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End of an era for Elks After many years of serving the community, the remaining members of the Biggar Elks Lodge have decided to call it a day. It was September of 1957 when officers from the Saskatoon lodge drove to Biggar and held an initiation ceremony which formed the Biggar Elks Lodge. The 50th anniversary was held in 2007. During those years members volunteered at fundraisers and various community service p r o j e c t s. T h e m o n i e s raised from fundraising events helped pay for a number of projects in the community -- cement ﬂoor for the rink, playground equipment, donations

for hospital equipment, among others. It was not only the local community that beneﬁtted from having such an organization in town but the Elks were active on a provincial level as well participating in walk-athons, conferences, curling, bowling and other events. B i k e R o d e o s, $ 1 , 0 0 0 D a n c e, s c h o l a r s h i p s, Cubs and Scouts, New Horizons, Biggar Museum -- all these and more are just some examples of the activities this group was involved in. For complete details and more about the 50+ years in the life of the Elks Lodge see pages 12 and 13.

Lilies, poppies and more . . . Lilies are at their best at this time of the year. This colourful garden belonging to

Anne Young in Kinley is ﬁlled with beautiful and unusual lilies. (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

How does his garden grow? by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent There is a table at the Farmer’s Market. At that table there is man from Biggar who sells his garden produce. He has been selling b u t t e r c r u n ch l e t t u c e, mesclun mix (also known as ﬁeld greens) and corn salad. The lettuce is just like its name, crunchy and buttery, the mesclun is clean and sweet, and the corn salad, so delicious mixed with the others in a salad. This man’s name is Ted Engel, his wife’s name is Gloria. They live and garden on the west side of our town. He reminds me a bit of Mr. McGregor, from the Peter Cottontail tale. Like Mr. McGregor, Ted lovingly tends his vegetable patch behind their home. Ted calls himself a ‘true gardener’. “The aim of a gardener is to improve the soil and that I do!” When they first moved to this lot, it was just grass in back, and now, well, that has really changed! He promises that the soil will be better when he is done, and judging by the produce and growth coming out this little

backyard, he has fulﬁlled his promise. Another thing about gardeners that I always admire is their inventiveness and the power to use the resources at hand to tend the earth. Ted does this in every way. His greenhouse is constructed from salvaged windows and a demolished

deck neighbours. From this little greenhouse, he harvested lettuces in early May. He uses a recycled car heater on the days when the temperatures drop. Now it is ﬁlled with tomatoes, but he is not pleased with his crop in there, “too much foliage”. Then he showed me his tomato crop that he is very

proud of. Along an east facing wall he had washing machine tubs filled with tomato plants that were as tall or taller then himself and ﬁlled with a promise of a sun ripened crop! He collects rainwater in barrels at every eavestrough. He had problems last year with algae growing in the

No space wasted . . . Ted Engel of Biggar stands inside his ‘teepee’ created with salvaged poles. This structure will soon have pole beans growing up along the poles. As the beans grow up, the shade from the foliage will keep his crops below cool and moist. Pride and joy is reﬂected in every corner of the garden that Ted and Gloria grow, right here in town. (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

water, so this year he has fashioned covers for each barrel, all neatly painted to match the barrel. He makes all his own compost with garden and kitchen waste. He said he was very proud of his compost, and so he should be! He must believe, as many do, what we take from Mother Earth, we must return, and a little bit more! The straight paths between the rows of vegetables are mulched with bark mulch from the town’s dump site, there are no weeds in these paths! With salvaged lengths of pipe and thin slats of wood he has created a “teepee” over his lettuces and carrots. Pole beans are planted at the base. Each pole will grow up to create a shady place for more lettuces, no space is wasted here. Except for the lovely volunteer hollyhock he has allowed to grow in amongst the carrots, beans and lettuces! He grows Jerusalem A r t i c h o k e s t o o. T h i s perennial plant resembles a sunﬂower and produces tasty little “potato-like” tubers. The ﬁrst time I ever

tried them myself was in a very posh restaurant, very good! They can be roasted, boiled, or eaten raw. The ﬁrst homesteaders relied on this hardy Canadian native plant to provide them with the sweetness and vitamin C they needed in their diets. Ted’s is growing carrots for the adventurous, “parisian” carrots. They are not long like we are used to, but round! And let me tell you, very sweet and tasty! The Engel garden is full of life and beneﬁcial insects. Ladybugs and their larvae were visible, they will eat any aphid that will appear! Ted said he even has small frogs! They will make short order of any slugs that dare show up! Unlike the coast, where the Engels came from, slugs are not too bad a problem here. Born in East Germany, Ted chose Horticulture as his vocation and earned his journeymen papers in Horticulture. Years later in Canada, Ted retired from teaching linguistics at Trinity Western University in Langley and they moved here. And for this we are very grateful!

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Meet the Barracudas Jonathan Dearing Age: 11 Why I joined swim club: To learn about swimming and to gain strength Favourite Stroke: Front Crawl Things that interest me: Music and sports

Shayla Nelson Ship shape for the Fair . . .

Gardens in Perdue were looking their best last week. The judging for the best rural and village yards and gardens was going on for the 100th Annual Perdue Agricultural Fair. The yard above is under the care of Don and Mary Lee Sapsford, and was entered in the category of Rural Yard. (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

Age: 9 Why I joined swim club: To learn how to swim Favourite Stroke: Butterﬂy Things that interest me: Dancing and swimming

Jousters, rare trucks and Canada’s best corn-on-the-cob The Canadian Badlands and a medieval feast is den collection, one of the (63 municipalities across planned for the evening ﬁnest in Canada. Learn southeastern Alberta) are of August 6. to churn butter and play eager to show off what Ten thousand people pioneer games. Horses they have. In August that are expected at this are a major draw too. includes western Cana- year’s Pioneer Acres’ Fall Teams of up to eight plow da’s only medieval faire, Show, August 5-7. Pio- an adjacent ﬁeld of Rye to Alberta’s largest historic neer Acres, located near demonstrate early plowagricultural event and Irricana, one hour east of ing techniques. In the a giant corn-on-the-cob Calgary, is Alberta’s larg- afternoons, steam-driven celebration. est agricultural museum. ploughs and threshers Now in its 8th year, Daily demonstrations do the same. Pancake breakfasts and a the Brooks steak supper will Medieval be served. Fa i r e a t Where do you get tracts more the best corn-on-theyoung famcob? Ask an Alberilies every tan and he’ll likely year. Faire say Taber, Alberta. organizers The town, 50 km think that Hollywood east of Lethbridge, movies like is the “Corn Capital Shrek and of Canada”. Lots of Robin Hood sunshine and cool have helped nights are said to their event be the reasons why g r o w. T h e Taber corn tastes faire (Auso sweet. Even the gust 6-7) town mascot here highlights is a cornstalk. Every the original year, Taber celextreme ebrates its corn sports of harvest with a armoured Cornfest. This jousters atyear’s dates are tempting August 25-29. to unhorse Besides a giant one another, midway, live enswordsmen The faire (August 6-7) highlights the original tertainment, pani n h e a v y extreme sports of armoured jousters attempting cake breakfasts, c o m b a t , to unhorse one another, swordsmen in heavy com- and a car show and and rapier bat, and rapier duels as well as the ancient arts shine, corn-related d u e l s a s of bellydancing, forging and sheep-herding. activities include a well as the cornbread cook-off, at the fall show include ancient arts of bellydanc- a feature parade, the corn-eating competition, and ing, forging and sheep- Parade of Power and the a best-tasting corn contest. herding. Chain mail, jew- Antique Car and Truck And to work off all that food, elry, henna, costumes and Parade. The latter fea- many participate in the other wares are sold at tures rare trucks from Cornfest’s Fun Run too. a medieval marketplace the museum’s Ray How-

Zackary Dearing Age: 12 Why I joined swim club: To learn everything about swimming Favourite Stroke: Dolphin Things that interest me: Music and video games

Money presented to long-term facility . . . Grand Knight Ed Young of the Knights of Columbus (left) presents Jo Angelopoulos, Friends of the Lodge, with a cheque for $3,700. The money was raised from the fundraiser Blast from the Past and is designated for furnishings for the new long-term care facility which is being built in Biggar. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

Motor vehicle sales up Saskatchewan is leading the country in new motor vehicle sales, while a new Statistics Canada report shows that the rest of the country is experiencing a decline. The cost of a vehicle is a big part of every family budget, but with weekly earnings rising and a bright outlook on the economy, more and more people are feeling secure

and visiting their local dealership. The goal of a strong economy is a great quality of life for our families. Saskatchewan is moving forward and for many the proof is in their driveways. Seasonally adjusted, Saskatchewan was the only province to see an increase from April 2011 to May 2011, up 1.7 per cent. Nationally, sales

declined on average by 6.1 per cent. In May 2011, Saskatchewanís new motor vehicle sales were up 11.8 per cent over May 2010, the highest percentage increase among the provinces (seasonally unadjusted), and well above the 3.2 per cent decline recorded on a national basis.

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RM of Biggar Council minutes Minutes of the regular meeting of the council of the RM of Biggar held Tuesday, June 14. Roll call: Reeve Singer, Councillors Fick, Danychuk, Dubreuil, Hydomako. Minutes of the May 10 regular meeting of council were approved. The summary statement of ﬁnancial activities for the month of May was accepted as presented. Accounts payable were approved and cheques numbered 11259 to 11308 in the amount of $113,896.92 and month end payroll in the amount of $23,866.87 were annexed and will form part of these minutes. Correspondence: SARM, Ministry of Health, Sandra Schmirler Olympic Gold Park, Lionel A. Jones Library, SaskEnergy, S a s k P o w e r, S E D A , SAMA, MEPP, SaskTip, Vital Effect, Karen’s Catering, Redhead Equipment, Maxim, Doosan, Flag Outlet, GE Environmental Solutions Inc., Predator Cats Ltd., Monthly Update, Health Services Card Application, funding request, 2011 budget, Energy E f f i c i e n t P r o g r a m s,

thank you card, Shand Greenhouse, membership request, annual report, newsletter, newsletter and membership, web d e s i g n , a d v e r t i s i n g, used equipment guide, truck and trailer flyer, flyers, product listing, advertising and equipment rate sheet. The administrator was authorized to make application on behalf of the RM of Biggar to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for the Communities in Transition Program Hamlet Grant for the Hamlet of Springwater. Council approve the request from SaskPower to bore under the road from NE 13-34-17 W3 to NW 18-34-16 W3 for Barber Ag Co. Council approve the request from Ryan and Robert Heather to trench a water line across the road between SW 26-3516 W3 and NW 23-35-16 W3 to provide water to livestock. Council approve the development permit submitted by John Rempel for a new house as LSD 16-19-37-14 W3. Council approve the development permit

submitted by Dennis Watson to move a mobile home to an existing yard site at NW 30-35-15 W3. Councillor Fick declared a pecuniary interest and left the meeting at 10:55 a.m.; returning at 11:10 a.m. Moved that council purchase a riding lawn mower for Springwater from CamDon Motors for $2,899 plus taxes. Council approved the assessment adjustments from SAMA for Kathy Sarvas and Shelly Metz. Bylaw 3-2011, a bylaw to abate nuisances was given three readings at this meeting. Bylaw 4-2011, a bylaw to amend the zoning bylaw was given a ﬁrst reading. Council amend Resolution 85.11 to state decommissioning costs rather than engineering costs for the Gas Tax Grant. Council set the commercial rate for grass cutting at $150 per hour. Council appointed Kent Dubreuil as second representative for the RDC board. Meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Biggar Council Minute highlights Minutes of the regular meeting of Biggar Town Council held on Tuesday, July 5. Roll call: Mayor Sadler, Councillors Arnold, Besse, Cleaveley, McCallum, Motruk, Sherbino and administrative staff. Minutes of the June 21 regular meeting of council were accepted as

presented. Minutes of the June 27 Recreation Board meeting were approved. Minutes of the June 28 committee meeting were accepted as presented. Reports: recreation director, ﬁre chief, town foreman. General accounts paid in the amount of

$400,163.83 and general accounts payable in the amount of $54,69561 were approved. Correspondence: ORKIN, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers. Ministry of Corrections, Public S a f e t y a n d Po l i c i n g informing council there will be no change to the 2011 rates for RCMP

Imagination and unusual plants . . . White and red snapdragons in a doll carriage, this very cute arrangement was one of the many entries for the 100th Annual Perdue Agricultural Fair, held July 23, 2011. (Independent photo by Delta

Ingenuity and homemade compost . . . Ted Engel stands beside his tomato plants growing on the east wall of his home on the west side of town. Many of these robust plants were planted in recycled washing machine tubs ﬁlled with the compost he made with kitchen and garden waste. (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

services in Biggar. A letter from the local Board of Revision stating that it will not hear the Prairie Malt Limited appeal on July 5 was received. Letter forwarded to the town from Kevin Kurulak’s professional engineers stating that in their opinion the construction of the house can continue utilizing the existing ICF foundation on his new house was received as information. Lottery application from Biggar Museum and Gallery was approved. The invoice from Southwest Paving in the amount of $257,224.80 for paving, patching, and shimming was approved to be paid. Approval was granted to Biggar Leisure to close the 200 and 300 block of Main Street on Saturday, July 2 from after the parade to 5:30 p.m. for sidewalk and street sales. The proposal from Pricewaterhouse Coopers to serve as our auditors for 2011 at a rate of

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Council resolved that a huge thank you be given to the Biggar 100th celebration committee, town staff and volunteers for putting on a spectacular celebration on July 1-3, and the citizens of Biggar and area be thanked for doing their part in helping Biggar shine. Their efforts were greatly appreciated. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

$12,650 was accepted and the company was appointed as the town’s auditor for 2011-2013. The information from Catterall and Wright Ltd. on commercial land available to the east of Block D Plan 101970266 was received. The invoice from Dorosh Painting and Contracting for work on the town ofﬁce/library complex in the amount of $2,352 was approved.

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Opinions Letter to the Editor

Don’t waste good farmland The world’s population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few years. And everyone needs to eat. One only has to watch the news to see the results of the famine in Somalia. Feeding the world’s population now, and in the coming years, is going to be a huge task. One I’m sure our farmers are up to. But, that will not be enough and every acre of farm land around the world will need to be utilized to its maximum potential. That means exploring every option to encourage high yields.

Dear Editor: Congratulations to all those who contributed their time and talents to make the Centennial Celebration a huge success. This was no small task yet you did it beautifully. The walk down memory lane was great. It took me back to all the past memories of Biggar when I lived there. I was born in /Biggar, met my husband there, graduated from St. Gabriel in 1967 and married

in 1968. We moved in 1969 for work in Alberta. We now reside in Maple Ridge, British Columbia but I still love Biggar. Many thanks to the merchants who stayed open on the July ﬁrst weekend. I really enjoyed shopping in the stores and have fond memories of trips to them years ago. Best regards, Biggar for another 100 years. Sharron Boyne (nee Burton)

Recently crop researchers are doing studies on the possibility of growing crops that are used for bio fuels purposes. That begs the question: Why are we wasting good farmland to produce bio fuels when people in the world are starving? We have excellent sources of fuels already at our disposal. Sources that do not take away from food production. The world is in dire need of food as it is, so good agricultural land should be used to feed the hungry. P.H.

$76 trillion should just about cover the cost of going green by Peter Glover, distributed by Troy Media Last time I was there, UN HQ was still based on New York’s east-side. As of July 5, when it published its innocuous sounding World Economic and Social Survey 2011, it seems there is increasing evidence it may have ﬂoated away on the East River, took a left at Spielberg’s Dreamworks studios and is now circling Florida Disneyworld. According to the UN’s report and press release (these actually published by their Geneva Ofﬁce), “humankind” needs to stump up around $76 trillion – that’s trillion – over the next 40 years if the world is to achieve the Global Bureaucracy-led “great green technological transformation”. A tripling in cost in just two years Just two years ago the “going green” global cost could be achieved for around $600 billion a year over the next decade. That cost appears to have more than tripled. According to the report, what the world urgently needs is a “scaling up of clean energy technologies” to, among other things, achieve a “technological

overhaul . . . on the scale of the ﬁrst industrial revolution”. Not one led by individual capitalistic innovation and brilliance mind you: this one will be led by strategic UN planning. Now there’s a good reason we never see strategic” and “UN planning” in the same sentence, as we can see from a closer look at assertions in the survey. When you get to the nittygritty of the report, the full panoply UN-speak comes into its own. What the authors mean by “going green” is not just more investment in “clean energy”. The move will, it claims, help put an “end to poverty” (what, all of it?), world hunger, the “catastrophic impacts of climate change” (which are?) and “environmental degradation” (whatever that is). Eradicating world hunger and poverty have been rolled into the ﬁght against climate change. We learn that “about 40 per cent of humanity, or 2.7 billion people, rely on traditional biomass, such as wood, dung and charcoal, for their energy needs. And 20 per cent have no electricity, mainly in South Asia and subSaharan Africa.” The report’s authors demand, “much greater

economic progress” in the war on climate change which, it is asserted, will cure these historic ills. But just as you can’t keep a good man down, neither can you keep a bad socialist bureaucracy from trying to spend a whole lotta someone else’s money. What the UN report does is set the agenda for the UN’s 2012 ‘jet-fest’ Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. Rob Vos, lead author of the report, states, “Business as usual is not an option.” Vos isn’t referring to a wealth of UN and political dignitaries flying down to Rio for a spot of R ‘n R at the five-star hotels, you understand. Vos means that the rest of the world just can’t go on jetting around emitting tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere and taking vacations, especially to long haul destinations such as, well, Rio, for instance. Though the report demands a push towards the “green economy,” it acknowledges there is no actual agreed definition as to what it is. Even so, the “green economy” is billed grandiosely

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as “the new paradigm” “based on the conviction that the benefits of investing in environmental sustainability outweigh the cost of not doing so.” De-coded: there ought to be no ‘debt ceiling’ consideration here, just hand over the greenbacks and we’ll get the job done. Who’s going to pick up the tab? “One half,” says the report “would have to be realized in developing countries.” In case you forgot, that’s a mere $38 trillion in donations to go to the developing world. And, just for good measure, if emissions targets cannot be met, then“capsonenergyconsumption . . . may be necessary” which, the report admits, “may not be very appealing”. True enough. Especially to the millions condemned to fuel poverty and likely to die of cold as a direct result. Oh, the irony There is a major irony here. If eradicating world hunger and poverty were genuine UN’s goals, then the same coal-fired, cheap-electricity-generating first industrial revolution would

do for “South Asia” and “subSaharan Africa” what it did for the rest of the world. But that solution would require the UN’s unelected oligarchy to butt out, something we all know is not gonna happen. Not when the UN perceives a unique opportunity to ride the populist “clean-energy” wave and collect a cool $76 trillion+ to fund its enhanced status as a one world ‘wind-assisted’ government, which is something the UN’s Agenda 21 – founded at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also held in Rio – which states that, no matter what the real science on climate change is, we should spend the cash to ﬁght it ‘just in case’. Just like the Eurocrat plan to force non-European airlines to submit to regulatory EU carbon emission penalties, the UN’s green masterplan won’t ﬂy either. Troy Media correspondent Peter Glover is based in the UK, covering the issues from a European perspective.

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MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

Well, it’s been hot. Actually hotter than hot across the Prairies and it’s an understatement to say people are feeling the heat. It’s a funny thing this weather business. In the winter we complain about the cold and wish with all our hearts summer was here and in the summer we swelter when the thermometer rises and wish for cooler weather. I’ve come to realize it is not the “normal” weather we curse but rather the extremes. We don’t mind the snow and cool as long as it doesn’t reach 40 below with a wind chill. Likewise in the summer we thoroughly enjoy the warm temps but don’t like the blistering heat. Those who have lived long enough in this region also know that extreme heat waves usually are harbingers of other weather systems such as thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail even tornados. Such was the case the middle of July this year. We happened to be taking a few days to visit friends at their lake when we experienced one such socalled weather system. As we were sitting at the table playing cards (a silly game called golf) there was a crack of thunder and lightning struck in the middle of the lake. Boom! Yes, a very large boom. But, what a fascinating light show.

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So, we watched for a bit and tried to decide when it would be safe to venture outside to our motorhome for the evening. It’s important to time the fast trek so as not to get too wet. “It’s only water,” my husband says. True, but very wet water and it’s hard to dry off in the damp. So, we picked our moment and made a beeline for the door. Just as we stepped out of the cabin -- Boom!. Thank goodness because it lit up the night sky just enough for us to see the door of our accommodations and away we went. Just in the nick of time. As soon as we got in the rain came down. In buckets. Then the wind. It blew and I thought we were in for an all nighter. To our surprise the wind blew for 15 minutes and then nothing. But, the lightning and

thunder lasted for a while longer. And so did the rain. The next morning was beautiful and sunny. Which means the humidity was very high. Other than dealing with the aftermath, the show Mother Nature gave us was fantastic. In a way it was beautiful and for those who love thunderstorms it was phenomenal. Something to be appreciated. Weather is what it is and even though man is a bit of control freak in every other aspect of life the fact is we cannot control the weather. So, the next best thing is to sit back and enjoy it. Pick out the parts we like best and just roll with the punches. As I write this it is pouring buckets where I live but I know there are parts of the country that are desperately crying out for rain. If I could send it your way I would.

Kathy and Bruce Sarvas are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kiley Kathleen to Sever Keith, son of Marcia and Joel Ellis, all of Biggar, Sask. Wedding to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2011.

Biggar Fire Department would like to THANK all our Volunteers, Westwinds Motor Hotel, Shop Easy Foods, Super A Foods, Quick Stop, Sask. Liquor Store, Town of Biggar and all those who helped in anyway.

Also a HUGE thank you to everyone for attending the dance and fundraiser on the 100th Celebration weekend. It was an overwhelming success!

Contest winner ... The West Central Literacy Committee held a contest in June to promote family literacy. The winner of the draw for a Kindle in Biggar was Brooke McMahon. Shown here is Scott McMahon (right), accepting for Brooke and Carmen Ledding, contest co-ordinator. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Except by Bob Mason As someone who has spent most of his debatable past out here in Saskatchewan, it was quite a thing the other day to pick up a book, read it, and realize how many other same-thinking people have spent their whole lives out here too. Sorry, (like the guy sez) there are a few places in that book that aren’t geographically correct (ie) The village of Holbein isn’t east of Prince Albert! (so who is perfect eh?), but as one reads on, many, many are the truths of our past! Because much of world and local news being known almost immediately by radio and television. I’m afraid that many of the comments on our parents’ past aren’t going to be listened to as much as when we were young! And in a way this kind of thing may seem a bit passé (pardon my limited French!). But, in an ever-changing world our only clue to the everchanging future is going to be found in books like this that tell of our historical past! And wondering about that future (Nostradamus aside!) that we all must face and accept, is not a new thing. Robert (Great name that “Robert”, eh?) Burns wrote, “An forward though I canna see, I guess, and fear!” Certainly none of us can tell what is going to happen, but Pete Russell in that book “What’s in a Name”, can tell us about many of the things tht have happened out here!

Years ago, I looked up the word “plagiarism in Richard’s big dictionary, so I do know what it means. But I don’t feel guilty, for on one of the book’s first pages it sez “All rights reserved, except,” and YT is sure going to use that “except” part! It’s not very likely that many of us will be noted for putting King Midas out of business, but we can be ourselves, and it is comforting to know that the value of “selfworth’ is still with us (no matter how much we feel that it is disappearing). When that first generation of pioneers (and pioneers is the right word!) came out here, they faced all kinds of problems that were new to them and because they couldn’t call on an “expert” to fix things for them, they had to do it for themselves. This is called “ingenuity”, and on the pages of “What’s in a Name” it explains how people faced up to them. Future problems (that are still with us) are

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bound to show up. And as we read on we realize that there is still quite a bit of “pioneer” in all of us! Of course many of these incidents that are mentioned in “What’s in a Name”, can be found in the local history books that we have, but as in the case of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, from a different point of view! Yours Truly made a long, long list of those stories though, meaning to present most of them here, yet knowing that this short column could only contain a few of them! Much of Saskatchewan’s history is well known to most of us, Batoche, Battleford, The Pile of Bones, The Carlton Trail, The Cypress Hills Massacre and the R.N.W.M.P. et cetera, yet every community seems to have a tale to tell (Who killed Jackie Bate, eh?). And many of them are included in that book forged by Pete and Mabel’s pens. I wonder how many of us know how the siding of Vance got its name! On page 322 of that book it sez: “The place name recalls a tragic story: The original survey called for a line 23 miles north of Biggar to run near Lizard Lake somewhere. Mr. Vance, a Civil Engineer was surveying the line in the dead of winter when he and his driver split up in some rough country. Mr. Vance took to snowshoes, but never made it through. His frozen body was found the next day!” Things like this happen out here, and we should all know! As children, Dad often told us of “The winter of the blue snow!” (190607) when the temperature was extremely cold for months. And it was all so familiar when YT read about it, also on page 322. “After he had lost all his stock in that hard winter of 1906-07, he left his (ranching?) lease go back to the province, and the area was opened for homesteading in 1909.” The best laid schemes of men, eh? There were many tragedies out here in those

early times, and some of them are told of in that book. But there were good times too! A whole long list of them, dances, games, characters and bees* et cetera. A whole bunch of things that in this overwhelming machine age, few of us will ever see again! “What’s in a Name”, may look like some kind of a provincial index from the outside, but inside it almost reads like a history of those early times! Mebbe our way-of-life out here in Saskatchewan isn’t as colourful (get that “ou” spelling, eh?) as the over-advertized ones in some other place is, but we do appreciate the things that we do have a lot more! Sure it’s cold out here in the winter, but we can ﬁnd a little comfort in the following verse: “It’s ﬁfty three below

today. The Sun-dogs fade to misty grey, Saskatchewan has made her play to keep invaders out. To send the footloose on their way and prove that all the ones who stay are hers beyond a doubt!” When Walt and YT came home after WWII was over, it seems the V.L.A. (Veteran’s Land ACt) people had reserved some land for us up at Connel Creek and Smoky Burn (east of Carrot River!), but being back with the family kind of kept us here and we didn’t go. On page 286 of “What’s in a Name”, it sez: “It was the result of a forest ﬁre that struck in 1937, and burned our a spot three miles square. Settlers began to move in in 1946 and smoke from their clean-up operations hung in the air” I don’t want to seem too morbid, but some of

the things most interesting (to me!) are found in those pages too. Page 5 Alingly Northwest of P.A. when war broke out 48men from the district answered the call to arms, and the following fourteen are buried in France!” Bad times and good times are bound to come again, no matter what, and we fool ourselves if we think that they won’t! At the beginning of “The Great Depression (1929-1939) the president of the U.S.A. said that prosperity was just around the corner. Pete and Mabel have mebbe gone their ways but they have left so much behind for us to think about! * A bee is when everyone goes to help some less fortunate type.

Making waves . . . Day camp participants were busy drawing ocean waves during one of its afternoon sessions. They also learned to make sock puppets and had fun painting and playing with their sock friends. The day camp runs every afternoon at Jubilee Stadium. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

Sask leading nation in wholesale trade Saskatchewan is tripling the national average in wholesale trade gains. The new Statistics Canada report shows Saskatchewan is once again leading the nation by a wide margin. According to a government ofﬁcial wholesale trade is the supply pipeline for many of the products ﬂowing across the province. That means more jobs,

more investment and more opportunities in Saskatchewan. Industry Canada deﬁnes the wholesale trade sector as establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling merchandise and providing related logistics, marketing and support services and notes it is often an intermediate step in merchandise distribution. In May 2011, wholesale trade in Saskatchewan

was up 26.4 per cent when compared to May 2010 (seasonally adjusted), the largest rise among the provinces. Trade increased by 7.9 per cent nationally over the same period. On a monthly basis, trade improved by 7.3 per cent, the second highest percentage in the nation, and well ahead of the 1.9 per cent recorded for the national average.

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

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New Horizons Activities by Karen Itterman The New Horizons was pleased to have guests from the Ukraine at the July 11 potluck lunch. Ira Vehera and Lana Tavanetz were guests of Ann Muc. We know they had a wonderful visit to Saskatchewan and other parts of Canada. A card party was held on Friday, July 15 with 15 in attendance. Kaiser winners were Gord Besse in first place, Maxine Sully in second place and Wilma Kelly in third place. Cribbage winners were Richard Boisvert in ﬁrst place, second place to Barb Swyryda and third place to Doris Gartner. Gord and Rita Besse were the hosts and also provided the lunch. Donna Hoogeveen, Ron Scott, Bill Roach, Ray and Karen Itterman, Donna Fines, Betty Mundt, Jim Hoult and Don Swyryda have been busy driving our members. The office volunteers for the past week were Beth Young, Billie McNaught, Maxine Sully, Barb Swyryda and Emily Liska. As I write this weekly report the Annual Mystery Tour is taking place. The bus driver Alan Hoogeveen picked up people

at the apartments at 8:45 a.m. and the other riders boarded at the New Horizons at 9 a.m. The bus should arrive home tonight after supper. Next

week’s report will have details of the trip. Our next bus trip to the Rosthern Station Arts Centre on Thursday, August 11 leaving the New

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Diamond Lodge News Hello from all of us at the Diamond Lodge. We have had a busy week starting with our exercises on Monday morning. We brought out our big blow up balls and the parachute and had a great time! In the afternoon we had a game of beat the dice. Tuesday we went through the newspapers and discussed current events. We had a fun game of Wheel of Fortune in the afternoon. A huge group of residents came out to join in swing bowl on Wednesday morning and then we tried to beat the heat in the afternoon with ice cream sundaes! Thursday morning we did another set of exercises and many games of bingo in the afternoon. On Friday for lunch we had a delicious barbecue. We take a different group of 10 residents every week to join us in the activity room and we have a great dinner together. In the afternoon we listened to a music video, Daniel O’Donnel, and had happy hour. Saturday morning we

Horizons at 4 p.m. We will stop at the Great Buffet of China for supper and continue on to Rosthern for the production of “Heroes”. A comedy about three French army veterans of the First World War who plan a military expedition to escape the humdrum of their retirement home. If anyone is interested contact the New Horizons ofﬁce. Kaiser winners on Monday, July 18 were Wilma Kelly in ﬁrst place, Myrtle Althouse second place, Maxine Sully third place and Cathy Lorenz in fourth place. Highest scoring game was Maxine Sully and Myrtle Althouse.

visited and had coffee. We then played a game of home sweet home bingo. We spent quite a bit of time outside in the shade with it being so beautiful out, while enjoying our wonderful garden and gorgeous ﬂowers. Sunday, the ladies enjoy getting their nails

done and hair curled in time for Church. This week The Church of God provided us with our Sunday service. Thank you to all of our volunteers who help us every week. Your time with us is greatly appreciated. Have a great week everyone!

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Agriculture Who should put the CWB to rest? By Calvin Daniels Ever since the polls closed on the recent federal election and it became clear the Conservative government had managed a majority in Parliament it was clear the Canadian Wheat Board and its monopoly position to sell export bound wheat, durum and barley for Western Canadian farmers was on the hit list. It has been no secret the Stephen Harper-led Conservatives have been proponents of a marketing system where farmers will supposedly have greater marketing freedom. To achieve that freedom

the Conservatives would change the CWB, stripping away its monopoly position and fundamentally change a system implemented by the Parliamentary established of the producer controlled CWB in 1935. The debate about what system is best for farmers has been one which has been debated to death, with a fair segment of farmers ﬁrmly entrenched in either the status quo camp, or the one when you also ﬁnd Harper and federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. It’s a situation where both camps of course have

legitimate concerns. Those wanting change suggest there is money to be made by free choice, allowing farmers to seek out speciﬁc markets through any marketing option they deem best. CWB fans reason accessing literally dozens of overseas markets is best achieved through a single desk. Most CWB fans also like the idea of pooling sale returns so all farmers share equally.

These are not new positions, and the arguments have been heard repeatedly. The Conservatives want change and appear poised to use their new majority to do whatever they need to in order to get the changes done. That may include some fancy dancing in terms of legislation. There is a significant farmer voice calling for a plebiscite of farmers, letting the users of

the CWB to decide its fate. Since the CWB was created as a produceroperated Board that would seem the way to go. Of course the same Conservatives did hold a farmer vote on the CWB in the past with a question so worded as to all but guarantee their position emerged that it proved a vote is only as good as the question, and that relies on the integrity of those formulating the question. With Harper and Ritz in control don’t hold your breath on a black and white question, but rather one decidedly Conservative

blue. We have seen provincial governments coming down on the side of change, although why they are wading into a fray between the federal government and farmers is unclear. What they might be better off doing is rallying support for farmers to have the ﬁnal say, a simple yes, or no question put to farmers which binds the federal government to its result. It is time the long-time CWB debate was put to rest, but it should be put to bed by farmers, not a heavy-handed federal government.

that a new 11-per-cent protein minimum will be in effect on August 1 for Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheat to qualify for the top two grades. A No. 3 grade has also been newly introduced by the Canadian Grain Commission. The changes are designed to help Prairie winter wheat become more competitive in the international market place and ensure the CWRW class consists of milling-quality wheat. In addition, in two years (effective August 1, 2013), a number of varieties will be moved from the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) class to the Canada Western General Purpose class. They are CDC Kestrel, CDC Clair, CDC Harrier, CDC Falcon and CDC Raptor. • The CWB terminated the 125- to 200-per-cent values under its 2010-11 Early Payment Option

program for feed wheat and Nos. 4 and 5 Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD) on Friday, July 15, 2011. • July 29 is the deadline for farmers to sign-up a 2010-11 Early Payment Option contract or lock in a price under the 201011 FlexPro program.

• The Ian N. Morrison Research Farm Crop Tour and Open House was held Wednesday, July 20. Farmers were invited to enjoy a morning on the research farm, located near Carman, MB, and see what’s new in ﬁeld crop and plant research. There was no

cost. Projects featured this year included cover cropping, perennial grain crops, mulch-based organic systems, and a special demonstration on seeder performance with Scott Day of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.

CWB Bulletin At a Glance • A new video message, featuring CWB board chair Allen Oberg on his Alberta farm, has been posted online to encourage Prairie producers to vote in the current farmer plebiscite on the future of the CWB. Oberg encourages all farmers, whatever their views, to participate and return their ballots before Aug. 24. • Ballots for farmers’ own plebiscite on the future of the CWB have been mailed to producers. Farmers who have a CWB permit for this year or last, and delivered wheat or barley in the past ﬁve years, should receive their voting package by July 22. If not, they should contact MNP, the vote coordinator. Producers

without a CWB permit who have grown wheat or barley in the past ﬁve years can also apply for a ballot before Aug. 8. Ballots must be returned by August 24. • Sign-up of tonnage begins today (July 18) for the CWB’s 2011-12 FlexPro program. New this year, farmers can commit tonnage anytime until March 15, 2012, then price it on any business day between Aug. 2, 2011 and July 31, 2012. Previously, sign-up ended at the beginning of the new crop year on Aug. 1. Under the expanded program, signup after Aug. 1 will be subject to an adjustment factor that reﬂects actual CWB pricing activity to that date. • Winter wheat growers are reminded

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Weekly crop report Saskatchewan livestock producers made good haying progress over the last week and now have 59 per cent of the hay crop cut. 34 per cent of the hay crop has been baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Haying progress varies across the province. 73 per cent has been cut in the northeast and east-central, 25 per cent in the northwest, 68 per cent in west-central and the southwest, and 54

per cent in the southeast. 45 per cent of the hay crop has been baled or put into silage in east-central, seven per cent in the northwest, 37 per cent in the northeast, 41 per cent in west-central, 43 per cent in the southwest and 32 per cent in the southeast. 87 per cent of the hay crop is rated as good to excellent in quality with none reported to be in poor condition. The average hay yields on dry land are reported as 1.8 tons per acre (alfalfa),

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1.9 tons per acre (alfalfa/ brome), 1.5 tons per acre (other tame), 1.2 tons per acre (wild) and 2.0 tons per acre (greenfeed). On irrigated land, the average hay yields are 2.6 tons per acre (alfalfa), 2.7 tons per acre (alfalfa/brome), 3.3 tons per acre (other tame), 1.1 tons per acre (wild) and 3.7 tons per acre (greenfeed). 85 per cent of fall cereals and 74 per cent of spring cereals are reported to be in good to excellent condition. 72 per cent of the oilseeds and 80 per cent of the pulse crops are reported to be in good to excellent condition. The majority of crop damage is due to ﬂooding, insects, diseases, wind and hail. Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as 9 per cent surplus, 84 per cent adequate and 7 per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 5 per cent surplus, 88 per cent adequate and 7 per cent short. Farmers are busy haying, scouting crops and controlling diseases and insects.Warmtemperatures are helping speed up crop development.

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

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Report from the Legislature Our Provincial Parks It’s a big year for our provincial parks. Our government recently announced that July 10-16 is Saskatchewan Parks Week and this year marks the 80th Anniversary of our provincial parks system. These beautiful parks provide a unique, recreational and cultural experience for people not only from Saskatchewan, but also from Canada and around the world. Our government is committed to ensuring that remains so. Since 2008, your Saskatchewan Party government has invested nearly $33 million to

improve our provincial parks. Some of those improvements include new or upgraded service centres, change houses, boat launches, entry kiosks, picnic tables, barbeques and, by the fall of 2011, nearly 1,100 newly electriﬁed campsites. One of our promises in the 2007 election campaign was to provide electrical service to 1,000 campsites – we have now kept and exceeded that promise. Other improvements include a new campground at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park. Our government has also announced consultations for two new provin-

cial parks in the Emma and Anglin Lake region and in the Porcupine Hills area near Hudson Bay. It is interesting to note that our $33 million investment in parks is more than double the amount spent by the NDP in their last four years in government. Successful Mediation with Teachers Last week, the special mediator presented his report on the teachers’ contract dispute to Labour Relations Minister Don Morgan. Both the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Commit-

tee (GTBC) have agreed that the recommendations within the report will form the basis of a tentative agreement. The recommendations

include an average salary increase of 8.84 per cent over three years, which also includes a general increase of 5.5 per cent plus recommended mar-

Muse News by Joanne Kral The board and staff had an intense weekend during Biggar’s Centennial. Kevin Kurulak manned the cotton candy machine on behalf of the museum. Shirley Williams organized an army of volunteers to cook and serve at the Saturday pancake breakfast -- some 600 plus took in that event. Meanwhile the museum itself was ﬁlled with folks checking out the silent auction in the gallery, touring the exhibits, and shopping in the gift shop. Rae Chamberlain’s “100 People - 100 Years” was a big seller as was Duncan Rand’s “A Day in the Life of a Town”. The new souvenir T-shirts were also a popular item and the mouse pad with the Biggar logo went over well. E x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r, Anne Livingston, took a week to catch up on work before leaving for a well deserved two week holiday. At this time, the annual summer book sale is be-

ing held in the gallery and will continue throughout July and August. While you’re checking out bargains in second hand books, be sure to look up at the walls and view the latest pages for the Biggar Heritage Album. And, if you’re up for a walk about town, pick up a brochure and follow the footprints on the sidewalk for your own private history lesson on Biggar’s Historic Walk. The exterior of the museum is looking extra good these days, thanks to the ﬂoral planters donated by Biggar Greenhouse. Mary Lee Sapsford and summer student Chanda Newton, make sure they’re watered and fertilized. Our other student, Josh Johnson,is updating the museum’s website -- check it out. Besides the book sale fundraiser, the bus committee has organized an overnight trip to Swift Current, Another pancake breakfast will come off the morning of July 31 during the annual bik-

Eagle Creek Softball Champions, Perdue Squirts . . . Front row: left to right: Brandon Baraniecki, Levi Mantie. Second row: left to right: Haley Badiuk, Meghan Nicholls, Shae-Lynn Baraniecki, Kylah Gray, Shayne Nicholls, Danielle Munro. Back row: Cody Dunlop, Brayden Wilkinson, Errin Rousell, Gage Gray, Jessica Nicholls. Missing: Ben Ablass and Tyson Latta. Caoches Kevin Munro and Carrie Wilkinson.

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er’s weekend. Although we call this the biker’s breakfast, the general public is invited to come out, support the museum, and have a visit with the bikers.

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independent The dog days of summer are upon us! I have never really understand the meaning of this saying, other than, like a dog, when it is hot I would rather just lay in the shade and watch the sky. Last weekend, I was nursing a nasty summer cold. So, I used this as excuse to do just that. I laid on a blanket in the shade, beside my wee pond, all afternoon. Let me tell you, it was wonderful! I used resting for my cold as an excuse not to feel guilty about doing nothing in the garden, other than just enjoying it! You know, it was wonderful! We have a shady sanctuary in our backyard, and for this I am so thankful. Rest period over, now it is time for ‘editing’. This is what I call what needs to be done now in the gardens. The petunias are always needing deadheaded. Not my most favourite job, makes my fingers all

sticky, and it seems like the job is never done! But necessary to keep the blooms coming! Removing the spent ﬂower blossoms discourages the plant to form seeds, thereby ending the life cycle of the plant. Keeping the deadheads off encourages new ﬂowers to form, thereby extending the life of the plant. Pruning back branches of the shrubs that are narrowing the paths around the house is another editing task. Clipping back and pulling out, that is what editing is all about. It is a nice soothing sort of activity In the vegetable garden I am pulling up the spinach that has bolted and hilling the potatoes. I intend to plant some more spinach soon, hopefully to get one more crop before frost. My neighbours are already eating potatoes, but then they got their gardens in much earlier than myself. I like to pull the soil up around the base of the potato plants

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to make sure there is lots of soil there. If the sun gets to any of the potatoes in the soil, they will turn green, and could give me a tummy ache! I look forward to the time when my plants will produce little baby potatoes. They are so sweet and delicious steamed with their ‘jackets’ still on and dusted with fresh

chopped dill and a sprinkle of lemon juice! The lilies are blooming in town. So many beautiful displays in the gardens. Most deﬁnitely lilies are meant to be grown here! They ﬂourish in the well kept gardens, but still manage to bloom and shine in the gardens that look after themselves. I went on the Internet

‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’, a painting by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925). Sargent was an expatriate American who trained in Paris and lived in London, England. Known as the ‘leading portrait painter of his generation’, Sargent painted the above over many months in order to get the lighting just right on the lilies. This painting is now a part of the collection owned by the Tate Gallery in London. (photo from wikepedia.com)

The lilies are blooming all over town! Here is very handsome display at a home on 4th Avenue W. here in Biggar. (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank) and found hundreds of sites ﬁlled with all kinds of information about lilies. One site, plantlilies. com has a whole page on general tips. • If the leaves are looking a little yellow, try watering with Epsom salts. The recipe uses 1/4 cup of epsom salts to 1 gallon of warm water. Dissolve the salts and water the lilies. Here is my own tip for you; when fertilizing or treating a plant with something with a water soluble product, water the plant with plain wa-

ter ﬁrst. Have you ever picked lilies to make a beautiful bouquet in the house and got pollen all over your grandmother’s tablecloth? • The trick to avoid a stain is to let the pollen dry before you brush it off. If it is still there, hang the cloth outside in the sunshine and it will disappear. • To have a bouquet that lasts longer in the house, pick the blossoms just before they open, they will open in the vase and will last longer. Like all plants, lilies need a good strong root system to do their best. Thorough and deep watering is the main way to help the plant to develop a healthy root system. The deeper the water goes, the deeper the roots go to drink! Shallow watering creates shallow roots, that dry out faster and are likely to be damaged by high temperatures or weeding. So water long, water deep and water less often.

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Lilies come from a scaly bulb that is planted in the spring. They need full sunshine for at least six hours a day. Dig a hole much bigger than the bulb and augment the removed soil with peat moss and compost. A rule of thumb is to plant the bulb three times deeper than the size of the bulb. Return the augmented soil to the hole, place the bulb inside, roots down and scales up and cover with more augmented soil. Plant the bulbs one foot apart. In the fall, you can cut back the foliage after it freezes, or leave it on to trap the snow to create a mulch for the winter. Lilies can last for years. With careful planning, one could have a show of lilies for an extended period by planting varieties that bloom at different times! There are hundreds of different varieties on the market, have fun dreaming of your next lily bed.

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The Munton Family Reunion July 15-17, 2011 Porter School yard was a very busy place this past weekend. Descendants of Mick and Mary Munton gathered with their families for three days of visiting and getting acquainted. The Muntons had eight children: Muriel (Hakes) Masson, Tom, Helen Buxton, Florence Johnson, Audrey Sampson (deceased

told, over 100 people attended. The oldest family member there was Muriel Masson (82), the youngest, Keslie Leinenwweber (born May 17, 2011), the one who came the furthest, Chuck Sampson from Salt Spring Island, B.C., and the one who worked hardest to come, Phyllis Munton form Brooks,

Alberta and families and Ellie, she was able to come both Saturday and Sunday. I understand she has been put back into Brooks Hospital under observation for a couple of days, just to rest and to be sure she is okay, but she says it was worth it. Friday night everyone was busy setting up camp, and then enjoyed

on a good deal of friendly competition and helped pay expenses. What a wide variety of things were donated -- Mick and Mary’s wedding picture, a lace tablecloth, a paper shredder, homemade wine, and on and on. The homemade jam got a lot of bids from the single guys, and I hope Todd was as pleased with his Mary Kay as Kyle was Dancing the night away ... Leon and Bernard Ochs and Larry Dearing provided the entertainment at the reunion. The music was enjoyed by many. (Submitted photo)

Munton invasion ... The Porter School yard was a busy place as Munton relatives set up camp for a weekend of visiting. The reunion attracted over 100 people who enjoyed visiting and renewing acquaintances July 15-17. (Submitted photo)

Hula Hoop revisited ... Julia Munton tries her hand at the hula hoop, a favourite activity of years gone by that is now seeing a renewal. (Submitted photo)

2010), and Phyllis. All ﬁve living children, 26 of the 31 living grandchildren came, plus spouses and greatgrandchildren, greatgreat-grandchildren, and old neighbours. All

Alberta. Phyllis was released just over a week ago from an Edmonton hospital after a nine month battle for her life, and with a lot of care and attention from her daughters, Tracy,

a wiener roast around the campﬁre. Of course, eating all the delicious food people brought was a big part of the every day. There was a silent auction, which brought

with his doilies. During the heat of the day on Saturday, a carload of youngsters went to Kim Buxton’s farm to take a cooling

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Biggar Elks Lodge Contributed by Jim Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer and Dick Sully, Historian Biggar Elks Biggar Elks Lodge was instituted on September 15, 1957 under the direction of Grand Organizer Bro. Harry Greaves. The initiation ceremony was performed by Saskatoon Lodge Officers ably assisted by the Saskatoon Ladies drill team. our ﬁrst Exulted Ruler was Bro. Bill Evanoff, who was the owner of Evanoff Plumbing and Heating. Biggar at that time was part of District #2 which

from the Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. Stan Otto. We had 105 members at this time with meetings at the Legion Hall. We decided to build our own hall so in 1962 we started construction with Bro. Bob Archibald as foreman along with volunteer labour. The hall was completed early in 1963. In June of that year Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. Henry Delorme of Sherbrook, Quebec ofﬁciated at the dedication ceremony of our new hall. In 1962, we held our first $1,000 dance as a

with the installation of Unity Lodge. Also in that year it is recorded that we assisted with the organization of the Cubs and Scouts in Biggar and have been their sponsors since that time. We were involved with Meals on Wheels since it started. 1967 records a visit from Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. Bob Collins the occasion being our 10th Anniversary. Also in attendance for the occasion was Past General Exalted Ruler Bro. Harry Greaves. In 1968, we got our elk head you see in the front of the

Presentation to Museum Board: The Elks presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Museum Board. Left to right: Evelyn Potter, Alice Ellis, Neil Millard, Jim Kerr, Jim Loukota.

Presentation to Biggar Hospital: The Elks presented $6,500 to Eugene Motruk (centre) for a fetal heart monitor for Biggar Hospital. Left to right: Sheila Proctor, Merle Newton, Eugene Mortuk, Myrtle Althouse, Terry Farrell. included Saskatoon, Viscount, Hanley, Zealandia and Rosetown. We were very fortunate in having a lot of visitors from Saskatoon and Rosetown Brothers who gave us a lot of assistance in getting started. Within three years from when we started Bro. Bob Anderson became District Deputy, which gives you an idea of the caliber of members we were fortunate to have in our lodge. The Royal Purple was organized in Biggar in 1958. What a great asset to us as they were very involved in our projects. In our first year, we rafﬂed a deep freeze and donated $900 to the new rink fund. In 1961 we were honoured by a visit

fund raiser. This continued for the next 25 years. We held our ﬁrst seniors card party in 1963, hosted by Bro. Bob Archibald. Bob passed away in 1972 and Bro. Don Crozier has been the host since then. The highlight of card party has been the great lunch of the Ladies of the Royal Purple of open faced buns and angel food cake. Our Publicity Director, the late Bro. Jim Loukota did a great job of taking pictures of this through the years. Also in 1963 the Elks and Royal Purple held a joint memorial service to honour our departed members. Memorial plaques were placed in the hall at this time. In 1964, we assisted

hall. Bro. Vern Mackie got this elk head from the former Watrous Lodge. 1969 records several toboggan parties for the kids which were held on the north side of town. 1972 was a busy year for the lodge. We were honoured by a visit of Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. Bill Peddle of St. John’s, Newfoundland. There were 85 members and visitors in attendance. Bro. Jim Varcoe of Stranraer was District Deputy and Bro. Dick Sully was Exalted Ruler at this time. We did a lot of work on the interior of the hall that year. We also put on a harvest dance that year to raise money for a cement ﬂoor for the rink. As well, we held a mortgage burning

ceremony as our hall was ﬁnally paid for. In 1974, we started on a park which we named the Elks Tot Lot. The mothers knew it as the Purple Park. Over the years we made improvements. Bro. Ed Pollock and crew built a gazebo and we bought new equipment. The Dorosh brothers very graciously supplied and painted the gazebo for us. 1978 marked our 20th Anniversary. Grand Exalted Ruler Bro. Andy Capp was here for the occasion. Jim Keith was exalted Ruler and Bro. Jim Kerr was District Deputy at this time. We had an-

other reorganization of the districts. This district became #4 and there were only four lodges in it. A number of members were concerned about the district being too small. However, we were able to institute a new lodge at Kerrobert that fall and also one at Wilkie the following spring. It was a very busy time to be a District Deputy. 1980 shows a picture of Bill and Aleta Crozier celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They were both members of their respective lodges and their three sons, Bob, Don and Ron have all been Exalted Rulers.

That year we presented life memberships to three of our members, Bro. Walter Blackmuir, Bro. Bill Crozier, and Bro. Russell Bowles. They were presented by Exalted Ruler Bro. Ray Oesh. 1983 has a picture of the Wylie men, Bro. Don and his two sons, Dale and Bill. All have been Exalted Rulers of our lodge and have been a great asset to this organization. In 1984, we made a $1000 donation to the New Horizon Building Fund. This project has been a great asset to the more on page 13

Seniors card party: The Elks sponsored many card parties for the seniors over the years. Shown here are Marie Stevenot and Ron Crozier.

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Elks membership 1958: Left to right, back row - Bros. G.E. Ireland, J. E. Healy, R.G. Bentham, G. K. Rowland, H. L. Faris,, G. Dyck, D. A. Little, J. D. Archibald, V. C. Mackie; front row - Bros. K. W. Newton, W. H. Robinson, W. Hughes (Saskatoon), R. Anderson, R. Weinenger (Saskatoon), W. Evanoff, A. E. McNaught.

continued from page 12 Fund. This project has been a great asset to the town and some of our members have played an active role in its success. In 1985, we hosted the National Seniors Curling Playdowns. It was probably the most successful project we have ever held. Ruthilda Lodge pitched in to help us and it all went very well. In 1986, we presented the Biggar Hospital with a fetal heart monitor which cost around $6,500. We did this with the help of the Purple Cross Fund. We made another presentation to the hospital in the form of an Infant Oral Heart Stimulator. Other Grand Exalted Rulers who have visited our lodge are Bro. Joe Dumontel, Bro. Cliff Blackmuir, whose parents lived in Biggar, Bro. Clem Frechette from B.C., Bro. Joe Calder from Plenty and Bro. Paul Clemdening. Another family who were very active in our lodge were the Newton family. Howard was secretary, Ken Exalted Ruler, and Ray, Gary, and Delmar. Also two of their brothers-in-law were also members, Dick Bentham served as secretary in the first years of the lodge and Bob Anderson a very active early member as Exalted Ruler and District Deputy. Our lodge has had six District Deputies, Brothers Bob Anderson, Vern Mackie, Jim Kerr, Art Dehr, Ray Oesch and Arthur Beadle. One of our members Jim Kerr was

elected to the provincial Elks association in 1981 and became provincial president in 1990. He was also elected chairman of the newly formed Saskatchewan Elks Foundation, a position he held for the next three years, 1991-1994. We have participated in a number of Provincial events through the years including most of the walkathons, conferences, Corby Cup Curling, Provincial Seniors Curling, and Provincial Mixed Curling. We held Provincial Bowling in Biggar hosted by Dennis Sully. We also hosted Provincial Darts with help from Bruce Buxton who also won us a number of awards. We attended the Peace 100 Snowmobile Rally on a number of occasions. We also regularly attend Legion Remembrance Day. Another popular event is the annual bike Rodeo held in conjunction with the R.C.M.P. at the schools. Students bikes are checked and they are taught the rules of the road. Some of the contributions we have made to our community over the years include $2,500 to the new swimming pool, donations to the Skating Rink, Theatre Project, Sports Bus, High School Year Book and scholarship, Music Festival, Blazing Saints Sports, Junior Hockey, Palliative Care Unit at the hospital, Cubs and Scouts and benches for Sandra Schmirler Park. Two of the largest donations we made were $10,000 towards the purchase of a zamboni for the

Biggar Elks Hall

skating rink as well as $10,000 for the new Museum Building Project. We got into the dance business in 1997 by bringing the Emeralds to Biggar. The community hall was filled to capacity for the event. During the millennium celebration the Elks and Royal Purple hosted a supper one night. Our latest project was hosting a slo-pitch tournament in conjunction with Town and Country Fair Days. We went from two meetings a month to only one as our numbers are down. Biggar Elks Lodge celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2007. Fifty year pins were presented to Brothers Jim Kerr, Ed Pollock, Arnold Blumer, Bob Anderson, Dick Sully, Howard Newton, Corky

McNaught and Jim Loukota. These were 50 suc-

cessful years. The hall has now been sold and

the lodge is winding down its activities.

Charter members 1982: Left to right: Doug Archibald, Corky McNaught, Bob Anderson (Penticton), Jim Loukota, Andy Kilback (North Battleford), Bob Robinson, Bob Campbell, Dick Sully, Ray Watson, Ken Newton, Harley Custer, Howard Newton. Bill Logan is missing. All are charter members.

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nieces and nephews, Brennen, Riley, Easton and Danika; and with his cousins, Mitch (Lisa), Madelyn, Karmen and Rob. Tributes to Ross may be made to Leney Cemetery, Perdue, SK S0K 3CO, A graveside celebration of Ross’s life took place on Monday July 18, 2011, at Leney Cemetery at 2 p.m.. Arrangements were entrusted to Cherished Memories Funeral Services & Crematory. cherishedmemories@sasktel. net Adventure without risk is just Disneyland. We will always love you, Rosco. 30p1

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OBITUARIES Ross Allan Scharf May 25, 1963 - July 13, 2011 Rosco lived life to the fullest. Whether while white water rafting, mountain climbing, camping on glaciers or Àoating down the Saskatchewan River with friends, Ross lived with a passion and a zest for life, nature and new experiences. During his short life, Ross was only able to complete 50% of his ”bucket list” items, but he had tremendous fun and enthusiasm in doing so. Ross was born in Biggar, Sask. on May 25, 1963, the youngest of ¿ve children born to Clive Scharf and Unna Hansen. Unna was widowed in 1972. Ross grew up in the town of Perdue, Sask., graduating from Perdue School in 1981. He was an avid traveler and adventurer. He lived in Banff for many years, working in the hotel service industry. Family was very important to Ross and he moved back to Perdue to be there for his Mom and for his siblings when they needed him. Ross was ruled by his kind heart, and with tremendous patience he worked at the Parktown Hotel in Saskatoon, Sask., on the front desk night shift, so that he could cook Mom supper every night, enabling her to stay in her own home for as long as possible. Mom passed away in 2008. Ross had the greenest of thumbs, and he could grow anything! He used his gardening skills to keep the cemeteries around Perdue beautiful. Ross loved animals, especially dogs and cats, and actually withdrew from veterinary college when he found out he was supposed to dissect them during his studies. Ross was the favourite uncle/great uncle to all of his nieces and nephews. He had a brilliant knack for discovering that perfect, amazing gift. His keen sense of humour and playfulness made him a favourite with children of all ages, with his family, and with numerous close friends. He had a tremendous sense of fun and his ready laughter was contagious. Left to celebrate his life is his family including aunts, Irene Scharf and Linda (Rick) Wensley; his aunt by choice, Wilda Fischer; and his siblings, Lorna (Sherman) Johnson, Susan Clarkson and Mark Scharf. Ross had great fun with his nieces and nephews, Jenny (Chris), Angie (Kirk), Andrew, Laura, Taylor and Kyle; his great

MEMORIAMS MOON, Lawrence: in loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, who passed away July 26, 2009. “Beyond the gate our loved one Finds happiness and rest; And there is comfort in the thought, that a loving God knows best.” Lovingly remembered and missed by Frieda, Sylvia and Floyd, Kevin, Kim and Jayce. 30p1

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Mavis (Mae) Darlene Farrell April 6, 1933- July 11, 2011 It is with sadness and love that we announce the peaceful passing of Mae Farrell from the loving arms of her family into God’s, at St. Paul’s Hospital, Saskatoon, Sask. She was predeceased by her husband, Jim; mother, Emma; father, Chuck; step-father, Alf; in-laws, Tom and Clara Farrell; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Left to cherish her memories and celebrate her life are daughters, Marie (Brian) Cronk of Leduc, Alta., Wendy (Ed) Robb of Kindersley, Sask., Ila (Terry) Jordan of Biggar, Sask., Gerry (Joe) Litwin of Kindersley, Sask.; and son, Fred (Michele) Farrell of Saskatoon, Sask. She will also be fondly missed and always remembered by grandchildren who were a source of joy and pride to her, James, Raelyn, Taryn, Garon, Taylor, Mason, Parker, Kristen, Tracey, Brittany, Kyle, Jeff, Dawson, Devon and great-grandchildren, Mackenzie, Cody, Jessica and Meyer. In addition to raising ¿ve children at Biggar, Mom was active in numerous organizations over the years including the Catholic Women’s League, the Order of the Royal Purple and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion as well as volunteering with Home Care. Mom worked hard on the farm with Dad but always took time to dance, garden, play cards, knit and attend her grandchildren’s activities and socialize with her friends. Mom had a passion for two sports, so when the Blue Jays played or a curling game aired we knew exactly where to ¿nd her. Mae touched many through her years of working in retail and banking. Friends were an important part of her life. Her warm smile, cheerful and caring spirit and her often shared opinions will be remembered by many. Prayers were held on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 7 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, July 16 at 11:30 a.m., both from St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church, Biggar, Sask. with Father Dario Bebillo as celebrant. Eulogy was given by the family and music supplied by St. Gabriel Church Choir. Honourary bearers were all those who shared in Mae’s life. Active urn bearer was Fred Farrell. Interment followed in

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CARD OF THANKS A BIG thank you to Bob and Monique, Carol, Barb, Dr. Crane at Biggar Hospital; ambulance attendants, Bill and Alysson; Dr. Pearse, nurses and staff at RUH; my family, relatives, friends, coffee row rides, neighbours for grass cutting, phone calls, fruit baskets, gift certi¿cates, visits, the many ways you helped me after my heart attack. God bless, Charlie Martin 30p1 Thank you to everyone who came and contributed to my shower. Danielle Meger 30p1 The family of Mae Farrell wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the nurses at RUH and St. Paul’s for the spiritual care and comfort given during the ¿nal days of Mom’s journey. A big thank you is also extended to Father Senger, Father Dario, Ron and Louise Hawkins together with St. Gabriel’s Choir and the CWL for the honour guard and the lovely lunch served. Marie, Wendy, Ila, Gerry and Fred gfsc1

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If YOU are… • Moving • Expecting a Baby • Planning a Wedding • Anticipating Retirement Call WELCOME WAGON at 948-2563 - Lisa Haynes We have gifts and information www.welcomewagon.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LEASE OPERATORS Big Sky Farms, one of Canada’s largest hog producers, are expanding their livestock transportation fleet and are looking for qualified owner-operators for Western Canada.

For more information call Cliff at (306) 682-7244 or email resume to: hr@bigsky.sk.ca

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRAVELTRUCKING COMPANY For Sale. Trucks, loaders, hoe, crusher, seven pits, two yards, 3-bay shop, of¿ce. Serious inquiries. Call Larry 780-3334726, Swan Hills, Alberta. START A RESTAURANT SUPPLY BUSINESS Better than a franchise. Proven business, 20+ years. Distributors wanted. Exclusive territories. Invest 25k earn up to 500k+ www.allbrite. ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY A&B Pipeliners is accepting resumes for pipeline construction Labourers, Foremen, Welders Helpers, Welders, HE Operators & Pipe¿tters for projects throughout Saskatchewan. Send resumes to: Fax 403.265.0922: email: info@abpipeliners.com. Visit abpipeliners.com for more details. CLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL is seeking individuals to join our team. Responsibilities: Water and soil sample collection and ¿eld analysis, drilling waste sampling, analysis, disposal supervision. Pre and post site assessments. Quali¿cations: Post secondary degree or diploma. Oil¿eld experience is an asset. Required equipment is a reliable 4X4, lap top computer, GPS, camera. Send resume to: hr@ceslp.ca referencing contract Environmental Field Technicians in the subject line.

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EXPERIENCED PARTS PERSON required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full bene¿ts and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000ft2 Store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.

Three (3) rototillers, two (2) lawn mowers, patio table and umbrella. Phone 948-3774. 29p3

SEED & FEED HEATED CANOLA WANTED!! - GREEN CANOLA - SPRING THRASHED - DAMAGED CANOLA FEED OATS WANTED!! - BARLEY, OATS, WHT - LIGHT OR TOUGH - SPRING THRASHED HEATED FLAX WANTED!! HEATED PEAS HEATED LENTILS "ON FARM PICKUP" d Westcan Feed & Grain 1-877-250-5252

PERSONAL

EXPERIENCED WINCH TRACTOR and bed truck drivers for drilling, rig moving trucking company. Phone, fax, email or mail. Email rigmove@telus.net. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780842-6581. H&E Oil¿eld Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7.

DATING SERVICE. Long-term/ short-term relationships, Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Intimate conversation, Call #4011 or 1-888-534-6984. Live 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #4010. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-8045381. (18+)

Town of Kipling Foreman of Public Works The Town of Kipling is seeking a Town Foreman. This position provides the overall supervision and organization of all functions of Public Works and the Water/Sewer Treatment and Distribution Systems. Level 2 Certi¿cation in Water Treatment/Level 1 Water Distribution and Wastewater along with experience with road and equipment maintennance would be an asset. A complete job description is available upon request. Resumes may be submitted by August 29, 2011 to kiptown@sasktel.net or Town of Kipling, Attn: Gail Dakue, Box 299, Kipling, SK S0G 2S0 www. townofkipling.ca

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REPORTER PHOTOGRAPHER REQUIRED for one of western Canada’s leading community newspapers. Strong writing skills along with knowledge of InDesign are prerequisites. Contact: editor@brooksbulletin. com.

HEAVY DUTY Journeyman Mechanic required. Phone, fax, email or drop off at of¿ce. Email: rigmove@telus.net. Phone: 780842-6444. Fax: 780-842-6581. H&E Oil¿eld Services Ltd. 2202 - 1 Ave, Wainwright AB, T9W 1L7.

Part or full time truck drivers needed must have 3A or 1A licenses. Part of full time heavy equipment operators. Experience and tickets an asset but not necessary should the applicant apply. Please send resumes by fax 306-6852267 or email rhonda.shaws@ sasktel.net.

NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect.

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MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 17

Business & Professional … FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE

BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Saskatoon DUANE NEUFELDT Serving BIGGAR and Area

Licensed For: • Residential • Acreage • Farm

306-948-8055 Fax: 306-948-2763 www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

The sign you want. The agent you need.

Tim Hammond Realty Licenced for:

Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income

Call: 948-2101

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation

HOME IMPROVEMENTS 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

113 - 3 Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (ofﬁce) Cell 948-9168 www.TimHammond.ca www.FarmsofCanada.com

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag., Broker

Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs

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

GLASS INSTALLATION

Tim Hammond Realty Licenced for: •Residential

9Residential 9Commercial 9Automotive

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (ofﬁce) Cell 948-7995 www.TimHammond.ca http://Cari.TimHammond.ca

Cari McCarty Residential Sales

For all your glass needs …owned and operated by Matt Poitras

104 - 2 Ave. West Biggar nd

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent

948-4846

Tim Hammond Realty

MANUFACTURING

Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential • Commercial

A Sign of Qualilty!

113 - 3 Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (ofﬁce) Cell 948-4478 Dave Molberg BSA

www.TimHammond.ca www.FarmsofCanada.com

Exposure, Experience and Effort.

of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operated

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

ELECTRICAL

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

Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

948-5291 PHILLIPS ELECTRIC • Residence • Commercial Wiring For free estimates Ph: 948-5393

Cell: 306-221-6888

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

Jerry Muc Phone: 948-2958 Fax:

948-5699

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

ELECTRICAL

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

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

Biggar, Sask.

948-3389 Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

Inc.

Helping you Help yourself

To advertise in this directory, please call Urla at The Independent • 948-3344 • This feature will appear Weekly. ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL DIRECTORY RATES.

FRE E Es timat Call us for… es • Insurance jobs • Renovations • New home building • Drywall & Painting • Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.) • Residential/Commercial • CertiÀed installer for Logix ICF

HANDY JIM SERVICES

available to do…

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

Call Jim @ 948-3333

Northland Foaming

Spray Foam Insulation

306-948-2805 Cell: 306-948-6062 Email: northland83@yourlink.ca Want to insulate your quonset, farm/commercial buildings, house or cabin? Lower your heating and cooling costs and add strength to your buildings!

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

SEED CLEANING IT’S ALL INCLUDED! Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price! For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning

948-2807 or

Call: Bill: Dale:

948-5609 948-5394

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile west on Triumph Rd.

Phoenix M4 Mobile Grain cleaning and sizing

WTSL MOBILE GRAIN SERVICE Box 917, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Wayne Dollansky 306-948-7247 Custom Combining JD9770 with draper or hydraÁex headers

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING

WINE SUPPLIES

Phone: 948-5678

DENTAL DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist 115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone: 882-2123 Emergency (after hours) 882-2006

BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6th 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.

306-948-3408 EYE CARE

Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry

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

CALL NOW:

1-877-979-4543 #16-1945 McKercher Drive, Saskatoon

HEALTH/ WELLNESS “Annie Things Possible” Health, Beauty & Spa

Weight Loss Clinic 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

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member) NEW LOCATION… 219 - 4th Ave. E., BIGGAR

Other Services available… • ParafÅn Wax • Thai Herbal Massage • ReÆexology • Hot Stone Massage • Engergy Work

~ Gift CertiÅcates ~ Evening, Saturday and in-home appointments available.

948-2548 or 948-9710

Ladies Only 30 min. Workout …owned and operated by Diane Larouche Ellard, Can-Fit-Pro Certi¿ed Personal Trainer

in Nova Wood Centre 104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar

948-7967 NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE “Putting PERSONAL back into ﬁtness training!” Wayne Baldwin, W

NO Certiﬁed Fitness Trainer, N Natural Health Consultant, E P O Physical Therapy Aide Over 20 years resistance training experience!

• Personalized Fitness/Nutrition Programs • One-on-One PersonalTraining • Injury Prevention and Rehab • Active Isolated Stretching • Limited Memberships to Private Fitness Studio Gift Certiﬁcates available.

Visit us @ 219 - 4th Ave. East, Biggar Where you can feel right at home! Phone… 948-2548

WINE, BEER, COOLER KITS and SUPPLIES …available at

• 5 Year manufacturer’s warranty on all Oticon Hearing Aids • 5 Year supply of batteries • 5 Year premium service plan • Risk-free ZERO MONEY DOWN trial period

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

306-717-2818 www.madgerooÀng.com Biggar, Sask.

HEARING CARE

Wylie Farms Ltd.

Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

•Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage rd

SEED CLEANING

Cell… 948-8048

In Biggar Every Tuesday. Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments… 1-855-651-3311

LACK OF ADVERTISING is like winking at a pretty girl in the dark…YOU KNOW what you’re doing, BUT NO ONE ELSE DOES!

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MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

Business & Professional LEGAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors

223 Main Street Biggar

Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B.

Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

OPEN: Mon.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

948-3346 …serving your community since 1972

948-2183

Roe & Company

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

OPTOMETRISTS

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

INVESTMENTS

948-3376 after hours George: 948-7533 Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

M & N REPAIR 301 - 1st Ave. E, Biggar

948-3996 Open Monday-Saturday

Heavy Truck Repair

FFinancial Plan nning Estate Plann ning Life Insuran nce

Service Truck Full Mechanical Service Mon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. phone: George

Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

222 220 Main Street 7 306 948 5377 info@twhfinancial.ca www.twhfinancial.ca

DR. KRUEGER, KENDALL & WILSON

SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair

KRF Automotive Detail Centre 100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!” • Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals

948-1722

B I G G AR I N S URAN CE SERVIC ES

8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

304 Main St., Biggar

948-2222 or 948-2029

Without advertising, nothing happens!!!

Anne G. Livingston

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer • photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc. Call Anne @ 948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

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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.

Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses (306) 948-3776 cell: (306) 260-6503

Call me to Ànd out more about how The Plan™ can help you prosper now …and over time.

JIM VANCHA, PAg Consultant (306) 948-4393 jim.vancha@ investorsgroup.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

Let Vortex protect your truck and your investment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System Prairieland Collision Rosetown, Sask.

306-882-2289

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

Photos by Jocelyn Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Photography

Biggar, Sask. www.photosbyjocelyn.com

306-948-2814 Small Ads Work… You’re reading this one!!!

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

521 Main St., Biggar 948-2109

MR. JOHN G. SMITH * Local Handyman/ Drayman plus Independent Sales Consultant for SWEPCO Building Products & Lubricant Phone: (306) 948-3856 Mobile: (306) 948-7896 Email: johngsmith1@ hotmail.com

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth Box 736, Biggar

Phone:

948-5600

NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING •Texas Gates •Spray Foam Insulation •Sandblasting & Painting •Internal Coatings •Rock Guard Coatings g

Mobile Units Ofﬁce: 948-2805 05 Cell: 948-6062 email: northland83@yourlink.ca

Beadle’s Computer Solutions Sales & Service Call Steven 948-2489 Your authorized

Panasonic, StarChoice, Bell, Xplornet Internet dealer and Your authorized SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE 216 Main St., Biggar

948-3955

Phillips Radio Shop

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SERVICES

Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Pssst...Did you hear that you can still buy REGAL? Contact Nancy Duns Independent Rep

www.sask.shopregal.ca Ph: 237-4777

Email: saskregal@sasktel.net

ELMER DOVE

Chartered Accountant Credit Union Building 302 Main Street P. O. Box 1750 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

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

Ph:

ACCOUNTING

Phone: 948-5133

Tree services available…

GEORGE STAHL

in Biggar Insurance Bldg.

Phone: 948-2204 or 948-3886

P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.

Biggar

Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer Open: Mon.-Fri.

201B-2nd Ave. West

Ivan Young,

948-2700

INSURANCE

Garry A. Faye

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

1st Ave. West, Biggar

Phone: 244-7464 for appointment

Chartered Accountant Notary Public

• Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

948-3381

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

100-128-4th Ave. South, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M8

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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

TIRES

Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

Optometrists

Anita Silvernagle, Lisa Haynes (Notary Publics) • Home & Agro, Auto & Commerical Insurance • Blue Cross • Motor Licence Issuer Ofﬁce Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday 304 Main Street • Biggar

SERVICES

Rebel Landscaping

BUSSE LAW

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, Treena Sikora look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

SERVICES

AUTOMOTIVE

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Residential Commercial Automotive

For FREE estimates or enquiries CALL Wayne or Dorothy at

948-5678

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

• sides of Pork & Beef available

948-3384 This space available for… our 26-week commitment in this directory $ 2.89/week = $75 + g.s.t. (regular price $9.52 per week) One column x 1 inch size Call

948-3344

109 Main St., Biggar

Phone:

948-2442

Fax: 948-2484

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Bob Kobelsky

658-4474, Landis, SK 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

HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.

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

Atkinson Trucking Landis, Sask. …For all your Local Grain Hauling Needs Bailen Atkinson 658-4460 or 948-4450

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.

ONLINE @ biggarindependent.ca

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 19

Asquith News Neil Millard 329-4235 Regarding the new Recycling Program:The blue bins will be delivered the week of July 25. Thursday, August 4 will be a Garbage Pick Up Day. Thursday, August 11 will be a Recycling Pickup Day. Alternate taking your garbage bin out and your recycling bin out every week. For more information, phone

or visit the Town Ofﬁce. My family is home for a few days and we have two friends here from the U.S.A. so there is more action in the house which is good. Tip of the Day -- “Everyday is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor.”

Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 We were very lucky to get ter, Riley, will be moving sunny weather on the week- into it as soon as water and end. Many places have a lot power are hooked up, and all of damage from high winds, the other things involved in lighting,hail, and heavy readying it are done. rain. It began raining here Eva Perlinger and her on Tuesday evening, and daughters, Gloria and Dolois still coming down now, res, spent an afternoon with but not enough to cause the Lavern Skog this week. One ﬂoods some are experienc- daughter is here from B.C., ing. and one from Alberta. The Scott family all went Saturday, July 16, a celto Edmonton on the week- ebration at the Landis Comend to attend the wedding of munity Complex in honour Deb’s niece, Lindsay. Maria of Irene Turner’s 75th birthws one of the bridesmaids. day, the actual birthday was The groom is a native of Ire- December 31. However our land, and 25 members of his Saskatchewan winters are soccer team came over from unpredictable so summer Ireland for event. One of was the best opportunity for Lindsay’s family is a former this event. dancer with Riverdance, People attending were and performed for them. from England, Victoria, Chuck Sampson has re- Hamilton, LaRonge, Regina, turned to his home on Salt Melfort, Saskatoon, Biggar, Spring Island, after spend- Clavet, Springwater, Wilkie, ing two weeks here with Unity and many friends and family. relatives from this area. Ann Vizer is home followThe day commenced at 1 ing surgery in Saskatoon, p.m. with 70 people attendand is reportedly doing well. ing a full meal. At 2:30 the Hope you are soon back on Wacky Wizard from Sasyour feet Ann. katoon, entertained young We have another dwelling and old with magic tricks in Landis. A mobile home, and sculpting balloons. This belonging to Alberta Dear- was followed at 3:15 by Leon ing ws set on the lot at the Ochs song and music accomcorner of Railroad Avenue panied by his Dad, Bernard. and Princess Street on Mon- By 4:30 guests began to day. Alberta and her daugh- leave for other plans.

Issac Watts. I have a Howie Meeker with Charlie Hodge foreword book by DAve Hodge. “Stop It There, Back It Up!” It covers 50 years of hockey. If you would like to read it, phone Neil. Spiritual Munching -Some of us look at other people who are different and see them as a pain i the neck. Others see such people as God’s precious children. Some see certain immigrants coming here ot Canada as a bad thing. Others see it as a chance to show love for some needy and seriously disadvantaged people. It’s all in the point of view. May we see things and people as through the eyes of our Lord. Something to think about!

A belated triple 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration was held for Arlene and John Cattell, Jack and Shirley Cleghorn, Bev and Mona Brooks. They all enjoyed riding in an extended Ford Limousine to Saskatoon and back to Asquith. Considering all the rain and hail storms across Saskatchewan we were lucky that it didn’t touch down here in our area of Asquith. Life’s Little Instruction Book -• Never order chicken-fried steak in a place that doesn’t have a jukebox. • Replace the batteries in smoke alarms every January 1. • Never say “My child would never do that!” • Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

****PUBLIC NOTICE**** Please be advised that a two dimensional (2D) seismic exploration program is planned for the Saskatoon area (see map below). This regional seismic program is being conducted on behalf of BHP Billiton Canada Inc. by RPS Boyd PetroSearch in order to assess potential potash mineralization. The seismic process involves sending vibrations into the earth and measuring the returning waves. The energy source is vibroseis (vibrator trucks) and the program will mainly be conducted on road allowance. We ask that you consider your safety as well as the safety of our workers. Please slow down around our worksites. If you would like more information, please contact our landowner liaison, Garry Wahl. Please note that unless you are contacted, your lands are not being entered. No private property will be accessed without prior consent. Exploration Company: RPS Boyd PetroSearch Field Operations: May through to mid-September 2011 Program Names: 2011 Wolverine 2D, 2011 Asquith 2D, 2011 South Boulder 2D and 2011 South Young 2D

Dehydration You put a lot of effort into keeping your yard quenched during the hot, dry summer, but are you giving your own body the same consideration? Know and watch for symptoms of dehydration: thirst, fatigue, headache, little or no urination, muscle weakness, dizziness and light headedness. Do not rely on thirst alone because you could already be dehydrated. The heat and humidity depletes your body’s reserve of water. Keep it filled by drinking fluids, especially water, throughout the day. For toll-free health information 24 hours a day. Please call 1-888-425-4444(TTY) if you have hearing or speech difficulties Smokers Helpline 1-877-513-5333 or www.smokefree.ca Questions about Medication? Call 1-800-665-DRUG (3784). Ask questions online www.usask.ca/druginfo Mental Health & Addictions Centralized Intake Line 1-866-269-9139 Monday to Friday 8:00 am—4:30 pm

Heartland Health Region www.hrha.sk.ca

Should you have any questions, please contact: Garry Wahl Landowner Liaison Phone: 306.536.1863

Maddie Mailey Permit Administrator Toll Free: 1.800.663.8943

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011

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11075MC02

505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 OPEN: Monday - Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sales… 1-877-979-7999 Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Service… 1-888-600-2990 Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CLOSED: Sundays www.rosetownmainline.net