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Truck stolen in Landis -recovered

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The Town of Wilkie were gracious hosts to the RCMP Musical Ride on July 14. There was a large crowd that came out to the Wilkie Regional Park to watch and enjoy the evening. It is a thrill to see the whole contingent enter the arena en masse. Its not only the audience that enjoyed the performance but judging from the smiles on the faces of the officers, they too enjoy performing. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Wilkie hosts RCMP Musicial Ride

It was a warm evening as the crowd gathered at the Wilkie Regional Park to welcome the RCMP Musical Ride but no one seemed to mind as the horses trotted into the ring for their performance. It was smiles all round for both the riders and the audience. The routines were performed flawlessly to the delight of young and old and all those in between. Those

who arrived early could enjoy a bite to eat, pet the animals, get their face painted, listen to entertainment or have a balloon sculpture made for them. (Independent photos by Daryl Hasein)

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Biggar Town Council Minutes Minutes of the regular meeting of Biggar Town Council held on Tuesday, June 16 at 7:15 p.m. Roll call: Mayor Ray Sadler, Councillors Besse, Boyle, McCallum, Motruk, Sherbino and administrative staff. Absent: Councillor Arnold Minutes of June 2 regular meeting of council were accepted as presented. Minutes of the June 9 committee meeting of council were accepted as presented. The RCMP local detachment report for May 12 to June 12 was accepted as presented. Town foreman’s report to June 12 was accepted as presented. Minutes of the June 1 regular meeting of Biggar and District Recreation Board were accepted as presented with the recommendations approved by council. General accounts paid in the amount of $363,136.92 and the general accounts payable in the amount of $46,157.76 were approved. Financial reports for May were accepted as presented: bank reconciliation, statement of financial activities. Correspondence was accepted: Biggar Green Space Group, community garden; Government of Saskatchewan, municipal revenue sharing; Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP, municipal annual expenditure report; Biggar Library, meeting minutes; PIWIK, website report; Beckie Hydrogeologists, 2015 hydrogeologic assessment update; Flaman Investigation, June 3, 9 & 11 reports; Prairie Mapping, Biggar Cemetery G15 maps; Government of Saskatchewan, SIGI payment; Canada Post, Saturday closure; Catterall & Wright, highway approaches. A building permit was issued to Tom Herbel for a new residential deck. The request from Biggar Recreation Val-

ley for a refund for the Biggar Community Hall rental for the event they hosted on June 6 in the amount of $167.50 plus GST was approved. The Town of Biggar Landfill Tipping Charges Policy L (7) approved March 17 by resolution number 15-152 was repealed and replaced with the Biggar Landfill Tipping Fee Policy L (7) attached and forming part of these minutes be approved effective June 16. The Discretionary Use Development Permit Application by Michael Fortney to allow a mobile business in the R1-Low Density Residential District be advertised in accordance with the Zoning Bylaw No. 01-632. Correspondence was received from SaskPower on June 11 in regard to changing pedestals for SaskTel in various locations from 4th Avenue West to 7th Avenue West was approved to proceed. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

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Stolen truck recovered The Unity/Wilkie/Macklin RCMP had a report that a vehicle had just been stolen from a farm near Landis at approximately 4 a.m. on July 14. The owner of the stolen truck followed the tracks to the Red Pheasant grid road. Shortly after the truck owner’s neighbour, who was helping look for the truck,

located the stolen truck and attempted to follow it north in the rural area. The thieves abandoned one vehicle in the ditch and then used the stolen vehicle to back into the neighbour’s vehicle that was attempting to follow them, before leaving towards Cando district. Wilkie and Battlefords RCMP recovered the

Stolen truck before and after it was recovered. (Submitted photo)

Cando School awarded Arts Board Funding Clifford Wuttunee School in Cando has received $7,500 from the Saskatchewan Arts Board’s Indigenous Pathways Initiative: Grants to Artists program to “encourage traditional teachings, support artistic works and events that present multiple disciplines, combine and integrate art forms, explore boundaries between art disciplines, fuse or transcend disciplines, and look to new forms of expression.” The Indigenous Pathways Initiative program aims to increase access to public funding by Indigenous art-

damaged stolen truck abandoned on Highway 4 approximately 15 km south of Cando. The Unity/Wilkie/Macklin RCMP are reminding residents to remove their keys from the ignition of their vehicles and to secure their valuables so they are not targeted by thieves. The Unity RCMP is asking that anyone observing suspicious vehicles in their area to call the Unity RCMP at 306-2286300 and provide the information to the RCMP dispatchers who are working 24/7.

ists in Saskatchewan, either to develop their artistic/cultural practices or to share their art, skills and teachings. Since January 2015, the Saskatchewan Arts Board awarded funding to over 110 individuals and organizations, totalling more than $1.2 million. Arts Board funding supports a variety of initiatives, including organizations that provide ongoing programs in the arts, the creative work of professional artists, community art projects and the engagement of professional artists to work in schools with

students and teachers. The Saskatchewan Arts Board was established in 1948 as the first agency of its kind in North America and second in the world to the Arts Council of Great Britain. In the decades since then, it has continued as a leader in Canada and builds on this strong tradition to meet ongoing opportunities for public investment in the arts community. The Arts Board recognizes, encourages and supports the arts to enrich community well-being, creativity, diversity and prosperity.

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Letters to the Editor… Dear Editor: I was reading the July 2 paper, front page “Block pays tribute to Second World War Vets” see page three then got thinking. I have listened to and read many reviews on the “Harper Government’s treatment of Veterans”. MP Kelly Block’s words are empty. Here were some of the many headlines: s h(ARPER 'OVernment Spends $70,000 Fighting Veterans ClassAction Lawsuit”; by Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press, 01/28/2015 s h3TEPHEN (ARPer partially disowns veterans charter amid demands Fantino resign”, NDP veterans affairs critic calls move ‘incredible’; by Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press, 12/10/2014 s h4HE FINAL FRONT Veterans versus Harper in 2015”; by Michael Harris, ipolitics, 11/13/2014 s h6ETERANS PLEA for military to join protest of Harper government”; by Staff, The Canadian press, 11/12/2014 s h(ARPER DISmisses massive job cuts at Veterans Affairs amid calls for Fantino’s removal”; by Paul McLeod, Ottawa Bureau, 12/03/2014 s h$ISABLED VETerans, windows slam Harper government ahead

of Remembrance Day”; by Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press, 11/08/2012 s h4HE (ARPER government’s contempt for veterans: year in review”; by Benjamin Berman, 12/04/2014, tinyurl.com/ q7s5sgj. A very good read, some excerpts: “Auditor General’s 2014 report: In his 2014 report, Auditor General Michael Ferguson found that the Harper government controlled Department of Veterans Affairs was clearly failing to provide veterans suffering from mental health conditions with timely access to care services and benefits. “As the closure of eight of the VA offices came into effect in January of this year (the Prince George office was the first to be closed in January 2013), Canadian veterans began to sound the alarm and the outcry demanding that the offices be reopened has continued throughout the year. “Ultimately, the goal of eliminating the budget deficit was the Harper government’s justification for shuttering the nine Veterans Affairs offices, which collectively operated at a cost of around $5 million per year.” And the articles go on and on, tell

me you care Ms Block and Mr. Harper, sorry you are not credible. Marilyn Craig, Biggar, Sask. Dear Editor: The current wild fire situation is serious and is get a lot of coverage in the media. Much of my work has been in fire control, forest, range and tundra and it bothers me to see expensive water drops under conditions when they will do absolutely no good. Much of it is blown away on evaporates before it even reaches the fuel. In my opinion giving and open chequebook for airborne water drops is wrong. No common sense is used and on a hot windy day when the fire is running, a good fire boss would not spend taxpayers money needlessly, but would wait until conditions are favourable for real results. There are exceptions of course. Sometimes a water drop can help hold a fire until men can get there or used to safely start a backfire. If men are trapped or homes are in the fire’s path, individual water drops could save the day, but guidelines are needed. Bob Wiseman Biggar, Sask. 306-948-2027

Poll: Canadians prefer TFSAs, RRSPs over a bigger CPP Dear Editor: The RM of Glenside held a ratepayers/ public meeting on Wednesday, July 8 at the New Horizons. This meeting was very well attended from all corners of the RM. Discussions and concerns were brought to the attention of our Interim A d m i n i s t r a t o r, Acting Reeve and Councillors. Listening to the banter of concerns, and yes I was a part of that, made me come away from that meeting realizing we may not have resolved many issues but we were able to express our issues. There’s always two sides to every story and sometimes neither side is listening to each other but we live in a world of free speech and democracy, that’s all we can ask for. However, I do want to remind the administration and council members that the RM of Glenside is a public trust. You have been entrusted to manage the RM of Glenside in the best interests of ALL ratepayers. Listening to some of the concerns of roads not being serviced or there should be a forensic audit done to ﬁnd out how previous administrations

and councillors managed our tax dollars. For both of these concerns it costs money. In order to perform one you may have to sacriﬁce the other. I’m all for opening up the past year’s history, to be more informed, but at what cost. You can get audits done, you can over pay an unqualiﬁed administrator and pay for training, you could even up our taxes to help cover those costs but don’t forget to service our roads throughout ALL of the RM, that’s what our tax dollars are for. I hope moving forward more ratepayers will become involved in the decisionmaking of our RM. It’s our home, our farmland, our money. Charlene Ackimenko Biggar, Sask.

CFIB urging premiers meeting in St. John’s to say no to payroll tax hike As Canada’s premiers prepared to meet in St. John’s this Wednesday, new data shows that most Canadians can’t afford to save more for retirement, and wouldn’t put any extra money into the CPP or QPP if they could. According to a new public opinion poll conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), almost 60 per cent of working Canadians report they can’t afford to save more than they already do. When asked how government could best help them save, only 18 per cent pointed to mandatory increases in CPP/QPP. A similar 19 per cent said they would voluntarily invest in the CPP/QPP. “No matter how you ask the question, fewer than one in five Canadians supports putting more of their hardearned money into the CPP or QPP,” said CFIB president Dan Kelly. “Premiers need to know that Canadians would choose to put any extra money for retirement savings in to TFSAs, RRSPs or private investments over any increase in CPP/QPP.” If you had extra money to put towards your retirement savings, which of the following would you prefer to contribute towards if given a choice? (% response) Canadian employees identified reducing government spending and taxes (39 per cent) and creating new incentives to save (37 per cent) as the best ways for government to help. The same questions were put to small business owners, and again CPP/QPP hikes were ranked near the bottom (5 per cent) among options to boost retirement savings. If a mandatory CPP/QPP hike were introduced, over one-third of Canadians say they would be forced to reduce spending on essential items such as rent or food. Twothirds of business owners would be under increased pressure to freeze or cut salaries and over one-third report they would be forced to cut staffing in their firms. ”A mandatory payroll tax hike hurts everyone. It would be a significant barrier to economic growth and a job-killer,” added Kelly. “CFIB members do support allowing voluntary additional contributions to the CPP/QPP for Canadians who do favour it as a retirement savings vehicle.” CFIB is Canada’s largest association of small- and medium-sized businesses with 109,000 members (5,250 in Saskatchewan) across every sector and region.

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Supporters tee-off for scholarships at GPC Charity Golf Tournament On June 19 the third annual Great Plains College Charity Golf Tournament raised nearly $5,500 for the Great Plains College scholarship fund. “It is encouraging to see so many businesses and individuals stepping up to support our students,” said Cindy Keith, Great Plains College program coordinator. The college offers a oneof-a-kind scholarship program. All students in fulltime student loan-eligible programs, who applied by the registration deadline, receive a minimum $500 Entrance Scholarship. Many programs, such as electrician and welding, offer $500-5,000 gradebased entrance scholarships. The 57 golfers in attendance braved a bit of rain to try their luck at a holein-one prize. The tourna-

ment at the Biggar Golf Club was set up as an 18hole Texas Scramble with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The ﬁrst nine holes were Par 3 and golfers had the chance to win hole-inone prizes ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. “Unfortunately, no one walked away with a holein-one prize,” said Keith. “However, we spiced things up even more this year with a ball drop for a 50/50 prize and held a putting contest to give away a tablet.” For the last nine holes the golfers competed for longest drive prizes. “The golfers deserve a huge thank you for supporting this event,” said Michel Cyrenne, Great Plains College director of development. “And, we couldn’t host an event of this calibre without the generous contributions

of our community sponsors.” Throughout the tournament, each golfer was provided with pizza. At the end of the day, every golfer received a prize and cash prizes were awarded to the winning teams. First place finishers were Amanda Carruthers, Cody Flasch, Keaton Silvernagle, and Colton Flasch. Due to a tie, the second and third place finishes were determined through a 100-yard closest-to-thepin chipping competition which pitted Adam Hodgson against Wes Campen. The foursome of Adam Hodgson, Bob Kral, Colin Perrilat and Clinton Weeks placed second. Blair Keith, Casey Keith, Wes Campen and Hugh Ross finished third.

Golfers prepare for the shotgun start at the Great Plains College third annual Charity Golf Tournament. (Submitted photo)

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sive die offs were first reported in the 1990s but it wasn’t until 2013 that the spotlight really shone on the decline of the species. At that time the average beekeeper reported a loss of 45 per cent of colonies the previous winter. This became known as colony collapse disorder (CCD). The public has now become more aware of the decline in numbers of the honey bee. There are three reasons or primary drivers, according to researchers. The varroa mite, pesticides and poor nutrition. Of these, entomologists point to the varroa mites as the number one killer. The mites attach to a honey bee’s body and suck its blood, which kills bees and spreads disease to others.

Some of you may have seen the Bee Movie, a 2007 animated production featuring Jerry Seinfeld as the voice of Barry B. Benson. Benson is a bit of a revolutionist and sets out to get the recognition he feels is due to his fellow bees. Humans have been exploiting them for years stealing honey from them. A trial ensues and Benson wins but is warned by the defense attorney Layton T. Montgomery (John Goodman) that a negative shift in

the balance of nature is not in anyone’s best interest. Of course, chaos ensued. With too much honey collected and stockpiled the bees were out of a job. This included the bees that pollinated the world (Pollen Jocks) and without the jocks pollinating plants, flowers started to die. Benson now sees the error of his ways and sets out to re-pollinate the world. The morale of the story being that humans and bees must work together. Both Einstein and Benson have hit the nail on the head. Honey bees are very important to the world. So, it is no wonder that many scientists are concerned about the plight of the honey bee. Mas-

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“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” — Albert Einstein

Here’s what you can do to help stop the decline. First, plant nectar rich plants in your garden. Encourage bees to visit your yard or garden by planting a bee garden which is very similar to a butterfly garden. Choose plants that bees are drawn to such as perennials like campanulas, hellebores, ice plant and sea holly or shrubs such as buddleia, weigela, honeysuckle. One of the best plants is lavender. Put plants in full sun and in a sheltered place out of the wind as bees don’t like to be blown around when trying to land on flowers. Try to protect bees from sprays or other insecticides or pesticides. Maybe find a spray that does not affect bees and try spraying in the evening after bees have returned to their hives. Remember the lessons learned in elementary science about pollination and the importance of bees. Their buzzing may be scary and frightening but a world without them is even more so.

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by Bob Mason

Empty Chairs

Recently, our Member of Parliament invited all the remaining veterans of WWII in her district, to a small investiture in Saskatoon – and of the two dozen or so that were left around here, only 15 showed up. Which is typical of vets mebbe, because a lot of them don’t like the critical glare of publicity too much! It may seem a bit odd mebbe, but as these older, shakier guys went proudly up to accept the honours given them, Yours Truly just sat there, and looked back! Y.T. doesn’t want to write about another person’s life this way, but darn-it-all, someone has to before it is too late and we are all gone! The fellow to my left (whom Y.T. knew quite well) told me that he hadn’t had a pen in his hand for

years, and the lady to my right (whom, incidentally, I also knew well!) seemed a little hesitant when Y.T. asked, so guess who is going to try and tell how he saw things! We lost a lot of good Canadian soldiers over there! They tell me some 40 thousand! But many of us did return and in those 70 years since, those ranks have been falling over one by one. For some years after V.E.* day (and possibly the last part of our lives!), when a few veterans got together, what a wonderful time we had. Well, Y.T. did mention that it was the best part of our lives, eh?), and the world seemed to accept them! But now, mostly, when two old tottering vets meet, they mumble “hello” for a moment, often go home and won-

der why the world seems to have forgotten them! And then . . . that invitation and a chance to be someone again! Like mentioned, Y.T. doesn’t want to (and can’t!) write about another man’s life. So this is about Y.T.’s and the way he saw it! When those few of us shuffled up to the front of that room, the people in the audience only saw an aging, bent-over bunch of old guys and possibly thought, “How come we trusted the fate of our country to a group like that?” But I’d like to write that the old vets sitting there saw a young healthy group of young men, rushing to a fate that most of us will never know! I should mention again, this is how Y.T. saw it all! As a tall lean fellow made his way to the front of that big room to shake the M.P.’s hand, things kind of dimmed for a minute as Y.T. remembered that tall, extra thin fellow lying on the K.V.** road! As I remembered, he had a kind of blue-grey uniform on, but I don’t really know, that guy had been killed early on in that six day attack and been driven over many times by tanks and carriers

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015 ing up the men who had those stretcher bearers been killed at K.V., one (SB’s) carrying a stretcher of the men we found was covered with red bubbles. Jimmy Hall, less one fin- A fellow near had nodger!. Someone had cru- ded and said “Harte”, and elly cut his frozen finger Y.T. had thought “heart” off, leaving him a victim (Sam had been hit in the of not only war, but of the lungs). greed that had caused Sam Harte was a typimuch of it in the first cal “country boy” who grew up, finished school, place! One fellow (as he went joined the army and did up to the front), had a lot his thing, and never even of red ribbons. I didn’t got “mentioned in disknow where all he had patches”***. Y.T. doesn’t think that been, but as he went by where Y.T. was sitting the anyone would chose to lights of the room really be a vet in the Infantry. reflected from the past a As Robert Burns wrote many years ago: memory of Sam Harte. “Oh wad that we could After one big “show” was over, we were back in see ourselves as others see a Dutch village, standing us!” The peace that sociin line while “Scorchy” Macintosh (the cook!) ety says we “won”, can filled our mess-tins with surely be obtained some other way. Far, far too grub. “Where’s Sam?” Y.T. many Hartes and Halls asked the fellow in front have been sacrificed in its name, let alone the rest of of him. The guy (I forget his the alphabet! But here we are. The name), seemed a little surprised, and mebbe a Member of Parliament smiles graciously as she little sad. “Didn’t you know?” he thanks us for coming and replied. “Sam got killed tomorrow the news will a couple days ago. He got say, “A number of Veterans of WWII et cetera . hit right in the chest!” Then Y.T. remembered . .”

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until one couldn’t tell. It didn’t matter what kind of uniform he had worn, one time he had been the newborn son of very proud parents! But there he was! For a few seconds of memory there Y.T. wished that “driven-over” man had gotten up and shaken hands! Mebbe a fellow shouldn’t even mention things like that, but are veterans the only ones allowed to? Killing people is wrong! Wrong! Wrong! All the world religions say so, and yet . . . Back we go from those awful battlefields of Europe to that fine room in Saskatoon! As the next veteran strode smartly up to the front, we couldn’t help but notice the large wedding ring on his finger, and immediately Y.T. thought of Jimmy Hall. Jimmy was one of the regiment’s most popular officers. The handsome, intelligent son of a well-todo family that had given him a huge diamond ring for his birthday. On one of those cold, cold days of late January 1945, Jimmy was killed while leading an attack against the German bridgehead at K.V.** and lay where he fell until the whole attack was over. When we were gather-

Kristina and Chris will be married in Biggar on August 15, 2015.

Kristina Barclay, along with her ﬁnancé, Chris Beckett, would like to extend a heartfelt Thank you to all of our family and friends who helped celebrate our upcoming wedding at Kristina’s bridal shower. It was such an honour to have you all attend, and the gifts were so thoughtful. We are also extremely grateful to the community of Biggar for all of your kind words and wonderful generosity. We are both very lucky to have grown up in such a supportive community.

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north. Very sad news. We had Jeopardy at 2:30. Wednesday afternoon we started with shelling peas and enjoying goodies we got at the farmers market. Yummy. We love fresh fruit and vegetables. We then read some stories from Chicken Soup Mother’s edition. That evening we had our July birthday party. Cash Back gave a wonderful show. We love them and we hope they can come back again. The Allanbank group supplied the evening lunch. Thank you to everyone who came out. Thursday was Bible Study. Exercises and bingo were the other events on for that day. Friday was Barbecue Club down Willow. Happy Hour was at 2:30. A good way to kick start the weekend. Saturday was time outside. Gotta get that Vitamin D into us. A movie was played. Sunday was 1-1 time and the Sonningdale Pentecosta Church came for their Sunday Service.

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John Woodworth was unable to attend a presentation ceremony for Second World War Veterans in Saskatoon on June 25 so MP Kelly Block stopped in on July 7 to present him with his commemorative pin. (Submitted photo)

…On behalf of our many businesses, I would like to send out a HUGE bouquet to the Town and Rural Municipality councils and staff for all the hard work in getting the many endeavours accomplished. …Much appreciation for their faith and loyalty in our community and in others in promoting of economic development leads and the regular order of business.

Frances Wood, a Second World War veteran, received a visit from MP Kelly Block on July 7 who presented her with a commemorative pin in recognition of her role in the conflict. Veterans were honoured at a presentation ceremony in Saskatoon on June 25 but Wood was unable to attend. (Submitted photo)

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GM technology has been around for decades by Calvin Daniels

Of all the issues facing agriculture, and there are many, I find the debate around genetically modified organisms to be perhaps the most fascinating. In the simplest of terms modifying organisms is something humans have been doing for decades, if not centuries. You don’t have to look any farther than the area of our house pets to see what we have accomplished in terms of modifying species. Take a look in a fish tank and consider the bubble eye goldfish. According to an online source the Bubble-eye

Goldfish variety was first developed in 1908 in China, although there is evidence to suggest they existed in the eighteenth century, which was a long time before current GMO techniques came along. The dog world is one of extremes from the tiny chihuahua, to the wrinkled sharpei to the massive Irish Wolfhound. All domestic dogs share a very ancient common ancestry, but man has tinkered over the centuries to create varied breeds. Ditto the cat, the tail less manx and the hairless sphinx a prime

example of modification, the latter a development as recent as the 1960s. It’s the same story in the world of fancy pigeons as well, with rollers, tumblers and a huge range of other breeds. In the above cases selective breeding was used, and the original animal modified through the selection process. That same basic technique has brought about significant change in farming too, and often with huge benefit. As an example, world food security was improved when rust resistant wheat was developed. Certainly the science at work today is more advanced than that of natural selection, opening the door to more dramatic modification in a shorter span of time, but it is still modification only differing by degrees. The potential for more dramatic changes does

come with the new science. We hear of the day a goat might be raised with leopard skin, something a futurist spoke of in Yorkton more than a decade ago. That is likely still years away, if ever possible, but what if it did occur? Is that goat any less like its base ancestor than is a hairless cat? At present there does seem something of a backlash against science, as it is increasingly the great unknown, so far past general understanding has it evolved. With the unknown comes distrust.

That distrust is made worse because so much science is not carried out either by big business or government neither rating very high on the public trust meter either, much of that distrust earned by the recent track record of both. So when a new GMO product comes out from a major chemical company, as an example, there is a huge fear factor for many. Yet, the pure science of GM crops is saying they are safe. There will always be the ‘what if’ in 50-years

question, but that exists for car exhaust, food additives and a hundred other things we use in our daily lives. In the end what GM technology does offer is a way to maybe keep ahead of the curve in terms of feeding a growing population on a finite amount of land capable of growing crops. For that reason alone it is a road we must likely travel unless we want to see food stocks stretched past their limits in the not all too distant future.

Painting . . . The kids had a great time making frisbees one afternoon at the day camp. It’s hard to say whether it was more fun making the frisbees or painting them (and themselves and each other). There are different activities every afternoon as kids gather at Jubilee Stadium. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

2015 Perdue Agricultural Fair

SATURDAY, JULY 25 Ground Admission…Adults:

5/per day; 12 and under: FREE

Sponsored by Perdue Agricultural Society -- for more information contact Jason Zbeeshko @ 306-237-4396 or Katie Eaton @ 306-237-4487

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contact Scott Weir, 306-237-4212 or Curtis Lammers, 306-237-4474

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Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited Proud to supply the Pancake Breakfast mix. Hanover Junction, Biggar

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--Entries close 7 p.m., Monday, July 20, pick up Fairbook from local businesses or contact Katie Eaton, Secretary, 306-237-4487

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Congratulations to The Perdue Agricultural Society Fair Organizing Committee. Enjoy the Fair!!!

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We congratulate and extend our best wishes for a successful fair.

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

Springwater July 1, 2015 celebration Springwater proved that “it was the little town that could” put on a great July 1 community celebration for 55 celebrants plus another 30 who came for the ﬁreworks. Springwater has few permanent residents these days but family connections bring may people in from rural areas. Others are summer visitors or are brought back by memories of growing up and attending school in Springwater.

The Celebration: Cur-Olf – 2 p.m. For those who wanted to experience a unique sport, the July 1 activities had “Cur-Olf”. A mixture of curling and golf, a triangular course with each corner marked by a 10 foot diameter circle or “button” with a flag target or “button” in the center. Holing the shot meant that the ball ended in the “button” area with the final shot. The three holes or curling targets were respectively 107, 95, and 85 yards apart. Two balls were alternatingly hit at each corner of the triangle and the best ball was played. There was no penalty for lost balls. Many soared into the tall grass lining the “fairways”. A pail of golf balls stood at each flag to replenish lost balls. This was a fun competition, encouraging participation for those who had limited golfing skills. There were nine very impressive trophies for winners created by painting tin cans gold and handsomely mounting them on small black blocks of wood. This took a great degree of artistic ability, provided by Jerry Muc of Springwater Custom Signs. As no one had ever heard of a Cur-Olf game it was fitting that the first winners of the various categories would be known as “World Record Holders”.

Jerry Muc (right) was the big winner in the Cur-Olf competition as he parred the course.

Springwater CurOlf July 1, 2015 World record low score: Jerry Muc – parred the course (6). Appropriately humble, Jerry said he would stay around until midnight to sign autographs. World record Cur-Off high score: Although he was extremely tired by taking many shots, Ryan Yarosko said he would hang around with Jerry to satisfy fans. For the record both Kent Dubreuil and Naomi tied for worst score however Ryan was ﬁrst of the worst. World record – Cur-Olf most family participation: John Brown, granddaughter Savvy Bridges, daughter Samantha Bridges, spouse Shane

Ryan Yaroshko (right) received a trophy for high score in the Cur-Olf competition.

Shane Bridges (right) good naturedly accepts his trophy for the most lost Cur-Olf balls.

First time Cur-Olfer Barb Woods (right) was presented with a trophy.

Bridges. Coach: Sandra Brown. World record youngest Cur-Olfer: Savvy Bridges – ﬁve years old. We also wanted to give Savvy the cutest Cur-Olf award but didn’t have a special trophy ready. Next year it was suggested we have a “cute as a bug’s ear” award. World record oldest Cur-Olfer: Although Wilma Fielden of Outlook was not technically the oldest cur-olfer – Wilma’s husband Roy Fielden was and Roy wanted to see the look on her face when Wilma was announced oldest cur-olfer in front of the crowd. World record ﬁrst time Cur-Olfer: Barbara Woods. We are told that anyone who wishes detailed account of each of the many shots taken by Barb may simply mention “Cur-Olf”, as they admire her and Ryan’s trophies at Lynda’s hair design. World record Cur-Olf most lost balls: Shane Bridges. Next year Shane will have his own pail to cary replacements. World record excuse for a Cur-Olf bad shot or game: Sylvia Atkinson “I hit ‘til I was happy – the number of strokes must mean I was too happy to concentrate.” World record Cur-Olf Hole in One: No winner this year – This very handsome trophy will be held over until next year and may be admired at the Springwater town hall – under very strict security arrangements.

The Music: The highlight of the day was the band “Dark Horse” arranged by Ron and Louise Hawkins. They played from 3 p.m. outdoors until it was too dark to see their instruments. To say that the band was marvellous was an understatement. They played all the old favourites including polkas that had the crowd up on grass dancing like teenagers. As the music was outside the sound volume was excellent. Seniors Ann Muc, Sylvia Thomson, Myrtle Robinson, Marge Mackie and Eleanor and Morley

Ries could visit and enjoy the full musical program. The following was overheard in the crowd: “we may have missed Woodstock – but we were in Springwater listening to Dark Horse on July 1, 2015”. Sometimes the world is a nice place and these ﬁne musicians made us all feel happy and thankful to be a part of such a wonderful Canada Day. The band members became aware of the Springwater Cemetery Project and how the extended community pulled together raising money

Savvy Bridges and her dad enjoy a jig while listening to Dark Horse. The band was a big hit keeping everyone entertained for the Canada Day celebrations. for the new cemetery sign and improvements to honour the resting place of previous Springwater area residents, including veterans and our pioneer homesteaders. At the end of the evening the band Dark Horse unanimously donated their fee and expense money to the Springwater Cemetery Project. The community wants to recognize these seven marvellous musicians and generous Canadians. Tim Heese, lead guitar, Kindersley; Jean Heese, keyboards, vocals, Kindersley; Ian McLeod, guitar, vocals, Ruthilda; Cal Campbell, bass guitar, vocals, Dodsland; Ruben Thompson, drums, vocals, Shane Bridges, Samantha Bridges, Savvy Bridges and John Brown were the family who participated the most in the day’s celebrations.

Kindersley; Glen Julseth, guitar, vocals, Hafford; Joan Julseth, keyboards, vocals, Haford.

The Food: The meal was potluck, each family or individual bringing a salad or desert. The drinks, hot dogs, hamburgers, coffee, plates, et cetera was supplied by the Springwater community town hall fund. A donation box at the door recovered the total cost of the food purchased. A very welcome donation was received from Biggar Shop Easy by way of a reduced cost for food purchased. Springwater sincerely appreciates the support of Naomi and the Shop Easy staff. Special mention to the following: Jackie Chanin for the many organizational phone calls rounding up food and shopping – To Arlen and Jerry Muc for their Barbecue talents and making sure the food was ready on time – To Dave and Barb Bullock looked after details and always there to help their community Barb has gotten the Springwater historical scrap book started at the hall. Ideas and historical memorabilia would be welcome – Sandy and John Brown donated a door prize won by Morley Ries. We think Morley said, “He was already a winner as he has Eleanor”. Many others pitched in – and when everyone does a little, a lot gets done. Thank you.

The Fireworks: Each year donations for ﬁreworks are collected at the Duperow Co-op and a thunderous ﬁnale was generously provided to wrap up Canada Day Celebrations. 2015 was a great display – capably managed by Jerry and Arlen Muc and Neal Houdek, good job!

Special Guest: Our municipal councilor Kent Dubreuil not only took a day to celebrate with us and play the ﬁrst known game of Cur-Olf. Kent and Naomi also graciously did not dispute the highest score trophy awarded to Ryan, thank you Kent.

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Sunday School resumes September 13. Church office number, 306-948-3424, Terry Wicks, Pastor

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Memoriams MAY, Gerald: who passed away on July 16, 2014 at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Saskatoon, (September 14, 1935 - July 16, 2014). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rolling stream of life rolls on, But still the vacant chair Recalls the love, the voice, the smile Of the one who once sat there.â&#x20AC;? Lovingly remembered by Ruth and family 29p1

Cards of Thanks A big thank you goes out to the Masons, Cadets, PALs and anyone else who heped in anyway with the fundraising for our daughter, Jordan Hagel, and family. â&#x20AC;ŚMontgomery/Hagel family 29p1

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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015

Dry conditions and the sclerotinia spray decision Moisture is the key risk factor for sclerotinia stem rot. Without moisture a couple of weeks before flowering and humidity during and after flowering, disease severity and the return on investment from fungicide will be lower than if moisture is present all through these periods. “Given the low moisture and lower canola yield potential in may areas of the Prairies, growers wonder if they need to spray fungicide to manage sclerotinia stem rot,” says Curtis Remple, Canola Council of Canada (CCC) vice president of crop production and innovation. “It may be more of a last minute decision this year, requiring close attention to the risk during early flowering when fungicides are applied.” When yield potential is 30 bu/ac, or more, and when moisture – which can come from rain or just high humidity – is present in the canopy, the decision to spray is much easier. “Growers will often spray and see a return on investment in that situation,” Rempel says. Growers holding off on a spray with the lower rainfall this year will want to pay attention to conditions as they may change during flowering. Moist soils and a humid canopy can lead to infection, even if rainfall is below normal. And even if soil is currently dry and the canopy is thin, a few rains at the start of flowering will get the apothecia germinating and plants filling in. In this case, spore dispersal could still occur withing the application window of 20-50 per cent bloom stage. “Even though risk may have been significantly lower earlier, a few mid-season rains can completely change the risk forecast,” Rempel says. Timing and application on an uneven stand Frost, flea beetles and other stresses on stand establishment have left many canola fields at a wide range of stages. Some plants are flowering, some are just coming into bud and some are still at the fiveleaf stage, for example. This makes it difficult to determine when to make a fungicide application. “Assess a few small areas and look at 100 plants in each. Base fungicide timing on the

group that represents the highest proportion of plants across the ﬁeld,” Rempel says. “If half are ﬂowering and half are just budding, this might be a situation for a split application – if conditions are right for disease development.” Sclerotinia stem rot is the most widespread and costly disease for canola growers across the

Canadian Prairies. It can cause signiﬁcant yield loss in any region, which is why growers often factor a spray into their budgets rather than try to guess when yield loss will occus. Consider the cost of the fungicide as well as application cost, then consider the potential yield beneﬁt when making a decision.

“Many growers will second guess whether to spray fungicide this year. Growers in this situation may want to leave a few check strips in each sprayed ﬁeld,” Rempel says. “Mark those strips, take them to yield and compare results to the sprayed results. This will help with future decisionmaking in similar conditions.”

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What ... Is ... Going ... On? The once mighty Saskatchewan Roughriders are the only winless team in the CFL following Friday night’s 35-32 overtime loss at the B.C. Lions. The Riders are 0-3 and falling behind the pack. The last time the Roughriders were 0-3, Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister of Canada and Barack Obama was President of the United States! What’s that you say? Oh, so it hasn’t been that long. It was 2011 in fact, when the Greg Marshall-led Roughriders stumbled to a 1-7 mark leading to Ken Miller taking over the coaching reins just prior to Labour Day. The club would finish 5-13. The 2011 season was considered to be a blip on the screen. A misnomer. As it turned out, the hierarchy was right

because Corey Chamblin was brought in as head coach in 2012 and the club has pretty much improved every year since. Until now. Time will tell whether this rocky start in 2015 is just another blip, or the start of a monumental franchise slide. Hey, the good times can’t last forever. And Chamblin is getting tarred and feathered by a good chunk of the fickle Rider Nation these days, as he’s become the face of the organization. He’s made so many moves with players and coaches that it’s crystal clear the buck stops with him. In 2013 he got the Grey Cup, the Coach of the Year Award and a fat, long, new contract. Now, he’s facing the firing squad. Although any suggestion his job is on the line is ludicrous. But it seems like this year is moving so fast,

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015 it’s like a blur. I’m sure the Riders would love to throw a challenge flag on the season just to have a moment to collect their thoughts. But they can’t. What am I talking about? Well here’s how they got here: Saskatchewan has held fourth quarter leads in all three of its games only to watch them dwindle into losses each gut-wrenching time. Friday’s extra-time loss at B.C. Lions was utterly flabbergasting and very likely left an emotional wound. Saskatchewan had an 11-point lead with 2:15 to go! Just play some defense and let’s get out of here. Not so fast. The game came down to two 3rdand-1situations which sealed the Riders’ fate. On the first with less than a minute to go and the Riders leading 29-26, Saskatchewan turned the ball over on downs at their own 48-yard line when quarterback Brett Smith couldn’t convert on a sneak. The Lions took over and kicked a 56-yard field goal to tie the game and send it to overtime. The Riders faced the same scenario in overtime at the B.C. 26-yard line and given the fact

Chamblin couldn’t trust his offense to convert just moments earlier, he elected to have Paul McCallum kick a 33-yard field goal. After that, all B.C. had to do was score a touchdown to win. They accomplished that feat alarmingly easily with a four-yard Emmanual Arceneaux touchdown reception to send the 23,062 in attendance into a frenzy. The Riders fell to 0-3 and were appropriately shocked, stunned and bewildered. I’m told you could hear a pin drop in the locker room for quite a period of time afterwards. Who’s to blame? The players backed – but failed to execute – the first third down gamble. Aggressive playcalls show confidence in your team. Better tackling would’ve cinched these

victories in all three games, long before it came down to the final minutes or seconds. You can scratch your head and point as many fingers as you’d like but all roads eventually lead back to Chamblin. Now it’s up to the head coach to keep this locomotive on the tracks before they fall any further behind and their blossoming confidence is obliterated. “We gotta find a way. Everybody else is,” Chamblin fumed on CKRM’s postgame show. “Clean football is what we have to play. Whether we call a three-, four-, or five-man rush, we just have to find a way to get off the field.” The loss wasted a superb outing for star Rider receiver Weston Dressler (9 catches for 122 yards and two touch-

downs), who says they need to reach rock bottom soon before they can start climbing again. “I think the biggest thing right now for us is recognizing the pain,” Dressler said in a silent locker room after the game. “It should hurt. We should have guys in the locker room that care about winning football games. I’d be worried if guys weren’t quiet in there and weren’t hurting.” So again the Roughriders will try for their first win this Friday when they host those same B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium (8:00 pm, TSN, CKRM) in Week 4. Man these games are coming so fast. (Rod Pedersen is the Voice of the Riders on the 620 CKRM Roughrider Radio Network)

New Horizons Activities The directors of the New Horizons held their July board meeting on Thursday the ninth. They voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the executive to hire Janice Foley of Landis as coordinator, effective July 22. Activity committee chair, Joanne Kral, reported that the Biggar Shop Easy agreed to sponsor a barbecue for

New Horizons. This fundraiser will take place at noon on Friday, July 31. Gord Besse reported that he has a good response from local musicians who are interested in participating in a “gospel jam session”. The board agreed that this would be a good activity. The ﬁrst will take place on Sunday afternoon, September 20 at the

Majestic Theatre. Bus committee chair, Geoff Cooke, reported that all is in order for the “2015 Mystery Tour”. Said tour takes place on Friday, August 14. There are a few seats available on the bus. Contact the ofﬁce to sign up. Several card players are coming out to the Monday and Friday afternoon card parties. Everyone is welcome.