S MEATON & DISTRICT NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2017 ~ 146TH ISSUE

MASTHEAD PHOTO: Old sled looking for a hill and some kids. SMEATON SPRING FAIR Smeaton Rec Center April 8th, 2017 Time to sign up for tables * 150 ** $10 per table. Contact Esther 306 426 2409 or Margo 306 426 2001 SMEATON SNOWMOBILE RALLY TELEMIRACLE FUNDRAISER Saturday March 11, 2017 Smeaton Recreation Center Smeaton Legion Rally starts @ 10 am; Last Run @ February 23rd ** 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 1pm; Riders to be in by 5pm Chili and bun * hotdogs * juice, tea, $10 Poker Hands * 50/50 Cash coffee Payouts * Great Prizes * More information: Eunice 306 426 Non-Riders Welcome * 2213 or Esther 306 426 2409 Food Served all Day * Come out to support TELEMIRACLE! Social to follow Rally THE BEST CINNAMON BUNS YOU’LL EVER EAT CHOICELAND And we'll be hosting a... **CANADA 150 ** Crystal Pocha, above, has ANNUAL BONSPIEL CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT opened Crystal’s Café in the Contact Sonia @ 306-426-2313 Smeaton Curling Rink, serving February 26th—March 05th

to enter / details * $10 / Person CHALLENGE up all-day breakfasts, burgers, ENTRY FEE $100 PER TEAM Canada is 150 years old fries and more. The buns are Phone entries in to: Marg Whitrow this year and we should be all homemade and the cinna- 306 276-7471; Bob Walker 306 WHITESWAN celebrating! We should all mon buns are very special and 428-2780; Kimberly Walker 306 SNOW be flying a flag and being big enough to be “shared”. 276-0770 happy to be Canadian. We Specials such as chili, meat- HAWKS give you a number of ways balls and so on will be adver- Banquet / Smoker Friday March 4th Northern to express your love of tized on Facebook. There is a Valentine Tea and Bake Sale. Exposure Snowmobile Rally Canada throughout this Kids Menu and lots more to newsletter. For example, choose from. Open Tuesday February 11th from 2 -4 SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11TH you could plant an apple through Sunday from 10am till Come for Coffee and Dessert Eagle Bay Resort—East Trout Lake or cherry tree (plant two of 7pm (open till 8pm on days Sponsored by Choiceland Royal 80 Mile Ride * Trails run on SSA each if they require cross- when Skating Lessons take Purple. System * Sleds must be regis- pollination). Have faith place, usually Friday). Roast Beef Supper tered * Prizes / Draws that you will be around to Only operating till April 1st Sunday, March 19th 4:30 - 6:30 enjoy the fruit from your More info: 2017, better take advantage of Roast beef, perogies, cabbage rolls trees. Crystal’s Café while you can. Bob Tullis (306 426-2726); Bob and all the trimmings. Sponsored by Moore (306 426-2093); Bill Neu- Choiceland Royal Purple feld (306 426-2099); Dwain Doer- and Grade XII Graduating Class ing (306 426-2767); Doug Gent Adults $14; Family $40; Age 6-12 (306 764-0100). $7; Pre school free PANCAKE BREAKFAST At Smeaton Legion ** 2 pm MEATH PARK SENIORS HALL $10 Entry fee * CASH BAR ** For Sunday February 12th 9am to noon information call Lyle (306) 426- “All you can eat!” $8.00 7773 or Joe at (306) 426-2208 EVERYONE WELCOME BINGO SNOWDEN !!!! Winter Fun MEATH PARK SENIORS HALL BONSPIEL FEB 5—12 2:00pm Sunday February 12th KIDS’ SPIEL FEB. 20 and Sunday February 26th POKER RALLY: FEB 18 JACKPOT $75.00 EVERYONE WELCOME COFFEE with WEIRDALE SENIORS Monday, Wednesday and Friday Mornings from 9 till 11am Seniors Centre in Weirdale Page 2 MY BRIEF FLING AT RAILROADING by Maurice Kirby I was thrilled to be asked to accompany Dave Forden on a trip to with the short line railway, Torch River Rail out of Choiceland. We chugged out with the engine at a leisurely pace averaging ten miles per hour. On the 28-mile route to Nipawin we had time to view wildlife which amounted to two coveys of Hungarian Wayne Glenn Pelech partridges and three groups of whitetail deer (about twenty) March 1, 1967—January 12, Crossing the trestle at Nipawin, 1907 feet long 2017 was pretty scary but there was no swaying. The Wayne Pelech passed away river seemed a hundred feet below. This trestle peacefully after a long battle bridge was completed in 1930 by Dominion with cancer at Victoria Hospi- Bridge and is a double decker, with a 16-foot tal in Prince Albert. He was wide roadway directly below the rails. born in Prince Albert on Dave picked up nine cars and we backed up March 1st, 1967 to Paul and Sue Pelech. He is survived by and made our leisurely way back to Choiceland. his life partner and wife, Wanda; his step-children Aliya (Fran), Adam, and Ash- lee; he was Popee to grand- children Delanie, Desirae, Daylon, Danessa and Dallas. He is survived by brothers David (Joan), Calvin (Yvette), and Mike (Kim), and by his Left: Dave gets empty cars in Nipawin; above, cross- sister Shirley. He will be ing the river on the Crooked Bridge. missed by many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters in-law and many, many friends he Happy 80th Birthday met during his life travels. His Mom! family and friends were very important to him. Service was (LEONA PEARSE) held in Smeaton on January February 3rd 19th, officiated by Pastor Cust. Eulogist was Jon Bou- lard. Love from your family THANK YOU: "It took 80 years to Thanks to family, old friends, look this good!" and neighbours, who attended Hughie’s funeral. Thanks for THANK YOU: all the sympathy cards, flow- The family of the late Edna Kosik would **CANADA 150 ** ers, hugs and prayers. Thank like to thank Parkland Place, Melfort, SK you to all who gave donations for the compassionate comfort care given A MOTHER’S PRAYER CHALLENGE to North Haven in Hugh’s to our mother. Many thanks to Coventry Lord please hear The Torch River Art memory. Funeral Home; Father Nick Ferreras for a mother’s prayer — group urges all artists to paint elevators (or other A special thanks for the Smea- officiating the service; Organist, Diane Bar- Keep my family in your care. rural scenes such as ton Legion Honour Guard; to ber. Thank you to Smeaton Rec Board, and Help me know what I can do farmsteads, churches Pastor Gary Gilkinson for a Steve Beal. etc). Painting below is very meaningful service; Thank you to all the ladies of the commu- To guard and guide them an acrylic of one of Kathie Norstrom for her spe- nity for an excellent lunch; for Memorial All life through. Smeaton’s elevators, by cial song selection; Leslie donations made on our mother's behalf; Most of all, please let me be Annette Kirby. Send us a Einhorn for giving the eulogy; Bouquets of flowers, items of food, words all who helped with the ser- of condolences and cards to the family. A blessing to my family — photo of your painting. vice. Your thoughtfulness and acts of kindness A gentle word, We appreciated the delicious were greatly appreciated at this time. A caring friend, lunch provided by the Smea- A source of love ton ladies, and the time to Sincerely, That has no end. visit after. Jeanette and Bruce; Donna and Lyle; Thank you all, Diane and Jim; Marilyn and Jack; Audrey King and family Loretta and Greg Our children and families working staff. Thank you, Earl Onyskevitch, Page 3 for clearing our yard of snow and for his NORTH HAVEN other duties at North Haven. Happy 99th birthday to Alice Elves whose Manager’s Report by Jeanette Waldner birthday was on January 29th. Also happy Thank you everyone, for respecting our birthday to Viola Scarf, who turned 94 on visitor restrictions when residents and the January 28th. community were hit with cold and flu. Eve- ryone at North Haven has recovered and Thank you to George and Ellen Pickett, Amel Twarzynski, Evelyn’s daughter, Hugh visitors are once more welcome. King family, and others, for the donation of **CANADA 150 ** Thank you to everyone who sent memo- baked goods and sandwiches. rial donations in memory of Hugh King and We have got through the worst of winter. CHALLENGE Edna Kosik. We look forward to spring. ...Collect the recipes that our mothers and Our sincere condolences go out to Polly grandmothers knew from memory. Revive Johnson and extended family on the pass- Sunday afternoon dinners with family. ing of Jim Johnson. NORTH HAVEN BINGO LIST: ...Rescue and preserve kitchen gadgets we Many thanks to Esther and Terry Cham- February 3rd Smeaton Walking Group never see any more. For example above are: berlain, who entertained for Robbie Burns February 10th Choiceland Seniors a nut crusher, loose tea ball, boiled egg sli- Day, an annual event we look forward to. February 17th North Haven cer and a device for taking kernels of corn We at North Haven are looking for a hair- off the cob. dresser to work out of the room in the February 24th Smeaton Volunteer Group Health Unit, preferably someone willing to March 3rd Snowden Community Club’ THANK YOU: I would like to thank the commu- do perms and cuts. Could be once or twice March 10th Smeaton Seniors nity of Smeaton and surrounding area for five a month. Call me at 306 426-2766 if you March 17th Smeaton walking Group wonderful years of being able to serve you as are interested. postmaster. The chats and experiences I have March 24th Choiceland Seniors Thank you to the Smeaton Health Unit’s had with each of you will never be forgotten. I nurse, Peggy Bohmann, as she is available March 31st North Haven have enjoyed every minute of it and have many every weekday and is very caring to our THANK YOU to all volunteers, especially great memories. residents. as some belong to more than one group. My retirement party on January 6th was so Many thanks to our reliable and hard- Residents really enjoy their bingo! overwhelming. I did not expect such a huge turnout. Thank you everyone for coming out to say goodbye. I appreciate it so much and wish to thank Esther Chamberlain for organizing it, as well as baking a cake and serving coffee. Great job, Esther. Also thank you to Anne Fedellech for filling in for me that afternoon so I could visit with all my friends. It was such a wonderful day. Thank you to my supervisor, Annemarie Tarry for coming out and bringing a cake. I could go on and on but now I will say each of you have a special place in my heart. Jerry and I want you to know our door is always open. Stop in at our home in for coffee any time. Hazel (and Jerry) Johnson

CHOICELAND MUSEUM Above and below: Two aerial views of Smeaton, from “The Bird in the Sky” OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 5th 1:00 to 4:00 pm Your chance to browse through the exhibits. SNOWDEN SPORTS DAY: July 8th 2017 Page 4 Everyone has a story. Tell us yours by sending to Smeaton Newsletter, ...This is my story Box 28, Smeaton SK, S0J 2J0

TERRY CHAMBERLAIN grew up in the Bedard Creek area north of I had to show or say. A Snowden, the oldest of three boys. When teachers were scarce, rather self-centred and he became a student supervisor, starting at Guideme School conceited desire? Yes, south of Shipman. Terry spent a year at Teacher’s College then absolutely, that’s me, went on to teach at Kelvington and on to where he taught but without a disposition until retiring at the age of fifty. to show off one’s cher- He has since authored three books (The ABC’s of Farming, The ished creations in hopes ABC’s of Retirement, and Stories in the Dirt) as well as 700 or so of impressing multitudes newspaper articles. He is a very witty fellow and happily he has of people there would be agreed to tell us his story. Here is the first of hopefully three sto- no books, poetry, mov- ries by Terry Chamberlain. In photo he is entertaining at North ies, TV shows, art or Haven with wife Esther and brother Jim. music. CONFESSIONS OF AN EAGER SCRIBBLER: Terry Chamberlain Now except for informal softball or soccer games--usually without adult supervision--during the school year there were no organized My love affair with words began at the breakfast table at the activities whatever for kids in the Bedard Creek district where we age of about four. lived; the difficulty of travel due to road conditions year round pre- I was curious about all the markings on the cereal box in front of vented us from taking part in recreation facilities in nearby towns. me, even more fascinated when my parents explained that those This didn’t stop us from being physically active, but we were on our marks made up words. Soon they were showing me how each letter own, wandering the countryside by bike or foot, swimming in the had a sound and in combination could describe events and tell creeks, climbing trees, building huts in the poplar bluffs, inventing stories. games of all kinds. And that left us time for individual pursuits as My imagination was fired, and I couldn’t wait to decode--i.e. well. “read”--what others had written and to form words and stories of We had farm chores to do as we grew older of course, but on our my own. That’s how it all began. (Of course if I’d been sitting on the small farm my father wasn’t much of a taskmaster, and I still had other side of the box or I’d be telling you this a la francais.) plenty of time to indulge myself in my media obsessions: drawing I became a voracious reader as a child, not greatly remarkable, and writing comic books (I loved comics); making up little magazines as almost everyone I knew read considerably in those days, partly I complete with fiction, non-fiction and humour, and even tiny newspa- suppose because we lived in a semi-isolated--particularly in winter-- pers with headlines and local news (two copies, one for each of my rural area long before television or electronic devices, and the writ- brothers who were goaded into reading them); playing the voices in ten word was the main way of accessing entertainment and infor- my made-up radio plays and forcing my bored brothers to listen; mation through novels, comic books, newspapers and magazines. dreaming up cowboy stories (cowboys dominated fiction media then) which my brothers, a cousin and I acted out with the whole outdoors We did have radio and got occasionally--very rarely--to a movie; I became a big fan of those as well, and developed a yearning to be for our stage. a producer, not just a consumer, of mass media, to have hundreds, But as my childhood began to give way to adulthood a long pause thousands or millions of people reading, listening or watching what occurred in my literary journey. More on that later.

...This is my story each of which gave me DAVE “The Price is Right” letters of introduction. I PRICE from Weirdale agreed to closed my eyes and give us his story, beginning stuck a pin into a map when he arrived in Canada which is how I chose from Wales. We are hoping he Melville in Saskatche- will continue with further in- wan. My contacts in stallments. He and his dog Wales put me in touch Toby are a familiar sight in the with the mayor in Mel- district especially as his wife ville, Mr. Bailey, and a Bev has become disabled by farmer called Haylock Parkinson’s and can no longer who agreed to sponsor live at home. me. Six weeks later I boarded made me popular with the girls a ship in Liverpool and arrived but I was warned off the farmer’s at my destination with $34 in daughter. I grew up in Monmouth my pocket. (pronounced Mow-mth) in Wales, I worked for the Haylocks for two one of five kids. When I turned The Haylocks were farming years and found myself a wife seventeen in 1956 I decided it grain and I was paid $.75 an among the 4-H crowd that gath- was a bit crowded in the house hour but also got room and ered at the house. and in Wales. I saw a poster board. They lived in a three- Bev and I have been married over which said “Come to Canada: storey Eaton house that came 50 years and have a son and a Farm Workers Needed” and as a kit from the States in daughter. decided to go for it. I spoke to 1913 at the cost of $700. Photo above is typical of Mon- the local minister and the mayor, My accent and foreignness mouth in Wales. AND THE WINNERS ARE… Page 5 At left, Audrey Reid and Tracy Lubyk, members of Smea- ton Legion #319, attended an assembly at William Mason School to present certificates to the winners of the Remembrance Day Poster and Literary contest on January 9th. Congratulations and we wish them luck as their entries advance to Zone competi- tion!

SMEATON FIRE AND RESCUE Our December 50/50 winner came home for the holidays and left with some extra $$$!!! Con- gratulations to Katie Lubyk - she bought her winning ticket from her dad SDFR Captain Peter FIREFIGHTERS UPGRADE THEIR SKILLS Lubyk when she came out for Twelve members of the Smeaton and District Fire and Christmas. December's pot was Rescue and Choiceland Fire Department successfully $97, so Katie received a cheque completed courses in Basic Fire Behaviour, ICS 100, for $48.50. Thanks to all the and Wildland Fire Suppression on Jan 13 and 14th. businesses in our area who pro- mote our monthly draw - Smea- Thank you to Scott Ackerman, Crystal Fajt, and Connie ton Co-op, Smeaton Hotel, Smea- Bradburn from Wildfire Management Branch for instruct- ton Post Office and Snowden Star ing this weekend course. Hotel. Next draw date is January 31st.

EVENING GROSBEAKS: **CANADA 150 ** This photo on the left of Eve- ning Grosbeaks enjoying a CHALLENGE bath was submitted by Kathy ...Fly the Canadian Flag. Tell us your Matieyshen. The warmer Canadian story and we may find a January temperatures melted flag to send you for your efforts. the snow on a metal shed roof, enabling the birds to ...Plant a red and white flower gar- enjoy paddling around and den. If you are really ambitious, cleaning themselves up. They make the flowers depict the flag. had a ball! ...Get a sense of history by wandering around a cemetery.

SMEATON LEGION - CLOSED SINGLES: Tracy Lubyk. Sue Pelech, and Tracy Lubyk. Special thank you to Sonia Fidyk for Congratulations and we wish handling registration and scorekeeping both days. The Smeaton Legion hall was them luck in District play in Ni- full all weekend with crib tour- pawin on February 25th! naments! On Saturday, January 28th, we hosted the annual Sunday, January 29th, was our Zone Crib Playoffs. Legion crib second local crib tournament this players, from Prince Albert, "winter" - temperatures on the Christopher Lake and Paddock- plus side of freezing made for a wood, travelled to Smeaton to fantastic turnout! Thirty-two play- match up against our local ers vied for prizes. First place Legion members to determine winners Val Rein and Beth Whit- who would advance to Districts ford each received a $15 gift in Nipawin. Smeaton players certificate to Snowden Star Hotel, were very successful and ad- donated by Northern Fire Train- vance in the following catego- ing. Second place winners ries: Marlene Ahle and Delores Clarke - CLOSED TEAM: Lyle White, each received a hat donated by Joe Bernhard, Ed Salthammer, Snowden Star Hotel. and Wayne Krasko. Thank you to everyone who do- PHOTO: Winners of Smeaton Legion #319's crib tournament held - CLOSED DOUBLES: Lyle nated towards lunches for these January 29th (left-right): First place team Val Rein and Beth Whitford, White and Tracy Lubyk. crib tournaments: Lyle & Donna White, Joe & Mavis Bernhard, and second place Marlene Ahle and Delores Clarke.

Page 6 QUILT & CRAFT GROUP

Pictured here are some of the partici- pants of the Quilt and Craft Group who gath- ered on January 14th at the Smeaton Health Unit. Clockwise from left, Sonia was using leftover fabric to put together a nine-patch; Jean was settled at the Singer she bought in the mid 1950’s; Shona was putting together a quilt for her niece; Beth and Margo were working on quilts for special people in their lives; Shirley was crocheting away on her “Scrubbies” made from netting. This work keeps her hands nimble. Shirley thinks she has made upwards of 2000 of them. This group meets every second Saturday and is planning a project weekend, Contact Margo Marshall for more information.

**CANADA 150 **

CHALLENGE If you craft or quilt, consider creating a hanging, quilt, garment etc that has a Canada theme. Use red and white, or a landscape or an animal such as a moose, goose or killer whale to ex- press your admiration for your country.

….SOME THOUGHTS from Tony Rudnicki He told me he was given the wrong pills and if he ever got NURSES AND DOCTORS out he would never come My wife was in the hospital for two months back. Three weeks later I and I drove every day to Prince Albert to see asked the doctor what hap- her, 100 miles round trip from the farm. One pened and was treated very day a nurse came into the room and said, rudely. “you are not looking good”. She went away and came back with a wheelchair. She told Although there are great me to get in. “I am taking you to admitting”. nurses and doctors, there are She got me signed in and I was seen right also the bad ones, like the away. I had left my jacket in Elsie’s room and nurse in Ontario charged in she didn’t know where I had gone. I was hos- the deaths of several patients. pitalized for two days. There are some very We have always got the flu BIRD IN THE SKY PHOTOS: Above and below are good nurses and doctors and I thank that shot to protect us from the two views of the Greek Orthodox Church in Weirdale. nurse from Weirdale for looking after me. worst flu out there, but re- member this: Doorknobs and Below right is an overview of the community of Weirdale. I am still angry about the way my father dollar bills are the worst for These photos were obtained by a skilled operator of a died 48 years ago, I went to see him in hospi- spreading germs. drone (thing that flies, takes pictures). tal at 6:00pm and he was gone by midnight.

HERITAGE HOMESTEADS IN THE CHOICELAND DISTRICT Page 7

FRED FOWLER HOMESTEAD On June 6th 1909, Fred Fowler was born in Bramp- ton Ontario. When Fred was nine years old, his father came to to work as a farm hand. That same year, his father died at Govan SK from the flu epi- demic of 1918 that killed so many people. In December of 1925, at the age of 16, Fred came west to visit his father’s grave. Fred returned to Toronto for a while but he had fallen in love with the west. Dan MacDonald In 1927 at age 18, Fred left Toronto for good...on a land. passed away in 2000, but bicycle! He biked 1275 miles to Winnipeg which his photographic record of took approximately three weeks. He then took the Fred worked for Lloyd White setting up machinery. He dug many a basement in the community. He homestead homes are a train to Saskatchewan. spend many hours working on restoring Model T’s valuable reminder of past history in the Choiceland On December 21 1927, Fred Fowler would lay his with Art Hidlebaugh. ten dollars on the table and filed on a homestead, district. 35 of Dan’s photos SW32—51—17 W2 in the Blue Fox District. He would Fred was known for always carrying around “a little have been enlarged and are farm that land for 52 years. black book”. displayed in the foyer of the In 1940 Fred joined the army and served in Eng- Fred passed away at age 89 on August 9th, 1998. Choiceland Museum. Many land, Holland, Germany and Belgium. In 1945 Fred He was laid to rest in the Blue Fox Cemetery. thanks to Jan Misselbrook was discharged from the army and returned to his His land is today farmed by Ron Shymanski. for preparing these stories every month.

CLIFF HATTON HOMESTEAD Bob Robertson said that in 1955, Cliff Cliff Hatton homesteaded on SW30—56—17— Hatton sold a Massey 81 tractor to Bob’s W2. Very little is known about this bachelor ex- father. Bob got to drive it home! cept it is stated in the Choiceland History book Cliff Kelsey states that Cliff Hatton loved that Cliff played semi-pro baseball as a catcher to play cribbage and never wanted to for Minneapolis in the States. The how, when and quit until he won a game and that could why he came to Canada is not known. I went to take a long time. Cliff Kelsey recalls a the people around to tell me what their memory time after a long session of cribbage, of him was and this is what they related: Cliff Hatton made lunch and basically Bob Nakonechny stated that the little house pic- put everything from his fridge on the table. Cliff K told Cliff H: “I’m not that tured was the teacherage from Purity I School. hungry you know”. Cliff Hatton said, “I Mort Seaman said he broke land for him and almost starved during the thirties and stayed with him while working for him and Cliff now I put the food out to share because I fed him a lot of canned blueberries. can.” Cliff K believes that Cliff H worked on NEWS FLASH !! Norma Seaman remembers Cliff walking by her the building of the Nipawin Bridge and also ...Mark your calendar: Saturday August parents’ land and he would stop and buy bread worked as a cook. 19th 2017, the Choiceland Museum will from her mother, Davina Flanders. She said he Nobody seems to know what happened to hold their Annual heritage Day to coin- seemed to be well educated. Cliff Hatton. If he left Choiceland or if he cide with Canada’s 150th birthday. It’s Ellen Pickett said he was a small man that didn’t or where he is buried. Local cemeter- going to be a big party. You will not want dressed very neatly and came to the post office ies don’t have any records of him. If any- to miss this summer event. almost every day and would ask, “Is there any one knows the answer please let us know. ...50/50 Winner for January 1st was mail for Cliff Hatton?” and then he would spell out Cliff Hatton’s land is owned by Fran Leyh. Gerald Bilowus from Garrick. He took HATTON. home $515.00. Congratulations. ...Betty Smith visited the Museum in the fall. She was able to name some people in pictures we did not know. We were so happy to get her nod of approval on the work being done in the Museum.’ ...The Don’s. Don Patton and Don Sus- sums are hard at work creating the Don Chow Store at the Museum. The Don’s along with Ron Charbie are back at the Museum creating new display areas. AMATEUR HOUR Saturday April8th 2017. MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 5th PHOTOS: Betty Smith makes an appearance; the Don’s happily at work. 1:00 to 4:00 pm—Be sure to attend. SMEATON REC USER FEES: Dog Catcher Wanted: These additional fees have The Village of Smeaton is looking to hire a been paid since our last re- dog catcher. The successful candidate porting. Thank you very much must be able to respond to notifications of to the following: dogs at large and complaints regarding dogs, have an outdoor kennel, provide Marshall and Gail Hawthorne protection to the dog from the weather Grant and Carissa Schmidt while impounded, provide a heated shelter Dave and Diana Willness; in the winter months, lodge and feed im- pounded dogs ,enforce the animal control Grant and Kyla Lewis bylaw, issue fines in accordance with the D/M Lessmeister animal control bylaw. Carman and Tracy Long If interested or need more information Tim Pelech/Alecia MacIntosh please call Michelle at the Village Office. Merle Chamberlain Deadline is February 28. Marcel and Beth Whitford Larry and Eunice Bartle Ella Butterfield Tom and Diane Jensen Dave and Ida Forden

GARBAGE / RECYCLE CYCLE Put the BLACK BIN to the curb on February 3rd and 17th, also March 3rd, 17th and 31st. The BLUE BIN is emptied on Febru- SMEATON CO-OP has been operating on ary 10th and 24th, as seven day a week service since December well as March 10th and of 2015. We appreciate the extra service 24th. and notice improvements to the store every time we shop. Thank you, Prince Albert Co- op Association; thank you Rose Stromme..

CELL (306) 862-1221 CLEAN OUT YOUR BASEMENT, GARAGE OR SHEDS: Call me at 306 426-2269 (leave a message). SMEATON & DISTRICT NEWSLETTER I will buy anything I need, and will FOR SALE: A. Kirby, Box 28, Smeaton SK S0J 2J0 haul the rest away! http://smeatondistrictnews.tripod.com LARGE ROUND BALES [email protected] (306) 426-2447 Steve’s Septic Service 48 Mixed timothy and alfalfa , Editor: Annette Kirby (from 2015) Contributors: Everyone else Smeaton SK CALL (306) 922-1619 Thank you to the following for donations 306 426-7553 towards printing: Audrey King (Melfort); [email protected] Elsie and Tony Rudnicki (Prince Albert); Gerald tanks pumped ** floats & pumps DID YOU KNOW….? and Hazel Johnson (Rosthern); Erma Prince; replaced ** portable toilet rentals You can reduce your water consumption by Flora Luciuk (); L. White (Prince **sewer & water repairs putting a brick or a two-litre plastic bottle of Albert); Ken and Sonia Fidyk; Dan and Jean Drain cleaning with drain cleaner & high water in your toilet reservoir. Milowski (Little Bear lake); Jim Edgington; Lil Clarke (Prince Albert); Mabel Sjodin pressure water Water is a precious commodity, do not waste (Prince Albert); Norm and Gladys Phillips; Vera it. Front-loading washing machines use far Stratychuk (Prince Albert); Grace Rayner Steve Beal (owner – operator) less water than top-loading, and spin the load- (Prince Albert) more vigorously, reducing drying time.