THE MELVILLE $1.50 PER COPY Friday, GST INCLUDED November 1, 2019 Vol. 93 No. 45 Agreement # 40011922 PROUDLY SERVING MELVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1929 • WWW.GRASSLANDSNEWS.CA • 1-306-728-5448 Royal Canadian Legion Poppy campaign honours our veterans By Scott Savard in a sense and it turned Grasslands News out very well in the point in time.” Morris said that Re- Mayor Walter membrance Day is always Streelasky was accompa- a special day every year nied by Darrell Webster, to remember the Veter- District 1 Commander ans who gave their lives and Brian Morris, Poppy so Canada could have Chairman of the Royal freedom in the country. Canadian Legion, as the “For us in our commu- tradition of pinning the nity, the more we do to vi- poppy and raising of sualize remembrance, the the flag commenced in a more it makes this day yearly tradition. that much more special. Streelasky explained that the pinning of the We now have the silhou- poppy and raising of the ettes at the cemetery that flag with the Royal Ca- allow people, when they nadian Legion has tradi- go to a funeral or when tionally happened around they go to visit their fam- two weeks before Remem- ily departed, they have brance Day. a visual in remembering “I was always very the veterans. All of them, honoured to be a part of not just one or two, it’s their event; it’s the pin- everybody that is remem- ning of the poppy on my bered,” Morris explained. lapel and then we do the “Our Veterans Park flag raising. On occasion, was started, I believe there is just a brief lit- about eight years ago tle prayer, an opening and it’s been steadily ex- prayer by the pastor or panded. We have benches the padre of this local donated by families of Legion and then the flag veterans throughout the is up there to remind us park and now we have that Remembrance Day is the three picnic tables approaching,” Streelasky that allow people with explained. their families to go enjoy “As Mayor, I’m very the park where the chil- honoured to do this on dren can play. They just behalf of my community; sit and relax and have also a real sense of pride the memories of a fam- in that our community ily member or somebody takes the time to remem- that they know who gave ber and the active role the their lives for our coun- Legion takes in remem- try.” bering their fallen com- Streelasky explained rades. We also celebrate that the local Air and the fact that we still have Army Cadets will be a some people who served part of the Remembrance in the second world war. Day celebrations and There are not many left, SCOTT SAVARD | MELVILLE ADVANCE that they are great role but I think it brings home Pinning the poppy models for the younger the idea of what a soldier Brian Morris, Poppy Chairman (left), Mayor Walter Streelasky (middle) and Darrell Webster, District 1 generation. is, what do they do and &RPPDQGHU ULJKW FRPPHQFHGWKHDQQXDOWUDGLWLRQRISLQQLQJWKHSRSS\DQGUDLVLQJWKHÁDJRQ2FW “I think that the Cadet very often they tell their 24 in honour of the veterans who served and fought for the freedom of Canadians. movement is good. We stories.” have two Cadet regi- Morris added that highest position in terms ant as ever. Streelasky from Yorkton, from Re- gained world recognition ments here in town. I pinning the poppy is the of leadership in the com- said Remembrance Day is gina. During the Second for their contributions, think their concern is to start of Veterans’ week in munity of Melville. an unfortunate reminder World War, there wasn’t Vimy Ridge and so on. grow up to be good citi- addition to the prelude of Veterans of World War of war but it also recog- the travel that’s occurring War is a horrible thing zens and do what they Remembrance Day. I have all passed away nizes what Canadian sol- now, and it was the end and it doesn’t seem to can to prevent future “It’s the kick-off for the diers had to endure. of the world in a sense. wars,” Streelasky said. and the number of World stop. You look at Africa poppy sale; it’s the official “I just can’t imagine These people took on the “They are a good little War II veterans is nearing now and the Middle East start where we can sell leaving Canada, leaving fight and assisted the bunch. You know good to a close; stories won’t be with all these tensions. poppys locally,” Morris Saskatchewan, the peo- other countries around citizenship and I guess said. as readily available from ple in the fields there, the world,” Streelasky We have the peace, the this is what young people Morris explained that the mouths of those who soldiers going off to a mentioned. liberty that many coun- need to do, is be respect- the mayor is chosen to fought. The importance of land that was so foreign “They talk about the tries do not have. It’s ful citizens and that’s kick off the Veterans’ remembering those who to them. Go to France or first world war in what great what we have; Can- what that’s doing. Work week and the sale of pop- fought for the freedom of England, you know like Canada’s role was there, ada and the United States for others, commitment pies due to having the Canadians is as import- farm boys from Melville, that after that they sort of were kind of experiments - SEE POPPY CAMPAIGN, 3 • Motor Licence Issuer • Notary Public • Surety • Home/Auto/Farm/Commercial • Blue Cross • GMS • Hagerty Melville - Springside - Ituna OPEN Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Excluding Long Weekends 228 Main St. 306-728-4457 Your Hometown Broker! www.melvilleagencies.com @MA1974LTD The Melville Advance 2 November 1, 2019 www.grasslandsnews.ca Churko new store operator for Royal Drug Mart By Scott Savard put on events. I feel like ville and Royal Drug Mart Pharmacies, a group of Grasslands News there is more motivation is important to Churko three independent phar- to do that when you are due to being mentored macists that all owned a actually part of the com- by previous owner Daryl pharmacy in small town Melville’s new store munity and been a part Leshko at the Melville operator, Jasmin Churko Sask. They were tired of of the community where Hospital. and pharmacy manager, small-town stores being you were born,” Churko “He’s the one who Melissa Mann took over bought out by large cor- said. mentored me and put a the roles at Royal Drug porations so, they merged “I know with this store lot of time and effort into Mart at the end of Sept. together and own a lot of we have had some turn- making me be the best They were both born and small-town stores across over in staff, so people pharmacist I can be. Com- raised in the city and the prairies. They are fo- come but they don’t stay. ing back to Royal Drug look forward to helping cused on keeping Royal Whereas, knowing that Mart, I want to put back the community at their Drug Mart as Royal Drug local people are here and that time and effort into store. Mart and they are giv- will be here for a while, the store that was once Churko, has been a ing us the independence having that relationship owned by him and Glenn part of the company since with people in the com- (Miller). I want to put to operate just like if we 2013 and last April was munity already is really that effort back into the owned the business our- given the opportunity important in our profes- store and the time that he selves. So, we still get to to manage Sametz Phar- sion. People know you invested in me to become make all the decisions, macy in Ituna. and trust you and can a very good pharmacist,” keep the name and we “Basically, I have been come to you with their Churko said. want to keep all the work out there full-time, and questions. It helps to Churko has a lot to be that Darryl and Glenn put I am still doing that job, know that there is some- proud of in becoming the into the store and keep it but in addition, I have one here that is recogniz- Store Operator for Royal status quo,” Churko said. come back to help Me- able so that you can come Drug Mart. She has put in “We are still locally lissa manage Royal Drug in and feel comfortable 6&2776$9$5'_0(/9,//($'9$1&( the time and effort to get focused and locally oper- Mart,” Churko said. talking to them,” Mann /RFDOIDFHV to where she is today. “The previous man- ated with ourselves, two added. -DVPLQ&KXUNR OHIW DQG0HOLVVD0DQQ ULJKW KDYH “Just being a young ager moved to Saskatoon young women who were With Sametz Pharmacy WDNHQRYHUWKHGXWLHVRIVWRUHRSHUDWRUDQGSKDU- woman out in the work- and we were looking for born and raised in the still needing Churko in force, I never thought I a local feel. With Melissa PDF\PDQDJHUDWWKHORFDO5R\DO'UXJ0DUW community and the fact Ituna, she has had to bal- would be in a manage- and I being born and that we are connected ment position when I raised in Melville, we de- ance time between the Churko mentioned getting out there more to with other small-town first started and here cided that if we work to- two.