THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 3
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
Subscribe to Win draw held, winners announced
The winners in the Subscribe to Win promotion held by The Independent and other weekly newspapers in Saskatchewan were drawn July 21 at Holm, Clements and Partners Chartered Accountants in North Battleford. The grand prize winner hailed from Weyburn. Scott Stanikov bought a subscription for the Weyburn Review and won $5,000. Congratulations.
Here is a list of the 10 draws of $500: Walter Tarnowetski, Foam Lake; Effie Colville, Wadena; Ed Buye, Maple Creek; Jerry Carrobourg, Gravelbourg; Michelle Martodam, Meadow Lake; Jan Coffey-Olson, Rosetown; Carl Wlodarczyk, Fort Qu’Appelle; Roland K l e s s e, B i g B e a v e r ; Shirley Birties, Drake; E r n i e S o m m e r, G u l l Lake.
100 years young ... The Perdue Agricultural Society celebrated its 100th birthday this year. Those who took in the Perdue Fair on July 23 stopped in for a piece of cake. Cutting the cake were: (left to right) Dave Miller, Mayor, Village of Perdue; Glen Duck, president of Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions; Jason Zbeeshko, president Perdue Agricultural Society; Kelly Block, MP Saskatoon-RosetownBiggar; Randy Weekes, MLA Biggar. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)
Initial payments announced: CWB The Canadian Wheat Board has announced the 2011-12 initial payments for the various grades of wheat and barley. The payments are effective August 1, 2011 for deliveries into the 2011-12 pool accounts. The initial payments, in dollars per tonne, for base grades in each pool account are listed below. For comparison purposes the initial payment for the previous crop years
Grade Wheat No. 1 Canada Western Red Spring 12.5 Durum No. 1 Canada Western Amber Durum 12.5 Designated barley Select Canada Western Two-Row Feed barley No. 1 Canada Western (as of August 1, 2010) is also shown. Initial payments represent a portion of the returns farmers can
Initial 2010-11
Initial 2011-12
$208
$128
$215
$119
$230
$138
$155
$88
expect from the sale of their grain over the entire year. Initial payments should not be confused with monthly Pool Return
Government of Canada guarantees initial payments and approved the level at which they are set.
CWB regularly reviews the initial payments and recommends adjustment p ay m e n t s i f m a r k e t conditions and sales progress warrant. The
Retail sales up
Outlooks which are CWB estimates of farmers’ total returns from each pool account. During the crop year
Saskatchewan consumers were ringing up sales in May as retail trade in the province almost doubled the national average. The increase is credited to Saskatchewan’s healthy economy and lower taxes which means people are seeing their family budget go further than it did before. Average weekly earnings are up, unemployment is down, andther are more jobs in
communities, the stage is set for good economic news this summer. Retail sales were up 7.6 per cent in May 2011 (seasonally adjusted) when compared with the previous year. That is almost double the national average of 4.0 per cent for the same period, and just below the 7.8 per cent recorded by Alberta.
GAS PRICES AT THE PUMP… Friday, July 29, 11:30 a.m. (stations randomly selected)
Biggar ....................................... 122.9¢/L Duperow Cardlock ................... 120.9¢/L Perdue… ................................... 120.9¢/L Landis… ................................... 120.9¢/L Rosetown… .............................. 120.9¢/L North Battleford…................... 122.9¢/L Unity ........................................ 122.9¢/L Saskatoon ................................. 122.9¢/L
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Cooling waters ... These swimmers were enjoying the pool on a hot summer day during the week. There were some cooler days last week but the mercury is
the
about to take a hike according to weather forecasters so the pool is a great place to take a dip and cool off.
649 - Wednesday, JULY 27 2, 3, 15,23, 41, 46 Bonus 10 Extra 3232868 649 - Saturday, JULY 23 3, 5, 11, 23, 33, 34 Bonus 24 Extra 2615870
(Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)
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Western 649 - Wednesday, JULY 27 2, 19, 20, 24, 28, 46 Bonus 12 Western 649 - Saturday, JULY 23 21, 22, 26, 32, 34, 48, Bonus 24 Lotto Max - Friday, JULY 22 4. 13, 23, 28, 32, 40, 42 Bonus 12 Extra 4424270
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