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Bit of a bite in the air ... A frosty morning were temperatures of -38 C greeted those who ventured out, February 11. Wicked cold on the day had wind chills up to -55 C, and with moisture in the air, the sun rising along this Biggar street made for a beautiful sight.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Last week’s bitterly cold weather is easing, but here are just a few “frosty” pictures from what we can all hope is the last gasp of the wildly cold weather. Here’s hoping you have stayed warm!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Saskatchewan releases COVID-19 vaccination delivery plan

The Government of Saskatchewan released its COVID-19 Immunization Delivery Plan February 9. Phase 2 of vaccination sequencing will focus on the general population in 10-year increments, starting with ages 60 to 69.

This phase will also include targeted vaccinations for adults and staff in group homes for persons with intellectual disabilities and shelters.

Clinically extremely vulnerable adults will also be included as a priority

in Phase 2. A complete list of the clinically vulnerable health conditions is available at saskatchewan.ca/covid19-vaccine.

“Saskatchewan is working to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible,” Health Minister Paul Merriman said.

“The commencement of mass vaccinations will depend on the number and consistency of vaccine deliveries from the federal government. We are hopeful that mass vaccinations can start as

soon as April, based on the current vaccine delivery schedule from the federal government.”

Phase 2 of Saskatchewan’s Immunization Delivery Plan is built on the foundation of age as the main risk factor. Age is the number one risk factor for severe outcomes, hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID19. People of advanced age are also more likely to be clinically extremely vulnerable or living with other chronic conditions.

The goal of the immunization program is to: Protect the most high risk and vulnerable; Minimize serious illness and death; Protect the capacity of the health care system; Minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Phase 1 is currently underway for high-risk populations, such as people of advanced age, residents and staff in long-term and personal care homes, health care workers in emergency departments, COVID-19

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units, testing and assessment centres, intensive care units and other highrisk settings. This phase also includes residents over 50 living in northern remote communities and those over 70 living in the community as vaccine is available.

Phase 2 could get underway as early as April, but will depend on vaccine supplies. Vaccinations will be available through a variety of options including, mass immunization clinics, walk-in and drive-

thru clinics, public health clinics and communitybased options such as pharmacies.

Information will be publicly shared to let you know when it’s your turn to be vaccinated, how to register for an appointment, the different types of clinics available and how to find the closest clinics to you.

Every vaccination given will contribute to keeping us all safer.

There is a WINNER Next Bingo Starts on February 26 get your cards at the Independent Asquith to see highway improvement

The highway from Asquith to Saskatoon will see major upgrades this summer, all part of a twoyear $2 billion stimulus program announced by the government February 11.

This investment aims to use targeted government investment to help drive economic recovery from the global pandemic.

“Our government is stepping up to support the Saskatchewan economy as we make our way through this pandemic,” Highways Minister Fred Bradshaw said. “With the lowest unemployment rate in Canada we know our plan is working, and we’re just getting started.”

In May, the Ministry of Highways announced it would inject an economic booster shot of $300 million over two years to stimulate recovery. Some specific types of construction were targeted, including upgrades to thin-membrane surface (TMS) highways and passing lane projects.

The Highway 14 stretch from Asquith to Saskatoon was one of the 16

highway construction projects worth totalling more than $130 million.

All should be completed this fall. It will see the construction of passing lanes, as will Highway 2 north of Prince Albert to Highway 263; Highway 3 from Prince Albert to Shellbrook; Highway 12 from Martensville to Highway 312; and Highway 16 from Clavet to Viscount and from Springside to Saltcoats.

TMS upgrades are: Highway 43 from Gravelbourg to Highway 19; Highway 56 near Katepwa Lake; Highway 229 to Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park; and Highway 322 from Glen Harbour to Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park.

Another eight construction projects are also in the tendering process. At least four more will be tendered later this year.

The Government of Saskatchewan is meeting its target of improving more than 1,000 kilometres of provincial highways this year, the first of its 10-year Growth Plan goal to build and upgrade 10,000 kilometres of highways.

Independent Bingo winner! ... Erin Poitras was the winner of the most recent “Independent Bingo”. She comes away with a $400 gift certificate to be spent at a Biggar business or businesses. Stay tuned for another Bingo starting next week! Congratulations Erin! (Independent Photo by Dale Buxton)

Biggar Senior National News

Edith McComb and Gladys Schanowski were the recent winners of the Biggar Nationals “Chase the Ace”. Chase the Ace is a fund raiser for the local senior hockey club. Dayna McComb pulled the lucky ticket number for 20 per cent and Fred Boisvert pulled the Ace of Spades in the absence of Edith and Gladys.

The total amount won was $1,785. Edith and Gladys donated $500 back the hockey club. Congratulations Edith and Gladys! (Submitted Photo)

by Ken Kernohan Thank goodness we live in Biggar!

The Biggar Nat’s are lucky to have such a tremendous fan and business support group and we must say it is extremely appreciated. I believe other centres in our league may not be as fortunate and when this is over, and I sincerely hope that we can retain all the teams we had to start.

The Biggar Nat’s are alive and well and continue our executive meetings and fundraising activities towards building a stronger team when we are allowed to come back to the rink. Up until the end of November we had league meetings, team practices, assisted with the Biggar Minor hockey camp in the fall and had fully expected to be play-

ing hockey at some point this season.

Unfortunately, as you know the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has not granted permission for that to happen.

In the meantime, your executive is working hard to build on our past successes so that when the rinks open, we will be ready to compete at the highest level possible.

Please continue to support our fundraisers such as Chase the Ace. Watch for our Easter Bunny promotion and other community events in the coming months.

We will continue to update you through the year and again thanks for your generous support.

Please follow us on our Web page at facebook. com/biggarnationals.

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Oh, Baby! It’s cold!

“We are a hearty bunch, we of the Prairies!”

I choke every time I hear that, have a mini-coma, try desperately to keep my lunch down.

With the bitter cold and Mother Nature determined to set a new high score, if I could get out of here, I would be gone to a warmer climate.

The current pandemic negates that move. So does my bank balance, but I’m still blaming the federal Liberal’s travel ban.

As I write this - Thursday - it is minus-38, and I have a space heater strapped to my back like a NASA astronaut in a space suit about to step outside the space station, my umbilical cord (read: extension cord) just reaches the car: “Houston. We have a go for outside. Mission accomplished. I didn’t freeze to the front door!”

I have so many pairs of underwear on I can’t bend my knees. I haven’t felt my ears for the past few weeks and I’ve lost all feeling in my fingers.

“We are a hearty bunch, we of the Prairies!”

No! We are a frozen bunch, we of the Prairies! We should just leave this place to Greta Thunberg, see if she can heat it up with wind, solar and pixy dust. I’m so cold! It’s 10 a.m. as I write this and I’ve drank four pots of coffee in a vain attempt to warm up! All I’ve got to show for it is a well worn path to the bathroom where - insult to injury - the throne seat is freezing cold!

The Weather Network is asking if “Canada has become a nation of ‘winter wusses?’” We are hearty, not stupid. You just wanna smack the Caribbean tan off every weather man, smiling as they tell us how cold it is. Just get on with it and move to the hockey scores.

I wanna move! But where?

The warmest place I’ve ever been is Saskatchewan in July! Where you gulp ice cream down like a failed dieter, not because you are so desperately hungry, but because it will turn to a warm, curdled milkshake in two seconds. God! How I miss that! I’m never going to complain about the heat again!

We are a hearty group, we of the Prairies. We love the cold nip in the air, the crunch of the snow underfoot, a swish down the ski slopes or on the crosscountry trail! We relish a visiting relation, gasping for breath in the frozen beauty of the place we’ve chosen to live. But, jeez ... this is cold!

While this is not an opinion piece - more like a plaintive cry for help - I’m hoping that by the time you read this, we are back to a balmy minus-20!

Until then, stay warm!

K.B.

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Moe can’t be antagonist in COVID-19 fight

by Murray Mandryk Few of us would want to be in the unenviable spot that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has found himself in for most of the past 11 months.

For almost a year now, Moe’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has left him in a lonely damned-if-you-dodamned-if-you-don’t place.

Life for Saskatchewan’s Premier would be difficult enough if Moe simply had to deal with those who viewed the novel coronavirus as a hoax perpetrated by a quest for a one-world government.

Make no mistake that the extreme anti-maskers, anti-lockdowners and anti-vaxxers - often coming from the far right of

the

the political spectrum, but occasionally joined by those with far left views as well - have made Moe’s life miserable.

Perhaps the worst moments of this pandemic fight have come when people from this very group have targeted Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab with public racially motivated taunts in front of the Legislative Building and even invasions of Shahab’s space and the privacy at his home. Some of Moe’s best moments as Premier were the ones he spent standing up for the province’s CMO who has clearly become his friend.

They were great moments for this province as well.

But the complicating factor for Moe is that

while most in this province don’t agree with the taunts levelled at Shahab, many do disagreed with the CMO’s repeated views that it’s better to have curtailed social and economic activity that now includes limitations as to who can now visit you in your home. Or at the very least, many of this view are happiest when Moe has selects the least socially and economically intrusive choice given to him by Shabab.

Conversely, Moe has faced a barrage of criticism from the other side - some who are seemingly working under the premise that he could have simply locked down the province for a year with no repercussions.

Meanwhile, others are

advocating the need for more restrictions or a temporary lockdown or circuit-breaker similar to what was imposed in Manitoba that now seeing significantly less transmission and a slowing of the its death toll.

There is little middle ground for Moe. Worse yet, both sides seem to resent the Premier when he does present what appears to be a compromise.

The best Moe has been able to hope for is to present his policy direction in a reasoned and compassionate way and try not to be overly antagonistic.

It is for this reason that Moe’s comment last week to the Municipalities of Saskatchewan annual conference was some-

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where between unproductive and bizarre.

“It’s easy for someone to stand up and say ‘we need to lock everything down’ when they have the opportunity to work from home,” Moe said in his online presentation to the virtual conference.

Yes, he made the remark while working from home - something he and Shahab have repeatedly recommended others do, if possible, to stop the spread of this virus.

So what real purpose is served by belittling those who are simply doing exactly what you asked them to do? Is Moe being completely honest when he implies it’s just those who have the “opportunity to work from home” who are advocating for

tougher restrictions to bring cases down? Is he unaware that the sharpest advocates for this have been doctors and health care providers who put themselves at risk by attending to those sick with COVID-19?

And, perhaps most critically, what value is there in escalating already high tensions between rural and blue-collar workers and urban and whitecollar at a time when the message still needs to be that we are all in this together?

One gets that mistakes are going to be made, but the deliberateness of Moe’s divisive messaging was troubling.

We won’t get through this pandemic any faster by fighting.

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Notable Notes Bob Mason

And if perhaps some one of you may linger, Over these pages in the long, long night.

And, on some lone line lay a calloused finger, Saying ‘That’s human true. That strike me right!’

Then will I call this loving time well spent.

Then will I rest awhile . . . content, content!

Robert Service One winters night I was driving home from a Legion “to-do”, when my

old truck decided to slide into the ditch!

Y.T. had just climbed out into the deep snow, wondering what to do next, when a small truck pulled up.

“Mr. Mason,” sez the driver. “What is your truck doing there in the ditch?”

Y.T. waded through the snow to where he was parked.

“It wasn’t my fault!” I explained, “a whole herd of elephants crossed just in front of me and put me there. My wife will never believe me when I tell her!”

“She’ll believe me,” consoled the guy, “because I saw them!

“But there’s no tracks,” I said. “We can’t prove nuthin’!”

He drove me home, and we told Phyllis, but she never believed either of

“False Witness”

us!

What can a person believe anymore? A T.V. commercial? A politician trying to make a point?

Or a young husband making an excuse to his wife?

I suppose that watching pigs fly on T.V. is an amusement in a way, though actual flying pigs are about as scarce as hen’s teeth. While election promises . . . well . . . ? And young husbands can be forgiven for trying to explain their faults!

Telling untruths (known in some circles as lying!) has been going on since the first male ape climbed the family tree, and it has grown and grown, until now most of us just accept it as being part of life!

We are all hypocrites in a way, and feel a little inferior if we don’t know the answers to everything, so we just say what we do

3 ways educators can use newspapers in the classroom

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on communities across the globe. No individual, household or industry was unaffected by the pandemic, and the ripple effects of the virus may be felt for years to come.

Though many effects of the pandemic have been devastating, one unforeseen and potentially positive consequence of the spread of COVID-19 was a growing recognition of the invaluable role played by local newspapers.

Responses to the virus and strategies regarding how to combat it varied greatly, and local newspapers were a go-to resource for citizens who wanted to learn about rules and regulations in their towns. For example, in England the Bishop’s Stortford Independent, a local weekly paper in Hertfordshire, experienced a significant monthly Web audience growth during the pandemic.

Prior to the global outbreak in January 2020, the paper’s monthly Web audience was 260,000.

By October, that number had spiked to 360,000, reflecting a growing need for local news outlets as readers across the globe sought to learn about the pandemic within their own communities and how local officials were responding to the threat posed by COVID-19.

If the pandemic illustrated the vital role local newspapers can play, it’s important that readers recognize that role won’t be any less valuable when COVID-19 is in the world’s rearview mirror.

Educators can help the next generation of readers recognize the importance of local newspapers by taking various steps to incorporate newspapers

into their lessons.

1.) Employ newspapers when teaching current events. Everyone was directly affected by the COVID-19 virus, making the story of the pandemic one of the most unique in modern history. Though children are often sheltered from global news stories about conflicts or economic crises, no such sheltering was possible during the pandemic, as kids were forced to learn from home and confront life with little or no access to extracurricular activities. Educators can show how local newspapers reported on the pandemic when teaching current events, using that example as the foundation for teaching current events in the future.

2.) Utilize the newspapers when teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Students who do not speak English at home or as their primary language can benefit greatly from their local newspapers. It might be easy to learn how to say certain words in English, but reading them in a newspaper gives ESL students a chance to see

the words they’ve learned in context. And because local newspapers feature sections on everything from news to sports to entertainment, ESL students are sure to find a few articles that appeal to their existing interests.

3.) Use newspapers to encourage a love of reading. Just like ESL students are bound to find something that interests them in the local newspapers, their Englishspeaking classmates are sure to find a recap of their favourite team’s most recent game or a review of the latest superhero movie or a local news story about their town to pique their interest. Students may not realize it, but they’re learning when reading such stories by developing their vocabularies, fine tuning their comprehension skills and catching up on current events.

The valuable role played by local newspapers was on display during the pandemic. That role won’t be any less valuable in a post-pandemic world, and it’s a lesson teachers can apply in their classrooms.

Educators can help the next generation of readers recognize the importance of local newspapers by taking various steps to incorporate newspapers into their lessons. (submitted photo)

know, and often it isn’t true!

Many books have been written about religion, giving this or that explanation of Creation, and though all of us have our beliefs these books all give the impression that none of us really know, or will ever find out! And I think some of those books fill a gap in mans so called “knowledge”, letting him know that some things can’t be explained.

Y.T. doesn’t have any idea how the paleontological people and theological types (big highclass words, eh?) think about these things, but even these intellectuals don’t have an idea!

So when a First Nations person tells me that some “Great Spirit” put the world here, who am I to say no, eh?

Mebbe The Independent won’t print this kind of thinking, but the way Y.T sees it, these things are not untruths so much as the are excuses for we worldly types not understanding!

Who can we believe?

Societies examples of truth are far, far from being perfect! For years they have been bent and twisted until we can only put our trust and faith in ourselves, and Genesis 1:27 has something to say about this!

Our history is not so much a falsehood as it is one of neglect, for

all through it, very little has been said about this “John Doe” guy who trailed across country with Genghis Khan and across oceans with Columbus! And yet, long ago it was realized that individuals were far more important.

(IE): “My kingdom for a horse !” “If I were not Alexander I would want to be Diogenes.” And that other person who is quoted as having said, “Blessed be the meekfor they shall inherit the earth!”

The only real, down to earth, absolute truth we will ever find, I think, is in ourselves, and an ideal democracy is part of it all!

I often wonder who represents who? Or if withholding the truth is a lie.

I dunno!

And should we believe in the philosophies of, let’s say, Hitler? Many intelligent people did, and sure got into trouble, eh? Were all of Hitler’s ideas lies?

Certainly most were!

Propaganda is a far-out form of lying, and boy-ohboy, was there a lot of it used in 1939-45 ... WWII! Many of the P.O.W.’s (Prisoners Of War) that we captured were shaking with fear because someone had told them we would immediately kill them, which, according to the Geneva people, was a no-no!

I’m sorry to write this,

but Y.T. saw a Canadian Soldier shoot a P.O.W. who had his hands up!

At a get-together out west some time ago, we met a Japanese couple from Tokyo, whom I thought, if anything were a little over polite! And I sure remembered that army poster in 1945, showing a grinning, filed-toothed Japanese soldier, with a skewered baby, dripping blood on his rifle bayonet. Propaganda, eh?

Our idea of democracy is not one mans outlook of how things should be run, but the outlooks of all of us. And in order to get around this “I can make a lot more money if I tell a little white lie,” complex, it kind of bothers some of us that considering our public apathy, more elections aren’t compulsory!

Don’t feel a bit bad about being a small-time operator. The best parts of the world are made of little individuals who respect their own truths and ideas. There may be another kind, people who don’t have little personal ideals, but they are not one of us, eh?

Was it one of us responsible for the leaking of secret documents recently? Did any of us even know that in our democratic world, there were secret documents?

Whom should we blame for this kind of thing?

Or should we mebbe ask ourselves?

Lord Asquith School news

Principle’s Message

by Brett Kirk Hello LAS Community!

Do you want to know what’s super fun?

A bunch of kids cooped up in the school for a week straight of indoor recess . . . right before a break . . . during a pandemic . . .

I can speak on behalf of all the staff when I say that we love our jobs and we love the kids, who are doing a fantastic job all things considered, but let’s just say we’re all hoping it warms up soon!

I do want to thank all the parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, neighbours, and older siblings who have been driving the kids to school all week. We are really happy that so many students have been able to make it here despite having no busses!

Semester 2 is off to a great start, and in my experience the last half of the year goes by way quicker than the first,

and it will be June before we know it. January is always a tough month in a school, but exams are done and over with, and the kids have all settled into their Semester 2 classes. A huge shoutout to Mr. Karras for helping the kids with their schedules.

We have been getting questions regarding attendace codes and notifications, and this is something we have been discussing at the school and division level.

Entering attendance has become much more complicated this year now that we have the ability to facilitate learning from home, and with increased student absences because of families respecting the COVID protocols and keeping their kids home when sick (thank you for doing that!). Keeping attendance records is a legal requirement for us as a school, and we try our best to be as accurate as possible, but some-

times we get it wrong.

The best way to help us get it right is to communicate with the office when your child is not at school, including the reasons they are away (if applicable).

We are on an automated attendance notification system, but if we hear from you before 9:45, then you shouldn’t receive any attendance notifications from the school! Please also understand that the teachers don’t have access to all the codes or the ability to change a code once it’s entered in, and sometimes this is the reason for the wrong codes being entered, so it is best to communicate directly with Laurie at the office through phone (please leave a message if she’s on the other line or not at her desk) or through e-mail (las@spiritsd.ca).

On behalf of all of our staff, I want to wish all of our LAS families a fun, restful, and hopefully warmer February break!

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Agriculture Rise of the autonomous ag machines

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels The prospect of an era where we herald in the age of the machine has lots of rather scary connotations, thanks largely to Hollywood and blockbuster hits such as the Terminator series.

Of course the age of the machine is not something that can be marked by a singular day, year or even decade, in terms of when humanity turned to machines. It is instead something that has evolved with mankind always rather eager to turn to a machine to lessen the burden of jobs from the manufacture of cars, to the mining of ore, to the harvesting of farm crops and almost every job in between.

Let’s face it, the computer that this column is written on is largely a machine that is a massive upgrade from the Underwood typewriter I began my journalism career on, and that typewriter was a big upgrade from the days of pen and paper and hot lead typesetting in the newspaper business.

So turning to machines is not new.

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What is new is turning the future may be now.

A recent story at proto machines which have a level of artificial intel- ducer.com revealed just ligence, although even how close it may be.

The article that is now a decades old detailed,”more than 350 evolution.

Assembly line produc- autonomous combines tion has relied on comput- harvested 400,000 acres er-controlled machines of Russian crop in 2020, for years, and those can bringing in 720,000 be considered early A.I. tonnes of grain. Equipping so many New Holland, machines of a fashion.

And, now we are tak- Deere, Claas and Russian ing the next step, creating combines with the Cognitive Agro Pilot proved autonomous machines.

It’s one thing to have that big-acre autonoan assembly line robot mous field machinery has moved beyond attached to it’s spot on finally Jim Reiter, MLA the prototype stage.

Cognithe line.

Rosetown-Elrose Constituency AgroStreet, Pilot is a joint It is quite another when tive 215 Main Rosetown project– Friday, developed the robot can wander Monday 9:00 – 5:00 by Moscow-based Sberbank around on its own.

Tel: 306-882-4105 Cognitive TechnoloFarming however, a and Fax: 306-882-4108 sector always eager to gies Toll group.” free; 1-855-762-2233 If jimreitermla@sasktel.net this sort of news look to new technology E-mail: doesn’t create interest that has benefits they can Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0 among grain orfarmers, monetize, is looking rath-Please call with questions concerns er closely at autonomous especially those with big acres to cover, and issues machines.

Think about a tractor finding qualified operaor combine in the field tors to hire.

It seems only a matter of running 24-hours a day, maybe powered by the time, measured in scant sun, with no wages for a years, before the next age driver required. It sounds of the machine takes over futuristic, but in this case farm fields.

Jim Reiter, MLA

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Our story continues east and north of Meadow Lake.

When I worked in the far north of Saskatchewan, I had the pleasure of visiting many northern communities. First up is the community of Green Lake, 47 kilometres east of Meadow Lake.

Green Lake is a village of around 500 people and is on the crossroads of Highway 55 and 155.

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The Village of Green Lake dates back to 1782 and is the third oldest community in Saskatchewan. The community was established by the North West Company as a wintering post and in 1793 established a permanent post, followed by the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1810. The North West and Hudson’s Bay Companies were merged in 1821.

Green Lake was an important post connecting many overland trails with the Churchill River.

It was finally incorporated as a Village in 1983. In 1992 the community-owned saw mill had signed agreements with Weyerhaeuser, giving many jobs to the residents in and around the community. The sawmill burned down in 2000 and was rebuilt in 2002, but closed in 2003 for economic reasons.

If you are looking for a great place to stay then head to Green Lake Lodge, a great place to relax with the whole family and enjoy some great fishing.

Heading north we come to what is known as the “Beauval Forks”, that is the crossroads of Highway 155 and 165.

The Village of Beauval has a population of around 800 people, and was established in the early 20th century as a Roman Catholic mission and as a transportation centre. The name of Beauval comes from the community situated

in the valley of the Beaver River, the name beautiful valley or “beau’val” in French.

Beauval served mainly as an trading post along the Churchill River trade route for the Hudson’s Bay Company. The Beaver River Valley is still to this day an important route for canoe enthusiasts.

Located eight kilometres east is the First Nations community of Lac la Plonge, located on the beautiful glacier lake of Lac la Plonge and has a population of around 200.

Lac la Plonge is in the basin of the Beaver River and has some of the best fishing in the area with several species of fish available. Its campground is surrounded by spruce trees and enhanced by the sound of rushing water. It is a quiet getaway for the whole family.

For a little adventure you could travel 92 kilometres northeast of Beauval to the community of Patunak.

Residents of Patunak call it the end of the world

as the highway comes to a stop at the lake. Patunak is the administrative office for the English River First Nation. The area has a population of around 600 residents.

It was also a fur trading outpost of the Hudson’s Bay Company and is located just west of the Shagwennaw Rapids on the Churchill River. The community itself stretches for a mile and a half along the shoreline.

In 1968, the public school opened and many families moved in so that the children could go to school. Children around the area usually went to school at the residential school in Beauval.

Patunak is very rich in their First Nations tradition, and for visitors it is usually on display with lots of crafts made from beadwork or birchbark canoes. I can tell from firsthand experience that if you ever get to enjoy traditional fishcakes as your meal you will truly enjoy the experience.

Stay tuned for more adventures.

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New device turns human body into a battery

Turning a person into a battery sounds like something out of The Matrix movies. If you haven’t seen them, in the films a malevolent race of machines farms human beings for producing bioelectricity.

But now scientists have indeed figured out how to use the human body to power electric devices. And don’t worry, the solution doesn’t require sealing anyone into a goo-filled canister.

In a new study, published in the journal Science Advances, researchers created a stretchy, flexible device. It can be worn like a ring or a bracelet, and it generates electricity from contact with human skin.

“In the future, we want to be able to power your wearable electronics

without having to include a battery,” said the study’s senior author Jianliang Xiao from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder.

It’s an ambitious goal, but a welcome one.

Imagine never having to charge your smart watch because it powers itself from just cuddling with your wrist.

The new device differs from the human batteries in The Matrix films in power output as well.

Xiao’s invention produces only one volt of energy for every square centimeter of skin it touches.

If that doesn’t sound like much, that’s because it isn’t. That’s actually less voltage per area than most modern lithium batteries produce.

Still, it’s enough to

power the aforementioned smart watch or a fitness tracker.

“Whenever you use a battery, you’re depleting that battery and will, eventually, need to replace it. The nice thing about our thermoelectric device is that you can wear it, and it provides you with constant power,” Xiao said.

The stretchy-stretchy material the device is made from is called polyimine. To this base, the researchers added thermoelectric chips and connected them with liquid metal wires.

The use of liquid metal allows the device to stretch without damaging the electronics. Xiao describes the final product as a cross between a plastic bracelet and a computer motherboard.

The thermoelectric generators pull power from of your body heat. That means that when you get hot and sweaty while exercising, your fitness tracker will actually have more juice to run on.

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But among all the strangely shaped poops in the world, one must inevitably stand above the rest. . . bare-nosed wombats who poop in cubes.

Really, if you ignore the fact that it’s poop, the wombat droppings are kind of cute. They’re nicely compressed little cubic pellets that you could probably stack

pretty neatly, if you were so inclined.

But there’s one question that has plagued scientists and others who like playing with animal feces. Why and how do wombats produce their peculiarly shaped droppings?

Well, worry not, poop lovers. A new study, published in the aptly named journal Soft Matter, finally has conclusive answers that aren’t based on guesswork.

“There were wonderfully colourful hypotheses around, but no one had tested it,” Scott Carver, a wildlife ecologist from the University of Tasmania and one of the study’s authors, told The Guard-

ian.

Some scientists theorized that wombats had a square-shaped butthole.

Others posited that wombat poop was squished into shape between the animal’s pelvic bones.

And then there was the idea that wombats shape their poop into cubes after excreting it.

It turns out that cubes are formed much higher up in the wombat intestine than anyone previously thought possible.

Inside the wombat gut, the intestine has layers of muscle of varying thicknesses that shape the poop into cubes as it passes.

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My All-Time Favourite Dessert: Crème Caramel My all-time favourite dessert, no matter what the occasion is Crème Caramel.

Crème Caramel is much like Crème Brûlée, but the caramelized sugar goes into the ramekin first, rather than torched on top. The result is a complex caramel layer on top of the inverted custard and a residual complex caramel sauce that is a perfect companion with each bite of the delicate custard.

It’s also important to note that for this recipe you don’t want to beat the beats too much – this will make for a firmer texture that will aid in keeping the custard together when inverting them onto small plates. A Crème Brûlée would be completely opposite in the respect that you would want to beat the eggs for about one to two minutes (to make the custard softer and more velvety) since it will be eaten out of the ramekin.

Although the process of this recipe requires a bit of care and attention, this is sure to become a favourite decadent dessert in your home. Enjoy!

Crème Caramel 2/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup water;

1/4 tsp salt.

2 cups whipping cream; 1 cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste; 1/2 tsp salt; One 2-inch strip of lemon zest; 3 large eggs; 3 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar.

1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease six ramekins with butter.

2.) Put the two-thirds cup sugar, one-third cup water and quarter tsp salt in a small heavy bottomed saucepan over medium/ low heat until the sugar dissolves. When it starts to turn brown, swirl in the pan but do not stir until it turns dark rich brown, but not burnt.

Immediately pour equal amounts into the prepared ramekins.

3.) In another heavy bottomed saucepan, bring the whipping cream, milk, vanilla, salt and the lemon zest to just below a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat and let sit while preparing the eggs in the next step.

4.) Whisk the three whole eggs with the three extra egg yolks and the half cup sugar until frothy.

5.) Remove the zest from the cream mixture. Very

slowly drizzle the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture while whisking constantly. Doing it slow will prevent the eggs from curdling.

6.) Pour this prepared custard mixture into the caramel lined ramekins.

7.) Place the filled ramekins into a large pan.

Pour boiling water into the pan until the water level reaches approximately half-way up the outer sides of the ramekins.

8.) Carefully put this pan into the oven and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for approximately 40 minutes or until the centres of the custards are almost set (cooked).

9.) Refrigerate for a minimum of two hours and up to two days.

10.) To Serve: Loosen the custard in each ramekin by running a butter knife all around the edge of the custard. Invert a plate over the ramekin. Quickly flip the ramekin/plate over and gently jiggle until the custard/caramel come loose. Remove the ramekin and serve on the plate.

Makes six portions.

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The Good Old Days Were Not For Female Teachers Submitted by Ann Muc In 1915, female teachers were expected to obey rules like these: 1.) You will not marry during the term of your contract.

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3.) You must be home between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., unless attending a school function.

4.) You may not loiter downtown in ice cream stores.

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beyond City Limits, unless you have permission of the Chairman of the Board.

6.) You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man, unless he is your father or brother, 7.) You may not smoke cigarettes.

8.) You may not dress in bright colours.

9.) You may under no circumstances dye your hair.

10.) You must wear at least two petticoats.

11.) Your dresses must not

be any shorter than two inches above the ankle.

12.) To keep the school room neat and clean, you must sweep the floor at least once daily; scrub the floor as least once a week with hot soapy water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire at 7:00 a.m. so the room will be warm by 8:00 a.m.

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Hextall completes full circle with Rutherford

Penton on sports Bruce Penton

The Jim RutherfordRon Hextall story - spaced out over 50 years - has movie potential.

The Coles notes: Veteran National Hockey League goalie befriends young son of a teammate in the early 1970s; teaches him some goaltending tricks of the trade. Fifty years later, that veteran goaltenderturned NHL executive retires and is replaced by that same 7-year-old lad he played with 50 years ago. That youngster is now a 56-year-old with an extensive hockey background.

Lights! Camera! Action!

At the press conference announcing his hiring as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins in early February, Hextall reflected on his relationship with Rutherford, who stepped down Jan. 27 for what was termed ‘personal reasons.’ Young Hextall, an aspiring netminder who was aged 5 through 9 while his dad, Bryan, Jr., played for the Pens, would hang around the dressing room waiting for his dad to shower after practice, getting tips from Rutherford while he waited.

Their paths separated after Bryan Hextall retired from the NHL in the mid-1970s after more than 500 games and 99 goals. After retirement in 1983, Rutherford went on to a 27-year stint as general manager of Hartford/Carolina and Pittsburgh. Young Ron Hextall, meanwhile, made a name for himself as a junior goalie star with his hometown Brandon Wheat Kings, a 13-year career in the NHL (where he was a Rookie-of-theYear winner and later a Conn Smythe trophy recipient). After retiring, he took on a front office

job with with Los Angeles Kings and then served four years as general manager of Philadelphia Flyers.

Then, in early February, the Penguins announced that Hextall would be Rutherford’s replacement as general manager, making complete the circle of friendship that began back in 1971.

Brian Burke, longtime NHL executive and more recently a Sportsnet TV analyst, was hired alongside Hextall to run the Penguins show.

Besides getting goaltending tips from Rutherford, Hextall reminisced about playing road hockey with a couple of Pirates baseball players who lived in the Hextall family’s upscale Green Tree neighbourhood, Rennie Stennent and Manny Sanguiillen.

“I’ve come full circle,” Hextall said in a Penguins press release. His hiring certainly cements the Hextall name in the foundation of the NHL. His grandfather, Bryan, Sr., scored the overtime winning goal in 1940 for New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. His father, of course, played more than 500 games in the league, as did his uncle, Dennis Hextall. Now, Ron is in an ultra-exclusive group - one of 31 NHL general managers.

Hollywood could have fun with this one.

• Josh Braaten on Twitter, about the great Tom Brady: “If he really wants to cement his legacy, he’ll do this in a Vikings jersey a year from now.”

• Jay Busbee of Yahoo Sports, on the scrambling required by the two Super Bowl quarterbacks: (Patrick) Mahomes was running for his life, while (Tom) Brady had time to make himself a sandwich.”

• Patti Dawn Swansson, aka the River City Renegade, on ex-Jet Patrik Laine being benched for half of his fourth game under coach John Tortorella of Columbus: “Four games as a Blue Jacket and bully coach Torts turns him into a garden gnome.”

• Swansson, advising Laine about the drawbacks of signing a long-term contract with Columbus: “Can you imagine spending the next 10 years or so with someone barking in your ear? If that’s what you want, just get married.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “A clearly drunk Tom Brady throws the Lombardi Super Bowl trophy 10 yards from his boat to another boat.

The impressive part of that throw to me was how Brady looked off the other boat in the cover two defence.”

• Kaseberg again: “Not to say Tom Brady is getting up there, but when they asked, ‘Tom Brady, you just won the Super Bowl.

Where are you going now?’ Brady said, ‘Leave me alone, Jeopardy is on.’”

• Headline in theonion. com: ‘This Cements Brady As The SecondBest Quarterback Of All Time’ Proclaims Terry Bradshaw • Another one from theonion.com: “7,500 Health Care Workers Instinctively Rush Field To Treat Player Injury” • Headline at dark. com: “Up for Emmy consideration: Matthew Stafford acting like it was hard to leave Detroit.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Offshore sports book Bovada says it won’t pay out on a $10,000 Super Bowl streaker prop bet placed by the fourth-quarter interloper - or any of his associates - that would have made them all a hefty profit. Now that’s what you call a losing streak.”

• Tim Hunter of Everett’s KRKO Radio, on Yankee Stadium doubling as a vaccination site: “Out of habit, Red Sox fans immediately started yelling, ‘Vaccines suck!’ ” • Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hampton, Va.), on the Super Bowl commercial featuring Bruce Springsteen out on the range in a Jeep: “Bruce in a cowboy hat? He’s not even from West Jersey.”

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The parable of two men

by Pastor Doug Motz, Biggar Associated Gospel Approximately a month or so before Jesus went to His death on the cross, He told some stories, or best known in the Bible as a parables – stories with a deep spiritual meaning.

This particular account I’m about to share with you is told in three of the four Gospels: Matthew 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16; and Luke 18:9–14. I’m going to share this story from Doctor Luke’s account with a more modern day twist to it.

There were two men living in the same region, but possibly different towns. They both decided on this one particular day that they needed to go to church – each alone to pray.

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The one man was very wealthy, dressed in his Sunday best – with his most expensive suite, tie, nice shiny pants, and very expensive shoes. He walked into the church building – proud as punch – expecting high and lofty things from his time with God. I mean this guy was religious. He was highly educated, and was a highly sought after, eloquent, articulate communicator of the ancient Scriptures. He was also the Superintendent, or Overseer of the particular Denomination of churches one of which he was about to enter.

The second man however, was dressed in semicasual clothes – nothing becoming or too high classed – nothing attractive, no shiny shoes – just a pair of semiworn out running shoes similar to

that of an ordinary person of the town. He entered the church with a broken remorseful heart – no pomp or eloquence to his gate. This second man was known by the townsmen as a – Tax Collector.

Someone who had very few friends!

Doctor Know-ItAll, and Despised Frank entered the building took their places at opposite ends of the auditorium.

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However, over in the back corner of that church auditorium, was Despised Frank.

His eyes closed, head bowed, with deep remorse in his heart of hearts – while beating his breast - cried out to God for mercy for all the wrong he’d done to others in the town, and most of all realized He hadn’t conducted himself in a way that glorified God! And there on that particular day, he came to the end of himself, and the beginning of knowing the mercy that only God could give to those who’s hearts and minds are humble before Him!!

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OBITUARIES SYLVIA THOMSON It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister.

Sylvia Mae Thomson (Houdek) passed away, surrounded by her family, on February 2, 2021 at the age of 91.

Mom was born to William and Frances Houdek, on the family farm near Springwater on November 11, 1929. She attended Conway School and completed her high school at Springwater School.

To further her education, she attended Normal School (Teachers’ College) in Saskatoon where she earned her teaching certificate. She taught at Rowena and Totnes Schools until she married Raymond Thomson on July 8, 1954 in Springwater.

Ray and Sylvia took over the family farm and raised four children: Deborah, Denise, Dale and Derek. They continued their mixed farming operation of cattle and grain until their retirement in 1992. In 1996, they purchased a house in Biggar and moved to town.

Over the years, mom was involved in

several organizations: Lydden Community Club; Duperow Curling Club; Lydden Multiple 4-H Club (general leader); Eastern Star (including Meals on Wheels); Daughters of the Nile; and New Horizons.

Mom loved sports whether she was a participant or a cheerleader; especially when her grandchildren were involved.

These sports included curling, baseball, football, hockey, basketball and skating.

Grandma was known to cheer loud and hard and to even disagree with some calls made by the officials.

Mom enjoyed travelling to Bermuda to spend time with her sister, to several parts of the United States for Eastern Star conventions, and from the West coast of Canada to the Maritimes. She especially enjoyed her visits with family and friends at Turtle Lake.

Mom had many interests throughout the years. Her favourites included dancing, gardening, taking care of her flowers, berry picking, knitting, crocheting and completing puzzles. She had two faithful companions, her dogs Michelle and Ben. Many will remember Sylvia taking Ben for walks around town to get exercise and to visit with the neighbours. In recent years, mom spent time playing cards with her

BRUCE McCONNELL In Loving Memory Of Bruce McConnell Born March 31,1938 RM Glenside 377 Passed Away February 2, 2021 Saskatoon, Sask. With fond memories and heavy hearts the family announces the passing of our loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother and Friend, Bruce McConnell. Bruce is survived by his loving wife of almost 59 years, June, his 3 children Wayne McConnell (Madelyn) and their children Adam (Alysha) and children Jace, Wyatt and Averi of Winnipeg.

Jenelle (Braden Malak) and children Finnegan and Chloe of Kenora, Ontario, and Jordan of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lyle McConnell (Lorri) and their 2 sons Parker and Logan all of Edmonton, Alberta. Beth McConnell (Darcy Brychun) and their children Kelsey, Brayden and Nevada, all

of Saskatoon, SK. Bruce started farming at an early age with his siblings Cliff and Jerry and was passionate of the trade. In later years he worked for the Telephone Company and Department of Highways for a short stint but returned to farming full time. Bruce loved to play ball, hunt, fish, dance and in later years attend country Jamborees. The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff at Kensington Gentle Care Home, and the numerous friends and neighbours who visited dad during his stay at the Saskatoon private care home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Due to Covid 19 restrictions a private family service was held on February 6th in Biggar with processional following laying Dad to rest at Crane Creek Cemetery. Gerein Funeral Service entrusted with arrangements. 306948-2669 info@gereinfuneralservice.com , www.gereinfuneralservice.com

regular crew of cardplayers.

Sylvia is survived by her children: Deborah (Verne) Robinson - Kyle (Mandy) Robinson and their children Quinton and Payton; Mya (Mason) Kaun and their children Rae and Dryden; Denise (Weldon) Barber - Lyndon (Whitney) Barber and their children Nova, Ryker and Tori; Lindsey Barber (Riley Wallace); Dale (Tracy) Thomson; Derek (Cindy) Thomson – Tyrus Thomson; and Brock Thomson. She is also survived by her sisters Mildred Landry and Gladys Zelenka; sister-in-law Myrle Houdek; numerous nieces and nephews; and lifelong friend Myrtle Robinson.

Sylvia was predeceased by her husband Raymond Thomson in 2002; sisters Blanche, Alma, Irene, Jane and brother Bill.

Mom will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She will forever be in our hearts and we will treasure our memories of her.

Gerein Funeral Service is entrusted with arrangements. Tributes in Sylvia’s honour can be made to Biggar and District Health Centre - Long Term Care (Resident Activities) or Palliative Care.

“Dave Allard” Oct.22, 1945-February 19, 2020 Gone are the Days We use to share But in my heart You’re always there.

Never more than A thought away Loved, Missed & Remembered Everyday Love Always & Forever Dee

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The Museum will continue to preserve, protect and present the history of our town and district.

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NORMAN WALPER Born June22 1952-Dec.15 2020 Survived by his four children Christine,Isobel,Andrea and Cassidy all of Edmonton. His siblings Ken, Don, Anita, Lorne and Wynne.

Twin brother Everett deceased.

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Thank you to everyone for the hugs, tears, cards, flowers, phone calls, gifts of food, messages, thoughts and prayers on Mom’s passing.

Thank you to Shannon and staff at Sunshine Care Home for making Mom’s last year and a half so much fun.

Thank you to the special group of ladies that phoned her everyday to chat about the latest news.

Thank you to her siblings for everything - the cards, phone calls, visits and errands.

Thank you to Biggar EMS and everyone at Biggar Hospital for looking after Mom so caringly.

Thank you to the staff at Prairie Branches Group Living for the special care given to Kenny at this difficult time.

Last but certainly not least, thank you to Mike and Ed from Gerein Funeral Services for the caring and compassion shown to us during this time.

Brett – you once again knocked the flowers out of the park.

Many thanks to you.

Each of you have touched our lives in a way we will never forget.

Again, many thanks – you all have a special place in our hearts.

The family of Lilly Murch – Ed Murch, Ken Murch, Bob Murch, Diane Akister and family.

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