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Ooey Gooey . . . Sloppy green algae coats the shore of Richmond Lake south of Biggar while the sky threatens. Cooler temperatures have hit the area with rain this past Wednesday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Summer is waning and losing its hold on the warmth we all crave, and for kids, the Biggar Aquatic Centre’s last day of 2020 - a year we would all like to forget! - had kids enjoying the blue waters, Wednesday, August 26. Kids got in that last swim and bit of fun with friends before they go back to school.

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Massie releases book on Saskatchewan icon, Sylvia Fedoruk

It is a monumental task when detailing a life. When it is someone of the stature as of Sylvia Fedoruk, it could be overwhelming. “A Radiant Life, The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk” is Massie’s third book. “She’s probably one of the most fascinating people who has ever lived in this province,” Massie explained. “Any one area that she participated in, would have been enough to write a book about.” Fedoruk, as Massie adds, was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, a pioneering scientist, athlete, and one of the most engaging personalities this province has ever laid claim to. Medical research has benefited from Fedoruk’s work, and Massie said she was the gold standard. “Her supervisor benchmarked all the other graduate students who ever worked for him against Sylvia.”

Massie started on the book in 2013. “I came to the project by way of friendship Stuart Houston, who I co-authored with before [36 Steps on the Road to Medicare]. He was just getting older, and said, ‘Merle, can you help me with this project?’” Houston was working on another book, ‘Birds of Saskatchewan’, and decided to step away from the new project, giving Massie full rein on the Fedoruk biography - a natural step from 36 Steps on the Road to Medicare which featured a forward by Fedoruk. Fedoruk’s life was huge, and for Massie, it was daunting. “I was stopped for about a year, part way through because the Christopher Lefler story was so huge.” Lefler, a U of S fine arts masters student, had his artwork censored by the University of Saskatchewan, where he addressed

Fedoruk’s complicity in the province’s official position at the time on homosexuality and AIDS. It was the one dark smear on Fedoruk’s incredible life. For Massie, dealing with the Fedoruk/Lefler material could be nothing but its own chapter. “I had to really wrestle with the morality of it. I didn’t want it to overshadow Sylvia’s story, but at the same time, it’s almost a foil - you use it to really showcase how important she was to the province of Saskatchewan, literally to the Government of Saskatchewan, to the University of Saskatchewan, and to the Saskatchewan media, and the lengths that they went to to protect her. It could not happen the way that it did now in the social media era - not even close.” In addition to ‘36 Steps’ and the upcoming Fedoruk tome, Massie authored ‘Forest Prai-

rie Edge: Place History in Saskatchewan’, a University of Regina Arts Award for Scholarly Writing, Saskatchewan Book Awards (2015). This is the first true book on Sylvia Fedoruk, and for Massie, it was an incredible honour. The

process allowed Massie to see the complete archive of this great woman: personal and official papers, robes, awards and trophies, and knickknacks from an exceptional life of a great Saskatchewan figure. Massie’s “A Radiant

Life, The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk” is currently on sale. The University of Saskatchewan will be hosting an online launch, September 15. A Radiant Life is on sale at Leslie’s Drug Store!

Biggar author, Merle Massie releases her third book, “A Radiant Life, The Honourable Sylvia Fedoruk”. It is currently on sale at Leslie’s Drug Store. (Photo for The Independent by Michelle Danychuk)

Biggar RCMP report by Sgt Dean Kabaroff, Biggar Detachment Commander Biggar RCMP biweekly report is for August 17 to August 31. The Biggar RCMP responded to 70 calls for service in the detachment area over the last two weeks. Over this time period there were four vehicles stolen from the town of Biggar and surrounding RM’s. Police would also like to remind people to lock their doors and not to leave keys, personal items or valuables in their vehicles. Vehicles become easy targets for people looking to benefit from criminal activity and encourage people to call the police if they any suspicious activ-

ity in their area. As a result, RCMP have increased patrols in Perdue, the surrounding RM’s and Highway’s 14 and 4, and police are excited to continue to work with the local RM’s crime watch groups. These groups are a valuable resource and a quick way to disseminate information regarding crime or suspicious activity. During this time 56 contacts were made with vehicle drivers. On August 22, Biggar RCMP had a check stop set up on Highway 4 south of Biggar. The public can expect to see more roving check stops in the future. Again our goal is to be pro-active in reducing and targeting impaired drivers and to keep our

streets and roads safe. Biggar RCMP continues to get calls from people in the area regarding fraudulent phone scams. Some include receiving a call from the Canadian Revenue Agency stating there are warrants out for their arrest to someone encouraging them to purchase gift cards and sending them the card number. These are scams and people should hang up and report the incident to the anti-fraud section. Police want to remind people to never provide strangers banking or personal information out over the phone or in general. Finally, everyone from the Biggar RCMP detachment would like to wish everyone a safe harvest.

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What’s your sign? . . . A new bulletin board finds its place outside of the Biggar Post Office this past Wednesday. (Independent Photo by Dale Buxton)

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Don’t panic . . . Okay, go nuts! Just don’t drag me down with you! It is with great gusto that people in our current state of DEFCON 1-like panic, go over the top and begin packing up a five-year supply of water, food and Netflix, and head for a remote cabin on the farside of nowhere. While the situation of today is troubling - COVID this, Black Lives Matter that, government corruption at arrogant levels, the Leafs not making the playoffs - again, it can all be cured by one simple move. Turning the television, radio, computer and smartphone firmly into the “OFF” postion. Close the newspaper as well, although, just bear with me for a moment. The kids are going back to school soon, and many have concerns over their safety and the safety of teachers and staff. Will an outbreak occur? More than likely. Do we panic? Of course not. Staying informed is as vital now than ever before, but too much info? What about sorting through the social media rumour mill? The “I heard” crowd is as eager to share a home remedy with every single soul around. Whether that remedy is real or holistic BS is irrelevant to them . . . “I have it on good authority that blah, blah, blah, it really works! Drinking bleach is safe and blah, blah, blah . . .” Good grief. Media - and let’s understand that “media” isn’t just those actively involved in reportage, but includes those who consume information, share it, talk about it - has brought everything to a massive boil of panic and anxiety that has Dr. Phil gulping down Tylenol from a Pez dispenser Down south, the freak show that is the bottle-tanned Donald Trump, increasingly is taking on epic trailer park trash proportions with his defection of blame and his creating division to conquer and stay in power. In Canada, Justin Trudeau’s morals have taken a holiday, and his pseudo-intellectual antics have put this country into a economic suicide dive the grandkids of children four generations from now will still be paying for. It’s bleak out there. But do yourselves a favour and go for a walk. Leave your phone at home, close the newspaper, lose the remote, turn off the radio. Practice “Social Distancing” from Social Media. But stay in contact, don’t isolate yourselves; stay informed, sort the wheat from the chaff. Wear a mask and, for God’s sake, don’t ridicule others for their choices. Wash your hands (your mom was right!). Then give yourselves a chance to enjoy life, not live in fear created by rumour. You have a better chance of working yourself into an actual illness because of the constant worry. Cut yourself some slack. Now. Close this newspaper and do something fun, silly, extravagant! That’s my prescription for you. K.B.

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Trudeau needs to turn off the emergency spending taps by Aaron Wudrick, federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation As Canada slowly begins to emerge from a pandemic-induced shutdown, a severe economic hangover persists: a $343 billion deficit as of early July’s fiscal snapshot. In reality, it is certain to be even higher by the time newly-minted Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland gets around to preparing a fiscal update in the fall. With a deficit of this size, there’s not a lot to be cheery about, but a

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small consolation may be that the vast majority of the deficit is a result of one-time emergency spending. If the government can actually bring itself to turn off the taps (a big if), it can swiftly cut the deficit by about two-thirds. The early signs are not encouraging. While the government has finally committed to ending the $80 billion Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) after two extensions, its successor programs including more generous Employment Insurance

(EI) payments and additional, temporary EI-like program will still cost $37 billion. It was clear that CERB had to go. In addition to the massive expense, there were concerns (including, we have since learned, from erstwhile finance minister Bill Morneau) that it was undermining our economic recovery. As more businesses began to reopen, many employers were having difficulty getting employees to come back to work because many were taking CERB payments instead. Government will also

need to resist the inevitable calls for special bailouts, as there is simply not enough money to bail out every affected business or industry. All government can really do is ensure whatever support is on offer is fair and does not create explicit winners and losers. Tax relief is the best way to do this. Reducing rates across the board makes it easier for all businesses to survive without playing favourites. Even more alarmingly, some voices have been calling to make deficitfinanced emergency

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measures permanent, or even suggesting the government should try to dig an even deeper hole by proposing a massive expansion of expensive, inefficient government programs. The word has become overused over the course of this pandemic, but it is true that the situation we are in is indeed unprecedented. Even so, we are now slowly moving towards a new normal. But let’s be clear: the only reason we are not already in a full-blown fiscal crisis is because of low interest rates. Even more

alarming, there is no consensus on why they have remained low for so long, nor about why or when they might start rising again. It would be foolish for the Trudeau government to act like gamblers on hot streaks at the casino by misinterpreting random good luck as a result of decisions within their control. As it stands, it will take years to climb out of our fiscal hole. The Trudeau government needs to take the biggest first step by continuing to wind down emergency spending as soon as possible.

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This piece was written many, many years ago by a very lonesome rider who was going back to Great Bend in search of his backward past! He had no close friends we had moved away and left them behind. Old Tex and I slept out last night. The hills one solid silhouette. Here, hesitation as I Financial write. I think I can remember Advice yet. Kim across Inglis The hush of night the land. The gentle hooves upon the sod, In peace we curled in natures hand. No . . . really in the hand of God. Created with the rest of these. Last night beside my dying blaze, I felt akin the summer breeze,

that Y.T. isn’t as great a guy as he thinks he is! Eagle Creek has been here for some time and it mebbe has a mysterious past. I dunno! This writer doesn’t seem to know much, eh! But it still has an attraction for many of us. The following are a few lines about Eagle Creek. The first time Y.T. saw the rapids on Eagle Creek was many years ago when he was young enough to ride on the Saskatchewan trail. It was important to the early colonists and was vital until the railroad was completed. Many people must have seen and wondered at it, where the trails neared the creek there was a pile of rubble, which some early pioneers told me was an old stable for people to rest themselves and their horses before trekking westward. Below is a questionable history about that pile of rubble as was told to me years later! “About 1900 or so, some of the Barr Colonists arrived there and were faced with the problem of crossing the creek a little ways above the rapids. “In the process of crossing the rocky bed of the creek, somehow a wheel fell apart. It must have caused some confusion, but one fellow remembered that some miles

before they had stopped at the Henrietta Stopping Place some miles west of Saskatoon, and there was an old wagon nearby. One of the crew, apparently named Jones, volunteered to get a wheel from the old wagon to replace the broken one! “Jones returned a while later without the wheel because he solemnly said that it was a left wheel that was broken and the old wagon only had a right wheel, and, as Jones exclaimed: “Everyone knows you don’t use a left wheel to replace a right one!� “It was because of this incident that Jones was named “Wrong Wheel Jones� for the rest of his life!� When I started to write this bit about Eagle Creek Rapids, I thought that mebbe it would take a few more pages, but what I wanted to get across was the thrill of running water! Since the earliest times, man has known the excitement and power of running water. When Y.T. first heard the rapids on Eagle Creek, he felt as though he was the first one to ever hear them, and how wrong I was, eh! There are pages - even music - dedicated to the sound of water. I must go down to the sea again. To the lonely sea and the sky! Time may pass, but the sound of water will be with us forever, even at Eagle Creek!

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Let’s not repeat history by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery September 3, 1939, the Second World War was declared. On September 7, The Independent’s headline was “War with Germany. Canada stands with England . . . 100,000 troops ready to swing into action”. Only 25 years after the beginning of the horrors of the First World War, and again people found themselves preparing again for death and destruction! Families were preparing to say goodbye to their sons, daughters, and husbands,

maybe forever. So why am I bringing this up now? Well September is here already . . . where did August go? Plus, I was watching a documentary, “The Queen at War” on TV and saw the date war was declared. Did you know that three months previously King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, who we all knew as the Queen Mum now, visited Biggar! The King knew by then that the atmosphere was dangerous in Europe. He was likely dreading the future, as he politely waved to the crowds from the rear of the train on the tracks

at the end of Main Street in Biggar. How many of those cheering children would lose their brothers, fathers, or even their own lives on the battlegrounds in Europe and Africa and eventually Asia. Why? Why did the memory of the heartbreak and sorrow not stop the rumblings . . . why must discontent turn into bloodshed again and again? In museums across the globe, there are exhibits depicting past events, inspiring things, and audacities. Why do we have the audacities on display? Because the people who visit the museums

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and not to repeat them. History is the road map to the future. If we take our eyes off the map, we

will get lost. Let us learn from history, let us not have history repeat itself.

Queen Elizabeth, (commonly referred to as the Queen Mom) can be seen standing on the back of a train caboose waving to a crowd of people in Biggar, Saskatchewan. Union Jack flags and a sign reading “Your Majesties” can be seen in the background. (Photos courtesy of Biggar Museum and Gallery)

Asquith Council news for August Asquith Town Council held its August regular council meeting on Wednesday, August 19. Attending were Mayor Gail Erhart, Councillors, Sue Sawicki, Dylan Claypool, Jeff Eide, Harold Edwards, Jordan Claypool, and Ted Goodnough. Also attending was CAO Kathy Picketts and Foreman Darren Kraft. The meeting was called to order at 7p.m. A motion was made to make a correction to the August 19, 2020 regular council meeting minutes, and minutes were accepted as amended. Council made a motion to accept the July 2020 financial statements and July 2020 bank reconciliations as presented to them at the meeting. Accounts Paid in the

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amount of $39,857.77 and Accounts Payable of $58,265.69 were accepted as presented. The Asquith Town Council has contracted Northern Blacktop to pave Clark Avenue and Charles Street from Clark Avenue to South Avenue. Exceed Asphalt continues to do lots of patching on the streets in town. Reminder that there is another “Clean Waste” day this month on September 12 at the old landfill from 9a.m. to 3p.m. You can only dispose of “clean waste” such as tree branches, unpainted and untreated wood, leaves, garden refuse, et cetera. Fall Clean Up Weekend is on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. BN Metals will also have bins this same weekend as well,

as well as the Electronic Recycling Association will have a “cage” set up for used electronics. REMINDER: This is for Asquith Residents only. A reminder goes out to all individuals that the Town of Asquith has A Burning Bylaw which dictates that one can have a fire in town for recreational use only. Only clean wood/firewood can be burned in your fire pits - no painted/treated wood, refuse, leaves, et cetera. should be burned. Be kind to your neighbour and to the environment and burn only clean wood materials. Also, no bonfires are allowed - please keep the size of your backyard fires moderate. Stay safe everyone!!

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Pandemic brings us closer to farm gate

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

There is some who think the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic the last several months will lead to some rather dramatic changes in how we view our food. That is an interesting viewpoint, given my own experiences given that I am now 60. When growing up through the 1960s and 1970s, on a Saskatchewan farm my experience regarding the food on our daily table was decidedly different than it has been in the current millennium. The summer and fall period on the farm is remembered in part by the effort to preserve the food grown in a huge gar-

den. That meant, even as a fairly young boy shelling peas, and carrying huge cabbages from the garden. A few years older I graduated to cutting beans to be frozen. And who could forget the smells of pickling, and we pickled everything, beets, carrots, onions, beans, cauliflower and of course cucumbers. There are also memories of watching dad chop the head off chickens with an axe, and the combination of giggles and fear as their bodies flopped around after. Then carrying the chickens to mom – who did not work offfarm - to pluck, gut and prepare for the freezer. The smell of scalded feathers – to help in the plucking – while not nice is also keenly recalled. Supper that night would be the first of the chickens, the rest consumed through winter. Then there was butchering a pig, usually around the time of the first snow. It was a time where you were closely connected to where food came from, and 95 per cent of meals

were cooked by family and the food was from the deep freeze, garden, or cellar. Canned food from the grocery store was a thing for camping not for regular meals. Take-out food given we were on a farm 16-miles from town was simply not a thing. Restaurant food was a rare luxury, maybe lunch on the day sales were held at the auction market. Fast forward to the present day, and gardens are rare, and generally for a few summer meals, not winter preserves. Even farms tend not to have livestock to put in the deep freeze. We have relied on the grocery store. We have fast food delivery on speed dial. There is no time to cook with both parents typically working out of the home. The pandemic has at least meant more time to cook for many. There has been an increase in food to prepare in the kitchen, not from a factory sealed in a bag to be microwaved. There is more interest

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on Highway 5 towards Humboldt. Highway 5 is in good shape, there is always some kind of repair happening on this road to keep it up. The traffic is busy as usual as this highway gets a lot of use. We find our way to the crossroads of Highway 5 and Highway 2. Close by is the Village of Meacham if you fancy a stop. Meacham has a population of around 400 people and is a rich diverse farming community of different ethnic cultures. Meacham has a few businesses, a museum as well the community is noted for the Dancing Sky Theatre, which re-creates stories in a dinner theatre atmosphere. If theatre is your thing this may be well worth the trip. Our next stop on the venture is Humboldt. Humboldt is vibrant city community with all services available. Humboldt began in the early days as a telegraph station and during the time of Batoche Humboldt was the only link between the Prime Minister and his forces in the west. Early permanent inhabitants were telegraph operators, linesmen and members of the Northwest Mounted Police. Humboldt has a strong German culture and a strong farming community. Humboldt is also in the heart of potash country, with many people of the community employed in the mines that are near the city. If you like museums, Humboldt and District Museum is a good place to go. A walk throughout the downtown of Humboldt you will find a number of murals painted in the business district. Humboldt also has a fantastic recreation facility that houses one of the junior hockey teams and the Humboldt Broncos. Continuing on Highway 5 we travel by the little

Independent Photo by Dale Buxton villages of Saint Gregor and Engelfield with our next stop in Watson. Watson is a strong German ethic community of about 750 people that call this town home. Watson, interestingly enough, is the same distance from Saskatoon to the west as is it from Regina to the south, which gave the town the motto of being the Industrial Crossroads of Saskatchewan. Another interesting fact about Watson is that this community is the home of the original Santa Claus Day. It started way back in 1932 when Santa arrived in Watson aboard a CNR passenger train and was met with a couple of hundred youngsters. As the event progressed over the years there was a free movie offered on the day of the

visit. Santa Clause day is now a cherished event all across Saskatchewan in many towns and villages that celebrate the arrival of Santa Claus, who sits down with kids of all ages to hear what they want for Christmas before they depart with a bag of candy. Watson erected a 25-foot high Santa Claus at the entrance of the community to commemorate this historic event. The towns business’ and restaurants are also geared towards celebrating the essence of the jolly ole’ St, Nick. Watson is a very dynamic community that has a bit of everything for everyone and a good place to stop when travelling through. Stay tuned for more adventures. . .

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There was a scary moment in Taiwan this past weekend when a toddler was lifted 30 feet into the air by one of the kites at the Hsinchu City International Kite Festival. According to Focus Taiwan, the 3-year-old girl suffered abrasions to

her face and neck, but was otherwise unharmed. Winds in the community located about 50 miles southwest of Taipei reached 7 on the Beaufort Scale, which is listed as “near gale� and can include winds of up to 38 mph, the news site reported.

Taiwan English News said the kite’s tail wrapped around the girl and lifted her into the sky. Footage from the festival showed her swinging wildly in the air. When she neared the ground, a crowd of people grabbed the child and pulled her down.

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The Biggar Golf Course held their annual Freddie Bissonnette Memorial celebration of golf this past weekend. The event is in memory of Fred who was a supporter of the Biggar course, and pushed for improvements to the recreation area. The 27-hole (nine best score, nine-modified alternating shot, nine scramble) had 84 golfers participate. Men’s winner was Colton Flasch and Dan Marsh, while Ladies had Terry Surik and Elan Grondin take top spot. Mixed winners were Byron and Ellen Redlick. The event raised $3,510 from an online auction, items graciously donated by area businesses and residents.

Rosetown-Elrose Constituency 215 Main Street, Rosetown Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 Tel: 306-882-4105 Fax: 306-882-4108 Toll free; 1-855-762-2233 E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V02 col/6 Please call with questions or concerns

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Doctors pull 4ft snake from woman’s throat

This is the shocking moment a four-foot long snake is removed from a woman’s mouth. The creature had reportedly slithered into her throat as she slept in her garden in Levashi, a village in Dagestan, southern Russia. Feeling unwell, the young woman was rushed to hospital where she was put to sleep. A doctor is heard saying ‘let’s see what this is’ before inserting a tube down her throat.

As he slowly pulls the snake out another medic grabs it, but then jumps back and screams as she realises just how long the snake is. The snake is then dropped into a medical bucket. It’s unclear if the snake was alive or dead, or how long it was trapped inside the woman. According to local reports, such incidents are unusual but older residents advise the young not to sleep outside in case a snake slithers inside their mouths.

Some commenters have claimed the creature could be a parasite or a giant worm but it appears too long for this. The Ministry of Health in Dagestan, a mountainous republic bordering the Caspian Sea, have not commented. The woman patient was not identified, nor was the type of snake. The village of Levashi has a population of 11,500 and is at an altitude of 4,165 feet.

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New show at Biggar Museum and Gallery Together with Common Weal Community Arts, OSAC is proud to offer A Rightful Place at the Biggar Museum and Gallery, September 1- 23. The show is toured through OSAC’s Arts on the Move program. Migration is at the heart of the human experience. We know that throughout history, people have

undertaken significant migrations that have shaped the world we now live in: journeys made in hope and exploration, as well as journeys made by force or desperation. Today, around the world, migration continues in its myriad forms, but the resistance many immigrants encounter on arrival in a new place

continues as well. This negativity, aggravated by such things as a potentially depressed economy or a fear of terrorism, can sometimes make migrants scapegoats. The benefits of the acceptance of newcomers and their cultural contribution and perspectives to our society is often lost.

A Rightful Place was created as an effort to stimulate connection with and acceptance of newcomers amongst local communities. While tensions between locals and immigrants may arise for a variety of reasons, too often it is simply a lack of understanding and familiarity which gives rise to problematic stereotypes and misunderstanding between groups. The A Rightful Place Project was a two-year multidisciplinary art and social justice project, in which the lives and migration experiences faced by newcomers were documented through portraits and personal narratives of the newcomers. Due to the current high 1/4 Page level of fear and distrust of immigrants that is being promoted by some

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Gainer the Gopher gets a year’s vacation to frolic with the tumbleweeds in Saskatchewan. Calgary Stampeders’ white stallion is being sent to the pasture. Ottawa’s lumberjack won’t be firing up his chainsaw. Sad, but true: The Canadian Football League won’t entertain fans in 2020. COVID-19 has put every sports operation - amateur and professional - in precarious positions and while some have managed to cobble together some action, others have been victimized by the requirement that games must be played with no fans in the stands. The CFL, so dependent on fans paying $30 to $70 per seat, couldn’t possibly afford to operate without ticket sale revenue. Their only hope was a $30 million loan, or grant, from the federal government but word came in mid-August that the feds weren’t going to co-operate. Goodbye 2020, hello a one-year

hiatus. Hopefully it’s only a one-year hiatus. Winnipeg Blue Bomber president Wade Miller was convinced the season would go ahead in a reduced fashion, with the $30 million in federal money paying a key role. A Bomber-led committee had set things up for Winnipeg to serve as a hub for the nine CFL teams to play perhaps an eight-game season. The City of Winnipeg had contributed $500,000. The Province of Manitoba had $2 million to kick in. The city was excited because about 50,000 hotel-room nights would be used through the season. But the feds backed out, the plan fell apart and the CFL is not only planning its one-year shutdown, but worried about its long-term future. The CFL is strong in the West, with small profits reported in Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, Calgary and Edmonton, and negative financial pictures in two or three of the four eastern cities, Ottawa and perhaps Hamilton being the exceptions. TSN’s broadcasting rights money has been a nice bonus, but all in all, the CFL runs on a shoestring. The shoelace has snapped. When the coronavirus is under control, and the world returns to normal, the CFL will be back, perhaps with a restructured foundation. The business model is sound, and Canadians love their football. But instead of a national

holiday, the fourth Sunday in November - normally Grey Cup Sunday - will be just another day. • From the BBC, via fark. com: “Racing Point F1 team fined and docked points for designing their car using photographs of a Mercedes and some tracing paper. Ferrari set to appeal because that’s their plan for next year.” • From Facebook: “Hippos can run faster than humans on land, and swim faster than humans in water. Which means the bicycle is your only chance of beating a hippo in a triathlon.” • Patti Dawn Swansson, aka The River City Renegade: “According to Arash Madani of Sportsnet, the Toronto Argonauts don’t want to participate in a shortened CFL season. Reaction in the Republic of Tranna: ‘We have a football team? Who knew?’ • Headline at TheOnion. com: “Cardboard fan in stable condition after being hit by foul ball.” • Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Seattle cut Kemah Siverand after the rookie cornerback was caught on video trying to sneak a woman dressed in Seahawk players’ gear - into the NFL team’s hotel. That’s what you call disguising your coverage.” • Jack Finarelli, aka the Sports Curmudgeon: “A headline in the NY Post said ‘Penn State football players charged after cops find pot, LSD in apartment.’ That head-

line gives me a warm feeling of nostalgia; we may indeed find our way out of the confusion of 2020.” • RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “The World Egg Throwing Competition is held each year in Swaton, England. That’s no yoke.” • Another one from Currie: “I just saw a replay of a home-run-saving grab by Angels sensation Mike Trout. Probably not the last time Trout is the catch of the day.” • Blogger Chad Picasner: “CC Sabathia has come out with a new line of men’s clothes. If you’ve seen him in his uniform, you have to wonder if they come with tent poles already attached.” • CBSsports.com, via fark. com: “Nephew of Peyton Manning named No. 1 QB for the Class of ’23. Before you get too excited, remember Eli Manning is also his uncle.” • Headline at theonion. com: “NCAA Reminds Boosters That Full Bribes Still Due Even If Football Season Cancelled” • Dwight Perry again: “Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez got chased in his MLB debut after yielding back-to-back-to-back-toback home runs against the White Sox. In other words, a four-gone conclusion.” • Another one from Perry: “Twenty big-league teams - two-thirds of them, that is - have amassed more strikeouts than hits at the plate this season. Belated 2020 MLB motto: ‘Get a

whiff of this.’” • Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni, to reporters, on what it’s like coaching with a mask on: “Good.

The referees can’t tell what I’m saying.” Care to comment? E-mail brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca.

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The Duperow Co-operative Association Limited (Duperow Co-op) would like to allow our local community the opportunity to preserve our historical site buildings and relocate them to a new permanent location. We are inviting the public to submit proposals to take ownership, remove and relocate two of our Duperow location buildings: 1. Duperow Store 2. Duperow Rink Proposals must be in writing and may be submitted in person at Duperow Co-op Agro center in Biggar, or by email to the Request for proposal (RFP) contact. Proposals may include either one or both buildings in question. The selected proponent will be requested to enter into a Relocation and Transfer of Ownership Agreement with Duperow Co-op that would include assumption of liability and risk. The RFP timetable* is as follows: Issue Date of request for proposals Aug 28, 2020 Deadline for completion of due diligence by proponents Sept 11, 2020 4:00 p.m. Deadline for submission of RFP Sept 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. Anticipated execution of Relocation and Transfer of Ownership Agreement Sept 25, 2020 Deadline for removal and relocation of the buildings Oct 5, 2020 4:00 p.m. *The RFP timetable is tentative only, and may be changed by the Duperow Co-op at any time. Interested parties may call or email the RFP contact to arrange a viewing or for more information. A hazardous materials report is available to any interested parties for disclosure of asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials within the two structures. The buildings are to be owned and removed on an “as is” basis. Duperow Co-op does not assume any liability whatsoever for the condition of the buildings, the accuracy or completeness of any documentation and/or information provided, including the hazardous materials report. Interested parties are encouraged to conduct their own due diligence before making submissions. This is a request for proposals and not a call for tenders or request for binding offers. Duperow Co-op reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals at our full discretion and will not be responsible for any costs incurred by proponents in preparing a response. Duperow Co-op may cancel or amend the RFP process without liability at any time. RFP Contact: Angela Buhler, General Manager P: 306-948-2706 E: angela@duperowco-op.com

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

WEEKLY REFLECTION Where do we go when everything around us crumbles?

by Pastor Doug Motz, Biggar Associated Gospel Church The year of 2020 has been one to remember! We’ve seen some of the most dramatic changes many of us have ever experienced in our lifetime. Prior to the mid-March, what we knew as normal had suddenly changed! For the most part everything with the exception of what the government considered essential – which as we recall had been listed – was shutdown! All the nonessentials we basically were ordered to shut their doors – due to COVID! This of course included churches, restaurants, most nonessential small business, schools, city malls, and list goes on. But now that the governments have started to lift the restrictions for nonessentials, we are able to restart where things were we kind of left off back in March. But that’s been easier said than done! My point is simply this. I believe we aren’t ever going to see what we knew a normal prior to the middle of March – will be known as normal – ever again! We need to ask this question in light of this statement. What if this COVID were here to stay – like the common cold; flu; and many other types of sicknesses, and virus’s? The next question is: Where do we go when everything around us crumbles? There was a minor prophet of the Old Testament whose name was Habakkuk. God has sent him to prophecy words of warning to the people of Judah – the Southern Kingdom! He was sent around the seventh century B.C.. His message was to warn them about their sin; their disobedience to God’s known and written law: Exodus 20–Leviticus 27. Rather than Judah, and Benjamin listening and doing what God had required of them, they resorted to the pagan religions of their neighbouring Gentile nations of people. Because of this, God was about to send the Babylonian armies to destroy Judah’s cities, and capture, and slaughter many of the Jews. Realizing their plight, Habakkuk urged them to turn from their sins, wickedness Habakkuk 2:1–20; and repent and turn back to loving and serving the God who made them and still loved them. But when we read of this historical account, we find they didn’t listen or heed the many warnings of not only Habakkuk, but a number of other prophets. Things got so bad that finally God’s patience ran out, and the dreaded invasion happened. Therefore, knowing that God was about to carry through on what He had promised would happen, Habakkuk knew that things would only worsen. Knowing that these Chaldean armies would invade the land, their practice was to destroy everything in their path. Thus Habakkuk turned to the only resource he knew would be reliable – God! Habakkuk penned these important words for all time. Look in your Bible at Habakkuk 3:17–19. Let me quote this passage from the (MacArthur NKJV Study Bible: “17. Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; Though the labour of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stall. 18. Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 19. The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.� You see, rather than Habakkuk wallowing in despair at what was about to happen to him and his people, he turned to the only resource of strength and power and ability who could help navigate him, and them through this very despairing time!! CORRECTION I firmly believe God has allowed this COVID pandemic to Last week’s reflection should invade our world to cause it’s inhabitants to turn from sin, have made reference to the especially for us here in North America, and look to God in book of Revelations Chapter 13 Verses 14, 16 and 17 these closing hours of time before Jesus comes a second time! The question then remains. Where do you go when everything around us crumbles? Do you go to the God who created us, and who alone is able to help us, or do you turn to other resources! Let me challenge you to go to God in faith! The Bible clearly says, He loves us with a love that sent His one and only Son, Jesus to die on a cross for your sins and mine. He’s alive and promises hope of eternal life for all who repent of sin and come to Him by Grace through Faith and receive Him and be reconciled back in a right relationship to the God who created us! Call me for more info: (306) 658–3338. WALK IN TUBS SASK

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Independent Classifieds

OBITUARIES It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Helen Mazuch on August 29, 2020, at the Biggar Long Term Care facility, at the age of 85 years. Helen will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Janet, son-in-law, Dan, and granddaughter, Jilayna; all of Martensville. She is also survived by her twin sister, Anna, who lives in Poland, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and their families. Helen was pre-deceased by her husband of 52 years, Stan, in 2015; her parents, 6 brothers and sisters, including Chester from Rosetown. Helen was born in Targowisk, Poland in 1935. In 1963, she immigrated to Canada with the help of her brother, Chester. She soon met Stan and they were married in October, 1963. They welcomed their daughter, Janet, in 1969 and built a life in Biggar. Helen kept busy helping at the farm and working at home. Her passions were her gardening and cooking – no one ever left her house hungry. Soon after Stan passed away, Helen moved into the Sunshine Family Care Home in Biggar where she continued to meet new friends, help with the flowers and enjoy her weekly trips downtown. Helen became a resident at the long term care centre in Biggar in February of this year, where she lived until her passing. Helen’s family would like to thank all of those who were so kind and compassionate in their friendship and care of Helen.

MEMORIAMS In loving memory of Pat Larlham. Passed away September 8, 2000 No longer in our lives to share. In our hearts, you’re always there. We who loved him, sadley miss him. We hope some day, to meet again. Dorothy, Jim, Dan, Laura, Joan & families

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Career Opportunity – Technology Support Position Biggar & District Credit Union requires a full-time Technology Support Officer to provide support to staff at our three branches and two insurance offices. You would be the primary coordinator of the ECM (Electronic Content Management) system and the CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software. Duties would also include implementation of new hardware, software, and maintenance of the insurance office and credit union LANs. This is a full-time, permanent reporting to the Manager of Technology and Compliance.

Attention Cathy: Price for the ad is $187.50

Required qualifications include Grade 12 diploma plus post-secondary training in computer sciences, 3-5 years of technology-related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Credit union experience would be an asset. Proven and demonstrated skills required for this position include: *Attention to Detail * Strong organizational skills * Strategic thinking *Problem-solving * Results oriented * Innovation/creativity Why work here? We offer a competitive compensation structure, 8% matched superannuation, and comprehensive group benefits, with a Health Care Spending Allowance. You would work with a committed team in a challenging, rewarding and fun environment. Our workplace offers flexible work schedules, continuing education, valuable networking in the credit union/cooperative system, and ongoing personal and professional development. Biggar & District Credit Union proudly supports the communities we serve and it is our people that make this happen. If you would like to be part of our team, please submit your resume by September 15, 2020 to: Biggar & District Credit Union P.O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Fax: 306-948-2053 Attention: Human Resources Email: cathy.hicks@biggarcu.ca

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We strive to serve our clients as safely as possible, and the safest way is remotely. You can do almost anything by phone or online! However, if you need to come see us, please be prepared to sanitize, wait in line, and practice social distancing.

We strive to serve our members as safely as possible, and the safest way is remotely. Did you know you can do almost anything by phone or online? However, if you need to come see us, please be prepared to sanitize, wait in line, and practice social distancing.

Our regular business hours are in effect in Biggar and Landis offices. For full details, go to www.biggarlandisinsurance.ca

Our regular business hours are in effect in Biggar, Landis and Perdue branches. For full details, go to www.biggarcu.ca

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Use hand sanitizer provided at door. Please respect the 6 foot social distance while shopping in the store. Please shop alone (caregivers with young children and shoppers needing assistance are exempt) Be patient and wait for others to move while shopping Please refrain from standing and visiting as you are blocking others and stopping the flow of people. When filling water jugs please wait outside until machine is not being used. Limit of two jugs when others are waiting. Please carry out your own water. Please consider using grocery cart to carry out your own groceries. We may at times be limiting amount of customers in the store. FOR CURBSIDE PICKUP

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