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Esterhazy and area choirs going to Telemiracle

submitted by Lauren HearnThe EHS Sr. Choir, EHS

Jr. Glee, PJ Gillen SchoolChoir, Stockholm SchoolChoir, and three MCSsingers successfully audi-tioned for Telemiracle onNov. 4 in Regina.

In total, 60 singers willbe performing at Telemir-acle on Sunday, March 4between 11 a.m. and 2p.m. Our exact time willbe determined soon. Wewill be performing theCyndi Lauper song “TrueColors”.

If you would care to do-nate to Telemiracle and

would like us to take inyour donation and have usread your name on air,please bring in or mail ina cheque to EHS Front Of-fice, Box 640, Esterhazy,Sask. S0A 0X0. Pleasemake cheques out to Kins-men Telemiracle 42. Thecompany Nutrien will bematching dollar for dollarany contributions that theperforming groups bringin.

If you would care to con-tribute to the choir’s trav-elling costs, you couldmake a donation to EMBI,it would be appreciated!

In total, 60 local singers will be performing at Telemiracle on Sunday, March 4 between 11 a.m.and 2 p.m. The exact time will be determined soon. They will be performing “True Colors” byCyndi Lauper. Telemiracle is Saskatchewan's amazing 20-hour telethon! It will be packed with in-credible national acts, terrific talent from across the province, and tons of fun and excitement!

Hospitality and generosity of a small community

Via Rail applauds the community of Spy Hillby Brenda MatchettIt’s not often that a

large corporation makesan effort to show its ap-preciation in this day andage; but when the smallcommunity of Spy Hillopened its doors to thestranded VIA Rail passen-gers on Christmas Day,executives made the tripto Spy Hill to do just that.

Via Rail’s Transconti-nental passenger train,which was travelling Eastfrom Vancouver toToronto, experienced me-chanical problems due toextreme weather, whichleft it and the 98 passen-gers on board withoutpower, light, heat andwater on Christmas Day.The temperatures onChristmas Day in thearea reached to record

lows of -45°C with thewindchill.

Without power, thetrain started losing heat.All the passengers weremoved into one car atabout 4:30 a.m. After sit-ting still for several hours,the train was backed intoa siding in Spy Hill andthe passengers disem-barked at approximately10 a.m. to find a receptioncenter in the village’scommunity hall. Spy Hill’sFire Chief, Jim LaRocque,was one of the many vol-unteers from the fire de-partment along with the anumber of the commu-nity’s residents who putaside their Christmasplans to welcome and helpthe stranded passengers.Tables were set up, sand-wiches were made, pan-

cakes were being madewhen they arrived andtoys were brought for thechildren on board.Throughout the extremelycold Christmas day, thestranded passengerswere fed and kept warmin the community halluntil transportation ar-rived later that day totake them to Winnipeg.

The hospitality andgenerosity of the commu-nity in a time of needbrought national atten-tion, even receiving praisefrom Prime MinisterTrudeau who tweeted“Canadians always find away to help each otherout.”

Via Rail executivesmade their way to SpyHill on Jan. 20 to show thecorporation’s appreciation

to the community forturning a potential crisisinto a special moment tobe remembered by manyfor years to come.

An informal get-to-gether was organized in

Cont’d on Page 2

The community ofSpy Hill gathered to-gether to come to theaid of stranded pas-sengers ChristmasMorning after a ViaRail passenger trainheading east experi-enced technical prob-lems.

Photo by Colleen LaRocque

After a thorough re-view, the Government ofSaskatchewan has de-cided to accept the recom-mendation for a 3.5 percent rate increase forSaskPower, compared tothe original request offive per cent. The govern-ment thanks theSaskatchewan Rate Re-view Panel for their work.

As planned, the in-crease will come into ef-fect March 1. Thisrepresents an increase of

approximately $4 onmonthly residentialpower bills.

“Every year, SaskPoweris keeping up with newrecords of power con-sumption, while workingto keep power rates aslow as possible,” MinisterResponsible forSaskPower Dustin Dun-can said. “They face animportant challenge tomaintain and grow ourpower grid. With their re-vised fiscal forecasts dur-

ing the rate review pe-riod, government agreeswith the Rate ReviewPanel that SaskPower canmeet this challenge in2018 with a lower in-crease. We will continueto challenge SaskPower,and all government agen-cies, to do more with less,and without compromis-ing service toSaskatchewan homes andbusinesses.”

In its rate application,SaskPower outlined the

investment of the rate in-crease in major mainte-nance and growthprojects to reduce thenumber and duration ofpower outages; modernizethe power grid; meet thegrowing demand for morepower; and helpSaskPower reduce itsgreenhouse gas emissionsby 40 per cent from 2005levels, by 2030.

“It’s a balancing act

that we take very seri-ously,” SaskPower Presi-dent and CEO MikeMarsh said. “Electricity isvital in all our lives andfor our economy. Thepower has to be on whenand where we need it.SaskPower also has to befinancially responsiblewith its operations. That’swhy we’ve optimized ourprocesses, reduced admin-istrative costs and we

plan to reduce this spend-ing by an additional $142million in the next threeyears using various re-straint measures. This 3.5per cent will allow us tocontinue investing in thegrid and we will investi-gate additional ways tosave money to compen-sate for this lower-than-planned increase.”

by Roy Spence, MayorTown of EsterhazyWell it seems a farewell

is in order. We are losingone of our Councillors asAmber Lingelbach is re-signing her position as anAlderperson due to a leg-islative conflict with hercurrent employer. Thiswas a surprise to all of usand also a disappoint-ment. Amber has servedthe community well sinceher election and shebrought many good in-sights and ideas to theCouncil table. I will cer-tainly miss her as I amsure my fellow Council-lors will as well. We wishAmber well in her futureendeavours and thank herfor her service.

So, as we will now behaving an by-election to

replace the seat thatAmber is vacating it maybe time to ask yourself ifsitting as a member ofTown Council is right foryou. Clearly, people do notrun for Council for theglory or for the riches thatawait the successful can-didate. I speak from expe-rience when I say neitherof those things will comeabout. Neither should onerun out of a desire to in-crease one’s power or toachieve some hiddenagenda. Rather, an indi-vidual should run out of adesire to serve the com-munity and their fellowcitizens of Esterhazy. It isbest to approach the posi-tion with an open mindand an open heart. And,sometimes it doesn’t hurtto have a thick skin either.

I’ve always thought thatbefore someone jumpsinto anything it is wise todo some research so theycan ascertain what theywill be facing. Certainthings you might want toknow before jumping inwith both feet are; What isthe time commitment?What is expected of me?What are my legislativeresponsibilities? If I am inbusiness will running forCouncil hinder my abilityto run my business theway I see fit? Good ques-tions all. By all means, ifyou are someone who feelsyou might like to throwyour hat in the ring pleasefeel free to contact me orour CAO Donna Rollie. Ican give you my interpre-tation of what it means tobe a public servant as I

have been a Councillorand more recently theMayor. Donna is wellversed in all things ad-ministrative and can pro-vide a lot of assistance toyou in making your deci-sion. She can provide youwith some documentationthat will be well worthreading prior to puttingyour name forward. Feelfree to also contact any ofour sitting Aldermen toask questions.

A Councillor is en-trusted with dealing atthe strategic level not theoperational level. Councilhas the responsibility ofapproving the annualbudget and for long rangeplanning for the Town. Wehave only one employeeand that is our Chief Ad-ministrative Officer. All

directives flow from therethroughout the varioussupervisors and depart-ment heads within theTown’s organizationalstructure. Being on Coun-cil can be fun at times butit is also hard work asboth the Councillors andthe Mayor bear a greatdeal of responsibility andaccountability in carryingout their duties.

In closing, I want to saythat a lot of things havebeen accomplished overthe past year includingthe completion of somemuch needed major proj-ects. But, there is muchmore to be done with thevast majority of the capi-tal expenditures beingcentred on expanding andimproving our watertreatment system. We are

told by our engineeringfirm that there still re-mains quite a bit of moneyto be allocated in theTrudeau government’s in-frastructure budget so wewill be trying to apply foras many grants as possi-ble to get further projectsstarted and moving to-wards completion. 2017was a very busy and chal-lenging year and it is ap-propriate to thank all ourstaff for the work theyhad to do in allowing us toexit the year in a success-ful fashion.

As always, I wish every-one well and look forwardwith optimism to the up-coming by-election.

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TOWN of ESTERHAZYMayor’s Corner

Cont’d from Front Pagethe hall by LaRocque

and his wife Colleen. At-tending was Yves Des-jardins-Siciliano, Via RailCanada’s President andCEO, Martin Landry,Chief Commercial Officer,Mario Bergeron, ChiefMechanical and Mainte-nance Officer and AnnBouthillier, Chief Commu-nications Officer, who areall based out of Montreal.

A cheque in the amountof $2,000, was presentedto Spy Hill on behalf ofVia Rail to help purchasefurniture for its new firehall. Travel vouchers werealso presented to severalindividuals who spentmuch of their ChristmasDay helping host thestranded travellers.

Desjardins-Sicilianostated that on behalf ofVia Rail Canada, theywanted to thank the com-munity ‘face-to-face’, fortheir commitment in wel-coming fellow Canadianson the most importantday of the year.

“It’s a time of year whenfamilies get together,

where children are thefocus of our attention andwhere we share the best ofus with those we love themost. It’s not lost on usthat we took you awayfrom those festivities onthat special morning, andyet, from what I’ve heardfrom passengers and crewalike, it was the bestChristmas for many ofthem.”

“You showed the worldhow Canadians care foreach other. It’s a source ofpride for us, and my col-leagues and I are proud toget to know you,” saidDesjardins-Siciliano.

Jim LaRocque got up tothank the Via Rail offi-cials for their generosityadding that first respon-ders rarely get called outfor a “feel good” event,which, in the end createda “tremendous sense ofcommunity”. He alsostated that working withthe gracious Via crew tohelp others turned into“probably one of the bestChristmases I’ve everhad.”

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Monday, January 29, 2018 The Miner-Journal, Esterhazy, Sask.

EHS hosted a Staff Service Award Lunch for staff members reaching service milestoneson Jan 19. This event was sponsored by Good Spirit School Division and our EsterhazyHigh School Community Council. EHS Staff and SCC were treated to a delicious lunch pre-pared by Ms. Deshaies’ Commercial Cooking class. The following staff were recognized fortheir dedicated years of service to GSSD:

Front row: (l-r) Blair Drader – 15 years, Charlene Scharnatta-Kerr – 25 years, ShelleyMozeski – 15 years, Priscilla Dancsok – 10 years.

Back row: (l-r) Kenton Chipp – SCC Student Rep., KendallWalker – SCC Student Rep., Alisa Leidl – School Superintendent, Jade Anderson – Division Trustee, MichelleGingara – SCC President and missing is Christy Harrick – 10years. Congratulations to you all!

EHS Staff receive Service Awards

True ‘Christmas Spirit’ to fellow Canadians

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Looking for Person to:

Lease or ManageThe Golf Course Clubhouse

Duration: May 1 to Oct. 1, 2018The manager will receive a monthly

salary and will run the whole clubhouse(kitchen, bar and pro shop).

The leaser will lease the kitchen only. Salary/Lease and conditions will be

discussed at interview.Send in applications to:

Esterhazy Regional ParkBox 842

Esterhazy, Sask.S0A 0X0

Or email to: [email protected] Applying deadline is Feb. 15, 2018

Top photo: Stranded Via Rail passengers inthe Spy Hill Community Hall on ChristmasDay. Above photo: Just one of the many Santa’shelpers who sacrificed their Christmas to ensure that others were cared for.

Photos courtesy of Colleen LaRocque

We have a newSaskatchewan Premierthis week, but we alsohave the same old finan-cial problems.

Brad Wall’s successorwill have the final say inaddressing these matters,but with all the animosityemerging out of this lead-ership – not to mentiondifferences of opinion on alot of the key questions –getting policy consensusmay be rather difficult.

The wisest move for thenew premier would be toadopt the best ideasemerging out of the lead-ership.

But it may also likely re-quire going beyond whatwas discussed in the lead-ership debate.

However, let’s begin byexploring the biggest fi-nancial challenges andwhat the leadership candi-dates had to say aboutthem.

Arguably, the most im-mediate issue will bewhether to carry on theplan to have a balancedbudget in 2020 or see theplan extended to 2021 or

beyond.It is this issue that will

determine spending for somany other critical issues.

When asked how theywould address the issue,both Alanna Koch andTina Beaudry-Mellor saidthey would extend.Beaudry-Mellor argued a$140 million was neededto reinstate the provincialsales tax exemption on in-surance.

However, Ken Chevel-dayoff (who signed theCanadian Taxpayer Feder-ation’s Protection Pledgecommitting to a balancedbudget in 2019-20) alongwith Gord Wyant andScott Moe. (Moe alsovowed to reinstate thePST insurance exemp-tion.)

It will be difficult to findcompromise for that nextprovincial budget thatshould be unveiled in nextcouple months.

But unless the new pre-mier is able to do so, thelong-term issue of dealingwith the $20.9 billion pub-lic that will increase to$24.6 by 2021 cannot be

properly addressed.On the matter of the

debt Beaudry-Mellornoted Saskatchewan’s“lowest debt-to-GDP ratioin the country.” That said,she, Wyant, Moe, Chevel-dayoff and Koch all agreea balanced budget must bea priority.

Koch advocated “effi-ciencies within govern-ment such shared servicesmodels and back officeconsolidation” as a meansof lowering public debt.

Similarly, all candidatesfavoured a heritage/sover-eign wealth fund for anyfuture natural resourcewindfalls, but all agreedbalanced budgets and debtpaydown had to comefirst.

Asked specifically aboutproposed 3.5-per-cent roll-back of public sectorwages and remunerationto get the government’sbooks in order, all steppedback from Wall budget po-sition of any specific tar-get number.

That said, there wasconsensus that keepingpublic sector wages in

check – something thatdidn’t always happen inthe Wall governmentyears that saw registerednurses receive a 36-plus-per-cent increase in onefour-year contract.

What is clear is none ofthe candidates really seenCrown corporation selloffs– either in whole or part –as a wise strategy to bal-ance budgets or reducedebt.

While the Wall govern-ment did occasionally toywith the notion, thiswould be a continuation ofthe on-going Sask. Partygovernment position ofSaskatchewan keeping its

Crowns.It doesn’t seem that any

of the candidates see re-ducing the current 61 seatlegislative assembly aspart of the solution. Mostskirted around that issue,saying it was a matter forthe next Electoral Bound-aries Commission the newPremier will have to ap-point.

Similarly, there is nothought of rural municipalamalgamation – similar towhat we’ve seen withhealth and school boards –to reduce governmentcosts.

In fact, cuts to any gov-ernment service or tax

benefits were generallyavoided in the five monthsof leadership debating.

The leadership hopefulswere divided on whetherto maintain public owner-ship of the Global Trans-portation Hub.

However, there was lit-tle admission of how capi-tal expenditures like the$1.9-billion Regina by-pass has added to theprovince’s financial bur-den.

So successfully address-ing the tough financialquestions may require thenew Premier to go well be-yond what was said in theleadership race.


MurrayMandrykreports from the

Saskatchewan Legislature

Consensus won’t be easyfor new Premier

Keeping our children safetop priority

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“I ’m te l l in’ you Horace – you bump into the the water troughagain you can bet supper is gonna be pretty late . . . ”

Publisher/Editor: Brenda Matchett

Office Admin: Terri Duchek

Office Admin: Christina Reid

Photographer: Brenda Matchett

EHS Photographer: Brooklyn Matchett

As I was making supper last night, I was half listening to thenews in the background on the television. It didn’t take long tofeel as if I was being bombarded with one negative report afterthe other. If it wasn’t talking about political unrest in NorthKorea, it was funding cuts to our schools, more budget cuts, rateincreases, child abductions, missing children, shootings inschools . . . it didn’t stop until I finally had my fill of the nega-tivity and shut off the TV, much to the dismay of my husband.No wonder there is so much sadness, frustration, anger and de-pression in the world. We are surrounded by negativity every-where we go. It’s all around us from television, radio, internetand social media. How can anyone honestly stay in a positivemindset when the world is in utter chaos?

Today I was skimming over my emails for news items to putin the paper and realized the majority of the emails we receiveare police reports from across Saskatchewan and Canada, aswell as numerous emails from various political parties playingthe blame game with their he did this, she did that banter.

As I scanned through the hundreds of emails my eyes caughta subject line that read, “Do gunfree zones actually encouragemore mass shootings?” The title definitely caught my attentionso I started to read. The press release starts off with mentioningthe 15-year-old in Benton, Kentucky who allegedly opened firewith a pistol on the early morning of Jan. 23 at a high school.Two students were killed, 14 were wounded by gunshot and fivemore suffered injuries during their efforts to escape. The shooterwas captured by sheriff’s deputies after he ran out of ammuni-tion. When I read about school shootings, I feel that sick achein my stomach of pain and anguish at just the thought of losingone of my children to something so senseless. What could pos-sibly trigger a 15-year-old with so much life to live, to take a

gun to school and start shooting classmates? Where does onedevelop that much hate and anger to want to take the life of an-other human being, let alone, a fellow classmate? How can lifebe so horrible at just 15 years of age? I can only dream aboutbeing 15 years old and doing it all again. Granted, I had parentsand family who loved and supported me and taught me aboutvalues and compassion for my fellow man.

The press release goes on to talk about how this incidentcould have been easily avoided. Does it offer advice on how tosee the red flags? No. Does it talk about offering a safe place fortroubled youth to talk to someone who they know they can trust?No. Does it talk about lockdown procedures? No. Does it offersuggestions on how to intervene when a child’s homelife isthought to be questionable? No. Instead, the press release goeson to suggest that by simply allowing guns in our schools, theseincidents could be avoided. What? At this point I had to go backand start reading the paragraph again thinking I had made a mis-take. No, that is exactly what it said. I then took note of who itwas sent from and realized it was from a political party in theStates whose platform is “We affirm the individual right recog-nized by the Second Amendment to keep and bear arms and op-pose the prosecution of individuals for exercising their rights ofself defense”.

I understand that statistics show that killers motivated by adesire for infamy, or with terrorist intent, frequently choose toinflict their mayhem in locations where few people, if any, arearmed. Common sense indicates that it’s easier and faster toshoot fleeing victims in the back than to shoot an armed adver-sary in a defensive position. It’s why I at times get uneasy inlarge crowds. But we are talking about a school. Maybe I amdelusional in my thinking that our schools should be gun free

zones. Maybe if I lived in America and grew up with the “rightto bear arms”, I would feel differently? Perhaps if I knew some-one who was affected by a gunman in a school I would be moreunderstanding to their plee?

If schools weren’t gun free zones would that mean studentscould carry weapons into the school on a daily basis? Or arethey implying that the teachers should each have a gun in theclassroom? Either way, I honestly don’t know how I would feel.Maybe I live in the delusional bubble where I think “that willnever happen here”. Or perhaps my fear of guns is interferingwith my rationalization of having guns in our schools?

What I do know is, I am glad our schools take steps to ensurethe safety of our children and the staff. This January studentsand staff at P.J. Gillen School are practicing school lockdownprocedures with all the grades, as outlined in the school divi-sion protocol. The purpose of practicing is to ensure all studentsand staff are aware of what to do in a lockdown situation. Ofcourse parents are asked to remind their children that these lock-downs are for practice, like the fire drills that occur throughoutthe year.

Growing up in the 80s we never heard of lockdown proce-dures, in fact, the doors were never locked during school hours.We stood proud and sang “O’Canada” and recited the Lord’sPrayer each morning, and I don’t ever remember being afraid.As children we never had cell phones on us everywhere we wentbut it wasn’t an issue because our parents knew we were safewith friends. I worry about my children’s future and my grand-children’s futures. Are we creating widespread fear and creatinga negative atmosphere for our youth? Will there be a time whenwe will have medal detectors at the entrances to ensure no onebrings in a gun? Oh to be 15 and living in the 80s again.

Coach Jeff Nordquist ofthe Esterhazy Flyers hasled the team into fivestraight wins. Here aresome recaps of the latestgames in January.

• Friday, Jan. 5, 2018Esterhazy Flyers vs.

Theodore BuffaloesPlayed in EsterhazyFinal Score 6-3 (Fly-

ers)Period One Goals:Drew Putland assisted

by Scott WoytasAdamik Fruin unas-

sistedJesse Stevenson assisted

by Scott Woytas andAdamik Fruin

Period Two Goals:Jon Jenson assisted by

Drew Putland and ScottWoytas

Adamik Fruin assistedby Deon Putland

Period Three Goals:Drew Putland assisted

by Scott Woytas andTrevor Rapchalk

• Wednesday, Jan. 10Esterhazy Flyers vs.

Ochapowace ThunderPlayed in EsterhazyFinal Score: 8-5 (Fly-

ers)Goalie in Net: Brody

SchmidtPeriod One Goals:Dave Shields assisted by

Riley WoytasPeriod Two Goals:Riley Woytas assisted by

Koal Roberts and Daveshields

Dave Shields assisted byKoal Roberts

Dave Shield assisted byRiley Woytas and KoalRoberts


by Adamik Fruin andScott Woytas

Koal Roberts assisted byDave Shields

Drew Putland assistedby Scott Woytas andAdamik Fruin

Scott Woytas assisted by

Adamik Fruin and JonJenson

• Friday, Jan. 19Esterhazy Flyers vs.

Langenburg WarriorsPlayed in EsterhazyFinal Score: 9-4 (Fly-

ers)Goalie in Net: Warren

ShymkoPeriod One Goals:Riley Woytas assisted by

Adamik Fruin and NevinGurniak

Randy Bot unassistedDave Shields assisted by

Drew Putland and TrevorRapchalk

Period Two Goals:Riley Woytas assisted by

Adamik Fruin and Jeff Bil-ton

Riley Woytas assisted byDave Shields


by Scott WoytasDave Shields assisted by

Adamik Fruin and JakeRue

Scott Woytas assisted byTrevor Rapchalk and JonJenson

• Sunday, Jan. 21Esterhazy Flyers vs.

Bredenbury CougarsPlayed in EsterhazyFinal Score: 4-1 (Fly-

ers)Goalie in Net: Warren

ShymkoPeriod One Goals:Dave Shields assisted by

Scott Woytas and TrevorRapchalk

Period Two Goals:Koal Roberts assisted by

Riley Woytas and DaveShields

Period Three Goals:Nevin Gurniak assisted

by Scott Woytas.


Esterhazy Full

Gospel Fellowship

520 5th Avenue, Esterhazy

(306) 745-2989

Pastors:

Brent & Charlene Nightingale

Sunday Service - 10 a.m.

St. John's Anglican Church

Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.

with Kids Corner

Veterans Ave. and Esterhazy.St.,

Esterhazy

Judy MacDonald (306) 745-2911

Lovella Jarvi (306) 745-2289

Redeemer Lutheran Church

700-4th Ave., Esterhazy

Worship time: 9:30 a.m.

(306) 745-2077

Pastor Lori James

St. Andrew's United Church

550 Sumner Street,

Esterhazy

(306) 745-3363

Catherine Pace

Worship and Sunday School

at 10:00 a.m.

Esterhazy Baptist Church

5th Ave. & Babyak Street,

(306) 745-2222

Pastor Robert Moss

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Tuesday, 6:30 pm AWANA

kid’s club

Our Lady of Victories Parish

Roman Catholic Church

308 Sussex Avenue,

Esterhazy, Sask.

(306) 745-3315

Mass Times:

Saturday 6:15 p.m.

Sunday 10:45 a.m.

Fr. Andrew Pawlowicz

Esterhazy Esterhazy & Area & Area

CHURCH NOTESCHURCH NOTES

Esterhazy High SchoolUPCOMING

EVENTSJan. 25, 26, 29 a.m. – Final exams Grades 10-12Jan. 29, 30 p.m. – Final exams Grades 9-12Jan. 31 – No SchoolFeb. 1 – Semester 2 beginsFeb 1-March 1 - Community Clothing Drive -

bring items to room 110Feb. 2 - report cards are handed outFeb. 7 - Jr girls basketball home game at 4 p.m.Feb. 15 - Stop Bullying Presentation

1-3 p.m. for Grades 6-9

The argument is longover: Tom Brady is thegreatest quarterback inthe history of the NationalFootball League. Sorry,fans of Joe Montana. Sorry,those who thought itmight have been JohnnyUnitas. Too bad, PeytonManning, John Elway andDan Marino fans.

The argument may haveraged until 2016 or so, butwhen Brady engineeredthe greatest comeback inSuper Bowl history lastFebruary (a 28-3 deficit inthe third quarter againstAtlanta Falcons), well,that was the event thatput the G.O.A.T. crown onBrady’s head.

And now, 2017, he’s at itagain.

Brady, sore throwinghand and all, is gunningfor his unprecedentedsixth Super Bowl titlewhen his Patriots meetPhiladelphia Eagles atMinnesota Feb. 4. Here’ssome advice: Don’t bertagainst him.

Brady already has five

SB titles to his credit. Thiswill be his eighth trip tothe big game. He’s beenvoted to the Pro Bowl 13times and at age 40, in his17th season as the Patri-ots’ starter, is playing aswell as ever, with solidmost valuable player cre-dentials (it would be histhird MVP crown).

The first few paragraphsof the obituary for Bradyand the Patriots was writ-ten last September whenNew England was ham-mered 42-27 by the visit-ing Kansas City Chiefs toopen the regular season.Was that 34-28 overtimewin in the Super Bowl sixmonths earlier the swansong for Brady, the finalgasp to an outstanding ca-reer?

Well, no, as it turns out.Coach Bill Belichick tin-

kered with and adjustedhis roster, moving playersin and out on both sides ofthe ball. But one constantremained: Brady behindthe centre, putting to-gether another Most Valu-

able Player-like season. So now that Brady is

gunning for SB Title No. 6,what’s in the future? Is hisstated goal of playing untilhe’s 45 possible? After all,the average NFL careerlasts less than four years.Can Brady possibly do 22years? Teammate RobGronkowski says ‘for sure.’

“The way he just works,the way he prepares everyweek, the way he worksout, he’s just always superready,” said Gronkowski.

Brady’s famous formeticulously preparinghimself for extraordinarygood health, working dailywith a private trainer andconsuming foods thatwould get an AAA-plusgrade from a nutritionist.

At some point, motiva-tion – or lack of – mightbecome a factor. If Bradywins his sixth, seventh oreven eighth Super Bowlsand cements himself at thepeak of Mount Rushmorefor NFL quarterbacks, willthe drive to carry on stillbe there? That might be

the only opponent he can’tbeat.

• Greg Cote of theMiami Herald: “U.S. Armyis contesting the NHL LasVegas team’s GoldenKnights nickname. IfArmy paratroopers startdropping on the arena,then be worried.”

• Randy Turner of theWinnipeg Free Press, onTwitter: “Message fromWinnipeg to fans in otherNHL cities suffering fromwithdrawal during theirteam’s bye week: Try it for15 years.”

• Brad Rock in the De-seret (Utah) News: “Thecommissioner of the Cana-dian Football League hascleared the way forJohnny Manziel to besigned to a contract. VinceMcMahon, reportedly res-urrecting the XFL, isthinking, ‘Rats! There goesmy first pick!’”

• A Red Fisher anec-dote, spun in a story byMichael Farber aboutthe late Montreal sports-writer being upset with

coach Scotty Bowmanstonewalling on an injury:Wrote Fisher: “JacquesLemaire is doubtful fortonight’s game with whatCanadiens coach ScottyBowman describes as anupset stomach. The pain,however, has gone all theway up to his slightly sep-arated shoulder.”

• Brad Dickson of theOmaha World-Herald:“After a collision, NewYork Ranger JimmyVesey played most of agame with two teeth em-bedded in his lower lip. It’snot as gross as it sounds –he’s pretty sure one of theteeth is his.”

• RJ Currie of sports-deke.com: “Rapper Drakehad LeBron James onhand to open his newToronto restaurant. Withthe name Pick 6ix, should-n’t he have invited JayCutler?”

• Comedy writer AlexKaseberg: “England has agym where the exerciseclass naps for 45 minutes.It’s called ‘The Cleveland

Browns’ Workout.’”• Kaseberg again:

“Russia has been bannedfrom the Winter Olympicsfor doping. The Russianwomen’s hockey team havegrown protest beards.”

• RJ Currie again on astudy claiming many pastWinter Olympic sites loca-tions will soon be too warmto host the Games again.“The first indicator? Lifeguards and flotation de-vices around the skatingvenues.”

• TC in BC, on why it’dbe a good idea for the Ko-reas to send a unitedsquad to the 2020 SummerOlympics, too: “NorthKorea’s pole-vaulting teamis already in South Korea.”

• Alex Kaseberg onemore time, after KanyeWest and Kim Kar-dashian named theirbaby girl Chicago West:“To which Chicago said,‘Haven’t we sufferedenough with the Bears?’ ”

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TEAM GP W L T OL TPBredenbury 15 11 3 0 1 23

Theodore 14 10 3 0 1 21

Rocanville 15 10 5 0 0 20

Esterhazy 14 8 5 0 1 17

Ochapowace 14 7 5 0 2 16

Langenburg 16 4 11 0 1 9

Kip/Wind 14 1 12 0 1 3

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“This donation isvery timely as we aretrying to finish thisfundraising campaignand we are nearlythere,” said RossFisher, Executive Di-rector of The Health

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port keeping our spe-cialty services.”


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Since the Brier is being held in Regina thisyear at the beginning of March, the LadiesCurling Club decided to move their spiel toJanuary so that they didn’t have to competewith this big event. Below are the results.

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cember Knights ofColumbus Skater of theMonth has two skaterssharing this month’saward due to a tie onpoints. Skylar Pangracs,12, and Cayleigh Banga,14, have the honor of re-ceiving the award to-gether. Both girls had avery successful test dayin Esterhazy in Decem-ber, where Pangracspassed her SeniorBronze Skills and KeatsFoxtrot, while Bangapassed her Junior SilverSkills and AmericanWaltz. As well, Banga at-tended Winter GamesRun-offs the first week-end of December, whereshe was successful inqualifying for the Zone 4Winter games team.Both Pangracs andBanga are very capableand valuable CanSkateProgram Assistants for

Skate Esterhazy, wherethey volunteer their timeon a regular basis to helpthe club’s up-and-coming young skaters.As well, they also takeadvantage of extra icetime above and beyondtheir regular weeklyschedules. This all keepsthe girls quite busy. Pan-gracs is presently work-ing on her Junior SilverSkills, Junior SilverDances, and SeniorBronze Freeskate, andBanga is working on herSenior Silver Skills, Jun-ior Silver Dances andSenior BronzeFreeskate. As well,Banga is now practicingfor Winter Games, plusboth girls are alsopreparing for Jean Nor-mans in Swift Current,which will be the lastcompetition of the winterseason. Both athletes arecoached by Beverly Pan-gracs. Skylar is a Grade7 student at Esterhazy

High School, and is thedaughter of Merandaand Adam Pangracs.Cayleigh attends Grade9 there, and is thedaughter of Rebecca andJustin Banga.

Tie on points for December Skater of the Month

Ivan Hruska,Knights of Columbus(centre) presented theDecember Skater ofthe Month Awards toCayleigh Banga (l)and Skylar Pangracs(r). Both athletes arecoached by BeverlyPangracs. Skylar is aGrade 7 student at Es-terhazy High School,and is the daughter ofMeranda and AdamPangracs. Cayleigh at-tends Grade 9 therealso, and is the daugh-ter of Rebecca andJustin Banga.

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Women’s: High single –Carol Lacroix, 236; Hightriple – Lillian Kurtz, 623;High average – LillianKurtz, 184.

Men’s: High single –Doug Salkeld, 252; Hightriple – Doug Salkeld, 600;High average – Ernie Bah-sler, 201.

Monday Night MensHigh single – Barry Off,

329; High triple – Barry Off,692; High average – CarterZich, 208.

SunshineHigh single – Robin

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Wednesday AfternoonWomen

High single – KarenBabyak, 258; High triple –Doretta Halyk, 649; Highaverage – Wanda Rad-bourne, 197.

Wednesday MixedWomen’s: High single –

Jen Zich, 250; High triple –Jen Zich, 705; High average– Donna Hack, 178.

Men’s: High single – KyleNicholauson, 294; Hightriple – Kyle Nicholauson,706; High average – CarterZich, 235.

Thursday Golden AgeWomen’s: High single –

Susan Still, 210; High triple– Lillian Kurtz, 601; Highaverage – LillianKurtz/Margaret Matyas,189. Men’s: High single –Gerald Bernath, 243; Hightriple – Gerald Bernath,679; High average – GeraldBernath, 203.

Friday MixedWomen’s: High single –

Jen Zich, 213; High triple –Kim Schaefer, 386; High av-erage – Jen Zich, 190.Men’s: High single – RayVinish, 204; High triple –Ray Vinish, 530; High aver-age – Ray Vinish, 186.

Tuesday YBC Bantams

Girl’s: High single – BreeUnchulenko, 167; Hightriple – Bree Unchulenko,378; High average – BreeUnchulenko, 118.

Boy’s: High single – Kay-den Connors, 188; Hightriple – Kayden Connors,

462; High average – KaydenConnors, 113.

Wednesday YBCJuniors

Girl’s: High single –Darien Mickle, 203; Hightriple – Darien Mickle, 527;High average – DarienMickle, 152. Boy’s: Highsingle – Dawson Sapara,191; High triple – DawsonSapara, 474; High average– Dylan Mutrie, 156.

Thursday Bowlasaurus Girl’s: High single –

Shanelle McCord, 105; Hightriple – Shanelle McCord,177; High average –Shanelle McCord, 88.Boy’s: High single – RyderGabora, 100; High triple –Lukas Babyak, 158; Highaverage – Ryder Gabora, 70.

YBC SeniorGirl’s: High single –

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Women’s: High single –Lillian Kurtz, 247; Hightriple – Lillian Kurtz, 603;High average – LillianKurtz, 185.

Men’s: High single –Doug Salkeld, 201; Hightriple – Doug Salkeld, 561;High average – Ernie Bah-sler, 201.

Monday Night MensHigh single – Landon

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SunshineHigh single – Kelly Roy,

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High single – KarenBabyak, 238; High triple –Wanda Radbourne, 638;High average – Wanda Rad-bourne, 198.

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Girl’s: High single –Shelby Kunkel, 188; Hightriple – Shelby Kunkel, 519;High average – ShelbyKunkel, 174. Boy’s: Highsingle – Dawson Sapara,225; High triple – DawsonSapara, 588; High average– Dylan Mutrie, 154.

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Doris BabiukMarch 13, 1923 - Jan. 4, 2018

Mrs. Doris Babiuk, wife ofthe late Nick Babiuk of York-ton, formerly of Esterhazy,Kamsack and the Rhein Dis-trict passed away on Jan. 4,2018, at the Yorkton and Dis-trict Nursing Home. She was94 years of age.

Doris Babiuk was born onMarch 13, 1923, in Two Hills,Alta.; a daughter of Alec and

Lena (nee Luciak) Carek andher stepmother, Mary (neeEliuk) Carek.

In 1928, she moved toSaskatchewan, she attendedthe Luzan School. She wasunited in marriage to NickBabiuk at the Greek Ortho-dox Church on Nov. 11, 1939.They farmed in the Rhein

district until 1953. The fam-ily then moved to Kamsack,where they resided for thenext 30 years, raising theireleven children. The coupleeventually moved to maketheir home in Yorkton. Nickpassed away in 1984, and inthe following years Dorismoved to Canora, then Es-terhazy, and later back toYorkton when her healthbegan to fail. She had been aresident of the Yorkton &District Nursing Home at thetime of her passing on Jan. 4,2018. She was 94 years ofage.

Doris loved visits from herfamily, especially the grand-children. She enjoyed cross-

stitch, making quilts, cro-cheting and doing seek-wordbooks. Doris especially lovedmusic, playing the harmon-ica and dancing.

Besides her husband Nick,she was predeceased by adaughter, Evelyn Wall; herfather, Alec; mother, Lena;step-mother, Mary; sons-in-law, Vic Michalevich andGordon Beck; daughters-in-law, Liz Babiuk and AnneBabiuk; grandchildren, KenMichalevich and CherylRichards; and a great grand-child, Kevin Wooldridge.

She leaves to mourn herpassing and to celebrate herlife her ten children: MaryMichalevich, Flo (Wayne)Grainger, Elmer Babiuk,Stan Babiuk, Ron (Ade)Babiuk, Sylvia (Robert) Ya-worski, Larry (Linda)Babiuk, Joyce (Don) Babiuk,Gladys (Rick) Vermeulen,and Cindy (Lawrence)Slivenski; 29 grandchildren;52 great-grandchildren; 14great-great-grandchildren.

Also a step-sister, Margaret,and many nieces andnephews.

The Funeral Service washeld on January 8, 2018,from the Yorkton MemorialGardens Family Centre withRev. Jen Dresser of St. An-drew’s United Church offici-ating. The musical selectionwas You Are My Sunshine.

Tributes from the familywere given by Sylvia Ya-worski and Jason Slivenski.The Interment followed inthe Yorkton City Cemeterywith Dean Babiuk, JasonSlivenski, Ryan Vermuelen,Dean Beck, Rhonda Fulawkaand Troy Grainger serving asthe casketbearers.

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will be received by the undersigned on the 13th day ofFebruary, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at theEsterhazy Town Office, 600 Sumner Street, Esterhazy,Saskatchewan, and during regular business hours onJanuary 29 to February 12, 2018, at the Esterhazy TownOffice, 600 Sumner Street, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan.

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Dorothy Knourek1937 - 2018

Dorothy died peacefully atthe Esterhazy CentennialSpecial Care Home on Thurs-day, Jan. 18, 2018. Born 80years ago on June 10, 1937,to James and Antoinete Styr-voky, she was the youngest of10 children.

Dorothy grew up on thefamily farm at Grove Park,where she also attendedschool. Dorothy left homeand went to live in Brandonwith family where shegained employment.

After a few years she re-turned home, met and mar-ried the love of her life

Yalmer Knourek. They wereblessed with two children,Rick and Pam. Dorothy was astay at home mother and en-joyed looking after her fam-ily and home.

Dorothy was predeceasedby her husband and two chil-dren. She was also prede-ceased by sisters AgnesHavelick and Clara Smith;brothers: Joseph, Arthur,Harry and Stanley.

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MILLER MOAR GRODECKI

KREKLEWICH & CHORNEY

Chartered ProfessionalAccountants

420 Main Street EsterhazyPhone 745-6611

www.millerandco.ca

Corporate

Partnerships

Contracts

Real Estate

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Courses/Seminars

Wills & Estates

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Power of Attorney

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BROOKS MACK Legal Professional Corporation

306-743-5520 Langenburg, Saskatchewan

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ESTERHAZY AGENCIES

(1986) LTD.Life and General Insurance,Investments, Motor License

Issuer, Notary Public

Bus. Phone – 745-3983Res. Phone – 745-6991

FISHER LAW OFFICE

Serving Esterhazy and Area for over 30 YearsGarnet M. Fisher B.A (Hons), LL.B.

A general practice of Law including:Real Estate and Mortgages,

Wills and Estates, Family Law,Corporate Law, Civil Law, Farm Sales

420 Main Street, Esterhazy Phone 745-2261• Fax 855-978-5616

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.E-mail: [email protected]

CAL’S LOCK&

KEY SERVICE• For all your lock & key requirements

• EmergencyOpenings

Phone: 745-2172

Edward and Jolene de Vriese-mail: [email protected]

Jeff KuntzHybrid Seed SalesGerald, Sask.306-745-9170

JIM MAGA Esterhazy, Sask. PH 745-7997/2404

J.M. YARD CAREYard, landscaping, bobcat, sweeper, snow, etc.

306-621-0383

Anytime Fitness Esterhazy is your Friendly 24-Hour Gym in Esterhazy.

GLORIA MCRAE-ZAZULAMANAGER

[email protected]

P.O. Box 1330441 Main StreetEsterhazy, SK.

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Tel: (306) 745-2697Fax: (306) 745-3384

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Rocanville Dental ClinicDr. Simon Haimanot D.M.D

Monday - Friday: 9 a.m - 5 p.m. DentistTuesday & Thursdays: Open until 7 p.m.114 Ellice StreetRocanville, Sask.Direct BillingSame day appointments available

COMPLETE HAIR STYLING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILYTuesday to Saturday

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Appointment and walk-ins welcome

Call Claudine, Wendy or Lisafor an appointment at 306-745-6164

GOLDEN COMB602 Veterans Ave. ESTERHAZY

306-645-1000

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Beautiful PlainsPhysiotherapy

Starting February, 2018600 Veteran’s Way, (Anytime Fitness)

No doctors referral required Certified in Acupuncture

Direct billing to most insurance companiesUnable to accept WCB or SGI clients at this time

Call 306-316-3511

CARDS OFTHANKS

Mike Banga of Stockholm,Sask. passed away toheaven one month agotonight on Dec. 29, 2017. TheBanga family would like toextend a heart-felt thank-you to Bryce Paterson andstaff of Peter CarscaddenFuneral Service, Esterhazy,Sask. for handling the de-tails of the funeral on Jan.6, 2018, and the compassion-ate follow-up care. A sin-cere thank-you to Mark andSheri Muir (former Ester-hazy, Peter Carscadden Fu-neral Service Directors) fortravelling from Spiritwood,Sask. for the funeral.Thanks to those who gavethe beautiful flowerarrangements and for themany cards of sympathy.Thank-you to those whobrought food to the farmhouse or to the funeral.Thank-you to all who do-nated to the St. Elizabeth ofHungary Roman CatholicChurch Cemetery Fund,Stockholm, Sask. and the St.Anthony’s Hospital Build-ing Fund, Esterhazy, Sask.Thanks to the Catholic Com-munity who offered Massesin Mike’s memory. Thanksto those who donatedGideon Bibles as a Chris-tian outreach in celebra-tion of Mike’s life. Alsothank-you to Brenda andTerri of The Miner-Journal,Esterhazy, Sask. for helpingedit Mike’s obituary for theJan. 22, 2018 newspaper edi-tion. Thank-you for yourkindness. GOD BLESSYOU!

– The BANGA FAMILY

COMING EVENTSYou are invited to

Eileen Drotar’s 80th birth-day party celebration. Sat-urday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. atthe Stockholm Senior Eth-nic Center. Social starts at4 p.m. Come warm up witha bowl of soup. Supperserved at 6:30 p.m. Tooniebar. 3:4c

SUITES FOR RENTQuiet one-bedroom

basement suite for rent at437 Main St. in Esterhazy.Fully furnished with allappliances includingwasher and dryer. Privateparking. No smoking orpets allowed. $800/month,utilities included. CallLaura @ 306-740-8705.Please leave a message.

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Quiet room for rent inEsterhazy. No smoking, nopets, with parking avail-able. Shared washer,dryer, washroom, kitchen,living room and BBQ. Ask-ing $200 per week. TextCraig Hegedus @ 306-745-6941. 3:4p

FOR RENT426 Main Street, Ester-

hazy, commercial propertyfor rent. Main Streetfrontage. Main Street andback lane entrances.$1150 per month pluspower and energy. Pleasecontact Delphine GehlLiving Skies Realty Ltd 1-306-745-9160. 40:tfn

Feb. 2, 3, 4 & 6 @ 7:15 p.m. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (PG)

Action/Adventure/FantasyFeb. 1 @ 7:30 p.m.

KEN HAMMJuno Award & Great Canadian Blues

Award Winning ArtistTickets $15 *Cash Bar *Minors must be

accompanied by parentTickets available at Maple Leaf Theatre

and Whippletree Coffee

MAPLE LEAF THEATRE604 Veterans Ave .

ESTERHAZYwww.facebook.com/mapleleaftheatre

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staff:Brenda MatchettPublisher/Editor

Terri DuchekChristina Reid

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Issued every Monday by Koskie Publications Ltd. from the office located at 606 - Veterans Avenue,

Esterhazy, Sask., S0A 0X0. Mail Registration No. 07715.

The Miner-Journal is a member ofthe Canadian Community Newspapers Association

and the Saskatchewan WeeklyNewspapers Association.

COMING EVENTSEsterhazy Royal Canadi-

an Legion #249 DabberBingo every Thursday.Earlybird at 7 p.m. Regu-lar games at 7:30 p.m.$1000 jackpot in 54 num-bers or less. License#CB16-0043. 15:tfc

KAPOSVAR HISTORI-CAL SOCIETY HERITAGETEA & BAKE SALE will beheld on Saturday, Feb. 10,2018, 2-4 p.m. at the Ester-hazy Golden Jets. Cash raf-fle draw, 50-50 draw,Hungarian Torte draw, plusother draws.

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Shrove Tuesday Pancakeand Sausage Supper at Re-deemer Lutheran Church,700 4th Ave., Tuesday, Feb.13, 2018, 5-7 p.m. Adults - $7,12 and under $4, Preschool- Free.5:3p

PERSONALSNeed support losing

weight? Try TOPS – TakeOff Pounds Sensibly. Wemeet Wednesdays. Weigh-inat 6:15 p.m., meeting at 6:30p.m. in the Golden Jetsbasement. Call 306-745-2980for information. $48/yearand $5/month. First visitfree. 49:50

If you have a drug prob-lem and need help call OurHouse at 745-3478, 745-7241,745-3576. Check out our on-line meeting is once againfound on www.sanity365.com.

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If you want to drink andcan, that’s your business. Ifyou want to stop and can’t,that’s our business. PhoneAlcoholics Anonymous at745-6750, 783-6951, 745-6301,745-6156. Family affected bysomeone’s drinking? Findhelp at Al-Anon: Mondaysat 1 p.m., Lutheran Churchor Wednesdays at 8 p.m.-Town Office (west door)Phone: 745-6301, 534-4604.

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FOR SALE1997 Polaris 440 snow-

mobile, Indy Touring, 2-up, 5,000 km, good shape,two helmets available,$1,500 O.B.O. Call 306-745-2689. 3:4p

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WANTED – POTASHFREEHOLD MINERALS.Will pay generous multi-ple to last years revenue.All inquiries welcome.Call 306-220-5409 or 306-220-2486. 41:48p

We did not know that morning,God was going to call your name.

In life we loved you dearly,In death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you,You did not go alone.

For part of us went with you,The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories,Your love is still our guide.

And though we cannot see you,You are always by our side.

OUR FAMILY CHAIN IS BROKEN,And nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one,The chain will link again.

Always in our hearts.

– Jake and Rick & Gladys

IN MEMORIAM

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Many local talent attend Open Mic

Photos courtesy of Katie Miller Photography

The Maple Leaf Theatreheld another Open MicNight on Jan. 18 showcasinglocal talent of all ages andgenres of music as well as spo-ken word and comedy.Pictured are just some of ourlocal talent. Ken Hamm, a Juno Awardand Great Canadian BluesAward Winning Artist will beappearing at the Theatre onFeb. 1. Check page 11 for de-tails.

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