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Enjoy and Discover: Watercolour on Yupo Paper Workshop Tuesday November 17, 10 am to 4 pm Location: Hidden Treasures Studio and Gallery 544 Pottery Street Eastend Materials supplied $45 per person Bring a bag lunch Please pre-register by phoning Alice Hanlin 295-3775 or by email: [email protected]

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These are only two words, simple enough, but for the deed that they are for, one so unimaginable in my, and most of our daily lives, they seem hollow. Though related by marriage, I really don’t know him. He is a decade plus younger than me, born of the generation and ilk that is more adept at virtual gaming than serious page turning. Fair enough. We are all created differently, formed by the sum of our experiences, good, bad and indifferent. We have never engaged in serious dialogue, just keeping the casual conversation lite, like the uncomfortable in-laws that we are. As is the norm the relationship is more tied to my wife’s than myself. My life, and I suspect that of the majority of Canadians, is comparatively easy. I’m not the one strapping on the body armour, making sure my rifle is clear of dust; or leaving my wife and child at home, thousands of miles away. No, I didn’t volunteer for this. He did. How can we compare our existences? One literally a matter of life and death, seeing humanity at its worst, sprinkled with moments of serene gifts; the other, surreal by nature. Here, we may wonder, when the news of the day, from a war zone, is played out on the TV screen, what it would be like. We trick ourselves in thinking that we would do the same; or we would do better, in our John Wayne frame of mind. When faced with adversity of this chilling nature, or even when we see something wrong in our own hum-drum lives we are more often than not cowards. Lets not believe any different. The virtual, surreal world is no match for what the few uniformed service men and women see, experience, and hopefully live through. Regardless of the cause, we have no right to judge the person. We have no inkling of the full dynamics of international politics despite the blurtings of an over-zealous, sensationalist media. Our pontifications and arrogance are only good for bar room, elbow bending boast of witticisms. The quick retort to impress our fellow man. We know not what reality is. The people who serve our country, ones that may even walk amongst us, do. They deserve more than idle verbiage of respectful tones, like if we were handing out candy bought by the cartful at some mega-store. They are the ones who have laid it all bare on the shores, mountains, jungles and desserts; in the cities and villages decimated by unspeakable horrors of our species own doing. They are the ones who risk it all to serve an idea. My brother-in-law serves in the Canadian Armed Forces and has served in Bosnia and has recently returned from Afghanistan. And despite our mutual distance, something that will never be bridged thanks to differences in age, perspectives and experiences, he, like thousands of others, deserves our most sincere respect. For honour and an idea are beyond most of our daily lives. TTT

Our Peacekeepers Over the years, Canada has sent over 120,000 troops as part of UN peacekeeping missions. However, Canada’s role in UN

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peacekeeping has not been without sacrifice. Canada has the 2nd highest peacekeeping fatality rate with more than 114 deaths. As a result, it is not only important to remember and honour those who have served and have lost their lives in the cause of peace, but all who have contributed, and continue to contribute, to making this world

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Claydon, SK

a more peaceful place. The Canadian Peace-

Presentations: 10:00 – 12:00 Lunch (provided): 12:30 Claydon Community Hall

following the receipt in 1998, by UN Peace-

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nition of their collective efforts to safeguard

keeping Service Medal (CPSM) was created

keepers, of the Nobel Peace Price in recog-

peace. The Medal acknowledges the unique contribution of Canadian soldiers. More than an estimated 68,000 medals have been issued to date. The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our community and is distributed across North America. Editor Jeanne Kaufman

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Great gift ideas for guys and gals Young and Old

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Only 7 weeks till Christmas Great selection of Christmas Décor items and ornaments. Shop early while selection is at its best. Leaning Tree Christmas cards $9.90 for box of 10 Open Mon—Fri 8:30 am—6:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am—6:00 pm 334 Red Coat Drive

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YOGA WORKSHOPS Thursday November 12, 2009 6 PM – 9 PM Jala Neti – 3 hour workshop – Neti pot included 55.00 Learn this ancient cleansing technique to help create balance in the body/mind. If you suffer from allergies, sinus problems, suffer from frequent colds, work with public, have children in school, concerned about the upcoming flu season, or simply want an easy health maintenance program you will want to attend this workshop.

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS Eastend Arts Council—Nov. 2nd Eastend Rink Complex—Nov. 4th (7:30) Kinsmen—Nov. 5th & 19th Historical Museum— Jan 12, 2010 K-40—Nov. 4th CWL—Nov. 4th Friends of the Museum & T-Rex Discovery Centre—Nov. 9th Kinettes—Nov. 12th RM of White Valley—Nov. 12th TOWN COUNCIL— Dec. 9th Clay Centre Comm Club—Nov. 17th School Comm Council—Nov. 17th CHAMBER—Nov. 18th Fire Dept. — Nov 10th & 24th Red Hat’s R’Belles — Nov. 25th TOPS MEET - Health Centre Quiet Room, Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m. AA—Monday’s @ 8:00p.m. at Henry’s Place BINGO—Mondays at 7:00 in the Rink! Alanon– Health Centre Quiet Room, Tuesdays .

NOVEMBER DATES FOR PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN EASTEND TBA

Thursday November 19, 2009 6 PM – 9 PM Breathing Life into Your Body – Level 1 – 3 hour workshop – 40.00 Learn the basics of pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) and how to integrate the practices into your daily life to help control and reduce stress, and to assist in creating mental balance. This workshop will also introduce you to ways to control your energy by controlling your breath. This is the first in a 4-level program. Level 1 is a prerequisite for all other levels. Thursday November 26, 2009 6 PM – 9 PM Meditation Workshop - Level 1 – 3 hour workshop – 40.00 This is a progressive and active mediation program suitable for everyone. You will be introduced to a wide variety of meditation techniques based on time-proven Eastern wisdom, Western stress management skills, and scientific research. *Prerequisite – Breathing Life into Yoga Body – Level 1 *This is the first in a 4-level program. Level 1 is a prerequisite for all other levels.

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

For Sale 2000 Chevy Impala 180,000 kms, Good Condition Call Glen Herrick 295-3780

Shannon’s Closet For Kids Only!! From Nov. 16—21 kids can save 20% off all purchases at Shannon’s Closet Some restrictions apply. See in store for details. Hours: Mon—Fri 12:30 to 6:00pm Sat. 10:00—5:00 pm

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Space is limited, so please register early. Phone – 295-3593 Email – [email protected]

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For Sale Kimball Artist’s Console Piano Great sound, beautiful touch. Padded bench included. RBC Dominion Securities Inc.* and Royal Bank of Canada are separate corporate entities which are affiliated. *Member CIPF. ®Registered trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. RBC Dominion Securities is a registered trademark of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence.

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Shannon’s Closet To help with your Christmas shopping, beginning November 16th Shannon’s Closet will be open Monday—Friday 12:30 to 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00—5:00 pm

The Eastend Swimming Pool Board would like to Thank the following Business’s and Individuals for their donations that assisted in the success of our 2009 Halloween Splash.

Jack’s Café Reserve space for your Christmas party now. The available dates fill up quickly. Call 295-3313 to book that important reservation.

Advertise in the Edge Rates for the remainder of 2009: all ads $12 flat

TO BE MOVED 1976 Knight Schmidt Trailer 22 x 56 Open concept 3 bedrooms/ 2 full bathrooms Central air/woodstove/new hot water heater Call for price 295-3855

Eastend Credit Union Eastend Dino Riders Inc. T-Rex Center Charlie’s Lunch Eastend Agencies

New Eastend Recycling Depot for Printer Cartridges Opens In response to the growing need for a safe and sensible means of disposing of messy printer cartridges, Brenda Feuerstein has opened a depot for their collection and removal. These items can be recycled and returned to the market for re-use. They don’t belong in the dump where they will only create a long-term problem. Get them recycled without any inconvenience or cost to you.

Eastend Kinette

Town & Country Fair Saturday, November 14th Eastend Memorial Hall 10-:00 am—4:00 pm Lunch begins at 11:30 Homemade pie & coffee

Whitemud Line Locating Call Brenda at 295-3593

Santa pictures 10 am—12 Noon

Shannon’s Closet Hair Oasis - Stephanie Morris

The Potter’s Wheel Spins Bigger Business

Cypress Hotel Bill’s Auto Barn Double G Marketing Investors Group - M. Scott Morvik Eastend Coop Agro Jerry’s Auto Cut N Dried Hair Design Shaunavon Standard Lorna & Hal Topham Corri & Chrissy Richardson Bill & Penny Arendt We would also like to thank Bernt Hanson and the Eastend SRC for the wonderful music they provided for the dance. We would not have been able to do it without you. Also to the members of the Eastend Arts Council for the awesome Haunted Graveyard. They are Jim and Deb Fletcher, Nicole Couture, Tess and Rae Ryder, Mary Thomson, John and Alice Hanlin, Anne Davis, Janise Michel and any involved in helping to run the Haunted Graveyard. The Eastend Kinette’s for running the bar. The winner of our raffle for the snow blower was Gertie Gordon. Thank you to all who purchased a ticket. The winner of our 50/50 draw was Clayton Osinski, and we owe a big thank you to him for donating his winnings back to the pool. Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0 (306) 295-4097 Fax: (306) 295-3205

One of the better known aspects of Eastend is Whitemud Clay Studio, the widely respected pottery studio run by Stephen Girard and Shon Profit. The focus of the business has been the creation of products that are as beautiful and useful as possible. The ergonomic facility of the pottery, the ease and comfort of use, has always been a hallmark of their pieces. Stephen Girard, originally from the Eastend, trained in arts and art restoration before returning here to start Whitemud Clay Studio in 1998. His attraction was the clay of the local area and the chemistry of its components. Stephen’s fascination with minerals and chemical reactions remains a strong factor of his professional career to this day. He continues to develop original glazes based on materials indigenous to the land. The benefit of working close to his source of clay has allowed him to reduce the necessity of travel to art shows and he now attracts a large clientele to the studio in town. On average 2,000 people each year pass through the Whitemud Clay Studio showroom, 35% of them being tourists. Shon Profit joined the studio in 2002 and her talent for complexity of work and sensual design have distinguished her pottery ever since. Today she is responsible for all the glazing and decorating of the pieces. She and Stephen have created a working partnership that enhances their creativity and draws additional original thinking from them as a team. Beyond the quality of work, Whitemud Clay Studio is known for its unconventional, open door marketing policy. People have always been invited to casually wander through the showroom without overweening supervision. Payments for purchases are often left tucked under note pads or stuffed in bowls. This approach has endeared Stephen and Shon to their clients and helps to generate a trusting and friendly small town atmosphere; just one simple quality that keeps tourists returning to Eastend time after time. Now the business is moving to a higher level as Whitmud Clay Studio reorganizes for operations in a new location in the eponymous Pottery Street venue. Bisquing of pots has already begunt here and the expanded studio/showroom is quickly taking shape. The building will be clad in lodge pole pine to create a rustic atmosphere and Shon is planning the design of another of her famous sculpture gardens for the large frontage which will blend the studio into its natural surroundings. Whitemud Clay Studio is now poised for expanded business through using to best advantage the unique qualities that have established its reputation in the past. JK Quick Facts

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Statistically, there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. So, why is it that you never have the correct change in your pocket when you need it?

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One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. Bertrand Russell

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As you go through life remember your goal, keep your eye on the doughnut and not on the hole.

Recipe of the Week Pasta Bolognese Ingredients 1/4 lb. Ground beef (chuck) not lean 1/4 lb. Ground pork, not lean 1/4 lb. Ground veal 1 small onion ,finely chopped 1 carrot, finely chopped 6 slices of bacon or pancetta, finely chopped 1 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. Salt 1 lb. Small pasta—rotini 3 Tbsp. Olive oil 1 cup Heavy cream 1 cup dry red wine 2 28 oz. Cans whole or crushed tomatoes with juice Parmesan cheese to taste Preparation Pure tomatoes with juice. Set aside. In large, heavy pot over moderate heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Add pancetta and sauté until golden brown, 5—6 min. Add beef, pork, veal and sauté, breaking up meat with back of spoon until browned, 7—8 min. Add onion and carrot, sauté until tender, 5—6 min.

Oldest Life on Earth Trees live much longer than any other type of plant or animal. The oldest living tree and hence one of the oldest known living things on Earth is a bristlecone pine tree located in California, North America, it’s actually over 4600 years old, now that’s old

Collective Animal Names Herd of antelope Shrewdness of apes Congress of baboons Culture of bacteria Cete of badgers Sleuth of bears Lodge of beavers Grist of bees Congregation of birds Sedge of bitterns Sounder of boar Chain of bobolinks Clash of bucks Rabble of butterflies Wake of buzzards Army of caterpillars Clowder of cats Kine of cattle Herd of chamois Peep of chickens Cartload of chimpanzees Bed of clams Quiver of cobras Rag of colts Cover of coots Flight of cormorants Siege of cranes Float of crocodiles Murder of crows Leash of deer Pack of dogs Pod of dolphins Drove of donkeys Trip of dotterel Piteousness of doves Weyr of dragons Flush of ducks Convocation of eagles Memory of elephants Many thanks to Marie Shiels for this great suggestion. More to come. JK Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0 (306) 295-4097 Fax: (306) 295-3205

Stir in red wine and simmer. Scraping up browned bits stuck to bottom of pan, until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 min. Stir in tomatoes, cream, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to moderate low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and brick-red in colour, approx. 30 min.

Recipe for pi Take the first three odd numbers 1 3 5 Twin them 113355 Divide the last three digits by the first three 355/113

In a large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until almost tender. Drain well and toss with sauce. Serve with grated parmesan cheese. Quick Facts After several debates, astronomers have deter-

And you get a very close approximation of pi

mined the age of the universe by using a Wilkinson

355/113 = 3.14159292

microwave background radiation that WMAP pro-

Microwave Anisotropy Probe. By examining the vided, astronomers were able to pin down the age of

Submitted by slg

the universe, accurate to 1%, to 13.7 billion years old.

This Week in History 1630 - Johannes Kepler dies 1871 - Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji Central Africa 1895 - 1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii 1918 - Armistice Day -- WW I ends (at 11AM on Western Front) 1951 - 1st Long Distance telephone call without operator assistance 1968 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "Two Virgins" album 1969 - Sesame Street premiers 1972 - Dow Jones closes above 1 000 for 1st time (1003.16) 1984 - Space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite 1st space salvage 1985 - Judge overturned Rubin ``Hurricane'' Carter's conviction 1987 - Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 million at auction

Astronomy on the Edge Andromeda Galaxy Facts - Closest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy is Andromeda and even traveling at the speed of light it would take 2 million years to reach it. Andromeda Galaxy, Milky Way, the Triangulum Galaxy, and about 30 smaller galaxies belong to a group called Local Group. There are 100 billion galaxies that we can observe. Prediction is that there is much more, but Hubble Space Telescope couldn't detect them. The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way is predicted to merge within the next 5 billion years. In the event like this smaller galaxies are consumed by larger ones. Andromeda galaxy is twice as large as Milky Way. Did you know

Marvels of Math 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our community and is distributed across North America. Editor Jeanne Kaufman Email:[email protected] Ad drop off at 317 Clay St.

WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. The name was coined by the chemist, Norm Larsen, while he was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try

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