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Sadler re-elected as Biggar’s mayor Residents re-elected Ray Sadler for another term at the helm of the Town of Biggar.

Sadler defeated James Rickwood in civic elections this past October 24.

Sadler garnered 349 votes to Rickwood’s 203.

He is joined by councillors Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Penny McCallum, Eugene Motruk, Kirk Sherbino, and newcomer, Alan Boyle.

In Asquith, councillors Ross Beal received 105 votes, Gail Ehart (102), Garry Dumont (94), Karen Gamble (105),

Don Lysyshyn (104), Sue Sawicki (91), while Wayne Strom was not elected, receiving only 21 votes.

They join current mayor, Jim Maddin.

In the Sun West School Division, Subdivision 6 had John Collins defeating B. B r e e A s b j o r n h u s , 316 votes to 291. They j o i n a c cl a i m e d b o a r d members Margaret Irwin (Subdivision 1), Karen Itterman (Subdivision 3), Connie Bailey (Subdivision 4) Scott Sander (Subdivision 5), Cathy Morrow (Subdivision 7),

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Barb Cowell (Subdivision 8), Ruth Griffith (Town of Kindersley). Subdivision 2 and a further Town of Kindersley seat remain vacant pending byelections set for March 6.

In the Rural Municipality of Biggar, Kent Dubreuil defeated Wayne Yaroshko, joining current councillors Robert Danychuk (Division 2), Dwayne Zagoruy (Division 4), and Brad Heather (Division 6).

Newly elected councillors are Jason Aman (Division 1), Dwayne Neufeld (Division 3), and Larry Antonenko (Division 5).

In the RM of Reford, Doug Schwebius wins over Bob Clay in a close count 92 to 91 votes. Schwebius joins Philip Ulrich (Division 2), Lyle Ulsifer (Division 3), Louis Thomas (Division 4), and Gerald Gerlinsky (Division 5). Division 1 and 6 remain vacant pending by-elections.

In the Prairie Spirit School Division Subdivision No. 1 - Pam Wieler (incumbent); Subdivision No. 2 - Keith Wa g n e r ( i n c u m b e n t ) ;

Pumpkin surgeon . . . Wynter Van de Velde-Weber gets a bit of help from his mom, Erika, October 26, as he prepares to put his spin on a pumpkin at Biggar Central School. With help from their parents, the kids were getting ready for the spookiest

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New equipment making life safe for Biggar emergency workers . . . The Biggar Fire Department shows off new equipment designed to keep cars stable in the case of a rollover. The equipment, graciously donated by the Bachman family in memory of Cory and Brad - members of the fire department, was being demonstrated at the fire hall, October 20. Check out the biggarindependent.ca this Friday for more. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Subdivision No. 3 - Vacant (By-Election date is March 6, 2013); Subdivision No. 4 George Janzen (incumbent acclaimed); Subdivision No. 5 - Larry Pavloff (incumbent acclaimed); Subdivision No. 6 Bernie Howe (incumbent

acclaimed); Subdivision No. 7 - Cathy Taylor (incumbent acclaimed); Subdivision No. 8 - Joanne Brochu (new - acclaimed); Subdivision No. 9 Bonnie Hope (incumbent acclaimed); Subdivision No.

10 - Sam Dyck (incumbent acclaimed); Subdivision No. 11 - Deanna Greyeyes (new - acclaimed - Muskeg Lake Cree Nation); Subdivision No. 12 - Shantelle Watson (new - acclaimed Mistawasis First Nation).

time of the year. Check out the biggarindependent.ca this Friday for more. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Throne Speech 2012: Planning for Growth The new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature will focus on meeting the challenges and opportunities of a growing province. That’s the message of the 2012 Throne Speech delivered

by Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield.

The Throne Speech builds on the Saskatchewan Plan for Growth released October 25 by Premier Brad Wall.

“In this session, our government’s priorities will be investing in infrastructure, addressing the skilled labour shortage and ensuring Saskatchewan remains competitive, while maintaining fiscal discipline and a balanced budget,” Wall said. “At the same time, it’s important to remember that we don’t seek growth for the sake of growth. We seek growth to improve the quality of life of everyone living in Saskatchewan.

That’s why this session will also focus on improving our health and education system, improving life for persons with disabilities and improving educational outcomes and employment opportunities for First Nations and Métis

people.”

Some of the specific measures outlined in the Throne Speech include: • Creating SaskBuilds and a new $150 million SaskBuilds fund to drive infrastructure financing, design and delivery; • Continuing efforts to add 12,600 new lowincome housing units by 2016; • Developing 300 more apprenticeship spaces; • Lowering the business tax rate with a goal of reducing it from 12 to 10 per cent by 2015, which will bring Saskatchewan in line with Alberta and British Columbia; • Establishing the Global Institute for Food Security; • Introducing new measures to improve worker safety in highway construction zones (Orange Zones) including increasing speeding fines to triple the normal penalty and use of photo radar in construction zones; • Creating the S a s k a t c h e w a n Advantage Grant for Education Savings, which will help families who are saving for their children’s post-secondary education by providing up to $250 per year per child;

First snow of the year . . . Winter came to Biggar, giving a no so light dusting of snow to roads, fields and, in this case, trees. Goodbye fall, warmth, and • Introducing a new Student Achievement Initiative and the introduction of provincial assessments for every student in the K-12 system; • Continuing to make progress on the First Nations and Métis Education and Employment Joint Task Force; • Increasing efforts to retain Saskatchewantrained physicians and to attract more international medical

graduates through the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment; • Introducing a new team-based approach to providing primary and emergency care in rural and remote communities modelled on Nova Scotia’s Collaborative Emergency Centres; • Providing student loan forgiveness for new doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners who practice in rural and remote communities;

not having to dress up like an astronaut to go outside.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

• Introducing new legislation giving the Ministry of Justice the authority to oversee the seizure of criminal property; • Bringing forward new legislation to make the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina into a self-sustaining Authority, which will allow it to expand to new markets around the world; and • Introducing a new Saskatchewan Employment Act that will give Saskatchewan the

most modern,competitive, fair and balanced labour and employment environment in Canada.

“This Throne Speech is about planning for growth because growth has been good for our province,” Wall said. “Our government’s job today is to ensure Saskatchewan continues to grow, that we are meeting the challenges of growth, and that all Saskatchewan people are enjoying the benefits of growth.”

Nothing new, nothing to help middle class in Throne Speech, say NDP

Blessings of the Fall . . . The lineups were large, the food, delicious, as the Biggar United Church held their annual fall supper at the Community Hall, October 21. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

The NDP accuse the Sask Party’s Throne Speech of being full of glaring omissions and indications.

Those omissions and indications are proof that the Sask Party is ignoring common sense to return to their 2003 ideology of privatization at all costs, adds NDP leader John Nilson.

“There are gaping holes in this Throne Speech,” said Nilson. “With little new material and almost no details, the Sask Party appears to be determined to govern with surprises, like it did when it added three more politicians, gutted the film industry and began the process to privatize the information services Crown. Those surprises are not what Saskatchewan people voted for.”

The Throne Speech has nothing for the middle class or small business, and lays out choices that reject

common sense in favour of privatization at all costs, he once again stated.

“The Sask Party is choosing to provide a tax cut for big business instead of helping small businesses or middle class families,” said Nilson. “It is choosing to rehash the failed P3 Secretariat - this time called SaskBuilds to increase privatization and push infrastructure funding on to future generations. The Sask Party’s choice for education is paying more to test young students instead of investing more to educate them.”

Among the omissions, Nilson says, the Throne Speech does not have a single new plan to improve health care and no mention of a plan for the film industry after it was decimated by the Sask Party earlier this year. The heritage fund heralded last week isn’t mentioned,

a new provincial park announced in 2007 and the already-widely publicized weakening of the environmental code round out the speech.

“The Sask Party has failed to do better than the booklet of old ideas and old ideology it released at a business luncheon last week,” said Nilson.

“Saskatchewan people deserve better.”

nor will post-secondary students find much help in the Sask Party’s words, he explained.

Nilson added that the Throne Speech is riddled with previously announced and recycled items. The re-announcement of infrastructure funding, already budgeted and already proving too little; an immunization program that was supposed to be running by Nov. 1;

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Council Minute highlights

Pumpkin makeover . . . Kindergarten students at St. Gabriel School put marker to gourd, October 29. Some pretty happy kids got to design, scoop and carve their way to a spooky Halloween icon. Check out the

biggarindependent.ca this Friday for more. (Independent Photo

by Kevin Brautigam)

Fund raiser announced for Lodge replacement It’s really happening!

The Friends of the Lodge

group was thrilled to be

a part of the official sod

Power turn . . . Biggar Central School’s Jake Lehnert cuts in on a Unity defender at the Rec Complex, October 20. The Blazers defeated Unity 30-13, winning their sixth straight of the season, advancing to the provincial quarter final in Watrous, October 27. Unfortunately, their season came to an end as a powerful Watrous squad put the Green and Gold on hold. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

turning for the New Long Term Care facility on August 29, and is even more excited to see the start of construction at the site!

In addition to that, the group is gearing up for its next big fund raiser on Saturday, November 17 at the Biggar Community Hall.

“The Mitchell Brothers” will entertain us with their Cowboy Poetry and we’ll be treated to a delicious western roast beef supper.

The ongoing fund raising continues and the group would like to thank Angie’s Hair Salon, and Don and Rose Zimmer for the opportunity to raise funds at their events.

So shine up those boots and dust off your jeans and join us for a fun evening and a great meal. Ya’ll come out now, y’hear?

The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held October 2, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Penny McCallum, Eugene Motruk, and Kirk Sherbino.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 12-735, being a bylaw to amend Bylaw N o. 9 9 - 6 0 6 T h e D o g Bylaw, be read three times and adopted at this meeting.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 12-736, being a bylaw to establish a Recreation Board to exercise powers in the control, supervision and management of recreational facilities and programs, be read three times and adopted at this meeting.

Council resolved that a Franklin 60 horsepower submersible motor be purchased from National Process Equipment in the amount of $4,450 plus taxes for Well No. 4A. Council resolved that the General Accounts Pa i d i n t h e a m o u n t of $123,740.04, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $36,084.90, be approved.

Council resolved that the following remuneration rates be set for the 2012 election officials: Deputy Returning Officer $205; Poll Clerk - $170; Training - $40 each.

Council resolved that progress certificate No. 55-070-P2 in the amount of $3,351.47 be approved for payment to Gory’s Excavating and Trenching for the h i g h way c o m m e r c i a l extension 2012 project.

• Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.

L’Hoir reappointed to Saskatchewan Arts Board At its meeting on Friday, October 19, the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Arts Board reappointed Biggar local, Peggy L’Hoir to her second term as a director.

The board of directors also welcomed its newest member, Saskatoon visual artist Jasmine Calix.

C a l i x wa s r e c e n t l y appointed by the Government of Saskatchewan to a twoyear term as a director of the Saskatchewan Arts

Board. She is an artist and photographer who specializes in studio art and has research and writing experience.

The board of directors is looking forward to its first meeting with Calix.

“We are fortunate to have someone as talented and well-rounded as Jasmine join us on the board, and we are looking forward to the unique perspectives and experience she will bring to the table,” says Byrna Barclay, chair. “Her

roots in Saskatoon, a city known for its vibrant arts culture, will also be a great asset to the board as we deliberate on our next steps within our legislated mandate and the government’s growth agenda.”

L’Hoir was reappointed by the provincial government. She is one of three reappointments, serving a second term on the board. The others include: Charlie Baldock, Regina – tax accountant,

past chair of Board of Governors of University of Regina; and Lyndon To o t o o s i s, C o c h i n , traditionally trained Indigenous artist and teacher of the Battle River Cree, cultural liaison to Allen Sapp Gallery.

L’ H o i r i s a piano teacher and co-director of Heart of the City Piano Program in Biggar.

Other members continuing on the

board of directors of the Saskatchewan Arts Board include: Byrna Barclay, Regina (chair); Lorna Zatlyn, Prince Albert (vice-chair); Gwendolyn Arthur, Redvers; Dan C u g n e t , We y b u r n ; David Garneau, Regina;

Michelle Hunter, Regina; William (Bill) Klebeck, Wy n y a r d ; a n d Jo a n Quinlan, Regina.

For more information on the Saskatchewan Arts Board’s programs and activities, visit artsboard. sk.ca.

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Letter to the Editor . . .

Dear Editor . . .

The centre of gravity is changing for many Saskatchewan people.

One cannot pooh-pooh this fact. It seems quite apparent while parked on the street or in mall parking, Saskatchewan people are becoming a population of heavy weight.

This shift in the body mass of the population has shift the centre of gravity in those people too. It’s lower!

Engineers and architects do not seem to be aware of this subtle change. The lowly (pun intended) toilets they are installing in washrooms are too low! Heavy weights and senior citizens are being trapped on

these commodes. There needs to be an uprising against this oversight. Toilets need to be taller at least in the public domain.

It’s time to raise a stink! Seniors and those who have difficulties and who have been trapped on low toilets, it’s time to contact your MLA for changes to building codes and perhaps even grants for raising the standards of Saskatchewan toilets.

Invite a friend to join the uprising in social media. It is time to call the lowly Saskatchewan toilet to a higher standard.

Bill Dafoe, Perdue

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Local spending power can revitalize your neighbourhood Gift cards, local currencies and “disloyalty” cards can all be used to build businesses and jobs where you live by Bruce Stewart, Columnist, Troy Media Distributed

by Troy Media, www.troymedia. com There’s a wave of business-building going on around the developed world, and it doesn’t require a government program to make it happen.

It just requires the businesses in a community to get together and agree on one thing: to jointly sponsor a community gift card, a local currency, or both.

The community gift card is the easiest to institute. Any financial institution can run it for the community.

Alternatively, the community can turn to a payment processing company which can implement it as a smart phone application.

A business improvement area association could, of course, build its own but the services to track balances and securely recognize transactions already exists. Why not

use it, and put the money to develop a local system into something else?

Unlike a stored value card or gift card for a single store, the community gift cards are good with all participating merchants.

Making them reloadable - with some benefit associated with their use (perhaps a program like “we’ll add 5¢ for every $1.00 you put on the card”), gets people shopping locally with the participants.

For the merchants, these look like cash-type transactions - certainly no worse than accepting debit cards. Merchant fees from a card processor will reflect the cash balances on the cards.

What a local gift card program does is make it worthwhile to shop in the neighbourhood.

This strengthens every business that takes part, because it makes shopping in the neighbourhood worthwhile. It also makes new business ventures in the neighbourhood

pick up an immediate audience, simply by being part of the program from the day they open their doors.

C h a t t a n o o g a , Tennessee, has used this to revitalize its downtown, which had seen most businesses close due to competition from the highway strips on the outskirts of that city. Dane County, Wisconsin (whose main centre is the state capital, Madison) has a county-wide program open to local businesses - those that are owned and operated by locals and a “Buy Dane” card system. Both have the same idea: money that flows into the till of a locally-owned business stays in the community and is used to build other businesses (through purchases) locally rather than flowing into the till of a major retail chain that ends up leaving the community.

But it’s not just gift cards or pre-loaded debit card technology, or smart

phone applications, that are delivering results – which can be dramatic.

Brixton has been a poverty-stricken, downat-the-heels borough of London, England for years. Few Londoners chose to go to Brixton if they could avoid it.

Many of Brixton’s more successful citizens - who included former British Prime Minister Sir John Major (1990-97) - made their fortunes elsewhere, as opposed to within the community.

Brixton decided a few years ago to fight back, and created a local currency, called the Brixton pound.

Today, people who work in Brixton often get their choice of being paid in Brixton pounds or Bank of England pounds. (A majority now choose Brixton pounds.) The two can be exchanged at banks in Brixton. Most businesses in Brixton accept both kinds of currency.

Savings in Brixton pounds are being used

to make loans to build and expand enterprises located in Brixton. This has formed a vital pool of capital for start-ups in a poor area. As with gift cards, businesses accepting Brixton pounds tend to find suppliers for their needs which are also in Brixton - and are unabashed about letting the Brixton council know what their needs are (“find me a printer in Brixton!”).

Today, Londoners flock to Brixton, spending money in its interesting shops on cleaned-up streets. Yet many of the businesses that were formed are aimed at serving local residents.

Bristol, also in the UK, has recently copied the Brixton pound with its Bristol pound - and the city government has made it clear that the Bristol pound is welcomed for paying local civic fees and taxes.

Communities looking to develop local businesses might couple one other proven idea to the idea of

local payment systems: the “disloyalty” card.

This idea came from seven independent coffee shops in Toronto, trying to compete with the big chains. The disloyalty card required a patron to have one cup of coffee at each of the seven, deliberately giving each of them business. At the end, the shop that they got their card from originally gave them a free cup - and they could then start again.

All seven coffee shops have added either additional outlets or major expansions and renovations since starting the program.

It has built everyone’s business - by sharing.

If stores are going dark on a neighbourhood shopping street, try local spending power with one of these ideas to revitalize it - and create jobs in the community as well.

Troy Media Columnist Bruce Stewart is a management consultant located in Toronto.

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I was shopping in the city one day, strolling around one of my favourite shopping districts. Not a big box complex but rather one of those eclectic areas with neat little shops run by entrepreneurs.

You find all kinds of things in those shops and meet some of the nicest and most helpful customer service reps ever. I won’t call them store clerks because they are much too knowledgeable and helpful. They actually take the time to interact with you as a customer and truly do provide good service.

Anyway, as I was walking down the street I came upon a new shop (not unusual because I hadn’t been there for a while and new shops tend to spring up over night). The name was simply Olive with a great big stylized olive in the O. At first I thought it was a restaurant but no it was a retail outlet.

The store specialized in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. On that particular day there

was a tasting session happening and of course we had to taste. We tasted 18 and 25-yearold balsamic. The 25year-old was stronger, richer and thicker (sort of like a well aged, expensive port). It was a similar situation with the oils -- you could taste the quality.

I have heard, and even experienced, wine tastings before but this concept was new to me. Not so, according to the store personnel.

Apparently balsamic vinegar tasting is all the rage these days. I’m not a recluse and I do pride myself on keeping up to date with all the fads and fashions but this was new to me. A pleasant experience though.

It was an opportunity to learn more about this condiment. The whole aging process is similar to that of wine -- using wood barrels and transferring a portion of the vinegar from one barrel to another, mixing and varying the number of years with younger vinegars. The types of

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wood used in the barrels also plays a part in the end result. For a really good balsamic vinegar it should be aged at least 12 years.

And the grapes. Again, similar to wine there are different varietals of grapes. In fact, balsamic vinegar comes from the must (the unfermented juice) of mature Trebbiano grapes and then aged. The bottles that you can buy off the grocery store shelves are aged in steel tanks.

Another fact I did not know was that you could buy white balsamic vinegar which tasted a little bit more fruitier than the darker kind. The white kind blends a white grape must with white wine vinegar, cooked at a low temperature so it doesn’t turn dark.

Of course, after having such a pleasant time and having a few laughs it was necessary to purchase some of the products. There were also flavoured vinegars and oils -- chocolate, blueberry, orange, lemon were just a few that caught my eye.

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The chef is in . . .

Ryan Massie “threatens” the photographer during the annual St. Paul’s Anglican Church Fall Supper at the Community Hall, October 28. Of course, Ryan’s threat was all in jest, and he, along with a group of volunteers, made the supper both tasty and lighthearted. (Independent

Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Thanks to the Town of Biggar voters for their support in the recent civic election.

I’d like to acknowledge Jim Rickwood for taking an interest in our democratic system.

… Mayor Ray Sadler

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Glory?

by Bob Mason

A few years ago (well it only seems like a few to me!) when Yours Truly first sent in his small reports of things to the Biggar Independent, most of the stuff that he wrote about was about war, how it affected his life and how he would never forger!

Never forget?

That war was over in 1945, and it is now 2012!

Regardless of how he felt then, it seems to him now that he himself is slowly getting away from those what seemed then, indelible memories!

Going through a few recent pages that The Independent has been kind enough to print, it is obvious, to YT anyway, that instead of those times we must never forget, it is the “now” and “here” that he writes about mostly!

He often wonders just how much our young people are going to know about the folly (and tragedy!) of it all!

Their memories of the “peace”we have experienced for the last many years, are all that they have to go on.

Mebbe that peace will last a long time yet, we don’t know! But rather than let them barge unwittingly ahead into another “Great Unpleasantness”, mebbe YT should jot a little more about those times, eh? And beside that, reading the stuff YT writes right now, can’t be much fun!

If history repeats itself, and its past is any sign of our future, mebbe these things are going to keep on.

Again we don’t know! But just in case . . .

Should we forget about past wars? To some of us it would be nice, eh? And it would be nicer yet if future generations could forget about them ever happening again. Yet, there is that history thing . . .

Yours Truly didn’t experience the worst parts of The Second World War by a darn sight, but he did see enough “unpleasantness” so that when he got home he knew he had to tell about it. He ended up with a few verses like: Excuse me friends should I somehow enrapture Your sons with stirring tales of “over there”.

I only mean their telling

to recapture The awful evil of the days that were!

Hundreds of verses have been written though, about the so-called “Glory” of war, including these lines by William Shakespeare:

By Jove, I am not covetous of gold, Nor do I care who feeds upon my cost; It yearns me not what men my garments wear!

Such outward things dwell not in my desire!

But if it be a sin to covet glory, I am the most offending man alive!

No, faith, my cousin wish not one man from England!

I would not care to lose so great a glory As one man more, methinks might share from me!

We would not care to die in that man’s company Who fears our company to die with us!

Sounds pretty, eh? And is kind of inspiring when told by a survivor (namely Shakespeare!) But very few lines are written about the man who didn’t make it! I’ll bet there are very few people could name the author of the WWII bit: So I go to the nearest candle flame And the man that we brought is there, His face is white in the shabby light And I stand at his feet and stare Stand for a while, and quietly stare For strange though it seems to be That dying Boche on the stretcher there Has a queer resemblance to me!

And confound him too!

He wears, like me, On his finger a wedding ring.

And around his neck (as around my own!) by a greasy bit of string A locket hangs, with a woman’s face, And I turn it around to see Just as I thought on the other side The faces of children there.

It isn’t cheerful to see a man, The marvelous work of

Bachman’s donate to Biggar emergency personnel . . . The Bachman family, Mel, Jan and Adrienne (left to right) pose beside equipment they recently donated to the Biggar Fire Department in memory of Cory and Brad - son’s and brother’s who were members of the volunteer department.

God! Crushed in the mutilation mill, Crushed to a smeary clod.

It isn’t cheerful to hear him moan But is isn’t that that I mind It isn’t the anguish that goes with him!

Its the anguish he leave behind!

It must be all kinds of fun, eh?

The causes of wars (as many of us see it!) is sometimes very hard to pinpoint, and are very often the result of a few over-patriotic, charismatic types addressing huge crowds as they yell, “Sig Heil” et cetera. I often wonder what happened to those thousands of people who agreed with those speeches!

Yet these aggressive types aren’t entirely to blame for causing wars, either! We seldom hear about them, but many places in the world, the “makings” of war are being manufactured all the time! We never hear about this either, but many of the world’s greatest powers are still on a kind of “war-economy”!

Thousands of people are engaged in the manufacture of many machines of violence: mines, machine guns, bombs, airplanes, ships and tanks, et cetera.

And much of this because many people of our world feel that “might is right”!

It seems the guy pushing this pen, that the down to early theories of Bentham and Keynes are being ignored in favour of ‘defense’!

Give a protester a nice new machine gun and they

will probably shoot it at someone, eh?

According to Dr. Foth (Allan Fotheringham), when they print nice things about a situation, it is a plus! And even when they print bad things, it is a kind of ego-boost. But when they don’t print anything at all, we soon forget . . .

Mebbe YT shouldn’t write his things, eh? Mebbe he doesn’t have to tell intelligent people (that’s you!) that war is no good!

But as one who has been there and can report on these things, try to compare Shakespeare’s “Glory” with the sight of someone’s son, sprawled out in a wet ditch full of bullet holes and few flies crawling around.

Glory?

The equipment - a series of braces - immobilizes a rollover, allowing fire fighters and paramedics worryfree access to patients inside. A big thank you to the Bachman family for stepping up for the community.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Lucky Library winner announced . . . Hanna Tuico was recently the lucky winner of the Wheatland Regional Library summer reading program. Hanna received $100 worth of books of her choice, plus a fancy backpack to carry them in. Way to read, Hanna!

(Submitted Photo)

Photographer is safe; shot’s up to date . . . Biggar Public Health Nurse, Brenda Anderson gives Biggar Independent photographer, Kevin Brautigam a shot in the arm - the last of the flu clinics at the Biggar New Horizons. The clinics were put on hold as of October 26 as a result of a Health Canada review of vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm, Novartis. The review was completed, Wednesday, and there are no concerns of the effectiveness of the Novartis vaccine.

That means anyone - including our intrepid photog - who has received the vaccine, need not worry, or require another dose. Check the health region’s Web site hrha. sk.ca for immunizations clinics near you, or call the Public Health Office. (Photo for The Independent by Michelle Meschishnick)

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Diamond Lodge News

BCS raising money for Unicef . . . Biggar Central School students Madisen Weir, Janessa Bryan, Alric Massie, Coye Kelliher, Tahirah Trotchie and Madeline Ellard (left to right) pose in front of their ‘Trick or Treat for Unicef’ banner. The kids have been collecting

money for the charity for many years, averaging over $1,000 - last year pulling in around $1,400. They held their campaign on, fittingly, Halloween. Hope you all contributed. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

BCS2000 Pr Principal’s

by Kim Fick Winter sure came on suddenly last week!

We had one day that none of the school buses ran due to weather, and that is a pretty rare thing to see in October already.

Our bus drivers face some treacherous conditions throughout the year while working hard to safely transport our students. A big thank you to them, and please cross your fingers for a safe winter for all of our drivers and students!

Wi t h t h i s w e a t h e r comes a reminder that if school buses do not run, that information is posted on our school division Web site that morning at sunwestsd.ca under “Bus Route Updates” as well as being announced on 1330 CJYM radio out of Rosetown. Also, rural families please ensure that your billet information is updated at the school in the case that the school buses do not run at the end of the day for any reason.

Our school is proud to participate this year again in Operation Christmas Child. We are asking families that are able to donate some school supplies for us to send to developing countries to please have the supplies at the school

by November 9. Thank you for helping our students help other children around the world.

In Character Counts news, congratulations goes to the following students for being honoured for Trustworthiness at our most recent Best Bunch for Lunch Piz-

za Party:Kyson Egert, Rayelle Taylor, Jessica Auton, Kenzie Harrabek, Lewis Ormiston, Kolby Zagoruy, Camille Bouffard, Herin Patel, Madeline Ellard, Abby Wells, Mackenzie Farrell, Rose Smith, and Madisen Weir! On Oct. 24 we also had a Character Colour Day, where students were asked to wear Blue to celebrate being a True Blue friend.

Those that dressed in blue were entered to win a prize, and the winner from K-3 was Wynter Van de Velde Weber, and from 4-6 was Luke Sneddon.

The winners received some Character stickers, pencils, and silicone bracelets, and Character Counts Backpack, and a $5 gift certificate to our school canteen. Thanks to all that participated!

Monday’s assembly was celebrated by having Mr. Elliott’s Grade 5 class present about Trustworthiness, and they did an excellent job.

A Trust quotation I

report

came across this week seems to fit with working with our children: “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody, is to trust them” - Ernest Hemingway. Try showing your child you trust them today, and reap the rewards of trust in return.

November will be here by the time this is published, and our Character Pillar for the months of November and December is Responsibility.

I was pleased to be asked to speak with the Family Centre group last Friday about our Character Program, and also about ways the home and school can communicate effectively with each other. Communication is critical for our student success, but effective communication is sometimes easier said than done both from the school and the home. Thanks for the opportunity to speak with you all about that very important topic.

I enjoyed my time with you!

Have a great week everyone!

Warm greetings from everyone at Diamond Lodge. The weather outside is starting to look a lot like winter which will eventually lead us to Christmas.

The young residents of Biggar will be soon sliding their toboggans down our hill. Everyone enjoys watching them through the window.

Monday morning we did exercises which kept us busy. We do stretches which helps work on different muscles. At 2:30 we played Jack Pot Bingo.

Tuesday was the day when we had a lot of snow come. We had a volunteer come and read the news for us. In the afternoon we played swing bowl.

Wednesday morning we had Men’s Coffee group.

The men were treated to coffee and different things to snack on before lunch. Later we had ice cream cart. Even with the cold weather we enjoyed this frozen treat.

Thursday we had exercises and in the afternoon we played bingo. We had a lot of lucky winners

that day.

Friday we had our last barbecue for 2012. It was sad to see the barbecue be put away for the year.

Next week we will be starting Breakfast Club so we will be enjoying bacon, eggs and the works.

In the afternoon we had Happy Hour with a delicious fruit juice punch.

Saturday morning we played Home Sweet Home Bingo. We watched a John Wayne movie and then the Roughrider game. We also enjoyed fresh popcorn.

Sunday we had 1-1’s.

The residents also sat by the window to see the stormy weather outside.

The wind did blow the snow around. The United Church came and did the Sunday Church service.

The residents would like to thank everyone who came to visit and volunteered their time this week to help make our lives more special. It is greatly appreciated.

Have a good week everyone and talk to you soon.

Fortnightly

by Alice Ellis Fortnightly met at the Westwinds on October 15.

President Loreen welcomed the ladies.

Minutes and financial statement were read by Secretary Tillie Zimmer.

Roll call was answered by “What I did with my summer holidays”.

Bonnie Augustin invited us to her lovely home for the Christmas party. There will be no gift exchange, with the

money added to our charity gift. Bonnie read the constitution of the Club. It was moved by the members.

Joanne Lobdell and Carol East presented a program, “Out of Body Experiences”. They did their research from a book called, “Heaven is for real.”

A minister’s three-yearold son had an emergency surgery for burst appendix. He maintains

that he spent some time in Heaven, that there is no night there, that no one gets older or wears glasses or gets bald.

He saw his relatives, including a sister who had been miscarried. He sat on Jesus’ lap and was surrounded by light.

The ladies were thanked for their program and the lunch. The next meeting will be at the Westwinds on Nov. 5.

Remembrance… pass it on!

Declaration of Results

Mayor: Town of Biggar for the election held on the 24th day of October 2012.

Names of Candidates Raymond Sadler Jim Rickwood

Number of Votes or Acclamation/Elected 349 203

Total number of electors who voted as indicated on each Form FF “Statement of Results” ..................................................552

I declare that this is an accurate statement of the votes cast for the ofÀce of Mayor for the Town of Biggar.

Dated this 25th day of October, 2012 Barb Barteski, Returning OfÀcer

Parade and Services SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 • 11:00 a.m. at Biggar Community Hall • Organizations and individuals wishing to take part in the Biggar Remembrance Day Parade should assemble in kitchen area at Biggar Community Hall at 10:30 a.m.

• Interdenominational Choir, 10:30 a.m. at Biggar Community Hall

Biggar Royal Canadian Legion #138 AWARDS NIGHT BANQUET Cocktails: 4:30 p.m.

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What is the future of farming?

by Calvin Daniels

As an agricultural journalist nothing is better than spending time talking to people involved in the industry.

I don’t mean with me sitting there pad and paper in-hand firing questions and recording the answers for some story. While that is the job, and is usually as informative for me as it is readers of the stories, some of the best conversations have me holding a cup of coffee, not a pen, and simply talking about farming.

Recently I have had that opportunity twice in very different circumstances, and in both cases the vision of farming for those I spoke with was rather unclear.

In the first case I was actually at a meeting of the local Canadian

Association of Farm Advisors where I was the guest speaker for an early morning breakfast gathering.

My topic was simple enough, some of the trends I see in farming, the debate of genetically modified technologies such terminator and lethality genes, the potential of operator-less tractor drones, and how we balance grains for food or fuel.

But the discussion turned to much more of a simple chat among likeinterested people just having coffee around a table.

That is where it became interesting.

The biggest question we all ended up kicking around is what farms might look like in the years ahead.

There is the now decades-long trend of ever larger farms and we quickly agreed that trend was likely to continue.

The real debate is where the move to ever-larger farms will take us.

There is a limit in regard to how large a farm which has any semblance of being a ‘family farm’ can continue. The ever larger units require massive cash outlays to purchase the day someone wants out.

There will always be buyers for land. It’s a finite resource and

Europe for a different future.

But as they say history does tend to repeat itself.

The second impromptu meeting was at a coffee at Heartland Livestock recently after a sale of Charolais genetics feeder cattle.

The farmers at the table all raise cattle, an industry impacted

by Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the recent past, and now again by an E.coli scare.

The future they see is one of uncertainty based

on not only the issues specific to the cattle sector, but one based on razor thin margins over the years, and the issues facing a world economy battered by the situation in several European countries and that of the United States.

But they were all still willing to take the risks to keep raising cattle and to farm, and therein was the most compelling part of coffee, to see the producers dedicated to a vocation which is ever evolving but still one they love.

Government to transfer 11 community pastures in Sask. and Alberta The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have agreed on the first 10 community pastures to be transitioned at the end of 2013 as part of the wind down of the federal Community Pasture Program.

At the same time, a community pasture in Alberta on federal land will also wind down.

As previously announced, the federal government has extended grazing rights by one

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retirement funds and off shore dollars will see the long term value in a world of ever more people. Today boundaries to offshore purchases of farm land, but long term those are likely to disappear in a world where borders seem ever less important in terms of trade.

The future seems almost assured to be one of fully corporate farms, where Canadian farmers are essentially tenant operators once more, not so different from those of early settlers leaving

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year in the first round of pastures to be divested to both Manitoba and Saskatchewan, ensuring all pastures remain open for grazing in 2013.

“Our objective is a smooth transfer of the land from federal to provincial management with current users helping to determine its future use,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “This transfer is a great opportunity for those with a more direct stake in the usage of the land to take over the pasture management.”

The following pastures will be returned to the Government of Saskatchewan after the end of the 2013 grazing season (November): Park North - Battleford; Fairview - Rosetown; Newcombe - Rosetown; Lone Tree - Swift Current;

Wolverine - Watrous; McCraney - Watrous; Ituna Bon Accord - Foam Lake; Excel - Weyburn; Keywest - Weyburn; Estevan-Cambria Weyburn.

The Community Pasture Program is a land-management service provided on 85 pastures in the Prairie provinces.

It was created in the 1930s to reclaim land that was badly eroded during the Prairie drought.

Today, the Program has achieved its original goal, having returned more than 145,000 hectares of poor-quality cultivated lands to grass cover, significantly improving the ecological value of these lands and helping to increase the productivity of the area.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

will continue working with the governments of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, which own over 90 per cent of the pasture land, to transition the land to users with a more direct interest and to phase out federal involvement in management.

This transition will occur over a six-year period to ensure that the process optimizes future economic and employment opportunities for the affected rural communities.

In Alberta, the community pasture on Canadian Forces Base Suffield will be closed in 2014.This land will revert back to the management of the Department of National Defence, which will determine its future usage.

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Your wallet is open

by Gareth McKee, Burnt Orange Solutions How many wireless devices are in your office or home?

Count them – laptop, tablet, cell phone, Smart TV. And for many families that is just the teenagers.

Expand this out to include the whole family or office and you will see how the ‘wired network is so last year’.

The latest buzz word in the IT industry is ‘BYOD’, or to the rest of us ‘Bring Your Own Device’. With the massive

increase in the number of wireless products we use, protecting our networks from attack has become an industry all on its own.

I took a short drive through Biggar recently and found 11 networks which were ‘Open’ and 29 which were only protected

by WEP security (Wired Equivalent Privacy).

WEP was secure back in 1999 when it was first introduced; today it is of no real security value and should never be used.

So within our community

Fort Snow . . . Biggar Central School students, Kade Coyle and Kennedy Sopczak, right, shore-up there defensive position, October 26. Kids around town wel-

comed the snow, putting up snow forts during recess, generally enjoying themselves with a world gone white.

we have at least 40 networks that with very little effort a hacker may have logged on to, gained access to your computer and potentially stolen financial or personal information.

Your home needs to be protected but a business even more so. Within your business you may have several different layers of employees with different access needs to varying

a virus to your network?

It is no longer acceptable to have only antivirus on your PCs and servers.

The network itself needs protecting and the only way to do this is to have the proper equipment in place.

Wireless networking can be a minefield to get right.

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parts of your network. It is no longer the case that simple file security will protect your network.

You may provide access to your network for guests to access the internet, but what is in place to stop them trawling your network for financial data or your industrial secrets?

Worse still, what if an employee or guest inadvertently introduces

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

our keyboard shortcuts - they speed up our computer use markedly and generally make life easier. Here are just four and how to remember them: 1.) CTRL + A = selects All in a document; 2.) CTRL + C = Copy; 3.) CTRL + X = Cut (think of scissors); 4.) CTRL + V = Paste (V stands for verbatim, or word for word).

BCS2000 News

by Sabrina Yurchak & Taylor Darroch Well, I guess it is safe to say winter is finally here! Quite a bit has happened in the past little while, with even more to come. The first BCS 2000 Showcase was a major success, with many families coming out for an evening at the school. Teachers had displays providing information about their courses, the SCC was cooking up a storm, and both staff and students were advertising their extracurricular activities.

Bailey Seidl and Edyn Keith enjoyed handing out prizes to the younger crowd, and everyone enjoyed Mr. Wright’s h a i r- r a i s i n g d i s p l ay.

M a n y t i d y h a i r- d o s were put to the test that evening, with Mallory McCarty having one of the more spectacular hairspray fails. Those of you who caught last week’s Independent will know exactly what we’re talking about. A special thank you goes out to everyone who helped make the event such a huge success. It couldn’t have happened without you!

Halloween was a success at the school yesterday with some very creative costume ideas and several students going home with prizes after the classroom judging. The high school end particularly looked forward to the traditional elementary parade.

The Blazers football team played in Watrous this past Saturday competing in quarter finals, but came up short of a win.

Every one of them has been out practicing in this weather for the past week, giving it their all

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to prepare for this game.

Good effort, guys!

The SRC will be h av i n g a t a c o s a l a d sale the second week of November, so elementary students can be watching for order forms. High school sales will be first come, first serve. Hope you hurry, because this one is usually a sell out!

Also in November, Senior Boys Volleyball will host Regional playoffs on the 16th and 17th. We hope you’re able to come out and support our boys while watching some high quality play!

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Spot a Fad Diet by the Public Health Nutritionists of Saskatchewan There are hundreds of diets claiming to be the best weight loss approach.

Catchy headlines with words like ‘new’ or ‘revolutionary’ top the ads and best-sellers list.

All guarantee weight loss in quite short time frames but read the fine print. The cost of a fad diet can be steep on your self-esteem, health, and wallet.

Fa d d i e t s o f f e r a

temporary solution to what for many people is a lifelong and chronic condition.

Yes, if you follow fad diets religiously, you will lose weight. Once the diet phase is over, weight regain is usually quick. This weight loss is of water and precious muscle but when regained, it is mostly fat.

Chronic dieters’ end up heavier and fatter than when they started!

Fad diets take many forms: low fat, low carbohydrate, or high protein. Some ask you to focus on one food or avoid entire food groups. Many do not suggest physical activity and most are hard to fit into family life.

These diets lack major nutrients such as fibre as well as various vitamins and minerals. They are difficult to stick to and unsafe over long periods.

By not eating a variety

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of foods and getting the proper amounts of nutrients, you may develop serious health problems later in life.

Losing a few pounds might be good for your health but weight loss at the expense of health is not a good trade-off. Spot the signs of a fad diet: • Promise a quick fix. If the claim sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

A quick fix can lead to yo-yo dieting that makes weight control more difficult.

• Use testimonials or celebrities to promote the diet. Testimonials ignore individual differences and scientific evidence. A menu should consider preferences and lifestyle.

• Lists good and bad foods or omits a food or food group. Limits reduce your food variety and may lead to nutrient deficiencies. It may also lead you to binge eat or crave less than healthy choices.

• Require you to buy prepackaged foods or frozen meals. Losing weight safely and keeping it off requires learning new healthy habits for

Get off the Couch! Regular activity and portion control are the most important elements of weight loss and maintenance! There is no magic pill for weight loss.

Look out for fad diets and quick fixes! life. The conveniences are tempting but you pay dearly for them and it does not teach you anything.

• Require you to buy supplements. Vitamins and minerals are vital; however, they do not give you energy. Eating whole foods gives you the energy you need and they naturally contain the vitamins and minerals needed to turn food into fuel.

• Contradicts trusted professionals. People want to believe that an effortless method of weight loss exists but remember there is no ‘magic’ pill, potion, or food.

Fad diets are generally

unbalanced, unhealthy, and not nutritionally sound. Fad diets are quickly replaced by the next ‘revolutionary’ plan.

These fads do not teach you how to make wise choices or offer realistic long-term goals. Focus on healthy food choices, moderate portions, and activity habits. Make changes to your lifestyle and your family’s lifestyle that will last a lifetime. If you need support, contact a Registered Dietitian.

For more information, contact Jadwiga DolegaCieszkowski, Public Health Nutritionist for the Heartland Health Region at 882-6413, extension 239.

August weekly earnings hit record Take home pay continued to rise for Saskatchewan workers in August according to a new report on payroll employment earnings and hours released by Statistics Canada October 25.

“Five years ago, the average weekly wage in Saskatchewan was $744, well below the national average,” Economy

Minister Bill Boyd said.

“Today, it is $938 - up $195 a week or 26 per cent, and well above the national average. This shows how our growing economy is good for everyone. More people are working, they’re earning more and they’re keeping more of the money they earn, thanks to lower provincial taxes.”

LAND AUCTION EVENT

Average weekly earnings were $938 in August 2012, the third-highest in Canada. Earnings were up by 6.1 per cent from August 2011. Saskatchewan had the second highest percentage improvement among the provinces.

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planting, pruning & puttering . . . planting

by Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent

SNOW! This last batch may not stay, according to this week’s weather prediction. And yet, I know that it is now the time to say goodbye to the gardens for a few months.

Now, the snow is a good thing. It first came down good and wet, much needed moisture for the parched earth. I really cannot remember the last time we got a really good rain!

Did you get everything ready in the yard for winter? Luckily for me, I spent the weekend before the first snowfall in a great surge of winter preparation. I got the tulips planted, watered and mulched with the leaves from the lawn.

I hope that the heavy mulch will trap the moisture in the soil as well as protect the tulip bulbs from the harmful effects of freezing and thawing until the great deep freeze gets here.

All the patio furniture was put away, lots of raking up of leaves, the pond was emptied and the bird feeders put out and filled.

Last year I did not empty my wee pond.

When spring came, I was appalled by the mucky sludge left in bottom of my pond, and the stench!

Seemed hundreds of worms and beetles had drowned there all winter, composting leaves; let me tell you it was not a pleasant experience at all! So, I was determined never to have to do that again!

On my hands and knees, I scooped out all the water, and then

washed all the rocks with a blast from the hose.

There done! I covered it up with a tarp and rocks to hold it in place, I thought, there a job well done! Just as I was putting away the tools in the garage, I spotted a wee chickadee, on a rock holding down the tarp, obviously puzzled.

The pond was gone, and so was a very important source of drinking and bathing water for the birds!

Well, how could I provide a water source for the birds, and then take it away? Now a bird bath on a stand sits in centre of the wee pond.

And the birds used it up until the snow! I don’t know what I will do now to provide water for our birds, do they get it from the snow?

And the birds are really back! At our feeders, at one glimpse, I have seen at least eight varieties of birds! So busy, so wonderful to watch.

By only having black oiled sunflower seeds in the feeders we have attracted: redpolls, juncos, chickadees, doves, blue birds, sparrows, woodpeckers, and nuthatches. I have seen two kinds of nuthatches.

The typical little guy with a red breast, bluish back and another much larger black and white one.

According to my bird book, the white-breasted nuthatch is to be found in southern Saskatchewan.

I wondered how it got up here? Has climate change altered the territory of this bird?

The red-breasted nuthatch is the common one. Very easy to identify, because they are the ones walking down a tree, or hanging upside down on a branch! I watch them grab a seed from the feeder, fly over

The black-capped chickadee, top right photo, easily recognized by the sound it makes. It really sounds like its name, ‘chi-kadee-dee-dee’!

The common redpoll (left, top) is easily recognizable with its little red cap. There are often several squabbling at the feeders after the black oiled sunflower seeds.

The junco (left, bottom) shows up very well against a snowy background. This little black/ grey and white bird is the one seen walking around under the feeder, cleaning up the spilled seeds that the other birds drop.

This little bird hanging upside down on the tree (top photo) is the white breasted nuthatch.

According to my bird book, he was a bit lost!

The more common redbreasted nuthatch is a regular at the feeder.

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to a branch, hammering it open with their beaks, over and over again.

They are very colourful with their blue jacket and red waist coat.

So, let it snow, let it snow. I am confident that the tulips are safe to grow, and the birds will be well fed. Still not sure how they will get their water, will have to look into that!

Now, what will I do to keep my hands involved with growing . . . well, there are always the very neglected houseplants!

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

New Horizons Activities

St. Gabriel Student Leaders pose with Farm Credit Canada representative Karen McFaull. Family and friends of St. Gabriel School collected 180 pounds of food for FCC “Drive Away Hunger” program. All items were donated directly to the Biggar Food Bank. Left to right: Jeena Achkar, Garrett Hawkins, Joel Hanson, Summer Jimmy, Jobelle Claudio, Karen McFaull. (Photo for Independent by Rick Garchinski)

St. Gabriel School news Outta my mind!

by Rick Garchinski, Principal Those that know me probably would have predicted that I would choose “Outta My Mind” as part of the new title for my future articles.

Right brain thinking tends to win out most of the time for me - hence the creative use of a pun. With apologies, this article will require work on your part for you to completely understand my ramblings.

On October 26, 1963 at Carnegie Hall in New York Bob Dylan first preformed “The Times They Are AChangin”. One verse goes like this: “Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command. Your old road is rapidly agin’. Please get out of the new one if you can’t lend your hand. For the times they are a-changin’.”

This reference to youth appears to be timeless and universal. With regard to education, the 21st Century Learner is the current poster child for change.

For many, this phrase “21st Century Learner” is

meaningless; for most in education it is somewhat more familiar. So what does this mean? Today’s students are 21st century learners.

They learn most effectively through collaboration, use of technology, critical thinking, and problem-solving that is learner-centred and relevant to them. Because of this, schools and divisions are currently at various stages of addressing the needs of their 21st century learners. For most of us, despite the best efforts of the education system we experienced, it was a model where students adapted to the system, rather than it meeting the needs of the learners.

Last year I mentioned a speaker we had at our teachers’ convention.

Once again I will refer to Sir Ken Robinson. Before you read further, get on your computer and watch this video: youtube.com/ watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U. You may or may not agree with everything that is said, but it does make you think!

While still on the computer

watch this second video: youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI363A2Q. It’s one of the many entitled, “Shift Happens”.

Imagine that you are 6, 10 or 16 years old faced with growing up in an environment where every change or shift seems to jump exponentially. How would you adapt? How would it affect your style of learning?

Parents with students currently in St. Gabriel School, BCS2000 or any other school should be familiar with the many ways that teachers attempt to meet the diverse needs of their students. Terms like leveled reading, guided reading, the resource of Math Makes Sense, student engagement, inquiry learning, projectbased learning, student-led conferences are but a few.

The good news for all of us is that these 21st century learners are also global citizens, knowledge-hungry, inventive, innovators, optimistic, caring and connected!

I have one last question: how many uses can you think of for a paper clip?

Pumpkin learning . . . Great Plains College students took some time, October 30 to have a spot of fun, carving and scooping pumpkins. The students were taking their pumpkins seriously as they were being judged for the best designed, spookiest gourd of the Biggar Campus. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

by Karen Itterman Greetings from the New Horizons. We encourage everyone to be very careful when walking on the sidewalks and streets. There have been reports of people falling and injuries have resulted.

Carpet bowling scores are as follows: October 9: Marie Roesch, Emily Liska, Aileen Smith, Ag Small and Dinah Kegler in first place. Second place: Barb Swyryda, Rose Clark, Mildred Henne, Ed Smith and Florence Johnson. Oct. 16: Barb Swyryda, Rose Clark, Emily Liska and Aileen Smith. Second place: Pat Turner, Mildred Henne, Marie Roesch and Ed Smith. Oct. 23: First place Dinah Kegler, Alma Redlich and Ed Smith. Two teams tied for second place: Aileen Smith, Barb Swyryda, Ag Small and Emily Liska, Florence Hammond and Mildred Henne.

Bingo was held on Oct. 11 with nine players. The halfn-half bingo was split three ways: Evelyn Poletz, Lora Campbell and Cerys McKee. The blackout winner was Cerys McKee. The caller was Emily Liska, Josie Kerr picked up the tickets and Jim Hoult gave out the prizes. The lunch was provided by Marcella Schommer. On Oct. 25 bingo was played by 10 players. The half-n-half winners were Linda Vermette and Pat Turner with the blackout being won by Betty Mundt. The caller was Jim Hoult, Betty Mundt picked up the tickets and Marj Mackie gave out the prizes. The lunch was provided by Marj Mackie. November bingo dates are the 8th and 22nd. Everyone is invited to attend.

Shuffleboard was played on Oct. 4 with six players in attendance. The players were Aileen and Ed Smith, Barb and Don Swyryda, Marie Roesch and Pat Turner. On Oct. 18, six people came to the hall to play shuffleboard.

The players were Marie Roesch, Barb and Don Swyryda, Aileen and Ed Smith and Pat Turner.

Cribbage was played on Oct. 5 with 12 people in attendance. The host for the afternoon was Joanne Kral with Hazel Watson providing the lunch.

The first place winner

was Mildred Henne, second place winner Marie Roesch and third place to Gord Besse.

The October Birthday potluck was held on Oct. 8 with 18 people in attendance. The cake was provided by Pat Turner and the MC was Joanne Kral.

Myrtle Althouse sold the half-n-half tickets.

A card party was held on Oct. 12 with 16 in attendance. The host for the afternoon was Emily Liska with Joyce Colbert providing the lunch. The Kaiser winners were Wayne McLean and Pat Turner. The cribbage winners were Ann Muc and Rita Besse.

The card party on Oct. 26 had 18 in attendance.

Pat Turner was the host and Lois Taylor provided

the lunch. The Kaiser winners were Mildred Henne, Gord Besse and Joyce Colbert. The cribbage winners were Ann Muc, Rita Besse and Marie Roesch.

On Oct. 17 the Jam Session was held with 72 people in attendance.

Gord Besse was the MC and Reg Turner greeted people at the door. Lunch was provided by Margaret Wheaton, Agnes Small and Josie Kerr.

We were pleased to have guests from the Diamond Lodge join us for the afternoon of music.

Kaiser was played on Oct. 15: First, Joanne K r a l ; S e c o n d , Ve r a McNeil; Third, Agnes Watson; Fourth, Grant Gamble. Highest scoring game Bernard Zimmer and Joanne Kral. Oct 19: First, Joanne Kral; Second Joyce Colbert; Third Marie Roesch. Oct. 22: First, Dick Sully; Second, Joanne Kral; Third, Marie Rosch; Fourth, Reg Turner. Highest scoring game Clarence Lorenz and Reg Turner.

The New Horizons bowling scores for Oct. 23 were LHS & LHT Donna Eckhart and LHS and LHT Jack Eckart.

The November activity schedule and courtesy car schedule are available for

pick up at the hall.

Please take time to thank a veteran and think of those veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead.

Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields.

-John McCrae A Short Biography of Dr. John McCrae In April 1915, one of Dr. John McCrae’s closest friends and comrades was killed in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium. He was buried in a humble grave with a simple wooden cross. Wild poppies bloomed between the crosses marking the many graves. The next day, unable to help his friend or any of the others who had died, Dr. McCrae gave them a voice through this poem.

On January 28, 1918, John McCrae succumbed to pneumonia and meningitis. He died not knowing the outcome of the war, but with a full understanding of the cost of it. Before he died, Dr. McCrae had the satisfaction of knowing that his poem had been a success. Soon after its publication, it became the most popular poem on the First World War. It was translated into many languages and used on billboards advertising the sale of first Victory Loan Bonds in Canada in 1917.

In part because of the poem’s popularity, the poppy was adopted as the Flower of Remembrance.

The symbolic poppy and John McCrae’s poems are still linked, and the voices of those who have died in war continue to be heard each Remembrance Day.

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Report from the Legislature

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (25 October, 2012) Using the benefits of the growth Our government takes very seriously the responsibility of using the benefits of growth to improve the quality life for all Saskatchewan people.

When we took office over five years ago, we set as a goal that no one would wait more than three months for surgery by 2014. I am happy to

report we are well on the way to making that a reality.

Recent statistics show that 90 per cent of patients are receiving surgery within six months and 78 per cent within three months. We are meeting this goal by finding innovative ways to provide the health care you need and deserve in collaboration the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative. There is still more work to do, but we

are closer than ever to providing patients with timely surgery.

Using the benefits of growth to improve your quality of life is the foundation of the recently announced Saskatchewan Plan for Growth: 2020 and Beyond. This plan sets out the steps we will take to do that, such as investing $2.5 billion in infrastructure over the next three years and creating the SaskBuilds fund to look at innovative

ways to fund building schools, hospitals and roads.

Currently, we are partnering with Redhead Equipment to make major safety improvements to Highway 1 near Gravel Pit Road for a shared investment of $780,000. By partnering with Redhead we are saving Saskatchewan taxpayers 50 per cent of the projects total cost. This partnership is a great example of how our government is addressing

the needs of growth while working to provide costeffective services for the people of the province.

Meeting the needs of growth will be the focus of the fall session of the legislature.

Over the next six weeks, MLAs will debate how to best move Saskatchewan forward and improve the quality of life for all people. We will lay a foundation upon which this province will grow to 1.2 million people by

2020, have double the exports, increase its role on the world stage, balance budgets and cut the provincial debt in half by 2017.

We will work with you confident in the belief that the only day better than today in Saskatchewan is tomorrow in Saskatchewan.

If you have a question about this Legislative report or any other matter, just contact Randy.

Pharmacist prescribing services to enhance patient experience Saskatchewan patients are now able to seek their community pharmacists’ help if they need prescription medications for certain minor ailments.

The Ministry of Health is pleased to support the efforts of the Pharmacists’ Association of Saskatchewan (PAS), which is undertaking a broader public awareness campaign to ensure the public understands the available prescribing services through community pharmacies and pharmacists. This campaign complements the work undertaken by the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacists

(SCP) to enhance prescriptive authority for pharmacists.

“Pharmacists are welltrusted members of the health care team,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said, October 23. “We all recognize the ability of pharmacists to improve health care delivery in collaboration with doctors and other health care professionals. Residents now have another option to access medications when they need them.

This truly reflects our commitment to put patients first.”

C o m m u n i t y pharmacists have the ability to prescribe certain medications for specific

minor ailment conditions, including: Minor acne; Insect bites; Cold sores; Allergic rhinitis; Oral thrush; Diaper rash; and Canker sores.

As set out in the SCP prescriptive authority b y l aw s, p h a r m a c i s t s began to provide prescribing services in March 2011. Initially, these services included extending refills on existing prescriptions, altering missing information or a dosage form on a prescription, and providing emergency supplies of prescribed medications. The minor ailments prescribing service was first made available in June 2011.

“The expansion of minor ailment prescribing allows pharmacists to better serve their patients’ h e a l t h c a r e n e e d s,” Saskatchewan College of Pharmacists President Kim Borschowa said. “It allows patients to take control of their health in a positive manner by empowering them to make decisions about their care in conjunction with pharmacists.

Especially in rural areas, it is providing another option for both patients and physicians to make better use of available health care resources.”

“Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to have a significant and

positive impact on patient health in Saskatchewan,” Pharmacists’ Association of Saskatchewan Chair Curtis Loucks said.

“Patients now have more options to improve their health by consulting with pharmacists to resolve issues which previously may only be handled by physicians. It is clear from recent public opinion polls that not only are Saskatchewan residents comfortable with pharmacists providing these services, they also want pharmacists to offer many other health services. We look forward

to expanding the role of pharmacists in this and other primary health care innovations.”

Between January 1 and June 30, 2012, about 48,000 Saskatchewan residents accessed pharmacist prescribing services, and between February 1 and June 30, 2012, approximately 550 residents accessed minor ailments prescribing services.

There are approximately 1,300 practising pharmacists and more than 350 licensed community pharmacies in Saskatchewan.

Landis Locals Helen Buxton 658-2115 Winter has arrived early, and with a vengeance.

There is anywhere from six inches to a foot of snow on the ground, and an underlying coat of ice.

Streets and roads are treacherous, and travel is not recommended in many areas of the province. The big question everyone is asking: Is winter here to stay?

We had a good turnout for the flu clinic last week, but now we are left wondering if everyone has to get it done again, following the news of some contaminated serum lots.

Thank goodness they tell us there is no danger of anyone becoming ill from them.

A group of friends surprised Lavern Skog when they arrived at her house with lunch last Monday.

It was a great afternoon of laughter and reminiscing about all the fun times we’ve shared over

the years. Lavern is going to be moving her mobile home to her daughter Dianne’s yard south of Unity. She will be sorely missed by all her neighbours, but Unity isn’t so far away that we can’t go to visit often. We wish you happiness and contentment in your new location, Lavern.

Three weddings of interest to Landis/Handel area residents took place on October 13. Andrew Zimmer, son of Rose and Don, married Chelsea Vetter in Biggar. Also on that day, Tara, daughter of George and Donna Jean Hindly, became the bride of Jarrett Marsh.

That wedding took place in Prince Albert, where both bride and groom are employed. And last, but by no means least, Rachelle Archdekin, daughter of Dean and Janice, married Scott Campbell in Lloydminster. Con-

gratulations to all the happy couples!

Our sympathy goes to the family of Gerry Dearing who passed away suddenly on Oct. 23. Funeral services will be held at St.

Paul’s Anglican Church on Friday, Nov. 2.

Deepest sympathy also goes to Sheri and Glenn Archdekin and their family on the death of her father, Jack Forbes of Senlac.

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News from

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Perdue New Horizons news Better than never Perdue New Horizons dedicated its ramp to past and present members, September 14.

The ribbon was held by Francis Strate and Bob Mason, senior members of the New Horizons, with Marvin Gilbertson, president of the SSAI cutting the ribbon.

Builders of the ramp were George Bartley, Al Levitt and overseer, Joe Peters.

Audrey Mason, a Perdue senior, christened the ramp after which coffee and muffins were served.

Berna Johnson spent two weeks visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Alfred Bruvald of St. Paul, Alberta, also got to see grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. The weather was good and everyone was busy harvesting.

Perdue School receives new scoreboard . . .

Bob Mason, Marvin Gilbertson, Francis Strate and Audrey Mason

Alley Katz results For week beginning October 16

by Karen McPherson Tuesday mixed league: MHS -- Gerry Devenny, 242; LHS -- Nicole Cirrico, 209; MHT -- Jason Raschke, 623; LHT -Nicole Cirrico, 535.

New Horizons:

Audrey Mason and Al Levitt trying out the new ramp. (right photo) (Submitted photos)

Perdue Bowling results For the week ending October 19 Club 55: MHS, Al Levitt, 268; LHS, Jean Taylor, 177; MHT, Al Levitt, 611; LHT, Carol Lemon, 480; THS, Hopefuls, 1,121; THT, Hopefuls, 3,149; MHA, Tom Davies, 192; LHA, Kay Munro, 165.

Ladies: LHS, Dorrie Laberswieler, 237; LHT, Sandra Pavloff, 584; THS, Dolls with Balls, 1,160; THT, Bleepers, 3,173; LHA, Dorrie Laberswieler, 182.

Mens: MHS, Curtis Watson, 214; MHT, Curtis Watson, 581; THS, WWF, 731; THT, Tri-Hards, 2,112: MHA, Curtis Watson, 194.

Mixed: MHS, Dennis Notschke, 226; LHS, Joan Edmison, 181; MHT, Dennis Notschke, 489; LHT, Joey Levitt, 472; THS; DJ’s 1,104,; THT; DJ’s 3,071; MHA; Dennis Notschke, 189; LHA; Joey Levitt, 177.

YBC: Bowlasaurus, Linden Pavloff, 53. Junior Bantams: HS, Wyatt Pavloff, 89. Bantam; Dawson Mantie, 118. Junior; Brayden Wilkinson, 160.

For the week ending October 26: Club 55: MHS, Tom Davies, 235; LHS, Carol Lemon,

Jeff Chilibeck (right) of Perdue School, accepts a cheque for $3,500 from Adam Johb of the Biggar and District and District Credit Union, Perdue Branch. The money was used to purchase a new scoreboard for Perdue School. (Submitted photo)

191; MHT, Tom Davies, 648; LHT, Carol Lemon, 468; THS, Fabulous Five, 1,050; THT, BeeGees, 3,007; MHA, Tom Davies, 197; LHA, Kay Munro, 165.

Ladies: LHS, Joey Levitt, 252; LHT, Joey Levitt, 570; THS, Bleepers, 1,117; THT, Dolls with Balls, 3,099; LHA, Dorrie Laberswieler, 182.

Mens: MHS, Gord McBeth, 270; MHT, Gord McBeth, 646; THS, Tri-Hards, 779;

THT, Tri-Hards, 2,198: MHA, Curtis Watson, 190.

Mixed: MHS, Al Levitt, 217; LHS, Joyce Broeckel, 205; MHT, Al Levitt, 565; LHT, Joey Levitt, 485; THS; DJ’s 1,087,; THT; Smilin’ 5 3,144; MHA; Dennis Notschke, 186; LHA; Joey Levitt, 175. YBC: Bowlasaurus, Linden Pavloff, 65.

Junior Bantams: HS, Wyatt Pavloff, 103. Bantam; Skylar Elliot, 130. Junior; Cody Dunlop, 140.

MHS -- Glenn Shockey, 246; LHS -- Lee Silvernagle, 198; MHM -- Geoff Cooke, 594; LHS -- Barb Archibald, 485.

YBC, Wednesday: Bowlasaurus High Score -- Sawyer Heimbecker, 75; Bantam High Score -- Tristan Cirrico, 107;

Junior High Score -Jaden Rensby, 169.

Thursday Senior league: MHS -- Glenn Shockey, 227; LHS -- Esther Singer, 204; MHT -- Glenn Shockey, 546; LHT -Dianna Meger, 519.

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Asquith Council News for October 2012 Asquith Town Council held its regular meeting on October 9.

Three water curb stops were replaced on the 500 block of Andrew Street.

VCM Construction has indicated that they will have their subcontractor out in October to replace the fill that was used in front of the new water plant with more

appropriate material.

Fire Prevention Week was recognized by the Asquith Fire Department with an open house held on October 9.

The Town of Asquith has contracted Louis Gelinas to be the Asquith Landfill Supervisor for 2013.

Connie Molnar was appointed by the Town

of Asquith to the Asquith Recreation Committee.

The Town of Asquith will be sponsoring the Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers Crime Prevention Guide with an advertisement for the cost of $175.

The Town of Asquith declared the week of November 1 to 25 to be Restorative Justice

Week.

With the onslaught of snow, all residents in Asquith are reminded that in order for the snow plow to do a good job removing snow on the streets, vehicles must be parked off of the street.

Bylaw No. 3-2011 states no person shall place any snow, ice, dirt or other obstruction cleaned from

private property on to any street, sidewalk or lane. As well, this Bylaw provides the Public Works Department of the Town of Asquith with the authority to request any owner or occupant of property in Town to remove any vehicles for the purposes of removing snow or ice. Twentyfour hours’ notice will

be given for removal of all vehicles or the said vehicles will be removed by the municipality at the owners’/occupants’ expense. Please be a good neighbour and just ensure that you do not have vehicles parked on roadways, impeding snow removal!

Lord Asquith School

Senior Girls Volleyball team working hard The Lord Asquith School Senior Girls’ Volleyball Team has been working very hard this season.

We h a v e a t t e n d e d tournaments in Wilkie, Maidstone, Warman,

Left to right,back row: Coach, Gale Stack, Emily Ganchar, Brittany Quittenbaum, Jami Friesen, Erica Feist, Evan Stack.

Middle: Andrea Scarf, Jenna Munday, Leah Woytko, Hannah Ablass, Bailey Anderson. Front: Aspen Stack, McKenzie Claypool. Missing: Assistant Coaches, Harvest Stack, Kauley Claypool.

Craik/Davidson, Outlook, Macklin, and have hosted our own home tournament. We have two consolation wins, and one third as a result of the seven tournaments - a

good record! We would like to thank our parents, who have been driving us all over the province - we couldn’t do it without you !

Saskatchewan automating hunting, trapping, angling licensing system Making frontline services quicker and more convenient for hunters and anglers, Saskatchewan is automating its hunting, trapping and angling licensing system.

“Our province has some of the best fishing and hunting opportunities in the world and automating the license issuance system will help to make the experience even better,” Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff said. “Each year hunters and anglers contribute about $40 million to our economy and create more

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than 2,500 direct jobs.

These outdoors enthusiasts help maintain a strong workforce and support the economy in rural areas of the province.”

Annually, more than 170,000 hunting and 185,000 angling licenses are issued for a total revenue of $12 million. The current system is paperbased, cumbersome and time consuming. Automated hunting, trapping and angling licensing will make it much easier and more efficient for people to get a licence.

“Our government has heard from many individuals that we need to update our licensing process,” Cheveldayoff

said. “With this new service, individuals will be able to obtain a licence at home on their personal computer at any time, through a license issuer or by telephone. The automated system will also be much more convenient for out-of-province hunters and anglers.”

Hunters and anglers will still be able to purchase their licenses from local licence issuers if they wish.

The automated service is designed to improve revenue collection and financial management, game harvest and program reporting, data management and support for the license issuers. With the implementation of this system, license fees will not be increased and the allocation of 30 per cent of license revenue directed to the Fish and Wildlife Development Fund will be maintained.

The Big Game Draw process will also continue as it has in the past.

The Active Network, Ltd., a private sector technology company specializing in hunting and angling license sales in North America, has been contracted to deliver this service for the province.

The ministry expects to have licences available through the automated process ready for the 2013 hunting and angling seasons.

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OBITUARIES Gerald Wayne Dearing December 20, 1952 - October 23, 2012 It saddens us to announce the passing of Gerald Wayne Dearing of Biggar, Sask. Gerald was always dedicated to his family. Family was everything to him. This included close friends that he would phone faithfully.

It brought Gerald great joy to wave to people through his front window everyday as they passed by. Gerald always had a smile on his face and a joke to share. After an accident left him being a quadriplegic at the early age of 28, he continued living life to the fullest.

Left to mourn are his wife, Karen of 38 years; sons, Conrad and Barry; daughter, Maryann (Corey) Nelson; granddaughters, Tamisha Dearing, Shayla Nelson, Arianna Nelson; grandsons, Zackary Nelson, Jonathan Nelson, Rylan Penner; brothers, Ray, Larry, Ken and Dayton; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Annie; father, Walter; daughter, Lorna Dawn; grandson, Brody Nelson; brothers, George, Ronald and Donald.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Biggar, Sask. with Pastor Mark Kleiner of¿ciating. Eulogist will be granddaughter, Tamisha Dearing. Honourary Bearers are all those who shared in Gerald’s life. Interment will follow at Biggar Cemetery.

Tributes may be directed to “Friends of the Lodge”, (new long-term care facility), c/o Biggar & District Community Foundation, Box 489, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, 948-2669, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. gfsc1

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MEMORIAMS PEIFFER (Beckett), Elaine: 1950 - 2008 “I like to go down memory lane To the time when you were a little girl And lived down here with me.

I’d take you off to Sunday School And then to 4-H too.

Now all I have is memories And the love you gave to me.”

Love forever, Mom and Wilfred 44p1 PEIFFER: In loving memory of Elaine, January 2, 1950-October 28, 2008 “A wonderful person laid to rest To me she was one of the best She was my sis and best friend too.

I love you Laynie and miss you too.”

Forever, your sis, Brenda 44p1 COVEY, Alma Dorothy: January 5, 1920 - November 1, 2004 “They hold our hands Encourage our faltering steps Delight in our successes Sympathize with our failures And when we realize that Mothers accept as we are …

We are learning our ¿rst lessons about love.”

I miss you Mom, Love always, Leah 44p1

CARD OF THANKS Thank you to Sue and Marie Helene and all who helped make the 40th Museum Anniversary such a success. Thanks to Marie Helene for her special tribute and Àowers.

Sincerely, Alice Ellis 44p1 A heartfelt and sincere thank you to everyone for your kindness during Jack’s illness and passing. Your cards, food, and help in so many ways was appreciated. Special thank you to Dr. Crane and the entire staff of Biggar Hospital. Thank you to Bob Clothier for your expertise and friendship.

Sincerely, Donna Turk and family 44p1 The Perdue United Church Women would like to thank all those who in some small or big way helped to make the fowl supper another great success.

To all those who donated food or money, to those who helped set up, take down and those who helped serve and to everyone who came out to enjoy the meal, our heartfelt thanks. Without the continued support of Perdue and area, we would not be able to host a fowl supper. With some of the proceeds from the fowl supper, the Perdue UCW help to support such things as “Friends of the Lodge”, Secret Santa, the Legion Poppy Fund and our local church.

44c1 St. Paul’s Anglican Church thanks everyone for coming out in the wintery weather for our Fall Supper. Special thanks to all our hard workers and all the donations which make this all possible. The winner of the door prize draw was John Hume of Saskatoon.

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COMING EVENTS SUNDAYS in November: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome.

For pastoral services or more information, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-951-7122.

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DEADLINE for ClassiÀeds, Advertisements and News is MONDAY 5 P.M. for publication on THURSDAYS

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.; and 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.

36c9 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2: Biggar & District Arts Council presents… Speed Control, 7:30 p.m., Biggar Majestic Theatre.

Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older $15 (advance $12); children, 12 and under $5. Advance and Season Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 948-2452.

39c6 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Landis Fall Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. @ Landis Complex. Adults, $12; 6 yrs to 12 yrs, $7; 5 and under FREE. Take-out meals available, please phone 658-2155 or the day of the fall supper at 6582124.

42c3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: Sunshine Gals Bazaar (formerly Royal Purple), 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons. Tables, $15, phone Doreen 948-3428.

Lunch available. Admission, $1.

Proceeds to local charities.

40c5 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4: Biggar Central School 2000 staff and students invite you to the 2012 Teale Awards Ceremony, 2 p.m. in the main gym. “Celebrating Academic Excellence”.

43c2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4: 18th Annual Arelee Music Night at Arelee Community Hall.

Donations for Perdue ‘Secret Santa’ and/or Saskatoon Food Bank.

42c3 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6: Kayette Craft Show at Biggar Community Hall. Craft Show and Tea Room open @ 11 a.m.

- 8 p.m. Cost $2 at the door.

Everyone welcome.

43c2 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13: 7 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons, PALS will host Ted and Gloria Engel’s excellent adventure in Guatemala. Come out to hear what the community’s support helped accomplish. Coffee and hospitality to follow.

42c4 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14: Business Annual Garage Sale @ Biggar Community Hall, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend.

44c2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Biggar Museum soup and sandwich luncheon during the Business Fall Garage Sale @ Biggar Community Hall.

43c2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18: Landis Wheatland Regional Library Craft/Trade/Bake Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Landis Community Complex. Table rentals, call Vera @ 658-2110 or Denise @ 658-4536.

44c3 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19: Biggar Sports Bus Association Annual Meeting, 7 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons Centre, Queen Street.

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INVITATIONS Biggar Museum and Gallery invites you to donate any new or handmade gifts, toys, certi¿cates or food items for the annual “Christmas Magic” fundraiser event. Any donation that sells for $10 or more is issued a tax receipt. Call 948-3451 by Friday, October 26. Thank you for your support.

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INVITATIONS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3: You are invited to a Bridal Shower for Kelsey Steeg, brideelect of Jeremy Humeniuk, 1:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room, Westwinds Motor Hotel, Biggar.

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AUCTION

TENDER FOR SALE BY TENDER Parcel A: 3,500’ all metal-clad commercial building Parcel B: 44’ x 88’ all metal-clad pole shed; overhead door, 2 man doors.

Parcel C: Of¿ce furnishings (boardroom table, desks, chairs, ¿le cabinets, copier, computer & printer) Parcel D: cash register counter, shelving units, fridges, freezers, grocery carts Parcel E: 8’ x 10’ walk-in cooler Photos available jensenelsie@gmail. com Additional info: (306) 5932033; Highest or any tender subject to seller’ s discretion.

Submit tenders ATTENTION: Allen Franke, Margo Co-op Secretary, Box 40 Margo, SK S0A2M0 by November 16, 2012.

Land for sale by tender in the RM of Snipe Lake. SW 26-27-20 W-3, SE 26-27-20 W-3, NE 2627-20 W-3, SW 19-27-20 W-3, SE 25-27-21 W-3, NE 25-2721 W-3 and SE 32-27-21 W-3.

Sold in part or parcel. Written tenders accepted until Nov 23, 2012 Noon to: Ross Thompson & Thompson Acres Ltd, Box 363 Eston, SK S0L 1A0. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Inquiries can be made by contacting 306-962-7795.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE 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 This newspaper accepts advertisements in good faith.

We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered. tfn 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.

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FOR SALE…HD ladder rack with removable support bars and window guard, $80; set of 4 new 14 inch tires on cast rims for Pontiac or Chev, $180, or $100 a pair. WANTED… two dozen straw bales (small); used 2 inch lumber; snow fence. Call 306658-4629.

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Contact Guy @ 306-951-0060 Help wanted… 2-3 full time drivers in Biggar area to drive from Edmonton-Melville and all points in between. Unionized, 13.40/hour, 24-7, equipment supplied. Email resume to sharon. brandley@shaw.ca or call 306-203-1275 44p3

SUN WEST SCHOOL DIVISION is looking for:

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REDUCED, now $209,000. Must Sell. Call Brenda, 306-373-8254 or 948-9280.

38tfn Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land¿ll 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.

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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

For more information call: Karen/Kevin • 948-9115 302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar Three Bedroom house and Garage for rent approximately 43 km east of Assiniboia on 13 and 3 km north or 95 kilometers south of Moose Jaw on 36 and 6 km east. Phone 403-485-2519

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HEALTH/ WELLNESS Tim Hammond Realty…

Kolenosky Farmland For Sale by Tender, four quarters between Wilkie and Landis, Sask. Total 2012 Asmt. $212,400 (Avg. 53,518/quarter), approx.

578 cult. acs., Closes 5:00 p.m.

November 15, 2012. Exclusive Listing. Call 306-948-5052 http:// Kolenosky.TimHammond.ca 44c2 Tim Hammond Realty…

RM#317 Mirosovsky Farmland For Sale by Tender, six quarters between Biggar and Rosetown.

Total 2012 Asmt. $268,700 (Avg. 45,018/quarter) with approx. 879 cult. acs, Immaculate yard incl: 1275 sq ft. house (1976), steel quonset, 2 wood machine sheds, 24,000 bu. steel grain storage, barn, meat shop and equipment, etc. List of machinery available.

Closes 5:00 p.m. November 23, 2012. Exclusive Listing. Call 306-948-5052 http://Mirosovsky.

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Interested applicants may apply online to bcgh@sasktel. net or fax to 948-3426 or mail to Box 1690, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0. Contact Michelle at 948-3402 for more information.

18 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES Authorized Appliance Depot Electrical Wiring Trenching Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

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

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

Call: 948-2101

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

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

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

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

GLASS INSTALLATION

9Residential 9Commercial 9Automotive 9We tint vehicles too!

For all your glass needs,

104 - 2nd Ave. West Biggar

306-948-4846 BOOKS Pat Wicks,

Living Books Distributor 205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar Books, gifts, cards.

Shop at my home!

Call 948-3427 for appts.

Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

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

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

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

306-948-3408 DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist

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OFFICE HOURS Wood and Steel Buildings Floor & Trusses GEORGE STAHL (306) 948-3776 cell: (306) 260-6503 Ph:

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FRE E Es timat Call us for… es • Insurance jobs • Renovations • New home building • Drywall & Painting • Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.)

• Residential/Commercial • CertiÀed installer for Logix ICF

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For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:

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Phoenix M4 Mobile Grain cleaning and sizing

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Wayne Dollansky 306-948-7247

Kirk Ewen Doctor of Optometry

Custom Combining JD9770 with draper or hydraÁex headers

Mundt’s Mobile Custom Grain Cleaning

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LEGAL SERVICES

ACCOUNTING

BUSSE LAW

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

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

948-3346 …serving your community since 1972

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

Phone: 948-5133

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Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned

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Landis, Sask.

M & N REPAIR

948-1722

Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI

306-948-9278

Ph/fax: 948-3856 or cell: 948-7896

Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

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

Custom Grain Hauling

Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

Kevin Kurulak

HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.

306-882-2289

TIRES

403 Main Street, Biggar

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

Open: Mon.-Fri.

948-2183

INVESTMENTS

Want a truly independent advisor who will find your unique solution?

Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

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

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

Monday to Friday 304 Main Street • Biggar

Cell: 306-948-7524

Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

948-2700

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

521 Main St., Biggar 948-2109

306.237.7671

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

948-2879, evenings 948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky • Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

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

Your authorized

Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Yamaha Audio Dealer; and Your authorized

SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE 216 Main St., Biggar

948-3955 The Country Clipper • All Breed Dog Grooming • Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory) • Pet Supplies • Saleboard for dog and cat related items

For appointments and inquiries, call Janet at 948-2091

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

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

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer • photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ 948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

Sewing & Embroidery

Troy May, owner/operator Fax #306.237.TROY Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

MANUFACTURING CWB CertiÀed Light Fabrication Mobile Welding

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

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

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

Phone:

Phone: 948-7117 email: chase14welding@sasktel.net

Ivan Young, Biggar Tree services available…

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

948-3381

MONARCH MEATS

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

• sides of Beef available

948-3384 HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Bob Kobelsky

658-4474, Landis, SK

Phillips Radio Shop 109 Main St., Biggar

Phone:

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

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

948-5600

Battery Chargers Electric Fencers Repaired/Rebuilt/ Built

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar

• Snow Removal • Fences …and much more

Biggar Sand & Gravel

Take’n the pain outta haul’n your grain!

948-2442

Fax: 948-2484

ONLINE @

biggarindependent.ca

THE BIGGAR INDEPENDENT on

A Sign of

MACHINERY DEALERS

NEWSSTANDS @

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

Jerry Muc Phone: 948-2958 Fax:

WINE, BEER, KITS and SUPPLIES

Rebel Landscaping

~Brian and Cathy Fick~

after hours George: 948-4042

1st Ave. West, Biggar

SERVICES

SERVICES

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

948-3376

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

COURIER/HAULING

948-5699

Place a classified by phone

948-3344 or email

tip@sasktel.net

“Your complete decal and signage shop”

t Delivery Ask Abou

306-948-3312 sales@gvsigns.ca

• Esso • Leslie’s Drugstore • Pharmasave • Quick Stop • Super A Foods • Shop Easy Food • Weasie’s Gourmet Blends • Feudal Co-op, Perdue • The Store, Perdue

40 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

20 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

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