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LES STULBERG Independent reporter
Alarm bells rang in concert with school bells Thursday as the province introduced a budget that’s expected to cause major cuts to education across the board.
Clearview School Division called a special meeting Monday to discuss implications the provincial budget would have on the school board’s community consultation meetings.
Those meetings began last night at Byemoor.Board chairman Ken Checkel said Monday that as a re-
sult of the provincial budget, some education funding pro-grams were increased marginally, some were totally cut, while others remained unchanged.
He said the board and administration are still in the process of analyzing how the budget changes will affect Clearview’s fi nancial picture.
It’s estimated program changes will result in a drop of
more than $600,000 in overall funding, but Checkel said that fi gure could change when the budget changes are di-gested more thoroughly.
He said the basic instruction grant of $6,561.68 for ev-ery student enrolled in Clearview remains unchanged. That grant accounts for half of the funding the school division receives.
The Fuel Price Contingency grant and the Alberta Initia-tive for School Improvement grant are both being cut en-tirely, as of April 1, Checkel said.
“That will impact Clearview’s budget.”The fuel grant contributed about $200,000 to the trans-
portation budget last year.The Class Size Initiative grant will see a two per cent in-
crease and the Equity of Opportunity grant appears to have increased substantially, Checkel said.
The Clearview board acknowledged it will face tough times ahead.
With declining enrolments, decreased funding, increased
expenses and limited reserves, cuts to staffi ng are immi-nent.
Another factor in the equation is the ongoing negotia-tions with the Alberta Teachers’ Association. It’s uncertain how much that settlement could cost the budget.
Trustees noted the number of teachers on staff has not dropped by the same rate as enrolment declines. By spend-ing down reserves, the board was able to keep more teach-ers in the classroom, at least for now.
The board has repeatedly said it can no longer budget for million-dollar defi cits, now that reserves are becoming depleted.
Clearview trustees and administration are taking their fi nancial position to the communities for input on how to balance the budget and yet minimize impact and ensure “good programming” is still available for students.
The board has discussed ideas and options to balance its budget, but said it’s open to ideas from the communities before making any decisions.
Education takes hit as Clearview mulls provincial budget
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RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter
Community youth pro-grams and family and com-munity support services were severely hit in the def-icit provincial budget last Thursday.
One of the major blows for businesses, students, Heartland Youth Centre and local organizations is that the government has “tempo-rarily suspended” the Sum-mer Temporary Employ-ment Program for students.
Heartland Youth Centre“It will have a big im-
pact on us,” said Winnie Bissett, executive-director of Heartland Youth Centre in Stettler.
“It has affected us by over $10,000.”
That’s the fi gure the HYC would have received to hire two STEP students for summer programs.
“It’s frustrating that we were not informed before that this program would be cut,” Bissett said.
HYC also loses funding from the Community Spirit program, which was cut and had provided $6,971 annu-ally for operation expenses, she said.
Stettler and District FCSS
“FCSS programs and the non-profi t sector will be signifi cantly impacted by cuts in the provincial budget,” said Wendy Rhya-son, executive-director of Stettler and District Family and Community Support Services.
“The Community Spirit Program and the Summer Temporary Employment Program (STEP) provided much-needed operational funding to several Stettler and District FCSS programs and their elimination will af-fect their ability to continue some local services.”
STEP subsidized the wages for students to oper-ate summer programs for children and complete other worthwhile projects.
“Without this program, non-profi ts will be unable to operate the same valuable local programs they have in the past,” Rhyason said.
“While the need for so-cial services is increasing, funding is decreasing. As a result of these cuts, non-profi t organizations will have to make some diffi cult decisions and the impact will be felt locally.”
Stettler Board of TradeBy removing STEP,
businesses will also feel the impact.
“Some businesses and organizations may be af-fected by the cancellation of the STEP program,” said Aubrey Brown, executive-director for Stettler Region-al Board of Trade and Com-munity Development.
“It will be diffi cult for local students to fi nd jobs at home.”
He said businesses are probably happy that the province didn’t introduce a provincial sales tax or pay-roll tax.
Community SpiritProgram
Launched in April 2008, the Community Spirit Pro-gram was designed to in-crease individual charitable giving to help support Al-berta’s non-profi t and chari-table organizations, Rhya-son said.
The program is donor-driven, meaning it recogniz-es and encourages Albertans to make cash donations.
“Monies received from Albertans stay in Alberta to support Alberta-based non-profi t and charitable organi-zations,” Rhyason said.
“The intent of this grant is to partner with individual Albertans who donate mon-ies to eligible non-profi t organizations by providing these organizations with a proportional grant based on the amount of eligible cash donations received.”
Health careHealth care got a shot in
the arm, with slightly more funding for operations, as the provincial govern-ment committed to capital funding to try to improve health-care facilities, hos-pitals, family-care clinics, supportive-living and long-term care. No specifi cs were given locally.
RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter
While municipal leaders are still opti-mistic of support from the provincial bud-get released last Thursday, school divisions were more apprehensive with the defi cit scenario.
Town of Stettler“The government promised not to bal-
ance the budget on the backs of municipali-ties, and for the most part kept their word,” said Stettler Mayor Dick Richards.
“We, however, will see some impacts at the local level.”
Eliminating the Summer Temporary Employment Program to provide summer work for students is signifi cant.
“STEP funding for summer employment is eliminated and this has an impact to the town of $6,400,” Richards said.
“The town is able to absorb such a loss, but non-profi ts that utilize this program may require assistance from the town and county.”
The Community Spirit Grant is eliminat-ed and he said that would hurt the Heartland Youth Centre, Stettler Handi-Bus and other non-profi t groups.
Funding from the Community Facil-ity Enhancement Program is reduced from 45.7 million to 38 million.
“Non-profi t organizations like the skate-park group and Kinsmen/Kinettes may be impacted and as we all know this is where upgrades to places like playgrounds, halls, curling rinks, spray parks and pathways come from,” Richards said.
He was happy, however, that funding for the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) program will be maintained.
“Moving forward, the town needs sus-tainable funding and that is what MSI does for us, so that was great news,” Richards said.
But the MSI operational funding will be eliminated over three years, which will mean a loss to the town of $91,355, but
those funds will be moved to the Municipal Collaboration Grant.
“We will be able to utilize these funds through joint programs completed by the town and county and villages,” Richards said.
“As demonstrated in recent history with the Stettler sports park development, library expansion and future renovations at Stettler Recreation Centre, the town and county’s partnership will afford us the ability to con-tinue to provide the services our residents have grown to expect.
“Moving forward, both the federal and provincial governments have let us know that regional collaboration on projects is a must.”
School requisitions appear to be increas-ing substantially due to a larger “live tax base,” the mayor said.
Alberta’s core ministries of municipali-ties, health and education were top priori-ties in the budget under Premier Alison Redford.
“The budget meets Premier Redford’s commitment not to balance our books on the backs of municipalities,” said Munici-pal Affairs Minister Doug Griffi ths, the MLA for Battle River–Wainwright.
County of StettlerCounty of Stettler discovered it needs to
bridge a gap to fi nd funding that has been cut for bridges.
“It was a fair budget — it was the best with what they have,” said County of Stettler Wayne Nixon.
No funding for rural bridges was thebiggest blow, he said.
“We’ve already shut down one bridge.”For municipalities, the budget also adds
funding for greater inter-municipal and re-gional collaboration, modern health facili-ties, school facilities and safe highways, af-fordable housing and policing.
While the county reeve supports funding for collaboration and regional projects, he said it would be diffi cult to devise several of those projects.
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Stettler region feels budget painYouth, social programsstung from budget cuts
Penny crunch concerns municipalities, schools
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LES STULBERG Independent reporter
An Erskine-area couple, Charlie and Margaret For-syth, mark a special mile-stone wedding anniversary on Wednesday. They’ve been married for 70 years.
Last week, the couple refl ected on memorable events from their longtime marriage.
“Those were the good years — when tough times came, we just worked and kept going,” Margaret re-called.
While such lengthy marriages are rare, it’s also remarkable that Charlie, 93, and Margaret, 90 next month, still live on their farm in the Ewing Lake district southwest of Er-skine.
Both are active and for-tunate to have good health. They said they enjoy the country lifestyle.
“I wouldn’t trade the land for anything, in the town or city,” Margaret said.
“I love the country — the land becomes a part of you.”
Charlie takes pride in
raising a small herd of Black Angus cows. He said all but one of his 21 cows has already calved this year.
He also tends a fl ock of ducks, geese and chickens and sets eggs to hatch.
The Forsyths met at a dance in Red Deer, where Charlie was stationed with the army. Margaret was working in Red Deer at the time.
Charlie had been raised at Edam, Sask. Margaret Beer was born and raised on a farm a few miles out of Erskine.
Both were from families of nine children and each is the sole survivor of their siblings.
Charlie and Margaret were married in Red Deer on March 13, 1943. It was during the war years and Charlie was still in the armed services.
Margaret said the best job she had was working at the CPR station. She enjoyed all the people and seeing the soldiers getting off the trains. She recalled there were about fi ve trains a day at that time.
The war ended, and when Charlie came out of the army. he said unem-ployment insurance paid a dollar a day.
Charlie said he was of-fered a job that paid 10 cents an hour, but he re-fused it.
“That wasn’t a job,” he said.
He later took a job plastering that paid 20 cents an hour, and it fi nally increased to 60 cents an hour.
In 1947, the young cou-
ple moved to a farm about 10 miles southwest of Er-skine, where they have lived since.
Their son, Cameron, was nine months old when they moved to the farm. A daughter, Linda, was born in 1952.
Charlie recalled that they had bought the home-quarter of land for $2,000.
“I had $75 in my pocket when we came,” he said.
Margaret had become quite accustomed to life in Red Deer and found the adjustment to the remote rural area diffi cult.
“There were no tele-phones, no power, no run-ning water,” she said.
“It was strange to live in the country and I was so lonely. I thought it was the end of the earth.”
The long-married cou-ple has witnessed numer-ous changes.
“The roads were like prairie trails with mud holes,” Charlie recalled.
“A neighbour left his tractor by the mud hole so you could pull yourself out.
“The county used horses to grade the road once dur-ing the summer. Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon — and we couldn’t afford it.”
He recalled purchasing a new 28-horsepower Ford 8M tractor for $1,200, a two-bottom plow for $160 and a six-foot tiller for $140.
“You had to spend a lot of hours in the fi eld to get anything done,” Charlie said.
Margaret said she liked hearing the ring of sleigh bells in the wintertime,
when neighbours came to visit with their teams and sleighs.
Charlie said when the oil industry came into the area, it was a big help. The Forsyths have numerous wells on their property.
Margaret adjusted to the rural lifestyle and learned “to love the land.”
“The people in the Ew-ing district were as nice as you could fi nd,” she said.
When he completed his schooling, Cameron farmed with his parents and they raised purebred Angus cattle. That contin-ued until his death seven years ago.
The loss of their only son was a big blow to the couple, but they continue on with the help of neigh-bours. They also care for Linda, who is handicapped and lives with them.
A condition of Charlie’s driver’s licence limits his driving to a 10-kilometre radius of his farm.
“We have good neigh-bours — they help all the time, whenever we need help,” he said.
Nephew John Ander-son lives nearby and often lends a hand. He, or neigh-bour Ursula Corpataux, often drive the couple to Stettler for groceries, ap-pointments or church.
Charlie and Margaret’s long marriage — spanning 70 years — has given them many memories to trea-sure, they say.
They’re not planning an elaborate celebration to mark the occasion.
“It won’t be anything big — just family in to cel-ebrate,” Margaret said.
LES STULBERG/Independent reporter
Margaret and Charlie Forsyth of Erskine pose last week with their wedding photograph from 70 years ago.
Erskine couple marks70 years of matrimony
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Below is a summary of most calls for Stettler RCMP service over a one-week period.
Calls that have SUI attached are “still under investigation.”
Anyone with informa-tion regarding unsolved crimes or incidents is asked to contact Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3382, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Tuesday, March 51 2 : 3 2 a . m . — A
49-year-old male caller from Donalda reported that a horse wearing a red blanket crossed the road on Highway 56 north. A patrol was conducted and the horse wasn’t located. The investigator was unable to make contact with the caller.
Wednesday, March 62:24 p.m. — Complaint
of a suspicious beard-ed male wearing a ball cap, dark jacket, plaid shirt, construction boots, blue jeans and in his 30s, wan-dering back and forth on 50 Street. The caller also reported that the man appeared to be unaware of his surroundings. A patrol was conducted throughout the downtown area and the man wasn’t located.
9:06 p.m. — A 911 call reported a 15-year-old sui-cidal female at a 40 Avenue apartment. Upon investiga-tors attending, the girl was already inside the ambu-lance and was transported to the Stettler hospital.
Thursday, March 78:28 a.m. — Complaint
of three snowblowers stolen overnight from the Stettler Canadian Tire store. Stolen were two Troy-bilt 28-inch blowers, valued at $1,250 each, and one Yardworks 30-inch blower, valued at $1,150. The suspects backed up a pickup truck to the front of the store and loaded up the snow-blowers. SUI
8:43 a.m. — Complaint
of a collision with a snow-plow on Highway 850 and Township Road 38-2. The 60-year-old male snowplow driver was clearing snow north on 850 and slowed to turn onto 38-2. A 39-year-old male driver of a Ford SRW, from Botha, drove up behind the plow and thought the plow was slow-ing to let him pass. When the driver of the Ford went to pass, the snowplow turned left, resulting in a rear-end collision.
There were no charges laid, given the special cir-cumstances.
12:59 p.m. — Report of a two-vehicle colli-sion behind the House of Music store on 50 Street. A Chevrolet Uplander was backed in to a Dodge Durango.
The 54-year-old male driver from Stettler was issued a violation ticket for backing up unsafely.
6:42 p.m. — A third-party complaint of threats directed at a teenage male a t a 51 Street res idence . The caller was unable to provide the t y p e o f t h r e a t and didn’t know specific details. Information only.
Friday, March 8
8:46 a.m. — Report of an insecure door and the back of the Seniors’ Centre on 48 Street. The build-ing was determined to be secure and there was no break and enter.
9 a.m. — Report of theft of a dry-flow meter from a gas well on Highway 56, near Township Road 350, in Big Valley. There have been a multiple meters sto-len in the area in the past week.
Value of the instruments is set at $1,600 each.
1 1 : 2 8 p . m . — Complaint of an intoxicat-ed male lying in the back alley of the 4800 block of 46 Street. Investigators attended the location and arrested a 28-year-old man from Salt Spring Island for causing a disturbance. He was released from police custody in the morning when sober.
Saturday, March 92:39 a.m. — Request
f r o m a n i n t o x i c a t e d 61-year-old woman from Sundre to loca te her 33-year-old daughter in Stettler. The mother report-ed that she hadn’t heard from her daughter for three years. She was advised to contact relatives, if she wanted to speak with her daughter.
3:17 a.m. — A patrol in the area of Whiskey Nights bar observed two males yelling at each other. A 26-year-old man from Edberg failed to leave the area upon instruction from the investigator. He was arrested for public intoxi-cation and was lodged in police cells until sober.
3:47 a.m. — A 20-year-old male from 42 Avenue in Stettler was found laying on the ground, behind a truck and intoxicated. The male
was transported from the west-end Esso to
police cells and was lodged until sober.
4:03 a.m. — An inves t iga -t o r o b s e r v e d a n i n t o x i c a t -e d 2 0 - y e a r -
old male from Erskine, walking south on Highway 56 and 44 Avenue. The male was arrested for public intoxi-cation and was lodged in police cells until sober.
3:30 p.m. — Request to locate a 15-year-old female who left her 60 Street residence to travel to Red Deer. All known addresses were checked and the teen-ager wasn’t located. There is an extensive history of this activity. SUI
4:20 p.m. — A call from the Big Valley hotel advised that the cook had been assaulted by a male wearing a cowboy hat. An investigation revealed that a 56-year-old male from Blackie had been asked to leave the establishment because he was loiter-ing. The male refused to leave, which turned into a pushing match, ending in a scuffle. The man has been charged with assault and is scheduled for Stettler court on April 25.
5:38 p.m. — A report
from a separated Stettler couple advised that a ver-bal argument turned physi-cal. Both parties have been charged with assault. A 40-year-old Stettler man and a 39-year-old Stettler woman are scheduled to appear in court April 25.
6:01 p.m. — The owner of a 50 Street restaurant called 911 when he was confronted by one of his employees, who passed on a rumor that the owner was not a good cook. The rumor turned out to be false, as the information had only been relayed from an unknown party. Both parties were advised to deal with the matter through civil court.
7 : 4 1 p . m . — Investigators were called to the Stettler hospital in response to a child-cus-tody dispute. The issue was resolved as per a cur-rent court order. There were no further problems.
8 p.m. — A call was received from an angry 40-year-old Stettler man from 56 Street, ordering investigators to remove his common-law wife from their residence. It was revealed that the male was on the road working and was in fact not on the lease agreement. The bel-ligerent male’s instructions were not acted upon.
Sunday, March 103:02 a.m. — Security
at the Stettler hospital called to advise of a male and female having a ver-bal argument in the parking lot. Investigators attended, and learned that there had been no violence, but the 35-year-old Stettler man had left the scene, walk-ing east from the hospi-tal. The man was located walking and found to be extremely intoxicated. He was arrested and held in police custody until he became sober.
9:41 p.m. — Complaint of a young male entering a vehicle, stealing a wallet, cellphone and Ipod, in the 5900 block on 59 Street.
T h e s u s p e c t w a s described to be in his teens, wearing a black hoodie, black hat and dark blue jeans. SUI
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BEST FRIENDS — Donalda sisters Grace and Laura Hebbes cradle baby goats last week on their farm.
By Amanda SpensleyStettler RegionalFire Department
Last Saturday, March 9, Stettler Regional Fire De-partment responded to a Hazmat call.
At about 6:05 p.m., fi re crews were dispatched to the intersection of High-way 12 and 70 Street, just northwest of the Wal-Mart parking lot, where an oil-fi eld semi truck had struck the power pole, causing the power lines to fall onto the truck and triggering some electrical arcing.
Crews stayed on the scene for about two hours, after having closed that sec-tion of 70 Street, directing traffi c and keeping the pub-lic out of the area.
No injuries were sus-tained. ATCO power arrived soon after to install a new power line and pole.
On Friday, March 1, Stettler Regional Fire De-
partment Station 1 was called to assist Station 2 in a fi re investigation. At about 9 p.m., fi re crews arrived at the rural residence along Highway 835, northwest of Big Valley, to discover a trailer loaded with hay bales was on fi re.
Fire crews worked long into the night to extinguish the blaze, and though the owner was able to detach the semi from the front of the trailer, all 20 hay bales were destroyed in the fi re.
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Stompin’ Tom
gave Canadians
sense of identity
PromotingStettlerin the tradition ofCarl Stettler
In our small group Bible study last week, we discussed the importance of Christians exhibiting a lifestyle that is consistent with what they say they believe. We determined that we are not responsible for someone else’s decision to receive or reject Christ.
However, we also concluded that our conversation and conduct may attract peo-ple to, or deter them from God’s offer of salvation through Jesus.
I believe our conclusions are consistent with Jesus’ teachings. In the Sermon on the Mount, He illustrated the testimony and reputation of Christians by employing the metaphors of salt and light.
He said, “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out … You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do peo-ple light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone … In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:13 –16)
Salt had two functions in Jesus’ day. Because there was no refrigeration, salt was used as a preservative. Without salt most food, especially meats, would spoil quickly. Christians are supposed to defend and preserve that which is good and keep it from eroding and becoming spoiled or evil.
The second use of salt was to add fl a-vour. A follower of Christ should be
someone who enhances the worth of life and brings out the best in others. Where there is confl ict we should bring peace; where there is pain, we should be part of the healing; where there is sadness, grief and loss, we should be the ministers of comfort; where there is hatred, we should be reminders that God is love.
The analogy of light has reference to the good deeds of Christ’s followers. While the Christian life is not one to be lived in pride and fl amboyance, it is also not to be lived in a corner. If indeed Christians are light, then that light must be seen. And it should be noted that where there is greater darkness the light shines the brightest.
There is a remarkable and positive out-come when a Christian becomes a shining “light” for God. The light shines, the good deeds are noticed, but it is the Heavenly Father that receives the credit or glory.
“Live such good lives among unbeliev-ers that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God. …” (1 Peter 2:21)
Pastor Ross Helgeton is senior pastor at Erskine Evangelical Free Church.
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‘Jesus taught that Christiansare the salt and the light …’
Teachers earn $2,000 in 1953
By Rick ZemanekBlack Press
Years ago, while many Canadians felt they were lacking a sense of identity, Stompin’ Tom Connors was belting out a tune to sell-out crowds about “the boys are getting stinko … on a Sudbury Saturday night.”
There is magic in song. And Stompin’ Tom, with his insightful, down-to-earth lyrics that hit home for many, reminded Canadians they indeed have a sense of identity — and one to be proud of.
Since his death last Wednesday at the age of 77, praises have been overwhelming on what that lanky entertainer with the black cowboy hat, and a stomping left foot that pounded holes in sheets of plywood on stage, meant to Canada.
There’s his famous The Hockey Song that de-scribed perfectly, right down to the last note, what hockey meant to its fans — many of which were par-ents of the baby boomers. They were glued to the TV every Saturday night with the legendary Foster Hewitt electrifying viewers with an enthusiastic play-by-play call of the action. Hearts pounded, and Hewitt was frantic, when the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Eddie Shack went roaring down the ice along the boards on hispatented breakaways.
Besides the workers at Inco in the nickel belt of Sudbury, Ont., getting ‘stinko,’ Stompin’ Tom also belted out tunes that painted true-grit living from the East Coast to the West. He sang about the friendly folks struggling to make a living on the East Coast by growing. He stomped across Canada with tunes about the Yukon, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and all the way to the British Columbia Coast.
He reminded us a sense of humour was priceless in life, and taught Canadians there was nothing wrong with laughing at themselves. And indeed they laughed with Stompin’ Tom’s lyrics tugging at their heart-strings. And if there ever was a doubt on a sense of identity, Canucks would say: “Hey, this guy is singing about us.”
He loved Canada, he loved its people and he loved the country’s diversity of multi-cultures.
“He is synonymous with the word ‘Canada’,” said Brian Edwards, president of Rocklands Entertain-ment, in an Internet report. “He was so popular it was beyond belief.”
Stompin’ Tom’s reputation was so overwhelming that a poll showed 97.6 per cent of Canadians knew who he was, while only 58 per cent knew who the prime minister was.
“Everyone can relate to (his songs),” Edwards said. “From a governor general to steelworkers in Hamil-ton. It’s such a rarity.”
Prime Minister Stephen Harper (most Canadians know who his is) tweeted over the Internet: “We have lost a true Canadian original. R.I.P. Stompin’ Tom Connors,” Harper wrote. “You played the best game that could be played.”
Indeed he did; and it was a bumpy skate on dull blades. Born in Saint John, N.B., on Feb. 9, 1936, he was taken from his parents at a young age and raised by foster parents in Skinners Pond, P.E.I., until age 13. His struggles through the early years to survive — living in poverty, orphanages, later riding in boxcars, hitchhiking and working the mines — cultivated his inspirations in song.
Yahoo News reported he was trying to put a Ca-nadian stamp on music. In 1976, a defi ant Stompin’ Tom returned all six of his Juno awards to protest the Americanization of the Canadian music industry.
At the time, many Canadian artists (“turncoat Ca-nadians” called by Stompin’ Tom) migrated to the U.S. music scene, yet were nominated for Canada’s Juno awards.
“Gentleman: I am returning herewith the six Juno awards that I once felt honoured to have received and which I am no longer proud to have in my posses-sion,” he wrote to the awards’ board of directors.
“As far as I am concerned, you can give them to the border jumpers who didn’t receive an award this year and maybe you can have them presented by Charley Pride.” He added: “I feel that the Junos should be for people who are living in Canada …”
Stompin’ Tom was fi ercely patriotic. He had a big heart and a big love for Canada. If some Canadians still feel they have no sense of identity, they haven’t been listening to Stompin’ Tom who illustrated through song what this country is all about.
With 61 albums to his credit, “He wrote the sound-track of Canada,” some have said.
1973 — 40 years ago— A bus load of high
school students returning to Brooks after a Stettler bas-ketball tournament were in-volved in an accident south of Big Valley during a bliz-zard. They spent the night at the hotel and private homes in Big Valley.
— Barb Clark, Lynn Clark, Michael Dlugos, Anne Harrison, Robert Nielson, Susan Sloan and Pam Wise of the Stettler Swim Club competed in Winnipeg.
— The Stettler Gilbert and Sullivan production, “Yeoman of the Guard,” was met with acclaim on tour in Red Deer, Drumheller and Camrose.
— Susan Hadley claimed the trophy for best hair-do of the show at the beauty culture competition at Wil-liam E. Hay Composite High School.
— Allan Johnston was elected president of the Stettler Rockateers.
— Stettler Figure Skat-ing Club presented its 25th annual ice show.
1963 — 50 years ago— John Stratulate, for-
mer manager of the men’s department at J. Law-rence & Company, opened John’s Men’s Wear on Main Street.
— More than 2,000 people attended the eighth annual Donalda Klondike Nights in February. Heather Jones was crowned Klond-ike Queen.
— David Melvin, pro-prietor of Mel’s Shoes since 1957, opened in a new lo-cation in the old Robinson Stores building.
— A big crowd attended the annual John Deere Day at the Endiang Hall.
— The pie bingo at Union Hall was well-attended.
1953 — 60 years ago— Well-known wrestler
Stu Hart fought Bad Man Rebel Russell at a match at the Stettler Memorial Hall.
— Denise Ryan, 15, of Stettler was among three Alberta girls to spend a month in Great Britain.
The trip included special seats for the coronation of the Queen.
— Gulf Oil rated one of its wells in the Caprona-Fenn area as producing 464 barrels of crude oil daily.
— Big Valley Maple Leaf Club held a successful whist and bridge party, with more than 100 participat-ing.
Norman Galleberg took home the top prize.
— Stettler Co-op spe-cials included: peanut but-ter, 16-ounce jar — 39 cents; Ketchup, 11 ounce bottle — 32 cents; Jam, four-pound tin — 75 cents; and T-Bone steak, 79 cents per pound.
— The bargaining com-mittee of the teachers’ union of the Stettler School Division accepted a salary schedule that set the basic wage at $2,000 per year.
Les-sonsfrom the past
By Les StulbergIndependent reporter
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The 2013 provincial budget that was delivered in the Legislature on Thursday had some not-so-welcome sur-prises, especially for Alberta’s agriculture industry.
Agriculture operational spending was chopped by a third, or $282 million, to $863 million, highlighted by the elimination of the six cent per litre farm fuel rebate that saved an estimated $30 per tractor or combine every day they were working their fi elds.
For many of Alberta’s 45,000 farmers, these fuel sav-ings can make a signifi cant difference in the profi tability of their crop year. The elimination of this fuel rebate will hit young struggling farmers particularly hard and may indeed force some of them to abandon their future plans to continue farming as a profession.
The day after the delivery of Alberta’s sixth straight defi cit budget, the premier said:
“We know not everything will be acceptable to every-one, but right across the province, we have asked people to be part of the belt-tightening.”
Most everyone will agree that we all need to partici-pate in the belt-tightening to affect any real change in order to get our budgeting and defi cits under control. It just seems like some people are being asked to tighten their belts a whole lot more than others.
The belt-tightening also neglected to address the over-bloated government bureaucracy that currently has a worker-to-manager ratio of fi ve to one, which is in stark contrast to the 10 to one ratio the Offi cial Opposition Wildrose has proposed.
Through the elimination of non-productive manage-rial positions, we would produce an immediate saving of $144 million and $360 million annually after four years.
The Alberta government has increased spending by 100 per cent over the last decade, doubling the rate of infl ation combined with population growth.
Increasing spending without restraints is unsustain-
able and will lead to further and larger defi cits resulting in major cuts to services and infrastructure.
In 2004, Premier Klein proudly hoisted a sign declar-ing Alberta’s debt was “Paid in Full,” 12 years after that historic moment by 2016, Alberta will have a net defi cit of $17 billion. In 2009, Alberta had a sustainability fund of $17 billion for a difference of an amazing $34 billion, over just a seven-year period.
The Wildrose Offi cial Opposition has a plan to restore the Alberta Advantage and build towards a debt-free Al-berta. The Wildrose Financial Recovery Plan is based on four key pillars: Prevent any new tax or tax increase from being introduced without a provincial referendum; Elim-inate the operating defi cit immediately in Budget 2013; Eliminate the real cash defi cit by Budget 2014; Legislate the Wildrose Balanced Budget and Savings Act in 2014.
The Wildrose Financial Recovery Plan would elimi-nate the defi cit in two years by implementing 25 cost-saving recommendations that cut wasteful spending, tar-get government bureaucracy and AHS waste, and protect frontline services.
If you would like a copy of the Wildrose Financial Recovery Plan, please email my offi ce at [email protected]
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Politicians aren’t usually known for stating the obvi-ous and the truth.
It’s even more rare for a government minister to take such a bold step.
Well, Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffi ths did just that and was roundly condemned by a prominent urban daily newspaper for doing so. In responding to a leading question in the Legislature from a Liberal MLA about taxation, Min-ister Griffi ths pointed out that it’s rural Albertans that do all the work whilst most city folks benefi t from their labours.
How right he is, but he struck a raw nerve with city politicians and the city me-dia. Calgary Mayor Nenshi, in responding to Griffi ths’ statement, condescendingly pronounced that city people were the ones that paid the taxes — really — that must imply that people outside his city don’t pay taxes.
Oh, I forgot to mention, most folks in Calgary pay their taxes from money they earned or procured from products produced, grown, mined, drilled or shipped by folks in the countryside.
An editorial in a Calgary daily implied that Minister Griffi ths’ statement was “odd,” coming from a min-ister with his portfolio, that being municipal affairs, as if that job required him to have only urban perspec-tives on issues.
Minister Griffi ths not only has a right to make such statements, but is well-qualifi ed to do so hav-
ing served many years as the MLA for Battle River-Wainwright — a rural and small-town constituency. That would give him a di-rect connection to what folks in the countryside are thinking.
I would suggest that the editorial braintrust of a city-centric Calgary news-paper would have little con-nection or understanding of what folks are thinking in rural Alberta. In fact, their editorial blusters with the comments that, “He shouldn’t have said it, it was ill-advised and unpro-ductive …”
That would seem to be a rather lame response to what would seem to most as being obvious and reality. I guess that editorial com-ment also implies that free speech can be annoying.
Earth to city folks, their politicians and their naive media — without people in the countryside generat-ing economic activity, there would be no city.
Ancient history is clear that only increased produc-tivity in agriculture allowed some folks to begin living in settlements. As agricultural productivity increased, so did cities. A hundred years ago, there were still more
people living in the country-side than in cities. Then an explosion in agriculture and food production occurred and more people were able to move to cities.
It wasn’t the other way around.
That’s a concept that people in agriculture are quite aware of, but appears to escape some city slick-ers.
It’s been said that only three per cent of the popu-lation produces all the food for the rest. I would suggest that perhaps 20 per cent of the Alberta population, all living in rural areas and smaller centres, produce not only the food, but pro-duce all the energy, mineral and forestry wealth of the province.
That leaves 80 per cent of the population that live off of that production. That doesn’t seem to occur to some folks in the urban media who are convinced as the daily editorial states, “(that) sector of the prov-ince couldn’t survive,” im-plying that without cities the countryside would not survive.
Really, in a crunch when food and energy were to disappear from the city, I expect folks in the country-
side would survive fi rst.I cite the European ex-
perience with that situation. After the Second World War, during which many of them starved, the Euro-peans set up elaborate and costly support mechanisms to make sure that people in the countryside continued to live there and produce agricultural and food prod-ucts.
There was no illusion with them as to who was more important in their economies.
I would suggest that there is a bigger picture here in the minister’s statement and it’s just human nature. Folks in rural and small-town Alberta rightly resent folks in the big cities living off their labours and ben-efi tting disproportionately from the energy wealth lo-cated in the countryside.
But then people living in other provinces resent Albertans in general for benefi tting from our en-ergy resources. Most of us have endured snide remarks about fat and rich Albertans whose wealth comes from the pockets of other Cana-dians having to buy our en-ergy products.
Sure, it’s all sour grapes in a way, but that’s the re-ality and there is no sense pretending it doesn’t exist.
Minister Griffi ths, you are to be commended for stating the obvious and the truth, and I can say with pride that most everyone in rural and small-town Al-berta would support your insightful perspective.
Minister Griffiths’ insight upsetsthe urban media … good for him
It’s time now for Albertans to tighten their fi nancial belts after the provincial budget came down last Thursday.
No doubt, almost everyone will feel the effect in their lives, families and communities.
With signifi cantly reduced rev-enues from energy resources, a deep defi cit has now clogged the once-bot-tomless pit.
After decades of literally being spoiled with unlimited resource rev-enue, Albertans will have to live with less — funding and services from the provincial government to help reduce the defi cit.
Reduced funding has created a prime time for government and each organization to and citizens to review programs and services and restructure services to make them more effi cient with the limited or eliminated fund-ing.
What really is essential?Where does alternative funding
come from?Why does the government provide
funding to certain programs and ser-vices that could be handles with pri-vate funding.
Local schools — especially small and rural schools — have felt the brunt
of funding cuts.As the board calculates the costs
of the budget, the fi gures will paint a broad picture of the fi nancial founda-tion and help the board and adminis-tration determine how to most effec-tively deliver services and programs to provide the best-quality education for services.
While other provinces have fre-quently been handed defi cit budgets, those outside Alberta may say that it’s about time the so-called rich province got a reality check.
Let’s show the true hearts of Alber-tans as each of us continues to give and contribute to this province and Cana-da, despite a shortfall of funding.
Love and care with go farther than money.
Even though money is the basis of our work and livelihood, let’s all seek
to work together to continue to do our best and serve others, even when fund-ing is reduced or eliminated.
Let each of us build on our legacy to serve and help others and our prov-ince from our hearts, not just for our pocketbooks.
While she’s committed to munici-palities, the government could save millions of dollars by reducing the number of small municipalities that have three-member councils that are common in villages and summer vil-lages and merging them with counties or municipal districts.
After the budget is presented, let’ s continue the Alberta to work together with a spirit of co-operation and do the best with what we get fi nancially.
It’s not truly and solely money that builds a community, province and business, it’s people that help build the future.
Let’s all be part if the solution, not the problem.
Be creative and constructive.Why should anyone be entitled to
get all the hand-outs from govern-ment?
Things might not get any better soon as the federal government is also expected to hand down a tight budget in the coming weeks.
‘Albertans will have to live with less’
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Continued from Page A1 Nixon also agrees that more funding for health facili-ties will help the Stettler region, he suggests that Alberta Health Services need to do some of its own trimming.
“This is a budget to trim some of the waste andministries have room to improve within themselves,”Nixon said.
Village of Donalda Donalda council is also relatively pleased with the bud-
get and that MSI funding remains as a major support for municipalities to complete capital projects.
“I think municipalities are OK,” said Donalda Mayor Bruce Gartside.
He was positive about support for municipalities.“We had been talking to Doug (Griffi ths) before the
budget and he told us that support would remain for mu-nicipalities,” Gartside said.
“I’m satisfi ed with that because a lot of other ministries took hits — I really can’t complain.”
AgricultureIn the agricultural component of the budget, the gov-
ernment placed priority on rural development and industry, and market development, and continued funding for agri-cultural societies at the same levels.
County tries to bridge
the gaping budget gap;
Donalda ‘can’t complain’
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT COMMENTARYPage A6 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
JOHN MacNEIL/Independent editor
SITTING PRETTY — A small deer stands fi rm in the face of a passing photographer last week during a sunny afternoon alongside Highway 56.
Dear Editor:
The community of Con-sort is in crisis; we are in the emergency room, we are being triaged by Albera Health Services, and from the response thus far, we are acutely aware that AHS deems us low in priority.
It has been two years since Dr. Chris Eagle, pres-ident and CEO of Alberta Health Services, targeted increased access and re-duced wait times as need-ing improvement.
However, in 2011, Al-berta Health Services shut down the Consort Hospi-tal’s after-hours on-call emergency and closed its acute-care beds.
At the time, AHS as-sured us that once there were two physicians in the community, the acute-care beds would open and emer-gency services would begin again.
Since that time, the community has had to de-pend on the surrounding
communities. It has been a drain on the patients and the ambulance system, as well as a drain on the medi-cal staffs of all the affected hospitals.
In December 2012, the Consort and District Medi-cal Centre Society signed its second physician and it expected the acute-care beds to open. Emails to AHS Central Zone staff members Kerry Bales, Dr. Evan Lundall and Cathy McDonald garnered little or no response.
This community is be-ing stonewalled in their de-mands for information sur-rounding its hospital and what Alberta Health Ser-vices intends to do about its promise to open acute-care beds.
It is ironic indeed that the very staff charged with decreasing emergency and acute wait times should be the ones responsible for in-creasing the wait times for an entire community.
How long should a com-munity be kept waiting before AHS needs to re-spond to the community’s demands?
The Consort and District Medical Centre Society previously sent two invita-tions to meet with us to dis-cuss their plans to open the acute-care beds and they have not complied.
We are issuing our third invitation and advise them that it is time to reveal their plans for delivery of ser-vices. As a community, we feel that the response time shows callous disrespect for our concerns and needs.
In an emergency room, we hold doctors and nurs-es responsible for the wait times, but who is held ac-countable for this commu-nities’ critical wait for a return to services?
We call on Alberta Health Services to reveal results of its planning meet-ings for the rural hospitals and for delivering care to all the remote rural areas.
What direction does it intend to take the people of Alberta — less minutes in the emergency room or more miles to an emergen-cy room?
Consort and District Medical Centre Society
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
It’s time for Alberta Health to come clean with rural hospitals
Agricul tura l Safety Week 2013 will no doubt see some celebrations by the government, but this premier’s promise to ad-dress the unjust and unsafe working conditions for paid farm workers, including children, remains another promise unfulfilled.
Ironically, Alberta’s farm animals will celebrate 30 years of legislated health and safety standards, the strictest Farm Animal Care legislation in North Amer-ica. For example, it’s ille-gal to carry farm animals in an open pickup truck in Alberta, but farm workers? Not a problem!
Politically-motivated exemptions for industrial farming operations for Oc-cupational Health and Safe-ty, Workers’ Compensation and Child Labour legisla-tion are appalling to con-scious Albertans, as they should be. This discrimi-nation leaves workers and their families at peril, and transfers, according to the most recent Alberta statis-tics, $374 million for farm injuries over the past 20 years onto the health-care budget, instead of costs be-ing borne by the agriculture industry through WCB, as is mandatory for all other industrial operations.
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Farm workers
not really safe
on the jobsite
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Now, there’s the much-tou ted Soc ia l Po l i cy Framework from a minister who formerly, as child and family services minister and health minister, took no action on unregulated child farm-workers, safety standards on agricultural operations and mandatory compensation for farm-workers injured on the job. His glossy brochure calls for all Albertans to be “safe, healthy, secure and resilient” — unless you’re a paid farm worker.
Small wonder this gov-ernment and this frame-work are viewed by most Albertans as all about polit-ical spin. Clearly doing the right thing comes second
to being politically expedi-ent. Agricultural workers, including children, deserve the same rights as every other worker.
Agr i cu l t u r e Sa fe ty Week? Only the farm
animals have anything to celebrate this week.
Dr. David Swann,Alberta Liberal
Human Services Critic
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT DISTRICT Page A7Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Byemoor curlers clash with Brier’s bestThe Byemoor Curling Club hosted its annual men’s
and women’s curling bonspiel last week. Winning the men’s fi rst event was the Danny Brown
rink of Erskine. The second event winner was the Miles Jones rink of Byemoor. The J. D. Johnson team of Halkirk won the third event.
The women’s fi rst event was won by the Marjorie Ki-emele rink of Rumsey. Byemoor’s Carolin Schofer and her team won the second event. Third event winner was the team of Betty Campbell of Byemoor.
Congratulations to Steven and Carla Johnson on the birth of their daughter, Alaina Marie, at the Drumheller hospital on March 6. Alaina weighed six pounds and 10 ounces and is a little sister for Lincoln.
Congratulations also to the local grandparents, Doug and Deanna Johnson.
Three teams of local fl oor curlers participated in the bonspiel at Castor last Monday. Congratulations to the team of Ken Schultz, Ernie Angel, Carol Sisley and Vi Grams for taking home a prize.
Also participating were Shirley Bates’ team of Bennie Kobi, Carol Stulberg and Jack Grams and Irene Brook-er’s team, Dave Sisley, Jim Bates and a Castor curler who fi lled in for one of the local curlers who couldn’t make it.
All reported a good time enjoying the Castor hospital-ity.
Rosemary Stulberg spotted a gopher one day last week while driving the school bus. Rather early, considering the amount of snow we still have. He might need to carry a snow shovel with him.
Congratulations to former Byemoor resident Lydia Morlock, who celebrated her 92nd birthday last Saturday.
Lydia lives at the Heart Haven Lodge in Stettler. We wish you many more happy birthdays, Lydia.
A note to those who attended Kyle and Janelle Sorens-en’s wedding in Stettler last month. Someone grabbed the wrong coat and left a men’s black winter dress coat, size XXL, by mistake.
The brand name is Kenneth Cole New York. So folks, could you please check your closets and see if you have a similar coat there that isn’t yours. Call Kyle at 403-741-7074 to exchange.
Some of the local curling fans took in the Brier in Ed-monton last week to enjoy Canada’s best men’s champi-onship curling.
Students enjoyed a break from school on Thursday and Friday, as the teachers attended a teachers’ convention in Edmonton.
Rod Erickson — singer, songwriter and yodeller — appears in concert at the Endiang Community Hall on March 30 at 7 p.m.
He is a top 10 MGM recording artist who has per-formed with such greats as Tammy Wynette, Marty Rob-bins, Bill Anderson, Mel Tillis, George Jones, Jerry Lee Lewis and many more.
The concert features special guests Shiloh Sharrard and Jesse Fowler. Both are up-and-coming artists in their early 20s.
Erickson and Sharrard are U.S. entertainers and Fowl-er is the son of Ruth Fowler at Ruthie’s Roost.
The show promises something for all age groups. Tickets are $20 each and available at Ruthie’s Roost or by calling 403-579-2522 or 403-585-8379.
In hockey news, congratulations to the Big Valley-
Byemoor Swordmen on winning the Zone 7 atom D ban-ner. They now advance to the provincial championship this weekend in Consort. Byemoor-area boys on the team include Hunter Maginn, Rhett Walker, Gage Hutton and Robin Schipper. Good luck, boys!
The Endmoor mites wrapped up their season with a game against their parents in Byemoor on the weekend. The team never lost a game all season. Way to go, guys!
The Vipers girls’ bantam team played against Winfi eld in Byemoor on the weekend, winning 4-2. Congratula-tions, girls.
Coming events: Byemoor mixed curling bonspiel runs this week at the Byemoor curling rink.
The Byemoor Bull-a-rama will be held April 19 at the arena.
St. Patrick’s Day is on Sunday. There are only two kinds of people on St. Patrick’s Day — those who are Irish and those who wish they were.
Humour for the day: What do you call an Irishman who keeps bouncing off of walls? Rick O’Shea.
The Big Valley Elks mite hockey team held its tournament on the fi rst weekend of March.
With four teams par-ticipating, all the players skated hard and demon-strated true sportsmanship. Friends, families and the whole community are so proud of all the players.
The mite Elks would like to take this opportu-nity to thank the following for all their support, be it through donations or time spent at the rink: the Big Valley Royal Purple, the Big Valley Elks, Granny’s Fudge Factory, Diana Mc-Cuaig, Battle River Source for Sports, the Stettler Independent, Siplicious, Canadian Tire, Amanda
Lucki, Lorna and Tony with Den’s Repair, Valhal-la Filtration 2006, Aspen Ford, Stettler GM, Tim Hortons, Stettler Dodge, Sean’s No Frills, and Lar-ry Erickson for his endless kitchen help.
Many more thanks to all the parents, coaches and players for all the help and support at the tournament. We look forward to a great season next year.
Congratulations to Big Valley’s junior high boys’ basketball team for quali-fying for the CWAJHAA championship.
Placing seventh overall locally, the boys had to play the No. 6 team to earn a berth in the CARA tour-nament. Accomplishing
that, the boys went in as the underdogs, but were able to defeat two more teams to put them into the fi nal against Stettler, where they fi nally lost.
Alhough that effort earned Big Valley a place in the CWAJJHA tournament, the boys unfortunately had too many players with oth-er commitments last week-end and the team could not attend. Nonetheless, good
work, boys!Members of the Big
Valley team are Luke Skocdopole, Russel Steen, Kyle Lawrence, Brendan Bardwell, James Nyuli, Brandon Sukkau, Ty Suk-kau, Soren Jensen, Kaiden Chapman, Shaye Skel-ton, Austin Slootweg and Bradley Dods. The boys were coached by David McComish.
The Big Valley Legion
will hold their annualSt. Patrick’s Stew Day on Sunday from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. at the Legion Hall.
At the Big Valley Drop In Centre, eight people came out to play Military Whist last Friday. In fi rst place were Edna, Geneva, Connie, and Linda and in second were Dave, Ed, Allan, and Les. The next Military Whist will be on Friday, March 22, begin-ning at 7 p.m.
The Big Valley Drop-In Centre will host its last community pancake supper of the season next Monday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pancake suppers will resume in October.
The Big Valley United Church’s annual Ham
Supper will be held on Sunday, March 24, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall.
Thirty-two people at-tended Bingo last Thurs-day. The progressive Jackpot was fi nally won. Congratulations to Car-ol Kashuba. Next week, it will start building up again.
The bonanza was won by Loren Watts, with the consolation going to Dave Garstad. The loonie pot is now up at $13.
The next Bingo will be this Thursday, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Hall Board Bingo fi nishes up at the end of March, so with only three Bingos left, we hope to see you there.
40th
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Beef on a bun lunch - 12 noonMeeting - 1 p.m.
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Hockey, basketball teams show their mettle
‘Politics before farm safety’
Best wishes to Rosalind and Steve La-Rose, who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday.
Congratulations to Jan and Carson Rock on the birth of their baby girl, Brinley Ma-rie, seven pounds and fi ve ounces, March 7 at the Stettler Hospital. She’s a sister for Adison. Proud grandparents are Nancy and Greg Chick of Gadsby and Janie and Steve Rock of Botha, as well as great grandpar-ents Lol and Janet Berry, Dan and Marie Barnec and Ilene (Rock) Stewart.
Frank and Eleanor Dahlgren helped great-granddaughter Kayla celebrate her fi fth birthday on Saturday (her actual birth-day was Monday) with Darcy,and Tammy Hronek and 11 family members for supper. Kayla entertained her little friends from playschool on Friday.
Eleanor headed into the Stettler arena on Sunday to watch Tammy, Kayla and Luke barrel race. Daughter Elva and Roger joined them from Innisfail.
Joyce and Bill Hansel enjoyed their great-granddaughter Shaya’s third birth-day on Saturday (her actual birthday was on Friday) with 10-plus family members at grandma Sandy’s home in Stettler.
Happy 43rd anniversary to Smitty and Lavonne Smith, who celebrated with sup-per at the Otherside restaurant.
Smitty and Lavonne attended a surprise 75th birthday party for Gordon McLellan
on Saturday night at the Erskine Hall, with about 60 friends and family. Gordon never suspected a thing!
Bingo is set for Saturday night. Cash and ham! Doors open at 7 p.m., and bingo starts 7:30. And the loonie pot will start at $50-plus. Come win your ham for Easter.
Word has come of the passing of Johnny Schroeder, who passed away in Edmonton at the Allan Gray Lodge. Sympathies to his family, Marie (David), Leigh (Bud), Carol (Torben), Leonard (Grace) and Doug (Me-lissa), as well as sister June Baird and Wil-burt and Johnny’s nieces and nephews.
Johnny grew up in the Gadsby area, tak-ing his schooling in Gadsby. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Dorothy, brothers Laddie, Nick and Hugh, as well as sisters Winnie Hansel and Ruby Bradey.
Funeral services were held on Monday at the Stettler Legion, with burial in the Gadsby Omega Cemetery. Johnny was 94.
Birthdays, anniversaries take cake
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Elks reward community, youth organizationsThe Ha lk i rk E lks ’
March meeting had the Elks make their yearly donations. This year, they were made to Victim Ser-vices, Valley Ski Hill, Halkirk School and to the Halkirk Hicks 4-H Club.
Attending the meeting was John Christie, the pro-vincial president from Tro-chu, and Vern Thuroo and Archie Williams from the Hanna Elks lodge.
It was a busy week at the curling rink, as the men and women gath-ered for their annual bon-spiels. There were 12 men’s teams and six wom-en’s teams.
Winner of the men’s spiel was the Kelly Volker foursome from Erskine, topping the Dan Fowler rink. In the second event, JD Johnson and crew won over Dean Fowler team. The third event was won by Tony Nibourg and his team, which defeated Kurt Chick’s foursome.
On the women’s side, it was Sandra Johnson’s team that won the tournament with a win over Sue Dam-mann from Stettler. In the second event, Lorna Schil-ling edged out Clara Ni-bourg. In the third event, Lisa Jordal played Tina Ensign.
The players enjoyed a supper on Saturday eve-ning.
C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o Halkirk’s junior high bas-ketball teams that qualified for CWAJHAA champion-ships last weekend. The girls, who played in Rocky Mountain House, placed second overall. They won their first two games and lost to Bluffton in the final. The boys’ team played in Caroline on Friday after-noon and Saturday morn-ing. It was good compe-tition and they were great games to watch, even though they lost both games.
Wendy Ashbacher, Paul and Jacquie Dietrich, Adolf Heier, Rose Koenraadt, Anne Neilson and Irene Schilling attended the se-niors’ floor-curling bon-spiel in Castor last Mon-day.
On Saturday, the Halkirk seniors hosted the Zone 4, 55-plus military whist tournament, with 20 people from Rimbey, Wetaskiwin, Big Valley and Stettler tak-ing part.
Congrats to two of our students who placed in the Legion poster contest. Zo-ey Giffin placed first in the grades 1 through 3 section, while Bailey Musgrove
placed second in the grades 4 to 6 section. Both entries will go on to the regionals.
Dan and Clara Fowler returned form a two-week vacation in Hawaii.
Special birthdays greet-ing go out to Charles Mun-cy, who celebrated the BIG 50 on March 8.
Congratulations to Ch-antel Rompfer and Paul Butt, who were married in
Cuba. Chantel’s parents, Hugo and Eileen, family
and friends attended cel-ebrations in Edmonton on
March 2. The newlyweds will make their home in Fort Saskatchewan.
COMING UP: March 16 — Seniors’ crib tourna-ment at the centre. Every-body is welcome; March 17 — “Tip of the hat” to all our Irish friends; March 22 — Helping Hands play-school fundraiser Bingo at 7 p.m. in the hall.
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Elks provincial president John Christie (right) presents Halkirk Elks’ donations to (back row, from left) Doreen Blumhagen (Alliance Ski Hill), Matt Koenraadt (Exhalted Ruler of the Halkirk Elks), Neil Thorsteinson (HalkirkHicks 4-H) and Melody Neufeld (Mother Teresa Halkirk Catholic School). In the front row are JD Thorsteinson, Jace Thorsteinson and Cale Neufeld (Halkirk Hicks 4-H Club members).
Donalda is gearing up for a byelection, with one of our council members stepping down. Nomination papers are available at the village office, with nominations closing on March 18.
The village was very busy this weekend. The fundraiser for the Living Hope Camp was well-attended, with a tasty dinner provided by Teresa’s Catering, followed by a robust live auction later entertained by Kim and Kevin Elias from Three Hills.
The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club’s pancake break-fast and jam session was also well-attended. The music was great. Thanks to the volunteer musicians who came and made it an awesome day.
Those of you who like to play Bingo can come out to the Drop-In Centre on March 20 at 7:30 p.m. for fun and fellow-ship, and maybe a win.
This Thursday marks the monthly meeting for the Don-alda Coulee Friendship Club. It’s a lunch meeting, starting at 12:30 p.m. — eat and then meet.
The group is always looking for new members.Birthday wishes go out to Becky Clement, Danica
Bjorge, Ethan Tantrum, Jonathan Dahl, Luke Erickson, Lyn-don Richards, Dale Blouin, Janelle Jaksitz, Carol Montgom-ery, Scott Massey, Shauna Sideritsch, Tobias Banziger, Bert Holtner, Kaden Erickson, Russell Hellekson, Shelbi Salmon, Wade Montgomery, Levi Erickson, Julie Hebbes, Kaden Ewald, and everyone else celebrating a birthday this week. Happy Birthday!
Erskine School sent out report cards this week, so the student-led conference and interviews are sched-uled for March 21 from3 to 8 p.m.
Coinciding with inter-views, Erskine School is also hosting an All Kinds of Minds information session for parents from 4 to 8 p.m. on March 21.
Erskine junior high stu-dents had a great time at the Canyon Ski Hill last week as they booked after-school, extracurricular skiing.
This week is the men’s curling bonspiel in Erskine. So drop in and cheer on a team, and if you don’t feel like cooking, there are burg-ers and fries at the rink.
Swimming lessons get started after the spring break on April 4 and run until April 23.
Birthday wishes go out to Caleb Couch on March 19.
Donalda residents to cast byelection ballot
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT DISTRICT/NEWS Page A9Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Well, the curling season has wrapped up with a very successful mixed bonspiel. We had 24 teams enter and enjoyed many games throughout the week. It all wrapped up on Saturday night with a great supper from the Country Cookers.
The winners of the bon-spiel, after a closely con-tested game, were the Der-ek Krywcum team; second in the fi rst event went to the Kent Holowath team.
In the second event, Mitch Martin’s team took home the honours of fi rst, and second in the second went to Tracey Nelson and his team.
In the third event, fi rst went to Jordanna Ferguson and her team, with sec-ond going to Shelby Prim-rose’s team.
In the fourth event, fi rst
went to Ray Wildeman’s team and second went to Julie Primrose’s foursome. There were also third- and fourth-place prizes paid out in each event.
Congratulations to all the curling winners.
Also, to conclude the winter activities, the Ag Society gave out prizes for the winners of the open league: Derek Krywcum, Claire Swanson, Dallas Krywcum and Melita So-renson. In the super league, the top curling team was Jim Krywcum, Derek Kry-wcum, Dallas Krywcum and Jim Taylor.
Finally, the top team in the women’s league was Norah Watts, Rose Mac-Farlane, Melanie Monaco and Robin Harvey. The junior league concluded also with a mini bonspiel
for the kids. All the curl-ers received a duffl e bag, pen and pin from Starland County. Chase Chambers got most improved, Noel Kiemele won a plaque for sportsmanship, Brighton Watts won a plaque for most bonspiels played, and Brett Holowath won a plaque for the most dedi-cated Rumsey curler.
In the mixed doubles bonspiel, the second-place fi nishers in the sec-ond event were Mike and Deena Arvidson. Thanks for coming up to curl at Rumsey.
After supper, our fa-vourite auctioneer, Travis Cawiezel, and his bid tak-ers, Allen Avramenko and Craig Cawiezel, auctioned off the billboards at the back of the rink. The bid-ding was lively and seemed
to settle on an average of $600 for each until the last one, where the bidding picked up considerably. Two fi ne local businesses started bidding against each other and with the fi -nesse of a good auctioneer, Travis was able to edge that price up to $1,450 before one of the bidders fi nally conceded to the other.
The Ag Society also of-fered the six front spots on the ice up to a silent auction and with an aver-age of $350. Those spots went to local families and businesses who enjoy the opportunity to show their appreciation to this good community. Thanks to all the supporters of the curl-ing club, rink and hall.
The next event at the community hall will be the Spring Fling on April
13. At that event, you can expect a delicious supper, a chance to visit with the neighbours before seeding starts, and a silent and live auction of the best deserts from our great bakers of the community. Mark the date — it will be fun.
The Morrin high school senior boys’ basketball team was off to zones this past weekend. They ended up with fourth position, losing out in the bronze-medal game. Our Rumsey locals were Evan Hamp-ton, Lowell Nelson, Brad-ley Nelson, and Quinton and Cody Kopjar.
Levi Hampton enjoyed winning fi rst place in in-termediate-level public-speaking at the Morrin Multi-club last Tuesday, and he’ll go on to the dis-tricts in the near future.
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Let’s get our green back out and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. Use your imagination and have a great green-coloured meal for the day. There are several great recipes on the Internet to celebrate the special day. So have some fun with what you wear, drink and eat for the special day.
With Easter coming up soon, there is a Ham Bingo scheduled for this coming Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at the Botha Senior Centre,
At the last Bingo, the loonie pot was won, so a big con-gratulations goes out to the winner, but the jackpot is still up for grabs.
With time change last Sunday, church time has also changed. Church services stat at 9 a.m. from now until the end of June, instead of 11 a.m.
Come out and hear Rev. Susan Bowyer and worship each Sunday. Palm Sunday takes place Sunday, March 25, the beginning of the Easter season.
Congratulations goes out to all the winners of the 4-H club show last Sunday. Being a 4-H member is very hard and constant work, and everyone is a winner for doing their part. 4-H animals are great looking animals, so keep it up, everyone. The Botha community is very proud of all of you.
This month at Botha School, students are planning on another fun trip by going out to the Alliance Ski Hill before it gets too warm out. This trip is planned for March 25, so they’re hoping for good weather so they can get out and enjoy themselves. They would like to say a big thank-you to the school council for helping to subsidize some of the cost. Also to anyone that helped out … without everyone’s
help, these trips would be impossible to achieve.Then their spring break starts on Monday, March 25, and
runs through April 2, so hopefully everyone enjoys their time off.
In Mrs. Maxwell’s grades 2/3 class, the Grade 3s are helping the Grade 2s by reading the short beginning nov-el called “The One in the Middle is the Green Machine.” Sounds interesting.
They are also testing and building in science. In social studies, they are discussing local and international organi-zations that help people around the world in their studies of global citizenship.
In Mrs. Melnyk’s class, they are asking parents to help their child by getting students to read more to them and marking it down on their child’s agenda. That also applies to working more on their math skills at home.
In ELA, they have fi nished an extremely fun unit learn-ing about poetry. Poetry collections will be marked and on display at the student-led conference, which takes place the evening of March 14.
Mrs. Boxma’s Grade 1s had a lot of fun on their 100th
day of school. Some of the favourite activities included making 100-day hats, building rafts for 100 pennies and blowing up 100 balloons. They even had a cake, with 100 Smarties on it, to enjoy.
In math, they are moving on to measurements. They will be comparing and ordering things according to length, area, capacity and mass.
The children in kindergarten had a fun-fi lled Valentine’s Day. They delivered their Valentines, had a heart-treasure hunt, and hope all parents enjoyed their homemade wreath their child made for them. They would like to thank every-one who supplied Valentine snacks for them, which they re-ally enjoyed, and for all the parents that came out to help.
They are hoping all parents will attend their student-led conference, so they can show you their work. Sounds like a fun time for everyone.
An exciting Sunday afternoon is planned for March 31 at 1:30 p.m. at the Botha Hall. The “Country Gems” Band will be the entertaining group that afternoon. There will be a pooled lunch, so please bring buns/sandwiches or dessert with you to share. Sounds like a great way to spend a Sun-day afternoon.
Quilting Day will be Monday, March 25, so come on out at 9 a.m. for another great day.
Here is something to mark on your calendars. Calling all seniors out Easter Monday, April 1, at 11:30 a.m. to the Botha Senior Centre for the Botha monthly meeting. This will have a pot-luck, so please bring something with you to share. Meeting to follow right after the pot-luck.
So here’s hoping everyone has a great week, and the luck of the Green be with you.
Botha goes green for St. Patrick’s Day festivities
LES STULBERG Independent reporter
Construction has begun on a pipeline to connect the hamlet of Erskine to the main water line that runs from the Red Deer River treatment plant to Stettler.
“This is something I have been hop-ing for — for eight years,” said Erskine-Buffalo Lake councillor Joe Gendre.
“It’s an exciting time — Erskine will have a safe and secure water supply, plus fire protection.”
County of Stetter assistant chief ad-ministration officer Yvette Cassidy said the pipeline will run to Volker property the county acquired on the east side of Erskine, where a 500-cubic-metre res-ervoir and truck fill station will be con-structed.
She said $320,000 from the Building Canada Fund has been secured to help cover the cost of the project and that oth-er grants have been applied for.
Cassidy said the county plans to have
the project completed by the end of the year.
She said the truck fill station will be “a good fire protection back-up for not only Erskine, but the Buffalo Lake com-munities, as well.”
Gendre pointed out the project comes at no additional cost to the Erskine resi-dents — there will be no special tax levy or frontage fees.
With more than 400 residents, Erskine is the largest hamlet or village within the county, Cassidy said.
Erskine residents currently access their water supply from their own indi-vidual wells.
“Homes will be connected (to the Er-skine reservoir) when they want to be — it will be ratepayer-driven,” Gendre said.
He’s optimistic about the growth of the hamlet, with the introduction of “the safe and secure water supply.”
When water is available, some of the Volker property, 15 acres the county acquired a couple of years ago, will be available for development, Gendre said.
RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter
Serving the Stettler community for more than 100 years, the local Free-masons are opening their doors with an open house this Sunday.
Residents and prospec-tive members are invited to the open house at the Apollo Lodge 27 at 5001 — 52 Street from 2 to4 p.m.
“We want the commu-nity to know we are an open society that serves the community,” said Scott Savage, a member.
“We are not a secret society.”
Established locally in 1908, the Freemasons have assisted with town services, with money for the Stettler Public Li-brary, the Stettler Music Festival and scholarships for students.
“We are strong sup-porters of local educa-tion,” Savage said.
Mason members like to serve the community, and hope to spread that mes-sage Sunday, he said.
“People can come and meet members of the Lodge who will ex-plain what Masonry is all about.”
The Eastern Star is the female branch of Freema-sonry and is the largest women’s philanthropic association in the world.
Together, the local Freemasons and Eastern Star work side by side as part of the same root or-ganization, Savage said.
Other concordant bod-ies that meet at Apollo Lodge include the Royal Arch Mason and the Shri-ners.
Apollo Lodge 27 cel-ebrated its centennial on May 31, 2008.
Fire had destroyed the
Lodge building in 1927, along with all the records and contents.
That year, the Lodge assisted in laying the cor-nerstone of Stettler Unit-ed Church, which was be-ing established then.
Names of many of the local Freemasons are en-graved on this stone.
The first major under-taking of the new Lodge was the sod turning on Sept. 11, 1933, though it wasn’t until Nov. 8 that the cornerstone of the new temple was laid and can be seen on the south-west corner of the present building.
The first meetings of the Apollo Lodge and the Eastern Star were in the new lodge building in January 1934.
Erskine to gain ‘safe,secure water supply’
Masons welcome community,
new members to open house
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT NEWSPage A10 Wednesday, March 13, 2013
LES STULBERG Independent reporter
Erskine Grade 1 teacher Courtney Gillespie thought she was “just doing my job.”
It turns out that her teaching efforts earned her a nomination for Alberta Education’s Excellence in Teaching Awards.
Gillespie and Caitlyn Prehn, who teaches at Gus Wetter School in Castor, are the Clearview School Division nominees.
The awards recognize “the innovative and out-standing teaching that takes place every day in class-rooms across Alberta,” ad-ministrators say. “The pro-gram provides Albertans with an opportunity to cel-ebrate the many contribu-tions teachers make to stu-dent learning.”
Gillespie has taught at Erskine School for six years after one year at Rockyford.
She said she was “sur-prised and humbled” to be nominated.
“I thought I was just do-ing my job. The teachers at this school teach at such a level of excellence, I was just trying to keep up — they are amazing mentors.”
E r s k i n e p r i n c i p a l Deb Spiller nominated Gillespie.
Spiller said Gillespie’s strong leadership skills brought her to the forefront.
“She will step forward
to lead — she goes above and beyond in new meth-odology.
She initiated the Power of 10 math program and was facilitator for the All Kinds of Minds program.
“She is the whole pack-
age — an excellent teach-er, has an enthusiasm for learning, is motivated and motivating.”
Spiller said Gillespie is an effective colleague — “approachable and keen to help.”
Gillespie said she didn’t expect to be nominated, but thought it was “cool” to be recognized.
The 2013 Excellence in Teaching Awards’ recipi-ents are scheduled to be an-nounced in May.
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Bashaw is back in contention for Small Town Satur-day Night honours.
For the second straight year, Bashaw is among the seven finalists in a bid to stage a big-name country music concert in partnership with the Big Valley Jam-boree.
“We are obviously excited to be a finalist again,” said Jackie Northey, a member of the Bashaw bid committee.
After finishing fourth last year in the inaugural con-test, Bashaw battles this year against Bonnyville, Cold Lake, Foremost, Grimshaw, Namao and New Sarepta.
Online voting runs to 11:59 p.m. on March 25.“We have a group of adults active to get the vote
out,” Northey said.“Not only do we have adults organizing, but also
younger people and students in the community who are creating videos and posters. Everyone is involved and doing a great job.
“Now, the key is to keep that momentum going un-til the 25th.”
The contest — and concert — winner is slated to be announced March 28.
“Vote each day, share our video with your friends and family and ask them to vote for Bashaw, and add your friends and family to the Facebook group,” Northey said.
Communities are vying for an April 27 concert headlined by Chad Brownlee, with a songwriters’ cir-cle that is expected to feature Clayton Bellamy, Alee, Bobby Wills and Tenille.
Videos are posted on YouTube, and the finalists are noted on the contest website.
“What we’re doing is trying to make people aware, and then encourage them to start voting online from the first day,” Northey said.
“What helped Legal win last year was that they had surrounding communities support them from the start, and that’s the only way to help give Bashaw the boost.”
Stettler, one of the top-10 communities last year, decided not to enter the contest this year, but a spokes-man said that town would consider entering the com-petition every second year.
Bashaw amongseven finalists forsmall-town concert
Erskine teacher nominatedfor provincial excellence award
LES STULBERG/Independent reporter
Erskine School teacher Courtney Gillespie is one of Clearview’s two nominees for the provincial Excellence in Teaching Awards.
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The Stettler Storm host the provincial bantam A championship Thursday through Sunday at the Stettler Recreation Centre. It’s a 10-team tournament. In the back row (from left) are assistant coach Malcolm Starling, head coach Rory Rost, Quade Cassidy, Cole Pedersen, Cayden Spady, Drew Cassidy, Brendan Pederson,Mark Bengert, Jordan Lee, Matt Sylvester, Paul du Toit, Ethan Rost and assistant coaches Craig Spady and Les Ternes. In the front row (from left) are Tye Mulgrove, Jeff Ternes, Brett Coleman, Euan Hanton, Ben Bauman, Brendan Bardwell, Todd Starling and Jackson Zimmermann.
JOHN MACNEIL Independent editor
As a fan of the Pittsburgh Pen-guins, Matt Sylvester might be in the minority among his hockey peers, but the captain of the ban-tam A Stettler Storm is otherwise in perfect harmony with his team-mates.
“We’re all pretty good friends,” said Sylvester, 14. “Most of them are also in Grade 9 at my school (William E. Hay).”
While the star-studded Pen-guins continue their solid NHL season, Sylvester and company host the Hockey Alberta bantam A provincials this Thursday through Sunday at the Stettler Recreation Centre twin-arena complex.
While most of his Stettler bud-dies are fans of the Edmonton Oilers, “I’m a Pittsburgh Penguin fan,” Sylvester said with a smile.
“I’m a little out there, but I am. I’m the lone soldier on that one.
“Well, they’ve got Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, lots of high talent players. I just look up to them, I guess.”
The Storm look for leadership from Sylvester and assistant cap-tains Quade Cassidy, Ethan Rost and Cayden Spady.
For months, Stettler has been the class of the North CentralMinor Hockey Association, and the team has been anxiously awaiting the 10-team provincial championship.
“I’m pretty excited,” Cassidy said. “I hope we can win it.”
Spady believes the host Storm are up to the task.
“Everyone should put in a pret-ty good effort,” he said at Mon-day night’s practice. “Since we’re hosting provincials, it should get the fans out here and it should get us pretty pumped up.”
Although it earned an auto-matic berth as host, Stettler also showed its worth in the playoffs by winning the Zone 7 champion-ship.
“If play good, we should have an all-right chance of doing pretty good in provincials,” Rost said.
“We’re playing league fi nals, too, so it’s been a pretty good season.”
After sweeping Rocky
Mountain House this past week-end, Stettler has advanced to the league fi nal against Sylvan Lake.
But, fi rst things fi rst. The Storm get down to provincial business Thursday with a 6:45 p.m. game against Edmonton.
If they’re fortunate enough to reach Sunday’s 3 p.m. fi nal, they would play six games in four days.
“We’re all pretty excited, but we have to come prepared for ev-ery game,” said Sylvester, a high-scoring centre.
“It’s going to be a jam-packed weekend, with lots of games.”
The four Stettler captains and teammate Brendan Bardwell were part of the Storm entry in last sea-son’s bantam A provincials.
“We didn’t fare too well,” Syl-vester said. “We had one close game, but other than that, no, not very good.
“The skill level is obviously pretty high — bantam A provin-cials, so we’ve got to be mentally prepared.
“We know the competitionis pretty high, going in,so we’ll play our best, and hope
for the best.”Hosting a provincial cham-
pionship is a big thrill for the Storm, which includes players from Castor, Big Valley, Alix and the greater Stettler region.
“For me, and I’m guessing most of the players, it would be
one of the highest moments (in our minor hockey careers),” Syl-vester said. “It is for me.
“I haven’t won a leaguebanner. I won consolation, but not the actual league banner, or the provincials, so I’m hoping to this year.”
JOHN MACNEIL Independent editor
The host Stettler Storm enter the provincial bantam A hockey championship on a roll.
The Storm swept Rocky Mountain House 2-0 in their best-of-three North Central Minor Hockey As-sociation semifi nal last weekend.
Stettler “played a real solid game” in winning 6-1 on Saturday at Rocky, and “played an even bet-ter game” in posting a 7-0 shutout at home Sunday, said Storm coach Rory Rost.
“The timing was pretty good. We haven’t played a lot in the last couple of weeks. I don’t know if that’s going to be a bless-ing or a curse, but I’m hop-ing it’s going to benefi t the kids. Because if we do end
up making it to the fi nals this weekend in provin-cials, it’s potentially six games in about three and a half days.
“So I think we want to come in with our troops well-rested. You always want to be peaking at a cer-tain time of the year, and I think we are at the proper time right now. And we’re coming into the provincial tournament fairly healthy.”
Stettler has an 18-man complement — 17 skaters and goaltender Ben Bau-man — on board for the 10-team provincial cham-pionship, which runs from Thursday through Sunday at the two Stettler Rec-reation Centre rinks. The Storm’s fi rst game is at 6:45 p.m. Thursday against Edmonton.
“We’ve had a couple of injuries, but one of the boys that had a knee injury has come back and played
pretty solid with a knee brace,” Rost said of Mark Bengert. “He got hurt in the Sherwood Park series and he didn’t skate for about two weeks … he’s coming back a little earlier (than projected) and he’s looking not too bad.
“So the only player we think we might be missing
will be Tye Mulgrove, with a broken collarbone. He’s had it for about fi ve weeks.”
Rost said Mulgrove was scheduled to see a doctor Monday, and might still be available this weekend.
“Tye is a little speedster. We’d love to have his speed out there in certain situa-tions. If the doctor gives him the green light, we’ll still dress him and maybe put him out killing pen-alties ... we’ll see. We’re hoping. As a kid, he wants to come and play, too.”
The Storm came to play last weekend as they fi n-ished off Rocky in their league semifi nal.
Stettler captain Matt Sylvester scored four goals in Saturday’s victory. Jeff Ternes added a goal and three assists, Ethan Rost scored, and Bren-dan Bardwell and Quade Cassidy each had a couple
of assists. Bauman blocked 33 shots in the Storm net.
Bauman followed up with a 19-save shutout Sun-day. Sylvester, with a three-point game, Bardwell and Jordan Lee each netted two goals, while Cassidy had a goal and three assists.
After the provincials, Stettler goes up against Sylvan Lake for the North Central league champion-ship. The Storm captured the regular-season pennant with a 16-2-2 record.
They also won theZone 7 championship to go into the provincials through the front door, though they were already guaranteed the host berth. Stettler de-feated Sherwood Park 5-4 in the two-game, total-goal zone fi nal.
Stettler, Lloydminster, Whitecourt, Beaumont and Edmonton make up Pool A, while Pool B is comprised of Sherwood Park, Grande
Prairie, Okotoks, Olds and Calgary.
The teams face off in pool play on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The top two teams from each fi ve-team division advance to the semifi nals Sunday morning. The fi nal is set for 3 p.m. Sunday.
“We don’t know much about any of them, other than Sherwood Park — we’ve played them in the (Zone 7 championship) series,” coach Rost said of the provincial participants.
“And I think we’ve played this Lloydminster team in our tournament. … Otherwise, there’s a lot of unknowns here.”
The inclusion of Ed-monton and Calgary teams in the provincial bantam A mix adds further intrigue to the Stettler tournament.
Continued onPage B2
Storm ‘pretty pumped up’ for bantam A provincials
JOHN MacNEIL/Independent editor
The captains of the provincial bantam A tournament host and Zone 7 champion Stettler Storm are (from left) Ethan Rost, Cayden Spady, Matt Sylvester and Quade Cassidy.
RORY ROST
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT SPORTS Wednesday, March 13, 2013Page B2
Photos by JOHN MacNEIL/Independent editor
Stettler forwards Tanner Steinwand (above) and Zack Werbowesky (below) each contributed to the offence as the midget B Storm picked up three wins in as many North Central Minor Hockey Association playoff games in the past week. At home this week, Stettler defeated Maskwacis 5-2 on Monday night after blanking Rocky Mountain House 4-0 the night before. Last Wednesday at Rocky Mountain House, Stettler posted a 6-4 win.
The Stettler Legion Blues made short work of the Maskwacis Chiefs in their North Central Minor Hockey Association midget A semifi nal last weekend.
The Blues won 4-2 on Sunday at Hobbema to sweep the best-of-three series 2-0.
Stettler had posted an 8-2 victory at home last Friday.The Blues advance to the league fi nal against the winner
of the Rimbey-Red Deer semifi nal. After a 7-4 victory Sun-day, Rimbey takes a 1-0 lead into Game 2 at home tonight.
In its series-clinching win, Stettler got goals from Kieran Rost, Micah Croker, Logan Davidson and Jacques du Toit. Davidson and du Toit connected in the fi nal 10 minutes to break open a 2-2 game. Jordan McCallum tended goal for the Blues, and made 26 saves.
In the opening game, Croker scored two goals andassisted on two others. Rost assisted on each of Stettler’s fi rst three goals.
Stefan du Toit added a goal and two assists, DavidHanton tallied twice, and Davidson, Chase McGonigal and Tyler Stewart each added a goal.
Devon Woelk made 28 saves for Stettler, which outshot Maskwacis 45-30.
Also on tap for the Blues later this month is the pro-vincial midget B championship, set for March 21-24 atProvost.
STETTLER MIDGET BThe Stettler Storm midget B team continued its North
Central Tier 3 round-robin playoffs this week and posted two home victories in as many nights.
Stettler defeated Maskwacis 5-2 on Monday night after blanking Rocky 4-0 on Sunday.
Kyle Froese and Zack Werbowesky each scored a goal and an assist in Monday’s win. Brandon Kent, Braydon Whiteford and Peter MacNaughton had the other goals for Stettler, which received a 26-save performance from Jarret Hampton.
Hampton recorded the shutout Sunday with a 37-save effort. Jordan Fisher tallied twice and Werbowesky and Will Whiteside each netted one goal. Brycen Bainbridge assisted on three goals.
That victory followed Stettler’s 6-4 win last Wednesday at Rocky Mountain House.
Levi Fisher fi red a hat trick in that game, while Tanner Steinwand picked up two goals and Jarrett Larose had one.
Stettler is scheduled to visit Maskwacis within the next week for another game against the Hobbema team.
Midget A Blues sweep Chiefs;midget B Storm hit playoff stride
Continued fromPage B1
Although the Storm have had a stellar season,
they haven’t necessarily reacted well to unfamiliar opponents, Rost said with a chuckle.
“If we’ve never played a team — this is just the mentality of our boys — we need a period just to feel them out, just to see how good they are or how weak they are. And sometimes against a good team, you don’t have time to feel them out.
“So I guess that’s the responsibility of the coaches to get the players pumped and motivated right from the opening fa-ceoff, especially against teams that we haven’t played before.”
He doesn’t anticipate that to be a tough sell.
“Whatever we’ve asked the kids to do this year, they’ve done it, re-sponded and they’ve seen the results,” Rost said.
“When you see success … they get a taste of it and it’s a little contagious. That’s the way they are right now. They’re start-ing to buy in to a very simple but creative sys-tem. And it’s working.
“We’ve got a perfect balance right now. The goaltending has been re-ally solid and our defence has bought into the sim-ple system of just getting (the puck) out, getting it into the neutral zone and letting the forwards get on it. Once we get con-trol of it, we’re a very offensive-minded team. But, like I say, we’ve got to take care of our own end. It’s simple. I mean, it’s not complicated.Our boys have bought in to this and have done very well.”
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National OilwellCeWal ConstructionChapman & Co.Country CupboardCurves for WomenDean’s MachinesDebbeez FlowersDirect EnergyDirty Deeds OilfieldEncanaJenkins WeldingJewel TheatreJohn’s ClothingJohnson-Connor AgenciesJude’s Liquor StoreNyce IndustriesParty Maxx
PengrowthPeter Boys Financial ServicesPinned UpReinbold PetroleumRushton AgenciesSavage DrugsSchnell Hardy JonesSipalicious - Amanda Litvak/MarshallSobeysSource for SportsStettler Flooring & PaintStettler Golf & Country ClubSuzanne & Jenny’sSunset Gourmet - Christy ComteTail Creek NurseryTim HortonsTremmel ConstructionTwist OilfieldVortexWatson WeldingWells FurnitureWellsy’s WeldingWish Kitchen & GiftsWoody’s AutomotiveUrban CottageThanks also to Jami, June and Lacey
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curling members for their donations
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Pool A — Stettler (host), Lloydminster (2), Whitecourt (3), Beaumont (4), Edmonton (8).
Pool B — Sherwood Park (7), Grande Prairie (1), Okotoks (5), Olds (6),Calgary (9).
Thursday4 p.m. (Blue rink)
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Okotoks vs. Grande Prairie.6:45 p.m. (Blue) —
Stettler vs. Edmonton.7 p.m. (Red) — Calgary
vs. Sherwood Park.
Friday9 a.m. (Blue) — White-
court vs. Lloydminster.9:15 a.m. (Red) — Olds
vs. Okotoks.11:45 a.m. (Blue) —
Stettler vs. Beaumont.Noon (Red) — Grande
Prairie vs. Calgary.3:30 p.m. (Blue) — Ed-
monton vs. Whitecourt.3:45 p.m. (Red) — Sher-
wood Park vs. Olds.6:30 p.m. (Blue) —
Opening ceremonies.8 p.m. (Blue) — Lloyd-
minster vs. Stettler.7:45 p.m. (Red) — Oko-
toks vs. Calgary.
Saturday9 a.m. (Blue) — Beau-
mont vs. Whitecourt.9:15 a.m. (Red) — Olds
vs. Grande Prairie.11:45 a.m. (Blue) — Ed-
monton vs. Lloydminster.Noon (Red) — Sher-
wood Park vs. Okotoks.4:45 p.m. (Blue) —
Whitecourt vs. Stettler.5 p.m. (Red) — Calgary
vs. Olds.7:30 p.m. (Blue) —
Beaumont vs. Edmonton.7:45 p.m. (Red) —
Grande Prairie vs. Sher-wood Park.
SundaySEMIFINALS9 a.m. (Blue) — Pool A
fi rst vs. Pool B second.9:15 a.m. (Red) — Pool
B fi rst vs. Pool A second.FINAL3 p.m. (Blue) — Semi-
fi nal winners.
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Contributed photo
The Big Valley Swordmen won the Zone 7 championship en route to the provincial atom D hockey championship this weekend at Consort. In back row (from left) are assistant coach Dan Webster, head coach Dustin Houston, and assistant coaches Danny Houston and Kevin Hiemstra. In the middle row are Tynan Whiteside, Owen Wilkie, Hunter Maginn, Robin Schipper, Rhett Walker, Kasey Hiemstra, Dan Brown and Gage Hutton. In the front row are Brendan Rusnack, Zach Duncan, Chase Skocdopole, manager Raj Duncan and Jacob Webster.
Swordmen take zone title, head to atom D provincialsThe Big Valley Sword-
men are bound for the atom D hockey provincials.
The Swordmen, who are made up of four Byemoor players and nine from Big Valley, clinched the Zone 7 championship earlier this month.
Big Valley had already earned a place in the pro-vincial tournament, but still had to play Consort for the zone title, because Consort is the provincial host this weekend.
In their playoff march, the Swordmen beat out Alix, Castor, Irma and Consort. They defeated Consort by a six-goal margin in a two-game,total-goal series for the
Zone 7 banner.The provincials run
Thursday through Sunday at Consort. It’s already been an eventful year for the hard-working Sword-men, who placed third in the North Central Minor Hockey Association dur-ing the regular season. Big Valley is now involved in its league playoffs.
In pool play at the pro-vincials, the Swordmen face the Vauxhall Sabres at 9 a.m. Friday, the High Level Northstars at 6 p.m. Friday and the Cremona Cowboys at 3:45 p.m. Saturday.
The playoff games are slated for Sunday, with the fi nal at 4 p.m.
The Stettler Storm midget girls began their quest for the North Central Minor Hockey Association bannerSaturday with an 8-2 victory over the Warburg Wolves.
Morgan VanDusen and Sommer Bauman, who usually tends goal, each scored two goals for Stettler, and singles went to Gracie Lou Chapman, Jayden Hogg, Kelsie Litke and Dani VanDusen.
Lindsey McKinnon faced 19 shots in the Storm net.On Sunday, Stettler defeated the Camrose Vikings 3-1
in an exhibition game.Hogg, Litke and Morgan VanDusen scored for the
Storm, and McKinnon was in net. Stettler resumes playoff action at home at 8 o’clock
tonight against Lacoka. The Storm wrap up Round 2 with games Friday night in Warburg and Saturday night atLacombe.
Storm fans are reminded this is the last week to vote in the Stagg Chili Saves For Success contest. Vote online at staggchili.ca/vote.
Stettler is trying to pull out of seventh place.
Eight teams are in contention for the provincial bantam C hock-ey championship this weekend atForestburg and Daysland.
The Thunderstar Minor Hockey Association hosts the tournament Friday through Sunday, with 11 games set for the Forestburg Are-na and four games slated for theDaysland Arena.
Also participating are Smoky Lake, Calmar, Provost, Okotoks,
Hythe, Riviere Qui Barre and Drumheller.
Games begin at 9 a.m. Friday in both rinks. The opening ceremonies are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, before a game between the host Thunderstars and Smoky Lake.
Playoff games are set for Sunday in Forestburg, with the semifi nals at 8 a.m. and 10:45, and the fi nal at 4:30 p.m.
It’s the fi rst provincial champion-
ship hosted by Forestburg and Day-sland “since the construction of their new facilities, which are in their second and third years of operation, respectively,” said tournament chair Tracy Dietrich.
“An army of volunteers from the Thunderstar organization and mem-bers of the community have been recruited to make this a memorable event for participants, spectators and offi cials.”
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ComingEvents 52
MennoniteYouthEaster
ProgramMennonite Church10 miles south of Stettler
on Hwy. 56 & 2 miles east
Good FridayMorningMarch 29at 10 a.m.
Everyone welcome!For more
information phone403-742-3764403-742-0879
StettlerMinorBall
ANNUALGENERAL MEETINGThursday, March 21
Stettler Rec Centre7 p.m.
Big ValleyUnited Church
Ham Supper & Silent AuctionSunday, March 24
4:30 - 7 p.m.at the
Community HallAdults - $10Children 6-12 - $5Under 6 -FreeFamily -$30
DINE & DANCEMarch 21
Stettler Legion HallDance to a live band:
5 Plus 1Cocktails: 5 p.m.Supper: 6 p.m.
Dance: 7-10 p.m.Catered by:
Gobbles Food ExpressTickets $17.50/person, Dance only $10/person
Available at the doorSponsored†by:Stettler SeniorsSocial Society
Everyone WelcomeYoung & Old!
FOR Melissa Derksen
bride elect of Jamie Hamilton
Sat. March 23trd. 2-4 p.m. at the home of
Marg GrandfieldFor more info please call
403-742-5571
STAMP SHOW- Edmonton Stamp Club.
March 22 - 24, WestEdmonton Mall, 3rd floor above Europa Boulevard. Stamps for sale, exhibits, Jr Table. Free admission,
free evaluations; www.Edmontonstampclub.com
THE Annual meeting of the Stet t ler Seniors Social C l u b w i l l b e h e l d o n Sunday, March 24, at the Stettler Drop-In Centre, with a potluck dinner at 12 noon, with the meeting to follow. The club will supply the meat and anyone at-tending is asked to bring v e g e t a b l e s , s a l a d o r dessert. Everyone welcome.
NAGELDella Marie (nee Campbell)March 1, 1928 - March 7, 2013
Della passed away at the Stettler Hospital on the morning of March 7th, at the age of 85 years. Della lived a full and rewarding life, rich with love and kindness. She was deeply devoted to her family and committed to her community. She applied her strong work ethic to every part of her life, including the family farm and her 33 year career with the County of Stettler. Della was a generous and thoughtful person, who was always eager to lend a hand. As a long time resident of Stettler, she volunteered her time with the Pilot Knob Ladies Club and with the Rotary Club through the United Church Women. In retirement, she remained active on the farm and spent her time visiting with neighbours and friends. During the summer, she enjoyed maintaining her yard and caring for her flower garden. Della was especially proud of the farm and home that
she built with Albert, her husband of 57 years. Her life was enriched by their children Marian and Allan, and by her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Della will be deeply missed and forever remembered by her daughter Marian Nagel of Stettler, son Allan (Cynthia) Nagel of Millet, sister Doreen Hammond of Calgary, brother Frank (Jean) Campbell of New Westminster, sister-in-law Hazel Brooks of Bashaw, grand-daughters Roni (Dave) Haugen of Calgary and Cara Nagel (Chris Smith) of Saskatoon, great grandchildren Mason Vinthers and Davis Nagel Haugen, along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and neighbours.
Della was predeceased by her parents Margaret and Harold Campbell, sister Betty and brother-in-law Kenneth Welty, brother Billy Campbell, brothers-in-law Otto (Margaret) Nagel, Bill Hammond, nephew Ian Campbell and in 2004, by her beloved husband Albert.
A funeral service to celebrate the life of Della will be held at the Stettler Funeral Home on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 1:00, with a luncheon to follow. As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Della, donations may be made to the Stettler Health Services Foundation - Palliative Care Unit or a charity of the donor’s choice.
The Nagel family wish to express their heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to Della’s care and well-being over the past months. Hospital visits, help on the farm, phone calls, flowers, and the compassionate care that she received at the Stettler Hospital was very much appreciated.
STETTLER FUNERAL HOME403-742-3422
entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.
MILLER
Ernest Wilmer Miller of Lacombe, Alberta passed away at 8:24 P.M. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital on March 7, 2013 at the age of 89 years. Ernest was born on February 24, 1924 at Castor, Alberta. Ernest is survived by his wife Isobel of 67 years, a brother Wilfred Miller of Keromeos, British Columbia and a sister Maxine Taylor of Calgary, Alberta. He leaves seven children: Graham (Judy) Miller of Grand Prairie, Alberta and their four children Warren, Roxy, Shandra and Joan; Elaine (Jim) Heide of Vulcan, Alberta and their three children Sandra, Ben and predeceased by Tammy; Murray (Patricia) Miller of Medicine Hat, Alberta and their four children Ernest, Rosalynn, Danita and Rachel; Deborah (Duane) Young of Fremont, Michigan and their five children Aaron, Amber, Aminta, Anthony and Anne; Ruth (David) Catlin of Plant City, Florida and their three children Bethany, David J and Jeffery; Valerie (Leon) Raiche of Pensacola, Florida and five stepchildren Leah, Naomi, Ruth Anne, Mark and Anna; Vincent Miller of Lacombe, Alberta and his two children Stephen and Jeanette. He also leaves 27 great grandchildren and 11 step-great grandchildren.
Ernest was a lifetime farmer and after training in OSA he built up a farm in the Castor area until he retired in 1989. He was married to the love of his life for 67 years. Their devotion to each other was a remarkable example to all. He loved to play his guitar and harmonica until he was not physically able. He moved to Lacombe and built his dream home and many other classic masterpieces. Friends and family will cherish their memories.
The funeral service will be conducted by his grandson, Ernest W. Miller of Bible Baptist Church of Edmonton, Alberta and son Murray W. Miller of Lighthouse Baptist Church of Medi-cine Hat, Alberta, on March 15, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Evangelical Missionary Church in Castor, Alberta. Visitation will begin at 10:30 A.M. and interment will take place at the Castor Municipal Cemetery, Castor, Alberta following the service.
Care and funeral arrangements entrusted to PARKVIEW FUNERAL CHAPELS,
Box 186, Castor, Alberta T0C 0X0, 403-882-3141.
SWANSON
The family of the late Gladys Swanson would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our family and friends for the love and support given to us during Mom’s illness and at her passing. To all who attended the funeral service and for all the many flowers, cards, charitable donations, meals and words of comfort, thank you we are all very appreciative. Thanks to Sylvie Trembley and the staff at Brennen Funeral Home for all their help with the arrangements and the compassion shown to our family. Thank you to Pastor Julian Price for the wonderful service and also to Brenda’s Catering for providing the lunch. Thank you to all of Mom’s friends for your friendship and caring words. To the staff at Heritage House, we cannot thank you enough for your compassion and kindness shown to Mom during her time spent there, especially during her final days. Your kindness extended to our family will not be forgotten.
~Doug, Donna, Jonni & Families
KLAUS
Mr. Alfred Klaus of Stettler, Alberta passed away March 5, 2013 in Edmonton, AB. at the age of 92 years. Alfred is survived by his wife, Joyce Klaus; son, Ron (Carol) Klaus; daughter, Audrey (Dan) Benjamin; grandchildren, Keri, Amri, Shannon and Jason; great granddaughter, Tiana; stepchildren, Linda Wilson, Joanne (Joe) St. Amant, Marty (Debbie) Wilson, Brenda (Len) Schultz, Martha (Tom) Ghos tkeeper, Debb ie (Doug) Side, Jamie (Neil) Foley,
John (Joanne) Wilson and their families; and many nieces, nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Olga Klaus; sister, Aletha (Ado) Tipman; and wife, Irma Klaus. Alfred was born in Simbirsk, Russia on November 14, 1920, and immigrated to the Big Valley area from Estonia with his family at the age of 2. He attended Vimy Hill School to Grade 9, and completed his education in Big Valley. Upon completing school, Alfred shared farm duties with his father, eventually assuming full responsibility of the farm, with the exception of 1941-1942 when he left to search for gold in Yellowknife, NWT. In 1949, Alfred married Irma Nitchske, and they raised their two children on the farm until 1969, when they moved to Stettler and he became an Assistant Fieldman for the County. Irma passed away in 1980, and he married Joyce Wilson in 1981. Alfred retired from the County of Stettler in 1985 at the age of 65. Alfred was an avid reader and storyteller, and most of all enjoyed visiting with family and friends. After retirement, he pursued his favourite pastime of woodworking, enjoyed travelling and helping out wherever he was needed. He was a member of the Apollo Masonic Lodge #27, and later became a Shriner. Alfred was also a member of the Alberta Estonian Heritage Society, and an active member of the Lutheran church. He was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend to all. Funeral services to commemorate Alfred’s life were held at the St. Peter Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Karl Faltin officiating. As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Alfred, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Peter Lutheran Church or to the Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation in care of Brennen Funeral Home and Cremation Services P.O. Box 193 Stettler, AB TOC 2LO who have been entrusted with the care and arrangements. 403.742.3315. Condolences can be forwarded to the family by visiting our website at www.brennenfuneralhome.com.
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Oilfield 800BOW RIVER Gas Co-op seeking a Journeyman GasFitter. Permanent
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Alstar Oilfield is looking for a highly motivated individu-al to lead our Fox Creek operation. Alstar has been serving the oil and gas construction industry since 1969.If you have….. 5 + years Managing in Oilfield Construction Strong Computer Skills Excellent People Skills Working Knowledge of Pipefitting and Welding Procedures The Desire to be Part of a Growing Company
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NEWCARTCONTRACTING LTD.
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Journeyman/Apprentice; Pipefitters; Welders;
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Experienced Class 1 Gravel Truck DriverThe successful candidate should have: – A clean Class 1 Driver’s License– Gravel truck experience (an asset, but not necessary)– A good knowledge of the County of Stettler– Willingness to work overtime and some weekends
Experienced Heavy Equipment OperatorThe successful candidate should have: – Knowledge of Lease Construction and Clean up– Ability to take direction well, and work alone– Willingness to work overtime and some weekends– Multiple machine experience an asset, but not necessary
We are looking for a long-term employment relationship. We offer year round employment, late model and well maintained equipment, competitive wages with overtime compensation, and a safe, positive working environment.
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Heavy Duty/Field MechanicRS Line Contr. Co. Ltd is looking to hire Heavy Duty/Field Mechanics to be located throughout Central Alberta. Successful candidates will have:
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Trades 850New Holland dealer in
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SWAN HILLS Golf & Country Club looking for
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Live the best life in Camrose.
Arts, culture, recreation & inspiration.
Outstanding lifestyle, amazing business opportunities.
A Division of:
We’re looking for someone who:- Manages service department work order flow to achieve the required customer satisfaction levels - Provides quality repair work to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction- Advises and recommends to the Service Manager or Service Location Manager regarding technician skills and training needs- Assists the Service Manager or Service Location Manager in providing performance feedback for service technicians and staff- Assists with coordinating and conducting quarterly safety meetings - Provides leadership to the service technicians and maintain positive employee morale
We’ll give preference to individuals with:- Minimum 3 years experience as a Service Technician, with High School Diploma or equivalent experience- Familiar with John Deere and competitive products- Basic understanding of financial principles relative to Service Department operations- Ability to lead others and to promote service department in a positive manner
We’d like to offer you:- The opportunity to grow in your career as the Agro organization grows- An exemplary health, dental and optical benefits package- A competitive pay scale supplemented with a generous stock purchase program
We Are Currently Accepting Resumes for the Position of:
Service Advisor
If you’ve got a great attitude and integrity, we can offer you exciting career opportunities. To apply, email your resume to [email protected].
BUILD YOUR FUTURE www.agroequipment.com/careers
Agro is the largest John Deere equipment dealership in Canada. We pride ourselves on having great people and creating a good work environment for everyone. We are also committed to
promoting from within.
Location: Stettler
EASY!The easy way to find abuyer for items you want tosell is with a Classifiedwant ad. Phone 1-877-223-3311
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members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.
A new roof can be one of the more expensive re-pairs for homeowners. But homeowners don’t have to break the bank when it comes to replacing a roof, which can be made from a variety of materials that can vary greatly in price.
Asphalt shingles are the most affordable roofi ng material and that budget-friendly price is one reason why asphalt shingles are so popular. The asphalt shin-gles of today are also du-rable, which was not always the case.
Ceramic tiles are an-other roofi ng material, but these tend to be quite ex-pensive. However, their price has made them quite rare, which might be attrac-tive to prospective buyers when the time comes to sell the house.
Durable and aestheti-cally appealing, metal roof-ing is another option that’s popular in areas they get heavy snowfall because snow does not build up on the metal like it might on other materials. The price of metal roofi ng varies
signifi cantly, so homeown-ers considering a metal roof should do some compari-son shopping beforemaking a decision.
Slate tiles are another roofi ng material, but one that’s very labor-intensive to install and, as a result, costly as well. But slate tiles are very durable, in some cases lasting as long as half a century or more, so hom-eowners who install slate tile can rest easy knowing the roof they install now will likely be the last roof they ever pay for.
New roof shouldn’t break the bank
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIEDS Page B7
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HIGH LEVEL SUPER Ais currently recruiting for:
Full-time Meat Cutter.Applicants must possess the people skills and work ethic required to maintain
positive relations withemployees and customers.
A minimum of two years retail meat cutting
experience would be an asset. The successfulcandidate must havecompleted Gr. 12 (or
equivalency) and must be able to provide a clean
security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities to meet our expectations, forward your resume in
confidence to: High Level Super A, 10300 - 103 Ave., High Level, AB, T0H 1Z0. Fax 780-926-4620. Email:
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PART TIME TAXI DRIVER REQUIRED.
Class 4 Licence needed.Phone 403-742-1444
Antiques& Art 1520
ELIZABETH’S Antique &Collectible Sale. AlbertaAviation Museum, 11410
Kingsway Ave., Edmonton,AB. March 15-16, 2013.
Friday 2-8 P.M. & Saturday10-4 P.M. Over 140 Tables!
Auctions 15301 HOME QTR & 18Parcels of Farmland
- Davidson, Saskatchewan.Sorgaard Ranches Ltd
- 2290+/- title acres.3 bedroom bungalow,
30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros.
Auctioneers: 1-800-491-4494;
rbauction.com
75 QUARTERS LAND,Oyen, Alberta - Ritchie
Bros Unreserved Auction. 1HQ, 30 Parcels
Farmland, 6 ParcelsGrazing Lease, $21,000 Surface Lease Revenue.
Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652
rbauction.com/realestate.
7TH ANNUALCOLLECTOR CAR
AUCTION & SPEED SHOW,March 15 - 17/13,
Red Deer Westerner Park. Featuring Big Schwag
& indoor car show!Exhibitor space available. Consign your car; estate
today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com
AUCTION SALEAntique & Collectible
Sunday March 17 10 a.m. Olds Air Cadet Hall-- 52nd street Olds AB
Rail King Trains, Houses, Buildings, CN & CP trains, American flyer train set, L i o n e l t r a i n s , C o i n s , Hockey cards, Glassware, Crocks, Calgary stampede pos te rs , Wes te rn A r t , Comic books, Jewelry, Furniture, Collectibles. Just too much to mention. Sale is subject to additions & deletions. Check the Web for ful l listing and pictures.
Pilgrim AuctionService
403-556-5531 www.auctionsales.ca
COLLECTORCAR AUCTION.
3rd Annual EdmontonMotor Show Classic Car Auction. April 19 - 21.
Edmonton Expo Centre. Over 75,000 spectators.
Consign today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102;
EGauctions.com
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Auctions 1530DELTA OILFIELD
CONTROLS (Rocky) Ltd. Tuesday, March 19,
10 a.m., MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta.
Selling picker & PU service trucks, trencher, shop,
construction & specialty tools, new residential &
oilfield electrical & instru-mentation stock, misc.;
www.montgomeryauctions.com.
1-800-371-6963
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Call this newspaper NOW for details or call
1-800-282-6903 ext. 228.
UNRESERVED AUCTION. New surplus, siding,
windows/doors, truck,tampers, furniture, tools, hardware, and more. 10
a.m., Saturday, March 16, 1235 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction
780-842-5666;www.scribnernet.com
BuildingSupplies 1550
LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has
experience, expertise,reliability and great
construction practices.For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797
METAL ROOFING & SID-ING. Best prices!
36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40
Year Warranty.ALTA-WIDE Builders
Supplies 1-888-263-8254
STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS
60% off!20x28, 30x40, 40x62,
45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100,
sell for balance owed!Call 1-800-457-2206;
www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
Firewood 1660LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.
Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging
403-318-4346
Misc. forSale 1760
NEVER SHOCKCHLORINATE AGAIN!
Newly Patented!“Kontinuous Shok”
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SAWMILLS from only $3997. Make money &
save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD;
www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899
ext. 400OT
OfficeSupplies 1800
403-742-2395
WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:
8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets
$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler
& Save!& Save!
Farm CustomWork 2080
Livestock 2100
Pets &Supplies 1810
LEARN TO TREATand Care for Large and Small Animals. Animal Health Technology -
GPRC Fairview Campus. On campus residences & farm. Fairview, Alberta.
1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.
Tractors 2030THIS WEEK’S
EYE SPY WINNER ISRon Rider
Please come into theStettler Independent to
claim your prize!
Livestock 21002 YEAROLD SIMMENTAL
BULLS. April/May born coming two year old bulls. Full bloods and reds. Very quiet bulls.
Fully guaranteed. We keep them until they are
needed and deliver them. For more info call
Norman Simmentals. Chris (403)883-2397 or
Rod (403)883-2482. Located 4.5 miles east of
Donalda on hwy 53
BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB.
40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm. Fully guaranteed.
Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825,
Terry 403-740-5037Ricky 403-740-5711. email
ENGLISH RIDERDevelopment Program- Level 1 & 2. Instructor
- Certified Equine Canada Coach. Theory and
hands-on. June 26 deadline. GPRC Fairview, Alberta.
July 6, 12, 13, 14. 1-866-378-9675;
www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview
INTRODUCTION to Equine Hoof Anatomy and
Trimming. Theory and hands-on with specimen hooves. April 6, 7, 13, 14.
March 20 deadline.GPRC Fairview, Alberta.
1-866-378-9675; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview
LIMOUSIN Bulls Polled Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin Farm. (403)742-5211
MEL’S MAINES & JANELLSHORTHORNS - Pure-bred red, red/white, and black maine and shorthorn yrlg bulls available. - Mel Barkley 403-740-4958
RITCHIE BROSUnreserved Auction.
Oyen, Alberta, March 23at Noon. Red & Black
Angus 230 mature cows, 25 replacement heifers,
12 mature bulls.Bobby Miller:
403-358-1393 orrbauction.com
SIMMERON SIMMENTALS,Fullblood Full Fleckvieh
Bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned,
A.I. blood lines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963
Poultry 2130ORDER NOW For Pick Up on April 18-20. 19 weeks
old Isa Brown laying hens.Linden, AB 403-546-3130
…TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED.
From a safe workplace and open communication to the right training and the opportunity for personal/professional development, AltaGas Utilities provides its employees with the resources they need to discover fulfi lling careers.Headquartered in Leduc, only minutes south of Edmonton, AltaGas Utilities, with 16 district locations throughout Alberta, safely and dependably distributes natural gas to more than 70,000 residents in over 90 communities across the province. We deliver high-quality customer service in a positive work environment.
TECHNICIAN TRAINEE, DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS – STETTLER$28.47 - $30.82 per hour TraineeIn this union position, the successful candidate will safely and effi ciently operate and maintain natural gas pipeline systems and associated equipment; document activities and gas system information as required by regulations; and perform staking and inspection activities to ensure quality standards are adhered to during the construction process. The best candidate for this role holds a High School Diploma and has completed a Gas Utilities Operator course; brings 3 years’ experience in a related fi eld with preferably 1 year performing the operations function of a natural gas utility; and offers a mechanical aptitude and profi ciency in the operation of tools, equipment and computer software. Other requirements include certifi cation in PE Fusion, Safe Digging, Line Location and Construction Safety. Qualifi cations that include a Gas Fitter’s B ticket would be considered an asset. Candidates must live within 20 minutes of our Stettler district offi ce in order to respond to natural gas-related emergencies.AltaGas Utilities employs individuals who are committed to safety and demonstrate a work ethic that includes honesty, loyalty, respect, reliability, accountability and ethical behaviour. For further information and to apply for this position, please visit our website at www.agutl.com.
It’s part of our promise
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We are currently looking for Operations Support staff in our Stettlerlocation. This is a seasonal position. Reporting to the Operations Man-ager, the successful candidate will possess the following qualifi cations:
• Possess a valid Class 3 Driver’s License with air brake endorsement
• Provide a valid driver’s abstract
• Agricultural background an asset
• Previous blending, fl oating, tender truck experience preferred
• TDG/WHMIS training required (course provided)
• Candidate must work well with others in a team environment
• Provide a high level of customer service
• Ability to work long hours in season
• All candidates are required to pass mandatory drug & alcohol testing
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to read county maps accurately
• Will be required to maintain records of product delivery and
inventory management
Interested applicants should fax their resume in confi dence to
403-742-8511 or call Glen at 403-741-9581.
Only interview candidates will be contacted.
DO YOU LOVE WORKING WITH SENIORS?HEART HAVEN, PARAGON PLACE AND WILLOW CREEK LODGES
Are looking for Aides to help in the kitchenand with housekeeping for all shifts
• The County of Stettler Housing Authority is a not-for-profi t organization which provides affordable housing for seniors and families in Stettler, Alberta and the surrounding area.
• We are seeking Housekeeping and Kitchen Aides to work in our seniors’ lodges.• The ideal candidate has previous experience and a genuine desire to work with seniors.• We are looking for someone who is a good team worker who is hard working with good
organization and strong communication skills.• Must be able to produce a Criminal Record Check.• Hourly rate of $14.48 - 16.27 with benefi ts according to our CUPE Collective Agreement.• This is a rewarding position with the opportunity to help the seniors in our communities.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACTHuman Resources at 403-742-9220or fax in a resume to 403-742-9221
or email to [email protected]
Please submit your resume by 4:00 p.m. March 15, 2013.Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Industrial & Oilfield Waste Management
SENIOR OPERATOR – STETTLER REF # 13-0062
We are looking to fill a full-time Senior Operator position at the Stettler Service Centre. The ideal candidate will have at least three years of direct or related experience in oilfield activities. 5th Class Power Engineering Ticket would be considered an asset but is not a requirement. You are mechanically inclined, can troubleshoot your way through a problem and value the importance of safety in the workplace. You are a hard worker, able to work with minimal supervision, and are willing and able to work alone. You also have strong communications skills and are customer-service oriented.
Newalta has much to offer including great benefits and room for you to grow with the company.
Find out more about this and other exciting opportunities under Careers at www.newalta.com. Please email your resumé to [email protected] stating the job reference number13-0062 or fax to 403-806-7076.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Work at the Stettler Public Library this Summer!
The following position is availablefor students:
• Summer Reading ProgramCo-ordinator
Deadline April 8, 2013. Please visit the Library’s website
at spl.prl.ab.ca or contact us at 403.742.2292
or [email protected] for further details.
Stettler RegionalBoard of Trade and
Community Development
• Must be returning to Post Secondary.• Must be available and willing to work weekends.• Minimum of 35 hours a week.
Please submit resume to [email protected] in person, 6606 - 50 Ave.
Deadline to submit resume is March 28, 2013.
SUMMER STUDENTSUMMER STUDENTPOSITIONPOSITION
Help WantedFull Time Customer Service Specialist
Join our energetic team at our exciting new location.
Responsibilities will include fl oor merchandising and front end cash.
Apply in person with resume
at current location
(across from SEARS)
or for interview time
call 403-741-7864
PARTYMAXX
EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY
Floor Covering Installers and Tilesetters needed
for Jensen Contract Flooring, Big Valley, AB
Starting wages:$28.85/hr - Floor Covering Installers
$24.75/hr - Tilesetters40-50 hours per week
Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years of work experience or have a valid trade certifi cation.
Please send qualifi ed resumes only [email protected] or
fax to 403-876-2554
Stettler Home Hardware5018 - 50 Street 403-742-8311
Help Wanted* Garden Center- Full time person required- Knowledge of plants and gardening
is an asset, but will train- Duties include maintenance of plants,
sales, displays
* Part-time Cashier- For cashiering and customer service- Also stocking shelves and cleaning- Must be available for weekends also
PrismIntegrated
Solutions Inc. in Forestburg
Has the following position available:
Building Maintenance/CarpenterFoam panel building experience will be an asset. Applicant needs to be reliable, self-
motivated, and have the attention to detail we require for our fi nished product. Excellent
wage and competitive benefi ts packageoff ered to the successful candidate.
E-mail resumes [email protected]
or fax to 780-582-3922
MARCH 10, 2012at the farm, Erskine AB
150 yearling bulls two year old bulls
fall born yearling bulls 120 yearling heifers
commercial heifers
Canada’s Largest Angus Production Sale
Offering over 700 head of Quality Angus Cattle
BULL & FEMALE SALE27TH ANNUAL
MARCH 16, 2013
LEE & LAURA BROWNBox 217, Erskine, Alberta T0C 1G0
Phone: 403-742-4226 Fax: [email protected]
catalogue online www.llbangus.com
• 150 yearling bulls
• 100 two-year-old bulls
• 150 yearling heifers
• 300 commercial heifers
LLB Angus
Bale Hauling & SwathingBale Hauling & SwathingMarketing of Hay and Straw Marketing of Hay and Straw
Will load own truckWill load own truck
David UnruhDavid Unruh Cell 403-323-6787Cell 403-323-6787
Home 403-742-4673Home 403-742-4673
Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990
Agricultural#2000 - #2290
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Horses 2140
WANTEDOld high back
bucking saddle.‘Gibson-Bear Trap’403-986-3280
Horse/StockTrailers 2170HORSE and Stock trailer. Parts and repairs. Axles, brakes, drums, bearings,
spring, rims, fenders, lights, and wiring.
Pick up & delivery avail.HORSE SHOE TRAILER
MFG. AND REPAIR. HALKIRK, ALBERTA
403-884-2173 403-430-0504
Grain, FeedHay 2190
DEALERS WANTED:Hannas Seeds need agents to sell alfalfas,
clovers and grasses plus hay, pasture, turf, native
and reclamation mixtures. Contact Esther
1-800-661-1529 [email protected]
HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.
Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.
Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.
“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,
1-877-250-5252
ROUND hay bales for sale. We deliver. Self unload-
ing. No Sunday calls Please. 403-843-6380
WANTED 100 plus 2-3 yr old round or large square straw bales. Loading re-quired. Call 403-747-2384
SeedGrain 2200CERTIFIED seed for sale:
Busby barley, Sundre barley, Ponoka barley,
Jordan oats, Guaranteed, fully tested. Greg Jones,
Magic Seed Farm 403-704-6277 or
403-783-6495
Houses/Duplexes 30203 BDRM. house in Ba-shaw, 1360 sq.ft., 2 car det. garage, $1000/mo. $1000 d.d., no utils., avail. April 1, call 403-348-3058
SMALL 2 bedroom house, White Sands, AB., n/s, utils. incld, $900/mo. + DD 403-741-8707
CommercialProperty 4110
PublicNotices 6010
Suites 3060L A R G E
One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS
FOR RENTNo pets
Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568
Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005
RoomsFor Rent 3090FURN. room w/small kitch-
enette, 12 mins. outside Stettler, private entrance,
shared bath, quiet n/s only, no pets, $400 403-742-8912
Industrial 31301,200 ft. heated shop in East Industrial area of Stettler. Available Dec.
1/12. Phone 403-742-8327, Tracey.
StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI
STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.
Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and
fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:
Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or
403-742-3153
MINI STORAGE10X12’ With 5x7 doors.
For quads, snowmobiles, furniture, etc.
Phone: (403)742-9729 DYMY Oilfield Services
Condos/Townhouses4040
HousesFor Sale 4020
Perfect RetirementHome for Sale
in StettlerBuilt in 2011, 1400 sq. ft. home with everything on
one level. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, attached double garage.Part of an age 45+ condo association,†$50/month
fee†covers snow shoveling and lawn care. Located next to large green area
with mature trees.Phone (403) 742-7765
HousesWanted 4030
RETIRED,RESPONSIBLE COUPLEwith friendly well behaved
dog, seeking house or mobile home.
Long term rent as ofMarch 31 or April 15.
Written reference. 403-741-3008
Condos/Townhouses4040
5326 47 AVE. Unit #306 - 2 bdrm. condo, w/solid hardwood flooring,
downtown R.D. Under-ground parking. Needs
bathroom updated & painting. Price range between $160,000 -
$170,000. 403-815-0429 or 540-6066 to view.
Town of StettlerPUBLIC NOTICE
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Develop-ment Permit Applications have been approved.
1. No: 2693-2013 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 21, Plan 0729463 Municipal Address: 4106 - 68 Street Applicant: Echo Ridge Homes Inc. Proposed Development: Single Family Dwelling with Attached Garage
2. No: 2694-2013 Legal Description: Block N, Plan 2662TR Municipal Address: 6202 - 44 Avenue Applicant: Town of Stettler Proposed Development: Stettler Recreation Centre Renovation
3. No: 2695-2013 Legal Description: Lot 5-7, Block 14, Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4710 - 50 Street Applicant: Camdon Construction Ltd.
Proposed Development: Leasehold Improvements
You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. March 27, 2013. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.
Leann GrahamPlanning & Development Services
SO008210
Motorcycle repair shop – sales in excess of $400,000.00 and growingManufacturing operation – covers for boats, trucks price $82,000.Liquor Store – land, buildings & eq. northern AlbertaRestaurant – no franchise fees, full service sales 1.4 MCrane & Picker operation – well established, owner’s wishes to retire sales 800,000.
Call Bill Conroy or Keith Acheson @ 403-346-6655Independent Pizza- steady family bus, 75% takeout/delivery estimate net $172144DQ Grill & ChillQuiznos- sales growth potential could net $255000 low rent, can open 2nd location30 yr Established Glass Shop- Auto, builders, residential, commercial, 2 owners with 2 staffFull Service Laundromat
Call Mark Hansen 10 am-5 pm Mon-Fri @ 403 343 0824 or email [email protected]
The above is a selection of choices please visit our website www.advantagecommercial.ca
BUSINESS AVAILABLE IN ALBERTA
3 Bdrm Townhomes
For Lease or Lease to Own
403-742-5400
Business Services#1000 - #1430
Accounting .......................... 1010Acupuncture........................1020Advocate/Mediation ............1025Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027Automotive ..........................1029Bands & DJ s ......................1030Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040Bookkeeping .......................1050Cabinet Makers ...................1054Child Care/Caregivers .........1060Carpentry ............................1062Car Rentals .........................1064Cat Work .............................1065Cleaning .............................1070Clerical................................1080Construction .......................1085Consulting ...........................1090Contractors ......................... 1100Computer Services ..............1110Drafting & Design................ 1120Eavestroughing ................... 1130Educational ......................... 1140Electrical ............................. 1150Entertainment ..................... 1160Escorts................................ 1165Farm Equipment ................. 1168Financial ............................. 1170Fireplaces ........................... 1175Flooring............................... 1180Food/Catering ..................... 1190Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193Glass Shops ....................... 1196Mobile Glass Shops ............ 1197Handyman Services ...........1200Health Care......................... 1210Income Tax .........................1220Insurance ............................ 1130Landscaping .......................1240Land Mapping .....................1250Legal Services ....................1260Limousine Services ............1270Massage Therapy ...............1280Mechanical .........................1285Misc. Services ....................1290Moving & Storage ...............1300Oilfi eld .................................1305Painters/Decorators ............ 1310Personal Services ...............1315Pet Services .......................1318Photography .......................1320Plumbing & Heating ............1330Printing................................1335Rental - Equipment .............1340Rental - Misc .......................1350Repair Service ....................1360Roofi ng ...............................1370Snow Removal ....................1380Travel ..................................1385Upholstery ..........................1390Well Drilling ........................1400Welding ............................... 1410Window Cleaning ................1420Yard Care ............................1430
Accounting 1010
Ph:403-742-5979Fax:403-742-3656
Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,
Stettler AB
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Chapman and Co.Professional
Accountants LLP
Guy Chapman, CAChris Annand, CA
Kendra Walgenbach, CANaomi Roth, CGA
P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler
Tel: 403-742-3438e-mail: [email protected]
4814 - 49 Street,Stettler
403-742-5520
403-882-3740 (Castor)
Thorogood
Pinches&Certified General Accountants
Gitzel KrejciGitzel KrejciDand PetersonDand Peterson
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
4912 - 51 StreetP.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta
403-742-4431
Toll free1-877-742-4431
e-mail:[email protected]
website:www.gkdpca.com
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Automotive 1029
Quality Collision Repairand Professional Service…
Guaranteed!
Find out more about us at:www.brennanautobody.com
Phone: 403-742-35554109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler
AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD.
Auto Body RepairsAccessories & GraphicsRestoration/Sandblasting
Box Liners
Phone 403-742-1681
www.northstarpaintandbody.com
Automotive 1029JT AUTO BODY LTD.
“Serving Stettler & areafor 37 years”
• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting
Call Curt or Rob
Phone 403-742-2869
4606 - 40 St., Stettler
CabinetMakers 1054
BOB HOLOWENKOTEL: 403-742-6277Res: 403-742-2409No. 5 Kunstman KomplexBox 685, Stettler, AB
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Contractors 1100
403-742-1330
Buzz AndersenServing Stettler
area over 35 years
-Residential-Commercial
-Farm Buildings-Renovations
Drafting& Design 1120House Plan DesignHouse Plan DesignSmall CommercialSmall CommercialShop DrawingsShop DrawingsAs BuiltsAs Builts
Phone: 403-742-6612Cell: 780-935-0540
Email: [email protected]
Monika Stahlberg
Monika Stahlberg
Drafting Service
RAILSIDEDESIGNGALEN WIEBE
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DRAFTING AND DESIGN
5004 - 48 AVE., STETTLER
PH: 403-742-4101FAX: 866-305-5686
Eavestroughing1130FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD.
5”Continuous Eaves“Gutter Clean” Leaf Protection
Electrical 1150
“If It’s Electrical We Do It”All types of Electrical
Installation &Maintenance
403-742-5111Serving Stettler
& Area since 1978
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FurnaceCleaning 1193Stettler Furnace
Cleaning
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Glass Shops 1196HEARTLAND
GLASS• Locks repinned & installed
• Windshields repaired & installed
• Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors
• All your glass & screen needsMain St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628
LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”
Randy Long• Residential• Commercial
• Automotive Needs
403-742-25204607 - 59 St., Stettler
(Beside A & W)
HealthCare 1210
Stettler Eye Care
Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye
health and vision exams
Top quality frames,
lenses and contacts
Treatment of eye
disease, injuries and
surgical co-management
Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome
Dr. KERRY WONGOptometrist
Stettler, AlbertaBox 1796 Phone 403-742-2998
Dr. Patricia RossDr. P.G. Wilson
Dr. D.A. HeimdahlOPTOMETRISTS
Ponoka, Alta.
403-783-5575
1-800-662-7168
Coronation Office
403-578-3221
Hanna Office
403-854-3003
www.4YourEyesOnly.ca
Dr. E. LYNESChiropractor
4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCEPhysiotherapy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture Acupuncture & Massage& Massage
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DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor
-Gitzel Krejci Building
4912 - 51 StreetStettler, AB
Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553Res.: 403-742-0370
Misc.Services 1290
LegalServices 1260
Barristers and Solicitors
Advocates
2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660
Fax: 780-426-0982
BRYON D. BALTIMORE
of McCuaig Desrochers
ANDERSON LAW OFFICE
Brenda Anderson,
B.Comm., LL.B.
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Phone 403-742-2529
Fax 403-742-2522
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
4819 - 51 Street
Lori R. ReuleLL. B.
StettlerProfessional
Building
403-742-3411
Gary G. Grant
Law Office4910 - 51 Street
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.
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IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up
scrap again! Farm machin-ery, vehicles and industrial.
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PersonalServices 1315
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relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883.
Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or
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TRUE PSYCHICS!For Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036;
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Plumbing& Heating 1330
• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services• Commercial and Residential• Water Conditioning & Pumps
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Business and Services DirectoryTO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE HERE CALL CLASSIFIEDS today
403-309-33001-877-223-3311
For Rent#3000 - #3200
Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990
Misc.Services 1290
SnowRemoval 1380
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIEDS/SPORTS Page B9Wednesday, March 13, 2013
ManufacturedHomes 4090THINKING OF SELLING?
We need your 1990 or newer manufactured or
modular home (to be moved). For free evaluation contact Terry at 1-877-347-0417
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PublicNotices 6010
Out Of TownProperty 4170ELINOR LAKE RESORT. 2.5 hours NE Edmonton. Spring Sale, fully serviced lake lots reduced by 15%
May 17-31, 2013.Suitable for cabin/house,
RV or investment. 1-877-623-3990;
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Cars 5030
Out Of TownProperty 4170
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“Best Buys”,fastest & easiest way to
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Cars 50302002 HONDA Accord,
loaded, one owner, $4,900.
Phone 403-742-8190 for more information.
Motorcycles 5080THE ONE, THE ONLY
authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program
in all of Canada.You’ll work on all types
of HD bikes. Qualityinstruction & state-of-the-art
training aids.GPRC Fairview Campus,
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REV UP YOUR ENGINE. Now gain 1st and 2nd year Apprenticeship Motorcycle
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Hands-on training - street, off-road, dual sport bikes.
Write AB MCM exams - gain 320 hours credit.
1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview
Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
2007 Ford 500 Sedan AWD
2 sets Mag Wheels (one set winter tires, other summer) New Windshield New Battery Leather Interior CVT Transmission Chrome Bug Screen Sun RoofLots of Extras 143,000 KM Clean Unit
Asking $10,500Call Ray 780 372 4494 - Bashaw
ADULTS/CHILDREN
ANONYMOUSWednesday, 7:30 p.m.
For more info Kira & Ian
FCSS, 403-742-2339
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271
AL-ANON403-742-0990
ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT
GROUP403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or 403-742-4091
BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT GROUP403-742-2337
BIG BROTHERS &
BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION403-742-5437 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
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
SUPPORT GROUP403-742-2337 (parents who have lost a child[ren])
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059
HOME SUPPORT
STETTLER & DISTRICT403-742-6568
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444
STETTLER & AREA
ACQUIRED BRAIN
INJURY SOCIETY(STABIS)
For more information phone
403-742-6456
STETTLER & DISTRICTFOOD BANK SOCIETYKathy Willis - 403-742-4567
Elaine Williams - 403-742-2745
4820 - 51 Street
STETTLER CITIZENS ON
PATROLRCMP office
403-742-3382
www.stettlercop.org
STETTLER HANDIBUS403-742-5858
STETTLER HEALTH
EMERGENCY LINE PROGRAM403-742-2337
STETTLER PEOPLE FOR
SUICIDE AWARENESS403-742-2337
STETTLER READ &
WRITE OFFICE403-742-2999
T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Grace – 403-742-0681
Vivian – 403-742-3935
VICTIM SERVICE403-741-7841
CONFUSED?GETTING THE RUN AROUND?
CONTACT YOUR INFORMATION
AND REFERRAL CENTRE
Residents of Stettler and the sur-rounding area now have access to this free and confi dential service. It provides information and referral on social agencies, government ser-vices, clubs and organizations, to best suit the caller’s need.
Just Dial - 403-742-1155
CommunitySupport Services
Town of Stettler
PUBLIC NOTICELAND FOR LEASE
The Town of Stettler is now accepting tenders to lease the following land(s).
The Term of the Lease will for 2 years (2013 – 2015).
LOCATION ACRES USE
1. Pt. N.W. 4-39-19-W4 84.33± Pasture Parcel D, 2981ET 12± Hayland or Pasture
2. Pt. S.E. 9-39-19-W-4 96.9± Pasture
3. Lot 1, Plan 8023215 (airport) 42± Hayland
Conditions of Lease: Upon acceptance of lease tender by the Town of Stettler, all lease moneys must be paid in full prior to tenant occupancy.
Closing Date: Sealed lease proposal documents must be externally marked “Land Lease” complete with “Land Location” and submitted to the Stettler Town Office at 5031 – 50 Street no later than 2:00 p.m., April 3, 2013.
Further information may be obtained from the Stettler Town Office, 5031 - 50 Street or by contacting Leann Graham at 403-742-8305.
Grazing TendersDucks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is now accepting bids for 2013 pastureagreements on the following properties:
One Year Pasture Agreements
1. NW 6-37-19 W4M – Lowden Springs Project - 2500 cow/calf days2. SE 7-40-20 W4M – Hubert Project - 3500 cow/calf days3. SE 16-40-19 W4M – Simon Project - 3000 cow/calf days4. N 1/2 of NE 14-42-21 W4M – Andrews Project - 1800 cow/calf days
Multi-Year Pasture Agreements
1. NE 20-41-18 W4M & NE 11-41-19 W4M – Fitzpatrick and Walker Projects – 2 Year (3500 cow-calf days/yr)
2. NE 16 & NE 15-41-19 W4M – Greener and Nixon Projects – 2 Year (3500 cow-calf days/yr)
3. N 1/2 4-43-21 W4M & SW 33 / NW 28-42-21 W4M – Stauffer and Earl Stamm Project - 2 Year (3500 cow-calf days)
4. E 1/2 27 & NE 22-36-21 W4M – Kerbes and Kerbes 2 Projects – 3 Year (2800 cow-calf days/yr)
NOTE: • Multi-Year Pasture Agreements – one project or quarter section to be grazed
per year.• Payment required upon acceptance of bid by Ducks Unlimited Canada.• Agreements are for the indicated term with no guarantee of renewal.• Properties should be viewed prior to bidding. Fence maintenance and water
requirements will be the responsibility of the agreement holder.• Grazing to commence no earlier than July 15th and be completed by
September 30th.
Tender Closing Date: Friday March 22, 2013 at 12 noon.
Tender forms must be used in bidding process. For a copy of the tender form or further information contact Ian at (403) 342-1314 ext #7
Tenders accepted by fax or mail at:Ducks Unlimited Canada#1, 5550 - 45 Street Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1L1Fax: (403) 346-1211
Ducks Unlimited Canada reserves the right to reject the highest and/or any other bid.
Conserving Canada’s Wetlands
Town of Stettler
PUBLIC NOTICEBYLAW 2038-13
Public Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Municipal Council of the Town of Stettler to pass Bylaw 2038-13 to close portions of public highways (streets) to public travel and create title to portions of public highways (streets):
A copy of Bylaw 2038-13 may be viewed at the Town Offi ce during regular hours of business.
A Public Hearing on the matter of Bylaw 2038-13 will be held at the Council Chambers, Stettler Town Offi ce, 5031 – 50 Street on April 2, 2013 at the hour of 8:00 p.m. when written or oral presentation for or against the bylaw will be received.
Leann GrahamPlanning & Development Services
A copy of Bylaw 2038-13 may be viewed at the Town Office during regular hours of b i
Transportation#5000-5300
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HOCKEY HEART OF
A CHAMPION — Blair Chapman, a volunteer with the Stettler Light-ning for almost 20 years, holds the appreciation plaque he received this month from the Heritage Junior Hockey League team. Chapman has announced he’s retiring from his duties withthe junior B team.
RICHARD FROESE/Independent reporter
HALL OF FAMER — Longtime referee John Jacobs (left) of Stettler receivescongratulations from Stettler Mayor Dick Richards last week, shortly after it was announced that Jacobs would be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame on June 15 at Red Deer.
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elve (12
) mont
hly pa
yment
s divid
ed by 26
period
s gives
payee
a bi-w
eekly p
ayment
of $19
9/$298
with a
down
paym
ent of
$3,200/
$3,000
or equi
valent t
rade-in
. Cost o
f borrow
ing is $
4,266.
97/$7,5
23.22 or
APR o
f 4.99%
/5.99%
and to
tal to b
e repai
d is $31
,065.97
/$46,5
22.22. O
ffers in
clude a
Manufa
cturer
Rebate
of $8,
500/$5
,500 a
nd frei
ght an
d air ta
x of $1,
700 bu
t exclud
e option
al feat
ures, a
dminis
tration
and re
gistrati
on fee
s (adm
inistrat
ion fee
s may v
ary by
dealer)
, fuel f
ill char
ge and
all app
licable
taxes.
Taxes p
ayable
on ful
l amoun
t of pu
rchase
price a
fter Ma
nufact
urer Re
bate de
ducted
. Bi-We
ekly pa
yment
s are on
ly avail
able us
ing a c
ustom
er initi
ated P
C (Inte
rnet Ba
nking)
or Pho
ne Pay s
ystem t
hrough
the cus
tomer’s
own b
ank (if
offere
d by th
at fina
ncial in
stitutio
n). The
custom
er is re
quired
to sign
a mont
hly pa
yment
contrac
t with
a first
payme
nt date
one m
onth fr
om the
contrac
t date a
nd to e
nsure t
hat the
total m
onthly
paym
ent occ
urs by
the pa
yment
due da
te. Bi-w
eekly p
ayment
s can b
e made
by ma
king p
ayment
s equiv
alent t
o the su
m of 12
month
ly paym
ents di
vided b
y 26 bi-
weekly
period
s every
two w
eeks co
mmenc
ing on
thecon
tract da
te. Dea
ler ma
y sell fo
r less. O
ffers va
ry by m
odel an
d not a
ll comb
ination
s will a
pply. ±
Until A
pril 30,
2013, le
ase a n
ew 201
3 F-150
XLT Sup
er Cab
4x4 wit
h 5.0L e
ngine a
nd get
2.99%
annua
l percen
tage ra
te (APR
) finan
cing for
up to
36 mont
hs on a
pprove
d credi
t (OAC)
from F
ord Cre
dit. No
t all bu
yers w
ill qual
ify for
the low
est APR
paym
ent. Le
ase a v
ehicle
with a
value o
f $29,9
99 at 2
.99% A
PR for
up to 3
6 mont
hs with
$600 d
own o
r equiv
alent t
rade in
, mont
hly pa
yment
is $398
, total
lease o
bligat io
n is $14
,928 an
d optio
nal bu
yout is
$17,136
. Offer
include
s Manu
facture
r Rebat
e of $8,
500. Ta
xes pa
yable o
n full a
mount
of leas
e finan
cing pri
ce after
Manuf
acture
r Rebat
e is ded
ucted.
Offers
include
freigh
t and a
ir tax of
$1,700
but ex
clude op
tional f
eature
s, adm
inistrat
ion an
d regist
ration
fees (a
dminis
tration
fees m
ay vary
by dea
ler), fu
el fill c
harge a
nd all
applica
ble tax
es. Add
itional
paym
ents re
quired
for PP
SA, reg
istratio
n, secu
rity dep
osit, NS
F fees (
where
applic
able),
excess
wear a
nd tea
r, and la
te fees
. Some
conditi
ons an
d milea
ge restr
ictions
of 80,
000 km
over 48
month
s apply.
A char
ge of 16
cents p
er km o
ver mi
leage r
estricti
ons ap
plies, p
lus app
licable
taxes.
Manufa
cturer
Rebate
s can b
e used i
n conju
nction
with m
ost ret
ail con
sumer o
ffers m
ade ava
ilable b
y Ford
of Cana
da at e
ither th
e time
of fac
tory or
der or
deliver
y, but n
ot both
. Manuf
acture
r Rebat
es are n
ot com
binabl
e with
any fle
et cons
umer i
ncentiv
es. ▼
Progra
m in ef
fect fro
m Janu
ary 15,
2013 to
April 1
, 2013 (
the “Pr
ogram
Period
”). To q
ualify,
custom
er must
turn in
a 2006
model
year or
older v
ehicle
that is
in runn
ing con
dition
(able t
o start
and mo
ve and
withou
t missi
ng par
ts) and
has be
en prop
erly reg
istered
/plate
d or in
sured f
or the l
ast 3 m
onths (
the “Cr
iteria”)
. Eligib
le cust
omers
will re
ceive [$
500]/[
$1,000]
/[$2,50
0]/[$3
,000] t
oward
s the pu
rchase
or lea
se of a
new 201
2/2013
Ford [C
-Max, F
usion H
ybrid &
Energ
i]/[Fus
ion (ex
cluding
S, Hybr
id & En
ergi), T
aurus (
exclud
ing SE)
, Musta
ng (ex
cluding
Value L
eader),
Escape
(exclud
ing S),
Transit
Connec
t (exclu
ding EV
), Edge
(exclud
ing SE)
, Flex (e
xcludin
g SE), E
xplore
r (exclu
ding b
ase)]/
[F-150 (
exclud
ing Reg
ular Ca
b 4x2 X
L), Exp
edition
, E-Serie
s]/[F2
50-550
] – all
Fiesta,
Focus,
Raptor,
GT500,
BOSS 3
02, Tra
nsit Con
nect EV
, Mediu
m Truc
k, Valu
e Leade
r and Li
ncoln m
odels e
xcluded
(each a
n “Eligi
ble Veh
icle”).
Taxes p
ayable
before
Rebate
amoun
t is ded
ucted.
To qua
lify: (i)
custom
er must
, at the
time of
the Eli
gible V
ehicle
sale, pr
ovide t
he Deal
er with
(a) suf
ficient
proof o
f Criter
ia, and
(b) sig
ned ori
ginal o
wnersh
ip tran
sferring
custom
er vehi
cle to t
he Auth
orized R
ecycler
; and (i
i) Eligi
ble Veh
icle mu
st be pu
rchase
d, leas
ed, or
factor
y order
ed durin
g the Pr
ogram
Period
. Offer
only av
ailable
to resi
dents o
f Canad
a and p
ayable
in Cana
dian d
ollars. O
ffer is t
ransfer
able on
ly to p
ersons d
omicile
d with
the ow
ner of
the rec
ycled ve
hicle. O
ffer can
be use
d in con
junctio
n with
most r
etail co
nsume
r offers
made a
vailabl
e by For
d at ei
ther th
e time
of fac
tory or
der or
deliver
y, but n
ot both
. Offer
not ava
ilable o
n any v
ehicle
receivin
g CPA, G
PC, Com
mercia
l Conne
ction o
r Daily R
ental R
ebates
and th
e Comm
ercial F
leet Reb
ate Pro
gram (
CFIP). C
ustom
ers elig
ible for
CFIP a
re not e
ligible
for thi
s offer.
Limited
time of
fer, see
dealer
for det
ails or
call the
Ford Cu
stome
r Relati
onship
Centre
at 1-80
0-565-
3673. *
**Estim
ated fu
el cons
umptio
n rating
s for 20
13 F-150
4X4 5.
0L V8 6
-speed
autom
atic tra
nsmissi
on: [15
.0L/10
0km (19
MPG) C
ity, 10.
6L/100
km (27
MPG) H
wy]. Fu
el cons
umptio
n rating
s based
on Tra
nsport
Canada
appro
ved tes
t meth
ods. Ac
tual fu
el cons
umptio
n will v
ary ba
sed on
road co
ndition
s, vehi
cle loa
ding, v
ehicle
equipm
ent, an
d drivi
ng hab
its. **
F-150: W
hen pro
perly e
quippe
d. Max.
towing
of 11,3
00 lbs
with 3.
5L EcoB
oost 4x
2 and 4
x4 and
6.2L 2
valve V8
4x2 eng
ines. M
ax. pay
loads o
f 3,120 l
bs/3,10
0 lbs w
ith 5.0
LTi-V
CT V8/3
.5L V6
EcoBoo
st 4x2 e
ngines
. Max. h
orsepo
wer of
411 an
d max.
torque
of 434
on F-1
50 6.2
L V8 eng
ine. Cla
ss is Fu
ll–Size
Pickups
under
8,500
lbs GV
WR vs.
2012/2
013 com
petitor
s. ‡‡F-
Series
is the b
est-sell
ing lin
e of pic
kup tru
cks in C
anada
for 47 y
ears in
a row
based
on Can
adian
Vehicle
Manuf
acture
rs’ Asso
ciation
statist
ical sal
es repo
rt, Dece
mber 2
012. ††
†Some
mobile
phone
s and so
me dig
ital me
dia pla
yers m
ay not b
e fully
compat
ible – c
heck w
ww.syn
cmyrid
e.com f
or a list
ing of
mobile
phone
s, medi
a play
ers, an
d featu
res sup
ported
. Drivin
g while
distrac
ted can
result
in loss
of veh
icle con
trol, a
ccident
and in
jury. Fo
rd reco
mmend
s that d
rivers u
se caut
ion wh
en using
mobile
phone
s, even
with vo
ice com
mands
. Only u
se mobi
le phon
es and
other d
evices,
even w
ith voi
ce com
mands
, not es
sential
to driv
ing wh
en it is
safe to
do so
and in c
omplia
nce wit
h appl
icable l
aws. SY
NC is o
ptional
on mo
st new
Ford ve
hicles.
©2013 S
irius Ca
nada In
c. “Siri
usXM”,
the Sir
iusXM lo
go, cha
nnel na
mes an
d logos
are tra
demark
s of Sir
iusXM R
adio In
c. and
are use
d unde
r licenc
e. ©201
3 Ford M
otor Co
mpany
of Can
ada, Lim
ited. Al
l rights
reserv
ed.
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