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WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23, 2009 SUBMISSION DEADLINE FRIDAY 5 P.M.

Commentary-

Carpenters Build Bridges

When I wrote a brief article about two traveling
German carpenters in the Sept. 14th issue of the
Edge I couldn’t have guessed what an effect they
would have on the town of Eastend or the impact
the town would have for them. Nils Unruh and
Markus Lorenzen will be leaving at the end of
November after masterfully producing every-
thing from bird houses to barn doors, decks and
cabinetry. Once people realized their skills they
were scooped up for one project after another.
However, beyond their excellent construction
was the simple and surprising enjoyment of
meeting them. Patient, pleasant, consistently
practical they met everyone with open good hu-
mour and curiosity. We learned about them, their
homes and their journey. They learned about us
and our town.

Their first contact was, naturally, Charlie. He was curious about them and welcoming. Charlie
poured them endless coffees, served them breakfasts and cut their hair. He offered them opin-
ions, of course, and he made them feel at home. Charlie’s Lunch was a Mecca for them and
made life in a pup tent manageable. Most of all Charlie introduced Eastend as friendly and
Lighting up the fair. Nils and Markus realized that they had arrived in a good place.
Work quickly followed as Rob Hillier began to phone around and promote their presence.
Valley Each job was a study in careful construction, clever design and rapid completion. The lumber
yard in Shaunavon was conquered by their relentless pursuit of good materials. Nils and Mar-
kus went on to learn why Canadians are renowned for their excellent beer. We, who had them
A wonderful family to dinner, learned with amazement a whole new definition of supply and demand. It was a
evening! good time and the experiences made all of our lives bigger.
We will regret their leaving and they, in turn, will miss Eastend. When they think of this
country it will be defined by Eastend and what they found here. Good bye, Nils and Markus,
Monday Nov. 30, and good luck. Wieder bald gekkomen. JK
7 pm
in front of the
Eastend Credit Union MARK YOUR CALENDAR
CUT AND DRIED HAIR
Christmas Tree DESIGN
St. Augustine’s Anglican
Church
Sleigh Rides Kameleon Jewellery
Open House Sunday December 6th at 7:30
Hot chocolate PM An Advent service of lessons
at the Rink Friday Nov. 27, Noon—5 pm and carols. This will be a can-
Saturday Nov. 28, dlelight service with seasonal
Skate with Santa 10:00 am—5:00 pm sing-along music and readings.
The church will be decorated – We
Sponsored by the Eastend Refreshments need singers, musicians and
Chamber of Commerce and the Free gifts every hour readers! Contact Alan Howard at
Eastend Kinette Club info@staugustines-eastend.ca or
317 red Coat Dr. call my cell: 403-502-4363. Eve-
295-2616 ryone is invited to help celebrate
Show your lights and the season.
your Christmas spirit!
Thursday December 17 (7:15
Poetry on the Edge - PM) Caroling around the com-
munity. Please join us as we
Grown-up gather at the church at 7:15 and
An idea is salvation by imagination. then walk around the town sing-
Was it for this I uttered prayers,
And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, ing carols, finishing at the Health
Frank Lloyd Wright Centre. You can join us anyplace
That now, domestic as a plate,
I should retire at half-past eight? on route or at the Health Centre.
Afterwards there will be nibbles
Distribution of the Edge Expands
Edna St.Vincent Millay and libations at Alan Howard’s
The Eastend Edge is now being distrib- (opposite corner from the Cen-
uted in Consul, Eastend, Shaunavon, tre). Song sheets will be provided.
Frontier and Climax. The most cost-
effective advertising available in the The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our
community and is distributed across North *** Note: There are no services at
Southwest. the church during November.
America. Editor Jeanne Kaufman

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 Eastend Agencies Ltd. COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Madhatter’s Flowers
Eastend Arts Council—Jan. 4th, 2010
and Gifts Are you renovating? Eastend Rink Complex—Dec. 2nd (7:30)?
Be sure to update your insurance. Kinsmen—Dec. 3rd & 17th
Historical Museum— Jan 12th, 2010
Are you renting out space? K-40—Dec. 2nd
Great gift ideas for guys and gals
Put a tenant policy in place. CWL—Dec. 2nd
Young and Old Friends of the Museum & T-Rex Discovery
Watch this space for weekly specials Centre—Dec. 14th
Call Bonnie and her staff, 295-3655 Kinettes—Dec. 10th
and events from now till Christmas RM of White Valley—Dec. 10th
Locally owned and operated
TOWN COUNCIL— Dec. 9th
Only 5 weeks till Christmas Clay Centre Comm Club—Dec. 15th
School Comm Council—Dec. 15th
Jewellery Sale Continues CHAMBER—Dec. 16th
Buy one piece, get the second of equal of Fire Dept. — Nov. 24th, Dec. 8th & 22nd
or lesser value at 1/2 price
Chinook Musical Theatre Red Hat’s R’Belles — Nov. 25th
Lots of new designs to choose from. Presents TOPS MEET - Health Centre Quiet Room,
Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m.
AA—Monday’s @ 8:00p.m. at Henry’s Place
Open Mon—Fri 8:30 am—6:00 pm
Sat. 9:00 am—6:00 pm
HONK! BINGO—Mondays at 7:00 in the Rink!
Alanon– Health Centre Quiet Room,
Tuesdays .
Special Event hours: A family musical comedy based
Open till 8 pm Nov. 30th
Come and see us before and after
on the story, The Ugly Duckling
Lighting Up the Valley by Hans Christian Anderson
Music by George Stiles
334 Red Coat Drive NOVEMBER DATES FOR
295-3663
Book and Lyrics by Anthony
PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN EASTEN
Drewe
TBA
For Sale Sunday November 29, 2009 To book an appointment Phone 295-4184
2 pm Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Maytag Washer and Dryer
Call Beth Humphrery Eastend United Church
295-4128 Legends Hair and Nail Salon
Admission by donation
Now accepting
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Call 295-4703 for further information The longest cells in the human body are
the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5
feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the
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As an adult, you have more than 20

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Artisans Guild of Eastend and
Surrounding Area
(AGES)
Meet the artist
Trea Schuster
Eastend Library
Friday, November 27th
7:00 pm to 10:30 pm
Wine and cheese
A collection of her work past to
present
Hear the story of how she made
the journey of painting the
devine feminine, and why she
uses symbols, ancient languages
of celtic ogham and runes in her
work.
Also, see some her earlier works
that brought the transition to
where she is now.
Show will be on display until
Christmas.
What’s an ogham??
A form of writing in which letters are
represented by a combinations of parallel
strokes in number from one to five, set in
varied positions along a central stemline.
Originally intended for inscription upon
upright pillar stones
Position Available
Permanent .50 Custodian
Eastend School
Competition #724, Still Open
Start date: Open
Desired Qualifications:
• Grade X minimum
• Willingness to secure Fireman’s desig-
nation
• Ability to deal tactfully and coopera-
tively with public, students, staff
• Good mechanical ability with strong
capabilities in troubleshooting
• Strong background and knowledge of
safe workplace practices
• Proficient in use of all hand tools and
equipment
• Good physical condition
Duties:
• Assisting the Facility Operator at the
school
• Daily cleaning before and after school
• Special cleaning during school breaks
• Minor repairs/maintenance
• Yard work
Successful applicants must agree to criminal
records check. For further information,
please call Dee Dean, Principal, Eastend
School 306-295-3601 or Human Resources
1-877-321-9200. Application (indicating
competition #724) with THREE references
should be submitted to:
Department of Human Resources
Chinook School Division
Box 1809
Swift Current, SK S9H 4J8
Fax: (306)773-8011
Email: hr@chinooksd.ca
Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0
(306) 295-4097 Fax: (306) 295-3205
Jack’s Café
Reserve space for your Christmas
party now.
The available dates fill up quickly.
Call 295-3313 to book that important
reservation. TO BE MOVED
1976 Knight Schmidt Trailer
22 x 56
Open concept
Advertise in the Edge 3 bedrooms/ 2 full bathrooms
Central air/woodstove/new hot water heater
Rates for the remainder of 2009: Call for price 295-3855
all ads $12 flat per week
Sale by Tender
Two Oak Secretary Desks
Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope
marked “desk offers”
Addressed to the R.M. of White Valley No. 49,
Box 520, Eastend, Saskatchewan, S0N 0T0.
Tenders must be received by
5:00 PM on December 9th, 2009
Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Desks may be viewed at the R.M. Office, 108
Maple Ave. North
Successful bidder will have 7 days to provide the
balance of the cash to complete the purchase.
Pastime Players Return to the Stage
Do you remember seeing the production of Bad
Year for Tomatoes that was presented by the
Pastime Theatre Players in 2002? It was the first
of several dinner theatre plays that were pro-
duced by the group for fun and fundraising. The
troop originally comprised Marnie MacRae, Deb
& Jim Fletcher, Laurie Reynolds, Tracey Silzer,
Sean Whitney and a cast of others, including
Wynn Reynolds and Ron MacRae who provided
technical know how behind the scenes. Following
on this successful start several more plays were
produced at about 2 year intervals. Every one a
comedy and every one a rich experience for the
cast and audience.
What makes amateur comedy so much fun?
Partly it’s the legitimate opportunity to be some-
one you ordinarily can’t be; silly, extravagant,
goofy and hammy. But, it’s also fun to take a
script and elaborate on it until it feels at home in
a local community production where no one is Perma-Green Tree Company
schooled in acting. Everyone does what he or
she thinks of as emoting with a little exaggeration Serving Eastend and area for
thrown in. The audience enjoys this kind of thea- over 18 years
tre too because, of course, we know the whole
cast and rarely get to see them so exposed to Professionally trained arborists
humour. The imperfections that invariably occur
Specialists in removal and pruning
during the performance just add to the enjoy-
of all species of trees
ment; the desk drawer that won’t open, the retort
that comes too long after the shot is fired, the Will be in Eastend November 19—28
lines that are flubbed. This is good, clean fun that
will keep you laughing all evening. Stump grinder available
After a hiatus of 5 years, the Pastime Theatre Call Bill Lee 306-741-2856
Players are inviting people to sign up on Novem- To schedule your work
ber 30th for a late 2010 production. You’ll have a
great time and the kid in you will have the chance We appreciate the continued support
ham it up for a good cause. JK of the Town and residents of Eastend.
Email:eastendedge@hotmail.com
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 Art Marking
Healing Arts Studio
f a r f a l l e po c i 223 Front St., Eastend
a i i i t nm l r l m e Now taking registrations for:

l u r g r a m i gn a d Usui Reiki, Level 2

Sunday, November 29
f l d r no c g l f u l 9:30—5:00 pm
$150
pt f drh i ibl n a Please call to register
295-4099
e i a n i n i hgn u f Trea Schuster
Usui and Karuna Reike Master/Teacher
e l l e t u i cc i r a Children and Youth
a n t l nh e nu r u m 4 week Art instruction
Sculpy and wire creations
g t a t u l a oo e o n T’shirt painting and more
$80
e n a gp s a c d t i t Wednesdays
November 25—December 16
r i a ba r b i na i c 3:45 to 5:45 pm
Please call to register
e r mhc l f t na n z Art Instructor
Trea Schuster
295-4099

Adult workshops will resume

in January
Pasta for Everyone 4 week watercolour instruction, trees,
Barbina Capunti Conchigile Farfalle Fideua poppies, skys and abstracts.
Funghini Gramigna Lagane Mafalde Mandala Mandalas labrynths and
Orichiette Pillus Ricciutelle Torchio Zitoni Meditation illustrated text
Acrylic painting on t’shirts
Mask making and more
If interested please call for more info
Oxymorons This Week in History
Want to have a “Girl’s Day Out”
A figure of speech that combines two 1863 - Patent granted for a process of making painting, creating and expressing
normally contradictory terms. color photographs your self!?
1865 - Alice in Wonderland published A great bridal shower idea,
Abundant poverty birthday party or celebration.
1867 - Alfred Nobel invents dynamite
Accurate weather forecast
Authentic reproduction 1874 - Patent granted to Joseph Glidden for
Bureaucratic efficiencies barbed wire
Civilized warfare 1884 - John B Meyenberg of St Louis patented Astronomy on the Edge
Comfortable bra evaporated milk Only 4% of the universe is made of
Comparatively unique 1885 - 1st Meteor photograph known material - the other 96% is tradi-
Government ethics tionally labelled into two sectors, dark
Degradable plastic 1895 - America's auto race starts; 6 cars 55
miles winner avg 7 MPH matter and dark energy. Astronomers
Economic forecast believe that both the universe and galax-
Explicit innuendo 1948 - Lens to provide zoom effects patented ies are held together by the gravitational
Extra money - FG Back attraction of a huge amount of unseen
Fallout shelter material, now commonly referred to as
Former President-for-life dark matter.
Free credit
Friendly fire Math Marvels Dark energy and dark matter are simply
Genuine imitation plastic different manifestations of the same
Gigantic micro-organism thing, which can be considered as a 'dark
Take any 3 digit number 481
Global village fluid'. On the scale of galaxies, this dark
Subtract the reverse 184
Health-care system fluid behaves like matter and on the scale
297
Industrial park of the Universe overall as dark energy,
Add the reverse of the sum 792
Intense disinterest driving the expansion of the Universe.
1089
Jumbo shrimp Cosmologists predict a ratio of 3:1 of dark
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Limited lifetime guarantee energy to dark matter. Apart from very
You’ll almost always get 1089 as a final total.
Literal interpretation light neutrinos neither dark sources have
1089 is 33 squared
Minor miracle been confirmed experimentally.
Motorcycle safety Submitted by slg
Negative growth
Non-working mother Murder is the only crime that does not in-
Passive aggression crease during the full moon. Theft, disorderly
Peace offensive
Fast Furrows
conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and
Permanent substitute battery, and rape all statistically increase dra-
In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manu-
Personalized form letter matically during the full moon.
factured farm tractors.
Plastic silverware
Pretty ugly I’d like a red convertible, turbo charged with five
Qualified success on the floor, please. Did you know
Random Pattern
Recycling dump
Stationary bike
Stripper’s dressing room Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels
The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our
Tax return from the ground upwards not from the sky
community and is distributed across North
Zero deficit America. Editor: Jeanne Kaufman downwards.

Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0 Email:eastendedge@hotmail.com

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