Mary Racz (nee Meszaros) passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2006 in City Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask. after a short illness at the age of 92 years. The funeral service was held in Parkland Bible Church, Kipling, Sask. on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Tim Diack officiating. Interment in Kipling Town Cemetery. The casket bearers were: Brian Hoyt, John Robert MacNeil, Michael Racz, Darren Walker, Fred Racz and Larry Meszaros.

Mary was born on the homestead south of Kipling, Sask. on February 6, 1914 and lived most of her life in that area. Mary attended Kossuth School which was in the vicinity of Bekevar Church and married Geza Racz, November 30, 1933. For most of her life, Mary belonged to her church ladies auxiliary and did sewing, knitting, crocheting and gardening as well as raising five children and helping with the family farm.

Predeceased by her husband Geza Racz, Mary is survived by one brother John Meszaros (Margaret), Kipling, Sk; her children: Irene MacNeil (Robert) Barrie, Ont., Mary Racz Hoyt, Victoria, B.C., Geza Racz (Gertrude), Winnipeg, MB, William Racz (Darilyn), Kingston, Ont. and Vernon Racz (Charlene), Saskatoon, Sk; her grandchildren: John MacNeil (Diane), Winnipeg, MB, Jennifer Young (Scott), Barrie, Ont., Cathy Worthington, Calgary, AB, Brian Hoyt, Lloydminster, AB., Margaret Proven (John), Winnipeg, MB, Carolin Chambers (Jarrett), Winnipeg, MB, Janet Racz George (Michael), Winnipeg, MB, Michael Racz (Shelley Sansome), Queen Charlotte Islands, Douglas Racz (Lori), Ottawa, Ont., Heather Racz, London, Ont., Cheryl Walker (Darren), Saskatoon, Sk, Julie Racz Schuette (Matthew), Buffalo, MN, U.S.A. and Warren Racz, Ottawa, Ont.; seventeen great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father Joseph Meszaros; her mother Magda (nee B. Balogh); brothers: Andrew Meszaros (Louise), Joseph Meszaros (Mary) and James Meszaros and sisters Madge Baczuk (Steve) and Alice Thompson (Alfred).

The funeral arrangements were entrusted to Wes Banbury of Tubman Cremation and Funeral Services.

The first meeting of the recently elected Council of the Town of Kipling was held Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 in Council Chambers.

Mayor Kevin Hassler presided, with aldermen Duane Leicht, Mark Olson, Darren Szakacs, Kevin Kish, Glenn Kuhn and Max Krescy, and Administrator Gail Dakue in attendance.

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Services were held in many communities November 11 in remembrance of the sacrifices made by the men and women who have served Canada in wartime, with special tribute to the country’s war dead. Photo: Windthorst service in progress. L. KISH - THE CITIZEN

Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Legion, accompanied by cadets from the Montmartre Army Cadet Corps, are led into the hall by cadet flag-bearers and RCMP personnel to begin the Kipling Remembrance Day service Saturday. CITIZEN PHOTO

The government of Saskatchewan is establishing legislation to provide that every dollar of the on-road fuel tax paid by motorists will be spent on Saskatchewan’s highway system. Finance Minister Andrew Thomson introduced the Fuel Tax Accountability Act in the Legislature November 9.

“With this legislation, our Government is clearly demonstrating to motorists that the tax they pay at the pump is going toward Saskatchewan highways,” Thomson said.

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A new Saskatchewan Youth Award will recognize young people who make significant contributions to Saskatchewan through personal accomplishments.

“The province is alive with bright, innovative and talented young people,” Premier Lorne Calvert said. “This new award will provide a very public display of this government’s appreciation and recognition of the great things that these young people do to make Sask-atchewan such a great place to live.”

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Need some ideas for unique gifts for those special people on your list? Don’t miss Holiday Fair, the annual craft show and sale sponsored by the Band Parents, this Saturday, November 18 in Kipling Community Centre and High School Gym. Doors open to the public at 11:00 am and remain open until 4:00 pm.

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Kipling Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion unveiled its Wall of Honor at a Remembrance Day supper at the clubroom Nov. 11. It features photos of more than 200 past and present military personnel from the Kipling area and RCMP officers who have served here, along with information about their service. The Legion hopes to add more photos, as its documentation lists hundreds more from the district who have served in these ways. More about the Wall of Honor and its criteria on Page 14. Kipling branch is marking its 80th anniversary, making it one of the longest operating Legion branches in the province. CITIZEN PHOTO

Learning Minister Deb Higgins has announced that Saskatchewan’s new Caring and Respectful Schools: Bullying Prevention: A Model Policy has been provided to all Saskatchewan schools.

“This new Bullying Prevention Model Policy will assist schools to strengthen their current policies and practices,” Higgins said. “This policy was written in response to school divisions’ requests for a definition of bullying and a model policy to enable schools, school divisions and communities across the province to work toward a common approach to the prevention and reduction of bullying.”

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Saskatchewan residents will see $28.1 million in personal income tax savings next year as the government indexes the Personal Income Tax (PIT) system to the national rate of inflation, Finance Minister Andrew Thomson has announced.

Income tax brackets and tax credits for 2007 will be increased by 2.2 per cent.

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• When we checked in on them last Wednesday, Matt “Fiddy” Fidler and Scotty MacDonald of hitch50.com fame were somewhere between Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah, which would be their thirty-third state. Since then they have visited Helena, MT, Bismarck, ND, Pierre, SD, St. Paul, MN, Madison, WI, Lansing, MI and Indianapolis, IN, for a total of 40 state capitals in 37 days. They appear to be on track to hit all 50 in 50 days as planned, unless it takes more than three or four days to swim to Hawaii.

An interesting coincidence is that Scotty and Fiddy’s ride from Bismarck to Pierre was the Aune family, Jeff and Lisa and their children, Josh (9) and Karsen (6), who live in the North Dakota capital. Lisa is the former Lisa Neumann from . . . (drum roll) . . . Kipling. The whole family got in on the traditional “jumpshot” (picture of them airborne) in front of the capitol building in Pierre. It can be seen on hitch50.com

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I realize there are some things we just can’t get in our small towns.

And I realize it’s sometimes nice to have walls of shampoo, bins of tropical fruit and vats of dipping sauce to choose from.

But, I also realize that if I do the math and gauge the stress, I’m saving myself both money and grief if I’d only shop at home.

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Open Letter to The Citizen and the citizens of Kipling:

The saying goes - ‘If you’re not growing - you’re going’, so here’s a unique growth opportunity for Kipling. Other communities would salivate over this, a chance to build new infrastructure for diversification and jobs.

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