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Springside BitznBytes Summer Edition 2013 Box 388 Deadline for fall issue Sept. 20 2013 Springside, SK. S0A 3V0 Email: springsidebitznbytes@gmail.com Phone; 306-792-2104 Fax 306-792-4770

What a fabulous kick off to summer here in Springside. After several years on hiatus, Summer Sizzle came back with a vengeance thanks to the dedication and hard work of the organizers and volunteers who made a memorable, fun event that was enjoyed by young and old alike. The weekend began with a parade downtown and the fun continued with quad pulls, a dunk tank, childrens activities, a cabaret and a music jamboree. There was no shortage of delicious food at the breakfast, and community wiener roast on Saturday and the pancake breakfast and pig roast on Sunday. The canteen was available for both days. On Sunday, the community worshipped together at an Interdenominational Church service.

Watch for pictures and highlights of the Sizzle in the fall issue of Bitz nBytes.

Congratulations to all who contributed in any way and thank you!

Pastor Richard Kauenhofen - 306-792-2190 Pastor Mike Anderson - 306-792-2290 Summer 2013

Springside Bapt ist Church

Please contact the Church O!ce for more informa"on on any of our programs or Sunday Services# Phone: 306-792-2102 email: o!ce@springsidebap"st.com website: www.springsidebap"st.com

Summer Service Schedule: Sunday Morning Worship Service @ 10:00 am. Sunday Sermons are available online. Childcare is provided during the Worship Service for toddlers to age 4.

Pastor Richards words.Summer is here! God is always faithful to provide us with each season. Lets take the opportunity to use this one wisely. One of the things I look forward to is spending time with family, friends and new friends at a more

relaxed pace. I encourage you to thank God for the relationships He has given you. Then go spend some time with your neighbor. Or go make a new friend with

someone new to the community. Have a great summer and remember to thank God for the people in your life and for the fact that He has given you life to enjoy.

Upcoming Events

August 26 30 Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Springside Baptist Church *runs daily from 9:00 11:30 am.

VBS is for children in Kindergarten to Grade 6. Come out to the Church every morning for games, crafts, stories, music & more!

September Fall Programs & Schedules resume: Youth, Awana, Sunday School, Womens Ministries

Moms Morning Out will resume in mid-October.

AWANA Registration Night is September 18 @ 6:30 pm.

Have a great summer!

There is still room for campers to register in

the Young Teen, Tween & Senior High camps as well as Family Camp 2.

Children & Teen Camps

July 14-19: Young Teen (Ages 13-15)

July 21-26: Tween 1 (Ages 11-13)

August 11-16: Senior High (Age 15-Grade 12)

August 25-30: Tween 2 (Ages 11-13)

Family Camp

June 28-July 1: Family Camp 2

To register, visit our website @ www.gsbcamp.ca

or call 306-792-4466 for more information.

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Farmers Almanac Summer Weather Predictions

July 2013 12th-15th. Hot and dry, then stormy in Alberta, Saskatchewan; thunderstorms for Manitoba. 16th-19th. Windy. 20th-23rd. Hot then scattered showers. 24th-27th. Hot again, then strong winds and rain through Alberta; threatening skies for Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 28th-31st. Heavy showers and thunderstorms over Prairies east.

August 2013 1st-3rd. Mostly fair and hot. 4th-7th. Showers for Heritage Day in Alberta, Saskatchewan Day in Saskatchewan, and Civic Holiday in Manitoba, then some clearing skies. 8th-11th. Threatening from Rocky Mountains; some thunderstorms over Saskatchewan and Manitoba, then fair. 12th-15th. Clearing. 16th-19th. Hot in the Prairies, then wet weather spreads east. 20th-23rd. More hot weather, with scattered showers and thunderstorms into Alberta from the west. 24th-27th. Storms move through Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 28th-31st. Mostly fair, turning wet.

September 2013 1st-3rd. Showers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba for Labour Day; changeable for Alberta. 4th-7th. Pleasant, then thunderstorms from the Rocky Mountains east through the Prairies. 8th-11th. Fair skies. 12th-15th. Pleasant initially, then some showers Rockies through the Prairies east. 16th-19th. Pleasant, then stormy in Alberta, with some wet snow possible in some of the highest elevations. 20th-23rd. Stormy through the Prairies. 24th-27th. Fair and cold, becoming unsettled east into Alberta and Saskatchewan. 28th-30th. Clearing and cold. for the Prairies.

Mark Your Calendar

July

13th Jareds Walk for Diabetes

20th Ukrainetz Auctioneering 4 Household Auction at the rink 10:00 am.

July 22nd/23rd S.C.R. Summer Tour (for kids 6-12)

August

5th S.R.A. bingo at the hall

19th/20th S.C.R. Summer Tour (for kids 6-12)

23rd-25th Shamrock Kennel and Obedience Dog Show

26th-30th Vacation Bible School for kids (K Grade 6) at Springside Baptist Church 9-11:30 am.

September

2nd S.R.A. bingo at the hall

6th Story hour at the library resumes

28th Tam and Sams Walk Against Violence

Notice to Residents of the Town of Springside

New Landfill Dumping Fees Effective August 1, 2013

Unbagged grass, trees, garden refuse Free

Carload (of a couple of bags) $5.00

ton truck $10.00

ton truck and trailer $20.00

2 Axle trailer $25.00

1 Ton Truck $40.00

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Grade 8 Grad at Springside School -Rhonda Eastcott

On Wednesday, June 5th the gym at Springside School was decorated and ready. Parents, siblings, grandparents and friends arrived for the grade eight graduation of eight very nice looking young people from the community. The grade eight class of 2013 is: Taylor Gibson, Cassie Jones, Adrianna Payne, Maverick Schneider, Raelynn Sharp, Will Smith, Tyler Stratechuk and Jarrett Stumph.

Mr. Krawetz, principal of Springside School opened the program with some of the top movies, songs and toys from the years that the students were born. This was followed by a delicious pot luck supper provided by the good cooks of the group. The teachers provided a dessert table and even though we ate too much from the main table, almost all made a trip or two to try out the desserts.

Following dinner the grads were introduced and a slide presentation of them as babies until now was shown, amidst lots of laughter from the guests and a few groans from the students.

Guests and students then proceeded out to the front steps for the official grad picture to be hung on the wall with the other graduating classes from previous years.

We wish the grads the best in their next four years in high school and in whatever career they choose. We are proud to say that you were students here. Remember no one ever gets anywhere in life without a dream.

Dream big and work hard to attain it.

We would like to thank Mr. Krawetz for his years as principal of Springside School and the best of luck in his new position as principal of Columbia School in Yorkton. . Have a safe and happy summer!

Springside Walking Club Receives Grant from Sunrise Health Region -Deb Keyowski With winter being long and icy sidewalks dangerous, Clara Merkley decided to start up a walking club. With the intention of finding a safe place to walk and a way to keep in shape, Clara applied for the Health promotion grant from the Sunrise Health Region. She was successful in her bid and received the grant in the amount of $1,200.00. With the money, she arranged to have the hall rented for the duration of one hour per session three days a week from the month of November until the end of April. The walking club was open to all ages and was free of charge to anyone wishing to attend. Approximately fifteen residents took advantage of the opportunity. Thank you to Clara Merkley for taking the initiative to make the club a reality and to the Sunrise Health District for providing the funding for the project!

L to R: Marjorie Pace, Robin Hamilton, Clara Merkley, Hope Sutton, Harvey Sturtz, Mae Pawliw, Barry Merriman, Louise Farkus, Jean Sander.

-Photo by Joan Popoff

Over 35 years of specialized insurance

expertise including agribusiness and

rural based operations

Risk Management Services

Risk assessment & Identification

Claims Oversight Disaster Planning

Coverage and Cost Comparisons

Jack P. Sobkovich

President BA, CRM, CCIB

1954 Garry League Champions The boys of summer.... Front Row L to R; Arnold Gerber (scorekeeper and vice-manager) Beverley Bucknum (Mascot), Gus Laube (President). Second Row L to R: Mervin Laube (manager) Fritz Kisser, Murray Washenfelder (bat boy) Donald Pinder.Back Row L to R: Donn Laube, Alfred Bort, Gordon Berrns, Paul Kutcher, Bobby McPhee, Billy Chopey, Lyall Davies, Norbert Grunert, Mervin Langley. Missing; Joe Merriman (bat boy), Dave Washenfelder (secretary)

The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.

-John F. Kennedy

Springside Lions Club -Judy Berrns

The new executive for the 2013-2014 year will be: President Melvin Hnidey Past President Connie Zazula Secretary Judy Berrns Treasurer Brian Berrns

We are pleased to announce that 4 new members have joined our club: Karlie Holtkamp, Mitch Hnidey, Erin Ballhorn and Tom Ballhorn. We look forward to having them on our team. If you are interested in becoming a member, please let us know!

The recipient for the Doreen Berrns Memorial Scholarship at the Yorkton Regional High School is Shauna Turner congratulations Shauna! The Springside Lions Club sponsors scholarships in the amount of $500.00 at both the Yorkton Regional High School and Sacred Heart High Schools. Please contact the schools for criteria information.

We will be continuing with our Community Calendars and in order to keep information current, please let us know of any changes to your familys status births, deaths, etc. This can be done by mailing the information to the Springside Lions Club at Box 261, Springside. New families wishing to be included on the calendar are most welcome to do so just let us know your names and dates of birth (no year) and wedding anniversary date as well. Calendars will be $10.00 as in previous years and will be available for pickup the first week of December. Please watch for posters for the annual calendar pickup day which also includes a pancake breakfast and raffle. We are also on the lookout for a picture for the calendar each year free calendar to the person whose picture is chosen!

Thanks for all your support this year we will continue to help with worthwhile projects in our community.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer!!!

Blast From the Past...

Phone: 306-792-4732 Fax: 306-792-4770 Email jps.risk@sasktel.net

GO, GO, go to the Library this summer! -Marion Ockochinski

The summer reading program for 2013 has a

theme of GO. That leaves lots of room for imagination and lots of room for fun and reading.

Every summer the Springside library has ideas to keep kids reading. This summer we will be giving reading passports to the kids when they sign up to be part of a reading team. When the kids read three books they will get a sticker to add to their passport pages. These stickers have special codes to be entered online at www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca where there are games and events for all the kids and a chance to enter our librarys name. We will start by reading the book Hey! Canada: a story of a grandmother taking her two grandchildren on a trip around Canada and their adventures along the way. We plan to read a province or territory (or more) each week on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. Following this, the reading teams will participate in games or challenges. Thursdays we will have board games or bingo starting at 1:30 and a couple of Thursdays we may show movies as well if interest is there. Friday mornings at 10 the younger set are welcome to come for a story reading. There will be another reading challenge: Read Round the World where children will be encouraged to pick a country, read up on that country and mark it on the map and in their passports.

We have Summer Reading activity books as well with puzzles and story ideas and as with past summers there will be a Lego table all summer long to build things that GO! Dont leave the kids to have all the fun! Come to the Library and read together all summer long! Story hour will begin again on September 6th for the 3, 4 and 5 year olds. Stop in to register.

Library hours: Tuesday: 1:00-7:00 Thursday 1:00-6:00 Friday 9:30-12:30 Phone: 306-792-4743 Marion at home 306-792-2107 Celebrating Success

Springside Resident Chosen for Position on Regina Rams Football Club

Dalton Fichtner of Springside has cracked a sixty man roster to be chosen to play with the University of Regina Rams football club in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Football league. Dalton, who has played quarterback and

defensive back with the Yorkton Regional High School Raiders, will be playing defensive back for the Rams, while pursuing a post- secondary degree at the U of R . Dalton is the son of Sheldon and Tracey Fichtner of Springside. Congratulations Dalton! Your family and the community of Springside are very proud of you!

The Pet Corner

Inoculating your pets - Margaret-Ann Irving of Fur Fettish Farm: The Importance of inoculating your pets is almost as important as inoculating your children. I realize a lot of readers are not old enough to remember the Polio epidemic that devastated many families in the 40s but one way to try to explain viruses to people is to use Polio as an example. We eradicated Polio with vaccinations; almost everyone raised in Canada will have a round scar on their upper arm from being lined up and inoculated as children. The only way we are going to eradicate some of the viruses that threaten our pets is to do the same thing, but we need to have everyone on board with this program and that is like trying to herd sheep, it is impossible to get them all going the same direction. Fighting viruses that are invisible and spread by simply touching a surface that it is on, and then touching another surface, is like Superman fighting Krypton. Deadly viruses, such as Parvo, Distemper and Rabies, can live on a dry surface for up to a week and on a wet surface for over a year. Weather conditions do little to deter them; freezing does not kill them, nor does hot weather. Our only defense is to have our pets inoculated against these viruses. Rabies is the most deadly, so protecting our dogs with yearly inoculations is of upmost importance, especially farm dogs that are loose at night when an intruding wild animal, that may be infected, can wander into the yard. Many people do not realize that the dog, or cat, doesnt actually need to be bitten by the animal carrying the virus, they can contact it simply by being exposed to the urine, feces or saliva of the infected animal. An infected animal can lick from a dish, then the uninfected, unprotected animal (such as the farm dog) can lick from the same dish and pick the virus up and then become infected and the cycle continues. Next in line of deadly viruses is Parvo, young pups are especially at risk as they have no immunity against this virus once they quit nursing the mother

(who only produces a strong immunity for her pups if she herself is inoculated). This virus can be spread simply by stepping in a spot where an infected animal has relieved itself, or left saliva on a surface, and then it is carried to the next spot where it awaits a host....like a wood tick, only invisible. Not only to young dogs need to be given a series of boosters to beef up their immune system, they need to be basically quarantined in an environment where they are not exposed to anywhere other dogs frequent until three weeks after their third booster. I advise people obtaining a new pup to keep it in their own yard and be especially vigilant about keeping their shoe soles clean and away from the area the pup is kept in until three weeks AFTER the third set of vaccinations. It is only common sense to wash your hands before (and after) handling your pet, for your safety and that of your pet. Pet owners need to educate themselves on what inoculations their pet needs and be responsible enough to keep their pet protected. A pet depends on its master for food, dental care and health issues. We have some pretty awesome vets in our area, but they are not miracle workers, we have to get them involved before the pet is sick or infected. Neutering is just as important as inoculations but that is another story we will address in another issue.

Shamrock Kennel & Obedience Dog Show

Springside Arena August 23rd 25th 2013

Coming this fall to Springside:

SPRINGSIDE VESNA UKRAINIAN DANCE CLUB

Starting this fall Springside will be offering Ukrainian Dance Lessons for children 3 and up. All levels of dance welcome. Stay tuned

for more info to come!

Check out "Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance Club" on facebook to keep up to date on all

the news!

I would like to thank all the people for the cards and well wishes when I was in the hospital and at home Thank you very much.

Lorne Falkowski

Note of Thanks From Richard Reeves

Thanks to all who have helped in any way during the time I spent in the Springside area dealing with the passing of my brothers Wilfred and Wesley and with the handling of their estates. Your kindness has not gone unnoticed. Condolences and expressions of sympathy are much appreciated. So many of you made a difficult job easy for me. The staffs at the local places of business and the Town of Springside have given me what I consider to be special treatment. Individuals have helped in innumerable ways. Perhaps you made my job easier by buying some article or otherwise helping me dispose of things. Perhaps you helped in the care and maintenance of the property or kept a watchful eye on it.. Perhaps you made my stay more enjoyable with offers of food or a place to stay or by lending me something I needed. Perhaps you took the time to visit or stop to ask me how its going. For all these kindnesses I am grateful. Thank you.

How well do you know your town?

Sticks and Stones Puzzle -Marion Ockochinski

It is the close observations of little things which is the secret of success in business, in arts, in science and in every pursuit of life.

-Samuel Smiles

Microwave Play Dough (easier than the traditional cooked playdough) Ingredients: 3 cups plain flour 1/2 cup salt 3 tablespoons oil 6 teaspoons cream of tartar 3 cups water yellow food colouring (or

whatever colour you wish to use)

Method: Mix all the ingredients in a microwave dish. Cover and microwave on high for about seven minutes, stirring half way through. Knead when cool.

Q: What did the pig say at the beach on a hot summers day?

A: Im bakin.

A fun idea for a summer party! Give each child a pool noodle and set them loose with a number of balloons to try and get into a goal or basket. On a hot day, insert a dowell into the hole in the noodle, fill up the balloons with water and watch the kids have a great time,

getting wet and having summer fun!

Summer Harvest Got Rhubarb? -Deb Keyowski This is the time of year that if you dont have rhubarb growing in your yard, there is a good chance that a kindly neighbor will be offering you bagsful of this abundant vegetable (that is used like a fruit). If youve been declining the offer because you really dont know what to do with it, here are some suggestions. Enjoy!

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

cup margarine 1 cup sugar 1 egg cup buttermilk or sour cream tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Soda tsp. Vanilla 2 cups flour cup brown sugar cup nuts 3 cups rhubarb Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg and milk. Add salt, soda, vanilla and flour. Stir in rhubarb. Sprinkle brown sugar and nuts on top. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes, or until done. Topping; cup margarine cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla cup evaporated milk Heat in saucepan and pour over top of cake while hot.

Easy Rhubarb Strawberry Jam 6-8 cups rhubarb cut into one inch chunks - (2 lbs. Rhubarb = about 5-6 cups) 3 cups sugar to taste. 1 pkg. (3 oz.) strawberry Jell-O Wash and cut rhubarb stalks into one inch pieces and place in a large pan. Mix in sugar with Rhubarb chunks. Cover and let sit for a least an hour (up to overnight) until the juices come out of the rhubarb. Cook rhubarb mixture over medium heat stirring and mashing until it is soft and pieces of rhubarb have mostly disintegrated

(about 10-12 minutes). Turn off heat and stir in dry gelatin mix. Transfer to jars and process in hot bath or refrigerate, or freeze.

Rhubarb Crisp cup sugar 3 tbsp. Cornstarch 3 cups sliced fresh rhubarb 2 cups sliced peeled apples or sliced strawberries 1 cup quick cooking or old fashioned oats cup packed brown sugar cup butter or margarine, melted 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp. Cinnamon In a large bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch. Add rhubarb and apples or strawberries; toss to coat. Spoon into an 8 inch square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the oats, brown sugar, butter, flour and cinnamon until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until bubbly and fruit is tender. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.

Rhubarb Muffins

1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 large egg 1 1/3 cups flour 1 cup diced rhubarb 2/3 cups brown sugar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt

Blend together sour cream, oil and egg. Set aside. In another bowl, stir remaining ingredients together. Combine second bowl with sour cream mixture, stirring just until moistened. Fill 12 large muffin cups 2/3 full.

Topping: 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup chopped nuts 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. melted butter Combine ingredients and spoon on each muffin.

Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes.

Moments to Remember

U. of S. Convocation

Cody Tillman , son of Sheila and Randy Tillman of

Springside convocated from the University of

Saskatchewan with a degree in Business Management. Cody

is currently employed with Morris Industries in

Saskatoon.

Congratulations Cody! We wish you all the best in

the future.

From This Day Forward

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Zidkovich

Michelle Breitkreuz, daughter of Royal and Sharon Breitkreuz was united in marriage with Daniel Zidkovich, son of Alex

and Cheryl Zidkovich on Apr. 6, 2013. The happy couple are

residing in Biggar, Sk.

Congratulatio ns Michelle and Daniel. We wish you many years of health and

happiness.

Springside Housing Authority bids

Farewell

Vi Rodgerson who has moved to Yorkton was

recently honored by the Springside Housing

Authority for her many years of service on the

board.

Thank you, Vi for your dedication to the

community and we wish you well in the

future.

-photo by Grace Goltz

Congratulations Grade Twelve Graduates

Morgan Clifford Dalton Fichtner

David Kauenhofen Shawna Turner

Tyler Shumay Tyler Sherwood

Miranda Lisoway

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Congratulations to Melodie and Wayne Monka of Springside on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary on June 11, 2013. We wish you many more years of health and happiness.

The Rock Comes to Springside On Wednesday, June 26th, motorists on Railway Ave in Springside did a double take as a huge climbing Rock appeared across from the Credit Union. The Rock 98 Five FM and Camp Whiteside are touring communities this summer, setting up the structure and giving brave residents the opportunity to scale the wall. Thank you to The Rock and Camp Whiteside for including our community. YOU ROCK!!!!!

Springside Hair Shoppe

New Hours for the Summer

9:00 am. to 2:00 pm.

I will book later appointments upon request

306-792-2281

Please be sure to call ahead to avoid disappointment

Congratulations

In Loving Memory

Victoria (Perrinet) LesannOct. 10, 1915 March 27, 2013

Mervin Earl Hunt Aug. 31, 1937 March 30, 2013 Bertha (Werner) Masurat

May 8, 1921 Apr. 11, 2013

Metro (Matt) Spilchen Aug. 10, 1925 March 26, 2013

Alice (Fransishyn) Rodych July 10, 1920 May 9, 2013

Life is eternal and love is immortal and death is only a

horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.

-Rossler W. Raymond

Lawrence St. Pierre June 8, 1940 March 2, 2013

Deepest sympathy is extended to Marion and Lloyd Ockochinski on the passing of Marions father, Peter Campbell of Edmonton. .

To family and friends of those departed, we extend our sincere sympathy

Summer Safety

Dehydration -Regina Melnyk

WATER; WATER....ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH? Springside...the name gives us an image of pure, good tasting water. And this is what we are fortunate to have if we are on the

municipal water supply. Abundant, safe and at a reasonable cost; water is our most precious resource and often the most abused. Potable water to wash clothes, cars, flush toilets, water gardens and lawns seems like a waste. The municipal water supply is subject to weekly testing by the provincial lab. Hooray!!! No need for us to buy bottled water. But are you getting enough of this wonderful elixir? Mild dehydration is probably more common than you might think. Some signs of dehydration are thirst, hunger, headaches, fatigue, dry mouth, bad breath, fuzzy thinking and lack of focus, confusion, irritability, negative mood, dizziness, and leg cramps. Our sense of thirst diminishes when we reach the age of fifty so we cannot rely on the thirst sensation to know when we need to drink more. As we age this loss of sensation can become more pronounced. We need at least sixty four ounces or two liters of water a day; more as the activity level increases; when its hot, when we are on certain medications. Long term mild dehydration will have an effect on kidneys, heart and the skin.

So drink up! Its good for the body; its good for you.

Community Notes

Thank you to Darrel and Shirley Hueser of Planters Paradise for their donation of the beautiful flowers that have been planted in the planters around town.

Thanks also to Joan Popoff, Evelyne Sturtz, Regina Melnyk, Jean Sander and Donna Gall for planting the flowers and to Trevor Shindle for preparing the beds and Dan Derow for hauling dirt.

Answers to Sticks and Stones Puzzle

Row 1: Springside School, Wrought iron gate to the fire bell tower at the Town Park, construction of model cabin (now removed) formerly along Railway Ave., Lions park on south side of Highway 16,

Row 2: Town Park, Windows of the rink lobby area, Centennial Hall, Old firefighting equipment at Town Park,

Row 3: Brick pavers at the Heritage Place, Lutheran church, monument at town clock

Row 4: Lions Park along Highways 16 and 47, Baptist Church sign, Cenotaph,

Row 5: Old school building, now used as Town Equipment storage.

Tam and Sams Walk Against Violence

Sept. 28, 2013

The Gardening Corner Beneficial Insects in the Garden -Deb Keyowski

The following is an excerpt from the College of Agriculture and Bio Resources website at the University of Saskatchewan

DRAGON FLY-Both the adult and nymph form of this insect are active predators on many insects, but are especially predacious on mosquitos. The dragon fly spends much of its life cycle around or in water, which is also the breeding ground for mosquitos. Many types of dragon flies are common to our area. Adult size may range from 3.8 - 7.6 cm. in length, and color ranges from brown to blue.

LADYBUG- Also called the "lady bird," this insect is more

correctly called a "lady beetle." Many different types of

lady beetles are found in North America, and almost all

are considered extremely valuable predatory insects. As

a whole they prey mainly on soft-bodied insects such as

aphids, mealy bugs and scale insects, but they also feed

on egg masses of many other insects. The soft-bodied,

unattractive, black-and-orange spotted larvae of this

insect do not resemble the attractive hard-bodied-

orange and black spotted parents, but the larvae are

ferocious insects with an insatiable appetite for aphids.

GROUND BEETLE- A very large family of insects with

over 2500 species in North America. These hard-shelled

beetles are mostly black in color but can have an

iridescent hue to their shell. They are mostly night

feeding insects and not commonly seen during the day,

unless found hiding under stones or debris on the soil.

As a family they are considered highly beneficial, with

both larvae and adult forms feeding on numerous

insects, slugs and snails. They are also reported to

consume soil maggots, cutworms and other soil borne

larvae. Adult ground beetles are approximately 1 cm. in

length.

GREEN LACEWING-These beautiful and delicate insects

have earned a common name of "aphid lions," because

of their enormous appetite for aphids. Both adult and

larvae forms also feed on mealy bugs, other small larvae

and eggs of many insects and mites. The brown

lacewing is more common in the USA, where it is often

called the "aphid wolf." Green lacewings are easily

recognized by their large, delicate and usually

transparent wings, with green and black venation. The

fierce-looking mouth parts of the lacewing larvae help

to reinforce its common name of aphid lion. Adult

lacewings are approximately 1-2 cm. long.

BLISTER BEETLE-This insect can be both beneficial and

harmful. The adult form of the Nuttall blister beetle will

consume foliage and flowers of plants in the legume

family, and therefore can be quite destructive.

However, the larvae form of this same insect will also

consume large volumes of grasshopper egg masses. The

blister beetle is easily recognized by its dark, metallic

green or purple shell, giving it an iridescent sheen.

These insects are seldom noticed except when the

adults swarm in June. The adult form is approximately 2

cm. in length. If blister beetles are found feeding on

desirable plants (caragana, honeysuckle, beans, peas),

spray the plants with water to discourage the insects. If

this fails, resort to a pesticide to protect the plants.

Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.

-Christie Todd Whitman

Bitz nBytes would like to thank the following for their generous donations;

Springside Skating Club

Kevin and Janine Graves

Paul and Helen Byblow

Grace Chalupiak

Vi Rodgerson

Springside 4H Beef Club

Elaine Bagg

Dan and Christel Derow Springside Plumbing and Heating

Thanks also to the businesses who prominently display our donation boxes.

Bitz nBytes is a community newspaper, created by non-paid volunteers and not affiliated with or funded by any club or organization. We depend solely on your monetary donations for survival of the paper. If you wish to contribute please make your cheque payable to Bitz nBytes, Box 388, Springside, SK. S0A 3V0. Donation cans are also located at Springside Fine Foods, Springside Credit Union and the town office. Monies raised will be used for the creation and distribution of the paper. Canada Post rates are applicable to all mail outs as well as insertion into the local mailboxes. Receipts are available upon request.

Bitz n Bytes Contacts;

Deb Keyowski 306-792-2104

Marion Ockochinski 306-792-2107

Regina Melnyk 306-792-2247

Cristal Ockochinski 306-792-4752

Rhonda Eastcott 306-792-2231

The deadline for the fall issue is Sept. 20, 2013. To avoid disappointment and to have your submission included, please adhere to this deadline. Thank you.

Our deepest gratitude is extended to Mr. Ray Kerr and Toshiba Canada in Yorkton, without whom our paper would not be a reality.