Liz Spetz

297-8804 To Gain Your Soul

My neighbour asked me why I came to Eastend and , for that matter, what motivates anyone
to move here. Why this little, out of the way, obscure place? Why not a bigger town with
more amenities and choices; style, pulse and excitement? Shopping! Why here in the deso-
late Palliser Triangle?
Bigger towns and cities flaunt their riches, here they are almost taken for granted. Yes, the
surrounding country is a marvel everyday. There’s a universe of discovery outside my door
every day and in the sky every night. Breathtaking and an amazement. A valley of secrets
www.realtor.ca hidden right out in the open for everyone to see.
However, there’s more to it than that. This is the first community I’ve ever really experi-
enced. Cities are composed of clusters of common exposures. People you see in the same
Quality in Climax place at about the same time everyday or week. Starbucks, the gym, the office. You see
Large, Eat-in style kitchen them and exchange a few words hoping not to be caught for anything more. There are lots of
Living room has good views of the South things to get done and there’s so little time to waste.
and West through sunny windows
Main floor bedroom has lots of closet space Community here is different, it means that every interaction with someone else is slower
Single Detached Garaged and more valued. Time has another emphasis and it’s measured. An exchange is valuable all
310 Main St ● MLS #356402 by itself. Business has to get done but people expect something added and it’s that personal
connection. The sense of community is what captured me. Here where there are fewer peo-
ple every one is integral to the fabric of the town.
When the illusion of an ideal community finally passes you discover that this is just a town
full of ordinary people. I was told that when I scratched the surface I’d be disappointed.
Mean little bits and stories were lurking just beneath the surface. Well, of course they are.
That’s what the history of any community is .. bits and stories. Some are grand and some
Great Films!!! aren’t. Some originated here and some we brought with us. We’re creating more every day.
Except here the story you tell with your life still has an importance because it touches up
April against the story of everyone else. That’s why a second edition of Eastend history is impor-
Fridays @ 7:00 pm tant and deserves to be written. There’s a lot here that should be held onto and preserved in
writing and in the museum. Don’t let it drift away.
Why do outsiders want to live here? To gain your soul you must be prepared to lose it. And
9th—The Blind Side now, with all due respect, I know what that means. JK

16th—The Hurt Locker

23rd—Avatar Wanted: Volunteers NOTICE

R.M. of White Valley No. 49
30th—Crazy Heart Friends of the Museum are seeking Ratepayers
volunteers to assist with the canvassing
Doors open at 6:30 PM and delivery of the Annual Community 2% LIQUID STRYCHNINE
Calendar. The project runs from April— CONCENTRATE
Suggestions for movies are June. for control of gophers
welcome. Please contact the For more information or to volunteer, (Richardson’s Ground Squirrels)
T.rex Discovery Centre
please call: Leona Stevenson 297-3563
IS NOW AVAILABLE
Admission Price $3.50 or Roxie Binkley 295-3544. This product is most effective when
each baiting is carried out before the birth
T.rex Discovery Centre of the young in mid-April, and before
Eastend, SK. the alternative availability of
green vegetation.
www.trexcentre.ca 12th ANNUAL
(306)295-4009 108 Maple Ave. N.
MS Walk Eastend, Sask.
Synopsis of this week’s film EMAIL: [email protected]
on pg. 4 May 2nd PHONE: 295-3553/ FAX: 295-3571
Trailers now available on Eastend ALL SALES ARE SUBJECT TO
T.rex Discovery Centre PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT
web site. 1:00pm Eastend Rink Complex REGULATORY AGENCY
EMERGENCY USE REGULATIONS
Call Bonnie 295-3655 or go on line
www.mswalks.ca
The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our
community and is distributed across North “Lets all work together to
HAPPY
America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman END MS.” EASTER
 Eastend Agencies Ltd. COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Call for a new quote on: Eastend Arts Council—Apr. 12th
Eastend Rink Complex—Apr. 12th (7:30)?
Agro, Home, Auto Kinsmen– Apr. 4th & 18th
Historical Museum— ?
and Tenant Insurance K-40—Apr. 3rd
Your locally owned and operated CWL—Apr. 3rd
Friends of the Museum &
insurance brokerage T.rex Discovery Centre—Apr. 12th
104 Maple Ave. N. Kinettes– Apr. 11th
295-3655 RM of White Valley—Apr. 11th
TOWN COUNCIL— Apr. 14th
CYPRESS HOTEL [email protected] Clay Centre Comm Club—Apr. 20th
“Happenings” School Comm Council—Apr. 20th
Chamber of Commerce—Apr. 21st
Fire Dept. — Apr. 13th & 27th
Friday, April 9 Eastend Swimming Pool Eastend Swimming Pool— Apr. 21st
“McRorie” Prairie Pearls— Apr. 28th
Is accepting applications for: TOPS MEET - Health Centre Quiet Room,
Music at 9 pm lifeguards, instructors Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m.
AA—Monday’s @ 8:00p.m. at Henry’s Place
and part-time office assistants
BINGO—Mondays at 7:00 in the Rink!
for the summer of 2010. Alanon– Health Centre Quiet Room
Good wages, Flexible hours
Job Posting Good work experience. Prairie Pearls
Are you enthusiastic, and outgoing? Resume deadline: April 14, 2010 Monthly meetings are scheduled for the
Do you possess great people skills? last Wednesday of every month. How-
Please contact: ever, in July and August meetings will
Do you have an interest in Penny at 306-295-3316 or 306-295-7995
our rich local resources not be held.
or, send resume and position
and the travel tourism industry? you are applying for to: The Edge regrets any confusion that may
Box 525, have occurred. JK
We are looking for students to join Eastend, SK S0N 0T0
our team as Dinosaur Interpreters or
for this summer. email to [email protected]

We are looking for as many as 4

young people this summer.
Yard Sale
These positions are expected
to be funded in part by 114 Fir N., Eastend
APRIL DATES FOR
Young Canada Works or Saturday, April 10
PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN EASTEND
by Canada Student Jobs. Start — 9:30 am
In the back yard SHERRY HORNUNG RN(NP) - APRIL 7, 8, 12,
(if raining, then inside) 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28 & 29
Please apply with resume
Dressers, beds, tables & some chairs
by April 15th, 2010 DR. GOVENDER - APR. 15 & 29
New camper fridge, chesterfield & chair
to: Sean Bell Many small items DR. RADEVSKI - APR. 7 & 21
Box 646 To book an appointment Phone 295-4184
Eastend, SK Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
S0N 0T0
[email protected]
Horses for Sale:
Visit us at www.trexcentre.ca SCC Read to
• 1999 ApHCC black gelding, well
Kids
T.rex Discovery Centre broke, ranch horse,
Eastend, Saskatchewan • 2003 ApHCC red roan geld- Read to our kids
ing, accomplished show horse in the Eastend
School and show
• 2003 ApHCC roan mare, well started your support for
Position Available under saddle them.
• 2007 APHA solid brown gelding, well
The Eastend Irrigation Corp. is looking Promote Literacy!
started under saddle, he is a cow horse,
for a contract position for ditch riding reining prospect, maybe gymkana Any Friday 1—1:20 pm
services for the 2010 watering season.
April 16 until the end of term.
For more information contact Brian
• 2006 AQHA grullo gelding. well
started, prospects in cow horse and rein-
Murray of the EIC at 306-295-3860. Pick an age group of your choice
ing with lots more miles
and choose your book from
Applications should be submitted by mail the school library
to: Email: [email protected]
Box 195, Eastend, SK S0N 0T0 or, phone number 306-295-3533. Call Nikki Whitney 295-3586 or 295-
by April, 12, 2010. 7731
Website: www.luckyhorseshoe.ca or, Thomas Bristow or Paige Schuett
at 295-3601

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 Jack’s Café HISTORY BOOK COMMITTEE EASTEND SOCCER CLUB
FORMED NEEDS HELP!!!
Weekly Specials Almost three decades have passed since the
first history book was printed for the com- DESPERATELY SEEKING
Sweet Roasted Pork munity of Eastend and surrounding districts. COACHES !!!
sandwich on a bun So many families and businesses have AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS
moved to the community and many families
Bacon, Mushroom & Swiss have moved on. With that in mind, a com- Please consider volunteering
Cheeseburger mittee of interested residents has been your time and coaching soccer
Served with our homemade formed to compile a second volume of the this season!
fire-roasted tomato relish community history book, Range Riders and We have a great turnout of kids
Sodbusters. The goal of this committee is - 5 different teams from pre-
Try our new “Jack’s in the to have this second edition ready for distri- school to grade 8 - but
Box” Meat Lovers Pizza bution in time to celebrate Eastend's Centen- we desperately need more
nial year in 2014. coaches!
Meatballs, ground beef, bacon,
ham and salami, covered with our The committee consists of Ted and Mae Practices and all matches are
white creamy alfredo sauce. Gleim, Harvey Johnson, Roberta Egland, scheduled for Wednesdays from
Boyd Taylor, Lynne Giverhaug, Gail Ken- April 14 to June 16. One Satur-
Thank you for your patience and drick, Darlene Pearson and Beth Lundsten. day tournament.
If anyone is interested in being a part of this
patronage during our renovations.
project, whether it be to collect an updated We have lots of resources to of-
history of families or businesses, a typeset- fer coaches!! You don't need to
ter, proof reader or fundraiser, you are in- be a soccer player yourself.
Standing Alone Single Handed vited to call Mae at 295-3683 or contact any
of the committee members prior to the next We have other jobs as well that
Patrick Watkins performs under the pro- wouldn't involve a weekly com-
meeting to be held at the Gleim residence
fessional name of Single Handed not mitment.
Stand Alone. JK 232 Elm Avenue North on April 13th at
7:30p.m.
Thank you for considering
helping out the kids!!

Please contact
Anne Davis 295-3281
Eastend Historical Museum’s
2nd Annual Fundraiser
Saturday, April 17, 2010 April is Poetry Month
Memorial Hall, Eastend In Canada and Eastend

Social Hour 5:00 pm Supper 6:00 pm; Programme 7:00 pm Untitled

Special Guests: Clouds,
Reed Miller, like a white-capped mountain range
Evelyn Sankey, Brenda Cooke on the far horizon,
Saturday Night Band a mirage of the finity
(Dance at 8:30 pm - dance only $10) in the infinite stretch of sky
over a landscape,
Everett Baker video presentation laid down in undulating waves,
play of light and shadow,
Tax Receipt issued for Donations
the softness of a scoured land,
Silent Auction cleaned and bare
without vanity, without pretense.
Advance Tickets:
Wild and untamed beauty,
Adult - $15 challenging me to look at myself
Students (6-14) - $7 and strip away the layers,
5 & under – Free so I may perhaps one day
join in one-ness
Cheques payable to: Eastend Historical Museum with this truly honest place.
Tickets available: Ethel 295-3670; Ole 295-3201;
Glen Duke 295-3564; Marvin 295-3363; Gabriele Kück
Glen Herrick 295-3780; Evelyn McCuaig 295-3237
Ed, Riverside Motel 295-3630;
The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our
community and is distributed across North
America. Editor: Jeanne Kaufman
 Take part in Global Astronomy Month in April
10 ways to participate in Global Astronomy Month this April!

New Global Programs invite everyone to join in; Astronomers Without Borders
(AWB) has developed Global Programs everyone can take part in. Professional and
amateur astronomers, educators and all astronomy enthusiasts worldwide can chose
between global star parties, meteor watching, events dedicated to the Moon, the Sun
and to Saturn, dark sky pledges, virtual meetings with famous astronomers, remote
observations of exoplanets, asteroid discoveries and much more. Below are 10 high-
lights of these global programs, and there's much more on the GAM website. Join the
global celebration of the Universe this April!
1. Living Legends Series - (virtual event) Date to be announced
Astronomers Without Borders A highlight of several online interactive events during GAM, the Living Legend Series be-
gins its run during GAM. Streamed live online for everyone to watch, AWB Affiliates
Astronomers Without Borders is dedicated around the world will also interact with the special guests. Each program presents a unique
to fostering understanding and goodwill opportunity to see and interact with the most fascinating people in astronomy. It's one of
across national and cultural boundaries by many online programs being presented throughout the month.
creating relationships through the univer- 2. Is There Anybody Out There? - (remote event) 7th April 00.00 UT
sal appeal of astronomy. Astronomers Who hasn't asked themselves this question? Astronomers have discovered 450 planets out-
Without Borders projects promote sharing, side our Solar System, and you can observe one of them online, sharing the excitement with
all through a common interest in some- others around the globe, by the dimming of the light of its "sun" while it crosses in front of
thing basic and universal - sharing the sky. it. It's one highlight of a series of online observing events for everyone.
Astronomers Without Borders is partner- 3. SunDay - (physical event) 11th April
ing with many programs to bring them to Become a Sun worshipper on 11 April! Our own star is the worldwide focus on this day.
the grand celebration of the Universe. Gather your friends to observe the Sun, bring your telescope out for others to see it, make a
Are you holding an event during GAM? solar spectroscope, tune in to special programs. Be sure you use the proper methods and
Register it on the GAM web site and share filters! SunDay is one of many programs about the Sun to take place during GAM.
your ideas with astronomy enthusiasts
around the globe! 4. Saturn Watch - (physical event) from 12th to 16th April
Saturn's rings are back! They've been turned sideways to us and hard to see but this fascinat-
More information: ing planet is once again showing off its famous ring system. Saturn Watch begins on 11
AWB and GAM Websites : April and continues nightly through the 16th. Amateur clubs and sidewalk astronomers are
www.astronomerswithoutborders.org encouraged to plan observing events to share Saturn with the public. It's one of several pro-
NASA www.nasa.gov grams meant to encourage amateur astronomers to get involved.
Hubble www.hubblesite.org
Royal Astronomical Soc. of Canada 5. Beauty Without Borders - Saturn for All - (physical event) 16th April
www.rasc.ca Beauty Without Borders is a grassroots program begun by amateurs around the world and
now coordinated by Astronomers Without Borders to bring more of us together to share
celestial highlights with the public, and with each other. This time Saturn is the "beauty". If
you have a telescope, join sidewalk astronomers worldwide who have banded together in
April 21, 22 - Lyrids Meteor Shower this unique program.
The Lyrids are an average shower, usually 6. Write Your Name in the Sky! - (remote event) 15th April 21.30 UT
producing about 20 meteors per hour at Asteroids have always intrigued us. They're mysterious and sometimes frightening when
their peak. These meteors can produce they enter our region of space. In this online remote observing event we face our fears and
bright dust trails that last for several sec- reveal the secrets of these lonely travelers as we hunt for asteroids in real time. The first to
onds. This year's shower should peaks on discover one could get naming rights, putting a label in the sky for eternity!
the night of April 21 and the morning of 7. Lunar Week - (physical event) from 17th to 23rd April
the 22nd, although some meteors can be 17 April marks the start of Lunar Week, seven nights dedicated to observing the closest ce-
visible from April 16 - 25. The quarter lestial body to Earth and our companion in our yearly journey around the Sun. Moon-
moon will set early in the evening, leaving themed star parties to observe the Moon through telescopes and by naked eye, educational
a dark sky for the best possible viewing in programs, online observing events, competitions and a celebration of the Moon in different
dark locations. Look for meteors radiating cultures are just a few ways you can participate in Lunar Week.
from the constellation of Lyra after mid- 8. Lyrids Watch - (physical event) 21st and 22nd April
night. Meteor showers are one of nature's great displays: dozens of "falling stars" that scratch the
night sky. Dress warmly, lay back and watch the show right above your head. It's more than
a light show, though. The cosmic debris we see burning up in the atmosphere are left over
Synopsis: The Blind Side from a comet's tail. There are records of this meteor shower going back 2600 years. What
will this year's shower be like?
“The Blind Side” depicts the remarkable
9. One Star at a Time - (dark skies) Dates to be announced
true story of Michael Oher, a homeless
One Star at a Time is looking for a missing object. We've lost our Milky Way and we want
African-American youngster from a bro-
it back! The Milky Way stretches across the sky, composed of thousands of stars in our gal-
ken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-
axy but it's hidden from view in our cities by the blanket of light we needlessly and waste-
to-do white family who help him fulfill his
fully send up into the sky. But what can you do about it? Join this new global project -
potential. At the same time, Michael’s
launching during GAM - and pledge to preserve and protect the starry night sky above your
presence in the Touhys’ lives leads them
own home or business. Join with others around the world to bring our Milky Way back -
to some insightful self-discoveries of their
One Star at a Time.
own. Living in his new environment, the
teen faces a completely new set of chal- 10. Global Star Party - 24th April
lenges to overcome. As football player The excitement generated by Global Astronomy Month comes to a peak on Saturday, 24
and as a student, Oher works hard and, April, with the ultimate observing event. The Global Star Party is the time to come out un-
with the help of his adopted family, be- der the stars, bring your own telescope and encourage others to join to bridge gaps across
comes an All-American defensive left the seas, under the theme "one people, one sky." Begun during 100 Hours of Astronomy
tackle. Sandra Bullock won an Academy during the International Year of Astronomy (2009), the Global Star Party is an ongoing an-
Award as Best Actress in this role. nual AWB event.
www.rottentomatoes.com All through www.astronomerswithoutborders.org
Eighth Anniversary Images of Hubble’s Smash Hits