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When school boards found out access to reserve monies was now available to the boards that squirreled-away or fund-raised the money by ministerial approval only, they reacted im-mediately.

Arlene Hrynyk, president of the Public School Boards’ Asso-ciation of Alberta was in Stettler on Tuesday, April 21, to speak with Clearview trustees.

“We squirrel away these nuts for rainy days,” she said. “Now that rainy day is here, but we

can’t access what we’ve saved.”She said that while some of

the money has been scraped off the budgets of previous years through the saving of a dollar here or a dollar there, a lot of money in these reserves have been raised through the fund-raising efforts of students, par-ents and the community. In other cases, the money has been put in reserves during budgeting with the express purpose of having it for the next year to pay for extra services not provided for by the government.

“The government goes out and talks about closing gaps in edu-

cation, but then cuts the funding to the very programs that would do that,” Hrynyk said. “The province is honouring the one and two per cent increases for wages, but they aren’t compen-sating for inflation, or the gas tax increases. Transportation hasn’t seen an increase in years. We literally have drivers hand-ing in their keys.”

According to the province, the school boards have a combined total of more than $460 million in reserves.

“This is taxpayer money, funded by Alberta Education and built up over the years as a

result of operational savings,” a press release from the province noted.

Hrynyk is dismissive of the number.

“Without the province’s fund-ing we’d have enough saved to cover three or four days of school,” she said.

She said the province isn’t be-ing entirely forthcoming about the cuts being made in educa-tion, felt in more ways than just the reserves. For example, this year there will be no additional funding for new students enroll-ing in Alberta schools.

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Gail Peterson sits patiently, eyes closed, as Makyla Hiemstra applies eyeshadow to her lids. Her best-friend, Shawna Sikstrom, waits in the background for her turn. The two buddies attended the annual Bubbles and Bling event for a fun girls’ night out. Please see our story on page 2.

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When Val Hilliker was 18-years-old, she was working in a library and re-shelving books when she found a book purporting to be able to teach a person to be a ventrilo-quist. The book peaked her interest, and she checked it out.

Eighteen years later, it’s only suitable that Hilliker entertained a packed atrium at the Stettler Library as one of the world’s few full-time ventriloquists, her and her puppets bringing plenty of laughter from both chil-dren and adults.

“My family wasn’t on board with this at all,” she said with a laugh. “They thought I was crazy. And maybe I am – you have to be a little crazy to do this.”

As time went on, and her ventriloquist act began to support her financially, her fam-ily came on board. One of the first puppets Hilliker ended up making was one of her grandmother.

“She just loved it,” she said. “She would ask me to bring the puppets with me.”

“Granny” isn’t a puppet that comes out for children’s shows usually, as the charac-ter that lives within the puppet is a bit too crotchety for young ears. But sometimes, she’ll nap through an act, randomly yelling out things at the kids.

“All of the puppets have their own per-sonalities,” Hilliker said. “They have back-stories, lives, that have been created. When I’m doing a show, I just act out who they are.”

That her act brings so much joy to oth-ers is one of the reasons why she loves her work, she said. The other is that it is, quite simply, a lot of fun.

One of her puppets is a frog that wears a duck suit, and that frog, Lily, was part of her Stettler act.

“She teaches people that it’s what’s in-side that counts,” she said. “The children see a duck but learn she’s really a frog, and thus learn that the outside appearance might not really reflect what’s inside.”

Over the years, Hilliker has had to adapt her act. Children are a lot more engaged than they were, less likely to just sit and observe.

“They’re so smart, and there’s so much going on around them,” she said of the kids. “You get about five minutes and then you need to do something else or you lose them. They absorb so much, so quickly.”

Hilliker makes some of her puppets her-

self – like the first iteration of Granny – but also buys her puppets or has them custom-made.

Some of those puppets are quite obvious-ly puppets, stuck on her hand in full view, while others are “invisible arm” puppets, which use slight-of-hand and posture to make it look like the puppet is not attached to Hilliker at all.

As one of only a handful of full-time ven-triloquists in the world – Hilliker said she’s aware of maybe five others who make a liv-ing solely from the art – the opportunities have been boundless. She was in Fiji last year, working on an act there with children and teaching other entertainers. She’ll be returning to work on a television show.

The experience has taught her that differ-ent cultures have different ways of viewing the world. For example, her Lily the Frog-in-a-duck-suit act doesn’t work.

“‘What’s in the inside that counts’ isn’t a saying there, so they just don’t understand the message,” Hilliker said. She’s been working on understanding cultural mes-sages for the area to develop acts that will resonate with her audience there.

While some entertainers do ventrilo-quism as part of their act, it’s usually sup-ported by other acts, like comedy or magi-cian arts or even a clown act. With Hilliker, it’s just her puppets.

It’s been that way for 18 years, since she picked up a book in a library, and while it wasn’t easy to learn and it required a lot of practice, that book shaped Hilliker’s life – and she loves it.

Contributed photoAlberta-based ventriloquist Val Hilliker and her puppet, Lily the Frog (who never goes out without her duck-suit on), entertain a packed discovery atrium at the Stettler Library last week. Hilliker, who got started after finding a book at a library, now is one of a handful of full-time ventriloquists in the world.

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When Gail Peterson met Shawna Sikstrom, the wife of the fellow build-ing the cupboards for her new home 15 years ago, it was best-friends at nearly first-sight.

Now, 20 years later, the duo still go out and grab a coffee together. Events like Bubbles and Bling, held this past Saturday, April 18, is the perfect chance for them to get out

together.“This is great,” Peterson

said. “Just to have time out with the girlfriends, and explore our girly sides.”

She and Sikstrom took full advantage of the many spa boots set up in the discovery annex at the li-brary, having their hands treated with parafin wax, nails painted and and shaped, and making their own body scrub and milk baths.

The event, now in its second year, is a fundrais-

er for the library. Food, catered by Brenda’s Ca-tering, helped provide a base for the several types of wine and mixed drinks available to the event at-tendees.

While numbers were slightly down this year, due in part to events hap-pening elsewhere in the community, the support the event received from local businesses had in-creased.

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Stettler RCMP are investigating a single-vehicle collision that sent the driver to the hospital with injuries in the early morning hours of Monday, May 20.

According to Const. Curtis Duples-sis, police, fire and EMS were called to the airport road after receiving a call about a crash.

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A series of thefts in the past week have kept police hopping.

On April 18 in Big Valley, around 4 a.m., three suspects smashed in the window of a local store and stole an ATM machine. On exiting the store, the three pepper-sprayed a bystand-er who had come to investigate the sound. The trio fled with the ATM machine in a grey or silver truck to-ward Highway 56.

During the overnight hours on April 19-20, a person or persons stole a red 2006 Ford pick-up truck in Stet-tler. The truck is still missing and has

Alberta plates BBH 6437. It also had a slip tank in the back, according to Duplessis.

On April 20, police responded to a call about a stolen Dodge Ram pick-up truck in Erskine around 6 p.m. The truck has since been located in Stet-tler, and is being processed for evi-dence.

At 4 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, Duplessis responded to a call about a found vehicle. The stolen vehicle was located near town. With the assistance of the canine unit called in from Red Deer, a 22-year-old man from Red Deer was apprehended. The investi-gation continues and is ongoing.

Anyone with information about these or any crimes can phone Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3382, or anony-mously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Clearview Public Schools’ Board of Trustees has announced budget consultation meetings to prepare for the 2015-16 school year.

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An errant ember from a burn pit on a property near Donalda resulted in not only a sizable grass fire, but the destruction of a barn as well.

Crews from Stettler Re-gional Fire and Rescue sta-tions 1, 2 and 3 responded to the fire.

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for more than seven hours battling the fire, which de-stroyed the barn and con-sumed several acres of wild land, the department reported.

Fire ban in placeOn April 17, Fire Chief

Mark Dennis put a fire ad-visory in place to battle the dry spring conditions.

The advisory prohibits the issuance of new fire

permits, though allows pre-viously issued to complete their burns within the allot-ted time period. It also al-lows for essential burning in burning barrels, which have metal mesh screens to prevent the escape of em-bers that could start a fire like the one near Donalda. Screen openings cannot be

larger than 15 milimetres.Fire pits contained by

non-combustible material with a mesh covering (with the same rules as the burn-ing barrels) continue to be allowed.

The fire advisory is in place until further notice.

There will be a freewill offering at this Very musical There will be a freewill offering at this Very musical Vesper Service. There will also be opportunity to buy Vesper Service. There will also be opportunity to buy music and visit as we enjoy refreshments music and visit as we enjoy refreshments Contact: Jan Richardson or Sue PetersonContact: Jan Richardson or Sue Peterson403-742-3387; 403-742-6004403-742-3387; 403-742-6004

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Three candidates to vie forDrumheller-Stettler seat


Nominations are offi-cially closed for the May 5 provincial election, and three people have stepped up to compete for the right to represent the riding of Drumhell-er-Stettler. Three candi-dates will be defending their platforms in a pub-lic debate at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Monday, April 27.

The Incumbent: Rick Strankman, Wildrose Party

Rick Strankman is one of the few Wildrose MLAs who didn’t cross the floor to the Progres-sive Conservative party late last year with former leader Danielle Smith.

Strankman squeaked by incumbent Jack Hayden (PC) in the 2012 election by 853 votes.

Strankman involved himself in politics nearly 15 years ago while trying to fight the “unjust sys-tem” of the wheat board. He and others crossed the border and sold their barley in the United

States, and were charged and convicted. They lat-er received pardons from the Prime Minister.

He remained involved in politics and eventual-ly found himself running for the Wildrose in 2012, campaigning on a desire for smaller government, political accountabil-ity and free legislative votes.

As one of the stead-fast MLAs of the party, Strankman is heavily involved, but a recent poster snafu has left him with pie on his face. A group hosting an infor-mation night put out a poster calling for wives to bring pies, a state-ment found offensive by some. The posters were taken down.

Challenger: Jack Hayden, Progressive Conservatives

Former councillor and MLA Jack Hayden has entered the ring again, trying to win the riding back for the progres-sive conservative party. Hayden first won the rid-ing in a by-election after deputy premier Shelly

McClellan resigned. He won the riding in right in the next election.

Hayden has long been involved in politics, starting on a local level. He served as councillor and reeve for the County of Stettler, before go-ing on to work with the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and County (AAMDC). He served a term as presi-dent of the AAMDC be-fore going on to provin-cial politics.

During his time as an MLA, Hayden had sev-eral portfolios – infra-structure, agriculture, and tourism parks and recreation.

His terms in office weren’t without trou-ble, however. Allega-tions that someone at the County was using their work resources to sup-port Hayden cast a cloud over not only him but the County as well. A bill signed into law by Hayden allowing energy companies to build on private land also caused dissent.

The Byemoor resi-dent handily won his

PC nomination over two challengers, Ed Mau and Greggory Jackson, and has so far had a relative-ly smooth campaign.

Challenger: Emily Shannon, NDP

Emily Shannon has lived in Edmonton since 2002, but fondly remem-bers her years growing up in Drumheller, which she frequently visits to spend time with her par-ents, who live there.

Shannon, a graduate of the University of Alberta with a BA in English and Political Science, has spent the past several years working behind the scenes in the NDP party. She works for the union representing her and oth-ers at the Real Canadian Superstore where she works, and previously worked on NDP leader Rachel Notley’s leader-ship campaign.

While not residing in the riding she wishes to represent has made Shannon’s work harder for her, she’s been out rallying NDP support-ers and setting up signs across the riding.

continued from front pageWhen a student enrols for the first time, a set amount

of funding is provided to cover the students’ costs. Hrynyk said a class needs 17 students to pay the wages of one teacher. This year, and possible for the next two, new students won’t be bringing in money with them, so class sizes will have to increase to cover that shortage.

For the new schools being built, it creates a giant di-lemma. All the students at these new schools are newly enrolled there, meaning that they won’t come with per-capita funding.

“We’ve got the bums in the seats, but the schools won’t be able to pay for those students,” Hrynyk said.

The government accused the school boards of not being entirely honest about the situation.

“This year, my department reduced its operating bud-get by nine per cent and directed these savings to the front lines,” Gordon Dirks, minister of education, said in a press release. “I’ve been clear all along that school boards will be permitted to use their reserve funds if needed to meet front-line service needs in the coming fiscar year while they find savings in non-teacher costs. That is what this money is there for. These are school boards, not school banks.”

Hrynyk said the suggestion that school boards have been hoarding money for wasteful spending is insult-ing, and does a disservice to those who are simply try-ing to do the best for the kids in their schools.

“Of course we’re not banks,” she scoffed. She said school boards are looking at having to cut teaching as-sistants and programs designed for children with spe-cial needs simply because they can’t afford them now.

“If we set aside money in reserves to pay for a spe-cialist, there’s no guarantee we can afford that now,” she said.

While the government is cutting money and freezing reserves in the public and separate boards, they’re con-tinuing to fund private schools, Hrynyk noted. While the province funds charter, public and separate school boards 100 per cent, private schools are funded for 70 cents on the dollar, something Hrynyk admits is one of her peeves.

“These schools charge tuition,” she said. If there’s cuts to be made, the province should be looking at the private schools first, she suggested.

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An unusual step by the Alberta govern-ment to freeze the reserves of school boards across the province is exacerbating a budget crunch at Clearview School Board.

School board trustees were advised the school board could be facing a $1.6 million short-fall in its budget, and while the school board had set aside reserves to deal with difficult times, the province’s order freez-ing those assets means the board will have to look at other ways to bridge that gap.

The order from the province prohibits the board from tapping into the reserve funds without express permission, a move Pe-ter Neale, associate superintendent for the

board, said was “definitively not normal.”Neale said that while in the past the gov-

ernment had “clawed-back” monies it felt boards had been overpaid, this is the first time he can think of where reserves have been completely frozen.

The money set aside in reserves was set aside for years where factors like lower en-rolment, funding reductions and staffing is-sues would cause financial crunches.

This year, the school board’s base fund-ing grant has increased 1.4 per cent, but the increase is to offset contractual obligations for staff wages. Even then, it only covers part of the wages – the school board will be on the hook for about $100,000 in addi-tional wages for its teaching staff this year above and beyond what the grant increase

will cover.In addition to the wage increases, the

school board is projecting a decrease in enrolment of roughly 53 students, which will impact its budget. Simultaneously, the board will feel a pinch in other areas as funding grants for transportation, early learning and inclusive education have de-creased as much as 3.1 per cent.

Trustees instructed board staff to try to find solutions to the funding shortfall in a way that minimally impacted staff, but Neale admitted there’s only so many ways other areas can be cut.

“People are the largest part of our bud-get,” he said.

One thing the board is not considering at this time is the closure of any of its schools.

“The board has been very clear about its priorities,” Neale said. “Keeping existing facilities is one of them.”

He said that at this point of the year, con-sidering a school closure is nearly impos-sible considering the amount of public con-sultation involved in the process.

One of the first cuts the board decided to make was in its governance budget. The board ended its membership in the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta – membership fees and attending meetings and conferences each year was costing roughly $30,000. Membership in the asso-ciation ends in December 2015, but trust-ees will stop attending meetings now. The $30,000 represents about a 14 per cent de-crease in the governance budget.

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The sky was still dark when 14-year-old Jen Bennett’s grandparents woke her and her older sister and younger brothers to give them the news.

Her father, Harry Melnyk, was dead. It was Nov. 22, 1996. He was 42.

Now 32-years-old and married, Bennett greeted with pleasure the news that the province of Alberta is increasing the distracted driving fines for people caught using distracting de-vices while driving. When the distract-ed driving law was introduced several years ago, the fine was set at $172 and no demerits. As of May 1, the fine ris-es to $250 and will also net the driver three demerit points. At 12 points, a driver loses his or her licence. To get it back, drivers may have to go through government-mandated training.

In 1996, cell phones weren’t the phenomenon they are today and it was rare for rural drivers to be using them as they drove, Bennett said. The idea of a law for that sort of behaviour

wasn’t really on anyone’s radar.On Nov. 21, as he drove his pick-

up truck on Highway 56, one of those rare cellphone-using drivers, distract-ed while on the phone, drove through the stop sign at the Linda Hall inter-section and collided with Melnyk.

“At first (the doctors) thought he was going to be OK,” Bennett re-called. “My mom got to talk to him and everything.”

Melnyk’s condition worsened, though, and he was taken by STARS to Edmonton.

“He died on the operating table,” Bennett said. Her mother was in Ed-monton when her father passed away, becoming a widow at 36.

“He was very laid back and a really good dad,” Bennett said. “(He was a) fun guy to hang around with. Hun-dreds upon hundreds of people were at his funeral. He touched so many lives.”

“My dad’s probably rolling in his grave, this is so cliché,” Bennett added with a sad laugh.

For Bennett, who is approaching the age her mother was when her father passed away, her father’s death be-comes surreal.

“I just can’t wrap my mind around my mother having to go through all of it,” she said.

Though she doesn’t have children herself, she feels the loss of her father acutely when she thinks about having them.

“It’s hard,” she said. “Our family is really tight. My dad built his house right beside his parents’ house (in Big Valley). We always had our grandpar-ents right there growing up. It was great.”

That’s something her children will miss out on.

“When I see people on their phone while driving, I think ‘What are you talking about? Is it that important?’,” Bennett said. “We’re so connected. I have that urge when my phone beeps. And it’ll be my brother, asking what’s for dinner. Is that really that impor-tant?”

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Last week saw the announce-ments of the sale of two distinctly Canadian assets: Canadian Wheat Board and Cirque du Soleil.

The latter is a privately owned company and its sale was a deci-sion made by its owner. While it represented lots of things Cana-dian, the change over its control doesn’t mean much in terms of the country’s overall economy.

But the sale of the Canadian Wheat Board marks the comple-tion of the destruction of a truly functional and exemplary Cana-dian institution by its own govern-ment for purely ideological pur-poses.

The Harper government disman-tled the CWB on grounds that the organization’s single desk market-ing was against the free market principles and that farmers should have the freedom to market their grain for themselves.

Well, what happened after the single desk marketing was abol-ished was made very clear in a statement of facts in February last year, coming soon after the bum-per harvest of the 2013 fall:

In 2008, when the CWB did the marketing for and coordinated the transport of the grain of the prairie farmers, of the $10.61 per bushel

price of wheat at the Vancouver port, 94 per cent went to the farm-ers’ pockets. In 2009, the percent-age was 93, and in 2010 it was 90.

In 2014, of the $11.38 per bush-el port price of wheat, farmers got only 41 per cent as their share. More than half of the value of the grain exported to outside world went to inflate the bank accounts of grain traders and railway com-panies.

That is, more than half of the value of the sweat and labour of the grain farmers was taken away from them, and this is a continuing saga, which will ultimately turn prairie farmers into cheap labour-ers on their own land.

And this is not the only thing that was lost with the disempower-ment of CWB: Valuable scientific research, which helped to maintain Canadian wheat and barley above average standards internationally and kept Canadian grain exports in high regard is no more.

The group, which purchased the majority share of the CWB is owned by, very interestingly, by Saudi and US interests.

Saudis, having lived on and ruled a desert land for centuries know extremely well the mean-ing of food security. By purchas-

ing the majority stake of the CWB with their American partners, and with it, the power of determining the price of the grain produced by Canadian farmers, they have prac-tically taken over the monopoly, which was stripped off the CWB. Now, there is again a monopoly, but this time it is controlled by US and Saudi interests and it will work against Canadian farm-ers who will no longer be able to have a say in how their product is priced and marketed. Those who don’t want to sell their grain to the new foreign-controlled CWB will

again be left at the mercy of other grain traders.

From whatever angle one looks at it, it is a lose-lose equation for Canadian farmer.

In the media there is a lot of cheer and applause, for the final undoing of the CWB as a great Canadian institution.

But there is little realization that this is just another step on the way to the doomsday scenario that National Farmers Union warned about recently: Canada is coming under an existential threat in terms of its food sovereignty.

Without a doubt, with the dis-empowerment and sale of the CWB and the passing of Bill C-18 into law, Stephen Harper and his minister of agriculture and his government as a whole may take pride in what they have accom-plished as they don’t hide their preference for serving corporate interests over the interests of the Canadian farmers.

The question is whether the Ca-nadian farmers have realized what they have done by voting for Mr. Harper and keeping him at the head of the government for three terms.

– Mustafa Eric

Sale of CWB and whereCanadian farming is headed

A truly functional institution is no more

Canada is coming under an existential threat in terms of its food sovereignty.


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Stettler Middle School (SMS) students had some sound and timely advice to listen to on Thursday, April 9, when Bobbi Sudberry of Arizona, US told the story of how her stepdaughter Ka-ity had become entangled in an abusive relationship, which ultimately led to the young girl’s murder by his psychopath ex-boyfriend.

Sudberry’s presentation started with screening of a TV film telling the story of how the relationship started and how it turned into an unhealthy and abusive affair because of the obsession of the boyfriend to control Ka-ity’s every move, including stalking her, and his refusal to accept the fact that the relationship was over. Ka-ity was ultimately shot dead by her ex boyfriend with a shotgun, who also commit-ted suicide with the same weapon after the murder.

Sudberry told the SMS students that her daughter could not be protected by law as the Arizona legisla-tion at the time did not pro-vide for protection against potential victims in dating relationships. She told the student body that after the death of her stepdaughter she had collaborated with a state senator to introduce new legislation to widen police protection for abused partners to include dating relationships, a law known as Kaity’s Law.

In explaining her motives to protect other potential victims of unhealthy rela-tionships, Sudberry told SMS students she said she wanted to make sure that young people are aware of the signs that could herald negative tendencies in a dating relationship like use of derogatory language, ex-cessive enthusiasm to be to-gether all the time and dis-like of friends and family.

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Now in its 47th year, the Stettler and District Music Festival wraps

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The festival, which started in 1969 as a three-day event now stretches

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The Stettler Variety Showcase will conclude its 2014-2015 season with two performances by Jim-my Rankin on Sunday, April 26 and the schedule of acts for the 2015-2016 Stettler Variety Showcase season has already been announced with the re-duction in the number of shows from six to five as a result of a reduction in provincial arts grants.

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The Sunday concert se-ries shows, each of which will be presented at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on the performance date, are as follows:

• Jan. 17, 2016: The Wardens — Music along-side slides from three men

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• Feb. 21, 2016: Lisa Cuthill (opening artist) — A musician with roots in Stettler and a varied mu-sical reach.

Christine Tassan et Les Imposteures (featured art-ist) — A female quartet exploring jazz themes.

• March 20, 2016: Chase Padgett/Six Gui-tars — A blend of music and comedy.

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The month of April has been a busy month for the Stettler Public Library. The trade show showed off our services and fun gadgets, Bubbles and Bling was a great night of pampering and laughter for all involved and our showing of the movie “Selma” was well attended.

If you missed it, don’t worry because we are purchasing it for the library.

Come celebrate Earth Day by using recycled household items to make an amazing craft. Join us on Wednesday, April 22 at 4 p.m. and make an amazing earth-friendly egg carton flower wreath to enjoy this spring.

Perhaps you saw the library’s brand new 3D printer at the trade show. If you’d like to learn the basics of design-ing objects to print you should come to one of the library’s 3D Design with TinkerCAD ses-sions. They’re starting on Saturday, April 25 at 10:30 and at 1 p.m. and are open to anyone (child or adult) over the age of 10. Please pre-register by calling 403-742-2292 as these sessions are limited to six participants each.

The County and Town of Stettler are full of an amazing array of wild-life, but we tend to over-look this natural wonder because we see it daily. Come and learn about the nature surrounding us on Saturday, April 25 at 1 p.m. when we present birds, bugs and wetlands. Join the Buffalo Lake

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Once a year, the su-perpowers of the com-ics world band together to give out free comics. That day falls on the first Saturday of May (Satur-day, May 2 at 10:30 a.m.) and is known as Free Comic Book Day.

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We follow that up at 1 p.m. with a return Skype visit from Chris, lead animator and director of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bam! Pow! It is going to be a great day.

During the remainder of April, the library will be showcasing artwork by students from William E. Hay Composite High School. Drop in and have a look. There is a lot of incredible talent in this town.

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Abuse is defined as treating a person or an animal with cruelty or vio-lence, especially regularly or repeatedly. I would broaden the definition to include words, deeds, ac-tions, interactions, sexual, attitudinal and neglect.

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a few occasions have re-sulted in a trip to the po-lice station).

Abuse is one of those annoying things...you know what I mean? The abused seems to carry most, if not all of the bag-gage, while the abuser will tend to, at least seemingly, walk away free! I’m not sure that this is actually the case, but it is usually

the abused, not the abuser that contacts me.

In a chat room for a counseling class I was in, we discussed abuse as a “severe gift”. It’s a com-plicated phrase because it’s difficult, if not illogi-cal, to view abuse as a gift. However, the concept is that severe experiences like abuse, though dread-ful, provide an opportu-

nity in which we can ac-cess God’s great love and marvelous grace. This is not justifying the abuse or saying that it was good. It is saying that there are some situations so hurt-ful and horrific that only God, creator of heaven and earth...and of us, can provide the help and heal-ing we need.

The Bible speaks against abuse of all sorts, repeatedly and from cov-er to cover. It advocates that others should always be treated in a respectful and compassionate fash-ion. Jesus’ second com-mandment was “love your neighbor as yourself”. Obviously, abuse of any sort is an infraction of His compassionate appeal.

What can be done about abuse? Personally, we need to be careful that we are not guilty of it at any level. The admonition to “...value others above yourselves” (Philippians 2:3) would be a good start.

If you have been abu-sive, stop it, seek forgive-ness and get help, making amends humbly and hon-estly with whomever you still can.

For the abused, you won’t get over it, but with some support and coun-seling you will be able to get through it. Perhaps the following anonymous quote from a lady who can identify will prove helpful. “Abuse is abuse. It cuts the soul. You can-not heal yourself. I tried marriage, sex, alcohol and cleaning the house. None of them worked. Only God, through Jesus Christ, can totally heal us.”

“God heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147.3).

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Wheat Board is history … time to leave it aloneFederal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz recently an-

nounced that majority ownership of the Canadian Wheat Board had been sold to a partnership composed of Bunge and a Saudi agricultural investment fund. Its one of the last steps to the eventual complete disposal of the CWB by the federal government. A minority ownership is being main-tained by the federal government on behalf of farmers. Eventually that too will be offered for sale at the discretion of farmer shareholders who ship grain to the newly revised CWB. When that happens, and it will, the once mighty Ca-nadian Wheat Board will come to an end as a government-owned grain marketing monopoly. The final end is a fore-gone conclusion being its demise was a political promise by the ruling Conservative government from the very be-ginning. Even if the Conservatives are defeated in the next election there is no real hope that it will be revived to its former glory as the premier single-desk seller of grain. The cost and logistics of doing so would exceed any political benefit from such a small voting bloc that traditionally votes Conservative anyway. Even a doctrinaire NDP government, the traditional supporters of the old CWB, would be reluc-tant to turn the clock back for almost no political gain.

As expected the usual suspects sprang up to accuse the federal ag Minister of some nefarious conspiracy to defraud farmers of their rightful assets. They claimed the actual val-ue of the CWB was in the billions of dollars not the $250 million the new buyers paid for the entity. One wonders if the CWB was even worth the sale price being its assets in-cluded a couple of laker ships, grain rail cars, and a few

country and terminal elevators much of which are already depreciated out and long in the tooth. Much of the CWB’s vaunted global marketing expertise has either departed or is a ghost of its former powers. One wishes the new buy-ers well and that they may yet get some benefit out of the CWB’s much diminished resources.

The opposition to the sale came from an ad hoc group called the Friends of the CWB, mostly composed of small operators, National Farmers Union stalwarts and their ideo-logical brethren. All of the mainstream cereal and oilseed producer groups supported the sale. Interestingly, the CBC exposed its usual leftish bias by featuring Stuart Wells a spokesman for the Friends group and former NFU official as the spokesperson on the issue. No one representing the majority mainstream grain producers was included in the CBC story. I guess one should be thankful that even that biased media story was broadcast, being the entire CWB is-

sue remains a complete mystery to most Canadian citizens.The CWB saga has not been without some repercussions

on grain growers. One of the original goals of deconstruct-ing the marketing powers of the CWB was to give produc-ers the right to market their own grain. That has not gone as well as had been portrayed – it’s a classic story of being careful what you hope for you may just get it. Price spreads known as basis have been considerable when producers sell to private grain traders. Grain company interest in buying and marketing wheat has been troublesome as they learn to operate in a market that had been dominated so long by the CWB. The vaunted unfettered access to American grain markets has also not quite materialized for all growers es-pecially those far from the border. It may take years for the private grain market to become stable and consistent.

What is also missed are the former regulatory powers of the CWB that could force better railway compliance in timely shipping of grain to terminal elevators. What is sorely missed is the marketing power the CWB had with global grain markets. In low price marketing cycles the CWB was always able to move wheat in volume due to its economies of scale and financial strength backed by the Ca-nadian government. Private multi-national grain companies almost all of whom operate in other grain-growing countries do not always have the best interests of Canadian producers in mind. Clearly the change away from the CWB has cost grain growers both in lower prices and market access.

However, having said all that, there is no turning back and the CWB story needs to run its course. Those that are trying to turn the clock back need to leave the issue alone and let the CWB seek its final fate.

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With an early spring, we’re hitting that time of the month where field ac-tivity is picking up steam. The most recent U.S.D.A. Crop Progress shows that the seeding pace in the U.S. is ahead of pace on the ce-reals but a little behind on corn because of cooler/wet weather. In the south-east, the seeding pace has picked up but farmers are now looking at planting other crops on fields that they haven’t got corn into yet as window to make sure it has a full growing season opportunity is closing. On that note, more analysts are starting to agree that what-ever corn acres are lost in the Delta will be made up for eventually in the Mid-west. However, soybean prices have held up with decent crush numbers and above-average export num-bers. Accordingly, just like N.H.L. players have to step their game up for the play-offs, the relatively strong domestic soybean demand may swing some American acres over to the oilseed..

On that note, the first legitimate estimates are starting to come in more regularly now as analysts and companies have more data to go off of to improve their prediction models. The

U.S.D.A.’s European atta-ché says that the E.U. will take off 151 million tonnes of wheat this year, down 5.4 million tonnes or 3.5 per cent from last year’s record crop, but that number would actually be number two in terms of the largest har-vests on file. The forecast is amongst the highest out there but growing condi-tions are relatively favour-able across Europe albeit some insect issues that are emerging. In the Land Down Undaa, the U.S.D.A.’s Aus-sie attaché says 24 million tonnes of wheat will be tak-en off in 2015/16, thanks to 34.35 million acres and av-erage yields of 25.3 bushels/acre. This is lower though than the most recent fore-casts from A.B.A.R.E.S. (the Aussie version of the U.S.D.A.) who says 24.5 million tonnes will be har-vested this year, with 26.2 bu/ac yields. The more im-portant debate though in my opinion will be exports, with A.B.A.R.E.S. esti-mating almost 18 million tonnes while the U.S.D.A.’s Canberra office says it’ll be only 17 million tonnes.

Coming back home, the U.S.D.A.’s Ottawa office says that canola production will be 15.55 million tonnes off only 20.33 million acres, as current prices aren’t buy-ing any additional acres. On that note, this time of year

can be fairly bearish on the futures markets as crops get planted, but between cur-rency, basis, deferred deliv-ery, etc., what’s happening on the futures board doesn’t necessarily translate well to the cash markets. (i.e. cash corn prices in Western Can-ada right now). Further, a futures board comparison is only available for a handful of crops. Not to say using futures & options doesn’t have a benefit of protecting and/or adding to the bot-tom line, it has become ex-tremely speculative though & there are a lot of big fish swimming in the same bowl as the individual producer. Another big fish just got added to the bowl as a Saudi Arabian ag investment arm and Bunge joined forces to buy 50.1 per cent of the Canadian Wheat Board. Ul-timately, there are still some unanswered questions out there but the underlying fact is that this move does bring even more experience to the

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To growth, Brennan TurnerPresident, FarmLead.

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Administrative Professionals Week will be celebrated through-out North America from April 19 to 25, 2015. Take this opportunity to honour and thank the secretaries and administrative assistants that you work with every day, because they’re essential to the success of every orga-nization.

Do you think of a secretary as the person who answers the phone, notes down appointments and pre-pares coffee for her boss? You are

way off the mark. Today’s secretaries perform varied and demanding tasks ranging from customer service, proj-ect management, the preparation of documents, event planning and public relations to various daily administra-tive tasks. In other words, secretaries and administrative assistants — and any other members of the administra-tive support staff — play a key role in every office.

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organization skills. These dynamic and efficient workers also have to be extremely adaptable, as they are con-stantly learning to work with new IT tools. With so much talent, no wonder they are indispensable!

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The first thing to do, if you want to cut the number of refugees from Africa and the Middle East dying while trying to cross the Mediterranean, is to drop leaflets all along the Lib-yan coast teaching them about ship stability. Don’t all rush to one side when you spot a ship that might save you, the pamphlets will say, because your boat will capsize and you will drown.

That’s what happened last weekend off the Lib-yan coast, where a boat filled with at least 700 refugees overturned when the people aboard spotted a Portuguese freighter and tried to attract its attention. (One survivor says there were 950 people aboard, including those locked below decks. ) At least 650 people died – half a Titanic’s worth of casual-ties – although the boat in question was only 20 me-tres (70 ft.) long. Only 28 people were saved.

So the second thing to do is to lock the European Union’s foreign ministers into a room and refuse to let them have caviar and champagne until they agree to do something about the silent massa-cre in the Mediterranean. Something quite effective

was being done until late last year, but they deliber-ately stopped it.

Until late last year the Italian navy (praise be upon it) was running an operation called Mare Nostrum that went all the way to the edge of Lib-ya’s territorial waters to pluck refugees from the sea. The operation cost 9.5 million euros a month ($10.3 million), but it res-cued 100,000 people from leaking boats or the open sea. More than half of the 170,000 refugees who landed in Italy had cause to thank the Italian navy, and only one in a hundred died.

The number of refu-gees arriving in Italy each month is around the same this year, maybe a little higher – but ten times as many people are dying on the way. That is because the European Union’s gov-ernments, rather than shar-ing the cost of the Mare Nostrum project, asked Italy to shut it down and substituted their own “Tri-ton” operation.

Except that “Triton” is in no way an adequate sub-stitute. It only gets a third of funding Mare Nostrum had, and it is only sup-posed to operate in Italy’s coastal waters, not farther out where most of the refu-gee boats capsize or found-er. Even this year, with the

Italian navy theoretically excused from duty, it has saved twice as many peo-ple as the pathetic “Triton” operation. Which, by the way, was INTENDED to be pathetic.

The argument the Euro-pean governments made was that if you didn’t give the refugees the hope that they would be saved by the Italian navy, fewer of them would come. Right, so if you’re fleeing the civil war in Syria or the ghastly dictatorship in Eritrea, and you learn that the danger of dying on a Mediter-ranean crossing has gone up from one percent to ten percent, you’re going to decide to stay in war-torn Libya instead?

“In many countries in Europe at the moment,” said Laurens Jolles, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Italy, “the (political) dialogue and the rhetoric is quite extreme and very ir-responsible....It’s a fear of foreigners..., but it is be-ing exploited for populist or political reasons, espe-cially in election periods.”

Too true. Take, for ex-ample, Katie Hopkins, columnist for The Sun, a down-market right-wing British red-top (tabloid newspaper) owned by the estimable Rupert Mur-doch. Last Friday, in an

article headlined “Rescue boats? I’d use gunships to stop migrants”, she wrote: “NO, I don’t care. Show me pictures of coffins, show me bodies floating in water, play violins and show me skinny people looking sad. I still don’t care.”

“Make no mistake, these migrants are like cock-roaches. They might look a bit “Bob Geldof’s Ethiopia circa 1984”, but they are built to survive a nuclear bomb. They are survi-vors....It’s time to get Aus-tralian. Bring on the gun-ships, force migrants back to their shores and burn the boats.”

Saying that sort of thing is how she earns her living, but it also expresses the true sentiments of a po-litically significant minori-ty not only in Britain but in most countries throughout the European Union. When the UNHCR appealed to the EU to resettle 130,000 Syrian refugees, Germany said it would take 30,000, Sweden (with a tenth of Germany’s population) took 2,700 –and the other 26 EU states only took 5,438 between them.

So the drownings will continue.

Gwynne Dyer is an inde-pendent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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This week, in sports, our badminton players competed in Red Deer on the weekend of April 10. Congratulations to those who finished in the top four: Logan, Kyle, John, Ryland, Alyssa, Jay, Adam, Erik, Shayna, Jo-han and Jessica. Great job everyone!

On Tuesday, April 21, the badminton players made their way to Sedge-wick to compete in the area tournament. Results from this competition will be in the next article. We would like to remind ev-eryone that track and field is going to be starting soon for grades 9-12. Watch for upcoming track and field news.

In other news, the one act plays will be per-formed on April 29, in-cluding

the English/Drama’s production of Twelfth Night. More information will be coming in the near future. Also, there will be a luau-themed dance host-ed by the students’ union on May 1 from 7-10 p.m.

Congratulations go out to all school reach players who participated in provincials last Sat-urday. Competition was extremely tough, but the senior team still managed two wins and the interme-diates three wins. Con-gratulations also to Jordan Lee and Danae Chostner on being chosen team MVP for their teams.

Something exciting that the school is offering is a course called Google Expert. Grade 10-12 stu-dents who complete this

course will earn 5 credits towards their high school diploma and will receive a free Chromebook.

Clearview is going to be using Google Docs in the upcoming school year and all students will be given a gmail account, so this is the way of the future!

Six students went to Red Deer on Friday, April 17 to compete in the regional Alberta Skills competition at Hunting Hills High School. An-nelle Lynham, Kenzie Heintz, Sam VanSkiver, and Junea Ventnor com-peted at 8:30 a.m. in ju-nior hairstyling, which involved braiding a long haired mannequin into a wearable style includ-ing two or more kinds of braids. The ladies per-formed well, and there were nerves that came into play during the com-petition. The girls did not place in the top three, but made us proud

with their efforts. Cae-la Henderson and Shayla Derr competed in interme-diate hairstyling, which involved styling a man-nequins hair for a wed-ding. There was tough competition, and both girls did very well with their chosen styles. Great job ladies. The work will be displayed in the CTS cabinet for the remainder of the semester.

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Not long ago, Alberta was the envy of the nation. Our provincial government respected taxpayers and showed its re-spect by balancing the budget. In 1998, oil dipped below $15. The budget was balanced. Some years ago, more than once oil dipped below $30. Budgets were balanced. During most of these years, Alberta’s infrastructure spending far exceeded the national average.

Today, that respect for taxpayers is gone from the PC Party. Wildrose is the only party in the Legislature standing against Jim Prentice’s 59 tax increases. We are also the only party with a defi-nite plan that will balance the budget by 2017—without raising taxes, and with-out cutting frontline services. Some are asking, “How will we do it?”

Wildrose will eliminate 3,200 upper-level, loaded, government management positions. We’ll end corporate welfare. No grants or loan guarantees for cor-porations. None. We’ll eliminate sole-source contracts that have enriched so many friends of the PCs, and we’ll guarantee open-bidding processes on all major government contracts.

We’ll end “March Madness,” the bu-reaucratic spending spree that wastes millions when government departments and agencies empty bank accounts at the end of the fiscal year, fearing their budgets will be cut if they don’t.

The PC practice of running around at election time saying, “Vote for me and I’ll build you a _______ [fill in the blank] will be buried. Wildrose will require full public disclosure of infra-structure priority lists, including costs, and specific reasons for the timing of each project.

The PC Cabinet pay hike of 30% will be rolled back, as well as the 8% hike that was given to MLAs. All fi-nal votes in the Legislature will be free votes. We’ll ban MLAs from being elected under one party, and then cross-ing to another, without first facing their constituents in a by-election. We will implement recall legislation, and true fixed election dates. This manipulating of election dates for political advantage

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AHS executive pay, perks, and sever-ance, will immediately be used to cut healthcare wait times. Wildrose will expand patient-based funding because we believe funding should go with the patient, to the service provider of the patient’s choice. This could encourage community-based service providers and non-profits to enter the field.

Wildrose will pass a legislative mo-tion to entrench the property rights of all Albertans into the Canadian Consti-tution—keeping in mind that the term “property rights” also refers to protect-ing legal instruments such as leases, li-censes, and contracts, that according to recent PC legislation (Bill 36), Cabinet now has the power to extinguish, while denying people access to compensation and the courts.

For years, the Alberta government’s objective was to empower people so individuals, families, and businesses could save, invest, and prosper. What we all came to know as the Alberta Ad-vantage was never necessarily about ge-ography, or even about oil; the Alberta Advantage was always about fiscally-responsible government.

Regrettably, successive PC govern-ments have deliberately erased the Al-berta Advantage. Jim Prentice’s recent budget was the final installment in a ten-year slide carried out by irrespon-sible PC Premiers. Prentice now wants record high debt ($30 billion by 2019), the biggest overall tax hike Alberta has ever seen, and policies that protect and shelter government inefficiency, rather than expose it, and fix it.

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With tax season at hand, here’s a useful tip for any tax-weary Canadian. When some people refer to in-come or other money not taxed as a “loss” to govern-ment, remember that they may merely be using tech-nical language. In contrast, others really do lament any reduction or “omission” in possible taxes that flow to governments.

Understanding the dif-ference is critical, because some who decry the “loss” often believe citizens exist for the sake of government and not vice-versa - a rather unhealthy approach in a de-mocracy.

Consider some recent examples. Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver recently hinted that the federal gov-ernment may double the al-lowed annual contribution limit for Tax Free Savings Accounts to $11,000 (from $5,500). In response, one newspaper warned of how future TFSA withdrawals will be “costing future gov-ernments quite a lot” be-cause TFSA gains are not taxed.

Of course, that language assumes capital gains should be taxed at all. But not all gains are taxed. When Canadians see their principle residence increase in value, no tax is applied to that gain. So to exempt all gains from tax (a home) or some gains (stock market profits where only half of the capital appreciation is taxed) is not novel.

Another example of the “loss” language: In Febru-ary, the Office of the Par-liamentary Budget Officer (PBO) analyzed the effect of doubling the TFSA con-tribution limit.

According to the PBO report, in 2016 the current TFSA system will “cost”

the federal and provincial governments an estimated $1.6 billion - that’s the money governments would receive if Canadians were forced to pay capital gains tax on investment gains in the TFSA.

The PBO report estimat-ed the effect of an $11,000 TFSA contribution limit. The 2016 “loss” (a.k.a. taxes not paid by taxpay-ers) would be worth almost $1.7 billion.

Some perspective: In 2013 (the most recent year for this statistic), Canada’s federal and provincial gov-ernments collected $646 billion in total revenue. So $1.7 billion represents bare-ly more than one-quarter of 1 per cent of what Ottawa and the provinces collected in 2013. If Canada’s gov-ernments cannot live with a minor nick to their financ-es, perhaps they should re-examine their spending.

The point here is not ide-ological but practical. If the underlying assumption re-ally is that money belongs first to government, rather than the reverse - money first belongs to Canadians - then there is less pressure for governments to justify the taxes taken and how the money is spent.

One must, of course, be sensible. As a practi-cal matter, beyond a basic tribal level of organization, governments are neces-sary and taxes are part of the bargain. But conceiv-ing of untaxed income or

gains as a “loss” (for other than technical descriptions) is not a useful or healthy way to conceive of the deal between citizens and gov-ernments. For one thing, citizens deserve the pre-sumption that their money is, in fact, their money.

Furthermore, govern-ments (and politicians and civil servants) are made up of fallible human beings. So a check on the ability to tax and spend, includ-ing an orientation that as-sumes those in charge must always prove they need our cash, is essential. That’s because no one can perfect-ly plan how to spend other people’s money.

Or as Richard Cartwright, the first post-Confederation Liberal finance minister put it, “All taxation is a loss per se; it is the sacred duty of the government to take only what is necessary for the proper discharge of the public service; and that tax-ation in any other mode, is simply, in one shape or an-other, legalized robbery.”

Cartwright assumed that taxes were useful but in-deed a loss, not to govern-ment but to the citizens who pay the tax. Taxes are necessary, but we must be judicious about the money sent to politicians and civil servants. That includes un-derstanding the money first belongs to Canadians.

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* Routinely check tire pressure. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that tire-related crashes are most often caused by underin-flated tires. Underinflation isn’t always caused by a leak. In fact, gradual loss of pressure is natural, par-ticularly when the seasons change and temperatures dip. An underinflated tire makes handling difficult and can even cause struc-tural damage to a vehicle.

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With the support of our neighbouring communities, the parent council sponsored Family Dance held on Satur-day evening in the hall, was a huge success. Upwards of 75 people, parents and kids, enjoyed raffles, games and contests to the music supplied by DJ Simon Muncy. The proceeds will be used to improve the school playground.

Our sympathies go out to Leona Robertson on the passing of her granddaughter, Kelly Kean, 19, in a Vic-toria, BC hospital on April 12. A celebration of her life memorial was held in Nanaimo on Sunday, April 19.

Our sympathy is extended to Brian and Alyson Wil-liams and family on the passing of Brian’s dad, Dean Williams of Drayton Valley.

The Grade 4 to 6 students are going to work with Nick Teekman, manager of the Halkirk Prairie short line rail-road museum located in the former mini arena, twice each month. They will be building diarama yards of farms, houses etc. to add to this amazing miniature train dis-play. You can tell the museum is open on warm weather Sundays when the crossing lights are flashing. The train has been running for just over a year and you can watch a clip of it by typing Halkirk prairie shortline railroad in Google.

Our local Lacrosse players, Grice, Kent and Williams played in Stettler against Red Deer on Saturday and against Lacoka (Lacombe/Ponoka) on Sunday.

Mother Teresa students, grades 6 through 9 are play-ing badminton in Consort this Monday and Wednesday in preparation for CARA on April 29.

Floor curling in Galahad last week were Edna Luft, Dennis Turre, Rose Koenraadt and Adolf Heier.

On Saturday, April 25, Dunkle Agencies will hold a farm auction for the estate of Kim Gosnell. At this time, our community bids well to Heather Gosnell who is mov-ing into Stettler.

Dennis and Doris Cordel were among the family that attended the opening of Bengel Custom Homes first show home, built in the community of Windrose in Leduc. Bengel is owned by Brad and Erica (Wiart) Engel. Brad is a third generation of builders, the son of Don Engel and grandson of Louie Engel from the days of Engel

Const. that operated out of our town for many years. Anne Neilson returned home from visiting with son,

Mike Neilson from Burnaby and daughter, Brenda Niel-son from Langley.

Reminder that there is a countywide fire ban on and with the wind as heavy as it has been, it’s well worth be-ing careful.

Greg and Laura Kent accompanied by friends returned last week from a holiday in beautiful St. Maartens. Laura is recovering from a slip on a metal gate that resulted in a broken bone. Get well soon!

Dennis and Doris returned last week from a visit with Doris’ aunt Lena ( Knight ) and cousins Bill and Trudeth and their sons Cody and Jordon in Chilliwack, BC. They enjoyed the green grass, the shrubs and trees in bloom but missed the tulips who were almost finished blooming.

Mother Theresa School will be holding an open house for the community on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Our school is a small, rural, progressive school, permeated with Christian values to meet the needs of the whole child. Mark this date on your calendar and visit the class-rooms.

The Village will be recognizing and celebrating our fire department during Volunteer Firefighters apprecia-tion week held this year from May 4 to 9. Watch for more details and plan to attend.

The Halkirk Elks will be hosting their annual salute to “moms “ with a pancake breakfast and all the trimmings on Mothers’ Day, May 10 in the hall. This is a great day to plan a generational family breakfast.

Did everyone survive that freightful wind Fri-day/Saturday?

The Stettler Funer-al Home was full and spilling over on Satur-day when friends and family came together to say goodbye to Dale Nichols.

Thelma Davits, from Kimberley B.C. was home for the funeral and spent time with Mareena and Jason and their families as well as visiting with many old friends.

The Gadsby Omega Circle met on Thursday night at the home of Joanne Hoopfer in Stet-tler. The new executive was named for the year: President Deborah Han-sel, Vice President Ji-maine Robinson; Trea-surer Paulette Heer; Secretary Viola Hansel and Cemetery Commit-tee led by Joanne Hoop-fer. Dale and Melody Kent are hired for their second year caretak-ing. For any ladies in-terested in joining the Omega, and they are desperately needed, the next meeting will be

held at Deborah Han-sel’s, in Stettler on May 21, 7:30 p.m.

Grandparents Stan and Gloria Diegel helped grandson Mac Cordell celebrate his sixth birthday on Sun-day, at mom and dad’s Tasha and Aaron Cordell. Also there were aunts and uncles Richelle and Greg and family, Wade and Ybi-ett and family; Arden and Dianne and family.

Get well wishes to Velvet Nickerson, Joanne Jarmin, and Ma-rie Vance.

There was an antique estate sale featuring Ju-lius Duris’ collection of antiques, etc.; two miles out of Stettler.

This week, starting Tuesday, continuing throughout the week there will be a garage sale at the Julius and DeLores Duris’ home in Stettler, just west of the Royal Bank.

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Patty SteenRUMSEY RECORD

The sun has decided to favor us with its warmth for this week, so if you have a chance to enjoy it, I suggest you do. I know the farmers will be break-ing out the equipment and getting into the fields soon if not already.

The Rumsey Ag soci-ety would like to send out a big thank you to all the support they received last Saturday at the Spring Fling supper and Dessert Auction.

They raised close to $10,000 just at the live auction, I didn’t have a fi-nal total from the supper and silent auction so that will just add to the pot. This money is used in so many ways to support the buildings, grounds and projects on the agenda; it will all be put to good use. It was a very entertaining live auction as always, so I would like to send a big thank you from the Ag Society and commu-nity to Travis Cawiezel, Craig Cawiezel and Allen Avramenko for their will-ingness to work up a good sweat when drumming up that final bid.

The next Ag Society event will be the Sports Days in July. I will let you know more about that closer to the date.

The field day for the 4-H Beef club was suc-cessful. The calves and kids had some fun, learned a few things and enjoyed the sunshine. They will be calling around the neigh-borhood soon for their big fundraiser, which is the bottle and battery drive. This is the club’s one and only fundraiser for the year.

The historical society is getting closer and closer to their deadline for story submissions. Please re-member that your story is important and only will help enhance the qual-ity of the finished book. If you have any trouble putting your thoughts to paper, stop in at the li-brary on Wednesdays and I would love to help you put it all together. Anoth-er thought: when you sit down to write your histo-ry, add in the little stories of things that happened in your family, events on the farm, milestones, all make for more interesting read-ing for your future gen-erations. World events, national and political changes, environmental changes can trickle down to have an effect some-times on what may have

happened in your personal history.

Joke of the week, enjoy:Mrs. Swanson declined

to serve on the jury be-cause she was not a be-liever in capital punish-ment and didn’t want her beliefs to get in the way of the trial. “But, Madam,” said the public defender, who had taken a liking to her kind face and calm demeanor, “this is not a murder trial. It is mere-ly a civil lawsuit being brought by a wife against her husband.

He gambled away the fifteen thousand dollars he’d promised to spend on a chinchilla coat for her birthday.” “Hmmm,” reflected Mrs. Swanson. “Okay, I’ll serve, I could be wrong about capital punishment.”

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Congratulations to Jesse Jack on receiving the Sulli-van Lake West Agricultural Society’s community youth award. Agricultural Society vice-president Twila Buch-witz presented Jesse with the award at the society’s meeting last week.

Usually this award would have been presented at the County of Stettler’s an-nual community service award presentations (held this year at Westwoods) but Jesse was unable to attend that function.

Jesse is passionate about her community and is a multi-talented young girl.

Jesse taught skating les-sons at the arena in By-emoor and choreographs the dance routines and helps her mother teach dance at the local dance club.

She has sung O Canada at many functions and ex-cels in the 4-H club.

Jesse is President of the Byemoor School students’ union and is an honour stu-dent. She has won numer-ous school awards includ-ing citizenship.

Jesse’s talent for the arts has her heavily involved in dance, piano, singing and acting. She has many awards from music festivals and a dance scholarship from the Hanna Music Fes-tival. She played the main character in Stage Hanna’s production of “Oliver”.

Jesse is also a gifted ath-lete and plays with the End-moor girls’ hockey team. She has been invited to play AAA midget girls’ hockey with the Central Alberta RAGE team and has aspira-tions to play on the Olym-pic women’s hockey team

one day.Jesse has also found time

to make an environmental-related video for You Tube. In addition to the many ac-tivities already in her busy life Jesse still makes time to volunteer with community and school events and helps out on the family farm.

The 21st annual Byemoor Bull-a-rama was well at-tended on Friday evening. It is the longest running bulls-only rodeo event in Canada. Of the 30 bull riders partici-pating, eight were fortunate to make qualifying rides. Ponoka cowboy Tyler Pan-kewitz won the top bull rid-ing spot with a combined score for two rides of 168.5 points. He was awarded the championship jacket from The Byemoor Store.

Jesse Jack sang O Canada and Tyson Pietsch was the announcer. Three bull rid-ers from Australia as well as riders from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta made up the list of contes-tants.

The 50/50 draw was won by Les Walker and the cowboy boots donated by Brahma Boots and Tom’s Boot, Stettler were won by Winnie Paulsen.

The evening’s events were rounded out by a mini-trade show and dance and the steak supper at the hotel, which was also well attended.

Special thanks go out to all the patrons, sponsors, organizers and volunteers for making the bull-a-rama a success once again.

Sympathy is extended to the Mike and Sharie Boehl-ke family of Lac La Biche on the tragic death of their 19- year-old son Blayne Boehlke. Blayne died on April 17 as the result of a

vehicle accident earlier in the week. Our thoughts are also with his grandmother Marilyn Boehlke and other family members in their heartbreaking loss.

It is that time of year again when orders are be-ing taken for the Byemoor School community calen-dar. The proceeds from the calendar sales go towards the bussing of the school children for swimming les-sons in Stettler.

People purchasing calen-dars can put their family’s birthdays and anniversaries on it and there is room for advertising as well. Con-tact Twila at The Byemoor Store at 403-579-3755 to order.

Keep in mind the Moth-er’s Day events coming up at Endiang. A pancake breakfast will be held at the Endiang Hall on May 10 from 9 a.m. until noon. It is sponsored by the Endiang Board of Trade and pro-ceeds will go towards beau-tification of the hamlet.

A Mother’s Day Garden Tea is being held at Rhonda Munns’ gift shop south of Endiang on highway 855 on May 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. each day. High Tea by Nilgiris Tea House is by reservation only. Call Rhonda at 403-665-2431 or 403-854-1137 to reserve.

Bernice Clausen is host-ing a bridal shower at her home on April 29 for Bran-di Newsome, bride-elect of Raymond Mappin. The shower is at 7 p.m. and ev-eryone is welcome.

Chuckle for the day — “They asked me why I don’t have tattoos … so I told them, have you ever seen a Ferrari with bum-per stickers?”

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Jesse Jack, left, receives the Sullivan Lake Agricultural Society community youth award presented by vice-president Twila Buchwitz.

Independent SPORTSWednesday, April 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent


The Stettler Thunders lacrosse teams had a busy weekend here at home, playing host to the Lacoka Locos, the Red Deer Chiefs, and Blackfalds Warriors on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, the Bantam Thunder had a rocky start to the weekend with a match against the Blackfalds Warriors. The game went to the Warriors, who tri-umphed 9-3 over the Thunder.

Saturday was also tough for the Novice Thunder, who lost to guests from Red Deer.

Things turned around for Ban-tam on Sunday, April 19, when they hosted the Red Deer Chiefs. The game went back and forth, each team netting goals and stay-ing within a point of each other. By the time the final buzzer sig-nalled the end of the game, the outcome was a tie: 5-5.

In Stettler’s only win of the

weekend, the Peewee Thunder eked out a win against the Laco-ka Locos with a score of 7-6. Though at one point the Thunder trailed, by the end of the game they’d managed to pull ahead and kept up defensive play to keep the Locos from finding their net.

The Midget Thunder played next, also against Lacoka, but didn’t find the same success, los-ing to the visiting team.

The next set of Thunder home games happens on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. On Satur-day, the Peewee Thunder play against the Didsbury Chargers at 10:30 a.m. Novice face Dids-bury also, starting at 11:45 a.m. The Bantam Thunder will battle Innisfail at 12:45 p.m., and the day ends with a Midget Thun-der match against the Red Deer Chiefs starting at 2:15 p.m.

The lone Sunday game pits the Peewee Thunder against Sylvan Lake at 10:30 a.m.

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Derby girls looking for new skaters

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A Thunder player tries to scoop the ball out from behind their netminder during a Sunday game against the Lacoka Locos. While he succeeded, it was only after the ball crossed the line, giving the Warriors the first point of the game. Lacrosse season is now underway, with players of all ages competing here in Stettler and throughout central Alberta.


Stettler’s Pummel Marys are looking for some fresh meat, at least fresh meat over the age of 18.

The term refers to new skaters in roller derby, a sport popular in the ‘60s that surged to a new popu-larity after a rebirth in the southern United States.

The Stettler team plays as part of the Heartland Rollergirls Association, but needs more skaters to keep the local team going.

“We have had age ranges from early 20s to late 40s and early 50s,” Judy-Lyn Sylvester, association presi-dent, said.

The sport is relatively in-expensive to play – a one-time $50 payment to cover insurance and then $45 per month to help cover the cost of renting the arena space.

The league begins in the spring, as soon as the ice is off, and goes until the ice is ready to go back on. Prac-tices happen at the Stettler Recreation Centre, but games happen all over cen-

tral Alberta.“We do offer a free one-

time waiver for those who want to try out the skates and see if this is something they want to do,” Sylvester said. “For skating officials (referees) there is a yearly membership fee of $50 plus the insurance fee.”

The team meets for prac-tice on Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Being part of the Central Roller Derby Association (CARDA) also means the girls have access to addi-tional practices in Spring-brook and Wetaskiwin. Those are optional but are encouraged.

When people think of roller derby they often think of mean girls in fishnets and torn clothing and booty shorts, but that’s not a re-quired element of the sport in any way, Sylvester said.

“There is no mandatory rule to wear fishnets or booty shorts to practices or bouts, though a lot of people do wear them because it’s fun,” Sylvester said. “It’s a nod to the Texas revival of roller derby. But people can

wear what’s comfortable to them.”

The sport sees girls skat-ing in a ring, with blockers and jammers. The jammer, who wears a star on her hel-met, is the one who scores by lapping the group of blockers. Blockers, as the name suggests, try to stop the jammer from getting through.

It’s a rough and physi-cal sport, and it requires a certain level of fitness and endurance, something that’s built up over time, Sylvester said.

“It doesn’t matter your size,” she said. “Some girls are skinny and some aren’t. After a few weeks skating you won’t even feel that anymore.”

The gear is relatively simple – a multi-impact helmet, like a hockey hel-met or a skateboard helmet – a well-fitted mouthguard, elbow and knee pads, wrist guards and roller skates.

That’s skates, not blades – roller blades aren’t part of derby.

“A freshmeat starter

package can range from $350-$500,” Sylvester noted. “(It’s) depending on brand and quality. The more high-end a person goes with gear, the more it will cost.”

Sylvester said people should head into a store for a skate fitting, as getting the rollerskates just right can be hard to do without actually trying them on first.

“There are two awesome stores in Alberta that are able to accommodate this – Bad Girlfriends Skates in Sherwood Park and Nerd Roller Skates in Calgary,” Sylvester said.

People who sign up are signing up to a two-hour practice on Thursdays, plus the bouts around Alberta.

Since Stettler isn’t large enough to have its own team, there’s rarely bouts here in town.

Practices start and end with warm-ups and cool-downs, Sylvester explained. Fresh meat start out learn-ing the basics of skating – posture, starting and stop-ping, and how to fall. As they progress, they learn

blocking skills and take part in drills to help them learn to take the occasional hit and hip-check. Finally, the groups take part in scrim-mages to help them practice what they’ve learned in an actual derby environment.

If you’re interested in tak-

ing a gander at roller derby, Sylvester said people can contact Sylvester at 403-742-5561. The group is also having their AGM on Wednesday, April 29 at 7 p.m., with location to be announced on the associa-tion’s Facebook page.

Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter

Blockers practice blocking the jammer, visible in pink cap with a black star, during a roller derby practice on Sunday, April 19 in Stettler. The goal of the sport is to score against the other team by having the jammer lap the pack, while trying to prevent the other team’s jammer from doing the same.

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The 21st edition of an-nual Byemoor Bull-a-rama attracted many rodeo lovers from near and far on Friday, April 17, with the champi-onship title of the competi-tion going to Ponoka cow-boy Tyler Pankewitz.

Many cowboys from cen-tral Alberta and from Aus-tralia took part in the com-petition with only seven of them making the qualifying rides in the first round/long go.

In order to complete the eighth slot for the second round, the cowboy with highest point short of a qualifying ride was includ-ed in the roster for the short go.

Stetler’s Miles Penning-ton, despite scoring the highest point of the long go with 84.5, failed to complete his short go ride in eight seconds and was bucked off.

Tyler Pankewitz of Ponoka, who became the first qualifying rider of the long go with 81.5 points went on to win the short go with 87 points and won a leather jacket as his cham-pionship award.

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Although he scored the highest point in the long go with 84.5 points, Stettler’s Miles Pennington could not finish the eight-second ride in this short go performance.

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Independent DISTRICT Wednesday, Aprill 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent

The Big Valley Golf Club will hold its annual gen-eral meeting on Monday, May 4 at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall beginning at 7 p.m. There will be a lot of things to discuss, including the election of executives. Please add this to your calendars and plan on at-tending.

As the golf season is upon us, Big Valley Ladies’ Golf will begin on Wednesday, May 6. Young, seasoned, new, or experienced; every-one is welcome. Ladies’ golf is all about having fun and enjoying a night out. Please meet at the Club-house at 6 p.m. There will be a meeting to follow. Let’s

g e t t h e b a l l roll-ing!

Big Valley’s Slo-Pitch League will be holding a meeting regarding the up-coming season on Wednes-day, April 22 at the Big Val-ley Inn beginning at 7:30 p.m. All interested parties please send a representa-tive. If you are unable to attend, please call Alana at 876-2247 for more infor-mation.

Seventeen players came out for the final Big Valley Inn crib tournament of the season. Lawrence Wilkie took home first place, Gail Johnson second and Lil-lian Kirtley third. Dorothy Annabel and Trudy Spence shared the booby prize with Gail Johnson winning the 50/50. What a great end to the season with prizes and eats for everyone. Keep an eye out for fall startup infor-mation after the Thanksgiv-ing weekend.

The Big Valley Library Book Club meets this Fri-day, April 24 at 10 a.m.

Stop by the library to join the discussion, have a cup of coffee or tea and pick up the new selection. The next book is Louise Penny’s “The Beautiful Mystery” a haunting, puzzling, brilliant and indeed most beautiful mystery. Why not check it out? Everyone is welcome to join.

Big Valley compost pick-up is moving to Wednes-days. Public works will be-gin compost pick-up on for the season on Wednesday, April 29. As usual, please make sure bags have only compostable yard waste and no garbage in them. Please keep the bags light enough for staff to lift into the back of a truck.

The Big Valley Trans-fer Station has resumed its summer operating schedule. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Canadian Northern Society’s annual spring cleanup at the Big Valley Station on Saturday, May 9 beginning at 9 a.m. Pizza lunch and refresh-ments will be provided to participating volunteers.

Remember to dust off your cowboy hats and boots for Big Valley’s annual Bust out Rodeo taking place May 8 to 10 at the Agriplex. Watch for more information on times and events.

For more information contact:Rob Howell – 403-742-4942 or 403-741-4825

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We will continue to register new players.We will continue to register new players.Peewee Players: Born in 2003 and 2004Peewee Players: Born in 2003 and 2004Bantam Players: Born in 2000, 2001 Bantam Players: Born in 2000, 2001 and 2002 but not in Grade 10 in the fall.and 2002 but not in Grade 10 in the fall.

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New Players: New Players: Tuesday, April 28Tuesday, April 28

Tomorrow, April 23, come out to the village office at 7 p.m. for the im-portant monthly meeting. Everyone is more than welcome to attend.

Then there’s a special gentleman in our little area that is celebrating his birthday this Friday. If you’re talk-ing to Wally Hudson, wish him a great day. Happy birthday, Wally!

This coming Sunday, April 26, come on out at 1:30 p.m. and dance to the music from the “Westlake Echoes Band.”

This dance will be a Western theme this time, so dress accordingly if you like. There will be a pooled luncheon, so the committee is asking everyone to either bring sandwiches/buns ,sal-ads or desserts with you.

Quilting takes place again on Mon-day, April 27, starting at 9:30 a.m., so please join the group that day for a great visit.

At the school, the next school coun-cil meeting will be tomorrow, April 23, starting at 7:30 p.m. and held in the library. All parents are invited to this with their participation and will-ing to give their feedback. Potential topics will be transportation and plan-ning for next year.

In Mrs. Maxwell’s grades 2/3 class, they are busy doing some work on grammar in writing. They are listening and reading along with a Magic Tree house novel and introducing the Grade 2 class to chapter books. They are also beginning their study of animal life-cycles in Science.

In Mrs. Melnyk’s Grade 4/5 classes in E.L.A. they are thoroughly enjoy-

ing “The Sign of the Beaver” novel, which is full of timeless themes. The students are having interesting discus-sions about friendships.

Kindergartens have now started their three-day week schedule and building the stamina for the Grade 1.

On April 10, both classes went on a Nature Walk, which was enjoyed by all.

Grade 1s are continuing their writ-ing and recording of cooking and sci-ence investigations, math work, and journeying through partner work with the kindergarten students.

Grade 1s are also using some books on loans from the A.S.P.C.A., which encourage discussions about ethical treatment of animals as well as infor-mation about the needs of wild and domestic animals.

Both classes are also using a new program called “Power to Play” from the dietitian with Alberta Milk. This course will allow students to go on a mission to discover which foods will give them the power to move and play all day. Sounds like a interesting course.

Then the next Bingo evening will be next Wednesday, April 29, so come on out for a great evening.

The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club is open every Saturday afternoon at the Drop-in from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for coffee and fellowship. Everyone is welcome.

The Donalda & District Museum will be closed to the public April 23 and 24 as we are getting ready to exhibit a new and wonder-ful collection of lamps.

The Donalda & District Museum will be having an open community meet-ing regarding the future of the Donalda Co-oper-ative Creamery Building Thursday April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Donalda Drop-in Centre. This is a very important meeting and we hope you can attend.

Donalda Town Council

meeting is being held at the Fire Hall on April 21, at 7 p.m.

Birthday wishes this week go out to Ben Erick-son, John Pearson, Rae-Anna Montgomery, Ross Halseth, Brittany Nix-on, Daryl Kittler, Chad Grams, Kristi Wollman, Sharmaine Andres, An-drew Kneeland, Brandy Shepherd, Amanda Swed-berg, Kyle Westerneng, Stephen Fisher, and Joni Bjorge.

Hope you all have a wonderful birthday.

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“It’s spring! It’s spring!I saw a robin,” chirped a youngster as she raced across the playground in her brightly coloured dress. Al-though spring officially ar-rived in March, Camp McE, Stettler Music Festival, playground clean-up and yes, robins, are sure signs that spring really is here!

The 18th annual Camp McE began Friday, April 17. The first weekend saw lots of hard working, enthu-siastic basketball players in attendance. Mr. McEl-roy would have been very pleased. Students from Grade 1 through Grade 5 participated. In total, there were 104 students playing basketball. Several Stet-tler Middle School and high school students volun-teered to help Mrs. Poapst coach the elementary stu-dents. From SMS Willow Sorenson, Gerson Gam-ponia, Kirk Kromm, Tay-lor Kobi, Morgan Bengert, Sid Kobi, Tori Brower and Kassy Diegel were all help-ing the younger students. In addition, Kodi Nicho-las, Mikayla Torgerson, Syd Poapst, Megan Kobi, Shayna Brower, Sadie Di-egel, Jessica Lane, Marissa Paley, Keyonna Derr, Jeff Ternes, and Kyle Poapst from the high school were sharing their knowledge and love of the game in an effort to help these budding basketball stars reach their potential. Also helping this year is Jamie Ternes, a Red Deer College student, and

former SES mini basketball player. The time and ex-pertise of all these student volunteers is greatly appre-ciated. Mrs. Poapst is very pleased with the support of the parents, the dedication of the coaches and the help given to the program by the wonderful SES teachers who help students remem-ber the schedule and ensure they all arrive safely at the gym after school. Like-wise, Camp McE relies on the support of Mrs. Ternes, SES office manager, to help with organizational details. It also goes without say-ing that the support of the school’s administration is critical to the ongoing suc-cess of Camp McE.

After many days of preparation for the Stettler Music Festival, the big day finally arrived Wednes-day, April 15. All students in grades 1 through 5 per-formed on stage in the PAC to a packed audience of par-ents, grandparents and of course the adjudicator, Mrs. Tara Kearney from Red Deer. Mrs. Lynes directed the Grade 1 and 2 students while Mrs. Kirby directed the Show Choir and the

Grade 3,4 and 5 students. It is always amazing how these two very skilled and talented music teachers can draw out the talents in each of their students. The au-dience watch in awe as the melodies filled the PAC. In what seemed to be an effort-less endeavor, the students sang, danced and played a variety of instruments. It was just amazing.

Meanwhile, off stage, Stettler Elementary School functioned like a well- tuned orchestra as home-room teachers walked their classes to and from the PAC; arriving at exactly the proper time, picking up precisely placed props and instruments as they slipped silently on stage. What magic.

In addition, Mrs. Hunt-er’s and Mrs. Boyd-Stadel-mann’s classes collectively performed two poems. Filled with expression and emphasis at all the right spots, the students’ voices recited line after line, as the audience listened in admi-ration. Mrs. Boyd-Stadel-mann’s and Mrs. Hunter’s talents in choral speech in-struction certainly make the

students shine.Stettler Elementary

School has always appre-ciated and supported the Stettler Music Festival in any way possible. For more than a decade, SES Incred-

ible Introducers, a public speaking program at the school, has provided stu-dents who introduce the ad-judicators.

This is a great opportu-nity for students to have an

opportunity to practice the life-long skill of speaking in front of an audience and it helps welcome the adjudi-cators to Stettler.


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SES students enjoyed the mini basketball camp last week.

StettlerElementary

PAT JOHNSON

Many volunteered to be part of McE basketball camp

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In anticipation of Earth Day, which is Wednesday, April 22, Mrs. Fox’s Grade 5 students scoured the play-ground picking up any trash that had accumulated over the winter. Placing garbage safely in garbage bins or picking up any bits that we see is something all citi-zens need to do on a daily bases. It is certainly part of being a responsible world citizen and proud Canadian. However, we want to ex-tend a special thank-you to Mrs. Fox and her students who helped take care of our earth this week by complet-ing a spring clean-up.

Mrs. Baltimore, along with many other school li-brarians from across central Alberta, attended an all-day workshop, Thursday, April 16, to learn about new ideas for libraries. School librar-ies are now to be called, and thought of as, “Learn-ing Commons.” Alberta Education has been work-ing hard to ensure that these school spaces are growing with our students’ needs and Mrs. Baltimore is hap-py to report that Stettler El-ementary School’s library is right on track! She is excited to have learned new ways to engage and excite the students about reading and looks forward to in-corporating them into the school.

Friday morning, students enjoyed an earlier than usu-al recess, so they would be ready for a special presen-tation: Stettler Elementary Festival Highlights. Ris-ers, student instruments, a keyboard and mics were all quickly moved into the gym creating a temporary stage and the show was soon underway as the last of the students moved into position. If they were not on the risers preforming the number they had so proudly presented at the Music Fes-tival, they were seated qui-etly on the floor enjoying the talents of other students. Everyone enjoyed this mag-nificent talent show! As a closing number, Mrs. Kirby led the singing and Mrs. Lynes played the piano as the entire student body sang Happy Birthday to Mrs. Fox.

Many volunteers

at McE basketball

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The family of the late Mae Hallett wish to express their deep appreciation to those who have offered

such kindness, support and messages of sympathy and comfort in our bereavement. We especially wish to thank Pastor Don Wudel for the special service;

the lunch and ice cream parlour served by the Erskine U.C.W; and the staff at Stettler Funeral Home. We

would also like to thank the amazing staff at the Heritage House for the care they have provided.

The Family of Mae Hallett

HARRISONAlberta Elizabeth After an increasingly diffi cult fall/winter, Alberta Harrison, a resident of Paragon Place, Stettler, AB, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2015. Her granddaughter Kelly and daughter Judy were by her side.Alberta was born in Stettler, AB September 17, 1917, daughter of David and Charlotte Neill, of the Fenn, AB area. After completing school, Alberta went to work in Calgary, AB. She returned to the Stettler area,

working in the local bakery, where she met and later married Robert Harrison, of Red Willow, AB.Robert and Alberta raised son Wayne and daughters Judy and Joyce. They farmed in the Red Willow area, enjoying the community and the farm lifestyle immensely. At retirement, Robert and Alberta, built and moved into their home in Stettler. They both thoroughly enjoyed those great years together. Many bus trips, to casinos, and exciting destinations were enjoyed; it seemed you could hardly catch her home!!In 2004, Alberta, a widow of 4 years, moved into Paragon Place. What a wonderful time she had there!! She thoroughly enjoyed the activities in the lodge, as well as her Legion buddies and coffee - walkers. As she slowed down, her scooter kept her going!! Nothing much held her back. At age 97, Alberta truly lived a long, happy life. She enjoyed all life offered to the fullest! We miss you already Mom.Alberta is survived by her loving family: son Wayne (Cheryl) Harrison; daughter Judy Neumann; son in law Gary Koenig; grandchildren and great grandchildren: Kelly (Colby) Miles and their children Caleb, Gabe and Domonic, Melissa Dietrich and her children Rachel and Julia, Alisha (Phil) Ladret and their children Caliey and Sarah, Allison (Craig) Learning and their children Jack and Henry, Allayna Neumann, Amanda Koenig and Adam Koenig; other family members and many dear friends. Alberta was predeceased by her husband Robert Harrison and daughter Joyce Koenig.A celebration of Alberta’s life will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Red Willow Cemetery, Red Willow, AB with Jan Richardson, Minister, Stettler United Church offi ciating. A time of fellowship will follow. Donations in memory of Alberta may be made to FCSS-Crisis Aid in care of

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, 403-742-3422,

who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

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SIMONSMargrit ‘Pusch’ Simons was born April 22, 1939 as the third and youngest child of Dr. Theodor and Elise Simons in Duisburg, Germany. Her early childhood was fi lled with war and bombing. After the war Margrit developed a close friendship with her aunt, Sister Johanna Daams, a Benedictine nun in Osterhout, Holland. “Tante Joh” cultivated Margrit’s love of music and was her lifelong spiritual guide. In 1973 Margrit immigrated to Stettler with her parents. Soon afterwards, Margrit met Albert Thrun, a German carpenter from Pomerania, who became her beloved companion until his death in 1991.Margrit and Albert enjoyed fi shing, bowling, and cribbage with their friends, but most of all they enjoyed their daily games of chess and watching the Edmonton Oilers together. Together they made trips to Hawaii, Alaska and the Rockies. Their years together were the happiest of Margrit’s life. After Albert’s death Margrit spent years volunteering and playing music with “Old Sounds” in Stettler’s senior’s lodges. She competed annually in the Stettler music festival for 30 years until 2008 and one of her proudest moments was being asked to perform in the 40th anniversary concert for the festival. Margrit’s last year’s were spent at Heritage House. She loved the many activities and excellent care and attention she received there and made numerous good friends among the staff. Margrit passed away peacefully in her home there on March 23, 2015. Margrit persevered against countless challenges and lived a life that exceeded expectations and she will be missed by all who loved her.A funeral mass for Margrit was held at Christ King Catholic church on March 30th. Margrit is survived by her brother Theo, of Edmonton; sister Irma, of Stettler; niece Christa, of Edmonton; and nephew Peter, of Stettler.The family wishes to thank Father Don, the church staff and Brennen Funeral Home for their assistance. As well, thanks and appreciation go out to the staff at Heritage House and the many friends who brought joy and happiness into Margrit’s life.Donations can be made to the Stettler Hospital Foundation.

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Heartland Victim Services Unit Society - Employment Opportunity Program Assistant/File & Court Support - Part Time (10-15 hours per week)Heartland Victim Services Unit Society is a not for profi t organization working in partnership with Stettler RCMP Detachment. Th e mandate of this society is to provide support, information and referrals to victims of crime and tragedy, including court support and accompaniment and on-going fi le management. We are seeking a dynamic, people oriented, mature individual to assist the program as Administrative Support to the Program Manager. Th e successful candidate will have a combination of skills and experience in the following areas:- 3+ years working in an offi ce environment, preferably within a client centered or not for profi t organization;- Solid skills in providing general clerical support in an effi cient and professional manner including fi ling and recording statistics;- Profi cient working with Microsoft Offi ce, Power Point, Excel and other soft ware to prepare written correspondence, statistical reports, promotional and resource materials etc.;- Profi cient in working with social media and web page design;- Well-developed communication skills to respond to a wide range of high stress situations in a professional, supportive and empathetic manner;- Highly organized, able to manage multiple priorities with superior accuracy and attention to detail;- Dynamic, positive and team spirited approach to supporting overall goals of the program while working within a restricted, fast paced environment;- Ability to take initiative and work independently, promoting positive and harmonious interaction and relationships between staff , program volunteers, program supporters and RCMP members.Th e successful applicant will report to the Program Manager and be required to:- Pass and maintain an enhanced reliability security clearance through RCMP;- Have a valid Alberta Driver’s license;- Have or be willing to take the Victim Services Basic Advocate Training;- Work fl ex hours which may include evenings and/or weekends;- Available for on-call hours on a regular rotation.We thank all candidates for their interest; however only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. Recruitment will remain open until a suitable candidate is chosen. Please submit your cover letter, resume and other related documents to the attention of: Pat Hamilton, P.O. Box 1298, Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0Or email to [email protected]

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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

Auctions 1530AUCTION

Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Apr.5

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A

WE BUY FOR CASH.403-304-4791

Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

FARM AUCTION. Satur-day, April 25 at 10 a.m.

Machinery, trucks, trailers, shelters, tools, antiques,

variety, tractors, and more! South of Amisk, Alberta.

Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www.

scribnernet.com.

MEIER SPRING Classic Car & Truck Auction.

Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 11 a.m. 6016 - 72A

Ave., Edmonton. Consign today, call 780-440-1860.

MEIER UNRESERVED Closeout Auction for Kitter

Enterprises. Saturday, April 25, 11 a.m., 11020 - 201 St., Edmonton. Case 9060 Excavator, Samsung

SL150 wheel loader, Thomas 173 skid steer, Cat 955 crawler loader, sea cans, roll off bins,

industrial & shop tools. For more details phone

780-440-1860.

Bicycles 1540BRAND new adult 3 wheel

bike, 1 speed, $300. 403-740-0700.

Equipment-Misc. 1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG

$2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

GardenSupplies 1680A&B Acres are selling Colorado Blue Spruce 4-6 ft. trees grown from local seed. Great for windbreaks or specimen. Call 403-742-7869.

OfficeSupplies 1800

403-742-2395

WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:

8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

& Save!& Save!

WantedTo Buy 1930

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates,

collections, single items, military. We handle all

paperwork and transporta-tion. Licensed dealer.

1-866-960-0045; www.dollars4guns.com.

Livestock 2100

RED ANGUSBULLSHeifer BullsCow Bulls

Performance & EPD data availableA.I. Sires

PIRORED ANGUS

P & R ZOLLER(403) 742-0336

PUREBRED red and black Angus bulls. 1 and 2 year

olds. Semen tested and delivered.Vicwin Farms 403-784-3517, 403-318-7363.

BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB.

40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm. Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825,

Terry 403-740-5037Ricky 403-740-5711. email

[email protected]

FOR SALE. Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. blood-

lines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.

RED and black Angus bulls, semen tested and

delivery can be arranged. E & L Ranching in Bowden, Eric @

403 391-2259. Evenings @ 403 224-2396

Livestock 2100THIS WEEK’S

EYE SPY WINNER ISDEBORAH HEIDT.

Please come in to the Stettler Independent to

claim your prize.

Grain, FeedHay 2190

1ST. cut hay for sale, Phone 403-782-3149

or 403-350-8800

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or

Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley,

wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or

offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

SEED GRAIN WHEATCERT. HARVEST,

REDWATER, FOREMOSTBARLEY CERT.

COPELAND, COWBOY,COALITION SEED,OATS

SEED, FAVA BEANS PH. 780-855-2240,CEL, 780-678-6329

SQUARE hay bales, horse hay quality, 90% meadow brome, 10% alfalfa, no rain, plus second-cut alfalfa. 403-741-4353

SeedGrain 2200

COMMON SEAD OATS97% germ. Colour sorted.

$475/bushel. Call Glen Lepard 403-740-2872.

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

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IN STETTLER2 bdrm. older house

AND 3 bdrm. mobile home.

No pets, ref. req.Avail. imm.

403-742-6631

Suites 3060L A R G E

One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS

FOR RENTNo pets

Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568

Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005

Suites 3060BEST RENTAL VALUE

IN STETTLER1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished

kitchenette suites.All utilities, cable, internet.

Avail. immediatelyKimberly 403-690-5828

StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI

STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.

Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and

fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:

Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or

403-742-3153

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

HousesFor Sale 40202 BDRM. house in Stettler,

on 6000 sq. ft. R2 lot, totally renovated.

Immediate Possession. 403-340-2727

SILVERWOOD LUXURY Modular Log Homes. Show

Home 311 - 36 Ave. SE, Calgary. Discover how we can design, build & fi nish your custom log home in weeks. 1-855-598-4120;

www.silverwoodloghomes.ca.

Acreages 4050Bare acreage for sale, 400 meters north of John Deere, 5 acres, $169,000. Phone 403-742-5830.

CommercialProperty 4110

ManufacturedHomes 4090

THE HEART of Every Home is in its Kitchen.

Kitchen specials starting at $138,500. Upgrades

include full backsplash, stainless steel appliances

& more. For more informa-tion call United Homes

Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit our site at www.

unitedhomescanada.com.

CommercialProperty 411012 UNIT MOTEL, net year

income $70,000. 5 unit apartment, net yearly in-

come $21,000. Pub, VLT’s, off sales, restaurant, net yearly income $220,000. Mortgage not included.

780-507-7999.

BusinessesFor Sale 4140HIGH CASH PRODUCING vending machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profi t. All on location in your area.

Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

STEEL BUILDINGS - “Spring Sales with Hot

Savings!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer

Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.

MortgagesBought/Sold4190BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for

purchases, debt consolida-tion, foreclosures,

renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:

www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor

Mortgage

Jensen Interiors is a new residential interiors store selling fl ooring, lighting,

window furnishings and wall coverings as well as offering an Interior Design

service, opening in Stettler in June 2015.

We are currently looking for staff for the following positions;

Showroom Consultant & Warehouse Manager

Responsibilities for both positions will include, but are not limited to:- Assisting customers with product selection and completing quotes and sales in a professional manner- Organising trade installations and following up with customers when projects are complete- Stock Management - General housekeeping

Qualifi cations:- Great customer service and communication skills;- Attention to detail and an interest in Interior Design & Decoration;- Fantastic organisational skills and computer literacy; and- Ability to multi-task

The Showroom Consultant role will be part-time (approximately 30 hours per week) and will include Saturdays.The Warehouse Manager role will be full-time and will include Saturdays.

We will provide full training which you will need to be available to commence at the end of May 2015.If you are interested or to fi nd out more information, please email [email protected]

IS NOW HIRING

STETTLER

Meat Cutter

& Cake DecoratorGreat work environment.

Competitive wages. Instore training.

Please apply within to Pat or Leah4607 - 50 St. Stettler

3 TRUCK SHOPS FOR SALE OR LEASEPRICE REDUCED~Sitting on 2 acre lot AT THE

EAST END INDUSTRIAL AREA STETTLER

2 BAYS 25X90 2250 SQ FT, INCLUDING 1000 SQ FT OFFICE SPACE, ENTIRE BUILDING

REPAINTED, HARD WOOD FLOORING, 14 FT DOORS

1 BAY 60’ x 40’ 2400 sq ft . INSIDE REPAINTED & CONCRETE FLOOR, TWO- 14 FT DOORS

Lease. Triple net.

Separate living accommodations on site can be provided

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AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME with 5 bdrms and 3 baths.

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IDEAL HOME FOR YOUNG FAMILY. Very well cared for

bungalow with 5 bdrms/2 baths. Basement has a 2 bdrm suite

ready to rent out for added income. $215,000.

OLDER 1 bedroom bungalow on 4 lots in Red Willow.Great

home for a young couple. Ideal for future developement.

New Well in 2013.$49,900.

5.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND only minutes from Stettler. Ready to build

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completed. $119,900.

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concept kitchen, dining and living room. Finished basement. Wrap-around deck and heated/

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LOVELY ACREAGE just minutes from town. The 3 bdrm mobile has been very

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MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILE on its own lot. Nice bright

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Public Notice#6000

Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

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CLEARVIEW SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 71

INVITATION TO TENDERStettler School Renovation Project

Tender for Stettler Elementary School 4008 – 54 Street, Stettler, AB Stettler Middle School 4814 – 54 Street, Stettler, AB Wm. E. Hay Composite High School 5411 – 50 Avenue, Stettler, AB

Inquiries regarding this project or for a copy of the Stettler School Renovation Instructions to Bidders package please contact:

Russell McKay, Director of Maintenance and Custodial ServicesPhone: 403-742-3331 Cell: 403-742-9482

Bids will be received before 2:01 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 30th at:Clearview Public Schools, 2nd Floor, 5301 – 50 St., Stettler, ABor fax: 403-742-1388

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These home improvements may actually lower home value

Home improvements are typically made to improve the functionality and look of a home, but renovations also can increase the value of a home. Cer-tain changes to a home can make it more attractive to prospective buyers, while other renovations may make a home less appealing. For example, a complete overhaul of an outdated kitchen is often a smart financial move, while install-ing a pool or hot tub may not be worth the cost to homeowners. Separating the good from the bad renovations makes smart financial sense, and homeowners looking to improve their homes’ resale values may want to avoid the following projects.

* Bedroom and garage conversions: Changing a room’s traditional function often turns off buyers. For example, turn-ing a garage into a home gym might seem like a great idea for you, but it may not be so appealing to prospective buyers. Buyers can certainly reconvert the space, but they would consider the costs of such a conversion when making their offers on the home.

* Stylized colors on trims and rooms: Painting over unappealing colors is a project many homeowners can handle. However, some may be discouraged by a home that has too many bright colors or textures on the walls and trims. Buyers often want homes that are move-in ready, meaning they can get settled in before undertaking large projects. A living room painted in purple or zebra print may not fit the design scheme of many buy-ers. Dark colors do not easily disappear, and taping off and painting trimwork or changing it entirely can be equally time-consuming. Stick with neutral colors

when selling a home, even if this means giving rooms a new coat of paint before putting your house on the market.

* Outdoor hot tubs and indoor spa tubs: Many people find soaking in a bub-bling brew of hot water quite inviting. But buyers often do not want to inherit a used hot tub. Although hot tubs are cleaned and maintained with sanitizing chemicals, some people may view them as unsanitary. Removing a hot tub can be labor-intensive. And much like a pool, a hot tub may not be appealing to buyers with young children.

* Removing closets: Closet space is often high on buyers’ priority lists. Turn-ing closet space into an office or remov-ing a closet to make a room bigger may be fine for those who are staying put. But these modifications can be a turn-off to prospective buyers.

* Too many features: In an effort to “keep up with the Joneses,” some home-owners will over-improve their home to the point that it outshines all others on the street. There is a case for having nice things, but homeowners may struggle to sell a home that is disproportionate to other homes in the area. Practice mod-eration when making improvements to attract more buyers.

These suggestions are merely guide-lines and should not replace the advice of a reputable real estate agent when marketing a home. Housing features and what buyers are interested in vary across the country. Some items may be desire-able in specific areas but undesireable elsewhere. Making informed choices before renovating can help homeown-ers recoup the largest share of their investments.

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NOTICEto Creditors and

ClaimantsESTATE OF

SANDRA NORMA KLAUS

who died onDecember 8, 2013

If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your claim by

May 29, 2015and provide details of your claim with:

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ROADSIDE MOWING PROGRAMThe County of Stettler No. 6 Public Works Department will manage the vegetation along all County roads subject to the following:

1. The County of Stettler No.6 reserves the right to manage the vegetation along the road slopes.2. Residents will be permitted to hay the remainder of the Road Allowance under the following conditions:a) Haying must be completed by August 1 of the year the hay was cut. Bales are to be removed within 48 hours of baling.b) Residents must notify the County of Stettler No. 6 Public Works Department of their intention by June 15 in writing annually to cut the hay before commencing.

Please direct questions to Public Works at (403) 742-4441

DEVELOPMENT PERMITDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED

Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Application for a discretionary use in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority:

1. No: DP 15013 Legal Description: S ½ 15-40-21-W4M Rural Address: 21246 Twp Rd 402 Applicant/ Owner: Ol’ MacDonald’s Campsite Ltd. Proposed Development: Concert Site (Music Festival)

Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6 PO Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than May 6, 2015. The notice must contain the reason for the appeal.Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Offi cers

County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277

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Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICEADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob

403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANON403-742-5233

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or

403- 742-4091

BEREAVEMENTSUPPORT GROUP

403-742-2337

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 during business hours

BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

(780) 672-1035

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067

COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free (20 sec. response time)

1-403-357-6266

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDSSUPPORT GROUP

403-742-2337 (parents who have lost a child[ren])

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059

HOME SUPPORTSTETTLER & DISTRICT

403-742-6568

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444

STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS)

For more information phone

403-742-6456

STETTLER & DISTRICTFOOD BANK SOCIETY

Elaine Williams 403-742-2745

4820 - 51 Street

STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL

RCMP offi ce

403-742-3382

www.stettlercop.org

STETTLER HANDIBUS742-5858

STETTLER HEALTHEMERGENCY LINE PROGRAM

403-742-2337

STETTLER PEOPLE FORSUICIDE AWARENESS

403-742-2337

STETTLER READ &WRITE OFFICE403-742-2999

T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Grace - 403-742-0681

Vivian - 403-742-3935

CONFUSED?GETTING THE RUN AROUND?CONTACT YOUR INFORMATION

AND REFERRAL CENTRE

Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access tothis free and confi dential service. Itprovides information and referral on social agencies, government services, clubs and organizations, to best suit the caller’s need.Just Dial - 403-742-1155

Community Support Services

TENDER FORTownship Road 38-2 (Warden Road)Grading, Granular Base Course, Asphalt Concrete Pavement and other work.Copies of the new Tender Documents may be obtained by General Contractors from the County of Stettler offi ce or can be downloaded from Alberta Purchasing Connection, www.purchasingconnection.ca.

Sealed Tenders clearly marked “Warden Road – Tender 2015-PW-0006” DELIVERED OR MAILED TO County of Stettler Attention: Rick Green Director of Engineering 6602 – 44 Ave, Box 1270 Stettler, AB., T0C 2L0

Will be received until 2:01:00 p.m. on: April 30, 2015. Tenders received and not conforming to the foregoing will be returned to the Tenderer(s) without consideration.Inquiries regarding this Project shall be directed to:Rick Green, R.E.T., P.L. (Eng.)Phone: (403) 742-4441.

LEASE LAND TENDERSThe County of Stettler is accepting tenders on the following lease land: Parcel # 1 Roll Number 218900 NE-8-42-17- W4M 157 acres (more or less)NOTICE – Parcel #2 has been removed from our lease pool.

All tenders are for a two year period, ending December 31, 2016All tenders are subject to County Policy that are available at the County Offi ce and on the County Website. Tenders must contain: name, address, and telephone number of lessee, the legal description, Parcel Number. Tenders are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Lease Land”DELIVERED OR MAILED TOCounty of StettlerAttention: Quinton BeaumontDirector of Agricultural Services6602-44 Ave, Box 1270Stettler, AB., T0C 2L0

Tenders must be received by 4:00 p.m., May 4, 2015Successful bids will be notifi ed before May 15, 2015.Lessee is required to pay annual taxes.Grazing period each year is July 15 to October 15.Any further information can be obtained at the County offi ce or by calling Director of Agricultural Services Quinton Beaumont.


Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277

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Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICEINVITATION TO TENDER

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land UseBylaw No, 2060-15:

1. No: 2853-2015 Legal Description: Lot 13, Block 1, Plan 1321364 Municipal Address: 4211 - 50 Avenue Applicant: Kneeland & Sons

Construction Ltd. Proposed Development: Mobile Home, Detached

Garage & Covered Deck

2. No: 2855-2015 Legal Description: Lot 2A, Block 5, Plan 0825981 Municipal Address: 5907B - 53 Avenue Applicant: Riteshkumar A. Patel Proposed Development: Detached Garage

3. No: 2857-2015 Legal Description: Lot 12, Block 17, Plan 0626396 Municipal Address: 6704 - 40 Avenue Applicant: David Brodersen Proposed Development: Detached Garage

Dave DittrickPlanning & Development Services

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!Civic address - 4410 - 47 Ave., Stettler

Legal - BALY/2442AELand - 1.15 acres industrial/residential property

Improvements:

Home - 2008 modular home, S/N 13035

1408 sq. ft., 64’ x 22’, screw pilings, porch,

2 bedroom, office, as new, very lightly used,

home model Aspen RTM64SC

Property - chain link fenced (business portion)- gravel - full town services - used as container mini storage rental– Land Use Description - T2R0 residential - improved

Terms & Conditions

- Property will sell as one unit including improvements - free and clear- 10% deposit required sale day on accepted bid- Balance due 30 days or on possession- Property will be sold by auction to establish the high bid.

That bid will be presented to the seller who will have one hour to accept or reject the fi nal offer.

- Taxes adjusted to possession date.

Real Estate Sale brokered by:

Royal LePage Network Realty - Andy Birch - agentViewing by appointment - phone: Stettler Auction Mart - 403-742-2368;

Andy Birch - 403-742-3069; Owner phone - 403-505-5042


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Independent SCHOOL ZONEWednesday, April 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent

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On April 8, the junior high students (grades 6-9) visited Stettler County Council. Sitting in on their monthly meeting, students watched the proceedings in action. Some students even sat amongst the councillors to help out. Afterwards, students were given a tour of the county building, and enjoyed a provided lunch of pizza with the councillors. Students were also sur-prised with a visit from the Stettler Fire Department, with their new fire truck. Evan Bogner had the hon-

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Christ-King students experienced a retreat day on April 14. With a spe-cial visit from Face to Face Ministries, students took the day to focus on their personal relationship with Jesus. With the help of their visitors Ryan and John, students took a closer look at what Jesus meant by “I am the way, the truth, and the life” John 14:6. While playing games, singing songs, and participating in skits, students had a blast

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day summed up the experi-ence: “John and Ryan make me feel happy!” What a fantastic day.

Junior high badminton teams travelled to Wain-wright on April 15, for their first badminton tournament. Many partners made it to the semi-finals, and one team brought back a silver medal. Congratulations to all teams who participated.

CKCS also attended Mass on April 15 to celebrate the Easter season.

Grade 6 students hosted the annual volunteer tea on April 17. All volunteers who have helped through-out the year were invited to enjoy tea, snacks and en-tertainment provided from various grades. It was to show CKCS’ appreciation for the many volunteers that give their time to help make our school the wonderful place it is. Thank you.

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