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Vol. 111 No. 44

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020

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Where it begins . . . Kids listen intently to Pat Baum as he takes kids through some lessons at the Jubilee, Monday. Games will begin shortly with restrictions in place.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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A trip out in the country can bring some unexpected Prairie gems, and along Salter Road this past weekend the fall season came to the fore. Winter is coming and the leaves have fallen, but a small bit of colour remains in an increasingly bleak landscape as the old Salter School (above) sits as a silent reminder of past generations.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Clear win for Sask Party; Weekes back to Legislature It wasn’t even close.

Few surprises with the 2020 Saskatchewan provincial election this past Monday, as the Sask Party was given a clear majority to lead for another four years.

At press time and because of mail-in votes, the Sask Party led the tally with 50 votes to the New Democrats 11. The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, the Green Party of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Liberals, independent candidates, and the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan failed to achieve seats in the Legislature.

The one take from the evening was the Buffalo Party coming in second in some constituencies, making an impact on the Saskatchewan political landscape.

Biggar-Sask Valley’s Randy Weekes kept his seat and will sit as MLA

once again, taking 5,402 votes from New Democrat candidate, Twyla Harris Naciri with 1,021 (600 mail-in ballots yet to be counted). Trevor Simpson of the Buffalo Party received 683 votes, while Green Party’s Darcy Robilliard took 182. The Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties failed to receive any votes as of Tuesday morning.

In Rosetown-Elrose, incumbent Jim Reiter of the Sask Party defeated the NDP’s Brenda Edel, 5,408 to 1,035. Progressive Conservative Adrian Janssens came third with 269, and the Green’s Justina Robinson, fourth with 177. Mail-in votes yet to be counted are at 634.

To the north, RosthernShellbrook incumbent and premier, Scott Moe of the Sask Party sits with 5,017 while New Democrat, Trina Miller received 1,005 votes, the

PC”s Yvonne Choquette, 140 votes, and the Green’s Larry Neufled, 137 (410 mail-in votes remain).

Kindersley, the Sask Party’s Ken Francis was elected with 4,976 votes, Jason Cooper of the Buffalo Party with 1,017, Steven Allen of the NDP, 423, and PC”s Terry Sieben, 191 (402 mail in votes).

Ryan Domotor of the Sask Party received 5,234 votes in Cut Knife-Turtleford, Matt Fedler of the NDP, 881, Richard Nelson of the Buffalo Party, 556, and Patrick McNally of the Greens, 133 (432 mail-in votes).

While Tuesday was just a preliminary count, little will change. Of eligible voters, only 46.96 per cent made their voice heard. Mail-in votes totalled 61,255.

Final numbers for the 2020 provincial election are expected by November 7.

Biggar RCMP report

by Sgt Dean Kabaroff, Biggar Detachment Commander The Biggar RCMP responded to 25 calls for service in the detachment area over the last two weeks.

Over this time period Biggar RCMP and Rosetown Traffic Services have been out on the highways, surrounding communities and Rural Municipalities. They have made 123 contacts with vehicle drivers.

Biggar RCMP are looking for any information regarding recent events on Eighth Street West and Wright Crescent.

Sometime during the early morning on October 23, individual(s) were going through unlocked vehicles. RCMP are asking anyone to review and video footage they might have and contact police.

Again the Biggar RCMP would like to remind the public to secure their homes, vehicle’s and remove any valuables of keys. Police encourage the public report any suspicious activities or vehicles in their area.

Anyone with information to any unsolved crime is asked to contact the Biggar RCMP at 306948-6600 or Saskatch-

ewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or by e-mail. When using crime stoppers you will remain anonymous and you will not have to go to court. If your information leads to an arrest and conviction you will receive a cash reward.

With Halloween approaching Biggar RCMP would like to remind everyone to have a fun and safe Halloween.

Member’s will be out on patrol and are reminding the public to watch for children crossing the roads and take a little extra time to keep everyone safe.

Group Home helps Food Bank . . . Biggar Group Home residents and staff were on hand recently, picking up food from the Biggar Red Apple, who held their food drive campaign recently. Good work to all and to all who donated to the worthy cause! (Photo for The Independent by Barb deHaan)

Voters in Biggar hit the polls on Monday at the Biggar Community Hall.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Senior Nats to hit the ice

Biggar Nationals Senior Hockey team will play their first game November 5 in Unity and their first home game at the Jubilee Stadium in Biggar on November 7.

The Saskatchewan Hockey Association (SHA) has granted permission for the return to hockey provided the regulations for public safety are maintained.

The Biggar Nationals are learning what these measures are and how they need to handle them, so please be patient and help them keep public safety a priority.

Spectators must abide by current COVID-19 regulations for the rink which means face masks must be warn if you are less than six feet from others. Spectators will be limited to a maximum of 150 people at the present time. You will have to sign a logbook when entering the building for tracking purposes. Other regula-

tions apply so please see the link at townofbiggar. com and further details at Sask Hockey at sha. sk.com or Sask Health at saskatchewanhealthauthority.com.

The Sask West Hockey League has nine teams and two divisions. The Northeast division teams are Biggar, Wilkie, Unity, Edam, and Hafford. The Southwest division teams are Kerrobert, Luseland, Kindersley, and Macklin.

The Nats are extremely excited to welcome fans back for another season of hockey and cant wait to see people in the stands. Please check out our web page at facebook.

com/biggarnationals for further details on how you can obtain season passes, memberships, Chase the Ace, hockey pool, and other information regarding our games.

Please also check out saskwesthockeyleague.com to track league standings and keep track of your local players.

The Nationals need our fan support more than ever this year so please come out and watch the Senior team, and, in the meantime, keep it between the posts!

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Win is a win for Sask Party Eligible voters made their mark this past Saskatchewan election, and the clear win was the Sask Party - in with a majority.

For many, they will be crying that the Sask Party doesn’t have a mandate because less than half actually voted.

Why didn’t people vote? There really is no excuse.

Yes, there were those who in the pandemic world we now live in, this “unnormal” reality has kept them from reaching out to make their voice heard.

With expanded advanced voting and mail-in voting, it baffles the mind that people didn’t vote.

We have to be better in getting people to understand that voting actually matters.

There will be folks who, lower lips quivering, wiping away a tear, will pout that it just isn’t fair, that this vote isn’t a true indication of the wishes of the people of this great province. They will desperately claw at any excuse and cling to a belief that they were wronged.

But of those who voted, the Sask Party has a majority. Those who voted said so. It matter to them, so they voted. For those who didn’t vote, they don’t count. It is that simple.

But there is a growing divide between residents of all political ideologies.

Some are just not taking it well when their “team” loses, but they should be more upset at the fact people don’t feel there vote counts.

The sun rose Tuesday morning. Little had changed. And nothing would have changed if the political landscape swung to the left or to the right.

We would have carried on being us, having more in common than we realize.

We work, we play, we hope and love, cheer on fellow Saskatchewanites, believe in the Riders, and strive for a better tomorrow.

It’s when we begin crying foul, carrying on like a petulant child because our party didn’t win, that’s when we create division and angst. We don’t move forward, we don’t become better.

More importantly, open discussion never happens because of all the shouting and finger pointing.

And the evolution of a great province comes to a standstill. You need to vote.

It is not only your right, but your obligation.

K.B.

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Canada’s drifting fiscal ship needs an anchor

by Aaron Wudrick, National Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation A ship without an anchor risks drifting into stormy waters.

The same is true of governments that borrow and spend. More than six months into the global pandemic, it’s time for the Trudeau government to figure out what safeguards to put in place to ensure our temporary plunge into record deficits doesn’t become a permanent problem.

Unfortunately, the government doesn’t have a great record when it comes to fiscal anchors.

In its 2015 election platform, the Liberal party proposed two: balancing the budget by 2019 and reducing the federal debt-to-GDP ratio to 27

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per cent in the same year.

Suffice it to say, the government failed on both counts. And did so well before the pandemic hit.

But the pandemic did hit and now, with a deficit that could reach as high as $400 billion, some kind of guidance isn’t just a good idea; it may be essential to keeping the federal government’s borrowing costs low.

Ratings agencies have warned the government needs to produce a plan laying out how it intends to shrink the deficit.

One agency has already stripped Canada of our coveted AAA status and more could follow. That matters. Lower ratings mean higher borrowing costs and higher borrowing costs mean either higher taxes or lower spending on programs.

Borrowing costs are already a big deal. Last year, Ottawa spent $24.5 billion just to cover the interest on the federal debt. That’s more than the provincial budgets of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick combined.

Even a fractional uptick in the government’s cost of borrowing would mean billions more in taxpayer money diverted to interest payments and away from program spending.

So the bottom line is clear: there has to be some limit to borrowing. The only debate is over what metric Ottawa should choose to best demonstrate that its plans are moored to some kind of anchor. There are a number of options on the table.

The most obvious is a balanced budget. The

challenge with this measure is the time horizon.

Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole has suggested he would aim to eliminate the deficit in about a decade. The Trudeau government could take a similar approach - but actually stick to it this time.

There is no question that balancing the budget will be a big challenge but providing a concrete plan to eliminate the deficit over the medium term would send a strong signal that increased spending will not continue indefinitely.

There is also the federal debt-to-GDP ratio, which has leapt from approximately 31 per cent to nearly 50 per cent this year.

Keeping the ratio stable and then reducing it over

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time represents a weaker anchor than a balanced budget - especially since Ottawa’s debt-to-GDP ratio is only half the story.

Although the federal government does not explicitly backstop provincial debt, as a practical matter it is hard to see how it would not be forced to step in if a province were at risk of default.

And among all countries with AAA status, Canada has the largest component of government debt carried by subnational governments.

Finally, the government could also freeze or limit the growth of program spending. The era of routine departmental budget increases and hefty raises in labour contracts is over. The government simply has less money

than it used to and will need to spend what it has much more carefully. A ceiling on the growth of program spending would both signal it recognizes constraints and also provide some predictability about the future path of expenditures.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has indicated that a fiscal update is coming later this fall. It must include an anchor to guide federal budgeting for the future. The best anchor would be a concrete plan to get back to a balanced budget. But failing to include any anchor at all would be nothing short of irresponsible.

Without it, we risk drifting into an angry, endless sea of red.

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“Fore� or is it “Five�?

As Barry Broadfoot once said, “I will start at the beginning and go to the end!� (Pretty good observance by an editor, eh?)

This is the beginning!

While working at Cominco, I decided to visit Al Brisette in his office. As it was wet outside, I left my rubber boots outside his door. After a few minutes he excused himself and said he had to do something. When I went to g back to the mill, my rubber boots were full of golf balls!

Al Brisette was noted for doing things like that!

I was 63 years old and had never held a golf club in my hand yet. Nevertheless, this was my start on a very enjoyable golf career.

This is the start!

Al Brisette was well known for his antics as Mayor of Delisle!

So, Hook and Y.T. were on No. 8 at the Perdue Golf Course. My eyesight

Get to know Jack of the lantern The toothy grins of jacko’-lanterns are as much a part of Halloween as candy corn and costumes.

Even though these carved pumpkins have become synonymous with Halloween, the festive gourds weren’t always tied to the October holiday.

The history behind jacko’-lanterns is not entirely known and there are multiple origin stories, but people may have been making these carvings for centuries.

One tale traces the origin back to Ireland and a popular Irish myth.

According to History.com, the tradition involves a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.�

As the story goes, Stingy Jack invited the devil to share a drink with him.

Being the cheapskate his name implies, Jack didn’t want to pay for the drinks, and he convinced the devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy the beverages. After the devil transformed, Stingy Jack instead pocketed

the money and placed it next to a silver cross, which prevented the devil from changing back into his original form. Jack made the devil promise that should Jack die, he wouldn’t claim his soul.

Eventually Jack freed the devil, but not before he tricked him again with another con.

When Stingy Jack eventually died, legend states God would not allow such a trickster and unsavoury character into heaven.

The devil could not claim Jack’s soul as promised, but he was upset by the tricks Jack had played.

In turn, the devil then sent Jack off to wander the dark night infinitely with only a burning coal to light the path. Stingy Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been traversing the planet ever since.

Irish storytellers first began to refer to Jack’s spectre as “Jack of the Lantern.� Eventually the name was shortened to “Jack O’Lantern.�

There are other origin stories regarding jack-o’-

lanterns. Some say the term originated in 17th century Britain, where it was often customary to call men whose names were unknown a common moniker like “Jack.�

Night watchmen who carried lanterns might have been called “Jack with the lantern.�

Other theories connect jack-o’-lanterns to the Celtic pagan practice of hallowing out root vegetables and carving them with grotesque faces. Illuminated by coal or candles, these items served to ward off evil spirits.

When settlers came from Europe to America, where turnips and other root vegetables were scarce, they used native pumpkins instead.

Jack-o’-lanterns are often seen lighting up the Halloween night. There are various theories regarding the origins of the carved gourds. While the truth may never be fully known, it’s fun to learn about the various origin stories connected to this popular symbol of Halloween.

quet had gone to Jim and Jan’s for supper. Y.T. said “Goodbye� to my friend and poured me eight inches of warm water in our nice new tub.

Hey, wait a minute! I was just about to get into eight inches of nice warm water when I thought a nice warm hot toddy was called for. I climbed into the tub - I was wet, cold and hungry - and just leaned back.

Y.T. awoke sometime later. The tub was empty, two nice warm blankets were over me and I could smell bacon and onions frying. Phyllis piled it on, adding some nice warm garlic toast.

Who wants to win at golf anyway?

I think back now, and that was nearly Broadfoot’s end, eh?

Pay and aye, eh?

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ing to that stone?�

I had just finished the first verse of “The Shooting of Dan McGrew.� “Of course I was speaking to that stone,� I replied. “That stone is an old friend of mine and when you speak to it you don’t get any sass like when you speak to a golfer!�

The two young golfers hit their ball and drove away, shaking their heads because they had just seen an old golfer . . . who talked to a stone!

Well, you can’t win them all, eh?

So, here we are at the end.

It wasn’t my fault! My friend entered us in a golf tournament - nine holes, prizes, and a banquet.

Our t-off time was at 11:30 in the morning.

We were halfway around when the clouds burst.

We tried to find a dry place on the course when suddenly the cloudburst stopped. We went in and had lunch - the sky cleared up so out we went and again started our game.

We only made halfway around when down came the rain again.

This time we were really soaked.

When we finally got in to the clubhouse, we were almost alone! The tournament, prizes and ban-

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was not too good but his was excellent! “That ball nearly went in the hole,� he said. “Something made it swerve just to one side. We sure have to check that!�

We wandered down.

Sure enough, the ball on its way - had hit an earthworm and missed the hole by four inches! “Let’s call that a ‘hole in one’,� sez Hook as he squashed the worm with his foot. “Jack Gartner isn’t here looking to see if it’s okay!�

That is one of the stories I like to tell! It might not be good or earth-shaking, but sometimes when I think of them, they are “belly-shaking�.

Half of the lies golfers tell aren’t true but here is the debatable story of “The Speaking Stone.�

When Y.T. had bulbar polio some years ago, the speech therapist in Saskatoon recommended that I learn some verses and repeat them over and over until it sounded right.

Yours Truly was sitting on the bench at No. 3 in Perdue where Jimmy Scharf had put a big stone. I was repeating a verse over and over when two young golfers came up in their cart. Apparently they saw my lips moving as I sat there and asked, “Were you speak-

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NOTICE OF ADVANCE POLL MAYOR: TOWN OF BIGGAR COUNCILLOR: TOWN OF BIGGAR PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that provision has been made for an advance poll: Voting will take place on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the BIGGAR COMMUNITY HALL 319 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

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NOTICE OF POLL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that: 1. A poll has been granted for the election of: Mayor: Town of Biggar Councillor: Town of Biggar 2. Voting will take place on Monday, the 9th day of November, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the polling place listed below.

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Chef Dez on cooking Autumn recipes to Celebrate the Season Our family loves autumn. The crisp cool

Chef Dez on cooking Chef Dez

Pumpkin Vinaigrette makes approximately 2 cups of dressing 3/4 cup canned pure pumpkin.

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar.

2 tbsp maple syrup.

1 tbsp molasses.

1 tbsp Dijon or grainy mustard.

3/4 tsp salt.

1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves.

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon.

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg.

1/4 tsp pepper.

3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil.

1.) Mix all the ingredients, except for the oil, together in a bowl, food processor, or blender.

2.) While continually mixing (or processing/blending) slowly add the olive oil in a thin stream until completely blended.

During the pandemic, the streets filled with rats.

Lockdowns shut people inside their homes, and without bars and restaurants open, rats lost out on some of their preferred food sources.

The rodents flocked to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, searching for a meal and a good time.

It’s tough to remember, but rats are a form of wildlife. Given that the bubonic plague killed off a third of the world’s population over a few centuries, you could even count them as a pseudoapex predator.

With fewer people going out into the world, rats and raccoons, deer, goats, and coyotes feel more comfortable in urban areas.

Rats have made themselves more comfortable in some cities than others. Orkin, the pest control company, releases an annual list of the “rattiest cities“ to horrify residents of 20 major cities in the United States. Here’s the top 10.

Minneapolis During a season of heavy rain in 2017, a St. Paul resident saw a twofoot rat crawling out of

days are refreshing after grette recipe is one of our ing escapade. a long hot summer and favourites. It captures Also, what’s autumn combined with beauti- the essence of pumpkin without celebrating the fully coloured leaves rus- pie, but in a savoury for- harvest of hearty root tling in the wind makes mat, rather than sweet. vegetables. This recipe for a wonderful time of Be creative by tossing for oven roasted root vegyear. with greens and topping etables has the essence Cooking with seasonal this autumnal salad with of rosemary and maple ingredients enhances this dried cranberries and syrup and makes a perwhole experience. sliced almonds for a truly fect side dish for this time This pumpkin vinai- amazing visual and eat- of year. Enjoy . . .

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables Makes approximately 5 to 6 cups “To prevent excessive bleeding of the red beets into the other vegetables, soak and rinse the diced beets repeatedly with cold water and then drain thoroughly before using in the recipe” 1 heaping cup of 1/2-inch diced of each of the following root vegetables: Onion, Rutabaga, Turnip, Sweet Potato, Beets, Carrots.

2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary.

2 tbsp canola oil, vegetable oil, or olive oil.

2 tsp salt.

1/2 tsp pepper.

1 tbsp Maple Syrup.

1.) Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

2.) In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients together (except for the maple syrup).

3.)Spread on a large baking sheet making sure the cut vegetables are not crowded.

4.)Bake for 30 minutes, tossing every 5 to 7 minutes.

5.)Add the maple syrup and stir to coat. Bake for another 10 minutes.

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10 US cities overrun with rats

the toilet in her basement when she went down to do laundry. Just the mental image is enough to make me swear off basements and laundry for a while.

Denver One of the two worst cities for rats west of the Mississippi. It’s so bad that the city had to close a public park in January because the rat infestation was so bad. Denver has a substantial homeless population and a city ordinance that allows camping in public areas, causing a prevalence of food and human waste that attracts rodents.

Baltimore Up from ninth place back in 2018, Baltimore is seeing its rat problem worsen during coronavirus. According to rat abatement specialists in the city, rats don’t travel over 150 feet from their burrows to food sources.

Terrifying news if you have a rat in your home.

Philadelphia Philadelphia has an abundance of urban wildlife, including raccoons and possums. Like everyone else living in the City of Brotherly Love, the rats are ‘aggressive.’ When restaurants shut down,

they migrated out of the downtown area to shake down people in residential areas.

Detroit Last year residents complained of a bus stop so filled with rats they’d run over your feet while you waited for the bus.

San Francisco You’d think even the rats wouldn’t be able to afford to live in the city.

The city’s Vector Control Program gets over 1,000 calls a year for rat sightings. Unlike other cities that suffer from Norway rats who prefer the sewer, San Fran also has roof rats that climb and live in attics to drop on you from above. Horrifying.

Washington D.C. While stuck at home during the quarantine, one Washington DC resident had a rat appear in her apartment toilet. The pest experts say that the rats will turn to cannibalism as their food supplies remain scarce, solving the overpopulation problem.

New York You have to be cutthroat to survive in NY, even if you’re a rat. The calls regarding rats to New York involve outdoor diners having their meals interrupted because rats

are running over their feet and crawling onto seats and benches. Two million of the rodents live in the Big Apple.

Los Angeles With temperate weather and an abundance of well-tended gardens in LA, rats are everywhere

(even in the yards of the rich and famous). A colony can spread from yards into the home in no time.

Rats can squeeze through spaces the size of a quarter.

Chicago For the sixth year running, Chicago is at the

top of the list of rattiest cities. They claim they don’t have more rats. The citizens of the Windy City call in rat sightings more often than other cities because they’re involved, concerned citizens.

Puppies welcomed by Italian farmer, and one that stands out A farmer welcomed a litter of puppies earlier this month in Italy. And wouldn’t you know it, one of the puppies stands out against the rest, because it was a green puppy.

Yes, you read that right.

A green pup.

Christian Mallocci was shocked when one of the puppies was born with green fur. Mallocci’s dog that gave birth, Spelacchia, gave birth to four puppies with white fur, the same colour as Mama.

But that puppy with the green fur? Even Spelacchia being a mixed-breed doesn’t explain why the puppy was born green.

The strange pigmentation could be from the biliverdin that puppies

sometimes come into contact with in the womb.

Biliverdin is also the pigment that sometimes creates a green color in bruises.

This puppy won’t always be green though. Eventually, with time, the pup will essentially grow out of its coloring as it gets older.

Even so, Mallocci’s farm on the Island of Sardinia quickly decided on a name for the cute little peanut, I mean puppy. They’ve named their green puppy, Pistachio.

Well it is rare for a puppy to be born with green fur, it does happen. In Massachusetts in 2017, a green puppy was born.

A little boy with his own

rare condition adopted the puppy, with its own rare condition. Aww. And of course 2020 brought a green puppy “into the world” when it was born in Asheville, North Carolina. The family named him, The Hulk.

Pistachio lucked out as the green pup, and will stay to live on the farm.

Mallocci plans to raise Pistachio like his mother, and will soon train him to look after the sheep.

“Green is a symbol of luck and hope, so it may have been meant to be that the dog could make people smile amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mallocci said.

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Agriculture

Crop is in the bin . . . but the cheque isn’t in the mail yet

Agriculture Calvin Daniels

by Calvin Daniels Canadian grain farmers can have a smooth year in terms of production – this fall went generally well for producers thanks to relatively good weather – so it should be a relaxing time for producers as combines are shedded.

But that is rarely the case for grain farmers.

There are simply so many pitfalls that can open overnight to cause issues. While one can understand the uncertainties of Mother Nature introducing production obstacles ranging from bugs to disease to frost to too much rain, or too little, those uncertainties continue once the grain is safely in the bin.

One of the ongoing concerns Prairie producers have is getting their pro-

duction to international buyers.

In recent years there have been issues in terms of simply getting railcars when required.

It got to the point that a new law was passed in 2018, requiring Canada’s major rail companies to publish winter plans and can be forced to pay up if they fail to deliver on certain promises of rail cars.

That such a law was needed reflects the fact that grain delivery is frankly pretty low down in terms of pecking order when it comes to the allocation of railcars, without some strict regulations in place. Oil and potash and other commodities just make better sense for rail companies.

So maybe moving forward the railcar allocation will be better maintained.

But, as one pothole on the road of grain delivery is hopefully filled in, another appears on the horizon.

If grain is not exactly a preferred commodity for rail companies to haul, it may not be the most lucrative product to be taking up port space either.

The area to build export ports is of course finite, and while the grain facilities are in place, they have to pay rates competitive with what other facilities do – which can be handling higher value products.

In a recent producer. com article Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevators Association, said rent on federal property at the Port of Vancouver went up 13 to 30 per cent this year.

Those are significant increases, and in the end producers will be paying it in some fashion. It will not be a direct bill, but increased costs in the system will ultimately be reflected in what farmers are paid for their grain.

Farmers are very much captives of the systems with very limited options.

Grain companies have generally carved up the Prairie map with less and less service overlap, limiting delivery options.

The country has been basically split between the two rail companies.

There are limited port accesses, east and west.

And so a good harvest or not, farmers have worries to face still.

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Hi everyone! Tis time for some new blood and I am eager to bring my lifelong experience as a born and raised Biggarite to the table! With my 40 plus years with CN Rail as an employee along with train derailment certified technician, 40 years with the Fire Services as well as Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC). Not to mention my helping hand with an amazing team to bring to town the Sandra Schmirler Olympic Park and the new BCS 2000 School and playground.

With all my background and experience I feel I can make a great deal of change for this community and be the voice along with the council 1/4 Page that this community needs and deserves!

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #138 Biggar Due to Covid-19 restrictions there will be no Remembrance Day services for November 11th Poppy Boxes will still be available at most stores.

Please wear a Poppy in Remembrance.

Donations to the Poppy Fund are still accepted and can be sent to Box 1505 in Biggar or can be dropped off at the Independent LEST WE FORGET

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020

The Saskatchewan Traveller

by Trudy and Dale Buxton The journey continues in Moose Jaw. If you have never stayed in Moose Jaw this is definitely a nice place to stay the weekend, there are so many things to do.

First of all check into the Temple Gardens mineral spa. You will not be disappointed, relaxing in the hot water mineral pool all of the aching in your bones will disappear and it’s so relaxing.

Moose Jaw has done a very good job on tourism and attracting visitors to the city of about 34,000 people.

Moose Jaw has tunnels underneath the city; first there is a tour about the early Chinese settlers that came from the west, second is another tour telling the story of Al Capone and the boot legging days during prohibition in the USA. Now some of the facts are not quite verified and nobody really knows whether Al Capone really had visited Moose Jaw, but it sure makes for a good story.

There is Mac the Moose, sitting at the edge of town on the Trans-Canada Highway, which has gathered a lot of international news, and there are many murals that make the downtown quite beautiful.

Moose Jaw has a great museum that has a prairie built

ship.

Moose Jaw is also home to the “Snowbirds”, which are stationed just south on the Canadian Forces Base.

After a delightful time in Moose Jaw we travel north on Highway 2 towards Chamberlain.

On the way we travel by Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, which is a popular spot for camping and fishing. The park also offers mountain bike trails, mini golf, canoe/kayak rentals and a newly replaced outdoor heated pool.

We arrive in the village of Chamberlain, a popular stop for fuel or goodies when travelling to Regina.

We turn north on Highway 11 towards Saskatoon. Travelling on this highway is nice being a double lane highway.

We travel past communities lining Highway 11, first one being Aylesbury, which if you’re looking for a cool drink, the Elephant Bar & Grill is a popular spot to stop. Next up the Village of Craik, which is a small vil-

lage where the economy is largely based on agriculture.

Next is Davidson, which has a population of a little over 1,000 people and is centrally located between the three cities of Saskatoon, Regina and Moose Jaw. Davidson is a popular stop for many travelling on the road and has the world’s largest coffee pot.

Davidson is mainly an agriculture town; however there are many recreational activities like golfing in the regional park.

Davidson is also not that far from Last Mountain Lake which is a popular spot for camping and fishing.

Next up is Kenaston, home of the Snowman Mascot and the Snowman Park, which is popular in the area.

Kenaston is located on the intersection of Highway 11 and 15, which will take you to Outlook.

Next up is the growing community of Dundurn. Located only 40 kilometres south of Saskatoon and is only a few kilometres from Blackstrap Provincial Park which is very popular park for camping and fishing.

If you are looking for a snack and a cool one, Big Mur’s Tavern is a very popular spot and is the place for a burger on Toonie Thursday.

This part of the adventure offers a little of everything as we get back to Saskatoon and home.

Stay tuned for further adventures!

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THURSDAY,OCTOBER 29, 2020

RE-ELECT

Why are tricks part of Halloween?

For most of the year, playing pranks on loved ones and neighbours may not be met with open arms.

But attitudes tend to relax on or around October 31, when millions of people celebrate Halloween.

For some celebrants, Halloween is as much about tricks as it is treats.

But why are tricks even involved with Halloween? According to Smithsonian.com, the tricks played on Halloween can be traced to 19th century celebrations of the holiday.

Even though Halloween can trace its roots

back thousands of years to the Celtic countries of northwestern Europe, the notion that it was acceptable to prank one’s neighbours is a relatively recent addition to Halloween lore.

Smithsonian.com notes that, in the 19th century, Halloween night was a time for pranks, and it was not uncommon for older children to jump out from behind bushes to frighten young kids.

Communities were generally smaller and more closely knit back then than they are today, which made it safer to pull pranks on Hallow-

een. However, as North America became more modern and urbanized, the once-innocent mischief gradually transformed into mayhem, prompting many people to call for Halloween celebrations that were safer for young children.

Modern Halloween celebrations are not nearly as mischief-heavy as those of centuries past, though many celebrants still find it fun to play a mischievous prank or two on their loved ones come October 31.

Man named “Crook” gets arrested twice in one day How is it even possible for a Crook to get arrested more than once in one day? We’ve seen it before and clearly, we’ll see it again.

Well, let them show you how. Because apparently not everyone “feels really bad” and goes home to hide out after they get into trouble (much less arrested.)

Lawrence Crook, 37, from Jersey City, was charged with first-degree larceny, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia for the first incident and third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal trespass for the second incident.

According to Lt. Antonio Granata, police were called to a condo complex after they got reports of a suspicious male October 8. A witness told officers that they saw the man remove a small dumpster from a fenced-in area

within a parking lot and that he parked a black SUV back there.

“He was seen loading several blue and white striped bags into the vehicle,” Granata said. “When he was confronted by the witness, a brief conversation ensued, and the male quickly fled on foot which prompted a call to police.”

The SUV was reported stolen from a Bayside Queen car dealership, Granata said. A male matching the description was found thanks to a witness. He was identified as Crook.

“Officers later confirmed it to be the same suspect through surveillance video, a police K9 track, witness identification and suspect admission,” Granata said.

Granata said that Crook was found in possession of suspected methamphetamine along with drug paraphernalia. The

suspect was also seen loading blue and white striped bags into the stolen SUV. Turns out they were stolen laundry bags from a nearby hotel.

Crook was arrested and then eventually released after posting $300 bond and signing a promise to appear in court as scheduled on October 29.

Then, less than an hour after being released, he was arrested again.

This time, a lieutenant for the Fairfield Fire Department saw Crook in the fire department headquarters of Reed Road.

He was walking around the apparatus floor and rummaging through fireman’s property.

“Police were called, responded and arrested Lawrence Crook,” Granata said. Crook has two separate bonds, each set at $25,000 and is awaiting disposition for the charges.

Thank you Biggar for the honour of being your Mayor.

I shall work hard again to keep this amazing community in stride with our growing economy. Our partnerships are many that reach across this Beautiful Saskatchewan.

We shall continue to work with our partners in Government and our partners in Rural Municipal Government to Develop, Grow and enrich the lives of the many generations here and the many generations to come. Please stay safe my community. We all need to work and stand together in this beautiful home “Our Saskatchewan”.

Thank you for all your support

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VOTE JIM BESSE FOR COUNCIL

Jim Besse’s thoughts as we move forward in these uncertain times: As our community becomes more and more diverse I would be an approachable representative for all the residents of our community.

Donald James “Jim” Besse, born and raised in the Town of Biggar. He is married to wife Laurel, with three grown sons. He retired from the CNR after 38 years. He was a member of the Biggar Fire Department for 31 years, 10 of those as Chief. Jim has served previous terms on Town Council where he worked to see that the taxpayers dollars were spent responsibly for the betterment of the community and its people.

PLEASE COME OUT AND VOTE NOV. 9, 2020 Your Vote Counts.

Your Voice Matters.

Kevin McNicholls

Seeking Re-election as councillor for the Town Of Biggar

DEAR COMMUNITY, I am seeking re-election for the position of Biggar town councillor.

The role of a councillor is to help make informed decisions for the benefit of the local community and put forward the views of the community to the administration.

Over the past four years the town has seen many improvements and continues to grow economically stronger with the help of a strong administration and dedicated workforce.

Biggar is the envy of many smaller and larger towns.

Over the past four years there have been minimal tax increases an average of $50 per household per year. We have controlled and kept a balanced budget.

Improvements to sidewalks and roads are ongoing projects along with sewer and water lines. Unfortunately, they cannot all be done at once.

Recreation facilities attract families to come and live in Biggar. We have completed upgrades to our swimming pool and to the Jubilee Stadium, created the wonderful splash park on 3rd avenue. Upgrades to Sandra Schmirler Park included, underground sprinkler systems at the ball diamonds and installing lighting all the way around the path allowing residents to use the path all year round. A joint venture with the business community helped us create the Christmas light display, showcasing the town and local businesses.

Council has brought forward green initiatives such as the front street garbage pickup making it cleaner and more efficient, and the recycling blue bin program has saved tons of recyclables ending up in the landfill. We have installed solar power at the community hall and soon the Jubilee Stadium will also be running on solar power. Hundreds of trees have been planted in our green spaces and parks.

The development of commercial lots on the highway has brought new business to town and the new grain elevator on the north side of town will bring economic growth from the construction and the new jobs it will create. Exciting times are ahead as the planned revitalization of downtown moves forward with the input from town residents and businesses.

I have a vested interest in Biggar, I work , live and operate a business in town. Use your VOTE 1/4 P and re-elect myself Kevin McNicholls on November 9th, 2020 Help make Biggar a stronger and more progressive community.

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Rough start for love-’em-or-hate-’em Cowboys

Penton on sports Bruce Penton

They’re known as America’s Team. But only because of the existence of the New York Jets and a couple of other bottom feeders in the National Football League, the Dallas Cowboys have barely been able to escape the moniker “America’s Worst Team.’

The Cowboys are one of those ‘love-’em-or-hate’em’ franchises. Baseball has the Yankees. Golf has Tiger Woods. Hockey has the Leafs. There’s no middle ground when it comes to affection. Fans are either all in, or they can’t stand them.

Fox Sports TV network treats Cowboys’ games like national holidays. The team is always involved in one of the featured games on U.S. Thanksgiving. TV directors love showing Jerry Jones in his owner’s box, high-fiving and hugging after good plays, looking despondent and ready to fire somebody after bad ones. Two of the major TV analysts, Troy Aikman of Fox (with play-caller Joe Buck) and Tony Romo of CBS (with Jim Nantz) are both former Cowboys QBs and are quick to applaud their former team, or make excuses for ineptitude.

This season has been particularly difficult for the ‘Boys. Longtime coach Jason Garrett was fired after last season and replaced by former Green Bay boss Mike McCarthy, and the early returns have not been pleasant. Dallas, which hasn’t been in an NFC championship game since 1995, won two of its first seven games, and only a minor-league-style gaffe by the Atlanta Falcons on an onside-kick

Biggar Bowl scores for week 6 Monday Mixed League Women’s High Single: Leisha Derosiers, 196; Women’s High Triple: Yvonne Markewich, 471; Men’s High Single: Greg Love, 190; Men’s High Triple: Greg Love, 515.

Tuesday Night Women’s High Single: Cassie Raschke, 202; Women’s High Triple: Cassie Raschke, 533; Men’s High Single: Jason Raschke, 251; Men’s High Triple: Jason Raschke, 679.

Thursday Senior League Women’s High Single: Esther Singer, 178; Women’s High Triple: Donna Eckart, 454;

Men’s High Single: Bob Lemon, 212; Men’s High Triple: Bob Lemon, 532.

Thursday YBC - N/A. Bowlasaurus - N/A. Bantam - N/A. Junior - N/A. Girl’s High Singles: Hanna Keefe, 100; Girl’s High Triple: Hanna Keffe, 221; Boy’s High Single, N/A; Boy’s High Triple, N/A. Senior Girl’s High Singles: Kiersten Raschke, 199; Girl’s High Triple: Kiersten Raschke, 551; Boy’s High Single: Julien Heimbecker, 220; Boy’s High Triple: Julian Heimbecker, 582.

play allowed the Cowboys to win one of those games, one they had no business winning.

Through seven games, Dallas had given up the most points in the entire NFL, even more than the winless Jets. Rock bottom might have occurred between Weeks 5-7, when quarterback Dan Prescott went down with a broken ankle, star running back Ezekiel Elliott fumbled twice in a 38-10 Monday night loss to Arizona, a couple of players made ‘anonymous’ comments the next day about the lack of direction they were receiving from McCarthy and his coaching staff, and then the hapless Washington Football Team handed Dallas a 25-3 loss.

The only saving grace for Dallas is that they play in the NFC East, which is by far the worst division (7-20-1) in the league.

The Cowboys’ record of 2-5 through seven games left them only one point behind first-place Philadelphia. Almost by default, they could win

the division and qualify for the playoffs with backup QB Andy Dalton guiding them down the stretch.

If the Dallas season continues to spiral downhill, those who love the ‘Boys will still love them.

And for the haters, it’ll be another great year - 26 in a row without a Super Bowl.

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Provincial authorities have told the Ontario Hockey League that if it wants to play amid a pandemic this season that it will have to ban bodychecking and fighting. In a related story, Don Cherry’s head just exploded.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke. com: “June Blythe, 65, regained her sense of smell 37 years after losing it. Blythe says she could recall the scent of flowers and that the Toronto Maple Leafs stink.”

• Currie again: “Biologists claim Washington is one of 24 states with proven cases of the so-called ‘Zombie Virus.’ As good an explanation as any for

the Seattle Mariners.”

• From fark.com: “NFL cancels this season’s Pro Bowl, leaving dozens of fans without a game to watch that day” • Michael Farber of si.com, on Twitter: “Watching a parade from the bullpen early in a 1-0 World Series game is as entertaining as watching Bryson DeChambeau check his notes.”

• Comedy writer Brad Dickson of Omaha, after it took 3:40 to play Game 2 of the World Series: “Hard to believe young people raised on video games aren’t flocking to the sport.”

• LPGA player Danielle Kang, when asked by moonlighting commissioner/turned-interviewer Mike Whan what she would do first if she became LPGA commissioner: “Hire Mike Whan back.”

• Jack Finarelli, at sportscurmudgeon.com: “Nebraska was one of the most vocal critics of the Big 10’s decision to cancel football back in the summer. Now the Huskers

get to open on the road at Ohio State. This is almost like a modern version of the old TV show from the 1950s, You Asked For It.” (Editor’s note: Ohio State romped, 52-17).

• Headline on theonion. com: “Undecided Voter Still Hasn’t Made Up Mind As To Who Won NBA Finals”.

• NY Giants coach Joe Judge, on taking his team into Philadelphia, his home town: “I’ll probably wear a helmet because my in-laws are already buying batteries.”

• Dwight Perry again: “The foundation of Panthers D-lineman Derrick Brown funded $50,000 so that kids in Charlotte could have Halloween costumes and accessories. And, it goes without saying, sacks.”

• Ryan Brown of WJOX Radio in Birmingham, Alabama, via Twitter, on Dodger Cody Bellinger’s 400-foot, NLCS-winning home run: “That one had to file a flight plan.”

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

Traditions will carry on…

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery So, things are different now. Things are changing. And yet, change can also be a good thing.

We are adaptable. Our ancestors adapted to -40 C winters, farming on grasslands and thousands of miles away from supportive families. The results are prosperous towns, cities, and farms.

And yet, cultures thrive.

Despite change, bwe still celebrate the Victorian/ German style of Christmas. We still carry on many traditions for marking special days, celebrations, and yearly events.

This year, Biggar’s traditional Christmas events will be different, and yet, similar. Little changes, that could turn out to be great changes and we will wonder why we did not do it this way sooner!

The Christmas Magic

Silent Auction will continue in the museum; the magic will be there, but bidding will be online.

Cookies made by the Biggar bakers will still be baked and for sale, but in the Gallery. Festival of Lights will be happening, the lights will shine at Schmirler Park and the Hayrides will still be operating. Changes will be booking your ride online, and the hot dogs will be ordered at the

same time.

Our community is generous, and our community enjoys our traditions.

Let us flatten that curve now, so we can carry on for the Christmas season, with caution, but no fear. Stay in town, avoid crowds, stay socially distanced, if not wear a mask, and stay sanitized.

We can do this, lets look out for ourselves and the rest of our community.

Santa arriving at the train station in 1923. He does not come this way anymore, and yet new traditions have been going on in Biggar for a long time. (Photo courtesy of Biggar Museum and Gallery)

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by Pastor Ken Davidson, Perdue United Church Luke 18:1 “Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”

In this time of sickness that is covering the world, we are asked to distance, wear a mask, stay in our “family bubble”, resist going to places where many people may be gathered, wash/disinfect our hands, don’t touch your face, nose, mask, et cetera. Now I think all of this is good and sound advice.

Many of the cases are blamed on large gatherings, and this may be true, but I think if people followed simple instruction they would be safe! Is it too easy?

Do we think it would make us safer if the protection would be better if it was more complicated?

It draws my mind to 2 King 5: “Now Naaman was a great commander of the army of the King of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had Leprosy!”

A slave girl told Naaman’s wife that he should go see a prophet in Samaria who would cure him.

So Naaman left and was directed to see Elisha. Elisha told Naaman “the Lord says go wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cured.”

Well, Naaman went away angry. “Are not our rivers better than the rivers of Israel?”

Naaman’s servants said to Naaman,

“had the prophet told you to do something great, would you not have done it? So how much then when he tells you to go ‘wash and be cleansed!’”

So Naaman went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan as the man of God told him, and his flesh was restored and became as clean like that of a young boy.

Now I am not suggesting that those with Covid-19 are like lepers! Nor should they be afraid to let people know that they are positive. On the contrary, I think that it is best for everyone to know there are two reasons I quoted this scripture.

1.) That all the health professionals are telling us, and they themselves are doing what is safe and how to stay safe.

Follow those simple guidelines and we can beat this virus!

2.) Whether it be because of sickness or some other situation, it is always wise to seek the guidance of our Lord and Savior!

We need not be in a large, crowded church to seek God’s advice; remember “that where two or three are gathered, there am I also.”

That is not to say that you must be two or three to seek His guidance. If your church is not open, or you don’t attend any certain church, know that we can all come to God in prayer at any and all times. Even if we don’t know the words to say Jesus will mediate for us.

“Neither will I leave you nor forsake you.”

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Its not a new thing, going door to door for candies yelling “Trick or Treat!” its been done in Biggar for a long time!

This year will be different, but it is still going on, with precautions. It is recommended that the trick or treaters do they rounds between 3 and 7 on Saturday. Remember to physically distance, consider using tongs to hand out candies. One suggestion is to leave a basket on your front steps, with 10 items in it, and leave it to the trick or treaters to take one out, and then refill it. SHA has all the precautions on their web site, or on the Town of Biggar Facebook and in The Independent.

This Halloween will be a little spookier because its going to be a Blue Moon! Now this is a rare event. And especially rare because its on Halloween, which has been known as All Hallow’s Eve, and Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The moon will not appear blue. It is just that there will be 13 full moons this year, and two of them will be in October and one will be on Halloween!

A very rare occurrence, happening roughly every 19 years.

It is at this time of the year cultures have been celebrating the end of summer and harvest.

The light is leaving, and the cold, dark winter is on its way, and hopefully there will not be too many deaths during the very hungry months coming up.

The Celts 2,000 years ago, celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to the earth.

Huge bonfires were built, portions of the crops were burnt and there were even some animal sacrifices! The people would disguise themselves in animal hides and horns to drive away the phantom dead. Great banquets were presented, and food left out to please the dead.

By 1000 AD Christianity was spreading onto Celtic lands. The church designated November 2 as All Souls’ Day, a time for honouring the dead. In England, All Souls’ Day was celebrated by people dressing up and burning bonfires. Poor people would visit the houses of the wealthier and receive pastries called ‘soul cakes’, the beginning of our modern Trick or Treating.

So, Halloween is basically a combination of pagan and Christian ritu-

A large group of children in costumes posing for a group photograph, circa 1945. (Photo courtesy of Biggar Museum and Gallery) als held during the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter… and trying to appease the forces that could kill off the people with starvation and disease during the winter months.

Did you know Halloween is a very important turn in the history of Biggar? In 1914 a Town Halloween party was organized. There was a surveyor crew in town, and they were invited. After the party, the celebratory mood carried on, and they painted “New York is Big, but this is Biggar” on the back of the town of Big-

gar. The town painted it off, but over the decades it kept mysteriously reappearing. By 1954 it was

President George W. do it at 90.

“I was inspired by the fact that a person at that age could do the jump,” she told a local news station.

But Bailey could only dream; the $300 cost for a tandem jump was out of her budget until she took part in American Heroes Channel’s Honor Flight Heroes program.

The producers asked if, at over a century old, there were things in her life she hadn’t yet accomplished.

Some people, like me, would take offense and respond, ‘Haven’t I done enough? Like, live to 102?’

Not Millie Bailey, though. She mentioned wanting to skydive, and the producers picked up the tab so they could close the show with the foot-

age. Her tandem partner, Cornelius, guided the jump and offered to take a second time after they landed safely.

“Just once is enough,” Bailey quipped.

Millie Bailey is a remarkable woman for many reasons. She’s in good health and stays active even through COVID. She lives at an assisted living facility in Maryland, where she puts together care packages for overseas military. Her nephew, Martin Johnson, takes the care packages to the post office for her, “I estimate she has sent over 14 tons of care packages for soldiers overseas.”

Here’s hoping that Millie can accomplish everything on her bucket list, even during COVID.

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102-year-old WWII vet goes skydiving What’s on your bucket list?

It’s an ironic time to be thinking about the things you want to do before you die.

Amid a pandemic, death has never been closer for many of us. Still, we’re not allowed to go anywhere or do anything.

Right now, my bucket list involves going into a coffee shop and sitting down with an overpriced latte rather than sitting masked in a drive-thru getting an overpriced latte.

But some people, those with indomitable spirits, aren’t brought down by a little pandemic depression, like 102-year-old Maryland resident Vivian “Mille” Bailey. She served in the Women’s Corp in World War II as a first lieutenant in a segregated army. She dreamed of skydiving after seeing

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