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Vol. 110 No. 47

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019

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Book Nook . . . Biggar Central School bookworms put their orders down last Wednesday and Thursday as the school held their annual fall book fair. The family night was a perfect place for bibliophiles to quench that need to read, and open their imagination. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Kids from around the area descended on the Majestic Theatre, November 19 to celebrate all things Canadian when it comes to music. From our nation’s best composers to local artists, the kids put on a great noon hour show.

A further show was held in the evening. All proceeds went to the Majestic Theatre.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Input being sought for Argo future Residents are being asked to decide the direction of the Argo Bush Recreation Area with a meeting November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Lionel A. Jones Wheatland Regional Library A massive fire this past April has forced considerable change on the pristine recreational area, namely destruction of the chalet, new growth overwhelming the trail system. Corine Buxton of the Argo Bush Recreation Area said that the meeting will give a chance for interested residents to voice their support and for them to gauge support for the iconic area.

The chalet building a refuge from the cold for many a cross country skier and hiker - was lost in the blaze. Replacing the building is now out of the question due to justifiable concerns from the current landowner where the building resided.

However, a type of open structure/gazebo may be proposed.

But money is tight.

Argo Bush Rec Area plan on recognizing the chalet’s importance, offering a memorial at the site which is the trailhead for the roughly 27 kilometres of summer hiking and winter classic and skate-ski routes.

Fires often stimulate new growth, and Argo’s trail system is overwhelmed. Dead and decaying growth turns to ash, the resulting nutrients are released to the soil instead of remaining captive in old vegetation spurring on massive regrowth. Basically, the trails have seen a period of exponential growth, congesting the Argo trail system “Maybe we would look into just doing one or two trails instead of all of them,” said Buxton. “It will be a lot of work to get them back to where we want them to be. . . . [new trees] have already grown a few feet high.”

Buxton adds that it would be ideal to get a mulcher to redo the trails,

The Argo Bush chalet as seen in 2016 was a nexus for the recreation areas trail system. A meeting November 21 will give people a chance to decide the future for the showcase recreation area. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

but at roughly $400 an hour, the organization simply doesn’t have the budget.

A new entry route to the trailhead, in part to alleviate pressure on cattle and the pasture that has to be crossed, is also planned to help alleviate landowner concerns.

The future really depends on how many people are interested in Argo Bush. At the very least, the Argo committee is looking for ideas on how to proceed. If there is no longer interest in Argo, it will be the a victim of the past summer’s devastating fire.

Forming a board would also be discussed at the meeting. Currently, Corine Buxton and Whitney Barber are a two-person committee, and long-time supporters/caretakers, Blair and Monika Slowski are looking to move on. The work for two people - especially

those with young families - is overwhelming.

“If we could get more people onboard, it would look more promising,” Buxton added.

That meeting is November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lionel A Jones Wheatland Regional Library.

Churchill named president and CEO of Ag-West Bio The Board of Directors of Ag-West Bio Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Churchill as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer.

Churchill, of Biggar, brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the agriculture industry, on a provincial, national and global level.

She will join Ag-West Bio on November 18.

Churchill holds a PhD in Food Science, with a focus on cereal chemistry, from the University of Minnesota; and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Master of Science degrees from the University of Saskatchewan.

Immediately prior to her current role as Director of Research and Market Support with Cereals Canada, she was the Quality Projects Manager at Cargill Malt. She has also worked as Product

Development Manager with Master Foods in the United Kingdom and as a scientist with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) in Australia.

Churchill has served on the Board of Ag-West Bio for the past four years. She will resign that position effective immediately.

Churchill feels this is a tremendous opportunity to contribute in building the sustainability and growth of the bioscience sector in Saskatchewan.

“My roots are in Saskatchewan agriculture and Ag-West Bio is wellknown and respected for its role in promoting Saskatchewan’s agri-food and bioscience industry.

I have admired the work of Ag-West Bio for many years, so it is an honour to be selected to lead this outstanding team.”

Dr. Robert Tyler, Chair

of Ag-West Bio, says he and the rest of the Board of Directors are delighted to have Churchill join AgWest Bio as its next president and CEO. “Karen’s background in science, research and the agriculture industry, coupled with her outstanding interpersonal and communications skills, will ensure that Ag-West Bio enjoys continued success in its role as ambassador for the Province’s bioscience and agri-food sectors, that it remains the lead networking and support organization for entrepreneurs and startups in these sectors, and is positioned to take on new opportunities.”

Churchill is taking over from Wilf Keller, who has served as president and CEO since April 2010 and will retire from Ag-West Bio early in 2020.

“The Board of Directors would like to thank Wilf for his stellar leadership over the past decade, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours,” says Tyler.

Back row, left to right: Ellie Schow, Daniel Adams, Ariana Hamilton-Bakke, Kate Wright, Ashlyn Gessell. Front: Jada Mahussier, Garrett Gessel, Bob Mason, Rochelle Wright, Kayla Blom.(Photos for The Independent by Elizabeth McMahon)

Bob Mason with Kayla Blom who played the part of Bob in the play.

Bob Mason, 100 years young, was able to make the trip from the Long Term Care Home in Big-

gar to Perdue School on Wednesday, November 13 to witness the play produced and acted

out by nine students from Delisle Composite School. They took the poem, “Prairie War Hero”, written by Bob, and acted it out, adding an additional 20 words to his original. During the play, original war pictures, along with the songs of that era were interspersed with the students’ words. The students had most of the poem memorized which made it even more interesting. They did an excellent job of their performance which was watched by the Perdue School students as well as a good number of adults.

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Letter to The Editor Dear Editor, Biggar’s Great Loss!

It is sad and heartbreaking to know that we are losing Dr. Neville Crane in Biggar!

He was a great, friendly and helpful doctor and we will miss him very much!.

Let’s pray that Dr. Crane and his family will have a wonderful new life, and pray he’ll come back in a few years and call this his home again, like I did!

Margaret Scheaffer Biggar

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Local businesses are the community’s front yard I came across an article recently trumpeting the many contributions local businesses make to a community and the need to support them. It gave a much needed perspective and some food for thought.

The Support Local movement has been an ongoing project for many communities but what is interesting is the fact that, in recent years, even large cities are investing in Shop Local campaigns. Even more interesting is the fact that it is not the neighbouring community that reaps the benefit of shoppers it is online retailers that are taking business away from bricks and mortar shops.

Studies -- over two

the

dozen -- have examined the value of local businesses. All of these show that each dollar spent at a local business doubles, or even quadruples, benefits to the community in terms of jobs, tax collections, income, wealth and charitable donations.

To quote one source: “it’s simple economics that companies that are local have more home grown relationships, and that’s what makes the massive positive effect.”

There are other results from the studies. Communities with high volumes of local businesses have greater economic results. This can lead to spin off benefits such as tourism for one example.

I sometimes visit my cousin in Calgary and

around the area. The we might take a day for shop owners are very a drive to a nearby comfriendly and it is a nice munity usually within way to spend the day. an hour’s drive. We will Money “poke” spent at a around local busithe local ness goes shops, right back maybe into the buy a commufew trinnity through kets and local events always and schools. plan a More often stop for than not either a if a sports meal or team needs coffee and a a sponsor treat. We it will be a can usulocal busially park ness that Peggy Hasein either steps up and on Main supports Street or them. It’s good for customers to within a block and walk

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keep that in mind when they spend their dollars at a local business.

More than likely when you walk into a local business you will be recognized. In a small community everyone knows everyone. Customers like the experience of being welcomed and not being treated like a stranger.

A community’s downtown has been compared to sort of like a front yard. The visual impression is important. Prosperous businesses reflect the wealth and affluence of the area. It is a reflection of the community itself and can attract others to move to the community and even invest in the community.

Local businesses give

the community an identity. When you walk into a chain store they are all the same. No variety.

Local businesses reflect the diversity of the community. Some Main Streets are themed but for the most part local owners put their own personality into their business.

Imagine a community with a virtual presence only. No reason to go downtown. No reason to engage at the community level. Sure a delivery truck may come into town every day to drop off your stuff but who do you converse with? Who gives you advice on your purchase? Who donates money to the charities in town?

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Success It bothers me in a way Dream No. 1: As youngwhen I think of these sters, possibly our first things, and I’m kind of and, as it turned out, glad that very few people most important dream take time to believe or was to experience, enjoy follow some of my crack- and plan for the stability pot ideas! and security A lot of of home and the people family. who seem Times had to know, been kind tell me of bad ecothat these nomically, things but all of our Y.T. sugfolks visited gests back and wouldn’t forth and work in presented the “dogour childeat-dog” hood’s with society the belief of today. that it was And it our own peris their sonal worth explanaBob Mason that counted tions that in life: our bother me own values so much! (if that is the right way As in the case of relito put it!). And we hoped gion or any other social that as our lives develperspective (I think, at oped, things would still least) ideas are a very stay the same way. personal thing and We grew older, though, shouldn’t be criticized and as times changed, so too much. After all, if we did our appraisal of what expect others to change life should be like! the way they look at Dream No. 2: A long things, then we’ve got to time ago (if I remember be prepared to change right) Y.T. wrote a piece our opinions too! about Walt’s orange-box Actually, a person guitar. shouldn’t even mention Back in the 1930’s all this stuff because, when he was about 10 or the way Y.T. sees it, 12, about Christthe long-term outcome mas time after of the most extreme our small approaches is going to be dovetailed the same! wooden box When he was young, of paperthis Y.T. guy wanted to wrapped Japabe a big successful some- nese oranges was thing. He didn’t much empty, he scrounged care what it was, just so up from somewhere a long as he became a BTO few old guitar parts, - Big Time Operator! stuck the fretted The 1930’s came along neck on to the box though, and really cut with a couple of into his ambitions until screw nails, bought a few his list of wonderful cheap strings in the local intentions nearly disapdrugstore, tuned it up as peared. much as he could . . . and However, that was started chording! some time ago. And for It wasn’t long before we all his setbacks before had memorized a few of starting to scribble this the current songs, and piece, he made up quite we yodelled around the a column of what his house quite a bit! youthful ambitions had As I stood on the top of been - and was a bit surthe mountain, watching prised! the pale moon shine, He looked at that list Casting it’s shadows for sometime, and then around me, at the foot of added “Big Dreamer”! a whispering pine!

It would be kind of silly And after a while, we of him to think that only sang quite a few places. he had big dreams and It was back in the fall plans . . . we all did! And when there was no crop if some of Y.T.’s seem a at all, little familiar, probably And under a harvest they are! Even the results moon, of all this stuff might We were ridin’ free on seem familiar, too! the old CP, and hummin’ So, after all this time a Western tune.

(1919 to 2019) of dreamOver a few years ing about being a bigwe sang “Tumbling shot, he sometimes won- Tumbleweeds”, “Swiss ders . . .

Moonlight Chalet”, and

Ye Olde Pensive Patio

a whole bunch of songs that were popular at the time, until we began to think mebbe we could dream!

How about “The Big Rock Candy Mountain”?

Oh, I long to go, where there ain’t no snow, Where the sun shines bright and the wind don’t blow . . .

Local entertainment in those trying times, seemed to be the coming thing, we thought.

But soon a whole bunch of hard-up singers appeared on the scene (or should I say “stepped on the stage”?) and any far-out ideas we’d ever had about being great singers just seemed to fizzle out!

We had had a few dreams and ideas about being a huge, successful part of all this, but the Second World War came along, beckoned a bit . . . and some of us answered ...

Dream No. 3: Y.T. was a bit of a late starter on this deal and really didn’t join the army until the fighting was ready to go.

He and Bill Urqurhart wrote the military IQ test and got pretty high marks, almost immediately finding their names on “Standing Orders” as being “Officer material”!

“Boy or boy,” thought young Mason, R.G. “All these years I’ve wasted farming, singing and stuff, and here I’m going to be an important military big-shot!”

Some dream, eh!

Sorry, when the military people found out how much education I didn’t have, they directly filed my name under “Private”.

Y.T. did take a few technical army courses, though, and ended up lugging a No. 18 wireless set around the battlefield of Europe! Absolutely forgetting that at one time he had dreamt of being a big-wheel General!

Dream No. 4: (You’d think that this guy would give up dreaming sometime, eh?) So we came home, got married and started farming. And after scrawling quite a few lines on the old ‘44’s gas tank, entertained another dream . . . this time becoming a great writer!

After going broke farm-

ing, Cominco, in its genPHARMASAVE BIGGAR erosity, gave Y.T. a job, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 12 WE WILL HAVE and eventually published a Golden Jubilee book entitled “Remember” by one, Bob Mason.

Finally, a dream come true!

Sometime later this Mason guy was given what is known as “The MON - FRI: 8:30AM TO 6PM Golden Handshake” and SAT: 9AM TO 5PM went home.

SUN & HOLIDAYS: CLOSED Now what?

Y.T. had had his dreams, alright, and in a way part of them had come true.

When my brother Bill died, one of the last things he said was “You spend your whole time on earth trying to be successful and make a good life, and in the end find Jim Reiter, MLA out you’ve been living it Rosetown-Elrose Constituency all along!”

215 Main Street, Rosetown Should I say: “Here Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 endeth the lesson”?

Tel: 306-882-4105 Somewhere the family Fax: 306-882-4108 found a set of golf clubs Toll free; 1-855-762-2233 and gave them to me, E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net Y.T. staggered out to the Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0 nearest golf course where Please call with questions or concerns a portly type of guy was teeing off. I asked him what Farmland For Sale he did.

“Oh,” he Approximately 150 acres (approximately 10 acre yardsite is in replied. “I used process of being subdivided). to be CEO for a big company in Written offers will be received by: Saskatoon, but I Skelton Turner Mescall, 314 Main Street, P.O. Box 1120, just retired!”

Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0, up to 3:00 p.m.

I almost hated Monday, December 9th, to tell him about Jim2019.

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So I just teed Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 • Highest or any offer not necessarily accepted. up and hit the Tel: 306-882-4105 • Bidders must rely on their own research Fax: and306-882-4108 inspection of the ball! land.

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TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Village of Perdue Province of Saskatchewan

Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 24th day of January, 2020, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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Cookie Sales . . . The Biggar Skating Club held their trade fair at the Biggar Community Hall, Saturday, and these wee Girl Guides were tough to ignore.

Many a sale was made on the cuteness of their sales pitch! (Independent Photo by

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Minecraft Mania Video games have become quite the topic in the modern age, with people of all different generations becoming interested in them. The pure variety of options seems intriguing at first but it all boils down to violence based action and killing.

These types of games are always being produced and are always being played. It’s hard to imagine that in a world where chaotically violent video games are always at the top of of the leaderboard that something as simple and tame as Minecraft could ever be successful.

Minecraft has always been something that people gravitate to, whether it be from genuine interest, to try it out, or even as a joke. One of its most redeeming qualities is that you don’t need a high-end computer to run it. With it’s massive resurrection into the gaming world back in late 2018 there were a total of 91 million monthly players, and quite recently Microsoft announced that it has increased to 112 million.

While at a glance it seems primitive and lacking if you look into it it provides a lot more content and playability than most think. The game is completely open ended, meaning that you aren’t stuck to a path, you have choice. Mine-

craft has two main game completely change the modes which are “Cregame to your own likative� and “Survival�. ing. The most reliable Creative allows you to site for mods has, as of become unkillable and 2019, over 48,000 mods gives you access to the not including mods that games items without serve the same purpose having to work for them as another, mods that and to be . . . well, creare similar to another, ative; it is usually the and mods that have been option kids take. Survival rereleased. Although this on the is fun and other all, mods hand can only be places achieved on you into a computer randomly and with the Riley Campbell generated purchased world edition of where Minecraft. you need to eat, sleep, Playing games with my friends is one of my favourite things to do and most of my favourite memories are from my friends. And Minecraft offers a multiplayer mode as well, offering more fun, adventure, and competition. Playing with a friend can ease the load of survival or make creative mode more interesting. With multiplayer came servers, a Minecraft and stay alive. Playing world that can be shared the game in survival is with people all over the much more difficult but world. The variety of offers a sense of merit. servers is insane and the The main goal of this amount of things these mode is to slay the Ender servers can do without Dragon, but that only mods is astonishing. If adds so much replayibilyou don’t have a highity. Don’t get me wrong end PC to play with Minecraft has a lot of mods or are just looking replayability but someto try something differthing else about it makes ent, there’s definitely a it even more so. server that will interest Minecraft is one of the you. most moddable games, Having discovered all meaning, you can add it’s glory, praise, and additional content to adoration, I don’t think the game from thirdit’s hard to imagine how party sources. With this something as simple and you can add infinite tame as Minecraft can be replayibility and even successful.

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de Haan make donation to Danceland . . . Biggar residents Adrian, right, and Barb de Haan, middle, made a pretty special donation to Manitou Beach’s world famous Danceland. The Biggar couple donated an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the iconic dancing paradise. The de Haan’s made the donation during an intermission this past weekend, and showed what the device is capable of to patrons and staff. (Submitted Photo)

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019

New Horizons Report

by Chasity Braitenbach Hello from New Horizons! We’ve been a hub of activity as per usual.

Our morning card players have been going strong and filling the building with laughter.

191136G0 The exercisers consis191136G1 tently have a good num191136G2 ber of people that come 191136G3 191136G4 out to keep in shape. The 191146G0 Kaiser players have a 191146G1 good time, and coffee is always on.

On October 21 was Monday Kaiser at New Horizons. The winners were as follows: in first place was Bill Fisher with 260 points, in second place was Ken Pearce with 250 points, in third place was Isla Solanik with 233 points, and in fourth was Pat Turner with 228 points. The highest scoring game was played by Bill Fisher and Ken Pearce with 96 points. At Kaiser on the 28th we had three tables of three players each with the following winners: in first place 3 col/6 was Ken Pearce with 251 points, in second was Joyce Colbert, in third was Ann Muc with 214

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points, and in fourth was Pat Turner with 167 points. The highest scoring game of the day was once again won by Ken Pearce with 62 points.

Bingo on October 24 was held in the basement of New Horizons Due to a Flu Clinic being held in the hall. We had a total of 12 players come out to take their chances at bingo. The winner of the half-and-half game was Gigana Knezevic and the winner of the blackout game was Ken Murch.

I read a good one liner the other day that I thought would be worth sharing with all you readers. It went like this: “Grandma’s been staring through the window ever since it started snowing.

If it gets any worse, I might have to let her in.”

On November 4 we had Monday afternoon Kaiser with 10 players in attendance. In first place was Joanne Kral with 225 points, in second place was Isla Solanik 215 points, in third place was Marie Roesch with 213 points, and in fourth was Bill Fisher

with 210 points. The highest scoring games of the day were played

by Pat Turner with 58 points and Ann Muc with 52 points. November 11 was Remembrance Day but that didn’t stop the Kaiser players from getting together to play a couple hands. There were two tables of players with the following winners: in first place was Isla Solanik with 244 points, in second place was Pat Turner with 213 points, in third place was Joanne Kral with 209 points, and in fourth place was Ann Muc with 181 points. The highest scoring game was played

by Joanne Kral and Pat Turner with 58 points.

On November 14 we had Bingo at New Horizons with 14 people in attendance. The winner of the half-and-half game was Yara Kurnosova and the winner of the blackout game was Pat Turner. Coffee and homemade fruit bread was provided by Willa McIllwain following Bingo.

Have a great week!

Lord Asquith School Newsletter Principal’s Message

by Brett Kirk Another busy month at LAS has flown by!

It’s hard to believe that we are already a quarter of the way through the school year! I just want to thank all of the parents and students who came out for our Student-Led Conferences.

The school was buzzing with activity both nights, and it was great to see how proud the students are of their accomplishments. A big thank you to the School-Community Council for providing supper for these two nights!

A big thank you as well to Ms. Braun and everyone else who helped out with the Remembrance Day Service that was

held on November 7. The service was a powerful tribute to those who gave served and died in the name of our country, and there were a lot of compliments from the staff, students, and community members who attended.

Just a reminder that this service is open to the public, so please consider joining us in Remembrance next November.

This past week we also had our older students complete the Our School Survey. This survey provides us with valuable feedback and information that we use to guide our decision-making at the school to provide the best possible experience for our students. Basically, it is the students’ opportunity to fill out

a report card for the school. and we appreciate the thought they always put into the feedback they give us.

Looking forward, as football and volleyball wind down, everyone is excited for the basketball season to begin.

We will have Boys’ and Girls’ teams at both the Junior and Senior level, so it should be a great season. Thanks to all of our coaches for stepping forward to give the kids a chance to play. Our Elementary classes will also begin preparations for the Christmas concert within the coming weeks, which is always lots of fun!

We hope to see everyone there!

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Hospital Foundation makes massive endowment

Eugene Motruk, Chairman of the Biggar and District Health Services Foundation, presents Erin Hawkins of the Biggar Hospital Lab with a new centrifuge machine valued at $7,400, money raised by the Foundation. (Independent Photos

by Daryl Hasein)

Eugene Motruk, Chairman of the Biggar and District Health Services Foundation, presents Stacey Walker of the Biggar Hospital with a patient lift valued at $6,800, money raised by the Foundation.

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Dreams born here . . . Biggar Novice Nationals hit the ice Saturday versus the visiting Dodsland Stars. Exciting action was the name of the game, but the Nats lost. No matter, smiles on the faces of the players just shows how much Canada’s pastime means to all ages and, no doubt, they will rebound! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Biggar Bowl Scores

by Carol Misiner YBC Bowlasaurus: Girl’s High Score Lucy Still, 64; Boy’s High Score Finley Bailey, 44.

Pee Wee: Girl’s High Single Ellie Hawes, 78; Girl’s High Double, 78; Boy’s High Single Percy Silverton, 143; Boy’s High Double Josh Heimbecker, 283.

Bantams: Girl’s High Single Zuri Bailey, 217; Girl’s High Triple Zuri Bailey, 546; Boy’s High Single Dominic Raschke 113; Boy’s High Triple Dominic Raschke 305.

Juniors: Girl’s High Single Jayla Boobyer, 217; Girl’s High Triple Jayla Boobyer, 546;

Boy’s High Single Sawyer Heimbecker, 150; Boy’s High Triple Sawyer Heimbecker, 413.

Seniors: Girl’s High Single Cassie Raschke, 224; Girl’s High Triple Cassie Raschke, 570; Boy’s High Single Julian Heimbecker, 248; Boy’s High Triple Julian Heimbecker, 576.

Monday Mixed League: Women’s High Single Dianne Misener, 212; Women’s High Triple Diane Misener, 569; Men’s High Single Jason Raschke, 229; Men’s High Triple Brandon Markewich, 646.

Thursday Senior League: Women’s High Single Donna Eekart,

258; Women’s High Triple Donna Eckart, 574; Men’s High Single Bob Lemon, 132; Men’s High Triple Bob Lemon, 351.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Nats Hockey News!

DEADLINE MONDAY 5 P.M.

aware that Saskatchewan with teammates, gearing up with the guys had such a vibrant hockand anticipating a good ey league,but once he game, celebrating a big got here he was quickly win, and going out on recruited to play. Along the road together. That’s with his friend Cole, and the Dilosa boys (Kyle and where good memories are made, he says.

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Chad keeps in shape by going to the gym, going for runs, going to train on the ice with some of his buddies that play higher level hockey. He also plays baseball and rugby.

Chad will be playing forward this year. He is not sure what wing he’ll end up playing, but he enjoys the challenges both positions offer.

Although he admits he won’t be playing defense because he tried it before and he wasn’t very good at it.

He is excited to be participating in this league, and he says Biggar seems to be a big hockey town so it looks like it will be a lot of fun this year. Of course, he’s learning a little bit about the league from his teammates, and he has heard enough that he is anticipating the square off with Wilkie in January. Hoping to skate away with a win!

Fan support is a huge boost to morale for the guys according to Chad, and he claims it makes a huge difference to a persons’ game so he hopes to see lots of fans in the stands this year.

Until next time . . . keep it between the posts!

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Ready to Rock the Ice . . . Curling Canada’s Cassidy Boyle, right, shows kids at St. Gabriel School how to deliver a rock, Tuesday. The kids took their turns participating in drills, relays, and team-building for a fun-filled intro to the game that has put Biggar on the map. The full day program utilized indoor equipment for the lessons, and each kids received a Rocks and Rings graduation certificate. (Independent Photo by Kevin

Brautigam)

TEAM Macklin Mohawks Kindersley Sr Klippers Hafford Hawks Eatonia Huskies Wilkie Outlaws Biggar Nationals Kerrobert Tigers Edam 3 Stars Unity Miners Luseland Mallards

SWHA STANDINGS AS OF NOVEMBER 18 GP W L T OTL 5 5 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 5 0 5 0 0

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 201

MEMORIAM

COMING EVENTS

Clark: In memory of Ives, January 14, 1937 - November 18, 2015.

If memories bring us closer, We are never far apart, For you are always in my thoughts And forever in my heart.

Lovingly remembered by Claudette 47p1

Thursdays at Redeemer Lutheran Church from 9:30 to 4:30 pm, join our quilters or drop off material or blankets for quilts. Many quilts a year are made to send to refugee camps as well as pillow case dresses.

We welcome gently used sheets or tablecoths of firm weave, material from gramma’s stash that she didn’t get around to sewing; garage sales finds or old blankets you no longer need. Everyone is welcome to come and help. If you don’t sew, you can rip material and cut squares or iron.

Bring your lunch and help others in need. Stay tuned for the blessing and bundling in the spring.

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CARD OF THANKS Thank You to all who sent cards, food, flowers, phone calls and visits in the passing of my sister “Susie Seidl�. She truely touched many lives. I shall miss her, she was my best friend as well as sister.

Claudette Clark 47p1

COMING EVENTS Tis the season at the Biggar Museum & Gallery: November 28: cookies for sale at Pharmasave; Friday, November 29, 5:00 - 7:00 Festival of Lights Hay rides, Free hot chocolate and $3 Hot Dogs!

46c3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22: Biggar & District Arts Council presents “Johnny McQuaig Band� in the Biggar Community Hall. This event is perfect for staff Christmas parties and all age groups. Refreshments and lunch available; doors open 6 p.m. concert 7:30 p.m.; adults/seniors $30 (advance $25); students 13 and older $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under $5; advance tickets and table bookings available at deMoissac Jewellers 948-2452. Preview band at www.jmbmusic.ca 41c6 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29: St. Gabriel’s Parish presents, “Dueling Pianos� in the Biggar Community Hall; refreshments, 5:30; Ukrainian supper 6:30; entertainment 8:30; tickets $40; children under 12 $20; children under 4 Free; entertainment only $25; available at deMoissac Jewellers; perfect for your staff Christmas party; silent auction, 50/50 and brown bag draws; door prizes; Fun for all ages 45c3 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8:Prairie Notes Community Choir will be presenting their annual Christmas concert at he Majestic Theatre at 2:30 P.M. featuring special guest, trumpeter Silas Friesen. Please join us for a sampling of music from many cultures, rocking percussion and inspiring musicianship. Admission is $15 per adult; family; $35 47p3 Biggar Museum & Gallery has a new exhibit “Revisiting Our Ancestors�... some of the framed photo inventory and other artifacts; Monday-Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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BIGGAR ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCH 312 - 8th Ave.W. and corner of Quebec St., Biggar

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

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Islanders, Coyotes turning heads in the NHL How does an Islandersnor McDavid and Leon Arizona Stanley Cup final Draisaitl in Edmonton, sound? or the six-week surgiOkay, it’s only late cal absence for Sidney November and we still Crosby, the Coyotes are have a full winter and quietly becoming somemost of what of a spring to Western go before Conferthe Cup ence confinalists are tender. determined, Arizona, but there which has are trends missed developing the playthrough the offs in 13 first quarof the last ter of the 16 years National and has Hockey never League sniffed season that the Stanoffer up a ley Cup few sur(the closBruce Penton prises. est they For came was instance, in mid-Noin 2011-12 when they lost vember, the team with in the conference final to the fewest losses in the L.A. Kings), sit second in NHL was the Islanders, their division and gave the disciplined squad notice as to their playoff coached by Barry Trotz, intentions on a recent whose team had lost only road swing when they three times in regulabeat Washington and St. tion and once in overLouis on back-to-back time through its first 18 nights. games.

Nothing like winning While most hockey fans two road games against are talking about the the two most recent offensive exploits of Con- Stanley Cup champs to

Penton on sports

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The Coyotes are the wizards of one-goal games. In a recent sevengame span in the first half of November, Arizona was involved in games resulting in the following scores: 3-2 (OT win), 4-3 (OT loss), 3-2 (L), 4-3 (L), 4-3 (shootout win), 3-2 (shootout win) and 3-2 (L). Led by fifth-year coach Rick Tocchet, the Coyotes have yet to give up more than four goals in a game, thanks in no small part to goalie Darcy Kuemper, who has played two-thirds of the Coyotes games and posted a sub-2.00 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage, and Tocchet’s insistence that his team play a defensive-conscious game.

The ‘Yotes are also enjoying this success without the services of shut-down defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson, out until January with a cracked fibula.

Dynasties are a thing of the past in the NHL. St. Louis went from last place in early January to the Stanley Cup last year,

Washington won its first in 44 years of existence the year before and the multiple Cup winners since the turn of the century, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Detroit, are now middleof-the-road or bottomfeeding teams.

Islanders and Arizona next June in the paritycrazy NHL? Why not?

• Norman Chad of the Washington Post, on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar: “Qatar, by the way, is the largest percapita emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, three times as much as the United States and almost six times as much as Stephen A. Smith.”

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe, on Twitter: “Illinois trailed 31-10 entering fourth quarter against Michigan State. And the Illini won 37-34. On the brighter side for the Spartans, their players increased their chances of being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons.”

• Another one from Hough, on the Myles Garrett helmet-swinging incident: “Right

about now Browns fans have to look longingly back at the days when their team only made the headlines for losing games.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “O.J. McDuffie, Roberto Luongo and Tamara James are newest inductees into the Broward Sports Hall of Fame. If I have to explain who they are, they probably shouldn’t be in.”

• Comedy writer Brad Dickson: “The first-ever college football game – Princeton vs. Rutgers – was played 150 years ago this week. That was also the same day the Rutgers football program peaked.”

• Comedy writer Jim Barach: “The Houston Astros are being investigated for using technology to steal opposing teams’ signs. Not only that, one of the players is now being accused of trying to deflate the baseballs.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Giants RB Saquon Barkley rushed for a career-worst

one yard on 13 carries in a loss to the Jets. To put that in perspective, that’s 2.9 per attempt - inches, not yards.”

• Washington State football coach Mike Leach, to reporters, when asked if he’d ever had officials own up to a mistake like the one that cost his team 57 yards in field position against Cal during a game: “Hmm. I’m trying to think of the least-expensive way to answer that question.”

• From @SportsPickle, on the Astros being accused of using a camera and dugout trash cans to cheat: “When I was a kid, they simply shot their bodies full of the finest Bulgarian cattle steroids.”

• Vancouver’s Torben Rolfsen: “Mike Trout won his third A.L. MVP, narrowly edging Houston’s Alex Bregman.

The Astros knew ahead of time, because they Watergated the Baseball Writer’s Association of America offices.”

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On Friday, November 15 the Biggar Nationals took a 9-6 goal victory against the Luseland Mallards. The summary

is as follows.

Scoring Summary: Period One: Mallards at 16:41 Justin Fischer, Nats at 9:00

Justin Edin from Clark McNulty and Jared Barilla, Nats at 7:38 (PP) Kyle Dilosa from Clark McNulty and Jus-

tin Edin, Nats at 6:53 Keaton Silvernagle from Dylan Haynes, Nats at 2:56 (PP) Chris Henry from Brett Novak and

Curtis Piecowye, Mallards at 2:41 Justin Fischer from Shane Gimas and Kelsey Muench. Mallards at 2:23 Justin Fischer from Shane Gimas.

Period Two: Mallards at 19:48 Shane Gimas from Kelsey Muench and Justin Fischer, Nats at 18:49 Dylan Smith from Clark McNulty, Nats at 11:43 Clark McNulty from Kyle Dilosa and Justin Edin, Nats at 10:47 Brett Novak from Chris Henry and Dylan Smith, Nats at 8:44 Kyle Dilosa from Derek Argue, Nats at 8:02 Dylan Smith from Chris Henry and Brett Novak, Mallards at 4:54 (PP) Brayden Klein from Greig Cairns and Jace Fischer.

Period Three:

Mallards at 1:21 Justin Fischer from Kelsey Muench.

Penalty Summary: Period One: allards at 9:00 Kelsey Muench for Boarding (2), Mallards at 3:43 Kelsey Muench for Charging (2).

Second Period: Mallards at 16:14 Steven Ternan for Slashing (2), Nats at 6:20 Justin Edin for Slashing (2), Mallards at 1:30 Steven Gottfried for High Sticking (2).

Period Three: Nats at 11:25 Mitchell Dilosa for High Sticking (2), Mallards at 9:01 Steven Gottfried for Tripping (2), Mallards at 1:21 Jace Fischer for High Sticking (2).

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