Vol. 104 No. 06
Box 40, 102 3rd Ave West, Biggar, Saskatchewan S0K 0M0
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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Nominations being sought for Mother of the Year celebration by Kevin Brautigam of The Independent
It is that time of the year, once again. A time to honour that special mom in your life. If you think your Mom is the best, or you know of a special woman in your life, you have until April 12 to nominate her for Biggar Community Connections annual Mother of the Year celebrations this May 7. The Mother of the Year Tea, to be held at the Biggar Community Hall, brings together women nominated from their respective communities not necessarily mothers - all to raise needed funds for the Biggar Community Connections. It not only is a chance to treat those special women, but a great chance to treat yourself to an afternoon of pampering, good company, and entertainment. Nominations for Biggar’s Mother of the Year are currently being sought. Nearby communities will be holding nominations for their Mother of the Year, also to be honoured at the tea in Biggar. If you know someone who deserves a bit of pampering, send in a small explanation - about 150 to 250 words - to the Biggar Community Connections, Box 1690, 104 Sixth Avenue East, or to The Biggar Independent, Box 40, 102 Third Avenue West. Deadline for nominations is noon, April 12, with voting to take place throughout the month of April. Those special ladies will be introduced to the community at 2 p.m. on May 7 at the Biggar Community Hall.
Gone country . . . Country and Western songstress, Eli Barsi, along with hubby, John Cunningham, left, and Anthony Kelly (not pictured), had toes tapping, Saturday evening as the Biggar and District Arts
Council held their fifth concert of the performance season. Check out biggarindependent.ca this Friday for video of Barsi’s performance. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
Biggar youth attends Saskatchewan Youth Parliament The Saskatchewan Youth Parliament held its Christmas session December 26-31. Although the Saskatchewan Legislature
was not in session with its MLAs during the Christmas holidays, it was occupied by the 37 youth who attended this year’s session.
Attending this year’s youth sitting was Dakota Ekman, currently the youth vice-president of the Biggar Saskatchewan Party Association.
The Saskatchewan Youth Parliament (SYP) is a nonpartisan organization of young people aged 1523 that meets to discuss and debate political and
Wings have no Tiger by the tail . . . Biggar’s Liam Boyle of the Rosetown Red Wings goes after a Kerrobert Tiger, Monday. The Gary Paproski coached Wings just didn’t have it, dropping the contest 6-1. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)
social issues. Members learn about the mechanics of government, such as parliamentary procedure, decision making, and the rules of debate in a parliamentary democracy. Ekman’s highlights of the week included the mock debates in the Legislature, having the privilege of sitting in the seat normally occupied by Biggar’s MLA Randy Weekes, and the banquet with Saskatchewan’s new Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield. Ekman also commented that most young people his age would be enjoying outdoor activities during t h e h o l i d ay s, b u t f o r these 37 youth it was a chance to learn about parliamentary procedures and to create some new friendships through a common interest. For more information on the Saskatchewan Yo u t h P a r l i a m e n t (SYP) please visit saskyouthparliament. com.