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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
With an unemployment rate in east-central Alberta at 2.6 per cent, the job market in the com-munity is definitely that of the employee, according to at least one employer in town.
When the employment rate falls so low, it becomes difficult to find and to keep employees, according to Chris Strachey, the regional communications man-ager for Alberta Works. A com-fortable unemployment rate for a community is about five per cent, he noted.
“If it’s under five per cent, employers start having job va-cancies or begin having a hard time keeping employees,” he said.
While he said Alberta’s boom-ing job market – one of the most
aggressive market in the country for the past several years – has changed, Alberta is still a desti-nation province for people from the eastern provinces, where good-paying work can be harder to find.
The era of people coming with no experience and being able to pick up a high-paying job sim-ply by being present is coming to an end, however.
“We don’t see as much of that now,” he said. “For people with experience and with a good work ethic, though, the opportu-nities still exist.”
Though the east-central area stretches from Red Deer all the way to the Saskatchewan border, Strachey was able to elaborate more on Stettler specifically.
“There are 52 Stettler jobs posted on the Canada-Alberta job bank right now in a wide va-
riety of fields, including trades, health care, retail, oil field, transportation, warehousing, sales, agriculture and restau-rants,” he said in an email. “Jobs range from high-skill to low-skill/entry level.”
Alberta Works Centre in Stet-tler has a consistent flow of cli-ents, with about 400 visits per month, he said, adding that the number is just heads through the door. Some people may come more than once.
According to Strachey, the province is likely to be short 96,000 workers by 2023.
When the markets collapsed in 2008, even Alberta’s em-ployment dipped, but numbers from the province show a steady increase over the past several years. In October 2013, the province saw roughly 2,230,500 employed. This year, the number
has risen to just over 2,290,000.Hospitality struggles to keep employees
People visiting Boston Pizza can find its manager, Matt Ghes-quire, taking on all sorts of du-ties. Some days he works in the kitchen and other days he acts as host. He’s delivered pizzas to households and he’s acted as a server.
“You can’t have this sort of job unless you’re willing to work 70-hour weeks,” he said during a brief break.
Ghesquire has managed Bos-ton Pizza for a year now, but has a long history in the service in-dustry. He was brought to Stet-tler by his employer to learn the kitchen, as aspect of the job with which he was not yet familiar, and he found himself becoming the restaurant manager instead.
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Mya Prehn peeks out from inside a human hamster ball, Mya Prehn peeks out from inside a human hamster ball,
one of the more popular attractions at a student carnival one of the more popular attractions at a student carnival
held at William E. Hay Composite High School on Friday, held at William E. Hay Composite High School on Friday,
Dec. 5. Please see our story on Page 4.Dec. 5. Please see our story on Page 4.
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The story and music of
the Freedom Singers has brought joy and hope to au-diences across North Ameri-
ca through their performanc-es on stage, their recordings and appearances on TV.
More than 300 people in Stettler got to witness their powerful testimony when the trio performed at the Erskine Evangelical Free Church’s annual Christmas banquet on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Brothers Simon and Ste-fan Ivascu, plus bandmate Jake Losen, sang gospel music with tight harmonies, interspersed with stories of the Ivascu brothers’ journey from their native Romania to Canada.
Facing mandatory military service and not wanting to compromise their Christian faith, the brothers separately fled their homeland, eventu-ally arriving in Canada and settling in Kelowna, B.C.
Simon Ivascu told the sto-ry of his escape 15 years ago, and of his journey across the
ocean, stowed away deep within the cargo hold of a large ship, where he and his fellow escapee nearly died from lack of oxygen, food and water.
Though the voyage chal-lenged his faith, he said he couldn’t have survived with-out the guiding hand of God.
“I was not alone through the whole journey, the al-mighty God was with me,” Simon said. “I simply cannot deny the hand of God.”
Senior pastor Ross Hel-geton said that the intent of the annual banquet is to give back to the community and to make sure people are aware of the church’s pres-ence.
“We feel the community does a lot for us,” he said. “We just want people to come and have a good time
. . . I say we want people to know that we’re there, and there for them.”
Helgeton reported that a total of 336 people attended, the largest turnout in the four years the church has held the banquet. He estimated that only one third of those at-tending were part of the Er-skine congregation.
The banquet featured a catered meal served by Te-resa’s Catering of Donalda. Helgeton welcomed the crowd to begin the event, while board chair Larry Henry asked the blessing on the food.
The band performed fol-lowing the meal, with Simon cracking jokes about “how hard it is to sing on a full stomach.”
Their repertoire included gospel songs old and new, and the trio invited the au-
dience to sing along with several Christmas carols, including “Silent Night” and “Joy to the World.”
Several songs had per-sonal significance for band members, including “Try Je-sus,” which Stefan had sung during a performance on a cruise ship years prior, just after learning that his family had lost all its possessions in an apartment fire.
Simon also recalled how, during his trip across the ocean, his companion had begun singing the Gaither family classic “Because He Lives” in their native tongue. He and his brother then sang the song, with the audience joining later in English.
For more information on the group, visit freedomsing-ers.com. For details on the church, visit erskinefree.com.
Freedom Singers share testimonyto full house at church banquet
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Simon Ivascu, Jake Losen and Stefan Ivascu perform as the Freedom Singers during the Erskine Evangelical Free Church’s annual Christmas banquet at the Stettler Community Hall on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Members of the community opened their wallets big time this past weekend for the annual emer-gency services charity check-top on Highway 12, as the volunteers brought in more than $7,000 in do-nations.
The check-stop, which took place on Highway 12 on Dec. 6, was held by Stettler RCMP, Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue, Heartland Victim Services, Commercial Vehicle En-forcement, Town of Stettler bylaw enforcement and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD).
“We had a big group from SADD,” Const. Bill Lewadniuk said. “gthey were a big help with their enthusi-asm.”
Other than a warning from Lewad-niuk to one driver to buckle up, the check-stop didn’t reveal any prob-lems, and everyone was in good spirits.
“We had one person make a $1,000 donation,” Lewadniuk noted, adding that the generosity of everyone was appreciated.
Though he wasn’t certain, the con-stable also believes this year’s num-ber beats the record year the check-
stop had in 2013, but the numbers are in the hands of Victim Services. A representative from Victim Ser-vices was unavailable by press time.
“We owe a big thanks to commer-cial vehicle (inspection),” Lewad-niuk added. “They brought their big truck for us to stay warm in.”
Fender benders on rise as drivers adjust to winter weather
Though there have been no ma-jor accidents in the past week and no other major incidents, the police have been busy responding to minor fender benders.
“They’re stacking up,” Lewadniuk said.
The arrival of winter weather land-ed hard in late November, dumping a good heap of snow on Stettler roads, but unlike much of the prov-ince, which saw a good number of serious collisions and road closures, drivers in Stettler seemed to have the sense to stay off the roads during the snowstorm.
However, since then, the fenders have been bending as drivers adjust to the slippery and mushy roads.
With weather warming and cool-ing, roads are becoming increasingly icy, something people need to be aware of when driving, Lewadniuk
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amount of time it takes to come to a stop and increases the chance of slid-ing on the road surface, spinning out, or going off the road if there are at-tempts at a sudden stop.
Lewadniuk said it’s important for drivers to slow down and drive ac-cording to the weather conditions.
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Twenty-four hours before snow removal is to happen on town streets, yellow signs warning of coming re-moval will be placed on the curbside.
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Families in Halkirk and area were up and about bright and early on Sunday to ring in the Christmas sea-son, enjoy a hot breakfast and visit with Santa at the community hall.
Breakfast with Santa is organized annually by the Halkirk Elks, explained Dale Kent, speaking to the Independent as he ate his meal on Sunday, Dec. 7.
“It’s something we do every year, and have done since the land before time,” said Kent, adding that the number of young families in the area has decreased in recent years.
“There’s not that many kids around here anymore,” he said. “Every year’s a challenge.”
Still, Sunday morning saw a steady stream of par-ents, kids and seniors turn-ing up at the hall for a plate
of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, ham and fresh fruit. The meal was $6 for adults and free for kids 12 and under.
A group of junior high students from Mother Te-resa School had arrived around 8 a.m. to help pre-pare and serve the meal. There was also a bake sale to benefit the students.
Kent said they were an-ticipating close to 150 people for breakfast, while Santa made his appearance around 10 a.m.
The Elks contribute to several causes in the area, and also work in co-opera-tion with the hall board to provide funding and assist with maintenance.
Some of their events are fundraisers, but Kent said the Christmas breakfast is an opportunity to give back to the people in the district.
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
William E. Hay Composite High School was alive with activ-ity last week as students hosted a family carnival, filling the gym and halls with games, crafts and other attractions.
Grade 12 student Alden Muel-ler, president of the student union, said the carnival, held Friday, Dec. 5, was organized in col-laboration with six other groups, each of which will share in the proceeds.
“Each student group doesn’t have a lot of money,” he said. “Instead of a dance, we decided to do this.”
Getting other groups involved allowed the student union to share the load, while also providing those groups with more exposure.
Lending a hand were students from Be the Change, Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD), the yearbook commit-tee, the athletic board, the fine arts board and the Gay-Straight Alliance.
A popular attraction was the set
of inflatable human hamster balls. Guests waited in line for their chance to roll around on the gym floor or attempt to charge each other in a sort of gentle jousting match.
Mueller, who was overseeing that area of the carnival, said it was attracting a steady stream of guests, noting, “I’ve been kind of stuck in this corner.”
The SADD group offered both an obstacle course and a bean bag toss, both with a unique twist. Participants had to wear goggles that obscured their vision, imitat-
ing the feeling of being impaired. “We’ve had some kids come
back a couple of times,” said Nicole Philpot, explaining that the goggles could imitate differ-ent levels of impairment, up to five times the legal blood alcohol limit.
Some of the cones lining the obstacle course showed the im-pact of having been stepped on multiple times, while players of the bean bag toss invariably tossed them too far to the left.
Be the Change hosted a cake-walk contest, while various craft
projects were available in the hallways. Guests could pose for pictures with Santa Claus, or lat-er, use the photo booth set up by the yearbook committee.
There was also a concession stand with snacks and drinks, lots of other games and challenges, and attractions like face painting and balloon animals.
Mueller said the student union will continue to be busy hosting more activities, including dances, next semester. The total raised Friday night was not available at press time.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
For the Erskine resi-dents that came to a rate-payers’ meeting hosted by the County of Stettler on Wednesday, Dec. 3, water was the issue most con-cerning.
Discussions on the cur-rent status and cost of the reservoir, whether or not Erskine is going to have water piped in on the Shir-ley McClellan line, surface water draining and sewage were all high in the minds of attendees, as did the cost of land purchases and de-velopment.
The meeting was hosted by county CAO Tim Fox and Erskine councillors Joe Gendre and James Nibourg, though other employees and members of council
were present as well.The county has a two-
phase plan for a new subdi-vision in Erskine, with the first part now in the engi-neering stages, it was con-firmed. Landscaping will begin once the land surveys are done. One resident in-quired if the rumour that these new developments could not have basements was true, which the county debunked.
The subdivision is being engineered to allow gravity to do a lot of the work in delivering water and taking away waste, Rick Green, director of engineering, explained. At present, if houses were to be built on the land as-is, a basement would interfere with that, he said. However, by the time the building begins, there will be fill from re-
quired excavations which will raise the proposed site by about a metre, if not more, making the gravity-enhanced system possible with basements.
The only thing prevent-ing basements would be if water is found under the site, which is not anticipat-ed but cannot be ruled out, Green noted.
Residents inquired whether homes in Erskine would be serviced by the Shirley McClellan water line, which at present are drawing water from wells. A water fill station and res-ervoir in Erskine will be drawing water from the line come spring, if there are no construction delays, but the homes are not slated to be attached to the line, coun-cillors said.
“This is a hot-button is-
sue,” Gendre explained, adding that some people are for it and others are against it. “This is up to the residents of Erskine. If you want water, get a petition going.”
The cost of the new res-ervoir, at an estimated cost of $2.7 million, was a con-cern to at least one resident at the meeting.
The number is not just the reservoir, it was ex-plained, but everything to do with the reservoir, from the purchase of the land, connecting to the Shirley McClellan line, installing and paving turning lanes, and necessary studies as per the Alberta govern-ment.
Ensuring the reservoir could grow to expand Ers-kine’s growing population as well as act as a filling
station for fire and rescue added dollars to the final figure, but the structure is set to grow with the com-munity meaning it is some-thing that will last for de-cades.
The project is so far on point both in timeframes and in cost, so overruns are not expected. The county also recently received its federal gas tax grant, and applied the $277,325 in funding toward the Erskine reservoir project, county spokesperson Niki Thor-steinsson said after the meeting.
Residents were assured some of the spring run-off problems caused by piled snow from road clearing and other snow removal should not be an issue this coming spring, as the coun-ty is removing snow from
the town rather than piling it up.
One resident, who had piled snow take down a section of his fence last winter, was reassured the same would not happen this year.
The sewage lagoon is in good shape, it was report-ed, with minimal sludge build up. The treatment centre is also in good con-dition, with two grinding pumps handling the com-munity’s effluence, and a third in storage in backup in case one went down.
The biggest concern about sustaining the grind-ing pumps is making sure nothing beyond human waste and waste paper goes down the drains.
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“It can be hard to find good employees,” he said. “A lot of people view these sort of jobs as a ‘stop over,’ especially restaurant jobs.”
Ghesquire said he some-times sees resumes with more than four or five jobs listed in a year or two-year window, something that
sets off alarm bells in his head.
“People are looking for a quick buck,” he said. “These resumes are people who’ll leave a job for an-other down the street be-cause of a 25-cent differ-ence.”
With so many jobs avail-able, he also finds a lot of employees aren’t willing to accept that the hospitality
industry isn’t a 9-5 job.“A lot of employees
want shift flexibility that isn’t realistic for the in-dustry,” Ghesquire said. Weekends and evenings off aren’t possible for ev-eryone.
Despite the troubles he has finding employees who can be relied upon to understand the responsi-bilities of the industry and
stick with it, Ghesquire said he’s found some gems.
“I have quite a few fan-tastic employees,” he said. “Leah and Kendra, they come and go back and forth to Australia, but when they come back? I’d hire them back in a second.”
Work ethic makes a dif-ference, too.
“There’s Carter, he’s 14, a dishwasher,” Ghesquire
said. “He’s just driven and he’s going to go places.”
Ghesquire noted it can be frustrating to train peo-ple only to see them leave, but he knows that if he un-dertrains people and they stay, he’s only setting up the restaurant for failure. Still, he wishes employees would have a bit more con-sideration when leaving the job.
He’s had people quit with no notice or little no-tice, leaving others to fill the gaps. When a delivery driver quits five minutes before his shift – or worse, quits by not showing up – it’s another employee that has to shoulder that weight, he noted.
And that’s how he, the manager, ends up being a delivery driver.
Low unemployment rates makes for employees’ market
Water on the minds of Erskine residents
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
John Lee Sanders’ ca-reer as a singer and musi-cian was sealed at the age of six, after a meeting with the King himself.
Sanders’ grandmother lived a few doors down from Elvis Presley in Memphis, and when John came to visit her in the summer of 1957, he paid the Presley home a visit, meeting Elvis and getting a tour of the house from his father Vernon.
Back at home on the Labour Day weekend that fall, Sanders sang “Hound Dog” to his Sun-day School class during show and tell.
“All the little girls screamed,” he recalled. “I said, ‘This is the job I want.’”
Sanders’ wide range of influences in roots, jazz, blues and gospel music was evident during his shows at the Stettler Per-forming Arts Centre on Sunday, Dec. 8, present-ed by the Stettler Variety Showcase.
In addition to Sand-ers on the piano and lead vocals, “A Gospel Blues Christmas” featured Tim Porter on guitar, Chris Nordquist on drums and Brian Newcombe on bass.
Organizers estimated that between the af-ternoon show and the evening performance, roughly 350 to 400 peo-ple heard Sanders and his band in Stettler on Sun-day.
Sanders, now based in Vancouver, had original-ly been scheduled to per-form in Stettler in 2011 but was forced to cancel that tour after being diag-nosed with throat cancer.
Initially told he would never sing again, Sanders miraculously recovered, and he was pleased to fi-nally be able to perform here, telling the audience that they’ve been “trying to put this together for a while.”
“I hope you’re in the mood for Christmas,” he said, “and if you’re not there yet, you will be at the end of this show.”
Sanders and the band performed a lively and authentic melange of the
sounds of the American south, reflecting his up-bringing in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
“Christmastime in New Orleans,” the Louis Arm-strong classic, kicked the evening show off, fol-lowed by “Pretty Paper” — sung in the style of its author, Willie Nelson — and Mahalia Jackson’s “Sweet Little Jesus Boy.”
Sanders also performed his bayou version of “Twas The Night Before Christmas,” in which Santa’s sleigh is guided by eight alligators.
In between songs, Sanders shared stories of his childhood and musi-cal career, including how his mother had hoped he’d pursue classical mu-sic when he began learn-ing the piano as a boy.
Surrounded by blues, gospel and jazz “on the radio and on the streets,” he quickly picked up on these influences, al-though he added, “Every once in a while, a little Mozart slips in.”
In a nod to Presley, he performed two tracks from his 1957 Christmas LP, “Blue Christmas” and “Santa Claus is Back in Town.”
Classic gospel songs like “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “Chil-dren, Go Where I Send Thee” had the audience clapping, tapping or singing along, whether by invitation or of their
own volition. Sanders also played
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
It’s a story of struggles and survival, of hardships and progress, of families joining together in work and in worship.
That’s the story Alfred Erichsen sought to tell when he wrote Lutheran Pioneers in the Stettler Area and Their Churches.
The handsome book is a detailed history of the Ger-man, Estonian and Swedish pioneers who settled here in the early 20th century, and the six Lutheran congre-gations they established.
Stettler Public Library hosted an info night on Tues-day, Dec. 2, welcoming Erichsen to present the book and answer questions.
The book covers the period between 1905 and 1960, and the history of each of the churches, only one of which — St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stettler — now remains.
Alfred’s parents, Klaus and Martha Erichsen, were part of the St. Peter congregation for decades, and he has attended the church for most of his life. As a boy he knew many of the surviving pioneers mentioned in his book.
He wrote the book over two years, based on a desire to get the churches’ history in a printed form, and to separate fact from fiction.
“History is like gossip,” he explained. “If it stays oral, it changes every time someone tells it.”
Erichsen finished the book in May and received the printed product in July. Copies have been presented to each of the families at St. Peter.
The author said it was a difficult book to write, given the passage of time and the scarcity of records avail-able. In researching church pioneers, he often had to rely on obituaries, which typically speak of the de-ceased in highly favourable terms.
Reviewing the Stettler Independent archives, he had to contend with the bias of editors and writers who sometimes used their stories to editorialize or made mistakes that they were reluctant to correct.
continued on page 7
History book records Lutheran pioneers’
struggle and success
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Ever since he returned to pro-vincial politics, Premier Jim Prentice had always made very brief, even terse, statements, without beating the bush and say-ing whatever he wanted to say, that is until last week.
As soon as landing in the prov-ince back from his trip to Ontario and Quebec, the premier issued a 704-word statement, explain-ing why he was backtracking on his idea of having new legisla-tion passed on the matter of “gay-straight alliances” in Alberta’s schools.
The lengthy statement was ap-parently an almost apologetic re-sponse to the thousands of letters, messages and notes sent to MLAs from all parties represented in the provincial legislature by parents of students. One stakeholder, a website called safechoolsalberta.ca, reported it had received 3,700 signatures of support within a few hours of its launch for a petition to stop Bill 10, the legislation in-troduced by Mr. Prentice’s PCs to outflank the provincial Liber-als who raised the issue of “gay-straight” alliances in schools
through a private member’s bill (Bill 202) introduced just a few days previously. “That is a rate of one mail every 10 seconds,” said the campaigners of the re-sponse to their petition.
Mr. Prentice said in his state-ment: “The introduction of Bill 10 as a solution to the divisive-ness created by Bill 202 has clearly not been helpful. I accept personal responsibility for the in-troduction of Bill 10.”
This was a frank admission that the grenade had exploded even before it was hurled and that it hurt the holder.
“At present, there is clearly no consensus in Alberta on either the constitutionality or indeed the wisdom of the provincial govern-ment mandating Gay Straight Al-liances in schools. The issue was polarizing to begin with and has become even more so over the past several days,” the premier said, concluding “Given the emo-tion on all sides of this discus-sion, I think that everyone will benefit from a pause.”
It is good a for a politician to realize a mistake and take a step
back from it and for that Mr. Prentice should be commended, particularly for openly admitting the irrelevance of a provincial mandate in deciding how students should behave with regard to their approach to sexual preferences.
This was a step too far and Al-bertans should also be commend-ed for their swift and determined reaction to this kind of thinking in government.
The LGBQT (an abbrevia-tion that gets longer all the time) rights have been promoted with a lot of political support, fund-ing and enthusiasm since the early ‘80s, when the emergence of HIV/AIDS as an incurable disease and the death of popular figures like Rock Hudson of that disease created a wave of sym-pathy for people of non-straight sexual orientation. Riding on that wave, and with a lot of support from Hollywood and California liberals, the issue of the rights of transgender people was raised to first national policy agenda in the most developed countries before making its way to international organizations like the United
Nations, where countries having little understanding or tolerance of the issue have been ostracized.
Yes, transgender people do have an intrinsic human right to be ac-cepted and treated as any member of the society without suffering discrimination and being exclud-ed from their peer groups. And it is a major achievement that same sex marriages have now been rec-ognized in most of the developed world by now.
But it looks like it is time for beginning discussions on other issues, for example, the rights of disabled people. I really wonder if any government is willing to question how, say, Uganda and India, two countries known for their intolerance of transgender individuals, are doing in terms of addressing the rights of disabled people.
Or even before going that far, how much have we, the Canadi-ans, addressed the matter of de-cades of suppression of the rights, culture and languages of First Na-tions and other Aboriginal peo-ples of this country?
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“History takes the original ver-sion as being right,” said Erichsen. “It’s hard to separate a viewpoint from news . . . Your viewpoint will change how you write his-tory.”
The book doesn’t shy away
from covering difficult sides of the story. Most of the churches closed as the result of schisms and dysfunction, leaving little behind.
St. Peter itself was not immune. A decision in the late 1950s to sell the old building and build a new church alienated several mem-bers, including Erichsen’s father, who stopped attending in 1963.
“My father was very intimately involved with the old church,”
said Erichsen, saying that he and others, who invested their time, money and efforts during lean years to keep the church going, “felt betrayed” when it was sold.
Part of his motivation for writ-ing the book was to help today’s church to learn from the lessons of the past and avoid further divi-sions.
Minister Karl Faltin, who wrote the introduction, said he appreci-
ated Erichsen’s efforts to accu-rately preserve the church’s his-tory, blemishes included.
“It helps us to realize that we’re still real people with real issues,” said Faltin. “We don’t have to su-garcoat our history, because God is faithful in our good times and in our bad times.”
Erichsen’s history ends around 1960, when he left Stettler to at-tend Camrose Lutheran College.
“That’s one history that still needs to be written,” said Faltin, adding that people with Erich-sen’s dedication and passion are “few and far between.”
Copies have been presented to the University of Alberta’s Au-gustana Library. Faltin also re-ported that the Concordia Histori-cal Institute in St. Louis, Mo., has requested a copy of the book for its library.
Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The creative juices were flowing at the Stettler Pub-lic Library last weekend as kids, parents and volun-teers gathered for an after-noon of Christmas-themed crafts, hot chocolate and fun.
The library hosted Craftapalooza on Saturday, Dec. 6, welcoming guests to try their hands at one of eight different projects.
The selection included paper bag reindeer; kids were invited to design their own antlers by trac-ing around their hands onto
brown construction paper and cutting out the patterns.
Other projects included gumdrop ornaments, gift wrapping and tags, pa-per plate angels and sev-eral different designs for Christmas cards.
Hot chocolate was served, and several stu-dents from Rhonda Mc-Culloch’s Danceology stu-dio performed to kick off the afternoon.
Assistant manager Crys-tal Friars said the library has run similar events like this for the past five or six years.
Program manager Dar-lene Philpot said she had
enough craft supplies for 100 kids, adding that a crew of seven volunteers
were helping to keep the event running smoothly un-til 4 p.m., “or until all the
crafts are gone.”For more information on
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Christmas crafts delight kids at public libraryIndependent COMMUNITY
Wednesday, December 10, 2014Page 8 The Stettler Independent
Joel van der Veen/Independent reporter
From left, Tannis LaRose, Abbigail LaRose and Hannah Kneeland work on penguin greeting cards during Craftapalooza at the Stettler Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Will VerbovenAHEAD OF THE HEARD
It’s an issue that never goes away for citizens living outside of the ma-jor urban centres of Alberta – and that’s the fate of their local hospi-tal. Recently an urban daily once again tried to make a case that many so-called rural hospitals need to be closed because they serve only a small population. It’s not the first time the urban media has taken on the value and need for those facili-ties. Invariably the insinuation is that they are a waste of money which could be used to support health care in urban Alberta. That perception is simplistic and doesn’t provide much insight into the ramifications of clos-ing those facilities. To be fair the ru-ral hospital issue was just a part of the city newspaper’s series on the state of all health facilities in the province.
First off – it seems city reporters have little perspective of how critical the availability of local health servic-es is to those living outside the main towns and cities. City folks take it for granted that they can get to an emer-gency hospital in twenty minutes or less. Rural residents in many cases are lucky to get to a hospital in two hours – city people would be out in the street demonstrating if they had to endure such a wait time. Those that rail against rural hospitals have no clue how that massive wait time creates real anxiety in rural society. I should say there are exceptions – those being city folks who get into out of town car accidents, or get in-
jured whilst on outdoor recreational pursuits, or workers from cities who get injured on rural worksites. Those unfortunate folks are probably quite grateful that they were able to get treatment at those money-losing rural hospitals. I note no city reporter ever suggests that small hospitals near ski and vacation resorts be closed. But I digress.
Second off – and this seems to elude those that want rural hospi-tals closed – sick or injured rural residents, workers or travellers don’t just disappear when you close local hospitals. They end up exactly where you don’t need them - in big city hos-pitals – making their patient conges-tion problem even worse. Well duh! At times some big city hospitals are up to 30 per cent filled with out of town patients. Most folks with any common sense would surmise that figure would increase significantly once you start closing rural hospitals.
Third off – one has to be rather politically naïve to believe that any money saved by closing rural facili-ties will actually be used to signifi-cantly expand health facilities in big cities. Alberta Health Services, the bureaucratic monster octopus that governs health care in this prov-ince, could just as easily waste all the millions that would supposedly be saved. Keep in mind; those saved millions are a bit of an illusion, being rural patients haven’t disappeared as they will still incur costs for their treatment in overflowing urban hos-pitals. When bean counters start to evaluate the financial implications of closing rural facilities, they need
to cost out those ongoing and extra costs that will still continue for pa-tient care. I suspect no such honest cost study has yet occurred.
Having said all that – the situa-tion can be made better, more ef-ficient and maybe less costly if the approach was based more on posi-tive innovation rather than arbitrary closings and taking away people’s security and rights. What about de-signing facilities that can provide a variety of health care services – such as long term care facilities forseniors along with doctors’ offices and a small emergency facility all in one building. What about expanding the emergency role of nurses where local doctors are not readily avail-able. What about examining what’s been done in other countries like Australia and New Zealand – how do they provide services to their far flung residents – no point in rein-venting wheel. What about an honest evaluation of how the STARS system of ambulance planes and helicopters can be expanded to replace rural fa-cilities or provide better service.
In the end any real action on this issue will depend on politics. Rural hospitals and their fate depend on what political price is involved – if it’s one thing rural politicians fear it’s the closure of a hospital in their riding. They will lobby intensely to stop a closure – which tends to fore-stall any hopes of some innovative concepts to make the situation more efficient but with less facilities.
One thing for sure – don’t expect any changes or new ideas until after the next provincial election.
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Grains started the month of December with wheat in the driver’s seat thanks to concerns out of Russia and Australia. In the Land Down Undaa, A.B.A.R.E.S., the Aussie version of the U.S.D.A., cut its official wheat production estimate by one million tonnes (or about four per cent from its previous estimate) to 23.22 million tonnes, thanks to drier weather in the east and unusu-ally wet conditions in the western part of the coun-try-continent. In Russia, SovEcon says that “win-ter grains are actually in the worst state on re-cord,” including 2009/10 when an unusually dry summer exacerbated el-evated winterkill levels to only produce a 62M-tonne crop. That being said, SovEcon doesn’t think Russian grain ex-ports will be slowed, which is probably why Russia shipped out 2.71 million tonnes of grain in November (vs 2.55 mil-lion in November 2013), including 1.86 million tonnes of wheat. Russia is even looking at mak-ing deals with Iran to ship them grain in return for oil, and pay in their respective currencies, not US dollars (which is common practice). One thing supporting the sus-tained pace of exports is that the U.S. dollar and Euro are both enjoying record spreads against the Russian ruble. Ul-timately, any price up-grades in the wheat mar-ket is tied to weather, but the exaggeration of the rumour that Russia could ban exports is bringing unwarranted premium to the market that will likely dissipate over the next few weeks/months (Make sales when you
can, not when you have to!).
Strong U.S. soybean exports continue to sup-port the oilseed complex as 1.2 million tonnes were sold in the lat week of November, well above market expectations. Volumes have slowed down though over the past few weeks but still well above the five-year average of 582 million bushels. The reason for the slowdown versus last year is that more buyers might have increased confidence in South America’s ability to ship product more efficient-ly. That being said, the U.S.D.A.’s Buenos Aires office lifted its estimate or the Argentine soybean harvest to a record 57 million tonnes, two mil-lion higher than the of-ficial U.S.D.A. forecast. However, the bureau said that given the Argentine government’s position in the market and current economic environment, “many farmers’ sole aim is to survive the produc-tion cycle.” To be hon-est, there may be a few producers in other major growing regions who will feel the same way over the next year should the supply and demand fundamentals remain in place and grain prices re-main low.
Speaking of keeping things in place, the Ca-nadian government ex-tended its order for the two Canadian railroads, C.P. and C.N., to ship Canadian grain but the level was dropped from a combined one million tonnes weekly to a vari-ance of tonnage, depend-ing on the week, through the end of March (or an-other four months).
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The Halkirk Elks held their annual pancake “ breakfast with Santa“ on Sunday morning with al-most 100 adults and 45 very excited youngsters. Santa, who was traveling with one of his elves, gave each of the children a book and a bag of goodies. The school students held a bake sale fundraiser along with the breakfast. As usual, it is a great place to meet up with the grandparents and celebrate the start of the holidays.
Our school will be taking part in the Silent Santa pro-gram again this year, shar-ing a toy with those less fortunate. Anyone wishing to support this program has until Dec. 18 to donate a new, unwrapped gift to the school.
Basketball season is un-derway. Coaches Kevin Perry and Sheldon Grice have been working with the jr. high teams and they will have their first exhibi-tion game on Wednesday at Gus Wetter.
Doris Cordel, administer of the village, has received an interesting e-mail from a reporter who works with a couple of newspapers in Caithness, which is the area or county in which the town of Halkirk, Scotland is located. He is looking for information on why our town was named after their town.
Sympathy is extended to Aileen and Jody Anderson
on the passing of Aileen’s uncle, Jack Temple of La-combe this week.
Dan and Clara Fowler and their family, Dean, Lee and Becky as well as Amanda, Steve, Brody and Kaylee attended the bap-tism of Justin and Renee’s daughter, Grace Marie on Sunday, Nov. 30 in Red Deer.
Dennis and Doris Cordel were in Calgary on Sat-urday, where they visited with Doris’s aunt Lena Knight of Chilliwack, who was visiting with her son Dan and Elaine. Lena and family were in Halkirk to attend the funeral of her brother, Louie Engel on Monday. Lena and her husband, the late George Knight, left Halkirk in 1958. At that time they were regular subscribers to the Stettler Independent and they have continued to renew their subscription every year. Lena tells me it costs a little more now and the mail service isn’t as re-liable. She often gets two or three weeks paper on the same day. But she still loves to read the Halkirk news. Thanks Lena, we
appreciate that. Have a great winter.
Raymond and Charlene Stirling are spending a few days holidaying in Ve-gas. While they are away, Char’s mom, Deb and Rob Chamberlin from Lund-breck are tending to the grandchildren, Colter and Jayda.
Dan Fowler and sons, Justin, Dean and Lee are curling the square draw in Erskine. They recently entered the Oilman’s spiel in Hanna bringing home a 2nd in the 1st event. Nice start to the season guys! Sandra Johnson has a team in the square draw in Cas-tor. The Halkirk curling rink doesn’t put their ice in until the new year.
Coming up: Dec. 11 – Ham and Turkey bingo at the hall at 7:30; Dec. 16 – Seniors’ Christmas pot luck at the Senior centre at 5 p.m., this time only; Dec. 16 – Mother Teresa school annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m.
Our village has anamesake in Scotland
Independent DISTRICTPage 12 The Stettler Independent Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Halkirk Herald
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Ken Favrholdt DONALDA DIARY
A recent exhibit at the library of Au-gustana Campus of the University of Alberta in Camrose, celebrates the bi-centennial of Norwegian Independence. Titled 1814, the Incredible Year, the ex-hibit highlights the 200th anniversary of Norway’s Constitution. Appropriately, the exhibit was brought to Camrose be-cause of the large Norwegian heritage in this area. (See www.Norwaystories.com/ if you missed the exhibit.)
Independence from Denmark, though, did not provide the life that many Nor-wegians sought, especially in the latter part of the 19th century. Many migrated to the New World, first to the United States, then to Canada, seeking a better life. With the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway, settlement of the prai-ries took hold.
Many Norwegians settled in the Don-alda District, including a group of eight families who made the journey in 1903 from their home in South Dakota. They boarded an immigrant train from Pollock and made their way on the Canadian Pa-cific Railway to Alberta where more fer-tile land and a more benevolent climate beckoned. Wetaskiwin was the jumping off point for homesteaders looking to East Central Alberta.
The Norwegian immigrants who came to the Donalda area included the fami-lies of Brynhjolf Stolee, Stephen Solo-monson, Rosenberg Stolee, Jacob Vikse, Lars Hagan, Lars Larson Goransrud, Ole Paulson, and Halvor Aspedokken. De-scendants still live in the area.
The name Eidswold was suggested for the post office by Einar Quesseth after Eidsvoll in Norway where independence was signed. But the name was changed to Donalda when the Canadian Northern Railway eventually pushed through the area; Donalda is named after the niece of
railway magnate Donald Mann. ***
The Sharon Lutheran Church is hosting an award-winning musician. Kim Doug-las, an award-winning gospel singer will be leading the Sunday morning worship and concert at the Church on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Dec. 18 is the date of the Donalda School concert at 7 p.m. This is an an-nual event which welcomes participation from each student and teacher. One can expect a variety of entertainment ranging from piano recitals to Christmas plays and skits.
The recent Village Christmas event in Donalda was a success, although it was exceptionally cold. The Market Place was the biggest ever with 15 vendors and twenty-four tables. Santa’s Shopping Centre attracted lots of children. Thanks to everyone for donating so the children could do their own shopping. And thanks to all the elves who made sure the pres-ents were all wrapped. Thanks also to the parade entries for their bravery against the cold.
Willow Canyon (former ski hill) is available to rent. There are new bath-rooms, a heated chalet, kitchen facilities (bring your own water), and a big fire pit, all for $30 a day.
What a perfect place for Christmas party and tobogganing. Phone Jody at 403-883-2330. The village also boasts an indoor arena and community hall for rent.
Happy Birthday greetings this week go out to: Brayden Benjamin Hofer, Samson Bailey, Bev Getzlaf, Jon Hillestad, Kim Salmon, Lee Crumly, Tracey Klatt, Brett Schoettler, Lincon Bjorge, Ron Schoet-tler, Jaden Charles, Kade Strandquist, Mike O’Malley Vikse, Frank West and Bernice Dietrich; and to anyone we may have missed!
How Norwegian independence relates to Donalda post office
Paulette HeerGADSBY/WESTWOODS NEWSY
Santa Claus is coming to town, Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Gadsby Community Hall starting 1 p.m. There will be sleigh rides and a wiener roast outside, dress warm! Santa will arrive 3 p.m. to visit children, can-
dy bags will be handed out as well. Kids, bring your letters to Santa, parents bring your cameras.
Fred and Velvet Entwisle have just come home from a week’s trip to Vegas. They joined son Tom and Angela Bigney for the first few days. Tom and Angela enjoyed an early Christmas present with tickets to Da-vid Copperfield. Fred and Velvet were kept busy with shows and sight seeing. Among their favorites were the Blue Man Group show that preformed at the Mon-te Carlo; they took pictures atop the Polo Towers; en-joyed the Belliago Foun-tain show at night as well as the lights on the strip; attended the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden and Dolphin Exhibit (the ti-
gers and lions were Vel-vet’s absolute favorites!); saw the Cirque du Soleil show named KA, the Ve-nician Volcano show and...their really, really favorite (and a surprise to them)...it was the NASCAR Sprint Champions Week. Velvet (and Fred) stood in line for three hours to get up close and personal to watch the top sixteen NASCAR driv-ers do burn outs on the Las Vegas Strip, took pictures and was thrilled to be there. They arrived home early Sunday morning after driv-ing through the freezing rain from Calgary to near Stettler.
Percy and Paulette Heer attended the banquet and Freedom Singers concert at the Stettler Community Hall on Saturday night as
guests of Jeanne Beisel. The hall was filled to ca-pacity. The food was won-derful but it was the music and testimony presented by Simon and the Freedom Singers that was breathtak-ing. Anyone who missed out will have a chance to see them next August in Three Hills.
Donna McKay and the Heartland Belles are busy bringing Christmas cheer with music and son to the four lodges this month.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Westwoods Ag Soci-ety held their annual meet-ing. The new executive are as follows: President Lee Currouthers; secretary Debbie Shepherd; treasurer Kathy Kneeland and book-ing for 2015 are Lee and Debbie.
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Donalda’s Curtis Cassidy won big at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this past Monday, Dec. 8, after wres-tling a steer in 3.3 seconds.
The 3.3 second finish was 0.6 sec-onds faster than second-place Trevor Knowles of Oregon and 0.7 seconds ahead of third-place Nick Guy of Wis-consin.
At first, Cassidy thought he’d botched his run by breaking the seal, which would add a 10 second penalty to his time.
“I was kinda mad,” he said. “I got up real slow and then turned and saw the barrier was still there. Then I saw the time and started hooting and hollering.”
His performance has been a bit of a “rollercoaster ride,” the Donalda
resident said. He’s had times in the nine second mark in some nights of competition, with the Sunday night time in excess of 17 seconds.
Going from 17 seconds one night to
3.3 – the second-fastest time so far in the competition – has bolstered his spir-its some.
“It feels great,” Cassidy said. “I had a good feeling. I wanted to get a good start, leave the chute close to the steer. It was a combination of things – a good start, a good steer, a good horse.”
The win also netted Cassidy a handy $19,002 (US) in prize money.
This is the fifth time Cassidy has competed at the NFR events, debuting in 2002 and competing again in 2008, 2009, and 2010.
Going into the competition Cassidy was ranked 11th in the world, but the win improves his standing to sixth place.
Cassidy is one of three Canadians competing at the NFRs, now in its
third decade alongside Dustin Flun-dra of Pincher Creek and Jake Vold of Ponoka.
The NFR competition continues un-til Dec. 13, giving Cassidy several more days to rack up some more quick finishes.
Cassidy wows Las Vegas with 3.3 second timeIndependent DISTRICTPage 14 The Stettler Independent Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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Donalda’s Curtis Cassidy wowed the audience at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this Monday, Dec. 8, after wrestling a steer down in 3.3 seconds. Thinking he’d botched the run at first, it took Cassidy several moments to realize his actual time.
Can you believe Christmas is almost here; where did 2014 go? Big Valley is abuzz with holiday preparations as lights and deco-rations spring up all over the village. These next few weeks will be filled with some great holiday events.
Most of you will be buying a Christmas tree or putting up one of the many beauti-ful artificial trees that are now available. Did you ever wonder what our early pioneers did for their Christmas tree? Early immigrants to southern and central Alberta could not have the Christmas tree they had enjoyed back east or in Europe. Evergreens were rare and those that could be found were scraggly specimens. Christmas trees in those times were made from whatever was handy and one of the things that was readily available in the area was tumbleweeds. Trees would be formed out of these prickly weeds, which, when shaped and decorated, were good stand-ins for the real thing. However now with “weed control”, Albertans might have
trouble finding enough tumbleweeds to “go traditional”.
Why not join us and the Oil Kings for the Senior “AA” hockey home opener this weekend? The Big Valley Oil Kings will be playing Lloydminster Border Kings at the Big Valley Agriplex on Saturday and Sun-day. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13 beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Game 2 start-ing at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. Sat-urday night activities will include beer gar-dens, 50/50, shoot-to-win, and door prizes. Come on out and enjoy some great hockey action
Come out to see Santa Claus this Sunday, Dec. 14. Big Valley’s Annual Children’s Christmas Party begins with lunch at 12 noon at the Jubilee Hall, followed by some great entertainment and a visit from Santa and his helpers passing out gifts for children 10 and under. Everyone is welcomed to join in the fun. For more information please call or text Brenda at 403-740-6552 or Catrina at
403-741-7320Students and staff of the Big Valley
School invite everyone to join them at the Jubilee Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 17 for an evening of great entertainment and holiday fun at their annual Christmas Concert.
Big Valley village and rural residents will be coming together on Sunday, Dec. 21 to celebrate our “Christmas in the Vil-lage”. Sponsored by the Big Valley Rodeo Association and the Village of Big Valley, the evening will include hot dogs and hot chocolate enjoyed around toe-warming bon-
fires, horse-drawn sleigh or hay rides around the village to enjoy all the fantastic holiday lights and a fireworks display.
Once again we will be holding the “Best Decorated House Contest” with judges se-lecting from the marvelous light displays which have been popping up all over the vil-lage. Prizes will be awarded to the top three. The festivities are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the Jubilee Hall Annex. Dress warm and come on out to join the fun.
Thirteen people were out for crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, Dec. 7. Vi Mc-Carty came in first, Marg Levesque came in second, Lawrence Wilkie came in third, while Stan Nattestad took home the booby. Mary Wilkie won the regular draw and Ken Levesque won the 50/50. Congratulations, everyone and see you all next Sunday at 1 p.m.
Big Valley Inn’s Christmas crib celebra-tion will be on Sunday, Dec. 21 with appe-tizers after the games.
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Congratulations go out to all the winners of the turkeys at our Turkey Bingo held on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The next Bingo evening will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 6 2015, starting at 7:15 p.m. They wish everyone has a fan-tastic Christmas and a excellent New Year’s and they are hoping to see ev-eryone back on the next Bingo night.
On Dec. 17, start-ing at 7 p.m. make sure you come out to the Bo-tha Hall, to attend the school’s annual Christ-mas concert, which they are really working hard on to perform for everyone to see. The admittance to this great show is a food donation to the food bank, so please bring a non-per-ishable item with you.
Starting Dec. 19 to Jan. 5 is the winter
break, which everyone has worked so hard to achieve. They all deserve a rest, as come January, skating and skiing trips will be in the schedule.
A form has also been sent out to all parents re-quiring an after school programming. If you have not sent your form back yet, please contact Mrs. McMillion at the school, (403-742-5187), a.s.a.p.
The School Staff is sending out a big thank you to everyone that sent in shoe boxes for the Op-eration Christmas Child
this year. There were 38 boxes sent out this year from this school, so thank you, everyone.
The floor curling club meets every Wednes-day and Thursday now at 1p.m., due to the lack of interest in carpet bowling. Floor curling is happening two days per week now instead of one. So make sure you come out these days and join in games with your friends and neighbors. They would love to see you join them.
Quilting takes place Monday, Dec. 22, starting
at 9:30 a.m. at the seniors’ centre. Please join the la-dies that day for a great time, and do some quilt-ing or finish off the items you have been working on for that special someone for their Christmas gift. They would love to see you join them.
There will be No Old Time Dance the last Sunday of December as they are holding a New Year’s Eve Dance in-stead. So please contact Doug Haustein at 403-742-3994 to find out all the exciting happenings at this event. It will be a great way to send the old year (2014) out and wel-come 2015 in with family and friends. The “Coun-try Gems Band” will be the entertaining band for the exciting evening. So make sure you get a hold of Doug a.s.a.p. and find
out what’s happening. You don’t want to miss out.
Hey kids, during your Christmas Break, why not head down to the arena and go skating with your friends. Get your parents to phone Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811 to find out the costs and hours, the arena will be open for your enjoyment. The committee is also looking for someone to teach skat-ing lessons, so if you’re interested and have some free time, please phone Shaun and discuss things with him. They would love to see you join them.
Don’t forget to take a break out of winter weath-er and join the group for hot fresh coffee at the seniors’ centre every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. They would love to see you all join them.
Exciting New Year’s dance scheduled for residents
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The knitting club held their monthly meeting last Thursday evening. From all the ladies’ work this year, 57 pairs of slippers will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House. Their donations to the Christmas Hamper will be 72 toques, 15 mittens, 11 baby af-ghans, 4 sweaters, 1 dress, 9 scarves and neck warm-ers, 12 dish cloths, 1 scarf set and $100 cash. By these numbers, you can see how busy the ladies have been. Their next meeting will be on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. and the ladies will be going out for supper af-ter the afternoon’s knitting.
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The county meeting held in Erskine had a very good turnout and was very infor-mative. We were assured that water from the Red Deer River would not be put into Erskine until the major-ity of people want it or if all our wells go dry. There is still some work to be done on the new subdivision, but it is coming along very well and it is to hoped that lots will be for sale sometime in 2015, which will help re-cover some of the costs of the development. A request was made to move the Stet-tler sign on the lake road down a block to prevent the semis from turning east on a residential street (those that are new to our area) which will help prevent the break-ing up of the pavement. It is hoped that the work on the walking path along the lake road will begin in the spring.
Coming up for the Erskine School will be the Junior High Drama Night on Dec. 16, parent council meeting on Dec. 17, the Christmas concert on Dec. 18 and P J Dress up Day on Dec. 19 as well as the Christmas swim.
There will be a seniors’ meeting at the Seniors’ Cen-tre tonight at 7 p.m. All se-niors are welcome to attend.
The Erskine Recreation Board will hold their meet-ing on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Waverly Club room. It would be nice to see some new faces at this meeting, so everyone is wel-come to attend.
There will be a card mak-ing class at the home of Sherry Marshall this Satur-day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone wanting more in-formation can phone me at 742-0604 or 742-4561. All materials will be supplied.
This Sunday, there will be bonfire at the Erskine Unit-ed Church at 2 p.m. There will be hot chocolate and hot dogs and the singing of Christmas carols. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The ceiling in the gym at the school has been worked on, so it is hoping that the acoustics should be much better for the Christmas con-cert.
This year it is requested that families donate as much baking as possible on the night of the Christmas con-cert. All proceeds will be going towards children’s activities. Each one that do-nates will have their name entered for a prize for every dozen donated.
Erskine news
Our Kindergarten classes have had the Grade 6 baby-sitter class getting practical experience working with them. The Grade 6 class has been coming down to SES on Wednesdays to play games, read stories and make crafts with our students. Both the Grade 6 class and our Kindergarten students have really been enjoying learning from
each other. Mrs. Lotoski’s TA class,
from Wm. E Hay, joined Mrs. Thorne’s Kindergar-ten class to make Christmas Angels. The older students painted the hands and feet of our Kindergarten stu-dents to create this Christ-mas craft. They spent some time reading stories to the children and the Kindergar-ten class sang one of their
Christmas songs to their older friends. Both classes had a lot of fun.
Students in Mr. Howell’s Grade 5 class have spent the last three weeks build-ing robots. It was a cul-minating activity for their two units on Magnetism and Electricity and Electri-cal Mechanisms. The stu-dents constructed circuits that caused their robot eyes
to illuminate, made a fan spin, and caused a bell or buzzer to sound off. They also motorized their robots by attaching it to a remote controlled vehicle. To cele-
brate finishing their robots, the students had robot races down the hallway. It was an exciting finish for their project.
Our first Christmas con-cert was held on the eve-ning of Dec. 9 and was a great success. We are now looking forward to the Kin-dergarten’s concert which is tonight in the PAC at 6:30. The remaining concert
dates are listed below. Re-member that there will be a bake sale at the beginning of all the concerts to help support our school councils. Christmas Concertoverview
Grades 3HT, 3RV, 4BL, 4DB, 5CF - December 11th
Grades 1JL, 1MS, 2SG, 2CS - December 16th
Grades 1TJ, 1KL, 2AH, 2DB - December 17th
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Last week at Wm. E. Hay the Sr. Girls bas-ketball team had a game against
Wetaskawin. Unfortu-nately, they lost 88-36, but they have shown a lot of
improvement in their re-bounding during the third quarter. Congratulations
to Dacia Gramlick. who was the top scorer with 10 points.
The clubs within our school had a busy week as they prepared for and host-ed the carnival along with the Students’ Union. The carnival was filled on Fri-
day, Dec 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. as kids got the opportunity to participate in a vari-ety of games, cake walks, crafts, hamster balls, and also got to take pictures with Santa and eat some delicious treats. Thank you, Students’ Union and all the clubs who were in-volved.
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Les and Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS
Local floor curlers were in Big Val-ley on Wednesday for their floor curl-ing bonspiel. Participating were Ernie Angel, Jim and Shirley Bates, Herb and Helen Gutsche, Eva Nielsen, Ken and Eleanor Schultz, Dave and Carol Sisley, Carol Stulberg and Mickey Tucker.
Doreen Nixon and Evelyn Walker have returned from a month-long stay in Arizona.
We extend sympathy to the family of Bill Lane, who passed away in Stettler on Dec. 3. He was 77. Bill and his late wife Jean were long-time residents of the Byemoor community before retiring to Stettler. They were active members of the community and Bill had a long association with the 4-H beef club. Bill and Jean raised their two daughters Su-san and Karen here. Bill will be long remembered for his quiet nature and friendly manner. Our thoughts are with the family in the loss of this fine gentle-man. His funeral is on Wednesday at the Stettler Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
Variable winter weather brings with it all sorts of conditions; many of them include snow and ice. It is important
to exercise extra caution these months, whether driving or walking, to avoid any mishaps.
We send belated anniversary greet-ings to Ervin and Thelma Bossert, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-sary on Nov. 14. We wish you many more happy anniversaries, Ervin and Thelma.
The last crib meet on Tuesday at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre on Tuesday saw Lawrence Wilkie place first and El-eanor Schultz come in second. The next crib match is on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
The seniors’ dinner sponsored by the Endmoor Drop-in Centre on Thursday was attended by about 75 Endiang-Byemoor seniors. Verla Buchwitz and her helpers catered a turkey dinner. The program that followed included the tal-ents of cowboy poet extraordinaire B. J. Smith as well as some well-received Christmas numbers from the Byemoor School students.
We send get well wishes to a former Endiang resident Ruby Hausher, who is recovering from surgery at the Red Deer hospital and is now recuperating at the Hanna hospital.
Santa Claus Day in Byemoor on Sat-urday was well-attended and many were
able to purchase a Christmas tree and some Christmas gifts or baking. Santa made his appearance to the delight of the children who all received a candy bag and a photo with the jolly fellow.
Some of the local curling enthusiasts were in Camrose last week for some or all the Canada Cup curling games.
Shannon Knowles, her daughter Den-ny Dettmer, along with Kristin (nee Nixon) Coates and her cousin have re-turned from an enjoyable trip to Las Vegas.
We send birthday greetings to former Endiang resident Gladys Groat, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday. Congratulations on this milestone Glad-ys and best wishes for many more.
Also, happy 84th birthday wishes to Jack Grams, who celebrated this special birthday on Friday.
Lots of Christmas events are coming up:
Calgary Fiddlers’ Christmas Concert at 2 p.m. at the Endiang Hall on Sun-day, Dec. 14. Tickets are available at Ruthie’s Roost café, the Byemoor Store or at the door.
Byemoor School Christmas Concert is on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Byemoor Hall. The school concert is al-
ways a popular event in the community.The Scapa Community Christmas
Concert is on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Scapa Hall. Everyone is wel-come. The evening starts with a potluck supper (meat supplied). Folks are asked to bring their talent along for the pro-gram that follows. Parents please bring a Santa gift for your children, as well.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church candle-light church service is on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. at the quaint country church located between Scapa and Endiang. All are welcome to attend.
In hockey action, the Peewee Thunder team had a good weekend. They played in Eckville on Friday winning 13-0 and on Saturday they won 10-1 against Syl-van Lake in Big Valley.
The Mites team played in Alix on Sat-urday. Alix won 7-4.
The Novice Thunder team won against the Stettler Yellow team on Sat-urday with a score of 7-3.
On Saturday the Atom Swordmen lost to Consort 10-6 but came back on Sun-day to tie Stettler 3-3.
Christmas trivia — “Christmas carolling began as an old English custom called Wassailing - toasting neighbours to a long and healthy life.”
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Well, that was a much better week than last, I hope you were able to en-joy some of that warm weather.
The second Elks Bingo will be held this evening in Big Valley starting at 7:30 sharp, so don’t be late. The first bingo in Rumsey saw a good crowd ready and ea-ger to win some gift cards
or hams. The Royal Purple were also there with treats to eat while you played and pop to sell, so that made the evening all that more enjoyable.
I have to tell you about a correction from last weeks’ column. I wrote that the drop-in will be having their Christmas Dinner on Dec 17. They will have a Christ-mas coffee, tea and treats at 3 p.m. instead of the full dinner on that day, so be sure to join them for a little Christmas cheer.
The curling is well un-derway. The Super League is into their last two week-ends of round robin play, then will conclude on Dec. 20 and 21 with their play-offs. The junior curling has around a dozen kids, give or take on any Tuesday. There were seven returning play-
ers and five new kids start-ing up. The junior curling takes place on Tuesdays after school and is always open to new players drop-ping by. Also on Tuesday afternoons, starting at 1 in the afternoon, there is a drop-in fun curling, so if you are free any Tues-day afternoon and feel like throwing a rock or sweep-ing the ice, join in at the arena. The Open League has eight teams and goes every Thursday night with one draw at 7:30. They are looking for spares most Thursdays, so call Kent to get your name on to the list at the rink or just stop by on a Thursday evening and see what is happening. The ladies’ league is curling along with just four teams on Wednesday nights at 7:30, so again, if you feel
like putting your name on a spare list, this might be the league for you. In January, the first of the bonspiels will be starting. The men’s will start on Monday, Jan. 26 with Oyster Night held, as usual, on Thursday eve-ning and the banquet sup-per will wrap it all up on Saturday evening. If you are interested in signing up, call Jackie and Brooke Watts at 403-368-2357.
The Rumsey-Rowley 4-H Beef club had their last meeting before the end of the year last night. They had a food drive for the lo-cal food bank and a Christ-mas party for all the mem-bers and parents. So it was a good time and great way to wrap up the club before breaking for the Christmas season. They will be back in January with plans for the second weight day and, of course, the dreaded pub-lic speaking events which will take place in February.
The Rumsey Ag Soci-ety will be hosting a New Years’ Eve Party at the hall on Dec. 31. The doors will open at 7:30 and there is a cover charge of $10. They will have treats and party favors available to ring in the New Year plus a mid-
night lunch, so contact Kent Holowath at 403-368-3733 for your tickets; should be a good time.
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2. To think--- I got this on the year that I vowed to give all my gifts away to charity.
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Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Stettler Lightning remain hopeful despite en-during a “tough weekend” with back-to-back losses at home, in the words of head coach Doug Smith.
The team hosted the Coaldale Copperheads on Friday, Dec. 5, and despite taking an early lead, the Lightning fell behind and ended with a 6-3 loss.
The following day, they hosted the Okotoks Bi-sons, who led from the start and finished with a 6-2 victory.
Smith said the combina-tion of facing some of the league’s stronger teams and having several players still recovering from in-jury has been hard on the Lightning, but he’s hoping to end the year on a high note.
“We’re not getting any luck,” he said.
The team broke an 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win in overtime against the Mountainview Colts on Nov. 22, but the streak has since resumed with three consecutive de-feats.
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Cody Hoskins (28) of the Stettler Lightning plans his next move during a game against the Coaldale Copperheads at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Friday, Dec. 5.
Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER
Stettler’s junior var-sity girls’ basketball team has good news to begin its season, after placing third in a tour-nament in Olds over the weekend.
The team from Wil-liam E. Hay Composite High School began the weekend with a 33-22 win over Cremona High School, followed by a tight game against the host, Olds High School, in which they lost 56-40.
They then recovered with a 45-13 win over Athabasca’s Edwin Parr High School, fin-ishing in third place on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Head coach Kim Poapst said the tourna-ment provided a good bonding experience for the team, adding that their strengths are more balanced across all players than in pre-vious years.
“They’ve really im-proved as far as under-standing the game,” she
said. “It’s going to be an exciting season.”
Poapst also said the team is having fun and will continue to work on improving its defen-sive strategy.
The JV girls had their league home opener on Dec. 3, host-ing the Wetaskiwin Sabres, and despite a strong opening effort they lost 65-33. Kayla Myshaniuk was the top scorer with 16 points, followed by Sydney Poapst.
JV boysThe junior varsity
boys hosted Wetaski-win on Dec. 3, losing 61-36, but coach Mi-chael Kocher said he was pleased with the effort for their first sea-son game.
“We’re going to be working on defense lots,” said coach Steven Shillito, adding that the team also struggled with multiple fouls throughout.
Alex LeBlanc was top scorer for the Wild-cats with 13 points.
Senior girlsThe senior girls host-
ed the Sabres on Dec. 2, losing 88-36, but coach Charisse McDonald said she senses “a lot of positive energy from these kids.”
She added that the team was at a slight disadvantage with only three Grade 12 students on the roster, compared to eight last year.
“It was a very rough game, in terms of lack-ing any kind of finesse, that type of thing,” said McDonald. “Now we know where we have to go to get better.”
Dacia Gramlick was the top scorer with 10 points, followed by Morgan Van Dusen with six points.
Senior boysThe senior boys host-
ed Wetaskiwin on Dec. 2, losing 80-12 to what coach Warren Aspenes called a “veteran team.”
He observed that the Sabres had recently competed in a tourna-ment in High River, coming second to Ches-
termere, and noted that they’re one of the more skilled teams in the league.
“I was happy that our boys worked hard and didn’t quit,” said As-penes. “We know kind of what the yardstick is . . . They know what they have to do to get better.”
He also noted that the team’s shooting percentage was low, and that an attempt to mount a zone defense in the second quarter, rather than a man-to-man defense, didn’t work.
Kyle Poapst was top scorer with four points.
Up nextThe senior teams
were scheduled to host Rocky Mountain House on Tuesday, Dec. 9, while the junior varsity teams will host Sylvan Lake on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
The junior varsity boys and girls are also hosting a home tourna-ment at William E. Hay on Dec. 12 and 13.
JV girls place third in Olds tournament
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William E. Hay Composite High School’s Stefan Du Toit (7) shoots for the basket during a senior boys basketball game against the Wetaskiwin Sabres on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Independent SPORTSPage 20 The Stettler Independent Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTE
The Big Valley Oil Kings are back on the winning side of the scoresheet after a narrow 5-4 win against the Daysland North Stars.
The Dec. 5 faceoff took place in Daysland and saw the home team dominate in the first period, keeping the Oil Kings away from their net and sliding one past the Oil Kings’ Chance Clark.
The second period started much the same as the North Stars widened the gap, bringing it to 2-0, but the Oil Kings retaliated, with
Chance Abbott and Jeff Clazie scoring two goals against the host team in less than a minute and a half of play.
With a goal in the last three minutes of the sec-ond, the North Stars led the game 3-2, widening the gap early in the third with a fourth goal.
After that, though, the pe-riod belonged to the hardy Oil Kings, who ground out another two goals, courtesy of Abbott and Matt Kin-nunen.
However, it was Abbott, who in the last minute of
play, pulled the Oil Kings ahead of the North Stars to edge out the home team with a 5-4 win.
“Our goalie, Chance, has been outstanding,” general manager Dustin Edwards noted. “He’ll probably be in again this weekend.”
This is the second win for the Oil Kings while in Day-sland, one of the hardier teams of the league. How-ever, this year Edwards said he believes it will be the new entrants – Lloydmin-ster and Bonnyville – who will be the team to beat.
“(Lloydminster) only had 10 guys at the last game in Daysland and they beat them 7-2,” Edwards said.
It will be a battle of the Kings in Big Valley this Saturday and Sunday as the Oil Kings have their first home games of the season, and host the Lloydminster Border Kings.
The Oil Kings have faced the Border Kings once so far this season, losing in a close 4-3 match.
The Oil Kings are cur-rently right in the middle of the standings in the five-
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Friday’s game began an hour later than announced, owing to bus troubles suf-fered by Coaldale. Smith said the Lightning received notice of the issue and the game was delayed until 9 p.m.
Friday’s game started well for Stettler with an unassisted goal by Adam Ternes, the only goal for either team in period one.
Logan Davidson scored two minutes into the sec-ond period, giving the team a 2-0 lead, but Coal-dale quickly caught up with three goals before the period’s end, includ-ing two less than a minute apart.
“For 50 minutes of that hockey game, we played very, very well,” said Smith, saying that a “melt-down” at the end of the second period, coupled with some “grevious mis-takes,” cost the team dear-ly.
“You’d hope at this point in the year that kind of thing would be taken care of,” he said, adding, “We were given opportunities, but (the Copperheads) do have a really solid first line.”
Coaldale led 3-2 heading into the third period. Jake Schwarzenberger scored a power play goal for the Lightning with eight min-utes remaining, but the Copperheads added anoth-er three points to their tally within the period, ending
6-3.
Bisons 6 Lightning 2Okotoks took a quick
lead in Saturday’s game, leading 4-0 by the half-way point. Smith called it a “shaky start” for Stettler.
“That didn’t get off on a real smooth note,” he said, adding that the team re-covered somewhat during the second period but then allowed the game to get away from them.
Scott Ternes scored a power play goal with two-and-a-half minutes left in the second period, but Okotoks scored again 16 seconds later, strengthen-ing their lead to 5-1.
A power play midway through the third period gave Stettler its second and final goal of the game, courtesy of Logan David-son, but Okotoks matched the feat with seven minutes remaining to finish with a 6-2 victory.
Smith said the Light-ning managed to limit the Bisons’ scoring in the third round but observed that their competitors had strong scorers spread throughout their lines.
Defenseman Brandon Hoskins sustained a con-cussion in Saturday’s game and will be out on recovery for the time being.
Smith said that Levi Fisher and Michael Neu-meier, both recovering from injury, are expected to rejoin the team at prac-tices this week.
The two losses mean Stettler remains in sixth place out of seven teams in the northern division of the Heritage Junior Hockey League, with six wins, 14 losses and three overtime losses.
The team will visit the Ponoka Stampeders on Dec. 10 and the Coaldale Copperheads on Dec. 13; their next home game is against Ponoka on Dec. 16.
An away game in Medi-cine Hat, postponed from its original date of Nov. 29 due to weather conditions, has been rescheduled for Jan. 4, 2015, at 2:15 p.m.
Oil Kings eke out narrow win over North Stars
Joel vam der VeemINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Stettler’s midget girls team enjoyed back-to-back wins this past week, includ-ing a 7-2 victory over the Endmoor Vipers.
The Stettler OK Tire Midget Storm played the Vipers at home on Dec. 5, winning 7-2. Jayden Hogg scored twice for Stettler, while Courtlyn Bardwell, Morgan VanDusen, Kierra Scollo, Hailey Adams and Tyra Ganser each scored once.
Two days later, they visited the Four Nations Arena to play the Maskwa-cis Midget Female Hawks, winning 26-0.
Morgan VanDusen, Halley Adams, Dakota Schwarzenberger and Jesse Squires each scored three times; Geri Slemp, Tyra Ganser and Jayden Hogg scored twice; and Grace Chapman, Courtlyn Bardwell, Kelsie Litke, Makayla Peters and Ash-ley Sharpe contributed one goal each.
In other girls’ hockey ac-tion, the female atom team hosted the Rimbey Atom B team on Dec. 6, losing 3-2. Gabby Heck and Chloe Shingoose scored for Stet-tler.
The following day the team hosted the Wain-wright Atom C2 team, los-ing 6-4. Gabby Heck scored all four goals for Stettler.
The peewee girls team hosted the Maskwacis Pee-wee Female Hawks on Dec. 7, winning 8-0. Brooke Laisnez scored four times, while Brittany Anderson
and Alycia Petersen both scored two goals.
Stettler’s bantam girls hosted the Warburg Wolves Bantam team on Dec. 7, winning 14-1. Jes-sika James scored four times, Jamie Lee Spady and Krysta Froese scored three times, Sydney Sorken scored twice, and Breanne Shaw and Hayden Friesen both scored once.
The bantam team also played host to the Maskwa-cis Bantam Female Hawks on Dec. 6, but results were not available at press time.
Atom boys The Atom B team host-
ed the Big Valley Atom Swordsmen on Dec. 7, re-sulting in a 3-3 tie. Cole van Ringen scored twice for Stettler, while Thorson Marshall contributed one point.
Stettler’s Atom C team hosted the Innisfail ATB Flyers on Dec. 6, winning 6-1. Reid Shirley scored three times, while Zach McCord, Gage Hunt and Colby Norman each scored once.
The following day, the Atom C team hosted the Daysland Atom Thun-der, winning 14-13. Reid Shirley and Zach McCord scored five goals each. Brennan Konschuh scored twice, while Dawson Campbell and Wyatt Streit each contributed one goal.
The Atom A team had no scheduled season games this past week.
Peewee boysThe Peewee A team host-
ed the Maskwacis Peewee A Hawks on Dec. 6, win-ning 14-2. Marcus Laisnez scored four times and Shay Anderson scored three times. Ryan Shirley, TJ Howarth and Ben Schritter scored twice, while Clay Kneeland scored once.
The next day, the team visited the Kinex Arena to take on the Red Deer Elite Sportswear, winning 10-4. Andrew Chapman scored five times, Shay Ander-son scored three times and Noah Duff and Jacob Cot-tam scored once each.
Bantam boys The Bantam B team
hosted the Blackfalds Bull-dogs Bantam team on Dec. 3, losing 4-3. Beau Cooper scored all three goals for Stettler.
On Dec. 7, the team hosted the Eckville Ban-tam Eagles, with the game ending in a 3-3 tie. Jack-son Squires scored twice for Stettler while Isaac Lee scored once.
Stettler’s Bantam A team had no scheduled season
games this past week.
Midget boysThe Stettler Legion
Midget team played Viking Dee Jay Plumbing at the Killam Agriplex on Dec. 5, winning 4-3. Ethan Rost scored twice, while Mark
Bengert and Zack Wer-bowesky contributed a goal apiece.
On Dec. 7, they hosted the Ponoka Fountain Tire Wolves, winning 6-0. Bren-dan Bardwell scored twice; the remaining goals were scored by Mark Bengert, Paul Du Toit, Stefan Du Toit and Kieran Rost.
On Dec. 5, the Midget B team traveled to Syl-van Lake to challenge the Midget A Lakers, winning 5-4. Jackson Zimmerman and Dan Schwarzenberger scored twice for Stettler, while Tye Mulgrove scored once.
The team also hosted the Sundre Midget Huskies on Dec. 6; results were not available at press time.
The Midget C team host-ed the Maskwacis Midget B Hawks on Dec. 6, winning 12-2. Ryan Mielke scored three times, Bradley Dods and Brycen Bainbridge scored twice, and Brandon Kent, Steven McCrea, Tan-ner Buelow, Scott Verho-even and Rylan Stefanik each added one point.
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Kierra Scollo (2) of the Stettler OK Tire Midget Storm heads up the ice with the puck, with the Endmoor Vipers’ Ashley Keith (23) hot in pursuit during a hockey game at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Friday, Dec. 5.
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ENGELLouie Engel was born on April 16, 1924 in Boridena, Bessarabia, Romania to his parents Alexander and Elizabeth Engel. Louie was fi ve years old in 1929 when the family immigrated to Canada. The family came to the Scapa area, taking work with a German-speaking farmer. They moved to a farm in the Leo district in 1931 and purchased the Coldwell farm, eight miles north of Endiang in 1937. Louie was the second child of the family. He had four sisters: Pauline (Howard) Bish, Lena (George) Knight, Anna (Ken) Houser, Freda (Henry) Nill and one brother “Sonny” (Erwin). Louie attended school at Leo and at Ideal Valley, leaving school at age 15 to work on the farm. He learned to work young and he learned to work hard. As a young man, he ran a threshing crew for a number of years; fi nding winter work driving truck or in the coal mines north of Halkirk.
In February 1952 Louie married Fern Duncan. They lived on the Kobi place for fi ve years, moving in 1957 to Louie’s parent’s farm. Through several diffi cult years on the farm, they lost their crops to hail and grasshoppers and they lost their home to a fi re. In 1964 Louie moved his family to Halkirk where he started working in construction, eventually going into business on his own. He began by doing renovations but was soon building new homes and cabinets, shops and quonsets. Engel Construction worked all over Central Alberta from Eckville to Consort, from Irricana to Fox Creek. In 1989 his sons took over the construction business and Louie kept working with them. He continued to run his beloved backhoe until the age of 80.Louie had a long, active life and was a man of many interests. Besides all the aspects of carpentry, he learned plumbing and welding. He loved to plant trees. He built a large greenhouse, which was his joy for many years. He planted a Saskatoon orchard in his back yard. Louie enjoyed cooking and barbequing. He liked to read and to watch the Oilers and Gretsky. His favorite times were fi shing and boating, curling, camping and snowmobiling. His grandchildren had a special place in his heart. And he loved conversation. Louie was always good for a long chat and enjoyed telling his many stories. In 2006 Fern and Louie sold their Halkirk home and moved to Castor Senior Housing, then Paintearth Lodge, Coronation Assisted Living and eventually Coronation Continuing Care. Fern passed away in July 2014. Louie passed away on November 21, 2014 at the age of 90 years. He is survived by his four children: Don (Kjerene) Engel, Doris (Dennis) Cordel, Wayne Engel and Dianne Engel; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren: Jennifer (Colin) Pekrul and their children Emily, Austin and Greyson; Brad (Erica) Engel and their daughter Sloan; Corrine Cordel (Randy Tebbe) and Corrine’s sons Dawson and Blade Bateman; Jason (Frances) Cordel and their children Carlene, Farica and Ferron; Adrian (Cassandra) Cordel and their son Caleb; Rae-anne Cordel (Mark Smith); Nicole Thomson; Dayle Kimmel (Nicolas Renggli); Mackenzie Kimmel (Tyler Hobbs) and their daughter Emree; Madison Kimmel. He is also survived by his sister Lena Knight; brothers-in law Jim Duncan and Harry (Hazel) Duncan; sister-in-law Irene Duncan; as well as many dear nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at Halkirk Community Hall on December 1, 2014 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Barbara Zimmerman offi ciating. Several grandchildren presented tributes and memories of Grandpa. Interment took place at 1:00 PM at the Halkirk Cemetery with his grandchildren: Jennifer Pekrul, Rae-anne Cordel, Nicole Thomson, Mackenzie Kimmel and Madison Kimmel as Honorary and Corrine Cordel, Jason Cordel, Brad Engel, Adrian Cordel, Dayle Kimmel and Dawson Bateman as Active Pallbearers, as he was laid to rest beside his loving wife of 62 years Fern. Family and friends gathered for a time of fellowship and refreshments in the hall by the Halkirk Hall Board.Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to Halkirk Cemetery, Paintearth Lodge or Coronation Hospital Foundation - Assisted Living or a charity of your own choice.
LANEWilliam “Bill” StephenBill Lane passed away at the age of 77 years on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Heritage House Long Term Care in Stettler, Alberta, with loving family by his side. Bill was born on Tuesday, October 5, 1937 at Castor, Alberta to parents Zena and William Lane. Bill was a lifelong resident of Byemoor, Alberta working the family farm. Even after moving to Stettler, Byemoor was always home. Bill was predeceased by his parents; wife Jean; sister Doreen
Kneeland; brother in law Ron Komishke; sister in law Dolly McCrindle. Bill is survived by his loving family: daughters Susan (Dave) Dahl and Karen (Doug) Groves; grandsons Dan Dahl and Steve Dahl; grand-daughter Kirsten Groves; sisters Kathleen Komishke and Zena (Ed) Kalenith; brother in law Andrew McCrindle and many nieces and nephews. Bill will also be missed by a large community of friends. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 2:00 PM in the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home with Reverend Ross Helgeton offi ciating. Donations are gratefully accepted to Stettler Health Services Foundation - Heritage House or a charity of your choice. To send or view condolences to Bill’s family, please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com who have been entrusted with the care and arrangements.
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Thank you to family and friends and neighbors, for their words of sympathy and acts of kindness, and memorialdonations to honor our father, Louie Engel.We would like to express our most sincere and heartfeltappreciation, to the staff, nurses, and doctors at Coronation Continuing Care, for the compassion, patience, and kindness, shown to Louie, during his past four years in their care. Our appreciation to Reverend Barbara Zimmerman, and to the Staff of Stettler Funeral Home, for their assistance through this time. Thank you to the Halkirk Hall Board for the lovely lunch provided at dad’s funeral.
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SCHELLJoseph Schell was born January 11, 1927 in Reward, Saskatchewan to parents George and Barbara Schell. He left Reward and moved to southern Alberta where he worked as a ranch hand. After a couple of stops he moved to Trail, BC, where he worked in the smelter plant. It was here he met and married Lillian Demmans. It was also here that their daughter, Joanne was born. Shortly after Joe moved his family to Cooking Lake, AB.
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Farm Work 755DAIRY farm in Lacombe is looking for full time or part time workers. Hours are 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wage depending on experience. 403-782-3325
FULL-TIME/PART-TIME HELP WANTED
on 4000 head feedlot/stocker operation,
located south of Botha.Experience with cattle and farm machinery necessary. Experience with horses an asset but not necessary.
Wages $15-$20/hourdepending on experience.
Duties include penchecking, processing cattle,
bedding, feedingand maintenance.
Contact Dan 403-741-8456 or [email protected]
Medical 790LYNES CHIROPRACTIC
CENTREis looking for a part-timeCHIROPRACTIC
ASSISTANTto join our fast paced
health and wellness offi ce.We are looking for an
energetic and motivated person who loves
working with people.Responsibilities include: managing patient fl ow,fi lling out patient charts, and assisting with newpatient histories, exams
and x-rays. Must be able to answer phones, use computer,and have experience with
Microsoft word, outlook, etc.Good communication skills are a must because you willbe working with patients.
Flexible schedule.Please fax your resume to 403-742-1218 or drop off
at 4719-49 Street.
Medical 790MEDICAL
TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in
Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online
training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or
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Oilfield 800
TANKMASTER RENTALS req’s Exp’d Class 1 Fluid
Haulers for Central Alberta. Oilfi eld tickets
req’d. Competitive salary and job bonuses. Resume to [email protected] or
fax 403-340-8818
Oilfield 800
Oilfield 800
$2500 BonusEvery 100 days
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, Night Foremen,
Experienced/Inexperienced
Junior Day/Night Operators
Must have H2S, First Aid,valid driver’s license.
Pre-employment Drugscreening
Competitive Wages.Benefi t Package
Please submit resume with references to:[email protected]
Only individuals selected for interviews will be
contacted
Oilfield 800
PRODUCTION TESTING EXPERIENCED
SUPERVISORS andTESTERS
Day & NightMust have tickets.Top paid wages.
Based out of Devon, AB.Email resume to:
Professionals 810CENTRAL ALBERTA
MANAGEMENTCONSULTING FIRM
LOOKING FOR PROJECT BASED CONTRACTORS.
Prefer candidates with background in agriculture,
business or sciences. Must have post secondary
education and haveexcellent writing, research and communication skills. Must be profi cient with MS Offi ce and be able to work
independently.Apply in confi dence with
cover letter and resume to: [email protected]
Sales &Distributors 830
Professionals 810FULL-TIME GENERAL MANAGER required for Canadian Professional
Rodeo Association. Must be highly motivated with
strong business management, negotiating,
fi nancial planning, leadership, team building,
strategic thinking & organizational skills.
Duties: Offi ce operations, staff supervision,
marketing, sponsorship & communication. Email resume with covering letter & references:
Website: rodeocanada.com.
H/R - Payroll Managerrequired for LandspergAuto Group. Full Time
Position, Email cover letter& resume to dana@
reddeermitsu.ca Wagedepends on Experience
Restaurant/Hotel 820
MCDONALD’S Restaurants
operated by Cameron BayHoldings Inc. now haspositions for AssistantRestaurant Managers.
Candidates require 3 - 5years quick service
experience along with some managerial experi-
ence. Previous McDonaldsexperience is an asset.Skills needed include:
ability to work with store and other managers, hire and train crew, run effec-tive shifts, maintain food and labour controls, be a brand ambassador to our guests as well as under-
stand, maintain and support the store programs and procedures. Ability to work any days, hours or
shifts as restaurants are 24 hours. Annual salary of
$40,000. 00 plus benefi ts. Stores are located at 4419
Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB, 37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer
County, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer County. Fax
resume to 403-783-4251.
Email [email protected].
Central Alberta Co-op Ltd is a diverse co-operative retailing organization
with over 65,000 members in the Central Alberta area. We are currently recruiting for:
Ag Sales Representatives for Stettler and CrossfieldIn joining Central Alberta Co-op Ltd., you become part of one of the most diverse retail businesses in the Central Alberta area. As one of the area’s largest locally owned businesses, our operations encompass five grocery stores, Home & Garden Centre, three Agro Centres, two Home & Agro Centres, six Gas Bars, four Liquor Stores and a Petroleum Bulk Sales Division. Central Alberta Co-op employs over 600 employees who are dedicated to providing the best possible customer service. Central Alberta Co-op is looking for two highly motivated, self-starting Sales Representatives whose goal is to develop and grow the customer base within their retail area and to market agri-product services.This position is responsible to:* Manage a defined client base within a defined area to meet and exceed area sales, financial and operating targets.* Pro-actively become involved in the business decision-making process of specified customers, helping to make farm production and marketing decisions. * Develop and maintain effective relationships with current and potential future customers. * Provide timely service, marketing options, agro information and advice to current and potential customers. * Co-ordinate the movement of farm supplies and related administrative requirements in conjunction with customers and operations staff.* Participate in market area promotional activities.* Contact producers on farm based customer strategies in order to increase awareness of customer’s/business needs.Requires:* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)* Agricultural background* Strong knowledge of agriculture and ability to provide cost effective services for growers.* Competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and Outlook* Will require extended hours in peak season* Geographical knowledge of retails’ sales areaCentral Alberta Co-op offers:* Competitive salary, excellent benefits including Extended Health and Vision Care, Dental, Long Term Disability, Group and Dependent Life Insurance, Pension, and Personal Development opportunities.Human Resources ManagerCentral Alberta Co-op Ltd6201 - 46 AvenueRed Deer, AB T4N 6Z1Fax: (403) 341-5811E-mail: [email protected] We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
REQUIRES:“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop
Located north of Halkirk
PROJECT COORDINATORSupervision and Coordination of Projects. Must have understanding of prints, P&D’s, piping specs and QC requirements. Knowledge of welded and threaded
pipe systems. A good understanding of the fabrication assembly process for the type of equipment we build. Benefi ts package available.
REQUIRES:
“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop
Structural Skid WeldersMust have CWB Qualifi cation. A fi rm
understanding of how to read drawings.Experience with FCAW/MCAW.
Experience with skid welding preferred.
Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualifi ed candidates to fi ll Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the positionapplied for.Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefi ts package along with a steady work schedule.Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources
Email: [email protected]: 403-258-3197
Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
Service Rig
Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yurself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.
We are now accepting resumes for:
- Apprentice Welders- Labourers
Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division manage-ment positions will become available as we continue to grow.
Please send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]
Allied is an enterprising company that manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are actively looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself reliable please contact us!
We are now accepting resumes for:
“B” Pressure, Journeyman and Apprentice Welders
LaborersAllied offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.
Please apply in person at 3808 - 46 Ave. in Stettler or send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]
Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment
manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:
B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate
To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés to [email protected]
Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfi eld production equipment manufacturer. We are
currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:
DraftspersonApplicants must have experience in the positions they are applying for.
Prism offers excellent wages, benefi ts, job security andopportunity for growth.
Please send resumes to Neil Thorsteinson [email protected]
TKSCONTROLS
LTD.
4605 - 41 St., Stettler
www.tkscontrols.ca
We are currently seeking applications for the full time position of:
Junior Draftsperson– AutoCadd knowledge required– Pressure Piping experience an
asset– Competitive wages– Excellent benefi ts with RRSP program
Please email your resume to [email protected]
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Great opportunity for a starter home or retirees. Modest, comfortable bungalow with beautiful spacious back yard. Enjoy your privacy from your patio deck. Lots of space to
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Excellent investment property with major tenant, returning a good return. 2 buildings – 3500 sq. ft. ware-
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Sales &Distributors 830
ADVERTISING SALES - Northern News Services,
a weekly newspaper publisher based in Yellowknife, NT, are
looking for sales professionals to join our team. We offer a base salary plus commission and bene t package.
Send resume to [email protected]. (Forgivable moving allowance offered).
OUTSIDE SALES OPPORTUNITIES
Growing industrial supply company in Red Deer
looking for OUTSIDE SALES
REPRESENTATIVES to join our team. We offer an attractive compensation,
bene ts & bonus program. Sales experience is not
necessary but an industrial background is a de nite
asset. Please forward your resume to
Trades 850AUTO TECHNICIAN
Looking for Licensed Auto techs or 3rd/4th year apprentice for a busy Chrysler dealership in
Slave Lake AB. Up to $50 per hour paid to live and play in the best town in Alberta right next to the nicest lake in Alberta.
Send resume to [email protected] for an offer and possible
signing/moving bonus. Apply con dentially.
780-849 5225
Sales &Distributors 830 Trades 850
HIRING F/T Outdoor power equipment
technician, apprenticeship & bene ts avail, good
working conditions. Email Resume to [email protected]
or Fax to 403-742-8777
Trades 850
Trades 850LOOKING FOR a great
‘career? Riverbend Co-op in Outlook, SK is now
‘hiring for a Meat Manager. Experience
required. Contact Dale or Shauna at 306-867-8614
or by email: sforrister.rvrbnd@
sasktel.net.
Trades 850
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Drumheller: 403-823-9900
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Instrument Technicians
Career Opportunities Available
Class 1 Drivers • Oilfi eld Tickets Preferred • Driver’s Abstract • Oilfi eld Experience Preferred • Competitive Wage • Benefi t Package • RRSP Plan
Fax resume to:403-742-6590
Email: [email protected] drop off resume at Stettler offi ce
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- Journeyman - Heavy Duty Mechanic- Driver’s Abstract- Must have own tools- Competitive Wage- Benefi t Package
SO006826
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High Level, AB
HEARTLAND marine&&&motorsports
is in search of candidates to ll a
sales position in our new location.
The ideal applicant would be good with people, have experience in customer service
and be available for work on Saturdays.Please email resumes to
[email protected] or fax resumes Attn: Aaron to
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Trades 850 Trades 850OILFIELD
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY requires full-time Heavy Duty
Mechanic to repair fl eet of track hoes, Cats, graders,
heavy trucks. $40 plus/hour depending on experience. Must have
valid driver’s licence. Send resume:
Truckers/Drivers 860
MCL Waste Systems & Environmental is looking
for 3 Drivers to work in our Highway Division. If you
have valid Class 1 license and 2 years driving
experience with a clean abstract and have proven
success dealing with customers, then we want
to talk to you! Walking fl oor experience is preferred but
will train the right candidate! This position is
located in Red Deer County at the Horn Hill Waste Transfer Facility.
Competitive wages! Excellent benefi t program
after completion of probationary period.
Apply with us today at [email protected] or
fax your resume to 780-485-2645
BusinessOpportunities 870
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THE DISABILITY Tax Credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum
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Trades 850
BusinessOpportunities 870
Misc.Help 880
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CHEETAH SANDBLASTING &
PAINTING Requires
Sandblasters & Painters for inside shop work. entry level $20/hr.
Experienced $30/hr. plusFax resume to 403-742-3887
or email:[email protected]
EXPERIENCED HOG FARM WORKERS NEEDED.
All areas of the barn.Must have 2 yrs of previous
experience. $18/hr orhigher depending on exp. + benefi ts. F/T year round
work. Resumes can be faxed to 403-748-4613
Misc.Help 880
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MEDICAL BILLING Trainees needed! Learn to
process & submit claims for hospitals and doctors!
No experience needed! Lo-cal training gets you ready to work! 1-888-627-0297.
Auctions 1530MEIER GUN AUCTION. Saturday, December 20, 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave.,
Edmonton. Over 150 guns - Handguns, rifl es,
shotguns, hunting and fi shing equipment. To
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ExperiencedStructural Welder
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ExperiencedStructuralWelders
Young growing construction equipment company looking for a full time
Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our team in Calgary.
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NOW HIRING!Join our growing team. We have career opporunities available in our Edmonton location:
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Apply online at www.brandtjobs.com. Enter “Edmonton” into the search fi eld on the Job Opportunities page.
Find out more about our exciting career opportunities at www.brandtjobs.com or by calling 306-791-8923.
Brandt Tractor is the world’s largest privately held John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment dealer and a Platinum member of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program.
RSSJ Holdings Ltd. O/A Tim Horton’s
6608 - 50th Ave, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L2
SupervisorFull Time / Part Time / Shift Work
Night / Overnight / Early Morning / WeekendSome high school education
$13.50 Per HourWage based on experience/availability
Please send resume to [email protected] 403-742-1755Castor
Looking forFull Time Tire Technician
Duties to include mobile service truck and sundry duties as
required.
Competitive Wages and Benefi ts.
Inquire In Person to Patrick5501 - 50 Ave., Castor, Alberta
or Email: [email protected]
Full Time-Permanent Shipper/Receiver Metalex Metal Buildings Inc – Enjoy Your Job!
4204 - 46 Avenue, Box 1058 Stettler
Start Date: Immediate
A dedicated, reliable individual is required to be a part of our high-energy team at our facility in Stettler.
Main Duties include: Safe forklift operation, loading/unloading trucks, crating, freight inspection, shipment labelling, coordinating transport services, materials distribution to production, ability to use and develop manual tracking systems, freight bill/paperwork completion, yard organizing. Some heavy lifting, all-weather work. Candidate must be a team player, possess strong inter-personal/ communication skills, and be comfortable working in a busy, quick-changing environment. A valid driver’s license, and experience in short-haul transport required. Long hours/overtime may be required.Wage commensurate w/experience, full benefi ts and opportunities for growth in a family-type work environment.
Apply by e-mail or visit Don: [email protected]
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Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Dec. 7 Moose Hall 2 miles south
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Wed. Dec. 17. Resume weekly sales Jan. 14, 2015
BuildingSupplies 1550
METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour
Express Service available at select supportingDistributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.
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Firewood 1660LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.
Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging
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Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:
oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged
or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan
Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.
Houses/Duplexes 30201/2 DUPLEX, 2 bedrooms, 4 appliances, $600/mo. + utilities, $600 d.d., close to hospital. N/S, no pets. Available Dec. 24. 403-742-8190.
SMALL house in Donalda w/private deck, fenced yard, garage, can be 1 or 2 bdrm. $700/mo. + utils, n/s, 403-883-2819
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
BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER
1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.
All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.
plus D.D. Avail. immediately
Kimberly 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
You’re at home here.
Central Alberta Co-op Ltd. is a diverse co-operative retailing organization with over 65,000 members in the Central Alberta area.
We are currently recruiting for:Gas Bar Cashier @ Stettler Gas Bar & Car Wash
Currently recruiting for:Gas Bar Cashier - Full Time Position - 40 hours/weekDuties include: Customer service, operate cash register, dispense fuel as required, stocking and general housekeeping, Aft ernoon/evening and weekend availability.
Central Alberta Co-op off ers competitive salary, excellent benefi ts, training opportunities.
Apply in store at 4821 - 62 St. Stettler or to: Human Resources Manager6201 – 46 AvenueRed Deer, AB T4N 6Z1Email: [email protected]: 403-341-5811Central Alberta Co-op Ltd.We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
RED WILLOW PORK FARM is now accepting applications for SWINE TECHNICIANS. We offer competitive wages ($14-18 per hour), health plan, and production bonuses. These positions are for full time
continuous employment. Swine Technicians are engaged in all day to day operations within a specifi c part of
the hog production unit (i.e. breeding, farrowing, and nursery), working with limited supervision.
Email resume with references to Daryl Possberg at [email protected] or call 780-842-0980
MOONWALKERS Indoor Play CentreMoonwalkers is seeking a mature, active and enthusiastic individual for a part-time position. Th e successfull candidate must be available to work days, evenings and weekends and will be subject to have a criminal record check.Duties include but not limited to:- Processing Cash Transactions - Computer Use- Answering Phone - Booking Functions- Daily CleaningCandidates Must Be:- Able to work with children, youth and general public- Able to work independently when required- Be physically able to preform the duties of the positionClosing Date:- Open until suitable candidate is selectedPlease submit your resume & cover letter to:Moonwalkers, c/o Box 145 ,Alix, AB. T0C 0B0ATTN: CoraLee BrookesEmail: [email protected] 403-747-2226All applicants are thanked for their interest, but only those selected of an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please
County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICE
County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICE
Located in the heart of Alberta’s farming and ranchingcountry, Stettler County has a population of 5089 people and offers a wide range of municipal services and a vibrant mix of agricultural, residential and recreational opportunities. Agriculture in the County of Settler is mainly focused on grain farming and cattle ranching, but also includes a wide range of intensive operations of hogs, poultry, goats, sheep, feedlots, specialty livestock and horticulture.
The County of Stettler No. 6 is seeking an organized and enthusiastic person to fulfill the position of Assistant Director of Agricultural Services.
Assistant Director of Agricultural ServicesThe Agricultural Services Board is responsible for pest and disease control and management, rentals and services including private land spraying, cattle weighing, nuisance pest management, water management, shelterbelt program and tree planting.Primary duties include vegetation control and maintenance through weed inspection.
Typical Duties include but not limited to:• Perform duties of the Agricultural Fieldman as legislated by the Acts of
Alberta and direction of the Agricultural Service Board• Carry out plans for vegetation control in conjunction with the Director of
Agricultural Services• Operate equipment (spray truck, ATV etc.)• Supervision of staff and timely completion of projects• Efficient in documentation and record management• Inventory control and management• Perform related pest and disease control and management plans• Other duties as required
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:• Excellent organizational skills• Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions• Ability to operate assigned equipment skillfully and be able to make regular
inspections, adjustments and minor repairs to assigned equipment, as required
• Thorough knowledge of the equipment used• Thorough knowledge of the safe operation and occupational hazards
applicable to the work• Physical strength and agility sufficient to perform required duties• Computer skills capable of creating and managing documents sufficient
for the programs of responsibility• Excellent communication skills• Strong computer skills• Ability to multi-task• Willingness to work in a team environment• Self-motivated and able to work with little or no supervision Minimum Training and Experience RequirementsThe ideal candidate will have completed an Agriculture Diploma or education in Environmental Sciences, or possess similar work experience.Extensive agricultural experience and proven ability in the operation of equipment assigned to the position will be an asset. The applicant will have or be capable of obtaining a pesticides applicators license and be in possession of a valid Alberta Class 5 Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.
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 resumes to:Quinton BeaumontDirector of Agricultural ServicesCounty of StettlerBox 1270 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0t: 403-742-4441c: 403-740-3440f: 403-742-1277e: [email protected]
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Super 8 in Stettler is looking for a Maintenance Person
to perform day-to-day maintenance of building, facilities and equipment. The position requires someone with a
basic knowledge of various trade fundamentals, su cient to deal with the general repairs such as plumbing, heat-
ing, lighting, etc. Duties incudes but are not limited to:- Responsible for the condition and inventory of maintenance supplies, tools and various equipment- Performs preventative maintenance on guestrooms.- Performs work order requests on a daily basis.- Responds to emergency maintenance requests as received from house-keeping, front desk, management or guests.- Provides security for guests and property by following all key proce-dures, maintains work areas in a clean, well-organized condition and follows all safety regulations.Candidate must:- Possess good communication & organizational skills- Troubleshooting abilities - Be able to work independently- Experience in maintenance in a hotel or similar environment
Interested applicants can send resume in the following manner:Email: [email protected] or Fax: 403-742-1363
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Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300
Cars 50302000 VW Jetta, Black October 2014: Inspection, new winter tires, wind-shield and wiper blades, rear ceramic disc brake pads. Sold as is $2,600 cash. 403-741-2274.
Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
ADULTS/CHILDREN
ANONYMOUSWednesday, 7:30 p.m.
For more info Kira & Ian
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271
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4820 - 51 Street
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LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDERTrent and Leah Erickson hereby off er for sale by tender the following briefl y described property subject to the reservations and exceptions contained in the existing certifi cates of title:NE 2-39-18 W4, containing 160 acres more or less;(hereinaft er called the “Property”).Th e sale of the Property is subject to the terms and conditions hereinaft er mentioned:1. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the Property’s size/measurement, condition or environmental status.2. Th e Property contains approximately 160 cultivated acres.3. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T.4. Tenders will be received by Landman Reule Law Offi ce no later than 12:00 o’clock noon on January 5, 2015 and should be delivered in a sealed envelope marked “Erickson Tenders”. Please note: Landman Reule Law Offi ce will be closed January 1st and 2nd, 2015.5. Buyer must provide Landman Reule Law Offi ce with a deposit by way of certifi ed cheque or bank draft equal to 10% of the purchase price within 5 business days of the Buyer receiving notice that their tender has been accepted by the Vendor. 6. Th e balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or certifi ed funds on or before January 30th, 2015 (“Possession Date”). 7. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date. 8. Th e highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender. LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE Lori R. Reule Barrister & Solicitor 4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
3 SHOPS FOR RENT PRICE REDUCED ~Now willing to separate shop ~Sitting on 2 acre lot in total
1st and 2nd Shops- 50’x90’ Duplex style construction, Metal Building, South and North sides identical. Offi ce Space @1000sq ft with bathroom, Shop fl oor 25’x70’ 1750 sq ft, with bathroom, 14ft overhead doors, insulated, 2 walk in doorways, 3 phase power available, Huge parking lot, rent dependent on duration of lease.
3rd Shop- 60’ x 40’ -2400 sq ft Metal building, insulated, infrared heat, single phase power. Small offi ce with mezzanine on top, 10’x14’ & 12’x14’ shop door with electric door opener. Huge parking lot. Rent price dependent on duration of lease. Triple net.Separate living accommodations on site can be provided
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Purses • C
andles • Spices
Kitchen • Makeup • Tupperware
Whatever you SELL...Advertise it
HERE!
Rick StrankmanMLA DRUMHELLER-STETTLER
The Canadian Heart and Stroke foundation has launched a new campaign to help Canadians rec-ognize signs of stroke. The cam-paign is called “FAST” an acro-nym that stands for: Face – is it drooping? Arms – can you raise both? Speech – is it slurred or jumbled? And Time, to call 9-1-1 or your local emergency service right away.
What if you called 911 and you were put on hold for an hour be-fore anyone even responded? It’s safe to say that most Albertans wouldn’t find it acceptable. The loss of rural hospital services for some people would be the equiva-lent to being put on hold by 911. It’s safe to say that being put on hold while a loved is in need of emergency care would be com-pletely unacceptable by anyone’s standards.
Imagine living in the Oyen area, 30 minutes outside of town, that’s 1 hour round trip for EMS. The closure of a facility like the Big Country Hospital in Oyen would add another hour to the time it would take to get to a hos-pital for local residents. The Heart and Stroke foundation’s FAST campaign advocates speed of treatment as one of the key factors for the mitigation of damage or loss of life. The same can be said for a great many other medical emergencies including traumatic injuries.
Rural hospitals serve not only local residents; they serve the thousands of people who travel Alberta’s extensive rural road-
ways every day. That is where the disconnection begins. The cen-tralized decision-making mindset with regards to Alberta’s public service has resulted in a short-sighted “one size fits all” mental-ity that just doesn’t fit in remote rural Alberta.
In an AHS 2010 report that advocated for the closing of a rural health care center in Boyle, it illustrated how ill-informed centralized decision-making can be. Taking a new approach by working co-operatively with lo-cal health care professionals, to do what is necessary to build a health care system that puts Albertans first, we can meet the needs of ru-ral Albertans.
Gradually, decentralizing the delivery of health care services to locally-funded, managed, and integrated hospitals, Primary Care Networks, family physicians, and long-term care facilities, will put rural Albertans back in charge of what’s best for rural Albertans. This will enhance the emergency care for patients and allow for flexible innovation to address unique local needs while meeting established care standards all Al-bertans deserve.
One third of Alberta’s operating revenues that pay for health care services are attributed to Energy and Agriculture. As we all know Oil and Gas wells are not operat-ing in the middle of a canola field in downtown Edmonton. Herein lays the quandary a government in Alberta faces, with providing ser-vices for the people in remote ru-ral Alberta - the source of a good chunk of their operating budget.
Health care can’t be put on hold
continued ftrom page 4The biggest problem apparent-
ly is mops, according to Gendre. While he said it doesn’t seem like people are flushing mop heads, it seems that some might get broken off while clearing floor drains and eventually make their way into the main line, which eventually sees the mop head being chewed up at the end of the line.
Other pump-wearing culprits are rags and dishcloths.
It was confirmed at the meeting that the county has purchased a new parcel of land further out of Stettler, with an eye to relocating at least part of their services there, if not the entire county office.
When the current county build-ing was built, it was on the “edge of town,” the councillors ex-plained. Now, with the new ball fields, the expanded recreation centre, and new housing subdivi-sions the “edge of town” is right in the Town of Stettler.
In addition to the location, the current state of the works depart-ment building, where employees repair, maintain and store county equipment is needing extensive
repair and upgrades, which in the end would be costly.
The cost of the renovations and repairs, combined with a lack of space to expand, makes a move of services to the new site much more promising.
The county had purchased the land quietly, not out of a desire for “cloak-and-dagger” behav-iour, but to keep the price from going up – which often happens when it’s discovered that a branch of government is looking to buy, Nibourg explained.
The roughly 80 acres of land would be large enough not only for a new county building, but also the shops and office space for the maintenance crew. The current parcel of land where the office and shops are located also has a multi-million dollar value, which would allow the county to recoup some of the cost of build-ing new facilities on the new land down the line.
After the topics were discussed, residents were able to stay and chat with their councillors and members of the county staff, en-joying doughnuts and coffee.
Water on the minds …
By: Elli Anderson & Abbey Bohn, Grade 8 Students
Last week was the first week of Advent, and a bright candle took light in our hearts starting Decem-ber off right. Advent is a special time in the Catholic Church. The word comes from the Latin word ‘ad-ventus’, which means, ‘coming.’ It is a time of waiting for the real reason for the season. A beautiful celebration took place on Monday Dec. 1. Our won-derful kindergarten class led the celebration and ex-pressed how important Ad-vent is, and what it repre-sents. Every day last week, each class lit the first can-dle in their Advent wreath, which represents the sea-son of hope. It signifies our hope that the Messiah will come soon.
The basketball season started this past week. Al-though Christ-King will not play until January, stu-dents were excited to begin practicing for the season. The girl’s first practice was on Monday, while the boy’s team practiced on
Tuesday. The girl’s team welcomes back their re-turning coach, Kristy Gu-lak. The boy’s team wel-comes a new coach this season, Matt Ghesquiere.
The monthly Leader-in-Me Assembly took place on Friday, Dec. 5, which was led by Mrs. Bohn. The assembly focused on Sean Covey’s Habit #5: Seek to understand, and then be understood. Mrs. Bohn used this habit to focus on the harmful effects of mean words. Calling up three volunteers, Kirklind Bach-mier, Connor Wyness, and Cameron Ryan-Whynot, Mrs. Bohn instructed the boys to empty a toothpaste container, shaving cream container, and whipping cream container. While the boys did so with flair, Mrs. Bohn explained that these different materials represented hurtful words. In an unexpected twist, Mrs. Bohn then asked the boys to put their materials back into their containers, which, of course, proved to be impossible. Like-wise, Mrs. Bohn explained that once hurtful words are
said, they cannot be put back or unsaid. She asked Christ-King students to use three simple words to avoid misunderstandings and escalated situations. Students were encouraged to ask each other “Are you okay?” These three words will help students to under-stand another person’s cir-cumstances, before rushing to rash words. It is impor-tant that everyone thinks before they speak.
Another Spirit Day slept into the school last week – Pajama Day! Held on Friday, Dec. 5, everyone came to school in their favourite PJ’s, house-coats, and slippers. The entire school looked like they were ready to hit the snooze button.
Advent Concert practice has been continuing, and full school rehearsals will be taking place this week. Christ-King Catholic School would like to invite the Stettler community to the production of “Christ-mas Hang-ups” on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Stay tuned Stettler.
Christ-King lights
the way for Advent
Contributed photo
Kirklind Bachmier helping out in the monthly Leader in Me assembly.
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014
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ffer
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ct to
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and
may
be
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nded
withou
t not
ice.
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pri
cing
incl
udes
fre
ight ($
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) and
excl
udes
lice
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, in
sura
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gis
trat
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dea
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min
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atio
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es, o
ther
dea
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arges
and
other
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and
taxe
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ay s
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014
Ram
15
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cludes
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. Cab
), 2
014
Ram
25
00
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00
, 20
14
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Mas
ter or
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go
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and
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ce a
fter
taxe
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ligib
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clude: 1
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ned
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leas
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igib
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and
regis
tere
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thei
r nam
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or bef
ore
Dec
ember
2, 2
014
. Pro
of o
f ow
ner
ship
/Lea
se a
gre
emen
t will
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. Cust
omer
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ho
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ades
men
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ing
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his
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ades
men
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ppre
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tifica
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ade
Lic
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tifica
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uir
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Lim
it on
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onus
cash
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er p
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ligib
le tra
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ctio
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ome
conditio
ns
apply
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etai
ls. ★
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o P
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Day
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ret
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ust
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s w
ho
finan
ce a
new
20
14
/20
15
Chry
sler
, Jee
p, D
odge,
Ram
or FIA
T ve
hic
le (ex
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014
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Ave
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to S
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ank
spec
ial r
ate
finan
cing
contr
acts
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s. M
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r 60 d
ays
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acts
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ordin
gly
. Inte
rest
char
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will
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acc
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ng
the
firs
t 60
day
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the
contr
act.
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ome
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om p
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Con
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onsu
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ings.
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ernm
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istr
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Oct
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20
13
for la
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ears
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ased
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