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Hop to it . . . The water is fine for this deer last week, hopping around the brush near a slough as the hot weather of summer began. A few short days later, rainy conditions replaced our summer heat. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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It has been a tough year for Biggar Central School 2000 grads, but they had their day in the sun - even though a downpour postponed the socially distanced celebrations. With the COVID-19 pandemic grads have been out of touch with their fellow classmates, friends and teachers, and the event was a chance to reconnect before embarking on the next stage in their lives. The event was held on the Recreation Complex football field with all the pomp and ceremony of speeches, dances with parents, and then a parade through town. Good luck to all the grads!

Clockwise from upper left (bordering pictures): Tahirah Trotchie, Madeline Ellard, McKenna Boyle, Kaitlyn Baroni, Griffin Lehnert, Austin Taylor, Dylan Churchill, Nykyta Kurnosov, William Diehl, Jacob Miller, Logan Demanenko, Wyatt Aman, Alexander Hinse, Darren Ferre, Trixie Montes, Hailey Boobyer. Missing: James Ramos.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Biggar RCMP Report

by Cpl. Dereck Crozier, Biggar Detachment, NCO IC Last week there were 71 calls for service responded to.

Thirty-four Traffic Safety tickets were issued along with one Cannabis ticket as it relates to a vehicle.

There were 15 other general traffic complaints and four collisions reported. Two reports of mischief were dealt with, as well as, three suspicious vehicle reports where members were able to locate and determine the non criminal nature of them.

There were four other instances involving criminal code charges being laid.

Overall it was a great week, with not much to report.

Therefore with Canada Day, quickly approaching this week, I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy the day, evening and fireworks, but it would not be a police report without the safety message of please plan a safe ride home, no drinking and driving including ATV’s and side by sides.

HAPPY CANADA DAY everyone!

Rain begins helping 2020 crop Windy conditions continued in most of the province this week, but started to calm down in other areas.

This allowed more farmers to get into the field to spray for in-crop weed control and insect pests.

Wind continued to dry the topsoil moisture but rain in many areas has helped to alleviate some of these issues, according to the weekly crop report for June 16-22.

Dry conditions and cool temperatures have slowed hay and pasture growth, specifically in the southern and east-central regions. Most of the province received at least a small amount of rainfall this week. The Gouldtown area in the southwest region received the

highest amount of rainfall with 73.5 millimetres. Most farmers would welcome more rain, but some that received high amounts of rainfall over the past few weeks have indicated that some fields are saturated and that wet fields have delayed spraying.

Provincially, moisture levels on crop land remain at the same level. Hay and pasture land moisture levels have reduced slightly, particularly in areas that received less rainfall this week. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 69 per cent adequate, 22 per cent short and seven per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 55 per

cent adequate, 26 per cent short and 17 per cent very short.

Areas that received more rainfall in the past few weeks have reported that crop and pasture development has improved.

Warm temperatures have also helped with crop development. Farmers in the east-central and southern regions report that lack of rainfall in some areas has reduced hay and pasture growth and will delay the timing or reduce the amount of hay for the first cut.

Crop development is around the normal development stage for this time of year for most crops.

More of the oilseed crops are considered behind normal.

Provincially, 68 per

cent of fall cereals, 69 per cent of spring cereals, 60 per cent of oilseed crops and 74 per cent of pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Dry topsoil moisture conditions have resulted in delayed emergence and development of later and smaller seeded crops.

Flea beetle damage was reported in most regions of the province which has affected canola development for some. Farmers have been busy spraying, branding and vaccinating cattle, and rolling and hauling grain. There have been isolated reports of reseeding due to damage from wind, dry conditions, insect pests and hail.

Newly minted Kindergarten Graduate! . . . Biggar Central School Kindergarten Grad, Brettly Moore gets a congratulations from his teacher, Dani Vavra, Friday outside the school.

A socially distanced, individual time to get their diploma, a bunch of well wishes from the teacher, and a few gifts, the kids may have missed out on a traditional graduation, but made up for it with the personal-touch/socially distanced congratulations. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Minister Says “NO” to SUMA and SARM The push by SUMA and SARM to remove the requirement for Public Notices to be published in newspapers has been unsuccessful.

In a recent decision by the Ministry of Government Relations, the Miscellaneous Municipal Statutes Amendment Act, 2019, is to remain unchanged in regards to public notices being required to be published in newspapers.

“SWNA [Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association] has been lobbying the ministry for almost two years,” said SWNA Executive Director, Steve Nixon. “I am very pleased that the Ministry recognized the importance of keeping public notices in newspapers and, therefore, in the public record.”

Not everyone was happy

with the news. The Mayor of Torquay and Municipalities of Saskatchewan Vice-President of Villages, Resort Villages, and Northern Municipalities, Mike Strachan, said “Not all communities have a local newspaper. Those without may be able to receive a newspaper from a larger municipality, but there is little local content. Little local content means few local readers.

Having the flexibility to provide notices through other means ensures residents know what’s happening in their community.”

With the help of data provided by AdCanada, it was clear that statements like these were not based on any real evidence, which showed the exact opposite.

B9 - B14 - N34 - G46 - G58 Aquatic Centre opens . . . The Biggar Aquatic Centre should be a booming place this summer as kids will beat the heat at the recreation facility, now open. Pool staff are cleaning and continue to clean, while restrictions as to the number of swimmers are in place at 60. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Grads will prove to be more resilient The celebrations for Biggar Grads were a welcome respite this past Sunday.

This group - more than ever - may be the toughest bunch of young women and men our area has seen.

Having your final months of grade school dumped because of a global pandemic, your future in this topsy world in question, just seeing smiles as graduates made their way to the front of assembled parents and guests, made me think that these kids have been through enough.

But what doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger. For all of us, that is very true.

And while we are far from out of the woods when it comes to COVID-19 and a world teetering on the brink of loosing its mind, Biggar Central School 2000 graduates weathered the day (and a dump of rain that delayed the celebrations), came forward to accept kudos and well wishes - socially distanced, of course.

When history finally writes about these bleak times, I hope a very special annotation is made recognizing these students. So much of their lives has been leading to this moment, this fundamental landmark achievement. A life-changing event that marks them as they transition from kids to young women and men.

And let their teachers take credit as well. From BCS2000 to St. Gabriel, these individuals have pushed and cajoled students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.

And for parents who sat at the Recreation Complex, proud of their grads, pat yourselves on the back. It may take a village to raise a child, but a parent is the frontline, the Mom, the Dad, the disciplinarian, the friend, the one who proudly celebrates their kids achievements.

Because of the current situation, yeah, these kids will be stronger. But its the people they have come in contact with that have set them up for success.

K.B.

Why Canada’s gun ban won’t stop shootings

by Paz Gómez, Research Associate, Frontier Centre for Public Policy A prohibition is the easiest way out of a policy problem. In enacting one to target gun violence, the federal government has admitted failure to find a solution that preserves both rights and lives.

The deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history took place in Nova Scotia on April 19. The shooter didn’t have a gun licence; he obtained the arms illegally. Nevertheless, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has banned 1,500 models of what he describes as assault-style weapons, unfairly targeting lawful citizens and hurting gun businesses.

The prohibitions include two of the guns used by the Nova Scotia shooter and other weapons involved in mass shootings in the United States. Always going the extra mile, the federal government has extended the ban to countless other firearms with a 20-mm bore or greater and with projectile-discharging energy of more than 10,000 joules.

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By announcing a twoyear amnesty for owners of the banned guns and a buyback program, Trudeau believed he had taken into account the concerns of those affected. The reality is the policy will affect not just gun owners, but also local stores and entire industries.

Cary Baker, a retired army major, set up a firearms business with his pension savings in January 2018. With the ban, he won’t be able to sell $350,000 worth of recently restricted guns and accessories, he told CBC News.

Baker said he has always abided by the law and that his clients are good Canadians.

“I’m certainly going to have a harder time each month now paying the bills [and] my employees,” he told reporters, saying he has little hope of recovering his investment.

The shooting-sports industry adds $8.9 billion to the national economy, according to a recent study conducted by the Canadian Sporting Arms

and Ammunition Association. The report also reported that hunting and sports shooting account for 6,100 full-time jobs in British Columbia alone.

In total, the hunting, fishing, trapping and shooting-sports industries supports 107,000 jobs and generates $6.4 billion in labour income during 2018.

Tighter gun control has been a hot-button issue since 2018, in the wake of a mass shooting in downtown Toronto. Back then, the federal government was exploring a full ban on handguns and assault weapons, but public opinion wasn’t on side.

To gain time and lobby for support, the government launched a lengthy consultation process. In total, 77 stakeholders participated in these sessions, including provincial governments, municipalities, law-enforcement agencies, non-profits, retailers, researchers and the shooting-sports community.

Their views on limiting access to guns were diverse. Shooting-sports clubs, wildlife asso-

ciations, and retailers opposed a ban and argued such a policy would neither curb illicitgun markets nor reduce crime. They said there’s not enough data to support a ban, or to identify the source of the weapons used for crimes and who is committing them.

Instead, the focus should lie on enforcing existing laws, increasing penalties on arms-trafficking and gun-related crimes and tailoring local policies to target gangs, they argued.

Other stakeholders, especially victim-focused organizations, supported a ban to reduce the overall availability of guns.

All stakeholders agreed, however, on the need to address the underlying causes of firearm violence, such as the lack of education, job opportunities and adequate mentalhealth care.

The engagement process included an online questionnaire, available to all Canadians in the fall of 2018.

Almost 135,000 people responded. Tellingly, 81 per cent of respondents

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rejected more stringent regulations on handguns and 77 per cent rejected increased rules for assault-style weapons.

Around 75 per cent said they believed officials should increase efforts on limiting already illicit firearms, which come from smuggling and theft.

This time, the government ban succeeded.

Another mass shooting in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic was enough for citizens to surrender their liberties in exchange for security.

Adam Palmer, director of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, told Chatelaine magazine that most weapons used in violent crimes are illegal. He said further bans would boost the black market and “straw purchasing,” a work-around that involves reselling legally purchased guns to those without a licence.

Moreover, individuals and businesses report around 3,000 firearm thefts a year in Canada.

According to Statistics Canada, most incidents occur during break-ins, while others result from

unsafe storage. Most of these weapons remain in the hands of criminals.

Every law, no matter how well designed, has loopholes and this is especially true for gun control. Criminals don’t hesitate to commit illegal acts, such as bootlegging, to get firearms. In the process, the ban will create a lucrative underground market for banned guns.

No reduction in gunrelated crimes looms on the horizon. Addressing the more complex problems of narcotics, smuggling, and terrorism will yield more effective and durable results.

The federal government should take mass shootings seriously and get to the bottom of Canada’s increasing violent crime.

The ban will hurt job creation at the worst possible time, as Canadians struggle to get back on their feet after economically challenging lockdowns.

As many times before, the cure fails to address the root causes and just compounds the disease with new, intractable problems.

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Safety First Many years ago when we were employed by a big company, it was impressed on us that all accidents were preventable, and I suppose in hindsight, this is right.

Something like: “If I hadn’t been there at that time I wouldn’t have been hurt by that thing!”

Actually, every month or so we had what was called a “Safety Meeting” in which local hazards were discussed, pamphlets distributed and multiple-choice questionnaires given!

I imagine that a lot of this stuff worked, otherwise the company would never had done it. But, if nothing else, at least the awareness of ever-possible accidents was kept in front of us until naturally we became a little more conscious.

Accidents still happen mind you, and certainly can be prevented. But why wait for folks to mention their prevention?

When we were kids, just little fellows on the farm up north, Dad used to tell

us of two young fellows in North Battleford who died of carbon monoxide while digging a basement there in 1904. We were always admonished to let a lighted coal-oil lantern down into any well or hole we were digging or repairing to see if the air down there was okay.

I’m glad to report that I don’t remember the lantern flame ever going out, but you never know!

Of course there are few statistics about highway accidents in those far-back times. Mostly because highways and fast traffic were still a thing of the future.

There were a few unfortunates things that happened involving automobiles, but not anything like they are now with 100 kph speed limit (usually exceeded) and highways (not always straight) where the death toll is often quite brutal!

Even with all the conveniences for modern safety that are built into the automobile, common sense is still number one

as far as I can see! something else, in some We know that we cases even fatal! shouldn’t pass another I think it was Bill, our vehicle on a solid line, but brother and family we’ve got to get there fast, mechanic, who emphaPeggy Hasein and there was nobody sized over and over how coming yesterday or the dangerous it was to fool day before . . . Crash! around with live wires.

We know that the other Check - check - check! driver should stop at a Mind you, we still got a red light, but will they? few good shocks, but even Yes, common sense is still now Y.T. likes to stand on No. 1! an old tire when plugging Another thing that the in some kind of machine! folks always insisted on Mebbe a fellow doesn’t was to always watch out have to, but then again, when working in a dan- you never know! When gerous place, like under a Wilf Day and Y.T. went heavy vehicle. Jacks slip, about blowing off the blocks slide, inadequate one-inch thick door of scaffolding crumbles . . . that bank in Meppen, all kinds of stuff! Appar- Germany in the Second ently being shot at is dan- World War, we rigged up gerous too, but patriotic about twenty-feet of fuse things like that are looked this side of some plastic on differently!

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Being a rural type, of Thoughtfully, Wilf cut Peggy Hasein course most of the wires off a foot-long piece and that we ever saw, as tested it. Sure enough, young people, were con- it was instaneous! So we nected to six volt batteries made darn sure we were that sometimes gave us a behind cover when she scary shock but weren’t blew! that dangerous. Howev- While mentioning safety, er, when rural electrifica- I suppose a fellow should tion came in the 1950’s, include here a bit about handling a loose wire was Virgil’s camper!

Mebbe we’ve mentioned many times ourselves this before, but seeing (and been kind of lucky, this bit is about prevent- I think!) explosives, ing things, it sure bears (especially gasoline) and being told again. matches don’t mix well. It Chefa Dez Virg had built a dandy is sure mistake to light Chef Dez camper on the back of his a match and look inside a one-ton truck, picked me container to see what’s in up at Perdue one day and it . . . Bang! we went Where hunting up I was north. working The first one time, night we a welder stopped put his up near “sniffer” the Prince into a A l b e r t tank he National was supPark at a posed to place that fix and it used to read “O”, be called mean“ C o o k ing there son Bush” was no where we gas in it. planned to I invitBob Mason spend the ed him Bob Mason night. to stick About 3 that sniffa.m. (because of his blad- er in the gas tank of the der, I guess) Virg, who vehicle I was driving and was sleeping on a narrow it still read “O”!? two-foot, folding cot right Later he filled the tank beside me in the camper, with water and repaired jumped up, putting one it! foot firmly on my head Accidents are sure preand started cussing. ventable, and like men“Ouch!” I hollered. tioned at the start of this “Whazzamatta?” piece, well-edited precau“I can’t get my @*#! tions should be studied medical office. First, that sual, and Dial kidnapped matches to light so I can over and over until a pera doctor moonlights as Bobbi threatening to kill use this candle!” he said. son becomes really safety a love-potion chocolatier. her and her family if she’s “Open the door!” I yelled conscious. But also, like Also, that a doctor would escaped. (well, by this time my yell mentioned, it is often leave them unlabelled in However, the evidence only sounded like a whis- common sense that is the waiting room. Charlie in the trailer told a dif- per because he had his lacking when an accident goes on to have a “steamy ferent story, and Bobbie in my ear!) occurs!

Brucefoot Penton Kim Inglis Bruce Penton night” with his girlfriend, served six months for Virg opened the door at Keeping ones eye on proving aphrodisiacs are helping Dial escaped. the back and later real- what is going on around, real, I guess. Moreover, Following her release, ized that a tightly-sealed will mebbe keep a person the episode’s real worth she reunited with her camper might be warm, from walking over a cliff, is Robert Stack’s dulcet husband, Randy. all right, but sometimes but they’d better keep the voice suggesting that the The Oakville Blobs the air gets kind of thin! other one focused on the ultimate aphrodisiac is, Residents of Oakville, Although we’ve done it job, too!

“The heartfelt phrase, I Washington, reported a love you.” weird jelly-like substance Dial’s Escape falling from the sky six The story centres on times in three weeks.

Bobbi Parker, the wife of Anyone who came into the deputy warden of a contact with it developed prison. severe flu-like symptoms She worked with lasting for up to three inmates in the prison’s months. Later, studart program, namely ied samples were said the convicted-murderer to contain human white Randolph Dial, who also blood cells, bacteria from worked on the Parker the digestive tract, and family home.

Eukaryotic cells present 20071 One day Randy Parker in living creatures. returned home to find Some theories about the Dial and Bobbi missing. source of the substance Soon the trail went cold include waste from airafter Bobbi made a series planes passing overhead, of bizarre phone calls to jellyfish remains from her mother and friends. test bombs dropped in the In the following years, ocean 50 miles away, or a authorities found Dial biological weapon tested living in a trailer in by the US government.

Texas, with Bobbi. Both of them claim the relationship wasn’t consen-

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5 strangest episodes of Unsolved Mysteries Netflix, in their infinite wisdom, is resurrecting Unsolved Mysteries with the producers of Stranger Things at the helm.

The original ran for 23 years and over 500 episodes, ending in 2010.

Each episode used re-enactments and first-person interviews to tell stories of unsolved crimes, paranormal events, and UFO sightings and encounters.

The host, Robert Stack, started a few urban legends in his time.

In honour of Unsolved Mysteries coming to Netflix, let’s look back at the original, and five of the strangest stories they aired.

Rainboy This episode takes us back to 1983, where 20-year-old Don Decker is on furlough from jail to attend his grandfather’s funeral.

Disturbed by the outpouring of grief for his abusive grandfather, Decker entered a trance, floating and causing an indoor rain to fall. Later, back at the jail, the mysterious rain returned, soaking both Decker and another prisoner in the cell.

Chupacabra You have to love a show that takes the Chupacabra as seriously as the Unabomber. The segment focuses on strange animal deaths in Puerto Rico. There’s an eyewitness account from David Negron, who saw the monster after it killed his goat. He describes it as black and hairy, with a crest atop its head. The goat was dead, drained of blood with two small puncture wounds on its neck. Chupacabra means goat-sucker in Spanish.

A rash of bizarre animal killings plagued Puerto Rico through the rest of the year.

Aphrodisiacs In a bizarre special Valentine’s Day episode, Unsolved Mysteries tackled the validity of aphrodisiacs.

They interview “Charlie,” who claims to have unknowingly eaten chocolates dosed with South American libido-lifting herbs in his doctor’s waiting room. The receptionist catches him and tells him it’s a special “Love Potion” made by the doctor.

It all seems weird for a

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Muenster’s Hofmann has Big League dreams He’s got the ready-made nickname - the Monster from Muenster.

Now. Saskatchewan’s Logan Hofmann has the next few years to try to live up to it.

Hofmann is striving to join an exclusive group of baseball players - major leaguers whose home bases are in Western Canada.

It’s a short list; current Western Canadians on Major League Baseball team rosters include pitchers James Paxton (Delta, B.C.) of the Yankees and Mike Soroka (Calgary) of the Atlanta Braves.

Hofmann, a native of Muenster, Sask., was chosen by Pittsburgh Pirates in the recent amateur draft, going in the fifth and final round, 138th overall.

Normally, the major league draft is a drawnout affair lasting 40 rounds, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was shortened this year to five. Being selected from among such a reduced pool of players is quite a feather in the cap

for Hofmann, who was picked in the 35th round of the draft last year by St. Louis but didn’t sign a contract. His desire to improve his draft status by playing one more year of college baseball paid off in spades. A fifth-rounder commands a much bigger contract offer than one chosen in the 35th round.

The 20-year-old righthander was almost unhittable in his final season with Northwestern State in Louisiana, striking out 38 batters in 28 innings, giving up zero earned runs.

Yes, that would be a 0.00 ERA. His stats in the Cape Cod Summer League last year weren’t as spectacular, but they were still impressive enough for the Pirates’ brass - 27 strikeouts and only five walks in 20 1/3 innings and a spot on the league’s all-star team.

Being selected 138th overall means Hofmann holds the honour of being the highest pick ever for a Saskatchewan product.

James Avery of Moose

Jaw, who went to the Reds with the 152nd pick in 2005, formerly held that distinction.

“Obviously I had a good start to the year and my goal was to be a top-10 rounder going into this year, and once I heard (the draft) was cut to five rounds I wasn’t too happy about it,” Hofmann told Saskatoon’s CKOM News.

“I kind of thought it was a 50-50 chance I’d get drafted still.”

There’s no timeline for when Hofmann might proceed through the Pirates’ system. Baseball is slated to resume in late July as a result of the pandemic.

But all of Muenster, all of Saskatchewan and fans all across Western Canada are hoping he can approach the levels of success enjoyed by Paxton, who has a 56-32 record and a no-hitter in seven seasons, and Soroka, who posted a 13-4 record in 2019 and emerged as the ace of the Braves staff.

• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hampton, Va.): “When baseball and the NBA return, does it

make sense to play the Astros making a video national anthem in empty telling the rest of baseball parks and arenas? Just not to cheat.” asking.”

• Scott Ostler of the • Molinaro again: “ESPN San Francisco Chroninotes that cle: “Tiger the highestWoods vs. paid public Phil Mickemployee elson? Borin 40 states ing. Give is a football viewers the or men’s golf match basketthey really ball coach. want to see: Clearly Obama vs. then, the Trump.” priorities of • RJ the other 10 Currie of states need sportsdeke. adjustcom: “Reument.” ters reports • Comedy a British guy Steve man spent Burgess of five years Bruce Penton Vancouver, building a on Twitter: high-per“If the #Jays can’t play formance vehicle from at Skydome their backup scratch, despite being plan is to move to Dis- blind. So what’s the NY easeville in the state of Knicks’ excuse?”

Coronastan.”

• Washington Redskins • Janice Hough of left- linebacker Ryan Andercoastsportsbabe.com: son, on why he plays the “Florida is still telling game so hard: ‘If I can travellers from New York, remember my grandkids’ New Jersey and Connect- names then I didn’t play icut to quarantine for 14 the game right.” days. This would kind • Headline at TheOnof be like the Houston

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Bizarre stories from the Alaska Triangle Forget the Bermuda Triangle, have you heard of the Alaska Triangle?

It’s the place where two thousand ordinary people a year disappear. It’s so strange and unexplained that the Travel channel made a show, The Alaska Triangle, to investigate weird occurrences like Bigfoot and UFOs. The 32,0000 square mile triangle cuts through the state’s middle, with points at Anchorage and Juneau in the south and Barrow in the north. It’s some of the most dangerous and inhospitable wilderness on earth.

Kushtaka There’s a Tlingit legend about creatures who are half otter and half man, called Kushtaka.

The shape-shifters are the stars of scary stories told on Alaskan camping trips. It’s said they torture people with their worst fears, by making them into reality. They also lure children into the woods and either eat or turn them into Kushtaka.

Most people believe that mothers tell their kids stories of Kushtaka to keep them from wandering in the woods alone.

Chris mccandless The subject of ‘Into the Wild’, first a book by Jon Krakauer and then a movie starring Emile

Hirsch, McCandless disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness like hundreds of people each year.

However, there’s no mystery about what happened to McCandless, as moose hunters discovered his body less than a month after his death.

He starved to death, illprepared for the harsh reality of trying to live off the land in Alaska.

While not mysterious, it’s what happens to many of Alaska’s missing people; seduced by wild freedom but without survival skills.

Hale boggs The first big story that drew public attention to the Alaska Triangle was that of the disappearance of Hale Boggs. He was a Democratic House Representative from Louisiana and the House majority leader.

In 1972 he was aboard a Cessna plane flying from Anchorage to Juneau.

He, along with another Congressman, an aide, and a pilot, disappeared into the Alaska Triangle on the way to a fundraising dinner.

The search for the plane and the missing Congressmen went on for over a month, but no trace was found of the plane.

Michael lemaitre The yearly Mount Mara-

thon race takes place in Seward, Alaska. It’s a grueling three-mile trail with over 3,000 feet of elevation change.

Hundreds of runners flock to the small town, each having won a race number in a competitive lottery.

Michael LeMaitre was in good shape, but an older gentleman and slower than the other racers.

Race officials were packing up the course when they last saw LeMaitre, a scant 200 feet below the mountain peak. They encouraged him to finish the race, expecting he’d be back down the mountain in no time.

LeMaitre not only didn’t finish the race but was never seen again. To this day, no trace of him has ever been found. There’s no straightforward explanation for what could have happened to him during a crowded race event.

It just goes to show how easy it is to disappear in Alaska.

Big foot For people who study Big Foot and Sasquatch, Alaska is an ideal habitat for the man/animal hybrid.

The secretive creatures can live in solitude in the open, untamed countryside. Stories of Big Foot

sightings abound across the entire state. But in the 1930s, in the town of Port Chatham, the sightings became more sinister.

Mysterious disappearances, violent murders, and even mutilations plagued the town.

Eventually, the residents abandoned their homes, tired of living in fear of the forest.

As recently as the 70s, people who hunted in the area still experienced weird incidents like stalking by a massive creature on two feet.

ion.com: “Staples Center employee realizes he left shot-clock buzzer on this whole time.”

• Tacoma broadcaster Mike Curto: “In 1920 Major League Baseball outlawed the spitball.

One hundred years later, MLB is outlawing spit.”

• Public-service tweet from Ottawa Public Health: “We admit, sometimes wearing a mask in public isn’t the most fashionable or comfortable choice. But some people wear Leafs jerseys, so yeah. Just saying.”

• Jay Busbee of Yahoo. com, on the tenuous resumption of sports: “COVID-19 has surged back out to a threetouchdown lead on us.

But believe me, I know it’s possible to come back from this kind of a deficit.

I am a Falcons fan, after all.”

• Janice Hough again, on fantasy football: “Beginning to think in 2020 the fantasy is that we can play football.”

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structure to meet the growing demand for plant protein.

For example, the federal government recently announced $90 million to the Merit Functional Foods plant protein plant in Winnipeg. The money a, package of loans from Agriculture Canada, Farm Credit Canada and Export Development Canada, was announced June 22, by federal Agriculture Minister MarieClaude Bibeau.

The Merit plant will use proprietary technology to extract canola and pea protein for human consumption.

The Merit facility is not the only one being built to produce plant protein. French processor Roquette is building a pea protein plant in Portage la Prairie and other plant protein projects are proceeding both on the Prairies and across North America.

And, in Saskatchewan the government will be supporting the Bridge2Food Virtual 15th PlantBased Foods and Proteins Summit North America 2020 being held June

22-26. “Last year, this event was held in Saskatoon, the first time the event was hosted in North America, and it was a big success for the plant-based protein sector and larger agriculture value chain in the province,� Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

Such investments, both research and infrastructure, hint strongly about the potential of a new market for farm crops, and emerging demand from consumers for new foods.

Jim Reiter, MLA

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BIGGAR AQUATIC CENTRE SCHEDULE! For this week schedule is as follows: Tuesday - Public Swimming 1pm - 8pm Wednesday - Public Swimming 1pm-8pm Thursday - Public Swimming 1pm - 8pm Friday - Public Swimming 1pm - 8pm Saturday - Family Swim 1pm - 2pm Public Swim 3pm - 8pm The remaining pool schedule is available at the Town Office or on the Town of Biggar website

D A Y Griffin Lehnert was honoured with the Biggar Central School 2000 Valedictorian Award. He also received the George Lund Memorial Trophy (This trophy is awarded for excellence in Science. The winner may have taken three sciencesChemistry 30, Physics 30, and Biology 30. The winner does not necessarily have to have the highest average; however, the winner must show enthusiasm, helpfulness and excel in lab work. The winner is determined by the Senior Science teachers), the Linda Beckett Memorial Trophy (This trophy is awarded to the graduating student who best exemplifies the spirit of youth. Qualities such as enthusiasm, thought1/4 Page fulness, and helpfulness are taken into consideration. Each graduating student and staff member is given the opportunity to submit a nomination. The staff selects the winner from these nominations. No application is needed), and the Class of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;42 Award (This trophy is awarded for excellence in the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Fine Arts. The recipient is determined by having the highest average in 4 of the following subjects: English Language Arts 30A, 30B, History 30, Psychology 30, Band 30, Visual Arts 30, or any other Social Science, Humanities or Fine Arts course taken through Distance Education. Note: One must be ELA 30A or 30B, one must be a Canadian Studies 30 level, plus two others).

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Madeline Ellard received the Dale Fogelberg Trophy (This trophy is awarded to the best all-round student in the graduating class. The recipient is determined by a point system combining academic average with extra-curricular activities (sports, drama, SRC, stage band, et cetera) the student has been involved in during their senior years.

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McKenna Boyle received the AvalonGagenville Commemorative Trophy winner (This award covers a wide span of personal achievement.

Candidates may be eligible on the basis of one or more of the following: 1.) has over the years developed and expanded a personal talent, skill or area of interest such as music, sports, art, membership in an organization such as Cadets, School of Dance, et cetera; 2.) has dealt constructively and courageously with personal problems and/or handicaps; 3.) has over the years made a personal contribution of time, effort and involvement to their school and/or community; 4.) has over the years broadened and enriched his/her own personal development and goals through involvement in youth programs, exchange trips, seminars, workshops, short courses, et cetera).

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Clumsiest animal alive stages jail break We’re all about zoo animal escapades, like our post about Snowbank, the peacock who escaped a Boston zoo.

Here’s another almost unbelievable one, given the notorious clumsiness of pandas.

That they’re even considered a bear is laughable.

Somehow, a remarkably athletic panda escaped his enclosure at a zoo in Copenhagen.

Xing Er shares a habitat with a female companion, Mao Sun. Surveillance video shows him climbing a metal pole, covered in electrical wire, and escaping to wander about the zoo.

Zoo employees cornered and sedated Xing Er, then returned him unharmed to his enclosure. No zoo guests were injured during the escapade, either.

The brand-new Panda House from which he escaped represents a $24.2 investment by the zoo. And it’s a little lax in the security department.

While zoo officials were pleased with the outcome, a spokesman stressed to the Associated Press that they want to “ensure that it does not happen again.” Not only for Xing Er’s safety, but you have to imagine how unhappy

the Chinese government would be if someone lost a panda they’d lent out.

All zoo pandas belong only to China, who used to give them as gifts as a gesture of goodwill. Now, China leases them out to 27 zoos around the world, who pay a fee to the government. Half that fee goes to research and preservation for pandas.

The loaner system seems to have worked. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently upgraded the panda from endangered to vulnerable.

If you’ve seen them toddling around like cartoon characters, it’s hard to believe pandas are actual bears. They also share characteristics with raccoons, but on a molecular level are ursine.

I’d feel more threatened running into a raccoon in the woods than a panda bear.

They’re also part of the order Carnivora.

Still, their diet is 99 per cent bamboo shoots and leaves, which they spend all day munching in a bewildered, content way. In the wild, they’ll sometimes eat bugs and carrion. But in captivity, they’re just fed an assortment of compost items

Brown donates to Cenotaph . . . Bill Brown (inset picture) recently donated $500 for benches at the Biggar Cenotaph. Brown commissioned Chad’s Wood Werx to build the two benches, now prominently placed at the Biggar Cenotaph site on Third Avenue West near the Biggar Lionel A. Jones Library and Town of Biggar Office. (Independent Photos)

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1 2 3 Biggar’s Farmers Market starts . . . The ever popular farmers market is once again under way ever Tuesday afternoon at around 3 p.m. Because of the social distance rules, the market has moved to a more open outdoor location at the corner of Eighth and Main. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Robber returns to the scene of the crime for his keys that he forgot If you’re going to steal something, make sure you don’t get caught.

And better yet, don’t leave your keys at the scene of the crime.

It sounds crazy but that’s what this guy did. And he never should have came back to get his keys.

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keys that he left. This is band had just caught a how the story went. man breaking into their It was 3:50 a.m. on garage. Once the cops 1/4aPage Sunday morning when made it to the scene, they woman called police to arrested the suspect. tell them that her husDuring the arrest, on the way to being taken into custody, the suspect kicked one of the officers.

Brandon Police Service said the officer was not

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Police investigated and determined that the suspect had broken into the garage earlier in the night. He stole two bicycles, a laptop computer, and a bar fridge.

According to the police, the suspect hid the items he stole nearby, while he

returned other items to his apartment. The problem was, he didn’t have his keys, so he was at his apartment but he couldn’t get into it.

The suspect decided he would smash the glass door of his apartment building so that he could get in, but he still couldn’t get into his place without the keys. The robber returned to the garage he stole the items from to look for his keys and that’s when the homeowner apprehended him.

The police reported that the suspect was intoxicated and in breach of two conditions of an undertaking. The 20-year-old man was arrested for break, enter and theft, two counts of failure to comply with an undertaking, two counts of mischief to property under $5,000, and assaulting a police officer.

The suspect spent time in the police station and was later released when he sobered up.

He has an upcoming September court date.

We at The Independent would like to apologize for the name error on the grad feature, in the June 25 issue. Congratulations James Ramos on your Graduation!

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Alyssa Grondin Lakeland College Bachelor of Arts Degree May 2018 University of Regina Bachelor of Education Degree with Great Distinction June 2020

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Victoria Grondin Assiniboia High School Grade 12 Diploma June 2020 Future Plans University of Saskatchewan College of Commerce Fall 2020

Proud parents are Elan & Patrick Grondin of Assiniboa, SK and grandparents Myrtle Robinson and the late Ron Robinson, Lorraine Grondin and the late Stan Grondin.

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Joy will be greatly missed & lovingly remembered by her children, Linda Mears, Eunice (Larry) Leasak, David (Gail) Hinchliff & Gord (Ev) Hinchliff; 13 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 8 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews Joy was predeceased by her husband Keith Hinchliff in 2008; son-in-law, Bob Mears; parents; 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

Memorial for Joy will be held at a later date due to Covid restrictions.

Donations in memory of Joy may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society.

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by Pastor Ken Davidson, Perdue United Church A wise man once said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing is new. Whatever is, was before.â&#x20AC;?

I can remember my sisters finding shoes that our mother had worn some 20 years earlier, and as things go, they were so excited since those very shoes were back in style.

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Genesis 1 verse 31: â&#x20AC;&#x153;God looked at all he had created and it was very good.â&#x20AC;?

That was at the end of day 6! By Chapter 3 we had already disappointed God. We broke the one and only rule that God gave us. What did we do then?

Adam blamed the woman, she blamed the serpent!

And there we have it, from Chapter 3 in the very beginning to this very day, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it is not my fault!â&#x20AC;?

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Now donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, I am not condoning any of these behaviours! I am only pointing out that â&#x20AC;&#x153;manâ&#x20AC;? has been doing everything possible to betray Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief that everything â&#x20AC;&#x153;was very goodâ&#x20AC;?

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Out of our busyness God calls us into stillness. We hear that call and come into that stillness. God hungers for our fellowship and response. We enter into this time with anticipation. God is with us. Thanks be to God. Wherever I may go, Creator God, You are there. If I descend into the deepest space, or ascend into the highest ecstacies, behold You are there. Lead me in all your ways, O God, that I may answer Your call in faithfulness and truth.

O God, creator of the universe and all living creatures, forgive us when we break faith with You by failing to love as we ought. Make us new in Your image, recreate us, and set us free to love you and all Your children. In Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name I pray.

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