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Premier Brad Wall last Wednesday said he will visit the Lieutenant-Governor late Monday afternoon to ask him to dissolve the Legislature and issue the writ of election, officially starting the campaign for the November 7 provincial election.

“I hope everyone in Saskatchewan enjoys the Thanksgiving weekend, spends some time with their family and friends, and then let’s have an election campaign,” Wall said.

Unlike previous provincial elections, the timing of this election comes as no surprise. Wall set the election date the day after the last election in 2007 - keeping a promise to establish set election dates and ending the governing party’s chance to play games with the election call.

“As we head into the Thanksgiving weekend, we have a lot to be thankful for in Saskatchewan,” Wall said. “We have a strong and growing economy, and Saskatchewan people are enjoying the benefi ts of that growth.

“Still, there is more work to be done. In the next few weeks, we will be talking about our government’s record over the past four years and our plan to keep moving Saskatchewan forward.”

Sask. election campaign to start today

The Board of Directors of North West Terminal a n n o u n c e d p o s i t i v e financial results after its first nine months of operations in 2010-11.

For the period beginning November 1, 2010 and ending July 31, 2011, NWT posted net revenues from consolidated operations of $81.4 million and an Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) of $7,331,914 (unaudited).

This resulted in a net profit of $3,345,651, or $1.02 per share.

N W T ’ s f i n a n c i a l performance is ahead of the same period last year when they posted revenues from operations of $55.3 million, an EBITDA of $5,103,487, and a net profi t of $1,568,908, or 34 cents a share. Management reported that earnings were up from the previous year primarily because of increased shipping volumes in both its grain and bio-fuel concern, and improved margins in its bio-fuel operations.

“The Board of Directors is pleased to report positive

NWT posts strong fi nancial results for fi rst 9 monthsresults to shareholders,” explained NWT’s Vice President John Leier. “The addition of bio-fuels to the company’s operations has

been a good fi t with our core business of grain handling. We have seen an increase in the overall volume of grain we handle. In addition,

it has created another marketing option for local farmers. Over the past nine months we

have paid out in excess of $8 million to local farmers for feed stock for the bio-fuels plant.”

N D P L e a d e r D wa i n Lingenfelter, Tuesday, w e l c o m e d t h e n e w s that Premier Brad Wall would make his official announcement of the 2011 General Election call next October 10.

“The Premier phoned me this morning to announce his intentions, and I thank him for the advance notice. Like the fi xed election date itself, this information m a k e s i t e a s i e r f o r everyone in the province to plan for full, open and vigourous engagement in the democratic process,” Lingenfelter said.

Lingenfelter said he and the NDP team of candidates are anticipating a positive discussion of ideas and issues that matter to Saskatchewan families, and will be making the case for positive change.

“We’re looking forward to continuing the debate,”

NDP welcomes election callsaid Lingenfelter. “Over the last few weeks, our team has been laying out a solid series of policy proposals to address the concerns we’re hearing from Saskatchewan families, and we’re getting a very positive response on the doorstep from voters who tell us that’s what they want this election to be about.”

“Famil ies are tel l ing us that they want to see positive, practical ideas to address issues l ike affordable housing and rent control; access to health care and care for seniors; early learning and child care support; a greener energy future and ensuring everyone benefits from the province’s resource-driven prosperity,” said Lingenfelter. “Those are the ideas we’ve been putting forward for positive change that benefi ts Saskatchewan families and we’ll continue

to do that right up until Election Day.”

L i n g e n f e l t e r s a i d that he and his team

of candidates were fully prepared for the election and ready to hit the ground running.

Bronco Busters . . . Biggar Central School Blazer, Blake Pearce looks for an opening versus the visiting Wilkie Broncs, September 30. The Blazers were in control from the start, leading at the half 31-13,

eventually fi nishing it off with a 71-20 win. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

Post-Secondary Project gives options . . . Erin Boisvert, left, led St. Gabriel School students through an exercise aimed at getting kids to think about post-secondary education. Boisvert, with the Biggar Post-Secondary Access Project, visited Grades 6-9 at St. Gabriel School to explore the variety of post-secondary options and benefi ts that are available for their future. Four afternoons were spent learning through high-energy interactive games, projects and activities. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Over 170 youth and chil-dren attended and many parents came to watch the fun in the 30-plus degree weather, September 24.

The event was organized by the Biggar Youth Activ-ity Club to serve as a fun

Saskatchewan credit unions contributed $11.2 million to communities across the province in 2010 according to the annual Community Involvement Survey conducted by Credit Union Central of Canada.

“The support we receive from our Credit Union is very important to our town,” says Biggar Mayor Ray Sadler, adding that Council offers their appreciation for the financial and volunteer support that the Biggar Credit Union has contributed to the l o ca l o rgan iza t i ons by way of donations, scholarships, gifts in kind and sponsorships.

The contribution of $11.2 million represents 10.4 per cent of credit union pre-tax profi ts - more than 10 times the one per cent benchmark for corporate giving recommended by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy’s Imagine program.

Saskatchewan is known for its generosity and hardworking volunteers. Volunteer hours donated by credit union employees rose 21 per cent to 91,000 hours. That’s the equivalent of about 50 full-time employees.

In 2010, Saskatchewan credit unions contributed over $1.5 million in waived or discounted service charges to community organizations. Credit

Long-term care residents in Rosetown are one step closer to a more patient- and family-centred ap-proach to health care following a sod turn-ing ceremony for a new long-term care facility to be built adjacent to the Rosetown and District Health Centre.

When construction is complete, residents will be transferred from the Wheatbelt Centennial Lodge and long-term care rooms in the health cen-tre’s nursing wing to the new facility.

Back 2 School Kick-off event a successand healthy alternative to substance use for the community of Biggar. The event included kangaroo boxing, sumo wrestling suits, face painting, ob-stacle course, 30-foot high

basketball dome, and a balloon twisting clown.

MP Kelly Block was among the 21 adult and eight youth volunteers that helped make the event a possible, along with SOGO

Active, Saskatchewan Rec-reation and Parks; Biggar Shop Easy; E-Kay Enter-prises; Town of Biggar; Biggar Royal Bank; Bear Hills Rental and Machine Works; Grondin Funeral Services; Biggar Insur-ance Services; Biggar Pharmasave; Biggar New Horizons; Great Plains College; Tim Hammond Realty; Heartland Health Region; Biggar CIBC; and Biggar Credit Union.

The barbecue held at the kick-off raised $313.90. The Biggar Youth Activ-ity Club donated half ($167.45) the proceeds to the seniors at the Biggar New Horizons, and the other half will be used for youth programming such as future events and drop-in equipment.

The Biggar Youth Activ-ity Club has been oper-ating a volunteer based drop-in centre for youth ages 12 and up, out of

the Biggar New Horizons complex on Wednesday and Friday evenings, and is still in need of volunteer support.

Sask Credit Unions increase corporate giving by 68%

unions a lso o f fered $385,050 in scholarships and bursaries.

“At Biggar and District Credit Union, it is our priority to ensure we have a strong and stable community,” explained Bill Hammel, CEO. “We are proud of our community contributions of time and money, but to see this multiplied across the province is impressive.”

Biggar and District Credit Union is one of 61 Saskatchewan credit unions who together serve 271 communities through 303 service outlets. Saskatchewan credit unions build lives and fulfi l dreams by helping members achieve fi nancial well-being and by investing in their communities.

Credit unions celebrate International Credit Union Day on October

20 as part of national Co-op Week, October 17-23. Biggar and District Credit

Union will be serving ‘fair trade refreshments’ at their celebrations at the

Perdue branch from 10-11:30 a.m., and in Biggar from 2-4 p.m.

Rosetown holds sod turning for long-term care construction“Our government is

putting patients and families fi rst by building safer, more comfortable buildings that have a more home-like feel for our seniors and others needing long-term care,” Health Minister Don Mc-Morris said, October 3. “We are replacing a total of 13 outdated long-term care buildings across the province.”

“The sod turning today is a great day for Rose-town and area, our health region and our province,”

Heartland Health Region board Chairperson Rich-ard Anderson said. “The new building will en-hance our ability to bring patient, family centred, safe, quality care to our residents in Heartland.”

“I would like to thank the citizens of Rosetown and our partner munici-palities for contributing through their taxes for many years in anticipa-tion of today,” Rosetown Mayor Brian Gerow said. “I would also like to thank Minister McMorris for

touring our facility a few years ago, recognizing the need for change and mak-ing it a reality today.”

“This celebration has been made possible by the visionary participa-tion and partnership of all stakeholders: Govern-ment of Saskatchewan, Heartland Health Region, urban and rural munici-palities, corporate donors and generous community residents,” Rosetown and District Health Centre Foundation Chairperson Marcel Dubois said.

“This is an exciting day for the Rosetown area,” Highways and Infrastructure Minister and Rosetown Elrose MLA Jim Reiter said. “Our community has waited many years for this day.”

In February, the pro-vincial government re-duced the local funding share for health facil-ity projects from 35 per cent to 20 per cent, in recognition of revenue constraints that munici-palities face.

From left: Dan Chegus, Karen Itterman, Claren Villanueva, Joshua Johnson, Christina Pidwerbesky, Dylan Ekman, Dakota Ekman and Don Swyryda. (Submitted Photo)

School Spirit . . . Hayden McMahon rides atop his cross-country runner teammates shoulders, all in preparation for a pep rally at Biggar Central

School, September 30. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)

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Dear EditorCongratulations to Wade

Gillespie upon receiving a national Lifesaving Award.

The quick actions of Wade and two other gentlemen saved a teammate’s life. Right Here in Biggar! It was wonderful to read about this recognition given to Wade on a national level but it leads me to wonder why these three men haven’t been recognized right here in their own community.

As Biggar EMS Coordinator at the time, I dutifully completed the paperwork required by my employer, HRHA, to get this local recognition for Wade and his team”. I also applied for the same recognition to be given to another Biggar citizen who

did essentially the same thing and saved a man’s life a year or so prior to March, 2010.

HRHA was starting a new program to honour such heroes - I do not recall the name of the program but I do remember submitting the two applications. I was quickly informed that Unnamed Biggar citizen - I’ll call her Ellen - was not eligible for this award as her actions had happened prior to the “implementations” of the recognition program. I felt very strongly that Ellen deserved this award so I went ahead and submitted the application.

That is the last I saw or heard of this program. I would suspect that these two

By Amela Karabegovic and Charles Lammam, Economists, The Fraser InstituteDistributed by Troy Media

The gap is growing! The gap is growing! The rich are getting richer. And the poor, well, they just remain poor. At least that’s what one would gather from the hysteria reported in the media on the latest Conference Board of Canada report on income inequality.

With headlines screaming “Canada becoming a nation of haves and have-nots” and “the Canadian dream is out of reach for an increasing number,” it’s plain to see why young Canadians might be fi lled with angst at the prospects that they can no longer shape their economic future.Perpetrating a myth

Nothing, however, is further from the truth. Despite the old cliché about the rich and poor, the Canadian dream of climbing the income ladder is not a fantasy.

By examining the share of national income going to the “richest 20 per cent” and “poorest 20 per cent” of Canadians, the Conference Board continues to perpetuate the myth that most Canadians are born into, live, and die within certain income groups. But in reality, with some hard work, young Canadians can and will live better than their parents.

Most young people start out in the low-income group and work up to the middle or high-income group over time. Given their initial lack of experience, education, and/or training, their incomes start out low but peak when they hit middle age (the prime earning years) and then taper off as they approach retirement.

applications remain buried somewhere in that EMS offi ce. If the program was implemented and Wade and team were honoured by HRHA, I missed it. In all probability Ellen will not be honoured but I let that fact speak for itself.

These people each know I nominated them for this award and I think of it every time I see them on the street.

Bobbie Haynes,Biggar

The Canadian dream is well within reachConsider the experience of the

authors of this piece, experience to which many Canadians can relate. We come from hard working immigrant families. Not long ago, we both were low-income earners working part-time jobs to support ourselves through school. After completing our education and gaining skills and experience, we moved up the income ladder (although admittedly, we are still far from the highest earners in the population).

The reason why so many Canadians can relate is because our experience is actually the norm. Over the past 15 years, more than a dozen Canadian studies have examined changes in income using data that tracks people’s income over time. These studies have found that, except for a very few cases (about two per cent of the population), most Canadians transition from low income into higher income groups in a relatively short period of time.

For example, a 2001 Statistics Canada study examined data on low income earners over a six-year period (1993 to1998). It found that 67 per cent of low income earners moved into a higher income group in a year’s time and 80 per cent did so in two.

A more recent 2010 Statistics Canada study found the same results. It tracked low-income earners between 2002 and 2007, and found 60 per cent moved into a higher income group after one year, 79 per cent did so after two, and nearly 90 per cent after six.

These fi ndings are critical because they show that being a low-income earner is generally a temporary experience and stepping stone to better paid

employment. They also suggest the ability to move up the income ladder hasn’t decelerated over the past two decades.

While individual Canadians are fi nancially mobile over their own lifetimes, a growing body of research shows that Canadian families are also fi nancially mobile over generations.

Several studies, most of which are published by Statistics Canada, have uncovered a surprisingly high level of what’s known as “intergenerational mobility” - the fi nding that a Canadian child’s future economic success is not strongly linked to the fi nancial position of his or her parents.Canada an intergenerationally mobile society

In 2006, Miles Corak, an economics professor at the University of Ottawa, measured intergenerational mobility in nine highly developed countries and found that Canada is one of the most intergenerationally mobile societies in the developed world, a conclusion that is consistent with research by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

We are lucky to live in a dynamic society where the ability to move up the income ranks is a reality for many Canadians. The Conference Board’s failure to incorporate this reality into the discussion of income inequality gives Canadians the impression that the opportunities available for them to advance economically are limited. But as the evidence shows, that’s simply not true.

Amela Karabegovic and Charles Lammam are economists with the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute.

By the time this issue hits the post offi ce box the Saskatchewan election campaign will offi cially be under way. So ... let the games begin.This fall there has been a bevy of provincial elections

-- the Liberal government of Robert Ghiz was returned in Prince Edward Island, Gary Selinger and his New Democrats were re-elected in Manitoba and Ontarians gave Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals a minority government.Now, Saskatchewan voters will decide.It was no secret that voters in the province would

be going to the polls on November 7 as that date was announced immediately after the last election. So, all the anticipation of when would the writ be dropped, would it come in the four year time span or would it stretch out the extra half year was taken away. All that speculation and gossip and whispering among media types and political types was gone. The date had been set well in advance.Sure, it’s a good thing. I mean this way everyone knows

and gears up for the event. But, there is a little bit of disappointment at not having that moment of a “big” announcement. That moment when radio types rush to the airwaves, television crews have a huge story for the evening news and print reporters dash off lines of copy on their computers. It’s a moot point now. There’s no element of surprise.I’m sure those who work on campaigns and get

involved in the background work welcome the opportunity to better prepare in terms of fi nding candidates and buildings to use and volunteers and so on. For the fi rst week, all the parties were scrambling around getting set up, looking after the housekeeping details and making plans. This time round the candidates had their offi ces up and running before the actual writ was dropped. Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the adrenaline rush?For the general public who have known about the

election for four years now, they are also prepared. Maybe it’s a good thing.

P.H.

Election time


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It used to be the fi rst sign of Christmas was when the Wishbook arrived in the mail. Usually about the fi rst or second week of September. Now the coveted catalogue arrives in August and Christmas shopping begins in September.

For all those who have now covered your ears and said “I don’t want to think about it”, consider this: 42 per cent of female shoppers will make Christmas purchases before Halloween.

Remember the days when no Christmas decorations appeared before November 12. Well, that is no longer the case. The whole concept of Christmas in July is becoming more of a reality every year.

The big box stores start stocking their shelves with holiday season items the fi rst of September. Really, who wants to buy a reindeer lawn ornament when the temperatures are still in their high twenties (or as in this year, the low thirties). But still there they are, the endless rows of holiday decorations, gift wrapping, toys, and so on.

Here’s the reasoning behind the strategy: The longer the season, the more shoppers are likely to spend. Those that start early are more likely to get caught up in the end rush the fi nal weeks before and go out and buy more. Maybe, maybe not.

It’s not only the brick and mortar stores

that jump the gun but online stores. These stores are available all year but gear up for the season earlier and earlier each year. You can even get a widget for your computer called a holiday countdown. So every time you start up your computer there is appears, a little calendar ticking off the days until the morning all the hustle and bustle happens.

Some people are humbugs and declare the Christmas season to be nothing but commercial and tinsel and hollow. That may be but there are 400 million people around the world who celebrate Christmas making it the biggest religious festivity around. Who can argue with that many people?

It is true that a number of so called pagan customs have crept in on the religious meaning. But the holiday is what you make it in your heart and with your family and your traditions. It can be a balance of both.

There is no arguing the fact the season has

changed somewhat. Greeting cards used to be sent in the mail. I can remember getting lots of Christmas cards the whole month of December. Some wrote a note, others just signed their name. That doesn’t happen so much anymore but we do still keep in contact at Christmas in other ways. Sending messages on email is now the norm.

Gifts have changed too. Some gifters agree to give to a charity. Shopping online will help you avoid the crowds. And gift exchanges are popular in some families.

There are some that like to start shopping early but there are always those who leave the chore until the last minute. They prefer the hustle and bustle, the crowds, the desperate shoppers. The survey says: 20 per cent of consumers don’t even start their Christmas shopping until December 22.

And another 12 per cent had no plans to spend any money. Humbug to them.

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The fi rst repeat Museum Toonie winner . . . Biggar Museum and Gallery’s Joshua Johnson, left, hands the September Museum Toonie winner, Marilyn Craig, a cheque for $106. If the Craig seems familiar, you’re right - she was the August winner! You still have your chance to win -- just check out the Toonie draw displays at Biggar businesses. (Independent Photo by Daryl Hasein)

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“When we were just young people, growing up on our parent’s farm, our folks always made sure that we didn’t accept the world’s bounty as our due.”

On Giving Thanksby Bob Mason

A while back a lady asked YT if he had ever written an article about Thanksgiving - and right away Yours Truly started to feel a little guilty that he hadn’t.

“It’s sure going to be quite an undertaking!” I felt, trying to dodge all the criticism of those people who know more about these things than I do”. Being a kind of ‘short legger’ about scrawling suggested themes. YT hesitated a moment before he felt bad all over again.

Actually, in his own hypocritical, mixed up way, YT asked himself, “Why me? Why should I give thanks for anybody else?”, not stopping to realize that many of us probably give thanks to our God every day (and don’t write about it!)

Whereas YT, being an eccentric pen-pushing type is mebbe expected to put thanks into words!

Though he is a little hesitant, (Matthew 6: to read as far as you like!) he still chewed his pen (nice tasting pen, Jim!)

and felt kind of lazy. So here goes!

When we were just young people, growing up on our parent’s farm, our folks always made sure that we didn’t accept the world’s bounty as our due.

As we cleaned and pruned the fi nest of our produce to take to our church on Thanksgiving Day, they always made us feel the humble importance of giving thanks.

Even in the 1930’s, when it almost seemed that our God had forsaken us, they said Grace at the table every meal! Mebbe this is normal (I hope!) for we all know that there are many different religions in the World, and, again, YT hopes, all of them give thanks for what we have!

When some lowly uncivilized type in some far-off corner of our world sez their God is angry when they have poor crops -- or hold tribal dances when they have good ones, they are as sincere about giving thanks as we are!

I looked up “Thanksgiving Day” in the big books beside my desk, and had to read, quite a few lines before fi nding out that it wasn’t invented in the USA! Sorry about that! Possibly the person who wrote that piece thought that “The New Testament” as some kind of court procedure!

Surely all right-thinking people have given their thanks! After all we do know that if we put seed in the ground it will grow - but we must thank the Great Power

that makes it grow!Over and over we give

a million thanks to the thousand food-producers who sow that seed, surely we can give thanks (even for one day) to the power that makes it reproduce! Sometimes it seems kind of odd that we only have one day of Thanksgiving, when many of us give thanks everyday!

Here in the northern hemisphere, we only have one harvest, that’s true! But we have much more to be thankful for!

All over the world are religious that almost demand their followers pray any times between sun ups, and one often wonders if their prayers are some kind of “Thank You!”

There are some people who actually feel that the bounty of our world was made just for them, and all that they have to do is rush out and grab some of it!

Sorry! The plan, the big plan of things, just isn’t quite that way. God and nature have to work together. If the lowly insects of our created world were to suddenly disappear, and not fertilize the thousand of plants our lives depend on, what would happen, eh? And there are a million other things . . .

In the big books mentioned above, it says that all religions try to infl uence their followers to be good and give thanks, and most of those religions are thousands of years old! (We’ve been giving thanks for some time, eh?)

Often we feel that our social (ahem!) ethics, are getting away from the style of life that most religions envisioned, especially when we hear of people taking advantage of their teachings.

(ie) I sure remember

Pringlemeir (who got killed in the Hochwald Forest, during WWII: They were all around us . . .

“Help me, help me, I’ve been hit!” cried a voice in the night.

“I’m coming, I’m coming,” yells the SB (stretcher bearer). Pringlemeir, whose beliefs are “Love thy fellow man”. Although he has a big Red Cross on his helmet (it is dark, eh). “Bang! . . . and then a kind of respectful silence - no more SB calling, “I’m coming, I’m coming,”. As a matter of fact (as we found out next morning!) no more Pringlemeir!

Times have shifted around quite a bit, and darn it all, many of our religious morals haven’t changed with them!

“Don’t thank God”, a political paper implies, “Thank the ones who run the world’s economy!” stuff like that!

There is no need of trying to explain, how much we all have to be thankful for. And yet, as per the above statement, there are these other people!

Our gods are doing their share, we know, but I’m afraid that the human race is far, far behind in its effort to appreciate it!

Mebbe I’m wrong (often, I hope I am!) but the “Plenty” that our gods intended us to have (and in many cases do have!), through the infl uence of non-thankful “man” has deteriorated into a “dog in the manger” attitude toward our worlds abundance.

What can we do to try and correct these growing goals of that other one we worship - “mamman!”

To many of us (mebbe to society itself) it sometimes seems far too late. But we can still give our thanks to the things that we know are right!

Many of the world’s brains have tried to solve this “two master” thing, and often we feel sorry for them having to decide which one to serve the most! But as little, common, ordinary us, we have no choice.

We still give our thanks for what we know is right!

So here we are. That lady said “try”, and regardless of Matthew 6, we’ve tried!

We all have our own few Thanksgiving thoughts - most of them good, I hope.

Pax and Aye, eh?

Make your Make your own wine! own wine! Now is the time to Now is the time to get your winter andget your winter andChristmas batch started!Christmas batch started!

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Fortnightly started the new season at the Mu-seum on October 4.

President Marlene Sin-clair welcomed the la-dies and read a poem on “Dads”. The roll call was answered by the sum-mer’s activities, lots of family gatherings, new grandchildren, Biggar’s birthday celebrations, weddings, funerals, even a trip to Rome.

The ladies sang Happy Birthday to Edna Quil-lichini on her 90th birth-day.

Secretary Tillie Zim-mer read the minutes and fi nancial statement. A motion was passed that the members pay $6 dues and $12.50 rent to the secretary who will pay the bills for the year. The Christmas party was discussed.

Tillie read the constitu-tion for the fi rst meeting of the season.

The next meeting will be held at the Museum on Oct. 17. A special lunch was appreciated and fol-lowed by a social hour.

Hello from the Diamond Lodge. We have had an-other busy week, with the various activities, and some Fall cleaning. We started our week

on Monday with some exercises. We met in the Activity Lounge and did some stretches, and then kicked the exercise ball around. This is a good ac-tivity for us, and we have fun doing it. After lunch we played a game of Jeop-ardy, with our clues being about summer. Tuesday morning we

met in the Activity Room for current events. Our volunteer came in to read from various papers, and she also brought some interesting pictures of the fall harvest. In the afternoon, St. Gabriel’s Grade 3 came for a visit and did a Thanksgiving craft. They made some plaques that we could put on our door.Wednesday morning we

enjoyed a game of Wheel of Fortune. Some of the puzzles were hard, but we did solve them. We like the word games. After

by Karen IttermanGreetings from the New

Horizons. On September 21 New Horizons bowl-ing began at the alley with Lenora Golanowski winning LHS with 157 and LHT with 419. Jack Eckart was the MHS and MHT with scores of 231 and 606.

Kaiser was played on Monday, Sept. 26 with Joyce Colbert in first place with a score of 238, followed by Marie Roesch 235, Joanne Kral 214 and Ron Arnold 207. Highest scoring game was Joyce Colbert and Evelyn Pot-ter.

The soup and sandwich lunch held on Sept. 30 had 77 in attendance. By all reports everyone enjoyed the soups, sandwiches and of course the wonder-ful desserts. Thank you to everyone who donated

the wonderful food for all to enjoy.

On Monday, Oct. 3 Kai-ser scores were Ron Ar-nold in fi rst place with a score of 348, second place to Gord Besse with his score of 283,Wilma Kelly in third place with her score of 280, fourth place with a score of 220 went to Marie Roesch. Gord Besse and Ron Arnold had the highest scoring game of 94.

Carpet bowling began for the year on Tues-

day, Oct. 4 with the fi rst place team being Flor-ence Hammond, Barb Swyryda, Dinah Kegler and Ed Smith. Second place winners were June Hoppe, Aileen Smith, Mil-dred Henne and Marie Roesch.

New Horizons bowling results:

MHS - Glen Shockey, 235; MHT - Glen Shockey, 603; LHS - June Hoppe, 247; LHT - June Hoppe, 597.

lunch some ladies went to the Museum on the bus to check out the quilting displays. We have some very talented people in town, and the quilts were proof. It was a very inter-esting afternoon.Another morning of ex-

ercises was on the board for Thursday. It feels good to stretch our mus-cles. Then we get to kick the exercise ball around for a while. We play bingo every Thursday after-noon, and it is a popular activity. We had seven winners that afternoon, so it was a good day.Friday morning saw the

staff re-organizing the furniture in the Activity Room. Fall cleaning was in the air, so the residents were watching us and giving us advice. After lunch we enjoyed Sing Along.We met in the Activity

room for a fun game of Scattergories on Satur-day morning. This is an interesting word game, where all the answers to the clues begin with the same letter. We had some

interesting letters, and not all the answers were easy. Saturday afternoon is movie day. We watched the movie, The Odd Cou-ple, and snacked on some popcorn twists. Some of the ladies got

their nails painted on Sunday morning, and some of the gentlemen were playing Crib. The Sunday Service was con-ducted by Charlie and Carol Reed, and this ser-vice of music was enjoyed by all.I can’t believe it is Oc-

tober already, fall is defi -nitely in the air. We have watched the leaves turn to gold, and are starting to fall, getting ready for winter. We hope every-one has a good week, we enjoyed visiting with you all, and looking forward to next week.

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Post-Secondary talks to BCS . . . Biggar Post-Secondary Access Project’s Erin Boisvert tosses some free swag to Biggar Central School students, September 30. Boisvert was at the pep rally at BCS to inform students of the many services the Project offers. The vision of the Biggar Post-Secondary Access Project is to increase the post-secondary participation rate for those living in Biggar. The project is proud of the work accomplished in the past year and are anticipating another successful year. Services provided are free to the community and include: post-secondary goal planning; scholarship searches; course application assistance; funding informa-tion; job shadowing; campus tours; resume/portfolio development; employment skills training; and computer career match. (Independent Photo by Kevin Brautigam)


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by Calvin DanielsClimate change is one of those issues which held media attention for a time, and while very little has been resolved regarding its impact, is now g a r n e r i n g less attention b e c a u s e public interest is fl eeting on almost e v e r y t h i n g these days.As a result media

tends to act much like a bunch of hummingbirds, fl ittering from one story to another in order to try to hold public attention.In the case of climate

change the public has not just turned off interest in the situation, but has actually been left questioning the validity of the concern being shown.

Climate change won’t just go awayThe reasons the

public have been left questioning the situation are varied.

To begin with climate change was i n i t i a l l y h e r a l d e d as global warming.In northern

c l i m a t e s the thought of warmer w i n t e r s isn’t exactly

one which sounds particularly threatening, and some very cold weather soon leave people laughing at the idea of global warming.The terminology had

evolved to that of climate change, but by that time public interest had waned.There is also the problem

that climate change is not something anyone sees

as an immediate threat. Generally the experts are talking about the real impact beginning to manifest itself more toward the middle of the century.Yes there are things

happening now, a receding ice cap which could destroy polar bear populations, insect pressure in Canadian forests, and more severe weather, such as one-in-a-century storms hitting the Canadian Prairies, but the real threat seems something much more distant.In my own case,

something that may hit in 2050, is a little bit

more diffi cult to focus on since I will need to hit 90 to be there to see it. Yes there is concern for future generations, but the sharpness of the threat is still dulled.In terms of climate

change there is also something of a feeling of helplessness for the individual.When you read about

governments being reluctant to take the big steps necessary to affect the factors leading to climate change, the impact of an individual seems to be of little use.Until the world leaders

in countries such as the United States, China,

India and other major nations go after major greenhouse gas emitting industries, change will not happen at a rate to change the trend. What we do on an individual basis, while important as a statement of concern through self-action, it will not make up for coal generated electric plants spewing dangerous chemicals into the atmosphere.Businesses won’t do it

without a government push. The costs of reversing emissions is simply too high and will impact bottom lines too much to be carried out voluntarily by most.

The same can be said for most individuals too. We often do not make the wisest choices in terms of our environment unless pushed in that direction through tax rebates and forced environmental fees initiated by government.Climate change is real,

and until we all become more proactive, and that includes government, there is a feeling it is also inevitable, and that has the public often left trying to ignore the situation on some fanciful hope it will just go away, which of course it will not.

(Dated October 3)At a glanceWestern Canadian harvest progress is now 92 per cent complete, compared to 56 per cent at this time last year. Average completion is 88 per cent. Last week, Prairie farmers benefi ted from warm dry weather that was 3 to 8 Celsius above normal in most regions. The cereal harvest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is now largely complete. Parts of Alberta will require a couple more weeks to fi nish harvest.

The Canadian Wheat Board is teaming up with Old Spaghetti Factory family restaurants to celebrate World Pasta Day on Oct. 25. Canadian kids aged 12

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or younger are invited to enter a World Pasta Day colouring contest at all 13 Old Spaghetti Factory locations across Canada. The contest, which is now underway, closes Oct. 25. Two talented kids will each win a $100 Old Spaghetti Factory gift card, as well as a Nintendo 3DS. For more information, visit the CWB’s consumer Web site at prairiewheat.ca.

Farmers are reminded that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced that the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) will administer cash advance programs for wheat and barley for the 2012-13 crop year. This includes the 2012-13 pre-harvest program for winter wheat, which

began Oct. 1. For more information, visit the CCGA Web site at ccga.ca.

Sign-up for GrainFlo, the CWB’s optional delivery program, opens for wheat on Oct. 11 and for durum on Oct. 18. Under GrainFlo, farmers can deliver into two defi ned delivery periods and receive storage payments calculated from Jan. 1, 2012. Period 1 runs from Dec. 15 to March 15, and Period 2 runs from March. 16 to June 29. For Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) the program offers 100 per cent acceptance, and for Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Canada Western Amber Durum (CWAD), the program offers the same acceptance level

as Series A contracts. Sign-up for wheat and durum ends on Oct. 31, or earlier if tonnage limits are reached. More details can be found at cwb.ca/grainfl o.

Farmers and seed breeders can easily analyze data from the CWB’s annual variety survey using an innovative online trend tool. Results can be broken-down by district or province. Customizable graphs and charts are also available. The 2011 survey results, released Sept. 29, are based on responses from more than 5,000 farmers, who were asked to indicate which varieties of wheat, durum and barley they seeded in the spring. The results assist the CWB’s grain marketing program by providing early information to potential international buyers. The online trend tool is available at cwb.ca/variety.

The CWB has posted an interactive advance payment form online. The 2011-12 Advance Payments Program (After-harvest) form allows users to fi ll in information fi elds and make calculations. Users will also receive prompts when information is incomplete. This new form provides an electronic option in addition to the hardcopy option and is available at cwb.ca/app.

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As a new member with your local RCMP here in Biggar, I will be run-ning a regular column in the newspaper updating the community with any issues or concerns that have been brought to the attention of the RCMP.

Public awareness is an important step towards a positive and safer com-munity here in Biggar.

We all know school has started again for another year. However, within the first month of classes, there have been concerns brought to the attention of the RCMP regarding

A Mountie Minutespeeding and erratic driv-ing in our school zones.

I would like to remind the public that school zones in the town of Big-gar have a speed limit of only 20km/h between school hours from Mon-day to Friday. RCMP will be adding extra patrols during school hours to enforce that the speed limit is being obeyed. As well as speeding, we will

be looking for other driv-ing infractions such as the use of seatbelts, cell phones, and stop signs.

We are asking for driv-ers to be aware and to watch for children walk-ing or riding to and from school.

P l e a s e d r i v e s a f e through our school zones to help ensure a safer community throughout the school year.

“. . . . school zones in the town of Biggar have a speed limit of only 20km/h between school hours from Monday to Friday.”

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Another week of warm harvest weather has al-lowed Saskatchewan pro-ducers to get most of the crop in the bin.

Ninety-eight per cent of the 2011 crop is com-bined, according to Sas-katchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report for the period of September 27 to October 3.

The five-year (2006-2010) provincial average for this time of year is 83 per cent combined.

The southeast and southwest have 97 per cent of the crop combined; the east-central, west-central and northeastern regions have 98 per cent combined; and the north-west has 96 per cent com-bined. Ninety-eight per cent of the durum, spring wheat and barley, 97 per cent of the canola and 78 per of the fl ax have been combined.

Across the province, topsoil moisture on crop-land is rated as two per cent surplus, 50 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and eight per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 49 per cent ad-equate, 40 per cent short and 10 per cent very short.

In general, crop yields are reported to be aver-age to above-average, with the exception of the areas in the south and southeast that received excess moisture in the spring. Crop quality is generally good. Ergot and frost damage have caused downgrading in some areas.

Farmers are busy fin-ishing up harvest, haul-ing bales, hauling grain, cleaning corrals and con-trolling weeds.

Crop is nearly in the bin


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story and photos courtesy Deeley Harley-Davidson CanadaThe silence at Castrol Raceway broke with the thunder of two motor-cycles, ridden by the two men who lined up for the prestigious title of Ca-nadian Champion of the Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada-sponsored V-Rod

Destroyer Series.The Eastern Champion,

Rocky’s Harley-Davidson-sponsored Pete Thom-son, once again faced off against the Western Champion, Redline Har-ley-Davidson rider and Asquith resident, Nick Allen, for the fi nal CM-DRA drag racing event of 2011.

A feeling of déjà vu fell over the Edmonton’s Cas-trol Raceway when Satur-day’s torrid temperatures gave way to bone-chilling cold and light rains that threatened to, once again, leave the championship undecided.

Both riders ran almost identical times all week-

end. It would take one final run up the drag strip, and one of the most exciting fi nishes in V-Rod motorcycle racing history, to answer the pending question of who would reign.

Our collective breath was held for the 9.521 seconds it would take to see in which lane the white fi nish lights would fl ash and decide the hard fought championship. Allen was fi rst out of the box with a solid reaction time of .098 and gained a slight advantage at the 60-foot mark; it was enough for him to slide

through the traps first and into his fi fth consecu-tive Canadian Champi-onship. Thomson gave it his all, but his slower reaction time would be his undoing; he crossed the line with a very good time of 9.544, only .023 of a second behind Allen. Both riders crossed the finish line at over 137 mph, the best top speeds of the day.

“That was a really tough time for the sun to come out like that. I had trou-ble seeing the tree and I didn’t even see Nick’s lights at all. It was a good race though, and we did all we could do,” a disap-pointed Thomson com-mented after the race.

Allen shared feelings of joy and relief, and clearly showed the strain of a hard fought battle after the race, saying,

“This is the coolest thing ever. You know, we set out fi ve years ago to go for fi ve wins and we did it. We had a really tough year; we lost some races and we had to work really hard, so I’d say this vic-tory is the one that will stand out.”

In the final Western

Allen clinches Western and National championshipsevent of the season, Satur-day’s qualifi cation turned out to be completely un-predictable with many of the top riders struggling and others rising to the occasion to show their mettle.

First round qualifica-tions saw Allen’s pro-tégé, Chris Perkins, also racing for Redline Har-ley-Davidson/Volution Tune, slide to the top of the order with Allen close behind. Pete Thom-son slid just ahead of Edge Harley-Davidson rider, Rick Adams, while Rocky’s Harley-Davidson rider, Dan Thomson, held

a strong fifth, despite coming in under weight. Edge Harley-Davidson rider, Jamie Moench, sat in a disappointing sixth overall. However, by the third round things began to shake up with Allen atop the leader board, just ahead of Perkins and the Heritage Harley-Da-vidson rider, Shaun Rude, who made a dramatic rise into third. Moench im-proved his times enough to move up to fourth, while Pete Thomson slid backwards to fi fth.

With the dramatic change of weather for Sunday’s elimination rounds, coupled with some long delays in the racing action, it was any-one’s guess as to the out-come of the fi nals.

First up was Nick Al-len, who would eliminate Harley-Davidson/Buell of Prince George rider, Kelly McCuaig, for the day’s action. Allen had a good run with an ET of 9.572 and a top speed of 136.77 mph. Next up was young-ster, Chris Perkins, who dispatched the first of the Eastern riders when he sent Thunder Road Harley-Davidson rider,

Paul Guerrieri, to the sidelines. Shaun Rude had a close battle with Mike Evanyshan and narrowly edged out the Sylvan Lake, Alberta, rider. Edge Harley-Da-vidson-sponsored Rick Adams sent the second of the Eastern riders to the sidelines when he beat out MotoSport Plus of Kingston-sponsored Mitch McCallum. Jamie Moench then relegated Eastern import, Dan Thomson, to spectator status. Pete Thomson be-came the only rider from the Eastern contingent to move into round two when he displaced Pido Productions and Harley’s Hardrock Saloon racer, Jeff Pitre.

In the second round of eliminations, Allen beat out Rick Adams, who fouled out at the light, while Pete Thomson ad-vanced ahead of Chris Perkins. Shaun Rude backed up his fi rst round run with an ET of 9.693 and a top speed of 134.89 mph with a holeshot win to narrowly beat out bril-liant young rookie, Jamie Moench.

Round three of elimi-nations saw Nick Allen with a bye run of 9.600 even and a top speed of 135.99 mph. Shaun Rude continued his torrid pace and sent the fi nal East-ern rider, Pete Thomson, to the sidelines with an-other good run of 9.620 and a top speed of 135.99 mph, earning himself a well-deserved chance in the fi nal.

As the day drew to a close, Allen and Rude lined up for the fi nal race of the Western V-Rod Destroyer Series. Once again, Allen showed his poise and charged to vic-tory with an ET of 9.56 and a top speed of 136.67 mph to Rude’s run of 9.65 and top speed of 135.66 mph. Despite the loss, Rude was excited and proud of his run into the fi nal.

“I had a great weekend and I left nothing on the table. A great way to end the season.”

The newly retired Allen has now won the Western V-Rod Destroyer Series Championship for five consecutive seasons and looks ready to do so for many years to come.

This hunting season the Ministry of Environment and the Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Centre will be conducting targeted Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in both east central and south western Saskatch-ewan.

CWD is a fatal neuro-logical disease that can affect all c e r v i d s , i n c l u d -ing deer, e l k a n d moose. To determine an accurate estimate of the prevalence of the disease, the ministry re-quires a minimum of 600 samples over a three-year period from each Wild-life Management Zone (WMZ).

“We hope that by mak-ing the process of head submission more con-venient, more hunters will be able to help us in assessing the preva-lence of the disease in each area,” Environment Minister Dustin Duncan

Local Chronic Wasting Disease check stations for 2011

said, Thursday. “Hunters play a crucial role in the CWD program and in the province’s wildlife man-agement programs.”

The east central tar-geted testing is occurring in WMZs 37, 39, 43, 48, 49, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60. Sampling stations will be located in:• Hudson Bay: Thursday,

November 3 to Monday, December 12, 2011. at the Co-op parking lot (intersection of Hwy 3 and 9).• Preeceville: Thursday, November 17 to Monday, December 5, 2011, at the Lakeland Motel parking lot (intersection of Hwy 9 and 49).

In the south west test-ing is occurring in WMZ 5 and a sampling station will be located at:• Swift Current: Thurs-day, November 3 to Mon-

day, December 12, 2011, at the Ministry of Envi-ronment compound (cor-ner of 11th Ave. NW and Chaplin St. W).

Hours of operation are Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

In addition to these stations, heads from all areas will continue to be accepted at all Ministry o f E n v i r o n -ment offices,

as well as two private check stations in Carrot River (DBN Service, 306-768-2446) and Porcupine Plain (Parkland Co-op, 306-278-2022).

All individuals who sub-mit a sample through the program on or before Jan-uary 15, 2012, will be eli-gible for a special hunting opportunity. There will be fi ve draws in which the winner and three addi-tional people will receive a free hunting licence of their choice.

“There will be fi ve draws in which the winner and three additional people will receive a free hunting licence of their choice.”

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Redline Harley-Davidson rider and Asquith resi-dent, Nick Allen launches his way to the Western and National Harley-Davidson V-Rod Destroyer Series championships. (Photo for The Independent by Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada)

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by AGCanadaPlants in two canola fields in north-central Saskatchewan have been confi rmed with a notori-ous soil-borne disease not seen in the province’s crops until now.

Industry and govern-ment personnel advised the Saskatchewan Cano-la Development Com-mission (SaskCanola) on Friday that plants carrying the disease had been found in both fi elds, chairman Brett Halstead said in a release Tues-day.

Clubroot confi rmed in Saskatchewan“The confi rmation of clu-

broot in Saskatchewan, although extremely un-fortunate, is predictable given the nature of the disease and its eastward movement,” from Alberta, he said.

The disease’s appear-ance in plants in Sas-katchewan was made even less surprising when soil samples from a ran-dom fi eld in the west-cen-tral region of the province turned up positive in July 2009. Clubroot symptoms did not appear on any plants in the province at

that time.Because the disease

transfers through soil, properly sanitizing equip-ment used in infected fi elds is crucial to prevent clubroot from spreading, said Kristin Hacault, agronomy research man-ager with seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred in Cal-gary.

Proper crop rotation is also a must, she said. Even for canola grow-ers who have clubroot-resistant genetics in their seed, it’s recommended that infected fields be

used for canola only one year in four.

Scouting for the disease is also important, she said, noting infections tend to appear first in fi elds’ margins, near the approaches where ve-hicles enter the fi eld, or on the headlands where equipment fi rst contacts the soil.

Above-ground symp-toms to watch for in sus-ceptible crops such as canola include wilting, stunting, yellowing and premature ripening.

Clubroot spores can also survive livestock diges-tion, so growers will want to avoid use of straw, hay, greenfeed, silage or manure from infested or suspect areas.

Severity of infection can also depend on soil mois-ture, as the microbes can travel on water running within a field, Hacault said, noting farmers with vulnerable crops under irrigation will want to be particularly vigilant with sanitation, rotation and scouting.

Pioneer, she noted, was the fi rst seed company to

have a clubroot-resistant canola variety, the hy-brid 45H29, which re-sists several races of the microbe.

Clubroot affects the roots of canola and other cruciferous field crops (mustard, camelina, oil-seed radish, broccoli, cabbage et al) and fi eld weeds (stinkweed, shep-herd’s purse, wild mus-tard). Warm soils, high soil moisture and low soil pH favour the spores’ ger-mination, infection and development.

Once the microbe in-fects a host plant’s roots, it alters hormone balance and speeds up cell divi-sion and growth, creating deformed clubroot galls, which reduce the roots’ ability to absorb water.

Infected plants’ roots eventually disintegrate, releasing resting spores into the soil to travel on wind, water erosion, animals or their manure, people’s shoes or clothing, vehicles and their tires, or earth tag on farm or in-dustrial fi eld equipment.

Resting spore numbers can decline over time

without a favourable host crop, but a small propor-tion of resting spores can survive in soil for up to 20 years.

Fungicides are not con-sidered a practical so-lution against clubroot in canola and no foliar products or seed treat-ments are yet registered for control of clubroot on canola in Canada. The risk of spread through contaminated seed or plant material is much less than through trans-porting contaminated soil, but seed with earth tag from infested areas should still be avoided.

Within Canada, club-root is established mainly in vegetable-producing regions of British Co-lumbia, Quebec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, and turned up in canola in Quebec in 1997.

Even after several de-cades of large-scale cano-la production in Western Canada, the disease did not hit Prairie canola un-til it showed up in spots near Edmonton in 2003.

Saskatchewan’s construc-tion industry continues to benefi t from a strong and vibrant economy accord-ing to the August build-

Record building permit numbers for August

ing permit fi gures, hitting an all-time record for the month of August.

“Everyday Saskatche-wan builders are putting up new homes as new families are moving in to our neighbourhoods and rising building permits are yet another sign that Saskatchewan is mov-ing forward,” Enterprise Minister Jeremy Harri-son said, Thursday.

Building permits were up by 26.1 per cent in August 2011 when com-pared to August 2010 (seasonally adjusted), the third highest percentage

increase in Canada, and well ahead of the 3.9 per cent rise on a national ba-sis. Residential permits were up by 75.5 per cent over the same period.

“The future is bright for Saskatchewan with new potash mines planned, ongoing energy sector ex-ploration, and new small businesses starting up in communities across Saskatchewan,” Harrison said. “With all the op-portunity in our province today we will continue to see many new homes go-ing up in our neighbour-hoods.”


by Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independentby Delta Fay Cruickshank, of The Independent


I grew pumpkins this year. The seed packet said that this variety would be about five or six inches in diameter, so my plan was to have a bunch of little pumpkins hollowed out and used as the vessels for my roasted pumpkin soup.Well, the plant obviously

did not do as the packet said it would . . . I got seven 12-inch in diam-eter pumpkins! They are in our garage now, being afraid that frost would ruin them. I gave away three, and may find a home for a couple more. I have grown pumpkins

before, as successfully. I’ve used them for jack-o’-lanterns, pies, loaves, muffins, soup, decora-tions at Thanksgiving and as baby food when my son was little. One pumpkin made a lot of

baby food. Unfl avoured, it was squash for a veg-etable, flavoured with cinnamon, brown sugar and cream added, it be-came dessert.If I am going to be using

the pumpkin for soups et cetera, I take my trusty ice pick and make lots of holes in it (to let steam escape), and cook it in the oven, at 350˚F until it is cooked. Allowed to cool, it is now so easy to peel and to scrape away

the seeds and gunk in the centre. And it is less watery, therefore wonder-ful to puree for all kinds of dishes.To make a jack-o’-lan-

tern I have to struggle with sawing through the thick skin and sticking my hand into the yucky centre, all cold and slip-pery. Did you know that in Europe, turnips were the vegetables carved at

Halloween? After pump-kins arrived from the New World they became the symbol of Halloween and Thanksgiving.The exact origin of the

pumpkin is not known. But seeds dating between 7,000 and 5,500 BC have been found in Mexico. It is a squash and is grown for human as well as ani-mal feed. The word pumpkin

comes from the Greek for large melon, ‘pepon’,

the French called them ‘pompon’, the Brits called them ‘pompion’ and fi-nally American colonists started calling them ‘pumpkin’.Did you know that

pumpkin seed oil is con-sidered a delicacy in Aus-tria, a wee bit drizzled over soups or on potato salad? I have roasted the seeds

left after clearing out the innards for a jack-o’-lanterns, salted them and found them delicious and a great source of vita-mins, zinc and protein!In Kenya the leaves of

the pumpkin are eaten! They are called ‘seveve’ and are the main ingredi-ent of ‘mukimo’, a blend of the leaves, beans, corn and potatoes.Machines are built to

chuck pumpkins com-petitively, the farther the better! The “Big 10 inch” broke the pumpkin chucking record for the Guinness Book of Records in Utah in September, 2010. The vandals that chuck around the jack-o’-lanterns after Halloween could put their time to better use designing and building a machine to re-ally chuck them!Pumpkins are often a

part of lo-cal folklore. We all know that Cinder-ella’s fairy godmother t u r n e d a p u m p -kin into a stage coach, hauled by white mice turned into b e a u t i f u l horses. Have y o u e v e r waited for the ‘Great

Pumpkin’ to show up, like Linus from the Pea-nuts stories? Also, in the Harry Potter books, pumpkin juice is the fa-vourite beverage for the students of Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Bees play a very major role in the production of pumpkins. Without bees, the flowers cannot be pollinated, and without pollination, there could be no pumpkins, and lots of other crops. A bee must visit a pumpkin blossom up to 15 times before complete pollina-tion takes place! It is a good idea to encourage bees in your garden!My roasted Pumpkin

soup recipe:Basically, I start with

seeded and peeled pump-kin or squash, lay it on an oiled baking sheet, with garlic and onions, roll all the vegetables around in the oil, and then bake it in an 350˚F oven until the vegetables look brown on the edges, and they are tender. Then I place all

Pumpkins are the sym-bol of Halloween. Carved into jack-o’-lanterns, they an either light the way for the trick or treaters, or scare them away! (Photo from wikepedia.com)

I found growing pumpkins easy this year. In early spring, after all danger of frost was over, I made a mound of soil, and set in the seeds, watered, and away they grew . . . so well in fact, they grew twice as big as they were meant to grow! (Independent photo by Delta Fay Cruickshank)

Pumpkins have been the focus in our folklore. Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty transformed a pumpkin into a coach for her to get to the ball!(Photo from wikepedia.com)

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the roasted vegetables in a pot, add homemade chicken broth to cover, and puree it all up with my emulsion blender. Add more chicken broth if it is too thick. I season this with cumin,

nutmeg, salt and pepper. Remember, if you are not sure of how much herb or spice to add, go slowly! Add a little at a time and taste! Heat everything togeth-

er until hot, but do not boil, boiled soup is just too hot to enjoy! When it comes time to serve the soup, if your pumpkins did not grow supersized, you could serve it in a hollowed out pumpkin, if so, a bowl, with a dollop of plain yogurt and a few fresh leaves of coriander will do just fi ne! Enjoy!

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Seasonal influenza clinics will start October 11th across the province. Don’t go viral —get immunized against influenza.Clinics in your area will be held on the following dates.

For more information about flu clinics in other locations, please check out the flu bug on our website www.hrha.sk.ca

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October 19th: 1:00—3:00 pm

Asquith Town Council held its regular council meeting on Tuesday, Sep-tember 13.

Colin Graham, Fire Chief, attended council meeting to present the Asquith Fire Department 2011-2016 Strategic plan to council. The plan was very comprehensive and mapped out areas in which the department saw a need for improve-

Asquith Council September newsment. Council adopted the plan as presented.

There was a break at the main water line that leads out from the old water plant. While it has been repaired, the entire line needs to be replaced, and the new water plant will need to be on line before this can be done. There are a few more steps that will be needed to be carried out before

the new water plant goes on line, but it is estimated it should occur by the fi rst week of October.

Water and sewer service has been installed to Lots 6 and 7, Block 1 on An-drew Street. SaskEnergy has been notified that they can commence ser-vicing the lots now. These are residential lots, 70-foot frontage by 156-foot fl ankage that are for sale

for $50,000 a piece. For more information, please contact the Asquith Town offi ce at 329-4341.

A new water service has also been installed on Cecil Street.

Curb stops and valves around town have been marked with orange spray paint. These have been located so that a company called Prairie Mapping can come out

and GPS them for the town.

The 2011 budget and suggested grant alloca-tions for the 2011-2012 TIP Grants were pre-sented to Council by the Recreation Committee and were accepted as presented.

The town will be apply-ing to the Federal Gov-ernment for funding un-der the Joint Emergency

Preparedness Program (J.E.P.P.) to purchase the Jaws of Life. If funding is granted, the federal government will pay 50 per cent of the cost of the purchase.

Enjoy the sounds and smells of harvest and autumn, take in a Fall Supper or two, and have a great October!

Asquith NewsNeil Millard 329-4235

On September 25 at St. Mathews Anglican Church in Sutherland, Mya May Kriskie was baptized. Mya is the daughter of Shari and Josh, granddaughter of Cathy and Neil Allen and the fi rst great-granddaugh-ter of Herb and Ruby Allen. After the service at the home of Shari and Josh, godfather and uncle, Chef Brock Kriski served a delicious meal to the Friski, Berg and Allen relatives and friends.

On Thursday, Sept. 29, the Seniors were greatly enter-tained by Bill and Karen Haffermehl. They call them-selves “Country 2” and they kept us smiling and tapping to many different kinds of music. Everything from Spiritual, to Western and ev-erything in between. Thank you to the “Country 2”. What topped it all was the great raspberry shortcake!

Our congratulations go out to a former resident of

Asquith - Earle Woodside of Saskatoon. Earle was re-cently awarded the annual Daren Lipinski Award for dedication and commitment to the sport of Softball in Saskatoon.

Tip of the Day: Eating a variety of fibres can help improve your health. Make sure you drink plenty of water and slowly increase the amount of fi bre you eat over time.

Come One, Come All to the Senior’s Exercise days on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You will be glad you came!

The United Church and the Catholic Church held their annual Fall Supper on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Good Food and Fellowship!

The Town of Asquith has been spraying all the sewer lids and sewer tops a bright orange and it really looks bright and cheerful!

Allen Oberg, chair of the CWB’s board of direc-tors, last Tuesday issued the following statement regarding the report of the federal government’s working group on the transition to an open market, released on Sep-tember 28.

“The farmers of West-ern Canada expect and deserve serious analy-sis and planning from a government that is dis-mantling the most pow-erful farmers’ market-ing agency in the world. There is no plan or vision. Instead, with billions of dollars at stake and the clock ticking, this report simply tells us to hope for the best from the open market.

“The working group has not offered farmers con-crete solutions to the inevitable marketing and logistical problems cre-

Hasty report underscores government’s failure to plan for future: CWB chair

ated by the Harper gov-ernment’s rush to deregu-lation. While the report acknowledges there will be challenges, it suggests that open-market forces will sort everything out.

“Farmers are now be-ing asked to accept at

face-value that their mar-keting interests will be served and protected by a handful of American and European multinationals that control the global grain trade.

“This is unconscionable. The federal government

is abdicating its respon-sibility to farmers while trying to blame the CWB itself for its own demise. This is occurring despite farmers’ vote, in the re-cent plebiscite, to retain the benefi ts of the current system.”

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A Saskatchewan family of four earning $50,000 a year has saved more than $8,000 over the past four years as a result of the income tax reductions introduced by the provin-cial government.

If taxes had remained at 2007 levels, that family would have paid $9,208 in provincial income tax over the past four years. However, income tax re-ductions introduced by the government starting in 2008 lowered their income taxes to $1,121 over that same period, a saving of $8,087 or 88 per cent.

“That’s a signifi cant re-duction,” Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Ken Krawetz said, Thurs-day. “Putting that money back in the pockets of Saskatchewan families will go a long way toward making life more afford-able.”

These calculations in-clude the enhancements made to the basic, spou-sal and dependent child exemptions, introduction of the Active Families Benefi t and the Low In-come Tax Credit, and the impact of indexation of tax brackets and personal exemption amounts.

As a result of these im-provements, this Sas-katchewan family now faces the second lowest overall taxes in the na-

Sask. families saving thousands of dollars through lower taxes

tion, behind only Alberta, and the gap with that province has narrowed over the past four years.

A family of four will pay no provincial income tax on their fi rst $45,550 of earned income, the high-est income threshold in Canada.

A family of four earning $75,000 will have saved a total of $7,268, or 36 per cent in income taxes over the past four years as a result of the income tax reductions introduced since 2007.

These income tax reduc-tions have also reduced the number of Saskatch-ewan income tax payers by more than 110,000 in 2011.

“The Saskatchewan of today is a far more competitive and family-friendly place than it was,” Krawetz said. “I think we’re seeing that in the level of investment we’re enjoying, the strength of the economy and the growth of our population. Our young people are

coming home.”Krawetz said the gov-

ernment has also made important progress on reducing education prop-erty taxes and business taxes.

Over the past four years, total education property tax reductions amount to $165.7 million, or 22.2 per cent. This year’s re-duction in the small busi-ness income tax rate from 4.5 per cent to two per cent saves Saskatchewan business operators $80 million a year.

People buying light used vehicles in Saskatchewan have also seen their tax burden reduced since the government removed the PST on these vehicles. From 2008 to 2010, this new exemption took the PST off an estimated 242,000 used vehicles, saving Saskatchewan taxpayers $148 million.

While taxes have been coming down, so has the province’s debt. Since 2007, the government has paid down more than $3

billion in debt, bringing the government general debt level to $3.8 billion, the lowest it has been since 1988.

As a result of the prov-ince’s strong economy

and declining debt, Stan-dard and Poors upgraded the province’s credit rat-ing to its highest level of Triple A, the first time Saskatchewan has ever achieved the highest rat-

ing.“Less debt, lower taxes,

and more money back in Saskatchewan families’ pockets - that’s the Sas-katchewan Advantage,” Krawetz said.


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by Don SizerYes - the good news is the crops are mostly harvest-ed, good dry grain and lots of it. All of the grain bins are full and piles on the ground. But in our village there is a large el-evator on the main CNR line that is empty. That is

Our community has lost a good friend and neighbour with the re-cent passing of Percy Hadley. Our Lady of Fa-tima Church in Landis was fi lled for his funeral services on Tuesday, Oc-tober 4. Jane Gallagher offi ciated at the service and the church choir pro-vided beautiful music. Percy lived his entire life on the farm north of Lan-dis, where he and Eileen raised their four children. Deepest sympathy to Ei-leen and sons Lorne and Kevin, and daughters Donna and Rona, and their families.

We also mourn the passing of Lena Elder who passed away sud-denly, but peacefully, in her home in Wilkie last week. Lena and her husband George moved to Landis in 1955, and George worked at Bran-dle’s Garage until 1969. Lena and George were janitors at Landis School from 1969 until 1984, and kept the place shining. Their daughters, Cindy and Brenda attended Landis School. Funeral services were held in Wilkie on the morning of Oct. 4. Our sympathy to

Cindy, Brenda and their families.

Yet another member of our area passed away recently. Howard Schoe-ler, of Handel district, passed away on Sept. 25, at age 90. Howard farmed east of Handel with his wife Shirley, and was active in the community, serving on Credit Union Co-op, United Church boards, and as a munici-pal councilor. His family held a private interment at Handel cemetery prior to meeting friends and neighbours at Handel hall for a time of fellow-ship and remembrance. Howard is survived by his wife Shirley (Germs-heid), sons Dennis, Clay-ton, and Marvin, and daughter,Susan and their families. We will all miss

his, “Ohhh?”For a little good news,

harvest is nearing com-pletion and yields have gone from good to great. This is the fi rst time for years that combining hasn’t dragged on into November.

Wheat land l ibrary board met on Wednes-day to plan their annual craft/trade show. Mark Sunday, Nov. 20 on your calendar.

The SCC will serve a hot lunch for students and staff at the school on the last Thursday of each month. To give you an idea what you might ex-pect, in September there was hamburger soup and homemade bread for $3.

Don’t forget the Landis Fall Supper on Saturday, Oct. 29.

bad news. I would like to know why?

Anyway a little trivia. Who built the fi rst known self-propelled combine and when? (A hint, it was bigger than any of today’s combines) Answer next week!

Good news - Bad news

Saskatchewan’s econo-my is soaring and last Monday Enterprise Sas-katchewan released a wide range of economic indicators charting the province’s growth over the past three years versus the previous three years.

“As we map our econom-ic progress, it is important to look at how far we have come and the conclusion is clear: Saskatchewan’s economy is soaring above all expectations,” Enter-prise Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “There is no doubt that we have been fortunate while the global economy has faced tremendous uncertainty, but people in Saskatch-ewan know that it takes good choices and hard work to keep our economy moving forward.”

Enterprise Saskatch-ewan calculated the prov-ince’s long-term economic growth from 2008 through 2010 in comparison to the years 2005 through 2007 in the following catego-ries:• Private sector invest-ment in Saskatchewan increased by 46.8 per cent.• Building permits is-sued have increased by

Economic indicators soar in Saskatchewan

66.7 per cent and urban housing starts are up 14.5 per cent.• New motor vehicle sales have increased by 13.8 per cent.• Retail sales have in-creased 24.9 per cent.• New incorporations have increased by 30.8 per cent while business bank-ruptcies have decreased by 53.8 per cent.• Average employment has increased by 5.1 per cent.• Real GDP growth has risen by 5.4 per cent.

“Saskatchewan’s soar-ing economy is absolutely amazing when you com-pare it to the struggling global economy,” Harri-son said. “While private sector investment was an anemic 2.2 per cent nationally, investment in Saskatchewan climbed 46.8 per cent. Housing starts fell by 23.1 per cent nationally, but Sas-katchewan housing starts rose by 14.5 per cent. Canada experienced 3.2 per cent job growth and Saskatchewan outpaced the pack at 5.1 per cent. Saskatchewan’s 5.4 per cent GDP growth more than doubled the national GDP growth of 2.4 per

cent.“When you drive through

the province ’s main streets and neighbour-hoods, you see the impact of these numbers: new houses, new businesses, and people going to work at new jobs.”

Enterprise Saskatch-ewan, as the province’s investment attraction and development agency, has worked hard on numerous projects that are changing the province’s economic landscape:• BHP Billiton’s Jansen Lake potash project repre-sents an estimated invest-ment of $12 billion.• Tower III in Regina is a new 20-story office building and the fi rst such project in the city in more than two decades.• Potash Corp of Sas-katchewan is investing $5.6 billion in expansions and is creating about 730 new permanent jobs.• The Federated Co-op Upgrader in Regina is moving forward on its $1.9 billion expansion which will create 100 new permanent jobs.• The new Global Trans-portation Hub west of Regina will create more than 1,800 new jobs.

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Tim Hammond Realty 113 3rd Ave. W. Biggar, SKTim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag. 306.948.5052 Main Office

Owner - Broker 306.948.9168 Tim’s Cell Cari McCarty - Residential 306.948.7995 Cari’s Cell Grant Anderson – Farms 306.831.9214 Grant’s Cell Dave Molberg – Farms 306.948.4478 Dave’s Cell

Homes for Sale in Biggar (MLS)Farmland for Sale (MLS) Wardrop RM 317 2099 ac. Irrigation RM 284 1855 ac. Pobran RM 343 1229 ac. Weekes RM 347 1226 ac. Yurchuk RM 342 693 ac. Dixon RM 346 640 ac. HillCor RM 466 490 ac. Gray RM 346 480 ac. Zenert RM 342 463 ac. Whitmore RM 316 320 ac. Holbrook RM 280 317 ac. Lalonde RM 345 160 ac. Green RM 317 160 ac. Swanson RM 376 160 ac.

Acreages for Sale (MLS) Clarke Rosetown $589,900Johannson Asquith $359,000Egert Biggar *$290,000Fuster Stranraer $269,900Kerr Biggar $235,000Jordan Wilkie $200,000Perdue Ac. Perdue $199,000Hamilton Dodsland $199,900Herschel Ac. Herschel *$195,000Woods Road Biggar $189,900Dodsland Dodsland $179,900Rawson Rosetown $169,000Unity Ac. Unity $185,000Dzialo Maymont $145,000Sutherland Wilkie $85,000Elliott Elrose $85,000

Sale Pending Crozier Biggar $199,900

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HillCor RM 466 160 ac. Lalonde RM 345 160 ac.

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Current Listings Current Listings302 6th Ave W $285,000 412 3rd Ave E $132,000 205 Turnbull Ave $259,500 128 2nd Ave W $85,000 402 7th Ave E $228,900 204 5th Ave E $49,900 212 3rd Ave E $227,000 224 2nd Ave W *new* $43,500 2nd Ave W Condos *$198,900 104 6th Ave E (Lot) $30,000

406 7th Ave E $178,900 Out of Town Property313 6th Ave E $175,000 Landis 102 3rd E $149,000 409 3rd Ave E $169,900 Perdue 909 8th St $89,900 102 5th Ave E $159,900 Landis 212 3rd W $49,900

Recently Sold!! Landis Lot $22,500 308 Turnbull Ave $302,000 Wilkie Lot 204 2nd St W $15,000

306 5th Ave W $64,500 Sale Pending102 3rd Ave. East Tender 409 3rd Ave E $169,900

313 6th Ave. East Featured Listing $175,000Totally renovated inside and out. This turnkey 936 sq ft bungalow is rated 76% on the energuide and features an efficient main floor layout, a developed basement, 4 bedrooms &, 2 bathrooms. Well maintained, fenced yard and single detached garage. Located close to the schools, parks and the pool. Call to view!

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302 6th Ave. West Featured Listing $285,000New Construction! Remarkable 1332 sq ft 3 Bedroom Bungalow Home. Boasts double vaulted ceilings, open dining room/ kitchen with knotty Alder custom cabinets, island/eating bar and garden doors. Basement has large windows and is open for development. Double detached garage and fenced yard! Call to view this remarkable home today!

412 3rd Ave. East Featured Listing $132,000Updated 1 and 3/4 story family home located close to the rink and the park. Features 1248/2 sq ft 4 + 1 bedrooms, remodeled kitchen, and remodeled upper bathroom. Fully developed basement, single detached garage and mature yard. Priced to sell! Call today to view this home.

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NOTICE OF BY-ELECTIONRural Municipality of Glenside No. 377

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

COUNCILLOR FOR DIVISION NO. TWO

will be received by the undersigned at the Municipal Of ce during normal of ce hours until Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. local timeNomination forms may be obtained from the municipal of ce.Dated this 11th day of October, 2011.

Cheryl A. Forbes,Returning Of cer

The October sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights has brought in $13.1 million in revenue for the province. Total land sale revenues for the 2011 calendar year now stand at $228 million.

“I consider this sale to be a solid but smaller sale,” Energy and Resources Minister Bill Boyd said, Thursday. “But I believe what we’re seeing in this sale and the one before it is companies focusing on assets in hand and developing the rich inventory of lands they have accumulated over the past two years. We see evidence of that in demand for drilling rigs and service rigs, where the utilization rates here are actually higher than the rates in Alberta and British Columbia.

“These last two sales have seen smaller companies establishing land positions in our oil patch,” Boyd said. “As well, this year is tracking to be either the third or fourth best on record for land sale revenues, with the top two years

October land sale brings in $13.1 million

occurring in the last four years. Industry continues to send a message of confi dence in our rich oil resource and in our strong business

climate.”October’s sale included

142 lease parcels that attracted $12.6 million in bonus bids and six

petroleum and natural gas exploration licences that sold for $446,000.

The Swift Current area received the most bids with sales of $4.3 million. The Weyburn-Estevan area was next at $3.3 million, followed by the Lloydminster area at $2.9 million and the Kindersley-Kerrobert area at $2.6 million.

The highest price for a single parcel was $1 million. Federated Co-operatives Limited acquired this 259-hectare lease parcel southwest of Gull Lake.

The highest price on a per-hectare basis was $9,468. Ranger Land Services Ltd. bid $153,285 for a 16-hectare lease parcel west of Lashburn.

An oil shale special exploratory permit block on offer northeast of Tisdale received a work commitment bid of $2.1 million from Prairie Land and Investment Services Ltd.

The next sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas and oil shale dispositions will be held on December 5, 2011.

“. . . as well, this year is tracking to be either the third or fourth best on record for land sale revenues . . .”

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Stener RasmussenAugust 10, 1928 to

October 1, 2011Stener, formerly of Perdue,

Sask., passed away peacefully at Sunnyside Nursing Home, Saskatoon, Sask. at the age of 83. He was born on a farm in the Normington District, near Perdue, Sask. to Jens Rasmussen and Ellen Egge(Carlson). He had a brother, Eric (Mary) and two sisters, Kay (Harold Rowe) and Emilie (Clarence Ness). Early years were also shared with

Earling Hansen and Unna (Clive Scharf). Stener is survived by his wife, Elsie (Heikkila), of 57 years; son,

Gerald (Heather) Rasmussen; daughter, Janet (Brad Hewlett); grandsons, Shaun, Alan and Curtis Hewlett; great-granddaughter Davita; sister-in-law, Mary Rasmussen; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Stener and Elsie farmed for many years and he kept busy in the winter doing electrical work. He was a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters and Masons. Stener was an active volunteer in the community and always willing to help someone out.

A service of remembrance was held on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Saskatoon Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch to follow. A private interment followed at Leney Cemetery. The family appreciates the many years of care received by the staff at the Saskatoon Community Clinic and more recently at Sunnyside Nursing Home. In lieu of owers the family would appreciate memorial donations be made to the Saskatoon Community Clinic, 455-2nd Ave N, Saskatoon SK S7K 2C2. Email condolences may be sent to [email protected]. Arrangements are entrusted to Saskatoon Funeral Home. 306-244-5577.

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Thanks to everyone for cards, visits and calls while I was in hospital. I really appreciated them all. Loved them all.

Myrtle Althouse41p1

Many thanks to our United Church congregation and friends for donating garage sale items and for supporting this event. Thanks to those who donated baking, to those who set up, priced and the cashiers. The garage and bake sales were very successful. We appreciate your visit and support.

Biggar United Church Fall Garage & Bake

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The family of the late Mary Davies of Perdue would like to thank everyone who sent food, cards, owers, made calls and came to the house to express words of sympathy. Thank you to everyone who made donations in Mary’s name. Your kindness and thoughtfulness was very much appreciated and will always be remembered.

Tom, Lynn, Gord, Jamie and families

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SUNDAYS in October: Presbyterians, Anglicans, Lutherans will be worshipping at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, corner of 4th Ave. East and King Street, Biggar at 10:30 a.m. Mark Kleiner preaching. Potluck after service, October 23. Everyone is welcome.

48/10tfnWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12: Tea and Bake Sale at Biggar Diamond Lodge, 2 - 3:30 p.m. All proceeds to Resident Activity Fund. Thank you for your support.

39c3FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14: Landis Fun Tyme Dance Club Season begins with Three for the Show in attendance. Dancing from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Landis Community Complex. Everyone welcome!

41p1SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15: 2 - 5 p.m., Johnson’s are celebrating 100 years of postal service in Tessier Community Hall. Coffee and cake.

41p1SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16: Perdue United Church Fowl Supper, Perdue Community Complex. Doors open: 4:30 p.m., Supper @ 5 p.m. Adults, $10; 6-12 yrs, $5; preschoolers FREE

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21: Knights of Columbus Turkey Shoot and Wing Night at Landis Skating Rink. Doors open at 6 p.m.

41c2ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW & SALE, October 24 - 30 (inclusive) at Market Mall, Preston & Louise, Saskatoon, during mall hours.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26: Biggar Arts Council presents…”Karrnnel”, 7:30 p.m. at The Majestic Theatre, Biggar. Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers. Adults/seniors advance, $20, at the door, $25; students advance, $12, at the door, $15; 12 and under, $5.

39c5PAY NO APPLICATION fee when you apply in person or online to Lakeland College during Open House Oct. 28 and 29 at the Vermilion and Lloydminster campuses. Also enter to win an iPad 2 and $1,000. Tuition credit! Get schedule details at www.lakelandcollege.ca/openhouse or phone 1-800-661-6490.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29: Landis Fall Supper at the Landis Community Complex, 5 - 7 p.m. Adults, $12; 6-12, $7; 5 and under, FREE.

40c4SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30: Anglican Church Fall supper, 5-7 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Turkey and ham. Adults, $12; children 12 and under, $6; Take-outs $12 phone 948-3688 by 5 p.m. on Sat. Oct. 29.

41p3SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5: Royal Purple Bazaar at Biggar New Horizons, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission: $1.00 Lunch available. Door prizes. Tables, $15, phone Doreen 948-3428. All proceeds for local charities.

41c4WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9: Fall Business Garage Sale, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Soup, sandwiches and dessert available for lunch for exhibitors and general public, proceeds to Biggar Museum and Gallery.

41c5SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12: Biggar Arts Council presents… “Woody Holler and his Orchestra” 7:30 p.m. at Biggar Community Hall. Advance tickets available at de Moissac Jewellers. Adults/seniors advance, $20, at the door, $25; students advance, $12, at the door, $15; 12 and under, $5.

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RETIREMENT AUCTION on behalf of Doug’s Plumbing & Heating, Glasyn, SK. October 22, 2011, 11:00 am. Equipment, Tools, Inventory & Woodworking Tools. Details & photos: www.globalauctionguide.com Ivan White Auction Service, N Battleford, SK. (306( 445-5242 PL910541

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15: Consider this your invitation to a Come & Go baby shower for Kabrie Raea and Hailey Metz at Biggar New Horizons, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Cards in drugstores.

40c2Biggar Museum and Gallery invites you to donate any new or handmade gifts, toys, certi cates or food items for the annual “Christmas Magic” fundraiser event. Any donation that sells for $10 or more is issued a tax receipt. Call 948-3451 by Monday, October 25. Thank you for your support.

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ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SURVIVORS! If you received the CEP (Common Experience Payment), you may be eligible for further Cash Compensation. To see if you qualify, phone toll free 1-877-988-1145 now. Free service!

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

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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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Alfalfa or hay, hard core round bales, 2010 and 2011. John Deere cover wrap, approx 1500 lbs., loading and trucking available. Unity, Sask. Phone or fax 306-228-3727

41p4Excellent quality alfalfa and/or alfalfa brome mix, 1,000 bales, 1,000 lbs per bale; $25/bale. Rosetown-Biggar area. Phone 882-3165.

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Three bdrm house + 2 shops on 12 acres, 15 mins. SE of Biggar. Includes fridge, dishwasher, oven, washer and dryer. Quiet private and good water. $775/month. Phone 948-4150.

41p31696 sq. ft. 3 bed/2 bath home, upgraded and renovated, no smokers, no pets. $900/month. Phone 948-2660 if interested.

41p3Two-bedroom home for rent. Includes fridge and stove. For viewing call 948-3674 or 948-9517

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40c3Be A Part Of Our Going Team! Panda Tank & Vac Truck Services has employment opportunities available for Class 1 Drivers - Tank Truck Operators, Lease Operators, Subcontractors, Enddump Operators. Employment Opportunities in Alberta & BC areas. Please Fax your resume to our head of ce in Grande Prairie Attention Ernie Hill 780-532-8729 or visit our website at www.pandatank.com to submit your application online.

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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

HEALTH/

WELLNESS

A Sign of

Qualilty!

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

Jerry MucPhone: 948-2958

Fax: 948-5699

Bear Hills Rentals &

Machine Works

Phone: 948-4844Fax: 948-4845

• Machine Shop Service• Rentals• MASTER FEEDS dealer• COMMERCIAL SOLUTION Ag Parts dealer• Drive line parts & service• KANE VET supplier

Michelle Spuzak, R.M.T. (NHPC member)NEW LOCATION…

219 - 4th Ave. E., BIGGAROther Services available…

• Paraf n Wax• Thai Herbal Massage• Re exology• Hot Stone Massage• Engergy Work

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

appointments available.948-2548 or 948-9710

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

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

GLASS

INSTALLATION

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.

Tim Hammond Realty

Tim Hammond, BSA, P.Ag., Broker

Proud to handle Biggar’s Real Estate Needs

113 - 3rd Ave. W., Biggar

948-5052 (offi ce)Cell 948-9168

www.TimHammond.cawww.FarmsofCanada.com

Licenced for: •Farm •Residential •Commercial •Acreage

Cari McCartyResidential Sales

Tim Hammond Realty

Biggar’s Top Performing Residential Agent


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

MANUFACTURING

“Annie Things Possible” Health, Beauty & Spa

Weight Loss ClinicConsultant & 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

DUANE NEUFELDTServing BIGGAR and Area

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

www.DuaneNeufeldt.com

Licensed For:

• Residential

• Acreage

• Farm

Th e sign you want. Th e agent you need.

NEW BEGINNINGS WELLNESS CENTRE

NOW

OPEN

“Putting PERSONAL back into fi tness training!”

Wayne Baldwin, Certifi ed Fitness Trainer,

Natural Health Consultant, Physical Therapy Aide

Over 20 years resistance training experience!• Personalized Fitness/Nutrition

Programs• One-on-One Personal Training• Injury Prevention and Rehab

• Active Isolated Stretching• Limited Memberships to Private Fitness Studio

Gift Certifi cates available.Visit us @

219 - 4th Ave. East, BiggarWhere you can feel right at home!

Phone… 948-2548Cell… 948-8048

ELECTRICAL

Kirk EwenDoctor of Optometry

In Biggar Every Tuesday.

Biggar Professional Building, 223 Main Street, Biggar

For appointments… 1-855-651-3311

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

“The Dream Machine”

Residential & Commercial Paintingcontact…NCM Home Maintenance

- Nick Maguire -

948-3325948-4558 (cell)

orThe Design GoddessThe Design Goddess- Heather Hawkins -

948-3702 948-3702 948-7958 (cell)948-7958 (cell)

MANUFACTURING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 201122 - THE INDEPENDENT, BIGGAR, SK

Business & ProfessionalBusiness & ProfessionalLEGAL SERVICES

BUSSE LAWPROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Barristers & Solicitors

DR. KRUEGER,KENDALL &

WILSONOptometrists

100-128-4th Ave. South, Saskatoon, SK S7K

1M8

Phone: 244-7464 for appointment

OPTOMETRISTS

ACCOUNTING

BIGGAR ACCOUNTING

SERVICESGarry A. Faye

Chartered AccountantNotary Public

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

Phone: 948-5133

ELMER DOVEChartered AccountantCredit Union Building

302 Main Street P. O. Box 1750

Biggar, SK S0K 0M0948-2222 or 948-2029

INVESTMENTS

THUR-O CARPET & UPHOLSTERY

CLEANINGCliff ForsythBox 736, Biggar

Phone: 948-5600

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 Peszko,Ian Mokuruk,Treena Sikora

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.

FFinancial PlanEstate PlannLife Insuran220 Main Stre306 948 5377

[email protected]

nningningnceet7al.caal.ca

SERVICES

WINE, BEER, COOLER KITSWINE, BEER, COOLER KITS and and SUPPLIES SUPPLIES available at available at Grape MomentsGrape Moments

located in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggarlocated in The Independent, 102 - 3rd Ave. West, Biggar

948-3344948-3344

Battery ChargersElectric FencersRepaired/Rebuilt/ Built

Phillips Radio Shop109 Main St., Biggar

Phone: 948-2442Fax: 948-2484

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 Automotive Detail 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.

Atkinson TruckingLandis, Sask.…For all your Local Grain Hauling Needs

Bailen Atkinson658-4460 or 948-4450

• 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 SERVICES

YH Truck, Ag & Auto

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

948-2109

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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ACCOUNTING

M & N REPAIR301 - 1st 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, StarChoice, Bell,

Xplornet Internet dealer and Your authorized

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.

INSURANCE

To fax…stop in at The Independent

304 Main St., Biggar in Biggar Insurance Bldg.

222

Beadle’s Computer Solutions

Sales & ServiceCall Steven 948-2489

PHOTOGRAPHY

PPhotos by hotos by JJocelynocelynPortraits, Family, Portraits, Family, Weddings & Sports Weddings & Sports

PhotographPhotographyyBiggar, SaskBiggar, Sask..

www.photosbyjocelyn.comwww.photosbyjocelyn.com306-948-2814306-948-2814

Anne G. LivingstonCerti ed Custom Picture Framer

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

Call Anne @ [email protected]

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

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

Pssst...Did you hear that you can still buy REGAL?

Contact Nancy Duns Independent Rep

www.sask.shopregal.ca Ph: 237-4777

Email: [email protected]

Wood and Steel Buildings

Floor & Trusses

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

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

ONLINE @ONLINE @biggarindependent.cabiggarindependent.ca

Call me to nd out more about how The Plan™ can help you prosper now …and over time.

JIM VANCHA, PAgConsultant

(306) 948-4393jim.vancha@

investorsgroup.com

Small Ads Work… Small Ads Work… You’re reading this one!!!You’re reading this one!!!

BIGGAR INSURANCE

SERVICES• Notary Publics

• Home & Agro Insurance • Auto & Commerical Insurance

• Blue Cross • 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

Mr. John G. SmithHandyman/Drayman

Available for …Local Moving/Hauling jobs

Phone: 948-3856


For toll-free health information 24 hours a day.

Please call 1-888-425-4444(TTY) if you have hearing or speech

difficulties

Heartland Health Region www.hrha.sk.ca

Smokers Helpline 1-877-513-5333 or www.smokefree.ca

Questions about Medication? Call 1-800-665-DRUG (3784). Ask questions online www.usask.ca/druginfo

Mental Health & Addictions Centralized Intake Line 1-866-269-9139 Monday to Friday 8:00 am—4:30 pm

Flu Vaccine Once again it is Influenza season. The Influenza vaccine is a provincially funded program that is free to anyone who wants that extra protection against the influenza virus. Vaccination is particularly recommended for seniors, persons with a chronic health condition and individuals in close contact with high risk groups. The seasonal influenza immunizations will be available in communities across Heartland starting this week. Watch for advertising of clinics in your community or check the health region’s website at www.hrha.sk.ca.

1.800.529.9958NOW BOOKING AUCTIONS! Early planning ensures results.

We would like to thank Dave for contracting us to conduct hisauction. Feel free to contact him to preview his auction.

COMPLETE FARM AUCTION FORDave Miller - Perdue, SK

Phone 306-237-9161 or 306-237-7677 (c)

auction June 12, 2012

SK Provincial Licence #914618 • AB Provincial Licence #206959

1.800.529.9958NOW BOOKING AUCTIONS! Early planning ensures results.

We would like to thank Bill & Fern for contracting us to conduct theirauction. Feel free to contact them to preview their auction.

COMPLETE FARM AUCTION FORBill & Fern Sawchuk - Perdue, SK

Phone 306-237-4613

auction April 30, 2012

SK Provincial Licence #914618 • AB Provincial Licence #206959

Authorized by the business manager for the candidate.

GlennWright

NDP Candidate for

Biggar

(MS) -- Automobiles can be very resilient. Drivers typically don’t treat their cars with kid gloves, but most cars keep chug-ging along in spite of it. Of course, drivers who treat their cars well can expect to get as much in return from their ve-hicles. That’s especially true when winter weath-er arrives, which is the harshest season vehicles must endure every year. Harsh weather coupled with less-than-ideal roadways typically take their toll on a vehicle as the season progresses, and it’s up to drivers to help their cars withstand the elements of winter and make it to spring in drivable condition. Short of moving to a locale that’s warm and sunny 12 months a year, there’s little drivers can do to avoid winter weather; however, there are sev-eral ways drivers can prepare their vehicles for the months ahead.• Address your anti-freeze. Much like a win-ter coat protects people from winter weather, an-tifreeze protects vehicles when the weather out-side is frightful. Not ev-ery antifreeze is created equal, and inadequate antifreeze can cause water pump failure and even a cracked engine block. Drivers often fail to monitor their anti-freeze levels throughout the winter, which can hurt their cars and might even be harmful to the environment. Tradition-al ethylene glycol, or EG, antifreezes have a sweet smell and taste that at-

Help Your Car Withstand Harsh Winter Weather

tracts animals and, if ingested, can harm local wildlife or even house-hold pets. Propylene gly-col antifreeze does not boast a sweet smell or taste, and though safe if ingested, reduces the likelihood that animals will be drawn to it. • Check the vehicle’s charging system. Car batteries are forced to work harder in cold weather, making it eas-ier for a battery to die when the mercury drops. To avoid being stranded in the cold, ask your mechanic to check the vehicle’s charging sys-tem before the onset of winter to ensure the bat-tery is ready for the cold months ahead.• Don’t tread lightly. Tire treads are espe-cially important during the colder months, when icy or snow-packed roads make driving a danger-ous undertaking. Tires with adequate traction are better equipped to handle roads that might be covered in ice, dirt or grime from sand and salt trucks. Check tire pres-sure regularly, especially when the temperatures are colder, and always infl ate tires to the man-ufacturer-recommended PSI. PSI ratings can of-ten be found on the driv-er’s side door.• Monitor motor oil. An engine is only as good as the motor oil that keeps it lubricated. Poor lubri-cation results in friction between engine compo-nents, ultimately leading to wear and potentially taking years off engine life. Drivers should regu-

larly monitor their mo-tor oil levels and adhere to the manufacturer’s guidelines. When choos-ing a lubricant, look for a synthetic motor oil to maintain engine protec-tion and performance. Synthetic motor oils pro-vide signifi cant benefi ts over their conventional counterparts, particular-ly in colder weather when conventional motor oil thickens as the temper-ature drops. When the mercury starts to sink, conventional motor oils can slow starting rpm, restrict oil fl ow to criti-cal engine parts and in-crease wear on bearings and rings. Conversely, synthetic motor oils still fl ow or pump at tem-peratures as much as 50 below zero, allowing cars and trucks to start with greater ease.

• Maintain visibility. Visibility is especially poor during the win-ter months when fall-ing snow and dirt and grime are kicked up from the rear tires of other vehicles, making it diffi cult to see. To main-tain adequate visibility throughout the winter, inspect wiper blades to make sure they are in peak condition. Be sure the blade fully clears the

Drivers can take several steps to help their car withstand harsh winter weather.

windshield of snow, rain and any other debris that might fi nd its way into your driving line of vision. Never leave the house without enough windshield washer fl uid

in the reservoir, and keep an extra bottle of fl uid in the trunk just to be safe. Winter driving conditions are rarely, if ever, ideal.

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