Liz Spetz

297-8804 Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing

A new study from the US Center for Economic Development indicates that single black
women, even in their peak earning years, have a median net worth of only $5. Net worth is
measured by taking a person’s assets – bank accounts, investments, real estate – less mort-
gages, outstanding loan, credit card balances and other debts. The figures in the study are
based on 2007 data and, after the economic downturn, would no doubt be worse now.
The category “single women” includes those who are living singly, single parents, divorced
and widowed. Their median assets are revealing. To illustrate the distinction between aver-
www.realtor.ca
age and median, suppose 5 people have assets respectively of $3, $4, $5, $7 and $11. The
average asset value is $6; the median is $5. It takes a whole lot of empty-handed black
Your very own park! women to set the median at $5. Many may have had some asset value but their debt was far
An Incredibly huge lot, full of fruit trees and
flowers. The house oozes retro charm. The
greater. Undoubtedly, much of that debt was comprised of credit cards and sub-prime mort-
large living room features a fireplace and built gages. This type of mortgage accounted for over 45% of all US mortgages outstanding at the
in bookshelves. The master bedroom has his-n- time the market imploded in 2009. The wave of subsequent bankruptcies wiped out a lot of
hers closets. An attached garage completes this debt but it also eliminated the assets. The women in the study now have even less to
this home.
nd show for themselves.
811 2 St E, Shaunavon
The 2008 black population in the US was 41.1 million of which 52% were women. Not all
● MLS #344603 were single by definition but many were. If these women have virtually no assets and little
to no credit then I imagine that Hispanic women in the US are no better off. These women
represent the poorest of the poor in the wealthiest nation in history. They are also the people
in the US who are the least likely to have access to medical insurance.
I not only ask myself how this is morally tolerable in so wealthy a nation but also how this
type of circumstance cannot lead to anything but a disastrous economic outcome in the en-
suing decades as the population ages. Canada is far ahead in its approach to social responsi-
Great Films!!! bility but we will still feel the seismic effect of the sinking of the US “Titanic” economy if
they do not approve a national health care package soon. The long term costs of poverty
Fridays @ 7:00 pm come back to us as crime and diseases like TB. They are always substantially more expen-
sive than any country can afford to ignore. JK

March 26—The Men Who

Stare at Goats
Annual General Meeting
Doors open at 6:30 PM
of
Join us
Matinees Eastend
Saturdays @ 1:30
Historical
Museum
For Palm Sunday
Tuesday Service
March 27—The Fantastic
March 30
Mr. Fox
Suggestions for movies are
7:30 pm A lay service of
Eastend Senior Activity Centre
welcome. Please contact the
T.rex Discovery Centre Everyone Welcome
Morning Prayer
Admission Price $3.50
each At St. Augustine’s
T.rex Discovery Centre Anglican Church
Eastend, SK. 12th ANNUAL
www.trexcentre.ca
MS Walk
(306)295-4009 Sunday March 28
nd
May 2
Synopses of this week’s films
Eastend
on pg. 4
at
Trailers now available on
T.rex Discovery Centre web site. 1:00pm Eastend Rink Complex
11:00 AM
Call Bonnie 295-3655 or go on line
www.mswalks.ca
The Eastend Edge is a proud supporter of our Everybody
community and is distributed across North “Lets all work together to
America. Publisher: Jeanne Kaufman END MS.” Welcome

Shannon’s Closet
is excited about the
partnership with the
S.W. Crisis Shelter in
Swift Current.
My goal is to help women who
are entering the job market
with purses that are both fash-
ionable and in premium condi-
tion.
If you donate your new/
slightly used purse to me I will
give a discount towards a new
one purchased at my store.
The “donated” purses will then
be forwarded to the Career
Closet, Swift Current.
For more information call:
295-4070
or stop at the store:
312 Red Coat Dr.
CYPRESS HOTEL
“Happenings”
Friday, March 26
“Stand Alone”
Friday, April 9
“McRorie”
Music at 9 pm
Streambank Golf Course
Annual General Meeting
April 6
7:30 pm
at
The Club House
PDF Edge Online
A full colour PDF edition of the Edge is
now available for all readers who have com-
promised vision. Please contact me at:
eastendedge@hotmail.com
Eastend Agencies Ltd. COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Call for a new quote on: Eastend Arts Council—Mar. 1st
Eastend Rink Complex—Mar. 3rd (7:30)?
Agro, Home, Auto Kinsmen– Mar. 4th & 18th
Historical Museum— Mar. 30th AGM
and Tenant Insurance K-40—Mar. 3rd
CWL—Mar. 3rd
Your locally owned and operated
Friends of the Museum &
insurance brokerage T-Rex Discovery Centre—Mar. 8th
104 Maple Ave. N. Kinettes—Mar. 11th
295-3655 RM of White Valley—Mar. 11th
TOWN COUNCIL— Mar. 10th
east.ag@sasktel.net Clay Centre Comm Club—Mar. 16th
School Comm Council—Mar. 16th
Chamber of Commerce—Mar. 17th
Fire Dept. — Mar. 2nd, 16th and 30th
Brenda is Back Eastend Swimming Pool— Mar. 17th
and so are Prairie Pearls— Mar. 24th
TOPS MEET - Health Centre Quiet Room,
Yoga Classes in Eastend Thursdays @ 5:00 p.m.
AA—Monday’s @ 8:00p.m. at Henry’s Place
BINGO—Mondays at 7:00 in the Rink!
Tuesday evening Alanon– Health Centre Quiet Room
and Thursday
morning
For details
and to register
call: Brenda
at 295-3593
MARCH/APRIL DATES FOR
PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN EASTEND
SHERRY HORNUNG RN(NP) - MAR 22, 25, 29,
Thank You from the Kohl Family APRIL 1, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21 AND 22.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE: MARCH 24 APPTS HAVE
The Kohl family would like thank the peo- BEEN RESCHEDULED.
ple of Eastend and the surrounding commu- DR. GOVENDER - MAR. 31
nities for their support during the loss of our
DR. RADEVSKI - MAR. 24
dear friend and extended family member,
Charlie Goulet. To book an appointment Phone 295-4184
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Thank you for the many calls and cards,
donations and flowers, and distances trav-
eled to attend his service. We’d like to thank
Wolf Willow Lodge for their kindness and
Eastend Ambulance for their special part in
his service. Special thanks to Jonathon
Hanson for the music at the service; and
Evelyn Sankey, Bonnie Gleim, the Kinettes
and EVERYONE for making sure all was
just right at the Hall for after the service.
And, thank you to Rick and Bernadette of
Binkley Funeral Home for helping us
through this in a caring, professional way,
and offering words of comfort during the
service. We appreciated all the support and
kind words. They made a difference.
Sincerely,
Rene, Diane and Kiana Kohl & family
Congratulations!!
Darren Holmberg has been officially
appointed as the new Post Master
in Eastend.
We’re all delighted to have him.
Distribution of the Edge
The Eastend Edge is distributed in Consul, Advertising Rates
Eastend, Shaunavon, Frontier and Climax. $15 per week per ad.
The most cost-effective advertising available Space and sizing at
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 Jack’s Café Artisan Guild of Eastend
And Surrounding Areas
Weekly Specials Presents:

Carbonara Art Happenings in the SW

Spaghetti noodles pan-fried
with cream sauce and At the Eastend Library
topped with bacon March 26: Duane Bristow
Wood Carvings and Sculpture
Spinach and Feta Meet the Artist
Pizza with your choice of sauce Wine and Cheese
(garlic butter, pizza sauce or 7—10 PM
cream sauce)
March 27: Duane Bristow
1:30—4:30 PM
Come try our new
Demonstration of power tools
soft ice cream “Swirl” in wood carving.
chocolate or vanilla And, for those with an interest,
there will be an opportunity for
Thank you for your patience and hand carving.
patronage during our renovations. Duane’s work is very detailed and intri-
cate. He has a strong connection to the
material and tools
he works with.

Best Sellers Arrive Don’t miss the opportunity to attend

in Eastend Library this event.

Available now, these novels will be circu- Eastend Swimming Pool

lating through the Eastend Library for the
next several months.
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr
Erin hits the pause button on her life, hol-
ing up in a secluded (but totally upgraded,
she’s not into roughing it) cabin near Vir-
gin River. She is looking forward to really
getting to know herself...not some shaggy-
haired mountain man she meets wandering
the woods.
In fact, beneath his faded fatigues and
bushy beard, Aiden Riordan is a doctor,
recharging for a summer after leaving the
Navy. He’s intrigued by the pretty, slightly
snooty refugee from the rat race — medi-
tating, journaling and definitely keeping
him at arm’s length. He’d love to get
closer...if his scruffy exterior and crazy ex-
wife don’t hold him back.
But maybe it’s something in the water —
unlikely romances seem to take root in
Virgin River...helped along with some
well-intentioned meddling, of course.
First Family by David Baldacci
A thriller that begins with a kidnapping
and ends with an extremely shocking reve-
lation about the moral weight of power.
Learn more about Michelle Maxwell’s
haunted past that played such a large role
in Simple Genius. There are multiple plots,
extensive back stories and gritty, complex
characters.
»pg. 4
Is accepting applications for:
lifeguards, instructors
and part-time office assistants
for the summer of 2010.
Good wages, Flexible hours
Good work experience.
Resume deadline: April 14, 2010
Please contact:
Penny at 306-295-3316 or 306-295-7995
or, send resume and position
you are applying for to:
Box 525,
Eastend, SK S0N 0T0
or
email to bill.arendt@sasktel.net
You’ve Been Asking
The distinctive banners and nature photos
used in the Edge are provided by Stephen
Goulet.
To appreciate these in colour plus the 5th
page of unique weekly photos, see the
Blogspot at: www.eastendedge.blogspot.com
or contact me at eastendedge@hotmail.com
for an online full colour pdf copy of the
Edge. JK
Stephen’s web page: www.lixcaliber.com
Watch for his exhibit: “Drop Shots” at the
Eastend Library in April.
 Something to Celebrate
In March
Rural Women’s Month
in Saskatchewan
March 22
World Day for Water
March 23
Near Miss Day
March 24
World Tuberculosis Day
Website Accessibility Petition
Computers have been one of the great
equalizers for print disabled Canadians
(persons who are blind, learning disabled,
quadriplegic etc). There is available com-
puter software that reads what is on the
screen yet many of the Federal govern-
ment websites, forms, etc are not designed
in the appropriate way for the screen read-
ing technology to work as well as for print
and images to be enlarged for those with
partial vision.
Please sign our online petition supporting
e-accessibility in Canada. You do not need
to register or have a Facebook profile in
order to sign this petition. Please share
this with as many people as you can.
Thank you for taking action today!
The GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WEB-
SITE ACCESSIBILITY petition is now live
at: www.PetitionOnline.com/GCWAP/
petition.html
« pg 3. Execution Dock by Anne Perry
William and Hester Monk are back in this
16th book in the series. William, who is
now commander of the Thames River
Police and his wife Hester, former col-
league of Florence Nightingale and vet-
eran nurse of the Crimean War, are facing
their toughest challenge yet.
Perry crafts strong characters that both
grow on you and grow as individuals in
the course of her stories. William was
once an egotistical bully but, through his
trials and his relationship with Hester, he
is striving to make up for past mistakes
and become a better person. Hester is cou-
rageous, loyal, and fierce when she needs
to be. They make an excellent pair. Perry
also manages to portray the feel of Victo-
rian London in a way that makes it come
alive.
Synopsis: The Men Who Stare
At Goats
A reporter, Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor)
delves into the world of psychic military
regiments during the Iraq war and stum-
bles upon a man named Lyn Cassady, who
claims to be a psychic spy for the US
Army. This film is an adaptation of the Jon
Ronson book by the same title. George
Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges
star. It is mostly an entertaining, farcical
glimpse of men at war, with satire and
dark humour. www.rottentomatoes.com
Viewing Saturn in 2010
January through July are the best months to
view Saturn this year. Look in the east be-
fore midnight in January. By March, Saturn
rises at sunset for an earlier and more con-
venient viewing window. Saturn's north pole
is tipped toward us now. And this year Sat-
urn's rings are slightly inclined -- tilted 4
degrees in January, dipping to a nearly edge-
in view in June, then tipped up to 10 degrees
by year-end. Saturn's conjunction with the
Sun is in late September, when Saturn will
appear very close to the Sun at dusk. Then in
late October Saturn is visible in the morning
just before dawn. It will rise a little earlier
each morning through the fall months. By
December Saturn will offer a nice after-
midnight observer’s nightcap.
Opposition:
Saturn reaches opposition on March 21 when
it is visible all night long. An object is at
opposition when the sun is on one side of
Earth and the object is directly on the oppo-
site side. The result is that the object is fully
illuminated by the sun and appears disk-like.
We see a great example of an opposition
every month. Whenever there is a full moon,
the moon is on one side of Earth and the sun
is on the opposite side.
Saturn Viewing Tips
This year begins with Saturn's rings tilted 4.9
degrees. Saturn's north pole is now tilted
towards Earth. Between January and June,
the ring tilt narrows to only 1 degree because
of the orbital position of Earth. Then from
June until December the tilt increases to 10
degrees
What will Saturn look like through a tele-
scope? It depends. You may be able to see
the planet and the narrowing rings clearly,
depending on such variables as the power
and cleanliness of your optics and eyepieces.
Weather and atmospheric conditions affect
the view through your telescope, too. It is
best to view Saturn when it is highest in the
sky so there will be less atmospheric dust
and turbulence between you and your target.
See: www.nasa.gov
Synopsis: The Fantastic Mr. Fox
With this animated adaptation of the Roald
Dahl classic, director Wes Anderson tells the
tale of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr.
Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox
three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing
their chickens with the crafty creature. The
film reunites Anderson with previous col-
laborators Bill Murray, and Cate Blanchett
and marks his first work with Oscar-winner
George Clooney. A delightfully funny feast
for the eyes with multi-generational appeal.
www.rottentomatoes.com
WWD 2010: Clean Water for a
Healthy World
Every year, 1,500 cubic kilometres of
wastewater are produced globally. While
waste and wastewater can be reused pro-
ductively for energy and irrigation, it
usually is not. In developing countries 80
percent of all waste is being discharged
untreated, because of lack of regulations
and resources. And population and indus-
trial growth add new sources of pollution
and increased demand for clean water to
the equation. Human and environmental
health, drinking and agricultural water
supplies for the present and future are at
stake, still water pollution rarely warrants
mention as a pressing issue.
To do something about that UN-Water
has chosen Clean Water for a Healthy
World as theme for World Water Day
2010. The overall goal of the World Wa-
ter Day on 22 March 2010 campaign is to
raise the profile of water quality at the
political level so that water quality con-
siderations are made alongside those of
water quantity.
See: www.worldwaterday.org
Near Miss Day
Near Miss Day commemorates the day a
huge asteroid nearly missed hitting Earth.
On March 23, 1989, an asteroid the size
of a mountain, came within 500,000
miles of a collision with the Earth. In
interstellar terms, it was a near miss. Had
it collided with the Earth, it would have
left a devastating crater the size of Wash-
ington, D.C. It's affect on the planet
would have been catastrophic. Since then,
there have been other near misses.
Near misses with large, potentially life
threatening galactic objects happen on an
infrequent basis. It is believed a large
asteroid collided with Earth and caused
the extinction of the dinosaurs. Scientists
believe it is only a matter of time before
another catastrophic collision with Earth
occurs. But, don't worry. The odds are it
will not happen for a long, long time.
Other Asteroid Near Misses:
2003 SQ222 - Approximately 10 meters
in diameter, came within 54,700 miles of
earth on September 27, 2003.
Asteroid 2002 EM7 - Approximately, 70
meters long, this rock came within
288,000 miles in March, 2002.
Global Plan to Stop TB
2006—2015
The World Health Organization is half
way through their global campaign to
dramatically reduce the incidence of TB.
Part of their focus is to provide universal
access to high-quality diagnosis and pa-
tient-centred treatment. TB is a danger-
ous problem for all countries as it be-
comes more resistant to drug therapy.
www.stoptb.org