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Fall is a great time to plant trees and the SSOGP committee took full advantage of the warmer temperatures to do just that. They were busy planting and replacing trees in the park last week.

Just before the wet weather hit. (Submitted photo)

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Cross country runners gathered in Biggar last Thursday to test their skills on one of the toughest tracks in the province. Those who made it up “Cardiac Hill” conquered the most challenging part of the course. In terms of weather, it was a great day. (Independent photos by Daryl Hasein)

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Former Mayor, Blair Cleaveley, passed away at the Outlook and District Health Cente on October 1. He was 55 years old.

Cleaveley was mayor from 1997-2004. He sat on the Wheatland Regional Library Board, Biggar and District Regional Park, Bear Hills Rural Development Corporation, West Central Municipal Government Committee.

During his time there were many improvements made to infrastructure in Biggar and the museum celebrated a milestone anniversary. It was at this time, that the Lloyd Hock Park was named.

RCMP Report Sgt. Sawrenko, Biggar Detachment Commander, has compiled the second quarter statistics for the fiscal year (July - Sept) with respect to rural crime.

The statistics reflect the RM’s of Biggar, Perdue, Eagle Creek, Glenside, Rosemount and the Village of Perdue. Once per quarter Sgt. Sawrenko hosts a meeting for RM Elected Officials to discuss concerns, issues and the overall quarterly crime statistics are presented. Sgt. Sawrenko is pleased to report that in many rural jurisdictions there has been reduction in property related crime. RM’s of Biggar, Perdue (including the Village of Perdue), and Glenside had significant reduction in the categorized areas. A modest increase in the remaining jurisdictions was reported. The crime types of specific concern to rate payers are: Break and enter, property thefts, possession of stolen property.

The RM Elected Officials meeting provides opportunity to keep the lines of communication open between the RCMP and rural citizens. The meetings are invaluable. Any emerging issues are identified and resources are allocated appropriately. The detachment is in partnership with the internet rural crime watch Facebook group based out of the RM of Eagle Creek - The Arelee and Area Crime Watch Group.

This group is comprised of rate payers from the RM’s of Eagle Creek, Perdue, and Village of Perdue. The group was formed a few years ago by citizens in efforts to deal with concerns over rural property crime.

“It’s people being good neighbours,” explains Sgt. Sawrenko. “The group posts suspicious activity they see in their areas and it alerts everyone instantly. Whether it

is a suspicious vehicle or person. The information is shared to the group.”

In turn, the information gets back to the detachment and is disseminated to the officers.

Sgt. Sawrenko believes this community based approach is having a positive impact. “The statistics would indicate it is working.”

Sgt. Sawrenko stressed that the statistics reflect reported property crime. There may be more incidents that were not reported to police. Sgt. Sawrenko continues to stress if police don’t know, they can not help.

July 1 – September 26, 2017 1. RM Biggar: 270 files, 186 charges, 6 property crimes(*): - 2 break and enters unsolved.

- 2 possession of stolen property; 1 cleared by charge; 1 civil.

- 2 thefts of vehicles; 1 unfounded; 1 unsolved (keys left in vehicle)

- 83% of reported property crimes occurred Fri – Sat. - 67% between 8 pm and 4 a.m. **67% reduction in property crime from last year 2. RM of Perdue & Village of Perdue: 128 files, 71 charges, 3 property crimes(*): - 1 break and enter unfounded - 2 thefts of trucks; 1 unfounded; 1 unsolved (keys left in vehicle) - 66% of reported property crimes occurred Fri – Sat. - 100% occurred between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. **350% reduction in property crime from last year 3. RM of Eagle Creek: 19 files, 2 charges, 3 property crimes (*): - 1 theft under unsolved - 2 possession of stolen property; 1 cleared by charge; 1 unsubstantiated

St. Gabriel Students participated in the annual Terry Fox Run on September 28 joining fellow students from 550 schools in Saskatchewan. These students are helping in the fight against cancer while learning about a Canadian hero.

(Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

- 100% of reported property crimes occurred Sat – Sun. - 100% occurred between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. **25% increase in property crime from last year 4. RM Glenside 7 files, 0 charges, 0 property crimes (*) **5 reported 2016 during same time period 5. RM of Rosemount 8 files, 1

charge, 3 property crime (*): - 1 theft under unsolved - 1 possession of stolen property cleared by charge - 1 theft of truck unsolved (doors unlocked) - 66% of reported property crimes occurred Thurs & Saturday - 67% occurred

between noon and 4 p.m. ** 0 reported 2016 during same time period 641 total files for reported period (including Town of Biggar) (*) Property crime categories used: Break and Enter, thefts, possession of stolen property

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The Many Faces of Biggar . . . Celebrating our Diversity was the theme of Culture Days festivities at the Biggar Museum on September 30. There was no admission for the event and those who attended were treated to displays and a range of food. For the youngsters there were activities such as colouring or games. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

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Rebuilding takes time This has been a devastating year for those who live in “hurricane territory”. Harvey. Irma. Maria. These are the ones causing the most wreckage.

In Canada, we are somewhat “safe” from these wicked storms, however, our east coast has been known to suffer some effects. In fact, there is a hurricane centre in Nova Scotia. As Canadians we do sit and watch the news reports and very often it will touch some aspect of our lives. After all, quite a few Canadians have vacation homes in the United States.

I’m going to make a few disclaimers here: any country that experiences a hurricane must cope. And, the U.S. takes it on the chin for a lot of things -- and President Donald Trump doesn’t help the situation with his tweeting.

But . . .

Any time there is a disaster anywhere in the world, the Americans are always the first ones to lend a helping hand. I think sometimes they get a bum wrap in this area. They will send troops, or financial aid, or expertise. There are many non government organizations that are support by U.S. foundations that put people and supplies on the ground.

I know Puerto Rico is an unincorporated U.S. territory and was hit very hard by Maria, but so were the states of Texas and Florida. The criticism levelled at Trump for a lack of funds was, perhaps, just a little bit unfair given the circumstances.

Everyone is going to have to rebuild whether you live in a Caribbean Island or in what is considered a “wealthy” state. There is only so much money to go around. It will take time.

Sometimes, people’s expectations are unrealistic.

P.H.

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Canada should learn from countries that do universal health care differently—and better

by Bacchus Barua, Associate Director, Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute As patients, caregivers and taxpayers, all Canadians care deeply about our health-care system. It’s important to us that the system has the necessary medical resources, is accessible, and delivers high-quality treatment at an affordable and sustainable cost.

Unfortunately, it’s increasingly clear that we have a high-cost system that delivers mediocre, and sometimes remarkably poor, performance— especially compared to other countries that share the same goal of universal access, regardless of ability to pay.

Gone are the days when such underperformance could be swept under the rug and the American health-care system could be dangled as the only alternative—the boogeyman scaring us into believing that the statusquo was necessary to preserve the universal nature of Canadian health care. Rather, we are now far more aware that Canada’s is but one way of doing universal health care. And the consequences of our policy choices are increasingly obvious.

The Fraser Institute’s annual checkup

released this week compares Canada’s health-care spending and performance to 28 other universal health-care systems on an age-adjusted basis. We rank amongst the highest spenders—3rd in fact, as a percentage of our economy, and 11th on a per person basis.

However, we have remarkably few medical resources to show for that spending. We rank near the bottom of the pack for the number of physicians available (25th out of 29), and dead-last for acute-care beds. It’s no wonder we hear so many stories about families in need of physicians, long wait times for treatment, and overcrowded hospitals.

In fact, Canadians have come a long way towards understanding the deteriorating state of wait times in our country. For example, while some may quibble over methodological differences, most accept the overall conclusion of the Fraser Institute’s annual survey—that patients in Canada are waiting longer than ever, and that physicians consider such wait times longer than medically reasonable.

Data from other organizations such as the Commonwealth Fund defuse the notion that such wait times are

measured by discharge rates). On this measure, an optimistic view would be that our system is good at keeping patients healthy and out of the hospital.

However, a more sober analysis suggests the existence of a bottle-neck of patients waiting to be admitted—a view evidenced by the hundreds of thousands of Canadians waiting for treatment. And of course, there remains the question of why our system costs so much if it delivers fewer expensive in-hospital treatments to patients.

While the tireless defenders of the status-quo will undoubtedly continue to selectively focus on the few bright spots, the wealth of evidence suggests we have a lot of work to do. Crucially, simply pumping more money into an already expensive system is clearly not the answer.

Let’s take this opportunity to eat some humble pie, identify countries that do better than us on any of the 42 performance metrics identified in the Fraser Institute’s report, and learn about what they do differently so we can improve our system for patients who need it most.

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a natural consequence of universal health care. For example, 30 per cent of Canadian patients reported waiting for two months or longer for an appointment with a specialist, compared with only 3 per cent in Germany, 4 per cent in France and 7 per cent in the Netherlands. Similarly, 18 per cent of patients in Canada reported waiting four months or longer for elective surgery compared to no patients—zero—in top-performing Germany.

To be fair, there are some areas where we do reasonably well. For example, our system delivers more consultations with family doctors, cataract surgeries and knee replacements than the average universal health-care system. We also have fewer patients dying after a heart attack, and a stellar record on breast and colorectal cancer survival.

On the flip side, higher than usual mortality after ischemic strokes, average survival rates for cervical cancer, and the worst record for obstetric trauma (injury to the mother while giving birth). Canada also reports the lowest amount of hospital activity (as

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Protect our rivers: they are important

Neighbourly News

I was on a river cruise in Europe, I observed the rivers being used as transportation highways.

Whereas we ship our goods by road, there were barges carrying products.

One was a garbage barge moving the town’s waste to another location. It is a cheap way to move goods and many of the major world rivers are still used for this purpose. Examples are Amazon, Ganges, Nile and Mississippi.

On one visit to New Orleans, I was struck by the murkiness of the Mississippi. There is a reason why it is called the Muddy Mississippi. When you realize the traffic on that river, you understand.

The riverbed is constantly being churned.

Rivers are a source of recreation. Boat enthusiasts can be found on the water in the summer months. It is an excellent source for fishing. And, sunbathers are found on the banks taking a cooling dip on occasion.

As you can see, there are many reasons to protect our river systems.

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Rivers. We just don’t think about them very often. What made me think of them now was an article I happened to be reading on World Rivers Day. It seems the first Rivers Day was started in British Columbia by a fellow by the name of Mark Angelo.

He is a river conservationist and has worked in many areas where rivers are concerned. He has received many awards among them the United Nations Stewardship Award and National River Conservation Award.

Angelo is a fierce advocate for rivers. He is also a paddler and has travelled close to 1,000 rivers around the world.

The website has received more than 40 million visits and Angelo continues to work on conservation issues worldwide.

He has written more than 300 articles and essays about this issue.

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Sometimes Y.T. doesn’t think that he should write about war anymore. As a matter of fact some years ago he swore that he’d never tell of it again! But darn it all lately he has thought mebbe society has started to make those mistakes all over again! So here goes!

Three Mistakes (W.A.R.)

Mistake # 1.

Y.T. will not mention any names or places!

Late in the last war we had a change of Generals and Colonels who had a more aggressive attitude. Well, attitude and one of their first military moves led to their first mistakes. They sent a more level-headed man

out with “bad nerves” and carried on. They sent a company in that got slaughtered. Y.T. helped to carry out a lot of frozen solid Canadians when the thing (still arguable!) was over. It didn’t seem to impress the big brass however!

Over 400 men got killed there! Why?

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End of mistake #1.

The new colonel sent a platoon of his men in to fight a machinegun equipped rear-guard when the men went in they had no cover of any kind.

When our company went in we saw what was left of them lying on our path. The rest were captured!

The history book says the colonel said: “I have made a big mistake - and fell asleep.”

They say he was a good man, and highly qualified, but he had never led an infantry battalion before. I felt kind of sorry for Fred, he did his best! But we all make mistakes. Later on they would catch up to him and he would be killed.

Those who live by the sword, eh?

Mistake #3.

And so we come to Mistake # 3. Probably the worst one, because he was killed that time!

He mebbe felt that was many men in the forces knew that it was going to be their last time in!

We were told to take the

town that was just over a river, but the only bridge over the river was well defended and the young colonel decided (rightly?) to ford the river farther up and outflank (go around) the defended bridge and take the town that way.

We crossed (silently) in the iceBob Mason cold river carrying the big #19 radio set on a stretcher only making the “squish squish squish” of our wet boots, and formed up four companies ahead

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and a small (eight men) T.A.C. Headquarters behind! Even though he must have known it our colonel never formed a “rear-quard”!

When the forward companies entered the town the noise of action

alerted the defenders of the bridge and they approached and attacked our small T.A.C. headquarters from the rear!

It was some fight! Y.T. knows because he was there! Boy was Y.T. scared!

One young attacker threw a grenade into the next room killing at least two, and a bullet came through a window, going over my head and killing our colonel. The big radio sure came in handy - we called some of the forward men back to save us - and we took a lot of prisoners.

Word spread and when our new General heard of our young colonel he said to the others - “Burn the town!” and with a force of flame throwers, they did!

What a sight! A whole town a flame.

There are a lot of sayings like “Three on a match”, “Three mistakes”, “Three strikes and you’re out” and, well, our colonel found out about that!

Incidentally, this is the second time I’ve told of this in The Independent.

I better throw my pen away, eh?

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Jim Reiter, MLA

7 ways to get involved in local politics and protect democracy (NC) Many of us are increasingly dismayed by the erosion of democracy.

Sometimes, we don’t realize what has happened until it’s too late and that’s a little like closing the barn door after the cows have escaped.

Sometimes it can feel that we have little power, and perhaps on a large scale, that is true. But where citizens can truly have an impact is at the grassroots level, when voting for local represen-

tatives.

Yet turnout at municipal elections is rarely above 50 per cent, much lower than at provincial or federal levels. So here are some ways to get involved and make a difference: Find out who your local alder(wo)man or councillor is and find out how to get in touch with them.

Attend local council meetings in order to know what decisions are being made. You can have an impact because these

actions usually affect you directly.

Join a local community group - there are many that advocate everything from saving green spaces to feeding the hungry.

Then push local politicians to support your work.

During an election year (municipal elections are held every four years in the fall) get involved in a campaign and support a candidate whose ideas align with yours. You will

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get to know the issues, and your neighbours, as you go door-to-door.

Subscribe to several newspapers or online publications; this supports journalism, which is important to democracy and keeps you informed.

Vote. This is a privilege that not everyone in the world enjoys. Don’t waste your voice as every vote counts.

And finally, stay involved when the election is over.

Evaluating charities worthy of your hard-earned dollars (NC) How much should a Canadian charity be spending on fundraising and overhead? How should you judge? If you’ve ever looked at a charity’s financial report and wondered whether they were spending too much or too little, you’re not alone.

The answer, although not as simple as it sounds, is to look at the big picture. When it comes to assessing a charity’s fundraising, the Canadian Revenue Agency does not rely solely upon the fundraising ratio. Other factors can be the size of the charity, its stage of growth, and its internal fundraising evaluation

processes.

These are all factors to be taken into consideration when trying to evaluate an organization as a donor. There may be very legitimate reasons for a charity to have what appears to be a high fundraising ratio; conversely, an extremely low fundraising ratio may actually indicate erroneous or even fraudulent reporting of expenses.

Donors should also look at a charity’s cost of fundraising, its overall budget and whether it is running a deficit.

Ideally, donors should look for signs of consistent management and stable costs over several

years. A lot of us tend to judge by the fundraising ratio alone, but that is only one part of the picture, and it is often inaccurate as the sole source of information.

For example, charities that rely heavily on small gifts from a large number of donors will have higher fundraising costs.

Amnesty’s fundraising expense percentage of 32 per cent in 2016 was typical of many Canadian non-profit organizations.

The organization neither seeks nor accepts government funding in order to remain independent.

Most non-governmental organizations do, and they take their fund-

Liberals disrespecting Parliamentary process refusing to even vote.

Dear Friends, Why did they do this?

This week, as we have Because continued to Rachael fight against Harder is the Liberal’s pro-life. tax increasThe Liberes on small als seem to businesses, think that a shockingly this belief, anti-demoheld by many cratic event other women took place and men in in the Status our country, of Women is enough to Committee.

A c c o r d - Kelly Block, MP, Carl- disqualify her ing to Par- ton Trail-Eagle Creek from holding the position liamentary of chairperrules and tradition, the chair of this son for The Status of committee is nominated Women Committee.

Justin Trudeau claims to from the official opposition. This is one of the want to see more women few committees that must in positions of power, and be chaired by the Conser- has stated many times that “diversity is our vatives.

The Conservatives nom- strength”. Yet he spoke inated Rachael Harder, in favour of his Liberal the MP for Lethbridge members blatant disrewho has sat on the Com- gard for both freedom of belief and expression as mittee since early 2016.

In response to her well as the democratic nomination, the Liberals process.

Apparently his desire to immediately stood and walked out of committee, see more women in power

and encourage diversity doesn’t apply to women who hold an opinion that differs from his.

Andrew Scheer, our Conservative Leader, said it best: “It’s certainly unprecedented that the Prime Minister would interfere and block the nomination of a democratically elected Member of Parliament to serve as chair of a committee, I think it shows a lack of respect for the parliamentary process.”

The disrespect and disregard for the democratic process has been a theme with this Government.

From limiting debate in both the House and committees, to trying to change the rules so that the Prime Minister would only need to answer questions once a week, the Liberals have a track record of showing a lack of respect for the Members of Parliament and the basic tenants of our democracy.

raising costs and divide them into the total pot of income - government funds included - which makes them look lower as a percentage of the private income raised.

In summary, there is no specific rule to go by when trying to make this assessment. An overall evaluation of the financial health history of the organization is a better guide. When deciding to support a charity, do your research and don’t be afraid to ask questions for more information.

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Pulse crops finally coming into their own

by Calvin Daniels It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise the potential of pulse crops on the Canadian Prairies appears to finally be taking off.

It hasn’t happened as fast as some, myself included, may have anticipated.

It has long been realized pulse crops; peas, beans and lentils, are a major human protein source in much of the world.

That is particularly true in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and a number of other countries. That all translates into a major market.

Canada has done well in

accessing such markets.

India bought 1.33 million tonnes of peas in 2016.

China bought one million tonnes, and Bangladesh took 290,878 tonnes as the three largest markets.

But there has long been a belief the potential was greater. Over the years there has certainly been interest in pulse crops in terms of diversifying the crops grown here. Lupins held much interest for a year or two, as did pinto beans, but so far past peas and lentils, no pulse crop has become particularly significant for Canadian Prairie farmers.

That may well be about to change.

world’s largest pea proThe domestic market tein factory for pulses in Portage appears la Prairie, poised to Man. The boom. $400 milIn Seplion facility tember, will use up Academy to 250,000 Award tonnes of winning peas a year film direcstarting tor James in 2019.

CamThis is eron made clearly the some announcenon-film ment which headlines seems to in Sasbode well katchewan Calvin Daniels for the unveiling future of pulse crops his plans for Verident here based on plant Foods Inc. fractionation scale, and international plant in Vanscoy, Sask.

The plant is already operating and will process 160,000 tonnes of yellow peas once at full capacity.

The Cameron announcement is only the latest in a list of announcements which suggest a growing market for pulses domestically.

French plant-based ingredient maker Roquette, is building the

Agriculture

connections.

But, Roquette is not the only international player in the current wave of pulse production expansion here. A German company called Canadian Protein Innovation plans to build a $75 million pea fractionation plant in Moose Jaw, Sask., which will process 100,000 tonnes of peas a year into starch, protein and fibre.

And then there are plans for a $15 million addition to a processing plant in Bowden, Alta., which will have a flour mill, dry and wet fractionation lines and eventually a pet food ingredi-

ents plant. The plant will consume 100,000 tonnes of peas and lentils once at full capacity.

Most of these plants will process pulses for their protein, likely creating initial demand for peas as they are the lowest cost pulse, but it could lead to interest in other crops, those with higher protein production, and that could open the door to new crops for producers.

It will certainly create a number of domestic markets and should stabilize markets pushing pulse production to a higher level of importance for producers.

It was a beautiful fall day when farmers gathered to harvest the crop for the Perdue arena. Perdue lost its arena to fire and the community has been holding many fundraisers in efforts to rebuild. These acres were seeded with the crop dedicated to the Perdue arena. (Submitted photo)

New Horizons Activities

by Chasity Kreutzer This past month we had a couple of our programs start up again.

Stitching, New Horizons bowling at the bowling alley and seniors bowling at the bowling alley all started up in September.

This coming month we have Wednesday Kaiser, carpet bowling at New Horizons, shuffleboard and our monthly jam sessions. Come pick up a schedule at New Horizons if you’re interested in our programs.

At Monday Kaiser on the 18th of September we had the following winners: Joanne Kral in first place with 218 points, Joyce Colbert in second place with 195 points, Marie Roesch in third place with 170 points and Reg Turner in fourth with 151 points. On Septem-

ber 25th the first place winner was Dianne Sloman with 295 points, Ken Pearce in second with 259 points, Joanne Kral in third place with 195 points and Grant Gamble in fourth with 179 points.

The highest scoring game was played by Ken Pearce and Dianne Sloman with a score of 87 points.

At our birthday potluck on September 11 we had a total attendance of 42 people. Our half-n-half winner for the day was Joanne Kral. Thank you to everyone for coming out to make the birthday potluck a special day for our birthday people!

We had two bingos in September. The first bingo was on September 14. The winner of the halfn-half game was Ruby Gamble and the winner

of the blackout game was Moe Goring. On September 28 Ruby Gamble won the half-n-half game once again and the winner of the blackout game was Pat Turner. Congrats!

With our recent purchase of the new Courtesy Car, we would like to once again invite you to make a donation to New Horizons. This past summer we also had to have our air conditioner replaced in the hall as well as we had a power bill that was very large that SaskPower is unable to explain.

Any donations to help us cover our recent costs would be greatly appreciated! Anyone who donated a minimum of $250 becomes a life member of New Horizons.

Keep warm and have a wonderful week!

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Biggar Bowling Scores September 25-28 Monday Mixed League: MHS, John Hammond, 279; WHS, Krista Remeshylo, 196; MHT, John Hammond, 698; WHT, Krista Remeshylo, 549.

Tuesday Seniors New Horizons: MHS, Glen Shockey, 189; WHS, Donna Eckart, 215; MHT, Glen Shockey, 479; WHT, June Hoppe, 549.

Thursday Seniors League: MHS, Jack Eckart, 170; WHS, Bonnie Roesch, 170; MHT, Glen Shockey, 488; WHT, June Hoppe, 447.

Biggar YBC Scores September 27-28 Bowlasaurus: BHS,

Asher Bailey, 65; GHS, Lucy Still, 75.

Pee Wee: BHS, Dominic Raschke, 137; GHS, Zuri Bailey, 115; BHD, Dominic Raschke, 240; GHD, Zuri Bailey, 181.

Bantam: BHS, Sawyer Heimbecker, 132; GHS, Saphina Gosslin, 114; BHT, Sawyer Heimbecker, 340; GHT, Oriana Gosslin, 291.

Juniors: BHS, Tristan Otterson, 219; GHS, Cassie Raschke, 151; BHT, Tristan Otterson, 578; GHT, Cassie Raschke, 426.

Seniors: BHS, Justin Otterson, 154; GHS, Hailey Boobyer, 168; BHT, Justin Otterson, 374; GHT, Hailey Boobyer, 484.

It was another great day for football last Friday when Outlook Blues came to Biggar. Outlook may have the ball in the picture but the final score was Biggar 28 Outlook 12. A good game for the Blazers. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

The Jets could take flight in 2017-18 For the sake of argument, let’s talk about the Winnipeg Jets beginning in 2011-12, the year of the team’s return to Winnipeg after the Atlanta Thrashers moved north.

For the sake of argument, let’s just say the Jets have been terrible/ medicore since then, rewarding their fans with 40 regular-season action-packed NHL games per season, but not a single playoff victory.

And for the sake of argument, let’s just say that this year, the Jets might have one of the most exciting teams in the NHL and could pull a big surprise.

At least one opposing team is wary of the Jets.

Here’s a chunk of broadcaster Elliotte Friedman’s 31 thoughts in late September: “A Western Conference exec joked last summer he was worried ‘the Jets would stop taking bad penalties and get more consistent goaltending, because then we’d all be in trouble.’

Spoke to him earlier this week. ‘My comment stands. They have great

young talent, and those 25-goal, 39-assist season. players are ready to take Add veterans Blake the next step.’

Wheeler and Bryan Little The to that super Jets? A trio of kids playoff and coach contendPaul Maurice er? Why has one of not? the strongest Winnifoundations of peg’s big forwards in the three on league around offence which to mold takes a his team. back seat But oh, that to no goaltending.

Penton other’s The Jets have team’s through on sports gone top trio.

Connor HelleMark buyck, Michael Bruce Penton ScheifHutchinson ele, 24, and Ondrej is a bona fide superstar, Pavelec the last three or rising to that status four years without any last year with 32 goals sustained success. Jets’ and 50 assists to finish fans are hoping that seventh in the league free agent acquisition scoring race. NineteenSteve Mason, the veteran year-old Swede Patrik who has had moderate Laine was the secondsuccess in his 10-year best rookie in the league career, will provide stalast year, scoring a team- bility. If he does, the leading 36 goals in a Jets could, for the sake freshman season marred of argument, become a by a nine-game absence National Hockey League due to a concussion. power.

And 21-year-old Niko“The talent level, laj Ehlers turned heads from top to bottom, is around the league in extremely impressive,” his second year with his said Mason about the

Jets. “Some of the best I’ve ever been around in my 10 years. There’s so much to be excited about.”

Every year, it seems, one team suddenly finds itself and becomes a contender. Last year it was Columbus, who moved from the doldrums to become an NHL power.

This year, could that team be Winnipeg? Why not?

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Happy 66th birthday to Canadiens’ legend Guy Lafleur, whose career ended with 560 goals and 1,353 points. Forget the Sixties; the Seventies saw real Flower Power.”

• Bob Molinaro of pilotonline.com (Hampton, Va.) “If one theory explaining this season’s record-setting home runs is rising summer temperatures, pitchers should be on the front lines in the fight against global warming.”

• Brad Rock of the Deseret News: “An Ohio prep star said on Twitter he’d sign with Ohio State if he got 100,000 retweets. Remember

football’s simpler days when all it took was a couple of boosters to buy a kid a car?”

• Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald: “All of the people upset that Rick Pitino appears to be out at Louisville will be huddling in the back booth of a Wendy’s.”

• RJ Currie of sportsdeke.com: “Sabres star Jack Eichel said the NHL should ditch offsides — just sit at the other end ‘and wait for the puck.’ In related news, Pavel Bure has come out of retirement.”

• Another one from Currie: “OHL and WHL junior hockey players are suing to be paid minimum wage. League representatives were quoted as saying: ‘Who do they think we are? The CFL?’” • TNT’s Conan O’Brien: “San Diego has started building a border wall. Not to keep out immigrants, but to keep the LA Chargers from coming back.”

• Comedian Argus Hamilton, on reports that O.J. Simpson could soon be released

from prison: “And to think, Los Angeles was worried about North Korea.”

• O’Brien again: “There are rumours that NFL legend Peyton Manning may run for Senate. Experts say there’s no way that mixing the NFL and politics could possibly go wrong.”

• Headline at TheOnion. com: “Colts miss 8 tackles on drunken fan running across field.”

• Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “A Patriots spokesperson apologized after concessions stands at Gillette Stadium — which ran out of bottled water on an 86-degree game day — charged fans $4.50 or more for a cup of tap water. To the Pats’ credit, though, at least they didn’t try charging fans for oxygen.”

• Headline at MLB.com, after Toronto’s Ryan Goins pulled off the hidden-ball trick against the Yankees: “Canadian fakin’.”

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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK‌ October  -  In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy.

That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!â€? is so important. It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Here’s this year’s key campaign messages: • Draw a map of your home by using a grid with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit. • Practice your home fire drill twice a year.

Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out. • Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them. • Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find. • Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. • Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.

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We applaud the service our volunteers contribute to our community.

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We honour and thank our courageous firemen and women who are dedicated to protect and serve Biggar and area.

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Class holds 50 year reunion

Back row left to right: Garry Miller, Bourk Jenkins, Joe Rann, Brian Moncrief, Lynn (Scott) Remeshylo, Walter Litwinow and Yvonne McRobbie; Second row: Don Badrock, Doreen (Loader) Miller, Pat (Sully) Pangracs, Donna (Sully) Mader, Jim Tederoff, Bev (Linquist) Thoms; Seated in front: Betty (Goodman) Hand, Jim Reid, Judy (Loukata) Miller.

The 1967 Grad Class from Biggar Composite High School held a 50 year reunion on September 8-10 in Saskatoon.

Eleven members of that class were in attendance and were joined by spouses and others that went to school at that time. One teacher, Jim Reid also

attended the banquet.

On Friday night a Meet & Greet was held at the home of Lynn (Scott) Remeshylo in Martensville. On Saturday a banquet was held at the Parktown Hotel in Saskatoon and a brunch on Sunday was also held there. Some took a drive out to Biggar

to find the houses they used to live in and see the changes over the years.

All in all, even though the attendance was a bit disappointing, everyone appreciated Yvonne McRobbie initiating the reunion and those that did attend had a great time.

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Cover the province with one phone call 306-948-3344 As today’s homes burn faster than ever, this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign presents critical home escape planning and practice messages Knowing that today’s homes burn faster than ever, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced “Every Second Counts: Plan Two Ways Out” as the official theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, October 8-14, 2017. Experts say you may have as little as two minutes (or even less) to safely escape a typical home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds.

“Modern home furnishings, along with the fact that newer homes tend to be built with more open spaces and unprotected lightweight construction, all contribute to an increased rate at which home fires burn,” said Lorraine Carli, vice

president of Outreach and Advocacy at NFPA. “These factors make home escape planning and practice critical.”

Meanwhile, a national survey recently conducted by NFPA shows that North Americans continue to have many misperceptions around home escape planning and practice: • Less than half of North Americans (48 per cent) know that the correct components of a home fire escape plan include working smoke alarms, two ways out of each room and an outside meeting place.

• Nearly one quarter (23 per cent) do not know that each room in the home should have at least two exits.

• Close to three in five (57 per cent) think that in a typical single-family home fire situation, once the smoke alarm sounds, the average person would have more than two minutes to escape safely.

“Home is the place people are at greatest risk of fire, but ironically it’s the place they feel safest from it,” said Carli. “That over-confidence may contribute to the public’s continued lack of awareness around home escape planning and practice.”

“Every Second Counts: Plan Two Ways Out” works to teach people about the true speed at which today’s home fires can spread, and the vital importance of home escape planning and practice in the event of

one. A home escape plan includes: • working smoke alarms on every level of the home, in every bedroom and near all sleeping areas; • two ways out of every room, usually a door and a window; and • a clear path to an outside meeting place (like a tree, light pole or mailbox) that’s a safe distance from the home.

Home escape plans should be practiced by all members of the household twice a year.

“In a fire situation, a practiced home escape plan ensures that everyone knows what to do if the smoke alarm sounds and how to use that time wisely,” Carli said.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Are you looking for highly rewarding part-time work?

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This position will require a national screening check, drivers abstract and character references. The position may include supervision, instruction of variety of topics, administration, and some travel with overnight stays may be required. Assets for this position would include previous work with youth, enthusiasm, willing to learn new skills, willing to listen, previous cadet or military experience, and/or any technical skills. This position can provide financial compensation once itʼs determined a good fit. All Training will be provided free of charge. For more information and to set up an initial phone interview, please contact: David Deswiage Director Air Cadet League of Saskatchewan Interim Chairperson #300 Fisher Biggar SSC davidd@skacl.ca

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Laura Mae Boake

(nee MacNaughton) November 10, 1934 September 28, 2017

Laura passed away peacefully at the Biggar & District Health Centre on September 28, 2017.

She will be missed by her husband, Norm Boake; brother, Hugh (Rosemary) MacNaughton; daughters, Debra (Grant) Gudmundson and Jill (Vern) Suchan; grandchildren, Joel, Arin, Jeff, Paige and Dane; numerous nieces and nephew and many friends.

Laura was born in Maple Creek, Sask. and her family moved to Biggar in 1943.

Her dream was to become a Registered Nurse, and she completed her training at Providence Hospital, Moose Jaw in 1956. Her nursing career extended over 40 years, initially at St. Margaret’s Hospital and then proudly at the Diamond Lodge in Biggar for 30 years. She will be remembered as a kind woman who loved visiting with people.

She also loved to garden, read, follow current events and bake for her grandchildren and friends.

As per Laura’s wishes, there will be no funeral or service. In lieu of flowers, donations by be made to the Biggar & District Health Services Foundation, Box 1003, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 Many thanks to Dr. Muller and the staff at the Biggar & District Health

Centre for the care provided to her over the past year.

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ALMA REDLICH Feb. 22, 1926 – July 3, 2017

With great sadness the family of Alma Redlich announce her sudden passing in her flower garden which gave her endless hours of joy and happiness.

Alma was born to Gustav and Pauline Patzer in Plaschew, Volynien, Poland.

In 1941, her family was evacuated out of Poland and placed in an army camp for six months until they were appointed to a farm in the German territory, where her family farmed for five years. On Jan. 21, 1945 her family was forced to leave their home once again with two hours to leave, travelling for a month. They only stopped when bullets and bombs stopped flying, finding shelters in barns or whatever they could find along the way, carrying cups on strings around their necks to collect water or milk from stray cows.

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In Feb. 1945, the German refugees were moved into villages. At this time many families were separated from each other. Alma’s sister and two children perished in a concentration camp. Her oldest brother, Herbert perished in combat leaving a wife and small son.

Another brother, was held in a prison camp for two years, later uniting with the family.

Alma worked very hard on farms and forests for three years to provide for her parents. In 1948, she immigrated to Canada.

She came alone with 30 pennies in her pocket after her 22 day journey by ship to Canada. She worked in the hospital laundry department in Biggar for five years, sending goods to her parents in Germany every month. She self taught herself English.

On Oct. 23, 1953 she married Arthur Redlich making their home in Biggar until 1965, living with Art’s parents.

Eileen, Gloria, William and Elizabeth were born to this union. Alma’s mother immigrated to Biggar in 1958 also living with the Redlichs until her passing in 1961. In 1965, they moved to the farm south of Biggar with their family. Years on the farm were spent raising huge vegetable and flower gardens, stacking huge loads of bales, raising chickens, pigs, turkeys, geese, cattle, milking cows, selling cream, milk and eggs.

Alma and Art moved to their house in Biggar in 1986, where Alma still lived at the time of her pass-

ing. She enjoyed the beauty of her garden and flowers and cherished her friends and family. She spent numerous hours crocheting afghans for weddings, grads, and babies, cooking great meals for herself and making perogies for the family for their gatherings. Her church family and faith were very important to her.

She was involved in Biggar New Horizons as long as she was able and went on many of the senior bus outings.

She drove her car out to the cemetery, out to the farm or just around town to get out of the house. She even went fishing when the opportunity arose.

We were blessed and grateful to have Mom in our lives as long as we did. This was possible with the help and visits from her many wonderful friends, neighbours, family and her Home Care Nurses and Biggar Home care.

Alma was predeceased by her parents, Gustav and Pauline Patzer; husband, Arthur; infant son, Leonard; grandson, Hans Newcombe; brothers, Herbert and Herman Patzer.

Alma is survived by daughters…

Eileen (Ed) Scott, Gloria (Ralph) Newcombe, Elizabeth (Ron) Hanna; and son, William (Geraldine) Redlch; eight granddaughters; six grandsons; five great-grandsons and two greatgranddaughters.

The funeral service was held at the Biggar Associated Gospel Church on July 11, 2017, with Rev. Bev Dyck officiating. Interment

took place at the Biggar Cemetery.

Mom we love you and never will forget you.

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Edward Solanik 1937 - 2017

On a cold winter’s night, January 22, 1937, Edward was born, the youngest in a family of six, to parents John and Ann Solanik. He grew up on the farm in the Louvain District and spent his entire life there except for a couple of years working in the oil patch in Alberta.

Farming was his life. His pride was well built, well maintained fences and tight gates.

Never afraid of hard work, he tended his fields with equal pride.

One of his particular pleasures on a spring morning, was watching the baby calves run and gambol.

He wasn’t a big TV watcher and would rather be outside tinkering or fixing. He was one of those people who could look at something and understand how it should work. And if it was broken, he would say, “I can fix that!”

He was always eager to lend a hand to neighbours or whoever, when it was needed.

But his life wasn’t all work.

He played as hard as he worked. A day outdoors fishing or hunting was always a good day.

He was a natural athlete, did some curling but playing

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OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

OBITUARIES

ball was where he shone. He played many years with Lizard Lake fastball team, then the Arelee Reds and finally Biggar Old Timers slowpitch.

Another thing he really enjoyed was a good game of Kaiser.

Amidst all this, he and Isla, wife of 58 years, managed to raise two children, Corey and Cindy. Corey and Cheryl live here on the farm with their children, Trishell and Colby.

Cindy and her children, Ashton and Jaidyn live in Saskatoon, Sask.

He left us on September 26, 2017. We will all miss him so much.

We will have a Celebration of his Life at the farm on the afternoon of SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017.

Everyone welcome!

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tember 25, 2017 at the age of 82 years.

Jim was, the youngest of three children, born in Dodsland, Sask. on March 21, 1935 to Jack and Mary Goring. He received his education at Beehive School and later Ruthilda School.

Following his education, he continued to farm at or near the land he had grown up on.

Jim was a member of St. Gabriel Knights of Columbus, past president of the Biggar Lions Club and served on the Board of SGI and the Town of Biggar Appeal Board.

He was a trustee and chairperson of St. Gabriel School Board for a number of years. Jim also enjoyed his time spent in Canmore, Alta. skiing Sunshine Village.

He enjoyed visiting and storytelling the most. He was able to live in his own home until May of 2017.

He will be sadly missed by his wife of 60 years, Loretta (nee Dorner); their three children, son, Greg (Lorna) Goring of Biggar, Sask. and children, Jolene Goring of Scotsdale, Arizona, Jason (Amanda) and Alexa of Unity, Sask., Andrew (Emily), Sophia and Henry of Grand Prairie, Alta.; Lisa (Curtis) DeJong, Bayley and Allison of Sherwood Park,, Alta.; daughter, Karen

(Morgan) Jiricka of Biggar, Sask. and children, Jennifer Jiricka, Nash and Meredith of Biggar, Sask.; James Jiricka of Biggar, Sask.; Shannon Jiricka of Saskatoon, Sask.; daughter, Valerie Noval of Okotoks, Alta. and children, Katie Nova (Mike Verbona) and children, Grace of Calgary, Alta., Jack, Nora; Shelby (Cole) Corey, children Dallas, and Wade of Pike Lake, Sask.; Kerilee Noval, Sasha Noval both of Turner Valley, Alta.; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

He was predeceased by his parents, Jack and Mary Goring; sister, Winnie Logan; and brother, Norman Goring.

Funeral prayers were held on September 27, 2017 and the Mass of Christian Burial on September 28, both from St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church in Biggar, Sask.

Donations may be sent to the Biggar & District Health Services Foundation, Box 1003, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 or charity of one’s choice.

Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your famiy since 1963”, 306-9482669, www.grondinfuneralservices. com gfsc1

James Nichol Goring March 21, 1935 - September 25, 2017

James Nichol Goring of Biggar, Sask. passed away at the Biggar Health Centre Long Term Care Facility on Sep-

Coming

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CARDS OF THANKS

The “Goring” family would like to thank the community for their kindness and sympathy shown to us at this time of our loss. Thank you to Father Gibney for the beautiful service and prayer service.

Many thanks to Father Gibney and Father Bedard for their many visits and time spent with Jim; to the choir, we thank you for the beautiful music and singing; the Knights of Columbus for the Honour Guard; the CWL for preparing and serving a lovely lunch; and our friends in the community for the flowers and food brought to our home; and for your tributes to the Biggar & District Health Services Foundation.

Thank you to the staff of the Biggar Long Term Care for their excellent care of Jim. Thank you for your prayers and concerns for us these past months. Thanks to Grondin Funeral Services for their professional services.

40bfh Hazel Watson would like to thank everyone for making her 90th birthday very special!

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A very sincere “Thank You” to Doctors Muller and Crane, the entire staff on Acute Care and the kitchen staff.

You treated us with kindness and compassion while Ed was a patient in Biggar Hospital. “Thank You” as well to all those who called or came with kind words and deeds to share our sorrow.

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

COMING EVENTS T H U R S D A Y, OCTOBER 12: Tea and Bake Sale at Biggar Health Centre Activity Room, 2 - 3:30 p.m. All proceeds to Resident Activity Fund. Thank you for your support.

39c3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13: 6:30 8:30 p.m.; SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15: 2 - 4 p.m.: New Creation Community Players auditions for (license pending) “Young Frankenstein” at BCS2000 band room. Ages 15 & up are welcome.

We also welcome anyone interested in staging, sound, lighting, costumes and orchestra.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20: Landis Fun Tyme Dance Club Season begins in the Landis Community Complex. Dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight with lunch to follow.

Music by “The Gold Tones”. Season membership (5 dances) is $75/ couple/season or $37.50/single/ season.

Guest admission is $30/ couple or $15 single. All are welcome.

40c3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…

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

Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306948-2452 or online www.ticketpro.ca 37c6 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22: Biggar United Church Fall Supper, Biggar Community Hall, 5 - 7 p.m.

Adults $15; 6-11, $8; Preschoolers FREE. Takeout meals, $15, preorders… Genni, 306-948-2080; Kathy, 306-9485220; or on Sunday, call community hall, 306-9483703 39c6 S U N D A Y , NOVEMBER 5: Landis Wheatland Regional Library’s Annual Craft, Trade, Bake Sale and Silent Auction fundraiser, 10 a.m.

- 3 p.m. at the Landis Complex.

Lunch available 10 -1. To book a table call Michelle, 306-658-3440 39c6 W E D N E S D A Y, NOVEMBER 8: Biggar & District Arts Council presents… “UNION DUKE”, 7:30 p.m., The Majestic Theatre, Biggar Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older, $15 (advance $12); children 12 and under, $5. Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 306948-2452 or online www.ticketpro.ca 39c6

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

For more information call: Karen/Kevin 306-948-9115 302 - 8th Ave. W. Biggar

2:00 p.m. Service… Special Music, Reminiscing the past of all that God has done.

Followed by coffee

ALL ARE WELCOME -- COME JOIN US!!!

Any questions? …Call Pastor Doug, 306-658-3338

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SERVICES

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

Sunday Worship • 10:50 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School during the worship service Pastor Doug Motz, Church office phone, 306-948-3424

Single wide, Multi Sections, Lake House, Motel Units

A TOTAL OF 590 QUARTER SECTIONS SOLD ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN

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invite you to celebrate with us the church’s

10:50 a.m , Morning Service .… Theme: Vision Renewed, followed by Fellowship Meal

If YOU are… • NEW to our communities of Biggar/Landis/Perdue • Have a new baby

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

Call WELCOME

Sunday School will be held the first Sunday of each month.

WAGON at 306-948-3837 Sheila Itterman

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

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Biggar & District ARTS Council are available for bar tending services at your functions/ events. Contact Denise @ 306948-2452 19tfn

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Sunday Service • 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 29… Reformation potluck lunch after church celebrating 500 years of the formation of the Lutheran church. Sauerkraut, bratwurst and anything Germanic and delicious on menu. Everyone welcome.

Pastor Sarah Mowat, 306-951-7286.

ST. GABRIEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 109 - 7th Ave. W, Biggar Father Edward Gibney Parish Phone: 306-948-3330

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