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Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges will be evaluating Stettler once again on Wednes-day, July 22 in the International Challenge (medium) category.
The CiB judges are Ted Za-rudny from Orangeville, On-tario and Lorna McIlroy from Grand Prairie, Alberta.
Stettler is competing against Ahoghill in Northern Ireland, UK; Estes Park in Colorado, U.S.A.; Jasper, AB and Trail, B.C.
In 2007 Stettler qualified, by
virtue of receiving five blooms and the designation of best com-munity of our size in Alberta, to compete on a national level in the Communities in Bloom competition.
Between 2008 and 2011, Stet-tler competed at the national level, in the communities from 3,000–8,000 population catego-ry, though this varies each year.
In 2011, Stettler was declared the national winner of the 3,001–7,500 population category.
In 2012 to 2014, Stettler com-peted in the International Chal-lenge – Small Communities, going against towns from across
Canada and the world (United Kingdom, United States).
There is a wide range of ac-tivities and events related to the judging that will take place throughout the day.
The judges begin their day at 9 a.m. at the Town of Stettler of-fice on Main Street, from where they begin their tour. The first half of the tour ends with lunch and a tour of the Stettler and Country Museum.
The afternoon session com-mences at 1 in the afternoon and ends at 3. This is followed by a dinner reception at 6 in the eve-ning, culminating in the award
ceremony.Community awards and rec-
ognition such as the Beautifica-tion Champion and Recycling Excellence awards will be pre-sented during the dinner recep-tion.
The national and international results will be announced in Ka-mloops, B.C. during the awards ceremonies from September 30 to October 3, 2015.
Communities in Bloom Foun-dation is a registered charity that is committed to educating and spreading awareness on the significance of green spaces in Canada.
Town of Stettler competes in the 2015 Edition
of Communities in Bloom
Getting the art buzz
on at the Art and
Wine fundraiser
Story on P2
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older son Carter head to West Stettler Park for the Don Smith concert, as part of
‘Entertainment in the Park’. Please see our story on page 4.
Independent COMMUNITY Wednesday, July 22, 2015Page 2 The Stettler Independent
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
On the canvas, the blend of colours is not a riot of novelty, but toned down hues of beiges and greens – a tree trunk with a branch
holding a nest of three eggs precariously, against the backdrop of light foliage.
This is what a group of members painted on
Thursday, July 9, at the Art and Wine fundraiser, supervised by artist De-neena Hughes and hosted by Joyce Kiryk at Kiryk’s Main Street studio prac-tice.
The painting was almost a metaphor for Olivia Clut-terbuck’s life, for whom the fundraising was being held.
Anyone who has been a part of the Stettler commu-nity for over a week would be privy to the unfortunate incident that had befell the Kiryk family as Olivia Clutterbuck fell four sto-reys alone in a University of Regina elevator, in mid-September 2013.
With a huge medical bill to foot every month, estimating almost over $3,000, Kiryk had to come up with creative channels for funding this.
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Getting the art buzz on at the
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Moush Sara John/Independent reporterOlivia Clutterbuck sits (centre-across) between Kelly Kruger to her right and Kennedy Hughes to her left, as guests participate in a toast along with other members of the community who were attending the art and wine fundraising event, hosted by Joyce Kiryk and led by artist Deneena
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“We currently have an active crowd funding page on GoFundMe that has raised some money, with donations coming in from as far away as Holland and Germany,” said Kiryk. “Bob and I have exhausted any money that we have had. We have not received anything from the Univer-sity of Regina to help cov-er Olivia’s recovery costs and have no idea when or
if we will.”Inspired by the Art and
Walk event, Hughes had suggested the art and wine fundraiser.
“Art and Walk was a very successful event for me and my art, so I thought a wine and paint event might have great success as well,” said Hughes. “They are increasingly popular events in city venues, and we thought it could also be successful in smaller ven-ues perhaps, following the exposure from the Art and
Walk event.”With almost 12 people
attending the event, it was a huge success as Hughes gently guided them step by step to imitate the painting she had already created.
Tracy Turre was one of the happy participants, who felt she did a better job of painting her canvas than she had ever imagined she could.
“When I heard of the fundraiser I was interested, not only to have the ex-perience of painting, but
also because it was a fund-raiser for Olivia’s recovery funds,” said Turre, a teach-er by profession. “It was such a wonderful night! Deneena was so patient and encouraging.”
As the white spaces started filling up, the can-vases began to resemble Deneena’s original paint-ing, and soon there were almost 12 replicas of the same.
The link for donations is http://www.gofundme.com/t5fnk4
Getting the art buzz on at the Art and Wine fundraiser
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Some areas around the Stettler Hos-pital and Care Centre along 59 Street faced power outages on Friday after-
noon, July 17.This was caused by high winds and
driving rain, which blew the top por-tion of a tree onto a power line.
ATCO Electric staff responded im-mediately, determining the cause and
safely cleared the treetop off the line.Fire trucks arrived at the scene
promptly, while ATCO electric staff attempted to remove the treetop.
The power was restored in an hour and three minutes.
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ATCO Electric staff attempt to remove a treetop that fell on the power line, causing power outages in the Stettler Hospital area on Friday afternoon, July 17.
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Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
As the summer weather fluctuates be-tween extremely hot days and cooler ones, Stettler Wellness Network, Heartland Beau-tification and the Stettler Traffic Safety Committee have come together in a joint collaboration to host the Walk ‘n Roll cam-paign in Stettler.
Grace Fix, one of the organizers and pro-ponents of the campaign said, “Our goal is to encourage people to walk or bike to their destinations.”
According to Fix, individuals should be actively seeking out this route, and “this isn’t about going for a walk with your dog or walking around the park”.
This program is about leaving your car at home and choosing to walk or bike as the only form of transportation.
“Stettler is very cyclable, it is very walk-able,” stated Fix. “The distances are not great, and its flat, with beautiful bike trails, it is very easy to do.”
The Walk ‘n Roll program is threefold. There are Walk ‘n Roll concerts in the
park, with officials waiting at both east and
west ends. Anyone who walks or bikes from home or work to the Wednesday concerts in the park will be eligible to go into a raffle draw of a $50 gift certificate at Source for Sports.
Throughout summer if Walk ‘n Roll of-ficials spot individuals or families walking or biking from one destination to the other, they are awarded a flashing reflector light that can be used at night while commut-ing, a venture funded by the Stettler Traffic Safety committee.
Finally, with August considered as the Walk ‘n Roll month, the campaign will fo-cus on the individual, unlike last year where it targeted local businesses.
“The collective goal is to get 500 walk-ers and bikers to destinations in Stettler throughout August,” said Fix.
Individuals can register on the Town of Stettler website, and each week 50 Stettler dollars are awarded to the individual who has either walked or biked to most destina-tions that week.
The winner for the Walk ‘n Roll concert on Wednesday, July 15, was Gail Peterson, who had biked to the Don Smith concert.
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Clearview Public School Division has a new deputy superinten-dent, Brenda MacDon-ald, who will be filling a previous central office position in instructional leadership. MacDonald will be commencing her duties on Monday, Au-gust 17.
Previously having been the curriculum coordi-nator with the Red Deer Catholic School Divi-sion, MacDonald arrives in Clearview with more than a decade of central office experience be-tween Chinook’s Edge and her previous engage-ment at Red Deer.
“I am excited to be hired by the Board of Trustees and superin-tendent Peter Barron
because of Clearview’s three-year education plan and its alignment with my own background and skill sets,” said MacDonald in an interview. “I am com-mitted to students and
their success and am pas-sionate about promoting highly effective teacher practice.”
With 17 years of teach-ing experience in rural Alberta, MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Edu-cation from the Univer-sity of Lethbridge and a Master’s degree from San Diego State University.
In 2009, MacDon-ald received the Alberta mathematics educator award.
“I think she will be a tremendous addition to our team and will be able to make a positive impact right away,” stated Super-intendent Peter Barron. “Her training and exper-tise in curriculum leader-ship and technology will be an immediate benefit towards meeting the op-portunities outlined in the Board’s strategic plan.”
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Ms. Brenda MacDonald is the new deputy superintendent to Clearview Public Schools, and will commence her duties August 17, 2015.
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Target shooting at Capital Power’s Halkirk wind turbines creates
serious concernsMoush Sara John
INDEPENDENT REPORTER
Capital Power’s wind turbines lo-cated east of Halkirk were recently subjected to target shooting.
On Tuesday, July 7, workers discov-ered damage to two of the large wind turbines, near the manhole door that workers use to enter and leave while conducting work on the wind turbines.
It has been estimated that the dam-age was caused by a firearm, some-time over the previous 24-hour period.
Not long ago, earlier in spring, the company’s Halkirk wind turbines were damaged once again by gunfire.
“Shooting at the turbines poses significant safety risks to our work-ers and community members,” said Stephen Yard, Halkirk Site Manager. “Safety is at the top of everything we do and we don’t want anyone harmed or injured.”
Yard added that although target shooting at wind turbines is nothing new for the industry, the danger is very real. Workers may be performing maintenance inside the towers or na-celles that house the generating com-ponents atop the turbines, and may not be visible. Alternatively, in a worse case scenario, a bullet can penetrate the turbine casing, potentially hitting an unsuspecting worker and endanger-ing their life.
According to Capital Power of-ficials, the nacelle houses sensitive equipment that generates electricity, and if damaged, could cause a fire or coolant leak.
As recently as May, a number of the 80-meter high towers were damaged and one of the turbine blades, made of carbon-reinforced fiberglass, has a bullet hole.
Coronation RCMP is requesting the public assistance in identifying sus-pects responsible for damaging the two large wind turbines.
The RCMP also stated that the pub-lic must be aware that the wind tur-bines contain high voltage engines/lines and tampering with them in any-way is highly dangerous.
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Things heated up in the Town of Stettler over the weekend, July 18 and 19, as people came out to par-ticipate in the 1/8 mile drag race at the Stettler Airport.
The day started early with registration and tech inspec-tion at seven in the morn-
ing, followed by trial shoot-outs. The actual shoot-outs started a little after noon.
Participants had to pay $50 for the day. There were entry fees of $10 for 12 and over, and $5 for 6-12. Any-one below the age of five was admitted to the grounds free of charge.
In the distance was a long row of trailers. With trailer
parking and camping al-lowed, people had a field day watching the race and enjoying the weather from the comfort of their trailers.
Bleacher seating for the audience ensured a better view, although lawn chairs were permitted too for those who had brought along their own seating arrangements.
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Great weather created
a perfect setting
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The race grounds were well monitored and guarded, with a burnout patch, where the two cars racing against each other were signaled to rev their tires before heading to the start line.
With only cars allowed and no bikes, the range of cars in the shoot-out was varied, from old cars, which had been rigged to produce maximum horsepower to new sports cars, which had experi-enced drivers behind the wheels.
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Cars compete against one another in the drag race shoot-out, which was held on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, at the Stettler Airport.
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Coincidences play an important part in the lives of individuals, com-munities and nations and that’s why coincidences have been studied a lot by philosophers, who have been theorizing for centuries over wheth-er they are the makings of a divine will or simple mundane happenings that just come at a time when other mundane things also happen to oc-cur.
Whatever it was, last week’s coincidence of Alberta’s biggest bitumen spill coming on the same day as Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall scolded Quebec and Ontario premiers for being too environ-ment-minded is a reminder that this country must review its approach to oil-based economic growth and prosperity with utmost care.
The Federation Council, which brings together the premiers of Canada’s all provinces and terri-tories apparently made an attempt last week to bring a conclusion to the long running dichotomy of car-ing for the environment versus ex-ploiting the energy resources of the country for fast economic growth to be able to enjoy the prosperity that will come with it.
At the end of their meetings, the premiers appeared to have struck a deal that supposedly keeps all par-ties happy. True to the nature of in-dividuals involved in the making of
the deal, the statement on the out-come of the meeting was long on words, short on concrete details.
It said the provincial and terri-torial leaders had agreed that car-bon-based energy resources would continue to be developed alongside renewable energy technologies as well as that pipelines were a safer of carrying oil and gas than railway transportation.
Now when one takes this state-ment with the spill of five million litres of bitumen emulsion from a Nexen pipeline in northern Alberta, it doesn’t sound very convincing regarding the safety of pipelines. It was widely reported that the line on which the spill occurred was equipped with the latest technol-ogy and it was supposed to alert relevant officials the moment the leak started. What happened in real-ity was that the spill was discovered only by chance.
Company and government offi-cials at various levels tried to make a point that any water basin or wild-life habitat was not threatened by the spill, but what about the 16,000 m2 area on which the emulsion spread over? And a duck was found dead in the area of the spill earlier this week.
We need to realize that, regard-less of the numbers of wildlife vic-tims and the size of the area contam-
inated, exploitation of carbon-based energy raw materials will always be fraught with danger of polluting the environment, with the possibility of irreversible damage being done.
But of course, no one can real-istically expect oil companies to leave the oil in the sands of Fort McMurray or underground, in which case there might be one pos-sibility of minimizing the potential damage to environment: Putting the oil companies in charge of develop-ing technologies both to reduce the impact of the oil industry on the en-vironment and to undo the damage already inflicted on the nature.
US President Barack Obama or-dered the American auto industry to develop technologies to reduce ex-haust emissions and the goal set by that policy is already on the way to being achieved.
In Canada, federal and provin-cial governments could work to-gether to introduce legislation mak-ing it compulsory for oil companies to create a fund and contribute to it on a regular basis to support re-search for clean oil extraction, transportation and refining tech-nologies alongside new ways of undoing environmental damage. In such a venture, the oil companies could also patent such technologies and sell them on a global scale to profit from their investments in the research fund.
But we know that this can only remain a dream under a prime min-ister like Stephen Harper, who is almost afraid to touch the benefits and profits of the oil and gas indus-try in this country.
However, just like First Na-tions throughout Canada waiting for his departure from the scene for meaningful action to be taken on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission, pro-environment policy makers and campaigners should be making preparations to de-velop and suggest alternatives to the current myopic backing of the oil industry once Harper leaves the prime minister’s office, which could well come as early as October.
– Mustafa Eric
Can oil money be used for good cause?Will a post-Harper government take a different stance with big oil?
Federation Council was long on words short on concrete details.
Independent COLUMNSWednesday, July 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 7
Will VerbovenAHEAD OF THE HEARD
There was some inevitability to the recent government decision to move forward on Al-berta Farmworkers Rights (mandatory OHS and WCB) being the issue was steeped in ideology. Its just that this time the ideology was reversed in favour of workers and not employers. That was to be expected from a new NDP government, and agriculture-relat-ed employers need to just accept reality and get on with making the adjustment. Besides it’s the right thing to do.
Newly minted Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier didn’t have to do it, but he went out of his way to hear out the views of the industry on this long-simmering issue. As the adoption of those rights was part of NDP election policy, the Minister moved quickly to get the indus-try involved in the discussion process to get the issue in motion. Industry groups indicated their usual concerns with cost, administration and logistics but with farmworker rights al-ready in place in all other provinces for many years, it was a hard sell. Political reality was also against most Ag industry groups being that after 44 years of PC governments they had virtually no connections to the new gov-ernment. It was those past cozy connections that Ag groups used to thwart any reforms on Farmworker Rights for all those years. From an ideological aspect there was really no way that an NDP government could refuse any workers their legitimate labour rights.
But the reality is that even taking out the ideology aspect of the issue, a legal opinion researched by the law faculty of the Univer-sity of Calgary last year, showed that continu-ing to refuse those rights would be deemed to be unconstitutional in court. No matter what the political stripe of the Alberta government it’s unlikely it would have been able to win the case. At least now hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars will be saved in wasted legal fees.
The new government seems intent on real-istically engaging all stakeholders on issues, which is a refreshing change from the previ-ous PC regime. That provides an opportunity for farm groups to be part of the process and perhaps mitigate their concerns with the im-plementation. Its been rumoured that senior civil servants in both the Agriculture and La-bour departments have been lobbied by some
Ag groups and by professional lobby firms in the hope that they could derail or delay the issue. Continuing such background machina-tions now seems futile and could needlessly frustrate the situation. One casualty of the change in government is that PC connected lobby companies have lost most of their influ-ence and will surely lose much of their busi-ness. But I digress.
What would help the implementation pro-cess is for Ag groups to present the govern-ment with positive ways and means to deal with perceived implementation concerns. Such areas as exempting unpaid farm fam-ily members and the role of private insurers need to be discussed. None of this is new or unique to the sector or to Alberta. Both gov-ernment and industry groups would do well to learn from what has developed and been implemented in other provinces. Those Farm-worker Rights programs in other jurisdictions have evolved and would seem to be working well, being the Ag industry and production seems to have survived and thrived. Surely Alberta can learn from the experience of other provinces, incorporate the best practices and establish an Alberta version that could be the best in the country. I would suggest that an Al-berta program seriously consider incorporat-ing OHS and WCB for farm owner/operators. In many farm accident cases the loss of the main operator has resulted in economic dev-astation to the farming enterprise and person-al ruin to the family. Not all Ag operations in the province are large commercial enterprises with many employees. Small farm operators need as much protection as farmworkers. Their situation tended to become lost in the politics of the issue.
One of the underlying factors that made Farmworker Rights ideological was that the original 1948 legislation that exempted those workers also banned them from unionizing. Clearly that legislation will be repealed and the right to unionize will be restored. It’s a fear that some Ag groups and employers have, but widespread Farmworker unionization seems unlikely except with large commercial op-erations. If that happens - it may have been self-inflicted - as history has shown with other sectors of the economy. The required changes to the legislation are now in the hands of the Alberta Department of Labour. An injustice has finally been resolved.
Farmworkers getting their rights
… industry needs to adjustGrains markets, as they
passed the mid-point of July, started to cool off a bit after the last few weeks of bullishness. Let’s recap: between abundant rains in the Midwest, dry weather in Western Canada & Eu-rope, geopolitical risk in the EU with Greece, the Chinese stock mar-ket crashing, and the in-creased chatter around El Nino, there’s been a lot on the go!
Add in to all of this the U.S.D.A.’s W.A.S.D.E. re-port on Friday, July 10th! However, despite the various weather issues af-fecting crops around the world, the report was rela-tively “blah” in regards to game-changing numbers. U.S. average corn and soybean yields were left unchanged at 168.8 bu/ac and 46 bu/ac respectively but production for both row crops fell from the June estimate to 13.53 bil-lion bushels (-100 million bushels from June) and 3.776 billion bushels (-7.4 million bushels) respec-tively thanks to lower acre-age. As for ending stocks, the 2015/16 carryout for corn was set at 1.6 Bil-lion bushels (102 million bushels less than June’s estimate) and 425 billion bushels for soybeans (-50 million bushels). Global corn ending stocks for the 2015/16 marketing year were seen 5.25 million tonnes lower at 190 mil-lion tonnes, while soybean numbers were dropped by 1.42 million tonnes to 91.8 million.
For wheat, some big surprises were seen on the bearish side of the trade as U.S. production was pushed higher by 27 mil-
lion bushels to 2.15 billion bushels (albeit the qual-ity is certainly in question when it comes to the win-ter wheat crop). As for the 2015/16 carryout, wheat numbers are now pegged at 842 million bushels (+28 million from June) and 219.8 million tonnes on a global perspective (+17.4 million tonnes from June!). On that note, the U.S.D.A. surprisingly increased wheat produc-tion expectations for the Black Sea, upping Rus-sian forecasts by two mil-lion tonnes to 57 million and the Ukrainian harvest by one million tonnes to 24 million. This contrasts the sentiment from private forecasts that the region will likely have to down-grade their aggregate pro-duction expectations due to drier weather in some areas. E.U. production estimates were decreased by almost three million tonnes to 147.9M mil-lion (still above private & farmer organizations’ fore-casts), Canadian produc-tion was dropped by 1.5 million tonnes to 27 mil-lion, but Aussie estimates were kept at 26 million tonnes (again, contrasting the thoughts of the private market).
So what now? The USDA has clearly drawn a line in the sand that they’re more interested in see-ing how crop conditions play out versus having to
go back on their word & upgrade numbers right after they’ve downgraded them. With some macro-economic risk off the table because of the Greek-E.U. agreement, and weather conditions improving a bit, volatility will start to relax a bit. Further, while we kick our crop devel-opment can here in North America down the grow-ing season’s road, the harvest is going full-tilt in Europe and that may put additional pressure on the global complex, fur-ther slowing more stories around farmer sales.
To growth, Brennan TurnerPresident, FarmLead.
comBrennan Turner is origi-
nally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in econom-ics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a risk-free, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app avail-able for iOS & Android). His weekly column is a summary of his free, daily market note, the Farm-Lead Breakfast Brief. He can be reached via email ([email protected]) or phone (1-855-332-7653).
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“I look to the right and see: no one stands up for me...no one cares about me” (Psalm 142:4). Let me tell you (with permission) about someone who I sus-pect felt this way.
A man, for medical rea-sons, was forced into early retirement. He was finan-cially secure, but emotion-ally unsteady and spiritu-ally uncertain. We talked occasionally, and he attend-ed church sporadically...and I liked him.
One evening, a mutual friend called and frantically explained that she and oth-ers, had made prolonged, but unsuccessful attempts to contact the man. He’d shared no plans of going away and his vehicle was in the laneway. Because he had been depressed, they feared the worst.
I went to his home and knocked on both doors. A neighbor came over and said that he too was con-cerned with the uncharac-teristic silence next-door.
Admittedly, what fol-lowed was more impulsive than wise. With a sense of urgency and noticing that a window was slightly open, the neighbor hoisted me up; I slid the window open and
slipped in (I know...B&E doesn’t look very good on a pastoral resume).
All went well until, tum-bling to the floor, my foot put a tear in the screen and bent the frame...but I was in. My friend and I looked all over the house and garage, but found no one home. We later discovered that a fam-ily member had taken him on a three day outing.
I went to speak with him a few days later and he in-vited me in. I could see the damaged screen from where I was sitting. Waiting for the appropriate timing and the right words, he pre-empted me by saying that the most amazing thing had hap-pened while he was away. “Someone” he explained “broke into my home while I was away, but nothing is missing!”
I confessed my crime to him, without mentioning
that I had an accomplice and said I would like to pay for the damage to the screen and if he wanted, he could take me to the RCMP and I would confess there as well.
He was astounded. He asked, “Why in the world would you break into my home?” I explained my con-cerns and halfway through the explanation he began to weep. He said, “Do you mean that you care enough for me to break into my home? I didn’t think anyone cared for me that much!” He thanked me profusely for what he considered to be an act of kindness!
I’m not suggesting en-gaging in felonious activi-ties. I am suggesting people need to know that we care...and that is the road that leads to sharing with them that God cares!
PS: He refused to let me pay for the damaged screen.
No one cares about me...
Faith & Reflection
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We’ve been playing around at the Stettler Public Library (SPL) this summer. We have built forts, made spy disguises, and cracked codes. We have some incredible plans for the rest of the summer season.
The theme for this week (July 20-24) is Earth and Space. Catch some photos of Pluto and learn about the rest of the galaxy at SPL.
We are at Rochon Sands at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday eating “Worms ‘n’ Dirt” and taking a trip around the solar system.
During Maker time on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for ages 10 and up, there will be DIY spaceships, and a T Rex and shark constructed from cardboard. I love sharks. Sharks (and shark week) are cool. I also love T Rexes and you should, too.
On Thursday, July 9, ages 6 to 8 will be taking a trip around the solar system and experimenting with volcanoes at 10:30 a.m. and ages 9-12 will be doing a similar activ-ity at 12:30 p.m. The teens will be making videos with Shaun-- something tells me that this could be an interesting afternoon.
Read & Rhyme is still taking place over the summer for ages 0 to 5. Join Kaylee for a morning of songs, rhymes and fun each
Friday at 10:30 a.m.All muggles are invited to celebrate Har-
ry Potter’s birthday during our family event on Friday at 2 p.m. There will be butterbeer, Golden Snitch origami and you get to make your own wand. Let’s call “alohomora” and unlock a great afternoon of fun. If you can tell Crystal what “alohomora” means at the party, you will win a very special prize.
July 27 to 31 is our Creating/Coding Week. We’ll be making games, doing digi-tal drawing and much more.
On Monday, July 27, we will be cod-ing up a storm at 10:30 for ages 6-8 and at 12:30 for ages 9-12. We are going to be so good at coding by the time the week is done that we will take over the world. Also on Monday, Teen Makers at 4:30 p.m. will be taking further steps in world domination.
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Q:Q: How does a Variable Rate mortgage work?
A:A: Th e interest rate on a VRM fl uctuates with the Prime lending rate. When the prime lending rate set by your lender changes, your payments adjust upwards or downwards, ensuring that your amortization period remains constant. Th e pro of the variable rate product is that the rate is usually below what you could set your rate at if you went with a fi xed rate mortgage, so that is nice to take advantage of, as long as you are aware that your rate will likely change throughout the term of the mortgage, based on what Prime is doing. At any time though, if you choose to jump out of a variable rate mortgage and fi x your rate, you can do that with no penalty, you just have to keep in mind you will be locking in at whatever the fi xed rates are at the time, not what they were when you fi rst took out the variable mortgage.
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Q:Q: Why are so many wines converting to screw caps away from the more traditional corks?
A: A: The reason so many winemakers have begun to use screwcraps, also called stelvins, is because of the inconsistencies of natural corks. Screwcaps are always perfectly round and identical giving the wine a perfect seal. Natural corks are of course naturally irregullar which leads to some corks giving the perfect seal and other corks not giving the perfect seal which means some bottles of the same make and year can taste completely different, with some being quite undrinkable. Look for more and more wines to be screwcaps in the future.
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Q:Q: I just built a new home, can I claim the GST I paid on the supplies?
A: A: If you have just built a new home, moved on a modular, RTM or trailer you will have had to pay GST on the purchase, some builders will claim the GST on the supplies so you don’t have to pay the full amount. However, you can still claim the GST you may have had to pay to have the home installed and inhabitable. If you had to create a pony wall, pay for utility hookups, build a deck, you are able to claim 36% of the GST paid on your home back, to help out with those mortgage payments. Just go to cra.gc.ca and lookup form GST190 and GST191 for all the necessary information.
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A:A: Many times during the spring and summer months, we are approached by clients wondering if there is any supplement or additive they can give their pets in their food or water to prevent yellow spots on their lawns. Unfortunately there is no easy fi x to urine scalding on grass. Urine is very high in nitrates because it is fi ltering them out of the blood and nitrates can burn grass. The only true pre-vention is watering down the urine spot immediately after the pet urinates; the adage “the solution to pollution is dilution” holds true in this case! The other way to go about this would be to increase the water intake to keep the urine as dilute as possible. Now I know this is diffi cult to do so another way of dealing with those unsightly spots is raking the spots to get rid of old grass then taking a mixture of calcium and regular grass seed, mixing them together and sprinkling over the scalded areas. Water daily and enjoy the fresh green grass!
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Q: Q: What can I do if I’m confused about all What can I do if I’m confused about all the medication I’m taking? Do I still need them all?the medication I’m taking? Do I still need them all?
A:A: The number of prescription medications a person takes can slowly increase overtime, The number of prescription medications a person takes can slowly increase overtime, and become overwhelming at some point. One of the newer programs offered at pharmacies and become overwhelming at some point. One of the newer programs offered at pharmacies are “Medication Reviews” where you can either drop in or make an appointment with one are “Medication Reviews” where you can either drop in or make an appointment with one of the pharmacists to sit down and go over your medical conditions and current medication of the pharmacists to sit down and go over your medical conditions and current medication regimen. This is an opportunity to bring forth any confusions about what medications are for, regimen. This is an opportunity to bring forth any confusions about what medications are for, why you still need to take certain medications, or better yet, identify medications that you may why you still need to take certain medications, or better yet, identify medications that you may no longer need. For some, medication reviews may take only a few minutes; for others, it may no longer need. For some, medication reviews may take only a few minutes; for others, it may need an hour. Recommendations and changes may be made on the spot, or your pharmacist need an hour. Recommendations and changes may be made on the spot, or your pharmacist may take more time to research the best options for you. All of the information is shared with may take more time to research the best options for you. All of the information is shared with your physician, so the patient can receive the best possible care from the whole health care your physician, so the patient can receive the best possible care from the whole health care team. Talk to your pharmacist today if you feel like you could benefi t from a medication review.team. Talk to your pharmacist today if you feel like you could benefi t from a medication review.
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Q:Q: We own a 3rd generation family farm and are wondering what the potential tax liability might be in our fi nal estate; plus we would like to know what can we do to reduce it?
A:A: Very few farms or business families have a handle on the potential tax drain on value of their fi nal estate, this something they need to know to develop an effective estate plan. The tax liability is triggered either on the death of a single individual or the last spouse, so a ticking time bomb for many farm or small business families. As there are a number of things that can have imbedded tax liability, take the time to consult with a trusted advisor to determine the tax shrinkage in your fi nal estate. To then plan how to minimize CRA’s share!
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Tuesday sees both the Kerplunk (6-8) and Bog-gle (9-12) groups learning to perfect their drawing skills with our resident art-ist Shaunzy. The drawing theme will continue dur-ing Teen Gaming at 4 p.m. when we take on Pictionary and Cranium.
Don’t forget Rochon Sands on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. We will be creat-ing a creature, playing with Little Bits and trying our hands at unplugged coding.
Also during the Make and Create time at 2 p.m., the Red Deer College coders are back and will take us on our next step.
We’ll be interacting with
chatbots and doing some drag and drop coding to create a game. Please regis-ter by calling the library at 403-742-2292.
We’ve rescheduled the Ninja Party as we had to cancel it on July 17 due to an unexpected power out-age. The party will now be on Friday, July 31 at 2 p.m. as our family Event. Be
stealthy and come to the li-brary with the utmost care.
Check our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) for updates on upcoming Play activities and friend us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Stet-tlerPublicLibrary) for re-minders about our events. Also don’t hesitate to call us at 403-742-2292 with any last minute questions.
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Independent COLUMNSWednesday, July 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 11
A few weeks ago, at the height of the panic in the Chinese stock markets, a sour joke was doing the rounds: “Last month, the dog was eating what I eat. Last week, I was eating what the dog eats. This week, I think I’ll eat the dog.” A lot of people have lost a lot of money.
The Chinese govern-ment is permanently ter-rified. It is terrified of cli-mate change, of slowing economic growth, even of a fall in the stock market – of anything that might cause the population to turn decisively against it. When you are running a 66-year-old dictatorship, and your only remaining credibility in the public’s eyes is your ability to keep living standards ris-ing, any kind of change is frightening.
How terrified is it? Consider its reaction to the recent sharp fall in the two main Chinese stock markets. China has a cap-italist economy, albeit a highly distorted one, and stock markets are a nor-mal part of such econo-mies. They go up, they go down, and normally governments do not inter-vene in the process.
The Chinese stock mar-kets have recently been on a roller-coaster ride. After treading water for years, prices exploded in June 2014. Over the next year, there was a 150 per-cent average rise in prices on the Shanghai Compos-ite exchange, and almost 200 percent on the Shen-zhen. Obviously this was not sustainable, especial-ly since growth in the real economy has been falling
for years. A “correction” was inevitable.
It came with a bang, on 12 June of this year. Since then prices have fallen 30 percent on the Shanghai market, 40 percent on the Shenzhen. Around $4 tril-lion in paper values have been wiped out – but so what? Chinese stock pric-es are still far higher than they were a year ago. In-deed, at an average of 20 times earnings they are still overvalued by real-world standards.
Why would any gov-ernment intervene over this? Some investors will win, some will lose, and it will all work itself out. But the Chinese gov-ernment intervened in a very big way. First it cut interest rates to the low-est level ever. When that didn’t stop the slide in prices, it banned large investors (holding more than 5 percent of a listed company’s shares) and all foreign investors from selling their shares for six months.
It encouraged around 1,300 Chinese companies – half the stock market – to suspend trading in their stocks. It forbade any new listings (IPOs) on the markets. It even ordered a state-backed finance company to make new loans to people who want to make bigger bets on the stock market than they can afford.
Anything and every-thing to stop the prices from falling, and lo! They did stop. Last week, pric-es even rose a bit.
This may just be what traders call a “dead cat bounce” – if the price
falls from high enough, there is bound to be a lit-tle bit of a bounce at the bottom – but that is main-ly of interest to Chinese investors. The interesting question for the rest of us is: why did the Chinese Communist regime do all this?
Because there are 90 million private inves-tors in the Chinese stock markets. They tend to be older (two-thirds of them didn’t finish high school), they have been betting their savings on the market – and accord-ing to state media they have lost, on average, 420,000 yuan ($67,000) in the past six weeks.
That would be no prob-lem if you were already in the market a year ago: you would still be well into the black. But a great many of the private in-vestors piled in very late in the game – 12 mil-lion new accounts were opened as recently as last May – and they have al-ready lost their shirts. They would have lost their skirts and trousers too if the government did not stop the collapse in prices.
So the regime inter-vened. This may be be-cause the Chinese Com-munist Party loves the citizens so much that it cannot bear to see them lose. It is more likely to be because it is fright-ened that those tens of millions of stock-market losers (who were official-ly encouraged to invest) will start protesting in the streets. Whether the Chi-nese regime’s power is secure or not, it certainly
does not FEEL secure.This latest government
action is part of a pat-tern that extends back to the global bank crisis of 2008, after which China was the only major coun-try to avoid a recession. It did so by flooding the economy with cheap money. So few people lost their jobs, but the ar-tificial investment boom created a bubble in the housing market that is now starting to deflate: millions of properties lie
empty, and millions of mortgages are “under wa-ter”.
Sooner or later, this game is going to run out of road. The risk is that China’s road ends where
Japan’s thirty years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s, with a collapse to 2 percent growth or less and a quarter-century of eco-nomic stagnation. China is around the thirty-year point now, and its regime is doing all the same things that the Japanese government did just be-fore the collapse there.
Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are pub-lished in 45 countries.
China: The dead cat bounce?
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Independent DISTRICT Wednesday, July 22, 2015Page 12 The Stettler Independent
Monthly village meeting
tomorrowCome on out to the Botha Seniors’ Centre tonight to
win the jackpot, starting at 7:15 p.m., or at least try to, which is fun. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome.
Then this morning at 10 a.m. take a break and join them at the seniors’ centre for a great visit. Enjoy a cup or two of coffee with your neighbours. Coffee hour happens every Wednesday morning.
Starting at 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday af-ternoon, join your friends for a game of floor curling, everyone is welcome as always.
Tomorrow evening starting at 7 p.m. come to the village office for the very important monthly meet-ing. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month.
This Saturday, July 25, make sure to wish Dan or Ma-rie Barnec a very happy wedding anniversary.
With our pioneers that worked at the grain elevators, another worker we found some information on is Ver-non Graff. Vernon was raised on a farm at Biseker, Al-berta. On Aug. 1, 1928 Vernon came to Botha to run the Federal Grain Ltd. Elevator and was handed the keys from Mabel Kennedy. In 1929, the crops were not very good due to the amount of hail. The elevator was closed for a while, so Vernon had to work in other elevators. On Aug. 1, 1932 Vernon married Mabel Kennedy. They had and raised three sons. Over the years they lived in Beauvallon, AB. Vernon was selling Watkins products, but then they sold their house and moved back to the
Botha area and starting working on the elevators. On Jan. 21, 1987 Mabel passed away, so Vernon moved to Calgary where one of their sons lived.
Another pioneer that worked for the grain elevator business was George Laing. George, Dorothia and Bill Laing, came to Sabine to work in the Alberta Wheat Pool in 1942. The crop was big back then with lots of harvest and elevator work, so George helped out during harvest on his spare time. In 1944, Dorothia was employed by the County of Stettler and taught at Docendo School, except September 1946 to Janu-ary 1947 due to her having a daughter. During the late 40s and 50s, George worked as a repairman for a local telephone company as well as a Wheat Pool Agent. In 1958, Docendo School was closed, so Dorothia started teaching Grade 1 at Waverly School, in Stettler. Laings lived at Sabine until 1964 when they moved to Stet-tler. George worked at the elevator at Sabine until 1966 when he was transferred to Botha Wheat Pool.
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Milder temperatures and bountiful rain Friday have increased hope for the future of crops, hay-fields and gardens. There was hail reported south of the highway, gardens damaged and cars stopped on the highway.
It was a busy weekend in Gadsby, traffic so thick on Saturday that main street was hard to navi-gate! Hard to believe…
The annual Red Eye Ball Tournament started Friday night in the wet, with 12 teams participating. The parking and overflow was filled with RVs; close to 200 people in attendance. Winners were: First in the “A” , taking home $1000 - Politically Incor-rect (Edmonton); Second place $500 went to Bam Bam (Bashaw). In the “B” group it was first going to Ball Busters out of Red Deer taking home $600 and second in the “B” , $300 to Dirty Pitches (Ed-monton).
The Ball Association appreciated all the volun-teers who helped in the kitchen, special mention to Wolf Pak who were a great help over the week-end. Thank goodness for the great umps in the wet field. And the sponsors who moved equipment and helped with set up.
The Club is looking forward to the September long weekend family fun tournament. Everyone is invited to watch and cheer on your favorite team.
The second Quance family reunion was held at the Quance family farm (Stan and Bonnie host-ing). The weekend started Friday night with registra-tion and a barn dance. The Quance, Stenberg, Payne and McKay families were in attendance. 176 people came to enjoy the week-
end. Saturday was the BBQ and fireworks by Bill Payne, Sunday morn-ing wrapped up the week-end with church service led by Doug McKay and Vivian (Stenberg) Holtby. Bruce and Riley Quance were home for it. Riley is now principal at the Alix High School.
Meanwhile, in Gadsby the Church Building, Her-itage Place was the scene of a renewal of vows for Marie Vance’s daughter Teresa and Ken. This was a celebration of their 25th anniversary with Joanne Pinder officiating and about 50 in attendance. Then it was back to the farm for a luncheon and get together. The church has had a fresh coat of paint. Ron Senft and Gordon Reynolds redid the 1910 sign over the door. The ceiling inside has been recently redone. Looking good.
Last weekend while at Craven, Saskatchewan, Fred and Velvet also en-joyed the company of Vel-vet’s family: sister Faye (her daughters Jillian and Kathleen), sister Vicki and daughter Daynen and friend McKenna.
Gadsby welcomes Ian Goodkey who has bought and moved into the Erick-son place west of town (in what used to be Boker-ville). He’s been busy painting and fixing up his new home.
The Omega Circle was held at the home of Viola (Hansel) Imrie in Stettler where three new members were welcomed into the circle. The dry weather and some hail has made tending the cemetery a challenge; Dale and Mel-ody Kent are hard at it, keeping the cemetery a beauty spot east of Gads-by.
A reminder: The Heri-tage Society is having a crib tournament at Heri-tage Place (Gadsby church building) this Thurs-day beginning at 1 p.m. Singles or couples, all welcome.
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Independent DISTRICTWednesday, July 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 13
Les and Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS
A class reunion was held in Byemoor on July 11 for the 1967-68 Grade 9 class. Back then, Endiang and Byemoor each had schools that taught grades 1-8 and Byemoor also had the high school which taught grades 9-11. There-fore, Grade 9 was when the Endiang and By-emoor students first took classes together.
Of the original 22 class members, 16 were able to be present. Those included Danny Bel-czewski, Calgary; Robert Buchwitz, Endiang; Joann (Campbell) Gonda, Halkirk; Roddy Donald, Victoria; Brian Hanning, Calgary; Barb (Hunt) Paetz, Eckville; Russ Kobi, Byemoor; Skip Mappin, Byemoor; Linda (Mohn) Kobi, Byemoor; Wanda (Nixon) Wilkie, Big Valley; Gail (Pattinson) Fourie, Vancouver; John Pog-more, Red Deer; Rick Schofer, Rochon Sands; Doreen (Schuler) Nixon, Byemoor; Allen Walker, Blackfalds and Jim Wasdal, Endiang.
Unable to attend were Mike Bates, Sandy James, Gordon Kobi, Shirley MacMillan and Vicki Roberts. Former class member Keith Morlock is deceased.
A great time was had by all of the class from 48 years ago at the reunion with much remi-niscing taking place.
Ken Gallagher celebrated his 65th birthday on July 12. Congratulations Ken on this special milestone and enjoy being on the government payroll now.
Jesse and Brittiany Hebert were recently to the U.S. to attend the wedding of Jesse’s sister Melissa Hebert to Julius Hoskins in Seattle, Wash. We wish this fine young couple all the best in their married life.
Jim and Leanne Sorensen were recent visitors with Mike and Shari Boehlke at Lac La Biche.
The district has some international guests visiting the community. A guest with Rod and Angela Yates and family is their cousin Harry Prescott, visiting from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Harry is enjoying a three-month stay in Canada, visiting with relatives in Ontario, Al-berta and B.C.
Visiting with Bill and Linda Smith is their daughter Kristy Smith from Aldershot, Eng-land. Kristy is enjoying a two-week visit with her parents and other family members.
Kyle and Janelle Sorenson have begun con-struction of their new home on the Sorenson farmstead.
The Byemoor 4-H Beef Club held their awards supper at the Endiang Hall on Thursday evening. Denver McComish, club president, was the M.C. for the evening. Award presenta-tions were made by leader Tara Schilling and her assistants. This concludes another success-ful year for the club.
Gail (nee Pattinson) Fourie of Vancouver is spending time with her sister Jean Curry and family on the family farm at Endiang.
Dale and Dee Green along with their daugh-ter, son-in-law and grandson Delaine, Jonathan and Jackson Bennett enjoyed a camping trip to Radium, B.C. and Banff. They also attended the wedding of Curtis and Corrin Roberts at Banff on the weekend.
Congratulations go to Curtis and Corrin Rob-erts who were married on Saturday at Tunnel Mountain, near Banff. Curtis is the younger son of Don and Marlene Roberts. Derek Green and Scott Roberts were groomsmen. Several folks from our district attended the wedding. We wish Curtis and Corrin all the best for a long and happy marriage.
Some folks from our community also at-tended the wedding of Robin Rehill and Chris Miller at Hanna on Saturday. Best wishes to the newlyweds as they start their married life together.
Russ Kobi, Eldon McCrindle, Dave Nixon and Jim Wasdal participated in the Alberta Se-nior Summer Games in Strathmore. Russ, Dave and Jim played on the 55 plus slo-pitch team for Zone 4 and brought home a bronze medal. Congratulations, guys!
Congratulations to our neighboring commu-nity of Craigmyle on their successful centennial celebration on the weekend, celebrating a long and proud history. Several folks from our com-munity attended the event.
Some people from our area took in the Slo-pitch tournament at Rumsey on the weekend while some others attended the Gun Show in Hanna or the Passion Play in Drumheller.
We send happy 90th birthday wishes to for-mer Endiang resident Ervin Hausher on July 23. Congratulations on this milestone birthday Ervin and best wishes for many more.
Keep in mind these coming events —July 24-26 — Schultz campout weekend
with fireworks Saturday night and pancake
breakfast, Great Endiang Balloon Race and Frisbee golf tournament on Sunday.
July 25 — Ken Schultz’s 80th birthday cel-ebration at the Endiang Hall from 1-3 p.m.
July 25 — Bridal shower for Lorisa Schil-ling, bride-elect of Danny McAllister, at the Halkirk Hall at 2 p.m.
July 31 — Byemoor Hotel is hosting a steak barbeque from 4-8 p.m.
Thought for the day — “Dreams don’t work unless you do.”
Kasheen ClousonDONALDA DIARY
The Donalda Gallery for the Arts is currently exhibiting the pencil art of Linda Kneeland in her exhibit “Heritage Sites”. This exhibition runs to July 27th. The last art exhibition will feature Kash Clouson and other local artists running Au-gust 1, 2015 to Septem-ber long weekend.
The Donalda Library will be hosting its first adult Information gath-ering on Thursday, July 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be hosting a mem-ber of the community to talk about a passion they have. See library for more information.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Kayla
Berry, Arnold Jones, Candace Halseth, Ta-neesha Boyson, Annika Siemens, ben Hofer, James Tanguay, Margaret Warner, Pat Dinsmore,
Shaeffer Smith, Caliagh Andres, Jase McCarthy, Kevin Kittler, Linaya Se-histrom, and Kathy Na-testad. Happy birthday to all…
Meeting almost half a century later
Next exhibition to open August 1
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HUGE THANK YOU to the following for their SUPPORT for the
2015 BIG VALLEY BUST-OUT RODEO ARENA SET-UP
Atco ElectricArt’s Trucking
Ponto’s Patch ServiceSkocdopole RanchesBrandon Van Straten
Waste Management
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Rodeo Roofi ng Inc.Trident Explorations
GT Hydraulics Burmac Mechanical 2000
Flare Tech Inc.Waste Management
Maverick Large Animal Vet Clinic
TransCanada PipelinesKeyera ExplorationsInter Pipeline Fund
Taqa North Petroleum
ARENA TRACTORBill’s Farm Supply
ARENA GATORSCervus Equipment
CHUTEBearspaw Petroleum Ltd.
Central Alberta Co-op Combat Spraying Ltd.
Drumheller Equipment Sales & Rentals
Ghostpine Environmental Service
Lawrence Kennedy Oilfi eldTervita
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VICTORY LAPSATB Financial
Auto Trust-StettlerBaker Hughes (Petrolite)
Big Valley Royal Cdn LegionCanadian Natural Resources
County of Stettler No. 6Quicksilver Resources
Pengrowth CorporationWoody’s Automotive Ltd.
HOST HOTELRamada—Stettler
Big Valley InnPICK-UP MEN
Envy Oilfi eld Services
RODEO CLOWNPonto’s Patch Service
BULL-FIGHTERSKDK Enterprises Inc.—Oil Division
GENERALAB Prairie Steam ToursAnderson Law Offi ce
Art’s TruckingATB Financial
Badger DaylightingBagshaw Electric Ltd.
Bay View Contracting Ltd.Big Valley Inn
Bounty Onsite Inc.Brennan Auto Body Ltd.
Contact Safety Services Ltd.COR Veterinary Services Ltd.
Crescent Point ResourcesDean’s Machine Ltd.
Diamond N Western WorldElnora Motors
Fine Line LocatingGreentree Co-op Mall, DrumhellerHeartland Marine & Motor Sports
HydrodigJankstar Oilfi eld
KDK Enterprises Inc.Kelly MailerKoch Fuels
Nitschke Vacuum Truck Service (2013) Ltd.Northstar Trucking Ltd.
Parcel’s Trucking Ltd.Pat’s Pet Care
RM Oilfi eld Construction Ltd.Rally Rentals Inc.Re-GlycolScore ProjectsSignalta Resources Inc.Stettler Sales & RentalsStettler Veterinary ClinicSteve’s O Oilfi eld Service Ltd.United Tank InspectionsVortex Production Services Ltd.Watson Welding Ltd.
AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FAMILIES OF
LLOYD DUNCAN AND JIM HUDECEK
COLIN CASSIDY MEMORIAL JUNIOR
BULL RIDING2015 Champion – Chance Barrass Stock Donated by Kelly Armstrong
SPONSORSKelly & Robin ArmstrongArlene Grover & Len MogckBig Valley BristoBig Valley Curling ClubBig Valley Drop In CenterBig Valley ElksBiff BalcomBill Smillie & Shirley VolsBrice & Shelly BurnstadFrontier General StoreAllan & Nora SaarDon Saar Cattle CompanyGrandma Gwen CassidyHulley’s Art GalleryLorne & Pat ParkinRoss & Marion AnnableLori’s Leather RepairTom & Yvette CassidyWhite Owl ServiceVillage of Big Valley
MOTHER’S DAY RAFFLEDiamond N Western WorldCounty of Stettler No. 6Peavey MartGoodsense HealthcareTom’s Boots
Also a special thanks to the Big Valley 4-H Beef Club for cleaning the arena aft er each event – GREAT JOB!
And Th anks again to all our WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS (too many to list)
that work many long hours to make the Big Valley Bust-Out Rodeo a success.
See ya all next year!
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It’s Saskatoon time! Once again, the United Church Saskatoon patch down by the train tracks is full of delicious berries, ready to be eaten. Please, come out, pick to your heart’s content and support our church. See you at the patch.
Hey kids, come down and register in the Big Valley Municipal Library Sum-mer Reading Program which runs every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Come join Kelsey for some unique crafts, fun games, treats, prizes and of course some great books. Our pro-gram next Thursday will take us into the great outdoors to explore the natural world through activities and crafts. Everyone is welcome. Children under 5 must be ac-companied by an adult.
The library’s Teen Book Club will meet
on Wednesday, July 22 to hang out and chat about our latest book, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Come into the library to bor-row a copy of Uglies or our next book-club book, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.
Don’t forget the 2015 Hivernant Métis Days will be settling in Big Valley for the August long weekend. Organized by the
Hivernant Métis Cultural Society, this in-teresting annual family event provides a wonderful opportunity to encounter local Métis history and culture. Beginning on Friday, July 31, meet the train flying the Métis flags at 4 p.m. Weekend activities include dancing, storytelling, great mu-sic, children’s games and crafts, Voyager games and so much more. Check out the Métis village with a trapper’s tent and tee-pees across the street in Memorial Park.
On Saturday, Aug. 1, opening ceremo-nies will be at 9 a.m. Join in the capote making, weaving and beading lessons or maybe take part in the bannock making contest. The day’s activities conclude with a supper and dance at the Big Valley Drop- in Centre beginning at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday will be a church service at 10 a.m.
and then the talent contest beginning at 12 noon featuring jigging, singing, fiddling and cash prizes. Come on out and enjoy a fun family weekend and discover Métis history, culture, music, crafts and dance.
For more information contact at Marlene Lanz (403) 815-6720, 1-800-267-5844, visit the website at www.hivernantmetis-culturesociety.net or email [email protected].
As part of the weekend’s festivities, the Big Valley Library and the Friends of the Library Society will be hosting their an-nual carnival on both Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2. Come join us for fun carnival games, relays, minute-to-win-it and prizes or check out the photo booth at Memorial Park from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on both days.
Thanks to some thunder-storms, hail and a day of rain, the world around me is greening up. I hope you can say the same for your yard and fields as well.
The Rumsey Sports Days were a huge success with 16 teams competing on the field and having a lot of fun. The winners of the A final were TJ and Mitch Herds team from Rumsey beating out Denver Hodges team in a close competition. Jason Morgan’s team from Trochu won the B final and Derek Krywcun’s team won the C final. Thanks to all the teams who came to play and enjoy the weekend in our little hamlet.
The Homestead Mu-seum in Drumheller on the Dinosaur Trail next to the hospital will be celebrat-ing its 50th anniversary on Saturday, July 25 with a big open house for everyone to attend.
It will run from 10 in the morning to 4 p.m. with a beef on the bun lunch from 11 to 2 and the cake cut-
ting at noon. There will be in-teractive displays of old time events such as rope-making, clothes washing and other chores we don’t even give a thought to these days; live music, bumper boats, cotton candy, mini-doughnuts, pop-corn. This is your chance to take a walk back in history. The Murray House General Store will also be open and it is a really great place to find some very uniquely beautiful gifts for yourself or someone special in your life.
The STARS Ride is also fast approaching. Mark your calendars for Aug. 9 where you can take in a lot of fun events and support a great cause.
We are still missing sev-
eral “special” anniversary pictures for our history book. Looking for “50th” or over anniversary pictures. Thank you to those who have al-ready sent theirs in. You can email them to [email protected] or contact Dariel at 368-2120.
Hope you enjoy this little joke:
A university student is walking along with his bike when another university stu-dent walks up to him and goes “Nice bike. Where did you get it?”
The first student says, “The other day, this beau-tiful woman ran up to me with this bike, threw it on the ground, ripped off all her clothes and said ‘Take any-thing you want!’”
The first student says, “So I took the bike”.
The second student says, “Good choice. The clothes probably wouldn’t have fit”.
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The Howe family held their annual family reunion at the hall this past weekend with 83 gathered to enjoy a pot-luck supper on Saturday evening. Originally three brothers, William Thomas, Ernest and Robert came West from Powassan, Ontario. Relatives from all three families came from the north to the south of Alberta to cel-ebrate this weekend.
The oldest cousin to attend, Charlie Howe, now lives in Grande Prairie. The youngest was two month old Cade Hronek, son of Daryl and Karen and grandson to Gloria and Bob, from the Innisfail area.
This year’s reunion was organized by the Edith (Howe) Hronek family with cartoon characters as the theme. There were lots of games for young and old, inside and outside, with Kay-lynn Sorensen continuing to hold the hula hoop record.
Terry and Donna Howe, of Quality Sound, supplied the family with music and the family presented them with a special birthday cake celebrating their 60th birthdays. The rain was so welcome that it made for a fantastic weekend of visiting.
Paul and Jacquie Dietrich were at-tending the Alberta 55+ summer games in Strathmore from July 16 to 19. Paul is part of the Zone 4 Seniors ball team.
Layne MacGillivray placed 16th at this year’s Calgary Stampede range-land derby. Very nice! He is sitting in 15th spot in the WPCA standings and will be heading into Strathmore July
31 to Aug. 3.Our community sends its sympathy
to the family of Murray Fiss of Cas-tor, a familiar face who worked and played in our area for many years. Services were held in the Castor hall on Thursday.
Deirdre Muncy and Rae Cordel at-tended their first horse show for this season this weekend, sponsored by the Alliance Ag. Society.
Lana and Ben Chitwood and fam-ily, who live in Saskatchewan, visited this week with Rick and Lisa Kent and family. Lana and Lisa are sisters. They also spent time with parents, Don and Joy Walker in Big Valley.
Between one and a half and two inches of wonderful rain fell all through our area this week. Yeah – better late than never.
July 25- Bridal shower for Lorisa Schilling from 2 till 4 At the Halkirk Community Hall; July 25 – 90th birthday party honoring Violet Turre from 2 till 4 at the Castor Commu-nity hall; August 22 – Halkirk Elks celebrate the 20th annual Bull-a-rama with some special stuff – mark the date on your calendar, watch for the posters and plan to take in the show.
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Independent SPORTSWednesday, July 22, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 15
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Stettler Triathlon was held on Sunday, July 19 at the Stettler Recreation Centre, with 100 partic-ipants registered and top place go-ing to an athlete from out of town.
David Lorenson of Red Deer crossed the finish line in the fastest time of one hour, 19 minutes and 17 seconds.
Amy Smith of Stettler came in 17th, and was among the first of Stettler residents to cross the finish line.
Although three failed to show up, a turnout of 97 kept officials and volunteers busy as they organized and streamlined the different parts of the triathlon.
There were different categories of participants, with one team hav-ing separate swimmer, biker and runner. This sprint team consisted of Stephen Zuk, Nicholas Baharal-ly and Morgan Loshny, and they finished at an hour, 42 minutes and 54 seconds.
Participants aged 8 and under swam 50m, biked 1k, and ran 5k; those between 9-12 swam 100m, biked 2.5k, and ran 1k; and 13-16 swam 300m, biked 10k and ran 2.5k; for those above 16, the swim was 750m, bike 20k, and run 5k.
There was another category called Tri-it, and they swam for 300m, biked 10k and ran 2.5k.
Chip timing was provided by www.racepro.ca for athlete’s times.
There was water, fruits, and en-ergy bars that were given to partici-pants after the run.
Door prizes had been sponsored.The triathlon was considered
ideal for beginners as it provided a small yet healthy race environment.
As participants finished the run, they were cheered. They could sign up for a physiotherapy session. Many enjoyed the opportunity of physiotherapy, while others headed to the hot pool to relax.
Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Stettler’s Jessa Heather-ington of Wm. E. Hay Composite will be rep-resenting Canada as they participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) 2015 All-Star World Championship.
The Castor Raider Ar-
chery team out of Gus Wet-ter School will be heading to the NASP World tourna-ment in Nashville, Tennes-see on Tuesday, July 21.
Among the eight shoot-ers who met the qualifica-tion standard and made it to the final team is Jessa Heatherington and Tayla Van Oers from Castor’s Gus Wetter school.
“It feels absolutely in-credible to be able to rep-resent Canada at the NASP World tournament,” said Heatherington. “I have only taken up archery for less than two years and I am honoured to be asked to shoot for Canada at the All-Star World Champion-ship.”
With 5,000 archers from
the United States, UK, Namibia and South Af-rica among other countries scheduled to participate at the World tournament, the competition will be keen as Canada looks to strike its target.
Once the world tourna-ment is over, two archers from the team, Oers and Heatherington, will pro-
ceed to join Team Canada as they participate in the NASP All-Star World Championships.
Nancy Tamblyn of Castor and Hal Ziprick of Smoky Lake have been coaching Oers and Heatherington.
According to Heather-ington, the Gus Wetter school in Castor has been
very supportive of her ef-forts, allowing her to prac-tice three times a week for the tournament, often un-der the guidance of coach Tamblyn.
The NASP World tour-nament will be held from July 22–25, while the NASP All-Star World Championship will be held from July 26–28.
Moush Sara John/Independent reporter
Nicole Schmucki from Erskine, in the 9–12 category, completes the first round of swimming at the Recreation Centre, before moving on to biking, the second activity in the Stettler Triathlon held on Sunday, July 19.
Dave Eggleston of Erskine sprints to the finish line as he completes the Stettler Triathlon in a time of 1 hour, 33 minutes and 29 seconds, coming in at eighth.
David Lorenson of Red Deer crosses the finish line
at the Stettler Triathlon in the fastest time
Jessa Heatherington of Wm. E. Hay on Team Canada
Independent SPORTS Wednesday, July 22, 2015Page 16 The Stettler Independent
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With a convincing 6-0 in round two, the Stettler Peewee AA team went 3-3 in round three and is head-ed to Leduc for tier 4 pro-vincials over the weekend
of July 24-26.Although to go from six
straight wins in round two, to three wins and three losses in round three was a little discouraging, the Peewee AA team is not looking back.
On Thursday July 9 Stet-tler Storm played a spirited game, although they lost to Old Spitfires 6-12.
But they won their next two games convincingly, which will give them the confidence to play Tier 4.
Friday night, July 10, Stettler faced Leduc Gi-
ants #2 and beat them 26-11. This helped to boost their morale significantly, which set the stage for their next performance in Rimbey.
On July 13, Stettler played Drayton Valley Gi-ants in Rimbey and won conclusively 16-7.
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ANGERS Mrs. Mary Angers (Simoneau) passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on July 9, 2015 at Stettler, Alberta at the age of 82 years, born July 21, 1932. Mary is survived by her daughters Shirley Grassie of 150 Mile House, BC and Mary Jane (Jim) Hoover of Stettler; son in law Bob Meehan of Whitecourt, AB; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren as well as many friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Leo and daughter
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STANLEY NELSON1937 - 2015Stanley Arthur Nelson passed away in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the age of 78 years.Stan is survived by his loving family: wife Rita Nelson of Stettler; son Arley (Sharon) Nelson of Spruce Grove; daughter Val Nelson (Andy LeBouthillier) of Red Deer; grandchildren: Kendra Nelson and Paul Nelson; Rod LeBouthillier (Jocelyn) and their children: Alexis, Auryah and Pierce; Rochelle (Garrett)
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McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association
Our Outcome Based Service Delivery Program -Family and Community Connections- is seeking:
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Responsibilities Include:- Supporting children and families through a strengths-based approach- Coaching and mentoring parents- Linking children and families with support networks- Family group conferencing- Family search and engagement- Increase overall family well-being
Minimum Qualifi cations and Requirements:- Diploma in the Human Services fi eld- Committed to provide common sense, understandable and useful parenting skills- Knowledge of parent/child relationships and family dynamics- Have the ability to model appropriate parenting skills- Strong organizational/time management skills- Ability to work as a member of a team- Good decision making and problem solving skills- Be fl exible and have strong interpersonal skills- Standard First Aid – Level C CPR and 2 day Suicide Intervention Training- Intervention Record & Criminal Record Checks
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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
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
AND CLAIMANTSEstate of
KENNETH S. JOHNSONwho died on
May 27, 2015
If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your reply by
August 22, 2015and provide details of your claim with
Warren Sinclair(Barry M. Wilson)
at#600, 4911-51 Street,
Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
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 NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE
DEVELOPMENT PERMITDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED
Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the County of Stettler No, 6’s Land Use Bylaw NO. 1443-10:
1. No: DP 15041Legal Description: Lot 9 Block 15 Plan 8122682Rural Address: 2 Volker Crescent, ErskineName: Kent & Shantel BrysonProposed Development: Ancillary Building - Standard Size
2. No: DP 15043 Legal Description: Lot 10, Block 2, Plan 9924620 (Rochon Sands Estates) Rural Address: 242, 40345 Rge Rd 211 Name: Vi Phoung & Ricky KW Chan Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2005)
3. No: DP 15054 Legal Description: Lot 9 Block 2, Plan 9924620 (Rochon Sands Estates) Rural Address: 209, 40345 Rge Rd 211 Name: Ron Millard Owner: Woody’s Automotive Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2007)
4. No: DP 15055 Legal Description: P.T. SW 36-39-19W4M Rural Address: 39525 Rge Rd 19-1 Name: Murray Davidson Proposed Development: Manufactured Home (2015)
5. No: DP 15056 Legal Description: Lot 43 Block 2, Plan 0522242 Buffalo Sands Rural Address: 336, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Name: Trent & Lillian Parks Proposed Development: Recreactional Vehicle (2003)
6. No: DP 15057 Legal Description: Lot 33, Block 2, Plan 0522242 Buffalo Sands Rural Address: 318, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Name: Karen & Carl Dimaulo Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2000)
7. No: DP 15058 Legal Description: NE 30-34-17W4M Rural Address: 34476 Rge Rd 175 Name: Cody & Dara Hallett Owner: Dale & Denise Green Proposed Development: Attached Ancillary Building (Garage) to existing Dwelling
8. No: DP 15060 Legal Description: NW 22-40-20W4M Rural Address: 20279 Twp Rd 40 4 Name: James & Deanna Patko Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling w/ attached garage
9. No: DP 15062 Legal Description: SE 1-38-20W4M Rural Address: Not assigned Name: Ray & Connie Unruh Proposed Development: Manufactured Home (2015)
Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Offi cers
PUBLIC LAND AUCTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA WILL OFFER THE SALE, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 5001 MAIN ST. DONALDA,
ALBERTA, ON SUNDAY JULY 26, 2015, AT 12:00PM, THE FOLLOWING LAND: LOT BLOCK PLAN LINC C OF T 8 8 78222154 0013 595 858 062 429 182THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7006 ALBERTA AVENUE, DONALDA, AB. THE LAND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SUBJECT TO A RESERVE BID OF $20,000 AND THE RESERVATIONS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE EXISTING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. NO BID WILL BE ACCEPTED WHERE THE BIDDER ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SALE OF ANY PARCEL. NO TERMS OR CONDITIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA.THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA MAY, AFTER THE PUBLIC AUCTION, BECOME THE OWNER OF ANY PARCEL OF LAND NOT SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION. TERMS: CASH OR CERTIFIED CHEQUE AND GST WILL APPLY TO THE LAND SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION. A 25% DEPOSIT IS PAYABLE UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID AT PUBLIC AUCTION. THE FULL BALANCE OF THE ACCEPTED BID IS DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. REDEMPTION MAY BE AFFECTED BY PAYMENT OF ALL ARREARS OF TAXES AND COSTS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO SALE. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE VILLAGE OFFICE AT (403)883-2345.
ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS
Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob
403-820-5583
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
403-742-4271; 403-742-1887
AL-ANONBrenda 403-742-0990
Betty 403-742-5673
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
BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)
780-672-1035
CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067
COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free
(20 sec. response time)1-403-357-6266
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059
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403-742-6568
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444
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For more information phone
403-742-6456
STETTLER FOOD BANKBetty Birch 403-742-0732
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RCMP offi ce
403-742-3382
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Vivian - 403-742-3935
VICTIM SERVICES403-741-7841
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Acreage- 15 minutes from Stettler2.3 beautifully treed acres with modern, spacious 1950 sq. ft. bungalow, attached double garage plus separate workshop and a Quonset on Linda Hall Road. Beautiful, and only $400,000.
Call Norma or Gwen, Sutton Landmark Realty
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Household, furniture,business records, etc.
Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and
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403-742-3153
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Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Throughout the summer months, there’s an event at the Stettler Agriplex On most days. But in July and August, when the Stettler Junior Rodeo Series is hosted, there is a flurry of activity like none other.
Here riders, 14 and un-der compete in barrel rac-ing, pole bending, goat tying, team roping, break-away roping and tie-down roping.
Participants are grouped according to their ages, with categories being peewees, which is 5 and under, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14.
This is the third year of hosting this event and there are approximately 80 participants every year. A portion of the en-try fee charged goes back into the wins, the rest ends up towards operat-ing costs.
Participants come from neighbouring towns and communities, such as Castor, Alix, Big Valley, Hanna, sometimes with kids travelling from as far as the Westlock area.
“The idea behind host-ing these events are to give like minded kids the opportunity to ride and compete in rodeo events with kids their own age,”
said Carrie Resch, one of the organizers. “The con-fidence the these kids gain and the improvements that they make throughout the season is amazing never mind the friendships that are made.”
A strong network of volunteers helps to keep the events running.
“We have some out-standing volunteers that come out each week to help where ever they can,” said Resch. “Most of them don’t even have kids competing but be-cause they are so support-ive of the event and the opportunities this brings to the kids they continue to support our series, and we couldn’t do it without them.”
A lot of the commu-nity partners and spon-sors help in making this event a huge success, said Resch.
There are five events hosted throughout July and August each year.
The results for Tuesday, July 14 are as follows. Team roping
1.Jace Thorsteinson/Denim Ross
2.Jace Thorsteinson/Hallie Erion Tie Down Roping
1.Chase Skocdopole2.Jace Thorsteinson
Breakaway Roping 6-8: 1.Caleb Fawcett,
2.Aubrey Ross 9-11: 1.Landon Warren,
2.Chase Skocdopole 12-14: 1.Hayden War-
ren, 2. Jace Thorsteinson Goat Tying
6-8: 1.Kelly Cholach, 2.Harleigh Henderson
9-11: 1.Denim Ross, 2.Amy Skuckburg
12-14: 1.Keely Grover,
2.Taiga Thorsteinsson Pole Bending
6-8: 1.Harleigh Hender-
son, 2.Kayla Hronek 9-11: 1.Randon Ross,
2.Landon Warren 12-14: 1.Justine Elliott,
2.Tori Brower Barrel Racing
6-8: 1.Harleigh Hender-son, 2.Kayla Hronek
9-11: 1.Bobbi Hender-son, 2.Abbegayle Brady
12-14: 1.Justine Elliott, 2.Quincy Squair
Stettler Junior Rodeo Series gives young riders a platform to compete and excel
Moush Sara John/Independent reporter
Kelly Cholach from Stettler takes part in the breakaway roping event at Stettler Junior Rodeo Series. It was held on Tuesday, July 14 at the Stettler Agriplex.
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Submitted by Todd Lewis On July 11, Central Alberta Buccaneers
(3-1) kicked off against the Lloydminster Vandals at Lacombe’s MEGlobal Athletic Park. The Vandals squad travelled with a light 19-man bench while the Bucs enjoyed a healthy 45+ player roster.
The disparity in man-power wouldn’t be the only wide margin in this game: the Bucs won in a landslide 66-6 victory.
The Bucs took control of the game early. Lloydminster’s offense was rarely on the field longer than two plays at a time be-fore they were forced to punt the ball back to the Buccaneers special team squad (or “Spades” as the team has nicknamed the special teamers).
As a result, Central Alberta enjoyed fa-vourable field position for the entirety of the game. Cornerback Tyson Dichrow of Sundre praised the team’s offense: “We re-ally controlled the ball. Our offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage and, as a result, our runningbacks ran all over the field.”
The Bucs’ offensive prowess was to the relief of players, staf and fans – the pirate offense had been inconsistent throughout the first half of the season. However, “our offense has finally clicked and we put up
points on the scoreboard,” said Matt Merk-ley of Sylvan Lake. “Our play calling was good and there weren’t many player mis-cues – we were determined to win.”
Bucs win in landslide
Contributed photo
Tylor Johnson of the Buccaneers points downfield asking for a block after making an interception during the game against Lloydminster Vandals on Saturday, July 11 at the Lacombe MEGLobal Athletic Park.
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