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Jumpin’ . . . Junior Blazer Ethan Massie leaps and takes a shot, February 7 as Biggar Central School hosted Section playoffs. The Green and Gold went on to be crowned Section champs, and hosted Districts, February 14. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Musician Rob Nash brought a message of hope to area kids, February 8 at the Majestic Theatre. Engaging and inspiring, Nash involves youth through music and storytelling, enabling hope and positive life choices.

In an auto accident, Nash suffered emotionally and physically, eventually turning the setback into a new outlook on life and sharing a positive message. Since starting, Nash has received hundreds of suicide notes, razor blades and bottles of pills from youth who’ve attended his shows. Resiliency follows in his wake - an outstanding mark of his success. The show was sponsored by the Biggar and District Credit Union.

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Tales of ranch life highlight of evening Don’t let his quiet, easy going manner deceive you. Cowboy poet Scott Reesor was able to hold the audience in his hand during his performance.

Reesor was performing at the annual fundraiser sponsored by Biggar and District Health Services Foundation on February 10.

There was the usual great food, bidding on silent auction items and entertainment. Not to mention all the visiting. There were some great draws and two people took home $1,000.

Country Hoedown was the theme making it a natural fit to have entertainment by a cowboy poet. But, Reesor is not just a poet.

He is a rancher who hails from southwestern Saskatchewan in the Cypress Hills. The family ranch received an historical designation last year. In total, the sixth generation ranch spans from 1904-2018 -- a total of 114 years of ranching in the province.

As for the silent auction portion, bidding was as per usual. Some times had multiple bids with more than one person trying to claim the item. Everything was sold and a profit was realized for the Foundation. One cannot forget the live auction, with the capable auctioneers from Ritchie Bros.

All in all, a great evening.

Cowboy Poet Scott Reesor waxes on eloquently about the cowboy life at the Biggar and District Health Services Foundation’s Country Hoedown. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

Honour your Mom for Mother of the Year celebration If you think your Mom is the best, or you know of a special woman in your life, you have until April 9 to nominate her for Biggar Prairie Branches annual Mother of the Year celebrations this May 1.

The Mother of the Year

Tea, to be held at the Biggar Community Hall, brings together women nominated from their respective communities - not necessarily mothers - all to raise needed funds for the Biggar Prairie Branches. It not only is a chance to treat

those special women, but a great chance to treat yourself to an afternoon of pampering, good company, and entertainment.

Nominations for Biggar’s Mother of the Year are currently

being sought. Nearby communities will be holding nominations for their Mother of the Year, also to be honoured at the tea in Biggar.

If you know someone who deserves a bit of pampering, send in a

April 9. This is not a competition - every special Mom will be honoured!

Those special ladies will be introduced to the community at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at the Biggar Community Hall.

small explanation -about 150 words -- to Biggar Prairie Branches Enterprises, Box 1690, Biggar, SOK OMO, or to The Biggar Independent, Box 40, Biggar, SOK OMO. Deadline for nominations is noon,

Thieves make off with war medals Warman RCMP received a complaint of a break and enter to a seniors hall in the community of Asquith, February 6.

Within the previous eight hours, thieves had

broken into the hall and stolen a TV, DVD player and camera. Of more significance, were a number of First World War and Second World War medals that were

on display at the hall.

The medals were on loan from local veterans.

The Second World War historical items included campaign stars and medals from Italy,

First and Second World War medals and honours were stolen from the Asquith senior hall, February 6. (Photo for The Independent by Warman RCMP)

France and Germany, as well as a Memorial Cross. First World War memorabilia included a British campaign medal and a Memorial Cross.

All of these medals are precious family heirlooms; particularly the Memorial Crosses which was issued as a memento of personal loss and sacrifice on the part of mothers and widows of Canadian soldiers who died for their country.

The RCMP is asking anyone who may have information regarding the theft and/or whereabouts of these medals to please contact the Warman detachment at (306) 975-1670 or their local police service. Or you can submit a tip anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477.

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Olympics don’t disappoint; showcase country’s talent We are well into the Winter Olympic Games for 2018. Just about everyone is watching. Certainly many eyes were on the mixed doubles curling event.

This is the first games for this event and once again Canada showed domination in curling winning the gold medal.

Curling enthusiasts were ecstatic. Some even get up in the wee hours of the morning to watch; others live stream the replay on their computers when they get up and others just wait for the evening capsule.

Mixed doubles is a new sport and the strategy is different. There is less time so the game is faster and there are only two of you on the ice. Five rocks.

Eight ends. As John Morris said this just might catch on.

Then there was the gold medal in team event figure skating. Great performances by the figure skaters who blew away their competition. In fact, there was no way the field could even catch them after the ladies single and there was still the ice dance competition to come.

Mikael Kingsbury finally captured a gold medal in his event. The only one left to complete his collection during his career.

Let’s not forget the other medals. The first time we have won a medal in luge thanks to Alex Gough. Lots more events to come during the following days. Hockey. More curling. More figure skating. And, if the wind ever dies down, more skiing and snow boarding.

There’s sure to be some exciting happenings.

P.H.

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In Alberta’s wine war with B.C., I’m siding with Australia

by William Watson, Professor of Economics, McGill University, for the Fraser Institute B.C. premier John Horgan threatens to delay the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion yet again so Alberta premier Rachel Notley cancels Alberta’s purchases of B.C. wine, at least those that take place through the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, which still handles wholesale wine purchases in Alberta.

It’s the classic problem with trade wars: If you hurt my petroleum industry workers, I’ll hurt my wine consumers, too! You have to stop me before I hurt even more of my citizens!

Short of military invasion, the only recourse most jurisdictions have when other jurisdictions do things they don’t like is to hurt their own citizens by depriving them of imports.

It’s true, my stopping my imports may also hurt your producers, so my actions aren’t purely self-hurting. It’s more like murder-suicide than just plain self-harm, if you think that makes it more rational. On the other hand, as Albertan Colby Cosh points out in the National Post, the hurt to Albertans from being deprived of B.C. wine may

not actually be that great, given all the other wines, many of them possibly better, that either are available on the market or could be if the AGLC allowed it.

By the same token, the harm to B.C.’s vintners from Alberta’s withdrawal of its purchase won’t be great so long as B.C. is still able to sell on the world market. But is it? The fact that Alberta is B.C.’s second biggest wine customer, after B.C. itself, may be evidence that, however much the world may need more Canada, it doesn’t believe it needs more Canadian wine. And if you can’t grow world-competitive wine in B.C., it’s not clear where else in Canada you could do it, given the winter weather everywhere east of the Rockies. Niagara is nice but it’s not Tuscany.

On this interprovincial dispute I find myself on the side of Australia.

Australia recently filed a formal request at the WTO for consultations with Ottawa concerning “measures governing the sale of wine.” You can read the three-page request here.

Australia’s beef is that four provinces, including B.C. but not Alberta,

misallocation of resources.)

I have no idea whether Australia’s charges are true or whether, if true, they do in fact constitute discrimination according to the rules of the WTO. We shall see as the WTO process unfolds. But they are certainly the kinds of things provinces do to help local producers and whether they’re discriminatory or not in law, they seem pretty obviously discriminatory in fact.

In announcing her ban on B.C. wine, Premier Notley made clear she had chosen wine for retaliation because her government could order its crown corporation not to buy any more. She had the power to do that. With other goods and services, she did not have the constitutional right to intervene.

There’s a lesson in that. If we privatized the wine industry, and the liquor industry, too, then private sellers could devise their own marketing strategies and favour or not the wines consumers wanted. If Australia didn’t like it, tough. The market, not the government would have spoken.

In the meantime, Advance Australia Fair! Here’s hoping your complaint gets results.

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discriminate against its wines by tilting presentation and marketing toward wines produced in-province. The complaint cites 25 different laws and practices favouring local wines. (One thing it proves without a doubt is that we have far too many laws governing the sale of alcohol. It’s 2018 now.

We’re about to legalize marijuana.

Can’t we loosen the rules on alcohol, too?)

B.C. gets the most attention in the complaint. Australia considers it discriminatory “on the face of it” that B.C. wines can be sold directly from grocery store shelves while other wines can be sold only through “a so-called ‘store within a store.’” Also: “Imported wine is subject to a wide range of mark-ups, fees and taxes, while B.C. wineries are permitted to ‘direct deliver’ wine to consumers.”

There are similar problems with government marketing of wines in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

(As a lifelong Quebecer who has lived through some terribly severe winters, I find it astonishing, and discouraging, that there is a nascent Quebec wine industry. It seems an almost certain

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Chocolate is the drink of the gods

Neighbourly News

New Horizons Activities

by Joanne Kral Our hall is displaying new speakers, thanks to the generosity of the local Legion.

These will be appreciated by our local musicians who participate in our monthly jam sessions.

Our last bingo in January was canceled due to poor turn out. It’s hard to play with only two in attendance. The first bingo in February got underway

on Thursday the 8th with better participation. Vi McCarty won the halfn-half game while Linda Vermette took home the blackout prize.

Monday Kaiser, on the 5th, saw three tables in play. At close of play, Ann Muc had the highest total score. Bill Fisher came second; Marie Roesch, third, and Ken Pearce fourth. Reg Turner and Joanne Kral had the

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highest scoring game of the day.

Wednesday Kaiser on February 2 had two tables in play with Mike Plysiuk finishing first, Ross Westman , second, and Reg Turner, third.

Yolande deBussac celebrated a milestone birthday in our hall on February 3 with family and good friends. Congratulations!

NOTICE

ANIMAL LICENSES 2018 ANIMAL Licenses are now due and payable at the Town Office.

LICENSES SHALL BE PURCHASED BY FEBRUARY 28, 2018.

The Town’s Dog Bylaw prohibits certain dogs in Town.

Please contact the Town Office for a complete list of prohibited dogs.

Spayed and neutered cat and dog license fee‌ $15.00 Male and female cat and dog license fee‌ $25.00 Third and subsequent dog or cat at same household license fee‌$100.00 per animal.

Failure to get the animal license by February 28, 2018 may result in an issuance of $40.00 Notice of Violation ticket.

If you no longer have your animal that was registered in 2017, please advise the Town Office of this.

Animal licenses are valid for the calendar year January 1st - December 31st.

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Spaniards began to enjoy the drink they added other spices such as cinnamon, black pepper, anise and sesame to the recipe.

Later, it was mixed with milk. Chocolate was often referred to as “the drink of the gods�. Solid chocolate was discovered and other forms of both the drink and the confection came into being.

It can be found in instant form in the Americas and is made with hot water or milk.

This is a thinner version of the original drink.

Sugar has been added so it is sweeter than the Mayans drank. Hot chocolate is still a popular drink and sometimes is used in baking and there are many flavours to enjoy.

Hot chocolate still remains something to enjoy in cold weather.

Sometimes spirits are added for an extra punch.

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On these cold winter days it is comforting to sit down with a hot beverage. One of the favourites is hot chocolate. Or cocoa as it is also called.

Now, you can make hot chocolate by just buying powdered granules from the store and adding water. There are some good brands out there. But, to be true to the original beverage it should be made with hot milk and chocolate.

It should be topped with whipped cream or marshmallows.

One thing I learned from my trip to Europe is that there is no comparison to the hot chocolate served in cafes there to what is served in this country. European hot chocolate is thick with chocolate to the point that sometimes it was almost too sweet and chocolatey. It is delicious, however.

It is believed that the first hot chocolate was served by the Mayans some 2,500-3,000 years ago. In the Aztec culture 1400 AD, a cocoa bever-

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In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, They mark a spot beneath the sky

Jim Reiter, MLA

Rosetown-Elrose Constituency 215 Main Street, Rosetown Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 Tel: 306-882-4105 Fax: 306-882-4108 Toll free; 1-855-762-2233 E-mail: jimreitermla@sasktel.net Box 278, Rosetown SK S0L 2V0 Please call with questions or concerns

Where larks, still bravely singing fly Scarce heard between the guns below!

John McCrae World War II in Europe was just over, and regardless of what Canada stamped on some of its medals, World War I had been “The war to end all wars!”

There was still the conflict in the Pacific and some of us joined “The Far East Force!”

I suppose that I could write quite a bit about

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST Town of Biggar 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 15th day of April, 2018, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

NOTE: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

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Dated this 15th day of February, 2018 Barb Barteski, C.A.O.

our moves abroad, but it would be a waste of space (and this kind of paper!) but we ended up in Brussels, Belgium and were going to be flown back to England.

As we had to wait for the cargo planes that were going to take us, we had a few moments to pick some of the pretty red flowers that lined the landing strip. Soon we were on the plane back to England.

I could tell a little more about our flight, but mebbe it would take too long! First of all, because of the loose wings on the Douglas Dakota aircraft I thought that they were falling off! Next, the kid

playing crib with me (on the floor, as there were no seats!) had a 24-hand just as we landed.

We were met at the doorway by a very pretty W.A.C. girl (Women’s Air Corps) and right away I landed her my bouquet of flowers.

“Here,” I said, “are some FlanBob Mason ders poppies!” and handed her my bouquet!

She graciously took them but pointed to the red slopes on each side of the strip we had landed on.

“What do you think these flowers are?” she said. “Those poppies started to grow right

Notable Notes

after World War One.” Y.T. said at the start that he wasn’t going to tell about his first plane ride, but it was so educational that he’s going to...

First of all, while I thought the wings on that old plane were going to fall off, the crew told me that those old Dakota’s were made so the wings would flex a little!

Next, the south side view of the White Cliffs of Dover was fantastic, though Y.T. was a little disappointed there were so few blue birds!

Thirdly, the “kid” got dealt four sevens on the floor of that old plane, just as we bumped down in England and we cut a one in cribbage sorry... we never counted that hand!

Lastly, it impressed me how many Flanders poppies grow in England... and how much the Legion is so necessary to remind us of war!

February What’s It?, and what’s new at the museum

Vernon Sloman (top picture) knows his stuff! He won January’s What’s It? contest! February’s is on the table now (bottom). Can we stump you?

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Vernon Sloman was the winner of the January What’s It?. He correctly identified the spat, and the sharpener for razors and got to go home with a bag of Biggar goodies.

Our What’s It? lady has got another one on the table, can she stump you this month?

There’s a new display in the showcase in the front of the museum. Print media has been important to the community since 1909. We’ve got copies of the Biggar World and The Independent papers on display now. Some interesting headlines, and a most peculiar way of advertising on Main Street.

I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. We will keep up our display of antique Valentine cards up in the showcase for a while. You have to see these, they sure are different!

Our team of exhibit design volunteers have been busy creating a brand new exhibit in the Royden Donahue Exhibit Gallery. It is depicting a teenager’s room in the late 50’s, early 60’s.

Do you remember those days... Rock’n Roll, poodle skirts, wearing your boyfriend’s school jacket?

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Randy Weekes, MLA

Pulse exports hoping to build Canadian ag sector

by Calvin Daniels Often it seems the investment in research and development is out of step with what the marketplace is suggesting.

But the two are not particularly related if one steps back and takes a look at things as a larger picture.

Take for example a particular farm crop, in this case the basket of pulse crops Canadian Prairie farmers grow.

Looking at the one-year picture of pulse production and we see that the cares dedicated to pulses in 2018 are anticipated to decline over 2017, which was already trending lower. In fact, the reduction in acres is expected to be a rather significant one.

Total area for lentils and peas, the primary pulses grown here, had actually grown in recent years having climbed to a little more than 10 million acres in 2016, up some four million from just three years earlier.

The growth was one of the shining examples of diversifying the cropping rotation of the region, and focusing on a significantly different market from cereal grains, and oilseeds.

The total area declined to about 8.5 million acres

— 4.4 million for lentils Minister of Agriculture and 4.1 million for peas and Agri-Food Lawrence — in 2017, although that MacAulay announced was still the second largan investment of over est ever. $575,000 to Market sigPulse Canada nals are sugfor food sergesting the vice market claw back research and in acres will development continue this projects. year, because Under the neither Growing prices nor Forward 2, demand are AgriMarketexpected to ing Program, improve to Pulse Canada push farmers Agriculture will receive back to more $178,500 to typical acreexplore new Calvin Daniels ages of the markets for crops. pulses and But markets are cyclipulse ingredients in cal, which means cropped China, Eastern Asia, the acres ebb and flow too.

United States and CanaThose cycles are da. An additional investnot something which ment of $221,680 under research can typically the same program will focus much attention on, go towards a project that as work carried out today focuses on promoting in terms of developing pulses to the Canadian new varieties ultimately foodservice industry. lead to new cropping An investment of options a number of years $175,721 was also prodown the road. vided to Pulse Canada That is the same scethrough the Growing Fornario when talking about ward 2, AgriInnovation food service market Program, towards pulse research and developinnovation in the Chiment projects that will nese market. The project benefit farmers and is expected to help the processors in the pulse industry expand the use sector. of pulses in a wide range Speaking recently at a of Chinese foods and meeting with Saskatchinvestigate the health ewan Pulse Growers, benefits of eating pulse

Spring runoff expected to be below normal Last Thursday the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2018.

With the dry conditions in the summer and fall of 2017 combined with below normal winter precipitation so far, a below normal spring runoff is expected across southern Saskatchewan this year.

Conditions are near normal across northern areas of the province.

Meadow Lake and the Upper Churchill River Basin is the exception with this region receiving extremely high rainfall in 2017 which created a wetter than normal landscape at freeze-up. This area is expected to experience normal to slightly above normal spring runoff in 2018.

The summer of 2017 saw extremely low rain-

fall across a large portion of southern Saskatchewan with record dry conditions in some locations.

These conditions continued into the fall where precipitation was also below normal. As a result, soil moisture conditions were dry at freeze-up and significant wetland storage was available in many areas.

The runoff potential could change as there is potentially another eight to ten weeks of winter remaining.

However, with dry fall conditions and below average winter precipitation to date, it would take well above average precipitation in February, March and April to produce an above average spring runoff within southern areas of the province.

After spring 2017, most surface water lakes and

reservoirs were full or near full; however after extremely low rainfall throughout the summer and fall of 2017, many are now at below average levels.

Some agricultural water supply issues began to emerge in late summer 2017, primarily in the south central areas of the province. With below or well below normal runoff expected, it is anticipated that these water supply shortages will intensify and expand across southern Saskatchewan. This could create some water supply issues for municipalities and irrigators if conditions remain dry into the summer months.

As conditions change and get closer to spring runoff WSA will issue another updated forecast in March.

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Not surprisingly Lee Moats, Chair, Pulse Canada Board of Directors was happy with the announcement.

“Collaboration between the Government of Canada and Pulse Canada will help the pulse industry address our challenges and capture the opportunities that pulses offer to farmers and consumers worldwide,” he stated in a prepared release.

The money of course is designed to build toward the future.

Canadian pulse exports are already neared $3.4 billion in 2017, noted the release. It is hoped by supporting the continued growth of the sector it can be a part of the Government of Canada’s trade target of growing agriculture and food exports to $75 billion by 2025.

The short-term outlook for pulses may not be bright enough to spur an acreage increase, but dedicating research dollars can help build the sector in the years ahead.

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New look to NHL playoffs guaranteed How beat to describe the current National Hockey League season?

Shocking? Topsy-turvy?

How about ‘unbelievable’?

How about all three?

Shocking that a number of teams thought to be pre-season Stanley Cup contenders such as Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers are not only not contending, but both likely to miss the playoffs.

Topsy-turvy? The team almost 100 per cent of ‘experts’ pegged to finish dead last of the 31 NHL teams, the Vegas Golden Knights, are among the league powers and have a legitimate shot at — this is the unbelievable part — the Stanley Cup. More topsy? More turvy? How about the only two Canadians teams to have virtually secured berths in the playoffs by mid-February are two teams with sad and sorry pasts — Winnipeg Jets and Toronto Maple Leafs?

Solidly in the postseason are the Jets and

Leafs; on the edge are the Calgary Flames. Definite outside-looking-in Canadian teams are Montreal and Ottawa in the East, Edmonton and Vancouver in the West.

The most recent Jets’ playoff victory was 198687, during their first NHL go-round in the Manitoba capital, when they beat the Flames 4-2 in a best-of-seven first-round Smythe Division series.

As for the Leafs, it’s been 14 years since their last playoff series victory, a seven-game triumph over Ottawa in 2003-04.

Famously, of course, the Leafs are without a Stanley Cup since 1967.

Let’s talk Vegas for a minute. The gambling part, not the hockey part.

If someone had stopped by a casino sportsbook window last fall and wagered real money on the Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup, one of three things might have happened: 1.

The sympathetic casino employee, instantly recognizing an utter fool, would refuse to take the

bettor’s money; 2. Casino they’re only gonna wear it for 162 more games.” staff would call for a • Ken Levine of Sports mental health therapist Announcers Report card. for some immediate com, on the Super Bowl: on-site attention; 3. The “It’s time to do away with sportsbook employee the Roman would smile Numerals and take already. We’re the money, at the point because where only that’s what Spartacus can they do in figure them Vegas. out.”

Can you • Jody envision a Genessy in Winnipegthe Deseret Vegas WestNews, in a ern Conferpost-Super ence final?

Penton Bowl column: Many can. on sports ’Tom Brady How about showed us he a TampaBruce Penton can’t catch the Toronto ball and he’s clash in the a really s-l-o-w runner, Eastern final? so other than the part This NHL season, if about him throwing for nothing else, indicates one thing: The apocalypse more than 500 yards as a 40-year-old QB and being approaches. married to a super model, • Jimmy Fallon of he’s just like the rest of NBC’s Tonight Show: America’s middle-aged “The Cleveland Indians men.” announced that they • Bob Molinaro of will no longer use Chief pilotonline.com (HampWahoo as their logo ton, Va.) “It makes sense beginning in 2019. They that the San Francisco admitted that the logo is Giants will be retiring extremely offensive, so Barry Bonds’ No. 25.

With all the baggage that’s attached to it, who else would want to wear

it?”

• Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, speculating on Bill Belichick eventually being elected to the Football Hall of Fame” “His acceptance speech will not be a spoken speech, but rather 20 minutes of glowering at the audience.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “United Airlines has renamed LA Coliseum. Another rumoured change: after the anthem, the singer has to point out the front, side and rear exits.”

• Currie again: “Saskatchewan Roughriders wideout Duron Carter has been busted for marijuana. Are we surprised?

He is a possession receiver.”

• ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel: “The Eagles won their first Super Bowl ever, toppling Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. They said Tom Brady was so distraught after the game, he chugged a quart of almond milk and ate half a grape.”

• Kimmel again, on Super Bowl commercials: “I had no idea Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

had a dream to sell light duty trucks.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Rolling Stone magazine, in an article titled ‘The Biggest Stoners in Sports,’ listed an all-star lineup of pot smokers. Which certainly puts a whole new spin on the term ‘puff piece.’”

• Perry again: “A hunter in Maryland was knocked unconscious when a mortally wounded Canada goose — which typically weighs in at 10-15 pounds — fell out of the sky and conked him. In other words: ‘Duck, Duck, Goose’ ... meet ‘Goose, Goose, Duck!’”

• Headline at SportsPickle.com: “Montreal Canadiens request to become NHL expansion team in hopes of becoming as good as Vegas Golden Knights.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) WorldHerald, on the 2018 Winter Olympics getting under way: “Which is bizarre, because NBC just finished showing the 2014 Winter Olympics on tape delay.”

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Where hockey dreams begin . . .

Initiation Nationals hit the Jubilee Stadium, February 10, hosting their counterparts from Rosetown and Unity from

some furious hockey action. Dreams of Olympic glory or grasping the Stanley Cup begin here! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Biggar & District Arts Council, celebrating 39 years, presents …

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HENDERSON MAR .1 KOLK DUO 7:30 p.m.

The Majestic Theatre, Biggar DOOR OPENS @ 7 p.m.

Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers…

Adults/Seniors… advance, $20, at the door $25; Students… advance, $12, at the door $15; … presented by Biggar & District Arts Council, Stars for Saskatchewan Series 12 and under, $5 Patrons… de Moissac Jewellers, Westwinds Motor Hotel , Biggar Leisure AVU-SaskTel, Biggar & Landis Insurance Services, Town of Biggar

Sponsors…

February 5-8 Monday Mixed: MHS, Jason Raschke, 259; WHS, Jennifer Heimbecker, 223; MHT, Jason Raschke, 613; WHT, Jennifer Heimbecker, 565.

Tuesday Seniors New Horizons: MHS, Jack Eckart, 210; WHS, Donna Eckart, 154; MHT, Jack Eckart, 468; WHT, Donna Eckart, 428.

Thursday Seniors: MHS, Jim Brown, 225; WHS, Donna Eckart, 185;

MHT, Jim Brown, 555; WHT, Donna Eckart, 480.

YBC Scores February 6-8 Bowlasaurus: BHS, CJ Dunn, 51; GHS, Ellie Hawes, 88.

Pee Wee: BHS, Dominic Raschke, 129; GHS, Haydyn Watson, 89; BHD, Josh Heimbecker, 243; GHD, Haydyn Watson, 160.

Bantam: BHS, Sawyer Heimbecker, 138; GHS,

Andie James, 117; BHT, Sawyer Heimbecker, 371; GHT, Andie James, 321.

Juniors: BHS, Tristan Otterson, 187; GHS, Cassie Raschke, 190; BHT, Julian Heimbecker, 499; GHT, Cassie Raschke, 539.

Seniors: BHS, Justin Otterson, 144; GHS, Hailey Boobyer, 106; BHT, Justin Otterson, 371; GHT, Hailey Boobyer, 265.

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Meet (more!) of the cast of NCCP’s Young Frankenstein!

Dean Lehnert Born and raised in Biggar, a retired Naval cook that has had past NCCP experience, Dean has most recently played the Mobb Boss in last year’s NCCP production. He is looking forward to this year’s role and performances!

Graham Lehnert Graham Lehnert is a 22-year-old student in the college of Education at the University of Saskatchewan.

He is looking forward to another great show with NCCP. Graham also enjoys directing the NCCP Youth Productions as well as writing original music for his band Czar Bomba.

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Tickets are currently on sale for Young Frankenstein and going fast! Pick yours up for $20 at The Independent, Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday until noon.

Lukas Smith Hello. It’s great to be back with the NCCP working on another fun musical: Young Frankenstein!

I am very happy to be bringing the character of “Ziggy the Village Idiot� to life.

Currently, I am working on completing a master’s degree in soil science at the University of Saskatchewan. After using my brain so much throughout the week it is a welcome break to play a character whose brain is hardly used.

This winter, aside from the musical and my studies, I will also be spending much of time playing soccer.

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Stephen Hadden A long time ago in a land far away Stephen Hadden acted. He recalls crooning Sunrise, Sunset from The Fiddler On The Roof in an elementary school review.

He is pretty sure he was a lost boy from Peter Pan either that or he has false memory and watched too much Arrested Development.

Though not new to being on a stage, this is Stephen’s first full musical performance. When he found out that we were doing a Mel Brooks’ musical, Stephen was excited to try out for a role in something from a creator of Spaceballs.

This is Stephen’s first year with the New Creation Community Players and he is happy to take part in Dr. Frankenstein’s experiments.

TOWN & COUNTRY FAIR DAYS & PARADE

NEED YOU! Noteworthy learning . . . Saskatoon composer Lynette Sawatsky, right, takes music students through some fun workshops, Monday at the Associated Gospel Church. Twenty-seven students from Perdue and Biggar attended the fun-filled classes,

benefiting from Sawatsky’s musical knowledge, spending the day exploring musical elements from her work and learning how to implement it all into their music. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Volunteers are needed to organize Fair Days and the Parade.

Without the involvement of volunteers, the survival of this annual event is UNCERTAIN. Tasks include: s #ONTACTING BUSINESSES FOR FIREWORKS DONATIONS and sidewalk sales s #ONTACTING COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR EVENT INFORMATION s -ARKETING .EWSPAPER ADS &ACEBOOK FLYERS ETC s #ONTACTING 4OWN #OUNCIL FOR ROAD CLOSURES AND EVENT PERMISSION s &INANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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If interested, please contact‌ Section Champs! . . . Biggar Central School Junior Blazers pose shortly after taking the Section Championship, February 7. The win gives them the right to host District play, February 14. (Submitted Photo)

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OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

Dorothy Viola Moore April 26 1923 - January 30, 2018 After living almost 95 years, Dorothy Viola Moore passed away peacefully in Ponoka, Alta. on January 30, 2018. Her later years were spent in an unwinnable battle with dementia.

Dorothy is predeceased by her husband, Hal; sisters, Ethel, Edith and Marj; and brothers, Cliff and Bobby. Dorothy leaves behind her children, Marilyn (Tony), Darryl, and Elaine (Blair); her grandchildren, David (Gjenna), Phil (Monica), Samantha (Mike), Scott (Sarah), and Alexandra (Dan); her greatgrandchildren, Jack, Charley and Emma; and her siblings, June, Jackie and Harry.

Dorothy was the first child born on the Atkinson homestead north of Springwater, Sask. Because many children were born at home, the registration of the birth required a ‘trip to town’ usually by the father and usually involving socializing (read: a bit of drinking). Often these trips resulted in ‘mistakes’ on the birth registration. Dorothy grew up thinking her name was ‘Dorothy Viola’ only to find out after applying for a copy of her birth certificate later in life that she had been registered as ‘Dorothy Marguerite’.

Dorothy was the eldest of nine children. They spent happy times on the farm. Dorothy’s youth was spent in the Springwater area. She graduated from high school and went on to Normal School in Saskatoon, Sask. with her life long friend, Bette Atkinson. She taught at Oskaloosa, Sask. where she met Hal. She spent many years in Saskatchewan and later lived in Edmonton, Alta. Her retirement was spent in Ponoka, Alta. and Springwater, Sask.

Mom was a woman of strong political convictions who truly believed in social safety nets, universal health care, and that equality is a stand alone word. It was hard to beat a home cooked meal of Dorothy’s. She was an avid reader, crocheted many doilies in her day and she could tell a good story.

Dorothy’s family is eternally grateful to the staff at the Ponoka Long Term Care Facility. To say thank you seems inadequate. Your facility became Dorothy’s final home. Thank you to Dr. Robert Halse for the care of Dorothy over the years and for his patience in dealing with the ‘nurse daughter’. Thank you to Dr Rick Barr who came to the facility

to assess our Mom. It would have been a nightmare if we had to transport Mom to the office. Thank you to the Ponoka Funeral Home for their assistance with the final arrangements.

Mom’s heart was always in Springwater. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Springwater Community Hall, c/o Louise Hawkins, Box 35, Springwater, SK, S0K 4E0.

Mom was a supporter of Santa’s Anonymous, never wanting to see a child without a gift at Christmas.

Consider putting a gift donation in the Santa’s Anonymous box, or something similar, with Dorothy in mind next Christmas.

A service will be held in Saskatchewan at a future date.

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Starting FEBRUARY 23: Last five Fridays in Lent, Interdenominational services at 12:05 p.m. followed by lunch at Biggar New Horizons.

Sponsored by Biggar and District Ministerial. Everyone welcome.

7c6 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23: 7:00 p.m., Benefit Concert of music by local talent for Biggar & District Food for Thought (Food Bank) at Biggar United Church, 905 Quebec St. Admission… donation of cash or food for the Food Bank. Treats and coffee served. For more information call Biggar United Church office 306-948-2280 or Ben Bernier, 306386-7216. Everyone welcome, you won’t want to miss this one!

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Coming THURSDAY, MARCH 1: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

“HENDERSON-KOLK DUO”, 7:30 p.m., The Majestic Theatre, Biggar Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older, $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under, $5. Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306-948-2452 or online www. ticketpro.ca 4c6 THURSDAY, MARCH 8: Biggar Museum & Gallery invite everyone to their Annual General Meeting, 1:00 p.m. Since 1972, the museum has brought the citizens of Biggar… programs, events, art, history and culture. There is always something happening at the museum! Would you like to be a part of the dynamic group that governs the participation of the museum in our community?, or, feel you have a few hours per month to participate as a volunteer.

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7c3 THURSDAY, MARCH 22: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

“SWEET ALIBI”, 7:30 p.m., The Majestic Theatre, Biggar Adults/ Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older, $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under, $5.

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12 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

PRESENTATION

Biggar Community Foundation donates to Museum . . . Biggar Community Foundation’s Marty Baroni hands over a cheque for $3,000 to Biggar Museum and Gallery’s Delta Faye Cruikshank. The money will be used to hire a student to input museum information onto a computer database.

BIGGAR ASSOCIATED GOSPEL CHURCH

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

corner of 8th Ave.W. and Quebec St., Biggar

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11: Biggar Associated Gospel Church presents "FACE DOWN Worship Band" at 10:50 a.m. service Children’s Sunday School during the worship service Pastor Doug Motz, Church office phone, 306-948-3424

BIGGAR UNITED CHURCH 907 QUEBEC ST. & CORNER TURNBULL AVE., BIGGAR Sunday Worship Service • 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday School on first Sunday of the month

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23: 7:00, BENEFIT CONCERT of local talent for Biggar Food for Thought (Food Bank) @ Church Admission… food or cash donation

PALS &%"25!29 Worship Services

@ REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH 319 - 7TH AVE. EAST, BIGGAR

Sunday Service • 10:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 7 P.M. PALS LENTEN SERVICE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25… Potluck following service

BOARD OF LANDIS CREDIT UNION LIMITED TO THE

Church office phone, 306-948-2280, Rev. Linsell A. Hurd

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Pastor Sarah Mowat, 306-951-7286

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NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF ASSESSMENT ROLL TOWN OF BIGGAR Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the Town of Biggar for the year 2018 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the assessor from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, February 16, 2017 to March 20, 2018.

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

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by a $50.00 appeal fee which will be returned if the appeal is successful, with: The Assessor, Town of Biggar, P. O. Box 489, BIGGAR, Saskatchewan, S0K 0M0 by the 20th day of March, 2018.

Dated this 15th day of February, 2018.

Marty Baroni, Assessor

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THURSDAY,, FEBRUARY 15,, 2018

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THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 15

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018

NEW CREATION COMMUNITY PLAYERS of BIGGAR production of…

The New MEL BROOKS Musical WARNING: SUGGESTIVE THEMES, ADULT CONTENT AND LANGUAGE

Book by

Music and Lyrics by

Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan Mel Brooks Original Direction & Choreography by Susan Stroman

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 ~ 7:30 p.m. ~

Jr Blazers host home tourney . . . Biggar Central School Junior Blazer Kalin Harrabek drives for the hoop, February 10, as the girls hosted their home tournament. The Blazers posted two wins and a tie on the weekend. (Independent Photo

by Kevin Brautigam)

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 ~ 2:00 p.m. ~

SATURDAY, MARCH 24 ~ 7:30 p.m. ~

SUNDAY, MARCH 25 ~ 2:00 p.m. ~ @ The Majestic Theatre, Biggar

RESERVED SEATING TICKETS on Sale @ The Biggar Independent, 122 Main St., Biggar or phone 306-948-3344 Only

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“Young Frankenstein” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018