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Vol. 111 No. 11

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Juno-nominated singer/songwriters hit Majestic . . . Brenley MacEachern, right, and Lisa MacIsaac swept a Majestic Theatre audience away, Thursday for the sixth show of the Biggar and District Arts Council concert season. The duo were a musical breath of fresh air. Check out biggarindependent.ca this Friday for a video of the performance. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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It was a big weekend for the Biggar Senior Blazers who came out on top after hosting Conference 4 playoffs. The Green and Gold were strong on the two days, pulling double-duty by hosting the playoffs. With the STF job action, this may be it for the season. Let’s hope the Blazers get a chance to make a run!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Council Minute highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held February 18, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Alan Boyle, Kevin McNicholls, Kirk Sherbino, Edward Young, and Ivan Young. Council resolved that the agenda for the February 18 Regular Meeting of Council, be approved as presented. Council resolved that the minutes of the February 11 Regular Meeting of Council, be approved as presented. Council resolved that Bylaw No. 20-825, being a bylaw to Appoint Bylaw Enforcement Officers, be read three times and adopted. Council resolved that Bylaw No. 20-826, being a bylaw to Regulate the Proceedings of Municipal Council and Council’s Committees, be read three times and adopted. Council resolved that the February 10 Biggar

Rural Fire District Association Meeting minutes, be accepted as presented. Council resolved that the RCMP report for the month of February 2020, be accepted as presented by Corporal Dereck Crozier. Council resolved that the Recreation Director’s Report for the month of February 2020, be accepted as presented by the Recreation Director, Erin Poitras. Council resolved that the Town of Biggar purchase a dishwasher for the Biggar Community Hall for the amount of $16,500 from Geanel. Council resolved that the Town Foreman’s report to February 18, be accepted as presented by the Town Foreman, Mark Haynes. Council resolved that the following financial reports for January 2020, be accepted as presented: Bank Reconciliation; Statement of Financial Activities.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $13,206.71 and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $75,615.04, be approved. Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed: SGI - Accident Claim; Ministry of Government Relations - Seat Program Joint Letter; Crystal Gordon - Minor Hockey Concerns; Saskatchewan Health Authority - Plan Review for Biggar Bowl. Council resolved that the draft Physician Incentive Program Policy be tabled until the Committee of the Whole meeting held on February 25. Council resolved that the Town sponsor the New Creation Community Players for their 2020 production of “All Shook Up” by advertising in their program at a cost of $100 for a half page ad. • Meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.

Biggar Senior Boys Basketball win Conference Playoff This past weekend March 6-7, the Biggar Senior Boys Basketball Team hosted the Conference 4 playoffs. Teams from Biggar, Asquith, Saskatoon Christian, Kerrobert, Waldheim, Hafford, Hepburn and Luseland attended.

On Friday night the boys played Hepburn and won 71-30. Then on Saturday in the semi-finals they played Saskatoon Christian. This was a close game all the way with the Blazers prevailing 61-47. This put the Blazers in

the final against a very tall and talented Waldheim squad. The Blazers came out fast and firing on all cylinders, built up an early lead and ended up winning 86-63. Congratulations to the Biggar Blazers 2020 Conference champions.

The Kids are back in the Kitchen . . . The Biggar and District Family Centre’s popular Kids in the Kitchen program is once again putting kids in the culinary drivers seat, having them whip up something tasty and healthy. The program runs Wednesday and Thursday, and goes for five weeks. (Independent Photo by

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Biggar RCMP report by Cpl. Dereck Crozier, Biggar Detachment, NCO IC This week the Biggar RCMP had 57 calls for service. Reported in the mix were three collisions with animals, four general traffic complaints, 28 tickets issued, one suspicious person, two Mischief and three fraud complaints. When it comes to fraud, be very suspicious about anyone using high pressure tactics and asking for your credit card or having you purchase iTunes cards or gift certificates to pay for services

or goods. Report all activity of e-mails and phone numbers to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. This week the area also experience four Break and Enters, however the good news is that two have been solved and charges laid on a 37-yearold male from Rosetown and a 21-year-old transient female from Saskatoon. We would also like to give a special thanks to our rural crime watch group that assisted police in locating the stolen black truck used in a number of crimes that

are suspects manage to hide in a remote location. However, not well enough from this deputy crew. Excellent work! This was a much needed piece of evidence to help tie a few files together. Finally, it appears the light coloured Chev Suburban was back in our area this past week again and causing trouble for our business owners from about 10 p.m. and on. Please keep watch for any activity that may be noticed during any closed business hours.

The Biggar Rural District Fire Association The Biggar Rural District Fire Association is a partnership between the volunteer Biggar Fire Department and the surrounding RMs and Town of Biggar. (Submitted Photos)

The RM of Biggar, RM of Glenside, RM of Rosemount, RM of Grandview and the Town of Biggar comprise the Biggar Rural District Fire Association (BRDFA) to manage and provide fire and emergency services in their respective municipalities through the volunteers that make up our Biggar Fire Department. The Biggar Rural District Fire Association is also responsible for development and implementation of protection and emergency policies as well as a financial budget funded by the member municipalities association fees. Each of the member municipalities provide one or two representatives to the board predetermined by bylaw and the the Biggar Rural District Fire Association is administered out of the RM of Biggar office. The Biggar Rural District Fire Association is very proud of the volunteer Biggar Fire Department for their practice and dedication. The Biggar Fire Department is outstanding in preparation, prevention and performance of fire safety led by Fire Chief Gerry Besse and Deputy Fire Chief Kelly Dorosh.

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According to the UN, Canada is immoral and wicked The increasingly irrelevant United Nations, bent on kow-towing to left wing social idiocy, has once again brought out the violins and climate change secret decoder rings, and told Canadians how evil we all are. Unelected by Canadian taxpayers, the United Nations has no business criticizing the core of our economy. But yet they did. The UN’s Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is urging Canada to stop work resource projects, one of which is Trans Mountain. Their argument is that work is going ahead without prior and informed consent of Indigenous groups. Their underlying tone shouts racism. While a majority of Indigenous nations want these projects, stopping them would now ignore their needs, and I guess the UN would have to get involved. Again. Seems the UN’s American Overlords still want to meddle in our country - and continue to whine when someone mucks about in their affairs. Now, there is no doubt that more consultation should have been carried out - there are legitimate concerns. But condemning Canada while other energy resource countries simply get a timid scolding? They may actually whine about China, the UAE, Russia, but they don’t really stand on a soap box and carry on like a histrionic teenager, thumping their chest and waving Greta posters. Wonder why? Justin Trudeau. That’s why. JT has stumbled his way around the leadership of this country, more concerned with impressing his international buddies instead of his bosses: the Canadian taxpayer. It has allowed the UN free rein and the encouragement to bully our economy. And Justin sure wants that seat on the UN Security Council. Yes, that seat is for all Canadians, but with his PM gig going south, sure looks like he’s applying for a job. But then again, let’s help JT get that job. Contact the United Nations HQ at 405 East 42nd Street, New Your, NY, USA. Phone (212) 963-1234. Good luck with getting a hold of anyone who knows anything about the real world. K.B.

by Glenn Wright, Vanscoy, former New Democratic Party and independent candidate It’s time to face reality in Canada. We have growing division over key issues of racism, reconciliation, resource extraction, Western separation, the economy, and the environment. We view these issues from our own perspective, and we all tend to focus on conflict rather than compromise or cooperation. We are all human and we all have the same needs. We all deserve food, water, shelter, community, equal opportunity, and to be treated fairly and with dignity. We tend to wonder “why don’t the ‘others’ just assimilate?” What does it mean to suggest that people should ‘assimilate’ to Canadian culture? It’s time to abandon the notion of “others.” We should demonstrate

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that embracing diversity and cooperation leads to prosperity for all. If all humans are created equally and deserve equal opportunity, how can we abide by the systemic barriers that exist in our country today? Assimilating to Canadian “culture” is to respect and promote human rights, enshrined by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and to treat each other with respect and dignity regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, or creed. Canada has a dark history with respect to the treatment of Indigenous people. When settlers first arrived in Canada, Indigenous people agreed to share the land and to live together for mutual benefit. From the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Canadian confederation in 1867, and the Indian Act of 1876, colonial settlers and our government

processes pushed forward an agenda of dispossession of Indigenous territory and assimilation. Indigenous peoples were placed under the guardianship of the state. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada documents how ideas of racial difference influenced policies of assimilation and cultural genocide in Canada in their numerous reports. At present, some politicians are calling for government to take more forceful action (i.e. police force) to end the Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests. Some of these same politicians emphasize resource development above all else. On both sides of these issues, there is much banter about the “rule of law” in the media. Should the “rule of law” mean “lethal overwatch” to use violence against the Wet’suwet’en people to remove them from their unceded terri-

tory? Would use of “lethal overwatch” have been acceptable to disperse and arrest the yellow vest protesters who occupied Parliament in Ottawa or the Legislature in Regina? Protesters using peaceful assembly are exercising a protected right in our society. Protected under section 2(c) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental constitutional right and is related to freedom of expression. People talk of the importance of freedom of expression (free speech). In our society, some speakers have more wealth and social standing and their voices are amplified while others are silenced. Freedom of peaceful assembly is how marginalized groups can be heard in the face of systemic injustice. The problems that motivate protesters have often been unjust laws or unpopular

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political action (women’s suffrage, peace demonstrations, civil rights). Furthermore, in the field of contract law there is the doctrine of unconscionability. There is an obvious imbalance of power between First Nation groups and large resource extraction companies who propose resource development. The endemic poverty on many reserves is a persuasive reason to say “yes” to any resource development. From the perspective of Indigenous people who have faced centuries of oppression from our colonial government, one can understand that the impact benefit agreements formed with major resource extraction proponents may be unjust or “one sided” to the benefit of the companies and colonial governments. As the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada wrote 23 years ago:

“. . . the Crown is under a moral, if not a legal, duty to enter into and conduct those negotiations [with Indigenous peoples] in good faith. Ultimately, it is through negotiated settlements, with good faith and give and take on all sides, reinforced by the judgements of this Court, that we will achieve . . . a basic purpose of s. 35(1) [The Constitution Act, 1982] “the reconciliation of the pre-existence of aboriginal societies with the sovereignty of the Crown”. Let us face it, we are all here to stay. Next time you overhear someone suggesting that we take down peaceful protesters by force, please reflect upon what the “rule of law” means. Protesters want a sustainable economy that benefits all Canadians and to end the systemic injustice inherent in our system. It is a cause worthy of peaceful assembly.

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Looking back over quite a few years, one often wonders, “What if?” and probably this question has been asked forever. Our folks (God rest them!) had great plans for our future, and for their time I imagine all their plans were good! Along with thousands of others, Dad had homesteaded out here long, long ago, married one of the first school teachers in our hometown, and as the “Breadbasket of the World” developed and their family grew, possibly expected we young fellows to be a part of it all. But no! Their plans didn’t work out that well. The Great Depression came along, and all through it the only hope for any farmer out here was for the good times to come again. And they did come again! For a few years we grew huge crops of grain and had huge dreams about the possibilities of a great agricultural future for Saskatchewan. We even thought that maybe we could “up” our educations a bit and be involved in it. Everything looked good, and then WWII was declared the year that

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Ambition. What if . . .

Y.T. was 20 years old. Mebbe we should have stayed home on the farm. All through the Depression we had waited for those good times to come again, and they had, but war had come along just in time to interfere. Soon with thousands of others, young Y.T. found himself in “His Majesties Forces”, drawing down the huge wage of $1.39 per diem, and found free food clothing and shelter! We did pretty well in the army too! In their I.Q. test, Y.T. was way up there and he found himself on Standing Orders as possible “Officer Material”! “Wow!” he thought, “mebbe I can become a military bigshot, eh?” The military checked back though, and found that Yours Truly only had a grade school education, putting an end to that

great ambition! Oh, the military minds (I could say “brass” but someone might take offense!) tried to make Y.T. into something else, but a while later, after lowly Pte. Mason had seen a few high-ranking, well educated army types bite the dust in Europe, any hankering he had about being one of them bit the dust too! I think that part of Y.T.’s outlook was that although s o m e of the smartest people he had ever met were in the Forces, the selective instincts of a trench mortar aren’t that high! Meaning that when a chunk of shrapned? hits a fellow between the eyes, who cares what his I.Q. was? Facing up to Spandaus, Schmeissers, Nebelwerfer and Tiger tanks, 20032DE0 20032DE1

aren’t the best surroundings to be making plans in, and there was a while there when Y.T.’s idea of becoming anything was sure put on hold! After the war in Europe was over, Y.T. came home all hopped up to go and fight in the Far East. But before he knew it that war had ended . . . now what? Plans to stay in the army sure sounded good, and mebbe Y.T. should have stayed there! After a few years of army upgrading he probably would have reached a high position and been called “Sir” by a lot of green recruits, and even become a great military leader. Who knows? But he decided against all that stuff and the more down-to-earth attractions of home won out. It wasn’t much of a battle for Y.T. to change his ideas of what he wanted to do. After all, he’d had enough of the military life to last him a long time. Even after 60 some years he still can’t forget some of it! In a scrapbook on a shelf above his desk is a clipping from the Saskatoon, StarPhoenix of many years ago . . . “Private Mason is now helping his father on the farm, awaiting his discharge from the forces . . . then he intends to attend university.” University! Boy oh boy, it was almost like a dream come true! Very few Masons in the past had ever gone to university!

In my enthusiasm about education, I could almost see another write up in the paper: “Professor Mason, world renowned authority on Canadian Culture, was invited to . . .” Some dream, eh? This was one of the most worthwhile ambitions Y.T. had ever had, and he sure thought about it for quite a while. After all, who doesn’t want to be an authority of something? Full of himself and how important he thought he had become, he visited the U of S campus in Saskatoon, where he met a famous (if absent minded) professor whose outlook on the “proletariat” didn’t impress Y.T. at all. When he thought back about those highlyeducated types occupying those European graveyards, Y.T. decided: “Not for me” For years, before and after the war, because of numerous ambitions and interests, Y.T. had no idea that he could ever be acceptable to any young lady, and could easily have become a full-time bachelor. He had great fantastic ideas about living in a cheap garrett somewhere, scrawling line after line about how much he knew. For months he felt that bachelorhood was going to be his lot in life, but into that life came Phyllis . . . Y.T. forgot about a lot of those other ambitions and started in on the most important one of his life, a faithful partner, a nice

home, a fine family in a wonderful countryside! Who could ask for anything more? So, who can boast about how much control they have over the things that happen to them? Who can claim to be a “self made man”? It seems to me that every time Y.T. thought he was in charge of his life, he got thrown for a ten-yard loss! I’m not sure how true it is, but there is an old saying: “All things come to those who wait!” That “waiting” bit is the hard part! Example: When he was just a boy he always wanted to live on a farm near a town, and for a while, he was, seventy years later, on a small rural estate just west of Perdue! We always felt that we would like a nice loving family and now we have a close group of relatiions! As he got older, Y.T. often thought “I wish there was a golf course nearby!” And, for a while he had one of the finest courses in the country, one short mile away! We are all dependent on someone else! Take the reader of this article. When we meet on the street they are apt. to say “There goes Bob Mason, the writer! I’m going to go over and rub shoulders with him!” not realizing perhaps that this Mason guy wouldn’t be a writer if he hadn’t rubbed shoulders with them first!

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Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About the Human Body

Our bodies are amazing and overall so resilient. There are so many fascinating facts about the human body, and these are some you never knew. There’s a Name for Your Hungry Tummy You know, that sound your stomach makes when it’s really hungry. To me it sounds like it’s eating itself. Anyhow, it has a name, Borborygmus. The International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders says that it’s a technical term for the gurgling sound that comes from the fluid and gas moving around in the intestines. We’re Hairy, Like Chimpanzee Level Hairy Or more specifically, we are as hairy. “Per square centimeter, human skin has as many hair follicles as that of other great apes.” So we do indeed have the same number of hairs as chimps, though our hair is much thinner. Thus our hair is harder to see and has less volume.

We Are Taller in the Morning, Shorter at Night I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I am for sure taller in the morning than I am at night. Working a classic schedule makes this the most noticeable. When you get into the car to start the day, your rear view mirror will need to be adjusted from the night before, and at the end of the day again, because you are shorter by then. The thing is, all day we are putting pressure on our joints. Throughout the day, the cartilage in your spine is compressed and although it’s by just fractions of an inch it does push everything down. Then through the night as you sleep, your body naturally relaxes and eases the pressure on your spinal disks and you will return into your full height. Your Liver Can Regrow Itself, Almost Entirely When you see a medical show and a patient needs a liver, sometimes they

just get a partial liver. “strength” doesn’t come Why? Well, this reason from the use of muscles. precisely. Even a 25 per The movement within cent piece of a liver can your fingers comes from regrow to normal size. tendons and bones, with a Liver cells have rapid lot of help from the musreplication and therefore cles in the palms of your they can regrow a liver hands and at the base of close to if not its original each individual finger. full size, all within about The Way You Sit Affects a month. This is easily Whether You Rememone of the most fascinat- ber Positive or Negative ing facts. Memories Babies Are Born Without Sitting and looking downKneecaps ward makes it easier to Crazy, right? How can recall negative memories, this be? The cartilage while sitting upright and around the knee gradually looking upward allows turns into bone between you to more easily recall the ages of three and six positive, and empoweryears old, during the ossi- ing memories. So, sit up fication process. Then, and look up! the knees still aren’t fully Your Intestine is Really finished growing until Long young adulthood. Like four times as long Your Fingers Don’t Have as you are. It’s about 18 Any Muscles to 23 feet long. If you We use them all day and uncoiled it, it would they are pretty neces- stretch to almost four sary to many tasks, but times the length of your our fingers themselves body. don’t have any muscle in Your Pinkie is Really them. They have a strong Important 1/4 Page grip to allow you to open It may seem like a throwtightly closed lids, doors, away finger, I mean what and other things but their does a pinkie even do?

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However, your pinkie is crucial when it comes to hand strength. It also helps the thumb to pinch, and gives more power to your ring, middle, and index fingers, too. Hand Therapist, Laurie Rogers, from the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington says that losing your pinkie would mean that, “You’d lose 50 per cent of your hand strength, easily.” Humans Are the Only Animals That Cry It’s true, other animals

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Access to markets increasingly convoluted

used them to good effect by Calvin Daniels John Barlow, federal to stop sheriff auctions Conservative Shadow when farm foreclosures Minister for Agriculture were running rampant after the secand Agritor was hit Food viswith escalatited Yorking interest ton recently rate increaswhere he es. met with a Farmers small group have also of farmers. been known Not surto slow highprisingly the way traffic message he to a crawl was given with tracwas one of tor caravans the farm secto get their tor needing message of help from needing help the federal Calvin Daniels heard. government, That said, help they see as lacking under the cur- issues with rail moverent Liberal government ments are not new. They may not have been caused of Justin Trudeau. There is very little the by protestors blocking Liberals could do that rail lines, but farmers would be greeted with have often lamented slow anything beyond derision movement by the two rail in a region of the country lines in this country. There is the issue of that went strongly Conservative in the last elec- access to foreign markets, tion so has been largely in particular to China, left without a voice at the which has been impactinner circle of the ruling ed by political posturing by both countries over party. There are of course issues an issue having zero to facing farmers today, do with grain sales and including rail blockades access. Certainly, this one lies which have impacted rail car movement which are at the feet of the PM, but critical to move Prairie access to international markets has long been a grain to port for export. Of course blockades of volatile area which has any type are hardly new impacted farmers here. to the farm sector which Whether Bovine spongi-

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Pee Wee Nats in second round playoff . . . The Biggar Pee Wee Nationals hit the ice at the Jubilee, Sunday, hosting the visiting Kindersley Klippers in second round Hi-Way 14 League action. Game one ended in a three-all tie. (Indeform encephalopathy (bse) or the trade wars where the United States and European Union were buying sales share based on deeper federal coffers, markets have often been an issue for farmers. Farmers at the meeting also worried about the declining number of producers, and questioned how young people can access the industry. It is an issue, but not one related to anything current. Rural populations in dryland farming areas around the world; here, the U.S., or Australia, have been in general decline since the end of the First World War. The decline here was of course fed in more recent times by the business decision of grain handling companies to demolish the once iconic grain elevator in favour of concrete inland terminals, and the rail lines

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Blaine Lake from 8:00—8:45 a.m. at Ron’s Café (117 Main Street) Hafford from 9:00—9:45 a.m. at A&M Bistro (217 Railway Avenue West) Warman from 2:00—3:00 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel Family Restaurant (520 Central Street)

Wednesday, March 18

Martensville from 8:00—9:00 a.m. at A&W (61 Centennial Drive North) Asquith from 11:30 a.m. —1:00 p.m. at Asquith New Horizons (515 Main Street) Sonningdale from 2:00—3:00 p.m. at Sonningdale Pensioners & Pioneers Hall

Thursday, March 19

Vanscoy from 7:15— 8:15a.m. at Robin’s Nest (331 Railway Ave East) Harris from 9:00 — 10:00 a.m. at Harris Tessier New Horizons Hall ( 214 Main Street) Rosetown from 10:30 —11:30 a.m. at A&W (309 Highway 7) Herschel from 3:00 —4:00 p.m. at Herschel Community Hall (West Street)

Friday, March 20

Aberdeen from 8:00—9:00 a.m. at Aberdeen Seniors Club ( 405 Main Street ) Cudworth from 9:30—10:30 a.m. at Apple Wood Restaurant ( 119 Main Street ) Wakaw from 11:00 a.m.—noon at Crossroads Restaurant ( Corner of Hwy 2 and 41 ) Rosthern from 1:30—2:30 p.m. at Kings Chicken & Pizza ( 1018 6th Street )

Come for a coffee and visit at one of these locations! PLEASE NOTE Should the temperature fall below –40 (with the wind chill) on any day, Kelly’s attendance will be cancelled and rescheduled.

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4 Places in Our Galaxy Where Alien Life May Exist The requirements of life are so basic at first glance; raw material, solvent (ideally, water), and energy. But looking out into the cold expanse of space, a planet with all three seems improbable if not impossible. However, even within our own galaxy there is the possibility of biological matter on an alien planet. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but in the distant future there are places where later generations of astronauts may find life. Mars Scientists believe three billion year ago Mars could have been a warm and wet landscape teeming with life. Which is why the Mars Rover Curiosity zigzags the unforgiving landscape, drilling into rocks and then heating them to 1,508 degrees Fahrenheit to analyze the gases for organic compounds. Those analyses revealed thiophenes, a biological compound found here on earth. Four carbon molecules surround a sulfur molecule in thiophene, and while they’re present in both chemical and biological processes, scientists think these may be the byproduct of bacteria on the alien planet. Scientists are cautious making predictions, but

there’s a chance when astronauts reach Mars they may see moving microbes in their samples. Europa There are massive oceans beneath the ice on this moon of Jupiter. And, in 2020, NASA plans on launching the Europa Clipper to perform a series of flybys of the frozen moon while in orbit around Jupiter. Scientists believe a second-genesis may have taken place in the water, with life developing independently of the organic matter found on Earth and Mars. The surface of Europa is smooth, without evidence of impact from meteors or space debris. That may be because warmer ice rises from below and smooths out craters. There’s evidence to suggest the chemical compounds necessary for life were present in Europa from the start. Combine water and chemistry with energy in the form of constant radiation bombardment from Jupiter, and you have all the ingredients necessary in the recipe for life. Enceladus Another moon, but this time belonging to Saturn. Just last year, a plum of water shot from Enceladus’ underground ocean into the atmosphere. It

carried with it organic compounds necessary for building amino acids; the building blocks of life. A similar process takes place here on Earth, where hydrothermal vents deep in the ocean super-heating hydrogenrich water which fuels chemical reactions to form amino acids, all without sunlight. This proves that even on the dark moon of Enceladus, life may still form. Titan This is Saturn’s largest moon, bigger than even the planet Mercury. It bears a few remarkable similarities to Earth. The first is that it has a thick atmosphere, also made up primarily of nitrogen, but with methane instead of oxygen. Titan orbits around the Sun with Saturn, taking 27 Earth years to make the journey. Titan also has seasons like Earth, also remarkable, a system of liquid evaporation to clouds and raining down moisture on the surface. Instead of water, its methane and ethane in liquid form. Beneath the crust of super-cold ice, scientists believe there’s a liquid ocean of salt water, which erupts in volcanic activity. Titan is the only other planetary body besides Earth to have liquid activity on its surface.

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Glassic raises cash for Jubilee’s Mark Edwards Hall . . . Keaton Donahue on behalf of the Glassic Committee hands over a cheque in the amount of $25,000 to the Town of Biggar’s Chief Administrative Officer Barb Barteski to help with costs for the renovations of the Mark Edwards Hall in Jubilee Stadium. Renovations included new flooring, new lights, new ceiling tiles, new bar area, and fresh paint. This year marks the 29th annual Glassic hockey tournament which will be March 20 and 21. Over the 29 years, the hockey tournament has helped raised funds that go directly back into projects for Jubilee Stadium. (Submitted Photo)

Karate Club medals

The students of the Biggar Karate club attended a kata tour Saturday, February 8 in Wilkie. There were competitors from many areas of the province as well as some from Alberta. Biggar took home one silver medal and three bronze in kata

and team kata. Other events included weapons kata, Batto (sword) and cutting. It was an eventful day. Bev Barth, Tour Director and Instructor of the Biggar Karate Club, has just returned from an international tour in Los Angeles (Feb 20-23). Bev

competed in Batto kata, kata and kumite. She received a bronze medal in kumite, but her greatest experience was refereeing in an international tour. What an experience!!

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Left to right, front: Adeline Roth, Graydon Roth, Josh Smith (bronze), Chris Stephens (bronze). Back: Amber Roth, Ryan Roth (silver), Cody Doering (bronze), Bev Barth (Tour Director).

Man who filmed himself licking ice cream tub gets jail time

A 24-year-old man was sentenced in late February to 30 days in jail for posting on social media a video last August of himself removing an ice cream container from a Texas market freezer, licking the contents and returning the container to the freezer. D’Adrien Anderson, 24, also was sentenced to an additional six-month jail

term probated for two years and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and $1,565 in restitution to Blue Bell Creameries, which had to replace all of its products in the freezer. Anderson began serving his jail term immediately after sentencing. The incident happened August 26 at a Walmart in Port Arthur. Store surveillance cameras showed

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10 Weird Things People Found in Their Walls

For as long as people have built houses, they’ve both left things in the walls and looked for secrets left behind. Sometimes the secrets the walls hold are sinister, unexplained, or just because of mother nature. Here are 10 weird things people have found in their walls. Witches Bottles, Watford, England Hundreds of years ago, when fear of witches was real and widespread, people would plaster a talisman called a witches bottle into the walls or floor of their home. In Watford, during the demolition of a former pub, construction workers discovered one such bottle. Within in were human teeth, fish hooks, shards of glass, and an unidentified liquid that may have been urine. Hidden cameras, Sydney, Australia Anyone who has stayed in an Airbnb or shady hotel has experienced the “are there cameras here?” paranoia. Here’s a story to confirm all your worst fears. An Australian couple discovered recording equipment and cables in the walls of their home, leading to a shed owned

by their millionaire landlord. In it was a leather recliner and wide-screen tv where he’d sit and watch recordings of their most private moments. Snakes, Rexburg, Idaho “It felt like we were living in Satan’s lair,” an apt description of a house where new homeowners, Ben and Amber Sessions once caught 43 snakes in a single day. There’s no way to rid the property of the snakes, as it sits on a snake lair. Nonpoisonous garter snakes gather in the walls of the house to hibernate. The Sessions declared bankruptcy and now Chase Bank owns Satan’s lair. Seems fitting. Live missile, St. Francis, Wisconsin William Wittman, 70, was remodeling his bathroom when a demolished wall revealed a 20-inch missile. The previous owners’ son served in the Korean War and brought home war memorabilia. Wittman’s wife called local authorities, and the bomb squad collected and detonated the missile. Ouija Board, England Workmen removed a heating vent in a home somewhere in England (the exact location in unknown), and dis-

covered a 100-year-old ing the tumultuous times, Ouija board in the wall, the head of King Henry IV positioned upside down. separated from his body. Whether it was used to Almost 300 years later, patch a leaky vent, or to a French man thought appease an angry pol- he found the mummified tergeist is a secret that head in a wall in his attic. remained hidden in the At first scientists agreed, wall. but with further research Priceless Painting, Sand- it seems impossible to gate, Vermont prove with 100% cerDivorces can become bit- tainty to whom the head ter and petty, and spouses belongs. hiding assets from each Bats, Fredericksburg, other is nothing new. But Virginia with one Vermont family, The flying mammals the subterfuge revealed can fit into a space as the husband’s undeniable talent when he recreated a Norman Rockwell paint(Oddee) The Indian ing and hid the original in Constitution guarantees the family’s wall. freedom of religion, but Bees, Granada, Spain some people take it too Remarkably, this isn’t far. Even to the extent of the only story about bees worshiping Trump . . . forming hives in the walls Before Donald Trump of homes. With the future became a leader of a free survival of bees under world, Bussa Krishna threat, beekeepers can felt that he was special. make a living rescuing For the last three years, these wall dwellers. A bee the 31 year old farmer rescuer came to the home for Hyderabad, India, and discovered a massive has been carrying around hive of 80,000 bees. He surmised the hive grew so Trump’s image and praylarge because of the num- ing to him several times a ber of flowers in the area day. He set up a Facebook page to post pictures of and high temperatures. King Henry IV’s head, Trump, in order to aid his devotion. He has a puja, France During the French Revo- or shrine, in the village of Konney, Telangana to lution, revolutionaries 1/4 Page ransacked and looted the make offerings to him. graves of monarchs. Dur- Krishna was first inspired

small at half of an inch, so once they move into a home, they’re difficult to remove. When the Bocka family heard scratching and growling in their walls they investigated to find thousands of bats. A pest-control expert removed them from the property, and they moved into the home of the nextdoor neighbor. Best Find Ever, Phoenix, Arizona Homeowners Edie and Angie discovered a safe

during a kitchen remodel. Within it, $50,000, a bottle of bourbon, and some tokens from the past, including a bingo card, a photograph of a tree, and the book A Guide for the Perplexed. Basically, the best find ever. But it took less than a week for the story to unravel. Chive co-founder John Resig admitted to staging the find, for no purpose than his own amusement.

Man In India Worships Trump As A God by Trump’s ‘Make America Great’ election campaign. “My family and village people call me mad. Once they suggested I should visit a psychologist. I told them ‘I don’t require any, maybe you should go because he is my god and I’m not bothered about stuff others say,” Krishna said “I am doing all the pujas to Trump like how we do it for our gods.” People commented on pictures of the shrine posted on Facebook. One wrote “Many people wonder: Do you worship President Trump like a god or do you celebrate and admire him? Respectfully.”

Another wrote: “I believe you. Keep it up. Continue your work for Trump.” One of Krishna’s neighbours said: “He always says ‘Trump is my god, he is in my heart, I like him very much so I keep worshiping him.’ Every day he does puja for Trump’s photo. He has been doing this for three years.” Krishna makes offerings of vermilion, turmeric, flowers, and at the end of his prayers, he does ‘aarti’ (a tradition in which the light from candles are offered to the deity) up to the photograph. He is often seen under a tree clutching an image of the 45th US President and meditating.

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OBITUARIES It is with great sadness and heavy hearts to announce the passing of our mom, Eileen Pravda( known as Granny), at the age of 97 and 1/2 years old. Mom was predeceased by her husband Jim, daughter Judy, and 12 siblings. Mom was born in Rosetown in 1922 to John and Margaret Winter. At a young age, mom graduated from a business course and worked for a gov’t agency called Canada Colonization Assocation until she married Jim Pravda in 1944. They began their married life in the Howard Powel district where they farmed and raised four children. Mom loved the farm and worked with dad until they retired in Biggar. In her early 20s, mom started the first figure skating club in Rosetown and Howard Powell and was a figure skating teacher for many years. Mom was very proud of her figure skating career. Mom was quite sure she could still figure skate in her late 90s and wanted to have one final skate with her great grandchildren. Mom’s greatest joy was her family, Margie(Gerald) Quilichini, Barbie (Dave)Dionne, Jim( Marilyn) Pravda,,Tammy (Rob)Danychuk, 12 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 1 great, great grandchild. We have such wonderful memories of mom, especially her hugs, kisses and compliments. Mom was a great mother, wife, grandma, friend and neighbour. Mom was known for her love of shopping, her sense of style and always appeared so very young. She never saw herself as “old.” Old to Mom was 100+which she was determined to reach. Mom had hoped to watch her great grandchildren grow up! Our family expresses a sincere thank you for the care Mom received at the Biggar Hospital and adjoining Lodge. Also thank you to all who sent food, flowers, cards, phone calls and beautiful comments on social media. Mom always put her family first and we are certain she wouldn’t want us to be sad but instead to celebrate her life. At mom’ s request, there is no funeral. In July, we will celebrate her 98th birthday and lay her to rest beside the love of her life, dad, whom she always called her handsome prince. Mom loved her birthday parties so we will say our final goodbyes with a party. Thank you from all of Mom’s family.

It’s a Girl, Jason and Ashley Kolberg, of Lake Country, BC., are excited to announce the birth of their daughter, Lennix Jessie, on January 28, 2020 at Kelowna General Hospital weighing 7lb/14oz, 20”long. Proud grandparents are Dale and Kathy Kolberg.

COMING EVENTS Fridays starting March 6, last

five Fridays in Lent, interdenominational Lent services, 12:05p.m. followed by lunch at Biggar New Horizons. Sponsored by Biggar and District Ministerial. Everyone welcome. 10c5

The Biggar Museum & Gallery

will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 12 at 1:00 Public very welcome to attend . 9c3

The Cadet Sponsorship Committee presents: Always a Bridesmaid,

Never a Bride. Ladies Night March 21, 2020 at the Town Hall. Supper at 6:00pm then Comedian Joel Jefferies and DJ Ecletic are sure to entertain, dance to follow. Tickets $40 advanced $280 for table of 8, Tickets available at Pharmasave and The Independent. 8c4

March 19/20, a Mental Health First Aid Basic Certification Course will be held in Biggar.Location,TBA depending on the number of participants. This training will help peope recognize and assist others in helping those in a mental health crisis until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved. Interested registrants, or for more information, please contact Pastor Sarah Mowat @ 306-951-7286 9c3 Two Year Old Black Angus Bull Sale March 20, 2020. Wawota, SK. 306577-9141. www.gbtangus.com

Monday March 25..... The Annual Meeting of the Biggar and District Community Foundation, 5:30pm at the

Biggar Town Office. The report of the auditor will be presented and remarks from the Board of Directors. All interested persons are invited to attend. 10c3

New Creation Community Players of Biggar presents their

annual musical production of "All Shook Up", THURSDAY, MARCH 26, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, SATURDAY, MARCH 28: 8:00 p.m.; and SUNDAY, MARCH 29: 2:00 p.m.: Reserved seating tickets on sale Monday, February 3 at The Biggar Independent, phone 306-948-3344, $25/person, Visa/Mastercard accepted. All Shook Up is presented through special arrangements with TRW Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 5c7 ALREADY OVER 90% SOLD !!

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and 11 at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon. Headlining the Chicago Muscle Car Show winner. Draggins Rod & Custom Car Club. Visit our website; Draggins.com.

CALL FOR VENDORS - FortQu'Appelle Trade Show & Sale. April 18-19, 2020. FortQu‚'Appelle RecCentre. Contact Tammy at 1-844-GNG-NEWS (ext. 222) or email accounts@grasslandsnews.ca, webpage www.forttradeshow.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TOWN OF BIGGAR, SASKATCHEWAN Full Time Position Custodian

Job Purpose The custodian will take care of various Town facilities and carry out cleaning duties. The goal is to keep our buildings in a clean, orderly, and maintained condition. Hours will vary depending on facility bookings. Duties and Responsibilities; --Clean and maintain various Town facilities (dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning ceiling vents, restroom cleaning etc). --Notify management of occurring deficiencies, maintenance issues, and needs for repairs. --General yard maintenance and beautification (watering trees and flowers, weeding, etc). --Cooperate with the rest of the staff. --Follow all health and safety regulations. Qualifications --Previous experience in custodial work is preferred. --Close attention to detail and sense of discipline. --Self motivated. --Commitment to safe work practices. Salary Rate: As per Union Agreement Resumes including references can be dropped off at the Town Office, located at 202 – 3rd Avenue West, mailed to Town of Biggar, P.O. Box 489, Biggar, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0 or submitted by email to recreation@ townofbiggar.com no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20th, 2020. The Town of Biggar wishes to thank all prospective applicants; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Heavy Duty Mechanics and Dozer Operators and 1A Drivers Required Late model, clean CAT, JD equip winch. dump, gravel trucks and trailers. Both camp and shop locations; R & B provided. Wage negotiable. Clean drivers abstract a must Send resume and work references to: Bryden Construction Box 100, Arborfield, Sask. S0E 0A0 Fax: 306-769-8844 Email: brydenconstruct@xplornet. ca www.brydenconstructionandtransport.ca

Currently accepting applications for CROP HAIL ADJUSTERS for the 2020 hail season. (July - October) Semi-retired or retired this job is for you! Competitive salary, all expenses & mileage paid, health spending account and pension plan. We provide extensive training using our industry leading crop hail adjusting program. Email: dtiefenbach@smhi.ca for application form and job overview. 306-569-1852 ext 170.

CARD OF THANKS A very big thank you to all who attended my birthday on February 29. Special thanks to my family. Ann Muc 11p1

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Splitting McDavid, Draisaitl sparks the Oilers

A common refrain around the National Hockey League for the last couple of seasons was that the Edmonton Oilers were nothing more than a two-man team and that two-man teams couldn’t possibly win a Stanley Cup. Sorry, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the hockey-following public didn’t like your chances. Playing on the same line meant offensive fireworks, but defensive problems while the other two lines tried their luck. Suddenly, however, things changed. Oilers’ coach Dave Tippett apparently made a New Year’s resolution to split his two superstars - putting Draisaitl with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the speedy mighty mite, minor-league callup Kailer Yamamoto, and McDavid with a variety of wing mates (Zack Kassian, Josh Archibald, newly acquired Tyler Ennis and Andreas Athanasiou were among the most regularly interchangeable parts). It took only a few games, but suddenly Draisaitl stopped looking for McDavid - and vice-ver-

sa - and both carried on with offensive fireworks, meaning only one Oilers’ line had to concentrate on defence. And on that theme, opposing coaches could put their No. 1 defensive pairing on the ice against either Draisaitl or McDavid, but not both, further enhancing scoring chances for the Oil. Edmonton streaked to a 15-9-1 record in the first 25 games after Tippett’s line-changing experiment, which started on Dec. 31. The Oilers have become a Stanley Cup contender again, challenging Vegas Golden Knights for top spot in the Pacific Division. Their power play, featuring Draisaitl and McDavid together, is No. 1 in the NHL, and their penalty killing numbers are in the league’s top five. Draisaitl in early March was running away with the NHL scoring race and - horrors! - some observers were suggesting the German-born centre was more deserving of the Hart trophy (MVP) than his glorified team-mate, McDavid.. Coinciding with the Dra-

isaitl-McDavid split was become a fun team to the arrival of Yamamoto, watch - perhaps all the a 2017 draft pick who way into June. • Janice Hough of sportsshowed little in the way of the offensive talent he deke.com: “Tony Romo getting $17 exhibitmillion next ed with year from CBS Spokane as an analyst, in the almost as much Western as he made as a Hockey QB. Seems like League. a good deal; But he Romo is a betpaid his ter analyst than d u e s he was a QB.” in the • Dwight minors, Perry of the came up Seattle Times: to the “Because of Oilers the coronavion New rus outbreak Year’s in Italy, five E v e Bruce Penton Serie A socand has cer matches been on including the a flashy point-a-game run by big Juventus-Inter Milan using his speed and play- showdown - were slated making ability to comple- to be played without any fans in attendance. ‘Playment his two linemates. With Mike Smith emerg- ing in an empty stadium? ing as a solid No. 1 goalie So what’s the big deal (and Mikko Koskinen a about that?’ asked the solid No. 2), and the blue- Miami Marlins.” • Norman Chad of the line with Oscar Klefbom, Darnell Nurse, Ethan Washington Post, on Bear, Adam Larssen and Major League Soccer Caleb Jones providing a expansion: “The league more-than-competent also appears to be endtop five, the Oilers have lessly expanding, maybe

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to as many as 90 teams by 2030. One day, there might be more MLS clubs in Los Angeles than there are Jersey Mike’s.” • Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic, on Cardinals’ coach Kliff Kingsbury spending $4.5 million on a home in Phoenix after moving from Lubbock, Texas, where he coached Texas Tech: “For $4.5 million in Lubbock, you can buy Lubbock.” • Buffalo reporter Kevin O’Neill, on Twitter: “Buffalo Sabres suspend 2020 campaign, endorse Tampa Bay Lightning.” • Janice Hough again, on Twitter: “NY Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams tried to board a flight at LaGuardia Airport with a gun last night. Wow, the offseason has barely begun and already the Jets are in midseason form.” • Comedy writer Jim Barach: “364-pound lineman Mekhi Becton ran a 5.10 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. The secret was putting the dinner table right at the finish line.” • Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “The Los

Angeles Angels of Anaheim fired their visitor clubhouse manager after he helped teams doctor the balls. So now they’re the Los Angeles Angels of New England.” • YouTube video teaser: “Not news: Change a tire. Still not news: Change four tires. Formula One: Stop the car, change four tires, and drive away. . . in 1.82 seconds.” • Dwight Perry again: “The NBA is suggesting players utilize fist-bumps instead of high-fives as one safety measure against the coronavirus. ‘What’s a high-five?’ asked the Cleveland Cavaliers.” • One more from Perry: “Nik Wallenda of ‘The Flying Wallendas’ family fame became the first to complete a tightrope walk - 1,800 feet across and 1,800 feet off the ground - across the active lava lake of Nicaragua’s Masaya Volcano. And now for his next deathdefying move: PR man for the Houston Astros.” Care to comment? E-mail brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca.

Wildlife Awards Local outdoors enthusiasts celebrated the accomplishments of the 2019/20 season, March 7.

Kayla Pickett, centre, was awarded for her Great Elk, sporting a 297 5/8 gross, for a net of 287 6/8, congratulated by Milo Hanson, left, and Stephen Mcleod. Kayla accepted on behalf of Kyle Pickett for his mule deer, recording a gross of 188 5/8, net of 186.

Justin Morgan, centre, with Milo Hanson, left, and Stephen Mcleod, pulled in the second largest moose in Saskatchewan for 2019 with a gross of 206 3/8, net 191 6/8.

Jodi Behan, centre, with Milo Hanson, left, and Stephen Mcleod, was awarded for her moose with a gross of 113 5/8, net of 107 1/8.

Josh Woloshyn pulled in a beautiful Jackfish, caught at Murray Lake, and was awarded for the 18.7 pound pike. (Submitted Photos)

Gerry Lehman, centre, in the white-tailed deer archer category with Milo Hanson, left, and Stephen Mcleod, recorded a gross of 165 2/8, net of 157 5/8.

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Youth bowlers represent at Provincials and Nationals

March 1 the Provincial rounds of the National Championships were held in Saskatoon. Biggar YBC fielded six

teams in various divisions. Bantams Jonathan Crane and Percy Silverton, coached by Jennifer

Heimbecker played at CBC finishing up ninth. At Fairhaven Bowl, Junior Girls Kiersten Raschke and Jayla Boobyer coached by Brandon Markewich placed third and received Bronze medals. Cut Knife’s Autumn Toovey and Akeira Anseth coached by Len Anseth also in the West Sask. zone placed

first and will head to Calgary in May. Senior Boys Kaleb Carter and Tristan Otterson coached by Dianne Misener Placed ninth and senior girls Cassandra Raschke and Hailey Boobyer coached by Jason Raschke, and Toby Pearce and Rose Smith coached by Melissa Raschke, placed eighth and ninth.

Biggar Bowl Weekly Scores Monday Mixed League: Women’s High Single Dianne Misener, 225; Women’s High Triple Marilyn Miller, 603; Men’s High Single - Greg Love, 227; Men’s High Triple - Greg Love, 610. Thursday Senior League: Women’s High Single Donna Eckart, 213; Women’s High Triple Donna Eckart, 504; Men’s High Single - Bob

Lemon, 134; Men’s High Triple - Bob Lemon, 382. YBC: Bowlasaurus: Girl’s High Single - Lucy Still, 88; Boy’s High Single - Finley Bailey, 94. Pee Wee: Boy’s High Single - Josh Heimbecker, 157; Boy’s High Double - Percy Silverton, 276. Bantam:

Girl’s High Single - Zuri Bailey, 163; Girl’s High Triple - Zuri Bailey, 385; Boy’s High Single - Dominic Raschke, 120; Boy’s High Triple - Dominic Raschke, 324. Juniors: Girl’s High Single - Kiersten Raschke, 189; Girl’s High Triple - Kiersten Raschke, 478; Boy’s High Single - Saw-

Locals to represent area at Funbowl and Rising Star February 15-16 Provincial Funbowl and Rising Star Tournaments were

held in Regina. Funbowl A tied for second in the playoffs lost in the step-

ladder event. Funbowl B team had a three way tie for third in the playoffs but ended their run there. Rising stars did not end up placing but Jason Raschke of Biggar and Leonard Lapierre from Lashburn made the individual stepladder event. Jason finished up third and Leonard fourth. Representing West Sask, teams were Funbowl A team Jerry King, Lori Blelie, Patty Lee and Ken Hyatt coached by Melissa Raschke. Funbowl B team Brandon Markewich, Nicole Otterson, Vern Appel, Sharon Farrell coached by Marilyn Miller. Rising Stars A team Jason Raschke, Lynn Berger, Dave Graham, Roberta Bell coached by Brian Andersen Rising Stars B team Walter Fernets, Dave Lamarsh, Leonard Lapierre, Jeremy Wetsch coached by Bill Shkolny

yer Heimbecker,120; Boy’s High Triple - Kyson McMahon, 335. Seniors:

Girl’s High Single - Hailey Boobyer, 203; Girl’s High Triple - Hailey Boobyer, 532;

Boy’s High Single Michael Misener, 223; Boy’s High Triple Michael Misener, 560.

300 Fisher Air Cadet Sponsorship Committee PRESENTS:

PRIZES for INDIVIDUAL & GROUP COSTUMES

TICKETS ONLY $40/advanced $45/door

TABLE OF 8 ONLY $280

ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID, NEVER A BRIDE March 21, 2020 LADIES NIGHT

Cocktails 5:00pm

Supper 6:00pm

Entertainment 7:00 Dance to Follow

BIGGAR COMMUNITY HALL Dig out that old bridesmaid dress, Grad or Wedding dress and join us for a night of food, fun and dancing!

KARAOKE

COMEDIAN JOEL JEFFERIES & DJ ECLECTIC BEATS

men welcome after 9:30pm

Silent Auction, SELFIE BOOTH, & Drink Specials Midnight Lunch

Tickets available at Pharmasave and The Independent

Thank You to Our Sponsors: Platinum Sponsor: RBC Silver Sponsor : New U Fitness/Beautiful U Enterprises and The Biggar Independent Bronze Sponsor :Pharmasave Impact Energy Services Western Sales Boortmalt Biggar Credit Union H & R Block Biggar & Landis Insurance Busse Law Office Mainstreet Market E-Kay Enterprises Ltd. FRIENDS: Integra Tire Nevada’s Cutting Room Ace Hardware Shop Easy Pizzaria Adria Biggar Weightloss APA Biggar Bowl Carters Plumbing deMoissac Jewellers Jen’s Silver Icing KRF Auto Leslie’s Drugs Viterra Western Wireless Sasktel Centre Clip & Climb Saskatoon Regal Motors Your Soul Biggar Golf Club Rosetown Co-Op AGI Jennifer Jirika Sheila & Ernest Itterman Rack Petroleum Printed and Designed by The Biggar Independent