SWIFT CURRENT, SK

Brad Wall, popular long-serving Premier of Saskatchewan, and the only Mennonite Premier in Canada, announced Thursday that he would be retiring from politics in the near future. Mennonites across Saskatchewan were saddened and shocked by the news, so we decided to head to Swift Current and ask a number of seniors at the Menno Paradise Manor for retirement advice.

“What should Premier Wall do in his retirement?”

“Oba, well, I like to spend as much time as I can with my grandkids. At the rate of a child per day, I get to see each one once every two years. Tomorrow it’s little Samantha. Haven’t seen her since the fall of 2015.” – Dorothy Reimer, 83

“I’ve just got two words for him: platz.” – Herman Unger, 79

“Mondays: Rummikub. Tuesdays: Scrabble. Wednesdays: Dutch Blit

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