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Voters in Alberta awarded the New Democratic Party of Alberta a resounding victory and demoted Pro-gressive Conservatives to the posi-tion of the third ranking party in the provincial legislature in a historic shift of political fortunes. Wildrose Party, under the 37-day-old leader-

ship of Brian Jean, has become the official opposition.

Premier Jim Prentice resigned as the head of the government and de-clared that he was not going to sit in the Legislature as the MLA from the riding for which he was elected as PC candidate.

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In the Drumheller-Stet-tler riding, Wildrose MLA Rick Strankman was re-elected with a comfort-able majority. As the In-dependent went to press, with results from 79 of the total 89 ballot boxes reported, Strankman was leading with 6,509 votes against PC candidate Jack Hayden’s 4,771. NDP candidate Emily Shannon had received 2,483 votes.

There were lineups at the Stettler Community Centre, where 15 poll-ing stations for the rid-ing were set up, line-ups, which at times were stretching out the doors.

“I was quietly confi-

dent, but I’m supersti-tious about that, too,” Strankman said from his constituency office in Hanna on Tuesday night after the results were an-nounced.

“I did my best to pro-mote Wildrose policy and it seems people in the rid-ing responded well,” he said.

Strankman expressed disappointment with the provincial results, saying he had hoped the Wil-drose policies would find “broader provincial trac-tion.”

“I’ve lived beside the failed social experiment called Saskatchewan my whole life,” he said by telephone from Hanna. “I’m sad Albertans chose this path, but now it is up to the leadership of Rachel Notley. The truth will be in the pudding.”

Hayden, who gathered with his supporters at the hall in Endiang, conceded defeat with a short state-ment around 9 p.m.

“I hope the agenda in-cludes rural Alberta, be-cause we really don’t have any representation now in the governing party,” the PC candidate said with reference to the NDP, which took an overwhelming majority of their support from ur-ban centres.

“It’s going to be a real challenge for those of us in the rural areas,” Hayden added.

With regard to the strong showing of the Wildrose Party, Hayden did not conceal that he was surprised, but he was stoic. “People are always right. That’s democracy,” he said.

“I think everyone will give the new government a chance and will make a decision on what that produces. And I think the next election will be as exciting as this one,” he predicted.

“It’s quite a dramatic change for the province, and we see now what hap-pens for the future.”

He said he and his wife would be going back to their consulting business.

Hayden campaigned on his past experience as an MLA, county councillor and school board trustee, while also citing his ex-perience working in cabi-net and in various boards and organizations across Alberta and the country.

However, Hayden’s

role as minister in Ed Stelmach government and his active involvement and leadership in the leg-islative processes leading to the adoption bills re-stricting property rights alienated many of his supporters.

Emily Shannon of the NDP was not available for comment on the re-sults of the elections.

At the provincial level, the biggest upset in Al-berta’s political history ended the 44-year-old po-litical dynasty of the Pro-gressive Conservatives, who wanted to revive their political fortunes late last year by appoint-ing Ottawa-hardened politician Jim Prentice as their leader, following two unsuccessful PC gov-ernments under Ed Stel-mach and Alison Redford.

However, Prentice’s political maneuver to have opposition Wildrose MLAs cross the floor and his statements blaming Albertans for the budget-ary problems of the prov-ince generated strong re-action to his leadership.

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Two men suspected to be behind the ATM and VLT robberies in Big Valley, Bashaw and Don-alda in the past month have been arrested after a K-9 unit tracked them down in Sylvan Lake.

The two men join a third man arrested after the Big Valley robbery.

The first of four inci-dents involving the ac-cused was in Big Valley around 4 a.m. on April 18.

Three men broke into a local store by breaking the window and stole an ATM, escaping in a light-coloured pick-up truck. Someone who came to investigate the noise was pepper-sprayed.

One of the three men accused in this was caught with ATM parts in the back of his truck in a traffic stop and ar-rested.

On April 21 around 4:45 p.m., police re-sponded to an armed rob-bery at the Bashaw Foods Liquor Town store on 50 Street in Bashaw. Two men held the three em-ployees working in the store at gunpoint. They also pepper-sprayed the employees, and assaulted them with an ice chipper that had been in the store.

The accused fled with money in a white pick-up truck that had been

parked near the intersec-tion of 51 Avenue and 50 Street.

About 20 minutes lat-er, police were called to Donalda Hotel where an armed robbery was tak-ing place. Two men held the employees working at the hotel at gunpoint. The men stole money and a VLT machine from the location, and fled in a truck that had been parked behind the hotel.

Two days later, an Alberta Traffic Sheriff clocked a white pick-up truck doing 150 km/h, but chose to not pursue due to public safety con-cerns.

An hour later, at 9:30 a.m., Sylvan Lake police were called to a hit-and-run around 9:30 a.m. on Highway 11 at Range Road 20. A pick-up truck had hit a Dodge Dart car, but had fled by crashing through several barbed wire fences on to an ad-jacent field. The truck was found abandoned in the field, and the drivers arrested nearby without incident.

The truck had been re-ported stolen from Leduc two days earlier and had been plated with a stolen licence plate, RCMP re-ports. A sawed-off shot-gun was found nearby. When the truck had been spotted by the sheriff, it had an ATV in the back which was not present. The off-road vehicle,

stolen from a residence in Eckville, was found abandoned near Half Moon Bay.

The occupants of the Dart were taken to the hospital and released af-ter treatment of minor injuries.

Thirty-seven-year-old Dixon Ross Bergseth of Red Deer is facing three charges of possession of stolen property un-der $5,000, and a charge each of flight from po-lice, dangerous driving, failure to remain at the scene of an accident, pos-session of stolen proper-ty over $5,000, unlawful possession of firearm, unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm and unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm con-trary to orders.

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17-year-old who can-not be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, faces three charges each of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and fail to comply with youth probation orders, and a charge each of pos-session of stolen prop-erty over $5,000, unlaw-ful possession of firearm, unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm, and possession of a con-trolled substance (meth-amphetamine).

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Anyone with informa-tion about these crimes is asked to contact the RCMP at 403-742-4438 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).


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Cuts to transportation and school hours, in addition to gen-eral belt-tightening, has led the Clearview School Board to what it anticipates will be a balanced budget.

Peter Neale, Clearview’s asso-ciate superintendent for business and finance, made it clear that the balanced budget in part is a re-sult of cuts, new fees and reduced hours.

“I am really proud (of our staff),” Neale said. “The overall goal was to find reductions ev-erywhere except in the schools. Everyone did everything they could...to make sure kids had all the money they could.”

The Alberta government re-quires a minimum of 475 hours of education for Kindergarten stu-dents, 950 hours for grades 1 to 9 and 1,000 hours for high school. Traditionally, Clearview has pro-vided beyond those minimum hours.

In the 2014-15 year, grades 1-9 had 970 hours of instruction, Neale said. Next year, it’ll be the 950, a reduction of 20 hours – or a school year of 183 days going down to 175. In Stettler, Kinder-

garten students receive nearly double the required hours of in-struction as Stettler Elementary School offers full-day Kinder-garten. While the full-day Kin-dergarten will still be available next year, the students will have a teacher half the day and a Kinder-garten co-ordinator the other half, effectively cutting those instruc-tional hours back to the provincial minimum, Neale noted.

Most of the cuts being made in staffing comes at the expense of support staff, with cuts to secre-taries, librarians and teaching as-sistants. Clearview’s teaching as-sistants is where most of the cuts will be made, Neale said.

The board also took aim at its bussing routes, cutting three routes altogether and stopping double-runs in one location.

Double-runs, where a bus will pick up high school students and transfer them to a bus that heads to Stettler, then double back for local school students, are in place in Big Valley, Erskine and Botha. Erskine and Botha only have dou-ble-runs in the afternoon, while Big Valley has them both morning and night.

Starting next year, though, the morning double-run in Big Valley

will be one single run, meaning students will have a longer jour-ney to school by bus.

A Stettler route joins Byemoor and Brownfield in having a route discontinued. The students from these routes will be absorbed into other nearby routes. While again this saves the school board money, it will increase the length of time the students spend on the bus, something Neale said is an unhap-py compromise.

“We have pretty aggressive tar-gets” he said in reference to the amount of time students spend on the bus. While they were able to meet these targets for this school year, he anticipates that will not be the case in the fall.

“Parents usually are very good about accommodating students’ longer bus rides, though we like to keep them shorter,” Neale said. Books, homework and electronic devices help keep students occu-pied on the longer runs.

Another change to transporta-tion is an increase of the transpor-tation fee for Stettler students. The fee, which has been $200 since 1995, is going up for the first time in 20 years to $300 – a number that is mostly just an adjustment for inflation, Neale explained.

The School of Choice fee – where students choose to go to a school rather than the one in their community – also rises from $200 to $300 a year.

Finally, a fee is being added for yard service, which has a bus go down a driveway onto acreages to pick up children, rather than hav-ing them wait a few kilometres down the drive on the highway side. It, too, will be $300.

“We’ve been looking at yard service, and we were told we should make it part of budget dis-cussions so we did,” Neale said. “We wanted an easy approach” to billing for the service, and so made it a flat fee.

For families who are choosing school of choice and yard service, the fees come to $600. Yard ser-vice is not offered in the Town of Stettler.

Using teachers more effectively next year will end up saving the school board money too, Neale said. While the logistics are cur-rently still in the works, the plan is to have existing teachers at Clear-view schools work closer to the 905 teaching hours spelled out in the collective agreement with the province.

Neale said that while teachers

spend a lot of their work hours outside of teaching hours, grad-ing work, planning activities and in other school-related tasks, the easiest way to cut back on staff without sacrificing student learn-ing is by ensuring the time teach-ers spend in school is mostly de-voted to actual teaching.

Neale was the first to admit that pushing teachers closer to the 905 hours is difficult, because teachers put in a lot of hours doing those other tasks that come as a part of the instruction process.

“Everyone understands this is happening to all teachers,” Neale said. “The goal here is to be fair to everyone.”

While Clearview will see fewer teachers in its schools’ halls this year, the ratio of student to teacher is projected to improve because of the plans regarding teaching hours.

Until the schools in the division have their individual budgets sub-mitted to the board, Neale said he won’t know if there needs to be further adjustment, but he said the schools are aware of how tight the budgets need to be and he expects that once they’re in, the school board will be balanced – despite no access to reserves.

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For the past several years, when judg-es from Communities in Bloom were in town, the Stettler community has taken a moment to recognize its recyclers in the form of the Recycling Excellence Awards.

Nominations are now open for people to recognize those individuals, groups and businesses who take the Three Rs to a whole new level.

Reuse, reduce and recycle has been a mantra in Canada for about 20 years, but some people in the community have been at that task a lot longer, or have found new and creative ways to apply the concept to areas of work and per-sonal life.

Last year, the Heartland Beautifica-tion Committee recognized Don Lynn

of Re-Glycol, which takes antifreeze and recycles it into a usable product, and Carolyn Victor, a retired teacher who taught her students to recycle before re-cycling was a common feature in com-munity households. Superfluity, a thrift store that takes in donations from the community and sells them in a store in Stettler, with the money going back into the community, was also recognized.

With the Communities in Bloom cel-ebration comes in July, this year’s recy-clers will be recognized, as well as later in October as well.

To nominate yourself or another for the award, you can download forms from the Town of Stettler website or contact the Stettler Recreation Centre.

Heartland Beautification Committee is also holding its spring plant exchange on Saturday, May 9 between 10 a.m. and noon, at the Rotary Spray Park.


The rash of thefts in Stettler’s industrial areas has led police to believe they are likely being committed by the same person or persons.

Despite increased pa-trols in the areas being targeted, thefts are con-tinuing to happen.

“There is a person or persons who are patrol-ling the area,” Stettler RCMP detachment com-mander Sgt. Duncan Babchuk said. “They’re looking for things they can steal and sell for money. Tools, recre-ational vehicles, vehi-cles, for example. They have an avenue to dis-pose of these items.”

According to Bab-chuk, the industrial area

has always been a target for thieves, but this in-creased regular acts of theft have the police’s attention.

“The problem is sus-pects can see us com-ing,” Babchuk said of the increased patrols. “They can just shut off their ve-hicle and look like any of the other parked vehicles in these industrial lots.”

Police say tools, diesel, gasoline, vehicles, diesel filters and now an ATV are just some of the items that have been stolen.

Sometime early on March 29, thieves cut through the fence at Ro-mar Power Sports and entered the storage yard, where they stole a cus-tomer’s 2014 Yamaha Special Edition ATV. The bright blue recre-ational vehicle then was

taken away by pushing it through the opening cut in the fence.

This time, an eye-wit-ness reported seeing a truck and trailer in the area around the theft, but police still need more in-formation to help catch these thieves.

This time, the value of the theft was in excess of $10,000.

“Businesses have to be – and are being – dili-gent,” Babchuk said. “In-vest in solid locks, and protect those locks so they can’t just be cut off. Surveillance cameras are good, too.”

At the same time, Bab-chuk warns people to be wary of “too good to be true” offers on Facebook, Kijiji and Craigslist.

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Women’s conference inspires healthy, meaningful conversationsStacey Lavallie

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The third annual Women’s Confer-ence, held in Stettler Friday, April 24, was a good place for healthy and mean-ingful discussions about confidence, health, and family, according to orga-nizer Brenda Barritt.

The conference, which sold out rough-ly a week before its April 24 date at the Stettler Community Centre, is a joint project between Stettler Adult Learning and the Stettler Board of Trade.

It had originally begun years ago as an

office administrator’s event, according to Stacey Benjamin with the Board of Trade. When it was noticed that most of the attendees were women, it expanded into the women’s conference, now in its third year.

“It was fantastic,” Barritt said. “The parking lot was very full at 8:30 a.m.”

She said that companies even paid for people at some of their out of town branches to come to the conference. While companies sprung for a lot of their employees, though, some people were independently registered with friends just to have a day out with their

friends.“All of our speakers were really well-

received,” Barritt said. It was speaker Laurie Widmark, a senior manager with the government of Alberta, who seemed to have made the biggest impact.

“Personally, she was one of my faves,” Barritt said.

With more than 20 years of experi-ence in the fields of social work and or-ganizational culture, Widmark has come to specialize in human behaviour, espe-cially in complex or stressful environ-ments.

She spoke about self-confidence, us-

ing a mix of science, social science and humour to keep the crowd entertained, all the while ensuring everyone left the conference feeling like they were able to take steps to boost their self-confidence.

Also well-received was a panel of health-care specialists – doctors and nurses – who hosted a health care panel. Guests at the conference were able to ask anything about women’s health and how it changes, with health care special-ists on hand to answer the questions.

“We had a lot of healthy conversa-tion about our bodies and our health,” Barritt said.

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Oh to be a fly on the wall in the Progressive Conservative War Room! Although the 2012 election was a sort of dress rehearsal for this one, things are very different this time around.

So what has changed since 2012? Simple: opposition has been le-gitimized in the province. Not only have Albertans become accus-tomed to effective opposition, but they have actually developed a taste for it. The political discourse in this province used to favour the party in power by dismissing opposition as unnecessary or irrelevant.

There’s a long history of non-par-tisanship in Alberta. Some scholars trace this back to when Alberta was part of the North West Territories. As a “colony” of the federal gov-ernment, political autonomy was circumscribed. The main job of the Territorial government was to peti-tion Ottawa for schools, roads, etc. so there was no need for opposition parties.

For various reasons, the non-partisan sentiment survived and was cultivated for over a century. In the modern era it was fuelled by western alienation, which pitted the provincial government against Ot-

tawa, the external foe. With all po-litical energy channeled outside the province, opposition parties were in an invidious position: unable to deflect the political gaze to inter-nal problems and issues yet unable to disagree with the government championing Alberta’s interest so valiantly.

This strategy worked well when the Liberals were in power feder-ally, and there were hiccups during the Mulroney era. However, since 2006 when the Conservatives came to power the external enemy dis-course no longer worked. Thus, it is not surprising that Albertans be-gan to be more aware of and take more interest in what was going on within the province.

What went hand-in-hand with western alienation was the need to construct a narrative around Al-berta’s exceptionalism. The image of the self-reliant, independent Al-bertan was carefully constructed. This mythical figure was invested with qualities like strong individu-alism and a fondness for free enter-prise - in contrast to Central Cana-dians who nuzzled up to the public trough.

The dominant narrative went unquestioned even when Peter Lougheed described his province as the last bastion of free enter-

prise in the West, while acquiring an airline, investing in Syncrude and unilaterally eliminating the 16� per cent ceiling on royalties established by the Social Credit government. It should be pointed out that Albertans were pleased that the Lougheed government “acted like an owner” and championed the public interest.

Internal opposition from the Liberals and New Democrats was neutralized by labelling them free-spending socialists, a position that the media bought into. It was only when the Wildrose Party appeared on the right of the political land-scape and began to blast holes in the PC’s credibility that there was a paradigm shift.

Leading up to the 2012 elec-tion and in the legislature thereaf-ter, Danielle Smith and her caucus made life very uncomfortable for the government. Mounting an at-tack from the right, the dominant narrative ensured that the criticism was taken seriously.

A measure of how accurate this narrative is comes from the reaction of Albertans during the last election campaign. Faced with the prospect of a government that would put into practice the sort of tough love, mar-ket-oriented measures deemed nec-essary, voters fled into the arms of

Allison Redford who campaigned as a Red Tory.

No matter, Wildrose must be credited with legitimizing opposi-tion in this province. Suddenly, dis-sent is legitimate and criticism of government is not treason; instead, it is a healthy part of democracy.

This is the most fundamental dif-ference between 2012 and 2015: Albertans who have witnessed the benefits of effective opposition are no longer as easy to manipulate.

What might happen May 5 is im-possible to predict because polling now is so unreliable. Will the PCs and Wildrose split the vote leaving an opening for the NDP? Or will the NDP prove a bridge too far for many Calgarians, providing an op-portunity for the beleaguered Liber-als (who do have a core of support) or even the fledging Alberta Party?

I won’t hazard a guess as to the outcome Tuesday night. However, it is bound to be the most excit-ing and unpredictable election this province has had in living memory. This is why worry beads must be in great demand in the PC camp.

Doreen Barrie is a Political Scientist at the University of Cal-gary. She is the author of The Other Alberta: Decoding a Politi-cal Enigma.

Why the Alberta PC party should be worriedAlbertans have developed a taste for an effective opposition

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The recent fuel spill in Vancouver harbour showed once again how woefully unprepared BC is in protect-ing its coastline from envi-ronmental disasters. BC governments at every level seem all too quick to blame everyone else for any pos-sible environmental issue whether real or imagined. It’s now clear that there is no coordinated action plan to include all the stakehold-ers when a spill or disaster occurs. The approach seems to be that if no serious spill has occurred then why bother worrying about do-ing anything. Add into that bureaucratic chest thump-ing by various agencies and you have a recipe for disas-ter. When such competing interests are not forced into a coordinated approach, bu-reaucracies are bound to re-sist change.

To be fair, there is the is-sue of jurisdiction and that means the coast guard and the Fisheries and Oceans Canada department con-

sider the immediate coastal shoreline and all adjacent water their exclusive re-sponsibility. There is no history of sharing that re-sponsibility with BC pro-vincial and municipal gov-ernments. That saw the coast card handle the recent fuel spill by itself. Howev-er, because there was a de-lay in getting the spill under control, the BC premier and Mayor of Vancouver where quick to blame the coast guard. The insinuation was that had the coast guard in-volved those governments that somehow the fuel spill would have been addressed a lot quicker. However there is no indication that involv-ing local governments in dealing with the fuel spill would have made any dif-ference. But there was polit-ical hay to be made by those same governments and self-serving BC politicians.

One hopes that perhaps a lesson can be learned from the recent fuel spill – that being there are too many grain ships waiting in Van-couver harbour, and too

many ships increases the possibility of oil spills. But history shows that nothing is ever done to discour-age the number of waiting ships. As long as demur-rage costs are paid for by grain growers there is little incentive to speed up the scheduling and loading of grain shipments. You would think that there would be a demurrage formula that sig-nificantly increases the cost on a daily basis or requires waiting ships to leave after two weeks. The other in-centive would be to allow only a certain number of grain ships to wait in certain areas. For instance rather than 30 or more ships being anchored at various sites, restricting it to 10 ships at any one time would force ship owners and shippers to improve coordination. How about making long term anchorage more costly and more trouble by requiring all waiting ships to be sur-rounded by oil spill booms and daily inspections. Any approach that reduces wait-ing times reduces demur-

rage charges and reduces those costs to grain grow-ers. However, one expects that any move to speed up or eliminate grain ship waiting times will be met by resistance from power-ful shipping and handling lobby groups. It’s unlikely the coast guard will initiate waiting time changes and restrictions as that seems outside their mandate. Be-sides one suspects a cozy relationship between long time shippers, terminal op-erators and entrenched reg-ulators like the coast guard.

Another way to improve the situation would be for the BC provincial govern-ment and the city of Van-couver to put their money and lobby where their mouth is. Instead of play-ing politics with the issue perhaps they need to find ways and means to make doing business miserable for grain terminals and shipping companies. Surely there are on-shore regula-tory angles that can be used to pressure them to reduce waiting times and improve

coordination. But such ac-tion seems unlikely, being BC politicians have a his-tory of making politically correct rhetoric over any real action when it comes to environmental issues.

For example BC boasts about being green when they are in fact one of the most significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions as a result of their massive coal mining industry. BC cuts down more trees than it replants. The city of Vic-toria is notorious for pump-ing massive amounts of raw sewage into the ocean. BC is opposed to pipelines which means more oil prod-ucts will have to be shipped by rail. BC wants it coast-line to remain pristine, yet it is allowing the flooding of 10,000 acres of agricultural land and wildlife habitat in the Peace River district. The point is - don’t hold your breath expecting ac-tual common sense on envi-ronmental issues, including grain ship fuel spills, from any BC or Vancouver city governments.

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Nice car - This year’s hottest auction item at the Heartland Youth Centre’s (HYC) annual fundraiser will be the 1956 Pontiac Laurentian, previously owned by late Lloyd Smith, a longtime friend of HYC, who willed this car to Charlie Thurston, another HYC friend, who, in his turn, donated it to the youth centre to be auctioned off. The car is open to viewing at the Stettler GM until June 5. Organizers say it will be sold during the live auction part of the HYC’s Awesome Auction fundraiser on June 6 and no bids before that will be accepted. For those without tickets for the fundraiser, doors will be opened around 7:30 p.m. for everybody to be able to bid for the car.

Here (l-r) HYC manager Winnie Bissett with members Jacob Kelm, Billie Bolstad, Selena DeWitt, Katie Wengryn and Jeileigh DeWitt pose for the cameras with the car.

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Well, it has been an ex-citing week for the politi-cians who were busy tell-ing us how they would fix all the wrongs that had been done so far. I hope the right people are in control of our money for the next 4 years.

Locally, the excitement is more centered on the baseball diamonds up at the Ag Grounds as there is a Bantam hardball team ready to play their first game of the season this evening, so head on up to the action and take a boo at how our kids perform. Their games will be on Monday or Wednesday evening. There is also a mixed softball team of ages 9 to 12 that will be playing around the area and a coach pitch team of kids ages 4 to 6. If you hear some noise up at the Ag Grounds during the

week, then there must be a game in progress and you should head on up to see how they are doing.

The 4-H Beef club has postponed their bottle and battery drive by a little bit to give everyone more time to collect around the community. Their sort date will be on May 12 in conjunction with a regu-lar meeting.

April’s birthday club at St. Mary’s was hosted by Donna Sengaus, who did a wonderful job. The birthdays this month were Abby McNaughton cel-ebrating 100 years and Yvonne VanCowenberge, who celebrated 103 years. That is truly remarkable. Ely Goddard and Chris-tel Jakob also celebrated their birthdays. In May, the birthday club will hold their next party on Monday, May 11 with Pat Hatt hosting. Thank you to all the ladies who

take the time and effort to prepare and go for the afternoon for a visit and celebrate someone’s spe-cial month.

I will continue to pes-ter you about submitting your family story to the 2015 edition history book. They’re coming in slowly and the committee would like to see a lot more so take a few minutes to get your bit in the book.

My joke for the week:A young boy enters a

barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.”

The barber puts a dol-lar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?”

The boy takes the quar-ters and leaves.

“What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!”

Later, when the cus-tomer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

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This coming Sunday, May 10 is Mothers’ Day, so hopefully everyone has something special planned to do with their mothers. There are several Mothers’ Day breakfasts around the county, so take your mom out of the kitchen and take her out for a great time.

Next Monday is quilting time again, so come to the seniors’ centre at 9:30 a.m. and join the ladies for a great time.

Then on Wednesday May 13, come on out to the seniors’ centre to join in a great game of Bingo. Grab your Bingo Dabbers and come on out, who knows you could be the next big winner.

We had a winner at the last Bingo evening, so a big congratulations goes out to the win-ner of the loonie pot. So with this upcoming game you could be the next big winner of the jackpot, which no one has won for a while,

or the Loonie pot again. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the balls start rolling at 7:15.

It’s hard to believe in a couple of weeks it will be Victoria Day weekend again with a lot of campgrounds reopening for the season again. So gather up all your camping sup-plies and get ready for that exciting week-end.

Every Wednesday starting at 10 a.m., come on out for a great visit with your friends and neighbors over a hot refreshing cup of coffee. They have a great time, and would like to see everyone join them.

Then, every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m., join the group at the se-niors’ centre again for a great game of floor curling, it’s a fun game and they would like to see everyone join them.

So in closing I would like to wish all moth-ers out there a very special Mothers’ Day, and hopefully you all have a fantastic day.

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“We see a lot of stolen items end up on these sites,” he said. “Watch out for ‘New in Box’ items that are highly discounted. Why would

these people be selling these tools at such an amazing loss?”

While someone who unwittingly buys stolen goods is unlikely to be charged, if police track stolen items to a buyer, those items are seized

and returned to the own-er. The buyer’s out the money.

“Always ask people why they’re selling items,” Babchuk said. “If they don’t have a reason, then don’t trust the sale.”

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Sunday May 10, Mothers’ Day brunch will be held at the drop-in centre in Don-alda. Doors open at 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The Donalda & District Agricultural Society has a vacancy on the board, if anyone is interested in fill-ing this position, please contact Brenda Gebhardt at 403.883.2440.

The Donalda & District Museum and Gallery for the Arts are looking for summer students for the upcoming summer. If you are interest-ed, please drop off a resume at the museum office or e-mail them to me at [email protected].

The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club is open ev-ery Saturday afternoon at the drop-in from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for coffee and fel-

lowship. Everyone is wel-come.

Birthday wishes this week go out to Jackson Rid-er, Kaylon Clement, Luke Broemeling, Chris Norman, Hunter Hartum, Arne Nor-man, Cheryl Thomson, Ella Bailey, Tara Helfer, Cur-tis Fuller, Travis Mueller, Ashton Thebeau, and Lyrah Thomson. Happy birthday to all and hope everyone has an awesome day.

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The smell of buffalo and beef stews wafted through the Big Valley Com-munity Hall on Saturday, May 2 as Métis from all over the region and province gathered for the Hivernant Métis Society’s annual Spring Fling.

The Spring Fling is the first of two of the society’s major events in the year, the other being the Rendezvous during the August long weekend.

This year marks the Society’s de-cade anniversary and people were out in force to enjoy a day of music, fel-lowship and delicious food.

Darlene Blondeau, from Calgary, made her first trip to Big Valley with her husband Len. She’s lived in Cal-gary for the past two years, but hails from Fort Qu’Appelle in Saskatch-ewan.

“Marlene (Lanz) convinced us to

come,” she said with a laugh. “She’s always talking about this area but we’ve never been able to come.”

Blondeau said she’s always known about her Métis heritage and embraces it fully.

“I have a lot of memories of family gatherings,” she said. “They were a lot of fun. The whole family was there – aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins. There was storytelling, singing and dancing, and wonderful food.”

Now her children and grandchildren come to family gatherings and those stories, songs and dances are being passed on to the next generation.

“We’re very proud of our heritage,” Blondeau said.

With the Métis people relying most-ly on oral tradition, gatherings like the one in Big Valley are important, Mar-lene Lanz, president of the Hivernant Métis Society said. Without them, stories and history could be lost, or

“whitewashed.” The term refers to the treatment of First Nations and Métis history in history courses in school.

“They’re very European-centric,” Lanz noted.

The Métis culture isn’t about pitting one side against another, though – it’s about embracing how the Europeans meet up with First Nations and create something new, Lanz noted.

The Métis flag, a white infinity symbol on a red or blue field, repre-sents those two sides coming together to make something that will last for-ever, Lanz explained.

Today, Lanz goes to schools to teach Métis history and culture, teaching the tales, medicines and skills taught to her by her own parents, that was taught to them by her grandparents, all the way down through history.

“I am who I am because of my par-ents,” Lanz said. “I’ll never forget that.”


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Three-year-old Ella Tymiak, who hails “from my house” (in Calgary), came with her auntie and grandmother to the Hivernant Métis Society’s Spring Fling in Big Valley.

Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Stettler Board of Trade named Stacey Benjamin as its new executive director this week.

Benjamin grew up in Stet-tler and has worked with the board since 2009 first as an office assistant, and then as the office manager.

“We’re thrilled to have Stacey step up and be on board,” said Greg Swite-nky, CAO, Town of Stet-tler. “She was always a key component of the organiza-tion.”

Benjamin’s goal moving forward is to promote Stet-tler as a prosperous busi-ness community.

“I want to let people know that we’re open for business and promote Stet-tler as a place for businesses to come and work and set up shop,” she said after ac-cepting her new position.

“I’m looking into more of the economic develop-ment and promotion of the community.”

She will also be working with current businesses in town to highlight their suc-cesses and help them move forward even stronger in the community.

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Wine-tasting wasn’t on Bree McRae’s list of events that she would typically call her style, but when a friend offered her tickets to the Rotary Club’s A Taste of Stettler event this past Fri-day, she decided to say yes.

By the end of the night, though, McRae vowed she’d be back the following year.

“I like how you get to meet a lot of people, and see what’s in the community,” McRae said, referring to the vendors found at the event on Friday, May 1, at the Stettler Community Hall.

“I didn’t know a lot of these places existed,” she added.

Now in its fifth year, the annual event has become one of Rotary Stettler’s largest fundraisers in the year.

“Every year it gets big-ger and better,” Peter Boys, a member of the club, said.

He had been to several wine-tasting events in other communities and thought it would be a good choice for Stettler, so helped bring the event here five years ago.

While the Jazz Guys performed on stage, event-goers circled the room, drifting from table to table, sampling different wines, beers, and liquors as well as cuisine from local restau-rants and stores.

For those sampling the food and drinks, the event wasn’t just a perfect chance to socialize, but also to try new palatal experiments without the financial invest-ments on something they may not enjoy.

“I’ve tried so many things tonight,” McRae said. “Some of these things I’d never spend money on, be-cause if I didn’t like them I’d be out the money.”

For vendors, it’s a great chance to lure in those who might have been hesitant in the past, as well as offer

up rarer purchased items for taste-testing. It’s also a good time to try out reci-pes and see what works and what doesn’t.

Rob Foote, a food expert at Sobeys, created a desert using some less mainstream cheeses and flavouring for the night. The mascapone and balsamic dressing treat, in a little wafer cup, was adorned with a slice of grape, and was a popular bite-sized treat.

“No one really knew what to do with (the dressing),” Foote said of the Italissima Crema balsamic dressing.

Local abbatoir and smokehouse Forestburg Meats had a table adjacent to the stage, giving them not only an excellent venue for enjoying the music, but an easy to access booth, unen-cumbered by nearby tables.

There, owners Gordon and Gary Poole, provided a selection of smoked meat from their storefront.

“It’s our first time here

at Taste of Stettler,” Gor-don Poole said. “People know we’re an abattoir, but we also have a nice little smokehouse, and have a great selection in our store-front.”

He, like McRae, said one of the benefits of the event was having people try the products available without having to pay out of wal-let, other than the cost of a ticket.

Over the years, the type of drinks – and the inter-est in them – has changed. Ricky DeCorby, with Slee-man Breweries, had craft beer options from the Okan-agan Microbrewery.

“Last year I brought sev-eral cases, and I just took them all back,” she said. This year, though, people were really into sampling the different lagers and ales she had available.

“A lot of people stick with what their parents and grandparents drink,” she noted. “This is a great way to find a new drink you like without having to spend a lot.”

Scott Pfeiffer, president of Rotary Stettler, agrees, and noted this year’s Taste of Stettler was all but sold out.

“Each year it gets bigger and bigger,” he said.

With the earthquake and widespread destruction and

death in Nepal, the event was a perfect time for Ro-tary to introduce people to Shelter Box, one of the in-ternational charities Rotary clubs around the world sup-port.

Rotary has already dropped 1,000 of these shel-ter boxes – they include a tent and a box of equipment like cooking utensils, bed-ding and so forth – in Nepal to help the thousands dis-placed by the earthquake.

Another big effort for Rotary is the eradication of polio, Pfeiffer said.

“One vaccination costs 60 cents,” he said. “Only three countries today really still have polio. We’re close to eliminating it.”

The Rotary club also sponsors exchange stu-dents. Currently, Taiwan’s Grace Wu is living with a foster family in the commu-nity, and Stettler’s Meghan Larose is in Taiwan.

The spray park in West Stettler Park, the whirlpool at the pool, and the seat-ing area with the fireplace at the library are three ar-eas in which Rotary has contributed locally. It also helps with the Food Bank, Handi-Bus, Skate Park, Va-riety Showcase, Heartland Youth Center, football and more deserving options in the community.

Last year’s event raised roughly $6,500 and is on course to raise roughly the same amount this year, Boys said.

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This week, in sports, Allyssa Acera, John Langford and Adam and Eric Pitzel headed to badminton provincials last weekend. Allyssa and John competed in singles, while Adam and Eric competed on a dou-bles team.

Congratulations to the high school badminton players who all earned at least 1 win this past weekend in provin-cials. Eric & Adam and Alyssa ended third in their pools while John went on to earn silver in a three-set nail biter final. Way to go, ath-letes! Great job! Con-gratulations to all of the Grade 9 badminton players who competed in CARA. Winning third place: Sam, Krysta & Rachelle, Jessica & Jo-han. The players moving on to CWAJHAA with a second place finish: Kayla M., Davin N. & Braydon S.

Lastly, our CARA champions are: Talon C., Shayna B. & Erik R., Adam S. & Jay N. Way to go guys! We would like to thank the parents and adults who watched and Mr. As-penes and Mrs. Resch for organizing the event. In other sports news, ten-nis and track are starting up. Watch for athletes outside enjoying the spring sunshine getting ready for competitions.

In other news, on Fri-day May 1, the students’ union hosted a luau dance and had a great turnout! Also, the One Act Festival was a suc-cess, displaying lots of talent in the performing arts. If you would like to donate your hair for a good cause, Be The Change is going to be hosting a hair drive on June 2 in cooperation with Keep Kira Smil-ing. If you would like to sign up, or find out more about require-ments, please visit http://bethechangestettler.wix.com/hairdrive. Anyone from Stettler or any sur-rounding communities may participate. That’s all for this week.

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continue Stettler Elementary School students experi-enced a variety of special activities and interesting lessons this week, both in class and in the community.

All students, in kinder-garten through Grade 5, at-tended farm safety presen-tations. This is an annual event for each student. The lessons are designed for each grade; however, all lessons focus on the impor-tance of practicing safety on the farm. Students learn that although they may not live on a farm, it is wise to learn farm safety for those times they visit friends or family on the farm. Many of the concepts the students learn can also be applied to other situations. The stu-dents were eager to learn and asked many questions.

As April drew to a close, the kindergarten teach-ers wanted to draw atten-tion to national oral health month, which is April, and the many benefits of taking good care of one’s teeth. They invited Mrs. Donna Gendre, RDA, to their classrooms. Mrs. Gendre delivered an exciting pre-sentation that taught the little ones about the impor-tance of their teeth and how to care for them. Thank you to Mrs. Gendre as well as to Dr. Nordstrom, who donated dental packages for each Kindergarten stu-dent.

The kindergarten stu-dents also walked to the community hall this week and spent an afternoon singing and dancing to a performance by Treehouse TV entertainers Splash and Boots. Preschoolers who attend SES’s early Learn-ing program were also invited to attend. The stu-dents had a marvelous time.

Mrs. Lang’s Grade 1 class worked on a variety of building projects. They experimented with several types of building materials. One of the highlights of the Science unit was building a 1KL Town.

As part of Mrs. Star-ling’s, Buoyancy and Boats Science unit, her Grade 2 students made boats at home out of common recy-cled materials. The assign-ment required that the boats be buoyant, stable, could carry a load and be pro-pelled in some way. The students tested the boats in a water table during class.

They were very creative and had some amazing ideas.

Several classes, includ-ing Mrs. Ecklund’s stu-dents, are watching the Ed-monton Journal Goosecam. They check in each day for a few minutes to see how Patience, the mother goose, is doing. She has five eggs this year. The students watch her each morning, drawing sketches and writ-ing observations about her as part of their Animal Life Cycles unit in Science.

Through the winter months, Mrs. Lynn’s class walked to Paragon Place every other week to play crib with some of the se-niors that live there. It was a wonderful way to improve the students’ math and social skills, and the seniors enjoyed having company during the cold weather.

SES students enjoyed a hot lunch on Friday which was organized and deliv-ered to the classrooms by school council parents and volunteers. Thanks to all who helped make this a special lunch treat to wrap up a busy week.

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A bus load of 31 seniors from the Heart Haven, Paragon Place and Willow Creek Lodges in Stettler en-joyed a visit to our area on Friday. The seniors liked the opportunity to take a drive in the country and see what’s happening in the rural areas. The group stopped for lunch at the Byemoor Hotel, then returned to Stettler via the Endiang and Halkirk districts where they enjoyed seeing the wind turbines near Halkirk.

Among the seniors on the bus trip were a few former residents from our community who included Ag-nes Sorensen, Barb Schilling, Olwin Pearson and Isabel Nixon.

Last Monday the Endmoor floor curling club wrapped up its curl-ing season at the Endiang Hall. The wind-up began with a delicious pot-luck dinner which was enjoyed by the more than 30 persons attending, including some former members who were invited back for the event. A couple of games of floor curling were played in the afternoon along with much visiting.

Cake was served to honour two special birthdays of club members, Joan Morrison on her 80th and Carol Sisley on her 65th. Joan and Carol are among the floor curlers from De-lia who the local club was fortunate to have join the club at Endiang.

Ken and Eleanor Schultz were presented with a gift from the group in appreciation for their efforts in or-ganizing the floor curling events and keeping things running smoothly.

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Marlene Wallace and her friend

Antoinette Wecker from Hanna re-turned on Saturday from a week-long vacation to Mazatlan, Mexico.

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We extend sympathy to Blanche (Riggins – Derwantz) Henry on the passing of her husband Dale Henry on April 28 in Red Deer. Dale was 75 years of age. Some folks from our community attended Dale’s fu-neral held in Stettler on Saturday. Our thoughts are with Blanche and her family in their time of loss.

Happy birthday wishes go out to Shirley Erion, who celebrated her 65th birthday on May 1. Enjoy be-ing on the government payroll now, Shirley.

Mickey Tucker, Gladys Groat and Bob and Eileen Green enjoyed a bus trip through B.C. which included

several casino destinations along the way.

Ryder Buchwitz celebrated his 10th birthday in style on the week-end at the West Edmonton Mall where he and his guests enjoyed the Water Park and Galaxyland. Join-ing Ryder were his mom and broth-ers, cousin Cash Buchwitz and also from Melfort, Sask. grandma Sandi Hodgson and Twila’s brother Mark Hodgson and his family.

Visiting this week with Kirk and Twila Buchwitz and family is Twi-la’s mother Sandi Hodgson from Melfort, Sask.

Congratulations to local girls Jesse Jack and Darcee Hall on a tremendous job at the Alberta Chal-lenge Cup girls’ hockey tournament in Medicine Hat that wrapped up on Sunday. The girls played on the Southern Lightning hockey team that made it to the final game. The championship game was a very close one, ending with a 2-1 score for the opponent. A number of local fans made up of family and friends at-tended to offer their support. Great job, girls!

The Byemoor Store has Girl Guide cookies for sale as Jesse Jolicoeur is fundraising with her Pathfinder group for a trip to Switzerland.

A Celebration of Life memo-rial service has held on Saturday in Drumheller for Wayne Chapin. Wayne lived in Byemoor and lost his life earlier this year in an ATV mishap near Byemoor.

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The first train of the tourist season will be coming into Big Valley at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Hard to believe it’s that time of year already but it sure will be nice to have visitors again. We have been having a few more drive in tourists late-ly. Last Friday, McAli-ster Motors Museum had visitors from Yakima, Washington, San Diego, California, the province of Quebec, Sylvan Lake, and Rumsey. Great to see visitors coming in from such a variety of places; even some from Stettler.

Ten members were at the Elks’ April meet-ing. Disbursements were made to the Big Val-ley Rodeo along with a pledge to the Elks walk-a-thon in Acme, which was on May 3. Brother Larry gave a rundown of all the upcoming inter-lodge golf dates. On Friday, June 2, Castor/Halkirk will host at Castor; Hanna will host on the 27 or 28 of June (as yet to be final-ized) and Big Valley will host on Saturday, July 11 beginning at 2 p.m.

On Sunday, May 31, Big Valley’s annual Me-morial Golf Tournament honouring brothers Elmer Kerbes and Lloyd Dun-can takes place. Breakfast is at 8 a.m. with tee off at 10 a.m. There will be lunch and lots of prizes. Everyone is welcome. The Club Draw was won by Ryan Rivett who do-nated his share to the Elks Fund for Children. The first 200 Club win-ners for the new season are: Oliver and Mary-anne Bull, Larry Ander-son, Erik Elines, and Al-lan Sandberg. There are still a few books for sale. Contacts are Bill Smillie,

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Also this weekend, Big Valley’s annual Mothers’ Day Breakfast will be held on Sunday, May 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall.

May birthday wishes go out to Sandra Schell – 2, Alana Stefanik – 4, Shelley Burnstad – 6, Joy Walker – 7, Dale John-ston – 7, Erika Stefanik – 8, Trudy Spence – 8, Hud-son Stewart – 8, Wayne Garrison – 9, Marilee Colp – 10, Tennille Day-chief – 10, Bentley Stew-art – 10, Les Knapp – 12, Chantel Dubitz – 15, El-don Stewart – 15, Teresa Greig – 16, Abigail Web-ster – 17, Rilynn Stewart – 20, Deanna Skocdopole – 25, Pat Parkin – 26, Dallas Gordon – 26, Tim Burnstad – 27, Otto Nick-lom – 28, Barry Bolton – 28, and Madison Tizzard – 30.

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Stettler’s full line up of girl soccer teams travelled to Camrose for the annual Sunbreaker tournament over the weekend, May 2 and 3, to hone their skills and test the strengths of the teams they will play throughout the new season with U 16 boys also making a pitch at the title in their category.

U18 girls team returned from Camrose with med-als, silver ones, after they lost the title game to hosts Camrose 1-0. To advance to the final, Stettler girls won their first game 1-0 over Lacombe and tied with Rocky Mountain House 2-2. Head coach Tammy Dolliver said

with some of her players never having played soccer before and some of them new to the team, their perfor-mance was “great.”

U16 girls lost their two games to Rimbey and Rocky Mountain House with the same score: 3-0. But their coach Shelley Davis Hall said she was satisfied with her team’s play. “They played great,” she said.

Despite having won their first game 1-0 over Ponoka, U14 Stettler girls were deprived of the chance to bring back gold medals when they lost two consecutive games against Camrose. In their first game, Stettler girls lost 1-0, but still made it to the championship game against Camrose and forced a shoot-out in the title match after a goalless draw in regulation. Coach Breanna Davis-Hall

said her girls had improved “tremendously” since they started practices.

U12 girls lost their first game to Camrose 4-2 and the second to Lacombe 3-1 but their coach Angela Gendre said she was satisfied with her team’s efforts. “The girls worked very hard this weekend and had lots of fun,” she said, adding that strong wind and a short bench were the two challenges they had to overcome.

As for U16 boys, they easily overpowered Rocky Mountain House 4-1 in their first game, with goals com-ing from James Switenky (2), Chase Dolliver and Brad-ley Dods but lost their second game to Ponoka 3-0. As with other Stettler teams, the short bench turned out to be a significant disadvantage for Stettler boys.

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Meghan Matchett of Stettler U14 girls tries to wrest the control of the ball from the Camrose defender in the first of the two games the teams played against each other during the Sunbreaker tournament in Camrose over the weekend. Camrose won the game 1-0.


While coaching staff continue to be happy with improvements in the various skills necessary for a successful lacrosse team, wins continue to elude the Stettler Thun-der teams after another winless weekend.

Saturday’s May 2 Midget game against the Red Deer Chiefs, a 10-7 defeat for the Thunder, was the closest of the games, a hard-fought battle that saw the Thun-der trailing slightly each period, but keeping in the game.

“It’s not unusual to see

games in double-digits in lacrosse,” Kim Smyth, past-president, said. “These scores aren’t ter-rible by any means.”

At the end of the first period, the Chiefs led the Thunder 3-2, with Stet-tler’s Noah Smyth and Ryan Mielke scoring. The Chiefs added another four goals in the second and Stettler’s Mielke and Smyth adding another two, for a score of 7-4. Stettler’s Derek Smyth added two more goals and Mielke another to bring Stettler’s final tally to seven, while defense managed to limit the Chiefs to another three goals.

The tykes and mini-tykes didn’t play this weekend. On May 2, the Peewee hosted Didsbury, suffering an 8-1 loss. Bantam hosted Innisfail, losing 9-1. Novice also faced a team from Dids-bury, losing 11-3.

On Sunday, Peewee hosted Sylvan Lake, dropping the game 12-4. Bantam headed to Red Deer, where it lost 10-3. On Monday, May 11, Bantam Thunder hosted Red Deer, another loss.

On Friday, May 8, the Bantam Thunder will host Olds at 6 p.m. in Stettler, followed by a Midget Thunder game versus Blackfalds.


This Peewee Thunder’s break for Sylvan Lake’s net is ended early after a hard shove from the opposing team’s player, sending the Thunder runner to the ground.

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Three teams from Stet-tler participated in the Stettler Seniors’ Floor Curling Bonspiel on April 23.

One of those teams came out on top, winning first place in Group B.

Other participating teams came from Bawlf, Botha, Camrose, Castor, Daysland, Endiang, Ga-lahad and Halkirk.

There were 16 teams in total in the tournament at the Stettler Recreation Centre.

First place in Group A was a team from Botha.

Second and third places in Group A were Bawlf and Halkirk, and Camrose and Bawlf from Group B.

Women from the Stet-tler Seniors’ Centre ca-tered the dinner.

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The Stettler Bantam boys’ baseball team took to a West Stettler park last week for an exhibition game with Heisler before heading into its first provincial weekend of the season.

There, the Stettler boys were handed a 13-8 loss, but according to coach Jeff Lee, it was an excellent ex-perience and demonstrated where the first-year bantam team needs to focus in prac-tice in the coming weeks.

“For our first game, it was great to see the kids hit so

well,” Lee said. “Both pitch-ing and batting were better than we were expecting.”

The team plays in a pro-vincial league, which means this past weekend, May 1-2, they faced local teams in the AA division. There, the Bantam boys didn’t fare as well against teams from Red Deer, Lacombe and Cam-rose.

“We’re probably a tier four team,” Lee said. “These teams were tier one. It was pretty unbalanced.”

Despite that, like in the Heisler game, batters were connecting really well with

the ball, and the pitching was pretty solid, Lee noted.

Defensively, though, there were holes, Lee admit-ted.

“It was the errors that got us,” he said. “Everything else, we were competing on these teams’ levels.”

The size of these larger communities mean the teams have a larger pool of players to draw from, whereas Stettler’s fielding its first Bantam team in a year this year, as last year there wasn’t enough kids to form a team.

The younger team, com-prised of first-years only, means the team is a bit of a small fish in a pond of big fish, Lee said.

“We held our own though,” he added, proud of the players who took a bit of a drubbing on the weekend.

With this round of pro-vincials over, the next round will pit teams from north and south against each other. There, more stratifi-cation will happen and it’s likely the Stettler team will play against teams of similar capacity, rather than being

pitted against teams vastly higher in skills like this past weekend.

“We’re going to be focus-ing our attention on defence now,” Lee said. “You can be leading but have bases full, and if a ball bounces between your legs and you

have to run for it, the other team just got four runs. That hurts, and we need to im-prove on that.”

In girls’ softball, Stettler’s U12 Jays beat Lacombe by a score of 11-10 in the first game of the season.

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the Jays down to their last out, Chloe Strochein drew a walk to put the winning run on base. With Breann Kerik at the plate, Chloe would score on a single up the middle to put the home side ahead,” coach Robert Couch said.

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Many birthdays marked over the weekend

A large group of family and friends gathered on Saturday afternoon to help Vera Airey celebrate her 95th birthday at the East wing in Paragon Place. Our com-munity joins in wishing Vera a very happy birthday.

On April 29, Jim Duncan celebrated his 85th birthday joining with Ross and Karen at the home of Murray and Linda in Stet-tler for supper and birthday cake. We send birthday greetings to Jim, who makes his home in Paragon Place.

A happy birthday goes out to Alvin Peo-ples, who was the guest of honor on Satur-day when his family and friends hosted a surprise 70th birthday party at the Halkirk Seniors’ Centre.

Melody Kent celebrated a very special birthday on Sunday afternoon in the hall. The “come and go” afternoon tea was at-tended by many friends and lots of family on the occasion of her big 6-5. Congratula-tions Mel.

Donna Hall also had birthday on this very busy weekend. Happy birthday to Donna, whose milestone was the double 5s.

Our community extends condolences to the members of the Berry family, who gathered on Saturday in Castor at a memo-rial service honoring the lives of Gordon and Sandi (Berry) Klaus and their daughter Monica.

The family of Alice Duke gathered on Sunday at the seniors’ centre following the placing of her ashes at the Halkirk cem-etery. Alice passed away last November.

Congratulations to Andrew and Dena Boxma on the arrival of a 9 lb. 1.5 oz. baby girl, Sadie Angela, born on April 26 in Stet-tler. Sadie has two big sisters, Leah who is four and Abby who is almost two. Proud grandparents are Angie Boxma and Basil and Christine Nichols. This is another great grandbaby for Joyce Neilson.

Our community bids fare-well to David and Jill Brodersen

and their family Derek and Breann as they start a new chapter in life and make a move to Stettler. Their farm sale was held on Sat-urday, May 2.

Friends of Mike and Shirley Vanak will be interested to hear that they have moved to Medicine Hat, to be nearer to their fam-ily, as of the end of April. We extend our best wishes to them.

Congratulations to six badminton players from our school who will advance to CWA-JHAA in Red Deer next Saturday. Abby Musgrove and Brooklyn Perry received a gold in Grade 8 girls’ doubles; Devon Johnson and Bailey Musgrove received a silver in Grade 7 girls’ doubles and Cale Neufeld and Trey MacGillivray received a silver in Grade 7 boys’ doubles.

Rae-Anne Cordel and Katelyn Dahmer, members of the Ladies of the Heartland equestrian drill team, participated in the Mane event at the Westerner in Red Deer last weekend. The ladies will participate in parades and/or rodeos at Stettler, Corona-tion and Halkirk this summer.

May 3 to 9 is Volunteer Firefighters week. The Village of Halkirk and its resi-dents salute our firefighters. An apprecia-tion and recruitment BBQ will be held at a later date.

Coming up: May 6 – Open house at Mother Teresa at 7 p.m.; May 10 – Elks annual salute to moms pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m.; May 20 – Grade 9 fare-well and pot luck supper; May 27 – Mrs. Norman’s piano students recital at 7 p.m. in the hall; May 30 – Hazardous waste dis-posal at fire hall.

A beautiful green day for a drive on Sunday with the leaves are ap-pearing on all the trees. Paulette and Percy Heer drove to Three Hills to at-tend granddaughter Josie Wideman’s adult baptism at the Bethal Mission , followed by a potluck dinner at the church. An afternoon visit at the Wideman home before heading over to the Par-able Center in Three Hills to watch Josie perform in the ballet Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. A two-hour production involving 62 performers and numerous back stage support. Well done!

Congratulations to Sandra Rowland and Mike (Michel) Gre-goire, who were married on Saturday, May 2 at the First Life Church in Hanna. The attendants

were Velvet Nickerson and Jean-Marc Gregoire (Mike’s brother), the flower girl Sierra New-man, Sandra’s niece; mother of the bride, Mary Ann (Rowles) Russell. Giving the bride away were Sandra’s sons Corey and Jacob. The reception and dance were held at the Hannah Legion.

Fred Entwisle has been enjoying a week of camp-ing with brother-in-law Joey Prillar and his son Tyler at the Huber dam. They’ve been fishing and relaxing. Fred took Sat-urday and joined Velvet for the wedding. Then on

Sunday, daughter Haley, Nick, Cooper and Rowyn visited the camp.

The annual meeting of Heritage Place (church building) was Thursday. There was good discus-sion and planning ahead.

It was an excit-ing weekend for Ma-rie (Baird) Vance, who became a great grand-mother on Friday, April 24. Granddaughter Mel (Melanie) Baird and Ryan Madden are the proud parents of the baby boy, Seth Doniven Mad-den, who arrived in Red Deer Hospital. Congratu-lations to all!

News of a marriage

and a new baby

Gadsby/Westwoods

PAULETTE HEER403-574-2442

Halkirk Herald

ROSE KOENRAADT & DOROTHY ANDERSON403-884-2237/403-742-4494

The Erskine IOOF will be holding their Moth-ers’ Day Pancake Break-fast this Sunday at the hall at 9 a.m. Bring your wives and moms out for an ex-cellent breakfast and help support this fundraiser.

There is a problem with-in the Erskine Recreation Board, which needs to be addressed to our commu-nity of young parents. The current executive has been on the board for at least 20 years and new people are required to take over. If the board folds, there will no longer be the Waverly Club Rooms, the play-ground, the skating rink and shack and no commu-

nity events, so it is crucial for someone else to take their turns instead of just taking advantage of every-thing with no input or with-out helping out occasional-ly. Our board is tired and they have no small chil-dren anymore. To this end, there will be a picnic in the park on Thursday, June 4 at 6 p.m. This is for adults only. Walk, bike or drive over to the playground for hot dogs, refreshments and

socializing. Please come and support our commu-nity -- new volunteers with new ideas are needed.

A good time was had by all the scrapbookers who came out for a weekend re-treat at the hall in Erskine. The next one will be in Oc-tober, so watch for emails about when and where.

The kids will have a nice long weekend beginning May 14, which is PD Day, May 15 in lieu of PD Day thru to May 18, which is Victoria Day. On March 27, grades 6 and 7 will have a visit to the Legis-lature.

Happy Mothers’ Day to all the mothers out there.

New blood required forrecreation board

PAT KELM403-742-0604

Erskine Enquirer

FRED HENRY HENKEAugust 25, 1928 - April 25, 2015Fred was born at Red Willow, Alberta. He was the youngest of three sons born to Fredrich and Emma Henke. In the spring of 1929 he moved with his parents and two older brothers to the Science Mound District of Donalda. He took his schooling at Science Mound School and Vermillion Lakeland College graduating in 1949. Fred married Doris Jones on Nov 13, 1950. From this union, two children were born; Shirley Mae (Sher) and Warren Lee. His family was always number one in his life and farming being his second. Fred rented his fi rst quarter of land when just sixteen-years-old, farming with his father while still attending school in his last year at Science Mound. Another love of his life was carpentry and wood working. Many family members, friends, and neighbours have a fi nished basement, remodeled room, patio, picnic furniture, bird houses, feeders and outdoor games, to attest to his handiwork.

Fred was a leader in the community belonging to many organizations over the years. He volunteered in various capacities, taking on any duties required of him. His philanthropy knew no bounds. He was generous of time, of money, and spirit. Fred enjoyed sports and participated in many including baseball, softball, snowmobiling, stock car racing, curling, and golfi ng. Fred and his wife Doris moved in to the village of Donalda in June of 1978 when their son took over the family farm. For four years from the spring of 1986 until the fall of 1989 Fred managed Pelican Point Park and Campground. During this time he also acted as assistant to the Village of Donalda foreman. During the winter months he was ice maker and caretaker of the Donalda Curling Club. He held the latter position from 1978 until the spring of 1998 when he retired. Fred’s semi-retirement years were spent working for the Village, taking over the foreman position in 1990 and retiring in Oct 30, 1999. Fred truly loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping with a passion. He especially liked the time spent at his and Doris’s lot at the Bashaw Golf and Country Club, watching and feeding birds, golfi ng and being close to nature. From here they moved to Bashaw, Alberta in August, 2003 following his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. His long fought battle took them to Brooks, Alberta in August, 2007. Here he managed with Doris’s tender, loving care until moving to the Sunrise Garden Age Care Centre May 1, 2013. Under the auspices of the wonderful attention provided by the staff there, he thrived until his passing April 25, 2015.He is survived by: his loving wife Doris; his daughter Sher Burk (Richard); his son Warren Henke (Toni); his grandchildren Stonewall Burk, Kevin Burk, Chris Burk, Lorelei Burk (Dan Coburn), Danny Henke (Connie), Cindy [Henke] Freimark (Smokey), Dimitri Henke, and Trey Henke; great-grandchildren Alex, Danielle and Spencer Burk, Christian Johnson, Aubree Henke and Jet Freimark. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. Funeral services were held Sharon Lutheran Church, Donalda, Alberta on Saturday, May 2, 2015. Interment took place at the Donalda Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the Donor’s choice in care of Brennen Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Box 193 Stettler, Alberta, TOC 2LO who have been entrusted with the care and arrangements.

BRENNEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICESof Stettler, 403-742-3315 in charge of arrangements.

HENRYCARMAN ‘DALE’ Apr. 5th, 1940 - Apr. 28th, 2015It is with heavy hearts we announce that Dale passed away suddenly but peacefully, surrounded by his loving family and the caring staff at The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury in Ponoka at the age of 75. Dale was born at Lampman, Saskatchewan, the youngest child of Adam and Christina Henry. He went to Crystal, Browning and Lampman Schools before heading to the University of Saskatchewan

where he earned an Honours degree in physics. Then he headed to Montreal where he achieved his Masters degree in Meteorology from McGill University. He was employed as a Meteorologist at Environment Canada for 31 years, retired at age 53 and spent winters in Arizona and travelling around the world. Dale was predeceased by his parents Adam and Christina Henry; his wife Peggy and his brothers Gordon and Ronald. He is survived by his devoted wife Blanche; his children: Deborah Shul (Clarence), Randy Henry (Terina) and Sue Henry (Gordon); his stepchildren: Diane Anderson, Wayne Derwantz (Lynn), Larry Derwantz (Susan) and Scott Derwantz (Debbie); his grandchildren: Kellen, Brenna, Sarah, Adam, Christian, Kyla, Aron, Scott, Rick, Stephanie, Lisa, Erica, Hilary, Ashley, Rebecca and Victoria and his great-grandchildren: Logan, Jaslynn, Keaton and Kendall and his sister Marjorie Jacober as well as extended family and many friends. Dale was a man of many talents: he loved dancing and music, enjoyed baseball, curling and golf and was an excellent handyman - carpenter, plumber, electrician, dry-waller and step-builder! He made sure his projects were completed to perfection. If friends so desire, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury or a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com A memorial service was held at the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home 4707-70 St., Stettler, Alberta at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 2, 2015 and internment will be in Winnipeg at a later date.

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM 403-742-3422 entrusted with the care and funeral

arrangement

Obituaries

Card Of Thanks

CHADWICKWe would like to thank all our friends, neighbors and

the Stettler Fire Department for putting out the recent fi re and saving our house and buildings. Your quick and

thorough actions are greatly appreciated. Thank you

Thomas Chadwick

Obituaries In Memoriam

A TRIBUTE TO SARAH DYCK

She was a very tender womanThat she was indeed.

She was always there for usIn any way or need.

She was strong, she had abilityShe was an engineer.She was the backbone

To any pioneer.

Times were toughAnd she was thorough.

Times we had to remember,Is times we can not borrow.Times we had to remember, Is times she was so busy.

Is times we have to remember,Is how much we will miss her.

She was strong. She had ability.

She was loved by all.And god we will miss her!

Many a day her name is spoken,And many an hour in our thoughts,A link in our family chain is broken,Gone from home, but not our hearts

Love your family

SCHIFFNER 1929-2015A funeral service for Alice Margaret Schiffner will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Advent Lutheran Church, 11 Scenic Acres Gate NW, Calgary, AB.

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Employment#700 - #920

Caregivers/Aides................710Clerical ..............................720Computer Personnel ..........730Dental ................................740Estheticians........................750Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770Legal ..................................780Medical ..............................790Oilfield ................................800Professionals......................810Restaurant/Hotel ................820Sales & Distributors ..........830Teachers/Tutors..................840Trades ................................850Truckers/Drivers ................860Business Opportunities......870Miscellaneous ....................880Volunteers Wanted ............890Positions Wanted ..............895Employment Training ........900Career Planning ................920

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Professionals 810

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Truckers/Drivers 860

Sales &Distributors 830

Trades 850CANADIAN Enviro-Tub

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CareerPlanning 920

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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions 1530AUCTION

Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Moose Hall 2 miles south

of Ponoka on 2A. UPCOMING SALES

LOCATION AUCTION5222-51 St. Ponoka, ABSun. May 24, 12 noonSun. June 7, 12 noon

West of Ponoka Hyw. 53 Parkland Beach south.

Watch for signs.Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

AUCTION. Tractors, horse trailer, coral panels,

garden centre dispersal, tools, surplus, collectibles,

furniture and more. 10 a.m., Saturday, May 9.

Scribner Auction, Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666; www.

scribnernet.com.

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 8th Annual

Calgary Collector Car Auc-tion June 12-14, Indoors Convention Center Grey

Eagle Casino. All makes & models welcome. Consign today 1-8880296-0528 ext.

102: EGauctions.com.

COMPLETE CLOSEOUT AUCTION for Angelo

Concrete Work Ltd. 3 Day Auction, May 12, 13, 14.

15840 - 118 Ave., Edmonton. Over 50 years in the ornamental concrete

business. Fountains, planters, lawn ornaments, stepping stones, ceramic

granite & marble tile, forklifts, skid steer. Over

5000 items. Selling all inventory & equipment. For more details phone

780-440-1860.

FARMLAND. 154.19+/- ti-tle acres w/2210 sq. ft. custom-built home & equestrian facilities in Falun, Alberta. Ritchie

Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, June

10 in Edmonton. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652;

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UNRESERVED COIN & Currency Auction. $1000

bills, domestic, US, foreign,, pre-Confedera-tion Canada. No buyer’s

fee! 6:15 p.m., Friday, May 8. Scribner Auction. Wainwright, Alberta. 780-842-5666; www.

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Equipment-Misc. 1620

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$2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

Firewood 1660LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging

403-318-4346

GardenSupplies 1680

BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20

tree minimum order. Deliv-ery fee $75 - $125/order.

Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0961.

OfficeSupplies 1800

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Agricultural#2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

FarmEquipment 2010

FUTURE steel building, ready to be erected, 26’ x

25’ x 19’, located in Central AB, great for farm or small

acreage, must sell, reduced $11,000

403-485-2532

SOLD Farm. New 6’ Kodiak 3 pth Gyro mower. JD 1840 with canopy + 3 pth. 12’ disc. Jones post

pounder. 3 new rolls game wire 8’. 1974 F600 grain truck, 16’, but runs good. Bale feeders, gates and

calf shelters. 12 hp Kohler grain auger motor, electric

start. 403-741-6968, 403-340-9280.

Livestock 2100PUREBRED red and black Angus bulls. 1 and 2 year

olds. Semen tested and delivered.Vicwin Farms 403-784-3517, 403-318-7363.

BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB.

40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm. Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825,

Terry 403-740-5037Ricky 403-740-5711. email

[email protected]

FOR SALE. Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. blood-

lines, very quiet, muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.

SHORTHORN bulls for sale, reds, roans and

whites, 2 yr. old yearlings. Semen tested and delivery within 100 miles. www.pros-

pecthillshorthorns.com Les & Shelley Peterson,

780-877-2444.

COOK SUPERVISOR

Permanent Full Time HEAD COOK Position at

Paragon Place Senior’s Lodge• 5+years experience managing a team in a food services environment including a commercial kitchen• Demonstrated knowledge of quantity cooking and purchasing• Experience planning nutritious menus• Analytical, organizational, and excellent communication skills• Ability to produce a Criminal Record Check.• Wages and benefi ts according to our Collective Agreement with CUPE.

This is a rewarding position with the opportunity to help the seniors in our community.

CONTACT

County of Stettler Housing Authority, Human Resources - 403.742.9220 Fax resume to 403.742.9221 or email [email protected]

Submit your resume by 4:00 PM May 6, 2015.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Combat Spraying Ltd. is a local company specializing in Oilfi eld & Reclamation services. We are currently looking for employees for the 2015 spraying/reclamation season. Applicants must be highly motivated, have excellent verbal skills, be able to work long hours and/or travel to jobs outside the area. These positions involve applying herbicides on oilfi eld facilties, pipeline right-of-ways and environmentally sensitive areas. Sprayers will be trained but must have a valid driver’s license and applicable oilfi eld tickets (Standard fi rst aid, TDG & H2S Alive.) Wages: Sprayers – $21 - $27/hr

Please email resume and references [email protected]

or fax a resume to 403-742-6550

For more information on Combat Spraying Ltd.please visit our website at www.combatspraying.com

Jensen Interiors is a new residential interiors store selling fl ooring, lighting,

window furnishings and wall coverings as well as offering an Interior Design

service, opening in Stettler in June 2015.

We are currently looking for staff for the following positions;

Showroom Consultant & Warehouse Manager

Responsibilities for both positions will include, but are not limited to:- Assisting customers with product selection and completing quotes and sales in a professional manner- Organising trade installations and following up with customers when projects are complete- Stock Management - General housekeeping

Qualifi cations:- Great customer service and communication skills;- Attention to detail and an interest in Interior Design & Decoration;- Fantastic organisational skills and computer literacy; and- Ability to multi-task

The Showroom Consultant role will be part-time (approximately 30 hours per week) and will include Saturdays.The Warehouse Manager role will be full-time and will include Saturdays.

We will provide full training which you will need to be available to commence at the end of May 2015.If you are interested or to fi nd out more information, please email [email protected]

Purchasing/ Inventory control agent

– Stettler, AB

Duties to commence immediately and would include:

* Source and negotiate with suppliers on pricing and time line for stock items* Maintain excellent relations with our outsource partners as well as customers* Update and maintain a library of current costs and information from our vendors* Prioritize and monitor suppliers in meeting delivery dates* Counter sales* Daily shipping & receiving

Quali cations:

* Pro cient use of the english language* Strong computer knowledge of Excel, Word & Outlook* Prior purchasing experience an asset* Exceptional organizational/time management skills with the ability to multi task* Ability to perform physically demanding tasks

We offer an excellent health bene t program as well as an RRSP plan.Salary is negotiable based on prior job experience. Apply in person with resume to:4706 – 44 Avenue, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Monday to Friday 8-5

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Livestock 2100SHORTHORN bulls for sale, reds, roans and

whites, 2 yr. old yearlings. Semen tested and delivery within 100 miles. www.pros-

pecthillshorthorns.com Les & Shelley Peterson,

780-877-2444.

Pasture/Land Wanted 2180LOOKING for pasture for

15 cow/calf pairs. Phone 403-740-0054.

Grain, FeedHay 2190

1ST. cut hay for sale, Phone 403-782-3149

or 403-350-8800

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or

Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley,

wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or

offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

SEED GRAIN WHEATCERT. HARVEST,

REDWATER, FOREMOSTBARLEY CERT.

COPELAND, COWBOY,COALITION SEED,OATS

SEED, FAVA BEANS PH. 780-855-2240,CEL, 780-678-6329

SQUARE hay bales, horse hay quality, 90% meadow brome, 10% alfalfa, no rain, plus second-cut alfalfa. 403-741-4353

SeedGrain 2200

COMMON SEAD OATS97% germ. Colour sorted.

$475/bushel. Call Glen Lepard 403-740-2872.

COMMON seed oats for sale. Contact 403-883-2626 or

403-740-5598

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/Duplexes 3020

IN STETTLER2 bdrm. older house

AND 3 bdrm. mobile home.

No pets, ref. req.Avail. imm.

403-742-6631

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]

4819 - 51 StreetStettler, AB

403-742-3141www.numeratax.com

4814 - 49 Street,Stettler

403-742-5520

403-882-3740 (Castor)

Thorogood

Pinches&Certified General Accountants

Ph:403-742-5979Fax:403-742-3656

Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,

Stettler AB

[email protected]

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Automotive 1029JT AUTO BODY LTD.

“Serving Stettler & areafor years”

• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting

Call Curt or Rob

Phone 403-742-2869

4606 - 40 St., Stettler

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.

Cleaning 1070Keen KleanKeen Klean

• CarpetCleaning

403-742-6970403-740-9782403-742-6970

• Carpet Cleaning• Upholstry Cleaning

• WindowWashing

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

Electrical 1150

Drafting& Design 1120

GALEN WIEBERESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

DRAFTING AND DESIGN

4905 44 AVE., BAY 2, STETTLER

PH: 403-742-4101FAX: 866-305-5686

[email protected]

House 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

403-742-5111

Serving 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

Misc.Services 1290

HealthCare 1210

Stettler Eye Care

Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye

health and vision exams

Top quality frames,

lenses and contacts

Treatment of eye

disease, injuries and

surgical co-management

Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome

Landscaping1240

BRIAN HALLETTLAWN & GARDEN CARE

Town & Country Big or Small

…WE DO IT ALL!

Phone: 403-742-5830Please leave a message if no answer

RUBBER DUCKYARD CARE

• Power Rake• Aerate

• Lawns ~ cut & trimmedFor personalized services callLana Gross ~ 403-740-3595

DOUBLE JDOUBLE JMUDJACKINGMUDJACKING

Concrete workConcrete workLift, Level and RepairLift, Level and Repair35 years experience.35 years experience.Fully Licensed & Insured.Fully Licensed & Insured.

Phone John KellichPhone John Kellich780-975-5343780-975-5343

or 403-742-0646or 403-742-0646

No Job Too Big or SmallNo Job Too Big or Small

REFORESTATION NUR-SERY 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.

LegalServices 1260

ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson,

B.Comm., LL.B.

5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-2529

Fax 403-742-2522

[email protected]

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

LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE

4819 - 51 Street

Lori R. ReuleLL. B.

StettlerProfessionalBuilding

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Misc.Services 1290

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Misc.Services 1290

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or

someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up

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PersonalServices 1315

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The Disability Tax Credit. $1,

500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on average) Apply today!

1-844-453-5372.

Plumbing& Heating 1330

• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services• Commercial and Residential• Water Conditioning & Pumps

• 24 Hour ServiceService Wise - We Specialize

Stettler

Ph. 403-742-5237

Roofing 1370METAL ROOFING & SID-ING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40

year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available

at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

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CandorRealty Ltd.

Ph. 403-742-44244908 - 51 Street

OLDER 1 bedroom bungalow on 4 lots in Red Willow. Great home for a young couple. Ideal for future

development. New well in 2013. $49,900.

ACREAGE ACREAGE

AFFORDABLE LIVING - Ideal retirement home or great place to start out. This 2 bdrm apart-ment style home is very bright,

neat and clean. Only $125,000.

3.11 ACRES NEAR ERSKINE - Acreage presently used as a

summer home with propane for heat and a generator for electricity. Several outbuildings and corrals.

Priced to sell at $198,500.

IDEAL HOME FOR YOUNG FAMILY - Very well cared for

bungalow with 5 bdrms/2 baths. Basement has a 2 bdrm suite

ready to rent out for added income. $215,000.

3.25 ACRES WITH 3 BEDROOM CUSTOM BUILT HOME - Open

concept kitchen, dining and living room. Finished basement. Wrap-around deck and heated/

insulated shop. $395,000.

MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILE on its own lot. Nice bright

home, well maintained and all appliances included. Ideal

home for young family just starting out. $175,000.

10 ACRES CLOSE TO TOWN - Nice 3 bdrm mobile home, beautiful landscaping, 2 wells, 2 barns, quonset and

workshop. Everything you need is here. $369,900.

RETIRED? LOOKING TO DOWNSIZE? This is the

perfect place for you. 2 bdrm/2 bath and all

appliances included. Closeto all amenities. $249,900.

REDWILLOW

FAMILYHOMECONDO NEW

VERY AFFORDABLE LIVING in this 5 bdrm/

3 bath home. Nice 2 storey family home with fi nished

bsmt, deck and fenced yard. $189,900.

CONDO

STARTER ACREAGE

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.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

MobileLot 3190

THIS WEEK’SEYE SPY WINNER IS

LARRY TUCK. Please come in to the

Stettler Independent to claim your prize.

Realtors& Services 4010

ARIZONA LICENSED realtor needs listings! Do you have Arizona proper-

ty? A sale of $235,000. US works out to over

$283,000. Cdn. I need listings. Alberta born and

raised. Call Maurice Beaudoin at

480-619-0067, Realty Executives Forum,

Scottsdale.

ManufacturedHomes 4090

THE HEART of Every Home is in its Kitchen.

Kitchen specials starting at $138,500. Upgrades

include full backsplash, stainless steel appliances

& more. For more informa-tion call United Homes

Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit our site at www.

unitedhomescanada.com.

CommercialProperty 4110

BusinessesFor Sale 4140HIGH CASH PRODUCING vending machines. $1.00 vend = .70 pro t. All on location in your area.

Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

STEEL BUILDINGS - “Spring Sales with Hot

Savings!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer

Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.

MortgagesBought/Sold4190BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for

purchases, debt consolida-tion, foreclosures,

renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:

www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor

Mortgage

Transportation#5000-5300

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

Motorcycles 5080

2008 SUZUKI Boulevard C109RT, loaded with

saddle bags, windshield, cruise (manual), running

lights, back rest, 44,500 kms.

Excellent Condition!$8200. o.b.o. 403-318-4653

Motorhomes 51001995 Georgie Boy Pursuitmotorhome.sleeps 6, lowmiles, Excel cond, air con,

solar panel,tv. Call 403-845-3299 for appt to

view. Asking $14,500.

3 TRUCK SHOPS FOR SALE OR LEASEPRICE REDUCED~Sitting on 2 acre lot AT THE

EAST END INDUSTRIAL AREA STETTLER

2 BAYS 25X90 2250 SQ FT, INCLUDING 1000 SQ FT OFFICE SPACE, ENTIRE BUILDING

REPAINTED, HARD WOOD FLOORING, 14 FT DOORS

1 BAY 60’ x 40’ 2400 sq ft . INSIDE REPAINTED & CONCRETE FLOOR, TWO- 14 FT DOORS

Lease. Triple net.

Separate living accommodations on site can be provided

Email or Call: [email protected] 403-740-6630


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$335,000. Call today!

Beautiful 6 acre property just

off highway west of Erskine.

Clean home with attached garage. 30 x 32 ft shop. 22 x 26 ft. barn. $429,500 Don’t wait!

Very well kept - 1280 sq. ft. bungalow with double garage. Lots of room for an RV. Many updates including windows, doors, siding,

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Public Notice#6000

Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

PublicNotices 6010

NOTICETO CREDITORS

AND CLAIMANTS

Estate of DALE SAMUEL

NICHOLSwho died onApril 9, 2015

If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your claim by

June 19, 2015with

Brenda Andersonat

ANDERSONLAW OFFICE

Bay 5, 5002 51 Ave.Box 190,

Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

and provide details of your claim.

If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate

property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob

403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANON403-742-5233

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or

403- 742-4091

BEREAVEMENTSUPPORT GROUP

403-742-2337

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 during business hours

BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

(780) 672-1035

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067

COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free (20 sec. response time)

1-403-357-6266

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDSSUPPORT GROUP

403-742-2337 (parents who have lost a child[ren])

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059

HOME SUPPORTSTETTLER & DISTRICT

403-742-6568

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444

STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS)

For more information phone

403-742-6456

STETTLER & DISTRICTFOOD BANK SOCIETY

Elaine Williams 403-742-2745

4820 - 51 Street

STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL

RCMP offi ce

403-742-3382

www.stettlercop.org

STETTLER HANDIBUS742-5858

STETTLER HEALTHEMERGENCY LINE PROGRAM

403-742-2337

STETTLER PEOPLE FORSUICIDE AWARENESS

403-742-2337

STETTLER READ &WRITE OFFICE403-742-2999

T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Grace - 403-742-0681

Vivian - 403-742-3935

CONFUSED?GETTING THE RUN AROUND?CONTACT YOUR INFORMATION

AND REFERRAL CENTRE

Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access tothis free and confi dential service. Itprovides information and referral on social agencies, government services, clubs and organizations, to best suit the caller’s need.Just Dial - 403-742-1155

Community Support Services

REQUEST FOR QUOTESThe County of Stettler No. 6 is inviting all interested Contractors to submit quotes for a three (3) year contract to haul sewage from Buffalo Sands, Buffalo View Estates and occasionally other sites as the County may deem necessary, to a licensed sewage facility. Full details of the job description, estimated quantities and Quote Sheets may be obtained from the County of Stetter website - www.stettlercounty.ca, or by emailing your request for a quote package to Darlene Croker, Administrative Assistant at [email protected]. For more information contact The County of Stettler at 403-742-4441. Sealed quotes will be received until 2:01pm local time, May 6, 2015 at the County Administrative Offi ce.

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 NOTICEINVITATION TO QUOTE

LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER LOCATED IN COUNTY OF STETTLER No. 6

The following property as briefl y described, subject to the reservations, exceptions

and non-fi nancial encumbrances contained in the existing certifi cate of title, are

being offered for sale by tender:

NE 12-36-21 W4, containing 156.70 acres more or less.

This property is pasture and has a water well and surface lease revenue.

The sale of the land is subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the property’s

size/measurement, condition or environmental status.

2. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration.

Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T.

3. Tenders must be received by Landman Reule Law Offi ce, Box 1630,

4819 - 51 Street, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 in a sealed envelope marked

“Burnstad-Colp Tenders” no later than 12:00 o’clock noon on Tuesday,

May 19th, 2015. A deposit equal to 10% of the purchase price in the

form of a certifi ed cheque or bank draft payable to Landman Reule Law

Offi ce must accompany the tender.

4. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque

or certifi ed funds on or before June 9th, 2015 (“Possession Date”).

5. Property taxes to be adjusted as of the Possession Date.

6. Combined annual surface lease revenue equals $5,000.00. Surface

leases will be assigned to the purchaser as of June 9th, 2015 but current

year’s surface lease rentals shall NOT be adjusted.

7. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender.

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

www.stettler.net

PUBLIC NOTICEBYLAW 2063-15

Public Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Municipal Council of the Town of Stettler to pass Bylaw 2063-15 to adopt an amended “Northeast Industrial Area Structure Plan” for the following lands:

A part of the majority of the NW 1/4 04-39-19 W4M and a portion of the SW 1/4 04-39-19-4 that is located in northeast portion of the Town of Stettler.

A copy of Bylaw 2063-15 may be viewed at the Town Offi ce during regular hours of business or the Town of Stettler website at www.stettler.net.

A Public Hearing on the matter of Bylaw 2063-15 will be held at the Council Chambers, Stettler Town Offi ce, 5031 - 50 Street on May 19, 2015 at the hour of 6:45 p.m. when written or oral presentation for or against the bylaw will be received.

Dave Dittrick, Contract Development Offi cer

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

www.stettler.net

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved with a variance or as a discretionary use:

1. No: 2853-2015 Legal Description: Lot 13, Block 1, Plan 1321364 Municipal Address: 4211 - 50 Avenue Applicant: Kneeland & Sons Construction Ltd. Proposed Development: Mobile Home, Detached Garage & Covered Deck

2. No: 2856-2015 Legal Description: Lot 3, Block 3, Plan 9926514 Municipal Address: 4003 - 50 Street Applicant: 1034486 Alberta Ltd. Proposed Development: Mobile Home

You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m., May 20, 2015. For more information, please phone 403-742-8305.

Dave DittrickPlanning & Development Services

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By Elli Anderson & Abbey Bohn

This week Christ-King had its very last badmin-ton tournament. Grades 6 to 9 badminton play-ers competed in CARA on April 29. CARA was at Christ-King and SMS. All singles and double teams played hard, and ended up winning quite a few of the games. Con-gratulations to Joel Gus-tavson and Josh DeGuz-man, who walked away with third place in the finals.

Our next upcoming unit in gym is Track and Field for all ages. The Grade 1 and Grade 6 students will have their track meet here at Christ-King on May 28, while the Grade 4 to 9 students will travel to Wainwright on June 2 for their annual track meet. Good luck to all students – practice hard in the next month.

The Sacrament of Con-firmation for several of our students took place

on May 2. Students have attended semi-weekly classes since Septem-ber, leading up to this big moment. Archbishop Richard Smith travelled from Edmonton to con-firm our youth: Autumn Wyness, Charles Ramos, Carlos Ramos, Jesse Jar-min, Madison Jarmin, and Shelby Sobchyshyn. Surrounded by family, friends and teachers, each student established their belief in God and their commitment to our faith. Congratulations to all students. We are so proud of you.

We are also very proud to announce that our prin-cipal, Veronica Pinkoski, was awarded the Excel-lence in Catholic Edu-cation last week at the Blueprints Retreat. She was presented with the award by the Council of Catholic School Superin-tendents of Alberta. At CKCS, we all know she is an excellent role model, teacher and principal, but it was wonderful that oth-

ers recognized her for her commitment to CKCS. We are all very excited about her achievement, and would like to con-gratulate Mrs. Pinkoski. She is dedicated to al-ways celebrating all stu-dents at CKCS, and we feel that she deserves just as much recognition for this award. Our school would not be the same without you.

Students have contin-ued to raise money for Ju-venile Diabetes this past week. Our JDFK walk will take place on May 8. CKCS foyer is deco-rated in shoes this week, to show our commitment to helping those who are affected by diabetes. We can’t wait to all partici-pate in the walk to show our support in finding a cure.

These next two-month of school will go by very quickly. Many year-end events and activities are planned for students and teachers. Stay tuned Stettler.

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Veronica Pinkoski accepting the Excellence in Catholic Education award.

A special honour for Mrs. Pinkoski

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