8/9/2019 Edge Aug 02-10

1/3

The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of ourcommunity and is distributed across North

America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman

Great August Films!!!

Wednesday, Aug. 4thIndiana Jones and the

Last Crusade

Friday, Aug. 6thKick-Ass

Wednesday, Aug. 11thStar Trek

Friday, Aug. 13thCop Out

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Admission Price$3.50 each

Suggestions for movies arewelcome. Please contact:

T.rex Discovery Centre

Eastend, SK.www.trexcentre.ca(306)295-4009

Synopses of this weeks filmson pg. 2

Trailers now available onT.rex Discovery Centre

web sitewww.trexcentre.ca

Town of Eastend

Invites application for the positionof Third Operator. Duties include:water/sewer, waste collection, ani-mal control, and other duties asassigned by the town foreman.

Valid drivers licence required.Closing date for application: Tues-day, August 10, 2010 at 5:00 PMlocal time.

Forward written applicationscomplete with resume, referencesand expected salary to:

Office of the AdministratorTown of Eastend

Box 520Eastend, SK S0N 0T0

Only those selected for an interview willbe contacted. For further information call295-3322.

www.REALTOR.ca

Liz Spetz

Streambank Golf Course(Great Course, Great Food,

Fully Licensed)

Saturday, August 7Cattlemens Classic

Golf Tourney

Registration9 AMShotgun Start10 AM18 Holes, Prizes

Dinner & Steak Supper

Friday, August 20thRock the Clubhouse!

Jam Session!4 pm to ???

Saturday, August 21Wayne McGregor

Memorial Tournament

Planning an Event?Call us about including golfor patio picnic 295-3792

Handyman Special

MLS# 375970

Rice Counts

At FreeRice.com you can donate 10 grains of rice to the needy simply be choosing theright answer to a word definition problem. Each correct answer results in the donation ofanother 10 grains.

FreeRice is the creation of 49-year old American computer programmer John Breen and isthe sister site ofPoverty.com, launched in January 2007 with a counter showing one persondying of hunger every 3.5 seconds. Breen also created The Hunger Site in 1999. All ofwhich are worth your time to review.

Who foots the bill for the food being donated? The site says, the rice is paid for by the ad-

vertisers whose names you see at bottom of your vocabulary screen including Toyota andBest Buy. As more people play the game, the site racks up more advertising revenue, whichin turn generates more food donations for the hungry.

On October 7, 2007, the first day of operation, only 830 grains of rice were donated. As ofJuly 31, 2010, the number of grains of rice given away amounted to 80,840,611,840 . Therice is donated by the United Nations World Food Programme, an organization that in 2008reached nearly 102 million people in 75 countries.

I like rice and eat it often. Generally, Id guess that I eat about cup of cooked rice as aserving. Brown rice expands three fold when cooked so I use about 1/6 cup of uncooked riceeach time. How many grains does that take? I counted about 740 grains but I could be off bya significant factor. Grains of rice are very small and hard to count. So, lets say a generous800 grains of rice for one moderate serving. Enough to keep a child from starvation for aday. Through 15 to 20 minutes of entertainment disguised as education I entice big business

to donate enough money to give one child one more day of life. By my count, FreeRice hasprovided over 101 million little servings of rice since its inception. I applaud their ingenuityand their insight.

However, theres just something a little uncomfortable for me about playing a game so thatanother person can get cup of rice to eat. If my answer is wrong that person goes on starv-ing. Also, playing the game is at my whim. In order to keep us intrigued the game has beenexpanded to include categories in art, chemistry, geography, math and language learning.You can get to be pretty smart while accumulating rice for the needy. The game is fun and isincreasingly more challenging. It appeals to our North American educated egos and makesus feel like were doing good in the world at the same time that were being entertained. Byrights, the game should be expanded into areas of broad public interest like country musicand sports trivia where many more people could rack up lots of grains of rice. I wonder whythats not the case? Not intellectual enough to be real charity? Most importantly, if a childis staving why cant we just give her a small handful of rice? It would cost about 2 a day.Then we could all go back to viewing entertainment as what it should be, just simply a goodtime. JK

8/9/2019 Edge Aug 02-10

2/3

CCCCOMMUNITYOMMUNITYOMMUNITYOMMUNITY HHHHAPPENINGSAPPENINGSAPPENINGSAPPENINGSEastend Arts CouncilSeptEastend Rink ComplexJuly 12Kinsmen FallHistorical Museum July 6K-40FallCWLFallFriends of the Museum &

T.rex Discovery CentreJuly 12Kinettes FallRM of White ValleyJuly 8TOWN COUNCIL July 14Clay Centre Comm ClubFallSchool Comm CouncilFallChamber of CommerceSept 15Fire Dept. July 6 & 20Eastend Swimming Pool July 21Prairie Pearls Aug. 25TOPS MEET- Health Centre Quiet Room,

Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m.AAMondays @ 8:00p.m. at Henrys PlaceBINGOMondays at 7:00 in the Rink!Alanon Health Centre Quiet Room

Tuesdays .

AUGUST DATESFORPHYSICIAN CLINICSIN EASTEND

SHERRY HORNUNGRN(NP) - AUG 4, 5, 9,11,16, 18, 19, 25, 27 & 30

PHYSICIANS AUG. 5, 12, 19 & 26

THEREWILLBENOLABSERVICE

FRIDAY, AUG. 13, 2010

To book an appointment Phone 295-4184Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Eastend Agencies Ltd.

Call for a new quote on:

Agro, Home, Autoand Tenant Insurance

Your locally owned and operatedinsurance brokerage

104 Maple Ave. N.295-3655

east.ag@sasktel.net

Advertising Rates$15 per week per ad.

Space and sizing at Editors discretion

This Summercome to DayCamp at the

T.rex DiscoveryCentre

August 9 & 10Pack a lunch and spend the day

learning about dinosaurs atour fun-filled day camps.

Camps are $40 per child per day($35 if you have a membership

with us)

Open at all kids 612

Call us at (306) 295-4009to register or

for more information.www.trexcentre.ca

Golf Lessonsat Streambank

Golf Course

August 14th and15th

Instructor: Scott Cosgrove

Kids 5-8 $20.0010:00a.m. -11:30a.m.

Kids 9-15 $ 30.0010:00a.m. - 11:30a.m.

Ladies $ 35.001:00p.m. - 2:30

Men $ 35.003:00p.m. - 4:30

Please call theStreambank Golf Course

at 295-3792by August 9th to register.

Jacks Caf

Come try our new weeklyspecials and soups

Try our NewJacks in the BoxMeat Lovers Pizza

Hours of Operation

MondayclosedTuesFri 9am8:30pmSaturday 8am8:30pmSunday 9am8:30pm

For groups of10 or morecall ahead295-3313

The Edge in 3 Glorious Pages

The Eastend Edge has 3 pages this weekwith exceptional colour photos availableat www.eastendedge.blogspot.com

The nature photo montage on page 3 is

generously provided by Stephen LangtonGoulet. This week it features colour pho-tos of Dragonflies.

Mature, Responsible, Dependable

Waitress required atJacks Caf

Apply within at326 Red Coat Dr.

T.r

exDiscovery

Centre

Yes! Its another T.rexDiscovery Centre...

MiniMiniMiniMini----Camp!Camp!Camp!Camp!

Pack a snack and a lunchand spend the day with us onTuesday, August 24. Campis open to kids age 3-5. Itwill run from 10:00 am to2:00 pm and is $30 per child

($25 if you have a member-ship with us). Call us at295-4009 to register or formore information.

www.trexcentre.ca

Back to School Sale

Whether youre startingKindergarten,

University or in between

stop in and get your lunch bag,water bottle, laptop case,

P.J.s, purse or wallet.

Enter to win a Door Prize.

Sale on Now!!

Shannons Closet

312 Red Coat Drive,

Eastend

295-4070

Open: Tues.Sat.10:305:30 p.m.

Movie Synopses:

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Jones discovers the history of another biblicalartefact, "The Holy Grail". He is also informedthat his father, Henry Jones, is missing. Joneshas to find his father who is looking for the

Grail. However, Jones will become involved inthe search of the Holy Grail along with hisfather, as well as fighting the Nazis to reach it.

Kick Ass

"How come nobody's ever tried to be a super-hero?" When Dave Lizewski - ordinary NewYork teenager and rabid comic-book geek -becomes the no nonsense vigilante Kick-Ass,he soon finds an answer to his own question:because it hurts. Overcoming all odds, though,Kick-Ass quickly becomes a phenomenon -only to be reminded that hes not the only su-perhero out there. The stage is set for a final

showdown between the forces of good andevil.

www.imdb.com

8/9/2019 Edge Aug 02-10

3/3

Dragonfliesstephen langton goulet

July, 2010