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Above photo: Nothing can get youinto the festive moodlike 269 childrensinging Christmascarols. P.J. GillenSchool students gath-ered on the stage Dec.19, at the end of theirconcert to sing WeWish you a MerryChristmas to a packedgymnasium of familyand friends who at-tended. Concerts wereheld at 1:30 p.m. and 7p.m.

Photos by Brenda Matchett

Above Photo : Grow-ing Tree Preschoolstudents held their an-nual Christmas con-cert on the stage ofThe Maple Leaf The-atre which providedample seating forguests. Photo to right:It was standing roomonly as the EsterhazyHigh School Grade 6-12 bands and the choirand Glee performed inthe Senior Gym to alarge crowd of familyand friends on theevening of Dec. 14.

Children are the best at spreading Christmas Joy

Classical guitarist andformer Esterhazy resi-dent, Stephen Weiss willbe performing live at TheMaple Leaf Theatre inJanuary.

Weiss has taught gui-tar in the public and pri-vate school systems, aswell as Mount Royal Uni-versity (Calgary), classi-cal guitar masterclasses,music festival adjudica-tion and is currentlyteaching at his privatehome studio in the WestIsland of Montréal. Pri-vate lessons include stu-dents of all ages, rangingfrom beginners interestedin playing by ear, to clas-sical guitar studentspreparing for Royal Con-servatory of Musicgraded examinations.

At a recent privateevent held at the RitzCarlton Montréal, associ-ated with the Musée desbeaux-arts de Montréal,Stephen had the chanceto play for and meet withrenowned Canadian clas-sical guitarist, LionaBoyd: the first recordedguitarist he had heardwhile learning to readsolo guitar music. “Ms.Boyd was a pleasure tomeet during the eveningevent dinner. She kindlyshared a few stories andgave very warm compli-ments regarding my per-formance of the pieceswhich I had prepared.”Five-time Juno award-winning Ms. Boyd hastoured extensively,recording several albumsand now resides in theToronto area.

Weiss now resides withhis “Little Sunshine,”daughter Mayla, in Mon-tréal. He maintains abusy teaching schedule,as well as performing inand around the greatermetropolitan area.

Weiss was raised on afarm outside of Gerald.He was inspired by musichis sister Katherine was

playing at the time, andstudied privately andperformed in PotashvilleMusic Festivals until theage of 10. Thereupon,Stephen’s parents, Roseand Charlie Weiss,bought him an electricguitar. From then on, heset out to explore the in-strument, trying out a va-riety of styles, from rockand country to classicaland jazz.

Initially, being self-taught on the classicalguitar during his highschool years, and laterstudying as a student atthe University ofSaskatchewan withSaskatoon guitarist BenSchenstead, an earlyrecording of Liona Boydfirst drew him in to thehaunting and beautifulsounds of the instrument.

Stephen’s formal train-ing has included obtain-ing a B.Mus. in Music.Ed.degree from the Univer-sity of Saskatchewan,and also attending andplaying in masterclasses

with concert players suchas Pavel Steidl (Czech Re-public), Scott Tennant,David Tanenbaum (USA)and others.

“When at a young age,after my father hadshown me a few chords,(Charlie, truly and suc-cessfully hides 90 percent of his musical virtu-osit behind his stellargardening skills), I was

kindly asked to attendlocal Gerald-gigging bandrehearsals (thank youCharlotte Thievin-Neyed-ley!). I got a first taste ofwhat it was like to playwith good musicians andamazing ears. They usu-ally left me far behindwhen they played a tune,but the encouragementand warmth was stagger-ing. Leaving behind the

difference between thecommon meaning of thewords ‘formal’ and ‘infor-mal,’ this was my first‘formal’ musical training,”said Stephen. “Because ofthe constant strength ofour school music pro-gram, supported by pri-vate instruction andcommunity interest, Es-terhazy was a great placefor a young musician.Many names come tomind of past (and pres-ent) influences: schoolband/music teachers, gig-ging musicians in thearea and people dedi-cated to the arts andmusic education, to whomstudents are forever in-debted for the valuable,life-long aesthetic experi-ences they provide. Onthat note, it will be myabsolute pleasure to per-form classical guitarworks at the Maple LeafTheatre!”

Classically guitarspeaking, Stephen playsmusic from the Renais-sance period to the pres-ent. Many pieces, writtenby composers from the1600’s and onwards, areoriginal compositions forthe guitar and a few aretranscriptions, initiallycomposed for violin, luteor keyboard. Composersof many areas of Europe,North, South and CentralAmerica are highlightedin the guitar music thathe performs.

From Bach to Rock,music takes us to themost fantastic places,often times transportingus hundreds of years intothe past and across na-tional borders at thesound of a chord ormelody.

As Goethe wrote:“Music begins wherewords end.”

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by Brenda MatchettWhippletree Coffee and

Maple Leaf Theatre wasthe perfect place for newlypublished author ChelseaBleau to share her storywhile autographing copiesof her debut book.

Bleau is a self-pro-claimed artist, originatingfrom Esterhazy. She hasalways had an interest inthe arts, including writ-ing, music, visual art, andphotography, and has nowaccomplished publishingher first book.

She started writing it in2015, as a project called ItGets Worse, when she wasconsistently learningmore and more about life,and felt the need to con-tinue on with writing.Now, with her book com-plete, she is ready to openup an honest discussionabout mental illness.

Bleau’s book entitledScreaming, Crying,Laughing and Vomiting –Excerpts via Insanity isnot only a short autobiog-raphy about herself andher family, but also some-what of a self help book,

containing advice and cop-ing techniques that shehas learned throughoutthe years in the mentalhealth system.

The main objective ofwriting this book was tohelp herself: however, itbecame a journey to disin-tegrate the stigma onmental illness. As shestates in her book, “Thisstory is not an invitationto a pity party. Take it asyou will, but the reasonI’m writing this is mainlyfor myself. And hopefullyto inspire other people. Iguess you could call it oneof those cliche ‘It Gets Bet-ter’ kind of things. Except,I don’t really believe inthat. It gets better. Andthen it gets worse. Andthen it gets better, and it’sup and down and allaround. It makes youwant to scream, cry, laugh,and vomit. And that’s life.”

Bleau’s book containssome subject matter notfor the faint of heart; how-ever, it paints a picture ofwhat it’s like to live with,or around mental illness.

The short autobiogra-

phy starts with a memorywhen Bleau was onlyseven years old. A mem-ory of the first time sheheard voices, uncontrol-lable internal dialogueand imagery. She thoughtshe was going insane andher awareness of her fam-ily’s mental illness madeeverything much morefrightening. “I was layingin bed at my grandpar-ents’ farm trying to sleep.Everything started goingreally fast for some rea-son, it felt like mythoughts were a maze andI was trying to get out ofit. So many thoughts atonce and all of it was non-sense. All I could focus onwas the screaming. WhenI say my thoughts were amaze, I’m almost being lit-eral. For some reason, mymind wouldn’t stop imag-ining this character run-ning through a maze, butevery so often the world

would cave in and shewould fall through. Icouldn’t stop the imageryand it was like it wasforced into my head. Itwas also frustrating be-cause I just wanted her toget through the maze. Itmade it hard to breathe.”

Bleau’s book is essen-tially a journal of her life.She describes how hermother had developedparanoid schizophreniaand her father had left.Social services werecalled, which led to hersiblings and her beingseparated into fosterhomes when she was justan infant. However, herg r e a t - g r a n d m o t h e r(Granny) and her aunt

took her and her siblingsin to live with them.

The autobiographyhighlights memoriesthroughout her life aboutmental health, addictionand her journey into re-covery. It is a very impor-tant read for anyoneaffected or wanting moreof an understanding ongrowing up with andaround mental health ill-ness. It is estimated thatin Canada, only one out offive children who needmental health services re-ceives them.

Although Chelsea’sbook sold out at her booksigning, she has more onorder and she may be re-turning for another book

signing in January whenthey arrive. Her book isalso available as an ebookand can be ordered online.

Hardcovers are avail-able to order online athttps://goo.gl/fkvmLb andthe ebook is available athttps://goo.gl/aGH7Gc.

Mental illness indi-rectly affects all Canadi-ans at some time througha family member, friend orcolleague. It affects peopleof all ages, educationaland income levels, andcultures. According toCanadian Mental Health’swebsite, 20 per cent ofCanadians will personallyexperience a mental

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The luckiest signs this week:Aquarius, Pisces and Aries.

for the week of December 25 to 31, 2016

CROSSWORDS

ARIESYou have the unique ability of roun ding up family as wellas friends. During the holidays, you’ll successfully reunitetwo families that don’t always get along thanks to yourremarkable and unprecedented ge nerosity.

TAURUSThere’s a good chance you’ll be hosting more than oneparty, but you’ll still take great care of those closest toyou. Even as a guest, you’ll generously offer your helpto serve and clean up.

GEMINIYou’ll enjoy large gatherings this year. You’ll be the lifeof the party thanks to a few gestures or re marks thatdraw a great deal of attention.

CANCERA person of a different nationality will be at one of yournext holiday parties. You’ll be open to discove ring a newculture, and to introducing your palate to some new in-ternational flavours.

LEOYou’ll be an absolute chatterbox, and the driving forcebehind people ha ving a good time. The jokes will keepcoming. Be careful while driving.

VIRGOThis time of year always involves spending more moneythan usual. Your generosity warms the hearts of thosewho truly need it, even if you don’t know them.

LIBRAYou’ll be on the lookout for parties and festivities. Danc-ing and mo ving about is just as important as a change ofscenery and having good people around you. Your sug-gestions liven things up.

SCORPIOGet to bed early when you can. Cat ching up on somesleep or getting rid of that pesky cold will help you keepup with friends and family as you celebrate Christmas.

SAGITTARIUSYou’ll make considerable efforts to get everyone together,even at the last minute. You’ll reunite the entire familyand devote yourself to making the moment a memorableone. Fa tigue and a cold could set in.

CAPRICORNYou’ll be a gracious host during your upcoming celebra-tions. You’ll flawlessly organize an incredible Christ masparty for your loved ones. The more you become involvedover the holidays, the more fun you’ll have.

AQUARIUSLuck will be on your side. Try to get as many of your fam-ily members as possible to buy a lottery ticket together.You could also plan a project, such as a family trip withloved ones.

PISCES If there’s tension in your family, use your tact and sensi-tivity to defuse the situation and to clear the air once andfor all. Your organizatio nal skills will come in handy.

HOW TO PLAY :Fill in the grid so that every row,every column, and every 3x3 boxcontains the numbers 1 through 9only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with adarker line. You already have afew numbers to get you started.Remember: You must not repeatthe numbers 1 through 9 in thesame line, column, or 3x3 box.

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Last Week’s Puzzle Answer

Sometimes, you justcan’t say it as well as thepoliticians can say it intheir own words.

There again, sometimes,one suspects the politi-cians likely very much re-gret what they’ve said.

Whatever the case, hereare some best (and worst)quotes from our provincialpoliticians and senior pub-lic servants in 2016:

“I try to blend principlesand politics. Sometimesprinciples win.” Jan. 4, for-mer NDP leadership hope-ful Ryan Meili who hadjust tweeted “Very sad tosee (NDP leader) @cam-broten change his posi-tion, ignore @sask_NDPpolicy on FN (First Na-tion) revenue sharing.

“If you really don’t likeprison food, there’s oneway to avoid it: Don’t go toprison.” Jan. 6, PremierBrad Wall facing criticismfor privatized delivery offood served in remandcentres.

“Ever wonder what theSask. Party did with ourresource wealth? Theyflew it away.” January

NDP pre-election adver-tisement targeting gov-ernment money spent tofly in Japanese senseis toteach “lean” techniques inhealth care.

“The government usu-ally isn’t in the business ofbuying land.” Feb. 4,Provincial Auditor JudyFerguson’s initially as-sessment on the GlobalTransportation Hub buy-ing 204-acre land for$103,000 an acre.

“The choice is prettyclear this election. Actionor talk. Forward or back-ward.” March 7, Wall onthe day he called the elec-tion.

“Brad Wall’s mothershould have taken anabortion pill.” DeletedFacebook post that forcedWeyburn-Big Muddy can-didate Mark Jeworski onMarch 11 to resign – oneof four NDP candidatesdropped for past socialmedia posts.

“You ripped off nuns andthat’s the gospel truth.”March 23, Broten duringthe provincial leaders’ de-bate, referring to the GTH

land once owned by OurLady of the Missions.

“No tax increases.” June1, government highlight of2016-17 budget thatwould eventually prove tohave a billion-dollardeficit.

“This might seemalarmist or overly dra-matic, but it’s not.” June9, Wall on the “existentialthreat” of the federalNDP’s Leap Manifestothat he said was feedingthe anti-Keystone XLpipeline.

“The GTH’s uniqueboard governance and theactive involvement of theGTH Chair/Minister (BillBoyd) and multiple gov-ernment agencies addedcomplexity to buying theEast Parcels …The Officefound the Government didnot take sufficient andtimely action to mitigateits, and ultimately the tax-payers’, exposure to pay-ing for increases in landvalues.” June 30, Fergusonin her report on GTH landdeal.

“The Auditor found nowrong-doing.” June 30,Wall, quoting a press re-lease issued by Fergusonthat day.

“I have no words to de-scribe how sorry I am tomy family, to my col-leagues and to all the peo-ple of Saskatchewan formy actions. But sayingsorry is not enough.” Aug.6, former deputy premierDon McMorris after beingcaught driving with ablood alcohol content wellover the .08 legal limit.

“I call on Saskatchewan

people to rise above intol-erance, to be our best andto be the kind of neigh-bours and fellow citizenswe are reputed to be.”Aug.14, a Wall Facebookpost in the wake ofracially charged hateposts following shootingdeath of 22-year-oldColten Boushie of the RedPheasant First Nation.

“To start moving the

province back to balance,significant restraint meas-ures are needed.” Nov. 22,Finance Minister KevinDoherty in the mid-yearupdate of his 2016-17budget.

“The audit did not con-clusively state there wasno evidence of fraud, con-flict of interest or wrong-doing with respect tothese GTH transactions.”

Nov. 28, Ferguson, before alegislative committee clar-ifying what her she tryingto in say in her GTH re-port and press release.

“How is it going tochange behaviour? This isnot the best way to fightclimate change.” Dec. 7,Wall signalling he wouldnot sign on to the federalcarbon pricing agreement.

MurrayMandryk

reportsfrom the

Saskatchewan

Quotes from 2016

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T H E E D I T O R ʼ S D E S K

An important part of preparing for the New Year is toreview the past year—to release it—and to learn fromit. In order to embrace the new, we must release the old.

The following questions should stimulate your think-ing for this process. I hope that you take time out ofyour busy schedule this holiday season to ponder whereyou are and where you’ve been. Talk with people youcare about. Write out your thoughts and feelings. Dosome journaling. Consider writing a letter—an end-ofthe-year-epistle to yourself. It could be profound towrite it and valuable to read it in the years ahead.

Reflect upon what you did, how you felt, what youliked, what you didn’t and what you learned. Try to lookat yourself and your experience with as much objectiv-ity as you can.

Here are some suggestions to get you started inmulling over the past year—perhaps the last decade.Feel free to add your own.• What did I learn? (skills, knowledge, awareness, etc.)• What did I accomplish? A list of my wins and achieve-

ments.• What would I have done differently? Why?• What did I complete or release? What still feels in-

complete to me?• What were the most significant events of the year

past? List the top three.• What did I do right? What do I feel especially good

about? What was my greatest contribution?• What were the fun things I did? What were the not-

so-fun?• What were my biggest challenges/roadblocks/difficul-

ties?• How am I different this year than last?• For what am I particularly grateful?

Consider listing all the things in your life of whichyou’d like to let go—anything you no longer want. Givethanks for what they’ve brought you in terms of learn-ing and usefulness and then burn the list. It’s a sym-bolic gesture to help you release the old and be open tothe new. The next step is to list what you do want—ex-periences, knowledge, material things, relationships,

healings, whatever.… I’m confident that anything youcan do to make this year-end more dramatic in terms ofyour own personal and spiritual growth will be valu-able.

As we reflect on 2016, let’s look back at the headlinesthroughout the year as well.

January •Dr. Aryo Rohani joins Esterhazy Medical Clinic•Esterhazy hosts Regional Figure Skating Competi-

tionFebruary

•Esterhazy’s Dana Antal Arena nominated for KraftHockeyville

•Lion’s hold 18th annual derby in honor of CharltonSmith

March•Donor’s Choice in danger of folding•Consignment store opens in Esterhazy•Katie Miller releases new album, A New Day•Cassie Daniel chosen as Subway’s Athlete of the Week

April•KVK returns to the stage•Warren Kaeding elected for Melville-Saltcoats•Zach Gehl continues his winning streak with wins at

kickboxing, jiu jitsu and wrestling tournaments•EHS Sr. band qualifies for Nationals at Music Fest

Canada•Mekayla Bali reported missing on April 12

May•Gatsby Gala raises $73,001.11•Atwater Steelers return•Hope, Honour and Heroes Walk/Run in Stockholm•Bohemka Gymnastics club is back•Muir retires from funeral home•Tent caterpillars take over Esterhazy and area

June•Zaparaniuk Agencies Sold•CrossFit Haze host number of camp session for kids•Shire ends karate season triumphantly

July•Boy’s minor baseball makes comeback

•Local artist chosen to supply artwork for Children’shospital

•The Miner-Journal loses long time employee andfriend, Shelley Gillespie. (We miss you dearly friend)

August•Zach Gehl competes on Pay Per View event in New

Orleans•Travis Campbell to compete in Poland for Power Lift-

ing•Anytime Fitness now open in Esterhazy

September•Steelers win Western championship•Crash Test Dummies drummer key note speaker•Charity Golf raises $230,000•Esterhazy Energizers settles into new home in Cross-

Fit Haze GymOctober

•Maple Leaf Theatre officially re-opens•Whippletree opens in Esterhazy – Lifelong dream•Eryn Johanson named to Women’s U18 Hockey lineup

for Team SaskNovember

• EMHA Reunion Hall of Fame Induction event• Gehl to represent Canada in California• Curtis Boyechko inducted into Saskatoon Sports Hall

of Fame• Roy Spence is Esterhazy’s new Mayor• Second open Mic Nite a success at Whippletree• Flyers host warriors in home opener• Tim Hortons opens in Esterhazy

December• First live theatre performance in Maple Leaf Theatre• EHS Drama production “The Hallelujah Girls”•Moonlight Madness huge success• Giles Norek retires after 27 years on council

As the year closes, I would like to take this time tothank every one of our subscribers and our advertisersover the past year for their support.

From my family to yours, Happy New Year. May 2017 be filled with many blessings.

Reflecting on the past yearOut with the old, in with the new


SGI and law enforce-ment acrossSaskatchewan focusedon impaired driving inNovember. In total,there were 279 of-fences related to im-paired driving,including:

• 10 offences for hav-ing a blood alcohol con-tent (BAC) between.04-.08

• 269 Criminal Codecharges (impaireddriving, BAC over .08,or refusing a breathtest)

The following ticketswere also issuedthroughout the month:

• 4,447 speeding vio-lations

• 284 distracted

driving offences (161 ofthose were for cellphone use)

• 308 tickets for in-appropriate or no seat-belt/child safety seat

SGI is remindingdrivers that impaireddriving remains thefocus throughout De-cember. Always plan asafe ride home soeveryone safely makesit #HomeForTheHoli-days.

Visit SGI’s websiteat www.sgi.sk.ca forinformation about cur-rent impaired drivinglaws in the provinceand details on lawchanges taking effectJan. 1, 2017. FollowSGI on Facebook or

Twitter for tips to#TakeCareOutThere.

• Greg Cote of theMiami Herald: “NHL isawarding an expansionteam to Las Vegas. Likemost who are new to Vegas,it figures to lose big rightaway.”

• Dwight Perry of theSeattle Times: “A 4-year-oldin Bothell flushed a valu-able ring down the toilet,but sanitation workers re-covered it a mile away amonth later. No such luckfor the Golden State War-riors.”

• Late-night funnymanJimmy Fallon: “It’s thefirst NBA title and the firstchampionship for Cleve-land in 52 years. And now alot of sports writers are say-ing that Cleveland will nolonger be synonymous withlosing. Then the ClevelandBrowns said, ‘No, we’re stillhere.’”

• Greg Cote again, onNBA superstar KevinDurant signing withpowerful Golden StateWarriors: “It’s like hearingthat the record Powerballlottery was won by twopeople and finding outthose two people are BillGates and Warren Buf-fett.”

From Fark.com, afterSnoop Dogg presentedKobe Bryant a vintagePontiac Parisienne deckedout in Lakers colorus as aretirement gift: “Cardrives OK, but it smokeslike crazy.”

• Brad Dickson of theOmaha World-Herald, onall the big-name athletesbailing on the RioOlympics: “It’s starting tofeel like a Pro Bowl withmosquitoes.”

• Greg Cote again“Bartolo Colon lookslike the first runner-up ina Fred Flintstone looka-like contest.”

• Hit king Pete Rose,to the Rochester (N.Y.) De-

mocrat & Chronicle, onbaseball salaries: “Whenwe played, we counted ourmoney. Today, they weighit.”

• Headline at The-Kicker.com: “EveryOlympic swimmer testspositive for all drugs afterdip in Rio bay.”

• RJ Currie of sports-deke.com: “There was anupset at the Rogers Cuptennis tournament. In aclosely contestedmatchup, AnastasiaPavlyuchenkova edgedAgnieszka Radwanska23 letters to 18.”

• Comedy writer AlexKaseberg: “In Rio, aRussian springboarddiver did a back flop andscored zero points. TheRussian hit the water sohard it knocked some ofthe steroids right out ofher.”

• @Octaviusrex, onTwitter, on the RyanLochte saga where fourU.S. swimmers couldn’tget their stories straightand their tale of beingrobbed at gunpoint in Riounravelled: “The synchro-nized swimmers would’vekept their storiesstraight.”

• Another one fromBrad Dickson: “TheCleveland Cavaliers ex-tended the contract ofcoach Tyronn Lue forfive years. This is, ofcourse, subject to LeBronJames’ weekly review.”

• Comedy writer JimBarach on a study claim-ing that bronze-medalwinners have happier re-actions than those win-ning silver: “To whichMichael Phelps says,‘The Olympics have abronze medal?’ ”

• Comedian ArgusHamilton, on howOlympians’ lives are dif-ferent from ours: “Late

last night, MichaelPhelps found an Olympicgold medal in his couchcushion.”

• Eric Kolenich of theRichmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, after the Na-tionals acquired pitcherMarc Rzepzyynski fromthe A’s: “Make sure youspell his name right. It’sMarc with a C.”

• Snipped from Thesportscurmudgeon.com:“Purdue head coach, AlexAgase, about why he didnot spend a lot of time re-cruiting in California:‘Any kid who would leavethat wonderful weather tocome here is too dumb toplay for us.’”

• @RandyTurner15 ofthe Winnipeg Free Press,on Twitter: “After heart-breaking Labour DayClassic loss, dozens of dis-traught Riders fans jumpoff tallest building inRegina. Then they walkedhome.”

• Janice Hough ofleftcoastsportsbabe.com:“For all their worriesabout pollution, organiz-ers of the Rio Games haveto be happy that thebiggest piece of trash inthe water turned out to bean American swimmer.”

• Headline at Sport-sPickle.com: “Life-insur-ance company drops JoshMcCown after he isnamed Browns QB.”

• ABC’s Jimmy Kim-mel, on “The People v.O.J. Simpson” winningnine Emmys: “Actor, sup-porting actor, writing ...even the Ford Bronco wonbest mid-sized sport-util-ity vehicle.”

• Alex Kasebergagain: “An arrest warranthas been issued for Cleve-land Brown Josh Gor-don in a paternity suit.On the bright side, atleast a Cleveland Brown

is scoring off the field.”• Another one from

Dickson: “Northwesternhas a reputation as an ac-ademic powerhouse. Myfavourite play on Satur-day night occurred whenthe team called timeout tocorrect the referee’s gram-mar.”

• Toronto fan’s sign,during the Blue Jays-Rangers playoff series: “Iwould rather get punchedin May than knocked outin October.”

• RJ Currie again:“The Edmonton Oilershung updates of their 20total NHL division, con-ference and Cup bannersat Rogers Place. Not to beoutdone, the WinnipegJets installed new Plexi-glas.”

• Headline at Sport-sPickle.com: “RetiredDavid Ortiz says he’slooking forward to nothaving to stand up fourtimes a day to bat.”

• Blogger Bill Little-john: “Many shots of theNLCS show Larry Kingsitting in the background– as if the Cubs neededsomething else to remindthem how long it’s been.”

• Terry McConnell onTwitter: “Sandy Koufaxwasn’t a great pitcher. Hewas just lucky enough topitch on days when theother team wasn’t hittingvery well.”

• Jim Barach, on re-ports that World Seriestickets for games atWrigley Field went for asmuch as $6,000: “Whichisn’t that unreasonable,given that fans have had108 years to save theirmoney for it.”

• Headline in theKansas City Star, on theCubs’ triumph: “Cursed tofirst”; in the New YorkPost: “CUBBOOM!”

• Anthony Crupi of

AdAge.com, not impressedwith the Seahawks’ 6-6 tieagainst the Cardinalsthat featured 15 punts, 24penalties and a pair ofmissed chip-shot fieldgoals in OT: “It was likewatching a moderately in-telligent cocker spanieltry to learn to play Mad-den NFL 17.”

• Dwight Perry of theSeattle Times: “The Ea-gles released receiverJosh Huff after he wascharged with DUI, posses-sion of marijuana and car-rying a gun without apermit. Or to put it infootball terms, a badthree-and-out.”’

• Scott Ostler of theSan Francisco Chronicle:“The Eagles cut wide re-ceiver Josh Huff after hewas stopped by New Jer-sey police, who say Huffwas speeding, drunk, car-rying marijuana, drivingwith illegally tinted win-dows and packing a hand-gun with no permit,loaded with illegal hollow-point bullets. But his tireswere properly inflated.”

• Another one fromDickson: “PGA playersAdam Scott and Rafa

Cabrera posted videos ofthemselves eating liveworms. I am telling you,these tie-breakers in golfare getting dumber all thetime.”

• Headline at The-Kicker.com: “Romohumbly steps aside,breaks ankle in theprocess.”

• Brad Dickson again:“Thanksgiving is a day togive thanks that none ofthe three NFL games fea-tured the ClevelandBrowns.”

• Janice Hough again:“Fired Oregon coachMark Helfrich says hehoped Chip Kelly wouldbe hired as the new Ducksfootball coach. ‘Ditto’, saidmany SF 49ers fans.”

• Comedy writer MarcRagovin: “In anticipa-tion of moving to theirnew home next year, theAtlanta Braves have ac-quired 43-year old pitch-ers Bartolo Colon and42-year old R.A. Dickey.What is the name of theirnew place? JurrasicPark?”

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SPORTS TALK - by Bruce PentonLooking back at 2016: The best chuckles (Part 2)

Esterhazy Baptist Church5th Ave. & Babyak Street,

(306) 745-2222 Pastor Robert Moss

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Esterhazy Full Gospel Fellowship

520 5th Avenue Esterhazy(306) 745-2989

Pastors: Brent & Charlene Nightingale

Sunday Service - 10 a.m.

St. John's Anglican ChurchSunday Services at 9:30 a.m.

with Kids CornerVeterans Ave. and Esterhazy.St.,

EsterhazyJudy MacDonald (306) 745-2911

Lovella Jarvi (306) 745-2289

St. Andrew's United Church550 Sumner Street,

Esterhazy(306) 745-3363Catherine Pace

Worship and Sunday School at 10:00 a.m.

Redeemer LutheranChurch

700-4th Ave., EsterhazyWorship time: 9:30 a.m.

(306) 745-2077Pastor Lori James

Our Lady of VictoriesParish Roman Catholic

Church308 Sussex Avenue,

Esterhazy, Sask.(306) 745-3315

Mass Times:Saturday 6:15 p.m. Sunday 10:45 a.m.Fr. Andrew Pawlowicz

Esterhazy & Area Esterhazy & Area Church NotesChurch Notes

Esterhazy High SchoolUPCOMING

EVENTS

Sponsored by:

Dec. 21 – Jan. 3 - No school Christmas Holidays

Happy New Year Happy New Year from from

Esterhazy High School Esterhazy High School

Wishing all our customersand friends many good

times in the year ahead.Happy New Year!

FICEKTRANSPORT

Almost 300 impaired driving offences in November

All TheBest in2017!

The holidays oftenbrings out the best in peo-ple. We open our hearts.We look for opportunitiesto give.

But what is reallyamazing is the number ofpeople who keep thisChristmastime spiritalive the entire year.

I may be completely bi-ased but I happen to thinkwe have an abundance ofthose people inSaskatchewan.

Like employees at aSaskatchewan oil com-pany, who in the middle ofgreat financial stress intheir industry, lent a help-ing hand.

They raised more than$130,000 to help an in-

jured co-worker and hisfamily when they neededthat support the most.

Like the 100 year-oldgentleman from MapleCreek who is not sure howmany years he has beenvolunteering. Maybe 40.Maybe 50. Maybe even60.

And he says he’s goingto go on as long as he can.And I believe he will.

Like the community ofMeadow Lake whobanded together to raisemoney for a local musi-cian facing a medical cri-sis.

She gave the gift of herlove for music to others.Now a gift of love is re-turning to her.

I am so proud to be afellow citizen of thisprovince.

I can’t say enough aboutthe many, many people inour province who give oftheir time and energy tothose in need of some helpand maybe even some en-couragement.

People who understandwhat it means to shine alight into someone else’slife. Knowing that onesmall candle in the midstof darkness can spread

light and hope.At Christmas, we cele-

brate the birth of a tinybaby. The Light of theWorld.

The Son of God whostepped down fromheaven and came to walkamong us.

To heal us, to love us, tolive as we live.

And His message of loveand peace has notchanged in over 2000

years.It is still the message of

Christmas today. Joy tothe world. The Lord hascome.

This year let’s continueto share joy and peace,and spread love and goodwill to those around us.Together let’s shine ourlight and make a differ-ence.

So from me and my wifeTami, and our family, and

on behalf of my colleaguesin the Government ofSaskatchewan:

May the blessing ofpeace,

The beauty of hope,

the spirit of love,and the comfort of faith

be your gift this Christmasseason.

Merry Christmas and aHappy New Year!


Mark & Kathy Franklin & Staff

As another year winds down, we’d like to take a minute

to thank our friends and neighbors for all the good times

we shared this past year.

Happy New Year!

HERPERGERAGENCIESSGI, WAWANESA– STOCKHOLM –

793-2900

STOCKHOLMAGENCIES

As another year winds down,I’d like to take a minute

to thank my friends and neighborsfor all the good times

we shared this past year.

STOCKHOLM AGENCIES LTD.

Happy New Year!

Here's to you our neighbors, for a year filled with health,

prosperity and success.We look forward to your next visit.

A Message of Peaceat the New Year

As the New Year approaches, we would like to wisheach and everyone of you a Very Happy New Year.

Thank you for your patronage.

421 Esterhazy StreetPhone: (306) 745-3908

Cont’d from page 3illness in their lifetime.Eight per cent of adultswill experience major de-pression at some time intheir lives and one percent will experience bipolar disorder or manicdepression.

Did you know thatSchizophrenia affects oneper cent of the Canadianpopulation? Anxiety disor-ders affect five per cent ofthe household population,causing mild to severe im-pairment. Suicide ac-counts for 24 per cent ofall deaths among 15-24year olds and 16 per centamong 25-44 year olds.The mortality rate due tosuicide among men is fourtimes the rate amongwomen.

The website states thata complex interplay of ge-netic, biological, personal-

ity and environmentalfactors causes mental ill-nesses. Almost one half(49 per cent) of those whofeel they have sufferedfrom depression or anxi-ety have never gone to seea doctor about this prob-lem.

Stigma or discrimina-tion attached to mentalillnesses presents a seri-ous barrier, not only to di-agnosis and treatmentbut also to acceptance inthe community.

It is estimated that 10-20 per cent of Canadianyouth are affected by amental illness or disorder– the single most dis-abling group of disordersworldwide.

Today, approximatelyfive per cent of male youthand 12 per cent of femaleyouth, age 12 to 19, haveexperienced a major de-

pressive episode.The total number of 12-

19 year olds in Canada atrisk for developing de-pression is a staggering3.2 million.

Once depression is rec-ognized, help can make adifference for 80 per centof people who are affected,

allowing them to get backto their regular activities.

Mental illness is in-creasingly threateningthe lives of our children;with Canada’s youth sui-cide rate the third highestin the industrializedworld.

Suicide is among theleading causes of death in15-24 year old Canadians,second only to accidents;4,000 people die prema-turely each year by sui-cide.

Schizophrenia is youth’sgreatest disabler as itstrikes most often in the16 to 30 year age group,affecting an estimated oneperson in 100.

Surpassed only by in-juries, mental disorders inyouth are ranked as thesecond highest hospitalcare expenditure inCanada.

Mental illness affects everyone

Bleau opens up about mental illness

Wishing Everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year

Thanks to all businesses and community members

for their support throughout the year

EMBI - Esterhazy Music Boosters

Holiday Message from Premier Brad Wall

“I just wanted to be accepted by people,but the people youwant acceptance

from the most areprobably the

people you need in your life the

least.”

Esterhazy Flyers trav-elled to Theodore on Dec.9 and lost 9-4 to theTheodore Chiefs.

The Flyers had theirbiggest scoring outburst ofthe season scoring fourgoals. Ryan Off picked uptwo goals and one assist,Jon Urzada and Alex Fru-men also scored for the

Flyers. Alex Geddes wasin goal that night.

Kipling blanked theFlyers 5-0 on Dec. 10.Kipling had four powerplay goals on their way tovictory. Brad Lovatt wasin the Flyer net. The Fly-ers worked hard butcouldn’t put the puck pastthe Kipling goalie.

Next game will be in Es-terhazy on Friday, Jan. 6.Hope to see you all there.Happy New Year from theEsterhazy Flyers and


Best wishes for aHappy New Year

EsterhazyDistrict Medical

ClinicDr. Mandi Nel

Dr. Pieter BothaDr. Olaitan FajimiDr. Aryo Rohani

Dr. Mighael ViljoenBonnie TochorSimone TocherJamie Schmidt

Chantel Hruska

To our patients, associates and friends,go our best wishes for a happy and healthy

holiday season,trimmed with the

holiday season, trimmedwith the blessings ofpeace, love and joy.

We value your trust inus, and are proud to

serve you all year long.

NORENDA CONSTRUCTION LTD.Dallas Norek Clayton LomendaC: (306) 740-8710 C: (306) 740-8704

GERALD, SK Office: (306) 745-2083email: [email protected] Fax: (306) 745-6304

As a new year dawns, we would like to thank you for your patronage, and wish you and yours a

prosperous and happy new year.

At this festive and hopeful time of year,we’d like to thank you for stopping here.Your visits and your goodwill too make us grateful to every one of you.

As we ring in a new year, we want to takethis opportunity to say thanks and wish all of our customers all the best!

BOOMBATAHOMES

One of the many great things about living in a small town in Saskatchewan is that businesses sup-port other businesses. Flair Fashions in Esterhazy now offers items by Cookie’s Crochet Cre-ations. All items are handmade by Kyla Cook. She also takes custom orders.

DELPHINE GEHL306-745-9160

MARK FAUL306-745-8744

441 Main StreetBox 1433Esterhazy

www.livingskiesrealty.com

Happy New Year

Ryan Off #2Alex Frumen #29Jon Urzada #4

Flyers UpdateNext game Jan. 6

The Miner-Journal is closeduntil Jan. 4

MLS#: 579797555 Stanley Street

1,188 sq.ft. 4 bed 2 bath$275,000

MLS#: 566833437 Esterhazy Street

1,278 sq.ft. 4 bed 2 bath$289,000

MLS#: 590230197 5th Ave.

1,536 sq.ft. 3 bed 2 bath$397,000

MLS#: 582481205 Elizabeth Street

1,573 sq.ft. 5 bed 2 bath$458,900

Happy New Year

“May you have a prosperous New Year! It has been a pleasure serving the

Esterhazy area during the past year. Thank you for your support!”

BLUE CHIP REALTYCell: 306-745-7578Fax: 306-745-3715

Nancy Johnson, REALTOR®

269 Hamilton Rd, Yorkton, SK S3N 4C6

306-783-6666

www.realestatewithnancy.com Email: [email protected]


NVCU supporting the community againDonations to the Hospital now total $141,000

Further to Esterhazy and Area’s determination and effort put forth to raise funds for the St. Anthony’s Hospital Foundation, Donna Overland, President ofNorth Valley Credit Union (NVCU) presented a chequein the amount of $20,000 to Don Bernath, which repre-sents NVCU’s fifth annual donation to the St. Anthony’sHospital Building Foundation.

NVCU prides itself on the support they provide to thecommunities they serve and are happy to present this do-nation to this worthy cause.

Roy Spence (left), General Manager of NVCU and (right)Don Hood, Chairman of the St. Anthony’s Hospital BuildingFoundation pose with a cheque for the donations to date whichtotal $141,000 that NVCU has donated to St. Anthony’s Build-ing Foundation and Charity Golf over the past five years.

MLS#: 587602555 Stanley Street

1,139 sq.ft. 3 bed 2 bath$182,500

MLS#: 279582271 Boswell Street

1,312 sq.ft. 3 bed 2 bath$279,000

MLS#: 584190610 3rd Ave.

1,279 sq.ft. 3 bed 2 bath$199,000

MLS#: 588312600 Kubik Drive

1,132 sq.ft. 3 bed 1 bath$239,900

Ring in the New Yearwith a NEW HOME!


We're putting on our best to say,Hope you enjoy a great holiday!

And when at last the year is through,We'd like to continue to serve each one of you!

Happy New Year and many thanksfor choosing us.

E S T E R H A Z Y

from Jered, Mel & Staff atWarren Kaeding, MLAMelville-Saltcoats [email protected]

www.warrenkaedingmla.ca306-728-3881

On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan and my assistant, Rick McIntyre,

I want to wish the constituents of Melville-Saltcoats Constituency a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

“The holiday season is a joyous time to gather with friends and family and to visit and reflect on the past year.

As we look foward to 2017, it is also a time to give thanks for the many blessings we enjoy in Saskatchewan.

“I wish you all the best for a Safe and Happy Holiday Season.”

Above photo (r-l)Roy Spence, Gen-eral Manager ofNorth Valley CreditUnion, Esterhazy,presents a chequefor $2,173.50 tocover the costs asso-ciated with the elec-trical upgrade toDave Moore, Vice-President of theRoyal Canadian Le-gion Branch #249.

It had beenbrought to NVCU’sattention that theLegion is in need ofsome electrical up-grades in theLounge and Barareas of the LegionHall in Esterhazy.

Thank You

Thanks to all those who commented on my written pieces that appearedin this newspaper over the past year:

• The Children are Waiting (Christmas 2015)

• Fire In The Mine (2006 fire)• Gigantic Conveyor Project

and reprint of Fire In The Mine(Mining issues)

(second conveyor piece)

A Great New Year to Everyone!

Cyril SkolodaEsterhazy

We would liketo thank you

for yourpatronage

and makingthe past year

so memorable.

Happy New Year

from all of us.

(306) 745-2524

NVCU donates to the Legion


Happy New Year from the staff at

Wishing you Health and Happiness through the Holidays.

Hats off to you, our customers and friends,for your support this year.

You’ve made 2016 a yearworth celebrating, andwe hope 2017 brings all

the happinessyou deserve.

Thanks and best wishes

in the new yearfrom our entire team!

Hope It’sa Banner

Year!

Wishing you theHappiest of New Years

fromCouncil and Staff

TOWN OF ESTERHAZY

P.J. Gillen ChristmasConcerts

Top photo: Kindergarten performance of the

Reindeer PokeyBottom Photo: Grade 2 class performed theirversion of an Alvin and the Chipmunks song

Photos by Brenda Matchett


Happy New Yearfrom all of us at

www.parklandmanufacturing.com

2013

[tÑÑç axã lxtÜ4Parkland Manufacturing Ltd.

Potashville Music FestivalEntry DeadlineJan. 24, 2017

Entry forms available online at www.smfa.caPlease send entries to Entry Secretary:

[email protected] 465

Churchbridge, Sask. S0A 0M0For more information call 306-896-2220

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P.J. Gillen Grade 3 Christmas performance

P.J. Gillen Grade 1 Christmas performance


501 Main Street • Esterhazy

As the year comes to a close, we welcome the

opportunity to extend our thanks to you, our

customers, for your friendship and invaluable support.

We hope the coming year brings good fortune to you,

and we look forward to serving you in the new year.

Gordon, Heather, Sean

& Staff

Wishing you happiness at New Year’s Eve and all year long

We look forward to seeing you next year, friends!

THE PAINTED EDGE435 Main Street Esterhazy, Sask.

Phone: 306-745-3626

IT’S NEW YEAR’S TIME!

Hope every minute of the new year brings you joy.

from Kevin, Pauline & Staff

Before we turn over a new leaf, we want to thank everyone who

helped make this yearso wonderful for us, and we

hope that the year ahead will bejust as wonderful for all of you.

Keith & Elise Dunster & Staff

Grades 4 - 5 Choir performing Little Drummer Boy

Grade 4 performing Frosty the Snow Man

P.J. Gillen School Christmas Concert

Happy New Year!

Visits to LocalFacilities

In an effort to under-stand and see the local is-sues, Warren has beenvisiting many localschools, hospitals, phar-macies, long term care fa-cilities, Towns, Villagesand RM’s, meeting andtalking with constituentsand local elected officials.

Falling Tax RevenueRequires Fiscal Re-

straintSince our government

was elected,Saskatchewan is now ahave province with agrowing population that’sno longer dependent onequalization. Over thepast 9 years,Saskatchewan has grownand provided services tonearly 150,000 new resi-dents. That’s equivalentto adding another PrinceAlbert, Moose Jaw, York-ton, Swift Current, NorthBattleford, Lloydminster(SK side), Martensville,Humboldt, Melfort, andMeadow Lake. At a timewhen our economy isshowing signs of strength,lower than expectedpotash, uranium and con-tinued low oil prices havehit provincial revenueshard. The projected deficitfor 2016-17 is $806 mil-lion. To manage this, weare making significant re-straint measures, andworking to get the budgetback to balance. Sincecoming to office, our gov-ernment has paid off 1/3of the province’s operat-ing debt. As a result, in-terest costs are downfrom over $1 billion annu-ally in 1994-95 to $292million today. And wehave worked to build astrong financial footingfor Saskatchewan, whichincludes:

• AAA credit rating;• 2nd lowest debt to

GDP ratio among the

provinces;• $6 billion in tax relief

for families;• $9 billion in infra-

structure investment; and• 2nd best job creation

record in Canada.For comparison, Al-

berta’s population is nowonly roughly 4x that ofSaskatchewan’s but theyare running a deficitabout 11x larger thanSaskatchewan. We willmanage through thesechallenging times.We willwork hard to continueproviding necessary pro-grams and services, andprotect Saskatchewan’sfiscal position. thanks toa low debt burden and adiversified economy, wewill come through thischallenging time strongerthan ever.

Manufacturing SalesJump

Despite a downturn inglobal commodity prices,Saskatchewan’s economycontinues to show signs ofstrength. Saskatchewanleads all provinces inmanufacturing sales($14.1 billion in 2015),growing at more than fivetimes the national aver-age. Manufacturing is oneof the mainstays of theSaskatchewan economyand the impressive year-over-year growth is goodnews. Our provincialmanufacturers are inno-vative, competitive-minded and are meetingthe needs of global mar-kets with made-in-Saskatchewan solutions.Sectors that saw signifi-cant growth on a year-o v e r - y e a r ,seasonally-unadjustedbasis included food manu-facturing, machinerymanufacturing and woodproducts.

Wait Times for Sur-gery in Saskatchewan

Among Shortest inCanada

In Saskatchewan, we’reseeing how innovation –not ideology – brings bet-ter choices, better out-comes and lower costs.For example, publicly-funded private surgerieshave helped to take pres-sure off of the public sys-tem and have played akey role in reducing sur-gical wait times.

Saskatchewan Chil-dren Benefiting fromEnhanced Education

SavingsOur government under-

stands the importance ofpost-secondary educationand we hope EducationSavings Week will en-courage residents to savefor their children’s educa-tion. To help accomplishthis, we offer theSaskatchewan AdvantageGrant for Education Sav-ings (SAGES) for contri-butions made to aRegistered EducationSavings Plan (RESP).Through SAGES, theGovernment ofSaskatchewan provides agrant of 10 percent onRESP contributions madesince Jan. 1, 2013, to amaximum of $250 perchild per year. You canlearn more atsaskatchewan.ca/sagess.As of June 2016, morethan 46,000Saskatchewan childrenhave received more than$17 million from theSAGES program.

Manitoba Joins NewWest PartnershipTrade Agreement

Manitoba has officiallyjoined the New West Part-nership Trade Agree-ment, strengthening andexpanding Canada’slargest, barrier-free inter-

provincial market. TheNew West Partnershipcreates an open, commonmarket of more than 11million Western Canadi-ans, with a combinedGDP of more than $750billion. The agreementcommits each jurisdictionto enhance trade, invest-ment and labour mobility,and to remove barriers tomovement of goods, serv-ices, investment, and peo-ple within and betweenthe provinces.

Visit us online atw w w. w a r r e n k a e d -ingmla.ca or call 306-728-3881 for moreinformation.


The most precious gift of all, is the gift of friendship.We thank you so much, for giving us yours. Happy Holidays!

We look forward to seeing you again, soon.

MEI’SFAMILY RESTAURANTChinese & Canadian Cuisine

Mei’s will be open for regular hours during the holiday season.

Wishing you with all sincerity, a year ofpeace and joy and much prosperity!

We really appreciate your patronage -- thanks!C. DUNCANCONSTUCTION LTD

Make every second count in the year to come,

and may it be bursting with good fortune. We really enjoyed

every minute of serving you this past year!

Thanks for being our customer.

TristarMohawk

We always look forward to this time of year to let you know just how much

we value your friendship and support. Here’s hoping all your year brings

much opportunity and happiness to you and your loved ones. Happy New Year!

St. Anthony’s Hospital

Board of Directors

& Staff

JIM MAGA

J.M. YARD CARE306-745-7997 or 306-745-2404

Management & Staff

Triple GEnterprises

Happy New Year

GalaxyRestaurant

We’re overflowing withgratitude and best wishes for

all our loyal supporters.

You make everything worthwhile!

2016 4th Quarter Report fromthe Provincial Legislature

by MLA Warren Kaedingby MLA Warren Kaeding


Local Business Directory

BRIAN’S VACUUMSALES & SERVICE

Phone – 745-6572BAGS, BELTS & PARTS

New & Used Vacuums – All MakesCentral Vacuums & Accessories

Fast, Professional Service on all Vacuumsbriansvacuums.yolasite.com [email protected]

MOOSOMIN

DENTAL CLINIC

Dr. Pat Biglow-Lecomte D.M.D.

Comprehensive General Dentistry903 Broadway Ave., Moosomin, Sask.Office Hours: Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Phone: (306) 435-3080/Toll Free:

1-800-668-3080/Emer: 435-2901

Dr. Nathan KnezacekOptometrist

For appointments call:Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Tel: 745-2524 Fax: 745-3437

519 Main St., Esterhazywww.EyeSage.net

• Eye Exams • Glasses • Contact Lenses •Laser surgery referrals

(Platinum Studios – Main St.)

Relaxation, Therapeutic & Hot Stone Massage AvailableInfant Massage Classes Offered

For appointments, call:Aura-Lee Zack, RMT

745-9085

Zackly-Rite Massage

For all yourmachining re-quirements.

We measuresuccess with

quality

1205 Hwy #22 East. Esterhazy, Sask.

Ph: 745-6440 Cell: 745-7743Fax: 745-6441 www.saskpro.com

MACHINE WORKS LTD.

BOCK & COMPANY

LAW OFFICEFORMERLY

Osman & Co.

MacKenzie Law

OfficeBarristers & Solicitors

Notaries, Commissioners

Lynnette Bock B.A. J.D.

Main Office: Monday - Friday

Esterhazy: 500 Maple St.

(306) 745-3952; 745-6772 Fax 745-6119

Email: [email protected]

Branch Office:

Rocanville: Friday

Afternoons

Phone: (306) 645-4552

NORTH VALLEY CREDIT UNIONEsterhazy Br. Stockholm Br.

Box 1389 Box 130Esterhazy, SK Stockholm, SK(306)745-6615 (306)793-2171

1-866-533-NVCU (6828)

MILLER MOAR GRODECKI

KREKLEWICH & CHORNEYChartered Professional

Accountants420 Main StreetEsterhazy, Sask.,Phone 745-6611

www.millerandco.ca

Corporate Partnerships Contracts Real Estate Leases

Courses/Seminars Wills & Estates Estate Planning Power of Attorney Debt Collection

BROOKS MACK Legal Professional Corporation

306-743-5520 Langenburg, Saskatchewan

Manitoba & Saskatchewan Bars BROOKSMACKLAW.COM

ESTERHAZY AGENCIES

(1986) LTD.Life and General Insurance,Investments, Motor License

Issuer, Notary Public

Bus. Phone – 745-3983

Res. Phone – 745-6991

FISHER LAW OFFICE

Serving Esterhazy and Area for over 30 YearsGarnet M. Fisher B.A (Hons), LL.B.

A general practice of Law including:Real Estate and Mortgages, Wills and Estates,

Family Law,Corporate Law, Civil Law, Farm Sales

420 Main Street, Esterhazy Phone 745-2261• Fax 855-978-5616

Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.E-mail: [email protected]

Representative forGRABER Blinds

[email protected]

Advertisehere for

only$7.50/week

CAL’S LOCK&

KEY SERVICE• For all your lock & key requirements

• EmergencyOpenings

Phone: 745-2172

COMPLETE HAIRSTYLING FOR THEWHOLE FAMILYTuesday to Saturday

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Appointment and walk-ins welcome

Call Claudine, Wendy or Lisafor an appointment at 306-745-6164

GOLDEN COMB602 Veterans Ave. ESTERHAZY

Edward and Jolene de Vriese-mail: [email protected]

Jeff KuntzHybrid Seed Sales

Gerald, Sask.

306-745-9170

GLORIA MCRAE-ZAZULAMANAGER

[email protected]

P.O. Box 1330441 Main StreetEsterhazy, SK.

S0A 0X0

Tel: (306) 745-2697Fax: (306) 745-3384

Box 938Esterhazy, Sask. S0A 0X0

TOWING Esterhazy

Cell 306-740-0697

• Vehicle• Smaller Equipment• Small Projects• Towing

SIKORA’S

JIM MAGA Esterhazy, Sask. PH 745-7997/2404

J.M. YARD CAREYard, landscaping, bobcat, sweeper, snow, etc.

306-621-0383

Anytime Fitness Esterhazy is your Friendly 24-Hour Gym in Esterhazy.

Everytime you purchase a gallon of Beauti-Tone paint, earn store credit towards

a free gallon. Some restrictions apply.

Nikki Maxine Veronica Steven

Jan 13, 1944 -Dec. 14, 2016

With grieving hearts, we aresadly announcing that ourmom, Nikki Maxine VeronicaSteven passed away on Dec. 14,2016, peacefully in her Calgaryhome with her family at herside.

Born on Jan.13,1944, the eld-est of the family of two born toSteve and Emily Romanchook(nee Skokan) of the Kolin Dis-trict, near Esterhazy. Mom grewup on the family farm and spenta great deal of time with hergrandparents, George and Vera

Skokan. She was blessed tohave a special bond with her fa-ther and spent many hours out-side helping him tend to hischores. Grades 1-8 were at-tended at Esterhauz; a oneroom school; followed by corre-spondence, then subsequentlygraduating at V.C.I. in VirdenMan. where she fondly treas-ured her time spent with herAuntie Dorothy and Big Daddy(Uncle Adolph). Mom loved herRiders and Toronto MapleLeafs, flowers and had manyamazing house plants. Her gar-dens were huge and she spentmany hours doing preservesand baking fresh for her family.Mom was known for her knit-ting, crocheting, needlepointand she had amazing talent as

a seamstress with her own fab-ric and craft store. She loved an-imals and nature, but had aspecial passion for dogs.

Grandma loved her grandkidsand enjoyed traveling to attendgames and special events. Sheenjoyed helping others and oneof her greatest accomplish-ments was her time spent vol-unteering on a woman’s crisishelp line. She took great pridein this. We will miss her quirkysense of humor, silly dances andunique outlook on life.

Mom fought a long coura-geous battle against cancer, sheleft content and surrounded inlove. Mom changed her name toSteven in honour of her father,whom she loved and profoundlymissed until he came to take

her home. Leaving to mourn her mem-

ory; her brother, Budd (Nadine)Romanchook (Esterhazy); herchildren, Sheldon (Kim) Yuzik(Calgary), Marci (John) Craven(Calgary), Mike (Cara) Yuzik(Watson), Leanne (Doug) Rogal-ski (Hudson Bay) and Lynnette(Ken) Drotar (Melfort); As wellas 11 grandchildren, eightgreat-grandchildren; numerousnieces and nephews; her roomieScott Henbrey and her mostbeloved “girl dog”; Skylar.

Memorial Service will be heldto celebrate mom’s life on herbirthday: Jan. 13, 2017, at 2p.m., Esterhazy United Church.Intermittent to follow at KolinCemetery.


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