Thursday, July 25, 2013 The OUTLOOK 3

Outlook Community Library

Check This Out!

A Fundraiser Concert Presented by and forThe Outlook & District Heritage Museum and Gallery

with Saskia & Darrel (The Great Plains)

At the Royal Canadian Legion Hall In OutlookSunday, July 28th, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

TICKETS $15.00AVAILABLE AT THE MUSEUM OR THE DOOR

Jim Reiter, MLARosetown-Elrose Constituency

Rosetown Office215 Main Street

Tuesday – Friday: 9:00 – 5:00Tel: 306-882-4105Fax: 306-882-4108

Toll Free: 1-855-762-2233Outlook Office:

#2, 208 Sask Ave W.Monday 9:00am - 4:30pm

Phone: 306-867-8770E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net

Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0Please call with questions or concerns

The Outlook Community Library is a great place to be this summer! Drop in to pick up a book before you head to the mountains, the lake or your backyard. Be sure to take part in our Bingo summer reading chal-lenge! Children are invited to come to the library each Tuesday at 1:00 for reading and crafts as part of our Sum-mer Reading Program. This week our “Go” destination was space. We read funny stories set on different plan-ets and then we made rocket ships. Come join us for some summer fun. Anew series of non-fic-tion books has arrived at the library which will interest those who like historical reads. Discover more about Pre-Columbia America, Egypt, Rome, Mesopotamia and Greece in these “Guide-books to Ancient Civiliza-tions.” Another four-volume series of books called “Civ-ilizations of the World” fea-ture titles on Vikings, Maya,

Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. Our summer hours are Monday mornings 8:30 – 11:30; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday afternoons 1-5 PM and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM. Our Summer Reading Program for children takes place Tues-day afternoons from 1-2 pm; July 9 – August 20. We are located in Outlook High School. Come and check it out!

All shows starts at 7:30 p.m.COMING ATTRACTIONS

August 5 - 10 (NOTE DIFFERENT RUN DATES) - “Monsters U” Animation/Comedy/Family

NOW DIGITAL WITH SURROUND SOUNDThursday, Friday, & Saturday - July 25, 26 & 27

“Despicable Me 2”

Thursday, August 1Friday, August 2

Saturday, August 3

Rated PG - Violence

Monday, July 29Tuesday, July 30

Wednesday, July 31

Rated PG - Violence

Reel THEATRE

Consider the Reel Theatre for your Christmas Party!Catered dinner and a movie. Call 306-867-1363 for more details.

By Derek RuttleThe Outlook

A young man who hopped on his bike back in April and decided to pedal across Can-ada made his way through Outlook last week en route tohisfinaldestination. Joe Campbell started his cross country trek three months ago in the furthest eastern point of Canada, and he arrived in the Outlook area on Thursday, July 18. Campbell, a student who just completed music studies at Memorial University in St. John’s, NL after four years and originally hails from Vic-toria, BC, says he came up with the idea for a cycling trip like this some time ago, and in a funny twist, it turns out he’s actually cycling home since his university days are now over. “I was talking about this trip with a friend of mine several years ago,” said Campbell. “We tossed the idea around whimsically, but something about it stuck with me. Sadly, he was not able to join me, but I’m happy that I followed through with that initial inspiration. This trip also marks a turning point inmylife,asIjustfinishedup studies in Newfoundland and am now moving back to

Victoria. What better way to travel home than on a bicy-cle?” Joe’s trip has him going from extreme east to extreme west as he continues to ven-ture to British Columbia, with an approximate end date approaching in just a few weeks. “I left Cape Spear (the easternmost point in North America) on April 21st (three months on the road today!),” he explained. “I have a pretty flexible schedule, but I’m meeting a friend of mine in Tofino aroundAugust 19th,and we’ll conclude the trip in Victoria. I’ll hit both ends of the Trans-Canada Highway this way!” Upon arriving in the Out-look area, Campbell met resident Bryan Akre, a fel-low cycling enthusiast who invited Joe to his home for dinner. Campbell says in his travels, it seems that the smaller a community is, the warmer the reception is when he meets new people and new faces. “I had a very positive experience in Outlook,” said Joe. “In general, the smaller the town, the more friendly the people, but Outlook was special. I got to connect with a fellow X-Canada cyclist in the most serendipitous of

ways, and I felt like I was able to connect really well with the locals. I had the good fortune of being in town for the weekly farmer’s mar-ket, and the people were so kind and enthusiastic about my trip. I was also able to spend a bit of time on the SkyTrail, Canada’s longest

pedestrian bridge. I left the town in very high spirits.” In talking with people in Outlook about his travels thus far, Campbell was reminded of just how far he’s come since the spring. “People’s reactions were generally a mix of amaze-ment and enthusiasm,” said Joe. “Sometimes it takes some small town perspective

to realize just how big Cana-da is, and when eyes widened at hearing about my departure way over in St John’s, NL, I was reminded of just how far I’d come.” Outside his small town experiences in communities across the country like Out-look, Campbell’s epic biking

adventure has allowed him to see all sorts of wondrous sights. “The west coast of New-foundland, including the Table Mountains near Port-aux-Basque; there is serene and grand beauty near the southwestern tip of the is-land,” said Joe. “The stretch of Highway 17 between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay:

some huge hills, but also some breathtaking scenery around the gargantuan Lake Superior. Following the Arm River Valley up from Regina on Highway 11 during a sun-set. It almost goes without saying that, nearly every-where I’ve been, I’ve been the recipient of incredible

kindness and friendliness. I get as much nourishment from good conversation as I do from good food, and it’s quite possible that, were it not for my daily interactions with people, I’d have lost motivation quite early on.” Despite the incredible highs that an excursion such as this has given Campbell, he admits that there have been downtimes when he questioned just why he was doingthisinthefirstplace. “I don’t think it’s ever gotten so bad that I’ve con-sidered giving up, but there were low points,” he said. “It took some time to adjust to travelling completely alone - a friend of mine accompanied meforthefirst2weeksofthetrip - and during that time, I often wondered exactly what I was supposed to be getting from the trip, and I had a LOT of time to think about it. I felt quite vulnerable. I’m happy to have exorcised those demons.” Along with sometimes

questioning himself, the physical elements have played a role on his journey. Joe says it’s whatever each day brings that seems to set the tone for his travels. “Day to day frustration can come from many sources: a strong headwind, a poorly paved or non-existent shoulder, or bugs, to name a few things,” he said. “How each day be-gins often sets the mood for the rest of the day, and so I try and start every morning thinking optimistically. As the kilometers start drifting by, I release as much of my negative energy as I can and remain focused on what’s around me: rolling hills, bird calls, migrating clouds, kind strangers. With things like these in mind, it’s pretty easy to be happy, despite the aforementioned annoyances. Learning to think this way has taken self-awareness, patience, and perseverance, though.” In the end, Campbell’s cycling adventure across the country will have been the trip of a lifetime for him, but he says that was never really the point in the first place.He had some soul-searching to do, and he wanted to im-merse himself in his home country like most people never would. And if he had it his way, he’d keep biking as soon as he returned home. “Often, when people talk about trips like this, phrases like ‘trip of a lifetime’ or ‘life-changing’ often come up, or in my case, ‘You’re going the wrong way!’,” said Joe. “Being just over 75% done the trip, I’d have to agree, but I don’t think that was ever the point. I wanted to move home, and I wanted to do it on my bike. I also wanted to learn more about Canada and maybe a bit about myself. It’s actually quite terrifying that I’m com-ing up on the home stretch, as I don’t think I’m ready to be done!” Campbell’s continuing bike trek across the country can be followed by visiting his travel blog at http://go-flowjoe.wordpress.com.

Man Cycling Across Canada to Get ‘Home’

The Outlook RCMP and Crime Stoppers are seeking assistance from the pub-lic in solving the following crime which happened sometime be-tween Ju ly 12th and July 14th, 2013. The back win-dow of a Kia Rio that was parked on Ash Street was shattered by a BB gun some-time during the night. The Outlook RCMP is continuing their investigation. If you have information

about this or any other crime, please contact the Outlook RCMP detachment at 306-

867-5440 o r you may call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through Sask-Tel Mobi l i ty at *8477, text T IP206 p lus your message to

CRIME (274637) or submit a tip online at www.sask-crimestoppers.com where you can also view infor-mation on other unsolved crimes.

RCMP Crime Report

Cyclist Joe Campbell felt some Outlook hospitality when he stopped here last week, and had to visit the SkyTrail before he continued his trip.