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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
A motion made by council-lor Dave Grover to declare the County of Stettler an agricultural disaster zone was not supported by county staff at the Wednesday, Aug. 12 meeting.
Grover explained that pock-ets of dry conditions throughout the county has already hit crop-growers hard and now are putting the county’s ranchers in jeopardy. With no pasture to graze on and hay crops weak from the dry con-ditions across the province, ranch-ers are looking at either having to liquidate herds or move them to greener pastures. Meanwhile, hay and feed is being brought in for drought areas, and Grover told council it was important the county get on the disaster list so
the ranchers could take advantage of programs to access the feed and deferred taxation programs.
Quinton Beaumont, director of agricultural services for the county, noted that while there are dry conditions in some areas of the county, the conditions are nowhere near as dry as they were in 2002 or 2009, the last times the county declared an agricultural disaster.
Beaumont was also wary of de-claring an agricultural disaster be-cause several areas in the county aren’t suffering from drought con-ditions.
Dry, certainly, but not so dry that it would be a disaster
“I don’t want us to be seen as the boy who cried wolf,” Beaumont said.
In an interview with the Inde-
pendent after the meeting, Beau-mont explained that a lot of the programs available to ranchers in an agricultural disaster are avail-able any time, through speaking with financial managers.
For example, a taxation defer-ral program offered by the pro-vincial and federal governments to agricultural disaster zones can be arranged outside of the zones through applications, he said.
The deferral would allow ranch-ers to liquidate their herds with-out having to pay taxes until the next year. That would leave them enough capital to buy new cattle in the spring.
At the meeting, council agreed with Beaumont, not wanting to declare disaster at the first sign of trouble. However, they did want to make the province aware of
the difficulties parts of the county were experiencing, and so decided to write a letter indicating the trou-ble.
That would have much of the same effect as declaring a disas-ter, Beaumont said later. With the province aware, it will send people to monitor the situation.
Dog Bylaw update passes first reading
The County of Stettler had asked staff to review its dog con-trol bylaw earlier this year after a resident’s dog was killed by two pit bulls running loose.
Though the owners of the pit bulls were fined by a judge, the owner of the killed dog, Wanda Watson, said she felt the county’s bylaws weren’t strong enough.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
A public hearing of the councils of the municipali-ties involved in the Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Devel-opment Plan was hijacked by lake residents unhappy with bylaw changes made by the County of Stettler earlier this year.
The meeting, which brought the councillors from the Summer Villages of Rochon Sands and White Sands, Camrose and La-combe counties, and the County of Stettler together at the IOOF Hall in Erskine, was a public hearing to go over proposed changes to the Buffalo Lake Intermu-nicipal Development Plan (BLIDP).
The BLIDP was created in 1997, and saw the five communities come together to make a plan for the lake’s future. The goal was to preserve the lakeshore for public use while ensuring that green spaces along the shore were maintained.
The plan was developed with a 30-year sunset – es-sentially, the plan would no longer be good after 30 years – but councils were obligated to review it every two years to ensure the plan met current standards set down by law.
Anjah Howard of Cam-rose County explained the changes being proposed by the planners of the coun-ties and summer villages. None of the changes were extreme, but were instead maintenance, she noted.
Several of the changes
involved renumbering and realigning sections of the plan, updating definitions, and clarifying ambiguous areas of the plan.
One of the biggest chang-es involved changing the plan review from two years to four years.
“It currently takes 12-16 months for us to complete a review,” Howard explained. “We’re always reviewing this plan.”
Another change was the minimum amount of land between lots and the pro-vincial right-of-way along the shoreline, which was set to six metres. The land will be zoned as environmental review.
Howard and Johan van der Bank, planner for the County of Stettler, ex-plained that this change ap-plies to new developments going forward, and is not being retroactively imposed upon existing develop-ments.
Furthermore, the pair ex-plained that the BLIDP sets out the minimum standards, and that each village and county can impose stricter bylaws if it so pleases – but cannot go below the stan-dard set out in the BLIDP. For example, Camrose County requires a minimum of 30 metres from the pro-vincial right of way to pri-vate lots, not six meters.
After going over the changes to the BLIDP with the councillors and roughly 30 lake residents and us-ers in attendance, Stettler Reeve Wayne Nixon, who chaired the meeting, asked if there had been any writ-ten submissions.
There were two, Howard said. The first came from Alberta Transportation, and commented on needing clarification on the proce-
dure for connecting to pro-vincial roadways. The sec-ond came from a landowner on the lakeshore whose property was an oddity – zoned as agricultural land, even though the land is not farmable or can be grazed, and surrounded on all sides by Crown Land, the prop-erty is completely inacces-sible by land. The owner asks for permission to keep his seasonal dock in the wa-ter rather than damage the shoreline by dragging the boat onto shore every time they leave the property.
After the written submis-sions were read, Nixon ex-plained the procedures for verbal submissions, making it clear that the submissions should be about the BLIDP and not be a debate.
While some residents had questions that were in line with the BLIDP, includ-ing questions about how communities became part of the councils involved in the BLIDP, the majority of questions centered around changes made to the south shore of Buffalo Lake by the County of Stettler ear-lier this year through bylaw changes.
Residents voiced con-cerns about the possibility of a fence being put up to block access to the lake by residents and remained fix-ated on that possibility, with speakers at times sounding on the verge of tears.
Stettler County council-lor James Nibourg stood to answer the fence comments.
“I accept the blame for the fence comment,” he said, his voice clearly car-rying through the hall. He noted that he was the one who made the fence com-ment originally, when the county was discussing the potential use pathways to
demarcate the private land from public land.
“Someone said they didn’t want people coming onto their property, and I said ‘Well maybe we can build a fence,’” Nibourg said. “I never said there would be a fence.”
The fence comment has taken on a life of its own, van der Bank said during an interview after the meeting.
While councillors cannot rule out a fence at this junc-ture, it is for the same rea-son it cannot rule in a fence at this time, either: the pub-lic meeting for residents in the affected areas have not been held yet. So while yes, a fence is a possibility, it’s also equally a possibility it will not come to a fence, van der Bank noted. It all depends on feedback from the residents.
Other residents wanted to know why the Old Bolin subdivision wasn’t repre-sented at the long table of councillors, or part of the BLIDP, though it was clari-fied that as a community that’s part of the county of Stettler, the county repre-sents the Old Bolin subdivi-sion.
Other complaints from residents included not re-ceiving personal notices about the meeting, though public notices were placed in newspapers in Stettler, Camrose, Lacombe and elsewhere.
Eventually, Nixon called the residents back to the subject at hand, the BLIDP, and after some questions about field bed issues, the meeting was adjourned.
Councillors and residents mingled for a while, enjoy-ing donuts, coffee, and a chance to chat over issues that concerned them, before the night came to a close.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
An early morning track check by an employee of Al-berta Prairie Railways may have averted a disaster when the employee found a stolen, vandalized and abandoned truck left on the train tracks near Highway 56 on Aug. 12.
Stettler RCMP were called to the site shortly before 8 a.m. The vehicle, stolen from Tarpon Energy Services, was a white 2008 GMC pick-up truck that had been stolen sometime overnight.
The person or persons who stole the truck “vandalized it and left it on the tracks,” Stettler RCMP detachment commander Cpl. Cameron Russell said.
“We’re just lucky it was seen before a train came through,” he said.
After the cursory investigation the truck was re-moved from the tracks, and investigation contin-ues, Russell said. The police are speaking to wit-nesses and several persons of interest, but ask anyone who may have seen anything come forward with the information.
Stolen vehicle stop leads to big drug bustAround 1 p.m. at Aug. 12, an RCMP constable pulled
over an old grey 1982 GMC pickup truck at the corner of Highway 12 and 50 Street. After investigation, it was dis-covered the truck driven by a 27-year-old woman was sto-len, the driver only had a learner’s permit, and that there was no insurance (by way of the vehicle being stolen).
After arresting the woman on the charge of possession of stolen property, the vehicle was searched by the con-stable, who found a “considerable amount” of drugs and drug paraphernalia, primarily MDMA, or ecstasy, Russell said.
Also amongst the ecstasy were quantities of heroin, co-caine and methamphetamine, he noted. An undisclosed amount of cash was also seized along with the drugs, paraphernalia and vehicle.
The driver faces a charge each of possession of stolen property under $5,000, possession of narcotics with the
purpose of trafficking, driving a motor vehicle without insurance, and driving a motor vehicle without a licence.
Stolen firearm recovered in Red DeerShortly before 11 a.m. on Aug. 10, Red Deer RCMP
and police dog services arrested a 28-year-old Red Deer man who was unlawfully at large and was wanted on sev-eral warrants for breach of probation.
According to Const. Derek Turner of the Red Deer RCMP, the suspect submitted to police without incident.
During the arrest, a long barrel bolt-action rifle was found in the possession of the accused, a weapon later found to have been stolen from a Stettler residence during a break-in on Aug. 2.
The accused is charged with one count of each of breach of probation order, possession of stolen property under $5,000, unlawful possession of a firearm, and careless use and storage of a firearm.
RCMP ask anyone with information regarding these or any crimes to contact the Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3382. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or report it online at www.tip-submit.com.
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The second annual Big Valley Library carnival was held on Saturday and Sunday, August 1-2 amidst great fanfare.
Hosted at the Memorial Park across the drop-in centre on Main Street, the event was held from noon to 3 p.m.
As the carnival coin-cided with the annual Mé-tis Hivernant rendezvous as the park started teeming with kids taking turns to play games and get their faces painted.
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The Big Valley Agriplex was transformed into scaled-down villages and towns of Canada as mem-bers of different free-form modular railroading (free-mo) came together on the weekend, Aug.15-16 to participate in the 12th annual Alberta set-up.
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“We have had the carni-val last year, with the cen-tennial homecoming of the Big Valley and it was so popular that we decided to have it again this year,” said Cindy Mailer, trea-surer and one of the board members of the Big Valley Library. “It’s a really fun thing for the local kids to come here and play games and win prizes and just have a lot of fun.”
Encouraging local or-ganizations to collaborate and work with one another is one of the reasons why the carnival was held in the same weekend as the Mé-tis Hivernant rendezvous.
Kelsey Mailer was one of the library staff who was in charge of games and putting the carnival together, and came up with the idea of a photo booth where kids could get their pictures taken after they had got their faces painted or just get a photograph as a souvenir.
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The New York Times pub-lished a damning editorial this week on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s nine and a half years in power and described the period as a time of “darkening” in Canada. (The article can be read at http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/16/opinion/sunday/the-closing-of-the-canadian-mind.html?_r=0 )
A day after the editorial ap-peared, I happened to be sitting in a restaurant next to a table where two seniors were having a discussion on the ongoing trial of suspended Senator Patrick Duffy and the broader issues of politics and election campaign.
I could not help overhear-ing one senior telling the other that she saw nothing wrong in Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff Nigel Wright’s paying $90,000 from his own pocket so that Duffy could pay back taxpayer’s money. I couldn’t hear what the other senior said in response as I was not seated in a way facing her. And then I got involved in the conversa-tion at my own table and didn’t
pay much attention to how that discussion at the next table de-veloped and didn’t think about it until I watched the evening news bulletin on the CBC which was full of Duffy trial reporting and analysis.
Is there really not anything wrong in Wright’s cutting a cheque for Duffy?
The former chief of staff was reported to have made referenc-es to the Bible in justifying his payment to Duffy as charity and his way of keeping the payment a secret (until of course it was revealed). He insisted that the amount he paid to the suspended senator came from his personal bank account.
Now there is a tricky ques-tion here: How much did Nigel Wright make as a senior govern-ment bureaucrat? Was he rich enough to throw away $90,000 just to help a senator save face? Even if he made, say, half a mil-lion dollars a year, why would he give up almost 20 per cent of his annual salary to someone who was becoming a serious nuisance
for his boss, the prime minister? Are we expected to be naïve
enough to believe that Wright was not reimbursed or will not be reimbursed for this payment?
As his cross examination by Duffy’s lawyer Donald Bayne is still continuing, we don’t know whether and how Wright will come up with answers to further questioning on the matter.
But as the defence team for Duffy continues to dig in to the email traffic among the staff of the office of the prime minister, there is bound to be more revela-tions into who knew how much about the payment and whether Harper was a part of the cover-up.
Despite all the damaging de-tails coming out of the trial, which, by the way, are all circum-stantial, it is quite possible that the prime minister may come out of this trial without being found legally responsible for the mess that was created by the scandal of fraudulent expense claims.
But isn’t there a wider context beyond the trial that all Canadi-
ans should be looking at when they ponder about their stance with regard to the current head of their federal government?
If one makes up a list of the scandals stemming from the Sen-ate, whose appointees will fea-ture prominently on that list?
Why did the most prominent cabinet ministers resign their posts one after another since the beginning of the year?
Why are war veterans starting a nationwide campaign to have any person but Stephen Harper in office after the elections?
Duffy trial, Nigel Wright’s cheque, all the emails that are being scrutinized and the repeat-ed accusations and denials are all part of a culture of governance, that of Stephen Harper’s, de-scribed by the New York Times as “know nothing conservatism.”
As Canadians prepare to vote for their next government, they might want to answer the ques-tion that makes up the punch line of the editorial: Do Canadians like their country as it is today?
– Mustafa Eric
The federal election is only a few weeks old and promises are being pro-nounced by every political party. It’s all part of the usual process in campaigns to convince the innocent voter on the virtues of their parties. Most parties en-gage squadrons of strate-gists, pollsters, consultants and public relations spin artists to create a success-ful election campaign. Ev-ery issue, real or imagined, is scrutinized and agonized over as to its potential to sway votes. Every sector of the economy is exam-ined to find ways for lead-ers to either cater to or rant about it depending on what the other parties are ad-vocating. The usual sus-pects like energy, health, education, infrastructure, security all get painstaking attention from every politi-cal angle. But there is one sector of the economy that tends to escape attention from most political par-ties, and you guessed it, that would be agriculture. It’s not because it’s insig-nificant – the entire sector generates many billions of dollars and significant
employment. But it be-comes insignificant when counting voters. With ever decreasing numbers of producers, there are few-er federal constituencies where the farmer/rancher vote can be decisive.
The reality of the de-clining rural vote has been that the main parties have increasingly focused on urban connected issues and that’s just common sense from a political strategy. But I am sure those of us in the industry wished that ag would get some bit of attention. The problem is much of the political strat-egy brain trust of the fed-eral parties are city folks with little background or understanding of the ag industry. Through no fault of their own I suspect most believe food magically ap-pears at grocery stores ev-ery day. To aggravate such naiveté many would be susceptible to the duplici-tous machinations of anti-agriculture green lobby groups with their twisted perspectives and hidden agendas. That’s probably the most worrisome aspect of the political benign ne-
glect of the ag industry by federal strategists.
A perusal of what little ag policy that does exist in party platforms shows that most have some po-sition on supply manage-ment. That’s not the result of some genuine interest in the topic by the parties, which can be mind-numb-ing for even the most po-litically astute voter. But is the result of intense lob-bying by the poultry and dairy industries who have made sure the main par-ties are committed to their marketing system. The fact that all three main parties are formally committed to preserving supply man-agement is a credit to the tenacity, skill and power of those industries’ lob-bying machines. Although they are all committed to preserving the system as it presently consists, those commitments tend to vary
in depth between the par-ties. The NDP seems most dedicated, the Liberals somewhat weaker in sup-port, with the Conserva-tives mediocre at best, if not suspect.
One thing for sure, all leaders sooner or lat-er will see themselves staged in rural looking costumes on some farm with cows or bales of hay in the background. They will then make the usual pronouncements on their steadfast support of the family farm. Some further verbal political fluff will be added about the safest and best food production in the world. Some may even delve into food secu-rity and the need to grow more of our own food. The Conservatives will have an edge in political agricul-ture bombast being they have an astute and long-serving federal Ag Min-ister who knows the topic better than anyone. That’s a political advantage, but with so few farm voters it may not matter.
The one party that does seem to have a much more specific policy platform
about agriculture would be the federal Green Party. Rather than address ac-tual issues of concern with present day agricultural production and rural so-ciety, the Greens have the ultimate solution – return agriculture to the good old days. That would be a re-turn to 18th century sub-sistence peasant farming. You know the good old days when farmers worked from dusk till dawn fight-ing weeds and brush with no herbicides, dealing with plagues of insects, fungi, molds, with no pesticides, sweating and straining be-hind horses because there were no fossil fuel burn-ing and emissions spew-ing machinery, and dealing with horrendous livestock losses and diseases be-cause there were no antibi-otics or vaccines. One last note about the Green Party approach, it would see food production drop by 75 per cent - city voters would starve to death even those that voted Green. I guess its one of those inconve-nient truths. More on the election and agriculture in a future column.
NYT perception of Stephen Harper’s CanadaThe paper thinks PM has made Canada more ignorant
Not much for agriculture in federal election yetAhead of the heard
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With the case before the courts, the county could not address the bylaw. Once it was done, however, staff re-viewed the bylaw, checking with legal counsel.
“Our current bylaw has not been reviewed in six years,” John Bishop, direc-tor of protective services, explained.
Council undertook the first reading of the bylaw at the meeting. It was noted by staff that the bylaw was found to be “more than ad-equate” through scrutiny in court, but that the pro-cedure for impounding and releasing vicious dogs back to their owners came into question. Minor changes to the bylaw also clarify what sort of behaviour is punish-able by the bylaw.
Changes (in bold) in-clude:
• The owner of a dog is guilty of breaking the bylaw if their dog chases or ha-rasses any person, animal, bicycle or motor vehicle
• The owner of a dog is guilty of breaking the by-law if their dog attacks, in-jures or kills any person or animal
• All impounded dogs, including vicious dogs, are kept for no less than seven days (which do not count Sundays and holidays). At the end of the seven day pe-
riod, an application for the redemption of the vicious dog by its owner will be considered by the bylaw enforcement officer.
The first reading of the bylaw passed, but the sec-ond reading was scheduled to be heard in a public fo-rum at 1 p.m. on Sept. 9. Written submissions in favour or against the by-law will be received by the county until this date, and verbal submissions can be made at the meeting.
County chooses new ani-mal control services con-tractor
The county received no-tice from Alberta Animal Services terminating its contract effective Aug. 1. The contract was to have been in effect from May 1, 2015 until April 30, 2016, and provided for a minimum of two one-hour patrols per month, and any further call-outs to be charged as special patrols at a rate of $100/hour.
County received the no-tice of termination on June 15, citing the lack of cost-effectiveness to make the two patrols per month.
The company offered a revised contract, stipulat-ing that no regular patrols would be made, but the company would respond to complaints as special call-outs. While the rate of $100/hr remained the same,
there would be a charge of a minimum of three hours.
County staff located a second contractor, Old MacDonald Kennels in the Ponoka area. County staff solicited information from the Kennels, who indicated they would be willing to consider a contract. The company would provide the
two patrols, and call-outs at a cost of $85/hr, with no minimum charge per call-out. Though the kennel typ-ically only holds impound-ed animals for three days, it was willing to hold the animals for the seven days required by the county’s by-laws.
If the animals were not
claimed, the kennel would help adopt the animals out. It is also a no-kill shelter, which spays/neuters, mi-crochips and vaccinates dogs and cats before they animals are adopted out.
According to Bishop, who said he spoke with several of the municipali-ties that use the services of
the kennels, “all have very favourable comments and are completely satisfied with (Old MacDonald’s) services.”
In the end, Bishop recom-mended the county go with Old MacDonald Kennels, and councillors agreed, vot-ing to approach the kennel with a contract.
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I wrote a paper in col-lege, attempting to establish and prove a biblical basis for purpose and meaning in life. I received a good mark, but I realized that it’s easier to define the meaning of life than it is to find meaning in life.
The premise for my pa-per was built upon the 2 great commandments that Jesus gave. He said that we should love God with all of our hearts and love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:36 – 40). Life becomes purposeful and meaningful when focus is removed from oneself and placed upon the nature of our Heavenly Father and the needs of our fellow man. But does it work? 95-year-old Connie Vitolo says it does.
Until recently, Connie didn’t care whether she lived or died. Her fail-
ing health required that she leave her own beloved home and move in with her daughter and she was not at all pleased. She prayed fre-quently and fervently that she would die.
Anne, Connie’s daugh-ter was praying with equal zeal. Concerned for her de-pressed mother, she prayed, “I’m putting it all in Your hands God and trusting You that you’re gonna help her..to find her purpose here.”
One day Anne found an ad looking for volunteers to make and send blankets to orphans in India. She prayed one more time and
then shared this need with her mother.
Connie caught the vision and reengaged in something that she hadn’t done for years...crocheting blankets. She has spent the past year crocheting blankets for or-phans halfway around the world. At last count, Connie had completed 12 blankets and has started on her 13th. In an interview with Chris-tian Broadcast News in late July Anne said that God has answered her prayer and her mom knits joyfully all day long without getting tired.
Connie’s prayer request to die has changed dramati-
cally. In the aforementioned CBN interview, she says that before starting a blan-ket, “I pray to Jesus, and I thank Him every day. When I start one I say, thank you Jesus, don’t let me die be-fore I finish my blanket.” She says that she wishes she could hug the orphans, but knows that her blankets are embracing them. She adds “Jesus has a purpose for us all. But I never thought He had a purpose like this for me and I’m very happy...”
Crawling into and curling up inside of our own small-ness and misery will always drain meaning and dispel purpose from our lives. As someone has wisely stated, people wrapped up in them-selves make a pretty small package. Relationship with the Heavenly Father and reaching out to others, as Jesus taught, is both invigo-rating and fulfilling.
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set-up which was 600 feet of track and that’s the larg-est free-mo set-up that has been in North America.
“We hold the record for the largest North Ameri-can free-mo setup,” said
Doug Soeder, one of the members of the Calgary free-mo groups. “All the individual members own modules from as small as one foot long to 25 or 30 feet in several sections and they can take their modules and put them all in a set-up
together.”One of the members,
Dave Chomyn had recre-ated the Othello Tunnels in the Coquihalla Canyon, which is located in a scenic area of the Cascade Moun-tains in British Columbia. This recreation area con-sists of a deep river canyon set in a coastal forest envi-ronment.
Soeder said that members travel distances and con-verge here just so that they can play with their modules.
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That rain was most welcoming this past weekend as most farmers were starting to feel the crunch of the dry grass set-ting in once again after a week of very hot weather. I hope you were able to get a good amount.
The Red Deer River Garden Club is gearing up for their annual big show in at the agriplex. It will all happen next week. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, you will be able to bring in your entries in the evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Then on Wednesday morning, you will have one last chance to bring in from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The judges will commence their work soon after and the exhibits will be open to the public by 4 p.m. Bring one item or 20, everything will be welcomed. There are books available at the Post Office and li-brary and also with every Garden Club member. I am sure you will have some-thing to enter from your flower garden or veggie garden. Also, keep in mind that the library will be running our photo con-test. There will be 12 categories broken down month by month and we will be collecting donations for entry fees. I will
produce a limited amount of calendars this coming year as it was an expensive venture that didn’t produce much return; and the winning photos will be on display in the library year-round.
Don’t miss out on the supper that will be open from 5 to 7 at the hall on the evening of Aug. 26 as part of the garden show events. The kids’ flower arranging will happen just after that, then awards will be handed out.
School will be starting up the week af-ter, but summer isn’t over by any means so enjoy the sunshine and have a good week.
“Odd as I am sure it will appear to some, I can think of no better form of personal involvement in the cure of the environment than that of gardening. A person who is growing a garden, if he is growing it organically, is improv-ing a piece of the world. He is produc-ing something to eat, which makes him somewhat independent of the grocery business, but he is also enlarging, for himself, the meaning of food and the pleasure of eating. “
— Wendell BerryHave a great week.
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It’s hard to believe that school will begin in two weeks. As usual, the sum-mer is going by very quickly.
New for the seniors and in conjunction with the Erskine IOOF, jamming sessions will begin on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 1:30 to 4:30. Come out and enjoy the music and dancing. A donation to lunch would be appreciated. All ages are welcome and anyone with an instrument can come and take their turn at playing.
The Volkers held a fam-ily reunion from Aug. 6 to 9 at the Volker campground in Erskine. There were 210 people in attendance from B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and from California. The weather was perfect and all had a good time. Some of the activities were a bounce house for the children, plus games and a candy scram-ble. Also there was a very successful silent auction. A wonderful supper was served by Shelly Grover and her staff. Campfire and
sing-along went on in the evening with lots of visiting. Everyone was on their way home Sunday and Monday.
The Free Evangelical Church welcomes new youth pastor, Emmett Aron-son, to their church and our community.
Speaking with Joe Gen-dre, Erskine has been awarded money by both the provincial government and the federal government, each putting in 1/3, for bringing water to Erskine. The county will be putting in the other third. This project costs 4 million dollars. It is to be noted that lines will be put throughout Erskine, but
no one has to take the water unless they want to. The Er-skine School will be hook-ing up as they are having trouble with their well. Fire hydrants will also be placed around Erskine.
Work has progressed very well on the walkway and it is almost ready for paving. It will be so nice for kids and people to be able to walk along it instead of on the lake road, which is getting more and more traffic.
Don’t forget Floats and Flicks sponsored by the Erskine Recreation Board on Saturday, Sept. 12. I’ll have more details later this month.
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By Kaylee Somerville Wow! What an amazing
summer it has been here at the library. With only one day left to go, we are wrap-ping up for this year. It’s crazy how fast the summer goes by. We kicked off the program at the end of June with our Minecraft party. The following week, Lee and Sandy Paley joined us for our first family event with awe-some songs. “Move it Move it” week brought us dance parties, movement themed activities, and bowling. “Su-per Spy” week was a blast, as we snuck around the library dodging lasers and decoding messages. “Earth and Space” week connected us with na-ture as we learned about bugs, the planets and celebrated Harry Potter’s birthday. Dur-ing “Create” week we be-came ninjas. Tae-kwon do instructors joined us, and we learned about self-defense. Also that week we toured the Q 93.3 radio station. Super-man, Spiderman, the Hulk and other characters became our focus for the first week of August. Our “Hero” week encompassed tons of super-hero activities, and EMT workers joined us at our Hero party to teach us about their heroic careers. Last week for “Super-Science” we chan-neled our inner scientists by making goo, explosions, and 3D objects. Last Friday we were joined by the mobile planetarium from Waskasoo
Environmental Educational Society and we learned about the stars and constellations.
This week we have a “Games Galore” theme. We played Minute to Win It games and giant Jenga earlier this week, and today we will create an Etch-a-Sketch with an electronic Arduino con-troller. Our wind-up party is on Thursday, Aug. 20. We will be handing out prizes
and then walking over to the water park for some fun in the sun. Both age groups will have their own wrap up party. The program for ages six to eight is from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon and the one for ages nine to 12 is from 12:30 to 2 p.m. All summer we have been tracking participants’ reading with our “Reading Tree”.
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continued from page 9We are proud to announce
that we have read over 150 hours this summer. Tomor-row we will be randomly drawing a bird from the tree for the grand prize: a Nin-tendo 3DS. Also, remember that this Friday is our Read
and Rhyme event for ages up to five at the fire station. Please meet at the fire station at 10 to see the trucks, meet the firemen, sing some songs, and have a snack.
Overall it has been an amazing summer. We would like to thank all the incred-
ible kids that we met over the summer; we have some fan-tastic and intelligent children in Stettler, folks. Also thanks to all of the special guests who joined us, and the staff at the library who put up with our shenanigans all summer. The theme for this year’s pro-
gram was “Play” and we did just that.
Stay tuned in September for even more programs. Read and Rhyme will be con-tinuing twice a week at 10:30. Keep an eye out for start dates. The COW Bus (Class-room on Wheels) will be in
Stettler on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. On Friday, Oct. 30, our annual Monster Bash event will occur. This is a special giant fright-fest with performers, activities, crafts, and more. The library and the Jewel Theatre will also be partnering in the fall
to show films sponsored by TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). Like the TIFF Film Circuit - Stettler Face-book page (www.facebook.com/stettlertiff) and check the library’s website for news on ticket sales, films, and dates for screenings.
Stettler Public Library Summer Reading Program wraps up
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August/September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 27 28 29 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
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Semester 1
Professional Days Thurs. - Tues., Aug. 27 - Sep. 1, 2015 First Student Day Wed., Sep. 2, 2015 Labour Day Mon., Sep. 7, 2015 Professional Day Mon., Sep. 21, 2015 Thanksgiving Day Mon., Oct. 12, 2015 Professional Day Mon., Oct. 26, 2015 Optional Diploma Examinations Mon. - Mon., Nov. 2 - 9, 2015 Remembrance Day Wed., Nov. 11, 2015 Fall Break Thurs., Nov. 12, 2015 Day acknowledging two evening Parent-Student Conferences Fri., Nov.13, 2015 Christmas Vacation Mon., Dec. 21, 2015 - Fri., Jan. 1, 2016 Professional Day Fri., Jan. 29, 2016
Number of student days for Semester 1 90 Number of teacher days for Semester 1 8 + 90 = 98
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Family Day Mon., Feb. 15, 2016 Professional Day Tues., Feb. 16, 2016 Teachers’ Convention Thurs. & Fri., Mar. 10 & 11, 2016 Good Friday Fri., Mar. 25, 2016 Spring Break (including Easter Monday) Mon. - Fri, Mar. 28 - Apr. 1, 2016 Optional Diploma Examinations Wed. - Thur., Apr. 6 - 14, 2016 Professional Day Mon., Apr. 25, 2016 Professional Day Thurs., May 19, 2016 Day acknowledging two evening Parent-Student Conferences Fri., May 20, 2016 Victoria Day Mon., May 23, 2016 Last Student Day Tues., June 28, 2016 Professional Days Wed. & Thurs., June 29 & 30, 2016
Number of student days for Semester 2 93 Number of teacher days for Semester 2 8 + 93 = 101
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The 2015 Donalda Motor Daze will take place Sat-urday, Aug. 22; a fun day filled with family events, concession, and a Main Street cruise. Registration begins at 8 a.m. To register or for more information, please call 403 883 2463 or
403 883 2943.The Donalda Gallery for
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variety of works, mediums and processes. Also, there is no society meeting until September.
The Donalda & District museum is open weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m. over the weekends. If you are in-
terested in booking a group tour, please call us at 403 883 2100. Please stop on by for a visit and enjoy the many beautiful items we have on display.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Joseph Seale, Sheri Tenney, Steven
Dahl, Conner Horton, Edna Andres, Nakita Horton, Parker Schoettler-Ma, Bella LaBelle, Danny Bernard, Barbara Hofer, Matthew Berry, Bailey Dietrich, Judy Swaren, Shawn Sutton, Deegan Gebhardt, Kelti Ol-son, and Gwendolyn Ten-
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Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Big Valley Golf Club hosted the town’s first annual golf tournament on Fri-day, Aug.14.
There were 25 participants, who were charged an entry fee of $30, which in-cluded 18 holes of golf and barbecue, and prizes that would be drawn as raffles.
Tee-off was at 1.30 p.m.Participants could enter either as indi-
viduals or as a team of four. “The community has been very sup-
portive, with the town of Big Valley hav-ing a population of 365, and today being a working day, this is great support for the club,” said Teresa Greig, secretary of the Big Valley golf club. “There were 10 of us who got together and decided to take it over from the Big Valley Ag society, which does not have the manpower to run the club anymore, although they still own it.”
John Paul, president of the Big Valley Golf Club along with Greig and members of the club will pool in their resources and focus on running the golf course indepen-dently.
According to Greig, the funds raised would be used to “fix the greens, tee-box-es and put a fresh coat of paint in some places”.
Independent SPORTSWednesday, August 19, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 15
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Averaging 25.8 seconds after the third round, Blair Smith of Wimborne secured top place at the Stettler Calf Roping Jack-pot on Wednesday, Aug.12 at the small arena overlooking the Ew-ing Lake in Fenn.
Riley Warren of Erskine came in second with 29.7 seconds af-ter his third round, while Shane Smith came in a close third aver-aging at 29.8 seconds.
Organized and hosted by Brandon and Kim Van Straten, the Stettler Calf Roping Jackpot is an event for all calf ropers in central Alberta.
“This is a tie-down jack-pot that we try and host every
couple of weeks, and we also have breakaway roping for the little kids,” said Brandon Van Straten. “Calf roping is an event that isn’t as common as team roping or barrel racing because of the difficulty in having the right size of cattle.”
There were 17 participants at the jackpot.
Each rider had to rope the calf in the shortest time.
There are three rounds, with the result being calculated as an average of the three.
If a rider is unable to rope the calf in one round, he still partic-ipates in the remaining rounds, but his average is not calculated.
Only nine riders were able to successfully rope the calf in all three rounds.
Blair Smith averages
25.8 seconds to secure
top spot at the Stettler
Calf Roping Jackpot
Moush Sara John/Independent reporter
Denny Greiner of Big Valley takes aim as he participates in the first annual Big Valley golf tournament at the Big Valley Golf Course on Friday, August 14.
Big Valley hosts its first annual Fun Tourney
Moush Sara John/Independent reporter
Steve Theissen of Stettler tries to rope a calf at the Stettler Calf Roping Jackpot held on Wednesday,
Aug.12. Theissen averaged 32.5 seconds after the third round.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Since announcing his retirement as head coach at the end of the 2013-2014 season, Stettler Lightning General Manager Doug Smith hasn’t been able to get free of the reins of the Junior B hockey team.
This year is no different.“I’m really bad at (retiring),” Smith said
with a laugh.This year, though, he’s managed to get a
bit freer than the previous year, stepping out of the role of coach of any sort, stepping into the shadows to handle off-bench managerial work.
Gavin Brandl, who coached alongside Smith last year and is a former Lightning player himself, will be joined by two of last year’s most solid players, Reese Anheliger and Mark Dietz.
Both players have aged out of the junior league and have decided to stay with the team in a coaching capacity.
“I’m quite excited about the younger voices at the bench,” Smith said of the new coaches and Brandl. “It’s a fresh new look.”
There’s some hard decisions for the Light-ning coming up as it firms up its roster for the 2015-16 season. With a large number of their overage players indicating they want to return, the coaches and Smith must narrow the number to four, the amount of overagers they’re allowed to keep on their team as per the league bylaws.
There’s also some gaps to fill where play-ers have aged out. Not only are top-scorers
Anheliger and Deitz out of the picture – as players at least – goalie Simon Thieleman is also gone.
Thieleman, who played almost every game last season, made some incredible saves to keep the Lightning on the winning side of the tally, including a desperate flying leap across the net that somehow deflected a puck.
“We definitely have some big skates to fill,” Smith said.
However, the new coaches seem up to the task, Smith noted.
“We’re getting a good response from the small towns (around Stettler),” he explained. “Towns like Forestburg, other junior hockey folk.”
The Lightning have the first of its tryouts this weekend.
Exhibition games start in September with the regular season starting in October, though before that, Smith noted there’s one more task to complete – rally up members for the board.
“It’s getting to a point where it’s been hard filling some of the executive positions,” he explained.
By the league bylaws, each team must have a board of executives. The board must, at its smallest, consist of six people, so its votes can be ratified. Currently, the Lightning board is down to three people, Smith said.
People who are interested in joining the board can contact Smith. There’s one meeting a month, and Smith noted the board can be flexible for the schedules of its membership.
New faces at Lightning bench
Independent SPORTS Wednesday, August 19, 2015Page 16 The Stettler Independent
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Linda Hall team from Stettler defeated Yishins, also a team of Stettler to win the C-event slo-pitch finals at Byemoor on Sun-day, Aug.16.
Moonshiners of Rumsey won the A-event of the slo-pitch tournament defeating
Half Sox of Big Valley in the finals.
32 teams participated in the tournament despite the torrential rains that hit the town of Byemoor on Satur-day, Aug.15 when the first rounds were being played.
Team members came from Byemoor, Big Valley, Stettler and neighbouring towns, but also cities as far
as Red Deer, Drumheller, Trochu, Craigmyle and Hanna.
Each team had to have a maximum of six men and a minimum of four ladies on the field to start a game, and there was an hour and 15 minutes time limit on games.
The pitched ball had to have an arc of at least six
feet, but no more than 12 from the ground.
“The Byemoor slo-pitch ball tournament has been going on for more then three decades, with family and friends forming teams and playing to have fun,” said Bobbi Buchwitz, or-ganizer of the slo-pitch tournament. “We had five new teams this year.
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The Byemoor Fair weekend with its 32-team slo-pitch tournament is over for another year. A downpour of over two inches of rain on Saturday made things challenging but did not dampen the spirits of the hardy ball players and parade-goers. The weather how-ever did cause a lower attendance than usual for the Saturday events.
A small parade went rain or shine, much to the delight of the young chil-dren who caught generous amounts of candy along the parade route.
About 100 children enjoyed the Kids’ Carnival at the arena on Satur-day afternoon, with plenty of activities to keep them busy and dry.
For the Saturday ball players, dry was not an option, with most getting totally drenched and mud-plastered. They did persevere however and with some modified “one-pitch” rules the tournament went on despite the mon-soon.
Weather was much better for Sun-day and the finals.
It was a Rumsey team who captured the coveted top spot of the 32-team tournament — the Moonshiners won the A event over the Half Sox team from Big Valley.
B event winner was the Bench-warmers team from Trochu over the Scrambled Eggs team from Hanna.
In the C event it was the Linda Hall team from Stettler winning over an-other Stettler team, the Yishins.
The D event saw the Hey Under the Influence team from Red Deer win over the Touch and Go team from Botha.
During the weekend folks also en-joyed the pancake breakfasts, roast beef supper and the dance with mu-sic supplied by Sound Source of Red Deer.
There was a sea of holiday trailers in Byemoor for the weekend, parked around the ball park and near the school.
A huge “Hats off” and thank you goes out to all the organizers and vol-unteers who staged another successful fair weekend and to all who partici-pated and supported the event.
Not only were Endiang – Byemoor folks busy with the fair, many also at-tended one of the four weddings of in-terest to the Endmoor community on Saturday.
Kay Dee Munns and Jeb Olsen were married at Medora, North Dakota. Kay Dee is the daughter of Bud and Rhonda Munns. Several folks from here traveled to the U.S. for the wed-ding, where the young couple will be making their home.
Kayla Keessar and Jerad Wood were married in Stettler. Kayla is the daughter of Byron and Linda Wilkie and granddaughter of Clifford and Lynda Wilkie.
Daylon Brown and Jon Rairdan’s wedding was at Erksine/Stettler. Day-lon is the daughter of Neil and Deneen Brown and granddaughter of Bob and Eileen Green.
Mandi Dushanek and Sam Riet-mann exchanged vows on the farm of the groom’s parents near Delburne. Mandi is a teacher at the Byemoor School.
We send congratulations from the community to all the newlyweds and wish them all long and happy mar-riages.
The weekend rainfall of more than two inches was the biggest rain this year for our community and should help quell the dry conditions. Even though it was too late for some crops, it is still beneficial and very much welcomed by the farming community.
Albert Mappin and Eric Smith en-joyed a successful halibut fishing ex-cursion to Anchorage, Alaska. They returned home Monday with their catch.
Remember the 40th anniversary cel-ebration for Jim and Maureen Wasdal is at the Endiang Hall on Aug. 22 at 8 p.m.
Keep in mind the steak barbeque at the Byemoor Hotel goes on Aug. 28 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thought for the day — “A whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water, but is still fat. A rabbit runs and hops all day and only lives 15 years, while a tortoise doesn’t run and mostly does nothing, yet it lives for 150 years. And you tell me to ex-ercise — I don’t think so.”
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Stacie Pederson of Half Sox plays against Moonshiners in the A-event final at the slo-pitch tournament on Sunday, Aug.16. Moonshiners defeated Half Sox as they went on to win the tournament.
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JASON ROBERT FLETTSeptember 30, 1983 - August 7, 2014
We miss and love you so much JasonAll our love, The Flett Family
FLETCHERMr. Donald H. Fletcher of Alix, passed away August 5, 2015 at the Red Deer Hospital at the age of 72 years. Donald was born to Carl and Clara Fletcher on September 25, 1942 at Watson, Saskatchewan. Donald is survived by his loving wife Colleen; sons Brent Fletcher and Curtis (Corrine) Fletcher; daughter Melissa (Darren) Stehr; grandchildren: Megan, Taya, Addison and Carter; mother in law Edna Doell; brothers: Les (Liz) Fletcher, Ed (Janet) Fletcher, Bob (Carol) Fletcher; sisters:
Shirley (John) Hellebo, Rose (Doug) Cartwright, Joan (Mel) Rhyno and Dorothy Fletcher; sister in law Darlene Fletcher; as well as other relatives and many friends. Predeceased by his parents Clara and Carl, brother Linton (Gail) Fletcher and a very special man David Curr.Funeral service was held on August 10, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Stettler Funeral Home with Rev. Lyn Lamers offi ciating. Crystal and Jason Allan gave a loving tribute to all those in attendance; Melissa Stehr presented a poem ‘As Long As We Remember’; Barbara Lynn Goodwin offered her gift of music. Honorary Pallbearers were Jim Boyd, Lloyd Beamish, Ron Barritt, Robert Ripley, Neil Humphrey, Charles Stone and all those that shared in Don’s life. Memorial donations may be made to STARS or charity of choice. Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com Family and friends gathered in the Heartland Reception Centre for a time of fellowship and a light luncheon prepared and served by Teresa’s Catering.
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Jensen Contract Flooringin Big Valley, AB is currently looking for a self-motivated professional to assist the fi nancial department in various duties. This is a full-time, permanent position.
Financial Administrative AssistantSpecifi c Duties include: • Assure timely and accurate invoicing • Assure timely collection of monies due. • Make reommendations to improve quality of invoicing and collection procedures • Weekly reporting of invoicing totals/ againg totals/cash/invoicng adjustments • Assist in tracking of change orders • Assist in preparing contracts and contract documents • Assist in cash fl ow projections • Assist in payroll operations • Perform such other accounting, fi nancial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time
Qualifi cations • Experience in bookkeeping or accounting-related fi eld • Highly organized, achievement oriented with strong multi-tasking abilities. • Be able to work with little to no supervision. • Strong Administrative skills and profi ciency in Microsoft Office products. • Abilitiy to communicate effectively with all employees within our organization and our customers.
Working Conditions • Fast-paced, deadline driven • Ample room for advancement within the company. • Opportunity to impact the accounting processes of a small company.
Ideal candidate would have working knowledge of construction in a related fi eld although on the job training will be provided. JCF is one of the industry’s most experienced fl ooring contractors in Western Canada, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
For more information on this posting and Jensen Contract Flooring please go to www.jcfgroup.ca
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Jensen Contract Flooringin Big Valley, AB is currently looking for a
self-motivated professional. This is a full-time, permanent position.
Project CoordinatorSpecifi c Duties include: • Assure timely and accurate Purchasing and Inventory Control • Follow up on quoted prices • Preparation and submission of submittals • Assure timely delivery of material to site and labelling • Assist Project Managers with Schedule and Change Management reporting. • Assist Estimating with sourcing pricing • Perform other project related tasks as many be required from time to time.
Qualifi cations • Experience will be considered an asset • Ability to interpret specifi cations and drawings is an asset. • Background in construction is an asset. • Highly organized, achievement oriented with strong multi-tasking abilities. • Be able to work with little to no supervision. • Strong Administrative skills and profi ciency in Microsoft Office products. • Abilitiy to communicate effectively with all employees within our organization and our customers and vendors.
Working Conditions • Fast-paced, deadline driven • Ample room for advancement within the company. • Opportunity to impact the project system of a small company.
Ideal candidate would have working knowledge of construction in a related fi eld, although on the job training will be provided. JCF is one of the industry’s most experienced fl ooring contractors in Western Canada, this an opportunity not to be missed.
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ALBERTA PIG COMPANY IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SWINE TECHNICIANS at our
RED WILLOW PORK FARM location near Gadsby, AB.
Salary: $10.88 to $13.00 hourly for 42.5 hours per week, Permanent Full-Time. Health, Dental and Retirement benefi ts.
JOB REQUIREMENTSLanguage: EnglishExperience: Will trainSpecifi c Skills: Feed and tend animals; Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pensWork Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Physically demandingWork Location Information: Rural area; Staff accommodation availableAutomated Systems Experience: Feeding and watering system
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Clearview Public SchoolsRequires
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERSCompetition #5629
We are looking for an energetic individual to join our dedicated team of bus drivers. We require a driver for the Grandview/Meadowlands bus route in Stettler for the 2015-2016 school year. Training will be provided if required.
Applicants are required to complete an application form with the names of at least two references that have agreed to be contacted. Interested applicants are asked to forward their resume to Clearview Public Schools, Attn: D. Larsen, Box 1720, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0. Faxes may be sent to (403) 742-1388. We also accept applications electronically at [email protected]. Please quote the competition number on all applications submitted. This competition closes September 4, 2015 at 1:00 pm.
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ALBERTA PIG COMPANY is now accepting applications for EXPERIENCED SWINE HERDSPERSONS at our
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Salary: $14.91 to $18.00 hourly for 42.5 hours per week Permanent Full-Time. Health, Dental and Retirement benefi ts. JOB REQUIREMENTSLanguage: EnglishEducation: College, CEGEP or other non-university certifi cate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 yearsEquipment and Machinery Experience: Feeding and watering systemExperience: Minimum 1 yearAddtional Skills: Perform general farm duties; Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment Area of Specialization: SwineWork Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Physically demandingAbility to Supervise: 1 to 2 peopleWork Location Information: Rural area; Staff accommodation availableSpecifi c Skills: Provide agricultural livestock services such as artifi cial insemination, disinfecting pens or barns, ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed, recognize and treat certain livestock health problems; maintain livestock performance recordsPersonal Suitability: Team playerAPPLY TO ALBERTA PIG COMPANY by e-mail: [email protected]
We are seeking an Assistant Store Manager for our Sobeys Liquor Stettler location.
Reporting to the Store Manager, you will provide direction and support to store employees while demonstrating outstanding customer service.
As the ideal candidate, you feel comfortable dealing directly with customers and will provide effective leadership to store employees. You will also enjoy sharing your product knowledge with store employees to ensure customers receive top-notch customer service when choosing from our wide selection.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- Previous retail supervisory experience.- Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce and knowledge of computer systems- Knowledge of company programs, products, departments and standards is an asset.- Proserve Certifi cation is an asset.- Must be available days, weekends and evenings up to Midnight.
Please submit resume by: e-mail: [email protected].
fax: 403-742-0547 or: In person at the store.
County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,
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Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277
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HELP DESK TECHNICIANThe County of Stettler has an exciting career opportunity for an entry-level position bringing effective technical skills to the position of Help Desk Technician.Under the general supervision of the Director of Technology, this role will be responsible for providing technical assistance and support related to computer systems, hardware, or software. The successful candidate will respond to queries, run diagnostic programs, isolate problems, and determine and implement solutions to end-user issues, prepare training materials and conduct in house training.
Requirements- Oral and written communication skills- Working knowledge of help desk software, databases and remote control utilities- Advanced troubleshooting and multi-tasking skills- Working knowledge of fundamental operations of relevant software, hardware and other equipment, especially Windows 7-8.1 and Microsoft Office.- Related experience and/or training in troubleshooting and providing help desk support- Certifications would be considered an asset.
For the complete job description please visit our website at www.StettlerCounty.ca.
The County of Stettler offers a competitive salary and a generous employer paid benefits package. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found. The County appreciates all applications however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Please send cover letter and resumes to: Andrew BrysiukDirector of Technology Services, County of StettlerBox 1270, Stettler AB T0C 2L0t: 403-742-4441 or f: 403-742-1277email: [email protected] or visit www.stettlercounty.ca
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved with a variance or as a discretionary use:
1. No: 2882-2015 Legal Description: Lots 13 &14, Block 20, Plan 0729463 Municipal Address: 4026 & 4028 – 68 Street
Applicant: Derwin Massey Proposed Development: Fourplex
You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. September 2, 2015. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305
Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use By-law No 2060 - 15:
1. No: 2883-2015 Legal Description: Lot pt. 14, 15, Block 12, Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4809 –52 Street
Applicant: Willms Educational & Psychological Services
Proposed Development: Home Occupation
2. No: 2884-2015 Legal Description: Lot 1 & 2, Block 58, Plan 3049AT
Municipal Address: 4720 –52 StreetApplicant: Sharebear Playschool Proposed
Development: Change in Use/ Renovation
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SUMMER VILLAGE OF WHITE SANDS BYLAW 153-15AUGUST 29, 2015 AT 9:00 AMWHITE SANDS VILLAGE HALL
Pursuant to Section 606 of the Municipal Government Act, the Council of the Summer Village of White Sands give notice that they have given First Reading to Land Use Bylaw 153-15.
The changes to Bylaw 153-15 from the current Bylaw 146-14 include:• Increasing front yard setbacks by 1.5m for buildings on lots larger
than 929m². This will allow for better visibility and sightlines where buildings appear too close to the road, and will allow for increased room for shallow utilities.
• The wording for “lakeside” lots meant that fences along roads for these parcels could be 6.5 ft. high. This has now been clarifi ed so on “lakeside” parcels, the roadside maximum height is 4 ft., and the side and lakeside fences can be up to 6.5 ft. (just like all other lots in the village).
• Bringing back an allowance for occasional exceptions to the limit of 2 RV’s per lot. The proposal allows approval of up to 4 RV’s, 3 times per year for up to 5 days at a time.
Anyone affected by this amendment may make written submissions before 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2015 to Graham Scott, CAO, Box 280, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 or [email protected].
The Public Hearing for the Bylaw 153-15 will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at 9:00am in the White Sands Village Hall at 8 Front Street, White Sands, Alberta.
The Public Hearing will be a part of a Special Meeting of Council for the Summer Village of White Sands.
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Independent DISTRICTWednesday, August 19, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 23
Louise BellairBOTHA BOOSTER
A big congratulations goes out to Matt and Dorris Morris on their an-niversary last Saturday, Aug 15, sorry about this being late. But I hope you had a fantastic day.
Bingo tonight starting at 7:15 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Make sure you come on out tonight as you could be the lucky one who wins the Jackpot, which hasn’t been won for a while, so it’s been growing.
Let’s look at the last pioneer I can locate anything on who worked on the elevators here in Botha. Art and Ilene Rock and their six children moved to Botha on Oct. 1, 1961, and made their home in the CPR station house.
Art worked as a mechanic at the Bo-tha Garage from 1961-1964 and than worked at the Country Shop until he retired in 1973. Ilene, after years of
cooking for her family, started work-ing part time at the Auction Mart for Ed Emmett.
Many memorable recollections their children remember are where their dad, Art, brought a merry-go-round, which everyone (children and adult) enjoyed. These children also had a hockey area, which was set up on the station platform, ball games just west of the station platform and dug snow tunnels in the drifts along the snow fences. Children never lacked things to do. They were also involved in CGIT, Explorers, Cubs and Scout pro-grams.
Art and his wife enjoyed curling and especially dancing, attending most dances that were held at the Bo-tha Hall. Ilene also was an assistant Cub leader for many years, and also a member of the UCW.
In 1968, Art retired from the Coun-
try Shop and they moved to Stettler. Ilene started working in the nursing home until Art’s passing on June 11, 1983. Ilene remarried in October 1986 to Arnold Stewart, a former Botha res-ident and they moved to Bashaw.
There is one special event coming up in the very near future. On Satur-day, Aug. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m., there will be a special event at the Stettler Elevator. Supper will be from 4 to 5 p.m.,, so watch out for more informa-tion on this, and come out and learn more how elevators worked in them days. Stettler Elevator is one of the very few elevators left in Alberta, so make sure you keep this date in mind. Everyone is more than welcome to at-tend this special event.
Gwenda and Robin Gravely had a very exciting time last weekend when they had all family show up and enjoy the weekend with them.
Last chapter in pioneer history
Rose Koenraadt andDorothy Anderson
HALKIRK HERALD
For 20 years, the Halkirk Elks’ Bull-a- Rama has been the pinna-cle of the village’s social activities. The quality and variety of entertainment it offers continues to draw participants and specta-tors from far beyond the community’s boundaries.
While we continue to feature perennial favou-rites like the bull and bronc riding, the mutton busting (ages four to six), the wild pony races (ages seven to 14) and the la-dies’ races, each year we introduce new attractions to keep the show fresh and lively.
This year, we are fea-
turing the Liberty Horse Act and the Wild Heart-ed trick riders. For the younger set ,there’s a kids boot race, face painting and the money pit.
Over the years, we’ve drawn crowds as large as a thousand folk and the Elks are again gearing up for a large attendance, The Bull-a Rama’s ongoing success can be attributed to the professional level of competition, the gen-erous support of spon-sors and, let’s not forget, the hard work and many hours donated by volun-teers. All our volunteers deserve a hearty thanks, with a special mention to Bob and Maxine Baird, whose expert advice and assistance have proven
invaluable over the years.While making a profit
is not our primary goal, any surplus we do gen-erate is distributed at the end of the year to worthy, usually local causes, such as the Halkirk school, the Valley ski club and other kid related activities.
Historically we’ve been quite fortunate with the weather for this event. The gates open at 2 p.m. with the opening ceremo-nies at 3:30.
Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope we are once again favoured with warm, sunny Alberta skies the coming week-end.
A lively group of fam-ily and friends gathered at the hall on Sunday af-
ternoon to help Velma Chick celebrate her 85th birthday. The travelers came from far and wide throughout Alberta to vis-it and enjoy the bountiful buffet meal served by the family. Happy birthday, Velma!
Jan and Rose Koen-raadt attended a family gathering in Calgary on Sunday. Thirty plus fam-ily members from Rose’s mom’s side enjoyed a pot-luck dinner at a com-munity club house.
Coming up – Sept. 2 – start of a new school year; Sept. 3 –Bingo back at the hall at 7:30. Mark Oct. 17 on your calen-dar – it’s the Elks annual Oyster Fry and White elephant sale.
It is the Bull-a-Rama weekend
Paulette HeerGADSBY/WESTWOODS NEWS
Summer is slowly coming to an end, school is only a couple weeks away; and with this in mind, Gadsby Decoration Day is also a couple weeks away.
Mark Sunday, Aug. 30 on your cal-endars and start the day with brunch at the Gadsby Church building provided by the Heritage Society. Doors open 11 a.m. till 1 p.m.
Then it’s on to the cemetery for Decoration Day. The Legion service begins at 2 p.m.; coffee and donuts provided by the Omega Circle fol-lowing the service. This is a day to re-member our veterans, our loved ones that are gone but also to see long time friends of the community that have moved away but return home for the day.
Congratulations to Tamara (Thom-as) McPhearson who has just received
her degree in Bachelor of Human Sci-ences from the Athabasca University.
The Big Knife 4H Beef Club is gear-ing up for the coming season. July 29 saw their awards night and banquet, held in Botha Hall which was well at-tended. All members received their achievement plaque. Grand Champi-on market steer went to Shayla Derr; Reserve to Keyonna Derr; Champion Commercial to Rylee Jacobson; Pure-bred female to Kathryn Dolliver; Club “rate of gain” to Alex Skocdopole and Champion Club Judging to MacKen-zie Hankins. There were many other awards too numerous to list. Congrat-ulations to all and best wishes for the coming season.
The Beef Club also enjoyed a bus trip to Calaway Park this summer. The club took in the fun week in Olds with Junae Ventnor, Shayla Derr and McKenzie Hankins participating. These were all great times.
Bill and Joyce Hansel enjoyed a visit from granddaughter Karla and Dylan James and family from Drayton Valley who came on Saturday. They all headed into Stettler to the Water-park to help McKenna Hansel cel-ebrate her eighth birthday.
Prior to this, on July 31, Grandson Devin Trennery and his girlfriend Heather popped in to Bill and Joyce’s. His mom Sandy Trennery came out and Uncle Larry Hansel were all there when Devin and Heather announced their engagement. A happy time in-deed!
This past Sunday, Aug. 16 they at-tended great grandson #13 Brett’s first birthday. This was held at Cadogan at his parents, Jeff and Kathy Botting.
Happy birthday to Velvet Nickerson who was invited to Sandra Rowland’s for lunch, this turned into a surprise birthday lunch with Mary Ann Russell and Angela Rowland there as well.
Come out for Decoration Day
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