Eric TIllman victim of over zealous Police

Maybe I'm late to the game, but I was recently given some information about the whole Eric Tillman sexual assault bullshit. This information comes to me second hand but I do know the original source, who's step daughter is friends with 'the girl', and my source well enough to believe them both.

Apparently 'the girl' who Tillman allegedly assaulted was a babysitter, Tillman was at home from work early because of back pain. The 'assault' was apparently when Tillman put his hand in the girls pocket. Why would Tillman put his hand in a 16 year olds pocket, who knows, but in all likely hood it was something as innocent as placing the girls payment for babysitting.

Here's where things get wonky, for reasons unknown to me 'the girl' told one of her supposed friends, who in turn told her father who just happens to be a over zealous police officer. The police officer is the one that launched the complaint against Tillman, NOT 'the girl' or her family.

If all this is true, everyones opinions will differ on whether Tillmans action was appropriate or not, especially since we don't know for sure why he put his hand in her pocket. Regardless, if both 'the girl' and her parents don't want this case to proceed either the Police or the Crown should drop these ridiculous charges. Ridiculous not because Tillman is a hero to Saskatchewan sports fans but because if he can be prosecuted for a crime that the alleged victim isn't complaining about then it becomes open season on anyone who may be acquainted to any member of the opposite sex even if they're over the age of consent.

Franklin Burns Down

I've had a few wobbly pops at this hotel

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Our League

Python Predicts that the Riders win the Grey Cup

Saskatchewan Roughrider Downloads

Here are torrents to download Saskatchewan Roughrider games. Most of this season is in this list and I'll try to locate the ones that are missing and add them later, as well as any games from previous seasons. For a beginners guide to bit torrents click here.

2007 Season
November 18th 2007 - Saskatchewan at B.C.
November 11th 2007 - Calgary at Saskatchewan
November 3rd 2007 - Toronto at Saskatchewan
October 26th 2007 - Saskatchewan at Edmonton
October 21st 2007 - Hamilton at Saskatchewan
October 8th 2007 - Saskatchewan at Calgary
September 29th 2007 - Montreal at Saskatchewan
September 22nd 2007 - B.C. at Saskatchewan
September 15th 2007 - Saskatchewan at Calgary
September 9th 2007 - Saskatchewan at Winnipeg
September 2nd 2007 - Winnipeg at Saskatchewan
August 18th 2007 - Edmonton at Saskatchewan
August 10th 2007 - Saskatchewan at Toronto
August 2nd 2007 - Saskatchewan at B.C.
July 28 2007 - Edmonton at Saskatchewan
July 13 2007 - B.C. at Saskatchewan
July 8th 2007 - Calgary at Saskatchewan

2006 Season
West Semi Final - Saskatchewan at Calgary
October 13 2006 - Montreal at Saskatchewan
September 24 2006 - B.C. at Saskatchewan
Labour Day Classic - Winnipeg at Saskatchewan
August 19 2006 - Hamilton at Saskatchewan
August 5 2006 - Saskatchewan at Calgary
June 25 2006 - B.C. at Saskatchewan

2005 Season

August 27 2005 - British Columbia at Saskatchewan ***UPDATE***

1989 Season
Grey Cup
Western Final

YAY !!!

Beer Advisory !!!

As this hallowed weekend of consumption begins there is some disturbing news coming from the world of beer. Bottles of Stella Artois beer in Ontario and British Columbia have been tampered with.

So far only six bottles have been discovered that were tampered with. The bottles had an expiration date of 2005, but more current labels were glued over top and the bottles were filled with concentrated alcohol. None of the people that purchased the beer became sick because they noticed the high concentration of alcohol and spit it out. Stella cans, and draft have not been affected and so far the liquor stores aren't affected either because the tainted bottles were sold in restaurants.

This probably isn't going to affect many beer drinkers in Saskatchewan, even if it is the weekend of Craven Country Jamboree, now if it were tainted Pil or Boh we might have a problem, but I haven't heard of any issues with either of those brands for years. Now that I think of it, who found the mouse in their Pil or Boh, was it skitter or mushy ?

Why'd they stop him ?

The world would be a better place if he had successfully cut off his dick.

Katepwa Rattlesnake Hoax

Betty sent me a picture and explanation of a huge rattlesnake found on the south end of katepwa near the spillway in October 2006. Sorry Betty but it's a hoax, i found it on Snopes and another website. The picture has been floating around the internet and different emails since at least 2005, snopes says the picture is genuine but the locations that accompany it have included Texas, Wisconsin, and apparently Katepwa Saskatchewan now.

Click here to read the Snopes article about the picture.


UPDATE

Someone else claiming this rattler was found in Katepwa.

Pedersenmedia Press Box Video

This is an awesome video advertising The Press Box Sports Bar in Regina.

From Pedersenmedia.

Saskatchewan Plates

Moosehead comes to Saskatchewan

Now that Moosehead has entered Saskatchewan it is the only Canadian owned brewery that sells its products in every province.

About Time.

Saskatchewan ! = $1,500,000.00

Although I agree that Saskatchewan is the best place to live, work, and raise a family, I'm not sure adding an exclamation point to the end of Saskatchewan is worth the 1.5 million dollars that our government paid.

Canada's Worst Neighbourhood

I just finished reading the macleans article that said north central Regina was Canada's worst neighbourhood and found nothing about it surprising.

I have seen people scouring garbage dumps, abandoned houses, basements of burned down houses, and even stealing old appliances from the curb to scavenge copper wires to melt down and sell to presumably finance drug or alcohol addictions. I've witnessed a former friends aunt pay the village drunk 24 beers to babysit her small children while she went to party. I caught people using syringes in the bathroom of a bar to shoot up drugs, and heard them trying to convince another person to get them more syringes from the veterinarian because the local pharmacist wouldn't sell them to them anymore. While having drinks in the bar one night with some friends, a group of men were showing off their M-16 that they kept in their vehicle in the parking lot, and an aquaintance had a gun pulled on him while checking cattle in a pasture that his employer rented on a near by indian reserve.
When I was a little kid my parents owned a liquor store. It seemed like almost every weekend the store was broken into and liquor, and cigarettes were stolen. On more than one occasion my dad, and other local men gave chase to the perpetrators because of the slow reaction time of the RCMP, once resulting in a rollover on the end of main street. On one occasion one of the men that broke in cut himself on the broken window and got his blood all over the place, including merchandise. We learned later that the person in question was HIV positive.

All the incidents I describe above didn't take place in Regina, or Saskatoon or any other city for that matter. They took place in three small Saskatchewan towns within close proximity of each other, with a total population of less than 1200 peoople.

I've walked alone at night in obvious cities like Saskatoon, and Edmonton, but also larger cities like Honolulu Hawaii, Madrid Spain, and Monterrey Mexico, but you would never catch me walking alone at night, or day for that matter in certain parts of Regina.

If all the things listed above that I have witnessed first hand, and many more disturbing, and outrageous things which I have heard of second hand and didn't repeat here can happen in communities with such a small population, why is it so hard for some people to believe that north central Regina could be considered Canada's worst neighbourhood ?

Get Back to Work

Another winter storm is hitting southern Saskatchewan and right on cue the SGEU strike has escalated to include highway workers that are responsible for clearing and salting the highways. Murray Wood just interviewed Patrick book who has been on the Trans Canada highway since around 6 a.m. this morning and hasn't seen a snow plow yet.

I'm a government employee that belongs to a union, but not the SGEU, and I do not think these guys should be striking. In fact if there are any injuries, or loss of life on a particular stretch of highway, those who were scheduled to work in that area should be held personally responsible.

Saskatchewan Weather Forecasts

while Highway Worker are on strike.

City of Regina. Wind warning in effect.Today..Periods of snow and blowing snow. Amount 2 cm. Wind northwest 60 km/h gusting to 80. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon.Tonight..Cloudy periods. Clearing near midnight. Wind northwest 30km/h becoming light overnight. Low minus 15.Tuesday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy late in the morning with 40 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon and earlyin the evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h late in the morning.High minus 5.

Fort Qu'Appelle - Indian Head - Lumsden - Pilot Butte. Wind warning in effect.Today..Periods of snow and blowing snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northwest 60 km/h gusting to 80. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon.Tonight..Cloudy periods. Clearing near midnight. Wind northwest 30km/h becoming light overnight. Low minus 15.Tuesday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy late in the morning with 40 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon and earlyin the evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h late in the morning.High minus 5.

Yorkton - Melville - Esterhazy. Today..Periods of snow ending this afternoon then cloudy. Amount 2cm. Wind north 20 km/h. High minus 10.Tonight..Clearing early this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h. Low minus 15.Tuesday..Increasing cloudiness. 70 percent chance of flurries in the evening. Wind becoming southeast 30 km/h late in the day. High minus10.

Moose Jaw - Pense - Central Butte - Craik. Wind warning in effect.Today..Periods of snow and blowing snow. Wind northwest 60 km/h gusting to 80. Temperature falling to minus 8 this afternoon.Tonight..Clearing early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Temperature steady near minus 10.Tuesday..Increasing cloudiness early in the morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h in the morning. High minus 3.

Assiniboia - Gravelbourg - Coronach. Wind warning in effect.Today..A mix of sun and cloud with 70 percent chance of flurries. Blowing snow. Wind northwest 60 km/h gusting to 80. Temperature falling to minus 9 this afternoon.Tonight..Clear. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near midnight. Low minus 12.Tuesday..Sunny with cloudy periods. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h in the morning. High zero.

Natives Allowed To Hunt at Night

The Supreme Court of Canada has given a group of Canadian First Nations people the right to hunt at night despite the fact that night hunting is illegal throughout Canada.

Ten years ago two men from the Tsartlip reservation on Vancouver Island were hunting at night with rifles and electric torches (what I would assume would be spotlights). The two men bagged a deer, but it turned out the deer was in fact a decoy set up by conservation officers. They were arrested, but they argued that night hunting is a tradition guarunteed in the treaty their band signed with the government in 1852.

The case has apparentlty bounced around the different courts for the past decade until it was heard by the Supreme Court which ruled in the mens favour even though they were split on the issue, saying that public safety should outweigh all other concerns, even aboriginal rights.

The Supreme Courts decision will have undoubtedly opened a can of worms when other native groups and individuals start challenging current laws that conflict with long standing native traditions.

What is going to take priority, one group of peoples ancient traditions that are no longer necessary in todays modern world, or the public safety of the rest of Canada ?

Human Can Opener

some chick from saskatoon annyhilates beer cans with her teeth.

according to this article, her dream of being featured on stupid human tricks might be a possibility.

Deny, Deny, Deny

Colin Thatcher, son of former Saskatchewan Premier Ross Thatcher, and a former Saskatchewan M.L.A. himself, who was convicted of murdering his ex wife Joann Wilson was granted full parole today. Personally I don't think he was responsible for the murder of his ex, and even if he did do it, he's served ample time, there are more dangerous offenders who should be occupying Canada's prisons than 68 year old former provincial politicians. Besides we should be worrying about locking up these criminals, especially Rae.

Humboldt Hospital Tax

posted by redneck stranger on Humboldt Hospital Tax

Humboldt Hospital and 35% Rural Health Tax

There are a number of interesting public policy issues surrounding the recent announcement that the taxpayers of Humboldt and district are required, by the provincial government, to raise millions more for the long promised new hospital.

These issues need to be fully and publicly aired. They include:

1. Is it discrimination for government to demand that rural residents pay for 35% capital construction while urban taxpayers pay nothing?
2. Why can’t Humboldt hospital continue to provide day surgery and other services to help reduce wait times and lists and isn’t that a provincial benefit?
3. What exactly is it that the Humboldt area taxpayers are paying for?
4. Is there a fundamental difference between voluntary fund raising and a Hospital tax?
5. Does a Rural Hospital tax violate the principles of Tommy Douglas’s vision of fair and equitable health care for every citizen of Saskatchewan?

click here to read the rest

www.abernethysaskatchewan.com

In august i made a few pages and a blog for my home town of Abernethy Saskatchewan on Breakfast Meat. As of today Abernethy now officially has its own web site which can be found at www.abernethysaskatchewan.com . So far none of the content or layout has changed, but if anyone has any comments or suggestions let me know here, in the comments of the Abernethy blog, the Abernethy guest book, or you can email me. If there are any broken links or any mistakes I made in the transfer let me know about them as well.

Indian Head Today

I found this video from the Indian Head website



Indian Head today


kind of neat that a small Saskatchewan town would have their own internet t.v. show.

UGG elevator falls on track hoe

if anyone knows where the video below was filmed let me know, i think the UGG was unique to western Canada so it could be quite possible it happened in Saskatchewan.

The Messengers Trailer- finally

the messengers was filmed in the Qu'appelle Valley south of the communities of Abernethy, and Balcarres. below is the trailer, looks good.

the messengers

the upcoming danny and oxide pang movie 'the messengers' which was filmed in the qu'appelle valley south of my home town abernethy and near katepwa will be released in january of 2007. several of my friends worked on the set of this movie and i once visited the set, remember that tour lance and cory ? HA

room for rent in saskatoon, light blogging

i have a bedroom for rent in a four bedroom home in the erindale part of saskatoon. rent is $400 which includes power, energy, phone, internet, secure tek alarm, and max digital cable. i can be contacted by email at rlegaarden@sasktel.net, or my home phone is (306)-267-2141 .

kitchen

lower living room with fire place

upper living room

back yard
front yard

blogging will be light for a while, this weekend im going to abernethy to help with harvest, i'll be back in coronach next week working for three days then ill be back in abernethy for about a month to help with harvest again. wish tyler zrymiak luck on his upcoming interview with the R.C.M.P.

bash saskatchewan day

i had a feeling the first video on the previous post didn't promote saskatchewan, and neither does the following. but to be honest what is there to promote ?

here is a different version on the wide open saskatchewan campaign. make sure to read the subtitles on top.

something about saskatchewan

i don't know what it is they say in this video but its still funny



and here is an actual video called saskatchewan and it features ninjas-awesome !!!

publication ban on names of abduction victims

i understand the need to protect the names and identities of minors but isn't it kind of pointless to initiate this publication ban now. everyone knows the names of these two boys, where they are from and what they look like.

at least the sicko that took these kids in addition to being charged with abduction is also being charged with sexual assault. i think he should be castrated, or killed, whichever is easieast to implement, we shouldn't be wasting anymore time and resources on this waste of skin. cast your vote on the sidebar what you think should be done.

i got my satisfaction

the rolling stones have announced another concert date for Regina on october 6th 2006. like last weeks ticket sales, this weeks were available in advance to stones fan club members, riders season ticket holders, and sponsors of the event. obviously those people that were angry the first go round that riders season ticket holders got preferential treatment will be angry again, and to them i say na na na na naaaaaa, my dad and i got a shit load of tickets and you didn't. HA HA HA HA.

get over it already, this is how the world works, every venue that has concerts offers advanced tickets to sponsors and season ticket holders, maybe not as many as eight(and in some cases more, HA HA) but tough luck, life isn't fare.

im not even going to use the excuse that rider fans deserve the tickets because they have supported the riders and taylor field for years and so on and so forth, we might deserve them, we might not but it doesn't matter because we got them anyways. see you at the show !!!

Pedophile surrenders peacefully

The stand off between police and convicted child molester Peter Whitmore ended peacefully this evening. Jordan Bruyere, the 14 year old that had accompanied Whitmore from Brandon was released before Whitmore surrendered. Bruyere has been taken to the same hospital in Regina that Zachary Miller was taken to for a check up. Hopefully neither of these kids were harmed by this sick piece of shit.

Another Stones Concert on October 6th,

this is great news but who's dick did we have to suck to get another Rolling Stones concert in Regina ?!?!

Zachary Miller found

Zachary Miller

Jordan Bruyere

Ten year old Zachary Miller has been found alive and well only 40km from his home of Whitewood in an abandoned farm yard near the town of Kipling. Whitmore and 14 year old Jordan Bruyere of Brandon are still beleived to be on the property. The R.C.M.P. emergency response team is en route to the farm now, looks like they're earning their pay this summer.

AMBER ALERT

an amber alert has been activated by the Broadview RCMP

Suspect: Peter Robert Joseph Whitmore

Victim: Zachary Miller

The victim is Zachary Miller, 10 years old from the Whitewood area. He is a white male, 4'5" tall, 70 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. He was last seen about noon today wearing black track pants with a red and white stripe and runners. Shirt description is not known.

Police believe the child was taken by: Peter Robert Joseph Whitmore of Morinville, Alberta. He is a white male, 35 years of age about 6 feet tall with a heavy build, brown hair and blue eyes.

He is believed to be accompanied by an aboriginal youth, approximately 14 years of age, thin with short dark hair.


The suspect may be driving a 1988 Dodge Caravan possibly with wood paneling and may have Alberta plate CUS 532.

If you have information about this child, call 1-877-SOAMBER or 1-877-762-6237 or e-mail fdiv_amber_alert@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
The official police service contact for this Alert is
Sgt. Tammy Patterson
(306)780-6178
File #2006898098

Neudorf man qualifies for world series of poker

Doug Gattinger of Neudorf Saskatchewan won an all expense paid trip to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Nevada including the $10,000 buy in on an online contest with a $16 entry fee. This dude looks familiar to me but I can't place it, although I'm sure I ran into him somewhere, as I grew up only two towns away from Neudorf. Good luck to him and I'm sure if he has any kind of success in the tournament all sorts of new found friends will come out of the wood work from Neudorf and area.

Rider fans want answers

my dad got a hold of Jim Hopson, the President and CEO of the rider organization this afternoon (don't ask how he got a hold of him, i don't know) to find out if any more advanced tickets would be made available to season ticket holders. he was told that they are putting the pressure on ticket master or the promoter or whoever dictates how many tickets are sold in advance to make more available. all season ticket holders, action pack holders, and share holders were told that they would be able to purchase up to 8 tickets each if they so chose. it seems that promise was broken because after the advanced sales to fan club members yesterday there were only 300 tickets left for rider fans today. hopefully the riders pull it off because we just want some 'satisfaction'.

UPDATE
I found a copy of the letter sent out to season ticket holders telling them about the opportunity to purchase tickets to the rolling stones concert. here it is.


Dear Rider Fan,
The Saskatchewan Roughriders very much value your support of the team and to demonstrate our appreciation and commitment to our fans, we are giving you exclusive access to the concert of the century!
As a Rider Shareholder, Season Ticket holder, or Action Pack holder, you can purchase up to 8 Gold Circle tickets to the October 8th Rolling Stones concert presented by SaskTel at Mosaic Stadium before the general public!
This limited time offer is available from Thursday, July 27 at 10 am through Friday, July 28 at 5 pm only. Tickets to this concert will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31. Tickets must be purchased online at Ticketmaster.ca. When prompted for your password at Ticketmaster.ca, please use your account number which is located in the top left corner of this letter.
Please note that this special offer is for up to eight Gold Circle tickets per account holder and not per the number of season tickets, action packs, or Rider Shares under your name.
For example: Having two season tickets and a Rider Share in your name will entitle you to purchase eight Rolling Stones tickets and not 24.
Thank you again for your continued support and enjoy the Rolling Stones concert at Mosaic Stadium!

Sincerely,
Jim Hopson,
C.E.O.
Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club

You can't always get what you want---DAMNIT

the advance tickets for the upcoming stones concert in Regina sold out in less than an hour. the website to buy tickets on seemed completely inaccessable and the phone line was apparently of no help either. after the advance sales yesterday to american express card holders and fan club member there were apparently only 300 tickets left for rider season ticket holders, and share holders. hopefully they open up more tickets.