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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Construction adjacent to Main Street will be wrapping up later this month, and will see old and outdated gas lines replaced by newer, more resilient versions.

According to Roger Tremblay, the project manager for the Stettler ATCO Gas line replacement proj-ect, the work should be done by the end of June, including remediation of any damaged pavement.

The work is being done on 49 and 51 streets between 48 and 51

avenues, Tremblay explained. He said it is just routine replacement of older infrastructure.

Were replacing old gas mains with new polyethylene pipes, he said. It will be replacing old steel lines, which though they have held up, are older and reaching end-of-life.

Its time, he said. Its how we prevent incidents (from happen-ing).

The old steel lines will remain but will be decommissioned, with the new polyethylene lines being

located within a metre of the old lines in most cases, Tremblay said.

To avoid having to dig up the whole line, ATCO Gas is using directional drilling, which limits the amount of damage done to the surface but allows the company to guide the new lines beneath the surface of the existing alleyways.

Affected home and business owners on 49, 50 and 51 streets, and on 49 and 51 avenues received letters in advance of the start of the construction project, Tremblay said. The disruption to these indi-

viduals will be minimal and will happen only when the new lines are being hooked up.

We will be in communication with the property owner 24-48 hours before, he said. Well then go in and re-ignite any equipment disrupted.

The project is running on sched-ule and theres been no unpleas-ant surprises as of yet, Tremblay noted.

Anyone with questions or con-cerns about the project should con-tact ATCO Gas at 310-5678.

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Mustafa Eric/Independent editorMen at work: Crews in the process of digging in to lay the new gas line on 51 Street on Thursday, May 28.

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Even the most self-suffi-cient individual can suffer a setback that leaves them in financial crisis, leaving them with nowhere to turn for help and on the verge of losing their home.

It was to help bridge that

crisis gap that the Stettler and District Family and Commu-nity Support Services (FCSS) started its Crisis Aid Fund several years ago, said FCSS Executive Director Shelly Potter.

Potter, who was named di-rector in February this year, is not new to the organiza-tion but has worked with the FCSS since 1999.

She was running the show on Thursday, May 28 at the annual Crisis Aid Fundrais-ing Barbecue, held on Main Street in front of the FCSS office.

Were here today trying to raise community awareness, reach out to and be involved with our community, and raise funds for the Crisis Aid Program, Potter explained.

The scheme is a last-resort avenue available to people who find themselves on the verge of being homeless, Pot-ter said, though it can also help with unexpected emer-gency situations like gas for medical trips, medical costs, etc.

(The program) helps peo-ple in a crisis situation with a one-time monetary donation, gas cards, that type of thing, she elaborated.

The programs administra-tors, when someone is ap-proved, can provide gasoline or grocery cards, or work with a tenants landlord or utilities to make a payment.

The program is not funded under the programs offered by the FCSS, nor does it re-ceive grant assistance from the federal, provincial or mu-nicipal governments, mean-ing the Crisis Aid piggy-bank is filled with the nickels and dimes raised through fund-raising efforts like the barbe-cue on Thursday.

We cant always help, Potter admitted. We have very limited funds. What we raise (at todays barbecue), $500-$800, is a lot of money for us.

Members of the local com-munity, church groups and daycares donated baking for the bake-sale that is part of the barbecue, and the baking just flew off the tables. By lunch time, the bake sale was down from three tables to one.

We rely heavily on the community to run, and were really grateful to them for how much they support us, Potter said. We couldnt do this without them.

It can be tough for someone

who is normally independent to go and look for help, and the program administrators are very aware of that.

Were here to offer a hand up, not a hand out, Potter said. She emphasized that the nature of the program, which is a one-time help, is specifi-cally designed to bridge a gap rather than be a long-term so-lution to financial instability.

Its very stressful when you live hand-to-mouth, and are looking at having no-where to live, Potter noted. Its not cheaper to be home-less.

Recently, Potter sold her home and before taking pos-session of her new house had to live in a campground in her fifth wheel.

To stay in the campground for a month was about $900, she revealed. Its definitely not cheaper.

People who live right on the streets, have to buy food, access to showers and laun-dry, and find places to live. That can eat away at money faster than expected.

For more information about the Crisis Aid Program, to volunteer, or to donate, contact the Stettler FCSS at 403-742-2337.

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RCMP Sergeant Duncan Babchuk, who has served as the detachment commander of the Stettler detachment for nearly half a decade, has retired, the Independent has learned.

According to Cpl. Cameron Russell, the sergeant finished up his duties with the detachment in the final week of May.

With the detachment commander now retired, Rus-sell will act in his stead until a new one is recruited from within the RCMP.

When asked if Russell, who has served for several years in Stettler himself, will pursue the position, he admitted he has no intention of doing so.

Before coming to Stettler to serve as detachment commander, Babchuk served as acting staff sergeant in the Sylvan Lake detachment for quite some time, Russell said, and prior to that was detachment com-mander in a community in the Northwest Territories.

Babchuk, who started as a teacher and joined the RCMP in the early 80s, first served in the Niagara re-gion of Ontario before moving about the province and then to his post in the Northwest Territories.

Domestic Violence, Impaired on the riseWhether prompted by the arrival of summer-like

weather or the downturn in the economy or both Russell said that both impaired driving and domestic violence are on the rise in May.

I made two (impaired) arrests myself, which is odd for the detachment commander, Russell said, since re-sponsibilities usually keep the detachment commander close to his desk.

One of those impaired driving incidents resulted in a

serious collision near Stewartwyn Road, between Stet-tler and Erskine, where the driver of a stolen vehicle collided with another vehicle.

Russell emphasized that there is no reason for any person to drive while impaired, as there is a taxi service in town. If the taxi isnt an option, making arrange-ments with friends or family is a must.

New faces in Stettler detachmentThere will be two new constables in the Stettler de-

tachment by the end of July, both with half-a-decade of experience.

Const. Jacob Carr is the first to arrive and is already at work in Stettler, coming from the detachment at Mayerthorpe, where he served about five years.

In July, Const. Rob Harms will transfer in from Three Hills, where his six years of policing experience will augment the detachment.

911 woopsiesRussell said theres also been an increase in people

hanging up on 911, a practice that ties up both 911 and police resources.

Though he noted that most people do not deliberately phone and hang up on 911, accidental emergency dials, frequently from unlocked phones in peoples pockets, do happen.

The key thing is if these things happen, remain on the line, he said.

If a 911 operator has a call and theres no response, theyre obligated to investigate by trying to contact the caller or by sending police out to ensure no ones in danger.

While accidentally phoning 911 can be embarrassing, staying on the line to say it was an accident can save time and money.

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The quiet of the Stettler Library was broken by whir-ring fans, quiet sirens, and musical bananas during the SNAP! Circuit event this past Saturday, May 30.

The event combined fun exploration with education about electricity and elec-trical circuits, using plastic circuitry sets that snapped to-gether using electrical snaps, not unlike those found on a jacket.

The two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, werent as popu-lated as some of the librarys events, but the kids who came didnt seem to care one whit about the smaller group sizes, instead delighting in building the circuits as per the guide books then experimenting and building their own.

I really love seeing it work, said Kyle Whitford, a 12-year-old enthusiast. The youngster was the only one of several registered youth to show for the morning ses-sion, but that allowed him to have a kit and the programs teacher all to himself.

He made several different circuits, from something as

simple as making an LED light up, adding switches, si-rens, music and, at the end, a fan.

Then, disregarding the in-struction booklet altogether, he tried to make all three work at once, to varying lev-els of success.

When asked what the most unusual thing he learned about electricity and build-ing circuits, he was quick to reply.

I didnt think the direction would matter, he said about the circuits, which were decorated with white arrows to show the direction of the flow of power.

When inventing his own

creation, Whitford was care-ful to make sure his snapped circuit-board pieces were all pointing in the same direc-tion, though somewhere in the design there was a short, or a loop, for parts of the build would function and others would not.

Introducing more STEM science, technology, en-gineering and mathematics activities is a goal for the library, student instructor Maggie Orlick said. The goal of more science-oriented activities is to attract more young boys and girls and turn interest toward activities that could in turn lead to a life-long passion in the sciences.

Heartland Victim Services needs volunteersStacey Lavallie

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Though governmental funding will continue to help Heartland Victim Services Association help those struck by tragedy, crime or crisis, unless the organization nabs a few more volunteer advocates or board members, it may have trou-ble delivering those services.

Pat Hamilton, executive director for the local VSA, described the need for volunteers as critical.

Both board members and advo-cates have to undergo a criminal check for past criminal behaviour, with advocates going on to take a mix of in-person and online train-ing to help them learn to help peo-

ple during the times of crises dur-ing which the VSA is called upon to serve. Board members arent ob-ligated to take the training, though some do so they can better under-stand the organization.

At its annual general meeting at the Stettler Hospital on Thursday, May 28, it was revealed that the provincial government had come through with funding for the VSA again this year.

However, the amount of fund-ing isnt entirely enough to cover the expenses run by the volunteer group, Hamilton said, which means the VSA will be dreaming up some fundraisers for later this year.

Though VSAs across the prov-ince work closely with local po-

lice agencies, at times even being housed inside detachments, they are a non-police agency. The police just like hospitals and fire depart-ments, to name a few can call on VSA advocates to join their offi-cers while making a death notifica-tion or delivering other unfortunate news.

Advocates also attend provincial court so the victims do not have to, keeping them up to date on the legal process. They help file resti-tution requests and find access to counselling services as needed.

People interested in finding out more about Heartland VSA can contact Pat Hamilton at the RCMP detachment by phone at 403-742-3382.

Stacey Lavallie/Stettler IndependentKyle Whitford, 12, works on constructing one of several different electrical circuits during the SNAP! event at the Stettler Public Library. Designing circuits from a book and branching out and creating his own, its just one of the science-based events being planned in Stettler.

Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

School boards across the province were holding their collective breath, waiting to find out what would happen to their penny-pinching budgets now that the NDP have taken power.

On Thursday, May 28, the NDP an-nounced that it would restore access to the school boards reserve budgets, restore ar-eas hit by funding cuts, as well as fund new students coming into the system. Under the PC budget, reserves were frozen and only available to use with ministry approval, funding was cut, and new students werent funded.

The news was released just hours be-fore the Clearview board meeting so staff had not had time to examine the impact of the NDP announcement on its budget, but chairperson Cheri Neitz told the Indepen-dent that the board would definitely be re-tooling its budget.

A change made to the schools calendar will be the first thing to change, Nietz not-ed.

Students were receiving the same amount of teaching hours (under the new calendar), Neitz explained, noting that teaching hours were structured tighter with less free time or working time between lessons.

We want to examine this idea closer to see what sort of impact it will have on students, she said. Theres also a public perception of taking something away from

our students.The calendar is not the only Clearview

item that will be changed by the new NDP budget. Deep cuts to auxiliary employees, like teaching assistants, will be examined and perhaps become less deep.

We wont really know the impact until we see the new budget, she said.

A meeting has been set for July 5 to dis-cuss the budget implications.

New AV equipment on way to William E. Hay

Students in communication and technol-ogy courses at Stettlers high school will have access to a Tricaster as of next year. The $8,000 piece of equipment, the profes-sional-grade mobile video production tool will be used to teach video and streaming video production. The Tricaster was funded by the Town of Stettler through a motion at its last council meeting.

Edward Parr AwardsThe annual Edward Parr awards, which

recognize a first-year teacher for excellence in education, were held in Lacombe on May 25.

Clearviews nomination for the award was Michael Kocher, who according to Su-perintendent Peter Barron, spoke passion-ately about his work with students and his use of technology in his classes.

While Kocher did not go on to represent the zone at the awards, his contribution to the Clearview school at which he works makes him a winner, Barron noted.

Change in government spurs change in budget: Clearview

Circuit play energizes youth

CorrectionIn last weeks edition of the Independent, the sub-

head of the front page story formally approves budget erroneously refers to Kinsmen as the lead of the play-ground project. The project is actually the work of the Stettler Kinette Club. We regret the error.

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Empty envelopes cost man time in jail, finesStacey Lavallie

INDEPENDENT REPORTERFeeding empty enve-

lopes into the Alberta Treasury Branch ATM, then withdrawing the money supposedly de-posited in said envelopes, netted the culprit $500 in fines, 30 days in jail, and a restitution order.

Robert Douglas Ball pleaded guilty to fraud un-der $5,000 in Alberta Pro-vincial Court in Stettler on Thursday, May 28.

Ball appeared before Judge Holmes, who heard that Ball fed the empty envelopes into the Stettler branchs ATM, registering false amounts of depos-ited money, which he then withdrew.

Ball, who was in cus-tody on other matters, was ordered to repay the $2,378 he took from the ATM using the empty en-velope scheme, and was also fined $250 when he pleaded guilty to not re-porting to the Stettler

RCMP detachment for fin-gerprinting.

Ball also pleaded guilty to an assault charge and a fail to appear charge levied against him by the Bashaw RCMP detach-ment in relation to a do-mestic assault.

Ball was released on a peace bond on the assault, with conditions ensuring good behaviour and no contact with the victim. He was fined another $250 for the failure to appear.

For the ATB fraud, Ball was sentenced to 30 days in jail, which he has al-ready served while in cus-tody on other matters.

Darcy Lee Shepperd was pulled over by police and found to be driving while suspended and with-out insurance, two charges to which the man pleaded guilty at court.

The driving without in-surance landed Shepperd at $2,875 fine plus vic-tims surcharge. Driving while suspended landed

him another $500 fine, which with the victims surcharge was 30 per cent higher.

Curtis Roger Shuman had a bit of luck at court when the charge lev-

ied against him of rob-bery was downgraded by the Crown to theft under $5,000.

Shuman pleaded guilty to the thefts, and was or-dered to pay restitution to

the victim in the amount of $1,872 which by his plea of guilty at court he had already done.

Court ran unusually

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Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er has been deserted yet again, but this time by his most impor-tant ally in his political journey, actually the man who made him the prime minister by agreeing to play the second fiddle to him about a decade ago.

Is Justice Minister Peter Mackays announcement that he is leaving politics any indication of the fate the Conservative Party is likely to face in the October general election?

If one follows the track of ju-nior and senior officials who have been abandoning ship since the beginning of the year, it becomes obvious that Harpers political camp has been losing blood, seri-ously and at an increasing pace.

A realistic politician should be able to assess such circumstances and take the rational decision and quit when the time is right.

If one takes a look at the po-litical horizon, it is not easy to see any bright sunshine falling on Mr. Harpers fortunes until October.

Suspended Senator Mike

Duffys trial is certain to drag on well into August and it is the later stages of that process which is expected to shed some light on the prime ministers involvement in covering up the expense scan-dal.

On the economic front, there does not seem to be any hope of a quick rise in the oil prices and latest statistics have just shown that the national economy con-tracted in the first quarter; unless there is some strong stimulation coming from our southern neigh-bour where growth is also quite shaky, unemployment could well rise in the coming months. His evidently poor personal relation-ship with US President Barack Obama is certainly not going to help him in the run up to the elec-tion campaign to get some hope-ful signs that the long delayed Keystone XL might see the light of the day.

On foreign policy front, the news is not good, either: Where Mr. Harper had planned to beat the nationalistic drums based on the successful involvement of

the Canadian military personnel, adversaries keep gaining ground. ISIS has recently expanded the area under its control and justifi-able questions are being asked as to whether the Canadian military could be sucked into a long con-flict. In Ukraine, the stalemate on the ground is continuing to favor the Russian-backed insurgents.

On the environment, the prime minister keeps trying to turn the wheel backwards by distancing Canada further from the goals universally agreed to maintain the health of the planet.

On top of all of these, scandal after scandal revealing misman-agement of taxpayers money in projects that have never taken off the ground, the latest one being the $300 million housing project for First Nations having created only 99 accommodation units in six years, are not helping Harper, either.

Under these circumstances, there is only one factor that could be working for the Conservative leaders benefit: That he will be the only leader vying for the vote

of the right wing electorate while centre and left vote will be divid-ed between the Liberals and the NDP, possibly depriving both of them from securing a majority to form a government.

But this calculation is hardly a basis for a campaign to win an election. As we have seen in Al-berta, taking the electorate for granted has cost the PCs dearly in the provincial ballot box.

So despite all these negative factors, why is Mr. Harper des-perately fighting to continue to occupy his office?

Is it only because he likes his job as he disclosed in a recent CBC interview? Or is he on a mission to do more work for cor-porate interests, mainly big oil, for instance seeing to it that Key-stone pipeline breaks ground?

The answer is difficult to know, but one could only hope that the prime minister will not get more adventurous with bolder national and international moves just for the sake of winning the next election.

Mustafa Eric

Harpers chances in the next electionWill the prime minister get any bolder to win the October vote?

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Submitted byRayell Haustein

Well the 4-H year went by really quickly. I hope everyone had a good year. We had our Achievement Days May 18-19 in By-emoor this year. It was a lot of fun. Also we would like to say a big thanks to the buyers of our market steer projects. Erskine Beef would also like to

send a special thanks to Lyle and Wendy Bignell for 10 successful years of leading our club, were going to miss you.

We are looking forward to our year end wind-up and awards planned for early June. Have a great summer.

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The school year is winding down but the Stettler Pub-lic Library is gear-ing up to play this summer. Maggie is hard at work plan-ning a summer pro-gram that everyone will love and you can now pick up the schedule so that you can plan the best summer ever.

Are you a fantasy reader or looking for something new to read? Come to the Stettler Public Li-brary on Thursday, June 4 to check out the work of local author fantasy au-thor Vince Seim (A Mortal Mistake) and artist Chance Clark from 2 to 8 p.m. They will be discussing their work and books and prints will be avail-able.

Kids aged six and up are welcome to join us on Saturday June 6 at 1 p.m. for some Shoe Box Fun. Make an awesome shoe box foosball game at the library. Please pre-register by calling the library at 403-742-2292.

Game Over is back on Saturday, June 6 from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 7. Kids aged 12 and up can attend an all-night gam-ing extravaganza. A permission form is required and it can be picked up at the library. Please pre-register by calling 403-742-2292.

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Join us for our Tuesday Night Mov-ie on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. and watch the movie Amira & Sam. Amira & Sam follows Sam (Mar-tin Starr, Freaks & Geeks, Silicon Valley), an army veteran adapting back to civilian life.

Upon reuniting with his units former Iraqi translator in New York City, he meets Amira, his war buddys niece. After a rocky start, their unlikely friendship starts to blossom into something more.

Put Saturday, June 27 1 p.m. on your calendar because it is the Summer Pro-gram Launch Party. Come for snacks, Minecraft (online & live action), activi-ties and more. Open to ages six to teen.

Check our web-site at http://spl.prl.ab.ca or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Stet-tlerPublicLibrary for information about our programs and services. And you can still call us at 403-742-2292 with any questions.

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A personnel manager rejected a job applicant because the firm was over-staffed. But the would-be employee persisted, The little bit of work Id do wont even be noticed! Then theres the story of a laid-back couple who were sitting in front of the fireplace one evening, actively engaged in do-ing nothing at all. The wife said, Jed, I think its raining. Get up and go out-side and see! The husband, still gaz-ing lazily into the fire, sighed and said, Just call in the dog and see if hes wet. Comical stories arent they? Or are they?

Some have suggested that laziness is on the increase in our land and some surveys that have been conducted would tend to support that notion. I find these studies quite interesting, because in my little world, I find that most of my family and friends seem to be on the other side of the spectrum. (Incidentally, workaholism is not the creative, or biblical alternative to lazi-ness).

Laziness holds third-place of the seven deadly sins in a traditional list dating back to the early days of the church. While laziness is not specifi-cally mentioned in the biblical list of the seven things that God hates, found

in Proverbs 6:16-19, it is poetically and powerfully alluded to in the previous verses of that same chapter.

Proverbs 6:611 says, Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and be-come wise. 7 Without leader, admin-istrator, or ruler, 8 it prepares its pro-visions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest. 9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, 11 and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

As a student I remember reading that ants can carry up to 20 times their own weight. More recent studies reveal that they can carry up to 50 times their body weight and some worker ants are capable of lifting 100 times their own body weight. Comparatively speaking, a 180 pound man should be able to lift 180,000 pounds. Proverbs tells us that we should observe these incredible little creatures and learn from them. (Perhaps just before sprinkling that white powder on them at the edge of our lawns?)

For the Christian, there is an ap-propriate and balanced middle ground between laziness and workaholism. The primary focus is upon God being at the center. First, we recognize that, Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor over it in vain (Psalm 127:1). Second, Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men (Colossians 3:23).

Complaining about the ever-increasing infesta-tion of dandelions has become part of the spring ritual in many cities. They may look pretty for awhile but their vigour sees them taking over any open area. Grass has little chance competing against a plant that thrives in drought and poor soil, and that seems able to grow even in gravel and concrete. Dandelions are as tena-cious and adaptable as coyotes and rats. These plants can grow two or three feet high to outcom-pete tall plants. Yet home owners swear they have seen dandelions duck lawn mower blades by growing extremely short stems. Clearly dandelions have the ability to out-smart mere humans. But there is more to this clever and diabolical plant.

The name dandelion is a corruption of the French words dent de lion which means lions tooth which is one of the col-loquial terms used to de-scribe the plant. Its also called blow ball, puffball, monks head, swine snout and the more worrisome cankerwort and pee-a-bed. Such descriptive names come from the same past tradition that gave us ominous words like mad cow disease and pizzle rot. The official name of the dandelion is Taraxa-cum Officinale and it is a Eurasian plant that has spread across the world. Amazingly this plant is edible (it tastes like mus-tard greens), and can be used in salads. I expect if you like eating kale, then dandelion is just the next step. Your humble writer has tried to eat dandeli-ons, but I suggest dande-lion wine has a lot more promise. Apparently in Belgium they produce a seasonal ale whose local

name translates into wet the bed. Perhaps not the most sales attractive name if that is one of the side effects.

A number of medicinal properties are also attrib-uted to dandelions, but most are anecdotal as solid scientific evidence tends to be lacking. Claims are made that it can help di-gestive problems, bile and liver concerns and is a mild laxative. The milky latex produced by dande-lions seems to cure warts and act as a mosquito re-pellant, maybe those pests are telling us something. There also seems to be a belief that dandelions can impact cancer, which has led the University of Windsor to research that possibility. That facil-ity obtained $217,000 in grants to study the effect of dandelion tea on the spread of cancer. Consid-ering the bitter taste of the plant perhaps research-ers should start off the participants with a gallon of dandelion wine before giving them the tea. Thats bound to cure something, or cause that embarrass-ing wet the bed side ef-fect.

Another mind-boggling attribute the dandelion has is its political power and its ability to attract the at-tention of devious green zealots and lobby groups. Few plants have attract-ed so much devotion to its mental and physical well-being. Those crafty dandelion lovers have expended much energy and money to bamboozle gullible municipal and provincial politicians into

enacting herbicide bans against the precious yel-low weeds. Fearmonger-ing is their main weapon with such outlandish claims that children will die if bans are not imple-mented. There is of course no scientific evidence for any such ban, but du-plicitous politicians are always keen to enact any regulation that might gar-ner more votes in the next election. It also gets pesky nuisance green groups off their back. Such bans have a perverse consequence for green lobby groups as a ban loses a cause for them to use in dona-tion campaigns. What is laughable is that cosmetic herbicide bans do not ap-ply to golf courses or agri-culture. It seems its safe to use on vegetables for food production but not on our lawns. Herbicides are also exempted for use on sports fields as weed infestation is a safety hazard to ath-letes. Its also interesting to note that green groups never fearmonger about other pesticide chemicals like bug repellants we use on our faces, I expect few citizens would support such a ban. In the end its all about politics and ex-tracting donations. But I digress as usual.

One town that has cashed in on dandelions is Kemptville, Ontario - where they celebrate an annual Dandelion Festi-val in May. I suspect for vested reasons they have a herbicide ban in place to protect the image of their festival. The centrepiece of the festival is the fea-tured dandelion dinner where local chefs compete to create the most exciting dandelion recipe. Some-thing tells me that to be edible such a dinner will have to be washed down with copious amounts of dandelion wine.

Laziness is on the increase in our land

Dandelion invasion continues to spread

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Many field trips for kindergarten class Elli Anderson and Abbey Bohn,

CHRIST KING CATHOLIC SCHOOLOn May 28, Christ-King hosted the East

Central Elementary Track Meet. Many schools from the area, including Gus Wetter, Brown-field, Theresetta, and Mother Theresa travelled to CKCS in the morning to participate. Events included high jump, distance throw, target throw, running broad jump, standing broad jump, and dash. Grades 1 to 6 participated while grades 7 to 9 ran each event. It was a very fun day, with many successes for CKCS. Winners included: Faith Foesier (Grade 1), Billie Bolstad, Archer Hunt (Grade 2), Selena DeWitt, Kaylee Bogner,

Peyton Lyke (Grade 3), Blake Austin, Lucas Van Straten (Grade 5), Jesse Jarmin, Josh DeGuzman, Brody Nichols, and Domenic Juhasz (Grade 6).

CKCS ended the month of May with the Liv-ing Rosary. The month of May is known as the time we celebrate Mother Mary. Students were paired up with their faith buddies, and each prayed a bead of the rosary. We prayed the Sor-rowful Mysteries which gave us time to reflect on the more solemn parts of Marys life. Students and teachers alike enjoyed the moment to share their faith with each other in honour of the special month.

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I wonder if were ever going to get rain in Er-skine. Seems that the clouds come up and then a big wind blows them away. We need to lasso them, so theyll stick around and drop some moisture.

It seems there has been a few more break-ins in Erskine. The Erskine Store was broken into a couple of weeks ago, a house was broken into and an attempt was made at the Curling Rink and the Post Office, which means more repairs. It sure would be nice if the RCMP or the county po-lice would patrol once in a while in Erskine espe-cially at night.

Dont forget the Picnic in the Park sponsored by the Erskine Recreation Board on Thursday, June 4 at 6 p.m. The whole family is welcome.

Grade 9 Graduation takes place tonight. Con-gratulations to all Grads. Ill have more informa-tion next week.

Seniors are still playing crib at the seniors centre every Wednesday until the end of the month. If you want to join in, it be-gins at 1:30 p.m. and you dont have to be a senior to play.

To book the Waverly Club Rooms or the Se-niors Centre for birth-days, showers, etc. please phone Pat at 742-4561 or the post office at 742-0604.

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The last week of May was filled with a variety of interesting activities for SES students. A highlight for all of the students from kindergarten through grade five was the Bicycle Safety Ro-deo. The goal was to encourage stu-dents to be active while learning basic bicycle safety, maintenance and some rules of the road. It was an ideal chance for young cyclist to practice their bike skills while riding through a circuit of various stations that simulated the real

world of cycling. Students enjoyed rid-ing or bringing their bikes to school and then leaving them in an impromptu bike corral until it was their turn to participate. Thank you to Constable Lewadniuk for spearheading the event and to his fellow RCMP officers for helping with the pre-sentations. In addition, we appreciate the

efforts of Ms. Sawula, who helped organize the event, and to Middle School student volunteers who helped the cyclists. Students had fun and learned lots of valu-able skills.

Grade 1 students are studying past traditions in So-cial Studies. In Mrs. Jacksons class, the students made butter to simulate a daily chore that children often helped with years ago. Mrs. Jackson put cream in a jar and explained that the children could each have a turn shaking the jar until the cream turned to butter. The students not only learned that butter is made from cream; they learned that youngsters in the past had to have very strong arms. After a lot of shaking the but-ter appeared. Once the butter was made, they enjoyed eating the fruits of their labour on crackers. After the butter was all gone, they drank the buttermilk. When asked about the experience, the students unanimously exclaimed, We want to make butter again! Several students even planned to ask their moms to make butter at home. What a novel way to learn about past tradi-tions.

Grade 2 students have gone buggy. That is, they are immersed in a bug unit called, Small Crawling and

Flying Animals. Mrs. Starlings and Mrs. Geddes classes ventured outside with magnifying, bug catch-ing boxes. It was a trap and release project. However, before releasing the insects, the students carefully ob-serve their catch; comparing similarities and differenc-es among various species. The students were amazed to find so many different insects living on their play-ground. As they returned to the classroom, they had a whole new appreciation for the insect world.

The library is currently featuring a Debate Bulletin Board. Mrs. Baltimore, SES librarian, is encouraging students to contribute their thoughts. For the past two weeks, students debated the statement: Books are bet-ter than TV. Student response was astounding. Two ex-amples of support for the statement included one from Grade 3 student, Julia Dietrich. Julia wrote, Books are better because you improve your reading and learn new words and I love reading books! Zoe Norman, a Grade 4 student claimed, Books are better because you can picture whats going on in your own way. Conversely, I think TV is better because you get to watch stuff like CTV News and ABC so you know what is going on, suggested Grade 5 student Ethan Klaus. Likewise, I thing TV can be better because there is lots of educational programming, wrote fellow Grade 5er, Zach Forseth. What great thinking!

For two days last week, Mrs. Fischer and Mrs. Hatal-ey co-taught a professional development workshop: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Several SES staff, that had not yet had the opportunity to participate in the workshop, were pleased to receive training.

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This week, in sports, we would like to congratulate Alyssa Henderson for mov-

ing on to provincials, as she placed second in the 800m run in zones.

In other news, the Art Purchase Award of $100 will be given to a student who submits a winning art piece to Wm. E. Hay to be hung in the school for years to come. Students should submit a piece of art to Mr. McClung.

On Thursday, May 21, Mr. Kocher and his Phys-ics 20 class took a field trip to Galaxyland in West Ed-monton Mall to experience Newtons laws of motion and the laws of conservation of energy first hand. The students had a lot of fun and got to experience physics in real life. On June 12, the school will be celebrat-ing a Fun Day which will include a BBQ, jousting, sumo wrestling, zorb soc-cer balls, and a water fight. Its sure to be an entertain-ing day, and more details will come in the future. The building class is making a garage for the Heart Haven Seniors Facility, which will house the scooters driven by the residents. The garage is coming along nicely, and if you want to see it, its fac-ing the Fas Gas.

Thats all for this week.

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Six families were represent-ed at Mrs. Karen Normans piano students yearly recital held at the hall on Wednes-day evening. A big crowd of families and friends were on hand to hear the solos, duets and trios performed by students Tayah, EllaMay and Logan Perry; Aspen, Toryn and Devon Johnson; Dakoda Gemme; Natalie Schilling; Owen Schauer and Jillian Schaffner from the Halkirk area and Antony and Andrea Glazier from Gadsby. A light lunch followed the per-formances.

The grades 1 through 6 track meet was held at Christ King school in Stettler on a very cool Thursday, May 28, with our school placing sec-ond overall. Winning individual trophys were Sage Gonda and Aspen Johnson for running broad, standing broad and dash; Owen Schauer for high jump and Addison Charboneau for high jump. Congrats to all the students for a job well done.

Devon and Toryn Johnson and Owen Schau-er are among the youngsters playing ball on Castor teams this spring.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Sam Morie , long time Social Studies teacher and principal at Gus Wetter school who passed away on May 27. Services to be held on Tuesday in the Castor United church.

Word has been received on the passing of Barbara Rausch on May 20 in Scarborough, On. hospital. She is survived by three children Vince, Jamie and Lana. Services were held on Tuesday in Markham, On.

Congratulations to Jessie Connon and Krista Gordon, who were married in Halkirk on Sun-day, May 24. How nice they choose our hall for their big day.

Terry and Donna (Rowland) Howe were recognized by the Battle River Community Foundation and the Alliance Community Build-ers when a fundraiser dinner and silent auction was held in their honor on Friday evening. The Battle River Community Foundation works throughout the Battle River catchment area to positively impact communities so they continue to thrive. The net proceeds from the event will be used to create the Terry and Donna Howe fund, which will support worthwhile initiatives in Alliance and area forever. They were toast-ed and roasted by fellow employees, their peers, many friends and family including their three daughters Erin, Jill and Leanne ( with hubby Mike and daughters Emily and Madison). Approximately 175 persons attended.

Our Grade 12 graduates all had family attending the cer-emonies and visiting over the weekend. Visiting with the Gamroth family were Jaceys great-grandma Margret Brightman from Valemount, BC; grandparents Paul and Gloria Cinnamon from Mount Robson, BC and Arlene and Ed Galm from Galahad; uncle Jody from Mount Robson and great aunt Sheila and uncle Dave from Winfield, BC.

Shane Neilson and familys company included grandma Anne Neilson; uncle Mike Neilson from Burnaby, BC; aunt Brenda Neilson from

Langley, BC; sisters Samantha from Medicine Hat and Amber from Lethbridge.

At the Neufeld home were Seths grandparents Glen and Clarice Neufeld and Melvin and Nancy Stoltzfus all of

Sundre; aunt Wilma Stoltzfus from Sundre; aunt Joy Schochenmaier and cousin Ava from Olds; uncle Kevin Wengerd and cousin Shana from Helena, Montana; uncle Jim and aunt Dea Neufeld from Blindloss and aunt Bonny Thies-sen from Sundre.

Guests with the Schaffner family was Jillians grandpa Dale Berry from Saskatoon; grandpar-ents Charlie and Cathy Schaffner; great aunt and uncle Kim and Roman Orynik from Prince Albert, SK; aunt and uncle Christie and Chris Ruddell and cousin Victoria Ruddell and friend Paul from Calgary.

John and Judy deMos returned last Sunday from a very interesting visit to Northern BC via Slave Lake, Dawson Creek, Quesnel and Wells, where they spent a week. From there they visited at Barkerville, a fascinating place where the early tourist season allowed them a chance to visit and talk with the staff. They got an impromptu lesson about the Chinese workers in the gold fields, listened to stories about Judge Begbie, learned about a Cornish waterwheel and how it was an aid to the underground min-ers and saw Queen Victoria arrive by stagecoach to attend tea with her loyal subjects. Next on to Williams Lake and a drive to the Gang Ranch literally miles from nowhere before heading home through Jasper.

Local chuckwagon driver, Layne Mac Gilli-vray spent this, the first weekend of the season at the Grand Prairie Stompede. Looks like hell be off to Saskatoon next week.

Tracey and Ken Schilling spent the week at Boelkes pond camping, fishing and entertain-ing family and friends.

June is here and the school kids have a jr. high track meet in Wainwright, swimming, field trips and of course those pesky year end exams. Last day for students will be June 26.

Most of the seeding is done and some areas received a much needed rain, but once again, many areas did not.

Coming up June 11 - Last Bingo for the season; June 20 Circle Square sponsored Man Hunter race, first time combination of Man Tracker and Tough Mudder check it out, could be lots of fun.

The rains are spotty, some getting up to six tenths while others none. but everyone gets the wind.

Hazel (Thomas) and Harold Holdal have re-turned from two weeks in Saskatchewan at the Meadow Lake Provincial Park. They stayed with Harolds sister Helen and enjoyed a visit with Har-olds brother from Chila-wak, B.C. They report the lake was like glass, boat-ing great and the fishing good.

Marie Vance had the family home on the long weekend. sister Evelyn, her son-in-law Rich and Corey and three girls, Mel and Ryan and baby Seth and grandson Michael. Theresa and Ken Schwabe and Addison; Bill and Joyce Hansel also stopped in on Sunday, a total of 15 guests, a great visit and the garden planted by the time they left.

Bill and Joyce took time to enjoy the early summer weather. Last Wednes-day Joe and Maxine Han-sel; Gordie and Shirley Reynolds were out for the morning for cake and cards. Then in the eve-ning Sue, Sandy, Mary Lou took Bill and Joyce out for supper to cele-brate their 55 anniversary. Happy anniversary, Bill and Joyce.

Saturday it was on to Innisfail to visit cousin Susan and Loren Enzie then on to Penhold to Mi-randa and Coles, surpris-ing them as well as Sue and Brad who were there as well.

This weekend Bill and Joyce enjoyed several ball games. Friday one in

Stettler, two on Saturday and one in Stettler on Sun-day, cheering on Jaiden Stotz whose 16-year-olds team won the tournament. Bill and Joyce managed to drive to Drayton Valley in the morning to watch Lar-ry play ball before back to Stettler for the final girls game.

Frank and Eleanor Dahlgren enjoyed last Saturday in Red Deer with daughter Elva who had purchased tickets to the Charlie Pride show, which was really great.

The caretakers, Dale and Melody Kent are hard at work at the Gadsby Cemetery, starting anoth-er successful year for the Omega Circle. The Circle is desperately looking for young members who are willing to devote a small amount of time for a great cause.

When you pick up the mail Wednesday, read

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