Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Salvation Army looking for people to adopt a family for Christmas

By Lisa Goudy


A hamper filled with Christmas dinner awaits any family adopted in the Salvation Army’s Adopt A Family program.

Moose Jaw Salvation Army Capt. Laurie Reilly said the qualifications for families to be adopted are the same qualifications for the Christmas hampers. Families who are on social assistance or with middle to low incomes can qualify.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Patient focus in new hospital planning

Five Hills Health Region exercise therapist Dot Hicks
talks about one of the initial models conceived this past
week for the new hospital at the report out on Friday.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Patient Rick Farrant had his doubts about the new hospital and for him being involved in the planning process this week.

“(I was) very skeptical. (I) thought I’d been sucked into something that I had no business being in,” said Farrant, who has continuing cardiac health problems. “When I came back after lunch, they were actually asking me things. I wasn’t an outsider anymore. They wanted to bring me into the circle and that amazed me … I have a future now.”

Farrant was one of approximately 45 participants involved in the Five Hills Health Region (FHHR)’s third session of new hospital planning 3-P (production preparation process) that took place from Monday to Friday. The report out was presented on Friday after a week of brainstorming.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Elks Lodge to celebrate centennial

By Lisa Goudy


It’s been 100 years since the inception of the Elks of Canada and the local club is holding an open house to celebrate.

The Elks Lodge and the Royal Purple Lodge of Moose Jaw are holding an open house and membership drive on Nov. 24 from 2  to 5 p.m. in the Legion Hall. The Elks of Canada was founded on Sept. 26, 1912, and is the largest, all-Canadian fraternal organization in the country.

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Lisa's Corner: “The name’s Bond. James Bond” — a look at 007

By Lisa Goudy


Friday is the release date of the 23rd official James Bond film, Skyfall.

I am an avid Bond fan. I have seen all 22 official films and have every intention of going to see the newest one at some point. Most of them I enjoyed. James Bond, Agent 007 for the British Secret Service, is the world’s most famous spy and is always associated with his key quote, “The name’s Bond. James Bond,” first made famous by actor Sean Connery.

In my opinion, Bond is classic. After all, it is the longest-running film franchise in cinema history and according to Cineplex Magazine, it spans 50 years and 2,897 minutes of screen time.

Yes, at times the gadgets and things Bond accomplishes are ridiculous. But him saving the world, ordering martinis “shaken, not stirred” and being the classic spy is what makes good Bond movies so much fun to watch. I believe that, if done right, Bond has the potential to last many more years.

Ian Fleming created the character of Bond and drew on a lot of inspiration from his experiences and friends. According to the Ian Fleming official website, he was trained as a journalist. He worked as an assistant to the director of naval intelligence in London during the Second World War.

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Ian Fleming official website

The Official James Bond 007 Website

Skyfall movie official website

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Be well prepared for snowy conditions

By Lisa Goudy

By the end of Friday, Moose Jaw has a 90 per cent chance of having between 10 and 15 centimetres of snow.

According to the Weather Network website on Thursday, forecasters predict that Moose Jaw will receive between two and four centimetres of snow Friday morning and close to five centimeters Friday afternoon with winds blowing at 30 kilometres per hour.

The snowfall was expected to start Thursday night around 9 p.m. with close to one centimetre overnight. The snowfall is anticipated to continue until Saturday evening. The forecasted high for Friday is -7 C, but  -15 C with the wind chill.

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City of Moose Jaw snow removal bylaw

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Time for Christmas hamper interviews

By Lisa Goudy

The Salvation Army is getting ready to begin this year's Christmas hamper interviews.

Beginning Tuesday and continuing until Nov. 30, the Salvation Army will be conducting interviews for Christmas hampers. The interviews for applications are being done at the Community Family Services office beside the thrift store on First Avenue Northeast.

“Usually anybody on social assistance is automatically accepted,” said Moose Jaw Salvation Army Capt. Laurie Reilly. 

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Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Police use Find My Phone to find stolen vehicle

Sgt. Cliff Froehlich of the Moose Jaw Police
Service sits with an iPhone at a computer.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Smartphone GPS apps can be useful to the police to recover stolen vehicles.

Sgt. Cliff Froehlich of the Moose Jaw Police Service said that while there have been no instances of a car GPS being used to locate a stolen vehicle in Moose Jaw, the Find My Phone GPS app was recently used to apprehend a thief who stole an iPhone and then a vehicle.

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