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Frosty Times . . . Deadfall is frozen in place at a slough near Biggar. Winter has returned, covering the land in the cold white embrace we’ll all become familiar with for the month’s to come.

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Good Luck Team Saskatchewan!

Biggar sends provincial mixed squad to Nationals!

The Biggar Curling Club hosted Team Saskatchewan, Friday getting them ready for the upcoming Canadian Mixed Curling Championships this November 12-18.

Team Saskatchewan, now skipped by Saskatoon’s Bruce Korte, Biggar’s own Brett Barber at third, Yorkton’s Jayden Shwaga, second, and Prince Albert’s Robyn Despins, lead, were the guest of honour at the Biggar club, receiving well-wishes from local curlers and area residents.

The team, off to Swan River, Manitoba, November 12-18, begins their play Sunday at 7 p.m. versus Alberta, followed by a 2:30 start on Monday against the Northwest Territories. Tuesday, against Manitoba at 2:30 (live streamed at cbc.ca) followed at 7 p.m. against Newfoundland/ Labrador. Wednesday, the Team Sask. faces Nunavut at 10 a.m. then Quebec at 7 p.m.

Korte will skip the

team. Curlers following the team know that Biggar’s Colton Flasch was the team’s original skip, winning provincial gold with the squad in an extra end against Jason Ackerman of Regina in Meadow Lake this past March.

Flasch had an opportunity to step in and skip a team at the Olympic Pretrials and just couldn’t refuse.

UnfortuTeam Saskatchewan poses at the Biggar Curling Club, Second Jayden Shwaga, Lead Robyn Despins. (Independent nately, the Photo by Daryl Hasein) Friday.

From left: Skip Bruce Korte, Third Brett Barber, dates for both conlog on to CBC Sports live ing, and cheer on Team stepped back from comto put on a green jacket flicted so Team Sask. streaming - click on curl- Saskatchewan! at a National level. asked Bruce Korte to join petitive play, couldn’t pass up the opportunity To follow the games, them. Korte, who had

Unemployment rate drops to 5.9 per cent Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.9 per cent in October from 7.0 per cent last year, tied for the third lowest in Canada (seasonally adjusted).

Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.3

per cent.

Our unemployment rate was down from 6.2 per cent in September.

There were 565,800 people employed in October, down 3,400 from October 2016.

“We continue to see the

impact of low resource prices on our labour market,” Economy Minister Steven Bonk said.

“However, having the third lowest unemployment rate in the nation shows Saskatchewan’s economy is beginning

to recover and that is a good reason to be optimistic about economic growth through the rest of 2017 and into next year.”

Other October 2017 highlights include: • Major year-over-year

Kayette Club folds After more than 60 years of being a proud supporter of Biggar and the surrounding area the Kayette Club has decided to discontinue its activities in the community.

The Kayette Club has been working to make our community better through a variety of initiatives, such as Food for Thought, the Biggar Museum, Donor’s Choice, Biggar Community

Lynn Scott of the Biggar Kayette Club, right, hands Lorraine Heather of Secret Santa a cheque for this year’s holiday campaign. The Biggar Credit Union’s

Foundation, Music Festival, Biggar School of Dance, Babysitting course, to name a few of the more recent activities.

As well it has helped local

families and individuals through donations and financial aid to attend special events or for specific situations. One notable initiative that the club has organized for many years was the Secret Santa Project. The club is pleased to announce that this worthwhile charity will be taken over by the CWL. We would like to thank them for ensuring that this project carries on and wish them many more years of continued success with it.

The members of the Kayette Club, both past and present, would like to thank the community of Biggar for all of its support through the years. It was our pleasure to work with and for you in the betterment of our community.

Cheri Steeg, left, help facilitate the transfer of money as the Kayette Club ends its philanthropy for our community. (Submitted Photo)

gains were reported for other services up 2,200; construction up 1,800; transportation and warehousing up 1,300.

• Saskatoon’s employment was up 3,400 (+2.0 per cent) compared to

last October.

• Regina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate (5.4 per cent) was tied for 10th lowest, among major cities in Canada.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Make the CRA do its job Once more close ties to the Liberal government have come under scrutiny.

This time the uproar was caused by the reporting of the Paradise Papers.

This report named some 3,000 Canadians who deposit money in offshore accounts in a effort to avoid paying taxes in Canada.

It’s not that this is news to Canadians. Former Prime Minister Paul Martin was attacked many times on the fact that his shipping company used offshore accounts. What is news is the extent of the practise.

Since the report was released a number of those named have issued statements, each and every one of them sounding the same. Maybe all the releases were written by the same PR firm. “We have not done anything wrong and have complied with the tax rules of Canada.”

Well then, maybe it is time to change the tax rules. Because it is wrong that the very wealthy have access to this method ot tax avoidance. And it is costing Canadians billions of dollars. According to one news report an extra $6 billion could buy 200,000 new child care spaces; 4,600 affordable housing units; 1,000 MRI machines for hospitals; 650 new water treatment plants for First Nations; 18 Super Hornet fighter jets.

And, when asked, the CRA simply said, “we are looking into it.”

Well, that will certainly put everyone’s mind at ease.

Perhaps Finance Minister Bill Morneau should put his efforts into probing this issue instead of trying to find ways to tax small businesses.

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Economists and media fuel confusion on Canada’s economy and economic policy

by Niels Veldhuis, President, Fraser Institute and Jason Clemens, Executive Vice President, Fraser Institute As the old joke goes, why did God create economists? To make weatherman look good.

At times like this, nothing could be closer to the truth (full disclosure, we’re economists).

On Monday, Statistics Canada released its August economic growth numbers, which showed the economy contracted. Low and behold, economists and the media reacted immediately: “Canada’s shrinking economy signals slowdown could be worse than feared” proclaimed the lead article on the National Post website. “Canada ‘back to reality’ as economy contracts,” declared the Globe and Mail.

Economists were widely quoted in various articles including one highprofile economist who said: “The run of amazing Canadian economic data is officially over, with growth coming back to reality in a hurry.”

Just last month, however, the same media and economists were hyping Canada’s economy.

“Canada’s economy steamrolls ahead—4.5 per cent annualized rate of expansion” said the Globe and Mail.

“Canada’s economy blows away fore-

casts with 4.5 per cent growth” said the National Post.

“The hits just keep coming for the Canadian economy,” said the same high-profile economist. “Even the naysayers will struggle mightily to find fault in this rock-solid report.”

Consider us the naysayers.

Our commentary in the Financial Post in early September noted “While these headlines may leave Canadians feeling positive and optimistic, they are unfortunately not an accurate depiction of the state of Canada’s economy and worse still, mask serious economic storm clouds on the horizon.”

As we noted, economists and the media were using Statistics Canada’s “annualized growth” number—they took one good quarter of economic growth (1.1 per cent in the second quarter of this year, March to June) and assumed the economy would keep growing at the same rate.

Nary was an analysis made about the underlying conditions in Canada that either facilitate economic growth or detract from it. That is what economists and the media should have been focused on. The hard reality is that private businesses and international investors have lost confidence in Canada as a competitive place to do busi-

grams (see Australia). The federal and many provincial governments are also neck-deep in deficits with mounting debt, which implies the possibility of even higher taxes in the future.

Additional regulations for doing business have also been imposed by both the federal and many provincial governments. These new regulations come at a time when Canada is already uncompetitive, ranking 22nd on the World Bank’s most recent index of the cost of doing business.

Simply put, the federal and many provincial governments have made it more expensive to do business in Canada and reduced the rewards (i.e. increased tax rates) for success.

Is there any surprise that the economy is slowing down? Economists and those in the media should have seen the writing on the wall, instead of pumping sensational growth numbers.

Forget the headlines and comments on our recent economic growth, good or bad. All Canadians ought to be deeply concerned about the mediumand long-term economic outlook for our country. This is especially true at a time when emerging policy reforms in the United States could further harm Canada’s competitiveness and economic interests.

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ness. That has been true for some time.

According to data from Statistics Canada, investment by private businesses in plants, machinery and equipment has plummeted from $232.5 billion in 2014 to $197.3 billion in 2016, a decline of 15.2 per cent. Expectations are that investment will continue to decline this year and next. Even business investment in the much-promoted high-tech sector is down almost 13 per cent since peaking in 2012.

Businesses, entrepreneurs and international investors have lost confidence in large part because the federal government and numerous provincial governments (we should single out Ontario and Alberta) have busily implemented policies that discourage investment, entrepreneurship and economic growth.

Significant increases in personal income taxes for skilled educated workers and business owners have occurred in Ontario, Alberta and at the federal level (and British Columbia’s new government is expected to follow a similar path).

Ottawa is also mandating carbon pricing (i.e. taxes and regulations) by all the provinces in the face of other governments either cancelling plans or outright eliminating their existing pro-

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Pumpkins are versatile Linus: “Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere. He’s gotta pick this one. He’s got to. I don’t see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one.

You can look around and there’s not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.�

From It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Linus waited and waited for the Great Pumpkin, never wavering in his belief that he existed.

Yes, the Halloween celebrations are over and no doubt, some viewers watched special airings of the holiday show, but pumpkin season is not over. Pumpkins are still being eaten, and will continue to be eaten, for a couple more weeks.

American Thanksgiving is around the corner

and one of the favourite The word pumpkin pies is pumpkin. With stems from the word whipped “pepon� cream. Or which is the ice cream.

Greek word Which is for “large appromelon�. priate The French because it adaptation is thought is “pomthat pom�. The pumpkins British originated changed it in North to “pumAmerica, pion� and between American 7,000 and colonists 5,500 B.C. changed it where to pumpkin. seeds Pumpkins Peggy Hasein were produce found in both a Mexico. female and a male flower Pumpkin hails from which are pollinated by the squash family. Winhoneybees. According to ter squash. Weird really, experts at the Departbecause I love pumpkin ment of Agriculture but not the other squash- recommend one hive per es. Pumpkins are round acre to get maximum (for the most part) with results. Some avid garslightly ribbed skin, and deners fertilize the plants deep yellow to orange in by hand. colour.

Then there are giant

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pumpkins. These are grown mainly for competitions. No harvest festival would be complete without a giant pumpkin competition. The seeds come from a large squash that produce fruit that exceeds one tonne in weight. The largest pumpkin to be baked weighed 2,020 pounds.

Pumpkins are low in calories, fat and sodium but high in fibre. They are good sources of Vitamin A, B, potassium and iron. That is, until you use pumpkin in pies or pumpkin spice lattes (or pumpkin spice Baileys).

Every single part of the pumpkin is edible.

Seeds are roasted and flavoured and make a great snack. Each pumpkin has about 500 seeds.

The fruit is used to make all sorts of familiar delicacies. The flowers are often stuffed and cooked.

Apparently you can even eat the skin, leaves, and

A shot in the arm as flu season is upon us . . . Cindy Hoppe, left, gets some advice from Public Health Nurse Janelle Dobson, November 2 at the Biggar New Horizons. It was the second flu shot clinic at the New Horizons. Those who missed the immunization clinic can call Public Health to arrange for their preventative ‘shot in the arm’. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Biggar Lodge News

by Karen Kammer, Recreation Coordinator Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well on these cool frosty days.

On Monday at Biggar Health Centre we had exercises. After lunch we had Antique Road Show.

The residents got to look at things from over the years. I had an old Edison music on the roll, Eatons catalogue from the 1970’s and other stuff in between.

After that we had some guests. Tanya Sampson and Graham Lehnert

stopped by and read some short stories and at the end sang a duet.

Tuesday was Halloween so we were busy with some spooky stuff. Students from both schools were here to sing (BCS 1,2 and St. Gab’s Grade 1). It was nice to see the friendly faces. After lunch we had our own Halloween Party. We had pumpkin ring toss, toilet paper mummy contest and had a puppy visitor called Bear the Hot Dog. We served chocolate pudding dirt cups.

Wednesday evening we had birthday party. Three lucky people celebrated this month. Gary Braithwaite and Chandra Archdekin entertained us.

PAL’s supplied the evening lunch.

Thursday morning was Bible Study and exercises. In the afternoon was our weekly bingo.

Friday morning was our first Breakfast Club for the season. We served bacon, eggs, pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, and sausages to everyone who

lives down Willow. Since today is Random Acts of Kindness Day, we thought about giving back. After breakfast we put together boxes to give to children in other countries (in Operation Christmas Child). Then at 2:30 we played flippy cup.

Saturday morning was Home Sweet Home Bingo.

We watched a movie in the afternoon.

Sunday morning was 1-1’s and the Seventh Day Adventist Group was here for church.

Have a great day

stem. Pumpkins are 90 per cent water.

As for the Peanuts comic strip here are two fun facts. Lucy’s signature move of pulling the football away from Charlie Brown as he’s about to kick it was animated for the first time in the pumpkin patch episode.

Snoopy as the Flying Ace became a good

luck charm for NASA astronauts during Apollo space missions. The Apollo 10 mission nicknamed the lunar module “Snoopy� and the command module “Charlie Brown�.

Linus: “There are three things I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.�

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The “Lift�

When Phyllis and Y.T. (Yours Truly!) moved onto SE 27,34,11 (Frank Finlay’s homestead!) in 1947, there was only Frank’s 16’x12’ shack on it and a few outbuildings on it.

Over the next couple of years (with the help of family and neighbours) we built a 28’x16’, fullsize basement under it, built a “lean-to� on each end, fixed-up the inside, sat down and admired our handiwork!

Whups! Although we had made an outside entrance to the basement, we hadn’t allowed for me inside, and we didn’t have much space!

To cut a stairway it takes 9.5 feet and we didn’t have 9.5 feet. We thought and thought.

We couldn’t put it there because it was in front of the entrance - we couldn’t put it there

because of the kitchen window, we couldn’t put it there because of the bathroom! We thought again and again...

Finally we came to a decision we would build an elevator or “lift�.

It took quite a bit of “making do�, after we had out a 4’x4’ hole in the kitchen floor. We bolted a couple of planks to an old binder reel, rasped it for some time and made a 28’’ wheel fastened to an old binder wheel. We sure did a lot of rasping! We fastened a huge counterweight to the rope and Eureka! we had a workable elevator to our basement. I only needed the 2’’ plank floor to be fastened down.

Enter “Ted�, our neighbour, soon afterward! “Hello Mrs. Mason,� he said. “I hear tell that you folks are building an elevator in your home, and

being the only “home elevator� in Canada, I am here to see that you built it according to code.� “Hello Ted,� sez Phyllis. “The “lift� floor isn’t fastened down yet but the planks are safe to step on! Try it out, but be sure to fasten it at the bottom.�

Ted stepped on - down he went! “Be sure and fasten it at the bottom!� Phyllis calls.

WHAM! As soon as Ted stepped off of the unlocked lift, the coun-

terweight slammed down to the floor a few feet from him and ZOOM! up shot the cage at twice the speed!

When the cage reached its original position, it stopped, but the unfastened floor didn’t!

The five Bob Mason short 2’’ planks flew up to the ceiling where the big pulley was and fell the whole 14-feet to the basement floor, rattling and banging all the way down to where Ted was.

Ted was frantic! He knew that Phyllis had

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been leaning over the lift, telling him something as he descended. “Are you hurt? Are you hurt?� he yelled up to the kitchen.

Phyllis couldn’t reply, so Ted ran out of the basement and into the kitchen, where she was overcome by laughter.

He ran out to the garden where Y.T. was planting potatoes and told me what had happened. I laughed too!

Finding no sympathy there, he drove down to Joes place at the corner!

Joe laughed so hard, that he nearly swallowed his pipe! Ted, not able to find solace for the great damage he had suffered, got mad and went home!

Of course we put the planks back in the floor of the “lift� and brought up potatoes for supper!

We used the “lift� for some years after that, but

never again in its career did we have such exciting times!

P.S.: The sad fate of the “Lift�!: A few years ago (after an argument with my wife) I jumped into my little truck and drove down to the fine community where Phyllis and Y.T. started their lives together! I drove by empty yards and fading buildings and ended up on the southwest corner of SE 27,34,11.

Our “Little house on the “Prairie� had burned down long before, and the new owner had bulldozed everything (including the trees!) into the basement and made it all level again.

After drying a few tears, Y.T. drove home and kissed his wife!

Well, what would you do, eh?

Name of park honours important figure in Biggar’s history

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery On your way to the new Splash Park late this summer, did you notice a new sign at the corner of Third Avenue East and Dominion Street?

It says “Welcome to Buckingham Park�. Did you know this park was called Buckingham Park, and has been called that since 1970? Actually, in 1970, it was officially called the “Cyril Buckingham Park�.

Before this, it was called Third Avenue Park. When I arrived here in 2008,

the name seemed to be Third Avenue Park again.

It is wonderful to see the sign up now, and now the park will forever be called Buckingham Park.

So, why Buckingham Park . . . does it have anything to do with the Palace?

Well, very indirectly maybe . . . for the man whom the park is named for is Cyril Buckingham.

The palace is named for the Duke of Buckingham who originally owned the land that the palace is now on.

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worked for the Town of Biggar for 45 years and was the town of Biggar’s Superintendent of Public Works for 39 years.

Cyril is responsible for our parks, so many of the trees in our fair town and the sewage lagoon. This lagoon is so clean, that the geese come to it every year!

He came here from England in 1920 after finishing his education in Bodwin and Cambridge. As a young lad of 19, he came as a scholarship student qualified as a teacher. But he didn’t have the proper qualifications to teach in Saskatchewan, so he took on a few menial jobs on threshing crews and finally hired on as a labourer for the town of Biggar in 1925.

Using his sound knowledge of physics chemistry and mathematics, he was able to lay pipes, fix pumps, and solving all problems. By 1932 he was awarded the positon as foreman of the town crew.

Although an engineer by experience not a degree, his knowledge was sought after by many towns in the Prairies, solving water and sewage issues.

He took his position very seriously, and devoted his working career to being on call 24 hours a day,

seven days a week. The maintenance of our town was his main concern, spending free time doing repairs, or just checking on things.

Cyril married Isolda and raised Jeanette and Ralph. He died in 1972 and is buried in the Biggar Cemetery.

There is a write up in the “One Hundred People, One Hundred Years� book published by the Biggar Museum. It’s all about Cyril Buckingham and his contribution to our town.

This man’s pride in our town is his legacy.

Buckingham Park has a storied name associated with it. A new sign greets those who have more commonly thought of it as the ‘Third Avenue Park’. (Submitted Photo)

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Mental health an overlooked issue in agriculture

by Calvin Daniels When you have covered agriculture for as long as I have – the annual Harvest Showdown is my anniversary marker here in Yorkton meaning it’s nearing three decades for me – you have seen most topics in the sector covered repeatedly through seminars.

Farm profitability, canola agronomics, open marketing versus singledesk selling, speciality crops and a long list of other key agriculture topics have been covered over and over.

But at this year’s Grain Millers Harvest Showdown there was something which I have rarely heard discussed and yet it is a topic which might be as important as any in terms of the overall industry.

A panel discussion was held on the topic they called ‘Experience and Journeys’. What the panel really dealt with at the Farm Fitness and Finance Forum was the mental health of farmers.

Kim Keller, a farmer and co-founder of Saskatchewan Women in Agriculture started the discussion as moderator, said a University of Guelph study shows the level of stress being faced. She told those attending that the study showed 35 per cent of

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farm respondents faced depression, 42 per cent said they faced high stress on a daily basis and 58 per cent anxiety.

Those are rather significant numbers when you recognize all three areas are near 50 per cent.

But the data Keller related becomes more concerning as the data also indicated that 40 per cent also said they wouldn’t seek help.

Keller said that resistance to find help has dire implications.

“In the (United) States farmers are twice as likely to commit suicide than the general public,”

she said.

We in the general public often assume farming as a somewhat idyllic profession with farmers enjoying being outside raising livestock and grain.

But the farmer is under constant stress

in many ways, always looking at the weather forecast fearing frost at night, too much rain, or not enough, too hot or too cool. And even if the weather cooperates there are numerous factors which can Calvin Daniels impact the process and thus whether the bills can be paid and

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the family cared for.

Livestock add another level of potential stress.

Mike Neilson a rancher on the panel said finding a balance when things are wearing on your mind is difficult, especially on a livestock farm.

“The cattle industry is a unique industry in that you really can’t take a break from your animals,” he said. “There’s no days off so to speak.”

John McFadyen, executive director with Mobile Crisis Services picked up on the fact farmers often do not seek help. He related in Regina, Saska-

toon and Prince Albert about 10 per cent of the local population calls the help line annually.

“The Farm Stress Line receives 300 calls a year,” he said, adding the line serves a rural population of 250,000, which means a far smaller number of callers on a percentage basis.

There is clearly an issue in terms of mental health among those in agriculture, and it is important to begin the process of dealing with it with discussions such as the one held in Yorkton.

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In pro football, quarterback is king It’s all about the quarterback in the National Football League.

If you’ve got one, you’ve got a chance. If you don’t, it’s going to be a long year.

In the case of the QBchallenged Cleveland Browns, it’s more like a long decade, or two.

New England Patriots have had the best quarterback in the NFL for the past 17 years in Tom Brady and, not surprisingly, they have been the best team, by far, over that period of time.

The Green Bay Packers have contended over the past 10 years thanks in large part to the play of QB stars Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.

Retirements (Favre) and injuries (Rodgers) have levelled the playing field and turned a top team into a mid-level squad.

Teams’ fortunes rise and fall on the status of their quarterbacks.

Philadelphia Eagles, who had the good sense to draft QB Carson Wentz from North Dakota State in the summer of 2016, are the No. 1 team in the league, thanks to the almost instant success of Wentz. Jared Goff, who was the No. 1 pick in the same draft in which Wentz went No 2, took a year to find his bearings but now with a new coach (Sean McVay) in Los Angeles, Goff and the Rams are suddenly a playoff contender.

Houston Texans were one of the surprise teams

of the current season, averaging a leaguehigh 30-plus points per game, and quarterback Deshaun Watson was a virtual lock to win rookie-of-the-year award.

Then he tore his ACL in a non-contact play in a practice Nov. 2, and the Texans’ future fortunes were suddenly suspect, if not doomed.

Coaches wish they could put their quarterbacks in a safety deposit box, bring them out on Sundays to perform, and then put them back in their steel cage. Alas, the quarterback is usually fairly fragile, and teams are fortunate if their starter stays healthy for a full season.

Cleveland, San Francisco, Arizona and Miami are, for a variety of reasons, weak at quarterback. Cleveland seemingly drafts a quarterback every year, only to watch him fail.

San Francisco dumped the controversial Colin Kaepernick and recently picked up former New England backup Jimmy Garoppolo to give them what they think will be stability at the position.

Arizona lost veteran Carson Palmer to an arm injury and doesn’t have a capable backup; Miami was so desperate for a quarterback after Ryan Tannehill suffered a preseason knee injury that they signed the lamentable ex-Bear Jay Cutler, who had retired and was planning a broadcasting

career.

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by Thomas Tremblay he discovered the impor- but because he’s a great • Norman Chad Benson Garchinski of tance of good coaching— person and a strong stuBiggar, Saskatchewan, something he’s found at dent—exactly what we has committed to join the St. Thomas. look for in future TomSt. Thomas University “One of the biggest rea- mies.â€?

Men’s Volleyball Team sons I chose St. Thomas As for Garchinski, he in the Atlantic Collegiate was for head coach Henri quickly jumped on board Athletic Association con- Mallet. He got in touch with the goal of winning a ference for the 2018-19 with me last summer and national championship. season. from our first conversa“Obviously the longGarchinski, a six-foot tion to the first skype call, term goal is to help win a outside hitter, comes to as well as my visit, I was CCAA championship, but Fredericton following impressed with his tech- while doing that I would a successful and on-go- nical coaching style and like to leave a lasting ing club career with the infectious love for the imprint on the Tommies Huskies Volleyball Club sport,� Garchinski said. program and a legacy for (HVC) in Saskatoon. The Mallet is excited to have players that come after team had a great showing a player of Garchinski’s me,� he said. at the 2017 17U National caliber joining his roster.

Mallet is hoping Garchinchampionship, finishing “Benson adds some ski’s commitment helps in a tie for ninth place. depth at the left side and bring in players from all He is currently a Biggar passing positions. He across Canada.

Central School Blazer. brings athleticism and “We’re excited to land During his Grade 11 high speed to our team, and another solid recruit school season, Garchinski being a great competitor, from out West. We will s /RGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO TAKE PART IN THE "IGGAR 2EMEMBRANCE $AY had the opportunity to be Benson is exactly the type continue, as a coaching 0ARADE SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN KITCHEN AREA AT "IGGAR #OMMUNITY (ALL AT 10:30 a.m. coached by Anne Cote, a of athlete we are looking staff, to not only recruit s )NTERDENOMINATIONAL #HOIR A M AT "IGGAR #OMMUNITY (ALL renowned member of the for to continue to improve top athletes from FrederVolleyball Saskatchewan as a program,� he said. icton and the region, but community and Volley“We’re excited to have also from across Canada ball Canada’s coach of the Benson commit early in as we continue to work year for 2005. the process, not only for towards a national chamIt was during this time, his high volleyball IQ, pionship.’’

Remembrance‌ pass it on!

Parade and Services SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 11:00 a.m. at Biggar Community Hall

Biggar Royal Canadian Legion #138 Lunch and Social to follow at The Legion

Garchinski signs with St. Thomas

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Blazers Prepare for Provincial Playoffs BCS2000 Senior Blazers volleyball team completed their tournament schedule last Saturday hosting their own annual tournament.

It was a good opportunity for all teams to have one last weekend of competition in preparation for this November’s SHSAA Provincial Volleyball Championships.

Biggar hosted teams from Wilkie, Unity, Kindersley, Dinsmore and Eston. The hometown boys were not very accommodating– fin-

ishing a 7-2 record with 25-13 and 25-22 wins over Unity Warriors in the championship match.

The Blazers have had a successful season to date, with a winning record of 40-20. This includes two gold medals, one silver, a fourth and a finish in the gold medal pool in the 24-team Maidstone Megavolley.

Biggar will host the SHSAA 4A West Regional Conference 1 Championship this Friday and Saturday. Teams from

Unity, Kindersley, Onion Lake and La Loche will be vying with the Blazers for three qualification spots to the West Regional Championship to be held on Saturday, November 18. The end goal is to advance to the 10-team provincial championship to be held this year in Humboldt on November 24 and 25.

This weekend’s action begins at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, and continues Saturday 1 p.m. Good luck Blazers!

Blazers pose with the championship plaque.

Back Row (L-R) Benson Garchinski, Jesse Garchinski, Joel Hanson, Nicholas Lovenuk, Andon Hawkins, Rick Garchinski (coach) Front Row (L-R) Justin Hanson, Griffin Lehnert, Cole Whiteford, Nathan Hawkins, Junel Villanueva, Landen Boisvert

Classified Deadline THURSDAY 5 p.m.

Middle, Nicholas Lovenuk preparing for a kill as setter, Jesse Garchinski (#7) watches in finals action.

Biggar Bowling Scores October 30 - November 2 Monday Mixed: MHS, Jason Raschke, 312; WHS, Jennifer Heimbecker, 245; MHT, Jason Raschke, 837; WHT, Jennifer Heimbecker, 587.

Tuesday Seniors New Horizons: MHS, Jack Eckart, 203; WHS, Donna Eckart, 191; MHT, Jack Eckart, 541; WHT, Donna Eckart, 485.

Thursday Seniors:

MHS, Geoff Cooke, 196; WHS, Bonnie Roesch, 166; MHT, Geof Cooke, 495; WHT, Bonnie Roesch, 457.

Biggar YBC Scores October 30 - November 2 Bowlasaurus: BHS, Brettly Moore, 79; GHS, Ellie Hawes, 89.

Pee Wee: BHS, Josh Heimbecker, 110; BHD, Josh Heimbecker, 220.

Bantam: BHS, Sawyer Heimbecker, 146; GHS,

Saphina Gosslin, 119; BHT, Sawyer Heimbecker, 380; GHT, Saphina Gosslin, 292.

Juniors: BHS, Julian Heimbecker, 162; GHS, Cassie Raschke, 174; BHT, Julian Heimbecker, 455; GHT, Cassie Raschke, 508.

Seniors: BHS, Justin Otterson, 116; GHS, Hailey Boobyer, 171; BHT, Justin Otterson, 316; GHT, Hailey Boobyer, 481.

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There is always something happening at the Museum!

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Quilt Show, Halloween, Moose Jaw bus trip, piano coming in, and a new What’s It; just a few of the things going on in the Biggar Museum and Gallery these past few weeks.

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On October 21, Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus Council held a very successful fundraiser supper and silent auction for the Children’s Hospital. One hundred and forty people attended the supper which was enjoyed by all. > Thank you to Clarence and Nicole Perlinger for doing a wonderful job of the supper. > Thank you to all the contributors to silent auction. > Thank you for the community support for the supper and silent auction and cash donations.

Guest speakers were from Saskatoon Knights of Columbus Wayne Koshman and Shawn Scheer to speak a bit about Knights of Columbus Children’s Hospital Fund.

Leo Schwebius of Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus, right, presents $23,539.00 to Garry Maier representing Saskatoon Knights of Columbus, proceeds were from the dinner, silent acution and cash donations on October 27, 2017 in Saskatoon. (Submitted Photo)

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Heritage of Warmth” is still up in the gallery, but November 9 will be the last day before we start taking it down. So the day this paper comes out will your last day to see it! It has been very well received by Biggar’s public, and so it should be!

It is quite a display of creativity, passion, and determination by fabric artists in the Biggar &

They are very, very popular with next year’s buses already full! We also have two trips to North Battleford’s casino, Gold Eagle, planned for preChristmas weeks. These are just day trips; gets one away for the day, a little gambling, a little shopping, and a nice day out with friends.

Our new What’s It? coordinator has been in

ing around? We will be getting it all set up for Christmas Carols real soon!!

The Biggar Art Group have been beavering away. They meet in the museum every Wednesday afternoon. The project they have taken on for Christmas is painting banners with Christmas themes to hang in the windows in the Biggar

The museum was filled with all kinds of characters for Halloween; here are monsters, bees, kittens, a bat, a banana and a Minion!

Rosetown districts!

Halloween was fun! Tiny Tots and the Biggar Daycare kiddies were here to tour the Abandoned Museum (what will happen if no one comes to the museum). About 50 kiddies and adult helpers were here for the tours!

We got a couple screams from the group when the piano in the Theatre Exhibit played by itself!

Actually, we took great pains not to scare the children too much! It is our objective to encourage these little visitors to the museum! They all got a ghost on a stick and went off to the Library for even more excitement!

Then some even smaller tots showed up! They all went on tour of the Abandoned Museum as well!

It’s fun seeing everyone all dressed up!

Speaking of Halloween, 103 years ago, on Halloween, was the first time our slogan was shown to the world! The legend goes that after a Halloween party here in Biggar, the out of town survey crew, were still feeling ‘festive’ and painted the slogan, “New York is Big, but this is Biggar” on the road sign! It’s a splash of graffiti that is recognized throughout the world!

We had another full bus going off to Moose Jaw to Temple Gardens Spa and the Casino. We have three trips a year to Moose Jaw.

and drew a winner for the last What’s It? She also set up a new one! Come on it and see if she has stumped you this time.

Ladies should know what they are, we may stump the guys tho! The winner for the last one was Tillie Zimmer. She correctly identified a tool used by Optometrists and a Tatting shuttle. When Tillie is up and about, she’ll come in and pick up her prize, a bag of Biggar goodies!

Our Heritage Piano is now in the lobby, it’s been tuned and ready to play! But, we still haven’t tracked down a bench, have you got one kick-

Health Centre. Another project they take on is to hang art by local artists in the Biggar and District Credit Union. Are you an artist, do you have art to hang? Let them know!

Along with all this snow, and dropping mercury, are the thoughts of Christmas! We here at the museum are full steam ahead with our plans for the holiday season – cookies, hay rides, hot dogs, free hot chocolate, silent auction – it’s all being planned for November and into December!!

Bundle up, stay warm, drive carefully and plan on an afternoon in your museum!

A new What’s It? is now ready for you to come in and guess what they are. These items are from our collection, everything being donated by the good folk of Biggar! (Photos by the Biggar Museum & Gallery)

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OBITUARIES Gordon Paul Kurbis March 17, 1943 - October 25, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gordon Kurbis at the Biggar Health Centre on Wednesday Wed Oct. 25, 2017 at the age of 20 74 years. He was 7 born Mar. 17, 1943 at St. Margaret’s Hospital, Biggar, Sask. to Adolf and Emily (Meger) Kurbis, the 8th of 10 children, and tthe youngest son.

He was baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He attended Monarch school with his siblings just down the highway, 2 miles north of the family farm.

The siblings used a team of horses to get to school. The school didn’t have a well, so they hauled a cream can of water for the school and teacherage every day. Other duties at school included washing the floor and twice a year he helped clean out the barn. One of the memories Gordon had from winter time was walking in snow drifts so high that they had to step over the telephone lines. He and the other boys collected crow and magpie legs for the teacher to count and received 6 cents per pair.

Gordon was very inquisitive and smart and always tried to keep up with his older brothers-whether it was playing games or building something like little push snow plows, bird houses or windmills.

He loved to go horseback riding and playing softball. When he got a bicycle he would go for miles along the graveled highway picking up bottles which were each worth 1 cent.

His first jobs at 16 were for his uncles and the Murch family on their farms.

OBITUARIES He worked for Evan’s construction building roads for a number of years and then for United Grain Growers and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool building grain elevators and annexes for the next 10 years. Moving the elevators was also part of his work experience.

He always had an interest in farming, and returned to help on the family farm in 1974. Gordon purchased land from Joe Lindgren in 1980 and after planting numerous trees for a shelterbelt, built his own house in 1981 and developed his yard. He filled that yard with an abundance of John Deere machinery.

His house became filled with everything John Deere. The only things not green and yellow were his trucks; he loved his red half ton trucks! Constant companions were his 3 dogs Muffy 1, 2 and 3.

After his Mom passed away Gordon looked after his brother Elmer for a number of years-they became very close. They both loved country and gospel music and would listen to it every night. They shared a love of coffee and often drove into town at coffee time to socialize with friends. They were always happy to have family come for a barbeque or wiener roast. Brothers Bill and Gordon farmed next to each other for many years. In 2016 Gordon moved into Biggar after he sold his farm.

Gordon is survived by siblings Lily Murch of Biggar, Sask., Ruth Pudrycki of Middle Lake, Sask., Ed (Carol) Kurbis of Hanna, Alta., Elmer Kurbis of Biggar, Sask., Doreen Long of Snowden, Sask., Jan (Jack) Kurbis of Melfort, Sask., Margaret Sheaffer of Biggar, Sask.; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. He was predeceased by his parents Adolf and Emily Kurbis; brothers Art and Bill Kurbis; brothersin-law Alfred Murch, Alfred Pudrycki, Richard Long, Don Sheaffer; nephew Jason Long.

Funeral services were held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Biggar, Sask. on Friday, November 3, 2017 with Pastor Sarah Mowat officiating.

Interment followed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Memorial donations in Gordon’s memory may be made to Emmanuel Eigenfeld Lutheran Cemetery Memorial Fund c/o Diana Dolack Box 1056 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Our family would like to express our sincere appreciation and thanks for the compassionate and caring staff at the Biggar Health Centre. You always made family feel at home when we visited. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Grondin Funeral Services LTD. Biggar, Sask.

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

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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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Pre pre-Christmas shopping . . . It may only be early November, but area residents could get in some early shopping, courtesy of the Biggar New Horizons and some pretty talented, crafty people. The one-day show had people shopping for the holiday season and, perhaps, picking up a little something for themselves.

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O Canada! Team Sask honoured at Nats home opener . . . Team Saskatchewan Lead Robyn Despins, right, sings O Canada at the Biggar Nationals home opener, Friday. The squad was being honoured next door at the Biggar Curling Club and decided to come over to the Jubilee to take the ice for some recognition from the hockey fans. The team, Skip Bruce Korte, Third Brett Barber, Second Jayden Shwaga, and Lead Robyn Despins (left to right) is off this weekend to Nationals in Manitoba, and received a hearty “Good Luck!� from the Jubilee audience. Despins was fantastic in singing our anthem! (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

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SHARE the Warmth!!

Do you need a coat, hat, or scarf to be ready for winter?

Please stop in and choose some warm things to wear

Tuesday, November 14th 5:30 to 7:30 pm

At the106Family Centre - 6th Ave East All of the items have been donated by community members and will be distributed FREE of charge to ĂŜLJŽŜĞ Ĺ?Ĺś ŜĞĞĚ ŽĨ Ä‚ ĹŻĹ?ĆŠĹŻÄž warmth.

Karate Club brings home gold...

The members of the Biggar Karate Club travelled to North Battleford on October 28 to participate in the Interprovincial Karate Championship. The fall tournament was sponsored by Sensei Woytuik from the North Battleford Do-Jo. There were 105 competitors in all. Events

included weapons kata, kata and kumite (sparring). Children ages 6 and up and adults competed for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The event, held at the Don Ross complex, concluded with Black Belt events of kata and Kumite. Good sportsmanship was shown by all. In total Biggar brought home 7 - gold, silver and bronze medals. It was an exciting day.

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