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March 18, 2015STETTLER, ALBERTA
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The county council chambers were full to the brim for the pub-lic sessions regarding two Buf-falo Lake bylaws on March 11, one which passed unanimously and one which split council down the middle.
The first bylaw to be addressed was one that rezoned a 6-me-tre wide buffer zone of land be-tween the shoreline right-of-way of the lake and the properties of the landowners as environmental reserve. This would require the land to be left in natural state or be used as a public park.
The landowners came out in
force to protest this bylaw, wish-ing the land be left as municipal reserve. While there are still re-strictions with what the county can do with the land, it’s not as strict as an environmental re-serve.
Some people spoke out in fa-vour of the bylaw, saying that it preserves the lakeshore for pub-lic use. One person recounted an experience he had several years ago, where he was chased off the beach by the adjacent landowner, who claimed the beach was his property. One person spoke out in favour of the bylaw, but said that the land should have been the original 12 metres, not the
six county staff reduced it to in order to facilitate land sales to the home owners.
When the matter came to vote, councillors James Nibourg, Dave Grover, and Joe and Ernie Gendre voted in favour, with councillors Greggory Jackson, Les Stulberg and Reeve Wayne Nixon voting against. Thus, the bylaw passed.
This is not the first time the county has tried to zone the land as environmental reserve. A de-cade ago, a court case dismissed the county’s attempt to rezone the land under the Municipal Government Act (MGA). The county’s position is that they at-tempted to rezone the land under
the wrong section of the MGA, and are now rezoning it under a different section.
The reeve kept tight control of the public session, as it several times almost diverged into ar-guments between staff and resi-dents.
The second bylaw pertained to selling land below market value to the current owners. The land is being sold to the land owners to cover encroachments made in the past 60 years. Some of the encroachments were approved by the county with the land being leased. Others were allowed and were taxed.
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From left, Ashley Boulding, Gail Boulding, Breanna Kirk and Helen Seaville lead the congregation in singing during the World Day of Prayer service held at Stettler’s Christ-King Catholic Church on Friday, March 13. Please see our story on page 2.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
When Tennille Day-chief saw her friends liking the Miss Teen Alberta competition on Facebook, she went along to see what it was all about.
By the time she was done perusing the page, she submitted an entry “on a whim,” she said, to represent Drumheller-Stettler.
“There were only five days left to apply,” she explained, noting that she didn't expect any-thing to come of the ap-plication.
A short time later, she received an email to do an interview with the Miss Teen Alberta staff via Skype, and before she knew it, Daychief was the representative for Drumheller-Stettler.
“It happened so fast,” she said.
Due to her late entry, Daychief's way behind her competitors, who have had up to a month to fundraise for the compe-tition's cause as well as sell tickets for the event. How she does in this re-gard is part of her final score, and she's only got until the day of the com-petition, March 21.
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
For one afternoon, as winter drew to a close, their thoughts were centred on a tropical island — but not for the reason one might expect.
A group of about 75 people gathered at Christ-King Catholic Church on the afternoon of Friday, March 13, for the annual World Day of Prayer service.
Each year, the international service focuses on a dif-ferent nation, and this year’s service offered prayers for the people of the Bahamas, the country made up of more than 700 islands, cays and islets, located north of Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean.
To North Americans, the very name of the country may conjure up images of cruise ships and lazy days lounging on the beach.
However, modern-day Bahamians face a variety of social challenges, ranging from the impact of frequent tropical storms to the reality of domestic abuse against women and children.
Trish Foesier, a parishioner who led the service, said that learning about these issues in other countries helps to unite Christians across the world.
“We’re struggling with (some of) the same stuff in Canada,” she said. “We need worldwide prayer.”
The service, which is put together by representatives
from the featured country, consisted of songs, prayers, Scripture readings and spoken liturgy.
Those in attendance also watched a short video that featured scenes from the Bahamas, while a narrator talked about the history and development of the na-tion, its current situation and challenges, and some of its unique features.
The theme for this year’s service was “Jesus said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you?’,” taken from John 13:1-17, in which the Lord washes his dis-ciples’ feet to demonstrate a life of selfless service to them.
“In the Christian church, we are all servants of the Lord,” said Father Donatus Ihekwoaba, who welcomed the guests at the opening of the service. “Jesus gave us an example to follow.”
The service in Stettler is held in a different church each year, alternating between the town’s Catholic, United, Anglican and Lutheran congregations. In addi-tion, members from several local churches took part in leading the service.
A four-piece band — consisting of local residents Gail Boulding and Breanna Kirk, and Red Deer-based missionaries Ashley Boulding and Helen Seaville — led the hymns and worship songs during the service.
Offerings were collected to support the Women’s In-ter-Church Council of Canada and its projects at home and around the world.
A lunch followed the service in the adjacent parish hall. Next year’s service will focus on the island of Cuba.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
A March 11 collision between two pick-up trucks at the intersec-tion of Highway 56 and 44 Ave. sent the driver and passenger of one truck to the hospital.
According to RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Duncan Bab-chuk, a Chevrolet S-10 was heading north on Highway 56 when it struck a Ford F-150 that was crossing the highway.
The force of the impact sent both vehicles off the road, with the S-10 coming to rest on the verge of the creek behind the RCMP de-tachment.
The driver of the S-10 had to be extracted from the vehicle, and both he and his passenger, from Byemoor, were sent to the hospital with injuries.
The driver of the F-150, a 38-year-old man from Coronation, has been issued a violation ticket for failing to proceed safely from a stop.
Detachment welcomes new member
The RCMP detachment in Stettler has a new constable.Dave Lukeman, 25, is on his first detail with a detachment after
his graduation from depot. The father of two, originally from Nova Scotia, moved to Stettler with his wife and two children, one of which is a son born earlier this month.
“(I’ve known) since an early age that I always wanted this,” Luke-man said. “It started with the DARE program in school.”
Though the rolling plains of the prairies are a far cry from the At-lantic ocean and the rocky island hills he grew up on, Alberta was his first choice for deployment, and Stettler the first community he wanted.
“You have everything here,” he said. “It looks like a good com-munity.”
Lukeman said there’s no big drastic change from the east coast,
save the scenery, and the fact that “there’s a lot of country music out here.”
Right now his focus is on being a dad and husband, and learning all he can on the job, he said.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
A man charged with forgery and possession of stolen items was sentenced to seven months in jail at the Stettler provincial court on Thursday, March 12.
Appearing by closed-circuit television from Red Deer Re-mand Centre, Nicholas De-Lorenzo pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery, two charges of possession of stolen property and one charge of failing to com-ply with conditions.
The court heard that on Jan. 31, DeLorenzo and another ac-cused were arrested in Stettler after a concerned citizen phoned the police regarding suspicious behaviour at the Stettler Post Office. When RCMP Const. Wheeler attended the scene, he found the two men. In their pos-session he found forged cheques, stolen identification, and a stolen cellphone. In addition to that, DeLorenzo admitted to consum-ing alcohol.
The 37-year-old has a lengthy rap sheet, though the crimes on them are significantly apart, a sign of DeLorenzo’s struggles with drugs. When he is able to stay clean, he doesn’t break the law. When he can’t, he ends up in jail.
He’s worked in the oil rig in-dustry and has all the tickets nec-essary to do that, and has a young son he supports – most recently as a garage door installer. He also has taken steps to be accepted into Grace House – a drug reha-bilitation centre – once his sen-tence is complete.
The court was told that De-Lorenzo regrets what happened on Jan. 31, though he can’t re-member much of it due to being intoxicated with both drugs and alcohol.
“I want to apologize to the community of Stettler,” De-Lorenzo said, when he had a chance to speak. “We were pass-ing through and we relapsed on meth(amphetamines). I’m going
to continue on my road to recov-ery, and I hope I can there sooner than later so I can get back with my son.”
Given his lengthy record, Judge Yake sentenced DeLo-renzo to a total of seven months in jail.
“You’ve had a lot of chances to rehabilitate,” Judge Yake said. “You’re not a young man.”
Judge Yake warned that any new charges would result in con-secutive sentences, rather than concurrent, lengthening DeLo-renzo’s time in jail.
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Volunteer firefighters from Stettler and District Fire and Rescue keep the occupant of a pick-up truck calm as they prepare to extract him or her from the vehicle, which was involved in a collision at the intersection of Highway 56 and 44 Avenue shortly past noon on Tuesday, March 10. The multi-vehicle collision sent multiple people to the hospital with injuries.
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decision on diploma exam weightingJoel van der Veen
INDEPENDENT REPORTER
The superintendent of Clearview Public Schools said this week he was sur-prised by Alberta Educa-tion’s decision to lower the weighting of diploma exam marks towards students’ fi-nal marks.
The provincial govern-ment announced on Monday, March 16 that it would shift the weight from a 50-50 split to a 70-30 split.
Effective Sept. 1, 2015, diploma exams in a subject will make up 30 per cent of the mark while the school-awarded grades will make up the remaining 70 per cent.
“We want students to ben-efit from classroom assess-ments that reflect their abili-ties over a longer period of time, rather than relying so heavily on one assessment lasting only a few hours,” education minister Gordon Dirks was quoted in a press release.
The press release also stated that the change in weighting would give a more accurate reflection of student performance by put-ting more emphasis on how a teacher assesses a student’s abilities and knowledge.
In Alberta, students write diploma exams for their core Grade 12 courses, which in-clude language arts, social studies, mathematics and sciences.
Peter Barron, Clearview superintendent, said that Clearview and other school boards in Zone 4 had not yet had their scheduled meeting with the minister, which has now been postponed twice.
“We weren’t expecting that announcement,” he said. “Our board was generally in favour of keeping it the way it was.”
He noted, however, that division staff members are positive about the change. While he argued that no as-sessment could cover all possible outcomes, he also said he believes Dirks is “sensitive to that.”
“It may or may not change anything, it’s hard to know just yet,” he said. “I think we need a good assessment sys-tem in our province, so that we know our kids are doing well.”
Barron said Dirks had planned meetings with school boards in each of Alberta’s zones, to discuss challenges and issues — in-cluding the weighting of di-ploma exams — and to see how the boards are working towards the goals of the In-spiring Education program.
He added that he hopes the minister will still be able to visit the boards in Zone 4 before a provincial election is called, but also said that’s unlikely.
“If they’re going into elec-tion mode, this could be postponed for quite a while,” said Barron, calling the situ-ation “unfortunate” and add-ing, “It was a missed oppor-tunity for him to get to know us better.”
The announcement was welcomed by the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), whose president, Helen Clease, said Monday that it would have a posi-tive impact on the province’s high school students.
“This decision was a long time coming,” Clease was quoted in a press release. “Communities have been telling school boards for a long time that this is one of their priorities.”
At an ASBA meeting in November, 82 per cent of Al-berta’s school boards voted in favour of a motion calling on the province to drop the weight of diploma exams.
The first diploma exams to be written under the new weighting will take place in November of 2015.
The province also an-nounced on Monday the in-troduction of new dual-credit partnerships, touted as giving students more opportunities to earn post-secondary cred-its or workplace certification while finishing high school with 24 new partnerships.
Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Upset about changes happening to her school next year, one Stettler girl has de-cided to take her concerns to the top.
Kaycee Coenen, 15, a Grade 9 student at Stettler Outreach School, said switching schools has had a radical impact on both her grades and her outlook about her edu-cation.
“People were a lot more friendly, and so were the teachers,” she said, comparing her experience at the Outreach School to the local high school. “It almost threw my head for a loop.”
Coenen said she was concerned over changes that will affect all of Stettler’s public schools, including her own, for the 2015-2016 school year.
So she decided to write a letter to Clear-view Public Schools superintendent Peter Barron about those changes, asking him to reconsider.
In January, school board trustees ap-proved a new grade configuration for the school complex, which would see the el-ementary school expand to include Kin-dergarten through Grade 6 and the cur-rent middle and high schools merged into a “secondary learning centre” covering grades 7 through 12.
Since then, the board has approved other changes to schools in the district, such as expanding Botha School to include Kin-dergarten through Grade 6, bringing it into alignment with the changes to the Stettler schools.
A motion passed at the division board’s Feb. 24 meeting called for the Stettler Out-reach School to be brought under the direc-tion of the secondary learning centre.
Though it will remain in operation in a separate location, it will no longer have its own principal and thus would come under the leadership of the high school principal.
These changes are the ultimate result of several years’ worth of discussions, studies and consultations.
Barron was tasked in October with re-viewing “the issues pertaining to schools in the Town of Stettler through staff, student and parent engagement, and to provide the Board with recommendations for their resolution in January 2015.”
The current configuration has been blamed for various issues, such as budget-ary concerns, problems with sharing of resources and facilities, and an awkward transition into high school for students arriving from the division’s smaller rural schools.
Parents, students and other community members had the opportunity to offer their final input through an electronic survey, in-troduced at an open house in January.
In her letter, Kaycee explains that she left William E. Hay Composite High School due to issues with the staff and students.
She told the Independent that she struggled in class but was afraid to ask for help.
“Some of the kids would pick on me and call me stupid,” she said. “I just said, ‘Screw it.’”
After talking with her parents and school administrators, she had hoped to finish her semester at William E. Hay and then ex-plore other options. Through some misun-derstanding, however, she suddenly found herself without a school in mid-December, she said.
Shortly before Christmas, she began at-tending the outreach school, which she lik-ened to a “family.”
She said she’s gone from failing her courses to seeing grades up around the 80 to 90 per cent mark. She also said that prin-cipal Roe Desrosiers has become “like a second father” to her.
“I would be very upset if his position was taken from him,” she wrote. “(The staff) treat us with respect, and in return, we respect them all back.”
She also expressed her concern — echoed by others during the open house in January — that students in grades 7 and 8, like her younger brother, would be more vulnerable to bullying by high school stu-dents under the new configuration.
In closing, she asked Barron to rethink the decision, to “leave things the way they are now” and to respond to her.
Barron, who spoke to the Independent on Monday night, had not yet received Kaycee’s letter at that point, but said he appreciated her input, as well as the con-cerns other parents, students and staff have expressed about the changes.
The school division is hosting an open house for parents and the community at William E. Hay Composite High School on Wednesday, March 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Barron said he looks forward to the dis-cussions that will follow, both to explain some of the changes that are coming, and to seek public input on decisions that have yet to be made.
“If we haven’t thought of something, then we welcome their best ideas,” he said.
He said many concerns have been raised in conversations, some of them legitimate and others that “we don’t think will come to pass” — but, he added, the division wants to hear what people are thinking.
In regards to bullying, he said he feels most of the fears are unfounded, based partly on his experience as the administra-tor of a Grade 7 to 12 school.
“We don’t have a history of kids bully-ing younger students,” he said. “We have a very low incidence (of this behaviour) . . . I have a lot of faith in our kids.”
Barron said that the students will con-tinue to be well supervised, many of their activities and courses will remain in the same locations with the same teachers, and
appropriate boundaries will be set to deter any trouble.
Regarding the outreach school, he said the changes should be beneficial in open-ing up new opportunities along with access to high school resources, including gradua-tion exercises, field trips and extracurricu-lar activities.
He also said the division has a respon-sibility to look for efficiencies, particularly with the “really tough” provincial budget that is anticipated on March 26, which could see the division faced with signifi-cant cutbacks of up to eight or nine per cent.
“We’re also stewards of the public purse,” he said. “We have to be very clever with how we spend our money.”
Barron acknowledged that there may be a sense of loss with the changes, as the high school and middle school will essentially be replaced with a “new entity,” possibly with a new name.
He also anticipated that parents are go-ing to be “very curious” and perhaps anx-ious about what’s on the horizon, just as staff members had been.
Barron said he wants to reassure par-ents that the school division is striving to increase opportunities while maintaining their students’ safety.
“We’re going to look after their children — I mean, that’s what we do,” he said. “We’re not going to put them at risk, we’re not going to be foolhardy with their safety.”
Coenen’s father, Michael, who recently joined the council for the outreach school as its chairman, said he’s concerned about what he called a lack of transparency in the division’s decision-making process.
“There’s just so much we don’t know,” he said. “We’re worried about the welfare of our kids.”
Michael said he understands change is necessary and overdue, but added he and other parents want to make sure it’s being done the right way.
He cited the January survey as an ex-ample, noting that the results were never released to the public, reportedly due to concerns over privacy.
“I honestly don’t even know if they’ve got a bloody plan,” he said. “They’ve got some great ideas . . . That’s great, but there’s no plan.”
He is also concerned that the changes will destroy the essence of what makes the Outreach School different, and which has proven so beneficial for his daughter.
“Outreach is about the student, not about the subject,” he said, explaining that he finds the high school prepares students for one particular path while the outreach approach helps them to become a “well-rounded person.”
“This is why these kids want to speak out,” he said. “All I want to do is make sure they’re being heard.”
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allowing any of the buf-fer land to be used by the landowners, and to prevent landowners from having to tear down these encroach-ments – in some case these encroachments are sheds or additions to original homes, while in others half of the home is over the property line.
Again, letters regarding the matter were read for council to hear, and several people wrote in objecting to the land sale below prop-erty value. These letters urged the county to allow the land to be purchased by anyone at market value.
Other letters indicated a misunderstanding about the land sales, as they re-vealed the authors thought the land sale meant the owners would own right to the water line.
The pieces of property being sold to the current residents are too small for normal use and would be completely landlocked, making them impractical for sale to anyone else, council noted. Further, these sales are giving the owners a chance to not have to tear down their properties.
One landowner, who re-cently purchased his home on Buffalo Lake, has the home that is half on his property, and half en-croachment. When he pur-chased the land he knew of the issue, but thought he’d have more time to deal with the problem.
“I’m really grateful the county is willing to sell me the land,” he said. “If they weren’t, I’d have to tear down my house and I can’t
afford to rebuild.”This vote unanimously
passed.Outside of council
chambers, after the vote, several of the landowners expressed disappointment with the council’s decision to rezone the land as envi-ronmental reserve.
“They’re in contempt of court,” said one.
He said the landown-ers would meet and decide if the matter needs to be brought back to court.
Road closures and bansWith spring raising the
temperatures, some of the county’s roads are be-coming wet or soft, mak-ing passage impossible or nearly so.
Range Road 17-0, be-tween township roads 39-4 and 40-0 is closed due to being washed out.Bans in effect:Range Road 19-3 – 100%Paved portion of road from Hwy 12 north to Agricore FacilityTownship Road 36-0 – 90%West from Hwy 56 to Range Road 20-1
Township Road 38-4 – 90% East for two miles from Hwy 56 to Range Road 19-4Range Road 19-4 – 90% South for two miles from Hwy 12 to Township Road 38-4Township Road 38-2 – 90%East from Hwy 835 to Hwy 56 (Warden Road)Range Road 20-5 – 90%North for one mile from Township Road 38-2 (Newalta Road)Township Road 41-0 – 90%East for one mile from Hwy 56 to Range Road 19-3 (Landfill Road)90%Township Road 38-4East from Hwy 835 to Hwy 56 and all roads north and south of Township Road 38-4 permanently banned to vehicles in excess of 4,500kg.Range Road 21-2 – 75% Road from Ol’Macdonalds Campground – perma-nently banned from High-way 601 north to the campground.
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continued from page 2“There's a lot I need to do,” she said.
Daychief's trying to raise money for the charity while trying to raise some to help cover her expenses. “I never expected to be chosen.”
The competition itself is held in Cal-gary and will feature a formal wear, swimwear and talent competition. Day-chief has managed to secure a dress for the competition from a former employer, a loan that will hopefully see her stand out from the other girls.
The 14-year-old William E. Hay stu-dent will showcase her singing ability as her talent.
“I've been singing since my parents got me a karaoke machine,” she recalled. “I think the first song I sang was some Hannah Montana song.”
Her taste in music has matured along with her, and today she cites Selena Go-mez and Justin Bieber as two of her mu-sical role models.
“Selena is such a nice person,” Day-chief said of the musician. “She's kind-hearted. She perseveres and doesn't let anyone bring her down.”
Though Bieber's been in the media in
the past few years for his naughty be-haviour, it's not his behaviour Daychief finds speaks to her, but his music.
“'Believe' is the song that helps me believe in myself,” she said, explaining that when things are tough, she turns to it to pump up her self-esteem. “'Never say Never' helps me keep going and not quit.”
If Daychief is successful at the com-petition, she'll head to Toronto later this year to compete for Miss Teen Canada. Success there would send her on to com-pete on the international stage.
Daychief said she's not thinking about winning but rather just about the experi-ence.
“Winning would be nice, but I'm just really excited to do this,” she said.
Family and friends have been really supportive and have helped her with fun-draising efforts, buying tickets and mak-ing donations.
Anyone who would like to buy a ticket to the events on March 21-22, or would like to donate to the charity for Daychief, can do so by emailing her at [email protected] or by phoning 403-876-0002.
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Albert Einstein described in-sanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
If he had been alive, he could well have used the definition to refer to the third western military coalition, once again trying, un-successfully, to root out Islamic extremism: US-led military cam-paigns in Afghanistan in 2001, Iraq 2003 and now again in Iraq, this time also expanding into Syr-ia, have been nothing but ineffec-tive.
Each of these military cam-paigns has just helped Islamic terrorists to swell their ranks by recruiting more militants to their cause and expanding their area of operations. Last week’s media were full of news reporting that Islamic State has now not only become operational in Pakistan and Libya, but Nigeria’s Boko Haram and several other Islamic militant groups in the Middle East have declared their obedience to the self-styled khalif (prophet’s successor), the head of the Islam-ic State.
Canadian media were also re-
porting something else last week: Turkish police had arrested a Syr-ian citizen, who had connections to Canadian embassy in Jordan, and he was observed to be help-ing three young British women to join the ranks of the Islamic State. (I happened to be driving for quite some time on Friday, March 13 and noticed that CBC radio changed the wording of the news story on this man four times, to make that connection sound vaguer and vaguer in each news-cast.) Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney refused to make any information available to the public on grounds that he would not comment on intelligence op-erations. Efforts by opposition MPs to have some questions an-swered on the parliament floor also proved futile.
Let’s face it, the world of intel-ligence gathering is murky, com-plex, confusing and treacherous. And it is not uncommon for intel-ligence agencies to use various assets permanently or temporarily to achieve certain results. But if an agent, operative, functionary or an asset (whatever that Syrian
person might be) is caught doing something directly in contraven-tion of what the government here is trying (to appear?) to achieve, the priority for secrecy of the op-erations is (or should be) overrid-den by the need of the public to know what the government is re-ally doing.
Prime Minister Stephen Harp-er has been pushing Bill C-51 through the parliament in a big rush, despite the fact that Su-preme Court judges, professors of law and legal experts have openly said that existing legislation is adequate to achieve the goals that the bill is supposed to accomplish.
And then you suddenly have the government paying their respects to veterans enhancing their ben-efits. (Not that the veterans don’t deserve the benefits, but isn’t the timing a bit suspicious com-ing only a few months before the election campaign?)
And add to that the latest an-nouncement by the newly in-stalled Defence Minister Jason Kenney that the government will not rule out expanding the mis-sion of the Canadian military
contingent to include Syrian terri-tories in the anti-ISIS operations; what do we have at hand?
The great Hollywood actor Henry Fonda, in his probably only part as a villain in a movie, delivers a great line in the movie “Once Upon a Time in the West”: “They scare better when they die,” he says referring to people whom he was hired to force away from their land for his boss to ac-quire.
The thought of dying in an act of terrorism is probably enough for a lot of people in this country to crave the protection of the state and the fear of that thought could be a very influential instrument in cajoling people to believe that they should give up their liberties in return for security.
I just can’t help asking my-self: With oil revenue-dependent economic policies in tatters, are we going to see a militaristic/security-focused Conservative election platform with the Cana-dian military contingent in the anti-ISIS coalition made to wave the flag for it?
– Mustafa Eric
Most folks visiting urban centres may be understandably perplexed by the traffic mad-ness that is a feature of large cities. Traffic can be so furious that it is indeed a threat to health and safety, and one can’t wait to get out of town. Visiting a city for business or plea-sure has become something of a chore to get done as quickly as possible. You would think that efforts are constantly being made to make visiting a city a more pleasant experience. If for nothing else than to entice more folks to spend their time and money in the city. Well that may be the plan in some cities but not quite in Calgary.
It would seem that city planners in Calgary go out of their way to make traffic congestion worse as a matter of policy and philosophy. Those planning geniuses have decided that the automobile is their enemy and needs to be discouraged from being used particularly in downtown Calgary. To achieve that goal they have dreamt up grandiose plans to encour-age cycling and walking over automobile use. Well no problem with such a noble goal but it becomes nefarious when one form of trans-portation is targeted by deliberately making its use more miserable. The approach of plan-ners is to make driving a car in Calgary so aggravating and frustrating that citizens will switch to cycling and walking.
It would seem that city planners are intent in affecting a social change on Calgary citi-zens and are using tax dollars to force it down their throats. Incredibly citizens and a com-placent city council just go along with this scheming against the automobile. This goes on despite the fact that traffic congestion is
usually one of the top issues during municipal elections. A couple of years ago city planners forced through a scheme that saw a number car lanes eliminated and converted to bicycle use only. These weren’t just bike wide lanes but half the street size complete with barri-ers and separate lights and stopping areas for bicycles only. These changes cost tens of mil-lions of dollars, all for a few hundred cyclists - even fewer during winter time. Oblivious city planners did note a growing resentment to this blatant favouritism for the few elites. To placate the protest, planners had the audacity to state that the changes were part of a pilot project that would only become permanent af-ter a study of actual use. To no one’s surprise that turned out to be a blatant misrepresenta-tion. It got so bad that some city councillors were demanding that a third party auditor be brought in to confirm the number of cyclists that were actually using the new bike lanes. That was after city planners were making outlandish claims that countless thousands of bikers were using the new lanes.
Not content to aggravate traffic conges-
tion even further, city planners have now cre-ated another master plan to encourage more people to walk. No problem with that more healthful practice, but the planners’ intent is to once again make automobile congestion even worse, with the hope that citizens will just give up using their cars out of frustration. The approach seems to be to slow down traffic even more at intersections and finding ways that favour pedestrians. Another indirect way to achieve their ends city planners are allow-ing huge condo buildings to be built without any parking facilities for owners or guests.
City planners like to state that they want to make downtown more livable and vibrant with people on the streets and not rushing through in cars. That’s a delusion at best; Cal-gary is not an old European city that is con-ducive to walking because of geography and history. People go to downtown Calgary most-ly for business and jobs; you don’t see open tourist buses or horse drawn carriages touring the non-existent sites. If citizens in Calgary want to go for walks or cycling they tend to favour open and scenic areas and parks, and not downtown sidewalks and streets.
The best goal for downtown Calgary is to get people in and out fast – and that means more public transit and better and faster au-tomobile traffic patterns. Trying to force people to walk and cycle into downtown Cal-gary is madness at best. But then until citi-zens get the gumption to rein in out of con-trol planners and oblivious city aldermen, the madness will continue. It makes one ap-preciate the joys of living in rural Alberta and in small towns.
Scaremongering as election platform?
City promotes congestion and exasperation…… be thankful you live outside the urban madness
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A gentleman at the gas pumps recently asked me my age. When I told him, he said that I looked younger than the number I’d pro-vided and simultaneously informed me that he was 83. I thought he looked much younger than that, however I told him that he didn’t look a day over 82, and we had a bit of a chuckle.
I’ve never paid a great deal of at-tention to my age. It was historically of such little importance to me that I failed to add a year to my age, so that in my thinking, I remained the same age for two years...twice! Then, for three years, whenever anyone asked my birth date, I’d reply Febru-ary 14th. It’s actually the 18th, but I knew something happened on that other date, so I just gave the first date that came to mind in order to move on and discuss more consequential matters.
Admittedly, with the passing of years, I’m paying a little more attention to my age. But, I don’t feel very old and frankly I think that’s part of the deal; in fact, I believe that there can be, philosophically speaking, a significant difference between aging and getting old. As someone said, “How old would you be if you didn’t
know how old you were?” Aging is not optional, and is hap-
pening to everyone, one year at a time. However, I believe that get-ting old is something we can man-age...at least a bit. I suspect that getting old will occur more quickly if I roll over and give into it...my recommendation is not to do that!
Of course, aging is not all posi-tive. I’ve noticed that while time is
a great healer, it is a terrible beauti-cian! However, the Bible points out some recompense...positive realities attached to aging...like grandchil-dren. “Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly...” (Proverbs 17:6). And while gray hair may not be the most admirable fashion statement for 2015, Proverbs
16:31 says, “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life” and “...the gray hair of experi-ence is the splendor of the old” (Proverbs 20:29).
The one I like the best is found in Isaiah 46:4 and it takes away some of the sting of aging. It also gives me confidence that as I go out the back door of this world, I enter the front door of God’s kingdom. It says, “I will be your God through all your lifetime, yes, even when your hair is white with age. I made you and I will care for you. I will carry you along and be your Savior.”
Do not regret growing older...it is a privilege denied to many.
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I hope that everyone survived the cele-bration that usually surrounds St. Patrick’s Day. We, tragically, had some leprechaun casualties during our Launch a leprechaun event but the staff and patrons finished the day without a scratch. Spring Break is now on the horizon and the Stettler Pub-lic Library has some wonderful activities planned for the week. But there are some great activities leading up to the break as well.
Thursday, March 19 at 1 p.m. is the next installment of Tech Time for Seniors. Do you need advice on apps? Have a new gad-get or need general help with technology? Drop by the library for one-on-one assis-tance.
Come to the library on Friday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m. for the Read & Rhyme First Day of Spring celebration. Ages 0-5 are in-vited to the library for seed planting, crafts, and more.
It is your time to make your own Fran-kenstein’s monster. Maybe you simply want to put Barbie’s head on Optimus Prime’s body or create a creature from your own imagination when you come to Make Your Own Mutant on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. You must pre-register by calling us at 403-742-2292 as there are limited spaces for Stettler’s Dr. Frankensteins.
On Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m., come see Tim Burton’s “Big Eyes” at the library. Amy Adams won a Golden Globe for her role in this movie based on the true story of Walter Keane, an art-ist who was extremely successful in the 1950s for painting urchins with big eyes. The truth was actually that his wife, Margaret, was the painter and the movie addresses their shared deception and her artistic awakening. Rated PG-13.
Writing does not have to be a solitary activity. Bring your pen and creativity and come on Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. and join the writers’ group. New members are always welcome.
Put Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. on your calendar and join us at the Stettler Public Li-brary for the Living Library. You can meet new people and find out about their unique experiences. Each “book” can be signed out for a period of 15 minutes at a time. It is a great way to learn about the uniqueness of your community. If you have had an inter-esting experience or something in your life that you would like to share, volunteer to be
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Spring Break at the Stettler Pub-lic Library is full of great activities for the whole fam-ily. We get the ball rolling on Monday, March 30 at 1 p.m. with the Easter Hop.
Celebrate Easter by making Easter themed crafts and activities. It will be great fun for ages 3 and up.
We are so excited for Tuesday, March 31 at 2 p.m. when ages 5 and up are invited to join us at the library for Ventriloquist Val Hilliker. “She has been called a cross be-tween Ellen DeGeneres and Sherry Lewis, creator of Lamb Chops. And her technique can only be described with one word – magical.” This is going to be great.
Even though April Fools’ Day is sup-posed to end at noon, the Stettler Public Li-brary is going to celebrate it at 1 p.m. with April Fools’ Fun. Join us on Wednesday April 1 for awesome tricks and games at the library.
Adventure Time is taking over the library on Thursday, April 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 8
p.m. for Game Over Jr. Come as your fa-vourite adventure time character and join us for video games, board games and movie time at the Stettler Public Library.
On Friday, April 3 the library will be closed to observe Good Friday.
Bricks 4 Kidz is back on Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m.. Come join us for an afternoon of motorized LEGO® fun. We’ll build some amazing animals and watch as they creep, crawl and waddle across the table. All builders will be entered in to win one of thre3 Bricks 4 Kidz t-shirts. This event is limited to 25 participants and pre-registra-tion required at 403-742-2292.
We’ve also settled on a date for our Bubbles & Bling party. Save the date on Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. for a fabulous time. Advance tickets are available at the library for $30 ($35 at the door) and we have a gorgeous pair of diamond and am-ethyst earrings courtesy of Wares Jewelers as the night’s grand prize. More details are yet to come and we will reveal them in fu-ture weeks. Don’t be left out of the fun-- get your tickets today.
As you can see the Stettler Public Library is more than you imagined. If you can’t stop by and see us, check out our webpage: spl.prl.ab.ca or like us on Facebook (facebook.com/StettlerPublicLibrary).
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The floor curling club in Endiang sent two teams to the bonspiel in Castor last Monday. Participating were Irene Brooker, Cliff Donald, Ken and Eleanor Schultz, Dave and Carol Sisley, Carol Stulberg and Mickey Tucker. They reported a good time.
Jack Hayden from the By-emoor-Endiang community is one of the nominees for the PC candidate for the Drum-heller-Stettler constituency. A vote in Hanna on Satur-day, March 21 will determine which of the three nominees will get his name on the bal-lot as the PC candidate for the next provincial election.
Anyone wishing to take part in the process of selecting the PC candidate may vote at the Hanna Community Centre from noon until 6 p.m. on Sat-urday. It is the only place to vote in the Drumheller-Stet-tler constituency. Member-ships are available at the door.
We send get well wishes to David Buchwitz who is recu-perating from the surgery he had at the Royal Alex hospital in Edmonton. We hope your recovery is a speedy one, Da-vid.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Margaret Willis, who passed away on Feb. 23 in Stettler. She was 94 years of age. Margaret was one of 12 children of Jack and Olga Ritchie, who operated a hard-ware store in Endiang in the 1940s and 1950s. When the Ritchies left Endiang, they
moved to Erskine to operate another hardware store. Of Jack and Olga’s large fam-ily, Gary Ritchie of Calgary is now the only surviving member. A memorial service for Margaret will be held at a later date.
The County of Stettler will be holding a series of town hall meetings throughout the county next week beginning with Byemoor on March 23 at the community hall at 7 p.m. The meetings are intended to update ratepayers with infor-mation first-hand on county issues and to hear ratepayers’ views and concerns and an-swer any questions they may have.
A number of local residents have enjoyed some time away to warmer climates lately.
Lyle and Shannon Knowles and Dave and Lynne Nixon enjoyed a week in Hawaii through a Ford promotion.
Kirk and Twila Buch-witz enjoyed a vacation in Mexico. They won a trip of their choice at the Valentine’s Dance in Byemoor and chose Mexico.
Twila’s mother Sandi Hodgson from Melfort, Sask. and Kirk’s parents Robert and Sheila Buchwitz looked after the children while Kirk and Twila were away.
Nolan and DeAnna Groundwater enjoyed a win-ter break to Las Vegas last week.
Dale and Dee Green looked after their grandson Jackson Bennett while his parents Jonathan and Delaine Bennett
were holidaying on Vancou-ver Island.
Keep in mind the provin-cial Peewee D hockey tourna-ment is coming up in Big Val-ley on March 19-22. Opening ceremonies will be on March 20 at 5:30 p.m. The host team, the Big Valley Thunder, has players from both Big Valley and Byemoor, so be sure to come out and support these young hockey players.
Don’t forget Byemoor Curling Club’s mixed bon-spiel is scheduled for March 25-28. Be sure to get your entries in soon for the last bonspiel of the season in Byemoor. Entries may be phoned to Eugene Nixon at 403-579-2460, John Schofer at 403-579-2488 or Justin Jones at 403-579-2585.
Thought for the day — “If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof over
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On Saturday, March 21st Vote Jack Hayden for Drumheller – Stettler PC Nominee
As a small, rural community, we need a strong voice at the provincial level to represent us. In the past Jack has proven to be that effective representative in all areas from health care to education and seniors care to rural sustainability. As his campaign manager, I believe Jack is someone that cares for our area, has the respect of his peers and can be that voice at the table. – Mark Nikota
March 10, 2015
Dear Drumheller-Stettler Constituents,
I am proud to endorse my friend and former MLA caucus colleague Jack Hayden in his bid to become the Progressive Conservative candidate for the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler.
Jack has been a leader in his community for many years having served as a Councillor, Reeve and School Board Chairman for the County of Stettler. He has also acted as President of the Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties and sat on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
I had the pleasure of working with him in the Alberta Legislature in his various roles including MLA, Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation. In these roles, he has proven to be a very experienced, capable and valued contributor to his community and the province as a whole. His ability to listen and successfully act as a voice for those he represents is a testament to his passion for public service.
Please join me in supporting Jack Hayden.
Sincerely,
Robin Campbell MLA, West Yellowhead Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board
Voting takes place Saturday, March 21st
Hanna Community Center Noon until 6pm
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The Big Valley United Church will be holding its annual ham supper and silent auction on Sunday, March 29 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Jubilee Hall. Come on out to share a great meal and community fellowship.
Easter season services to be held at the Big Valley United Church include Palm Sunday, March 29 and Easter Sunday, April 3 at 11 a.m.
The Big Valley Artists Group has outgrown the space at the Big Valley Library and now meets at the train station on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come paint with Rose, using the Bob Ross technique or bring your own project and join the group for some creative fun. If you have your own supplies bring them, if not, there is some to share. For more infor-mation call Rose at 741-9800 or Cindy at 876-2132. This program is supported by Friends of the Big Val-ley Library.
The Big Valley Library is offering a free computer class for beginners. Computers 101 with Lois is a ba-sic internet exploration course scheduled for Friday, March 27 from 1 to 3 p.m.
In this two-hour workshop, become familiar with the internet, discover URLs, browsers and search en-gines, learn how to change search engines, learn how to change your home page and discover what default programs are. Learn how to bookmark your favourite pages, how to edit your bookmarks/favourites, how to search for topics, how to save pictures off the internet
and print information directly from your browser by copying and pasting into a word processing program. If you have a laptop, please bring it to the session as there are a limited amount of desktops available. To register, please call 876-2642 or drop into the library.
Seventeen players came out for crib at the Big Val-ley Inn on Sunday, Marc. 15. Dale Kobe took first place, Mary Wilkie took second place and Lawrence Wilkie took third. Caroline Pound went home with the booby and Dennis Johnson won the regular draw while Mary Wilkie won the 50/50. Thank you to everyone who participated and we will see you next Sunday at 1 p.m.
At the Big Valley Drop-in Centre’s Wednesday, March 11 crib, first went to Earl, second to Ron and third to Lynne. On Sunday, March 16, Earl was first again, second went to Ed, third to Lynne while the booby went to Jan.
The Big Valley Drop-in Centre’s schedule includes crib on Wednesday, March 18 and 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 22 and 29 at 1 p.m. The community pancake supper is scheduled for Monday, March 23. The next potluck and monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, April 14 at 12 noon. Canasta is scheduled for Mondays and Fridays at 7 p.m. and floor curling takes place every Tuesday and Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. On Wednesday, April 1, the Drop In will host the Alberta 55 Crib Tournament beginning at 10 a.m. The Drop-in Centre is open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 or 10 a.m. every morning for coffee. Don’t forget memberships are due by the end of March.
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To all those interested, the drop-in is open every Saturday at 1:30 p.m.- 4 p.m. for coffee and fel-lowship. Everyone is wel-come.
The Donalda Library’s next book to movie book club will meet Thursday, March 26, when they will feature The Lorax.
Donalda Community Arts Society will be host-ing a weekly art class throughout the month of April featuring acrylic painting lessons. There will be a meet and greet with the instructor April 2 at 7 p.m. to pick up a sup-plies list and to register. If you have any questions please e-mail me at [email protected]
The Sharon Lutheran Church will be welcoming guest Jeremy Osterwalder on March 22.
Upcoming 2015 Kidz Klub date is March 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the Church.
Living Hope Camp 9th annual FUNdraiser Eve-ning will be on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at Donalda Hall. Ad-vance tickets only, $25/person, ages 5-12 $10, 5 and under free. Call Wade 403-883-2566 for tickets. Come out for fun evening and support a wonderful cause.
Birthday wishes this week go out to Levi Er-ickson, Julie Nixon, Sky-lar Sutton, Dustin Klatt, Melissa Gebhardt, and Jeff Henderson. Happy birthday and best wishes to all!!
So far we have spotted a few geese, some ducks, one crow and yes, the rabbits are start-ing to turn brown, barely.
Frank and Elea-nor Dahlgren had a busy week, starting Tuesday with supper at Cecil and Pat's. Grandson Tanner and Megan and baby Page (their great granddaughter) were there from Lunbrek, near Pincher Creek. The first time Eleanor and Frank have seen the new baby and they think she is "per-fect".
On Saturday Frank and Eleanor helped grand-daughter Kayla Hronek celebrate her seventh birthday in Erskine in the afternoon and supper with the family. Earlier Kayla had ten wee ones for a party.
Sunday they headed to Stettler Ag Center for barrel racing, cheering on Kristina Kobi, Tammy and Luke. Joining them were daughter Elva and Roger from Innisfail.
Percy and Paulette Heer motored to Medicine Hat on Thursday, spending a few days with Percy's Un-cle Alvin and Rose Shear-er. While there, Paulette got a good report on her
knee, at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. Thursday night supper Al and Roses daughter Ken-dra joined them as well as Kendra's daughter in law Courtney and grand-daughter Chloe. Friday night they all went out for Chinese food.
For those of you that have not traveled High-way 41 south to Medicine Hat, you have missed some sights. In the middle of very flat land, while crossing the South Saskatchewan River there is a set of badlands that are awesome. Down in the valley is a beautiful campground and I am told in the summer every-thing from Bald Eagles to bear cubs can be seen. We were so surprised coming
home that way.Another inter-
esting tidbit: go on line, google Cana-dian Prairie Trains and you will see an early 1900s picture of Gadsby.
The McKay family have had
another loss with the passing of Kay (Dyks-tra) McKay; wife of the late John McKay. We send condolences to the family which include son Stewart and Joanne (Clarke) McKay; daugh-ters Carol and Larry; Brenda and Dana many grand and great grand-children. John and Kay started their married life north of Gadsby, Forest-burg then settling in Stet-tler to raise their family. John was well known in the Stettler Auction Mart (John's Café); Kay was secretary to the Coun-ty of Stettler for many years. Funeral services will be held on Wednes-day at the Stettler Funeral Home 2:30 pm.
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In with the spring weather then comes the snow, in with the spring weather then comes the snow. I think Mother Na-ture is undecided which is typical of March every year. The moisture is al-ways welcome anyway, so I will tolerate it for a day or two but then it bet-ter get warm again.
Larry Anderson contacted me about his work on the history book. He has uncovered some great facts about the town of Rumsey, way back when. Did you know that Rumsey had at least two Chinese restaurants, a lawyer, a pharmacist and a bank at one time? There was also a hos-pital and doctor in residence as well. Do you know the location of that hospital? He would re-ally like any pictures of any business in Rumsey from 1911 to 1960. It was common practice for the local farmers and ranchers to make their way into town on Saturday to socialize and shop. He has heard of pictures of main street lined with horse and buggy, wagons and teams so he would love to have a copy if someone has one or more to share. If anyone has group pictures, that would be great as well. Larry is also looking for a picture of the Rowley hotel as he has heard it was a much more handsome building than Rumsey’s hotel. If the owner of such pictures are willing to lend them to Larry, he will copy
them and return them asap, or email them to me at [email protected]. Larry has also found nine of the original school district schools and eight of them survive to this day. Do you know where Stonehenge school ended up?
Remember, for any submission, the deadline is June 30, 2015, but the sooner you can submit your stories, pictures, historical memorabilia, the better for the committee. Larry is also work-ing on recognizing the centennial families in the area, so if you haven’t sent your info in about that, hurry up.
The mixed bonspiel was a great success with lots of teams enjoying a week of curling in town. The winners are as follows: First place in the first event went to Kent Holowath, in the second to Tim Primrose, in the third event to Justin Miller and the fourth to Mark McNaughton. Thanks to the Ag Society and all the volunteers who made this curling season come together and work so well. Thanks to the Ice makers/caretakers Tim Primrose and Brooks Watts for their many hours of taking care of the ice, general upkeep and, of course, that ice plant. On to spring we go with calves on the ground and seed in the ground and the Spring Fling up next on the Ag Society’s cal-endar on April 18.
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Rose Koenradt & Dorothy Anderson
HALKIRK HERALD
On Tuesday, March 10, the grades 4 to 9 students were in Edmonton to attend the first day of the spring ses-sion of the Legislature and it was a buzz of activity. Our students im-mersed themselves in a mock session activity and passed a mock bill on the school uniforms act. They debated and banged on their desks with as much verve as our elected officials. Then they had a tour, saw the Mace removed from its case before the of-ficial procession and listened to a real debate. A fantastic day! Mr. Mike Courtney , Mrs. Crystal Oickle and Mrs. Ellyn Schaffner accompanied the students.
A pep rally at the school provided the right send off for our jr. high girls basketball team prior to their trip to Rocky Mountain House to attend CWAJHAA playoffs. Our girls did very well, bringing home a fourth, losing in the semi-finals to Theresetta.
The grade 1 to 6 classes spent Thursday at the Valley Ski hill near Alliance. Ski conditions were good as was the weather. Jr. high kids are practising their curling skills this week. The club will be holding a fun spiel for kids (of all ages) on Satur-day afternoon with the adults able to enjoy some fun curling on Saturday
evening. Everyone is welcome, espe-cially new curlers wanting to learn the game. Call JD at 884 – 2250 if there are any questions.
Congratulations to Jason Turre and Kyilee Friesen on the birth of a baby boy, Drew Julie born on March 6 in Stettler. Drew has two big brothers, Riley and Corbyn. Proud grandpar-ents are Bill and Connie Turre. Great- grandparents are Violet Turre of Cas-tor and Orale Peterson of Stettler.
Congratulations to Michael and Leanne Lougheed of Stettler on the birth of their second daughter, Madi-son Jean born on March 5, and weigh-ing 7 lbs. 11 oz. Big sister Emily and grandparents Terry and Donna Howe proudly welcome the new addition.
Congratulations to the GWH senior girls basketball team, the Castor Ti-gers who were in zone playoffs at Hay Lakes this weekend and were success-ful in bringing home the bronze med-al. The senior boys’ team attended zone playoffs in Bentley but were un-able to place.
John deMos and Terry Vockeroth represented the Halkirk Elks lodge on Tuesday evening when the Elks GER Duane Felt visited the Castor Lodge. Also attending were members from the Wainwright, Stettler, Hanna and Big Valley lodges. The group enjoyed a feed of Chinese food fol-lowed by the meeting. GER Felt is
in the process of moving to Vulcan.Sue Rausch took a week off and flew down to Phoenix to visit with friends.
Dana and Verna Perry returned home this weekend having spent two weeks in Castlegaar, BC bonding with the grandkids.
Kathy Muncy is home again hav-ing spent a holiday visiting with Phy-lis Wishart and other friends, touring around Yuma. The temperature was in the mid – 80s.
A surprise birthday party was held on Sunday, when a group of family and friends gathered in Red Deer to honor Jim Creasey on his 70th birth-day. Also receiving birthday wishes was Dick Creasey who celebrated the big 60 on March 8.
The Dan Fowler rink, with sons Justin, Dean and Lee, will be repre-senting our district at the Elks curling playdowns in Hanna from March 26 to 28. Supporters are most welcome to attend the activities and cheer on our team.
The fundraiser “ Send a kid to camp” at the Circle Square had to be cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later day.
Coming up: Thursday Marc. 19 – regular bingo at the hall; Thurs-day March 26 and Thursday April 2 will be ham and turkey bin-gos – just in time for your Easter dinner table.
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Thirty-two teams participated in the Erskine Men's Bonspiel last week. Winners of the A Event were Miles Armstrong, Brady Arm-strong, Josh Armstrong and Ty Smith against the Danny Brown rink. The B Event was won by Grant Riggins, Don Bonham, Wayne Potter and Lorne Keeping against the Larry Mulgrove team. C Event was won by the Woodhill team -- Kent MacKenzie, Jason Candlish, Gra-ham Backen and Scott Hamilton beating the Karl Krautt rink. And the D Event was won by Brian Mose, Daryl Roberts, Dale Brown and Steve Pennock beating the Ritchie Chapman rink. Congratulations to the winners!
The IOOF will be hosting their third annual spaghetti supper at the hall on Saturday, March 21 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Come on out and enjoy their meal. This fundraiser goes towards the renovations in the kitchen.
The County of Stettler invites all ratepayers to attend a meeting at the IOOF Hall on Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. This is an informational meeting as to future plans for the County.
The Erskine dump grounds is open on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 5:30 and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Recycling bins are set up for items that can be recycled.
Report cards will be given out on Friday, March 20 at the school, March 26 is the interview and student-led conferences, next day is Backwards Dress-up Day and spring break begins on March 30. The Drama Club is on the hunt for white bed sheets to use as togas -- if you have some to donate, please bring them to the school.
Mr. Ralph Cervi, a retired member of the RCMP will be giving a presentation to parents, speaking about keeping private information private, dangers of school media (harassment, sexting, luring), and in-ternet addiction. This is for all parents but especially for parents of our Grades 5 - 9. Mr. Cervi has spoken to the students and now it is the parents’ turn to hear what he has to say on these important subjects. This presentation will be in the drama room or gym depending on num-bers attending in the evening of March 26. Please RSVP by March 20.
Anyone wishing to book the Waverly Club Rooms which is ideal for birthday parties, showers, meetings etc. can do so by phoning me at 742-0604 or 742-4561.
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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Stettler’s Bantam girls hung tough over a long weekend in Lacombe, and it paid off hand-somely as the team claimed the provincial Bantam B championship.
The Stettler Bantam Female Storm faced the Lloydminster Blazers in the final game on Sunday, March 15, winning 4-0 to secure the title.
“It was a tight game,” said head coach Mike Kuefler, noting that the Stettler girls had just come off a 3-2 win over the Olds Grizzlies that morning, which went into triple overtime before the tie was broken with a goal by Sydney Sorken.
“Our girls were getting tired,” he continued. “You could see it.”Sorken was the first and only player to score in the first period of their final game against
Lloydminster, while both teams were held scoreless in the second period.Kuefler gave a large part of the credit to Stettler goalie Rebecca Bridge, saying, “Our
goalie stood on her head for the first period and a half . . . (The rest of) our girls took it the rest of the game.”
“The second period was a little shaky for us . . . the girls just dug deep,” said Kuefler. “It was an incredible third period by our girls,” he added.Madison Kuefler scored for Stettler with 13 minutes remaining in the third period. As the
final minutes ticked down, Hayden Friesen and Breanne Shaw also contributed goals, while the Blazers couldn’t manage to slip one in.
“We had timely goals from everybody,” said the coach. “It was incredible . . . You couldn’t write a better script if you tried.”
He credits the Blazers for being a strong team but says they knew what to expect. Had the Blazers lost in the semi-finals to the Red Deer Chiefs – a game that went into double over-time – it might have been different as they had never played against them before.
Kuefler said he counted just one easy game over the whole weekend. The tournament ran from Thursday, March 12 to Sunday, March 15, hosted by the Ponoka Lacoka Warriors in Lacombe.
Stettler played Lloydminster in their opener on Thursday night, winning 4-2, followed by a 5-2 win over Lacoka on Friday afternoon.
On Saturday morning they took on Spruce Grove, winning 9-2, then losing 1-0 to the Edmonton Blizzard that evening.
Sunday morning’s game against the Olds Grizzlies, ending with a 3-2 win in triple over-time, was exhausting for the team, but couldn’t hold them back from their ultimate victory.
Kuefler said the team had a great season, with one loss in the regular season and five game losses altogether.
“We had such a good group of girls,” he said. “They want to learn, they want to get better.”Kuefler observed that the team had had to cope with several injuries this year, but gave
credit to assistant captain Jamie-Lee Spady, who was forced to drop out after breaking her ankle about a month ago.
Spady has remained with the team as a supporter and “cheerleader,” and still sits on the bench, Kuefler reported, saying, “She was a good sport for our girls, kept ‘em positive.”
In league action, the Stettler Bantam girls were scheduled to begin their final playoff se-ries against Lacoka on Tuesday, March 17, the start of a best-of-three series.
“The key will be getting them motivated,” said Kuefler, noting that the girls needed to refocus after winning the provincial title, but also adding that victory will be within their grasp if they can maintain the same level of play.
(Jeffrey Heyden Kaye of Black Press contributed to this report.)
Wednesday, March 18, 2015Page 14 The Stettler Independent
Bantam girls beat Blazers to take provincial title
Photo by Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye
Stettler Storm Bantam girls players, coaches and managers celebrate their provincials win Sunday, March 14 at the Hockey Alberta Bantam B girls provincials in Lacombe. The Storm lost only one game over the weekend.
Hometown pride: Bantam A team takes provincial titleJoel van der Veen
INDEPENDENT REPORTER
Cheered on by family and friends, the Stet-tler Bantam A Scotiabank Storm captured the provincial championship at home this weekend following four days of intense competition.
After defeating all challengers in three days of round robin competition, the Storm took on the Stony Plain PAC Bantam AA Saints in the gold medal game, winning 6-3 in a fast-paced and aggressive match.
Stettler’s head coach, Jason Hegberg, said it was an awesome feeling to take the title, add-ing, “Everybody’s pretty happy, I think, right now.”
“These guys did a heck of a job all year,” he said of his team. “For some of the guys, it’s their third in a row, which is unheard of.”
With a successful season behind them, in-cluding just two losses in regular league games, Hegberg said each of his players did their part, to the point where he felt like the “whiteboard could stay in the dressing room.”
“They’ve been a tight group all year . . . It’s like they know when they have to turn it up a notch,” he continued. “They struck to the script that we’ve been showing them all year long.”
The Stettler Recreation Centre played host to the four-day tournament, which kicked off on the afternoon of Thursday, March 12 and finished with the gold medal game on Sunday, March 15.
In addition to Stettler, nine teams from the zones across Alberta competed, includ-ing Lloydminster, Stony Plain, Beaumont, Edmonton, Strathcona, Grande Prairie, Leth-
bridge, Canmore and Calgary.The home team went undefeated throughout
the tournament, starting with an 11-2 win over Edmonton on Thursday.
They trounced Beaumont 6-1 on Friday morning, followed by a 10-4 win over Lloyd-minster that afternoon. Saturday saw the Storm topple Stony Plain with a 6-2 victory.
On Sunday morning, the Storm won 9-1 over Lethbridge in semi-finals. Meanwhile, Stony Plain defeated Canmore 4-3 in their semi-final game, meaning Stettler and Stony Plain would again face off for the gold.
Alex DeYoung was first to score for Stet-tler midway through the first period. Brayden Smith would follow that up to give the Storm a 2-0 lead at the period’s end.
While Stony Plain scored twice in the sec-ond period, Stettler’s lead was extended with a goal by Brad Fulford and a second goal for Smith.
Leading 4-0 heading into the third period, the Storm bought themselves some insurance with back-to-back goals, the first by DeYoung and the second by captain Brenden Tucker.
Stony Plain scored its third goal with 48 sec-onds left on the clock, but Stettler was still well ahead at 6-3 when the buzzer sounded.
In league playoffs action, the Storm was scheduled to play its North Central Minor Hockey League final game against Lacombe on Tuesday, March 17, but results were un-available at press time.
Organizers pleased with supportJolene Heck, who was responsible for media
and volunteer accreditation for the tournament,
estimated that about 130 volunteers offered their support over the four days.
“It takes a whole community to put this on,” she said, adding that organizers were thrilled with the level of support they had witnessed. “We’ve had volunteers that don’t even have kids playing or need volunteer hours.”
While attendance was strong over the week-end, the final game on Sunday afternoon saw the parking lot filled to capacity and many streets in the surrounding neighbourhood lined with cars.
The crowd for the gold medal game was es-
timated at over 500 people, while both the final game and the opening ceremonies, held Friday evening, were streamed online.
The progressive 50/50 draw jackpot reached a total of $6,014, with the prize of $3,007 go-ing to Bo Cassidy of Stettler. Raffle prizes were also available.
On the event’s Facebook page, organizers thanked the volunteers, the local organiza-tions and businesses who sponsored the event and donated prizes, the arena staff and Hockey Alberta representatives and all those who com-peted in the tournament.
Joel van der Veen/Independent reporter
Alex DeYoung (16) of the Stettler Bantam A Storm hits the ice just after scoring the first goal against the Stony Plain PAC Bantam AA Saints. The Storm defeated the Saints 6-3 in the finals at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Sunday, March 15 to secure the provincial Bantam A title.
Independent SPORTS
Day, Month, Year
Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER
A team of archers from Stettler Middle School (SMS) brought home the bronze last week after competing in a national championship for the first time.
A group made up of 40 middle schoolers and coached by teacher Luke Peters took part in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) championship in Ed-monton, held on Thursday, March 12 at the Northlands Agricom as part of the Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen’s Show.
The SMS students were divided into two teams — one consisting of 24 students, the other of 16 — with each team’s top 12 scores being counted towards their total.
The first team reached third place in the middle school division with a total of 2,906 points, finishing just four points behind Mountain View School, which earned sec-ond place.
First prize in the middle school division went to Cano-ra Composite School from Canora, Sask., which earned a total of 2,978 points.
The second team from SMS finished in ninth place out of 20 teams, with a score of 2,450.
Peters said he was pleased with the results, especially given that this was the first year for the team. Some of the students had tried archery at summer camp, but most of them were completely new to the sport.
“People who are new to archery have less bad habits, they’re easier to teach,” he noted. “This is a sport that many students who are not typically involved in athlet-ics can enjoy and excel in.”
“We have a solid core of students who have really shown a passion for the sport and it was great to see how far they’ve come in only a few months,” he continued.
Mignioné Vogel was the top female archer from SMS with a score of 244, while Beau Cooper was the school’s top male archer with a total of 261.
Each archer taking part in the tournament used com-pound bows and shot a total of 30 scored arrows, 15 from a distance of 10 metres and the remaining arrows from a distance of 15 metres.
A perfect individual score is 300 points, while a per-fect team score is 3600. Each team was required to in-clude a minimum of four male and four female archers.
Over 1,300 archers, representing 63 different schools in elementary, middle and secondary school divisions, competed in the tournament in Edmonton.
The NASP began in the United States and was intro-duced in Canada almost a decade ago, and has helped to make archery the fastest growing sport in Alberta.
Peters said the school has a total of 52 students taking part, between the recreational group and the competitive group.
He added that he hopes the grade redistribution an-ticipated for Stettler’s public schools next year will al-
low for more student participation as well as competitive teams at multiple levels.
Peters also introduced archery at William E. Hay Com-posite High School two years ago when he was on the staff there. That team also earned bronze at provincials.
The SMS archers are registered to compete in the pro-vincial championships, coming up from April 22 to 24 in Drayton Valley.
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On March 10, they trav-elled to Wetaskiwin for their second playoff game and ended up losing the game by
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In School Reach, the league play is now complete. The Senior A team finished second and will compete in provincials in Red Deer on April 14. The Senior B team and Intermediate team fin-ished fourth. Finally, if you would like to participate in Hunter Education on March 21 and 22 for two credits, please sign up in the office.
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Snow boots and winter jackets began to give way to splash pants and brightly coloured rub-ber boots this past week. Students were de-lighted with the unusually warm days and were looking forward playing outside after school with the lighter evenings.
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It is definitely the season of rehearsing. Grade 2 students from Mrs. Boyd-Stadel-mann’s and Mrs. Hunter’s classrooms are practicing poems for the music festival. Also from Grade 2, Mrs. Geddes is coaching her students as they rehearse fairy tale plays for an upcoming presentation. All the music classes are preparing for the music festival and several Incredible Introducers are getting introduction speeches ready for the festival. These students will introduce each of the adjudicators dur-ing the music festival. Meanwhile, students in Mr. Howell’s Grade 5 class have been acting out parts in a play called “How to Eat Fried Worms.” The class read the script together, and afterward chose a character to portray. Students were assigned to groups of five, and each group planned to perform in front of their classmates. Performing in front of an audience is a fantastic experience for all. We all look forward to see-ing the result of all this practicing in the days and weeks to come.
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Lots of rehearsing for the music festival
Contributed photo Mrs. Lang’s Grade 1 classroom participating in Brain Gym activities at the Stettler
Elementary School last week.
Business plans in development
Town Hall Meetings
Monday, March 23 Byemoor Hall 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, March 24 Red Willow Hall 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, March 25 Big Valley Jubilee Hall 7:00 p.m.Thursday, March 26 Erskine I.O.O.F. Hall 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 28 Linda Hall 2:00
March 23 - March 28, 2015
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WILLIS
We wish to thank Dr. Drummond for his care of Margaret over the years she “doctored” with him. We also thank the ambulance attendants and hospital staff for their care of Margaret in her last two weeks. Special thanks to the staff of Heart Haven Lodge for the care and love you gave Margaret over the 17 years she lived with you - she told us many times how much she loved all the staff and we know you will miss her feisty character and her candies! We would especially like to thank those special acts of kindness (fl owers, cards, phone calls,etc) to all the family members after Margaret’s passing. Stettler is full of so many caring people.
The Margaret Willis Family
DUNCANRONALD GORDONRon Duncan was born on July 24, 1954 at Alliance, Alberta to parents Edie and Gordon Duncan. Ron passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at his home in Stettler, Alberta at the age of 60 years.Ron graduated as an Insulator in Edmonton, which led to many years of employment in the Oilpatch. Throughout his life, Ron enjoyed bowling, baseball, hockey and all TV sports. In later years his biggest passion was golfi ng. He
really enjoyed playing Santa Claus, and was very active in the Elks. Ron is survived by his loving family: Sharon MacNutt of Stettler; Kelly (Rhonda) MacNutt of Water Valley and their children Travis (Andrea) and Jordan (Carson), Robbie (Sandy) MacNutt of Okotoks and their children Stephen and Emma; sister Maureen (Don) Snyder of Calgary; nephews and niece: Craig, Laura, Gord and Chad and their families, and many dear friends. Ron was predeceased by his parents Edith and Gordon Duncan; brother Wayne Duncan; sister Pat Duncan, and great nephew Jason Kim.A celebration of Ron’s life will be held at a later date. Donations in Ron’s memory are gratefully accepted to the Heartland Youth Center or a charity of your choice. To send or view condolences to Ron’s family, please visit
www.stettlerfuneralhome.com STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, 403-742-3422,
were entrusted with the care and arrangements.
FARGEYJoan Fargey (Barton) Jan. 24, 1932 - Feb. 1, 2015Joan Fargey Memorial Service - March 21, 2015 A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 21 at 2:00 p.m. at Stettler United Church, 4820 - 51 Street, Stettler, AB. Refreshments and fellowship to follow.
PLESTEDMary Rose (nee Greff)1917 - 2015It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Mary Rose Plested of Red Deer, on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the age of 97 years. Mary will be lovingly remembered by her children; Don (Linda) of Stettler, Fern Jocksch of Red Deer and Gloreen (Paul) Budy of Red Deer, her grandchildren, many great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended family. She was predeceased by her husband Ralph, brother Elmer Greff and numerous
sisters and brothers in law. A Celebration of Mary’s Life was held at Davenport Place Club House, 2300 Danielle Drive, Red Deer, on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Red Deer Food Bank Society, 7429 - 49 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4P 1N2. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements in care of Rhian Solecki Funeral Director at
PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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FORSYTH, CAMERON1946-2007
Gone but not forgotten. All our love,
Charlie, Margaret & Linda
In MemoriamIn loving memory of
RUTH LILLIAN KIRKPATRICKMar. 9, 1944 - Mar. 19, 2009
It has been six years since you had to go. We still miss you more than words on a page could ever express. Our memories of you bring a smile to our faces and often lighten our day for that brief moment. We were blessed more than we know to call you wife, mother, and grandmother. Your lessons and advice are alive and well and live on in the next generation. We look forward to the day when we will be together again but live each day to the fullest as you would have wanted.
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Experienced Class 1 Gravel Truck Driver
The successful candidate should have:- A clean Class 1 License - Gravel truck experience (an asset, but not necessary)- Good knowledge of the County of Stettler- Willingness to work overtime and weekends- Drivers will also be responsible for light vehicle and shop maintance
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An opportunity exists at the Paintearth Mine, located between Halkirk & Forestburg, Alberta for a Journeyman Electrician.
Position Profi le: This position reports directly to the Maintenance Foreman. Responsibilities include industrial electrical maintenance, including PLCs and modern drives. There will be an opportunity to work with high voltage, high power equipment. Training is provided for high voltage safety and specialized equipment. Ability to work independently is important.
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Westmoreland Coal Company - Paintearth Mine offers a competitive compensation and benefi ts package and provides the opportunity for personal growth and development. The present journeyman rate is $43.59/hr, effective April 1,2015 $44.90/hour.
Closing date: March 31, 2015
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Write training manuals. Train end users.Install, modify, and repair computer hardware and software and peripherals.Run diagnostic programs to resolve problems.Resolve minor technical problems with Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), and other systems.
RequirementsWorking knowledge of help desk software, databases and remote control utilitiesAdvanced troubleshooting and multi-tasking skillsWorking knowledge of fundamental operations of relevant software, hardware and other equipment, especially Windows 7-8.1 and Microsoft Offi ce.Related experience and/or training in troubleshooting and providing help desk supportCertifi cations would be considered an asset.
For a full list of responsibilities and requirements, please visit our website at www.stettlercounty.ca. The County of Stettler offers a competitive salary and a generous employer paid benefi ts package. The successful applicant will be required to provide a criminal records check.
Please respond in confi dence with your resume and a minimum of three work references to:County of Stettler No. 6Attention: Andrew BrysiukBox 1270 Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0Email: [email protected]
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Development property in a quiet area of Stettler. 5.68 acres with huge trees. A great opportunity! $519,900. Call Ross
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5 bdrm home with a view of Buffalo Lake in White Sands. Well kept and lots of space. $599,000. Call Brian
Lake front, 2 bdrm home sits on 1/2 acre lot. Private with plenty of trees. $524,900. Call Brian
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EmploymentTraining 900
Auctions 1530
Grain, FeedHay 2190FOR SALE SEED OATS.
Mustang oats have a good bushel weight, strong stalk and wide leaves for your
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Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Spring-thrashed Canola. Buying:
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Houses/Duplexes 3020
IN STETTLER2 bedroom older house.
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Available Immediately403-742-6631
Condos/Townhouses3030
Two suites for rent in Stettler, $900-$950/mo.
Call for information, 403-741-9325.
Livestock 2100
Suites 3060L A R G E
One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS
FOR RENTNo pets
Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568
Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005
BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER
1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.
All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.
plus D.D. Avail. immediately
Kimberly 403-690-5828
StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI
STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.
Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and
fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:
Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or
403-742-3153
Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
ManufacturedHomes 4090
75 HOMES BUILT and ready for delivery. Take an additional $5,000 - $7,500
off all stock. 20’ X 76’ models, loaded with
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BusinessesFor Sale 4140HIGH CASH PRODUCING vending machines. $1.00 vend = .70 pro t. All on location in your area.
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BuildingsFor Sale 4150
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CommercialProperty 4110
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SHOPS FOR SALE OR LEASEPRICE REDUCED~Sitting on 2 acre lot AT THE
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town of Stettler. Home has 3 bdrms/ 2 newly fi nished bathrooms and an
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MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILE on its own lot. Nice bright
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Brand new 2014 – 20 x 76 mobile home on lot. Open fl oor plan, 3 bedrooms, 4 piece ensuite and a second full bath. Features a vaulted ceiling and stainless steel
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SCENIC ACREAGE NEAR BUFFALO LAKENice, beautiful private area to build your dream
home. No services. Immediate possession. Can be purchased alone or with adjoining 153 acres – see
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shakes, fi replace, infl oor water heating & forced air heating. Attached heated 2 car garage, detached garage/ shop with carport, metal clad building used as barn/ storage, RV parking. CA0053371. $759,000.
LOOKING FOR LAND? 160 acres near Donalda. Has been continuously cropped. Approximately 141
acres cultivated. Tower lease revenue - $800 annually. Immediate possession. #CA0050973. $320,000.
FANTASTIC RECREATION QUARTER. Minutes from Buffalo Lake. Rolling Hills, native grass, ponds, very well treed, scenic and private. Build your
dream home here. Immediate possession. Can be pur-chased alone or with CA0050358. CA0050359 $180,000.
2013 – 20 x 76 mobile home on newly developed lots. 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Vaulted ceilings
and stainless steel appliances. Skirted and levelled. Immediate possession. Close to
downtown. #CA0040684. $201,900.
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Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300
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Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
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
403-742-4271; 403-742-1887
Elaine Williams
403-742-2745
403-742-5233
Business Services#1000 - #1430
Accounting 1010
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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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]
Ph:403-742-5979Fax:403-742-3656
Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,
Stettler AB
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403-882-3740 (Castor)
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4819 - 51 StreetStettler, AB
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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.
JT AUTO BODY LTD.
“Serving Stettler & areafor years”
• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting
Call Curt or Rob
Phone 403-742-2869 4606 - 40 St., Stettler
Construction 1085MMBI Construction
. . CommercialCommercial. . IndustrialIndustrial
.. Residential.. Agricultural
.. 25 Years Experience.. Multiple Crews
a division of:
Call Gord 403-742-9761SATISFACTION BUILT-IN!SATISFACTION BUILT-IN!
Contractors 1100
403-742-1330
Buzz AndersenServing Stettler
area over 35 years
-Residential-Commercial
-Farm Buildings-Renovations
Drafting& Design 1120
RAILSIDEDESIGNGALEN WIEBE
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DRAFTING AND DESIGN
5004 - 48 AVE., STETTLER
PH: 403-742-4101FAX: 866-305-5686
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
Eavestroughing1130FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD.
5”Continuous Eaves“Gutter Clean” Leaf Protection
Call Barry Harvey
403-742-8838*27 years experience*
Electrical 1150
“If It’s Electrical We Do It”
All types of Electrical Installation &Maintenance
403-742-5111Serving Stettler
& Area since 1978
FurnaceCleaning 1193Stettler Furnace
Cleaning
Qualifi ed and Qualifi ed and ReputableReputable
403-742-3418403-742-3418
Glass Shops 1196
LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”
Randy Long• Residential• Commercial
• Automotive Needs
403-742-25204607 - 59 St., Stettler
(Beside A & W)
HEARTLAND GLASS
• Locks repinned & installed• Windshields repaired
& installed• Residential & Commercial
Windows & Doors• All your glass & screen needs
Main St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628
HealthCare 1210
DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor
-Gitzel Krejci Building
4912 - 51 StreetStettler, AB
Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553Res.: 403-742-0370
PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCEPhysiotherapy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture Acupuncture & Massage& Massage
“Keeping people in Motion...”
403-742-4533
Dr. E. LYNESChiropractor
4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
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
Landscaping1240REFORESTATION
NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, &
berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Full boxes as
low as $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement
guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca.
Misc.Services 1290
LegalServices 1260
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
4819 - 51 Street
Lori R. ReuleLL. B.
StettlerProfessionalBuilding
403-742-3411
ANDERSON LAW OFFICE
Brenda Anderson,
B.Comm., LL.B.
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Phone 403-742-2529
Fax 403-742-2522
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
Gary G. GrantLaw Office
4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.
U.S. travel waiver. Divorce? Simple. Fast.
Inexpensive. Debt recovery?
Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300/
1-800-347-2540.
Misc.Services 1290
RUBBER DUCKYARD CARE
• Power Rake• Aerate
• Lawns ~ cut & trimmedFor personalized services callLana Gross ~ 403-740-3595
403-742-3007
Get rid of your Garbage with. . .
3R Management
LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings.
AFAB Industries has expe-rience, expertise, reliability
and great construction practices. For a free quote,
contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: [email protected].
PersonalServices 1315
GET BACK on track! Bad credit? Bills?
Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home -
you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp.
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Plumbing& Heating 1330
• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services• Commercial and Residential• Water Conditioning & Pumps
• 24 Hour ServiceService Wise - We Specialize
Stettler
Ph. 403-742-5237
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BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY
Misc.Services 1290 Misc.
Services 1290
PublicNotices 6010
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YOUR PARTRECYCLE YOUR PAPER!
With Easter only a cou-ple weeks away, make sure you come out to the Bo-tha Senior Center to their Ham Bingo on Wednesday, March 18. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the balls start rolling at 7:15. Bingo takes place every second Wednesday evening.
A big thank you goes out to everyone who at-tended the first Hazel Davidson's Family Skate on Friday, March 13. Hopefully everyone had fun and enjoyed themselves. With spring coming on, please phone Shaun Derr before heading down to the arena and see how the ice is holding out.
At the Botha School, the students and staff are busy finishing up their work before the Easter break. It's hard to believe the Spring/Easter break is almost here. This starts March 27 and continues until April 8, so everyone is looking forwards to this.
March 26, however, is the date set for the student-led conference, where the students can proudly show off their work they've done so far this year. Please watch for times on this.
So far this month, Mrs. Maxwell’s Grade 2/3 class have finished reading their winter novels and going on to animals stories, which sound in-teresting.
The Grade 4/5 class welcomed Mrs. Melnyk back as their teacher on March 1. Mrs. Hoekstra enjoyed working with these students but everyone enjoyed getting their regular teacher back.
In ELA, they are busy reading the novel "The Signs of the Beaver" and following Matt and At-
tean's daily adventures as one learns to read and the other learns about hunt-ing using different tech-niques.
Grade 1s and Kinder-gartens are looking for-ward to spring and locat-ing new items in which spring brings. They will be going on nature walks to soon, so this will be
exciting for them.Besides their regular work, they are also prepar-
ing for Saint Patrick's Day and Easter by songs, stories, counting, comparing and creating art work.
The next monthly seniors’ meeting will be held on April 6 starting at 12 noon, so please mark this on your calendars.
Then on Sunday, March 29, come and enjoy yourself at the Old Dance Club dance for their Easter dance. These start at 1:30 p.m. and the Western Sunsetters Band will be doing the en-tertainment for this event. For more information on this dance or any upcoming dance, please call Doug Haustein at 403-742-3994 or John Blonski at 403-574-2197. There is no age limit on these dances, so come on out for a great time.
To rent the hall please call Shaun Deer at 403-742-4811. It's a great place to rent with very rea-sonable rates and there is some new renovations taking place so come out and check these out.
Next Thursday, March 26, come out to the vil-lage office at 7 p.m.for the monthly meeting. These are very important and everyone is invited to attend.
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Bylaw 1204/15
Public Hearing for Hamlet of Mirror
Lacombe County Council gave first reading to Bylaw 1204/15 for the Hamlet of Mirror Area Structure Plan (ASP) on February 12, 2015. The ASP was developed based on direction from Council, input received from the community, comments received from various government agencies, an analysis of the plan area, and policies in the County’s planning documents. The plan identifies lands within the boundary of the Hamlet of Mirror for new industrial, recreational, commercial and residential development. A new H-R3 Mirror Residential Estate District has been created and Campground Intermediate and Campground Major have been made available in the Public Recreation H-PR District and the Commercial H-C District. The aim of the ASP is to ensure that additional development opportunities are provided and that servicing options for potential development proposals areenvironmentally and economically responsible. This will help to ensure the long term sustainability of the Hamlet.We would like to hear your feedback and input. You are encouraged to attend the Public Hearing to comment on the draft plan which will be held:
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015Time: 7:00 PMPlace: Mirror Community Hall
5109 50th Avenue, Mirror, AB(Corner of 50th Avenue and 52nd Street)
Lacombe County will be making a presentation highlighting important components of the draft plan. There will be an opportunity afterwards to provide feedback to Council on the proposed ASP.A copy of the proposed ASP may be obtained from the County’s Planning and Development Department or by visiting the County’s website at www.lacombecounty.com.
For more information, please contact:
Peter DukePlanner/Development Officer(403) 782-6601 [email protected]
Botha Booster
LOUISE BELLAIR403-742-5317
Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
www.stettler.net
2015 GRAVEL TENDERSTETTLER, ALBERTA
The Town of Stettler is accepting sealed tenders marked “2015 Gravel Tender” addressed to: The Town of Stettler, 5031 - 50 Street, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 before2:00 p.m., March 30, 2015.
Tender documents will be available from the Town of Stettler Offi ce, 5031 - 50 Street, on March 11, 2015.
Inquiries can be made to Ivan Wilford at 403-742-8305.
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FARM LAND FOR SALE BY TENDERThe following property located in Leduc County, Alberta is offered for sale by tender, subject to the
restrictions on the existing title, namely:1. N 1/2 of SE 22-49-1 W5 (containing approximately 80 acres)2. S 1/2 of SE 22-49-1 W5 (containing approximately 80 acres)3. NW 23-49-1 W5 (containing approximately 160 acres)
NORMAL ADJUSTMENTS APPLY ON CLOSING.Further information can be provided by contacting Walter A. Moskal at 3801A-51 Ave (P.O. Box 1680), Lloydminster, Alberta S9V 1K6 (780) 875-7671.TENDERS must be made in writing accompanied by certified cheque for 5% of the the tender price as a deposit, payable to ROBERTSON MOSKAL SARSONS - “IN TRUST” and identified as “Tender re: Estate of Walter Kremko - File 5446.13324 WAM” the “highest” or any tender not necces-sarily accepted, but in the event of acceptance the successful tender will be notified and unsuccessful tender deposits returned.The terms of sale shall be cash with the balance payable no later than 30 days after acceptance by the estate.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned until 12 o’clock noon on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the following address:
ROBERTSON MOSKAL SARSONSBarristers & Solicitors3801A - 51 AvenueP.O. Box 1680LLOYDMINSTER SK/AB S9V 1K6
PUBLIC FORUMIf you reside and were included in our Priority Area Weed Control Program (PAWC) in 2014, the Agricultural Services Board invites you to attend an informational session regarding the 2015 PAWC program plans. Tuesday, March 24, 20151:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.Stettler Agricultural Society Pavilion This program targets fi ve Townships. If you participated in the PAWC program in 2014, or reside in one of the following fi ve Townships, please attend.Township: 35-1736-2138-1741-8Rochon Estates
For more information please contact Quinton Beaumont, Director of Agricultural Services at (403) 742-4441.
County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICE
County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,
Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE
Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
www.stettler.net
PUBLIC NOTICEDISPOSAL OF LOST AND FOUND PROPERTY AND USED EQUIPMENT
The Town of Stettler is offering for sale items that have been turned in by the RCMP, as well as Town-owned used miscellaneous equipment. All items are purchased on an “As Is Where Is Basis” and can be viewed at the Town Shop on April 9 & 10, 2015 between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
A tender sheet and list of the items being offered for sale will be available at the Town Offi ce or the Town Shop during regular business hours on April 1, 2015. Submit your sealed bid marked “2015 USED EQUIPMENT TENDER” to the Town Offi ce prior to 1:00 pm. April 13th, 2015.
The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
GST will be added to all quotes.
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