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Stories from the past highlight Prairie cultureLibrary, museum host writers to mark Alberta Culture Days

Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Lorraine Lohr Cathro enjoys telling sto-

ries about her family, her life and the prov-ince she calls home, making her an ideal speaker for Alberta Culture Days.

The former local resident and author of Roots and Adventures: A Prairie Childhood was invited to speak at the Stettler Town and Country Museum on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Cathro spoke for roughly an hour about the culture of the Prairies and her ancestors, and the formative effects it had and contin-ues to have in her life.

In 1900, her great-grandparents, the

Lohrs, arrived in what was then the North-west Territories, before the land had even been surveyed.

“They were very, very tough people to come out and survive on the Prairies,” Cath-ro said. “They were very resilient.”

In her view, the people of the Prairie provinces have a different understanding of life, compared to those living on the coasts or in central Canada.

Cathro discussed three major cultural in-fluences from her childhood: literature, mu-sic and a love of animals, especially horses.

She read stories from her book, which was one of the projects she’d planned for her retirement years. She took writing class-

es and had plans to share her work with her family, but others encouraged her to publish the book for a wider audience.

The book details her family history and her upbringing on a farm south of Erskine in the 1950s and 1960s. Cathro said she worked on the book “seriously” for about a year and a half and published it through FriesenPress in May.

She and her husband Doug now live on an acreage southwest of Calgary. She said Saturday that she has a second book in the works, which picks up where the first one left off, around 1970.

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Taylor Roth, Camile Risler, Autumn Wyness and Jessica Schmucki, students of Rhonda McCulloch’s Danceology, perform at the Stettler Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 27, as part of Alberta Culture Days activities.

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Stettler’s Kimberlee Stadelmann and the Ac-cidental Humour Co. brought their latest cre-ation to a hometown crowd last week at the Perform-ing Arts Centre.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, the company performed McCrackin 2: The Whack-ining, a 70-minute mix of live action and pre-record-ed footage that was among the best-received shows at this year’s Edmonton In-ternational Fringe Theatre Festival.

The show stars William Banfield as Jim McCrack-in, a hit man introduced in 2010’s Happy Whackin’ Jim McCrackin. In this sequel, the title character must carry out a heist with an eccentric criminal orga-

nization in order to rescue his kidnapped son.

The stage cast also fea-tures Cliff Kelly, Janine Waddell Hodder and Alex D. Mackie, while the pre-recorded footage, shot ear-lier this year, incorporates dozens of extras.

McCrackin 2 enjoyed a successful run at the Fringe Festival with five performances, followed by two additional showings after it was selected as one of just eight shows to be held over, out of a lineup of more than 200 produc-tions.

Accidental Humour Co. took the show on a tour of southern Alberta in late September, performing on stage in Lethbridge, Stet-tler and Calgary.

Stadelmann, a 2002 graduate of William E. Hay Composite High School, served as stage manager, costume designer and co-producer. She said it was exciting to bring the show home to the stage that in-spired her passion for the-atre.

“I grew up performing on this stage,” she said. “It’s just fun to be home, and to see familiar faces, and to share what we do.”

Stadelmann now lives in Edmonton, but some of her family members re-main in Stettler, including her mother, Donna Boyd-Stadelmann, who said she was pleased with the turn-out for last week’s show.

About 60 people at-tended the performance. She noted that of the three shows that Accidental Hu-mour has brought to Stet-tler thus far, McCrackin 2 drew the biggest crowd.

After graduating high

school, Kim Stadelmann began her studies at the University of Lethbridge, intending to become a dra-ma teacher, but her goals changed after she began exploring technical design.

It was also in Lethbridge that she met the other members of what became the Accidental Humour Co., founded in 2003. She graduated in 2006, and a year later, she and the company moved to Ed-monton.

The company made its successful Fringe Festi-val premiere in 2009 with For the Love of a Zombie, followed the next year by Happy Whackin’ Jim Mc-Crackin. Since then, they have introduced new pro-ductions on an annual ba-sis.

Stadelmann said the company began working on its current play last fall,

recording the video foot-age starting in January. She said their usual approach is to record the video footage first and then “rehearse, re-hearse, rehearse.”

The footage is projected onto backdrops on stage and is often synchronized with on-stage action, mak-ing perfect timing a neces-sity.

Directing the video foot-age was Brent Felzien, a native of nearby Forest-burg. The show’s program contains this anecdote from his upbringing: “One of the few sources of en-tertainment was the movie rental store. He and his friends watched too many bad movies and it basically turned him evil.”

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Cliff Kelly, left, and William Banfield act out a scene from McCrackin 2: The Whackining at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

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Former Stettler RCMP con-stable Glen Gabruch was on the docket to appear before a judge at the Alberta Provincial Court in Stettler on Sept. 24, but a lawyer appeared in his stead.

The constable, who recently was transferred to Lloydminster, was charged with assault stem-ming from an incident late last year, according to Stettler RCMP Cpl. Cam Russell, who spoke with the Independent after provincial court was concluded.

Defense lawyer Daniel Wilson appeared in court as an agent for Gabruch’s lawyer, who was not

present, and asked for time to re-solve a potential conflict of inter-est issue with Gabruch’s lawyer. Wilson did not elaborate on the conflict, and judge G.E. Deck agreed to the stay, postponing the matter over until Oct. 9.

The transfer to the Lloydmin-ster RCMP is completely unrelat-ed to the charge against Gabruch, Russell said, noting that the trans-fer order was in existence prior to the complainant making his or her complaints against the constable. The delay in filling the order was due to difficulty in selling the Ga-bruch family’s home.

When the complaint was made against Gabruch, Stettler RCMP transferred the case to an internal

affairs department investigator out of Edmonton, who recom-mended charges be laid, Russell explained. The members of the Stettler RCMP detachment were not involved in the investigation.

“We totally disagree with (the charge),” Russell said. “Gabruch has 100 per cent backing of the Stettler detachment.”

Russell confirmed the accusa-tion against Gabruch comes from an incident that took place while Gabruch was executing his duties as a constable of the RCMP.

Gabruch, who worked in the Stettler detachment for about eight years, has not entered a plea in the matter. The allegations have not been proven in a court of law.


Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank, the two men charged in the murder of Gordon, Sandra and Monica Klaus last December, appeared before judge J. D. Holmes in Red Deer Provincial Court on Sept. 17.

According to a court clerk, both cases were put off until Oct. 6, when both

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continued from front page4Saturday’s event also included a pie

social and free admission to the mu-seum. Manager Karen Wahlund said the museum hopes to continue mark-ing Culture Days each year with new events.

Copies of Cathro’s book are avail-able from Evelyn and Don Strandquist, the Stettler Town and Country Mu-seum, Big Valley Antiques and Col-lectables, and online at lorrainecathro.com.

Cathro is also scheduled to speak to the Stettler Genealogy Club on Thursday, Oct. 2, beginning at 7 p.m. at Paragon Place. She will discuss her experience in writing and publishing her family history.

Library hosts children’s author, dancers

Down the street at the Stettler Pub-lic Library, children’s author Hazel Hutchins gave a reading from several

of her books, including The Sidewalk Rescue and Norman’s Snowball, to a group of about a dozen children.

Hutchins, whose visit was spon-sored by the Writers Guild of Alberta, grew up on farms in southern Alberta, near Strathmore, and often visited her mother’s relatives near Stettler. She now makes her home in Canmore.

She has written more than 50 titles, including picture books and short nov-els for kids up to age 12. Her books have been translated into various lan-guages, from Japanese to Arabic. Her work has been honoured with several awards and shortlisted for more.

In her visits to schools and libraries, Hutchins said, she has to be prepared for audiences of different ages, but she’s noticed a certain “magic” about the power of a story.

Though kids may be distracted and restless when she begins talking, she said, they snap to attention when she starts reading from her books.

“As soon as you read a story, no matter what age they are, they sit and listen,” she said. “It’s really lovely.”

The library’s celebration for Culture Days also included performances by Rhonda McCulloch’s Danceology stu-dents, as well as refreshments, a short video series called “Prairie Tales,” and an art display and silent auction featuring the work of local students.

Program and event co-ordinator Darlene Philpot said she thought it was an excellent opportunity to show-case local talent, and she hopes it will continue in coming years.

“Every year, we’d like it to grow,” she said, “because the library should be used as a venue where we can showcase everything that central Al-berta has to offer.”

For more information on Hutchins and her work, visit hazelhutchins.net. For details on library programs and events, visit spl.prl.ab.ca.

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As Stan Eichhorn told the crowd gathered outside of the historic P&H elevator on the weekend, the project to restore it wouldn’t have happened without their help.

“You wouldn’t see what you see if it hadn’t been for each and every one of you,” he said. “We feel that this is your project . . . I hope you can be proud of what you see here today, because it’s yours.”

Eichhorn was speaking to attendees at Celebration Day, an opportunity for the P&H Elevator Preservation Society to show its appre-ciation for the public’s sup-port of its ongoing work.

The festivities on Sun-day, Sept. 28, included live entertainment, a threshing demonstration with antique equipment, a chance to tour inside the elevator, and a meal served by Catering by Sarah.

While on stage, Eich-horn also received a $2,500 cheque from ATCO Elec-tric, to be used to upgrade

the elevator’s washroom amenities and install a heat-ing system that will allow the meeting room inside to be used year-round.

The cheque was present-ed by Bob Sanders, area supervisor for ATCO, who commended Eichhorn and the society for what they had achieved.

“That’s a huge accom-plishment, and you should be proud of yourselves,” said Sanders.

Volunteers have logged upwards of 25,000 hours on the elevator project since 2005.

Over the last two years, the major goals were to replace the elevator’s sid-ing and paint the structure, said Eichhorn, the society’s president.

The community came through for them in a major way, he added, through fun-draisers and other forms of support.

The project’s cost was roughly $180,000.

“Everybody that is here today has an interest in this project and is a part of it,” said Eichhorn.

Entertainment on Sun-day included saxophone performances by Maureen “Mo” Melin of Calgary, the granddaughter of for-mer Stettler resident Doris (Stitt) Aunger.

The crowd also enjoyed a singalong with a se-niors choir led by Evelyn Strandquist, whose reper-toire included “Down by the Station,” “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and “The Happy Wanderer.”

A threshing demonstra-tion was held using The Lit-tle Giant, a threshing ma-chine constructed in 1887, and The Beast, an elevator engine from 1912.

The demonstration was led by Dave McCourt, who invested hundreds of hours into restoring the machines, and his brother Norm.

McCourt spoke to the crowd, offering some back-ground and history on the two machines. The Little Giant, manufactured by Heebner and Sons, is one of three known existing mod-els, and the only one known to be in operating condi-tion.

It was donated by the Reynolds family and is ca-pable of threshing 20 bush-els per hour, as opposed to modern combines that can process 2,000 bushels an hour.

The Beast was a nick-name given to the elevator engine, which came from the Frank Noyce farm near Lloydminster, where it had sat outside, exposed to the elements, for 75 years prior to its restoration.

“It’s actually one of the more complimentary names it had during the restoration process,” said McCourt, adding that three of Noyce’s granddaughters were present on Sunday for the celebration.

The society constructed a metal shed to house both the Beast and the Little Giant. McCourt said the northeast side has been left blank in hopes that a mural can be painted upon it someday.

He asked the crowd to “cross their fingers” as he, his brother and Eichhorn tried to get the machines running, but after one false start, they were soon suc-

cessful. Also present were Sophia

Leo and Jason Ramcharan, the two painters working for Color Shift in Edmon-ton who were responsible for the elevator’s recent paint job.

Eichhorn said the society sought to use quality ma-terials and workmanship

in restoring the elevator, in hopes that future genera-tions will appreciate it and take up the cause.

“We haven’t cut corners,” he said. “It will last for a generation or two.”

For more information on getting involved with the society, contact Eichhorn at 403-740-4799.


Recipients have been announced for this year’s Stet-tler Business and Citizenship Awards, to be presented in late October at the annual gala.

The announcements were made in a press release is-sued by Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Commu-nity Development president Joyce Kiryk on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

The awards will be presented to winners at the gala on Oct. 23 at the Stettler Community Hall, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the cocktail hour.

“The nominees are sent in from the general public, and from our members,” explained the board of trade’s executive director, Aubrey Brown.

The final selections are made by a board sub-commit-tee, he added.

“It’s just a good atmosphere for people to recognize the nominees and the winners,” said Brown, who also promised an excellent meal and an opportunity for net-working.

The gala’s featured entertainer is country singer-song-writer Randi Boulton, who was raised in Big Valley and is now based in Red Deer.

Boulton, who has shared the stage with performers like Mavis Staples, George Fox and Aaron Pritchett, re-leased her second album, Randi with an “I”, this past summer.

Tickets are available to the general public this year, priced at $50 per person, or $350 for a table of eight. They can be purchased at the Board of Trade office.

Following is a list on the winners in 14 categories:Male Citizen of the Year: Bob Willis.Female Citizen of the Year: Erin Prehn.Youth Citizen of the Year: to be announced.Business of the Year: Wells Furniture Ltd.Small Business of the Year: Heartland Glass Ltd.Stettler Ambassador of the Year: Ol’ MacDonald’s

Resort.Customer Service Award: Subway.Community Service Award: Q93.3.Business Service Award: Stettler Veterinary Clinic.Marketing Award: Wares Jewellers.Corporate Citizen of the Year: Newalta.Product and Innovation Award: SolutionCorp Inc.Learning in the Workplace: Foremost.Heritage Award: Don’s Car Sales.

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Fancy footwork was on display in Botha this weekend as dance enthusiasts began the fall season in style at the Community Hall.

The Botha Old-Tyme Dance Club hosted its monthly gathering on Sunday, Sept. 28, attracting a crowd with live music and a potluck supper.

Club president Doug Haustein said the repertoire includes waltzes, polkas, foxtrots and old-fashioned pattern dancing.

“Any of the old, traditional-style danc-es,” he said. “We try to keep it alive.”

Haustein said attendees will come from all directions for an afternoon on the dance floor. The club regularly attracts guests from as far away as Red Deer, Camrose, Drumheller, Veteran, Sedgewick and even Hardisty.

The regular meetings are usually orga-nized with a theme in mind, followed by a potluck meal and always accompanied by a live band.

September’s meeting featured a fall har-vest theme. Music was provided by Black Velvet, a four-piece band based in the Del-burne area.

The club’s attendance is healthy, as its monthly meetings commonly draw be-tween 60 and 80 people. That said, Haus-tein added that the club would like to see some younger members join.

“Younger attendants, for us, would be anybody age 50 and less,” he said.

Club events are alcohol-free, so families, teenagers and older kids with an interest in dancing would be welcome, said Haustein.

The club bills itself as a warm group, as evidenced by its slogan: “The Friendliest Little Dance Club on the Prairies.”

Novice dancers shouldn’t shy away, said Haustein, adding that members are often willing to help by demonstrating the steps for the pattern dances.

He said the benefits of dancing are am-ple, summarizing them with the words “ex-ercise, socialize and memorize.”

Dance is a form of physical activity, and it’s also a chance to get out, see old friends and make new ones, but it can also be help-ful for the mind, said Haustein.

“You’ve got to keep memorizing how these patterns go,” he explained. “It’s good exercise for the mind, too.”

Haustein and his wife, Bernadette, have been part of the club for almost 20 years,

while club secretary Fran Clark has been involved from the beginning, three decades ago.

She said she still appreciates the camara-derie, the music — “which we think is the best” — and the food served at the potlucks.

Clark said the club’s mission is to keep the classic styles of dancing alive, and part of that is teaching them to younger genera-tions.

“Now we’re trying to get people who are younger to realize that there is a social life out here,” she explained.

The Botha club generally meets the last Sunday of each month. The next meeting is Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Com-munity Hall, with a Halloween theme.

The Nov. 30 meeting will have a Christ-mas theme, while the final meeting of the year will be on New Year’s Eve with a ca-tered meal. Guests are asked to purchase their tickets for that meeting in advance.

For more information, contact Haustein at 403-742-3994 or Clark at 403-574-2197.

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Alberta’s newest premier of the PC dynasty has taken over and made a forceful entry to his new tenure in provincial politics with some radical moves.

Jim Prentice started out by de-claring his intention to sell the fleet of provincially owned government aircraft, overturned some of the de-cisions of the previous government and took some steps, in particular relating to health care issues, which may or may not be populist in in-tent, but certainly felt like music to some ears.

Mr. Prentice also took on two important cabinet portfolios under his own belt, that of relations with the First Nations and of intergov-ernmental relations, something that will benefit from his experience in the federal government as a minis-ter.

Also, he prorogued the legisla-ture, something his former political master, Stephen Harper has turned into habit over the last few years, although Mr. Prentice may have done it for different reasons, proba-bly to clear the law-making agenda of the remnants of the Alison Red-ford period.

There are also other, more sub-tle things that are going through transformations; for instance, the provincial government’s website is being reconstructed with more em-phasis being put on topics and in-formation than on individuals and their biographies.

On the face of it, what seems to be happening looks good: We seem to have a much more engaged premier, going from community to community, listening to people,

delving into the heart of some problems and gathering first hand information from the people of the province, taking at times quick de-cisions addressing issues.

It is clear by now to anybody who is following provincial poli-tics that Jim Prentice has been put into his current position as the last-resort lifeline to keep the Progres-sive Conservatives from drowning in the sea of their of mistakes and mismanagement that have been the norm rather than the exception of the last few years.

And it is not unrealistic to ex-pect that he could seriously prompt a revival in the PCs’ fortunes to score another election victory the next time we go to elections given that the Wildrose Alliance, the only realistic challenger to the govern-ing party in the ballot box, could not get more creative than label-ing the new premier’s moves “just more of the same,” which they are clearly not.

There is no doubt that Jim Pren-tice will work hard not only revital-ize the PC party, but also to leave a legacy similar to those of, or even more respectable than, legendary

premiers the party has produced from its ranks over the last four de-cades in power.

There is one question, though: How will he prefer to do it?

There is one easy way: Balance the books within a few years, keep relying on the oil and gas royal-ties (although this may be easier said than done given declining oil prices), just keep the farmer com-munity happy and retire from poli-tics when you are at the top.

Then there is the harder, but the better thing to do: Prepare a strate-gic plan and start its implementa-tion to diversify the economy using the revenue from oil and gas roy-alties; employ and develop the re-search and development capacities of scientific/academic institutions for a globally leading role in reduc-ing carbon emissions; focus on en-hancing the potential of province’s agricultural production by support-ing farmers and their operations; improve infrastructure; invest more in health and education, among oth-er strategic steps.

How will the new premier pro-ceed? Time will tell…

– Mustafa Eric

How will Jim Prentice build his legacy?Newly installed premier has important choices to make

On the face of it, what seems to be happening looks good: We seem to have a much more engaged premier. . .



Standing at 5-foot-3 inches tall and maybe 120 pounds soaking wet, Eliza-beth Fuller isn’t your typi-cal firefighter.

“Big strong people are great and are needed,” she said, “but the small people are needed too.”

In fact, Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue is looking for new blood, period.

Fuller has been a fire-fighter now for about two years and is close to ex-changing her orange hel-met – known as a lid – for the yellow lid of a non-probationary member of the department. The dainty firefighter said she finds herself at home with the brawnier members of the department because she knows she’s just as im-portant to a safe and suc-cessful rescue as they are. She’s required to meet the same physical standards as her brawnier counter-

parts, but her smaller size makes her ideal for situa-tions where brawny types won’t fit, like crawling into a banged up vehicle at an accident to keep the passengers calm during a noisy extraction.

The local department is about to start its annual recruitment drive and is looking for men and wom-en 18-years and older to come and give firefighting a try. Training is provided to successful candidates – all candidates need to do is pass the physical re-quirement testing and pass an interview designed to determine suitability, ex-plained Deputy Chief Eti-enne Brugman.

“New recruits are taught as a class, and then get their pagers and respond to calls,” Brugman ex-plained. They remain “or-ange lids,” on probation, until they complete one year with the fire depart-ment and five firefighting courses, or complete five

years with the depart-ment. At that time, they exchange their orange lids for the yellow lid of a fully vetted firefighter.

“It’s quite the physical job,” Brugman said. “It asks you to work hard in a very short period of time. There’s no time to warm up.”

The job also comes with its own dangers, but is very rewarding.

“It’s about the excite-ment of being able to get out there and help people,” Fuller said. “If you’re at a fire, you can just see that you’re needed.”

Troy Auton, a Don-alda resident who works in Stettler and is part of the Stettler station, aims to respond eventually to calls from the Stettler sta-tion during the work day and the Donalda station in the evenings. Right now, though, he only responds to Stettler calls.

He comes from a family of firefighters, his dad a

retired full-time firefight-er, and his brother a full-time firefighter himself.

“For me, it’s about chal-lenging myself to under-stand my limitations and see what I can do to push back against them,” he said.

Auton was part of a dif-ferent, smaller volunteer department before moving to Donalda, and said he wasn’t expecting the level of organization he found with the Stettler depart-ment.

“I think it was better than I expected it to be,” he said. “I thought I knew what to expect, but no way. They’re a very well-run department.”

Firefighting has un-dergone a lot of changes in the past near-30 years Capt. Kerwin Cornelssen has been a firefighter. The volunteer has been with the Stettler department for about 10 years, but has 28 years under his belt over-all.

His love of fighting fires started when he was eight years old and a store across the street went up in flames. He and his family watched it burn down to the ground, and saw the firefighters trying to save the building and its neigh-bours.

When he was 13 or 14 years old, he and his broth-er were able to play victim for the local fire depart-ment as it did training, and that “sealed the deal.” He was hooked.

Cornelssen still has his first firefighter jacket. He said it’s basically a “can-vas trenchcoat.”

“Equipment has changed quite a lot,” he said. “It’s a lot better. My first helmet was just a plastic helmet. The trucks are more so-phisticated.”

He said the requirements to be a firefighter have changed, too. Women in firefighting, he said, have been a welcome addition.

“Since they’re smaller,

they can go places we can’t,” he said.

When it comes to ad-vice for people interested in maybe becoming a fire-fighter, all three were of the same mind.

“Jump right in,” Fuller said. “It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. Peo-ple tell me, ‘You can’t be a firefighter! You’re small and a girl!’ You just don’t know your limits until you test them.”

People interested in join-ing Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue can contact the department through the Town of Stettler.

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Diabetes is a disease that “completely changes your life” and that prompted the staff at the Stettler branch of Scotia Bank as well as many people in the community to pedal for the JDRF Ride for Diabetes Research.

The ride takes place today, Oct. 1, in Red Deer, but in lead up to the event people cycled on stationary bikes set up in the Scotia Bank lobby.

Independent reporter Joel van der Veen was one of those cyclists, and he went through a vigorous bit of cycling coached by fitness trainer Robin Schwartz.

“It was a solid workout,” van der Veen said. “It was harder than I expected. Alternating between sitting and standing (on the bike) was definitely hard work.”

Van der Veen raised about $100 in pledges. The person with the highest number of pledges was Troy Nelson, who brought in $400. Altogether, combined with a silent auc-tion, a Beef on a Bun sale, and donations, the Sept. 25 event brought in roughly $5,000.

Philippa Brysiuk, a financial advisor at the bank, orga-nized the event. She has Type II diabetes herself, a disease which causes the body to be resistant to insulin. The mon-ey raised in the ride will go to a different type of diabetes, Type I diabetes, in which the pancreas stops producing in-sulin altogether.

The disease, which is fatal if not treated with insulin in-jections, afflicts her grandson, Carter.

“Carter was diagnosed at 15 months (of age),” Brysiuk explained. “He’s six now. (At the time) he was completely lethargic and eventually unresponsive. He had to be air-lifted to Calgary. It was a bad time.”

Brysiuk said that Type I diabetes is so different than Type II that it’s “almost a completely different disease.” Type II diabetes is often associated with obesity, since it is caused by a resistance to insulin, a result of high-carbo-hydrate diets. Type I diabetes, on the other hand, affects people regardless of weight, and is caused by an autoim-mune reaction that kills the pancreas’ beta cells.

“It completely changes your life,” she said. “You have to be aware of the carbohydrates in everything.”

The disease was a terminal diagnosis until the discov-ery of injectable insulin, which prolongs the life of people who suffer from the disease. Daily blood sugar tests are

necessary and there are plenty of side affects, including decreased blood flow to the extremities, which sometimes results in amputation, as well as blindness.

In some cases, insulin injections are not enough. A per-son can follow their routine rigorously and still go into insulin or sugar shock and die, Brysiuk said.

Research in the past 20 years has led to such improve-ments like the insulin pump, a small device surgically implanted into a person with Type I diabetes. It adapts to blood sugar levels to ensure the right amount of insulin is injected into the body and has increased the lifespan as well as quality of life of people who suffer from Type I diabetes.

Today, research has led to the creation of an artificial pancreas, pancreas transplants, and the transplant of beta

cells to the pancreas. Research into what causes the im-mune reaction that kills the organ’s cells is ongoing as well.

Money raised by JDRF (Juvenile diabetes research foun-dation) is used on cure, treatment, prevention and general research, all toward the goal of preventing the disease, cur-ing the disease, and improving the life of those who suffer the disease.

For more information, visit www.jdrf.ca or phone 1-877-CURE-533.

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Keith and Susan Haustein are pleased toannounce the marriage of their daughter

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Amber and Jon were married on

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Independent reporter Joel van der Veen, left, attempts a smile as he pedals a stationary bike at the Stettler branch of Scotia Bank on Thursday, Sept. 25. He and Scotia Bank employee Rob McAlinden were put through the paces by Thrive 360 Fitness’ trainer Robin Schwartz. McAlinden was on the bike on-and-off all day, because he had sneakily sabotaged his donation can. On being discovered, the bank’s staff dumped their donations into his can to ensure he had the most donations and thus had to ride.

Independent COLUMNSWednesday, October 1, 2014 The Stettler Independent

“Where was God when I needed him?” This ques-tion has been asked of me more than occasionally. It is typically asked dur-ing a time of crisis, trial or hardship.

The answer is quite simple. God is omnipres-ent meaning He is present in all places at all times. Scripture solidly sup-ports this.

So this theological statement plus perhaps some hackneyed quote or a Christian poem should pretty much cover all the bases...right?

Probably not. When people ask where God is during trying times and difficult circumstances they are not looking for

a theological disserta-tion, a touching poem or an overworked cliché. Hurting people are not in a theological or po-etic frame of mind, but an emotional and painful one.

They are experiencing thoughts and emotions similar to that of Isaiah when he wrote, “Truly you are a God who has been hiding himself...” (Isaiah 45:15).

To properly answer the question people must first learn how to separate emotional feelings from established facts. Emo-tions are great servants but terrible masters! With emotions in the driver’s seat it will always be a

ro l l e r coaster ride...sometimes a wild one!

One fact is that this feeling of spiritual aban-donment is a common-place one. Not that misery necessarily needs compa-ny, but humans do need a point of identification. King David, who usually enjoyed a close, personal

r e l a -tionship with God, at one point said, “You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths” (Psalm 88:6). Obviously pessimistic emotional sentiments are not exclu-sive to us.

Feelings will suggest that things will never im-prove. Facts indicate that

this sense of abandon-ment is a temporary expe-rience. Peter shared that suffering grief in all sorts of trials would be, “...for a little while...” (1 Peter 1:6) indicating that the distress will end (though not necessarily in our de-sired time-frame).

Another recognized, time-honored fact is that difficult times can be purposeful. Through them we learn about pa-tience, prayer, sensitiv-ity towards others expe-riencing difficulties and reliance upon God. Peter, in the verse following the one quoted above stated, “trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valu-

able than gold...” (1 Peter 1:7).

With an understand-ing of these facts in place, it is more accept-able to point out God’s omnipresence and share promises such as, “Don’t be afraid, for I will pro-tect you...When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you. For I am the Lord your God” (Isa-iah 43:2,3).

Where is God when I need him? “...He is not far from any of us...” (Acts 17:27)

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October is a great month here at the Stettler Public Library. We have two major holidays that we get to celebrate this month: Thanksgiving and Hallow-een.

We have both holidays covered with great activities throughout the month.

Thanksgiving is only a week and a half away and the Stettler Public Li-brary is pleased to help you make your table gorgeous for the holidays. On Saturday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. come for a Thanksgiving Make and Take with Tanille Timmins from Panda Flow-ers. You will be making a wonderful Thanksgiving arrangement that you can then take home. You must prereg-ister as there are very few spots left and there is a small cost of $20 for materi-als.

If your two- to five-year-olds are de-termined to help you decorate for the big turkey dinner, they can come for Turkey Day on Friday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 am. There are going to be some fun ac-tivities and a Thanksgiving craft that any family will be proud to display at their family dinner.

October is Canadian Library Month and to celebrate this auspicious occa-sion, the Stettler Public Library has de-clared the month Food for Fines Month. Bring in non-perishable food items and we will waive your fines.

Join Readers’ Circle on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. as the group discuss-es “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by Rob-ert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling. Spine Crackers, our teen book club, will be tossing around the good and bad points of “Entwined” by Heather Dixon on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5:30 pm.

Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., the Stet-tler Public Library will be showing the documentary “When I Walk”. In 2006, 25-year-old filmmaker Jason DaSilva

was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Jason picked up the camera, turned it on his declining body and set out to film the journey of his life with MS and his search for healing, self-discovery and love.

On Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:30 a.m., the Stettler Public Library and Com-munity Futures are presenting Kids & Cash: An Introduction to Financial Lit-eracy for Kids. Geared to children ages 5 to 8, this one-hour workshop will an-swer the questions of what money is, where it comes from and what you can do with it. Please pre-register by call-ing the library at 403-742-2292.

We have Halloween covered for the whole family. On Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. kids aged 12 and up are invited to our Halloween ComicFest. Test your costumes and win prizes for best cos-tumes at the party. We will also have snacks and free comics to entice you to join in the fun. Plus we will be Skyping with the lead animator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. Our sec-ond annual Halloween party, the Mon-ster Bash, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per child or $25 per family (adults are free) for a night filled with magic tricks, sto-ries, crafts and food. We are pleased to have professional storyteller Renee Englot and magician Kyle Key enter-tain us that between stations of games, crafts and a hot dog concession. It is a great way for the kids to show off their costumes without the restraint of layers of clothing.

If you have any questions about our programs and services, please check out our website (http://spl.prl.ab.ca), our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/StettlerPublicLibrary) or see our tweets (www.twitter.com/stettlerli-brary) for last minute details about our programs. You can also contact us the old-fashioned way at 403-742-2292.

October is full of library activity

Independent COLUMNSWednesday, October 1, 2014 The Stettler Independent

The ongoing scrap between the railways, the govern-ment, the grain industry and grain growers seems like his-tory repeating itself – these disputes go back almost 130 years ago. Back then the railways were accused of price gouging on freight rates for moving grain and cattle. Nowa-days the railways are accused of not moving enough grain in a timely manner. In a previous column I noted that last winter’s grain shipping backlog situation was not unusual as it occurs whenever there is a bumper crop on the prai-ries. Once such crops move through the system, movement goes back to normal. That appears to be what is happening again, but it seems the various actors in the process want to throw their weight around with conflicting allegations and even a lawsuit. One might suspect that perhaps the system is dysfunctional when it comes to communication and co-operation.

One of the problems, and this is not unique to this situ-ation, is that no one likes being coerced into doing some-thing by regulations and fines. The government has a long history of sticking its nose into grain transportation with regulations and subsidies. To be fair in some instances in the past there was some justification to government actions. One would have hoped that history would have encouraged the parties to create a consultative process that could re-solve disputes. Some entities were created over the years but it always seemed to be an adversarial process. That ap-proach seems to have continued if statements on the present grain shipping are any indication.

The government opened the scrap by stating that CN had not shipped the required 5,000 railcars of grain per week and was imposing a significant fine as per their regulations.

That requirement was part of legislation the federal govern-ment passed earlier in the year to deal with the shipping backlog. Both CN and CP had stated that such regulations were not needed because delays were due to weather relat-ed conditions that slowed movement. Both railways proved their point by exceeding the mandatory shipments for the past six months.

CN countered stating that grain shipping companies were not placing enough rail car orders to meet the target ship-ping numbers. Their point being that they were ready to ship the grain but with fewer orders it was not their fault, therefore they should not be fined. They also claimed that the grain terminals were reducing their throughput capacity by not working weekends. That would all seem to be hard to argue against. The grain shippers then weighed in and said that was not the case and had no idea what numbers CN and the government were using to come up with their deferring positions. Grain growers stated that surplus crops were still not shipped and a new crop was just around the

corner. One suspects that the truth lies somewhere but com-munication is the problem. Of course in such a politically charged atmosphere no one wants to admit that they may be wrong. All sides seem more intent on scoring points. Some observers have noted that short of honest figures, the number of ocean freighters waiting in Vancouver is the best indicator of whether or not shipping is on schedule.

One expects that the government, grain shippers and the railways will continue wrestling with the real story. The railways may have the upper hand if this year’s crop is be-low average and shipping demand falls significantly. If that is the case you can expect the railways to show pictures of empty grain cars sitting on railway sidings. However the railways are biting back at another annoyance stemming from federal legislation that being the change in interswitch-ing rules from 30 km to 160 km. The idea was that would see Canadian grain moving more over nearby American railroads. CP launched a lawsuit against the federal gov-ernment alleging that regulation would cause them to lose millions of dollars in potential revenue. That’s debatable of course, if CP stayed competitive there would be no interest from American railways, besides their own grain shipping infrastructure is at its limits. However, the CP legal action is another indication how exasperated the railways are with the federal legislation and they intend to fight back.

In the meantime the government last spring launched an-other study into what needs to be done to resolve the never-ending grain shipping problems. No doubt that study will regurgitate what was suggested in previous studies. One is baffled as to what can be done to resolve the entrenched attitudes of the stakeholders involved in grain shipping.

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Grain prices are in that seasonal rut thanks to Har-vest 2014 selling pressure and favourable planting conditions as South Ameri-ca starts its seeding season. On the speculation side, hedge funds are starting to increase their optimism that grain and oilseed prices will begin to rise. That being said, in the last four decades, an ounce of gold has never been worth so much corn! As such, it’s suggested when this sort of relative value drops to historical levels, a correction is due. Further,

another significant correla-tion is that the feeder cattle-to-corn ratio is at a record high (should we all get back into owning livestock?) De-spite the U.S.D.A. already forecasting record global consumption levels of 970.7 million tonnes, there’s obvi-ous hope out there that corn worth $3.30 per bushel will

spur even more demand. End all, be all? I wouldn’t expect corn to go down much further, but given re-cord supplies available, it’s hard to see a significant cor-rection, at least in the six-nine month term.

The market consensus seems to be that wheat will be the first market to bot-tom, followed by soybeans and then finally corn. Pulse prices have improved dra-matically, especially if you have a higher quality avail-able! Premium spreads aren’t just widening in the pulses though – it’s the same dynamic in the cere-als market as we get a bet-ter understanding of exactly is coming off. For example, in North Dakota, 15 per cent protein wheat is earn-ing three dollars per bushel more than 13 per cent pro-tein wheat. That being said, with feed supplies clearly becoming plentiful as more damaged/sub-par cereals come off, if you’re looking to make some bin space, it may be worthwhile to sell some of that lower protein stuff that you’re taking off right now (there are plenty of pricing opportunities on the FarmLead.com Market-place – give us a call.

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The family of Bunny Peterson would like to extend their sincere appreciation for the visits, food deliveries, fl owers, and donations made in mom’s memory to the Tom Baker Centre and Estonian Cemetery. A heartfelt thank you to Brennen Funeral Homes for their kindness, compassion, and quality services.You have all made us feel supported and embraced by love during this diffi cult time.We know that mom’s memory will live on in all of you, and fi nd comfort in knowing how much she meant to all that knew her.

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Judy Adminis, Betty Bell, Philippa Brysuik, Greg andVera Holden, Bill and Lillian Kirtley, Trevor Kirtley,

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for the Silent Auction Donations.To everyone who helped with the set up, clean up and security.A special Thank You to everyone who sold tickets, without you our Hawaiian Night fundraiser would not have been a success.

We thank everyone who bought tickets and came out to support us and are truly sorry if we have overlooked thanking you.


A local graduate has received a major boost in pursuing her education with a $25,000 scholarship from the University of Al-berta.

Jennifer Taylor, who graduated this spring from William E. Hay Composite High School, will receive the funds over four years to support her studies at the school’s Augustana

Campus in Camrose. Taylor, 18, who is study-

ing pre-pharmacy, said the news was “fantastic,” and an honour, particularly for a small-town graduate.

“To get that kind of rec-ognition at a big university is just amazing,” said Tay-lor, the daughter of James and Pam Taylor of Stettler.

The President’s En-trance Citation Scholar-ship, valued at $25,000 over four years, is one of

the university’s top schol-arships and is offered to students who have attained an average grade of 95 per cent throughout high school.

While Taylor received word of the scholarship back in May, she and other recipients were rec-ognized on Sept. 25 at the school’s annual Celebrate! Teaching, Learning and Research ceremony at the Myer Horowitz Theatre.

Taylor said she expects to spend one year in pre-pharmacy in Camrose, continuing with the re-mainder of her studies at the school’s North campus in Edmonton.

“I have a little bit of an intense workload, so I’m getting used to that, for sure,” she said.

Taylor must maintain a 3.7 grade point average to receive the entirety of the scholarship funds. She

said that only 140 students were accepted into the school’s pharmacy pro-gram last year, but she is undaunted, noting, “I don’t mind a challenge.”

She credited the teach-ers at William E. Hay with encouraging her in her studies and helping her to achieve success.

“It’s a blessing to be able to go to Stettler’s schools,” she said. “It’s re-ally special.”

Taylor receives $25K scholarship from U of A


Every autumn, the Stettler Region-al Fire Department and Stettler Food Bank combine forces to collect non-perishable, healthy food for those in the community who find themselves in need.

Food donations typically fall off in summer months when there are less students and sports teams collect-ing for the team, meaning that food banks often find themselves starting the financially tight back-to-school season with slim pickings.

The Community Food Blitz runs on Monday, Oct. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m., and volunteers from the local fire de-partment will be going door-to-door to collect food.

Knowing what type of food to give is just as important as giving, said Betty Birch, a representative of the Stettler Food Bank board.

“We are grateful for all items,” Birch said. “Especially useful are (food items like) peanut butter, cheese spread, canned fish and meat, pasta sauce, juice boxes, fruit and pudding cups and other school lunch items, nutritious cereal, soap, tooth-paste and shampoo, coffee and tea.”

Frequently, people will donate food items like cake mixes or sugar cereals, wanting to give people a “treat.” However, when people have very little money to spend on food,

the best treat ends up being healthy food – often financially out of reach. Cans of vegetables, fruits, and other non-perishable healthy foods are es-pecially welcome.

People who want to donate can also keep in mind that some foods have “partner foods.” Spaghetti and sauce, for example, or pancakes and syrup.

“We are unable to accept home preserving,” Birch said, citing health guidelines.

“Since January, we have served an average of 166 adults and 107 children each month,” Birch said. “About 300 families access the food bank in a year.”

The food bank is a last resort for most people, and they only turn to the food bank when they’ve exhausted all support from family and savings.

“(Some people) come because they are unable to work due to sea-sonal lay offs, poor health, or mis-fortune,” Birch said. “Most people come only once a month, (and) some may come only a few times in a year. Some come only once ever.”

She noted that back-to-school ex-penses have made it tough for the area’s low-income families, and food is one of the items that end up on the list of expenses to be cut back.

“Many people who use the food bank are employed part time and just don’t have enough income to support

a family,” Birch said.The food bank is looking for vol-

unteers to help with the food drive, since collecting food is only part of the work.

“We need a few strong arms to help with sorting and storing the food that evening at the food bank itself,” she said. Firefighters are also able to accept cash donations during the food drive, which is used to supple-ment the food bank with fresher food or items in need, like toothpaste, lightbulbs, toilet paper and so forth.

The food bank is located in the lower level of the United Church and is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m. Each week, four vol-unteers work at the food bank when it is open, about four volunteers stock the shelves twice a week and every Monday and Thursday volunteers pick up groceries and donated baked goods from both Sobey’s and No Frills.

“We are very grateful for and could not operate without the tremendous support we get from this commu-nity,” Birch said. “Not only (dur-ing) the food drive, but throughout the year. Businesses, organizations and individuals from this community have kept us operational for almost 20 years.”

Since the food bank is not govern-ment funded, it relies on donations of food and money to operate.


Young equine and canine enthusiasts in the Stettler district may soon have a new 4-H club to call their own.

A meeting was held on Thursday, Sept. 18 to gauge interest in starting a new club to serve the district, said Jimilee Ayotte, a moth-er of three and a 4-H leader for 15 years.

While the Stettler area is currently served by eight 4-H clubs — including groups based near Big Val-ley, Byemoor, Erskine and Halkirk — Ayotte said the proposed club would offer something unique.

“This is going to be some-thing totally new, that hasn’t been done here before,” said Ayotte.

The new club would hold project workshops during the winter months and begin horseback riding activities in the spring, in contrast to other clubs that ride through the winter.

“I know for my family, it’s not feasible to ride in the winter,” said Ayotte, saying

that the new club’s schedule would accommodate fami-lies in similar situations.

While other clubs in the area have focused on beef cattle and horsemanship, this would be the first to have part of its focus on ca-nine handling.

“We’ve had quite a bit of interest in that,” Ayotte re-marked.

Discussions for the pro-posed club have been going on since June of last year.

The club must have a minimum of eight mem-bers age nine or older as of Jan. 1, 2015 in order to get off the ground. Children as young as six are welcome, but those younger than nine won’t count towards the re-quired membership number.

Ayotte said organizers need to determine the num-ber of interested children before the club can regis-ter with 4-H, and they will move forward from there.

Families interested in the proposed club can contact Ayotte at 403-740-6349. For more information on 4-H clubs in Alberta, visit 4h.ab.ca.

Photo submitted byUniversity of AlbertaJennifer Taylor, 18, a recent graduate of Stettler’s William E. Hay Composite High School, was recently announced as one of the recipients of a $25,000 scholarship from the University of Alberta.

Firefighters, food bank embark on annual food blitzNew 4-H club wouldfocus on dogs, horses

Independent COMMUNITYWednesday, October 1, 2014 The Stettler Independent


With grey skies over-head and dull fall weather all around, the shoppers huddled together outside, ready for the doors to open.

The deals and unique

finds inside, they said, made it worth the wait.

They came from miles around — driving in from as far away as Calgary, staying in town overnight to guarantee a spot in line — for the bargains they would find on this much-

anticipated day. Black Friday shoppers?

Not quite. These people were ready for the start of the annual Kinettes and IODE fall rummage sale, a Stettler tradition dating back to the 1940s.

The two-day sale kicked off on Friday, Sept. 26, with lines forming outside both the Stettler Curling Rink and the Agriplex well ahead of the 9 a.m. open-ing.

“There’s so much stuff, and it’s a fun place to shop,” said Sonia Sopkiw, who has driven out from Calgary each year for the last five years to attend the sale.

Sopkiw said the sale is a great place to find col-lectables, books and retro

items. A frequent shopper at rummage sales, she said, “This is a good one.”

Doreen Reynolds, who lives 20 miles east of Stet-tler, agreed with her. She said she’s been coming an-nually for the last 15 years.

“I like to look around,” she said, adding that there are benefits to showing up early. “The first (ones) in here get a cart to go shop-ping.”

Reynolds said the sale is attractive to collectors of all sorts of items, explain-ing, “It’s surprising what you can find.”

Cheryl Barros, who chaired the rummage sale committee with Tanya Derr, said this marked the 71st year for the event, started by the local IODE

chapter. The Kinettes combined forces with the club later on and it remains a joint effort.

Barros reported this week that the event raised a total of $42,995 before expenses. Organizers won’t know the final total for several weeks.

Donated items were dropped off throughout the summer, with a yard pick-up held the week prior to the sale. Volunteers sorted through the items all week long and would reconvene on Sunday to deal with whatever was left over.

Furniture, hardware, electronics, appliances, and camping and sports equipment were found in the Agriplex, while the curling rink was home to smaller items, including clothes, kitchen supplies, books, toys, games and Christmas decorations.

Barros said there were upwards of 60 volunteers helping out during the sale, along with countless others who helped during the preparation.

“Without volunteers, we just couldn’t pull it off,” she said, describing the week of sorting as “crazy

busy” as helpers combed through “mounds and mounds” of donations.

Several volunteer groups, including local sports teams and school groups, will receive dona-tions from the proceeds as thanks for their help.

Stettler Outreach School hosted a barbecue at noon on Friday, while the Heart-land Rollergirls Associa-tion ran a pancake break-fast on Saturday morning.

Prices were slashed on Saturday as the sale wound down. Shoppers in the curling rink could fill a garbage bag with whatever they wanted for $5, while free bicycles were offered with every purchase in the Agriplex.

Barros said that many leftover items are donated to various groups in need, while others are recycled if possible in order to re-duce waste.

Tanya Derr credited the volunteers with keeping the event running smooth-ly.

“It all came together very well,” she said. “I’m very thankful for the vol-unteers, for sure . . . it is a madhouse in here.”

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Shoppers check out household goods at the Stettler Curling Rink during the 71st annual Kinettes and IODE rummage sale on Friday, Sept. 26.

Independent SCHOOL ZONEWednesday, October 1, 2014 The Stettler Independent

Last Tuesday, KAD helped Mrs. Owens make a crockpot apple crisp. Stu-dents loved to smell the apples and prepare and measure all the ingredients. The classroom was filled with the aroma of fall as the apple crisp simmered in the crock-pot. We would like to thank Kian’s mom for being our chef for the morning.

Some of our Grade 3 and 5 classes have started swimming lessons this week. They have been hav-ing a lot of fun learning in the pool.

Thank you to everyone for participating in our Ter-ry Fox Day on Friday, Sept. 26. We got a little bit wet, but had a great run. This is the 21st year that our school has participated in the Terry Fox Run. Thank you for bringing in your pledge sheets and thank you for donating to this wonderful cause. Congrat-ulations to Illya Besyada, Megan Kirby, Dion Proud-foot, Aden Befus, Mason Tucker, Malcolm Roasting, Ethan Nichols, Julia Diet-rich, Vienna Chapman, So-rin Shaffer, Brodie Pearson and Jason Kultgen who are our Terry Fox t-shirt win-ners. Thank you to Stettler Elementary School and to the School Council for the t-shirt donations. Also a big thank you to Sobeys for donating juice and dough-nuts for our snack on Terry Fox Run Day. Sobeys do-nated enough dougnuts and juice for all of our students and staff. Also, thank you to the teachers and staff that helped with pledge sheets and collecting pledges and making the Terry Fox Run, run smoothly. Over the next couple of weeks we

will be finalizing the total amount of money raised and hopefully it will be at the $20,000 mark. Students have done an amazing job to help others. Also, if the total is over $20 000, Mrs. Fischer and Mrs. Sy-son will kiss a pig. Thank you to the Nooijen family for donating the pig. We will have an assembly that everyone is welcome to at-tend on Friday, Oct. 17 at 1:05 p.m. in the SES Gym. We will auction the pig at

that time. The proceeds will go to our Leader in Me pro-gram. The classrooms have discussed Terry Fox and how he used the 7 Habits by putting first things first and beginning with the end in mind. When you are in the school, be sure to look at the “My Goal Is…” jugs that have been completed and posted in the halls of the school. Some of them are very interesting.

Cute quote of the week: A pregnant teacher tells her class that she will be expecting her third girl…..student raises his hand and says “Mrs. S, I think you are going to be broke!”

SES had a great Terry Fox run

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Anyone can Enter! There are no age or residency requirements but the photograph must be taken by the entrant

Photos MUST be taken in the County of Stettler. Photographs taken in the Town of Stettler and Villages of Big Valley, Donalda, Botha and Gadsby will be accepted but will not be considered for the grand prize. You must confirm where in the County the photo was taken in order to be eligible.

Maximum entries: 5 per person.

Photos should be High Quality. Set your camera to the HIGHEST RESOLUTION. Landcape vs. portrait? Landscapes lend themselves best to our calendar format.

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SES students walked the track for about 30 min. on Friday.Holding the banner are (L to R) Taylor Cholach, Jasmine Diegel, Evelynn Blake, Natasha Smith, Olivia Smith.

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Christ-King Catholic School Cross-Country Team Back row from left to right: Lukas V., Darius P., Jesse J., Hannah C., Josh D. Front row from left to right: Gage B., Jakob H., Noah G., Charlotte W.

By Elli Anderson Christ-King Catholic School has had a

strong and very busy start to the 2014-2015 school year! We would like to welcome back returning staff and students, as well as all our new students.

On Sept. 17, the Christ-King cross-country runners competed in the Riverdale Cross Country Running Meet. The meet was hosted by Wainwright schools; Blessed Sacrament, Wainwright High, and Wain-wright Elementary. The race was held at Riverdale Mini-Park in Wainwright, start-ing at 10:30 a.m. With beautiful weather for running, all runners, including: Noah Greidanus, Gage Bolstad, Jakob Hein, Lu-kas Van Straten, Charlotte Walker, Hannah Canlas, Josh DeGuzman, Jesse Jarmin, and Darius Payne, completed the 2km race.

All runners did a wonderful job, and ended the day with Noah placing sixth in the Grade 4 Boys Division, and Josh plac-ing sixth in the Grade 6 Boys division. A big thanks goes out to Mrs. Greidanus for driving, and Mrs. Veronica Pinkoski for her dedication in coaching! Our cross-country team looks forward to their next meet on Thursday, Oct. 2, in Camrose, AB.

Parents were invited to Christ-King’s Open House on Sept.18. Students were able to show off their classrooms and new teachers as well as attend the school year book fair. Thank you to all parents for your continued support.

Volleyball officially was underway on Wednesday, Sept. 24, when Christ-King’s two senior teams competed against the Stettler Cougars and the Donalda Eagles. Despite best efforts, our Chargers con-ceded both games, but look forward to fu-ture matches. A big thanks goes to Stettler Middle School for hosting both games. Our Chargers will be playing the Big Valley Bulldogs on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Go Char-gers go!

Christ-King began Friday, Sept. 26, by walking to Christ-King Catholic Church to attend our first Mass of the year. Father Don spoke about the importance of not hav-ing too much or too little, and sharing what you have with others. Thank you, Father Don for your continued spiritual guidance. Next Mass will be late October.

Friday continued to be an eventful day as Christ-King continued our love of run-ning in the Terry Fox Run. Although poor weather kept the run indoors, Christ-King students continued their commitment in completing the required running time of 30 minutes. As a school team, Christ-King raised about $2000, to be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation.

In the up-coming month, we look for-ward to picture day, the start up of Spirit Squad, and the first publication of our school newspaper by our junior highstudents.

Stay tuned Stettler!

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Clearview Public Schools trustees have voted in favour of establishing a new stan-dard criteria for yard service, after con-sidering the results of a survey sent out to families across the division.

A memo presented by associate superin-tendent Peter Neale at the board’s Thurs-day, Sept. 25 meeting, outlined the current situation and the feedback from the sur-vey, sent out in July to 790 families.

The debate that followed was at times contentious, as trustees sought to strike a balance between student safety and the needs of families, versus the need to re-duce costs and find efficiencies.

Board vice-chair Dave Goodwin moved to introduce a policy that would set a com-mon criteria for yard service with one year given for its implementation. The motion carried, with trustees Yvette Cassidy and Cheri Neitz opposed.

For the 2014-2015 school year, the transportation services budget will have a deficit of $100,000 with no future re-serves, despite having reduced the number of routes by two.

Cassidy said that distributing the sur-vey in July guaranteed a lower response rate than if it had been sent out during the school year. Only 74 replies were re-ceived, a response rate of 9.4 per cent.

She also argued that the potential sav-ings of eliminating or reducing yard ser-

vice were not worth the inherent risk. She later added that yard service should be of-fered at the discretion of bus drivers, who are familiar with the routes.

“Picking up kids on Highway 56 is ab-solutely ludicrous,” she said. “It’s just not the risk of a child’s life.”

Neale countered that the division would not put students at risk and remarked that Clearview currently provides a ”very high level of yard service.”

The division’s current standard, in place for more than 15 years, has not been even-ly enforced. Neale’s memo indicated that while 252 families, or 32 per cent, cur-rently receive yard service, roughly 120 of those families, or 47 per cent, don’t meet the division’s current criteria.

The memo also estimated that the cur-rent yard services arrangement costs the division in excess of $42,000 annually and adds 16.8 hours to the division’s com-bined bus routes on a daily basis.

The board has discussed the matter at several meetings over the past year; an earlier survey was distributed in May.

The option presented to the board gave the following criteria for yard service: families whose driveways are long than 500 metres and where the youngest child is in Grade 2 or younger; students that qualify for special needs funding and re-quire yard service; situations where yard service is required for operational purpos-es; situations where it is preferred due to

traffic volume or visibility concerns. Neale said that this option — a revised

version of a proposal received by the board on April 24 — would be most responsive to the issues raised in the survey results, though it would offer the least financial benefit to the division.

Another option would be to grandfa-ther the existing service and apply the approved criteria to all future requests, although Goodwin said this raised other concerns.

“There are situations out there where we don’t need yard services, period,” he said. At the same time he emphasized the need for a prompt decision, as the issue had been on the table for an extended period.

Principles and prioritiesTrustees finalized and approved the set

of principles and priorities that will guide their work over the next three years.

Superintendent Peter Barron led the dis-cussion at the Sept. 25 meeting, guiding trustees through the two lists that resulted from dialogue at previous meetings.

Barron said this would be the last op-portunity to make adjustments to the lists, and that board members should aim for “clarity” as they made final changes.

In developing the principles and pri-orities, trustees drew upon conversations with communities and municipalities in the division, school councils and a trustees workshop held earlier in the year.

Board chair Ken Checkel said the trust-

ees will continue to refer to these prin-ciples and priorities at future meetings, to ensure that the decisions being made will reflect the goals that have been estab-lished.

“As time goes forward, people will see that we actually meant what we said,” said Checkel.

The principles consist of a list of nine bullet points, starting with the board’s be-lief that a public school education is the best choice for students in the Clearview division.

According to the board, these prin-ciples represent the foundation on which it makes its decisions for the students of Clearview.

The priorities consist of six items, which are to form the focus of the divi-sion’s strategic planning for the remainder of the term.

The items are as follows: create a “first-choice” learning environment; hire and inspire quality staff; revisit Clearview’s foundational statements; continue fo-cus on communication and engagement; maintain small schools in the division; maintain a predictable funding allocation structure.

Senior division administrators have been tasked with developing an action plan, consisting of initiatives and time-lines that will address these priorities. The action plan should be ready for the Oct. 23 board meeting.

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Last week at the high school was certainly an eventful one.

The English 20-1’s are learning how to use social media for learning. Fol-low Twitter@macbethand-co to see how students are being challenged to dis-play their understanding of Macbeth.

On Tuesday the group “Accidental Humour” brought to life the theatre production, “McCrackin 2: The Whackening” for many students to enjoy. The play was entertaining and a great way to spend

the morning. Last Thursday at Wil-

liam E. Hay the Wildcats football team beat Rocky in their home game 28-0. Great job Wildcats!

Also on Thursday, we had our German exchange students arrive, who will be here until October 15. Welcome to Canada!

The first episode of “Cat Corner” (A TV show made of student video projects) this season aired on Friday, including things such as a

“T.A. dance off challenge” and “Food Factor”. Also, this past weekend, the JV Volleyball girls were in Lacombe for a tournament and played their hardest bringing home the silver medals. Congratulations ladies!

On Oct. 7 at 7 a.m., the Honours Breakfast is be-ing held and on Oct. 10, there will be our annual Fall Awards night. Details about that will be coming in the future!

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about living in Donalda is the beautiful nature around you. Situated on the edge of the Meeting Creek Coulee, the Don-alda & District Museum has a “peek-a-boo” view from the manager’s desk of the always- chang-ing scene. The window provides a glimpse of the coulee, an extension of the badlands associated with southern Alberta.

I have often wondered about the term coulee which is not common in British Columbia, where I am from, but is very com-mon in Alberta. Where does the word come from? Coulee is a French-Cana-dian term the past parti-ciple of couler, meaning “to flow,” that applies rather loosely to a valley or drainage.

The term is often ap-plied to canyons or val-

leys characterized by steep sides that have been shaped by water erosion. Everyone has heard of the Grand Coulee in Washing-ton State which is a steep-walled, wide canyon. On a much smaller scale, ero-sion has also formed the Meeting Creek Coulee.

The most likely cause of the formation of cou-lees, such as the Meet-ing Creek and the Battle River coulees, was the melting of glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene Ice Age 20,000 years ago. The meltwater resulted in massive down-cutting, forming deep channels. Where there is little veg-etation, the erosion has

exposed the sedimentary rocks that here and there contain the fossilized re-mains of dinosaurs and other creatures which lived in what is now Alberta over 65 million years ago.Coulees in Alberta

commonly contain small streams or lakes, the rem-nants of large rivers that once flowed across the landscape.

Come see the Meeting Creek Coulee at Donalda and step back in time.

Birthday greetings this week include: Chad Laye, Gary Sutton, Cianne An-dres, Dallas Blouin, Linda Jones, Ty Olson, Cayden Andres, Dakota Murphy, Francesca Schoettler, Jayden Yaromy, Alanna Nims, Celeste Awe, Dave Viske, and Tasha Jaffray. Happy Birthday! And to anyone we may have missed!

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By all accounts, the new playground at Donalda School is a big hit with students — especially after they spent an entire school year without one.

Principal Mark Siemens said the new equipment has been popular right from the get go, although he recalled how a few children “spun themselves sick” on the spinning cone.

For the most part, he said, it’s been a positive experience for himself — a new arrival at the school — and for the stu-dents.

“I’ve got to enjoy the benefits of seeing our students, with big smiles on their faces, using the equipment,” he said, speaking at a celebration ceremony at the school on Friday, Sept. 26.

Directing his comments to the committee respon-sible for the playground, he said, “We just really ap-preciate all the work that you’ve done.”

The school served a lunch on Friday to cel-ebrate the new facility and to show its appreciation to the sponsors, partners and volunteers who helped make it happen.

Shauna Wilkie, a mem-ber of the playground committee, said fundrais-ing began in early 2013 after it was recognized that the school’s existing playground needed to be replaced.

The old playground, in-stalled in the late 1980s, failed a safety inspection and was removed in May of that year, with only the swing sets left behind.

Wilkie said the parents council organized sev-eral initiatives to raise the money for the new play-ground, including bottle drives, chocolate bar sales, a Ladies’ Night Out and other events.

Alison Norman, who is chair of the parents coun-cil and also served on the playground committee, said these fundraisers col-lected around $50,000 for the project.

The final cost for the playground was around $110,000. Equipment was installed by a team of vol-unteers on Aug. 15 and 16, while a double arch swing was yet to arrive as of Fri-day.

Major partners for the project included the Coun-ty of Stettler, TransCanada PipeLines and Alberta Culture’s Community Fa-cility Enhancement Pro-gram.

The school also dedicat-ed one of its inside walls to the “Roots and Branches” mural, painted by Linda Kneeland and depicting a tree. Alumni, staff and supporters could purchase leaves to support the play-ground, while donors were recognized as the under-ground roots.

To show their thanks, students clapped and yelled “thank you” to the volunteers and supporters present at Friday’s cele-bration. Burgers, hot dogs and veggies were served for lunch, while ice cream cones were offered for dessert.

A new way to play in DonaldaStudents, staff and supporters celebrate new school playground


Grade 1 student Zachary Blovin and other Donalda School students offer high fives to the parents and community volunteers who helped make the school’s new playground possible during a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 26.

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Mother Teresa awards night was held last Wednesday night. After Natalie Schilling played O’Canada, the presenta-tions were made. Madelyn Schauers and Tiana Gam-roth both received the fe-male academic award with Lief Neufeld receiving the male academic award. Fe-male athlete went to Tiana Gamroth and the male ath-lete went to Lief Neufeld. Tiana was also awarded the Sam Dragnuk citizenship award and Madelyn also won the Mary Ann Theak-er memorial award for the arts. The evening conclud-ed with a light lunch for the parents.

Candace Godbersen and Kassidy Hronek, Halkirk students from the spring graduating class, were part of the awards and convoca-tion evening held on Satur-day evening at Gus Wetter. Candace is working in Stet-tler and Kassidy is enrolled at Lethbridge University in Criminal Justice classes.

Volleyball has started at the school. This year Moth-er Teresa will field a jr. high girls’ team and a boys’ mixed team. League play is among Theresetta, Gus

Wetter, Brownfield and Halkirk. Our teams will attend a tourney in Brown-field on Oct. 7.

Congratulations to all of our students participated in the 5 km. Terry Fox run at the Gus Wetter school on Friday.

Doris Cordel, the vil-lage CAO, and councillors Sherry Jamieson and Matt Koenraadt were among the delegates at the AUMA convention in Edmonton last week. Border Paving has been working on the streets and the town is look-ing really good.

Sympathy is extended to Rose McColman on the passing of her aunt, Min-nie (Mulford) Stoller, age 94, of Tofield who passed away on Thursday. Minnie is a sister to Ann Cherry and has many relatives in Cas-tor. Services are to be held

in the Castor United Church on Friday, Oct. 3.

We send condolences to Ken Anderson and Sherry and Doan Jamieson and families on the passing of their brother in law, Albert ( Al ) Campbell in Calgary on Sept. 22. Services were held on Friday.

Peggy and Terry Vock-eroth returned from a recent trip to Akumel, Mexico. They were joined there by Peggy’s brother and his wife Bob and Louise who were celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary.

Lyle Jamieson from Van-couver has been out visiting with his parents, Bill and May Jamieson and family members, this past week. He is in the process of mov-ing to Saskatoon and start-ing a new job.

Coming up: Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 – Thanksgiving Ham and Turkey bingo at the Hall starting at 7:30; Oct. 18 – Halkirk Elks annual Oyster Fry and White el-ephant sale – contact Dale Kent or Elk members for tickets.

Well, looks like we might have another slow week of harvesting and news. I have heard that the roof of the curling rink is finally finished, so take a drive by and have a look. There isn’t any news on our local 4-H clubs yet, but I think the contacts have remained the same, so if you have a child interested in joining, get in touch with Melanie Nelson at 403-772-0000 and Gwen Hampton at 403-368-2169. Morrin Figure Skating Club has had their registration already, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sign up so check that out if you are in-terested.

The Morrin Senior Boys Volleyball went to Bas-sano to compete this past weekend and lost out in the quarter finals. The girls did better in Carstairs by win-ning silver in their volley-ball competition. Our local seniors this year are Gar-rett Holowath, Daniel Mc-Naughton, John Kiemele, Cody Kopjar, Lowell Nel-son and Evan Hampton.

Carol Wilkins is working on starting up a new Seniors Open Curling league on Tuesday afternoons in No-vember after the ice gets in, so give her a call if you are interested. Her number is

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trict 4-H along with ATB are hosting a concert at the Badlands Community Fa-cility on Nov. 21 featuring Gord Bamford.

The tickets are $25 with doors opening at 6:30 and show will start at 7:30. If you would like some tick-ets, contact Jill Holowath at 403-368-3733 or Melanie Nelson at 403-772-0000.

Helen passed this garden-ing quote on to me for all to enjoy, it seemed appropri-ate for the fall: “The gar-dener is… one who has seen everything ruined so many times that (even as his pain increases with each loss) he comprehends-truly knows-that where there was a gar-den once, it can be again, or where there never was, there yet can be a garden.”

And on a lighter note, here is the joke for the week:

Tony and Luke, two

brothers, were sitting in Cobbler and Proust’s, the solicitors, waiting room preparing themselves for the reading of their father’s will.

The two began yet an-other session of bickering about which of them was the favourite son and it was getting into full flow when they were invited, by Mr Cobbler, into the office.

After a few preliminar-ies, including the disposal of a few small items to the cousins and old friends, the important bit came: who would inherit the farm, Tony or Luke?

Mr Cobbler, the solicitor, took a deep breath, looked at the eldest brother Tony and said, ‘Well, Tony, the farm is yours.’

Tony turned to his broth-er, Luke and complained, ‘See! I told you, Luke, you were the favourite.’

Have a good week (hope-fully in the sunshine)

Halkirk students were among award winners

No news on 4-H yet, but volleyball action underway

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continued from page 10In the oilseed market, canola prices have declined with the soybean drop but

we have been seeing some solid prices in the pulse crop game. You might see some basis levels improve towards the end of 2014 but that will likely depend on rail service again.

Interestingly enough, C.N. Railroad is crying foul over the penalties that the Canadian government im-poses if the railways don’t move the required 536,250 metric tonnes of grain (or 5,000 railcars) each week. C.N. could be fined up to $100,000 CDN for not meeting the mandate but say that it’s not their fault as since Harvest 2014 has been delayed, there’s simply not that much grain for them to move. There may be an ar-gument for decreasing the volumes below 500,000, but you also have to remember that the revenues that major North American railroad earned hauling crude oil went from $25.8 Million in 2008 to $2.15 Billion last

year in 2013! Given the chance, it’s clear rail com-panies would move more oil than grain (shareholders > customers), which is why the government will have to continue to play a role in making sure the grain gets moved, whether here in Western Canada or across the border in northern U.S. states’ Baaken-stronghold!

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Harvest has been put on hold again although a few farmers I have talked to are done. Unfortunately, not many. So let’s hope and pray for very nice weather so everyone can finish.

The Erskine Recreation Board held their monthly meeting and Larry Mac-ey is going to look after the skating rink again this year. He did a wonder-ful job last year so we are grateful that he is willing to take it on again. Dis-cussion took place about Halloween and I will have more about that later in October since the parent council is going to have something for everyone also. The Board is always looking for more participation in meetings from the community, especially those who have children so their input can be heard.

It would be sad for the community if they had to disband due to apathy because there would be no board to look after play-grounds or the skating rink and other kids activities in the community.

The Erskine Seniors are playing crib on Wednesdays at the Seniors’ Centre at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and play, and you don’t have to be a senior to take part in this.

Anyone wishing to book the Waverly Club Rooms or the Seniors’ Centre can con-tact me at 403-742-0604 or 403-742-4561. Both places are good for showers, birthday

parties or meetings and the rates are very reasonable. Bookings for the IOOF Hall are done by phoning Cheryl Fisher at 403-742-0278.

Ceramics taught by Pat Anderson, is held every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the basement of the Waverly Club Rooms. Anyone wanting more information can phone Pat at 403-742-3875. Pat has lots of nice things to paint as well as many new paints to use and any new people are wel-come.

There will be a scrapbooking retreat held in the IOOF Hall October 17, 18 and 19. All scrapbookers are welcome to come and enjoy their hobby. For more information, you can phone Sherry Marshall at 403-742-0602 or myself at 403-742-0604.

If anyone has any news they would like to see in this column, they can contact me at 403-742-0604 (this is the phone number at the post office) or email me at [email protected]

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It’s that time of year again for a busy calendar of fall activities. The local floor curlers met Monday at the Endiang hall for a meeting to re-organize. They will resume floor curling on Oct. 6 and wel-come floor curlers to join them each Monday after-noon at 1:30 p.m. the En-diang Hall.

The fall season of crib starts on Oct. 7 at the End-moor Drop-in Centre at 7:30 p.m. The centre wel-comes all ages interested in playing crib (you don’t have to be a senior to play) on the first and third Tues-days of the month.

The girls’ hockey team met at the arena on Tues-day to get re-organized for its hockey season. Girls age 12 and older wanting to play Midget hockey in the NCMHL are welcome. For more information contact Krissy Jack at 403-579-2520.

Playschool classes at the Byemoor School begin on Oct. 1 with Caitlyn Keith being the teacher. A class of about eight little ones is expected.

When we introduced the staff of the Byemoor School earlier this fall, we accidentally missed the name of teacher aide Erin Wilkie. Sorry about the omission, Erin.

A bridal shower is planned for Angeline Map-pin, bride-to-be of Lindsey Shadlock, on Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Byemoor hall. Women of the community are asked to please bring lunch.

It’s the time of year again for flu clinics and one is coming to Byemoor on Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Byemoor School. The free clinic is

open to anyone age seven and older. Please bring Alberta Healthcare cards. You may call Nicole Dev-aleriola at 403-820-2400 for more information. Any-one interested in the Shin-gles vaccination please call Nicole by Oct. 10 to make arrangements.

Byemoor School Edu-cational Society presents “Stage Fright”, an impres-sive illusion show on Oct. 15 at the Byemoor hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show to start at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10. Get your tickets early to ensure a seat from any student of the Byemoor School or at the Byemoor Store. There will also be a silent auc-tion, a 50/50 draw and a mystery trunk filled with prizes to be won by the per-son holding the lucky key. Don’t miss the magic show — and see a local person sawed in half. The show is a fundraiser for the school, so all support will be ap-preciated. Call Rhonda Maginn at 403-579-2228 for further information.

Get your taste buds primed for the annual By-emoor fall roast beef sup-per on Oct. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the Byemoor hall. Please note the supper has been changed to Sunday this year.

When the Byemoor fall supper was planned for Sat-urday, the Byemoor Hotel courteously cancelled its pizza night, but now with the fall supper on Sunday, the pizza night is back on at the hotel for Saturday.

We extend sympathy to the family of Dolly Mc-Crindle who passed away at Consort on Sept. 24. She was 79. Dolly along with her husband Andrew were long-time residents of the Byemoor communi-ty, where they raised their

three daughters Helen, Cathy and Diane. Dolly was also a teacher at the Byemoor School in past years. She will be long-remembered for her kind and soft-spoken ways. A private family service was held in Byemoor on Mon-day. Our thoughts are with the McCrindle family in their loss of this fine lady.

We welcome to the com-munity Lindsey Shadlock and Angeline Mappin and their young son Weston. They are living on the for-mer Stephen Mappin farm. Angeline is of course no stranger to the community as she was raised here, the youngest daughter of Ste-phen and Kathy Mappin. It is great to have another young family in the com-munity.

A number of local folks took in the Hanna Pro-Ro-deo on the weekend while others attended Alberta Culture Days in Stettler.

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The first Old-Time Dance was held last Sunday, Sept. 28 and the dances now will continue the last Sunday of each month now until next spring. Friday night dances which they held in previous years have been canceled, so the only dances now will be the Sunday dances. There is no age limit on these dances, so everyone regardless of age can come and have some fun. Hope-fully everyone had lots of fun at the last dance and they would love to see ev-eryone back to these for an-other year. The next dance will be Oct. 26 with the “Five plus One Band” en-

tertaining the group that af-ternoon, so they are hoping everyone can attend.

Pick out your favorite Halloween outfit or some-thing orange or black in col-or to wear if you like, as this one is going to be their Hal-loween dance, so make sure you come out. Phone Doug Haustein at 403-742-3994 with any questions on any of these upcoming dances.

There has been a change to the Botha seniors’ meet-ing. Instead of Monday, Oct. 6, the meeting will be held the Tuesday, Oct.7, starting at 12 noon. These are held at the Botha Se-niors’ Centre. They are ask-

ing everyone to make up one of your favorite dishes and bring it to their potluck luncheon to share with ev-eryone. The meeting fol-lows right after the potluck, so they are hoping to see all seniors there that Tuesday for this important meeting.

Bingo evening happens again, the evening of Tues-day Oct. 14, starting at 7:15 p.m., with the doors open-ing at 6:30 p.m. These, too, are held at the seniors’ centre, and they are hoping everyone can attend and try out your luck. Who knows you could be the next big winner.

Coffee is every Wednes-day morning starting at 10 a.m. again at the seniors’ centre. They would love to see everyone take a break away from their busy schedules and come and join them for a cup or two of java and a great visit. It’s a very relaxing time and ev-eryone needs some of that in their busy schedules. So please join them.

Quilting takes place on Monday, Oct. 13 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the seniors’ centre. Even if you have never quilted before, they would love you to join them. They would love to teach you the skills they know. So why not join the ladies and learn a new craft? They create some beautiful quilts throughout the year and they would love to teach anyone that is interesting in learning.

Seeing we are walking into a new month, I would like to wish anyone hav-ing a birthday or anniver-sary a great one. If there is anything coming up in the future, please call me at 403-742-5317 and it will be added to our column.

Seeing Botha was May-ville in the early days, let’s

look at the history of May-ville for a second. Mayville apparently was located just a little ways away from where Botha is located now, so let’s look back at the early trails and stopping houses they had there.

As settlers came into the area, trails were made by staying on higher grounds and crossings in low areas and creeks at the best pos-sible place. A main trail from Lacombe-Content and just south of the pres-ent Stettler location angled to the southeast and around the south end of Sullivan Lake, going through town-ship 38-19-W4 from north-west to southwest. As the settlers came, so did the stopping houses. From Carl Stettler’s Blumenau, a trail led southeast and joined up with the main trails. Part of this trail is still visible in the prairie sod on the N.E. section 25-39-19-W4 and W.J.Baucer’s father trav-eled it several times.

Another trail went east to Mayville Mills stopping house, Krugerville and the May Park School, continu-ing three miles east to the Glasier stopping house, then another four miles to Higgins Store and Omega School and on east toward Castor.

As more settlers arrived and the land settled, trails crisscrossed in all direc-tions and problems with livestock and crops came to the fore, so fences were being put up and gates for opening and closing were put into use. This is where our present road system started its development.

Stopping houses or hous-es were located along the trials by homesteads. Many of these homesteaders start-ed having general stores and blacksmith shops, with some even with post

offices. This is when the homesteads moved May-ville to its current Botha lo-cation. At this time travelers could stop by to feed and water their livestock, get supplies and repair broken equipment, and a forerun-ner to our highway service stations. Many of the stop-ping houses served meals, and other supplied meals and lodging for the night at reasonable prices.

So in closing, it is very in-teresting how our roads and service stations and other businesses came into pro-duction. Our homesteads and settlers did a wonder-ful job and did a lot of hard work to settle our part of the country, so let’s take our hats off to them. We really appreciate the hardships they had to go through to make our community what it is today.

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Stettler’s junior boys vol-leyball team is off to a slow start this fall, but its coach says he has high hopes for the rest of the season.

Joe Thibeau, who coaches the William E. Hay Compos-ite High School team with James Choi, said the roster has many young players, nearly half of them in Grade 9, and some who are new to the sport.

“It’s a big learning curve to step into this level of play,” he said, adding, “The boys are improving very quickly.”

While the team has work to do, Thibeau said he’s hope-ful that they will narrow the gap and win some sets before long.

The team had its first sea-son game on Wednesday, Sept. 24, hosting Camrose and losing in three sets. Re-sults were 25-8, 25-20 and 25-12. Judah Auton was Wil-liam E. Hay’s player of the game.

The team also competed in a tournament at Calgary’s Bishop O’Byrne High School on Sept. 19 and 20. In contrast to the young team from Stet-tler, many of the competing teams boasted students from grades 10 and 11.

The junior boys will host a round-robin tournament this coming Saturday, Oct. 4, competing against teams from Camrose, Consort and Spruce View.

They are scheduled to trav-el to Rocky Mountain House on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to compete against West Central High School. They will also compete in Lacombe on Oct. 15, with their next home game on Oct. 22 against Innisfail.

Junior girlsThe junior girls traveled to

Lacombe on Sept. 19 and 20, competing in a Rams tourna-ment against their hosts, Del-burne and Ponoka.

They took first place in their own pool and made it to the finals, where they re-ceived silver medals and a runner-up plaque.

Coach Alicia Kneeland complimented the team’s great performance and said she received good feedback from the referees on her players’ communication and teamwork.

In league action, the ju-nior girls hosted Camrose on Tuesday, Sept. 23, winning in the second set of four with a score of 25-23.

Their competitors took the three remaining sets; the results were 26-24, 25-13 and 25-19. William E. Hay’s player of the game was Kayla Myshaniuk.

The junior girls are slated to host five teams in a home tournament on Saturday, Oct. 4, and Kneeland said commu-nity support and attendance will be appreciated.

“We’re playing to win,” she said. “The more people that come out to cheer, the better we’ll do.”

The girls were scheduled to travel to Rocky Mountain House on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Their next home game is slat-ed for Oct. 14, when they will host Lacombe.

Senior boysWilliam E. Hay’s senior

boys hosted Camrose on Wednesday, Sept. 24, losing in three sets. Results were 26-24, 25-20 and 25-17. Jordan Lee was the local player of the game.

Coach Derrick Hatch said the team enjoyed some close sets, but suffered from the loss of a few key players. He also said his players struggle to compete with club players

who have spent the summer playing.

Hatch said the team could have easily defeated Camrose “if we had played the game that we know we can play.”

“We’re making slow prog-ress so far,” he observed. “It takes a while to get up to speed.”

The team will visit Rocky Mountain House on Wednes-day, Oct. 1, and then La-combe on Oct. 15. Their next home game is not scheduled until Oct. 29, when they will host Wetaskiwin.

The senior boys will also compete on Oct. 3 and 4 in a tournament at Calgary’s Bish-op O’Byrne High School.

Senior girlsThe senior girls hosted

Camrose on Tuesday, Sept. 23, losing in three sets. Re-sults were 25-18, 26-24 and 25-23. Katie Monaghan was the local player of the game.

“Every league game, we just keep getting stronger and stronger,” observed coach Corinne Stephenson, noting that the team enjoyed some close matches against Cam-rose.

The team will travel to Calgary on Oct. 3 and 4 to compete in a tournament at Bishop O’Byrne High School, where Stephenson has high hopes that the team will place.

She said the team needs to continue to work on its com-munication skills during play in order to avoid dropped balls, a frequent stumbling block that has cost many points this season.

“Sometimes they’re a little too quiet out on the court,” she said. “That’s what we’ve been trying to work on.”

The senior girls were scheduled to visit Rocky Mountain House on Tues-day, Sept. 30. They will hostLacombe on Oct. 14.


The Stettler Wildcats continued their streak of success last week with a win at home against the Rocky Mountain House Rebels.

The Wildcats pulled off an impressive 28-0 win, holding the Rebels scoreless throughout and delighting a hometown crowd that had gathered for a special evening game on Thurs-day, Sept. 25.

Coach Guy Neitz said the game was a great opportunity for local parents to see their kids in action, as the regular afternoon games often clash with work schedules.

He also said the team appreciated the efforts of organizers, who held a tailgate party and bar-becue, a 50/50 draw and a halftime game for spectators, all to raise money for the school’s football program.

Head coach Norbert Baharally said an out-of-bounds kick by the Wildcats early in the game appeared ominous, giving the Rebels a strong field position.

However, the team’s defense kept the Rebels out of the end zone, a factor that was key to the team’s success, he added.

“I think that really swung the momentum” of the game, said Baharally, also crediting the Wildcats’ offense with moving the ball well at critical points.

Neitz said the Wildcats were missing sev-eral senior players who were injured or away, leaving the team to rely on some of its younger members.

“They came through very well,” he said. “For a younger group, that was good on them.”

“As big as they were,” he said, referring to

their opponents, “they just weren’t that formi-dable or experienced.”

The Wildcats’ Austin Rosland made a major contribution, scoring three touchdowns, while Jeremy Kirk also scored a single touchdown in the second quarter.

Garrett Burns completed two converts to add a couple of points to the tally, while Kyle Law-rence followed Kirk’s touchdown with a con-vert that was good for two points.

Neitz also had praise for the team’s defense, saying, “Any time you can hold a team to zero, you know your team has played extremely well.”

Manager Patty Steen said that 35 businesses had donated or offered support towards Thurs-day’s event. She credited parents Aurora Berg-er, Yvette Cassidy and Katie Bainbridge with drumming up support for the team.

She said she was pleased with the turnout, which was thin at first but grew during the first quarter.

Steen added that it was “very sweet to have a win” for the evening game, illuminated by eight portable lights on the field.

Proceeds from the fundraisers will be used to complete the field house and develop the con-cession area.

The Wildcats are slated to play in Sylvan Lake on Friday, Oct. 3, a game that will likely determine the schedule for the first round of playoffs.

Within the Central Alberta Schools Athletic Association, William E. Hay and Sylvan Lake are battling for second place, while Camrose and Wetaskiwin are expected to finish in first and fourth, respectively.

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Sydney Poapst (9), a power hitter for the William E. Hay junior girls volleyball team, sends the ball over the net in a match against Camrose on Tuesday, Sept. 23.


Alex Leblanc (7) of the Stettler Wildcats runs with the ball during a Thursday, Sept. 25 game against the Rocky Mountain House Rebels. Also pictured are teammates Kyle Lawrence (5) and Mike Loblaw (41).

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The Stettler Panthers Peewee football team played a ferocious game against the Strathmore Spartans on Saturday, Sept. 27 but ended up coming home empty handed, losing 34-18.

The team was strong out of the gate with Ryan Shir-ley snagging several in-terceptions, including one which translated into the team’s first touchdown of the game.

According to Christy Brennan, though, “the team struggled” in the first half. They “changed strategy in the second (half) but it was too late.”

Despite the loss, though, parents and fans were happy with the team, who fought ferociously the entire game and nabbed a second touchdown off a fumble recovery from Cole Nichols. In the dying seconds of the fourth quar-ter, Brett Mercier made a mad dash for the line and

brought the team a third touchdown, though not enough to win it for the club.

“The Panthers showed determination and perse-verence,” Laurie Mysha-niuk said. “We made it to

the one-yard line several times but didn’t making it, and were robbed of a few touchdowns.

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The Stettler Panthers Peewee football team started off strong on Saturday, Sept. 27, but were not on the winning side of their game against the Strathmore Spartans. Though the Panthers were ferocious, they went down 34-18.

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It wasn’t a good weekend for the Stettler Lightning as they played two back-to-back away games on Friday

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bles, dealing the Lightning a 5-2 loss.

High River opened the game with three goals in the first period, while Stettler continually missed the net.

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the game,” Doug Smith, general manager, said. “We had a few breakaways, but just didn’t score.”

After a brief regroup-ing in between periods, the Lightning’s No. 28, Cody Hoskins, struck seven min-utes into the second period, putting the Stettler team on the board. Though the sec-ond period was rife with scoring opportunities, in-cluding several back-to-back and overlapping pow-er-plays, the team couldn’t capitalize on the man-up advantage. They did, how-ever, prevent High River from scoring the entire pe-riod.

Not willing to let the Lightning catch up, High River burst from the box in the third, scoring two more goals before Stettler’s Dylan Houston scored Stet-tler’s second goal about 14 minutes into the 20-minute period. That was the last goal of the night for either team, and the game closed down with a final 5-2 score.

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continued from page 20“We lost Jake Schwarzenberger to a shoulder injury half-

way through,” Smith said, noting the loss of the assistant captain and centre really hurt the team, as it was running light on centre icemen. He said the team had to shuffle players out of positions, and though they rose to the occa-sion, it still left the team weak in the middle.

The next night, Stettler headed to Strathmore for the team’s season opener. It was the first game in two years for Strathmore, who did not participate in the league last season.

According to Smith, the crowd that came out to support Strathmore was “huge.” The excitement of being back in the league and having a huge home crowd galvanized the Strathmore team, who all but rolled over the Lightning in the first period.

“It became a game of survival,” Smith conceded. Rookie goalie Jordan McCallum gave up five goals in the first, but Smith said the “shell-shocked” goalie performed well, and that the numerous goals were not his fault, but the fault of a team that wasn’t playing well together.

At about nine-and-a-half minutes into the first, Houston managed to slip the puck past Strathmore’s goalie, getting Stettler on the board, but the first ended with a painful 5-1

score.Pulling McCallum was necessary because the rough first

period had left him reeling, Smith said, and goalie Devon Woelk was put in for the second and third periods. The team caught their breath, regrouped, and readied them-selves for the second period.

The Lightning struck first in the second, about a minute into the period, when Logan Davidson scored for the team.

“The second saw some great power-play opportunities,” Smith said, then noted, “But we didn’t cash in on (them).” He said the second period was “odd” in that they were fre-quently one-up on the other team, but playing an aggres-sive, power-play game wears out the offensive line.

The second period ended with a score of 6-2, Strathmore managing one goal.

With a large deficit to close, the Lightning took the ice to play an aggressive, risky game. It paid off with a goal not even a full minute into the third, netted by Scott Ternes, but also opened up their side to increased risk as the defensive line was weaker.

Strathmore capitalized on the weak defense and netted themselves two more goals, and the game closed on an 8-3 note.

Smith said the players made some bad individual deci-

sions in both games and cost the team scoring opportuni-ties, so focusing on bringing the players together to play with more of a team-mind than an individual-mind.

With Schwarzenberger and Cody Wright out for at least another game, the return of Adam Ternes, who was out with a shoulder injury, and inclusion of Ponoka’s Tyler Ekeli, whose transfer papers came through, is especially welcome, Smith said. The team has also acquired a few more players cut from some other nearby teams and will hopefully be on the roster soon.

The Lightning next play on Oct. 4 in Stettler against Co-chrane. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.

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McCRINDLEDorisIt is with profound sadness that the family of Doris (Dolly) McCrindle announce that she passed away September 24, 2014 at the age of 79 at the Consort Longterm Care Facility.Dolly was born June 5, 1935 in Mapplewell, Yorkshire England to Doris and John Egan. Sister Jean was born 3 years later. She attended school in Mapplewell and then after age 11, Barnsley Girls’ High School. This is where Dolly learned that she had a passion for history, an interest that lasted the rest of her life. Domestic skills like knitting and sewing were also taught at the Girls’ High School and she used those skills to create beautiful things for her children and grandchildren, nieces and friends. Dolly attended two years of teacher training college at Kenton Lodge after high school and taught back home in Mapplewell for 4 years after achieving her teaching certifi cate.

In 1959, Dolly decided to apply for a teaching position in Canada. Her plan was to go for two years to see a new part of the world and try something different. She was offered two jobs- a one room school (grades 1-8) in Lake Louise or a grade 5-6 position in a little place called Byemoor, Alberta. She opted for the job in Byemoor which turned out to be one of the best decisions she would ever make. Dolly was introduced to a young farmer, Andrew McCrindle early on in her fi rst year of teaching in Byemoor, the romance blossomed and they were married in August of 1960. Three daughters came along in quick succession Helen Ann, Catherine Jean, and Diane Lynn.Dolly spent the next 13 years raising her girls and farming with Andrew. She returned to teaching in 1974 and continued to teach elementary classes at the Byemoor School until her retirement in 1986.In retirement, Dolly had time for her passions - her garden, reading, sewing and knitting and eventually, spending time with her grandchildren. Michelle was born in 1990 followed by Brian, Nicole, Laura and Isaac. Her fi ve grandchildren were the joy of her life.Dolly enjoyed travelling and she and Andrew took several trips, returning to England to visit family, a trip to Alaska and the Yukon and to California to tour San Francisco which she had always wanted to see. She was an active community member. In the early years of her life in Byemoor, Dolly was a member of the Royal Purple. She later joined the Ladies Home Circle and helped with the Byemoor Cemetery Committee for many years. She loved participating in the annual fair and helping with the fall supper.She and Andrew continued to farm near Byemoor until they retired to Stettler in 2003 where she had a new garden to create and fi ve grandchildren to entertain and visit with.In 2012, due to Dolly’s declining health, she and Andrew moved to Consort to live with Cathy and Murray. She made Consort Long Term Care her home when her Parkinson’s disease progressed. The staff and residents at Long Term Care became part of her family. The compassionate care the staff gave Dolly will always be appreciated by her family.Dolly is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Andrew, daughters Helen (Ian) Hoare, Cathy (Murray) Magnusson and Diane (Kevin) Stenhouse; grandchildren Michelle, Nicole, Brian, Laura and Isaac, brother-in-law Bill Lane, numerous nieces and nephews, and many cousins in England. She was predeceased by her father John Denis Egan, mother Doris Egan, sister Jean Lane, sisters in-law Janet McDonald, Alice McCrindle and Phyllis McCrindle, and brothers-in-law Bryce McCrindle and Bob McCrindle.A private family service was held in Byemoor on Monday, September 29, 2014 with interment at Byemoor Cemetery followed by a luncheon in the Byemoor Hall prepared and served by the Byemoor Community Ladies. Memorial donations may be made in Dolly’s name to the Consort Hospital Ladies Auxiliary or the Byemoor Ladies Home Circle Cemetery Club c/o Parkview Funeral Chapels & Crematorium, Box 186, Castor, Alberta T0C 0X0, 403-882-3141, who were entrusted with the care and arrangements.

BROWN (Baptie)Margaret Mary Margaret was born in Cochrane on May 22, 1924 and passed away in Stettler on September 16, 2014 at the age of 90 years. She was lovingly known by her friends and family as Marg or ‘Scottie.’ Margaret had many fond memories of her childhood and her parents Jeannie and Adam Baptie and beloved brother, Robert. Growing up, Margaret lived in Cochrane, Altario, Clive, Veteran and Erskine and later attended business college in

Calgary. Upon graduating, Margaret worked in Calgary and then in Stettler. On December 10, 1947, Margaret married the love of her life, Dave. Together Marg and Dave farmed near Erskine and raised two boys, Ross and David. Later in her life, Marg took on a new role which brought her great joy; grandma to Michael, Carol and Megan and great grandma to Austin, Bo and Clayton. Margaret was also an active member of the United Church Women throughout her life and in 2012, was recognized by the UCW for 50 faithful years of dedication. Marg was a kind and gentle woman who always welcomed friends, family and neighbors into her home for a cup of tea or game of cards. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed. Margaret is survived by her sons Ross (Marie) and David (Vicki); grandchildren: Michael Brown (Erin McDougall), Carol Brown (Jayson Gordy) and Megan Adams (Jayson Adams); great grandchildren: Austin, Bo and Clayton Adams and sisters in law: Lois Baptie, Isabelle Norris, Bernice Brown, Jean Brown, Edith Olhausen, Alice (Dale) Norris, Gladys Anderson, Audrey (Wally) Ward, as well as many nieces, nephews, other family members and dear friends. Margaret was predeceased by her parents Jeannie and Adam Baptie; brother Robert Baptie and loving husband of 62 years, Dave. A celebration of Margaret’s life was held in the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home on Friday, September 26, 2014. Margaret was laid to rest in the Erskine Cemetery beside her beloved husband. Donations in memory may be made to the Erskine United Church, Erskine Cemetery or a charity of your choice c/o

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KLOEPFERKathleen Grace Kloepfer (nee Johnson) of Stettler passed away in Lethbridge after a short illness September 23, 2014. Beloved wife of Don Kloepfer, she was looking for her reunion with him for a long while.Kathleen was born August 15, 1926. Was raised and lived her life in her beloved Stetter until she had to leave for care in Lethbridge November 2010. She has been trying to get back to her favorite town ever since. On her passing, surely that was her fi rst stop, to see her surviving

twin Norah Robertson, whispering in her ear, come with me and we will see all that there is to see, the best is yet to be.She is survived by her four children Susan (Bill) Pickett (Mother Earth), Liza Pelzer (her favorite), Bruce Kloepfer (it is OK Mom, I’ll take care of it) and Kathy (Dennis) Bathory (her best friend). The light of her life were her grandchildren, who gave her great joy! Anali, Blair, Sarah, Emily, Meg and Sam.She will always be with us in our hearts.In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to Alzheimer’s research and support, surely the cruelest disease in the land.Kathleen was laid to rest on Saturday, September 27, 2014 during a private family gathering beside her beloved husband Don in the Lake View Cemetery, Stettler. A celebration of Kathleen’s life was then held at the Brennen Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 P.M.As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Kathleen, memorial contributions may be given to the Alzheimer’s Research and Support in care of Brennen Funeral Home and Cremation Services P.O. Box 193 Stettler, Alberta TOC 2LO who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. 403.742.3315.

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company in Blackfalds JOURNEYMAN

WELDERSCompetitive wages and

benefi ts package. Email resume to:[email protected]

Oilfield 800

Trades 850PARK PAVING LTD.

in Edmonton has immediate openings for Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics

and Apprentice positions in our state-of-the-art

Sherwood Park facility. Send your resume via email to: employment

@parkpaving.com or via fax to 780-434-5373;www.parkpaving.com

PETROFIELD Industries, the Leader in manufacturingHydrovac trucks, is acceptingresumes for the following positions:* Journeyman HET* General Labourers* Industrial Painters* Sandblasters* Material Handler* Automotive Electrical Technician* Journeyman Welder / Apprentice* 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience

Visit our website at: www.tornadotrucks.com

for more details. Our Company has an

enthusiastic fast paced working environment, with advancement possibilities for the motivated person, and offers an excellent benefi t package. fax

403-742-5544e-mail: hr@petrofi eld.com

SHUNDACONSTRUCTION

Requires Full TimeCarpenters

& ApprenticesCompetitive Wages

& Benefi ts.Fax resumes & ref’s to:

403-343-1248 or email to: [email protected]

[email protected]

REQUIRES:“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop

ASSEMBLER/PIPEFITTER/APPRENTICE PIPEFITTER

Must have understanding of prints, P&D’s, Piping Specs and QC requirements. Knowledge of welded

and threaded pipe systems. Safety knowledge.

Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yurself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

We are now accepting resumes for:

- Apprentice Welders- Labourers

Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division manage-ment positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

Allied is an enterprising company that manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are actively looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself reliable please contact us!

We are now accepting resumes for:

“B” Pressure, Journeyman and Apprentice Welders

LaborersAllied offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please apply in person at 3808 - 46 Ave. in Stettler or send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

“B” PressureWelders Required

Pressure vessel experience preferred.

Benefi ts package available.

By contract or by hand.

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment

manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate

To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés to [email protected]

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfi eld production equipment manufacturer. We are

currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

Draftsperson, Apprentice Machinist and QC/Safety Manager

Applicants must have experience in the positions they are applying for. Prism offers excellent wages, benefi ts, job security and opportunity for growth.

Please send resumes to Neil Thorsteinson [email protected]

Local Oilfi eld Operatorwith 20+ years experience is seeking a

Relief Part Time or Full Time Contractor or Employee.

All aspects of Oil and Gas, Plant Operations, sweet or sour. All tickets including power engineering

diploma and fi rst period electrical. Contact 403-740-5240

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualifi ed candidates to fi ll Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the positionapplied for.Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefi ts package along with a steady work schedule.Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources

Email: [email protected]: 403-258-3197

Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

Service Rig

Production SupervisorSkill-Sets Required: • A strong people/supervision skill together with an

ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels is important, as are sound planning and organization skills.

• Excellent work ethic • Able to work well in team environments • A good understanding of the welding process for B

31.3 piping and ASME VIII Div 1 pressure vessels. • A good understanding of fabrication assembly

process for the type of equipment we build.Designations, Training or Prerequisites Required: • This role requires a minimum of at least fi ve years

experience working in the construction industry with two of those years in a senior/supervisory role is essential to the position.

Please forward your resume to [email protected]

HELP REQUIREDMust be highly motivated,

mature, able to work on your own. Bondable. License.Monday to Friday after

4:30 p.m.

Phone 403-742-1191

COUNTRY STYLE CLEANING

Contract Hairdresser

Required Immediately

at PARAGON PLACESENIORS LODGE

in Stettler

To provide service for 2 days per weekFlexible work hours

Hairdressing Certifi cate & Liability Insurance Required

Room, chairs, dryer & utilities provided

e-mail [email protected] or call742-9220 for further information

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“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop

GENERAL LABOURERMechanical experience an asset.

Able to meet required physical demands. Must be motivated.

Oilfield 800

Oilfield 800

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Advertisers in the showcase section Advertisers in the showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.and all offer full multiple listing services.

TREVOR LEINWEBERBroker

403-742-4253Maxwell Results Realty4917 - 50 STREET BOX 932

STETTLER, AB T0C 2L0

21057 Twp Rd 390 Erskine“Green Acres” is the place to

be... and here it is.7.3 acres to raise the kids and

critters on. Cute 3 Bedroom 1.5 Storey house, Garage, Small

Barn and NO Neighbors.

Here is one you can move into.Gleaming hardwood fl ooring welcomes you as you walk in the door. The very inviting kitchen has new cupboards and patio doors to the park like fenced back yard. Basement is fi nished with 3rd bedroom, rec room and 1/2 bath. The sun/family room on the

main fl oor is just calling for your plants and easy chair. This is one to consider for you and your family.

DonaldaJUST MOVE IN!

Literally. Ready for new owners this cozy home is ready for you and your

family. Nice yard and comes with a single garage. This would make a great fi rst or last home or even a

rental. Located in the quiet town of Donalda. Make your move today,

quick possession is available.

ErskinePeace & Quiet? Panoramic view to the West?

Close to Buffalo Lake?The house has had some recent updates. Most recently new windows, roofi ng, siding, Furnace & Water heater & a New Well & septic Updates and not too long ago Deck & Garage added. Basement is about 50% com-

pleted, So all rooms mentioned that are in the basement are not fi nished. The acreage comes with a small barn,

Well house, Storage Shed and Fenced pasture.

Whoa! You acreage hunters must see this one!

This 7 year old 2000+ Sq ft home is “Done”. Double under drive garage, fully developed walk out basement, Vaulted ceilings, Hickory Cabinets and fi nishing, 4 Huge bedrooms, 3 full Baths, with the En-suite boasting a huge walk in shower and Bidet, Main fl oor Laundry, 1000+ sq ft of Decks and an awesome views in almost every direction.

Not to mention that 42 x 52’ Metal Shop with cement Floor you will drive by on the way to this really nice house.

ASKING $290,000290,000 ASKING $235,000235,000 ASKING $45,00045,000 ASKING $385,000385,000ASKING $650,000650,000

Trades 850 Trades 850

JOURNEYMAN HD MECHANIC / MILLWRIGHTAn opportunity exists at the Sheerness Mine, located south of Hanna, Alberta for a Journeyman HD Mechanic / Millwright.

Position Profi le: The position reports directly to the Maintenance Foreman. Responsibilities include performing preventative mainte-nance and repair of draglines, off road mobile equipment and other site services.

Qualifi cations: The ideal candidate will possess an Interprovincial Trade Certifi cate and have mining equipment experience. Previousexperience on Caterpillar equipment and draglines are considered an asset. Troubleshooting experience with a willingness to be responsible for results is necessary.

Westmoreland Coal Company - Sheerness Mine offers a competitive compensation and benefi ts package and provides the opportunity for personal growth and development.

Closing date: October 14, 2014

Please e-mail or fax your resume and cover letter toHuman Resources:

E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 403.854.5204

We thank all candidates for their applications, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We would kindly

appreciate no phone calls.

Sheerness Mine TKSCONTROLS

LTD.

4605 - 41 St.,

Stettler

www.tkscontrols.ca

We are currently seeking applications for full time positions of:

Pipefi tterJourneyperson & Apprentices (all years)

Instrument TechJourneyperson & Apprentices (all years)

ElectricianJourneyperson & Apprentices (3rd & 4th years)

Excellent Benefi ts

Email resume to [email protected]

For more information call: 403-740-4071

We are now seeking full-time employee for the following position

in the Stettler branch:

Apprentice or Journeyman

Heavy Equipment, Millwright or Automotive TechnicianDetails:

The following qualifi cations would be an asset: • Apprentice or Journeyman Heavy Equipment Certifi cate, Millwright Certifi cate

or Automotive Certifi cate. • Gas compression experience an asset but will train the right candidate. • Must be highly motivated and a positive attitude is key.Duties would include the following: • Assisting in rebuilding screw compressors and pumps. • Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Benefi ts Include:

• Competitive wages • Excellent benefi ts (health, dental, life insurance, disability, etc.). • Participation in company RRSP program with company match.

If you are interested in a career with an established Energy Services company please apply in person

at 7201-50 Ave., Stettler, Alberta or please fax your resume to 1.403.742.6901 or

email your resume to [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: References are required on resumes.

For more information on Vortex Production Services, please visit our website at: www.vortexservices.ca

We thank all applicants and advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Trades 850Independent CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Locally owned & operated Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings

CandorRealty Ltd.

Ph. 403-742-44244908 - 51 Street

3.04 ACRES north of Erskine on Hwy. #835. Lovely 4 bdrm / 3 bath home. Triple

car garage and beautiful landscaping. Nice private acreage. $399,000.

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NEAT, CLEAN BI-LEVEL in Parkdale. Freshly painted, 3 bedrooms and main fl oor laundry. Garden area, dbl. garage and room for RV parking $229,000.

5.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND only minutes from Stettler. Utilities are to

the property line. Great place to build your new home. $119,900.

ACREAGE

1700 SQ. FT. OF LIVING SPACE in this lovely 3 bdrm / 2 bath home. Unfi nished bsmt. Just waiting for your ideas. Corner

lot and fenced yard. $380,000.

BI-LEVEL

4 BDRM / 1 BATH HOME with dbl. detached garage. Fully fenced yard. Some upgrades done to the home.

Reasonably priced. $209,900.

NEW

1.6 ACRES right in the village of Botha. Perfect family home if you like small town living. 4 bdrms, close to school and lots of

space for the kids. $229,000.

ACREAGE

BEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY HOME. 4 bdrms/4 baths, vaulted ceilings, arched doorways

and many more stunning features. A MUST SEE! $495,000.

EXECUTIVE

THIS 1.5 STOREY HOME is close to schools and downtown. This is an ideal family home with 4 bdrms. There is a one bdrm. suite on

north side for extra income. $399,900.

LOCATION

COZY 2 BDRM / 2 BATH HOME. Large family room with wood burning stove. Nice yard, lots of perennials and a garden spot. Great retire-

ment home or starter. $139,000.

GREAT STARTER

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Where They Live, Work and Farm

Trades 850SHUNDA

CONSTRUCTIONRequires Full Time

Equipment Operator/Truck

Driver Q Endorsement preferred.

Competitive Wages& Benefi ts.

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

[email protected]

Trades 850

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Truckers/Drivers 860

CLASS 3 DRIVERSw/airbrake endorsement

needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume

with a min. of 2 referencesto: [email protected]

FREIGHTLANDCARRIERS,

a tri-axle air ride fl atdeck carrier is looking for

Owner/Operators to runAlberta only or 4 Western Provinces. Average gross

$18 - 25,000/month. 1-800-917-9021. Email:

[email protected].


ROADEX SERVICESrequires O/O 3/4 tons,

1 tons and 3 tons for our RV division and O/O

Semis and drivers for our RV and general freight deck division to haul

throughout North America. Paid by direct deposit,

benefi ts and company fuel cards. Border crossing

required with valid passport and clean criminal record.

1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com.


WE are currently looking for experienced

Winch Truck Driver&

Class 3 DriverWe offer competitive

wages based on oilfi eld experience, benefi ts after

3 months. You are required to pass the

pre-employment substance screening.

Please email or fax your resume & safety tickets to:

[email protected]

Fax: 403-346-4177

BusinessOpportunities 870

GET FREEVENDING MACHINES.

Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire injust 3 years. Protected

territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com.

THE DISABILITYTAX CREDIT.

$1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund

(on average). Covers: hip/knee replacements,arthritic joints, COPD.

Apply today! 1-844-453-5372.

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880DAIRY equipment supplier

looking for GENERAL LABORERS

For our parts & service dept.Competitive wages and benefi ts package. E-mail

resume:[email protected]

EAGLE RIVERCHRYSLER LTD.

is currently looking for a full-time Service Advisor. Great work environment.

Competitive wages.Excellent benefi t package. Incentive and bonus plans. On the job training available.Previous experience would

defi nitely be an asset.To apply, please fax your resume to 780-778-8950.

Email it to:[email protected]

or mail it to:Eagle River Chrysler,

P.O. Box 1558,Whitecourt, AB, T7S 1P4.

You can also applyin person to the

Service Manager- Dennis LaFreniere.

We’re Hiring!

SECURITY TECHNICIANWe are a local Security company that provides security control solutions to our residential and commercial customers. We design, install, upgrade, and maintain camera systems, alarm systems with or without monitoring, FOB access control systems, and automation controls.

The ideal candidate for the Security technician position will need to meet or exceed client expectations. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable, self-motivated, and goal-oriented while holding themselves to the highest customer service standards. They will be passionate about their work and will find this opportunity challenging and rewarding.

Responsibilities: • Install alarm systems (mostly DSC), IP camera and analog camera systems,

access control for commercial and residential clients • Troubleshooting and service calls • Overseeing of / Lead on jobs • Keeping communications between office • Availability for emergency after-hours service work, if and as required. • Completing jobs within given time frame, to the complete satisfaction of

customers • Keeping a clean and safe work environment on site as well as in the shop • Helping as required for deliveries or pickup of physical products division • Helping as required with physical products excluding welding and

specialized work.

Qualifications: • Must have: Previous related work experience would be an asset; specifically

security, cctv/surveillance/cameras, and access control • Fluent in networking and IP configuring - beneficial • Proven track record • Full time, 40+ hours per week, with some variation as necessary • High school diploma; some post-secondary education / technical training

preferred • Valid Alberta driver’s license • Fluent in verbal and written English communication

If you feel you would be a good candidate for this position, please forward your resume to:

Bond-O Communications Ltd.Box 1237, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

Fax: 403-742-1576E-mail: [email protected]

Only those applicants deemed suitable for this position will becontacted for an interview.

A.H.L. Inc.A Pipeline and Utility Locating Service’s CompanyAlberta Hot Line Inc. is currently seeking experienced

to join the team.

We are looking for people to be based in or around the Maple Creek,

[email protected]

Career Opportunity

We are looking for people to be based in or around the Castor, Coronation and Stettler, Alta. locations. Travel will be requiredto other locations throughout Western Canada for periods of time.

STETTLER & DISTRICT HANDIBUS SOCIETYPosition: Program Coordinator

Position Summary: • Permanent Part Time position shared with Home Support &

Helpline Programs • Four day work week (Tues. - Fri.) • Hourly rate $17.25 + Benefi ts • This position reports to the Handibus Board of Directors • General administration & offi ce procedures essential • Quickbooks experience and knowledge of payroll, accounts

receivable & payable is mandatory. Excellent computer skills &advanced knowledge of Offi ce Suite – Including Offi ce Works,Excel and Outlook.

• Pleasant personality capable of dealing with seniors & persons with disabilities on a daily basis.

• Applications available at the Handibus offi ce 4720 -50 Street(F.C.S.S. Building)

Resumes required with application. Drop off application or fax to Handibus offi ce 403-742-1391Applications can also be emailed to [email protected] for applications is Oct. 2, 2014Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Tire Sales and ServiceThis is a full time position with a locally owned and operated business.

We offer a competitive wage and other benefi ts that will bediscussed with candidates that are short-listed for interviews.

If you believe that you have what it takes to become part of our team we would like to hear from you!

Please stop in to 4809-44 Ave. with a resume and referencesor email to [email protected].

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment

manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate

To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés to [email protected]

EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

Floor Covering Installers and Tilesetters needed

for Jensen Contract Flooring, Big Valley, AB

Starting wages:$28.85/hr - Floor Covering Installers

$24.75/hr - Tilesetters40-50 hours per week

Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years of work experience or have a valid trade certifi cation.

Please send qualifi ed resumes only [email protected] or

fax to 403-876-2554

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Over 2,000,000hoursSt. John Ambulancevolunteers provideCanadians with morethan 2 million hours of community serviceeach year.

Business Services#1000 - #1430

Accounting 1010Chapman and Co.

ProfessionalAccountants LLP

Guy Chapman, CAChris Annand, CA

Kendra Walgenbach, CANaomi Roth, CGA

P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler

Tel: 403-742-3438e-mail: [email protected]

4819 - 51 StreetStettler, AB

403-742-3141www.numeratax.com

4814 - 49 Street,Stettler

403-742-5520

403-882-3740 (Castor)

Thorogood

Pinches&Certified General Accountants

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

Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,

Stettler AB

[email protected]

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Gitzel KrejciGitzel KrejciDand PetersonDand Peterson

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

4912 - 51 StreetP.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta

403-742-4431

Toll free1-877-742-4431

e-mail:[email protected]

website:www.gkdpca.com

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Automotive 1029

Quality Collision Repair

and Professional Service…

Guaranteed!

Find out more about us at:www.brennanautobody.com

Phone: 403-742-3555

4109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler

AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD.

JT AUTO BODY LTD.

“Serving Stettler & areafor years”

• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting

Call Curt or Rob

Phone 403-742-2869 4606 - 40 St., Stettler

CabinetMakers 1054

TEL: 403-742-6277

No. 5. 4707 - 42 StreetStettler, AB

Contractors 1100

403-742-1330

Buzz AndersenServing Stettler

area over 35 years

-Residential-Commercial

-Farm Buildings-Renovations

Drafting& Design 1120House Plan DesignHouse Plan DesignSmall CommercialSmall CommercialShop DrawingsShop DrawingsAs BuiltsAs Builts

Phone: 403-742-6612Cell: 780-935-0540

Email: [email protected]

Monika Stahlberg

Monika Stahlberg

Drafting Service

Drafting& Design 1120

RAILSIDEDESIGNGALEN WIEBE

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

DRAFTING AND DESIGN

5004 - 48 AVE., STETTLER

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

[email protected]

Eavestroughing1130FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD.

5”Continuous Eaves“Gutter Clean” Leaf Protection

Call Barry Harvey

403-742-8838*27 years experience*

Electrical 1150

“If It’s Electrical We Do It”All types of Electrical

Installation &Maintenance

403-742-5111Serving Stettler

& Area since 1978

FurnaceCleaning 1193Stettler Furnace

Cleaning

Qualifi ed and Qualifi ed and ReputableReputable

403-742-3418403-742-3418

Glass Shops 1196HEARTLAND

GLASS• Locks repinned & installed

• Windshields repaired & installed

• Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors

• All your glass & screen needsMain St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628

LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”

Randy Long• Residential• Commercial

• Automotive Needs

403-742-25204607 - 59 St., Stettler

(Beside A & W)

HealthCare 1210PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE

Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture Acupuncture & Massage& Massage

“Keeping people in Motion...”

403-742-4533

4806 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

403-742-EARS(3277)Open Monday to Friday9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

(Closed over lunch & on holidays)

Hauck Optometry & Hearing5014 - 50 St., Stettler

403-742-4504

Misc.Services 1290

HealthCare 1210

Stettler Eye Care

Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye

health and vision exams

Top quality frames,

lenses and contacts

Treatment of eye

disease, injuries and

surgical co-management

Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome

DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor

-Gitzel Krejci Building

4912 - 51 StreetStettler, AB

Open Mon. - Sat.

Bus.: 403-742-2553Res.: 403-742-0370

Dr. E. LYNESChiropractor

4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank

403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443

HEALTH Care Provider/ Assistant near Stettler,

full-time. Bilingual (Preferable Spanish)/

willing to travel/translate. Assist owner/operator in

various offi ce duties. Strong computer skills and offi ce maintenance. Some heavy lifting involved and

outside help required. Knowledge in TFH,

Body Management and HOCATT. Salary

negotiable depending on experience.

Please send resume and phone number:

[email protected].

Landscaping1240

• Landscaping & Excavating• Deck & Post Holes No Job

Too Small

JOE HEEMSKERK, owner

403-742-7795Box 1919 Stettler AB

JNB BOBCATSERVICES

INC.

LegalServices 1260

LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE

4819 - 51 Street

Lori R. ReuleLL. B.

StettlerProfessional

Building

403-742-3411

ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson,

B.Comm., LL.B.

5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-2529

Fax 403-742-2522

[email protected]

Gary G. GrantLaw Office

4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-4437

LegalServices 1260

Barristers and Solicitors

Advocates

2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre

Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660

Fax: 780-426-0982

BRYON D. BALTIMORE

of McCuaig Desrochers

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.Divorce? Simple. Fast.

Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary

403-228-1300or 1-800-347-2540.

Misc.Services 1290

403-742-3007

Get rid of your Garbage with. . .

3R Management

PersonalServices 1315

DATING SERVICE.Long-term/short-term

relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883.

Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or

1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call

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Painters/Decorators1310

Plumbing& Heating 1330

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

• 24 Hour ServiceService Wise - We Specialize

Stettler

Ph. 403-742-5237

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Custom window coverings and more

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PARTS TECHNICIANWANTED. Trochu Motors

is seeking a customeroriented and responsibleindividual to join our partsteam. Prior experience inthe industry would be an

asset but not a must.Applicants must have

organizational skills, basiccomputer skills and theability to multi-task in a

fast-paced environment. We are looking forward to add to our growing dealer-

ship. Please Apply in person at 102 Eckenfelder

St. Trochu, Alberta. Fax (403) 442-3829 or by email

[email protected]

Misc.Help 880

SPRUCE POINTPARK ASSOCIATION

is now accepting applica-tions for the position of:

Park Manager (Seasonal May 1 - September 15). The Spruce Point Park

campground and marina facility is located on Lesser Slave Lake approximately

285 kms northwest ofEdmonton, Alberta near the Hamlet of Kinuso.

For complete package and details please call

780-775-3805 or 780-805-0801 or email:

[email protected] will remainopen until suitable

candidate is found.

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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

Auctions 1530AUCTION

Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Oct. 5 Moose Hall 2 miles south

of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH.

403-304-4791Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

ESTATE AUCTION For Neil Thorburn of

Red DeerSunday October 5,10 a.m.

Red Deer Hwy 2 (Costco exit), Exit 391 (McKenzie Road), east

3 miles to R.R. 271 then south 1 km West side

Gate # 37326 Watch for signs

Dodge Caravans, Motorhome, Shop tools, Household, Furniture,

Yard & Garden, Just too much to mention.

Check web site for full listing & pictures

PILGRIM AUCTION403-556-5531

www.pilgrimaution.com

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WOOD PRODUCTS.6613 - 46 Ave.,

Ponoka, Alberta.Tues., Oct. 7, 10 a.m.

Selling Com. Wood working machinery & tools, band

saw sawmill, Thomas Skid Steer, Dodge 1-ton truck,

reclaimed old growthcharacter elevator wood,& much more. See www.montgomeryauctions.comor call 1-800-371-6963.

BuildingSupplies 1550

METAL ROOFING& SIDING.

30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors.

40 year warranty.48 hour Express Service

available at selectsupporting Distributors.Call 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS

60% off!20x28, 30x40, 40x62,

45x90, 50x120,60x150, 80x100,

sell for balance owed!Call 1-800-457-2206;

www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Firewood 1660SPLIT FIREWOOD

Dried, Shedded,on Pallets

Pine & Tamarack WoodPick up in yard

or UFA Bulk FuelDelivery AvailableVolume Discounts.

Distributor for

Blaze KingStoves

Serving Stettler for 10 years

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

SEASONED SPLITFIREWOOD

4.5 kms. West of StettlerCall 403-323-0744

GardenSupplies 1680

BEAUTIFULSPRUCE TREES.4 - 6 ft., $35 each.

Machine planting; $10/tree (includes bark mulch and

fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delivery fee:$75 - $125/order.

Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0961

HouseholdFurnishings1720

THIS WEEK’SEYE SPY WINNER IS

Ernest AlderPlease come into the

Stettler Independent to claim your prize!

Misc. forSale 1760

EVERY WATER WELL on earth should have the

patented “Kontinuous Shok”Chlorinator from

Big Iron Drilling! Why?Save thousands

of lives every year. www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON

OfficeSupplies 1800

403-742-2395

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

8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

& Save!& Save!

Dogs 1840

HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and

GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371

www.furtettishfarm.ca

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

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

Horses 2140MINIATURE Paint stallion

for sale by owner, 4 months old. Inquire

403-742-4843 to Norma. Price negotiable.

Horse/StockTrailers 2170HORSE and Stock trailer. Parts and repairs. Axles, brakes, drums, bearings,

spring, rims, fenders, lights, and wiring.

Pick up & delivery avail.HORSE SHOE TRAILER

MFG. AND REPAIR. HALKIRK, ALBERTA

403-884-2173 403-430-0504

Grain, FeedHay 2190

FEED BARLEY.Paskal Cattle Company in

Picture Butte area islooking for Feed Barley.

Put more $$$ in yourpocket. Sell direct to us. Please call Main Offi ce

for details. 403-317-1365.

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,

1-877-250-5252.

STRAW WANTED.Large square 4X8 bales. $65 metric ton for 20,000 bales. Please call Kevin Paskal at 403-330-9147.

For Rent#3000 - #3200

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

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

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

Houses/Duplexes 3020

FOR RENT IN BOTHA2 bedroom older home,4 appliances, $500 rent

plus $500 d.d. plus utilities. Avail. Oct. 1. References required, N/S, small pets.

Phone 403-742-6183.

FULLY furnished lake home for rent Oct. 15 -

May 15 at Buffalo Sands Resort approx. 16 kms. N. of Erskine, AB. 3 bdrms, all utils. incld. must have good

ref’s. $1500/[email protected] or call Ralph 306-463-0187

IN STETTLER2 bedroom older house.

No pets,referenced requires.

Available Immediately403-742-6631

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

2 BEDROOM SUITE IN ADULT BUILDING 30+.

Very quiet & well maintained. No pets, no smoking, $825/mo., $825 d.d., includes heat, water,

1 parking stall.Available October 1st.

***RENTED***

BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER

1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.

All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.

D.D. $200.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

Misc.For Rent 3200Meeting room and

hall with kitchen

for rent.

Contact St. George’s Anglican Church

403-742-2149

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

HousesFor Sale 4020

RITCHIE BROSUNRESERVED AUCTION.

October 30. Highwaycommercial property,2.04 acres in Stettler.

Two heated metal buildings, chain link fenced.

Visit: rbauction.com/realestate for details

Acreages 4050For sale 5 acre acreage, no buildings, 3 miles in

vicinity of Stettler, power, water, gas near property.

Phone 403-742-2444, please leave message.

ManufacturedHomes 4090

A FANTASTIC VALUEfor your family!

16’ X 76’ home includes white appliances, gas stove, separate entrance through

mud room, large master bedroom with an oval

soaker tub in the ensuite. United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632; www.

unitedhomescanada.com

WE WILL BEATany quote in Alberta on16, 20, 22 & modular.

Many models to choose from or customize your own.

Best Buy Homes. 403-948-2455, 403-560-6317.

Cottages/ResortProperty 4130

DOUBLE RV LOTwith support building with

shower, washer/dryer,hot water heater and sink, 2 single beds. Located in the foothills area of Yuma, Arizona. 403-887-2441 or

928-503-5344.

is currently looking for a full time

FOAM APPLICATOR/LABOURER

H2S Alive and First Aid RequiredNo experience necesssary.

Will provide on the job training.Competitive wages

Fax resume to 403-742-5425

UNITED TANK INSPECTIONS INC. Is a Transport Canada TDG Recertifi cation & Repair Facility. We are currently seeking

applications for full time positions of:

MechanicPossibility of Apprenticeship program for the right candidate. Minimum grade 12 education required.

LaborerMechanical experience is preferred, but will train the right individual.

We offer competitive wages, group health benefi ts as well as a group RSP plan.

Please forward resumes to [email protected], Fax: 403-742-4741, or drop off in person @ 3811- 46 Ave.,

Stettler, AB

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Vist us online at www.thecrossingresort.com or call 1-800-387-8103

$65pp/dblIncludes:• Accommodation• Thanksgiving Feast• Live Entertainment

Sunday, Oct. 12

1 and 2 Night Packages Available

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Donalda & District Museumrequires a Museum Manager

This 3 day per week position requires a person with excellent management and leadership skills. The individual would have strong communication skills and the ability to work with the public, volunteers and diverse groups/ situations. Computer skills (work processing) are required as part of this position. An interest in history and/or previous training in Museum Studies would be assets. Resumes can be sent to Donalda & District Museum Society, Attention Chair D. Tantrum P.O. Box 179, Donalda, AB T0B 1H0 or email: [email protected]


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HomeStaging 4015

IncomeProperty 4100

CommercialProperty 4110

Trucks 5050

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

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MoneyTo Loan 4430

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Unemployed? Need money?We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify.

Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

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Transportation#5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300

Trucks 5050

2001 DODGE RAM 1500 Club Cab,

Magnum V8, 5 speed. 162,000 kms.

$4500. obo. 347-3110 after 3 pm

VansBuses 5070

2002 CHRYSLER Town N Country, Limited, AWD, leather, very nice cond. 159,000 kms. All avail. op-

tions. $6900. 403-598-0682

Tires, PartsAcces. 5180

WANTED - Vehicles and farm machinery for scrap. We pay cash for deliveries

to our yard. We dofarmyard cleanups. Call 780-914-7560 or visit

www.sturgeonbusparts.ca.

Public Notice#6000

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

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Notices 6010NOTICE TO

CREDITORSAND CLAIMANTS

Estate of JOHN WILLIAM

SWARENwho died on

August 15, 2014

If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your claim by November 14, 2014

with

Brenda Andersonat

ANDERSONLAW OFFICE

Bay 5, 5002 51 Ave.Box 190,

Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

and provide details of your claim.

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

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

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

www.stettler.net

Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, the Town of Stettler will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Town of Stettler Council Chambers, 5031 – 50 Street, Stettler, Alberta on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. the following lands:

Lot Block Plan C of T 4 2 943MC 072067998 Pt. 32 7 6217AH 952160968

Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid, and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certifi cate of title.

The land is being offered for sale on an “as is, where is” basis, and the Town of Stettler makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the developability of the subject land for any intended use by the purchaser.

No bid will be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to the sale of any parcel. No terms and conditions of sale will be considered, other than those specifi ed by the Town. No further information is available at the auction regarding the land to be sold.

Terms: Cash

The Town of Stettler may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction.

Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale.

Dated at Stettler, Alberta, October 1, 2014.

Steven Gerlitz, Assistant CAO


www.stettler.net

Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, the Town of Stettler will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Town of Stettler Council Chambers, 5031 – 50 Street, 1st Flr, Stettler, AB on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. the following manufactured homes:

1970 Fleetwood Serial #ALFLIA7420633579

The manufactured home will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid, and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing Personal Property Registry.

Terms: Cash or Certifi ed Cheque

The Town of Stettler may, after the public auction, become the owner of any manufactured home that is not sold at the public auction.

Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale.

Dated at Stettler, Alberta, October 1, 2014.

Steven Gerlitz, Assistant CAO

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SHOP FOR RENT OR LEASE4707 - 41 Street on 2 Acres

2 fl oors of office space. 20’ x 50’ (200 sq. ft.)with male and female bathrooms.

Shops: 25’x50’ w/bathroom, 25’x50’ w/bathroom. Outside 50’x80’ concrete pad connecting to 60’x40’ shop with 14’ doors.

On town sewer.Email or call: [email protected]

403-740-6630

Used to beHartwell

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50’x 90’ with 2000 sq. ft. office space.

SHOP FOR RENT4707 - 41 Street on 2 Acres

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County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICE

1. No: DP 14006 Legal Description: Lot 68, Block 2, Plan 0522242 Rural Address: 329, 40302 Rge Rd 21-1 Applicant/Owner: Ryan Nixon & Marsha Mailer Proposed Development: Detached Dweling [w/43% variance to the northeast side yard setback (from 25’ to 15’) & 50% variance to the southwest side yard setback (from 10’ to 5’)] and Ancillary Building – standard size garage

2. No: DP 14077 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0926423 Rural Address: 20075 Twp Rd 37-0 Applicant: Northwest Maintenance & Construction Owner: April Dawn Marie Miller Proposed Development: Contractor’s Business – Home Based (Mobile Sandblasting & Painting Services)

3. No: DP 14086 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0827951 Rural Address: 39261 Rge Rd 19-1 Applicant/Owner: Robert & Susan Cameron Proposed Development: Ancillary Building (Residential) – Oversized

4. No: DP 14090 Legal Description: Lot 23, Block 6 Plan 6407KS Rural Address: 113, 40327 Hwy. 835 Applicant/Owner: Patrick & Bernadette Sproule Proposed Development: Basement addition to existing Detached Dwelling w/16% variance to the rear yard setback (from 25’ to 21’) and 20% variance to the east side yard setback (from 10’ to 8’)

5. No: DP 14094 Legal Description: Lot 9, Block 1, Plan 1423672 Heartland Business Park Applicant: 1588241 Alberta Ltd. Owner: Gary & Diane McKay; Karen & Greg Hayden; Gordon & Betty McKay; Douglas & Shirley McKay; Marilyn & Jim Abel. Proposed Development: Contractors’ Business, Office, Oilfield Service or Supply Business (Major and Minor), Outdoor Storage (Subject to Section 102.4 (d), Manufacturing, Processing or Assembly Facility, Automotive Repair Major and Minor)

6. No: DP 14093 Legal Description: Lot 6, Plan 3966MC Rural Address: 3906 - 44 Ave. King Subdivision Applicant/Owner: Riley Munro Proposed Development: Agricultural Operation – Keeping of Livestock – less than one livestock unit)Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6, P.O. Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than October 15, 2014. The notice must contain the reason for the appeal.

Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Officers

PUBLIC HEARINGTake notice that the Council of the County of Stettler No. 6 will hold a Public Hearing to hear representation concerning the proposed Bylaws:

BYLAW 1533-14, providing for amending Land Use Bylaw 1443-10 by rezoning part of the NE 7-39-19 W4M (Lots 1-4 Block -- Plan --) from the Agricultural (A) District to the Country Residence (CR) District.

The public may inspect a copy of the amending bylaw at the County Administration Building during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 1:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in Council Chambers of the County Administration Building.

Receipt of written submissions in support or opposing this bylaw must be submitted to the Development Officer, County of Stettler, Box 1270, Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0 by 4:30 on Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

Dated: September 19, 2014

Jacinta DonovanDevelopment Officer

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVEDNotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Application for a discretionary use in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land-Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority:

NOTICE OF TENDERDucks Unlimited Canada has engaged the services of Royal LePage Network Realty Corp. to sell the following parcels by tender:

PARCEL A: North East Quarter, Section 23, Township 40, Range 20 W4 Excepting thereout all mines and minerals.

Area = 152.72 acres more or less

PARCEL B: Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 1223738 Excepting thereout all mines and minerals Area = 4.99 acres more or less

Tenders in sealed envelopes marked: DU. Tender accompanied by certifi ed cheque made payable to Denton Law Firm In Trust for 5% (fi ve percent) of the amount of tender to be in the hands of Royal LePage Network Realty Corp., Box 1798, 5002 – 50 Ave, Stettler in the province of Alberta by twelve o’clock noon, on Friday the 31st day of October, 2014. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid to Denton Law Firm In Trust within thirty (30) days after the acceptance of tender. If the successful tenderer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of his tender, the deposit shall be forfeited. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. GST may be applicable. Cheques of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned. Parcels may be purchased together or separately. There are no services or improvements on the parcels. Certain restrictions on land use shall apply.

For more information and tender forms contact Andy Birch at 403-742-3069 or 5002 – 50th Ave, Stettler.

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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 Bylaw No. 2018-11:

1. No: 2821-2014 Legal Description: Lot 10, Block 17, Plan 0626396 Municipal Address: 6708 - 40 Avenue Applicant: Jim & Linell Lyle Proposed Development: Single Family Dwelling with Attached Garage

2. No: 2823-2014 Legal Description: Lot 53, Block 2, Plan 0522825 Municipal Address: 4302 - 66 Street Applicant: Ralph & Wanda Wiebe Proposed Development: Detached Garage

3. No: 2824-2014 Legal Description: Lot 6A & 6B, Block 7, Plan 7920258 Municipal Address: 4713 - 41 Street Applicant: Parcels Trucking (2007) Ltd. Proposed Development: Temporary Storage

Leann GrahamPlanning & Development Services

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The Stettler Independent Wednesday, October 1, 2014

STETTLER COMMUNITY HALL

3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

BLOOD DONOR

CLINIC

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13

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403-742-2205

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In Town Delivery Available

Main Street, Stettler

403-742-2725

Certified General Accountants

Business ~ Personal ~ Farming

4814 - 49 Street 403-742-5520

Thorogood

Pinches&Certified General Accountants

5002 - 46 Street, Stettler, AB

[email protected]

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING

IF IT'S ELECTRICAL, WE DO IT

ELECTRIC

(2006) INC.

RushtonAgencies

Ltd.403-742-5177

Phone 403-742-33674718 - 50 St.

SAVAGE VALUE DRUG MART

Sponsored by Stettler Kinettes,

Sobeys, Bloke’s Bakery,

Pharmasave,Fountain Tire,

CJ Enterprises, Subway

& The Stettler Independent.

403-742-0123 Cell: 403-742-7656 Fax: 403-742-0456 www.solutioncorp.ca

SolutionCorp Inc.

Dependable service for all your paint & auto body repair workServing Stettler since 1974

4606 - 40 Street, Stettler

JT AUTO BODY LTD.403-742-2869

PLEASE DONATE TODAY!

CJ Oilfi eldConstruction

Ph: 403-742-1102 4701 - 42 St., Stettler, AB

Serving the

Oilfi eld

IndustrySince 1982

Ph: 403-742-0001Ph: 403-742-0001Cell: 403-740-5094Cell: 403-740-5094Fax: 403-742-0014Fax: 403-742-0014

Scott KrukTrucking Ltd.

6810 - 50 Ave.Stettler

403-742-2000

6020 - 50 Ave.Stettler

403-742-3371

Stettler

403-742-5300

KoehlerFinancial Group

Mitch Koehler

403-742-2777

K-OSSKLEANING4707 - 50 Street,

Stettler

403-742-0080

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 The Stettler Independent

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REWARDS are here.Prices effective Friday, October 3 to Thursday, October 9, 2014Prices do not include GST and Deposit. Visit us at sobeysliquor.com.

Monday to Thursday - 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.Friday & Saturday - 10 a.m. to Midnight

Sundays - 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Stettler • 4706 - 50 Street

Visit Sobeys Liquor for these great deals! (see full Sobeys Liquor flyer for more weekly specials)

SAVE$5

CANADA

Naked GrapePinot Grigio, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc or Shiraz 750 mL

699SAVE

$350Alberta PureVodka, 750 mL

1799

+8

BUY 1 EARN

rewardmiles

3597Kokanee

3 x 8 x 355 mL Cans, Works out to:

or $11.99 each

Regular $22.99

Regular $10.49

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