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Prince Charming, played by Prince Charming, played by Jeff Wiebe gets Jason (Justin Jeff Wiebe gets Jason (Justin Tanner) off Cinderella (Tana Tanner) off Cinderella (Tana Nixon) in the HATS pro-Nixon) in the HATS pro-duction Happily Ever Once duction Happily Ever Once Upon, performed to packed Upon, performed to packed audiences over four days at audiences over four days at the Peforming Arts Centre, the Peforming Arts Centre, from Nov. 18-21. from Nov. 18-21.
HATS production entertains community MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Heartland Arts Troupe Society (HATS) pro-duction Happily Ever Once Upon drew crowds from Stettler and neighbouring communities to the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) from Nov. 18-21, keeping it packed.
“HATS has done two dinner theatre productions in a row, and it was time to do a family-friendly production in the PAC again,” said director Wayne Smith.
Based on a script written by Virginia Kidd, the production was a twist on the much loved-fairy-tale characters.
“The play was received very well by the com-munity,” said Smith. “The attendance was out-standing, with Friday and Saturday being essen-tially sold out, and ran to very full audiences on Wednesday and Thursday, and I heard nothing but positive reviews from all ages and demographics.”
When the community wanted a show on a larg-er scale and no one stepped up to the role, Smith decided that he would give it a go.
With the long-time producer of HATS deciding not to get involved this year, Andrea Muhlbach volunteered as the producer.
“I had to search for a script that would be suit-able for the size of cast I was expecting, but at the same time it had to be family friendly,” said Smith. “I was adamant that HATS needed to put on a play this year, even if we lost money on it, because I
wanted to keep the momentum going.”Smith soon stumbled upon the script of Happily
Ever Once Upon and connected with it.“HATS has done many fairytales in the past and
this was a great twist on some of those themes and characters,” said Smith. “I have always been interested in visual arts, so I was eager to get involved with the process of set design and con-struction.”
From the set construction it was easy to see that Smith had laboured over the design and had been meticulous with all the details.
“It took many, many, many hours to create it all, done mostly on evenings and weekends, but in some cases I used an empty room in my clinic and worked on props and costumes during my breaks throughout the day,” added Smith. “Because of the setting inside a castle, I knew I wanted stone, but did not want to build complete walls.”
With the PAC stage being large, costs had to be kept to a minimum, according to Smith, and so he wanted the set to be simple and minimalist.
What took most people by surprise was the swan wing.
“The swan’s wing was also a lot of fun and I had to modify something I had seen online to suit our needs, with the feathers being made with coat hanger wires and two pieces of fabric literally painted together” said Smith. “I used my sewing skills to add a fabric cover to the top part of the actor’s arm.”
Playing the Cinderella part in the act, Tana
Nixon said “My favourite characters in the play by far were Melba and Jason, and they were brought to life by Nancy and Justin in the most perfect way.”
“I’d also like to thank Jeff, my Prince Charming, an experienced community theatre actor, for being a great and supportive partner, and remind-ing me to just breathe,” said Nixon.
Speaking of her experience as an actor, Nixon said, “And wow, did I ever learn how important a reactive and involved audience is.”
“When they are having fun and showing you the love, it absolutely elevates you to a different plateau on stage,” continued Nixon. “Amazing what a difference it makes, and I thank Stettler for bringing it, especially on Friday night, and helping all of us on stage have so much more fun, and I would want to do this again and again for the community.”
Speaking of the funds raised, Smith said, “Once we pay the royalties required to put on this production, and pay for the use of the PAC for rehearsal and performances, plus all the other ex-penses of costumes and sets, there isn’t a lot left.”
“It is surprisingly costly to put on these produc-tions, and HATS being a non-profi t organization, we donate scholarships to local high school stu-dents who are interested in pursuing the arts, and whatever funds we have left over are used to kickstart next year’s production,” said Smith. “None of the actors, producers or directors are paid anything. We all do it because we love it.”
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Humbug HighSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Charles Dickens’ popular Christmas story warning of the perils of greed and callous disregard for the well-being of mankind is coming to the Performing Arts Centre, with a few twists.
A Christmas Carol - Highschool Style is “Christmas Carol meets Mean Girls,” director Samantha Mielke said. The bah-hum-bug Ebenezer Scrooge is replaced by the popular but mean Meredith Priestly, who gets a lesson in the value of kindness and friendship on Christmas eve.
Students put on the production from top to bottom, with students on stage and behind the curtain, making every-thing work.
Students have been piecing together costumes, memorizing lines and build-ing the set for the past month, readying
themselves for the debut next week. The production features William E. Hay Campus students from grades 9-12.
The performances put on by Wildcat Theatre gives students a chance to learn about all aspects of theatre production, from on-stage performances, lighting, set design, costume design, sound and backstage work.
Mielke said the students have been working hard and, after a the few, fi nal full-dress rehearsals, will be ready to perform for the crowds.
Tickets have been selling steadily, Mielke said, though some are still avail-able. They can be purchased at the high school offi ce or at Wells Furniture.
The show runs Dec. 3-5, with all pro-ductions beginning at 7:30 p.m. The Friday, Dec. 4 show is a dinner theatre with food served at 6 p.m., and then guests are escorted into the PAC from the cafeteria by cast and crew.
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Students from William E. Hay Secondary Campus’ Fellowship of Christian Students organized a voluntary Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing event on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Seventy kids helped pack 123 boxes.
Students pack boxes for kids in need
STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
It was a busy week at the Stettler Schools complex as both elementary and high school students packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child.
The fi rst shoe-box packing drive was organized by the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS), which took over the event from the School Council. In previous years, the event was mandatory, FCS member Stephen DuToit ex-plained. With FCS running it, it became voluntary.
Roughly 70 students fi lled 123 shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, and other things that girls and boys, younger and older, would enjoy. The Tuesday, Nov. 17 shoebox-packing happened turing Teacher Advisory time, so the students sacrifi ced study hall to pack boxes. FCS held bake sales and recycled cans and bottles to raise the money to buy the items and pay for box ship-ping.
On Friday, Nov. 20, students at Stettler Elementary gathered to pack their shoebox-es. Some of the FCS stu-dents went over to help the students pack their 322 boxes. Students from Kindergarten all the way to
Grade 6 packed boxes, parent volunteer Christy Brennan said.
The boxes all end up being collected at the Stettler Alliance Church, which — with donations from schools and other groups and individuals in the community — packed 1,787 shoeboxes, which will be sent to Red Deer’s collection point. Boxes come in from as far as Consort and Veteran, Forestberg, Erskine, Big Valley and the com-munities in between, Brennan said.
Despite, or perhaps because of the change in the econ-omy, the number of boxes packed increased from 1,712.
STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Emergency responders were kept busy on Monday, Nov. 23 as central Alberta got its fi rst taste of serious winter snow, sending drivers into ditches, large trucks stuck on steep hills, and many to the hospital with a range of injuries.
Some, unfortunately, went to the morgue, including MLA Manmeet Bhullar, who was killed after he exited his vehicle and went to help another. He was struck by a semi that lost control and killed.
In Stettler County, though, drivers managed to keep themselves on the road for the most part, Stettler RCMP Cpl. Cameron Russell said. The few collisions resulted in minor injuries only, and happened mostly west of the Town of Stettler.
The fi rst call for assistance came around 3 p.m., and police were kept hopping for most of the afternoon and into the evening.
Around 3 p.m., a weather-related collision at the in-tersection of highways 11 and 12 gummed up traffi c while emergency crews cleaned up the scene and plows worked to clear away the ever-falling snow. Down the road, at highways 21 and 11 at the Nevis gas plant, was a popular place for minor fender benders, including a collision between a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck that again gummed up traffi c for hours.
Several larger trucks also got stuck on the steep hill near the Nevis gas plant and at McKenzie’s Crossing.
East of town, at the intersection of highways 12 and 852 near Gadsby, a 75-year-old man misjudged his turn and slid into the ditch.
No one suffered anything more than minor injuries in these incidents.
The RCMP are reminding people to be prepared for winter weather and mishaps, whether it’s being stuck in a ditch or just in traffi c while a collision is cleaned off the road. Top up all fl uids and keep the gas tank full, and keep an emergency kit in the vehicle that can see you through a few hours in the cold.
Hunting complaints The RCMP received several complaints last week about
poachers and “unethical hunting,” Russell said.Sometime between Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov.
21, a cow was shot and killed in the Red Willow area. Another complaint came in about hunters shooting onto a property from the road. The owner of the property had not given permission for hunting on the property, and reports indicate the hunters may have been using spot-lights, which is illegal.
“If you see what you believe is poaching, call the police or fi sh and wildlife,” Russell said.
Be wary of Christmas scams With Christmas only a few weeks away, the Stettler
RCMP are reminding people to be on their guard against scammers looking to gull innocent folks out of their money and personal information.
Throughout the year, especially during tax season, phone scammers make the rounds, usually claiming to be from a fi nancial institution like a bank or credit union, or the Canadian Revenue Agency. These scam-mers will ask a lot of personal questions, like birthdates, account numbers, card numbers.
If these agencies are phoning looking for this informa-tion, it is a scam, Stettler RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Phil Penny said.
“They already have this information and don’t need to be asking for it again,” he explained.
Another type of phone scam that dials around the year targets the elderly. Scammers claim to be a grandchild and frantically explain they’re in some sort of trouble while in another province or country. They need bail money, and the supposed grandchild doesn’t want his or her parents to know.
The grandparent will be directed to wire money to a location, often overseas.
With Christmas here, though, charity scams ramp up. People go door-to-door and try to solicit donations for various charities. Legitimate organizations are required to have some form of identifi cation, whether it’s an ID on a landyard, a jacket with the organization’s logo or name, or even a decaled vehicle.
“We encourage people to ask for forms of ID,” Penny said. “If you don’t feel comfortable that the person truly represents the organization, simply tell them as such.”
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Stettler’s Sharebear Playschool held its yearly Christmas bazaar as ven-dors occupied the Stettler Recreation Centre, spilling into the Hub, on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Speaking of her experi-ence at the bazaar, orga-nizer Ruby MacDonell said, “This is my fi rst year help-ing coronate the bazaar with a bunch of great la-dies.”
“All eight of us worked the past few months getting do-nations, organizing vendors, location, Santa and volun-teers, and we wouldn’t have this bazaar without all of the volunteers helping out, even the parents and rela-tives, who made the baking items,” said MacDonell.
Since the bazaar is a fund-raiser, Stettler Recreation Centre works well as a
venue, keeping costs in check.
“So far the venue is work-ing well for us, because we are doing the bazaar as a fundraiser, this location works well for the cost, but every year we seem to change things to improve the sale,” said MacDonell. “This year we added the op-tion of photos with Santa, selling donated Christmas ornaments and made more room in the Hub for more vendors, and we would like to make the sale larger every year but that will just take time.”
Speaking of crowds and how much of a footfall did the bazaar see, MacDonell said, “The walk-in traffi c may have been a little slow-er as there was no hockey tournament going on at the Rec Centre this past week-end, but we did have a great turnout and the traffi c was steady all day.”
“All vendors did great, some have been coming for years and some are just new this year,” explained MacDonell. “They all said they did well this year but I’m not sure if any had a larger sale than anticipat-ed.”
“The funds all go back to the Sharebear Playschool, either used for our new lo-cation or class stuff, games, and operating costs, and its the same every year,” added MacDonell. “We’d like to say a huge thanks to all the people who donated to the raffl e table, concession, and volunteered their time to make our 7th annual Sharebear Bazaar a great success!”
Prairie Junction bazaar in action
Another Christmas bazaar was at the Prairie Junction with community showing great support throughout Friday and Saturday, Nov.
20-21.“This is our third year of
holding the Christmas mar-ket at the Prairie Junction,” explained Karin Phibbs, one of the organizers. “This is an awesome venue for it, with easy access and lots of parking for our customers and patrons.”
Held in a small, yet cozy space, by the early evening most of the gift wares and items had been sold out while a steady stream of people continued to fl ow through the doors.
Regarding the items at the sale, Phibbs said, “Everything in the market is hand made, Trish Denholm being a fabulous potter does all the ceramic giftwares, while I do the handmade Santas and snowmen and all the quilting, basically, anything with fabric.”
Tanille Timmins who has been with the committee for three years does all the fresh arrangements and wreaths.
Szi Szi Kistenuk, who owns the Prairie Junction with her husband and part-ners, does the silk arrange-ments.
“This year our candy was made by Verna Rock, and was a hit,” said Phibbs. “Catherine and Ernst Alders daughters Martina and Angela joined us as well, so it was very special. They came with their mother’s bread recipe!”
Karen Cameron from Bowden was the invited artist, who paints on feath-ers and had some amazing work on display.
“We are free enterprise, and this is our way of reach-ing to our customers and have a strong local follow-ing who have been coming for almost 20 years!” added Phibbs. “We love the venue, and we are planning on doing it again next year.”
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Ag safety bill ‘onerous’ and ‘offensive’ - StrankmanBill should be education oriented, not punitive
STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Concerns are being raised that the new farm safety act, introduced in provincial legislature last week, will add mountains of red tape, de-plete farmers’ fi nancial resources.
Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, was introduced by the NDP government on Nov. 17. The act, if it pass-es into law, would see farms and ranches sub-ject to Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) legislation, require farm and ranch owners to provide Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) insurance for their employees and themselves, and would see farm and ranches be account-able to employment standards and labour relations legislation.
Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman, the agriculture critic for the opposition Wildrose Party, echoed the disappointment otherwise expressed by his colleagues about the lack of public consultation with the agri-cultural stakeholders across the province.
Strankman said that the manner in which the bill was proposed “has the appearance of making up rules on the fl y,” and there are concerns the party is “legislating fi rst and consulting later.”
“(The bill) is going to be excessively onerous to farmers, I think” Strankman said. “We need to continue to educate, not legislate, toward the potential safety issues. Farmers need to be continually educated on all aspects of the agricultural arena.”
That doesn’t mean Strankman is against the concept. Alberta is currently the only Canadian province without an ag safety bill.
To the east, Saskatchewan has had farm safety bills for roughly three decades. British Columbia to the west also has similar legis-lation.
He said it wasn’t very practical for the small family farmer, whose offi ce was often the kitchen table, to have to complete and keep the necessary paperwork.
He said he is optimistic that legislature, if crafted properly, would help and not hinder Albertan farmers and ranchers, but early re-view of Bill 6 has him concerned that the bill is heavy on punitive actions and added bureau-cracy rather than education.
The measures laid out in Bill 6 “may be of-fensive to the small family farmer,” Strankman noted, adding that the larger farming opera-tions, like large feedlots, chicken and hog op-erations are already voluntarily working with OH&S and WCB, since it makes sense to pro-tect themselves using the legislated standards.
Under the legislation, he’s not sure how the regulations will play out, either positively or negatively, for children, and that requires more study.
The Wildrose Party is hoping the bill will now go to committee where it can be studied and ammendments recommended.
“We want to debate it at length,” he said. “If we do get to go to committee and provide ammendments, then the government can be held to task.”
Council dips into reserves to replace equipmentSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Town of Stettler council agreed at its meeting on Nov. 17 to dip into its general reserves to re-place a piece of broken equipment, rather than wait until 2016.
At the council’s Nov. 3 meeting, a delegation appeared to discuss concerns regarding traffi c in their residential area. One of the ways of measuring the traffi c in the area, the traffi c counter, was broken, Melissa Robbins, the town’s director of operations, revealed.
She said that she would put the street on the list to be studied once she had a new traffi c count-er, though, to confi rm traffi c patterns and average speeds.
Later in the same meeting, council discussed whether or not a counter could be rented, or if money was available to purchase it now — taking it out of Robbins’ 2016 budget allocation or fi nding the money in this year’s budget, rather than waiting until later. The issue was directed to the committee of the whole, which sent a recommendation to the Nov. 17 meeting.
That recommendation was to purchase the counter now, using money from reserves, which was approved by council at a cost of $7,500.
Animal, business licences maintain status quo Town council voted to keep licences for dogs and cats at the same rate as this year in the next
year’s budget, meaning it will cost $50 for an unaltered dog or cat, and $25 for an altered (neu-tered/spayed) dog or cat. People who purchase their licences between Jan. 1-31 will receive a $10 discount per licence.
Business licences also remained the same as 2015, with residents of the town paying $150 a year, and non-residents paying $350 a year. This was last changed in 2013.
Council debates bonuses Council sparred over Christmas bonuses for its employees, with Councillor Al Campbell taking
on the role of Scrooge.Campbell said that he is proud of the town’s staff and the wonderful reputation they have, as
well as the hard work they put in for the community, but he was unsure if it was fair to give bo-nuses for simply doing their jobs.
The bonus recommended by staff was $325 in local Heart of Alberta dollars, the same amount given last year and the year prior. The bonus, on average, goes up $25-$50 every other year, except in the 2008 recession, where it went down $50.
The other councillors, when given a chance to speak, played the roles of Christmas eve ghosts to Campbell’s Scrooge, going over in detail the many times town staff had gone above and beyond the call of their responsibilities — donating personal time and labour, putting in extra hours, and compensating for unexpected work like the extra work caused by the Telus network upgrade.
When it came time to vote on the bonus, Campbell voted in favour, swayed by his colleagues.
Moush Sara John/ Independent Reporter
Stettler community came out early on Saturday morning to attend the Sharebear Playschool’s annual christmas bazaar at the Stettler Recreation Centre and the Hub. Seen here are customers going through leggings at Leggings by Steph.
Sharebear Playschool hosts Christmas Bazaar
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Yvonne Burnstad visits Santa at the Buffalo Tradin Post gift shop along the boardwalk in Big Valley, during the town’s annual christmas craft sale at the Jubilee Hall on Saturday, Nov. 21.
“No one is too old for Santa”
MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The annual Christmas craft sale was held at the Jubilee Hall in Big Valley on Saturday, Nov. 21, while Santa sat in the Buffalo Tradin Post gift shop along the boardwalk, entertaining kids and adults alike.
“No one is too old for Santa,” said Tom Plante, owner of the gift shop along with his wife Tanya Plante.
While Santa was entertaining crowds on a chilly Saturday morning at the boardwalk, community mem-bers attended the town’s Christmas craft sale at the Jubilee Hall, a couple of blocks down the Main Street.
Organized by Andrea Webster since 2000, the annual craft show and sale is one of the Christmas events that people from the town and surrounding areas do not miss.
“I have been running the show since 2000, but I think it probably ran for another fi ve to 10 years prior to me organizing it,” said Webster. “Our venue dictates the size
of our show, and when I can use every single table that is in the hall for our show, I am very pleased!”
“There are always local fundraisers involved, includ-ing the Big Valley Royal Purple, Big Valley 4-H Beef Club, Endmoor Novice Hockey team, Lakeview Goodwill Club from Elnora, Friends of the Big Valley Library and a fund-raiser for the Jr. High School Exchange in the Spring,” added Webster. “And this year, a few new things were repurposed, such as kids’ furniture, handmade bat hous-es and a special display by the ‘Big Valley Artists’, which was very well received.”
Webster strives to bring in regular vendors along with others having unique products and ideas to the show, to keep it interesting.
“It was a very busy weekend with several other Christmas shows in the area, but there was a steady crowd all day, with no really busy periods,” said Webster. “The concession kept up with the pace as lots of people came to have coffee or lunch, there were a lot of regulars, but also a lot of new faces too.”
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Farmworker rights go ahead
The agriculture prima-ry production sector has managed to keep farm-worker rights off the table since 1948, but that all ended in one fell swoop by the present provincial government. The Minister of Labour introduced Bill 6 in the legislature which will provide farmworkers with the same OHS, WCB, and other worker rights as other sectors in the econ-omy. This should come as no surprise to the farm community as farmwork-er rights were an NDP election promise and goes to the core of NDP ideol-ogy. The absence of even basic rights had become something of an embar-rassment as Alberta was the last jurisdiction in the country not to pro-tect farmworkers. The lack of basic rights was due the previous PC gov-ernment’s determination against even rudimenta-ry worker protection. It’s
hard to believe in this day and age that a govern-ment was still opposed to granting rights that were given to workers in other sectors over 100 years ago. Farmworkers were not even allowed to join a union – that alone would strike a raw nerve with any NDP government.
The farmworker issue was so one-sided that this new legislation can to an extent be blamed on the ag industry itself. Had they over the last 20 years sup-ported the introduction of at least some rudimenta-ry farmworker rights, the impact of the new leg-islation might have been mitigated. One suspects that producers and their organizations had become complacent with the issue assuming that the 44 year reign of the PC govern-ment dynasty was going to last forever. It should be said that some produc-er organizations saw the writing on the wall with the election of an NDP government and made attempts to seek some consensus with what the new government was ex-pected to do farmwork-er rights. Unfortunately,
other groups dug in their heels, and lobby compa-nies were engaged to de-rail and delay the legis-lation. To their credit the Agriculture and Labour Ministers did make an ef-fort to meet and consider the views of the various industry groups, but one suspects that some of the groups could not under-stand that the political dynamics had changed and that past attitudes and connections would no longer work in infl u-encing government inten-tions. The result was Bill 6 which provides for blan-ket extension of all work-er rights to farmworkers; some of them will be implemented as soon as January 1, 2016.
The devil of course is in the details, the gov-ernment does agree that working conditions and processes are different in the farm and ranch sec-tor. To get a better under-standing of the impact of Bill 6 and what adjust-ments may be needed in the implementation of specifi c rules and regula-tions, the government has agreed to hold consulta-tion meetings across the
province. Producers and their organizations would do well to take a coopera-tive and positive approach in the establishment of the regulations that will govern the new legisla-tion. This government is determined to proceed with implementing Bill 6 and aggravating the pro-cess will not be produc-tive to the ag industry.
The NDP government has shown a willingness to collaborate with vari-ous economic sectors to see their policies imple-mented. They don’t seem willing to weaken those policies under lobbying or political pressure. That should serve as a clue that it would be better to ac-cept the new reality and work with government to mitigate new legisla-tion to get the best deal possible. I believe the en-ergy sector has come to that conclusion and has decided to support the Alberta government in its quest to reduce emissions in the province. I would suggest that the primary farm and ranch produc-tion sector would benefi t from requesting the gov-ernment to establish a
permanent farmworkers’ rights oversight commit-tee that would establish and govern the rules and regulations needed to im-plement Bill 6. The com-mittee would have to be inclusive and obviously include equal represen-tation from workers and employers. That would go a long way to creating a more harmonious and fair relationship between the two groups.
One notes that two is-sues are not specifi cally addressed with Bill 6, one the voluntary inclusion of medium-sized farm owner/operators, who in many cases have no pro-tection from injury relat-ed economic devastation. The other issue involves the status of child labour on Hutterite colonies, al-though that could be ad-dressed with more spe-cifi c regulations within the new regulations. The recent death of a 10-year-old whilst driving farm equipment on a colony highlights the need to pursue such situations. These types of accidents need to be prevented; hopefully Bill 6 will start the process.
Ahead of the heard
WILL VERBOVEN
Notley’s bold environmental plan
MUSTAFA ERICINDEPENDENT EDITOR
The environment and possible ways of protecting it have become the top agenda item at provincial, national and inter-national levels as the calendar for next week’s COP 21 summit in Paris progresses rapidly.
COP 21 is the 21st session of the Conference Of the Parties, members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, where member govern-ments will try to agree on ways of reducing carbon emissions and preventing further warming of the atmosphere.
In the run up to the meeting, Premier Rachel Notley pulled off and announced a spectacular deal over the weekend, ac-complishing what was believed to be un-achievable; she brought together parties, which were thought to be irreconcilable, oil companies operating in the province’s oil sands region, the First Nations opposed to them as well as environmentalists who were sworn enemies of the oil produced in the province.
In doing so, she and hear team success-fully persuaded all stakeholders that a plan could be worked to benefit all of them
and the people of the province.While there was the predictable criticism
from main opposition Wildrose Party, there was also international praise for Alberta’s bold move to cap carbon emissions by in-troducing a carbon tax, not the least from the most outspoken international envi-ronmentalist, former US vice-president Al Gore.
At the federal level, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invitation to premiers to repre-sent Canada at the Paris summit altogeth-er appears to be a firm message to both domestic and international public opinion that our country will take a position at the forefront of efforts to protect and preserve Mother Nature for future generations.
And that’s commendable.As for current generations, in Alberta,
here and now, what kind of burden or ben-efits will the new strategy bring to families, small businesses, big businesses and other stakeholders?
Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation says car-bon tax will amount to $320/year in 2017 per family, $470/year in 2018 and $900/year in 2030. Whether this is an acceptable cost for the sake of future generations is a deci-sion that every Albertan will have to make for themselves.
On the other hand, Pembina Institute, a think-tank says the government’s carbon emission reduction plan, through its com-ponent of phasing out coal-based energy production by 2030, will improve air qual-ity and as such will prevent emergency room visits for respiratory problems, cut down asthmatic attacks and will save $300 million per year in health care costs.
So the picture is neither totally black nor snow white.
But one statistic definitely makes a point in favor of government of Notley’s de-termination to do something serious to address the current situation: According to Environment Canada, Alberta produced 267 Mt of carbon emissions in 2013, which represents 36.8 per cent of the national total that year.
As the foremost polluter of environment among Canadian provinces and territories, Alberta needed to demonstrate that it was ready to do its part to reduce carbon emis-sions and Premier Notley seems to have done that, importantly, with the consent of a wide range of stakeholders.
The plans have been laid out and the next step is careful implementation and mon-itoring of those plans by all parties who have a stake at their success.
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MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Faith Shuckburgh won the buckle for the Reserve Champion Maintainer Female for her cow Dolly, winning second overall fe-
male in the Maintainer cate-gory of the 45th Anniversary National Maine Anjou Show at the Farmfair International 2015, held at Edmonton Expo Centre, Nov. 11-15.
“Our family has shown in the Maine Anjou show at
Farmfair almost every year since its inception, start-ing with my Grandpa Doug Shuckburgh,” said Faith Shuckburgh. “Shuckburgh Cattle is our farm name and we are the breeder of Dolly, and the Reserve Grand
Moush Sara John/ Independent Reporter
Faith Shuckburgh with her cow Dolly shows off her buckle and winning souvenir, which she won at the Farmfair International 2015 at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
Champion Maine Anjou Bull, as well as the moth-er of the Grand Champion Maine Anjou female for Farmfair 2015 and we are proud to be able to sell an-imals or genetics to other breeders that can become champions.”
Each year Shuckburgh shows four to seven ani-mals, but this year she only managed to show one be-cause she was unable to at-tend all six days of the show.
“I picked Dolly as a calf last June as my heifer to show at Westerner Days in Red Deer, which is a show that I have shown in every year since I was 6, except one,” said Shuckburgh. “I fed her a proper ration of feed to bring her to the place she needed to be as a show animal.”
Knowing all the intricacies of the trade, Shuckburgh is intuitive with what is ex-pected at the competition.
“The judges like to see a nicely fattened animal that is also very correct and is able to be a great momma cow someday and Dolly is
a bred heifer, which means she will have her fi rst baby in the spring,” explained Shuckburgh. “I spend hours washing and combing her throughout the year so that she stays looking good for the next show.”
Speaking of her feed pat-terns and other daily rou-tine as to her maintenance, Shuckburgh said, “She also goes out on grass during the summer and just gets spe-cial feed for a few months before a show, so her coat will look really nice as well as the right amount of meat on her body.”
Showing cattle in-volves a lot of work, which Shuckburgh has had to put in.
“I give her regular washing and combing for a couple of months before a show, and she also gets a clip job so that her hair is not hid-ing how good she looks, but instead enhancing it, added Shuckburgh. “Dolly is a lot like a supermodel, she needs to eat properly, how-ever, a whole lot more and get groomed for a few hours
before a show, I even have to give her lots of positive affi r-mations in the show ring.”
Shuckburgh knows what it takes to compete in shows like these and has been trained well from a young age.
“It takes a lot of help to get an animal ready for a big show like Farmfair, and we have many friends that help along the way,” said Shuckburgh.
Not one to miss school, since this year she was only able to be in Edmonton for two days, John Dolliver took her cow Dolly up to Farmfair, and fed and watered and combed her every day, while their other friends, the Konrad boys also helped to groom and look after her.
“When the time comes for the show, we “fi t” the ani-mal, which means groom her to look really great, so I got help from John and the Konrad to fi t her,” said Shuckburgh.
Speaking of her fi rst time, Shuckburgh said, “I have en-joyed showing since the fi rst year I did it at age six.”
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A few months ago I in-vited my church to par-ticipate in a survey. I asked the participants to consider, prioritize and list, with 1 at the top, the 10 most important things in their lives. Then, based upon what they shared, I have been teaching a series entitled, “The Most Important Things in Our Lives.” With very little di-vergence, a relationship with God through Christ held the number one po-sition. Family came sec-ond, with marriage re-lationships being high-lighted as paramount. Friendship placed third…and that is my topic for this article.
Just for fun, I goo-gled “friendship in the Bible”, with a resultant 23,200,000 possible hits. I narrowed the horizon by doing an electron-ic search of “friend” in the Bible, and discovered that the word is used 134 times. That is still a lot, so in the space that re-mains, I have limited my observation of friendship to the following three as-pects.
First, the power of friendship. Acts 9:10–31 mentions Ananias and Barnabas, two friends to Saul of Tarsus, whom we know of as the apos-tle Paul. Without these friends there would have been no apostle Paul, but because they came alongside, supported and endorsed him, he was accepted, affirmed and subsequently engaged in a ministry that, apart from the work of the Lord Jesus Himself, has been unparalleled in its im-pact.
Second, a pattern for
friendship was provid-ed by Jesus in John 15. An oversight of what He taught in this passage in-dicates that the basis for friendship is love (vs. 12). The nature of friendship is exhibited by selfless, sacrificial giving (vs. 13). The ultimate proof, Jesus said, was laying down our lives for a friend; how-ever, the giving of our time, talent, or treasure in smaller quantities also qualifies.
Jesus went on to say that information is also evidence of true friend-ship. He told them that they could know they
were His friends because He had “told them ev-erything” (vs. 15). If we are uninformed or kept in the dark, this is an in-dication that the friend-ship is weak (perhaps even nonexistent).
Friendships are endur-ing. I phoned a gentle-man whom I refer to as “my old coffee buddy” a few days ago. We were able to pick up where we left off, though it has been more than a de-cade since we lived in the same town. Jesus’ friendship, is of course superlative in this area, for He promised “I will never leave you nor for-sake you” (Hebrews 13:5).
True friendship is rare and it is not indestruc-tible. Because of this, friendship should be treasured and main-tained carefully. Like health, we don’t realize what a gift friends are until we lose them.
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Christmas spirit arrives at Library
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, ev-erywhere you go. We’re getting into the holi-day spirit here at the Stettler Public Library. Check out the awe-some programs in the month leading up to Christmas..
Do you have a fi lm lover in your life? The Stettler Public Library, Jewel Theatre, and TIFF have a great gift idea for you. Why not buy a pass for the last four movies for this year’s Film Circuit season. We now have the season’s selections fl eshed out and we are pleased to announce that Dec. 7 movie is “Brooklyn”; Jan. 4 selection is “Remember” starring Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau; Feb. 1 fi lm stars Maggie Smith in “The Lady in the Van”; and our last selection for the season on Monday, March 7 is the Icelandic movie “Rams”. All showings start at 7 p.m. at the Jewel Theatre and passes can be purchased at the library or Jewel Theatre. This is your last chance to save on these fabulous international movies as the season passes will be no more after the December movie. You can also purchase individual tickets at the door.
There is a new perk to being a mem-ber of the Stettler Public Library. Thanks to support from the Stettler Regional Early Child Development Committee, you can bor-row a one-week family pass to the Stettler Recreation Centre. It allows you to take the whole family swimming and try out the exercise facilities. This is a great way of
using the community’s resources without too much risk.
Wednesdays from Nov. 25 to Dec. 16 are going to be a great time at the Stettler Public Library fi lled with rib-bons, paint, glue and sparkles. Join us at 4 p.m. for Crafts ‘til
Christmas, a crafting program for kids. Make your gifts for teachers, parents, grandpar-ents, and more.
We had so much fun last year that we decided to hold our second annual interna-tional holiday potluck on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring a favourite holiday dish and celebrate at the library. This is a great way to get to know your community and, really, who doesn’t like food. Everyone welcome.
We will be closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9 for our staff Christmas party. We will reopen on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. for all your library needs.
Seeing that we are talking about library schedules, here are the library’s holi-day hours. We will be closing at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and we will reopen on Monday, Dec. 28 at 10 am. We’ll then be closing at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and we’ll reopen in 2016 on Saturday, Jan. 2 for our regular hours.
Keep an eye out for additional activities on our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) and Facebook page! And if you have an activity you’d like to do/see at the library feel free to approach us.
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Jimmy the Janitor promises
family-friendly funSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Busting a gut with laughter will not only help lift the soul, but it will also help raise funds for the Donalda and District Museum on Friday, Nov. 27 when Jimmy the Janitor stops in town.
The Cape Breton comedian performs at the Donalda Community Hall, bringing his clean comedy act to the community, ensuring the day is safe for all ages — though the Janitor suggests viewers be 14-years-old or older, because “observa-tional humour can be easily lost on youngsters.”
The show promises brand-new comedy material as well as Janitor favourites like Deer Jimmy and a Letter from Ma.
“Jimmy will touch on dozens of relatable topics, including the joy of self check-outs, a surprise at Service Canada, and passwords you can’t remember,” a press release issued by the museum noted. With self check-outs newly installed in Stettler’s Wal-Mart, the comedy seems timely.
Tickets to the show are available at the Donalda Museum or by phoning 403-883-2100, or from any museum board member. The doors and bar opens at 6:30 p.m., with desserts at intermission.
Creamery happy with funds raised
at community market
The Donalda Community Market was held on Monday, Nov. 1 at Dino’s Bar &Grill. The event was a huge success and the venue was bustling with ac-tivity that day as local artisans and those from around Alberta, as far away as Calgary and Edmonton, proudly dis-played quality hand crafted items for the public. This market, sponsored by Dino’s Bar & Grill, was a fund raising event for the Donalda Creamery and everyone who participated in any way to the success of the market should be pleased and proud with its success. The sum of $745 was donated to the creamery for its ongoing existence in the community.
The Donalda Kidz Klub will be held at the Sharon Lutheran Church Nov 24 at 3:30 p.m., everyone welcome.
The Donalda & District Museum Society presents a comedic evening
with Jimmy the Janitor, Nov. 27, with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Donalda Community Hall. Tickets are available at the Donalda & District Museum office. Seats are limited so get your tickets today. For any question please email us at info@donaldamuse-um.com or call us as 403.883.2100
The Donalda & District Community Promotion Society is planning the 2015 “A Village Christmas” on Nov. 29. There will be a hot lunch starting at 11 a.m. at the Donalda Community Hall, fol-lowed by the ever popular Santa’s Shopping Centre, which begins at noon at the Drop-in Centre, also the country market will be open at noon with free pictures with Santa at 4 p.m. at the hall. The Parade of Lights will begin at 5 p.m. on Donalda Main Street. Come and enjoy a festive and fun day.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Remy Capanas, Spencer Andres, Brianna Mueller, Logan Erickson, Sandra Nordahl, Donna Bromeling, Kari Shoettler, Kathleen Kneeland, Shelley Ternes, Skyler Grams, Stefan Banziger, and Erin Lane. Happy birth-day to all!
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Operation Christmas Child
is completeThis week at Wm. E.
Hay Stettler Secondary Campus, the basket-ball teams have been finalized and the sea-son should begin soon. Report cards came out on Wednesday last week and parent teacher inter-views are this Thursday, Nov. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The Grade 12s will be presenting their portfolios this Monday, Nov. 23, Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. Good luck to all Grade 12s.
Christmas is upon us and Operation Christmas Child is completed and
our school packed 78 boxes. TA/CIAs have planned out their idea for the Christmas ham-per and our spaghetti supper and silent auc-tion will be held this Thursday before parent teacher interviews.
An alto saxophone player, Brian Engstrom, will be coming to our school in the morning
today to do two sessions with our saxophone play-ers for the band program. Pfeiffer’s House of Music is the sponsor, making this day free for all stu-dents participating.
Be the Change and YCAT participated in the Sharebear Playschool Christmas Bazaar at the Rec Center this past Saturday and it went re-ally well. Thank you to all who helped.
The Countdown is on for the Christmas Carol High School production. Tickets are for sale at Wells Furniture and at the high school office.
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REBECCA RAHN
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CKCS begins
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HANNAH CANLASGRADE 7 STUDENT
On Nov. 9, the Stettler Royal Canadian Legion came to CKCS to assist our Grade 4/5 class in lead-ing our Remembrance Day Assembly. All staff and students wore red and used the time to re-member those who made the greatest sacrifice of all, to give us our free-dom. Mr. Kennedy also spoke on the history of “The Last Post” and why it was so monumental to November 11. A big thank you to Mr. Jarmin who plays “The Last Post” for us every year.
Nov. 17 brought one of the most fun times of the school year to CKCS. Kindergarten to Grade 6 began swimming lessons at the Stettler swimming pool. Every Tuesday, and Thursday, the elemen-tary grades travelled to the recreational centre for their own designat-ed pool time. All stu-dents were very excited to begin, and are looking forward to the next three weeks of swimming les-sons.
CKCS went to our monthly mass on Nov. 18. A big thank you to Father Don, Miss. Delhommeau and the CKCS Choir for making our November Mass a success.
Also on Wednesday, auditions were held for CKCS’ annual Advent Concert. Parts for the play will be assigned this week. Many students worked hard to audition well. With all the tal-ent that showed up, the concert is looking very promising this year.
Students also took home their first term re-port cards on Friday, Nov. 13. Parent-teacher inter-views will be taking place on Nov. 26.
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Big Valley School stu-dents have been hard at work on their Christmas concert, titled “Christmas on the Move”. Junior high students had to formally apply for the jobs of play-wright, prop master, set designer, stage director, promotional specialist, or musical director. The places they will celebrate during their play will be Canada, Germany, Mexico, China, Australia, Brazil, and last but not least, Big Valley. The students and staff look forward to see-ing everyone at the Big Valley Community Hall on Wednesday, Dec.16.
Fourteen players came out for crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, Nov.
22. Vi McCarty won first place, Lawrence Wilkie won second, Mary Wilkie won third while Gail Johnson took home the booby. Lawrence Wilkie won the regular draw and Dorothy Annable went home with the 50/50. Congratulations to all and see you all next Sunday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m.
The Big Valley United Church warmly invites you to their Advent and Christmas Worship ser-vices taking place on
the Sundays of Nov. 29, Dec.11, 13 (including spe-cial music by the Erskine Choir) and 20 at 11 a.m. On Thursday, Dec. 24, there will be a Candle Light Christmas Eve ser-vice at 7 p.m.
The Big Valley Evangelical Free Church invites you to come and celebrate Christmas with them on Sunday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Big Valley Agriplex. There will be a live Nativity, free skating and/or puck and stick, hotdogs, smokies, Christmas goodies and warm fires burning out-side to roast your marsh-mallows. For more in-formation call Sandy or Kevin at 403-876-2766.
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According to my weather app, by the time this goes to print, there will have been a massive snowfall in our area. Stay safe.
Christmas decorations are beginning to come alive throughout our towns and country as well.
Get well wishes to Velvet Nickerson, who is in hospital.Have you marked you calendar for this Saturday, Nov.
28 to help celebrate Bill Hansel’s 75 birthday. This will be held at the Gadsby Community Hall from 2 to 4 p.m.
Our condolences to Dorothy Diprose and family on the loss of husband, father, grandfather Bob Diprose. Dorothy drove bus in the Gadsby area for many years. Bob and Dorothy enjoyed coming to Gadsby to the monthly suppers at the Bank Building, Bob’s humor was always enjoyed , his smile infectious. Bob’s funeral will be this Saturday at Stettler Funeral Home 2 p.m.
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Big Valley 4-H news
AUGHTUM WILKIWBIG VALLEY BEEF 4-H REPORT
On Nov. 8, we held our November meeting and weigh day at Elines’ farm. We weighed 40 plus calves, so thankfully it was a nice day. Thank you to the County of Stettler for supplying the scale.
We started our meeting off with the 4-H pledge and roll call. Roll call was our name, name of our project and a sport that we like. Our club has been operating for fi ve years. We started out with eight junior members and now we have 28 members. Our clubs goal this year is to ensure that the younger members learn the value of 4-H.
Feed prices were set at the following:4-H ration 0.23/lbBarley 0.10/lbOats 0.08/lbHay 0.12/lbMinerals 0.25/dayConcentrate 0.25/daySilage 0.02/lbYardage 3.00/monthBedding 3.00/monthOur projects will be on feed for 198 days.We held our bake sale on Nov. 22 in Big
Valley. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the bake sale and bought some delicious treats and supported our club.
Our next meeting will be Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.at the Big Valley arena.
Don’t miss Big Valley School play
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this weekend
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We want to help. That’s why we’re proposing changes to laws that keep farm
and ranch workers safe and ensure they’re treated fairly.
• Ensuring farm and ranch accidents can be properly investigated so they
can be prevented.
• Making sure farm and ranch workers can still support their families if they’re
injured on the job.
• Protecting farm and ranch owners against the impact of workplace injuries
and illnesses.
If approved, laws that govern workplace safety and Workers’ Compensation
Board insurance coverage would apply to farm and ranch workers as of
January 1, 2016.
We also want your views on how we can work with employers to make lives
better for farm and ranch workers. For example:
• How should hours of work for farms and ranches be regulated?
• How should vacation leave work on farms and ranches?
• How do we make these changes while protecting family farms and ranches?
A town hall session will be held Tuesday, December 1 from 1:00-4:00 pm:
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Keep Santa breakfast in mind
Close to 90 people at-tended the annual potluck and entertainment which was held at the hall last Saturday. The entertain-ment this year was the
group Potters Clay, a gos-pel group which makes their home base in Red Deer. The group with their pianist was very en-tertaining.
The Halkirk girls’ vol-leyball team competed at
the CWAJHAA tournament in Delburne on Saturday, but were unsuccessful in reaching the playoffs.
Mike and Echo Ashbacher
went to Australia for two weeks visiting her brother Clint and his family. While there, she also attended a friend’s wedding.
JD and Sandra Johnson along with Devon, Toryn and Aspen returned Friday from nine days of very hot weather in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. While there, they were able to enjoy Zip lin-ing, parasailing and boogie boarding.
Congratulations go out to Bonnie and Steve Maier on the birth of their fourth child, Hunter on Oct 29. Hunter has two sis-ters, River and Lily and a brother Clayton. Bonnie and Steve and family live where Marie and Arnold Myers used to.
Remember the Santa breakfast the fi rst Sunday of December from 9 til 11.
Halkirk Herald
ROSE KOENRAADT & DOROTHY ANDERSON403-884-2237/403-742-4494
Skating club fundraiser dinner is this weekend
Linda Helmer stopped in at the library to let me know that the St. Mary’s Birthday club celebrated one birthday in November. It was Lorrane Robertson’s from Extended Care. Elaine Weisse hosted. In December, there will be a small change of date, Dariel McNaughton will be hosting the party on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at St. Mary’s lodge; so if you would like to help out, don’t forget the date change.
The Rumsey Library 2016 calendar is available now for sale. It is a beau-
tiful collection of local pictures to enjoy all year round.The Morrin Figure Skating Club is hosting a Spuds and Sundaes fundraiser this
Saturday night, Nov. 28, and it will be a delicious meal. After the meal, the fi gure skating club has arranged for your entertainment, six or eight different acts includ-ing singers, bands, dancers, gymnists, silent auction items to bid on and, of course, the bar will be open. Tickets are cheap.
Laverne Bremer asked me to let everyone know that the Bremer clan will be cele-brating Al and Eleanor Bremer’s 60th wedding anniversary at the Morrin Hall on Dec. 5 from 1 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The Morrin girls had a very successful weekend at zones volleyball tournament, so they are off to provincials this coming week from Wednesday to Saturday in Fairview. If you happen to see Kyria and Karson Gridley, Quinn Nelson, Shelbey and Katie Primrose, Amy Adams, Nicole Sharpe and Mesha Olsen, wish them luck on their next adventure. For a team of eight players, that is quite the accomplishment.
The boys also played their volleyball zones this past weekend in Banff. Since they didn’t have any seniors, they competed as a junior team and had some good games but couldn’t quite pull off a spot in provincial play. Better luck next time, boys.
The junior curling will be starting this Wednesday and you can still enter if you want by contacting Brooks and Jackie Watts at 403-368-2357. The Tuesday afternoon drop-in curling is also started and it is open to everyone who would like to get in more practice, learn the game or just get a bit of exercise. It starts at 1 p.m. every Tuesday.
The Morrin Lions Santa Breakfast is happening on Sunday, Dec. 6 starting at 9 with Santa expected to arrive by 10 or 10:30. He has a pretty busy schedule, so it is so nice of him to take some time to zip down to Morrin for a visit. One of the advantages of living close to the North Pole, I guess. The Morrin Lions are accepting donations of cash or food for the Food Bank on that day.
I would like to wish Amanda Holowath a belated birthday, I heard that it was Tuesday and she has discovered the fact that as you get closer to adulthood, the less likely it is that you can take the day off from everything to celebrate your favorite day. She was complaining to her mom that with school, junior curling and a 4-H meeting all on Tuesday, when would they even take time to celebrate her birthday?
Have a great week.
Rumsey Record
PATTY STEEN403-368-3820
New Year’s Eve will have a danceLOUISE BELLAIRBOTHA BOOSTER
It’s hard to believe the Christmas season is heading our way again rather quickly. On Sunday, join the Old-Thyme Dance Club for their Christmas Dance starting at 1:30 p.m. If you would like dress in something red and green for this occasion. The crowd that afternoon and all these dances are open to everyone regardless of age. The committee would like everyone to bring with you ei-ther buns/sandwiches, salads or desserts to share with everyone at their pooled lun-cheon.
Then in December, there will not be the last Sunday of the month dance, instead it will be held on New Year’s Eve. So purchase your tickets now by phoning 403-741-9861, before they are sold out. The “Country Gems Band” will be entertaining everyone that evening and joining with you to see the old year out and the new year in, so phone for your tickets now, as it sounds like one great time.
Tomorrow, Nov. 26, make sure you plan to attend the very important monthly meeting at the village offi ce at 7 p.m.
Then on Monday, Nov. 30, make sure to come to the seniors’ centre at 9:30 a.m. to start fi nishing up your special item for that special person on Christmas morning.This group will be closing down shortly for their Christmas activities, as life gets really busy soon for the festive season.So please plan to join the ladies this coming Monday and the second Monday of December to fi nish off
that one special item you are making.Bingo happens tonight starting at 7:15
p.m., doors open at 6:30 at the seniors’ cen-tre. So grab your Bingo Dobbers and come on out for the fun.
Dec. 1 is the monthly seniors’ meeting starting at 12 noon, and they are hoping all seniors can attend.These meetings start out with a potluck luncheon so please bring one of your favorite dishes with you to share with everyone. Meeting follows right after the luncheon.
December brings to the school Christmas Concert they will be performing in, so there is lots of practice getting ready for this event, and trying to get all the work done they have to do before their Christmas break.
The ice at the arena should be starting up soon, so please keep a eye open for this or phone Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811 and see when things will be starting. There is some new work that has beeen happening at the arena, including a new confectionery, so when it opens come on out and see how the arena looks now.With a lot of hard work from Shaun and several volunteers that helped out, this arena really looks great, so thank you to everyone who has helped out on this project.
In closing, don’t forget to take a break away from your busy schedules and join your friends and neighbours every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the seniors’ centre and enjoy a hot cup of coffee and some great conversation. They would love to see everyone join them.
STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Stettler Midget B Storm hosted the Hardisty/Hughenden Jets on Saturday, Nov. 21, giv-ing their best to try to secure a win before the hometown crowd.
It wasn’t to be, though, with the Jets winning 6-3. Stettler’s Riley Cornelssen started the game with the
fi rst goal, with Brendan Tucker scoring a second before the end of the fi rst, for a 2-1 lead. Early in the second, though, Hardisty took the lead, evening the score and pulling ahead. By the end of the second it was 4-2, and it became 5-2 early in the third. Stettler’s Brayden Smith narrowed the gap to 6-3.
In other hockey action…The Atom A Storm host-
ed the Rimbey Renegades on Nov. 21, winning 8-3. Quin Hansel scored fi ve goals, Carter Zuk two, and Bret Hymers scored a solo. The next day, they host-ed the Lacombe Rockets, winning 8-1. Colby Frank scored three coals, Hymers two, and Cole van Ringen, Hansel and Zuk each a solo.
On Nov. 22, the Atom C team hosted the Sylvan Lake Lakers, losing 14-4. Brandon Enyedy scored three, with a solo from Broc Chick.
The girls’ Atom team travelled to Daysland to play the Thunderstars on Nov. 22, winning 2-4. Mackenna Hogg scored twice, with goals from Emma McMullin and Charlee Resch making up the rest.
Peewee As travelled to Sedgewick on Nov. 22, where they lost 4-1. Skylar Hymers scored on a power play in the fi rst period.
The Peewee B team hosted Rocky Storm on
Nov. 22, losing 13-0.The Stettler Bantam
hosted the Rocky Rams on Nov. 21, tying 1-1 off a goal from Austin Stahlberg. The next day, the Bantam team lost 8-2 while hosting the Battle River Knights. Ty Dowling scored both goals.
Midget A hosted Airdrie on Nov. 20, winning 11-2. Tye Mulgrove scored four times, Quade Cassidy and Brendan Bardwell twice, and Drew Cassidy, Mark Bengert and Matt Sylvester each scored solos.
The next day, the team headed to Olds, winning 5-1 over the host. Sylvester scored twice, with solos by Dowling, Erik Rost and Bardwell making the rest.
The Stettler Peewee girls’ team hosted Camrose on Nov. 21, losing 4-0.
On Nov. 21, the Midget Girls’ team hosted Leduc, losing 4-2. Chelsey Devloo scored both goals, one in the fi rst and one in the second.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 STETTLER INDEPENDENT 19
Contributed photo
A Stettler Storm Midget B player dekes between two oppos-ing player, keeping the puck free from interference.
Arena hopping as hockey season skates on
Curling club seeking new bloodSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Low registration forced the Stettler Curling Club to post-pone its fi rst bonspiel of the season, planned for Nov. 14-15, until December.
According to Steve Gerlitz, president of the Stettler Curling Club (SCC), registration numbers were simply too low, but the interest is there. Though he didn’t know for certain, it could have just been a bad date, so the club has rescheduled its fi rst bonspiel for Dec. 4-6.
The club itself is looking to be in about the same health as it was last year, with 20 seniors, 10 women’s, and eight men’s rinks signed up so far this year. Of those, the women’s rinks are down by two.
There are also 25 kids signed up, with 10 more slated to start an introduction-to-curling for January.
Though the club’s in the same position as last year, it doesn’t mean the club is extraordinarily healthy.
“We really do need more members,” Gerlitz said.He noted that one of the barriers to acquiring new curlers
was people being afraid to come and try it out. He said that people can come to any of the curling nights to watch and learn, as well as take a try, before making a decision.
While some people are competitive, they’re all friendly and welcoming of new potential players, even those who’ve never set foot on an ice sheet before.
The club had a successful 2014-15 season of activity, but at the end of the fi nancial year it found itself suffering a loss of nearly $12,000.
It costs the club nearly $100,000 per year to run, and it makes about $60,000 in operating revenue. The rest of its profi t comes from bonspiels, the lounge, and raffl es throughout the season.
This year, the club completed extensive repairs to the ice plant.
“This summer the compressior in the ice plant was re-placed for a cost of $39,000, which was taken out of our general savings account,” Gerlitz explained.
The old compressor was on its last legs and the cost to keep it running was beginning to outweigh the value in not replacing it, Gerlitz explained. At the same time, the oppor-tunity to acquire a used, but in great condition, compressor came around and the club took the leap.
The fees to register for the 15-16 season is $280 until the end of November. As of Dec. 1, the fees go up to $300.
Moush Sara John/Independent
Steven Fletcher of Stettler Lightning guides the puck away from opponent Ponoka Stampeders at their second weekend game on Saturday, Nov. 21. Lightning won in overtime 5-4.
Lightning build confi dence with back-to-back wins MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Stettler Lightning made a great come-back from a two goal defi cit in their game against Ponoka Stampeders to win it 5-4, on Saturday, Nov. 21.
In the second period although Linden Heidecker and Derek Muhlbach scored to get the Lightning to a respectable 2-4, it was not until the third period that the Lightning boys came back, recharged and determined to make it count.
Muhlbach’s second goal, alongwith Dylan Houston’s score helped Lightning balance the scoreboard, which sent the game to extra time.
In the overtime, Dylan Houston scored within the fi rst 38 seconds to give Lightning the win they were looking for.
“Overall we are happy with the effort we put forth in all three games this week, but more importantly what we are start-ing to see is the positive results that we have been working for as we are coming out on the right side of the score more often than not,” said coach Gavin Brandl.
Earlier in the week, Lightning played Blackfalds Wranglers, losing it to them 4-2.
“On Tuesday against Blackfalds we found ourselves down 2-0 going into the third despite the fact that I felt we were carrying the play and outshooting them,” explained Brandl. “We were able to even the game up at two which I was happy with because engineering a pushback when we are down is something we have really struggled to do, but ultimately we ended up on the wrong side of what was a fairly even 4-2 game but we saw a lot of good things from our guys.”
Taking the positive energy into their
game on Friday, Nov. 20 Lightning took on Red Deer Vipers, bringing them down 5-3, with goals from Chandler Knibb, Muhlbach, two from Houston and Steven Fletcher.
“On Both Friday and Saturday we again found ourselves down heading into the third period despite holding the edge in play but again we saw that when we stick to our game plan, when we play fast and physical, there is no adversity that we can’t handle,” said Brandl. “We scored four straight against Red Deer to win 5-3 and three straight against Ponoka to win 5-4 in overtime.”
“We got big offensive contributions from Derek Muhlbach’s and Dylan Houston’s lines which is what we need, to be successful, but what we’ve also been getting is some really big minutes from the rest of our forwards,” Lightning coach explained.
According to Brandl, Andrew Shirley was a physical monster against Red Deer on Friday, and Lightning got a big goal out of Linden Heidecker on Saturday. Trystin Rebman was “very solid centering our third line all weekend”.
“Depth is huge at this level and when we can confi dently throw our third and fourth lines on the ice knowing that they will contribute something positive to the cause it’s obviously a real big boost to our team,” said Brandl. “We have to be down to 25 roster cards by Dec. 1, so we will have some tough decisions to make in the near future, particularly in terms of goalies as we don’t plan on carrying three goalies on the roster much further into the future.”
Lightning is on the road for their next six games and back home against Mountainview on Dec. 18.
SportsSports
STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The two Stettler boys volleyball teams gave it their best at CARA earlier in November, with teams placing second and third, breaking a long-time drought for medal com-petition.
Stettler 2 had a season where the team won as many as they lost, coach Kevin Burkard said.
“We played a quarter-fi nal against Castor, where we were down one set to none,” he said. “The boys battled back to win the second to force a set three, and rose up to win that to earn a semi fi nal game versus Christ King.”
The boys defeated Christ King in two straight to face Donalda in the fi nal. The fi rst set in the fi nal had a 20-20 tie to end up 25-22 for Donalda.
In set two, “the boys just ran out of steam,” Burkard said, but brought home silver — quite the achievement, he noted.
Stettler 1 went undefeated in league play and unde-feated in the tournament’s round robin, coach Kevin Burkard said.
“We ran into Donalda in the semi-fi nal,” he said. “They gave us good games throughout the season, especially in the Lacombe and Castor tournaments, where Donalda came out on top.”
Donalda beat Stettler 1 in the third and deciding set to go on to the fi nals. Stettler 1 beat Christ King 2 straight to capture bronze.
“This is the fi rst time in eight or nine years that Stettler
has made it to the gold medal game, and for both teams to make the podium is exceptional,” Burkard said.
Both teams competed in Red Deer at Hunting Hills at CWAJHAA on Nov. 21, ending their season there.
MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Donalda boys once again outshone the rest by taking the fi rst place in the 1J Central West Alberta Junior High Athletic Association (CWAJHAA).
With a small team of only seven students, consist-ing of two Grade 5 (Colby
Norman, Daniel Tate), two Grade 7 (Rhett Norman, Timothy Hills), one Grade 8 (Andrew Kneeland) and two Grade 9 (Brayden Hofer, Hunter Nixon) stu-dents, coach Amy Smith guided her boys to victory.
“It was a huge acoom-plishment for the boys, de-spite our small appearance of size, we had smarts,
determination and played on our strengths to win Castor’s Jr. High Volleyball tournament, a fi rst place in CARA, and then the ul-timate title of 1J CWAJHAA 2015, Banner and Plaque,” said coach Amy Smith.
Donalda’s first game was against St. Matthew’s Catholic School where they won both sets, 25-17 and 25-12.
Their next match was against Eckville and was a closer game at 25-23 and 25-18.
“Despite winning the boys had to be smart with their attacks, as the Eckville team was putting up some great blocks on the front line,” said Smith. “Finally in round robin, we met with Mecca Glen and won 25-20, and again 25-22.”
Speaking of the victory, Smith said, “Winning all our sets in the morning al-lowed the boys to advance to the semi-fi nals where they faced their toughest opponents, Spruce View.”
According to Smith it was the toughest competition that the boys had faced.
“This was a hard-hitting team, but despite their strong hitter and some serious attacks, our boys came together as a team winning both sets again 25-16 and 25-13,” explained
Smith. “It was in this game I saw the team play the tightest and cleanest ever and as a coach I couldn’t have been prouder of them, because they exemplifi ed the true meaning of team work.”
It was this game that ad-vanced them to the fi nal gold medal match where they met Eckville again.
The fi rst set was a battle for point after point keep-
ing a tie game for a long time into the game, but it was their serves and abil-ities to pick up tips that allowed the Donalda boys to win the fi rst set at 25-16.
“Going into the second set, the boys remained focused, and it was their captain Brayden Hofer that had some strategic hits that helped pull in the fi -nals points of the game fi nishing the day with 25-
11,” said Smith. “Having won the CWAJHAA title last year, I knew the boys had big shoes to fi ll, but losing three strong Grade 9 players to high school was a huge loss for our team.”
As for the coming year, Smith said, “Our school has always been a volleyball school, and we emphasize leadership in our older stu-dents to help continue that legacy to live on.”
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– 36 Top Red and Red Blaze heifers, bred Red Angus - calving April/ May - Andy Vanderlee, Stettler
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Back (L-R): Dawson Nixon (ball boy), Timothy Hill (power), Rhett Norman (setter), Andrew Kneeland (middle), Brayden Hofer (captain), Hunter Nixon (power), Miss Amy Smith (coach) Front (L-R): Colby Norman (setter), Daniel Tate (power)
Donalda boys take the 1J CWAJHAA 2015
Stacey Lavallie/ Independent Reporter
The Stettler 2 Junior Volleyball team placed second at CARA earlier in November.
Both Stettler boys volleyball teams make it to CARA podium
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Erskine 4-H Beef Club newsERSKINE 4-H
Hello, this is the Erskine 4-h Beef Club, and we have some news for you.
First of all we have a new leader, Glen Morbeck, and sssistant leaders - Amanda Haustein and Stacey Benjamin. We also have a new president - Gracie Morbeck, vice president - Lowell VanStratten, treasurer- Rachel Morbeck, secre-tary - Kayla Robertson, parliamentari-an - Conner Robertson, club reporters - Chance Morbeck, Rayell Haustein, Jaydon Haustein and Bryson Haustein, and his-torians - Sydney Lepard and Hannah VanStratten.
The club has had a couple of meet-ings and we have discussed many things
such as reviewing our club rules and talked about how we should spend our club money, being as we are hosting the District Achievement Day this year. We had weigh-in at the Morbecks’ farm; this year we have 11 members, and one cleav-er. Our club has decided that we will be having a Christmas party at the Erskine curling rink, and we will be having a Chinese gift exchange.
We have a new fundraiser happening, just in time for winter. We are selling ice melt, they are $20 per 5 gallon pail and $7 will go to the club. If you are interested in buying a pail or two, please contact Glen at 403-742-3838.
That is your club report until next time: Chance, Rayell, Jaydon, and Bryson.
Funspiel enjoyed by many locals and visitors
On Monday, nearly 50 fl oor curlers descended on the Endiang Community Hall to participate in the Endmoor fl oor curling fun-spiel. In a funspiel, players from all communities are mixed to play just for fun. The winning team was: Sue Boswell, Big Valley; Margaret Lewis, Stettler; Olga Cox, Castor and Herb Gutsche, Hanna.
Participants also joined in from Delia, Botha, Gadsby, Halkirk and Endiang. Every player went home with a prize and some were for-tunate to win some raffl e prizes as well.
The next funspiel in Endiang will be the “Sadie Hawkins Day” bonspiel on Feb. 29, 2016, when the teams must be skipped by a lady.
Anyone interested in joining in regular fl oor curling are welcome to join in at the Endiang hall at 1 p.m. on Mondays.
The Endmoor Drop-in Centre was pleased to have members of the Byemoor
4-H Beef Club as its guests on Tuesday evening ahead of the regular crib night. The 4-Hers brought cook-ies and mandarin oranges and played a few games of crib with the drop-in mem-bers.
Crib results from the Endmoor Drop-in Centre’s Tuesday meet saw Eleanor Schultz come in fi rst while Doug Harrold placed sec-ond. The next crib night will be on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Nolan and DeAnna Groundwater are home from a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico where they attended the wedding of friends Braden and Shalene Bosch.
Keep in mind Santa Claus Day in Byemoor is coming up on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the hall. The 4-H beef club will be selling Christmas trees beginning at 11 a.m. Santa arrives at 2 p.m. for photos and to hand out candy bags. Throughout the day, there will be a variety of tables of crafts, baking and other wares for your Christmas shopping pleasure. There will be a concession booth and raffl e draws.
We send congratulations to Ken and Eleanor Schultz on the occasion of their
59th wedding anniversary on Nov. 24.
Happy birthday wish-es are extended to a for-mer Endiang resident Nat Buchwitz on his 94th birth-day on Nov. 27.
Reminder to Endiang-Byemoor seniors wish-ing to attend the Seniors’ Christmas Dinner spon-sored by the Endmoor Drop-in Society on Dec. 10 to be sure to confi rm their attendance with Eleanor Schultz at 403-579-2344 or Deanna Johnson at 403-579-2331 by Dec. 3 so num-bers can be confi rmed with the caterer.
Dave and Lynne Nixon along with their fami-ly Gregg and Tara Nixon and children and Kristin and Aubree Coates en-joyed a family vacation to Disneyland.
It is with sadness we report the passing of Rosemary’s father Bob Diprose on Nov. 20 in Stettler at the age of 89 years. His passing will leave a large hole in our family. The funeral for Bob will be held on Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Stettler Funeral Home.
Thought for the day — “Home — where your feet may leave, but not your heart.”
Contributed photo
Winning fl oor curling team from the Funspiel in Endiang last Monday (l-r) Sue Boswell, Big Valley; Margaret Lewis, Stettler; Olga Cox, Castor and Herb Gutsche, Hanna.
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11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pictures with Santa at 2 p.m.11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pictures with Santa at 2 p.m.11 a.m. purchase your Christmas Tree from 4-H Beef Club11 a.m. purchase your Christmas Tree from 4-H Beef Club
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Lost 54$5000 REWARD
leading up to or for the nding of 14 missing
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Caregivers/Aides 710
F/T IN-HOME CAREGIVER
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employee for feed truck operator and machinery
maintenance. Send resume to fax:
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Restaurant/Hotel 820CAMERON Bay Holdings Inc. o/a McDonalds’s in Ponoka and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full time and part time Food Service Supervisors. Wages are between $13.95 to $16.00 per hour,depending upon experi-ence and quali cations. Candidates must be able to work a variety of shifts and have 3 to 5 years pre-vious experience. Must be able to supervisor up to 20 crew. Part-time applica-tions will be accepted fromCanadians and PermanentResidents. Apply in person4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka,37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer,and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer or email resume tocbay22@telus.net or fax to403-783-4251.
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Trades 850Sunterra Meats in Trochu,
AB. is looking to ll theposition of HACCP/QATechnician. Duties willinvolve: maintaining
HACCP records, followingCFIA regulations, sampling
and interpretation of results, monitoring duties under the HIP program,
and training staff. Success-ful candidate needs to have good attention to detail, communication
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send resume via e-mail to trish.hyshka@sunterra.ca or fax to: (403) 442-2771
Trades 850
BusinessOpportunities 870
Trades 850
FUTURE AG INC. owns and operates 4 branches throughout
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Heavy Duty Mechanics
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BusinessOpportunities 870
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Roofing 1370METAL ROOFING & SID-ING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40
year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available
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Plumbing& Heating 1330
Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990
Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940
Equipment-Misc. 1620
A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted:
Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108;
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Firewood 1660FIREWOOD,
PINE & BIRCH4.5 kms. West of Stettler
Call 403-323-0744
LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,
tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location
of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
MusicalInstruments1770MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
& Equipment. Monitors, amps, foot pedals, guitar stands, mixer, youth d-dle, Hofner bass guitar & speakers. For more infor-mation call 306-297-3630
or 306-297-3854.
OfficeSupplies 1800
TravelPackages 1900
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Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:
oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged
or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan
Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.
ROUND BALES - Hay, green feed, straw and bulk
oats. Delivery available. No Sunday calls please. Phone 403-704-3509 or
403-704-4333.
For Rent#3000 - #3200
Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390
Acreages/Farms 3010
FOR RENT 10 acre acreage, SE of Donalda,
2 car garage, small heated shop, barn. Pets/horses optional. Call for more details, 403-883-2264.
Houses/Duplexes 3020
BEAUTIFUL cottage $700/mo., plus utils., in
Halkirk, AB. on large lot, 2 bdrms, newly reno’d
780-583-2380
2 BEDROOM house in the country near Donalda.
Available Dec 1. Mature renter. DD, $800 Rent
includes utilities. Phone 403-883-2381
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Most appliances and utilities included. For more information, phone 403-742-6210. Please leave name, phone number and
message, if no answer.
RENT REDUCEDBUFFALO LAKE/ROCHON SANDS
LAKEFRONT, extensively renovated, 3 bdrm. 2 full baths, 5 new appls, extra large lakeside deck/back-yard, no pets, n/s, SD, 20 minutes from Stettler, AB. Ref’s Req’d. Avail. now.
1-403-742-0024
STETTLER, 1/2 duplex, close to downtown and
schools., 1079 sq. ft. main oor. plus fully dev. lower
level. $1100. + s.d. 403-741-6209
Suites 30602 BEDROOM apartment in
Stettler, $650/mo., includes heat and water.
Available Dec. 1. 403-742-5136
2 bedroom basement suite with private entrance, utilities included, adult on-ly, no pets. 403-742-2409.
2 bedroom, bright and newly re nished basement suite, utilities included. $1,000/mo. References and damage deposit. Available immediately. Phone 403-916-4373.
Suites 3060
BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER
1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.
All utilities, cable, internet.Avail. immediately
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STETTLER: 2 bdrm. main oor, close to school &
downtown, $850 + $850 s.d. and shared utilities.
N/S, small pets ok 403-741-7442
TWO, 2 bedroom suites, $900/mo., $900. S.D.
1 bedroom suite, $850/mo., $850 S.D.
Available Dec. 1. 403-741-9325.
Industrial 3130THIS WEEK’S
EYE SPY WINNER ISDonna Mackenzie
Please come in to the Stettler Independent to
claim your prize.
StorageSpace 3160
Pasture 3180PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full
operational with manage-ment available. Central Saskatchewan. Cross-
fenced & complete infrastructure. Natural
springs excellent water. Shortly ready to locate
cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters.
$150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.
HousesFor Sale 40202 BDRM. house in Stettler,
completely renovated. Ideal for starter home or
retired couple. Immediate Possession. $97,000. 403-340-2727
Acreages 405013,500 ACRES 35 MINUTES West of
Edmonton. Tomahawk Ranch $24,775,000. Visit
hlco.ca for details. Hansen Land Brokers/Assoc.
Broker Lively Realty Ltd. Call 403-540-9659.
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403-742-8838*27 years experience*
“If It’s Electrical We Do It”
All types of Electrical Installation &Maintenance
403-742-5111Serving Stettler
& Area since 1978
Stettler FurnaceCleaning
Qualifi ed and Qualifi ed and ReputableReputable
403-742-3418403-742-3418
Dust Devil
Furnace & Duct Cleaning
Call Ryan at
403-742-9823
LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”
Randy Long• Residential• Commercial
• Automotive Needs
403-742-25204607 - 59 St., Stettler
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Main St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628
DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor
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Stettler, ABOpen Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553Res.: 403-742-0370
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4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
Stettler Eye Care
Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye
health and vision exams
Top quality frames,
lenses and contacts
Treatment of eye
disease, injuries and
surgical co-management
Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome
Gary G. GrantLaw Office
4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
Barristers and Solicitors
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2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660
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Brenda Anderson,
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Notices 6010NOTICE
TOCREDITORS AND
CLAIMANTS
Estate of EARL CLIFFORD
WILLIAMSwho died on
October 16, 2015
If you have a claim against this estate,
you must le your claim by December 31, 2015 and provide details of
your claim with
Landman ReuleLaw Of ce
Barrister & Solicitor atBox 1630, 4819 - 51 St.Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0
If you do not le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim
you may have.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
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BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION
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BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)
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COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free
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VILLAGE OF DONALDA FRANCHISE FEE INCREASE NOTICE
The Village of Donalda is proposing to increase the local franchise fee, which is charged to ATCO Electric for the use of Municipal Lands for its power lines effective January 1, 2016. The fee is recovered by ATCO Electric from its consumers that receive electric service in the Village of Donalda.
The franchise fee will be increased from 1.5% to 3% on the delivery charge of ATCO Electric excluding energy related riders. The average residential increase has been estimated at $1.47 per month. Residents of the Village of Donalda have until 5:00pm on December 4, 2015 to make their concerns known in writing by contacting: Village of Donalda, Box 160, Donalda, Alberta T0B 1H0Email: cao@village.donalda.ab.ca
GRAZING LEASE FOR SALE BY TENDERGary John Innocent hereby offers for sale by tender the lease described as ESRD Grazing Lease #35374 (the “Lease”) covering Section 29-35-19 W4, containing 606.00 acres more or less.
The sale of the Lease is subject to the terms and conditions here-inafter mentioned:
1. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the property’s size/measurement, condition or environmental status.
2. Solar panels and pump for the drilled well located on the Lease land are included.
3. Vendors Conditions Precedent: a) Subject to ESRD approval of the assignment of the Lease to
the Buyer.
4. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with transfer of the Lease. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T.
5. Tenders will be received by the lawyer noted below up to but not after 12:00 o’clock noon on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Tenders should be forwarded to Landman Reule Law Offi ce in a sealed envelope marked “Innocent Tenders”. A certifi ed cheque equal to 10% of the purchase price must accompany the tender.
6. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or certifi ed funds on or before Friday, February 12, 2016 (“Possession Date”).
7. Property taxes and grazing lease rental to be adjusted as of Possession Date.
8. Surface lease income currently $6,000.00 annually. Any surface leases will be assigned to the Buyer as permitted by provincial legislation but surface lease rentals shall NOT be adjusted as at Possession Date.
9. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender. LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE Lori R. Reule Barrister & Solicitor 4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
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