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Randy Weekes

Heartland Health Region has received approval to award the tender for the construction of the Biggar Long Term Care Replacement project to EllisDon Construction.

“EllisDon is excited to continue its partnership with Heartland Health Region as the selected general contractor for the Biggar and District Health Center, which is in addition to the Kerrobert and District Health Centre project where construction is already underway,” Jason Sheldrick,

A r e a M a n a g e r o f Saskatchewan advised, “As one o f Canada ’s l a r g e s t g e n e r a l contracting, construction and project management firms, we believe our multi-disciplined team of professionals and our long history of delivering successful healthcare projects of various sizes across Canada will greatly assist the Heartland Health Region in fulfi lling its mandate of providing an enduring health system and serving the needs of the community.” EllisDon has completed more than 190 healthcare projects of various sizes in the past 20 years across Canada, and look forward to continued success with our partners at the Heartland Health Region on the Biggar and District Health Center.

The Biggar Advisory Committee has worked hard to move the project forward through the various approval stages in partnership with the region and the Ministry of Health. Al l levels worked through design and funding issues to get the best value for the available funding and to ensure that a safe, home-like atmosphere for our residents won’t b e c o m p r o m i s e d . Construction is expected to begin in the near future and is expected to take approximately 1 1/2 years

The appointment as Minister of Rural Health has kept Biggar MLA Randy Weekes busy the past few months as he has been touring health facilities in rural Saskatchewan, m e e t i n g w i t h stakeholders and listening to concerns.

Last Thursday, We e k e s wa s i n Saskatoon with Health Minister Dustin Duncan where the design for the Children’s Hospital was unveiled as well as additional funding. Duncan announced additional funding of $15.5 million for

H e a r t l a n d H e a l t h Region awards tender for Biggar Long Term Care replacement

to complete. EllisDon plans to move equipment to the site in August.

Biggar mayor Ray Sadler said, “The residents of Biggar and area will soon realize the construction of a new nursing home in Biggar thanks to the funding partners which include the Province of Saskatchewan, the Town of Biggar, the R.M. of Biggar, the R.M. of Grandview, the R.M. of Rosemont and the Village of Landis. A special thank you to the Friends of the Lodge who have dedicated their time and effort to fundraise for the furnishing and equipment at the new Diamond Lodge.”

The building design calls for 54 long term care beds. The project has an estimated all up cost of approximately 23.5 million dollars

T h e H e a r t l a n d Health Region sincerely appreciates the support they’ve received from the local community funding groups. Projects like these would not be possible without foresight, c o m m i t m e n t , a n d cooperation from these dedicated people. A sod turning for the project will be held in the coming months.

the project which brings the province’s total contribution to $215.5 million.

Weekes spent the afternoon in Biggar meeting with physicians and listening to their concerns about health care and touching on the need for more doctors in rural

Saskatchewan. He also met with Louise Singer, Reeve, RM of Biggar and Mayor Ray Sadler and other stakeholders and getting their views about health care.

“We are fortunate to have a third doctor in Biggar,” Weekes said. “Biggar is in a good position.”

H e a r t l a n d H e a l t h has just announced the awarding of the tender for the construction of the new long term care replacement fac i l i ty. EllisDon Construction will be starting construction in August and is looking at approximately one and a half years for completion. As well, there are renovations taking place at Biggar Hospital.

Later in the afternoon We e k e s w a s o f f t o

Kerrobert to tour meet with stakeholders there and noted that Kerrobert is also busy building an integrated facility in that community. Weekes will continue his outreach tour of rural communities in the weeks and months to follow. There are various health care models across the province that show a lot of promise.

In addition, the Minister will be travelling to Nova Scotia to take a look at health care delivery in remote areas. That province has been very innovative in striking a team approach

with every level of providers from RNs to paramedics becoming involved in delivering health care services.

The challenge lies in getting doctors to come to rural Saskatchewan. Weekes stresses it is important for communities to work with health regions and other stakeholders in recruiting doctors. He notes rural Saskatchewan has a lot to offer.

“There are lots of good things happening in rural Saskatchewan,” Weekes said.

CanAm Bowl brings out crowds: Organizers may have wondered whether many would come out to watch the game but when game time came on Saturday, July 8 there were a number of people in attendance to watch the

annual game between the United States and Canada. It was a good game but the fi nal score had the US team come out ahead 50-46. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)

Singer, Sadler discuss rural health care issues with Minister

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RM of Biggar council minute highlights

Great Plains College welcomes new president and CEO

The sun was shining, the grass was green, it could not have been a more perfect day at the Sapsford Farm.

After Don Sapsford was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier last year, the family decided to do something big – something to get their community involved in the fight against the disease. A Show & Shine seemed to be the perfect fit, and with Don being a participant in the Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad each year, it made sense for the worthwhile charity to benefit from the fundraiser.

On June 2 – after months of planning and hard work – the tents went up, the barbeque was lit, the beer was chilled, and the cars started filling up the Sapsford farmyard. It was incredible. The day went off without a hitch. It didn’t take long before the yard was fi lled with shiny cars, trucks, motorcycles, semis, you name it! Not to mention the over 250 people who were milling about enjoying the show, the food, and the company.

Don and his family w e r e c o m p l e t e l y overwhelmed by the support that was shown from their community

Show & Shine raises funds for prostate cancer research and awarenessSubmitted by Julie Sapsford

Minutes of the regular meeting of the Council of the Rural Municipality of Biggar No. 347 in the municipal office at Biggar, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Reeve Louise Singer called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

Present were: Councillor Division #1, Brian Fick, Council lor Division, # 2 R o b D a n y c h u k , Counc i l lor Div is ion #3 , K ent Dubreu i l , Counc i l lor Div is ion #4, Dwayne Zagoruy, Counc i l lor Div is ion #5, Fred Hydomako, Councillor Division #6, Brad Heather.

Minutes: Fick: That the minutes of the May 8, 2012, regular meetings of council be approved. Carried

Financial Statement: Danychuk: That the Summary Statement of Financial Activities for the month ended May 31 2012, be accepted as presented. Carried

Accounts: Dubreuil: That the accounts for payment be approved and that a list of the cheques in the amount of $112,384.57, month end payroll in the amount of $27,305.26, Mastercard payments of $959.32 and online payments of $1,472.63 be annexed to and form a part of these minutes. Carried

C o r r e s p o n d e n c e : Z a g o r u y : T h a t t h e correspondence having been read now be fi led. Carried

Bylaw 7-2012: Heather: That Bylaw 7-2012, a B y l a w R e s p e c t i n g Buildings, be read a fi rst time. Carried

B y l a w 7 - 2 0 1 2 : H y d o m a k o : T h a t Bylaw 7-2012, a Bylaw Respecting Buildings, be read a second time. Carried

Bylaw 8-2012: Fick: That Bylaw 8-2012, a Bylaw to Regulate the Speed of Vehicles, be read a fi rst time. Carried

B y l a w 8 - 2 0 1 2 : Danychuk: That Bylaw 8-2012 , a Bylaw to Regulate the Speed of Vehicles, be read a second time. Carried

Bylaw 8-2012: Dubreuil: That Bylaw 8-2012, a Bylaw to Regulate the Speed of Vehicles, be read a third and final time. Unanimously Carried

Scraper: Zagoruy: That council hire Neil Seitz for the position of scraper operator for the 2012 season operator. Carried

Hamlet Grant: Dubreuil: That the Administrator be authorized to make application on behalf of the R.M. of Biggar No. 347 to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for the Communities in Transition Program Hamlet Grant for the Hamlet of Springwater. Carried

Development Permit: Heather: That council approve the development permit from Golden View Colony for a building replacement on SE 13-36-17-W3. Carried

D A P D e s i g n a t i o n : Singer: That the RM o f B i g g a r N o . 3 4 7 apply to the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing to be designated an eligible assistance area under the Provincial Disaster Ass istance Program (PDAP), which provides f inancial assistance for restoring essential services and property as a result of substantial damages caused by heavy rainfall and fl ooding on June 9, 2012. Carried

Grave; Tender: Zagoruy: That council accept the tender from Tadpole Grove Farm to haul gravel from the pit located at SE 35-33-16-W3. Carried

Meeting adjourned at 3:20 pm.

The appointment of Da-vid Keast as president and CEO of Great Plains College was announced after an extensive search process. Keast comes to the college after spend-ing the last two years

working as Director of the University of Lethbridge -- Edmonton Campus and began his new role July 1.

“Great Plains College is privileged to have a CEO of David’s pedigree in

place,” said Board Chair-man Brian Shygera. “Over the past two years we have developed a very clear picture of the attributes we want in a leader and David embodies them all. His education, experience, and leadership qualities will ensure a prosperous and exciting future for the college.”

Keast holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administra-tion from the University of Alberta and brings a strong background in post-secondary education to Great Plains College. He had previously worked for nine years as Dean of Career Programs working at Portage College in Lac La Biche, AB and has an additional 20 years post-secondary experience working in research and teaching capacities.

“Great Plains College has emerged as a leader in the regional college system,” said Keast. “It is an honour to accept this position and I’m excited to join an organization with

such a progressive and dynamic foundation.”

Keast replaces Bruce Probert who had been serving in an interim capacity since November 2011.

– not only because so many people were so eager to help out or to get involved, nor because so many would walk up to the family saying what a great event it was and how much fun they were having, but also because everyone was so incredibly supportive of the greater cause: funding prostate cancer research and awareness in Canada.

At the end of it all, the Sapsford family’s Show & Shine raised over $14,000 in support of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad in Saskatoon. Don was named the top event fundraiser for the province and he and his family could not be more thrilled with the results or be more grateful for the support of their community.

The Show & Shine was a great success and it could not have been possible without the help of many, many people. Don and his family are still completely o v e r w h e l m e d a n d inspired by the showing of support given to them by their community, and the fact that the event could provide over $14,000 to the Saskatoon Motorcycle Ride for Dad Charity was really the icing on the cake (or perhaps the chrome on the Cadillac?).

If you’d like to get

involved in the 2nd annual Sapsford Show & Shine next June, please contact Don or Mary Lee Sapsford for more information.

To learn more about

t h e S a s k a t o o n Motorcycle Ride for Dad and its programs, please check out www.motorcycleridefordad.org/chapters/saskatoon

Th e Sapsfords would fi rst like to thank all of the

volunteers who helped out before, throughout, and

after the event – the help was greatly appreciated

and the enthusiasm and energy that they provided

made the day even more enjoyable. Next, Don would

like to thank all of the following event sponsors: 4-D

Transport Ltd., Wylie Farms, Great Western Brewery,

Rene & Lorraine deMoissac, Sue & Nick Maguire, Cam

Don Motors, Marilyn Braithwaite, Th e Store – Chuck

Strate, Custom Signs, Eagle Creek Wildlife Federation,

Feudal Co-op, Th e Rack, Orchard Transport, Anne

Livingston, Co-op Hail – Sean Friesen, Broda Group

of Companies, & Graham Contracting. From Silent

Auction items, to providing food, to bringing a reefer

truck to keep the beer cold, without this sponsorship

the event would not have been possible, nor would it

have been such a success. And fi nally, the Sapsfords’

would like to thank all of the people who attended the

event and made donations. Th ey thank each and every

one of you from the bottom of their hearts.

Don Sapsford is presented with his Motorcycle Ride for Dad Survivor Pin from Saskatoon chapter president Mark Diehl. (Submitted photo)

David Keast, right, President and CEO of Great Plains College discusses educational requirements to Debbie Kurulak-Milne, left.

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That Germany is almost singlehandedly providing the funds to bailout their bankrupt country didn’t deter angry Greeks from burning its Chancellor in effi gy during last month’s Greek election campaign.

And for a few hours after that election returned parties in favour of staying in the Eurozone, fi nancial markets cheered the news. Then reality set in as investors, realizing that continuing to pour cash into hopelessly dysfunctional Greece would only diminish the Eurozone’s chances of saving other beleaguered members, drove Spain’s borrowing rates to record highs.

The European situation is so bad that near zero yield US Treasury Bills, issued by a country whose debt clock is registering US$15.8 trillion and spinning ahead at over

US$1.3 trillion per year, are viewed as a safe haven.

And the chances of slowing down the U.S. debt clock are small indeed. As social program entitlements make up half of expenditures balancing the budget would mean cutting all other expenditures by a staggering 70 per cent. Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek summed up the entitlements problem in his famous book The Road to Serfdom, “If you guarantee to some a fi xed part of a variable cake, the share left to the rest is bound to fl uctuate proportionally more than the size of the whole”.

My recent column titled The rise of the entitlement class garnered a lot of feedback. One reader forwarded an unattributed piece that put entitlements into perspective. “The folks who are getting the free stuff are mad at the folks who are paying for the free stuff because they

can no longer pay for both the free stuff and their own stuff.”

You don’t have to leave Canada to fi nd application for this statement. The ‘takers” turning against the “givers” mentality exists across our country, but nowhere is it more virulent than in La Belle Province, where student protests continue ad infi nitum in support of their special brand of free stuff, otherwise known as the “Quebec Model”. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair demonstrates his own version of being “mad at the folks who are paying for the free stuff” by vilifying Alberta’s resources which fund the lion’s share of Quebec’s $7 billion annual equalization payments. Meanwhile, Quebec’s university tuition fees are half of those paid by Alberta students.

Perhaps it’s not surprising that Quebec’s protesting students and Mulcair share the same mentality. It’s become

clear that those paltry tuition increases are just a sidebar for the students’ actual goal of replacing free market Capitalism with government-controlled Socialism. And the NDP is, by its own defi nition, a Socialist political movement.

Germany’s post-war history provides an instructive comparison of Socialism versus Capitalism. By the time the Berlin Wall came crashing down in 1989, West Germany had risen from the ashes to become the world’s second largest economy, while East Germany was an impoverished economic wasteland. The people shared the same ancestry, including many family members separated by the wall. The difference was command and control subjugation under Socialism versus Capitalism’s freedom of enterprise and innovation. The same phenomenon is being repeated today in

China, where relatively small steps toward free market capitalism are lifting hundreds of millions out of abject poverty.

Given that it was just last century when Socialism brought unspeakable poverty and despair to over half of the worlds’ population, how can it be that so many young people want to turn the clock back?

A timeless truth - “Those who don’t learn the lessons of the past are doomed to repeat them” - applies. How many students have been taught those lessons? The reality is our schools and universities not only fail to teach those sad historical lessons, but many teachers and professors actually espouse anti-free enterprise rhetoric. It seems that little has changed since 1944 when Hayek wrote “The younger generation of today has grown up in a world which, in school and press, the spirit of

commercial enterprise has been represented as disreputable and the making of profi t as immoral . . .”.

This history lesson takes us full-circle to ancient Greece, the cradle of democracy. In 1787, Scottish history professor Alexander Tytler wrote about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can exist only until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefi ts from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will fi nally collapse over loose fi scal policy.”

Gwyn Morgan is a Canadian business leader and director of two global corporations.

The rise of the entitlement class and the fall of democracyThe ‘takers” turning against the “givers” mentality exists across Canada, but nowhere is it more virulent than in Quebec

Dear Editor:We donated a memorial gift to a friend through Biggar and District Community Foundation Inc to be directed to Friends of Diamond Lodge. When asked whether an acknowledgment would be forwarded to the family, the answer was “No”. Does this sound like a caring and business like procedure?We feel it would be appropriate for them to send a card or supply an offi cial looking card for the donee to forward to the family. What do you think?

Bernard and Tillie ZimmerBiggar

There’s a lot of good things happening in rural Saskatchewan.” That’s what Biggar’s MLA Randy Weekes said last week. And there is.

The challenge is how do we convince others (especially ‘city people’) that rural communities have a lot to offer. We need to do a better job of letting other people know about the opportunities in the area. It’s not just about jobs but about a lifestyle.

Some claim it is a more relaxed lifestyle but I know people who are busier living in Biggar than some who live in Saskatoon. It is more friendlier because you get to know your neighbours -- the whole town is your neighbour. You can walk down the street and greet the person you pass.

But, if we want others to come here we must tell them -- fi rst of all about us and secondly what makes us so great. It’s a challenge (especially because I think in the deep recesses of our hearts we don’t want to).

This is the perfect job for an economic development offi cer. Someone who will go out and “market” Biggar and area outside of our boundaries. This is even more important now that Enterprise Saskatchewan is no longer doing the job so the community must be willing to do the job themselves.

It’s necessary in order to ensure our survival.

P.H.

Time to get the message out

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I have a friend that, whenever she travels somewhere, brings back a variety of newspapers for me to peruse. Quite interesting, actually, to see how people in other regions and countries communicate with each other. There are often many different views on what is and is not news and the method of delivery is quite distinct as well.

This time she had travelled to upstate New York, a small town called Peru. Actually it is quite close to Montreal as that is where her relatives picked her up from an extra long plane trip (but that is another story altogether).

It was the summer issue of Local Banquet, a periodical published in Vermont, when an article about invasive plants caught my attention. The author wrote an account of how she noticed some invasive plants in her garden and decided to host a dinner party cooking the unwanted plants.

Japanese knotweed. Fallopia Japonica. I had never heard of it before but decided to investigate further.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “What is a

weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.”

Well, from all I found out about knotweed it was very few virtues and is an extremely invasive plant. It grows underground via an extensive horizontal root system. A rhizome it will send up new shoots when disturbed so digging it up doesn’t work. I thought portulaca was a pest but Fallopia Japonica is by far more serious. Make sure you don’t accidentally drop some because one little bit of the stem can produce new plants. Defi nitely do not put them into the compost.

However, it is edible. The author made a Japanese knotweed fool (a fool is an English dessert dating back to the 16th century) for her guests. A fool is made with lots of cream and a fruit puree so it is sure to be good. I found a recipe for a quiche, cornmeal cake and a knotweed and fi ddlehead stir fry.

Those who have tasted the wild edible claim it has a taste and texture somewhere between rhubarb and asparagus. So you can substitute for any rhubarb or asparagus recipe.

Knotweed looks like bamboo shoots. Some children have picked the shoots and poked holes in them to make a fl ute. It requires full sunlight but is not fussy about the type of soil. It will grow in silt, loam, and sand. As with many weeds it will tolerate any condition from high temperatures, high salinity, drought and fl ooding. Very hardy, indeed. Not something you want anywhere near your garden.

Once established it will overtake all other vegetation and is virtually impossible to eradicate. Not surprisingly botanists in the United States have declared this plant invasive. In fact, according to the article the state of Vermont considers it a Class B noxious weed. It is not native to this continent having been brought across the pond from Asia where it is a perennial shrub.

In hindsight some of the plants brought here by our ancestors should have been left at home. The dictionary defi nes a weed as “a wild plant growing where it is not wanted.” Emerson may feel some of them have virtues but most people won’t agree with him.

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Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty announced today that more than 400 provincial park campsites in three provincial parks will receive electrical upgrades.

“The Government of Saskatchewan is investing almost $1.6 million to further expand electric services in Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park, Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Moose Mountain Provincial Park,” Doherty said. “Government realizes that many people visiting our parks desire the convenience of electrifi ed campsites, which is why

Government of Saskatchewan funds electrical upgradesin three provincial parks

we have added almost 1,100 electric campsites over the last four years. These upgrades ensure an enhanced parks experience for everyone. They will help attract even more visitors to our parks, which helps grow our economy.”

Electrical service in Rowan’s Ravine Provincial Park will be expanded and/or upgraded to 176 existing campsites in the Underwood Campground. Duck Mountain Provincial Park’s Birch Campground will receive expanded and/or upgraded electrical service to 130 existing

campsites. Moose Mountain Provincial Park will receive new electrical service to 121 existing campsites in Fish Creek Campground.

Upgrades will start in the fall and should be ready for the 2013 parks season.

Government has invested $33 million in provincial park improvements over the last four years and will continue investing in Saskatchewanís parks. Over the next four years, government has committed to providing an additional $10 million for upgrades.

Getting to know all about geckos . . . The children who attended the preschool day camp last week were able to pet and learn about geckos. It’s unclear whether they were thrilled and excited or reserved and somewhat unsure about the experience. These lizards normally inhabit the night time hours but this one was out and about during the day. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)


by Bob MasonThis might seem like

an odd kind of subject to write about, but what does a reader expect from an odd type of writer, eh?

There are quite a few more important people YT (Yours Truly) could describe. Some of them far more famous then bees, mebbe, but when one stops to think about it for a few moments, and drums up a few facts about what forms of life are superior we soon realize that, (compared to bees), not one British King has ever fertilized one fl ower in an English garden, nor one USA president done the same thing to help produce one slice of apple pie!

Yours Truly isn’t up on his arthropodic know-how, the way we all should be but he does know that when kings and presidents die or disappear, we might mourn them for a while but life just goes on and on, whereas when insects (especially the bees of the above title) go, fl owers aren’t going to bloom in English gardens, and apples aren’t going to grow anymore, (even in the United States!) And, of course, the rest of us are going to disappear with them!

Bees

So, (at least personally) having settled on the worth of worldly things, this boy is bound to debate a bit about how bees were big things in his debatable boyhood! (Mebbe I should have put “Bob” in there somewhere but Yours Truly doesn’t go for that alliteration stuff, very well!)

When we were just small fellows up in Great Bend, the folks had a neighbour who spoke with a very pronounced Ottawa Valley accent. One of his most used expressions was “They be’s!”

He’d look at the western sky and announce “They be’s a big dust storm comin’ up”

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would say “They be’s a big rainstorm comin’”, but it was in the Dirty Thirties, eh? When dust storms were a lot more popular than rain!

I think that expression by old Alf was our fi rst inkling that there was such a word, let alone bees themselves!

As we grew a little older and began to realize that times weren’t that good (nobody seemed to have “nothin’”), we often wondered how another one of our neighbours could eat so well!

Livestock wasn’t worth very much at the time, and like many other

families on the farm, we butchered a steer and a couple of porkers, ate turkeys, chickens and eggs, picked berries by the river all summer, always had a large garden and ate quite well, despite the Depression, but these people had something else, a very hard to get, sweet tasting spread called honey. which was always on their table at every meal!

All our young lives we had believed that honey was a food reserved only for kings and queens, and that only they ate our school book had said “The Queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey!” Everyone seemed to know that honey was way above and beyond. Whereas Dad got a grist mill and then, saved some cream from the milk cows and as peasants, ate bread and butter, okay?

Being young and impressionable about such things though, we always felt elevated

a little whenever the family ate over at the JH place!

Way back then YT was on a threshing crew over at JHs place, when one of the men (a city boy I think!), tasted honey for the fi rst time in his life.

“You must have used a lot sugar when you made this jam” he told Mrs J.H.. “It sure tastes awful sweet!”

Not only did he not know what bees were, he didn’t know that they make honey!

Dozens of books have been written about bees, and often we don’t understand all about them either!

Many of us have been stung by bees (sometimes fatally!) and there again is something that we don’t know and understand.

A lot of apiarists claim that bees will only sting in defense. (mebbe humans could take a lesson from that, eh?) I dunno yet we often get stung because we don’t know that we are offending them!

In the 1930’s, when our farms were all that we had much of, Dad grew everything to make good quality hay for our livestock, and he bindered a whole fi eld of clover that had just come into bloom.

Of course he asked his three boys to go out and stoke it and guess which one went.

I’ll bet young YT got his hands stung 50 times by bees that were still gathering nectar from the blooms in the sheaver but he fi nally wisened and picked the sheaves up only by the twine around them!

Remembering those times, I often wonder why “Hailey” (one of the local boys!) didn’t get stung when he decided to rob a hive and pushed

it over!Years later, when

Phyllis and YT were on the farm out south, we often kept a couple of hives. There were lots of blossoms around and we did quite well.

On year however, the bees fi lled fi ve supers full of honey which came from a red-fl owering slough weed that grows in one of the local low spots. And no one could eat it! (Well, mebbe we could have used it when we attacked Veen in 1945!)

Being a reputed ‘tightwad’, yours Truly tried feeding it back to them over the next winter, but apparently they didn’t think it was so nice either!

Honey must keep for a long time, for there must have been 10 years of dust on top of that crockful we in the basement of the Rhineland house.

Boy were we ever hungry! We hadn’t eaten for some time and thought it was mebbe rancid lard as we scraped that dust off. As mentioned above, were we ever in for a surprise!

They tell me that the drones in a bee colony only have one responsibility, and that is to fertilize the queen. Then they die! (what a way to go, eh?)

YT thinks humanity could take a lesson from that too!

I think we have a nest of bees in the wall of my shop! Because when YT lights a winter fi re in there, they come out and buzz around, interfering with (ahem) my immaculate work!

I think the family will have revenge though when the boys fi nally tear the old building down and fi nd some honey.

“You can’t have them all”, eh?)

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July 2 was a holiday for our staff so our work week was one day short.

Monday was a holiday. Starting our work week off on a Tuesday. In the morning we had a lot of one on ones. The activity room was all decorated for summer. In the after-noon the residents played Bean Bag Toss.

Wednesday was our birthday party and an-niversary party. We had

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five birthdays and two anniversaries. Every-one enjoyed the music and singing for the band Country Cousins. Thanks band for your music.

Thursday we exercised in the morning. In the af-ternoon we had the ever popular Bingo.

Friday we had Barbe-cue Club. The weather was perfect so we ate outside. We even had salad from our garden. In the afternoon we went outside and weeded the garden and fl owers. Our

residents had drinks out-side also.

Saturday we played Home Sweet Home Bingo and in the afternoon we watched a movie with popcorn.

Sunday was another beautiful day. It keeps us busy watering the garden and fl owers in the heat. We had a spa morning. In the afternoon we had church with St Gab’s.

Thanks to all our vol-unteers and visitors for coming and making our days go faster.

Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter joined representatives from across the country to advocate for a new federal infrastruc-ture plan and funding pro-gram that meets the needs for all municipalities. This was the key discussion at the annual meeting of provincial and territorial ministers responsible for municipal government in Kananaskis, Alberta.

“Saskatchewan is seeing unprecedented growth and prosperity and we need to ensure that the right infra-structure is in place now and in the years to come to

Long-term infrasctucture top priority at municipal ministers’ meeting

maintain this momentum,” Reiter said. “More than $1 billion has been committed to municipal infrastruc-ture in Saskatchewan by provincial, federal and municipal governments in the last four years and now is the time to draft the long-term plan to sustain and build on that invest-ment so that our province’s growth can continue.”

Reiter was one of many ministers asking that the next federal infrastruc-ture plan be developed through a collaborative approach; provide funding that is fl exible, reliable and

respectful of PT jurisdic-tion over municipal af-fairs; and to recognize that provinces and territories are in the best position to determine infrastructure priorities. Federal Minis-ter of State (Transport) Steven Fletcher joined the provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government for part of the meeting.

“It was an important message to deliver to Min-ister Fletcher; each prov-ince and territory agrees that these are our top priorities for developing a new federal long-term

infrastructure plan and funding program,î Reiter said.

Reiter emphasized all levels of government must collaborate on a long-term approach to infrastructure planning to support Sas-katchewan municipalities. Infrastructure for drinking water, wastewater and transportation are critical to providing a high quality of life. The Government of Saskatchewan is dedicated to helping municipalities deliver these essential services.

Provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Local Government meet each year to discuss issues and make recommenda-tions for the development of municipal strategies, planning and legislation.

Dr. Tara Stewart (nee Haynes) has been awarded a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) post-doctoral fellowship to train at Yale University. Tara was among the top-ranked applicants for this national award, earning her an additional CIHR Research Recognition Prize in the area of Psychology and Aging. Tara will divide her time between Yale University and Idaho State University, where she begins a permanent professorship in the Department of Psychology this September. (Submitted photo)

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AgricultureMONDAY, JULY 16, 2012

By Calvin DanielsTrends in agriculture

are always interesting to follow.

Having grown up in the purebred livestock b u s i n e s s , and having a t t e n d e d l i v e s t o c k shows from the time I was knee high to a cowboy boot, it has been particularly interesting to see how the size of cattle have changed through the years.

While not even a forethought in the 1950s, I have certainly seen enough pictures from that era to understand what they mean when they talk about ‘belt buckle’ cattle. For the 50s, and well into the 1960s, the champion cattle in most shows were just that, about as tall as the showman’s belt buckle. That is almost impossible to imagine in this era, but that is the way the industry viewed perfection at the time.

The arrival of the

Following agricultural trendsso-called exotic breeds from Europe, were led by Charolias. The fi rst Charolais into Canada actually arrived in the late 1950s, but it

was the mid-1960s before the breed really arrived in numbers and began to significantly change the industry.

C h a r o l a i s were simply bigger cattle, and the North A m e r i c a n cattle sector

was quick to see value in larger frames on which to put pounds of beef.

Of course Charolais were not the only big breed to arrive and help the conversion to bigger cattle here. They were followed by breeds such as Simmental, Limousin, Maine Anjou, Gelbvieh and a rather long list of European breeds.

Some, such as Charolais and Simmental are now completely ingrained in our cattle industry and have become cornerstones.

Other breeds, such as

Chianina, Marchigiana, and a few others arrived in the pursuit of ever bigger cattle, but then all but disappeared again.

While some of the largest European breeds imported to Canada ended up having limited impact, through selection the cattle industry more, or less adopted the adage ‘Go Big, Or Go Home’.

You certainly saw that in showrings for years, where the eyes of judges’ were drawn to bigger.

The days of bulls reaching only a cattleman’s belt buckle were gone, and cattle become behemoths.

But like many things, the size of cattle eventually went too far. Cattleman would talk about how effi cient 1300-1400 pound cows were, but their pastures were populated by animals several pounds heavier.

But recently there has been a moderation. That was evident this past week at Yorkton Exhibition.

At the Regional 4-H Beef Show at the Ex’ Wednesday, Judge Gerry Bertholet talked about moderate frames in his

comments, and in heifer classes big females were not always red ribbon winners over more moderate ones.

The Saskatchewan Angus Gold judge Garner Deobold in an interview with this writer also talked about how big

might have been the key to winning a decade ago, but it was no longer automatic. He said while small cattle don’t have the effi ciencies needed by the industry, and suggested in some situations big can work, moderation is where the

industry is now focused. Like a pendulum the

size of cattle went from one extreme to the other over some 40-years, and is not settling somewhere between the two creating more effi cient animals to match producer needs in the process.

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“This research gives us a better understanding of how the disease spreads and the effect it has on big game populations” Environment Minister Ken Cheveldayoff

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said. “The information assists in developing effective policies and future regulations to minimize the rate of transmission.”

The CCWHC, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, provides a database and interactive website that hunters can check the test results of the samples they submit. The ministry has delivered a CWD program to manage the disease in wild deer and elk since 1997. During that time

47,580 samples have been tested, of which 350 have been positive.

Chronic wasting disease is a fatal brain disease that affects mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose. There is no scientifi c evidence that CWD can be transmitted to humans through the consumption of meat from infected animals. However, the ministry advises that meat from any diseased wildlife not be consumed.

A government loans program that helps small businesses has raised its lending ceiling from $15,000 to $20,000 effective immediately. The Small Business Loans Associations (SBLA) increase has been initiated to better meet the business needs of todayís entrepreneurs.

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The SBLA program is designed to provide loans to small businesses that may have diffi culty

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They’re back from Guatemala!On June 30 Ted and Glo-ria Engel, their four sons, a grandson and a niece from Germany took part in the dedication of the Pokomchi New Testament in San Cristóbal, Alta Verapaz. They walked in the procession from the town centre to the soccer field where the outdoor celebration was held. They participated in the dedication ceremony and were presented with a Pokomchi New Testament and a Hallelujah diplo-ma. (Submitted photos)

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The College of Agriculture and Bioresources will have a new option for students in-terested in animals come fall 2013—a degree in animal bioscience (BSc).

U of S to launch new animal bioscience degree fall 2013

The new degree program has been designed to attract students who are interested in domestic animals, in com-pleting veterinary medicine entrance requirements or in

pursuing careers in a broad range of fields in which knowledge of domestic ani-mal biology is a major as-set.

The nature of animal sci-ence has expanded signifi -cantly in the past 10 years with an increasing demand for students trained to fi ll jobs in biomedical sciences, veterinary medicine, pet nutrition and care, equine and research animal care, animal health and environ-mental sciences.

“The College of Agriculture and Bioresources is commit-ted to developing programs to meet the changing needs of students and industry,” said Murray Drew, associ-

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While food-animal agri-culture will remain a major focus of the Department of Animal and Poultry Sci-ence at the University of Saskatchewan, the new degree program in animal bioscience will draw on the broad and expanded exper-tise of animal science faculty to create complementary

opportunities for students interested in animal biol-ogy.

”Students enrolled in the new animal bioscience de-gree will have more oppor-tunity to study companion animals, animal behavior, animal and environmental interactions, nutrition, ge-netics, physiology, toxicol-ogy, and health with much less focus on food-animal production offered under the existing program,” said Andrew Van Kessel, de-partment head of Animal and Poultry Science. “We expect this program will be of great interest to students from both rural and urban backgrounds.”

A bachelor of animal sci-ence (BSA) has been a popu-lar program in the college for years because it provides students with a strong dis-ciplinary foundation in ani-mal biology with application ranging from genetic control of behaviour to formulation of diets for better nutrition and health. The addition of the BSc degree allows stu-dents greater opportunity to specialize in their chosen field. BSA graduates will be more suited to careers in food-animal agriculture, and BSc graduates will be more suited to careers in the pet food and care indus-try, biomedical science, and environment-related fi elds.

Breanna Perrin convocated (with distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture and a degree in agronomy and a minor in Food and Bio-product sciences. Breanna is the daughter of Shannon Hickson and Leo Perrin, granddaughter of Jean Hickson and the late Rick Hickson.

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People living in non-air conditioned homes should open their windows at night and close the windows and blinds early in the morning to maintain a cooler environ-ment. At night, use a fan in or near a window to blow heat from the house and draw cooler air in from other windows.


plantingplanting, pruning & puttering . . .by Delta Fayby Delta Fay Cruickshank of The Independent


I ruined a perfectly good pedicure this past weekend.

And yet, I ruined it in the most pleasurable way.

I spent the early morning hours in the vegetable garden. Just me and the birds, and of course, the dog . Weeding, cultivating, and doing it all in my bare feet!

I found all kinds of things whilst pulling weeds. I found poppy, calendula, dill, cilantro, lettuce plants and even a ripe strawberry! The only thing I had planted was the strawberry plant!

All the other plants were ‘volunteers’, seeds that dropped from last year’s plants, rested all winter and germinated wherever this spring.

After I had removed all the plants like chickweed, lambs quarters, pigweed and portulaca, I chose to leave a lot of these volunteers where they were. You know, “Bloom where you are planted”.

Looking over the whole garden later, you know, it looked great.

My rows are not straight, not uniform any way you look at it. Just sort of a riot of plants, therefore leaving all the ‘volunteers’ to come up as they wish seems only fi tting. Mine is not the ‘perfect’ garden. I usually have every intention to create orderly neat rows, and yet, after hanging out on the soil for awhile, I end up just putting things where they ‘feel’ right. You know, ‘Life interferes with good intentions.”

One day I weeded, leaving them to lay in the rows to wilt. As long as they were not blooming, I just leave them there, to be cultivated into the soil. ‘What we take from Mother Earth, we replace, plus a little more.’ Then I watered well.

The next morning, we returned to fi nish up some weeding, and to draw the cultivator through the soil, just to fl uff the soil up a bit. It

was like drawing a knife through icing, I thought it was beautiful. My neighbour was telling me that she has always heard that by hoeing or cultivating every couple of days, the plants do much better.

That makes sense to me, by cultivating, the air can get to the roots of the plants, thus allowing one of the three essentials for growth; water, food and air. I did see a marked improvement in the size of the cucumber plants the day after cultivating around them.

The dog loved the freshly cultivated soil too, we left after I noticed her rolling in the leeks!

One of the volnteers in our vegetable garden is calendula. Calendula offi cinalis has a long history as a very useful domestic plant.

Also known as pot marigold, every part of this plant is edible or has a useful property. The petals were used for ages to colour butter and cheese, and as an affordable substitute

for saffron, that very expensive herbal seasoning. The petals are also very tasty in a salad, loads of colour and a bit of bite to them.

The healing properties of the calendula leaves and fl owers are well recorded. They are known as anti-infl ammatory and anti-viral. I do know that I have used calendula ointment for scraps, nicks and small cuts. Reportedly it is used for acne too. I know several babies bottoms that have been kept clear of diaper rash by using Calendula cream.

Also, the petals are dried, and hot water poured over them to create a tea. This tea is supposed to be a great improvement in blood circulation. A compress of this tea is reported to help in the healing of skin wounds. The tea, gargled, could help relieve a sore throat due to the common cold.

Apparently, Calendula is a perennial in some warmer climates. Here, they are an annual that

has many seeds. If the fl owers are not cut off, and the plant creates seeds, they drop and before you know it, come spring, one will have them growing up all over the garden. I don’t mind. They come in lovely yellow and orange

colours, some have dark centers, some don’t.

They manage to survive year after year in my vegetable garden, ending up in my salads and in the teapot, because I like the taste of the tea.

Left to go to seed, calendula will show up anywhere in your garden. (Photos by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

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Sports & RecreationMONDAY, JULY 16, 2012

Humboldt Hammerheads Invitational, June 23:

Wyatt, Aman: 55.66, 50 free, 6th; 37.47, DQ, 25 breast; 1:00.01, 50 back, 2nd; 24.36, 25 free, 4th; 2:16.24, 100 free, 4th; 26.67, 25 back, 2nd.

Raeann Gidluck: 1:02.45, 50 free, 18th; 1:18.64, 50 back, 12th; 28.27, 25 free, 20th; 2:46.74, 100 back, 3rd; 2:37.68, 100 free, 6th; 36.54, DQ, 25 back.

Tara Gidluck: 1:11.88, 50 free, 7th; 1:27.10, 50 back, 6th; 31.75, 25 free, 6th; 42.20, 25 back, 9th.

Kalin Harrabek: 55.17, 50 free, 14th; 34.09, 25 breast, 10th; 31.21, 25 fl y, 7th; 1:09.09, DQ, 50 back; 24.39, 25 free, 15th; 29.65, 25 back, 9th.

Edyn Keith: 1:39.42, 100 breast, 1st; 21.23, 25 breast, 2nd; 16.59, 25 free, 3rd; 45.50, 50 breast, 1st; 19.94, 25 back, 3rd; 1:29.54, 100 IM, 2nd.

Tiara Keith: 24.71, 25 breast, 1st; 17.64, 25 fl y, 1st; 16.58, 25 free, 2nd; 38.14, 50 fl y; 1st; 20.61, 25 back, 3rd; 1:36.10, 100 IM, 4th.

Kelley Knox: 35.59, 50 free, 2nd; 22.30, 25 breast, 3rd; 17.91, 25 fly, 3rd; 16.43, 25 free, 1st; 19.54, 25 back, 2nd; 1:31.70, 100 IM, 3rd.

Rayel Martin: 1:58.82, 100 breast, 7th; 38.70, 50 free, 6th; 21.03, 25 fl y, 2nd; 45.80, 50 back, 5th; 21.33, 25 back, 1st; 1:40.68, 100 IM, 5th.

Hayden McMahon: 1:07.45, 50 free, 5th; 46.73, DQ, 25 breast; 47.76, DQ, 25 fl y; 1:09.23, 50 back, 3rd; 27.52, 25 free, 4th; 33.80, 25 back, 5th.

Bailey Seidl: 32.37, 50 free, 1st; 19.91, 25 breast, 1st; 1516, 25 fl y; 1st; 38.49, 50 back, 1st; 33.65, 50 fl y, 1st; 1:19.29, 100 IM, 1st.

Nipawin Invitational July 7:

Raeann Gidluck: 1:31.79, DQ, 50 breast; 2:06.61, 100 free, 8th; 1:14.99, 50 back, 11th; 56.60, 50 free, 10th; 2:52.63, 100 IM, 10th.

Kalin Harrabek: 1:10.01, 50 brest; 9th; 2:11.40, 100 free, 9th; 1:08.92, 50 back, 8th; 59.35, 50 free, 12th; 2:26.03, 100 IM, 8th.

Edyn Keith: 2:52.39, 200 free, 1st; 1:36.51, 100 breast, 1st; 1:19.49, 100 free, 2nd; 1:30.18; 100 back, 2nd; 36.07, 50 free, 2nd.

Tiara Keith: 1:32.85, 100 fl y, 1st; 1:49.45, 100 breast, 3rd; 1:20.40, 100 free, 2nd; 1:37.16, 100 back, 3rd; 3:26.71, 200 IM, 4th; 3:35.12, 200 back, 3rd; 4:11.34, 200 breast, 12th.

Kelley Knox: 1:33.81, 100 fl y, 2nd; 1:42.56, 100 breast, 2nd; 1:23.70, 100 free, 3rd; 1:37.26, 100 back, 3rd; 3:22.45, 200 IM, 2nd.

Rayel Martin: 3:05.25, 200 free, 4th; 2:01.98, 100 breast, 7th; 1:28.24, 100 free, 4th; 1:38.28, 100 back, 2nd; 3:33.57, 200 Im, 4th; 3:47.60, 200 back, 7th; 4:23.89, 200 breast, 15th.

Bailey Seidl: 1:17.44, 100 fl y, 1st; 1:11.71, 100 free, 1st; 1:24.51, 100 back, 1st; 1:24.51, 100 back, 1st; 33.05, 50 free, 1st; 2:55.25, 200 Im, 1st.Melfort Marlins Invita-tional swim meet, July 8:

Raeann Gidluck: DQ, 50 breast; 58.38, 50 free, 13; 1:12.23, 50 back, 12th; 39.40, DQ, 25 fl y; 43.44, 25 breast, 14th; 24.63, 25 free, 12th; 33.73, 25 back, 15th; 2:49.07, 100 IM, 8th.

Tara Gidluck: 29.84, 25 free, 10th; 40.09, 25 back.

Edyn Keith: 1:19.61, 100 free, 1st; 40.44, 50 fl y, 3rd; 44.70, 50 breast, 2nd; 44.70, 50 breast, 2nd; 40.08, 50 back, 2nd; 21.22, 25 breast, 4th; 15.88, 25 free, 2nd; 18.16, 25 back, 1st.

Tiara Keith: 1:21.13, 100 free, 3rd; 39.96, 50 fl y, 1st; 52.22, 50 breast, 3rd; 36.03, 50 free, 2nd; 45.96, 50 back, 4th; 17.17, 25 fl y, 1st; 23.07, 25 breast, 3rd; 15.76, 25 free, 1st; 6:49.69, 400 free, 3rd.

Kelley Knox: 38.06, 50 fl y, 2nd; 45.42, 50 breast, 3rd; 35.23, 50 free, 2nd; 42.93, 50 back, 3rd; 16.85, 25 fl y, 2nd; 20.45, 25 breast, 2nd; 16.03, 25 free, 4th; 1:31.19, 100 IM, 2nd.

Rayel Martin: 1:25.77, 100 free, 4th; 49.59, 50 fl y, 4th; 57.96, 50 breast, 8th; 39.37, 50 free, 5th; 45.56, 50 back, 5th; 20.70, 25 fl y, 3rd; 25.84, 25 breast, 6th; 17.97, 25 free, 6th; 6:56.37, 400 free, 5th.

Hayden McMahon: 1:15.45, 50 free, 6th; 1:10.66, 50 back, 3rd; 36.38, DQ, 25 fl y. 47.95, DQ, 25 breast. 32.53, 25 free, 6th. 34.53, 25 back, 5th.

Bailey Seidl: 32.98, 50 fl y, 1st; 42.54, 50 breast, 1st; 33.09, 50 free, 1st; 39.13, 50 back, 1st ; 15.13, 25 fl y, 1st; 19.46, 25 breast, 1st; 14.96, 25 free, 1st; 1:18.79, 100 IM, 1st.

Barracudas attend swim meets

Results of the Nipawin meet . . . . 15-17 Girls: Edyn Keith: Silver. Bailey Seidl, Gold. 13-14 Girls: Tiara Keith, Silver.

Results of the Melfort meet . . . 15-17 Girls: Bailey Seidl, Gold. Edyn Keith, Silver. Kelley Knox, Bronze. Girls 13-14: Tiara Keith, Bronze.

In Melfort, Girls 13-14: Tiara Keith, Bronze

Volleyball camp: Last week the halls at BCS were fi lled with football players and this week it was volleyball players who took to the courts in the gym. Teacher Ann Cote conducted the sessions at the camp and participants learned some useful tips to help them excel at the game next year. (Independent photo by Daryl Hasein)


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Central Plain Co-op is very pleased to announce the appointment of Kristan Andreas to the position of

Service Station Supervisor at our Landis location.Previously, Kristan was a Customer Service Rep. at the Rosetown Agro Centre for Central Plains Co-op. Throughout her time at Central Plain Co-op, Kristan has accepted new challenges and responsibilities. She provides an outstanding service experience for each and every customer. Her goal is to ensure that ALL customers leave knowing they have received the best possible service. Kristan and her team strive to provide exceptional service and products to meet our member and customer needs.Central Plains Co-op is proud to be part of Eston, Landis, Rosetown and west central Saskatchewan. We are committed to providing the highest level of service and products to help our communities succeed.

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Landis community was shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden pass-ing of Bruce Martin on July 4. His funeral was held in the Landis Cem-etery on July 10 with the Reverend Joanne Hills conducting the service. Bruce is survived by his children: Annette Wal-choltz, Sherry Martin, and Greg Martin, six grandchildren, his sister-in-law, Barb Martin, and special friend, Annabelle Hunter. Bruce was an avid gardener, loved to go horseback riding, and was a great neighbour. He spent his last days where he loved to be, up at the lake with his camper. He will be sorely missed by his family and all his buddies on coffee row.

Joe and Denise Pek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday. Family came from British Columbia, Alberta, and numerous places in Saskatchewan. After a supper for all the family, they were joined by neighbours and friends for an evening of dancing and socializing. Several of Joe’s cousins brought musical instru-ments, and were joined

by Bernie Ochs, and the Garrett grandsons for some great entertain-ment. Congratulations, Joe and Denise.

Two other local couples were celebrating a big event in their lives last Saturday. Ed and Lucy Rohs, of Wilkie (formerly from Carmelheim area), and Joe and Mary Beth deMoissac were celebrat-

ing their 60th wedding anniversaries. How won-derful to reach such a milestone! Congratula-tions!






On July 6 - 7 - 8, 2012 Val, Marilyn, David and Bonnie and Joyce held a Shaw Reunion at Val’s place and also a surprise 80th birthday party for Merle Shaw.

There were 93 in at-tendance for the weekend and the weather was great. Relatives came from the western prov-inces. Merle Shaw and family, Mavis Taylor and family, Connie Melny-chuk and family, Arlee Franke and family, Lynn Beaupre’s family, and Ross Shaw and family were all in attendance. A few of the family mem-

Shaw reunion held

bers were missing.On Saturday some of

the local people also came over to help Merle cel-ebrate his 80th birthday with cake and coffee. Merle got the grandchil-dren going on horseshoe and I think maybe won a few games. A few other games were played and the kids enjoyed play-ing in the water. A huge supper meal was put on Saturday.

Each night a bonfire was going till wee hours into the morning. A few went out to the cemetery to check out the family graves and a few went

in to see the Landis Mu-seum. David made up a family history book as a keepsake for each family. Was nice to have a happy occassion to celebrate and good weather and great reminicing

Marilyn Johnson came out for the Shaw reunion and then stayed to visit relatives and friends in the area for a few days before fl ying back to Lady Smith B.C. David Shaw, daughter Jillian and grandson Landon, Brodie and Joel were also out for the occassion then stayed for a week then drove back to Vernon, B.C.

More champions for Biggar: Once again Biggar has crowned two Canadian champions. This time in the sport of trapshooting. The Canadian Trapshooting Championships were held in Edmonton, Alberta on the July long weekend with these two young men standing as Canadian champions in their respective classes. Gordy May (right) was crowned the 2012 Sub Junior Canadian Champion and Graydon Ellis (left), the 2012 Junior Canadian Champion. Gordy won singles, doubles and high over all. A milestone for any trap shooter is to shoot 100 straight and Gordy achieved this in his championship event. Grayden won all three junior Canadian titles, singles, doubles, handicap and high over all. Both of these shooters are members of the Biggar Wildlife Gun Range. Gordy is also a member of the newly formed Monarch 4-H trap shooting program. Well done and congratulations! (Submitted photo)

Shaw reunion: Family and friends gathered to wish Merle Shaw a Happy 80th Birthday in July. It was also an opportunity for the Shaw family to gather for a reunion. (Submitted photo)


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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 1-2010, known as the Zoning Bylaw.INTENTThe proposed bylaw will allow for revised minimum (5 acres) and maximum (none) site regulations for a country residence located in the A-Agricultural District.REASONThe reason for the amendment is to provide for larger size acreage development.PUBLIC INSPECTIONAny person may inspect the bylaw(s) at the of ce of the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.PUBLIC HEARINGCouncil will hold a public hearing on August 14, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at 706 Ave. L, Perdue, Saskatchewan to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw(s). Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing (or delivered to the undersigned at the municipal of ce before the hearing).Issued at the Rural Municipality of Perdue No. 346 this 10th day of July, 2012

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or peace keeping mis-sions. Their names will be placed on Asquith, Saskatchewan S0K 0J0, phone 329-4766.

The Legion gave a $500 bursary to the most im-proved student Grade 11 through Grade 12. It was presented to Bradley Rain Claypool at gradu-ation.

Gavin Russell, a Grade 7 student was presented a cheque for $200 towards tuition for the Provincial Track and Field program held a the University of Saskatoon in July.

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A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and Yu-kon College are working with industry in Canada’s North to develop biochar for remediation of soil contaminated by oil spills and gas leaks.

Biochar is a type of charcoal that results from heating biological ingredients, such as wood and bone, in a low- or no-oxygen environment – a process known as pyroly-sis. In southern climates, biochar has proven envi-ronmental benefi ts when added to soil, including enhanced soil fertility, improved plant growth, and degradation of con-taminants.

“It’s a case of ‘one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,’” says Derek Peak, associate professor of soil science and co-in-vestigator on the project. “We use materials that are otherwise considered waste to make a prod-uct that decontaminates soil.”

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U of S team helpingdecontaminate soil in Canada’s North

soil restoration costs and increase restoration suc-cess in northern Cana-da by providing a local source of biochar that is specifically formulated for northern soil restora-tion.”

The team, led by soil science professor Steve Siciliano, will use the Canadian Light Source synchrotron to analyze contaminated soil before and after the addition of biochar. One of the project’s test sites is a former petroleum storage facility in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan where this research is aimed at fi nd-ing improved methods of managing petroleum impacts in the soil and groundwater.

The project is funded by a $660,600 “Idea to Innovation” grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Re-search Council of Canada (NSERC) with additional support from Yukon Col-lege and industry part-ners, including Federated Co-operatives Limited,

Nunatta Environmental, and Zakus Farms.

Producing biochar in the North presents some technical hurdles, such as limited access to py-rolysis machines and cow bones, which are often used to make biochar. The research team is using locally available sources, such as fi sh, whale and bison bone, to produce biochar.

Siciliano noted that Yu-kon College has a biochar development program with Zakus Farms.

“Together, the U of S and Yukon College have the expertise, experience and know-how needed to solve the challenges associated with the com-mercialization of biochar for northern needs,” Si-ciliano says.

Northern-sourced bio-char will create a new market for remediation materials produced near where the contaminated soil is found. The research team is already working with industry partners to fi nd the optimal bone biochar for their soil res-toration efforts.

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Elaine Hammond (nee McCrimmon)

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Elaine Hammond (McCrimmon) on Wednesday, June 13th with her nieces by her side. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles in 1998; sister, Alexina in 1926; brothers, Lorne in 1976, Ray in 1978; father, Archie in 1981; mother, Georgina in 1985; and special friend, Hubert Singer in 2009.

Elaine took her schooling at Beehive and Ruthilda schools, a ve mile horse ride from her family farm. She married Charles Edward Hammond of Springwater in 1948. Charlie and Elaine operated the Rural Telephone Co. at Kel eld, Sask. until 1951, when they purchased a farm near Kel eld, where they remained until they retired to Biggar in 1979.

Elaine and Charlie did pattern dancing for over 50 years. They loved to travel and spent 32 winters in Mesa, Arizona. They also enjoyed trips to Europe, England, Scotland, Ireland, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, and all parts of Canada. They loved to spend time with their friends in the Hub City Wanderers Trailer Club of which they were members for over 20 years.

Elaine loved life and was community minded. She was a 51-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Acacia

Chapter #3, Biggar. She held many of ces during this time including Worthy Matron ve times and Grand Marshal for the Grand Chapter of Saskatchewan twice. Elaine served on the Saskatchewan Housing Board, Biggar Branch, for 10 years and the Biggar Museum Board for 16 years. She was a life-time member of Biggar New Horizons and enjoyed many activities there.

Over the years Elaine loved to garden, sew and did a lot of hand work. She decorated wedding cakes for many of the neighbours as well as her three nieces. She never forgot a birthday or an anniversary.

Elaine will be lovingly remembered by her three nieces, (Ray and Sharon’s daughters): Jill (Russ) Clarke of Regina, Sask., (Mitchell, Kyle, Lauren), Allyson (Dean) McDonald of Regina, (Sydney and Liam), Heather (Michael) Morhart of Edmonton, Alta., ( Claire Elaine, Seth, Kane); sister-in-law, Sharon (Garth) Sanders of Regina; cousins, Hazel Gazall (British Columbia), Ian Metcalfe (Ontario), Charlie’s nephew, John (Judy) Hammond of Biggar and many extended family.

We feel blessed to have had Dr. Crane and Sunshine Care Home of Biggar, and Dr. Lang and Davidson Health Center care for Elaine in her later years.

In lieu of owers, donations

can be made to New Horizons in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Box 631, Biggar, SK, SOK OMO. Funeral services will be announced in August.

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Ivy Henrietta PollockJanuary 12, 1910 -

July 7, 2012It is with great sadness the

family of Ivy Pollock announces her peaceful passing on July 7, 2012 at Diamond Lodge Nursing Home in Biggar, Sask. Ivy was born on January 12, 1910 in Walpole, Sask. to Edmund and Elizabeth (Passmore) Lettley.

She was the loving mother to Edmund Pollock and Shirley Johnson; grandmother of James (Elisabeth) Pollock, Brad (Sharon) Pollock, Loren (Murray) Barron, Todd (Norine) Johnson, Dean (Donna) Johnson; great-grandmother of Kristina (Rob) and Kyle (Apryl) Pollock, Spencer and Tyson Pollock, Danielle and Scott Barron, Matthew and Julia Johnson; great-great-grandmother of Tanner Pollock; sisters-in-law, Margaret Pollock and Evelyn Lettley; several nieces and nephews. Ivy was predeceased by her loving husband, Archie; parents, brothers, William and Fred Lettley; sisters, Lily and Mabel; daughter-in-law, Barbara Pollock; son-in-law, Roland Johnson.

Ivy attended a country school by horse and buggy along with her siblings. Her rst job was a telephone operator at the local telephone of ce. She worked there until Archie and her were married in 1931. Through the depression years, they moved several times in villages in south eastern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba, retiring in Brandon, Man. in 1969. Archie passed away in 1977, Ivy moved to Biggar in 1994. After living in Norwest Apartments, she later moved into Diamond Lodge Nursing Home in 2003.

The family would like to thank the staff and doctors at the Diamond Lodge for their compassionate care.

Funeral services were held at the Biggar United Church on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Joanne Hills of ciating. Interment at a later date in Brandon, Man. In lieu of owers, family requests donations to be made in Ivy’s name to the Biggar & District Community Foundation for the New Nursing Home Project, Box 489, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0 or donations to a charity of your choice.

Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”.

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Phyllis Edith MayPhyllis was born in Moose Jaw,

Sask. and passed away July 7, 2012 in Saskatoon, Sask.

Phyllis loved the farm life and it was with her until the end. Gardening was a very important to her and she shared the fruits of the garden with others. Phyllis was a very independent person and when she put her mind to something not many could change it. Phyllis also loved to bake which she also shared with others. Phyllis enjoyed watching spots such as curling, hockey and baseball.

Phyllis is survived by several nieces and nephews and extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Wilbur ‘Bud’ (1982) and her parents.

Graveside Funeral Service was held on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Leney Cemetery, Leney, Sask. with Rev. Joanne Hills of ciating. Honourary Casket Bearers were all those who shared in Phyllis’ life. Tributes in memory of Phyllis may be directed to Biggar Hospital Equipment Fund, Box 130, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar were entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”.

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Eva RussellThe passing of Mrs. Eva

Russell occurred in the Biggar Diamond Lodge on June 27, 2012 at the age of 83 years.

Eva was born on May 17, 1929 and grew up in the Valley Centre District. She married Ken Russell on November 16, 1949. They resided on the Russell homestead (SE18-32-13-W 3rd) which is in the Marriott District. Eva was a school bus driver and also worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Eva was an active gardener and always had a large yard full of owers. In 2006 she moved into the Biggar Diamond Lodge. Eva was a member of the Rebecca Lodge.

Eva is survived by her son, Perry of Rosetown, Sask., sisters, Wilma Anderson of Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., Leila Oecsh of Biggar, Sask. and Frances Kerr of Rosetown; brother-in-law, Jim (Verna) Russell of Biggar; and several nieces and nephews and extended family.. She was predeceased by her husband, Ken in 2000; infant

son, Eric in 1950; parents, John and Della Nash; in-laws, James and Margaret Russell; sisters and brothers-in-law, Olive and Frances Palmer, Veronica and Lawrence Massie, Bernadette and Jack Russell, Levina and Earl Darragh, John Anderson, Ed Oecsh, Ron Kerr and Frank Russell.

A Family Celebration of Eva’s life will be held at a later date.

Memorial donations in Eva’s memory may be directed to the Biggar Diamond Lodge Activity Fund, Box 340, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

Grondin Funeral Services entrusted with arrangements (948-2669) “Our family serving your family since 1963”, Bob Clothier Director

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MANTIE, Gordon: In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who passed away July 17, 2010.“Two years since that sad day

The one we love was called away

God took him homeit was His will.

But in our heartsHe lives still.”

Love you always and forever, Betty and family

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“A mother holds her children’s handfor just a little while

but she holdstheir hearts forever.

This past year--Everyday in some small wayCherished memories of you

come our way.”We miss you so and love you

lots…Wendy, Ed, Garon, Taylor, Mason and Parker Robb

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M issing you asO ne year goes byT hinking of you, withH eavy heartE very dayR est in Peace Mom

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Thank you to everyone who attended my bridal shower, for all the wonderful gifts and cards with money from the drug stores. To all the people who organized the afternoon and provided the lovely lunch. It was greatly appreciated.

Emilee Baird, bride-elect of Michael Smith

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The family of David Danderfer wish to thank their relatives and friends for their cards, visits and kind words at the time of his death, also to all the people who travelled to Watrous for his funeral on July 4th. To the people who brought food to the house, it was greatly appreciated. Words cannot express the sadness we feel at this time but time will heal the broken hearts with God’s help. Thank you again,

The Andrew and Edith Danderfer family

29p1I would like to thank everyone who came to my bridal shower and for all the wonderful gifts and cards with money from the drugstores.

Amanda Taylor29p1

CARD OF THANKS

SUNDAYS in July: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 10:30 a.m. on July 1st, 8th and 15th. JULY 22nd: Potluck Picnic at north church, (weather permitting). For rides or guides, meet at Redeemer at 9:30 a.m. If rained out, service will be held at Redeemer. Everyone Welcome. For more information or pastoral services, phone church at 306-948-3731.

48/10tfnSUNDAYS… You are invited to the weekly services of Biggar Associated Gospel Church, corner Quebec St. and 8th Ave. West. Sunday Worship service is at 10:50 a.m. and everyone is welcome. Come and worship with us, Rev. Terry Wicks, Pastor.

23c12JUNE 27 - JULY 23: Artist Trading Cards…make and trade your own trading card. This show and event at Credit Union Gallery at The Biggar Museum, Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m.-12 noon and 1 - 5 p.m.

27c3JULY 4 - AUGUST 20: Annual USED BOOK SALE in the Credit Union Gallery at the Biggar Museum, 105-3rd Ave. West.

27c6SATURDAY, JULY 28: Perdue Agricultural Fair. Parade, Pancake Breakfast, Exhibits, Tractor Pull, Cattle Show, Mud Fling, Booths and Cold Plate.

27c3SUNDAY, AUGUST 5: Annual Summer Pancake Breakfast, 8 - 10 a.m. at MacPherson Hall (former Elks Hall), 1st Ave. East, Biggar. Everyone welcome!

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HEALTH/WELLNESS

MOBILE HOME

Charter/Sherwood

Apartments1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom

Heat and water supplied, wired for cable TV and satel-lite systems, laundry facilities, appliances, some suites with dishwashers, air condition-ing, parking with plug-ins.

For more information call:948-3820

302 - 8th Ave. W. • Biggar

FOR RENT

SERVICES

If YOU are…• Moving• Expecting a Baby• Planning a Wedding• Anticipating RetirementCall WELCOME WAGON at 948-2563 - Lisa Haynes

We have gifts and informationwww.welcomewagon.ca


PERSONAL

REAL ESTATE

LANE REALTY CORP.For the most exposure that you deserve in the marketing of your

farm or ranch property. Contact your local agent:

MURRAY MURDOCH (306) 858-8000

LANE REALTY CORP.Saskatchewan’s Farm & Ranch Specialists™

Ph:(306) 569-3380 Email: [email protected]“Now representing purchasers from across Canada,

the United Kingdom and Mainland Europe!”

www.lanerealty.com

To view full colour feature sheets for all of our CURRENT LISTINGS,

Real Estate

visit our Website at www.lanerealty.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Stop in to…

1st Ave.West,

Biggar948-2700

HOUSES FOR SALE

FRIDAY, JULY 20: A memorial tea for FREDA BYRNE, formerly of Biggar, will be held from 2-4 p.m. at Biggar New Horizons Centre. Everyone who knew Freda or Les is welcome to meet and visit with Freda’s family.

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INVITATIONS

COMING EVENTS

SATURDAY, JULY 21: You are invited to a bridal shower for Christina Markewich, bride-elect of Sam Olson, 2 - 5 p.m. at Westwinds Motor Hotel Centennial Room. Cards in drugstores.

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SATURDAY, JULY 21: You’re invited to a bridal shower for Adriane Bachman, 4 p.m. at 512-8th Ave. West, Biggar. Cards in drugstores.

29p1

WANTED by Asquith Legion… names of present or past members of the armed forces from Asquith and area. We wish to honour all that have served since Korean War in combat and peace time missions. Their names will be placed on the Asquith Memory Wall. Call or write Karen Duguid, Box 279, Asquith, SK, S0K 0J0 or 306-329-4766

29c1Families, clubs, churches and businesses are invited to do a Heritage Page to be on permanent display at Biggar Museum. Share your history! For more information call 948-3451 or visit museum 1 - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

7tfnThis newspaper accepts ad-vertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers person-ally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an en-dorsement of the product or ser-vice offered.

tfnAdvertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertise-ment, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or re-liability of such advertisements. For greater information on ad-vertising conditions, please con-sult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com.

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NOTICE

MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED

CARS & TRUCKS

RECREATION

TO GIVE AWAY…approx. 100 year old Steinway upright. In fair shape, needs tuning. Originally ebony, but painted brown over 50 years ago. If you can haul it, you can have it. Phone 948-3751 or 948-3833

29p3DISCONNECTED PHONE? ChoiceTel Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call ChoiceTel Today! 1-888-333-1405. www.choicetel.ca.

ECI STEEL INC.PRINCE ALBERT, SK.HWY # 3 E & 48 ST

(306)922-3000

GUARANTEED BEST PRICE

LARGE QUANTITIES OF

SQUARE & RECTANGLE

TUBING AVAILABLE FOR

IMMEDIATE SALE.CALL FOR DETAILS

FREE to a good home… an upright piano in good shape. Phone 948-7292

27p3Biggar Museum will present a Royal High Tea and Exhibit for Sask. Culture Days. Do you have royal collectables that you would like to loan for this event? Help us tell the story to celebrate the Queen’s 60th Anniversary! Call 948-3451.

27c3Old battery collection, Fisher #300 Cadet Squadron. Drop off at the Biggar Land ll OR contact Quentin Sittler at 658-2132

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Main Street Garage Sale is accepting donations of all items in clean and working condition. Please phone 948-1773 or 948-5393. Pickup available.

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WANTED

Guaranteed approval drive away today! We lend money to everyone. Fast approvals, best interest rates. Over 500 vehicles sale priced for immediate delivery OAC. 1-877-796-0514. www.yourapprovedonline.com.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION RATED #2 FOR AT-HOME JOBS. Start training today. Graduates are in demand! Enroll now. Take advantage of low monthly payments. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com [email protected]

1985 Yamaha Virago, 1,000 cc, new rubber, carbs and forks redone. Phone 948-7521.

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Two serviced lots, side by side in Biggar, 100’x140’, $79,900. Call 717-4681 (cell)

5tfnFOR SALE. WARMAN 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULT LIFESTYLE Large Ground Level Townhomes 306 241 0123 www.diamondplace.ca

SEED & FEED

HEATED CANOLAWANTED!!

- GREEN CANOLA- SPRING THRASHED- DAMAGED CANOLA

FEED OATSWANTED!!

- BARLEY, OATS, WHT- LIGHT OR TOUGH

- SPRING THRASHEDHEATED FLAX

WANTED!!HEATED PEAS

HEATED LENTILS"ON FARM PICKUP"

Westcan Feedd & Grain

1-877-250-5252

423 - 4th Ave. West, Biggar… 1100 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 1 bath plus 1/2 bath off master bedroom upstairs, nished basement with one bedroom and 3/4 bath. Detached garage, Beautifully landscaped yard. Contact Bob Foster, 948-7348, leave message

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FREE BROCHURE Kings County - “ Land of Orchards, Vineyards & Tides” - Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley. Live! Work! Start Business! - Toll-Free: 1.888.865.4647 www.kingsrda.ca

Very nice, well kept 1994 mobile home located one km south of Biggar in the Plaza Mobile Home Park; 3-bedroom, 2 bull bathrooms, laundry room and attached newly renovated porch/sitting room. Comes with washer and dryer, portable air conditioner and kitchen appliances. New siding and shingles. Deck off back porch. Beautifully landscaped/fenced yard. Two-car detached heated garage/shop and large garden shed. It’s a MUST SEE! If interested call 948-5320

29p3Three bedroom mobile home for sale with appliances. New siding, new shingles, fenced yard, garage & shed. If interested call 948-5320.

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Two bedroom condo in Saskatoon, two parking spaces, outdoor pool, A/C, new appliances, behind Canarama Shopping Mall, 12 mins from U of S. Call 306-237-4258

29p3

REAL ESTATE

Alcohol and drug treatment shows you step-by-step what to do if your drinking and drugging is past the recreational phase. Today is the day to do something about it. Go to www.anguscampbellcentre.ca or call us as 306-693-5977.

SLIMDOWN FOR SUMMER! Lose up to 20lbs in just 8 weeks. Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

“So what,

I’m 50.”

Better late than never, Love ya!

Bob Foster Locksmith Services. Phone 306-831-7633

26tfnMoe’s Roo ng Services… Free estimates. For all your roo ng needs. Phone 306-951-7798.

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Full-time tire technician required at Excell Tire in Biggar. Experience is an asset. Stop in with your resume at 101 Main Street, Biggar. 306-948-3376.

28c3Looking for part-time waitress or waiter. See Maggie at Snow White Family Restaurant, Biggar

24c18Instrumentation

Instructor

Enjoy paid summersoff!! SaskatchewanInstitute of Applied

Science andTechnology, Palliser

Campus (Moose Jaw,SK) is seeking a

full-time, permanentinstructor in ourInstrumentation

program. Why not shiftyour career and giveback to your tradethrough practicalhands-on shop instruction and

classroom theory.SIAST provides a

wide range of benefits and ongoing

employer-providedinstructional training.

You will be ready tosucceed in this role ifyou have a diploma or

degree inInstrumentation

Engineering Te c h n o l o g y,are eligible for

certification as anA.Sc.T. or P. Eng and

have two years of related experience.

Contact Frank van Breugel,Program Head at 306-691-8336 or

[email protected]

www.goSIAST.com

Beaver Hotel in North Battleford looking for full time workers: 1 Cook $10-$15 per hr/ 2 kitchen helpers $11per hr/ 1 housekeeper $11per hr send your resume to [email protected]

MANAGERS REQUIRED! Sales Manager - must have Case or New Holland ag sales experience. Top salary and bonus program. Great upper management opportunity - yours to grow. Must be able to manage large, new & used inventory, develop & manage sales programs with diversi ed customer base. Parts Manager - must have ag experience. Top salary & bonus. Lots of opportunity - must be able to manage a large staff & be creative. Apply in con dence to Hi Line Farm Equipment, 4723-39 Ave., Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 2J4 or [email protected].

NEED A HOME PHONE? Cable TV or High Speed Internet? We Can Help. Everyone Approved. Call Today. 1-877-852-1122 Protel Reconnect

SATURDAY, JULY 21: You are invited to a 85th Birthday Tea honouring Millie Gibson at Perdue Legion Hall, 2 - 4 p.m.. No gifts please.

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Check out the Indoor GARAGE SALE at The Biggar Independent, 102-3rd Ave. W., Biggar

Please arrange to pick up

your photos that have been submitted for publication.

.…thanks, The Independent


If you DO NOT receive your Independent in a timely manner, please call your local post offi ce or Canada Post @ 1-866-607-6301

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

R.M. of Biggar No. 347ADMINISTRATOR

Applications are being accepted for the positin of Rural Municipal Administrator with duties to commence as soon as possible. This position is to cover a maternity leave with the potential of remaining as a full time position.

Preference will be given to quali ed applicants with a Class “A” Certi cate or Class “C” Certi cate with experience with Munisoft software.

Resumes to include experience, certi cate held, expected salary and current references. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For inquiries call Reeve Louise Singer at 306-948-2934 or Administrator, Adrienne Urban at 306-948-2422.

Submit applications by 1:00 p.m. August 13, 2012 to:Administrator PositionR.M. of Biggar No. 347Box 280Biggar, SK S0k 0M0Phone: 306-948-2422Fax: 306-948-2250Email: [email protected]

Location: Senlac, SKApplication Deadline: July 20, 2012 Position Title: Operator, Senlac Thermal ProjectProfession/Discipline: Power Engineer (3rd class)

Position DescriptionYour primary responsibility will be to participate as a team member in the operation and maintenance of the Senlac Thermal Project. Taking an active role in the construction and commissioning of several ongoing projects will be expected.

Duties and Responsibilities• Able to manage multiple tasks while maintaining effective time allocation.• Maintain knowledge of and adherence to government regulations, company policies

and procedures.• Responsible for hands-on operation of the various processes and associated

equipment components within the plant, including minor maintenance.• Perform safety, environmental, and regulatory responsibilities such as hazard

identi cation, equipment lockout, emergency response and implementation of safe work procedures, etc.

• Maintain proper documentation including operator log, maintenance records, safety and environment reports.

Quali cations• 3rd class Interprovincial Power Engineering Certi cation.• Self motivated with a strong work ethic in an unsupervised work environment.• A valid Class 5 drivers license. (A drivers abstract is required)

Please submit an updated resume to opportunities@shpaci c.com

L ti S l SK

Progressive Auto Body Shop in Kindersley requires an Auto Body person. Should be minimum 2nd year apprentice or journeyman. We offer a great working environment and a bene ts package. Please contact Randy Vold @ 306-463-2110 or email resume to [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

SERVICE TECHNICIAN Dryair 2000 Inc. (www.dryair.ca) located in St.Brieux, SK, requires a motivated individual to work in the area of Product Service. A mechanical/electrical background is a must. Excellent commun ica t i on / te lephone skills are necessary. There will be a requirement to travel for customer training and to assist customers. Compensation based on experience. Please fax resume to 306-275-4664 or email [email protected]

For FAX service,

see us at The Independent, see us at The Independent, 102 - 3102 - 3rdrd Ave. West, Biggar Ave. West, Biggar


We’re clearing out, and giving Biggar a chance to

SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!Come on in and see what you can nd at

garage sale prices!!!Of ce supplies, birthday presents, christmas

presents, shelving, lots of stuff. . . come on in to see!

The Independent102 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

ADVERTISINGADVERTISING is an is an

investment investment in your in your

business.business.

Contact 948-3344

to have your business listed here, ask for

special rates and sizes


REAL ESTATE

of The BattlefordsIndependently Owned and Operated

Wally LorenzSales Associate

1391 - 100th St.North Battleford, SK

S9A 0V9Day or Night

Cell: (306) 843-7898Bus: (306) 446-8800

[email protected]

FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS…• Selling/Buying• Residental• Farm/Acreage• Commercial• Recreational

HANDY JIM SERVICES

available to do…• painting & nishing• decks & small buildings• light plumbing• windows & doors• laminate & hardwood oors

• general repairsCall Jim @

306-948-3333McCARTY

CONSTRUCTION• Commercial • Residential• Design Builder • Insurance Claims• Renovations • Drafting Service

“Big or Small -- We Do Them All”

Licenced Journeyman CarpentersTroy McCarty 948-5627 (H) 948-9280 (C)Mitch McCarty 373-8254 (H)

Serving Biggar ... Since 1968

BIGGAR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Housing for families and seniors

Rent based on incomeCall: 948-2101

FOR RENT

MADGECONTRACTING LTD. For all your roo ng needs…

New ConstructionMetalRe-roofsAsphaltShakes

We offer 10 Year Workmanship Warranty and Liability/Torch On InsuranceExcellent Local References

For a FREE estimate please

call… 306-948-5453 306-717-2818www.madgeroo ng.com

Biggar, Sask.

Torch-onTileAll repairs

We tint vehicles too!

For all your glass needs,104 - 2nd Ave. West

Biggar

306-948-4846

ResidentialCommercialAutomotive


BIGGAR ELECTRICAL &

REFRIGERATION SERVICES

Authorized Appliance DepotElectrical Wiring

TrenchingLicensed Journeyman

Adrian de Haan

948-5291

PHILLIPS ELECTRIC

• Residence• Commercial Wiring

For free estimates Ph: 948-5393

Cell: 306-221-6888

Wylie Farms Ltd. SEED CLEANING

Canadian Seed Institute Accredited Pedigree, Commercial & Custom Cleaning

FULL line of Cleaning Equipment including Gravity Table

Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price!

For all your Cereal and Pulse Cleaning

Call: 948-2807 orBill: 948-5609Dale: 948-5394

Plant located 8 miles south of Biggar on Hwy #4, ¼ mile

west on Triumph Rd.

McNULTY’S MOBILE SEED

CLEANINGCustom Cleaning of

H.R.S. & C.P. S. WheatPhone: 948-5678

Phoenix M4Mobile Grain

cleaning and sizing

WTSL MOBILE GRAIN SERVICEBox 917, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

Wayne Dollansky306-948-7247

Custom Combining JD9770

with draper or hydra ex

headers

SEED CLEANING

PLUMBING HEATING ELECTRICAL

Journeymen Plumber, Gas Fitter, & Electrician on staff

Biggar, Sask.

948-3389

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

For all your home,business and rural needs

GLASS INSTALLATION

Tim Hammond Realty

Cari McCartyResidential Sales

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-7995

www.TimHammond.cahttp://Cari.TimHammond.ca

Licenced for: •Residential

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Bear Hills Rural Development CorporationBox 327Biggar, SKS0K 0M0

Helping you Help yourself

Kent Dubreuil, E.D.O.Phone: 306-948-2295Fax: 306-948-5050

Your Healthy Living

Weight Loss & Wellness Centre

Consultant & CoachAnne G. Livingston

•Ideal Protein Weight Loss Clinic•Epicure Selections•Walden Farms Products•Young Living Essential Oils•Beauticontrol Skin Carewww.beautipage.ca/annelivingstonLocated in Angie’s Hair Salon

219 Main St., BiggarCall 948-7274 or 948-3696

Saskatoon - Biggar Offi ce

DUANE NEUFELDT403 Main St., BiggarLicensed For:

• Residential

• Acreage

• FarmProud sponsor of Children’s Wish Foundation

306-948-8055Fax: 306-948-2763

www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

ELECTRICAL

Call us for…• Insurance jobs• Renovations

• New home building• Drywall & Painting

• Flooring (hardwood, ceramic, etc.)

• Residential/Commercial• Certi ed installer for

Logix ICF

FREE Estimates

Inc.Inc.

Northland FoamingSpray Foam

Insulation306-948-2805

Cell: 306-948-6062Email: [email protected] to insulate your quonset,

farm/commercial buildings, house or cabin?

Lower your heating and cooling costs and add strength

to your buildings!

Tim Hammond Realty

Dave MolbergBSA

Exposure, Experience and Effort.


948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-4478

www.TimHammond.cawww.FarmsofCanada.com

Licenced for: •Farm •Acreage •Residential • Commercial

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Ladies Only 30 min.

Circuit Gym

- together with -

…owned and operated by Diane Larouche Ellard

Located in the Nova Wood Centre

(back entrance)104 - 6th Ave. E., Biggar

948-2208

WTS

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member)

~ Gift Certi cates ~Evening, Saturday and in-home

appointments available.948-2548 or 948-9710

Located @ New Begin-nings Wellness Centre, 114 - 2nd Ave. W., BIGGARServices available…

• Shamanic Healing• Psychosomatic Therapy• Massage• Emotional Release Therapy

Tim Hammond Realty

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag., Broker

Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs


948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-9168

www.TimHammond.cawww.FarmsofCanada.com

Licenced for: •Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage

NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE

“Putting PERSONALPERSONAL back into fi tness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, CPFT, CPTA, CnHc

Specializing in Exclusive Seasonal Personal Training Sessions! …for weight loss,

body sculpting, strength training.

Gift Certifi cates availableVisit us @

114- 2nd Ave. W., BiggarWhere you can feel right at home!

Phone… 948-2548Cell… 948-8048

Offering… One-on-One One-on-One Rehab & Therapy SessionsRehab & Therapy Sessions

* Limited Memberships available to fully equipped

Private Fitness Studio & Cardio Room

HEALTH/WELLNESS

FortneyEnterprises

Contracting

• New Construction• Renovations• Residential• Commercial

“Building Trust from Start to Finish”

Call Greg Fortney306-303-0009

OPTOMETRISTS

NORTHLAND PAINTING and SANDBLASTING•Texas Gates•Spray Foam Insulation•Sandblasting & Painting•Internal Coatings•Rock Guard Coatings

Mobile UnitsOffi ce: 948-2805Cell: 948-6062email: [email protected]

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Photos byPhotos by Jocely Jocelynn

Portraits, Family, Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Weddings & Sports

PhotographyPhotographyBiggar, SaskBiggar, Sask..

www.photosbyjocelyn.comwww.photosbyjocelyn.com306-306-948-2814948-2814

Wood and Steel Buildings

Floor & Trusses

GEORGE STAHLPh: (306) 948-3776cell: (306) 260-6503

Kirk EwenDoctor of Optometry

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments… 1-855-651-3311

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

WHY NOT GET WHY NOT GET DOWN TO BUSINESS DOWN TO BUSINESS

BY PLACING YOUR BY PLACING YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, CLASSIFIED AD,

TODAY!TODAY!CALL 9483344CALL 9483344

PLUMBING & HEATING

Mundt’s Mobile Custom Grain

Cleaning

For bookings, call Jason

948-2887948-6969

THE BIGGAR INDEPENDENT

on NEWSSTANDS @

• Esso• Leslie’s Drugstore• Pharmasave• Quick Stop• Super A Foods• Shop Easy Food• Weasie’s Gourmet Blends• Feudal Co-op, Perdue• The Store, Perdue

MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK - 19

CLASSIFIEDS WORK

…call 948-3344

ONLINE @ONLINE @biggarindependent.cabiggarindependent.ca

A Sign of

Qualilty!

• Wood, metal, plastic signs• Vehicle & window graphics• Banners, stickers and Magnetic signs

Jerry MucPhone: 948-2958

Fax: 948-5699

DENTAL

DR. GLENN RIEKMAN

Dentist115 - 1st Ave. W. Rosetown, Sask.

OFFICE HOURSMonday to Thursday

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Phone: 882-2123

Emergency (after hours) 882-2006

BIGGAR

DENTAL

CLINIC

306-948-3408

104 - 6th Ave. East, Biggar, Sask.

Southeast entrance of Nova Wood Bldg.

Hours…Monday - Thursday,

8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Friday,

8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

MANUFACTURING


LEGAL SERVICES

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING

SERVICESGarry A. Faye

Chartered AccountantNotary Public

201B-2nd Ave. WestP. O. Box 1480Biggar, Sask.

Phone: 948-5133

INVESTMENTS

BIGGAR COURIER• Biggar to Saskatoon• Same day Service• Monday to Friday

• 24-hour Answering Service~Brian and Cathy Fick~Cell: 306-948-7524

HONEYBEE SEPTIC TANK

SERVICEBob Kobelsky

658-4474, Landis, SK

Let Vortex protect your

truck and your invest-ment with the Vortex Seamless Sprayed on Liner System

306-882-2289

Prairieland Collision

Rosetown, Sask.

AUTOMOTIVE

Roe & Companyis a full service law offi ce

that practices… Family and Criminal law Commercial law Real Estate Wills and Estate,

andour lawyers,

William Roe, Q.C. Jason PeszkoIan Mokuruk Lisa WatsonSheri Woods

look forward to assisting you and can be contacted at:

306-948-5352 or 306-244-9865

Residential Commercial AutomotiveFor FREE estimates or enquiries CALL

Wayne or Dorothy at 948-5678

Rockin D Trucking & Cattle

• Cattle hauling with 21 ft. gooseneck trailer

• round and large square bale hauling with step-deck or highboy

semi-trailers• also buying and selling

straw and forage• also machinery haulingHome • 306-948-2037 Alex • 306-948-7291 Dan • 306-948-7843

Biggar, Sask.

SERVICES

after hours George: 948-4042Corner of Main Street & 1st Avenue West, Biggar

Service TruckFull Mechanical ServiceMon - Fri • 8 a.m.-5 p.m.phone: George

948-3376

KRF Auto Centre

100% handwash“Where we do it all for you!!”• Detailing• Vortex Spray-In Box Liners• Granitex Baked-on Coatings for Decks and Cement Flooring• Auto Accessories• Trailer Rentals

Owned & operated by Kevin Fick

227 - 1st Ave. East, Biggar

948-1722

Ivan Young,BiggarTree services

available…• cut trim and removal• landscaping• trenching• holes for piles• basements

• post holes• cement removal• driveways• garage pads

948-3381

MONARCH MEATS

948-3384

• custom slaughter, cut and wrapping

• sausage making, curingand smoking

• sides of Pork & Beef available

Modern Licenced Abbatoir

HARRIS TRUCK SERVICES LTD.

Custom Grain Hauling

306-948-9278Landis, Sask.

• Jackets • Windsuits

• Shirts • Hunting Gear

• Bunnyhugs • Caps

• Toques • Bags

Sewing & Embroidery

Judy Kahovec:882-4313, Cell 831-7935Carey Krchov: 882-3213

Check out our new website:classicmakings.ca

Judy Kahovec…306-882-4313, cell 831-7935 Carey Krchov…882-3213

The Country Clipper• All Breed Dog Grooming• Boarding Kennels (Bordetella Mandatory)• Pet Supplies• Saleboard for dog and cat related items

For appointments and inquiries, call Janet at

948-2091Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 pm.

2 mi N on Hwy #4, 2-½ mi E on Golf Course Rd.

COURIER/HAULING

SERVICES

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

• Heavy truck parts• Agriculture parts• Automotive parts & accessorieswww.yhtruckagauto.com521 Main St., Biggar

948-2109

M & N REPAIR701 - 4th Ave. E., Biggar

948-3996Open Monday-Saturday

Mike Nahorney, Interprovincial Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanic

SGI Safety Inspection

Heavy Truck Repair

Auto Repair

TIRES

Your authorized

Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Frigidaire, Shaw, Bell, Yamaha Audio-Dealer; and Your autho-

rized SaskTel Mobility and High Speed Internet Dealer

BIGGAR LEISURE CENTRE

216 Main St., Biggar

948-3955

1st Ave. West, Biggar

948-2700Your Auto Parts and Accessories Dealer

Open: Mon.-Fri.8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Sat. • 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

To fax…stop in at The Independent

Anne G. LivingstonCerti ed Custom Picture Framer

• photographs • paintings • art prints • memorabilia • collages, etc.

Call Anne @ [email protected]

BUSSE LAWPROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Barristers & Solicitors

Stuart A. Busse, QCLarry A. Kirk, LL.B.

Bonnie L. Reddekopp, JD

302 Main Street, Biggar, SK

948-3346…serving your

community since 1972

223 Main StreetBiggar

Box 580 Biggar, SK SOK OMO

OPEN: Mon.-Fri. • 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Saturday • 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

948-2183Email: [email protected]: www.hrblock.ca

Rebel Landscaping948-2879, evenings948-7207, daytime

Ed Kolenosky

• Driveways• Concrete• Garage Pads• Pruning• Planting

• Topsoil• Lawn Care• Leveling• Sod• Patio Blocks

• Snow Removal• Fences …and much more

BIGGAR INSURANCE

SERVICES• Notary Publics

• Home & Agro Insurance • Auto & Commerical Insurance

• Health Insurance• Motor Licence Issuer

Offi ce Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday

304 Main Street • BiggarPhone: 948-2204 or

948-3886

Financial PlanningEstate PlanningLife Insurance222 Main Street306 948 5377

info@twh nancial.cawww.twh nancial.ca

INSURANCE

HAULS TO THE DUMPSmall moves and deliveries

with ½ ton truckPh/fax: 948-3856 or

cell: 948-7896Sales Consultant

J. G. Smith

LightFabrication

MobileWelding

230 - 1st Ave. W., Biggar

Phone: 948-7117email:

[email protected]

CWBCerti ed

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

MACHINERY DEALERS

For all your investment needs, Visit…

Dean McCallum, CFP, CIM, FCSIInvestment Advisor

Credential Securities Inc.

Lyndsey SacherMutual Fund Investment Specialist,

Wealth ConsultantCredential Asset Management Inc.

Pamela EatonMutual Fund Investment SpecialistCredential Asset Management Inc.

Robert Hoesgen, CFPMutual Fund Investment SpecialistCredential Asset Management Inc.

Located at the Biggar & District Credit Union 302 Main Street, Biggar, SK • 306-948-3352Mutual funds are offered through Credential Asset Management Inc., and mutual funds and other securities are offered through Credential Securities Inc. ®Credential is a registered mark owned by Credential Financial Inc. and is used under license.

Biggar Sand & Gravel

• trenching• trucking

• water & sewer• sand & gravel

• excavatingCall Colin Graham

at 948-5455

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY

CLEANINGCliff ForsythBox 736, Biggar

Phone: 948-5600

Battery ChargersElectric FencersRepaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop109 Main St., BiggarPhone: 948-2442Fax: 948-2484

ACCOUNTING

WINE, BEER, KITS and SUPPLIES

available at… Grape Moments located in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

948-3344

To advertise in this directory, please

call Urla at Th e Independent

• 948-3344 • Th is feature will appear Weekly.

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Kevin KurulakInvestment RepInsurance BrokerP. 306 948 5200F. 306 948 5207Appointments Preferred

403 Main Street, Biggar

Want a truly independent advisor who will find your unique solution?

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Do you just want to know if your premiums are fair with theright coverage?


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Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.CLOSED:CLOSED: Sundays Sundays

505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0505 Hwy. 7 West, Rosetown, SK S0L 2V0

1.877.979.79991.877.979.7999www.rosetownmainline.netwww.rosetownmainline.net

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