the fights she is having in the home. Her father is very abusive to her. She showed me a large bruise on the back of her head and another one on her back. I don’t know what to do, should I contact some-one, or speak to her father about this. Pam.Dear Pam

It’s always a tough situa-tion when children are being abused. Confronting her father will more than likely just get her beat up again for telling, so I wouldn’t recom-mend confronting him. By law you must report child abuse to the Ministry of Social Services. During the day you can call their office and after office hours and weekends, contact your lo-cal police detachment, they will get in contact with the ‘Duty Worker’ on call. It is also important for her to talk to someone about what is going on at home.Dear Ellen

I have a lot of anger in

side of me. It is causing problems in my relationship with my wife. When I’m feeling angry, which seems to be most of the time lately, I take all my anger out on her.

She is scared of me and now hardly talks to me. I can’t remember the last time she laughed. I grew up in an abusive household- my fath-er beat my mom all the time.

I promised myself that I would never treat anyone the way my father treated my mother but I feel myself fall-ing into that pattern. How do I stop this? Shawn.Dear Shawn

First of all I have to commend you for coming forward with this problem. Sometimes it can be diffi-cult to take responsibility for your behaviour rather than blame it on others. This is a big step within itself. Con-gratulations.

In a sense, the way you treat your wife is not your fault as you learned to treat your wife this way by watching your father and mother interact. However,

this does not make it okay. The golden rule still applies: Treat others, as you want to be treated.

It will not be an easy road for you to change your be-haviour towards your wife as it took years for you to learn this pattern. The good news is, with a little help you can unlearn this pattern of abu-sive behaviour and relearn to have a healthy relationship with your wife. It will take a tremendous amount of patience, honesty and prac-tice. Envision has family and couple counselling (if there is no physical or emotional abuse) available that may help as well.

The ‘Dear Ellen’ column is submitted by Envision Counselling and Support Centre

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It has recently come to my attention that Sun Country Health Region has allegedly sent out a memo to all employees introducing a new policy to collect parking fees from staff members.

If this is true, the program will take ef-fect on February 7 at facilities owned and leased in the Sun Coun-try Health Region.

The memo states, “SCHR expects to face a financial challenge in the fiscal year 2016-17.

The collection of parking fees to cover most of the costs of maintaining parking lots and to provide electrical plug-ins dur-ing cold weather is one method of gaining additional revenues without reducing level of programs or public services.”

It goes on to say, “We regret the need to introduce this policy. However, during a time of budget restraint, SCHR chooses to use revenue from the Min-istry of Health for health care services rather than to main-tain parking lots. The Region will charge $1 per employee per shift, regardless of the length of shift. The policy is Region-wide.”

“Current staff can access a parking au-thorization form which will be posted under Forms on the R Drive. New staff members will sign at orienta-tion. Please fill out the form and return to your manager as soon as possible to author-ize the Region to col-

lect the fee from your paycheque. This will enable you to park on regional property.”

The memo con-c l u d e s s a y i n g , “Leadership has met with all three unions (CUPE, SUN, HSAS) to explain this policy. If you have questions, please discuss with your manager. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.”

Now for my rant!! Isn’t parking the re-sponsibility of your employer? Isn’t that one of the benefits of working for SCHR? Are they going to start collecting fees to visit the sick/injured? Are they going to collect from the physicians? (after all SCHR doesn’t pay the physicians). Maybe they should set up a booth and collect fees like they do in the big cities. I’m sure the cost of manning the booth would be less than collecting staff fees, right? No way!

You are forcing your staff to park off the facilities and clog up the residential ar-ea. Who is paying for their safety to and from the facilities? We all know what is happen-ing up in Regina to nurses changing shifts. What about the sum-mer months? Are they still going to charge $1 per shift to park in that crummy hospital parking lot that hasn’t been maintained for 100 years (a bit of ex-aggeration, but you get the point)?

What if you don’t

drive all the time? Who will be monitoring who is and who isn’t park-ing? Is a person work-ing a 12 hour shift and plugging their car in, the same as some-one working a three or four hour shift? Hmmmmmm!!!!

Where is the money that is being collected going?

The memo says that it will go to “cover most of the costs of maintaining parking lots” and it is “one method of gaining additional revenues without reducing level of programs or public services.”

Are you kidding me? Are you telling me that SCHR won’t be able to hold a clinic on dementia because their staff hasn’t paid $1 a shift to park outside at a facility they work at? Wow!!

I don’t know how we go about supporting our SCHR employ-ees when this sort of policy is introduced, but maybe just sharing this is a start.

Maybe instead of looking at ways of gen-erating new revenues by penalizing your employees , maybe reducing the cost of bureaucracy within the health region and using that money to help im-prove front line patient services would better serve the public.

P e r h a p s S C H R should re-evaluate this poorly designed policy that raises more ques-tions than answers.

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STARS and Spurs gala to be hosted in Calgary

The Petroleum Servi-ces Association of Canada (PSAC) and STARS have announced the date of their annual fundraising event.

The STARS and Spurs Gala will be held Saturday, January 23 at the BMO Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary. It will feature Canadian Country Music Awards rising star, produ-cer of the year and song-writer of the year nominee, Jason Blaine.

“For 22 years PSAC has been hosting, and the oil and gas community has been giving to, this great event,” said Mark Salkeld, president and CEO, PSAC.

“We know the generos-ity of our industry and of Calgarians is always there, even in rough economic times like these, so that STARS’ life-saving servi-ces are there when they are needed.”

To date, over $11 mil-lion dollars has been raised for STARS air ambulance through the PSAC and STARS event.

This year marks the 22nd anniversary for the STARS and Spurs gala. It will include entertainment by Jason Blaine, a massive silent auction, as well as a one-of-a-kind industry live auction featuring oilfield service packages.

“Over the past 22 years, the relationship between STARS and PSAC dem-onstrates that when friends help friends, extraordinary things happen,” said An-drea Robertson, president and CEO at STARS.

“We have much to cele-brate as we look back on this partnership built on passion, purpose and com-mitment to excellence.”

“PSAC and our mem-bers are extremely proud of our relationship with STARS. It’s an honour to

be able to lend a hand in raising funds to support their team,” adds Salkeld. “When our people are working out in the field and working remotely, it’s comforting to know that STARS can be there if it’s needed.”

“Our industry is com-mitted to supporting and contributing to healthy, safe and vibrant commun-ities where we operate, and STARS is a critical organization to helping us achieve the goal of giving back and securing the safe-ty of workers and residents across western Canada.”

Sponsorships and tick-ets for the Gala are on sale now at www.starsand-spursgala.ca.

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The family of the late Dieter Kauf requests his friends to join in a celebration of life on Satur-day, January 9, 2016 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Weyburn for refreshments, from 12 noon-2 pm. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.

If friends so wish, donations in memory of Dieter may be made to the William Booth Hospice Centre in Regina.

A special thank you to Dr. Paszkiewicz for his encourage-ment and support. Also, to the staff of the Hospice Centre for their excellent care.

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Attempting a goal from the sideRed Wings player Braden Mellon, No. 19, has a close-in attempt to score a goal on the Notre Dame Hounds during an SJHL game at Crescent Point Place. The Hounds edged out the Wings by a score of 3-2, following on the heels of back-to-back losses to Estevan over New Year’s.

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Prestige FC event in Regina

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In a much-anticipated return to action, high-end prospect Mariusz “The Iron Pol” Ksiazkiewicz (4-0) will take on slick sub-mission specialist “Mitey” Micah Brakefield (7-6). Also added on is a welter-weight clash pitting Shel-don Leblanc (3-1) against American invader Andrew Perez (3-2).

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A quick pick-up game at the outdoor rinkYoung hockey enthusiasts practice their skills, while using the outdoor hockey rink at Jubilee Park. There was lots of action at the outdoor rink last week, when local children had no school due to the Christmas break.

Photo 9511 — Sabrina Kraft

Card games played at the Wheatland CentreSeveral card games

were played at the Wheat-land Senior Centre during the Christmas break, from December 21 to January 3.

During a bridge game on December 21, Howard Giroux took first, John Whitell placed second and Basil Holyer took third.

Then during a bridge game held December 28, Basil Holyer took first, John Whitell placed second and Erskine Sandiford fin-ished in third place.

During hi-low whist, Connie and Ray Bou-cher placed first, Marie and Roger Marcotte took second and Basil Holyer and Chris Diemert finished in third place.

Then in another hi-low whist game, Marg Leavens and Ezella Gatz-ke took first, Marie and

Roger Marcotte placed second and Dale and Sheila Greiner placed third.

A kaiser game was won by Joan Harder and Ruth

Boren in first place, fol-lowed by John Schiller and Marj Monteyne in second and Marie and Roger Mar-cotte who placed third.

During crib, Basil

Holyer and Ray Boucher finished first, Mildred Sandiford and Joan Greg-ory took second and Con-nie Boucher and Thelma Giraudier placed third.

Increase of income tax brackets by provinceAll Saskatchewan in-

come tax brackets and tax credit amounts will go up 1.3 per cent in 2016, matching the national rate of inflation.

“Indexation is part of our government’s on-going commitment to fairness and competitive-ness in taxation,” said Kevin Doherty ,Finance Minister.

“This annual measure helps protect Saskatch-ewan people from ‘brack-et creep’ and keeps more money in their pockets throughout the year.”

Indexation will save Saskatchewan people an estimated $8.1 million in 2016, and is part of an ar-ray of measures aimed at keeping taxes low. Indi-

vidual taxpayers now pay no Saskatchewan income tax on their first $19,220 of income while a family of four pays no Saskatch-ewan income tax on their first $49,800 of income — the highest tax-free income threshold for a family of four in Canada.

A family of four with $50,000 annual income, and deducting $3,000 in child care expenses, has now seen their provincial income tax cut by 100 per cent since 2008—from about $2,300 to zero provincial income tax in 2016.

“Our government’s various reductions to per-sonal income taxes since 2008 will have saved Sas-katchewan people more

than $490 million by the end of 2016.”

“Since 2008, about 112,000 low-income Sas-katchewan residents have been removed from the tax rolls entirely, and a family of four with $50,000 in-come will have saved more than $21,000 by the end of 2016” said Doherty.

Measures to reduce personal income taxes in Saskatchewan since 2008 include: Increasing per-sonal, spousal, and child exemption amounts and introducing a new Low Income Tax Credit in 2008; raising personal, spousal, and child exemp-tion amounts again in 2011; and introducing a new First-Time Home-buyers’ Tax Credit in

2012 as well as expanding the Active Families Bene-fit to include all children age 17 and under.

When income tax sav-ings are combined with new tax reduction pro-grams introduced since 2008 (including the re-fundable Low-Income Tax Credit and the Active Families Benefit), a sin-gle person with $25,000 annual income will bene-fit from $913 in lower provincial tax in 2016 than in 2008. A family of four with $50,000 com-bined income will see tax savings of $2,977; and a family of four with $75,000 combined in-come will see tax savings of $2,709, when compar-ing 2016 to 2008.

Community Events Calendar

Friday, January 8T h e Wey bu r n D a n c e C l u b

will host a dance with music from Dennis Ficor and Son at the Cap-tain’s Hall from 8 p.m. to midnight. Lunch provided.

Monday, January 11Exhibits in the James Weir People’s

Choice art exhibition are now on display at the Allie Griffin Art Gallery, located in the lower level of the Weyburn Public Li-brary. Be sure to tour the exhibit and vote for your favourite piece.

Tuesday, January 12A Health and Anatomy Symposium

will be hosted at the Colleen Weimer Hall in the Weyburn Comp from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. This event is presented by the Biology 30 and Health Science 20 stu-dents from the Comp.

Friday, January 15Today is the entry deadline for sub-

missions into the 2016 Weyburn Rotary Music Festival.

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Christmas Bird Count was held for children

Nature Saskatchewan and Wascana Centre Au-thority hosted a Christmas Bird Count for Kids on January 3.

The Christmas Bird Count was held place at 2900 Wascana Drive.

The Christmas Bird Count for Kids (CBC4K-ids) was a fun, family-friendly birdwatching event that promoted nature appreciation and environ-mental stewardship. Fam-ilies are encouraged to

celebrate birds with youth — while building bird identification skills and contributing to important Citizen Science for bird conservation.

The day included a brief introduction on bird-watching before everyone headed outside to count as many birds as they can. There was also a free lunch participants and a live bird presentation from the Saskatchewan Falcon-ers Association.

Dropping down into a snow pileMorgan Noble is all smiles as she drops down into a snow pile. A group of children from daycare were enjoying the snow pile last week.

Photo 9519 — Sabrina Kraft

Dear Reena,I’m wondering if you

can help me! My daughter was stirring/mixing some organic peanut butter the other day and a big “glop” of oil landed on the front of her favorite university sweatshirt. I’ve tried soak-ing it in OxiClean and water for several hours and then washing it, but the stain is still there. It has not been in the dryer thank goodness. Thanks so much, Brenda.Dear Brenda,

Glad to hear that the sweatshirt never made its way into the dryer. Cover the stain with a half tea-spoon Dawn dish soap, half teaspoon 3 per cent hydro-gen peroxide and one tea-spoon cornstarch. Leave for 2-3 hours. Wash the sweat-shirt in hot water, air dry.

Repeat process until the stain is gone.Dear Reena,

My husband bought a gallon of milk on sale, be-cause it was near expiry. Can I use the sour milk in recipes such as pancakes or do I throw it out? Shirley.Dear Shirley,

While many people im-mediately toss out sour milk, others find their baked goods never taste as good as when they use sour milk in recipes such as: muffins, cakes, donuts, biscuits, breads and homemade cot-tage cheese.

However, while baking with sour milk will most likely not pose an instant threat to your health, Con-sumer Reports News does not recommend drinking or cooking with sour milk, due to the possibility of har-boring spoilage bacteria. Dear Reena,

Can you tell me the dif-

ference between the health properties of brown eggs versus white eggs? Also, if a recipe calls for eggs, which size eggs, are they referring too? Much appre-ciated, Betsy.Dear Betsy,

Great question! Brown eggs come from brown feathered hens and white eggs come from white feath-ered hens. Nutrition and taste, according to Health Canada are the same. When deciding which size eggs to buy, most recipes are based off of large eggs. Readers ShareDear Reena,

I have had a front load

washer for approximately ten years and never had a problem with odors. I use only powdered Tide de-tergent for washing and white vinegar in the fabric softener cup. I do not have to “clean” my machine be-cause of residue build-up from the liquid soaps and softeners. I do not use dryer sheets in my dryer and do not have any coating on the drum from the sheets. There is no odor from the vinegar, just a nice fresh scent. I have recommended this to quite a few people and they have all said this works and the odor is gone immedi-ately. Kathleen.

Dear Reena,I found that using nail

polish remover is an easy way to get rid of sticky tape residue, stuck on household items. PatWrapping Up the Holidays!

• Preserve opened gift wrap rolls for next year. Cut a lengthwise slice in an empty toilet paper or paper towel roll. Wrap the card-board roll around gift wrap to secure the paper and pre-vent unravelling.

• Collect giftwrap, rib-bons and bows all together inside of a zippered gar-ment bag. Using a hanger, store the bag in your closet

for next year.• Purchase an exten-

sion cord holder for storing Christmas lights.

• Save empty egg car-tons to store small Christ-mas tree ornaments. Cartons stack well! Or purchase a large storage container. Buy a collection of plastic cups and put the ornaments into each cup. Place the cups in the bot-

tom of the storage contain-er. Layer with a piece of cardboard and then another layer of ornament filled plastic cups.

• Can’t make a deci-sion about what to do with family photo Christmas cards that you received? Take a photo of each card; that way you have them on your phone or computer and they take up less space.

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Symposium educates on health and anatomy

An education sympo-sium will detail differ-ent health and anatomy presentations that was re-searched by the Biology 30 and Health Science 20 classes from the Comp.

The Health and Anat-omy Symposium will be held Tuesday, Janu-ary 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., in the Colleen Weimer Hall of the Wey-burn Comp.

It will involve 73 high school students in the Biology 30 and Health Science 20 classes. All presentations will have

interactive and fun activ-ities for the public to par-ticipate in.

“Many of the presenta-tions focus on organ sys-tems and keeping them healthy, as well as health professions and treatment/prevention of disease,” said Karen Kennedy-Al-lin, teacher for both Biol-ogy 30 and Health Science 20 classes. The elemen-tary and junior high classes from local schools were invited to attend the Health and Anatomy Sym-posium. The event is also open to the general public.

Hosted by Weyburn & District Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council

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Special Guest Bohdan Dubovyy-Ternopil, UABogdan was born and raised in the Ternopil region of west-central Ukraine. His love of music began listening to his mother sing, then by hearing others in his village. You will hear the deep passion and feel Bogdan’s emotions in his music. While studying at the Ternopil Academy, Bogdan was the lead singer in numerous groups. He has toured throughout Ukraine, Poland and Europe. In 2002, Bogdan emigrated to Toronto where he now proudly shares the traditional songs of Ukraine with all and many festivals, functions and events.

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Hitting the hillA snowboarder hits the sledding hill on Con-federation Drive last week. A few families took the time to enjoy the snow-covered slope while their children had no school due to the Christmas break.

KidsFirst tips for a six-month-old childHere are some

KidsFirst tips for a six-month-old.

Your baby is grow-ing each and every day.

There are things that we can do as parents/caregivers to help our children grow and de-velop. As your infant grows a little older, here are some things to add to your daily rou-tine:

When you are with your baby, carry on a running conversation about what you are do-ing. This is an import-ant way of preparing them to speak for them-selves later on. Babies love to hear your voice!

Realize that since crying is still your ba-by’s main way of com-municating with you,

it helps to learn to be more aware of what many of your child’s cries mean.

Your child’s cries may be telling you “I’m hungry,” or “I need changing,” or “I’m

tired or bored” or “I want attention.”

As your baby be-comes more interested

in exploring her world with you, and shows in-terest in colours, music and touching things, try not to over-stimulate your child.

For example, there’s no need to buy all sorts of toys at this age, al-though your child will enjoy toys such as rat-tles to grasp and bright objects to look at.

Ordinary household objects and regular routines like feeding, bathing and dressing provide great oppor-tunities for stimulation. Have fun with your ba-by. Your baby will love spending time with you.

Book Review:

‘A Rain of Dragonflies’

“A Rain of Dragonflies” is written by Regine Haensel. It is published by Serimuse Books. This review is written by Shel-ley A. Leedahl.

Before reading a book, I wonder what new land-scapes (internal and ex-ternal) I’ll explore, what characters and situations I’ll be introduced to.

With short stories, I’ve often found that those fur-thest from what I believe to be the writer’s personal experience are the most successful.

So it was with A Rain of Dragonflies, by Sas-katoon’s Regine Haensel, a collection of fourteen short stories. The two that most capt ivated were “The Cage,” about a dumpster-diving recluse who cages a canary that’s flown into her two-room rooftop suite, and “Win-ter,” about a flowerchild-turned-teacher who picks up an elderly female hitchhiker during a “near blizzard,” and has her per-ceptions challenged.

Many (if not most) writers do use “seeds” from their lives as inspira-tion, even when writing fiction. I don’t know how much of these particular stories was fabricated – Haensel did work as a teacher and lived in re-mote communities like the ones described in the book — but I do know that they really work.

Several characters are unsettled re: the way their lives have turned out, but unlike the rest, Ag-gie (from “The Cage”) doesn’t question her lot.

“She had always ac-cepted everything that went on around her, ac-cepted it as the way of the world” and she “found ways to live within its limitations”.

This story succeeds because Haensel never al-lows it to get sentimental.

She portrays loneli-ness by having Aggie spend most of her days “listening to the cracked radio that only got local

stations or looking at pic-tures in the tattered maga-zines that she collected.”

Aggie’s home decora-tion consists of magazine photos, her own draw-ings, and newspaper-clipped images of birds. She has a cracked plate and label-less tins in the cupboard, collects beer bottles, and is familiar with back alleys, where “garbage cans [spill] over with crumpled paper and old rags, boxes [smell] of rotting vegetables or wilted flowers”.

These visceral details make the story credible, and the objective rep-ortage of events allows readers to emotionally connect: we’re not being told what to feel, we’re allowed to experience it ourselves.

“Winter” succeeds because the writer first establishes how challen-ging Saskatchewan win-ters truly can be, ie “one snowfall leads to another and has to be shoveled out in the morning and some-times again when you get home at night.”

I t a lso las ts “s ix months if you’re lucky, closer to seven if you’re not.” There’s a quilt in the truck because its heater doesn’t work well. (Been there).

The teacher\narrator is begrudging winter and “the settled life” she’s fallen into when the hitch-hiking woman appears.

The teacher remembers her own days of hitchhik-ing — and freedom — and experiences a rainbow of emotions, including pity, and incredulity that her aged guest is bound for Winnipeg, five hundred miles hence. Where do both women belong? Sud-denly, the teacher’s life doesn’t seem so glum.

Parents … spouses … a werewolf.

Many characters in these fine stories have their eyes opened in one way or another; my bet is that most readers will ex-perience the same.

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2013 FORD EDGE SELAWD, Cloth, Heated Seats, Rear Cam,

17,841 km

$31,900 $29,900

2013 KIA SPORTAGE LXCloth, Bluetooth, USB, Remote Start,

70,565 km

$19,900 $16,900

2013 FORD ESCAPE SELAWD, Leather, Nav, Rear Cam,

19,829 km

$29,900 $25,900

2012 FORD F-250 XLT

4x4, Crew, FX4 Pkg, Camper Pkg

$26,900 $23,900

2005 FORD F-350 LARIAT

4x4, Crew, Fifth Wheel Prep, Diesel

$19,900 $15,900

Looking for the best sledding trailBrooklyn Moser and Teagan Dubiel look for the best sledding trail on Confederation Drive, as they walk through the snowy paths during an outing at the sledding hill. Many families were at the hill over the Christmas break, enjoying the snow-covered trails before the weather got too warm.

Photo 9531 — Sabrina Kraft

Year of Saskatchewan Ukrainians set for 2016

The provincial govern-ment is recognizing the many and varied contribu-tions of citizens of Ukrain-ian descent by designating 2016 as the Year of Sas-katchewan Ukrainians.

Premier Brad Wall said the proclamation acknow-ledges the 125th anniver-sary of the first wave of Ukrainian immigration to Canada and Saskatchewan and launches anniversary events and celebrations.

“Ukrainian culture and traditions are deeply em-bedded in the Saskatch-ewan mosaic,” said Wall. “Settlers from Ukraine helped build our province, bringing to their new home what our motto proudly proclaims: ‘From Many Peoples, Strength.’ Those traditions manifest them-

selves today in countless community celebrations, in educational programs, and in the longstanding re-lationship Saskatchewan enjoys with Ukraine.”

More than 13 per cent of Saskatchewan residents trace all or part of their an-cestry to Ukraine, accord-ing to the last census.

Saskatchewan has a number of city-twinning ar-rangements and academic exchange agreements with Ukraine. Events com-memorating the 125th an-niversary of Ukrainian immigration will be an-nounced across the country in the coming weeks.

Regina will host the Ukrainian Canadian Con-gress’s 25th Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Can-adians Sept. 29 to Oct. 2.