The Independent

Vol. 111 No. 34

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2020

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“Looking Good” a few area’s around town that had some rubber pavement, which is made of mostly recycled tires. Pictured are the town office, the sitting park on main st. and 3rd ave. and the columbarium at the cemetery. Independent Photos by Dale Buxton

TOWN FACILITIES GET A NEW LOOK

SCOOPING OUT THE PRODUCT

Work continues at Prairie Malt as they continue to scoop out what product is remaining in the bin. Independent Photos by Dale Buxton.

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Biggar RCMP arrest adult male from Alberta for Arson

Gordon went to Sunshine Care home and entertained them from the back of his truck on this beautiful Sunday Evening.

Constable Mark Wright, Biggar RCMP On August l, 2020, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Biggar RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at a rural land location in the RM of Biggar, Sask.

It was reported to police that a truck engulfed in flames was found in an open field. A male suspect was also observed by a passing motorist, to be wandering from a bush in the area of the vehicle fire. The male was described as wearing no shirt and no shoes.

The truck was later

determined to have been stolen from Kindersley, Sask.

Biggar RCMP located a male suspect matching the previous description, at approximately 9:00 p.m. on the same day.

28-year-old Michael Steven Mayan, from Cold Lake, Alta, has been charged with: • Arson - Damage to Property, contrary to Sec. 434 of the Criminal Code; and • Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000, contrary to Sec. 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.

Mayan was taken into custody and made his first appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on August 4, 2020.

Mayan was subsequently released on an undertaking and is scheduled to make his next appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court on August 31, 2020, at 2 p.m.

Biggar RCMP would like to thank Biggar Fire Department for their assistance in the investigation.

Donors Choice Organization Needs HELP Donors Choice is a volunteer-run organization that has been running for 55 years. Collecting donations for 33 charities, 0f which ten are local organizations and the remainder being mostly health related. Annually we collect on an average of $27,000.

At our recently advertised February annual meeting, we had no people interested in attending the meeting other than the seven active executive and board members that have been running the organization for the past several years. In order for Donors Choice to “survive” we NEED more interested people

in becoming active members to join the organization. A decision was made at the meeting to “fold” if we can not get your support that’s needed.

With the added stress of Covid-19, it has been very hard on people and will surely have an effect on our door-to-door canvassing. To run a Town Blitz we have completed a successful campaign with approximately 45 dedicated canvassers. Thank you to all of you for your dedication.

Our blitz is scheduled this year for October 6 to October 8. It will be the last one without your support.

A little maintenance provide by Marilyn and Butch Ellis at the entrance of town. Good work to the committee it looks fabulous. Independent Photo by Dale Buxton

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWSPAPER BINGO WINNERS

There are 5 winners of the first “Newspaper Bingo” Pictured are Melissa Raschke, Ruby Gamble and Marie Roesch, other winners were Kathy Sarvas, and Helga Fellehner. Congratulations to all as they shared the $400 gift certificate to be spent at a Biggar Business. Watch for the next bingo starting September 3rd. Cards now available.

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Letter to The Editor

Government Absenteeism: The second pandemic As the world attempts to come to grips with the Covid pandemic, our economic future is in jeopardy. Formerly employed people are at home wondering what’s going to happen to their families and careers. Our legislators have responded with subsidies from the public coffers creating a mounting debt load that will eventually have to be reconciled. This is a real and difficult dilemma.

Unfortunately, we only have a part-time government at the moment. Normally the full legislature is obligated to sit for 45 days. They have voted to reduce that number to 14 days citing the corona virus as the rationale. Additionally, only 1/3 of the elected members are actually in attendance during this drastically shortened schedule. If there was ever a time when we needed extra effort from those who we elect it is now. It is hard to fathom how the need for leadership and direction can be fulfilled when our leaders choose to vacate their jobs for more than half time while still collecting salaries for full time attendance. No business model would succeed with this policy.

Long before Covid created these fiscal challenges, the mishandling and extraordinary cost overruns for the largest infrastructure project in our province’s history (the New Highway #1 Regina Bypass and the G.T.H.) had already placed a disproportionate burden on Saskatchewan taxpayers. The financial hole we have dug is now future generations deep.

We have a critical need for clear guidance, direction and intervention from our elected officials. For example, the education system is told they are to make preparations to re-open schools without clear interpretation of guidelines or the associated resources to re-open safely. Environments where people gather together in larger numbers are the ‘hot zones’ for transmission. It has become clear that these locations are sources for localized spreading of Corona. Our government has not been attending to these unfolding lessons because they are not on the job.

We see an ‘ostrich’ mentality infecting our leadership in these critical times. Public service demands a sacrificial philosophy from those we elect and financially support. We are now forced to draw our own conclusions for how we should protect ourselves based largely on anecdotal evidence. Most people in Saskatchewan think the Covid pandemic is overblown simply because they have no direct experience with any victims. This breeds a false sense of security. We see many other parts of the continent dealing with rising infection rates as economies begin to re-open.

When we add the CERB and other subsidies into the mix, we have a significant fiscal disaster looming over our heads. Financial recovery dictates that we borrow from the future through increased taxation or allowing rampant inflation. We should prepare for the GST and other forms of taxation to increase significantly by this time next year. This kind of honest disclosure is not politically safe. We cannot expect the current government to prepare us for economic recovery by communicating politically unpopular messages. They are likely frightened for their political futures in a post-pandemic world.

The difference with these two forms of virus is important to emphasize. The ‘vaccine’ to protect us from fiscal mismanagement is actually within our grasp. A vote for change and a Public Judicial Inquiry and a Forensic Audit into recent government expenditures would expose the virus of economic malfeasance. The sitting government appears to think that the cure for this pandemic is worse than the disease. The time for part-time and partisan government is over. Strong and courageous leadership is desperately needed.

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After WE, can you Trust the Trudeau Liberals?

by Brad Redekopp, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon West.

As Justin Trudeau’s $900-million scandal continues to unfold, one truth has become crystal clear: Justin Trudeau is currently using the COVID-19 emergency spending to enrich his friends. Every day new details emerge that paint a concerning picture of corruption at the highest levels of government.

With this as a backdrop, can the Liberals be trusted to lead us through the recovery?

We know that the Liberals handed almost a bil-

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lion-dollar program to an organization with close ties to Justin Trudeau’s family and the Liberal Party. But we also know this wasn’t the only pandemic program that was designed to benefit Liberal insiders. Canadians have also learned that the multi-million-dollar rental assistance program was subcontracted to a company with close ties to the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff.

It is widely expected that the Liberal government will unleash a massive spending package in the coming months, with specific focus on the environ-

ment and infrastructure.

With this much money at stake, how can Canadians trust the Liberals to not abuse taxpayers’ dollars when they’ve demonstrated time and time again their contempt for the ethical standards Canadians expect.

Many Canadians may recall the Sponsorship Scandal of the late 1990’s when the Jean Chretien Liberals used government advertising dollars to line the pockets of their friends. Liberals gave taxpayer money to Liberal Party linked advertising firms in return for little or no work. It was after

the Auditor General’s investigation, and a commitment from the Conservative Party to clean up the corruption in Ottawa, that the Liberal Party was defeated in the 2006 election.

As money flows to help with the recovery, some companies will receive billions of dollars. Justin Trudeau and his inner circle will be the ones deciding which firms receive your money; they will pick winners and losers.

I am deeply concerned that these decisions will not be made using proper bidding and vetting procedures. The Liberals

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have shown a tendency to choose their friends and allies, sometimes even bypassing the bidding process in order to award contracts directly to their supporters.

Which brings us back to the WE scandal. Almost a billion-dollar program was handed to WE without an open bidding process. The company has very close ties to Justin Trudeau and has paid more than half a million dollars to members of his family.

Canadians have serious questions about the Liberal government’s pandemic spending. We

know billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money have been handed out in a very short time frame. How many other Liberal insiders have received sweetheart deals?

Can you trust the scandalplagued Liberals to make the best decisions with your money? Do you really want Justin Trudeau in charge of handing out billions of dollars? As you think about those questions, remember this: Conservatives know that it’s not our money – it’s your money. And that’s an important difference!

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Dad had a large shiny Waltham watch that was often tucked into the small “Watch” pocket on the front of his bib overalls, but he didn’t use it much in the dusty fields of the 1930’s. (I often wonder where that old watch went!)

Many of my first memories concern that old Financial watch and I can remember,Advice as a small boy, wondering how many Kimtimes Inglis it would “tick - tick - tick” before I finally grew up and was able to drive a car or vote!

More importantly mebbe, it was responsible for impressing on us that we should always be on time.

Dad and Mother always insisted on being prompt and although sometimes it must have been frustrating, over and over they pointed out to us that not only did being on time give one a sense of successful planning, but a kind of order to things as compared to the disorders of a more haphazard approach!

Lesson #1. (about being on time) came when “Whitey” and I were robbing crows nests in the poplar bluff south of our old country school.

Apparently we were so absorbed with our success as nest-robbers that we didn’t hear the school bell clanging away. It would have seemed more like real justice mebbe if the young (they were all young and took over our Agriculture school but they sure got old fast!) school teacher Daniels had made Calvin Whitey and I stay in, gave us the strap or something, but no!

Everyone was confined to the school yard thereafter and within sound of that noisy bell!

In those years it wasn’t odd for people to glance at the sun and make a pretty close guess to what time it was, but (as I found out first-hand) that method had it’s drawbacks too!

Financial Lesson #2. B.O.T. (being Advice on time) came along when Kim Inglis Y.T. was looking for one of the neighbours.

It was a hot, hot fall day and I could hardly wait for the sun to get straight down a nearby fence line so that I could go in for dinner . . . and some rest. Finally the sun did get in line with it and young Y.T. went in. Sorry, it was now one in the afternoon and the boss laughed. “We built that fence to follow the creekline” he said “And it isn’t anywhere near North and South!” It may have cost me a little extra sweat, but lesson #2 was a part of my B.O.T. education!

Mebbe this was part of lesson #2 also . . . As a young helper at one of the neighbours places, in order to look a little more like a professional hired man, Y.T. blew his $1.50 per day wages on a cheap

pocket watch at the local hardware store.

At that time, believe it or not, there was a pocket watch called a “Westclox Dax” that sold for only $1.25, so Y.T. marched proudly down and bought one!

About a week into the job, (which included a lot of high-class technical know-how, such as forking, lifting, splitting, piling and shovelling!) the so-prized watch stopped, and I came in for dinner late (again!)

The old farmer I was working for took one look at my nice new shiny timepiece and said “You fix these kind of watches like this!” grabbed the lace-leather thong that I had so carefully tied to it’s ring, and swung the watch against the side of the his stable! “Tick - tick - tick” went the watch as it started up again . . . and it really kept good time for the next month!

Later on, one of my school friends had somehow finagled a dollar from his dad, and showed up in class sporting a shiny new “Westclox Dax” . . . but it wouldn’t go for him! “Oh-Oh!” I said and started looking for a new friend!

Looking through a big black book that I have, I find that some years ago somebody wrote “There is a time . . .”

And mebbe this is the right moment to point out that many lessons of our youth were a lot in line with it!

We used to live not too far from the North Saskatchewan River and

although we never knew exactly when, we knew (even as kids) that there was a time for the ice to go out, a time for the June flood, a time for leaves to come onto the trees and a time for the Meadowlarks to come back. Actually the clock didn’t dictate responsibilities to us as much as nature did!

Times changed quite a bit, once we started looking at that clock! Although sometimes being late can’t be helped (everyone has had this happen) there seems to be whole families of people who have formed the habit of always being late.

This has happened to Y.T. more than once, but we won’t go into that because he might stop writing for this paper and start eating it!

I knew a family once that thought nothing of being hours late for anything . . . mebbe they all ended up in the medical profession (I dunno!)

I often wonder what would have happened if General Blucher hadn’t shown upon the field of Waterloo when he did, or Julius Caesar had been late for his early March senate appointed in Rome.

Then Y.T. joined the army, where being on time was vital!

In order to coincide the efforts of faster moving types (ahem!) with the slower moving ones, the first group were, more or less, often told to “mark time” and this in turn led to the use of such terms as “Hurry up and wait” “Snafu” and stuff like

that!

It must have been frustrating for the military planners to have reinforcements show up after a battle was over!

As far as I know the worldly schedule of things has always been met for thousands of years and there is sure no record of the sun coming up late yet!

It must be obvious to us all that the whole universe has always been on time!

I’d better get this piece done or we’ll be late for that funeral.

Holy Annie . . . mebbe it’s mine!

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Community organizations benefit from Great Plains College partnership with Sask Masks Three community organizations will benefit financially from a partnership between Great Plains College and Sask Masks. Each community group will receive a $500 donation from Sask Masks, who recently supplied a quantity of face masks to the college.

As part of the ‘Fall ReOpen Plan’, the college purchased a supply of face masks from Sask Masks to enhance the health and safety of staff, faculty and students.

Seizing the opportunity presented by Sask Masks’ mission to support the community by investing all net proceeds from face mask sales, the West Central Crisis & Family

Support Centre (Kindersley), Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre (Swift Current) and Warman Childcare Centre were identified as college partners who met the criteria for donations.

“The many positive community partners that we have is a major reason for our high level of learner success,” said Dianne Sletten, donor services coordinator with the college. “In addition to the health and safety emphasis in purchasing the face masks, we are thankful to Sask Masks for their commitment to financially assisting the community-based-organizations who provide such essential services to their resi-

dents.”

The West Central Crisis & Family Support Centre has partnered with the college’s adult basic education program within the community of Kindersley and surrounding areas, and supports the college’s referrals to their programming. In the midst of the current COVID situation, organizations such as these have provided even higher levels of benefits to their communities in addition to their regular programs.

Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre provides referrals to many programs at the college and provides support services to newcomer and International students.

“We are grateful to the Great Plains College for recognizing the work that we do and for the selection as a recipient of the donation by Sask Masks,” said Icasiana de Gala, Executive Director at the Southwest Newcomer Welcome Centre. “This business student initiative is not only making Saskatchewan residents safer by providing personal protective equipment, but Sask Masks is also ensuring that nonprofits benefit from the proceeds of their project.

The Welcome Centre has recently expanded its location and future plans include the development of a commercial kitchen that will enable us to do

more programs with our clients. This donation will help us equip this new kitchen.”

Warman Childcare Centre has provided practicum placement for the college’s students and provides childcare for many of the college’s staff and students. “We appreciate the donation from Sask Masks and will be using it to enhance our childcare programming at the centre,” said Tammy Desrosiers, Director at the Warman Childcare Centre. “As well, thanks to the college for their strong relationship with us and for their local programming that focuses on early childhood edu-

cation. Our staff and children benefit from the experienced instructors at the college.”

Sask Masks is a university student-led initiative that was created at the beginning of the COVID19 pandemic. Their mission is twofold as it is not only helping to slow the spread of the coronavirus but also providing support to the community. They produce face masks for individuals and businesses while raising much-needed funds for charities under increased demand for their services by donating all net proceeds from their sales.

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Chef Dez on cooking – Creating Flavour When Cooking Meat

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For many of us, meat is an important part of our daily diet. Whether it be beef, lamb, pork or chicken, it is important to know the basics of creating the most flavour possible.

Marinades seem to be first and foremost in people’s minds when it comes to creating flavour in cooked meats.

Although they do create flavour, they are also important in making a cut of meat more tender.

The best marinades are made up from the simplest of ingredients that you have in your home already. Please don’t rely on the packages of pow-

der you find at the supermarkets. Marinades are made up from a base, an acid, flavourful ingredients, and salt. The base of a marinade is usually oil, as this will aid in the cooking process.

An acid such as vinegar, wine, or lemon juice is added to breakdown the tougher proteins found in the meat. Red meats, depending on the cuts, are the toughest and are better to marinate from one hour up to twentyfour hours. Chicken and pork proteins are much more delicate and are more preferably marinated for no longer than four to six hours. Over marinated chicken will actually start to become tough.

The flavour combinations that can be added to a marinade are literally endless. Crushed garlic, herbs, spices, and condiments, are just a few. Be creative! Don’t forget the salt as it is crucial to assist in the marinade penetrating the meat thoroughly.

Flavour creation does not only exist by mari-

nating. Searing meats, marinated or not, is very important. There is usually no cooking method that should exempt one from searing meat first.

This develops a crust that will carry flavour all the way through to the finished dish one is preparing. Stew, for example, has a more developed beef flavour when the stew meat pieces are browned prior to the addition of other ingredients.

Many presume searing seals juices inside the meat. This, however, is incorrect as no amount of searing can prevent the loss of moisture.

The flavour in crust development can be enhanced even further by the addition of seasoning. You may want to add salt & pepper to the meat prior to searing. This simple seasoning will then become part of the meat’s outer shell. Applying dry rubs, consisting of a mixture of many different spices, prior to searing is popular for adding a complexity of flavours.

Searing should be done

at a high temperature with a small amount of oil that is suitable for high temperatures, such as avocado oil, grape seed oil, rice bran oil, or even canola or vegetable oil in a pinch. Do not crowd the pan or surface area, as this will decrease the temperature and cause the meat to simmer in its juices rather than caramelize. Searing also creates “browned bits” (called fond) on the bottom of a pan. Fond will also add depth in flavour to a sauce being created.

To achieve this, add a liquid, such as wine or stock, to the pan and loosen these bits with a wooden spoon - just make sure the pan is not too hot and there is very little residual oil left in the pan. Use this liquid as a part of the sauce or reduce it further it to become a sauce of its own – I will always add a splash of whipping cream for better colour and consistency. The reduction process of these liquids will cause water to evaporate thus concentrating the flavours and creating

a desired sauce consistency. Taste and adjust the sauce as necessary prior to serving.

Furthermore, I cannot end this column without mentioning the benefit of cooking over charcoal.

Lump charcoal is one of the oldest known forms of cooking fuel to mankind. I am not talking about manmade square briquettes here, just natural lump charcoal (basically chunks of wood that are heated in a silo with very little or no oxygen).

The flavour complexity lump charcoal adds to meat, vegetables, and other foods is unparalleled to anything else and simply switching to lump charcoal from your usual choice of gas or propane as your grilling fuel will bring your food to a new level. Happy cooking!

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There is always something happening at the museum…even in a pandemic!

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Keep Calm and Carry On was on posters plastered everywhere in London during the Blitz. What else can we do? Follow regulations and stay calm and carry on.

Be grateful for our beautiful town, our shops still filled with food and goods, the beautiful sky above us and familiar faces on the streets. I can still see a smile through the eyes above their masks.

Personally, I have got to the point when I have decided not to wait for it to end, this pandemic, but to learn to live with it.

The smell of sanitizing liquid is everywhere in the museum. Our customers come in, spray their hands, some wear masks, and they enjoy quiet contemplation in our gallery, choosing books. One can take bags of books away for a donation.

The Summer Book Sale has only 2 weeks left!

We cannot believe the summer has whipped by!

We have really missed our fund raisers … the Pancake Breakfast, the BBQ here on 3rd Avenue Corner and the Casino Bus Trips. We have also really missed giving the tours to the tourists who drop in from all over the world. I really missed seeing the school children here for all those months after March 19.

We did get to have the Summer Day Camp children here on August 11 and 12. They came for Museum Days. With help from the Town of Biggar, the children were able to be outside in the sunshine taking part in activities.

What fun it was to see them all! Jannuela had three stations set up for them. They built rattles with paper plates, went hunting for dinosaur bones and then I got to tour them through the museum telling stories of what has been here over the ages.

They watched the video, “Weekends in Biggar” and

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were very enthusiastic about watching that!

They especially liked the “magic” piano. At the end of the afternoon, they all got a bag of goodies Jannuela had made up for them . . .we were tired but so grateful to have them all in the museum again!

We continue to accession donations to our collection. The emails from people who have roots in Biggar still come in. Facebook and Instagram posts are still being made every day. By the way, our Instagram account is biggarmuseumofficial.

One post on Facebook reached 15,000 people!

Stories are still being written for the paper.

Digitalization of our photography inventory and our collections inventory still goes on.

Board meetings are now being held. The Biggar Museum & Gallery had a spot on CBC Radio, August 7 on Blue Sky with Garth Materi…you can still hear it on the internet….

CBC Radio One On Demand. I do appreciate any opportunity we get to bring Biggar to the World.

Zoom meetings replace travel now, and for this I am grateful! I get to meet people in the museum world that are

so knowledgeable and full of new and innovative ideas. I hope that Zoom will remain the future of meetings and sharing knowledge.

We are brainstorming socially distancing in our future fund raiser events.

It’ll all be okay, different,

but okay.

After the Black Death, the Renaissance came, after Spanish Flu, the Roaring Twenties rushed forward…I wonder what the aftermath of COVID 19 will bring?

Museum Days at the Biggar Museum…our summer student Jannuela had a fantastic set up of creative play for the 18 day campers who came over two days, August 11 and 12. (Photos courtesy of the Biggar Museum) The Annual Book Sale and Nick Back Photography continues but only until August 28!

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Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels Amid the myriad of bad news stories that have arisen in 2020 on the Canadian Prairies due to the impact of COVID-19, there are good news stories too.

It is important to recognize not everything is doom and gloom which can become a dark cloud over everything if not careful. It is too easy for everyone, from our federal, provincial and municipal officials to the chatter over a social-distanced coffee, that things are rather dire.

Yes, there are businesses that took it on the chin when COVID-19 hit, and it will take a lot to get back to an even keel.

But there are positives out there too.

Agriculture Some good Ag news from Covid-19

For example, a recent provincial release noted urban housing starts in July in Saskatchewan increased by 506 per cent, compared to July 2019, which was the highest percentage increase among the provinces.

“This is an incredible increase in July housing starts, which is good news for the province’s construction sector and economic recovery in Saskatchewan,” Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said in the release. “It’s more proof that Saskatchewan is weathering the external economic headwinds of the COVID19 global pandemic and is in a solid position for a strong economic recovery.”

Certainly housing construction has a positive ripple effect in the economy keeping supply companies and tradespeople busy.

It’s much the same story in terms of cottage sales which have risen dramatically in this province, according to the Saskatchewan Realtors Association.

Its CEO, Jason Yochim, said on Aug. 10, in a www.yorktonthisweek. com story by Brian

Zinchuk that in the first seven months of 2020, only January and April saw a decline in sales.

“Every other month saw an increase year-overyear for that month in sales, with the greatest increase being in June with 102 per cent increase in transactions in cottage country.”

“That’s 101 transactions in June of recreational property in the province,” he said. Last year, June saw 50.

Anecdotally, recreation sales; tents, camper trailers, boats and the like have been equally strong to the point supply is an issue.

When people are holidaying locally, they spend money locally as well.

And now, in terms of good news, comes the 2020 harvest which appears to be a good one, if the weather cooperates. In fact, an article at www.producer.com suggests farmers are poised to harvest a bumper crop citing analysts.

In the article Neil Townsend, chief market analyst with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, said there is staggering potential in the fields this year, especially for cereal crops.

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FarmLink is forecasting record-shattering yields for wheat, oats and barley after conducting a twoweek-long, Prairie-wide crop tour of more than 1,000 fields that ended on July 31.

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Even if the forecast falls a tad short, a good crop is always a positive for the Prairies. Full grain bins is good news for both the mood of farmers, and the economy.

So yes COVID-19 has

battered our economy, but there are certainly indications people are spending money and that good things are happening too.

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by: Dale and Trudy Buxton Our next adventure starts with a short trip to Rosetown and back with another couple on their trike. Trudy is starting to get used to different climates on a motorcycle and so far so good.

After returning home it was time for a road adventure.

We left on a beautiful Saturday morning and headed north to Battleford on highway 4, hung a right on highway 40 and then headed for Blaine Lake. Highway 40 for the most part was not a bad highway but by the looks of the patching highway 40 is always in need of repair.

On the way we ran into the little town of Hafford.

Hafford’s multicultural roots has a bit of a Ukranian background, which incidently happens to be Trudy’s mothers hometown. Trudy has always remembered stories from the farming days around Hafford and the nearby community of Krydor. She always

remembered the Ukrainian church, which is unmistakeable in its looks from traditional churches. Along with large farming roots Hafford has also been noted for “The Crooked Bush” which is called a botanical mystery and one of the wonders of Canada.

Leaving Hafford you soon travel by Redberry Lake Regional Park, which offers a golf course, playgrounds, boating, canoeing and a camping experience.

We continued down highway 40 to the community of Blaine Lake most noted as the “Gateway to the Lakes” as there are many lakes,

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tourist attractions, campgrounds and a golf course within a short distance of Blaine Lake. If you are hungry for some chinese food a stop must be made at the Gateway Restraurant, which has some of the freshest food you have ever had. Good food and good service is all you can ask for.

Blaine Lake is a nice little community to getaway from it all.

If you are looking for more upscale dining and a different food experience check out the Olive Tree Restaurant and Blacktop Diner by the Petrofka bridge, just south of Blaine lake on highway 12. They offer a wonderful dining experience featuring some greek flavors as well a huge selection of ice cream.

Nice comfortable seating, great atmosphere, a stunning decor and rated as a must go to restaurant in Saskatchewan.

We continued down highway 12 back into Saskatoon and then back home to Biggar. The total km’s of the loop is 374km.

Nice farming countryside and a nice trip.

Stay tuned for more adventures in our next story.

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For the young Burrowing Owls, it’s now time to leave the nest!

by Nature Saskatchewan, Regina, SK The beginning of August marks the end of an important milestone in the life cycle of a Burrowing Owl and the beginning of another. Young Burrowing Owls are now starting to leave the nest and forage for themselves after weeks of being fed by their parents. The young owls are practicing their hunting and flying skills and venturing out on their own to other burrows nearby. They are a bit like teenagers now and are becoming more independent as they begin to prepare for their fall migration to southern Texas and Mexico.

For people travelling in rural Saskatchewan, this

is an especially good time to spot Burrowing Owls.

However, it can also be a dangerous time for inexperienced young Burrowing Owls. Owls will often forage in roadside ditches, looking for insects and rodents. “At dusk the road surface tends to be warmer than the surrounding area, attracting many small insects and rodents,� explains Kaytlyn Burrows, Habitat Stewardship Coordinator with Nature Saskatchewan, “as a result, young owls are also attracted to the road and ditch when they begin searching for prey.�

Every year, young Burrowing Owls are injured or killed by vehicle collisions while they forage

along the road. The Burrowing Owl population has been steadily declining, making the survival of each owl critical for the long term growth of the population. “Motorists can reduce the risk of owl-vehicle collisions by slowing down and being cautious for owls foraging on roads and in ditches�, says Burrows. Slowing down will also increase your chances of spotting this endangered bird!

Burrowing Owls are about 9 inches tall, with mottled brown and white feathers, bushy white ‘eyebrows’, and long featherless legs. They are often found nesting in native or tame pastures that have been well grazed. Burrowing Owls nest in abandoned burrows excavated by badgers, ground squirrels (gophers), or other burrowing mammals, and are often seen standing on or next to their burrow, sitting on nearby fence posts, or foraging in roadside ditches.

Since 1987 Nature Saskatchewan’s Operation Burrowing Owl has worked with landowners to conserve and enhance Burrowing Owl habitat in Saskatchewan. In addition, the program relies on the participation of landowners to help monitor the Burrowing Owl population. Currently, there are over 350 participating landowners across Saskatchewan.

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Golf ball flying too far, says Nicklaus

Penton on sports Bruce Penton

Titleist advertises itself as the company which produces the “No. 1 ball in golf.” The stats prove it; more PGA Tour players use the ball than any other, and it isn’t even close.

But according to golf legend Jack Nicklaus, the company that produces the Titleist ball is also the No. 1 culprit when it comes to preventing golf’s ruling bodies from rolling back the distance the ball is travelling these days, and he maintains it’s leading to the ruination of the game.

Nicklaus told Randell Mell of the Golf Channel that the “great distance

gains players enjoy today is stretching courses, and that’s slowing play.” In the Golf Channel story, he singled out Titleist when asked about pushback from manufacturers over proposals to roll back the distance balls can fly.

“Titleist controls the game,” Nicklaus told Mell. “And I don’t understand why Titleist would be against it. I know they are, but I don’t understand why you would be against it. They make probably the best product. If they make the best product, whether it’s 20 per cent shorter ... What difference would it make?

Their market share isn’t going to change a bit.

They are still going to dominate the game.”

In a later interview with GolfWorld.com’s Joel Beall, Nicklaus pointed to the great distances Tour players are crushing the ball these days and said the game is suffering. Golf body officials “can’t just keep burying their heads on this. They see it, they watch televi-

sion, they see where these guys hit the golf ball. It isn’t about how far they hit it. You just can’t keep making golf courses longer. You just don’t have enough land, you don’t have enough money to do it.”

The topic has raged even more this year since Bryson DeChambeau bulked up in the gym during the Tour’s pandemic hiatus and started getting astonishing distance from his drives. He hit one drive 423 yards at the Memorial, a tournament hosted

by Nicklaus, and belted drives of 353, 362 and 404 yards on other occasions. The host just shook his head in amazement — and dismay.

Veteran Tour player Charley Hoffman said hard workers like DeChambeau shouldn’t be penalized by rolling back the ball. “The guy was average to long hitter prior and he went and worked his (butt) off and found a way to hit it further,” Hoffman told golf. com. “That is a perfect

example of getting better.

Why would you want to roll it back?”

Why indeed?

• Patti Dawn Swansson, the River City Renegade, on Jets’ Paul Maurice, whose teams have missed the playoffs four of the past seven years: “Yet he has a new, threeyear, $9-million contract tucked in his hip pocket.

You know, right beside the horseshoe, the fourleaf clover, the rabbit’s foot, the smoke and the mirrors.”

• Sportswriter Eric Adelson, on Twitter: “We had the Washington Bullets and now we have the Washington Blanks.”

• Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “Southern California had an earthquake. It was so strong it actually shook somebody into the L.A. Chargers’ gift shop.”

• Swansson again, on the orphaned Blue Jays getting rejected by Toronto, Baltimore and Pittsburgh before finding a 2020 home in Buffalo: “That’s kind of like trying to book

John Lennon or Paul McCartney or George Harrison to play your birthday gig, but settling for Ringo.”

• From the Seattle Kraken Twitter feed: “Fun fact: We are the only team that Connor McDavid has not scored against.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Still hanging onto that nickname, Indians? I hear ‘Cleveland Baseball Team’ is still available.”

• A golden oldie from ExCardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar, as recounted by caddie John Wood in a golf.com feature: “There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, ‘You never know.’”

• PGA player Brooks Koepka, at a post-round press conference when asked about changing drivers, from a Callaway to a TaylorMade: “They don’t pay me, so I’m not mentioning their name.”

• Paul Bromby on Twitter, after the Leafs blew a 3-0 lead against Columbus (before returning the

favour in the next game): “Let’s look at the bright side of things here for a minute. The Leafs giving up a three-goal lead might mean 2020 is starting to get back to normal.”

• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha: “Rutgers is going to limit stadium capacity to 500 fans. That’s down from the normal 525 fans who normally attend Rutgers games.”

• Headline on fark.com: “If you build it, they will … have to wait until next year.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times and his wicked sense of humour: “This year’s CardinalsWhite Sox game at Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, has been cancelled.

A bunch of those old ballplayers out in the cornfield apparently didn’t social-distance and tested positive for the Spanish flu.”

Care to comment? E-mail brucepenton2003@ yahoo.ca.

CFL calls it quits for 2020 season The Canadian Football League is shifting its focus to 2021 and beyond after deciding not to play a shortened season this Fall.

“Our league governors decided today it is in the best long-term interests of the CFL to concentrate on the future,” said Commissioner Randy Ambrosie.

“We are absolutely committed to 2021, to the future of our league and the pursuit of our vision of a bigger, stronger, more global CFL.” Season ticket holders can expect to hear soon from their clubs with news on how they can apply their deposits to next season or other offers.

And the CFL will have lots to say in the days ahead on next season, including the 2021 Grey Cup in Hamilton, which Ambrosie predicted will be the largest “reunion” in Canadian sports history.

He added the league and its teams are working together on a new initiative that will allow

fans to show their pride in the CFL’s storied history at the same time they pledge their support for the future, which will be unveiled in the coming days.

The league lost its number one source of revenue - fans in the stands - when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented large gatherings.

Unlike US-based leagues that can count on television or streaming to provide the lion’s share of their revenue, the CFL depends heavily on its live gate.

Still, it spent the past several weeks working on a plan to launch a shortened season this September.

It was to be played in a single location - Winnipeg had been chosen as the hub city - with players living in a protected “bubble” consisting of the gameday stadium, practice fields and hotels.

But the league also consistently said the plan would require some meaningful federal government support, sign-

off from public health authorities, and a new collective bargaining agreement with the Canadian Football League Players’ Association.

The league and the union worked together towards an agreement that would see players return to the field this year. Public health authorities in Manitoba had formally approved the safe return to play plan and federal authorities had praised it publicly. The league and its governors worked tirelessly to explore options to enable play in 2020.

However, despite months of discussions, the government ultimately declined the CFL’s appeal for financial support.

“Even with additional support, our owners and community-held teams would have had to endure significant financial losses to play in 2020,” Ambrosie said.

“Without it, the losses would be so large that they would really hamper our ability to bounce back strongly next year and beyond. The most impor-

tant thing is the future of our league.”

The federal government did suggest at times that the CFL pursue a commercial loan which would be partially backed by Ottawa, but it was shortterm and very costly in terms of interest and fees, Ambrosie said.

“That kind of arrangement would hamper our recovery more than bolster it. On two occasions, in June and again at the beginning of August, the government reached out to us with new indications they might step up and help in a more mean-

ingful way. But at the end of the day, the help we needed to play this year never materialized,” he said.

“This outcome after months of discussions with government officials is disappointing.

But we’re focused now on the long-term future and we will continue to work with the federal and provincial governments in that context.”

The league did have very positive discussions with the Canadian Football League Players’ Association and the two parties were close to finalizing

a tentative agreement which, if ratified, would have met another requirement for play to resume this year.

“We look forward to building on our relationship with our players as we look to the future. We need to use this time to build a bigger, better, stronger CFL and I’m confident we can do just that,” Ambrosie said.

The Commissioner acknowledged that the waiting has been hard for players and their families, as well as coaches, football staff and office staff across the league.

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OBITUARIES Long-time book seller Ralph Ernest Crawford, 75, of Perdue, Sask., and later Medicine Hat, Alta., died on July 24, 2020 at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital after a battle with cancer.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Perdue United Church, starting at 2 p.m., with Mr. Ken Davidson and Rev. Archie Janzen officiating. (The service may be live-streamed via Facebook.)

Ralph was born on June 9,1945 in Fredericton, N.B., to Walter and Sheila (née Burpee) Crawford, a couple who had first met while skating. He would grow up on the family farm in nearby Sheffield and was their only child.

Ralph was also born blind, but subsequent cornea transplants enabled him to see well enough to read but not have a driver’s licence. He underwent a total of 13 eye operations during his life, but, as one eye doctor told him, his limited vision was made up for by his intelligence.

His recollections of his home and family proved invaluable to the editor of the Sheffield Memories history book in filling in gaps of knowledge of many people, she said.

Ralph grew up in a Christian home and at an early age trusted Jesus Christ as his lord and saviour. Ralph didn’t go through a time of drifting away or rebellion. Instead, he kept his child-like trust in and obedience to the Lord throughout his life. When in New Brunswick, Ralph served as a deacon and a trustee and even preached a few times. “He would have made a wonderful minister,” said a former neighbour. In later years, Ralph served on the Perdue Housing Authority board.

He began working for a produce vendor and, subsequently, set up his own vegetable stand and, still on the family farm, a grocery store. A retiring minister gave Ralph his library, which started him on his lifelong enterprise of selling and buying used books. After a hospital stay, Ralph found his produce had rotted. The books were fine, which led to his concentrating on them. Through sales and donations, his inventory gradually grew.

It was a trade he was suited for by his encyclopedic memory of authors, the weather and many other subjects, the roughly 300,000 books in his collection and customers who stopped in over the years. Tidiness, though, might not have been Ralph’s strong suit.

He knew which books were almost worthless and which were worth a lot. Ralph once bought a book for 50¢ and sold it for $500, said a former employee of his Sheffield store.

Business varied by the season. It was buoyed in the summer by the travelling public who stopped in because the farm was on the Trans-Canada Highway. Customers decreased to almost none in the winter.

As a result, Ralph began taking an annual winter holiday to some other part of Canada.

Places he went to included Vancouver and Chilliwack, B.C., Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and, most recently, Medicine Hat. He would get cheap accommodation in old hotels and spend his time shopping for books, to be shipped home later.

As a non-driver, Ralph depended on the bus to get to those places. The people he met travelling were as interesting and enjoyable as his customers, although sometimes quite different. He met teenage runaway girls and was able to persuade at least three of them to return to their homes. When staying in hotels, he met many with problems, often addictions, and the way he lived, particularly in not drinking, was noticed. When others brought that up, he had a chance to witness and counsel. Even in his last days in the hospital, he was trying to help a fellow patient, said a visitor.

When the Trans-Canada Highway was rerouted away from Sheffield, warm-season business also dried up. He asked a friend, John Fawcett, who’d moved to Harris, Saskatchewan about suitable buildings in the area. John found him a two-story, brick, former bank building in Perdue. Over the next four years, Ralph visited Perdue with John, bought the building and arranged the move of his business west. He secured three semi-trailers, a 1940 air force bus and a van and packed them with books. In 2004, they went by rail to Saskatoon and, from there, were picked up by Clark’s Hauling and brought to Perdue.

Selling used books is an increasingly rare occupation and, for that reason at least, Ralph and his store got noticed. The On The Road Again television show, Maclean’s and Prairies North magazines, radio shows and other media featured his store over the years, most recently in 2019.

For that and many other things - the people he’d meet, the books he was able to acquire, even daily provisions like food - Ralph was thankful. He especially appreciated his upbringing and family heritage and where he grew up.

Plans are that at some time, in accord with his wishes Ralph’s ashes will return to that beloved home in Sheffield, to rest with his parents until the resurrection.

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