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Sunshine, happiness and warmth . . . This is what the colour yellow represents in many cultures. Just looking at the yellow canola fields dotting the landscape these days does make one happy. Especially when combined with the rolling hills along the highway. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Sylvia Chave entertained visitors from the day care and day camp at the library one day. Chave is called Saskatchewan’s queen of the swing-set scene charming both children and adults with her lively music and stage shows. Chave’s energy was infectious and got everyone in the audience laughing, giggling and dancing. (Photos by Daryl Hasein)

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Heartland approves annual budget, operational plan Heartland Regional Health Authority approved a balanced operating budget and capital equipment budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year at its meeting on July 14 in Rosetown. The board also approved the operational plan. The budgets and operational plan are aligned with the provincial health plan and the region’s strategic priorities, vision and values. Heartland Health Region provides services to over 44,000 people in 57 urban and rural communities.

Regional health authorities have been directed to reduce administration expenses by $7.5 million with the reinvestment of that funding to frontline staff in long term care homes. The administration reduction for Heartland Health Region is $444,000. The region is in the process of identifying and implementing specific measures that reduce administrative costs and increase point of care staffing in our long term care facilities by that amount.

The capital budget will address capital equipment priorities throughout the region’s communities by providing funds to purchase equipment and renovations related to patient and staff safety. The board approved a $650,000 investment. Equipment was identified and prioritized with input from all levels of the organization encompassing factors such as the age of equipment, repair history, vendor support and others. It takes a significant amount of planning and consultation to select top priorities from a list that is much broader than available resources.

Community partners such as health foundations play a significant role in this.

The region was able to end the previous year with a small surplus.

Achieving a balanced budget for the coming year will be a significant challenge. While Heartland’s budget will see an overall increase of 29. per cent or $2.709 million the region must find approximately $1.4 mil-

lion in savings/efficiencies in order to balance.

The increase of 2.9 per cent will be utilized to fund collective bargaining increases and physician remuneration.

Provincial funding accounts for 89 per cent of the authority’s total operating revenue with the remaining revenue received from long term care and home care fees, third party charges, and other miscellaneous recoveries. The health region will spend 79 per cent (or $83 million) of its overall budget on salaries and benefits for its 1,915 employees and medical services remuneration.

A summary of the balanced operating budget by expenditure pool includes: $43.5 million for inpatient and resident services; $22.5

I’ll have some of that . . . Tuesday afternoons are always busy on the 100 block of Main Street as people line up for the Farmers’ Market door to open. They head for their favourite stall and make million for community health services; $27 million for support services; $9.8 million for diagnostic and therapeutic services; $3.7 million for physician compensation; $0.2 million for ambulatory care; $0.2 million for ancillary expenses.

The operation plan for

the upcoming year will focus on the priority of primary health care sustainability including two specific areas of focus -- recruit, retain and stabilize PHC providers and continued expansion of chronic disease programming. Additional

their purchases, everything from fresh produce to freshly baked pastries. It’s also a time to meet for a visit over a cup of coffee. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

operational initiatives will include: emergency department waits and flows; culture of safety; seniors care; financial imperative.

As well as these areas of focus the region will be busy preparing for the accreditation survey visit

from Accreditation Canada in June 2017, continuing work on emergency medical services stabilization, working with the long term care program guidelines for special care homes, and a focus on mental health and addictions services.

Man arrested in five year investigation Joseph “David” Caissie, 53 years old, of Bluffton, Alberta was arrested and charged in the nearly five year-long investigation into the death of Carol King.

Carol King was last heard from during the afternoon of August 6, 2011. When later attempts to contact her were unsuccessful, the RCMP were notified and a missing person investigation was started. The Rosetown RCMP attended Carol’s residence near Herschel, SK. on August 6, but were unable to find any signs of Carol or her vehicle.

On August 10, 2011, RCMP Air Services con-

ducted an aerial search and Carol’s PT Cruiser was located approximately 2.5 kms east of her residence near an abandoned yard site, submerged in a body of water. The vehicle was recovered; however, no evidence of Carol’s whereabouts were located. Extensive searches and neighborhood inquiries failed to provide information regarding her whereabouts.

On August 27, 2011, local residents found Carol King’s remains in a wooded area near an abandoned yard site approximately six kms from where the PT Cruiser was recovered.

Shortly after 10:00 a.m.

July 19, 2016, Joseph “David” Caissie was arrested without incident near Saskatoon and charged with one count of first degree murder and one count of offering an indignity to a human body. Caissie will appear in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Wednesday, July 20 at 9:30 a.m.

No specifics pertaining to the investigation and subsequent arrest will be released.

RCMP would like to thank Carol’s family for their patience and understanding throughout this investigation. Carol’s family has prepared a brief statement as fol-

Numerous complaints in CRA scam Since the beginning of 2016, there have been over 850 complaints made to RCMP Detachments in Saskatchewan about the Canada Revenue Agency scam. This does not include those who have reported to other police services.

Seventeen individuals in Saskatchewan have been victimized with nearly 70,000 in losses reported. Specific details of these complaints will not be provided.

The callers threaten

arrest, legal action, seizure of homes, vehicles and other assets if payment isn’t made. The callers will often be aggressive and sometimes even vulgar in their language, particularly if the victim does not comply with their demands.

The callers can spoof local telephone numbers so the call appears to come from the victim’s community or even an RCMP Detachment; however, most of the calls come from nonlocal numbers with area codes outside of Sas-

katchewan or 800 numbers.

The callers sometimes identify themselves with the name and rank of a police officer and a badge number. The RCMP wants to ensure the public is aware that the CRA will never contact people by telephone, text or email and ask for personal information or demand payment for taxes in the form of prepaid credit, iTunes or other gift cards (a common form of payment requested is iTunes gift …see SCAM, pg 12

lows: “We are extremely sad, but extremely happy at the same time and have a sense of relief knowing that charges have been laid”.

Investigators from multiple detachments and units, including Rosetown and Saskatoon RCMP, the RCMP Underwater

Recovery Team, Police Dog Services, Forensic Identification Section, Search and Rescue, Air Services and the Major Crime and Historical Case Unit, remained committed throughout the course of investigation.

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Reducing trade barriers is good for all Canadians “In the end, we want to see an agreement come forward because we have to ensure that when we’re trading and we’re doing business among ourselves that there isn’t more barriers there than there is with free trade agreements we agreed to with other countries,” said Pasloski (Yukon Premier).

This statement was made as provincial and territorial leaders gather in Whitehorse to discuss interprovincial issues such as health, climate, pensions and yes, trade.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark echoed those same comments saying, “It’s ridiculous you can’t buy B.C. wine in Ontario when you can buy it almost anywhere else around the world.”

Well, I guess someone forgot to send Alberta Premier Rachel Notley the memo.

Just this week the NDP administration in Alberta decided to put a levy on all out of province beer sales. For Saskatchewan breweries, this upcharge could have a devastating effect. Once again Notley failed to think ahead and ponder what would happen if every province were to levy an extra tax for Alberta beer coming into their territory.

Retaliation isn’t the answer either but it is obvious that the present Alberta government is not thinking in broader terms. To some extent, Alberta has always been a “lone wolf” but so many positive results have been gained from the New West Partnership between B.C., Saskatchewan and the former Alberta administration that it seems a shame to jeopardize the progress.

The other provinces are willing to compromise so it remains to be seen if Notley and her NDP counterparts can be convinced to come on board as team players.

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Canadians are paying too much for air travel. That’s why it’s time to sell the airports Ottawa’s formula discourages airports from pursuing new revenues to offset passenger charges

Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute and author of the report “Full Throttle: Reforming Canada’s Aviation Policy.”

News broke last week that the federal government is considering privatizing its major airports to raise money for infrastructure projects. That would be good news for Canadians, and in more ways than one. Private airports, which are becoming commonplace around the world, tend to be less costly and more innovative, often looking like shopping malls. The federal government should follow international practice and sell its major airports.

Many Canadians know first-hand that air travel in Canada is expensive.

According to the World Economic Forum, Canada has the ninth-highest ticket taxes and airport charges in the world. We rank between the tourism hotspots of Sri Lanka and Ghana.

As a report last week in the Toronto Star suggests, the government is paying attention to what Canadians have long complained about. The government’s

recent, major review pointed to many reasons for the high cost of air travel.

The federal government is now mulling over which of the review’s recommended reforms it should take up.

The federal government still owns the major airports. It signed decades-long operating leases with not-for-profit airport authorities who pay the federal government an annual rent. Twenty years ago, Canada was a global leader in moving airports from government to private operation. Not so any longer.

There are many problems with the current arrangement that selling the airports can resolve.

First, the federal government’s rent formula discourages airports from pursuing new revenues that could reduce the amount they need to collect through passenger charges. Canadian airports earn less revenue from creative sources like in-airport shopping than do privatized airports around the world.

Second, the governance of airports under authorities that are non-profit and have no shareholders makes ulti-

be privatized can do so. The airport authority in Montreal asked the federal review for such a sale. Later sales could draw on the lessons of the first sale.

The federal government could then take the revenues from such sales and re-invest them in critical infrastructure elsewhere.

The federal government should also think about what regulations will ensure sales are a success for passengers and airlines too. It should look to the Australian model. There, airports are free to set prices as they like.

However, they must provide financial information to a regulator, which can intervene if it finds that an airport is abusing its market power.

If the federal government sells its ownership stake in major airports, it can make the travelling public better off and find new ways to fund needed infrastructure. Cheaper domestic air travel might just mean that more Canadians will choose to enjoy their summer vacations in Canada instead of seeking lower-cost relaxation abroad.

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mate responsibility and accountability unclear. Corporate accountability is best served when shareholders who bear the financial consequences of corporate decisions have the power to elect the board of directors.

Third, although there are many decades left in the airport authorities’ leases, their expiries will soon be a headache. All airport authority assets, obligations and contracts go back to the federal government when leases end. Airport authorities may soon face difficulty with long-term contracts and issuing bonds that go beyond the end of their lease.

For-profit airports are not unusual elsewhere. All major airports in Australia and the U.K. are private. Indeed, many of Canada’s pension plans own stakes in airports there. All three airports in Paris and airports in Copenhagen, Zurich, and Vienna are jointly owned by government and private investors.

What should Ottawa do? It should start with a voluntary program in which airport authorities that wish to

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

Food a huge part of local fairs The Calgary Stampede is billed as “the greatest show on earth” and it may be. After watching the chuckwagon races on TV on night you could see the stands were packed with spectators -- many of whom book their tickets well in advance.

But, I remember simpler times for the Stampede. It was a rodeo, albeit a big one, with a midway. We would go every year, enjoy the rides, eat food and wander into the stands to watch some of the events. How things have changed since 1912 when the first Stampede was held.

Today, the Stampede offers the largest purse on the outdoor rodeo circuit -- over $2 million.

I was struck by the intensity of the drivers during the chuckwagon races and it is no wonder. The purse for the GMC Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races is more than $1 million.

High stakes indeed.

July in Peggy Hasein Calgary -- when the city turns into a “cowtown” and all things rodeo, western and ranching are front and centre. Businesses decorate with a flair, residents don western wear and cowboy hats. They flock to Stampede Park and take in the many, many activities and events that are organized around the city.

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As for Stampede Park itself, the 208 acre complex hosts more than one million people in the 10 day period each July.

The record attendance, to date, was in 2012 at 1,409,371. And to welcome these guests more than 30,000 flowers are planted each year.

Calgarians welcome family and friends and go “Stampeding”. That also means dressing the part. But, there are some fashion dos and don’ts.

Stampede “style” does not mean turning yourself into an “urban” cowboy but rather it is fashion with taste. According to one stylist you should wear everyday clothing from your closet but combine them with one or two Stampede items like accessories such as a hat, jewellery, jeans or a denim shirt; maybe a vest or leather belt. Boots are optional but certainly make the outfit.

Don’t forget the food, even though it is midway food. There are some

Block meets museum summer student

Kelly Block met the Museum’s summer student, Lauren de Bussac. (Photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

by Delta Fay Cruickshank of the Biggar Museum and Gallery Kelly Block, MP for Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek

stopped in Biggar and dropped in to meet the museum’s summer student, Lauren de Bussac.

The museum is able to finance a summer student through the federal Young Canada Works program.

As a recent graduate and with plans to continue in education, de Bussac qualified as a candidate for the program.

She has had many years of experience working at the museum previously.

She is busy now with the summer book sale customers and tours in the museum. She is also compiling research on the hospitals, schools and churches Biggar has had in the past 105 years.

She will be welcoming the Biggar Day Camp group in August during Museum Days as well.

The kids will be touring, learning games and all sort of neat things during the two afternoons they will be here.

New Horizons Activities It is quiet times around the Biggar New Horizons, with so many of our members on holidays, have friends to visit or enjoying time out in their gardens.

On Monday, July 11 we all enjoyed the great variety of food shared at the monthly birthday potluck. Thirty-two mem-

bers and guests attended.

Ann Muc won the door prize and Joanne Kral won the half-and-half of $21.50. After our feast, card bingo was played, with prizes for the many winners. Fun was had by all.

July 14 was bingo day and nine players attended. Winner of the 50/50

was Moe Goring and the winners of the blackout were Moe and Josh Goring.

Volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels this week were: Donna Hoogeveen, John and Joanne Kral, Pat and Reg Turner, Don Swyryda, and Betty Mundt and Emily Liska.

delicious choices. I took a look at the official Stampede website and this is what their food critics are talking about.

Big Pickle Dog -- a hot dog, or corn dog, stuffed with a pickle. Burgers stuffed with mac and cheese and then top it like you would a regular burger. Midway food is all about convenience and portability. Hence the meatball sub on a stick. Lots of cheese and you can take it anywhere.

Corn dogs can be seen everywhere on midways but how about one with poutine. Hot dogs filled with hash browns and pieces of cheese which is dipped in corn batter and served on a stick.

There are some sweet choices as well. Deep fried ice cream, deep fried butter tart (topped with whipped cream and caramel), Nutella glazed mini doughnuts, grasshopper pie pop, Oreo funnel cake.

Well, these are just some options and, no doubt, you will be able to try them out when the exhibition or fair travels to your area this summer. Now, is not the time to count calories.

Donʼt run out of time Monday at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline

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Lousy joke: The mayor of a large city visits and “old folks home. “Do you know who I am?” he asks one of the residents.

“No, I don’t,” the resident replies. “But if you ask at that desk down there, they’ll tell you who you are.”

(Well, I warned you that it was a lousy joke.)

When I was just a little boy, I read in one of the children’s books

by Lewis Carrol, that neither the Mad Hatter, March Hare or Sleepy Dormouse, knew the

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difference between a raven and a writing desk.

And not being related to a Mad Hatter, March Hare, Sleepy Dormouse (or raven for that matter) Y.T. has no choice but to dedicate the lines below to say something that he does know. The desks that have always impressed him.

Time was (I’m using a lot of old fashioned expressions here) when desks were a sign of authority, often sat behind by stern, stoic types who stern faced

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or eight. ambitions were to scare Having survived a the living dickens out house fire in Ontario of any timid student of during the 1800s, burned their classes. We had to ashes been when Bill shown to and Clara’s respect house at desks Tessier ever since burned durwe were ing the little 1950s. children There must growhave been ing up. a lot of hisThere, tory went in one up in smoke corner of that day, the living but then, room sat they tell one of me, that the the famlibrary at ily heirBob Mason Alexandria looms, had a lot o sternly history too. guarding the family hisHaving been raised tory from way back. as fairly careless young Maybe it had been a boys in a fairly strict family treasure once, family and realized early a proud piece of hardon that desks were a kind wood, fashioned from the large Ontario trees by of no-nonsense authority thing, our first day at some of the family artischool was something sans in the 1800s. That else. old drop door desk had We took one glance into been in the family for that foreboding school years. room, saw that big desk Built into the back of sitting there in front of it were a few “pigeon the blackboard and hesiholes” with initials tated. printed on the faces of It sure didn’t take long them; L.A.M. (Lawrence for young us to realize Ashton Mason); W.A.M. (Walter Ambrose Mason) what we already knew.

Desks were in a sign of -- our Dad. There were a authority, and if we were lot more initials of people we had never known, going to sit in front of that one, we had better even and XQZ (who the buckle down. heck was XQZ Mason We were kind of lucky anyway?). Never did find though, I think. When out but imagined that, our school bell rang for because it was always that first time the pretty full, it was for questionyoung school teacher able stuff. (I think.) lined us beginners up.

Dad often told us that “Now Bobby,” she finally he was writing a letter at that old desk, near Field- said. “It is your turn to read the next line in your ing, Saskatchewan when book.” She even smiled. all of a sudden it jolted a Little Bobby gulped few times during a small -- here was real, real earthquake about 1909 authority at the mostest.

“The Little Red Hen said, “The sky is falling, the sky is falling”.

Little Bobby looked up from his book and

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NOTICE

On June 21, 2016, Town Council passed Bylaw No. 16-776, ,The Civic Addressing Bylaw which requires all buildings in the Town of Biggar limits to have their civic address displayed on or near the front entrance on their building.

The display of civic address is essential for emergency services.

A deadline of August 31, 2016 has been implemented to allow residents and businesses time to comply to the conditions of the bylaw and have the proper civic address displayed on their building.

If any buildings fail to have the civic address displayed in accordance with Bylaw 16776, a Notice of Violation in the amount of $150.00 will be issued. If you are unsure of your civic address, please contact the Town Office at 306-948-3317.

To view the entire bylaw, please visit www.townofbiggar.com/bylaws If you have any questions or concerns on the above, please don’t hesitate to call the Town Office at 306-948-3317.

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beamed with pride. Even under the presence of that grim, authoritative desk, he had come through.

Over the years (I found later on, not enough) although sometimes it faltered, our respect for that desk really grew and grew.

Whitey, and a few others, had felt the “strap” in front of that desk.

Someone had put a live gopher in the top drawer and someone else had let a large garter snake crawl under it, but finally (though our initials were deeply cut in some of the desk tops) we walked sadly away and left the most important desk of our lives behind.

Sometimes, as Y.T. sits here scribbling away, he wonders if the old country school could talk . . .

There were a few years there when all we had to put up with were the (ahem) “ravages” of the 1930s but it wasn’t too long after Adolf Hitler’s men marched into The Rhineland that we found ourselves standing in front of the huge desk of the O.C. (Officer Commanding) in Regina.

He picked up a paper lying on his desk, looked at it for a few moments and finally at me.

“My gosh,” I thought, “Surely they aren’t going to lynch me yet. I just got here. I’m too young to die.”

He looked at the paper again, “Private Mason,” he says, “It says here that you have a very high IQ and we are considering you on our list of officer material.”

“Oh my gosh,” I thought, “Even that big wooden desk wouldn’t refer to Y.T. as some kind of material.”

“By the way Mason,” he

continued. “What high school did you graduate from?”

Actually, Private Mason RG #LL05485 felt that he was eight feet high with that IQ compliment but his folks had often told him never to lie.

“I never did graduate, sir,” I told him. “I only went to Grade 10 in our old country school.”

The CO frowned, but that big old desk almost smiled because Y.T. hadn’t lied in front of it.

Guess who was still a private when the war ended.

After the war, a friend of mine inherited a big business in Saskatoon and one day Y.T. called in at his office. “May I speak to Mr. Churchill?”

I asked the pretty receptionist. She took one look at this bedraggled farmer and was just going to say Mr. Churchill was in conference when a loud voice boomed over the intercom, “Come on in you old so-and-so and sit down.”

I went in and there sat Lew, almost completely surrounded by a huge desk that had four phones on it. One look at that desk, I knew that he was a big shot, (but he had hollered come in you old so and so).

It was good to see Lew again and we talked for a few minutes about the good times we had spent together. Then his phones rang.

We had stood beside big desks and come a long way since the Little Red Hen had said, “The sky is falling,” but here Y.T. sits by an old school desk wondering when (and what) it is going to tell me next.

Biggar Lodge News

by Karen Kammer, Recreation Coordinator Good morning everyone.

Hope everyone is enjoying some much needed rest and relaxation over summer.

This week at Biggar Lodge we started the week with exercises and Wheel of Fortune.

Tuesday morning was current events. That afternoon we had horseracing. The residents placed bets to see who would win. Of course the

winner won chocolate as a prize too.

Wednesday morning we had bowling. Our winning resident had 18 points. After lunch, we loaded the handibus and took a tour to Rosetown.

The town sure looks different with all of the new houses. Dairy Queen was top priority of the trip.

We really love ice cream.

Thursday was our summer BBQ burger sale.

We had a really good turnout. At 2:30 we had

bingo.

Friday was BBQ lunch down Autumn House.

We had ice cream cones in the afternoon.

Saturday morning was jackpot bingo and a coffee party.

Sunday morning the residents got together and made bird feeders.

Each resident got to put one out on their window ledge outside. St. Gab’s Church was here for worship this week.

Have a great day.

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

Water quality concerns not a new issue

by Calvin Daniels taken by a binational While the farm commu- research team is investinity in general may balk gating what is being proat the notion of farming moted as a new approach practices being a contrib- to water quality modelutor to the quality conling. cerns of natural waterIt is hoped the modways, they are at least a elling effort will help piece in the reduce puzzle. nutrient That is why losses the issue of from water quality other has to be at transthe forefront boundary in terms of wateragriculture. sheds.

Certainly “A team the two of scienareas are tists from interconCanada nected. and the Farmers United don’t grow States crops withcoordiout water. nated by Calvin Daniels the InterThat said farm technational niques can Joint impact water quality, and Commission (IJC) we are all aware of how has created binational important water quality datasets for the Redis for a broad range of Assiniboine River Basin reasons rom human con- to more precisely identify sumption, to sports and sources of phosphorus recreation, to industrial and nitrogen across the production.

Basin. Using the data, So anytime there is the scientists determined new research into water that agricultural use of quality the farm sector these nutrients is the should be paying attenprimary source of inputs tion. to the transboundary That is even more true watershed,” detailed a if the research is close recent release. to home as is a project “The work will inform looking into sources of federal, provincial and excessive nutrients in state agencies in their the transboundary Redefforts to improve water Assiniboine River Basin. quality and address The work, being under- the eutrophication, or

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the excessive nutrient enrichment, of rivers and lakes in the region spanning portions of Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota and Saskatchewan.”

The concerns of water quality are not new ones, focusing on excessive phosphorus and nitrogen loads which “result in numerous harmful and undesirable impacts in many rivers and lakes across the Basin, in both Canada and the U.S and downstream of the Red River in Lake Winnipeg. The resulting algal blooms have degraded aquatic food webs, negatively affected tourism and recreation through fouled beaches and infested nearshore zones, and threatened drinking water for coastal communities through release of algal toxins.”

The impact if the algae situation has been rather well-documented in recent years as it threatens fish populations, water quality, and recreation activities The new effort marks the first binational focused SPARROW model, a watershed tool developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for interpreting water-quality monitoring information.

“It was applied using Canada-U.S. datasets to estimate loads and sources of phosphorus

Weekly crop report June 28 to July 4 Crops are developing rapidly in much of the province and growing conditions have been optimal in most areas, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Fifty-one per cent of the fall cereals are in the dough stage while 34 per cent of spring cereals are in the heading stage. Twenty per cent of flax, 60 per cent of canola and mustard and 69 per cent of pulse crops are flowering.

Haying continues in the province as livestock producers now have 18 per cent of the hay crop cut and 11 per cent baled or put into silage. Although weather conditions have

been favourable for plant growth, high humidity and frequent rain showers have prevented hay crops from drying.

Hay quality is rated as 12 per cent excellent, 72 per cent good, 14 per cent fair and two per cent poor. Pastures are growing well and are rated as 24 per cent excellent, 61 per cent good, 13 per cent fair and two per cent poor.

The majority of the province received rainfall this past week with the Outlook area reporting 95 mm. Many other areas reported well over 25 mm of rain. Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as nine per cent

surplus, 85 per cent adequate and six per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as three per cent surplus, 89 per cent adequate, seven per cent short and one per cent very short.

Crop damage this week was attributed to localized flooding, strong winds and disease. Hail was reported in a few areas of the province and crops are being assessed for damage. With the high humidity and wet conditions, many producers are applying fungicides to crops.

Producers are busy with haying operations and scouting for disease and insects.

and nitrogen by watershed and by jurisdiction at a large scale. The research team has generated new information on the sources and transport of these nutrients that will guide efforts in both countries to reduce nutrients lost from the Basin. In particular, output from the model will help the IJC’s International Red River Board and International Souris River Board deliver on nutrient management strategies in their watersheds,” detailed the release.

The application of modelling to the problem does hold the promise of a better understanding of what actually takes place in terms of nutrient load in the water system, and with such knowledge comes the potential to adapt strategies to deal with the base sources of the nutrients, or to mitigate the way they find their way to the actual water system.

It will only be through new research, and a cooperative approach to the problems that the issues of nutrient load in

waterways can be dealt with effectively, and that will include agriculture being part of the process and of the solutions.

Randy Weekes, MLA Biggar - Sask Valley Constituency Office 106- 3rd Ave. West, Box 1413 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

Water fun . . . On hot days one of the coolest places to hang out is the swimming pool. The mornings are taken up with swim lessons such as the parent and tot session shown here. We have experienced rain over the past few weeks but, according to the weatherman it appears we are in for some hot, sunny days making the pool an inviting choice. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

Saskatchewan Horse Federation, Biggar Light Horse Show was held in the valley last weekend. Local riders, as well as riders from around the province competed in Halter, English, Western and Trail classes.

(Submitted photo)

Strombo too hip for hockey audiences?

It’s time for the annual July quiz. Those getting 100 per cent will be eligible — or sentenced — to watch 160 hours of televised Olympic coverage.

1. George Stromboulopoulos was replaced as Hockey Night in Canada host by Ron MacLean because: a.) Strombo was far too hip for the aging Hockey Night in Canada audiences b.) CBC executives could neither spell Stromboulopoulos nor pronounce it. c.) Don Cherry threatened to hold his breath and wear normal suits unless MacLean was brought back

parade.

3. Many male golfers pulled out of the Rio Olympics because: a) They were worried about the Zika virus b) Scheduling proved to be a problem c) A medal cannot be turned into cash 4. Now that former

Penton on sports

2. Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton in Steeltown for their first win of the 2016 CFL season, leading to: a.) Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge ordering an investigation b.) Hamilton fans calling for the head of coach Kent Austin c.) City hall planners in Winnipeg starting preliminary preparations for a Grey Cup victory

Bruce Penton

MVP Kevin Durant has joined Golden State, the Warriors will: 1. Be the overwhelming favourite to win the next four or five NBA titles.

2. Be Vegas point-spread favourites in 82 of 82 games next season

3. Spot visiting teams 20 points to keep the fans and TV audiences interested.

5. Toronto sports fans: 1. Are some of the most enthusiastic in Canada 2. Live in the centre of the sports universe thanks to Milos Raonic and the Blue Jays’ stellar play 3. Are still wearing their lucky Leafs 1967 underwear.

6. Quarterback Tom Brady of the Patriots will spend his time during his four-game ‘Deflategate’ suspension: 1. Reflecting on his decision to be involved in the football inflation conspiracy 2. Strenuously working out so he’ll be ready when his suspension ends 3. Imprisoned in his multimillion-dollar mansion for four weeks with his supermodel wife, Gisele 7. The NHL expanding to Las Vegas will: 1. Help grow the game even more in the U.S. southwest 2. Provide gamblers one more sport to

get excited about in Sin City 3. Give a spark to the city on game nights because it gets pretty quiet after about 8 p.m.

8. Weird things to happen in 2016: 1. The running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain 2. The running of people all over North America playing Pokemon Go. 3. The running of Donald Trump for president of the U.S. 9. Montreal Canadiens’ season-ticket holders were on the verge of revolt because: a) Their beloved PK Subban was traded to Nashville b) The Habs haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1993 c) Prices for Molson beer went up by 10 per cent • Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “New York ended its holdout last week, becoming the final state to legalize MMA fights. The first bout will be at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12 or the next time someone wears a Red Sox jersey

into Yankee Stadium — whichever comes first.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Quarterback Andrew Luck of the Indy Colts signed a $140M six-year contract. It’s an NFL record, as Luck would have it.”

• Perry again: “O.J. Simpson’s Heisman Trophy, stolen from USC in 1994, is finally headed back to Heritage Hall.

The Trojans, trying to milk the drama, wanted it delivered in a slowmoving white Bronco.”

• From Fark.com, after Snoop Dogg presented Kobe Bryant a vintage Pontiac Parisienne decked out in Lakers colorus as a retirement gift: “Car drives OK, but it smokes like crazy.”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) WorldHerald, on all the participants’ injuries at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona: “This is basically the Spanish version of U.S. fireworks.”

• Jason Sobel of golf.com, on Twitter: “Nobody uses postage stamps anymore. If Royal Troon were built today, they’d call the eighth hole the Direct Message.”

• Headline at TheK-

icker.com: “Six children injured at overinflated Brady bounce castle.”

• Tim Cooper of the Arkansas DemocratGazette, on Ravens centre Jeremy Zuttah’s pit bull, Ace, accompanying him down the aisle at his recent wedding: “Man’s best man.”

• Dickson again: “A court ruled against Tom Brady’s Deflategate appeal. I believe this is a case of best-of-seven court decisions.”

• Greg Cote of the Miami Herald: “Telling Bill Belichick he can’t have his starting quarterback for one-quarter of the regular season is like informing Bill Gates he’ll have to scrape by for three months with no new cheques coming in.

Somehow, you think he’ll manage.”

• Late-night funnyman Jimmy Fallon of NBC: “We are just a few weeks from the start of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The mayor of Rio is trying to get Pokémon Go in the city ahead of the Summer Games.

So now you can go to Rio and catch two things.

Care to comment?

Email brucepenton2003@yahoo.ca

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

Schommer inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Fabian Schommer The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame is proud to announce the selection of Fabian Schommer, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, to be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player, Saturday, August 20.

Fabian was born March 28, 1964, the youngest of 12 children, to Alfred and Hilda Schommer, who made their home on a family farm near Handel, Saskatchewan. Retiring, Alfred and Hilda moved into North Battleford

in 1974 with the three youngest boys, Paul, Mark and Fabian. Here is where Fabian started his baseball career, joining the minor league baseball program, either pitching or catching.

As a catcher, Fabian was one of the best, working very hard on technique for both catching and hitting. Following Midget baseball, Fabian joined the Junior Beavers, learning a great deal from the veterans of the team during his first year and catching fulltime.

Fabian’s last season of junior ball, 1985, the Beavers competed in both the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League and the Sask-Alta Junior Baseball League, winning both league championships. That team then capped off the season by winning the Western Canadian Baseball Championships held in North Battleford. The team was honoured by the Saskatchewan Baseball Association as the 1985, “Team of the Year.�

Fabian was the starting catcher that year, as well as first stringer for Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Summer Games in St. John, New Brunswick. The team won their first game but faltered in later games to finish out of the medals.

In the fall of 1985, at the age of 21, Fabian went to Boone, Iowa to attend the Des Moine Area Community college on a partial scholarship. He hit .381 as a freshman in the spring after appearing in 35 of 47 games. In 1986, Fabian suited up for the Royals in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League, and after a strong first season was named the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Star. • 1986-in the fall, Fabian returned to Boone, Iowa for his 2nd year.

Was string-catcher. • 1987-again with the Kindersley Royals, Fabian was named

On the move . . . It’s not unusual to see fully built houses move down Saskatchewan highways. This house was making the trek to its final resting place last week on a beautiful, sunny summer day. It’s that time of year when the baby’s breath is blooming in the ditches. One of the many sites familiar to rural residents at this time of year. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

League MVP, First Team All-Star, finishing the year with a .430 batting average. • 1987 [fall]-attended Magnolia and Southern Arkansas University, splitting time catching. • 1988- Returned to Kindersley Royals in summer of 1988. Team building year-barely missed the playoffs.

Attended St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, for his 4th and final year of college eligibility. Was starting catcher, made all Conference and all District teams. Proudly

graduated with a Business Degree.

In 1989 Fabian played with the Kindersley Royals, but also made the Canadian National Team line-up. This team toured USA, playing in Millington, TN, Hagerstown, MD, and Durham, NC, home of the Durham Bulls.

Fabian again played with the Kindersley Royals, when the team won both the 1990 and 1991 Saskatchewan Major Baseball League Championships, and continued with them until the league folded in1996. He

then played some old timer baseball in Kindersley including tournaments in Alberta and Phoenix, Arizona.

Fabian then decided it was time to give back to the sport, so in the years following, he coached ball, gave clinics, helped with ball camps and volunteered as part of field maintenance in Kindersley, when the community hosted both 2009 and 2010 Canada Cup. Fabian and his wife Monique, reside in Kindersley. They have two children, Tait and Erin.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Biggar Medical Clinic requires a person to assist in our lab/office. Computer skills an asset. Please drop off resumes at 115 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar or fax to 306-948-5060.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Food and beverage server.

Full-time Positions available. Wage is $10.50/hr.

Duties include: serving customers and operating cash register. Must be 19 yrs of age. At least grade 12 graduate. With or w/o experience.

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CARDS OF THANKS “Thank You� to my friends and customers that came to celebrate my 90th birthday with me, and my family. I enjoyed the visiting and reminiscings, the laughter and the love.

I am fortunate to have lived and worked in this community for 68 years.

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MEMORIAM

In Loving Memory Of William Morris “Bill� Roach June 15, 1931 July 24, 2015.

"Gone from us, but leaving memories Death can never take away Memories that will always linger While upon this earth we stay."

Lovingly remembered by wife Kay; sons, David, Bill and Sue, Mike and Candy, Ken and Joey, and families

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

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

306-948-7682 or 306-948-7128

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Weight Loss & WELLNESS Centre

• ‘Ideal Protein’ Weight Loss • ‘Slender You’ Figure Salon • H20 Massage Bed Weight Loss Coach Anne G. Livingston 317 Main St., Biggar

306-948-7274

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by Brett

102 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

306.948.2208

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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016

OPTOMETRISTS HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ELECTRICAL

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Nick Maguire BIGGAR ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION SERVICES

WESTWIND ELECTRIC LTD. Perdue, Sask.

Peter Hofmeister

306.948.3325 PLUMBING & HEATING

Journeyman Electrician

Commercial and Industrial Electrical Wiring

Licenced, Insured & Bonded Over 15 years experience

Licensed Journeyman Adrian de Haan

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Owners/Operators • Travis Young • Dallas Young • Claude Young

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306-948-3389 Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

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Call: 306-948-2101

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

DENTAL

Doctors of Optometry

115 - 1st Avenue West Rosetown, Sask.

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

Friday, 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Phone:306.882.2123 New Patients Welcome!

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CAMPBELL ACCOUNTING SERVICES

• Bookkeeping • Tax Returns • Financial Statements

Ph: 306-948-4430 or 306-948-4460

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117 - 3rd Ave. W.,

In BIGGAR Every Tuesday

(New Horizons Bldg) Biggar

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main St., Biggar

For appointments…

1-855-651-3311 LEGAL SERVICES

BUSSE LAW PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Barristers & Solicitors Stuart A. Busse, QC Larry A. Kirk, LL.B. 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

306-948-3346

ROSETOWN DENTAL

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

306-375-7055

“Setting a Higher Standard” ∆New Construction ∆Re-roofs ∆Torch-on ∆Tile ∆Metal ∆Asphalt ∆All repairs ∆Shakes ∆Inspections NOW DOING ∆ Eavestroughing ∆ Downspouts ∆ Soffit & Facia We offer 10 Year Workmanship Warranty and Liability/Torch On Insurance Excellent Local References For a FREE estimate please call… 306-948-5453

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For all your home, business and rural needs PHILLIPS ELECTRIC

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ROOFING

ACCOUNTING

…serving your community since 1972

201B - 2nd Ave. West P. O. Box 1480 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Ph: 306-948-5133

RED APPLE

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For a FREE consultation, call

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

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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 Nicole Hataley look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-986

INVESTMENTS

223 Main Street Biggar Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

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INSURANCE

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

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INSURANCE

INVESTMENTS For all your investment needs, Visit…

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. th

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5 Avenue 106 Street

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask.

Shop 306.446.3298

Fax 306.445.4275

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

by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.

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Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon., Tues., & Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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

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Thurs., CLOSED

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SERVICES REAL ESTATE

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Open Monday-Friday

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Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

HEAVY TRUCK Repair AUTO Repair TIRES Repair BOATS & RVs FULL MOBILE MECHANICAL & TIRES SGI Safety INSPECTION

Teams, Corporate and Personal Attire Judy Kahovec‌ 306-882-4313, cell 306-831-7935 Your authorized

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and Your authorized

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Serving Biggar & Area

HAULING

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Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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YH Truck, Ag & Auto 306.237.7671 TROY MAY, owner/operator Fax: 306-237-TROY email: tmay@hotmail.ca Super B outfits hauling grain and fertilizer in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

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

Phone: 306-948-5678

• 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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Biggar, Sask.

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DEADLINE for ads, classisifeds and news MONDAY - 5 P.M.

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Landscaping, Snow Removal, Topsoil, Clay, Gravel, Sand Bobcats, Excavator, Gravel Truck

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OPEN: Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Heavy Duty parts Automotive parts

For FAX service,

KRF Auto Centre

see us at The Independent, 122 Main Street, Biggar

For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning Call: Bill: Dale:

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A brand new kitchen . . . The rink may be devoid of hockey players and figure skaters but that doesn’t mean there is nothing happening there during the summer months. This is the time when improvements and upgrades are made to Jubilee Stadium. Here the kitchen area is getting a makeover. (Independent photo by

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I Spy…. A Piping Plover Chick!

Endangered Piping Plover Families Camouflage on the Beach Summer is underway, previous one. The 2016 and that means heading census has just been to the beaches for some completed and Fortney fun. But we aren’t the is hoping, once the data only ones who enjoy the is compiled, the populahot sand on a Saskatchtion trend will show a ewan shoreline! Piping rebound. “Saskatchewan Plovers are endangered experienced exceptional shorebirds, and are raisflooding in 2011, so we’re ing their families on interested in finding out beaches across the provif the low numbers from ince. The Plovers first that year are a reflection arrived on Saskatchewan of the extreme weather.” beaches in mid-May Piping Plovers are a and now have adorsmall shorebird and are able chicks combing the well adapted to blendbeaches for invertebrate ing into the beaches prey. they live on so they can Piping Plovers have be difficult to spot. You been classified as endan- can identify a Piping gered since 1985 and Plover using the distheir numbers are continctive black markings tinuing to fall. “There – a black band on their are many factors that forehead and a single contribute to the Plovers black band around their decline”, explains Ashley neck. They also have a Fortney, the Plovers on sandy body with a white Shore coordinator, “but a few factors are flooding of nesting areas, predation, and the loss of Piping Plover ... Photo by Emily Putz nests from being trampled by livebelly, orange legs, and an stock and human activiorange beak with a black ty.” An international cen- tip. “It is easy to mistake sus counting Piping Ploa common Killdeer for vers across North Amera Plover”, says Fortney, ica is completed every “but Killdeer are larger, five years. Less than 800 browner in colour, and plovers were observed have two black bands in Saskatchewan in the around their neck 2011 census which was instead of one.” Both a 53% decrease from the male and female adult

Piping Plovers make distinctive “Peep” and “Peep-lo” calls.

Looks aren’t the only thing that Plovers share with their Killdeer cousins, as they both exhibit many of the same behaviours when raising chicks. These displays can include running away, while stopping to make sure you are following, and vigorously flapping one or both wings. “This broken wing display is named accurately because they will look injured and appear to be an easy meal”, states Fortney, “but it is all an act and the bird will fly safely back to the chicks once it has lured the predator far enough away.”

Piping Plovers and their chicks will be increasing their fat stores in order to complete the 3,500 km flight back to the winter beaches along the Gulf of Mexico.

These tiny “cotton balls on stilts” as Fortney describes them, blend in to the sand with their exceptional camouflage. Their distinct colouring allows them to avoid predators by lying flat on the beach, but that doesn’t eliminate all the risk. “Even dogs are a significant threat to plover chicks” says Fortney, “the public can help by keeping dogs on leashes when using Saskatchewan beaches, especially where plovers are known to be nesting.”

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Compost is an ecofriendly way to grow a healthy and flourishing garden bed or landscape.

Full of nutrients and rich organic materials, compost is often called “black gold” by gardeners for the many benefits it provides. One of the main advantages to compost, apart from the way it boosts plant growth and health, is that it is relatively low cost to produce.

Compost is created by food scraps and other materials that are left to

break down naturally.

Backyard composting speeds up the natural process of decomposition. In optimal conditions, organic matter can decompose more quickly.

According to the University of Illinois Extension, microorganisms like bacteria, fungi and actinomycetes account for most of the decomposition that takes place in a compost pile. However, insects also can do their part to create compost. Such insects are referred to as “physical

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Homeowners can create their own compost piles with just a few items. Some of the staples of composting include foods that normally would be discarded. Vegetable peels, fruit rinds, eggshells, coffee grounds, and the like can be put into a compost pile. Meats and poultry should not be placed in a compost pile because of the threat of harmful pathogens and bacteria.

Other items that are not food-related also can be added to compost piles. It may be challenging to determine which ones are applicable.

These products are usually considered safe: · paper plates with no coating · products made from bagasse, a fibrous matter that remains after sugarcane or sorghum stalks are crushed · cardboard boxes · paper towels · wax paper · wax-covered paper cups · products certified as compostable by BPI · certified bio-plastics Anything that is coated in plastic that is not a bio-plastic must go into the trash or be reused in another way.

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