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Cuddly teddy bears were bandaged and given a medical once-over, showing kids that a doctors visit isn’t all that bad.

Students at Biggar Daycare were delighted to be part of Dr Alison McKee’s Well Teddy Pilot Programme in Biggar, August 31.

Biggar is lucky to be one of the fi rst areas in the country to offer our preschool children the opportunity to learn about medical care via the means of the Well Teddy Programme.

Well Teddy Clinics have been shown to actively reduce anxiety and worry in preschool children attending their GP or ER department. The Well Teddy programme gives small children the opportunity to become familiar

Five couples f rom the Presbyterian Anglican Lutheran (PALs) community, affirmed marriage vows they made to each other 50 years ago.

The service, held August 26 at St. Paul’s Anglican, included special readings for the occasion, including the Apostle Paul’s well known ‘hymn to love’ (1 Corinthians 13).

While Paul originally wrote these words to offer guidance to a young Christian congregation struggling to love one another as co-members of the church, his refl ections have also provided wisdom and guidance to married couples down through the ages. As Paul writes, “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things,

Quintuple Golden anniversaries at PALs

Signifi cant harvest progress was made this week due to warm and dry weather, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for the period, August 28 to September 3.

Producers now have 38 per cent of the 2012 crop combined and 33% is swathed or ready to straight combine.

The five-year (2007-2011) provincial harvest progress average for this time of year is 26% combined and 32% swathed or ready to straight combine.

Harvest progress varies across the province. The southwest has 69% combined, the southeast 56%, the east-central region 28%, the west-central region 23%, the northeast 14% and the northwest 12%. Ninety-nine per cent of winter wheat, 24%

Teddy-loving care shows doctor visits not so frightening

hopes all things, endures all things.”

Following the morning’s sermon, the couples joined together in a semicircle at the front of the church. After each couple had affi rmed their vows to one another, the congregation then pledged their continued support and care for them, in good times and in bad, and affi rmed the love of God as refl ected in their life together.

Worship closed with the jubilant singing of “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee,” followed by a spirited rendition of the famous table grace, “Johnny Appleseed.”

The whole congregation then made its way downstairs to Bulleyment Hall, continuing the festivities with a potluck lunch and a special combo vanilla-chocolate anniversary cake.

(See page 14 for a picture of the happy couples!)

with common medical examination techniques such as blood pressure taking (aka “the cuddle machine”) and stethoscopes (“the listening tubes”) so that if they ever are taken to the doctor they have less worry about what is happening.

The Biggar Daycare children were very happy to try out all of Dr McKee’s medical equipment and try out bandaging and plastering their stuffed animals. Dr McKee previously ran the Well Teddy Clinic in Europe’s largest Childrens Hospital and is a qualifi ed Paediatrician as well as a fully qualifi ed Family Doctor.

For the next Well Teddy Clinic dates please see forthcoming announcements in the Biggar Independent – and don’t forget your teddy bear!

Harvest work advancingof spring wheat, 45% of durum, 29% of barley, 31% of canola, 65% of mustard, 73% of lentils and 86% of the fi eld peas have been combined.

Topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as six per cent surplus, 64% adequate, 25% short and fi ve per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as two per cent surplus, 59% adequate, 27% short and 12% very short.

Rainfall this week ranged from trace amounts in the majority of the province to 34 millimetres in the Dorintosh area. Some areas of the province received strong winds that have blown canola swaths across fi elds and shelled standing crops. Hail has caused some damage in the west-central region.

Dr. Alison McKee, right, gives this Biggar Daycare tot’s teddy the once-over, August 31. The Well Teddy programme took a bit of fear away from the tykes about those inevitable medical visits. Go to biggarindependent.ca for a video of the teddy day, this Wednesday. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Anywhere but here . . . Biggar Central School student, Jessica Sherburne has that woebegone look of someone longing for the summer holiday’s that past by at a breakneck pace, leaving students across the

district bewildered. For Jessica, that was all probably tempered by seeing old friends and making new confi dantes. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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AMENDMENT: In addition to the front page story from the last Independent, it should be noted that the RM of Reford was also a big contributor to the new long term care home project, slated for completion this 2014. Not part of the catchment area required to contribute, the RM of Reford felt it was only proper to get involved in the worthy project, shelling out a vast sum of cash, helping make the project a reality.

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Council Minute highlightsThe regular meeting of Biggar Town Council was held August 21, at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Attending the meeting were Mayor Ray Sadler, Aldermen Ron Arnold, Jim Besse, Penny McCallum, Eugene Motruk, and Kirk Sherbino.

Council resolved that the minutes of the August 21 Special Project Committee of Council be accepted as presented.

Council resolved that the General Accounts Paid in the amount of $45,158.35, and the General Accounts Payable in the amount of $162,486.97, be approved.

Council resolved that the following financial reports for July 2012 be accepted as presented:

Bank Reconciliation; and Statement Financial Activities.

Council resolved that the Town donate $500 to the West Central Crisis and Family Support Centre.

Council resolved that the invoice from WAJAX Equipment, in the amount of $139,700 for a 2012 JCB 426 wheel loader, be approved for payment.

Council resolved that the request from Morrison Hershfi eld Limited, who is the engineering fi rm that is representing Bridge Road Developments, who are constructing the proposed senior apartment complex, to extend the storm sewer pipe along Second Avenue East to allow for better

The 2012-13 Biggar and District Arts Council concert season begins this Friday at the Majestic Theatre with acclaimed instrumental ist and composer, Kevin Fox.

A l t h o u g h Fo x h a s been spending the last few years composing arrangements for the likes of Justin Bieber and Kathleen Edwards, recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida and Celine Dion, and touring extensively with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk and Steven Page to To m C o c h r a n e a n d Olivia Newton-John - not to mention touring in support of his own cr i t i ca l ly acc la imed ‘Songs for Cello and Voice’ - he has somehow found the time to write and record his third album,

drainage from the site, be approved.

Council resolved that the request from George de Bussac of Integra Tire to hold their annual ‘Show ‘n’ Shine and Smoke Show’ on September 8 in Buckingham Park, be approved conditional to waivers being signed by the smoke show participants.

Council resolved that progress certificate No. 55-070-P1 from Catterall and Wright, in the amount of $27,328.31, be approved for payment to Gory’s Excavating for the water and sewer extensions project at Highway 14 Commercial.• Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Arts Council performance season kicks off this Friday‘Set Right’.

Fox’s latest effort is certainly his most focused, cohesive collection of songs to date, and fi rmly moves him into the popular genre.

Fox’s latest effort is his most focused, cohesive collection of song, fi rmly moving him into the pop genre. From the melodic ‘Inside’ to the more pop driven title track, ‘Set Right’, Fox continues to demonstrate his unique approach to the use of cello in pop song.

Fox ’s one-of -a-kind reinterpreting popular songs, using only his cello, looping pedal and voice, will not disappoint. He has included two cover songs: a haunting treatment of Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’ as well as a breathtaking version of Paul Simon’s ‘Diamonds on the Souls

of Her Shoes’.Recorded in a short

t w o m o n t h p e r i o d , ‘Set Right’ is truly the culmination of over 20 years of songwriting and performing.

Kevin Fox plays the Majestic Theatre this Friday, September 14. Show time is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available from de Moissac Jewellers.

With fall in the air, it’s time to dust off the black binder and fi ll it with new and familiar music for the many events in the Biggar Cultural Calendar.

The choir is open to all from teens to seniors who love music and can commit to a Wednesday night practice. The director is Cathy Donahue and able accompanists are Peggy L’Hoir and Lauren Epp.

Prairie Notes will have an exciting fall ahead with opportunities to sing as much as you are able. The fi rst gig is to provide musical entertainment at the Queen Elizabeth 60th Anniversary Tea at the Museum the end of September. This will entail several evenings of practice from the initial registration

Prairie Notes Fall season round the cornernight. They will be singing music that is familiar to the group so it will be more a case of remembering and polishing. New voices will be able to get up to speed quickly as the music chosen is familiar and accessible.

For those not able to commit to this project, regular practices will begin at the beginning of October, and will continue on Wednesday evenings at St. Gabriel’s church until November, when we will move to the Theatre for practices. The next singing event will be participating in the Canada Music Week Concert in November at the Theatre followed by a Christmas Concert at the Theatre and Christmas Magic at the Museum, both

in December.Registration night will be

Tuesday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church. $40 provides you with a binder of music and a CD of your singing part. Those able to commit to the Culture Days practice will stay and sing; those who will come for the regular season can come back for those practices starting in October. If you are unable to make the Tuesday night registration, let Cindy Hoppe know at 948-2947 and alternate arrangements will be made for picking up your music.

Prairie Notes is looking forward to making beautiful music together and having some fun while they are at it.

Kevin Fox

Power turning . . . A racer blasts out of the one barrel, her eye set on the number two, last Tuesday as the fi nal night of competition came to a close for the year at the Biggar Rec Valley. The competitive spirit of the regular Tuesday races will have to simmer for the winter months, but as soon as the Valley is ready, the races will be back on. See biggarindependent.ca this Wednesday for more pictures in our ‘Photo Galleries’ section. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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by Mark Milke, Senior Fellow, The Fraser Insti-tuteDistributed by Troy Me-dia, www.troymedia.com

The fi rst anniversary of Jack Layton’s passing has inspired numerous memorials and tributes, making it clear the late federal NDP leader in-spired affection.

But given the public fondness for Layton, it’s important to parse his proposed ideas, precisely because plenty of people still advocate similar policy.

However, good inten-tions (and Layton had that in spades) do not necessarily lead to good outcomes. They are never enough to create a coun-try with peace, prosperity, order and good govern-ment.

So for those who desire a job-creating country of opportunity, where merit and not political connec-tions get you ahead, and where families can pros-per, Layton’s proposals would have been disas-trous.

Many of Layton’s policy ideas were contained in his 2004 book, Speaking Out - Ideas That Work for Canadians. Space does

not permit an analysis of each one. But in general, his positions - opposition to free trade, a preference for higher taxes, support for corporate welfare, and demands that public pensions be invested “lo-cally” - result from the er-rant notion that without even more politically-di-rected decision-making, we would all live in a “unidimensional greed economy.”

In that world, which he accused fi scal conserva-tives of favouring, noth-ing else would matter but money.

Nonsense. Arguments about whether the pri-vate sector or government should perform some task or deliver some service, and the cost of each, are debates over means. It’s not a tussle about desir-able ends such as a better country.

Layton often over-fo-cused on the pleasant sounding means but ig-nored the actual results. Thus, he favoured sub-sidizing automakers (to “save” jobs) even though such government action picks corporate winners and creates losers among their competitors (and their employees). He liked

the notion of “community decisions” which sounds nice but only means some small business is at the whim of the not-in-my-backyard crowd. The late NDP leader also wanted rent control. He didn’t see how that would kill the supply of new rental units.

Layton also complained about globalization and free trade, arguing it gave too much infl uence to companies and not governments. But this too was wrongheaded, as long as regulations and laws apply to every com-pany, domestic or foreign, friends of some political leader or not, no one com-pany gets to obtain mo-nopoly control.

And ironically, one ben-efi t of freer trade for Can-ada and our companies is to ensure more consistent access to a large market like the United States.

Regrettably, there are exceptions even in ex-isting ‘free’ trade agree-ments. But trade clashes such as softwood lumber or beef could multiply a thousand times without NAFTA. A protectionist White House and Con-gress could shut their border to everything Ca-

nadians sell - and noth-ing could be done about it. At least with even im-perfect trade agreements there is some expectation and also a process for re-solving trade disputes. Layton’s position would have made Canada more vulnerable to protection-ist American sentiment, not less.

The core of Layton’s mistake on matters eco-nomic and political was his fi rm belief that it was possible for politicians and bureaucrats to direct the economy, instead of letting consumers and businesses communicate their preferences directly.

But when more con-trol over economic deci-sions is given to the same people who already have plenty of political and bu-reaucratic power over our lives (politicians and civil servants), the potential for corruption multiplies.

When economic deci-sions are not based on merit, or on a sensible reading of what consum-ers want and need, but are instead centrally di-rected with proximity to the levers of power, every-one else is locked out of the economy looking in.

This is exactly what happens in banana re-publics: power is arbi-trary taken by politi-cians, allowing them to deny or approve any development or business operation, as opposed to setting neutral laws and regulations in place that apply to all, domestic or foreign, a friend of the political class or not.

Such a tight political/bureaucratic/economic connection is exactly how the system works in Russia, Argentina, Ven-ezuela, too many African countries, and a plethora of other broken and un-derperforming econo-mies. The result is not more prosperity but less,

not Switzerland but Sici-ly. It is especially harmful to those on the margins of society whose oppor-tunities for good jobs and good incomes evaporate as a result.

Layton underestimated the dangerous nexus cre-ated when economic deci-sions are taken out of the hands of consumers and shareholders and placed in the hands of politicians and bureaucrats. His ideas would have made Canada and the world poorer, with the most vul-nerable being the fi rst to suffer.

Mark Milke is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser In-stitute.

Layton’s policies would have made Canada poorerOn the anniversary of Jack Layton’s death, let’s take a look at the consequences of his policies if they were ever implemented

by: Colin Craig, Prairie Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

The typical Canadian working outside government has no workplace pension plan, but is being asked to put more and more into rich, unsustainable govern-ment employee pension plans.

That doesn’t sound fair does it? But before we look at the numbers behind what’s go-

ing on, let’s be clear that no one expects a government employee to work for peanuts. Government employees deserve a competitive salary and benefi ts package like everyone else.

However, the problem is the pension benefi ts pro-vided to the average government worker are far better than those paying for them - taxpayers. It’s time to scale those pension benefi ts back to more reasonable levels.

Consider that nation-wide, 87.1 per cent of govern-ment employees have pensions versus just 24.4 per cent in the private sector.

But here’s the kicker: 81.9 per cent of government employees have what’s known as a defi ned-benefi t pension plan – the richest, most unsustainable type you can get.

Under a defi ned-benefi t pension plan employees put a bit of their pay cheque into the plan each week

Time to Close the Pension Gapand the government matches it (or better) – in other words, taxpayers. So if a government employee puts in $4,000 this year, taxpayers would also contribute at least $4,000.

Upon retirement, regardless of how much is in the fund, employees are guaranteed a pre-determined pay-out for the rest of their lives. Most payouts are based on an employee’s earnings a few years leading up to retire-ment and their years of service. The payouts also typi-cally rise with infl ation over time.

As you can see, this requires the people administering the funds to make an impossible set of guesses: what employees will earn throughout their career, how long employees will live, what will happen with the markets and what the infl ation rate will be over time, to name a few.

But if a golden government employee pension plan has say $500 million in its account and owes employees $800 million in pay outs, taxpayers are almost always on the hook to put in more cash to help cover the shortfall.

Across the country, defi ned-benefi t pension plans are in big trouble as nearly everyone doesn’t have enough money for the payouts they promised. The C.D. Howe Institute estimates that the federal government employ-ees pension plan owes an estimated $227 billion more

than it has. The city of Regina owes $293 million more than it has and the Ontario teachers pension plan is short $10 billion.

Because of these shortfalls, taxpayers who have no workplace pension plan, and have already contributed to these government employee pension plans, are being asked to put in even more money.

As defi ned-benefi t plans are extremely risky and un-sustainable you can see why businesses have moved away from them in droves; 12.7 per cent of private sec-tor workers have them today, down from 31.4 per cent in 1977.

To fi x the solution governments should immediately switch new hires into defi ned-contribution plans. Such plans provide retirement benefi ts based on what the pension funds can afford. If the plan has $500 million, then that’s what’s available to employees; taxpayers don’t have to pay for any shortfalls.

Under former Saskatchewan NDP premier Allan Blakeney, a number of provincial government defi ned-benefi t pension plans were converted to defi ned-contri-bution plans in the 1970’s to protect taxpayers.

It’s time for other government employee pension plans to follow that same step. Now there’s some real “social justice.”


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“I want this and this and this.” So said our two year old granddaughter as she fl ipped through the Sears Wishbook. This is a scenario that has been played out for generations. Every youngster has fl ipped the pages fi lled with toys and yearned for the latest craze.

Originally known as the Sears Christmas Book the very fi rst toys featured in the catalog were a Miss Pigtails doll, an electric (battery powered) toy car, a Mickey Mouse watch, fruitcakes, and Lionel electric trains. That was 1933.

Catalogs before that included Christmas items in the regular edition. In 1896 the catalogue featured wax candles for Christmas trees, by 1898 Christmas cards were added and in 1900 Christmas tree ornaments were sold. Then came Christmas stockings and even artifi cial Christmas trees, electric Christmas

tree lights. The catalogue became an icon and eventually a separate holiday edition was printed.

In 1968 it was offi cially named The Wish Book. This was in America. In Canada it is 60 years since The Wish Book has been delivered to Canadian families. The fi rst edition rolling off the presses in 1953. To mark this occasion Calvin McDonald, the President and CEO of Sears travelled to his home town in Ontario to personally deliver the catalogues.

In his message McDonald recalls his fi rst job was delivering Sears catalogues. He took a look at that huge stack of books and remembered the excitement of people. They couldn’t wait to rip open the plastic and begin fl ipping the pages.

I’m not sure how many actually took a really good look at the cover of this year’s edition but it includes images of every Wish Book that was ever

published. It contains 736 pages of “wishes” -- holiday gift ideas, holiday decorations and holiday fashions. Over three million copies will be distributed across Canada.

There is something for everyone -- celebrity cosmetics (Someday by Justin Bieber is sure to be popular), home decor, jewelry, electronics, fashion for everyone in the family, furnishings, appliances. Gifts for cooks, pet lovers, sports enthusiasts, outdoor activities. Things like espresso makers, beach towels, blankets, lamps, musical instruments, outdoor Christmas decorations and of course, toys. Over 1,000 toys and games that will appeal to any kid of any age.

I remember my own daughter wanting a Cabbage Patch doll (remember that fad) and an Easy Bake Oven. Both of which she received. Some of the old steadfasts are still as popular today as they once were --

Barbie, Lego and radio controlled cars. And, there is the Gifts Under section so you can keep within your budget.

Today’s Wish Book does not only appear in print but also online on the website. There is an iPad app available in keeping with this

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Congratulations with love from the L’Hoir and Sutherland families!

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technological era.While some things

have changed, so much remains the same. Kids still sit down and pick out what they want to see under the tree the morning of December 25. And, they still faithfully tells parents,

grandparents, aunts and uncles what “Santa is going to bring”. And parents still say “you can only pick one thing.”

It all starts when the Wish Book arrives and Christmas morning fi nally comes. Ah, the holiday season.

by Kim FickBCS 2000 was buzzing

last week with the start of the school year fi nally upon us.

We were excited to welcome back all of our returning students, as well as our many new students joining the school community this year.

It is always fun to see our brand new class of Kindergarten students on their fi rst day of school, even if it is very tough on their parents to see them leave from home! Mrs. McMahon hosted her annual Welcome to Kindergarten barbecue at the school a week prior to the fi rst day, and many students and their families enjoyed the chance to meet their new teacher and spend some time at the school. The students even received a Future Grad of BCS 2000 t-shirt to welcome them to school, and had a lot of fun together.

We are lucky to have the majority of our

BCS Principal’s reportstaff returning, with a few changes. With the retirement of Principal Mr. Elwood Torgunrud, I (Mrs. Kim Fick) am very excited to take on the role of principal this year. Mr. Terry Braman continues his work as Vice Principal, and Ms. Natalie Chupik was appointed as the second Vice Principal. We welcome two interns from the University of Saskatchewan, Ms. Alicia Hrykiw and Ms. Alyssa Klassen. Following the retirement of our head caretaker Brenda Farrell, Daisy Ramos has joined our staff as well. And fi nally, our counsellor, Ms. Wendy Kritzer, has moved on to a new position and Ms. Terra Quaife will be a part of our staff in her place. Welcome to all of our new faces, both staff and students alike.

Many of our students were busy accomplishing great extracurricular feats this summer. We had students

representing our province nationally for football and trapshooting, competing provincially in swimming, track and fi eld, and rodeos, and many more activities that I’m sure I don’t even know about. Congratulations to all! Your hard work has made your community and school proud.

As we head into a new school year, we have determined that Character Education is something that we would like to focus on in our school, particularly in our Kindergarten to Grade 6 end. We will be participating in a program called Character Counts, which focuses on six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

We will keep you posted on events throughout the year to support our character program. I wish everyone a safe and successful harvest.


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by Bob MasonSo-called Jake: Two

men meet on the street.Bob: “Hello Bill. You

sure haven’t changed very much! It seem like yesterday I saw you last!”

Bill: “Hello Bob. No wonder I haven’t changed much. I was yesterday when we last met.”

End of so-called Jake.“Not very funny,” you

say. To some of us who haven’t noticed that we are getting older ourselves it isn’t funny at all. Example: I’m sitting around at one of the local “todos” one day when a pretty girl goes past.

“Hullo, Mary,” I almost shouted not remembering that the last time I saw Mary was many years before. The pretty girl gave me a cold glance, the kind of look that girls reserve for mashers. (I never did fi nd out what a masher was). But I had already yelled “Hullo, Mary” at her and was kind of trapped.

As she stopped, YT started to blurt, “Sorry,” but you do look a lot like a girl I used to know

I’m not used to girls

paying much attention to men, but she ust have noticed a few wrinkles on my face that made me look old and senile.

“Mebbe, you meant my Grandma,” she smiled. “Her name wa Mary and she used to live around here.”

Mebbe her grandmother was the Mary I used to know. I dunno, I was too embarrassed to ask. But it actually seemed like only yesterday that I saw Mary last.

It’s nothing new to mistake young people for their parents. But now, as I get older it is kind of new to me.

In the last few years I’ve met many people who look familiar only to fi nd out that they look like their parents did a couple of generations back.

Time (which to me anymore is a four-letter swear word) has just raced by me the last few years. Heck, it almost seems like yesterday that The Independent published YT’s fi rst scribbled offering, and some of the people who read that fi rst piece, are still, in their old age, trying to decipher it.

Mebbe a fellow should take the example of Phineas Fogg in the story Round the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, and make a west to east trip circling our globe a few times. Verne claimed that Fogg gained a day by doing that, and if we made a few trips, mebbe we could turn back the clock a little.

And then again, mebbe it wouldn’t work out that well.

It seems like only yesterday that Dad and some of his older neighbour friends, used to sit and recount the adventures of their

early years, almost like they were interesting to young us. And “young” is (dang kids, anyway) always pretended that we wanted to hear more.

Whereas, nowadays, the young people fl agrantly (some word) pull out their iPods as soon as we start to speak, and ignore our stories entirely.

Our stories of horses, ploughs, harrows, binders and stooks may seem like yesterday to us. But in a world of TVs, hydraulics, computer systems and a myriad of technical stuff, they must seem ancients history to t hem.

In contrast, I often wonder why those old boys frowned a bit when “young us” enthusiastically (oh, big word again) related our small important incidents (well they were important to us), and also why our descendants’ stories seem so dull.

We’ve seen a lot of places and done a lot of great (well, we thought they were great) things in our lifetime, and often wonder why those young people think that their times are so much better.

I suppose it is kind of a compliment that an old fellow remembers anything but a lot of the young people’s activities don’t seem to be worth putting one’s mind. to.

YT’s hearing sure isn’t up to snuff anymore, but as he gets up from the local coffee tables and hears comments like: “over the hill”, “senile old bugger”, “sod bustin’ bum”, etcetera, he hopes that the young people present are talking about someone else.

Those things that did happen, and almost seem like yesterday, were quite an experience though, and we almost hate to admit that they will all be lived over again by someone else.

Over the years there must have been a lot of people who have had the same feelings about life, s I do, for it really doesn’t feel that all these things happened so long ago.

Although Yours Truly knows better, like a darn fool he feels that he can do all those same things he did in the 1940s yet.

Looking back may be a wonderful thing, but, as time passes we do have to accept that they weren’t just yesterday.

“Time” and “time to do things” are sure different.

During WWII YT always had a watch on his wrist and although sometimes he used it, like: “we go in at 1900 hours” often we didn’t and just “hurry up and wait” (an old army adage).

When we came out of

the Hochwald Forest, it was “time to rest” so we just lay down anywhere and slept for two days. At the Kusten Kanal it happened to be milking time, so Sgt Eby (who got killed he next day) and I milked a couple of cows there, and talked far into the night, wondering when it would be all over, and time to go home.

For him, it was over the next day (21st of April, 1945) and for YT it seems like yesterday yet.

Note: It seems that it was only yesterday that YT hit his golf ball into the woods, and Daryl Hasein said “why don’t you send something in to The Independent and we’ll see if we like it.” (I guess they are still trying to decide).

Don’t get YT started on anything again. When he gets his mind of something he just keeps at it and at it, until a whole bunch of time has passed.

As inferred in the above column, he isn’t looking forward to that “time passes” bit.

A lot of things have come and gone, and he doesn’t need any of that and gone admonition either.

If we leave him alone, he’ll just sit there, think about it all, write a little, sit back and say: “It seems like yesterday.”

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Last Monday we had ex-ercises. We tried our usu-al stretches and passed assortments of balls to each other. This helps us build teamwork with the fellow residents. That af-ternoon we played Bean Bag Toss. There were a few people that were close to winning. The fi -nal score for our winner was 40 points.

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Wednesday was a busy day for everyone at the Lodge. We took a couple busloads of residents to the hospital. We got to see the sod turning for the new long term care facility. We felt special to be part of Biggar’s his-tory. Some of the resident even got to hold the gold shovels. After lunch all of the residents met in the activity room and enjoyed ice cream cones. It was a wonderful treat on a hot windy day.

Thursday we kept busy with exercises. We tried something new that the residents and even the staff enjoyed. It is called “noodle ball”. We sit in a big circle and hold pool noodles. When the ball comes close to us we ei-

ther hit the ball with the noodle or we kick the ball. This activity is good for our arms and our legs. Everyone was fi lled with laughter. At 2:30 we had bingo. This week the winners were craving chocolate bars.

Friday we had indoor barbecue club due to the windy weather. Everyone enjoyed having hotdogs and baked beans. To end the day we had Happy Hour. Once everyone had their beverage of alcohol or fruit punch, we told jokes to whoever was present. There were some pretty funny jokes.

Saturday we had fam-ily and friends come and spend the day with their loved ones. There was a movie in the afternoon.

Sunday was spa day. The women enjoyed hav-

ing hand massages and manicures. Later we had church.

That is all from us this week. Hope everyone will enjoy the fall weather. If you happen to have a few minutes one day, make sure you stop by and say “hi” to us.

Biggar Diamond Lodge residents, staff and hospital staff pose for a picture, August 29, shortly after a his-toric ceremony that launched the new long term care home project. Construction is slated for completion for early 2014. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)


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by Calvin DanielsThe Canadian Wheat Board made an interesting announcement recently when it unveiled it would begin marketing canola for Western Canadian farmers.The decision is one

which may ultimately reveal much about what farmers truly feel about the CWB, and also how effective the organization is at marketing.Of course the history

of the board has been

as a single desk seller, meaning it has been the lone export marketer of wheat, durum and barley. As a single desk operation, the CWB has never had to compete for product from farmers. It handled it all coming from Western producers.That has changed with

the decision by the federal government to end the monopoly. The debate will last long in whether the Stephen Harper government played fast and loose with the rules

of Parliament in making the change, but the fate of the CWB was still forever changed.Now the CWB is

attempting to adapt to their new reality.One of the steps they

are taking is to market canola, a crop with a well-established network of marketers already in place.But as the crop which

is now competing with wheat in terms of the most acres devoted to it, canola is a major commodity which could help boost the bottom line of the CWB.But there is an if for the

CWB.It will only help the

CWB if producers are willing to market their canola through the organization.It’s clear the government

expects farmers to abandon the CWB in droves. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has led a chorus where the undertones were pretty clear, the CWB was fl awed and not working for farmers.They made the change

on the premise of providing choice, but if they believed the CWB was doing the best job

possible for farmers why change the system?In terms of canola, there

was discussion within the last quarter century about the crop perhaps coming under the CWB umbrella, but that never happened.So now it will be up

to the CWB to attract canola bushels from farmers, and if farmers happen to commit signifi cant production to the organization it will speak to how well respected the CWB

actually is with farmers.Don’t expect a huge

pile of canola to go to the CWB, at least not immediately.But longer term the

CWB might earn bushels because they do have a worldwide network of marketers who, while previously dedicate to cereal grains, have to have contacts useful in marketing canola.If the CWB machine can

fi nd new, and or better markets for canola, farmers will turn their way.It stands to reason

in a new open market environment the CWB will need to look for new revenue streams.Canola, because of its

sheer size, is a logical fi rst step.But think about the

connections the CWB has in India, Pakistan, the Middle East. To take

on marketing pulse crops might be a natural.And if you are selling

canola, is fl ax such a stretch?There is also potential

to use the knowledge the CWB has in marketing cereals to include oats and rye. Both are specialty crops with limited acres, so sales are not by c o n t a i n e r ship, but the m e c h a n i c s of the sale may not be so different the CWB won’t take it on in their new world, if they can make pools work on smaller crops.“Farmers have been

telling us they want CWB to run canola pools to

CWB adapting to new reality?

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Public Notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the of ce of:

REEVE,COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 1,COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 3,COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. 5,

will be received by the undersigned at the municipal of ce during normal of ce hours until Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. local time.Nomination forms may be obtained from the municipal of ce.Dated this 4th day of September, 2012

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help manage their price risk and provide them with reliable returns through a system they can trust,” said CWB president and CEO Ian White in a recent release, adding farmer sign-up is

now open for the new CWB canola pool.“The farmer

b e n e f i t s of pooling apply just as successful ly to canola as to wheat. F a r m e r s retain all the profi ts g e n e r a t e d from their

grain sales, instead of simply taking a fl at price at the elevator. It also means they can spend more time on their crops instead of chasing the commodity futures

markets.”The CWB is the only

company offering farmers the popular pooled approach to grain marketing for the 2012-13 crop year, which began August 1 under a new open-market model. Under pooling, all revenue is deposited into a single pool and participants are paid the average achieved across the entire marketing period, allowing highly effective price-risk management and a strategic approach to the sales process.Yes, the future is an

unknown for both farmers and the CWB, but how both sides react to the chance to market canola through a pooling system may give us a hint at what the future will be.

The fi rst repeat Toonie winner . . . Carol Wood, left, accepts a cheque for $65 from Biggar Museum and Gallery board member Ruth Arnold, all part of the monthly toonie draw for August. Carol was the lucky winner the previous month! Congrats! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR NOMINATIONSSchool Division Elections

Public Notice is hereby given that nominations of candidates for the of ce of:

Board of Education Members: Sun West School Division No. 207Subdivision No. 1 (Eatonia, Eston, Marengo) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 2 (Coleville, D’Arcy, Plenty) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 3 (Biggar, Landis) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 4 (Dinsmore, Harris) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 5 (Beechy, Elrose, Kyle, Lucky Lake) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 6 (Davidson, Kenaston, Loreburn) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 7 (Town of Outlook) - Number to be elected: 1Subdivision No. 8 (Town of Rosetown) - Number to be elected: 1Town of Kindersley - Number to be elected: 2 at large

will be received by the following election of cers on the 19th day of September, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

andduring regular business hours from September 3rd to 18th, 2012 inclusive:

Ryan Smith, Rhonda Saathoff, or Bonnie GilesSun West School Division Of ce,501 - 1st Street West, Rosetown

Nomination forms may be obtained at the following locations:1. the Division Of ce in Rosetown;2. the schools in each subdivision; and3. on the Sun West School Division website (www.sunwestsd.ca).

Dated this 27th day of August, 2012.Ryan Smith, Returning Of cer

Organized by the MacK-enzie Art Gallery, Cu-rated by Erin Gee This exhibition, the fi rst in the Saskatchewan Art History Series, describes artistic roles that were available to settlement-era artists by providing a glimpse into the early development of Saskatch-

The Saskatchewan Art Progress Show: 1880-1950

ewan’s artistic scene from 1880-1950.

The exhibit will be held in the Credit Union Art Gallery at the Biggar Museum from Septem-ber 5-19. We are open to the public from 1-5 p.m., Tuesday to Friday. Please join us for this celebration of the culture, community

ment continue to inspire generations of artists within Saskatchewan’s contemporary story of art progress.

This exhibition features the work of many well-

known Saskatchewan artists, as well as seldom seen works from this era of Saskatchewan’s art history.

All are welcome as the MacKenzie Art Gallery

Provincial Outreach Program is dedicated to providing exhibitions of original works of art to the people across Sas-katchewan.

and creative spirit or ru-ral Saskatchewan!

What implications does the work of the settlement era have upon Saskatch-ewan’s art scene today? Traditions of landscape, community, grassroots activism and indepen-dence established early in Saskatchewan’s develop-

Cross the country . . . Blazing Saint, Hayden McMahon, has a bit of lead on his teammates, Tuesday at the Rec Valley. The cross country runners were tun-ing up for the season. Their home meet is September 27 at the Rec Valley north of Biggar. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Klusmeier, on a Cana-da-wide “Tour of a Life-time”, will be in Biggar, September 27 for an af-ternoon and evening of music and fun.

Biggar is proud to be one of 200 communities

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Klusmeier has chosen to visit on his tour, which partners with the Cana-dian Foodgrains Bank, helping to raise money and awareness about those who don’t have enough to eat.

Klusmeier will lead a free music workshop from 4 to 6 p.m., intro-ducing his latest music and published music book anthology, as well

as providing information on how to access and use hundreds of his compo-sitions available on his Web site.

Klusmeier has com-posed over 500 hymns used by Anglican, Lu-theran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, and United churches in their hymn books. At 7:30 p.m. in the evening, Klus-meier will be leading a

concert of his music with a pickup-choir conducted by Lonnie Moddle. Mod-dle has worked many years conducting in con-cert with Klusmeier. She is a retired music spe-cialist with the school system in British Co-lumbia, having worked in classroom music, and has been a church choir director for 30 years.

A portion of funds from ticket sales will be do-nated to the Foodgrains Bank, the host church, a church of your choice, and for refreshments fol-lowing the concert.

Parachuting back to the books . . . St. Gabriel School teacher, Karen Jiricka introduces a bit of fun to her class, last week, taking a break from the books. Kids across

the district are once again learning, and every once in a while, having a bit of fun! (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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On behalf of the Biggar & District Family Centre, we would like to THANK the following businesses, organizations and individuals for their generous donations and contributions to this year’s Summer Preschool Program of 2012.

• Community Initiatives Fund• RBC Foundation• Access Communications• Viterra• SunWest School Division• BCS 2000

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This year’s program was once again a HUGE success for all the children who participated.

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FORM H [Sec on 45 of the Act]

No ce of Call for Nomina ons PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that nomina ons of candidates for the o ce of:

Board Member: Prairie Spirit School Division No. 206 All subdivisions

will be received by the undersigned on the 19th day of September, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Prairie Spirit School Division o ce at:

121 Klassen Street East, Warman, SK and during regular business hours on August 20, 2012 to September 18, 2012, at Prairie Spirit School Division o ce, 121 Klassen Street East, Warman, SK.

Nomina on forms may be obtained at the following loca on(s):

Prairie Spirit School Division website: www.spiritsd.ca Schools in the school division City, Town and Village o ces in the school division Prairie Spirit School Division O ce

Dated this 20th day of August, 2012.

Ron Walter, Returning O cer

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JUBILEE STADIUM CONCESSION BOOTH

(Approximately October 15, 2012 - March 16, 2013)

Groups or individuals interested in leasing or managing the operations of the concession booth must submit

proposals with monthly lease willing to pay to:Biggar and District Recreation Board P.O. Box 1360, Biggar, SK S0K 0M0

[email protected]

Deadline for proposals is September 20, 2012.

Brett Newton was invited to play with the Wash-ington Junior Stealth Midget team at the U.S. Box Lacrosse National Championships in Hun-tington Beach, California, August 17-19.

The 14-year-old son of Jim and Page Newton, and grandson of Ken and Merle Newton, was invited by star lacrosse pro, Lewis Ratcliff of the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Ratcliff is also the director of the Junior Stealth Pro-gram, and has worked with Manitoba provin-cial teams over the last couple of years.

Brett played on the Manitoba Provincial Box Lacrosse team at the Canadian National Championship in Whitby, Ontario in early August and the Manitoba U16 Field Lacrosse team at Nationals in Oshawa dur-ing the long weekend in September. Brett led the Manitoba Bantam Pro-vincial team in scoring at Nationals despite miss-ing three games, and led the Midget Washington Stealth in scoring at the U.S. Box Nationals.

Brett’s dad, Jim, is the head coach of the Mani-toba Provincial team, and in 2010, the Pee Wee team won gold in the ‘B’ division at the Canadian

Lacrosse roots run deep

Championship in Whitby. Brett fi nished sixth over-all in total points for goals and assists. 2011 saw the Manitoba Pro-vincial Bantams capture gold again, and silver in 2012.

Jim, who played all of his minor lacrosse in Big-gar, is an accomplished player in his own right. Jim competed for the fi rst time with the Biggar Junior B lacrosse team at age 15 at the Founders

Cup in Windsor, Ontario. He represented Saskatch-ewan in the Canada Sum-mer Games in St. John’s in 1977, and competed in three other Founders Cups. Jim was the top scorer in the 1980 Found-ers Cup in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, and named to the tournament All Star Team.

Ken, Brett’s Grandpa, was also very involved with lacrosse. Ken was

president of the Saskatch-ewan Lacrosse Associa-tion in 1971 and 1972. He also held manager and secretary positions with the Biggar Lacrosse Asso-ciation. In 1975, Ken was presented with the Lester B. Pearson Award in rec-ognition of his dedication and contributions to the game of lacrosse.

Brett is hoping to pur-sue a U.S. college lacrosse scholarship.

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is now accepting… ICE TIME REQUESTS

for Jubilee StadiumScheduled to open October 15, 2012, closing March 16, 2013

Regular usage, Tournaments, Special Events, etc.Forms available at Biggar Town Of ce

Deadline for applications is September 20, 2012

by Taylor Darroch and Sabrina Yurchak

Welcome to school!May this school year

bringYou happiness galore,And may you enjoy it -

Right to the core!Welcome to all our new

students and welcome

BCS 2000 news

back to everyone else. We hope they enjoyed their summer, even though it feels like it was cut short.

Despite that, we are all glad to see our friends again. We have some keener coaches our there this year! The football players returned to the field a couple of weeks ago, cross country started practice the very fi rst day of school, and volleyball will soon be in full swing, so listen to announce-

ments for meeting dates and practices.

This Friday we started the year off with a suc-cessful green and gold day, and hallway pep rally to send our football team out to their first home game of the year.

Next week we’ll hold our annual back to school spirit week which con-sists of: PJ day on Mon-day, Neon Day on Tues-day, Twin/Multiples Day on Wednesday, Hick Day on Thursday, and then we

will end the week with a pancake breakfast for the entire school on Friday. High school students can start to dish up around 8:20, and elementary stu-dents will be served at 9 when their teachers take them to the gym. Also, on Friday, September 14 we will be having a $2 hat day. Students and staff will have the option of wearing a hat for $2, with all proceeds going to our Terry Fox fund raiser.

Biggar Central School teacher Jackie Zagoruy gives some instructions to her charges, Wednesday. Kids may have seemed a bit reluctant to be back at the

books, but seeing their friends and teachers - well, they were back into the routine. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Five for Fifty! . . . Five couples celebrated a landmark occasion amongst their church friends at PALS, August 26 at St. Paul’s Anglican. Left to right: Ray and Brenda Wood, Carson and Ev Ramsay, Earl and Mary Ann Nostbakken, Ted and Gloria Engel, and Ed and Ann Egert. (Photo for The Independent by Diana Dolack)

Bonnie Lou HodgsonJanuary 18, 1950 - August 27, 2012

Bonnie Lou Hodgson passed away August 27, 2012 in Saskatoon, Sask. at the age of 62 years. She was born January 18, 1950 to Lu and Guy Wylie of Laura, Sask.

Bonnie is survived by her husband, Bill of Biggar, Sask.; one daughter, Angela (Darrell) Huber of Provost, Alta. and their children, Carter, Austin, Brooklyn and Brayden; one son, Adam (Jennifer) of Biggar, Sask. and their children, Emily, Jaeda and Drayton; mother, Lu Wylie of Saskatoon, Sask.; and several extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her father, Guy Wylie.

Funeral Service was held on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 2 p.m. from Biggar United Church with Rev. Jane Gallagher of ciating. Neil Millard gave the eulogy. Organist was Doreen Dubreuil and music was led by the Biggar United Church Joy Singers. Honourary Bearers were all those who shared in Bonnie’s life. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Tributes in Bonnie’s memory may be directed to the Biggar United Church, Box 1259, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0. Grondin Funeral Services, Biggar entrusted with arrangements, “Our family serving your family since 1963”.

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S0K 0M0

COMING EVENTS

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OBITUARIES

CARD OF THANKS

OBITUARIES

Gabrielle (Dubreuil) Gabrielle (Dubreuil) HalladayHalladay

July 29, 1915 - August 13, 2012Gabrielle passed away August

13, 2012 in Biggar, Sask. at the age of 97 years. She was born on July 20, 1915 in Prud’homme, Sask.

Gabrielle is survived by her daughter, Alice Dirks of The Pas, Man. and her children, Brenda (Tom) McBride, Leona and Kristian; Maxine (Steve) Everson, Brandy and Skylar; Calvin (Alvena), Crystal and Bambi; Laurie (Melanie), Jessie; and Sharmaine (Darryl) Olson, Savanah and Hailey; her daughter-in-law, Doreen Dubreuil of Biggar, Sask. and her children, Kent (Naomi), Colby and Landon; Shauna (Brad) Ebelher, Andrew, Adam and Lauren; Blaine (Janis), Graham, Kyle and Ryder; her daughter, Eileen Bleile (Wayne) of Biggar, Sask. and her children, Dale Williams (Diane), Bob, Dale Mathew, Michelle and Jordie; Darren Williams (Barb), Ashley, Amber, Apryl and Madyson; and Jason Bleile. Gabrielle also leaves 18 great great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Gabrielle was predeceased by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benjamin and all her siblings; her husbands, Leo Dubreuil in 1961 and Frank Halladay in 1985; son, Herve Dubreuil; and sons-in-law, Bob Williams and Bob Dirks.

Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. from St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church, Biggar, Sask. of ciated by Father Michel Bedard. Eulogist was Alvin Gallaher; readers were Doreen Dubreuil, Kent Dubreuil and Doug Jenkins. Music was provided by St. Gabriel Choir. Honourary Bearers were all those who shared in Gabe’s life. Active Bearers were her grandsons, Dale Williams, Darren Williams, Jason Bleile, Calvin Dirks, Kent Dubreuil, Blaine Dubreuil. Interment followed in Biggar Cemetery, Biggar, Sask. Tributes may be directed to Friends of the Lodge c/o Biggar and District Community Foundation, Box 489, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

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

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Alice Eleanor Poelzer1935 – 2012

Alice Eleanor Poelzer, formerly of Biggar & Landis, Sask. passed away on August 23rd, 2012 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon, Sask.

Alice was born July 27, 1935 in Woodville Mills, Prince Edward Island. At a young age she moved away, and while working at the Parliamentary Restaurant in Ottawa, she eventually met her future husband, Rodney, who was employed in the Royal Canadian Air Force at the time.

Their life together took them from Montreal to Porcupine Plain, and eventually to Landis where they settled to raise their family of four boys. As the family grew older, Alice began her career with the Landis Co-op where she worked for 22 years, until her retirement in 1997.

She settled into retired life in Biggar as a widow in 1998 and kept herself busy on a daily basis. She loved working in her garden and ower beds, and spending time with her many friends in both Biggar and Landis. Most of all, she loved spending time with her seven grandchildren. They loved coming to visit and spend some alone time with her and she adored taking in their many activities, including swimming lessons at the local pool. She always wanted to be there for their major accomplishments. They were the most important people in her life and she loved them all dearly.

Alice is predeceased by her husband Rodney; her parents Louis and Mary; her brothers Billy, Ernie, Louis, and George; and her sister Gladys.

She is lovingly remembered by: her sons, Kevin, Darrell (Cathy), Garry (Jodi), Randy (Susan); by her grandchildren Andrea, Sarah, Kale, Ryan, Ireland, R.J., and Jessie; by her brothers, Raymond (Mary) Fitzpatrick and John (Joyce) Fitzpatrick both from P.E.I.; and numerous other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 at St. Gabriel the Archangel’s Roman Catholic Church in Biggar, Sask. at 1:00 p.m. A luncheon to celebrate of her life will follow. A private, family Inurnment Ceremony will be held the next day at Chelan, Sask.

Those wishing to make expressions of sympathy may make donations to the St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, as the family has greatly appreciated the level of care and compassion that they provided over the past year. Arrangements are entrusted to CHERISHED MEMORIES FUNERAL SERVICES 242-7888.

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LARLHAM: In loving memory of Pat Larlham who passed away September 8, 2000.

“As time goes by without youAnd days turn into years.

They hold a million memoriesAnd a thousand silent tears.”

Remembered by his family, Dorothy, Jim, Dan, Laura, Joan

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The family of John Yaroshko wish to thank their relatives and friends for the cards, owers, food, phone calls, kind words and contributions to the Biggar Wildlife Federation. We would like to thank the doctors, nurses and hospital staff for the excellent care he received. Also a special thank you to Pastor Mark Kleiner and Grondin Funeral Services. God Bless You All!

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MEMORIAMS

Lieta Campbell1934 - 2007

“Time speeds on, four years have passedSince death its gloom,

its shadow castWithin our home where

all seemed bright,And took from us a shining light.We miss that light, and ever will,

Her vacant place there’s none to ll.

Down here we mourn, but not in vain,

for up in Heaven we will meeet again.”

Lovingly remembered by Bob; Penny and Brad; Kelly and

Dawn; and grandchildren

SUNDAYS in September: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at Redeemer Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, September 30, Presbyterian liturgy and potluck after service. Everyone Welcome. To contact Pastor Mark, phone 306-951-7122.

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.

23c12TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, Sask Art Progress Show by the McKenzie Art Gallery in the Credit Union Gallery at the Biggar Museum.

36c3MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10: 7 p.m. Donor Choice meeting at Hospital Board room. Please have a representative from organizations on our list attend. We NEED your support.

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Saskatoon Doll Collectors Club: Invites you to a Doll Show on Sunday September 30 from 11:00 - 4:00 at the Nutana Legion 3021 Louise Street . Contact: Marlyn Jensen @ 652 1514 0r [email protected].

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11: Biggar and District Arts Council Annual Meeting at Biggar Museum and Gallery, 7 p.m. New members welcome.

36c2Saskatoon Gun Show Buy, Sell, Trade. Sept 15 10-5, Sept 16 10-4. North Ridge Community Centre, 901 3rd Street N. Martensville, SK. www.smlc.ca Murray 306-933-2587.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: at 6:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church, Prairie Notes Fall registration and practice. $40 = music and a CD of your part. The Notes will be singing at Culture Days at the Museum, September 29; Canada Music Week Concert, November 20 and our Christmas Concert, December 9. Culture Days practices will happen September 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, and 25. Regular practices will be Wednesday nights starting October 3. We welcome all singers from teens to seniors. If you would like to participate but can’t make the registration night or for more information, please phone Cindy Hoppe at 948-2947.

36c3FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14: Biggar & District Arts Council presents…Kevin Fox, 7:30 p.m., Biggar Majestic Theatre. Adults/Seniors $25 (advance $20); Students, 13 and older $15 (advance $12); children, 12 and under $5. Advance and Season Tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers, Biggar, 948-2452.

32c6SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23: Dusty Wheels Indoor Car Show, at Rosetown Arena, Rosetown, Sask., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

37p2THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: 7:30 p.m. Ron Klusmeier’s 2012-13 Canada-wide Tour of a Lifetime Concert at Biggar United Church. This is his last tour travelling across Canada. Advance tickets adults $20; 16 years and under $5. 25 per cent of ticket sales donated directly to Canadian Foodgrains Bank -- End Hunger. Tickets available at United Church 948-2280 or deMoissac Jewellers 948-2452. Also offering free music workshop 4-6 p.m. Please pre-register.

34c6SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: 1 - 4 p.m., Biggar Museum presents a Royal High Tea and Exhibit to celebrate the Queen’s 60 year reign, $5 per person.

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COMING EVENTS


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


HOUSES FOR RENT

Classi eds Work • Phone 948-3344

HOUSES FOR SALE

HEALTH/WELLNESS

CAREER TRAINING

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

WORKWANTED

REAL ESTATE

Place a Place a classified classified by phone by phone 948-3344948-3344or onlineor online

[email protected]@sasktel.net

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: St. Gabriel Fall Supper, 5-7 p.m. Biggar Community Hall. Adults, $15; 6-12, $8 and 5 and under FREE. Take out $15, phone 948-3880, 948-2954, or 948-3403 by noon Sunday to order. Order and inquiries may also be sent to [email protected]

36c4SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14: Perdue United Church Fowl Supper, Perdue Community Complex. Doors open 4:30 p.m.; supper 5 p.m. Adults $10, 6-12 $5; preschoolers Free.

35c5SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20: Biggar Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration at Biggar Community Hall. Cocktails, 5:30; Dinner at 6:00; NCCP production, 8 p.m.; Cash Bar. $25 per ticket, available at Biggar Museum. Please purchase tickets by October 10. Taxi service provided by Biggar Insurance Services.

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COMING EVENTS

Families, 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 advertisements in good faith. We advise that it is in your interest to investigate offers personally. Publications by this paper should not be taken as an endorsement of the product or service offered.

tfnAdvertisements and statements contained herein are the sole responsibility of the persons or entities that post the advertisement, and the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association and membership do not make any warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or reliability of such advertisements. For greater information on advertising conditions, please consult the Association’s Blanket Advertising Conditions on our website at www.swna.com.

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NOTICE

Effective September

15, 2012KidSport™

Biggaradvises that all funding applications should be submitted to…

Attn: Erin PoitrasRecreation Director

Town of BiggarBox 1360

Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0PH: 948-3317

So ALL Kids Can Play!

Apartment sized freezer; 10,000 btu window air conditioner; wheel barrow; seed spreader; leaf blower/vac; electric hedge trimmer, plus many more items. Phone 948-2880

37p1**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348

DISCONNECTED 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.

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STEEL BUILDING CLEARANCE SALE I-Beam Construction Easy Bolt-Up Design 40x65, 60x90, 100x150 Many Others Available (800) 369-3882 www.toplinebuildings.com [email protected]

STEEL BUILDINGS REDUCED PRICES NOW! 20X22 $4,455. 25X26 $4,995. 30X38 $7,275. 32X50 $9,800. 40X54 $13,995. 47X80 $19,600. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.

MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED

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

3tfnMain 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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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.

CARS & TRUCKS

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

36tfn1985 Honda Goldwing, new rubber, shocks redone this spring, new battery, $3500 obo; phone 948-3344

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RECREATION

CJay Trailers located in Moose Jaw offers full line service, repairs and parts for all makes and models of RV trailers. We handle SGI claims for any type of damages including hail and wind damage. Let the experts at CJay Trailers take care of all your RV trailer needs. Call 306-691-5474

RECREATION

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

Three-bedroom home, close to downtown, 3.5 blocks from school. Available August 30. For viewing, call 948-3674 or 948-9517

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HOUSES FOR SALE

CASH BACK - $10 for every pound you lose. Lose weight quickly and safely and keep it off, results guaranteed! Call Herbal Magic today! 1-800-854-5176.

Bob Foster Locksmith Services. Phone 306-831-7633

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LEARN FROM HOME. EARN FROM HOME. Medical Transcriptionists are in demand. Lots of jobs! Enrol today for less than $95 a month. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com [email protected]

Custom Combining with JD 9770 straight cut or pickup. Call 948-3450 or 948-7601. Combine can also be rented.

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MOBILE MEDICAL EXAMINERS: RNs, RPNs, LPNs, Lab Techs. Insurance Services Co. recruiting in Biggar, Shunavon, Eston and surrounding. Venipuncture experience reqd. Contact: [email protected]

35p3Looking for part-time WAITRESS OR WAITER. See Maggie at Snow White Family Restaurant, Biggar

24c18Coram Construction is hiring Carpenters and concrete nishers to work PCL sites in Saskatchewan. $31.60, Good bene ts, 3-5 years experience. Join, t and install formwork. E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 306-525-0990 Mail: 205-845 Broad Street Regina, SK S4R-8G9

CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS WANTED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and bene ts. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]. Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS NEEDED for growing northern company. Competitive wages and bene ts. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]. Online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

Swan Valley Travel Manitoba based host company looking for experienced travel agents to join our team. Earn high commissions while working at your own pace. See our website at www.HostTravelAgency.ca

AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN Journeyman or Equivalent to start immediately. Busy Rural Shop, Excellent Wages & Bene ts. Fax resumes to (306) 753-2268.

Elk Ridge Resort is currently seeking Full Time Housekeeping Room Attendants. To apply, please send resume to [email protected] or contact Krissy at 1.306.663.4653 ext 534.

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

Canada’ s largest, busiest and best GM Dealership continues to grow and WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERVICE TECHNICIANS WITH VARYING SKILL SETS! If you love working on cars, enjoy working on a team and an endless supply of work - we want to meet you! Our Factory recognized “Best In Class” shop in Canada includes: Largest GM parts Warehouse in SK with over $1 Million in inventory; 95% same day ll rate Huge library of specialty tools and equipment *Custom Rousseau designed work stations with tool chest for each Tech *Individual Computer Terminal *Fully paid GM training *Top wages in industry * Minimal equipment waiting/down time *4 x 3D wheel aligners *2 Road Force wheel balancers *Matrix Fluid delivery system directly to each station *Full in- oor radiant heat/cool Huge customer base we wrote over 35,000 work orders last year! Immediate support for dif cult repairs/diagnosis. Our Employee Rewards Package also includes: Life, disability and travel insurances 100% medical prescription coverage, Dental and vision, Work boot/uniform allowance, Supportive and respectful work teams, On-site corporate tness centre, Frequent and fun employee social events. Positions available immediately and require a valid driver’s license. We will accept applications from apprentice technicians to licensed Journeymen with a minimum of 1 year experience in the industry. Send resume to [email protected]. We have high standards and all pay plans are at the top of our industry.


Custom Roo ng Inc is seeking full time la-bourers for work within the Commercial Flat Roo ng Industry. We are offering training and en-rollment in the appren-ticeship program, with opportunity for advance-ment within the company. Once an accepted num-ber of hours and experi-ence is ful lled (approx 4 years), you can become eligible to write a red seal journeyman’s exam and become a Red Seal Tick-eted Roofer able to move into a foreman position. Please contact 306-948-5453 and ask for Jann or Solana. Starting wage be-tween $15-$18 per hour.

Call 948-3344Deadline…

Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

BLANKET CLASSIFIED ADS can reach more than 520,000 potential customers

One phone call covers the entire province

Expand your market and increase your pro ts.

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Full/part-time CASHIERS needed at Quick Stop.

Resumes can be dropped off or mailed to Box 452,

Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0

Quick Stop & Fas Gas Convenience Store


BIGGAR INSURANCE SERVICESMOTOR LICENCE ISSUER

Full time Position – Career Opportunity

We require a Full time Motor Licence Issuer for our Biggar and Landis Branches.

The PositionThis position reports to the Of ce Manager. The core function of the position is to respond to customer needs by delivering motor licence issuing and other insurance products and services.

Quali cations The position requires an individual that is con dent, has a positive attitude towards learning and change, shows initiative, can work independently, and is friendly, outgoing and reliable. Minimum Grade 12 education is required. A working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and general PC operations, as well as cash-handling experience, would be considered bene cial.

CompensationThe salary for the position will be commensurate with quali cations and experience. Biggar Insurance Services offers a competitive compensation package that includes group bene ts, health care spending account, and a matched pension plan.

Interested applicants should submit their resume by September 14, 2012 to:

Biggar Insurance ServicesBox 729BIGGAR, SK S0K 0M0ATTENTION: Anita SilvernagleEmail: [email protected]

HELP WANTED…• Do you have skills you would be willing to share? • Would you be willing to share your talents to a group of parents and/or children once a week or once a month?• We are looking for volunteers to

run our Adult Craft Corner, Mother Goose Reading Program, Sewing Class and our Children’s Craft Corner; OR • would you like to spend time with a young parent?• Would you be willing to spend 30 minutes to an hour a week working one on one as a mentor for parent?

If you are interested in helping with any of these programs, pleae call Georgina at 948-5623 for more details.

Biggar & District Family Centre Inc.

Community Kitchen Coordinator,

part-time position

This position is commencing as soon as possible.The position is responsible for teaching parents how to prepare low cost nutritious meals and safe food handling once a month for approximately nine months from September until May. The candidate will plan the menus according to the Canada Food Guide, shop and help the parents prepare the meals.The position requires someone who is energetic, con dent, organized and compassionate, and shows strong leadership skills. This individual has excellent written and communication skills. This person will oversee two to three kitchen groups per month. This position pays $15.00 per hour and is 25 to 30 hours per month. The Safe handling food course and previous food industry experience is considered an asset.Interested applicants should submit their resume by Friday, September 21, 2012 to:

Biggar & District Family Centre Inc.Box 667Biggar, SK S0K 0M0Attention: Georgina HeatherEmail: [email protected]

NoretteOILFIELD SERVICES (2005) INC.Experienced Hot Oil Operator• Class 1 with Q Endorsement• 2-5 years Hot Oiling Experience• Applicable Safety Tickets• Competitive Wages & Benefi ts• Residence within 20 minutes of Drayton ValleyQualifi ed candidates please submit your resumes & drivers’ abstracts by:

Fax: (780) 542-2664Mail: Box 6307, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1R8

website: www.norette.ca

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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 @

306-948-3333

McCARTYCONSTRUCTION• 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

MADGE CONTRACTING 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

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to your buildings!

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Dave MolbergBSA

Exposure, Experience and Effort.


948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-4478

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…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 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

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

Place a Place a classified classified by phone by phone

948-3344948-3344or emailor email

[email protected]@sasktel.net

Please arrange Please arrange to pick up to pick up

your photos your photos that have been that have been submitted for submitted for publication.publication.

..…thanks, …thanks, The IndependentThe Independent

BOOKS

Pat Wicks, Living Books Distributor205-3rd Ave. East, Biggar

Books, gifts, cards.Shop at my home!

Call 948-3427 for appts.


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

DENTALLEGAL 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.

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 FAX service,

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

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

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