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Stettler’s new year baby arrived Saturday

STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER

It’s a brand new year and at least one Stettler-area family is ringing it in with a brand new baby, as Jordan Wipf made his debut on the planet Earth shortly after 7 a.m. on Jan. 2 at the Stettler Hospital.

The 3,600-gram baby — seven pounds and 15 ounces — arrived at 7:09 a.m.

Jordan is the fourth child and third son of Steve and Glenda Wipf from Lonepine Colony, just east of Botha, and went home on Sunday, Jan. 3 to be greeted by his excit-ed sister and brothers.

The natural birth went without complica-tion, Glenda Wipf said.

“The doctors and nurses have been won-

derful,” she added.It’s the fi rst winter baby for the couple,

whose other children were all summertime babies. With three children at home, the family has pretty much everything they need for Jordan, and preparation for his arrival didn’t require much extra work. All of the furniture, clothes, and other handy items needed by parents of young infants were items the family already had.

“It’s our fourth (child), so actually, you are already ready,” Glenda said.

The Wipfs also have extended family in the area, which means baby Jordan will grow up alongside cousins, aunts and un-cles.

The couple haven’t made any specifi c plans for their family, instead allowing the

size to be determined by fate.“We don’t plan that part,” Steve said.Jordan’s siblings are all under the age of

six, so having the young children under-standing the months-long pregnancy pro-cess wasn’t a big concern for either Steve or Glenda, the couple explained. Instead, the family received a call on Jan. 2 from Mom and Dad to explain that they’d have a new baby brother coming home the next day.

Once the baby was born, the proud par-ents phoned home to share the news about the youngest member of the family, news that was greeted by the siblings with ex-citement.

Since returning home, Steve noted it’s been “almost impossible” to get Jordan away from his siblings.

Moush Sara John/Independent reporter

Jordan Wipf born on Jan. 2 is enveloped by his parents, Glenda and Steve Wipf at Stettler Hospital and Care Centre on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016.

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Sidetrip into business turns into lasting love

STACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER

What was meant to be a short-term dive into busi-ness so she could work from home and be with her young children turned into a career change for Stettler’s Lorisa Bower, one which has not only recently brought her a nomination in the Woman Entrepreneur Award fi eld at the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, but also a great deal of satis-faction and happiness.

A physiotherapist by trade and education, Bower joined her husband at his business, Metalex Metal Buildings Inc., which at the time was run from their farm just outside of Stettler. Helping out on the business side, despite her lack of business training, allowed her to continue

to work but be with the couple’s young children during their younger years.

The goal was always to return to physiotherapy as they grew older, but as time went on, Bower became more and more involved with Metalex, learning the ropes not just of the business end but of the fabrication end as well.

Don Parsons, who joined Metalex seven years ago, nominated Bower for the award, and was “beyond thrilled” when he found out that she’d made it through to the fi nal round.

“You won’t fi nd any shortage of people who support her,” he said. “She is very humble and she doesn’t get a lot of recog-nition, and she does a lot of these things, a bottom-less pit of giving-ness.”

Parsons, who, over the years, has run his own businesses, never meant Stettler to be a permanent stop in his life, but some-thing about Metalex — particularly, working with Bower — snagged him and

he’s been here since.“If you would have told

me I would have settled down in Stettler, I wouldn’t have believed you,” he said. “Rural Alberta? I’m from cities.”

Parsons said that Bower’s upbeat personality, fair treatment of employees and natural gift for busi-ness has made her the ideal boss.

“People want to work with her,” he said. “We’ve had people who’ve quit come back, come back at lower wages, just to work here.”

For her part, hearing the praise heaped on her by Parsons makes Bower squirm and insist she isn’t anything special — it’s the team at Metalex that makes the business a success — unlike many businesses during the economic uncertainty, Metalex still has bookings for months in advance.

Parsons doesn’t buy it though.

“I’ve been a business per-son, a business owner, my-

self,” he said. “She’s helped take this company from nothing but a small home-based operation that had a few hundred units a year, that never had any real intention to be much more than that, to a company that builds thousands.”

Without any actual busi-ness training, the process for Bower has been a learn-ing one, and she confessed that early on, she made her fair share of mistakes, things she learned from. It’s just experience, she in-sisted — but Parsons said Bower had a natural un-derstanding of business, something that can’t al-ways be learned in school.

“She’s always up when things are crashing and burning,” Parsons noted. “She’s magical that way. Gifted. She needs to rec-ognize the scope of what she does.”

“For her, it’s just every-day. For the rest of us, it makes this the best place to work. Metal buildings aren’t sexy, but working here is so satisfying.”

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While what most of the duties Lorisa Bower takes on at Metalex in Stettler put her behind a desk, she’s also able to hop into the fabrication shop and help out if the need arises.

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RCMP on search for suspicious vehicle, driverSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Police are asking the public to keep their eyes peeled after concerned citizens noticed a suspicious vehicle frequenting Stettler businesses in the early morning hours for three con-secutive days up to Jan. 2.

The early-2000s model white truck is believed to be either a Chevrolet or GMC truck, Stettler RCMP Cpl. Cameron Russell said.

“This vehicle has been spotted the past three mornings, around 6 a.m.,” Russell said on Monday, Jan. 4. “It’s believed (the occupants of the truck) have been interrupted” in the commission of crimes.

Anyone who may have information about the vehicle or the owners are asked to phone the RCMP at 403-742-3382, or con-tact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Duck’n’Runner caught hiding under RV A 27-year-old Stettler man, Jonathan Martin, is behind bars

after being caught fl eeing from police and driving with a sus-pended licence on Dec. 20, though police were on hunt for the fellow for several weeks prior to the arrest.

Russell explained that, in the weeks leading up to the arrest, RCMP would come across a green, four-door sedan. When the driver would see police, he would turn off his vehicle’s lights and fl ee, usually to the outlying rural areas. On Dec. 20, police were able to prevent his fl ight into the rural area and caught up to the vehicle, which ended up in the ditch while trying to avoid the cruiser driven by Russell.

When police arrived at the vehicle, they found a 17-year-old Stettler girl inside, who was a passenger in the vehicle. She informed police the driver had fl ed. The K9 unit was called in to help track the fl eeing driver, as was the air unit, who Russell said was already in the area.

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Surveillance footage shows this early-2000s model pick-up truck, believed to be a Chevrolet or GMC, parked outside the Home Hardware Home Centre on Highway 56 around 6 a.m. on Jan. 2. Police are asking anyone with information about the vehicle or its occupants to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

Police hoping to rebuild COP programSTACEY LAVALLIEINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Changes to how Citizens on Patrol and the RCMP have worked together in the past several years has caused the number of volunteers in the community to drop, until this year when the organization didn’t renew its membership.

The loss of Citizens on Patrol — or COP, as they’re known — is a blow to the communi-ty, and something the Stettler RCMP said it hoped to turn around.

“They’re a great group to have in the community,” Cpl. Cameron Russell said.

With a large detachment area to cover — from Boss Hill Road in the north to Highway 589 in the south, and from Highway 21 in the west to the County of Stettler boundary shortly be-fore Halkirk in the east — it can put strain on the detachment’s eight constables, two corporals and a sergeant. The volunteer COPs helped out by keeping an eye out for odd behaviour and calling it in to police.

Const. Carter Boytinck has been the liaison between Stettler COP and the detach-ment for the past three years, though he said the program has been running in Stettler for several years, “well before my time here.”

“Through observation, doc-umentation and reporting, members of COP provide a presence in their commu-nity while patrolling by ve-hicle, on foot, by bicycle or other means,” Boytinck said. “(They’re) educated volunteers who increase the awareness of suspicious and dangerous or unusual activities happening in the community.”

COP is not part of the RCMP

or any other policing agency, but when the Alberta Citizens on Patrol Association (ACOPA) was formed years ago, the RCMP helped as a consultant, working in conjunction with ACOPA to develop training pro-grams designed to help the volunteers be good eyes and ears in the community, remain safe and secure, and not com-promise themselves, others or evidence.

Lance Penny, who was di-rector of Stettler COP when it folded due to low membership, said that the training manual and additional training oppor-tunities was informative and fun to do. A former member of Canada’s military, Penny said the need to serve and protect runs in his veins — something he passed on to his son, Phil, who recently returned to lead Stettler’s RCMP detachment as its new Sergeant.

The elder Penny said it would be nice to have COP up and running again, but admitted if it was reborn, he would likely not want another turn as di-rector, instead hoping to pass on the torch to another.

“I think my wife would be happier,” he said with a chuck-le. “I’m retired now.”

During his years in COP, Penny said he saw the local organization change its focus from being discreet eyes and ears to being more visible, a walking deterrent. And that change worked well.

“People would see us in our vests and our hats, and they’d come and talk to us,” he said. “We’d fi nd out all sorts of inter-esting things.”

At one point, Penny and oth-ers in the groups would do patrols by bicycle, something that earned them some laughs

from some elements of the community. Penny, however, insists that the cycling was a very positive experience not just for the volunteers, who got an excellent workout, but the community as well.

“People would tell us they felt safer, knowing people were out keeping their eyes open,” he said. “They’d see us and just feel better about it.”

“(They) are a valuable com-munity group active through-out the year,” Boytinck said.

“Stettler COP have assisted the Stettler RCMP detachment on several occasions.”

Anyone who is interested should contact Boytinck at the Stettler RCMP detachment. A background check and in-terview will be conducted to all those who apply, and applicants must be 18-years or older, and have an active Alberta Driver Licence. The de-tachment can be reached be-tween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 403-742-3382.

However, neither were needed as the area was covered in fresh snow and police tracked the driver, fi nding him hiding under an RV.

He was charged with three counts of fl ight from police, and one count each of driving while disqualifi ed and dangerous driving.

Martin fi rst lost his licence after being involved in a May 2015 collision at the intersection of Highway 12 and Stewartwyn Road west of Stettler, in which he was found to be driving a stolen vehicle. In July, he was caught driving a different stolen vehicle and was arrested again. In both cases, Martin spent some time in jail after pleading guilty.

Message not getting through: Police Christmas and New Year’s went rather uneventfully for

police, but a charge of impaired driving and a 72-hour licence suspension on New Year’s eve and morning means the mes-sage about impaired driving isn’t getting through, Russell said.

“And these are the ones we caught,” he stressed.With taxi service, friends, family and designated drivers

available, there’s no excuse for driving home impaired, Russell said, adding that people who are going out to celebrate holi-days and other special events should take some time before-hand to make arrangements if they’re going to be drinking.

Full staffi ng levels The Stettler RCMP detachment is starting 2016 with full

staffi ng levels, with a sergeant, two corporals, and eight con-stables. A new constable will be arriving in the coming weeks to augment the detachment’s workforce. The detachment is also home base for the area’s Traffi c Unit, which has a corpo-ral and two constables, including the only female constable working in the detachment at this time, Russell said.

“There are defi nitely times when a female constable is pref-erable,” Russell said, noting that the assignment of constables is both luck of the draw and based on applications.

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Mixed growth picture for 2015 as town fl ags, county shines

It came as no surprise to Town of Stettler council that permit numbers were down for 2015 given the economic climate, coun-cillors said at one of the last meetings of 2015, but the numbers now available show permit value estima-tions are down nearly $5 million.

It was a completely dif-ferent story in the County of Stettler, which saw both the number of permits is-sued as well as estimated value increase, to the tune of just more than $4 mil-lion.

The value assigned to permits is not in the cost of acquiring the permit, but rather the estimated value

BY STACEY LAVALLIESTETTLER INDEPENDENT

Les Stulberg (left), Byemoor Endiang county councillor, Shelly Walker, executive director of FCSS accept a donation of $,1000 from Darrin Newell, Calgary area manager of WSP Canada Inc. in support of Stettler’s Crisis Aid Program on Tuesday, Jan. 5 at the Stettler FCSS office. During the AAMDC Fall 2015 Convention held on Nov. 16-19 in Edmonton, councillor Stulberg was chosen by WSP to direct $1,000 to a charity/non-profi t of his choice, which was Stettler Crisis Aid Program, under the umbrella of FCSS.

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of the development for which the permit is issued.

In the town, $3,162,080 worth of residential per-mits were issued in 2015, down from 2014’s $3,617,482 and institution-al (hospitals, town facili-ties, schools, etc.) came in at $361,810 compared to last year’s $486,200.

Commercial and in-dustrial permits took major wallops. With only $3,647,806 in commer-cial permits this year, the town came in only slightly above half of last year’s $6,015,621. Industrial came in at $892,000, a shadow of last year’s $2,793,000.Total estimated value of this year’s permits came in at $8,063,696. Last year came in at $12,912,303.

In the county, total value of this year’s permits came in as 18,585,850, up from 2014’s $14,364,000.

Jacinta Donovon, de-velopment offi cer for the county, said it was a pleas-ant surprise.

“We weren’t expecting that,” she said. She noted that the numbers weren’t up because of anticipated plans for the new coun-ty offi ce and shop, as the project hasn’t arrived at the stage where permits are being issued.

This year, the county is-sued 114 residential per-mits, up from last year’s 81. Of those permits, residen-tial permits were estimat-ed at a value of $15,500,850, more than last year’s per-mits altogether.

2015 also saw 11 com-mercial permits issued, down from last year’s 22. The decline in commercial permits is a sign of the eco-nomic climate, Donovon noted. She said that the county was bolstered by the building of several high-quality rural homes as owners took advantage of the competitive con-struction industry, which is fl agging as projects are shut down, delayed or can-celled due to low oil prices.

The value of this year’s commercial permits came in at $3,572,000, up from last year’s $2,562,000. While the number of permits was down, the value of the con-structions was higher as it was more about main proj-ects than add-ons.

Animal Haven Rescue Leaguestarts new year with bottle drive initiative

BY MOUSH SARA JOHNSTETTLER INDEPENDENT

Animal Haven Rescue League (AHRL) kickstarted the new year with a week-long bottle drive Monday, Jan. 4 to raise funds for some of its urgent needs, primary among them being veterinary expenses.

With 11 dogs, including fi ve very young puppies and 19 cats, among which seven are kittens, a lot of veterinary expenses are in order.

“There will be spay/neu-ter procedures that are needed in the next cou-ple of months as well as vaccinations that need to be updated,” said Michelle Fisher, treasurer and cat foster coordinator of the organization. “If and when we intake more animals, they all need to be checked by the veterinarian before being placed with fos-ters and may need spay/neuters as well and our vet bills range anywhere

from $2,500 to $4,000 per month, depending on our intake.”

According to Fisher, the most important needs right now are fi nding more foster homes so that AHRL can help more animals in need.

“Funding is also required to help with not only our vet costs but so that we may help the communi-ty with education, a spay/neuter clinic or training for their animals,” said Fisher.

“We need volunteers to help us with things like driving animals to the vet, participating in fundrais-ing events and creating awareness via online plat-forms, such as our website and Facebook.”

With AHRL being a non-profi t, the organiza-tion does not qualify for a lot of grants, which makes fundraising imperative.

“We have worked secu-rity at local events, bar-tended at weddings, held

bottle drives and sold var-ious items such as Vesey bulbs all in an tempt to fundraise,” said Fisher. “We are planning on doing the paperwork for a casi-no so that we would not only have money to fund our day-to-day bills but we are also able to have some money as a sort of cushion for emergencies, such as animals requiring surgery like leg amputation.”

With AHRL unable to participate in a casino for three years, fundraising is need of the hour and they are always on the look out for volunteers to help with the ideas.

AHRL will hold their an-nual general meeting on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Stettler Board of Trade meeting room. All are wel-come.

Michelle Fisher, treasurer of Animal Haven Rescue League sits in her garage with some of the bottles donated by com-munity members so far. It is a week-long bottle drive geared towards raising funds for Animal Haven.

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New Year arrives with a bang in BothaMeal and dancing at Legion in Stettler

BY STACEY LAVALLIESTETTLER INDEPENDENT

People all across the County of Stettler and the Town of Stettler rang in the New Year in different ways, some in the quiet of their own home and others in a gath-ering of friends and strangers.

In Botha, the community hall was bustling as more than 75 people came in to dance the night away at the annual New

Year’s Eve all-ages dance, hosted by the Botha Old Tyme Dance Club.

The alcohol-free event prom-ised old-time country music and dancing and drew a crowd of all sorts of ages, though primarily drew from the ranks of the el-derly, many who came just to enjoy the live music, provided by The Country Gents, a band whose members hail from Millet and Drayton Valley.

“They’re very popular,” Doug Haustein, the club’s president, said. “We’ve had them in for several New Year’s Eve dances.”

The club regularly meets throughout the year, but for the past two decades (with a few misses here-and-there), the club has hosted the New Year’s Eve dance.

With the crowd of about 75 dancers, the event came in just short of breaking even, though

over the year the club usual-ly manages to end up on the right side of the fi nancial line, Haustein said.

“We’re not about making a profi t,” he said. “We just want to break even, so we can have fun and just dance.”

As midnight approached, dancers took a balloon from a wall of balloons, each with a piece of paper inside. Each bal-loon’s paper had well wishes

for the new year, but a few had prizes as well. As the new year drew nearer, everyone gathered together to sing Auld Lang Syne, and then at midnight, brought the new year in with a bang.

Literally, as 75 people popping balloons creates quite the bang, Haustein said.

Over in the Town of Stettler, people gathered at the Legion to enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinner and dancing, with music provid-

ed by Sundown. With a delicious meal of lasagna, caesar salad, chili and garlic toast to power them, the adult event brought in a crowd.

One of Stettler’s RCMP con-stables, on patrol that night, stopped in and had a dance in his bright refl ective jacket before heading back out on patrol.

An all-ages masquerade event at the Stettler Agriplex was can-celled due to low sales.

Music, events and election keep Stettler busy in the second half of 2015 – Part 2BY MOUSH SARA JOHNSTETTLER INDEPENDENT

As the new year dawns bring-ing with it new horizons to con-quer, Stettler Independent cap-tures the latter half of the year gone by.

New doc on the way for Stettler - Jul. 1

A new doctor will be setting up shop in the next few months here in Stettler, with two more on the way in the new year.

‘Celebrate Canada’ with Loose Change in concert and spectac-ular fi reworks - Jul. 8

It was a fusion of colours as people came out early in droves to West Stettler Park on Wednesday, July 1, to celebrate 148th Canada Day.

Road Use Agreement revisited as county moves to annual per-mits - Jul. 15

County of Stettler council has decided that the current Road Use Agreement should be re-written and updated to accom-modate the changes that have occurred since it was last re-viewed 10 years ago.

Town of Stettler competes in the 2015 Edition of Communities in Bloom - Jul. 22

The Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges will be evalu-ating Stettler once again on Wednesday, Jul. 22 in the International Challenge (medi-um) category.

Increased development activi-ty in the County of Stettler - Jul. 29

There has been an increase in development permits issued by the County of Stettler as com-pared to last year this time.

Annual Métis Hivernant ren-dezvous celebrated with great revelry - Aug. 5

The 12th annual Métis Hivernant Rendezvous was cel-ebrated over three days in Big Valley from Friday to Sunday, Jul. 31-Aug. 2, with great success and an abundance of fun.

Town continues to grow de-spite oil industry troubles - Aug. 12

For the fi rst six months of 2015, the Town of Stettler issued permits worth $6,132,085 in all building categories, a 117 per cent increase over the same pe-riod last year.

County rejects call to declare ag disaster zone - Aug. 19

A motion made by council-lor Dave Grover to declare the County of Stettler an agricultur-al disaster zone was not sup-ported by county staff at the Wednesday, Aug. 12 meeting.

Town council recognizes un-beaten soccer champs - Aug. 26

Town of Stettler council rec-ognized the undefeated provin-cial champions in U12 soccer during their latest meeting, held Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Stettler P&H Elevator Preservation Society hosts it sec-ond annual fundraiser - Sept. 2

On a pleasant, windy Saturday afternoon, Aug. 29, the commu-nity of Stettler and surrounding neighbourhoods came together to raise funds for the Stettler P&H Elevator Preservation Society.

Council moves to support gym club - Sept. 9

A request for funding for the gymnastics club caused the longest discussion amongst town councillors at the Town of Stettler council meeting on Sept. 2.

Stettler’s third community garden launched offi cially - Sept. 16

Members of Stettler commu-nity gardens committee, town councillors and administrative staff were all on hand Monday, Sept. 14 for the offi cial launch of Stettler’s third community garden.

Council debates downtown park’s fi nal fi nishes - Sept. 23

Town of Stettler councillors discussed the fi nal touches of the downtown park, located on Main Street, during their Sept. 15 regular meeting.

Hawaiian pig roast fundraiser draws 300 - Sept. 30

The Hawaiian pig roast sup-per, which was organized as a fundraiser for St. Geroge’s Anglican Church at the Stettler Community Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26 brought together 300 people from the community and neighbouring areas.

Five Bronze Blooms for Stettler in Communities in Bloom - Oct. 7

Another year and another fi ve blooms for Stettler in the Communities in Bloom inter-national competition, though a new grading system means the town now has a better idea of how to improve.

Election debate enthusiasti-cally followed - Oct. 14

The federal election debate hosted by the Stettler Regional Board of Trade and the Stettler Library on Tuesday, Oct. 6 saw the Stettler Community Hall comfortably full, with almost all the seats set out full of peo-ple from the riding, including a strong contingency of students.

Sorenson wins again but Liberals to form new govern-ment - Oct. 21

Canada’s longest ever election

campaign ended in a resounding defeat of the Conservative Party as voters sent Prime Minister Stephen Harper his notice to move out of 24 Sussex Drive. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Prime Minister, will be moving in.

Standing ovation for Citizens of the Year - Oct. 28

It was a packed house at the Stettler Community Hall as local businessmen and women and their families gathered to celebrate their own at the annual Stettler Business and Citizenship Awards Gala.

Stettler’s new playground, KIN Park, ready for play - Nov. 4

Stettler’s new playground at the West Stettler park has been in operation since its inaugu-ration on Monday, Oct. 26. One of Stettler Kinette Club’s major projects this year, the facility was successfully funded and completed with the help of the community and volunteers.

Botha’s future as a municipal-ity under focus - Nov. 11

The future of Botha as an in-

dependent municipal unit is being questioned and county is part of a process to assess the possibility of dissolving the vil-lage administration.

Remembrance Day service at-tracts hundreds - Nov. 18

It was a packed house at the Performing Arts Centre in Stettler on Wednesday, Nov. 11 as community members gath-ered for the Remembrance Day ceremony, despite the sub-zero temperature.

HATS production entertains community - Nov. 25

The Heartland Arts Troupe Society (HATS) production Happily Ever Once Upon drew crowds from Stettler and neigh-bouring communities to the Performing Arts Centre (PAC) from Nov. 18-21, keeping it packed.

Stettler dons its Christmas costume - Dec. 2

As the snow blanketed the streets of Stettler and the Christmas tree at the cen-tre of Main Street was lit up in then evening on Friday, Nov.

27, the town donned a festive look, being transformed into a Christmas wonderland.

Distant experiences inspire musical Christmas decoration at Stettler home - Dec. 9

It was while separated from his family, sitting in the swel-tering heat of the Egyptian desert, that the idea came to Steve Maruk. He was satiating his longing for Christmas dec-orations and snow by watching Christmas videos on YouTube when he discovered houselights set to music.

Cost of keeping old facilities running weighed against cost of new facilities - Dec. 16

Discussions over plans for the new County of Stettler offi ces and workshop dominated the county council’s Wednesday,

Dec. 12 meeting, though fi nal decisions were delayed until January at the request of absent councillor Ernie Gendre.

Skating with Santa makes kids happy - Dec. 23

The blue rink of the Stettler Recreation Centre was trans-formed into a hub of winter ac-tivities on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 19 as the Stettler commu-nity came out to participate in the fourth annual Skate with Santa event.

Night Before the Night Before Christmas celebrates communi-ty spirit - Dec. 30

It was a busy day Dec. 23, as shoppers and fun seekers thronged to Stettler’s Main Street for the annual “Night Before the Night Before” extravaganza.

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Those renting farmland to large crop operators could well see demands to lower acreage rents. Most large scale crop producers are highly sophisticated grow-ers and marketers, and even with average crop yields, will survive, even thrive. I expect crop con-sultants will have a good year providing advice.

I expect with lower pric-es, the large commercial grain operations will be further developing their marketing programs par-ticularly for wheat. It’s taken time for grain grow-ers and buyers to adjust to an open wheat market without the involvement of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). In the past, the CWB played a criti-cal role in equal market access and price pooling for growers, and shipping streamlining and coordi-nation for buyers. Without the CWB over the past few years, wheat marketing and shipping has become problematic, especial-ly when trying to move a bumper crop in a declin-ing price market. For those trying to grow wheat and other crops in the more

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remote areas in the Peace River district and North Central Alberta, the last few years have been trying times indeed. However as wheat marketing stabiliz-es and both sellers and buyers develop a consis-tent marketing process, prices could well increase, albeit marginally.

For cattle and beef pro-duction, the coming year should be viewed with some trepidation. As ex-pected, the past year’s high prices have seen a consumer backlash with beef demand decreasing as folks instead bought more alternative meats like pork. To say the least, it’s hard for the average consumer to afford a $20 T-bone steak. There may be some short-term re-prieve as the American market re-opens to un-fettered access thanks to the repeal of US COOL import restrictions. Add

to that the decline of the Canadian Loonie and cheaper transport costs and one can see a surge in live cattle and hog ex-ports to the US over the next six months. However, as noted in a previous column – be careful of the consequences of the COOL decision – it may cause a cattle marketing catastrophe in western Canada. If there is a sig-nifi cant increase in live slaughter cattle exports to the USA as a result of COOL being repealed, it could seriously affect the fi nancial viability of the two big processing plants in the province as their throughput decreas-es to uneconomic levels. Feedlots and processors have already been under some pressure with the overall decline of the cat-tle herd over the past ten years.

One might presume that most large commercial operators will get some benefi t from declining en-ergy prices over the next year – but it will not be enough to offset a gener-al decline in commodity prices. In Alberta produc-

ers might also see an in-crease in costs with the implementation of new WCB and OHS standards for their paid farm work-ers. Then one ponders some intangibles like new environmental regula-tions and lifestyle market-ing requirements which could increase costs that can‘t be recovered from the market place.

Finally, 2015 saw an in-direct economic impact hit the agriculture and rural community – the collapse of energy prices. That saw massive layoffs in the countryside and energy service industry losses, both of which im-pact many medium-sized farming and ranching op-erations. Many of those family farms rely on off-farm income to keep the overall operation alive and viable. One hopes other-wise, but 2016 may be-come a year to overcome and forget for the agricul-tural and rural commu-nity of Alberta. But there is some optimism thanks to our new Prime Minister – perhaps growing legal marijuana will be the new hope for a better year.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst

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If one is to believe in the mantra that the beginning of a new year shapes its progress throughout, we are in for a terrible year: In fi nance, 2016 started with a massive selloff in international markets, and politically, a very se-rious confl ict erupted in the Middle East, thankful-ly far away from Canada.

But the new year may be harbouring a lot more potential to impact us just here in the Prairies on a big scale ranging from cli-mate to commodity and beef prices, from resource industries to real estate prices.

It is fair to say that we are halfway through the Prairie winter and the amount of precipitation we have received so far does not amount to even

half of the snow that the region had by this time last year. While there is still a lot of time for more moisture to come, there is also the El Nino weath-er phenomenon affecting North America, among other regions of the world. This weather occurrence, prompted by the warming of the waters in the equa-torial belt of central and east central parts of the Pacifi c Ocean is associated with high pressure weath-er systems, which, in turn, are generally marked by drier conditions.

So are we facing a po-tential for drought, will there be enough moisture in the soil when the sow-ing season comes? Will we have enough precipitation after the completion of the sowing season? How will the harvest turn out?

Let’s hope and assume that there will be ade-

quate snow and rain in the coming weeks and months and there will be a satisfactory harvest; will the farmers get the worth of their investment and labour once they try to market their crop?

Market watchers report that grain silos in most parts of the world are full and further bumper crops are expected in Europe and Asia. How will the glut of cereals in interna-tional markets impact the price a Prairie farmer will be able to get for his/her harvest?

Thanks to a World Trade Organization (WTO) rul-ing, the US Congress re-pealed the restrictions on Canadian beef exports to the south of the border, creating an opportunity for farmers to access one of the world’s biggest beef markets. And Canadian dollar is trading at a sig-

nifi cantly low to the US greenback, which should help exports in principle. But is the Canadian beef sector in the best shape to be able to make the opti-mum use of this opportu-nity? A seasoned observer of the industry recently commented this freedom to export cattle and hogs to the US could seal the fate of the meat pack-ing industry in Canada. Another concern is the ability of livestock sector to keep their herds at sus-tainable levels if they take the opportunity to export to US given the fact that the livestock population in Canada has declined over the last few years.

While the tensions in the Middle East may tem-porarily push oil prices up by a few dollars, the glob-al glut of oil is unlikely to go away any time soon, meaning 2016 will contin-

ue to see oil prices below $50/barrel. Investment bankers Goldman Sachs predicts even a lower level, $20/barrel through the new year.

Latest real estate sta-tistics speak of a 25 per cent decline in residential sales in Calgary region, impacting house prices all over Alberta.

To make a long story short, while it is good to keep the spirits high at the beginning of a new year, it is prudent to be ready for the risks that might emerge in the course of it.

With the fi nancial mar-kets showing increasing signs of unease, it is in-dispensable that both provincial and federal governments steer the ship of the economy pru-dently to ensure that it will not list to the point of being overturned.

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Creativity at work in library

Have you ever wanted to build something but you never had the materials or knowledge to do so? Well, look no further. The fan-tastic Mark Fox will be at the library on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. He will be running the Make, Take, and Create drop-in program. This time is unscripted and ad hoc. Just show up and we’ll use the library’s tools and re-sources to help you fl esh out your ideas and possibly hook you up with local tal-ent that can help you make your idea a reality or help you explore an interest. All ages welcome. What do you wanna build?

Remember those gaming laptops from last week? They are still here, calling to you. They are full of pre-loaded games, just waiting

to be played. So come on in to the library and use them before it’s too late, they head home on Jan. 13.

On Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10:30 a.m., we are salut-ing popcorn. With various popcorn based activities, crafts and snacks you will be smiling from ear to ear. From little corns to kernels everyone is welcome to our Popcorn Bonanza.

Every Wednesday, at 4:30 p.m. from Jan. 13 to March 14, there is Colour Me Radd, an adult colouring group. Waiting for your child at hockey, swimming or other activities? Join us down-stairs at the Rec Centre on Wednesdays and we’ll provide pencil crayons and intricate colouring sheets designed for adults.

Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Jan. 13 to March 16, we present, Rainbow Brite, a

SHAUN ROSS children’s colouring group. Do you love to colour? Join us at the library. We’ll pro-vide colouring sheets fea-turing children’s characters, seasonal designs, and more. Feel free to bring your fa-vorite coloring book.

You can do so much with your fi ngers. You can text, poke a cat, get clawed by said cat, and much more, but did you ever think you could make a blanket with your fi ngers? On Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m. our resident gem Crystal will be teaching anyone and ev-eryone how to crochet with nothing but your fi ngers… and yarn. Bring your own yarn.

Keep an eye out for ad-ditional activities on our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) and Facebook page. And if you have an activity you’d like to do/see at the library feel free to let us know!

You could start by talking to Him about it

Last week I mentioned that most New Year’s resolutions are broken within days, even hours. However, the problem lies not with the resolutions, but with our commitment, or lack thereof, in keeping them. Two passages of Scripture were submitted for your consideration. Romans 12:1, which instructs us to give ourselves to God and Psalm 90:12, which tells us that we should spend our days wisely.

Whole life stewardship properly addresses these areas. Whole life steward-ship simply means that one submits their entire life to God as a package deal, rather than parts or portions. Our lives can be described and delineated in different ways, but I see, four major divi-sions; time, talent, treasure and truth.

All four of these are gifts from God. For example, every day is a gift (though admit-tedly they come packaged quite differently) and time is given to us in daily incre-ments. It is our privilege to give the time of our lives back to Him and use it in such a

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way that He is honored and others are helped.

In similar fashion, our nat-ural talents and spiritual abilities, our monetary gain and the sharing of what we know to be true; all should be recognized as gifts from God, and then employed and deployed in a God glorifying selfl ess fashion (the selfl ess part can be pretty challeng-ing).

In case the foregoing sounds as if it falls some-where between pseudo-spir-itual and simply impractical, consider the words of CS Lewis in Mere Christianity. He wrote, “Every faculty you have, your power of think-ing or of moving your limbs from moment to moment, is given you by God. If you de-voted every moment of your whole life exclusively to His service, you could not give Him anything that was not in a sense His own already.” Lewis’ statement properly summarizes what whole life stewardship is all about. I am not the owner of anything, but the steward or manager of all that He has given me.

Biblical stewardship rec-ognizes God as the owner and makes us responsible to properly manage that which He has provided. And with re-sponsibility comes account-ability. However, it is not at all drab and dutiful, because so much of what He has given is delightful and beautiful! Graciously provided to us for our enjoyment.

I’ve left the best part for the last…the reward principle of stewardship. Colossians 3:23,24 says. “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.”

Does it work? Yes, because God works! Perhaps you could try this approach in 2016…you could start by talking to Him about it.

Holiday season over, back to work/school

Whether you went on a warm or cold holiday adventure (some do) or if your were packing your bags to travel afar (some are); whether you were visiting family and friends (some were) or stayed home to entertain ( some did ) or donated your time to help others (some have); whether you partied in the New Year (some may have) or slept through it (some would have) – you will have to agree that the holi-days had exceptional good weather and the roads were perfect for travelling. But like all good things, it’s back to school and places of higher learning, back to work and probably back to winter.

Bring it on 2016!!Congratulations to

Aaron and Crystal Stewart of Big Valley on the ar-rival of a 6 lb. 4 oz. baby boy, Liam Doan, born on Nov. 18 in Stettler. Liam arrived early and spent several weeks in Calgary hospital but was home in time to spend Christmas with his siblings, Rilynn (7); Owen (5) and Bentley

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Congratulations to Barry Wimmer and Karen (Coulthard) Jackson who were married on Dec. 6, witnessed by immediate family, in Red Deer.

We bid farewell to Scott Koenraadt, who has moved to Hanna and has trans-ferred to the Sheerness power station. At this time, we welcome Amy Hronek to Halkirk. She is living in the former Jack Wagner home and works at the Stettler hospital. Amy is the granddaughter of the late Don Hronek of Red Deer. Also a welcome to Levi Jackson, who works at SCORE in Stettler and lives in the Butler house. Levi is a grandson to Helen Morel.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Nelson Connon, who passed away on Dec. 29 in Red Deer. A private family service will be held with interment in the Gadsby cemetery.

Take note that the Elks’ annual Alaskan Seafood & Comedy Night will be held on Feb. 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets available at Snack Shack in Halkirk, Drugstore in Castor and Wells Furniture in Stettler. Only 200 tickets – sold out early last year.

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Richelle’s on the 23rd; Dec. 24 at Arden and Deanne’s; Christmas Day at Stan and Gloria’s with Richelle and Greg and family, Ybiett and girl; then Dec. 26 ev-eryone: Tasha and Aaron and family; Wade and Ybiett and family; Arden and Deanne and family as well as Richelle and Greg and their family. The tur-

key remained in the store, the family enjoyed such delicacies as shrimp, oys-ters, etc.; a fun celebration for all.

Happy belated birthday to Stan Diegel, Dec. 22. The family all went out for supper, then back to the farm. Happy Dec. 22 birthday to Haley Bigney as well.

Bill and Joyce Hansel cel-ebrated an early Christmas on Dec. 19 with Sandra and family in Stettler at Denee and Jason’s, every-one there. Christmas Eve they visited Dewey and Joanne Hoopfer (happy birthday, Joanne!); then to Grant and Judy Musgrove’s on way home.

Christmas day Joyce’s sister Betty Stotz came to the farm for the day; a restful week for Bill and Joyce. New Year’s Day they enjoyed supper with Marie Vance, Marie’s brother Ken and Joanne Miller were there as was Joanne’s mom Lillian Schell.

Jim and Ethel Baird had a post Christmas supper or-ganized by daughter Lynn. Lynn and Doug Potter, Lauren and Clint and their three girls, and Dustin were all there.

Percy and Paulette Heer started on the 22nd with daughter Christy and Curtis and family who stayed two nights be-fore heading to Lavern and Nadine Wideman’s ; Christmas Day saw John and Jewel and Bailey, Jeanne Beisel, Barry and Lorna. Paulette and Jeanne traveled by phone to Norway to wish Jan and Irene God Jul (Merry Christmas). Then on Dec. 28, Jewel’s mom and dad, June and Wallace Winter

came, staying overnight and celebrating with John and Jewel, Hannah and Bailey, Percy and Paulette.

Births to celebrate during December: on Thursday, Dec. 17, Frank and Eleanor Dahlgren drove to Viking hospital to see their new great granddaughter Skye Patricia Walgenbach, who weighed seven pounds two ounces. Mom and dad, Holly and Dane are doing well, proud grand-parents are Cecil and Pat Walgenbach; great grand-parents Vern and Kay Hansen; Eleanor and Frank Dahlgren.

Dec. 19 Gabriel Gerhart Houstein arrived, born in the Stettler hospital, he weighed eight pounds 4.8 ounces. Parents are Kathryn and Trevor Houstein, proud grandpar-ents Kathy and Larry Tuck, Susan and Keith Houstein and Duane Morlock. Congratulations to all the above!

We said farewell to community friends as well. Sympathies go out to Margaret Connon and family on the passing of Nelson Connon Dec. 29. Nelson grew up in the Westwoods area, farmed for many years before he and Margaret moved to Stettler. He will be buried in the Gadsby Cemetery, private family graveside service. He was 76.

Also Agnes Rushton passed away Dec. 31. Condolences to the fam-ily. Agnes was a great supporter of the Gadsby Omega Circle and kept in touch with many of her friends in the district. Her funeral was Tuesday, Jan. 5. Agnes was 97 years young.

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Routine club activities resume in Botha

Welcome to 2016. Hopefully everyone had a great holiday season and here’s to hoping everyone has a great year coming up.

With the new year now upon us, everything is get-ting back to normal and all the clubs will be restarting very soon.

This past Monday, Jan. 4, school started up again for the remainder of the school year. So hopefully all the students and staff had a fantastic Christmas break and ready to hit the books again.

Also on Monday the se-niors’ monthly meeting was held, the next month-ly meeting will be on Feb. 1, starting at 12 noon. They are hoping all seniors can attend.

Tonight, Jan. 6, Bingo evening also restarts, so hopefully everyone can come out and join in the fun. Doors open at 6:30

p.m. and the game starts at 7:15.

Quilting restarts at 9:30 a.m. at the seniors’ centre, Monday, Jan. 11. So come on out and join the quil-ters at this fantastic craft. They would love to teach you, and they all do beau-tiful work there.

The next very import-ant village meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28, starting at 7 p.m.So please keep this date in mind.

The next Old-Thyme Dance will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31, starting at 1:30 p.m.This will be their Valentine Dance, so please wear something red in color.The “Black Velvet Band” will be entertaining that afternoon, so you will not want to miss it.

Don’t forget coffee is on every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the seniors’ centre. So please take a break and join your friends there.

Floor curling also takes place every Wednesday and Thursday at 1 p.m., so come on over there and join in a game or two, ev-eryone is welcome.

Best wishes for 2016

After returning from a much anticipated and most thoroughly appreciated hol-iday, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome one and all into 2016. Here in Big Valley, we celebrated the season with assorted community festivities, din-ners, sleigh rides, fi reworks, holiday light displays and, of course, the extraordinary

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concert put on by our Big Valley School students.

As we put away the deco-rations until next Christmas and return to our regular-ly scheduled routines, we say goodbye to the 2015 and look forward to a new year shimmering with the pos-sibilities. Best wishes to ev-eryone and, to pass on one greeting I received, I hope this New Year will be bless-ed with humour, gratitude and a generous dose of good health. Happy New Year!

January birthday greetings go out to Takaleah Daychief – 1, Ross Annable – 1, Nicole Zoller – 1, Tom Fraser – 3, Marj Olive-Kilpatrick – 5, Lawrence Wilkie – 6, Art Tizzard – 8, Ariane Jensen – 8, Danny Webster – 11, Owen Jake Stewart – 11, Marguarite Kerbes – 12, Mike Noon-Ward – 12, Indianna Soboleski – 13, Don Saar – 15, Rod Miller – 17, Bill Kirtley Jr. – 17, Keelan Stefanik – 17, Reece Stefanik – 17, Thomas Cassidy Jr. – 17, Micah Toews – 19, Curt Watts – 22, Marian Rinehart – 25, Katherine Stillinger-Winegarden – 26, John Bolton – 26, Chad Kirtley – 27, Chase Skocdopole – 28, Austin Daychief – 28, Brady Duncan – 28, Ann Tizzard – 30, Devon Boulding – 31, Aaron Stewart – 31, and Adam Stewart – 31.

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Colter Harden of Big Valley had to undergo surgery after receiving a severe injury in the bull riding competition at the Ultimate Cowboy challenge in Calgary on the last day of 2015 while his brother Josh placed in the top fi ve as Ty Ellis of Saskatchewan wrestled away the champi-onship title with a $7,000 prize money.

He also won the calf rop-ing event, adding another $2,000 to his prize money.

The other winners who came in the top fi ve be-sides Ellis and Harden, were Logan Hodson of Telkwa, B.C., Gerald Eash of Montana and Braydon Wellby of Australia.

There were seven events, of which participants had to compete in at least six; these included – bareback, calf roping, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, bull rid-ing, team roping and barrel racing.

“The attendance was just over 1,200 people and was live-streamed on the Wrangler Network,” said event organizer Scott Wyzykoski. “They are also showing the complete event at www.wrangler-network.com.”

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Colter Harden participates in the bull-riding event of the Ultimate Cowboy championship at Calgary’s Agrium Event Western Centre on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, minutes before he suffered a serious injury. Harden went into surgery on Jan. 1 after he received a compound fractured tibia and fi bula, in this event.

Although the event went seamlessly, Wyzykoski felt that the barrel racing event was a little over the top.

“We had barrel racing for the fi rst time and will not do that again,” said Wyzykoski. “It seems crazy to award as many points for it as for bull riding!”

With the event being hosted for the fi fth time in 2015, Wyzykoski thought his team had done a good job.

“I thought the execution was terrifi c this year and the event ran very quickly and smoothly, but we are just a little disappointed with the attendance, espe-cially because the crowd was treated to such an in-credible show by 12 very talented cowboys,” said Wyzykoski.

Yet the event had its share of misfortune as Colter Harden sustained a compound fracture during the bull riding event.

“The bad news was Colter’s fall, and also just about 10 minutes after that, his brother Josh had to get on his bull – put-ting that out of his mind – which he rode success-fully and earned an extra $2,000. Very cowboy stuff,” concluded Wyzykoski.

Philpot to coach bowlers at renowned SK school MOUSH SARA JOHNINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Stettler resident Nicole Philpot, who has repeatedly made headlines through-out the bowling season, has one more accolade to add to her accomplish-ments as she heads to the renowned Saskatchewan Youth Bowling School in Saskatoon run by Tom Patterson.

A school where she has been going back every year, even till 2015 as a stu-dent to be coached and mentored by some of the bowling experts, will now use her bowling experience and skills to mentor other aspiring students.

“This will be the fi rst year of hopefully many to go back to the school and give back in appreciation of everything the school coaches and mentors gave to me,” said Nicole Philpot. “At this time, my feelings range from excitement,

fear from wanting to do justice to the students and school, and still slightly shocked!”

When Philpot was enquiring about school sessions this year, main organiz-er Tom Patterson came up with two op-tions, one being Philpot as a student for the fi rst year, and coach in the second.

The second option was Philpot being a coach this year itself.

Not one to shy away from challenges, Philpot was ready to take on the role.

“With my desire to go into education in the fall, I felt this was an opportuni-ty I couldn’t miss out on and decided the second option was my choice,” said Philpot. “It has always been my desire to give back to the sport via coaching and I did do some before transferring to Sherwood Park.”

According to Philpot, she has always appreciated the value of a good coach

and mentor.“I’ve been so fortunate to have had

some very special people involved in my growth, my father Dave being one of my earliest coaches and someone who still remains heavily involved,” added Philpot. “I’ve also had the privilege of being coached by Stacy (Sanderson) Webber and Jen (Marshall) Smith in my early years, with the two most infl uen-tial coaches other than my dad being Shauna Pirie-Laisnez and Lynn Howell, both very accomplished bowlers.”

Philpot hopes that she can grow and learn from the diverse experience she has had.

“It is my hope that I can grown and learn from the experience and mentor-ship of my coaches and that I can pass that on to younger bowlers,” continued Philpot. “Coaches for this school come from all over Canada and are the best of

the best, so it’s an honour and a privi-lege to give back by working side by side with them, and being young I have a lot to learn about coaching and again I’m looking forward to the mentorship I’ll receive from them.”

Although Philpot is not sure what the position will entail, she is aware that she will be handling young students be-tween the ages of 10 and 12.

“I will be coaching along side some of the best players that 5 pin has to offer so I’m feeling humbled and nervous to be considered for the job,” said Philpot. “I’ve had my Canadian level 1 community coaching since I was 14 and I was one of the youngest to have it, and I’ve had to wait until 18 to get my level 2.”

Level 2 will allow Philpot to coach any sport at the national level and that is what she hopes to do someday as she prepares herself for the qualifi cation.

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Rodeo along with home teams Lightning and Wildcats dominate sports headlines in second half of 2015

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With football and hockey in full swing, home teams Lightning and Wildcats kept the sports calendar busy while the cowboys of Stettler area kept the town in lime-light.

League gold medals for boys’ U12, U14 teams - Jul. 1

Despite a slow start, the U14 boy’ soccer team pulled

it together on Wednesday, June 24 to turn the tables on Camrose 1, winning 3-1 to take the league champi-onship.

U14 Smash cap off season with bronze fi nish - Jul. 8

The U14 girls’ fastball team, the Stettler Smash, headed to Calgary this past weekend, July 3-5, to end their season at provincials in an 11-team battle.

Big Valley’s Zeke Thurston conquers Calgary Stampede - Jul. 15

Zeke Thurston of Big Valley was crowned the saddle bronc champion at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, Jul. 12, winning the big purse of $100,000 and proving that family tradition of rodeo competition will grow with him.

Jessa Heatherington of Wm. E. Hay on Team Canada - Jul. 22

Stett ler ’s Jessa Heatherington of Wm. E. Hay Composite will be represent-ing Canada as they partici-pate in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) 2015 All-Star World Championship.

Kaye Stoesser barrels to fastest time in Stettler Barrel Race - Jul. 29

Kaye Stoesser clocked in at 17.691 seconds at the third barrel race of the series My Favorite Things on Monday, Jul. 27, raking up the high-est prize money in the fi rst division.

Dacia brings home gold, silver in last track meet of the season - Aug. 5

Stettler’s Dacia Gramlick continued toward her goal of running out of space for her gold medals in her sea-son fi nal competition in Sherwood Park July 18-19.

Reid Keeley lays claim to Independent Cup in Men’s Open - Aug. 12

Fifty-two men golfed their hardest through 18 holes of

play on Aug. 8 in pursuit of the Independent Cup, but it was Reid Keeley who even-tually lifted the cup in suc-cess.

Big Valley hosts its fi rst annual Fun Tourney - Aug. 19

The Big Valley Golf Club hosted the town’s fi rst annu-al golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 14. There were 25 par-ticipants, who were charged an entry fee of $30 each, which included 18 holes of golf and barbecue after, with prizes that would be drawn as raffl es.

East Central Hockey School hosts the season’s fi rst hockey camp in Stettler - Aug. 26

The Stettler Recreation Centre was a hustle of activi-ty as the East Central Hockey School (ECHS) hosted the town’s fi rst hockey camp of the season, from Aug. 17-21.

High school rodeo attracts extraordinary competition over the weekend - Sept. 2

As Stettler hosted the ju-nior high school rodeo on Friday, Aug. 28 and the se-nior high school rodeo over Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29-30 at the outdoor arena of the Stettler Agriplex, cowboys and cowgirls from Stettler and surrounding areas displayed their equine skills.

Stettler Wildcats suffer their fi rst setback against St. Albert - Sept. 9

Stettler Wildcats had their fi rst game of the season in

St. Albert on Thursday, Sept. 3. against the home team St. Albert Skyhawks, losing with a score of 10-0.

Stettler Cougars crush Red Deer Notre Dame - Sept. 16

The victory was resound-ing as Stettler Cougars claimed the fi rst win of the season, defeating Red Deer Notre Dame 72-0 in a home game on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Cougars hunt down Jr. Broncs - Sept. 23

Despite warm, sunny weather, the Ponoka Junior Broncs didn’t have the warmest welcome at their match against Stettler, going down 64-0 to the Cougars.

Panthers’ defence shut down hosts Rocky Mountain House - Sept. 30

Stettler’s Peewee Panthers continued their undefeated streak, forging an unbreak-able wall and shutting down host Rocky Mountain House on Saturday, Sept. 26, com-ing home with a win of 48-0.

Major and minor victories for Wildcat JV volleyballers - Oct. 7

It was a good night for the William E. Hay Secondary campus’ junior varsity vol-leyball teams, who hosted the Hunting Hills Lightning on Monday, Oct. 5.

Wildcats stage a thriller to win on the road - Oct. 14

Stettler Wildcats defeated Rocky Mountain House as they powered through the latter half of the game to edge their opponents 22-18 when they were 15-0 behind in the fi rst two quarters.

Lightning back on track, despite defeat - Oct. 21

Stettler Lightning lost to Banff Academy Bears 2-1 on Friday, Oct. 16 and once again to Strathmore Wheatland Kings 5-4 on Saturday, Oct. 17, completing another weekend without a win.

Stettler Wildcats crush Drayton Valley 43-0, ad-vance to playoffs - Oct. 28

Stettler Wildcats played one of their best games against Drayton Valley on Friday, Oct. 23 to win con-vincingly 43-0. Jeremy Kirk, Clayton Page and Eric Williams all scored touch-downs, while Terron Garbutt had two scores with anoth-er touchdown run by Drew Cassidy.

Lightning snap losing streak with 6-3 victory - Nov. 4

Stettler Lightning fans and players alike can breathe a sigh of relief after the team’s eight-game losing streak was snapped with a 6-3 vic-tory over High River this past Friday, Oct. 30.

Wildcats lose champion-ship game - Nov. 11

That Stettler’s Wildcats ended their football season with a less than stellar per-formance, losing the cham-pionship fi xture 41-0 was disappointing in itself, but not as much as the uncalled for drama during the last minutes of the game, which might have long term im-plications for the program itself.

Stettler area guys win big at CFR 2015 - Nov. 18

CFR participants from the Stettler area was on a win-ning streak as the Cassidy brothers of Donalda and Josh Harden of Big Valley displayed stellar perfor-mance at the CFR 2015, held in Edmonton last week, Nov. 11-15.

Lightning build confi dence with back-to-back wins - Nov. 25

Stettler Lightning made a great comeback from a two goal defi cit in their game against Ponoka Stampeders to win it 5-4, on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Stettler’s Rodriguez wins bull-riding buckle at CCAFR - Dec. 2

Stettler-based Armando Rodriguez won the bull-rid-ing buckle at the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals Rodeo (CCAFR) on Saturday, Nov. 27 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Stettler girls win weekend tournament - Dec. 9

Stettler girls’ basketball team had a great start to the season when they won the tournament over the week-end, Dec. 4-5 in Olds, beating Sundre in their fi nal game.

Wildcats celebrate their success with year-end ban-quet - Dec. 16

The Stettler’s varsity foot-ball team Wildcats celebrated their season with a banquet evening of awards, honours and recognition on Thursday, Dec. 10 at the William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus cafeteria.

Lightning lose in shootout to Thrashers, dimming play-off chances - Dec. 23

Stettler Lightning had a great start to their week-end as they went on to beat Mountainview Colts 2-1 on Friday, Dec. 18, but they suffered once again at the hands of Three Hills Thrashers on Saturday, Dec. 19 losing in the shootout 2-1, falling further behind in the race for playoff spots.

Lightning fall to Wranglers despite strong start - Dec. 30

The Stettler Lightning coaching staff and fans had high hopes for the fi nal game of 2015, played on Tuesday, Dec. 22, but those hopes were dashed in a 4-1 loss to Blackfalds Wranglers.

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas sea-son and is focused on having a happy new year with family and friends around you. The Rumsey Ag Society would like to thank Robert Richmond for bringing Santa to the Christmas party just before Christmas. Considering how busy Santa is at that time of the year, Robert must have done a great job talking him into taking a bit of time off to show his moves off with the kids at the dance. The organiz-ers of the Christmas party would also like to thank the Big Valley Elks and Royal Purple for their do-nations to the Christmas party making it all that much more festive.

Mike’s Uncle, John Storch called to invite us

to the celebration of his 90th birthday party at the Newcastle Community Hall next Saturday, Jan. 9 starting at 2 p.m. So I took the liberty to forward this invite to all of you who are friends with Uncle Johnny with his pipe and stories to tell. I hope you will be able to attend, I know he will get a big kick out of seeing all his Rumsey friends again.

The men’s curling bon-spiel will be starting in Rumsey at the end of this month, so contact Brooks and Jackie Watts if you are interested in entering a team or getting on a team for the event. The dates of the bonspiel are Jan. 25 to 30.

The number one goal of 2016’s new year resolu-tions are to get fi t and stay healthy so here are some fun facts that might clari-

fy that goal for you:Facts about staying

healthy:-If walking/cycling is

good for your health, the postman would be immor-tal.

- A whale swims all day, only eats fi sh, drinks water and is still fat.

- A rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years.

-A tortoise doesn’t run, does nothing… yet lives for 450 years.

And you are telling me to exercise! I don’t think so!

Here is my new year res-olutions:

My goal for 2016 is to accomplish the goals of 2015, which I should have done in 2014, because I made a promise in 2013 and planned in 2012. (If I could only remember them)

Have a great week!

The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club will be having a pancake break-fast and jam session Sunday, Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Donalda School is out for winter break and students will be returning to classes on Monday, Jan. 4.

The Donalda Library has an exciting new webpage. Check it out for all your reading, learning, and entertainment needs at http://donaldalibrary.prl.ab.ca/

The Donalda & District Museum will be closed for the Christmas holiday, but will return to its normal winter hours beginning Jan. 7. Please, check us out

on Facebook.Birthday wishes this

week go out to Amy-Ann Kotz, Duncan Charles, Harper Tantrum, Raesha Berry, Michael Nattestad, RJ Sideritsch, Adam Kulak, Lary Nelson, Rowena Sta Cruz, Jack Hillestad, Robin Young, Beth Fulton, Brue Salmon, Teresa Kneeland, and Jeremy Norman. Happy birthday to all!

Jam session and pancake breakfast on Sunday

KASHEEN CLOUSONDONALDA DIARY

The family of Arne Norman would like to send their heartfelt thanks to so many. First to the staff and Dad’s “family” at Paragon Place for the loving care and friendship over the years and to Points West staff for treating Dad with such respect and dignity in his fi nal days. Thank you to Pastor Ross Helgeton for his visits and comforting service and to Joan Rushton, Debbie Simon and Blaine Paulson for their gift of music. Grandpa Norman would have been so proud of Kerri, Tammy and Trena for their readings and to all of

his grandsons, Kyle, Brent, Scott, Rick, Chris, Jeremy and Barrett, for carrying him safely to his fi nal resting place

beside Grandma. Thank you so much Teresa’s Catering for the wonderful luncheon and to the Lefse House in

Camrose for making lefse at such a busy time of year for them. Special thanks to Corinne and the staff at Stettler

Funeral Home for their compassion and guidance through this diffi cult time. Thank you to the Spruce Coulee

Cemetery for their services and to all who sent cards, food, fl owers, charitable donations and attended the funeral.

God Bless you all!

CARLESSEdwin JohnEdwin passed away on December 24, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Julie Carless; children Sandra Carless (David Grose), Steven (Lisa) Carless, Brent Carless (Clint Lawrence), and Nancy Carless (Myron Deis); grandchildren Carlton and Ryan Klevgaard and Delaney and Shane Carless; sisters Edith Stratulate, Joyce Stratford, and Mary Carless; and numerous family members. He was predeceased by his parents,

Anna “Dudi” and Theodore “Ted” Carless and his brother Charles “Chuck” Carless. Ed began working in the oil and gas industry beginning in 1954 at Canadian Industries Ltd. Throughout his long career he worked with several companies as Superintendent of Operations responsible for properties from Fort St. John B.C. to Dallas Texas. Ed concluded his career as Manager of Field Operations with West Coast Petroleum Ltd., retiring in 1996. After his retirement he enjoyed travelling to Victoria, many road trips, and golfi ng with Julie. A private service will be held for the immediate family. To send condolences, please visit www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca.

RUSHTONAgnes Agnes Elsie Harrison was born on April 9, 1918 at Stettler, Alberta to parents Grace and Ray Harrison, one of seven children. Agnes married Roy Rushton on March 3, 1937 and to this union two children were born. Agnes passed away peacefully at her home in Paragon Place at Stettler, Alberta on December 31, 2015 at the age of 97 years. Agnes leaves to mourn her passing her loving family: son Garry (Janey) Rushton of Stettler

and daughter Betty Ann Layton of St. Albert; fi ve grandchildren: Jodi (Kevin) Zuk of Stettler, Jill (Kelly) Fisher of Stettler, Jennifer (Shane) Mercier of Stettler, Brent (Jen) Layton of Edmonton and Tracy (Brady) Thorvaldson of Edmonton; eleven great grandchildren: Stephen, Olivia, Carter, Kyle, Kennidy, Brett, Erin, Madisen, Megan, Eric and Connor; numerous other family members and many dear friends. Agnes was predeceased by her husband Roy Douglas Rushton in 1986; son in law Brian Layton in 2005; and all of her siblings: one sister and fi ve brothers. A funeral service for the late Agnes Rushton was held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the Stettler United Church with Reverend Jan Richardson offi ciating. Agnes will be laid to rest beside her husband Roy in the Red Willow Cemetery, Red Willow, Alberta in the spring. In memory of Agnes donations may be made to the Red Willow Cemetery Club, Stettler United Church or a charity of the donor’s choice c/o

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, 403-742-3422,

who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

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SNODGRASS John “Jack” Alexander Snodgrass passed away peacefully at the Stettler Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer on December 19th, 2015. Jack was born in Okotoks, Alberta on March 12, 1931, the third child of William and Hazel Snodgrass. He grew up on the farm but left to go to Olds College to study business. He worked in Calgary for BA Oil where he met and married Terry Ridley. They had 3 children, Wendy, Gary and Nancy. He

was transferred to Stettler with Gulf Oil in 1962 before he began his own automotive parts business. Jack was active in service groups in Stettler. He was a member of Kinsmen, K-40, Rotary, the Legion and most recently was very involved in the Stettler Lodge of the Elks. He also curled for many years and was playing slo-pitch well into his 70’s.In 1982 he married May Gaetz and they spent many years together growing vegetables and travelling to slo-pitch games around the province. Jack enjoyed taking care of the yard and doing his woodworking.He leaves to mourn his loving wife May, his children Wendy (Peter) Davies, Nancy (Kevin) Stewart; daughter in law Brenda Snodgrass; grandchildren: Melissa, Owen (Megan), Keshia (Mischa) and their daughter Makenzi (Jack’s only great grandchild); Keray (Ashley), Danielle and Tyler; a brother Bill (Eva) and sister Betty (Don) Melvin as well as numerous nieces and nephews who enjoyed spending time with Uncle Jack at the family reunions. He was well cared for by his nephew Dale during his last few months. He is missed by sisters and brothers in law Olive (Fern) Bougie, Darlene (Dwayne) Harden and Doug Sweet. He was predeceased by his parents Hazel and Bill, his brother Bob, his son Gary and nephew John.A service of remembrance was held at Stettler Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 30 at 2 pm. A musical selection by Jack’s daughter Wendy & Peter Davies was preformed and a pictorial tribute by daughter Nancy Stewart was shown. Nephew Howard Snodgrass gave a loving tribute. Friend Clive Spechko served as master of ceremonies. Friends gathered in the Heartland Reception Centre for a time of fellowship and a luncheon by the Ladies of the Royal Purple. Memorial donations may be made to the Elks and Royal Purple Children’s Fund, c/o

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME, Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 who were entrusted with the

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The Stettler Detachment of the RCMP requires a career minded individual to work at the Detachment offi ce. The work environment is fast paced with a wide variety of duties. We are a close knit team of professionals who include other clerks, police offi cers, guards and victim service volunteers.

Under the direct supervision of the Stettler Detachment Commander the Detachment Clerk’s duties include, but are not limited to:

• answering inquiries from the public in person or via telephone and documenting inquiries or calls for service.

• dispatching police offi cers and utilizing the police radio system. • preparation of legal documents and reports.• querying, entering and modifying data from a variety of police

computer systems.• attending criminal court in an administrative capacity.• conducting quality assurance reviews.

This position may require shift work, overtime and some overnight training in Calgary or Edmonton. The position is conditional upon fulfi lling the RCMP Security Clearance requirements.

The ideal applicant will be a team player, willing to learn, skilled in the use of computers and possess a high level of interpersonal skills. They will type in excess of 40 wpm and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word and other police data base programs.

The successful applicant will be an employee of the Town of Stettler who offer a competitive salary, pension and benefi t package.

Salary range: $39,642 to $54,510 per annum.

Send resume in confi dence to:

RCMPAttention: Detachment Commander

P.O. Box 1298Stettler, Alberta

T0C 2L0

Resumes will be accepted until Wednesday, January 13, 2016. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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Chapman and Co.Professional

Accountants LLP

Guy Chapman, CAChris Annand, CA

Kendra Walgenbach, CANaomi Roth, CGA

P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler

Tel: 403-742-3438e-mail: gchap@gchap.ca

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Buzz AndersenServing Stettler

area over 35 years

-Residential-Commercial

-Farm Buildings-Renovations

House Plan DesignHouse Plan DesignSmall CommercialSmall CommercialShop DrawingsShop DrawingsAs BuiltsAs Builts

Phone: 403-742-6612Cell: 780-935-0540

Email: mstahlberg@shaw.ca

Monika Stahlberg

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Drafting Service

GALEN WIEBERESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

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“If It’s Electrical We Do It”

All types of Electrical Installation &Maintenance

403-742-5111Serving Stettler

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Stettler FurnaceCleaning

Qualifi ed and Qualifi ed and ReputableReputable

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LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”

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Main St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628

DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor

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Stettler Eye CareDr. R. TROY NELSON

Comprehensive eye health and vision exams

Top quality frames, lenses and contacts

Treatment of eye disease, injuries and

surgical co-management

Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome

Gary G. GrantLaw Office

4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-4437

Barristers and SolicitorsAdvocates

2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre

Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660

Fax: 780-426-0982

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ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B.

5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-2529

Fax 403-742-2522

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LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE

4819 - 51 Street

Lori R. ReuleLL. B.

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Building

403-742-3411

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Pine and Birch in tote bags.

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ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY403-346-4636

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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery

403-742-3759

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 during business hours

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780-672-1035

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For more information phone

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CandorRealty Ltd.

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GREAT LOCATION! 1,280 sq. ft. bungalow with

3 bdrm / 2 bath. Mature landscaping and 2 garages.

Nice starter that needs some updating. $159,900.

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has 3 bdrms, kitchen, living room, full bath and laundry room. Newer

windows and paint. $239,000.

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MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILEon its own lot. Nice bright

home, well maintained and all appliances included.

Ideal starter home for a young family. $173,000.

5.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND only minutes away

from Stettler. Ready to build on with all utilities to the

property line. New approach completed. $119,900.

GREAT FAMILY HOME!Totally finished 1.5 storey with

4 bdrms. Dbl. attached garage, fully fenced and landscaped. Located in cul-de-sac, close to shopping

and rec center. $429,000.

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COZY 1.5 STOREY HOMEon large lot (75’ x 150’).

2 bedroom / 1 bath. All appliances included. Oversized single

garage. Very affordable and ready to move into. $109,900.

INVESTMENTOPPORTUNITY ACREAGE

Nice weather helped new year gatherings

Happy New Year to all!

We hope 2016 treats everyone well and may all your troubles only last as long as your New Year’s reso-lutions.

Good weather pre-vailed during the busy Christmas holidays to allow folks to travel easily for many fami-ly gatherings and ac-tivities of choice. We hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season with family and friends — now it’s time to try and get back into routine again.

The Endiang Hall was the scene of the annual Sorensen fam-ily New Year’s gath-ering on Jan. 1. More than 50 members of the Sorensen family enjoyed the occasion.

Sympathy is ex-tended to the fami-ly of Henry Nielsen, who passed away on Dec. 19 at the age of 85 years. Henry lived most of his life in the

LES AND ROSEMARY STULBERGENDIANG/BYEMOOR NEWS

Garden Plain district before he and his wife Irene retired to an acreage near Stettler. Henry’s funeral was held in Stettler on Dec. 28. Our thoughts are with the Nielsen fami-ly in their sad loss.

Sympathy is also extended to Kirk and Twila Buchwitz and family on the pass-ing of Twila’s cousin Danette DeGagne. Danette’s funeral was held on Jan. 4 in Saskatchewan. Our thoughts are with the family at this sad time.

Congratulations to Lacey Gutsche and Ashton Halabut on their engagement. An October wedding is planned.

C o n g ra t u l a t i o n s are also in order for Kourtney Schilling and Mark Forrester on their recent engage-ment as well.

Kristin (Nixon) Coates celebrated her 25th birthday in Las Vegas with family and friends. Her birthday was on Jan. 1. We hope you had a great time, Kristin.

The annual gen-eral meeting of the Sullivan Lake West Agricultural Society will be held on Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the arena in Byemoor. All are welcome to at-tend and volunteers for agricultural society events are needed in order to continue.

The “Smear” card club that was started last year in Endiang will resume again this winter. The fi rst card game will be on Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at Ruthie’s Roost cafe. Card games will be held each Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the cafe in Endiang throughout the winter and they are open to any interested players wishing to take part.

We welcome news items of interest to the Byemoor – Endiang community for this column. Please phone 403-579-2403, email to lwstu2003@yahoo.com or contact our Facebook page. Thank you in advance.

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NOTICE to Creditors

And ClaimantsEstate of

Doris Evelyn Roberts

who died onNovember 25, 2015.If you have a claim

against this estate, you must le your claim byFebruary 5, 2016

withSchnell Hardy Jones LLPBarristers & Solicitors

atBox 1240, 4902-51 StreetStettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

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Monday was our fi rst day back after Christmas break. All classes are in full swing as fi rst semester draws to a close at the end of

this month. The Grade 12s start writing their diplomas on Jan. 13. Happy studying to all! The last day of classes for all senior high stu-dents is Jan. 22.

Before Christmas break, we found out

that we raised $12,000 for the Christmas ham-per. Good job everyone. Ugly Sweater day was a success as well.

For all students going to New Orleans, there is a bottle drive on Saturday,Jan. 9 at 9 a.m.

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Congratulations StettlerCongratulations Stettler2016 New Year’s Baby2016 New Year’s Baby

Stettler’s New Year’s baby, Jordan Wipf, was born at 7:09 a.m., on

January 2, 2016, at Stettler Hospital and care Centre. He weighed 7 lbs., 15 ozs. His proud parents are Steve and

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