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With student bodies in Estevan growing steadily, playground equipment at the city’s elementary schools must keep pace.

St. Mary’s School is dealing with issue of equip-ment for its students as they near the end of their fundraising campaign for new equipment for the playground.

Nadine Linthicum, of the school’s community council, has been involved in the fundraiser since it started in 2011, and she said the school’s growing number of students is the main concern for the current playground set-up.

“What we have is in good shape, but the reason we decided to start the fund-raiser is just the capacity,” said Linthicum. “There’s just not enough equipment for the number of kids we have now.”

The school has in-creased its population in the last few years after incor-porating pre-kindergarten as well as experiencing the regular growth in school size that others are seeing in Estevan. Linthicum said the equipment is fairly new, but is meant to accommodate a school of about 100-student

capacity, while St. Mary’s now has about 250 students.

St. Mary’s and the SCC are looking to purchase a primary play structure, which will be accompanied by a few tire swings. There are already tire swings at the school, but Linthicum said they are very popular and they could use more.

“There are a couple of tire swings at the school now, but they actually have a class list for you can play on the tire swings because they’re so popular. Each day a different grade gets the tire swings. It would be nice not to have to limit them on that.”

The main play struc-ture will include some slides and climbing equip-ment.

The school is hosting its next fundraiser Feb. 1 and is getting the students involved with a dance-a-thon.

The event is part of the SCC’s plan to promote wellness and allow the students to participate in the fundraiser for their new equipment. Linthicum said the students had input on what they wanted from the new equipment, and unsurprisingly, tire swings

were on the top of their list.“Tire swings was by

far the biggest request, and through the last year and a half we’ve had kids come and ask, ‘How’s that coming along?’ And they’re very curious as to what’s going on.”

The new equipment will add to what is already on the school’s property so the students should have plenty to do outside without having to sign up for its use.

The students have been raising pledges for the Feb. 1 dance-a-thon and grades will be taking turns showing off their moves throughout the day.

Once the dance-a-thon is completed, Linthicum said they’ll see how much they have in the pot and try to buy the biggest play structure that is available in their price range. They are

taking into consideration costs of shipping and any groundwork as well.

So far the school has raised $31,665, and they have a goal to push that number closer to $40,000.

She noted they re-ceived a community grant for $10,000 from the Spec-tra Foundation, and there is a caveat that those dol-lars must be spent by this March. She said they may have one fi nal fundraiser but nothing yet is planned.

“We thought we’d at least get the equipment bought, and if we can maybe do one more fund-raiser before the end of the year for the groundwork in the fall (we may do that),” added Linthicum.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to the new equipment may contact the school by calling 634-3541.

Equipment upgrade necessary for growing school population

The school community council is nearing the end of their fundraising campaign in an effort to add to the school’s playground equipment. The increase in the student body has meant classes have to sign out playground equipment each day.

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Food security and hunger among Canadians are issues that I constantly struggle getting my head around.

I tend to get the idea of someone living on the streets of Toronto, or Van-couver, likely to face hunger as an all too regular occurrence.

People without a fi xed address and no income quickly fall through the cracks of most special services supports and have limited ability to affect change directly.

In Saskatchewan, hunger certainly exists.

Anyone doubting that only needs to talk to the Salvation Army about the seem-ingly ever-longer lists of those needing Christmas hampers, or to those operating food banks, which seem to face a growing need as well.

Certainly, as housing costs rise in reaction to a stronger economy and util-ity rates seem to continually inch higher, wages are hard-pressed to keep pace, and so household budgets get stretched. And that can mean the larder goes empty as month-end nears.

But the question is, why is the larder empty?

I recently sat down for a coffee with Warren Crossman, one of the founders of the Assiniboine Food Security Alliance, a Yorkton and area organization dedicated to helping people take greater control of their own food supply.

I remarked that in 25-plus years as a journalist, there are two things I have seen change in a city such as Yorkton.

The fi rst is that there was a time that a reporter in need of a photograph in the winter could drive down just about any residential street and fi nd kids playing street hockey.

Today you might burn a half tank of gas in search of that game.

And in the summer, a drive down back alleys would have shown a large vegetable garden in most backyards.

Again today, you can do a lot of

driving and barely fi nd a backyard with a tomato plant or a row of radishes.

Fewer and fewer people grow their own food.

Fewer still have cold storage and freezers to prepare and store food for the winter.

We have come to rely on a supermar-ket as our food source, making near-daily trips to fi ll the table.

The shelves are full, but every bag of groceries comes with a cost attached - unlike a cold storage bin fi lled with vegetables from a person’s own garden.

Even for those in apartments, there are garden options ranging from a commu-nity garden organized by the Assiniboine group, to the opportunity to talk to area farmers about a small garden area.

There are opportunities to take greater control of our food supply and in so do-ing lessen our dependence on cash and products coming from other provinces and around the world.

In small communities and cities, at least across the Prairies, food security is something in which we can have a direct hand if we only want to take the step.

As the world continues to become more paperless, the postal network gets a lot of scrutiny.

Postal service continues to be a bit of a hot-button issue for everyone. Something as inherently boring as snail mail can really stir up people, it seems. New Zealand is considering a plan to move mail delivery to only three days each week. Like many postal services, theirs appears to be bleeding money. As someone who sends things through the mail on an annual basis, I would have no problem with Canada Post eliminat-ing a day or two of their mail delivery each week.

I also wouldn’t have a problem with them jacking up the price of stamps to ensure their business does well. I don’t know if the price of a stamp accurately refl ects the costs to send a letter, consid-ering man-hours, fuel and the dwindling number of letters entering the system. It seems like a deal too good to be true.

The problem with mail is that we live in a world of technology, and the mail system is very low-tech. People certainly don’t communicate via letters any more.

I can vaguely remember when e-mail started becoming the norm for written communication. There were people who considered a hand-delivered letter more personal, for I assume nostalgic reasons rather than logical ones.

The postal service is becoming pretty obsolete. Things will always need to be shipped, and that’s what shipping companies are for, but mail delivery is a bit of a dinosaur.

It’s the same as newspapers. It was real nice for me to hear a few years ago, sitting in a journalism class as the world of print media crumbled everywhere. Journalists were being laid off en masse as I trained for a job in which my pros-pects involved fi ghting for jobs with recently laid-off reporters from around the country.

I got into print media as it was becoming obsolete, and while it won’t completely die, perhaps ever, it is defi -nitely nowhere near as necessary as it once was. That’s what the postal service is dealing with.

Businesses may still want daily postal traffi c, and that may need to be available, but delivering to every house in every city every day, is an unnecessary waste. New Zealand may be the next country to re-organize its postal service,

but we can all defi nitely look at ways of revamping the outdated mail system.

In other news, in a world where we require the use of our memories less and less, the World Memory Competition helps prove the brain is an incredible tool.

During the past championship, Ger-many’s Johannes Mallow memorized a number with 2,245 digits in an hour. It took him just fi ve minutes to memorize a 500-digit number. After 30 minutes he could string a binary sequence to the 3,954th digit.

It’s impressive, considering I have difficulty remembering seven-digit phone numbers. That wasn’t always a problem. I still remember phone num-bers I dialled regularly as a kid, but I have the offi ce phone number scrawled on a piece of paper at my desk to ensure I always correctly give it when leaving a message for someone.

With phones or computers storing so much data for us, what we really need to remember is how to fi nd that information. I remember how to track down a phone number in my phone, so remembering a number is pointless now, except for international memory competition fame.

Even still, learning some advanced mnemonic techniques would be an in-teresting skill to have in the repertoire.

Mail has become interesting, less important

We can take control of food security

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Last week I mentioned that ants had been swarm-ing the bathroom of my apartment. I fi gured I had the situation under control when I sprayed the ants with vinegar and they seemed to fl ee. I assumed I had won the war.

I was incorrect. I woke up Saturday morning only to be greeted by a swarm of ants in my kitchen. It seems that sometime the night before, someone dropped a chocolate chip on the fl oor and didn’t pick it up. Now that I live alone, I have a fairly good idea who it was that dropped the chocolate chip, but I’m not a fan of placing blame.

Though I was work-ing on Saturday, I used my

lunch break to pick up the recommended tools for removing ants from your home: caulking gun, caulk, Borax, jam and an industrial bottle of vinegar. Armed with everything I needed to both barricade the ants and engage in biological warfare, I knew that by the end of the day, I’d be ant-free — or a crying mess of a human being. Because the latter was a very real possibility, I also picked up a pack of coolers and a bag of Hershey Kisses. And my boyfriend, because I have no idea how to work a caulking gun.

So four hours later, he had the cracks in the kitchen and bathroom all sealed up and I had made the “con-

coction of death”: a com-bination of Borax and jam, which apparently ants love, but is also super deadly. I also mopped all the fl oors with vinegar and water and then vacuumed everything for good measure. Just what a young couple wants to do on a Saturday night.

A fun side note: I sprinkled cinnamon at the entrance to my bedroom.

Apparently ants hate cin-namon. I really have no interest in ants joining me in my bed, so a cinnamon bar-ricade seemed reasonable.

Anyway, I woke up Sunday morning to a dras-tically smaller number of ants! And none in my bed, that I noticed. The remain-ing ants in the kitchen were hanging out in and around my jam traps, which I’m taking as a signal of their forthcoming deaths.

So I’m tentatively op-timistic that I’ve ended the ant problem for good. I acknowledge that I said this last time, but this week I really mean it.

And if I haven’t, I’m just going to pack up and move. I really don’t need a two-bedroom apartment anymore. And I’m starting to think this one is jinxed.

Tonaya Marr has dreamt of ants every night since the fi rst ants were noticed. She’s very, very ready for the pests to take off. If you have ant-removal advice, please contact Tonaya at [email protected] or send her a tweet @TonayaMarr.

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There are plenty of reasons people will gather around to eat chili, indulge in a drink or two and take in a football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.

You may also know the game as Ray Lewis versus Colin Kaepernick or Harbaugh versus Harbaugh or simply the Super Bowl. I don’t know exactly what the stats are, but there are probably fewer people watching this game who

are fans of the NFL than who aren’t. I have watched many of these games over the years, and often there are about

three people in the room who have watched an NFL game earlier that winter or fall. The rest are there because it’s something to do on a Sunday in which there is noth-ing else to do.

That’s why many people do watch the Super Bowl. Nobody likes to compete with the game, so nothing else is planned on Super Bowl Sunday. The NFL pretty well has that day staked as theirs, even in Canada.

Some people are interested in the game, even though the sideshows are so elabo-rate that they are a distraction while the game is going on. It makes the actual play on the fi eld a bit of an afterthought. Whether you’re a football fan or your favourite team made the big game, that’s probably why you’re watching.

There are many more reasons, however. Maybe you don’t like football. That’s fi ne, because if you like shopping, there is lots of that going on too.

Commercials will be more prevalent than anything else this Sunday. Companies really want you to buy their products, and there is perhaps no larger audience avail-able to convince than that watching the Super Bowl.

If you want to buy some music, then listen up because there will be performers before the game, someone singing America’s national anthem, maybe with tears in their eyes, and at least one person, but usually several artists, performing some tunes at halftime. If you like what you hear, check them out. There are lots of things to buy on Super Bowl Sunday.

—Jordan Baker

I’ll be honest: I’m going to do everything in my power not to watch the Super Bowl this year. I’m sure it’s a great spectacle and super exciting, but I know in my heart that I have better things to do. Like laundry — or further ant-removal.

However, there are forces beyond my control in play that often infl uence me into sitting down and watching at least a portion of the big game.

My boyfriend might be watching the game, at least passively. That means that if we sit down to watch a movie together, he’s going to fl ip to the Super Bowl for the occasional update, just so he stays in the know. I accept this as one of his fl aws, and I will likely sit around and wait to resume the movie.

Or I’ll get sucked in by one of the commercials, which is another possible reason for me to watch the game. I know the commercials are fabled and blindingly expensive. Knowing that someone spent more money than I’ll ever make to put a commercial together for this game makes me curious, so if the game is on around me, I’ll hang out and watch for the inevitable breaks when the actual entertainment comes on.

Another possibility is someone will be watching it during work and I’ll have no choice but to watch. Sometime our weekend newscasts are moved for NFL football, and if I’m working on the website that day, I have to stay until seven to fi nish post-ing the casts to the site. That basically guarantees that one of the male employees, or just the sports department as a whole, will have the game on. I’ll be sucked in by the commercials and the players’ tight pants, and I’ll have no choice but to watch.

As you can tell, I’m thrilled about this upcoming sporting ritual. Actually, I should probably just fi nd out when the game is so I can schedule sometime in the laundry room — or in any room, honestly, where there isn’t a male or a TV.

– Tonaya Marr

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What to do, what to do?This is the question

facing the United States right now when it comes to natural gas exports. The decision, when it comes, will have impacts felt not only in the United States but around the world.

These days, Trans-Canada’s pipelines are run-ning at a much lower level than that of which they are capable. Shippers on their main line are being hit with higher tolls as a result of the lower volumes. It turns out the market for Canadian gas produced in the West is shrinking.

It’s not due to global warming, either. People in the East, even south of the border, still need to heat their houses in winter. Canadian gas is being sup-planted by much cheaper U.S.-produced shale gas. It’s driven the price of natural gas on this continent to the bottom of the barrel, to use a bad pun.

Whereas 10 years ago there were concerns about soon running out of natural gas on this continent, the

revolution in horizontal drilling - combined with multi-stage fracking - has led to burgeoning supplies. The nation that couldn’t get enough gas is now looking at exporting it.

It’s an appealing idea for producers. If you can liquefy it and ship it to another continent, you can potentially triple your return, or thereabouts. That’s a big deal in any business.

But some Americans, particularly those in posi-tions of power and infl uence, are saying, “Whoa! Hold on here! Let’s think about this for a minute.”

Natural gas these days, and for the foreseeable future, is cheap on this con-tinent, much cheaper than its energy equivalent for oil. That has a lot of people

looking at using it for a trans-portation fuel, supplanting diesel and gasoline. We’ve already seen that here in Saskatchewan, as CanElson Drilling has been converting many of its drilling rigs to run on compressed natural gas or diesel.

While it could be cheap-er at the pumps, what’s got the Americans thinking here is the competitive advantage cheap energy has for its industries, from petrochemi-cals to manufacturing.

There’s a reason they call it the rust belt. The American Midwest, once filled with factories and middle-class workers with decent wages, whose sub-urban white-picket fenced homes were the epitome of the American dream, could use any advantage they

could get right now. Cincin-nati is currently focusing on tearing down abandoned houses instead of seeing new factories built.

Even the iPhone is “Designed in California, assembled in China.”

The Americans have found they can’t compete when it comes to the cost of labour. They can’t compete, some would say, on qual-ity. But perhaps they could compete on energy. If their factory input costs, at least energy-wise, were a fraction of those in Japan, Thailand or China, then maybe, just maybe, they have a shot at pulling the country out of its economic malaise.

Maybe if it cost less for their workers to drive to work using compressed natural gas cars, it would help. Maybe natural-gas powered electrical plants

will be cheaper than alter-natives. Maybe, maybe, maybe.

There are all sorts of is-sues that restrict exports. Ex-isting free-trade agreements, for instance, mean the U.S. government theoretically can’t stop Canada or Mexico from buying U.S. gas. But since we want to sell them gas, and likely Mexico does too, I doubt this is a problem.

But for countries that America does not have a free trade deal with, they can stop any exports they please.

Should U.S. gas pro-ducers be prohibited from getting the world price for their energy production, just so manufacturers have a better go at it? These are not easy decisions.

If they do choose to kibosh exports of natural gas, that could be good and bad for Canada. It will be

good for us in that the world price, without American gas, would surely be higher for our exports. But fi rst, we have to start exporting to someone other than the U.S., which means a whole lot of export terminals would need to be built in a hurry.

It also means that the vast majority of our exported gas will not be getting a good price since it is being exported to the American market. That has broad im-plications for the upstream industry, including drilling.

Any way you look at it, the implications for Canada are going to be substantial, even though the question at hand is regarding American interests.

Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at [email protected]

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- More than 300 miners were trapped underground for several hours after a fi re broke out at Mosaic’s K2 potash mine near Esterhazy.

The mine was shut down as crews battled the blaze that broke out about 10:35 a.m. Monday.

The 318 miners raced to underground refuge sta-tions for safety.

It took around three hours for emergency rescue teams to put out the fi re and another few hours for the smoke to clear.

Brad DeLori says all employees were accounted for and there were no re-ports of injuries.

About 5 p.m., the min-ers began coming up to the surface.

DeLori says a piece of mobile mining equipment was the cause of the fi re.

NationalOTTAWA - Canada is

providing $13 million in new humanitarian aid to help with food and health care for victims of the war in Mali.

International Co-op-eration Minister Julian Fantino announced the ad-ditional contribution today after attending a global donor meeting in Ethiopia.

Canada’s additional funds appeared to be a separate contribution from the more than $450 million for the military campaign in Mali against Islamist extremists that was raised by donors at the Ethiopian

conference.Fantino said Canada’s

new contribution will help improve food security, re-duce malnutrition, address emergency health care and provide other humanitarian assistance.

The new funds will go towards food secu-rity, reducing malnutrition, emergency health care support, particularly for children, the minister said in a statement.

“Building on Canada’s significant investments over the past year, Canada will continue its life-saving work in Mali through humanitarian and develop-ment assistance,” he said.

***TORONTO - Five big

Canadian banks and a credit union were downgraded Monday by Moody’s rat-ing agency, which believes they will be more vulner-able than in the past if there’s a major shock to the economy.

The downgrades , which Moody’s had warned were likely to happen, refl ect the agency’s ongo-ing concern that Canadian household debt has risen to

historical highs — putting pressure on the institutions’ mortgage businesses.

“The Canadian con-sumer is leveraged almost to the extent that the U.S. consumer was ahead of the housing crash down there some years ago,” said Moody’s vice-president David Beattie.

As a result, Moody’s thinks it’s likely that con-sumers will slow down their borrowing, a major source of business for the banks.

There’s also a remote possibility defaults could jump to a dangerous level for the banks if there’s a major economic shock that causes a lot of unemploy-ment and a dramatic drop in real estate prices, he said.

“If we thought it was a higher probability, we wouldn’t rank the banks as high as we do,” Beattie said.

He noted the fi ve banks and the Quebec-based Des-jardins credit union remain among the most highly rated of those tracked by Moody’s.

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) is the highest rated of the six, at AA1 (down from AAA).

Scotiabank and Desjardins drop to AA2 (from AA1), CIBC (TSX:CM), Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) and National Bank (TSX:NA) slip to AA3 (from AA2).

InternationalWELLINGTON, New

Zealand - Snail mail may be about to get even slower in New Zealand. The coun-try’s postal service is con-sidering cutting delivery from six days a week to three to cut costs as people increasingly turn to the Internet to pay bills and communicate.

The island nation of 4.5 million is among many countries struggling to sustain a viable postal ser-vice. Mail volumes in New Zealand dropped by 24 per cent over the past 10 years and are forecast to drop by another 25 per cent in the next fi ve years.

New Zealand Post, the government-owned agency

that delivers the mail, on Tuesday proposed chang-ing its charter to require a minimum three days delivery instead of six. The proposal is now open to public comment and would not likely be implemented before next year.

The scale of the pos-sible cutback has alarmed some consumers and the union that represents postal workers, which says it would cost hundreds of jobs and undermine the integrity of the postal system.

Yet, in perhaps another sign of changing times, many seem ready to accept a reduced service.

In an unscientifi c poll conducted by The New Zealand Herald newspaper, 50 per cent of respondents said they’d be fi ne with three-day-a-week delivery because they don’t get much mail anyway. Eigh-teen per cent said they’d be upset by the change, while

32 per cent said the postal agency should cut only Saturday deliveries.

***LONDON - The story

in the Daily Mirror features a photo of an elegant aging monarch with the headline: “Queen Gives Up Her Throne to Son.”

Then, in smaller type, “Easy, Charles... It’s Queen Beatrix of Netherlands.”

The abdication of Bea-trix sparked some specula-tion in the British press today about whether Queen Elizabeth, at 86, might follow suit and step down so her son Charles could become king.

But commentators quickly noted that in the past Elizabeth — who seems to be in excellent health — had indicated that she regarded being Queen as a job for life.

Charles, 64, has been heir to the throne since 1952.

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In the closing two weeks of the Big Six Hockey League regular season, sev-

eral teams will be jockeying for playoff position.

The Bienfait Coalers have secured first place, while the Midale Mustangs

have been confirmed in second.

The Coalers jumped

into fi rst with a pair of wins during the past week. The Coalers hosted the fourth-place Wawota Flyers on Jan. 26, collecting a 9-2

win. It was their Tuesday night win a couple of days later that led to their second

straight fi rst-place fi nish in the regular season. Travel-ling to Carnduff, the Coalers topped the Red Devils with a 12-6 victory.

The Red Devils are hanging onto third place, one point up on the Flyers.

While the Coalers have been putting up some big goal totals, netminder Jack-son Walliser is putting up almost identical numbers from last year, when he was the league’s top goalie. This season his goals-against average sits at 2.21, slightly better than last year’s 2.22.

The Coalers have been fi nding the back of the net at an even greater pace than last

year. They have 134 goals scored in 17 games so far, while last year they notched 120 in 20.

In other games from last weekend, the Mustangs beat the Arcola-Kisbey Com-bines 7-3.

Sunday’s game between the Coalers and Redvers Rockets was postponed, but a game between the Red Dev-ils and the Oxbow Huskies

saw Carnduff squeak by 5-4. On Jan. 29 the Flyers

beat the Rockets 7-3, and the Combines dominated the Carlyle Cougars 8-4.

In senior provincial ac-tion, Wawota beat Kipling-Windthorst, fi nishing them 4-3 in both games in the series. They will play Rad-ville in the quarter-fi nals as they beat the Rockets in the fi rst round.

The Combines beat Lumsden in game one of the their series by a score of 7-2. Game two is Feb. 1 in Lumsden.

The Mustangs open their series in Assiniboia as well on Feb. 1, and will play at home on Sunday.

The Red Devils won their opening game against Grenfell 5-4. Game two is Feb. 9.

Coalers lock up top spot for second year

Big Six Hockey League Top Scorers

Team Goals Assists PointsBrennan Wrigley Bienfait 19 16 35Lorne Tytslandsvik Bienfait 16 16 32Dan Moriarty Carnduff 11 19 30Riley Tetrault Bienfait 11 17 28Corey Koski Midale 14 12 26Chris Hammett Bienfait 12 14 26Joel Moriarty Carnduff 15 10 25Taysen Holt Oxbow 10 15 25Raymond Cugnet Arcola 15 7 22Benji Gustafson Midale 13 9 22

BIG SIXBIG SIX Stats Stats

The Beinfait Coalers continued to strive for the top spot in the Big Six Hockey League last weekend. In this photo from a game earlier this season, Brennan Wrigley, who leads the Coalers and the league in scoring, drives to the net with the puck.

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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 Tiger coming off a dominant season, coming back from an injury, trying a new swing change, or hit-ting the headlines because 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. It was 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 contract 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 situation in Europe has resulted in a number of big-name European Tour players joining the PGA Tour this year, so watch for Martin Kaymer, Nicolas Colsaerts, Peter Hanson and Ryu Ishi-kawa, 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 million 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 freshmen such as Luke

Guthrie and Scott Langley bear close scrutiny.

And, oh yes, Phil Mick-elson, 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 Mickelson - who makes about $30 mil-lion a year in endorsements alone - told reporters he will make ‘drastic changes’ because tax increases will eat more of his income. ‘Now, if you’ll excuse me,’ he contin-ued, ‘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 basketball 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.”

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• Stars for Saskatchewan - COULOIR (Harp & Cello) - 2:30pm at St. Paul’s United Church

Ground Hog Day

FAMILY DAY

• 11:15 - Noon - Parent & Tot Skating at Spectra Place

















• 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. - Public Skating - Icon Centre




• 1:30 - 2:45 - Family Skate - Icon Centre




• 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 pm - Quilting 101 with Eileen McKersie - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan Arts Council

• 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 pm - Quilting 101 with Eileen McKersie - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan Arts Council

• 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Drawing for Teens/Adults with Cheryl Andrist - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan ArtsCouncil

• 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Drawing for Teens/Adults with Cheryl Andrist - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan ArtsCouncil

• 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Art & Action Camp - held in the craft room at

the Leisure Centre - Sorry, maximum enrollment has been reached.•

• 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Art & Action Camp - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Sorry, maximum enrollment has been reached.

• 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Art & Action Camp - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Sorry, maximum enrollment has been reached.

• 5:30 p.m. - Farm Family of the Year Dinner at the Days Inn Plaza

• 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Discover Clay Weekend for Teens/

Adults with Darlene Martin - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan ArtsCouncil• 2 p.m. - Aboriginal Storytelling with Norma Jean Byrd at Estevan Public Library

• 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Discover Clay Weekend for Teens/

Adults with Darlene Martin - held in the craft room at the Leisure Centre - Pre-register with the Estevan ArtsCouncil• 2:30 p.m. - Stars for Sask. - Wolak & Donelly - St. Paul’s United Church

• 2 p.m. - Photography for Beginners at the Estevan Public Library

• 6:30 p.m. - Estevan Christian Women’s After 5 club Wednesday coffee & 7:00 p.m. supper at Living Hope Community Church

Where you can see this month ...Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Westview Spelling BeeWestview school held its annual spelling bee Fri-day. Students in Grade 5-8 competed in the event which was won by Grade 6 student Shaun Monte-bon. Shaun won by spelling the word anemone.

A number of the younger students at Westview School watch as the spell-ing bee takes place.

Teachers Shauna Meek and LInda Henderson served as the spelling bee judges.

Students in Grades 5 to 8 took part in the annual Westview School spelling bee on Friday. The reactions from each of the students varied after they successfully spelled their words.

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Robbie Burns NightThe 2901 PPCLI Army Cadet Corps of Estevan hosted its 35th annual Robert Burns night, complete piping, haggis and Highland dancing. The night included a supper at the Estevan Legion Memorial Hall, followed by entertainment from the pipers and drummers and choreographed performances by students at the Drewitz School of Dance.

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NationalMONTREAL - Now

that the negotiations are over, P.K. Subban just wants to play hockey.

The gifted defenceman, who missed training camp and the fi rst four games of the NHL season because of a contract dispute, agreed to a two-year deal worth US$5.75 million with the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

“I’m happy to be at this point and I’m looking forward to reintegrating

with the team and helping them win,” Subban said on a conference call. “It was about getting a deal done that was fair to both sides.”

Subban, who was a restricted free agent, will be paid a pro-rated $2 million this season and $3.75 million in 2013-14 for an annual sal-ary cap hit of $2.875 million.

The 23-year-old will join the team on Wednesday in Ottawa, but it was unclear if he would play that night against the Senators. If not, he will likely begin his sea-

son Saturday afternoon at home against Buffalo.

Subban said he has stayed in shape training with the Ontario Hockey League’s Mississauga Steel-heads and is ready to play.

“I’m very anxious to get back on the ice,” he said. “I’m always ready to play.”

Subban led the Habs in average ice time per game at 24:18 last season. He had seven goals and 29 assists in 81 games and was seventh among NHL defencemen with 205 shots on goal.

InternationalMADRID - The doc-

tor at the centre of Spain’s long-awaited Operation Puerto trial says athletes from sports other than just cycling used his blood dop-ing services.

Eufemiano Fuentes testifi ed Tuesday that, al-though the vast majority of those who approached him were cyclists, others could have included “footballers, athletes or boxers.” He did not give any names.

Also Tuesday, presid-

ing judge Julia Santamaria agreed with all the parties that American cyclist Tyler Hamilton would be called to testify as a witness. Hamil-ton has been outspoken in revealing details of doping in the sport.

The judge also said she would consider written ap-plications from prosecution and plaintiffs about what to do with scores of blood bags seized by police but not used as evidence.

***NEW YORK, N.Y. -

Major League Baseball said it is “extremely disappoint-ed” about new allegations of performance-enhancing drug use against Alex Ro-driguez, Melky Cabrera and other players contained in a newspaper report.

The Miami New Times, a popular alternative weekly, said in a story Tuesday that it had obtained fi les through an employee at a recently closed clinic in south Florida that show Rodriguez pur-chased HGH and other substances.

Spanish doctor says doping not limited to cyclists

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Felicia Peters got the job of towing her young sister Chelsea following a shopping expedition with their mother. The warmer temperatures brought the young people out on their sleighs, toboggans and snowboards all over the city.

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We sold our farm to FreshwaterLand Holding Co. Ltd. thisspring and we were satisfiedwith the deal we were offered.They were very professional todeal with an upfront with thedetails of the land deal. Wewould recommend them to any-one wanting to sell their land.Ken & Penny Stevns

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WHOLESALE OFFER2011 FORD FUSION SEL silver, leather, power roof, V6, A.W.D., 21,000 kms ...$18,9002010 CADILLAC ESCALADE AWD, 6.2L, loaded, 22” rim pkg, 42,500 kms .....$52,800

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UTILITY TRAILERS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HUFNAGEL LTD.is a constantly growingfluid hauling company

based out ofLloydminster, SK area.

New drivers are needed.Starting wage will be

$25/hr and will beadjusted accordingly

based on skill and attitude after a 3 month

probation. Due torecord low turn around

within the company,this is your chance tosee if you can be part

of an extraordinaryteam where family and

safety come first.Oilfield Tickets, CleanDrivers Abstract, and 1 year fluid hauling is

required. The shift workis 2 weeks on and 1

off. Holiday Pay, Overtime after 8hrs Daily,

New HousingAccommodations,

Full Benefit pkg. ForYou and Your Family,Scheduled Holidays,

Company Vehicle,$1/hr Extra Bonus fornight shifts as well asa $2000/Yearly Bonus.Serious applicants faxresume and abstract to

306-825-5344, call 780-893-0120 or

email:[email protected].

Auditions!! Singers and dancers wanted for Saskatchewan Express 2013 Summer Tour. Auditions in Regina and Saskatoon February 9 & 10. Must be 15 years or older and live in Saskatchewan. Call Mi-chele at 306-522-3402 or e-mail m i c h e l e @ s a s k a t c h e w a n e x-press.com to book audition. This will be the summer of a lifetime!

Day & Ross Now Hiring in Saska-toon. P&D Work with 5 Ton Tail-gate. AVAILABLE NOW. Call Fa-z a l To d ay fo r D e t a i l s a t 1.855.872.7206


DRIVERS WANTED: Terrific ca-reer Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to lo-cate rail defects. No Rail Experi-ence Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and benefits package. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement. Compen-sation based on prior driving expe-r ience. Apply at www.sperry-rail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE.

EDMONTON BASED COMPANY looking to hire a qualified Field Clerk to assist with paperwork and maintain top safety standards during jobs. Prepare and present safety meeting each morning, file, organize, prepare and maintain all paperwork, assist Foreman when needed. Out of town work, drivers licence, top compensation, OT paid, accommodation provided. Fax 780-488-3002; [email protected].

NEWCART CONTRACTING LTD. i s h i r ing fo r the upcoming turnaround season. Journey-man/Apprentice; Pipefitters; Weld-ers; Boilermakers; Riggers. Also: Quality Control; Towers; Skilled Mechanical Labourer ; Welder Helpers. Email: [email protected]. Fax 1-403-729-2396. Email all safety and trade tickets.

OPERATORS WANTED. Edmon-ton based company seeks: Pro-cessor Operators; Skidder Opera-tors; Buncher Operators. Fax resume: 780-488-3002. Email: [email protected].

PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electr icians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: [email protected] or fax 780-955-HIRE.

ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 1 tons for our RV division and O/O Semis and drivers for our RV and general freight deck division to haul throughout N. America. Paid by direct deposit, benefits and company fuel cards. Border crossing required with valid pass-port and clean criminal record. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservic-es.com

SOUTH COUNTRY EQUIPMENT LTD. JOB TITLE: Heavy Equip-ment Servicers # OF POSITIONS: 10 Full-time FUNCTIONS: - As-sist the Journeymen technicians and perform tasks as directed - Perform basic equipment recondi-tioning and maintenance Perform basic diagnostics, with entry level familiarity re: equipment diagnostic software REQUIREMENTS: - 3rd level apprentice equivalent or minimum 3 years exper ience WAGES: $20-21/hr depending on qualifications/experience *Quali-fied candidates would be assigned to work in any of the following lo-cations: Weyburn, Southey, Regi-na, Raymore, Mossbank, Moose Jaw, Montmartre, Assiniboia HOW TO APPLY: Please reply in writ-ing, fax, or E-mail with Attention to Drew Watson or Chris Clements by: FAX: (306) 842-3833 EMAIL: watsondrew@southcountr y.ca WEBSITE: www.southcountry.ca C O N TAC T: D rew Wa t s o n PHONE: (306) 842- 4686

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101220224 Saskatchewan Ltd., on 2269 Newcombe Dr., Estevan, Saskatchewan S4A 2S6 is an es-tablished construction firm provid-ing quality framing, roofing, reno-vat ion and gen. contract ing services needs F/T construction labourers. Duties: Assist carpen-ters, bricklayers, cement finishers, roofers, machine operators and other tradesperson; Load and un-load materials; Remove rubble and debris at site; Perform other duties at job site as directed. Sala-ry $17.25/hr. Experience in con-struction is an asset. Mail resume or e-mail at [email protected]

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

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NEWSPAPER!

Douglas William HolizkiDouglas William Holizki, born November 5, 1949, lost his

battle with brain cancer, January 25, 2013.Doug is predeceased by his parents, Joe and Marie Holizki;

sister, Phyllis Woloshyn; and infant son, Jody.He is survived by his wife, Ardelle of Prince Albert; step-

daughter, Terry (Doug) Thomson of Ontario; son, Dustin, and family of Calgary; and son, Lawrence, and family of Prince Albert. Also left to mourn are his brother-in-law, Gerald Woloshyn (B.C.); sisters, Elaine (Barrie) Murray of Estevan and Carol Moran (Moose Jaw); brothers, Kenneth (Dorothy) of Redcliff, Alta., and Mervin (Maureen) of Gull Lake, and many nieces and nephews and their families.

Doug’s bucket list included attending the Holizki Hoot at his niece’s farm in Taber, Alta. this past summer, seeing his grandson Brodie have successful heart surgery and to hold his great grand-son. Now Doug is at peace.

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Canadian winters are famous for being cold. The mercury keeps dropping, and suddenly, the bears aren’t the only ones hibernating!While it’s true that many of us spend more time indoors in the winter, there are also those who embrace the outdoors, the snow and cooler temperatures.For many parts of Canada, winter can mean bitter cold and winter storms that bring high winds, icy rain, or heavy snowfall.This winter, get prepared for whatever the season will bring, whether you are indoors or out.Follow these FIVE tips for staying safe in a Canadian winter:1. Get informed and go outdoors.a. Are you eagerly awaiting your chance to hit the slopes? Dreaming of making tracks with snowshoes? Check out

AdventureSmart.ca to help you plan for a safe and enjoyable outing, whatever your passion. AdventureSmart.ca encourages everyone to follow the three T’s: Trip planning, training and taking the essentials for any outdoor adventure. Here are some key tips for winter adventures:b. Before heading out, complete a trip plan and leave it with friends or family. You can fi nd a template online at AdventureSmart.ca http://www.adventuresmart.ca/trip_safety/planning.htmc. Get trained for your adventure and stay within your limits.d. Take survival essentials with you and equipment like a communications alerting device in case of an emergency. In avalanche terrain, for example, essential equipment includes a probe, beacon and shovel.e. Wear a helmet when skiing, skating, snowboarding and snowmobiling. Dress in layers to avoid hypothermia and keep your head, ears and hands covered to prevent frostbite.2. Stay safe indoorsWinter is a busy season for fi res in Canada. That’s why it’s important to be mindful of fi re prevention and safety. Make sure you have working smoke alarms, don’t leave burning candles

unattended and if a pot catches fi re while cooking, put a lid on it. Read more tips.3. Check your family emergency kita. You likely have some basic emergency kit items already in your home, such as a fl ashlight, battery-operated radio, food, water and blankets. The key is to make sure they are organized, easy to fi nd and easy to carry (in a suitcase with wheels or in a backpack) in case you need to evacuate your home.b. Use this checklist to help put your kit together.4. Keep an emergency kit in your vehiclePrepare an emergency kit and keep it in your vehicle. Refresh the supplies for winter. For example, add an extra blanket or new food items. Use the following list for ideas.5. Check weather reportsWhen severe winter weather threatens, Environment Canada issues special alerts to notify Canadians in aff ected areas so that they can take steps to protect themselves and their property. Check out Environment Canada’s page on winter weather to learn more about the various weather alerts.Winter may be cold, but it doesn’t have to be dangerous -- stay warm and safe and enjoy your winter, inside and out!

Please help keep our sidewalks safe so all

citizens can enjoy a safe walk passage

Bylaw 89-1294 The occupier of property in the City of Estevan shall remove any snow, ice or other obstruction from the public sidewalk adjacent to such property within twenty-four (24) hours of the time such snow, ice or other obstruction appears on such public sidewalk.

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Beginner Basics

Have you always wanted to learn to draw or to improve your skills? This class is for you! Explore composition, form, shading and texture using primarily pencil. With demonstrations and individual attention, this course is perfect for a beginner.WHEN: Tuesdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26 (4 weeks)

TIME: 7:00 - 9:00pmCOST: $80/person (materials included)INSTRUCTOR: Amber Andersen Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

Photo Canvases

Participants in this class will use a variety of media and materials to create a personalized canvas. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own photos, letters, postcards or other materials for use in the class.WHEN: Tuesday, March 12TIME: 6:30 - 8:30 pmCOST: $15/person (materials included)INSTRUCTOR: Starr Mercer Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP

BEGINNER DRAWING

Adult Art ClassesWinter/Spring 2013

Portrait Photography

Participants in this class will have the opportunity to learn basic portrait techniques including the demonstration of using existing light, modifi ers (refl ectors) and some simple hardware store lights. Equipment will be supplied.WHEN: Tuesdays, April 16 and 23 (2 weeks)

TIME: 6:00 - 8:00 pmCOST: $20/person (participants may provide their own camera)INSTRUCTOR: Brian Wright Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

BEGINNER PHOTOGRAPHY

Learn to Draw from Photographs

Participants in this class will have the opportunity to learn the very basics of drawing from photographs, using grids, proportion and accuracy. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own photographs for subject matter and use in the class.WHEN: Wednesdays March 13, 20, 27 (3 weeks)

TIME: 6:30—8:30pmCOST: $60/person (materials included)INSTRUCTOR: Kayla Hanson Call Karly @ 634-7644 to register!

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VISUAL ARTS: WINTER 2013 February:

Quilting – Drawing – Discover Clay WeekendMarch: Cartooning (ages 10 & up) – Pottery for Kids (8-12 yrs) – Easter Egg

Decorating (ages 12 & up)PRE-REGISTRATION required

Coming Up: Opposites Attract: Ink & Pen versus Scratch Board, Beginning Water Colour and Plein Air Painting.

Stars for Saskatchewan:COULOIR – Harp & Cello (Feb 3rd)

Wolak & Donnelly – Piano & Clarinet (Feb 24th)Jesse Peters Trio (March 17th)

Koncerts for Kids: Coffi eman – African Rhythm & Movement (Mar 21st)

Energy City Film Circuit:Feb 9th: ForeverlandMar 16th : Still Mine

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE ESTEVAN ARTS COUNCIL?

“promoting the arts in OUR community”

“For COMPLETE details”, visit: www.estevanartscouncil.com For details, please call our offi ce at 634-3942

Nicholson Road Clinic 634-2661Dr. Grobler

Dr. AkenseteDr. Horri

Dr. Oveuni

Clinic @ No Frills Grocery 634-6444

Dr. TsoiDr. ChristieDr. Pehlivan

Hospital Foundation Clinic

Dr. Sheikh — 637-2750Dr. Omosigho — 637-2760

Physicians In Estevan


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The City of Estevan is searching for a talented Building Offi cial who wants to grow with the organization and community while supporting a customer fi rst approach. Duties include;

1. Administers and enforces respective Provincial and/or Federal building codes and regulations, Municipal Bylaws [Building/Zoning] and regulations pertaining to building and property.

2. Reviews Applications and processes Building, Moving, Demolition and Sign Permits.3. Schedules and performs various on-site inspections.4. Researches & Assists in preparation of bylaws, policies, plans and processes relating to

building regulation, property maintenance & inspections.5. Responds to requests for information, investigates complaints and/or bylaw infractions.

Issues orders for corrective action.6. Logs, records, maintains, and reports pertinent information and data.7. Assists the public, contractors and associate staff members with Business Division

records, bylaws, policies and procedures.

EDUCATION as required

The City of Estevan offers a competitive salary, and excellent benefi t package.

Applicants must submit a resume, proof of qualifi cations and/or completed application forms and may be tested for appropriate skills. An interview may be conducted with applicants who qualify in skill, ability and qualifi cations.

Send Applications to:

Kelvin Pillipow, Human Resources Co-ordinator1102-4th Street

Estevan, SK S4A 0W7Ph: (306) 461-5905F: (306) 634-9790

[email protected]

Building Offi cial

CONSTRUCTION BULLETINTENDERSThe City of Estevan invites tenders to provide “2013 Fuel and Lubricant Tender”Specifi cations are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall. For further information regarding this tender please contact Dana Skjonsby, Stores Foreman : 634-1833, Fax 634-1818.Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “2013 Fuel and Lubricant Tender”Mail to the following by 2:30 PM, Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Legislative Services Business DivisionMain Floor 1102 4th StreetCity of Estevan, Estevan, SK

S4A 0W7Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 PM, February 12, 2013 C.S.T, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, ESTEVAN, SaskatchewanLowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

The City of Estevan invites tenders to provide “one (1) 2013 half ton truck” Specifi cations are available at the Legislative Services Business Division – Main Floor – City Hall. For further information regarding this tender please contactDale Tannas, Shop Foreman : 634-1831, Fax 634-1818.Interested parties are invited to respond by forwarding sealed envelopes marked “2013 light trucks ” Mail to the following by 2:30 PM, Tuesday, February 12, 2013.

Legislative Services Business DivisionMain Floor 1102 4th Street

City of EstevanEstevan, SKS4A 0W7

Public opening of tenders shall take place at 2:30 PM, February 12, 2013 C.S.T, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, ESTEVAN, SaskatchewanLowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

The Estevan Police Service would like to take the opportunity to remind residents of the following By-laws:

89-1294 Section 24(a)---- No person shall park a vehicle on any highway/street for more than 24 consecutive hours.

89-1294 Section 14---- No person shall leave a trailer which is not attached to a motor vehicle on a highway/street provided that this provision shall not apply to equipment owned or operated by the City or contracted by the City during the construction of capital works or maintenance projects.

PLEASE take note that the City of Estevan is working hard with snow removal. We ask that the public cooperate and move their vehicles off of the streets during that time to facilitate their eff orts.

Thank you,Cst D STEPHANY #44Traffi c SectionEstevan Police Service


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