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The Gallery Hosts Holiday Sounds Of String Quartet

The Gallery in Holden, Alberta could quite possibly be one of the best kept secrets in rural

Alberta, but the members of it and its partner organization, the Studio 14 Art Association, have been working hard to change that.

The Gallery has held a few events over the past year of its official exist-ence, including the holiday event held on December 15 which featured a per-formance of the string quartet by four of the Ratte family members who reside in the Irma area. Two violins, a viola and cello filled The Gallery air with holiday music as listeners enjoyed the amazing acoustics of the former Holden Lutheran church.

The Gallery features more than 27 artists’ work ranging from woodwork, jewelry, knitting, paintings and other handmade items from throughout the Highway 14 area and beyond.

Joy Zoopkow is the Vice President of The Gallery and said the mandate of the volunteer-run organization it to try to preserve the building while promot-ing local art and handmade items add-ing “flavour” to the community.

The property The Gallery operates out of is owned by the Village of Holden and The Gallery pays the utilities for the facility. The organization is work-ing on obtaining disability access to the building as well as a number of repairs to the exterior of the building.

The December 15 event saw the NU2U2 store, a secondhand and up-cycle store, help out with putting on

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Published every Wednesday. The Hiway 16 News serves

the communities within the Counties of Lamont,

Minburn, Beaver and Two Hills as well as the Towns of Vegreville, Viking and

Vermilion, Alberta.

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Braes Celebrates Holiday Season With Potluck

The Braes Community hall, located north of the Village of Mannville, held

its annual Community Christmas party on December 16 and a number of people

turned out to celebrate the season as children gathered around Santa to give

him their Christmas wish lists. A potluck supper was enjoyed and visiting filled

the Sunday evening gathering. ~ Photos Submitted

A Letter From The Editor

This Editor’s Christmas Wish

As the holidays fast approach quicker than what seems like the blink of an eye, most of

us are left scrambling to make our last minute purchases for our special someone’s on our Christmas shopping lists. In and out of stores picking up stocking stuffers and other last min-ute gifts that were left until the last few shopping hours available before the “big day.” This year I have spent many moments wondering; what is this day really all about?

Through the past year and a half, life for me has been, let’s say, more than trying at many times and fol-lowing last year’s Christmas, I think I am just now starting to feel the true “spirit” of the season.

Life in the newspaper industry on average can be very hectic, but during the holiday season it tends to spin almost out of control while trying to keep up with the scores of holiday events to attend and also providing customers with their holiday advertisements, thanking their clients and customers for their support over the past year. Don’t get me wrong, I truly love attending the concerts, dinners and other such events, but while in the bustle of the season each year, it feels like I have been losing touch with the real meaning of the holiday.

Given the fact that I knew last Christmas would be the final one for me at my home, I chose to spend it quietly alone with my beloved dogs Jet and Sam, and paid a holiday visit to my horses, making sure to de-liver each of them an equine treat to their liking. Nor-mally I would make the five hour one-way trip to my family farm north of Prince Alberta in Saskatchewan where my family always anxiously awaited my arrival. We have traditions and gimmicks each year to fill our short-lived time together with love and laughter. But over the past couple of years, something has always been lacking for me.

In the past few years I have lost a number of fam-ily members and very close friends of which I would give anything to have five minutes to sit and chat with again, just one more time. I think of them often with fond memories filling my mind and wonder what they would say to me now, if they could actually see what I have been up to in the last couple of years. My friend Ursula and I would simply pick up the conversation where we left off like we always did, I would get my very expected holiday card in the mail from my Aunt Bonnie in British Columbia, and I am sure my dad would ask me, “How do you manage to have time for everything? Don’t you have enough going on?” But it is the family and friends that are still here with me that I wish I could have a few more minutes with the most.

You see, due to life circumstances and time commit-

ments, people seem to drift apart. We are so wrapped up with meet-ing what we think are the “bank-er’s needs” that we forget about what is most important; our really special relationships. Those spe-cial relationships that have been put on the sidelines in the grand game of life.

Well, I am addressing this grand game of life in the coming year. I am not one to make New Year’s Resolutions however, I will not sit back any longer and let these very important relationships keep disappearing from my life. To me, these relationships are too impor-tant to lose.

As I take a few days off to enjoy the holiday season, I will be making a list and checking it twice, in order to make the time for those who are im-portant in my life; my family, friends and of course my “key holders.” All of these people have played an impor-tant part of my survival over the last couple years of my life but there is a special key holder that I owe a lot to. That person has boosted me up, kicked me forward at times and shown me that I can get through anything and keep moving forward no matter what I faced, even though I thought it was impossible. That key holder has always tried to remain positive and supportive to me. And there again due to circumstances in life, we may have drifted apart slightly, but my hope is to find the time to make that relationship, and all my other key holders’ relationships stronger. I will find the time and energy, no matter what.

This holiday season my Christmas wish is to strength-en my relationship with the people who are most im-portant in my life. I will be heading out with my trusted gang of key holders and friends this Friday, December 21 to sing Christmas carols throughout our community of Innisfree, like we do every year. I will head home to Saskatchewan to my family. I will make important Christmas phone calls to my family who won’t be able to join us Christmas day. And over the next few weeks, I will touch base with the key holders and friends who have helped me make it through the past two years. I hope all of you will also contact your key holders and make sure they know they are important in your lives.

At this time I want to extend a very Merry Christ-mas and a thank you to all my advertisers and readers for the kind words and support of our “little newspaper that could.” Without you all, the Hiway16 News would not have been possible. You all are also my honorary key holders, and I thank you for that.

I wish you all enjoy a wonderful holiday and look forward to another year of news reporting through our newspaper starting on January 9, 2019.

Karen Arndt-Nedzielski, Hiway 16 News Editor


3the day’s excitement. Zoopkow says community organizations need to work together to make events in rural communities a success and without the collaboration of the groups, rural businesses and organizations will face struggles without the partnership be-tween them.

Downstairs at the Holden Gallery there was a lunch for five dollars which included a nice bowl of warm soup and an open faced sandwich to warm you up even more than the music. There was also a bake sale happening, with a table full of many baked goodies so visitors could enjoy the music, lunch, dessert, all in one place while visiting with those around them.

Zoopkow added that spring time will possibly see The Gallery feature a grand opening in April as well as a Mother’s Day High Tea and bake sale. Watch coming issues of the Hiway 16 News on information about coming events for The Gallery.

The Gallery in Holden is open from Fridays to Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. and anyone wanting more information can call Joy Zoopkow at 780-717-3657.

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Ratte family members who performed as a string quartet at The Gallery’s event on Saturday, December 15 in Holden are, from the left, Cameron on the violin, Beth also on the violin, Emma on the viola, and Chantal on the cello. The siblings are four of 12 children of the Ratte

family who reside in the Irma area.

Joy Zoopkow is the Vice President of The Gallery in Holden and

helped welcome visitors to the volunteer-run event on

December 15 which featured the Ratte family string quartet

performance. The Gallery houses more than 27 artisans’ work at a

nominal fee to the artists.

The Gallery Host Holiday Sounds Of String Quartet

Innisfree Multi 4H Club News

Pictured here are the members of the Innisfree 4H Multi Club with their finished pottery projects made this year at the Just A Dab store in Vegreville.

Submitted

We had our Potluck Christmas Party and Meeting on December 10. Each family brought a dish for supper and a game for us to play after the meeting and it was a lot of fun! We played bean bag toss, sort the skittles with a straw, cha-meleon, and a fishing game.

One of the fun things we did this year was go to ‘Just a Dab’ in Vegreville and paint some pottery as part of our crafts project.

Next, we will be going on a field trip to Glow Edmonton on January 4 to see the indoor/outdoor Christ-mas displays. We will also be going Christmas Caroling around Innis-free on Tuesday, December 18 after school. If you would like us to stop at your house, please call Marilyn at 780-581-1040. Otherwise, watch for us throughout the afternoon.

Merry Christmasfrom the Innisfree Hotel!

Please enjoy a Safe and Memorable Holiday Season.Please enjoy a Safe and Memorable Holiday Season.~ Barry, Mary Ann and Staff

780-592-3765


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PUBLIC WORKSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

- Valid Driver’s License – Class 3 would be an asset- Previous experience operating a Motorgrader and Plow Truck- Willing to work overtime as required- Good oral and written communication skills- Effective at multi-tasking- Ground Disturbance Course- Availability to be on-call for Plow Truck Operation

Please submit your resume, references, and Driver’s Abstract to:

Graham Shell, Superintendent of Public WorksCounty of Minburn No. 27Box 550 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R6Telephone: (780) 632-3715 office (780) 632-9330 cellFax: (780) 632-6631Email: [email protected]

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

The County of Minburn No. 27 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

The County of Minburn No. 27 invites applications for the position of Motorgrader/Equipment Operator.

A job description is available upon request. Reporting to the Superintendent of Public Works,

this is a full-time/part-time Motorgrader/Equipment operator for road maintenance

based out of Mannville but may include work throughout the County.

The County of Minburn No. 27 offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

COUNTY OF MINBURN NO. 27PUBLIC WORKS

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Please submit your resume, references, and Driver’s Abstract to:Graham Shell, Superintendent of Public WorksCounty of Minburn No. 27Box 550 Vegreville, AB T9C 1R6Telephone: (780) 632-3715 office (780) 632-9330 cellFax: (780) 632-6631Email: [email protected] position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.The County of Minburn No. 27 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.

The County of Minburn No. 27 invites applications for the position of Motorgrader/Equipment Operator. A job description is available upon request. Reporting to the Superintendent of Public Works, this is a full-time/part-time Motorgrader/Equipment operator for road maintenance based out of Mannville but may include work throughout the County.

COUNTY OF MINBURN NO. 27

The County of Minburn No. 27 invites applications for the position of Motorgrader/EquipmentOperator. A job description is available upon request.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Public Works, this is a full-time/part-time Motorgrader/Equipmentoperator for road maintenance based out of Mannville but may include work throughout the County.


The ideal candidate will possess the following:

- Valid Driver’s License – Class 3 would be an asset

- Previous experience operating a Motorgrader and Plow Truck

- Willing to work overtime as required

- Good oral and written communication skills

- Effective at multi-tasking

- Ground Disturbance Course

- Availability to be on-call for Plow Truck Operation

Please submit your resume, references, and Driver’s Abstract to:

Graham Shell, Superintendent of Public WorksCounty of Minburn No. 27

Box 550Vegreville, AB T9C 1R6

Telephone: (780) 632-3715 office (780) 632-9330 cellFax: (780) 632-6631

Email: [email protected]

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

The County of Minburn No. 27 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only thoseinvited for an interview will be contacted.

PUBLIC WORKSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY


THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING:- Valid Driver’s License – Class 3 would be an asset- Previous experience operating a Motorgrader and Plow Truck- Willing to work overtime as required- Good oral and written communication skills- Effective at multi-tasking- Ground Disturbance Course- Availability to be on-call for Plow Truck Operation

Village of Innisfree Library NewsSubmitted by Marilyn Newton, VIL

Manager

We will be closed for the holi-days from December 22, 2018 to January 1, 2019. We will

re-open with regular hours on January 2.

We would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated items to our “Giving Tree”. We have more items than ever before to give to those in need within our community. Items will also be donated to the Interval Home Wom-en and Children’s shelter in Lloydmin-ster. A special thank you to the Quilt-

ing Queens who used some of their proceeds from the Holiday in the Hall-way Celebration to donate $200 worth of undergarments!

We held our first card making class on December 6 with Deb Barber as our instructor. We had a lot of fun making the cards. It was very hard to choose which five Christmas cards to make as there were a ton of different designs to choose from. We will be holding anoth-er card making class in the New Year around the end of February, so watch for the details.

Our Early Literacy Program was held early this month because of the holi-

days. This month’s theme was all about Teddy Bears. The children brought their teddy bears and we had a lot of fun playing games with them, singing action songs and sorting bears by size and color. They also got to decorate gin-gerbread cookies for a snack. The Head Elf came to read them a story and left

treat bags from Santa before heading back to the North Pole! We hope you’ll join us next month on January 31 for our Night Sky theme – this also hap-pens to be the twentieth anniversary of Family Literacy Day!

We hope you have a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Pictured here are Debbie McMann and Betty Harrison with some of the many donations to the Village of Innisfree Library’s Giving Tree which

will be forwarded to the Interval Home Women and Children’s shelter in Lloydminster.

Children participating in the VIL Early Literacy program this month enjoyed a visit from the Head Elf from the North Pole who read the

children a story and delivered treat bags from Santa Claus.

~ From Council and Sta�

Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year from the Board, Management & Staff of the Irma Co-op.

Main Street Irma, Alberta 780-754-3654


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Kinsella Bingo WinnersWish Lists To Santa

In order to make sure area chil-dren’s letters make it safely to the hands of Santa Claus, the

Hiway 16 News has published a few in this week’s paper, as Santa is an avid reader of our newspaper. The let-ters were dropped off at the Innisfree Post Office a few weeks ago with Post Master Julie Sydora to be mailed to the North Pole. Here are a few of the letters written by the Grade 1 and 2 students of Innisfree Delnorte School.

Darryl Naugle won $369 playing the Shady 7

at last week’s Kinsella Bingo. Volunteer Jean

Hinecker presented him with his cheque. The

Kinsella Bingo will be cancelled on December 25 and January 1 and

will resume on January 8 at 7 p.m. at the Kinsella

Community Centre.

Pictured here, from the left, are door prize winners Vivian Firkus,

Emily Lefsrud and Lily Baier who all took home a dinner ham at

last week’s Kinsella Bingo.

Jean Hinecker presented Darlene Clark and Marilyn

Korth with their Balls wins.

- Village of Irma Council and Staff.

Covenant Health Foundation New Year MalankaSize: 4.9 ‘‘ wide x 7.2’’ tallFull Colour

Contact: Nicole Gabert - graphic design780-885-6710 / [email protected] ORLyndsay Cowan | Special Events Coordinator (Covenant Health)Tel: 780-342-8105 [email protected]

T IC K E T S AVA IL A BL E NOWADULT $75 | CHILD $25

Vegreville Social Centre Buffet 6:30pm | Ukrainian Dancers 8:00pm | Dance 8:30pm

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6 Linda’s Perfect Eatmore Bars

Local business owner Linda Dobler, of the Cut-ting Edge salon in Innisfree, has been busy making her holiday treats, like many area

residents in preparation of the Christmas meals coming up. She shared one of her favourite recipes with the Hiway 16 News readers in hopes of helping make each of your Christmas baking lists a bit easier with her tried-and-tested recipe for Perfect Eatmore Bars.

What you will need is:1 cup of peanut butter¾ cup of honey1 cup heaping full of marshmallows

2/3 cup of chocolate chips½ cup of peanuts3 cups of Rice KrispiesMelt the peanut butter, honey, marshmallows,

chocolate chips in the microwave foe 3 minutes, or on the stove until nicely blended and melted evenly. Once melted add the peanuts and Rice Krispies and mix well. Press the mixture into a 9 by 13 inch pan and let cool overnight or chill in the fridge before cut-ting into squares.

Enjoy this tasty holiday treat on behalf of The Cutting Edge Family Hair Care Centre in Innisfree. Happy Holidays!

Holiday Diners Enjoy Scandinavian Dish In Viking

People of the Scandinavian cul-ture, as well as other ethnic-ities, heaped up their plates

at Food With Flair’s annual Lutefisk Supper on December 16 at the Vi-king, Alberta restaurant.

Lutefisk is a Scandinavian dish prepared by soaking dried cod in lye to tenderize it, then skinning, boning, and boiling the fish to a gelatinous consistency.

Owner Donna Brooke and her staff loaded the buffet table with the tra-ditional fish dish as well as other foods to compliment the evening’s meal. Visitors came from within the community as well as these folks who travelled from Amisk, Alberta to par-take in the Scandinavian meal.

~ Allan Sharp Photos

Attention InnisfreeBingo PlayersDue to coming holidays,

the regular Monday night bingo in Innisfree

will be cancelled for December 24 and

December 31, 2018.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our players.

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ideas and gift certificates.From the ladies at

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7Grain Drying Available in Innisfree.

Call Cory for more information and rates.780-632-1935

Call Cory for more information and rates.780-632-1935

Bees New Among Projects For Beaver

County 4H Multi ClubSubmitted by Kari Janzen, Club Reporter

The Beaver County 4H Multi Club has started its second year of 4H in Holden. The club has 24 members

this year, and is doing interesting and fun projects, including bees, cooking, heifer, photography, sewing, sheep, small engine, swine and vet sciences. Most recently, the club had their Christmas Party, and lent a helping hand for the Christmas Bureau.

On December 9, the club had their Christ-mas Party potluck. The rink was rented and members could skate at their leisure. There was hot chocolate to warm cold fingers, and lots of tables games, including a lively round of Dutch Blitz. After the meal, the club con-sidered fundraising ideas, of which there were many feasible possibilities. Marked and judged record books from last year were returned to the members to review, and each received a Peavey Mart gift card

for their efforts. Finally, it was time for the much-awaited gift exchange. There were some creative gifts, albeit the $15 restric-tion!

The 4H Motto, ‘Learn to Do by Doing’, ap-plies to 4H activities and projects in many ways. The club will be doing their Public Speaking event in the beginning of Febru-ary; members awarded first and second place advance to the District and Regional com-petitions. Everyone is welcome to come out and watch members deliver their speeches, both prepared and impromptu. For our first community service project this year, some of our members went to Vegreville to sort toy donations for the Christmas Bureau. Club members are waiting (some impatiently) for the arrival of their books, so they can begin record keeping for their projects.

Check out the club’s Facebook page (Bea-ver County 4H Multi Club) to see upcoming events and to watch for fundraising plans.

MLA Dr. Richard Starke’s 2018 Christmas Message

It is the season of Christmas and cele-bration. It is the season of reflection and moving our thoughts from the past year

and into the coming of a new year. Looking over the past year I have listened

to and understand the hardships of many Alberta families who this Christmas find themselves concerned with the economic situation of our province. The loss of jobs in the energy industry over the past few years has left many families hurting. I would en-courage neighbors and friends across our constituency to reach out to help each other once again. Take the time to be a blessing of love to others this Christmas season.

I would also like to thank our men and women in uniform who are serving at home and around the world. Christmas can be a hard time for military families and we con-tinue to keep you all in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you also to the medical and emergency workers who staff our hospitals,

RCMP, Ambulance and Fire for your service not only over the holiday season but also all year long.

In reflection as MLA for Vermilion-Lloyd-minster on my hope for our province I think of Jeremiah 29:11. It is my prayer not only for this constituency but for our amazing province and the many incredible people who live here. May the promise of Jeremi-ah 29:11 not only be the promise of today but the promise of all our tomorrows – “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a fu-ture.”

In keeping with the spirit of the season, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

All the best in 2019! Dr. Richard Starke, MLA Vermilion-

Lloydminster Constituency

Reflections – A Christmas Recipe

By Weezie

Christmas can be a stress-ful time for those who host Christmas meals

for family and friends. Most of the prep for this day falls on the shoulders of the “lady of the house.” Over the years my home has been the gathering place for these events. Over the span of a couple of months, with a large family and set of friends, often we entertain at different times to accommodate everyone. This can be eventually very tiring so this is my new Christmas reci-pe.

1.Rethink why we celebrate Christmas. It has been so

commercialized and we have been brainwashed to expect so much at this time of year. And end up with stress, money prob-lems, etc. Get back to the real Christmas, a time of peace and love.

2.The spirit of Christmas does not fall only on one

day. Whenever you can get to-gether for fellowship, in small groups, community events, or just close friends to celebrate the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes the best gift to some-one is companionship, a hug and something homemade from your heart.

3.I have been a slave to the idea that one had to make

and bake and shop for gifts until the stress made Christmas not a time of peace and love, but a time to tear my hair out because I wanted to please everyone. This is no longer true. Buy your baking or have cookie exchanges with friends. Yes I will still make some favourites, but I decided to make cookbooks with my Christ-mas favourites for my children and grandchildren so they could bake for me. It works! And as I write, my door bell rings and here are some Christmas angles

from the school with a basket of different cookies. What a gift! I wish to thank whoever came up with this idea…awesome. You made me cry and made our day.

4.Don’t take your little ones shopping in the toy

section. Recently I witnessed extreme melt-downs in a local “box store”. I don’t blame the children because there is just too much for them to take in. An overload of toys is not a recipe for a peaceful Christ-mas. I question the parents’ judgement on this. Teach your children about the Christmas spirit. Surprisingly, once you explain how many people need just the basics, they under-stand and will cooperate.

5.“Peace on Earth” should be the Christmas feeling,

but it has become a chaotic ex-ercise and sometimes we over-spend because of guilt. My best memories of Christmas are of sleigh rides to Christmas con-certs in the country, school con-certs. I hope our school contin-ues to have these events as we look forward to this each year. Thanks so the teachers for con-tinuing this tradition.

Karen and her carolers are what Christmas is about. Spreading the cheer (sometimes off key, or maybe it’s my hear-ing) however awesome, is the best gift ever. So Rosie and I feel that the real Christmas is here! Although Karen expected a cooking recipe, I decided to give me knew recipe, since al-most everyone has many cook-books and knows how to cook or even buy your Christmas good-ies, and spend your spare time with friends. Take them out for coffee or lunch. You do not need to spend all your time sweating in the kitchen. Give yourself a Christmas gift and relax!

Merry Christmas to everyone.


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COUNTY OF MINBURN No. 27NOTICE

Hamlet of Ranfurly Sanitary Landfill / Waste Transfer Stationlocated at SE 3-52-12-W4M

and East Regional Waste Transfer Station

located at PT NW 23-50-9W4Mwill be closed

Monday December 24 – Wednesday December 26, 2018in observance of Christmas.

We look forward to serving you on Saturday December 29, 2018.

Inquiries can be directed to:County of Minburn Public Works

(780) 632-3715

Innisfree Students Spread Holiday CheerBy Anne Neil, Hiway 16 News Student

Reporter

It is now the last week of classes be-fore Christmas break and the final days are filled with holiday cheer.

Thursday, December 20 is the day the School’s annual Christmas Supper and Concert will be taking place at the Inn-isfree Rec Center. Actors and elemen-tary singers have been working hard over the past couple weeks to memorize their lines to ensure the performance is a hit. We hope to see you there.

This week will wrap up on Friday with carolling, potlucks, and pyjama parties on December 21. The students will be visiting the community during the morn-ing to sing songs and spread Christmas spirit, followed by a fun holiday themed afternoon. Junior and senior high school students are encouraged to sign up to bring food for the potluck lunch.

Last week The Twelve Days of Christmas food drive continued, as stu-dents were able to donate canned fruit, cereal, crackers, and macaroni, respec-tively. This week Student’s Union asks students to bring in canned veggies on Monday, followed by juice boxes on Tuesday, soup on Wednesday, and any item of choice on the final day on Thurs-day. We are really appreciative of the items that have already been donated, as they will be going to families in need this holiday season.

Grade 10 and 11 CALM students made Christmas treats for the seniors of Innisfree. They baked them them-selves, bagged them up in cute Christ-mas baggies and than delivered them to the senior homes and the post office. This was a great treat for many sen-iors, as they often don’t get such special treats around the holidays and it was great leadership qualities for the stu-dents to learn.

Last Tuesday, Students’ Union mem-bers went over to Kindergarten build-ing to make some crafts with them. They were able to make two different crafts, with paint. Then while there crafts were drying, the older students

read to the younger ones, some Christ-mas stories and played some games with them. This was a great opportuni-ty for both age groups.

The students will be coming back to school on January 7, 2019 and exams will follow soon after.

The Village of Innisfree Council and staff

would like to wish their residents a

Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

The Village of Innisfree Council and staff

would like to wish their residents a

Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

Your one stop shop for all your

grocery needs.

Viking Meats Yogi, Shirley and StaffProud supporter of the community.

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Wishing all of our customers a wonderful holiday season.

Wishing all of our customers a wonderful holiday season.


9Get Your Mitts On A Good Book

Submitted by Diane Ziomek, Mannville Library Assistant

It’s that time of year again...winter. But, with winter comes Christmas and the Winter Reading Program. This

year’s theme is ‘Get Your Mitts on a Good Book’ and is open to all ages and spans January 1 to February 28. Pick up your log sheets at the library before December 21 so you’re ready to start recording your minutes on January 1, which will qualify you for prize entries. The minimum num-ber of hours per age group are as follows: Children under 9 – three hours per entry, Children between 10 and 13 – five hours per entry, Young Adults between 14 and 18 – seven hours per entry, Adults 18 and over – seven hours per entry.

It’s also time for our annual visit from Mrs. Claus who joins us every year to read Christmas stories to the children. The Pre-School classes will be joining us on December 19 in the morning and after-noon. The Kindergarten and Grade One classes joined us on December 11. We look forward to sharing the magic of Christmas with the children.

And, as always, with Christmas comes our holiday hours. We will be closing at 5 p.m. on Friday, December 21 and won’t be back until 10 a.m. January 8, 2019. Be sure to stock up on reading material so you have enough to get you through until the new year.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mannville Among Top 25 Communities

Vying For $25K DonationSubmitted by Cornerstone Co-op

Mannville will be one of the communities included on Co-op’s 2019 Fuel Up to

Win Game Card after voting made it one of the top 25 communities in Western Canada.

As part of the #Fuelupmytown contest Nov. 1 and 21, anyone could share hashtags on Facebook, Twit-ter and Instagram to vote for their preferred town or city. The top 25 communities mentioned have been added to the Fuel Up to Win game card, while the community with the most mentions will receive a $25,000 donation from Co-op to a local charity! The grand prize win-ner will be announced before the start of the Fuel Up to Win promo-tion in February 2019.

“Thank you to everyone for your participation in this opportunity to support a local cause in Mann-ville,” said Cheryl Jory, Manager of Cornerstone Co-op Mannville Food Store.

“The amount of pride we have in our Mannville community comes as no surprise and now all of Western Canada will be able to find us on this year’s Fuel Up to Win game card. What a great way to celebrate

our Centennial!”The contest was inspired by eight-

year-old Devin Dreger from Oak Bank, MB who realized that his hometown was not on the Fuel Up to Win game card last year. When he told his parents and an employ-ee at his local Co-op, they suggested that he do something about it.

“To the Company of Co-op,” Devin wrote in a handwritten let-ter, “I saw there was no Oak Bank, Manitoba, for Fuel Up to Win. I was thinking you could put it in next year.”

Thanks to Devin, and voting, Oak Bank has made the top 25 along with Mannville, and will also be on the game card this year.

There were 562 communities nominated throughout the contest period. For the video of Devin’s full story and to see the top 25 list of communities, visit Fueluptowin.ca.

About Cornerstone Co-operativeCornerstone Co-op is a retail

co-operative that has proudly served for more than 99 years. Today, Cornerstone Co-op serves more than 30,000 owners, and many more customers, in Provost, Wainwright, Vermilion, Mannville, Dewberry, Elk Point, and St Paul, where it operates.

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Best wishes to our members and their members— people working together!

From the Management, Board, and Staff

of the Alberta Federation of REAs

The “flip the switch” nature of electricity allows us to light up our life all year long. As you enjoy the holiday season, think of all the ways you rely on power—we’d like to thank our member rural electrification associa-tions for proudly distributing power to farms and rural residential homes in Alberta for over 70 years.

have a safe &

happy holiday season

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New Barbershop For Town Of Vegreville

On behalf of Town Council, Mayor Tim MacPhee welcomed Vegreville’s Barbershop

to the business community. Congrats Othman Assaf on your opening of Vegreville's Barbershop here in Vegreville. Pictured here

is Mayor MacPhee who presented a plaque to the new Vegreville business owner prior to

getting his hair cut. ~ Photo Submitted

Messy Church Tells Story Of ChristmasSubmitted

Our December Messy Church evening at Vegreville United Church was held last Friday, December 14 with old friends

meeting for crafty fun, food, and the old, old sto-ry of Christmas. The food was simple, plentiful and kid friendly. The crafts were ‘messy’ with glitter, paint and glue being the favourites.

We gathered in the sanctuary to share the story. The Christmas tree sparkled with silver and gold decorations and a shining star on top. Little figures helped us progress from angel an-nouncement, then journey by donkey to a cow shed. Angels appeared again to little shepherds in the fields who went to see what had hap-pened. Even the wise kings made an appear-ance. The delight of children makes any story so special. This particular story is the most spe-cial of all.

We gather for Messy Church next on January 11 between 5 and 7 p.m. All are welcome join us.

Reverend Carolyn Woodall told the story of Christmas at last Friday’s Mess Church event at the

Vegreville United Church. ~ Allan Sharp Photos

Campbell and David making a star out of pipe cleaners and beads at the Vegreville United

Church’s Messy Church event on Friday, December 14.

Reegan and his “Granny” Holly Cependa were in attendance of the Vegreville United Church’s

Messy Church event last Friday.

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Next Step Serves Holiday Luncheon

Some of the guests to the Next Step Outreach School in Vegreville are pictured here and they are, from the left,

Assistant Principal of Vegreville Composite High School (VCHS) Holly Warawa, EIPS Board Trustee Randy Footz, EIPS

I.T. Tasha Parent, and VCHS Principal Rod Leatherdale. ~ Allan Sharp Photos

The Vegreville Next Step Outreach School in Vegre-ville held its annual Christ-

mas luncheon on Thursday, De-cember 13 at the learning centre located at 4908-50 Avenue, in Vegreville.

The Next Step Outreach School offers a wide variety of program-ming and course selections to as-sist students in meeting their edu-cational needs. As a member of the Elk Island Public School (EIPS) division, the School’s mission is to provide each student with the in-dividual attention, guidance, and encouragement in order for them

to successfully complete their edu-cational goals.

Vice Principal for Next Step High School Denise Charbonnbau, and teacher Spencer Sekyer wel-comed visitors as well as invited dignitaries to the holiday dinner.

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This Week at New Myrnam SchoolSubmitted

This week at New Myrnam School (NMS) Students’ Union contin-ued to spread Christmas cheer

with their Twelve Days of Christmas. On Monday, December 10 we celebrated our third day of Christmas with Christ-mas sweater day. Students and staff all dressed up in their best Christmas sweaters. On Tuesday, December 11 the Students’ Union organized reindeer games at lunch for students throughout the school. It was a great way to have fun with some friendly competition all while spreading the holiday spirit. On Wednesday, December 12 students and staff bought candy grams to also help spread Christmas cheer. Thursday, December 13 saw the students of NMS participate in a Christmas trivia chal-lenge, and on Friday each homeroom class in the school decorated their doors with a Christmas theme. The Twelve Days of Christmas will continue this week, culminating with our Christmas dinner on the last day of school before the holiday break.

Elementary students also were hard at work this week preparing for our annual Christmas concert. This year the Christmas Concert is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18 at 7 p.m. This year’s concert theme is “Christ-mas Around the World.” Students will be displaying their acting and singing skills as they teach us all about how dif-ferent people and cultures from around the world celebrate Christmas.

Students in our junior and senior high foods classes also caught a case of Christmas spirit this week as they worked on building their own ginger-bread houses. All parts of their houses were made from scratch, including the icing and gingerbread! Both classes had lots of fun and enjoyed the activity tre-mendously. With one week to go before the Christmas break, it is safe to say that the students and staff of NMS all have a serious case of Christmas fever!

Elementary students came out in full force, displaying their skills during our reindeer games.

Royal Purple Help Fill Mannville Food Bank Shelves

The Mannville Royal Purple presented a number of items to the Mannville Food Bank this past week in order to help fill the shelves,

and the need of area residents finding it hard to provide enough food for their families this holiday season. Pictured here are Barb Schmidt,

Ellen Sturt, Arvilla Hess and Lillian Konieczny with the items donated.

~ Photo SubmittedThe Grade 3-4 class wearing their Christmas sweaters for the third day

of Christmas.

Some Sr. High students’ final gingerbread house masterpiece!.

would like to wishtheir customers a

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Ukraine Wines Survive War

Wine from the Ukraine is back on the market following its war-torn

troubled taleSubmitted

The trouble began in 2014 when the Ukraine’s main growing region of Crimea was annexed by Russia causing a loss of

more than half of its bottled wine. The region suf-fered Moscow’s seizure of the Black Sea Peninsula where the majority of these confiscated wineries produced semi-sweet and dessert wines.

This set back did not stop the Ukrainian wine growing industry, in fact, the incident inspired a revival in the industry and the Ukraine has seen exports triple in the last four years, according to the Wine Growers Association.

Albertans are not left out of this revival. Wines from the Kherson region of the Ukraine are now available in retail stores with coastal Crimean wine to follow in the new year.

The Ukraine also specializes in brandy as well. On the same latitude as the region of Cognac in France, Ukrainians have been creating artisanal product since 1889. Many of their finest brandies and wines can be found at the Mannville and Area Liquor Store. These will be available at the store on January 4 with a tasting event on January 11 between 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the store.

Take a moment to make a toast to the Ukrainian drink and celebrate it with a little bit of history.

Uva Collections Inc., and the Mannville and Area Liquor Store are proud to be a part of the re-immergence of Ukrainian wine and spirits. Uva is a locally owned importer with a focus on quali-ty, and will continue to source new and interesting products from the region.

Holden 4H Beef Club December Meeting HighlightsSubmitted by Quinten Albrecht

On Thursday, December 6, the Holden 4H Beef Club held its monthly meeting.

The meeting was called to order by club president Carter Chomik at 7 p.m. Roll call was “something on your Christmas list.”

In old business, we discussed re-ports from our Treasurer Joe Roul-ston and the Secretary’s report was

given by Kathleen Komarnisky in Kaitlyn Rude’s absence. Other top-ics such as member fees and reg-istration for the provincial carcass competition were also discussed.

In new business we discussed our cattle insurance, possible grants, and our fundraising. This year our fundraising project is sell-ing ten pound boxes of burger pat-ties for $55 per box and beef jerky for $15 per package. The beef will

be supplied by Tofield Packers. We also calculated our yearly feed prices for record keeping.

Before adjourning the meet-ing, we agreed on having the club Christmas Party at the Oil Kings game on January 4 at the 4H night. Lunch was provided by the Roulston and Komarnisky families and Grace was led by Hannah and Quinten. Our next meeting will be January 10, 2019.

Viking Co-op Card Lock Open For Business

The grand opening of the new Wild Rose Co-operative Association’s fuel card lock in Viking took place on December 11 and a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to mark the special occasion.

Pictured here are, from left, Kevin Tulloch, Kent Hafso, Carol Rollheiser (GM), Kel Tetz, Marty Fisch. The Viking Card lock is now open for business. ~ Photo Submitted


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Bureau

Joanne Veldkamp, representing the Vegreville Christmas Bureau accepted proceeds from Vegreville Visual Artists (VVA) raffle which

was held at the VVA Christmas Art Show and Sale on November 16 and 17 at the Vegreville Sunshine Club. The raffle table was made up of

contributions from each artist at the show, giving one piece of their art work to the cause. Guests to the event voluntarily purchased a $1 ticket

and placed their ticket into the draw box for the art of their choice. Making the presentation to the Christmas Bureau was VVA spokesperson

Marg Varga. ~ Photo Submitted

Community Events – JANUARYJan. 5 – Paragon Theatre Movies in Holden – 3pm & 7pmJan. 7 - Innisfree 4-H Multi ClubJan. 8 - Innisfree Seniors’ MeetingJan. 8 - Ranfurly Ag Society MeetingJan. 8 - Innisfree Seniors MeetingJan. 9 - Mannville Historical Society Awareness meeting - Senior

Centre. 7pmJan. 10 – Minburn Ag Society AGM – Minburn Curling Rink – 7pmJan. 11-13 – Myrnam Curling Club Farmers BonspielJan. 11 – Innisfree CribbageJan. 12 – Covenant Health Foundation Malanka – Vegreville Social

Centre – 6:30pmJan. 13 – Warm Up At The Holden Museum – 1-4pmJan. 15 – Village of Innisfree Council MeetingJan. 15 - Innisfree FCSS Smile gatheringJan. 18 – Moscow Hall Whist Card Party – 7pmJan. 19 - Chudovyi Ukrainian Dancers of Innisfree MalankaJan. 22 - Mannville Senior Centre birthday cakeJan. 24-Feb. 6 – Innisfree Library Virtual Reality Machine Jan. 24 - Senior Centre annual meeting - 1:30pmJan. 26 – Mannville-Vermilion Highland Dance Robbie Burns Supper

– Vermilion Regional Centre – 6pmJan. 27 – Innisfree Library Clock Making WorkshopJan. 27 - Warm Up At The Holden Museum – 1-4pmJan. 28 - Innisfree Parent School Council MeetingJan. 28-30 – Innisfree Curling BonspielInnisfree Library is Closed Dec 22-Jan 1

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Mannville Elks Widowers SupperMannville area widows, widow-

ers and bachelors were treat-ed to an evening supper host-

ed by the Mannville Elks No. 395 with the help of the Mannville Royal Purple. The event takes place each year and this year’s event on December 16 saw a number of guests attend to take in the delicious holiday meal and enjoy the so-cializing that followed.

This year’s supper also saw enter-tainment provided by two members of the Mannville Vermilion Highland Dancer, Amaya Myhovich and Alex Pol-ishuk, who performed three traditional Highland dance routines to the delight of the attending crowd and volunteers.

The annual supper has been taking place since 1958, now in its sixtieth year, and was originally started with the help of Mac MacLeod. He was in attendance of the supper and was thanked by Elks member Jim Storch for helping make the supper the success it is and for helping

bring the widows and widowers for fel-lowship and support over the 60 years.

Both the Mannville Elks and Royal Purple host a number of events and fundraise throughout the year in the community, donating much of what they raise back to charity.

Members of the Mannville 4H club helped with the clean-up from the Elk annual supper, taking a bit of the load off of the Elks members who

worked tirelessly to prepare the meal for area residents.

Mac MacLeod, on the left, and Nestor Bohaichuk were two founding organizers of the annual Mannville Elks Widow and Widowers supper

which was started in 1958.

Members of the Mannville Elks, Royal Purple and volunteers who helped make the sixtieth annual Widows and Widowers supper a huge

success are, back row from the left, Ron Schumacher, Nestor Bohaichuk, Mannville Elks Exalted Ruler Jim Myhovich, Donny Willes, Curtis Myhovich and Wayne Wascherol. In front are Eddie Eschak, Louise

Storch, Connie Ewing, Edna Myhovich, Brenda Gordon, Dave Yake and Jim Storch.

Lakeland REA Board of Directors, Management and Staff would like to thank our membership for their continued support throughout the last year and the coming years.

Wishing you a safe and Happy Holiday Season and a

Happy New Year!

Mannville Registries & Finance Holiday Hours:December 24 - 9:30am - 3pmDecember 25 & 26 - Closed

December 27 - 9:30am - 4:30pmDecember 28 - 9:30am - 5pmDecember 31 - 9:30am - 3pm

January 1 - ClosedJanuary 2 - Regular Hours

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Mannville Registries & Finance would like to wish its customers a safe and happy holiday season.

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Chudovyi Dancers Set To Host Malanka 2019Submitted

While preparations are underway in many households for the

busy Christmas season, the Chudovyi Ukrainian Dancers of Innisfree are preparing for an-other exciting celebration, Ma-lanka 2019!

Their third in a now annual event is gearing up to be the best yet, with a repertoire of new dances under the direction of the Club’s instructor, Mr. TJ Fenton, who has also put to-gether a Malanka skit that is sure to hit all your funny bones.

TJ grew up on the family farm just outside of Lamont. He be-gan his dance career at the age of 5 with the Lamont Veselka Dancers. Dancing for 24-plus years, and currently in his tenth year with the Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Edmonton, TJ brings a unique perspec-tive to the Chudovyi Ukrainian Dancers, as a performer him-self, inspiring the kids with new regions of dance and keeping them literally on their toes.

The January 19 event will see the doors open at 5 p.m. for cock-tails, and the Chudovyi dancers and players hit the stage at 6 p.m., followed by a delicious

Ukrainian meal. The traditional Ukrainian party then gets going with music by Ukrainian-Ca-nadian Zabava band STEPPE. STEPPE plays the kind of music that gets people up and dancing! Everything from the most cur-rent Ukrainian dance hits to the more traditional polkas, waltzes and of course the “kolomey-ka” or Ukrainian circle dance, where young and old take the opportunity to show off their Ukrainian dance skills. Classic Rock, Oldies, Country, Top 40 – they play those too!

The Chudovyi Dancers have 24 dancers ranging in age from 3 to 43. They have a busy year planned with festivals and com-munity performances, and with rising operating and costume expenses, are very grateful to the local businesses and com-munity members who honor them with their support, dona-tions, and time. The experiences and knowledge the dancers gain within the club are a testament to the support they receive from the community.

Malanka 2019 is presented by Gold Event Sponsor Stealth Tech Services. Silver sponsors are Prairie Rose Veterinary Services of Innisfree and the Innisfree Ag Society. Bronze

sponsors are Ron’s Auto & Ag of Innisfree, All in Farm Ser-vices of Minburn, Webbs Ma-chinery of Vegreville, Vermilion and Lamont, Rocky Mountain Equipment of Vegreville, and the Innisfree Recreation Centre.

The Innisfree Malanka cele-bration is an advance ticket only event, and tickets are available from the club parents or by con-tacting club President, Marilyn Newton at 780-581-1040. Tick-ets are already half sold out so get yours soon! They make great Christmas presents for the whole family and remember, you don’t have to be Ukrainian to party like one!

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