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Check all our Listings at www.realtor.ca The Economics of Pickles
Eastend Community School
A few weeks ago I bought a jar of dill pick- Council
Jack’s Café les. It’s been a while since my last purchase will be holding a
of pickles. My memory of opening a jar of Back to School BBQ
Fall and Winter Business Hours: for students K to 12
dills is that you had to have two forks handy
Tuesday—Friday 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. At the school
in order to pry the first couple cukes out of
Saturday—8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. the bottle. When I examined my new jar it Eastend Credit Union will host
Sunday – 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. carnival activities
seemed to me that if pickles had elbows
Closed Mondays
there’d be plenty of room left over in there. Thursday, September 9th
Proud to serve our community. The eleven or so dills looked like a frightened
Gus and Angie
12:00 noon
group of guppies in a large aquarium. Burgers $3, Hotdogs $2
Everyone Welcome!!
The experience got me thinking about the
Yoga Classes effects of inflation and the real state of the
In eastend economy. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is
a statistical indicator of changes in consumer We Moved !
Tuesday evening and prices experienced by Canadians. It com-
Thursday morning pares, over time, the cost of a fixed basket of Whitemud Clay has
commodities purchased by customers. Since temporarily relocated to 1912 Gallery
Private sessions available the basket contains commodities of unchang- on Maple Ave., next to Hidden Valley
upon request ing or equivalent quantity and quality, the Foods, and is OPEN for
Index, presumably, reflects only pure price Business.
Call Brenda 295-3593 change. The food items might, for instance,
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contain a Litre jar of dill pickles; the cost of Stephen & Shon
which has risen over the last several years.
The CPI Index indicates that inflation has
Call to Artists pushed food costs up by over 7% in the last
year alone (April 2008 to April 2009). How-
THE EASTEND ARTS COUNCIL ever, I have a little concern here. While the
would like to invite you to take part in price of the Litre jar has gone up, simultane-
their ously, the actual amount of pickle contents
“Rural South West Art Show” has gone down. There’s a double shot of
All Mediums Welcome inflation hidden there that is not adequately
reflected in the CPI. Like most other ordinary
To take place on grocery shoppers, my experience is that the
Friday and Saturday, October “real” cost of buying a consistent quantity of
2nd & 3rd. food of equivalent quality has increased by
more than 7% in the last year. It’s not that I’m
Please call Laurie 306-295-3270 a poor money manager, it’s that I’m being
tricked by the statistics.

Stephen Leacock said, “In ancient times

NEW BUSINESS IN TOWN they had no statistics so they had to fall back
NOW OPEN on lies.” Some tactics are so successful that
they’re still in use. What’s true for pickles is
Skip’s Auto Service Ltd. likely true for other CPI items. I suspect that
(owners Skip Giverhaug and Sharon Rascher) there are additional factors in the CPI that
harbour extra amounts of inflation, the effects
732 Railway St. (Kendrick” Repair)
of which are not being properly winkled out
- Propane
- Oil changes -
by traditional research. In many respects, this
- Tire repairs is a recession including sizeable elements of
- Minor repairs inflation. It’s possible that your visible cost of
- CAA towing living can appear to go down due to savings
on, say, transportation, however, you may
For appt call 295-
295-4051 actually get less for your money in many ar-
eas due to concealed inflation. It will take
SOURCES: Recipe of the week comes from my recipes.com, more than simple mathematics to lift us out of
and the cartoon REALITY CHECK is found at COMICS.COM. this economic mess. You can say what you
CROSSWORD puzzle was created by the editor of the EDGE.
Quotes are from famousquotes.com and Quick Facts from want with statistics, but it’s all pickles to me.
NICEFACTS.COM. This week in history comes from Wikipe-
dia.com. News stories from CBC.com. The views expressed in
JK
the “commentary” are solely of the author, the editor of the
EDGE.
Eastend Edge Owner: Jeanne Kaufman

Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0 Email:eastendedge@hotmail.com

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St. Augustine’s Anglican
Church
Elm St., Eastend
Lay Services This Fall
In the absence of local clergy, Greg
Kerr-Wilson, Bishop of Qu’appelle Dio-
cese has said that the Church approves
use of St. Augustine’s for lay services
Three Lay Services are planned for
this autumn:
Sunday September 20, 4 p.m.
Evensong Readings and
Music
Sunday October 11, 10:30 a.m.
Thanksgiving, Harvest
Decorations and Music
November 11th, 7 p.m.
Remembrance Day
Evensong Service
Please join us. Everyone is welcome.
St. Augustine’s is more than 90 years
old. It was built in 1915 and dedi-
cated in 1916. Seed money was re-
ceived from a group in Sussex, Eng-
land. Over the years improvements
have been made to the little church
through generous donations from
members of the congregation. In
1943 a concrete foundation was in-
stalled and the vestibule was
enlarged. In the ‘60s carpeting and a
furnace were donated and in the ‘70s
the carillon was added.
The church is named for a Benedic-
tine monk from Rome who became
the first Archbishop of Canterbury,
597—604 A.D.
SEPTEMBER DATES FOR
PHYSICIAN CLINICS IN EASTEND
TBA
To book an appointment Phone 295-4184
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.
POSITION AVAILABLE
Waitress wanted
Full or Part Time
Apply to Gus or Angie
Jack’s Café
295—3313
326 Red Coat Dr.
Quick Facts
Hagiography – biography of saints and
saints lives.
Box 312, Eastend, Saskatchewan S0N 0T0
(306) 295-4097
(306) 295-3205 FAX
Fascinating Collections and
Hobbies
On September 5th and 6th the Eastend
Historical Museum hosted an exhibition,
organized by Ethel Wills, of items from
local collectors and hobbyists. The show
covered a fascinating range of interests fea-
turing costume jewelry, brass, elves, pins,
boxes of the world and specialized items
from Holland, as well as Belleek porcelain.
Handmade pieces were also on display,
which showcased masks, “Doodles”, wood-
work, stained glass, Western sculpture and
roses. An especially interesting antique
clock was on loan from Dorothy Piquard. It
had been made by her brother-in-law, Mar-
cel Piquard, from apple boxes using no
screws or nails. It represented delightful
and expert piece of craftsmanship. How-
ever, the most surprising and charming dis-
play was a group of peddle cars collected
by Darcy Richardson. They were so capti-
vating that it was almost impossible to obey
the “hands off” signs. Everyone wanted to
ring the bell on the little fire car and steer
the child-sized wheel .
Excellent desserts, good company and
tuneful entertainment made this a great
show and a hit for the EHM.
Women’s Health Symposium
Ella Nicholson was the coordinator of the
Women’s Health Symposium held in Eastend
on August 22nd. She would like to thank all the
ladies who participated in the day’s event, plus,
a big “thank you” to the speakers who gener-
ously gave their time to speak on holistic, alter-
native ways for better treatment of one’s self,
and healthy well-being. It was excellent and
informative.
Dianne Greenlay—acupuncture
Bryson LeBoissiere—sharing experiences
Ella Nicholson—sharing of some of my life
story regarding not depending on the medical
field, but many of the holistic methods to well-
ness.
Candace Savage—Yoga
Sherry Gilbert—Body Talk
Lucille Wills—Detox
Trea Schuster—Reike and ending the day
with drumming. What a way to end a beautiful
day. Thank you, Trea!
Thank you to my Assistants who helped make
this event successful. (Elsie Harlik, Ethel Wills,
Jean Stadnick, Bryson LeBoissiere)
The prizes won throughout the day were do-
nated by:
Shannon’s Closet
Madhatter’s Flowers and Gifts
Charlie’s Lunch
Jack’s Café
Marie Shiels
Trea Schuster
Zanj Emporium
Sherry Gilbert
Cypress Gallery
also, Eastend Credit Union, for the pens.
Greatly appreciated—prizes were so much a
part of the day.
The luncheon went well and was excellent
according to the responses of the women.
Two donations were made to the children’s
play equipment of $50 each.
Once again thanks to all - ELLA
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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Kinsmen— Sept. 3 & 17th.
K-40 — Sept. 2nd.
Kinettes — Sept. 10th.
CWL — Sept. 2nd.
Town Council — Sept. 9th
Historical Museum—Sept. 1st.
Friends of the Museum & T.Rex
Discovery Centre— September 14th.
RM of White Valley — Sept. 10th.
Fire Dept. — Sept. 1, 15 & 29th.
Chamber — Sept. 16th.
Clay Centre Comm. Club — Sept. 15th.
Red Hat’s R’Belles — Sept. 30
Arts Council— Sept. 7
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
Did you know….
Fingerprints are formed before birth, grow with the growth
of hands and help in identification. Let's learn some basic
facts on fingerprints: Fingerprints come out from the inte-
rior fleshes of the skin. Even Siamese twins have varying
fingerprints. Loop is the most common fingerprint. 60%
palms have such pattern. The other patterns are Whorls,
Arches, and Accidentals. An important means of examin-
ing fingerprints is using their "Class Characteristics". Our
fingers are covered in skin pores which produce oils and
sweat detected by good old fingerprint powder. An unde-
tected fingerprint is termed as "latent". The Laser helps in
obtaining fingerprints from human bodies. Identification of
criminals is the most common use of fingerprints and
computer database has actually helped in this goal.
This Week in History…
1910 - Saskatchewan (then Regina)
Roughriders formed.
1948 - 1st use of synthetic rubber in
asphaltic concrete Akron Oh
1977 - Interpol sends a resolution con-
cerning video piracy
1839 - John Herschel takes the 1st
glass plate photograph
1975 - Viking 2 launched toward orbit
around Mars soft landing.
1962 - Mickey Mantle hits HR # 400
1758 - Charles Messier observes the
Crab Nebula and begins catalog.
Shannon’s Closet
Winter hours
Tues.—Thurs. 3:30 p.m.—6 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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