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Great July Films!!!

Wednesday,14thMcLintock!

*There will be no movieon Friday, July 16th due

to Dino Days*

Wednesday, 21stMonty Python and the

Holy Grail

Friday, 23rdDaybreakers

Wednesday, 28thJuno

Friday, 30thClash of the Titans

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Admission Price$3.50 each

Suggestions for movies arewelcome. Please contact the

T.rex Discovery Centre

T.rex Discovery CentreEastend, SK.

www.trexcentre.ca(306)295-4009

Synopsis of this weeks filmon pg. 4

Trailers now available onT.rex Discovery Centre

web sitewww.trexcentre.ca

Town of Eastend

Invites application for the positionof Third Operator. Duties include:water/sewer, waste collection, ani-mal control, and other duties asassigned by the town foreman.

Valid drivers licence required.

Closing date for application: Tues-day, August 10, 2010 at 5:00 PMlocal time.

Forward written applications com-plete with resume, references andexpected salary to:

Office of the AdministratorTown of Eastend

Box 520Esastend, SK S0N 0T0

Only those selected for an inter-view will be contacted. For furtherinformation call 295-3322.

Huge Potential for development onthe Other Side of The Tracks

South of EastendMLS# 375063

www.REALTOR.ca

Liz Spetz

If I Could Explain, Perhaps Youd Understand

The 4th annual Rally in the Valley was hosted over the last weekend by the Eastend DinosMotorcycle Riders Inc. This increasingly successful event attracts riders from across NorthAmerica. Most of you must wonder why.

Why do ordinarily perfectly sane adults organize their lives around a hot and bug- spattered,arm-numbing and seemingly endless ride to a small town for 48 hours of camping and beer?Its hard to describe, but I can only tell you that its just about the best thing in the world.The destination isnt the issue its the journey. And, what more beautiful country can youthink of than this. The scenery and open, winding highway fairly beg for a set of foot pegs

and an open throttle. The camaraderie at the rally vindicates every freedom loving instinctyouve ever nurtured. Stories are shared, gossip is swapped, friends are made and bikes arecompared. Bike comparison is a very large component of the experience. Paint jobs, carbsand pipes are essential material for discussion. People relax. Monday is just another workingday but a rally makes the weekend vibrant with riding and fun.

Theres some mutually shared sense of strength when you see all those bikes glistening inan endless row of chrome outside the hotels, motels, B&Bs and restaurants. Testosterone isthick in the air but so is some indescribable essence of individuality and rebelliousness. No-body is just a number here unless its #1. Its a club of understanding and acknowledgement.Its also increasingly open to women riders. The Ladies of Harley are more frequentlywomen riders than passengers. If you can gain respect on a bike the club is open to you.

In many ways a rally is not much different from an old west picnic where horses were com-

pared and riding skills were challenged. Gaining respect is where skill in riding trumps ex-pensive paint and chrome. Thats why rally contests judge the difficult skills of slow riding,slalom, tight turns and, of course, the much vaunted talent for biting the weenie. The fans inthe stands have to be people of patience and good humour. These arent events of speed. Fora break walk around and check out the bikes in the show and shine. If all else fails, head outfor a beer.

If you own a bike or have ever had one youll agree that the rumble of those loud and proudpipes gets you every time. It raises the hair on your arms and you breathe just a little faster.Maybe thats why bikers and cowboys have something in common. Theyre breeds of indi-viduals that many people just dont comfortably understand. Theyre just different and arehappy to stay that way.

The saying is if I have to explain, then you wouldnt understand. Everyone has some spe-cial interest like this; for the Rally in the Valley its bikes, bikes, bikes.

JK

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CCCCOMMUNITYOMMUNITYOMMUNITYOMMUNITY HHHHAPPENINGSAPPENINGSAPPENINGSAPPENINGSEastend Arts CouncilSeptEastend Rink ComplexJuly 12Kinsmen FallHistorical Museum July 6K-40FallCWLFallFriends of the Museum &

T.rex Discovery CentreJuly 12Kinettes FallRM of White ValleyJuly 8TOWN COUNCIL July 14Clay Centre Comm ClubFallSchool Comm CouncilFallChamber of CommerceSept 15Fire Dept. July 6 & 20Eastend Swimming Pool July 21

Prairie Pearls Aug. 25TOPS MEET- Health Centre Quiet Room,

Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m.AAMondays @ 8:00p.m. at Henrys PlaceBINGOMondays at 7:00 in the Rink!Alanon Health Centre Quiet Room

Tuesdays .

JUNE DATESFORPHYSICIAN CLINICSIN EASTEND

SHERRY HORNUNGRN(NP) - JULY 19, 21,26, 28 & 29

DR. RADEVSKIJULY 14

DR. CRAWSHAWJULY 29

To book an appointment Phone 295-4184Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Eastend Agencies Ltd.

Call for a new quote on:

Agro, Home, Autoand Tenant Insurance

Your locally owned and operatedinsurance brokerage

104 Maple Ave. N.295-3655

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Advertising Rates$15 per week per ad.Space and sizing atEditors discretion

Distribution of the Edge

The Eastend Edge is distributed in Con-sul, Eastend, Shaunavon, Frontier andClimax. The most cost-effective advertis-ing available in the Southwest.

This Summercome to DayCamp at the

T.rex DiscoveryCentre

July 12, 20 & 29August 3, 9 & 10

Pack a lunch and spend the daylearning about dinosaurs atour fun-filled day camps.

Camps are $40 per child per day($35 if you have a membership

with us)

Open at all kids 612

Call us at (306) 295-4009to register or

for more information.

www.trexcentre.ca

B a b y S h ow erThere will be a baby shower for

Sheena Johnston,and her baby boy

Avery Keaton Hatala.

Friday July,16th at 7pm.in the

Eastend United Churchbasement.

Everyone welcome!(that includes gentlemen)

More information? 295-4003

This camp for preschoolersaged 3-5 will run Tuesday,July 27 from 10 am 2pm.Dont forget to pack a lunchand a snack. Cost is $25 ifyou have a membership withus, $30 if you dont. Space islimited, please call 295-4009

to register or for more infor-mationwww.trexcentre.ca.

T.rexDiscoveryCentre

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MiniMiniMiniMini----Camp!Camp!Camp!Camp!GIFT REGISTRY

JENNIFER KOENIG,

BRIDE-ELECT OF

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WEDDING TO TAKE PLACEJuly 24, 2010

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OPEN TUES.- SAT.10:30-5:30 PM

Shannons Closet

Your Gift Store and More

312 Red Coat Dr.

295-4070

Eastend CO-OP Grocery

CongratulationsGwen Humphrey

on winning the Bar-B-Q

See you at the pancakebreakfast

July 17th!!

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Jacks Caf

Come try our new weeklyspecials and soups

Try our NewJacks in the BoxMeatlovers Pizza

Hours of Operation

MondayclosedTuesFri 9am8:30pmSaturday 8am8:30pmSunday 9am8:30pm

For groups of10 or morecall ahead

295-3313

The Edge in 5 Pages

The Eastend Edge has a 5th page of ex-ceptional colour photos available to you atwww.eastendedge.blogspot.com

This photo montage page is generouslyprovided by Stephen Langton Goulet andoffers weekly insights into the fantasticnatural world that surrounds us in the Cy-

press Hills area.This week page 5 features a montage of anunexpected backyard visitor.

DINO

DAYS

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Cypress Gallery

is pleased topresent an exhibit of art

work by

Virginia Boulay,David Shkolny

and

Trea Jensen

Beginning July 15th

Come by to see the showand chat with gallery

owner

Ella Nicholson

317 Red Coat Dr.Eastend

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PDF Edge Online

A full colour 5 page PDF edition of the Edgeis now available for all readers. Please contact

me at: eastendedge@hotmail.com

The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of ourcommunity and is distributed across North

America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman

SOUTHWEST QUEST

Big changes have taken place in the 6thAnnual SW Quest! It has become a2 month event. Now you have July andAugust in which to choose the days that

best suit your holiday. Art workshops willbe available in many locations all summer.Watch for more details as the summerapproaches. During the self-guided touryou will travel from the Fort Walsh nes-tled in the Cypress Hills to the flat openprairie of Consul through the ghost townof Robsart to the valley and crags of Eas-tend. You will see how artists interprettheir surroundings into different art forms.You will see historic places in breath-taking locations.

Watch for the black and yellow signs-

SW QUEST. Each venue has its ownhours and days of operation.

Some artists will make appointments toshow off their studios.

Take your time. This is a place to slowyour hectic pace. Enjoy a meal in a localrestaurant. Stay a night in one of our ho-tels or motels. Brochures available Eas-tend Historical Museum.

Movie Synopsis:

McLintock!

John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara wereborn to star in "The Taming of theShrew," and this is the closest they evergot. Wayne plays a cattle baron whoseestranged wife (O'Hara) wants a divorce.The film is basically one long, funny

brawl between them, ending with a mudpit melee and Wayne publicly spankingO'Hara, which doesn't look quite so politi-cally correct anymore. This is no greatshakes--director Andrew V. McLaglen issimply hosting a party here--but it's wortha few chuckles and the stars' broad per-formances. Its a classic.

www.rottentomatoes.com

Black Gold Rush !!!

Scrap Tire Clean-up

FREEof

CHARGE

In EastendAugust 310

Registration Form available atTown Office

The Saskatchewan Scrap Tire Corpora-tions tire non-profit recycling programwas established in 1996. It has recycled

more than 13 million tires. The recycledmaterial can be used for athletic fieldturf, running tracks, playgrounds, vehi-cle ramps among many other choices.

Sign up now for this one timefree of charge opportunity.

International Snake DayJuly 16

Admittedly snakes have a bad rep that isnot universally deserved. Many peopledislike them, some are phobic about themand, yet, there are thousands of ardentsnake lovers in the world.

In south west Saskatchewan we experi-ence garter snakes, rattle snakes, bullsnakes, western hog-nosed snakes and,possibly, yellow-bellied racers. All ofthem deserve respect and some youshould keep your distance from. How-ever, they serve a purpose and benefit usno end by consuming small rodents. This

service should guarantee them an ac-knowledged, if grudging, right to life inour locality.

Garter snakes arent aggressive or poi-sonous. They often turn up in our gar-dens and should be left in peace. Weseem to have a bumper crop of gophersthis year and we can use any ally we canget. Leave these particular snakes aloneand they will avoid you, too. If you seeone on the 16th take it as a sign of goodfortune and wish the little guy good hunt-ing. JK

Photography and Water Colour

The Silver Willow Gallery hosted an op-portunity on July 10th to meet MargWiebe, the current artist whose work is onspecial exhibit. Marg is well respected forher photography in Saskatchewan but isnow extending her art into the medium ofwater colour.

Her painting includes simple sinuous ele-ments which she feels she is drawn to be-cause of her photographers eye. The re-sult is lovely work with skilful colour and

gracefulness. At the same time, Margsphoto on canvass of a Peace Rose is sostriking that it could convince you that itsa painting. An enjoyable exhibit by a tal-ented and noted artist. JK

Black-footedFerretsReturn toGrasslandsNational Park

On July 9th Candace Savage gave a readingfrom some of her writings at the EastendLibrary. Not only is her work clear and un-ambiguous but it is extremely well re-searched. Its always a pleasure and an edu-cation to hear her in a public reading.

One of her selections was a very interestingpiece on the near extinction of the black-footed ferret. Enormous effort has been madeto bring them back for re-introduction in the

North America habitat.

The black-footed ferret is the only nativeferret known to North America and is listedas one of North America's most endangeredmammals. They prey almost exclusivelyupon prairie dogs and inhabit prairie dogburrows. These ferrets can be identified bytheir black feet, face mask and tail.

The Canadian wild population of the black-footed ferret disappeared from Alberta andSaskatchewan in the early 20th century. Re-searchers are still unsure of the reasons for

their dramatic decline but some of the con-tributing factors for extinction include habi-tat loss, prairie dog and ground squirrel poi-soning, and drought. Many prairie speciesexperience an increased population risk dueto being at their most northern edge of theirgeographic distribution.

In October 2009, ferrets were released intoGrasslands National Park of Canada. Thiswas the first of a series of annual releases.There are now 2030 ferrets making theirhomes in the park .

In addition to offering prairie dog habitat,Grasslands National Park has the poten-tial to be a managed release site. Thisexploratory re-introduction and re-habituation involves frequent monitoringto allay threats and bolster the popula-tions when necessary. However, the fer-rets may never be able to live completelyindependently in the park.

Candace Savage has been writing about

nature for many years and always bringsa relentless and persuasively gentle ap-proach to her topics. The reader becomesfascinated by her subjects and enlight-ened by her impeccable detail.

It was a privilege to have her in Eastendagain and was a treat for all the listeners.She also presented a writing workshop atOld Man on His Back on July 10th.

For more information on black-footedferrets in Grasslands National Park seewww.pc.gc.ca.

For a selected bibliography of writingsby Candace Savage see Wikipedia.org.JK

Snake, 1969 M. C. Escher

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