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Students are learning skills, earning money and planning for the future.

This year, high school students at Leask Community School are learning how to open a bank account, repair computers and plan for their future careers, all while attending high school. This innovative opportunity–called the Leask Employ-ment and Financial Management Skills program–has been designed by Prairie Spirit School Division, Affinity Credit Union and Leask Community School to help students develop practical skills and abilities and foster student engagement.

There are currently six students in Grades 10 and 11 enrolled in this new pro-gram. Teacher Lisa Kuchler is happy with the results of the course so far. “I believe that my students enjoy coming to class because they are experiencing education in a different way than they have before,” she said. “They are beginning to see and understand how to use the skills and abilities they have and are learning about real life situations.” Kuchler reports that student attendance has improved 21% from last September and is continuing to improve.

Along with classroom instruction, stu-dents have the opportunity to participate in work experience through a computer tech shop that is run out of Kuchler’s classroom. With the support of Kim Beaulieu, Prairie Spirit Learning Super-intendent and Kevin Westlund, Prairie Spirit Computer Technician, students are learning about the computer and all of its parts by taking the computers apart and putting them back together. They are also learning about program installation and troubleshooting.

As a result of the workplace experience, students will eventually be able to take service calls from the community and troubleshoot computer issues. Students will also have the opportunity to refur-bish older school division computers, sell them to the community and save the money for the future.

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Sledding to fight Cancer

Going penniless: how does this impact your business?

Learning for Life in Leask

Effective February 4th, 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint will no longer supply pennies to financial institutions. On this page we’ve provided you with tools and tips to help your business make the transition to penniless cash transactions.

What does this mean for your business? Pennies are still legal tender, so if a customer has pennies

on hand, they can still pay as usual.If a customer pays with cash and doesn’t have exact

change, round their purchase up or down to the nearest five-cents. For example, if the total costs $1.01 or $1.02, it will be rounded down to $1. If it costs $1.03 or $1.04, it will be rounded up to $1.05. Going penniless

Rounding is done only on totals - that is, after the calcula-tion of all applicable sales taxes. As such, don’t round prices on individual items. You also don’t need to update your cash register.

There are no changes to cashless transactions using cheques, credit or debit cards.

By Tom PiersonThe Lloydminster Border Kings hosted the Shellbrook Elks Feb-

ruary 3rd in the fi rst game of Senior AAA Provincials. The Elks now lead the best of three series one game to nothing as the Border Kings were no match for the Elks, who won by a score of 10-2.

It did not look that way 41 seconds into the game when the Bor-der Kings struck fi rst. Brody Foster scored from Kyle Cummings. A good pass across Kelly Guard’s crease and a quick shot found the twine.

Asked about it after the game if it was ‘bus legs,’ Elks Captain Hugh Hamilton laughed and said, “Maybe.” Seriously, he said, “It was through nerves and not knowing what to expect never having played these guys before.”

Two shifts later, it was all Elks for awhile, as that goal seemed to wake them up. Shots were even half way through the period and the Border Kings were skating well. Continued on 8

Border Kings no match for Elks

The Prairie Women on Snowmobiles arrived at the Senior Centre in Shellbrook at 4:00 February 1st, while waving to passers by. Story on page 6 Photo: Tom Pierson

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Saskatchewan’s econom-ic and population growth have provided us with the resources to improve ser-vices, invest in our com-munities and provide sound fi scal management. This growth however does come with challenges. If you own property, chances are the value of that property has increased greatly over the past few years. The fl ip side of this is good news is that it may translate into higher property taxes. Over the past four years the value of property in Saskatchewan has increased 67 per cent, moving from $58 billion in 2009 to $97 billion in the 2013 revaluation year. Since the education property tax is levied on the assessment of property, our government will need to take a close look at the potential impact of the increase in property as-sessments on taxpayers. In 2009, the provincial gov-ernment delivered the larg-est education property tax cut in Saskatchewan history, reducing education property taxes by more than 80 per cent on farmland and nearly 30 per cent on residential

properties. Our government is taking a thoughtful ap-proach during our budget-ing process to mitigate in-creased property taxes.

One part of ensuring ev-eryone benefi ts from growth is providing recreational spaces for families. It was with that in mind that our government recently an-nounced the keeping of a campaign promise to sup-port community rinks. Through the Commu-nity Rink Affordability Grant,our government has invested more than $1.6 million in 554 facilities in

387 communities to main-tain indoor ice surfaces. This grant was open until December 21st which al-lowed communities, non-profi ts, schools, rink boards and First Nations to regis-ter their indoor rink for the $2,500 grant. This is anoth-er way your Saskatchewan Party government is making Saskatchewan the best place in Canada to raise a family.

As mentioned, one of the benefi ts of growth is the ability to provide improved services and programs that produce real changes in our communities. One such program is the Targeted Police Initiative, which sup-ports effective and relevant enforcement services. Ev-ery community has specifi c issues around crime; this funding allows municipal police services to focus on these issues. This approach has led to reduced crime, resulting in safer commu-nities. In 2011, Saskatch-ewan crime rate dropped three per cent and our youth crime-rate was four per cent lower than ten years ago. The Targeted Police Initia-tive is already at work in Es-

tevan, Moose Jaw and North Battleford for an investment of $1,300,000 and more will be announced in the near future. In 2007, we prom-ised to provide 120 addition-al police offers throughout the province. We kept that promise in our four years in government and continue to move forward this program as the next step in our com-mitment to make Saskatch-ewan a safe place to live.

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ShellbrookBID Committee(Business Improvement District Committee)

Annual General MeetingYou are invited to attend the

Business Improvement District Annual General Meeting

Tues., February 12th, 2013 at 7 p.m.At ‘Th e Meeting Place’ (54 Main Street)

Items for Discussion: • New Projects • Economic Development • Financial Statement

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community the strength to succeed! Charges are pending after RCMP from Shellbrook, Spiritwood, Big River, Blaine Lake and Prince Albert Traffi c Services were able to safely bring two youth’s dan-gerous driving behavior to an end. The ve-hicle involved was reported stolen from Regina, by the mother of the young female driver. After evading RCMP in Saskatoon and Blaine Lake, suspects were found trav-eling on a grid road in the Shellbrook De-

tachment area. Upon being located, police again signaled the driver to stop. The young driver continued to ignore police direction, and a spike belt was then authorized and deployed. The vehicle suffered tire damage and was unable to continue driving. The 16 year old female driver and her 17 year old male passenger were arrested, however un-der the Youth Criminal Justice Act neither can be named. No one was injured.

Arrests made following extensive chase

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There is an age old, I wouldn’t quite call it a fi ght, fact of life that rears its tentacles every February 14th. It is called Val-entine’s Day, a day to celebrate love, your sweetheart and love of your life. What about single people? What do we have?

What we have is Singles Awareness Day that is celebrat-ed every year on February 15th. I bet most of you did not know that SAD existed.

It is kind of appropriate the acronym is SAD because that is how most coupled people feel about being single. In fact for many decades, there was a stigma attached to being single or di-vorced and even widowed. There was the thought they were some-how less than normal, not quite equal to those with partners, if you know what I mean.

At singlesawareness.com they tell you, “In response to the huge push by retailers for us to buy all of their candy, fl owers and greet-ing cards February 15 has been declared Singles Awareness Day! This is the day that all of the single people can proudly stand up and show that it is OKAY to be single!”

For weeks in advance of Valen-tine’s Day, everywhere you look there are reminders and adver-tisements for everything related to

couples and that special Day. There are bake sales, come and go teas, community sweetheart dinners and more.

The last time I checked, I have never seen any advertising or events planned for those of us who are single. Many years ago, Singles dances or mixers were a popular event. What ever happened to them?

The Singles Awareness website pro-motes a healthy and enlightened at-titude towards singles. “The goal of Singles Awareness Day is to let singles have celebrations, get-togethers, etc. and to exchange gifts with their single friends. The awareness day was estab-lished by single people who were just sick of feeling left out on Valentine’s Day, and support of the day is growing

every year.”When Noah was building his Ark and preparing for the

great fl ood, his instructions were to fi ll it with pairs of ev-erything... dogs, giraffes, elephants and the entire animal kingdom.

Well people, Noah is not here and the earth is not an Ark. It takes all kinds to make the world what it is. Can you imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same?

There are many good reasons to have a life partner. There are many more good reasons out of our control why some of us are single. Some people do not like to be tied down. Some people have not yet found the right mate. Some people have found and joined with the wrong mate ending in divorce.

The SAD website proclaims, “Originally, most singles referred to February 14 as Single’s Awareness Day (acro-nym: SAD) until it just became too depressing! Choos-ing the next day allowed single people a chance to turn this into a celebration rather than a festival of self-pity or whatever they were doing before.

Anyone want to celebrate SAD? Send me an email at [email protected]

SinglesVerses

Couples

Paul Martin CommentarySaskatchewan consumers seem to be settling in =

spending in the neighborhood of a billion and a half dollars a month.

The latest figures on consumer spending which is measured by retail sales are from November. The total was just under $1.5 billion. That is the fourth month in a row that the total volume was in this range.

November’s number was up marginally from October on a seasonally adjusted basis, an important factor because November is one day shorter so it suggests momentum was picking up, heading into the all-important Christmas shopping season.

That increase was also one of the strongest in the nation. It was running in to the top two or three on both the monthly and annual growth charts, underscoring the strength of the provincial economy as a whole but, more importantly, how the economic activity is im-pacting average consumers.

In broad terms wages are rising and so is purchasing power while the population is increasing…all factors that are contributing to increased consumer spending which is the primary indicator of consumer confidence as a whole.

***The occupy movement – where protesters tried to

stop the wheels of commerce in places like Wall Street – had little impact in bringing about change with one exception…it made one per cent a household term.

StatsCanada has picked up on that one-percent man-tra with the release of new tax filing data on how many Canadians fall into the top one per cent in terms of in-come.

No doubt many will use this data to renew the call for

more equality in incomes and so on but one thing they will overlook is the disparity in the amount of income tax these two groups pay. What the study showed is that the top one per cent of income earners paid 21 per cent of the income tax in 2010. Without this group, public

programs would be in trouble as the remain-der saw their share of income taxes fall from 86 per cent to 79 per cent since 1982.

In other words, not only do high income earners pay a disproportionately large share of income taxes, lower income people have seen their share decline over the last 40 years.

***The idea of sitting on a beach in retire-

ment, whiling away the hours with a fruity drink and a book appear to be a figment of the imagination of a former generation. That from a study released by BMO Bank of Mon-treal which points to a completely different view of retirement.

It is one of being active and, in all likelihood, being a new business owner.

That surprising finding surfaced when Canadians were asked what they planned to do in retirement and a remarkably large number – 40 per cent – said they were contemplating starting a business after age 65. Shades of Colonel Sanders.

And fully 80 per cent said they planned to do some form of work after they retire from their ‘career.’

The biggest reason for this view was financial. Longer life expectancy and the decline of defined benefit pen-sion plans have people worried about having enough retirement savings to see them through their Golden Years. But the second most cited reason was to stay sharp. Starting a business or holding down some sort of employment would help maintain their mental focus.

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Perhaps it’s only appropriate that hints of rising property taxes are the fi rst hint that Saskatchewan Party government may be sailing towards troubled waters.

The lowering of property taxes was really the fi rst sign of good fortune for both Premier Brad Wall’s government.

Of course, we should emphasize that Government Rela-tions Minister Jim Reiter was only speculating that the edu-cation proportion of property taxes is going up. That said, it would sure seem to be pretty solid speculation.

“There may be an increase and I don’t know to what level yet, but we’re going to mitigate it as much as we possibly can,” Reiter told reporters at the legislature.

To listen to Reiter talk, one might think that any such tax increase is simply a consequence of Saskatchewan’s pros-perity. Well, the kindest thing one can say is that it’s a little more complicated then that. If property taxes go up, it will really be because of the choices the Sask. Party government has made.

You see, 2013 is a property reassessment year in Saskatch-ewan _ really, the fi rst since the government eliminated the taxation authority local school boards in 2009. It was a move that was heralded as a good thing by most everyone for a couple obvious reasons:

First, nobody particularly liked paying taxes and having one less local government with the authority to impose taxa-tion was a rather pleasing notion.

Second, it was accompanied by fulfi llment of the Sask. Party govern-ment’s 2007 policy to reduce educa-tion property taxes by more than 80 per cent on farmland and nearly 30 per cent on residential properties.

Many of you in rural Saskatchewan in particularly will recall former pre-mier Lorne Calvert repeatedly telling the Saskatchewan Association of Ru-ral Municipalities that the status quo was not on. Then, NDP governments would ignore tax relief come budget time.

Well, Wall’s government not only came through on the Sask. Party promise, but also ensured that local school boards would simply not negate tax relief by applying their own local taxes.

But then along comes Reiter’s news that assessed home property value in Saskatchewan has increased 67 per cent in the past four years and the new mill rate may _ at least when it comes to the education portion of property tax bills _ may need somewhat of an adjustment.

“The province is going to do what we can to get as close to revenue neutral as we can,” Reiter said. “I can’t tell you that we’re going to eliminate that increase.”

The thing is, though, property tax reassessments in the past were revenue neutral. Sure, some people’s taxes would go up, but others would go down, refl ecting a saw off for lo-cal governments that are legally required to balanced their budgets.

Now, Reiter is offering no such assurances that this year’s reassessment will be revenue-neutral. In fact, he’s pretty much saying it won’t be.

The problem with what the minister had to say is blaming the need for tax increases on increased property value. That is a bit of a red herring.

Whether your house or your farmland is of more or less valuable has nothing to do with the services you require. Both the costs of schools and municipalities may be rising during this time of economic growth, but that has nothing to do with the value of your property.

What does seem obvious, however, is that the Sask. Party is seizing on this assessment opportunity to make up for lost tax revenue.

Perhaps more revenue is necessary to deal with the prov-ince’s growth. But the government should at least say that.

Economic prosperity for both you and the province? Per-haps, but that’s not really what this reassessment tax hike is about.

This very much looks like a Sask. Party government scrambling to balance its next budget.

Rising property taxes a bad omen

MURRAY

MANDRYK

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Dear Editor,While cities and provinces are working hard on the

pressing lack of affordable housing for Canadians, MP Randy Hoback and the Conservatives are quietly getting the federal government out of it.

An estimated 150,000 to 300,000 Canadians are homeless and thirteen percent don’t have access to af-fordable housing with enough bedrooms for their family. Some families of nine live in apartments for two because that’s all they can afford.

Our housing needs are not being met and the instabil-ity this causes in people’s lives has a tremendous eco-nomic cost—you can’t prepare your resume on a street corner.

Nor is it cheap for taxpayers: the costs of medical care, shelters and day programs for the homeless are more ex-pensive than providing them a place to live.

Yet instead of putting resources in to fix the problem, the federal government is actually pulling back support. Over the next ten years, federally-funded mortgages are coming due for housing co-operatives that provide af-fordable housing.

Tied to those mortgages are operating agreements

that provide vital funding for the co-ops and there are no plans to renew these subsidies. Without them, over 200,000 of the most vulnerable Canadians could lose their homes.

The Conservatives are quietly booking $1.6 billion in annual “savings” from this cut to affordable housing and have no plans to reinvest the money.

And that’s not the end of it: the federal Investment in Affordable Housing Program expires in 2014, but the Conservatives have still not begun negotiation for its re-newal. It could get rolled into a general infrastructure fund, moving this money out of housing.

Why is this happening? Because Mr. Hoback and the Conservatives believe housing is a provincial responsi-bility and want to get out of it—they even said so in the 2006 Budget.

That’s just wrong. The Liberal Party believes that the opportunity to succeed begins with a roof over your head.

By investing in affordable housing, the federal govern-ment could help put some of the most at-risk Canadians back on their feet, living healthy lives and contributing to the economy.

It’s time the federal government to do more for afford-able housing, not less.

Yours sincerely,John McCallum, MPLiberal Party Housing Critic

Conservatives ignore housing need

SHNB to celebrate 100 years

YOUR TWO CENTS~

Dear EditorThe Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford [SHNB]

Centennial Celebration Committee has plans to celebrate the fi rst 100 years of serving the mentally ill in our province.

Hundreds of former and present employees of the Sas-katchewan Hospital will be in the Battlefords July 12, 13 and 14, 2013 to share this special event!

The committee comprised of retired former employees of the Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford, plan to pub-lish a book honouring the memories of these fi rst 100 years.

If you worked at this hospital and have a story to share, please contact me. Please forward your contact information as well. We will add you to our mailing list. Also, if you know of other former employees, please forward their contact in-formation.

Thank you.Jane ShurySHNB 2013 Centennial Celebrations CommitteeBox 1388,Battleford, SK.S0M [email protected]

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Continued front pageAs an added incentive, Affi nity Credit Union is matching

each student’s savings to a maximum of $800. In order to receive this matching amount, students must successfully complete the program in June.

Through their class work, students are learning how to write resumes and cover letters, prepare for an interview and manage workplace relationships. In addition, they have the chance to earn certifi cations like Workplace Hazardous

Materials Information System (WHMIS) and safety train-ing. The class is taught in a three-hour block and is designed to integrate with provincial curricula. The class will run throughout the school year, with three credits earned per semester.

In addition to the support from Affi nity Credit Union, the program has received $59,000 in funding through the pro-vincial government’s First Nations and Métis Education and Employment strategy. The grant was used to cover instruc-

tional, transportation and equipment requirements to get the program started.

Jon Yellowlees, Coordinator of Schools and Learning with the school division, has been working with this program since its inception.

“This program has had a strong start with eager students and committed staff,” he said. “We are excited to see what the future will hold for this program in this school and per-haps in others.”

Student Daniel Arcand works on a computerPSSD Computer Technician, Kevin Westlund, instructs students on installing computer software

Sledding to fight CancerBy Tom Pierson

Travelling for eight days and about 1800 kilome-tres, Prairie Women on Snowmobiles are raising

awareness and funds to fight Breast Cancer. The core group of ten sledders stopped for coffee in Shell-brook on Friday, February

1st.“This is our thirteenth

mission and to date we have raised 1.8 million dol-lars for research, and all of

that money stays right here in Saskatchewan,” said Carol McKnight, President of Prairie Women on Snow-mobiles. “We will be visit-

ing 40 communities during our 13th mission.”

Travelling with a pit crew and a support crew, they were welcomed at the Shellbrook Seniors Centre by President Adeline Fos-sey. Everyone enjoyed a snack and coffee before heading back out on the trail to Prince Albert.

This was the first of eight days of hard sledding. “We started at Big River this morning at about 10 to 8. We were on our sleds head-ing to Leoville,” said McK-night. “And then we went to Spiritwood for lunch and here for afternoon coffee. A little late but at least we made it safe.” They were an hour behind schedule.

Asked about if they had any trouble on the trail, McKnight said, “No break-downs, but we were defi-nitely getting stuck in all the snow that we have out in Northern Saskatchewan here.

So it’s a little tough rid-ing, but the trip is going good so far.”

The missions are usually all the same, but McKnight acknowledged this year they are hitting southern areas such as Rosetown and Moose Jaw. “We’re trying to bring the aware-ness to other parts of Sas-katchewan instead of just the northern part.”

In talking about the

group’s purpose, she said, “We are here to raise awareness for Breast Can-cer research and raise as much funds as possible. And we couldn’t really be the success we are without our corporate sponsors be-hind us, and the support-ers that come to see us in the communities and the surrounding communities that we go to.”

In many cases, Prairie Women on Snowmobiles gather some emotional and moral support on the trail, as sledders join them for part of the trip, and McK-night says, “We welcome that.”

One rider was with them from Big River in the morn-ing and only turned around at Shell Lake.

McKnight commented, “Thanks to the supporters in this area. Every time we phone and come through Shellbrook it is very, very good support and we ap-preciate all of that.”

In the end, she said, “Snow conditions are good so Mission 2013 should be a success.”

They left Town the way they arrived, waving to everyone they passed. To find out more about the group, go on the internet and type in Prairie Women on Snowmobiles and you will see several links to fol-low.

Prairie Women on Snowmobiles paid a visit to the Shellbrook Seniors Centre October 1st. The core group of riders posed for the Chronicle’s news camera. Pictured are: Diana Desjarlais (Buffalo Narrows); Con-nie Kitson (North Battleford); Jeanette Ens (Warman); Candace Blair (Star City); Diana Darbyshire (Big River); Shari Kidney (Tisdale); Jamie Sumlic (Tisdale); Amber Edmunds (Tisdale); Holly Brotzel (Prince Albert); and Liz Paradzik (Buffalo Narrows). Photo: Tom Pierson

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Farmers still hurting, government doing littleThe Saskatchewan New Democrats held a leadership fo-

rum in Yorkton last week.Now in and of itself their forum wasn't exactly enlighten-

ing in terms of agriculture policy for the NDP moving for-ward regardless of which of the four candidates emerge vic-torious.

That should not be seen as particularly surprising, con-sidering the provincial government regardless of its political stripe having limited impact of how farms manage to attain profi tability.

The three main factors in determining farm returns are weather conditions, supply/demand pressures, and govern-ment policy, primarily those established at the federal level in an international context.

The details of the American Farm Bill has greater impact on farmers here than anything decided in the Regina Leg-islature.

When looking at the Saskatchewan budget agriculture spending is a sliver thin wedge of the spending pie, far be-hind the big three expenses of health, education and debt payment.

When you factor in the money the province must put into cost-shared farm support programs, there simply is not a lot

of wiggle room in terms of farm pro-gram spending in Regina.

That did not stop questions on agri-culture being asked of the NDP leader-ship hopefuls.

One question asked was what the NDP would do to help farmers against the squeeze on the bottom line being caused by higher inputs?

Considering grain and oilseed prices have been higher in recent years than ever, that a question of price squeeze even came up speaks to how diffi cult farming can be.

The simple answer the candidates should have used was 'very little'.

Saskatchewan government policy is not going to boost prices higher, and affecting inputs from oil prices to four-wheel drive tractor prices is unlikely to work either.

The more important question is how is it that in a time of high prices some farmers still struggle.

We should be in a time where the poor operators have been weeded out of the sector.

The farm economy has been through a roller coaster of high and low prices in my 25 years of writing this column, and through the lows many farmers cashed in and moved away from the farm.

So with high prices farmers should be better off now than in most any time the last quarter-of-a-century.

But there is obviously still hurt out there.So another discussion point of the forum seemed at odds

with concerns over thin farm margins.There was discussion about the impact of farmland being

purchased by those living outside the province, and in some instances outside of Canada.

There was concern Saskatchewan producers could be-come little more than tenant producers for out-of-province owners. That said with margins on annual production slim for some producers, the end pay-out for retirement comes from sale of the production unit. When the decision to divest of a farm operation, limiting potential buyers by prohibit-ing out-of-province' buyers would seem to hurt the returns a producer might realize.

One might expect farmers to welcome offers from any buyer to realize better returns, something they have strug-gled for each year producing a crop.

CALVIN

DANIELS

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SUMAssure, Saskatch-ewan’s fi rst homegrown insurance reciprocal, will

issue $500,000 to more than 150 urban municipali-ties across the province on

Sunday, February 3 – the fi rst day of the annual con-vention for the Saskatch-ewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA). The money is a return of con-tributed surplus, a sign of great success in just a few years.

The seeds for SUMAs-sure were planted more than a decade ago, with a resolution at the 1997 SUMA convention asking the Association to establish a municipal insurance pro-gram for members.

SUMAssure offi cially be-gan operations on October

2009 as the fi rst-ever Sas-katchewan-based insurance reciprocal. Similar opera-tions had been serving orga-nizations in Saskatchewan, but all were based outside the province.

“Being a SUMAssure member has been a real benefi t to the Town of Es-ton,” said Mayor Al Heron. “As wise stewards of our cit-izens’ tax dollars, my coun-cil is happy not only to have low premiums, but also edu-cation on prevention and risk management.

Now we can really put the success of SUMAssure in the bank. And as Chair of the SUMAssure Board of Directors, I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished in such a short time; we are years ahead of where we thought we’d be by now.”

The insurance recipro-cal is managed by Aon, and Account Executive Jason Minvielle is pleased to see urban governments reaping

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Competing at Special Olympics

Kyle Couture, student of Debden School is in Korea competing in the 2013 Pyeongchang Special Olympics in the fl oor hockey division. All students and staff gathered together on January 23, 2013 to show Kyle our support even though we cannot be there to cheer him on. We are so extremely proud of him!

Border Kings no match for ElksContinued from page 1

The Elks continued to pour on the offense, and drew a 5-on-3 power play for 58 seconds. The were many well ex-ecuted plays during that minute, but they could not beat the Cat (Cat Schneider) in net for Lloydminster.

Time was winding down at 2:55 when Josh Peterson fl ew down the left wing and let loose his patented wrist shot. The puck found the top corner on the far side to tie the game. Leigh Spencer and Aki Seitsonen assisted.

Shellbrook was issued a hooking penalty at 1:49 which resulted in a Border Kings power play goal to retake the lead. A point shot was tipped through a screen. Nothing much Guard could do about it.

Jeremy Reich answered for the Elks with only 8.9 sec-onds on the clock when he shot through a screen. Chris Thompson and Lyndon Leard were the helpers.

The fi rst period did not solve anything, but the shots on goal told a story. The Elks out-shot the Border Kings 15-8.

The Elks won most of the battles along the boards and in the corners in the offensive zone. That led to a great many quality scoring chances. Hamilton said the key to coming back from the Border Kings quick goal to start the game was, “I think we just settled in and we have enough veteran guys on our team and we have been in that spot before. We had the confi dence. We knew our game would work out. We had to relax and get our game going.”

In the Elks zone, the Border Kings plan was to stay close and forecheck hard. But Shellbrook’s defense was strong, as was getting the puck to the neutral zone with control.

The second period threatened to start out much like the fi rst, when the Border Kings received a power play 51 sec-onds in. This time around the penalty killing unit did its job well.

A blast from the point on the power play by Thompson turned into the winning goal for the Elks at 16:09. The puck hit nothing but net. Dave McDougall earned the only assist.

At 3-2 for Shellbrook, the game became rougher. A scrum at the Lloydminster net resulted after some collisions. The Border Kings came away from that with a power play.

Guard had to make a very good pad save to keep the Bor-der Kings from tying the game. That was one of only two shots he faced in the second period. The second shot came from centre ice and easily turned aside.

Shellbrook scored another power play goal at the exact mid point of the middle frame. A nice pass out to the slot was fi nished off by a nice shot. Reich had scored his second with Thompson and Craig Hayden assisting.

Peterson scored his second of the game to chase the Cat at 5:25, in favour of Jesse Ehnisz. Seitsonen and Spencer assisted. Shots on goal favoured the Elks 28-10 at that

point.A nice three-way passing play gave the Elks a 6-2 lead,

again on the power play. Drew McDermott scored with as-sists going to McDougall and Leard.

Shellbrook continued to out-muscle the Border Kings off the puck, allowing them to spend more time on the offen-sive.

Brett Pepplar was parked in front of the Border Kings netminder when a rebound from a point shot off Hamil-ton’s stick landed at Ehnisz’s feet. Pepplar took a slap at it and in it went. Tory Stott received the other assist.

Thompson scored his second at 16:29 at even strength, with Curtis Olsen assisting.

The Border Kings had trouble getting started in the third period. It took them six minutes and two power plays be-

fore registering their fi rst shot on goal.A nice bank shot from behind the Lloydminster net net-

ted Stott a nice goal at 10:17. Pepplar assisted.Olsen scored the Elks tenth goal with 3:34 remaining in

the game on a rebound. Floyd Cook was in alone and Ehnisz shut the door, which

opened the window for Olsen. Ryan Gareau earned the other assist.

The Elks fi nished the game with a 47-16 advantage in the shots on goal department.

The winner of this series goes on to play the winner of the Rosetown-Balgonie series. Rosetown is leading that series with a 7-1 win over Balgonie in Game one.

Game two of this series is set for Shellbrook Feb-ruary 10th at 4:30. See Ya There!

Jeremy Reich (15) of the Elks gets set for a shot on Cat Schneider February 3rd in Lloydminster, while Chris Thompson (18) keeps a close eye on the play. Both Reich and Thompson scored two goals in the game. The Elks went on to win 10-2 in the fi rst game of a best of three series in Senior Provincial AAA ac-tion. Game two is set for Shellbrook February 10th at 4:30. Photo: Tom Pierson

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Heart Warming February at the Library

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Tenders accepted until March 8, 2013.

For more information please call 466-2000.

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Wed., February 13 ~ 7 p.m

P.A. VS Swift Current

Fri., February 8 ~ 7 p.m

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Kinsmen Meeting Jan. 23, 2013. Present - Beaulieu, Bourgeault, Chuback, Cyr, Dupuis, Fellner, Kulrich.

Sergeant - Motion to dispense - Chuback, 2nd - Dupuis, car-ried.

Minutes From Previous- Kulrich presents: 2 notices of motion, not enough members present to vote.

- After Tax Party: May 3rd. Kinsmen responsible for 5 prizes worth a total of $100, plus one guy to set up and one guy to clean up.

-R U Tuff Enuff- Jan. 26- need buyers for the table.- Motion to accept minutes as presented-Cyr, 2nd-Fellner, car-

ried.Business Arising From Minutes- M-Cyr to donate $1,000 to

Happy Hearts Day Care, 2nd-Bourgeault, carried.

- M-Chuback to move $6,300 project account money to Inves-tor’s Group, 2nd-Dupuis, carried.

- Cyr in charge of After Tax Party prizes.Treasurer’s Report- Presented by Chuback. Motion to accept-

Chuback, 2nd-Dupuis, carried.- Note: Motion to donate $1,565.33 bar profi t back to Minor

Sports-Dupuis, 2nd- Chuback, carried.Bar Report- Good standing, as the Club received heels from

Pukin Funny.Ring of Adam’s Friendship- Kulrich expecting a crash Feb. 3rd.Bottle Business- Looking for ideas for next season as to who

can benefi t from helping out .- Feb.2nd possible day for loading a trailer, as we are out of

space. Cyr’s truck.

- Bins require plywood fl oors in the spring.Rink Nazi- M-Chuback to give $30 to Rich Hildebrand for

cleaning the rink with his snowblower, 2nd - Bourgeault, car-ried.

- Ideas thrown around for possible rink shack/shelter next sea-son.

Bingos-Apr.1st&29th, need 8 guys per date. Cyr & Dupuis in so far.

Telemiracle- Crush It! Is on, tending bins required.- Looking at donated Scrimshaw print to raffl e.New Business- I.G. is matching $500 to a fundraiser within the

community; we need ideas.- Kinsmen/Kinettes joint meeting is in the works.Registrar’s Report- 8/10 for 69%

The Shellbrook Kinsmen report

The Shellbrook Public Library will be marking Heart and Stroke Month in February with a presentation by Laura Lepard titled “Foods for the Heart.”

February is Heart and Stroke Month and the Library invites you to come join us on Tuesday, February 12th at 7:00 pm for “Foods for the Heart”. Laura Lepard will present material from Dr. John McDougall, a physician whose philosophy is that de-

generative disease can be prevented and treated with a plant-based diet of whole, unprocessed, low-fat foods. Heart safe re-freshments will be served.

Children’s Story Time resumed on February 1st and will continue until May 31st excluding holidays. This week’s letter sound is “oh” and it will join a wonderful collection of other vowels and consonants. If you are interested in volunteering

your time to read or do crafts, please contact Alanna at 747-3419. The Library continues to offers free computer and Inter-net access to the public even with the cancellation of the Com-munity Access Program (CAP) in March 2012. Would you like to bring back funding and keep public computer access for ev-eryone? Drop on by the Library to sign a postcard to the Prime Minister.


PRAISE & WORSHIP~

LUTHERAN CHURCHZion - CanwoodSunday School,

Worship Sunday, 9 a.m.St. John’s - Shellbrook

Sunday School, Worship Sunday, 11 a.m.Pastor Doug Schmirler

Parkside, Immanuel11 a.m. - Worship

Pastor Chris Dean------------------------

PENTECOSTAL CHURCHParkside

10:00 a.m. Time of prayer10:30 a.m. Worship

11:00 a.m. Sunday SchoolPastor David Baldock

ShellbrookSunday School 9:45 a.m.Sun., 11 a.m. - WorshipWed., Mid Week Study

7 p.m.Pastor

David Bodvarson747-7235Canwood

10:00 a.m. - Sunday School11:00 a.m. - Worship

Pastor Glenn BlazosekLeask Gospel

TabernacleSunday 6:30 p.m.Pastor L. Trafford

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11:00 a.m. - WorshipBible Classes 9:45 A.M.

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Youth Nite: FridaysMont Nebo

Wed., 7:30 p.m. - Bible Study and Prayer.

Sun., 10:30 a.m. - WorshipPastor Bill

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CATHOLIC CHURCHDebden

Sun., 9:30 a.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

Big River - Sacred HeartSun., 11:30 a.m. - Mass

WhitefishSun., 2:30 p.m. - Mass.

VictoireSat., 7:30 p.m. - Mass.Fr. Sebastin Kunnath

Eucharist CelebrationsMuskeg

Sat., 7:30 p.m. - MassMistawasis

Sunday, 3 p.m. St. Agatha’s - Shellbrook

Mass Sunday, 11 a.m.St. Henry’s - Leask

Mass Sunday 7 p.m.St. Joseph’s - MarcelinMass Saturday, 9 a.m.

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PRESBYTERIANMistawasis

Sunday worship11 a.m.

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

407-2nd Ave E, ShellbrookSat., 9:45 a.m. - Sabbath School.

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ANGLICAN CHURCHLeask - All Saint’s

8 a.m. - Morning prayer Service.

9 a.m. Holy CommunionCanwood - Christ Church

2 p.m. 1st & 3rd Sundays Evening Prayer 2nd & 4th Sundays Holy

CommunionMont Nebo - St. Luke’s

2 p.m. - 1st and 3rd Sundays Holy Communion

2nd and 4th Sundays Evening Prayer

St. Andrew’s - ShellbrookSunday, 11 a.m.

Holy CommunionFather Harnish

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Big River1st & 2nd Sundays 1 p.m. - Worship

at Anglican ChurchAll Other Sundays - 10 a.m.

Shellbrook - KnoxSun., 10 am - Worship

Pastor Dave Whalley

Regular services, Sunday school and special events will be listed at no charge.

In Memoriams

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Harold Ernest Molzan was born on Dec. 27, 1942 on the homestead in Stump Lake, SK. to Karl and Au-gusta Molzan. He attend-ed Rabbit Bluff School finishing grade eight. Harold helped with all the chores on the farm as well as looking after his pet moose. He started milking cows when he was five years old, and he drove a team of horses hauling bundles to the threshing machine when he was only 13 years old. He worked away from home for a few years and then moved back home and took over the family farm.

He met Marjory and they were married on August 30th, 1969. In Oct. 1975 they adopted their first child, Jeffrey; and in December of 1978 they adopted their sec-ond child, Connie.

Harold and his kids made several trips to the Stump Lake Store usually to bring cream to be shipped once a week or just to spoil his kids. He loved the challenge of a card game, crib, canasta, whist, it didn’t really make much difference, if it involved cards he was ready to play. Harold was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the Parkview Wildlife Federation for many years.

Harold loved to visit with people. His children and grandchildren were very special to him and he would spend as much time as possible with all of them. Har-old loved the wildlife and he stocked many lakes with fish and he fed the deer every winter down the hill from where they lived. Harold fought a gallant fight and never complained, first against MS for 13 years and then Cancer! Harold passed away on Jan. 24, 2013 in Prince Albert, SK. at the age of 70 years leav-ing his pain and suffering behind.

Harold leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Marjory Molzan, his children; Jeff (Tammy) Molzan of Stump Lake, SK. and their children, Kar-lee, Emmie and Rylee; Connie (Les) Bailey of Deb-den, SK. and their children, Kody, Salina, Konner, Kade and Allie; his brothers; Ted Molzan of Can-wood, SK., Oscar (Liz) Molzan of Wataskwin, AB. , Alfred (Marian) Molzan of Stump Lake, SK.; his sis-ters; Esther Massey of Rosthern and Ruth Altstadt of Shellbrook, SK.; his sisters-in-law; Doreen (Peder) Sorensen of Edmonton, AB., Tina Schaaf of Park Val-ley, SK., Jenny (Ken) Daniels of Prince Albert, SK., Sharon (Allan) Massey of Shellbrook, SK. and numer-ous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives as well as all his friends and neighbors.

Harold was predeceased by; his parents, Karl and Augusta Molzan, brothers-in-law, George Massey, Martin Altstadt, Bill Schaaf and two infant nephews, Kevin Molzan and Paul Altstadt.

The Funeral service was held on Wednesday, Janu-ary 30, 2013 in the Canwood Elk’s Community Cen-ter at 1:00 pm. with Pastor Chris Dean as Officiant. Tina Schaaf Shared the Memories. Cyndi Aarrestad was the soloist. The Honorary Pallbearers were “All of Harold’s family and friends who knew and loved him.” The Pallbearers were Lyle Molzan, David Alt-stadt, Everette Altstadt, Mitchell Altstadt, William Schaaf, Howard Fonos.

Interment was in Stump Lake Cemetery. Memorial Donations in memory of Harold may be

made to: the M.S. Society. Beau “Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted with the

funeral arrangements.

OBITUARIES~

Nick Skrupski Harold MolzanNick (Nikola) Thomas SkrupskiApril 4, 1929 – January 9, 2013Dad was born to Walter and Nellie Skrupski on April 4,

1929. He grew up on the farm near Krydor, SK, the oldest of fi ve children. After graduating from Hafford High School he attended what was then called Nor-mal School to become a teacher. He accepted his fi rst teaching position at a one room schoolhouse called Beausite School in the D’Amour area west of Leask, SK in Febru-ary, 1947, shortly before his eighteenth birthday. In 1949 he took a position at Evergreen School, near Kilwinning, SK. It was here that he met his future wife, Jean Dobson.

Dad and Mom were married on December 23, 1953. In 1958, he accepted a position at Leask High School and they moved to Leask. Other than a brief stint teaching in Cal-gary, AB he spent the rest of his 35 year career teaching various grades at Leask High School, retiring in 1982. In addition to his teaching, Dad always worked at least one other job to provide for his family. He spent summers working for Patrick Pipeline and then later, as a farmhand for fellow teacher John Kalmakoff. He also drove a school bus and was active as a referee at the hockey arena. Dad was always proud when a former student would take the time to stop by to say hello, or greet him on the street.

Dad was predeceased by both of his parents, as well as his sister Maria (Roy) Shannon, and his brothers Zygmund (Jackie), and Bernard. In 2009, just short of 56 years of marriage, he lost the love of his life when Mom passed away; there was a void in his life that could never be fi lled after her passing.

He is survived by his sons Courtney (Janet) and Greg (Leola); his grandchildren Brett (Crystal), Blair, Thomas, and Breanna; and his sister Cecile (Mike Heath) Coupland.

Dad’s wishes were to have a private memorial, which was held at Beau Lac Funeral Home, Shellbrook, SK; and to be laid to rest next to Mom at the Leask Cemetery in the spring, according to his wishes.

Memorial donations in memory of Nick may be directed to the Shellbrook and Districts Health Services Project.

Emailed condolences sent to www.beaulacfuneralhome.com will be forwarded to the family. Beau”Lac” Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.

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By Tom PiersonThe Midget Elks had high

hopes when they hosted the Maidstone/Turtleford Jets for game two of their pro-vincial series February 4th. They were up by a goal in the two game total point series after winning 4-3 in Maid-stone January 31st.

There was some back and forth to start the game, but the Elks hunger for victory soon showed itself.

When the Jets took their turn, a slap shot from the point found the net fi ve min-utes into the fi rst period. That tied the series.

There were plenty of open ice hits in the opening twen-ty minutes, which grew into big hits everywhere by the end of the game.

As strong as the Elks of-fense was, that goal spurred them on even more.

Shellbrook tied the game at 11:01 when Austen Ka-lyn scored on a goal mouth scramble. The Jets goalie made an exceptional stop to start the process which led to the goal. Dorin Cana-day and Kirkland Lande as-sisted.

The period ended that way, with a good quick pace and lots of end-to-end ac-tion.

The Jets scored just 26 seconds into the second on a shot Elks goalie Eion Sette wishes he had back. The power play goal was scored on a rush down the left wing.

A minute later the Jets scored a short-handed goal. Then a few minutes later the Jets scored another power play goal to go up 4-1 in the game.

There was plenty of eager-ness on the part of the Elks which led to plenty of hits, ending in a 4-on-3 situation in favour of the Jets.

Instead of slowing down, the Elks picked up the pace and re-doubled their attack. Unfortunately, they ran into a very hot goaltender, Am-drew Boyacheck, between the pipes for the Jets.

The Elks earned all kinds of good scoring chances, only to be denied by Boya-check, who was the differ-ence in this game.

The Jets went up 5-1 on a give-away and then 6-1 on another frustration caused power play, shortly before the period ended.

Kyler Strube started the third period in goal for the Elks and fared pretty well. With the change and time running out, the Elks picked themselves up and scored at

17:06. Jayden Parent’s slap shot

eluded the Jets goalie to bring the score to 6-2 for the Jets. Ryan Porter and Skylar Gratias earned the assists.

The Jets went up 7-2 on a scramble at even strength

before fi ring home their fi -nal goal on the power play.

In the end, Shellbrook out shot their opponents 35-31, but the Jets out-scored them 8-2. Now the Maidstone/Turtleford team will move on to face Porcupine Plain.

Visitor restrictions are in place at the Parkland Terrace in Shellbrook after residents became ill with gastrointesti-nal symptoms. The outbreak was declared by Dr. Khami Chokani, Medical Health Of-fi cer, on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

Eight resident of the facil-ity have been experiencing symptoms of a gastrointesti-nal illness suggestive of noro-virus. Samples are currently being collected and sent for testing.

The Region’s Medical Health Offi cer and infec-tion control practitioner, along with the manager and staff members, are following precautions and protocols to reduce the risk of illness spreading to more residents and staff members. Visitor restrictions help reduce the risk of illness spreading both within the facility, and to other members of the com-munity.

Visitors and family mem-bers going to the facility are discouraged. In extenuating circumstances (e.g., compas-sionate care), patient cases will be reviewed by nursing staff with Medical Health Of-fi cer prior to visiting the unit.


Debden Royalty

The King, Mitchell Diesen, and Queen, Jamie Fid-dler, of the 48th Annual Winter Carnival in Debden were out and about February 2nd. They are shown here at the skating rink where it was madhouse of fun and games. Photo: Tom Pierson

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Despite good stops like this by Elks Midget goalie Eion Sotte, the Jets cruised to an 8-2 victory in their second game of Provincials. Ryan Porter (4) looks to clear any rebound. Photo: Tom Pierson

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tive homeowners still look at home ownership as a way to secure their fi nancial futures while also putting a roof over their heads. Because it is such a signifi cant investment, the home buying pro-cess can be intimidating, especially for fi rst-time home buyers. But even though the housing mar-ket can be unpredictable, there are some things that prospective buyers should know regardless of whether it’s a buyer’s or seller’s market when they begin their search.

• Be ready to commit to a location. Buying a home is not like renting an apartment. If renters need to break a lease, they might be able to do so at little or no cost to them. In addition, many rent-ers sign a 12-month lease, which gives them some fl exibility with regard to moving should they need to relocate for a new job or simply decide they need a more accommodating living arrangement.

That fl exibility is far more costly to home buy-ers, who must pay transaction costs when buying or selling a home. Those fees can be considerable, so prospective home buyers should be ready to

make a long-term commitment to living in the area where they’re searching for a home. Buyers may end up losing money if they’re forced to sell shortly after buying a home. But even those who eak even will be stuck with costly transaction fees at least twice in a short period of time.

• Address bad credit. Unless a buyer can af-ford to buy a home with cash, the buyer will need a mortgage to purchase a home. Mortgages come with an interest rate, which will be higher for those with poor credit scores and histories than those with solid ones. Buying a home is not an overnight process, but one that should begin long before buyers look at any properties. The best way to begin the home-buying process is for a buyer to obtain a copy of his or her credit report, exam-ine it to make sure it is accurate and then work to raise that credit score to a level that makes one at-tractive to prospective lenders. A low interest rate can save you thousands of dollars over the course of a typical 30-year mortgage, and a credit score and history goes a long way toward determining what that interest rate will ultimately be.

• Be ready to put down 20 percent. When buying a home, fi rst-time buyers might be sur-

prised to learn the down payment is typically 20 percent of the cost of the home. That down payment does not include transaction fees, clos-ing costs or the often considerable cost of mov-ing into the home. So buyers hoping to purchase a $400,000 home should be ready to pay an $80,000 down payment. While it’s possible to qualify for a low-interest mortgage that allows buyers to make a smaller down payment, a smaller down payment will also result in a higher monthly mortgage payment. For those who aren’t prepared to put down 20 percent, it might be in their best interests to put off the home-buying process until they can comfortably afford to do so.

• Don’t underestimate the value of a real estate agent. Veteran home buyers might be confi dent that they can navigate the home-buying process on their own. However, fi rst-time buyers should enlist the help of a professional real es-tate agent, ideally one who specializes in buying homes. A real estate agent can help make the pro-cess less stressful and provide valuable advice as to where to look for a home, how to make an offer and a host of other suggestions fi rst-time buyers may not be knowledgeable about.

• Buy a home in a good school district. A good school district isn’t just benefi cial for home buyers with children. Buyers who don’t have chil-dren and don’t plan to have children should still look for a home in a good school district, as nu-merous studies have shown buyers will pay more for a home that’s in a good school district. Good schools help maintain demand for property, and consistent demand should ensure a property ap-preciates in value over time, making a home in a good school district a better investment than a home in a bad school district.

• Get pre-approved. Many fi rst-time buyers fail to get pre-approved before beginning their search for a home. Failing to get pre-approved means buyers won’t know how much lenders feel they can afford, and buyers may spend lots of time looking at homes they like but will never be able to buy. Pre-approval also enables buyers to more easily make an offer when they fi nd a home they like.

Buying a home can be both frustrating and fun. First-time buyers should employ a few time-tested tricks of the trade to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible.

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KINDERSLEY, February 5, 2013 — Family therapistCarol Mitchell believes so strongly in the Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP) thatshe signed up six of her family members and deposited money into their accounts.

“I decided to invest in their futures,” she says. “Some-day I’m going to die and they are not going to remember they spent the $100 I gave them on a sweater or a dinner out. But when it comes time for their retirements, they’ll remember I believed in them and put money aside in their names.”

SPP is a retirement savings option offering professional management and low annual fees. The plan is open to all Canadians between the ages of 18 and 71, and members can invest up to $2500 per year (subject to RRSP limits). Over the last 26 years, average returns in the balanced fund have been nearly 8 per cent with annual expenses averag-ing about1 per cent.

Mitchell joined SPP in 2000, two years after her hus-band. “My husband joined in 1998 because it was one of the perks offered by his employer,” she says. “I looked at his statements, and the earnings were better than I was getting at the bank so I decided to take out my own plan.”

She makes maximum contributions to her own account every year and takes full advantage of the opportunity to move money from her personal RRSP into SPP. She en-rolled her two grandsons in SPP when they turned 18, and subsequently made similar arrangements for her two daughters and two goddaughters.

Mitchell hopes her family memberswill continue to con-tribute to SPP above and beyond any further gifts she gives them;however, she recognizes that some years theymay-have other, more pressing fi nancial priorities. “The fl exibil-ity to contribute whatever they can afford to SPP each year is one reason I really like the program,” she says.

Mitchell turned 65 this year, but plans to keep on working and contributing to her own SPP account until age 71.Then she can opt for a lifetime pension, transfer the funds to a prescribed registered retirement income fund with a fi nan-cial institution, or select a combination of both the annuity and transfer options.

SPP is the 28th largest defi ned contribution plan in Canada and has grown to over 32,000 members and more than300 million dollars in assets.

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Amajority of Canadians feel anxious about RRSP deadlines, but Saskatchewan Pension Plan (SPP) General Manager Katherine Strutt says there’s no need to stress.

“People often put off saving because they think they need a lot of money to do so. Even putting a little away each month will help your retirement savings grow over time.At SPP, our 26-year return rate has averaged nearly 8 per cent.”

A recent BMO Financial Group study found that60 per cent of Canadians feel anxious about trying to find money to save for retirement and that nearly half of Canadians who make an-nual RRSP contributions do so in one lump sum.

“Lump sum contribu-tions are definitely popu-lar,” says Strutt. “People have busy lives complicat-ed by many expenses, and it can bechal-lenging to contribute the same amount to a retirement plan every month. SPP is designed to accommodate that. We un-derstand that real life happens, and it’s important to us that we continue to be a f lexible retirement savings option.”

SPP is a leader in its field and is open to all Canadians aged 18 to 71.Investors can put in up to $2500 per year. Established in 1986, the plan is professionally man-aged and offers low annual feesof about 1 per cent.

“Policy makers have spent a lot of time looking for ways to encourage Canadi-ans to save more for retirement. But our ‘one of a kind’ program has been here all along,” says Strutt.

Twenty-six-year-old Brady Hood is a big fan of SPP. Not only is he a plan member, but since last year his Saskatoon-based family business, Olympian Sports, has of-fered SPP as part of its employee benefit package.

“Even though I’m young, I see that SPP is a good place to start investing, and it will open doors for our staff to do their own investing too.”

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What to do with your retirement account before the next economic downturn

Astruggling economy can have both instant and longterm conse-

quences. When the economy is suffering, consumers tend to spend less in the short term while making fi nancial deci-sions that affect them over the long haul.

One of the biggest quan-daries men and women face during a recession or eco-nomic downturn is how to approach their retirement ac-counts, most notably a 401(k). When the economy begins to struggle, men and women may notice their 401(k) plans are struggling right along

with it, losing money that most were counting for their retirements. This can induce a certain degree of panic, as account holders worry about their fi nancial futures and how they are going to get by should the recession last and their retirement accounts continue to shrink.

But such panic might be unwarranted. According to the investment management fi rm Vanguard, participant saving and investing behavior had returned to prerecession levels by 2010, and partici-pant account balances actu-ally rose 13 percent between

2005-2010, despite the con-siderable market shock that occurred during the recession of 2008-2009. Those fi gures illustrate that even during a particularly bad economic swoon investors will return to their typical behavior sooner rather than later. Therefore it pays to avoid overreacting at the onset of a downturn and maintain your peace of mind.

While some people man-age to maintain a cool head during times of economic struggles, others may lose sleep when the next recession or downturn rears its ugly head. To avoid succumbing to

such stress, consider the fol-lowing tips to protect your retirement accounts should the economy once again take a turn for the worse.

• Pay attention to your portfolio. Young people just beginning their professional careers are often told to en-roll in a 401(k) program as soon as possible, but to avoid making any changes in the near future once the account has been set up. While no in-vestors, young or old, should allow a knee-jerk reaction after a bad fi nancial quarter to dictate how they manage their retirement accounts, that doesn’t mean you should ignore an account entirely. Pay attention to your portfo-lio, examining it at least once per year so you can make adjustments to your invest-ments if need be. Just don’t allow a sudden reaction to a bad quarter dictate these ad-justments, which should only be made after a careful ex-amination of your retirement account’s portfolio and its performance. If you’re happy with the performance, don’t change a thing.

• Reduce your risk as you age. Financial experts can often predict when the economy will thrive and when it will struggle. But unless you are such an expert, avoid playing with fi re. As you age, reduce your risk with regard to your investments. Young people can afford to take on more risk because they have more time to make up for a risk that doesn’t work out. Men and women age 50 and older have no such luxury and should reconfi gure their re-tirement accounts as they age so their investments are less risky and more conservative. This strategy should be put to use even if you lost a substan-tial amount of money during a previous recession or down-turn. It might be tempting to try to make up for lost money, but that strategy carries con-siderable risk, and you might end up depleting your retire-ment savings a second time.

• Spread the money around. When contributing to a retirement account such

as a 401(k), the standard is to deposit 6 percent of each paycheck into that account. If you’re depositing more than 6 percent into your retirement account, consider decreasing your retirement contribution to the standard amount and depositing the extra money into a high-interest savings account. The savings account won’t put your deposits at risk, and if the economy is faring well, you will still be doing well with your 401(k) while ensuring some of your money won’t suffer should the economy suddenly take a turn for the worse.

• Don’t cash out too

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Real estate has long been considered one of the best investments a person can make. Even though buy-er confi dence might have waned somewhat in light of the recent economic swoon and its impact on the hous-ing market, many investors still view real estate as a solid investment.

Among the ways people invest in real estate is to pur-chase a rental property. Rent-al properties can provide in-come for landlords long after the mortgage has been paid off, and the potential for such

income into retirement is a motivating factor for men and women who want to invest in real estate. But investing in a rental property is not for ev-eryone, and there are a host of factors potential investors should consider before de-ciding to become a landlord.

• Approval: Getting ap-proved for a home loan for a home you plan to live in is dif-ferent than getting approved for one when you don’t intend to live on the property. Lend-ers don’t necessarily frown on non-owner occupied homes, but they do make it

harder to secure loans for in-vestment properties. Interest rates tend to be higher, and many lenders ask for higher down payments than the standard 20 percent for more typical home loans. However, buyers who want multi-family units and intend on living in one of the units should be able to qualify for a more tra-ditional owner-occupied loan, which will likely mean a lower interest rate and a more typi-cal down payment.

• Taxes: Homeowners gain certain tax exemptions, but those exemptions do not always apply to investment properties, which could make the cost of an investment property even more than in-vestors anticipate. The tax burden of an investment property may prove consid-erable, and some investors might not be able to man-age such a heavy burden. In addition, mortgage relief programs, such as those that arose during the recent recession, typically exclude non-owner occupied proper-ties, so investors might fi nd themselves in fi nancial hot water should another reces-sion occur in the future and

the investment property lose value as a result.

• Tenants: Though some real estate rental markets, such as those in densely populated cities, are ex-tremely competitive and ad-vantageous to landlords, the rental market in general can be hard to predict. A signifi -cant number of renters are college students and young professionals, and one by-product of the ongoing eco-nomic woes has been the decision by many young people to save money by liv-ing at home while in college or returning home once they have earned their degree and entered the job market. An-other byproduct is a poor job market that has little to offer to young and inexperienced professionals, who can’t fi nd work and subsequently cannot rent their own apart-ments.

When considering invest-ing in a rental property, think about your prospective ten-ants. Are there enough of them to allow you to create a competitive market wherein you can charge a rent that will put a signifi cant dent in the mortgage? Are there

enough potential tenants to allow you to be choosy and establish minimum in-come requirements, or will you likely be forced to ac-cept any and all comers just to pay your mortgage? If the potential tenant market does not inspire much confi dence, then that should be a red fl ag to prospective real estate in-vestors.

• Help: Few people who invest in a rental property can handle the job on their own. Making repairs or fi nd-ing tenants often requires the help of a professional, and those people are likely to cost money. Men and women who aren’t especially handy won’t want to pay a plumber to fi x a tenant’s sink or a re-pairman to replace a cracked fl oor tile when such issues inevitably arise, so you may have to offer a discounted rent to tenants who can pull double duty as a superinten-dent to all of the units within the investment property. Es-pecially large units, such as apartment complexes, may require a full-time superin-tendent, whose salary must be paid by the owner of the building.

Another helper a prospec-tive landlord may need is a property management agency that helps landlords fi nd tenants when there are vacancies. Vacant rental properties can negatively af-fect a landlord’s fi nances, as landlords rely on rental in-come to pay their mortgages. As a result, many landlords enlist the services of a prop-erty management agency to ensure their properties are well marketed when there is a vacancy. These agencies typically list and show the property, and some will even oversee repairs. But like a live-in manager or a full-time superintendent, property management agencies are an expense and one that pro-spective investors must learn about and calculate into their budgets before buying an in-vestment property.

Investing in a rental prop-erty can be a sound business venture that pays substantial dividends down the road. But such an investment isn’t for everyone, and prospective investors should make their decision as informed as pos-sible before buying a rental property.

Things to consider before investingin a rental property

Did you know?A credit score is a num-

ber generated by a math-ematical formula, or algorithm, based on infor-mation in each individu-al’s credit report. Lend-ers use different scoring models to determine if an applicant is worthy of credit, and these differ-ent models are why men and women have three different credit scores. But each of these models relies heavily on an in-dividual’s credit report. Two of the most inf luen-tial factors in determin-ing an individual’s credit score are payment his-tory and the amount of money owed. Pay-ment history includes his-tory of payment on credit cards, retail accounts, installment loans, and

mortgages, among other things. Adverse public records, including bank-ruptcies, liens and wage attachments also factor in. A credit score also takes into consideration the amount owed, includ-ing amount owed on cer-tain types of accounts and the number of accounts with balances. In addition to payment history and amounts owed, the algo-rithm used to determine a credit score also considers an individual’s length of credit history, any new credit accounts they have opened and the types of credit they have used. The higher a person’s credit score, the better interest rate that person is likely to receive from a lender.


Few things have a larger impact on borrowing and purchasing power than a positive credit score. A person who wants to make a purchase that involves a line of

credit, such as buying furniture or fi nancing a new car, must be aware of how his or her credit rating can affect the proceedings. And the signifi cance of a personal credit store goes beyond purchasing power. Many employers now perform credit checks on job applicants to determine if the potential hires will be trustworthy, while renters often fi nd that landlords run a credit check to determine the probability that a tenant will default on a rent payment.

Much importance is put on a high credit score, so much so that people go to great lengths to improve their score. When individuals try to improve the health of their credit scores, they may engage in behavior that seems on the surface to be benefi cial but actually may be compromising the score even further. Understanding credit scores is one way to avoid such mistakes.

What is a credit score?

The credit score that is carefully scrutinized is a person’s FICO score. FICO is an acronym for Fair, Isaac and Company, the organization that historically assigned credit ratings. This score is the rating used by creditors and others to determine a person’s fi nancial risk level, therefore identifying if an individual is worth the risk of a line of credit. FICO also infl uences interest rates, as a weaker score usually earns borrowers a higher interest rate. Lenders will study an applicant’s FICO score when individuals apply for a credit card, apply for a mortgage loan or want to fi nance a car or another large purchase.

According to the FICO score scale, the highest credit score issued is 850, which is excellent. Few people actually achieve this score. More fall into the range of “good,” which is between 660 and 749. Individuals who fall into the good or excellent range will have little trouble borrowing money and getting loans. These people also will receive the lowest interest rates possible, which could make a signifi cant difference in the overall cost of a loan.

Who determines credit scores?

In the United States, credit scores are typically calculated by the three main credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Different creditors report to different bureaus, so the scores between the three may vary. An average of the three bureaus is used to determine an overall credit score.

Things that lower credit scoresPaying bills on time and being aware of any breaches of identity theft are positive steps that can raise a person’s credit score. However, there are other myths that prevail that could cause a person to actually harm his or her score rather than improve it.

• Failure to check credit scores: Many people shy away from regularly requesting their own credit reports because they’ve learned that too many credit inquiries can refl ect badly on a credit score. However, requesting your own report has no negative effect. In fact, doing so regularly could help you discover any irregularities or mistakes that could be negatively affecting your score.

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SPORTSSPORTSFebruary 8, 2013 www.shellbrookchronicle.com Shellbrook Chronicle 19

For the fi rst time since the late 1990s, the early-season focus on the PGA Tour is on somebody other than Tiger Woods.

For the past 15 years, it was either Tiger coming off a dominant season; or com-ing back from an injury; or trying a new swing change; or hitting the headlines be-cause of a lurid scandal and divorce from his Swedish model wife. No matter what was happening in his life or his career, it was Tiger this and Tiger that. Almost as if nobody else existed. Was he bigger than the game itself? Absolutely.

But this is 2013 and the professional golf spotlight this year is on Rory McIlroy, the 23-year-old Northern Irishman who already owns two major titles, one more than Woods had at the same age.

With a famous girlfriend (top 10 tennis star Caroline Wozniacki) and a brand new 10-year $200 million con-tract with Nike in his hip pocket, McIlroy is the new Mr. Golf, as well as owner of the No. 1 world ranking. Can Rory get comfortable enough with his new Nike sticks to hold on to his No. 1 position? As the season plays out, the McIlroy-Woods rivalry is bound to dominate the headlines, but there are other interesting storylines, too.

The shaky economic situ-ation in Europe has resulted in a number of big-name Eu-ropean Tour players joining the PGA Tour this year, so watch for Martin Kaymer,

Nicolas Colsaerts, Peter Hanson and Ryu Ishikawa, among others, to have a signifi cant impact on the money list. As for rookies this year, who knows? Last year’s rookie of the year, John Huh, was a ‘huh?’ to most golf fans before he parlayed one victory and four top 10s into $2.6 mil-lion and a top-30 fi nish for the season. Rookie Russell Henley won the fi rst full-fi eld event of the season, the Sony Open, and other fresh-men such as Luke Guthrie and Scott Langley bear close scrutiny. And oh yes, Phil Mickelson, always trying to stay headline-relevant in the world of golf, said he was considering making “drastic changes” to his lifestyle be-cause of high taxes, in the 50 per cent range.

With income last year of a reported $60.8 million, he was faced with having to get by on only $30 million or so. Out of touch? Out of bounds, Phil!

• Dwight Perry of the Se-attle Times: “Phil Mickel-son — who makes about $30 million a year in endorse-ments alone — told reporters he will make ‘drastic chang-es’ because tax increases will eat more of his income. ‘Now, if you'll excuse me," he continued, "I just need to fi nish this 'Will Putt For Food' sign I'm working on.’

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “Ge-neva College in Pennsylva-nia has a freshman basket-ball player who is 43 years old. He’s at that awkward age for a basketball player —

too old to play college ball, too young for the Knicks.”

• Janice Hough of left-coastsportsbabe.com: “This just in: As a way to cut down on illegitimate children and embarrassment to the league, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is recom-mending all players start having fantasy girlfriends.”

• Tweet of the week from comedian Chris Rock, mined from Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarter-back at si.com: “Andy Reid wins four games and ev-erybody wants him. Lovie Smith wins 10 games and can't get a job.”

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• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, linking a couple of big-time stories: ”Lance Armstrong, in a tele-vised interview with Oprah Winfrey, confessed that he

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• Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press, after the NHL ran full-page ads in 40 newspapers to apologize for the lockout: "A nice gesture, sure, but if Gary Bettman really meant it, he would have done it on Oprah."

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By Tom PiersonAt this time of year, there is not much

happening with Council, as they are busy with end of year housekeeping chores and getting ready for the year to come.

The big story around the big table is Bylaw Enforcement. Council have found time to look after the Animal Control Bylaw. For the rest, Council is looking to hire someone for the part-time position.

The last pennies in Canada were pro-duced in May, 2012 as Canada is doing away with the one cent coin. As a result of this move by the government, Coun-cil needs to upgrade some of its Bylaws.

One such Bylaw covers water and sewer rates, which Council will revise for a three year term.

The Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti

Library will have its hours cut by Wa-piti in 2013. Town Council in the past has funded the Library for seven hours. Council has approved in principle at this time to pick up the slack so the lo-cal library’s hours remain stable.

Council had received a request via e-mail requesting a change to the Golf Cart Bylaw.

Council was asked to allow golf carts to be driven on Main Street. Council has decided not to change the Bylaw, so golf carts are still forbidden on Main Street.

Northern Lakes Economic Corp. sent a delegation to Council to discuss the 2013 tourism trade show. The Town of Shellbrook has participated in the past and will do so again this year. The Town gets a good bang for its advertis-ing dollar at this trade show.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR~BLAINE LAKE: Wapiti Library - Books, Movies, Magazines, Children’s Section, In-ternet, Printing, Study/Meeting Space, Proctor Service, Community Programming. Hours: Tuesday 1-5, Wednesday 1-5, Thursday 5-8, Friday 1-5. Contact us for more info 497-3130 www.wapitilibrary.ca.CANWOOD: branch of Wapiti Regional Library - NEW HOURS - Tues. - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Thurs. - 12 :00 noon - 5: 00 p.m. STORYTIME - Thurs. 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.Internet services available at the library.DEBDEN: Wapiti Library hours: Monday 3 pm - 7 pm. Afterschool Program 3:30 - 5:00. Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm. Librarian: Aline HannonLEASK: Wapiti Library Hours: Tues. & Fri.: 1 - 5:30 pm & Sat., 1:00 - 5:00 pm.MARCELIN: Wapiti Library is open Tues. 11 - 4 pm; Thur. 3 - 8 pm. For information on all your library needs, please contact 306-226-2110.SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Branch of the Wapiti Library located at 105 Railway Ave., West (Provincial building). Library Hours: Mon., 2 - 6:00 pm; Tues., 2 - 8 pm; Wed. 2 - 8 pm; Thur., 2 - 6:00 pm; Fri., 10 - 4 pm. Children’s Story Time: Fri. 10:30 am (Oct. - May). Ph. 747-3419.SHELLBROOK: Kinette Club of Shellbrook Sweethearts Night Out Dine & Dance, Fri-day, February 8th, Shellbrook Community Hall, Cocktails: 6:30, Supper: 7:00, Dance: 9:30. Enter our Sweetheart Photo Contest by submitting a photo of you and your sweet-heart to: [email protected] for a chance to win a free couple ticket. Tickets available at Woodland Pharmacy or Kim (306)747-8270. Proceeds to Kinsmen park Revamp Project SHELLBROOK: Shellbrook Theatre Movie Nights. Next Movie Nights in Shellbrook, FRIDAY, February 15, The movie showing will be: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ ~ 7:30 p.m., FRI-DAY, March 15 Movie “LINCOLN” - 7:30 p.m., Doors Open 6:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for movie.SHELLBROOK: Famous Medieval Feast in Shellbrook on evening of March 1. Enjoy a fun, delicious, medieval couple’s night out with entertainer Sir Randall of Albert. Sales are by advance tickets while they last. Poster and tickets at the Shellbrook Flowers or phone Shellbrook Wildlife Fed. Barbie Clark 747-3781 or 922-1767.SHELLBROOK: Shrove Tuesday Supper, Pancake, Ham & Ice cream, February 12 - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Shellbrook United Church. $8.00. Kaiser Tournament to follow.BIG RIVER: Fish Derby on Saturday, March 13 at Cowan Lake, Big River. $10,000 for biggest fish, total prize pkg. Over $20,000 value. Registration fee: $50/fisherman (2nd hole $20). Registration & Pancake breakfast 8 a.m. Fishing Noon to 3 p.m. To register phone: 306.469.2354. For more info visit www.bigriver.ca or email: [email protected]: Cameo Community Snowmobile Rally on Saturday, February 16 Register at 12 noon to 2 p.m., Cameo Hall. 6 miles west of Shellbrook, & 2 miles north on Cameo-Buckingham Rd. Tickets $10.00 each or 3/$20.00 . Call Keith at 747-3765 or Ralph at 747-3611. 1st Prize - 30% of Ticket Sales • 2nd Prize - 20% of Ticket Sales, 3rd Prize - 10% of Ticket Sales • Rider - Only Door Prizes • Many Prizes/Draws. Kaiser Tournament on Sun., February 17, Cameo Hall ~ Register 12 noon. $5.00/person

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By Tom PiersonWhen there is snow in

Canada, people fi nd a way to make a sport of it. In Canwood February 2nd, the Sno-Blazers Club held a ‘Rally in the Pines’ to hon-our and enjoy winter and the sport of snowmobiling.

The Sno-Blazers President Glen Andrusyk said, “The length this year that we’ve groomed trail is just over 95 kilometres.” That equates to, “lots of volunteer hours, lots of work and lots of dedi-cation.”

About the Sno-Blazers, “The Club has been running since the 70s. It has a long history in the area. We have about a dozen, 12 to 14 mem-bers that are active,” says Andrusyk. “It takes almost a year of planning to get vol-unteers lined up, grooming lined up, the trail and door prizes.”

The trails are marked, signed, staked and groomed. It’s a nice family event. About 50 riders participated in the day’s events.

“We have three stops to-day, one is in Debden, one will be at Sturgeon Lake, with a warm-up shack there, and there will be one by Fishing Lake,” reported An-drusyk.

“This is a great way to bring people from out of town,” commented An-drusyk. “We’ve got response today for this rally from Sas-katoon, Regina, Manitoba, Prince Albert, of course, and Big River. So it’s going to be a nice amalgamation we have here today.”

That led to an amusing anecdote on how well, or not, the trail is marked. An-drusyk said, “We can have a person come here from Re-gina and he won’t get lost.

“That is how we test our trail. We have a new mem-ber come in and see if he can follow our trail. If he doesn’t get lost, then we’ll know if we are doing a good job.” He said the process is fun.

Pointing to their website, www.canwoodsnoblazers.com, he indicated it is very good and active right now. Put it together with the rally and they have a nice recipe to promote local tourism.

The Club is also trying to promote attracting all age groups. As Andrusyk com-mented, “It’s a nice, safe family sport where you can get out in northern Sas-katchewan and enjoy the winter.”

In talking about the goal of the Club, Andrusyk says, “Our club works very hard to promote safe sledding in the area. Our club donates to local charities when we can. Our club is always looking for new members.”

The Club is currently pro-moting safety and getting all the snowmobiles in the area registered.

Registering and insuring a sled provides bonuses for both sledders and the Club. Because everyone knows the groomer is expensive, fuel is expensive, along with the stakes, everything is expen-sive.

Right now SGI has incor-porated a policy providing funds to local clubs within your sled registration.

Andrusyk says, “With your basic registration you buy a trail pass that entitles you to liability insurance and it helps us. There is a kickback to the Saskatch-ewan Snowmobile Associa-tion (SSA).”

The Sno-Blazers club is a member of SSA, so when you put plates on your sleds it helps the clubs pay for their cost to make trails safe. And, Helmets are Mandatory!

“We look down on drink-ing and driving,” states An-drusyk, which brings up another important point. Drinking and driving a snowmobile carries the same penalties as in a car. “A lot of people don’t realize that.”

He cited statistics he has seen where the number of accidents go up the more drinking there is on the trail.

“We want this to be a great winter sport for northern Saskatchewan. “If you are not on private land, by law you have to have the ma-chine registered.”

Being a member of SSA means, “Our trail has to be of a certain standard and they enforce that,” says An-drusyk. “So that’s one thing that’s nice, safety for the whole province.”

The Club would like to thank the generosity of land owners on their trail. “We couldn’t do this without them.”

A beautiful day in the pines20 Shellbrook Chronicle www.shellbrookchronicle.com February 8, 2013

The Registration and Prize Table at the Canwood Sno-Blazers “Rally in the Pines” was manned by volunteers and club members, from left to right: Col-leen Andrusyk, John Andrusyk, Celine Sipes and Jordan Sipes.

Photo: Tom Pierson

Sledders arrive to participate in the Canwood Sno-Blazers “Rally in the Pines” February 2nd. There were three checkpoints with a game of poker involved to get prizes as well as food and drink and warmth.

Photo: Tom Pierson

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FOR SALE - Great Valentine gift. Tickets for famous Medieval Feast in Shellbrook on March 1. Enjoy a fun, de-licious, medieval couple’s night out with entertainer ‘Sir Randall of Albert’. Sales are by advance tickets while they last. Poster and tick-ets at the Shellbrook Flowers or phone Shellbrook Wildlife Fed. Barbie Clark 747-3781 or 922-1767 2-6CH

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We express our thanks to all those who participated in the celebration of life of our mother Eva Boutin. Thanks to the staff of Victoria hospital for taking good care of her in the last days of her life; to Beau “Lac” Funeral Home for their professional services, to Laurna Parent for taking care of the lunch and to all those that brought food and condolences. A special thank you to those who donated to the Debden Heritage Manor in memory of Eva. - The Boutin family

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- Land and Farm Yard in Shellbrook Area. 360 farmable acres,140 fenced, 70 in grass. Property is located approximately 15 miles SW of Shellbrook. LLD - SE 1-48-5 W3, NW 1-48- 5 W3, NE 1-48-5 W3. Approx. 1500 sq ft bungalow with fi nished basement built in 1982, newer well and water system. 25 X 40 garage. 29 X 19 tractor bay. 24 X 40 barn. 50 X 60 Quonset. Infor-mal tenders must be received by February 15th, 2013. Highest or any tender not neces-sarily accepted. Please submit tenders by mail to: Rick Muller, 692 Branion Drive, Prince Albert, Sk. S6V 2S2. For further details, contact Rick Muller at 306-922-3519 or 306-961-3383. 5-6C

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Blair Berting and her parents, Sarah and Justin welcomed Brett Jacob on Septem-ber 27, 2012. Proud grandparents are Ross and Dolores Poppel of Shell-brook & Gordon and Erika Berting of St. Gregor. Great grandmas are Clara Lukan, Canwood, Liz Berting and Muriel Von Dollen of Humboldt.

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