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The City of Yorkton’s Logan Green Water Management System has been a point of pride for the city, and it continues to be recognized nationally. The city was presented with the 2013 Willis Award for Innovation from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators. The treatment plant was recog-nized for being one of the green-est in Canada, in particular the way it handles backwash water through a series of settling ponds to ensure it doesn’t go through the sewage system, allow for green space in the city, and natu-rally recharge the aquifer. Mayor Bob Maloney says that the decisions made in the project simply made sense for the city. He says it’s a rare project that is both good for the environment and also saves money, since the design doesn’t require putting the water back through the sewage system and all of the equipment such as pumping stations that would entail.

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POW WOW – The 12th annual Painted Hand Casino Pow Wow took place in Yorkton over the weekend. A colorful celebration that continues to grow each year, the event attracted visitors from near and far for a cultural treat.

Yorkton RCMP are investigating a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision that resulted in the death of a local woman. On June 3rd shortly after 11:00 p.m. RCMP responded to a call on Broadway Street West in the city. On the scene they found 29-year-old Ursula Bobbi Kakakaway of Yorkton who had been walking on Broadway when she was struck by an eastbound vehicle. Kakakaway was transported to Yorkton Regional Hospital by EMS, however she died a short time later as result of her injuries. RCMP continue to investigate the collision and at this point no charges have been laid. An RCMP Collision Analyst also conducted a scene examination, and the inves-tigation is ongoing.

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“Pumping stations are expensive to build. A pump-ing station isn’t a huge proj-ect, but pumps fail, and there’s constant replacement costs, so when you can do something that can use to support a green area, and use that water to irrigate those fields, plus the fish ponds will be another area local residents can make use of,” Maloney says. Credit for the ideas has to go to the city’s engineering team, Maloney says, as it was their ideas which set the treatment plant apart from

similar systems across Canada. He says that Michael Buchholzer and his team have been a credit to the city and their work is why the new plant has been recog-nized as an innovative proj-ect. It was the biggest project the city had ever undertak-en, but it had to be done, and all of the decisions made sim-ply made sense. The national recognition is good for the city, and Maloney says that other cities across the country have been ask-ing about the plant and the ways they could use similar ideas when they do their own water projects in the future.

PICTURED ABOVE, City of Yorkton Manager David Putz (second from right) accepts the 2013 Willis Award for Innovation on behalf of the city.

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With Saskatchewan’s winter finally over, now is a great time to consider weatherizing your home to reduce energy costs for the upcoming winter sea-son. Habitat for Humanity and SaskEnergy are once again partnering in the SaskEnergy Home Energy Legacy Program (HELP), which helps low-in-come families reduce their energy usage through improvements that may include water-saving toilets, basement and attic insulation, and ENERGY STAR® qual-ified windows, water heaters and furnaces. These improvements not only help the hom-eowners save on their energy bills, but also help the environment by reducing green-house gas emissions.

“The energy saving improvements done through HELP are things all homeowner’s can do to reduce energy costs. We all know how important that is here in Saskatchewan, espe-cially after this past winter with record snowfall across many parts of the province and temperatures 16 per cent colder than normal,” says Robert Haynes, Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, SaskEnergy. “HELP is really an important project for SaskEnergy, with its focus on energy-effi-ciency, community and volunteerism – some of SaskEnergy’s core val-ues. I want to say a big thank you to all the volunteers from Sask-Energy and Habitat for Humanity who give so generously of their

time to help these very deserving homeown-ers.” Volunteers from both SaskEnergy and Habi-tat for Humanity will be helping perform the energy efficient im -provements in Yorkton and SaskEnergy Net-work Member M.L. Plumbing & Heating will be installing the ENERGY STAR® Carrier furnaces and Giant water heaters for the selected house-holds. This partnership allows selected low-in-come families to bene-fit from reduced energy costs by providing

upgrades and improve-ments the homeowners wouldn’t otherwise have been able to make. “Recipients for HELP were chosen through an application selec-tion process adminis-tered by Habitat, based on income, improve-ments needed and per-sonal circumstances,” details Dennis Coutts, CEO of Habitat Regina. “These low-income Saskatchewan home-owners may receive up to $10,000 in energy efficient upgrades, and will start realizing sav-ings immediately. This

program helps low-in-come homeowners breathe easier – both from lower energy bills, as well as the cleaner air that comes from many of the improve-ments.” This year, HELP will

be in six Saskatchewan communities, helping to provide energy sav-ing improvements to an additional 18 hom-eowners. For more informa-tion, visit saskenergy.com.

GOTTA LOVE A CIRCUS! – Much to the delight of those in attendance the Wa Wa Shrine Circus was in Yorkton last week. Complete with tigers and entertainment, the event also serves as an important fundraiser for the or-ganization. – Photos by Alicia Lizon

Habitat upgrades for those who might otherwise do without– Habitat/SaskEnergy partner

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True story or not, I can certainly see something like this happening and it makes you wonder, where do some people get off thinking they are better than somebody else? I stumbled upon anoth-er story the other day, this one unfolded on an larger airplane. The flight was crowded and people were making their way to their seats. Among the passengers was a 50 (ish) year old white woman who arrived at her seat to see the spot next to her was occupied by a black man. Disgusted, she turned to the flight attendant and said she couldn’t possibly sit in this particular seat and she demanded a new one. I was a bit surprised to hear the stewardesses reply. She said to the woman, “let me see if I can find anoth-er seat.” Upon her return she spoke calmly and matter-of-factly to the woman, “ Ma’am, there are no more seats in economy, but I will check with the captain to see if there is something in first class.” About ten minutes passed before she returned and again addressed the agitated woman. “The captain has confirmed that there are no more seats in economy, but there is one in first

class. It is our company policy to never move a person from economy to first class, but being that it would be some sort of a scandal to force a person to sit next to an UNPLEASANT person, the captain has agreed to make the switch to first class.” And with that, before the woman could remark, she motioned to

the black man who had been sitting quietly the whole time. She said, “Therefore sir, if you would so kindly retrieve your personal items, we would like to move you to the comfort of first class as the captain doesn’t want you to sit next to an unpleas-ant person.” Brings a tear to my eye and rightly so, other passengers on the plane, who likely couldn’t believe what they were watching transpire, broke out into applause. Black, white, brown or olive, we are all the same. We are all human beings with feelings. I have no patience or tolerance for people like the woman in this story – no matter what the day and age – and it’s great to see she got what she deserved. It’s simple, basic and even kindergarten learned – treat others as you would have them treat you.

ColumnShannon Deveau

The way I see it...

Soon, there will be new cell phone regulations in Canada. One of the changes will be that three year contracts will be rendered pointless – there will be no penalty for getting out of a contract after two years. The debate now centers around whether or not this is actually a good idea. The reason for long contracts is that phones are expensive, particularly smart phones with their high feature content, powerful processors and top end cam-eras. Since these happen to be the phones many peo-ple want, the cell phone companies have incentive to get people buying the more costlier models. The solu-tion has been to subsidize the cost of the phone over a contract, and the phone is slowly paid off as people pay their bills. The three year term is accepted because it makes the phone cheaper. This is a short-sighted approach on the consumer end, which is likely why the CRTC has stepped in to get rid of the three year contract. What seems like a good idea in the short term, to avoid putting down a large chunk of money on a new phone, winds up being a pain as people are tied into their provider for a long period of time. Getting out of that contract means handing over a bunch of money, since you still techni-cally have not actually paid off that phone. Now, given the changes, the initial cost of entry for

any new phone is going to go up. It likely will not change drastically for any two-year contract, but the absence of the longer alternative means that the two-year price will be as low as you can go, and that might price certain models out of the hands of people who would otherwise be able to buy them. Whether or not this is a bad thing depends on the consumer. Personally, I’m not a big fan of a long con-tract and my own phone was essentially the cheapest one in the store. As a result, I’m not going to be hurt-ing very much, but some will find themselves limited in their alternatives and unable to pick out the phone they really want.

What this will not change is the price of phones overall. Canada remains a minor player in the cell phone industry, and phone design is dictated by what people and providers are willing to pay. The three year contract system was an anomaly in the world market, but no matter where you go some form of contract is typical. The phone companies can charge whatever they want, and the providers will offer dis-counts to ensure people can afford them, as well as keep people tied to their service for a period of time. The only way to really change any of this is to stop placing a priority on the feature content of a phone and go back to buying simpler models. That’s not going to happen, people have become familiar with their content-rich devices and are unwilling to step backwards. As a result, phone manufacturers have no incentive to stop making expensive, complicated mod-els, and service providers will keep up because that is how they keep customers. So are the shorter contracts positive or negative? It depends on the consumer above all, but personally I don’t think it will make a big impact. Some people will get a less powerful phone as a result, but some people will no longer be in over their head with a too-long contract. Overall, we will not see a big change in the way the industry works.

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Things I do with words...

Shorter contracts won’t change cell phone sales

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If it will work for bikes, why not cars? SGI has announced it is taking steps to become one of the first insurance companies in the world to use tele-matics technology for motorcycles. Often called usage-based insurance, some insurers have started using tele-matics devices in vehicles to record driving information, such as speed, braking, mileage and driving location in order to determine the risk of a claim associated with a vehicle. “This is a truly innovative approach to addressing the issues that have been raised by motorcycle owners regarding their insurance rates and traffic safety,” Minister responsible for SGI Donna Harpauer says. “Usage-based insurance is the ultimate in rating fairness because it essentially lets the driver control their own insurance rate through their driving behaviour. Simply put, those who drive responsibly pay less and those who don’t pay more. This pilot is an exciting first step to seeing if this could be an effective approach here in Saskatchewan.” SGI will be looking for several hun-dred Saskatchewan riders to volun-teer to have a telematics device installed on their bike. No rates would be impacted during the pilot, as the purpose is information gather-ing only. Even more importantly, it’s hoped there will be a positive impact on traffic safety as riders are more aware of their driving behaviour, which hopefully will mean fewer collisions, and associated injuries and fatali-ties. Considering it all, maybe the same type of possibility could exist for all vehicles in an effort to lower rates for those who are deserving and higher for those who aren’t. As traffic increas-es with growth the number of bad drivers on the streets is becoming increasingly apparent. In any case, we’ll be interestedly watching to see how this all plays out.

Devin Wilger

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To the Editor:

Calvin Helin’s book, Dances with Dependency changed my life for-ever. As a university-educated Ab-original, I was looking for answers to questions like: how could I best serve the Aboriginal Community? What are the solutions to the hard-ships faced by those living on-re-serve? How can the quality of life be raised for all Aboriginal people? I read books, studies, articles, Royal Commissions, consulted experts and travelled to approxi-mately 200 First Nations and Me-tis Settlements. I worked primarily in the non-profi t sector for Aborigi-nal organizations, usually as part of a pilot-project or Aboriginal youth employment program. With a few exceptions I mostly saw pov-erty and despair. A common thread in many of these communities was high unemployment, up to 80 per cent in some cases. I, myself, was not always im-mune to it, even with a university education. The organization or pro-gram I was working for would rou-tinely lose funding, pilot projects would be cancelled and occasion-ally organizations would be quietly shut down due to mismanagement. I was starting to feel the unspoken adage in the Aboriginal Commu-nity, “you can’t change the system, the system changes you!” It was during one of these stints of unemployment in 2006, while I was surfi ng the internet looking for a new job that I came across some-thing different. The title Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty through Self-Reliance was a little shocking at fi rst. It was exactly what I had been thinking about

all these years. I was even more shocked to see that it was written by a First Nations lawyer, econo-mist and advocate for Aboriginal rights, Calvin Helin. Now that I was intrigued, I or-dered the book (with rush delivery) and received it in the mail a short time later. I did not realize then that I had found what would be-come for me a sort of ‘Holy Grail’ of Aboriginal Economic Development. It only took me a couple of days to read the book from cover-to-cover and to acquire a new perspective on life. All this time, I had been looking for jobs without consider-ing where the funding was coming from. I had been raised to believe that all money came from the gov-ernment and the only way to get it was to beg, threaten or embarrass the Crown into funding your pro-gram. I had put myself on a sort of “Mental Welfare,” limiting my ca-reer options. I picked up the clas-sifi eds and saw a whole other side of the economy. I began looking at the jobs in the previously forbidden private sector. I had somehow been convinced that if I went to work for a company I would encounter ra-cial discrimination or be hired only to fi ll some quota with no possibil-ity of advancement. Given my cur-rent employment status, I had no choice but to risk it. It turned out that joining the private sector was the best decision of my life. I made lifelong friends, advanced quick-ly and received an annual profi t share bonus. I also learned how a large company operates and has its own culture and is part of a larger community within its industry or sector. I also gained the comfort

of knowing where the money was coming from and how it was being earned. In the end, only Calvin Helin was able to provide a simple and feasible solution to all of the issues facing my people; “Wai-Wah!” in his west coast Tsimshian native language roughly means ‘just do it’ and may sound like a Nike slogan. What Helin believes has been crip-pling the Aboriginal Community for 150 years is dependence on gov-ernment programs and services. This system of dependency that Aboriginal people have been danc-ing with is completely unsustain-able. With the Aboriginal com-munity growing at six times the national average, there will even-tually come a day when the ‘de-mographic tsunami’, as Helin de-scribes it, will drown the taxpaying public. Many of those charged with fi x-ing the problem are too busy profi t-ing by it. The bureaucratic red tape that stifl es progress in Aboriginal Economic Development must be overcome, in order to establish a long term, viable, self-sustaining and self-governing Aboriginal Community. Contrary to the highly politicized views of many Aboriginal policy makers, it is possible to adapt to a global economy while maintaining our Aboriginal culture, language and heritage. It seems that my career path has come full circle, as I am now help-ing First Nations fi nance their own infrastructure out of their Own Source Revenues. Wai-wah!

Frank Busch, Troy Media Corp.

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To the Editor: By playing politics with men-tal illness, MP Garry Breitkreuz and the Conservative Party are not only stigmatizing those living with mental health issues, they are making our streets less safe. First, some context. Our justice system provides a third option for those who, at the time of the act, were too sick to understand what they did was wrong – people who are deemed “not criminally re-sponsible.” These individuals are incarcerated in a secure facility with psychiatric services. Before they can rejoin society their case is considered by special board that is better equipped than a regular court to determine their treatment and the level of danger they pose. The Conservatives are trying to mislead the public into think-ing this system is broken. In fact, the government’s own research shows that its success rate is high – offenders have drastically lower rates of re-offending than in main-stream correction systems. Yet under the Conservatives’ Bill C-54, one serious offence would brand someone as liable to repeat-offend or present a greater risk to society – based on no evidence and going against decades of science and myth busting about mental illness. This will force them into mainstream prison, from which they will almost certainly emerge far more dangerous and likely to re-offend. The Conservatives argue that Bill C-54 is about the rights of vic-tims. If these changes were only about advancing the rights of victims, the Liberal Party would support them. But Bill C-54 goes well beyond that and stigmatizes the mentally ill, and offends basic Charter protections that will ulti-mately weaken the rights of every Canadian. We simply cannot sup-port that. This damaging stigma will make it harder to get people into treat-ment – yet treatment is most ef-fective preventative measure for the few people with mental illness who commit serious offences. By voting for C-54, Mr. Breit-kreuz is playing on the politics of fear to perpetuate myths and stereotypes about mental illness. That is wrong – and will make us less safe.

Bob Rae, MP, Liberal Party of Canada.

Playing the game of politics?

Stop dancing with dependency

To the Editor:

Focused on the Donnybrook over Senators expenses May 23 2013, the last day of Public Input on Regula-tions Amending the Seeds Regula-tions, Canada Gazette Part 1 VOL. 147, NO. 10 passed without media comment and without the public at large being aware signifi cant alter-ation may be made facilitating new varieties of seed coming on the mar-ket and subsequent removal from the market of existing varieties. If proposed changes in regula-tions are made, precedent is estab-lished for the loosening of controls

over varieties of seed being brought to market. The prime rationale is seed pro-ducing corporations will be able to bring new varieties on the market more rapidly and with less cost to them. New varieties have an 18 year period of royalties to the pro-ducer. There are several concerns. With no testing as before qualities stated may not be accurate in prac-tice – and there may be GMO vari-eties placed on the market. If the seed does not live up to its untested specifi cations the farmers planting them will suffer the negative effects with no compensation. Corporations

may focus on producing new variet-ies to replacing those that have been in use, are approaching the end of the royalty period and which can be withdrawn from the market. May 23rd was the last day the public voice will be heard. There is no necessity of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the minister reporting the weight of opinion ex-pressed nor the rationale behind what the decision will be – for cor-porate or farmer interest.

Joe Hueglin,Niagara Falls, ON.

If changes are made, a precedent will be set

To the Editor:

Some people seem surprised by the severe trouble now engulfi ng the Harper government. But they shouldn’t be. This explosion of bad news has been brewing for months; some would say, for years.It’s a product of divisive, expedient, hyper-partisan ways of governing. The fi rst hint appeared on the very fi rst day Mr. Harper took offi ce. Di-rectly contradicting his personal pledge never to appoint Senators, he named Michael Fortier to both the Senate and his Cabinet right on Day-One. Now, 58 appointees later, Stephen Harper holds the record for partisan stack-ing in the Senate. But without reaching all the way back to 2006, there’s a clear pattern of developing trouble since the last election in 2011 – i.e., since Mr. Harper gained that majority he so coveted. Among his Ministers

there was a growing sense of impunity. As a small precursor of things to come, for example, there was former Minister Bev Oda doctoring documents and claiming her ultra-expensive orange juice, hotels and limos. It took Mr. Harper a long time to provide accountability. On the policy side, there was arrogance. Despite strong public demands for federal leadership to help rejuvenate medicare, Mr. Harper unilaterally lim-ited federal funding, and walked away from any meaningful role in fi nding the innovation necessary to make our healthcare system more successful. In January 2012, in a speech in Switzerland, he bragged about chopping medicare and pledged to do the same to pensions. Just weeks later, for no compelling reason, he re-stricted Old Age Security – another thing he had pre-viously promised never to do – taking $30,000 from the retirement incomes of

Canada’s most vulnerable seniors (especially elderly women living alone). Then came the F-35 stealth fi ghter-jet fi asco. There was no mission statement for this huge procurement. No open competition. Cost projec-tions ballooned to nearly $50-billion. Both the Par-liamentary Budget Offi cer and the Auditor-General described Conservative management of this fi le as incompetent and dis-honest. Such depictions also applied to Mr. Harper’s budget legislation. He rammed through two highly offensive “omni-bus” bills, lumping doz-ens of unrelated issues together for a single vote, coupled with oppressive time-deadlines to stifl e debate. Major front-line services were gutted and environmental safeguards were eviscerated. And all the while, more examples of election tam-pering kept bubbling to the surface. After fi ve

years of stonewalling, the Conservatives were fi nally charged with se-rious violations in their “In-and-Out” election fi -nancing scam. They had to plead guilty, pay a fi ne and make restitution. Other serious irregulari-ties are under investiga-tion in Labrador and Pe-terborough. And that massive case of illegal voter suppres-sion – which the Federal Court has categorized as “electoral fraud” – begin-ning with robocalls in the Conservative campaign in Guelph and potential-ly contaminating more than 200 ridings across the country, is still unre-solved. On and on it goes. All on Mr. Harper’s watch. With this as preamble, should anyone be surprised by Duffy, Brazeau and Wal-lin, and a $90,000 secret deal emanating from the Prime Minister’s Offi ce?

Ralph Goodale, MP,Wascana, SK.

It’s been a train wreck in the making

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The early years of a child’s life are key to their development, but some countries have a challenge when it comes to developing programs for those young chil-dren. Lois Okrainec, the Program Manager at Yorkton KidsFirst, recently had the oppor-tunity to travel to Namibia and share her expertise. Okrainec says that Canada and Namibia both have the same goal

when it comes to early childhood development, but are coming at it from different direc-tions. In Namibia, the focus on early childhood comes from the social problems in the coun-try, she explains, and the effort is part of a far-sighted goal to help with social change in the country. She notes that with the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Namibia has a large population of orphans and single par-ent homes, which pres-ents unique challenges

for early childhood, ones that the country recog-nizes that it needs to face. The twinning effort between the two coun-tries is something Okrainec sees as benefi-cial for both. Namibia can learn from Canada’s experience with early childhood, while the Canadians can learn how to approach these issues in a very differ-ent environment. “There it quite natu-rally happens in nature, but we have had to spe-cifically make a strategy to get children out of some programs and

more into the commu-nity, it’s all about cul-ture and how your coun-

try and province has developed.” She says that the approach one has to take with a country like Namibia is to build on what is there already, and use the country’s strengths to build a pro-gram. “I found myself com-paring what we have to what they have, and you have to stop looking at what they don’t have and looking it what they do have, and how to build on the riches in their country, because they have many.” She notes that while progress is being made,

she knows that Namibia has a long way to go. Okrainec says she met a young girl in her trav-els, and took a photo of some boys she knew, as well as the girl herself. From her reactions upon seeing the photos, the young girl clearly didn’t know what she looked like, and Okrainec helped her figure out that it was a photo of her. She says it was one of the most meaningful events in her life, but also an indication of just how far early childhood needs to come in the country.

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

The Soup Haven has been feeding people in Yorkton for 15 years. In that time, it has grown from a small hot lunch program into a group that pro-vides bag lunches to children who need them in all of the local schools, as well as month-ly meals and Christmas ham-pers. Kathy Connors has been there since the beginning, and she says that she had no idea how the program would grow and change over the years. She is reluctant to take any credit for the way it has succeeded since starting. The goals are the same now as they were at the beginning, feeding families, especially children. Connors says that the Soup Haven started because kids need food in order to be at their best in life, and there was a need in Yorkton to develop that program. “Canada’s the only G8 coun-try that does not have a lunch program across the board. Knowing what poverty is like, I believe these kids should have a hot meal, because some-times this is the only meal that they have a day,” she says. Part of the success was due to the support of local busi-nesses, and Connors says that the food they received was of great quality and helped the kids discover how much they enjoyed healthier options like salads. “I wish you could have been here to see some of the days

when the truck pulled up from Western Grocers, the stuff that we would get, and the stuff that in turn the families would take home when they came in.” The shift to bag lunches was caused by a number of differ-ent factors. The Soup Haven had to move to a new location because the Alliance Church, which still hosts the organiza-tion, decided to move. As well, shorter lunch breaks and a desire to keep students in the school over noon meant that the hot lunch wasn’t worked. The bag lunch program, how-

ever, allowed the program to expand to bag lunches to every school except St. Mary’s and Dreambuilders, who use the supplies to conduct their own lunch programs. Connors says that she is still in contact with many of the people who were first helped by the program. She admits there are many who have dif-ficulty with school, but that is a problem that comes with being hungry. “We all need food and water in order for our brain to func-tion properly, there’s no learn-ing without food.”

The kids themselves also become a resource, and Connors says that it’s all about coming alongside to help, and working together. “They become partners with us too, because they do things at the school to raise money... We all have one goal, we want to make life better for people, and some of these kids have traumatic lives.” Connors gives God the credit for the success, because she doesn’t believe that she could have put together everything on her own. However, while religious herself, she has no

similar expectations from the people she helps, and says that her job is to feed people, not to expect anything from them. “I don’t do things with an expectation. That’s one of the reasons this is not a religious organization, because I don’t want any expectations put on anybody... I believe the scrip-ture says that we are supposed to do what we are supposed to do and God looks after the rest.” “To see people smiling and benefitting from it, there’s no better payoff than that.” For the next 15 years, Connors says that she has many ideas, all with the same goals. She says that the hope is to continue to grow, find ways to make the lunches bet-ter and feed more families. She says they are considering increasing the numbers of meals hosted to twice a month as they get the resources, as Yorkton has many people who need help. “Poverty has so many differ-ent faces, and Yorkton has lots of it.” One of the big changes com-ing is a need for new volun-teers, Connors admits. She says that the staff has always been excellent, and people have been loyal supporters since the beginning of opera-tions. However, she says that many of the people are getting older, and more help is always welcome. Anyone interested in help-ing out, whether through vol-unteering or donations, can call Connors at 306-782-5666.

Soup Haven celebrates 15 years of helping

VOLUNTEERS at the Soup Haven ready some school lunches. The organization is celebrating 15 years of feeding people in need in Yorkton.

From Yorkton to Nambia – educating a world away

AWARD WINNING STUDENT – On Friday May 24 Yorkton Regional High School Grade 12 student, Darien Kequahtooway, won the “Leadership” Award at the Sasktel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence. Darien is the Student Representative Council President. He is also a member of the Senior Boys Basketball team and has been part of the teams that have won Bronze medals at Hoopla. Upon graduation Darien plans on furthering his education with a focus on Business. He is truly a positive role model for youth in the community of Yorkton.

Lois Okrainec

Walk and Roll Day – inspired by local school Wednesday was “Walk and Roll” day both in Yorkton and in Saskatchewan for the second year in a row. And it all started as a result of the efforts of students and staff at our very own high school. “We encourage people across the province to walk, run, bike, roller-blade and skateboard to school and work on ‘Walk and Roll’ day,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty comments. “It is important that our children and youth en-gage in activities that contribute to healthy, active lifestyles. The staff and students of Yorkton Regional High School, by requesting this proclamation, are certainly helping our province move forward in this regard.” Yorkton Regional High School developed the day seven years ago to promote physical ac-tivity in their commu-

nity. A discussion between Physical Education teacher and Student Representative Coun-cil Co-ordinator Roby Sharpe and his col-leagues sparked the start of “Walk and Roll” day. The teachers agreed that students would benefi t from walking or riding their bikes to school, instead of always driving their motor vehicles. “This event has a high participation rate in our Good Spirit School Division,” Sharpe says. “I know Calder School has had a 100 per cent participation rate the last couple of years. I’m happy to have this event declared prov-ince-wide. I’d like to have it declared nation-ally eventually. One day, it’ll be national ‘Walk and Roll’ day – mark my words.” Yorkton Regional High School Presi-dent Brandey Blahut requested the formal

proclamation this year. “‘Walk and Roll’ day is a good way to get everyone participating in physical activity,” Blahut said. “If you’re being active as a group, it’s so much more fun than doing it by your-self and it’s important to get as many people involved as possible. That’s why I requested the provincial procla-mation.” “We are so pleased that our government has chosen to pro-claim ‘Walk and Roll’ day again this year,” Yorkton Regional High School Principal Mike Haczkewicz adds. “We are proud that this ini-tiative has spread to schools throughout the province. Encouraging physical activity is so important. Healthy, ac-tive kids are more like-ly to be engaged and fo-cused in the classroom. In addition to helping create eager learners, active transportation helps preserve our en-

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Canada has now been without a national long-gun registry for more than a year – and the sky has not fallen. Before the registry was officially scrapped by Parliament on April 5, 2012, most gun control groups predicted that firearms abuse would rise because the registry was important to public safety. Responsible gun owners and many other Canadians, however, understand that there is no correlation between a registry and safety. For example, the City of Ottawa reports that fire-arm deaths are way down as of April, compared with the same period last year. At the time of the report, there were two shootings in Ottawa, com-pared with 11 last year while the registry was still in effect. If the registry was actually a safety mea-sure, surely the Canadian media would have been crammed with stories about firearms abuse during the past year. This hasn’t been the case because registering a gun does nothing to protect anyone.

That’s why our government got rid of the registry database that served only to waste taxpayers’ hard-earned money. Long before the registry was scrapped, there was ample evidence that it was a massive failure. When the previous federal government cobbled together a series of feel-good, useless laws in the wake of the L’École Polytechnique tragedy in 1989, long after

the long-gun registry was up and running, the legis-lation failed to prevent another school shooting at Dawson College in 2006 by an assailant who used registered long-guns. Government support for a gun registry is the same as trying to legislate sanity, which simply can-not be achieved. Mentally ill people committed hei-nous crimes with guns before the registry, during the registry, and they will do so after the registry. Everyone hopes it won’t happen again, but the gun control advocates are poised to blame the lack of a gun registry if it does. Don’t believe them. Just as the presence of a registry doesn’t prevent violence, the absence of a registry doesn’t cause violence. As a Member of Parliament, I made it a priority for nearly two decades to scrap the long-gun registry to bring Canada one step closer to fairer firearms laws for all. Now that the registry has been gone for more than a year, it proves what we have been say-ing all along – it had no effect on public safety.

One year later – loss of registry a non-event

by Garry Breitkreuz

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Bruce Thurston, General Man-ager of the Yorkton Co-op recently presented a cheque for $5,000 to Ross Fisher of The Health Foun-dation, as the organization’s Pre-senting Sponsor commitment for upcoming Charity Road Race event. Organization is well under-way for the annual event which will take place on Sunday August 18th this year. All proceeds this year will be used to help purchase new equipment for the Cardiac program / stroke clinic. “We are very fortunate to have the Yorkton Co-op as our Present-ing Sponsor, says Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation. Events like this can’t take place if you don’t have sig-nifi cant sponsorship, and we are very fortunate that the Yorkton Co-op is so very supportive and works with us to improve our lo-cal healthcare.” “This is the kind of event we like to be involved in,” adds Thurston. “This event helps our community by raising money for our local healthcare, and that’s good all by itself. But, in addition to that it promotes health and fi tness with a lot of outreach to schools and the business community, and that is a very good thing.” In addition to being the largest corporate sponsor for the Charity Road Race, the Yorkton Co-op also helps by supplying fruit, plates, condiments, napkins, pancake mix, and all the things you need to have a great pancake breakfast after the Road Race is fi nished. We are fortunate to have such strong sponsorship and support from the business community for this event, Sponsorship will more than cover the cost of the Road Race which means that 100 per cent of pledges raised can go to buying medical equipment, This year we expect the Charity Road Race to be bigger and better and more fun than ever. This year

there are over 60 people enrolled in the Learn to Run clinics which is great to see. The Charity Road Race features six events: a half marathon, a 10 km relay event and individual runs of 10 km, fi ve km, and a two km junior race. As well, there is a family walk. The 10 km relay fea-tures teams of four people, with each person running 2.5 km. All funds raised this year will go to-ward the purchase of equipment we need for the Cardiac program/stroke clinic. For those who like to run com-petitively, once again our 10 km race is part of the Timex Road Race Series. As well, the Charity Road Race will host the provincial 10 km Championship race this year. There are great prizes for rais-ing pledges and for winning one of the races; once again we are giv-ing gift cards to those who reach fundraising thresholds. The more money you raise the larger the gift card you will be awarded. “People are entering the Road

Race to use it as incentive to get in shape, or to quit smoking, or to lose weight. Many are enter-ing the road race to collect pledges to help raise funds for medical equipment. There are a lot of rea-sons why people should partici-pate, but regardless of why you enter the Charity Road Race, we are going to make sure it is well organized and people have a great day,” says Fisher. Most individuals that have reg-istered for the race are collecting pledges, continued Mr. Fisher. Collecting Pledges is optional and runners can choose to just pay the registration fee, but as all pro-ceeds will be used to buy medical equipment many participants col-lect pledges. There are prizes for those who place fi rst, second or third in their race, and medals for winning your age category or for your overall race. As well, there are prizes for the top fundraisers, and everyone who raises over $100 in pledges will be entered into a draw for a series of prizes.

Co-op lends support

Pictured above, Yorkton Co-op General Manager Bruce Thurston (left) presents Ross Fisher, Executive Director of The Health Foundation with a cheque for $5,000. The Co-op is the key sponsor for the upcoming Charity Road Race event.

By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Every year, the Godfrey Dean Art Gallery hosts Landscape and Memory, a show which collects and celebrates works from local artists. Don Stein, Executive Director of the gallery, says that this year does not have the largest turnout, but the group assembled is very strong, and he has heard many comments saying this is the best one yet. The show has a wide variety, including excellent painting and photography as well as complex and intricate sculptural work. “There is a lot of superb craftsmanship at a really high level. There is the inlaid woodwork which is by a third-generation woodworker that is just flawless in the way it’s put together. Then Sonja Pawliw’s ceram-ic encrusted mosaics that she put on high heel shoes and made them into teacups, they are just to die for, and again meticulous work,” Stein says. This show is proof of the vibrant arts community in Yorkton, and the sheer number of different ideas peo-ple are pursuing in the city. “It’s not tied to the number of people. Even though there are less people this year, there are lots of new people who have never exhibited before, and people who have just discovered we have an annual show, raging in age from their early 20s to early 80s. There’s a vitality out there that continues to surprise me,” Stein says. Stein says that running the show every year, one can see how local artists are developing and finding their voice.

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Landscape and Memory showcases local talent

SONJA PAWLIW’S ceramic shoe mosaics are one of the highlights of this year’s Landscape and Memory show, which is on now at the Godfrey Dean.

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By DEVIN WILGERN-R Writer

Yorkton has always had a presence in profes-sional hockey, and Metro Prystai was one of the early stars from the city. A part of two Stanley Cup winning teams, his life and career is part of a new audio book and ebook being put together by Frank Block The project began when Block began looking into the history of the Melville Millionaires. That proj-ect lead to conversations with different people, and through that project he met Prystai. He learned that Prystai wanted to write a book, and he realized that the stories were worth tell-ing and worth sharing with a much wider audi-ence. “I’m a big time hockey fan... I love those old hockey stories, they’ll make you cry, they’ll make you laugh your head off. Just wonderful stories about a time when hockey was much differ-ent than it was today,” Block says. The book contains not only stories from Prystai, but also from teammates and friends. He says that in conversations it became clear that the teams were family, and he says one of the stories that came out was when the Detroit Red Wings once delayed a game because Prystai was traded and they did not want to play without knowing what happened to their friend and team-mate, something Block says captures the spirit of the early NHL. The story starts from Prystai’s early life in Yorkton, and follows with his career with the Moose Jaw Canucks and even-tually into the NHL with

the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. “There were three rules that his mother would allow him to play: He had to go to school, he had to go to church, and they couldn’t give him too much money. He never got too much money, he told me that a lot of the guys on the team were getting paid $100 or $200 to play, and Metro got $25. It was frustrating because they would go to play pool and Metro couldn’t play because he didn’t have

any money. But he became an all star in Moose Jaw... He was the top player in Canadian junior hockey at that time.” Block is most excited about the audio book, as it uses his original inter-views to provide the sto-ries. He says hearing the stories from “the horse’s mouth” is the best way to get the stories out, and that he could never tell them quite as well as the original, whether it’s Prystai or any of the other players, such as Red Kelly and Sid Abel.

The goal for Prystai was to preserve the sto-ries for his children and grandchildren, Block says. Unfortunately, as the players are getting older, Block admits it might have been the last chance to collect the sto-ries. “There’s just so much great history there, I think it’s very important for us to try to preserve it, otherwise those sto-ries will be forgotten.” Block says that he plans to see the book released by the beginning of August, but he would still like to hear from more people who knew Prystai and have stories to contribute. He has set aside a section of the book’s website to allow for contributions, and he hopes to give a complete look at Prystai’s life, both in and out of hockey. For more information or to listen to clips visit www.metroprystai.com.

If you are looking for a great pork recipe for your outdoor grill this summer, this is it. It has become a favorite with us and I have featured it in many of my classes. I wrote this recipe back in 2008 to commemorate Summer Olympics in Beijing, and the flavour in this marinade is amazing. The Asian influence in this recipe is achieved with the inclusion of ingredients like soy sauce, ginger, and sesame oil, and then fur-ther complimented by garnishing with sesame seeds and angle cut green onion. I use berry sugar because it is a finer granule and dissolves better than regular white sugar. For diabet-ics, or to reduce the calorie count, you can replace this with an equal amount of Splenda brand granu-lated sweetener. By cooking the residual marinade into a reduction glaze to finish the chops, they become so delectably delicious and scream with flavour. The only ingredi-ent that may seem foreign to you is “sambal oelek”. It is a crushed chili product that comes in a liquid/paste form that is basically a re-hydrated form of the dried crushed chilies you have on your spice rack. It can usually be found in any major grocery store down the Asian food aisle or Imported foods aisle. So, fire up the grill, and smile... because grilling incredible food has never been this easy before!

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Makes 4 to 6 servings. Preparation time: 10 min-utes. Cook time: eight to 14 minutes. • 1/4 cup berry sugar (superfine sugar)1/4 cup soy sauce • 6 - 8 garlic cloves, crushed • 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek (crushed chili paste/liquid) • 1 teaspoon sesame oil • 4 - 6 boneless pork loin center chops, approxi-mately 700g total • 1 - 2 green onions, sliced diagonally, for garnish • White and/or black sesame seeds, for garnish

COMBINE sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sambal oelek, and sesame oil. Add the pork chops and toss thoroughly. Cover or put in a sealed freezer bag and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 6 hours, tossing occasionally. PREHEAT bar-be-que grill with a high flame. Remove chops from the marinade and put the resid-ual marinade in a small pot. COOK the pork chops on the grill over a medium flame until cooked through, approximately four to seven minutes per side depending on the thickness of the chops and temperature of the grill. BOIL the residual marinade at a full boil for approximately one to two minutes. BRUSH the cooked marinade onto the pork chops once they have been flipped on the grill.Serving Suggestions: Serve each pork chop garnished with a few green onion slices and a sprinkle of sesa-me seeds. Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez.com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4 Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor & Cookbook Author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com The next “Chef Dez on Cooking” column will appear approximately June 20/13.

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TOASTMASTERS ANNIVERSARY – The Treasure Chest Toastmasters are celebrating 30 years in the City of Yorkton, helping people gain communication and leadership skills. The approach is a learn-by-doing model, as club members speak in a no-pres-sure environment and give each other advice on how to improve. Everett Ritson, pictured above, was the District Governor in 1983 when the club began, and says that the key to a club lasting for 30 years is strong leadership, as without it, a club would fail.

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He says that the painting this year has been superb and the artists are coming back every year with stronger work and a clearer identity. “It makes me really happy because I feel like maybe the local artist show opportunity you can see contributing to some development both in the artist and

in the community,” Stein says. Landscape and Memory runs until the end of June. Stein says that the summer will be a good one for the gal-lery, as this show will be followed by a great show featuring ceramics, which has been in the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and is going to mark the begin-ning of its Saskatchewan tour in Yorkton.

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Thirty Eight students from Sacred Heart High School recently embarked on an amazing 10 day tour of China. We began our trek leaving SHHS at 12:30 a.m. on Friday March 29. After a bus ride to Regina, then a “short” flight to Toronto we then boarded the flight to the capital city of China. After 13.5 hours, three airplane meals and several time zones later we arrived in Beijing, a city of 21 million people. We began with a tour of the Summer Palace, an amazing complex of build-ings, well-manicured grounds and even a man-made lake which was built almost 400 years ago. There were many examples of “culture shock” while on tour but it was here that our students first felt like Rock Stars! Our tour director told us that many of the Chinese tourists there were from the interior of China and had never seen a white person before so a picture with us was a must for them. All of the girls were in high demand for pictures, especially the tall blonde girls. One of the Grade 12 boys had a baby thrust into his arms to hold for a picture. Posing for pictures was something we did throughout the trip. Next, we visited Tiananmen Square and then toured the 600 year old Forbidden City which has an astonish-ing 9999 rooms. On our last day in Beijing we visited the Beijing zoo and the world famous Pandas. We then traveled out of the city to the mountains to visit a section of The Great Wall of China. Climbing the Great Wall is exhausting but to stand on the wall and gaze out across the mountains was incredi-ble. Our group then flew to Xi’an (pronounced Shi-ahn) a city of only eight million people. The SHHS group biked along the 3,000 year-old city wall and attended the Tang Dynasty show which included a five course meal and live music with traditional dances. The highlight of Xi’an are the Terracotta Warriors. They were discovered by a farmer who was drilling a new well in 1974. There are over 8,000 life-size Terracotta soldiers and each one is different. They were hand made for Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China around 200 B.C. Another 1,000 ter-racotta horses and chariots com-plete the terracotta army that was built to protect the emperor in the afterlife. Next we flew south to Yangshuo to experience rural China. It was a stark contrast to see the rice pad-

dies and water buffaloes compared to the frantic pace of the large cities. We spent the morning climbing over 800 steps up Moon Hill for some amazing views of the Mountains and surround-ing countryside. Then came a bamboo Raft ride down the Li River and we were lucky enough to see a local man using his trained cormorant birds that would dive into the water, catch a fish and then bring it back to him. One more flight took us to Shanghai where we enjoyed a night river cruise and marveled at the impressive sky-line of the city that only 20 years ear-lier were farmers’ fields. The entire China tour truly was a trip of a lifetime that the students of SHHS will never forget. Experiences such as trying to cross the street in Beijing, having rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner or trying to buy snacks based on the picture on the package at the Wu Mart grocery store provided stories the Sacred Heart stu-dents will talk about for a lifetime. The Sacred Heart Travel Club is already planning the next tour to Europe Easter 2014. The tour is called the Canadian Battlefields Tour which includes stops in the Netherlands, Belgium and France to visit the sites of the Battle of Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and the D-Day landings at Normandy.

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Sask. farmer in training Submitted by Kaare Askildt, former Preeceville area farmer in training. This one of a series on get-ting settled in Hazel Dell. Hay! Equine, bovine and ovine (that would be horses, cattle and sheep) are some of the domestic animals that devour hay! Moose and deer also take some mouthfuls when they have a chance. We were almost out of hay thanks to Marvin the Moose, and my wife sourced some from Leonard Chopty. Good old square bales, which is perfect now that I have hip problems, as Marion can haul the square bales on the sled over to the feeder, and when the snow is gone, she will use the quad. Leonard gave us direc-tions to his yard, and we headed out with the truck to pick up about 50 bales. My wife has demoted me to the posi-tion of driver, and has banned me from any other tasks. She claims that I’m too heavy (she means too fat) to pick me up if I should fall down. I promptly got the truck

stuck in Chopty’s yard, fortunately right by the hay bales. With Leonard’s help, we loaded 28 bales on the first load. Marion told him we would be back later in the after-noon for the balance, and we headed home. With all that weight in the truck bed, I had no prob-lem getting out of the yard, Initially I drove at snail’s pace, but while listening to my wife tell-ing me how happy she is now that we now have hay again, I forgot myself and the speed gradually increased. Then I see in the side mirror three bales tumbling to the road, and I hit the brakes slowing down gradually, and backed up to where the bales had landed. It was on a country road, and I didn’t anticipate much traffic, so I parked in the middle of the road. One bale broke, but the other two were still intact. After throwing the two good bales into the truck bed, Marion climbed in to put them back on the top. Just as she is balancing high up on the top layer, a large

semi feed truck for the pig barns came barreling down the road. Marion didn’t think there was enough room for the semi to pass and was about to jump off when the semi expertly snuck by us. Whew! That was a close one! We tied two tie-down straps together, making them long enough to secure the top bales. Just as we completed that, another vehicle passed us as well. So much for a quiet country road! I backed up to the des-ignated spot in the yard, for Marion to unload the truck. She arranged some pallets on the ground, and started unloading. We, well actually Marion, took a break and had a cup of tea after having unloaded the truck. I went out (limped while relying on my cane) to move the truck so we could go back for the sec-ond load. I had neglected clearing the yard for snow the last month, relying instead on a four wheel drive truck. Big mistake! The truck was stuck again!

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The Good Spirit Acres Community Assoc. held their annual meeting in early May. There were no volunteers to join the executive, and so the present members will stay on ONE more year. They are Linda Moore, Lynn McDonald, Sandy Konkel, Elaine Park, Norm Lawrence, Jim Rediger (Hamlet board chair) and Carol Olsen. Thanks to them for the time they spend at meet-ings, fund raising and planning social events for community resi-dents. We’d like a resident in the community to step and volunteer to do the phone fan in the com-munity. It is such a handy way to get infor-mation to residents, and we thank Carolyn Argue volunteering this past year. Please consider helping us out. Thanks to all the peo-ple who came for the Spilchen Meadow clean-up last month. The rink boards got a 2nd coat of paint as well as weeds and tree dead-fall removed. Please mark these dates on your calendar. The Good Spirit Community Assoc. is holding a pancake breakfast on June 8 from 8-11 a.m. at the camp kitchen in Spilchen Meadows. There will be pancakes and sausage for $5.00 per person, children five and under free. Community Assoc. memberships will be sold there for $10 per family. Please come and

join us. On Monday, July 1, there will be a celebra-tion for Canada Day at Spilchen Meadows, at a potluck supper with hamburgers and hot-dogs supplied by the community assoc. There will be a collection plate to help defray expenses and hopefully some good weather so that we can have a few games at the park. Bring your family and friends. The ratepayers of the RM of Good Lake #274 should circle July 27 on their calendars, as the RM will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary at Good Spirit Golf and Family Resort. More details to follow. There are new homes being built and plans for more to be built in GSA and we are happy to see new residents or cabin owners. It shows the promise for the success of our Hamlet, the golf course and the Good Spirit Market. At the Hamlet Board spring informational meeting in May, the budget for 2013 as well as the mill rate for prop-erty owners was announced. The Hamlet of Good Spirit Acres will get its

own postal code in the fall of 2013. There has been con-fusion since our mailing address has been Canora and our phone numbers are out of Springside. It will be nice to have our own iden-tity, but it will mean that residents will need to make a change of address

for all of their contacts. Reeve Dave Popowich indicated that the Highways Dept. intends to make improvements on the bridge on Highway 229 starting sometime this summer. This is very good news for us as well as the Park. The Good Spirit Senior golf has started, and we welcome anyone who would like to join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Please come early to be put on a team. We all golf for the fun of it. The Good Spirit Golf Resort Restaurant will be serving a weekend breakfast buffet Saturdays and Sundays from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. This will include scram-bled eggs, bacon/sau-sage, hash browns, toast, coffee, tea or juice. Price is $10.00 per person, children $5.00. There is a take-out menu for May and June on Fridays and Saturdays from 4-8

p.m. In July and August, the take-out menu will be offered daily from 4-8 p.m. This menu includes chicken or pizza. This summer the Caddy shack will be open at 8 a.m. for break-fast and later for lunch selections. Restaurant catering will be available for groups of eight or more. Please phone 306-792-4615. Father’s Day Golf on June 16 there will be a 9 hole, best ball tourna-ment. All men welcome to join. Shot-gun start at 2:00 p.m. Cost will be $30/person with cart, $20/person without cart. Season pass and punch pass members $10 per person. This includes beef on a bun with sides. Please register a team of 4 or in pairs or individu-ally no later than June 9th at 306-792-4600. The management and staff of Good Spirit Market are looking for-ward to a busy summer. They are still on winter hours, but should be changing to longer hours near the end of June. Thanks to everyone who came to the Customer Appreciation Day in May. Come in and check out some of the upgrades that have been done at the store. It might come up on a contest later in the summer. Our friend Carol

Kuzyk has sold her home and is moving to Alberta. She and Myles moved here about 20 years ago and have been very active in the community, volunteering and attend-ing many of our suppers and other functions. Carol is moving to be closer to her daughters and their families in AB. We will really miss her and hope to see her back

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STUDENTS RECOG-NIZED – The Western Financial Group Yorkton Regional High School Students of the Month for April are Brandon Zrudlo and Lea Burnard. Brandon is a positive and outgoing Grade 12 student who is also rec-ognized by staff and stu-dents as a role model within the Family of Raiders. Brandon shows strong ability in the Practical and Applied Arts where he pursues his interests of Autobody and Mechanics with zest and determination. Brandon is also a kind and helpful student who assists oth-ers when he can and steps up unselfishly when called on. He is a dominant factor in the “Show and Shine Pit Crew Challenge” and is an example of what being a Raider is all about. Lea is a well- rounded Grade 12 student who achieves excellence

academically as well as within the extra-curricu-lar activities at YRHS. In particular, Lea was one of our first dedicated and skilled participants in the Archery program and spent hours helping with painting sets for the Musical. Teachers and peers recognize her attention to instructions, her com-mitment to whatever she takes on, and her quiet pleasant demeanor. Lea is a rewarding student to teach and an example for others. Congratulations Lea and Brandon!

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LUCKY WINNER – During Yorkton’s recent Spring Expo event the local Brick Mill Society had a booth at the show at which a framed print of the mill (pre-demo-lition) was offered as a door prize. The lucky winner was Chris Rosenmeyer of Yorkton, pictured above (left) receiving the prize from Vernon Brown.

Cards eye return With five years of no playoffs at Jubilee Park, the 2013 Yorkton Cardinals season will see a city that is hungry to catch some playoff baseball action. Fans are eagerly awaiting to see if the players brought in by manager Bill Sobkow will be able to end the trend this June/July. With the Western Major Baseball League once again improving its reputation as Canada's premier summer collegiate league by changing the roster requirements to include only collegiate athletes, Sobkow and his staff were faced with a new wrinkle in bringing in players. This Cardinals roster will be seeing a lot of college teammates. Led by top Canadians Mike Meany and Rob Shedden of Lakehead University in Ontario, Sobkow and his staff will be hoping that a team that has some built-in chemistry will be able to guide the Cards back to the postseason. With the quick nature of the WMBL season (40 plus games in under two months) Sobkow and the Cardinals will need to avoid any type of slump as the quick season does not give any chance of a bounce back and being in a division with the back to back defending champion Regina Red Sox will be a familiar challenge once again. Last year, the Cardinals rolled out to a slow start and couldn't recover, in 2013 they will look to make sure they do not make the same mistake. Sobkow says prior to the season – with missing the playoffs and the new league roster requirements – has come a new roster building strategy from the longtime manager. Where he used to bring in younger players with the aim of growing their potential, Sobkow has moved slightly away from that strategy, mixing in seasoned col-lege veterans who can help his ball club right away in addition to building them to have a greater chance of entering the pro ranks. A new season will bring new hope for the Yorkton Cardinals and their fans. Summer nights will once again be filled with the chatter from the dugouts and the bleachers as Jubilee Park will be eagerly awaiting to see if its ball club can make some summer magic and return to the postseason in 2013.

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The year 2013 marks the 14th year that Bill will be coaching in the Western Major Baseball league. 2000 and 2001 were two years spent in Melville with the Millionaires and the pre-vious 11 with the Cardinals in Yorkton. From 1992 and through 1997 Bill coached the Calder Minor baseball team as they progressed through the minor divi-sions of baseball, and in 1998 and 99 Bill coached the Yorkton Prairie Bandits, a Bantam team that played in the local bantam division. In 1997 Bill was select-ed as the Chef de Mission

for the Sask Midget Provincial Team that competed for the National Championship in Stonewall Manitoba. In his playing days, Bill attended Fresno City College in 1964 and Fresno State College in 1965 to 68. Bill got the opportunity to play on both California school baseball teams and also graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Education. All the while, Bill played Summer Collegiate Baseball with the Yorkton Phillies, Yorkton Elks and the Yorkton Cardinals. In 1967 the Cardinals were successful in winning the Southern Saskatchewan League championship of which Bill was part of this team. This team has been inducted into both the Yorkton and Saskat-chewan Athletics Hall of Fame. He then went on to play two years with the Neilburg Monarchs in 1969 and 70 and two years with the North Battleford Beavers in 1971 and 72. He was also a part of the 72 Beavers when they captured the

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Bill SobkowHead Coach

• June 16, vs. Lethbridge, 2:05 p.m.• June 18, vs. Regina, 7:05 p.m.• June 23, vs. Melville, 7:05 p.m.

• June 27, vs. Swift Current, 7:05 p.m.• July 1, vs. Melville, 7:05 p.m.• July 7, vs. Okotoks, 7:05 p.m.• July 8, vs. Okotoks, 7:05 p.m.• July 9, vs. Weyburn, 7:05 p.m.• July 14, vs. Regina, 2:05 p.m.

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John McVey will join the Yorkton Cardinals coaching staff following his first year of Collegiate coaching at Warner University FL. The All-County selec-tion in Palm Beach County signed with Warner in the spring of 2006. After limited play-ing time his first two years, his Junior year was breakout. That year he was sec-ond on the team in RBI’s, Homeruns and Batting Average. In his senior year he led the Warner Royals in Homeruns and was tied for fifth place in The Sun Conference in that category. John graduated with a degree in History and

a minor in Psychology. He is currently pursu-ing his Masters in Business Admin-istration at Warner. Along with baseball coaching John is also substitute teaching.

After his playing careerended, John decided tojoin Head Coach JeffSikes and his Warnerstaff for the 2012-2013season. John specializesin hitting, but also hasknowledge and greatinterest in infield andoutfield defenses. Hecurrently resides inLake Wales FL. The WMBL YorktonCardinals organizationis delighted that a youngman of John’s abilityhas chosen Yorkton ashis first stop in the questof a Collegiate baseballcoaching career.Together with his firstyear at Warner and avery intense WMBLsummer, John will havelaid the early groundwork toward that goal.John McVey

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Yorkton Cardinals have added cur-rent Mayville University assistant coach Trevor Lishanko to the coach-ing staff. Trevor is a very interested student of baseball with a goal of eventually reaching the level of Head Coach at a reputable Canadian or American University with a quality baseball program. Trevor has played baseball com-petitively for 11 years including minor baseball in the Surrey area, eventually in the BC Premier league, moving on to New Mexico Junior College and finally completing his Collegiate baseball eligibility at Mayville State University in North Dakota. Trevor graduated in the Spring of 2013 with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Mayville State University. His Major was Sports Management with a minor in coach-ing with specialties in fitness and wellness. In addition, the work involved within this field of study, has led Trevor to develop other special skills that include Leadership, Team Work, Time Management and Communication. Coaches well versed in these aptitudes and combined with their baseball knowledge, usu-

ally lead to Team programs thathave a fairly high success rate bothon and off the field. With the extreme intensity of theWMBL baseball season and also apotential gruelling playoff run, theCardinal executive felt that it wastime to find a pitching Coach thatwould compliment a hitting andfielding Coach along with the HeadCoach. The Cardinals feel that Trevor cer-tainly is the guy that will be able tocontribute in a huge way to everyaspect of 2013 Cardinal pitching,including instilling into the playersmany of his acquired baseball skillsand lifestyle traits.

Trevor LishankoPitching Coach

The Western Major Baseball League has fi nally reached the status of a complete Summer Collegiate Baseball League. Beginning in the summer of 2013 eligible players must be enrolled in Universities and Colleges through-out North America and actually any-where in the world that is providing a collegiate type atmosphere for play-ers. Players must have completed their fi rst year of university and that eligibil-ity ranges right through and includes the summer after their senior year graduation. The theory and thought process behind this is to provide play-ers with an excellent environment in order to develop their playing skills on an equal plane whether they are Ca-nadian or Foreign. There are approxi-mately 25 Summer Collegiate leagues in North America providing this op-portunity for young men and usually after their senior year they move on to professional baseball or professional employment.

2013 Yorkton Cardinal Summer Collegiate Baseball

The Yorkton WMBL Cardinals are at the beginning of their 13th year of operation in this highly prestigious Summer Collegiate Baseball league. It is not without tremendous help from the community, businesses, fans and volunteers that this feat has been achieved.

The level of baseball presented by the Cardinals over the past 12 years has been nothing short of outstanding, considering our very short season and distance from major U.S. Collegiate schools. The number of local players participating with the team over the past years has also been impressive. Beginning with the fi rst year of opera-tion, and right till today, the Yorkton area has seen no fewer than 20 play-ers achieve collegiate baseball scholar-ships to further their baseball skills and education with most attaining University degrees. Some have also and still are playing professional base-ball. Most of these players also played with the Cardinals. The 2013 edition of the Cardinals, as luck would have it, sees more highly skilled Canadians on the roster, al-most paralleling the early years of operation. With over 850 Canadian Collegiate baseball players that have secured athletic baseball scholarships in American and Canadian Univer-sities, the time is very right to give many of these kids an opportunity to stay and play their summer baseball in Canada. The Yorkton roster for 2013 sees players from BC, AB, SK, ON and Quebec along with Americans from Indiana, New York, Florida, Ala-bama and Georgia. For those that appreciate and rec-ognize quality collegiate baseball, the Cardinals welcome you to a brand new season!

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Ticket prices for the season have been set. Single game tickets will cost adults and seniors $8. Students ages 12 to 17 years will get into a game for $3, while youngsters younger than 12 years of age are free. Season tickets for the home games will cost $125, which works out to about $5.43 per game. Season tickets can be obtained by calling Keith at 306-782-3456 or Al at 306-783-8107.

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Alzheimer/DementiaSupport Meeting

June 12, 2 p.m. @ the Yorkton & District

Nursing Home conference roomAll are welcome!

Call 786-0722 for info.

New at pARTnersGet more spring in your step! Ramble on down to

community pARTners gallery to swing into

ABSTRACT RHYTHMS, composed by area artist

Maryanne Tomashewski. Fans of Maryanne (after her 2009 exhibition “In

Festive Dance”) wish her well in her upcoming

move to warmer climes, where she will, of course, keep her painterly “jazz”

compositions flowing. These newest dynamic

explosions in polychrome acrylics are guaranteed to perk up your day dur-

ing library hours.

Habitat for HumanityVolunteers Wanted

Habitat Yorkton is excitedly preparing for

another build and islooking for volunteers in

a number of areas. To get your name on the

volunteer list for the build or to be part of a

committee, go towww.habitatyorkton.ca and click on “Volunteer

Now”.

Give the Gift of Life Fun Run & Walk

June 9, 9 a.m. registration @ Sacred

Heart High School. Walk starts at 10:30 a.m. at

Jaycee Beach– raising awareness

about Kidney Disease and organ donation

Sign up today!Call Audrey Parisloff at 306-783-5259 for details.

Learn more at www.kidney.ca/sk/walk.

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Paper Bag Players have started auditions for

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New Horizons Card Social

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board & darts. Takes place the third

Sunday of every month.. A bingo card game begins at 2 p.m. Admission is $3 and it includes lunch. All

are welcome!

Dart League Attention dart players,

steel-tip action is underway for the 2012-13

season at Gunner’s Lounge at Royal

Canadian Legion. This is a fun league for all ages, so beginners are encour-

aged to come out. For more information

call 782-1783.

Al-AnonAl-Anon meets Mondays,

8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and

Wednesdays at the Westview United Church.

Tot SpotBoys & Girls Club

Drop-In Centre @ SIGN on BroadwayMon., Tues.,

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Lunch is includedTime: 8:00 p.m. doors

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per personContact: Peter at

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Community Adult Band

Rehearsals Tuesday’s 7 p.m. at Yorkton Regional High School Band Room. Two bands - Community

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Grief ShareThe Grief Share support

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this difficult time. Every Tuesday at St.

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Margaret Yost 728-4744Ralph E. Hale 728-9205.

Cribbage & PoolThe Yorkton Retired Citizens Inc. group invites interested

cribbage and pool players to come out to St.

Gerard’s Church – lower level – Tuesdays and

Thursdays from 1:15 to 4 p.m. $1 for the afternoon

for crib, $1.25 for the afternoon for pool, price

includes light lunch.For info. call Helen at

783-0802 or Angie at 783-7838.

Crossroads – a support group for

women who are experiencing or have experienced violence.

Group is held at SIGN on Broadway every Thurs-

day from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more informa-tion contact 782-0673 or

782-5181.

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Become a member and be a part of a great historical venture.Learn more or get

involved by visiting: www.yorktonbrickmill.org

Interested parties can also call 783-0290 or

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St. John Ambulance First Aid Classes

OHS Standard First Aid/CPR classes.

Personalized courses andonline training also

available.For more info. or to register call Judy at 783-4544 or email:

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Both rear wheels were spinning, but it didn’t seem to be any power on the front wheels, so I made sure that the automatic switch was on four wheel drive, and it was also indi-cated on the instrument panel, but no power to the front wheels. 4020 to the rescue! I managed to climb up and start the tractor, and after the required warm up, positioned the tractor behind the truck and pulled it out. Abe, who bought our old farm, owns and operates Neustys Automotive, confirmed that the thingamajig, also known as a doohickey, which is actually the 4 wheel drive activation valve, has stopped activat-ing and needs to be replaced. In the meantime we do have to turn the front wheel hubs manually to get four wheel drive. I can highly recommend Abe; he has serviced my truck twice now, and does

excellent work at a very affordable price. A Norwegian tourist wanted to see some of the Sahara desert, so he rent-ed a camel. Having packed plenty of water and food for a three day sojourn, he set out. He was on the 2nd day and entered an oasis to rest and water his camel and noted that a guy had a shop at the oasis with a neon sign, “CAMEL MECHANIC.” He looked in the shop and saw sev-eral camels being worked on. His camel seemed to be working fine so the next morning, he began his return trip. Several hours into the desert, the camel stopped walking, and just stood there frozen like a statue. He tried pulling, yanking, pushing, every method imaginable to get the camel to move, but it wouldn’t budge. He decided to backtrack by foot and find the oasis with the camel mechanic. Following the tracks made in the sand. He spent the

better part of the day walking through the sand dunes back to the oasis. Finally getting there, he went to the camel mechan-ic and explained that his camel just stopped and was sitting out there in the desert like a statue. The mechanic grabbed a bag of tools, mounted his own camel, gave the Norwegian a loaner camel, and set out. Several hours later, sure enough, there was the camel, still standing there frozen like a statue. He grabbed a ball peen ham-mer out of his tool bag, went back behind the camel, lifted its tail, and whacked the private parts with the ball peen. The camel farted, sending sand flying for about 10 yards behind it, then began walking normally. The camel mechanic said, “Just as I thought – it was suf-fering from ‘vapor lock’!”

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Community Events

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Celebrating 130 Years of Bringing Family & Friends Together

The association continues to stay solid with its events under the leadership of presidents Sheldon Nicholson, Penny Sandercock and Grant Neil. The shared manager situation did not work well and Shaun Morin returned as YEA manager in October 2007.

The Parkland Agriplex went throughmajor additions and expansion in 2004 and 2005 by the City. The facility was renamed the Gallagher Centre with the arena nowbeing known as Farrell Arena and ConventionCentre naming rights are Wellington West.

In 2008 the YEA built a newPari-mutual Building which includes aconcession and bathrooms on the south side of the grandstand. Harness racing increased to 16 days of live racing each year and the

upkeep of the barns, grounds and grandstandfalls on the shoulders of the YEA as the Gallagher Centre takes all the budgeted funds for upkeep and repairs on the exhibition grounds.

During this period the YEA become more active adding a number of new events to its calendar.

CPCA Chuck wagon Races are added in 2009 on the second weekend in June. Bad weather hampers the success of the event each year and its future is in jeopardy for 2013.

The Tractor Pulls are revived in 2011 and are a huge success. Scheduled on the 3rd week of August they draw huge crowds and the future looks very good for their continued success.

The Painted Hand Casino contracts the

YEA to produce a CCA outdoor Rough Stockrodeo in 2011. The 2 day event is scheduled for midweek on the second week of August. The crowds are good and the event adds another fundraiser for the YEA.

During this expansion era for the YEA they receive a number of awards including CPCA “Committee of the Year”, Saskatchewan Horse Federation “Merit Award for theprotection of the Horse Industry” andYorkton Chamber of Commerce “Community Merit Award”.

With the expansion of the events more staff is hired to bring the full time staff numbers to 5 and event part-time staff to 10. The numberof volunteers required to help at the expanded event list is covered by partnering with

various community groups looking to fund raise. These include the YorktonTerriers, Yorkton Lions Club, Yorkton FigureSkating Club, Old Relics and JJ’s Hockey Teams, regional 4H clubs, Sacred Heart High School, Harvest Hockey Team, Chamber of Commerce, Robotics Club and Archery Club to name a few.

In 2012 the board started a reviews it’sgovernance and operational policies. It isdecided to reduce the number of electeddirectors from the 25 down to 15 over the next 5 years.

The YEA continues to be a leader in thecommunity and the largest presenter of events. It is estimated that over 200,000people attend one of the YEA projects each year.

2006 - PRESENTYorkton Exhibition Association history compiled by Donna Bucsis

Beginning this week, Saskatchewan resi-dents will have the opportunity to discuss anti-bullying strategies and initiatives with Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Education (Anti-Bullying Initiative) Jennifer Campeau through in-person and online consultations. “I am looking forward to hearing ideas from people across the prov-ince on how we can pre-vent and address bully-ing in our schools and communities,” Cam-peau comments. “It is important to work together to find solu-tions, and although this is a busy time of year, I encourage people to contribute to this important discussion, either online or in per-son.” Campeau will be holding public consul-tation sessions during the first two weeks of

June in North Battleford, Prince Albert, La Ronge, Yorkton, Swift Current, Regina, Weyburn and Saskatoon. Residents will be able to partici-pate in the online con-sultation from June 3 to 21. The ideas and experi-ences shared during the consultations will help inform the devel-opment of an anti-bul-lying strategy for the Government of Saskatchewan. For more information on the meeting times and locations of the public consultations, as well as how to access the online consultation, or to make a written submission, visit: www.education.gov.sk.ca/Anti-Bullying/Con sul tations. If you miss out on your local meeting but have input, written submissions will be accepted until October 31, 2013.

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SUPPORT THE CAUSE – Western Financial Group in Yorkton performed their annual Support The Cause Day walk last week: a 5 km walk to raise money for the communities Western Financial Group serves across Western Canada, including Yorkton. Pictured Back Row: (l-r) are: Shianne Harvey, Tanya Angers-Guenther, Tammy Smith, David Deswiage, Melissa Kirwan, Barry Marianchuk Front Row: (l-r) Jan Gabora, Darlene Lenuik, Sheree Gutierrez-Ramos, Laurie Fink, Sabine Sharpe, and Kelsey Propp. – Submitted photo

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By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer

It was a good news, bad news start for the Yorkton Cardinals as they kicked off their 2013 WMBL season with four games in four days. The bad news: They lost their home opener to the defending champion Regina Red Sox as well as to the Moose Jaw Miller Express. The good news: They bounced back to beat their rivals in the Melville Millionaires, including one win in extra innings to stay .500 so far. Still, after last season where the Cardinals fi n-ished well under .500 and were quickly out of playoff contention, the 2-2 start is a step in the right direction. Opening Night saw the Cardinals get a quality start from Steve Barnett, who went seven innings with just one run crossing home plate. Sadly that one run was all the Red Sox needed as Allan San-chez fanned ten Cardinals batters in a dominating eight inning, ten strikeout start as the Cardinals bats could not get rolling in a 1-0 loss. Still, the game could be seen as a positive as their Opening Night pitcher, embraced the moment, striking out fi ve and giving his new teammates the chance to grab the win. The pitcher out of Emmanuel College was told by manager Bill Sobkow that he was going to get the start a few weeks be-fore the start of the season and embraced the challenge. “I was told by the manager that I was going to start the fi rst game a couple of weeks before I came down here and I prepared to give the boys a chance to win the fi rst game in front of the fans and I felt that I did my job so it was a good experience,” says Barnett. On Sunday, the Cardinals bats awoke as RBI’s from Kevin McLeod and Mike Meany contributed to a 4-0 lead as David Toth went fi ve scoreless innings before be-ing shut down for the evening. His reliever Anthony Martinez had a rough night at Pirie Field against the Mil-lionaires, allowing three runs in the fi fth inning and giving the hosts a hope of stag-ing a late rally. Canora’s own Kody Rock came in as the setup man in the seventh and eighth and got two strikeouts as he shut the door on the Mils rally before Matt Bowles earned the fi rst save of the season, giving the Cards a 4-3 win, their fi rst of the season. A 8-3 loss the following night back at Jubilee Park to the Moose Jaw Miller Express gave the Cardinals little time to enjoy their fi rst win as they fell back to under .500 before Tuesday’s rematch with the Millionaires,

Cont. on Page 20.

NEWS REVIEW SPORTS

Sportnotes

Sports Bank Drop-in The Yorkton Sports Bank is collecting used sports equipment on Wednesdays at the City Hall Basement from 4-8 p.m. Come out and check out the assortment of sports equipment, including hockey gear, or donate your old equipment. Appoint-ments are also available. Contact Amber Zaharia for more information by phone at 828-2401 or by email azaharia@york-ton.ca.

Matechuk signs with Roughriders

Former YRHS line-backer Jordan Matechuk has signed with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders to join their training camp. Matechuk will be look-ing to crack the squad after being cut loose by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in an attempt to get back into a start-ing role after a 2011 ste-roid bust.

Gridders Cheer Tryout The Gridders cheer pro-gram is holding their try-outs for the 2013/14 sea-son during the month of June. The competitive team (ages 12-14) tryouts are Monday June 3rd and Wednesday June 5th from 6:00-7:30 pm at the YRHS gym. There is a $5 tryout fee. Registration forms can be picked up at YRHS student services or from some elementary schools in Yorkton. The Sideline Cheer team (ages 9-11) tryouts are Monday June 10th from 4-5 pm at the YRHS gym. There is a $5 tryout fee.

Cards Baseball The 2013 Yorkton Cardinals season will continue with a game against the Weyburn Beavers June 6. Game time will be at 7:05 at Jubilee Park. Come out and meet and support your new 2013 Yorkton Cardinals WMBL squad at the ballpark. Season ticket packages are also still available. Have a local story you feel should be included in the paper? Have an event you want the com-munity to attend? Email Sport Notes at sports@yorktonnews.com and your local sports story can be included in The News Review Sports.

Cardinals take two wins over rival Mils

By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer It was a May that came in with some serious questions about when football camp was going to be able to start with the unseasonal amount of snow on Century Field, but mother nature eventually did its part and now after a solid month of camp, bowl games, an intrasquad game, and a super scrimmage in Brandon, the 2013 Raiders spring camp is offi cially over. Despite the fact that there is now a two and a half month long wait before the Raiders can begin fi tness testing and preparing for fall training camp, coach Roby Sharpe has mixed feelings about the end of camp. “When spring camp ends each year, I am kind of glad it is over,” explains Roby Sharpe who cites the timing of the camp season, right during baseball and track season as to why it may not be his favorite time of year. “We have guys who are great baseball players, and guys that are great track athletes, so

being that the season for that falls during our spring camp we are usually missing a few key guys who can’t get in reps due to other commitments that we encourage they take part in,” says Sharpe who says his Raiders have and always will encourage their athletes to play whatever sport that in-terests them, promoting their players to be multitalented. Still, the camp was deemed a success by the Raiders head coach, who despite not being the biggest fan of camp, knows it is one of the more important aspects of the preparation pro-cess for the upcoming 2013 football season. “The time we spend is important for our team to get familiar with the schemes on defense and the of-fensive plays that we are going to run as our defensive coordi-nator Ryan Effa and offensive coordinator Jason Boyda work to get our players prepared to jump right back into things in the fall experienced and with our strategy being second na-ture to them,” says Sharpe. As for the preseason scrim-mages themselves, Sharpe was

happy with the way two one half scrimmages with Brandon and Winnipeg Vincent Massey went. “Both teams we played were class acts and no one re-ally got hurt, which is a main concern of these type of scrim-mages, you want to make big plays and show what you can do to the coaches and to your-self, but at the same time no coach wants to see any of their guys get hurt during a scrim-mage nearly three months away from the season opener,” says Sharpe. Windy weather was a chal-lenge for the Raiders, as new quarterback David Balysky was kept rather grounded in Brandon as the wind gave some challenges for all three teams. Yet Sharpe was overall very happy with how May, and the scrimmages themselves went. “Every guy got as many reps as possible and we walked away confi dent that we will have another team that will be able to contend for a champion-ship come the fall,” mentions Sharpe on a Raiders team that will be losing just six players. With a fi rst week bye to start

the 2013 season, Sharpe says the Raiders will be cancelling their usual plan of a preseason scrimmage in August, citing the Raiders being banged up for last year’s Moose Jaw cham-pionship as a main reason. “We don’t have a lot of bodies compared to the likes of Cen-tral and Peacock and it showed in last year’s fi nal so this fall we are going with a different philosophy and are trying to keep our guys as healthy and as fresh as possible as we can,” says Sharpe who noted that af-ter last year’s loss in the cham-pionship the focus will be on the team’s fi nish to 2013 and not the start. The Raiders will now head into the summer with their players eagerly anticipating the end of the school year and summer camps at various uni-versities as they prepare to be serious contenders in their sec-ond season in the Moose Jaw league. A team that was the top ranked defense and offense in the city last year will not be taken lightly. It is extremely early, but for now the Raiders feel they are in the title hunt.

Raiders finish 2013 spring football camp

PLAY BALL! Reliever Aaron Dick and catcher Kameron Mizzell have a conference on the mound during the Cardinals 1-0 loss to the Red Sox on Opening Night. The Car-dinals sit at 2-2 after four games in the WMBL season.

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By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer In a shortened track season due to some ear-ly May snowfalls, the Yorkton Regional High School still managed to produce two records in the 800 meter race as Jaden Porte and Kel-lie Onda-Inglis both set East Central district records at the annual meet, putting the pair in contention for med-als this weekend in Moose Jaw at SHSAA Provincials. Porte and Onda-In-glis both run full time for the Yorkton Legion Track Club, participat-ing in indoor season in the winter and outdoor season in the spring and summer, giving the duo the edge of train-ing year round. “When you look at the athletes that usually go on to set records at the dis-trict meet as well as have success provin-cially, it is usually the ones who make track their fulltime passion and compete outside of the school season,” says

Raiders track coach Duane Miller. Miller points out that the short school track season not giving ad-equate time to train for non-full time athletes to reach personal bests is the main reason why non-fulltime track ath-letes struggle come pro-vincial time. For Onda-Inglis, a grade nine student, this weekend in Moose Jaw will be her fi rst trip to SHSAA provincials. “I have never been to provincials before, so for me I am just prepar-ing to enjoy the moment and see where things go from there,” says Onda-Inglis on her expecta-tions for this week-end, where the district record setter will be amongst the favorites after a very competitive time at districts. Porte, who took qua-druple gold at districts in addition to his record setting time in the 800, says that his indoor season results give him some confi dence going into this weekend de-spite a stress fracture

that had kept him from training for a period this spring. “During the indoor season only one person from Saskatch-ewan fi nished ahead of me all season, so I feel that I could defi nitely medal, but we will have to see what happens and what type of times I can come up with,” says Porte on his outlook for provincials. The Regional had a very strong team per-formance at districts, earning 28 gold med-als, six silver medals and three bronze med-als. Amongst those 28 golds were four athletes who got triple gold or better as Daniel Mand-ziuk took a sweep of the sprints with Senior gold in the 100, 200 and 400 meter events while Breanna Melnechenko did the same in the Se-nior Girls sprints. In the Senior Girls dis-tance events, the YRHS took another sweep as Brandey Blahut took golds in the 800, 1500 and 3000 meter events while topping things off with a quadruple gold

after winning the pole vault. Despite being the strongest school at the event, Miller concedes that in track, individu-al success is often the primary focus over the results of a school. “In a sport like track and fi eld where each event is individual based, it is hard to defi ne what team success would be as a rule,” explains Miller. Miller added that the individual suc-cess of multiple athletes was a victory for the Raiders as they saw 13 athletes win a district gold medal. This weekend the Raiders will look to put up more names on their hallowed list of provin-cial champions that re-side in their gym. With Porte and Onda-Inglis’ record breaking 800 meter performances, their hopes may just lie in the long sprints come the weekend when the Raiders look for some glory in Moose Jaw at 2013 SHSAA provin-cials. Raiders ECDAA po-dium fi nishes are as follows:

Midget Girls

Kellie Onda-Inglis: 800m – Gold Medal 1500m – Gold Medal

Emma Teneycke:

Discus – Silver Medal

Bailey Pelchat:

Javelin – Gold MedalShot Put – Silver Med-al

Junior Girls

Amy Huang: 400m – Silver Medal

Abby Schmalz: 80m Hurdles – Silver Medal

Zanna McCrea: Triple Jump – Bronze Medal

Mackenzie Stachura:

Discus – Bronze Medal

Linda Toth:

Shot Put – Silver Med-al

Senior Girls

Breanna Melnechenko: 100m – Gold Medal200m – Gold Medal400m – Gold Medal

Brandey Blahut: 800m – Gold Medal1500m – Gold Medal3000m – Gold MedalPole Vault – Gold Med-al

Midget Boys

Cole Burkholder: 800m – Gold Medal1500m – Gold Medal

Haylen Langelier: 3000m – Gold Medal

TJ McBride 3000m – Silver Medal

Peter Kozushka:

Discus – Gold Medal

Shot Put – Gold Medal

Caleb Bymak:

Javelin – Gold Medal

Senior Boys

Daniel Mandziuk: 100m – Gold Medal200m – Gold Medal400m – Gold Medal

Braden Oystrick: Long Jump – Gold Med-alTriple Jump – Gold Medal

Mike Kozushka

Shop Put – Bronze Medal

Junior Boys

Brendan Weber: 100m – Gold Medal200m – Gold Medal

Jaden Porte: 800m – Gold Medal1500m – Gold Medal3000m – Gold MedalHigh Jump – Gold Med-al

By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer Despite having a smaller squad than in previous years, the Sacred Heart Saints track team will be send-ing seven athletes to the 2013 SHSAA pro-vincials this weekend in Moose Jaw. With weather keeping the start of training season from going underway at the usual start of May, the commitment of the Saints runners to train inside during the win-ter paid off as the major-ity of Saints district success came on the track. “The weather being on the ground into May was certainly a chal-lenge,” says Saints track coach Rachel Sterzuk. “Our runners running in the school during the winter curbed that, but in years where we see bad weather events like thros, pole vault, and high jump are where it is difficult to get in

training,” adds Sterzuk on the hard luck of hav-ing snow for so long this Spring. Still with the chal-lenge of bad weather and having a smaller team, the Saints send-ing of seven top two finishers to provincials this weekend will be deemed a success in any year as there will be a fair amount of green and gold repre-sented at the event. In total the Saints racked up seven golds, nine sil-vers, and two bronze medals in addition to two aggregate awards for having the best female performer at the Midget girls level as well as the best Midget male. Justine Zarowny led the way for the Saints at districts as she won gold in the 3000m and silver in the 400m, 800m and 1500m. She won the Midget Girls Aggregate Award for the top midget girl ath-lete at the meet, in a dominant display in the

distance events and the long sprints, qualifying for provincials in all four events. Jonah Sutter won tri-ple gold to compliment Zarowny at the Midget level in the boys catego-ry. Sutter took gold in the Long Jump, 100m and high jump and also took a silver in the tri-ple jump. He won the Midget Boys Aggregate Award for best athlete in his age group, send-ing him to Moose Jaw with confidence. Rita Fetsch won one gold in the hurdles and took home silver in the 100m, 200m, and long jump. Rita was the runner up to the Senior Girls Aggregate Award with her performance of one gold and three silvers. Allison Kruger won the silver medal in the senior girls’ quadrath-lon. The quadrathalon is a spinoff of the hept-athalon and decathalon events you would see in the Olympics. The quadrathalon is a four

discipline event which consists of shot put, long jump, a 100m sprint and a 800m race. Caleb Sutter, won gold in the Junior Boys long jump to advance to provincials and a bronze medal in javelin to round out his showing. Christina Mentanko (junior girls) won gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m race to advance to the sprints in Moose Jaw. Evan LaJambe of midget boys won a bronze medal in the 3000m race to round out the Saints medal finishers at the two day event. Of the athletes that she feels will have a shot to medal or finish highly in Moose Jaw, Sterzuk points to a group of three. “I have medal hopes for Jonah (Sutter), Justine (Zarowny), and Ritaq (Fetsch), as all three look strong heading into provincials,” explains Sterzuk. Sterzuk closed by

mentioning that the Saints as a group per-formed well and that

the quality of each track athlete was very strong.

Saints send seven to SHSAA track provincials

Porte, Onda-Inglis set 800 meter district records

SAINTS TRACK AND FIELD had seven athletes fin-ish with top two finishes at East Central Districts on May 28/29. The school’s seven finishers will look to find pro-vincial podium glory this weekend in Moose Jaw.

RECORD BREAKERS. Jaden Porte (left) and Kellie Onda-Inglis both posted record setting times in the 800 meter race at East Central Districts held at Century Field. The pair will join a long list of Raider athletes headed to SHSAA Provincials.

If you know me, you know that basketball was my fi rst love. From shov-elling off the snow on my grandma’s driveway just two blocks down from my house to shoot hoops whenever the weather would suffi ce each March, to watching more basket-ball on television than any child should, I quickly fell in love with the game. In high school I played var-sity ball, further develop-ing my love for the game on the court and at the same time starting my affair with writing about the game, eventually landing a job editing a To-ronto Raptors blog where I got my start and is one of the main reasons you are sitting here reading this long introduction in the fi rst place. It is safe to say I love basketball and always have since a young age. Yet in recent years the NBA has became less and less apart of my life. A new generation of NBA players have came in with new attitudes at the same time as new rules that have made the NBA a softer replica of the game that is played at the high school and collegiate lev-els has now entered the fold. A league that has al-ways been called out for a mythical “lack of defense” actually has changed the rules to make things even more offensively oriented. After the Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets and San Antonio Spurs made the mid-00’s all about defense,

slowing down the clock and playing “boring” basketball, the league welcomed new rules to attempt to ban hand-checking and put more of an advantage to the offensive player as de-fenses got better. While at the same time thanks to the infamous “Malice at the Palace” where In-diana Pacers went into the stands to fi ght fans during a Pacers-Pistons brawl, more of a focus was also placed on taking out trash talking and in-tensity out of the game. These moves were un-derstandable at the time, scoring was on the down-turn and the negative press from the incident in Detroit spooked an always PR savvy commissioner in David Stern. Yet those changes were the start of an evolutionary path that has turned the NBA into something no sport should ever turn itself into: soft. Also, no team is more of a case study for the wus-sifi cation of the NBA than their promotional golden child, the Miami Heat. Throughout the play-offs, we have seen mul-tiple teams and multiple players employ some em-bellishment to get calls. Yet the Miami Heat have seemed to take it to an-other level, and for a team that should be the Chica-go Bulls of this decade, a transcendently powerful team blessed with some of the best talents of the era, it is sad. Could you imag-ine Michael Jordan look-

ing like he just got shot in a bad action movie af-ter Anthony Mason gave him a shove? Would Scot-tie Pippen and Dennis Rodman do that either? Yet that is what LeBron James has been doing, embellishing to get fouls and whining to offi cials. Stuff that is hard to like and is as far from behav-ior of the ambassadors of the game before him. All of this from a team that in all reality could be like the memorable teams of the 80’s and 90’s that made the NBA a popular league in the fi rst place. With Dwyane Wade, Le-Bron James, Chris Bosh, and Ray Allen the Heat have four of the Top 25 NBA players since 2005 on their roster. LeBron still plays basketball in a way we have never seen before, like an NFL running back with the jumping ability of an NBA player. They also play great defense, playing a small ball style that is heavily reliant on trapping and making switches, the type of sys-tem that always makes it

look like there is max ef-fort being put into every defensive possession. Yet something is still missing that has never allowed me to embrace the “Post De-cision” era of the NBA. It also might not be the do-ing of the Miami Heat and rather of David Stern. Did anyone ever think ten years ago that play-ers could force where they want to go in every single situation? Could you imag-ine Reggie Miller forcing his way out of Indiana to play for the Knicks/Bulls/Lakers? Or Allen Iverson bolting to play with Kobe and Shaq in LA? Now that type of scenario hap-pens every trade deadline and offseason to the point where the games best player (LeBron) best cen-ter (Dwight Howard) best point guard (Chris Paul) and best scorer (Carmelo Anthony) have all forced their way out of small markets in Cleveland, Or-lando, New Orleans and Denver because they had to “play in a big market” aka “we can’t win on our own so we are going to go

where it is easier” how is that going to drive fans to your league? Maybe I was a differ-ent type of kid, but when Vince Carter forced his way out of Toronto all those years back, I didn’t still like him because he was a great player who had more highlights than a fake blonde, in fact the consensus was that his reputation would be for-ever tarnished for the sins he committed in do-ing so. Now it seems like any Top 15 player in the league can switch teams to wherever he will be a contender and all will be forgotten by the All-Star Game. How do you mar-ket that and expect the lifelong fan, the people who buy NBA League Pass, watch 3-8 games a night, buy season tickets and jerseys and are the main audience that keeps your league alive? The NBA: “Where when you can’t win, you backstab the team that brought you into the league and the fans that made you famous happens” isn’t exactly the best ad cam-paign. With the new wave of players leaving teams, it is even harder to feel a connection between the passion of a city and its fans to the players as the focus to prevent on-court dustups has led to seeing technicals that wouldn’t even get called in a high school game get thrown around in a seven game Conference Final series,

robbing playoff basket-ball of its emotion. Could you imagine what would happen if Miller gave the choke sign to Madison Square Garden today? Or if Scottie Pippen stepped over Patrick Ewing after dunking on him? Now Chris Andersen was sus-pended a game for shov-ing his opponent. In the Conference Finals. Hard to feel that emotion and passion that used to be in the game when it is being so clearly phased out. Nearly a decade ago, David Stern and the NBA made a fi nal focus to once again try to attract those who called out the NBA for being too “urban” of a league by enforcing a dress code and trying to make the game less phys-ical to bring in a casual audience. Now the league has evolved into the op-posite. Too soft, too many people focused on being “stars” and not winning titles, too many players forcing their way onto winning teams and dis-connecting over half the league in a divide from major markets and small ones, and the rampant era of fl opping. All of these things are alienating this hardcore NBA fan, a man that loves the game more than any other sport. Stern might not be able to go back on his changes to the game, but in trying to make the game more marketable, he has lost its soul. I just wish we could have it back. It isn’t the same without it.

ColumnChase Ruttig

Ruttig’s rants

2013 NBA Playoffs show what is wrong with today’s league

By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer The Yorkton Storm Speed Swimming Club sent fourteen swimmers to the Michelle Moore Swim Meet hosted by the RODS in Regina. The Regina Optimist Dolphins Swim Club, the largest swim club in Regina, ran the meet in conjunction with the Canada Games Trials for older swimmers. “The competition between the older ath-letes to make the Canada Games Team added some real excitement for our young swimmers at the meet,” adds Storm Head Coach Ashley Benko. “A few of those top-notch swimmers may have a legitimate shot of making our National Swim Team one day so it was good to have our kids see them up close.” The meet was set up with preliminary races in the morning with the top eight swimmers in each category advancing to the evening’s finals. Jennifer Haczkewicz (13) led the way making the finals in all six of her events at the meet. Jennifer’s highlights were two silver medal performances in the 50m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, and a bronze in the 50m Backstroke. Jillian Just (14) came home from the meet with the clubs only other lone medal, a bronze in the 50m Breaststroke. She, like Kelsey Haczkewicz (13) swam in five finals at the meet. Jacob Baker (13) swam the 50m Breaststroke in 45.49 sec. to capture 6th place. More importantly, the time he swam was an “A” time which will qualify him for the Provincial Long Course Championship Meet that is coming up in Moose Jaw. Baker was awarded the club’s “Storm Chaser Award,” the award given out to the swimmer that takes the most time off on average throughout the meet. Jacob averaged an improvement of 15.67 seconds in his races at the meet to claim the award. Matthew Just finished second with an improvement of 8.38 seconds and Gabe Loster was next with an improvement of 8.17 seconds per race on average. Matthew Just (10), who was swimming in just his second meet with the club made the final in the 50m Breaststroke where he finished in 7th place. Tea Rohatensky

(10) also made her first final in the 100m Freestyle where she placed 8th to round ot the Storm’s weekend. According to Benko the meet produced some big numbers in what she calls the “Movers and Shakers” category, the spot for swimmers that take huge amounts of time off of their previous records. “We had five of our swimmers take 16 or more seconds off in one of their races at the meet,” Benko proclaims. Jacob Baker led the way taking 34 seconds off of his 200m IM time, Tea Rohatensky took 33 seconds off of her 100m Freestyle and Emma Just took 31 seconds off of her 200m Freestyle race for third. Jillian Just erased 22 seconds in her 200m IM and Paxtyn Kruger took 16 seconds off of her 100m Freestyle to round out the top five. The next meet for the club is the Provincial Long Course Championship Meet that is being held in Moose Jaw June 21-23, 2013.

Yorkton Storm swimmers back in pool in Regina meet

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The Cardinals jumped to an early lead in the second inning before going up 2-0 off another one run inning in the fifth inning in what was the second straight night the Cardinals opened up with the early lead after jump-ing out early in their loss to the Express the previ-ous evening. In the top of the sixth t h e M e l v i l l eMillionaires got one back before Yorkton answered right back in the bottom of the inning to keep their two run lead at 3-1. Melville got another run in the top of the seventh, but an insurance run from the Cardinals at the top of the eighth inning seemed like it would be the differ-ence maker as pitcher Matt Bowles came to the mound for his second save opportunity of the sea-son.

Yet the pesky Millionaires would not go down easy as a John Clark RBI was followed by a clutch triple from Garrett Kilgore to tie up the ball-game with a runner on third and just one out. Sobkow elected to stay with Bowles after the blown save and he did not disappoint his manager, striking out the next two batters to strikeout the side and give the Cardinals a chance to finish the game in the bottom of the ninth. The game eventually went to extra innings, where Kody Rock once again showed some prom-ising command in relief, striking out two and shut-ting down the Millionaires in the tenth and eleventh innings, and with an at bat coming up, it seemed like his night was over before another Sobkow gamble paid off as the manager elected to allow his relief pitcher to swing

the bat with one out in the bottom of the elev-enth, an unconventional move. It paid off as Rock slapped a single down the first base line to spark a Cardinals rally. They shortly loaded the bases after Rock’s clutch hit, before Ben Grillo became the hero with a walkoff single to give the Cardinals their second straight win over their division and Highway 10 rivals, a huge win as the East Division looks to be shaking up to be a tight race early as every team in the division has dropped games in the opening week of the 2013 season. In a short, one and a half month race to the playoffs, the Cardinals will need to win the close ones as they look to end their lengthy postseason drought. A home game against the Weyburn Beavers Thursday will be the

Cardinals only home action of the week as they head out on a four game road trip until June 13 when they will once again host the Millionaires.

The early road trip will be a huge test for the Cardinals, who will be looking to continue their steady start to the 2013 WMBL. After last season

where the Cardinals fell apart early and didn’t recover, it is looking so far, so good for this year’s promising, and exciting group of ballplayers.

By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer When Yorkton Minor Football starting sending Pee Wee and Atom teams into the Regina Minor Football league, Raiders cheerleading coach Jennifer Ingham came up with the idea to mirror the growth of the football program’s minor ranks with cheerleading in an attempt to grow the sport in the city. It ended up

paying off huge dividends as the new Gridders cheer program put together two teams and will be doing the same once again for 2013, expecting a similar turnout while some cheer-leaders move on to the YRHS’ high school team. “Like in any sport, hav-ing a minor program is huge for the development of the athlete,” points out Ingham. “With bigger cit-ies having club teams and the growth of the Gridders

football program I felt that having youth cheer squads to cheer on the program while at the same time introducing girls to routines and skills that they can develop at a much younger age would be a huge boost to the sport in our community,” says Ingham. In its first year the Gridders cheer program filled out their sideline cheer team (ages 9-11) and their competitive

team (ages 12-14) and will be expecting to do the same again after a week of tryouts. Last season the Gridders were able to pur-chase uniforms for the program as well as make trips to some city tourna-ments for the competitive team, something that would have not been pos-sible without the help of YRHS grad and new Roughrider cheerleader Karissa McBride and

YRHS teacher Priya Pandit. “Karissa and Priya have been a huge help whenever I have needed it and without them our success would have been much more dif-

ficult,” says Ingham. The Gridders cheersquad will finish tryouts this week and are also looking into starting an adult club depending on community interest.

Cardinals win in twelve innings over Millionaires

Gridders cheerleading continues to grow in city

STEVE BARNETT was lights out on Opening Night, holding the defending championRegina Red Sox to just one run in a 1-0 loss.

By CHASE RUTTIGN-R Writer After a rocky past two years in both his career and personal life following a long bout with depression as well as the 2011 steroid bust at the United States border that nearly cost him his career, Yorkton’s Jordan Matechuk is getting another chance at making a return to full-time CFL duty. This time for his boyhood team back home with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, signing a contract with the Riders to be apart of their training camp roster. Matechuk, the former YRHS Raiders star, started his CFL career in 2008 after three seasons in the CJFL with the Regina Thunder, Winnipeg Rifles and Victoria Rebels, breaking onto the Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster where he

exploded onto the scene as a longsnap-per and special teams specialist, regis-tering 23 special teams tackles. Yet a two plus year long battle with depression derailed the promising career of Matechuk’s, who faced the music of his legal woes by spending 60 days in prison as well as facing the media, using his battle with depression for good dur-ing an upfront and honest media swing where he has began to try to reach peo-ple with his message, using his past for good. His former head coach at the YRHS, Roby Sharpe is proud and happy that Matechuk has this opportunity to crack the Riders squad. “When I first met Jordan the first thing he told me when he was 13 was that he wanted to play for the Riders and now he has a chance to do that and I am extremely proud of

him,” says Sharpe. Riders training camp is currently underway in Saskatoon where Matechuk will look to impress as a linebacker, longsnapper and special teams weapon. If Matechuk can crack the Riders for 2013 it will be a feel good ending for a man who has faced his demons and appears to be headed in the right direction. For now Matechuk is living out the dream of everyone with his childhood team.

Matechuk signs with Roughriders

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GARAGE SALE: 28 Centennial Drive, Yorkton. Friday, June 7 from 8am - 7pm; Sat., June 8 from 8am - 4 pm. Also new jewelry.

WANTED

WANTED: MASSEY #36 discers, paying $100. Any size/condition. Will pick up. Call Andrew 306-946-9669, leave message if no an-swer.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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BUSINESS SERVICES

HOUSES FOR SALE

86 Ontario Ave., Yorkton. 306-783-6920 or go to property-guys.com ID#15018 for more info.

IN YORKTON, house for sale by owner, or lease it. Call 250-793-3146 for more information.

LOTS & ACREAGES FOR SALE

LAKE LOTS For Sale by Owner at Lake of the Prairies: Prairie Lake Lodge, Russell, Manitoba is offer-ing a good selection of treed, non treed lots and acreages with views and privacy adjacent to a 18 hole, par 3 golf course suitable for R.V. or cottage use. Contact: 204-773-0380 Gerald or 204-773-6819 Da-vid.

SUN HILLS RESORT at Lake of the Prairies, SK has 12 prime lots in Phase 1 to offer. Priced $56,000 - $69,000. We are located 40 min. east of Yorkton near the Togo bridge. More info www.sunhillsre-sort.com. Call 306-597-4660.

LAND FOR SALE

FFARMLANDARMLANDWWANTEDANTED

NO FEESNO FEES ORORCOMMISSIONS!COMMISSIONS!

We have recently completed a verysuccessful sale of our farmland toFreshwater Holdings. From thefirst point of contact, and throughoutthe sale process FreshwaterHoldings was always in touch withus to make sure that all was goingas discussed. Doug Rue(Freshwater Holdings), has beenvery approachable and forthrightfrom the beginning. There wasnever any pressure, nor unfairdealings during the process. Thedeal was handled very smoothlyand efficiently. When an issuearose, Doug was always in contactto help work out the situation fairlyfor all parties. We certainly wouldrecommend dealing withFreshwater Holdings for any landdiscussions, and/or sale. Regina and Bill Kossatz

SUMMARY OF SOLDPROPERTIES

Central - 66 1/4’sSouth Central - 18 1/4’sEast Central - 74 1/4’s

South - 70 1/4’sSouth East - 38 1/4’sSouth West 58 1/4’s

North - 6 1/4’sNorth West - 12 1/4’s

East - 39 1/4’s

FARM AND PASTURE LANDAVAILABLE TO RENT

PURCHASING:PURCHASING:SINGLESINGLE TTOO LARGELARGEBLOCKSBLOCKS OF LANDOF LAND..PREMIUM PRICESPREMIUM PRICESPPAID AID WITH QWITH QUICKUICK

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BUSINESS SERVICES

MOBILE/MANUFACTURED

CANADIAN MANUFACTURED

backed by 10 yearwarranty

-multi family, singlesection, motel style

homes-Qualify for

C.M.H.C.Financing

FOR MORE INFOCALL

1.800.249.3969www.medallion-homes.caHwy 2 South Prince Albert

NEW & PREOWNED Modular homes for immediate delivery! Take advantage of our Moduline Showhome sell off and receive a $1500 gift card. Offer extended until June 30! www.craigshome-sales.com or call 1-855-380-2266.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

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TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE

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grandchildren, and onepuppy who I adore.

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LAWN & GARDEN

FOR SALE: Murray lawn tractor, 18.5 HP, 42 inch cut, comes with utility dump cart. Call 306-563-5159.

RENOS & HOME IMPROVEMENT

FINISHING CARPENTER: Will do floors, drywall, frame work, win-dows, doors, siding. Call Edward 306-647-2736.

FEED & SEED

Buying/SellingFEED GRAINS

heated / damagedCANOLA/FLAXTop price paid

FOB FARMWestern

Commodities877-695-6461

Visit our website @www.westerncommodities.ca

HEATED CANOLAWANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA- SPRING THRASHED- DAMAGED CANOLA

FEED OATSWANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT- LIGHT OR TOUGH

- SPRING THRASHEDHEATED FLAX

WANTED!!HEATED PEAS

HEATED LENTILS"ON FARM PICKUP"

Westcan Feed & Grain

1-877-250-5252

STEEL BUILDINGS / GRANARIES

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

AUTO MISCELLANEOUS

GUARANTEED APPROVAL drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best in-terest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.you-rapprovedonline.com.

WRECKING TRUCKS all makes, all models ..Dodge..GMC..Ford.. Imports. Lots of 4X4 stuff...Die-sel..Gas.. Trucks up to 3 tons.. We ship anywhere. CALL 306-821-0260 Bill... (Lloydminster) reply text.....e-mail...call black-dog2010doc@hotmail.com... We ship same day bus..dhl... trans-port.

ATVS / DIRT BIKES

2010 Yamaha TTR 230 dirt bike. Bought new in April 2011, always shedded, well maintained, regular oil and filter changes. Low hours, one owner. $3,200 obo. Call 306-898-2039, leave message, or call 306-621-6747.

DOMESTIC CARS

1977 OLDSMOBILE 98 Regency, fully loaded, one owner, 75,000 original kms, never winter driven, original paint, garage kept, like new condition. Must be seen, $3,500, serious inquiries only. Phone 306-338-3369 or 306-491-5420.

2000 ACURA 1.6 EL Sedan, auto, loaded, remote start, new tires, new battery, no smoke, no pets, 302 km, $3,500. 306-728-0226.

RVS/CAMPERS/TRAILERS

16K HUSKY Air Ride 5th Wheel, hitch, 2 years old, paid $1,800, asking $900 obo. Call Ken at 306-783-7250.

AUCTIONS

RVS/CAMPERS/TRAILERS

2010 SUPER Sport SS31VHDS, two slide outs, rear bunk beds, lots of storage, excellent condition, $18,500. Phone 306-621-8929.

2011 293RK Laredo 29'. Sleeps 6, rear kitchen, front bedroom with queen size bed, automatic jacks, awning and water heater. TV with DVD player and radio, outside speakers. Like new condition, used only at a seasonal campsite. $21,999. Call 306-782-7465.

FOR SALE: 1987 21.5' Prowler Lynx 5th Wheel, comes with 5th wheel attachment, always shed-ded. Call 306-563-5159.

AUCTIONS AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS

AUCTIONOn behalf of Sisters of

Saint ElizabethSat. June 15@9:00 am

1212 – 12th Street,Humboldt, SK

Kubota diesel gardentractor & attachments,

John Deere garden tractor & attachments,

Ariens riding lawnmower.Numerous household items; filing cabinets,desks, bookshelves &

much morewww.kirschauctions.caKIRSCH AUCTIONSPhone 306-367-4925

PL#908445

ONLINE AUCTION, Lac La Plonge Resort, SK. 12:00 noon June 20, 2013: year round 1392sf home, appliances, deck, superb fishing. Kramer Auctions Ltd 306-445-5000 www.kramerauc-tions.com.

ALL BOOKKEEPINGProviding Bookkeeping

Services & Offi ce Assistanceto Small Businesses

Yorkton, SK

306-783-6920stachluiza@sasktel.net

Louise WoroschukOwner

1-800-667-2075hodginsauctioneers.com

EVERETT & IDA IRONSIDE of CALDER, SK

Thurs, June 20, 2013 - 10:30 AM

FEATURED ITEMS:TRACTORS:

COMBINES:AIR SEEDER:

PRESS DRILL: CULTIVATORS:

DISKERS:MOWER CONDITIONER: BALERS:

GRINDER MIXER: BINS & BUILDINGS:

For Terms or Auction, Photos, Complete Descriptions & More Information, Visit our Website

or Call Hodgins Auctioneers.

FARM AUCTION

AuctionSaturday, June 8th

782-5999www.yorktonauctioncentre.com

Lic 325025

Antiques 9:00 amVehicles 1:00 pm

01 Chev Suburban, 05 Ford Freestar, 08 Ford TaurusLoaded, 01 Ford Expedition Lariat +tax, 03 Ford F-150

Super Crew +tax, 02 Chev 1500 Ext Cab 4x4, 05 Hyundai Elantra, 02 Ford Explorer, and many more View at www.yorktonauctioncentre.com

Wanting to consign Call Paul @ 782-5999

FOR SALE

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During a sale, participating CO-OP™ and THE MARKETPLACE™ stores make every effort to supply suffi cient advertised merchandise to meet your needs. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, some items may be out of stock. Also, due to the size of some CO-OP™ and THEMARKETPLACE™ stores, a complete line of advertised items may not be carried. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these shortages. Although we strive for complete accuracy in our advertising, errors sometimes can occur. When an error is discovered, a correction notice will be posted inCO-OP™ and THE MARKETPLACE™ stores to bring the error to your attention. We reserve the right to limit quantities. CARE+ and design, CO-OP™, HARMONIE®, BAKER'S NOON®, CO-OP and design®, are registered trade-marks of TMC Distributing Ltd., Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 3M9. CO-OP andDesign™ is a trade-mark of TMC Distributing Ltd. COUNTRY MORNING® is a registered trade-mark of Federated Co-operatives Limited, Saskatoon, Sask. S7K 3M9. THE MARKETPLACE™, THE MARKETPLACE BAKERY™, THE MARKETPLACE DELI™, THE PRODUCE MARKETPLACE™,THE MARKETPLACE BISTRO™, THE CO-OP PANTRY™ are trade-marks of Federated Co-operatives Limited. Actual items may vary slightly from illustrations. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. GST is extra where applicable.

30 Argyle St. - Yorkton - 783-3601www.yorktoncoop.com

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BEAM HAS ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED FOR A SUPERIOR CLEAN!

NOW ON SALE!Model 375A Classic Series

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As you can already see in the photo Yorkton Mayor Bob Maloney continues to keep the lines of communications open with YBID. As was stated recently Mayor Maloney went into some details about development plans in the district.

If all goes well and the various levels of government come together with fi nancing, Broadway will be getting a major infusion of new water, sewer and storm drainage pipes, not to mention some new blacktop.

While this is good news it will mean an our YBID members daily business activities will be interrupted for an extended period of time.

The reality is that the magnitude of a project such as this simply cannot beaccomplished without some short term pain for long term gain.

So to YBID Members, now is the time to start thinking about what you will do toservice your customers during this period. It may sound like spring 2014 is a long way off, but the calendar moves fast sometimes.

Mayor Maloney says there will be public meetings planned this year as plans are put forward to carry out the work in 2014 with as little business interruption as possible.

The YBID Board urges you to step forward, support the City in this project and at the same time make your views heard at any and all public meetings. Its about the future, your business and our city!

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