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    Great December

    Films!!

    17thThe A-Team

    Saturday 18th Matinee1:30 pm

    Shrek: The Final Chapter

    There will be no movies

    on the 24th or 31stdue to the Holidays

    Doors open at 6:30 PMAdmission Price

    $3.50 each

    Suggestions for movies arewelcome. Please contact:

    T.rex Discovery CentreEastend, SK.

    www.trexcentre.ca(306)295-4009

    Trailers available on

    T.rex Discovery Centre

    web site

    www.trexcentre.ca

    Movie Synopsis on pg. 3

    Merry Christmas

    And

    Happy New Year

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

    North America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman

    The Dog ChroniclesPart II

    Does anyone come up to me and give me snacks, pat my head then rub my tummy?No. But my dog does. In fact he has come to expect it.

    When we decided to have dear dog fixed we had hoped that, besides prohibitingthe obvious, that his behavior would tone down somewhat. We were wrong. He just turneda year old and his monstrous puppy-ness over-rides any hopeful reduction of his prancingand natural play. Yet, when the time came for D-day (i.e. de-masculization) I couldnt help

    but sympathize. When he had to go off food and drink on the eve of his operation, I too feltthe urge to do the same.

    Even though he is a year old, we still call him our pup, though hes almost thesize of a horse. In reality, he is no longer a pup, I know, but its hard to let go of the cute-

    ness and the feeling of being needed in some way. Contrarily, what is the cut off from pupto dog? In humans, this pigeon holing of time, from baby to infant, to toddler, kid, teenager,to adult, all have rather opaque boundaries. Some still refer their early offspring in themonthly state; Oh, my babe is only 24 months old, or that bundle of joy is only 36 monthsold. Why isnt this carried on to later years? That rotten curmudgeon is a mere 564 monthsof age. (The curmudgeon is 47 and is constructing this piece of opinion with a fountain penand has a hard time with reality sometimes and will continue to call his dog a pup or hisbaby) This is what a parent must feel like. Oblivious to reality and thinking that theirs are

    special.

    Our walks cross most periods of the day, from early in the morning or in the dark-ness late at night. Still committed to proper and responsible management of his activity andthe potential traces left behind, this at times can be trying. At night, holding his reigns inone hand, the other hand doubled-bagged, groping for the spot of his recent droppings, and asmall flashlight stuck in my mouth. Yes, this is a pretty sight. And then a truck slows downand passes this scene, likely wondering not only who let the dogs out, but a certain patient.

    Still our walks serve both of us. I still have deep, sincere conversations alone withthe dog as we walk through and around town. Most of this not only falls on deaf puppyears, but when I look at him in hopes for some compassion and understanding, even a nodwould do, all he shows is his backside as he strides on in the hunt for a cat.

    The walk around town at night, under the many flickering streetlights that remindme of a dysfunctional strobe light at a 70s party, I also notice the number of houses for sale.

    To me an abnormal amount for a small town. I wonder why. Is it merely a final act of afamily dealing with the material ends of some longtime resident who has recently passedaway? Is it an opportunity to make an easy buck, long passed the housing bubble that

    popped 2 or 3 years ago? I dont know. Almost every block has one or two places for sale.The numbers are surprising; and of some concern, at least to me.

    Our dog park, now that winter has come, is the old, abandoned tennis court. Be-fore the snow came I collected a couple of small bags of broken bottles that are scatteredacross the broken pavement and shrubs. Ive picked up most of them, I think. But, whenthe snow came, with the gate closed, at least for a short while my dog can run. Someonepassed on the idea of making this an agricultural template, ripping the pavement up andplanting plots that identify the number of different crops from the area. A good idea for usnon-farmers. Maybe a tourist or two would also fine this visually and informationally inter-esting?

    We walk further east. Day after day the town seems beautiful. Or at least has the potential of being beautiful. Its the location that sets it apart. All of southern Saskatche-

    wan is surrounded by agriculture and ranching. Its our provincial history. But the locationof Eastend is different. This is our hook. Looking out on the periphery of town, on to thehills that nest us, the views are absorbing. Benches staring thoughtfully on them, providingrespite would afford added value. Town upon town has benches along its commercial corri-dor. Few towns recognize look out instead of in.

    Along the all too few trails, me and my dog carry on. And we ponder what is andcould be. He strains the leash as he sees the deer cross over from town to prairie. And aftera short pause, we move on.TTT

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    COMMUNITY HAPPENINGSMemorial Hall BoardJan. 10ECT&EDAJan. 4Eastend Arts CouncilJan. 3Historical Museum Feb. 8K-40Jan. 5CWLJan. 5Friends of the Museum &T.rex Discovery CentreJan. 13

    RM of White Valley

    Jan. 13TOWN COUNCIL Jan. 12Clay Centre Comm ClubJan. 18School Comm CouncilJan. 18Chamber of CommerceJan. 19Fire Dept. Jan. 4 and 18Eastend Swimming Pool ??Prairie Pearls Jan. 26RW InstituteJan. 12Memorial Hall BoardJan. 10TOPS MEET- Health Centre Quiet Room,

    Thursdays @ 5:15 p.m.AAMondays @ 8:00p.m. at Henrys PlaceBINGOMondays at 7:00 in the Rink!Alanon Health Centre Quiet Room

    Tuesdays .

    DECEMBER DATESFORPHYSICIAN CLINICSIN EASTEND

    SHERRY HORNUNGRN(NP) - DEC 13

    PHYSICIAN DEC. 8, 15, 21 AND 22

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

    There will be no Lab Facilities at theEastend Wolf Willow Health Centre

    on Fridays

    Call Us for All

    Your Insurance

    Needs

    Have you done any renovating? Added any machinery, bins?

    Call to see that youre properly insured

    SHOP LOCAL

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    EASTEND AGENCIES104 Maple Avenue North. Eastend, Sask.

    295-3655

    Advertising Rates

    $15 per week per ad.Space and sizing at Editors discretion

    Madhatters

    Flowers

    &

    Gifts

    Only 2 weeks till Christmas

    Our fresh Christmas Flowersare arriving this week.

    Order your

    Christmas Floral Arrangement

    to-day for best selection.

    Drop in Friday Dec. 17th

    from 2 till 5 pm

    for round 2 of wine testing

    Come sample 2 of our new

    White Wines

    Lots of great gifts still in stock

    Hours:

    Mon - Fri. 8:30 - 6:00 pm

    Saturday 9:00 - 6:00 pm

    The T.RexDiscovery

    Centre

    Needs Your

    Help!

    WERE NUMBER 13!!!

    We are in the running to receive a$100,000 grant from the Pepsi Re-fresh Project. But in order to get itwe need You!

    All you have to do is go towww.refresheverything.caand find us in the Arts & Culturesection under the $100,000 cate-gory.

    With this money we plan on bring-ing two full dinosaur skeletons toour galleries!

    Remember to voteeveryday!

    and tell your friends!

    Also, outside Canada!

    Come check out ourNEW menu

    NEW soups daily

    Breakfast all day EVERY day

    Eat in or Take out

    Home-style cooking andFRESH home made burgers

    OPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY5 AM - 10 PM

    Remember,our Laundromat

    services are alwaysavailable.

    Christmas

    is a season

    for remembering

    with love

    the people in our lives

    who mean a lot....

    and all the yearround

    the happiness

    theyve brought.

    Charlies Christmas Concert #24

    Christmas Memories

    Last year I had the pleasure of working withCharlie on his 23rd. and last concert. Wespoke of how important the concert was, as itwas his way of giving something back to thecommunity that was so special to him.

    The Christmas Concert became a very spe-cial tradition of Eastend. Due to several re-quests I have undertaken to co-ordinateCharlies Christmas Concert #24. The Clay

    Centre Ladies have graciously offered to

    continue assisting with the intermissiontreats and as accountants.

    If you are interested in entertaining, or canassist with the lighting/sound system, stageset up, hall set up, decorating etc. pleasecontact:

    Deb Giverhaug/Charlies Christmas ConcertBox 87, Eastend.

    (306) 295-3565(306) 295-7892

    I look forward to hearing from you. Thank-ing you in advance.

    BEST WISHESFOR AMERRY CHRISTMASANDA HAPPY NEW YEARFrom Jeanne Kaufman,slgand the Edge

    http://www.refresheverything.ca/http://www.refresheverything.ca/http://www.refresheverything.ca/
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    The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of ourcommunity and is distributed acrossNorth America.

    Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman

    Jacks Caf

    will be closed

    Dec. 20 - Jan. 3, 2011

    Open Jan. 4, 2011 at 4pm

    Wishing everybody a

    Merry Christmas and a

    Happy New year.

    Sundog

    The photo montage on page 7 on the

    BlogSpot is provided by slg. This weekit features a photo of the morning icecrystals creating a sundog.

    Shannons ClosetYour gift store and more

    Special of the week:

    20% off- Jewellery including watches, Christmas earrings and brooches.

    Also on sale is Christmas decorations and greeting cards and luggage tags.

    Don't forget the maple candy, coffee and tea...also 20% off.For the toy bear collectors check out Bearington Bear P.J. guy and gal.

    Hours: Tues. - Fri. 12:00 - 5:30 pmSat. 10:30 - 5:30 pm

    OPEN THURSDAYS UNTILL 8:00PM

    prairie winterscape

    white world,earth reflecting sky,sky reflecting earth;pale, misty, haze,sculpted drifts,monochrome,stark yet soft,leaving nothing to the imagination.

    leaving EVERYTHING to theimaginationthat lies beneath the cover of snow:

    seeds, carrying the promise of newgrowth,frozen in time;creatures sleeping, creatures stirring,heartbeat of survival slowed by cold;life on hold brings time to dream;glittering fragmentsof past memories and future possi-

    bilities;

    in lonely dens, caverns of refuge,comfort and safety from winters icygrip,moist breaths gently move whiskersand furin rhythm with beating heartsand the ticking of time .

    Gabriele Kck

    Local Artists Awarded Contract

    The Swift Current Museum and the Sas-

    katchewan Craft Council sponsored a com-petition this fall for the creation of an exte-rior mural wall at the Museum. The themewas the land, land use and the people. Ofeleven applicants three were short-listed andthe final selection was made last week by theSwift Current City Council. Shon Profit andStephen Girard, representing Whitemud ClayStudio, have been awarded the $25,000 con-tract to create the 9 x 20 wraparound archi-tectural ceramic mural.

    The sculpted tiles will reflect land formschronologically as pine trees from the Cy-

    press Hills flow east into Prairie spaces. Mini-murals within the tiles will provide cameosof land use that is the story of the people wholive in the Southwest. It is expected that thisstrength of detail will draw many observersto study the unfolding scenes and follow thenarrative. Authentic clay from the SW Sask.hills will be used to make the tiles

    Shon and Stephen have been interested inarchitectural ceramics for some time and areeager to have the opportunity to create worksin this field which can include anything fromkitchen backsplashes and bathroom tiles to

    large public works. The tiles for the Museummural, approximately 9 square and 1 thick,will include both glazed and matte finishes.

    Movie Synopses:

    The A-Team

    A group of Iraq War veterans looks toclear their name with the U.S. military,who suspect the four men of committing acrime for which they were framed.

    Shrek: The Final

    Chapter

    After defeating an evildragon, rescuing a beautiful princess andsaving your in-laws'kingdom, what's an ogreto do? Well, if you'reShrek, you suddenly

    find yourself autographing pitch forks.Longing for the days when he felt like a"real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing acontract with the smooth-talking Rumpel-stiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself inan alternate version of Far Far Away,where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin isking and Shrek and Fiona have never met.Now, it's up to Shrek to undo everythingin the hopes of reclaiming his one TrueLove. www.rottentomatoes.com

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    MARK YOUR CALENDARUPCOMING SERVICES/EVENTS FOR ST.

    AUGUSTINES

    Anglican ChurchSundayDecember 19th at 7:30 PM AnAdvent service of lessons andcarols. This will be a candlelight service with seasonal sing-along musicand readings. The church will be decoratedWe need singers, and read-

    ers! Contact Alan Howard at [email protected] or ring me at 295-3727. Everyone is invited to help celebrate the season.

    Christmas Eve 7:30 PM : Candlelight Christmas Eve service. Come and

    celebrate with us!

    Odie Graven Charlotte Gilbert

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    Book Reviews

    Black Valley RidersRalph CottonSeems like every time Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack turns over a rock, aBlack Valley Rider jumps out. So when two bounty hunters arrive in MintonHill trailing the same outlaws, Sam agrees to ride with them. Trouble is, onlya drunken gambler called Tinnis Lucas knows where the gang is holed up-adead man's land called Black Valley.

    Deeper Than DeadTami Hoag

    California, 1984. Three children, running in the woods behind their school, stumble upon apartially buried female body, eyes and mouth glued shut. Close behind the children is theirteacher, Anne Navarre, shocked by this discovery and heartbroken as she witnesses the endof their innocence. What she doesn't yet realize is that this will mark the end of innocencefor an entire community, as the ties that bind families and friends are tested by secrets un-covered in the wake of a serial killer's escalating activity.

    Detective Tony Mendez, fresh from a law enforcement course at FBI headquarters, ischarged with interpreting those now revealed secrets. He's using a new technique-profiling-to develop a theory of the case, a strategy that pushes him ever deeper into the lives of thethree children, and closer to the young teacher whose interest in recent events becomes asintense as his own.

    As new victims are found and the media scrutiny of the investigation bears down on them,

    both Mendez and Navarre are unsure if those who suffer most are the victims themselves-orthe family and friends of the killer, blissfully unaware that someone very close to them is abrutal, calculating psychopath.

    Christmas in Cedar Grove - Debbie Macomber

    First, drop in at 5-B Poppy Lane, where you'll get a chance to visit withHelen Shelton, her granddaughter Ruth and Ruth's husband, Paul. They'lloffer you a cup of mulled cider and the story of how they met - andthey'llshare Helen's breathtaking adventures during the Second World War.

    Then drive out to Grace and Cliff Harding's place. They have a small horse

    ranch not far from Cedar Cove. Mary Jo Wyse and her little girl, Noelle, willbe there, too. Join them in reliving their memories of the Christmas Mary Jocame to Cedar Cove, pregnant and alone, and had her baby in the Hardings'stable (well, actually the apartment above it). That's the night firefighterMack McAfee began to fall for Mary Jo and the idea of a family - with her.

    The Lost SymbolDan Brown

    Nothing ever is as it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. This book's narra-

    tive takes place in a twelve-hour period, and from the first page, Dan's read-ers will feel the thrill of discovery as they follow Robert Langdon through amasterful and unexpected new landscape. The Lost Symbolis full of sur-prises.

    "This novel has been a strange and wonderful journey," said Brown."Weaving five years of research into the story's twelve-hour timeframe wasan exhilarating challenge. Robert Langdon's life clearly moves a lot fasterthan mine."

    Like Dandelion Dust

    Karen KingsburyJoey lives an idyllic life with his parentson the coast of Florida. His days are spentplaying with his cousins, sailing with hisdad, and making up stories with his mom.

    It's a perfect life until the day they receivea disturbing phone call: a stranger's deci-sion could tear Joey away from the com-fort and security of the only home he'sever known.

    One family is determined to keep the sonthey love, the other is determined to begina new life, the life they've always dreamedof. Joey's future rests in their hands andsomeone must make the bravest decisionof their life.

    Sometimes the greatest love is letting go.

    Brenda Cooke would like to

    thank everyone for their

    support in the raffle for the

    art that has been on display

    at the Eastend Post Office

    and various craft sales in the

    area.

    This was a fundraiser for

    the Alliance for Equality of

    Blind Canadians (AEBC)

    to produce their magazine in

    Braille.

    The draw took place on

    December 8 and the lucky

    ticket was bought by Robert

    Gebhardt of Eastend.

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    The Small Mighty Gym

    NOW OPEN

    Treadmill, Elliptical Trainer, 2 Exercise Bikes, Bow FlexPilates equipment and a fun environment

    Memberships:$35 per month for 3 months = $105$32 per month for 6 months = $192 SAVE $18$30 per month for 9 months = $240 SAVE $75$28 per month for 12 months = $336 SAVE $84

    Daily Use $10

    Small Mighty Gym Hours:5 am - 10 am, 4 pm - 11 pm, Mon to Fri5 am - 11 pm Sat and Sun

    Well design a personal routine that works for you!

    Make it a social event or a personal journey.

    Tanning Available:

    Come in to the warmest place in town!

    $5 per session or $40 for a 10 session package

    Escape winter, make it a day at the beach with warmth,relaxing music and a peaceful environment.

    Dont forget!! Massage Therapy Sessions

    $35 - 1/2 Hour$60 - Full Hour

    LOOKING FOR A CHRISTMAS GIFT??????

    Gift Certificates available for any of the above.Well help you put a Personal Gift Package together.

    I encourage the community to take part.

    If there is beauty in the person,there will be harmony in the house

    and there will be peace in the nation

    Tania Thronberg, CMT

    403 Red Coat Dr.

    295-3303or, 295-7415

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