The Biggar Independent Volume #114 Issue #41

Volley battle ... The St. Gabriel hosted Perdue last week for a heated on-court Junior volleyball battle.

Hard-fought, the match was a Perdue win - two sets to St. Gabriel’s one. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Perdue now sports an outdoor basketball court, all courtesy of the Village of Perdue, RM of Perdue and Perdue Credit Union. Pictured below, left to right: Jason Zbeeshko (Village Councillor), John Gray (RM of Perdue Reeve), Cherie Lilley (Biggar & District Credit Union), Brad Kraft (VP Sask Rattlers Basketball Team), Terry Fyson (Mayor Village of Perdue), Melissa Cruz (Sask Rattlers Team Staff), Kerry Donahue (Village Councillor). The massive effort received a boost from the Toronto Raptors broadcaster, Paul Jones, and the Saskatchewan Rattlers, who were on hand to present swag to some lucky Perdue School kids and Rattler lanyards to all kids. A great day for Perdue!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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Town of Biggar Council Minutes The regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held September 19 at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Jim Rickwood, Councillors Alan Boyle, Dakota Ekman, Nicole Hoppe, Kevin McNicholls, Edward Young, and Ivan Young.

Council resolved that Bylaw No. 23-855, being a Bylaw for Prohibiting, Eliminating or Abating Noise be read three times and adopted.

Council resolved that the following members of the Biggar and District Recreation Board be appointed: Lisa Haynes (Board Chair and RM representative), Cari Perih (RM representative), Derek Argue (Town representative), Michele Keith (Town representative), Hailey Metz (Town representative), Melissa Raschke (Town representative), Isabella Baroni (Student representative).

Council resolved that the following financial reports for August, 2023 be accepted as presented: Bank Reconciliation.

Statement of Financial Activities.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of

$89,127.07 and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $107,657.65 be approved.

Council resolved that the following correspondence be accepted for Council’s information and filed: Saskatchewan Housing Authority - Nominating Committee. Sask. Waste Reduction Council - 2023 Fall Workshops. Catterall and Wright - Pre-Construction Meeting Minutes.

Council resolved that the following be transferred to reserved in the following amount for 2023 for the Biggar Revitalization Project: Grand Central Park Donations $14,125. Gateway Donations - $60,000. General Revitalization Donations - $124,078.81.

And further more, that $100,000 be moved from Biggar Revitalization Gateway to Planning and Development Business Development.

Council resolved that the Council of the Town of Biggar enter into an in-camera session at 7:53 p.m. Council closed the in-camera session at 8:53 p.m.

• Meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

A great start to the day... Regal Motors in Rosetown served up a fantastic breakfast on October 7 ahead of the parade for the annual Rosetown Harvest Festival. YThe line up to get in was long, but worth it. The price was only a silver collection with money going to charity. Great Job Regal Motors.

Independent photo by Dale Buxton

Biggar RCMP report

by Sgt. Dereck Crozier, Biggar Detachment This past week 38 occurrences were handled by the Biggar Detachment.

The long weekend is considered to be the National Traffic Enforcement Weekend. The Operation Impact 2023 came with the slogan: Take 0% Risk. Be 100% Thankful! Throughout the Biggar area, the traffic enforcement yielded

14 warnings and 12 tickets with the fastest speed going to a 2022 Chev Silverado from Saskatoon. This 140 km/h joyride will run at a cost of $570.

Suspicious activity is on the rise again in rural areas, bordering the RM of Biggar and Highway 656 West reports an increase of night traffic; suspicious male wearing a reflective vest in

Perdue checking doors around the rink area before being chased off; more suspicious activity of people with flash lights around Seventh Street in Perdue. Perdue also had another noise complaint to report at 11:36 p.m. on Ninth Street, and a theft of mail reported in Kinley.

It is the season of harvest and someone’s plans were ruined with

the report of theft of four beautiful marihuana plants. Beware of the special herbs and brownies at that dinner.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and hope time was enjoyed with friends and family. For myself, it will now be over the next couple of weeks, but not to worry, Cst. Mehl will bring you the upcoming weeks activity.

Take Care out there!

Kinjo and Young begins Arts Council concert season, October 19 It will be another exciting year for the Biggar and District Arts Council and it begins with the musical mastery of Kinjo and Young at the Biggar Majestic Theatre, Thursday, October 19.

The acoustic duo blend songwriting and vocal harmonies with bass and guitar in a performance worthy of a season open-

ing concert for the Biggar Arts Council.

Jory Kinjo brings a unique history to his music and draws from his experiences playing and performing Soul, Ska, Reggae and Rhythm and Blues all over the world. Kinjo grew up in Calgary playing oldschool soul music with long-standing soul band,

Mocking Shadows. In 1999, he joined the band and warmed the stage for Canadian three tours with the B.B. King and other artists such as ZZ Top and Buddy Guy. In 2007, Kinjo toured Europe playing bass for Montreal’s third-wave ska kings, the Planet Smashers. The Smashers toured with punk

Kinjo and Young (aka: Jory Kinjo, left, and Aaron Young) start the Biggar and District Arts Council concert season, October 19. (Submitted Photo)

legends Bad Religion and headlined other European festivals.

Kinjo has appeared with a wide array of artists from UB40 to South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela. Most recent shows of note would be with Ziggy Marley on his Canadian tours in both 2014 and 2016.

By the time Aaron Young was just 23 years old, he had already produced, arranged and performed on over 15 albums. It was clear that music wasn’t going to be in his future, it was going to be his future. With eclectic influences ranging from Lenny Breau, Jim Croce, Chet Atkins, James Taylor, Danny Gatton, Bruce Cockburn, Randy Rhodes, Glenn Campbell, Eddie Van Halen, Muddy Waters, Pat Metheny, and countless more, Young went on to perform in the world-beat stage show Barrage for five years, touring Asia, Scandana-

via, the UK, Canada and the US. You may have even seen the odd glimpse of his work on PBS, CBC, MTV, Bravo and the BBC. In the last 30 years Young has produced and/or played on over 180 albums and played on over 7,500 live stage performances spanning across the globe.

Over the years he has continued to hone and shape his brilliant guitar skills and prolific song writing, evolving into the well-known and well-respected artist that he is today. His solo endeavour brings together his true prowess

as a world class guitarist and singer songwriter.

In the spirit of a true entertainer, Young’s solo show inspires flavours of Tommy Emmanuel’s guitar genius and throw backs to the great singer songwriters from the 60’s to the present day.

His live show is truly next level entertainment.

Kinjo and Young begin the Biggar and District Arts Council 202324 concert season this Thursday, October 19 at the Majestic Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now from de Moissac Jewellers or from ticketpro.ca.

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The corrosive educational practices of the “Woke” Reich

by William Brooks, Frontier Centre for Public Policy A popular quote asserts, “The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.”

Schooling has never been a neutral enterprise.

Disputes over the control of education and what children should learn have been with us for centuries.

One of the most troubling cultural battles in postConfederation Canadian history was known as the “Manitoba Schools Crisis.”

Manitoba’s entry into the Canadian Confederation in 1870 was dependent on an agreement to set up separate school systems that would protect Frenchspeaking Catholic Métis against cultural domination by growing numbers of English-speaking secularists. The original Manitoba Act granted constitutional protection for religious schools that had existed by law or practice at the time of the union.

Over the next several years, many French Catholic Métis chose to move further west. A cultural battle in Manitoba was triggered by a series of controversial laws supported by the growing Anglo-Protestant majority.

An 1890 Manitoba “Public Schools Act” ended funding for Catholic and Protestant education and

established a system of tax-supported “non-denominational” schools. The era of the Manitoba crisis coincided with the beginning of the end of faithinformed liberal education and the dawn of progressive schooling.

The 20th century ushered in promises of continuous human progress and permanent transformation.

In politics, reform liberals and progressives pledged to produce universal human flourishing through the managerial skills of government experts.

Marxists sought to overthrow bourgeois rule and replace it with a “dictatorship of the proletariat.”

When the working class declined to join the revolution, neo-Marxists turned to identity politics and the long march through the institutions. Schools were at the top of their target list.

In colonial North America, faith and continuity played an important role in the lives of settlers and the indigenous peoples who converted to Christianity. Until the latter decades of the 19th century, most schools were organized by religious orders.

Over the past few generations, leftist intellectuals have eviscerated classical liberal education. From early progressives such as John Dewey to the “Critical Pedagogy” of Paulo Freire and “grievance studies” in

modern faculties of education, teachers have been directed to “teach the child and not the subject.”

Today, students are being deliberately estranged from their parents and groomed to participate in every radical “woke” political movement under the sun. “Political literacy” is the goal.

Actual literacy has been declining for decades.

This summer, the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, triggered a 21st-century version of their province’s 19th-century schools crisis.

Winnipeg school trustees joined a global list of militant activists committed to the deconstruction of traditional values and the transformation of Western civilization.

In June, the LRSD unanimously voted to suspend a fellow trustee for three months without pay when someone reported that she had privately expressed views critical of transgender ideology on her Facebook page.

CBC News reported that trustee Francine Champagne was publicly accused of targeting the “2SLGBTQIA+ community” and causing harm to the entire division. According to the CBC, LRSD Chair Sandy Nemeth categorically declared Champagne’s conservative views to be disrespectful, hateful, transphobic, and

for inclusiveness in that Manitoba - a place with its own problems when it’s come to a racial divide - elected the country’s first First Nation premier in Wab Kinew.

But if you look deeper into that campaign or how people voted where, you will likely see a province more divided than ever.

Notwithstanding her election nigh concession speech in which PC Premier Heather Stefanson graciously congratulated Kinew on his historic achievement, the campaign she oversaw was a conservative one criticized for being exceedingly divisive.

The PCs ran billboards that said “Stand Firm Against the $184 million landfill dig” - a highly divisive issues in which First Nations people in that province are demanding costly excavation and study of a

garbage dump near Winnipeg where the bodies of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls are believed to have been dumped.

Conservative campaign brochures contained pictures of what looked middle-aged white woman casting her ballot with words: “You’re in the voting booth alone” saying the vote is your vote is “yours alone, so vote how feel, not how others say you should” because you should be able to vote without “fear of being judged.”

On the surface, it might be interpreted as little more than affirming the sanctity of the secret ballot. However, in a campaign where the PCs were accused of going low with the landfill ads and aggressively promoting “parental rights” - a phrase you are now hearing a lot in Saskatchewan these days - many

homophobic.

Many citizens viewed the behaviour of the school division as a “witch-hunt” and protested the trustee’s suspension at a final June board meeting. Later in the summer, the LRSD superintendent sent those who had objected to the suspension a “no-trespass” letter forbidding them access to any of the school division’s properties.

To head off more objections from the public and clashes with transgender militants, the first September LRSD meeting was conducted in a restricted virtual session at a venue to which citizens were forbidden entry. The entire affair has been a sterling example of Herbert Marcuse’s “repressive tolerance” in action.

School teachers used to be guided by tested traditions

and scholarly academics.

The ethos that drives them today is filled with Marxist illusions, divisive identity politics, and out-of-control neo-paganism. Governing authorities are literally sacrificing impressionable young people to the caprices of woke ideology.

In a summer edition of First Things magazine, editor R.R. Reno wrote, “One need not have a degree in child psychology to recognize how distressed children become when there is no stability or structure in their lives, no settled expectations, no concept of the normal.”

As I write this from my home in Nova Scotia, a local non-partisan group of parents and citizens is organizing a public demonstration outside Halifax City Hall.

The organizers want to

protest the “sexualization of children, grooming and the undermining of parental rights.” They seek to assert that it’s “the duty and responsibility of parents to provide for the wellbeing of their children and to protect them from all undue and harmful influences from all outside forces.” Similar school governance conflicts and popular demonstrations have been occurring throughout North America.

Over the coming election cycles in Canada and the United States, it’ll be interesting to see whether or not establishment politicians are listening and what, if anything, they’re prepared to do about the corrosive educational practices of the “Woke” Reich.

Divisions seem to growing everywhere

Provincial Viewpoint Murray Mandryk

If it’s any solace, this is not the only place where there’s deep divisions between rural and urban and along philosophical lines.

It’s now happening everyone.

The Manitoba election last week produced a 34-22-1 win for the NDP over the governing Progressive Conservatives.

Some might be interpreted as an exercise

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accused the campaign material of having negative racial undertones.

Their competition was, after all, the first serious aboriginal candidate.

The result of all this produced a deep divide on Manitoba’s electoral map with massive popular vote PCs in southern rural Manitoba and similarly massive support for the NDP in Winnipeg and the province’s north.

In fact, Winnipeg became the latest Prairie city in which the majority of representation in their legislature are NDP MLAs. Where else has that been happening of late?

Well, after the Alberta general election this year, it happened not only in Edmonton but also in Calgary. And after the summer by-elections in Saskatchewan, Regina has returned to having a majority of NDP MLAs.

That seems to suggest a significant divide between urban and rural - even on the Prairies thought to be solidly conservative.

Of course, most will rightly argue Saskatchewan and Alberta are as conservative as you can get. There certainly is validity to this - especially when it comes to federal politics where there is a collective disdain for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

After nearly a decade in power, polls across the country are showing a consensus that Trudeau must go. There is a wide range of reasons, from opposition to the carbon tax to its deficit budgeting to its blundering on international stages.

But it sure doesn’t seem like we are becoming more unified. It’s been that way say Donald Trump and since COVID-19.

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There’s really no such thing as a “progressive conservative” anymore.

You’re either “progressive” or “conservative”.

You’re rural or urban.

And notwithstanding new parties on the right, there is little to choose from.

Is there much difference between Saskatchewan Party policies like “parental rights” and what you hear from the Saskatchewan United Party? Isn’t it a bit telling that the Sask. Party formed as a Progressive Conservative/Liberal coalition now invites Pierre Poilieve to the annual Sask. Party convention? They are all united in support for resource-based industries in rural areas and opposition to the “woke” progressive urban agenda.

There’s not much middle ground these days.

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Notable Notes Bob Mason

Long ago, Robert Service wrote: As we squat and smoke at our game of bridge on the glistening straw-packed floor.

Above our oaths we can hear his breath deep drawn in a kind of snore.

For the dressing station is long and low, and the candles gutter dim, And the mean light falls on the cold clay walls and our faces bristling and grim;

And we flap our cards on the lousy straw, and we laugh and jibe as we play, And you’d never know that the cursed foe was less than a mile away.

As we con our crds in the rancid bloom, oppressed by that snoring breath, You’d never dream that our broad roof-beam was swept by the broom of death.

And many years later whenever we got the Saskatoon paper, there was a cartoon that was entitled “Bridge,” so this little piece isn’t about something unheard of before!

It would be wrong for a fellow to confuse the game of bridge with the structural type, although after reading about the failure of some bridges in the past, it seems to me a lot more thought went into some games than some structures!

Searching my old L and T (Life and Times) books for some clues

about games in the past, I found an entry in the index just above “Bridges in Europe” (we gotta write a bit about that someday!) that went, “Bridge games to remember,” and on looking it up, found some of the following.

In the winter of 193738 - which wasn’t yesterday - one of his cousins and Y.T. (Yours Truly) had a couple of the highest scores in the bridge club that we played in way up back of beyond.

At the start of the last games for the year, Ross and I were tied in points with old Pat and his partner, a couple of old poker players - with faces to match - and real enthusiastic card sharps.

Ross and Y.T. happened to have excellent bridge hands, and bid way up. Pat, true to his poker playing heritage, tried to bluff.

Although we bid a small slam in hearts, Pat bid six spades hoping we’d keep on and over-

Beef Barley Slow Cooker Stew

CHEF DEZ ON COOKING Chef Dez

Good slow-cooker recipes are great assets for our busy lifestyles, and the autumn season usually starts the succession of these cooking escapades in our household.

One of our favourites is this recipe for Beef Barley Stew. There are a couple of brands of beef stock paste that I can recommend: “Better Than Bouillon” or “Major” brands. If you can find beef stock paste, then just use two cups of beef broth instead of the two cups of apple juice.

Happy cooking!

DEADLINE MONDAY 5 P.M.

Beef Barley Slow Cooker Stew (Makes 12 Cups) “Beef stock paste is a reduction of beef juices to paste form, and used instead of bouillon cubes.

Traditionally one teaspoon of this paste mixed with one cup of water would make one cup of broth. I use apple juice, and the juice from the tomatoes, in this recipe instead of water because water has no flavour.”

680g (1.5 pounds) beef stew meat.

3 tablespoons canola oil.

Salt and pepper.

2 medium onions, chopped.

1 large carrot, sliced lengthwise, then 1/2-inch pieces.

2 celery stalks, sliced 1/2-inch pieces.

8 to 10 garlic cloves.

3 tablespoons apple juice or apple cider.

8 medium mushrooms, quartered.

2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary.

2 bay leaves.

2 teaspoons beef stock paste.

1/2 cup pearl barley.

1 - 798 ml can diced tomatoes.

2 cups apple juice or apple cider.

1.) Preheat a large pan over medium-high heat.

In a bowl toss beef pieces with two tablespoons of oil and season with salt and pepper. When the pan is hot, add the other tablespoon of oil to the pan and brown each piece of meat without crowding the pan - you may have to brown the beef in two or three batches. When each batch of meat is browned transfer to the slow cooker.

2.) Turn off the heat to the pan and add the onions, carrot, celery, garlic and the three tablespoons of apple juice to the pan. Stir until the pan has cooled and the vegetables have cooked slightly, approximately one to two minutes. Transfer this vegetable mixture to the slow cooker.

3.) To the slow cooker add the mushrooms, rosemary, bay leaves, beef paste, barley, tomatoes and the apple juice.

4.) Turn the slow cooker on low and cook for approximately eight to 10 hours.

5.) Remove and discard the bay leaves and season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.

Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C., V2T 6R4.

Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Travel Host and Cookbook Author. Visit him at chefdez.com.

THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 5 the army who was dealt now since the soothing 13 diamonds but bid a effects of an anticipated big slam in no trump game of bridge had done because it counted much for us, but in the more. never-to-be-forgotten And when the guy on ‘30s, did it ever help to his left led off, he never draw our attention away took a single trick! from the tension of the I’ve often wondered times and involve us in why some people play so something a lot more slow - maybe it’s because enjoyable.

- as in the last case - in It may have seemed bridge, it’s a mistake to to us that the “Western move too fast!

Adventure” was coming Maybe I’m wrong, to an end but that little but it seems to me that beckoning thought of a there is a lot of psychol- long looked for game of ogy used in some bridge bridge helped an awful games. I always think of lot to help us forget! that school teacher up As peasants and equals, north who used to bid we strolled into the “one club” (the lowest mansions of the more bid in all of bridge) no successful or ducked out matter what she had in heads as we squeezed her hand. I think it was through the doorways of a manoeuvre to wait for squatters shacks. Someher frustrated opponents how it seemed that being to overbid, I dunno! But poor or well-off didn’t she won a lot of games matter a darn. that way!

We enjoyed those often It may seem to some blustery evenings in the that I’m kind of knock- comfort of someone’s ing the game a little. But, home as we all visited at least to me, am I ever together ... and played glad that it is around. bridge.

It had been many years

Over half of Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents experiencing ‘Vaccine Fatigue’ Nearly six in 10 (57 per cent) Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents say they are tired of having to get vaccinated, experiencing ‘vaccine fatigue’, according to a recent report conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA).

Four in 10 (39 per cent) say they don’t intend to get the flu shot this year, a five-point increase since last year (34 per cent). Additionally, two in five (42 per cent) say they don’t intend to get their COVID-19 vaccine this fall.

“The respiratory viruses circulating this fall, including influenza and COVID, are still very much a concern. Protecting those most at risk requires that even healthy individuals roll up their sleeves,” explains Christine Antler, a 15-year veteran pharmacist. “Vaccines are the most safe and effective tools we have to help prevent illness and reduce the spread and the potential strain on the health care system.”

Saskatchewan residents can now receive this year’s flu and COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies. Both vaccinations can be administered at the same time, in one appointment, and are free of charge to eligible residents. Pharmacists can administer influenza and COVID19 vaccines to patients over the age of five and older. The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for individuals who have not had the vaccine or known infection in the past six months.

Last year, the combination of flu, RSV and COVID-19 circulating simultaneously put

significant pressure on emergency departments across the province.

Seniors, infants, young children, pregnant people, and those who are immune-compromised are more vulnerable to serious illness. This year vaccines are available for all three ‘tripledemic’ viruses, with Health Canada recently approving an RSV vaccine for adults 60 years of age and older, in addition to influenza and COVID19.

“Along with taking precautions like washing hands routinely and social distancing when experiencing symptoms, we urge everyone to stay up to date with the recommended vaccines.

Pharmacists can provide guidance about the recommended vaccinations based on age, health status and vaccination history,” says Antler.

In addition to supporting patients to take preventative measures like getting immunized, Saskatchewan pharmacists are able to assess and prescribe for com-

mon ailments. Pharmacists are also available to counsel patients regarding the safe use of overthe-counter medications for symptom relief so Saskatchewan residents can get the care they need conveniently at their local pharmacy.

“Pharmacists can offer many treatment options for symptom relief and to address patient needs, while helping to ease the burden on hospitals and emergency rooms at a time when they may be managing the additional pressures of severe flu, RSV and COVID cases,” explains Antler. “Assessing symptoms, evaluating medication needs, and offering patients recommendations, including prescriptions, to treat minor ailments are part of the care provided every day at pharmacies.”

To learn more or to book an appointment for immunizations or common ailment consultations, patients can contact their local pharmacy for more information.

The Majestic Theatre Biggar Í OCTOBER PAW Patrol:The Mighty Movie

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Bridge

bid ourselves. But no ...

Ross doubled. True to his bluffing type, Pat redoubled with a great show of confidence, again hoping that we’d bid some more. But again ... no.

We passed and set them by some 2,000 points or more.

It turned out that our opponents only had the J, 10 and 9 of spades which succumbed quickly to our A, K, Q, and after a long winter of enjoyable evenings, we finally won - a cheap pen and pencil set, long since dry and worn out - much like the writer!

If Robbie Burns insisted that “The best laid schemes of Mason men gang oft agley” he should have been there during the noon-hour bridge game at Cominco when I tried a finesse that failed.

My partner never spoke to me for a week!

While mulling over the economy of things, I’m often reminded of the bright young guy in

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6 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK feel like they are to face future uncertainties in the market switch their portfolios to a weighted average strategy which can be used to evaluate the performance of your stock portfolio. To calculate the true VWA (volume weighted average) you would need to calculate the financial investment weight and Christine Ibbotson return.

Dear Readers, Of course, this is not I have received so something most invesmany e-mails about tors will want to do, so what to invest in, how instead here is a structo invest, and what to ture that can mimic this ask advisors - so I want- strategy and protect ed to give you a low-risk your investments during investment strategy and market volatility. discuss what you can When we experience expect in the markets selloffs in the market it as we move through the tends to raise the anxilast quarter of the year. ety level of the average Often investors who investor, reigniting fears

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of a severe and prolonged price decline.

In reality, selloffs are a healthy part of the stock market since after a dramatic price pullback, comes a recovery that usually morphs into a higher high than economists normally would have predicted.

That being said, when investors are forced to contend with volatile markets it is always recommended to use a weighted average investment approach.

This investment strategy combines high quality dividend payers and high-quality growth names equally and can be used in really any type of environment; especially given the current high inflation and

interest rate hikes.

A weighted average strategy typically outperform during volatile periods and limits losses during market declines, but it also provides one more thing: an attractive longer-term risk and return profile relative to the overall market.

Here’s how to approach this with your advisor.

Equity investments should be used with high quality dividend paying stocks on the “defensive” side of the portfolio and then high-quality growth exposure stocks are on the “aggressive” side of your portfolio. One of the most attractive attributes of this strategy, from a historical performance perspective, is the ability to limit losses

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023 during market declines, ber and the month of yet also participating in December are typically the upside during peri- the best times of the ods of market strength. year for price perforAlso, a word to the mance and historically wise, September histori- average gains of one to cally has always typically 1.6 per cent are usually been the worst month seen during the last few for U.S. stock from a weeks of the year. performance standpoint Good luck and best with the S&P500 log- wishes! ging an average loss of Written by Chris0.6 per cent going back tine Ibbotson, author, to 1945. finance writer, national Do not be surprised if radio host, and now on your portfolio struggles CTV Morning Live, and a little in the last quar- CTV News @6. Send ter. Third quarter results your money questions tend to exhibit weaker (answered free) through price returns histori- her website at askthecally. Instead, think of moneylady.ca. this as a “market sale” and a good time to buy high quality stocks at a cheaper price.

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by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Museum and Gallery Biggar has been around for over a century, and boy have we come a long way!

Today, walking down Main Street, many are seen talking on their phones. You know, the phone that does just about everything for you ... except one thing - I need my phone to have voice recognition and speaking ability. I need it to hear me when I call out, “where’s my phone,” and it will answer “over here”!

How did we communicate over a century ago? Telephones did not come to Biggar until 1925. I wonder who had the first phone in town?

Did neighbours come to see it? Did neighbours come to use it? So many questions, and not too many around anymore to get the answers!

Where did we get directions to find a place?

From a paper map!

The museum does have some free paper maps, provided by Saskatchewan Tourism. If you ever want to feel nostalgic or need to increase

Baby, we’ve come a long way!

The convoluted and often volatile world of ag commodities

of trade in agricultural commodities is a volatile one where prices can turn up, or down, based on influences which can be difficult to fathom.

Certainly grain and oilseed sales are largely based on supply and demand, but what level of supply is enough seems to vary depending on a variety of circumstances.

It’s easy to understand how poor, or bumper crops, in main crop Calvin Daniels growing areas factor

by Calvin Daniels into the expected supIn a world where we are ply and demand looking more connected than out over a several month ever before - from jet period. flights to cellphone conA drought, for examnections - one might log- ple, can mean a major ically think trade would exporting nation, are be a standardized and suddenly out of the marsimple thing. ket, and buyers have to That should be espe- scramble for alternative cially true when consid- sources and may have ering agricultural com- to pay more to fill their modities. needs.

While there might be But, threats to supply issues regarding the can also be enough to standard and quality of alter markets. how a refrigerator or The unprovoked invacar is manufactured, it sion of Ukraine by would seem wheat is Russia sent a ripple of wheat, beef is beef, and uncertainty through honey is honey. world trade as fears of That might generally an expanded conflict be true but the world were fanned.

Agriculture

In the case of the war it was a double whammy of sorts for wheat sales as Ukraine as a marketer was hampered by the invasion and Russia firesaled its wheat to generate cash.

How a country such as India views imports of pulse crops - balancing supporting domestic farmers with feeding its masses - create market forces that are outside pure supply and demand.

So too does arbitrary decisions like those of Japanese honey processors who have set tolerances of residue limits on quinclorac, a herbicide used to control cleavers, a pesky weed on the Prairies at 10 p.p.b.. In Canada, it is 100 p.p.b.

You would again expect reasonable countries would be at the point shared science would have led to a standardization of such things certainly at the government level and not left to sector processors.

Given the varied factors which impact the perception of supply and demand and what markets are even open to commodities based on often conflicting elements, farmers face many unknowns in terms of marketing.

Finding a market ultimately comes down to knowing what return is needed to cover costs and generate a reasonable profit and then making the sale, but it will not be as easy a process as it should be.

your frustration levels a little more, trying to fold the map up again come in for to get one!

We have several eras of phones in our curatorial section. Wall phones, desk phones, I think we even have a Princess phone somewhere! We even have an original switchboard!

Here are some photos of David Padgham at the switchboard at the Biggar Telephone Exchange in 1925.

The other picture is of the Saskatchewan Government Telephone on Second Avenue East. It came to town to accommodate the updating from switchboard to dial phones! This picture is from 1950. In our Volunteer Fire Fighters display here in the Royden Donahue Gallery there is a bright red desk phone.

One couldn’t dial from it, but it was the phone that rang when someone was reporting a fire! It was in the CN Train Station because the train station was the only place open 24-hours a day.

Who knew that when we were all watching Star Trek that only a few decades later we would be using the handheld “communicator”!

1-David Padgham working the switchboard at the Biggar Telephone Exchange in 1925. (Photo for The Independent by the Biggar Museum and Gallery) 2-The Saskatchewan Government Telephone building introduced dial phones - the latest invention!

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

Let’s Talk About Ticks

Saskatchewan residents should remain vigilant for ticks on themselves and their pets this fall.

Typically, blacklegged ticks (lxodes scapularis) are rare in Saskatchewan; however, they are spreading to new areas in Canada.

Established populations of the blacklegged tick have been detected near Saskatchewan in southern Manitoba. Saskatchewan contains a large amount of habitat with suitable environmental conditions to support reproduction and eventual establishment of blacklegged tick populations.

Blacklegged ticks are typically found in tall grasses, brush or wooded areas and remain active into autumn’s cooler conditions.

Any ticks found in Saskatchewan in the fall are likely to be blacklegged ticks, which can cause Lyme disease.

“Even though summer is over, take steps to protect yourself, your family and pets against ticks,” Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski said. “Due to a warmer fall season, ticks can now establish thriving populations in areas that are normally too cold for them. Through fall, it is important to stay vigilant so ticks don’t make you sick. Reducing exposure to ticks is the best defense against Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.”

Precautionary measures include: • Wear light-coloured clothes so ticks can be

seen easily.

• Wear pants, longsleeved shirts and shoes that do not expose your feet.

• Pull socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs.

• Use insect repellents that contains DEET or Icaridin. Apply repellent to clothes as well as your skin, and always read and follow the directions.

• In Canada, clothing that has been treated with the insecticide permethrin has been approved for use by people over the age of 16.

• Shower or bathe as soon as possible after being outside to wash off loose ticks and inspect for attached ticks.

• Check for ticks after being outside. Be sure to check yourself, your children and your pets.

If you find a tick attached to your skin or on your pet: • Carefully remove it with fine-tipped tweezers, grasping the mouth parts of the tick as close to the skin as possible.

• Pull slowly upward and out with a firm and steady pressure.

• Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body after removal as it may contain infectious fluids.

• Do not put Vaseline, gasoline or other noxious substances on an attached tick. These may cause it to regurgitate.

• Submit photos of your tick to eTick (etick.ca), Saskatchewan’s imagebased tick identification system.

• Hang onto your tick in

case it needs to be submitted for further testing. Ticks can be euthanized by placing it in a bag and storing it in the freezer for 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health works with researchers at the University of Saskatchewan to monitor tick populations and the risk of Lyme disease in the province, through eTick and active field surveys. Blacklegged ticks collected through field surveys provide the most definitive indicator of established populations. No blacklegged ticks were detected in Saskatchewan through active surveys prior to June 2023. However, in June, a single male blacklegged tick was found during an active survey. Follow-up surveys will be conducted to determine whether this indicates there is a reproducing blacklegged tick population.

Through eTick, four blacklegged ticks were detected in spring and early summer this year.

Most ticks found in Saskatchewan are American dog ticks (Dermacentor sp.). However, this species is only active from mid-April to the end of July. American dog ticks are not capable of transmitting Lyme disease to people.

For more information on ticks and Lyme disease, including how to submit a tick for Lyme disease testing, visit saskatchewan.ca/lyme or https://researchgroups.usask.ca/

Saskatchewan declares Fire Prevention Week

October 6, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman along with Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner Marlo Pritchard officially proclaimed Fire Prevention Week, which runs from October 8 to 14.

“This week is about everyone in the community taking time to see what they can do to keep themselves and their

loved ones safer in the home,” Merriman said.

“Children, teenagers, adults and seniors are all at risk and should know what to do in the event of a fire.”

The theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week is Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire prevention.

The leading cause of kitchen fires is unat-

tended cooking. It is vital to stay in the kitchen while frying, boiling, grilling or broiling food.

Safe cooking starts with you.

“Most fires that occur in the kitchen are preventable,” Pritchard said. “Simple steps like setting a timer to remind you that you are cooking and having a one-metre ‘kid free zone’ around the stove can keep everyone safe.”

To learn more about the SPSA or find out more about fire prevention visit saskpublicsafety.ca.

Saskatchewan adds 13,700 new jobs in September Newly released labour force figures from Statistics Canada show that Saskatchewan’s labour force remains strong, with 13,700 new jobs year-over-year when compared to September 2022.

In addition, Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is the second lowest among the provinces at 4.9 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent a month ago. This is well below Canada’s national average of 5.5 per cent.

Seasonally adjusted employment increased 6,000 from last month at a rate of one per cent, the third-highest increase among provinces.

“Saskatchewan continues to demonstrate the strength of its economy through our labour market,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said.

“With consistent yearover-year job growth, an unemployment rate

below the national average, and a record labour force, Saskatchewan’s labour market is ready to meet the needs of our growing province.”

The province also saw both an all-time historical population (aged 15 and over) high of 930,300, and an all-time historical off-reserve Indigenous population (aged 15 and over) high of 111,700. In addition, September 2023 also set a record high for the month of September (aged 15 and over) including, labour force, employment and offreserve Indigenous fulltime employment.

Year-over-year, fulltime employment increased by 20,400, an increase of 4.3 per cent, with female employment up 1,500, an increase of 0.5 per cent and male employment up 12,200, an increase of 3.9 per cent.

Major year-over-year gains were reported for: • Educational services,

up 9,500, an increase of 20.3 per cent; • Professional, scientific and technical services, up 7,000, an increase of 23.3 per cent; • Business, building and other support services, up 6,300, an increase of 59.4 per cent.

In addition to our strong labour force, Saskatchewan continues to enjoy record population growth, with the most recent quarterly population estimates showing the largest increase in a single year in more than a century. As of July 1, 2023, Saskatchewan’s population was 1,209,107. The province added 8,567 people to the province in the second quarter and has grown by over 30,065 people in the last year.

Financial and Consumer Affairs warns people about rental scams The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) warns residents about a rental scam currently taking place in the province.

“Rental scammers are inventive and unscrupulous,” FCAA Insurance and Real Estate Division Executive Director Jan Seibel said. “One type of online scam that we are seeing is where fake landlords lure unwary would-be renters with pictures of properties they don’t actually own.

It’s important to watch for red flags and make sure you are dealing with a legitimate person.”

In these types of cases, fraudsters posing as landlords have been targeting hopeful tenants by creating fake listings.

The “landlord” does not own the property, and the photos on the rental advertisement are typically downloaded from legitimate real estate web sites. The fraudster asks the tenants to sign a fake lease agreement and send a payment, ostensibly to cover rent for the first month and provide a security deposit. Once the payment is received the fraudulent landlord disappears and either the victim does not receive access to the property or, in some extreme cases, a locksmith is contacted who grants access to the property causing issues for both the victim of the fraudulent rental agreement and the actual property owners.

Residents looking to

find a rental property in Saskatchewan should exercise caution and vet both the persons with whom they are dealing and the properties they are considering.

Some tips to ensure that the rental is legitimate include: • Meeting the landlord in person (being unavailable to meet in person is a significant red flag) or at least via phone call.

• Always inspecting the property first and ensuring that the address represents the actual property. Whenever possible request to tour the premises with the landlord.

• Being wary if the landlord requests money right away, without doing a background check or having a formal rental agreement in place. Security deposits

and rental payments should never be paid until you have seen the rental property.

• Ensuring that the rental price is in keeping with the going rate in the area. As with many other types of scams, if something seems too good to be true it generally is.

• A legitimate landlord will be forthcoming with information about the rental process, ask questions and make sure to get clear information.

For more information, please visit fcaa.gov. sk.ca.

For information regarding the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords, please visit the Office of Residential Tenancies page at Saskatchewan. ca.

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If a Fire Starts:

Develop More Fire-Safe Habits

Make and Practice a Home Fire Escape Plan

You know your entire family should practice your escape plan twice a year.

But what is your escape plan? These guides will help you decide: DO keep items that can catch on fire at least three feet away from anything that gets hot, such as space heaters.

Smoking materials are the leading cause of residential fire deaths in the United States. So if you smoke: DO take precautions: Smoke outside; choose fire-safe cigarettes; use deep, sturdy ashtrays and douse cigarette and cigar butts with water before disposal.

DON’T ever smoke in bed, when drowsy or medicated, or if anyone in the home is using oxygen.

DO talk to children regularly about the dangers of fire, matches and lighters and keep them out of reach.

DO turn portable heaters off when you leave the room or go to sleep.

DO use flashlights when the power is out, not candles.

DON’T leave a burning candle unattended, even for a minute.

Safeguard Your Home

Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside every sleeping area.

Install a carbon monoxide alarm in a central location outside each separate sleeping area.

Make sure your house number is easily readable from the street, even at night.

Make sure your home heating sources are clean and in working order. Many home fires are started by poorly maintained furnaces or stoves, cracked or rusted furnace parts, or chimneys with creosote buildup. Download the Home Heating Fires Fact Sheet.

Use kerosene heaters only if permitted by law.

Refuel kerosene heaters only outdoors and after they have cooled.

Check electrical wiring in your home: Fix or replace frayed extension cords, exposed wires, or loose plugs.

Make sure wiring is not under rugs, attached by nails, or in high traffic areas.

Make sure electrical outlets have cover plates and no exposed wiring.

Avoid overloading outlets or extension cords.

Purchase only appliances and electrical

7 Ways to Prepare for a Home Fire

1.) Install the right number of smoke alarms. Test them once a month and replace the batteries at least once a year.

2.) Teach children what smoke alarms sound like and what to do when they hear one.

3.) Ensure that all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home and know the family meeting spot outside of your home.

4.) Establish a family emergency communications plan and ensure that all household members know who to contact if they cannot find one another.

5.) Practice escaping from your home at least twice a year. Press the smoke alarm test button or yell “Fire“ to alert everyone that they must get out.

6.) Make sure everyone knows how to call 9-1-1.

7.) Teach household members to STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothes catch on fire.

devices (including space heaters) that bear the label of an independent testing laboratory.

Store combustible materials in open areas away from heat sources.

Place rags used to apply flammable household chemicals in metal containers with tightfitting lids.

Guard Against Kitchen Fires Stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling or broiling food. Stay in the home while simmering, baking, roasting or boiling food.

Keep pets off cooking surfaces and countertops.

Keep the stove area clean and clear of things that can catch fire, such as pot holders, towels, curtains, bags, and other appliances.

If you are cooking and a fire starts in a pan, slide a lid over the burning pan and turn off the burner. Leave the lid in place until the pan is completely cool. Moving the pan can cause serious injury or spread the fire.

Never pour water on grease fires.

• Know how to safely operate a fire extinguisher • Remember to GET OUT, STAY OUT and CALL 9-1-1 or your local emergency phone number.

• Yell “Fire!” several times and go outside right away. If you live in a building with elevators, use the stairs.

Leave all your things where they are and save yourself.

• If closed doors or handles are warm or smoke blocks your primary escape route, use your second way out. Never open doors that are warm to the touch.

• If you must escape through smoke, get low and go under the smoke to your exit. Close doors behind you.

• If smoke, heat or flames block your exit routes, stay in the room with doors closed. Place a wet towel under

the door and call the fire department or 9-1-1. Open a window and wave a brightly coloured cloth or flashlight to signal for help.

• Once you are outside, go to your meeting place and then send one person to call the fire department.

If you cannot get to your meeting place, follow your family emergency communication plan.

If your clothes catch on fire: • Stop what you’re doing.

• Drop to the ground and cover your face if you can.

• Roll over and over or back and forth until the flames go out. Running will only make the fire burn faster.

• Once the flames are out, cool the burned skin with water for three to five minutes. Call for medical attention.

Steps to Take Immediately After a Home Fire Call 9-1-1. Give first aid where needed; cool and cover burns to reduce the chance of further injury or infection.

Let friends and family know you’re safe.

People and animals that are seriously injured or burned should be transported to professional medical or veterinary help immediately.

Stay out of fire-

damaged homes until local fire authorities say it is safe to re-enter.

Caring for Yourself and Loved Ones After a Fire Pay attention to how you and your loved ones are experiencing and handling stress. Promote emotional recovery by following these tips.

Discard any food that has been exposed to heat, smoke or soot.

Watch pets closely and

keep them under your direct control.

Help people who require additional assistance: infants and children, older adults, those without transportation, large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation, people with disabilities, and the people who care for them.

Extinguish home fire fears

Fire extinguishers are an integral part of your home fire safety plan.

Here are some expertrecommended tips to keep in mind: Equip your home “Fire extinguishers should be placed on every level of your home and in common spaces like the kitchen, laundry room and garage,” says Ashley Gocken, a fire safety expert. “Make sure to store extinguishers in easily accessible places, like under the kitchen sink or mounted on the wall.”

Know your ABCs Fire extinguishers have specific ratings that indicate what kind of fire(s) they are designed to stop.

Extinguishers with a Class A rating can put out fires caused by wood, paper, fabric and other common materials.

Class B rated extinguishers are intended for fires fuelled by flammable liquids such as gasoline.

Class C rated extinguishers are meant for fires caused by

electrical equipment, such as frayed cords.

Remember to PASS Using a traditional fire extinguisher is simple if you remember the acronym PASS: Pull the pin. You hold the extinguisher with the nozzle pointing away from you and release the locking mechanism.

Aim low. Point the nozzle of the extinguisher at the base of the fire.

Squeeze the lever slowly and evenly.

Sweep the nozzle from side-to-side.

Assess the fire In the case of a fire, assess the situation before using your extinguisher. If the fire is big or uncontrollable, evacuate your home and call 911 immediately. If the fire is small enough for you to manage with a fire extinguisher, use the PASS technique to put it out. Remember, the most important thing is that you and others safely evacuate the home.

Inspect extinguishers regularly Regularly examine your

fire extinguishers to help ensure they will function properly in the event of a fire emergency. Check your extinguisher’s pressure gauge. If the pointer is in the green zone, your extinguisher is properly pressurized and ready for use. If the pointer is in the red zone, your fire extinguisher should be serviced or replaced. Remember, a fire extinguisher that has been discharged should never be stored without proper recharging by a certified professional.

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by Trudy and Dale Buxton This week we start an exciting trip south as we make our way to Montana.

It is a fantastically hot morning on a Thursday and we have a lot of miles to cover. We are heading to Montana to joins other motorcycle enthusiasts for a fun-filled weekend.

But first, a few Sas-

katchewan sites and stops as we make our way down Highway 4 south to Swift Current.

The road south of Rosetown is sure beaten up, lots of potholes to swerve around and not to mention the abundance of grasshoppers.

Having a grasshopper hit your knees is always a joy!

On the bright side the weather is great.

Did you know, that Swift Current’s first school was a converted box car that only accommodated a few children and those children were from the CPR workers and a few ranchers. As the community grew, a permanent structure was

built in 1904.

We tank-up in Swift Current and continue south on Highway 4. As we travel, we go by the Hamlet of Wymark.

Wymark was named after an English author, William Wymark Jacobs.

The hamlet currently has about 100 people who call this place home.

Wymark at one time had five grain elevators, two general stores, a hardware store, a lumber yard, a school, a church and a post office.

Most of this is now gone and all that remains is the school, church and post office. That is the way of a lot of communities that seem to dry up.

All that remains is the history.

Next up down the road is the community of Cadillac.

Cadillac is a small community of around 100 people. Cadillac was incorporated in 1914 and was named after Cadillac, Michigan, the

starting point for many French speaking settlers that arrived in the area in the early 1900’s.

Cadillac has had a long history of hockey in the community, former NHL player, Mark Lamb comes from Cadillac.

Did you know that in 1961 there was an old fashioned bank robbery?

A man entered the bank with a 22 revolver and demanded the cash. He left with thousands of dollars only to be arrested three miles out of town.

Travelling Number 4 is a good highway, the one thing we did notice is the crops - there wasn’t much. It seams the drought has certainly taken hold of this area and it doesn’t look like there is much for moisture.

Next up before we cross the boarder and into the USA is the small community of Val Marie.

The name Val Marie

comes from a French priest that lived in Swift Current who came to the area in the early 1900’s with a few French settlers. The priest, Father Passaplan, saw the vast treeless prairie, surrounded by high hills on either side, so he named it Val for valley and Marie for the Virgin Mary, or Valley of Mary.

At one time the population was around 500 people, mostly of French origin. But because of the drought and the low prices of commodities the village has been reduced to around 100 people.

The last original Francophone passed away in 1981, leaving the community a mainly English burgh An interesting fact is that there have been some artifacts recovered around the area and it was said that some of those come from “Sitting Bull” who crossed into Canada after defeating General Custer at the Battle of Bighorn.

Stay tuned as we continue our trip into Montana.

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What is Pickleball?

The sport’s exploding popularity, explained

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23103SS2 23103SS3 by Karen Robock, Reader’s Digest Canada Whether you’re wondering what it is or how to play, here’s the rundown on pickleball.

In the last few years, pickleball has taken Europe and North America by storm.

There are more than 200 official community clubs registered with Pickleball Canada and an estimated one million Canadians playing each month. In the U.S., there is a professional league (ex NFLer Tom Brady is part owner of a Major League Pickleball team).

And the International Federation of Pickleball, which has 60 member countries and counting, is working toward having the game recognized as an Olympic sport. So if you haven’t played it yourself, you’ve probably at least heard of pickleball - even if you don’t quite understand it.

What is pickleball?

“Pickleball takes components from tennis, badminton and table tennis,” says Hope Tolley, managing director of recreational programs for USA Pickleball. It’s played on a badmintonsized court and with a net that’s almost as high as for tennis. Players use square paddles and a small, perforated plastic ball that’s similar in size to a tennis ball, but much lighter. Since the lighter ball doesn’t bounce as much, it’s easier to get a rally (continuous backand-forth play) going.

How to play pickleball Unlike tennis, you can score only when it’s your turn to serve. If your opponent (called the receiver) fails to return the ball over the net, either from the serve or in a rally, you get the point. Be sure to hit with enough force or you’ll end up with a “falafel” -

pickleball slang for a shot that falls short of the net.

Matches can be played in doubles or singles, and games are played to 11 points (and must be won by a margin of two points). Lose with a score of 11–0 and you’ve been “pickled”!

The benefits of pickleball Whether you play regularly - making you a “pickler” - or only once in a while, it’s a very social game and a great way to make new friends, says Tolley. “It’s a sport that’s bringing folks together.”

Part of the appeal is that pickleball is easy to learn and is accessible to anyone, from kids to seniors. While older adults were early adopters, those aged 18 to 34 now represent the fastest-growing player group.

It all started in the U.S. in the 1960s, in the backyard of congressman Joel Pritchard from Washington state. He and two dad friends started an improvised game of badminton, with the goal of keeping their kids busy, using what was on hand: an old badminton court, some Ping-Pong paddles, a volleyball net and a wiffle ball.

Fast forward six decades and pickleball - the name is a nod to “pickle boats,” a term used to describe a motley group of rowers who are thrown together at random to compete - is one of the hottest trends in sports and popular culture.

Playing the game can improve your handeye coordination and increase your reaction time. And because you can vary the intensity - playing all-out from the get-go or taking a slower pace - pickleball suits serious athletes and weekend warriors

alike. It’s a great aerobic workout, and because it’s a low-impact sport, it’s easy on your joints.

How to get started You don’t need to join a league to get in on the action.

“It can be played in non-traditional spaces like gymnasiums and parking lots,” says Tolley.

Any smooth surface will work, as long as you have a net, a ball and a paddle (available to buy for as little as $30).

People who are really into the sport can join tournaments at various levels. The firstever World Pickleball Games will be held next summer at the Austin Pickle Ranch in Texas with teams coming from around the world.

By 2030, pickleball is expected to have as many as 40 million players worldwide. Its popularity has also led to increased interest in other racket sports.

For instance, padel, a fast-paced combination of tennis and squash invented in Mexico in the late 1960s, is gaining traction across Europe and South America.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

No surprise: Bedard should top rookie class

Penton On Sports Bruce Penton

Some weird, wild, wacky, surprising, expected, happy, annoying and sad things are bound to happen during the 202324 National Hockey League season and now that the campaign is nicely underway.

Here’s a guide to what we can expect in the next six months or so: - Unless a serious injury occurs causing him to miss some games, Connor Bedard will be the league’s rookie-ofthe-year, but Logan Cooley of Arizona, Matt Coronato of Calgary and Matthew Knies of the Leafs will earn their share of rookie votes.

- The Leafs will not,

repeat not, end their nightmarish streak of not winning the Stanley Cup; 1967 seems like yesterday, right?

- It’s just about time for Bruce Boudreau to get hired again as an NHL coach. Mike Babcock won’t be.

Edmonton fans will be praying for a Stanley Cup victory for their Oilers, concerned that the prime years of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are being wasted.

- Ottawa will be the surprise team among the Canadian entries, but that theory was presented in this space last year and it didn’t pan out, so don’t take that info to the bank, or your local bookie.

- Boston Bruins will have a different look, with the retirement of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci and the trading of Taylor Hall.

Another 135-point season is unlikely.

- Besides McDavid, Bedard and Colorado’s Nathan McKinnon, the league’s most exciting player will be

Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild.

- They’ll want to, but brothers Brady of Ottawa and Matthew Tkachuk of Florida will not drop the mitts and start swinging at each other because their mother has outlawed it, and Mom’s edict rules.

The Penguins powerplay, spearheaded

by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, has been bolstered by the explosive Erik Karlsson and will be dynamite.

- Alex Ovechkin, 38, starts the season 72 goals behind Wayne Gretzky for the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring lead and while he won’t get there this year, he’s almost guaranteed to be No. 1 sometime in 2024-25. And just like Gordie Howe was on hand to congratulate Gretzky when Howe was surpassed, the Great One will be on hand to put the crown on the Great 8’s head when the inevitable happens.

- T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will remain the most rambunctious, boisterous and raucous

arena in the league and it may play a role in a Stanley Cup repeat for the Golden Knights.

- Auston Matthews’ name will be the one most frequently mentioned on Sportsnet and TSN this winter, followed

by Mitch Marner, John Tavares, Sheldon Keefe and Brad Treliving.

- Arizona owner Alex Meruelo will tell Coyotes’ fans and the league that a new 20,000-seat arena is in the planning stages.

Next year, he’ll say the same thing. The year after, ditto. Meanwhile, the 5,000-seat Mullet Arena, one of the NHL’s biggest embarrassments, will remain the cozy little home of the ’Yotes.

• Janice Hough of leftcoastsportsbabe. com, after San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler with three games to go: “Not always fan of Gabe Kapler’s decisions and not sure how much he was told to make those decisions.

But this 2023 SF Giants season feels a bit like putting a bus together with cheap spare parts and then firing bus

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driver when bus breaks down.”

• Super 70s Sports, on Twitter: “It’s going to be interesting explaining to someone why Pete Rose isn’t in the Hall of Fame when we inevitably end up at the 2040 DraftKings Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Presented by FanDuel.”

• Headline at theonion. com: “Stephen A. Smith Recalls Rough Childhood Having To Debate Gang Members.”

• Writer Tom Kershaw of The Times of London: “(American golfer Brooks) Koepka ... seems to pride himself on bearing all the charm of a bush of thorns.”

• NBC late night host Jimmy Fallon, on getting back to work following a five-month writers’ strike: “I’m more excited than a Jets fan during the first three plays of the season.”

• Vancouver comedy guy Steve Burgess, on X: “Jays’ season is over.

Once again it’s time to transition to getting punched in the face by the Canucks instead.”

• Headline on the

Canadian parody website The Beaverton: “Blue Jays admit the only reason they made playoffs was so bigger audience could experience frustration of watching them.”

• Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden about one of his players: “He doesn’t know the meaning of the word ‘fear’. In fact, I just saw his grades and he doesn’t know the meaning of a lot of words.”

• Headline at theonion. com: “Ben Simmons Posts Video Of Himself Prepping For Season By Sitting On Bench In A Suit” • Steve Simmons of Sun Media, on Blue Jays’ GM Ross Atkins telling the media that management had nothing to do with the decision to pull starter Jose Berrios in the fourth inning of a 0-0 playoff game with the Twins: “He would also like you to believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, weather reports and the Easter Bunny.”

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Aries, unless you are ready to take charge and spearhead an initiative for change, you may have to simply go with the flow this week. Think on it.

TAURUS – Apr 21/ May 21

Ideas for creative projects keep popping up in your mind, Taurus. It’s just a matter of figuring out which avenue you want to explore and then finding the time to make it happen.

GEMINI – May 22/ Jun 21

Gemini, some shake-ups at work may leave you wondering how secure things will be for you moving forward. Start asking a few pointed questions.

CANCER – Jun 22/ Jul 22

Are you ready to take the plunge and make a big move in your career, Cancer? The stars are pointing you in that direction.

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PISCES – Feb 19/ Mar 20

In your mind you did something that was well within your rights, Leo. Others who were affected by your actions may not view it in entirely the same way. Revisit the situation.

Virgo, it is time to start making a solid plan for the future and not just day-byday actions to squeak by.

You are one cog in a wheel that needs to move along smoothly.

Libra, before you fire off an email or ask questions, gather as much information as you can. You want to be sure you have all of the facts before you start to dig a little deeper.

Your focus on finances has been intense of late, Scorpio. While you have been doing your best to balance the budget, expenses seem to keep growing. Try other options.

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Sagittarius, even though you have been instrumental in your involvement with a particular situation, there is nothing much more you can do this week. Let it rest for now.

Capricorn, the way you are going about things is entirely in your best interest without much consideration for others. This can be dangerous, especially when you need a hand.

Aquarius, while you have been diligent with trying to get ahead at work, right now things are not falling into place. Consider whether this may be the time to find someplace new.

Keep all of your options open this week, Pisces.

Even if you do not have plans right now, something may pop up unexpectedly that is right what you need at the moment.

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T h a n k s g i v i n g Reflection Pastor Ken Davidson Perdue United Church I may be a few days late with this reflection, but I believe that thanksgiving should be a daily activity, not one day.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, go into his courts with praise.

Give thanks to him and praise his name.”

Abraham Lincoln wrote “The year that is drawing to it’s close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.

To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added which are of as extraordinary a mature that they can not fail to penetrate and soften ever the heart which is habitually

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insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God” This was of course Lincoln’s address to the Americans in 1863. The USA was in the Civil War, a terribly brutal and horrifying experience.

Yet Lincoln called on the Americans to remember the richness of God’s blessings and be thankful. So it should be with us today.

In many ways this year has not been an easy year! We continue to struggle with economic hardships, bad weather and natural disasters.

Wars continue to take many men and women away from their homes. Political tensions throughout the world bring the threat of further violence and death.

So let’s remember the encouragement of Mr. Lincoln. In all of our

challenges and set backs, we have been richly blessed by God. Thanksgiving is due much today as it was in 1863, perhaps much more.

This reminds us of God’s gracious nature.

We must think, not only of what God has done, but also who he is. In the language of Psalm 100. we enter God’s gates with thanksgiving, so that we might go into into his courts with praise.

So may you enter God’s gates with thanksgiving, so that you might celebrate in his courts with praise.

Mat God give you a rich and blessed Thanksgiving season.

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Art Exhibits in the Biggar Credit Union

Cindy Hoppe has art in the Biggar Credit Union. (Submitted Photo)

There’s a new bunch of pictures hanging the Biggar Credit Union now. Not Christmas decorations … just a show of what the Biggar Art Group creates for the community. These banners were painted by the group and over the years have hung in the Biggar Health Centre.

by Delta Fay Cruickshank for the Biggar Art Group Are you aware that the Biggar Art Group finds and hangs the works of local artists and photographers in the Biggar Credit Union?

The artists get to have their work on view to the public for three months or more.

Are you a local artist?

Do you want to have a free place to showcase your art? Come into the museum on Wednesdays from 1:30- 3:30, the group would like to hear from you!

The Biggar Art Group is open to anyone who is interested in fulfilling their creative urges.

The group gets together in the Biggar Museum and Gallery, and new members are always welcome.

There will two new exhibits in the Biggar Credit Union for October

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The Biggar Art Group will be displaying the banners they have created for the festive season.

The other exhibit will be in the Biggar Credit Union in the glass cabinet. Cindy Hoppe has a collection of her miniature fabric artworks. Hoppe is a self-taught fibre artist, inspired by her Prairie home. She dyes recycled and new wool and silk material to build her palette and then machine embroider and quilt to “paint with her sewing machine”.

Next time you are in the Credit Union, take a moment to look at the local art on the walls.