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Oh, Deer ... A pair of deer looks with wary concern, keeping a careful eye on the photographer after being interrupted from their grazing. Greens are slowly coming out of the landscape, but it is still painfully dry, and people are being urged to use caution.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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The Biggar Fire Department was out Monday evening in the Rec Valley for a planned burn.

With the dry conditions, the Department was being proactive, taking care of the tinder that can so easily get out of hand with an errant spark or carelessly thrown cigarette. The Department also used it as a Monday evening training exercise. There may be more planned burns in the future.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Viterra taking shape

... Viterra continues construction on their 34,000 tonne terminal that will be located a short drive northeast of its current elevator.

The new facility will be about three times the size of the current facility and include a loop track for rail loading. Situated north of Biggar on the CP Rail line with the current elevator on the CN line, the company is looking starting operations in early 2022.

(Independent Photo

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Council Minute highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held April 20, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Attending the meeting were Mayor Jim Rickwood, Aldermen Alan Boyle, Dakota Ekman, Nicole Hoppe, Kevin McNicholls, Edward Young, and Ivan Young.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 21-836, being a bylaw to Provide for Agreements for Fixed Farm Lands, be given three readings at this meeting and adopted.

Council resolved that Town Foreman Mark

Haynes be authorized to purchase water meters from Flocor in the amount of $28,481.01.

Foreman Haynes was also authorized to purchase a new 2021 590SN Loader Backhoe from Redhead Equipment in the amount of $178,000, plus applicable taxes, and to purchase 55 units of potassium permanganate from Cleartech in the amount of $8,690, plus applicable taxes.

Council resolved that the following financial reports for March 2021 be accepted as present-

ed: Bank Reconciliation; Statement of Financial Activities.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $64,997.30, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $150,772.01, be approved.

Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed: Government of Saskatchewan - 2021 Education Property Tax Mill Rate; Access Communications - Keeping Saskatchewan Connected; Government

of Saskatchewan - 2021 Revenue Sharing; Commissionaires - April 8, 2021 Bylaw Enforcement Report; Wheatland Regional Library - Return to curbside; Municipalities of Saskatchewan Town Sector Meeting Agenda; Transit Van Grant Break Down.

Council resolved that the 2020 Year End Report for the Town of Biggar that was prepared

by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, be approved as presented. Also, the 2020 Draft Annual Financial Statement for the Town

of Biggar, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, be approved as presented.

Council resolved that the Town of Biggar accepted the tender from JDL Underground Services at the tendered amount of $272,649.95, to complete the north service road.

Council resolved that the Town of Biggar accept the proposal from Catterall and Wright Ltd. to complete the detailed design for the Biggar Revitalization Project.

Council resolved that the correspondence from

the Water Security Agency be received and that the Town of Biggar move forward with requirement to send letters to households with alleged lead water service lines.

Council resolved that the Town of Biggar Water and Sewer Line Private Connection Policy be approved and attached hereto and forming part of these minutes, be approved effective April 20, 2021.

• Meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m.

Hawkins set for MLB Draft League Garrett Hawkins, from Biggar, has been selected to play in the MLB Draft League this summer to showcase his talents as a pitcher.

The games start in late May, 2021. To say Hawkins is excited is an understatement.

“I knew baseball was something I could make a run at,” Garrett explained as he gets ready for the experience. May 24, Garrett will be in the United States, suiting up with

the Trenton Thunder based out of New Jersey.

The Prep Baseball Report says he “keeps hitters honest. With still some upside and room for the stuff to tick up, the size, actions, and pitchability make Hawkins an intriguing follow.”

The six-team MLB Draft League takes the best player prospects from all the colleges and will serve as a showcase for top-draft eligible prospects. This league is in

its inaugural year and is a response to the pandemic preventing proper scouting of up and coming players. An experienced group of former players, coaches and instructors will manage the players as they prepare for the Major League Draft.

The league will consist of 68 regular season games with a midseason all-star break that is centred around the Major League draft held in July.

All 30 major league

teams including our Toronto Blue Jays will have scouts analyzing all the draft league participants, preparing them to jump into professional ball.

As mentioned, this is the first year for this draft league and all the organizing people behind the league are absolutely thrilled to be helping all these young players realize their dreams in becoming professional ball players.

Garrett Hawkins is born and raised in Biggar and currently playing with the UBC Thunderbirds in Victoria, British Columbia. The 6’5”, 230 pound,

Garrett Hawkins is set for the MLB Draft League that starts up later this month. The Biggar product is seen here pitching for the UBC Thunderbirds.

(Photo for The Independent by Rich Lam, UBC Thunderbirds)

21-year-old right-hander has two years left on his studies of Kinesiology.

He is the son of Ian and Erin Hawkins, and has a younger brother, Andon.

From the prep baseball report, Garrett has three main pitches in his arsenal: a fastball in the 93 mph range too both sides of the plate, a change up that he throws in the low 80’,s and a wicked curve ball.

One of Garrett’s brightest moments came from an elimination game at the California Pacific Conference Baseball Championship in which he threw a completegame, three-hit shutout to lead the Thunderbirds

to a 2-0 win. That win sent the Thunderbirds to the title game.

Garrett is hoping to be drafted this July by a Major League team, but if it doesn’t happen he hopes that the exposure in the Draft League he get him drafted next year.

Garrett spent a couple of seasons with the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball Jets in southern Alberta.

He has also pitched for the Swift Current 57’s in the Western Canada Major Baseball League.

Swift Current is one of 12 teams that compete throughout the summer in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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All Dogs go to Heaven. Poison them? You can go to hell Having grown up on a farm, dogs were some of the most important relationships I’ve ever had.

These past few days I’ve come to realize how important dogs really are - not just to me, but all who own them. And it hurts when you hear that someone has lost a four-legged loved one, especially when it’s because of someone else’s negligence.

Putting poison out is not only ignorant, but criminal.

Dogs will get lose - it happens. When they do, they can cover an amazing amount of territory. You can say the owner must bear the responsibility for a dog at large, but a proper/home owner has a responsibility to be a good neighbour, and laying out poison just isn’t right.

We have a pest control officer. Call the Town of Biggar office. They are the professionals. They’ll do it right.

I can’t have a dog - work and my living space prevent it. But every dog that has licked my hand, wagged their tail or trusted me in some way, has been the best relationship I’ve ever experienced.

I’m sure most who have ever owned a pet can agree, but there is a reason why we say dogs are man’s best friend. I trust them more than some people. If they wag their tale, I believe they mean me no harm. Can’t say that about some elected officials or folks I’ve met.

It may be your property. You can do with it what you will to eliminate rodents and the like, but, like it or not, we live together - we share a collective space that we must act responsibly in.

All dogs really do go to heaven. I’ve no doubt about it. To say that it was “just a dog” ... well, that comes from the mouths of someone who has never really had a dog, or never appreciated the one that unquestionably trusted them.

It’s sad that dogs only live for a short period. I’ve heard that it is because they are born already loving. People live longer because they have to learn that basic of living traits.

Will Rogers said it best, “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

Not so sure about people who lay out poison.

K.B.

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Bill C-10 opens the door for regulating government accountability

by Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Canadians can choose to watch virtually anything from anywhere in the world online. And they can share virtually any opinion globally through their cellphone.

It’s astonishing freedom.

But the federal government sees a problem.

Canadians aren’t watching enough of the right stuff and sometimes they say the wrong things. So, the Liberal government introduced Bill C-10 to give the Canadian Radiotelevision and Telecommunications Commission more power to oversee what we’re watching and sharing to make sure it conforms to governmentapproved standards.

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That raises a question: who watches the watchers? It’s supposed to be the responsibility of every Canadian to hold governments accountable. But Bill C-10 threatens Canadians’ ability to hold our politicians accountable by targeting our free speech online.

“Last week’s decision to treat all user generated content as a program subject to regulation by the CRTC was a giant step too far,” said Michael Geist a law professor at the University of Ottawa when explaining the implications of Bill C-10. “The CRTC will determine what terms and conditions will be attached to the speech of millions of Canadians on sites like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and hundreds of other services should the

bill become law.”

Translation: Bill C-10 could put online content from news outlets, independent media and ordinary Canadians on social media under the microscope of unelected CRTC bureaucrats.

The door that the government is opening for regulators leaves many questions over how Canadians’ ability to hold government accountable will be affected.

What conditions would doctors have needed to meet to post a video recommending the use of homemade masks during the early days of COVID19? How would regulators have viewed that application when that message wasn’t aligned with recommendations from Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer?

When the Canadaland podcast was doggedly investigating the WE Charity before it exploded into a scandal, would the spectre of dealing with the CRTC chilled that work?

It’s important to remember that governments and popular culture change.

So even if you agree that certain positions should be censored today, what’s to say your perspective won’t one day be on the CRTC’s no-fly list? Would proponents of Bill C-10 have trusted Stephen Harper to wield it? What about Jean Chretien?

To see how government intervention can play out in the real world just look to Alberta’s clumsy government public relations firm, the so-called oil and gas war room. It recently launched a campaign

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against a children’s cartoon on Netflix. Governments and good judgement aren’t always connected.

The onus is on the government to prove it’s not undermining our rights, but it’s doing exactly the opposite. The original clause within Bill C-10 that limited regulators from targeting individual’s posts was removed by the Liberal-controlled committee. In its place, the government is asking for blind trust that politicians and bureaucrats will use the bill’s power carefully.

Fortunately, opposition parties are speaking out.

“It’s important for people to have dissent, for people to express their opinions,” said New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh. “They might

disagree with the government, they might want to critique the government.

There should not be a limit on that. Those are very important things for democracy.”

“C-10 is nefarious legislation that gives too much power to the CRTC to regulate the Internet and that does not provide clear guidelines on how this power will be used,” said Conservative critic Alain Rayes.

Bill C-10 provides the perfect opportunity for all opposition parties to come together and fight for government accountability and to defend the ability of all Canadians to speak truth to power.

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Notable Notes Bob Mason

On the desk in front of me are a whole bunch of ring-binders with some masking tape across the backs of them on which are written such stuff as “L&T” (Life and Times), “Independent Articles”, “Extras” and “Paper”, et cetera.

Like many another scribbler I’ve felt kind of empty for the last few days because it just seemed there wasn’t anything to write about anymore. In my somewhat foggy desperation, I reached out and grabbed one of those battered books and started to read it!

Sorry! I thought I was grabbing one of the L&T books (sometimes interesting to me!) but no, across the back of it I read “Names”.

It’s true that a dictionary has most of the words in it that Charles Dickens used, but the story a dictionary tells is sure kind of dull!

A list of names is somewhat dull too, especially if one sees them in a phonebook somewhere,

but these names were all of people that Y.T. knew or had met sometime. So he read on!

Many an accomplished storyteller (I always felt that the English writers were better at it!) starts out in such a way that a person almost feels that they have to read on and on because every line seems to build and eventually become the future. Such was that old binder on the pages of which were most of the memorable people (all the way from A to Z) that Y.T. used to know. People whose personalities, good or bad, at sometime contributed, at least a little bit, to me being who I am.

And what can be more interesting to a reader than that?!

As an A.H. (Acting Hypocrite!) it would be silly on my part to think that the names below mean much to anyone else, but they do, partly, explain the sometimes off-beat points of view presented in this column.

That battered-up volume, has sat there on my desk for years, and Y.T. has hardly ever had occasion to open it much. But once I got looking back, familiar faces began to appear and familiar voices came as I sat, far into the night remembering ...

Atkinson, Roy, S.F.U. President in the ‘50s and ‘60s who presented me with that first book so long ago.

Barclay, Bill, always asked me, “How’s the Mayor of Perdue?” To

Names

which I always replied, “I never asked them!”

Calder (or Kaldur), Paul was one of our first airmail pilots and landed near our place at Radisson onetime, he always dipped his wings when he flew over in that blue and yellow plane. They found him crashed in the bush up north, dead!

Edie, Bob and I went to Regina together when he got his DFM, an airforce type from Langham.

Fabian, Tony and I were in the same polio ward as Paul Gamble and Ken Fitzmaurice in 1956.

Grummet, Cliff, was our neighbour up across the river and had a gailypainted Ford Model T. Haidinger, Paul and I played for a school dance at Poplar Bluff (south of Tessier) the night Jerry Highland fell off of his seat and was carried home!

Ibbitson, Pupert, was a Radisson boy whose wife taught at Normanton School where Phyllis went!

Jamison, John, and his wife had a fine place just north of Long Lake, north of Borden where we often stayed!

Leiffer, Leo, even looked familiar to Walt and I 60 years after he was Dads hired man!

Livingstone, Roy, used to be a Minister in Biggar once, as far as that goes, married my cousins daughter and boasted that “Now there is a Minister in the family!

McCordic, Major of “C” Company, he called me “Boy” ...

Nichol, Jimmy, was one of our neighbours at Radisson. His kids attended our old country school and finally all disappeared.

Oglestone, Orval, was one of the locals for many years and a friend. Need I say more?

Parks, another old neighbour who lived in a dark house, dark night, dark memories ... but nice people!

Quigley (Grrrr!) He borrowed my pressing iron in Shilo onetime and

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brought it back because the cord frayed!

Raan, Eric, coffeed a lot and remembered a lot.

Eric was on the Prince David on D-Day! Snedker, Bill, was “the bread slicer of Aldershot.”

Talbot, Keith, was a surveyor for Robertson’s Construction, and Y.T. was his rodman. Later he became an auctioneer.

Underhill, Allie, was Bill’s father-in-law (what an actor!).

Volleht, Fred, “liberated” a nice blue car at Veen, drove it over an “R” mine and was KA! Wenseley, Richard, married Phyllis’ cousin Linda and has a Marina at Candle Lake. Richard told me a while back they’re building a larger golf course.

I’ve gotta look into that!

Xian, Mason. Dear little Katie, our granddaughter, and Barry and Kathies girl.

Yellowega, John, got killed overseas. I remember him when he was at Jim Hill’s, north of Laura!

Zimmerman. Dad often talked of Joe Zimmerman who ran the Radisson Hotel which kept his name.

So there you are! Pretty dull reading, eh?

Among the thousands of acquaintances that we all know in our lifetimes, some mean more than others and each one has its own story.

Every name in that beatup book, some way or another, has contributed a lot to the make-up of Sir

Robert Mason, Esquire.

It would be silly of me to suggest that these names mean very much to the reader, but I’ll bet that if that reader (or is it Reader?) looked back through their book of names, they’d find much the same thing!

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Municipal By-Election

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the office of:

Councillor: Village of Kinley Number to be elected: 1

will be received by the undersigned on the 19th day of May, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village of Kinley Office Nomination forms may be obtained at the following location: Village of Kinley Office Dated this 7th day of May, 2021 E. Lynne Tolley Returning Officer

ASSESSMENT NOTICE VILLAGE OF PERDUE

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Village of Perdue for the year 2021 has been prepared and is open to inspection at the office of the assessor from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m. on the following days, Monday to Friday, May 13, 2021 to July 13, 2021 except all public holidays.

A Bylaw pursuant to section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $25.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful with: The Assessor, Village of Perdue, P.O. Box 190, Perdue, Saskatchewan, S0K 3C0 by the 13th day of July, 2021.

Dated this 13th day of May, 2021.

Andrea Ball, Assessor

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Grad season is coming up faster than ever.

Students have been graduating from schools in Biggar since the first school room opened in the Biggar Hotel back in 1910.

Then a school was built on the corner of King and Fifth East. Thornton was built later about where the playground is behind the gym at BCS2000, which by the way was a school at first, called Woodrow Lloyd.

Then came Biggar Composite on the east cor-

Before BCS2000 there was BCS ner of the school yard as we know it now. Many of the faces we see in Biggar now graduated from that school.

Biggar Composite was built in 1957, a very modern at that time structure!

The official opening of Biggar Composite High School took place on November 13, 1957 with the Honourable Woodrow S. Lloyd, Minister of Education for the Province of Saskatchewan cutting the ribbon.

The new school had eight classrooms, a Manual Training Shop, a gymnasium, a Home

Economics room, and a science laboratory. Biggar Composite High School was the pre-cursor to the current Biggar Central School 2000. It was determined during a 1996 facility inspection report that the Central School had fallen short in its heating and ventilations systems, fire protection services and program spaces. Upon review, renovations and upgrades would be more cost intensive than replacement costs.” Excerpt from biggarencyclopaedia. wikifoundry.com/pageB iggar+composite+High+ School.

East side view showing view of gym and home economics room.

Front entrance view facing sixth Ave. East c. 1957. (Photos courtesy of Biggar Museum and Gallery)

1958.

7 odd facts about Finland Finland is famously known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes. But the small, Scandinavian winter wonderland has lots of odd things.

Whether you want to tour the country or simply want to learn more about Finland, this article covers loads of interesting things. Let’s get started.

1.) Finland is the Happiest Country in the World Finland is the happiest country in the world according to a study by the UN. It was also the happiest nation in the world last year, in 2019 and 2018. In the latest poll, the UN focused on people’s feelings of security based on their country’s response to COVID19.

As it turned out, the Finnish were impressed by how their government is fighting the pandemic. They also rank their country’s infrastructure, educational systems, quality of life and other crucial factors highly.

And why wouldn’t they?

For the most part, education and healthcare are free in Finland. There are low crime rates and excellent job security.

2). Finland is 10% Water When they say Finland is the Land of a Thousand Lakes, they aren’t exaggerating. Finland is 10% water thanks to its

187,888 lakes and ponds.

This doesn’t include the 36,000 square kilometres of the Baltic Sea under the control of Finland.

Due to its large water coverage, taking a road trip around Finland is exciting but long. Roads have to go around lakes, some that stretch over 100 miles. Lake Saimaa, for example, is the second largest lake in Europe at 1,700 square feet.

Interestingly, many of Finland’s lakes are shallow. For clarity, a shallow lake is one where sunlight is able to reach the bottom. That translates to about 15 feet 4.5 meters.

3.) Finns Enjoy Gambling Online gambling has been legal in Finland since 1996. The country’s only brick and mortar casino - Veikkaus has the sole authority to provide online slots and table games. This means foreign companies can’t acquire licenses to set shop in Helsinki.

That said, Finland’s laws don’t prohibit locals from gambling at foreign casinos. Offshore casinos provide better services: games of higher quality, bigger bonuses, and higher limits for high rollers.

4.) There are 190,000 Reindeer in Finland Finland is called the home of Santa Claus for

a reason. The country’s northernmost region of Lapland is home to 190,000 reindeer. It’s also incredibly cold, with winters that last up to seven months.

The reindeer in Lapland are surprisingly domesticated. They wander throughout Lapland, sometimes on people’s gardens. This means you can also befriend and use them to ride sleighs in the snowy regions of the country.

5.) Finland is the Mecca of Saunas They say numbers don’t lie. Finland is a country of 5.3 million people. Yet it has 3.3 million people - a sauna for every two people. There’s a sauna almost everywhere in Finland, from restaurants and bars to fitness centres and homes.

According to the BBC, 99% of people in Finland take at least one sauna per week. The number of visits to saunas double or triple during the summer.

Of course, when people are not warming up in a sauna, they’re usually cooling in one of the country’s 188,700 lakes.

6.) Finland is Home to Popular Games This might come as a surprise to some. But some of the most successful video games originated from Finland. Let’s

start with Nokia’s snake game.

Today, Nokia is no longer at the helm of the smartphone food chain.

But people still play its snake game through apps all over the world.

Speaking of apps, another mobile game you can download on the app store - Clash of Clans -

was created by a Finnish start-up.

7.) The Average Finn Drinks 12 Kgs of Coffee per Year How’s this for a stat? The average person in Finland drinks up to 12 kilograms of coffee per coffee. You can’t really blame them: the winter season in the Land of Santa Claus is

brutal. Sometimes temperatures drop to -40 degrees Celsius.

Owing to the country’s love affair with coffee, some office divide work hours by coffee break. On average, there are four to five coffee breaks, allowing employees to drink up to five cups of the beverage daily.

Seeding starts; dry conditions persist for west-central Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground.

This is ahead of the five-year average (20162020) of six per cent for this time of year, according to the weekly crop report for April 27 to May 3. An abnormally cool spring delayed field operations in many parts of the province, but producers have indicated that warmer daily temperatures have allowed for a big push to get seed into the ground.

The southwest region is leading the province, with 19 per cent of the crop seeded. There is 11 per cent seeded in the southeast, six per cent seeded in the west-central, five

per cent seeded in the east-central, five per cent seeded in the northwest and two per cent seeded in the northeast.

Light precipitation was reported in the past week in many areas of the province. The northeast region received the greatest amount of rainfall, with 22 millimetres reported in the Porcupine Plain area. Other areas, including the east-central region, received precipitation in the form of snow and rain toward the end of the week that will help with the dry field and pasture conditions.

Topsoil moisture for cropland, hay and pasture is below normal levels in most areas of the province, with cropland

topsoil moisture rated as one per cent surplus, 41 per cent adequate, 44 per cent short and 14 per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as zero per cent surplus, 27 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and 25 per cent very short.

There have been reports of winterkill on winter wheat, fall rye and other fall seeded crops; producers are busy assessing the damage and determining whether or not to reseed.

The warmer weather throughout parts of the province this week has allowed many producers to get into their fields and start seeding, spraying or applying fertilizer.

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Drought adding to ag worries

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels It has to be difficult for farmers itching to get into the field this spring to be reading some of the lead stories in the agriculture media right now.

It is tough enough to be patient waiting for the weather to warm after an April that started with some promising sunshine, but turned generally cooler than anyone on the Canadian Prairies would have hoped given winters are always longer than all but the most devout snow lover wants.

And once May hits farmers get antsy. Research shows early seeded crops if they avoid frost, generally produce better, and every day in May seeding is delayed is not good news for farmers, but as we head towards midmonth betting on a frostfree night still seems

something of a risk.

But, if farmers read the news, they are going to feel at least a twinge of worry what lies ahead for the crops they are planting.

A story at producer.com begins with the startling news “Agriculture Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor’s (CDM) new map shows the ongoing drought on the Prairies is getting worse.”

Producers invest huge dollars in planting a crop with maximum inputs such as fertilizer to produce top yields, but the weather always holds the chance of trumping those efforts and reading “77 per cent of the Prairie region was classified as either abnormally dry, in moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought; this includes nearly 93 per cent of the region’s agricultural landscape,” is not good news.

It might not be a huge surprise, given there was not a lot of snow, limiting spring run-off, but it is troubling.

Of course producers now must hope for rains,

and they need to happen at the right time. Obviously if rain hit in late May, it would impact the all-important seeding season, but moisture has to happen soon after the crop is in the ground if they are going to get a good start.

And, then looking ahead to fall, a second story at producer.com starts out “ocean freight rates are steadily increasing and there is no end in sight, according to a report by United States Wheat Associates.”

For a country that relies largely on exporting commodities like Canada does, including grains, oilseeds and pulses from the agriculture sector, increased ocean shipping rates are not good as they will be reflected in lower returns to farmers.

The increased ocean freight costs does do one thing that is positive, which is re-enforce the importance of adding value to commodities here on the Prairies, such as the recent major canola crush developments announced for Yorkton and Regina.

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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021

The Saskatchewan Traveller

by Trudy and Dale Buxton Our story continues south on the “Louis Riel Trail” as we come to the Village of Bladworth.

Bladworth is a small community of 65 people built on agriculture, most notably Bladworth is noted for the heritage site of the J. Fred Johnston House.

John Frederick Johnston was a prominent citizen in the early history of Bladworth. He was well known for his businesses and he became more involved in the land and insurance side of business. He was also well known for his breeding of livestock that included Clydesdale horses.

Johnston went on to become a Member of Parliament for the Liberal party and then later served as a Senator until his death in 1948.

Bladworth became more known for Gordon Stewart Northcott who was convicted and hanged in the “Wineville Chicken Coop Murders”, in which it is estimated that he murdered about 20 boys in Riverside County, California. On his chicken ranch. Northcott was born in Bladworth and raised in British Columbia before moving to California in the late 1920’s.

Bladworth is also home to Cory Sarich of Stanley Cup winning Tampa Bay Lightning.

Heading south our next town is Davidson, population of approximately 1,050, named after land baron, Andrew Duncan Davidson, who was an entrepreneur from Ontario that had made a name for himself in Little Falls, Minnesota, where he served as mayor for many years. He and his brothers were involved in selling railway and homestead lands.

The Davidson brothers returned to Canada and brokered one of the largest land transactions in Canadian history at the time. A railway was built in the late 1800’s from Chicago that spanned north to Regina and Prince Albert. The Davidson brothers started The Saskatchewan Valley Land Company and offered to purchase up to 1,250,000 acres of land from the railway compa-

ny and another 500,000 acres of homestead land from the federal government, in return they would settle within five years a number of families in each township.

A special company train carrying many people and families of different occupations took place in the early 1900’s and the costs were paid for by the railway company.

These techniques were used in further developments by the the Canadian Northern Railway Company.

Andrew Davidson saw the community as a midway point between Regina and Saskatoon, with agriculture as the main incentive. Davidson became incorporated as a town in 1906. It would become known as the “Community in Motion”.

Davidson has the world’s largest coffee pot, standing 24 feet tall and if

filled would hold 150,000 cups of coffee. How about a unique shopping experience? Just six kilometres east of Davidson you will find Kinder Surprise Antiques. Kinder Surprise Antiques is one of the largest rural antique shops in Saskatchewan.

They have a 100 year old barn and other buildings that is packed to the rafters in antiques, a truly unique shopping experience.

Davidson is a full service community and has many features about the town in recreational and tourism activities.

Did you know that during the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated the RCAF Station in Davidson? This was used as a component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

Stay tuned for more adventures.

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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021

Saskatchewan Rush acquired by Priestner Sports group The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, announced May 7 that the Priestner Sports Corporation has acquired the Saskatchewan Rush from owner Bruce Urban.

This marks the second major sports acquisition in Saskatoon for the Priestner Sports Corporation, which proudly owns the Saskatoon Blades.

The group is led by Mike Priestner, a former WHL goalie who also owns Go Auto, a Deloitte Best Managed Company that spans 47 dealerships across Canada.

Colin Priestner will act as the team’s Governor while continuing his role as the GM/President of the Blades. All lacrosse operations will continue to be run by Rush GM Derek Keenan. Steve Hildebrand, Associate GM of the Blades will also serve in a leadership capacity for the Rush.

“This is a transitional and progressive day for our league and the sport of lacrosse, as we welcome Priestner Sports to the NLL and thank Bruce Urban and his team for years of hard work and

success both in the community and on the field of play,” said NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz.

“The Rush have been, and will continue to be, a model franchise not just for the National Lacrosse league but for all of sports in North America and are key to our continued growth and business success as we head toward our 2021-22 season this fall.”

“First and foremost, we must thank Mr. Bruce Urban for allowing us the privilege of carrying on the Rush legacy,” said Colin Priestner. “We recognize all he’s done to bring some of the best lacrosse in the world to Saskatoon, while giving

back to both the city and its surrounding areas. We welcome the challenge of maintaining the winning tradition he established here, while pushing ourselves to find new and interesting ways to grow the game and the Rush fan base. Which, in our humble opinion, is already the best in the league.”

The acquisition of the Rush was not something the Priestner Sports Corporation instigated, as the franchise was not actively for sale when talks began.

The ownership change resulted from a series of friendly conversations between Bruce Urban and the Priestner family over the past year. These

conversations naturally evolved, and eventually, the chance to acquire a premier championship franchise in a league the Priestner family is passionate about was too promising to pass up.

The Priestner Sports Corporation has announced they will not be making any changes to season tickets for fans, while vowing to carry forward the Saskatchewan Rush legacy of putting on one of the best event experiences in North American sports.

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A true Canadian/Saskatchewan crime story On May 7, 2021 the RCMP received a report of a theft complaint in the rural area.

An individual had left some fencing posts piled on his property and had planned on doing some fencing, only to find out that the pile of fence posts was gone.

Officers from the detachment in Porcupine Plain began to investigate the theft of the fences posts, only to find that the fence posts were moved to a nearby water-

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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021

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We know that folks in Biggar, Perdue and Landis ĂƌĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶƵƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘ ^Ž ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă Ks/ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ͕ socially distanced, choose your own category, cleanup challenge instead of our Spring Community Cleanup this year. We will supply cleanup kits.

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Pick up cleaunup kit(s) (gloves and bags) at your local branch Pick a spot to cleanup in your community (not your yard please) Take a before picture Clean that area dĂŬĞ ĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ Post it on facebook, instagram or twitter with the hashtag #trashtagchallengeBDCU. If you’re not on social media, email your pictures to marketing@biggarcu.ca Public challenge runs May 13 to May 18th* (school classes will be cleaning May 10-12)

Winners will be posted on our Facebook page on May 20th Categories: Individual, Family Group, Business/Organization, Class Room If you need help posting please contact us at 306-948-3352 Complete details can be found at www.biggarcu.com

*The Town of Biggar will be picking up the bags during the challenge

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Chef Dez

We pass by it all the time in the produce section, but when not being used as a garnish or a minor ingredient, what else can we do with parsley?

Parsley is botanically called petroselinum crispum. This is derived

ent to characterize a dish with a distinct touch of natural herb flavour and a bit of colour.

However, there are some recipes that use parsley as a main ingredient, such as pesto. Traditionally pesto is prepared by pureeing fresh basil leaves mainly with olive oil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan cheese, and lemon juice to form an outstanding pasta sauce, however the basil leaves can be substituted with parsley. This makes the pesto recipe not only more affordable, but also easier to create from scratch all year round, as fresh parsley is more accessible in the markets than fresh basil.

I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is one of our favorites and we actually prefer it to basil pesto.

from the Greek word petros, meaning stone, as it was often found growing in and around groups of rocks.

Today this herb, naturally high in vitamin A and C, is usually available in two different varieties.

Curly leaf parsley is the most common one we see today at the local grocery store, however in some markets, flat leaf Italian parsley is just as common.

The main visual difference between the two is just what the names predict, however flat leaf Italian parsley has a different flavour than its curly common counterpart.

When parsley is being used for purposes other than garnish, it is usually added as a minor ingredi-

Parsley Pesto 2/3 cup roasted, salted cashews; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 2 large garlic cloves, peeled; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper; 1 bunch fresh curly leaf parsley, large stems removed.

1.) In a food processor, grind the cashews on high speed for approximately 15 seconds.

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Page Continue to process on high speed while slowly adding one quarter cup of the olive oil through the top opening, and then process for another 30 seconds until mixture is almost completely smooth and liquid.

3.) Turn off the processor. Add the cheese, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Turn the processor back on and process on high speed while feeding the parsley through the top opening. When all of the parsley has been added, continue to process on high speed while slowly adding the remaining one quarter cup of olive oil.

4.) Turn off the processor, scrape down the sides, and process for another 10 to 15 seconds.

5.) Toss with hot freshly cooked pasta of your choice, or use in a variety applications such as a pizza or bruschetta topping, or mix it with mayo for a great sandwich spread, or with sour cream for a great veggie dip.

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Penton on sports Bruce Penton

Big money is causing big rumblings in the world of professional golf.

Two rival entities, the Super Golf League and the Premier Golf League, both backed by millions of Saudi Arabian loot, are trying to lure some of the world’s best golfers into their folds, and challenge the PGA Tour and European Tour for supremacy. Both have similar concepts - a number of team events, with guaranteed money, and reports of $20 million and $30 million offers for certain individuals to merely sign up.

Some of the world’s best, such as Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, have already poo-poohed the concept and pledged allegiance to the PGA Tour. Others, such as Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, have admitted to being approached, and still haven’t said no.

The gusher of big Saudi money is reportedly behind the recent decision by the PGA Tour to establish the Player Impact Program (PIP), a $40 million pot of dough to be distributed to the 10 PGA Tour players deemed to be most responsible for bringing attention to the tour via TV and online exposure. Active or not, Tiger Woods will likely finish first (for a cool $8 million) among the PIP recipients for the foreseeable future, and other obvious recipients would be Koepka, Thomas, Dustin Johnson, McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Rickie Fowler.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan, meanwhile, has said that any golfer who signs up with one of the rival entities would be banned from the PGA Tour, but since the Tour doesn’t run any of the majors - Masters, U.S. Open, PGA or British Open - any renegade golfer would be banned from

Quad Cities or Phoenix, but still be eligible for the major championships.

That might be enough for some of them.

Ultimate success for the proposed upstarts remains a long shot.

Because the game’s very best are the only players being courted by the renegade leagues, and they are already multi millionaires, a few extra million likely won’t mean much to them. McIlroy told Golf Digest it was a “money grab … which is fine if that’s what you’re playing golf for … to make as much money as possible.”

But if enough stars sign up with the PGL or SGL, the PGA Tour would suffer in a multitude of ways.

Weekly fields would consist of a lot of Adam Schenks, Matt Joneses and Akshay Bhatias, while the big stars were frolicking for huge dollars in a Middle East tournament.

As well, big-name stars who spurned the upstart leagues, like McIlroy or Colin Morikawa, would find their victories tainted, and carrying an asterisk, because of the weaker-field events.

Is there validity to the old phrase ‘money talks?’

The golf world will soon find out • RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “A Wall Street Journal report said psychologists can consistently pick the loser of a fight by seeing who has the biggest, toothiest smile before they square off.

Good luck trying this predictor on NHL players.”

• Comedian and Mets fan Jerry Seinfeld, to Newsday, on why he didn’t bid to buy the team when it was recently sold: “I don’t need more people yelling at me on 79th Street when the Mets are on a losing streak.”

• Patti Dawn Swansson aka the River City Renegade, skeptical of the proposed Aug. 5 start date for the CFL season: “Circle (the date) in pencil rather than a Sharpie, and make sure there’s an eraser handy.”

• Ryan French, who runs the Monday Q Info twitter feed, on Monday

qualifying for a PGA Tour event: “It’s like going in a free-throw contest to play for the Lakers.”

• New York Post headline after the Jets drafted QB Zach Wilson with the No. 2 pick in the draft: “ZACHPOT!” • One more from Swansson: “You’ve heard of the Gordie Howe hat trick, we now have the Phil Kessel hat trick: 900 points, 900 consecutive games, 900 hot dogs.”

• Headline at fark.com: “In light of the success of football’s Super League, golfers want to create one for themselves.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Two words for the Astros’ complaints that fans are mercilessly taunting them for their cheating ways en route to winning the 2017 World Series: Can it.”

• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha, on why Nebraska scheduled a football game against Fordham: “Very simple: (AD Bill) Moos and (coach Scott) Frost desperately need wins to keep their jobs, and their first choice - a driving school in Denison, Iowa doesn’t field a team.”

• Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, to ESPN.com, on what it’s like playing alongside teammate Steph Curry during his torrid shooting streak: “If you get into

a street fight and you’ve got Mike Tyson standing on the side of you, how you gonna feel?”

• Phil Mushnick of the New York Post, on the Nets’ Kyrie Irving adding his own twist to the “DNP” designation: “ DFLP - didn’t feel like playing.”

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Dimitri Alexander James Voll September 8, 2020 - May 2, 2021

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Family of Dimitri Alexander James Voll are saddened to announce his sudden passing on May 2, 2021.

Dimitri leaves to cherish his memory; parents Amber & Braydon; twin brother Atticus; grandparent Krissy Voll (Walter Hnatiuk); uncle Brody Voll; great grandmother Patrica Voll; grandparents Jeff & Tara Pritchard and family; great grandmother Lorna Pritchard; grandparents Audrey & kevin Pratt; grandfather Brad Forsyth; uncle Kyle & auntie Jaylene Forsyth and family; great grandmother Alveria Forsyth; numerous great aunties, uncles, cousins and family. God parents Geoffrey Massie & Krysta Bueckert, God father Michael Nicklin.

Dimitri was predeceased by; Twin brothers Link & Seth;

greatgrandfather Kelsey Forsyth; great grandmother, Nan-Nancy Ross; great grandfather Ron Pritchard; great uncle Ted Pettrisch and numerous other loved ones.

Private services was held on Thursday May 6, 2021 at the St.Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church with Father Edward Gibney presiding. Funeral arrangements by Gerein Funeral Service.

Tributes in Dimitri’s honor can be made to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, Kinsmen Telemiracle and the Ronald McDonald House Charities

Lena, Ellard September 7th, 1932 - to May 3rd 2021.

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our mom Lena Ellard on May 3rd, 2021 at the Biggar Long Term Care Home at the age of 88. Lena was born in Unity Sk, on Sept 7th, 1932 to Balzar and Rosalia Lang. She moved to Biggar in 1956 where she met the love of her life Royden Ellard and were married in 1961. Family was very important to mom. She especially enjoyed her precious grandchildren. She loved to have her family come home to cook and bake their favourite goodies. Mom was an excellent cook, especially her buns and her pear pies.

She was a faithful member of the St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church and had been a member of the Catholic Women's League since 1951 where she was very active until she became visually impaired. She was also a member of the Biggar and District Food Bank for 13 years. For many years mom followed all her boys to watch them in all the sports they were involved in. She enjoyed watching all sports, especially curling unless she had a hair appointment.

Mom is survived by her three sons, Kevin (Diane) grand daughter Madeline, step son Noah (Liz), Duane (Joanne) grand sons Michael and Stephen, Brian (Cathy) step daughters Jamie (Ray) and Margaret.

And numerous great grandchildren.. Sister Fran (Stan), Brother Pius, Sister in Law Kay, Brother in Law Elmer and many nieces and nephews.

Mom was predeceased by her husband Royden, Parents Balzar and Rosalia, Sister Helen and Brother in Law Edmund, Sister Betty and Brother in Law Irvin.

Brother Edward and Sister Evelyn.

A private family service took place on Friday, May 7, 2021 at St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church in Biggar, SK. Interment took place at Biggar Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Biggar Majestic Theater. Gerein Funeral Service entrusted with arrangements; 306948-2669; info@gereinfuneralservice. com; www.gereinfuneralservice. com

Blanche Borchardt December 29, 1929 - May 4, 2021

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by Pastor Ken It is with great sadness that we She was predeceased by her husDavidson, Perdue announce the passing of our mother band Clarence, whom she was United Church Blanche Borchardt (Hershmiller). married to for 60 years; both her My Grandpa Blanche was born at Milden Sasparents, and her sister Pat. Davidson told katchewan on Dec. 29, 1929 and A memorial service will be held at a me a time or two, that it isn’t really passed away at “Sunshine Care later date when friends and family a mistake if you Home” in Biggar Sask. on May 4, can gather safely. learn something 2021.

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Blanche is survived by her five children, Bob (Pat), with arrangements. 306-948-2669; Well, I have Florence (Brian), Lorraine (Bob), Jean (Doug), Carol info@gereinfuneralservice.com; made my share (Frank), along with her seven grandchildren. www.gereinfuneralservice.com of mistakes, and I pray that I learned The Town of Biggar has TWO exciting naming rights opportunities! something from each of them!

1) We are in the beginning stages of Philip was told creating a new dog park for the Town of by an angel to go to a certain road, Biggar. It will be a fenced in area that where he met up will be approximately 150’ x 450’. It will include dog waste stations, benches, a water with an Ethiopian eunuch, who was source for dogs, fun apparatus’ for the reading from the dogs to use and benches. We are offering Prophet Isaiah. naming rights on this space for either five When Philip asked years for $5,000, or 10 years for $10,000. him if he understood what he was reading, He 2) We have just upgraded the tennis replied, “How can courts. Still to be added are new nets, I, unless someone new pickleball nets, and new basketball guides me?” nets. We are offering naming rights on this So Philip space for either five years for $5,000, or 10 explained the pasyears for $10,000. sage being read, then went on to tell the eunuch the good news about Jesus. He led the man to baptism The opportunity to reserve your name for one of these spaces is and to Christianth Monday, May 17 by 2:00 p.m. ity.

If multiple parties are interested we will go back to those parties Jesus used parables to help the interested asking for proposals.

Disciples understand His teachings. Jesus and later Disciples, used miracles to show the Power of Christ and to lead them to belief and in following Jesus as a savior and healer.

Jesus healed the cripple, made the blind man see, He raised the dead from their bed and from the tomb where Lazarus had been layed.

Nahemiah was cured of leprosy by doing as he was told by Elisha!

But the truth is that it was not by any works or payment these people could offer or give. It was only by belief and faith that these miracles occurred.

It is not of who we are, but who He is that we are saved and forgiven. It had nothing to do with the swirling pool, or the mud put on the blind man’s eyes, or the water of the Jordan River that

cured and healed these people.

After Jesus told the disciples to go forth and make disciples of all nations, it was called the Great Commission, which is a commandment to us as well! I think it is our duty to share the Good News of Jesus with all people we meet.

Commandment, Commission, Duty, whatever we want to call it.

Let’s help everyone know the joy and freedom we have, just by following Jesus.

As Jesus told His disciples, “I tell you these things, so you shall know my joy and that you shall have your joy to the full.”

Praise God and spread the Good news!

“Whatever you do in word and deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving through Him to God the Father.”

Colossians. 3:17

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