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Mustafa EricINDEPENDENT EDITOR

Town of Stettler and County of Stettler signed an agreement on Wednesday, May 6 resolving their differences over the fund-ing of the recreation facilities to allow continued access to rural communities of the county in Town of Stettler facilities.

In a joint meeting of the town and county councils, both bodies unanimously agreed to adopt the

agreement, which sets the fund-ing contributions to be made by the county to the town on a sys-tematic footing. The agreement provides for the county to pay around $500,000 to the town for the operations of the recreation facilities owned by the town in return for access by county resi-dents. To pay its portion of the recreational expenses, county will tax its residents addition-ally.

The county’s contribution will

fluctuate annually depending on the tax assessment and the town will have the flexibility to use the county’s contributions both for operational and capital ex-penses.

During the speeches, both county and town councillors stressed the importance of the agreement as strengthening the cooperation and mutual under-standing between the two mu-nicipal bodies and adding to their already fruitful joint op-

erations in matters such as waste disposal.

“This agreement rep-resents a mutually fairand equitable funding for theprovision of recreation andleisure services. It pro-tects the value of afford-able recreation withinthe regional community andour collective sustainability,” Mayor Dick Richards said .

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County of Stettler Reeve Wayne Nixon (left) and Stettler Mayor Dick Richards hug each other before putting their signatures on the agreement resolving contentious issues on recreation matters at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Wednesday, May 6.

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Two Stettler steadfasts, the choirs Gracenotes and the Rhapsody Girls and Tiny Tenors, lifted their voices to the rafters in Edmonton this past week-end.

After notching provin-cial recommendations at the Stettler and District Music Festival last month, the two choral ensembles travelled to the Provin-cial Choral Competition at McDougall United Church in Edmonton on Saturday, May 9, along with their director Rhon-da Sylvester and accom-panist Sherry Rempel.

Both of the choirs, which regularly place well at provincials, notched first-place fin-ishes in their categories this year.

The Gracenotes com-peted against the GPRC Conservatory Choir from

Grande Prairie and Not-tingham Women’s Choir of Sherwood Park. The performance of the 13- to 17-year-old girls of the Gracenotes included ren-ditions of “There is Sweet Music Here” and “Aurora Borealis (A Song of Alas-ka).”

“They always do their best, so that’s all I really care (about),” Sylvester said, noting she was proud of both performances.

In the Under 14 Cho-ral Ensemble category, the Rhapsody Girls and Tiny Tenors performed Skallywag and Donkey Riding, their voices com-peting against those of the Cantilong Children’s Choir of St. Albert, the Gilbert Patterson Choir of Lethbridge, the Notting-ham Choir of Sherwood Park and the Okotoks Children’s Choir of High

River.The spritely and lively

performance of the young singers secured them a first-place finish.

Elroy Friessen of Win-nipeg, Man., was adjudi-cator.

The next round of pro-vincial performances are for the solos, in musi-cal theatre and vocal, with several Stettler per-formers heading to com-pete, including Alexan-dra and Joseph Brigley, Chloe Shingoose, Kay-lee Somerville and Da-cia Gramlick. They take place May 27-30.

The grand finale concert for the community takes place at the Performing Arts Centre in Stettler on Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20. Per-formances begin at 7 p.m. and tickets are available at Wells Furniture.

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

A man and a woman were arrested and are fac-ing charges after a colli-sion on Highway 12 near Stewartwyn Road west of Stettler on May 9.

A 26-year-old Stettler man and a 28-year-old Ponoka woman were driv-ing in a stolen black 2008 Toyota Yaris, which had been reported stolen from Red Deer the previous day. Around 9 p.m., they “ac-cessed Highway 12, en-tered the eastbound lane, and struck” the other vehi-cle, according to Cpl. Cam-eron Russell from the Stet-tler RCMP detachment.

The other vehicle, a red 2008 Ford Focus, was driv-en by a 41-year-old Stettler woman, who was accom-panied by her 15-year-old daughter. The black car ended up in the south ditch and the red in the north ditch.

The occupants of the black car had to be ex-tracted by Stettler Fire and Rescue, which arrived on scene shortly past 9 p.m. The four individuals were taken to Stettler hospital and released, though the occupants of the black ve-hicle were released directly into RCMP custody.

Both are facing a charge each of possession of sto-len property over $5,000, though the driver, the man, is also facing additional charges of driving a vehi-cle while uninsured, stunt driving, failure to obey stop sign and driving with-out a driver’s licence.

“(The driver) has a very long history with police,” Russell said, noting that as of recently, the accused has been residing in Red Deer though he is originally from Stettler.

Thefts continueThough there weren’t

any break-ins to the in-

dustrial areas of the Town of Stettler this past week, Russell said three pick-up trucks were stolen in the same night.

“They were targeting Ford super-duty trucks,” he said, confirming that the all three stolen vehicles were of that brand.

Russell said that when there are crimes of this na-ture, organized and precise, it usually means an out-of-town crew is casing the community and is making quick thefts and leaving.

To help ensure people are not a victim of these thieves, Russell said that people should not leave their keys in their car and make sure doors are locked.

“Don’t leave personal

belongings or valuables in your car or in plain sight,” he noted.

May long weekend blitzThe only type of blitz

that should be on the road this weekend is the police’s impaired driving cam-paign, Russell said.

While the first summery long-weekend is often the time when people go out to enjoy the weather, often in the company of alcohol, getting “blitzed” and be-hind the wheel is not only illegal but dangerous idea.

“We will be out in force this weekend,” he said. “We’ve taken four im-paired drivers off the road already this month, and we’ll be looking for them this weekend.”

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With high school gradu-ation just around the cor-ner, Stettler RCMP, Fire and Rescue and EMS banded together to give students a demonstra-tion that would hopefully stick.

On May 7, graduating students emerged from the school to see student actors staging a car ac-cident in William E. Hay Composite High School’s parking lot, with one stu-dent lying half-in the ve-hicle, through a hole in the windshield, apparently decapitated in the mock accident.

Students witnessed the

entire scene from the get-go, as emergency respond-ers arrived, sirens blaring and lights flashing, to ex-tract the survivors from the car, cover the deceased in a blanket, and arrest the drunken impaired driver who had been driving the scenario’s vehicle.

The driver this year was “arrested” by RCMP, while the fire department had to cut the roof off the vehicle to extricate a stu-dent in the rear of the ve-hicle whose back had been broken. The front-seat passenger, not wearing a seat belt, killed.

“The professionals treat it like a real crime scene,” Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue deputy chief Eti-

enne Brugman said. “After that, students head inside for a presentation, where a funeral home has set up a coffin.”

The demonstration has

been happening yearly for nearly a decade-and-a-half, Brugman estimates, and involves all levels of emergency response and local funeral homes.

While students under-stand, on a logical level, that drinking and driving is dangerous, it sometimes requires a more visceral scene to stick with them.

Last year’s graduation at William E. Hay was without grad-night trag-edy, though the death of graduate Andrew Nibourg a week after grad in a collision while the teen was on his way to work plunged the student body, his family and many in the community into mourn-ing.

Joe Thibeau, student services co-ordinator and

William E. Hay teacher, said that students are pret-ty serious about not drink-ing and driving.

“I think (presentations like this) hits home,” he said. “They take it pretty serious and to heart. It’s a great reminder from the community about the per-ils involved with impaired driving.”

The school does its best to limit the viewing of the presentation to Grade 12 students only, so students don’t become numb to the effect of the presentation through years of viewing, Thibeau said.

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Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Since opening last year, Stettler’s skate park is getting used more than organizers ever thought it would.

“After school it is packed,” said Mike Lawlor, president of the Skate-board Association. “Kids are there from the moment school is out until the sun goes down.”

He said a big request from par-ents, skateboarders and police has been for lights.

“RCMP say it’s hard to see and monitor the park at night,” said Law-lor.

The Skateboard Association would like to install two solar pow-ered lights, one on each end of the park, for $3,060 each.

“We wanted to stay eco-friendly.”The association has the funds to

pay for both lights. After the two are installed, Lawlor said they would monitor the brightness and decide if more will be needed.

Lawlor brought the idea to coun-cil last week for feedback and also to discuss how long the lights should be left on if they were to be installed.

“If it’s solar-powered, leave them on as long as the battery lasts,” said Coun. Darcy Bachman. “It’s phe-nomenal to see the usage.”

Coun. Karen Sernecky said she went to the skate park often with her kids and saw how much it gets used.

“I think lights are a fantastic idea and I think it would help,” she said.

Coun. Malcolm Fisher agreed that lights should be installed at the park, but he said having them on until around midnight is late enough.

Mayor Dick Richards was the only one at the table who expressed initial concern about installing lights at the park.

“I have some reservations about lights, [but] I will continue on with an open mind,” he said.

Council will take the request to staff to formulate a recommenda-tion, which will be discussed at the next council meeting.

In addition to discussing the lights, Lawlor also presented council with a cheque for $34,859.42 to cover the final instalment the town paid to cover the Skateboard Association’s portion of the cost of the skate park.

“Without their support, this proj-ect wouldn’t’ have gotten off the ground,” said Lawlor.

Besides the funds that were given as a loan, which has now been re-paid, the Town of Stettler contrib-uted $175,000 to the park. The to-tal cost of the park so far has been

$392,000.At the council meeting, council

also approved the construction of a cold storage four-bay shed in the town shop yard, which will include a bay for the parade float. The ex-pected cost is $47,000. Council also approved to increase 2015 capital funding by $12,000 from general reserves.

“That is one heck of a price,” said Bachman. “There’s no doubt about it that this is a go.”

The structure will be 12 feet high with a 10-foot high overhead door to accommodate the parade float. The shed will also store barricades, Christmas decorations, the crack filling machine and more.

The Town of Stettler will be pur-chasing a new Toro 3280-D six-foot mower from Oak Creek Golf and Turf in Calgary, under the recom-mendation of staff for $29,230. Funding is to come from the 2015 capital budget.

There was discussion surrounding which brand of mower to choose. The choice was between the Toro, a John Deere and a Kubota.

Parks operators preferred the Toro and felt it would have faster cutting speeds because of its manoeuvrabil-ity and ground clearance.

Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The County of Stettler has downgraded its total fire ban to a fire advisory as of May 11, meaning that while the conditions are improving, they’re still somewhat dry.

“We definitely see more green grass, so we’re less worried,” Etienne Brugman, deputy fire chief for Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue, said. “It’s still dry enough that we’re not issuing per-mits for big fires.”

Those big fires include brush and building burn-ing. However, the lessened restrictions of an advisory mean people can now en-joy charcoal barbecues and firepits, and do necessary burning – with restrictions.

The advisory prohibits the issuance of new fire permits and the use of fire-works, but allows essential burning in burning barrels, essential burning at munici-pal regional waste transfer sites, and fire pits.

Burning barrels and fire pits must be constructed of non-combustible materials and be covered by a metal mesh screen with openings no larger than 15 millime-

tres in size, so embers and sparks are prevented from escaping.

These restrictions apply to the County of Stettler; the Town of Stettler is not cur-rently under any sort of fire restriction.

“I’d say 95 per cent of the bans apply to the county,” Brugman said. “There’s never been a fire ban in town as far as I’m aware.”

The town’s fire bylaw, however, prohibits the burn-ing of waste and refuse in the town limits, though fire pits, outdoor fireplaces and barbecues are allowed.

Fire-pits and outdoor fireplaces must be at least three meters (10 feet) from any building, property line or combustible material, have enclosed sides made of bricks, concrete blocks, heavy gauge metal or other non-combustible materi-als and have a metal mesh screen (a spark arrestor) to contain sparks.

In addition to these re-quirements, in-town burn-ing must be done with clean fuel only (dry clean wood or charcoal), and the amount of smoke cannot be a nui-sance to neigbours.

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Firefighters, RCMP and EMS workers lay a sheet over a “deceased” student who was ejected through the windshield of a car in a graduation demonstration designed to help prevent grad-night alcohol-related deaths.

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Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The Stettler Library is making use of its new 3D printer through workshops for the public.

Over the weekend, a group of people went to the li-brary to learn how to use the 3D design program, Tin-kerCAD. Once their designs were complete, library staff converted them to be printed by the 3D printer.

“The biggest stumbling block is thinking in 3D,” said Elaine Hoekstra, program coordinator at the library. “We’ve only had our printer since the end of Febru-ary, beginning of March, so just trying to play with the programs and have it so patrons have the ability to cre-ate something of their own. It’s like Lego building on a screen.”

Currently, if library patrons are interested in designing and printing a 3D object, they can do so free-of-charge.

“We’re waiting to see how big projects become,” said Hoekstra, on the possibility of introducing a cost for the 3D printing. “We haven’t printed enough to find out what that could be.”

She added the purpose of having the 3D printer avail-able for use is to create a space for people to explore and be creative.

“Having the technology that isn’t readily accessible to everybody gives them the opportunity to dabble with it,”

said Hoekstra. “The library gives you the opportunity to explore a whole bunch of things that, in this world, we don’t know where it’s going.”

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The blue arena was alive with youthful voices as kids from Kindergarten to Grade 9 from Christ King School trekked around the iceless rink.

The Friday, May 8 walk was for the Juvenile Dia-betes Research Founda-tion (JDRF) and one of their own students, Carter Zimmermann, who suf-fers from type I diabetes. The school raised roughly $3,000 for Carter and the JDRF.

Carter, who was diag-nosed with type I diabetes before he was two years of age, has to take multiple doses of insulin by injec-tion a day. He’s currently on a waiting list for an insulin pump which will help control his diabetes without the myriad injec-tions.

Type I diabetes occurs when the body’s immune system attacks the pancre-as, killing the insulin-pro-ducing parts of the organ. Without insulin to regulate the body’s sugar, the vic-tim of the disease sickens and dies.

Until early in the twen-tieth century, there was no cure for diabetes, and those who had it would simply waste away un-til they died. Even today, with insulin injections,

control of type I diabetes in some cases is so pre-carious that children, and adults, still die from it despite doing everything they’re supposed to do.

Thanks to research funded in part by JDRF, though, ways to transplant and restore damaged parts of the pancreas appears to be just around the corner, meaning that someday, perhaps those suffering from type I diabetes can be cured rather than subject to a life-long medical regi-men.

Needles and insulin, de-spite the reason for the trek on Friday, seemed far from Carter’s mind as he trot-ted around the rink with his friends, high-fived his mom, and hugged J.D. the JDRF dinosaur.

The mascot was on hand to deal out high-fives and

hugs to students as they made laps of the rink.

In addition to the rough-ly 120 students, teachers and members of the com-munity came out to walk the rink with J.D., Carter and the Christ King stu-dents.

Originally slated to take part in West Stet-tler park, the dreary rainy day prompted the event to move indoors. Despite the last-minute venue change, though, the event was spectacular, Melissa Zim-mermann, Carter’s mother and member of JDRF, said.

She said the school – both staff and students – have been wonderfully supportive of Carter as he battles the disease.

“(It’s) amazing the ca-maraderie, support and accomplishment these stu-dents are demonstrating

with this event,” she said.The students at the

school spent the month prior to the walk rais-ing money for the event, surpassing their goal of $2,000.

The 2015 Walk to End Diabetes happens June 14 in Red Deer. Communities are holding smaller walks leading up to the big re-gional one, which is what Friday’s event accom-plished here in Stettler.

Carter, though normally shy, created a video which he and his mom posted on Facebook, encouraging people to walk in the Red Deer, or other local, Walks to End Diabetes.

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Students swarm J.D. the JDRF Dinosaur as they complete a lap in the Blue Rink during the Stettler Recreation Centre for the Christ King School Walk for JDRF on Friday, May 8. The school raised roughly $3,000 for type I diabetes research, exceeding their goal of $2,000.

Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Gardening enthusiasts gathered at West Stettler Park on Saturday morn-ing, May 9 for the 10th annual plant exchange.

The Heartland Beauti-fication Committee hosts the event as a kickoff to spring.

“It provides people with an opportunity to share plant material and love of gardening with each other,” said Rob Spencer, chair of the Heartland Beautification Committee. “It also raises the profile of gardening and beautification in the community.”

Although the event starts at 10 a.m. every year, participants noted that people start coming earlier and earlier every year.

Spencer estimated the exchange had between 50 and 60 people come through on Saturday.

“I think people enjoy the chance to launch their gardens,” he said.

Community member Alex Ashton was loading up a bag with new plants for her own garden.

“This is my second year, but I’ll be back,” she said, adding she enjoys coming to see what new plants she can get to in-corporate into her garden.

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What happened last week is nothing short of a tectonic shift in Alberta’s political landscape and it will probably remain a topic of discussion for weeks and months to come.

There are several broad re-percussions that will emanate from this result both provincial-ly and nationally.

First within our own neigh-bourhood, it has emerged that everybody, including local poli-ticians failed to read the chang-ing mindset of the electorate: In our Drumheller-Stettler riding there were three candidates for nomination as the PC candidate, all of whom were hoping to ben-efit from what they thought was the wind of PC renewal gener-ated by Jim Prentice. But the outcome turned out to be differ-ent. What has emerged certainly strengthens the view that the election outcome was the result of a protest vote against the PCs, their complacency, their tak-ing of the electorate for granted and very poor communications skills of the now former premier Jim Prentice, the man who PCs

turned to as a savior but turned out to be the unwitting grave digger.

Nationally, NDP victory in Alberta could turn out to be a major wind to fill the sails of the national NDP ship, but Tom Mulcair and his leadership should be very careful not to be complacent about how much they can hope to win from their Albertan cousins. They should remember that NDP’s success in the province was at least partly the result of the division of the right of centre vote between the Wildrose and PCs whereas in the federal elections next fall, Harper’s conservatives will be the sole political force vying for the right wing vote with Liberals and the NDP dividing the left.

Coming back to the prov-ince, PCs will probably have a very hard time to rebuild their strength after this disastrous showing. They have announced that Ric McIver was named the new PC leader, but let’s just re-member that McIver was one of the least popular contestants for the PC leadership race, which

brought Prentice to the head of the party. PCs might find their ranks further weakened by those who will hope to revive their political fortunes with Wildrose in the future.

As for Wildrose, they have probably been heartened with the voter support they received from Albertans and they will hopefully take their role of of-ficial opposition at least as seri-ously as they did during the time of PC governments. That will be very welcome news and it will probably prove once again that an effective opposition is one of the best mechanisms to create vibrant and sound democratic governance.

With regard to Premier-elect Rachel Notley and her party, they have a gigantic task in front of them and very little ex-perience to handle it with the required seriousness. Coming from a family involved in pro-vincial politics for many years, Notley should be able to com-mand respect from the people of the province if she can over-come one big hurdle, one that

was key in the collapse of the PC dynasty of 44 years: Com-munication.

There are a lot of cynics drawing parallels between the Notley’s NDP and the NDP experience in Saskatchewan, which is not fondly remembered by a lot of people.

Notley and NDP leadership could be successful in build-ing up and implementing sound policies but success will never stick to their names unless they manage to tell all stakeholders what they are doing and why they are doing it. Engaging the population of the province, rural and urban, and making people believe that there is a govern-ment listening to them will be vitally important for the Orange leadership to generate a feeling of trust in them, something PCs forgot to do for the last decade or so.

But in order to be able to have the ears of the population, NDP has to be the party of all Albertans, including corporate Alberta and not only of unions.

– Mustafa Eric

It’s not just the Alberta energy industry that is feeling some consternation from the recent NDP election victory – the agriculture sector also feels some apprehension with our new political masters. At least the energy industry has some familiarity with NDP philosophy on issues relating to their business, but agricul-ture is left mostly in the dark as to what the new Alberta NDP has in store for their sector. That’s because the NDP never dreamed they had any electoral hope whatsoever outside of Edmonton and Calgary. Accordingly they spent no time or resources on developing a significant agriculture and rural development policy platform. In addition, in many rural and small town Alberta ridings they fielded sacri-fice candidates, even parachuting some in from afar. But this remarkable election changed everything, with at least ten new NDP ridings having rural and small town sections - some of them with significant agricultural production.

Only two of the newly minted NDP MLAs have some connection to agriculture, that’s actually pretty good considering the party is overwhelming dominated by an urban politi-cal establishment. The most recent NDP ag critic was MLA David Eggen, a teacher from Edmonton, but he was also burdened with nu-merous other critic roles. It’s unlikely he will be the new ag minister, but instead is expected to be named to another prominent cabinet post. To be fair one doesn’t need to have a connec-tion to agriculture or come from a rural area to be the Minister of Agriculture, but it sure helps to know something about the language and culture. Agriculture and rural develop-ment is by far the most complex government department and industry to understand. The sheer diversity of production, processing and

marketing make it difficult to manage with vociferous vested interests involved at every level. The industry is by far the most political of any economic sector and probably the most exasperating for any Minister. At the time of writing no new ag minister had yet been an-nounced. The ag department has been some-what of a revolving door cabinet post – at last count there have been 9 ag ministers in the last 15 years. There is a message in that endless parade.

As to what little ag policy the NDP has its pretty thin with much of it being standard boil-erplate, with some of it looking suspiciously drawn from the National Farmers Union play-book. Issues like rail service and seed grower rights are noted, but they are essentially under federal jurisdiction. The one issue that is clear is the NDP policy on farm worker rights – they will now be implemented and soon. History shows that one of the first legislative changes newly-elected NDP governments make is to dramatically alter provincial labour laws to fa-vour workers. The NDP and their labour union allies have long championed farm worker rights against an intransigent, now former, PC government. The ag industry would be wise to

admit defeat on this issue and not to aggravate a new administration with stubborn resistance. Better to offer to work with the new govern-ment on this inevitable change rather than suf-fer their displeasure. One ag sector that will feel more secure is poultry and dairy produc-tion. The NDP are long-time and steadfast supporters of supply management. The former PC government were lukewarm supporters and were long-time foes of the now defunct Cana-dian Wheat Board.

The underlying worry is that a new highly urban-focused NDP government will see some politically correct notions being pushed onto commercial agriculture. Notwithstanding the farm worker rights matter, which is a human right; one fears that trendy perceptions on pes-ticide use, water allocation, land use, organic agriculture and others might be imposed on the ag industry against science and common sense. Hopefully more reasonable approach-es will prevail. On the other hand one does hope that with a radically new government that some structural changes and plans can be made which will promote and develop better and more agricultural production (particularly with irrigation and grazing) and processing in this province.

Finally one note of transparency, your hum-ble writer was well acquainted with former NDP leader the late Grant Notley, the father of our new Premier. I had the honour of meeting him several times whilst I was ranching just across the BC border from his old Spirit River-Fairview riding. He was one of those few poli-ticians that could inspire trust and hope and spoke honestly. He was universally admired. One hopes that the newly elected NDP govern-ment will rule with that guiding spirit.

NDP’s gigantic task

Orange crush causes apprehension in ag industry

Ahead of the heard

WILL VERBOVEN

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Reeve Wayne Nixon of County of Stettler said the agreement removed “the differences in the philoso-phy of recreation.” Asked to clarify his statement, Nixon said at times of funding shortages, it was more dif-ficult for rural communities to enjoy recreational facili-ties in their own settlements and the agreement would allow rural communities to enjoy the facilities available in Stettler when they don’t have funding for their own recreational structures.

The agreement will be valid for 20 years and as and when the need arises, it will be reviewed by both parties.

According to Michael Scheidl of Alberta Munici-pal Affairs, the agreement was reached as a result of a mediation process, which was cost-shared by the three parties, the town, the county and provincial government. He said the provincial gov-ernment was helping the process by both supply-ing funding up to $15,000,

identifying and proposing mediators and supervising the mediation process.

Scheidl said during the signing ceremony that rec-reation was almost always the testing ground for the

relations between mu-nicipalities. He praised the leaderships of both the town and the county in showing determination to reach an agreement on the matter for the good of the community.

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Calling all seniors: Do you need advice on apps? Have a new gadget or need general help with technol-ogy? Drop by the library for one-on-one assistance on Thursday, May 21 at 1 p.m. during Tech Time for Seniors.

Brenda has just returned from a life-changing climb up Mount Kilimanjaro and the Stettler Public Library is pleased to present her talk about her experience on Tuesday, May 26 at 7 p.m.

Do you think that the next great Canadian novel is bottled up inside you? Join us on Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. for the Stet-tler Writers’ Group. New members are always wel-

come.Have awesome elec-

tronic circuit fun with Snap Circuits on Saturday May 30 at 10:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. It is for ages 8 and up, maximum of 10 partici-pants per session. Please pre-register at 403-742-2292.

Put Saturday, June 6 on your calendar because Game Over is back. Kids ages 12 and up are invited to join us at the library for an all-night gaming ex-travaganza. A permission form is required and it can be picked up at the library. Please pre-register by call-ing 403-742-2292.

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

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The 4-H District movie night was on April 25 at the Stettler movie theatre. All 4-H members got a free movie, popcorn and a drink. On May 1, the Byemoor 4-H Beef club had their mock show day at the Byemoor arena. We had a grooming dem-onstration by the leaders, and practiced leading and setting up our steers in the show ring. The Stettler District 4-H Beef Show and Sale is on Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19. The first is the female show day, and the steer show and sale is on the 19. The show will be held at the Byemoor arena. The female show will start

at 8 a.m. for stall set-up, 10 a.m. weigh-in, 12:15 carcass presentation, 1 p.m. judg-ing competition, 2 p.m. female show. The steer show day will start at 7:30 a.m. with weigh-in. The steer competition starts at 9 a.m. The awards banquet starts at 5 p.m. and the steer sale is scheduled for 7 p.m. The 4-H sale will be run by the Stettler Auction Mart. The 4-H clubs participating in the show are Byemoor, Big Knife, Big Valley, and Erskine. Please come out and support the local 4-H beef clubs. If you are interested in purchasing a steer, please inquire about pre-booking butcher sites. Also, half beef purchases can be arranged between buyers prior to the sale.

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The Halkirk Elks sponsored their annual Mother’s Day pancake breakfast with the help of a very impressive group of jr. high stu-dents who were cook-ing, serving and clean-ing up.

There were 150 plus hungry folks plus some wee ones and as usu-al, there were several groups of three and four generation family gath-erings around the tables. Each mother received a carnation; another suc-cessful undertaking in our small but vibrant community. Thank you!

The Mother Teresa school staff were host to an interesting open house and tour of the school on Wednesday evening. Several new families were present to view the programs available.

Congratulations to Abby Musgrove and Brooklyn Perry, who brought home a bronze medal from the CARA badminton playoffs in Red Deer on May 9. Cale Neufeld and Trey MacGillivray lost out in the playoff round and Devon Johnson and Bai-ley Musgrove failed to make the final rounds.

Tobi Voss was sing-ing and playing her gui-tar at the school on Fri-day. Raised in Mirror, she writes, sings, plays, paints, draws and acts, and has made a name in both Canada and the US.

She has performed with several bands and as a solo artist playing in Nashville with many Canadian and American artists since 1999.

Tobi is a friend of

teacher Mrs. Sherri Beier.

Our community ex-tends our sincerest sym-pathy to the family of Vera Airey, who passed away on May 10. Vera celebrated her 95th birthday last Saturday. The Airey story is on page 270 of Home Fires and page 31 of volume 2.

Services will be held on May 23 at 1 p.m. in the Stettler Funeral home.

Congratulations to Brett and Rayanna Neil-son on the birth of a 7 lb. 12 oz. baby girl, Ad-elaide Olivia.

Her big brother, Ezra is almost 2. Proud grandparents are Tim and Julie Neilson with Joyce Neilson of Cas-tor and Bud McFarland of Stettler as her great grandparents.

Special birthday greetings go out to Ev-elyn Johnson, who was pleasantly surprised when her two daugh-ters, Kim Mackie and Kandice Morrison of Vancouver, arrived on Saturday to join with JD and Sandra and girls to help her celebrate Mother’s Day and her birthday.

The family all enjoyed pancakes at the hall on Sunday morning.

There were lots of families gathered for Sunday morning break-

fast. Some included Harold

and Velma Chick and all of Dave and Linda Chick’s family; Barbara Schilling and Agnes So-rensen had a lot of fam-ily attending and there were many more.

Matt McKnights’ team, the Bietighelm Steelers, won the league title and the playoffs this year.

McKnight plays in the DEL 2 , which in Ger-man means Deutsche Eishockey Liga and in English means Federal Ice hockey League in the Republic of Ger-many.

Matt suffered a shoul-der injury, which limit-ed his play in the finals. His mom Patti attended the games. Matt, Jes-sica and Ava are now visiting with Jessica’s family in Deluth, Min-nesota.

Dwight and Lina Kent had Lina’s children from Sherwood Park visiting for Mother’s Day.

Coming up: May 14 – Hall board Bingo at 7:30; May 18 – Victoria Day holiday; May 20 – Grade 9 farewell and pot luck at the hall; May 27 – Mrs. Norman’s piano students recital at 7 p.m. at the hall; May 30 – hazardous waste disposal at the fire hall from 10 to 11 a.m. only.

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Thank you to Big Valley’s Historical Society for an interesting history tidbit regarding the oil and gas industry. We have all, on occasion, noticed the tall flare stacks dotting the countryside with flames coming out of them. This “burn” is performed to eliminate dangerous undesirable gases from deep below the surface where the oil is being extracted. Nowadays this process is initiated with electronic igniters but before this tech-nology was invented and installed, the gases would have been ignited by a flam-ing arrow being shot up to the top of the stack. Imagine that! Our Historical So-ciety has a photograph of an oil worker getting ready to shoot the flaming arrow. This would have been quite the dramatic sight to see.

The next regular monthly meeting of the Big Valley Historical Society will be on Tuesday, May 19 in McAlister Motors museum at 7 p.m.

Their new building is progressing very nicely though they still have finishing touches to complete before they can get their occupancy permit from the building inspector. They are hoping to be able to start setting up the displays inside very soon.

Our tourist season is upon us. The weather has been great, everything is greening up and soon planting will begin throughout the village. Our local societ-ies, volunteers, businesses and commu-nity members have been very busy dur-

ing the past few weeks cleaning up and preparing the village for all the visitors we are expecting. Alberta Prairie Steam Tours will begin their train arrivals to Big Valley this month. The season open-er is this Saturday, May 16, with trains scheduled to pull into the station on the following two Saturdays and two mid-week school trains visiting us on May 26 and 28.

The Big Valley Legion will be hold-ing the presentation ceremony for their annual Poster and Literary Contest at the Big Valley School on Friday, May 22 be-ginning at 11:30 a.m.

Congratulations to all the winners and we would like to thank all the students for their continued participation and ex-cellent work carrying on the Legion’s traditions of remembrance.

Don’t forget Big Valley’s annual Memorial Golf Tournament honouring brothers Elmer Kerbes and Lloyd Dun-can takes place on Sunday, May 31. Breakfast is at 8:00 a.m. with tee off at 10:00 a.m. There will be lunch and lots of prizes. Everyone is welcome.

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Make sure you come out tonight to the seniors’ centre before 7:15 p.m. for another exciting evening of Bingo. Doors open at 6:30. The jackpot and Loo-nie pots are up for grabs, so make sure you come out tonight to see if your go-ing to be the luck one tak-ing one or both of the pots home with you.

This coming weekend is Victoria Day weekend, when a lot of people will be getting out enjoying their first time of camp-ing season. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate so everyone can get out and enjoy themselves.

May will really be a busy month at the school with student mock vote on May 4 and a visit from the Clearview Board of Trust-ees, which happened on Tuesday, May 5. Still to come this month is on May 19 Farm Safety Day in Ers-kine and on May 22 will be the Jump Rope for Heart Day. Also in May, the Bo-tha students will be travel-ing to Donalda for some friendly soccer matches and Mother’s Day Spa for which dates are unknown at this time.

The Grade 5s had some very disappointing news this year. There will be no Grade 5 field trip (like previous years) because of the new configuration of grades in both Botha and Stettler, however plans are still under way for some great end of the year trips for all classes.

Another exciting event happening this month for the students is that the school spirit squad has decided to have a pho-tography contest. Every student is encouraged to

enter into two categories with their pictures. The categories are animals, places, nature and also selfies. Please make sure the students’ names are on the back of the pic-tures when entering this contest. All entries have to be submitted before or on May 19, as that’s when the contest closes. Then on May 26, everyone will be able to vote on the picture they like best, at this time the people with the most votes win a prize, which are handed out at that time for the best pictures. Good luck, everyone.

If anyone has any new students for playschool, kindergarten or any other grades for this next up-coming year, please regis-ter them now.

This coming Thursday, May 14 (PD day) and Fri-day, May 15 (day of lieu) ,there will be no school for the students, and also Vic-toria Day, so hopefully all the students and staff will be able to relax and have fun on their long weekend off.

Then on May 20, the jump rope events will be kicking off and on May 22 is music alive day, so hopefully everyone has a great time doing these.

Other date to keep in mind for this month is Thursday, May 28, start-ing at 7 p.m., come out to the village office for the monthly meeting. Every-one is more than welcome to attend, so please keep

this in mind.Seeing June is coming

up quite quickly, the BCC Committee is in need of volunteers to work at the Red Deer Casino (June 28-29). So please contact Lorraine Hankins at 403-742- 2937, if you could help on either one of these days, or both. The money earned by doing this helps out with objects that need taking care of for our little village. So if you can help out at all please contact Lorraine, thank you, this is very much appreciated.

Another thing to keep in mind is the Old Time Dance, which starts at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday May 31. The “Ralph and Friends” band will be entertain-ing the group that day, so please plan on attending. The theme for this dance will be the spring theme, so plan to dress according-ly. Phone Doug Haustein at 403-742-3994 or John Blonski at 403-574-2197 for more information.

Seeing June is approach-ing us and it’s the wedding month or family gatherings will be starting, please call Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811 to make your reser-vations to rent the Botha Hall. It’s a great place to hold your special events, with very reasonable pric-es, so make sure you phone Shaun to reserve your spot.

If there is anyone cel-ebrating their birthday or anniversary this month, hope everyone has a fan-tastic day.

In closing have a fantas-tic Victoria Day weekend and enjoy yourself. But please do not drink and drive as we want every-one back safe and sound, please.

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The spring weather is upon us and the equipment is going hard in the field. It is perfect conditions to plant and with the long weekend just around the corner, you can bet that the garden seed is flying off the shelves and into the ground. With that in mind, the Garden Club had their meet-ing last week and asked that I pass along that they are considering bringing back a fun entry that was once a mainstay in the garden show competition. They would like to know if any of the children in the area, ages 6 to 12, would be interested in plant-ing a junior plot this year.

What it is all about is that your child would separate out a small area (up to and not exceeding 12 feet by 12 feet) of garden to plant for themselves with whatever and however many varieties of flowers and vegetables they would like.

They have to plant, weed and water it through the summer, maybe put a border around it, it’s all in their imagination as to how they want it to look. Just before or on the day of the garden show a committee of people will travel to each child’s home and judge their garden. If this sounds like fun to your children, then give Mary Newton a call before the end of May at 403-368-3820.

Baseball continues on up at the Ag

Grounds, the kids play every Wednesday for sure and maybe some Mondays, as well, the men’s fastball is being played during the week so check it out. On a sunny evening there is nothing better than watching kids play ball.

Here’s my joke of the week:A little girl asked her Mom, “Mom,

may I take the dog for a walk around the block?”

Mom replies, “No, because she is in heat.”

“What’s that mean?” asked the child.“Go ask your father. I think he’s in the

garage.”The little girl goes to the garage and

says, “Dad, may I take Belle for a walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said the dog was in heat, and to come ask you.”

Dad said, “Bring Belle over here.”He took a rag, soaked it with gasoline,

and scrubbed the dog’s backside with it and said, ‘Okay, you can go now, but keep Belle on the leash and only go one time around the block.” The little girl left, and returned a few minutes later with no dog on the leash.

Surprised, Dad asked, “Where’s Belle?”The little girl said, “She ran out of gas

about halfway down the block, so another dog is pushing her home.”

Have a good week.

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Mother’s Day is a special time to thank all the special women in our lives. This was accomplished in many homes on Sunday.

Vic Carey took Barb and the whole family out for supper at the Club Café buf-fet, had a good visit with all the kids and grandkids.

Richelle and Greg, Deanne and Arden and families spent the evening with Gloria and Stan. On Wednesday, Richelle brought Jinger over for her fourth birthday. Auntie Deanne, Eva and Ella joined them for a cupcake celebra-

tion.Eleanor (and Frank) saw

or heard from all on Moth-er’s Day, Neal came over in the morning, Frank took El-eanor to The Other Side for breakfast; then, it was over to Cecil and Pat’s where they saw the whole fam-ily. Phone calls from Elva, Brenda and Bonnie topped the day.

Velvet and Fred joined all the family, kids and spous-es and granddaughters for the Botha Brunch. Joining them were Angela’s parents Charlene and Dennis. Fred and Tom were busy topping trees in Gadsby on Saturday. Looks good!

Joyce and Bill Hansel drove out to Erskine where Denee, Jason and Shaya took grandma Sandra out for brunch at the Erskine Grill. In the afternoon, Bill and Joyce had a visit from Calvin and Steph and their wee one Willow, who were on their way home to Red Deer, from Provost. In the evening, Bill and Joyce took birthday cake over to help Abby Musgrove celebrate her 14th birthday.

And, I took Lorna Brown over to Points West to cel-ebrate Mother’s Day with my mom, Iona Berg. They served a banquet brunch

with many family members joining residents to make it a festive day. Lorna and I drove out to Trail Creek

Nursery to pick up bed-ding out plants and enjoy the green houses. Then Barry and Lorna came out to the farm for supper; John and Jewel and girls over to Paulette and Percy’s for the evening.

Shayla Derr attended the 4H Selections May 1 - 4 in Olds, Alberta to compete for ambassadorship.

There were close to 120 4H members from all over east central Albert competing for “premier”, “ambassador” and other special trips. Fifty percent is diary points and fifty percent in leadership, roll model, etc. Shayla was one of two members who earned ambassador. She will be heading to the North West Territories in August.

Meanwhile the Top Hand Award nominations for Big Knife 4H are in: for juniors, Bridget Skocdopole, inter-mediate: Keonna Derr and seniors, Shayla Derr. And a reminder, the show and sale is coming up May 18 and 19. Congratulations to all the above mentioned and good luck to all 4H partici-pants 2015.

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Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19 at the Byemoor Arena, Byemoor, AB

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SHAYNA BROWER

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4-H member: 5 yearsTYSON BROWER

4-H member: 2 yearsCHARLEE DERR

4-H member: 1 year

MACKENZIE HANKINS

4-H member: 4 yearsGRACE HEBBES

4-H member: 3 years

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4-H member: 1 yearAUSTIN JACOBSON

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4-H member: 6 years

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4-H Scholarship Steer Another 4-H year is coming to an end. The 4-H beef members have worked very hard with their calves, and are anxiously looking forward to their show and sale on May 18 & 19, 2015. Once again the Stettler District 4-H Beef Committee has raised an ideal steer for the scholarship fund. This fund benefi ts 4-Hers with their post-secondary education. It was the Byemoor Beef Club’s turn to supply and feed the steer this year. Rushton Agencies Ltd. donated the steer, and he was raised and fed at McComish’s farm. The feed for the steer was also generously donated by Calvin and Rita Foot of Cal-Trac Contracting Ltd. The steer will be auctioned off at the show and sale in Byemoor on the evening of Tuesday, May 19, 2015. All proceeds from the sale of this steer will be used to support the Stettler District 4-H members. Each year at least one and to a maximum of three scholarships are awarded to youth from this district based on their volunteering and 4-H involvement. By purchasing this steer, you could be contributing to the future of many members. The Stettler and District 4-H scholarship committee would like to encourage all prospective buyers to once again come out and support this great youth organization.

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This is a note to the community from the president of the Erskine Recreation Board:

The Erskine Recreation Board would like to clar-ify some items from last week’s article. The cur-rent executive wants to encourage (and require) more involvement from the younger families in the community. We have had a few younger folks step up and join the board, and they have provided a fresh perspec-tive.

This type of commit-ment is required by more young families so that the rec. board will be able to continue offer-ing the few events it does and hopefully be able to provide even more social and recreation opportu-nities for the community. Financially, the board is in good shape as are most of the facilities.

At our June 4 meet-ing, we will be having a BBQ at 6 p.m. at the Tot Lot on Main Street (rain or shine) and we would love to see you come out and learn a bit about the rec. board and hopefully commit to help out.

This will be a family affair, so please bring your children.

It looks like we’ll all be able to plant our gar-dens soon if this warm weather continues. Some people here have already planted potatoes.

The school kids will be getting a nice long week-end beginning Thursday, May 14, going back on Tuesday May 19. The grades 6 and 7 will be going on a visit to the legislature on May 27.

June 3 is the Grade 9 Farewell.

There was an excellent turn out at the Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast held at the IOOF Hall on Sunday. Funds go to-wards the renovations to the kitchen.

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Independent SPORTSWednesday, May 13, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 17

Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Stettler’s U12 girls’ soccer team won handsomely over Ponoka with a score of 7-0 on Thursday, May 7 while both girls’ and boys’ U16 teams lost to visitors.

Led by coach Angela Gendre, the U12 girls stayed energetic throughout the game and played strong until the end.

“We’re very excited as it is their first win of the sea-son,” Gendre said.

“The girls are becoming more confident already and play as hard as they can while still having fun,” she con-tinued.

“We had almost a full bench which definitely helped.” Autumn Wyness scored three goals, Shandelle Froese

two, Reagan Robbins one and Katie Satre one against the Ponoka team.

“I was very proud at how hard they worked and how happy they were to have won. I’m looking forward to a good season coaching them,” Gendre concluded.

The U16 girls lost 5-3 to Camrose the same night.Despite the loss, coach Shelley Davis-Hall said she

was impressed with the way the girls played and how much they continue to improve.

“They’re just developing really nicely every game,” she said, adding that the girls are committed to the game and willing to learn. “This isn’t about winning or losing,

it’s basically them improving as a team and improving their soccer skills, and they’re doing that.”

No player stood out in particular to Davis-Hall, be-cause she said each of them have been working on their skills and technique, and each one is showing develop-ment.

“They’re a wonderful group of girls.”As for U16 boys, they lost 3-0 in tough game against

visitors from Ponoka. Wednesday, May 13, the U14 and U18 girls play

against Rocky Mountain House. Thursday, May 14, the U12 girls will play Ponoka and the U12 boys will play Lacombe. The U16 girls play again on Tuesday, May 19 against Sylvan Lake.

Middle school fares well at badminton CWAJHAAs

Mustafa Eric/Independent editor

Shandelle Froese (left) and Tia Fitzpatrick of Stettler’s U12 girls’ team make an attempt to wrest the control of the ball from the Ponoka player in their first game of the season on Thursday, May 7.

Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Students from Stettler Middle School and Wil-liam E. Hay Composite High School travelled to Red Deer this past week-end, showing their skills and athletic abilities to a

successful closing of the badminton season.

Students from grades 7, 8 and 9 competed in the middle-school tier com-petition in Red Deer after previously finishing first or second in the CARA badminton earlier in the season.

The best finish for Stet-tler students was in Grade 7 mixed doubles, where Chase Cheater and Mi-gnione Vogel took a silver place finish. Both Corbin Bredy in boys’ singles and Brooke Mulgrove in girls singles, both Grade 7, fin-ished in fourth place, just

missing out on medals.Grade 7 mixed doubles

Will Brennan and Sydney Nattestad and girls’ dou-bles Kyla Hansel and Wil-low Sorenson played well at the competition, making it to finals but found them-selves falling just short, according to coach Brett

Nixon.“Our Grade 7s did fairly

well,” he said. “They’ve played well all season.”

Though Grade 8 birdie-batters didn’t finish as well as the Grade 7s, the mixed doubles team of Holden Perry and Rebecca Bridge managed to notch some

successes before being eliminated in the run-up to the finals. Boys’ doubles Greyson Loshny and Isaac Hernando also played very well, Nixon said, just fall-ing short of making it into the semi-finals.

Grade 9 results were not available at press time.

Stettler girls soccer showing strong improvement, says coach

Independent SPORTSWednesday, May 13, 2015Page 18 The Stettler Independent

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The golfing season has barely started and already the Stettler Golf Course has had its first hole-in-one.

On Friday, May 8, golfer David King, us-ing a seven iron, aced Stettler’s fifth hole. The 180-yard shot joins six other hole-in-ones on the fifth hole since 1980.

Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The Stettler Novice Thunder travelled to Innisfail this week-end, where they secured a 5-1 victory over their hosts.

The Saturday, May 9 game saw the Thunder take the lead quickly, dominating the rink and out-running the Innisfail team.

It was a near success for the Peewee Thunder, who faced Red Deer on Sunday. Coming

from a Saturday 10-2 loss to the Lacoka Locos, the Peewee Thunder travelled to Red Deer where they lost to the Chieftains 11-9.

“It was a really close game,” Kim Smyth, a representative of the league, said. “We’re really proud of our team.”

The league, which is in its fourth year and is still building its skills, both in players and in coaches, continues to improve every year, Smyth said.

It becomes difficult at times

to keep spirits high, but both parents and athletes keep at it knowing that the skills will build and, eventually, the teams will be able to compete against leagues like the ones in Red Deer and Lacoka (a combina-tion of Lacombe and Ponoka), which have had leagues for years – even decades.

The Midget Thunder faced Blackfalds on May 8, losing 6-4 to the Warriors. The next day, the Thunder suffered an 11-2 loss to Innisfail – though

it’s something the team is very proud of.

“To even get those two points is amazing,” Smyth said. “Inn-isfail and Lacoka are the top of the Midget league.”

This coming weekend there are no games, as it’s a long weekend, but several of the league’s Stettler referees are heading to Red Deer to referee the 27-year-old annual lacrosse tournament in Red Deer.

Regular lacrosse action re-sumes the following weekend.

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Andrea PeacockINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The Big Valley’s annu-al Bust out Rodeo has yet again brought excitement to the village with lots of competition and events for the whole family. Ro-

deo fans filled the stands all weekend to cheer on participants with local cowboy Sam Thurston and cowgirl Diane Skoc-dopole making the com-munity proud with their place wins. Rodeo action took place from Friday

night until Sunday after-noon.

In the saddle bronc competition, Sam Thur-ston of Big Valley, and Steed Cline of Olds, tied for first with 72 points. Jake Vernon from Mil-larville came in third

with 71 points.Bryce West from

Cadogan won first place in bull riding with 84 points. Bradley Inger-soll, White Court, came in second with 78 points.

Local barrel racer Di-ane Skocdople from Big

Valley took first place in ladies barrel racing with a time of 13.072.

Continuing with suc-cess in barrel racing, Anna Lauweryssen from Big Valley won third place in junior barrel rac-ing with a time of 13.621.

In bareback riding, Clay Deley from Rocky Mountain House took first place with 76 points.

Dylan Knapp from Mayerthorpe won first place in tie-down roping at 10.4 seconds.

Local cowboy ties up for top spot at weekend rodeo

Andrea Peacock/Independent reporterAndrea Peacock/Independent reporter

Monty Gertner from Stettler and Roddy McNinch from Big Valley competing in the team roping competition at the Big Monty Gertner from Stettler and Roddy McNinch from Big Valley competing in the team roping competition at the Big

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Byemoor Community Hall looks greatLes and Rosemary Stulberg

BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS

Several from our community enjoyed the performance by “Country Blend” at the Scapa Hall on Monday evening. The five-member group from southwestern Manitoba performed many traditional country favorites as well as country gospel. They also had an extremely talented piano player, Gordy “Cra-zy Fingers” Lindquist, in their band. Thanks to the Scapa com-munity for hosting such an entertaining evening along with a fantastic lunch at intermission that was country-style abundant and all home-baked.

Yvette Hayden traveled to the Dominion Republic for the wedding of her son Carlos and his bride Eva. They were mar-ried at Punta Cana on Saturday. We wish this fine young cou-ple all the best in their married life together.

Local floor curlers from the Endmoor club sent two teams to the Botha tournament on Thursday. The team of Ken Schultz, Ernie Angel, Mickey Tucker and Joan Morrison brought home third-prize. Also participating was the team of Dave and Carol Sisley, Eleanor Schultz and Carol Stulberg. All reported a good time and enjoyed the Botha hospitality.

Velma (nee Boehlke) Gore of Westbank, B.C. is spending some time with her cousin Mickey Tucker. Vel has sold her home in B.C. and is re-locating to Alberta. She is looking for a home in Stettler.

We send get well wishes to Bob Green who underwent hip surgery in Red Deer on Thursday. We hope you have a speedy

recovery, Bob.Keep in mind the Stettler District 4-H Beef Show and Sale

is in Byemoor this year on May 18-19, hosted by the Byemoor club. The heifer show goes on Monday and begins at 2 p.m. The steer show starts at 9 a.m. on Tuesday with the sale at 7 p.m. that evening. Be sure to come out and support these young 4-Hers.

We send happy 70th birthday wishes out to Terry Gallant on her special milestone birthday on May 8. Best wishes for many more, Terry.

The Byemoor community hall is looking spiffy with its newly painted interior. The hall qualified for a special project funding grant from the County of Stettler recreation board to help with the costs of the painting.

Doug and Deanna Johnson traveled to Medicine Hat on Friday to attend a dance recital that their granddaughters were participating in.

We hope all the mothers enjoyed their special day on Sun-day. We found a quote by Theodore Roosevelt that we thought was fitting and will share it — “The mother is the one supreme asset of national life. She is more important by far than the suc-cessful statesman or business man or artist or scientist.” Hope-fully everyone took the time to do something special for their mothers on Mother’s Day.

The Mother’s Day pancake breakfast in Endiang on Sunday, sponsored by the Endiang Board of Trade, was well attended with more than 100 people served. Jill Hayden of Hanna was

the winner of the door prize, a hanging flower basket.Ruthie’s Roost café in Endiang re-opened for business again

on May 11. Hours of business are: Monday to Friday — 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday — 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and a turkey supper will be served every Sunday from 4 – 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars for the Scapa Strawberry Tea on June 1 at the Scapa Hall from 2 – 4 p.m.

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HORSE SALEFARM AUCTIONS:Friday, June 5 - Multi-owner Consignment Auction - Tools, household, estates, small equipment at Stettler Agriplex.Saturday, June 13 - Roy & Jean Jensen, DelburneSaturday, June 20 - Consignment Equipment Auction at Stettler Auction Mart - Estates, machinery, vehicles, RVs, Tools, Misc. Real Estate.

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The Donalda and District Museum held a meeting re-garding the future of the his-toric creamery building this past April 30. It was well at-tended by many and the con-sensus was that we are not going to let the creamery fall through the cracks. A com-mittee was struck and already did an initial inspection on the building this past week. Fur-ther research continues as we develop a long term plan for the preservation and conser-vation of the creamery.

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Gordon Douglas KlausHis parents were Martha and John Klaus. He attended school in Castor, grades 1-11 and he took his fi nal year at Lindsay Thurber Composite High in Red Deer. Gordon was a great athlete and played a variety of sports during his school years. Sandi and Gordon were high school sweethearts. They were blessed with their fi rst daughter, Lisa Marie, on March 19, 1971. Sandi and Gordon were married on April 28, 1972. They began their married life together living on the family farm and farmed together with Gordon’s parents. They were blessed with their second daughter Monica Dale on May 29, 1973. On October 8, 1973, they lost their precious Lisa in a tragic farm accident. Shortly after that they moved to another farm site where they have lived all these years. Gordon had a passion for hunting and enjoyed fi shing. He was a real prankster as well! He had the best sense of humour and loved to laugh. The two families continued to farm together for many years until John’s health required him to retire, following which Gordon’s family carried on. Sandi and Gordon were very active Kinette and Kinsmen members and developed a group of very close friends. They became godparents to one niece and one nephew. Sandi and Gordon were Martha and John’s major caregivers and took excellent care of both of them during their golden years.

Sandra Norma (Berry) KlausShe was the oldest of 6 children and raised on a farm north of Halkirk by Big Knife Park. Throughout her youthful years she was a fun spirited daughter that loved to seek adventure and excitement playing with cousins on the county gravel pit and hay bales. After attending high school in Castor and Stettler, Sandi worked at Alberta Government Telephones as an operator and then worked at Alberta School Hospital in Red Deer. Sandi dated Gordon Klaus throughout high school and in 1971 they had a darling daughter, Lisa Marie. In 1972, they married and moved to the Klaus family farm northeast of Castor. It wasn’t long before they had two more children. Tragedy hit the family on Thanksgiving Day in 1973 when Lisa was killed in a farming accident. Although this accident was devastating to the family, they grew closer and never forgot Lisa’s short time with the family. In the early years on the farm, Sandi and Gordon continued growing the farming operations while raising their young family who were involved in many school activities in Castor. When Sandi wasn’t cooking meals for the hired men or helping Gordon pull calves or hauling grain, she was actively involved in Kinettes or curling in the Castor community. She also cared for John and Martha Klaus in their fi nal years and was a godparent to a niece and nephew. Although this was an exhausting time of her life, she always found time for playing cards, hunting and fi shing with family and friends and laughing at Gordon’s practical jokes. As the children grew older looking to start their own careers, Sandi also decided to expand her skills and found a second career outside of the farm at Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital in Castor. She absolutely loved working at the hospital and recently celebrated her 10 year service anniversary.

Monica Dale KlausShe was the second oldest of 3 children belonging to Gordon and Sandi Klaus. Monica was raised on the family farm and attended school in Castor. Throughout her childhood years she was a mild mannered and pleasant little girl that was very active in school sports including pitching for the girl’s baseball team and fi gure skating. She also worked part-time during high school at Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital. Following high school graduation she attended Red Deer College and achieved her Paralegal Assistant Certifi cate. Her working career began at a lawyer’s offi ce in Stettler where she used her newly learned college skills. Her most recent employment was payroll administrator at Vortex in Stettler. Here she was greatly respected by her co-workers for her excellent hard work and dedication. Monica had great passion for her career and the people she worked with and was happy to be able to have her best pal Patches accompany her to work. Monica was active in the Stettler women’s golf league for a couple of years. She had a passion for attending country and rock concerts and attended many Big Valley Jamborees. She and Patches would spend many weekends on the family farm helping out with calving, branding, cattle drives and overall farming chores. On many occasions she would try her luck at riding horses over quadding on cattle drives. She also had a love for photography and took many photos of the farm and family. Monica along with her parents were avid deer hunters and together they would spend weekends looking for the trophy buck. Every year being the sharp shooter that she was, she would fi ll her tag and gain bragging rights. Monica had a warm heart, great sense of humor and quick wit.

They are survived by Sandi’s parents Lowell and Janette Berry; her sisters: Brenda (Murray) Walper, Lana Rose, Nancy Chick; her brothers Grant (Darlene) Berry and Trevor Berry; sister in law Wendy Berry; Gordon’s sister Marilyn (Barry) Thomson and brother Robert (Chris) Klaus; their son and brother; 30 nieces and nephews and 18 great nieces & nephews. Gordon, Sandi and Monica will be greatly missed and forever remembered by their family and friends. A Celebration of their lives was held on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Castor Community Hall with Rev. Barbara Zimmerman offi ciating. Loving tributes were given by Marilyn Thomson, Grant Berry, Nicole Thomson and Robert Klaus. Veronica Weber, Rosa Weber, and Pat Campbell led in the ministry of music. The family and friends shared a tribute in pictures by Nicole Thomson. The interment took place in the Castor Cemetery where Gordon, Sandi, and Monica were laid to rest beside their daughter and sister Lisa. A time of sharing and fellowship took place in the Hall with the luncheon prepared and served by Ann Michielsen.Memorial contributions may be made in memory of the Klaus Family may be made to Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation.

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DOOLAEGEMr. Camiel Doolaege passed away in Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the age of 90 years.Camiel was born on April 9, 1925 in Oostburg, Holland. He took seven years of schooling and one year of Agriculture College. While there he learned the English language as well. From the age of 14 he wanted to come to Canada. It was compulsory that he serve in the army fi rst and so, off Camiel went to basic training and served in the army in Indonesia from 1946 to 1950.In 1943 he had met a girl that would become his fancy, Margriet. He wrote her letters on a weekly basis, he was puzzled and disappointed she never wrote him back. Her mother was destroying these letters so Margariet never knew about them. It was her mother’s hope that Margariet would forget about Camiel because she did not want him taking her daughter off to Canada. That did not happen and they continued to be the loves of each other’s lives.

Camiel came to Canada in February of 1951. It took 9 days to cross the Atlantic and another 5 days by train before settling down in Spirit River, Alberta. He worked relentlessly for a few farmers in the area and in August of 1951 was fi nally joined again with his fi ancé Margriet. It was not long till they were married on August 28th, 1951. They then moved to the Castor district and began their journey. He had a passion for raising cattle and excelled at it. Camiel started out raising Black Angus and then made the move to Charolais. Camiel and family also found success with their cattle in the show arena amassing many grand championships and sale toppers. Camiel garnered a lot of respect for his tireless work ethic and his eye for quality, functional cattle from fellow cattlemen throughout the community. Their farm continued to grow over the years and so did their family. The Spruceville Cattle Company and the Doolaege Farming Ltd were now being run by the boys. On February 22, 1985 they made the move into Castor and began a new phase in their lives. You can take the man away from the farm but not the farm away from the man………..for that Camiel proved correct as he was still a driving force and hard worker, day in and day out on the farm. They did though enjoy and take advantage of some winter travel and summer holidays, seeing much of Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Panama Canal and the United States.On March 23, 2015 Camiel suffered the loss of his beloved wife Margriet. This devastated him but once again he rose above his grief and provided love and leadership for his family. On April 9, 2015 he celebrated another milestone with his 90th birthday. With the help of his family Camiel was ready to embark on his journey alone without his loving wife. He even talked about buying a new car. It was his strong Christian faith that had led him this far and would carry him again. Then on May 2, 2015 Camiel passed away peacefully while in the Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital. What a blessed journey…… and they are now rejoined again in heaven.Camiel is survived by his loving family: daughter Maria Corley (Ken Lamb), granddaughter Tessa Corley-Rae (Mathieu Rae), great-grandchildren Lukas and Zoëlie, grandson Bryson Corley (Shelley), great-grandchildren Mackenzie and James, son Willy Doolaege (Anastasia), grandchildren Derek, Natalia, Alexis, and Mark, great-grandchild Dysen, daughter Annie Stewart deceased 2011 (Doug Stewart), grandchildren Phillip (Trish), Sarah, Jessica, Melanie, great grandchild Marley, daughter Lucie Doolaege (Alvin Harter), son Francis Doolaege (Shari-Anne), grandchildren Sharise, Dakota, son Robert Doolaege deceased 2014 (Annelise), grandchildren Cache, Rayelle, Blair, son Anthony Doolaege deceased 1992, son Paul Doolaege (Paula), grandchildren Cody (Sonia), Matthew, Benjamin, Kallista, son Gerald Doolaege (Susan Markus), grandchildren Rikayla, Cassandra, Spencer, Kelton, daughter Leana Hunter (Grant Hunter), grandchildren Quinn and Kyle, son Joseph Doolaege deceased 1966; sister Angela (Mathys) deJong. Camiel was predeceased by his wife Margriet; children: Joseph, Anthony, Annie, Robert; parents Petrus and Emelie; and his many sisters and brothers.A prayer vigil was held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday May 8, 2015 in Our Lady of Grace Parish followed by Mass on May 9 at 1:00 p.m. celebrated by Father Don Ihekwoaba. The interment took place in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery where he was laid to rest beside his loving wife Margriet and sons Joseph, Anthony and Robert. Family and friends then gathered in the community hall for a luncheon and time of sharing prepared by the Our Lady of Grace CWL.Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital Foundation or to Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.parkviewfuneralchapels.com

PARKVIEW FUNERAL CHAPELS & CREMATORIUM, 403-882-3141, entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

SCHEERSCHMIDTHarvie AllanHarvie Scheerschmidt was born in Stettler, AB on December 23, 1945 and passed away in Calgary, AB on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the age of 69 years. Harvie is lovingly remembered by his children, Robert, Yvette (Warren), Raymond (Holly), Crystal (Rick); ten grandchildren; two great grandchildren; loving brother, Darryl (Shelley) Scheerschmidt; and nephew, Jesse. A Celebration of Harvie’s Life will be held at a later date. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Blanche Henry and the Henry and Derwantz families want to thank everyone who attended the services. It was a wonderful tribute. Thank you for all the many donations cards and kind words. We want to thank Reverend Jack Schulze for the special service for Dale. Thanks to everyone who sent fl owers food and cards. Thanks to Stettler United Church women for the lovely lunch. A big thank you to the staff of the Horizon Unit at the Ponoka Centennial Centre for the Mental Health and Brain Injury, they gave Dale wonderful care from the fi rst part of October until the end of April. They were so caring and thoughtful for his last few days to Dale and to me and all our families. Thank you to Stettler Funeral Home for all the help and care for the cremation and service.

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GORDON John Fade July 11, 1922 - May 4, 2015John was born at Carbon, Alberta to Fred and Jessie Gordon. He was the second youngest of fi ve boys and has been predeceased by Ed, Randolph (Ossie), Charles (Chuck) and Heath. John was a farmer fi rst, last and always with a life-long attachment to the land. He grew up in the Carbon district on his parents’ farm, working various jobs in the winters to help support the farm. In 1951, John

met Jenny Beck while she was teaching at Swalwell School and they married August 6th of that year. John was a member of the Carbon Lions Club and an active community volunteer until they moved to Stettler in 1994. John continued to help his sons farm and found great satisfaction in gardening, woodworking and as a member of the Stettler Lions and Stettler Seniors Society holding various positions over the years. John and Jenny raised their three sons on the farm and enjoyed the rural lifestyle and hard work. They were able to take many camping holidays with family and close friends with Buffalo Lake becoming a special camping spot when the grandchildren were old enough. They especially liked to attend various local rodeos. John is survived by his wife of nearly 65 years, Jenny; his sons, Dan, David and Craig and their spouses, Coleen, Betty Anne, and Lori; eight grandchildren, Dean, Jeff, Ariel, Kealey, Sagan, Cree, Zack and Dallas; and two precious great-granddaughters, Leira and Maci. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Marty Gordon and Kristine Fraser; brother-in-law Bill Beck, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and good friends. Funeral Service was held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Brennen Funeral Home Chapel with Interment taking place at Lake View Cemetery, Stettler, Alberta. In Memory of John, Memorial Contributions may be made to S.H.S.F - Home Care. Postal Mail Bag 500, Stettler, AB T0C 2L1 or c/o Brennen Funeral Home, Box 193, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0.

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Independent REAL ESTATEWednesday, May 13, 2015Page 24 The Stettler Independent

To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca

2 bdrm starter home or revenue property. Great location, only 1 block from Main Street. $88,900. Call Edna.

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The ultimate getaway for the hunter, nature enthusiast or snowmobiler! Private cozy cabin on 10 acres only minutes

from Stettler and beautiful Buffalo Lake. $118,500. Call Garry.

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Handyman’s dream! A hillside cabin set nicely in a grove of trees close to Buffalo Lake. Wrap around

deck overlooking a private yard. $189,000. Call Brian.

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Beautiful, practically new, 6 bdrm home in Big Valley. Large open concept main fl oor, spacious

yard with garage/shop. $299,900. Call Jill.

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Mobile home on 3 lots in Erskine. Nicely landscaped with fruit trees and a garden space. Includes a shop

and storage building. $144,900. Call Ross.

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Be ready for summer! This cozy 2 bdrm lake front cabin is on an oversized lot and features updates throughout and a large deck facing the lake. $650,000. Call Ross.

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Beautifully designed heritage home features a gourmet kitchen, original hardwood fl oors, wood burning fi replace and private covered back patio. Tons of space on 1.5 lots, adjacent to Stettler Elementary School. $300,000. Call Sherri.

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This home has a covered veranda & staircase that lends character to this older home. Open concept makes this home excellent for entertaining guests & family. $124,000. Call Atie.

The perfect lake property! This 2 bdrm cabin is well landscaped, has a PRIVATE beach area and comes with a garden shed. $425,000. Call Brian.

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Great price! Great location in Big Valley! 3 bdrm 2 bath mobile home on DOUBLE LOT with the convenience of a playground right across the street. $64,999. Call Jill.

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This immaculate 2006 mobile would make an excellent starter home or revenue property. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac and

ready for immediate possession. $168,000. Call Sherri.

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A great family home with updated features! This 5 bdrm bungalow situated on 2 lots will provide tons of space for the growing family.. $299,900. Call Edna.

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PERFECT PLACE TO RETIRE Very little yard work, no exterior maintenance. Main fl oor laundry.

Attached single garage. Huge master bedroom with ensuite.

$224,500.

SOLD

AFFORDABLE HOMEIdeal retirement home or great place to start out. 2

bdrms. Apartment style home. Very bright neat and clean.

ONLY 125,000.

AFFORDABLE

3 BEDROOMS on main and 2 bedroom suite downstairs. Huge lot & single

garage. Next door to the playground.

$215,000.

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PROPERTY

AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME with 5 bdrms and 3 baths.

Open kitchen, dining and living room. Finished basement,

fenced yard, deck and parking area at back. $189,900.

ALIX

SINGLE WIDE MOBILE sitting on its own 50’ x 120’ lot in Alix. Only 2 years old, 1465 sq. ft. of living space

with 3 bdrm & 2 bath. Single Garage. $189,000.

SOLD

STUNNING 1/2 DUPLEX in Emmerson Estates. Open concept,

hardwood, slate tile. Master bedroom and den on main fl oor. Basement is insulated, drywalled and ready to develop. $235,000.

BUFFALO LAKE

* Beautiful executive home at Scenic Sands.

Totally fi nished to perfection.$575,000.

* Year round lake front home at Rochon. Go from swimming in the summer to ice fi shing

in the winter.$459,900.

* 2 side by side lots at White Sands across

from lake front. One is already serviced.

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$175,000.

* Large 65’ x 180’ lake front lot at Buffalo View Estates, serviced with power, water & sewer. Park your RV or build your new home at the

lake.$189,000.

* White Sands lot. Short walk to the

beach. Lot is treed. Utilities are to the

property line. $85,000.

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– Comfortable 3 bedroom bungalow. Heated garage, 6 appliances, bathroom renovation and newer windows and shingles. Very large lot close to mall, Tim Hortons, Walmart and Canadian Tire. CA0056473. $184,900.

JUST IN TIME FOR LAKE SEASON. Lot located on a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by an open natural countryside. Power

available with 2 plug-ins on 2 locations. Bring your RV or camper and enjoy the summer at the lake or build your dream home on

this lovely lot. Very affordable price. CA#0057884. $84,900.

UNIQUE, SCENIC AND PRIVATE. Quiet property with spectacular hilltop views. 4 bedrooms/3 bathrooms, hardwood fl ooring, cedar

shakes, fi replace, infl oor water heating & forced air heating. Attached heated 2 car garage, detached garage/ shop with carport, metal clad building used as barn/ storage, RV parking. CA0053371. $739,900.

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appliances. Skirted, levelled and immediate possession. Price includes GST. #CA0040686. $211,900.

OFFICE/SHOP FOR LEASE. 6133 sq ft building - 3361 sq ft office & 2772 sq ft shop. Office area contains reception, 7 offices, lunch room & board room. 4 bay shop height is approx. 20’ with 14’ overhead doors,

wash bay & mezzanine fl oor. Yard surrounded by chain link fence. Ample storage & parking space. $8/sq ft triple net. CA#0057125.

Trades 850LOOKING for well exp’d or journeyman glassworker capable of doing shower doors, commercial store-fronts & residential glass with no supervision. We

are a small, rapidly expanding, full service

glass shop in Sylvan Lake, offering top wages,

benefi ts & possibility of SHARES & or PROFIT SHARING for the right

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SHUNDACONSTRUCTION

Requires Full TimeCarpenters

Competitive Wages& Benefi ts.

Fax resumes & ref’s to:403-343-1248 or email to:

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Misc.Help 880

BusinessOpportunities 870

Truckers/Drivers 860

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BusinessOpportunities 870

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Misc.Help 880

Blue Water Wash hasopenings for Wash BayAttendants at our newlocation in Red Deer!

Wash bay attendants areresponsible for washing

the exterior of tractors andtrailers ensuring the high-

est level of bio-securitystandards. We offer full-time positions, opportu-nities for advancement, and health and dental

benefi ts. Please apply to: Blue Water Wash Red Deer, Alberta, Email:

HR@slt.ca

PEN CHECKERS. Immediate permanent,

full-time positions available. Wages are negotiable and will

commensurate according to qualifi cations and

experience. Lakeside of-fers an excellent benefi ts package. Fax resume to: Neil Thauberger - JBS

Lakeside Feeders 403-362-8231 or email:

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EmploymentTraining 900

MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals &

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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

Misc.Help 880

Auctions 1530AUTO & BODY SHOP

Equipment. Classic Dream Machines Ltd. Sat., May

23, 2015 at 10 a.m., MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds,

Alberta. Selling: Paint booth, shop equipment,

1955, 56, 57, body & mechanical parts, skidded offi ce, Hummer kit SUV,

trailers, police seizure items, police, fi re and EMS clothing, boots, accesso-

ries, & paraphernalia See www.

montgomeryauctions.com or 1-800-371-6963.

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.

MAJOR ANNUAL Spring R.V. Repossessed &

Consignment Auction Sale. Saturday, May 23, 2015. Sale at 10 a.m. Viewing

Friday, May 22, 2015 from 1 - 4 p.m. 5th wheel trailers, conventional trailers, tent trailers,

motorhomes, motorbikes, etc. Consignment are

welcome! Gary Hanna Auctions, 11303 - Yellow-

head Trail NW, Edmonton, Alberta. Check our website on sale week for photos &

listings at www.auctions.ca.

Equipment-Misc. 1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG

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

Tools 1640THIS WEEK’S

EYE SPY WINNER ISCONNIE

WHITTINGSTALL. Please come in to the

Stettler Independent to claim your prize.

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

403-742-2395

WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:

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$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

& Save!& Save!

PetServices 1820

OBEDIENCEAND AGILITY CLASSES

Begin May 25.Contact Lorrie for

information at403-742-3698

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 2100BAR-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

bardale@xplornet.com

StorageSpace 3160

Livestock 2100BLACK LIMOUSIN Bull,

long yearling, semen tested, Sires, Kajo

Responder Dam Green-wood Gypsy stock, reg’d.

403-540-5951

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.

LIMOUSIN BULLS Polled Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Red

Angus Yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin

Farm. (403)742-5211

SHORTHORN bulls for sale, reds, roans and

whites, 2 yr. old yearlings. Semen tested and delivery

within 100 miles. www.prospecthillshorthorns.com Les & Shelley Peterson

780-877-2444.

Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED 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

SELLING ORGANIC/conventional Sweet

Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Timothy, Sainfoin. Milk Vetch. Free delivery on

larger orders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose

Acres Ltd., Star City, SK. Phone 306-863-2900;

ivanaudrey@sasktel.net.

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

Houses/Duplexes 3020SMALL 2 bedroom house,

White Sands, AB., N/S, utils. incld, $950/mo. + DD

Avail. immed. 403-741-8707, 742-3539

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

HousesFor Sale 4020

RIMBEY HOME FOR RENT - 5 bdrm, 2 bath,

5 app, fenced yard, over-sized, double, detached

garage. Available immedi-ately. Rent and DD are $1250 with a one year

lease. A lease is preferred, however IF YOU DO NOT SIGN A 1 YEAR LEASE it is $1500 / mo. We require 1st month, last month and DD prior to move in. A pet may be considered for an

additional fee. 250-488-0025 or

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Stettler Recreation Centre Concession Request for Proposals

There is a fantastic business opportunity to operate the concession in the Stettler Recreation Centre. Submit your proposal for the upcoming season. The SRC includes 2 NHL size arenas, swimming pool, Library, and meeting rooms as well as a Seniors Centre. In the off season, this facility is home to other large events such as Roller Derby bouts, Lacrosse, Stettler and District Trade Show, and 2 hockey camps. The standard operational hours for the facility are from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm in the summer and 6:00 am to 12:00 pm in the winter. Opportunity for the Concession Operator The kitchen is equipped for catering services. The operator can cater to out of building events to increase revenue. A large seating area for hungry dinners. The community is welcome to eat and have coffee in the SRC throughout the day. Proposal Requirements As a part of each proposal, there is a requirement for the proponents to provide a detailed business plan outlining the following:

Ability to assist SRC staff in cleaning of tables and sitting areas used by concession patrons.

A sample menu plan that includes healthy menu/snack choices Pricing that is competitive. Safe food plan to be approved by the Health Authority Proof of certification of Level 1 Safe food handling Ability to provide a variety of catering services for meetings in the facility

Submissions Deadlines for RFP submission is 3:00pm local time on June 12, 2015

Contact Lee Pennerlpenner@stettler.net6202 - 44 Ave.Stettler, AB T0C 2L1

Part Time & Casual Employment Opportunities

Ideal for Retired or Semi-RetiredFive (5) Guard positions with the

Commissionaires at the RCMP Detachment in Bashaw.

Guards/Matrons are responsible for the monitoring and well-being of prisoners while

in the care of the Police.Applicants must pass an Enhanced

Clearance check, be capable of working independently and shift work.First Aide and CPR is an asset.

To apply, contact Cst. Ryan SCOTT at 780-372-3793

5017 - 52 Street, Bashaw, AB

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ManufacturedHomes 4090

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BusinessesFor Sale 4140

GET FREE vending machines. High cash pro-ducers. $1.00 vend = .70

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BuildingsFor Sale 4150

BUILDING FOR SALE - To be moved. A variety of sizes and styles available. Please call 403-279-6395

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Cars 5030

PublicNotices 6010

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

purchases, debt consolida-tion, foreclosures,

renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:

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Cars 50302014 Red Chev Sonic LT 1.8 Hatchback, only 7,527

KM’s. Air, Tilt, Cruise,Heated Seats, Traction

Control, Backup Camera,Sirius Sat Radio / CD, MyLink Touch Screen, USB

Port, Onstar, Remote Start, Blue Tooth, RV FlatTowable comes with hitch,new Summer radials and

winter Studded ice radials,Warranty. $17,500.00 OBO 403-844-1954

Rocky Mountain House

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

ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

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

403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANONBrenda 403-742-0990

Betty 403-742-5673

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY403-346-4636

Red Deer

www.alzheimer.ab.ca

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery

403-742-3759

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 during business hours

BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

(780) 672-1035

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067

COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free

(20 sec. response time)1-403-357-6266

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059

HOME SUPPORTSTETTLER & DISTRICT

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO BE FILED FOR APPROVAL TO RENEW THE NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE VILLAGE OF BOTHA AND ALTAGAS UTILITIES INC.Application summary: The Alberta Utilities Commission expects to receive an application from AltaGas Utilities Inc. to renew its franchise agreement with the Village of Botha, following the submission deadline indicated below.The franchise agreement will subject to further renewal, continue to allow AltaGas Utilities Inc. the exclusive right to deliver natural gas to the residents of the Village of Botha for approxi-mately 10 years from the effective date of the franchise agreement. The franchise fee rate rider percentage will increase to 15 per cent from 10 per cent effective July 1, 2015. The average monthly franchise fee for an average residential customer is forecast to increase to $8.79. The franchise fee is calculated based on distribution charges. An average residential customer uses about 120 GJ’s per year.You may send your objections, concerns about, or support for the application in writing to AltaGas Utilities Inc. or the Village of Botha on or before May 27, 2015 at:AltaGas Utilities Inc., Irv Richelhoff, 5509 -45th Street, Leduc, Alberta, T9E 6T6, phone: 780-980-7305; email: businessdevelopment@agutl.com.Village of Botha, Eric Jerrard, PO Box 160, Botha, Alberta, T0C 0N0, phone: 403-742-5079; email: vbotha@xplornet.com.Any submissions received, unless you request otherwise, will be part of the application submit-ted and will become part of the public record.For more information on franchises or to receive a copy of the franchise agreement please con-tact either AltaGas Utilities Inc. or the Village of Botha at the addresses listed above.For more information:For more information about the AUC or its approval process associated with franchise applica-tions, please contact the AUC directly at 780-427-4903 or at consumer-relations@auc.ab.ca. The Alberta Utilities Commission is an independent, quasi-judicial regulatory body responsible for making decisions about utility-related applications. Issued on May 13, 2015.

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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use By-law No 2060-15:

1. No: 2863-2015 Legal Description: Lot 11-14, Block 15 , Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4801 - 50 Street Applicant: Total Construction Group Proposed Development: Renovation

2. No: 2864-2015 Legal Description: NW-6-39-19-4 Municipal Address: 5104 - 61 Street Applicant: Town of Stettler Proposed Development: Shop

Dave DittrickPlanning & Development Services

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.

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Pat JohnsonSTETTLER ELEMENTARY

Stettler Elementary stu-dents of all ages were pre-paring for Mother’s Day last week. While some were busy making cards or writing poems, others were putting the finishing touches on gifts for their moms. The kindergar-ten students even treated their moms to a lovely Mother’s Day concert on Friday. Under the guid-ance of their teachers, the students had practiced for many days to perfect their presentation. The students did a great job of singing songs like Hey Baby and Hug Bug. It was a lovely afternoon and the students enjoyed singing and hav-ing a special photo shoot with their moms. It’s hard to say who had more fun, students or moms. Having the opportunity to watch your child perform is al-ways a memory maker. The little ones were also anxious to share a special treat and a handmade gift

with their moms.Swimming lessons are

well underway for Grade 1 and kindergarten classes. All SES students have the opportunity to participate in swimming lessons dur-ing the school year. Older students go swimming in the fall while younger stu-dents have their turn in the spring. Learning to swim provides students with a valuable life-long skill and it fits with the physi-

cal education curriculum in all grades.

The swimming also fit nicely with the ocean theme studies that kinder-garten students are pres-ently engaged in. They have been learning about sea life and are proud of the many ocean creature crafts they have made. Mrs. Thorne has deco-rated her classroom with blue streamers and colour-ful fish; the students pre-

tend they are swimming in the ocean as they enter the classroom. What a wonderful way for prai-rie students to “visit the ocean.” In Mrs. du Toit’s class, they have a new fish whose name is yet to be determined. The children are delighted to have the Siamese fighting fish join their class. They have been suggesting names and will soon be voting on their final choice. Sug-

gested names include: Ninja, Fishy, Nemo and Sharky. After the votes are counted, the class will announce the name.

In science, Mrs. Jack-son’s Grade 1 students looked inside a bean seed and learned the parts of the seed. The students also planted sunflower seeds this week and are anxiously waiting for the first sign of the seeds to sprout. Meanwhile, Mrs. Sylvester’s Grade 1 stu-dents planted bean seeds for their science unit. They are observing the sprouting and growth of their beans. Each student scientist has a journal in which they sketch and write down their daily ob-servations.

Ms. Nielsen’s Grade 4 students are having lots of fun learning about decimals and comparing tenths and hundredths. It is amazing how many in-teresting activities their resourceful teacher can come up with to help them

learn the concept of deci-mals. Even more amazing is the creativity of the stu-dents as they apply their knowledge when compar-ing tenths and hundredths. Good work all around!

If it seems like there are lots of elementary students on the track these days, there are! Every May, Ms. Limpert organizes a spring running program. The program is off and running again this year. Thus, most classes have begun spend-ing their daily physical activity period running the track and collecting toe to-kens. The students really enjoy both collecting the tokens and being outside in the warm weather. Al-though it is not a require-ment, some students get quite competitive, setting individual goals for the number of laps they can run each day. Running and walking are another great life-long activity that stu-dents can use in their adult life long after they have finished school.

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Prairie children visit the ocean in classroom

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 Mrs. Lang’s Grade 1 class proudly display building projects they made in class.

Hannah McKayWILDCAT CORNER

This week, in sports, track and tennis are beginning. Watch for our athletes practicing outside on the courts, track or throwing field.

In other news, the English/Drama class performed their version of Shakespere’s Twelfth Night on Wednesday May 6 and Thursday May 7. It was a success and ev-eryone thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Congratulations to everyone involved for a great show.

Also, we would like to remind everyone that the hair drive is coming up on June 12. If you would like to sign up or find out more, please visit http://bethechangestettler.wix.com/hairdrive. Be The Change would also like to remind everyone that the “Well Chal-lenge” is still in action, and encourages you to donate.

May is Grad month. Preparations are underway as the Grade 12s have been prac-

tising their grand march, the decorating committee has been working hard and the Saturday Grad Committee is prepping all speeches and songs. Tickets are available at the high school office. A reminder that grad is at 4:30 p.m. on May 23. With grad approaching that also means that exams are just around the corner. We began this week with the Grade 9s all writing their first part of their Language Arts 9 PAT. More exams to come in June; watch the school website for an exam schedule. With exams comes the thought of scholarships. Many scholarships are available and go unapplied for. Con-tact Student Services to find out more about scholarships.

Students have Thursday May 14 off as the teachers have a PD day and everyone has the 15 off in lieu of interviews.

Hopefully everyone has a restful May long weekend!

That’s all for this week!

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The English/Drama class that produced Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.

Apply for scholarships

By Elli Anderson and Abbey Bohn, Grade 8 students

Christ-King began their busy Friday by walking to Mass at Christ-King Catholic Church.

Christ-King participat-ed in the JDRF Walk on May 8. Due to inclement weather, students trav-elled to the Stettler Rec-reational Center to walk in the arena. The school was very excited to hear that the total amount of money collected in sup-port of diabetes was $3000. Staff and students had blast walking around the arena, visiting, and listening to music in sup-

port of the great cause. A huge thank you goes out to Ms. Zimmerman, who organized the fundraiser.

Spring Carnival took place in the CKCS gym-nasium on May 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Families came to enjoy the games, food and silent auction. CKC School’s own junior-high students helped run events, along with parent council who hosted the evening. It was a great event full of laughter and memories being made. A big thank you to all those who volunteered their time in organizing and hosting the night.

Students geared up for Mother’s Day cel-

ebrations this past week. Many classes went home with special crafts on Friday to help celebrate the moms in our lives. CKCS would like to wish all moms belatedly a very happy Mother’s Day. Without our won-derful mom volunteers and moms in general, our school would not be the same. We hope everyone had a wonderful and re-laxing day.

This week has begun with PAT tests for the grades 6 and 9 students. They have been prepar-ing hard for these tests, yet they eagerly await the end of them. Good luck to all our students!

With the long week-end ahead, students are looking forward to the final break before the last stretch of school. Stay tuned Stettler.

Spring carnival was great fun

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Christ King Catholic School holds their JDRF Walk at the Stettler Recreation Center on May 8.

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