LMT Mar 30 - Vol 113 - issue 18

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VOLUME 113, NO. 18 ESTABLISHED IN 1908 MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020
News Briefs
Page 3
Editorials,
Letters &
Opinions
Page 4
COVID-19 will
change how
we buy food,
forever
Page 4
Strasbourg Curling
Club News - March
Curling is done for the season, just like every
other activity in town!
RCMP report
Page 5
From The
Sidelines
Page 5
Night Sky
Page 6
Self-reliance
and food
supply
Page 6
Doing their
part to stop
the spread and
#flattenthecurve
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Barb Griffin, Breanna Yung, Glen Thompson, Arnold Ginther
Ag Notes
Page 6
It was scheduled to end anyway with the Late Night Spiel on
Friday, March 13. At least we didn’t have to make any decisions
related to the COVID-19 virus that was just starting to make
headlines. Eight teams of two enjoyed playing the short, four-end
games in the final FunSpiel which requires more accuracy when
there is little to no sweeping. The chance of winning a cool, crisp
$10 bill after every game also made it very worthwhile! Although
the Late Night Spiel may sound like it’s an all-nighter, it really
Camshaft
Corner
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Obituary
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Mon : 0°C
Tues :-12°C
Wed :-13°C
Thur :-14°C
Fri :-10°C
Sat :-9°C
Sun :-7°C
Forecasted Low
temperatures
Dwayne Adelman, Gerald Munholland, Larry Doetzel, Ken Hogbin
doesn’t go as late as it sounds, and we could have been home by
midnight!
During the evenings of March 9-12, the six teams pictured below
curled in the End of Season Spiel. I hear Breanna made a great
floater subbing on a different team every night! To make it extra
fun, the pick-a-prize order was determined by drawing a card this
year.
Everyone was very appreciative of the many wonderful prizes
donated by local and surrounding area businesses. The winner of
the raffle draw wine cooler was Arnold Ginther, and Ray Craswell
won the birdhouse. Plenty of visiting, with food and drink, finished
off this event. The Strasbourg Curling Club was fortunate to have
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We are still open for business
• Hours for our Food stores in Punnichy, Raymore and Nokomis 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday.
• Food/Liquor Store in Govan Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm.
• C-Store in Raymore Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm Saturday and Sunday 8am to 7pm.
• Nokomis Gas Station/Agro 9am to noon and 1 to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
• Liquor store in Raymore 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
We’re following social distancing standards; we disinfect on a regular
schedule all high impact touch points; we offer in town delivery for those with
compromised immune systems, self-isolating and elderly; for those who are
self-isolating away from town we offer curb side pick up. Phone in your orders
and pay by credit card let us know when you will be picking up and we will have
everything ready for you to pick up curb side. Self-serve beverages have been
suspended. We are doing our best to feed and fuel our communities.
Our Home and Agro has made the decision to close to the public, however, they
will get orders ready for outside pick up during the hours of 8am to 5pm.

NEWS BRIEFS
SARCAN to close indefinitely
As a result of the COVID-19 Crisis,
SARCAN Recycling made the difficult
decision to indefinitely close its
network of recycling facilities effective
Saturday, March 21st, 2020. all hourly
workers will continue to receive pay in
alignment with their usually scheduled
hours. They are encouraging customers
to save their deposit beverage containers,
paint, and electronics for their next
SARCAN visit once they reopen.
Keeping Kids Safe Online While
Out of School
With school closures due to
COVID-19, children who are at home
will potentially have more unrestricted
time online. The Canadian Centre for
Child Protection, through its program
Cybertip.ca, is urging families to have
conversations about internet safety and
to work together to implement strategies
that ensures everyone’s digital
well-being.
Wheatland regional Library still
open online
Wheatland Regional Library is still
connecting our communities with
books, audiobooks, magazines, and
music. Through our website, readers
can use Library2Go and Hoopla to
access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks.
Magazine readers can enjoy the
latest issues on the Flipster app. For
those looking for newspapers, we offer
more than 6000 publications through
PressReader including the StarPhoenix
and Leader Post.
Lumeca to Help Saskatchewan
Residents
Starting Thursday March 19, Saskatchewan
residents now have access
to virtual healthcare services with a
particular focus on COVID-19 screening
and general health consultations.
Lumeca is a Regina based company
that develops healthcare technology
to grapple some of the world’s leading
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issues in healthcare, beginning with
timely access to doctors and allied
healthcare professionals.
Lumeca is available for free to all
Saskatchewan residents with a valid
Saskatchewan Health Card. The service
is available 24/7 for COVID-19 screening
and general health consultations.
Regional Labour Market Report
Shows Continued Demand for the
Trades
Employers across the region were
asked about their current and projected
human resource needs, the demographics
of their workforce, recruitment
strategies and challenges as well
as their perspective on candidate skills,
education and training. Their responses
were blended with demographic,
industry and employment data from
sources such as Statistics Canada, the
Ministry of Immigration and Career
Training and the Saskatchewan Bureau
of Statistics. Some of the regional findings
include:
▪ 21% of regional employers estimated
over half of their workforce was 55
years of age or
older.
▪ The preferred levels of workforce
education and/or training within the
region included a
high school diploma, along with a trade
certificate and/or college diploma.
▪ 7 of Saskatchewan’s top 10 occupational
groups that are forecasting
labour shortages
are vital to regional industries.
▪ 43% of regional employers anticipate
a skills shortage in their industry over
the next
three-to-five years.
▪ The young, median age within regional
First Nations communities signifies
an important
source of future labour.
U of R raising funds for students
impacted financially by COVID-19
During these challenging times,
the University of Regina is asking the
community to rally together to support
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Paid.
The next provincial election is coming up in 2020, and
we need workers! Did you know that you can make up
to $230 for working election day, and even more for
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To be eligible to work you must be:
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2
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(lived in SK for at least 6 months
before the date election was called)
At least 16 years old for
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Apply online at: elections.sk.ca/takepart
or by calling 1.877.958.8683.
students whose lives and finances have
been impacted by COVID-19. By giving
to the University’s Student Emergency
Fund, community members are providing
support to students when they need
it most.
“Due to COVID-19, so many of our
hardworking students – some of whom
hold down not just one, but several
part-time jobs – have had their hours
cut or no longer have those jobs to go
to at all,” says Dr. Vianne Timmons,
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President and Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Regina. “They are struggling
to put food on the table, never
mind find the funds to continue with
their studies.”
Many U of R students with families
need extra support when crisis strikes
and they are caught trying to decide
between buying diapers for their little
ones or continuing their studies.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the RM of Mount Hope No. 279
intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to
amend Bylaw No. 2/2011, known as the Zoning Bylaw.
Intent: The proposed amendment will increase the maximum allowable site size
that can be subdivided from a quarter section for non-residential sites in the
A - Agricultural District.
Affected Land: The proposed bylaws will affect all land within the A - Agricultural
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agricultural subdivision in NE-4-30-21-W2 and allow for the subdivision of
larger sites throughout the A-Agricultural District.
Public Inspection: Any person may inspect the proposed bylaws at the RM
office during normal office hours. Copies of the bylaws are available at cost.
Public Hearing: Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 14th,
2020 at 8:00am. The public hearing will be held at the RM office located at
119 Main Street, Semans, SK. Any person or group that wants to comment
on the proposed bylaws is welcome to attend or to submit comments to the
undersigned at the RM office prior to the meeting. Council will consider all
comments received.
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Ashley Greenshields, Administrator
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COVID-19 will change
how we buy food, forever
Convenience now has a different meaning. It’s less about saving
time and more about survival and safety
COVID-19 will
redefine grocery
shopping and food
service.
Convenience
now has a different
meaning. It’s less
about saving time
and more about
survival and safety.
Before the crisis,
barely anyone
Sylvain Charlebois ordered online and
many Canadians
wondered why someone would ever order food
in that fashion.
But many things are changing – rapidly.
The in-store shopping experience, for one, is
changing quickly to meet the new standards.
Most grocers have reduced shopping hours
to give employees a rest and allow stores to be
thoroughly cleaned, from counters to carts,
cashiers’ machines to self-checkout counters.
Plexiglass barriers at checkouts are being
installed. Grocery stores are now expected to
be as clean as hospital operating rooms. That
comes at a cost.
Grocers are also limiting the number of people
in stores at any time and getting customers
to shop within a limited time. This is shopping
under pressure for the betterment of society.
Grocers basically don’t have much of a
choice.
And grocers need to pay employees more to
work under these conditions. While 500,000
Canadians got laid off last week, Loblaws and
Metro announced pay increases for employees.
For many years, the industry wanted to
make the in-store experience more pleasant,
less stressful. COVID-19 is changing all of this.
According to a report released by Dalhousie
University this week, only 24 per cent of
Canadians are comfortable with the idea of
grocery shopping. So more than three-quarters
of Canadians see the grocery store as an
inherent risk.
Selling to someone who is concerned about
their own health as they visit your facility isn’t
good for business.
Retailing has always been the most hazardous
part of the entire food chain, given that
everyone has access to the products, unlike
farming or processing.
So Canadians are applying risk self-management.
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, nine
per cent of Canadians are shopping for food
online for the first time, according to the same
Dalhousie survey. That may not seem like
many people but keep in mind that 1.5 per cent
of all food sales were conducted online before
the crisis.
That percentage had already begun to grow
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higher but COVID-19 will likely accelerate the
pace.
In the United States, some changes are
already happening. Downloads of Instacart,
Walmart’s grocery app and Shipt increased
218, 160 and 124 per cent respectively last
week over a year ago.
Grocers are already having difficulty keeping
up.
COVID-19 is different in many ways to other
disruptive events in our lives. But humans are
creatures of habits. So it takes time to change
our ways – especially with food.
COVID-19 may provide the time needed to
change how we purchase food. Public health
officials believe social distancing could last for
months. This isn’t your typical storm, where
lives are disrupted for a few days, or a week
or two. A period of months can be enough to
create habits, such as shopping online.
With crises and disruptions come opportunities
for the food industry to adapt to changing
consumer needs more quickly.
Over the last few years, the industry has
slowly gained an online presence to counter
the Amazon menace. But it was all about Amazon.
Now, purchasing online is all about safety.
Before Amazon, foot traffic was the one metric
grocers looked at carefully. Those days are
long gone. COVID-19 is a powerful reminder of
how fragile business models can be.
The circumstances are similar in the food
service industry. Restaurants either served patrons
in-house or delivered by managing delivery
crews. Food delivery apps changed all that
– and even more Canadians are using them
since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 has the potential to be as disruptive
to the food retail and service industries as
the Green Revolution was to agriculture.
The Green Revolution made agriculture
more adaptable to modern food consumption
trends. Since its beginning in the 1950s, the
globe has five billion more occupants and the
percentage of people who are food insecure
has dropped significantly.
The Green Revolution made the entire sector
more efficient, smarter, and more immune to
threatening diseases and other socio-technological
threats.
The Green Revolution has been far from
perfect but consumers have all benefited from
it, whether we recognize it or not.
Food distribution through different technologies
won’t be perfect either but it will
make food distribution more compliant to our
modern reality.
When brick-and-mortar location becomes
secondary, a business’s path to success in food
distribution changes dramatically.
The transition from traditional agriculture,
with inputs generated on-farm, to the Green
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RCMP REPORT
11 charged under the
Saskatchewan Public Health Act
after pursuit in times of COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, at approximately
1:30 a.m., Loon Lake RCMP
responded to the report of a suspicious
person who was knocking on the door
of a residence in Loon Lake, SK.
At the residence, Loon Lake RCMP
officers received a description of a
vehicle associated to the suspicious
person, a stolen black 2000 GMC
Yukon SUV, and immediately requested
nearby detachments to be on the
lookout for the suspect vehicle.
Meadow Lake RCMP located the suspect
vehicle going north on grid Road
699. Loon Lake RCMP and Pierceland
RCMP joined Meadow Lake RCMP to
follow the suspect vehicle.
Police officers attempted to stop
the vehicle. The vehicle did not stop.
Instead, while fleeing, the occupants
of the vehicle threw a number of items
out of the window of the vehicle. Police
officers picked up one of the bags that
were thrown and found several firearms
inside.
Police officers continued to follow
the vehicle, which turned west on
Highway 55. At different times, several
occupants of the vehicle jumped out
of the running vehicle. They were all
intercepted one by one and taken into
custody.
Police officers continued to follow
the suspect vehicle as it turned south
on a grid road, went into a ditch and
stopped. The remaining occupants of
the vehicle fled into a bush.
Police officers arrested 2 occupants
of the vehicle at the scene. The last occupant
of the vehicle was tracked into
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the bush by a Meadow Lake RCMP
Police Service Dog and arrested.
Police officers were able to recover
a number of firearms, a quantity of
narcotics and an assortment of stolen
property.
The accused who have been released
must follow strict conditions in line
with provincial COVID-19 isolation
protocols, including: staying inside an
approved residence for 24 hours a day
for 14 days and immediately notifying
the Saskatchewan Health Line 811 if
they develop symptoms of COVID-19.
These are the first individuals the
Saskatchewan RCMP have arrested
and charged during the COVID-19
pandemic under the Saskatchewan
Public Health Act, which renders
illegal, since March 26, 2020, “participating
in a private gathering of more
than 10 people without maintaining a
two-meter distancing between people”.
Individuals choosing to continue
gathering in contravention of the Saskatchewan
Public Health Act place the
Saskatchewan population, including
Saskatchewan RCMP police officers, at
risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Looking for suspects in theft of
vehicle
Melville RCMP is asking for the
public’s assistance in locating the
person or persons responsible for the
theft of a dark grey 2009 GMC Sierra
in Melville, Saskatchewan.
The pickup truck was stolen on Sunday
March 22, 2020 at around 9:00
p.m. from a residence in Melville. It
has a large sticker that says “Melville
Auto Glass” on the rear window.
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SPORTS
Stanley Cup playoffs: why not a one-and-done?
It’s the last week of March and fans of the National
Hockey League are going stir crazy while the coronavirus
rages on, with seemingly no end in sight. The
reality? There could be no Stanley Cup playoffs this
year And really, with what’s going on in the world,
who really cares? On a 0-to-100 priority list of things
we need, a Stanley Cup playoff is a solid zero.
Still, with no sports going on to satisfy the
sports-hungry crowd, that crowd can’t quit talking
about sports, or listening to people talking about
sports. The sportswriters have to keep writing about
sports. The broadcasting panels occasionally get together
with big bottles of liquid sanitizer and wipes to
talk about sports. When will the playoffs start? Will
the playoffs start? Will there be a Stanley Cup winner
in 2020? Was firing Don Cherry the right thing to do?
What will the new Seattle team be called? Will there
be a new Seattle team? Given the situation in Washington
State, will there still be a Seattle after all this
COVID-19 stuff shakes down and fades away?
FROM THE
SIDELINES
BRUCE PENTON
Presently, however, the NHL
playoff situation seems to be
attracting the most attention
from the sports media and fans.
A variety of proposals are being
suggested, even the most dire one
that starts with the letter ‘C’ and
ends with ‘ancellation’. One recent
suggestion had the NHL playing
no more regular season games
if and when play resumes, but
simply picking the top 24 teams,
12 from each conference, and
holding some sort of a mini playoff system — perhaps
a one-and-done affair, like the NCAA basketball tournaments,
or best-of-three series that will have the
desired effect of crowning a champion before training
camps are scheduled to open for the 2020-21 season.
Personally, I love the one-and-done suggestion. Top
four teams in each conference get a bye; the other
eight play to eliminate four. Endless overtime. No
shootouts. No five-on-five. Once that first round is
done, and eight teams are left, only seven games will
be needed to decide a conference champ. Then, have
the two conference champs play a two-game, total-goal
series — one home game each — to determine
the new home of the Stanley Cup.
Hey, we’re in uncharted waters. There are no scripts
that need following.
Twelve teams from each conference puts all but one
Canadian team — sorry, Ottawa — into the post-season.
It just might be Montreal’s best chance to win
their first Cup in 27 years. Toronto’s first in 53 years?
C’mon, get real, this is the Leafs we’re talking about.
Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “At the NFL combine,
364-pound lineman Mekhi Becton ran a 5.10
in the 40-yard dash. When Tom Brady ran the 40 at
the combine, he ran a 5.21 at 220-pounds. Becton ran
faster with an entire Joe Buck in his belly.”
Alex Kaseberg again: “At Kobe Bryant’s memorial,
it was revealed Kobe once showed up for his daughter
Gigi’s school parents’ day in full Laker uniform with
his Olympic gold medal. How would you like to be the
dad after that with the Geico-Insurance-Agent-ofthe-Month
plaque?”
Dallas forward Kristaps Porzingis, to reporters,
when asked if the recent Mavs-Pelicans game felt
like a playoff atmosphere: “I mean, I wish I had that
experience to tell you.”
Chris Long, on Twitter: “(Tom) Brady just left
Boston on St. Paddy’s day and i believe that’s a hate
crime.”
Golfer Shane Lowry, on the 2020 Open Championship
(from golf.com): “I guess if they do call off the
Open, I will get to be Open champion for two years
and I will have to go celebrating again.”
Headline in the New York Post: “San Juan catches
a break, MLB cancels the Mets-Marlins series scheduled
for April.”
Headine from The Hill: “Major League Baseball
officially postpones start of 2020 season. Orioles
rejoice they’re officially still tied for first.”
At Faux John Madden on Facebook: “Breaking: Dak
Prescott’s latest contract demands to include month
supply of toilet paper.”
From @GaBoy_Shockley on Twitter: “Day 6 no
sports. Watching birds fight over worms. Cardinals
lead the Blue Jays 3-1.”
Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on Twitter:
“My favourite First-Day-That-Tom-Brady-Is-Not-a-
Patriot Stat: He could lose his next 283 starts and
still have a better career record than the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers franchise.”
Comedy writer Brad Dickson: “The XFL has
cancelled the rest of its season. Great, the one place
where you have groups of 10 or less watching and we
can’t go anymore.”
Dickson again: “Right now my thoughts are with
the elderly. But enough about Tom Brady leaving New
England.”
Care to comment? Email brucepenton2003@
yahoo.ca
- Bruce Penton
Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.
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Uranus Is too close to the
Sun for viewing
NIGHT SKY
JAMES EDGAR
The Moon begins this
month at first quarter, and
reaching full phase a little
over 7 days later. Pluto is occulted
on the 14th for viewers
in the extreme south, and Jupiter
is 2 degrees north. The
following day, the 15th, has
Saturn 2 degrees north of the
Moon, with Mars 2 degrees
north on the 16th. This could
be a good photo opportunity
for the early riser on one of those days. On the
21st, Mercury and the Moon share the spotlight,
but it’s a tough observation with both bodies near
the horizon at sunup.
Mercury is in the morning sky before sunrise,
and close to the horizon throughout April. It
reaches greatest elongation west on the 20th.
Venus is that bright shiny object high in the
west at sundown. Is it any wonder the ancients
worshipped the planet – it outshines all the
rest! It shares the night sky with the Pleiades on
the 3rd, just 0.3 degrees apart, and the Moon
passes by on the 25th/26th, an occultation for
the Eastern Hemisphere. Venus reaches greatest
illuminated extent on the 27th, even though it
presents a crescent shape and should seemingly
be dimmer than when its entire disk is visible.
The crescent should be easy to discern through
a telescope or binoculars. It was the phases of
Venus in the 1600s that led Galileo to believe that
Venus orbited the Sun and not the Earth, as was
widely believed at the time.
Mars is speeding eastward away from Jupiter
and Saturn. The passing Moon is 2 degrees away
on the 16th.
Jupiter is the second brightest planet, and easy
to spot in the southern evening sky. The Moon
passes by on the 14th. Saturn and Jupiter are
within 5 degrees of each other by month-end.
Saturn is moving prograde through the stars of
Capricornus, as Mars pulls away to the east and
Jupiter closes in from the west. The two gas-giant
planets will be within 5 degrees at the end of the
month.
Uranus Is too close to the Sun for viewing; in
conjunction on the 26th.
Neptune will become visible from behind the
Sun as April progresses.
James Edgar has had an interest in the night sky all
his life. He joined The Royal Astronomical Society
of Canada in 2000, was National President for two
terms, is now the Editor of the renowned Observer’s
Handbook, and Production Manager of the bimonthly
RASC Journal. The IAU named asteroid
1995 XC5 “(22421) Jamesedgar” in his honour.
Self-reliance and food supply
There is an underlying
concern with the COVID-19
situation, and that is that toilet
paper may not be the only thing
that people go to purchase and
find the store shelves empty.
What if the situation escalates
and food shelves go empty? No
one is suggesting that it will
happen, but it is an easy leap to
make, at least in terms of what
might happen. In my youth, yes,
that is now several decades ago,
the worry about finding food in
a store would have been far less.
We lived on a farm, and in
that era, a farm was more than
canola and wheat. Most producers
still had mixed farms,
meaning some livestock, and
that meant the freezers filled
with food. Farms also involved
vast gardens for most, ensuring
vegetables in the freezer too.
The era was also one where
making pickles, canning fruit in
season, and similar preserving
of food was commonplace. Add
in that flour was purchased in
50-pound bags because most
made bread, and there was not
the immediate need for food
from the store we have today.
It was only slightly different for
my grandparents living in town.
They had a huge garden, canned
preserves, and of course, got
meat from the farm. Backyard
gardens are increasingly rare,
as are mixed farms. The result
there is far less food self-sufficiency
today than there was,
say 40 years ago. In a mere
four decades, not long in terms
of history, we have given over
the key aspect of life, our food
supply, to others.
We in North America have
gone through a long period of
very limited direct upheaval in
our lives, since the end of the
Second World War when you
think about it. That is 75-years
without war on this continent,
without a ‘dirty-30s- style stock
crash, without major epidemic.
Over the decades we have
grown safe, secure, and perhaps
a little lax in terms of our selfcare
and preparedness.
Perhaps something positive that
can come out of the COVID-19
could be a return to greater
control of our own food sources.
The first step in that can be as
simple as
connecting
with area
farmers to
buy your
beef, pork
and chicken.
In a crisis,
those producers
are
still close at
hand. Step
AG NOTES
CALVIN DANIELS
two is to get back to backyard
gardens. The grass might look
nice, and require less attention,
but potatoes and carrots taste
far better.
Urban municipalities can play a
role here too, offering up vacant
lots and even limited park space
as community garden spaces.
The process is about self-reliance,
and knowing our core
food supply is always there.
- Calvin Daniels
Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those
of the writer.
Doing their part to stop the
spread and #flattenthecurve
Beginning on Monday, March 23rd Plainsview
Credit Union (like many other Saskatchewan
Credit Unions) made the decision to suspend inbranch
/ walk-in traffic to all our branches. The
decision was made to help stop the spread of the
deadly COVID-19 virus.
“It’s an anxious time for all Canadians as the
way we interact, work, shop and do almost everything
else has been dramatically altered. This
decision was made to keep our members, employees
and the communities at large safe during this
uncertain time” commented Fintan Ryan, CEO of
Plainsview Credit Union.
Like many other businesses around our communities,
Plainsview Credit Union is encouraging
all members to perform day-to-day transactions
online, via phone to the branches (fees will be
waived) or through the ATM network. Plainsview
is fully staffed and will accept appointments on a
call ahead / screened basis.
Plainsview is actively following the guidelines
and recommendations of the Public Health Agency
of Canada. “Employees who can work from
home are now doing so, but that’s not a possibility
for most of our people. The nature of our business
is in the field. Our people are a proud part
of the communities they serve. They are doing an
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incredible job in very difficult circumstances” mentioned Fintan Ryan.
“We want you to know, that we are doing everything possible to ensure that you can continue to
count on us. We are fully staffed behind those doors and are available to assist you over the phone or
will your online banking needs” stated Buck Bright, VP Operations of Plainsview Credit Union.
Plainsview Credit Union has a financial relief package available for members. Plainsview will consider:
▪ Extending flexible loan repayment options on loans and mortgages including an interest-only
option for up to 6 months; or
▪ A payment deferral option of up to 3 months.
In closing, Bright added, “we ask everyone to be patient and respectful. Being anxious at this time is
completely understandable, but we are all in this together.”
MINISTERIAL MESSAGES
- Media Release
Town of Strasbourg
Summer Student Employment
(2) Full-Time Public Works Positions
• Must have valid Driver’s License
• Two (2) full-time seasonal positions
• Monday to Friday work schedule
• Depending on age of applicant and school schedule,
work availability from beginning of May to end of August
• Duties include: grass cutting, whippersnipping, painting,
street repair, tree and park maintenance, garbage pickup,
and other duties as assigned
Application Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2020
Send resume and cover letter indicating availability to:
Town of Strasbourg
c/o Jennifer Josephson, Administrator
Box 369, Strasbourg, SK S0G 4V0
strasbourg@sasktel.net
or drop off at #1-200 Mountain Street
Not all that apply will be contacted for interviews.
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God with us!
Overheard at the coffee shop
Hebrews 4: 14-16- “ 14 Since, then, we have a
great high priest who has passed through the
heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to
our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but we have one who in every respect has been
tested as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us, therefore,
approach the throne of grace with boldness,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to
help in time of need.”
How can the God of the heavens be in touch
with you and me-------the ordinary lives of
people?
How can God empathize with our fierce hopes
and our nagging anxieties?
Isn’t God too big, too far away, too almighty (if
you like) too uninvolved to know and appreciate
what it is that burdens us and fills our hearts
with fear and uncertainty?
Many feel that way. They feel it, even though
they may never say it aloud. Some of the great
people of the Bible and faith, people like Job, the
writers of the Psalms, and the prophets, have
expressed how God seemed to be so distant and
uninvolved in their world of problems and difficulties.
I believe, at some time, all of us experience a
chasm between God and us, and we shouldn’t
just pass it off as a moment of doubt or a moment
of weakness. Especially those moments in our
lives when we experience difficulties and problems
that we don’t understand. There are certain
events and circumstances that happen in our
lives that don’t make any sense to us at all. They
seem unfair, unreasonable, irrational, unkind
and cruel. Sometimes it is difficult to see any
good in the circumstances we are called to bear.
In those times, we call out to God to come and
help us. Yet, often we experience God as distant
and removed from our day to day difficulties? To
the point where we wonder if God really cares for
us.
We call to God. We want answers. We want
to understand. We want things to change. We
want peace of mind and hope and assurance that
somehow God hears us in our complaint. But we
don’t hear what we want to hear; we hear only
a still small voice whispering to us as it did to
Elijah, assuring us that in spite of everything,
God has not abandoned us. That small voice of
God might be a friend trying to reassure and
comfort us, but in the confusion of the moment,
that’s not the answer we are seeking. Sometimes
the comfort of our friends, as in the case of Job,
seems insufficient.
Is it true that God doesn’t understand what we
really want and need?----------Is God really out
of touch?
How can God, who’s not had a day’s worry in
all of eternity, know what it’s like to worry? What
does God know about being anxious and fearfull?
How can God truly be on the same wavelength
as us and know what it’s like to be a mere mortal
with all that goes along with our mortality, ----
our struggles, our hurt, or even our loneliness? It
would seem most unlikely. Job complained about
God’s lack of appreciation of his troubles, saying,
“I cannot find God anywhere in front or back of
me, to my left or to my right.”
In the Jewish faith, it was only the High Priest
who could approach God on behalf of the people.
There was this ongoing wall of separation
between God and the people. God was considered
unapproachable to the ordinary person.
But, with the sending of Jesus to our world,
something amazing happened.
God came from heaven to earth in Jesus. In the
very flesh of the people. He was born. As you and
I were. He came to the ordinary everyday people
of his day. He taught them about a loving God
who was near and at hand; a God who treasured
the name of each vineyard labourer or woman
toiling in the home or child playing in the street;
a caring God who came to be with us in our
ordinary daily lives and the burdens that go with
them. In Jesus, we see a loving God who was
like a shepherd to his people, knowing each one
personally, watching over them, protecting them,
guiding them and always by their side.
Jesus brought a whole new perspective on how
God is intimately involved and concerned for us.
In Jesus, God reveals himself as one who is not
distant from us but beside us, and for us, in our
struggles.
Jesus understands our every weakness because
he was tempted in every way that we are. So,
whenever we are in need, we can come bravely
and boldly before the throne of God’s grace and
mercy for us. We will find there----- God’s gracious
and loving-kindness, and will find help in
our time of need”.
These are words that express confidence and
faith in who Jesus truly is for each one of us.
They tell us that through Christ Jesus, God is
graciously and readily available to each one of us.
These words tell us that God is not out of touch
with what is happening in our lives, but knows
what it’s like to walk in our shoes. In Jesus, God
is made flesh. In Jesus, God was wounded for us
so that in any wound we bear------ God is with
us.
There are a lot of uncertainties in this world but
there is one thing that is an absolute certainty----
God’s love for us, in Jesus. We can trust, wholeheartedly
in God’s love for us in Jesus.
We are encouraged to trust God even in those
times when we don’t understand what is happening
in our lives.
When we are hurting;
when we are bewildered;
when we are physically, emotionally and spiritually
drained
When we are lonely
And when we have no reserves left,
we can be certain our heavenly Father knows
exactly who we are and the sorrow we suffer.
In fact, Jesus suffers with us. We say that in
baptism, we are joined with Christ in his death
and resurrection. I would contend that we are
joined in such a way that when we weep, he
weeps with us; when we cry out in pain, he cries
out with us. When we rejoice, he rejoices with us.
Jesus understands us completely, and so we are
invited today to come confidently to the throne
of God’s grace. It is there that we will find help in
our time of need.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
- Rev. Glenn Shore, Pastor: Zion Lutheran Church,
Jansen & Grace/Aarnes Lutheran Church, Wynyard
Disclaimer: opinions expressed are those of the writer.
Run – March 23 & March 30
“has anyone heard from murrey? its not like
him to miss coffee...I hope no one sits in his
booth....”
On Hwy 20 in
NOKOMIS
Call: 306-528-2171
Home Plan of the Week
Pasadena brings the sunshine with it
By Associated Designs
Called the Pasadena, this home
can’t help but evoke its namesake
town in sunny Southern California.
Its tile roof and stucco exterior
might also put viewers in mind of
the Mediterranean, Florida, or the
American Southwest.
Dozens of wide windows add
sparkle to all sides of the exterior,
while bathing the interior in natural
light. The lofty arched portico
extends a dramatic welcome,
then leads on to double doors that
open into an equally lofty twostory
entry, which can be overlooked
from the second-floor loft.
A transverse hallway cuts across
the space in front of the entry. At
its right end, the hallway accesses
the stairs, dining room and kitchen.
Court
Exercise
Sitting
Nook
10'2'' x 12'
Family
18'5'' x 20'6''
Owners’
Suite
14'8'' x 29'
A large study and an exceptionally
spacious owners’ suite are to the
left. The family room is nearly
straight ahead from the entry, and
you can reach the kitchen via this
route as well.
Kitchen
Utility
Up
2-Story
Entry
Bedroom
11'6'' x 11'8''
Bedroom
11'6'' x 11'
Study
13'4'' x 18'2''
Dining
14' x 12'6'''
Covered
Entry
Loft
14'4'' x
17'6''
Open to
Entry
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Dn
Bedroom
11'8'' x
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© 2019 Associated Designs, Inc.
Garage
43'6'' x 23'
Pasadena
PLAN 11-140
First Floor 2421 sq.ft.
Second Floor 839 sq.ft.
Living Area 3260 sq.ft.
Garage 1016 sq.ft.
Dimensions 90'x 69'6''
3000 SERIES
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An eating bar with high cabinets
above it bounds the kitchen and
family room. The built-in cook top
is seated in a centrally placed work
island. Stirring pots there, you face
into a window-bright nook with
French doors at the rear that open
into what could be an exercise
room, atrium, sewing room, or
whatever suits. French doors in
both the family room and exercise
room enhance air circulation
and offer easy access to a
wide court.
More French doors access the
court from the sitting area of the
Pasadena’s posh owners’ suite.
Closets with folding doors fill one
whole wall of the suite, and that’s
in addition
to the large
walk-in closet
off of the
bathroom.
Upstairs,
three more
bedrooms
and a twosection
bathroom
cluster
around the loft. The
front bedroom boasts
arch-topped French
doors that open onto an
ornamental iron balcony.
Associated Designs
is the original source for
the Pasadena 11-140.
For more information or
to view other designs,
visit www.Associated
Designs.com or call
800-634-0123.
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• Farm Buildings
• Bobcat Service
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AUCTION
LARGE Online One Owner Antique Collector
San Clara, Manitoba. March 7-11. Karla’s
Auction Springside, SK Assortment of glassware,
Toys, Lamps, Gumball Machine. www.
ukrainetzauction.hibid.com. s
FOR SALE
Go ahead, Sell something. You don’t need it,
but someone does.
LAND FOR SALE
RM 250, 1 quarters of pasture for sale by tender:
PT SE-34-25-22-W2, approx. 140 acres.
Located 0.5 mile North of Duval along Hwy
20. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Tenders close April 6, 2020. For more
information call. 306-807-7472 or Submit
Tender to: farmlands.sask@gmail.com.
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RM 280, 1 quarters for sale by tender: SW
14-28-23-W2. Highest or any tender not
necessarily accepted. Tenders close April 6,
2020. For more information call. 306-807-
7472 or Submit Tender to: farmlands.sask@
gmail.com
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ITEMS WANTED
Nothing this week. But what special item are
you looking for? email us your ad. ads@lmtimes.ca
CONTRACTORS
Manz Electric Ltd. Agricultural, Residential,
Industrial and Commercial Electrical Services.
Earl Grey. Call 1-306-726-8117. Adair
Manz. Proudly Local.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Submit your job opportunity for as little as
$8!
CARD OF THANKS
Thankful? Tell someone for about $8!
YOUR LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS & NOTICES
FOR SALE
Four 14 inch Toyota Camry steel rims, ideal
for winter tire mounting, $10 each. Two vintage
4-bolt VW Beetle wheels, for Beetles
newer than 1967, $15 each. One new 245-
75-17 all season tire, on eight-bolt steel rim,
asking $75. Will consider reasonable offers.
Contact LM times @ 306-528-2020.
HALL FOR RENT
CRAVEN COMMUNITY HALL, air conditioned,
seats 200, fully equipped kitchen
includes dishwasher, cooler & freezer. Call
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STOP, LOOK NO FURTHER - REGINA
BEACH MEMORIAL HALL HAS IT ALL.
Air conditioned, full kitchen including dishwasher.
Great for Birthday Parties, Baby
Showers, Anniversaries, Group Meetings,
Memorials, Family Reunions. Seats 130.
Reasonable rates, Call 306-729-2877. 24
NOTICES
Notice for Edwin Heilman celebration of Life
April 4th, 2020. With much regret, the family
of Edwin has chosen to cancel the celebration
due to COVID-19 concerns. 18
Sharon Crittenden, CFP will be available as
a tax consultant at the following places and
times: Town of Nokomis - R.M of Wreford
commencing Thursday afternoon, March 12,
2020 and every Thursday afternoon thereafter
until March 26, 2020. Please call 306-528-
2202 for an appointment. 17
HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT
Mobile home for sale $70,000, ​includes a
big yard, carport, lots of upgrades, close
to school, available to rent, rent to own, or
agreement for sale.​Call Denise 306-726-
5865 d
Nokomis Housing Authority has low-income
family and senior’s units for rent. For more
information, contact Sylvia at 306-528-2204.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Submit your job opportunity for as little as
$8!
Nokomis Anglican Church
Service Times: 11:00 in Nokomis
unless otherwise stated
No church services until further notice
COME and WORSHIP with US
Nokomis
United Church
Cancelled until
further notice.
Welcome
to Worship
St. Peter Roman Catholic Church
310 Lake Street, Lumsden
Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church
118 Nicoll Avenue , Regina Beach
Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Our Lady of the Lake @ Silton United Church
Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
(May long weekend to Sept long weekend)
Pastor: Fr. Gaspar Lucas
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On this day in history
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U.S. President Ronald
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hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.;
three others are wounded in
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Revolution, requiring the purchase of inputs, led to the widespread establishment
of different credit processes. An entire new eco-system was built to
support agriculture.
With COVID-19, we may see the rise of dark or ghost kitchens in food service,
allowing anyone to start a company, virtual or not. The establishment of more
micro-fulfilment centres or dark warehouses to support grocers and other food
retailers will redesign the entire sector.
This doesn’t mean Canadians will stop visiting grocery stores, farmers’
markets or restaurants anytime soon. But in five years or sooner, we could
see 20 per cent of all food sold online or through apps, restaurants and retail
combined. That’s potentially more than $50 billion worth of food. According to
estimates, that market represents $7 to $9 billion now.
What was often seen as a far-fetched concept just a few years ago appears to
be likely now because of COVID-19.
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and
a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.
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SERVICES DIRECTORY – BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
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CONTRACTORS
CONCRETE
LEGAL SERVICES
OPTOMETRISTS
KEVIN ACTON – Govan, SK
Ofice: 306-484-4349
Email: acton@sasktel.net
• Journeyman Plumber
• Licensed Gas Contractor
• Professional Air Conditioning & Water
Treatment Systems Installation & Repair
• Bonded & Insured
CAPITAL DRYWALL LTD.
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• Over 25 years of experience
• FREE estimates
• Residential and Commercial
Call Brad at 306-209-7488
or 306-725-3664 (office) and leave a message
For All Your
Concrete & Gravel
Needs
WATROUS
CONCRETE
306-946-2040 • Watrous
306-946-2392 (Res.)
Electrical
Cobra Electric Ltd.
Josh Whitrow
Journeyman Electrician / Manager
Inquiries@CobraElectric.ca
Box 70
Silton, Sk, S0G 4L0
www.CobraElectric.ca 306-536-5929
FINANCIAL PLANNERS
Riach Financial
Financial Planning
Retirement
Tax & Estate Planning
RRSP, RRIF, RESP
Insurance
(Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Long Term Care)
Bill Riach, CFP
bill@riachfi nancial.ca
Providing the Last Mountain area
with General Legal Services,
including:
Wills & Estate Planning
Real Estate
Farm Succession
Business Services
Watrous Eye Care
Dr. Russ Schultz - Optometrist
Open Wednesdays
For appointments call
Monday to Friday — 306-946-2166
Dr. Diana Monea
Optometrist
Visit us at
1111 Lakewood Court North
Regina, SK
Phone: 306-924-0544
Mon., Tues., Fri. – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wed., Thurs. – 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sat. – 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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One Day Service Available
We Accommodate Out-of-Town Patients
DENTAL
STRASBOURG DENTAL CENTRE
Dr. Cheryl Vertefeuille • 306-725-4868
Tuesday to Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Firewood
Last Mountain Firewood
Split pine, poplar & birch
Bagged or loose loads
Kindling also available
306-725-3400
WELL DRILLING
WATER WELLS
HAYTER
DRILLING LTD.
Phone: 866.528.2032
Nokomis, SK
Care Homes
Ivy’s Care Home
229 Young Street, Earl Grey, Sask
Please call to discuss
your Care Home needs
306-939-2270
Internet
Ph: 306-525-2737
Email: adam@fritzlerlaw.ca
ACCOUNTANTS
D & R Accounting
Personal & Corporate Tax
Bookkeeping • Farm Planning
CAIS Applications
Financial Planning
Bill Riach, CFP
Doreen Riach
Cheryl Bryksa, CA
Phone:
306.528.4621 306.528.2032
Nokomis, SK
New Patients Welcome
Monday & Thursday
8am - 6pm
Building Supplies
FUNERAL HOMES
LEWIS AGENCIES LTD.
INCOME TAX
ACCOUNTING
Sharon Crittenden, CFP
Large & small diameter water well drilling
Well servicing & repairs
Government approved well abandonment
Watrous, SK
Ph (306) 946-3615 | Toll Free 1-888-239-1658
Licensed Embalmers
and Funeral Directors
Earl, Marianne, Al and Dave
Phone: 306-528-2007
P.O. Box 337
Nokomis SK
S0G 3R0
William E (Bill) Lewis
B Comm, CGA
Box 239, Imperial S0G 2J0
(306) 963-2022
Toll Free: 1-800-667-8911
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Leaning Tower of Go
Anywhere Power
An old photo showing the Marsh Screw Amphibian in action. Just look at those ruts in
the background!
CAMSHAFT
CORNER
KELLY KIRK
NOKOMIS
Last Mountain Times • Monday, March 30, 2020 • Check out the all new lmtimes.ca
Although my devotion to the versatile Chevy small block
runs deep, I have to admit that there are other engines out
there that deserve every bit as much credit. The flathead
Ford was used in everything from small cars to large trucks,
even the odd water pump and airplane (which proved mostly
unsuccessful). The Chrysler Hemi could be found in cars,
trucks, and some were also used to run air raid sirens and
things like that. One that isn’t a V8, but is every bit as versatile,
is the Chrysler Slant Six. The leaning tower of power can
be found in everything from a small Valiant to a big dump
truck. Windrowers, forklifts, airplane tugs, a Slant Six could
potentially be installed in any one of those directly from
the factory. They were also installed in this sweet machine, right from Chrysler
themselves.
Over the years, many fictional super-villains have tried to tunnel to the center
of the Earth. All were thwarted before they got there. What was their goal, aside
from obvious self-destruction? Usually, something that walked that fine line
between ridiculous and evil. Regardless of who they were or what they were
trying to accomplish, the vehicle almost always resembled something like this,
the 1964 Chrysler Marsh Screw Amphibian. The name itself is incredibly long
but incredibly accurate.
Powered by an all-aluminum 225 Slant Six and backed by a Torqueflite automatic,
the Marsh Screw Amphibian was designed to conquer any terrain with a
versatility that no other vehicle had. At thirteen and a half feet long and weighing
in under three thousand pounds, it was nice and compact, but could still
carry up to half a ton of passengers or cargo. Top speed was twelve and a half
miles per hour, and it could do that forwards, backwards, or laterally sideways.
It seems like the perfect unit, and Chrysler built ten of them in their defence
division for field testing. In muck and swamp, they were unstoppable. In sand,
they were quite stoppable and couldn’t move around well at all. On hard ground,
they drove very erratically, to the point of causing damage to the screw propellers.
Also, speed dramatically dropped when loaded. I’m honestly not entirely
sure how they worked, but I know they had a steering wheel and not levers like
a skid steer. After watching an old Chrysler propaganda video of one in action
in Mississippi, I kind of want to drive one. Unfortunately, there’s only one of the
ten left apparently, and I don’t know for sure, but I’d bet it’s in a museum somewhere.
Probably not the place to try and book a test drive.
Have a question or comment for Kelly? Email it to: inbox@lastmountaintimes.
ca and we’ll print Kelly’s response in an upcoming issue
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OBITUARY
Macomber, George Wesley
1923 - 2020
George Wesley Macomber (Wes) of Semans SK, passed
away peacefully on January 7, 2020 Irene holding his
hand and family by his side. Wes was born on November
3, 1923 to Henry and Sarah (Richardson) Macomber
of the Punnichy district, a brother to Carl (d 1985). In
1928 the family moved to the Semans district where
Wes would complete his grade 11 education at Alexandra
School prior to joining his father to farm. Wes met Irene
(Campbell) while she worked at the Bank of Montreal in
Semans and they were married on June 18, 1946. Up until
May 2019, Wes and Irene spent all their years together
on the farm south east of Semans. Wes leaves to mourn
his beloved wife of 73 years, Irene; their three children Maxine (Allen) Schultz,
Terry (Shaun) Macomber, Sheldon (Paula) Macomber and their 10 grandchildren
Andrew (Michelle) Schultz, Kelly (Tom) Fesciuc, Tyler (Krisztina Szalay)
Macomber, Kevin (Lisa) Macomber, Lyndon (Marci) Macomber, Megan (Koen)
Istace, Hanna (Shawn Nixon) Macomber, Alyssa, Lauren & Serena Macomber.
He was also blessed with 14 great grandchildren: Jacob, Hudson and Paige
Schultz, Carter and Maddison Fesciuc, Penelope, Lorelai and Charlotte Macomber,
Kathryn and Lawson Macomber, Sebastian and Oscar Macomber and
Xander and Griffin Istace as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Wes was
so proud of each member of his family and enjoyed keeping up to date on what
everyone was doing. He especially enjoyed when anyone was able to be at the
farm for cookie time. Wes will be forever loved and missed.
Due to COVID-19, the Celebration of life has been postponed. Words of sympathy
and caring may be left for the family at www.narfasons.com. Memorial
donations in memory of Wes may be made to Semans United Church Fund or
to Semans Cemetery fund. Arrangements
entrusted to Narfason’s Funeral
Chapel & Crematorium, Wadena, SK,
306.338.2251
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