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RCMP investigate rash of Biggar thefts Avenue East in Biggar. The break and enter occurred between February 9 at 4:30 p.m. and February 10 at 9:30 a.m. The garage was rummaged through.

It is unknown if the two incidents are related.

If you have information about these or any other crimes, please call the Biggar RCMP at (306) 948-6600 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through SaskTel Mobility at *8477, test TIP206 plus your message to CRIMES (274637) or submit a tip online at saskcrimestoppers. com where you can also view information on other unsolved crimes.

Crime Stoppers is anonymous and does not subscribe to call display and calls are not traced or recorded. If your information leads to an arrest or charge, Ethan and the rest of the Nats dumped the Ramblers with you may be eligible a 12-3 final. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) for a cash reward.

and proceeding to load the dirt bikes into the back of an older model white Chevrolet/GMC single cab truck.

Also on February 10, Biggar RCMP received a complaint of a break and enter to a garage on the 300 Block of Fourth

Sometime between 10 p.m., February 22 and 8 a.m., February 23, several vehicles were entered within the Village of Perdue.

The unknown culprits stole small personal items as well as loose change. In all cases the owners left their vehicles unlocked.

Biggar RCMP urge residents to remove valuables from their vehicles and lock the doors.

It is a misconception that if the doors are locked culprits will break something to get in. Biggar RCMP have had several vehicle thefts in our rural area directly attributed to vehicles left Upsy daisy . . . Biggar Atom National Ethan Winslow keeps his unlocked with keys in eyes on the puck despite his feet leaving the Jubilee ice, Sunday the ignition or keys left versus the visiting Eston Ramblers. No penalty on the play, but somewhere in the vehicle.

Investigation into those matters has shown that culprits quickly move on Lean has improved patient productivity gains and and we’ve only begun to from locked vehicles and care in Saskatchewan avoided future costs. tap its huge potential,” target unlocked vehicles.

“Lean is exceeding our Health Minister Dustin while achieving more than Leaving your valuables $125 million in projected expectations in terms of Duncan said. “Although inside in plain view, only financial benefits through improving the quality the investment in Lean entices culprits. Remove s i g n i f i c a n t o n e - t i m e and timeliness of services has paid for itself, the valuables, lock your doors. savings, capacity increases, provided to patients - true benefit of this quality There are options available through insurance to lower or potentially eliminate your deductible for certain situations where damage was not caused by the owner. RCMP encourage vehicle owners to visit their local insurer to discuss their options.

There is no excuse for not taking adequate measures to secure your property. The perceived inconvenience of locking a vehicle and removing valuables far outweighs the inconvenience of your vehicle being stolen or damaged.

Let’s all work together to reduce property crime.

Anyone with information Public gets first look at new health facility . . . Wayne Pierrepont, Director o n t h e r e c e n t t h e f t s of Environmental Services/Capital Projects with Heartland Health, right, shows from motor vehicles are interested residents and taxpayers their first look at the Diamond Lodge replacement, encouraged to contact the Tuesday. Tours were conducted throughout the much anticipated facility on Tuesday Biggar RCMP at (306) and Wednesday, with many, many interested people taking the opportunity to look at the future of health care in our community. (Independent Photo by Peggy Hasein) 948-6600.

improvement work is how it’s making healthcare better on a daily basis for patients and their families.”

The financial savings are due to quality improvements across the health care system since 2008. This information was collected in response to the Provincial Auditor’s recommendation that the province improve the reporting of Lean results.

The most significant results have come from regions with advanced Lean implementation and major capital projects including Five Hills Health Region ($34 million), Saskatoon Health Region ($33 million) and Kelsey Trail Health Region ($3 million).

Information is collected across all entities in the health care system and is approved by each Chief Financial Officer before being entered into Health Quality Council’s tracker system.

Duncan noted that beyond

In the early hours of February 10, thieves stole two Apollo brand dirt bikes from the compound of Fick’s Small Engine

Biggar RCMP investigate Perdue thefts

Repair on Main Street in Biggar.

The culprits gained access to the compound by cutting the chain link fence

Improving patient care while saving millions through Lean, says Duncan financial savings, there are numerous examples of how quality improvement work puts patients first, including: • A new database and care coordination that ensures all fragile infants at risk for respiratory complications receive crucial followup antibiotic injections; previously, 24 per cent of these infants missed their injections.

• The elimination of the list of clients waiting more than 30 days for dietician services in Mamawetan Churchill River.

• The conversion of two offices into exam rooms at Riverside Medical Clinic in Prairie North Health Region meaning 95 per cent of patients are shown to an exam room within 15 minutes.

• RQHR paramedics removed duplicate supplies and reorganized ambulances, reducing the amount of time it takes to prepare an ambulance by 90 per cent.

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A bit of fun and basketball as Biggar Central School Senior Boys Blazers faced teachers and staff, February 25, for all the marbles. And marbles were lost (ahem!) as the teachers and staff schooled the boys with a 59-50 win. No one was hurt, but Mrs. Newton was sporting a “fashionable� bruise on her cheek - things got a wee bit sporty and competitive! Sales of acetaminophen went up sharply in town as teachers and staff limped and nursed creaky bones!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Council Minutes highlights The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held February 10, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, and Kirk Sherbino.

Council resolved that the minutes of the January 19 regular meeting of the Biggar and District Recreation Board be accepted as presented, and that the recommendations contained therein be approved by Council.

Council resolved that the Economic Development Officer’s Report for January 2015, be accepted as presented and further that she be authorized to attend the Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) Spring Education and Training Symposium on April 14-15 in Humboldt, and the 2015 Creating Intersections for Growth Conference: Economic Resilience on November 3-4 in Humboldt.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $139,077.24 and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $40,861.22, be accepted.

Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed: Ken and Kristen Andreas - Dog Barking; Heartland Health Region - Diamond Lodge Update; Peszko and Watson Change of Name; RCMP - Year End Report; Wheatland Regional Centre - Financials; Premier Brad Wall SaskPower Relocation; Catteral and Wright Water Treatment Plant Lift Assembly; RCMP - Annual Performance Plan; PIWIK - January 2015 Report; Chamber of Commerce - Annual General Meeting; Community Planning Subdivision Approval; Prairie Wild - Bear Hills Planning District; Wheatland Regional Centre - Severance; Biggar Shop Easy Recycling; Loraas Environmental Services - Commercial Update; CJYM Radio - 2015 Marketing Plan; Parsons - Various Information Requests.

Council resolved that the request from Trent Silvernagle to tie/ consolidate Lots 7 and 8 Block 4 Plan D4770 with

Lots 1-6 Block 4 Plan D4770, be approved.

Council resolved that: Whereas “Canada Post and the Conservatives are taking an axe to long-treasured postal services - killing good jobs, eliminating door-todoor delivery, drastically increasing postage rates and closing, downsizing and reducing hours at post offices,” Whereas “Canada Post did not properly consult on these changes, effectively eliminating any opportunity for input from the people who will be most affected; and,” Whereas “closing and downsizing post offices, reducing post office hours, and eliminating door-to-door delivery will reduce service and eliminate thousands of jobs in communities throughout our country,” Whereas “Canada Post offers a public

service that needs to be protected,” Be It Resolved That “the Town of Biggar ask the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to request that the federal government consult with the public about what kind of postal service they need before allowing Canada Post to make such major changes to public postal service.”

Council resolved that the Town of Biggar write a letter of support to the Biggar Supported Employment Program, who work with the disabled, to find them employment in our community.

Council resolved that the proposal for a 2015 Hydrogeologic Assessment from Beckie Hydrogeologists, be received.

• Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.

Choices enhanced with Crop Insurance February 26, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced details of the 2015 Crop Insurance Program.

The program, which includes ongoing enhancements, will give producers more choice and flexibility to build an insurance package suited to the needs of their operation.

“Our government is committed to providing producers the tools they need to get the job done,” said Ritz. “Bankable, predictable and flexible insurance programs

such as this are key to mitigating risks and remaining competitive in the long-term.”

“Every farming operation is unique and the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation continues to grow the range of choices available for the province’s farmers and ranchers,” Stewart said. “Producers are able to custom fit their crop insurance coverage to the needs of their operation.”

The Crop Insurance budget for 2015 is $154 million. On average, coverage levels are increasing to $183 per acre, up from $162 per

Keep away . . . Biggar Central School Junior Girls Blazer Savana Ellis, left, keeps St. Gabriel Saint Gillian Massie at bay, February 25. BCS hosted junior sections for the ladies, and the games were close, hard-fought affairs - this contest going down to the wire with BCS coming out on top 25-23. The Blazers faced Rosetown for the Section championship, unfortunately falling on the wrong side of another close game, 25-24. More pictures will be posted to biggarindependent. ca this Friday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) acre in 2014. Premiums are going down to an average of $7.06 per acre from $7.47 in 2014.

The improved coverage is a result of better forecasted crop prices and increased long-term …see Crop Insurance, pg 16

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Mulling over their works . . . Biggar Central School artists, alongside the Biggar Museum Executive Director, Delta Fay Cruickshank, look over their art work and the creations of other students from town during the final few days of the “Wall to Wall Art” student art show. The junior artists fielded some impressive works using a variety of mediums. The exhibit concluded on February 27. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Great job to everyone on the lodge addition Public tours of the new lodge were held this week and from the looks of the guest book a number of people were interested enough to brave the cold weather to have a look see.

It is an impressive addition. One that the organizers can be very proud to have had a hand in developing. A number of innovative ideas and some intensive research into the needs of the residents were taken into account when planning the project.

In talking with one of the key people a comment was made about how the communities really came out and supported the project. Biggar and the surrounding municipal contributors can be proud to say that their share of the funding is complete. All the rooms are furnished and all the equipment is bought.

Everyone who was involved in any way whether you supported the fundraisers or had a hand in organizing deserves a pat on the back. But, the people who initially approached the various councils and boards and who believed in the project from the beginning are the ones that deserve a huge bouquet. They are very dedicated and no doubt ran into some issues along the way but they never gave up.

Personally, my favourite feature is the murals to identify the neighbourhoods. The willow and autumn scenes are awesome.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are welcome.

P.H.

Western weakness won’t help Ontario’s budget woes Mark Milke, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute With the plunge in oil prices over the last six months (and already soft natural gas prices), it’s not headline news to note that provinces heavily dependent on energy-related revenues are suffering.

The decline in the resource sector has also contributed to a decline in the value of the Canadian dollar against the greenback. That has led some to speculate that Ontario’s economy will improve. (The depreciation of the loonie makes Ontario’s manufactured goods artificially more competitive.)

Perhaps. But as the resource economies of the West and Newfoundland and Labrador see significantly less revenue, there is this consequence for Ontario: the provincial treasury will receive less in equalization payments from the federal government. So balancing the books may not

get any easier for the Ontario government.

For those not familiar with the details of federal transfers to the provinces and territories, in total, Ottawa “cut” cheques worth $65 billion to the provinces and territories in 2014/15 (the fiscal year now ending). One federal program, equalization was worth $16.7 billion.

Equalization, in its constitutional mandate, is meant to ensure “that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation.”

That means not every province receives equalization. That only happens if a province’s assumed ability to raise revenues, its “fiscal capacity,” is below the average of all 10 provinces. And that average is calculated measuring a variety of revenues including personal and

corporate taxes, and resource revenues.

And that’s where we circle back to Ontario.

In the past six years, Ontario’s own poor economic performance combined with the gusher of western and Newfoundland and Labrador resource revenues, meant that Ontario fell below the 10-province average.

As a result, since 2009/10, Ontario was and still is an equalization recipient—a “have not” in equalization speak. From that first equalization cheque six years ago to the end of this March, Ontario will have garnered $12 billion in equalization payments from the federal government.

Ontario’s equalization cheques have ranged from $347 million (and 2.4 per cent of the total equalization kitty in 2009/10) to $3.3 billion (and 21 per cent of all equalization cash in 2012/13). In the year now ending, Ontario will receive $2 billion in

equalization payments, or just under 12 per cent of all equalization paid by Ottawa to the six ”have not” provinces.

Now, think about the future.

Alberta’s government has already hinted it may see a $7 billion hole in previously expected provincial revenues this year. The Saskatchewan government says it will have a deficit in its next fiscal year because of falling revenues. Newfoundland and Labrador’s government has also publicly stated it expects a $1.5 billion revenue shortfall because of low oil prices.

Given that resourcerich provinces are taking significant hits to revenues, Ontario will move closer to the 10province average for fiscal capacity. That means its equalization payments will decline.

That’s fine; that’s how equalization works.

In fact, some provinces will benefit from higher equalization payments as the equalization pie is divided in larger portions among the remaining recipients. Think Quebec, the Maritimes and Manitoba—provinces that have received equalization payments year-in, year-out, for decades.

As that decline in equalization for Ontario occurs, it brings up this tricky issue for Ontario’s government: That forecasted $12.5 billion provincial deficit target next year, high as it is, might be even more difficult to achieve, never mind reduce.

For the record, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has long demanded that the federal government send more federal tax dollars to Ontario, given Ontario’s taxpayers are still net contributors to Confederation.

But on a net basis (money sent to the fed-

eral government by provincial taxpayers versus money transferred to or spent in a province by Ottawa), that is even more true of Alberta. But it’s a moot point. Equalization payments are meant to decline when a province’s revenues improve vis-à-vis the 10-province average.

Instead of demanding more money from the federal government, Ontario could a) cut provincial spending or b) reform everything from labour laws to regulation to tax policy and electricity policy, to unleash the economy and thus produce more at-home tax revenue or c) both.

Ontario should not expect continued billions in annual equalization payments. While the exact decline in equalization is unknown—it depends on how badly the resource economies and their provincial treasuries are hit—Ontario should face reality and act accordingly.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

Every February a team of dogs is hooked up to a sled and the driver guides them on a 1,000 mile trek from Whitehorse, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska (in even numbered year the race start is reversed).

The Yukon Quest is a tradition that has run every year since 1984.

That’s the short story but after reading more about this international event it has become clear there is much more than meets the eye regarding the race.

The event is a go no matter what the weather conditions are which, in February, the middle of winter, in the north, can be unpredictable. It is a bit of an endurance test lasting from 10 to 16 days depending on the team and driver.

The 2015 winner was crowned nine days, 12 hours and 49 minutes

after starting the race.

There are some historical aspects as well. The Yukon Quest Trail follows the Gold Rush and mail delivery dog sled routes from the turn of the 20th Century.

At one time these trails were the “highways” of the North. Picture the now empty trails coming alive each February with sled dog teams, one musher and 14 canine athletes blazing down the trails. The frosty breath and howls of the dogs, the musher blasting orders and the sound of the sled blades on the crisp snow.

These are no ordinary dogs but are elite, marathon athletes.

They receive the best in canine care and are bred from stock that survived and lived during the Klondike Gold Rush.

The dogs are checked by race veterinarians

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at checkpoints located throughout the race.

Mushers connect with their dogs in the form of coaches, cooks, cheerleaders, and companions. Mushers carry equipment, food and supplies at all times.

There can be up to 50 dog teams entered in the race. Dog team drivers must be 18 years old by the race start in addition to demonstrating their abilities by successfully completing a 200 and 300 mile sled dog race.

The purse is shared between the first 15 finishing teams.

The trail crosses frozen rivers and four mountain summits: King Solomon’s Dome, Eagle Summit, American Summit, and Rosebud Summit. The exact route varies each year depending on ice conditions on the Yukon River as well as snowfall but still maintains

Town of Asquith Council news Asquith Town Council held its regular council meeting on February 11.

Attending were Mayor James Maddin, Councillors Gail Erhart, Sue Sawicki, Garry Dumont, Don Lysyshyn and Ross Beal, Foreman Darren Kraft, and Chief Administrative Officer Holly Cross.

The January 14 meeting minutes were accepted.

The treasurer’s statement of receipts and expenditures of the month of January 2015 and the bank reconciliations for December 2014 were accepted as presented.

A motion was made to accept accounts paid in the amount of $31,561.28 and accounts payable of $39,241.29.

A pump from the sewage lift had to be pulled and replaced.

Asquith Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire by Grandora.

Council attended a meeting with the Asquith Volunteer Fire Department to discuss a new program called Resgrid that will allow members to have immediate information regarding an incident, as well as allow members to directly report whether or not they will be able to respond.

Yearly letters were sent out for maintenance donations for the Asquith Cemetery. It is through

these donations that the Asquith Cemetery can continue to be kept so neat and orderly.

The Asquith Recreation Committee will be accepting grant applications from local groups and organizations interested in applying for funding until February 27.

A resolution was made to have Councillor Don Lysyshyn continue as Deputy Mayor until 2016.

Cam Hahn was appointed

by Council to the Asquith Community Rink Board.

Bylaw No. 1-2015, a Bylaw to Amend the Building Bylaw, was passed.

This amendment allows for individuals to receive up to eight inspections with their building permit fee. If they require additional inspections after the initial eight, they will be at a cost of $150 for each inspection. Council has passed this amendment due to some buildings requiring inspections and thus expenses well beyond what the building permit covers.

The Town of Asquith has contracted BN Metals to remove the white metal from the Asquith Landfill.

Asquith Landfill hours are Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mondays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A reminder goes out to all that if the temper-

ature before 9 a.m. Is -40 degrees Celsius or colder with the wind chill, the landfill will not open that day. Also a reminder goes out that shingles will no longer be accepted at the landfill.

A reminder goes out to all residents of the Town of Asquith that carts are to be put in front of their own properties for pickup and that they should be returned to one’s yard every week after pickup. Leaving the carts on the street impedes snow removal and could result in your cart being damaged. The cost of replacing a cart is $150 and will be charged to the homeowner.

A letter was sent to the Minister in charge of Canada Post calling on the government to reverse the changes to services announced by Canada Post, and to look instead for ways to increase service and revenues in areas such as postal banking.

A by-election to fill an empty Councillor position on the Asquith Town Council was held on February 25. Blair Warren was elected. This office welcomes Mr. Warren and would like to take this time to say thank you to Mr. Kerry Sawicki and Mr. Leen Van Marion for showing civic interest and running for office.

integrity of the North by following historical winter routes travelled by prospectors, mail and supply carriers between the gold fields of the Klondike and those in the Alaska interior.

In any given year the mushers and dog teams may face temperatures of -40˚; high wind temperatures sometimes up to 100 mph; and icy conditions.

It is not only the ice and snow that can create obstacles but imagine travelling along outdoor trails in less travelled territory. There is sure to be wildlife and participants may encounter moose and wolves.

The Yukon Quest has been dubbed the most difficult sled dog race in the world not to mention the toughest race in the world. To put it in

perspective the length is the distance between England and Africa and

the distance between some checkpoints is the breadth of Ireland.

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6 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK Any time a person sees a sentiment like this, they are apt to say things like, “those lines are pretty good!

Whoever wrote them really reaches out and presents some of our own thoughts!”

And this is right! Writing is a two-person thing!

Every line ever written demands both a writer and a reader – a writer who feels “I’ve got to tell about this” and a reader who says “I wish I had written that!”

That is why coffee row is so successful – there are both “talkers” and “listeners”!

The difference between these two, being that the writer often likes to tell about doing these things, where as the reader just goes out and does them!

Below is a little rundown on how come Y.T. is the guy with the pen!

I suppose that a better “original” explanation would be that the folks had a small libary of the “Great” writers, but even as kids going to our old country school up in Great Bend (where we tried to learn a lot of other stuff), the words “sweet” and “feet” seems a lot more attractive to Y.T than trying to solve an equation like .R2, or understanding a

by Bob Mason

“I’m Innocent!”

A couple of pieces of Feldpost That were ripped from a German file.

When I think of the night that I wrote them, I stop for a moment and smile!

For I covered my trench with a house door; And stuck my knife in the wall.

Then I melted the butt of a candle, The light was meagre and small.

But oh, like a sun from the Heavens It lighted time that was black.

As I wrote with my dull old Parker, Grim words of the night attack!

In the breast of my mud-worn tunic I folded them both as won.

And I found them there one evening Long after the war was done.

Pressed as a single paper Dirty and thin they fell But still with their awful message Of the nights they had spent in Hell.

Dried on the old stove fender, Far from the canon’s roar.

And lying so lost and wasted, There on my bedroom floor!

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that not only did he not know what a “gland” was, he didn’t know that there were few deserts in the arctic!

Yours Truly kept at it though until some of his relatives would (or could!) read his handwriting!

An acquaintance once called and handed me a few verses that he had written, but much of them contained so many words like “malicious” rhyming with “vicious”, that they didn’t impress my “live and let live” feelings at all!

So much for an impressionable, understanding reader, eh?

There were a few military years there when Y.T. couldn’t see much of a future in anything, and he didn’t use his old pen that often! He came home safely, met and married Phyllis and settled down on a small farm. Then things really began to happen! Again Y.T. wants to declare that it wasn’t all his fault! In 1955 just when he thought that there was a future in something, a Bulbar Polio bug sneaked into his makeup and threw him for a ten-yard loss! What now?

On our small farm we had a few animals, including a dog, and a small bit of VLA land But in our

little farm house a loving family. Some pretty highclass doctors told us that Y.T. would never work again! And once more he had no choice, any future that he may have was going to be found in his old Parker pen. Even at that Yours Truly almost gave up when he and occasion to peruse a few pages of The Parliamentary Press – twenty pages of apparent deep thought that told him absolutely nothing!

Back Y.T. went to the memory of the folks’ little library! There he found a few “Greats” of the past!

When with these thots, myself amost despising, haply I think of thee, and Much as the Lark at break of day, arising from sullen earth sings Hymns at Heavens’s gate!

What kind of romantic person out there can resist lines like that, eh?

And what Rabelaisian type can frown these lines

by Robert Service: A bunch of the boys were whooping it up, in the Malemute Saloon!

Yours Truly rests his case! He is innocent!

P.S.: It is true that Y.T. will never be as “Great” as those people, but the readers who look at these lines are just as great as any of theirs were!

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formula like H2SO4.

As a matter-of-fact, many times when our young Lady Teacher found some of Y.T.’s poorly constructed small poems in his math scribbles, she made him stay in until he understood how 4 x 4 = 16.

It wasn’t all Y.T.’s fault though that he turned out this way! Sometimes when she expelled him for things like that, and he sat out there on the steps, he realized that “sweet” (as the clean smell of “Wolf Willow”), rhymed with “Tweet” as in the young birds up there in the branches. Whether she knew it or not, she was a little bit to blame for Y.T. inheriting his lifetime hobby!

Time (which has a habit of doing things like that!) passed, eh? And while his math and chem “know how” didn’t improve very much, his new-found hobby and enthusiasm for putting words together (ahem!) blossomed, creating such immortal lines as: He knelt down on the burning sands And shot that Polar Bear in the glands!

Y.T.’s new hobby almost had its undoing right there though when Mother pointed out to her would-be penman son,

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by Karen Kammer We hope everyone had a great week. February went by so fast, it’s hard to believe we are on to a new month already.

Monday morning we exercised and in the afternoon we had ice cream. Tuesday we read some current events. In the afternoon we had Jon Sloan and friends sing for us. Wednesday was men’s coffee and happy hour.

Thursday was a busy day. We had bible study, exercises, and bingo. We also had a family meeting in the evening for the families of the residents about the move to the new building. Questions were answered and information was handed out Friday morning was breakfast club and shuffleboard. We listened to a music CD and played games in the

afternoon. Saturday we played Jackpot bingo and watched a movie.

Sunday some residents had their nails painted.

Other residents were busy watching curling and working on a puzzle.

PAL’s, with the help of the St Gabriel Church choir, did our church service this afternoon. Thank you for the wonderful service!

Have a fabulous week!

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

Another landmark bites the dust!

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery It has been brought to my attention that the old CN round house is being dismantled.

It is being brought down like the old schools were.

Landmarks from the days before today that became old, neglected and eventually dangerous in the present. And yet, the memories, photos and record of their existence continue in the archives of the Biggar Museum and Gallery.

According to the heritagecanada.org Web site, the roundhouse was to be demolished in the early 1970’s. But the then mayor of Biggar convinced the CNR to delay whilst a new tenant was found.

At this point the roundhouse became a turkey farm until 2005.

The lease agreement was that if another tenant was

not found, the building would be demolished in 2009.

Well, that time has come and gone, no new tenants have been found.

Now, February 2015, the landmark is now under deconstruction!

The railway was completed between Chappel (Saskatoon) and Biggar in 1908.

Speculation then was that Biggar could be the best place to be the divisional point, but then, it could have been Scott, then at the end of the line.

By 1909 it was announced that Biggar would be the largest Grand Trunk Pacific Railway station in Western Canada! With this news, building and expansion of the town grew in earnest. In no time at all 32 businesses and 75 dwellings were established. It is obvious, that the decisions made by the railway, greatly

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway round house, 1912. (Photos courtesy of the Biggar Museum and Gallery) affected the growth of expansion came to the changed. No longer do continues; new people the trains stop to be move in, stores open and roundhouse. our town.

In 1920 the GTPR was maintained; no longer to life just goes on.

The roundhouse was built in 1909 to facilitate absorbed by the Canadian the trains stop to drop off (Information taken from the maintenance of all National (CNR). Now, travellers at the station. heritagecanada.org and the trains that came CN still rumbles through And yet, despite all The Independent papers through. In 1913 more our town, but times have these changes, our town 1913, 1955)

The turntable at the round house.

1910-1911 photo of round house: Left to right: Unknown, George Adcock, Frank Shepherd, Swen Smith, Percy Robinson, Ben Robinson, unknown, Harry Richards.

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CNR round house, 1938

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Will ag drones take to the sky or will they be grounded?

by Calvin Daniels

Flying drones are drawing tons of attention these days.

Popular weekly television dramas such as ‘Hawaii Five-O’ and ‘NCIS: LA’ have aired episodes in recent months with drones posing a threat as gun-toting, bomb-bearing, kill machines.

News headlines have drones crashing into the White House and being used to ferry drugs from Mexico into the United States.

The above brings the threat such drone technology might pose sharply into the minds of the general public.

On the other side of the equation sits sectors such

as agriculture, which see the drones as a tool which could aid in everything from attacking individual weeds in a field, to creating better topographical maps of farm fields.

Drones are also exciting tech for farmers, offered Peter Gredig with AgNition Inc. at a meeting held in Canora in February.

“They have a big potential for agriculture. . . Everybody is excited about them,” he said, but again added they are at the ‘hype’ stage. “I still think the technology is ahead of the agronomy.”

The initial thought is to use the drone for aerial mapping of fields, but Gredig expects varied

uses to be developed. He said one Saskatchewan designer has created a small spray tank, and using identifying tech it can hoover over a single weed and apply chemical.

Like many technologies, they can be used for good things in the right hands, and for bad in another’s hands.

With extremes in possibilities, governments are left in the no-man’s land in the middle trying to determine if they can deal with the potential threats and allow worthy development by establishing regulations.

As governments are apt to do, they either ignore the situation completely, or make bad policy when they do try to establish balance.

South of the 49th parallel the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States is trying its hand at creating a ruleset for flying drones.

Two of the draft rules

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have already been singled out for criticism by farmers.

The first is a requirement pilots remain in visual contact with their drones at all times.

The second is a height restriction which limits the crafts to flying no more than 500 feet above ground.

Farmers and drone operators say these constraints would limit a drone’s range and consequently its usefulness.

The above rules would indeed seem to put a definite crimp in the potential use of flying drones, not just for farmers, but the forestry sector, wildlife management, and even search and rescue.

That said we also live in a time where the pub-

lic has a taste for greater control if they are perceived as being a deterrent to possible terrorist activities.

We only need to look to Ottawa to see that situation clearly. In January the Conservatives introduced Bill C-51, suggesting the Canadian Security Intelligence Service needs expanded powers to combat terrorist threats to Canada.

The opposition New Democrats, along with various security experts, academics, and privacy advocates have been quick to warn the new powers given to CSIS can be used to investigate a lot more than just terrorism. Under the proposed law, threats to Canada’s infrastructure, economic

stability, and diplomatic relations, are all fair game for Canada’s spy agency.

Among the concerns are that CSIS would be given a larger mandate and expanded powers - including the ability to break the law or violate Charter rights, with judicial approval.

An overreaction to terrorism to be sure, but one which many in the public are swallowing as they react to fear.

How flying drones are mandated will fall into the same vein. Fear, rather than rational thinking, will be the overriding influence on regulations, since drones fit into the realm of terrorist tool.

And farmers may be left with a tool they cannot use effectively.

Friday, the Government of Saskatchewan has proclaimed March 1 to 7, 2015, as Agriculture Literacy Week in Saskatchewan.

“Agriculture Literacy Week is an opportunity for us to teach our youth about agriculture and food production,” Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart said. “Many of today’s students grow up disconnected from farms and agriculture.

This week provides them with an opportunity to learn about our industry in a fun, interactive way.”

“The Ministry of Education is proud to be supporting Agriculture

Literacy Week, as it’s another innovative way to engage our students in their learning,” Education Minister Don Morgan said. “This is an excellent way to encourage the literacy skills of our students while also promoting one of Saskatchewan’s most important industries.”

During Agriculture Literacy Week, producers and other members of the agriculture industry gather in classrooms across the province to read agriculture stories and discuss their experiences in the industry. Their visits are supplemented by materials provided

by Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC), such as books and videos.

“Agriculture plays a vital role in our lives, and it’s important that our youth understand that,” AITC Executive Director Sara Shymko said. “Students often learn best when they are able to connect with their subject matter.

By introducing them to people directly involved in the agriculture industry, we’re able to help them understand the role agriculture plays in their lives and in the world.”

This year’s industry volunteers will be reading from AITC’s new book, The Adventures of Michael and Mia: Stewards of the Land, written by Edward Willett and illustrated

by Val Lawton. The book introduces readers to modern agriculture and farm stewardship. More than 130 classrooms and almost 3,000 students will be taking part in Agriculture Literacy Week this year.

Province proclaims Agriculture Literacy Week

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Members of Biggar & District Credit Union, 16 years of age and older, are invited to participate in the election of their Board of Directors.

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BEV BROWN

I was born in Biggar in 1962, raised in Sonningdale Sask. and completed my high schooling at Biggar Composite High in 1982.

I was born and raised in Biggar and have been an active member in the community for many of those years.

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In the spring of 1988 I married Lynn Petrisor. We have four children, three boys and one girl. We moved back to the Perdue and Biggar area in 1994, and started farming that year. We presently reside in the Struan area north of Perdue where we own and operate a cow/calf farm.

I have worked at Canada Post for the last 20 years.

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I have been on the Credit Union board for the last three years and have found it to be a very rewarding experience to be involved with the growth and development of our credit union.

The opportunity to serve on the board of directors of the credit union, I believe would be a good experience and an opportunity to learn the different aspects and workings of the credit union. In closing I would provide the board with my best efforts for the credit union and communities of Perdue and Biggar.

We can serve two three year terms before we have to step off the board for one year. I would like to ask for your support to serve another three years to represent you as a member in our credit union.

CAROLYN DE B USSAC I was born and rased on a small farm north of Perdue.

I did all my schooling in Perdue as well as studying piano, going to Air Cadets and all other activities available growing up in a small town.

After graduation I moved into Saskatoon for work, but found city life was too busy for a small town girl so I moved back to Perdue and started my family. I was blessed with a daughter, Jenni in 1986 and a son, Devin in 1989. Jenni is a Pharmacy Tech. in Pasqua Hospital and Devin works at Seedmaster as well as raising his beautiful twin girls Kori and Ayden.

I began working in Biggar in the spring of 1997 in my current job at Napa Auto Parts. A year later I relocated to Biggar, met my husband Norm, and now call Biggar home.

As the kids grew up in Biggar they were both very active in sports. I volunteered to be a driver as much as I could and was always seen sitting in a gymnasium, hockey rink or baseball diamond.

I decided that I could do more for the community so I went on the executive for Biggar Minor Hockey, and stayed on the board after the kids graduated and left home.

I feel like the time has come for me once again to give back to the community that welcomed me into their town, by running for the Credit Union board. I am looking forward to the learning experience and the challenge that this opportunity can give me.

BOB LEMON I was born and raised in the Perdue/Kinley area, and attended Perdue School for most of my education. In the past I have served on the Perdue Rec Complex %RDUG DQG WKH 3LQ %RZOLQJ FRPPLWWHH I have been a member of the Biggar &UHGLW 8QLRQ DQG WKH )HXGDO &R RS IRU approximately 40 years. I started my ÂżUVW WHUP DV D GLUHFWRU IRU WKH %LJJDU District Credit Union in 2012. I farmed on the home farm for about 30 years, and for the past 13 years have also been HPSOR\HG DW WKH )HXGDO &R RS DV D SXPS attendant at the Perdue Gas Bar and &RQYHQLHQFH VWRUH , DOVR ZRUN SDUW WLPH for a local farmer.

I am President of the Perdue Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion where I help with our various activities throughout the year.

I enjoy watching news and sports and participate in bowling and golf. My wife Carol and I enjoy traveling around Saskatchewan and spending as much time as we can with our six grandchildren.

We both do as much volunteer work in our small community as time allows us throughout the year.

JIM RICKWOOD I am a third generation Rickwood to be proud to call Biggar home.

After receiving my schooling in Biggar I spent a number of years working at the Saskatchewan Liquor Board Store and the Westwinds Motor Hotel. I began working at the Biggar Hospital in 1989 and have been there as a full time employee for over 25 years. I have served as a Saskatchewan Coroner for over 13 years. I am active with the Service Employees International Union West and spent a number of years on the executive board for Local 333. I have been a member of the Biggar Community Foundation since shortly after it was formed and am currently serving as president after a number of years as director.

I enjoy keeping active and informed within our community and believe that we have a great town with a lot going for us and a huge potoential for our future.

Our opportunities in Saskatchewan are endless with our people always pulling together to prove over and over again that we are the province’s greatest resource.

As long as I can remember my family has supported the cooperatives in Biggar and have been members of Biggar and District Credit Union.

I am letting my name stand for a position on the Biggar and District Credit Union Board of Directors to become part of the organization that has proved to be a corner stone of our town by providing a quality service that is member driven while maintaining its principle roots of giving back to community. A tradition that I would like to take part in.

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In 2012 with a potential closure of the plant, I opted for the early retirement package, continuing to hobby farm DQG ÂżQLVKLQJ VRPH SURMHFWV RQ WKH IDUP $ \HDU DJR , ZHQW WR ZRUN IRU WKH 5 0 RI %LJJDU I still live in Biggar with my spouse of 11 years Bernadine who works at the greenhouse, after taking a retirement package from Air Canada Jazz a year ago. I have two married daughters living in Biggar and one living in Martensville.

I have been a Credit Union member since 1963 and look forward to the opportunity to be a board member. Best of luck to all.

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March is here, and Dragons of Tarkir is on our doorstep! With it comes yet more Bolster cards, but in the mean time we’ll use what we got.

Bolster is the counterpoint mechanic to Abzan’s Outlast, and was designed to play well with it.

Unlike Outlast, however, you don’t quite have the same level of control of where the +1/+1 counters the mechanic hands out goes. This is because rather than being an activated ability on a creature, Outlast is used either as part of a spell (such as Map the Wastes) or as a trigger (such as Dromoka’s attack trigger).

When an instance of Outlast resolves, it looks through all your creatures you control for the one with the least toughness. While if there are creatures tied for the status of least toughness you get to choose, keep in mind that spells and abilities can alter where those counters go by modifying the toughness

of your creatures.

A cunning opponent might use a timely spell of their own to land those counters on a creature you would rather not have them on, or kill your only creature so the counters have no where to land.

Clingy Ancestors Creatures: 4x Disowned Ancestor (B), 3x Ainok Bond-Kin (1W), 3x Fleecemane Lion (WG), 2x Anafenza, the Foremost (WBG), 3x Tuskguard Captain (2G), Mer-Ek Nightblade (3B), 2x Dromoka, the Eternal (3WG), 2s Sandsteppe Mastadon (5GG).

Spells: 4x Hardened Scales (G), 3x Retribution of the Ancients (B), 3x Commune with the Gods (1G), 2x Abzan Charm (WBG), 4x Map the Wastes (2G).

Lands: 4x Blossoming Sands, 6x Forest, 4x

Jungle Hollow, 2x Plains, 4x Sandsteppe Citadel, 2x Swamp.

With only a small pool of Bolster cards at our disposal currently, it is a good thing that the mechanic plays well with the Outlast lords from Khans of Tarkir. Between Bolster and Anafenza’s attack trigger, you will have no trouble seeding all your creatures with +1/+1 counters, turning them into one great mess of First Strike, Trample, Deathtouch creatures.

Hardened Scales vastly accelerates the rate at which the counters get loaded onto your creatures, and Retribution of the Ancients lets you rip those counters right back off as cheap, repeatable removal to use against your opponent’s creatures.

An added benefit to Retribution of the Ancients is that since it is a -X/-X effect, it is able to even deal with

Indestructible creatures.

Fleecemane Lion mostly makes it into the deck as a potent and durable chassis on which your +1/+1 counters can be piled up on in relative safety. Even better, in the event you need to sideboard in a Duneblast or other wrath effect, by first making the Lion Monsterous, it can survive to keep pressing your opponent un-opposed.

Spoiler season has started for Dragons of Tarkir this week, and it won’t be much longer until we are going over the new mechanics of Exploit, Formidable, and Megamorph, along with the returning mechanic of Retrace. With this rapid release schedule, and nothing rotating out of Standard until this fall, we’re going to have quite an interesting format on our hands here!

Irvine receives Garton Scholarship

The Biggar Nationals Senior Hockey Club would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to all who helped out in any way to make our season a success.

THANK YOU for the cash donations, merchandise and give-a-ways as well as the board and program advertisers.

A BIG THANKS to the many volunteers, without your support our Àrst season back on the ice would not have been a success.

And of course, to our fans. THANK YOU for your support and hope to see you all next season!

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Biggar Bowl (February 23-27)

Monday Mixed League: MHS – John Hammond, 234; MHS – Krista Remeshylo, 259; MHT – Jason Rashke, 639; WHT

– Krista Remeshylo, 554.

Tuesday New Horizons: MHS – Cliff Forcyth, 230; WHS – N/A; MHT –

Glen Shockey, 609; MHT – N/A. Thursday Seniors League: MHS – Jack Eckart, 215; WHS –

Dianna Meger, 272; MHT – Jack Eckart, 527; WHT – Dianna Meger, 572.

No YBC this week.

Lemon, 173; MHT – Bob Lemon, 566; LHT

– Joey Levitt, 574; THS – Hopefuls, 1,163; THT

– Hopefuls, 3,198; MHA – Al Levitt, 173; LHA – Joey Levitt, 177.

Ladies League: LHS – Joey Levitt, 220; LHT – Joey Levitt, 599; THS – High Rollers, 1,077; THT – High Rollers, 3,113; LHA – Joey Levitt, 183.

Mens League: MHS – Jim Nicholls, 213; MHT – Jim Nichols, 619; THS – JAG, 768; THT – JAG, 2,150; MHA – Glen Shockey, 186.

Youth Bowling: No results this week.

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LANDIS CREDIT UNION LIMITED 72nd ANNUAL MEETING Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Landis Community Complex

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Gettin’ in their . . . Biggar Central School Senior Blazer Katelynn Zagoruy draws the foul, Saturday as the ladies hosted a mini tournament. The Blazers played some tough squads from Perdue, Maple Creek and Hague. They defeated Perdue in their opener, 29-23, lost their second game versus Maple Creek, 28-19, suffering crucial injuries in the fourth quarter which affected them versus Hague with a 36-32 defeat, despite out-shooting the opposition.

More pictures will be posted to biggarindependent.ca this Friday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Biggar Soccer Association is part of the Sask Central Soccer League

REGISTRATION TUESDAY, March 10 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Upstairs Biggar Jubilee Stadium Practice & games: Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 p.m., SOCCER SEASON -- end of APRIL to mid-June…

Age Divisions are…

U4 2011 and younger: $35 U6 2010 & 2009: $45 U8 2008 & 2007: $45 U10 2006 & 2005: $45 U12 2004 & 2003: $45 U14 2002 and earlier, (if enough, we will accommodate): $45

Registration: • Require hospitalization number • We accept postdated cheques • Electronic registration accepted until April 10, dmartsa@shaw.ca

After March 10, contacts: Annette Fecht, Melissa Silvernagle, Brooke McMahon, Diane Sawatzky 306-716-4271, Email dmartsa@shaw.ca

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It is not every day that a family can claim five generations, but here Jayda Robinson, left, Ronda Robinson and Wes Ellis, along with Alice Ellis, holding little Harlow, constitute the five eras. (Submitted Photo)

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Hilarious musical with NCCP’s Addams Family . . . New Creation Community Players cast member, Tanya Sampson, left, takes to the table during a rehearsal of the upcoming Addams Family.

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Nats move on in League playoffs . . . Biggar Bantams finished off the visiting Unity White squad on February 26 in Game 2 of their Bantam A semi, with a 8-6 win. Nats beat Unity White February 22 in their home barn, 11-3.

They now face Unity Red this Monday in Unity, coming home to the Jubilee for Game 2 on March 12.

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

Employment Opportunity SUN WEST SCHOOL DIVISION Invites applications for the following positions:

• Journeyperson Mechanic • Mechanic Assistant For further information, please refer to our website at www.sunwestsd.ca

Biggar Lionel A. Jones Library is now accepting resumes for a casual librarian position. You will commence work immediately upon hiring. You may drop off your resumes at the library Tuesday; Wednesday afternoon; Thursday; and Saturday afternoon at 202 3rd Ave. West, Biggar or by mail to Box 157, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 on or before May 20, 2015.

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Central Plains Co-operative serves west central Saskatchewan communities of Landis, Eston, Plenty/Dodsland, Perdue, Harris and Rosetown. The Co-operative Retailing System offers a comprehensive salary and benefit package with excellent opportunities for advancement.

Please apply with resume to: Jenna Moore, Human Resources Manager Central Plains Co-operative Ltd. Box 970 Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0 Phone: 306-882-2601 Fax: 306-882-2210 E-mail: jmoore.cpcl@sasktel.net

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Obituaries Marianne Heese January 9, 1934 (Lydden, Sask.) - February 23, 2015 (Rosetown, Sask.)

With tremendous sadness at losing her, but also with much gratitude for her long life, we acknowledge the peaceful passing of Marianne Heese on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Rosetown Regional Health Centre. She was 81 years of age. A dear daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, partner, caregiver and friend, Marianne was beloved by many.

Close members of her family and friends were with her at the hospital at the time of her passing. Today, we celebrate her life with those who knew and loved her.

Marianne lived vibrantly. A phrase she read in her early adulthood became the motto for her life: “Accept me as I am; only then will we discover each other.” She was genuine, courageous and decidedly positive.

She believed in making the best of any hard situation that came her way.

Her life was full of music, travel near and far, laughter, family and friends.

As a child, Marianne was treated like a princess, doted on and pampered even though her family was not a wealthy one. She chose not to live this way as an adult. Instead, she cultivated a robust work ethic, serving as the live-in supervisor of Kinash House in Rosetown for almost 25 years. She was fiercely devoted to the developmentally disabled adults in her care, and was treasured by them in return. Likewise, her family connections were very strong, and she played an important role in the lives of her nieces and nephews and their children. She considered her close friends to be a valued part of her family, joyfully maintaining those connections for all of her days. Our aunt, “grandma,” “mom” and sweet GG (great-great aunty) will be deeply missed.

Marianne was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Maria Heese (Dyck); sister,Wanda Kolberg (Heese) and brother-in-law, Albert Kolberg; brother, Francis Heese; nephew, Albert (Al) Kolberg Jr.; lifelong-friend, Alice Simpson; and longtime companion, Robbie Campbell; as well as several aunts, uncles, friends and extended family.

Left to cherish her memory are her niece, Anita Wilson (Kolberg) and husband Bob; sister-in-law, Marj Mackie (Heese); nephew, Tim Heese and wife Jean; niece, Debbie McLeod (Heese) and husband Ian, Laurie Heese, numerous cousins; her great-nieces and nephews and their children, and many good friends.

Special appreciation is extended to Dr. Dan Ledding, Marianne’s physician for many years. Marianne had unique health challenges that could have taken her from us a long time ago. She often said that she just wanted to see her 70th birthday. Thanks to Dr. Dan, we were all given the gift of being able to celebrate that birthday with her 11 years ago, and she was the first person in her family to live that long. Marianne credited Dr. Dan as being the reason she was still alive and healthy; her respect and gratitude for him was endless. We thank him for his sensitivity, insight and truly excellent care.

Marianne believed that every life has a purpose, and she felt strongly that God put her on Earth to serve her Kinash House clients. To honour that connection, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Client Activity Fund at Wheatland Regional Centre Box 1540, 802 6th Ave. E., Rosetown SK, S0L 2V0.

Funeral Service was held on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 2 p.m. from Rosetown United Church, Rosetown, Sask. with Rev. Joann Hills officiating. Eulogy was given by Bob Wilson; organist was Brenda Hamilton; soloist, Ron Hawkins; music, Rosetown Senior Citizen Choir, and the Odds and Ends Choir. Honour Guests were Wheatland Regional Centre participants. Honourary Bearers were all those who shared in Marianne’s life; Active Bearers were Ryan Wilson, Michael Bradford, Keith Walliser, Jeff Simpson, Jordy Ries, Tim Heese. Interment followed in Biggar Cemetery, Biggar, Sask.

Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar, entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. gfsc1

Memoriams

Coming

Memoriams SARVAS, Irene “Susie”… February 15, 1938 - March 10, 2013 “Two years ago, you closed your eyes, Two years ago, we said goodbye And while you lie in peaceful sleep, Your memory we shall always keep.” …Lovingly remembered by Bruce, Kathy, Kirby and Brent, Kiley and Sever; and Cory 10p1

Cards of Thanks The family of Helen Poitras would like to thank Drs. McKee, Muller and Crane; Shannon and staff of Sunshine Care Home; Davidson Health Centre; Biggar Hospital and Diamond Lodge for their loving care of our mother during her stay at each place. We would also like to thank those who provided us with cards, flowers, offers of condolences, food and mass offerings.

Also a HUGE thank you to Father Bedard, St. Gabriel’s Choir, C.W.L for lunch and honour guard and Grondin Funeral Services for all their help and compassion.

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For FAX service, see us at The Independent, 122 Main Street, Biggar

S U N D A Y S in MARCH: Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans (PALs) will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, there will be potluck after church.

Everyone is welcome.

For pastoral services, phone Pastor Mark Kleiner at 306-9483731 or 306-9517122.

48/10tfn SUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner of 8th and Quebec Street @ 10:50 a.m. Worship will be at 10:50 a.m.

Adult Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. The church office number is 306-948-3424, Terry Wicks, Pastor.

36tfn FRIDAYS… First 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 MARCH 5 - MARCH 27: In the Credit Union Gallery at the Biggar Museum, the “Biggar Art Group” exhibit of their works. This art group gets together every Wednesday afternoon in The Gallery.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6: World Day of Prayer Service at Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Refreshments and fellowship to follow.

ALL men, women and children are welcome.

8c3 MARCH 9 to 14: Biggar Music Festival spring festival,, featuring piano on Monday, MARCH 9 and Tuesday, MARCH 10; vocal on Thursday, MARCH 12; and Performers’ Concert on Saturday, MARCH 14 at 7:00 p.m. All performances at the Majestic Theatre, Biggar and all are welcome to attend.

9c3 TUESDAY, MARCH 10: Biggar Wildlife Federation meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Westwinds Motor Hotel meeting room.

10c1 THUR SDAY, MARCH 12: The public is invited to attend the Biggar Museum and Gallery Annual General meeting in the Credit Union Gallery, 1:00 p.m.

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8.5”x11” white bond paper, 99/pkg

$4.

@ The Independent 122 Main St., Biggar

THUR SDAY, MARCH 19, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, SATURDAY, MARCH 21: 7:30 p.m. and SUNDAY, MARCH 22: 2:00 p.m.…New Creation Community Players musical production of “The Addams Family”.

Reserved seating tickets go on sale Monday, February 9 at The Independent, 122 Main St., Biggar, $20 per person. Visa, MasterCard accepted, 306-948-3344.

4c9 MONDAY, MARCH 23: Annual Meeting of the Biggar & District Community Foundation, 5:30 p.m. at the Biggar Town Office. The report of the auditor will be presented and remarks from the Board of Directors.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

10c3 W E D N E S DAY, MARCH 25: 3:00 p.m., Annual Meeting of Bear Hills RDC and Midwest Regional Economic Development Corporation at Biggar New Horizons Lounge (upstairs).

10c3 SATUR DAY, MARCH 28: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

“PEAR”, 7:30 p.m. at 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, 306-9482452.

8c6 FRIDAY, APRIL 10: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

“JIMMY RANKIN”, 7:30 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall.

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, 306-9482452.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 19: Ruthilda U.C.W Spring Supper, 5 7 p.m. at Ruthilda Community Hall.

Bingo to follow.

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Invitations SATUR DAY, MARCH 14: You are invited to attend the 80th Birthday Tea to honour Joyce Colbert from 2- 4 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons.

No gifts please.

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For Sale For Sale… Brandt Plus 80T furnace, medium efficient, three years old. Call 306-948-2851 10p3

Wanted Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Landfill OR contact Quentin Sittler at 306-6582132 tfn Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition.

Please phone 306-948-1773 or 306-948-5393.

Pickup available. tfn

Vehicles 2006 Ford 350 XLT, 4x4 long box, crew cab, PW, air, tilt, cruise, diesel, auto, 198,380km.

New safety. $12,500 plus gst. Phone 306-9483381 8p3 H e a t e d AU TOMOTIVE SHOP RENTAL! Do your own work, 4-post truck lift with roller jack, 7,000 lb. capacity. Hourly or Daily rates. Phone: 306-948-3670 or 306948-4212.

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Livestock Bull for Sale…Three year old Red Angus with papers, good quality calves. 306843-2908 9p3

www.biggarindependent.ca

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

REAL ESTATE SASK. FARMS & RANCHES CANDO: 480 ac.-211 cult., balance pasture, assessd. 62,100/qtr.

SASKATOON: 29 ac.

- 21 cult. ac., assess.

9,800, great potential for a building site!

Contact …

Murray Murdoch, Cell: 306-858-8000

SOLD

LANE REALTY Saskatchewan’s Farm & Ranch Specialists™

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email: lanerealtycorp@ sasktel.net WITH OVER 30 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS! To view full colour feature sheets for all of our CURRENT LISTINGS, visit our Website at:

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Land for Rent Land for rent, pasture in R.M. of Eagle Creek. Call for details.

306-948-9186 22tfn

Houses for Rent FOR rent…

3-bedroom furnished house one block from school, available immediately.

306948-5291.

8c3 Two and Three bedroom houses for rent. Close to downtown and school.

Fridge and stove included. For viewing call 306-948-3674 or 306-948-9517 or 306948-7022.

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306-948-3344 tip@sasktel.net

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ProvinceWide

Land for Sale FARM LAND FOR SALE

BY TENDER R.M. of Biggar No. 347.

NE 32-35-16-W3, 135 cult SE 32-35-16-W3, 155 cult.

Beautiful 5 acre yardsite overlooking 30 acre lake.

Submit written tenders by March 20, 2015 to…

R & P Acres Ltd., P. O. Box 727, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0.

Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

For Rent Charter/ Sherwood Apartments 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satellite systems, laundr y facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwasher s, air conditioning, parking with plugins.

For more information call: Karen/Kevin 948-9115 302 - 8th Ave. W. Biggar

Services

If YOU are…

• NEW to our communities of Biggar/Landis/Perdue • Have a new baby Call WELCOME

WAGON at 306-948-3837 Sheila Itterman We have gifts and information www. welcomewagon.ca

Biggar & District Arts Council are available for bar tending services at your f u n c t i o n s / eve n t s.

Contact Denise at 306-948-2452.

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Happy Birthday

In 1965 you were a COOL Thirty!

Fifty years later… time to Celebrate!

“EIGHTY years of living Bet it doesn’t seem that long.

No doubt you’ve looked back At certain times and thought, Wasn’t that just yesterday?

Every birthday is a once-in-a-lifetime, Especially this one!”

HAPPY 80th Birthday …Love from your awesome family

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For Sale STEEL BUILDINGS...

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Coming Events 26th

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Land for Sale FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 206 1/4’s South - 75 1/4’s South East - 40 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 6 1/4’s North East - 4 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 51 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE AVAILABLE

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Obituaries, limit of 300 words, …without photo ..........................$65.00 …with black & white photo .....$70.00 …additional words, 25¢ per word “Happy” ads…Anniversary, Engagements, Birthday Greetings, etc. ................................................................$45.00 …with black & white photo ......$50.00 BOLD type ...................................$ 2.00 Italic type .......................................$ 2.00 Birth Announcements........$40.00 …with black & white photo ......$45.00 Administration Charges..............$ 5.00

CONDITIONS OF ADVERTISING ACCEPTANCE All advertising subject to publisher’s approval. It is agreed by The Independent and any advertiser using or requesting space that the publisher shall not be held liable for damages in event of non-insertion of or errors in advertisements. In excess of or beyond the amount paid for space actually occupied by the non-insertion, or by that portion of the advertisement in which the error or non-insertion occurred whether such error or noninsertion is due to the negligence of its servants or otherwise.

All advertisers must assume responsibility for errors in any advertisement which is supplied to The Independent in handwritten form or given over the phone.

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Other Advertising Rates Available upon Request.

The BIGGAR INDEPENDENT accepts advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally.

Publication by this newspaper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES…per year Pick-Up/ONLINE…

$30 + $1.50 gst = $31.50

Inside 40-mile Radius…

$35 + $1.75 gst = $36.75

Outside 40-mile Radius…

$40 + $2 gst = $42

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Seed & Feed HEATED CANOLA WANTED!!

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She is a very active and energetic person.

Christina has never been married & has no children.

She recently adopted a puppy, whom she just adores. She loves animals and does a lot of charity work for animal shelters.

Christina is looking for a man who shares her active lifestyle. She is looking for someone mature, between the ages of 45-55, fit, healthy, easy to get along with, with a good sense of humor. She is looking for a serious relationship.

Email resume’s to: careers@ westernsales.ca or fax 1 306 882 3389 Attn: Rome Molsberry

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Report from the Legislature

…Crop Insurance, cont. from pg 3

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Please arrange to pick up photos that have been used for publications. …Thanks, The Independent

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yields.

The lower premium is a result of lower rates to provide insurance coverage to producers.

Three changes have been made to the Unseeded Acreage (USA) feature this year.

First, new coverage levels of $50, $70, $85 and $100 per acre have been created, giving producers more choice about coverage for land that may be too wet to seed due to excess spring moisture. In past years, producers had a minimum coverage of $70 per eligible acre and could purchase additional coverage if they wanted.

Secondly, a change has been made to how the USA premium is shown on a producer’s statement.

The USA premium

will now be shown separately from the producer’s Crop Insurance premium. In the past, these were bundled together.

Finally, the USA premium will be charged on total acres normally seeded and not just acres insured through Crop Insurance.

As in previous years, options for crop insurance coverage will c o n t i n u e .

Producers can select a range of coverage levels, prices and program features to develop customfit insurance to meet the needs of their operation.

O t h e r enhancements to the 2015 Crop Insurance Program include adding hemp as an insurable crop to meet growing demand for this newly emerging crop

and increasing the base grade for oats to a no.

2CW from a no.

3CW to reflect the improved quality of oats grown in the province.

“We appreciate the continued improvements to Crop Insurance which results in overall increased coverage and lower premiums to producers,” Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Acting President Ray Orb said. “SARM acknowledges the increased flexibility of the UnseededAcreage feature and other enhancements including the addition of hemp as an insurable crop and increasing the base grade of oats from no. 3CW to no. 2CW.” The deadline for customers to apply

for, make changes to or cancel a Crop Insurance contract is March 31, 2015.

Producers who prefer to do their business online are encouraged to use CropConnect where they can review their coverage selections and use the online tools to see what coverage best fits the needs of the operation.

Under Crop Insurance, premiums for most programs are shared 40 per cent by participating producers, 36 per cent by the Government of Canada and 24 per cent by the Government of S a s k a t c h e wa n .

Administrative expenses are fully-funded by governments, 60 per cent by Canada and 40 per cent by Saskatchewan.

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (25 February, 2015)

Diversified economy driving growth, keeping Saskatchewan strong The Conference Board of Canada is predicting that Saskatchewan’s economy will continue to grow this year, despite a significant shortfall in revenue brought on by the global price of oil.

This is because our economy is increasingly diversified. In its latest economic forecast, the Conference Board confirms this, pointing to expected increases in potash and uranium production as well as growth in agriculture, manufacturing and construction sectors.

Increasingly, we see a delinking between the fiscal state of the province and the economy. While there may be challenging times in one sector, we see growth and a number of positive indicators in others.

As we deal with uncertainty, our government’s priorities won’t change. We remain committed to reducing debt, providing tax relief and investing in important infrastructure.

Since 2007 we have put $3 billion toward debt repayment, reducing interest costs and saving close to $1 billion. We have reduced taxes, providing people with $5 billion in tax relief. We have invested $6.6 billion in capital projects, including 40 new schools, 15 long-term care facilities and a new Children’s Hospital. We have repaired and rebuilt 8,500 kilometres of highways – with more to do – and we have also added 2,600 more front line health care workers.

As we work to finalize this year’s budget, we will maintain our focus on controlling spending and keeping taxes as low as possible. We will continue to invest in infrastructure, innovation and skills training. We will continue to tell the Saskatchewan story around the world. Most importantly, we will not give up ground in the area of fiscal responsibility.

If you have a question about this Legislative report or any other matter, just contact Randy.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation Box 327 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES

Goldburg Electric Ltd.

Commercial and Industrial Electrical Wiring

• Residential • Commercial Contact Matt Craig

PHILLIPS ELECTRIC • Residence • Commercial Wiring For free estimates Ph: 306-948-5393

Cell: 306-221-6888

Michelle Spuzak,

Phone:

ELECTRICAL

306-948-5291

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Helping you Help yourself

306-948-2295 Fax: 306-948-5050

Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

PLUMBING & HEATING

306-951-8004 This space is available for only $80.60 plus gst… one column x 1 inch for 26-week prepaid commitment

R.M.T. (NHPC member)

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

For all your home, business and rural needs Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young

Biggar, Sask.

Services available…

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Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

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Biggar

“Putting PERSONAL back into fitness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, PFT, CPTA, CNHC

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Sessions! …for weight loss, body sculpting, strength training.

(regular price is $9.94 per week = $258.44 plus gst)

Offering… One-on-One Rehab & Therapy Sessions

Call 306.948.3344

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGAR

• ‘Ideal Protein’ Weight Loss • ‘Slender You’ Figure Salon Weight Loss Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar

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Hair Salons Christina Prpick of

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• Taking appointments Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays.

(Saturday and evenings on request) Contact Christina @

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AGRICULTURE

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306-948-2814

Fitness Centre Healthy Lifestyle Weight Loss 30-minute Circuit Personal Training Fitness Classes

For FAX service, see us at The Independent, 122 Main Street, Biggar

Phone:306.882.2123 Emergency (after hours) 306.882.2006

BIGGAR DENTAL CLINIC 104 - 6th Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…

Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Friday, 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Garry A. Faye Chartered Accountant Notary Public 201B-2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, Sask.

Phone: 306-948-5133

223 Main Street Biggar Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

306-948-2183 Email: ddolack@sasktel.net Website: www.hrblock.ca

306-948-3408

CAMPBELL ACCOUNTING SERVICES

OPTOMETRISTS

• Bookkeeping • Tax Returns • Financial Statements

Moonlight Therapy

Doctor of Optometry

moonlighttherapy@hotmail.com

Ph: 306-948-4430 or 306-948-4460 rod.campbell@sasktel.net 122 Main St., Biggar, SK

INVESTMENTS In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311

Financial Planning Estate Planning Life Insurance 222 Main Street 306 948 5377

LEGAL SERVICES

BUSSE LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

info@twhÀnancial.ca www.twhÀnancial.ca

SMALL ADS WORK You’re reading this one!

Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B.

INVESTMENTS For all your investment needs, Visit…

306-948-3346 …serving your community since 1972

Peszko &Watson is a full service law office that practices…

Phone or Text:

Website: www.perdue massageclinic.com www.facebook.com/ perduemassageclinic

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Kirk Ewen

306-948-7682 or 306-948-7128

306.948.2208

306321-4991

115 - 1st Avenue West Rosetown, Sask.

Cell… 306-948-8048

Janet & Candice Moon Colour Energy Therapists …for info & appts

102 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Registered Massage Therapist (MTAS)

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Phone… 306-948-2548

…owned and operated by Brett Barber

Perdue Massage & Acupuncture Clinic

DR. GLENN RIEKMAN Dentist

Where you can feel right at home!

306-948-7274

Roofing

ACCOUNTING

Visit us @ 114 - 2nd Ave. W., Biggar

Call Making Biggar Smaller!

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Criminal Law Commercial Law Family Law Real Estate Law Wills and Estate Law and our lawyers, Jason Peszko Lisa Watson Sophie Ferré look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSI

Lyndsey Poole

Investment Advisor Credential Securities Inc.

Mutual Fund Investment Specialist, Wealth Consultant Credential Asset Management Inc.

Pamela Eaton Mutual Fund Investment Specialist Credential Asset Management Inc.

Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352 Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned

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SERVICES INSURANCE

¾ Auto & Home Insurance ¾ Farm & Commercial Insurance ¾ Health & Travel Insurance ¾ Life Insurance & Investments ¾ Farm Succession & Estate Planning ¾ Notary Publics Landis Of¿ce Hours: Biggar Of¿ce Hours…

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

304 Main St., Biggar Phone: 306-948-2204 Toll Free: 1-855-948-2204 Website: www.biggarinsurance.ca Email: biggar@biggarinsurance.ca

100 - 2nd Ave. W., Landis Phone: 306-658-2044 Toll Free: 1-855-658-2044 Website: www.landisinsurance.ca Email: landis@landisinsurance.ca

“We’ll getcha covered”

Contact us for all your insurance and Ànancial services 306-948-3926 …located in the Professional Building 223 Main St., Biggar

AUTOMOTIVE

M & N REPAIR th

701 - 4 Ave. E., Biggar

306.948.3996 Open Monday-Friday Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

REAL ESTATE

Saskatoon - Biggar Office DUANE NEUFELDT 403 Main St., Biggar

Licensed For: • Residential • Acreage • Farm

Proud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED CLEANING Custom Cleaning of H.R.S. & C.P. S. Wheat

Phone: 306-948-5678

WYLIE SEED & PROCESSING INC. Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

Call: Bill: Dale:

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile west on Triumph Rd.

SGI Safety Inspection Auto Repair

Panasonic, Samsung,

1st Ave. West, Biggar

306.948.2700

Your authorized

LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Yamaha Audio Dealer; and Your authorized

SaskTel Mobility and

Cari Perih Residential Salesperson

Service Truck Full Mechanical Service Mon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. phone: George

306-948-3376

Wally Lorenz Sales Associate 1391 - 100th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0V9 Day or Night

Cell: 306.843.7898 Bus: 306.446.8800 znerol.w@sasktel.net Web site: www.remaxbattlefords.com

after hours George: 948-4042 Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

KRF Auto Centre 100% handwash “Where we do it all for you!!”

• Detailing • Vortex Spray-In Box Liners • Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring • Auto Accessories • Trailer Rentals Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

Need FULL COLOUR or BLACK & WHITE

PHOTOCOPYING… stop @ The Independent, 122 Main St., Biggar

This space in this directory is available for only

$161.20 plus gst…

WHY NOT GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

BY PLACING YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, TODAY!

CALL 3069483344

Rebel Landscaping 306-948-2879, evenings 306-948-7207, daytime Ed Kolenosky • Driveways • Concrete • Garage Pads • Pruning • Planting

• Topsoil • Lawn Care • Leveling • Sod • Patio Blocks

• Snow Removal • Fences •…and Laser Engraving • Promotional products much more (mugs, mousepad, etc)

“Your complete decal and signage shop”

306-

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A Sign of Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs • Vehicle & window graphics • Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

306-948-5052

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS… • Selling/Buying • Residental • Farm/Acreage • Commercial • Recreational

207 Main St., Biggar

1-866-664-5227

216 Main St., Biggar

Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

of The Battlefords Independently Owned and Operated

Burnt Orange Solutions

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m. - Noon.

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High Speed Internet Dealer

Open: Mon.-Fri.

Cell 306-948-7995

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For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning

Heavy Truck Repair

306-948-8055 Fax: 306-948-2763 www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

WARNING

SEED CLEANING

one column x 2 inches for 26-week prepaid commitment (regular price is $20.16 per week = $524.16 plus gst)

Call 306-948-3344

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

306-948-1722

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

Jerry Muc Phone: 306-948-2958 Fax:

306-948-5699

Biggar Sand & Gravel • trenching • trucking • water & sewer • sand & gravel • excavating OfÀce …

306-948-5455 Anne G. Livingston

CertiÀed Custom Picture Framer

FOR RENT BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY Housing for families and seniors Rent based on income

Call: 306-948-2101

Small moves and deliveries with ½ ton truck

Ph/fax: 306-948-3856 or cell: 306-948-7896 J. G. Smith

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Cliff Forsyth Box 736, Biggar

Phone: 306-948-5600

Call Anne @ 306-948-7274 greengables2@sasktel.net

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Bob Kobelsky

306-658-4474, Landis COURIER/HAULING Custom Embroidery Teams, Corporate and Personal Attire Judy Kahovec…

306-882-4313, cell 306-831-7935

COURIER/HAULING

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• photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

• Heavy truck parts • Agriculture parts • Automotive parts & accessories www.yhtruckagauto.com

Hwy 14 East, Biggar 306-948-2109

SERVICES

BIGGAR COURIER • Biggar to Saskatoon • Same day Service • Monday to Friday • 24-hour Answering Service

~Brian and Cathy Fick~

Cell: 306-948-7524

306.237.7671 TROY MAY, owner/opertor Fax:306-237-.TROY email: tmay@hotmail.ca Super B outÀts hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer • round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy semi-trailers • also buying and selling straw and forage • also machinery hauling Home • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843

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by Gary Boyle, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Orion’s K-9s

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As we finally leave winter behind this month and jump into spring, we cannot help but notice the days getting longer.

As we tick our way through the calendar, our sun’s angle moves a bit farther north, rewarding us with more than three minutes of light per day.

Howeverforastronomers this translates into shorter and shorter nights. It is not until the month of June that we only begin observing at about 9:30 p.m. and later local time but for now, our observing window is still on our side.

Soon after our daytime star recedes behind the west horizon, the brilliant planet Venus breaks the dusk sky for all to see and admire. This month follow Venus as it pulls away from Mars at its lower right. It then visits the planet Uranus on March 4 when both will be seen in a wide angle eyepiece. A week later the red planet Mars swings

by Uranus with the same separation.

These are great opportunities to photograph two planets with roughly the same separation from each other. And let’s not forget the thin crescent moon south of Mars on the 21st and then below Venus on the 22nd.

Once you have moved on from the planetary show, we notice the constellation Orion listing to its right as it sets at midnight by mid month.

We still have awhile to check out the famous hunter’s dogs, namely Canis Major and Canis Minor. Both constellations have a bright star to its credit.

In the case of Canis Major to the lower left of Orion, it has the brightest star seen from

Canada – Sirius. A mere 8.6 light years from us, Sirius measures 1.75 times the radius of our Sun. In a small telescope, its blinding magnitude -1.5 starlight makes it a challenge to catch a glimpse of the companion, Sirius B, at magnitude +8.44. Sirius B is a tiny star, a bit smaller than Earth and although it is 10,000 times fainter than its primary, this blue white star registers a temperature of almost 24,800 Kelvin compared to Sirius at 9,880 Kelvin.

Before leaving Sirius, move your scope south by four degrees till you find the open cluster M41.

About a third the way down to M41 you will also come across a 32 million light year face on barred spiral galaxy catalogued as NGC 2283 and has a magnitude of 12.2. With a couple dozen bright stars

combined with many fainter ones, M41 can be seen with the naked eye or in a low power eyepiece.

It lies some 2,300 light years from us and is about 26 light years in width.

There are many galaxies within the boundaries of Canis Major but are of the 13th and 14th magnitude range.

As you move your scope north from Sirius to brilliant Procyon, about one-third the way up you will come across the beautiful Seagull Nebula.

Catalogue number IC 2177 is an emission nebula located some 3,650 light years from us. The Seagull’s head is awarded catalogue number NGC 2327 and is a combination HII region and reflection nebula.

Continue up bright Procyon. This sun is only 11.4 light years from us and shines around

magnitude zero. And unlike Sirius, Procyon also has a fainter companion at magnitude 10.8. Procyon is a spectral class F5 star and is hotter than our Sun which has a spectral class of G2. Canis Minor is also home to faint galaxies, many of which are round and a challenge in small telescopes.

Comet Lovejoy is zipping up way back into interstellar space.

It will not return to our solar system for another 8,000 years. Even though Lovejoy is no longer a showpiece in the sky and the talk of the town, it is still well place for last chance viewing as it came closest to the Andromeda Galaxy on Valentine’s Day. Who knows when the next bright naked-eye comet will visit?

Until next month, clear skies everyone.

Canis Major, with the brightest star in the night-time sky, Sirus, became prominent this month. (Submitted Photo)

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