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‘Progressive’ budgetBy George BrownGrasslands News Editor

Mayor Walter Stree-lasky believes the budget city council approved at a special meeting March 14 is both progressive, yet not too burdensome on prop-erty owners.

Council adopted a bud-get that increases taxes 3.68 per cent for 2019. On a home assessed at $120,000, taxes would in-crease $5.21 a month. The mayor said the $12.3-mil-lion budget keeps pace with inflation and allows the city to set some money aside in reserves and un-dertake a number of capi-tal projects.

“You don’t want to be burdensome but you can’t stand still,” he said. “You have to be progressive.”

Council and adminis-tration will keep an eye on the federal and provincial budgets that were pre-sented earlier this week to see if they might influence municipal spending. “I expect it will not make a lot of difference to us,” Streelasky said.

The 2019 budget predicts that the City of Melville will take in $12.3 million in revenue and have expen-ditures of $9.05 million. This leaves a surplus of morethan $3.2 million, but most is allocated to reserves. Proposed capital purchases

The projects city administration is proposing forthis year include:•Postage meter for city hall: $8,000•Fire alarm system for city hall: $11,500•City hall roof (continuation): $54,000•Jaws of Life: $44,000•Fire engine: $325,000•Storage racks for public works building: $27,000•Three pickup trucks for public works: $120,000•Fire alarm system for the public works building:$14,000•Two tandem trucks: $320,000•Third Avenue paving east of Prince Edward Street:$147,000• Toronto Street paving south and north: $466,000• Queen and Seventh paving: $40,000

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Miller School held its first Winter-uption afternoon on March 15 to say goodbye to winter and hello spring. Above: Dad Corey Sweet watches over the fire pit. Below: Keetin Maier plays with the Connect 4 game in the spring sunshine. Submitted photos

Chamber hosts annualtrade and gun shows

By Grasslands NewsIt’s so big; some of it has to take place

outdoors.Melville and District Chamber of

Commerce hosts its annual spring trade show next weekend, March 29 to 31, at the Merv Moore Sportsplex.

In conjunction with the trade show, the third annual Gun Show and Sale takes over Melville Community Works on the Saturday and Sunday. There is free admission to the trade show, how-ever it costs $5 to enter the gun show and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Organizer Linda Council said the trade show is a major fundraiser for the chamber and offers the staples representing real estate, banking and finance, home renovations, auto sales, giftware, police agencies, agriculture and a variety of food booths to satisfy

your appetite for a full meal or your sweet tooth.

Logan Stevens will display its line of Kubota equipment outdoors and the fire department will present safety demon-strations outdoors. “They’ve never been here before,” Council said.

There will also be face painting for kids and the young at heart, a bouncy castle and other activities in the Kids Fun Zone. School and business mascots have been invited to attend and mingle with the patrons, Council said.

Creek FM will be on location.“We’re hoping for good support from

the residents to attend our annual trade show and support the local and regional businesses,” Council said.

The trade show runs Friday, March29 from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and wraps up Sun-day, March 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Community Recovery Team for YorktonSubmitted

A new Community Recovery Team in Yorkton is providing more intensive supports for people living with complex, persistent mental health challenges.

The Government of Saskatchewan has provided $4.2 million in targeted funding to launch Community Re-covery Teams (CRTs) in Yorkton and seven other communities across Sas-katchewan.

CRTs use a holistic and custom-ized approach to care that helps cli-ents achieve their individual goals and thrive in the community. Yorkton’s new CRT includes a team lead, two occupa-tional therapists, one addictions coun-sellor, two mental health therapists, four nurses and a social worker.

“We are honored here in Yorkton

to have been supported in creating a CRT,” said Britton Houdek, Saskatch-ewan Health Authority’s interim man-ager of the Yorkton Crisis Assessmentand Recovery Team. “The ability to be flexible in our work to meet clientneeds is crucial in supporting clients on their journey with mental health and addictions, and making sure they receive the support that is best suited for their needs.”

Funding comes from the Cana-da-Saskatchewan Bilateral Funding Agreement announced in January 2017. The federal government is pro-viding Saskatchewan with close to $350 million over 10 years for targeted incremental investments in home and community care and mental health and addiction services.

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As newcomers to the Melville community, my wife and I really appreciate the warm welcome that is being extended to us by the many people we are meeting. It is refreshing and a privilege to be living in and serving a community that is healthy, safe, and viable; a great place to live, work, play and raise a family! However, for the folks that have been in the community longer than us, you already know that, right? Moving forward, we are now in the process of implementing the 2019 budget, which was approved by City Council on March 14, 2019. The 2019 budget continues to focus on asset management, which has been a strong theme over the past two to four years. While the general operating is relatively status quo, there is an increased focus on capital investment in infrastructure, tools and resources necessary to meet the service delivery expectations of our residents and taxpayers. During the 2019 budget deliberations, I can say that I witnessed passion in the Council Chambers from all members of Council, and the management team – keenly interested in “doing the right thing”. Of particular interest, I encourage you to actively engage and participate in the upcoming Recreation Master Plan. You may ask “Why is this important?”. The process will engage user groups and the community at large, for an important discussion about all recreation assets in our community. Recreation is a major investment and is considered critical infrastructure in most communities that I have lived in. The completed master plan will help guide the community, council and staff in making future decisions for the next 25 to 30 years and beyond. Please get involved in this process, it is your community! Stay tuned for more information on the 2019 budget and an upcoming strategic plan. Moving forward - Yes I can, and together we will!

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CN plans to spend more than $245 million in Saskatchewan in 2019 to expand and strengthen the

CN plans rail workeast, west of Melville

SubmittedCN plans to spend more than $245

million in Saskatchewan in 2019 to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network.

“Following a record capital program in 2018, CN brought on 25% more qualified train conductors in West-ern Canada and added over 1 per cent more active high horsepower locomo-tives to its network. This year, CN is investing $35 million more than last year to bring greater capacity to CN’s mainline to benefit all commodities,” said Doug Ryhorchuk, vice-president of CN’s western region.

The Saskatchewan investments are part of CN’s 2019 record $3.9 billion capital investment focused on enabling growth from all commodity segments, including consumer goods, grain, ag-ricultural, forest, and energy products from all of our customers, safely and ef-ficiently. Over two years, CN will have made a $7.4 billion capital investment.

“Whenever one company invests a quarter billion dollars into Saskatch-ewan, that’s great news. And the fact that this investment by CN will help get our key export products to mar-ket faster makes the benefit even greater. This investment continues to demonstrate CN’s commitment to our province and their customers who do business here,” said Steve McLellan, CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce.

CN is deploying important safety enhancing technologies across its net-work, such as and Autonomous Track Inspection Program, Distributed Air Cars, and Automated Inspection Por-tals. These innovations, combined with CN’s investments in locomotives, capacity, infrastructure, and train crews, will support the safe and effi-cient movement of goods to their end markets, Ryhorchuk said.

Planned expansion projects include:• Construction of about 10 miles of dou-ble track near Atwater, east of Melville;• Construction of about 10 miles of dou-ble track near Fenwood, west of Melville;• Construction of about eight miles of double track near Biggar, west of Saska-toon; and• Construction of about seven miles of double track near Clavet, southeast of Saskatoon. Maintenance program highlights in-clude: • Replacement of approximately 66 miles of rail• Installation of approximately 260,000 new railroad ties• Rebuilds of 21 road crossing surfaces• Other maintenance work on culverts, signal systems, and additional track in-frastructure

CN’s Saskatchewan rail network connects agricultural customers across the Prairies to worldwide markets and has major terminals in Saskatoon, Re-gina, and Melville.

Suspected kidnapper arrestedBy Grasslands News

RCMP have arrested a suspect in connection with a reported kidnapping south of Melville last summer.

Alvin Lawrence Sunshine, 27, was located by RCMP on March 16 and ar-rested without incident at a residence on the Ochapowace First Nation.

He is charged with several offences in relation to a kidnapping that was re-ported on July 12 of last year:• Break and enter to commit kidnapping • Use a firearm to commit kidnapping • Using a firearm to commit robbery• Disguise with intent • Three counts of theft

Sunshine was to appear in Yorkton

provincial court on March 19.Melville RCMP responded to a com-

plaint at 4:05 p.m. of a reported kid-napping that occurred at 1:30 p.m. on July 12, said RCMP in a news release. A woman was home alone when a man entered the residence armed with a firearm that had been reportedly sto-len from that residence.

The man demanded to be driven to Regina and the woman complied. Once in Regina, the male demanded to be taken to a residence. The man exited the car when they arrived at the res-idence. The woman then drove away and immediately called the Regina Po-lice Service.

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Since former justice minister and attor-ney general Jody Wil-son-Raybould’s dramatic testimony before a com-mittee of the House of Commons, followed by the testimony of Ger-ald Butts and Michael Wernick, much atten-tion has been paid to SNC-Lavalin and the questionable behaviour of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Mostly missed were the last words of Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick’s prepared opening statement to the same Justice committee.

Wernick said: “... the committee may wish to hold hearings on the attorney general of Canada’s directive on civil litigation involv-ing Indigenous peoples issued by the former at-torney general on Jan. 11, 2019. The directive to all Government of Canada litigators could mark a profound change in Canada’s legal land-scape. However, it could be rescinded or repealed at the stroke of a pen and turn to ashes. All political parties need to be clear with Canadians on the future of this di-rective.”

The directive, in effect since Wilson-Raybould took the reins of Justice upon the Liberal win in the 2015 federal election, has already done great damage.

Wilson-Raybould’s in-struction requires Jus-tice Department lawyers not to aggressively fight claims brought by Indig-enous groups against the

federal government. By her directive, she shows where her first loyalties lie — not to Canada but to the quasi-separatist agenda of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).

As long as the direc-tive remains operative, government lawyers con-fronting an Indigenous claim are forced to fight like a boxer sent into the ring with one arm tied behind their back. Indig-enous groups get to use both arms.

Justice Department lawyers are not to appeal a court decision even if they think that an ap-peal would be successful, if they conclude that an appeal might interfere with the pursuit of rec-onciliation.

The ongoing obsession with reconciliation is one-sided. It seems that in Wilson-Raybould’s view, only outcomes that financially benefit Indig-enous groups are accept-able.

Her direction to fed-eral lawyers is certainly not working out for tax-payers in the area of resource development. Stalled pipelines, mining companies moving south, and huge job losses in the oil and gas industry are all related to the duty to consult and accommo-date.

Indigenous groups had the former Justice minister in their pocket, making it impossible for a development company and taxpayers to get an even break.

Wilson-Raybould’s di-rective is still profoundly destabilizing the coun-try.

Unless the directive is rescinded, the 1.5 per cent of the population

that represents status Indians living on re-serves will gain de facto control of Canadian re-source development. As well, simple property ownership as we know it may come to an end. All property could be subject to claims of ancient own-ership.

Wernick provided surprising help to tax-payers by making this subversion of justice known. That he raised it at the conclusion of his prepared remarks – and ahead of his very sur-prising retirement – un-derscores how profoundly important this issue is.

We should listen.Brian Giesbrecht is a

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“It is dangerous tobe right when the

government is wrong.” Voltaire

Budget solid and honest, but less memorableWhen we look back

at this Saskatchewan Party government, it seems unlikely that 2019-20 budget will be all that memorable. That’s usually reserved for budgets that have ei-ther a lot of goodies or a lot of pain. This budget really has neither.

Consider this year’s assortment of highway up-grade goodies for rural residents:

There’s twinning of Highway 7 at Vanscoy, com-pleting Saskatoon to Delisle twinning.

There are two sets of passing lanes west of Rose-town on Highway 7 and passing lane on Highway 2 north of Moose Jaw.

More passing lanes will be completed on highways 6 and 39 between Regina and Estevan and on high-ways 9 and 10 between Canora and Melville will be started.

We will also see 32 kilometres of repaving of High-way 1 west of Tompkins, 24 kilometres of Highway 9 repaving north of Usherville, 26 kilometres of High-way 10 repaving east of Fort Qu’Appelle and 23 ki-lometres on Highway 15 repaving west of Kenaston.

But this isn’t the massive lists we’ve seen in past years — partly due to re-prioritizing highways dol-lars to the new Enhanced Intersection Safety pro-gram that will see $13 million spent on what will be a $65 million program in the next five years.

New turning lanes, better lighting, rumble strips and clearer sight lines don’t necessarily provide gov-ernment with the same-bang-for-your-buck as laying down new asphalt under your tires.

But in the wake of last year’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash, it can be argued what the government is now doing is more important.

Moreover, there is less money to go around.Finance Minister Donna Harpauer’s 2019-20 bud-

get has allotted $439 million for highways and in-frastructure capital works — considerably less than the $673 million in this year’s 2018-19 budget that’s

wrapping up. And the budget suggests we will see only $339 million in capital highways infrastructure spending for each of the three years to follow.

But we are also seeing a $34.4-million surplus in the 2019-20 budget and the Sask. Party says to ex-pect surpluses of $49 million, $72 million and $82 million in the years to follow. However, one should be a little suspicious here, because there’s really no way government can predict surpluses that far in ad-vance.

Compare that with the $380-million deficit in 2018-19 budget, according to the third-quarter up-date released last week.

Compare plans for four surplus budgets in Sas-katchewan with the four straight deficits since Sas-katchewan’s last surplus budget in 2014-15.

That string of deficits has increased the debt ser-vice charge (the interest on the “credit card bill” we own the bond companies for past accumulated defi-cits) to $694 million — an annual budgetary cost that hasn’t been this much in Saskatchewan since the af-termath of the Grant Devine government years.

Clearly, big capital spending and operational defi-cits have been taking its toll in this province. Public debt is $19.9 billion right now and is expected to rise to a record $26 billion in 2023. Yes, we were ham-mered by the PST hike to six per cent two years ago and big-time cuts such as the shuttering of the Sas-katchewan Transportation Company.

But it’s also become clear the government can no longer rely on resource revenue windfalls it enjoyed a decade ago. In fact, resources revenues that once accounted for 20 per cent of all government revenue only accounts for $1.8 billion of the $15 billion 2019-20 budget.

And it wouldn’t even be that much if it weren’t for an additional $117-million increase in potash revenue that is almost exclusively attributed to long-overdue elimination of the Saskatchewan Resource Credit, essentially a change to tax laws.

There are not a lot of goodies. There’s not a lot of harm.

But it’s a responsible, honest budget and it should be remembered that way.

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By Greg DuckUniversity of Regina

Indigenous repre-sentation in Canadian media has taken much-needed steps forward in the past decade, and one of its trailblazers re-turned to the University of Regina campus to tell her story.

Investigative journal-ist Connie Walker was welcomed back to the U of R recently as the keynote speaker at the 38th Annual James M.

a proud Cree from Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, attended First Nations University of Canada (then known as Saskatchewan Indian Federated College) from 1997-2000. Although she now lives in Toronto, Walker is always happy to return.

“My family can attest. I always love a good ex-cuse to come home, so when the opportunity arose to deliver this pre-sentation, I had to take it,” said Walker.

semester — after a suc-cessful internship with the CBC — Walker was offered a permanent posi-tion as a journalist with Canada’s broadcaster. For the past 19 years, Walker has worked to improve the representa-tion of Indigenous peo-ples in the media, and to ensure that their side of the story is told.

“There is a hidden world in Canada, and we are just beginning to dis-cover the story.”

Her presentation, We don’t need a voice. We need more microphones, highlighted the strug-gles and successes she has had as an Indig-enous journalist, and how things are changing for the better. As part of the lecture, Walker underscored that three key items have helped to improve the understand-ing of Indigenous issues: Truth and Reconcilia-tion; increased Indige-nous representation in media; and, a shift from traditional news medi-ums to digital.

“With digital and so-cial media, we can see exactly how many people are looking at something, for how long, and can in-teract with them. For the

have metrics to prove that there is an audience for Indigenous issues.”

-ing racism and discrim-ination as an Indigenous reporter, Walker earned the position as lead for the CBC Indigenous Unit. One of her projects turned into the wildly successful Missing and Murdered podcast series — a format that Walker believes is imperative to

helping Indigenous peo-ple tell their stories.

“As a journalist, we can’t just be story tak-ers. We need to be story-tellers. There is so much more to be discovered and understood.”

For the second season of Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo, Walker has been able to reach critical mass, helping to further educate others about the experiences of Indigenous people. This success comes to the tune of over 18 million podcast downloads, features on prominent international publications, and a list-ing as one of Apple’s Best Podcasts for 2018.

“There is a ton of popularity within the true crime genre. With Missing and Murdered, people seem to come for the mystery, but end up learning about our his-tory.”

Dean of the School of Journalism, Dr. Gen-nadiy Chernov, com-mended Walker on her contributions and exam-ple as the J School aims to further incorporate elements of Indigenous

storytelling.“We are actively work-

ing to include Indigenous values and perspectives through cultural teach-ings, public events, class-room discussions, and community-based learn-ing and storytelling. We are so proud that Connie could be on hand to help us move things forward.”


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Gail Arlene Gray, 66, of Grand Junction, Colo., got very angry at her adult children for not voting. So, when a mail ballot for the fall midterms arrived at her house for her 25-year-old son, who no longer lives with her, she decided to vote in his place. She has since been charged with misdemeanor voter fraud. She was caught because her son chose this time to

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The record $1.537 bil-lion Mega Millions lottery in October was won by a single ticket purchased in South Carolina, but the winner did not come forward for quite a while. (Ed.Note – a winner has now claimed the money.) Frank Rainwater, director of the state’s Revenue and

$61 million it expected to collect from the winner in income taxes for extra discretionary spending. If the

the government would not have got nearly as much. The jackpot would have been paid out to the unclaimed prizes fund in each state that participates in Mega Millions in proportion to ticket sales. In that case, South Carolina’s share would be around $11 million, and that would be earmarked for education spending. The $1.5 billion is the second-largest lottery in U.S. history. The winner chose to take the one-time payment of nearly $878,000,000.

Meanwhile, a woman whose ex-husband won a $279 million lottery jackpot says he is still a loser — and Eileen Murray wants nothing to do with him or the money. During their 15-year marriage, she had to support him and she has continued to pay him support. Mega Millions winner Mike Weirsky has no appeal to Murray, money or no money!

In Phoenix, Christina Brenner is very upset with her storage company. The company advertises that it will deliver a storage unit, pick it up when it’s full, and keep it at their “dry, secure facility until you’re ready to have it delivered.” After a year, Brenner went to claim her belongings, but found everything had been destroyed by a rat infestation. Fecal matter and dead rats covered her belongings. The company reviewed her claim for damages, and told her that, since the damage was not from a covered loss, there would be no settlement for the damaged property. The company was actually called 1-800-PACK-RAT.

got mad at his mom, threw a temper tantrum, and . Actually, he is not so

little; he is 37. He threw the pizza after she ordered him out of her house. He was charged with domestic battery.

Also in New Port Richey, Fla., a couple parked out-side the courthouse needed help after they acciden-tally locked their baby in their SUV. The father told deputies he couldn’t afford a locksmith and was going to smash the window to get to the one-year-old girl, but a work crew saved him with several individu-als saying they could get into the vehicle. Using a coat hanger, they were in the car in a matter of seconds. They were actually a group of inmates on a work out-ing. The men said that while they had made mistakes in the past, they wanted to do the right thing.

stuck in deep snow with his dog. He was both grate-ful and embarrassed to have caused so much trouble. Jeremy Taylor’s 4WD vehicle got stuck when he was doing some off-road driving in the wilderness. Taylor, 36, wanted to walk out after one night, but it was

The two hunkered .

Taylor had a full tank of gas and was able to use the

packets of taco sauce he had with him. He was eventu-ally found by snowmobilers, but then returned home

water pipes frozen.

Florida have been charged with the murder of their father, Anthony Tomaselli, 85. They might have got away with it, had not one of the women confessed the crime to a man whom the sisters were both dating at the time. The man reported that Roberts told him they had “euthanized” their father because he refused to go to a nursing home. The elderly man suffered from cancer, heart problems, and dementia, which made ruling his death anything but from nat-

to kill him more than once. After he was dead, his children sold his house and split the $120,000.

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AboutConnie

Connie Walker is an award-winning investi-gative reporter and host of the CBC News pod-cast, Missing & Mur-dered.

In 2018, Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo won the inaugural Best Serialized Story award at the Third Coast Inter-national Audio festival. The podcast was also featured in the Colum-bia Journalism Review, The Rolling Stone, Vul-ture, Teen Vogue, Chate-leine and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2018 by Apple Canada.

In 2017, Missing & Murdered: Who killed Alberta Williams? won the RTDNA’s Adrienne Clarkson Award and was nominated for a Webby Award. Walker and col-leagues at the CBC’s Indigenous Unit, won multiple awards includ-ing the 2016 Canadian Association of Journal-ists’ Don McGillivray investigative award, a Canadian Screen Award and the prestigious Hill-man Award for its Miss-ing & Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indig-enous Women and Girls interactive website.


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period of three years beginning May 2019.

Tenders will be considered by individual locations, or any combination as submitted. Grass cutting will be determined by the contractor in coordination with the Facilities Technician. If you have any questions prior to submitting your tender, please contact: North Schools – Chad Hicks (306) 620-9333 or Central Schools – Wes Katzberg (306) 621-7604 and South Schools – Regan Cobb (306) 641-9979 to determine the areas to be cut and trimmed at each location.

Contractors must comply with all applicable Occupational Health and Safety regulations spe-

Tenders marked “Attn: Teresa Korol” and “Grass Cutting Tender” will be received by the un-dersigned by any methods listed below until 4:00 pm, April 2, 2019. This will not be a public opening. GSSD reserves the right to reject any or all tenders. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted.

Grass Cutting Tender c/o Teresa Korol, Facilities Manager Good Spirit School Division 63 King Street East Yorkton, SK S3N 0T7

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Chief Day Walker invested into the Order of Canada

SubmittedOkanese First Nation

Chief Marie-Anne Day -

cially invested last week as a member of the Order of Canada.

The collective leader-ship, staff, organizations, and entities of the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council congratulated Chief Day Walker-Pel-letier on her investiture to the Order of Canada. This is a major accom-plishment in recognition of her life-long commit-ment to leadership of her nation, tribal council, and the Treaty 4 area.

The investiture cere-mony, conducted by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, took place March 14 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Chief Day Walker-Pelletier was joined by her coun-cil, family and friends.

Day Walker-Pelletier has to date the longest consecutive term serving as chief in Canada. It has not always been an easy road as Chief Day Walk-er-Pelletier has not only had to take on the roles and responsibilities of serving her Nation and people, but of breaking down barriers, stereo-types, and walls for In-digenous women and children. Her passion for

women’s and children’s issues is well known across North America, and has been instrumen-tal in the formation of a menagerie of boards, commissions, organiza-tions, and programs ded-icated to the betterment of women and children, as well as the advance-ment and advocacy of the issues.

“Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier’s advocacy and guidance on issues we face as In-digenous people has been invaluable to not only our tribal council,

but to the province and Canada,” said FHQTC Tribal Chief Edmund Bellegarde. “She has had to do all of this while si-multaneously breaking down barriers for women and children. She casts a big shadow and her voice is thundering; when she speaks, people listen. We are truly blessed to have such a strong leader amongst us today.”

Okanese Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier was invested March 14 by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette as a member of the Order of Canada. Photo by Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2019


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INFORMATION MEETING Fort Qu’Appelle, SK—Monday, March 25, 2019

Royal Canadian Legion Hall

197 Company Ave., Fort Qu’Appelle, SK Supper 6:30 pm — Meeting to follow

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Melville, SK—Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Robert G. Combe Royal Canadian Legion Hall

136 3rd Ave. West, Melville, SK Supper 6:30 pm — Meeting to follow

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Supper Tickets are available at all Prairie Co-op locations

The Melville Arts Council presented Red Moon Road at Melville Community Works on March 15, part of the Stars for Saskatch-ewan Concert Series. Daniel Peloquin-Hopfer, Sheena Rattai and Daniel Jordon have performed together for eight years. The trio plays just about every instrument you can cram into a van and played songs from their three albums and some unreleased material.

Miller School principal Chad Lechner makes good his prom-ise and takes a pie in the face from student Leah Yanush.

-ised to take one pie for each $250 the school raised. Miller School raised $876 so Lechnergot three cream pies. The students totally enjoyed the afternoon. Submitted photo.

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• Pickup truck for recreation department: $40,000• Grass hopper mower: $22,500• Swimming pool pump: $9,000• Replacement of walking trail culvert: $11,000

“Our equipment is tired, much of it, and so we were looking at replacing it,” Streelasky explained. “Some of them are 20 and 30 years old. We plan to re-place the older pieces and have reliable equipment.”

Council added the culvert replacement to the budget at the last minute. The walking bridge was

couldn’t connect the park and the residential area,” Streelasky said. “This makes our community just a little bit better.”

Water, sewer, streets, lift stations, lagoon im-

hall; there is $30 million to $40 million in projects to tackle over the next few decades. That number increases to $100 million when infrastructure under-ground is considered.

“The number is large, there’s no doubt about it,” the mayor said. “There’s things we have to do. There’s a long, long, list of things we have to attend to.”

capital needs and has created reserves to fund them

you have to have money in the bank.”Reserves

• $3,500 so parks and recreation equipment can be re-placed on a 10-year cycle• $20,000 for parks and recreation equipment so vehi-cles can be replaced on an 11-year cycle• $50,000 to recreational surplus for a pool replace-ment• $25,000 to recreational surplus for buildings replace-ment• $74,500 to the transportation surplus for an 11-year vehicle replacement cycle• $75,000 to the transportation surplus for a 15-year equipment replacement plan

• $10,000 for Melville Community Works as per the

new agreement• $10,000 from the Lions’ Chase the Ace fundraiser for recreational facilities surplus

Council approved $149,571 in grants to commu-nity groups; $188,673 was requested.

At the special meeting, council topped up the re-gional park grant to $70,000 from $55,000, topped up the library grant by $3,820 to $31,000, and after denying a grant to the food bank because the appli-cation was received late, council agreed to provide $7,000.

The city is also embarking on a process to create a recreation master plan to guide development and de-cisions for the coming generation. The community at large and user groups will be invited to help identify priorities, Streelasky said. That could involve, open space needs, rental rates, equipment and policies

“We want to look and determine what our needs are,” he said. “Where should we plan to spend, based on the community’s desires.”

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to Grow MelvilleMAYOR’S CORNER

After a frigid February, we very much look forward to the spring solstice, the crocus, and the return of the beautiful Can-ada goose.

Council is working hard to es-tablish its 2019 operational and capital budget. The budget is al-ways a very demanding process where we try to meet the needs of our city — of our residents — yet always with the intent of not overburdening our citizens. Hopefully, both progress and af-fordability will be the true measure of our efforts.

It was a real pleasure to have our Melville Curling Club host the Provin-cial Men’s Senior Curling Champion-ship. All eight regions of our province were represented, with the Bruce Korte rink of Saskatoon coming out as win-ners. The members of our club did a bang-up hosting job. Well done all. Good news for 2020: Melville will, for the sec-ond time at the Horizon Credit Union Centre, host the provincial Men’s Tan-kard.

The Millionaires hockey season came to an unfortunate end on March 5. Thank you coaches, players and the executive for a season of hockey enter-tainment. The Prairie Fire girls hockey team has completed their season and with it the end of a team franchise here

in Melville. As a community we acknowledge the efforts of all those involved in making this group of young women a viable and enjoyable hockey team.

We encourage citizens from Melville and area to take ad-vantage of the free cardiovascu-lar services provided at Horizon Credit Union Centre. On site are two registered nurses and a phys-iotherapist to assist individuals with cardio or respiratory issues. Contact your attending physician

or phone 1-306-786- 0236 to set up an appointment.

Congratulations to Andrew Fahl-man, director of public works, who was the recipient of the Saskatchewan Pub-lic Works Person of the Year Award for 2018.

We wish Jason Antonio well as he pursues a new opportunity in the City of Moose Jaw. Mr. Antonio served our community for nearly four years as a hard-working reporter for the Melville Advance. We commend Jason for his diligence and efforts.

Upcoming Event: Melville District Chamber of Commerce Trade and Gun Show March 29 to 31

Did you know that the City of Mel-ville prior to 1908 was called Bethania?

Walter StreelaskyMayor of Melville

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Premier says feds should focus on trade, not scandal

By Terry PughClark’s CrossingGazette

Saskatchewan Pre-mier Scott Moe says the federal government needs to change direc-tion on policies that are damaging the economy of Western Canada.

Saskatchewan are de-pendent on exports,” said Moe. “There is a real sense of urgency in our province when it comes to international trade and the challenges that are facing our most important industries.

“The federal gov-ernment doesn’t seem to share this sense of urgency. Instead it is focused exclusively on

managing a political cri-sis of its own making; a political crisis caused by the Trudeau govern-ment’s intense desire to safeguard 9,000 jobs in Quebec.

“Meanwhile, in West-

ern Canada over the course of the last num-ber of months, we’ve lost 100,000 jobs, in part due to low resources prices, but in part due to federal policies like Bill C-69, the ‘no more pipelines’ bill.”

Moe said a grow-ing protectionist trend in Canada’s two larg-est trading partners, the United States and China, poses a serious threat.

“Saskatchewan is Canada’s largest ex-porter of canola,” said Moe. “We need action now to deal immediately with China’s actions.”

Moe said Justin Trudeau must realize he is the prime minister for all of Canada, not just Quebec. He said the Ca-nadian ambassador to the United States should be in Washington, D.C. working to lower tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products, not in Ottawa helping the prime minister navigate through the SNC-La-valin scandal. He also called on Ottawa to im-mediately appoint a per-manent ambassador to China.

Revenue sharing to rise despite tight budget: premier

By Terry Pugh Clark’s Crossing Gazette

Municipalities across the province will receive $10 million more in revenue sharing funding this year despite a looming austerity budget, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced recently.

Speaking at the 114th annual Saskatchewan As-sociation of Rural Municipalities (SARM) conference in Saskatoon March 13, Moe said the new formula, negotiated between the provincial government and

in an allocation of $250 million this year to communi-ties. The new formula will see municipalities receive three-quarters of a point of the Provincial Sales Tax

Moe said this amounts to a four-per-cent increase in municipal revenue sharing over last year. Despite economic headwinds, Moe said the province is expe-riencing continued growth, and municipal funding will fuel that expansion.

of a balanced budget that will strike the right balance

said Moe, adding the revenue-sharing formula pro-vides transparency and predictability for both mu-nicipal and provincial governments.

“The increased revenue-sharing is a practical demonstration of the provincial government’s com-mitment to municipalities across Saskatchewan,” said Moe.

Grant applications from municipalities and other eligible organizations under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program are now being accepted by the province for initial consideration. The intake pe-riod runs from March 15 to April 30.

“Strategic infrastructure investments are key to improving our citizens’ quality of life and positioning our communities for growth,” said Moe. “Infrastruc-ture funding can also go further when groups work together, which is why I challenge community lead-ers to work together and consider submitting proj-ects that can serve a region and its people.”

Moe said recent amendments to the provincial Trespass to Property Act will bring fairness for rural landowners. The changes now require hunters, snowmobilers and others to get permission to ven-ture onto rural properties.

“These amendments will provide a better balance of the rights of rural landowners and the general public. They afford the same rights to rural landown-ers that are currently being provided to their urban counterparts.”

Moe said the provincial government is investing in improved cellular and internet coverage through SaskTel; a new 10-year agreement with STARS air ambulance; more funding for rural pest control; in-creased support for crop insurance; continued invest-ment in highways; and more money for health care facilities, physicians and nurses.

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MCS girls win regionals, off to hooplaSubmitted

The Cobras senior girls basketball team is headed to Hoopla.

The MCS girls captured gold last weekend in the 3A SHSAA regional championship. They are now one of four teams that will compete at Hoopla provincials. Melville will enter the competition as the fourth seed and will play against top ranked Caronport for an opportunity to advance to the pro-

defeated the Assiniboia Rockets 68-38 -

this upcoming weekend and are now guaranteed an opportunity to play for a provincial medal.

The Cobras hosted one of four re-gional championships as the number 4 seed in the province in the 3A girls cat-egory. They opened up the tournament

Moosomin Marquis. Melville got off to a bit of a tough start and had missed some shots early on resulting in just

Cobras found their stride in the second

halftime.

they held Moosomin to just three third-quarter points and pushed their

Melville closed the game and the Co-bras walked away with a 59-22 vic-

Kylie Grimes and Kylie Severson had

Sylvester each scored seven points. “I think we were overly excited to be

playing a regional playoff game in our home gym and that extra energy led to

explained coach Dan Alspach. “After

played well enough to get a comfort-

-siniboia (#5) matched up against Rose-

much stronger team as they coasted to

by pressing the inexperienced Rose-

and a huge lead that increased as thegame went on.

Assiniboia was the second time that the two teams faced each other this season. The Cobras beat the Rockets

back in early February. Similar to the

sizeable lead early on but unlike the-

ing in the second half. Melville was up

halftime. The Cobras then opened the third

quarter with three straight three-point

holding the Rockets to only seven points for the quarter. The teamstraded points in the fourth leading to a Cobra victory. The Cobras’ top three

“After conversationswith former staff and people who know the history of Melville Com-

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team ever to make it to

Alspach said. “It is very

four spot provincially.

could be competing against anywhere from

category. I am extremely proud

of our achievement. Ourschool and community could not be represented by a better group of stu-dent athletes. Their hard work and commitment to the sport has been great and these girls more than deserve a chance to


Skate Melville Inspirations

Emily Brouillard performs her solo to the song Back from the Edge.

Soloist Geena Screpnek fol-lows the advice in the song, Keep Your Head Up.

Halie Waldbauer and Bella Song dance to Walking on Sunshine.

Vaida Kuntz and Mataya Bolton are two trolls in a group skating to .

Little elephant Mya Kozakevich needed help from Jasmine Muchato get into position, but after that, she stole the show.

This group of Minions was excited to skate to the song, Happy.

The Harmony Synchronized Skating Team were guest skaters at the carnival. They are coached by Skate Melville alumna Tricia Hynds.Photos by George Brown


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Habs vs ’Canes to be broadcast in Plains CreeSubmitted

Sportsnet and APTN are teaming

in Plains Cree. The broadcast will air on Sunday,

March 24, as the Montreal Canadiens

APTN at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

broadcaster in the world — will air the program featuring exclusive Cree language commentary and analysis for fans across the country. Broad-

play-by-play call for APTN, while Juno Award-winning musician Earl Wood will host the studio show alongside

Chabot.“We are thrilled to partner with

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Productions. “Committed to uniting Canadians

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The historic broadcast on APTN

Enoch Cree Nation, Alta., where Ron

live broadcast of the same game on Sportsnet. Enoch Cree Nation is in Treaty No. 6 Territory in Alberta, bor-dering the west side of Edmonton.

“This brand-new venture will allow us to pursue our goal of presenting pre-

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that declaration is incredibly import--

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Melville HCUC Schedule

Note: Schedule subject to change

5:30 p.m. Peewee Practice 6:30 p.m. Peewee Female

1:00 p.m. Spring Team - 2 nets

10:30 a.m. Wheatland Wild12:15 p.m. Novice Marlies vs Esterhazy Blue 4:00 p.m. Wheatland Wild 6:00 p.m. Bantam Playoffs Lightning vs Moosomin

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Melville Bowl Arena Scores/Standings

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Stuckey 63Sastaunik 56Ostlund 45.5

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A Team 62Try Hards 56

Aces Wild 42Just 4 Fun 39

March 13 L

Janiskewich 57.5Heil 50.5Cheveldae 47Hack 45

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Schmirler 59.5Miller 52Ward 50Messner 46.5

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Welke 25Ostlund 22Schneider 18Brisebois 13

March 12

Lechner 73Zwirsky 49Stott 42Hall 36Curylo 31.5Lavergne 18.5

March 14

Hahn 55Lamb 55Hollinger 54

March 16

Cambay 52Hollinger 46.5Thompson 43.5

Xie 16Morgan 6

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Stay safe while using ATVsSubmitted

In many places across Saskatchewan, all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and snowmobiles are common modes of transportation. As with any motor vehicle, there are risks involved and the RCMP would like to pro-vide you with some helpful information to help keep you safe.

ATV rules and safety information:• You must have a licence to operate an all-terrain ve-hicle (ATV) in public areas, such as ditches.• Persons under the age of 16 cannot operate an ATV in public areas.• You cannot operate an ATV on private land without permission of the owner.• Unless permitted, an ATV cannot be operated on a highway.• You must drive with due care and attention.• You must drive with reasonable consideration for others in the area.• You must drive at a speed that is reasonable and safe.• You must have the headlights on if operating at night time.• You must yield the right of way to pedestrians.• At all times, a helmet and eye protection must be worn.• If you have a passenger, you must ensure they also wear a helmet and eye protection At all times.• As with motor vehicles, you cannot operate an ATV while impaired by drugs or alcohol or a combination of the two, and can be charged criminally if you do.Snowmobile rules and safety information:• Snowmobiles must be registered to be operated in public areas, such as ditches.• You must be at least 16 years of age and have a li-cence to operate a snowmobile in public areas.• All snowmobile operators, and passengers on the snowmobile or any towed conveyance, must wear safety helmets.• You must operate a snowmobile with due care and

attention and with reasonableconsideration for others.• Do not operate a snowmobile at a speed greater than 80 km/h or the posted speed limit.

alcohol or drugs or a combination of the two. You can be charged if you do.

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Elks darts players from across Saskatchewan got together in Esterhazy March 8 to 10 for the Provin-cial Darts Tournament.

Friday evening was Blind Draw Doubles, which means that anyone could draw anyone as a partner.

various competitions. Players were from Prince Al-bert, Wilkie, Kisbey and Esterhazy.

Wendy Demerais from Prince Albert won the women’s singles title. Craig Nelson from Esterhazy was the men’s singles winner. Ladies’ doubles was won by Wendy Demerais and Kathy Nankivell from Kisbey, and the men’s doubles winning team was John Voutour from Kisbey and Barry Off from Es-terhazy. The mixed triples winners were Barry Off, Wendy Demerais and Eugene Hartter from Wilkie.

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The national mascot, Charlie the Elk, came for a visit.

Yesterday, I talked with Ed, my old neigh-bour in Saskatchewan, and he was recovering from a huge family birth-day celebration. Ed’s great aunt Mable was honored with a 95th birthday party at her family farm. Relatives from far and near showed up to the birthday bash.

Aunt Mable is a living family legend, having out-lived four husbands. It is rumoured that she has more money than three banks. Her farm home has always been a gathering place for family functions: the women come with a generous dish to serve on the table and a dessert; the men talk and brag a bit and the kids play. It is a time when family relatives tell you way more than you want to hear or give far too little information to satisfy you.

Talk at family gatherings may not go beyond the

personal experiences that are hard to handle. Not

boat, but those events in life that cannot be easily understood or fully explained.

In the Bible James, John and Peter kept silent about what they saw on a mountain. They were too amazed and puzzled to share what they saw. They were used to seeing fantastic events being near Jesus, but the mountaintop experience kept them si-lent. They were not willing to tell anyone what they had seen until after Jesus’ death and resurrection.

It must have been hard for all the apostles to tell others about all the remarkable things Jesus did. Peter could swear to the truth that Jesus walked on water because he tried it himself and began to sink. Jesus had to rescue him. It wasn’t hard to get peo-ple to believe Jesus could heal diseases and disabili-ties. Large crowds came to Jesus seeking healing for themselves and their loved ones. They were healed, and the people made Jesus famous for his healing power and miracles. No matter how famous Jesus became, there were always those who doubted and opposed him.

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, many from Jerusalem witnessed the miracle. After doing so, Jesus could not move around openly because the chief priests and Pharisees in Jerusalem plotted to

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as a man. The disciples were called to share theirpersonal truth about Jesus. They needed to give allthe truth about Jesus as they had known him faceto face.

Peter, James, and John had clearly seen the di-vine part of Jesus on a mountaintop. Jesus had taken the three apostles with him up on the moun-tain to pray. There, Jesus’ face and clothing became dazzling white and two men, Moses and Elijah, were speaking with Jesus.

A cloud overshadowed the apostles and a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One;listen to him!” For a time, the three apostles didn’treport what they saw on the mountain.

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BERES – Catherine (Kay) Beres (Sebastian) of Melville, SK passed away Friday, March 15, 2019, at the age of 76 years. Catherine Joan was born on the family farm in the Serath dis-trict on Sept. 30, 1942 to Steveand Anne (David) Sebastian. She was the second youngest of 11 children. She passed away peacefully in her sleep, Friday, March 15, 2019 at St. Paul Lu-theran Home, Melville, SK. Kay attended Serath-Ridge School and completed her Grade 9. In 1959 she moved to Regina with her parents and

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Department Store. In 1962 she married Oscar Schneider, and in 1964 they

west of Melville, where they farmed and raised two children (Darryl 1964 and Starla 1966). They enjoyed travelling, socializ-ing and visiting with neighbours and friends every weekend until 1991, when Oscar passed away. Kay then moved to Melville and in 1997 married Edward Beres. They spent many hours in their motorhome visiting friends, rel-atives and every rodeo in the

2010. During her life, Kay worked at various jobs - Department of Highways as caretaker at the Duff Picnic Grounds, caretaker at Zion Lutheran Church and

Bakery; she also cleaned house for many people in Melville. Kay loved gardening, birdwatching, travelling, knitting, baking and cooking her world-famous stro-ganoff meatballs and home-made perogies. She also lovedto dance, especially the jive. Kay was predeceased by her parents, Steve and Anne (David) Sebastian; sisters, Mar-tha and Anne (in infancy); sister, Marcella Linford; brothers, Au-gustine, Max, Steve, Albert and Peter; in-law Clara Sebastian; husband, Oscar Schneider and his parents, Henry and Kather-ine (Litzenberger) Schneider; and husband, Edward Beres and his parents, John and Alice (Gulash) Beres. She leaves to mourn her passing: her son, Darryl (Joy) Schneider; and daughter, Starla Schneider; grandchildren, Amy (Lucas) Thomas, Steven (Emily) Schneider, Holly Schneider (Jon Prudun), Adrian (Tonya) Miller; great-granddaughters, Elyse

-loved fur baby, Cleo; sister Rose (Barry) Cox; brother George Sebastian; in-laws Dennis and Dianne Schneider, Mervin and Verna Schneider, Irene Se-bastian, Lorraine Sebastian, Bernice Sebastian, Wilma Se-bastian, Walter Linford, Ray and Lynn Beres, Rita and Peter Hartman, Gladys Beres and

Leonard Lutz; as well as numer-ous cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and neighbours.

held Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Melville, with interment

-ish Cemetery, Melville. As per her request, Kay wanted her grandchildren to be her pallbear-ers: Amy and Lucas Thomas, Adrian and Tonya Miller, Ste-ven and Emily Schneider, Holly Schneider and Jon Prudun. Honorary pallbearers are every-one who knew and loved her. A special thank you to Drs. Eshawash and van Zyl, the caregivers with Melville Home-

on Whittmire Lane at St. Paul Lutheran Home. Memorial dona-

Hospital or the St. Paul Lutheran Home Foundation. Arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Funeral Home, Melville. 13-1c

DAVIS – With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Heather Darling Davis on Satur-day, March 16, 2019, at the age of 74 years. Heather was predeceased by her son, Quinn Davis; her twin sister, Helen Slater; broth-ers, Murray, Wayne and Michael Macara; her parents, Helen and Robert Macara; and in-laws, Tom and Donna Davis. Heather is lovingly remem-bered by her husband of 54 years, Jack Davis, Weyburn, SK; daughter, Rhonda (Cur-tis) Croal, (Riley and Darby), Weyburn, SK; daughter-in-law,

Austin Singer, Jessalyn Davis), Okotoks, AB; sister, Patt (Bill) Smith, Kelowna, B.C.; sister-in-law, Carolyn (Aldon) Molnar, Carstairs, AB; as well as many numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Heather was born in Bal-carres, SK on April 25, 1944, resided in the Lemberg district as a farm wife and mother, and later moving to Weyburn in 2014. Heather and Jack created many lasting memo-ries with friends and neighbors through get-togethers and card games. A visitation will be held Fri-day, March 22, 2019 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, 1825 First Ave-nue, Weyburn, SK. Interment will be held on Sat-urday, March 23, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. from the Yellow Grass Cemetery, Yellow Grass, SK. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 2 p.m. from RD Family Funeral Chapel, 1825 First Avenue, Weyburn, SK with Pastor Glen

-bearers are Ronnie Wahl, Kevin Wahl, Garnie Wahl, David Wahl, Raymond Wahl and Lloyd Peth-ick. A luncheon will follow the service at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #47, 150 - 3rd Street, Weyburn, SK. For family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Heather may be

c/o Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel, 8241 - 31 Street SE,

Calgary, AB, T2C 1H9. Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel and Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 – 1-888-848-0333) Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our web-site at www.rdfuneralchapel.com “Celebrating life, one family at a Time.” 13-1c

HARPER – Clinton Murdoch Harper.

passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019 at Pioneer Village, Re-gina, SK after a lengthy illness. Many thanks to all his kind caregivers and to Janice Suther-land. He is now at peace with his beloved wife, Betty. Arrangements were by Bai-

Care, Melville, SK.

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REDENBACH – We are saddened, yet grateful, to an-nounce that Marjorie Reden-bach of Melville passed away peacefully on March 13, 2019 at the age of 92 years, into the arms of her Lord. Mom will be happily reunited with our dad, Lloyd. We are thankful that

-mentia was calm and graceful, just as she herself was. It was remarkable to many that, even through her dementia, she could make these funnywisecracks to whomever at the exact time that it would be war-ranted. Marj was predeceased by her loving husband of 62 years, Lloyd; great-grandson Jordan Weger; son-in-law Mel Siever; her mom and dad; brothers, Jim and George; sisters, Ruth and Louise; and 17 Redenbach in-laws. She leaves to mourn her passing: her two daughters, Francie (Glen) Weger and Joy Siever; and two sons, Lloyd Jr. (Selena) and Terry; grandchil-dren, Cory (Annette) Weger, Robin Weger (Trish), Kerry (TJ) Babyak, Ryan (Pam) Siever; Bryce (Kelsy) Redenbach and Tyler (Linda) Redenbach; 13 great-grandchildren, Aleshia Weger, Chelsea Hallett-Weger (Christopher) and Braden Hal-let-Weger, Jillian Lemke, Sophie Weger; Daylen and Tyann Bab-yak, Hunter, Rowyn and Pres-ton Siever; Berlynn and Foster Redenbach, Aada Redenbach; sisters-in-law, Marguerite Koch and Darlene and Marilyn Re-denbach; brothers-in-law, Roger Wooff, Bob Berryere and Don Koch; many nieces and neph-ews, and numerous friends. The following are family memories that were shared when family and friends gath-

And such a beauty she was, her beautiful shining silver hair, always coiffed so perfectly, her glowing radiant skin, her elegant smile, the sparkle in her eyes. The way she looked at Lloyd

she was so beautiful and gave so much love to Lloyd and her family. She was always dressed to perfection. Her home was so elegantly decorated, her artistic talents displayed throughout. The coffee table always had a beautiful book displayed, often from a country they had visited, or a local artist. A souvenir or a picture perfectly framed from every holiday, country they vis-ited, precisely placed throughout the home. Christmas dinners, another memory to share... and oh yes, the table always had freshly ironed linens, and, of course, all matching yellow tea rose china, gold-rimmed wine glasses and freshly polished silverware; of course the matching yellow rose tea pot, coffee pot, des-sert plates, and coffee cups to serve the delicious dessert and her pie crusts like no other. The handwritten recipe is a treasurefor sure. Mom was born Dec. 22, 1926 to Fred and Katherine Pol-jer in their home in Melville. She completed her Grade 12 and a business course in Melville. Her

Can. Co. Ltd. as a cashier in 1945, then Town of Melville as clerk/cashier (1946-48). She married Lloyd on July 5, 1948,

they raised four children. Mom began working at the Melville Advance (1960-64), then as part-time secretary to Gordon Juckes of the CAHA Clerk 1 and 11 at P.F.R.A. (1965-68). After her fourth child was born in 1969, she returned to work once more as secretary for the United Church (1976-77). Her last employment was at St. Paul Lutheran Home as admin-istrative secretary (1980-88). She volunteered at the Melville Heritage Museum as the acting curator (1988-2008) and also played piano for sing-songs at St. Paul Lutheran Home for 10 years. Mom became a member of First United Church in 1944. She was a junior choir leader for 12 years, organist for 10 years and a choir member (junior and senior) for 60 years (ages 12 to 72). Her church involvement included couples club, Minis-try and Personnel Committee, UCW (catering) and superin-

the choir perform cantatas and compete at music festivals (win-ning many awards), there were many great Christmas parties with horse-drawn sleigh rides and summer wind-ups with trips to Echo and Pasqua lakes with

much fun, kids wanted to join choir just for the parties. Mom soon weeded those out if they

years, there were trips to Camp McKay. Of course, Mom was one of the leaders who the kids quickly nicknamed “Birdie.” She

a-longs. Mom was secretary and trea-surer of the art club, as well as a charter member. She did a great job of learning the art of painting. Some of her work is

and in our homes. She helped organize the Redenbach family reunion, a very fun weekend for everyone. Mom was the committee chairperson of the history book – a labour of love, she called it. This consisted of

was returned to charities. She was also secretary, president and acting curator of the Melville Heritage Museum. On the home front, in the early days of our childhood, Mom would have us dress up

every Sunday for church –gloves, hats and hankies and shiny shoes (polished by Dad every Saturday night). Sorry,

you wore, and Terry, you just

to a lot of trouble to make sure we were dressed properly – we picked out patterns, chose material and took it to a seam-stress, of which we had a few over the years. Mom was a great cook; her specialty was desserts. She

-ing, the crust alone was worth it. We had homemade desserts every night after supper. She taught us how to cook; every weekend one of us would have a turn at making a meal. And as is no surprise, Lloydie always chose the most challenging and time-consuming recipes. To this day, I guess it paid off, as he is a pretty good cook; this talent was inherited by Bryce, as he excels even better at it. As for

cook like that. Because Mom al-ways held down part-time jobs, she enlisted us to peel potatoes, turn the oven on, do the break-fast and lunch dishes and set the table. During one of her early years in marriage, Mom wanted to make a double layer choco-

burned; the second one fell;

fourth one turned out just per-fect. The failed ones success-fully ended up in the garbage – all in one day. As she was employed part-time for a lot of years while we were growing up, she employedhousekeepers on a part-time basis to come do the ironing and cleaning. Some of them were quite entertaining to say the least.

50th anniversary of Mom when she was just a child. Louise had asked their mom how come she had never gotten a bottom plate for her dentures. Their mom said: “Oh no, she had a full set of teeth, but the bottom ones bothered her some of the time, and she would leave them out in a glass of water on the dresser. One day she got dressed to go downtown and realized her teeth were not in the glass. She searched high and low and

seen them. It seems that Marj had been playing dress-up in

as her mom always did, picked up the teeth and proceeded to put them in her mouth, but they

half so she could have both tops and bottoms.” Which leads me to ponder, how did they make dentures back then? She loved the ballet and at-

-tional Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, along with sev-

eral operas. She was Citizen of the Year – she and Dad rode in a convertible at our annual pa-rade.

Our introduction to the lake holidays began when we were

cabins at Melville Beach to start -

tages along the way. We had to climb a hill at least once every summer. They then purchased their Little Brown Hut at IndianPoint on Crooked Lake, wheremany good times were had al-most on a weekly basis over a 30-year span.

If you were around on Sun-days in the summer, family time was so enjoyed; you were al-ways welcome for dinner. Many, many weekends most family members gathered and memo-ries were made.

Lloyd and Marj often spent the month of June at the cot-tage, as it was such a quiet month. You would often see her in the hammock relaxing with agood book or simply enjoying the quiet and the sounds of the birds.

Some of her favourite mem-ories were the purchase of their

-ership of a second-hand red Studebaker. I still wish we had that car – it would be so coolnow.

The family would like to ex-press a huge thank you to Dr.Eshawesh for always givingMom such wonderful care andattention, and to St. Paul Lu-theran Home staff, who took such great care of her and us, her family. A special thanks to her church family and Rev. Brian Mee for his kindness and

Last, but certainly not least, toMatthews Funeral Home for their gracious and professionalassistance to the family.–Francie, Joy, Lloydie, Terry and families.

Monday, March 18, 2019 at First United Church, Melville, with the

tributes to her musical talent and dedication to the church, the en-trance music was a recorded

D, and the choir sang as an an-them “I Was There to Hear Your

also offered some personal thoughts and memories. The congregational hymns were: “Love Divine, All Loves Excel-ling” and “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say.” All those whose lives Marj touched were consid-ered honorary pallbearers.

Interment followed in the Melville City Cemetery with CoryWeger acting as urn bearer.

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Six PARCELS OF FARMLAND Pleasantdale, SK. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 959+/- title acres, unquantified gravel reserves. Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/reales-tate.

FABRICATION FACILITY - Battleford, SK. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 8 in Saskatoon. 11.1+/- title acres, 43,821+/- sq. ft. fabrication facility. Ed Truelove: 306.441.0525; Brokerage: Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Services Ltd.; rbauction.com/reales-tate.

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COMMON ORGANIC Legume Seed for Sale. Tap root alfalfa, single cut Red Clover and Alsike Clover. Available in 50 pound bags. 306-382-1299 Saskatoon Sk.

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STEEL BUILDING SALE ... “REALLY BIG SALE IS BACK EXTRA WINTER DISCOUNT ON NOW!” 20x21 $5,726. 25x25 $6,370. 30x31 $8,818. 32x33 $8,995. 35x35$12,464. One end wall includ-ed. Pioneer Steel 1-855-212-7036 www.pioneersteel.ca

WANTED: OLD TUBE AUDIO EQUIPMENT. 40 years or older. Amplifiers, stereo, recording and theatre sound equipment. Hammond organs, any condition. CALL Toll-Free 1-800-947-0393.

WANTED: All wild fur (coyotes, etc.), all antlers (deer, moose, etc.) and old traps. Phone Bryan 306-278-7756 or Phil 306-278-2299.

In the Estate of William Temple, late of Melville, in the province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 21st day of March, 2019.

Box 2980128 - 4th Ave. East

Melville, Sask.S0A 2P0

11-3c

In the Estate of John Flegel, late of Killaly, in the province of Saskatchewan, deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS All claims against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 28th day of March, 2019.

Box 2980128 - 4th Ave. East

Melville, Sask.S0A 2P0

12-3c

NOTICE Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997. Notice is hereby given that Neudorf Co-operative As-sociation Ltd. has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for a Retail Store Integrated Permit to sell alcohol in premises known as Neudorf Co-op at 111 Main Street, Neudorf, Sask. Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Ev-ery person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signa-tory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious or competition-based objections within the beverage al-cohol industry may not be consid-ered, and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to:Saskatchewan Liquor and

Gaming AuthorityBox 5054

Regina, Sask.S4P 3M3

12-2c

Notices

Province Wide Journeyman HeavyDuty Mechanics,

Equipment Operatorsand 1A Drivers

required:

Late model, clean equipment to work on; late model and clean winch, dump, and gravel trucks to drive. Both camp and shop

locations; R & B provided.

Wage negotiable.Clean drivers abstract a must.

Send resume andwork references to:

Bryden ConstructionBox 100, Arborlield, SK

S0E 0A0;Fax: 306-769-8844

Email:[email protected]

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Tickets: $60 per patron,dinner & show ($30 tax deductible receipt)

Horizon Credit Union 136 - 3rd Ave. E., Melville

Melville Advance 218 - 3rd Ave. W., Melville

Pharmasave 156 - 2nd Ave. E., Melville

Doors Open 5:00pm

Dinner 6:30 pm Show 7:30 pm

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:

The Melville Rail Station Heritage Association

GALA SPRING FUNDRAISER

An evening of R&B, POP and a splash of DISCO

Royal Drug Mart 135 - 3rd Ave. E, Melville

Convention Centre

Horizon Credit Union Centre, MELVILLE

Live Auction & Silent AuctionFeaturing: $1000 Travel Creditdonated by Via Rail

For Tickets CallPrizes not exactly as Illustrated

and are intended foradvertising purposes only.

Must be 18 years of age to purchase tickets.Tickets may only be sold and purchased

within Saskatchewan.

2017 Keystone Outback 314BH, Retail Value $39,735.78 from Yorkton Dodge.2018 Textron Havoc X EPS (Side-By-Side), Retail Value $20,862.45.

2018 Argo Frontier 8x8 Scout, Retail Value $20,587.17.2018 Mahindra Roxor, Retail Value $25,542.21.

2018 Textron Alterra 500 R, Retail Value $7,102.89,from Universe Satellite Sales Ltd.

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Package 1 Package 2 Package 3OR OR

OR OR

OVER $200,000 in PrizesUPTO $75,000 50/50 Draw

CHOICE OF ONE

OF THESE

John Deere 6120M w/640 Loader,Retail Value $144,395,

from Pattison Agriculture Ltd.,Yorkton, SK

New Holland Powerstar 120 w/665TL/725LU Loader,

Retail Value $130,000,from Yorkton New Holland,

Yorkton, SK

Case 120A w/L745 Loader,Retail Value $128,586.10,

from Rocky MountainEquipment, Yorkton, SK

Five - 1st Prize OptionsOption #1 - $100,000 CashOption #2 - Tractor with Loader Option #3 - 6 Grain Bins

Six - 1805 Superior Grain Bins. Retail Value $105,061,from Nutrien Ag Solutions, Melville, SK

Option #4 - Rec. Package Option #5 - Truck & SUV CHOICE OF ONEOF THESE

Pi P

Lotto Licence #LR18-010050-50 Licence #LR18-0101

Package 1 - 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 Rebel, Retail Value $69,965 anda 2019 Jeep Cherokee Sport, Retail Value $39,470 from Yorkton Dodge.

Package 2 - 2019 F150 XLT Sport, Retail Value $67,153.89 and a2019 Ford Escape SE, Retail Value $36,506.79 from Future Ford.

Package 3 - 2019 GMC Sierra, Retail Value $67,525.75 anda 2019 GMC Terrain AWD, Retail Value $39,131.95

from Melville Chevrolet GMC Buick. PLUS: 2019 Arctic Cat XF8000 ES, Retail Value $17,205,

from Universe Satellite Sales Ltd.

Opt. #4Includes ALL 5

PLUS ASnowmobile

Early Bird Draw*MARCH 31, 2019Main Drawand 50/50**MAY 22, 2019

2nd Prize

3rd Prize

4th Prize20 Draws of $500 ea.

Early Bird Draws 30 Draws of $500 each*Draw on Sunday, March 31, 2019

*Deadline to purchase tickets is 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019.

Licence #LR18-0101 – Maximum of 2,500 Single Tickets and 2,000 - 5-Pack Sold

50/50 Draw

50/50 Progressive Draw with 50% of sales going to the winner.

The 50/50 total based on a sell out will be $75,000Tickets are: 1 for $20.00 or 5 for $50.00

Tickets may be purchased multiple times.**Deadline for ticket sales is 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 20, 2019.

**Draw made at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

2019 Harley-Davidson Street XG750. Retail Value $10.000from Harley-Davidson, Yorkton, SK

OR$10,000

Cash

21 Draws of $1,000 ea.

50/50 Draw

TICKETS$100 each

or3 for $250Maximum 2,200 – Singlesand 500 – 3-pack sold.

COWESSESS FIRST NATION #73

2019 NOTICE OFNOMINATION MEETING

AND ELECTION

To Electors of Cowessess First Nation:Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Electors of the Cowessess First Nation #73 will be held at the Cowessess Band Hall on Monday, the 8th of April, 2019, from the hours of 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. for the purpose of nominating Candidates for the following positions on the Council of the Cowessess First Nation #73: (a) Chief (One position); (b) Resident Councillor (Seven positions); and (c) Non-Resident Councillor (One position) Any interested candidates please refer to sections of candidate eligibility in theCowessess First Nation Custom Election Act, April 25, 2018. Please provide all required documentations at the end of the Nomination Meeting.

after the nomination meeting. On Tuesday, the 9th of April, 2019, an off reserve forum for candidates will be arranged and held in Regina at Sure Stay Plus Hotel (Best Western Seven Oaks) at 6 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m.

THE ADVANCE POLLS FOR THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time at the following dates, cities and locations:April 15, 2019 - Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre - Burnaby, B.C. - 4331 Dominion St. April 18, 2019 - Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre – Winnipeg, MB - 1808 Wellington Ave.April 23, 2019 - Clarion Hotel & Conference Centre - Calgary, AB - 2120 - 16th Ave. NEApril 24, 2019 - Edmonton Inn - Edmonton, AB - 11834 Kingsway Ave. NWApril 26, 2019 - Ramada Hotel - Saskatoon, SK - 806 Idylwyld Drive NApril 27, 2019 - Sure Stay Plus Hotel (Best Western Seven Oaks) - Regina, SK - 777 Albert St.

THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD AT THE COWESSESS BAND HALL ON APRIL 29, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thereafter, the results will be provided. Successful candidates will serve for a four-year term.

If you require additional information or have any questions please call the Chief ElectoralOfficer at 306-227-3373 or the Deputy Electoral Officer, Debbie Delorme at 306-696-2520.

Dated at the Cowessess First Nation #73, Treaty 4 Territory, in the Province ofSaskatchewan, this 15th day of March, 2019.

Loretta J. Pete LambertChief Electoral Officer

T: 1-306-343-7383 C: 1-306-227-3373.E: [email protected]

underway. The process will take a few days but could be spread over a week or so.Photo by George Brown

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