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Great Films!!!
Fridays @ 7:00 pm
March 12—Up in the Air
March 19—Ninja Assassin
March 26—The Men Who
Stare at Goats
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Matinees
Saturdays @ 1:30
March 13—Planet 51
March 27—The Fantastic
Mr. Fox
Suggestions for movies are
welcome. Please contact the
T.rex Discovery Centre
Admission Price $3.50
each
T.rex Discovery Centre
Eastend, SK.
www.trexcentre.ca
(306)295-4009
Synopsis of this week’s film
on pg. 3
The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our
community and is distributed across North
America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman
A Lesson in Living
The question that distinguishes a life within a civilization is how that life is lead. It’s a ques-
tion that occupies a whole lifetime to answer. How much to aspire to and expect for one’s
self and how much for others and the community; self interest versus the greater good.
North America has been all about the liberation and triumph of the individual. Our dues to
the community are generally addressed by staying pretty much within law and making a
timely monetary donation now and then. Few of us take the community to be a direct exten-
sion of our own personality and values. When someone does it’s singular and impressive.
What are your personal expectations and standards? How do you do your job and run your
business? What do you want to see in your community? How much responsibility are you
willing to undertake to see that it all happens the way it should? The answers to questions
like these ultimately frame a community and shape its personality. And it takes a person
with a strong personality to keep the momentum going from one decade to the next and the
next. It could be seen as a strong grip but it also is the natural consequence of a person with
a clear set of values. Lead your life well, build your business, and build the community, too.
This can’t be done without dynamic energy; energy that just pushes you all the time and
makes you a going concern. You need a firm belief that the only requirement necessary is
opportunity. Given that, you’ll supply every requisite ounce of personal effort needed to
succeed. Just get to it. Attitude carries the field. To have attitude you have to have opinions
and those may not be shared by everyone else. Tant pis.
It’s not enough to build what’s needed in a community. It takes continual energy to keep it
going; to prod it along and keep making it better, to keep it all on its toes. Without this kind
» pg. 3
Rural Municipality
You’re Invited Of White Valley No. 49
To Tea
Invites applications for the seasonal
position of : Grader Operator/
St. Patrick’s CWL Utility Operator for the 2010 sea-
Tea and Bake Sale son. The successful applicant will
work under the supervision of the
Wednesday, March 17th road foreman.
2 — 4 pm
Applicants must hold a valid
at the Tea Room driver’s license, have a vehicle to
pull the municipal trailer, haul fu-
els, blades and other supplies, and
Everyone be able to work with minimal su-
Welcome! pervision. Applicants should have
or be prepared to obtain Power
Mobi l e Equi pment ( P ME) ,
WHMIS, TDG and Ground Distur-
bance Courses. Experience operat-
Streambank Golf Course ing graders, tractors, mowers and
swathers would be an asset.
Club House Manager wanted for
2010 golf season. Submit written applications stating
experience, expected salary and
Also looking for club house staff. two references by 5:00 P.M. March
Must be min. 19 yrs. old to apply. 17, 2010 to:
R.M. of White Valley No. 49
Submit applications by March 20th Box 520
Apply to: Eastend, Sask. S0N 0T0
Box 92
Eastend, SK S0N 0T0 Council thanks all applicants for
Call Dean for details at 295-7521 their interest, only those chosen
will be contacted.
 Dave Greber Freelance Writer’s Eastend Agencies Ltd. COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
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pletion for publication of a book (non-
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6. Applicant must agree to submit proof (no exceptions) 22, 24, 25, 29 AND 31
DEANNA POMMIER RN(NP) - MAR 17 AND 18
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Wallace Stegner House
23rd Annual Dinner
One of the unique things that make Eas-
tend exceptional is the annual Wallace
Stegner House Dinner. Each year has a
different tone and flavour. This year
Lorna Crozier gave two readings from
her writings about the Prairie and grow-
ing up in this part of the country. Every-
one understood the feelings and experi-
ences that she conveyed. Her imagination
and creative expression engaged us all in
memories that we might have thought
until now were forgotten. Lorna is one of
Canada’s foremost poets and has received
much recognition including: the Gover-
nor General’s Award for Canadian Po-
etry, the Pat Lowther Award for the Best
Book of Poetry by a Canadian Woman
and the Canadian Authors’ Award for the
best book of Canadian poetry. It was
genuinely a pleasure to have the opportu-
nity to listen to her in a comfortable and
almost intimate setting. This isn’t some-
thing that you easily have the chance to
do in a larger city venue.
Sean Virgo acted as the enigmatic and
articulate M.C. and read a passage from
»
« pg. 1 A Lesson in Living
of determination many things slide off into mediocrity and neglect.
The pride in the community dissipates and people pass the responsi-
bility off. You begin to feel that it’s acceptable to buy off those
standards and settle for something of lesser quality. You start to
think that real needs can only be met somewhere else.
But, not so. The choice is the degree to which the individual is will-
ing to sacrifice to meet his or her own standards. The rare person
who is committed to living a life like this will succeed and will
make a big impression on the community around him. He will hold
things together but, hopefully, not hold them back. This kind of person defines his town and
his country. He’s not bigger than life but he’s just as big as life can be. People may say that
his passing marks the end of an era. Maybe it does. But the impact of this kind of personal-
ity on a community will last a very long time.
Thank you, Charlie Goulet, from all the lives you’ve touched. You gave us a valuable lesson
in living. We’ll be running in our shirtsleeves to keep up for a long time to come.
JK
Synposis of: UP in The Air
With charismatic performances by its three
leads, Jason Reitman delivers a smart blend
of humour and emotion with just enough
edge for mainstream audiences.
Director Jason Reitman turns his hand to this Improve your health in
comic adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel. under 10 minutes a day
Oscar Award-winner George Clooney stars using nothing but your body’s
as Ryan Bingham, a business man on the ability to heal.
verge of reaching 5 million frequent flyer
Improve memory &
miles when his company decides to cut back
on travel. But his goal isn’t the only thing concentration, reduce or
out of reach: he now won’t be able to see a eliminate pain,
fellow frequent flyer (Vera Farmiga) who stress & allergies,
has caught his eye. manage chronic
Witty and well performed. A good time. illnesses, emotional &
digestive disorders…
JK Come learn more at a
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« 7-9 pm in Shaunavon
Wallace Stegner that demonstrated once
or take the
more the power Stegner’s writing com-
manded and why he is so revered in North BodyTalk Access Course
American literature. It reminded us again of
why it is important to continue the tradition Info/register: Sherry Gilbert
established here around the Stegner House at
as a retreat for authors and artists. This is
306-295-3371 or
something in which we can all take satisfac- ancientrainbowwelless@yahoo.ca
tion.
Trea Jensen and Kevin Werre provided or check out
original music with didgeridoo, harp and www.bodytalksask.com
guitar that was both exotic and elemental.
They have a fine harmony together that
gives them an avenue to expression in many
styles.
Many thanks are due to Jim Saville and all
the volunteers who worked hard to bring
this successful event to fruition.
JK
 Astronomy Events
In March

March 15—New Moon

March 20—the Vernal Equinox occurs

in the Northern Hemisphere at 17:31 UT.
There will be equal amounts of day and
night. This is also the first day of spring.

March 22— Saturn at Opposition

The ringed planet will be at its closest
approach to Earth. This is the best time to
view and photograph Saturn and its
moons. Saturn’s rings will be nearly edge-
on this year and will be very difficult to
see .

March 30—Full Moon

Correction
Mrs. Neidermayer has pointed out to me
that her son, Scott, was actually the Cap-
tain of the Men’s Canadian Olympic
Hockey Team. I regret this oversight and
will include his name in a future word
search.

The Asteroid Did It!

LONDON (Reuters) – A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the ex-
tinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided
experts for decades.
A panel of 41 scientists from across the world reviewed 20 years' worth of research to try to confirm the
cause of the so-called Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) extinction, which created a "hellish environment" around
65 million years ago and wiped out more than half of all species on the planet.
Scientific opinion was split over whether the extinction was caused by an asteroid or by volcanic activity
in the Deccan Traps in what is now India, where there were a series of super volcanic eruptions that lasted
around 1.5 million years.
The new study, conducted by scientists from Europe, the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan and
published in the journal Science, found that a 15-kilometre (9 miles) wide asteroid slamming into Earth at
Chicxulub, in what is now Mexico, was the culprit.
"We now have great confidence that an asteroid was the cause of the KT extinction. This triggered large-
scale fires, earthquakes measuring more than 10 on the Richter scale, and continental landslides, which
created tsunamis," said Joanna Morgan of Imperial College London, a co-author of the review.
The asteroid is thought to have hit Earth with a force a billion times more powerful than the atomic bomb
at Hiroshima.
Morgan said the "final nail in the coffin for the dinosaurs" came when blasted material flew into the atmos-
phere, shrouding the planet in darkness, causing a global winter and "killing off many species that couldn't
adapt to this hellish environment."
Scientists working on the study analyzed the work of paleontologists, geochemists, climate modelers, geo-
physicists and sedimentologists who have been collecting evidence about the KT extinction over the last
20 years.
Geological records show the event that triggered the dinosaurs' demise rapidly destroyed marine and land
ecosystems, they said, and the asteroid hit "is the only plausible explanation for this."
Peter Schulte of the University of Erlangen in Germany, a lead author on the study, said fossil records
clearly show a mass extinction about 65.5 million years ago -- a time now known as the K-Pg boundary.
Despite evidence of active volcanism in India, marine and land ecosystems only showed minor changes in
the 500,000 years before the K-Pg boundary, suggesting the extinction did not come earlier and was not
prompted by eruptions.
The Deccan volcano theory is also thrown into doubt by models of atmospheric chemistry, the team said,
which show the asteroid impact would have released much larger amounts of sulphur, dust and soot in a
much shorter time than the volcanic eruptions could have, causing extreme darkening and cooling.
Gareth Collins, another co-author from Imperial College, said the asteroid impact created a "hellish day"
that signaled the end of the 160-million-year reign of the dinosaurs, but also turned out to be a great day
for mammals.
"The KT extinction was a pivotal moment in Earth's history, which ultimately paved the way for humans
to become the dominant species on Earth," he wrote in a commentary on the study.
(Collins has created a website at http://impact.ese.ic.ac.uk/ImpactEffects/Chicxulub.html which allows
readers to see the effects of the asteroid impact.)