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Vol. 105 No. 45

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014

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Harvest nears completion for province Harvest is nearly complete with 99 per cent of the 2014 crop off the field, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the period October 21 to 27.

The southwestern, westcentral, northeastern and northwestern areas are 99 per cent complete, while the southeastern and eastcentral areas are reporting 98 per cent complete. There are still some flax, soybean, chickpea and oat crops left to be combined when the The Turtle and the Zebra . . . Tiny Tot Halloweeners take a break last eager to show off what they’d wear for the auspicious day. Here’s hoping weather improves. their bags were full of treats! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) P r e c i p i t a t i o n w a s week as they celebrated All Hallows Eve with a party. The kids were very received in most regions last week, with some areas reporting an inch or more.

Snowfall was also received in some areas on Monday.

Across the province, topsoil moisture conditions on rairie Spirit School Divi- of Prairie Spirit School community and our local formally introduced to munity programs. Doncropland are rated as 13 aldson worked community are interested the community at per cent surplus, 81 per sion is pleased to announce Division.

Prairie Spirit School Di- in supporting public edu- a special launch collaboratively cent adequate, five per cent the establishment of the with business, short and one per cent very Prairie Spirit Schools vision is the progressive cation,” said Bonnie Hope, event on Thursurban and rural school federal and Prairie Spirit Board of day, November short. Hay land and pasture Foundation. provincial govThe Foundation has been division that surrounds Education Trustee and 20 at the Prairie topsoil moisture is rated as ernments and six per cent surplus, 87 per created to encourage and the City of Saskatoon in- Chair of the Foundation Spirit School Diwith Métis and Board. “Creating the Foun- vision Office in cent adequate, six per cent facilitate community and cluding Perdue, Asquith First Nations short and one per cent very corporate support and and Delisle schools. The dation provides a way Warman. organizations for businesses and the Deb Donaldson involvement in public edu- school division has experishort. to ensure these F a r m e r s a r e b u s y cation. The funds raised enced tremendous growth community to financially will be the Founprograms were support education in their d a t i o n ’s i n a u wrapping up harvest as through this charitable for nine years in a row and Deb Donaldson efficient, effeccommunity.” gural Executive weather allows, moving Foundation will be used currently has over 10,300 tive and successful.

The Foundation will sup- Director. cattle, working fields and to enhance learning oppor- students in its 45 schools.

“We know the business port a variety of innovative Donaldson graduated She began her work with tunities for the students completing fall work. learning opportunities for the Foundation at the end from the University of students, with transitions of August and has 10 years Saskatchewan with an to careers for senior stu- of experience accessing Education Degree and dents as one example. and securing funding to an Arts Degree in Native The Prairie Spirit Schools support community-based Studies. Her background Foundation Board of Di- programs and services. She and experience in strategic rectors includes: Bonnie held a director’s position planning and her strength Hope, Chair, Larry Pavloff, with a non-profit organiza- in building relationships Sam Dyck, Sharon Baron, tion for over seven years and partnerships will Sharon Compton, Joan where she successfully ne- support her new role as Heath, David Wipf, Robyn gotiated millions of dollars the Executive Director for Richards and Brenda Er- of funding to support the the Prairie Spirit Schools ickson. organization’s many com- Foundation.

The Foundation will be

Prairie Spirit Schools Foundation created to enhance learning opportunities

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Nats open season . . . Biggar Senior Nat, Derek Argue protects the puck from a Wilkie Outlaw defender during their home opener at the Jubilee Stadium, October 31. A spirited effort from the Nats fell a little short with the Black and Gold falling 7-4. Check out biggarindependent.ca this Friday for more pictures of the game. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Ghosts, ghouls, princesses and characters of fancy prowled the halls of BCS2000 and St. Gabriel School, October 31, as students and staff showed off their Halloween finery, letting their imaginations run free. A fun and creative day, the school dress code was, shall we say, relaxed - given the day off!

(Independent Photos by Kevin Brautigam)

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World renown piano duo at the Majestic this Saturday Premiere piano duo, Fung-Chiu plays the second concert of the Biggar Arts Council 2014-15 season at the Majestic Theatre this Saturday.

Janelle Fung and Philip Chiu are a young, modern musical team which plays from the standard classical repertoire, but also creates original transcriptions of repertoire that tickles the Duo’s fancy and those of its impassioned audiences. Fans come away from their concerts having had a great time, learning about repertoire never before heard in duo piano form.

Young, articulate, and stylish – yes, they’re into clothes, both of them – Janelle and Philip enjoy speaking to audiences to introduce the next work at hand.

The Fung-Chiu Duo was formed in 2007

under the auspices of Jeunesses Musicales Canada. With their unique programming and captivating stage presence, The Duo has become one of Canada’s hottest piano-duos.

Established as solo pianists, they have combined forces to present concerts that challenge the traditional boundaries of four-hands piano-playing.

They have performed throughout Canada (big cities, small towns), including two multi-city tours as well as gala appearances at Casino de Montréal and the Orford Arts Centre.

Their self-produced debut CD, “Fairy Tales and Folklore”, released in 2009 was a hit, not only with Janelle and Philip’s friends and family, but also people like Roger Cormier of L’Acadie Nouvelle,

who said of the duo’s Firebird transcription “is so significant that I believe it could go down in history.”

The Fung-Chiu Duo is busy arranging music and working with composers for altruistic reasons like “expanding the duo piano repertoire” as well as for purely selfish reasons, ie, “we love showing off.”

Their original transcriptions include Stravinsky’s Firebird, Bernstein’s West Side Story, and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. They also commissioned a work from Canadian composer Emily Doolittle entitled Sorex, which premiered in 2010 on a Jeunesses Musicales Canada tour. This was the first commission for the Duo, and it was such a rich, fun, collaborative experience, they plan on

The Fung-Chiu Piano Duo will be at the Majestic Theatre this Saturday, November 8. (Submitted Photo) doing more.

Janelle and Philip have been featured on local radio stations across

the country and can be heard on CBC and Radio-Canada.

Fung-Chiu Duo plays

this Saturday, November 8 at the Majestic Theatre.

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Internal smart meter report shows government put people at risk, say NDP Even the government’s internal investigation – one minister i n v e s t i g a t i n g another – shows that this government didn’t consider the consequences for Saskatchewan families of the smart meter fiasco, putting families’ safety, their homes and their money at risk, said the NDP’s Trent Wotherspoon.

The government’s report, which was released Monday, revealed that 359 meters failed – a far cry from the

eight this government had previously revealed, he added.

“This investigation clearly is not an independent investigation, but even as such it paints a picture of a government that plows ahead with pet projects without due diligence and, most concerning of all, without really considering the consequences for families,” said Wotherspoon.

“Safety should have been their top consideration, but that wasn’t a

consideration at all until the media reports of fires started piling up.

“And, this government should have known that families don’t want another increase to their SaskPower bills – but went ahead with a $200 million contract with one company, plus the purchase of 100,000 meters, despite lots of red flags.”

Wotherspoon said this government clearly didn’t do its homework.

The NDP previously revealed warnings from experts – but Monday’s

report exposed additional warnings, including from a company in the industry.

“It’s appalling that this government plowed ahead despite the warnings. Then, in ramming ahead, it failed to put enough protection into the contract for Saskatchewan. It didn’t even consider the risk of the meter failures, or the impact that could have on families’ safety, and the rates they will pay for power.”

Wotherspoon said the government’s decision

our homes later – I don’t want that, and I don’t think Saskatchewan families feel comfortable with that.”

Wotherspoon still wants a full independent audit of the government’s smart meter debacle, including an evaluation of exactly how much money Saskatchewan is out when it comes to the supplier and private installer company.

to stick with Sensus now also defies common sense.

“This government’s so-called solution is to handcuff Saskatchewan to Sensus, and to this poorly negotiated contract,” Wotherspoon said. “A store credit with a company that has a record of dangerous failures – paying them to put another experimental model on

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Letter to the Editor…

Dear Friends Our close friends Rick and Helen Seida’s daughter Tammy is fighting for her life and is in desperate need of a stem cell transplant from a bone marrow donor.

She was diagnosed in July with Acute Myloid Leukaemia (a from of blood cancer). Tammy and her husband have 2 1/2 year old twins, Adam and Madeline.

Here is an update from her Mom and Dad. “Tammy has been receiving chemotherapy treatment at the University of Alberta, two 29 day rounds. After Tammy’s second chemo session it was determined that she still had some cancerous cells and therefore will require a third chemo session with a starting date still undetermined.

“Tammy will be able to go home for a while until the next chemo session starts.”

It should again be noted that Tammy will still be in need of a bone marrow donor to take the all important next step for a full recovery. Tammy’s brother (Rory) and sister (Tasha) have been ruled out as a donor match. Therefore, Tammy will be in need of a donor from the bone marrow bank. We need to find a bone marrow donor whose genetic indicators match Tammy’s, as the much needed stem cells will come from the donor’s matching bone marrow. We need your help. Tammy needs to find a matching bone marrow donor so that she can have the transplant procedure performed in Calgary as soon as possible.

To donate you don’t have to be in Calgary, or Alberta, or even Canada to save Tammy’s life!

Blood Services will screen donors anywhere in the world and transport the stem cells from the matching donor to Calgary as soon as the matching donor is found.

Please go to the Canadian Blood Services website at onematch.ca to see whether you, or someone you know (friend or family member), may be eligible (and desire) to donate bone marrow with the hope and potential of saving Tammy’s life or the life of someone else fighting cancer.

Below is the basic criteria for donors and a phone number to contact for quicker testing times. I believe the test is a mouth swab or blood sample, so it’s a relatively non-invasive process.

Stem Cells To be eligible to join the Canadian Blood Services OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network, you must: • Be between 17 and 35 years of age; • Meet certain healthrelated criteria; • Fall between certain height and weight levels.

For more information please call 1-888-2DONATE (1-88-236-6283).

Please don’t feel any pressure or obligation! We know that donating blood, marrow, and significant time is asking an awful lot.

However, for those of you able and willing to donated, please know that Tammy and Mat, and their young children and us, her parents, will be eternally grateful for your generosity because getting tested means that you truly want to save a life . . . and we can’t possibly tell you how loved that makes us feel.

We urge all to continue spreading the word concerning the need for a bone marrow donor.

Thank you for considering this desperate need for Tammy and others.

Please pass on to others you know who may be interested. Please pray for Tammy’s health and that a donor will be found.

Sincerely, Betty Ann Deobald, Rosetown

Helping Canadian families?

Give them a (tax) break by Aaron Wudrick, Canadian Taxpayers Federation With a federal election under a year away and the Harper government poised to introduce its fall economic update in the coming weeks, the primary debate for Canadians in the next election is shaping up to be what to do with the projected surplus?

We are not talking about chump change here, either.

The Parliamentary Budget Office predicts that the government is on pace to run a $3.6-billion surplus in 2014-15, with subsequent surpluses to average about $10 billion annually for at least five years. That’s a lot of money – and lo and behold, there are many politicians salivating at the opportunity to spend it for you.

Earlier this month, the NDP announced its proposal for a $15 per day nationwide child care program. If it looks anything like the Quebec

model,it would inevitably end up as a subsidy to those who need it least.

In fact, studies show that the Quebec system results in middle and upper-income families securing most of the spots, leaving children of poorer families on long waiting lists.

The NDP assume provincial governments would be willing to bankroll a large part of the cost. This is a big assumption, especially considering the Quebec government is weighing a major overhaul of the program. The province’s auditor general identified a litany of problems in 2011. Not exactly a rock solid model upon which to launch a massive new federal program.

What’s more, the NDP proposes this new spending in addition to, rather than in place of, the existing system of payments to parents of children under age six in the form of the $100 per month Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB).

Incredibly, under the NDP plan you can have your cake and eat it too – so long as you’re prepared to pay for twice as much cake.

The Conservatives, for their part, are rumoured to be looking to expand the UCCB, either in amount (more) or scope (by making it applicable to children up to age 12).

This would also cost a hefty sum – comparable to the cost of the NDP plan. On the plus side, more money would be going directly into the pockets of Canadian families rather than funding one type of program. This would give greater flexibility to parents and keep thousands of stay-athome moms who run day-homes, in business.

Yet, when it comes to support for child care, there are better ways than creating vast new government bureaucracies, or cutting Canadian families cheques with their own money and then

taxing part of it back: the government could simply take less from Canadian families in the first place.

If the objective were to put more money into the hands of Canadian parents, why not consider increasing the existing child care deduction? Parents are already able to deduct up to $7,000 for child care costs for children under seven, and $4,000 for children under 17.

Raising that limit would benefit all parents, regardless of the form of child care they opt for – especially if a working parent was permitted to pay their stay-at-home partner and claim the deduction.

One of the best ways the federal government can support Canadian families is by lowering their tax burden.

Looming budget surpluses mean at long last they have the flexibility to do so – and they should.

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upward” and the project was research into high altitude bailouts.

Initially, he made a series of three extreme altitude parachute jumps from an open gondola which were carried upward by large helium balloons. These jumps were not made, as one might expect, in the face down position familiar to skydivers but in a sitting position.

The reason for this was because it was necessary to wear a 60 lb “kit’ on the back and

because the pressure suit formed a sitting shape when inflated.

On Nov. 16, 1959 Kittinger made his first jump. From an altitude of 76,400 feet this was a near disaster due to an equipment malfunction which caused him to lose consciousness.

He went into a flat spin at a rotational velocity of about 120 rpm. The g-forces at his extremities have been calculated to be over 22 times the force of gravity. Thank goodness

for his automatic parachute opener because that is what saved his life.

Excelsior II. One month later, on Dec. 11, 1959 he made his second jump from 74,700 feet. He won the A. Leo Stevens Parachute Medal for that.

Excelsior III. His third and final jump was made August 16, 1960. From a height of 102,800 feet. He carried a small drogue parachute on his back.

He fell for four minutes 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour before his parachute opened at 18,000 feet.

As he was riding the balloon upwards the

pressure in his right glove malfunctioned but not willing to give up he didn’t tell the ground crew and by the time he reached his altitude his hand had swollen to twice its normal size. He was unable to manually reach his parachute cord so placed his complete trust in his equipment.

And the parachute worked.

Kittinger set a number of records for this feat.

Highest balloon ascent.

Highest parachute jump. Longest droguefall (four minutes).

Fastest speed by a

human being through the atmosphere. These records held for 52 years until Felix Baumgartner broke the record for highest ascent, highest parachute jump and fastest velocity in 2012.

Kittinger was decorated with a second Distinguished Flying Cross and was awarded the Harmon Trophy by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Kittinger survived two tours in Vietnam.

He was shot down on May 11, 1972 during his third tour of duty.

The Majestic Theatre, Í

The other evening we were attending a theatre production that dealt with the story of Joseph Kittinger, a test pilot who leapt from a weather balloon 100,000 feet above the earth.

Kittinger became the only person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle.

What would possess a person to perform such a feat is beyond my comprehension but he did.

Project Excelsior.

It means “ever

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by Bob Mason

Gullible’s Travels Knowing his “Apollolike” build, Adonis appearance and sophisticated carriage, one would never suspect that beneath that (ahem!) facade, Sir “Yours Truly” Mason, is one of the most obvious (ahem again!) gullible types you have ever met!

Y.T. has never found out exactly why this is, but any person looking for an easy “mark” seems to be able to pick him out of a crowd anytime!

Mebbe it is a kind of trait left over from his innocent-rural childhood, I dunno – a childhood when he believed everything that people said!

There must be thousands of people like this! People who would

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rather be recognized for anything than be left alone!

I imagine that the psychoanalytical people have written volumes about this kind of “-ism”, making Y.T. look like some backwoods plebeian of the first water (quite a fancy vocabularistic assembly there, eh?).

Mebbe he had better stick to what he was going to write about in the first place!

Yet a fellow kind of wonders how many of the cruises he has been promised over the phone have actually taken place, and just how much joy there is in releaving a gullible type – like Yours Truly – of their hardearned cash, with their phoney promises!

On with the show, eh?

A few years ago Y.T. met one of his boyhood “gang” that used to meet in the local cafe and match coins for soft drinks (it must have been more than a “few” years ago, eh?). But this fellow never lost!

One night we found that he had a doubleheaded coin on one pocket and a double-tailed coin in the other!

Like mentioned above, Y.T. met him a few years back. He had a nicely rounded paunch and a nice shiny, hairless head – and was worth quite a bit of money! But he had sure lost a lot of friends while getting it!

I hear tell that he climbed “Them Golden Stairs” a few years ago, but I hope he doesn’t try that two-headed coin act up there!

When we were just kids, going to our country school, the folks gave young Y.T. a solid, twoinch, “India Rubber” ball for his birthday. Always proud to be recognized by his “peers” (in this case his fellow schoolchildren!), he took it to school and showed it to the Grade VIII boys, who promptly lost it – and we never saw it again!

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young kid told his folks about that ball, which he still remembers after 85 years, eh?

A lot of people (possibly rightly!) think that Yours Truly never learned very much during his school years, but he did find out that Grade VIII boys know an easy guy to get an India Rubber ball from when they see him!”Whitey” (another one of our gang), wasn’t much different.

“Here’s a shovel,” he would say. “You finish that post hole there while I rustle up something to eat!”

Half an hour (or more!) later he comes dallying along and we sit out in the sun over a cup of water and hastily-made peanut butter sandwich!

There are a lot of people like “Mac”, I think, but I knew a fellow one time who took one look at this mild, innocent face, came over, threw an arm over my shoulder and said: “Hello, Bob, old pal. Am I ever glad to see you . . . by the way can you loan me a few bucks until Friday?”

Like many another fellow, his “Fridays” never came and it got so that when Y.T. saw him coming down the street Y.T. crossed over to the other side! I’d like to write here that the Canadian Army was full of fine, society-loving heros, but sorry, apparently that army-style haircut made me look even more like some soft-hearted “rube”

than ever!

I’ll bet that I wasn’t in his Majesties Forces for five minutes before a fellow put the arm on me for a few bucks! And this kept on and on – even when Y.T. went overseas, that “tax me!” look went with him! An Aldershot inmate sold me a stolen bicycle, which the local “Bobbies” immediately took back. Not to be outdone, he stole it again and sold it to another newcomer! I think he made a business of it!

We had barely landed on the “Continent” before an N.C.O. (Non Commissioned Officer) wearing an old black, worn-out, leather jacket said: “They haven’t issued you with a jacket yet, eh?

Here, take mine!”

Guess who was wearing a nice, new jacket the next day, eh?

There must be thousands of stories like that – some of them true alright – and some of them just pure “balderdash”.

Y.T. went along with this “I’ll pay you today” bit for a while, but finally just signed most of his wages over to Victory Bonds!

The enemy snipers were a little more lenient!

Sometimes they came pretty close alright, but mostly they waited for the fellows who had sent me out to see how things were!

The suggestion that some of them were cross-eyed isn’t true, because most of them were pretty good!

But we came home safely somehow, and found that things back here weren’t that much different, with an appearance like the one he had always had to attract them, every con man in the business took one look . . . and pounced!

Time and again we were subjected to the “come-ons” like this: • “Can I sell you a cheap, high grade watch?”

• “We want you to hold the money while we practice a little gool!”

• “I’ll change that ten dollar bill for you and be right back!”

• “Hey Bob! Come over here and help me!”

And things like that!

And things didn’t change on the job that much either. It took a few years for Y.T. to find out what a “shortlegger” was.

I don’t know exactly how this kind of thing works, but even over the telephone people keep telling me that I’ve been “chosen” to take a Caribbean cruise!

I’ve got to get rid of this mild-looking face somehow. Mebbe I’ll paint a few scars on it where Pegasus flew into it one time, years ago! Come to think of it, mebbe that is the reason it did fly into it in the first place.

If that other guy can borrow titles like “Grapes of Wrath”, “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “Of Mice and Men”, Y.T. supposes that he can too, eh?

New Horizons Activities

by Karen Itterman As I write this article the snow has covered the ground and it truly looks like the winter season has begun. It was truly beautiful this morning with the snow covering trees and the mist in the air.

New Horizons members will be delivering Meals on Wheels next week beginning November 10. Volunteers are very important in our community.

New Horizons members were at the Kayette Craft Show on Tuesday selling raffle tickets in support of New Horizons.

Watch for further news on our upcoming events. The New Horizons has some new exciting events planned in the next few months.

Carpet bowling was played on Oct. 28 with the first place winners being Gail Herzberg, Darryl Smith, Pat Turner, Aileen Smith and Jean Tweddle.

Second place winners were Emily Liska, Barb Swyryda, Dinah Kegler, Florence Hammond, Marie Roesch and Rose Clarke. Carpet bowling is played every Tuesday afternoon beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The Monday after Kaiser Club played on Oct. 20 with the winners as follows: Joanne Kral, Ken Pearce, Joyce Colbert.

HSG Marie Roesch and Joyce Colbert.

The Oct. 27 scores were Ken Pearce,

Marie Roesch, Joyce Colbert. HSG Ken Pearce and Grant Gamble.

Bingo was played on Oct. 23 with seven people in attendance. The caller for the afternoon was Chris Ogrodnick with Tillie Zimmer and Barb Swyryda handling the prizes and tickets. The lunch was provided by Willa McIllwain. The half-nhalf winner was Don Swyryda with Moe Goring winning the blackout. There will be no bingo on Nov. 13 as our Turkey Ham bingo is taking place on Nov. 14.

A card party was held on Oct. 24 with 12 people in attendance. Kaiser winners were Reg Turner, Geoff Cooke and Gord Besse. Cribbage winners were Barb Swyryda, Ann Muc and Marie Roesch.

The host of the afternoon was Geoff Cooke with Margaret Cooke providing the lunch.

Our monthly activity calendars for November are now available for pick up at the office.

The courtesy car made 509 trips in the month of October. The courtesy car will not be running on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11.

Please take time this week to remember the men and women who have given up their lives for our freedom and also to those who are standing strong everyday in Canada to ensure our freedom continues.

“We Will Remember Them All.”

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Report from the Legislature Report from the Legislature

by Randy Weekes, MLA, Biggar (29 October, 2014) Saskatchewan’s population continues to grow and our economy stands out as a national leader.

This growth allows us to increase important investments in people, programs and infrastructure.

For example, as a result of the province’s predictable and sustainable revenue sharing program, municipalities already know they will receive record revenue sharing of $265 million in next year’s budget – more than double what it was when our government took office. This no-strings attached funding means our municipal partners are better able to meet the unique challenges in the communities they serve.

To further assist municipalities with infrastructure development, our government recently announced the renewal and expansion of the popular Saskatchewan Infrastructure Growth Initiative (SIGI). Now including First Nations communities, SIGI will provide rate subsidies for up to five years on municipal borrowing.

This is another way in which we’re partnering to help build stronger, more vibrant communities.

Earlier this year, Saskatchewan was once again hit hard by flooding. When the water was at its worst, our people were at their best.

Friends, family and neighbours grabbed sandbags and pitched in wherever they could. Our government was able to respond by establishing 11 recovery centres, including three in First Nations communities. These were one-stop points of access staffed by representatives from ministries, Crown

Diamond Lodge news

by Karen Kammer Hello everyone!

We hope you are doing well in this rainy snowy weather. We are thinking it is too cold out there and we are lucky to have a roof on our heads, delicious food in our belly and a lot of friends to visit. Now to get to the fun stuff which is activities at the Lodge.

Monday we started with exercises and Beat the Dice. Tuesday was Current Events with Donna, and then Shake Loose a Memory in the afternoon. Wednesday was Men’s Coffee hour.

Then in the afternoon we had Happy Hour.

Thursday was the second round of our exercises for the week. Bingo was the big hit for the day. One resident won four times!

Friday was Halloween so we were in a spooky theme. St. Gab’s K-2’s stopped by for a visit.

Then in the afternoon the residents and staff got all dressed up and had a little party. We played a guessing game.

We ate cupcakes, cookies, dirt pudding cups, rice krispie pumpkins and swamp water punch.

They were all tasty. Of course later that day little visitors stopped by to see their grandmas/ grandpas, et cetera.

Saturday was dot bingo and a movie in the afternoon. Sunday was Yahtzee in the morning and the Associated Gospel church came for worship for the week.

Take care everyone and talk to you again.

corporations, the Canadian Red Cross, Samaritan’s Purse Canada and other organizations to help individuals and families who were affected.

The benefits of a strong economy mean we can assist those hurt by flooding and still project a budget surplus.

So far this year, the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) has determined more than 340 municipalities and First Nations, and individuals living in those communities affected by flooding, are eligible for assistance under the program.

PDAP has now received over 3,000 claims.

Despite this year’s weather-related challenges, many Saskatchewan producers are in the final stages of harvest operations. In the coming weeks, Saskatchewan will play host to a New West Partnership transportation and market access summit. This will serve as an opportunity to discuss long-term improvements to Western Canada’s transportation system.

Saskatchewan’s agriculture sector remains strong, contributing $4.5 billion to Saskatchewan’s gross domestic product and sustaining 50,000 direct and indirect jobs.

In 2013, Saskatchewan set a record for agriculture

exports for a third consecutive year with sales of $11.7 billion, and we are on track to meet our goal of increasing agriculture exports to $15 billion by 2020. That is why, in November of this year, the Premier will be leading a trade delegation to India to continue to cultivate and strengthen an important and growing trading relationship. This mission will promote Saskatchewan’s agriculture and energy story to the fast-growing Indian market.

Announced as part of our government’s Throne Speech, SaskTel’s rural strategy will see the expansion of high speed Internet into another 54 communities by the end of the year. SaskTel is also doubling the available Internet speed in 220 rural communities and improving cell phone service in 111 rural communities by adding more capacity to its 4G network. This is in addition to the 318 rural communities that have already received improved Internet service and upgrades to cellular service in more than 500 locations since 2007.

This is just another example of how a strong and growing province works to build a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan people.

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

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST TOWN OF ASQUITH Province of Saskatchewan Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 15th day of January, 2015, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by Subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel.

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Bumble insecticides, and we bumble the bee

by Calvin Daniels

Who would have thought the humble honey bee would become the sounding bell to raise public concern over a growing environmental effort.

The concern revolves around the apparent impact neonicotinoids have on bee populations.

The impact on bees is seen as particularly impactful environmentally because bees are nature’s pollinators, making them an important part of the life cycle of many plants, including food sources such as fruits.

Such concerns have been fuelled by date such as 58 per cent of the bee

colonies in Ontario did not survive last winter.

While evidence is far from conclusive in pinning the losses on the pesticide it is being pointed too as a likely contributor.

And the pesticide issue is one we could impact with moratoriums and bans, whereas a cold winter’s impact is beyond our control.

In August The Globe and Mail reported a poll showing 87 per cent of Ontarians surveyed were concerned about the threat neonicotinoids pose to insects and wildlife, and 92 per cent want the government to protect pollinators.

“I’ve been doing environmental work since 1984 and I’ve never seen this level of public concern about an issue,” said Gideon Forman, executive director of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, which paid for two-thirds of the poll, in the G&M story.

Among the survey’s respondents, 77 per cent said the government should place a two-year moratorium on neonics.

For those unaware, a separate G&M story detailed the concerns; “Beekeepers and a growing body of scientific research say the neonicotinoid class of pesticide that has become widely used in the past decade is contributing to the decline in populations of bees and other pollinators. They say the chemicals designed to protect crops against worms and other pests

are weakening beneficial insects and making them more vulnerable to viruses, parasites and loss of food supply.

“Neonicotinoids, known as neonics, are applied by the seed companies on corn, canola and some soybeans. They are also used by vegetable farmers and growers of ornamental flowers.

“The pesticide is systemic, which means it is present throughout

the plants, including the nectar and pollen eaten by honey bees and other insect pollinators that are responsible for a third of the food humans consume.”

While I am an ardent proponent of progress in science, promoting those things which expand the possibilities of agriculture, in particular the field of genetically modified crops, there are situations where extra

diligence not only makes sense, but is simply required.

Neonics is one of the times we need to slam on the brakes and take a long extra look at the potential to negatively impact the natural way of things.

To impact pollinators, given their importance to food production would be folly, and we need to ensure we don’t go down that path.

Report available on insured acres of cereal varieties The “Cereal Varieties – 2014 Insured Commercial Acres” report is now available on the Canadian Grain Commission’s Web site.

The report covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and shows the number of insured acres of seeded varieties of wheat, durum, barley,

oats, rye and triticale.

The report shows total acres of each cereal crop by province. Information for wheat is further broken down by class.

The Canadian Grain Commission’s report is based on acres insured through provincial crop insurance in the Western provinces and does not reflect total acres seed-

ed. In the report, cereal varieties are classified based on the Canadian Grain Commission’s lists of designated varieties.

The report is based on data from Manitoba Management Plus Program, Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, Alberta Agricultural Financial Services Corp. and B.C. Crop Insurance.

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Congratulations on a toonie win! . . . Biggar Museum and Gallery’s Delta Fay Cruickshank, left, hands over a cheque for $46 to Monica Slowski - her winnings in the ongoing Museum toonie draw. Congratulations, and for everyone out their, keep on playing, just look for the toonie jars at Biggar businesses and organizations! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Financial Advice to make a positive difference

by Kim Inglis, BCom, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP, Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager Canaccord Wealth Management Without doubt, markets have been volatile this fall.

From the September peak to the most recent October low, the S&P/ TSX Composite Index dropped approximately 13 per cent and the S&P 500 by 9.8 per cent.

These numbers indi-

cate an intermediate correction, an event which typically occurs once every two to three years.

Looking at current market valuations, some pundits argue that priceto-earnings multiples are too high and therefore the markets have nowhere to go but down.

They conclude that, since the current valuation of the S&P 500 is trading slightly higher than the historical average of 15.8x forward earnings,

there isn’t a lot of room for growth.

The flaw in that argument is that it fails to examine things on a cashadjusted basis. Instead it ignores the estimated $1.6 trillion currently sitting on corporate balance sheets, which is an unprecedented accumulation of cash.

An RBC Wealth Management report says that this cash build-up is making the S&P 500 look more expensive

than is actually the case.

After adjusting the priceearnings multiple of the market to reflect the cash, the report found that the markets pushed below 9x earnings in the latest cycle.

That’s an important point. Historically, when markets have been in the low single digit range for multiples, it has marked the beginning of a secular bull market.

Other factors favour the long-term market

outlook. Vertex Asset Management notes that oil is the largest tax on the U.S. economy and that lower prices will be a major driver of economic expansion: “With rising wages, falling oil prices and stable interest rates, consumers will have fuller pockets to buy that new house, car, technology, et cetera. All the while corporate margins are expanding with reduced manufacturing and transport costs.”

This bodes well for long-term value investors, and any near team volatility should be viewed as a buying opportunity.

Canaccord Genuity North American Portfolio Strategist and Quantitative Analyst Martin Roberge points out that most of the ingredients for a capitulation low have occurred, including an upside blow to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), and the trip to market lows happened on very heavy volume.

Investors wishing to take advantage of the market volatility on a risk-adjusted basis may wish to use an exchangetraded fund (ETF) like the First Asset Morningstar Value Index (TSX: FXM). It’s a diversified

Biggar Central School teacher, Leith “Elsa” Larson, in the spirit of Halloween, shakes hands with a student during Friday’s parade. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

BCS Principal’s report

by Kim Fick We had another very successful Halloween at BCS 2000!

In previous years all students in the school met in the gym for a costume parade of all grade levels, and many parents and grandparents joined us as well to watch the costumed students and staff strut their stuff.

There were many great costumes, and no one will ever forget seeing Elsa – I mean, Mr. Larson – let it go.

Great Halloween spirit was shown that day!

Last week I discussed the communications focus of our engagement goal for the year. A second piece of our school engagement goal focuses on the increase of families in our school community that speak English as an Additional

Language (EAL).

We have many immigrant families that very much enjoy being a part of their child’s educational experience, yet the language barrier can prevent some from doing so. As well, many of our EAL students face new cultural norms and experiences that can be overwhelming. As we all know, it is challenging enough to discover where you fit in socially as you grow up, never mind adding cultural and language issues into the mix! We believe that having a diverse community of learners from many countries is a strength of our school, as our students learn about being global citizens and understanding of people’s differences.

As part of our goal we are going to work

to support our EAL families with a few different programs and activities throughout the school year. They will be tailored to the needs expressed by families and students in our school community.

Our school will honour our veterans this Friday at 11 a.m. at our annual Remembrance Day service. Thank you to the Legion and Cadet members that help us to show our students the importance of our freedom and the sacrifices that were made for us all to enjoy it.

There will be no school on Monday, Nov. 10 in lieu of Parent-TeacherStudent conferences, so enjoy the four day weekend with your families.

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ETF containing 30 Canadian value stocks, with a maximum of five companies from any one sector. The ETF is fairly new, but the index it replicates has been around for quite some time and has outperformed the TSX over the past one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Further, it has done so with volatility levels not materially different from the S&P/ TSX Composite Index.

This means the index has outperformed without taking on more risk.

The markets have pulled back quite a bit and at some point they will rebound. A lot of good quality value stocks have been beaten up and “buying the market” with an index fund is a good way to acquire them without taking on single equity risk.

Kim Inglis, CIM, PFP, FCSI, AIFP is an Investment Advisor and Portfolio Manager with Canaccord Wealth Management, a division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund, reynoldsinglis.ca.

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by Rod Pedersen, Voice of the Riders Well here we are!

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have reached the final week of the 2014 regular season and they’ll conclude the 18-game schedule this Saturday when they host the Edmonton Eskimos (6:00 pm, TSN, CKRM Rider Radio Network).

Then it’s playoff time.

But what happens between now and semifinal weekend for the Roughriders has everybody guessing. I suspect even some of the Roughrider players are wondering too, along with the rest of the Canadian Football League.

It’s been eight weeks since star Rider quarterback Darian Durant tore a tendon in his right elbow on September 7 in Winnipeg.

That cued an alarming tailspin which has seen

Canada’s Team lose their past five straight games and six of seven since Durant went down.

Now the Rider Nation is abuzz since Durant is due to come back but one has to wonder if he’ll be back for this Saturday’s game (since he’s practiced only sporadically the past couple of weeks and not even thrown a pass in open workouts), or for the playoffs, or will he be shut down all together?

The Riders’ transaction on October 23 of placing

Durant back on the six-game injured list certainly got tongues wagging but it was more of a clerical move than anything else.

“I think people probably read too much into that,” observed Riders Assistant GM Jeremy O’Day on 620 CKRM. “It appears that when something like that happens, it means automatically that he’s not available for any more games but that’s actually not the truth. We can pull any of the guys off the six-game injured list. That’s just a worst case scenario. If he doesn’t recover the way we expect, then he stays on the six-game and it would impact the salary cap.

“By no means with us doing that does it mean Darian won’t play again

this year.”

Cool. But that still gives us no indication when, or if, Durant will be back this season as the club looks to repeat as Grey Cup champions for the first time in franchise history. When the team begins its practice week, perhaps we’ll get a better idea but it remains a closely-guarded secret.

Text inquiries to Rider players and staff regarding Durant’s status have gone unanswered.

If they know, no one’s saying.

And now the Rider brass has a mammoth decision ahead of them.

Is Durant at 75 per cent better than his temporary replacement Kerry Joseph at 100 per cent? Who gives them the best chance to win?

What’s in Darian’s

best interests? A lot of Rider observers, mostly alumni I’ve spoken with, would like to see Durant shutdown for 2014. It’s pretty clear what he means to this franchise since his injury seems to have killed the whole unit. If he comes back early, and reinjures his throwing arm, what does that mean for the years ahead? That’s his moneymaker and we’ve now seen how hard it is to find a star quarterback in this league.

Furthermore if they left the decision up to Durant, he’ll want to play. It was painful to see him trotted out late in the 2011 season, with nothing to play for, while he suffered through a barrage of injuries as the team looked for meaningless wins near the end of

a 5-13 campaign. He’s always going to want to play. That’s just the way Darian Durant is built.

As a matter of fact he feels guilty being on the sidelines now.

So unfortunately this column has provided many more questions than it has answers but we’ll being finding out the solutions over the next couple of weeks.

Will the Green and White be in their fifth Grey Cup in eight seasons on November 30 in Vancouver or is this season going to fizzle out with a whimper?

Only the football gods know for sure.

(For daily Rider news, follow Rod on Twitter at @sportscage).

St. Gabriel volleyball season ends . . . in Gold!

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St. Gabriel Boys volleyball team took part in the West Central Junior Boys District Volleyball Championship last Saturday in Davidson.

Three other section rep teams: Beechy, Davidson, and Eston were also competing for the title.

The boys from Biggar were trying to cap off their successful season with the District Championship. Prior wins included tournaments in Dinsmore, North Battleford, and their home tournament. They also placed second in an early-season tournament in Wilkie.

The Saints had a strong round robin showing winning all three matched and limiting teams to a stingy 10 points per set.

With this effort they ad-

vanced straight into the championship final.

Beechy and Davidson played in the second/ third place semi-final match. The home fans were not to be outdone by a large and vocal group of fans from Beecy. With their support Beechy advanced to the championship final.

Beechy’s team and their enthusiastic fans gave St. Gabriel a scare in the first set of the finals. It was a back and forth affair with our boys squeaking out a victory 25-23. Taking a bit of wind out of Beechy’s sails the Saints took the second set comfortably 25-16. The win capped off an extremely successful season.

Well done boys!

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It’s a stalemate. Garret Hawkins and Beechy player appear to be at an impasse as teammates Joel Hanson, Nathan Hawkins (7), Jesse Garchinski (5) watch the outcome. (Submitted photo)

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Little Big Men of the Ice (Above) . . . Biggar Minor Hockey players are hard at it, putting effort and talent to use. Check them out - support for our minor hockey players makes a huge difference in their play - a big crowd, a big effort from our future stars! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam) Puck Stopper (Left) . . . Biggar National Kirby Halcrow cuts the angles, waiting for a Wilkie Outlaw point-shot, Friday. Halcrow and Crew opened the season with an entertaining home start, keeping the game close and giving the visiting Outlaws a bit of a scare, unfortunately falling 7-4. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Biggar Bowl bowling scores Monday Mixed League: MHS – Reg Horner, 258; WHS – Melissa Raschke, 203; MHT – Gerry Devenny, 631; WHT – Krista Remeshylo, 501.

Tuesday New Horizons: MHS – Jack Eckart, 231; WHS – N/A; MHT – Bill Roach, 579; WHT – N/A. Thursday Senior’s

League: MHS – Glen Shockey, 222; WHS – Esther Singer, 192; MHT – Glen Shockey, 592; WHT – Dianna Meger, 485.

Y.B.C. Thursday, Bowlasaurus: High Score – Dominic Raschke, 64.

Pee Wee: High Score – Axel Danskin, 54; High

Double – Axel Danskin, 104. Bantam: High Score – Julian Heimbecker, 120; High Triple – Julian Heimbecker, 309.

Juniors: High Score – Hailey Boobyer, 130; High Triple – Hailey Boobyer, 352.

Perdue Community Bowl Week of October 27-31 Club 55: MHS – Peter Hofmeister, 237; WHS – Elizabeth McMahon, 280; MHT – Peter Hofmeister, 480; WHT – Elizabeth McMahon, 616; THS – BG’s, 1,142; THT – Zeros, 3,214; MHA – Al Levitt, 171; WHA – Joey Levitt, 177.

Ladies League: WHS

– Dorrie Labersweiler, 278; WHT – Dorrie Labersweiler, 641; THS – Other Frame, 1,084; THT – Bleepers, 3,220.

Men’s League: MHS – Bob Lemon, 240; MHT – Bob Lemon, 639; THS – JAG, 838; THT – WWF, 2,361; MHA – Al Levitt, 188.

The YBC had a Buddy Bowl on their day of bowling.

Each YBC member enjoyed Glow Bingo bowling with a friend.

Cupcakes, juice and a Halloween Treat bag was a great way to wrap up their event.

Remembrance… pass it on!

Parade and Services TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 11:00 a.m. at Biggar Community Hall • Organizations and individuals wishing to take part in the Biggar Remembrance Day Parade should assemble in kitchen area at Biggar Community Hall at 10:30 a.m.

• Interdenominational Choir, 10:30 a.m. at Biggar Community Hall.

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

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Last month we covered Outlast and Raid, it is now high time we took a closer look at Prowess and Delve.

Prowess, the Jeskai mechanic, is a curious little thing. It is a mechanic that only ever appears on creature cards, but pushes you to play non-creature spells. That being said, there are plenty of ways to advance that agenda. Burn and bounce spells, both cornerstones to red and blue respectively, do wonders for creatures with Prowess, simultaneously buffing them and clearing a path. Other options include simply playing non-creature artifacts, like Astral Cornucopia (which was used as a core combo piece in Pro Tour Honolulu), and enchantments, both auras and otherwise. In fact, when you cast an enchantment creature for its Bestow cost, it is not a creature at that point in time for the purposes of triggers and the stack (thus you can Negate a Boon Satyr being Bestowed on another creature, but not one being played normally).

Chance of Sandstorms Creatures: 4x Frenzied Goblin (R), 4x Monastery Swiftspear (R), 4x Jeskai Windscout (2U), 4x Spellheart Chimera (1UR), 4x DragonStyle Twins (3RR).

Spells: 4x Spite of Mogis (R), 4x Scouring Sands (1R), 4x Polymorphist’s Jest (1UU), 4x Winterflame (1UR).

Lands: 5x Island, 11x Mountain, 4x Mystic Monastery, 4x Swiftwater Cliffs.

The above deck goes deep on the mechanic of Prowess, with over half its creature base having the keyword. By in large this deck is a simple Izzet Agro archetype, with a late game combo to both clear the board and pump the majority of your creatures up.

Polymorphist’s Jest, turning your opponent’s board into 1/1’s with no abilities, followed by Scouring

Sands, dealing one damage to every creature you don’t control, gives you a pair of Prowess triggers, and will often enough be able to finish a game, or at least knock the wind out of your opponent’s sails long enough for you to stablize.

This now brings us to Delve, which is one of two returning mechanics this set (the other being Morph).

Unlike Prowess discussed above, Delve is somewhat dangerous and awkward to go deep on. This is because, by the very nature of Delve spells, they are costly affairs, with such examples as Treasure Cruise ringing in at 8 mana and Dead Drop coming in at a whopping 10. The mechanic Delve offsets these otherwise prohibitive costs by letting you exile cards from your graveyard in place of paying the colourless mana in their costs, which brings us to the other rub: the size of your library.

Ripping cards out of your graveyard is great and all, but they have to get there first, and those cards come from your library, which is a finite resource.

In order to go deep on Delve, you risk milling yourself out of the game just so you can cast spell after spell for nearly free. Additionally, you run the risk of having everything undone by your oppoent utilizing graveyard hate cards, such as Tormod’s Crypt or Cranial Archive. Operating your whole deck this way isn’t viable, so it is best to just pick and choose a few Delve cards to have in your deck. That being said, milling out your opponent’s entire deck, that is a much more viable way to run things.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 Don’t Trust Turtles: Creatures: 3x Embodiment of Spring (U), 4x Kiora’s Follower (UG), 3x Rattleclaw Mystic (1G), 3x Monastery Flock (2U), 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons (3UG), 4x Meandering Towershell (3GG), 3x Phenax, God of Deception (3UB), 2x Prophet of Kruphix (3UG).

Spells: 4x Kin-Tree Invocation (BG), 3x Treasure Cruise (7U).

Planeswalkers: 2x Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver (1UB), 2x Kiora, the Crashing Wave (2UG), 1x Liliana Vess (3BB), 1x Garruk, Apex Predator (5BG).

Lands: 7x Forest, 2x Island, 4x Opulent Palace, 1x Polluted Delta, 2x Swamp, 4x Temple of Deceit, 4x Thornwood Falls.

With quite a high curve, this deck is more optimal for group play, for several reasons. Not only do multiplayer games tend to run a touch slower, giving you precious turns to set up, it also lets you get the most out of your Prophet of Kruphix, as there are that many more opponent controlled upkeeps for you to untap on.

The goal of the deck is to mill your opponent out whole-sale using Phenax and Meandering Towershell, with the Prophet of Kruphix turbo-charging the combo, and the bevy of planeswalkers running interference. Should your opponent somehow have a defence against this assault on their deck (such as somehow becoming Hexproof), Kin-Tree Invocation gives the deck a Plan-B, letting you potentially produce tokens as large as 9/9 for the low, low cost of two mana.

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‘Stacheless for a cause . . . Biggar Credit Union’s Owen Nicklin says goodbye to a 30-year friend last Thursday. Nicklin, part of the Credit Union’s Movember team, went “sans ‘stache”, getting co-workers to raise $200 by October’s end.

The Credit Union will continue fund raising and facial hair growth through November all for men’s health. They are close to their $1,500 goal - let’s help them go way over that! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Joyce Ann Vaessen (nee Flasch) August 20, 1947 - October 6, 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wife, mom and grandma at the age of 67 years, after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.

Mom is survived by her family: husband of 44 years, Norbert, of Wilkie, Sask., son, Preston of Landis, Sask.; daughters, Dawn and Tracy each of Calgary, Alta.; granddaughters, Bryna and Sofie Turk; brothers, Eugene (Margaret) Flasch of Saskatoon, Sask., Dave (Evelyn) of Battleford, Sask., Roy of Unity, Sask., Greg of Saskatoon, Sask., Rodney of Wilkie, Sask.; sister-in-law, Marlene Flasch of Biggar, Sask.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joyce was predeceased by her mother, Elizabeth (nee Gilles) in 2006; father, Fredrick in 1976; sister, Doreen Lewendon in 2000, and brother, Raymond in 2009.

She was born August 20, 1947 in Wilkie, and grew up on the family farm near Leipzig, Sask.. Mom moved to Saskatoon and attended Robertson Business College before marrying our dad, Norbert, in 1969. They farmed in the Leipzig/Landis area and in 1997 moved to Wilkie, though continued to be involved in the family farm. Joyce loved her garden, the Riders, the Blue Jays, travelling, sewing and simply talking about life’s journeys on the phone with her kids and countless others.

Mom faced her 24-year battle with cancer with utmost strength, particularly when her disease was diagnosed as terminal in 2007. It is this strength that will continue to live in our hearts and make us eternally proud of our mom. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr Ahmed of the Saskatoon Cancer Clinic, Dr Kemp of Wilkie, and the heath care teams that supported Mom in Saskatoon, North Battleford and Wilkie.

Prayer Services was held on Thursday October 9, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. with Annette Gutting presiding from St. James Roman Catholic Church in Wilkie; and Rite of Christian Burial on Friday October 10, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. with Father George Chatholil and Monsignor Raymond Senger as celebrants. Organist was Lynn Christiansen; eulogists were daughters, Dawn Vaessen and Tracy Vaessen; Readers were niece, Jerilynn Hannouch and son, Preston Vaessen.

Offertory Gifts were granddaughters, Bryna Turk and Sofie Turk. Active Pallbearers were nephews and niece, Scott Vaessen, David Lewendon, Dwayne Flasch, Mike Flasch, Terry Flasch, Carol Froehlick. Interment was held at Wilkie Cemetery, Wilkie, Sask.

Donations in memory of our mom can be made to Wilkie Health Centre, Box 459, Wilkie, SK, S0K 4W0 or the C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research: http://c95. com/radio-marathon. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Wilkie Funeral Home. “I carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart, wherever you go, I go my dear”. Rest in peace, Mom. Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. gfsc1

Robert Hanon “Bobby” Selkirk May 8, 1934 - October 7, 2014 It is with great sadness the family of Robert “Bobby” Selkirk announce his passing on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the age of 80.

Bobby was born at the family home in Springwater, Sask.

The family lived in various CNR based towns moving back to Biggar, Sask. in 1954.

Due to his blindness from birth, Bobby lived at home with his family. In his mid 40’s, he moved to the Blind Institute in Saskatoon. When the facility closed, he then moved to the Extendicare where he resided until his passing. He loved his home there and when out for a visit was always waiting eagerly to return. While at the Extendicare, he also enjoyed working at Cosmopolitan Industries doing various duties.

Bobby loved to help out with many of the chores at home, snapping beans and doing the dishes were at the top of the list. He spent many hours swinging on his swing listening to the birds. His most loved passion was music. Having his radio turned on from morning to night was a “MUST”. He loved to sing and knew all the words to many a song, “Daisy a Day” being his favourite. He had an excellent memory and could name many of the original artists.

Bobby had a strong belief in religious teachings from his mother and grandmother and would recite many favourite passages on a daily basis. He had fond memories of growing up with his siblings and could tell many stories some ending with a hearty laugh.

We will miss our visits and bringing you the chocolate milkshake you so loved.

Survived by his sister, Margaret Redlich, Cut Knife, Sask.; brother, Melvin ( Joyce) Selkirk, Biggar, Sask.; sister-inlaw, Liz Selkirk, Chateguay, Quebec; brothers-in-law, Ernie Redlich and Karl ( Jean Redlich); and many nieces, nephews and cousins as well as his many friends at the Extendicare.

Predeceased by his parents, Robert and Nelda Selkirk; sister, Marie Redlich; and brother, Ivan Selkirk.

Cremation. Graveside Service at 2 p.m. on

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 at Biggar Cemetery, Biggar, Sask.

Tributes may be made to Extendicare-Family Support Group, 2225 Preston Ave., Saskatoon, SK, S7J 2E7 Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. gfsc1

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Elizabeth McMahon would like to thank those who put together the nomination for the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism Volunteer Award on her behalf. To my family and friends who were able to travel to Regina for the banquet and Awards presentation, thanks for your love and support. Thanks to everyone for all the congratulatory remarks. Thanks to Perdue United Church for the beautiful bouquet of flowers. Perdue is a great community to volunteer in and I was honoured to be able to represent all the great volunteers.

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Coming William John Hodgson October 26, 1947 - October 28, 2014 William John Hodgson was born October 26, 1947 in Saskatoon, Sask. and grew up in Vanscoy, Sask. and took his schooling in Delisle, Sask. It was in Vanscoy that he met the love of his life Bonnie Lou Wylie and on July 4, 1970 they were married.

Bill went to work for SaskTel and they moved to Kindersley, Sask. for a few years before moving to Biggar, Sask. in 1977. Bill retired from SaskTel in 1998 after 25 years with the company and went to work for Thompson and Johnson as a line locator for a couple of years.

Bill and Bonnie have two children, Angela and Adam.

Bill spent his leisure time enjoying golf, family ski trips, camping and bowling and was known to enjoy the odd game or twoooo of Kaiser.

Bill is survived by his children, Angela (Darrell) Huber of Provost, Alta. and their children, Carter, Austin, Brooklyn and Brayden; Adam ( Jennifer) Hodgson of Biggar, Sask. and their children, Emily and Jaeda; sisters, Fran Stanek, and twin, Bonnie (Frank) Bean; brother, Clifford (Phyllis) Hodgson; mother-inlaw, LuLu Wylie; along with numerous nieces and nephews and extended family members.

Bill was predeceased by his wife, Bonnie in 2012; his parents, William and Elsie Hodgson; brother-in-law, Jim Stanek and grandson, Drayton Hodgson.

A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 2 p.m. from Biggar Community Hall. Prayer was by Neil Millard; poem reading by Janine Lenssen; eulogist was Gerald Bodnarchuk; and Honourary bearers were all those who shared in Bill’s life.

Tributes may be directed to Canadian Cancer Society, #101-440-2nd Ave. N., Saskatoon, SK, S7K 2C3 or STARS Saskatoon Base, Hanger 21, 2475 Airport Rd., Saskatoon, SK, S7L 1M4 Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”. f 1 gfsc1

Nancy May Singer 1915 - 2014 Nancy was born to John and Joyce Rowlands on March 30, 1915, the oldest of five, in the town of Moose Jaw, Sask. She lived her early years in Pense, Sask. and took her schooling there. Later moving to the Biggar area, where she met her future husband, Carl. They were married on December 15, 1935. They spent the first two winters in San Francisco. They moved to Delisle where they operated a motel for one year. In 1938, they purchased a farm north of Biggar where they farmed for 46 years. Nancy was an active farm wife involved in most every aspect. She especially liked to garden, bake, sew and knit. She was also on the Curtshill school board. In 1976, they moved to Biggar where she was active at the New Horizons Senior Centre.

She also delivered meals on wheels.

In Nancy’s later years, she moved to Saskatoon where she was again active in her community.

Our dad and mom’s favourite pastimes were to travel the world. They went to Asia, Europe, US, Australia and the British Isles. Nancy died peacefully at Stensrud Lodge in Saskatoon.

She is lovingly remembered by her son, Ronald (Louise) Singer of Biggar, Sask.; daughters, Carol ( Joel) Yelland of Saskatoon, Brenda (Mark) Malazdrewich of Saskatoon and son, Roland (Lynn) Singer of Calgary; daughter-in-law, Meril Singer of Edmonton, Alta.; and son-in-law, John Mazzie of Kindersley.

She was also survived by 20 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren; her sister, Gladys Rowlands of Saskatoon and brother, Robert Benell of Winnipeg, Man.; and brother-in-law, Arvo Paivarinta.

She was predeceased by her husband, Carl Singer; daughter, Francis Mazzie; son, John Singer; infant daughter, Bonita; brother, John Rowlands; and sister, Joyce Paivarinta.

A special thank you to all the nurses/care aids at Stensrud Lodge for the wonderful care our mother received, we are so grateful.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral on Monday, November 3, 2014 with Very Rev. Father Pius Schroh as

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This is the place for all your Christmas presents!

SUNDAYS in NOVEMBER: Presbyterians, Anglicans and Lutherans (PALs) will be worshipping at ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN Church at 10:30 a.m. Potluck on November 30.

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

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

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

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“Prairie Debut presents, FUNGCHIU PIANO DUO, ONE PIANO/ FOUR HANDS”, 7:30 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar.

Adults/ Seniors, $25 (advance, $20); students, 13 and older, $15; children, 12 and under, $5.

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S U N D A Y , NOVEMBER 9: Landis Library Annual Craft Sale/Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Soup and sandwich lunch. Silent Auction.

Fish pond. Half & Half, and more.

44p2 F R I D A Y , NOVEMBER 14: Biggar New Horizons Turkey & Ham Bingo, 7:30 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons Hall.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Everyone welcome!

44c3 SATUR DAY, NOVEMBER 22: Upcoming Trade Fair Event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall.

Biggar home-based businesses features 20 vendors.

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S U N D A Y , N OV E M BE R 23: Please join the Biggar Refugee Support Committee in welcoming and meeting the Sanchez Family at the Biggar Central School 2000 Atrium for entertainment and refreshments from 2-4 p.m. This is a family friendly event and all are welcome.

Donations for a receipt can be made out to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Refugee Support. For more information please phone Cindy Hoppe at 306-948-2947.

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War Amps labels exemplifies legacy of “Amputees helping Amputees” The War Amps 2014 address labels are being mailed to Saskatchewan residents starting this week.

The theme, “Sharing the Legacy,” pays tribute to the link between those who helped start the Association and those who will carry it into the future.

Jenna, 16, is a right leg amputee and member of The War Amps Child Amputee

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In a letter accompanying the address labels, she writes about her special friendship with Bert, a Second World War veteran who lost his leg after stepping on a landmine in Italy.

It was amputee war veterans such as Bert who created CHAMP, which provides financial assistance for artificial limbs and holds regional seminars every year for child amputees like Jenna.

The pair have a tradition of laying a wreath together, on behalf of The War Amps, at their local Remembrance Day Ceremony.

Bert says he is comforted to know Jenna will continue to spread the message of

Remembrance and carry on The War Amps legacy of “amputees h e l p i n g amputees.”

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Archives and Saskatchewan History Online.

This project, once completed, will provide online access to all weekly newspapers from 1878 to 1964 in the Saskatchewan A r c h i v e s ’ collection.

The current release focuses on the early years of the First World War, featuring local weekly papers from English,

French, German and Ukrainian communities a c r o s s Saskatchewan.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the event on November 6, at 3 p.m. in Room 218 at the Legislative Building.

To learn more about the Saskatchewan A r c h i v e s ’ Permanent Collection visit saskarchives.com.

Saskatchewan Archives remembers the Saskatchewan war experience T h e Saskatchewan Archives is pleased to host a Remembrance Day event commemorating the beginning of the First World War as experienced by the people of S a s k a t c h e wa n : From the Prairies to the Trenches – Saskatchewan and the First Months of the First World War. “It is important that we

remember the brave actions of those who served our province and our nation during the First World War,” Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Archives Board Mark Docherty said. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the public to visit the Legislative B u i l d i n g and become acquainted with some of the archival material

that focuses on the efforts of Saskatchewan citizens during the beginning of the First World War.” “I am pleased to present a selection of historical records from the province’s archive that recalls the experience of the First World War by Saskatchewan’s c i t i z e n s , ” Provincial Archivist Linda McIntyre said.

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that the memory of personal sacrifice is not forgotten.”

The afternoon event features readings from the Archives’ textual collection and an excerpt from a 1975 audio interview with a Great War veteran.The event also launches a multiyear historic n e w s p a p e r digitization project jointly undertaken by Saskatchewan

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The Sky This Month - November 2014

by Gary Boyle, The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada The Lizard King

And

The

Breaking news: Not one but two supernovas have been discovered on consecutive days.

First we have a magnitude 13.9 explosion occurring in the spiral galaxy NGC 4080 that was discovered on October 28.

Located 49 million light years in the constellation Coma Berenices, this magnitude 13.7 galaxy is located at R.A. 12h 40m 52s, Dec. +26d 59m 47s.

The second discovery came a day later on Oct. 29 with a magnitude 13.2 supernova in galaxy M61 located in the Virgo cluster. At 60 million light years distance, this magnitude 9.2 face-on galaxy has produce six previous supernovas since 1926.

Now on to our two featured constellations.

Located between the familiar starry patterns of Andromeda the Chained Woman and Cygnus the Swan is a small dim group of stars named Lacerta the Lizard. Its asterism consists of only six suns of which the brightest (Alpha Lacertae) is magnitude 3.9. Sometimes referred to as the “Little Cassiopeia”, Lacerta is void of any Messier objects but does sport a few objects such as the 13th magnitude planetary nebula IC 5217, consisting of a tiny disk that appear greyish in small scopes and could pose a bit of a challenge.

However it is nicely situated along the starry field of our Milky Way Galaxy.

There are a few open clusters you can check out such as NGC 7243 located

some 2,800 light years from us. At magnitude 6.4, it is measures 30 arc minutes or the same size of the full moon. Then we have NGC 7209 which is half the size of the previous object and a bit fainter at magnitude 7.7.

And lastly we have NGC 7296 which contains only 15 stars but worth the visit.

Moving up farther north to King Cepheus, we are greeted by an asterism of five stars shaped like a church with a tall steeple. Its brightest star is named Alderamin and shines at magnitude 2.6. Alderamin spins once every 12 hours as opposed to our sun that takes some 25 days to do the same. Alderamin is a spectra class ‘A’ star that is moving off the main sequence as its internal fuel supply is running out.

We begin our tour in the far north and only 17 degrees from the North Star – Polaris. NGC 40 is a planetary nebula with a central star. This is another example of what the demise of our Sun in about five billion years from now.

This magnitude 10.7 corpse exhibits a magnitude 11.6 central star. Aka the Bow-Tie Nebula or Caldwell 2 is some 3,700 light years away from us.

Another planetary nebula is NGC 7354.

This object estimated to be about 4,000 light years from us, exhibits a classic double shell of material blown off by the dying star. Photography is required to pick up the fainter outer shell.

The central star is a difficult magnitude 16.2 so large telescopes are a must. The previous two objects are located outside the five star asterism. However inside the imaginary house is a reflection nebula catalogued as NGC 7129 and at a distance of 3,300 light years, NGC 7129 glows at magnitude 11.5.

The light reflecting off the nebula comes from NGC 7142 which is a collection of 130 suns that are less than a million years old.

Young exited stars within the nebula have blown away some dust thus taking on a rosebud shape. The two are separated by a full moon width.

But the piece de resistance has to go to IC1396.

This is an emission nebula producing stars within its huge cloud of interstellar gas and dust.

The bright blue star at the central helps energize the entire region. Lovely dark clouds of dust adds to the beauty of the stellar nursery which measures over three degrees of sky and hundreds of light years wide. Not far from the central star is the famed Elephant’s Trunk nebula. IC1396 is thought to be about 3,000 light years from us.

This month the South and North Taurids produce only seven meteors per hour and moonlight will interfere during the peak of the Southern Taurids.

This shower lasts from Sept. 25 to Nov. 25. The North Taurids last from Oct. 12 to Dec. 2 and produce no more than seven meteors per hour.

Even the annual Leonids

that attained storm status back in 1999, is expected to peak on the night of Nov. 17/18, a dismal 10 to 15 meteors per hour will entertain us but the good new is a waning crescent moon will not interfere.

The planet Mercury is at greatest elongation in the morning skies in Virgo on Nov. 5 after which it races to hide behind the Sun on Dec. 8. Jupiter at the beginning of the month rises at 11:50 p.m. local time in Leo about and is out all night long. Follow eclipses, shadows and transits of the four main moons of Jupiter, names

Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto on pages 235 and 236 of the 2014 RASC Observer’s Handbook.

Saturn is sinking into the Sun’s glare in the western sky and is in conjunction with the Sun on the 18th.

Until next month (or week), clear skies everyone.

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Chef Dez on cooking

Quick breads are named for their convenience

Some of the simplest baking products to make are quick breads.

Quick breads, as the name implies, can be made in a shorter amount of time than traditional yeast breads. Examples would be banana bread, muffins, scones, et cetera, and although easier, there is still information worth knowing.

The biggest, and most obvious, difference between yeast breads and quick breads is that quick breads are not leavened with yeast. The term “leavening” can be described as the creating and capturing of gases in a baked product to produce structure and height. As yeast ferments, with the help of sugar, it creates gas that causes the holes visible in bread.

Quick breads rely on leaveners such as baking

soda, baking powder, steam, eggs and air to give a similar effect.

Baking soda and baking powder are considered chemical leaveners.

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate and it requires liquid and an acid to make a gaseous reaction. It is usually added to recipes that have a naturally occurring acid in the ingredients.

This acid can be found in items such as vinegars, buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, honey, molasses, fruits and even chocolate.

The amount of baking soda used is determined and balanced by the amount of these acids occurring in the recipe’s ingredients.

Baking powder on the other hand is a complete leavener, as it only requires liquid for it to react in the same manner. The reason for this is that it contains a

mixture of baking soda and the balanced amount of acid, along with starch to help prevent lumping.

This is why you will see some recipes that call for baking powder and others with baking powder and/ or baking soda. A good comparison of this would be a pancake recipe compared to a buttermilk pancake recipe.

Most quick bread recipes consist of mixing dry and wet ingredients in two separate bowls first before combining them.

Not only are quick breads fast, they are also very tender. This is due to the limited production of gluten in the mixing process. When flour and liquid are mixed together, gluten is formed. Gluten is most recognizable as the elastic feeling in yeast bread dough that has been kneaded. The longer that flour and liquid are mixed, the more gluten is created.

Quick breads are similar to the texture of cakes and thus one should not over-mix to ensure a delicate composition.

Regardless of which chemical leaveners you use, the batter should go into the oven immediately

once mixed together, as the gases start producing immediately when the liquid is added. If using eggs and air to leaven, bake immediately before it deflates, for optimal results.

Once in the oven, heat will convert moisture in the batter to steam. The steam, air and gasses from leavening will be trapped in the batter, thus giving the product height and a fluffy texture.

Dear Chef Dez: I love pancakes, but whenever I make them they turn out tough. I know it’s not the recipe

because it is the same one that my mom uses and hers always turn out fluffy and delicate. Can you help me?

Sarah D. Burnaby, B.C. Dear Sarah: Pancakes are much like quick breads as they should have a cake-like texture, hence the name pan-“cakes”. The biggest mistake made when preparing pancake batter is that one tends to overmix. Over-mixing flour and liquid produces gluten, which will give it more structure. The more mixing one does, the more

gluten is created, and the tougher the cooked pancakes will be. It is okay for your batter to be a bit lumpy.

Also, make sure you are not using “bread” flour, as it contains more gluten than all-purpose or pastry flour. I hope this helps.

Send your food/cooking questions to dez@chefdez. com or P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6R4. Chef Dez is a Food Columnist, Culinary Instructor and Cookbook Author. Visit him at chefdez.com.

Take-out delicious . . . St. Paul’s Anglican Church held their annual taste delight, Sunday: the annual Fall Supper at the Community Hall. With snow hitting the ground outside, folks still came in for the delicious celebration of the fall bounty, and those less inclined to come ordered the full-meal-deal take-out!

(Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Top ten tips from CAA on winterizing your vehicle Saskatchewan winters can sneak up quickly and as we know vehicles and their engines can really be affected by winter weather.

There’s no time like the present to prepare your vehicle for the snow and cold. CAA Saskatchewan encourages motorists to follow these important tips: 1) Test your battery: Colder temperatures can weaken the battery and cause it to fail.

2) Test your block heater and cord: When the temperature falls below -15°C, it’s important to plug in.

3) Test your engine coolant: Your vehicle

needs the correct amount and strength for optimal performance.

Also check the oil and have it changed if needed, synthetic motor oil flows better at low temperatures; this will reduce engine wear and help your vehicle start easier.

4) Check your cooling system: Ensure there are no cracks in the hoses, or coolant leaks.

5) Check your tire pressure: The right pressure is important for traction and fuel efficiency.

Consider installing winter tires.

6) Check the ignition system: Replace spark plugs as recommended

by your vehicle manufacturer.

7) Check brakes: Pulling, a soft pedal, or unusual squealing or grinding may mean repairs are needed.

It’s best to inspect your brakes in the spring and fall.

8) Check your exhaust system: Leaks could send carbon monoxide into your vehicle.

9) Check your washer fluid: It should be rated in the -40°C temperature range.

10) Check your vehicle owner’s manual: Adhere to the maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.

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