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orderBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Doug Ottenbreit was angry to receive a prop-erty maintenance order from the City of Melville instructing him to clean up his yard, even though he had been away for two months dealing with his wife’s death and mother’s illness.

Ottenbreit submitted a three-page letter to city council expressing his frustration and rebutted several claims in the order.

“I was not pleased by receiving a property maintenance order, given that some of the things complained about are not visible from the street,” he told the Melville Ad-vance. “I deserve some privacy on my own prop-erty. So I’m not happy with the situation.”

In the maintenance order, it instructed him to remove: parts of a dead tree, a junk vehi-cle, weeds, a skeleton of a deer under the truck, and fix a section of his house. He had to comply by the end of August, or public works would do it for him and he would be billed.

During its Aug. 20 workshop meeting, coun-cil voted 4-1 in favour of a recommendation to grant an extension to the cleanup order to Friday, Sept. 28 to remedy the property contraventions.

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Fair acknowledges new cultures in communityBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Melville’s cultural makeup has changed over the last few years, so a group of resi-dents wants to acknowledge those new cul-tures by holding a fair.

The inaugural Multicultural Harvest Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at a little league base-ball diamond near the Railway Museum in the regional park.

The event will feature a barbecue, ethnic cuisine and cultural performances. There will be games, a watermelon eating contest, live music, a tug of war, dancing, and a 50/50 draw. There will also be opportunity to ask questions of the different cultural groups.

Event sponsors will award gift cards and prizes throughout the day.

Colleen Gorecki and businessman Va-hagn Gabrielyan have been planning the event for over a couple of months and are in-viting other businesses to take part. Gabrie-

lyan, the owner of the Independent grocery store, is providing the food for the barbecue.

“We want everybody to come together to meet. We want everyone to get to know one another,” Gorecki said, pointing out Melville has become more multicultural recently.

For example, Gabrielyan is Romanian, while more people are living in the commu-nity who are Aboriginal, Syrian, East In-dian and Filipino.

The Yorkton Tribal Council has commit-ted to erecting a tent at the fair, while In-dian tacos and bannock will also be served. The Filipino community has committed to providing chow main and spring rolls; the Indian community intends to provide curry; the Ukrainian community plans to contrib-ute perogies and cabbage rolls; there will also be other European cuisines.

“We want to keep everything low cost so people can enjoy (the fair),” Gorecki said. Prices for drinks and the barbecue will be $1 to $3; there is no cost for sampling the ethnic foods. “I don’t care what nationality

you are, come cook for us.”All the funds raised will go to community

charities, which have yet to be determined.Some people have told Gorecki and Ga-

brielyan that organizing a multiethnic fair seems like too much work, but Gorecki pointed out once people see how successfulthis is, the event will grow in the future.

She acknowledged this first year will be difficult, but figures people will have fun attending.

“You never know who will participate,”she added.

The fair is being held in the regionalpark since there is adequate space to host an event of this size, Gorecki said. Organiz-ers are slightly worried about the weather in mid-September, but don’t believe there is a venue in Melville large enough to host everyone.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” addedGorecki. “There are so many people in our area, we should get to know them and em-brace them.”

Siblings Mohid, Isra, and Naseh Alim Hanif want to encourage motorists to drive slowly through school zones since school starts on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Mohid, 6, is going into Grade 1, Isra, 8, is going into Grade 4, and Naseh, 10, is going into Grade 5. SGI has increased the financial penalties for speeding through school zones, so if you have a lead foot and drive 20 km/h over the speed limit, you will receive a fine of $390. School zones are in effect from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

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SubmittedThe Government of Saskatchewan is marking the

anniversary of the Protection and Response Team (PRT), created one year ago to help reduce crime in rural Saskatchewan.

“Highway patrol officers and conservation officers are providing valuable support to the RCMP and mu-nicipal police services,” said Minister of Corrections and Policing Christine Tell. “These partnerships are helping to ensure Saskatchewan communities and families are safe.”

“Our government continues to look at innovative ways to address crime in Saskatchewan,” added Min-ister of Justice and Attorney General Don Morgan said. “The PRT has helped increase the presence of law enforcement in communities across our province, and we are thankful to our PRT officers from differ-ent backgrounds that have been integral to the first year of this initiative.”

“Protection and Response Team members have as-sisted the RCMP on several occasions, over the last year, by providing the initial response to in-progress, criminal code calls for service,” said Assistant Com-missioner Curtis Zablocki, commanding officer of the RCMP in Saskatchewan said. “Working with our partner agencies is enhancing visibility and increas-ing capacity to respond to calls for service.”

Since the operational launch of the PRT in April, conservation officers and highway patrol officers have responded to more than 400 PRT calls.

Two examples of the work PRT members are doing to keep residents safe include: a Saskatchewan con-servation officer located a theft suspect in Kindersley who had fled from a rural property; another conser-vation officer responded to a call for help from Pine-house RCMP in a successful high-risk takedown.

The initiative includes Saskatchewan Highway Patrol Officers and Ministry of Environment Conser-vation Officers, and police officers from the RCMP, Saskatoon Police Service, Prince Albert Police Ser-vice, Regina Police Service, Moose Jaw Police Ser-vice, Estevan Police Service, and the Weyburn Police Service. The goal of the PRT is to:• Improve police response to emergency calls for ser-vices, including property crimes that are in progress;• Enhance uniform visibility and presence in rural

Saskatchewan;• Increase the enforcement of drug trafficking on Sas-katchewan’s roadways; and• Enhance the safety of roads by reducing the number of serious collisions and fatalities.

PRT vehicles are equipped with Automatic Li-cense Plate Readers (ALPRs). SGI has funded 136 ALPRs in Saskatchewan, with a total investment of approximately $3.8 million.

SubmittedLynn Hoffman and her family love the outdoors

and have always enjoyed camping, hiking and trav-elling together.

In 2003, Hoffman began experiencing extreme pain and pressure in her ribs and pelvis. When things didn’t get better with time, she consulted her doctors. After countless medical tests, Hoffman was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable can-cer of the plasma cells. She was 50.

From then on, Hoffman has faced many challenges but she is thankful for her family that has supported her along the way. “The biggest challenge was not being able to do all the things that I use to,” she says. “However, my family stuck by me and helped me with everything. They are amazing.”

Hoffman, now 65, underwent stem cell treatment and has been in remission for the past seven years. She felt compelled to help other patients by raising awareness about myeloma. Her resolve prompted her to start the Melville Multiple Miles for Myeloma Walk. Its ninth edition will be held on Saturday, Sept.8, at 1 p.m. at Melville Comprehensive School.

The Multiple Myeloma March increases awareness and raises funds for clinical research and supports advocacy for accelerated access to new therapies for Canadians living with myeloma.

The five-kilometre walk/run has helped support Canadian clinical trial research that has the poten-tial to be practice-changing and shape the Canadian treatment landscape. Over the last decade, the aver-age life expectancy of a myeloma patient has doubled, with many now living 10 years or longer thanks to unprecedented advances in research and the devel-

opment of new treatment options. “The Multiple Myeloma March is critical for rais-

ing funds for clinical research that give myeloma patients access to new treatments that have been proven to make a difference in patient outcomes,” says Dr. Julie Stakiw, Hemato-oncologist, Saskatch-ewan Cancer Agency.

Hoffman hopes this year’s Multiple Miles for My-eloma Walk will contribute to further improving pa-tient outcomes. “It’s encouraging to know that there is more awareness about myeloma than there was when I was diagnosed almost 15 years ago,” she says.

Melville is one of 23 communities across the coun-try that will be participating in the Multiple Myeloma March. The financial goal this year for Melville is $10,000.About Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma, commonly referred to as my-eloma, is a cancer of the plasma cells found in the bone marrow. Plasma cells are a type of immune cell that produce antibodies to fight infection. Although myeloma is generally referred to as a blood cancer, it is more specifically a cancer affecting the immune system. The cause or causes of myeloma remain un-known.

Every day, eight Canadians are diagnosed with myeloma, with the average age of diagnosis in the mid-sixties. Despite a growing prevalence, it remains relatively unknown. With the aging population and new and better treatments, the number of patients living with the disease will continue to increase.About Myeloma Canada

Myeloma Canada is a non-profit, charitable organi-zation created by, and for people impacted by multiple

myeloma, a relatively unknown cancer of the plasma cells. Exclusively devoted to the Canadian myeloma community, Myeloma Canada has been making my-eloma matter since 2005.

As a patient-driven, patient-focused grassroots or-ganization, Myeloma Canada drives collaborative ef-forts to unify the voice of the community to effectively shape the Canadian treatment landscape with a com-mitted focus on the improvement of patient outcomes.

For more information about Myeloma Canada, visit, myeloma.ca

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Food bank had good summer, but still needs new buildingBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Pointing to all the food supplies piled around her, Melville and District Food Bank president Col-leen Gorecki makes her case for why the organi-zation needs a new build-ing in which to operate.

Numerous containers of laundry detergent sit on a table in one corner, while boxes of children’s cookies are crammed into a shelf with peanut but-ter jars. Stovetop Stuff-ing boxes sit stacked on the floor, while bags of coffee and muffin baking powder sit in the middle of the room.

Boxes of other sup-plies also line the hall-way leading into the back room, making it a tight squeeze to get to those other products.

“We are in dire need of a new building. Dire need,” Gorecki said while standing in the midst of all the boxes. “This building isn’t going to last much longer, with the way we keep expand-ing.”

About 90 per cent of the food bank’s clients are the working poor, she explained. They have enough money to pay the bills, but little leftover for food; they simply need a helping hand up. The food bank needs to move into a bigger building so it can better facilitate the support it provides.

“We’re crammed in here,” remarked Gorecki.

The organization pur-chased an older house 30 years ago as the food

bank location. At that time, Gorecki noted, there were few people who needed the food bank’s services. Now, the organization needs a community kitchen to teach people to cook from scratch.

The food bank has also taken on the respon-sibility of sponsoring a breakfast program in Lemberg and Balcarres.

Gorecki is able to purchase plenty of food supplies and other ne-cessities through her couponing — for which she is thankful — but the problem is storing all those items. She pon-dered joining forces with another organization that has a larger build-ing.

“I know we’ll find a building,” she said. “It will take a little time; this building is not going to last.” Summer support

The food bank is doing well after a busy and excellent summer, said Gorecki. The commu-nity was supportive and brought in many food items, including harvest bounties and garden veg-etables.

Going into the fall, the organization needs items such as spaghetti, canned tuna and meats, and soups.

The food bank also helped more than 100 children with the After the Bell program, where kids took home a back-pack of food every week and didn’t go hungry.

With the support

of community grocery stores, the food bank provided enough fresh fruits, vegetables and meat for families, with clients responsible for purchasing milk.

The food bank also grew its own vegetable garden this year with the help of the Melville 4-H club.

“That really helped … ,” said Gorecki. “Fresh is always better than canned.”

The food bank has been lucky that it has had enough food supplies to support many people and ensure no one goes hungry, she added, which has been a blessing in disguise.

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“It is dangerous tobe right when the

government is wrong.” Voltaire

Wall saysgov’t made

right decisionson spending

Dear Editor:Recently, political columnist Murray Mandryk

wrote in this paper about provincial debt. I thought it reasonable then to offer these addi-

tional facts. Much like some households, the Province of Sas-

katchewan has two “kinds” of debt. The first is aptly described as operating debt. It is used to cover rev-enue shortfalls and not tied to a particular asset. It’s like credit card debt. The second is debt tied to specific assets, like a mortgage. Clearly, the latter is much more acceptable than the former.

During our time in office we paid $700 million off of Saskatchewan’s credit card debt so that operating debt is now $700 million less than when were elected. It’s true that many long-term projects that have been built or rebuilt in Saskatchewan over this last de-cade of growth both in government proper and in the crowns have used long term financing. Crown corpo-rations, like any large utility corporations, use debt to finance infrastructure renewal and expansion. These were very essential and important investments made by our government after inheriting a situation of massive infrastructure deficit, especially in the crowns.

Then there were also the major projects built such as 40 new and replacement schools, new long-term care facilities, a Children’s Hospital, new hospitals in Moose Jaw and Humboldt, record highways invest-ments and the list goes on.

After all of that investment, Saskatchewan fi-nances are still stronger than what we inherited.

At the end of the decade of growth through which I had the honour of serving:• $700 million of unsupported operating debt paid off• First ever AAA credit rating for Saskatchewan’s fi-nances, maintained through the last four years of sig-nificantly reduced resource revenue• The second lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio among all provinces

The last budget I was part of laid out a three-year plan to get to balance notwithstanding dramatically lower resource revenue. Congratulations to Premier Scott Moe and Finance Minister Donna Harpaurer for continuing with, and in fact, strengthening that plan.

I note that this week’s first quarter budget report shows the government is on track with its plan to get to balance and it also shows lower debt.

While so many other provinces are choosing mas-sive operating deficits with no credible plan to bal-ance, we chose to meet the challenge and keep our finances and our province strong.

Sincerely, Brad Wall,Swift Current, SK

Something needs to change at RM levelOne of the most bi-

zarre reactions from Saskatchewan conserva-tives this summer was their cheering over new Ontario Premier Doug Ford reducing the size of Toronto city council.

Whether there are, in-deed, too many Toronto councillors is tough for us to out here to determine. But if one agrees solely based on Ford’s belief that voters have never said we need more politicians, this is a inconsistent position for many.

Notwithstanding its purported belief in smaller government, it was the conservative-minded Sas-katchewan Party government that increased our legislature by three MLAs to 61 members prior to the 2016 election. It’s also the belief of the Sask. Party government and its supporters that we don’t need to reduce local rural municipal government be-cause things are just fine.

Suffice to say, there is a lot of inconsistency here — not to mention a little outdated thinking.

For example, if the government is demanding more efficiency by reducing health governance and administration, shouldn’t the same thoughts be applied to RMs where a dwindling rural farm population makes the need for a council for every 36-square mile block rather outdated.

Let’s accept, at least for the moment, that the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM’s) yet-to-be-substantiated argument that low-paid local reeves, councillors and RM adminis-trators remain more efficient and less costly than a large county system like in Alberta. Let’s also fur-ther accept the more important argument that more rural reeves and councillors are actually what the people want.

But does that automatically mean we are getting the best possible representation at the rural munic-ipal level right now? Shouldn’t we at least consider ways of helping RM reeves and councillors do their jobs better?

Consider the biggest issues facing local rural pol-iticians right now — issues like environmental reg-

ulations and rural crime. It’s tough for politiciansto effectively deal with these issues at any level, butthe issues are even tougher when you represent asmall jurisdiction of only a couple hundred people.

One thing that could benefit local, rural politi-cians is more training and guidance similar to whatthe Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association(SUMA) provides. SUMA even makes available tothem “summer school” classes on everything frommedia relations to conflict management.

As part-time politicians, one can see why RMrepresentations would have neither the time nor in-clination to partake in such training. After all, theday-to-day worry for many RMs is still graving andgravelling.

That said, things have become increasingly com-plex in local government administration — espe-cially when it comes to conflict resolution for RMsbutting up against urban settings.

This has long been an issue in RMs like CormanPark and Sherwood just outside of Saskatoon andRegina, respectively. The latter has had significantpolitical upheaval over land development issues.

However, we are now seeing similar issues mov-ing into other near-urban RMs — the most recentexample being McKillop where there’s a pitchedbattle between local farming interests and those ofcottage owners on the east side of Last MountainLake. After petitions to local RM council and theprovincial government over democratic representa-tion issues that will likely be settled in the courts,things have gotten even uglier this summer. It waslearned last month that McKillop ratepayers willface huge tax increases of as much as 76 per centover what many are claiming has been questionableRM spending.

So serious is the matter that Government Rela-tions Minister Warren Kaeding has appointed CarolIngham, a former public administrator, to “under-take a high level look into the general operations ofthe RM.”

Such issues are increasing at the RM level. At thevery least, reeves and councillors need better toolsto handle them.

Clearly, some things need to change at the ruralmunicipal governance level.

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Bhagwant Chauhan says a man and a woman had been outside her Reddi Mart store in Spruce Grove, Alta., for hours by the time they presented a credit card and tried to make a purchase. Asked to input his PIN, the man admitted it wasn’t his card, but claimed it was his girlfriend’s. But the real fun started with the RCMP showed up. The man threw the woman, and later some snacks, at a Mountie. The woman

found her way into the ceiling, through which she then fell. This was all captured on surveil-lance video. Brittany Burke, 29, was charged with obstructing a cop. Richard Pariseau, 28,

stolen credit card. All the pair wanted to buy was a can of pop for $1.39!

Actually, while I understand the point of hunting,

animals should not be trophies. AfricaDigest tweeted “White american savage who is partly a neanderthal comes to Africa and shoot down a very rare black gi-raffe coutrsey of South Africa stupidity. Her name is Tess Thompson Talley.”

AfricaDigest also tweeted another interesting sta-tistic – “Every 60 seconds, a minute passes in Af-rica.” If you have never seen this website, check it out. The writer pulls no punches!

At least three suspected poachers who were ap-parently hunting for rhinos were mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Af-rica. The men entered the Sibuya Game Reserve on

and an axe and were found dismembered the follow-ing day. They strayed into a big pride of lions, and it appears they did not last long. “We’re not sure how many there were — there’s not much left of them,” said preserve owner Nick Fox. “There seems to be clothing for three people.” Fox was glad that the lions got to the men before the men got to the rhinos. Fewer than 25,000 rhinos remain in the wild in Af-rica due to a surge in poaching.

In Columbus, Ohio, David Menser, 51, handed a bank teller a note demanding money or he would use his gun. The teller turned over a stack of cash with a dye pack. Menser took the money and threw the dye pack back at the teller. The teller explained that no more money would come out of the machine without a driver’s license. So, the brilliant Menser handed over his own license, which the teller swiped through the machine’s card reader, releasing more cash, which she gave Menser. The personal info was given immediately to the police, and Menser was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. He has been connected to at least four other robberies in the area.

tell the difference between fact and opinion in news stories. Apparently, only the president can dis-tinguish. Only 26 percent of over 5,000 people tested were able to correctly identify the facts, and only 35 percent were able to correctly identify the opinions.

In Plymouth, Mass., a man bit off another man’s

man was arrested at the Southers Marsh Golf Club after he got into a dispute with another golfer about slow play and bit off a part of his thumb. The at-tacker was arrested and charged with mayhem.

In Austin, Texas, the Fire Department responded -

lets of food waste from the chips had spontaneously combusted, and,

, and three days later, the same thing happened. Firemen doused all the piles of waste. The company was trying a new way of disposing of the waste. “In other news,” quipped

in Austin.”To Janice Hough, this might be the most Ryanair

-kow hasn’t taken off yet because a man dressed as Tinkerbell has threatened to cut everybody up.”“unruly Tinkerbell” had been removed from the

An argument over the late Aretha Franklin led to a shooting in Virginia. “Apparently,” noted Jim Barach, “the two men just needed to show a lit-tle more R-E-S-P-E-C-T.”

Until next time, keep reading between the lines…

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Open letter to the community on the future of Melville Millionaires baseballFirst, on behalf of the Melville Millionaires

Baseball Club board of directors, the players and coaching staff, I would like to extend a thank you to all of our 2018 sponsors, groups that bought advertising, fans, billet families, and those who supported our fundraising efforts, most notably the cash lotto and sports banquet.

The 2018 Melville Millionaires Western Major Baseball League (WMBL) season didn’t go as planned — on or off the field. There were many high hopes going into the season. The club came out firing on all cylinders, winning their first three games. From there the squad lost some close games, but was still competitive with many of the best teams in the league. Off the field, the 2018 season for the Millionaires ended the way the pre-season started — owing a massive debt. On the books, this year’s team came close to breaking even.

I will be frank: the Millionaires Baseball Club is in trouble financially. When I became president of the team we were over $57,000 in debt. After two spring meetings before the season (one with the league, and the other with the regional park), I was handed more outstanding bills, some dat-ing back to as far back as 2014, for an additional amount of $30,000. So before we even threw a pitch this season we were more than $75,000 in the hole. Some may think, why did you go ahead with the season? That is a good question and it comes down to timing. Teams have to commit to the league in November. We were committed and the league schedule was made.

Board of directors had a plan to pay debts

When I became the interim president on Jan. 1, 2018, the board thought we were $58,000 in the red. A business plan was made and fundraising proposals were brought forward. As a board, we thought we could work toward paying off much of the debt and still run the season, if all went according to plan. A commitment was made to the league to enter the season, a schedule was made, a coach was in place, players were re-cruited, advertising and marketing began, billet families were sought, and much more. We were fully committed to the 2018 season. We had a lot of things in motion before we learned about the additional $30,000 and it was too late to back out. We had to move forward with the season trying to run the team and pay our back debt.

Fundraising efforts like the cash lotto, the sports banquet, season ticket sales and drawing people to the games would all need to be a pri-ority. At this point we knew as a board we had to work extremely hard to move the team in a positive direction and try to draw people to the field for games.

What it really boils down to is the mismanage-ment of the past. Two years ago, I learned the Millionaires were close to $20,000 in the hole. Personally, I have been a long-time business sponsor or season ticket holder. I proposed to help out by putting together the first Millionaires Baseball Banquet. We were able to raise close to $23,000, which meant the team would start 2017 out of debt. However, shortly after the banquet was over, unpaid back bills started to show up. These were invoices not handed in by past lead-ership that the current board was not aware of. For example, league bills, bus expenses, Melville Regional Park bills, maxed out credit cards, etc.

This year’s operation, on paper, showed we nearly broke even. However, we have the back bills and owe money to a lot of businesses and billet families. That was because we tried to take care of the past as well as the present. Think of it as trying to run three seasons in one year. The combination of not having enough board members and volunteers hurt us. We were taxed

with multiple duties and couldn’t raise the funds needed to carry us through to reset our financial statement.

The Mils will now launch a campaign look-ing for people who want to help out. The idea is to try and raise the funds we need to pay off or pay down the back debt and move forward for next season. The proof is in the pudding. If we get the back debt paid, we can make a solid go of this. As I mentioned, without the previous debt, we would have been around the break-even point and we would have been optimistic about the future. Now we need to launch two separate campaigns: one to try and pay back the debt, the other to raise money to move the club forward.

League governors will decide fate of franchise

The WMBL wants to meet with us within a month and again by the end of October where the board of governors will decide the fate of the team. If we lose the club, we will never get it back. Melville is the smallest market in the league, how-ever we can compete with the largest franchises in the league, but if we have it taken away, we

won’t get another chance. There is a tremen-dous benefit to our community to have

this ball club here. The team brings in an estimated $400,000 to the local economy through hotel stays, restau-rant meals, the aforementioned billet fees that go to families who house the

players, the disposable income of the players who stay here, as well as the var-

ious tourism spinoffs from the more than 20 families who frequent our city for a weekend or more while visiting their sons, brothers, and boy-friends — our players.

There’s also the priceless value assigned to the Millionaires WMBL franchise. When families of the players come to Melville for a short time and then head back to their hometowns, they know where to find us on the map and may refer us to someone for a future visit and if the right person comes to town, you just never know who may stay long term and what they could contribute to our community. I also know the impact the com-munity has on the boys. Many of these young men like the small town living and the commu-nity they play in. Many players actually have asked to come back to Melville and play her next year if they could because they have enjoyed themselves this year.

Club needs community support to surviveThis is a long letter, but I want to be transpar-

ent. We have a massive debt and need to move forward with fundraising if the 2019 season is to happen. The club is a major benefit to the city, and we now need the community to rally behind the club.

We started the season with a small group of board members; unfortunately not enough to handle all the tasks that are needed to run the organization. The ball club is looking for more board members to be active with the operations with the club. We are also looking for people who would like to help raise funds to pay off the back debt and raise money for the future. We need the community.

Without the community supporting the team, fans, and sponsors, the team will no longer be around to enjoy baseball at the level the WMBL Millionaires bring to town.

I can be reached at 306-521-0429. We need your support folks!

Darren Wandy, president Melville Millionaires Baseball Club

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By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wa-gantall has attended every convention the Conservative Party of Canada has held since 2004 and thought this year’s was the best, with an atmosphere that was positive and that provided chal-lenging conversations.

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) held its convention in Halifax, N.S., from Aug. 23 to 25, where 3,000 delegates heard from speakers and dis-cussed policy. About 70 per cent of the

“They were engaged. It just shows a new level of participation in the party that’s out there and the excitement to head into 2019,”said Wagantall. “And there was a wonderful contingent of younger people.”

The conversations during the three-day convention were challenging since different perspectives were brought for-ward, she continued.

Policy discussions focused on issues such as immigration, veterans, Israel, palliative care, rural crime, reforming the tax code, oil pipelines and abortion.

The Conservatives are the only party to allow its members to allow a breadth and plurality of discussion, Wagantall said. She was pleased with the participation and energy levels, along with the topics that made it to

“The decisions that were made there — we have a really good foundation going into the election,” she added.Abortion debate

The topic of abortion generated much discussion, including a motion to lift the restriction — if the party forms government in 2019¬ — that prevents the party from supporting any legisla-tion that would regulate abortion. That motion was defeated by a vote of 57 per cent to 43 per cent.

Wagantall supported Scheer’s de-cision not to bring forward legislation in the House of Commons if Conserva-tives form government, not because it’s contentious, she said, but because the Conservative party won’t force a values attestation onto Canadians the way the Liberals have, or infringe Canadians’ freedom of thought.

A policy document provides room for

discussing tough issues, she continued. It provides a view of the political party itself, but not a direct view of the gov-ernment.

However, Scheer believes in giving the party’s grassroots members the freedom to discuss abortion, along with allowing MPs to bring forward private member’s bills.

Wagantall noted when she travelled the country to create support for her private member’s bill — which sought to protect pregnant women and their unborn children from violent crime — she had fruitful conversations with Ca-nadians who were pro-choice.

“People honestly believe we have laws in Canada regarding the fetus,” she said, but the laws only protect the woman and doctor, not the pre-born child.

Canada is the only democracy without laws protecting the fetus, she added.

“There are so many rational, reason-able, science-centred, as well as faith-based people who are organized and encouraging Canada to take a stand where we at least meet international standards on that issue,” said Wagan-tall.

As a pro-life advocate, she will con-tinue to push for a time when MPs can discuss abortion in the House of Com-mons.

Wagantall also appreciated a policy the party passed that ensures abortion would not be included when Canada supports overseas child and maternal health. The government should not force countries to accept such policies as the Liberals do.Maxime Bernier

Former CPC leadership candidate Maxime Bernier quit the party a day before the convention and plans to start his own party.

While the CBC painted this as negative for the Conservatives, most delegates were positive about it, said Wagantall. Bernier decided to go his way, a right and freedom he has in Canada.

“Overall, I would say it had very lit-tle impact on delegates … ,” she added. “There is solid support for Andrew and the direction the party is going.” Convention speakers

Wagantall appreciated listening to the convention speakers and their con-tributions to conservatism and democ-racy.

She singled out Daniel Hannan, a British conservative member of the European Parliament, and Brock Blaszczyk, a former soldier who lost his leg serving in Afghanistan. The latter questioned Prime Minister Jus-tin Trudeau at a town hall earlier this year about veterans’ pensions, with the prime minister’s indifferent response generating headlines.

Hannan was funny and had great wit, Wagantall said. He spoke about valuing democracy and Canada’s his-tory, while being appreciative of what makes democracy great around the world.

Scheer’s speech was also good, she added. It provided depth that displayed his character, intelligence and ability to lead.

Summer tour

Wagantall toured an Ontario commu-nity and took part in a Royal Canadian Legion remembrance ceremony for vet-erans. She also met with the communi-ty’s chamber of commerce and business leaders.

Besides touring the Yorkton-Melville constituency for two weeks, Wagantall also spent time in France with the vet-erans affairs minister, NDP MPs, and six veterans to celebrate Canada’s last 100 Days during the First World War,while acknowledging other important events from that war.

“It was just an amazing opportunity to see how appreciated (Canada is and) what our servicemen did during World War I,” Wagantall said, “basically toturn the balance of that war to enable Remembrance Day to come about. That was a huge thing for me.”

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Seventh and Main home part of Helping HandsBy Grasslands News

The Seventh and Main Care Home on Main Street is under new man-agement. John Lygouriatis and his wife, Heather Monaghan Lygouriatis, hosted an open house on Aug. 26.

After operating care homes in Re-gina for more than 15 years, they began expanding their services to other communities a few months ago when they bought the Seventh & Main Care Home in Melville, Memory Lane home in Grenfell, and Broadview House in Broadview. Now all three operations are part of the Helping Hands Care Group.

John and Heather strive to provide a home-like experience for people at each of their personal care homes.

“We’re here for the residents, every-thing is about them,” Mr. Lygouriatis told Grasslands News. “The more com-fortable and relaxed they are, the bet-ter it is for them.”

The homes are clean and spacious, with well-trained staff that is kind and patient towards residents.

Helping Hands is a suitable name for the group because they offer a wide range of options in order to give seniors a “helping hand.” The Bridging Pro-gram provides companionship, house-keeping and other support for seniors who still live in their own homes. A day program is available for individuals who want to visit for assistance with personal care needs or to participate in the daily activities. Each Helping Hands location also offers levels 1 to 4, palliative, and respite care.

“Our philosophy is that when some-one moves here, we don’t want them to have to move just because the level of care need has changed,” Mr. Lygouria-tis explained.

The new managers of the Melville care home also recognize the value of keeping individuals active for as long

as possible. Staff prepares homemade meals and provides housekeeping ser-vices at each location, but residents may assist with cooking or help with their own laundry if they want.

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“We want the community to be moreengaged. Whoever is interested can contact us,” Mr. Lygouriatis said.

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“The new number allows us to centralize the booking processes and open up more time for com-munity public health nurses to provide care,” said Sherri Walker, director of public health for the SHA in Yorkton. “In the past, local public health nurses were responsible for booking appointments in their community. This change in process enables public health nurses to focus more on patient care and less on administrative tasks.”

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Those who book appointments will now also re-ceive a reminder call a day before their scheduled appointment with public health.

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The Seventh and Main Care Home on Main Street is under new management. It is now part of the Helping Hands care Group. Owners John Lygouriatis and Heather Monaghan Lygouriatis hosted anopen house on Aug. 26.

Progress continues to be made on the construction of the new water treatment plant, on Aug. 22. A pump test is hap-pening to verify the capacity and yields of the wells and to ensure the pumps are working properly.

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By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

A yellow bench will greet students at Melville Comprehensive School when they walk through the front doors this year, as an indication of the school’s commitment to supporting students’ mental health.

The Canadian Mental Health Asso-ciation (CMHA) approached the school recently about installing a temporary bench in the courtyard, explained prin-cipal Brandon Needham. The bench could be installed by early September.

“When it comes to mental health, it’s about (breaking) the stigma of seeking assistance,” he said. Whether anyone uses the bench, it’s less about sitting on it and more about creating a safe place for students to speak about mental health concerns.

Needham wants the school’s focus to remain on students being able to communicate their feelings, if they are facing anxieties or depression, and

out most students don’t face deep mental illness, such as psychosis or clin-ical depression.

“A little bit of anxiety can move us and moti-vate us,” said Needham.

Society tells people who are depressed to suck it up, he continued. This has led to people who don’t have the skills to escape their depres-sion. The yellow bench is one tool to continue con-versations and develop strategies around mental health.Parental engagement

Changes are being made to student-led con-ferences to get students and parents more en-gaged, said Needham. These conferences will be held in early October so more people attend, instead of late Novem-ber near semester turn-around.

There has been a noticeable de-crease in attendance at these confer-ences, he continued. MCS is part of a pilot project in the school division to make these meetings more meaning-ful.

These conferences will focus less on class marks and more on student be-haviour. If any negative behaviours are present, they can be addressed in early October so they are less preva-lent the rest of the year.

The conferences will enable stu-dents to tell their parents the goals they set during the semester and show work supporting those goals, Needham continued.

“Research suggests that in any or-ganization or study or school, people who set goals are more likely to attain those goals, simply based on they have verbalized and/or written down what those goals may be,” he added.

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New MCS teachers excited to educate young mindsBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Emma Castle and Kent LeNouail have joined the teaching staff at Melville Comprehensive School (MCS) and are looking forward to educating young minds.

This is Castle’s fourth year as an educator. Her

she taught in Yorkton last year. She graduated from Canora Composite School and attained her educa-tion degree at the University of Regina.

Castle became a teacher because both of her par-ents were principals and instilled a love of education in her. She also enjoys being around people.

“The kids are so much fun to be around and watch-

In university, Castle majored in health and well-ness and minored in English. At MCS, she will teach health and physical education to Grade 9s, while act as a student support coach.

“I’m really excited to be in Melville,” she said. “The staff is (also) awesome.”

Castle is particularly excited about getting in-volved with extracurricular activities, including the Student Representative Government (SRG) and coaching volleyball. She would like to be a full-time, permanent member of the MCS teaching staff, since MCS offers a great work environment.

-ing from the U of R last year. He will teach English full-time in the high school grades, something he ap-preciates since he majored in that subject.

LeNouail has received plenty of support from the

staff and administration. The Yorkton native at-tended a staff meeting at MCS on the last day of June, where roughly eight teachers gave him their phone numbers. He was invited to call them over the summer if he had any questions.

LeNouail became an educator partially because his grandmother — who he never met — was a teacher. His mother told him his grandmother would appreciate seeing him follow in her footsteps.

Another reason he entered teaching is because of the admiration he had for a basketball coach in his Grade 12 year. His coach had LeNouail lead minor basketball, which he enjoyed since he saw the younger players apply his instructions.

“I just transferred that to my love of literature and writing,” said LeNouail. “My hopes here are to develop a strong English program alongside Amber Moore.”

LeNouail is enrolled in an English honours pro-gram at the U of R to help him better teach the sub-ject.

He wants to work on developing strong relation-ships with his students. He noted he has the Grade 9 students all year, so it would be interesting to teach them in the higher grades and watch their writing skills develop over the years.

The Grade 8 students wrote him letters last se-mester, which he thought was awesome since it showcased their writing skills.

“They’re pretty strong writers already,” LeNouail added. “It’s going to be easy to do a lot with them.”

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A joint project between the two Cath-olic schools aims to build resiliency in families by providing them with tips to address their mental, physical and spiritual health.

A Family Resilience Expo is sched-uled for Thursday, Sept. 13 at École St. Henry’s Senior School from 5 to 7:30 p.m. This will replace the open house for both Catholic schools.

From 5 to 6 p.m. is a hot dog supper, followed by a mental health presen-tation by Britton Houdek for parents about handling anxiety and building resiliency within themselves, from 6 to 7 p.m.; health and wellness stations and activities for students during the same time; guided relaxation for ev-eryone from 7 to 7:15 p.m.; and then a wrap-up.

This event aligns well with the St. Henry’s Junior School’s character goal of building resiliency in students, ex-plained principal Joanne Sebastian.

Students and parents can visit the booths in the gym during the sup-per. Several community partners are expected to attend, including public health, Kids First, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Canadian Mental Health As-sociation — Melville chapter, the Set-tlement Worker in Schools for new immigrants, and the Saskatchewan

Advocate for Children and Youth.“(I’m) really looking forward to that,”

Sebastian said. “It gets exposure to our families to know who is actually in our community and who can be of service to our families.”

Not every family can attend the expo since it’s at night, Sebastian said. School staff wants to do something during the day for those parents and

Pancake breakfastThe school will hold a pancake

breakfast on Friday, Sept. 7 at 8:15 a.m. Staff, however, will be at school around 7 a.m. to start making the hun-

“That’s a great way to kick off the school year. Of course,” chuckled Se-bastian, “we have the best pancakes in Melville.” Building strong students

St. Henry’s Junior School will offer the Friends program for students in grades 1 and 4, along with Kids in the Know for all grades. These programs build resiliency in kids, while also help-ing reduce the likelihood of kids being

another program called Zones of Regu-lation, which helps kids know and un-derstand their feelings.

“We’re partners with the parents and in the development of the children,”

said Sebastian. “It’s important that they know we’re working together.” Supporting high-needs students

After months of planning, a new sen-sory room has been installed to meet the needs of students with learning

or sensory impairments and give them a calming space.

“It gives them an opportunity to in-teract in an environment that is safe, but would also help build up their con-

The walls were painted calming

to laminate from tile. A cuddle cush-ion mat allows students to take rest breaks, while a bubbling water panel provides a soothing atmosphere.

“I’ve had a number of people who’ve come in and said, after sitting in thisspace for a few minutes, (they) feelcalmer,” Sebastian said.

Community Development Corporation enabled the school to purchase items for the room. New staff

Laura O’Brien will teach Grade 4. She taught at the senior school twoyears ago.

Jennifer Haas is from Yorkton and is teaching pre-kindergarten.

Nicole Lavallee will act as the learn-ing achievement coach.

“We’re looking forward to another

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Ronelle Schick, a director with the Melville and District Heritage Museum, writes down some events on the museum calendar on Aug. 27 before helping close up the museum for the sea-

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RenovationsMCS has undergone several reno-

vations recently, said Needham. The school received new bleachers last year, while this year the gym’s ceiling and lighting system are being upgraded. Student showers and change rooms are also being updated.

-brant-looking building is important for morale, he continued. If students see a clean building, they will work to keep it clean.

MCS will showcase its upgrades when it hosts a provincial 4A boys’ vol-leyball tournament this fall. Girls’ football

MCS will have a girls’ football team this year and will be part of a four-team league that includes Yorkton, Regina and Moosomin. Needham thinks this is an excellent development, since football is a good team game that builds charac-

“I’m really proud of (coach) John Svenson and all he has done to promote football,” Needham said. “I’m proud of our young ladies to lead the way and be groundbreakers.” Student education

A class is being offered this year

that combines English Languages Arts 30 and English 100; 15 students have signed up so far.

This program is geared to students planning to attend university next fall, said Needham. They can pursue En-glish 100 — a university credit — in a safe environment while learning what it takes to read and write at the univer-sity level.

There has been much interest in this program during the last three years at MCS. It has also created an incen-tive for Grade 12 students to work that

-ter. New staff

Emma Castle will teach Grade 9, while also acting as the student support teacher.

Kent LeNouail is fresh out of univer-sity and will teach grades 9 to 12.

Band teacher Richelle Matthews will be at MCS in the mornings, while she will spend the afternoons at Davison and Grayson schools.

Matthews will teach students at the feeder schools and can entice them to continue with band at MCS. She would be their band teacher in elementary and high school, thus providing continuity.

By Darcy Grossfor Grasslands News

As Devin Windle ap-proaches his third train-ing camp as coach of the Melville Millionaires, he knows this year has to show marked improve-ment over the last couple of SJHL seasons.

While the last couple of seasons have seen the Moneymen get bet-ter, they haven’t gotten to the point where they were contenders and that should change this season.

“Every player in our ’98 category should be an impact player this year,” Windle explained in a recent interview. “They’re all a year older and a year stronger and they’re all legitimate top guys on any team in the

league.”With 60 skaters ex-

pected at camp, there are a few mainstays Windle knows what to expect from and some raw recruits who have him excited about the upcoming campaign.

“We’ve got a mix of some young guys we’ve recruited, some list guys from previous drafts and some guys who will compete with the guys who played last season,” Windle said. “We’ve got our backbone, Colby Entz, coming back in net and we’ve got guys like Cory Schillo, Damian Bentz and Dayton Heino coming back and I think they’ll play big roles with us.

“Of the recruits, I’m excited about a mean,

tough defenceman, Jacob Bourchier from West Kelowna, who will play a bit like Mitch Torrens, but with more skill. He’s a bit of a throwback type player.”

Windle is also pleased to have three local play-ers inked for the upcom-ing campaign.

“We’re really happy to have Jaxon Tait, Luke Nkwama and Tyler Pryhitka playing with us this season,” Windle added. “All three of these guys have significant ties with Melville and they came through the Melville Minor Hockey system, so we’re really looking forward to what they’ll do with us this year.”

Expectations for this year’s version of the

Melville Millionaires are rather high, but the vet-eran leadership group on the team is going to help the team immensely.

“The biggest reason we struggled is we were continually unstable and now with this ’98 group we’ve finally got that stability that we need,” Windle said. “We’ve got guys who have stuck it out and that’s going to lead to success for us.

“It took us a while to

but now the guys are here and they want to play and earn a scholar-ship.”

The loyalty shown by those players who have stuck it out with the Mils will be rewarded.

“They’ve earned the right to be here and we’re going to give them every opportunity to suc-ceed,” Windle explained. “I expect us to be a lot more competitive than last year’s team, I ex-pect us to be pushing to be in the top third of the league.”

Assistant coach Chris Beaudry joins the Mil-lionaires from the Hum-boldt Broncos and he’s about as different in his coaching methods from the current bench boss as possible.

“He has an analytical mind and he works a lot with stats,” Windle said. “His video work is ex-cellent and he’s worked with a lot of good coaches and mentors. He’s going

to bring new programs and access we’ve never had before.”

Beaudry left a Bron-cos team that saw their roster decimated in the April bus crash where 16 team members died and others suffer varying de-grees of injuries.

“I think for Chris, it’s just a place where he can get a fresh start,” Windle advised. “No one has ever had this kind of thing happen in junior hockey here, and that’s

all new as well, but I don’t think I’ve ever met a guy more passionate for the game and a guy who wants to help young men succeed.

“I think when the guys know someone cares about them, that’s huge, and Chris really cares about the players he coaches.”

Training camp begins on Aug. 31 with the an-nual Blue and White game slated for 7 p.m. on Sept. 2.

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Sisters are doin’ it— and that’s greatIs girl power still a

thing?I recall a time

about 20 years ago when it was on the lips of just about every performer in the entertainment in-dustry, but I haven’t heard that phrase uttered for quite some time. Whether it’s still relevant or it’s out like bell-bot-toms, last week was quite the explosion of sports news from the female side of things.

Brooke Henderson, someone who has been called the face of Canadian golf since she was 14

win the CP Canadian Women’s Open in 45 years. It was Henderson’s seventh win on the LPGA tour and the remarkable thing about it is that she’s only 20 years old.

She tamed the Wascana Club in Regina and ended up winning the title by four strokes thanks to some steely determination and tremendous focus. It would have been so easy for her to fall apart with all the pressure of playing on home soil, but she kept her foot on the gas and basically blew

Now people are beginning to talk about Hender-son as perhaps the best golfer — male or female — to ever come out of Canada and to be truthful, she deserves a ton of consideration.

When you think back on the top men players you have George Knudson and later on, Mike Weir, who won eight times on the men’s PGA tour, including the 2003 Masters. You have to think that Henderson will put a few more trophies in her case in the next few years and pass Weir in victories. If that means she’s the best player, so be it. She deserves the recognition.

She also deserved to win the Canadian Open and she admittedly signed tons of autographs for youngsters who attended the event, some who un-doubtedly will explore the game of golf a little bit closer because of the example she sets. Can there

they inspired someone else to greatness at some point? I can’t think of many.

When it’s all said and done, barring a complete collapse, Henderson will become the winningest golfer from Canada and it would be absolutely wonderful if a ton of youngsters decided to follow in her spike marks or hit from her divots.

Henderson wasn’t the only Canadian female to have a solid week, as the Toronto Maple Leafs hired umpteen-time Olympian and four-time gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser as their assistant director of player development.

Leafs GM Kyle Dubas wasn’t addressing a need to be more diverse when he decided to ink Wicken-heiser to a contract. He understands that hockey people are hockey people, whether they’re moms or dads — or even male or female.

to sign her up in one of the most pressure-packed environs in hockey and it’s not going to be a cake-walk. It’ll be interesting to see how well she knows the game and how she distinguishes the talents of one player from a teammate.

She certainly understands the most important part of any sport — winning. Few players in the sport have been a leader for as long as she has been and few have elevated their games to play their best when all the marbles were on the line, in Olympics and World championships.

What has become clear over the course of a ca-

she doesn’t have to take a back seat to anyone. Perhaps she can reach the same sort of heights she did as a player in her role with Toronto. Many great players make great coaches and she cer-tainly has greatness in spades.

These two women have a lot to be proud of and as Canadians, so do we. I’d bet both of them, when asked to recall something from back in their cham-pionship days, will cite the anthem. While Wick-enheiser stood on her blue line four times as O Canada was played, and her teammates cheered and cried together, Henderson was serenaded by

-lowing her triumph.

What these two mean to their sport — and they both mean a lot — pales in comparison to what each means to her country.

No one gets to tell any little girl she can’t be exactly what she wants to be when she grows up.

And that’s pretty fantastic.

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Fire’s Fiske commits to U of RBy Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Current Melville Prairie Fire hockey player Heather Fiske has committed to play with the University of Regina Women’s Cou-gars hockey team for the 2019-20 season.

Fiske, 17, has played with the Prairie Fire for the past four years. In that time, the Esterhazy product has played 75 games, scored 26 goals, notched 29 assists, for 55 points, and has 114 penalty minutes.

“I’m very excited,” said Fiske about play-ing for the Cougars. “It’s been something I’ve been looking forward to doing probably most of my tri-ple-A midget career.”

There were other post-secondary locations in which she could have played — and that were interested in her — but decided the U of R was close to home, an advan-tage Fiske enjoys. This would allow her fam-ily and friends to come watch her play.

Fiske isn’t completely sure what she will study while attending univer-sity, but believes nursing could be an option since her mother and sister are nurses.

“You could say it’s a common interest,” the centre chuckled.

Fiske has attended Melville Comprehensive School while playing for the Prairie Fire.

The Grade 12 student began playing skating when she was three years old. She enjoys the intensity of the game and how it makes her feel on and off the ice. She also enjoys the camaraderie

of the sport and that it’s a team game. Fiske ap-preciates playing with other people instead of simply competing one on one.

Playing with the Prai-rie Fire for the past four seasons has been fun, Fiske said. The team has had its ups and downs, along with many changes over the years. The addition of Coach Casey O’Brien is another change to get used to.

“I like coming to Mel-ville because I like the community and I like the school year,” she said. She also appreciates how Melville is one of the smallest markets in the Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League.

Fiske is unsure how the team might do this year — it has 10 return-ees and 10 rookies —

practice, but thinks the girls will bring plenty of intensity to the ice.

2018-19 rosterThe following players

will represent the Prai-rie Fire this season:• Janae Neufeld, 15, Duck Lake, Sask.• Halle Bowles, 15, Sas-katoon • Kalynn Hodgins, 15, Gull Lake, Sask.• McKenna Davis, 17, Round Lake, Sask.• Kyla Bear, 15, from Ochapowace • Heather Fiske, 17, Es-terhazy• Taylor Halarewich, 17, Melville• Tori McNabb, 15, Re-gina• Sadie Rabiej, 15, White City, Sask.• Jordyn Bear, 15, Ochapowace• Ava Metzger, 14, Moo-somin

• Megan Hayhurst, 14, Wapella• Starla Mann, 15, Car-ievale, Sask.• Samantha Thompson, 14, Regina• Reauna Blight, 16, Kel-liher• Anica Gauthier, 16, Saskatoon• Makayla Anderson, 15, Moose Jaw• Allison Hayhurst, 17, Wapella• Kailey Ottenbreit, 17, Grayson• Cheyenne Jamieson, 16, Moosomin• Head coach/GM Casey O’Brien, Melville• Assistant coach Darci Kirkwood, Melville• Assistant coach Cara Zubko, Yorkton• Trainer Sarah Fiske, Esterhazy

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Melville Millionaires Schedule

Pre-SeasonAug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1:Training CampSEPTEMBER:02– Rookie Game Melville at Yorkton 2 p.m.03– Rookie Game Yorkton at Melville 2 p.m.07– Notre Dame at Melville08– Melville at Notre Dame in Ochap 7:30 p.m.14– Mils Barbecue Kickoff Estevan at Melville15– Melville at Estevan16– Mils Golf Tourney

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Venus visible on the evening horizon on Sept. 13

Davison School hopes to get more parents involved this year

The moon begins Sep-tember only three days away from last quar-ter, and an occultation of Aldebaran, visible in extreme northern Can-ada and Greenland. By Sept. 7, the moon is one degree north of the Bee-hive Cluster. New phase occurs on Sept. 9. On Sept. 13, Jupiter is four de-grees south of the moon; Saturn is two degrees south

20. The moon is full on Sept. 24. By Sept. 30, Aldeb-aran meets up with our satellite for the second time in the month.

Mercury is only visible for a few days in early Sep-tember morning skies, as it races to superior con-

junction (behind the sun) on Sept. 21.Venus is visible in the western evening twilight,

but the angle of the ecliptic makes for a poor appa-rition as the sun has barely gone down when Venus quickly follows. The evening of Sept.13 should make for a great photo as Venus skirts the horizon, with the moon hanging over Jupiter, and Antares and Sat-urn a bit further east. Venus, the brightest planet, reaches its greatest illuminated extent on Sept. 21, but still a tough observation so close to the horizon.

Mars is moving in proper motion, after retrograd-ing for nearly two months. The speedier Earth pulls away rapidly, and the Red Planet loses half its bril-liance over the month. The waxing gibbous moon passes by on Sept. and 20.

Jupiter is visible low in the western sky after sun-set. Watch for the nearby moon on Sept. 13.

Saturn is retrograding as the month opens, be-

comes stationary on Sept. 10, and resumes prograde motion thereafter.

Uranus rises well before midnight in the con-stellation Aries, The Ram. The moon, just past full phase, slides by on Sept. 26.

Neptune reaches opposition on Sept. 7, and is vis-ible (with optical aid) all night in Aquarius, joined by the moon on Sept. 22.

The zodiacal light is visible in the east before

James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all his life. He joined The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in 2000 and is now the editor of the renowned Observer’s Handbook and production manager of the bi-monthly RASC Journal. The IAU named asteroid 1995 XC5 “(22421) Jamesedgar” in his honour.

The SkyThis Month

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By Jason G. AntonioAdvance Reporter

Davison School is pursuing several activities this year to help increase the amount of time parents are involved at the school and get them engaged in their children’s education.

Before the school year even starts, parents and students are invited to a family night on Thursday, Aug. 30 to meet teachers, drop off students’ school supplies, and pay for fees. Students are encouraged to bring a family picture to post on a hallway bulletin board to create a family atmosphere in the building.

This event is designed to alleviate anxieties stu-

also replace the usual open house held in September.For pre-kindergarten students, there will be one

day a month in which their parents are encouraged to visit the classroom. New for kindergarten students will be two parental engagement days throughout the year. This number could grow based on how par-ents respond.

Principal Darla Nashiem has noticed less paren-tal engagement at the school. She pointed out there are some parents who come to everything and some parents who don’t come at all.

school,” said Nashiem. “We want the parents to be

able to work along with the students … reading is

students reading with their parents, not just (vice versa).

-nitely feel more like a family when it’s a school,” she

feel comfortable in a place, the anxiety goes down.” Nashiem and some of her staff