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Monday, March 25, 2013
Vol. 80 No. 12
The Watrous
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Thurs., March 28th
Pg 2-3.................People and Places
Pg 4.......................Arts and Entertainment
Pg 5.......................Business and Agriculture
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Medal
marks
mayor’s
efforts
■ Daniel Bushman/The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
A familiar face and long-time member
of town council, Watrous mayor Ed Collins has been recognized for his work in
helping to create a good community in
which to live. The mayor has received the
prestigious
medal
marking the 60th anniversary of Queen
Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne.
Collins
said
he was honoured
and humbled to
receive the distinction,
joining local residents Murray
Westby, Millie Strueby and David Gallant as recipients.
(see page three: COLLINS)
STOP snowing already!
‘Nuff said.
–– Daniel Bushman/TWM
Province provides balanced budget
March 25, 2013
The provincial government unveiled
its budget last week, which was balanced
in an effort to control spending even while
more people move to Saskatchewan.
Finance minister Ken Krawetz said,
“This budget also balances continued
growth with meeting the challenges
of that growth. It balances economic
progress with social progress. And it balances the need to control spending with
the need to make important investments
in key areas.”
Revenue is projected at $11.61 billion
while expense is estimated to be $11.54
billion. The general revenue fund is pro-
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jected to post a $64.8 million pre-transfer
surplus and a surplus of $149.8 million is
forecast in the summary financial statements, taking into account all government operations including the crown corporations.
Local MLA Greg Brkich said he was
pleased that the budget was balanced this
year. “There were a few minor cuts and
some minor tax increases but we still tried
to maintain the growth.”
One of the bigger announcements came
leading up to the budget where funding
was provided to help keep down the education portion of property tax. The government said it is holding the line on education property taxes in 2013 being that it is
an assessment year and values increased
on properties. That means education tax
rates will be reduced significantly to keep
the overall impact on property taxes revenue-neutral in terms of reassessment.
Brkich said other fields to see changes include health care, which saw an increase in funding. Agriculture will have
more money for crop insurance, and extra
money has been put away for flood assistance in case it is needed for this year.
Revenue sharing is also up, providing
more funding for communities and rural
municipalities to use.
Brkich said while there are quite a few
little things, “it still affects everybody.”
The provincial NDP felt the government was tip-toeing around some issues
and said the budget cuts health care,
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fails students and schools, and relies on
short-sighted privatization schemes. The
party said there is a $54 million shortfall
for health regions and the Saskatchewan
Cancer Agency, and no new long-term
care facilities for seniors.
In Kindergarten to Gr. 12 education,
the NDP claimed there is no money left to
fix crowded classrooms or a shortage of
resources in schools.
Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said,
“The Sask Party is stubbornly holding on
to an outdated accounting practice that allows it to manipulate the books for PR and
self-promotion purposes. Saskatchewan
people want the straight goods on how
their money is spent and the full, true
(see page six: BUDGET)
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Good Friday, March 29th
and
Easter Monday, April 1st
Winter games were held in
Watrous at the Senior Centre
Thursday, Mar. 14. Crib winners
were: first - Graham Thompson,
1502; second - Harry Hine,
1490; third - Olive Sundquist,
1483. Bridge winners were: first
- Joyce Doyle; second - Helen
Busche; third - Irene Schultz;
fourth - Jim Taylor. Pot of gold
winner was Darryl Findlay.
Kaiser winners at the
Senior Centre Monday, Mar. 18
were: first - Joyce Henryk, 178;
second - Cicely Wieliczko, 177;
third - Peter Sundquist, 147;
fourth - Darryl Findlay, 137.
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Bowling
The Watrous Senior Centre
hosted one of many winter
games’ competitions held
across the province.
Skilled players of bridge
(above) and crib gathered
for friendly - and sometimes
fierce! - competition.
See the names
of the winners under
the centre’s report at right..
Watrous Club 55+
Mar. 19
LHS: Sharon Carlson, 213, +83
poa
LHT: Isabelle Langston, 629,
+146
MHS: Jake Martell, 236, +33
MHT: Willie Silverfox, 506, +20
THS: The Bowl Dozers (Betty
Carlson, Doreen Foster, Isabelle Langston, Faye Johnson,
Sharon Carlson), +258
–– photos submitted by
Marie Brumwell/Manitou Beach
Sask. NDP choose leader
■ Daniel Bushman
The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
After a tight race, the
Saskatchewan New Democrats have a new face leading them forward. Saskatoon Massey Place MLA
Cam Broten took over as
provincial NDP leader after a vote at the party convention earlier this month.
Broten edged out Ryan
Meili in a close race. Trent
Wotherspoon who placed
third after the first ballot,
and Erin Weir who bowed
out earlier in the race were
the other two candidates.
Broten replaced interim
leader John Nilson and said
the convention was great,
especially to see a youth
movement. “We have had
such a large increase in the
number of young people
involved in the party and
taking on leadership roles.
This really is a new gen-
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eration and really an exciting new chapter for the
NDP. I am thrilled to have
been given this honour to
lead the party and I am really excited about what is
ahead for us.”
First elected to the legislature in 2007, Broten said
during the campaign, the
party did a good job getting younger people helping out. “I want everyone
involved and I am really
excited about the level of
interest and continued involvement that people have
been demonstrating.”
The opposition leader’s
first week in the legislature saw the party focusing on a number of issues
like transparency and
openness of the current
government. “A government needs to admit when
it makes a mistake and I
don’t think that has happened.”
Another key area Broten addressed was how to
strengthen and do better
in the K to Gr. 12 education
system. “Large class sizes
are a concern and the reduction of 350 educational
assistants we have seen
under the Sask Party is a
problem.”
Early on in his new position, “It has been very
busy but in a good way.
That is what we want and
we are working very hard.
My caucus colleagues, the
other MLAs, and the other
people involved are really excited about what is
ahead.
“I’ll cooperate with the
government and support
(see back page: BROTEN)
THE WATROUS MANITOU • MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 • 3
Top honour
from front page:
COLLINS
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Murray Westby. I guess
that (leadership) was what
maybe gave me the initiative. He was like a mentor
to me and I learned a lot
being on council with him
for nine years and a lot of
committees.”
Collins, of course, now
joins Westby in being recognized with a medal. “Murray deserves everything he
gets and it is nice to follow
in his footsteps, both as
being mayor and getting
something like this.”
The current mayor came
to town in December 1985
from Melfort and has been
on council in some capacity for all but three of those
years. He has also been involved with the Kinsmen,
a place where he felt he
got his feet wet. He chaired
some committees with
that organization, which
provided an opportunity
to gain experience as he
began his political career.
Collins added health care
has been close to his heart,
being on various boards
in that field and helping to
bring a new district health
complex to Watrous.
Through the years, he
has seen this community
embrace
volunteerism,
which has been evident in
various capacities including those who have been
recognized for their tire-
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wanting to give back and
I think we all benefit from
that from everybody.”
The
commemorative
medal was created to mark
this year’s 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s
accession to the throne as
Queen of Canada. It is also
a way for the country to
honour the Queen for her
service and at the same
time, serves to honour significant contributions and
achievements by Canadians.The local residents
who were honoured with
a medal are four of 60,000
Canadians who are being
recognized during the anniversary year.
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“One doesn’t always go
into any kind of volunteer
work, whether it would be
municipal politics or just
everyday
volunteerism,
looking for any accolades,”
Collins said.
Nominated by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for his work in the
political field, Collins also
has helped coach minor
ball and hockey and has
been part of a volunteer
fire department. He also
joined the Kinsmen Club
and now K40. “It has been
a broad range of stuff.”
In a letter sent by FCM
president Karen Leibovici,
it said the mayor was chosen for exemplary efforts
to make the community a
great place in which to live.
“It recognizes the important
role municipalities - and
their elected leaders - play
in ensuring our prosperity
and high quality of life.”
The Melfort native said,
“When I look around this
community, there are a ton
of folks around Watrous
and Manitou Beach that
could be deserving of this.
It takes a great community
and we have those volunteers here. I just happen to
be fortunate enough to get
something like this.”
Collins has been on
council for 24 years, taking up the mayor’s chair in
1997. He was given the nod
in the last election and is
serving another term.
The 61-year-old said,
“I have some gas left in
the tank . . . I had a very
good mentor and I would
Watrous mayor Ed Collins was a recipient of the medal
commemorating Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th anniversary on the
throne. Collins was nominated by the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities for his work in the political field.
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Arts and Entertainment
When life
gives you
lemons
Students from Watrous
Elementary School
entertained parents, families
and other students during
the afternoon Mar. 14. The
group, which represented
various nursery rhyme
characters, sang from
the musical ‘Lemonade.’
Canadiana Crossword
A Few Good Men
By Bernice Rosella and James Kilner
ACROSS
1 Explosion
6 Forcibly toss out
11 Ile _____ ( AKA Devil's
Island)
12 Grinders
14 Mansbridge or Newman
15 Patron Saint of cooks and
bakers
16 Kamloops to Kelowna dir.
17 Reaction to pain
19 Mil. address
20 Patron Saint of
swordsmen
22 Likely
23 Forsake at the altar
24 Singer song writer Paul
26 Sentence parts
28 Sailor
30 Edible root
31 Patron Saint of bankers
and accountants
35 Patron Saint of people
saved
39 Japanese waist purse
40 Detergent brand
42 Footwear
43 Roman 1501
44 Food fish
46 Cheer from a Spanish
bleacher
47 Obliterates
49 Hindus
51 Temperature unit
52 Japanese martial art
53 Deprives, in a way
54 Stow
DOWN
1 Ornamental shrub
2 Middle school
3 Sigh of pleasure or relief
4 Plod
5 ____ firma
6 Sympathy
7 Patron Saint of authors
1
2
3
4
5
6
11
12
14
15
16
17
20
21
24
18
25
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27
30
34
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43
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8 Whitney or Lilly
9 French seaport
10 Base hit
11 Wood files
13 Ads
18 Ont. police service
21 Keno or beano
23 Patron Saint of labourers
25 No, slangily
27 Blame
29 Declines
31 Aped
32 Patron Saint of fishermen
33 Field hospital procedure
34 Pale
36 Patron Saint of people in
doubt
37 Stone implement
38 Singer Della
41 Revels, in way
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44 People aged 13 to 19
45 Strike
48 Lady of Spain
50 Macaws
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Waiting patiently
Spring cannot come fast enough for both two- and
four-legged creatures. The extra work involved in
getting feed to animals through deep snow is likely
wearing on area producers. On the other hand,
there is not much likelihood of dugouts going dry
anytime soon. The challenges and successes of
making a living through agriculture are highlighted
in several stories in this year’s agricultural special
section, found on pages 11 to 19 of this week’s
issue.
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recognize and appreciate the cooperation of the communities, business owners
and landowners for accommodating the operations.
Please be advised that cleanup operations will commence this spring as
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Editorial and Opinion
from front page:
BUDGET
state of our finances. Saskatchewan people deserve
investment into the longterm sustainability of education, health care and the
middle class.”
In the budget released
Mar. 20, the tobacco tax
rate increased by four
cents per cigarette, which
took effect midnight Mar.
20 with a comparable increase on cut/loose tobacco. Liquor mark-ups will
also increase by approximately three per cent for
all beverage categories, effective Apr. 1.
Overall, the government
will invest $847.5 million
in infrastructure projects
this year, an increase of
$59.8 million or 7.6 per cent
from the previous year,
and the highest amount
budgeted for capital since
2009-‘10. The capital budget
includes key investments
in schools, health-care facilities including hospitals
and long term care facilities, post-secondary institutions, roads, highways
and municipal infrastructure. Since 2008, nearly
$5.8 billion has been invested in Saskatchewan’s
infrastructure.
Here are some of the
areas where funding has
been allocated:
Agriculture
Record crop insurance
funding and increased
funding for strategic investments were the two
highlights of the $406.9
million agriculture budget.
Crop insurance coverage levels will increase to
$194 per acre on average in
2013, more than double the
coverage offered in 2007.
This year’s $198.3 million
crop insurance budget is
the largest in the history
of the program and a 91 per
cent increase since 2007.
A total of $71.2 million will go for strategic
initiatives through the
federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 framework,
an increase of $25 million
over the previous framework. In addition to research, funding will be
targeted to areas such as
rural water infrastructure,
trade and market development and farm business
management.
Industry
assistance
grants and funding to control pests such as beavers,
rats and gophers will continue to be provided.
Arts, culture and parks
A total of $5 million
will be invested for Creative Saskatchewan, a new
agency announced earlier
this year to assist in marketing and selling the work
of Saskatchewan’s creative
industries.
Funding for provincial
parks will increase six per
cent.
Highways
A total of $576 million
will be used to build, maintain and operate Saskatchewan’s 26,000 kilometre
highway system.
This
includes a $280.8 million
highway construction budget. Of that, $168.1 million
will be used for repairs and
upgrades to existing highways.
Housing
The Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan will
see $344 million in 12,600
new housing units around
the province by 2016. In addition, the province will
invest $10 million in a proposed new 605-bed student
residence at the University
of Regina. With the 2013-‘14
budget, the Saskatchewan
Housing Corporation will
have almost $29 million to
support the addition of 605
beds for post-secondary
students, development of
nearly 1,800 homes, and
the repair of another 275
homes across the province.
Education
Overall funding has
increased by 6.7 per cent
from 2012-‘13. School operating funding, which
includes money collected
from the education property tax, will be $1.775 billion, up $40.6 million or 2.3
per cent from last year.
In order to address
growth pressures that
some school divisions are
facing, an increase of $17
million is in the budget
for enrolment increases of
more than 4,500 students
in 2012 and 2013 combined.
As well, as a part of the
$27 million committed to
preventative maintenance
in this year’s budget, planning is underway for up to
40 relocatables in place for
fall 2013.
There is an increase of
nearly $600,000 for expansion of 15 new pre-Kindergarten programs as well as
$1 million in capital support.
Health care
There is a record $4.84
billion
investment
in
health care, marking a
$162 million or 3.5 per cent
increase over last year’s
health budget.
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A total of $3 billion in
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increase of $132 million, to
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The $132 million investment includes $29 million
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“So tell me again, going back to Groundhog Day, how long
we’ll be doing this until spring . . .”
Ready for month to March away
“March is a month of
considerable frustration - it
is so near spring and yet
across a great deal of the
country the weather is still
so violent and changeable
that outdoor activity in
our yards seems light years
away.”
- Thalassa Cruso
March is indeed a
month of considerable
frustration as Cruso
laments. But this year it
seems to be even more
frustrating than usual.
We have suffered from a
long winter since experiencing the first snowflake
in October, so by now we
are all ready to bid adieu
to the white stuff and
cold temps.
We can all remain
hopeful; however, according to the weatherman,
that may not happen
anytime soon. March can
still be a very ferocious
winter month as we may
well find out this year.
Originally, March was
the first month of the
Roman calendar being
named after Mars, the
god of war. Perhaps
that is why the weather
fluctuates so much this
month as if torn between
keeping winter and letting it go, thus giving way
to spring.
Interestingly the
Anglo-Saxons called the
month “Hlyd monath”,
which means stormy
month. An appropriate
name as March is volatile and we can often get
some of our most fierce
snowstorms this month.
Incidentally, the Cherokee name for the full
moon in March is “windy
moon”, which references
the winds in March.
Perhaps it is our deep
desire for spring that
spawns many weather
proverbs related to
March. As children we
were all taught that
“when March comes in
like a lion, it goes out like
a lamb.” Meteorologists
dispute this old wives
tale but I often hear the
comment, “Well, it was
nice the first of March
so we will have a storm
at the end before we get
spring.”
Here are some other
weather anecdotes that
you may or may not have
heard. “So many mists in
March, so many frosts in
May” is one farmers and
gardeners do not want
to hear about. “When
March blows its horn,
your barn will be filled
with hay and corn.” I am
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not sure what this one
refers to except for maybe
the fact the snow we get
in March often translates
into a good spring runoff
ensuring moisture for
future crops.
Everyone is familiar
with the proverb “April
showers bring May
flowers” but the original
words to the English
proverb were: “March
winds and April showers
bring forth May flowers”.
March madness is now
promoted by the retail
sector to promote sales
but this expression was
first used in 1939 by Illinois high school basketball coach Henry Porter.
He used it to describe
the excitement about the
Illinois state tournament
for boys basketball. Later,
the term was used by
sports fans and promoters before making its way
into the retail world.
March is a fickle
month, playing with our
emotions. It signals hope
for the end of winter but
do not let your guard
down because all of a
sudden it will snatch that
hope from us.
Never fear, April is
just around the corner
and the weather is sure to
warm up by then.
Neighbourly
News
“When March
blows its horn,
your barn will be
filled with hay
and corn.”
–– a general interest column
by contributor Peg Hasein
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Student’s identity suspicious
How ta
look at
the news
In Welland, Ont., a 28escort and travelling comyear-old woman posing as
panion, as well as a “heavy
a pregnant teen student
luggage porter.”
under a pseudonym was
The White House warned
charged for allegedly asof fewer public hospital prosaulting the principal at
cedures if all the sequester
Eastdale Secondary School.
cuts go through in order
The woman enrolled in the
for the American governschool’s second semester
ment to trim their budget.
classes under the name
“Don’t buy it,” said Argus
Terra Eaglesnest. Since the
Hamilton. “They warned
school had suspicions about
it could reduce the number
her true identity, she was
of breast exams and proscalled into a meeting and
tate exams but don’t worry,
authorities revealed her
they’ll still be free at the
true identity. Diana Seeley
nearest airport.”
is charged with assault and
Can you believe the TSA
two counts of breach of
spent 50 million dollars on
probation. No one is quite
new uniforms immediately
sure of her motives behind
before the sequester budget
registering in school.
cuts came down. “It’s exA former world-class
asperating,”
exclaimed
figure skater, model and
Hamilton. “The TSA just
wealthy widow has been or- –– a general interest column okayed knives on airplanes
by contributor Gene Hauta
dered by a British Columbecause they know another
bia court to pay her “trophy
terrorist attack is the only
husband” more than $157,000 in support way they will get their funding back.”
after a 14-year relationship ended. British
In New York City, Dr. Diana Williamson
Columbia Supreme Court Justice Ran- was sentenced to three years in prison
dall Wong ruled Gordon Walker, 66, was after a conviction for defrauding Medicaid
the spouse of 86-year-old Valerie Fortune of $300,000 by writing bogus prescriptions.
Brown and is entitled to support as a re- She insists she is innocent simply because
sult. Before the relationship, Walker lived only one of her multiple personalities (unon welfare or was periodically employed, controllable by the others) had committed
but then became a “kept man” and “eco- the crime. News of the Weird recalls the
nomically dependent.” Brown paid all of weirdest “dissociative identity disorder”
his living expenses and luxuries, includ- case back in 2002. That is when a Montana
ing about 60 trips to destinations around judge favored a woman by ruling her sponthe world. After the two broke up, Walk- taneous murder confession as one identity
er’s lawyer argued, “His future job pros- was inadmissible because one of her other
pects are extremely limited.” Meanwhile, identities had already “lawyered up” after
Brown argued Walker was just a platonic a “Miranda” warning.
live-in friend, a domestic male security
Jason DeJesus, 36, and Chanelle Troed-
The problem is
sugar free
Ed, my neighbor next
door, likes syrup on his
pancakes. He has even
been known to have some
Aunt Jemima syrup with
his toast if Ruby is at
work. The other day, Ed
came to see if we had some
syrup he could borrow. He
was cooking supper since
Ruby was working and it
was going to be one of his
special home-cooked meals
of pancakes, sausages and
scrambled eggs. Ed did not
want Ruby to know he had
been hitting the syrup bottle while she has been at
work. Ed’s sweet tooth has
Neighbourly
advice
according
to Ed
–– a spiritual column
by contributor Raymond Maher
www.accordingtoed.com
caused him trouble with
Ruby repeatedly through
the years. There was only
a teaspoon left in the syrup
bottle.
Ed wanted to borrow
some from us so he could
fill his own syrup bottle to a
more respectable level. Ed
complained that our almost
full bottle of Aunt Jemima
was contaminated. It was
50 per cent less calories or,
according to Ed, a lite syrup disaster. Since we also
had a Mrs. Butterworth’s
sugar free syrup, I offered
him that one instead. It
had 90 per cent fewer calories, which really turned
Ed frustrated. Of course,
he wanted to know why we
could not eat regular syrup
like normal people.
The only thing that
seemed to be a solution
was to have Ed do a taste
test of the two bottles. He
would have to decide which
one tasted the most like his
regular syrup. Ed tasted
them, but could not decide
after a teaspoon of each.
So, we went to a tablespoon
of each. The verdict was
he should borrow them
both and add some of each
to his bottle. According to
Ed, it worked out good. Ed
said he realized the lite and
sugar free must be cheaper
and they were not that bad
for cheaper bottles of syrup. “Yeah, they are okay
for us,” I said.
I sure can relate to Ed’s
sweet tooth. Homemade
fudge is something I have
made often. I would still
like to, but now sugar has
become the enemy. I liked
it better when I could
claim a sweet tooth. It is
hard to believe chocolate
bars are not healthy food.
Cake, cookies, pies and
brownies have questionable nutritional value. Is it
really true suffering to do
without them?
The Bible doesn’t talk
about sweetness in terms
of sugar, but honey. “How
sweet are your words to my
taste, sweeter than honey
to my mouth.” God promised that He would lead
his people to a land flowing with milk and honey.
Honey was seen as a blessing as a natural food and a
sweetener for other food.
The prophet John the Baptist was described as eating locusts and wild honey
as his food. The Bible cautions, “If you find honey,
eat just enough - too much
will make you vomit.”
Just enough is how God
worked out our sweet salvation. We could not and
cannot keep free of the invitingly sweet taste of sin.
Jesus alone could live a
sin-free life on our behalf.
He alone, as God’s Son, was
willing to pay the ransom
of our sins with his own
life and death on the cross.
He paid it all, which was
just enough before God. By
faith in Jesus, we are also
sin free before God.
son, 33, share an upscale 4,600 square-foot
home, complete with a pool and tennis
courts, in Morgan Hill, Calif. They have
been charged with luring a 50-year-old
handyman to their home, forcibly detaining him and requiring him to make
various repairs for them over a six-hour
period. He did escape and called police.
This one is just weird and sad. An
Indonesian woman drowned her nineyear-old son in the bathtub because she
was worried his small penis would harm
his future prospects, leaving him with “a
bleak future.” The woman drowned her
son, dressed him, laid him on the bed and
called police to report what she had done.
A study says Baby Boomers are aging
worse than the past generation, with only
13 per cent saying they are in excellent
health. “Of course, to a Baby Boomer excellent health means that they can make it
to the front door for a pizza delivery without a walker,” observed Jim Barach. “The
other 87 per cent couldn’t get out of their
recliner to take part in the study.”
Elizabeth Escalona, 23, turned down a
plea bargain that would put her in prison
for 45 years and in response a judge sentenced the Dallas mother, who super-glued
her toddler’s hands to the wall and then
beat the girl into a coma, to 99 years in
prison. Even Escalona admitted “only a
monster” would have done what she did.
The abuse was believed to be over potty
training.
Edward Lucas, 33, was arrested in
Slidell, La. for theft from the sheriff ’s department headquarters. Lucas was there
to request a file but while he was waiting,
a video camera caught him swiping three
ball-point pens from the reception area.
In December in Virginia, AutoZone, a
car parts retailer became the most recent
employer to fire a worker for doing something that most of us would admire. It is
sad that companies have to put in ludicrous regulations for fear of being sued.
This particular store was the target of a
gunman who forced Devin McLean and
his store manager into a back room. As
they were the only witnesses they thought
they would be killed. McLean managed to
get away and retrieved a gun from his own
truck. Obviously, he could have continued
to flee but he felt he owed it to the other
employee to return. When McLean returned with his Glock 40, the robber fled.
All good, right? Wrong! McLean was now
in violation of AutoZone’s “zero tolerance” policy against employees bringing
firearms into the store. Two days later, he
was fired.
Daylight Savings Time recently went
into effect, requiring mostly everyone to
set their clocks forward one hour in order
to get an extra hour of light in the afternoon. “On the second Sunday of every
March we lose one hour of our lives,” said
Hamilton. “It is like nature’s version of
Facebook.”
In a new twist on the historic Alfred
Hitchcock film, a New Jersey town is
battling an invasion of giant black vultures. About 130 of the scavengers have
descended in a three- to four-block area
in Bridgewater, either circling overhead
or sitting in trees and on rooftops. Nicole
Rein, a wildlife biologist with the Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, told
the site the infestation may be due to Hurricane Sandy destroying the vultures’ normal habitat. The first thing they will try is
to hang carcasses of the birds upside down
in trees, with their wings spread, a common way to get rid of the obnoxious birds.
Heard on a Saskatoon radio station: “It
was so cold that I saw a teenage boy with
his pants pulled up!”
Now that is cold . . . keep reading between the lines . . .
Sports and Recreation
The Point
After
If
someone knows
where spring is, remind
it that winter is officially
over. We were spoiled last
year, granted, but the final week of March has
arrived and it is still very
much white around Watrous. You might ask if
that has anything to do
with sports. No, not really.
It is more of me complaining that winter-like conditions have overstayed
their welcome.
I suppose the good
news is that eventually
that warm weather we
are all expecting will arrive; hopefully, though,
it won’t create too many
When spring finally deep pools.
Spring does signal that
decides to show
golf season is getting closup it will be
er. I can’t wait to get back
refreshing to play
out on the course. Well really, I just can’t wait to get
outdoor sports
back outside and enjoy
once again.
the fresh air and sunshine
–– a sports column
beating down.
by TWM reporter
By now the local curlDaniel Bushman
ing rink and hockey arena
have probably pulled the
plug on the ice. While it is disappointing to see those
sports in town take a leave of absence for a few months,
it is a reassuring reminder that other fun activities are
just over the horizon.
Spring training for Major League Baseball is underway down south. Between clubs playing exhibition
games and the World Baseball Classic, fans of the sport
are getting their fix. Of course, in Canada, all eyes are on
Toronto after they spent some major money to retool and
add to their lineup. The Jays have some work to do but if
they can stay healthy and everyone plays to their abilities, then they should finally get back to the postseason.
The first pitch of the regular season goes this Sunday
with one game and then a whole slate of contests Easter
Monday.
It is also that time of year when ‘March Madness’ hits
the hard court. The NCAA basketball tournament is just
that - it can be madness watching teams battle back and
forth and then come down to a buzzer-beating shot to
win. The single game elimination tournament pits the
top teams from across the United States against each other and it makes for some fantastic basketball. This year
I decided to go with Louisville and Florida as my final
two with the Gators winning the national championship.
Picking teams out of the bracket is so hard for anyone
because of all the upsets. It is also always interesting to
see who can be that ‘Cinderella’ team that doesn’t get
hype going in but is an underdog worth rooting for.
Along the madness theme, the NHL trade deadline is
approaching and teams are deciding whether to be buyers or sellers. Buyers are those with a shot at the playoffs
and beyond while sellers try to get pieces for the future
by trading some of their veteran or higher-end guys who
will be going to free agency at the end of the year.
This year is more interesting than others because of
the abbreviated season. The majority of clubs have a
reasonable shot of making it to the post season but for a
few of those, if they realize they do not have a legitimate
shot, then deciding to be a seller would be a smart move.
Because so many are close to making it, the price to acquire a player would be more this year with the amount
of teams in the hunt.
That, and the fact teams like Chicago, Anaheim, Boston, Pittsburgh and Montreal have all been playing really good, it would be tough to beat them come playoffs.
It may be more wise to build for the future then try and
barely get in and compete against those heavyweights.
However, in saying that, Los Angeles did just that last
year and beat down the top clubs to win the Cup. But in
a year like this one, I can’t see that scenario playing out
again.
It was great to have the senior team in Watrous reach
the LLHL finals this year. I’d have to say the turning
point to get to the last round came against Lanigan when
Watrous scored late in the third period and then in overtime of game three to get back in that series. From there,
the team rattled off another two wins to move to the final against LeRoy. The ‘Hawks went up 2-0 in that series
before the Braves won the next pair. The last game of
the round was this past Saturday and regardless of the
outcome, was more than likely a dandy of a contest to
watch. The results will be in the next edition Apr. 1.
That’s all for now . . . have a Happy Easter.
Closing the gap
Winterhawk forward Patrick Ullyott (pictured) takes a pass in the
slot during game three of the Long Lake Hockey League final and
tries to bury the puck past LeRoy netminder Nathan Unrau. The
Braves went on to win the contest and returned home where they
evened the series at two games apiece.
‘Hawks and Braves battle
it out for league title
■ Daniel Bushman
The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
After a big win on home
ice, the Watrous Winterhawks tried to ice its opponent in the Long Lake
Hockey League final. The
team beat the Braves in the
first matchup in the bestof-five series and was hoping for more success as the
series wore on.
Game two was Mar. 15 in
LeRoy but it was the home
team hitting the board first
with a short-handed tally
with 5:11 left in period one.
However, the ‘Hawks responded quickly, when just
under a minute later Lane
Manson passed the puck to
Ben Bitz and he evened the
contest.
In the second period,
Watrous took its first lead
of the game over nine minutes in when Travis Eggum and Kirk Moore set up
Craig Olynick. The visitors
gained momentum, sliding
another disc into the cage
with 10:07 to go. Joshtin
Folden and Adam Slobod-
zian found Kyle Inkster to
make it 3-1.
Watrous added its fourth
straight tally less than two
minutes after that when
Eggum connected with
Josh Elder and it was 4-1.
The Braves responded
later in the period to cut
the deficit but Watrous
took a 4-2 lead into the final frame. The team added
some insurance just over
midway into the last 20
minutes when Bitz got his
second of the contest.
LeRoy connected a
short time later as captain
Trenton Moore got his club
to with two but that was it
as Watrous took game two
5-3, heading home with a
chance to win the championship.
The puck dropped for
game three Mar. 16 and
LeRoy showed they did
not want the series to end
by potting the game’s first
marker with 15:35 remaining in period one. The goal,
which came on a cross-ice
pass, beat netminder Adam
Bartko and it was 1-0.
The Braves continued
Getting cornered
After jumping out to a 2-0 series lead in the league final, Watrous
dropped its next two contests.
to apply pressure and a
few minutes later and after
a powerplay opportunity
it was 2-0 off a goal from
Regan Nabseth.
The home team replied
less than two minutes later when Patrick Ullyott’s
swift pass to Eggum beat
Nathan Unrau to cut the
deficit to one.
That was it for goals
in the opening frame and
thanks to some penalties
by Watrous, LeRoy outshot
the ‘Hawks 13-7.
With another ‘Hawks’
penalty, the Braves tried to
take advantage of a powerplay and rattled the crossbar but the puck stayed out.
Both clubs battled back and
forth in a tight second period but there was no score.
Shots after 40 minutes had
LeRoy in front 27-19.
In the final period, Watrous got into penalty trouble, taking four penalties
to LeRoy’s two. However,
like the team has done for
a good portion of the playoffs, it managed to kill off
the penalties.
The ‘Hawks began carrying the play late in the
last period, trying to beat
Unrau but to no avail. With
Bartko pulled in favour of
an extra attacker, Watrous
lost a draw in LeRoy’s zone
and a two-on-one opportunity had the Braves scoring an empty-net tally.
The goal provided a 3-1
lead for the visitors and
that was the eventual score
as Watrous lost its first of
the series and headed to
LeRoy for game four Mar.
19.
On a goal evening,
teams hit the ice as one
tried to wrap up the series
while the other was hoping to extend the round to
a fifth and final game. Watrous got off to the start
it was hoping for as Zak
Pankhurst scored 1:35 into
the first period.
Not long after, the Winterhawks built a 2-0 lead
when Ben Bitz slid the
puck into the net. Midway
through that first 20 minutes, LeRoy held the advantage in shots 7-3 and its
pressure soon paid off.
With a player in the penalty box, LeRoy notched
its first of the game shorthanded with just under
nine minutes to go in the
first. The ‘Hawks replied
with a few chances but
once again headed to the
penalty box late in the
opening frame.
Under two minutes remaining, LeRoy scored its
second of the game, also
a shorthanded marker, to
tie the game. That was it
for the first period with the
Braves outshooting Watrous 13-8.
In the second, teams
traded scoring chances before Watrous was assessed
a penalty. On the powerplay, LeRoy scored its third
straight of the game and
took a 3-2 advantage.
Before the period ended,
the home crew snapped another goal past Bartko to
make it 4-2. Shots after 40
minutes were in favour of
the Braves 26-12.
In the third, it took until the last minute before it
was LeRoy scoring an empty-netter to clinch the win.
The 5-2 victory evened the
series at two games apiece
and the fifth and final game
went Mar. 23 in Watrous.
‘Rider receiver visits
Watrous schools
March 25, 2013
Catching up with students and discussing positive choices and healthy lifestyles was what Saskatchewan Roughrider wide receiver Scott McHenry was
doing in Watrous last week. As part of
the Fine Foods Community Youth Challenge, sponsored by Pip’s Esso and Subway, McHenry spent part of the afternoon Mar. 18 talking to students at the
Watrous Elementary School and Winston
High School.
McHenry said the Youth Challenge
program is something the ‘Riders have
been doing for quite some time, through
which they get a chance to talk about living healthy lifestyles and dealing with
things that students face every day.
“For me, it is a lot of fun because I get
a chance to travel around Saskatchewan
and talk to kids and hopefully be able to
relate to them a little bit because I am
from the area.”
The Saskatoon native said his goal is
to have students reflect on their lifestyles
and hopefully have them make positive
decisions, even getting them thinking
“maybe if I do these kinds of things then
maybe one day I can do the same kind of
things he is doing. That is why I think it
is a unique opportunity.”
At Winston High School, McHenry was
also part of a presentation as Darren Holland from the Watrous and District Food
Bank presented student Travis McDade
with a ‘Rider jersey for his volunteer efforts. McDade has been a weekly volunteer for the past two years, preparing the
non-perishable portion of the hampers
for clients. Holland said, “He prepares
this a day ahead of time so this really
helps the volunteers of the food bank on
the day that clients come.”
McHenry was thrilled to be able to
join Holland in presenting McDade with
the uniform and later signed it.
McHenry said it was a dream come
true to sign with the green and white a
few seasons ago. “The coolest thing about
it is, it is not just playing for the team but
my parents, my sister, my grandmothers
get a chance to come down to every game.
When I was in Winnipeg it was a great
experience but I was far away . . . overall
it is just an amazing experience for a lot
of reasons.”
Last year the former University of
Saskatchewan Huskie had 19 receptions
with the ‘Riders for 171 yards and a touchdown. McHenry said catching a pass in
the CFL is a pretty cool opportunity.
“I have caught footballs for a long
time in my life but I remember last year
I caught like a three-yard catch for my
first one and it was right down near the
goal line. I got down to about the one-yard
line and just looking around and seeing
people on their feet for a three-yard catch
is amazing. Catching balls from (Darian)
Durant, it is a lot of fun. We have a good
time out there.”
This season will see the championship
Green is the colour
Scott McHenry of the Saskatchewan Roughriders
was in Watrous Mar. 18 to chat with students
about making healthy choices (bottom left). McHenry also lent a hand helping Darren Holland
on behalf of the Watrous and District Food Bank
(above left) present student Travis McDade with a
‘Rider jersey. McDade has been a weekly volunteer
for the past two years, preparing the non-perishable portion of the hampers for clients.
game played in Regina and entering his
third year as a ‘Rider, McHenry said the
goal is to get to the Grey Cup on home
turf.
“Just thinking about playing that
game in front of a home crowd, there
is not a hotel available that week, there
is nothing in Regina. I can’t even really
imagine what it will be like if we are in
there. That is our focus in the offseason
and that will be our focus all year.”
The team has brought in some new
faces to help compete for that spot in the
Grey Cup come November. “I love looking at the guys (on the roster) and seeing
how they will fit in.”
One of those coming aboard is CFL
all-time leading receiver Geroy Simon.
The former B.C. Lion joined the green
and white in a trade over the offseason.
“To have a guy like him come in with
his knowledge, the guy is going to still
be able to play. I don’t think there is
any doubt there. Guys like Ricky Foley
and guys that you have seen around the
league do real well, I just can’t wait to see
how they fit into the team and see what
we can all get done.”
The player who sports number 18 said
it is important to have the province rally
behind the team. “To me, it is what makes
it so unique to be a Saskatchewan Roughrider . . . I have played on other teams and
I have talked to other guys from other
teams and quality of life in Saskatchewan is better because of it. It is special;
for whatever reason, the people of Saskatchewan all rise up and cheer for us.”
McHenry said it is pretty neat during
autograph signings as people are interested in a player’s career, asking about
high school and college years.
“It is just the way people of Saskatchewan are, they want to get to know people
and care for them and I think that is what
makes it quite unique.”
Seeking a provincial basketball berth
■ Daniel Bushman
The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
High school basketball
teams throughout Saskatchewan including the
Winston Wildcats senior
boys crew set their sights
on a chance to advance to
provincial play but had
to get through regional
action first.
In 3A boys, Watrous
and Clavet advanced to
the regional stage Mar. 15
and 16.
Watrous met Yorkton
Sacred Heart in Shaunavon Mar. 15 for an evening contest.
In that tilt, the Saskatchewan High Schools
Athletic
Association’s
game report said the
game was fast paced and
both teams utilized a
half-court trap. Watrous
scored points off steals
and turnovers in the ear-
ly going while Yorkton
got offensive rebounds.
Ryley Woiden led the
Wildcats with terrific ball
handling and penetration into the lane opened
up by his teammates. The
score at half had Watrous
in front 39-34.
In the second half,
both teams continued to
keep the pace fast. Points
were not easy to come
by and Yorkton began to
control the defensive and
offensive boards.
Midway through the
fourth, teams were tied
but then Yorkton went on
a 15-1 scoring run. Yorkton went on to win the
game 67-52. The top scorers were Brendon Walkington for Yorkton with
19 points and Woiden for
Watrous with 15 points.
With the loss, the Wildcats played Maple Creek
for the consolation championship.
In that matchup, the
game report showed Watrous opened the scoring
but Maple Creek fought
back to get to within one.
The opening quarter ended with Maple Creek getting the 16-14 advantage.
The Wildcats clawed
back to regain the lead
and had a 32-28 advantage before Maple Creek
got to within one. At the
half, Watrous had a onepoint lead and the seesaw
battle continued in the
third.
The Wildcats began
working the ball late in
the third quarter and extended a 62-54 lead.
Maple Creek drew
close before running into
foul trouble in the fourth.
The Wildcats went ahead
67-62 and two quick steals
put Watrous up by nine
in addition to shooting
bonus because of the foul
troubles by Maple Creek.
Maple Creek ran out
of gas and Watrous got
up by 17 with one minute
left before winning the
consolation 87-67. The
high scorer for the Wildcats was Colby McGregor
with 35 points.
Clavet hosted regional action and faced Hill-
mond in its first game
Mar. 15. There was no
game report other than
the home crew winning
handily 75-33. At halftime
it was 54-12 while Clavet’s
Omar Hassanien was the
team’s top scorer with 12
points.
The
team
faced
Moosomin in its second
matchup and at half,
led 38-22. Clavet went
on to win 73-64 with Nigel Lendsay getting 16
points. The victory sent
Clavet to Evan Hardy in
Saskatoon for this year’s
Hoopla. The team faced
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Season nears end
■ Daniel Bushman
The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
There has been some
good hockey as teams have
been doing their best to
claim a championship.
It has been a battle in
the Wheatland Hockey
League final as Allan and
St. Brieux have been trying to edge past the other.
Allan beat Naicam in
round one and Imperial in
round two to get to the final while St. Brieux had to
defeat Kinistino and Lake
Lenore.
In game one Mar. 13, Allan skated away with a 5-1
win. The Flames led 3-0
before St. Brieux scored
its lone goal in the second
period.
Game two was in St.
Brieux Mar. 15 and after
Allan went up 4-0 with
three second-period goals,
St. Brieux responded with
three straight but that was
not enough.
With a 2-0 series lead,
the Flames were back home
Mar. 16. St. Brieux jumped
out to a 3-0 advantage before Allan scored one late
in the second period.
The Flames then got
to within one early in the
third but were unable to tie
the game as the Nordiques
won 3-2 to get to within
striking distance in the series.
Game four was in St.
Brieux Mar. 22 and a possible game five took place
Mar. 23 in Allan.
Provincials
A pair of local senior
teams have found themselves in provincial finals.
In senior C, Davidson beat
Radville 4-3 and 6-4 to advance to this year’s final. It
faces Hudson Bay who beat
Macklin.
In senior D, the Drake
Canucks were crowned
this year’s champions. The
team beat Avonlea in two
straight to take the title.
Drake’s road saw it defeat
Porcupine Plain, Dinsmore, Kenaston, Elrose
and then Avonlea.
Other local teams have
been competing in provin-
Christian or Osler VCA
in the championship.
Like their counterparts
on the boys side, in 3A
girls, Clavet hosted its
next round of games. The
team played Eagleview
in the first game and led
39-7 at the half. The home
team went on to victory
71-37 with Sydney Thiesson leading the way with
18 points.
In game two, Clavet
faced Assiniboia. The Cougars built a 39-28 advantage
at the half before winning
83-55. Jillian Ehman led
the way with 26 points.
With the victories, the
girls crew joins the boys at
Evan Hardy as they faced
Indian Head Mar. 22. The
winner met either Caronport or Lumsden for the
championship.
Senior C champs
The Drake Canucks beat Avonlea in two straight to claim this year’s title. –– submitted by Calla Blair, Drake
cial minor hockey action.
In pee wee D, Clavet
was ousted after facing
Macklin for the chance to
go to the final. The team
lost 8-7 and 3-2. Macklin
met Carnduff in the championship round.
In bantam C, Clavet met
Kamsack for the chance
to move on to the provincial final. Clavet won both
games 9-1 and 7-3 to go to
the last round. The team
now meets Shaunavon.
from page nine:
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The Watrous
Raising buffalo good fit
for farming brothers
■ Daniel Bushman
The Watrous Manitou
March 25, 2013
For centuries bison have been
roaming the plains of Saskatchewan and for the past decade, a
herd of those legendary animals
have been grazing southwest of
Watrous.
In an effort to try something
outside of their grain-farming
operation, brothers Tracy and
Michael Ullyott began raising the
mammals to see what it would
be like. “Bison seemed interesting,” said Tracy. “We thought it
seemed like there was a market
developing for meat and it is a
healthy meat. We thought we
would give it a whirl.”
Michael said it has been an
enjoyable and interesting opportunity. “We have never had
livestock before so right from
day one it was a learning experience.”
Since the time they began raising buffalo, the pair now have accumulated around 60 breeding
bison and of the calves, they sell
about half off the farm and the
other half to a local feedlot.
While the animals are raised,
the brothers try to replicate their
natural surroundings and essentially leave the bison to themselves. That also includes keeping the bulls in the pasture with
the rest of the herd.
“All natural is important for
us,” said Michael. “They are all
grass fed and there are no growth
hormones or anything like that.
It is a nice, healthy meat.”
Tracy said, “You handle them
as little as possible. You can’t
push a buffalo, they have got to
follow you. You can’t push them
into an enclosure, they have to
want to come in.”
They are also a very curious
animal and totally indifferent to
weather. “They could be on top of
the hill when it’s 40˚ below or 40˚
above. Their bodies just seems
to acclimatize. They are grazers,
they just keep going around and
stay in a herd for protection.”
Michael agreed that the animals do not appear to really mind
the changing weather patterns.
“Being that they are native to the
country, they adapt so well to the
environment. It is interesting
(see page 12: BUFFALO)
Scouting out career
sprouts local opportunity
March 25, 2013
Fielding questions from local producers and
trying to root out the latest issue that has cropped
up is something agronomist Ken Vanthuyne has
been doing for some time. During winter, people
can find him spending time in his office but come
spring and summer, the kilometres are racked up
in a hurry. Vanthuyne’s job takes him through four
local rural municipalities ranging from west of
Drake over to Young, north of Manitou Beach and
south to Simpson.
But getting in the fields is nothing new for Vanthuyne who has been involved in agriculture right
from the get go. The local resident helped out with
the family farm near Simpson and after going to
university to be an agriculture biologist, Vanthuyne has been involved with agronomy for the
past 20 years.
“It was a natural fit to stick with agriculture,”
said Vanthuyne who also spent a few summers as
an assistant entomologist at the tree nursery in Indian Head.
After working at a few other companies and
developing a feasible crop scouting service, the
agronomist created Vanthuyne Crop Scouting Incorporated in 2011 and branched out on his own.
The independent crop scout specialist who
now lives in Watrous essentially makes recommendations to producers to help them with basic
agronomy: things from varietal choices to canola
systems, what weed and insect chemistries work
best, as well as how to combat disease.
Vanthuyne interacts with his clients on items
like preseed burnoff, seeding and in-crop sprays.
He provides suggestions about ridding pests,
weeds, disease and insects during growing season
while consulting about harvest and any spraying
that may be done prior to or after.
He also discusses types of fertilizers to put on
crops, how the soil conditions are and other situations
that need to be addressed before the growing season.
“It is a proactive approach during the growing
season. By doing some structured visitation every seven to 10 days, I go out (to fields) and see and
make some suggestions and recommendations as
how best to address a pest or other problem that
has shown up.”
Vanthuyne works with a clientele of producers
and makes the trek to inspect fields for problems.
While his visits are somewhat structured, he said
certain pests like cutworm or wheat midge can do
damage in a short window so he may be out more
frequently during that span. “As many times as we
feel I need to be there, that is how many times I go.”
Identifying weeds, a certain insect or even a
disease that is out there and then coming up with
possible solutions that fit within each producer’s
ability are all part of the job.
With a wide scope of problems to seek out in
fields, Vanthuyne said he relies on his previous experience. “A lot of it is just training.
(see page 16: EXPERIENCE)
PFRA changes
has patrons
seeking answers
March 25, 2013
For generations, community pastures have served to be a
positive resource for thousands of livestock producers across
the prairies. But now, control over those lands is being handed
back to the province from the federal level, creating confusion
and frustration for many.
Roughly 1.6 million acres of former Prairie Farm
Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) community pastures in
Saskatchewan are being turned over to the province from the
federal government. The provincial government subsequently
plans to sell or lease the lands to patrons of those pastures.
That is not sitting well with many, so in an effort to get a
handle on the move and become one voice, a community pasture
patrons group was formed.
Chair of the community pasture patrons association of
Saskatchewan Ian McCreary said instead of purchasing,
“most patron groups are looking to lease the pastures from
the province. We are looking at essentially trying to figure out
how an arrangement can be made to where that is going to be
financially viable.”
(see page 14: ARRANGEMENT)
from page 11:
BUFFALO
Home on the range
are all grass fed, are not fed any growth hormones, making them a
healthy meat.
WA
Brothers Michael and Tracy Ullyott are raising bison southwest of
Watrous and have around 60 breeding animals. The buffalo, which
how they interact with the environment; the cold weather doesn’t seem to bother them.”
Breeding takes place between August and September
and the following May and June is when calves are born.
There is usually just one calf born per female and Tracy said the animals calve on their own and do not need
help.
They are not aggressive except, like any other animal,
when they have calves. “We don’t have any issues really at all other than when you are separating them. The
mothers protect their calves.”
Once a calf is born, usually they will stay on the farm
for 18 to 20 months before they are sold. The brothers,
who grew up at Simpson, will move the calves from the
pasture to Tracy’s farm, just south of Watrous. There
they will graze and eat hay bales until they are sold at
that 18 to 20 month mark.
Ullyott said he finds bison easier to feed than cattle.
“We feed them round bales once a week and they don’t
require bedding.”
Michael said interacting with the four-legged prairie
beasts is interesting. “You can be out there working on
the corrals or the fence and when you go out there, they
may be at the far end of the field but within a few minutes they are all around you looking to see what you are
doing.”
Five-foot-high game fencing is used to keep the buffalo
enclosed in the pasture but Tracy said, “They don’t
(see page 13: BUFFALO)
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What was a more common sight centuries ago is not
quite as easy to spot on the terrain across Saskatchewan.
While the animals themselves are large, their numbers are
not as high as they once were. However, local producers
like Michael and Tracy Ullyott have been raising a herd
and marketing them for a lean, good-quality meat.
The buffalo, which can be found grazing in a field regardless
of the elements are totally indifferent to the changing
of the weather during the seasons.
from page 12:
BUFFALO
really challenge a fence. As long as they have
everything they need, which is feed and water,
they have no reason to leave and they don’t
want to leave.”
They also have not had issues with predators that may come along. “We see coyotes running through the field a lot, and the bison, they
don’t even look at them,” said Tracy.
“They are an easy animal to raise. It is relaxing out there. They are a curious animal
and it is nice just to go out there and work because they don’t cause trouble.”
Bison meat, according to www.bisoncentral.com, is also healthier than some other ani-
mals. The product has less calories, cholesterol
and fat than beef and pork in a 100 gram piece
but more iron and vitamin B-12.
While the market took a hit in the past, forcing producers to get out of bison, it has taken
off the last handful of years across the continent and overseas. While those still in the business work to meet demand, Tracy said they
have tried to establish a local focus.
Model Meats in Watrous sells their product
in the form of patties and ground meat while
Ullyott Bison sells halves and whole animals
from the farm. The Pepper Tree in Watrous
also has Ullyott’s bison on its menu.
“People are looking for a healthy meat and
we think the grass-fed product tastes better,”
said Tracy.
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ARRANGEMENT
The first 10 pastures of 62 are coming
available to patrons after the 2013 grazing
season. Of those, the pasture in the Rural
Municipality of Wolverine is on the list
that will be put up for sale. The Usborne
community pasture will be available the
following season and Wreford-Nokomis
the year after.
Provincial agriculture minister Lyle
Stewart said the decision to sell or lease
them came about “because we think the
patrons can manage them easily as well
as government can. We don’t have the
capacity to operate 1.6 million acres of
additional pasture land . . . it will give
patrons groups a little more flexibility in
how they are operated too. We think it is a
win for everybody and the taxpayers need
to have a little bit of return for this land
as well.”
While Stewart would have been fine
with the land staying with the federal
government, having the transfers take
effect means they are considering
taxpayers, patrons and the environment.
“We have decided to have the patrons
groups get together and form legal
entities.”
Stewart said groups will have first
opportunity to rent or purchase pastures
and operate them as they become
available.
McCreary said once they heard
about the announcement of land being
transferred, a group met in Bladworth
this past November with representatives
from various prairie farm districts. There,
56 of the 62 pastures got together and it
was agreed the situation was not going to
work for many people so the association
was formed to be one voice. The mandate
now for the patrons involved is developing
other alternatives to negotiate with
government.
An informational meeting was
sponsored by the province in Watrous
Greg Brkich, MLA
Arm River-Watrous Constituency
Box 1077
Davidson, SK S0G 1A0
1-800-539-3979
www.gregbrkich.ca
“I salute our farmers for their
contributions to their communities
and the Province of Saskatchewan.”
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to speed about the transition of pasture
land. Members of the media were not
allowed to attend the dialogue portion of
the event but McCreary said like other
meetings, there was frustration expressed
from those in attendance.
Stewart agreed there has been a lot of
questions and disappointment but more
information is getting out to patrons.
“I think there is growing understanding
of what we are doing here. At first, it
seemed like it was hard to get the message
out.”
In fairness to the province, McCreary
believes it was put in a tough spot by
the federal government when it was
announced the land would be handed
back.
“This was a decision that really falls
at the hands of the federal politicians
and the federal minister of agriculture.
They did it. (There was) no consultation,
no preparation and everyone is expected
to catch the fallout and everybody is
scrambling.”
Federal agriculture senior media
relations officer Patrick Girard explained
the situation of the community pasture
program when asked why the decision
was made by the government.
“The federal government took over
administration of the lands in the 1930s,
at a time when the land was badly eroded
during the Prairie drought. Today, the
program has achieved its original goal,
having returned more than 145,000
hectares of poor-quality cultivated lands
to grass cover, significantly improving
the ecological value of these lands and
helping to increase the productivity of
the area. Having achieved our objective,
the federal government is ending the
Community Pasture Program, and as
per our long-standing agreement with
the provinces, when the program ends,
the land is to revert back to provincial
management.”
Girard said the future use of the land
is now in the hands of the provinces.
Since the PFRA system was such a
subsidized pasture system, Stewart said
patrons can expect that it will cost them
more than it has in the past. “They still
won’t be either as high or any higher than
folks who have to lease or purchase in the
market and that is the vast majority of
cattle producers.
“If they can’t afford to purchase,
they can afford to lease. There will be
opportunities for efficiencies for the
patrons managing these things and I
think they can operate them or lease them
to their members at a rate that you would
pay for private land.”
However, McCreary pointed out the
province would require them to purchase
improvements to the pastures if they
are leased. Those improvements would
include fences, the yard site, corrals and
water systems.
McCreary argued that patrons have
been paying grazing fees when the federal
government operated the pastures,
which were to help build fences. “First
of all, we think we paid for some of that
and secondly, if we are going to run a
community-based pasture, the business
doesn’t work if we have to buy our fences
over again. Not only that, but take on the
maintenance of the fences and everything
else.
“By the time you do all those things you
don’t have a business plan that works.”
To try to come up with some type of
mutual understanding, McCreary said the
patrons group has been working to find
an arrangement to go back to government
with. For example, McCreary said
Manitoba’s government waived the cost
of fences and lease rates and in return
for doing a good job of the environment,
the patrons had it turned over to run
themselves, leaving access for other users
from the wider community.
“We just need some of those
considerations in order to make business
plans that work in this province.”
The provincial government did
announce funding this past November
to help pasture patron groups prepare to
assume operation of federal community
pastures.
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FUNDING
According to that announcement,
funding is available to patron groups for
up to 75 per cent of the costs associated
with establishing legal entities and the
development of business plans, up to a
maximum of $80,000. In addition, funding
will be available for up to 75 per cent of
the costs for patrons to improve their
business management skills, up to a
maximum of $40,000.
Pasture patron groups are eligible
for a maximum benefit of up to $120,000
per group. Funding will be provided
under the Saskatchewan Farm Business
Development Initiative.
Stewart appreciated the work of the
advisory committee that provided four
recommendations on which to base the
transfers early on. Those are:
• Pasture patron groups will have the
opportunity to own/lease each pasture;
• Each pasture will be maintained as a
complete block;
• Any sales will be based on market
value; and
• Any sale of native prairie land will
be subject to no-break and no-drain
conservation easements.
“If in some unlikely event one or more
patrons groups are not interested, then
we may have to come up with something
else and that may well include just going
to market but patrons definitely have first
dibs on this land and they are the only
group being considered at this time,”
clarified Stewart.
Moving
forward,
the
patrons
association wants to push for some
more time now that the Manitoba plan is
available for them to review.
“At this point we will keep talking to
pastures to find out where they are at and
where they want to go,” said McCreary.
Also joining the fray is the
Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association,
which has established a PFRA pastures
working group composed of SCA directors.
The directors have experience and
representatives from the Saskatchewan
Stock Growers Association. The role
of the group is to gather information
on the upcoming pasture divestitures,
evaluate options and keep the SCA board
and members informed on the transition
progress.
The SCA said it has consulted with a
number of pasture patron groups and is
planning to meet with representatives
for the first 10 pastures set for divestiture
in 2014. One of the goals is to develop a
transfer process to ensure each pasture
group has the information it requires to
negotiate its own specific agreement.
The agriculture minister understands
there are those who do not want to see
the change but “I think producers will
adjust to this and recognize that it is an
opportunity for them.”
McCreary said, “Our farm has put into
the community pasture since 1941. It has
been essential to our livestock industry.
If it came down to having to put a bunch
of money up, we would simply get out of
cattle. It doesn’t make any economic sense
for us.”
The pastures have been a valuable
resource for small and medium livestock
producers in the province for three
generations. “We have to figure out an
intelligent way to have a community
pasture.”
The first 10 pastures that are being
handed back over to the province were
selected primarily based on interest
from patrons, proposals received and
consultations and discussions with patron
advisory committee chairs. Other factors
such as land titles and oil and gas activity
were also considered.
The two levels of government
are working on a memorandum of
understanding that will ensure federal
staff continue to manage all 10 pastures
through the 2013 grazing season. This
will give patrons more time to plan and
prepare for this transition and to assume
operating the first 10 pastures in 2014.
Ministry of Agriculture staff will meet
and work with patrons throughout the
transition process.
Approximately 2,500 Saskatchewan
farmers and ranchers, representing some
200,000 beef cows, rely on the PFRA and
its services.
Seeking a solution
Community pastures like this one in the Rural
Municipality of Usborne (pictured), west of Lockwood, are being handed back to the province by
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we understand
the important role
our agricultural partners
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the federal government. In turn, the plan is that
they will be put up for sale or lease to patrons of
those pastures.
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EXPERIENCE
When you do it for 20 years
there can be similar things
and you sort of get a feel
for something that is out
of place.”
New technological advances have also changed
the way things are done.
One of the relatively new
approaches
that
Vanthuyne is using is variable
rate fertility.
“That has the ability
for producers to vary the
amount of nutrients that
they can put on.”
With that technology,
nitrogen can be reallocated
on the go so that more pro-
ductive parts of the field
can receive more fertilizer
while backing off on low
productivity areas like saline and sandy soils.
“What that does is uses
infrared satellite images
of biomass and that represents field productivity,
allowing producers to go
forward with this year’s
seeding intentions. Then,
where that has seen lots of
material growing and you
have a good crop, that is
where you put your nitrogen. In areas where it has
not produced, well, you can
back off on the amount.”
Vanthuyne said the concept itself is not new but
today’s method of application seems to be a mesh of
The Town of Watrous
places its support
behind the producers
in our region!
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equipment and a high accuracy level using a global
positions system. The crop
scout added the program is
more affordable now and is
getting to the point where
it is also more user friendly. “Equipment and technology is always changing
and for me, a large part of
it is staying up on it.”
Once winter arrives,
Vanthuyne spends time
keeping up with the changes in technology and all
the latest products being
launched. He also checks
in with his base of producers about cropping plans
and ideas.
As the calendar moves
towards summer, Vanthuyne becomes quite
busy as the producers he
deals with have varying
seeding schedules. For example, “You get through
assessing what farmer A
needs for burnoff, type of
sprays and then you get
into in crop and then you
have bugs and then you
have harvest. But there is
overlap because farmer B
does a different timeline.”
He thinks there is a
number of reasons why
producers have decided
to call on him and others
in the same field. “People
are seeing a value in their
Looking at the landscape
Agronomist Ken Vanthuyne keeps his eye on the
fields, helping those throughout local rural municipalities.Vanthuyne’s job is crop scouting wherein
he essentially makes recommendations to produtime. Can they be out there
every three or four days to
see if they have cutworm,
every week to see if weeds
are coming? They are finding that their time is better
spent marketing grain or
The Village of Young
supports our farmers.
cers to help them with basic agronomy: things from
varietal choices to canola systems, what weed and
insect chemistries work best, as well as how to
combat disease.
planning their everyday
stuff. I can’t really speak
for them but those are
things I have heard.
“I have always felt farming is one of the harder
jobs to do. If you are a rocket scientist you just need to
know rockets but if you
are a farmer you have to
know agronomy, you have
to know marketing, you
have to be a mechanic and
it would help if you are a
weather person. There are
so many things in there
that producers are feeling
that if they can take something off their plate, they
can do a better job.”
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Copper deficiency in beef cows
particularly widespread this winter.
Often the problem proves to be excess
molybdenum in forage, especially alfalCopper is a trace mineral that is re- fa, which binds to copper and prevents it
quired by cattle and is often deficient in from being absorbed into the cow’s body.
Saskatchewan forages. Many producers Forage molybdenum levels of more than
use trace mineralized salt blocks to pro- three parts per million may contribute
vide copper, but in some cases additional to copper deficiency. The ratio of copper
supplementation is needed.
to molybdenum is also important and
Copper deficiency can result in poor should be between four and six parts
body condition, bleaching of the hair copper to one part molybdenum. Feed
coat, lameness, decreased imtesting is the best way to demunity to disease and poor There are two termine the molybdenum and
reproductive performance in
copper levels in forages and
types of
cows. Copper deficient calves
to determine whether further
may have scours, stunted
copper supplementation is
copper
growth and weak bones. Like
necessary.
deficiency.
most nutritional problems,
Sulfate and iron also
copper deficiency is easier to
bind copper and may be
Primary
prevent than to treat. Therepresent at high levels in water
deficiency
fore, it is important to undersources for livestock. Some
stand the causes of copper occurs when feeds also contain high levels
deficiency and strategies for
there is not of sulfur, such as canola prodavoiding it.
ucts and distillers grains. A
enough
There are two types of
water or feed test can identify
copper deficiency. Primary
these problems. It is valuable
copper in
deficiency occurs when there
to test water sources often
the diet.
is not enough copper in the
because sulfate levels can
diet. Secondary deficiency ocvary year to year. Secondary
curs when there is enough copper in the copper deficiency is often the result of
diet, but that copper is unavailable to the a combination of high molybdenum forcow. This happens when other minerals age and high sulfate water.
in the feed or water interact with copWhen using trace mineralized salt as
per, preventing it from being absorbed the main source of copper supplemenby the cow’s digestive system. The most tation, it is important to encourage adcommon culprits are molybdenum (often equate salt intake. Rations based on cercalled “moly”), iron and sulfur (or sul- eal green feed or cereal silage are high
fates).
in sodium and cows will eat less salt and
Secondary copper deficiency is com- less supplemental copper as a result.
mon in Saskatchewan and seems to be
Correcting secondary copper deficien-
■ Chelsey Carruthers, M.Sc., PAg,
regional livestock specialist, Saskatchewan
Ministry of Agriculture, Watrous
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HI-LITES INCLUDE: TRACTORS: 2010 Case IH Steiger 435 4WD, 488 hrs showing; 1994 Case IH 7240 MFWD, 4680
hrs showing, Degelman 11' frt mount dozer blade (off of Case IH 7240 MFWD tractor); 2004 New Holland TS125A MFWD
& NH 56LB quick attach FEL (Total 1546 hrs); International 806 2WD tractor & Ezee-On 80 FEL; 1953 International M 2wd
antique; COMBINES & ACCESSORIES: 2009 John Deere 9770 STS JD 615P p/u hdr 457 thr/672 eng hrs showing; 2009
John Deere 635F 35' HydraFlex header; 1996 Case IH 2188 & Case IH 1015 hdr, 2711 thr/3485 eng hrs showing; 2003
Case IH 1020 30' flex header; SWATHERS: 2008 Massey Ferguson 9430 & 36' 5200 series header, 258 hrs showing;
SEEDING & TILLAGE: 2005 Flexicoil 5000HD 58' air drill & 2005 Flexicoil 3850 air; 1997 Riteway Jumbo 8000 55' heavy
harrow bar; Flexicoil 600 42' cultivator; John Deere T0220 22' tandem disc; Rockomatic HD58 rockpicker; GRAIN
HANDLING & STORAGE: 2010 Brent 1082 grain cart w/pto or hyd dr,1000 bu capacity; 2011 Richiger R9 grain bagger;
2010 Brandt 1370 13"x70' mech auger; Brandt 1070 10"x70" mech auger; Brandt 852 Supercharged 8"x52' auger &
Wheatheart lift and mover; SELECTION OF GRAIN BINS; SPRAYING: 2010 Apache AS1010 102' high clearance, 488
hrs showing; NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT :Trimble EZ Guide 500 EZ Steer kit; Trimble 250 lightbar guidance; 1991 Volvo
White/GMC tandem axle grain truck, Cummins L10 260 hp, Allison 750MT 5 spd automatic, 2003 Western Ind. Ultracel
18'x8.5'x60" grain box; 1978 Ford 800 tandem axle grain truck; 1984 Freightliner Cabover tandem axle highway tractor,
Cummins 855, 13 spd; HEAVY TRUCKS: 1997 Kenworth T600 tandem axle highway tractor, Cummins N14 Plus - 525 hp,
18 spd, CONSIGNMENT: AGRA EXCAVATING LTD. JASON FLETCHER 306-567-1389: 1988 International 1954 tandem
axle gravel truck w/466 diesel, Allison auto, 16' gravel box; 2006 Chevrolet 3500 4WD extended cab service truck; LIGHT
TRUCK & CARS: 1998 Dodge 2500ST 3/4 ton 4WD quad cab long box truck w/Cummins diesel; 1985 Chevrolet 3/4 ton
2WD regular cab truck w/service body; ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE VEHICLES: 1928 Ford Model A partially restored;
Chevrolet 1/4 ton truck for restoration; 1930 Ford Model A four door antique vehicle; Ford Model T Coupe; Assortment of
parts for Model A vehicles; antique cars & trucks; TRAILERS: 2008 Doepker Bulker - Open End Steel Super B grain trailers,
29,138 km showing; Agremote remote control chute openers for pup trailer; LAWN, GARDEN & 3PT HITCH: 2000 Kubota
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and cribbage. Congratulations to all the winners
and players in both events.
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Winners in cribbage were:
first - Doreen Ross, second
- tie - Elaine Sheriff/Teresa Lackness, third - Peter
Sundquist and fourth Joan Zenert.
Shuffleboard winners
were: first - Viola Olson/
Herman
Gieselman,
second - Freda Rowan/
Lyle Johnson, third - Ernie
Butler/Herb Shier, fourth Jeanette Holder/MaryAnn
Santha. Herman Gieselman won the 50/50 draw.
Hope to see you all
back next year and hopefully the weather will be
nicer. Thank you to all
our members for helping
make the day a big success
and for the delicious chili
lunch./12-1c
Elaine Wilson • 836-4711
By the calendar it is supposed to be
spring. It does not feel like it. There has
been no melting yet so there is lots of
snow around.
Ken and I spent the weekend in Spruce
Home visiting our daughter Lori and sonin-law Randy Hoover. They have lots of
snow as well and it was -31˚ Monday morning.
Donn and Maureen Bergsveinson,
along with family Donna and Kris,
Braden, Greg and Kelsey, Chelsea, Devan
and Bryna spent a few days at Kimberley,
B.C. skiing and snowboarding. Donn’s
nephew Randy and his family from Fernie joined them for part of the weekend.
The weather was wonderful and everyone
had a great time.
Our sympathy to George and Yvette
Freeman and family on the passing of
Yvette’s brother Bev Allen of Saskatoon
and to his family and his father, Edwin
Allen of Watrous. He will be missed by
everyone.
I was shocked to hear Diane Abrey of
Calgary passed away. She lived in Simpson
for several years and operated Queenie’s
hair salon. Our sympathy to her daughters Caroline and Miranda and families.
Kurt and Lois Vanthuyne returned
home after a most enjoyable and busy
38-day holiday aboard the Queen Mary 2.
They visited United Arab Emirates, India,
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
Hong Kong, Shanghai and Australia. Also
on board were Kurt’s sister Eileen and
her husband Al McCashew. Al and Eileen
are continuing on with stops at New Zealand, Australia, Africa and Spain, ending
in Southampton, England.
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Hwy. 2 W., Watrous • DL#907154
After Hours
Hours::
Ph: 306-946-3353
Earl Jr.: 946-2768 • Bing: 946-3961
Toll Free: 1-800-667-3353 Chris: 946-3573 • Ray R: 946-3864
Ray H. (Davidson): 561-7288
www.centennialford.sk.ca
Colonsay
Notice of Preparation
of Assessment Roll
Florence Halvorson • 255-2358
The Colonsay Curling
Club held its ladies bonspiel Mar 8 and 9. There
were nine teams entered.
Our theme this year was
Dress Green. Rinks came
decked out in their Rider
gear, Crayola crayons and
the love of the Irish. The
ladies had fun curling as
well as enjoying the Friday
night social with entertainment by Matt Davies,
a delicious banquet supper Saturday evening and
the opportunity to win a
door prize donated by local and Saskatoon businesses and friends of the
curlers. The winners of
the A event were: Renee
Maitland,
Charmaine
Harasyn, Amanda Brochu and Lynsey Lemieux.
B event winners were:
Adria Rault, Lori Fraser,
Michelle Kirk and Julie
Neubauer. The winners
of the C event were: Candace Yousie, Lesley Shoemaker, Elaine Blachford
and Kim Schatz. The winner of the Hog 50/50 was
Denise Wells and the winner of the curling rock
raffle was Bruce Breckner. The weekend was a
success and plans are being made for next year’s
bonspiel.
Rummoli was played at
the seniors centre Mar. 11.
Lunch was served by Earl
and Joan Zenert.
Mar. 12 bowling results:
ladies high single - Florence Halvorson, 207 and
ladies high triple - Gudrun Shier, 495. Men’s high
single - Orest Romanuik,
205 and high triple, 525.
Get well wishes to Irene
Gray who is in the hospi-
tal after having surgery.
Congratulations to the
Clavet Cougars Bantam
hockey team who won the
provincial northern playdowns. Taylor and Colton
Halvorson play on the
team.
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of
Viscount No. 341 for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open
to inspection in the office of the assessor from 9:00 am to noon
and 1 to 5:00 pm on the following days: Monday to Friday.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act
has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as
required.
Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment
is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: Sherry Shouse,
Box 100, Viscount, SK S0K 4M0, by the 22nd day of May, 2013.
Dated this 22nd day of March, 2013.
Assessor,
Patrick Clavelle.
of Assessment Roll
Town of Imperial
These Roughriders were the winners of the ladies bonspiel held at Colonsay Mar. 8 and 9.
–– photo submitted
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Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of
Imperial for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday,
March 25 to May 27, 2013.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act
has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as
required.
is required to file his or her notice of appeal with: The Assessor,
Town of Imperial, Box 90 Imperial, SK S0G 2J0 by the 27th day of
May, 2013.
Dated this 25th day of March, 2013.
Sheila Newlove,
Assessor.
of Assessment Roll
Village of Liberty
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village
of Liberty for the year 2013 has been prepared and is open to
inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday,
March 22 to May, 24, 2013.
A bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has
been passed and the assessment notice have been sent as required.
is required to file his or her notice of appeal with Secretary of the
Board of Revision, Cara Nelson, Box 59, Stalwart, SK S0G 4R0, by
the 24th day of May, 2013.
Dated this 22nd day of March, 2013.
Yvonne (Bonny) Goodsman,
Assessor.
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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Town of Watrous
requires Recreation Director
for management of recreation
and culture facilities and staff.
Full posting at
www.townofwatrous.com
Call: 306-946-3369 or
email: [email protected].
Deadline April 3/2013.
The R.M. of Usborne No. 310
is accepting applications for this
permanent seasonal position:
MOWER OPERATOR
Applicant must have driver’s license
and be familiar with operating heavy
equipment. Mechanical ability is an asset. Full benefit package.
Please submit resume to:
R.M. of Usborne No. 310
P.O. Box 310
Lanigan, SK S0K 2M0
306-365-2924
HORIZON SCHOOL
DIVISION #205
Viscount
Sandra Reid • 944-2182
Happy Easter everyone. May you all have a joyous and
happy, hopping holiday season.
Feb. 24, Joe and Darlene Malzeniczky flew from Saskatoon to Phoenix for a short holiday. In Phoenix a rental car
was waiting for them and they left around 1:30 p.m. for the
three-hour drive to Yuma. Never being out of Canada they
found the drive through the desert very interesting and
often very nice. Arriving in Yuma they met up with friends
from Viscount and spent almost all week with them while
they showed them the sights. They met with another
couple from Viscount and had a very nice visit that day
and a couple of days later. They travelled into Mexico one
day to do some street shopping and to see the sights. A few
days later they crossed into California and saw huge sand
dunes, more RV resorts and wild donkeys. They saw many
fields of lettuce, cabbage, onions, other vegetables and
date plantations. They picked oranges, lemons and grapefruit, which all tasted wonderful. The weather was great
the whole week starting at about 72˚ Sunday and reaching
89˚ Saturday. They thoroughly enjoyed all the sightseeing
and visiting in the short time they were there.
Piano students field trip to Saskatoon Symphony
Orchestra
■ submitted by Rachel Lemke, music teacher
Saturday, Mar. 9, piano students and some of their parents from Viscount enjoyed a lovely evening at the Saskatoon Symphony. Students and parents alike enjoyed the talents of special guest performer Beatrice Rana, an Italian
piano virtuoso. At the age of 18 only two years ago, she won
first place at the Montreal International Music Competition. Beatrice played Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1; a
piece deemed impossible to play by many at the time it was
composed. It was awe inspiring to watch Beatrice’s hands
move so swiftly across the keys of the piano and she played
for almost an hour without any music in front of her! We
were all so completely impressed. At the end of her performance she responded to the standing ovation by treating
us all to an encore piece; a very rare occurrence at the SSO!
We stayed late into the evening listening to a symphony by
Provokof. We were all tired and ready for pleasant dreams
by the close of the night.
Bowling week of Mar. 12: LHS - Karen Vodicka, 208; LHT
- Karen Vodicka, 517; MHS - Mickey Palfy, 280; MHT - Mickey Palfy, 637; THS - Palfy, 771; THT - Palfy, 2086. This is the
last of the league bowling this year.
Summer Student Position
The Village of Simpson
is now accepting applications for a
Cemetery/Maintenance Person.
Applications will be received until a suitable
candidate is found. For more information, contact
the Village Office at (306) 836-2020.
Please submit applications to:
The Village of Simpson,
Box 10, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0
Fax: 306-836-4460
A Community of Learning and Achieving
.218 FTE (8.72 hours/week) at Watrous Elementary and
.268 FTE (10.72 hours/week) at Winston High. These two
positions are permanent positions and will commence as
soon as possible. You may apply for either position, or both.
The successful candidate will be required to produce a current
criminal record check and vulnerable sector check. For further
details, check our website at www.hzsd.ca.
Please submit applications as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted as soon as a suitable pool of candidates is acquired.
Forward a resume with a minimum of three professional
references and a criminal record check to:
Mrs. Marrion Wolff, Superintendent of Human Resources
Horizon School Division #205
Box 100, Lanigan SK S0K 2M0
Phone: (306) 365-4888
Fax: (306)365-2808
e-mail: [email protected]
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest in
employment with the Horizon School Division, however, only
those applicants short listed for interviews will be contacted.
Music teacher Rachel Lemke and her music students enjoying an
evening at the Saskatoon Symphony.
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Watrous Elementary / Winston High
School Caretaker
St. Alphonse School attended the Persephone Theatre
Mar. 13 to see Beneath the Ice, a story about life in the remote north. It was enjoyed by all. Report cards were handed
out Mar. 18 with the three-way conferences to be held soon.
Four ladies enjoyed their weekly sewing last Wednesday working away at joining squares on two blankets. As
always, the best part of their time together is catching up
on the week and enjoying tea and cake break!
Moe Kirzinger was the lucky loonie winner of the 50/50
at the seniors breakfast Mar. 16. Chris Desmarais and Val
Udell cooked for 15 people.
Viscount Archery Club news
Mar. 17, there was a fun shoot in Saskatoon hosted by the
Saskatoon Straight Shooters Archery Club at the Wildlife
Federation range. Five members of the Viscount Archery
Club attended this event. After all the shooting was done
four of the five won first place in their respective class and
distance and one won a third.
All scores were out of a possible 300 and were as follows:
first - Wyatt Isaacson, compound bow, scored 271 at 18 meters; first - Geraime Brochu, compound bow, scored 217 at
18 meters; first - Sarah Emblin, compound bow, scored 255
at 15 meters; first - Kelsie Isaacson, bare bow, scored 190 at
10 meters and third - Kyle Kirzinger, bare bow, scored 111 at
10 meters. This is the first shoot that anyone from the club
has attended and they make the club very proud! Way to go
everyone.
Integra Tire, Watrous
requires full-time
tire technicians.
Wages negotiable.
Experience an asset
but not necessary.
Apply with resume to:
Integra Tire
601- 4th Avenue East
Watrous, SK S0K 4T0
or by phone 306-946-8893
Ph: 306.259.2020
Fax: 306.259.2010
Colonsay
Ph: 306.255.2030
Fax: 306.255.2009
www.wrightins.saskbrokers.com
Spa Winter Specials • 4 - 10 p.m.
Mondays: Supper and a swim.
Go for a swim and get a loaded cheeseburger
and home fries, all for $1095
Tuesdays: 1/2 price swims for all ages.
(1/2 price single swim or day pass price)
Wednesdays: $20 family swims and free
soft or hard ice cream for the kids.
(Family consists of 2 adults & all their children under the age of 18)
Thursdays: Bring a buddy swim night.
Anyone who purchases or has a swim pass can bring a
friend for a free swim. (Must enter spa at same time)
Come and see our clear mineral water!
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1.800.667.7672
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Plunkett
Deloris Wilson (Sutherland) • 944-4852
Is everyone looking forward to spring? The days
are getting longer and that
helps.
Plunkett folks send
their deepest sympathy to
the family of Frank Toth
of Watrous on his passing. He was formerly of
the Plunkett area and was
a farmer. The funeral service was held in Watrous
Mar. 14.
Sympathy is also extended to the fans of
Stompin’ Tom Connors
on his passing at the age
of 77.
We must say congratulations to all the folks who
donated to Telemiracle and
made it a great success.
Several snow birds are
returning home from the
sunny south where many
spent the winter. Hope
they all have a safe trip
home.
The band Long Shot
will be playing at the Plunkett Hotel soon.
Plunkett folks send
their deepest sympathy to
Lyla Muench on the passing of her aunt.
Breakfast was held at
the Plunkett Hall Saturday, Mar. 16.
Plunkett folks welcome
any new folks moving to
town or an acreage near
our town.
A farmer once said,
“I’ve got three TVs, cable
and a satellite dish; I
have three phone lines
in the house, a cell phone
and one in the car, plus a
pager. I use two computers, 3 ISPs and a fax. I
subscribe to two daily papers and one weekly one.
I watch both the local and
network news every evening. And my kids have the
nerve to tell me I’m out of
touch.”
Get well wishes to anyone ill and in the hospital.
We wish them a speedy recovery.
Anyone having any
news, please phone me at
306-944-4852. Thank you.
harbor fall
We do catering!
Up to 200+
dark, sullen clouds hang
low over the mountains
It’s a rainy, misty, foggy
day in the harbour city
brooding ships with
anchor cast rock gently
in the ocean swells
restless to be working,
awaiting the port call in
to be loaded
then freedom to the open
seas, off to some faraway
country
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Drake
Mar. 15, Drake won 5 to 1 and Steven Schroeder assisted or scored on each goal. Murray Braun of Nokomis
won the pot of gold.
The Drake Canucks are champions! Mar. 17, they
travelled to Avonlea and came home with a 4 to 1 score
which ended the season.
Getting hitched recently were Alissa Hoehn and Kyle
Renner. The wedding was held Mar. 9 at Lake Metigosh
in North Dakota.
Coming home to live with Ty, Heather and Jesse Bergen Mar. 7 was Becklam Deobald.
Monday, Mar. 18, while shopping at the Co-op in
Lanigan my bill came to exactly $47.47. Joanne was our
courtesy driver and volunteer.
Mar. 18, there was a good turnout for Drake Skating
Club’s presentation of Mother Goose.
The sky is blue lately, with much sun - spring is
here!
There are angels everywhere - to name a few: Colleen, a lad at Drake Meats, my cousin-in-law Betty, Joanne, Esther, Rosella, Peter, Walter, Erna, Mary, Bob,
Chris, Mary, Dianne and Gordon.
Seventeen seniors including three servers (also angels), attended the Drake Community Services noon
dinner at the Villa.
Get well wishes, thoughts and prayers go out to children, bus drivers, folks in hospitals and lodges, those
mourning the loss of a loved one, teachers, doctors,
nurses, caregivers and anyone ill at home. Mr. Mullett, Aaron Willems, Jarod Chamberlain, Irene (Willie)
Friesen and Doreen Snider (at the Nokomis Health Centre) - get well soon.
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Temporary Part Time - Watrous, Simpson,
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offers a competitive rewards
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WATROUS SALVAGE
Dorothy Wolter • 363-2148
Member Service Representative
Affinity Credit Union
Are you ready to work with one of
Saskatchewan’s fastest growing credit unions?
Affinity Credit Union is looking for a Temporary
Part-time Member Services Representative at our
Watrous, Simpson, Semans and Nokomis branches.
The candidate will have demonstrated sales,
promotion and relationship-building skills. This is an
exciting position for someone who has experience
in the financial or retail sectors. Relevant skills
include the ability to process a variety of cash-related
transactions and can balance cash and internal
accounts.
If you are highly motivated and looking for a
rewarding career in the financial services industry,
consider joining our team today.
Affinity has a unique corporate culture, innovative
leadership and delivers a high level of personal
attention and service to its members. If you are ready
to make an exceptional contribution,
send your resumé in confidence by April 1, 2013 to:
Affinity Credit Union
E-mail: [email protected]
For more information and a job description, go to:
www.affinitycu.ca/careers
WINTER
SAVINGS
now offers
tractor repair
service.
Call Joe, 946-2222
Journeyman &
Experienced Carpenters
required for full-time year-round work.
Attractive bonuses based
on performance.
Call Royce at 946-7314.
Send resume to
[email protected]
QUALITY PLUS
CONSTRUCTION
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The R.M. of Wood Creek No. 281
is currently accepting applications
for the position of:
SEASONAL EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR/GENERAL
MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE
Duties may include but not limited to grading
and maintenance of municipal roads, service
and maintenance of equipment, installation of
signs and culverts, operation of water pump
and other duties as assigned.
Please submit application/resume along with
references and expected salary range to:
R.M. of Wood Creek No. 281
P.O. Box 10
Simpson, SK S0G 4M0
The R.M. wishes to thank all applicants, however only
individuals granted an interview will be contacted.
TRACTORS
‘07 JD 9530T
‘98 CIH 9380
‘99 CIH MX135
‘94 Ford NH 9480
SEEDING
‘11 Seedhawk 60’ w/500 bu. TBF & on board liquid
‘10 JD 1895 43’ w/430 bu. cart
‘08 SeedMaster 66-12 A/D w/340 Bu. Cart
‘06 JD 1910 - 430 bu. TBH Cart
‘02 JD 1900 350 bu.
‘98 JD 1820 61’ w/350 bu. cart
HAYING
‘02 MacDon MC 1216 16’ Pull Type Conditioner
18’ 895 Head for 4895
COMBINES
2 - ‘12 JD S680
‘05 JD 9760
5- JD 9870s
2 - ‘12 JD S670
‘01 JD 9650 STS
7-JD9770s
SWATHERS
2- JD 4895 w/HB 36 + 30’
‘07 NH HW 325 30’ w/18’ Hayhead
‘02 Premier 2952 w/36’ 960
‘99 Westward 9300 w/36’ 960
‘98 MD 1900 30’ Pulltype w/pickup reel
PLATFORMS
‘09 635F Flex Hdr
3 - MD FD 70 35’
‘07 HB 36’ Draper
2 - MD FD 70 40’
SPRAYERS
‘10 JD 4730
‘05 NH SF 110
‘05 Willmar 8500 Eagle
‘96 Willmar 765
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GRAIN CARTS
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‘03 UnverFerth 9250
‘04 UnverFerth 9200
WINTER HOURS
Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
CLOSED: Saturday & Sunday
Resumes may also be dropped off at your local branch.
Affinity Credit Union thanks all applicants; only those under
consideration will be contacted.
Watrous, SK
Ph: 946-3362
Fax: 946-3898
Blair’s Fertilizer Ltd. is a
family owned; progressive
minded, integrated agriculture solutions based
company with five full service locations in Saskatchewan at Lanigan, Nokomis,
Watrous, Liberty, and McLean. In addition to these locations, Blair’s is also in the process of building two
new full service locations at Lipton and Strongfield,
Saskatchewan.
Blair’s employs a team of over 50 people in the
areas of crop nutrition and crop protection, agronomy,
sales, animal nutrition, logistics, equipment maintenance, warehousing, and administration. Blair’s is very
proud to be a founding partner of Grow Community
of Independents, a network of progressive minded independent agriculture dealers in western Canada.
Truck Driver/ Shop Personnel
Full time Position
Duties: Deliver Bulk Fertilizer, NH3, or Liquid Fertilizer. Assist in the operation and maintenance of all
equipment
Requirement: 1A license is required. Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational
skills. Mechanics and welding background or abilities
would be an asset.
Please forward resume to:
Chris Schmidt,
Blair’s Fertilizer Ltd
Notices and Classifieds
PLACING
ADVERTISING
ALL CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
IS PREPAID:
WE ACCEPT CASH, CHEQUES,
VISA, MC AND DEBIT.
You can reach us by
phone: 306.946.3343
fax: 306.946.2026
email:
watrous.manitou
@sasktel.net
mail: Box 100,
Watrous, SK S0K 4T0
DEADLINE:
Wednesday 5 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE:
All classified advertising, unless listed below, is $7 for the
first 25 words, plus 25¢ per
word thereafter. Subsequent
weeks are half price when
ordered with first insertion.
Number of insertions must
be stated with order, and
there will be no refunds for
cancellations. We take no
responsibility for errors in
ads taken by phone or sent
handwritten, or those with
errors after the first insertion.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/
CONGRATULATORY:
(special community rates)
Birth .................... classified rate
Birth/birthday/grad/
engagement/shower/
wedding/anniversary/family
reunion/new employee/
retirement:
• article, no pic..................... $20
• one-col pic & cutline ...... $20
• two-col pic & cutline ...... $35
• two-col pic & article ....... $50
Memoriam ....... classified rate
• with one-col pic .........add $5
• with two-col pic ...... add $15
Obituary...up to 300 words $50
15¢/word thereafter
• with one-col pic .........add $5
• with two-col pic ...... add $15
Classified Displays:
Make your ad
JUMP
off the page!
Placed in a box;
may include logo,
special text formatting, etc.
Inserted under the
heading of your choice.
$8.12 per column inch.
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY:
Inform customers about your
business or service. Rates
are $20/month or $75/six
months for up to 50 words.
BLANKET ADVERTISING:
Reach 85 newspapers across
the province, with a combined circulation of almost
370,000 with one phone call.
Place your ad through the
Watrous Manitou by Tuesday
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Try one or two zones only for
$86 or $123 respectively.
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OBITUARY
OBITUARY
ALLEN,
Beverly Edwin
Beverly Allen was the
first of four children born
to his proud and loving
parents Edwin and Leavon
Allen in Regina, Sask. on
March 3, 1951. Growing up
in Simpson, Sask. he became enamoured with the
local apothecary and developed a fascination with
the pharmaceutical profession at a young age. In his own words, “I am not sure if it
was originally the enticement of the ice cream and treats
at the soda fountain or the mystery about what went on
in the back room where pharmacists concocted prescriptions written by the physicians for their patients. I was
possessed with the idea of someday being able to understand more about this profession, its secrecy and the fact
that although I was raised on a farm, I was encouraged
to go to university and get a degree.” Bev entered the College of Pharmacy at the University of Saskatchewan in
1969, during which time he met the love of his life, Pat
Moffat whom he later married in the summer of 1971.
Bev finished his degree in 1973 and took work in community pharmacies until he opened his own business in
1977. By 1982, Bev and Pat’s family had grown to six, with
the additions of Jodi, Jennifer, Charlie and John. In the
years to follow, the Allen family would partake in many
adventures together including countless hours travelling in suburbans, listening to music and discovering
the world. Gradually, family activities migrated to their
future home, a lakefront property at Fishing Lake, where
they shared many more wonderful memories. As it was
with his profession, Bev’s life work was centred around
the chance to give something back. Over the years he was
involved in the recreation and home and school associations, various hockey and soccer teams and many other
community based activities, including a few infamous
College Park block parties. In 1992, Allen Drugs closed
its doors and soon after an opportunity presented itself
for Bev to share his passion and knowledge of his profession by taking on an assistant professor position at the U
of S. Bev was the clinical coordinator of the structured
practice experiences program and instrumental in its
success. He found it extremely rewarding to work with
the students. Bev’s work was a labour of love and he was
involved in and took presidency of both provincial and
national pharmacist associations. His professional accolades were many, including a Pillar of Pharmacy award
in 2010 for life-long commitment and contribution to the
profession of pharmacy in Canada. Just recently, he was
extremely touched to learn that he will receive an Honorary Life Membership award from the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Bev’s greatest joy was his growing
family and his role as “Poppa”. Together Poppa and his
little ones enjoyed movies, popcorn, music, the lake and
time just spent being together. Music played a significant role in Bev’s life. He played numerous instruments,
sang and was famous for playing along with his favourite
songs by ear on the piano. Most importantly his passion
for music has been handed down to his family. Bev’s presence in both his personal and professional life will be felt
forever. Bev’s strength and courage were a constant in his
life, most significantly in his battle with his illness. His
positive outlook and determination was inspirational to
all those around him. He refused to allow his illness to
define him and his final moments were peaceful, with his
wife and children by his side. His family would like to extend their sincere thanks to Dr. Goubran, Dr. Sabry and
to the many nurses and professionals who cared for him.
In particular special thanks to the chemotherapy nurses,
the nurses in ODC and the palliative care nurses. Words
cannot express how invaluable the support of family and
friends has and will continue to be.
Bev’s legacy is cherished by his family; his wife Pat,
daughters Jodi and Jennifer (James), sons Chuck (Jennifer) and John (Meghan), precious grandchildren Jaedyn, Bree, Jenna, Michaela and Kelan, his father Edwin,
sisters Yvette (George), Brenda (Merle), Drena (Terry),
sister-in-law Jean (Dennis) and his many special nieces
and nephews. Bev’s many friends were equally important.
A service of celebration was held at the Saskatoon Inn
(2002 Airport Drive) on March 23.
Memorial donations directed to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon (3rd Floor 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, Sask. S7N
0W8) would be appreciated.
Mourning Glory Funeral Services of Saskatoon was
in care of arrangements.
“We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when,
but I know we’ll meet again.”
McINTYRE,
Don
Don McIntyre passed away peacefully on Tuesday,
January 29, 2013, four months after turning 90 and after
spending Christmas with his son and daughter.
Honoured in his community, a character to all who
knew him, as quick to help someone in trouble as to
jump into a heated political debate, Don McIntyre could
astound and confound. His cheers of “hooray for our
side, hip hip hooray” endeared him to fans of the junior
B Saskatoon Canadians even as his son squirmed redfaced on the bench. Don could drive his two kids crazy
at times, yet he was always there when needed, which
was often. He once appeared in a photo in the Saskatoon
StarPhoenix wielding the baseball bat he used to chase a would-be hold-up man out of
his pharmacy. He was in his late 60s and it was only the latest attempted robbery he
experienced over 40 years of running an independent drugstore. Don continued to run
his pharmacy into his 70s, then split his winters and summers between California and
his cottage ‘Wee Should Worry’ at Manitou Beach, with visits to his cherished Loehr
Island cabin on Lac La Ronge, before moving back to Saskatoon to live a couple blocks
from his old Mount Royal Drugs. He spent his last four years in Aylmer, Que., where
his daughter Anne, his granddaughter Lacey and his grandsons’ partners Lindsay and
Martine doted on him. He flew to Vancouver to visit his son and family, joining in postgame refreshments in the dressing room of his son Gordon’s beer league team, until he
was no longer able to travel. He affected every life he touched and is missed dearly.
Born in Sovereign in 1922, a veteran of the Second World War and a proud member
of Mayfair United Church, Watrous Rotary, Shriners and the Liberal party, Don leaves
behind his son Gordie and grandson Blake, daughter Anne (John) and grandchildren
Lacey, Beau and T.J. and dozens of nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Don’s life will be held on September 22 at the downtown Legion in
Saskatoon from noon to 2:30 p.m.
His ashes will be interred at Watrous Cemetery later that afternoon beside his wife
Marg, who predeceased Don in 1991.
TOTH,
Frank John
Frank Toth, aged 90 years, passed away at Watrous
District Health Complex on Sunday, March 10, 2013.
Frank was born in Zalamegye, Hungary on January
1, 1923. In the fall of 1927, Frank came to Canada with
his mother Anne to join his father John who came earlier to seek employment. In 1928 they moved to a farm
near Plunkett. Frank worked part time at the CPR while
farming with his dad. On November 7, 1956 Frank married Gizella Hordos from Quinton, Sask. They had two
children Marge and David. Frank and Gizella have four
grandchildren Tara, Christine, Garrett and Shane and
one great grandchild Tarrian. Frank was very proud
of his wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchild. Family was most important. We will always remember his great sense of humour. His kind, fun-loving, joking
character made everyone who knew him feel warm and cared for. If you came to visit,
the door was always open. Frank loved his yard and loved watching birds. He enjoyed
cards and played kaiser very seriously. Frank passed his time following the Toronto
Blue Jays and the Saskatchewan Roughriders. We all know how much he loved fishing.
All those fancy rods, reels and hooks. If you asked him, he was the greatest fisherman.
To us he will always be the greatest husband, father and grandfather.
Left to remember all the wonderful memories and love he gave us, his wife Gizella,
two children Marge (Dwayne), David (Bernie), four grandchildren Tara, Christine,
Garrett, Shane and one great grandchild Tarrian.
He was predeceased by his father John, his mother Anne and two sisters in infancy.
Vigil for the deceased was held March 13 at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Watrous.
The Mass of the Christian Burial was held at St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church on
March 14 conducted by Msgr. Matthew Tuffuor-Amoah.
Pallbearers were Trevor Hordos, Todd Hordos, Blaine Hordos, Russell Hordos, Richard Hordos and Steve Hordos. Register attendants were Lorraine Hordos and Fran
Hordos. Mickey Palfy and Larry Tetzlaff were ushers. Mass intentions were read by
Monica Palfy. Tarrian Stratton and Shane Toth were alter servers. Giftbearers were
Tara Stratton, Christine Stratton and Garrett Toth. Bernadette Toth was a reader. Organist was Isabelle Langston.
Private family interment followed at Watrous Cemetery.
Memorial donations directed to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
To leave online condolences, tributes or to make a
donation, please visit www.
fotheringham-mcdougall.
com
IN MEMORY
CARDS OF THANKS
BURKITT - In memory of
Donald, dad and grandpa,
June 30, 1938 - Mar. 12,
1998:
We would like to thank the Do Gooders Club of Watrous for
their very generous donation of a new crutch, curling brooms
and sticks. These will be used for our junior curling program
that was in great need of new equipment as well as many others who do not have their own equipment but want to curl. The
Do Gooders Club never asks for recognition of their hard work
and generosity so when you see one of these fabulous ladies,
please give them a thank you.
- Junior curling coaches and Watrous Curling Club
“The smile you left behind.”
And many other found
memories
We shall never forget
We love and miss you
always.
- Lovingly remembered by
Sharon and Daryl, Lacey
and Doug, Brock, Tiffany and
Mike.
The Watrous Manitou will have an early deadline
Wed., March 27 of NOON due to the Good Friday holiday.
TWM will be closed Friday, Mar. 29 and Monday, Apr. 1.
SHARON CRITTENDEN will
be available as a tax consultant at the following place
and times: Town of Watrous
at Tri-Central Insurance Office, 102 - 2nd Ave. (east
of Tom’s Restaurant) commencing Sat. morning Mar.
2 and every Saturday morning thereafter until Mar. 30.
Please call 1-800-667-8911
for an appointment./8-5c
HOPE FLOATS SERVICES.
Field diagnostics in disease
and insects; spray drift and
hail insurance analysis; feed
test probes and ration balancing; business planning and
rotations. Please call 9468107 (cell)./46tfc
AUCTIONS
DELISLE SPRING ANTIQUE &
Collectible Auction Sale, Sun.,
Apr. 7, 10 a.m. Delisle Town
Hall, Delisle, SK 1-877-4942437. PL#318200SK www.
bodnarusauctioneering.com
HAMMERJAMMER:
CARPENTER and musician. Small
additions, basement renovations, decks, fences, vinyl
siding, window and door installations, baseboards, casing and more. Also “One Man
Band” available for house
parties and special functions.
Call Gene at 946-2120./46tfc
SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT
SAW
SHARPENING
House for Sale in Young
Royal Suites
$189,900
LORNE JONES
946-3991
46tfc
TENDERS
GRASS CUTTING AND TILLING TENDERS
Prairie Spirit School Division #206 invites tenders for grass
cutting and tilling at all PSSD facilities. Please review the
tender package available on our website at spiritsd.ca/tenders;
at our School Services Building at 523 Langley Ave., Warman;
or by fax or email upon request at 306-683-2875.
For further information, please contact Randy Willms,
Caretaking Supervisor at 306-683-2916 or 306-227-7368.
f custom cattle hauling
with 30 ft. liner
f backhoe services
Wayne Holdner
46-24p
f custom hauling with
32 ft. flat deck trailer
Ph: 946-6563 or 257-3964
WATROUS CARPET CARE.
For all your carpet and upholstery cleaning call Al 9463535./46tfc
DUMONT HOME SERVICE.
Dealer for Whirlpool, Inglis
and Maytag appliances.
Local sales and service.
Now accepting Sears Card,
Mastercard and Visa. Call
946-3800./42-48c
A HEAD OF STYLES, 310 8th
Ave. E., Watrous. Hair cutting; styling; certified barber;
ear piercing (incl. earrings);
waxing and eyelash dying.
Ph. Barbara McDonald 9462422 for appt./46tfc
LONG LAKE TRUCKING,
Imperial, Sask. Custom hauling of grain, fertilizer and hay.
Ph. 963-2726 or cell 5677100./46tfc
WINE GLASSES FOR RENT.
Over 600 - 6 1/2 oz. glasses.
Call Danceland. 946-2743 or
1-800-267-5037./46tfc
RON’S CARPENTRY, Watrous. For renovations, repairs, new construction. Ph.
Ron Frey, 946-2638./46tfc
CUSTOM GRAIN AND FERTILIZER hauling. McIntosh
Trucking, Simpson. Ph. 8362034, cell 567-7506./46tfc
CARPET
CLEANING
Free Estimates!
Call Les Jones
946-3991 46tfc
ROD BURKITT CUSTOM
grain hauling. Ph. 946-2983
or 946-7601./46tfc
Get results with classifieds
11-2c
SERVICES
DR. DRYWALL SPECIALIZING in painting, staining
and texturing, plaster, drywall
and textured ceiling repairs.
Whether your house needs
major surgery or a minor
facelift, call Dr. Drywall. We
make house calls. Operating
in SK since 1976. Call Greg
for a free diagnosis or colour
consultation. Ph. 306-2222746./11-4c
DOWN & DIRTY
HOE & HAUL
HELP WANTED
FOR SALE
HELP TO OPERATE A DRY
cleaning machine and washing machines for carpets. Ph.
306-365-2062./12-8p
PORTABLE DISHWASHER;
Moffat in good condition, fullsized. Reason for selling, due
to move. Used sparingly for
the past 6 years, not a mark
on it. Price negotiable, ph.
306-946-2517./12-2c
INTEGRA TIRE, WATROUS
requires full-time tire techs.
Wages negotiable. Experience an asset but not necessary. Apply with resume
to Integra Tire, 601 4th Ave.
E., Watrous or by phone 306946-8893./11-4p
LOOKING FOR A JOURNEYMAN automotive technician.
Clean modern shop, group
health benefits plan. Extra
work available. Will consider
third year apprentice. Please
submit resumes to Centennial Ford, email e-amendt.
[email protected] or
call Michelle at 306-9463353./11tfc
FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPEING help required at Sundown
Motel. Drop off resume or
phone 306-561-7380./10-8c
JOURNEYMAN AND EXPERIENCED carpenters required. Full-time year-round
work, attractive bonuses
based on performance. Call
Royce at 946-7314. Resumes
to
[email protected]
/9-4c
CARE
PRINTING
REQUIRES two professionals: a
sales rep for telephone directory. Must have vehicle and
be professional. Also telephone sales rep $10/hr. Both
positions offer commissions
plus bonuses. Call Jim 306946-4027./9tfc
TWM Classifieds
306-946-3343
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE
in the mall. Corner of Main St.
and 3rd Ave., Watrous. Ph.
946-2612./46tfc
WANTED
ENDGATE DRILL FILLS, paying $100; JD and NH square
balers, any condition, $100
and up; rock rakes and high
lift rock pickers. Ph. 946-7923
or 259-4923./45-20c
MASSEY #36 DISCERS.
Will pay up to $100; will pick
up. Andrew, 946-9669, 2594923./46tfc
101 Main St.,
Young, Sk.
Call for more information 306-259-4501
All circular blades
including carbide and
chainsaw chains
4 bedroom, four level split with
double attached garage for sale
in Young, SK. New high energy
efficient furnace and water
heater, oak kitchen, 1.5 baths,
all on a double lot (80’ x 300’).
Call 306-290-7576 for details.
DAILY • WEEKLY
MONTHLY
Rental Units 40-48p
WHY PAY MORE ELSEWHERE? “Everyday low
price.” All major appliances
selling at cost + $10. Watrous
Furniture, 946-3542./46tfc
BISON MEAT - GRASS FED,
all-natural bison meat for sale.
Tracy 946-3863./46tfc
CULLIGAN
BOTTLED
WATER, delivery available.
Cooler rentals and sales.
MCI Sales, 946-3441. www.
mcisaleswatrous.com /46tfc
4G SASKTEL SATELLITE INTERNET powered by Explornet. Packages from $54.99/
mo. No equipment cost. 30
day money back guarantee.
Free installation. Authorized
SaskTel dealer. Watrous Furniture and Appliances, 307
Main St., 946-3542./46tfc
BELL SATELLITE TV RENTAL program. SD receiver
$2.75/mo., HD receiver $5/
mo. HDPVR $10/mo. After
36 months, choice to own at
no additional charge. One
time activation fee $30.40.
Watrous Furniture and Appliances, 307 Main St., 9463542./46tfc
FIREWOOD FOR SALE.
Jack pine cut and split. Ph.
365-2599./2tfc
SASKTEL SATELLITE INTERNET powered by Xplornet
is now available. Shaw Direct
Satellite systems for sale.
Free installation and programming promotions have been
extended. At Satellite Plus we
are certified Xplornet, Shaw
installers and we also carry a
full inventory of all regular and
HD receivers. Call Dwayne at
946-2828./46tfc
OFFICE SUPPLIES: receipt
books, purchase order books,
invoice pads, statement pads,
adding machine tape. The
Watrous Manitou, 309 Main
St. Watrous. 946-3343.
RECREATION VEHICLES
1997 ARCTIC CAT 340; 2
up seat, hand warmers, pull
start, less than 6,000 mi.,
good condition. Ph. 306-9468895./11-2p
SELLING 205 PRAIRIE AVE.,
Simpson. One acre plus
2-storey house, double garage, newer furnaces, town
water and sewer, two wells. In
a corner surrounded by hedges; very private. $82,000, will
take up to $20,000 in trade.
Open house Mon., Mar. 25,
furniture and stuff for sale, 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. Ph. 780-6559144 or 306-260-2481./11-3p
OPEN HOUSE AND CELEBRATION, Mar. 29 and 30
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 302
3rd Ave. W., Watrous. Wonderful stuff for sale. Property $259,000. Would take
$15,000 in trade in vehicle.
Doris Joiner, 780-655-9144
or 306-260-2481. Besides,
drive by cabin and big garage
at top of Charles Street, Manitou Beach, $99,000. Will take
$9,000 in trade, jewellery and
china./11-2p
HOUSE FOR SALE - 402 1st
St. E., Watrous. Serious inquiries only 946-2420./9-4c
COME VIEW THESE brandnew homes in Young. MLS®
421582 and MLS®425985.
www.young.ca Ed Bobiash
Team, Re/Max Saskatoon.
306-222-7770./46tfc
FARMLAND FOR SALE,
RENT OR TENDER
FOR
RENT
One bedroom
senior units.
Rent includes water
and sewer, heat and
softener salt.
Rent based on income.
Contact:
Spalding Housing Authority
306-287-4241
11-4c
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT available at Allan Centennial Seniors Residence,
includes parking, laundry
facilities, utilities and has a
spacious common room. For
applications please call Pam
306-944-4331./8tfc
ONE BDRM FURNISHED
apartment for rent at Manitou Beach. $800/mo. Water/
elect./heat included. No pets.
Ph. 946-4027./7tfc
MUENSTER SENIOR HOUSING Authority has 1 and 2
bdrm units for rent. For more
information phone Kathy
Classen 682-5425./4-14c
ONE OR TWO BDRM apartments in Watrous. Please
call for availability. Ph. 9467505./46tfc
NEW HOME FOR SALE IN
Watrous, 601 4th St. W. 1,543
sq. ft. raised bungalow, 36’
garage, finished basement,
3 bdrm up, 2 down, custom
cabinets, a/c, landscaped.
Corner lot located on edge of
town. Room for RV parking.
$448,000 + GST. Call Ryan
306-946-7993./48tfc
One bedroom senior
unit available
immediately in Young.
952 SQ. FT. MANUFACTURED home in Watrous.
Built in ‘94. 2 bdrm, large bathroom off master, jetted tub,
large kitchen and dining area,
next to living room with fireplace. New shingles in 2011.
Property is currently rented;
good revenue. $79,995. Ask
for Jim 946-4027./46tfc
46tfc
2 DUPLEXES FOR SALE; located in Watrous 511 and 513
4th Ave. E. Contact Mark 9467811 or Gary 946-7118./46tfc
LANE REALTY CORP.
For your buying or
selling needs contact:
Stan Hall
(306) 725-7826
LANE REALTY CORP.
Saskatchewan’s Farm & Ranch Specialists
Ph: (306) 569-3380 Fax: (306) 569-3414
www.lanerealtycorp.com
46tfc
Get excellent results with
a classified word ad. Place
yours today.
FOR RENT
3 BDRM HOUSE FOR
RENT, 1 1/2 bath, furnished.
Manitou Beach. Ph. 306-9462374./12-2p
4 BDRM HOUSE FOR RENT
in Young. Ph. Deborah 306946-9606./12tfc
Affordable family
housing units
for rent in Young.
Utilities not included.
Contact 259-2022
FARMLAND FOR SALE,
RENT OR TENDER
LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER: Pasture land located
in the RM of McCraney No.
282, described as NE 25-3028 W2nd, SK. (approx. 160
acres), fenced with a shallow dugout and NE 36-3028 W2nd, SK. (approx. 160
acres), with man-made dugout
and fenced. This pasture land
is native prairie wool grass that
has had one full year of rest.
The land has road access.
Ducks Unlimited caveats are
registered on both quarters.
Please submit tenders in writing, with a certified cheque
for 5 per cent of the tendered
offer to: Dellene Church Law
Office Inc., Box 724, 200 Garfield St., Davidson, Sask. S0G
1A0. 306-567-5554, dsclaw@
sasktel.net. Tenders will be
accepted until 4 p.m., Apr. 15.
Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. /12-4c
FOR SALE: SE 32-29-26 W2
in RM of Wood Creek 281.
Written tenders to be in by
Mar. 30. Highest tender not
necessarily accepted. Mail
tenders to Don Vaughn, Box
112, Simpson, Sask. S0G
4M0./10-3p
Land For Sale
Accepting offers to
purchase in the
RM of Morris:
SW 07-32-26 W2 159 acres
Pt. NW 07-32-26 W2 87 acres
Pt. NE 07-32-26 W2 26 acres
Tenders accepted until
Fri., Mar. 29 at midnight.
Highest offer not
necessarily accepted.
Respond to [email protected] or
PO Box 938
Shellbrook, Sask. S0J 2E0
10-3c
SERVICES
12-4p
NOTICES
FEED AND SEED
CERTIFIED SEED FOR
SALE. Copeland barley and
Imvincible lentils. Ph. Ross
946-7446 or 259-4982./2-11p
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE
BULLS FOR SALE: 12
2-year-old registered Black
Angus bulls. Call David or
Pat 306-963-2639, Imperial,
Sask./10-8p
JUNE ROSE CHAROLAIS:
Excellent quality purebred
yearling bulls for sale. Easy
calving, thick hair coats and
quiet dispositions. Most are
polled. Trevor Stewart 306946-2456, cell 306-946-8474,
Peter
Stewart
306-8364613./9-9p
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
ARNETT & BURGESS
PIPELINERS is seeking
a
FIELD
SALES
REPRESENTATIVE with
previous construction
experience in the
pipeline
industry.
Previous
sales
experience
not
required. Based in
Regina.
Visit
WWW.ABPIPELINERS.COM
for more information.
Resumes:
Fax
403.265.0922 or Email
[email protected].
BINDERY OPERATOR
for Muller Saddle
Stitcher,
Kansa
Inserter. Experience
preferred. Willing to
train the right candidate.
Full-time.
Up
to
$23/hour. Benefits.
Email: [email protected].
Wainwright, Alberta.
LIVE & WORK on a
New
Zealand,
Australian, or European
farm!
AgriVenture
arranges dairy, crop,
sheep, beef & swine
placements for young
adults
18-30.
www.agriventure.com
1-888-598-4415
ROADEX SERVICES
requires O/O 1 tons
and 3 tons for our RV
division and O/O Semis
and drivers for our RV
and general freight
deck division to haul
throughout N. America.
1-800-867-6233;
www.roadexservices.com
AUTOMATED TANK
Manufacturing Inc. is
looking for Welders
with leadership and
management skills.
Competitive wages,
profit sharing bonus
plus manufacturing
bonus incentive. Full
insurance package
100% paid by company.
Good
working
environment. Keep
your feet on the ground
in a safe welding
environment through in
hole manufacturing
process. No scaffolding
or elevated work
platform. Call Cindy for
an appointment or
send
resume
to:
[email protected].
780-846-2231 (Office);
780-846-2241 (Fax).
HELP WANTED
DRIVERS WANTED:
Terrific
career
Opportunity
with
outstanding growth
potential to learn how
to locate rail defects.
No Rail Experience
Needed!! Extensive
paid travel, meal
allowance, 4 weeks
vacation and benefits
package. Skills Needed
- Ability to travel 3
months at a time, Valid
License with air brake
e n d o r s e m e n t .
Compensation based
on
prior
driving
experience. Apply at
www.sperryrail.com
under careers, keyword
Driver. DO NOT FILL IN
CITY OR STATE
Live In Caretaker
required for Senior’s
Retirement Community
in Saskatoon. Duties
include snow shoveling,
maintenance,
and
cleaning. Compensation
includes a 2 bedroom
apartment,
salary,
benefits and some
meals. To apply phone
306-978-3074,
fax
306-978-3051 or email
[email protected].
NEED
A
HOME
PHONE? Cable TV or
High Speed Internet?
We Can Help. Everyone
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AUCTIONS
LARGE AUCTION of
hardwood
flooring
(finished & unfinished),
pallet racking equipment,
office
furniture.
Saturday, April 6,
10 a.m., 9370 - 48 St.,
Edmonton, Alberta.
Phone 1-888-453-6964.
AUTO PARTS
WRECKING TRUCKS
all makes, all models
..Dodge..GMC..Ford..
Imports. Lots of 4X4
stuff...Diesel..Gas..
Trucks up to 3 tons..
We ship anywhere.
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Fast approvals, best
interest rates. Over 500
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OAC. 1-877-796-0514.
www.yourapproved
online.com.
Kindersley Trade Show
June 6th & 7th, 2013.
Early Bird deadline April
17th, 2013. For more
information check out
kindersleychamber.com
or call 306.463.2320
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
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for $65 Avon gift. For
more info on how to
start your own home
based
business
1-866-340-1706 or
www.avon.ca
GET FREE VENDING
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RESTAURANT & GAS
BAR FOR SALE:
Hwy 5, Margo, SK.
Ten mins from Two
Resorts. Semi Parking,
40x60 Building, 2x2500
Above Ground
Fuel Tanks, Renovated
50 seat Dining.
All Equipment Included:
Pizza Oven, HP Chicken
Cooker, etc,
New HE Furnace,
New Water Heater.
Reputable Business
Absolute Turn Key
MUST SELL.....
Asking $139,900.
Phone 1-306-272-7762
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Business & Community Directory
Trenching, land clearing,
excavating, demolition,
gravel hauling.
Trailer sales
E Z MUV PACKERS
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for all your landscaping needs.
Shop 306-946-2256
Cell 306-946-7834
Fax 306-946-2348
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General Contractors
“The name says it all.”
• Custom Cutting
• Slaughtering • Curing
• Homemade Sausage
5-48c
CLEANING
& RESTORATION
For all your
building needs, by
experienced personnel.
946-2549, Watrous, SK
for a free estimate
5-48c
Woiden
Construction Ltd.
SNOW REMOVAL
Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning
Emergency Flood/Fire Damage Cleanup
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Specializing in Insurance Claims
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18-48c
COMPUTERS
BERGEN COMPUTERS. Serving Watrous and area for over 20
years. Gary Bergen, B.Sc. Sales,
service, networks, website and
graphic design. 311 8th Ave. E.,
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www.
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CONCRETE
WATROUS CONCRETE for all
your concrete and gravel needs crushed rock, sand and fill gravel.
Ph. 946-2040, Gerald 946-2392,
Brad 946-2146./40-24c
CONSTRUCTION/
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Ph: 946.1177
Cell: 946.7513
7-48p
CLEANING & RESTORATION SPECIALISTS LTD.
Water & Sewer Contractors
Excavating • Sand • Gravel
Rock • Topsoil
COPYING
• commercial
• residential
• agricultural
• concrete work
• insurance work • renovations
•• FREE ESTIMATES! ••
Over 35 years
in business!
Call Dan 946-2465
5-48c
It pays to advertise!
MANITOU SPRINGS MINERAL
Spa has MTAS certified massage
therapists. Free swim before and
after all massages. Gel nails, manicures, pedicures and many other
treatments available. Gift certificates available. Call 946-2233 and
ask for spa desk./13-24c
WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP RRSPs, RRIFs, GICs, Seg Funds,
Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance,
Group Benefit Plans, Health Insurance, Travel Insurance. 946-3655,
107 Main St., Watrous./45-48c
WESTERN FINANCIAL GROUP
- Watrous. Motor Licence Issuer.
Home, farm, auto, commercial,
hail, travel. Hours: Mon. to Fri., 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sat., 9 a.m. to
12, 1 to 5 p.m. Ph. 306-946-3655.
Toll free 1-888-669-2235. www.
westernfinancialgroup.ca
/4024c
RANDY’S REMEDIAL MASSAGE Therapy, Watrous. Motor
veh. accident and work related
injuries welcome. Gift certificates available. Flexible hours:
Mon. - Wed. 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.;
Thurs. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturdays by pre-booked appointment. Call Randy Deneiko, 9462605./40-24c
INVESTMENTS
WATROUS Massage, 311 Main
St., Watrous. Featuring massage
therapy, hot stone massage and
Theralase low level laser treatment. Treatments are done by
registered massage therapist
and certified laser specialist Kyla
McDonald. Insurance claims welcome. Gift certificates available.
Open Mon. - Thurs., 11 a.m. - 8
p.m. and Fri. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For
more information or to book an
appointment please call Kyla at
946-2141./40-24c
HUMBOLDT DENTAL CLINIC.
Office hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Mon. - Thurs. and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fri. 617 7th St., Humboldt. Phone
306-682-2313. After hours call
Dr. W. Prokopishin 306-6824150./12-48c
WATROUS DENTAL CENTRE,
107 3rd Ave. E. Dr. Michele
Ackerman. Office hours: Mon.Thurs., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Ph. 9462131 (Emergency, 946-3452)/724c
EAVESTROUGHING
KELLY’S
EAVESTROUGHS
SERVICE, Imperial, Sask. Continuous 5” eavestroughs, commercial and residential. For more
information and estimates call
963-2087./8-24c
YOUR BUSINESS HERE
Great
visibility
Reasonable rates by
the month or year
946-3343
MANITOU
ELECTRICAL
FLOWERS
CIC ELECTRIC
Service Ltd.
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Fresh cut bouquets and
arrangements. Phone orders accepted. Watrous Shop Easy, 215
Main St., Watrous, Sask. 9462718./45-24c
606 - 2nd Ave. E., Watrous
For all your farm, residential,
commercial needs!! Trenching and
private line locates also available!!
Phone Charles:
946-2013
5-48c
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS
or professional service in our directory. Call 946-3343.
ESTHETICS
GRAPEFRUIT MOON ESTHETICS by Courtney Miettinen. 11
years experience. 402 1st St. E.,
Watrous. 946-2420. Book your
appointment today and feel like
a million bucks! Pedicures, manicures, gel nails, all waxings for
men and women, facials, lash extensions, makeup, brow and lash
tinting. Also, let me be your local
Scentsy consultant!/9-24c
FOR ALL
YOUR COPYING
NEEDS
colour and
black/white
MANITOU
The Watrous
309 Main Street, Watrous
Ph: 946-3343
C - STORES
PIP’S
INVESTORS
GROUP
FINANCIAL Services Inc. - John
Gunderson, certified financial
planner. Investment planning,
retirement planning, RRSPs,
education plans, GICs, mutual
funds, life insurance, disability
insurance, critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance,
estate planning, business succession planning, group benefit plans, individual and family
health plans. Ph. 306-946-3022,
john.gunderson@investorsgroup.
com /46-24c
RIACH
FINANCIAL
946-2666/946-2680
• Open 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily
• Gas, Diesel, Lotto
• Large Selection of Confectionery
Hwy. 2 & Main, Watrous
CUSTOM APPAREL
M.C.I. SALES LTD. Caps, jackets,
jerseys custom made with your
business, school and team logo
screen printed or embroidered.
Trophies, plaques and custom
engraving. All done in house. Call
946-3441. www.mcisaleswatrous.
com/41-24c
• Financial Planning
• Retirement
• Tax & Estate
Planning
• RRSP, RRIF, RESP
Insurance
(Life, Disability,
Critical Illness,
Long Term Care)
Bill Riach, CFP
[email protected]
Phone: 946-2176
or 866-528-2032
9-48c
TRI-CENTRAL
INSURANCE.
GICs, RRSPs and other investments. Ph. 836-4446 Simpson,
946-2864 Watrous./13tfc
The Watrous
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOTHERINGHAMMcDOUGALL FUNERAL
SERVICE: Earl Mosewich,
Marianne Mosewich, Allan
Mosewich and Dave Somers.
www.fotheringham-mcdougall.
com Box 507, Watrous, SK S0K
4T0. Ph. 946-3334. /40-24c
GOVERNMENT
LAWN CARE
True North Lawn Care
and Maintenance
We offer courteous and professional
custom services, within your budget
• winter and spring clean-up
• seasonal rates
• snow removal
• eavestrough cleaning • yard designs
• power washing
• weed control
• tree pruning
• roto-tilling
• leaf and grass collection and disposal
www.truenorthyardworx.com
OPTOMETRY
Dale: 306-836-3243, Watrous
WATROUS
EYECARE
OPTOMETRISTS
PARNERS OF
LEGAL
Dr. Kevin Woodard
Dr.AND
Russ
Schultz
ASSOCIATES
Gibney Law
A N D ForAAppointments
S S O C ICall
AT E S
108 Main St., Watrous
Thursdays
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 306-363-0011
946.2166
306.
Open Monday & Wednesday
1B 36 Downing Dr., Lanigan
Tuesday to Thursday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ph. 306-363-0011
fax 306-363-4809
MAH
LAW OFFICE
Ph. 946-3512 • Fax 946-2277
Saskatoon ph: 664-2606
Saskatoon fax: 664-8992
5-48c
Greg Brkich, MLA
Arm River-Watrous
Constituency
PLUMBING, HEATING
& COOLING
DMH
PLUMBING
& HEATING LTD.
Ben Mah and Ken Williams,
Barristers & Solicitors
FINANCIAL SERVICES
5-48c
General Contracting
TRI-CENTRAL
INSURANCE
INC. Grain Insurance, Germania Mutual, Sask. Mutual,
Home, Auto, Commercial, Farm,
Hail, Blue Cross, GMS. Ph.
836-4446, Simpson; 963-2004
Imperial (Wed.); or 946-2864,
Watrous./13tfc
44-24c
BUTCHER SHOP
Watrous, Sask.
SHARON CRITTENDEN, Certified Financial Planner. Retirement, estate and financial consulting, business plans, GICs,
RRSP, Mutual Funds and other
investments. Box 239 (306)
963-2022 Imperial, Sask. S0G
2J0./40-24c
MURRAY TRUNKS
LAW OFFICE
Providing Professional Service to
Watrous & Area Since 2000
Plumbing • Heating
Air Conditioning • Gas Fitting
Water Heaters • Softeners
Air & Water Purification Systems
Roto Rooter • New Construction
Service & Repairs
Barrister and Solicitor
Box 1077
102 Washington St.
Davidson, Sask. S0G 1A0
Phone: (306) 567-2843
Toll Free:
1-800-539-3979
Fax: (306) 567-3259
www.gregbrkich.ca
HAIR SALONS
MIZ BOJANGLES HAIR SALON,
Mall at 3rd & Main, Watrous.
Open Tues. to Sat. Colors and
cuts. Retail items from suppliers like: American Crew, Matrix/
Biolage, Kenra, Hemptz, Nioxin
and more! Shampoo paks for
men and women, combs and
brushes, curling iron heat pads,
curling irons, straighteners, lots
of styling aids. Shawna Hanson
946-3033./13-24c
INCOME TAX
H & R BLOCK. Della Hill, Mgr.,
Watrous. Bus.: 946-3585; Res.:
963-2731./40-24c
Watrous 109 2nd Ave. E.
P.O. Box 1198
Phone 946-2068 Fax 946-2059
Monday: 9-12 1-5
Thursday: 9-12 1-5
946-2080
Saskatoon: 201 - 1027 8th St. E.
Phone: 668-9950 Fax: 668-9959
46tfc
SHIRKEY & COMPANY, (Ronald
Shirkey, Q.C.), Barristers and Solicitors, Imperial, Saskatchewan.
Ph. 963-2288 or Toll free 1-866359-1001. Tues. afternoons at
Lewis Agencies./40-24c
SHIRKEY LAW OFFICE (Daryl
Shirkey), Box 280 (127 Washington Avenue), Davidson, Sask.
S0G 1A0. Ph: 567-2023, Fax:
567-4223, Regina Ph: 347-3337,
8:30 - 12 and 1 - 4:30, Mon. Fri./40-24c
SINK LAW OFFICE
Barrister and Solicitor, Mediator
Pauline Sink, B.A., J.D.
219 Evenson Ave.,
Manitou Beach, SK S0K 4T1
Flexible hours and home visits.
Call for appointment
306-946-3141
5-48p
I WOULD LOVE TO HELP OUT
in all your personal tax matters. I
also help with business and corporate tax and financial statements.
Tara Quick, CGA. 14 Blue Place,
Saskatoon, Sask. S7M 4R9. 306291-1850 or taraquick@sasktel.
net /14-24c
MELRON SERVICES
Drs. D.E.S. CLEMENTS, M.W.
Gryba, C.J. Roberts; 2305
McEown Ave., Saskatoon, Sask.
Ph. 374-1522./40-24c
Kelly Gullacher
306.963.7471
• Furnace installation/repair
• water heaters • boilers
• gas fitting • a/c.
☎ Call for
custom-built sheet metal.
12-24c
LEWIS AGENCIES LTD.: William
E. (Bill) Lewis, B.Comm., CGA
and Sharon Crittenden, CFP; Box
239, Imperial, Sask. S0G 2J0;
1-306-963-2022; Toll Free 1-800667-8911./40-24c

MASSAGE THERAPY
KO
Plumbing & Heating
For all your Residential
Plumbing & Heating needs:
gas fi tting, air conditioning,
roto rooter, furnace
installations & repair,
water heaters & softeners.
Serving Watrous & area.
946-3578
41-24c
9-48c
• Driveway Paving
• Patch Repair
• Slurry Sealing
• Sand Sealing
• Crack Filling
• Snow Removal
Doug Woiden
Cell: 306-946-9759
INSURANCE
13tfc
Phone: 946-2176
or 528-2032
[email protected]
DIAMOND
ASPHALT REPAIR
48-24c
Bill Riach, CFP
Cheryl Bryksa, CA
13tfc
Personal & Corporate Tax
Bookkeeping
Farm - Business Planning
CAIS Applications
FINANCIAL SERVICES
37-48p
D&R
ACCOUNTING
DARRELL’S CARPENTRY. Journeyman carpenter. New homes,
renovations, interior finishing,
custom cabinetry, all your carpentry needs. Darrell Baschak at 9468492./40-48p
DENTISTS
37-48c
CONSTRUCTION/
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
6-24c
ACCOUNTANTS
For emergency after hours and
weekends call: 306-917-7688
Business and
Community
Directory
PRINTING
VETERINARIAN
MANITOU
WATROUS ANIMAL HOSPITAL
707-4th Ave. E., Watrous across
from Melron Services. Drs. Allison Bartel and Amy McLaren,
D.V.M. Large and small animal
practice. Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On-call
after hours. Ph. 946-3657, Fax
946-3605./40-24c
The Watrous
can help you
with your personal
and commercial
printwork needs.
309 Main Street, Watrous
Ph: 946-3343
Fax: 946-2026
REAL ESTATE
EXECUTIVE
REALTY WATROUS, residential and commercial listing. 107 Main St., Watrous, Sask. Full-time real estate
service. Ph. Avril Reifferscheid
946-8520 or Kevin Harcourt 9466579./40-24c
RESTAURANTS
We have space for you
to feature your business
or service for the
community to see.
Coming Events
MARCH
Live
- GOBBLE AND GAMBLE
- Allan Museum fundraiser.
Sat., Apr. 13 at Allan Elk’s
Hall. Steak supper for $20,
5:30 p.m. Texas Hold’em
Tournament 7 p.m., cash
bar. Tickets and information
call Belinda 306-257-4341
or allanskmuseum@sasktel.
net /4-11c
Create.
performance
in Watrous!
Participate.
Enjoy!
Business/Community
Directory Rates
- WATROUS MUSIC FESTIVAL Apr. 15 to 17. Awards
concert Apr. 18. Schedule to
follow Apr. 8 and 15./12-2c
ONE MONTH
50 words or less
— $20 plus GST
SIX MONTHS:
50 words or less
— $75 plus GST
- YOUNG QUAD RALLY,
APR. 20. Registration 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. Young Golf
& Country Club. Riders in
by 5 p.m. Free lunch will be
provided at halfway point.
Sponsored by Young Mural
Committee. Payouts: 1st
- 25%, 2nd - 15% and 3rd
- 10%. Silent hands available. Contact Dennis Sather
259-2149, Lyle Johnson
259-4405, Brant Madland
946-7923 or Wayne Holdner
946-6563./12-2c
Ph: 946-3343 Fax: 946-2026
[email protected]
MANITOU
David Myles
WORSHIP
Pop/folk
singer/songwriter
Tuesday, Mar. 26
7:30 pm
The Watrous
- Juno Award Nominee
SAFETY
Sherwin Petersen, C.R.S.P.
EASTSIDE
CONSULTING
Training and On-site Safety
9-24c
Ph: 306-946-2602
Cell: 306-535-7379
TIRE & BATTERY
SERVICE
INTEGRA
TIRE WATROUS.
Supplying all of your tire needs
including on the farm and in the
field service. 601-4th Ave. E., Watrous. Ph. 946-3055 or after hours
946-8893 or 946-2421./7-24c
Watrous Tire & Battery
(1996) Ltd.
Goodyear Tires ~ Batteries
~ complete tire and battery
repair service,
vulcanizing, retread ~
“On the Farm, In the Field
Tire Service”
3rd Ave. W., Watrous
5-48p
VACUUMS
NEW & USED
VACUUM SALES & REPAIR
— ALL MAKES —
BAGS, BELTS, MOTORS
PARTS AND SERVICE
ST. ANN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rotating Services
Call 946-3630
For weekly schedule
Watrous • Young • Imperial
***
ALL SAINTS’ ANGLICAN CHURCH
Rotating Services
Call 946-3458
For weekly schedule
Sunday Service & Church School
Watrous • Colonsay • Viscount
***
PHILADELPHIA MENNONITE
BRETHREN CHURCH
Pastors Darren Holland and
Nathan McCorkindale
Office: 102 - 5th Ave. West
946-3785
Sunday School for all ages 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service ............. 11:00 a.m.
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LANIGAN & WATROUS
LUTHERAN PARISH
Worship Service
9 a.m. Our Redeemer’s, Watrous
March
***
WATROUS BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Doug Gregory
201 - 2nd Ave. W.
Phone 946-2996 - Watrous
Worship Service ............. 11 a.m.
***
WATROUS-YOUNG PASTORAL CHARGE
502 Main St. Ph. 946-3592
The Rev. Deborah Smith
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m.........Young
(United/Lutheran Shared Ministry)
11:15 a.m.
Watrous United Church
***
WATROUS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Pastor Vernon Allen
Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study Wed. 7:30 p.m.
Opening:
guest storyteller
Betty Ramshaw
of Nokomis
Watrous Civic Centre
404 Main Street
Door Prices: Adults $20
HS - $5, 12 & Under Free
Stars for Saskatchewan
Bringing the Arts to You
Watrous & Area Arts Council
MAY
- DIZZY DAVE’S #1 SUMMER Hot Spot. Relax on a
“prairie oasis” acreage every
weekend from May long
weekend through September long. Soak up some sun
and fresh air. From blues,
jazz, country and rock. Join
the music jam. Check out the
venders, partake in the food.
We also cater weddings, reunions, anniversaries, etc.
Theme catering, menu to suit
all budgets. To book phone
306-946-3553 or 306-9177616. Close to Watrous and
Manitou Beach./11-4p
10-3c
WATROUS BURGER AND ICE
Cream Parlour. Open all year.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner specials. Homemade burgers. Best
fish n’ chips in town. Open daily
until 8:30 p.m./1-24p
946-3543
p.m. to midnight. Phone 9462743 or 1-800-267-5037 for
reservations.
www.danceland.ca /46tfc
- THE YOUNG-ZELMA LEGION #358 Ham Bingo at
the Young Community Hall,
downstairs, Tues., Mar. 26.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Bingo
starts at 7:30 p.m. “Door
prizes”./11-2c
- IMPACT ANGUS AND
Charolais Bull Sale, Mar. 30,
1:30 p.m., Saskatoon Livestock Sales. 90+ yearling and
two-year-old Black Angus,
Red Angus and Charolais
bulls. For more information
call Mike McAvoy 306-2411975, Jason George 306252-2228, Randy Tetzlaff
306-944-2734 or T Bar C
Cattle Co. 306-933-4200
(PL# 116061). View the catalogue online at www.buyagro.
com/11-2c
COMMUNITY
MEETINGS
- DANCELAND, MANITOU
Beach offers entertainment
for: Apr. 6 - Harry Startup;
Apr. 13 - The Decades; Apr.
20 - Three for the Show. Buffet - 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dance - 8
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SEE PUZZLE BELOW.
- WAT R O U S R O TA RY
CLUB meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the
Watrous United Church.
watrousrotaryclub@sasktel.
net Check out our Facebook page!/46tfc
DEADLINE for all advertising and copy for
the Apr. 1 paper is Wednesday, Mar. 27 at
NOON due to the Good Friday holiday.
The Watrous Manitou will be closed
Friday, Mar. 29 and Monday, Apr. 1.
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Saturday, April 13: 10 a.m. Annual Spring Consignment
Sale. Davidson Communiplex, Davidson, SK.
Saturday, April 10: PQHB Horse Sale, Saskatoon Prairieland
Arena. See www.prairiehorsesale.com for catalogue.
Saturday, April 27: 10 a.m. Acreage Sale for Francis
Ames. Davidson, SK. 45 acres of property with house, heated garage,
quonset, barn & cattle sheds, 2 wells, dugout, etc. Tools, household, antiques & collectibles.
MANZ’S AUCTIONEERING SERVICE
Box 578, Davidson, SK. S0G 1A0
Ph: 306-567-2990 • Fax: 306-567-2051 • Cell: 306-567-7411
Tim Manz, Prov. Lic #914036
www.manzauction.com email: [email protected]
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
Â April 6, Saturday, 9:00 a.m.
Eugene & Mary Freistadt Estate, Meacham, SK.
Collectible Toys, Brochures, Antiques & Vehicle
Don Teneycke Estate & Debra Teneycke Dispersal, Young, SK
- ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings: Imperial,
Tues., 7:30 pm. Pentecostal
Church (963-2204); Watrous,
every Thurs., 8 pm. (9462466)./46tfc
APRIL
SUDOKU
21st Annual Spring Auction, Meacham, SK
- AL-ANON MEETS EVERY
Thurs. 8 pm, Wat. Elem.
School, staff room (east
door). Ph. 946-2466, 9632105; Young 259-4941, 2573978./21-48c
- AQUASIZE CLASSES AT
Manitou Springs Mineral Spa
on Mondays and Thursdays
at 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Cost is
$5.50/day or 10 classes for
$50./46tfc
meets first Tuesday of each
month - September to June.
Interested in joining or for
more info contact Melodie
Rostie 946-3694./46tfc
Jim Coulter Auction, Watrous, SK
Â May 4, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
21st Annual Exotic Bird & Animal, Meacham, SK
Â May 11, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Dave Coutts Estate & Mrs. Elizabeth Coutts Dispersal, Watrous, SK
To view a full listing with pictures, visit
www.nelsonsauction.com
or phone 306-944-4320. PL #911669.
- WATROUS KINETTE CLUB
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PUZZLES & GAMES!!
500 to 1000 piece puzzles
plus
100 and 200 piece
children's puzzles.
Board games for all ages.
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Mon. to Fri. & 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Sat.
Manitou Beach
Sue Alcock
So spring is officially here but someone forgot to tell the
snow making crew as we certainly have a very generous
amount of snow and sore muscles to show for it. Maybe
this is where we hope for a slow thaw and lots of evaporation rather than run-off.
Our Railway Roots exhibit at the Heritage Centre was
definitely well worth going to see. Ken Landstrom generously loaned many of his model train sets for people to
enjoy and Orin McIntosh also displayed his wonderful
models of the railway station, water tower and caboose.
Also a video display involving Gr. 4 students and an interesting array of other train paraphernalia were most in-
teresting. The men wielding the maintenance equipment
must have had huge muscles.
In May, the plan is to do an exhibit about Manitou
Beach so here is a request for any items of memorabilia
you would like to lend for display. Our varied history of
medicinal salt works, hotel trade, provincial and regional
parks, dance halls, go carts, etc. etc. is worthy of sharing if
you would like . . . please call me with queries and offers.
Tuesday, Mar. 19, the local book club met to chat about
Catcher in the Rye by D.J. Salinger and a very interesting discussion took place. Next month is Beauty Tips from
Moose Jaw. Happy reading folks.
This 1930s photo of Martin’s Tourist Hotel, which became the
shrimp factory, came from the late Harvey Gundry, and was found
by daughter Marilyn Carlson as she went through her father’s belongings.
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from front page:
BROTEN
Searching for spring
Perhaps a sign that spring is in fact coming was the birds out enjoying the
sunshine during the afternoon Mar. 19.That was short-lived as snow and high
winds arrived later in the week.While the recent temperatures do not reflect
spring’s official arrival, perhaps the activity from birds may.
from page six:
BUDGET
will go toward operations of a new PET
CT scanner at Royal University Hospital.
A total $17.8 million investment in 2013‘14, an increase of $2 million, will support
the doubling of post-graduate training
seats to 120 to further boost physician
numbers in Saskatchewan and improve
access for residents.
Capital investment in the health system will total $163.9 million in 2013-‘14, an
increase of $92.3 million or 129 per cent
over last year.
A $23.6 million investment will bolster health services for people in rural
Saskatchewan, including $10.5 million
for continued support of the STARS helicopter ambulance program. STARS has
either flown or rendered care on-scene to
more than 200 patients since beginning
Saskatchewan operations in April 2012.
An additional $3.1 million will be invested in seniors care, including funding
for a Home First/Quick Response Home
Care two-year pilot in Regina Qu’Appelle
Health Region, allowing additional clients
to receive intensive home care supports.
The largest portion of the government’s investment in health – 70 per cent
– goes toward paying health care workers.
Infrastructure
There is a total of $847.5 million, a $59.8
million (7.6 per cent) increase over the
previous year’s budget for schools, hospitals, highways and other much-needed
infrastructure projects.
The Growth and Financial Security
Fund, forecast to end the year with a balance of $695.1 million, will allocate $512.7
million for “security” for unforeseen
events outside of the government’s control, and will allocate funds of $182.4 million for “growth” including future debt
reduction and for needed infrastructure
projects, potentially through P3s, that will
benefit all Saskatchewan people.
There is also $11.8 million to meet the
commitment for parks infrastructure, $82
million for municipal infrastructure including federal-provincial programs, and $43.4
million for courts and correctional facilities.
To view more on the budget visit the
government’s website: www.gov.sk.ca.
things that are working in Saskatchewan. But I want to see changes where
Saskatchewan deserves better, including
a sustainable growth plan for education
and better long-term care for seniors.”
The provincial budget was released
last week and prior to it being unveiled,
Broten told the Watrous Manitou, “We
will be looking very, very closely at the
provincial budget and standing up and
speaking out when there are things
that we see that don’t make sense.”
Broten said rural communities,
towns and producers are integral for
Saskatchewan and he hopes to hear
and look at their concerns. “That is a
huge and important part of the province. We know that there have been a
lot of negative effects on smaller communities recently. On the agriculture
front, if we look at community pastures, if we look at the shelter belt program, these are things that the Sask
Party has not been speaking out and
being strong advocates for and I think
that is a concern.”
Moving ahead as leader, Broten said
he is looking forward to getting to know
Saskatchewan people better. “I want to
hear their ideas and what is important to them. We want to come forward
with a sustainable, long-term plan that
works the best for our province.”
Previously, Broten served as official
opposition critic for advanced education, health, employment, immigration
and seniors.
SPRING
WILL BE HERE
BEFORE YOU
KNOW IT!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Civic Centre, Watrous, SK
(Broadcast live from Saskatoon)
Wednesday, April 3
Registration: 5:30 pm Meeting: 7:00 pm
Agenda will include proposed Bylaw changes and Partnership Vote.
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