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Monday, February 18, 2008 Vol. 37 No. 7 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Bus service Freight delivery uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 3

Powerlifting10 kgs short . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 9

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IridologyThe eye’s the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pg. 13

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Carter Berglund reveals his identity as Samantha Wolfe’s secret friendwith a Valentine’s Day necklace. Macdonald School students showereda secret friend with anonymous gifts each day last week leading up toValentine’s Day on Feb. 14.

SaskPower has confirmed that its Esterhazy service shop will close indue course when the two current employees either retire or bid into newpositions elsewhere in the province.

by Helen SolmesEsterhazy town coun-

cil has accepted an offerfrom Saskpro MachineWorks Ltd. on theKaposvar medical clinicbuilding and seven adja-cent lots.

Saskpro has offeredthe town $70,000 for sixvacant lots on St. Mary’s

Street between ParkAvenue and VeteransAvenue, the medicalclinic lot and building,and the vacant lotbetween the clinic build-ing and the existingSaskpro building.

The town administra-tor has initiated the nec-essary application proce-

dure under the Planningand Develop-ment Act2007 to allow council toapprove a discretionaryuse of the land.

See Town of EsterhazyPublic Notice and callfor oral or written sub-missions in this issue.

by Helen SolmesSaskPower’s shop in

Esterhazy will close indue course, but there isno set date, according tothe company’s mediarelations spokesperson

Larry Christie.Two SaskPower

employees, Len Zazulaand Brian Brewer, cur-rently work out of theEsterhazy shop that willremain open until such

time as the two eitherretire or bid into a posi-tion elsewhere. “Theprocess of attrition andbidding out could takeseveral years,” Christiesaid.

SaskPower garage to close:

‘May take several years’

Council applying for discretionaryuse of medical clinic, seven lots

Advancing career oneperformance at a time

by Helen SolmesBeing in the right

place at the right time isa big part of building asuccessful career as aperformer and 17-year-old Hilary Pask may beon her way to a bigbreak when she takes tothe stage during theupcoming Telemiracle inSaskatoon.

Pask will be perform-ing a rock country solobetween midnight onMarch 1 and 1 a.m. onMarch 2 which, accord-ing to Pask, is one of twoheaviest viewing timesduring the 32nd annualtelethon sponsored bythe KinsmenTeleMiracle Foundation.

Pask is no stranger tothe stage and has animpressive list of creditsto her name as Annie inthe Esterhazy HighSchool Senior Dramaproduction in June, asHansel in the previousyear’s production, as oneof the soloists in thecommunity choir per-formance of Vivaldi in2005 and FaureRequiem in 2006. Theexperience that she has

gained locally has givenher the confidence andcomposure to take onany new challenges,both of which served herwell during theTelemiracle auditionsin November. Paskfound herself on stage infront of a panel of judgesready to perform whenshe realized that herMP3 copy of Leave thePieces by The Wreckerswas not suitable for thehigh powered equipmentin the audition studio. “Ihad no music,” she said.“So I offered to sing acappella. ‘You can do

that?’ the judges asked.They complimented mefor showing versatility Ishowed them that I canwork under pressure.”

Pask has dreams ofsomeday being an actorbut she knows that act-ing can be a tough go.She plans to attend theUniversity of Regina inSeptember to complete adegree in Educationfirst, then try her luckat an acting career in alarge centre such asVancouver or Toronto.

“It’s a matter of oneperformance at a time,”she said.

Hilary Pask has been chosen to perform duringthe 32nd annual TeleMiracle telethon in March.Pask will be on stage between midnight onMarch 1 and 1 a.m. on March 2.

Performingunder

pressure: “I had no

music”

The deadline for sub-mitting claims andreceipts under theCanadian AgricultureSkills Service (CASS) pro-gram has been extendedto March 31, according toa press release issued byGarry Breitkreuz,Member of Parliament forYorkton-Melville.

“This change affectsonly regular clients ofCASS and not CanadianFarm Families OptionsProgram (Options) partic-ipants,” the press releaseof Feb. 13 stated“Options participants con-tinue to have a March 31,2009, deadline.

“The CASS programwas established to helpCanadian farm familiesimprove farm profitabilityand income optionsthrough skills develop-ment and training.

“CASS funding has sup-ported training opportuni-ties which have helpedbeginning and establishedfarmers and their spousesimprove their farm prof-itability, improve the safe-ty and quality of farm foodproduction, enhance envi-ronmentally responsibleproduction, take advan-tage of new market oppor-tunities resulting fromrecent scientific research,develop off-farm incomeoptions, and/or earn off-farm income to supple-ment farm income. CASSis funded by Agriculture& Agri-Food Canada(AAFC) and delivered inSaskatchewan byS a s k a t c h e w a nAgriculture & Food.

“I urge CASS partici-pants who have receiptsor claims to submit to doso as soon as possible.Based on presentdemand, the 2007-08 pro-gram funding will be ade-quate; however, if demandresults in more claimsrequests than the totalfunding available theremay be some clients whodo not receive their fund-ing. Claims will be han-dled on an ‘as received’basis. Receipts and

claims for reimbursementmust be received inRegina or Saskatoon nolater than March 31.

The extension of CASSfor a new program year isstill under discussionbetween the federal andprovincial governments,according to Breitkreuz. “Ihave addressed the

Ministers of Agriculturefor Canada andSaskatchewan and thePresident of the TreasuryBoard who authorizesprogram funding, urgingthem to facilitate the pro-gram through the nextyear at equal or highervalues.

“If funding is made

available for 2008-09,then those CASS clientswho create an IndividualLearning Plan (ILP) nowwould have a head startfor next year. There are,however, no guarantees asthere has yet to be a for-mal announcement for the2008-09 program yearfunding.”

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by Helen SolmesNow is not the right

time to cancel the towndollar-lot program,Esterhazy town councilhas decided.

The demand for resi-dential propertythroughout the area isstrong and expected togrow stronger in light ofthe PotashCorp expan-sion, possibilities of aMosaic expansion, andspeculation of two newpotash mines in thearea. It’s a seller’s mar-ket; however, Esterhazytown council has chosento continue to offer buy-ers one dollar lots as an

incentive to choose tolocate in Esterhazy overother communities.

Council voted duringits regular meeting lastweek against a recom-mendation from theEsterhazy EconomicDevelopment Committeeto cancel the $1-lot pro-gram.

There are approxi-mately 50 vacant ser-viced lots in Esterhazy ofwhich perhaps 20 aresuitable for new resi-dences, EsterhazyEconomic DevelopmentOfficer Judy Parkeradvised council.

Council has been

advised by AssociatedEngineers that the esti-mated cost of servicingnew residential lotscould cost $20-30,000per lot providing thatstorm sewers, pavementand green space are notrequired.

The cost to service aresidential lot in Regina,to include water, sani-tary sewer, storm sewer,gas power, telephonecable TV, pavement,curbs, gutter, sidewalkand green space is esti-mated to be $35-40,000per lot, the engineeringfirm stated.

by Helen SolmesEsterhazy will not loose

its daily passenger ser-vice to Regina, regardlesswhether SaskatchewanTransportation Company(STC) finds a commissionagent to replace Crush-rite Concrete Ltd. March3.

Crushrite has been theSTC agent since 2005 buthas given notice that itwill not extend its con-tract beyond March 3,according to STC regionaldevelopment managerBud Vandergrift.

STC has advertised fora new agent.

“It’s the freight deliverythat is in jeopardy, notthe passenger service,”he said.

One bus leavesEsterhazy daily Mondayto Friday for Regina at8:47 a.m. and arrivesfrom Regina at 9:33 p.m.

Bus service secure:Freight delivery uncertain

by Helen SolmesEsterhazy town council

has chosen to accept theCanada-SaskatchewanMunicipal RuralInfrastructure Fund(MRIF) grant to help payfor a concrete floor in theDana Antal CommunityArena and majorupgrades to the facility.

Esterhazy has beenapproved for a $192,000-grant for the floor projectand improvements to thearena’s ice resurfacing

room that houses the ice-making equipment. Thegrant was intended tocover 50 per cent of thecosts based on an esti-mated total project cost ofapproximately $385,000;however, the total cost ofthe project could beupwards of $700,000.The work must be com-pleted by March, 2009.

Council has hired theBrownlee Beaton andKreke engineering firm toconduct a study to deter-

mine whether the ice sub-surface is stable enoughto receive a concrete floor.

Core samples will betaken from between theexisting brine pipes bydrilling through the ice.

The project is expectedto take five months ormore depending on theresults of the subsurfacetests.

The town is facing aCatch 22 situation.Timing is critical, accord-ing to recreation director

Garth Forster who hasexpressed his concerns tocouncil about drillingthrough the ice at thistime of the year. If thebrine pipes were dam-aged in any way, it couldcost hockey teams,curlers and figure skatersvaluable end-of-seasonice time. If the drilling ispostponed until the end ofMarch, and the projectdelayed in any way, thefall skating programcould be in jeopardy.

Les Anderson was among a host of entertainers on Feb. 9 during the firstof two Esterhazy Motor Hotel Telemiracle fund-raisers that included enter-tainment with the Fish Flies, Molecule Dog, 2 Bitz, and Almost Legal. Co-owner Michelle Peesker will match the proceeds of the Feb. 9 for a totaldonation to Telemiracle of $1,500. The second fund-raiser will be a karaokenight on Feb. 23. Photo courtesy of Esterhazy Motor Hotel.

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Publisher/Owner: Brenda MatchettEditor: Helen SolmesDisplay ads: Brenda Matchett

Office Manager: Christina HolmbergAdvertising/Sales: Shelley GillespieLooking Back/Office: Lexi Gillespie


A TALE OF TWO PARROTSEver come across a book you wish

you’d read? Happened to me last week.The book is called Breaking BadHabits in Parrots. I wish I’d read thatbook 25 years ago.

That would be just before I laid out600 bucks for Sydney, a Blue-FrontedAmazon. Sydney, the pet store ownerassured me, would prove an affection-ate, intelligent and altogether heart-warming pet.

The pet store owner lied. Sydney wasa feathered fiend. A winged wolverine.An avian Antichrist. ‘Sydney’??? Hisname should have been Satan.

Sydney had three prevailing habits.He shrieked and shredded and shatindiscriminately – frequently all threeat once. He shrieked when he was in

his cage; when he was let out of hiscage he destroyed everything he couldput his beak to, and that which hecouldn’t besmirch he be-guanoed withgusto. When I began to entertain fan-tasies of grabbing Sydney by the neckwith one hand, my 12-gaugeRemington with the other and takingboth out on the front lawn for a spot ofimpromptu skeet-shooting, I knew itwas time to divest myself of Sydney infavour of a more benign animal com-panion, such as – oh, I don’t know – arabid wharf rat, perhaps? A blackmamba?

Sydney went back to the pet store,the owner of which refused to give memy money back. I didn’t mind.Knowing he would probably spend therest of his life with Sydney was recom-

pense enough.It was just the luck of the draw, I

guess. If I’d been hanging around a petshop in Stamford, Connecticut back in1977 I could have shelled out a fewbucks and bought Alex, a one-year oldAfrican Grey and possibly thesmartest parrot the world has everknown.

Scratch that. Alex became thesmartest parrot, etc., thanks to Dr.Irene Pepperberg, a Harvard scientist.She bought Alex, and over the next 30years she taught the bird to describeobjects, how to make his desires known– even how to ask questions.

In doing so, Dr. Pepperberg turnedthe science of animal linguistics on itspointy little head. Until her experi-ment with Alex came along, mostresearchers had concentrated on try-ing to teach chimpanzees and monkeyshow to speak because, well, they’remore like us, right? Closer on the evo-lutionary scale and all that. Onlyproblem is, as much as simians resem-ble us, their vocal chords simply aren’tup to the job of reproducing humanspeech.

Whereas parrots can at least. . . well,‘parrot’ what they hear, be it a tele-phone ringing, a barking dog, orhuman speech.

But Dr. Pepperberg took linguisticability in animals to a whole new level.She proved that not only could Alextalk like a human – he could think.

By his mid-twenties (still young for aparrot) Alex could identify and name50 different objects. He could alsoname their colours, their shapes andeven the materials they were made

from. He understood concepts such as‘bigger’ and ‘smaller’, could count up tosix – even appreciated the concept of‘zero’.

And he had personality to burn –including a finely-honed sense of mis-chief. Once, at a press conference, Dr.Pepperberg struggled to get Alex tovocalize the shape and colour of anobject she held in front of him.

Alex snootily ignored her, and thecrowd of reporters grew restive.Desperate to give the press somethingto write about, Dr. Pepperberg left thestage to bring on another African Grey,hoping the presence of another birdwould stimulate Alex to ‘open up’. Assoon as she had left the stage, Alexlooked at the audience, leaned into themicrophone and murmured quietly,“Triangle. Purple.”

Just how smart did this birdbrainget? Smart enough to have a vocabu-lary of 150 words; smart enough to askfor specific objects – and to reject itemsthat were not what he asked for.

On the evening of Sept. 6 of last year,as Dr. Pepperberg prepared to leavethe lab, she bid Alex good night.

“You be good,” said Alex. “I love you.”“I love you too,” said the professor.“You’ll be in tomorrow?” asked Alex.“Yes,” said the doctor, “I’ll be in

tomorrow.”Doctor Pepperberg would, but Alex

would not. He died in his cage thatnight, of natural causes. He and Dr.Pepperberg had had their last conver-sation.

I’d tell you about the last conversa-tion I had with my parrot, Sydney, butthis is a family newspaper.

by Arthur BlackArthur Black is a freelance

columnist and former CBC Radio broadcaster

A tale of two parrots

Looking backFifty years ago, 1958 -Approximately 1,000 people attended the annual Esterhazy winter

carnival. The event consisted of skating, an ‘international’ broomballgame and the traditional parade of costumed skaters. The MemorialRink Association, sponsors of the carnival, were rewarded for the effortput forth and final returns showed approximately $300 profit.

Forty years ago, 1968 -The Potashville School Unit Bryant Oratory contest was held in

Esterhazy and two local students were named the winners. LavonneKnudson, junior class and Linda Lewis, senior class, would compete inthe zone competitions also held in Esterhazy. School units represent-ed in this zone were Potashville, Moosomin, Cupar, Broadview, IndianHead, and Regina East.

•A suite of poems by Joan Conway of Esterhazy were published by

the Yorkton Art Centre. She was born in Dublin and had travelledthrough Great Britain, Libya, Mata, Cypress and Egypt. She had beenwriting poetry upon her arrival in Saskatchewan.

Thirty years ago, 1978 -Sixteen rinks took part in the Dubuc open bonspiel. Winners were:

‘A’ event – Milton Hanson of Broadview, Lorne Ellwood of Dubuc,Larry Stradeski of Grayson and Ken Maulding of Broadview; ‘B’ event Wes Parker of Broadview, George Bereny of Melville, Rob McAlpine ofDubuc and Lanny Topliss of Dubuc; ‘C’ event – Don Powell of Waldron,John Barr of Bangor, Ray Ogren of Dubuc and Harold McQuitty ofDubuc; ‘D’ event – Don Bauman of Dubuc, Jim Kulcsar of Dubuc, TedMoldawan of Grayson and Russell Smith of Waldron.

Forty years ago, 1988 –As part of the first annual Kinsmen Sports Celebrity Dinner, former

National Hockey League player Darryl Sitter, SaskatchewanRoughriders, Tom Burgess and Bobby Jwrasin and 1988 Canadianfive-pin bowling champion Blair Pizzey spoke to the audience.Approximately 147 people attended the dinner. A portion of the nightwas focussed on naming sportsman of the-year for Esterhazy. GuenterGauer was honored for his many years of commitment toward hissport, soccer. He was honored not only for his participation and com-mitment in Esterhazy, but throughout Saskatchewan and Europe aswell. He was awarded with a plaque at the dinner.

compiled by Lexi Gillespie


The upcoming federal election should be afairly easy ride for the Conservative candi-dates in Saskatchewan.

But you know what would make it even eas-ier?

They should just admit that they didn’tkeep their last election promise toSaskatchewan voters on equalization.

Heck, most people would even accept yourexcuses for not doing so. (And normally, theelectorate isn’t quite so forgiving.)

They should just admit that it was a stupidpromise to make in the first place – thatremoving all non-renewable resource revenuefrom the equalization formula would havesimply thrown the entire formula into chaos.

They should say that, upon further reflec-tion, it made no sense to give a booming“have” province like Saskatchewan now ridinghigh on resource revenue an additional $800million a year. They should say it came downto a matter of choices and choosing to removenon-renewable resources from the formulawould have defeated the purpose of havingequalization.

Heck, no one even expects theConservatives to admit to the real reason,which has a lot to do with needing Quebec’ssupport if they ever hope win a majority gov-ernment.

Saskatchewan voters might not like it, butgive them some credit. Voters here recognizethe need every government has to pander toQuebec. Perhaps the average Saskatchewanvoter doesn’t understand the complex equal-ization formula in detail, but they certainlyget the danger of messing with a national pro-gram that now sees something approachinghalf the pool flow to Quebec coffers.

For almost two years now, Saskatchewanvoters have been waiting for such an honestadmission from their 12 Conservative MPs.

It didn’t come last spring when the federalgovernment capped equalization – a directcontradiction of what the Conservatives saidthey would do during the 2005-06 electioncampaign.

It didn’t come in last year’s federal budgetwhen then senior Saskatchewan cabinet min-ister Carol Skelton and then junior ministerGerry Ritz tried to instead spin the nonsensethat a series of on-going federal programsamounted to nearly $900-million in “new’money for this province.

It didn’t come in the fall when Ritz was ele-vated to the Agriculture Minister’s portfolio.It didn’t come during Prime Minister StephenHarper’s trip to Saskatchewan last month

when he re-announced this province’s share ofa national program as if it was some specialconsideration for this province.

And it sure didn’t come after that supposedsecret meeting the federal caucus had lastweekend with the Saskatchewan Party cabi-net.

In fact, we heard Regina-Qu’Appelle MPAndrew Scheer tell reporters: “The fact of thematter is that we kept our promise on equal-ization.”

This is not so. And one would think that it’snot advisable to keep repeating somethingthat isn’t so when you’re about to go todoorsteps of the voters. It’s the kind of thingthat could cost Conservative politicians theirjobs.

There again, it might not.Saskatchewan voters – especially rural

Saskatchewan voters, who have generallybeen onside with the Harper government onother critical issues tax cuts, the crime billand an end to the Canadian Wheat Board –will likely be a forgiving lot.

The NDP – the Conservatives’ major rivalsin Saskatchewan – are running a cast ofunion organizers and long-time leftist as theirfederal candidates. And if the Liberals weren’tpalatable under Paul Martin, it’s difficult tosee how an even weaker slate of Liberal can-didates in Saskatchewan under StephaneDion will do better.

It’s obvious that the federal Conservativesare counting on the lack of options to pullthem through. It might work.

There again, a few Conservative candidatesmay soon be surprised by Saskatchewan voteslack of tolerance for politicians that promiseone thing, fail to do it and then pretend theydid.

So here’s a simple solution for the Tories: Becompletely honest.

Admit you haven’t kept your equalizationpromise.

It may just set you free.

EDITORIAL

MurrayMandryk

reportsfrom the

SaskatchewanLegislature

Equalization truth couldset Tory MPs free

Pat Ferguson has done it again. The British Columbiahunter, cowboy, hard rock miner, gold mine manager, servicerep and published author has released his second book,Cowboys, Good Times & Wheels, four short years after his firstbook Gone Huntin’

Ferguson is a self-published and self-marketing author whohas been travelling far and wide promoting his books. He iswell known in the Tantallon area as Dave Brown’s huntingpartner from British Columbia. He presented Dave with a copyof his Cowboys, Good Times and Wrecks with the inscription:“O.K. !! So I’m nuts!! If there was any doubt, this should clearit up!!! Fergie, Dec. 8, 2007.”

The reference to him being nuts, I would think, applies moreto what Dave and Fergie’s hunting buddies are about to learnfrom reading the book, that is, the other side of Ferguson as theblond-haired varmint who grew up on the Douglas LakeRanch in British Columbia and who, by his own admission,started his cowboy career at an age when children his agewhere still playing in sandboxes.

Ferguson described Gone Huntin’ to The Miner-Journal in2003 as a unique adventure book. “I take the reader on hunt-ing trips with me,” he said. Cowboys, Good Times & Wrecks isanother adventure book. This time Ferguson is leading hisreaders on one wild escapade on horseback from one cow campto another on the half-million-acre Douglas Ranch, in the com-pany of the wildest, wooliest bunch of cowpokes imaginableand everyone of them true to life.

Cowboys, Good Times & Wrecks is a great book. The storiesare lively and engaging in themselves and Ferguson hasrounded out the book with hand-drawn cartoons, a list of manyof the cowpokes and horses from 1947-2005 as recorded on thewalls of the bunkhouses in each cow camp, and a collection ofphotographs of some of the legendary cowboys and bosses fromthe Douglas Lake Ranch.

Ferguson was born in 1948 on the Douglas Lake Ranch,south of Kamloops, B.C., where his father, Mike Ferguson wascow boss for ranch owner, Chunky Woodward. Cowboys, GoodTimes & Wrecks is a compilation of stories based on Ferguson’syears growing up on the ranch. He begins with a humorousstory about the day he rode his little red tricycle to the farmyard gate and came face to face with the legendary DaveLindley, as Ferguson “looked up into the bug-eyed snot blowingface of an equally terrified horse”. The book ends with a mov-ing story of the day he decided to pack it in for good, at the ageof 19.

Cowboys, Good Times & Wrecks is a gem of a book. Anyonewho is interested in buying a copy, write to Pat Ferguson inClearwater, B.C., V0E 1N0.

A gem of a book

helensolmes

They missed the pointThe anxiously awaited report, Container Use in Western Canada, prepared for TransportCanada, has finally arrived. It is an excellent read as it touches on all the issues concerningcontainer movement as well as presenting some very useful data on container flows. Theauthors came to the conclusion that there was not an economic case to be made for develop-ing an Inland Port in the prairie basin. That is the debate. Do we do nothing about the criti-cal problem of containers for exporting our value-added products, because there are numbersthat signal problems, or do we push ahead seeking alternatives that will allow the prairies tohave a nimble transportation system. Without belaboring the point, doing an analysis on past and current figures may lead to oneconclusion, while estimating changes and examining opportunities is the way that advancesoccur. We must find a solution to having empty containers passing through our province with-out the means of loading them with exports. It is as simple as that.On the positive side, the Prairie-to-Port Gateway Inland Port project has managed to bringmajor stakeholders together in order to plan a test for resolving the issue presented above.We have identified new players representing additional volumes of exports, and are now cre-ating the momentum that will push forward the plans for an intermodal system appropriateto our needs. The US Midwest is struggling with the same problem of limited access to emptycontainers; west coast container ports have serious congestion, and ocean shippers makemore money taking empties back to Asia for loading than stopping for our low cost exports. Itis a conundrum, but we must solve it. –C.M. (Red) Williams

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Here’s what it’s like to be Tiger Woods:• You are the best golfer in the world, possibly the

best in history;• You have more money than most small countries

and can buy anything you want, travel anywhere, ordo anything you want, for the rest of your life.

• You are a minority (genetic history: black father,Asian mother) in a country where whites rule, but youare beloved by people of all colours.

• But if you say something is good, you will be criti-cized. If you say something is bad, you will be criti-cized. If you say nothing at all, you will be criticized.

So it is in the aftermath of the Kelly Tilghmanaffair, where the Golf Channel announcer used anunfortunate phrase (‘lynch him in a back alley”) in asloppy attempt to be funny during the first golf tour-nament broadcast of the season.

Tilghman was properly vilified, and her bosses sus-pended her for two weeks. Woods, meanwhile, saidTilghman was a good friend, he was not offendedbecause he knew the intent of her comment was nothurtful, and that he considered the whole sorry storya “non-issue.”

Story over, right? Hardly.Because Woods is Woods, and said either a) some-

thing good; b) something bad; or c) something at all;it’s open season on him.

Farrell Evans, writing in SI Golf Plus, asks whyWoods didn’t take offence. Perhaps, he said, becausethe $122 million Woods raked in last year was derivedfrom “the largely white, corporate-friendly world ofgolf and not as a minority agitating for social justice.”

Evans intimated Woods should stand up for his race.“Wouldn’t it be nice,” said Evans, “ if for once Woodssaw himself as the heir not only to Jack Nicklaus butalso to Jackie Robinson?”

SUPER BOWL LEFTOVERS:The final straw, according to SI.com: The Boston

Globe had a book called 19-0: The HistoricChampionship Season of New England's UnbeatablePatriots available for pre-order on amazon.com beforeyanking it. The football gods hate that kind of stuff.And you can bet The New York Times isn't pimping a

book called 14-6: Not Only Did Tom Coughlin Not GetFired, But That Crazy Man Won The Super Bowl.

•From Si.com’s10-spot on why the Patriots lost, by

Pete McEntegart:No. 8: What's the point in winning another Super

Bowl when you're already dating a supermodel?•

Cam Hutchinson of the Saskatoon Star-Phoenixsays that if the food and service at his new restaurantare anything like the way he played hockey, WendelClark’s Classic Grill and Sports Lounge in theToronto area will be a big hit.

A highlight of the lunch menu, according toleafnews.com, is the Knuckle Sandwich: “Served cold-cocked with mustard and considerable relish.” Thissandwich has been a favourite of Bob Probert’s,leafnews reports: “Wendel served him regular help-ings. Big Bob must have loved it, because he kept com-ing back for seconds.”

•Golf has replaced ice hockey as the most popular

sport in Canada. Almost 1.5 million adult Canadianswere golfers in 2005, and you know, I think I was onthe golf course that day. Gawd, it was slow.

•Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle says

that prior to the final round of the AT&T PebbleBeach National Pro-Am, two of the top contenderslikely prepared differently: “Vijay Singh, fitness fanat-ic, probably warmed up with yoga, Pilates and a fewsets on the Thighmaster. Steve Lowery probably ate adonut..” But Lowery won, so go figure. Or else go for adouble chocolate, caramel surprise.

•• Steve Rosenbloom of ChicagoSports.com, after ex-

trainer Brian McNamee reportedly handed oversyringes and vials used to inject Roger Clemens thathe'd saved for years: "Remember when people just col-lected autographs and pictures?"

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg, on Miami tradingShaquille O'Neal to Phoenix: “Now when Shaq gets tothe free-throw line he will still be cold, but it will be a

dry cold.”• Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, won-

dering how Bob Knight will blow off steam in hisretirement years: "Browbeat Wal-Mart greeters?Protest the pudding selection at Hometown Buffet?Throw chairs on Bingo Night?"

•“Hockey Day in Canada,” as decreed by the CBC.,

was celebrated Feb. 9. Noted Garth Woolsey of theToronto Star: “Feb. 9 also happens to be the feast dayof Apollonia, the patron saint of dentistry.Coincidence?”

And finally, a groaner: A question from a reader tosyndicated columnist Norman Chad: “Punter JeffFeagles used to play for Philadelphia. Now that he’swon a Super Bowl with New York, wouldn't it beappropriate for him to change his name to JeffFgiants?”


Brian Sych - Administrator - 745-5400Judy Parker - Economic Devel. Officer - 745-5405Garth Forster- Recreation Director - 745-5402SN Boreen Centre Bookings - 745-6353

DA MacKenzie Aquatic Center - 745-2844Website: www.town.esterhazy.sk.caE-mail: Town - [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Town of Esterhazy600 Sumner Street Box 490 Esterhazy, Sask. S0A 0X0 Tel: 745-3942 Fax: 745-6797

Contacts:TOWN OF ESTERHAZY

LANDFILL HOURSNov.1 -April 14/08Mon-Wed., 1-5 p.m.

Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

The waste disposal site is closed on statutory holidays.

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TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGSRegular Council Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday

of every month except July, August and December

N O T I C E S

JEAN PASK LIBRARYCalling all kids! Join us for the JP Kid's Club at

the Jean Pask Library on Saturday, March 1 from1 - 2 pm. We celebrate Easter with stories, craftsand games. All children are welcome but we askthat preschoolers are accompanied by a parent.For more information, call Karen at 745-3990 orRhonda at 745-2253 or the library at 734-6406.

ARENA SCHEDULEThe complete arena schedule is posted on the board

at the Dana Antal Centennial Arena and on the Townof Esterhazy website at www.town.esterhazy.sk.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe Esterhazy Regional Park is accepting appli-

cations for summer employment. Duties includegroundskeeping and maintenance around the play-

ground area, campground and ball diamonds.Knowledge of setting up a ball diamond for gameswould be an asset but not required. The position

runs from May 1, 2008 until August 31, 2008.Closing date for applications is 5:00pm, FridayMarch 14 2008. Submit applications to Garth

Forster Recreation Director Town of EsterhazyBox 490 Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0 Please mark

“Regional Park” on the application. The RegionalPark appreciates the interest of all applicants, how-

ever only those selected for an interview will becontacted.

PARENTS AND TOTS SKATINGWednesday afternoons from 1pm – 3pm. Aimed

at those children who have never skated before orare just learning how to skate.

COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAMApplications are now being accepted for the Sask

Lotteries Community Grant Program.Expenditures must be directly related to the deliv-

ery of a sport, culture or recreation project. Forfurther details or an application form, contact

Garth at the Town Office.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENTThe Town of Esterhazy is seeking individuals for

summer employment in the following areas:Historical Park, Public Works. Length of employ-

ment runs from May 1, 2008 until August 31, 2008.Applications will be accepted until 5:00pm, Friday

March 14, 2008. Please submit applications toGarth Forster, Recreation Director Town ofEsterhazy Box 490 Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0

Please mark “Historical Park” or “Public Works” onthe application. Only those selected for an inter-

view will be contacted

WALKING CLUBWalking Club meets every Monday, Wednesdayand Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the S.N.

Boreen Community Centre. All ages are welcome to come out

PUBLIC SKATINGTuesday February 19: 3:15 – 5:15 p.m.Sunday February 24: 1:30 – 3 p.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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not participating; individual sign up for gr. 10-12 (regular classes for those not attending)

March 5/6 Potashville Music FestivalMarch 11-12 Jr. Report Cards & Sr. Markbook sheets March12 & 13 Parent Teacher Interviews 4-7:30 p.m.March14 No School April 4 Chinese Acrobats March 19 Gr.9 Orientation into Gr.10 (Bandrm 7pm) All Gr.9

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SEASONAL EMPLOYMENTThe Town of Esterhazy is seeking individuals forseasonal employment (April to October) in the

Public Works and Recreation Departments.Deadline for applications is 5:00pm, Friday March14, 2008. Applications can be submitted to GarthForster, Recreation Director Town of EsterhazyBox 490 Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0 Please mark

“Seasonal” on the application. Only those selectedfor an interview will be contacted

UPCOMING HOCKEY GAMESWednesday February 20

Female Bantam vs Ochapowace 7pm


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FISHDERBY

SUNDAY, Feb. 24Bird’s Point, Round Lake

Registration: 10 a.m.Derby: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

$10/holeChildren accompanied by a parent will fish for free

FISHING HOLE PRIZES!50 / 50 prize for longest fish(Pike, Perch and Walleye)Walleye- Catch & Release

SASKATCHEWAN FISHING REGULATIONS APPLYLunch and Refreshments Available

Silent fishermen being sold in advance

IN BOWLING ACTIONat the Esterhazy Bowlarena

Monday Golden JetsWomen’s: High single –

Margaret Matyas, 243; Hightriple – Margaret Matyas,663; High average –Margaret Matyas, 189.Men’s: High single – HerbLacroix, 216; High triple –Herb Lacroix, 606; High aver-age – Herb Lacroix, 197.

Monday Night Men’sWednesday

High single – Ralph May,272; High triple – Gil Brule,802; High average – GilBrule, 247.

Afternoon Women’sHigh single – Gerry Fraser,

242; High triple – BernadetteBerthelet, 619; High average

– Bernadette Berthelet, 208.Old Central

Pilsner MixedWomen’s: High single –

Billie Betts, 208; High triple– Delphine Gehl, 556; Highaverage – Delphine Gehl,196. Men’s: High single –Randy Beitel, 187; Hightriple – Randy Beitel, 506;High average – Ken Moar,188.Thursday Silver Threads

Women’s: High single –Dorothy Barker, 254; Hightriple – Dorothy Barker, 558;High average – MargaretMatyas, 180. Men’s: Highsingle – Bill Gander, 231;High triple – Bill Gander,

539; High average – HerbLacroix, 193.

Thursday Night MixedWomen’s: High single –

Joan Bowley, 232; High triple– Joan Bowley, 611; Highaverage – Joan Bowley, 212.Men’s: High single – KenHudacek, 249; High triple –Ed Basky, 679; High average– Brian Flatt, 198.

Friday Night MixedWomen’s: High single –

Bernadette Berthelet, 280;High triple – BernadetteBerthelet, 745; High average– Bernadette Berthelet, 213.Men’s: High single – RickFIndlay, 306; High triple –Rick FIndlay, 752; High aver-

age – Gil Brule, 237.YBC Seniors

Women’s: High single –Alex Porter, 237; High triple –Alex Porter, 579; High aver-age – Samantha Jones, 186.Men’s: High single – TavisEllinger, 267; High triple –Tavis Ellinger, 735; Highaverage – Tavis Ellinger, 227.

YBC JuniorsWomen’s: High single –

Lindsay Berthelet, 187; Hightriple – Lindsay Berthelet,533; High average – LindsayBerthelet, 174. Men’s: Highsingle – Zackary Metz, 229;High triple – Zachary Metz,609; High average – TylerMountain, 169.

YBC BantamWomen’s: High single –

Kelsey Hnatyshyn, 158; Hightriple – Kelsey Hnatyshyn,416; High average – CaseyBogdan, 116. Men’s: Highsingle – Sam Baker, 183;High triple – Sam Baker, 437;High average – Sam Baker,142.

SmurfsGirl’s: High single – Shae

Lynn Forster, 126; High triple– Carlie Moore, 231; Highaverage – Shae Lynn Forster,86. Boy’s: High single – DrewBrown, 86; High triple –Drew Brown, 165; High aver-age – Drew Brown, 94.

submitted byDon HalykThe Esterhazy Flyers

defeated WhitewoodOrioles on Saturday, Feb.9, with a score of 5-1.

Flyers swept all threegames against theOrioles as the leaguewinds down this weekwith re-scheduled games.Watch for posters whenthe Flyers start theirbest-of-seven semi-finalseries. The teams are notyet decided.

Scoring in the Flyer

game was SteveBushewski with twogoals and single markersby Dave Shields, AdamFlick and Jeff Nordquist.Derek Leidl played innet. The Flyers’ record is17 wins and two losses.They are good for firstplace.

The Flyers also want towelcome the Ukrainiantradespersons toSaskatchewan who wereat the hockey game asguests of the the Flyers.

Flyers sweepWhitewood

First-time national competitionsubmitted byEsterhazy Skating ClubEsterhazy skater

Justin Kacsmar had theexperience of a lifetimeafter qualifying toadvance to a nationallevel from Saskatchewanprovincials in November.Kacsmar attended theBMO Junior Nationalsin Ottawa, on Jan. 29 –

Feb. 1 with coach BevPangracs.

This was the first timethat Justin advancedbeyond a provinciallevel, and his 10th-placefinish was an invaluablelearning experience.While there, Justin alsogot to see the ParliamentBuilding, plus skate onthe Rideau Canal (the

longest skating rink inCanada).

Several skatersattended a test-day host-ed by Melville on Feb. 1and were successful inpassing the followingtests:

Madison Tocher –Swing Dance; ChristinaHertlein – Harris Tango

and Junior Silver Skills;Shirelle McAlpine –Viennese Waltz; SydneyBeutler and ShayanneBear – Senior BronzeSkills; Kaylyn Beutler –Senior Silver Skills andStarlite Waltz; ChelseaRichter and JustinKacsmar – Junior SilverSkills

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as of Feb. 10, 2008W L T F A Pts

Esterhazy 17 2 0 136 50 34Langenburg13 3 0 105 69 28Rocanville 11 6 2 129 92 25Whitewood 11 9 0 87 95 22Ochapowace 9 10 1 94 92 19Moosomin 4 12 1 62 97 10Churchbridge 4 12 1 71 132 9Bredenbury 4 14 1 71 132 9Churchbridge 4 12 1 71 132 9

Scoring LeadersName Team GP G A Pts PIMDarren Wilson LANG 18 28 32 60 18Dave Shields EST 16 26 34 60 69Brett Harrison EST 16 27 24 51 80Jason Miller ROC 16 15 32 47 16Les Reagh ROC 18 12 35 47 10Riley Woytas EST 18 14 31 45 8Owen Wushke ROC 19 26 18 44 29Brad Hickman ROC 16 24 20 44 12Cody Bowtell LANG 15 21 23 44 0Lee Poncelet WHITE 14 20 17 37 16Kelly Longley LANG 18 9 28 37 64Scott Vaughn EST 17 8 28 36 4Chris Scott WHITE 20 14 21 35 28Rob Kozak WHITE 12 15 15 30 4Randy Bot CHUR 14 12 14 26 43Don St. Marie BRED 20 10 16 26 54Everett Bear OCH 18 11 14 25 48Ron Sopko CHUR 15 10 15 25 19Mark Persick EST 19 8 17 25 22Jeff Nordquist EST 18 16 7 23 55

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Town of EsterhazyPUBLIC NOTICE

Discretionary Use Application

The Council of the Town of Esterhazy pursuant toSection 55 of The Planning and DevelopmentAct, 2007, hereby gives notice of its intention toconsider a Discretionary Use Application for: Lots19, 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24, Block 1, Plan No.1012555239 - 413 - 427 St. Mary Street and Lot29, Block 1, Plan No. 101870984 - 418 MapleStreet.

The Discretionary Use, which is being appliedfor, is to allow for the extended development of amachineshop operation at this location.

Any person may make oral or written representa-tion to Town Council at its meeting to be held onWednesday, March 12, 2008, in Town CouncilChambers, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, at 7:00p.m. Oral or written submissions will be considered when the public hearing in respect tothis Application is in session. Persons wishing toaddress this matter must be present at the meeting, or can submit a written letter, whichmust be received by the Town Office by 5:00 p.m.on Friday, March 7, 2008.

For further information contact the Town Office at745-3942. Dated at Esterhazy, Saskatchewanthis 18th day of February, 2008.

Brian SychAdministrator

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Town of EsterhazyPUBLIC NOTICE

Discretionary Use Application

The Council of the Town of Esterhazy pursuant toSection 55 of The Planning and Development Act,2007, hereby gives notice of its intention to con-sider a Discretionary Use Application for: Lot B,Block 22, Plan No. BK725-203 Sussex Avenue.

The Discretionary Use, which is being applied for,is to allow for the development of a residentialmobile home at this location.

Any person may make oral or written representa-tion to Town Council at its meeting to be held onWednesday, March 12, 2008, in Town CouncilChambers, Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, at 7:00p.m. Oral or written submissions will be considered when the public hearing in respect tothis Application is in session. Persons wishing toaddress this matter must be present at the meeting, or can submit a written letter, which mustbe received by the Town Office by 5:00 p.m. onFriday, March 7, 2008.

For further information contact the Town Office at745-3942. Dated at Esterhazy, Saskatchewanthis 18th day of February, 2008.

Brian SychAdministrator

submitted byAmanda BangaEsterhazy Pre-Novice

Flyers hosted their home

tournament on Feb. 2-3.The first game wasagainst the RussellRams. It was a veryintense game, Esterhazylost 3-2. Goals werescored by Kelsey Bangaand McKenna Davis.

The Diggar Awardwent to Hayden Schlamp.The Diggar Award is anaward that is similar toplayer-of-the-game, bestplayer, most-improved orawarded to the playerwho tried the hardestduring the game.

The second game of theday was againstMoosomin Rangers.

Esterhazy was defeatedwith a score of 8-2. Thetwo goals were scored byMcKenna Davis withassists from TaylorPetracek and TeaguePlamondon on both goals.The Diggar Award wentto William Merritt.

During the final game,Esterhazy defeated theLangenburg Warriors 10-3. Kelsey Banga scoredfour goals; TaylorPetracek, three; KaydenTocher, Rob Huckell andMcKenna Davis, one. TheDiggar Award went toTaylor Petracek.submitted by

Lorne HuyghebaertEsterhazy lost the first

game of the best-of-threeseries with a score of 2-1on Feb. 11 in Stockholm.The Melville MissMillionaires scored with5:20 in the period to lead1-0 after the first period.They extended their leadto 2-0 after two periods.

Esterhazy kept thepressure on and LetitiaMackay scored, withEmma Landine assisting,with 2:56 remaining inthe game, to make thescore 2-1.

Melville managed tohold on for the win.Scoring for Melville wereMorgan Sawa, andKeysha Jansen.

submitted byEsterhazy Skating ClubThe Esterhazy Skating

Club’s November skater-of-the-month has beenawarded to ShirelleMcAlpine.

The 15-year-old had avery successful debut inPre-Novice Ladies whenshe competed at theBMO Skate CanadaProvincials Champion-ship in Moose Jaw inearly November.

McAlpine missed thealternate position for theWestern CanadianChampionships inOttawa in February byonly one spot, coming insixth after two verystrong performances.

Shirelle is a member ofthe Sask First Provincialteam and puts in manyhours of practice morethan five days a week.As well, she is a veryvaluable program assis-tant in the club’sCanSkate program.

This fall, Shirelle wasalso successful in pass-ing her Senior SilverSkills and half her GoldDance. She is now work-ing toward her GoldSkills, Gold Dance andSenior Silver Freeskate

under coach BevPangracs.

McAlpine is Grade 10student at EsterhazyHigh School.


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Esterhazy Pre-novice flyers Back row, l-r: Hayden Schlamp, TeaguePlamondon, Taylor Petracek, William Merritt, Rob Huckell, KaydenTocher. Middle row: Dez Basken, McKenna Davis, Taylor Nagy, RyderBurns. Front Kelsey Banga.

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The Spy Hill UnitedChurch Choir entertainedat the Rocanville Lodgeon Feb. 4, with DawnWilson of Rocanvilledoing the organizing forthis occasion. Eventhough there were a fewmissing from the regulargang, everyone had anenjoyable time. It isalways fun to put on aprogram for the resi-dents. The next outing forthe choir will be thechurch service inLangenburg on March 30,which will include bothChurchbridge andLangenburg UnitedChurches all in the oneservice.

This will be a busySunday with some havingthree services to attendall in the one day.Services for both the St.Patrick’s Catholic Churchand the United Church inSpy Hill were cancelledlast Sunday due to thebitterly cold weather.

The brunch that washeld in the town hall thismonth was well attended,with approximately 76people. This was put onby the Spy Hill UnitedChurch.

The Spy Hill senior

curlers have been curlingin Binscarth and the SpyHill mixed bonspiel isunderway.

Sincere sympathies are

extended to all of theKingdon families ofRocanville on the passingof Daisy.

The flu bug has taken

its vengeance out onmany people in the vil-lage, and it seems veryhard to shake once it getsa hold on you.

submitted byIrma Van De BonFifteen-year-old Carter

Balaberda set a nationalpowerlifting record dur-ing a competition in SwiftCurrent on Jan. 26. Heplaced first in his weightclass and set a nationalrecord in the squat 56-kgsub-junior class with a190-kg (418.9 lb) squatHe completed a 122.5-kg(270-lb) bench press anda 110-kg (242.5-lb) dead-lift. This gave him a newpersonal best of 422.5 kg(929 lb). However, heneeded 432 kg to qualifyto compete with the menat world competition inNewfoundland.

Later in the day,Balaberda competed inthe bench press competi-tion in the 60-kg sub-junior weight class, set-ting a national recordwith his first attempt of115 kg (253 lb). His sec-ond attempt reset therecord at 122.5 kg (270lb), and on his thirdattempt he was success-ful and upped the nation-al record for a third timeto 130 kg (286 lb).

Balaberda came upshort by only a 10-kgtotal to compete in theWorld Men’s OpenCompetition inNovember. He had onemore opportunity to qual-ify at a special meet beingheld in Regina on Feb. 17.

Editor’s note: Results ofthe Feb. 17 event were notavailable at the time TheMiner-journal went topress.

Other plans in thefuture include competingat nationals being held in

St. Catherine’s, Ont., onApril 10. There will bethree powerlifters fromEsterhazy attending –Jesse Jamison, CurtisMihalicz and Carter

Balaberda.Cardell Holinaty com-

peted in Swift Current aswell. He set new personalbests for himself and didvery well in the 75-kg

sub-junior class. He man-aged to lift 110 kg (242 lb)in the squat, 70 kg (153lb) in the bench and inthe deadlift pulled 120 kg(264 lb).


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Carter Balaberda presses 385 lbs during a powerlifting training session atthe New Image Fitness Centre in Esterhazy. He placed first in his weightclass during competition in Swift Current on Jan. 26 and set a nationalrecord in the squat 56 kg sub-junior class with a 190-kg (418.9-lb) squat.

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by Helen SolmesThe need to be touched

is one of the most basic ofhuman needs. Without it,a newborn may fail tothrive, yet an infant thatreceives regular nurtur-ing touch stands to gaineverything – improveddigestion; better co-ordi-nation; better sleep pat-terns; less hyperactivity;and relief from colic andgas, teething discomfort,and growing pains.Infants that are fortu-nate to receive regularnurturing touch grow upknowing that they areloved, valued andrespected and stand abetter chance of being tol-erant, calm, understand-ing adolescents with asense of self -respect andan innate ability to regu-late their own behavior.

Registered massagetherapist Aura-Lee Zacklisted the benefits ofinfant massage during apresentation to theHealthy Beginnings pro-gram on Feb. 12 inEsterhazy.

Zack is a trained infantmassage instructor withthe InternationalAssociation of InfantMassage (IAIM). As aninstructor, she teachesparents and caregivershow to massage infantsand toddlers in a home

environment.“I don’t touch your baby

at all during the classes,”she said. “I teach you how

to massage your baby. Itis strictly between youand your baby.”

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Public NoticeAdvance Notice of Winter Weight Termination on Public Highways

The Winter Weight season will end on March 14th reverting axle group and grossvehicle weights back to regular limits on designated Public Highways. If weatherconditions are unfavorable the period from March 1st until March 14th is subject toRestrictions which accelerate the end date of the Winter Weight Season. Restrictionsmay change with 48 hours notice. Winter Weight Season Restriction Orders areupdated by 12:30 p.m. CST, every Tuesday and Friday.

Winter Weights will end in the South-West area of the province on the last day inFebruary due to unfavorable climatic conditions. The South-West area of theprovince is defined as: “the Alberta border to the west, the South SaskatchewanRiver to the north to the intersection of Highway No. 4, then along Highway No. 4 toHighway No. 1, east along Highway No. 1 to the junction of Highway No. 6, and thensouth along Highway No. 6 to the U.S. border."

Restrictions:

• Winter Weight Season Restrictions revert the allowable axle group

and gross vehicle weights to the regular limits on designated Public

Highways for the time frame specified in the order.

How to Obtain Road Restriction Information

• On the Internet at www.highways.gov.sk.ca under Special Weights and RoadRestriction Orders.

• The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) has Winter Weight Restrictioninformation available on their website at www.sasktrucking.com or by callingthem at 306-569-9696

• By calling any Highway Hotline number or by polling our fax line at306-933-5673

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For more information, please call any Ministry of Highways and Infrastructureregional office or any Highway Transport Patrol office, or call 306-933-5655.

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Infant massage instructor Aura-lee Zack intro-duced her baby doll Amber to Derson Duchekduring a Healthy Beginnings session.

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Touch basic need: Benefits all-encompassing Report from Ottawa

The Esterhazy & DistrictChamber of Commerce GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, Feb. 26Lambros Family Restaurant, banquet room

6:30 p.m. cocktails7:00 p.m. supper

$10 non-membersguest speaker - Dan Macdonald,

plans for the New Cenetaphmeeting to follow –

no charge for meeting onlyFor more info, please contact Judy at 745-5405.

I am often amusedwhen constituentsexpress surprise when Icall them personally onthe phone to discuss asuggestion or problemthey have brought to theattention of my office.

We live in a cynical age,and many people believethat trying to get theattention of a Member ofParliament is a waste oftime. Some folks thinkthat their ideas, sugges-tions and criticisms fallinto a black hole en routeto Ottawa. I read all ofthe letters and surveyresults that are deliveredto my office, and many ofthose comments help meto act on your behalf. Iscontacting me a waste ofyour time? Actually, it’squite the opposite.

If you have a problemthat is federal in nature,then it’s something I’dlike to know about. I readthe comments on everysurvey that’s returnedfrom my mail-outs to con-stituents. I discuss what Iread with my staff andspeak to cabinet minis-ters on behalf of many ofthe people who contactme. Calling my con-stituents to discuss theirsituation in person helpsme better understandtheir concerns. I oftenhave to make calls in the

evening because of mybusy schedule in Ottawa.Staying in touch withpeople helps a Member ofParliament to representthem.

Past governments mayhave created the cynicismby plugging the lines ofcommunication betweenthe people and theirelected representatives.Our government is tryingto listen to those who putus here. We heard thatCanadian seniors andfamilies wanted taxrelief, so we passed twobudgets and a mini-bud-get since January 2006 toleave more money in thepockets of Canadians.Twice we have loweredthe GST by a percentagepoint, which provides asignificant saving overthe course of a year. If weweren’t listening, wewouldn’t be cutting taxes.

While governmentshould not govern accord-ing to the whims of publicpolls, it is essential forMPs to keep in touchwith people back home.When I was first electedas a Member ofParliament more than 14years ago, I made up mymind to ignore the dis-tance between Yorkton-Melville and Ottawa.Although my duties maydiffer, I make sure that

the person who gets onthat plane inSaskatchewan is thesame person who lands inOttawa. Amid all thecommittee work, meet-ings, legislative debatesand votes that occupy mytime in Ottawa, I regardmy communications withconstituents as essential.

I do care about whatyou have to say, so takinga minute to fill out a sur-vey or write me a note inthe old-fashioned wayhelps me do my job better.Feel free to write me c/oThe House of Commons,Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6and remember no postageis required if you put MPafter my name.


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Valley View Hotel’s Telemiracle Upcoming EventsFeb. 24 –

Starting at 2 p.m. will be a TeleMiracle Auction with items ranging from Soup to nuts.

Feb. 23 & March 1Have Breakfast at the Valley View Hotel.

$2 from every Breakfast sold will be donated to TeleMiracle. Breakfast will run from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

PROCEEDS DONATED TO TELEMIRACLE

Anyone wishing to donate items to the Derby or Auction can contact Kyle at 643-2156.

Esterhazy Motor Hotel’s Telemiracle Upcoming Events

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Make a donation and nominate someone to sing asong, and if they don't want to sing, they have to match your donation.

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To advertise your local Telemiracle Fundraiser, contact Brenda at The Miner-Journal, 745-6669

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by Sandra Bell KirchmanThey say the eye is the

mirror to the soul.Apparently, it is also amirror to the physicalbody. It’s called iridology.I discovered thatEsterhazy boasts a regis-tered clinical iridologistin the person of TrevaDuchek and hied methither.

Once seated inDuchek’s office, I wasasked to fill out a ques-tionnaire requesting mybackground histories inthe medical, physical, andemotional areas. Havingread up on iridology priorto the session, I knew itdealt with analysis of thecoloured part of the eye.Supposedly, the irisreflects changes in thebody via change of itsmarkings and discoloura-tions. These variationscan reveal genetic ten-dencies, inheritedstrengths and weakness-es, condition and level offunctioning of everyorgan or system of thebody, whether inflamma-tion is present, and whatstage it is in, the locationof the inflammation, andreflex actions of oneorgan or system to anoth-er.

I figured the completedquestionnaire was prettymuch going to rob theanalysis of any mystery . .. except Duchek didn’t

even look at my question-naire until after herexamination.

Before she began,Duchek recounted acharming anecdote that Ifound quite revealing ofwhat iridology really was.Apparently, in the 1880s,

a 12-year-old boy inHungary tried to free anowl from his backyardfence. In the process, theowl’s leg got broken. Theboy noticed a black lineimmediately appearing inthe owl’s right eye, thesame side as the brokenleg. The tender-heartedboy brought the bird intohis home and nursed itback to health. As theowl recuperated, the boynoticed that the black

line in its right iris faded.When the owl was com-

pletely restored, the linedisappeared.

The boy never forgotthis incident. Growing upto become a medical doc-tor, Dr. Von Peczeley con-ducted many studies ofthe correlation betweenthe markings and dis-colouration of the irises ofhis patients and theirmedical conditions. Hefound a certain consisten-cy that led him to chartthe first maps of the iris.

I watched with interestas Duchek, using a mag-nifying glass and a pen-cil-thin light, studied firstmy right eye and then my

left. Beside her was ablank chart of the iris of aright and left eye and, asshe studied, she markedvarious colours andmarkings onto the chart.

I have to confess that Iwas somewhat reluctantto go to Duchek because Iwasn’t sure I wanted toknow the results. I havea few bothersome painsthat I haven’t asked mydoctor about, for the samereason. Therefore, I lis-tened, with some trepida-tion, to what Duchek hadto say.

I sat there open-mouthed as she recited,in her soft-spoken voice,detail after detail of myailments and pains. It isobvious that I have trou-ble with my feet, since Ilimp and use a cane.However, she didn’t startwith my feet, but withareas that no one wouldordinarily know . . . suchas the severe pain in myright side that sometimeskeeps me awake at night,the recent strong palpita-tions I have had in myheart area that I haven’teven told my husbandabout, the thickness inthe back of my throatthat prevents me frombreathing properly atnight. The list went on.

Duchek was careful tolet me know that this wasnot a diagnosis but rather

an analysis of the varioussystems in my body andhow they were working.She told me that myheart appeared strong,despite the palpitations.This corresponded withthe Thallium Stress Test Ihad done last year, whichshowed my heart to be ashealthy as a horse. Sheadded that, despite thefact that I was normally ahigh-energy person(true), my vitality wasdangerously depleted(also true).

Duchek pinpointedabout 50 areas in mybody that could use somehelp. She indicated thatmy biggest problem wasdigestion (true, I eatTums like popcorn). Shehit me up on the fact thatI do not eat properly and,despite being diabetic,often skip breakfast (shepaled at that one). I amnow at least having juicein the morning, and havemade a vow to eat better.

Duchek recommended

some natural herbs,including digestiveenzymes and a bowelcleanser, to help get mysystems back in balance.I have been taking themfaithfully, as recommend-ed, for under a week. As Iwrite this, my vitality issomewhat up. I havebeen able to get moredone, am less tired, andmost of all, I haveregained the desire tolook after myself a littlebetter.

I think I will ask mydoctor about a few of mysymptoms after all.

It can’t hurt, right?Next week: Reflexology,

an ancient art dealingwith stimulation of thefeet or hands to treat cor-responding parts of thephysical body. EleanorLeftwich, of ruralEsterhazy, is a registeredreflexologist and will be“giving me the treatment,”so I can report it to you. –S. Kirchman


Tax Enforcement ListVILLAGE OF YARBO

Province of SaskatchewanNotice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unlessthe arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in thefollowing list are fully paid before the 18th day of April, 2008, aninterest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) ofThe Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown againsteach parcel.

Dated this 18th day of February, 2008.

Joan KerrTreasurer 7:1c

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TOTAL COSTS TOTALPart of Lot Lot Blk. Plan ARREARS ADVER- ARREARSPart of TISING ANDSection Sec. Twp Rge. COSTS

3 3 Plan#64R40999 5195.11 7.00 5202.115 3 Plan#64R40999 127.64 7.00 134.6411 3 Plan#64R40999 3092.68 7.00 3099.68

Tax Enforcement ListVILLAGE OF TANTALLON

Province of SaskatchewanNotice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unlessthe arrears appearing opposite the land described in the followinglist are fully paid before the 30th day of April, 2008, an interestbased on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: The costs: A $10.00 administration fee, advertising,postage, registration fees, and whatever applicable charges will beincluded above and beyond the amount show against each parcel.

Dated at Tantallon, Saskatchewan, this 13th day of February,2008.

Charlene SwantonTreasurer 7:1c

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TOTAL COSTS TOTALPart of Lot Lot Blk. Plan ARREARS ADVER- ARREARSPart of TISING ANDSection Sec. Twp Rge. COSTS

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The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, a client centeredorganization committed to developing healthy communities,is inviting applications for the following full-time, part-timeand relief positions:

Licensed PracticalNursesOpportunities exist for Licensed Practical Nurses inBroadview, Saskatchewan. Ideal candidates will promotehealth and healing by functioning as a member of the careteam to provide optimum care for convalescent,acutely/chronically ill, and long-term careclients/patients/residents.

Under the general direction of the Manager/Supervisor, theLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for promotingprofessional, safe quality nursing care within the parametersof the LPN scope of practice, the position description, andpolicies and procedures of the Regina Qu’Appelle HealthRegion.

Completion of a recognized Licensed Practical NursingProgram with full-scope credentials, plus current licensurewith the Saskatchewan Association of Licensed PracticalNurses (SALPN).

Registered NursesOpportunities exist for Registered Nurses in Broadview,Saskatchewan.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for promoting theMission, Vision and Values of the Regina Qu’Appelle HealthRegion through provision of safe quality nursing care toclients.

Successful applicants will perform direct care and facilitatesthe provision of care by supporting, counselling and guidingpersonnel, patients and their responsible others;establishing and maintaining nurse practice standards andother related duties.

Ideal candidates will possess current registration with theS.R.N.A. and current B.C.L.S certification. Acute and/orlong term care experience is an asset.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a resume inconfidence to:

Employment ServicesRegina Qu’Appelle Health Region2180 23rd AvenueRegina, SaskatchewanS4S 0A5Fax: (306) 766-5147HealthyCareers.ca

Treva DuchekRegistered clinical iridologist

Holistic healing: Part III: The eye’s the mirror

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week. Everyone in Esterhazy, Stockholm, Atwater,Bangor, Dubuc, Gerald, Yarbo, Spy Hill, Tantallon,

Rocanville, Langenburg, Bredenbury and Churchbridgewill receive the paper in their mailbox.

March 23-29 is Agriculture Week in Saskatchewan. Each year the Miner-Journal does an extra section for Agriculture week. This extra section

salutes area farmers, and is a way for businesses to say thanks for their support and all they do. It also includes news articles relating to agriculture such as new seeding techniques and

technologies, to give the farmer the best and most accurate information available. IT IS ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR YOUR BUSINESS

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courtesy ofPaul RenaudChair of the Registered Education Savings Plan Dealers Association of CanadaCanadians have come to

learn that shortly afterJanuary 1st each year,they begin to get bombard-ed with messages to eitherstart, or add to, theirRegistered RetirementSavings Plans. The dead-line for making the option-al annual contribution toan RRSP is, as always, theend of February.

But for many Canadianswith young children, con-tributing to an RRSP maynot be the best use of theirmoney at this stage oftheir lives. A more pru-dent investment may beestablishing, or adding to,a Registered EducationSavings Plan (RESP) fortheir children.

Saving money foralmost any worthwhilepurpose is a good idea, noquestion. But for parentswith toddlers or elemen-tary school students, sav-ing for their college or uni-

versity education isarguably a more impor-tant need than their ownretirement many decadesfrom now.

College and universitytuition fees continue torise in Canada. Dependingon the school and the pro-gram chosen, fees for ageneral arts course cancost up to $7,000 per yearin Canada, according tothe Government ofCanada (www.can-learn.ca). This doesn’tinclude the cost of resi-dence, books, meals, etc.,for students not living athome. Those expensescan easily double theannual bill.

And we’re talking 2007dollars here. Estimatesvary on what the cost ofeducation and residencewill be five, ten, or fifteenyears from now because, ofcourse, no one knows forsure. But you can bet that,even at a low rate of infla-tion, even an average$5,000 annual fee todaywill probably cost at least$8,000 a year by 2020.Add living expenses (forargument’s sake, the samecost as tuition), and you’re

looking at a four-yeardegree costing at least$64,000 by then. Possiblymuch more than that.Youshould set aside some sav-ings in your RESP everyyear . . . but that doesn’tmean you have to bewealthy. You can con-tribute as little as $9.50 amonth, or as much as$4,000 a year. And betteryet, your savings will besupplemented by govern-ments: the federal CanadaEducation Savings Grantprogram will add up to$500 per child every year,depending on your familyincome.

courtesy of CNWThere is a wide varia-

tion among regions andages groups regardinghow much is needed toretire comfortably,according to the findingsof the 2008 TDWaterhouse RSP InvestorPoll.

British Columbia resi-dents feel they need a$923,000 nest-egg, 90 percent more money thanQuebecers at $486,000.Canadians under the ageof 34 believe they need$933,000; those between50 and 69 feel they needabout half that amount($477,000).

Other poll findings:• Almost two-in-three

respondents (64 per cent)

plan to retire at or beforeage 65.

• Among investors whoare less confident in theirability to saveenough money to retirecomfortably, two-thirds(66 per cent) cite aninability to save as theirprimary obstacle. This isbeing driven byinvestors who indicatethat their debt load is toohigh for them toaccumulate savings, agroup that has increasedsignificantly since2006.

• Regarding thesources of income Cana-dians will rely on most tofinance retirement, per-sonal savings and RSPsare mentioned by the

majority (over 80 percent) of non-retiredinvestors – with just overhalf mentioning gov-ernment administeredsources of income, such asthe CPP or Old AgeSecurity.

• However, youngerinvestors (those under 50years of age) statesignificantly less reliancein the government pen-sion or CPP and aresignificantly more likelyto count on their own sav-ings and RSPs relative toolder investors.

• Women are moreworried about retirementthan men:

Canadians not confi-dent can retire at 65• 69per cent are concerned

about keeping healthyand active, comparedwith 60 per centfor men.

• 51 per cent worryabout being able to main-tain their current stan-dard of living afterretiring, versus 9 per centfor men.

• 49 per cent are con-cerned about outlivingtheir retirement savings,versus 35 per centfor men.

• 40 per cent worryabout becoming a burdento their families, com-

pared with 27 percent for men.

• More than half (55per cent) of investorsunder the age of 35 worryabout outliving theirmoney, compared withonly 29 per cent ofinvestors over the age of50.

"The profound demo-graphic shift taking placein Canada is forcingmany of us to rethinkhow we plan and preparefor retirement," concludesLovett-Reid.

"Still, the gap between

aspiration and prepara-tion continues to be wide.Most people want toretire fully at or beforeage 65. Yet this year's pollshows Canadians arebecoming less confidentin their ability to retirecomfortably, and very fewhave taken the step ofdeveloping a formal plan.It's not easy to envisionyour future, which is pre-cisely why it's importantto sit down with a profes-sional who will ask theright questions and helpyou develop a plan."

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SASKATCHEWAN WILDLIFE FEDERATIONANNUAL BANQUET AND

AWARDS NIGHTSaturday, Feb. 23 – Legion Hall

Cocktails - 5:30 p.m. Supper - 6:30 p.m.Menu: Bison, Bear, Turkey, ham and much more.

Tickets - $12.50/person advanced;$15 at door; $7.50 12 and under

Tickets can be purchased ahead of time from any executive member;Robert Dyck – 745-3823; Curtis Fraser - 745-6507;

Micky Kubik - 745-2117; Reg Soyka - 745-2659; Dave Moore - 745-2377; Martin Dyck - 745-2960

Canadians not confident they can retire at 65

Four-year degree could cost $64,000

courtesy ofCNWWhile the vast majori-

ty (87 per cent) of adultCanadians hold RSPs,few (14 per cent) have aretirement plan outlin-ing their financial goalsand how they plan toachieve them. Less thanone-third (31 per cent)have ever tried to calcu-late how much they willneed to retire comfort-ably. These are some ofthe findings of the 2008TD Waterhouse RSPInvestor Poll.

Consistent with thislack of preparedness,Canadians' level of confi-dence that they will beable to retire comfort-ably has significantlydeclined, with 73 percent of poll respondentssaying they are at least"somewhat confident"versus 84 per cent whosaid that a year earlier.

"An RSP is the corner-stone of saving for retire-ment, but it shouldn't beconfused with a retire-ment plan," saysPatricia Lovett-Reid,Senior Vice-President,TD Waterhouse. "There'sa growing focus on thechanging face of retire-ment - how people areliving longer, more activelives and expecting morefrom this stage of theirlives, but there's notenough serious goal-set-ting or discussion abouthow one's retirement

will unfold.""A retirement plan

helps people answersuch questions aswhether or not they planto continue working,where they'll be living,what their ongoing fami-ly responsibilities will beand what activitiesthey'll be pursuing withtheir leisure time," con-tinues Lovett-Reid. "Byunderstanding these keyfactors, people can thenmap out their incomeand expenses more accu-rately and create a per-sonal retirement incomeplan."

Although those closerto retirement – aged 50to 69 – are more likelythan their younger coun-terparts to have a writ-ten retirement plan, it'sstill a relatively lownumber who do at 18 percent.

The need for a retire-ment plan is under-scored both by poll find-ings and by Canada'schanging demography.More than half (55 percent) of non-retiredinvestors believe theyare likely to require pro-fessional assisted care atsome point during theirretirement - althoughhalf of this group areunsure whether theywill be able to afford it.

According to theCanadian Institutes ofHealth Research(CIHR), there will be 6.7

million Canadians overage 65 by 2021, and by2031 a quarter of thepopulation will be over65. Canadians also haveone of the highest lifeexpectancies in theworld. A 65 year-oldCanadian woman canexpect to live an averageof 20.8 years longer; a 65year-old man, 17.4 years.Most Canadians willenjoy good health forabout 13 years past age65.

The TD WaterhouseRSP Investor Pollresults support the por-trait of the active retiree.85 per cent of respon-dents say they will trav-el, and the same per-centage plan to take up anew hobby. Close to two-thirds (63 per cent) con-sider it likely that theywill be involved in caringfor grandchildren, and44 per cent believe theywill be caring for elderlyparents.

"What these numberstell us is that incomeneeds in retirement willvary," says Lovett-Reid."Future retirees willlikely spend more in theearly years as they trav-el, pursue new hobbiesand help with grandchil-dren or elderly parents.Spending may taper offas they become lessactive, but with manymore Canadians livingwell into their eightiesand beyond, their spend-

ing needs will alsoincrease dramatically intheir latter years as theyrequire assisted livingand other eldercare ser-vices."

"The implication isthat one's retirementplan must be sophisti-cated enough to allow forthese varying incomeneeds - and that is whyit is so important to con-sult with a financial pro-fessional to ensure thisfinancial flexibility isbuilt in."

Fifty-seven per cent ofpoll respondents wereable to provide an edu-cated guess as to howmuch money they wouldneed to retire comfort-ably. Among this group,the average amount is$727,000. However,there is a huge gendergap between responses,with men saying theyneed $848,000 or 59 percent more money thanwomen at $532,000.


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You're invited to a seminar February 21 7:00PM Esterhazy Motor Hotel, 1020 Park Ave If you are retired or retiring soon, don't miss this seminar. RSVP to: Barb March-Burwell Phone: 745-4764 Fax: 306-757-2606 email: [email protected]

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The Miner-Journal welcomes your letters. Please sign them and include your phone number.

Annoucements

Rose Country Cottage,Stockholm personal carehome is now open forseniors. New owner,Johanna Unger, welcomesyour inquiries. Over 10years care giving experi-ence. Phone 793-2115. 7:4p

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ANNUAL MEETING

Thursday, Feb. 28 @ 10:30 a.m.

Langenburg Community Theatre

119 Carl Ave. ELangenburg, SK

Elections to be held fortwo board positions

Two Scott Tournamentof Hearts tickets Champi-onship weekend, Feb. 21-24. All games inc. final.$100 each. Call Chad at745-8808. 7:1c

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House for Rent

Esterhazy Royal Canadi-an Legion #249 DABBERBINGO EVERY THURS-DAY, jackpot, 8 early birdgames, new 10 page book-lets, new format. Early birdgames commence 7 p.m.and regular games at 7:30p.m. Licence No. G07-0043. tfc

Lenten services hostedby the Esterhazy ClergyCouncil, at noon, Wednes-days from Feb. 6 to March12 at St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch with a light lunchafter the service. 5:6c

CP Casuals, IGA mall,Russell, Man. Final Win-ter clearance on ladies,mens, teen, youth andchildren’s winter clothing.40-70% off. Store hours:Monday - Saturday, 9:30a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 6:3c

WHITEWOOD TRADEFAIR & CRAFT SHOW &SALE. Saturday, May 3,2008. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. atWhitewood CommunityCentre. To register booth,call Randy at 306-735-7696. Email:[email protected].

Vehicles2001 Grand Caravan.

Loaded, rear air & heat,only 89,000 kms. $8,995.00Financing available. Car-lyle R.V. 306-453-6773.7:1c

2005 Chev. UplanderLS extended mini van.Loaded, tv/dvd, 53,000kms. $14,900.00 (Sk. PSTis paid). Financing avail-able. Carlyle R.V. 306-453-6773.7:1c

2007 Trailblazer LS 4x4.Loaded, sunroof, p. seat.only 16,800 miles.$24,700.00. Financingavailable. Carlyle R.V.306-453-6773.7:1c

ESTERHAZYGOLDEN JETS

Whist: Wednesdays 7 p.m.Cribbage: Fridays, 2 p.m.

Bridge: Thursday, 1 p.m.Come out for a time of

socializingEveryone welcome

For more info contact Joy at 745-3806Jack at 745-3378Rentals available

ChurchServices

Farm land for sale orrent: PT NE 33-19-33 W1-221 acres; NW 34-19-33 W1160 acres. Call 745-2708evenings. 7:2c

ComingEvents

Monthly Meetings CalendarEsterhazy & District

CanSurmount SupportGroup meets on secondMondays at 2 p.m. at St.Andrew’s United Church,Esterhazy. Contact IsobelFowler, 745-6183 or JoyceAnderson, 745-3800. 40:nc

Esterhazy SuperSledders monthly meet-ing, first Tuesday of eachmonth at the EsterhazyLegion Lounge, 7 p.m..Everyone welcome. :nc

Esterhazy Wildlife Fed-eration meetings heldthird Wednesday of eachmonth at EsterhazyLegion Lounge, 8 p.m.Everyone Welcome. :nc

Esterhazy Golden Jetsmonthly meeting heldthird Thursday of eachmonth, except July &Dec., 2 p.m. at Golden JetsCentre. 12:nc

Twin Valley Riding Clubmonthly meetings – firstTuesday of every monthat 8 p.m. at the GalaxyRestaurant. 15:nc

Esterhazy Kin Clubmeets the third Tuesdayof every month at theLegion, 7:30 p.m. For fur-ther info call 745-3736.

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Esterhazy & DistrictChamber of Commercegeneral meetings areheld the fourth Tuesdayof the month at 7 p.m. Formore info please contact745-5405. 5:nc

Esterhazy and DistrictMusic Boosters Inc.(EMBI) meetings will beheld on the third Tuesdayof each month at 7 p.m. inthe Esterhazy HighSchool band room. 5:tfc

St. Anthony’s HealthCare Auxiliary regularmeetings are held thefirst Thursday of everymonth except July andAug. 7:tfc

Esterhazy & DistrictLions Club meet every2nd & 4th Mondays eachmonth, 7:30 p.m. at theS.N. Boreen Hall. Contact745-6562.

MONTHLY MEETINGSare free of charge. Call745-6669 to place yours.Ads will only run if spaceavailable.

Land for Sale or Rent

FOR SALELocally grown, lean

grain-fed market hogsfor sale.

265 lb live weight. Can arrange for

processing. Sunshine Country

Farms 744-2407

Bredenbury

For RentLooking for a quiet

place to call home? SpyHill Housing Authorityhas one bedroom unitsavailable for rent at TheParkview Manor. Unitssupplied with appliances.Rent included heat, waterand sewer and the use ofthe laundry room. Formore information, call(306) 534-2044. 5:4c

Newly renovated twobedroom home in Bin-scarth. New plumbing,wiring, drywall, paint andflooring, fixtures, tiledbath and IKEA kitchen.Call Karen (204) 532-2436.

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West half of 1045 B, 4thAve, for rent. Contact Gor-don McNair at 745-3472.

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Lost & FoundLost something? We

have a variety of keys,car remotes, rings, watch,and a pair of glasses atThe Miner-Journal. Stopby and see if we haveyour lost items.52:tfc

Lost: Magnetic shadedclip-ons for glasses inTantallon/Esterhazyarea. If found, please call745-7083.5:2p

Lost: a walking cane onJan. 27, somewherebetween the KingdomHall and the GalaxyRestaurant. The name onthe cane is Harry Lip-pington. It was handeddown to me when hepassed away. Phone MelPaulger at 745-2801.5:2p

LOST in Esterhazy –Gold wristwatch, withgold/silver braceletwatch strap. Call 745-3767. 7:2p

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Village of Atwater

Administrator Position

The Village of Atwater requires an Administrator to

work on a casual basis, the position to start April 1,

2008.

Requirements:

• Experience in accounts payable, accounts receiv-

able and customer service is essential for the posi-

tion.

• Ability to meet deadlines and work with little or no

supervision.

• Knowledge of general secretarial duties an asset.

• Must be bondable.

Application deadline is 5:00 p.m., February 29, 2008.

For more information contact S. Gelowitz at 745-3443.

Submit resumes to the following:

Village of Atwater

Box 45

Atwater, Sask. S0A 0C0


Person with 1A driver’slicence to drive semihauling grain and gravel.Experience preferred butnot required. Flexiblestarting date. Year-roundemployment for the rightperson. Phone Blake at745-2415 or 745-7168.4:4p

HELP WANTED, P/FTCOOK. Call Kaycie’sRoadhouse 306-696-2251or mail to Box 76, Broad-view, SK. S0G 0K0.

REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY

- Salesperson -

- Yard worker -

- Customer Service- Stock ordering & merchandising

- Some manual labour required

- Piling & loading building materials- Deliveries

405 Sumner St. - Esterhazyph. 745-2600

Lumber & hardware experiencean asset. Please submit resume

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HELP WANTED - FULL-TIME

AFAB Industries/Metal Mart

in Rocanville, Sask.

requires an immediate full-time employee

to manage yard.

Duties include shipping and receiving, building package compilation and loading,

overseeing post building, servicing customers, deliveries.

Call Les at 306-645-2180 for further details.

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TENDERLeaps & Bounds Dance Studio would like to tender their2008 Dance Recital Pictures. For more information, pleasecall Colleen Griffin at 896-2880 or Stacy Schappert at 743-2478. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted.

Tender Close date is Feb. 29, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.

Send tenders to:Stacy ShappertBox 861Langenburg, Sask. S0A 2A0

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HOUSEKEEPINGLooking for

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personal.

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WANDERINN

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player.

The Kaposvar Histori-cal Society wishes tothank all who donated inany way and worked at thetea and bake sale.

Thank you to Sister Annfor donating the proceedsfrom the sale of her knit-ted slippers.

Appreciation is extend-ed to Dave Sparrowhawk,Carl Junek and DanielFarkas for the musicalentertainment.

Thanks to those whoventured out on the cold,blustery day to attend thetea and bake sale.

To all who supportedthe fundraisers, thanks.

Cash raffle winners:$100 – Shirley Dutka, $50 –Ross Pangracs, $25 –Sharon Shivak, Hungariantorte – Marge Toth, FoodHampers – Theresa Pisakand Vince Flaman. 7:1c

We, the family of thelate William KennethOlson would like to sendour heartfelt thanks tofriends and neighbors foryour hugs, phone calls,cards and visits and foodbrought to the house.Thanks to Reverend DeltaKelly, pallbearers, and toGlenn Walz for lookingafter cemetery arrange-ments. To UCW for lookingafter the lunch. Specialthanks to the doctors,nurses and staff at St.Anthony Hospital for thewonderful care given toKenneth. To Sister Cecilefor all her care, prayersand for just being there.To Breandle Bruce Funer-al Service for lookingafter arrangements, andthe help they gave. Thanksto all, your kindness willnever be forgotten. – Jean.7:1p

Proud to serve the Potashville area CLASSIFIEDSHelp WantedHelp WantedCards of ThanksTENDERS

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ki, CFecdon GorGor513 Main Street, Este745-3983

Perhazy

Financial Institution 1 Year 2 Year 3 YearCIBC 2.500 3.050 3.350Royal Bank 2.400 2.650 2.900Bank of Montreal 2.500 3.050 3.350Scotia Bank 2.500 3.050 3.350TD Bank 2.500 3.050 3.500Rice Financial Group Inc. 4.000 4.300 4.700

PETERSON – In memoryof our son, nephew andcousin, Daniel Henry,Feb. 16, 1956 – Aug. 31,2005.

Those whom we love goout of sight,

But never out of mind;They are cherished in

the heartsOf those they leave

behindWe often sit and think

of himWhen we are all alone,For memory is the only

thingThat grief can call its

own.– Lovingly remembered

by your mother MarionPeterson, Auntie DebbieBurton and cousins Bonnie,Vicki, Teralee, Tyler andScott. 7:1p

*As of February 15, 2008. Info subject to change. Certain conditions may apply.

Notice for PublicationYou are advised that Chad Duchek has applied to the Liquor

and Gaming Authority for a Tavern, Off-Sale permit with an

Off-Sale endorsement to sell beverage alcohol in premises locat-

ed in Fertile Belt.

The following is the correct legal description of the premises:

SW 31-19-2-W2nd

RM of Fertile Belt No. 183

Dated at Regina, Saskatchewan, this 14th day of February,

2008.

FORM C(Section 49 of the Act)

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EMBI

Valentine Cash RWINNERS

1st Prize - $300

Kathryn Brunskill

2nd Prize - $150

Clint Betke

3rd Prize - $50

Bev Shauf

EMBI wishes to thankeveryone who supportedthe cash raffle fundraiserfor the Esterhazy HighSchool Music Program!

If you want to drink andcan, that’s your business.If you want to stop andcan’t, that’s our business.Phone Alcoholics Anony-mous at 745-6652, 745-6951,745-6301, 745-3561, 745-6156. 47:tfc

Affected by alcohol?You are welcome to jointhe Happiness Is Alanonor Esterhazy Alanon groupmeetings on Mondays at 1p.m. at the LutheranChurch or Wednesdays at8 p.m. at the Town Office.Phone 745-6301 or 534-4604. 3:tfc

If you have a drug prob-lem and need help callOur House at 745-3478, 745-7241, 745-3576. Check outour on-line meeting atwww.sanity365.com 50:tfc

Personals

Phone: (306) 745-6669

Fax: (306) 745-2699e-mail: [email protected]

By mail: Box 1000, Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0ALL CLASSIFIEDS MUST BE PAID

AT TIME OF INSERTION

DEADLINE: THURSDAYS, 3 p.m.

Helping PeopleEvery Day

Notice for PublicationYou are advised that Chad Duchek has applied to the Liquor

and Gaming Authority for a Tavern, Off-Sale permit with an Off-Sale endorsement to sell beverage alcohol in premiseslocated in Fertile Belt.

The following is the correct legal description of the premises:SW 31-19-2-W2ndRM of Fertile Belt No. 183

Dated at Regina, Saskatchewan, this 14th day of February,2008.

FORM C(Section 49 of the Act)

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BLYTH AGENCIESDARWIN LUCAS – Associate Agent

Phone: (306) 745-2532

Life Insurance RRSPs RRIFs Segregated funds Health Disability Mortgage Life

A Better Place For You

Proud to serve the Proud to serve the Potashville areaotashville area

FULL COLOR LASERCOPIES

AS LOW AS .40¢ ea.

BLACK AND WHITECOPIES

AS LOW AS .06¢ ea.

INSERT YOUR FLYERS IN THE

MINER-JOURNALFOR ONLY .05¢ ea.

ESTERHAZY AGENCIES

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

Issuer, Notary Public

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

FISHER LAW OFFICEServing Esterhazy and Area for over 25 Years

Garnet M. Fisher B.A (Hons), LL.B.A general practice of Law including:

Real Estate and Mortgages, Wills and Estates, Family Law, Corporate Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law

**Free Initial Consultation**420 Main Street, Esterhazy Phone 745-2261• Fax 745-2815

Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

LAYH & ASSOCIATESWelke House, Box 250

Langenburg, Sask., S0A 2A0Ph. (306) 743-5520 Fax (306) 743-5568

e-mail: [email protected] H. Layh, Q.C.,

Shawn M. Patenaude, B.Comm, L.L.B.Clayton D. Bangsund, B.Ed., L.L.B.Devin J. Dubois B..A., M.A., L.L.B.

CAL’S LOCK & KEY SERVICE

• For all your lock & key requirements

• Emergency Openings

Phone: 745-2172

Paint • Flooring • Draperies

Main Street Esterhazy

(306) 745-6144

Town ‘n CountryDecorating

Parkland Realty Ltd.Bus. (306) 728-4600

Res. 745-2005R. A. (Bob) Nordin

Sales AssociateFor all your residential, farm

and commercial sales

•Medichair Dealer

Stocking lift chairs, walkers, scooters and other living aids

• Granite Memorials Indoor showroom

Phone: Larry Wallace (306) 743-5188 104 4th St. S., Langenburg, SK, S0A 2A0

ALLACW EENTERPRISES

InsuranceReal EstateLicense Issuer

441 Main St 745-2697

BRIAN’S VACUUMSALES & SERVICE

Phone – 745-6572• Large selection of new/used vacuums• Central vacuums • Service to all Makes

New Vacuums from $34.95• Bags, Belts & Parts• Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning

ZACKLY-RITE MASSAGEBY AURA

(Platinum Studios – 420 Main St.)

For appointments, call:

Aura-Lee Zack, RMT

745-9085

OSMAN & CO.MacKenzie Law Office

Barristers & Solicitors, Notaries,Commissioners and MediatorsDonald J. Osman B.A. LL. B. Mediator

Sheena D. Metzger LL. B.Erin Tilley Bolton, LL.B.(collaborative lawyer)

Lynnette Longman B.A. LL.B.Main Offices: Monday - Friday

Esterhazy: 500 Maple St.

(306) 745-3952; 745-6772 Fax 745-6119

Email: [email protected]

Moosomin: 1103 Broadway Ave.

(306) 435-3851 Fax: 435-3962Email: [email protected]

Branch Offices:Kipling: Wednesday

Redvers: Thursday

Rocanville: Friday Afternoons

Wawota: Friday

Whitewood: Monday

Dr. Nathan Knezacek,Optometrist

For appointments call:Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Tel: 745-2524 Fax: 745-3437

519 Main St., EsterhazyOffice open on Fridays

or by appointment Monday-Thursday

For all yourmachining

requirements.We have thesolutions to

your problems424 Maple Street. Esterhazy, Sask.

Ph: 745-6440 Cell: 745-7743Fax: 745-6441 email: [email protected]

MACHINE WORKS LTD.

NELSON’S REPAIRCustom Exhaust / WeldingGeneral Auto Repairs

ROB REID - Shop Manager(cell) 745-8675 or 745-3759

Nelson Holmberg: 745-7192

NORTH VALLEY CREDIT UNIONEsterhazy Br. Stockholm Br.

Box 1389 Box 130Esterhazy, SK Stockholm, SK(306)745-6615 (306)793-2171

1-866-533-NVCU (6828)

MOOSOMINDENTAL CLINIC

Dr. Pat Biglow-Lecomte D.M.D.Comprehensive General Dentistry903 Broadway Ave., Moosomin, Sask.Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Phone: (306) 435-3080/Toll Free:

1-800-668-3080/Emer: 435-2901

SKILNICK BESLER

MILLER MOAR

& CO.Chartered Accountants

420 Main StreetEsterhazy, Sask.,

Phone 745-6611

IRIDOLOGY CONCEPTFOR HEALTH

Treva Duchek, R. Ir. C.Ir., CHRegistered Clinical Iridologist

Ionization Therapy Chartered Herbalist416 Maple Street, Esterhazy

www.iridology.dk

(306) 745-3573

ESTERHAZY ELECTRIC CO. LTD.710 Kubik Drive, Esterhazy, Sask.

Electrical contracting/ Distributors for PowerUp

Lubricants

Bus. Phone – 745-2935Res. Phone – 745-6348

TUX PLUMBING, HEATING

& AIR CONDITIONINGYour Independent

Dealer

Esterhazy, 745-6645

RAY ISAACCONSTRUCTION

New Homes, Additions, Renovations

FREE ESTIMATESBredenbury, SK

Ph: 1-306-898-2285

Larsen Jewellery Inc.“A great place for ... engraving”

Trophies, awards, name tags, plastic signs and much more!

FREE ENGRAVINGOn trophies and plaques

see store for details

428 Main Street, EsterhazyPH: 306-745-3592 or 1-866-484-0344

Dale LeftwichIndependent Sales Representativefor Pioneer® brand products

Box 1257 Esterhazy, SK S0A 0X0306 745 3888 Res306-745-3818 Fax306-745-7321 Cell306-745-3600 Office

[email protected]

Esterhazy Economic Development OfficeWe encourage you to contact any of the committee members

listed below with your questions, comments or concerns.

Mini Storagenow available

Secure and convenient

For every concrete project,residential or commercial

Labor packages availableFREE ESTIMATES 745-6671

Crushrite Concrete

LOCAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY

• Carrier Furnaces, Regency Gas fireplaces• Softeners, pumps & filters• Hot water Boilers, in floor heating• SaskEnergy Network Dealer

Phone 745-3908

Mark Muir, Chair 745-3304 w 745-6290 h

Judy Parker, EDO 745-5405 w

Derek Paidel 745-3540 w

Vic Tochor 745-6645 w 745-3405 h

Steve Miller 745-4200 w

Donnica Davis 745-6575 h

Stacy Rushinko 745-3557 h

Jeff Bisschop 745-6615 w

Jeff Baxter 745-2272 w

Barry Hassler 745-3965 h

Pauline Jeannot 745-2020 w 745-6337 h

Tyler Metz 745-6440 w 745-6560 h

Retirement, Estate & Financial Planning • Professional Wealth Management •GICs • RRSPs & RRIFs • Stocks • Bonds • Pension Plan Rollovers

Count on Barbara to help achieve all of your wealth management goals. Barbara March-Burwell | Investment Advisor | (306) 745-4764

PROFESSIONAL INVESTMENT ADVICE YOU CAN COUNT ON

RBC Dominion Securities Inc.* and Royal Bank of Canada are separate corporate entities which are affiliated. *Member CIPF. ®Registered Trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. RBC Dominion Securities is a registered trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. ©Copyright 2007. All rights reserved.

PLACEYOUR ADHERE FORONLY $5

615 Lalonde St Whitewood, SK

(306) 735-2560Open Monday - Saturday

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CampingSupplies

HuntingSupplies

FishingSupplies

Pet SuppliesINDEPENDENT BEAUTY CONSULTANT

Pauline Hruska745-2733 / 745-7444marykay.ca/phruska

POSITIVE SIGNS425 Main St. Esterhazy

“Signs of All Kinds”Computer Technology

Traditional Service

745-6677

TIMMS ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONSFor all of your accounting & tax needs

SPECIAL RATES FOR SENIORSLillian Timms, CMA Bredenbury• Personal income tax • corporate income tax • Financial statements

• Business plans • Estate planningPhone: 306-898-4489 Toll Free: 1-877-898-4489

M A P L E L E A F T H E A T R E


BIGWAY FOODSONE DAY ONLY – Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

MEAT MANAGER’S SALE

Save 20% off all fresh beef, pork and poultry cutsAll smoked meats and sliced deli 20% OFFSave 20% OFF all advertised items as well

Check out all our private label products like Harmonie and Country Morning Gold

And our national brands like Harvest, Schneiders, Grimms, Maple Leaf,

Mitchells, Lilydale, Pacific fresh fish, and local products from Ottenbreits Meats and Roundup Butcher Shop

Watch for our ad in next week’s The Miner-Journal for Part 2 of our Meat Manager’s Sale

For some of the lowest prices in the last 20 years

Everything in our meat and deli department is

20% OFFONE DAY ONLY – Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

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