Issue 5 by The Biggar Independent

Vol. 104 No. 05

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New Superintendent of Education hired for Sun West A familiar figure is the new Superintendent of Education for the Sun West School Division. D a r r e n G a s p e r wa s principal at Kenaston

Applied Knowledge . . . Biggar Central School student, Garrett McCrea looks over his exam during ﬁnals this week. Students across the district are putting all they’ve

School and played a key role in the development and growth of the Distance Learning Centre (DLC). Gasper’s new role as Superintendent will

encompass the development and implementation of new partnerships and program developments involving the use of technology, oversee the development and

learned to use. Here’s hoping they were all successful and, more importantly, they’ve retained all that hard-won knowledge. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Property values increase dramatically in Saskatchewan Government committed to maintaining property tax fairness The overall value of property in Saskatchewan has increased by 67 per cent over the past four years as Saskatchewan’s population and economy continue to grow. Overall, the assessment of property in Saskatchewan has grown from $58 billion in 2009 to $97 billion in the 2013 revaluation year. “This huge increase shows the strength of Saskatchewan’s economy,” Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter said, January 24. “If you own property in Saskatchewan, chances are it is worth a lot more than it was just four years ago and you will see that reﬂected in your property assessment notice.” Properties are revalued every four years in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan’s property tax system levies taxes based on taxable property assessment. Both municipalities and the

provincial government set property tax rates, with the education portion being used to pay for K-12 education. In 2009, the provincial government delivered the largest education property tax cut in Saskatchewan history, reducing education property taxes by more than 80 per cent on

farmland and nearly 30 per cent on residential properties. Reiter said that since the education property tax is levied on the assessment of property, the province will need to take a close look at the potential impact of the dramatic increase in property assessments on taxpayers.

“It is up to our government, along with strong leadership from municipal governments, to take a thoughtful approach in order to mitigate property tax increases as a result of revaluation,” Reiter said. “We will be doing that as part of the current budget process.”

implementation of the Sun West Initiative for School Improvement (SWISI) three-year project, the operational Superintendent for Kenaston School, the Distance Learning School and Davidson School. He will supervise home schooling, as well as provide general supervision and guidance to all aspects of the use of technology within the Sun West School Division. “We are very fortunate to have someone with Darren’s skill set step f o r wa r d a n d a s s u m e more of a division wide leadership focus, Director of Education, Dr. Guy Tétrault, said. “Darren’s expertise in the use of technology combined with his background experience and knowledge in the Practical and Applied Arts educational programming will provide the Sun West S ch o o l D i v i s i o n w i t h the ability to establish partnerships with industry and post-secondary educational institutions to develop and implement dual credit trades and health science related programming. The use of online delivery systems will enable our students, no matter what community or school they attend, to access state of the art training programs preparing them for the world of work or providing them with postsecondary earned credits while completing their high school education. We are very excited at the educational prospects a leader such as Darren Gasper will bring to our students!” Gasper grew up in Rosetown and became a t e a ch e r b e c a u s e o f the influence of former teachers, George Bessey, Barry Formanek and Gary Robertson. He coached basketball with Gary in 1989-90 and chose the Industrial Arts teacher program because he enjoyed his high school classes with George and Barry. Darren completed his Bachelor of

Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1995 and his ﬁrst teaching job was in Grande Prairie, teaching Mechanics, Electronics and Welding. After four years there, he returned to Saskatchewan and accepted a Phys. Ed and PAA position at Kenaston School where he has taught since. He became principal of Kenaston School in 2007 and also received his Master’s degree in Educational Communications a n d Te ch n o l o g y f r o m the University of Saskatchewan, that same year. Darren has been instrumental in the development of the Distance Learning Centre housed at Kenaston School. He and his staff have developed and implemented a host of online courses that are delivered across the Sun West School Division and province. “In my role with technology I am interested in finding ways to incorporate technology into the classroom to increase student literacy and achievement levels,” Gasper explained. “I am looking forward to working with schools that have innovative ideas about professional development to improve student learning with the new SWISI program. I am also looking forward to establishing additional partnerships for our online and PAA programs so that we can provide more opportunities for students in Sun West, and help prepare them for their future careers!” He and his wife Lori, are actively involved in various community organizations in Kenaston. Lori works for Ducks Unlimited, as the Marketing and Communications Manager and they have two girls, Ava (6) and Ella (2). Gasper was nominated by his staff for his work and educational commitment to Kenaston School, and received the Queens Diamond Jubilee Award last year as well.

The puck stops here . . . Biggar Atom Nat netminder, Kade Coyle, keeps an eye on the puck during Biggar Minor Hockey Days, January 26. The Jubilee Stadium was a busy day with Initiation, Novice, Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget players hitting the ice for a day of hockey celebration. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Council Minute highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held January 8, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Alan Boyle, and Kirk Sherbino. Michael Lombardi of EllisDon attended the meeting to request having access to the landfill for the disposal of earth material through the Town shop, and also to use the land immediately north of the construction site to store steel. Council agreed to both requests. Council resolved that the Town commit funding to purchase playground equipment for Buckingham Park for 2013. Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $127,561.71, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $27,904.03, be approved. Council resolved that the quote from SaskPower to relocate three existing power poles on Quebec Street in the amount of $1,289.45 plus GST, due to the close proximity to the shut off valves, be approved. Council resolved that the following appointments be made for 2013. Solicitor: Roe and Peszko - 201213 (two year term). Treasurer: Barb Barteski (annual term). Assessor: Marty Baroni (annual). Building Officials: Wayne Meier, Clayton Meier, Ryan Thiessen (annual). Auditors: Pricewaterhouse Coopers - 2012-14 (three year). EMO Coordinator: Erin Poitras (annual). Deputy EMO Coordinator: Jim Besse (annual). Fire Chief: Gerry Besse (annual). Deputy Fire Chief: Kelly Dorosh (annual). Secretary Board of Revision: Doug Arthur (annual). Pest Control Officer: John Hammond (annual). Wheatland Regional Library Board: Ron Arnold, Penny McCallum (alternate) - 2012-13 (two year). Biggar Library Board: Ron Arnold, Penny McCallum 201213 (two year). Biggar

Regional Park Board: Jim Besse, Gene Motruk (annual). Development Appeals Board: Blair Slowski, Ross Holt, Jim Goring - 2011-13 (three year). Board of Revision: Marguerite Wapple, Jim Goring, Ron Dobchuk, Blair Slowski, Ross Holt (annual). Bear Hills RDC: Ray Sadler, Kirk Sherbino - 2012-13 (two year). Rivers West District for Sport, Culture and Recreation: Erin Poitras (annual). Bylaw Enforcement Officer: Flaman Investigation and Security Agency Ltd. Peter Flaman, Arlene Flaman, Ellen Ballendine, John Descalchuk, Anthony Phillips, Rosemary Ferguson, Lesley Sonnichsen (annual). Wheatland Regional Centre Inc.: Ron Arnold (annual).Weed Inspector: John Hammond (annual). Predator Control Officer: Gerry Besse (annual). Municipal Inspectors: Richard Olson, Marty Baroni, Barb Barteski (annual). West Central Municipal government Committee: Ray Sadler (annual). Council resolved that the invoice for the first half of the Wheatland Regional Library levy for 2013, in the amount of

$8,708.83, be approved. Council resolved that the request from the Biggar Recreation Valley for sponsorship of the Biggar and District High School Rodeo this May, be approved in the amount of $400 for a Gold Sponsorship. Council resolved that an invoice in the amount of $447.75 be sent to the RM of Biggar for the 50 per cent of the insurance for the RM of Biggar’s rescue truck. Council resolved that the Town accept the offer to purchase from Wylie Farms, in the amount of $3,500 plus GST, a 2007 Schulte 9600 model snowplow. Council resolved that the invoice from Promag Enviro for the sewer treatment plant No. 1 Spiraflo Clarifier replacement parts, in the amount of $25,197.90, be approved for payment. Council resolved that the request from the Diamond Lodge Replacement Partnership for the first instalment to the Heartland Health Region, in the amount of $307,157.97, be approved for payment. • Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Winter’s harsh gloom . . . Fog was a portent of the cold to come, Monday, as the sky descended, blanketing everything in its melancholy light. By Tuesday evening, the area was into a deep freeze. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Government remains focused on economy in productive Parliament The Government of Canada, Monday, outlined the priorities they will expect in the House of Commons. “The Harper

government’s top priority is creating jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadian families,” said the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader

of the Government in the House of Commons. “Canadians can count on our government to stay focused on the issues that matter most as we

Nat in the Wing zone . . . Novice Nat, Jacob Evanisky is surrounded by the Rosetown Red Wing opposition, Saturday, as Biggar celebrated Minor Hockey Days. The Novice Nationals won the contest 12-3. (Independent Photo by Kevin

introduce a new budget and move forward on important pieces of legislation.” “In the face of continued global economic uncertainty, it is important that we continue to focus on the economy and build on the best job creation record of the major developed economies,” remarked the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs. In addition to the new budget, the government will move forward on the following important pieces of legislation currently before Parliament: • the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act; • the Fair Rail Freight Service Act; • the Faster Removal of

Foreign Criminals Act; • the First Nations Financial Transparency Act; • the Increasing Offender Accountability for Victims Act; • the Northern Jobs and Growth Act; and • the Safer Witnesses Act. “We will continue to put forward legislation to keep our streets and communities safe, including our commitment to ensure that public safety should be the paramount consideration in the decision-making process involving high-risk accused found Not Criminally Responsible on account of mental disorder,” added Blaney. Blaney added that the Harper government has led a productive …See Gov’t economy, pg 3

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Report tabled on federal election boundaries change The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan has submitted its report redrawing the province’s federal electoral map to the Chief Electoral Ofﬁcer of Canada. The report was tabled in the House of Commons, January 28. The commission’s ﬁnal report acknowledges the presence of communities of interest within urban areas of the province. It endorses the creation of three urban ridings for Saskatoon as well as two urban ridings and one blended rural-urban riding for Regina. The current SaskatoonRosetown-Biggar would be split, effectively becoming KindersleyRosetown-Humboldt. The “urban” portion would become Saskatoon West. The report follows the public hearings that took place across the province between September 17 and October 6, 2012. “The commission was

impressed with the level of public participation in the design of the electoral districts’ boundaries. The extensive public input received both before and after the proposal was published stands as a testament to the commitment of the people of Saskatchewan to remain engaged in the democratic process,” said the Honourable Ronald C. Mills, chair of the three-member commission. One of the threemember commission, David Marit, who is also president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), disagreed with the report, saying the changes were too “drastic” and would “cause voting confusion.” Marit added that 75 per cent of respondents during the public consultation phase, wanted the existing boundaries to remain as they are.

First of many Travel Voucher wins . . . Michelle Meschishnick and son, Owen, hold the ﬁrst winning draw in the Biggar and District Recreation Board’s Travel Voucher of the Month draw, joined by

Recreation Director Erin Poitras. There are still many, many more chances for you to win, just contact the Town Ofﬁce! (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

. . . Gov’t Economy, cont. from pg 2 Parliament and its record of accomplishment is clear. In this Parliament, over three quarters of the government’s bills have passed through at least one of the two Chambers, with

the majority of the bills having already received Royal Assent. This includes major government initiatives like budget implementation legislation which included a small business

hiring tax credit, a major tackling crime bill, and a bill providing marketing choice for Western grain farmers. “Our government will build on our strong record of accomplishment.

We expect the House of Commons will continue to operate in a productive, hardworking and orderly fashion to address the priorities of Canadian families,” concluded Van Loan.

Singer, songwriter, musician, yodeller hits the Majestic this Saturday Country songstress Eli Barsi will be in Biggar this Saturday at the Majestic Theatre for the ﬁfth show of the Biggar and District Arts Council performance season. Barsi is driven by her passion for music, committed to giving her best, and strives for

excellence on and off stage. For the past 25 years Barsi has been working as a professional musician. Early in her career she performed mainly in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. After a few years of non

stop shows, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she honed her craft as a songwriter. Following several years of roadwork both sides of the border, she started to record albums, release radio singles, and moved on to the bigger stages.

Barsi was hired to perform with the legendary Sons of the Pioneers in the year 2002, and was based out of Branson, Missouri for eight years. She has since relocated back to her home province of Saskatchewan.

‘Carter Scratch’ style of playing lead acoustic and her exceptional yodelling. Barsi is comfortable in various scenarios on stage, such as, house concert/ singer songwriter style performances to a full ﬁve piece grandstand show performance. Eli Barsi plays the Majestic Theatre this Saturday, February 2. Show time is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available from de Moissac Jewellers.

With 12 CDs, 11 Canadian charted radio singles, three CMT videos, and a multiple award recipient, Barsi is a diverse artist including a variety of genres in her shows such as, Western Roots, Gospel, New Country, Bluegrass, Traditional Country and Folk which she delivers with equal proﬁciency. Her show is always uplifting, with a mix of tasty standards and thought provoking originals featuring her

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Boundaries Commission needs to go back to the drawing board The Boundaries Commission has tabled its report on proposals that would create urban ridings vs rural ridings in Saskatchewan. What is interesting about this report is that one of the members wrote a dissenting opinion which is included in the report. The lone holdout is David Marit, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and operator of a grains and oilseeds farm. The proposal to divide the province into urban vs rural ridings was controversial to say the least. Saskatchewan’s Conservative MPs argued against such a move, an opinion which is supported by 75 per cent of the population of Saskatchewan. The argument to create urban only ridings is that then issues directly related to urban will be heard. Are those issues not being heard now? Certainly they are. Having a mixture of urban and rural gives our elected representatives the opportunity to hear both sides of the story. It allows them to gain a better understanding of the needs of both sides and allows them to look at the bigger picture when making decisions. Would urban only MPs really understand the needs of the entire province? Saskatchewan is the only jurisdiction that has urban/rural split ridings. But that is no reason to get rid of them. In fact it may be the very reason Saskatchewan has grown and prospered. Saskatchewan is a very different province from others. Urban and rural depend on each other. The truth is our similarities are far greater than our differences no matter where we live. That’s not to say there may be some issues specific to one side or the other but on the whole when the cities prosper rural prospers and vice versa. Saskatoon benefits from rural support in terms of shopping and tourism, so it follows that good roads in rural Sask. is a big plus to city residents as well as country folk. Likewise if our major cities grow then so do our rural towns. The two go hand in hand. Dividing the two does not make sense. Our dependencies on each other extend beyond financial implications to health care, education, tourism. Even the volunteer base. More than once when a huge event is held in Saskatoon, that city will draw upon volunteers from this area. And, we hear over and over from the organizers that these events would not happen without a solid volunteer base. Saskatchewan has grown because of a collaborative effort from both urban and rural sectors. Now is not the time to divide our province and look inward to ourselves. Remember the anecdote: “United we stand, Divided we fall.” P.H.

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Merit pay for teachers not such a bad idea Merit pay could provide an effective way to reward teachers for what really matters - teaching children by Michael Zwaagstra, Research Fellow, Frontier Centre for Public Policy Distributed by Troy Media, www.troymedia.com

Education minister Jeff Johnson got the attention of the Alberta Teachers’ Association when he recently mused about introducing merit pay for Alberta teachers. Predictably, the ATA harshly condemned Johnson’s proposal and vowed to ﬁght any attempt to incorporate merit pay in teacher compensation. One of the main arguments the ATA gave for opposing merit pay was that it does not boost student academic achievement. However, there is no evidence that the current salary grid promotes student achievement either. Under the current salary grid, only two factors matter in teacher compensation – years of teaching experience and years of university education. John, with six years of

university and 15 years of experience gets paid more than Doris, with ﬁve years of university and six years of experience. End of story. It doesn’t matter whether Doris happens to grade more papers, teach better lessons, coach more sports teams, or serve on more committees than John. Even though most people would agree Doris is the better teacher, John is higher on the grid and consequently receives a higher salary. In the ATA’s view, that is exactly how it should be. Eric Hanushek, an economist at Stanford University who specializes in education policy, spent many years analyzing the research on teacher effectiveness. He found that additional years of university education have almost no impact on a teacher’s effectiveness. The correlation between experience and effectiveness is more identiﬁable, but still only modest at best.

In other words, if improving student achievement is our primary focus, one would never set up a teacher’s salary grid the way it is right now. On its website, the ATA approvingly cites Harvard economist Roland Fryer’s critical review of New York City’s failed merit pay plan to buttress its case against merit pay. However, the ATA ignores Fryer’s more recent paper in which he identifies a successful experiment with merit pay in Chicago Heights, Illinois. In his 2012 paper, Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Loss Aversion, Fryer describes how he and his fellow researchers discovered that teachers who were given a $4,000 bonus at the beginning of the year and told to pay it back if student achievement fell below expectations, got significantly better academic results from their students than teach-

ers in the control group where no incentives were provided. Thus, the ATA is wrong in claiming that there is no research evidence for the effectiveness of merit pay. Another argument often used against merit pay is that there is no agreement on what constitutes good teaching and such subjectivity makes it impossible for administrators to identify and reward good teachers. This argument is so specious as to be laughable. Any parent with kids in school knows full well that some teachers are better than others. In addition, a candid conversation with a group of high school students about their current teachers should disabuse anyone of the notion that all teachers are equally effective. There is also abundant research evidence that some teachers are better than others. John Hattie is Professor and Director of the Melbourne Education

Research Institute at the University of Melbourne. In his 2009 book, Visible Learning, Hattie synthesizes the results from thousands of research studies to identify which practices have the biggest impact on student achievement. Needless to say, some are considerably more effective than others. Introducing merit pay to Alberta does not mean the existing pay grid must be completely thrown out. Rather, merit could be incorporated as an additional component of the salary grid. Teachers would still receive increases for education and experience, but would also receive extra compensation as they move through several merit levels. Just as universities distinguish between assistant, associate, and full professors, school administrators could establish different levels for teachers based on their performance. Evaluation criteria for

promotion to a higher merit level could include student academic performance, classroom observations by the principal, extra-curricular involvement, and professional development activities. The ATA could even take an active role in helping administrators design meaningful professional growth standards. Merit pay for teachers is a reform worth considering. While developing an appropriate merit pay plan would undoubtedly be a lengthy and thorny process, it could provide an effective way to reward teachers for what really matters. Giving additional rewards to outstanding teachers is something the ATA should be able to support. Michael Zwaagstra is a research fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a Manitoba high school teacher, and co-author of the book, What’s Wrong With Our Schools and How We Can Fix Them.

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In the summer of 2012 NASA launched the Mars Curiosity Rover. This robot is outﬁtted with amazing tools that will help it gather data from the surface of Mars over the course of its two year mission. NASA has also launched a great website (http://www. jpl.nasa.gov/msl/) that provides updates and progress reports on Curiosity. This week the video showcased the brushing tool which enables the rover to literally brush the dust off the rocks allowing for a closer look at the formations. I have been following Curiosity around Mars since it was launched and the data being collected is fascinating. So far it has taken pictures, roamed over a crater and used its tools to collect samples. But there is another ongoing NASA mission that is making its own news. The Kepler telescope. Kepler was launched in 2009 and just sits there staring at stars all day. More than 150,000 stars in fact. The telescope has “discovered” about 461 new planets and about 2,740 satellites. Which gives you some idea of the enormity of the

Milky Way. Of those 461 earth-sized planets scientists estimate at least 10 of them are “habitable” which means liquid water can exist there meaning life is possible. These new planets are called candidate planets, some of them will receive names. Some of them are less than twice the size of our earth but revolve around a star similar to our sun. They are considered habitable. One such planet is named KOI 172.02. (Personally this is a boring name and if it is going to catch on the name needs to be zippier -- something like Gemini for instance). KOI is only 1.5 times the size of Earth but is perhaps the closest ﬁnd to discovering a second earth-like planet. That’s Kepler’s mandate -- to survey the Milky Way and discover earth-like planets. Not a small feat considering there are billions of stars in the galaxy that may have planets meeting this criteria. In addition, Kepler has discovered what is called astrophysical conﬁgurations meaning some planets are not considered true planets because they do not transit their host stars.

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For example, one star orbits another and then blocks some of the light from the other. After some calculations, scientists found they could only account for 9.5 per cent of Kepler planets. These results suggest that 17 per cent of the stars host a planet up to 1.25 times the size of Earth with orbits lasting 85 days or less. This means that our Milky Way galaxy can, in theory, host at least 17 billion Earth-sized planets. Exciting news. It still doesn’t mean there is life out there in the big open universe but it does mean there is a possibility. Some may question whether it is necessary to explore the galaxy but man, by nature, is an explorer and space is often considered the last frontier. Some may question the necessity of exploring beyond our atmosphere. It’s about conquering the unknown, getting answers and solving some of the mysteries of life. On a more practical note, it does mean everything I learned in school about the solar system is now being rewritten. After all, back then Pluto was a planet.

Celebrating Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, Education Minister Russ Marchuk proclaimed January 27 as Family Literacy Day in Saskatchewan. “Family literacy supports learning inside and outside the home,” Marchuk said. “In our growing economy, literacy means ﬁnancial, technological, personal and social literacy, as well as reading, writing and math.” The Ministry of Education is committed to improving the literacy and learning success of all Saskatchewan children. Nearly 10,000 people each year take part in government funded family literacy programs and services delivered by partners across the province including the Saskatchewan Literacy Network (SLN) and the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN), c o m m u n i t y

organizations and libraries. “I encourage you to take some time today and everyday to read and learn with your children,” Marchuk said. “By spending quality time together reading, you can help your child build a love for learning to last their whole life.”

For more information about Family Literacy Day and literacy initiatives in Saskatchewan, visit the SLN Web site at sk.literacy.ca or the SALN Web site at saln. ca/programsandservices/ aboriginal-familyliteracy.

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Kapelsche Veer (another angle!) by Bob Mason

Some time ago, Yours Truly was getting to the point known as “Writer’s block” (or thought he was!), when there doesn’t seem much that he could write about! (Ask David Thoreau!). When YT complained, in a kind of consolation, another fellow said “Why don’t you just take a story you’ve already written and present it from another angle?” It seemed like a good answer to his so-called problem, so YT thought it over for a while . . . and here goes! Below is a quotation written for the book “Story of a Nation” by John Ralston Saul (Page 193, ISBN 0-38565849-4):

“The fragility of memory is a terrifying thing, yet it carries men through wars, and through life after war, as it carries all of us. “Why fragile? Because it is never what it appears to be. It may be about fact, and “fact” may not be what we need! We may focus our fears and energies on the name of a General we have never seen, who may never have been there at all.* “Memory can help us, betray us, spin us in and out of complexity!” The following column may seem a little odd to some people, but they claim that writers are a little “odd” anyway! They also claim that although writers are a dime a

dozen, real, down to earth incidents aren’t that popular. As a matter-offact, the place described below, and the things that happened there, are almost unknown to the folks who live there right now! (Saul was close to being right, eh?) (ie) one of our boys asked about it at one of the local Dutch towns and the people told him they had never heard of Kapelsche Veer! In a kind of acrostic, YT is going to scrawl here a few of his, ahem, memories of it!

Kapelsche Veer, is the Dutch name for an old ferry harbour on the south bank of the Maas River, northwest

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of Waslwijk in Holland and because the German army held a small bridgehead there, one of our Canadian Generals (in his wisdom!) decided that it should be, ahem, again, “wiped out”! Some historians of WWII, claim that the attack on KV was a kind of diversion to draw the enemies attention away from a much larger attack in the east. Others maintain that if the Battle of the Bulge (south of us) had been successful that German Force at KV could move south and effectively surrounded the whole Canadian army. Others say that Kapelsche Veer wasn’t necessary at all! I dunno, and sometimes YT wonders about our Generals!

Although the planned attack on Kapelsche Veer, was to take only a few hours, it took five bitterly cold days and cost Fourth Division of the Canadian Army, some two hundred and fifty causalities (on ten acres yet!). Most of them were Lincolns and Argylls, while inflicting some four hundred on the enemy! Part of that awful action was allotted to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (YT’s regiment), and though sometimes things at KV didn’t go that well, it has a special place in regimental history! Earlier on, both the Royal Marines Commando and the Polish Regiment, had tried to take the place and been driven back with fairly heavy losses. And pieces of their equipment were lying all over the slopes when we went in!

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Socks, clean, dry socks sure had a lot to do with any success we had at KV. It was bitterly cold, and some of those socks we even cut up to use as mittens, leaving our ﬁngers free to operate our weapons! The regimental history says that only three of No. 10 platoon’s 29 men who started up that dike, ever got to the top. Don Mackeracher (from Plato, Sask.) was killed up there, and Lt. Perkins froze his feet badly . . . leaving, guess who, to try and prove that John Ralston Saul was wrong ... Cold - did I mention how cold it was at KV? The Dutch civilians told us they could never remember it being that cold before. Many, many men went out with frozen feet! Heroes were everywhere at KV. But as mentioned above, who is left to tell about them anymore. We have to rely on the lines at the top of the page, heh? Every 29th of January, Yours Truly remembers that place, and often after reading Saul’s soliloquy, he wonders if he could ﬁnd the dike again, although they say there is a plaque at the

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Villians is a pretty bad name to call dead men lying there on the cold dike with no shoes or stockings on! They say that dead men have no feelings - but we who saw it sure do! Even though all of us were freezing, we took very few prisoners at KV. We brought many frozensolid German soldiers down from the dike after the battle was over, and piled them in crude cordwood-like piles with our own: “I wonder Bill, if Hans and Fritz think anything like me! What’s at the bottom of it all? What’s all the slaughter for? He thinks he’s right, Of course he ain’t, but this we both agree If them as made it had to fight there wouldn’t be no war!” Every 29th of January, Yours Truly can’t help but remember the things that happened at that awful place! He has never been back to it. And even if he had the chance, wouldn’t go! He just pours a hot bath in the tub, climbs in, sits back and remembers . . . “Sufficient unto the day”, eh? Rum, a handful of run, was sure a great thing in those cold days, to keep a guy from shivering. I haul out a much-neglected bottle that I have, just sit there and stare at it! YT hopes that in the future we will never need that stuff again or that it will ever get that cold! Phyllis and I have a fine family, wonderful friends and everything sure looks rosy! Yet sometimes (like Saul sez) we remember. Scottie Nangle just to YT’s right, and Bill Churchill just to YT’s left, both used up their bottom dog-tags** that night! So I guess who is left to tell about it all! Let’s call it fate, okay? There may be a lot of people who don’t want to read this stuff, but believe me, no matter what the guy at the top of the page sez. It’s a lot worse to Remember! *In this case SS General Kurt Meyer of the German army. ** Every soldier has two dog tags (with his name and number on them) tied around his neck, the bottom one to be cut off when he is killed!

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Fortnightly by Alice Ellis

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Diamond Lodge News Hello everyone! I hope that people are enjoying this cool week. Here at Diamond Lodge we have been keeping busy with different activities and events. On Monday morning we did exercises with stretches, ball passing and popping three balloons in our balloon game. That afternoon we played ﬂoor yahtzee. Team Lucky played against Team Antelope. Fortunately Team Lucky wasn’t so lucky. Antelope won by over 30 points. Tuesday morning we read what has been happening in Biggar in our weekly current events activity. Later that day the residents gathered around a big table and played Blast from the

Past. This game we talked about things we enjoyed or did when we were younger. Wednesday morning we had our Men’s Coffee Group. This was extra special because one of our men was moving away that afternoon so we made it into a roast to remember things about him. Then that day we also had Happy Hour. We made a punch and served different drinks. There was a lot of socializing done on that day. Thursday morning we had exercises. At 2:30 the Biggar Kayettes group sponsored a bingo here. They gave out loonies as prizes. This was enjoyed by all. Friday we got to enjoy Breakfast Club. Pancakes

and bacon was the favourite thing to eat on this cool brisk morning. After breakfast the residents folded towels, played crib and wrote stories about life experiences. Then we sang to some songs as a big group in our sing along program. Saturday we played jackpot bingo and had a movie in the afternoon. Sunday the ladies had manicures and enjoyed visiting with everyone. Church of God did the church service this week. I hope this week’s news was informative and sounded very fun. Makes everyone think about coming here and seeing what it is all about. Hope everyone has a good day, and talk to you next time!

Fortnightly met at the Westwinds on Monday, January 21. The ladies were welcomed by Loreen Grondin, President. The minutes and financial statement were read by Tillie Zimmer, Secretary. Billie McNaught and Alice Ellis chose “The Bear Hills” for their presentation. Alice gave a history of the area from its origin in the ancient ice age, when the ice pushed up high hills and made low valleys, all covered with stones from the high Arctic. The Bear Hills run east and west, a few miles south of Biggar. They start in the Feudal, Harris area and stop in the area of Hershel, where the Bad Hills start. The area has lakes and sloughs surrounded by poplars and willows and bushes, as well as alkali flats. The first overseas visitor, in 1859 the Scottish Earl of Southesk, with his Metis guides from Fort Garry (now downtown Winnipeg), traveled through the area by horseback and Red

River carts. They went by Jackﬁsh Lake to Fort Edmonton, through the Rocky Mountains. They returned through Rocky Mountain House to Fort Edmonton, at times using dog sleds to return to Fort Garry late in the winter. They spent the summer months in the Bear Hills where the Cree people from Fort Carlton camped. The Earl’s diary states that “The prairie was black with buffalo.” The Cree were able to kill enough for their winter needs. They dried the meat and made pemmican, using the dried meat, the fat and the local saskatoon and chokecherry berries. It was dried, pounded, together and stored in leather pouches and bags. After the white people settled on farms, in the early 1900’s, the Cree came again to camp in the hills and to pick rocks for the homesteaders. In 1924 Jesse Donahue leased 2,900 acres of the high hills for pasture for his large herd of Hereford cattle. The grass, the original nutritious “prairie wool” provided

the perfect forage. It was a challenging job to fence those hills. The men used water to soften the grassy sod at times. They carried barrels of water on a stone boat, pulled by a team. They dug the post holes with a sharpened iron cross bar and a post hole auger. When Hugh Ellis worked there, he wore his baseball spikes, a good solution for the slippery, grassy hillsides. Today the pasture is leased by local ranchers from the Saskatchewan government. Alice gave an account of the proliﬁc wildlife of the area. There are coyotes, badgers, porcupines, rabbits and gophers. Deer, elk and moose are visitors too. Birds abound: meadow larks, robins, sparrows, black birds as well gulls, sandpipers, eagles, owls and sand hill cranes. Even the whooping crane stop here on its ﬂight, and of course crows and magpies. The Bear Hills pasture is one of the few areas of natural grass left in Saskatchewan and it is hoped that it will remain the same.

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The issues of food security and of hunger among Canadians, is one I constantly struggle getting my head around. I tend to get the idea of someone living on the streets of Toronto, or Vancouver, likely to face hunger as an all too regular occurrence. People without a ďŹ xed address and no income quickly fall through the cracks of most special services supports, and have limited ability to affect change directly. In Saskatchewan hunger certainly exists. Anyone doubting that only needs to talk to the Salvation Army at

the seeming ever longer list of those needing Christmas hampers, or to those operating food banks, which seem to face a growing need as well. Certainly as housing costs rise in reaction to a stronger economy, and utility rates seem to continually inch higher, wages are hard-pressed to keep pace, and so household budgets get stretched and that can mean the larder goes empty as month-end nears. But the question is why the larder is empty? I recently sat down to a coffee with Warren

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BCS2000 Pr Principal’s report I’m nearing the end of my write-ups for The Independent as my maternity leave approaches. Mr. Braman will continue to keep you all informed about the school happenings while I’m off on my year’s leave. I’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of the parents and community members for their wellwishes throughout my pregnancy. I am looking forward to time with my children, but will really miss the staff and students at the school! I’ll make sure to stop by for visits with the new baby. Character Counts celebrated Fairness this week again in a couple of different ways. Mrs. Zagoruy’s Grade 2 and 3 class did an awesome job of presenting the “Fairness Rocks!” song to the elementary assembly on Monday morning. On

Wednesday, students dressed in the colour orange to represent fairness. Why is orange the colour of fairness? Our students can tell you that it is because an orange can be divided up into pieces to share fairly among our friends. Two people won prizes in our draw for dressing up, and I will let you know next week who the lucky winners were! We will also have our Best Bunch for Lunch this Friday. Again, names will be published next week. Thank you to the SRC, who are preparing Hot Lunches for the month of February. At our School Community council meeting at the start of February we will be discussing what our Hot Lunch program might look like for the remainder of the year. Our school families were contacted this month

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Biggar Long Term Care Project Update The piles are approximately 75-80% finished. The crawlspace excavation on the north and south wings as well as the areas closest to the existing building is underway. Grade beam installation is proceeding as areas become available. The areas closest to the building are being done first. Steel will start to arrive in the next week and steel erection will follow once it arrives. Rosetown Long Term Care Project Update The in floor heating pipes are being installed in the Pods as the metal decks pass their shear stud inspections. The concrete floors have started to be poured the week of Jan 21st-25th; 7,000 sq. ft. can be poured at a time with two pours a week. Contractors are working on the exterior walls, sealing, insulating and working on the roof system, working on roof parapets and the crawlspace electrical. The new generator passed inspections and is ready to be commissioned and put on line the end of January. Kerrobert Integrated Health Centre Project Update Metal workers continued to install roofing beams and trusses. Metal roof deck installation has started and will be ongoing as more of the metal trusses are completed. Sloped retaining wall concrete has been completed along with the concrete footings for the Ambulance drive thru bays. Metal columns and roof beams have been installed on the drive thru bay areas. Electrical and mechanical trades continue to do installations in the crawl space. The Back-up Generator unit arrived and was set in place on Jan 15th. The generator building is to be constructed shortly.

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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent I have been hearing a little about safflower oil. I heard it first as a weight-loss aid, and then as being marvelous for one’s skin. My first question was, “What does a safflower look like? Can safflower be grown in Saskatchewan?” Well, it looks a little like a thistle plant. It is yellow, and looks a little prickly. I have never seen a safflower, but I bet birds would love their seeds, as they look a little like sunflower seeds. Researching a bit more I have discovered that, yes, the safflower is grown in Canada for bird seed! It is also used in the manufacture of margarine and cooking o i l s. I t i s g r o w n i n Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. Safflower is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world! Dyes from the flower and garlands of them were found in the tomb of the Egyptian

pharaoh Tutankhamun! It is native to countries w i t h l o n g, h o t , d r y summers. But is very susceptible to frosts. Sounds to me that it is a risky crop to grow on our prairies! India, Mexico and the United States are

Safflower oil . . . always see it, but never knew what a safflower was. Looking a little like a thistle, this very ancient plant has been cultivated for oil. Also used for dyeing fabrics, the lovely yellow flower makes a bright red. The dried petals are used as a cheaper version of saffron. Birds love the seed, and many bird seed mixtures contain the seeds. (Photos from google.com/images)

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a strain of the safﬂower that is grown in Arizona and New Mexico for this purpose. So, another plant that has been cultivated for centuries. Next time I paint a wall, I will be thinking about the pretty yellow flower that could be part of the manufacture of the paint. I should also really look into this reducing belly fat properties - could be interesting, maybe fewer crunches in the gym? Seems too easy to me!

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One of its original names was carthamine, and I have seen carthamine red in artists paints. Even though the ﬂowers are yellow, it makes a natural red dye. As in St. John’s Wort, it too has a pretty yellow flower, and yet when made into a tincture, it becomes a beautiful red. The flower petals are also known as “bastard saffron”. It is a much cheaper replacement for saffron, the stamen from a crocus. Lana is

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OBITUARIES Ray (Martha) Leidl; two sisters, Hilda Boire, Rita Fautk; three brothers-in-law, Albert Boire, Larry Boire and Don Potter; and numerous nieces and nephews. Gerald was predeceased by his parents; his sisters, Gerty Boire, Evelyn Boire, Doris Potter; his brothers, Carl and Ed; brothersin-law, George Boire, John Fautk, sister-in-law, Josie Leidl. The family extends their sincere appreciation to Dr. Muller, the nurses and staff at Biggar Hospital for the kind and compassionate care given to Gerald. Gerald’s family wishes to thank the management and staff at the Westwinds Hotel and restaurant for showing such caring interest in Gerald’s wellbeing while he was having his morning coffee and meals there and during his hospital stays. Thanks to Lenard and Susan for your special friendship and help. Father Bedard, thank you for your visits, prayers and gentle guidance! Mass of Christian Burial will be held SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013 at St. Pascal’s Roman Catholic Church, Leipzig, Sask at 10:30 a.m. Rite of Committal following at Leipzig Cemetery. Father Aloysius Anyichie as celebrant. Tributes in Gerald’s memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetic Association, #1042301 Ave. C North, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 5Z5. Arrangements have been entrusted to Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. gfsc1

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OBITUARIES Gerald Leidl October 19, 1941 January 21, 2013 ily of It is with sadness that the family Gerald Leidl announce his passing ing r, at the Biggar Hospital, Biggar, Sask. on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the age of 71 years. Gerald was born to Frank and Agnes (Kobelsky) Leidl of Leipzig, Sask. on October. 19, 1941. He grew up on the farm and attended Pascal School. m Gerald’s asthma caused him to leave the farm so on May 1, 1963 he started work at the Co-op o-op Store, Landis, in groceries and meat departments. He furthered his career areer as 8 when he meat cutter on January 14, 1968 started work at Saskatoon Co-op on 22nd St. and 4th Ave. In October 1968, he transferred to the Co-op on 8th St. as meat cutter and after a shoulder injury, he transferred to the Co-op Deli and bakery on 33rd St. in May 1987. Here work was lightened but he was ¿nally reduced to compensation. Gerald remained single all his life. He enjoyed travelling which took him to places such as Fingal, North Dakota (his father’s birth place), Florida to see Disney World and Cape Canaveral Space Centre, Yellowstone National Park in USA; in Canada to Vancouver Island, Okanagan, but his favourite place was Hawaii, which he visited half a dozen times or more. In his retirement years, he bought a small house in Biggar, Sask. and lived out the balance of his life. Gerald was a very private person who kept his hurts and pains to himself and suffered in silence. He worked 28 years masking pains but near the end it was sickness that could not be masked anymore, extreme high blood pressure, sugar diabetes, restricted lung capacity (asthma), arthritis and ¿nally renal failure (kidney failure) along with his rotator cup in shoulder. He chose not to accept advanced medical treatment that would just prolong the pain and agony. He chose to accept death as a lived experience. May he now graciously accept his reward for the journey of a life well lived. Gerald is survived by his two brothers, Norbert (Odette) Leidl,

MEMORIAMS ALLARD: In loving memory of Charlotte who passed away January 25, 2010 “As we love her, so we miss her, In our memory she is dear, Loved, remembered, longed for always Bringing many a silent tear.” Lovingly remembered by Dave; Gord, Kary, Kenzie, Jayden, Clayton, Kieran; Rick, Jen; B.J., Kent and Reid. 5p1

CARD OF THANKS We would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who sent Àowers, cards and comforting words of sympathy on the sudden passing of our brother and uncle, Ken Notschke, one short week before this past Christmas. Your caring words and gestures are forever appreciated. Dennis and Gloria; Wendy and Kevin; Carrie and Andrew; Shayna and Indy; and families 5c1

COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in February: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Potluck lunch after service on the 24th. Everyone welcome. For pastoral services or information, please contact Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-9517122 or leave a message at the of¿ce, 306-948-3731. 48/10tfn

For FAX service, see us at The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West; Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service at 10:50 a.m.; an Ladies Bible Study at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. Everyone is welcome to join us. Contact our church of¿ce 948-3424, Tuesday through Thursday. 36tfn FEBRUARY 1 - 22: Carl Beam & The Columbus Suite showing in the Credit Union Gallery at The Biggar Museum, MondayFriday, 1 - 5 p.m. 5c3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2: Perdue Snowmobile Rally, $25 entry fee. Contact perduecomplex@hotmail.com to enter. Riders out at 10 a.m. from Perdue Rec Complex, 60 mile route; fuel and lunch on trail; breakfast and dinner at Complex. Draws at 5 p.m. Cash prizes. Fundraiser for Perdue Recreation Complex. 3c3 MONDAY, FEBRUARY4: Donors Choice Annual Meeting, 7 p.m. at Biggar Hospital boardroom. Donors Choice board members and a representative from local organizations supported by Donors Choice, please attend. We need your support. 3c3 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9: ‘Friends of the Lodge’ Valentine Dine & Dance Fundraiser, Biggar Community Hall. Doors open 5:30, supper 6:30 p.m., $30 per ticket. Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar or any member of Biggar & District Health Service Foundation Inc. To donate items for silent and live auction, contact Louise Singer, 948-2934 or Jo Angelopoulos, 948-3429 or drop off at Biggar Town Of¿ce. 2c4 STARRY NIGHT VALENTINES BLISS PAGEANT FEB 10TH There's still time to register for an all natural pageant in Regina. Open to all ages. Boys and Girls. Everyone receives prizes & gifts just for being on stage. To register or for info: prairiepageants@gmail.com 306-502-3039 http:// www.allcanadianpageants.com/ valentines-bliss-pageant-regina/ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12: St. Paul’s Church Pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Pancakes, sausages, ham, beverage. $5 per person (preschool FREE). Everyone welcome! 4p3 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13: Ash Wednesday Service at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. 5c2 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14: Biggar Museum Annual St. Valentine’s Tea and Pie Sale, 2 4 p.m., $3.00 at Biggar Museum Credit Union Gallery. Everyone welcome! 5c3 FRIDAY, MARCH 15: 8 p.m.; SATURDAY, MARCH 16: 8 p.m.; SUNDAY, MARCH 17: 2:30 p.m.: NCCP annual musical production of “The Wiz” adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, arranged through Samuel French @ The Majestic Theatre, Biggar. Tickets for reserved seating available Friday, February 15th at The Biggar Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar or phone with visa/mastercard to 306-9483344. Tickets: $20 per person. 3c9

NOTICE

Biggar & District Community Foundation Inc. The Foundation is pleased to announce that funds are available for grants from the Community Fund. To apply, your group must have a charitable registration number. Applications for a grant may be obtained from Barb Barteski at the Biggar Town OfÀce. The deadline for applications is February 8, 2013. Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history! For more information call 9483451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. 7tfn Advertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com. tfn

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TENDER Tenders are being received by Biggar Majestic Theatre for janitorial services. Duties to include: • janitorial cleaning of the theatre front, back and basement following each performance and show; • snow removal from walkways in front and northside of building; • monitoring and reporting of any maintenance issues. Tenders to be submitted by Friday, February 15, 2013. Any or all tenders not necessarily accepted. Send tenders to Box 40, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

TENDER FOR SALE BY TENDER 2008 Bin moving trailer, 18,500 GVWR with a 9,500 pound cargo capacity, Tri-Axle with 6000 pound suspension. Unit can be seen at the Central Plains Co-op Agro site in Landis, Sask. For more information, please contact Mark Brosinsky at 306-658-2234. The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Please submit tenders in writing to: Central Plains Co-operative Ltd. Box 970 Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 Att: M. Moon/Trailer Tender Fax: 306-882-2210 Email: gm.rosecoop@sasktel.net The closure date for the tender will be Friday, Feburayr 8, 2013 at noon.

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REAL ESTATE Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x140â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell) 5tfn FINAL PHASE FOR SALE. 55 PLUS ADULT ONLY Ground Level Townhome INFO www. diamondplace.ca. CALL306241 0123 WARMAN, SK

LAND for SALE Farm Land for Sale by tenderâ&#x20AC;Ś RM of Glenside #377, NW-0838-14-W3, approx 158 acres, assessment 53500. Any or all tenders not necessarily accepted. Please forward all tenders to Mark D. Ackimenko, Box 1555, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0. Tenders will be accepted no later than February 25, 2013. 4p4

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WANTED Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar LandÂżll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 658-2132 3tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition. Please phone 948-1773 or 9485393. Pickup available. 32tfn Wanted All Wild Fur. Shed antlers and old traps. Call Phil (306) 278-2299 or Bryon (306) 278-7756.

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RECREATION 1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 948-7521. 36tfn 1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 948-3344 34tfn

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

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AVAILABLE BACHELORETTE A natural beauty at 45. 5'7â&#x20AC;?, 132lbs, slim, very attractive with perfect skin. I find myself divorced with a 16 year old son. I am a country gal with old fashioned values. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want a phone call at 9 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock at night saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;hey, do you wanta come over?". I have lots to do. I have a farm & horses, a business, housework & chores. My dad worked 17 hrs a day so he could put food on the table for his family. I want a man who wants an attractive, loving, compatible, supportive, passionate lady by his side at the end of the day.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Electrician required for trailer manufacturer near Perdue, Sask. Job entails minor electrical repair, wiring trailers, etc. Minimum three years experience or journeyman status. Contact Vern at Monarch Trailer Factory. Phone 306-237-4748. Fax resumes 306-237-9100. 5p3 Part-time pianist/organist required for Biggar United Church commencing March, 1-2 Sundays/month. Negotiable. Inquiries, phone 948-2825. Apply in writing to: Biggar United Church, Box 1259, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 4c3 Part-time dishwasher required. See Maggie at Snow White Family Restaurant, Biggar. 4c3

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY M & N Repair are in need of a Journeyman Mechanic or an individual that is mechanically inclined. We are a busy truck and automotive shop. • Must be a hard worker, a team player, have a positive attitude and work well with others. • Must have own tools. • Will pay top wages to the right person with experience. Hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Send resume to M & N Repair, Box 418, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 or email: mnrepair@sasktel.net

Auditions!! Singers and dancers wanted for Saskatchewan Express 2013 Summer Tour. Auditions in Regina and Saskatoon February 9 & 10. Must be 15 years or older and live in Saskatchewan. Call Michele at 306-5223402 or e-mail michele@ saskatchewanexpress.com to book audition. This will be the summer of a lifetime! PYRAMID CORPORATION is now hiring! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@ pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE.

Landis Credit Union Limited

Part-time Member Services Representative The Position As a member of the team the Member Service Representative will be committed to providing solutions and will proactively promote a full range of credit union products and services with a primary focus on deposit, investment and estate services. QualiÀcations • 1 to 2 years Ànancial experience or a combination of education and experience • Good working knowledge of Microsoft OfÀce suite of products • Effective communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain a high standard of member service • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and personal development. Compensation The credit union offers a competitive compensation package. Closing QualiÀed applicants are invited to submit their resume in conÀdence, by Monday, February 11, 2013. Contact Information Gail Peterson, General Manager P. O. Box 220 Landis, SK S0K 2K0 Email: gail.peterson@landis.cu.sk.ca We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

MEMBER SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE Casual Position - Career Opportunity We require a Casual Member Services Representative for our Biggar and Perdue Branches. THE POSITION: This position reports to the Member Services Team Leader. The core function of the position is to respond to members’ needs by delivering cash services and other Credit Union products and services, and to promote member use of the Credit Union. The successful applicant may also be required to work occasionally at the Perdue Branch. QUALIFICATIONS: The position requires an individual that is conÀdent, has a positive attitude toward learning and change, shows initiative, can work independently, and is friendly, outgoing and reliable. Minimum Grade 12 education is required. A working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and general PC operations, as well as cash-handling experience, would be considered beneÀcial. COMPENSATION: The salary for the position will be commensurate with qualiÀcations and experience. Interested applicants should submit their resume by February 13, 2013 to: Biggar & District Credit Union P. O. Box 670 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Attn: Cathy Archibald, Human Resources Email: cathy.archibald@biggar.cu.sk.ca We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Day & Ross Now Hiring in Saskatoon. P&D Work with 5 Ton Tailgate. AVAILABLE NOW. Call Fazal Today for Details at 1.855.872.7206 SOUTH COUNTRY EQUIPMENT LTD. JOB TITLE: Heavy Equipment Servicers # OF POSITIONS: 10 Fulltime FUNCTIONS: - Assist the Journeymen technicians and perform tasks as directed Perform basic equipment reconditioning and maintenance Perform basic diagnostics, with entry level familiarity re: equipment diagnostic software REQUIREMENTS: - 3rd level apprentice equivalent or minimum 3 years experience WAGES: $20-21/hr depending on quali¿cations/experience *Quali¿ed candidates would be assigned to work in any of the following locations: Weyburn, Southey, Regina, Raymore, Mossbank, Moose Jaw, Montmartre, Assiniboia HOW TO APPLY: Please reply in writing, fax, or E-mail with Attention to Drew Watson or Chris Clements by: FAX: (306) 842-3833 EMAIL: watsondrew@southcountry.ca WEBSITE: www.southcountry. ca CONTACT: Drew Watson PHONE: (306) 842- 4686 EDMONTON BASED COMPANY looking to hire a quali¿ed Field Clerk to assist with paperwork and maintain top safety standards during jobs. Prepare and present safety meeting each morning, ¿le, organize, prepare and maintain all paperwork, assist Foreman when needed. Out of town work, drivers licence, top compensation, OT paid, accommodation provided. Fax 780-488-3002; jobs@ commandequipment.com. DRIVERS WANTED: Terri¿c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation and bene¿ts package. Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement. Compensation based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE. NEWCART CONTRACTING LTD. is hiring for the upcoming turnaround season. Journeyman/ Apprentice; Pipe¿tters; Welders; Boilermakers; Riggers. Also: Quality Control; Towers; Skilled Mechanical Labourer; Welder Helpers. Email: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com. Fax 1-403-729-2396. Email all safety and trade tickets. OPERATORS WANTED. Edmonton based company seeks: Processor Operators; Skidder Operators; Buncher Operators. Fax resume: 780488-3002. Email: jobs@ commandequipment.com. ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 1 tons for our RV division and O/O Semis and drivers for our RV and general freight deck division to haul throughout N. America. Paid by direct deposit, bene¿ts and company fuel cards. Border crossing required with valid passport and clean criminal record. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com

Two part-time Internal Telephone Sales ~ You will need to be CONFIDENT, COMPETITIVE and sound great on the telephone. ~ Full training given but previous sales/telesales experience would be a distinct advantage ~ Commission only but it is a great commission structure with bonuses. ~ For the right person this is an opportunity not to be missed. Contact Gareth McKee 222 Main St., Biggar Phone: 306-986-2600 Email: garethmckee@burntorangesolutions.com

BIGGAR FEEDER CO-OPERATIVE LTD. hiring

Local Supervisor Call Mark @ 306-948-2010 or Bernie @ 306-948-2615 for details Employment Opportunity

Full-time SEASONAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AND LABOURER Health and Dental beneÀt packages and Pension Plan available. Starting date and wage negotiable. Send/fax resumes by noon on February 8, 2013 to… R.M. of Marriott #317 Box 366, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 email: rm317@sasktel.net Phone: 306-882-4030 Fax: 306-882-4401 NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect

HUFNAGEL LTD. is a constantly growing fluid hauling company based out of Lloydminster, SK area. New drivers are needed. Starting wage will be $25/hr and will be adjusted accordingly based on skill and attitude after a 3 month probation. Due to record low turn around within the company, this is your chance to see if you can be part of an extraordinary team where family and safety come first. Oilfield Tickets, Clean Drivers Abstract, and 1 year fluid hauling is required. The shift work is 2 weeks on and 1 off. Holiday Pay, Over time after 8hrs Daily, New Housing Accommodations, Full Benefit pkg. For You and Your Family, Scheduled Holidays, Company Vehicle, $1/hr Extra Bonus for night shifts as well as a $2000/Yearly Bonus. Serious applicants fax resume and abstract to 306-825-5344, call 780-893-0120 or email: hufnagel@me.com.

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New Horizons, Biggar report by Karen Itterman The Biggar New Horizons is busy planning for a few events coming up in the near future. At the conveners meeting on Wednesday the members were making arrangements to host a “Blue The Blues”

card party on Feb 27, Garage Sale on March 23, and a Volunteer Courtesy Car and Ofﬁce Worker soup and sandwich lunch on May 1. Further details will follow in upcoming newspaper editions. The carpet bowling scores

Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 Landis Old Timer Hockey is set for March. Sympathy goes to the Tournament took place on Friday and Saturday with family of Harry Miller who passed away recently. six teams participating. Irene Turner was my There were two teams from Biggar, one from Unity, house guest last week one from Plenty, and two and enjoyed visiting her local rinks. It was good to old neighbours. She says see several former Landis she is well settled in at her residents come out from daughter Lorene’s home in the city to be part of the fun. Saskatoon. Jim Buxton and Joyce Everyone enjoyed a steak supper Saturday evening. Manns spent a week at Thanks to all who came to Kipling looking after Dan play and to watch. Without and Dawn Manns’ girls the support of the commu- while they went on a winter nity it would not have been holiday. Get well wishes to Johnny such a great success. The previous weekend Kammer. Hope to see you up nine teams competed in a and around soon. Our snow angels have curling spiel. The Myron Schell rink from Scott took been kept very busy this the A Event, Preston Vaes- winter. We got several more sen rink won the B Event inches of snow over the and Cheryl Cey’s foursome weekend, so they are out took the C Event. Don’t for- in full force today, clearing get the Annual Mixed Spiel sidewalks and driveways.

for the past few weeks are as follows: Jan. 8 - First place to Pat Turner, Dinah Kegler,Alma Redlich,Aileen Smith and Gail Herzberg. Second place to Florence Johnson, Barb Swyryda, Marie Roesch and Ed Smith. Jan 15 - First place to Emily Liska, June Hoppe, Ag Small and Pat Turner, second place to Marie Roesch, Barb Swyryda, Dinah Kegler and Aileen Smith. Jan. 22 - three teams tied for ﬁrst place. Marie Roesch, Gail Herzberg and Mildred Henne; Aileen Smith, Blanche Borchardt and Emily Liska; Barb Swyryda and Dinah Kegler. Bingo was played on Jan. 10 with Evelyn Poletz and Linda Vermette splitting the half-and-half winnings. The blackout winner was Barb Swyryda. The caller for the afternoon was Agnes Small, Jim Hoult handed out the prizes with Emily Liska picking up the tickets. Agnes Small provided the lunch. Bingo was played on Jan. 24 with Emily Liska as the caller, Hazel Watson picked up the tickets and Barb Swyryda handed out the prizes and Lois Taylor provided the lunch. The half-and-half winner was

Evelyn Poletz and Don Swyryda was the blackout winner. Monday afternoon Kaiser was played on Jan. 7 with four tables of card players. First place to Gord Besse, second place to Marie Roesch, third place to Geoff Cooke, fourth place to Joyce Colbert. Highest scoring game was Marie Roesch and Joyce Colbert. On Jan. 21 the scores were as follows: First place Pat Turner, second place Bill Fisher, third place Dick Sully, fourth place Marie Roesch. Highest scoring game to Bill Fisher and Agnes Watson. A card party was held on Jan. 11 with 11 players. Marj Mackie was the host for the afternoon with Joyce Colbert providing the lunch. The Kaiser winners were Reg Turner and Ken Pearce. The cribbage winners were Richard Boisvert and Don Swyryda. The January birthday potluck was held on Jan. 14 with 20 people in attendance. Joanne Kral was the MC for the afternoon, half-and-half tickets were sold by Myrtle Althouse & Dorothy Wirachowsky baked the birthday cake. The entertainment was card bingo. Our monthly Jam Session

was held on Jan 16 with 48 in attendance. Don Swyryda was the MC for the afternoon. Jim Hoult greeted people at the door with Pat Turner, Emily Liska and Marj Mackie providing the cookies for the lunch. We had a number of great entertainers jam together for the afternoon. Kaiser was played on Jan. 18 with eight people in attendance. The ﬁrst place winners were Dick Sully, second place to Pat Turner and third place to Marie Roesch. Ron Arnold was the host for the afternoon and Ruth Arnold provided the lunch.

A card party was held on Jan. 25 with 12 people in attendance. Reg Turner was the host for the afternoon with Pat Turner providing the lunch. The Kaiser winners were Myrtle Althouse and Mildred Henne. The cribbage winners were Rita Besse and Marie Roesch. Exercises continues to be a very popular event on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Embroidery Guild meets Monday afternoons. If you are interested in exercising or needlework of any kind, please feel free to come and check things out.

Perdue Bowling results For the week ending January 25. Club 55: MHS, Al Levitt, 217; LHS, Dot Curtiss, 198; MHT, Al Levitt, 577; LHT, Carol Lemon, 490; THS, BeeGees, 1,075, THT, Unpredictables, 3,042, MHA, Al Levitt, 192, LHA, Kay Munro, 161. Ladies: LHS, Gloria Notschke, 245; LHT, Dorrie Laberswieler, 567; THS, Bleepers, 1,120; THT, Bleepers, 3,085; LHA, Dorrie Laberswieler, 187. Mens: MHS, Al Lev-

itt, 243; MHT, Al Levitt, 612; THS, JAG, 789; THT, WWF, 2,156; MHA, George Bartley, 182. Mixed: MHS, Dennis Notschke, 290; LHS, Joey Levitt, 195; MHT, Dennis Notschke, 620; LHT, Joey Levitt, 542; THS, DJ’s, 1059; THT, Smilin’ 5, 3,114; MHA, George Bartley, 190; LHA, Joey Levitt, 171. Bantam Girls: Skylar Elliot, 93. Bantam Boys: Adam Munro, 102. Junior Boys: Brayden Wilkinson, 180. Junior Girls: Danielle Munro, 174.

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Monarch Multiple 2012 year in review and Achievement Day Results Monarch Multiple had a successful 2011-2012 year with 35 members enjoying six different projects. The spring proved a bit difﬁcult for the livestock projects as wet conditions made clinics and practice hard to plan. All and all the year was able to be deemed a success and below are the highlights. June 17 was the date scheduled for the annual multiple achievement day. Due to the heavy amounts of rain the Light Horse and Beef shows had to be postponed. The rest of the achievement day went ahead as planned with over 120 people in attendance. Guests en-

joyed a wonderful potluck supper and had a chance to look over the member’s record books as well as the projects displays for the cloverbud, outdoor adventure, trap shooting and sewing projects. Awards and thank you gifts were given out to members and leaders. July 2 the beef project held their show at the Aman Ranch. It was ﬁnally a beautiful hot summer day and the show was a success. Dwight Smith of Biggar was the judge for the day. The following are the show results: Senior Showmanship 1st Dylan Haynes, 2nd Kelsey Tweddle, 3rd Jer-

emy Yurchak. Intermediate Showmanship – 1st Taylor Phillips, 2nd Emily Froehlich, 3rd Gage Gray, 4th Gordie May. Junior Showmanship – 1st Wyatt Aman, 2nd Keaton Haynes, 3rd Kylah Gray, 4th Katelynn Zagoruy. Cloverbud Showmanship 1st Kolby Haynes, 1st Luke Gray, 1st Rebecca Zagoruy. Senior Grooming – 1st Dylan Haynes, 2nd Jeremy Yurchak, 3rd Kelsey Tweddle. Intermediate Grooming – 1st Gordie May, 2nd Gage Gray, 3rd Taylor Phillips, 4th Emily Froehlich.

Pirates drop to Settlers . . . Perdue Pirate, Lucas Fortier, (photo above) waits for the point shot, January 23 during their match-up versus the Maymont Settlers. The Pirates encountered some rough seas, falling to the Settlers 15-2. Fortier accounted for a goal and an assist on the evening. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Bench Boss . . . Atom National coach, Brian Ellard, (left photo) shouts out some encouragement to his charges, January 26 during Biggar Minor Hockey Days. The Jubilee Stadium was a hub of activity, was all minor hockey teams hitting the ice, and even more distractions, rafﬂes and activity to keep anyone busy for the day. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Junior Grooming – 1st Keaton Haynes, 2nd Jesse Tavanetz, 3rd Kylah Gray, 4th Katelynn Zagoruy. Cloverbud Grooming – 1st Luke Gray 1st Kolby Haynes. Grand Champion Heifer – Emily Froehlich. Reserve Grand Champion Heifer – Gage Gray. Grand Champion Cow Calf – Emily Froehlich Grand Champion Steer – Gordie May. Reserve Grand Champion Steer – K eaton Haynes. Best Home Grown Steer (sponsored by The RACK) – Gordie May. The day wrapped up with a beef barbecue and the beef leaders Mark Haynes and Sandi Gray handing out awards. July 19 was the date the Light Horse members were ﬁnally able to enjoy the sunshine and a great night in the Rec Valley for their show. BJ Wolfe of Biggar was the judge for the evening. The show results are as follows: Senior Showmanship – Justine Leschinski, Jenna Boisvert. Intermediate Showmanship – Jessica Nicholls. Junior Showmanship – Lara McCarty, Keaton Haynes. Cloverbud Showmanship – Kolby Haynes. Senior Horsemanship – Jenna Boisvert, Justine Leschinski. Intermediate Horsemanship – Jessica Nicholls. Junior Horsemanship – Lara McCarty. Western Pleasure Jenna Boisvert, Justine Leschinski. Intermediate Western Pleasure – Jessica Nicholls. Junior Western Pleasure – Lara McCarty. Senior Trail – Jenna Boisvert, Justine Leschinski. Intermediate Trail – Jessica Nicholls. Junior Trail - Lara McCarty. After the show Cary Lammers the Light Horse leader handed out the ribbons and presented Lara McCarty with the Grand Aggregate Award.

Cary Lammers the Light Horse leader handed out the ribbons and presented Lara McCarty with the Grand Aggregate Award.

Mark and Sandi presenting Emily Froehlich with the Grand Champion Heifer trophy.

Gage Gray (middle) receiving his prize for Reserve Grand Champion Heifer.

Mark Haynes (left) and Sandi Gray (right) present Gordie May with the trophy for Grand Champion Steer. (Submitted photos)

Keaton Haynes (middle) receiving his prize for Reserve Grand Champion Steer.

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