The road commit-

tee of the R.M. of

Vanscoy No.345

have requested that all

municipal roads within

the R.M. of Vanscoy

No.345 be included on

the regular spring

weight restriction order

and in addition the fol-

lowing described roads

or portions of roads be

restricted to 4540 kilo-

grams or 10,000 lbs

maximum gross vehicle

weights effective 12:01

a.m. Monday April 8,

2013.

Roads restricted to

4,540 Kgs will be prop-

erly signed at each end

and at all intersecting

roads in accordance

with Schedule “A” of

Bylaw 9-2006 for the

R.M. of Vanscoy

No.345.

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May 2013

Spring GardeningFeature Page 8-9

Spring Weight Restrictions in EffectTWP 343 for 3 miles west from Grid 673

Kinzie Road from Hwy 60 to east side of Pike Lake

RR 3071 from Hwy 14 to 33rd Street extension

RR 3071 south of Saskatoon Livestock Sales to 11th St.

RR 3072 from Hwy 7 to 11th Street

(no access Hwy 7 to 14)

RR 3073 from Grid 672 to TWP 350

11th Street between Hwy 14 & RR 3070

Grid 672 between Hwy 7 & 14

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Rural Fire ServicesD

o you and your

family know

what to do in an

emergency situation?

Are you familiar with,

and have quick access

to, accurate directions

that would enable

emergency personnel to

locate you as quickly as

possible?

This article is written

to provide residents of

our rural areas accu-

rate information on

how to access emer-

gency services in the

unlikely event that you

may require their as-

sistance at some point

and to bring to your at-

tention what informa-

tion YOU need to

provide to assist the

emergency services to

reach you in an expedi-

ent manner.

First step … DIAL

9.1.1!

After determining the

nature of the emer-

gency and obtaining

your name, the 9.1.1

Operator will ask you

for directions to you lo-

cation and dispatch the

appropriate emergency

team to your locale.

Living in the country is

a bit trickier for emer-

gency vehicles to locate

you when they don’t

have street signs to fol-

low. Providing your

legal land description

is the quickest way for

emergency personnel to

locate you. One place

where you will find

your legal land descrip-

tion will be on your tax

notice. If you are un-

sure of what you’re

looking for, call your

Rural Municipality Of-

fice for clarification.

You will need to specify

which Rural Municipal-

ity you live in, the

Township, Range and

Section. IT IS CRU-

CIAL THAT YOU

HAVE A COMPLETE

LAND DESCRIPTION

for the 9.1.1 Operator.

For the residents in the

park, you will need to

give your lot number

and street location.

Residents of ‘Pip-

pinville’ are also re-

quired to provide

street/road locations as

well as land descrip-

tion. As much accurate

information as you can

provide will be helpful.

Post this information

somewhere that you

have quick access to – a

calendar, message

board, on your fridge –

somewhere that you

won’t have to be hunt-

ing for this information

during an emergency.

Educate family mem-

bers where to find this

information. In an

emergency, time is of

the essence and by hav-

ing this information

readily available will

be beneficial.

The Pike Lake and

Vanscoy Fire Halls are

satellite stations under

the direction of the

Delisle Fire Hall, gov-

erned by the Delisle &

District Fire Commis-

sion. The Delisle Fire

Commission is under

contract with the RM of

Montrose to provide

support coverage and

firefighting training.

The RM of Montrose

has fire equipment in

Donovan. Swanson

and Donovan also have

volunteer firefighters.

The goal of the Fire

Dept is to arrive at the

location of the emer-

gency within 20 min-

utes – 10 minutes for

the volunteers to reach

their respective hall,

suit up, and a maxi-

mum of 10 minutes

travel time to the loca-

tion. Depending on the

location of the emer-

gency will depend on

which Fire Hall is

called first. If the

emergency is within a

10-minute radius of

Vanscoy, Vanscoy Fire

Dept will be called

first. Simultaneous

calls will be made to

the Pike Lake and

Delisle fire halls for

back-up coverage.

Continuedonp.11

Aaron Roy PBR Invitational in AsquithThe Asquith Commu-

nity Development Cor-

poration has again

contracted Jason

Davidson of 3D Bullrid-

ing to produce our 4th

annual Aaron Roy PBR

Invitational event on

May 30, 2013 in

Asquith. Jason was

born and raised in

Asquith, and as a pro-

fessional bull fighter he

became one of the most

decorated bull fighters

in Canadian history.

His accolades include

the Canadian Finals

Rodeo, Canadian Pro-

fessional Bull Riders fi-

nals, Calgary

Stampede, and the

Wrangler National Fi-

nals Rodeo. 3D Bull-

riding has been

contracted to

produce

events

across

Canada from Chilli-

wack, British Columbia

to Halifax, Nova Scotia

including all PBR

Canada Cup events.

Aaron Roy is a home-

town Asquith product

and hero. He is one of

5 brothers, 4 of which

rode bulls. Roy was

born and raised in

Asquith and at the age

of 25, he already has

some great PBR ac-

complishments.

In 2008

he made

his first

ever ap-

pearance under

the lights of Las

Vegas at the PBR Built

Ford Tough World Fi-

nals, and he is the only

Canadian to ever ad-

vance to the short-go at

the PBR World Finals.

In that same year, he

was awarded the Glen

Keeley Award which is

granted annually to the

top money earning

Canadian on the PBR

World tour. He also

earned the title of PBR

Canadian National

Champion in 2008 and

again in 2010. In 2009

Aaron finished fourth

in the average at the

PBR World Finals and

has career earnings of

$652,048.

All proceeds from this

event will go to the

Asquith Community

Development Corpora-

tion and their quest to

build a community cen-

tre that will house a

new rink and hall.

WINPBR Tickets at

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CONTEST

on page 13

Editorial wothapnd2myspLcheckerIn the recent years we have all had to learn many new things in order to

communicate with each other.

First email arrived... and replaced writing. Sure, we had to address some

technical issues, such as NOT TYPING EVERYTHING WITH THE CAPS

LOCK ON, BECAUSE WE THINK YOU ARE YELLING AT US AND IT

HURTS OUR FEELINGS ! But we gained the benefit of spell checkers that

made us all look smarter than we really were.

I reveled in my new found spelling skills. Oh, if my grade 9 english teacher

were alive today, she would see how wrong about me she was.

Then texting came along... and replaced talking.

Apparently spell checking was now out, because english was now out.

No longer would I communicate with speech, or even a correctly spelt word

that the spell checker so generous replaced my keyboard stabbings with.

Now I could just combine letters that ‘sounded’ like a word.

Any letters I liked it seems. LOL, OMG... oh wait, was I just yelling ??

I don’t know why I struggle with texting as much as I do, because I am sure

there has been many a late Saturday night when the ‘words’ that I thought

I was so cleverly stringing together probably just ‘sounded’ like words to

the guy at the next barstool or anybody else within earshot.

The part I find most confusing, is while helping my 13 year old son with

homework, teaching him ‘notto’spell every word as it sounds”, I inevitably

receive a text on my phone and then have to ask him to decode it for me.

Is he actually un-learning how to spell while I am teaching him to spell?

If you are as confused as me and need help learning the ‘new language’

go to www.transl8it.com... or find yourself a kid to ‘un-learn’ you.

Ken Sowter

Editor RM Review

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TENDER

The Rural Municipality of Vanscoy No. 345

invites tenders for the

June top cut and complete fall mowing.

(Separate Tenders)

Sealed tenders will be accepted until

5:00 p.m., Wednesday May 22, 2013.

For information please contact

Jerome @ 306-281-7571.

Tenders submitted to:

R.M. of Vanscoy No. 345

Box 187

Vanscoy, SK.

S0L 3J0

Fax# 306-668-1338

Email: rm345@sasktel.net

Council reserves the right to accept or reject

any tender.

TENDER

The Village of Vanscoy

Is accepting tenders for:

PUBLIC WORKS PERSONNEL

Duties will include but will not be limited to:

Grass cutting, back lane pickups, minor repairs

Contractors are welcome to apply.

Tenders will be received until:

Monday May 13, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Vanscoy Village Office

109 Main Street

or mail to:

PO Box 480,

Vanscoy, SK S0L 3J0

Applicants will be contacted for interviews.

The Delisle Centennial Arena is currently seeking an individual to fill

the position of Arena Operator for the 2013/2014 season.

Position will run from

October 1st, 2013 – April 13th 2014

(Potential extension on these dates).

Salary $1500.00/week.

Duties include:

- Ice Making and Maintenance

- Operation and Maintenance of Refrigeration Plants

- Cleaning and janitorial duties of entire facility

Individual must be present to open and close arena for all rentals.

Individual is allowed to subcontract duties out at own cost but takes on all

responsibility for sub-employees and must provide proof that they hold

necessary certifications and qualifications.

Please submit all resumes to Spencer Schmidt, Leisure Services Coordinator

by no later than August 5th, 2013 at:

Mail: Box 326 Delisle, SK S0L 0P0

Email: delrec@sasktel.net

Fax: 306-493-8102

For more information call: 306-493-8283

CONVOCATION

Dr. AnneMarie Marilyn Bueckert

AnneMarie grew up in the town of Asquith

and graduated from Lord Asquith School in 2005.

She is graduating from the U of S College of Medicine

this June and will be specializing in

Pediatric Neurology in Edmonton, AB.

Congratulations on your outstanding achievements

We are all so proud of you!

Love, Your Family

FLOODWATCH

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Flood andRoad Updates

On April 10, 2013

the RM of

Vanscoy held a

Spring Ratepayers

Meeting with about 70

local taxpayers who

paid $10 a head. After

about a 20 year hiatus

of what was once a long

standing tradition,

council decided to res-

urrect the event.

Historically, this (and

many other) Rural Mu-

nicipal Councils hold

an annual meeting in a

large forum in order to

share with you, the

taxpayer, the activities

that the council is in-

volved in. It is also a

chance to meet, face to

face, the members of

council that you have

elected to work for you.

Decades back the

Vanscoy ratepayers

meeting would feature

a catered dinner (usu-

ally done by a local or-

ganization as a

fundraiser), a guest

speaker (from a local

business or organiza-

tion), possibly some en-

tertainment and

question and answers

from the floor.

As the hosts of the

meeting, council would

present details on proj-

ects they are working

on and give speeches

on some of the recent

actions they have

taken, such as large

capital purchases, land

developments, etc.

The typical monthly

council meetings of any

RM, town or village

(which by the way are

always open to any

member of the public,

regardless of where

they reside) is usually

held in a rather small

council chamber and

are typically attended

by very few, if any,

members of the public.

The result is that these

local governments tend

to move along in direc-

tions that have very lit-

tle input from, or

understanding by, the

people that they repre-

sent. The annual

ratepayers meeting is

an opportunity to dis-

cuss with the commu-

nity the present

activities of and future

directions the council is

moving.

This (the first of

hopefully many to

come) ratepayers meet-

ings, opened with a

meal (from Robin’s

Nest Cafe) which was

followed by a greeting

from MP Kelly Block,

then guest speaker

David Marit, president

of the Saskatchewan

Association of Rural

Municipalities (SARM)

who discussed the role

they play in represent-

ing their membership

before senior govern-

ments. All RM’s in the

province are voluntary

members.

The evening was

wrapped up with enter-

tainment by Cowboy

poet Dale Colby.

In between the fea-

tured guests, Reeve

Chapple introduced

each division councillor

who gave a short

speech on the activities

within their respective

divisions. (Councillor

Leonard Junop, Div #5,

was unable to attend)

Some councillors

briefly mentioned a

committee they sat on

but for the most part

each speech repeated

the ongoing and in-

creasing challenges to

maintain roads in the

RM. There was unani-

mous and repeated

praise from each mem-

ber of council for RM

Foreman Jerome

Robert and the efforts

of his maintenance

crew.

Unfortunately there

was no format for ques-

tions from the floor and

very little mention as

to where council is

looking to take the RM

in the future. With the

increasing populations

in Saskatchewan com-

munities, expansions

at the local potash

mines and the continu-

ing approvals of devel-

opments, rezoning and

subdividing that coun-

cil has been doing in

pursuit of the Official

Community Plan re-

cently, it seemed like a

missed opportunity.

Hopefully next years

meeting limits the back

patting and road re-

ports and brings for-

ward details of the

vision and direction

council has for the com-

munity and encourages

more ratepayer partici-

pation.

All in all it was a long

awaited but welcome

first step. Everyone in

the RM should be at

the next one. KS

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Community HealthChiropractic Clinic

Dr. Lisa Merkosky, BScChiropractor

Available for Chiropractic Appointments

starting Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Clinic HoursMon & Thur: 9:00am - 1:00pm & 3:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue & Fri: 9:00am - 1:00pm & 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Call for an Appointment

306-493-2800 Delisle Primary Health Centre

305 - 1st Street West, Delisle, SK

Dr. Lisa Merkosky, BScChiropractor

Available for Chiropractic Appointments

starting Tuesday, April 2, 2013

RM of Vanscoy SpringRatepayers Meeting

Open Daily 9am - 8pm Sunday: 5pm - 8pm

Closed Tuesday

329 - 2496

Catering inquiries welcome!

Mother’s Day BrunchSunday May 12

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Every Mom is entered to win acustom flower arrangement

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English-Style Beer BatterFish & Chips!

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TOWN OF ASQUITHAsquith Town Council held its April

Council meeting on April 9, 2013. Coun-

cil passed a resolution accepting the Ac-

counts Paid in the amount of $17,245.99

and Accounts Payable in the amount of

$42,516.92.

The lines and culverts at the Asquith la-

goon were steamed and thawed. Culverts

around Town have been cleaned out to fa-

cilitate drainage. Again, residents are

encouraged to ensure snow is away from

their house and to protect their own prop-

erty from flooding.

Jim and Kelly Stack have once again

been contracted to perform cemetery

maintenance at the Asquith Cemetery.

Charles Chappell has also been con-

tracted to perform sportsgrounds mainte-

nance at the Asquith Sportsgrounds. We

know based on past performances that

both the cemetery and the sportsgrounds

will look well maintained and looked

after.

Permission was given to the Eagle Creek

Wildlife Federation to cordon off part of

the Main Street in front of the Elks Hall

for their Fish Fry on April 28, 2013.

The garbage/recycling portion of the util-

ity bill is going up to $14.00 a month due

to an increase in charges at the landfill.

Asquith will be holding a Community

Wide Garage Sale on Saturday, May 4,

2013. In conjunction with the garage

sale, one can also check out the Trade

Show that will be held at the Asquith

Seniors Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Asquith Seniors Association will also

be holding a Soup and Sandwich Lunch

at the Seniors Center from 11:30 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. This will be a fun day to get

out, enjoy our spring weather (Finally!!),

talk to your neighbors, have a hearty

lunch and check out lots of great deals!

Happy spring!

VILLAGE OF VANSCOYCouncil is receiving tenders for the Public

Works Personnel Position for seasonal

duties. Among the duties are back lane

pickup and grass mowing in the Village,

as well as the east portion of the ceme-

tery.

Tenders will be received until Monday

May 13, 2013 at 4pm. Tenders can be

dropped off at 109 Main Street in

Vanscoy or mailed to Village of Vanscoy,

PO Box 480, Vanscoy, S0L 3J0. Please

call the Village Office for more informa-

tion.

Residents are reminded that there is a

dog licensing bylaw in effect in the Vil-

lage. All dogs must be licensed with the

Village Office. The fee for licensing is $30

per dog. The discount period has now

passed.

Residents are also reminded to not let

their dogs run at large. Residents are not

to let their dogs defecate on school

grounds or on the ball diamond. CLEAN

UP AFTER YOUR DOGS. Children play

in these areas. Bylaw 2-13 states that no

owner shall permit a dog to cause a dis-

turbance or be a nuisance. No owner

shall allow his dog to be running at large

in the Village. No owner shall fail to im-

mediately remove any defecation from

private or public property. No owner

shall fail to dispose of all defecation,

whether located on the owner’s property

or otherwise. Any person who contra-

venes the provisions of this bylaw is

guilty of an offense and shall be liable to

the penalties provided for in the bylaw.

RM OF VANSCOYCouncil held their April meeting on April

16, 2013. Council is advertising a tender

for the June top cut and fall complete

mowing. Tenders must be in the R.M. of-

fice by 5:00 p.m. on May 22, 2013. Coun-

cil reserves the right to accept or reject

any tender.

Spring road bans are now in effect.

There are some roads in the municipality

restricted to 10,000 pounds or 4540 kilo-

grams gross vehicle weight. These re-

stricted roads will be clearly signed,

showing the increased weight reduction.

For a list of these roads check our web-

site at www.rmvanscoy.ca. There are

concerns with the possibility of spring

flooding. Any road closures will be re-

ported by Chief of Police, Glenn Thomson

on his Twitter account @vanscoyrmpolice.

Council held a Spring Ratepayer’s supper

and meeting on April 10th at Vanscoy

Circle Hall. A “Thank You” goes out to

all that attended. Council has decided

that they will hold another one next year.

The May meeting of Council has been

changed to Monday, May 6th. Any sub-

missions for the May meeting need to be

in the R.M. office by April 29.

TOWN OF DELISLEDelisle Town Council held a regular

meeting April 10th.

The town accepted Northern Blacktop’s

quote of $446,560.00 plus GST to provide

curbs, road base and pavement in the

new 20 lot subdivision.

Council will be making a $100 donation

to the Delisle & District Fire Commission

in memory of past Mayor Gib Henderson.

Council approved and accepted the

2013 operating budget, as presented,

with an anticipated budget surplus of

$2,241.00.

The 2013 municipal tax rate was set at

3.2 mills, exactly half of what the 2012

tax rate was. The base tax was increased

by $25, making it $550 for residential

and $650 for commercial. The base tax

adjustment was needed to cover increases

in the Loraas waste/recycling collection

costs as well as an increase in fire protec-

tion levies.

If you haven’t had your street swept yet,

please remember to keep all vehicle off

the road during the day to allow them to

do a proper job.

The 17th Annual Garage Sale Day is Sat-

urday, May 11th.

4 May 2013

COUNCIL REPORTS

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Youaretherole

model

Parents are their chil-

dren’s strongest role

model and greatest in-

fluence. Your children

will eventually adopt

many of your values

and types of behaviour,

just as you have been

influenced by your par-

ents. Your children no-

tice and respond to the

way you deal with

problems, express feel-

ings and celebrate spe-

cial occasions.

As a parent, it is im-

possible to not model.

Your children will see

your example—positive

or negative—as a pat-

tern for the way life is

to be lived.

What do you do when

somebody in the family

(including yourself)

makes a mistake? Do

you get angry or upset

and look for someone or

something to blame?

Or do you calmly as-

sess what has gone

wrong and consider

what you can learn

from the experience

and how to avoid hav-

ing the same problem

come up again? If you

get angry or excessively

upset, do you apologize

afterwards for behav-

ing inappropriately?

Families are both a

very important protec-

tive factor and risk fac-

tor influencing

substance abuse prob-

lems among youth. In

other words, what you

do—or do not do—has a

big impact on your

child’s decisions about

using or not using alco-

hol and/or drugs.

Everyonemakesmis-

takes

Keep in mind, though,

that there is no such

thing as an ideal fam-

ily. Every family has

problems, and everyone

makes mistakes. Young

people make mistakes,

and parents make mis-

takes. What’s more im-

portant for learning

(yours and your chil-

dren’s) is the way you

handle the situations

when you do make mis-

takes. Honestly admit-

ting when you are

wrong and making

amends can be a pow-

erful way to model the

behaviour you want

your kids to adopt.

It’s important to stay

involved, no matter

what the age of your

children. Start early

and keep at it, even if

you get the impression

that they aren’t paying

any attention to you!

Thingsparentscan

influence

There are many things

that parents can do to

help their children

grow and develop in

positive ways and avoid

substance abuse. Re-

search in the area of

positive youth develop-

ment reinforces the

common-sense idea

that if parents, schools

and communities really

focus efforts on sup-

porting the healthy

growth and develop-

ment of children, we

will naturally prevent

a range of problems (in-

cluding substance

abuse) in the process.

Building on a child’s

strengths (or develop-

mental assets) is a key

focus.

The following describes

some ways that par-

ents can build develop-

mental assets in their

children:

provide support to all

family members,

communicate in a posi-

tive way with each

other,

be involved in your

children’s schooling

set boundaries, be a

role model and have

high expectations for

behaviour,

encourage good use of

time; for example,

being involved in recre-

ational or creative ac-

tivities or helping

others in the commu-

nity or at home

model a commitment to

learning,

promote positive val-

ues, including responsi-

bility and restraint

help develop social

skills such as planning,

decision-making and

resistance skills,

help children develop a

sense of personal power

and purpose, high self-

esteem, and a positive

view of their own fu-

ture

Drawingonschool

andcommunityre-

sources

It’s important for par-

ents to be involved and

informed. Find ways to

reach out to connect

with your child, to sup-

port them, encourage

them and let them

know how much they

mean to you. Keep

yourself in the picture.

Doing things together

as a family (preparing

a meal, discussing a TV

show, playing sports to-

gether, etc.) gives you a

chance to spend time

together and to get

closer. Finding time for

your children is not al-

ways easy, but it is al-

ways worthwhile.

Young people also look

for support and role

models among other

family members (in-

cluding older siblings),

friends, friends’ par-

ents, neighbours,

teachers and other

adults in the commu-

nity such as sports

coaches or club leaders.

These people often

have a key role to play

in helping to support,

mentor and encourage

your children in a posi-

tive way. The relation-

ships that our children

establish with

adults outside

the home can

have a strong

protective influ-

ence on them

later in life.

Police PatrolBy Cst. Sheryl RaymondThePowerofParents

Food for ThoughtMost, if not all articles that

you will read on the subject of

medical marijuana, including

this one by the way, are un-

balanced, biased and usually

ill informed. Among the most

obtuse thinking in the whole

field comes from the federal

government as they try to ex-

plain their ducks and shifts of

policy change. The field seems

to be open to many: including

pharmacists, medical doctors,

bureaucrats and pressure

groups, but with no words

from those most involved; the

ones that need marijuana to

ease their symptoms.

Marijuana doesn’t work for

all medical conditions, how-

ever it can replace and even

work better than morphine

and its derivatives, and it is

not addictive. The system as

it exists requires a doctor’s

prescription and the user

grows his or her own one or

two plants. It is cheap, re-

quiring only a few seeds of

the variety best suited to the

patient’s needs and the elec-

tricity for the “gro-bulbs”.

But as all the so-called ex-

perts thrash about with pro-

posal after proposal the cost

and inconvenience increases.

Almost every plan has more

government regulators, a

pharmacy charge, a medical

charge and none know much

about the proper culture and

varieties, just how to impose

rules. There is a grave danger

that as the costs and regula-

tions pile up the value of the

system diminishes and the

professionals make more

money. The federal authori-

ties are stumbling about wor-

rying about who is using the

supplies grown by patients,

when the move should be to

legitimize marijuana use.

I sincerely recommend that

those political decision mak-

ers involved visit some of

these medical users and ap-

preciate the benefits to these

long term sufferers and back

off.

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SCHOOL NEWS

With another successful season of badminton wrapping up, we now look for-

ward to the upcoming track and field season. We just hope that the weather

will co-operate so we can get outside to practice. During the month of April

the Grade 7 & 8’s travelled to Delisle to listen to an inspiring person named

Michel Chikwanine who is a motivational speaker for WE Day. They also

went on a career field trip and had a very educational and exciting experi-

ence. The Fine Arts performance of “101 Dalmatians” took place on April

30th and May 1st. Thank you to everyone for all the hard work that was

put into the performance. A special thanks to Mrs. Streisel for putting the

whole thing together. The Cyber Safety Night that was held at the school

was a big success, thank you to all who attended. International Club has

started up again for the month of May and students will be learning about

the country, culture, and foods of Italy. The Grade 8’s will be attending the

annual Cardboard Boat Races on May 17th; we know there will be some

good competition. Have an excellent month of May!

By: Amy Blom, Keesan Corey, and Braden Rein

VANSCOY

At long last, we are enjoying spring with the first day of 'double digit' tem-

peratures at press time! Despite the unseasonably cold weather, there has

been a lot going on at Delisle Composite in the last month.

Heritage fair: DCS held its annual heritage fair on March 22. The gym was

packed with student presenters, judges, community members and classes

coming to take in the displays. From our very successful fair we were proud

to send 14 displays and 16 students in to Saskatoon for the Regional Fair

April 18-19. Results- Meagan K, Chayla, Rylee, Destiny, and Chloe received

awards for topic-specific areas of excellence. Destiny is moving on to Provin-

cials in Regina. Great job and good luck!

Grade 8 students travelled to Saskatoon to hear a Holocaust survivor speak

at the Jewish synagogue. Students participated in a 10 minute walk before-

hand, the March of the Living, to symbolize the death marches that prison-

ers were sent on, including the speaker Max Eisen (a survivor of

Auschwitz.) It was a powerful and moving experience.

DCS JR Badminton, - this year our season was short but filled with enthusi-

asm and success. We travelled to Asquith, Vanscoy, and Saskatoon to com-

pete. Playoffs had DCS bringing a full roster in both boys and girls singles

and doubles as well as mixed doubles. Progressing from round one to two

were Zach S, Shelby W, Sarah B, Natalie B, and Paige R. The kids played

hard and Natalie progressed to the finals on the weekend, where she met

stiff competition and was ultimately beat out. But there is always next year!

Goooooooo Rebels!

Track and field has finally begun outside, after being indoors because of the

weather! The local DCS meet is on Tuesday, May 14. The CVAC conference

meet is May 22/23, and the CVAC district meet is on May 31. Good luck to

all of our athletes!

The SRC brought in a speaker, Michel Chickwanine, a former child soldier

who spoke about his childhood experiences and his new life in Canada. Spe-

cial thanks to Emma S, Kamry S, and Morgan PM, for all their work in

bringing Michel to DCS. Thanks to the SRC who also organized an after-

noon of "gym blast" fun for the grade 7-9's, as well as Vanscoy's grade 7-8's.

The next upcoming event is the annual Wake-a-thon on May 10 and 11.

Travel Club: Many of the grade 11, as well as some of the grade 12, students

had the opportunity to travel to New Zealand and Australia over the Easter

break. The experiences were as incredible as they were varied: from white

water rafting and surfing lessons, to a traditional Maori ceremony and

feast. The students had the chance to soak in both the cultural elements of

the two nations, as well as enjoy many of the adventure activities that the

regions are famous for. An equally eye opening and memorable experience

was had by all.

Service Club: Fifteen students and chaperones travelled to Peru over the

Easter break as part of the DCS service group. Highlights included visiting

Machu Picchu, spending time with children at an elementary school, and

working with the women of a village. The students all came back with an

appreciation for the culture of Peru and its people, as well as for a greater

awareness of their own lives.

Senior jazz band and junior band students performed two days of school

tours this last week, with the Senior band students going out on school

tours at the beginning of May. The students were also very lucky to have a

masterclass with a world class euphonium player, Glyn Williams, and flugel

horn player Helen Williams. Unfortunately, the senior band trip to Regina

was cancelled due to stormy weather and closed highways, but the group

has a retreat scheduled for May 10 and 11. The junior and beginner groups

have a retreat in Asquith on May 25. The spring concert is June 4 in

Vanscoy.

DELISLE COMPOSITEWell, the snow is still here, but everyone at Pike Lake School is hopeful that

spring is on its way! Indeed the students returned from Easter Holidays en-

ergized for the last stretch of “the race” for this school year.

Speaking of racing some of our students have signed up to our be part of the

Marafun Club. These students are training with Mrs. Troupe-Logue to par-

ticipate in Marafun, which will be held at the end of May. Students will get

to take part in a real marathon and cross the finish line with several partici-

pants who will be running the Saskatchewan Marathon. Good luck to all of

our club members! I know they will have a great time representing Pike

Lake School.

Our school showed itself to be on the move against bullying as we took part

in “Pink Shirt Day”, which was held on Wednesday, April 10th. Students

and staff at Pike Lake School wore pink shirts to show their support in end-

ing violence and bullying. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Sprinting towards the future, Pike Lake School must present future (looking

ahead five years) enrollment numbers to the Ministry of Education to help

plan the necessary funding for our school. We are sending out a request to

contact the school for those families (or families you may know) in our com-

munity that would have school age children within the next five (5) years.

This would include anyone who is pregnant or who currently have

preschoolers in their family. If you have a child who will be attending

Kindergarten in the 2013-2014 school year, or if you are unsure if you are

registered with us for future enrollment, please call the school at 306- 668-

4808 to confirm your registration. This information is valuable to ensure our

school is sufficiently funded for the anticipated number of students.

As we edge closer to our 100 Year Celebration, our committee continues to

work hard to prepare and to plan. The Pike Lake School Centennial Com-

mittee would like to thank everyone who is taking part in preparing for this

exciting event and for everyone who has donated and supported the event

thus far. Please continue to spread the word about our celebration, which

will take place on Saturday, June 8th, 2013.

Dates to Remember

April 24 – Grade 1- 4 attend Haiti Performance in Delisle @ 1:00 p.m.

April 30 – Vanscoy Drama Performance in p.m.

May 2 – Marion Harvey Visit @ 12:50 p.m.

May 3 – NO SCHOOL PD & PLC

May 16 – Volunteer Appreciation Tea @ 12:50 p.m.

May 20 – NO SCHOOL Victoria Day

May 23 – Beach Day - Morning Snack

May 24 – Visit to Willow Park Hutterite Colony

May 26 – Marafun @ 11:00 a.m.

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PIKE LAKE PRESCHOOLIt’s hard to believe we’re into May already. I’m not going to say anything

about the weather except that my 3-year olds will have to wait until next

year to learn about spring! They did have fun on yellow day making daf-

fodils and playing “yellow” games. They will also learn about the number 8

this week as they do an octopus craft. Fortunately, they have many days in

May to learn about different things, including the number 9, the colour pur-

ple, and animals. We will also spend a day talking about moms in honour of

Mother’s Day.

The 4-year olds finished the transportation theme making boats from vari-

ous items – all the boats floated! They made a giraffe for yellow day and

learned about the number 8. We have started learning about shapes and we

will continue that until the end of April. The students have found shapes in

the room, in their snacks, and with their crafts. In May, the 4-year olds will

learn about the number 9 and the colour purple, talk about Mother’s Day,

and spend some time learning about animals and their habitats. I’m hoping

both groups can finish off the month with a visit to the Forestry Farm where

they can see some of the animals they will have learned about.

We have been talking about preschool next year and are having registration

on Thursday, June 13th, at the Pike Lake Hall from 6:30-7:30. If your child

will be 3 or 4 by December 31st of this year and toilet-trained, you are wel-

come to register him or her for next year’s preschool. Spread the word! If

you have any questions or concerns about this, please call Wendy

Schoonbaert at 978-8164 or Lyndsay Lee at 244-2777.

Colour – purple Number - 9

3-year old days - May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (and possibly a field trip on May 31st)

4-year old days - May 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Enjoy your special day.

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1st Annual Mother & Daughter Tea Party

Early Childhood Educator Day

Russ Marchuk,

Minister of Edu-

cation has desig-

nated May 15 to be

“Early Childhood Edu-

cator Appreciation

Day” and the month of

May to be “Early Child-

hood Education Month”

in Saskatchewan.

We celebrate the Early

Childhood Educators in

our province. These

are the people who care

for children in Daycare

and Preschool settings.

Early Childhood Edu-

cators in the province

of Saskatchewan are

required to have Level

1,2 or 3 certification

(certificate and/or

diploma from SIAST),

to be employed in an

early learning facility.

Educators are also re-

quired to have contin-

ued education yearly

through workshops and

training seminars to

keep up to date with

the newest research on

Early Learning Nation-

wide. The Early Child-

hood programs in

Saskatchewan are

known across Canada

for the Play and Explo-

ration program put

forth through the Min-

istry of Education,

which includes training

for educators working

with infants, toddlers

and preschool age chil-

dren.

Come and celebrate

with the staff and chil-

dren at the Vanscoy

Early Learning Center

on May 15 at 5:00pm

for a parade down main

street starting at the

Early Learning center.

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Delisle Students take Trip to Peru

Peru 2013 was the

trip of a lifetime!

Fifteen of us

small town students

and chaperones de-

parted from Saskatoon

on March 27th, and ar-

rived in Lima, Peru

two days later. We saw

a wide variety of inter-

esting sights, such as

the ruins of Saqsaywa-

man and Ollyantan-

tambo, the main

square of Lima on

Easter, and the world

wonder that is Machu

Picchu! Seeing all of

these places was spec-

tacular, but experienc-

ing the culture made

our trip unique.

Our group had the

pleasure of visiting an

elementary school and

spending some quality

time with the children

in Urubamba. We

played some soccer and

shared our pictures

with them, and even

had the chance to teach

them some English.

The children were so

appreciative of the time

we spent with them,

short though it was,

and it was very emo-

tional for all of us to

leave them that day.

The following day, our

group traveled back up

to Urubamba and in-

stead spent the day

with 15 local women

who walked us through

their daily lives. Every

morning, these women

gather their tools, and

walk a kilometer to a

potato field that they

will harvest for the

day. Before we could

harvest the potatoes,

we all took part in a

blessing ceremony,

where we asked

Mother Earth permis-

sion to harvest, and

thanked the Earth for

its bountiful crops. It

was a very sacred cere-

mony, and an awe-in-

spiring experience to

take part in. Apart

from the potatoes, we

also learned how to

spin alpaca wool, which

is much more difficult

than it seems. The

women made lots of

jokes at our lack of

ability; all in good

humor, of course. Help-

ing the women and ex-

periencing what they

go through every day

really made us all

grasp a new perspec-

tive on how easy things

are for us here at

home, and that we

should appreciate

everything we have.

The Delisle Service

Club wanted to say

thank you to everyone

in the community that

donated to and sup-

ported our club to

make our trip possible;

we appreciate every-

thing that you've done

for us!

By Morgan Pepper-

Martens

Every fall in

Vanscoy there is

a Hot Wheels

night that attracts a lot

of excitement from the

boys in the community.

I know that my boys

and their dad love hav-

ing an evening out to-

gether that doesn’t cost

a lot of money and is a

great way to bond.

Wendy Schoonbaert

and myself, Bonnie

Ross, usually have our

girls get together for a

‘girls night in’ when the

boys are at Hot Wheels

night. This is why we

have decided to start

an annual Mother &

Daughter Tea Party.

We are very excited to

be planning an event

for our community. On

Sunday, May 26th at

2:00 pm we are asking

all the girls in the com-

munity to join us in

their prettiest dresses

and come to the

Vanscoy hall for an af-

ternoon of tea and fun.

A donation at the door

includes crafts, tea,

snacks, games, and

music for the girls to

give us a fashion show

in their beautiful

dresses. We will have a

corner set up to take

pictures so please

bring your cameras.

There will be a raffle

basket and door prizes

as well so bring your

sisters, aunts, grand-

mas and girlfriends.

This event should

prove to be a great af-

ternoon bonding with

the people we love.

In order to make sure

we have enough sup-

plies we are asking for

an RSVP by May 15th,

however if you do not

RSVP you are welcome

to join us anyway. Do-

nating a small door

prize is a great way to

get your business name

out into the commu-

nity. We are also look-

ing for people to help

set up, girls to serve

tea and people to help

clean up.

Feel free to contact us

with an RSVP or if you

are able to help in any

way. We look forward

to hearing from you.

Contact Bonnie Ross -

306.668.9159 or

tnbross@hotmail.com

or Wendy Schoonbaert

- 306.978.8164 or

schoonbaert@rlelec-

tric.ca

Thanks and we hope to

see you all there!

By Bonnie Ross

Judging by the amount of snow

we have received this winter

and what looks like a cold late

spring with too much water, you

may be well advised to reconsider

how you are approaching your green

thumb ambitions this spring (or

summer if we have to wait much

longer).

This might be the year that you

make the move from the rich black

soil that has nurtured your seeds

and seedlings in past springs and

dip into the clear liquid medium of

water gardening. If low tempera-

tures are turning your green thumb

blue and you need a boat to get

around in your yard you are the per-

fect candidate for water gardening.

The following information is cour-

tesys of Grandora Aquatics.

PLANTING AQUATIC PLANTS

All aquatic plants should preferably

be planted in rich clay based topsoil.

Try to avoid a soil with a lot of com-

post or peat, as the lighter materials

tend to float. Most commercially

bagged and sterilized soil is not suit-

able for aquatic plants because they

contain these materials. Aquatic soil

developed specifically for water

plants is normally available from

your local garden centre.

Plastic containers are recommended

because they are sturdy yet light in

weight. Marginal or bog plants can

be planted in any suitable container,

usually 8 to 10” across, but the big-

ger the better. Keep in mind that

aquatic plants will grow proportion-

ately to the size of the container in

which they are planted. Too small

containers will slow their growth by

allowing them to become over-

crowded quickly. For more stability,

use wide base pots for tall, emergent

plants. Most water lilies require

large containers from 15” to 24”

across, with a capacity of 27 liter (¾

bu.) of soil per lily or larger, Dwarf

varieties can be planted in 10” to 12”

pots, but at least an 18 liter (1/2 bu.)

container is recommended. Lotus re-

quire at least a 27 liter container but

prefer larger containers with

rounded corners. Even dwarf Lotus

need at least a 27 liter container.

Use 8” pots or shallow trays for

planting oxygenating plants.

PLANTING OXYGENATING

PLANTS

Oxygenating plants should be

planted in moist soil in their own

pots. An 8” pot is large enough to ac-

commodate one bag of oxygenating

plants. Remove oxygenating cuttings

from the mesh bag and tuck half the

plant stem into the moistened soil.

Bury the root system of the individ-

ual plants in the soil. Leave the soil

level about 1” below the top of the

pot and fill the remaining space with

gravel. Soak the soil with pond

water to prevent muddying up the

water when the plants are placed in

the pond. Place pots directly on the

bottom of the pond between the lily

tubs. The rule of thumb is to use 1

bag of oxygenating plants for every 5

– 6 sq ft of open surface area (less

for large ponds).

TRANSPLANTING HARDY AND

TROPICAL WATER LILIES

Transplanting Potted Hardy and

Tropical Water Lilies.

Potted hardy lilies can be trans-

planted into larger containers until

September. Transplant tropical lilies

in June when the water temperature

has warmed to above 20 degrees C.

Cold water will cause the young

plants to become dormant. Tropical

lilies and hardy lilies must be trans-

planted from their original pots to

an 18 – 27 liter container or large. If

left in the original container, the lily

will become pot bound, which will

stunt their growth. Therefore, a

large container allows enough room

to grow, so that your lily will grow to

its full potential and bloom fre-

quently. Fill the large container half

full of moistened, tamped down soil.

If using an organic fertilizer, add a

mixture of fertilizer and soil. Care-

fully remove the original pot from

the lily and place the lily (soil and

all) into the centre of the large con-

tainer. Fill the remaining space with

moist soil leaving about 1 inch from

the top of the pot. Tamp soil down

gently. If using fertilizer tablets, put

5 – 6 tablets around the pot and

cover with soil. Cover soil with a

layer of gravel, making sure that

there is NO SOIL OR GRAVEL ON

THE CROWN. The gravel will help

reduce the amount of soil stirred up

and discoloring the water and also

helps discourage the fish from up-

rooting the plants. It is a good idea

to soak the soil with some warm

pond water before placing the con-

tainers in the pond to reduce the

amount of muddying of the pond.

Using aquatic soil also significantly

reduces muddying the pond. Water

lilies are heavy feeders and should

be fertilized with 4 fertilizer tablets

once a month from April to August

for maximum bloom and growth.

Positioning Your Lilies

Position your lilies in the middle of

the pond about 5 – 6 feet apart. Ini-

tially, it is best to have the lilies at

the shallower depth (approximately

6 inches of water) and then gradu-

ally move them deeper as the lily

grows. You may need blocks to raise

the lilies to the proper depth. Water

lilies will grow in 6 inches up to 3

feet of water, depending on the vari-

ety. Do not place water lilies close to

waterfalls or fountains where they

will be splashed.

FERTILIZING

For Fertilizer Tablets use 8 tablets

of 15-30-15 fertilizer per lily or lotus

container in the spring or when first

planting. Use 2 – 3 tablets per 8” pot

for shallow water plants. Your lilies

should be fertilized monthly with 4

tablets per lily container and 1 – 2

tablets per 8” pot for shallow water

plants. Be sure to keep the tablets a

few inches away from the crown of

the plant to prevent burning. Push

the fertilizer tablet as far down as

you can with your finger. Then fill in

the holes with soil to prevent the fer-

tilizer from leaching into the water.

Do not fertilize hardy plants after

mid August.

Organic fertilizer is best used for ini-

tial and spring planting. Mix 1/8 Kg

of organic fertilizer per 18 liters of

soil. Place soil/fertilizer mixture in

bottom ½ to ¾ of the container, and

then fill the rest with moistened soil.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Algae Problems

Both newly planted ponds, as well as

established ponds, provide ideal con-

ditions early in the season for the

growth of suspended algae, causing

green, murky water. This is a com-

pletely natural occurrence and is not

harmful to plants or fish.

Contributing Factors:

1. Sunlight - inadequate plant

growth to provide sufficient shade.

2. Warm water – resulting from in-

adequate plant cover and/or shallow

water

3. Dissolved nutrients – present in

the water, providing food upon

which the algae thrives

4. A large fish population – fish

waste is eventually broken down

into nitrate fertilizer

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A Vanscoy & District Agricultural Society event

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‘Silver Collection’

Bring your perennials to exchange…

but if you have none, you can still

participate and take home new plants

to start your Perennial Garden! If you

have lots of perennials bring as many

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5. Excessive feeding of fish – uncon-

sumed fish food and excess fish

waste.

Recommendations:

1. Be Patient – allow the pond time

to achieve a natural ecological bal-

ance between plant life, nutrients

light and temperature. Once the

plants start to grow, they will filter

the sunlight, thus providing shade

and lowering water temperature. In

addition, these plants will consume

excess nutrients in the water, thus

depriving the algae of food.

2. Do not change the water – this

merely provides a fresh supply of

dissolved minerals for the algae to

feed upon and thus prolongs the

time for a natural clearing to take

place. Further, sudden temperature

changes place stress upon the plants

and fish.

3. Do not add algaecides – this will

create artificially clear water, which

may become green again as the

chemicals loose their effectiveness.

Most important, any chemical that

will kill algae, a simple form of plant

life, is likely to hinder the growth of

more desirable aquatics such as

lilies and marginal plants. Improper

dosage can result in the loss of all

pants and even fish. If coagulants

are used to settle suspended algae,

filtration is usually necessary to re-

move coagulated plant material be-

fore its decomposition can harm fish.

4. String algae – is sometimes a

problem in mature, balanced ponds

with clear water. A small amount is

beneficial in keeping water clear and

providing natural food for the fish.

Excessive amounts can be removed

manually or by gently altering the

pond chemistry to create conditions

unfavorable to the growth of string

algae. Barley straw and peat pellets

are natural products recommended

for that purpose. .

5. Be sure you have sufficient plants

for a balanced pond – oxygenating

plants do a great deal to absorb dis-

solved nutrients. We recommend 1

bag for every 5 – 6 square feet of ex-

posed surface area. Larger, deeper

ponds require less. Add water hy-

acinths or another water lily to pro-

vide shade and use up nutrients.

Hyacinths are inexpensive and usu-

ally multiple rapidly. Other floating

plants such as salvinia and duck-

weed are also very helpful. A good

supply of snails and/or a vacuum

will help to remove slime and accu-

mulated debris, thus help-

ing to keep the water clear.

If fish population is large,

especially Koi, a filter may

be needed. We firmly be-

lieve that an ecologically

balanced pond will provide

more profuse growth and

bloom, thus giving the

water gardener more

pleasure and satisfaction

for his efforts. “Plant for

balance” be patient and

prepare to sit back and

enjoy a summer full of

healthy, exotic flowers and

lively fish.

Water Lilly Problems

1. The use of chemicals to

control algae is not recom-

mended.

2. Planting containers are

too small

3. Lilies are not getting

enough sunlight – depending on va-

riety they need 6 hours minimum

4. When planting did not use heavy

top soil and/or fertilizer as recom-

mended.

5. Many commercially packaged soil

mixtures are not suitable for water

lilies

6. Soil or gravel on the crown of the

plant

7. Needs fertilizer – did not fertilize

monthly with 15-30-15 fertilizer

8. Root bound – hardy water lilies

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years

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dormant in September.

11. Tropical lilies do poorly in cold

weather and go dormant after a

heavy frost.

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your yard or your neighbor’s

13. Splashing or turbulence from

nearby fountain or waterfall

14. Large koi or goldfish may be eat-

ing new growth and possibly dis-

turbing the root system.

15. Excess of aphids, which may be

sprayed off with hose and eaten by

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Opening

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We had a fun time at

our annual Beef On A

Bun and Silent Auction

in March. We would

like to thank those who

attended and sup-

ported our club. We

would like to thank our

families, Leaders,

many private donors

and businesses that do-

nated items to our

silent auction. We

would like to thank the

following businesses for

their support: Our

night would not be suc-

cessful without your

support. Thank You!

We are busy working

on our projects, club ac-

tivities, PFRA trees

(May), club community

service, selling 4h cook-

books, 4h tickets and

planning for our

Achievement Day.

By Cody Kearnan

The Sandy Hills Light

Horse 4H Club had a

very exciting April de-

spite the ugly weather

and delay in our riding

season.

On April 21 members

met at Prairieland

Park to attend the Ulti-

mate Horse Challenge

Club first event of the

year. This was a day

of extreme trail compe-

tition with some really

cool challenging obsta-

cles for riders to at-

tempt with their

horses. Due to the in-

clement weather this

spring it has been diffi-

cult for most members

to get out riding and

prepare for an event

like this. Taylor

Gardner was able to

compete though and

rode in the Youth Divi-

sion. Although it was

the first time Taylor

had ever participated

in an Ultimate Trail

Course she had a

pretty good go at it and

was able to win first in

the Division. Club

members and leaders

cheered her on in sup-

port.

This event was also a

fund raiser for STARS

the new air ambulance

service that has come

to Saskatchewan. The

club was pleased to

make donation as rid-

ers who are often rid-

ing in the middle of

nowhere it was felt

that this is an impor-

tant service to the

rural communities.

The club spent the rest

of the time enjoying the

competition and put-

ting final plans in place

for the Mane Event in

Red Deer, Alberta.

Six members of the

club travelled to Red

Deer on Thursday,

April 25 and spent four

nights and three days

totally immersed in

Equestrian Sport.

Members attended clin-

ics on how to condition

their horses, how to

train them for specific

disciplines and how to

care for their health.

Members were accom-

panied by leaders

Pamela Heinrichs and

Lorraine Beaudette

and returned home late

afternoon of Monday,

April 29.

There was so

many exciting

things to see

but some high-

lights of the

weekend in-

cluded Steve

Rothers all

breed demo,

watching world

class jumpers and

learning more about

the many breeds and

all of their wonderful

attributes. Members

were also able to once

again cheer on their

club president as she

demonstrated dressage

manoeuvres each day

during the show on her

horse Mr Sylvester. If

you see any of the

members please be

sure to ask them about

their trip as they have

many, many stories to

tell and none of them

are shy about telling

you what their favorite

part of the trip was!

The club has decided to

extend their club year

due to the bad spring

weather and move

their Achievement Day

to September instead of

June. This will give

members more time to

ride together over the

summer. Stay tuned

for more club activities!

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Wyatt Millar wins Provincial 4-HPublic Speaking Competition

On April 13th

Wyatt Millar of

Catherwood

Beef/Sheep 4-H won

the Intermediate Divi-

sion of the provincial

4-H public speaking

competition in Ker-

robert. Representing

the North Division,

Wyatt was among 32

member from all 4 divi-

sions of the province

and he took home the

$500 prize provided by

the Farm Credit Corpo-

ration.

2013 is also the 100th

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Taylor Gardner, president

of the Sandy Hills Light

Horse 4H Club places the

club donation in the bin.

Sandy Hills Light Horse Club

attends UHCC at Prairieland

The National Elks

and Royal Purple

Fund for Chil-

dren presented a

cheque to the Strom

family after their

Asquith home was de-

stroyed by fire April 15.

The fire appears to

have started in the

wall of the house, due

to the old wiring. The

house was empty that

morning as the chil-

dren were at school,

Wayne was in the shop

in the yard and his wife

had gone to the store.

Upon her return she

notice the smoke filled

house through the win-

dows and called Wayne

from the shop.

By then the whole

house was on fire.

Built in 1905, it was

the first and oldest

home in Asquith that

the Strom’s had called

home for the past 6

years. “Our whole fam-

ily would like to thank

the community, espe-

cially those we have

never met”, says

Wayne, “we could never

get through this by our-

selves.”

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Do you or your

family ride

horses? Would

you like to utilize a rid-

ing arena? We need

your help. Yes you! If

you reside in or near

the RM of Vanscoy

(Grandora, Asquith,

Pike Lake, Delisle and

Vanscoy) and would

like to be able to access

a riding arena we en-

courage you to volun-

teer to rebuild and

rejuvenate the riding

arena at the fair-

grounds in Vanscoy.

We have support from

the Village of Vanscoy,

the Vanscoy Multiple

4-H club and the Buck-

brush Riding Club. We

have also received a

government Commu-

nity Initiatives Grant.

We have the funds to

proceed with the pur-

chasing of supplies and

materials - now we

need the community to

rebuild it. The Riding

arena was once thriv-

ing with events for

light horse, gymkhana

and the 4-H. It is our

goal to promote these

events for your commu-

nity once again. Re-

member the old ‘Barn

Raising’, let’s gather

for a riding arena reju-

venation as we all

know that many hands

make light work! We

are planning a work

bee for Saturday and

Sunday May 25 & 26 at

9 am at the Vanscoy

and District Riding

Arena. All volunteers

will have their name

entered in a draw and

there will be nutrition

breaks provided. If you

have a few hours to

participate, some tools

or equipment please

notify Linda Stevens at

306-493-2428 or email

vanscoyag@gmail.com.

It is the goal of the

Vanscoy and District

Agricultural Society to

complete this project by

the celebration of the

Summer Fair’s 30th

Anniversary which will

be held August 17 &

18, 2013. Please sup-

port this special project

especially for the youth

of our community.

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Prizes are awarded to

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As in past years,

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Remington spoke about

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Bowbusters

Archery Club

hosted a kids

only 3D shoot on April

14th. They invited kids

from clubs in Saska-

toon, Kyle, Duck Lake

as well as local area 4H

clubs and had 32 kids

in attendance from age

6 to 15.

Most of the kids that

participated had never

shot a 3D tournament

before and had been

strictly shooting in the

JOP (Junior Olympic

Program). The JOP is

shooting at a paper tar-

get with numbered

scoring, and a known

distance and is de-

signed to build form

and confidence in

young archers.

3D is shooting at 3 di-

mensional animal tar-

gets at an unknown

range and trying to put

an arrow into what

would be the animals

vitals. This is more of a

simulated hunting type

of archery and makes

the archer try to judge

distance as well as

picking a "spot" to aim

for.

Bowbusters has been

using the old curling

rink in Vanscoy for the

past 2 years for both

Indoor 3D and just

started running a JOP

program last winter.

They started out offer-

ing archery lessons to 5

kids in Jan and quickly

grew to having 22 kids

registered with the

club by the end of

April.

They are currently

shut down for the sum-

mer but will be holding

registrations in the fall

for the winter season.

For more information

people can check them

out on their Facebook

page (Bowbusters) or

contact:

Bill Steeves

306-934-9683,

Maxine Ross

306-261-3945 or

Randy Rathy

306-241-0814.

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The Delisle Dance

Club held its an-

nual recital on

Sunday, April 14. The

44 dancers in the club

and the club’s dance

teacher entertained the

audience with wonder-

ful performances. It

was a most enjoyable

and entertaining after-

noon for both dancers

and spectators.

Delisle Dance Club

would like to say thank

you to:

- the Town of Delisle

for allowing us to rent

the hall for our weekly

practices

- Delisle Composite

School for the use of

their facility to hold

our recital

- Angie Klassen from

Blue Sky Photography

for taking our pictures

- Margo Knittig and

Betty Gumulcak for

their many years of

service to the dance

club

- Leanne Wickett, our

very talented dance

teacher

- all the dancers and

their parents for their

hard work and commit-

ment throughout the

year

Delisle Dance Club of-

fers instruction from

ages 3 to adult in a va-

riety of dances includ-

ing tap, ballet, jazz,

hip-hop, musical the-

atre and lyrical. The

club’s dance teacher is

Leanne Wickett who

has been with the club

for 3 years. The club

also offers a weekly

adult exercise/condi-

tioning class that is

well attended.

The club dances Tues-

day and Thursday

evenings at the Delisle

Town Hall from Sep-

tember to April. For

more information email

rssajk@sasktel.net or

call 306-242-6636.

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Delisle Dance Club

Beginner Tap

(L-R) Front – Celia Ekren, Ashlin Turgeon, Maizie

Laroche, Casey Klassen. Middle – Katelyn Coates, Kaiya

Orth, Marley Renneberg, Emily Westrand, Danielle

Macdonald. Back - Sarah Blom (Class Helper)

Beginner Ballet

(L-R) Front – Casey Klassen, Emily Westrand, Maizie

Laroche, Danielle Macdonald. Middle – Kaiya Orth,

Katelyn Coates, Marley Renneberg, Ashlin Turgeon,

Celia Ekren. Back - Sarah Blom (Class Helper)

Junior Tap

(L-R) Front – Katie Paulhus, Chloe Bueckert, Hannah

Baschuk, Jocelyn Thiessen. Centre – Sarah Blom

(Class Helper). Back - Jada Mahussier, Athena

Payette, Riece Funk

Junior Ballet

(L-R) Front – Katie Paulhus, Jada Mahussier, Chloe

Bueckert. Centre – Sarah Blom (Class Helper)

Back – Joceyln Thiessen, Athena Payette, Riece

Funk, Hannah Baschuk

Junior Hip Hop

(L-R) Front – Addysen Bardi, Spencer Whiting

Back – Mikka Spence, Logan Becker, Kristopher

Bourque, Jorja Sanders

Intermediate Ballet

(L-R) – Kayla Blom, Jonathan Blom

Intermediate Hip Hop

(L-R) Front – Jaidyn Siemens-

Solanik, Cheyenne Langan

Back – Kayden Funk, Taylor

Newton, Lani Clay

Intermediate Tap

(L-R) – Jonathan Blom, Kayla Blom

Intermediate Jazz

(L-R) – Paige Ferguson, Shelby New-

ton, Christie Leugner, Kathy Pirlot

Musical Theatre

(L-R) – Jonathan Blom, Kayla

Blom, Sarah Blom

Lyrical

(L-R) Front – Kayla Blom, Teig Yanko, Emma Robert

Middle – Sarah Blom, Christie Leugner, Jonathan

Blom, Courtney Pilon, Amy Blom. Back – Samantha

Rorke, Dionne Friesen, Makenna Robert

Senior Tap - Sarah Blom

Senior Ballet

(L-R) – Sarah Blom, Amy Blom

Senior Hip Hop

(L-R) – Kathy Pirlot, Emma Dewald, Winter Mooney,

Teig Yanko, Jonathan Blom, Brook Gerard

PIKE LAKE FIRE

FIGHTER’S MISSION

STATEMENT: The

members of the Pike

Lake Volunteer Fire

Dept will strive to pro-

tect the lives and prop-

erty of the citizens of

Pike Lake and the RM

of Vanscoy by deliver-

ing fire suppression

and other emergency

services to the commu-

nity; as well, we are

committed to ongoing

pre-incident planning

and public education.

We will serve this com-

munity to the very best

of our training & abili-

ties & we are commit-

ted to constantly

improve & upgrade our

knowledge & training

in order to better pro-

vide the fire protection

needs of the residents

of the community of

Pike Lake & surround-

ing area.’

The Pike Lake Fire

Hall opened Nov 2006

with Marv Ceslak as

the Station Com-

mander and currently

has 11 active members.

They deal with a vari-

ety of emergencies in-

cluding burning barrels

out of control, wild land

fires, house/basement

fires, and are also

called out for controlled

burns, fuel spills, motor

vehicle accidents and

can be called upon to

assist with Search &

Rescues. With such a

wide scope of responsi-

bility, all firefighters

are required to partici-

pate in on-going train-

ing. Educating the

general public and at-

tending the four public

schools in our area to

speak to their student

body about fire safety

also falls under their

realm of duties.

A service that is also

available during an

emergency is the Shock

Trauma Air Rescue

Service (STARS).

Saskatchewan has two

STARS helicopters -

one in Saskatoon, one

in Regina. These

teams consist of one

Trauma Nurse and ei-

ther a Trauma Doctor

or Paramedic along

with 2 pilots. When

STARS is called in, the

Fire Departments are

responsible to set up

are a landing area for

the helicopter and work

together during emer-

gencies.

When asked what ad-

vice Marv would like to

share with the public,

his response was: Be

fire wise at home. Fire

detectors save lives;

check the batteries reg-

ularly. Have fire extin-

guishers charged and

readily available. Sec-

ondly, obtain a permit

to burn. This alerts

Fire Departments of a

controlled burn, pre-

venting an unnecessary

and costly callout.

Without a permit, you

could be issued a cita-

tion along with costs

for fire equipment

being dispatched. Call

the Delisle Fire Hall,

306.483.777, to obtain

a burn permit. And

last, slow down and

drive safe.

If you are interested in

joining this league of

exceptional volunteers,

the departments are al-

ways looking to in-

crease the numbers of

their active members

list. If you are 18, will-

ing to dedicate time to

attend training courses

along with the desire to

help your community,

please contact Marv,

Pike Lake

306.229.2700 or the Al,

Delisle Fire Hall. For

students who may be

interested, you must be

16 years of age. Your

volunteer work with

the dept earns one

credit towards the

Community Service

program.

Beyond being an article

about safety, I hope

you will come away

with an appreciation

for all of the firefight-

ers from Delisle, Pike

Lake, Vanscoy and the

Swanson/Donovan area

– all volunteers. They

take time out of their

busy lives to attend the

required ongoing train-

ing and make them-

selves available to

assist others in their

time of emergency.

They are the ones

called away from their

daily lives and their

loved ones to selflessly

help others. What an

exemplary display of

those who go above and

beyond. Thank you to

all of our volunteer

Fire Fighters!

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Karen MacEwan

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On Wednesday

evening, I voted

in favour of Bill

S-7 the Combating Ter-

rorism Act. This Bill

passed with 183 voting

in support (Conserva-

tive and Liberal MPs)

and 93 voting against

(NDP and Bloc Quebe-

cois MPs).

Bill S-7 will strengthen

Canada’s counter ter-

rorism

framework by amend-

ing the Criminal Code

to provide

strong judicial tools

that will help fight ter-

rorism and safeguard

Canada’s national se-

curity. A government’s

first priority must al-

ways be the safety and

welfare of its citizens,

and Bill S-7 will help

keep our streets safe.

This legislation was

first introduced in 2002

by the previous Liberal

Government, and

lapsed in 2007. After a

thorough review and

consultation, our gov-

ernment has re-intro-

duced it.

Bill S-7 is necessary.

Canadian criminal law

is largely designed to

prosecute those respon-

sible for acts that have

already occurred, the

focus of this legislation

is to assist law enforce-

ment officers disrupt

planned attacks before

they occur.

This legislation would

allow the following:

First, a judge, on appli-

cation by a police offi-

cer, could require a

person who is believed

to have information

about a terrorism of-

fence to appear before a

court to answer ques-

tions under oath in

order to assist a police

investigation.

Second, if a police offi-

cer believes on reason-

able grounds that a ter-

rorist activity is likely

to be carried out, and

that temporarily de-

taining this person

would help stop this

terrorist activity, then

they can request that a

judge ask this person to

appear before a court to

determine whether

temporary detention is

necessary.

The burden would be

on the government to

show why detention

needs to be imposed,

and without meeting

this standard, this per-

son would be free with-

out conditions.

Third, any court pro-

ceeding initiated under

the Combatting Terror-

ism Act would require

the direct approval of

the Attorney General of

Canada, and any per-

son appearing before

such a hearing has the

right to counsel.

Fourth, this bill will

create a new offence

category for leaving or

attempting to leave

Canada with the pur-

pose of committing a

terrorist offence. For

example, leaving

Canada to participate

in a terrorist training

camp would become a

specific criminal of-

fence with a penalty of

ten years imprison-

ment.

The Supreme Court

has ruled that these

measures are constitu-

tional and do not im-

pede on the rights of

the individual.

I’d like to note that the

measures outlined in

this legislation will ex-

pire on the fifteenth

sitting day after the

fifth anniversary of re-

ceiving Royal Assent.

At this time it could

only be renewed after a

recorded vote by Par-

liament.

Finally, these meas-

ures would only be

used in extreme cir-

cumstances. I hope this

summary has clarified

the contents of Bill S-7.

April 26, 2013

Kelly Block, M.P.BillS-7:TheCombatingTerrorismAct

DelisleCouncillorCurtGessell,DelisleCouncillorRob

Ouellette,KellyBlockM.P.,DelisleMayorDave

Anderchek,DelisleCouncillorDanMantyka

PerdueArenaAssociationPresidentJasonShields,

KellyBlockM.P.,PerdueMayorDaveMiller,

withPerdueHockeyplayers(l-r)Back:NelsonHeuchert,

BrennonPashovitz,CarterMason,LindenPavloff,Wyatt

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Front:BrodyFyson,BrettBaduik,LukeGray

On April 10, 2013

Kelly Block,

Member of Par-

liament for Saskatoon-

Rosetown-Biggar, on

behalf of the Hon-

ourable Lynne Yelich,

Minister of State for

Western Economic Di-

versification, an-

nounced support for

upgrades to the Perdue

arena under the

Harper Government’s

Community Infrastruc-

ture Improvement

Fund (CIIF).

“Our Government is

pleased to support in-

frastructure projects

across the country, like

upgrades to the Perdue

arena’s roof,” said MP

Block. “The Commu-

nity Infrastructure Im-

provement Fund will

benefit Canadian fami-

lies and communities

immediately, helping

to support job creation,

boosting economic ac-

tivity, as well as creat-

ing safe and accessible

community infrastruc-

ture facilities for years

to come.”

The Harper Govern-

ment’s investment of

$50,150 will help the

village replace the roof

on the arena, which is

used by residents from

Perdue and the sur-

rounding area for

minor and senior

hockey leagues, power

skate programs, and

physical education

classes. The upgrade

will reduce the amount

of water damage to the

facility, enhancing its

safety and extending

its operating life.

“On behalf of the com-

munity, I wish to

thank the federal gov-

ernment for this fund-

ing,” said Perdue

Mayor Dave Miller.

“Our youth and adult

skating and hockey en-

thusiasts will be able

to continue to utilize

this facility as a direct

result of this funding.

This facility, which is

now just over 50 years

old, was built and

funded by community

volunteers. This com-

munity spirit is what

has made, and contin-

ues to make, Perdue

one of the very best

places in which to live.”

A week earlier MP

Kelly Block was at the

Delisle community hall

for a similar announce-

ment. The Harper Gov-

ernments investment

of $100,150 will sup-

port upgrades to the

Delisle hall, including

the replacement of

windows and doors,

and installation of in-

sulation and metal sid-

ing. These

improvements will

make the facility more

energy efficient, reduc-

ing operating costs.

“The town of Delisle is

thrilled to receive this

funding for our com-

munity hall,” said

Dave Anderchek,

Delisle Mayor. “This

support will help us

complete the exterior

revitalization of the

building. We wish to

thank the federal gov-

ernment for their gen-

erous contribution to

this project.”

In Economic Action

Plan 2012, the Harper

Government an-

nounced further sup-

port to help

communities across the

country modernize

their infrastructure,

committing $150 mil-

lion over two years for

the Fund.

Federal Funding for Perdue

and Delisle Facilities

Economic growth

is not a means

unto itself. If you

don’t do something

with that growth, then

it might as well have

never happened. This

is why our government

continues to keep its

commitment to ensure

we use our province’s

growth to improve the

quality of life for all

Saskatchewan people.

To that end, we were

humbled to announce

this week that the wait

list for programming

for people with intellec-

tual disabilities had

been eliminated.

In 2008, we inherited

a 440 person waitlist

for specialized, residen-

tial and/or day pro-

grams to provide

needed service for

those with intellectual

disabilities. That year,

we committed to pro-

viding programming to

everyone on that list

and we have kept that

promise. This was ac-

complished through the

good work of the Com-

munity Living Waitlist

Initiative, which repre-

sents the largest in-

vestment - $62.5

million - in

Saskatchewan’s history

in support of people

with intellectual dis-

abilities. The funding

allowed for new, ex-

panded or existing

services in 41 commu-

nities and 500 new

staff positions in com-

munity-based organiza-

tions. One of our

government’s goals is

to make Saskatchewan

the best place for peo-

ple with disabilities to

live in Canada.

Through the expansion

of this specialized pro-

gramming we are now

closer than ever.

Another way we’re

using the benefits of

growth to improve the

quality of life for you

and your family is

through our ongoing

commitment to reduce

surgical wait times.

Waiting in pain for sur-

gery for months or

years was not accept-

able. After announcing

a $10 million funding

increase for the

Saskatchewan Surgical

Initiative (SKSI) in this

year’s budget, surgical

wait times continue to

improve. Right now,

90 per cent of people

are receiving surgery

within six months and

78 per cent of people

within three months.

There’s still more work

to do, but we are on the

right track. Our gov-

ernment made it a pri-

ority to put the patient

first and improve surgi-

cal wait times and, we

will continue to work

towards that goal. To

find out more informa-

tion about wait times,

go to the newly re-de-

signed Surgical Initia-

tive at

www.sasksurgery.ca.

We are also using the

benefits of growth to

improve the quality of

life for people battling

cancer by increasing

funding for the

Saskatchewan Cancer

Agency (SCA). This

$12 million funding in-

crease brings the SCA’s

total budget to $150.7

million. This impor-

tant agency provides

front line care, services

and information to

those diagnosed with

cancer. This increase

of funding will allow

for:

• Improved access to

early detection through

programs like the

Screening Program for

Colorectal Cancer

which was extended

province-wide in Feb-

ruary;

• Shorter waits for pa-

tients needing

chemotherapy, radia-

tion therapy and mam-

mograms;

• Expansion of an inte-

grated hematology pro-

gram providing

in-province service for

patients needing stem

cell transplants, reduc-

ing the need to send

patients to other

provinces;

• Meet the rising de-

mand for diagnostic

and treatment services,

especially cancer drugs;

and

• Recruitment and re-

tention of oncologists

and other care

providers.

With warmer

weather on its way,

spring runoff potential

in much of the province

is well above normal

for this time of year,

and may result in

flooding situations.

The Ministry of Gov-

ernment Relations con-

tinues to work with

other government min-

istries, agencies, Crown

corporations and stake-

holders to prepare as

much as possible.

To date, the Water Se-

curity Agency has re-

ceived 207 applications

for the Emergency

Flood Damage Reduc-

tion Program. Staff

and consultants are as-

sisting the applicants.

The Ministry of Gov-

ernment Relations has

also met with First Na-

tions leaders from the

File Hills Qu’Appelle

Tribal Council and has

agreed to monitor and

work together on the

flood response.

The Highway Hotline

will continue to be

staffed on a 24 hour

basis until the threat of

flooding subsides.

For more Information

about flood prepared-

ness and keeping you

and your family safe,

go to

www.gov.sk.ca/flood.

RM Review 17May 2013

MLA REPORT

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