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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

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Biggar Terry Fox Run organizer needed The Terry Fox Foundation is looking for volunteers to organize the 2012 Terry Fox Run in Biggar.

Biggar has a long history with the Saskatchewan Terry Fox Run - over the past 27 years, the Biggar Terry Fox Run has raised over $65,000 for innovative cancer research. This year’s Terry Fox Run is planned for Sunday, September 16.

In 1980, Terry Fox said,

“Even if I don’t finish, we need others to continue. It’s got to keep going without me.”

If you want to help keep Terry’s dream alive in Biggar and are interested in volunteering as a Run Organizer, please contact Brandy Fingas at the Provincial Office by calling 1-888-836-9786 or e-mailing sk@terryfoxrun. org.

Seeding near complete for province despite wet weather Ninety-six per cent of the 2012 crop has been seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report, dated June 5 to 11.

The five-year (2007-2011) average for this time of year is approximately 90 per cent seeded.

Ninety-four per cent of the crop is seeded in the southeast, 97 per cent in the southwestern and northwestern regions, 92 per cent in the east-central

area and 98 per cent in the west-central and northeastern regions.

Precipitation this week ranged from trace amounts to more than five inches in some areas. Producers across the province are dealing with very wet soil conditions.

Topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as 28 per cent surplus and 72 per cent adequate. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is 16 per cent

Ancient ways . . . Kids from St. Gabriel School turn their attention to making pottery at the Biggar Museum and Gallery, Tuesday. The museum hosted an Saskatchewan Archaeology Community Caravan, a travelling road show of the study of human history as it pertains to our surplus, 83 per cent adequate and one per cent short.

The majority of crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year, although

crop development in some areas is behind schedule due to the lack of warm weather. The majority of crops that have emerged are in good to excellent condition. Most crop

great province. Kids from both schools, followed by the public, had the opportunity to simulate hunting buffalo, making pottery, and listening to the historical chronicle of Saskatchewan found at excavation sites. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

damage this week is due to excess moisture, although flea beetles and cutworms are causing damage in some canola crops. Excess moisture and high winds

are delaying in-crop weed control applications.

Farmers are busy finishing seeding, controlling pests and hauling cattle to pasture.

Local football stars honoured with Can-Am, U18, U16 selections

by Kevin Brautigam of The Independent

Five Biggar Central School Blazer football members will see extra playing time this summer.

D y l a n H a y n e s, We s Tornberg, Justin Isinger and Jake Lehnert, along with coach Terry Braman,

will suit up for all-star squads in a whirlwind July. Haynes, Tornberg and Braman will hit the field this July 7 as Biggar hosts the best American players in CanAm Bowl XVI. Isinger will hit the field this July

13-20 for the U18 Team Saskatchewan in London, Ontario, while Lehnert heads off to Brandon, Manitoba, part of the U16 Team Saskatchewan squad, July 6-14.

For Haynes and Tornberg, this is the culmination of a

The ever popular fireworks kicked off the Town & Country Fair Days on Friday, setting the standard for a spectacular weekend. See page 10-11 for more!

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by Kevin Brautigam) Wes Tornberg, Dylan Haynes, Justin Isinger, Jake Lehnert Terry Braman (left to right) will be upping their gridiron game this July. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

stellar high school métier.

“They are really excited, and I’m really proud of them for making this team.

It’s nice that it’s hosted in Biggar; they get to play in front of their home crowd on their home field, and I’m excited to coach them one last time,” explained Braman, in his third CanAm Bowl, this time as head coach.

Haynes and Tornberg, Braman stressed, earned their spots - nothing was given to them, there’s too much on the line in the U.S./Canada rivalry.

“These guys coming from the U.S. are extremely tough to beat. They are all well coached and they are all good athletes. The majority of them are from Texas, and as anyone knows how big football is in Texas . . ,” Braman hints. “So it’s going to be a pretty good experience.

I’m looking forward to the challenge and I think we have a good talent pool on our team. Should be a good

battle.”

He added that with tryout camps behind them, he was amazed at the talent available in the province, making it all the more sweet for Haynes and Tornberg, and a recognition of their talents.

“It really shows how good six-man football is in our province.”

Isinger and Lehnert shouldn’t be overlooked.

The provincial squads for their respective age groups are hard nuts to crack.

Braman will get Isinger and Lehnert back for the BCS Blazers upcoming season.

“It will be great for our program to have them back, and to then use that experience for next year,” he said. “Jake Lehnert, to be a Grade 9, already plays older than he is.

It’s fantastic to get that experience and show what he can do.

“Jake’s a really strong player, and his [U16] coaches are really high

on him.”

Lehnert and Isinger’s selections came against every football player in the province, from the best of six-, nine- and 12-man squads. Braman adds that both have worked hard for their selections.

“I’m extremely proud of him,” Braman points to Isinger. “I think he recognizes it now that this could turn into a future for him,” he concluded. “I could definitely see him moving on to play postsecondary.”

For Haynes, Tornberg and Braman the upcoming Can-Am Bowl XVI being hosted in Biggar is a dream come true.

“This is for pride. We’re Canadians and we play with pride. We’re going out there and we’re going to try to win, and the Americans are coming up here and they’re going to try and win - it’s going to be a battle.

It’s going to be great,” Braman concluded.

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MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012

Biggar YBC Stats for 2011-2012 year Junior Boys High Average - Jaiden Prichard, 85; Junior Boys High Triple - Kaleb Carter, 293; Bantam Boys High Average - Tristan Cirrico, 106; Bantam Boys High Triple - Justin Cirrico, 334; Pee

Wee Boys High Average - Justice Prichard, 77; Pee Wee Boys High Double - Julian Heimbecker, 172; Pee Wee Boys High Single - Tyson Danskin, 77; Junior Girls High Average - Tianna Prichard,

80; Bantam Grils Average - Hailey Boobyer, 90; Pee Wee Girls High Average - Jayla Booyer, 78; Pee Wee Girls High Double Marissa Carter, 204; Pee Wee Girls High Single Kiersten Raschke, 107.

Back row, left to right: Jusitn Cirrico, Marissa Carter, Julian Heimbecket, Kaleb Carter, Hailey Boobyer. Front row: Tristan Cirrico, Jayla Boobyer, Kiersten Raschke.

Not pictured: Jaiden Prichard, Justice Prichard, Tyson Danskin, Tianna Prichard.

(Photo for The Independent by Mel Raschke)

Canada and Saskatchewan working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Environment Ken Cheveldayoff announced June 8 that they are working toward an equivalency agreement on coal-fired electricity

greenhouse gas regulations.

Both governments wish to avoid duplication of effort to control greenhouse gas emissions, and are working together to ensure that industry does not face two sets of regu-

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RM of Biggar council minute highlights The regular meeting of the RM of Biggar No. 347 was held May 8 at the municipal office at 8 a.m.

Attending were Reeve Louise Singer, Councillors Brian Fick (Division 1), Robert Danychuk (Division 2), Kent Dubreuil (Division 3), Dwayne Zagoruy (Division 4), Fred Hydomako (Division 5), and Brad Heather (Division 6).

The following are some highlights of the meeting.

Council agreed that the minutes of the April 10, 2012, regular meetings of council be approved.

Council agreed that the Summary Statement of Financial Activities for the month ended April 30, 2012, be accepted as presented.

Council agreed that the accounts for payment be approved and that a list of the cheques in the amount of $78,777.75, month end payroll in the amount of $19,185.31 and online payments of $1,711.16 be annexed to and form a part of these minutes.

• Councillor Brad Heather declared pecuniary interest and left the meeting at 8:50 a.m.

Council agreed that Bylaw 5-2012, a Bylaw to Provide for the Closing and Leasing of a Municipal Road or Street, be read a third and final time.

(Unanimously carried.)

• Councillor Brad Heather returned to the meeting at 9:15 a.m.

Council agreed that Bylaw 6-2012, a Bylaw to Amend a Bylaw, be read a be read a third and final time. (Unanimously carried.)

Council agreed that the 2012 Budget be approved and attached hereto and form a part of these minutes.

Council agreed that the 2012 municipal mill rate be set at 14.5 mills based on an unconfirmed assessment of 60,551,285, that the Springwater Special Service Area municipal mill rate be set at 14.5 mills plus a minimum tax of $50 and maintenance tax of $150, and that an additional 2.00 mills be dedicated to the long-term care facility.

Council agreed that

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Up and over . . . A high jumping Biggar Central School student makes a leap, cleaning the height, June 8 during the school’s elementary track and field day. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) we acknowledge the provincial mill rates set for the 2012 taxation year and the Bylaw adopting the same provincial mill rates for the St. Paul’s Catholic

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Valley High School Rodeo and Cultural Fair for their High School Rodeo event on May 4-6, 2012.

• Meeting adjourned at 12 p.m.

- 14.75 mills). Assessment of over $6,000,000 - 18.55 mills.

Council agreed that council agree to donate gravel to The Biggar Rec

Sask Party needs to clear up immigrant nominee concerns: Broten The Sask Party g o v e r n m e n t ’s l a t e s t statement on changes to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program is only adding to the confusion families are feeling, NDP immigration critic Cam Broten said Monday.

“The Sask Party

government changed the rules on a program that was generally working very well for the province.

It’s about time they recognize how rushed and wrong these changes are,” Broten said.

“When the Sask Party suddenly made extreme changes that effectively

gutted the family class program, the people who came to Saskatchewan in hopes of bringing their families here were left feeling betrayed,” said Broten.

Despite repeated calls for a reasonable compromise from Broten and the NDP, along with

families are now feeling confused and unsure about what the future holds for them in Saskatchewan.”

Broten called on the Sask Party to publicly detail what is being reviewed in the nominee program, what the timeline for review will be and whether it would consider a grandfather clause for those people who had already moved to the province and planned to nominate family members to move to Saskatchewan.

a protest by hundreds of people at the Legislature in May, the Sask Party originally refused to listen and consider any type of reasonable change.

“Now, the new minister has told the media he will review some of the changes, but he has not been clear about what is on the table and what is not,” Broten said. “After the Sask Party initially shocked many people with sudden and unreasonable changes to the Immigrant Nominee Program, individuals and

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Opinions Celebrate Tax Freedom Day Tax Freedom Day for Saskatchewan residents came on June 12 this year. The Fraser Institute in Vancouver calculates when Canadians have paid enough taxes (federal, provincial and municipal) for the entire year.

It should be noted there are quite a few who disagree with the way FI calculates Tax Freedom Days. Some critics the resource royalties should not be counted as those levies are paid by governments and consumers in other countries such as China or India.

Still, if the royalties are excluded then TFD for Saskatchewan would arrive 11 days earlier. It has still taken us approximately half a working year to get rid of the government and start keeping our hard earned money.

Is this right or wrong?

I guess that is a question each individual has to ask themselves. Consider what your taxes pay for -- health care, education, some drugs, roads, all sorts of social programs, arts and culture, tourism, and so on.

There are those who feel the government should pay for more yet the reality is governments get their spending money from you, the taxpayer. If you want more services then taxes must go up.

Some people feel that spending in certain areas is not enough -- health care and education for one example. Roads, too. Again, you have to ask yourself if you are willing to pay more in taxes to get more.

It’s kind of a Catch 22 situation. And, most of us know that the more we want the more we have to be prepared to pay. But still, having to work for half a year to pay for services that some of us will never access in our lifetime is a bit tiring.

Or, do you just want governments (including the local level) to spend your tax dollars more wisely? Whatever that means because truly those who work in government offices will tell you there is no frivolous spending in their department.

So, here’s to Tax Freedom Day. Enjoy!

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Employment Insurance needs to operate like a true insurance system EI is prone to misuse, since the system provides an incentive for seasonal employers to game the system

by Charles Lammam and Amela Karabegovic, Economists, The Fraser Institute Distributed by Troy Media, www.troymedia. com Imagine a world where your car insurance company charges everybody the same premium; the premium doesn’t depend on your driving record or the number of claims you make. Nor does the premium depend on your age or other characteristics that increase your risk of getting into an accident.

Such a system seems absurd because it benefits bad drivers at the expense of good drivers. But this is exactly how Canada’s employment insurance (EI) program operates.

EI not a true insurance system In an attempt to “make Employment Insurance work better for Canadians,” the federal government recently proposed some changes to

EI - a program that cost more than $16 billion last year. Unfortunately, the changes do not address fundamental problems with the EI system. To truly reform EI for the benefit of Canadians, the EI system needs to operate like a true insurance system where premiums are adjusted for the risk of making a claim.

One of the many problems with EI is that premiums are not adjusted this way.

Employers and workers pay the same premium rate ($2.56 and $1.83 per $100 of insurable earnings, respectively) regardless of claim history or occupation.

Predictably, EI is prone to misuse, since the system provides an incentive for seasonal employers to game the system by offering workers enough hours to qualify for EI, laying them off, and then rehiring them next season when they are needed again.

After all, no penalties are levied either in the form of higher premiums or lower benefits for workers.

Not surprisingly, some workers structure their work life around the EI system. A study by economists David Card and Craig Riddell found evidence that “Canadian workers have increasingly tailored their labor supply behavior to the characteristics of the [EI] system.”

Specifically, the study found that, over time, there was an increase in the number of Canadians who became unemployed after working the exact number of weeks needed to qualify for EI. Another study by David Green and Timothy Sargent examined the EI program in the late 1980s and early 1990s and found evidence of “substantial tailoring of job durations” in seasonal jobs to meet EI eligibility criteria.

Put differently, the study found that some workers

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plan the duration of their employment based on qualifying periods for EI benefits.

The federal government recently proposed reforms that clarify what constitutes “suitable employment” for those on EI. What’s suitable will depend on an EI recipient’s claim history and how many weeks they’ve been on the program. Compared to infrequent EI users, frequent users will have to accept employment that pays a lower percentage of their previous wage (as low as 70 per cent). All EI recipients will generally have to accept jobs that are within a one hour commute from home.

While the proposed rules are intended to get EI recipients “back to work” quicker, they do not address underlying problems with the program.

The practice of “experience rating” would significantly improve EI because premiums

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would vary depending on one’s risk of making a claim. With experience rating, employers who regularly lay-off and rehire workers would pay higher premiums, as would workers who use the system more often.

The federal government briefly experimented with a form of experience rating in the 1990s; the reforms were implemented in 1996 but ultimately repealed in 2001.

Despite being in effect for only a short period, research by professors Alice Nakamura and Erwin Diewert suggests that experience rating successfully reduced EI program expenditures.

Several U.S. states have also experimented with various forms of experience rating. The U.S. evidence shows that experience rating reduces temporary layoffs and unemployment.

A study by Professor Stephen Woodbury examined employment insurance systems in

Missouri, Washington, and Pennsylvania and found that “increased experience rating significantly reduces layoffs.” A 1998 study published in the Journal of Labor Research also examined the impact of state policies on county and metropolitan unemployment rates and found greater experience rating is associated with lower jobless rates.

Employment Insurance should provide temporary assistance to Canadians who unexpectedly lose their job through no fault of their own. If Canadians want a system that achieves that goal while limiting opportunities for it to be abused, then EI needs bolder reforms to allow it to function like a true insurance system.

In this regard, experience rating is a must.

Charles Lammam and Amela Karabegovic are economists with the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute.

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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

A birthday cake is a birthday cake. Right?

Well, not quite.

It used to be Mom would bake a cake -- white or chocolate depending on your preference and then decorate it with a simple icing, plunk some candles on it and everyone was happy.

Sometimes we would get some candies or decorating “thingies” on top. Of course, it was served with ice cream.

Once I remember I got a money cake. After baking Mom carefully poked money into the pieces before icing. I had two friends at that birthday and everyone got at least two dollars (which at that time was quite a lot of money). It was a great birthday.

Another time I got a jello birthday cake.

Now before you think that was a weird thing remember jello was the latest fad and came in lots of flavours. Mom set the jello in molds with designs -- flower, butterfly, and other stuff. Again, everyone was thrilled and the jello was served with whipped cream (real stuff). It was a treat.

Fast forward to today.

What a difference.

I don’t think my

granddaughter would appreciate having jello for a birthday cake.

Birthday cakes today are often a little more decorated and shaped.

There are pillows, rag dolls, wishing wells, dinosaurs, horses, lions, butterflies, solar systems, penguins, turtles, castles, even pinatas and your choice of your favourite Disney character. Some are professionally decorated and some moms today are very creative and make their own.

While the cakes may have evolved many traditions remain the same. Candles on the cake originate from German feast Kinderfest (children in German is kinder).

Count Ludwig on Zinzendorf celebrated his 50th birthday with a large festival during which time a very large (huge in fact) cake was served. Holes were made in the cake according to the number of years of the Count’s age. In these holes candles were stuck. When it was time to serve the cake it was said the prince’s entire livery was needed to carry it out.

Others believe candles were placed on the cake so the smoke could

carry their wishes and prayers to the gods.

Perhaps that is why the birthday person is urged to make a wish before blowing out the candles.

Blowing out the candles in one breath means the wish will come true and the birthday guy or gal will have good luck all year.

I came across this very interesting tidbit.

It seems in medieval times English would place symbolic objects like coins, rings and thimbles in the batter of the cake. The belief was that whoever found the coin would be wealthy but the unlucky finder of the thimble would never marry. The one who found the ring would be the next to marry. I’m glad I had dimes and nickels in my money cake -- everyone went home happy.

I’m not sure what happened to the “royal bumps” or the “pinch to grow an inch” but I’m not sorry to see these two traditions fall by the wayside. I always hated them and I had one especially mean aunt who really enjoyed giving out that pinch.

It musn’t have worked because I stopped growing at 5’1” and I’m blaming it on her.

Katja Meszaros, Winner of Provincial Music competition Katja Meszaros, 2011 BCS 2000 and St. Gabriel School graduate, won a first place award in Saskatoon last weekend at the Provincial Music Festival.

The first-place Provincial award, in the category of Musical Theatre, featured 20 other senior (ages 18-28)

musicians competing in this class.

She competed in two other vocal categories with many talented and accomplished vocalists chosen throughout the province. Katja recently completed her fist year of a five-year study at the UniversityofSaskatchewan where she plans on obtaining double degrees in

Music and Education.

She was honoured this past academic year to be chosen as a soprano with the prestigious 45member choir, the U of S, Greystone Singers, whose accomplishments include many provincial and world tours.

Katja’s successes can be bestowed amongst many in the Biggar community, particularly two teachers, Joy McFarlaneBurton(vocal) and Peggy L’Hoir (piano).

Katja’s parents are Joanne and Keith Meszaros in Biggar.

Katja is currently a vocal student of Chris Kelly, Department of Music, U of S.

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Speed (2012)

by Bob Mason This is not news to anybody, but to oldtimers at least, it sometimes seems that the modern world is obsessed by speed! Everything that we do, run, drive, boat or fly has to be faster, farther, bigger and better!

Heck, in our folks’ generation they thought that when Phineas Fogg went “Around the World” in Eighty Days”, he had reached the limit!

They tell me that Adolph (pardon the expression) Hitler,during World War II, suggested that they didn’t need an army to fight against the Canadian soldiers, because they would all kill or maim themselves on motorcycles anyway! ie: an acquaintance of mine in the Army, stole a Norton motorcycle, crashed it, broke his little finger, came home wounded and even got a

disability pension - great hero, eh?

A few years ago, in the Saskatoon Exhibition parade, there was an old beat-up car with a message written on its side: “Drive like Hell you’ll get there!”

Everyone laughed as it chugged past, but mebbe they shouldn’t have because quite a few “Hell-bent” speedsters have died since! I think

that the speed limit on most Saskatchewan streets anymore is about 40 kp/h, but as we drove into our old hometown of Radisson, in our old “Overland” car, there was a sign just outside of the town starting “speed Limit 15 mph” - what a wild bunch we were, eh?

I’m pretty sure that at Borden the speed limit was a lot less and one of its lankier citizens was picked up by the local “policeman” for speeding as he sauntered down the sidewalk!

Where we live, just west of Perdue, we haven’t had many vehicles go by that slowly for years! But last summer (2011) because of some poor grades west of here, the CPR trains just crawled by.

Rumour has it that one of the local girls, walking to school, waited for a mile-long train to pass, and was a grandmother

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Personally, Yours Truly, likes to “smell the roses” and often just idles his old truck along, despite horns blowing as people want to get by, shaking fists at me and yelling thins like “move over you old Bugger!”

Speed, speed and more speed. When another fellow and YT joined the Army, in a kind of IQ test, they gave us a list of 100 questions to answer in two hours.

Question number two was a per second, thing that involved falling out of an airplane at 2,000 feet!

Having no idea bout that stuff, YT just skipped over it and a few more hard ones, and finished the list in no time!

When the two hours was up my friend was only half done because he had spent 15 minutes trying to solve number two! It didn’t really matter that much, because we both ended up in the infantry anyway! (I think Aesop said something about a Hare and Tortoise one time) Speed really frightened me a few times!

When YT was just a boy (some time ago!) one of the neighbours asked me to take his pony and bring the milk cows up from his pasture. So I jumped up on his small horse’s back and took off!

“Polly” had been raised in that pasture and been there much of her life, and really galloped

through the hummocks of a low spot as Yours Truly held on for dear life, expecting her to stumble at any second.

Old Ed had been watching tough, and when we got back with the cows, asked me how come I galloped his horse through the hummocks!

I never bothered to tell him that it was Polly’s idea, not mine!

Speed seems to be important everywhere, but they tell me that mountain climbing doesn’t have the same goals. I read a story the other day about a mountain climbing team that took a couple of weeks preparing to scale Mount Logan in the Yukon. In whitehorse they met a couple of drunks!

“We climbed that hill one day last week,” one of the drunks boasted, “And though we carried a long pole up there to hang a flag on, we clean forgot to take a flag!”

Of course the more professional types laughed at them. But when they reached the top of Logan they found a 20-foot pole.

Of course, when one hears a story like this, they have to remember that the third and last letters of “hubrus” mean the same thing as the whole word does!

I forget where I read that article or in what paper it was, but Editors are sometimes a little suspect! (Sorry, Kevin!)

I suppose a fellow could take a whole long list about speed records, but, being from a slowermoving generation, a lot

of them have had nothing to do with YT’s life.

Mebbe the speed of sound has made a difference sometimes, but mostly we haven’t been impressed by speed very much!

As young fellows, helping Dad fix some of our pasture fences, we were always excited a bit to hear the whack of his hammer a couple of seconds after he drove a staple in a post down the line. In Europe when a fellow took a shot at you (a very unfriendly move!) and you heard his gun go, you knew that he had missed!

However, if you heard that bullet go by and didn’t hear any weapon, it was time to reach for your grenades! As the young guy in Coventry said when Lady Godiva rode down the street naked and side-saddle: “Hurray for our side!”

There must be some advantages to speed, but as hinted above, adding to the smell of roses, isn’t one of them!

Most of us seem to like the violence of speed.

Many of us like to see cars crashing during a race, or fast skaters checking each other during a hockey game. Mebbe it is part of our makeup; I dunno!

I do feel though that even statistics claim we are living longer and longer, because of speed, life is becoming shorter and shorter. Again, I dunno!

Mebbe the person who reads these lines know the score on speed - but most of us are just going to step out of the way and let the next generator pass!

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Interest is building for the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship Premier Brad Wall visited Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Thursday, to discuss the new Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship (SAS) program with the school’s Grade 12 students.

Beginning in 2012, the scholarship will provide Saskatchewan Grade 12 graduates who enrol at a Saskatchewan post-secondary institution with up to $500 per year to a lifetime maximum of $2,000 over 10 years.

“Post-secondary education needs to be accessible and affordable

for students,” Wall said.

“Saskatchewan offers many opportunities, and it is our hope that the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship will encourage our high school graduates to continue their studies and build a future here in the province.”

The Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship will reduce tuition for students entering post-secondary programs starting after April 1, 2012, and applies to a broad array of Saskatchewan postsecondary institutions

and programs that are recognized for CanadaSaskatchewan Student Loans.

“In addition to the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship, our government has invested

in other scholarships, bursaries and grants to benefit our province’s post-secondary students,” Wall said. “We also offer the Graduate Retention Program which provides a tuition refund of up to

Celebrity Chefs . . . Darryl Diebert, right, and Ray Chamberlain put beef to grill, Tuesday during the Biggar Museum and Gallery’s barbecue, all supporting a day of activities at the cultural and historical hotspot.

$20,000 to post-secondary graduates that choose to live in Saskatchewan.”

It is estimated that 8,450 high school and GED graduates will benefit from the SAS each year.

The Saskatchewan Archaeology Community Caravan made a stop at the museum, taking school tours and the public through a look at history. (Independent Photo

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Agriculture Social Media connecting farmers and consumers

by Calvin Daniels There was an interesting article on the Western Producer Web site. It was about a speaker encouraging rural area businesses to get involved with the social media craze that has engulfed the world.

T h e article was interesting for its content, but more so for the underlying aspect of the story, that rural areas are behind in terms of using the tools of social media to get their story out to the masses.

Using tools such as Twitter and Facebook, have become pretty common place for most people these days. Most of us are as apt to check our Facebook page as we are our email.

Certainly a site like Facebook is flooded with a lot of worthless information, updates on

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what people are eating for breakfast, or the latest bad joke circulating the Internet, but it is also a freeway which can connect an individual business with theircustomers, and more importantly with potential new customers.

A small coffee shop can tell those that care what soup they are serving for lunch, or what folk singer is making a stop to perform, and they can do it with a few key strokes.

The message is also well targeted generally going to those who have at least a passing interest in knowing what the soup might be.

And, with another keystroke a person can check with the coffee shop to see if the soup is vegetarian for instance.

Social media allows for immediate discourse between a business and customer.

For farmers such social media sites offer a sort of power they have not truly had for years, not since the time everyone bought food directly from the farm gate.

It’s not a case where every farmer is going to sell their wheat or cattle direct to consumers, but they can still have the discourse.

Over the years there has been a real disconnect between farmers and producers.

In more than a few situations the disconnect has created a level of distrust going both ways.

Many farmers are increasingly worried about food safety, even at a time when almost every farmer in this country is using the more current systems and farm management tools to ensure what they produce is both plentiful and safe.

Farmers can use social media to get that message to a broader base of people.

Through posts and video farmers can pull back the veil of what they do on

the farm so consumers regain some of the lost confidence.

Consumers, and in this case that is anyone a farmer befriends through a social media outlet, can

also ask questions, and get answers.

Many farmers might see it as imposition posting about what they are doing in the field, or cattle pasture, but increasingly

public perception is demanding producers become more proactive in telling their story.

Social media is an effective way to start that process.

New all-time high for employment in Saskatchewan There are more people working in Saskatchewan than ever before, according to the latest employment numbers released June 8

by Statistics Canada.

Employment increased by 10,400 people from May 2011 to May 2012, to an all-time high of 546,300.

Saskatchewan’s year-overyear growth rate of 1.9 per cent was the second highest among the provinces, behind Alberta.

Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May decreased to 4.5 per cent from 4.9 per cent a month earlier - tied with Alberta for the lowest rate in the country, and well below the national unemployment rate of 7.3 per

cent.

“These positive numbers reflect the province’s continuing economic momentum,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “With record weekly earnings for workers and high optimism by businesses to expand their operations, future job prospects in Saskatchewan are strong.”

Boyd made the comments at the headquarters of Magna Electric Corporation of Regina, an electrical projects group. The company has grown by 500 per cent since 2007 and plans to hire another 100 employees including engineers, electricians and labourers.

Other highlights from the report: • The labour force reached an all-time high of 571,600.

• Full-time employment reached a record high of 448,400 for the month of May, up 9,800 from a year ago.

• Off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up by 1,600 (4.2 per cent) for 12 consecutive months of yearover-year increases.

• Regina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.9 per cent is the lowest among major Canadian cities while Saskatoon’s jobless rate is 5.6 per cent, eighth lowest in the country.

Boyd said there are still plenty of opportunities for people looking for work in Saskatchewan, with more than 11,600 job vacancies currently posted on the SaskJobs.ca Web site.

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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting

by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent

Boy, did it rain!

With all the moisture, plus a few moments of warmth and sunshine, the plant kingdom has reared up and is charging forward. Everything has germinated in the vegetable garden, lonely little annuals have filled out, lifted their heads and their blooms light up the grayness of the rain and cloud.

It is truly thrilling to go out in the garden each morning, protected in rain coat and rubber boots, to discover more and more growth . . . little plants popping out of the soil!

I had to crawl around and remove some plants out of place in order to make room for the plants I wanted to grow. This is better known as weeding!

Discovering the row of beets, I also realized that I was removing a lot of ‘nature’s pharmaceuticals’! In order to make

room for the beets for borscht, I was removing chickweed, dandelions, shepherd’s purse, lambs quarter and red-rooted pigweed. As a ‘weed’ they were going to have to go, and yet, I could be using them all as a food or as a medicine!

Chickweed, originally planted as a green feed for chickens, was also used as a cooling, soothing herb to relieve itching, and to relieve the pain and inflammation of rheumatism! Used externally in a poultice, it was very effective to relieve skin ulcers and itchy skin. Taken as a tea, it was used to relieve inflammation from joint diseases and chest infection. Also, it was served as vegetable, either steamed or raw for salads.

Dandelions . . . well, great diuretic, and liver booster, as well as salad and pancake syrup ingredient!

Shepherd’s purse is named so because the million or so seeds are enclosed in a heart shaped pod that resembles the

leather bag shepherds’ used to carry their lunch.

It did find its way into the family stew pot, but was mainly used to stop excessive bleeding, like in nose bleeds or open wounds.

Lamb’s quarters was always a spring treat in my grandparent’s kitchen. Steamed, covered in melting butter, a splash of vinegar, a shake of salt and pepper and we were in for a green treat! My grandfather would even save the seeds and plant them in rows in his vegetable patch. He claimed that it was full of the vitamins and iron needed by our bodies after a winter of cold, sunless days. I looked up the properties of lamb’s quarters, and grampa was right! I did read though that because it contains oxalic acid, limiting how much you eat is a good idea! Apparently excessive amounts of oxalic acid is not so good for those with weakened kidneys. Besides being a very rich source calcium, iron, vitamins A, B and Niacin, in the

days of plant medicine, the whole plant was used to treat diarrhea, stomach aches and to prevent scurvy!

Now, depending where you live in Canada, lamb’s quarters is sometimes called pigweed. I know pigweed as redrooted pigweed, a member of the amaranth family.

Amaranth is a very nutritious gluten-free ancient grain now available in some ‘healthy’ breads and cereals. The seed of this plant can be gathered, dried and ground into flour. The leaves are steamed or used in salads. It is called pigweed because it was grown for pig feed! The leaves have been used as an antacid and to relieve the effects of dysentery!

Well, all those plants are gone for now. I know they will soon be back; I could mulch with straw or something to prevent them growing up and crowding my beets or I could continue to control their spreading by ‘weeding’ them out and not letting them go to seed!

to hot bowls of borscht, pickled beets, beet salads, harvard beets, beet greens . . . .

Shepherd’s purse, right photo, ready to spew what seems like millions of seeds all over the vegetable garden!

Weeding is not a chore welcomed by gardeners, and yet necessary to make room for the vegetables.

Amaranth retroflexus, left photo, and chenopodium alba, bottom photo, are both called pigweed. I know the bottom one as lamb’s quarters, a kitchen treat!

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The Sky This Month June 2012

by Gary Boyle, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada The Great 2012 Venus Transit (Part 2) We now switch from our daytime star to the traditional night sky.

As the months come and go, so do the familiar seasonal constellations. Orion and his wintry friends are now immersed in solar glare; the distinctive swarm of galaxies belonging to Coma Berenices, Virgo and Leo are past the meridian and sinking lower westward as the weeks roll by. We now look to the east as the majestic Milky Way Galaxy is climbing up the sky. The venue of observable objects now switches from a majority of distant galaxies to primarily neighbouring globular clusters.

We start the tour of faint fuzzies with a loose globular cluster down in Libra. NGC 5897 is located close to 41,000 light years from us and 24,000 light years from the galactic centre. By nature, globular clusters are perched around the nucleus of galaxies like shad flies around a street light. NGC 5897 measures a little less than half the size of the full moon. With an apparent magnitude of 8.5, you will need at least binoculars to catch it. Before leaving NGC 5897, move eight degrees to the 2 o’clock position to the bright third magnitude star named Zubenelgenubi. Together with the fifth magnitude F class star located a

mere four arc minutes to the upper right, the two are thought to be physically attracted. The pair lay 77 light years from Earth and separated by only 5,500 astronomical units or 185 times the distance from the Sun to the planet Uranus. From the companion star, the brighter A-class Zubenelgenubi would appear as bright as our full moon.

From NGC 5897 move up to Zubeneschamali sitting at a distance of 160 light years from us and continue moving up in the same direction and distance till you get to M5. This is one of the nicest globulars you will see with a telescope. At 24,000 light years away and 165 light years wide, astronomers believe it is the oldest of its kind, about 13 billion years old. This magnitude 5.8 cluster is home to 105 variable stars. However the finest globular cluster in northern skies is M13 in the constellation Hercules. Roughly the same distance, brightness and size as M5, this target has more stars with estimates up to a million suns. Be sure to check out NGC 6207 which as an 11.6 magnitude elongated galaxy located 27 arc minutes east of M13. NGC 6207 is listed as 39 million light years away. Now here is a bit of a challenge. Nestled between M13 and NGC 6207 is an extremely remote galaxy known as IC4617. This magnitude 15.5 smudge is estimated

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St. Gabriel School principal, Rick Garchinski, right, to be close to 500 million light years away.

It was only a few short months ago that we had our pick of four planets to observe, that number is now reduced to two.

With Venus and Jupiter out of the picture, the planet Mars is still moving eastward through Leo and crosses over into the constellation Virgo on the 20th. By month’s end the red planet will set by midnight. Saturn never disappoints any view through the telescope.

Its majestic ring and tiny moons are a joy any time of night.

This year’s Summer Solstice occurs on June 20 at 23:09 UT. The Sun will be at its highest point on the ecliptic. If you were living in the Southern hemisphere, this would be your Winter Solstice.

For us in the north, the days begin to shorten after this date.

Until next month, clear skies everyone.

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Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 and Irene Turner 658-2038 On Tuesday, June 12 the Central Plains Co-op, Landis branch, held the grand opening of the Agro Centre.

Officials Mike Moon, Aaron Kirk and various sales representatives were there. About 80 people attended.

The day started with smokies and hamburgers, pop and water, for lunch. After the ribbon cutting, door prizes were drawn for. The weather was warm and sunny. So that was a plus!

There are a few basements that got water in them, due to the rain.

Rain gauges around town showed three to five inches of rain.

There were quite a few ladies at coffee time on Monday. This is held every Monday and Thursday, from 2 till ? Any and every lady from the surrounding area are welcome to come, for the lively conversation and camaraderie!

On Saturday, June 10 the graduating class of Landis School, met at the Landis Community Complex for a delicious meal, graduating exercises and dance.

There were six graduates: Sabrina Dearing, Kelsey Ferguson, Dustin Garrett, Derek Ochs, Collette Schweibus and Joshua Sittler.

Greetings were extended by the principal Ms. Crystal Klassen, Pat Toner of the School Community Council, and Randy Weekes, Government of Saskatchewan, and greetings from the Sun West School Division, read by Ms. Klassen. Vera Halter asked the Blessing for the supper.

School awards were given out, to various students of which Dustin Garrett, Valedictorian, was the recipient of quite a few. Cody Garrett and Kayla Damashovitz were the MC’s for the evening, which they made a good

job of.

The well chosen guest s p e a k e r wa s r e t i r e d teacher George Hindley.

During the evening, there was a tastefully presented slide show about each Grad. Regan Sittler was the DJ for the dance.

We are proud to say that four former Landis School students graduated from the University of Saskatchewan at spring convocation.

They are Colton Atkinson, Jessica Weber, Kaitlin Miller, and Lyndsey Suter. Everyone is busy at this time of year, and I’ve been unable to contact parents to learn the particulars, but hope for better next week.

The Landis Museum will be open to the public every Sunday afternoon this summer from 2 to 4 p.m. If you wish to visit at any other time, call Helen Buxton or Clare Miller.

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Leney Cemetery news Leney Cemetery held their 75th Annual meeting at the cemetery on June 6.

Coffee and cupcakes were enjoyed by those present. The secretary treasurer read the last annual minutes and gave a treasurer report. She said that only an average of eight people showed up for clean ups and that 50 people came to the memorial service. The memorial service for this year was forgotten on the Legion Calendar. It is

August 12 at 7 p.m.

A water tank was donated to the cemetery and is installed and full of water. A map of the cemetery is in the process of being made and will hang in the shed.

The board members are President John Dennis, Secretary-Treasurer is Kelly Dwyer (Box 188, Perdue, S0K 3C0).

Other members are Debbie Clayton, Monte Vogelsang (Vice), Donald McMahon, Earl Coben,

Donna McLellan, Bryan Donahue, Joy Weir and Nancy Stewart.

It was decided that next year they will hire someone to cut the grass and perhaps maintain the flower beds. A letter will be sent to everyone that we can get addresses for, asking for a donation to pay for the upkeep of the cemetery.

Tin siding has been donated to the cemetery and will be installed on the shed this year.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture trade mission to India and the Emirates Saskatchewan Agriculture embarked on a mission to India and the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) this past February.

The mission objectives were to advance market access issues with the Indian government, engage the Indian pulse industry on potential barriers to agri-food trade with India, and evaluate the business opportunities for Saskatchewan agri-food exporters at the Gulfood Trade Show.

The first stop was New Delhi, India to meet with key officials of the Indian Government. The meetings provided the delegation with opportunities to advance Saskatchewan interests in the areas of trade and food processing, and to bolster the already sizeable reputation of the Saskatchewan pulse industry.

“Saskatchewan’s reputation as a consistent and reliable supplier of high quality agri-food products is well known in India,” Executive Director of Policy Branch, Scott Brown said, June 13, who went accompanied by Dale Risula, a Crop Spe-

cialist in the Ministry’s Crops Branch. “And with a growing population of 1.1 billion and an emerging middle class population of 300 million, there is tremendous potential in this market. A niche market in India could easily be the size of the entire population of Canada.”

Saskatchewan is already India’s largest foreign source of peas and lentils.

In 2011, Saskatchewan exported over $550 million in pulses to India in 2011.

The next stop was Mumbai, India for the Global Pulses Conclave, organized by the Indian Pulse and Grain Association (IPGA). This was the first event of its kind in India, with over 600 local and international delegates. Other delegations from Saskatchewan and Canada included Pulse Canada, led by Executive Director Gord Bacon, and Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), led by CEO Lionel Labelle. Highlights at the event included hosting a roundtable discussion with importers and key industry associations and

a visit to the Mumbai Port Trust, where delegates saw Canadian peas, along with those of competing countries, being bagged and loaded onto trucks.

The final stop was Dubai, U.A.E. to attend the Gulfood Show. This is one of the world’s largest annual trade shows for the food and hospitality industry, and a tremendous opportunity to see how Canada (and Saskatchewan) stack up against other countries.

A record 62,000 visitors from 150 countries and 3,800 exhibitors attended this year’s event. Ministry delegates also attended the Food Leaders Summit to learn from the experiences of global leaders in the international food industry such as PepsiCo and Unilever.

Upon returning, Saskatchewan delegates met with a number of producer organizations to share information from the mission, and to help them take advantage of the opportunities for Saskatchewan’s agricultural industry in this growing market.

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OBITUARIES Elda Louise Hofer (nee McMahon) Elda Hofer passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in Calgary, Alta., May 7, 2012 at the age of 92.

Elda was born December 15, 1919 in Kinley, Saskatchewan to Ernest and Ethel McMahon.

She took her schooling in Kinley and District and was a 1942 Graduate of the Saskatoon City Hospital School of Nursing. Elda was a Lieutenant Nursing Sister in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in WWII serving in Saskatchewan and Montreal, QC. She married Edward Andrew Hofer in 1946 and they had two daughters, Marilyn and Lois.

Elda was predeceased by her husband, Edward; her father, Ern McMahon; her mother, Ethel McMahon; her step-mother, Cora McMahon; her brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Norma McMahon: and her daughter, Marilyn Kerr.

She will be sorely missed by her daughter and son-in-law, Lois and Phil Burkinshaw of Kevisville Alta.; and son-in-law, Brian Kerr of Calgary, Alta.: grandchildren, Rob Burkinshaw and spouse, Naomi; Shauna Kerr-McNutt and spouse Kevin; and Kari Kerr all of Calgary Alta.; and Tracy Kronebusch, and ¿ancé, Joe Douglas of Red Deer Alta. She will be lovingly remembered as Nana by her great-grandchildren; Morgan and Shamus Kerr-McNutt; Parker and Spencer Burkinshaw and Key Kronebusch.

Elda will be laid to rest next to her family at the Wheat¿eld Cemetery in Kinley, Sask. at 2:00 p.m. on SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012. Following will be a tea at the New Horizon Activity Center in Perdue, Sask. at 3:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to pay their respects and say their farewells are welcome to both the interment and the tea.

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“Grandpa Don holds you in his arms…

I hold you in my heart” Forever loved, Grandma Bobbie

CARD OF THANKS The family of Phyllis Martin would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Muller and nursing staff at the Biggar Hospital and also doctors and nursing staff at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon for the compassionate care given Aunty before her passing.

We all appreciate the acts of kindness shown to each of us in the form of visits, phone calls, food, Àowers and donations to the New Horizons.

Thanks to the staff at Grondin Funeral Services in Biggar for handling the arrangements in a professional but caring manner; to the staff and volunteers at Biggar New Horizons for the work of setting up and serving lunch to all in attendance at Aunty’s Celebration of Life on Sunday, June 10. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts as you and the New Horizons were such a huge part of her life.

How ¿tting to have Rev. Jane Gallagher in attendance to give grace to family and friends at the gathering. Thank you for that. A very special thanks from the family to Wayne Oscvirk for the lovely eulogy, it was heartwarming. Another thank you to Carl and Jean Redlich and Eileen Bleile for the lovely supper served to family and friends after the gathering on Sunday.

When you think of Aunty think also of this short poem…

Afterglow “I’d like the memory of me To be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow Of smiles when day is done.

I’d like to leave an echo Whispering softly down the ways.

Of happy times and laughing times And bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve To dry before the sun.

Of happy memories I leave Behind -- when day is done.”

May God bless each and everyone of you. gfsc1 Thank you to all who supported the United Church Garage and Bake Sale on June 8 and 9.

This event was once again a great success and we enjoyed visits with friends who shopped for treasures and baked goods.

Thanks to those who donated their time, energy and sale items as well as baking and cash donations. Everyone involved is so important and appreciated.

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CARD OF THANKS Let’s Go Green Greenhouses would like to thank the SCC, SLC, Landis Credit Union and the R.M. of Rosemount for their generosity. We would also like to thank Verne Garrett for the use of his shop and Travis Kolenosky for his appraisal of the greenhouse.

Collette Schwebius, Amanda Kammer, Dustin Garrett, Riley Thomas and Lee Redlich 25c1 Thank you to my friends, family, and community for supporting me during my run for Town & Country Fair Queen.

Your encouragement and contributions made it a great experience.

Congratulations to Jenna on winning! Thanks again.

Tayler McCarty 25c1 The Biggar & District Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2012 Parade. This year we had 40 entries plus the dignitaries, pipe band and RCMP. The weather cooperated this year and it was a lovely morning for a parade. Special Thanks to…

The RCMP who led the parade in full dress uniform; Jim Kerr and Doreen Dubreuil, this year’s Parade Marshals; Kent Dubreuil for his Cobra radios and quad; Town of Biggar, barricades, Àags and permission to have the parade, street sweeper; Town employees who deliver/put up and take down barricades.

Thank you again to all who took part, all who came to watch and all who helped with the parade.

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INVITATIONS Baby Shower SATURDAY, JUNE 23: Come and Go Baby Shower for Bryson Thane, son of Amber and Jeff Dearing, 3:00 p.m. at the home of Jeff and Amber, 1/2 mile west of Biggar on Highway #14.

Please bring a lawn chair.

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COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in June: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican Church except for June 3 when we will join the Ecumenical Service at The Majestic Theatre. Services on the 10, 17 and 24 will be held at 10:30 a.m. with a Potluck picnic on the church ground after service on the 17th. Everyone is welcome. For more information or pastoral services, phone Rev. Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122.

48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West. Sunday Worship service is at 10:50 a.m. and everyone is welcome. Come and worship with us, Rev. Terry Wicks, Pastor.

23c12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20: 5:308:30 p.m., Biggar Youth Travel Club Bottle Drive. If you will not be home but would like to donate, bottles may be left on your front step for pick up. Farm families wishing to donate may call Talie Chupik @ 948-2614 or Wilma Kurulak @ 948-2999 to arrange for bottle pick up, or bottles may be dropped off at the BSC2000 parking lot on June 20. Proceeds to Biggar Youth Travel Club. Thank you for your support.

25c1 THURSDAY, JUNE 21: New Creation Community Players Annual Meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the Bielby Hall, back of The Majestic Theatre. All are welcome.

25c1 JUNE 30: Biggar & District Arts Council Season Tickets available. Early bird ends June 30. Reserved seating.

Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar.

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Valerie Lee Elliot (nee Eaton) from Perdue, graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Psychology (High Honours) and a Minor in Crime, Law and Justice Studies.

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NOTICE Biggar Museum is accepting USED BOOKS for the annual summer book sale. Call 9483451 23c3 Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history!

For more information call 9483451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

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Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect CALL FOR ARTISTS CARFAC SASK seeks mentors and trainees for a visual arts mentorship program from September 2012 to June 2013.

Mentors should be experienced, professional artists.

Trainees must be adults and not registered as students.

Both must be Saskatchewan residents.

Mentors receive $2750; trainees receive $300 for expenses.

Deadline July 16, 2012.

Call for more info(306)522-9788,

Child Care Supervisor Position: 15 hours per week Biggar After-School Program requires an energetic and enthusiastic person who enjoys working with children, organizing activities, and supervising other staff.

Responsibilities will include supervision of children and staff, scheduling of staff, planning for daily activities, reporting to the Biggar After-School Program board, and various other responsibilities as needed.

The following are not required, but will be an asset to applicants …

- Current CPR B and First Aid - Early Childhood Education Level 1 or equivalency A current Criminal Record Check will be required.

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113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

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113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

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Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent

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PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

For all your home, business and rural needs Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young

Biggar, Sask.

948-3389

Cell 948-4478 Dave Molberg BSA

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PLUMBING, HEATING & GASFITTING 114 - 1st Ave. E., Rosetown, Sask.

306.882.3535 Email: mecook1@sasktel.net

of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operated

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS… • Selling/Buying • Residental • Farm/Acreage • Commercial • Recreational

FOR RENT BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income

Call: 948-2101

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Helping you Help yourself

Kent Dubreuil, E.D.O. Phone: 306-948-2295 Fax: 306-948-5050

Wally Lorenz Sales Associate 1391 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0V9 Day or Night

Cell: (306) 843-7898 Bus: (306) 446-8800 znerol.w@sasktel.net

Residential - Commercial Heating Cooling - Plumbing Central Vacuum Systems Gas Fitting - Sheet Metal

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MADGE CONTRACTING LTD. For all your rooÀng needs… ¬New Construction ¬Metal ¬Torch-on ¬Re-roofs ¬Tile ¬Asphalt ¬All repairs ¬Shakes We offer 10 Year Workmanship Warranty and Liability/Torch On Insurance Excellent Local References For a FREE estimate please call… 306-948-5453

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Fortney Enterprises Contracting

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For all your glass needs,

104 - 2nd Ave. West Biggar

306-948-4846

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available to do…

• painting & Ӿnishing • decks & small buildings • light plumbing • windows & doors • laminate & hardwood ӿoors • general repairs

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McCARTY CONSTRUCTION • Commercial • Residential • Design Builder • Insurance Claims • Renovations • Drafting Service

“Big or Small -We Do Them All” Licenced Journeyman Carpenters Troy McCarty 948-5627 (H) 948-9280 (C) Mitch McCarty 373-8254 (H) Serving Biggar ... Since 1968

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HEALTH/WELLNESS

Your Healthy Living

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

Consultant & Coach Anne G. Livingston •Ideal Protein Weight Loss Clinic •Epicure Selections •Walden Farms Products •Young Living Essential Oils •Beauticontrol Skin Care www.beautipage.ca/annelivingston

Located in Angie’s Hair Salon 219 Main St., Biggar Call 948-7274 or 948-3696

OPTOMETRISTS

Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311 - together with -

PHOTOGRAPHY

Ladies Only

30 min.

Circuit Gym …owned and operated by Diane Larouche Ellard

Located in the Nova Wood Centre (back entrance) 104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar

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Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography Biggar, Sask.

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• New Construction • Renovations • Residential • Commercial

948-2208

306-948-2814 SEED CLEANING

NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE

Wylie Farms Ltd.

“Building Trust from Start to Finish”

“Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!”

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Call Greg Fortney

306-303-0009

SEED CLEANING

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Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Sessions! …for weight loss,

Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

body sculpting, strength training.

For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning

Offering… One-on-One Rehab & Therapy Sessions * Limited Memberships available to fully equipped Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room Gift Certificates available

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

Call: Bill: Dale:

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Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses GEORGE STAHL

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Phoenix M4 Mobile Grain cleaning and sizing

Where you can feel right at home!

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948-5052 (office)

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Custom Combining JD9770

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member) Located @ New Beginnings Wellness Centre, 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGAR

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Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat

Phone: 948-5678

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LEGAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING

BUSSE LAW

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

948-3346 …serving your community since 1972

Garry A. Faye Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.

Phone: 948-5133

Roe & Company is a full service law office that practices… ¾Family and Criminal law ¾Commercial law ¾Real Estate ¾Wills and Estate, and our lawyers, William Roe, Q.C. Jason Peszko Ian Mokuruk Lisa Watson Sheri Woods look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

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OPEN: Mon.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6 Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. th

306-948-3408 DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist

INSURANCE

Phone: 882-2123 Emergency (after hours) 882-2006

Phone: 948-2204 or 948-3886

INVESTMENTS

Are you looking for Life, Living Benefits Insurance and/or Investment Strategies?

Do you just want to know if your premiums are fair with the right coverage?

222 Main Street 306 948 5377

info@twhÀnancial.ca www.twhÀnancial.ca

948-1722

948-3381

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

Biggar Sand & Gravel

• Heavy truck parts • Agriculture parts • Automotive parts & accessories www.yhtruckagauto.com

521 Main St., Biggar 948-2109

• trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating Call Colin Graham at 948-5455 Your authorized

Panasonic, Samsung,

MACHINERY DEALERS

LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Bell, Yamaha AudioDealer; and Your authorized SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

948-3376 Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

948-2700 Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System

Phone:

MONARCH MEATS Modern Licenced Abbatoir • custom slaughter, cut and wrapping • sausage making, curing and smoking

Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop 109 Main St., Biggar

Phone:

948-2442

Fax: 948-2484

MANUFACTURING CWB CertiÀed Light Fabrication Mobile Welding

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar Phone: 948-7117 email: chase14welding@sasktel.net

Bear Hills Rentals & Machine Works • Machine Shop Service • Rentals • MASTER FEEDS dealer • COMMERCIAL SOLUTION Ag Parts dealer • Drive line parts & service • KANE VET supplier

Phone: 948-4844 Fax: 948-4845

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Residential Commercial Automotive

For FREE estimates or enquiries CALL Wayne or Dorothy at

Rosetown, Sask.

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE

306-882-2289

Lyndsey Sacher

M & N REPAIR

Pamela Eaton

Robert Hoesgen, CFP

701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

948-3996 Open Monday-Saturday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

Heavy Truck Repair SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair TIRES CLASSIFIEDS WORK

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• photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ 948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

Bob Kobelsky

A Sign of Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs • Vehicle & window graphics • Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

Jerry Muc Phone: 948-2958 Fax:

948-5699

COURIER/HAULING

BIGGAR COURIER • Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service

~Brian and Cathy Fick~

Cell: 306-948-7524

948-5678

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.

Anne G. Livingston

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer

948-3384

Prairieland Collision

Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.

948-5600

• sides of Pork & Beef available

Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Box 736, Biggar

SERVICES

after hours George: 948-4042

Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI

available at… Grape Moments located in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar 948-3344

• cut trim and removal • post holes • landscaping • cement removal • trenching • holes for piles • driveways • garage pads • basements

Cliff Forsyth

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Tree services available…

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Kevin Kurulak Investment Rep Insurance Broker P. 306 948 5200 F. 306 948 5207 Appointments Preferred

Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

SERVICES

216 Main St., Biggar

1st Ave. West, Biggar

Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance

• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals

AUTOMOTIVE

403 Main Street, Biggar Want a truly independent advisor who will find your unique solution?

100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!”

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Notary Publics • Home & Agro Insurance • Auto & Commerical Insurance • Health Insurance • Motor Licence Issuer Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Friday 304 Main Street • Biggar

KRF Automotive Detail Centre

115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.

Email: ddolack@sasktel.net Website: www.hrblock.ca

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AUTOMOTIVE

DENTAL

658-4474, Landis, SK

Sewing & Embroidery • Jackets • Windsuits • Shirts • Hunting Gear • Bunnyhugs • Caps • Toques • Bags Check out our new website: classicmakings.ca Judy Judy Kahovec: Kahovec…

882-4313, Cellcell 831-7935 306-882-4313, 831-7935 Carey Krchov: 882-3213 Carey Krchov…882-3213

The Country Clipper • All Breed Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory) • Pet Supplies • Saleboard for dog and cat related items

For appointments and inquiries, call Janet at 948-2091

Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 pm.

2 mi N on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi E on Golf Course Rd.

Rebel Landscaping 948-2879, evenings 948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky

HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.

Custom Grain Hauling 306-948-9278 Landis, Sask.

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer • round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy semi-trailers • also buying and selling straw and forage • also machinery hauling Home • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843 Biggar, Sask.

HAULS TO THE DUMP • Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

• Topsoil • Lawn Care • Leveling • Sod • Patio Blocks

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

Ph/fax: 948-3856 or cell: 948-7896 Sales Consultant J. G. Smith

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012

20 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

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505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK

1.877.979.7999 www.rosetownmainline.net

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OPEN: Monday - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

CLOSED: Sundays