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I ndependen t Stettler the SERVING THE OF CENTRAL ALBERTA FOR 107 YEARS Heart Oct. 15, 2014 STETTLER, ALBERTA VOLUME ONE-HUNDRED EIGHT NUMBER FORTY TWO PM40011853 R08546 $ 1.09 Plus GST Halkirk Elks recognize long years of service Story on P21 POVERTY SHOULD BE TACKLED NOW Guest Editorial on P6 Opinion District Sports Wildcats win comfortably in Ponoka Story on P18 CHEVROLET BUICK GMC 403-742-3407 & Detailing Service www.Stettlergm.com www.stettlergm.com The two 2014 Chevrolet Cruzes on the lot aren’t going to last long! $2500 in incentives or 0% financing. Stop in today! Cruze into Josh’s deal of the week. Superintendent to review issues with Stettler schools Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER The staff, students and parents of Stet- tler’s public schools will soon have the chance to have their say on the issues facing those schools and what could be done to ad- dress them. Clearview Public Schools superintendent Peter Barron has been tasked with review- ing those issues and finding possible solu- tions over the next three months. After engaging with students, staff and parents, and devising several possible sce- narios, each with pros and cons, he will make a follow-up presentation to the board in January 2015. Following a lengthy discussion, the board approved a motion to that effect at its regu- lar meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9. The schools’ current configuration has sometimes been a bone of contention, and several board members expressed pleasure that Barron had agreed to tackle the issue. “I’m just really happy that it’s starting to move in the direction it should have moved a few years ago,” said trustee Yvette Cas- sidy, adding that she believes parents are ready to support changes. continued on page 4 Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter Melissa Flieger and her daughter, Lily, work on a Thanksgiving-themed craft during Turkey Day at the Stettler Public Library on Friday, Oct. 10. Please see our story on page 4.

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Page 1: Stettler Independent, October 15, 2014

IndependentStettlerthe

S E R V I N G T H E O F C E N T R A L A L B E R T A F O R 1 0 7 Y E A R SHeart

Oct. 15, 2014STETTLER, ALBERTA

VOLUME ONE-HUNDRED EIGHT NUMBER FORTY TWO

PM40011853 R08546$1.09 Plus GST

Halkirk Elks recognize long years

of serviceStory on P21

POVERTY SHOULD BE

TACKLED NOW

Guest Editorial on P6

Opinion

District

SportsWildcats win

comfortably in Ponoka

Story on P18

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The two 2014 Chevrolet Cruzes on the lot aren’t going to last long!

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Superintendent to review issueswith Stettler schools

Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The staff, students and parents of Stet-tler’s public schools will soon have the chance to have their say on the issues facing those schools and what could be done to ad-dress them.

Clearview Public Schools superintendent Peter Barron has been tasked with review-ing those issues and finding possible solu-

tions over the next three months. After engaging with students, staff and

parents, and devising several possible sce-narios, each with pros and cons, he will make a follow-up presentation to the board in January 2015.

Following a lengthy discussion, the board approved a motion to that effect at its regu-lar meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9.

The schools’ current configuration has

sometimes been a bone of contention, and several board members expressed pleasure that Barron had agreed to tackle the issue.

“I’m just really happy that it’s starting to move in the direction it should have moved a few years ago,” said trustee Yvette Cas-sidy, adding that she believes parents are ready to support changes.

continued on page 4

Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter

Melissa Flieger and her daughter, Lily, work on a Thanksgiving-themed craft during Turkey Day at the Stettler Public Library on Friday, Oct. 10. Please see our story on page 4.

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Independent NEWSWednesday, October 15, 2014Page 2 The Stettler Independent

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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

A group of German ex-change students made the most of their three weeks in Alberta, shopping at the West Edmonton Mall, tak-ing in a Stampeders game and touring through the province’s central region.

The group, hosted by

students and families from William E. Hay Composite School, arrived on Sept. 25 and was scheduled to return to Germany on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

“They’ve had a pretty jam-packed schedule,” said the school’s principal, Norbert Baharally, add-ing that the students’ host families also took them on trips when the larger group wasn’t planning anything.

The students had plans to go paintballing and visit the corn maze in Lacombe on Saturday, wrapping up their trip with a potluck supper on Tuesday before departing from Calgary on Wednes-day.

The group of 14 students, mostly in grades 10 and 11, came from Sanitz, a smaller municipality in the Rostock district in northeast Ger-many.

Baharally said the two communities have done several such exchanges, and that families on both sides have been able to send multiple siblings on the ex-change over the years.

During their three weeks in Alberta, the students ob-served plenty of differences, from meals and the weather to the wide-open spaces and

vehicles on the road.Germans usually eat a hot,

larger meal at midday, while the evening meal is more modest, said Baharally.

Sven Tiedemann ob-served that at William E. Hay, the students will cover all of the semester’s sub-jects in one day, while at their school in Sanitz, the subjects are spread through-out the week.

“And our school has no Wi-Fi,” he added. “We’re (technologically) on a lower level.”

The students in Sanitz are required to study two foreign languages, one of which must be English. (For the second, they can choose between French, Spanish and Latin.)

As a result they had little trouble communicating in Stettler, although they were tripped up by the occasional unfamiliar word or phrase, such as “toque.”

Dominik Pfeiffer said stu-dents in Sanitz have fewer opportunities to play sports at school, while Victoria Holtz said she was surprised at how “vast and spread out” everything is.

One of the students, upon arriving at the Calgary air-port, quickly asked her host

family, “Where are all the trees?”

The exchange students also said they were sur-prised at the number of pick-up trucks on the road, and by how many William E. Hay students drive them-selves to school.

In Germany, teenagers can’t start driving until they turn 18, and high school stu-dents mostly ride on crowd-ed busses.

The Stettler host students also had some surprises. Sara Lovell said she was impressed by how polite, respectful and prompt the German boys were, in com-parison to their Canadian counterparts.

“At our school, they’re kind of little, dirty rascals,” she joked, adding that the boys from Germany were also “all very clean.”

“I was shocked at how much we actually have in common,” said Ally Zita-ruk, observing that the Ger-mans are largely into the same (mostly American) music, movies and enter-tainment.

A group of nine students from William E. Hay is expected to visit Sanitz in the spring, accompanied by Baharally.

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The driver of a semi-trailer is facing a charge of failing to yield after he ran a red light last week and struck a red Mazda car passing through the intersection.

The driver of the truck, who is from the Stettler area, allegedly ran the red light at the intersection of highways 12 and 56 on Oct. 7, according to Stet-tler RCMP Const. Carter

Boytinck.The truck was travelling

on Highway 56 when it ran the red light, Boytinck said. The Mazda, which was driven by a Stettler resident, had the green light when it was struck.

The driver of the car didn’t suffer any inju-ries, RCMP said, but the driver of the semi-trailer was taken to Stettler Hos-pital by EMS, which had responded along with the RCMP and Stettler Re-gional Fire and Rescue,

with minor injuries.Alcohol and drugs

were not factors in the collision, and according to the RCMP, a witness said the truck simply did not stop at the red light,

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Heartbroken and still grieving, Wanda Webster stood be-fore the County of Stettler Council on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and spoke passionately about what she believes are faulty, loose dog bylaws in the county.

She appeared with her daughter, Brandy Vasseur, to make the plea, which comes after the vicious attack, mauling and killing of the family pet, Hershey.

The eight-year-old chocolate lab was mauled by two loose pit bulls on Sept. 15, eventually dying of its wounds in the family’s yard, south of the Stettler airport.

That these two dogs were returned to the owner the fol-lowing day was “absolutely unacceptable,” Webster said. However, she acknowledged the county’s bylaw allowed for the action – the only recourse for her was to see the bylaw change.

“I know I cannot prevent a tragedy like this from happen-ing again, but we can prevent animals like this from going back into our community,” Webster said to council. “This needs to be changed, not only to protect other animals, but to protect human beings.”

When Webster found Hershey on Sept. 15, she imme-diately called the veterinarian, who came out right away. There was no hope for the beloved family pet. His ribcage had been crushed.

“He’s part of the family,” Webster said, after the meeting. “He didn’t deserve to go like that. He deserved to live to his old age.”

She said the dog was as old as her oldest grandchild, and that the whole family is grieving the loss of the wonderful family pet.

“We called him our gentle giant.”

What is even more terrifying for Webster, though, is that her grandchildren were supposed to be at the farm the day Hershey was killed.

Webster said she is convinced the two dogs that killed Hershey will strike again.

“They’ve tasted blood,” she said. “Once an animal has killed, they can easily kill again.”

Bylaw petitionThe current bylaw allows the owner of a non-violent pet

to pick it up the next day, and the animal to be held for up to seven days.

The current contractor used by the county is Red Deer Animal Services, which came and took the two pit bulls, only to release them the next day.

The owners are due in court on Oct. 23, where a judge shall decide if the animals are vicious.

When an animal harms or kills a person, they are imme-diately deemed vicious and held by animal control for ob-servation and not returned to the owner. Its fate is decided by the courts.

When an animal harms another animal, the animal can be released the next day, rather than waiting for the ruling.

That’s what Webster said she wants to see changed. After perusing the bylaws of neighbouring communities, she pre-sented a bylaw option to county that would see hounds held at owners’ expense until the courts decide the fate of the dog. At that time it would either be released to the owner or destroyed.

The owners of the two pit bulls in this case could face fines of up to $5,000, which will also be decided at court.

Family petitions county to change bylawDog mauled, killed by loose hounds

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

James Marshall Trucking Ltd. was awarded a five-year gravel contract at the last county meeting, to the tune of $4,162,500.

The tender, which called for a company to handle the supply and maintenance of gravel for the county’s roads, saw a lot of interest, according to Niki Thor-steinsson, the county’s spokesperson. There were several calls for informa-tion, she said, and several applications to choose from.

The county’s staff rec-ommended James Marshall Trucking Ltd., who came in

on budget with the $4-mil-lion bid, and county coun-cillors agreed, voting to support the motion.

Nixon stays on as ReeveThe county held its orga-

nizational meeting directly before council, where it was decided that Wayne Nixon, who has acted as Reeve for the past year, will continue in the role.

Trash woesRepresentatives from the

Village of Big Valley coun-cil came to the county meet-ing to ask the county to help clean up and repair the vil-lage’s transfer site.

The county advised Big Valley that as a partner in the transfer site, all the vil-lage has to do is contact the county for assistance. However, since the village has not had a representative on the Waste Management Committee in several years, it would explain why they were not aware of the ease to request assistance. It was recommended that the vil-lage appoint someone to the board, and in the meantime, the county would come and help repair and clean up the transfer site.

Internet requestCCI Wireless made a pre-

sentation to council, ask-ing for council’s support in seeking funding from the government so it could build towers in the area to help shore up the Stettler area’s weak Internet access.

Since the area has been recognized as a low-level of Internet service, county councillors heard, it’s pos-sible for CCI Wireless to apply for government grants to help cover the cost of increasing its presence in the area.

While councillors were in favour of CCI Wireless ex-panding into Stettler county and providing more Internet accessibility to its constitu-

ents, it could not support the request.

If the county supported CCI Wireless, the delega-tion was told, it would be required for it to support all other Internet compa-nies like Shaw and Telus. It could not show favour to one over the other.

Tower Road speed limit changes

Council voted to lower the speed limit on part of Tower Road, citing new de-velopment in the area. Cur-rently, as Tower Road exits the Town of Stettler and travels into Stettler County, the speed limit is 60 km/h,

before increasing to 80 km/h. The 80 km/h section will have its limit lowered to 60 km/h to match the rest of the road, as well as increase safety for the resi-dents of the new develop-ment.

Some residents along Tower Road wrote to the county to complain about increased traffic along the route. Tower Road is an al-ternate trucking route, but with additional construc-tion happening on the main route, traffic has increased, it was noted.

This is expected to die down once construction is complete.

County awards $4M gravelling contract

continued on front page“We need to get this implemented,” added vice-chair

Dave Goodwin. “We can’t drag this on and on and on and on and on.”

Speaking to the Independent this week, chair Ken Checkel said he believes the schools have few issues at present, but added that this is an opportunity to address some concerns and make improvements.

A report commissioned by the division and completed in February 2014 indicated that the schools’ configura-tion did not have a significant impact on students’ educa-tional achievement, said Checkel.

“It’s not like the whole system in Stettler is broken at all,” he said, framing the question as, “How can we make a good thing better?”

Checkel also said during Thursday’s meeting that if the board can make changes to improve the way the schools work, it needs to do so.

“This is not new, but we are the ones who are respon-sible for it,” he said. “We’re the ones who can change it.”

Currently, students in Stettler attend the elementary school from Kindergarten to Grade 5, middle school from grades 6 to 8, and William E. Hay Composite High School from grades 9 to 12. (The outreach school also accepts students from grades 7 through 12.)

This configuration has caused some issues when stu-dents from other schools in the division graduate into William E. Hay. Clearview’s schools in Big Valley, By-emoor, Donalda and Erskine offer Kindergarten to Grade 9.

This means that students either graduate from their ru-ral schools and start at William E. Hay in Grade 10, or leave their rural schools (and classmates) behind a year early to start William E. Hay in Grade 9 with Stettler

students. Either way, several trustees said, the transition into

high school is often awkward, and can have repercus-sions in other areas, such as Career and Technology Stud-ies programs, sports teams and extracurricular activities.

The province’s public school curriculum currently supports a different division of grades: Kindergarten to Grade 3, grades 4 to 6, grades 7 to 9 and grades 10 to 12.

The configuration can also lead to budgetary issues, as funding for Stettler students is allocated between the four schools.

Checkel acknowledged that the middle school “tends to miss out” as, unlike the elementary and high schools, it has limited means for obtaining additional funds above the basic provincial funding.

“We just don’t have that flexibility to move funding around that easily,” he explained this week.

Meanwhile, the current arrangement for the outreach school means its enrolment, and thus its staffing levels, can fluctuate appreciably from year to year.

At present, the elementary school and middle school are overseen by one principal, Sharon Fischer, an ar-rangement that could prove challenging over a longer period of time and poses a risk to affect staff morale, according to a memo from Barron.

Other concerns raised by trustees at Thursday’s meet-ing included issues with the Stettler complex itself, the sharing of resources and facilities between the schools, and difficulties in co-ordinating programs and schedules.

Checkel said this week that he approves of the work being undertaken, noting that it addresses one of the pri-orities established by the board this fall, and added that he’s looking forward to seeing what the superintendent brings back to the board next year.

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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

The bird was the word for parents and young kids visiting the Stettler Public Library last week.

The library marked Thanksgiving with Turkey Day, a morning of crafts and games for children aged two through five, held on Friday, Oct. 10 in the Discovery Annex.

Kim Tanner, who organized Friday’s event, said she was pleased with the turnout, noting that about 85 people showed up, including both children and their caregivers.

Kids had a host of turkey-related activities to check out, from pinning the tail on the turkey, to using paints to create a hand-shaped turkey with colourful finger feathers.

“It was very well-attended,” said Tanner, adding that she plans to continue with monthly themed events for parents and young children.

The next event is scheduled for Nov. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with a winter theme that will be incor-porated into the crafts and games offered.

Tanner also organizes the library’s Read and Rhyme program, held each Tuesday and Wednesday begin-ning at 10:30 a.m., featuring songs, crafts and rhymes targeted at kids between zero and five years of age.

The program is free of charge, and there are plans to start a similar offshoot program at the school in Botha, said assistant library manager Crystal Friars.

Friars said the programs are ideal for instilling a love of learning in young children, adding that it’s good to “start them early so they’ll be a library lover for life.”

The library has several events planned for the end of October, including a Halloween Comic Fest for kids aged 12 and up on Oct. 25, and a Monster Bash for the whole family on Oct. 30. For further details, please see the library column elsewhere in this issue.

Kids talk turkey at library

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Independent NEWSWednesday, October 15, 2014 The Stettler Independent Page 5

Board approves sound fix for Erskine gymJoel van der Veen

INDEPENDENT REPORTER

Clearview Public Schools trustees have given the green light for renovations to improve the sound qual-ity in the Erskine School gymnasium.

The work — estimated to cost $45,000 — will in-volve placing 200 panels along the walls of the gym to reduce sound reverbera-tion to the two-second limit mandated by Alberta Edu-cation.

The board approved a motion to go ahead with the work at its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9, rough-ly a month after asking as-sociate superintendent Peter Neale to seek additional quotes.

Neale told the board on Sept. 11 that the gym had failed to pass acoustic tests. Sounds in the gym were reverberating for up to six seconds, well above the provincial standard of two seconds.

The gym has recently re-

ceived $92,000 in renova-tions carried out after it was discovered that pieces of in-sulation were coming loose and falling through the wooden slats on the ceiling. Drywall was installed on the ceiling and the wooden slats were reinstalled under-neath.

The board approved the necessary work to bring the gym within provincial stan-dards, but took exception to the cost.

Neale returned to the board on Oct. 9 with a sec-ond quote for a different ap-proach that would involve installing panels on the ceil-ing.

He said this approach would take four to six weeks, would require the removal of the wood slats on the ceiling, and would cost between $225,000 and $275,000.

Neale added that a third quote was being sought, but noted, “There’s not a lot of companies that do this in Alberta.”

Trustee Cheri Neitz urged

the board to move forward with the original quote, pro-vided by Edmonton-based Acoustic Solutions.

Neitz reported that due to the gym’s poor acoustics, Erskine’s teachers are cur-rently holding most of their physical education classes outdoors.

Neale informed the board that additional funding could be used to improve the sound quality beyond what’s required, remind-ing them that up to $75,000 was available in the capital budget.

“This solution is very modular,” he explained. “They can add more panels if they want.”

The board approved spending up to $45,000 to address the situation, not-ing that additional funding could be approved if neces-sary at a later point. Results from William E. Hay

During the same meet-ing, trustees were pre-sented with the 2013-2014 diploma examination and

provincial achievement test results from the students of William E. Hay Composite High School.

Rob Rathwell, the divi-sion’s co-ordinator of ad-ministrative and instruc-tional support, presented the results with some caveats, noting that several students were exempted from certain exams in June following a school tragedy that month.

This, according to the re-port, had an “unknown ef-fect” on the results, as up to 52 students were exempted from taking exams in Eng-lish 30-1 and 30-2, Social Studies 30-1 and 30-2, and Chemistry 30.

“It’s really going to skew some results,” said Rath-well, adding, “Until the su-perintendent (Peter Barron) has a chance to talk to (prin-

cipal Norbert) Baharally, we won’t know the full ex-tent of that.”

The results indicated positive outcomes, as in all recorded courses, the per-centage of students meet-ing the provincial standard in 2013-2014 was either “significantly above” or “not significantly different from” the previous three-year average.

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The Donalda and District Museum is looking back at the region’s past as it hosts “Tales of the Past,” a dinner theatre produc-tion.

On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Museum will host a dinner theatre production as its annu-al fundraiser, which will feature three local actors performing as pioneers telling tales of their adventures in settling the areas.

Bob Willis will perform as Gabriel Du-mont, a Métis man who fled the persecution of the Red River Settlement and settled in Alberta, while Chris Jenson will perform as James Gadsby, an American man who fled to Canada to avoid the law, and turned his life around.

It wasn’t just men who helped open the west, though, and Nora Smith will play the part of Alice Rogers, a phone operator in

the area.“I know Bob and Nora do great perfor-

mances,” Darlene Tantrum, one of the mu-seum members, said. “Chris is newer but he’s told a great story.”

The tickets for the evening are $40, and include the performances and a hot roast beef dinner, which is being prepared by the museum’s board.

“It’ll be a great home-cooked meal,” Tantrum said.

The doors open at 5 p.m., with dinner be-ing served at 6 p.m., she said, explaining that the tales will come between the vari-ous activities of the evening, which include both live and silent auctions.

This is the first time the museum has held this dinner theatre performance as its an-nual fundraiser. Last year, they had Gary Fjellgaard, a country music performer, entertain.

Donalda turns to the past in fundraiser

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Canadians might be surprised to learn that 86 families now hold more wealth than the poorest 11.4 million Canadians. Is this a Canada to be proud of? Hardly.

According to many studies, the Canadian poverty rate remains high. A recent OECD report shows that the very rich are taking an ever greater share of income. And a new study from three leading Canadian academics shows the rich obscure the total extent of their individual wealth through private companies, which means they are even richer than we thought.

Why should we care?Because poverty and inequities

hurt all of us in the long run. They erode social cohesion and create a burden on all taxpayers to pay for poverty reduction, healthcare ser-vices, unemployment, crime and homelessness.

Our economic system and well-being are at risk of serious deterio-ration unless we take action now.

Here’s what the evidence says about the devastating outcomes of poverty: poorer health, more chron-ic disease, more avoidable deaths, social injustice, increasing demand and costs for healthcare services and reduced productivity of the workforce. On a large scale and over the long-term, inequality can also slow the economy and erode democracy, political and social sta-bility.

Those in the bottom half of the economic pecking order with stag-nant incomes grow resentful, en-vious, hopeless and distrustful of business leaders and governments. And so we have social unrest such as the Occupy movement.

How did we get here?For years, most Canadian gov-

ernments have followed an agenda based on austerity. They have low-ered taxes and cut social programs to balance budgets with a focus on economic growth and “trickle down” economics. The 2014 report of the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows that cuts to income tax, GST, corporate taxes and others amount to governments having $30 billion less to spend per year. For the most part, this has meant fewer income supports for the poor and inadequate invest-ments in social housing, early child development, education, healthcare

and infrastructure development (with the exception of the federal stimulus program in response to the 2008 recession).

The wealthy have become wealthier with the help of a higher rate of returns on capital (over in-comes), tax breaks for capital gains and wealthy estates, and inad-equately controlled offshore bank-ing.

Economist superstar Thomas Piketty points out that these flaws in our economic system are not a reason to abandon the system it-self, which has also led to abundant innovation and wealth creation. The solution is rather to moderate the excesses of the system so that prosperity is more equitably shared by the entire population. Even the IMF, which has pushed austerity agendas for decades, has recently stated that growing inequity is bad for economies and judicious redis-tribution is beneficial for economic growth.

Research has shown that coun-tries such as Iceland, Poland and Sweden, which have invested in so-cial programs like health and edu-cation in the last decade, have made better recoveries following the re-cession than those that followed an “austerity” agenda.

Economists call what we need “a judicious redistributive approach” - that is, to raise government rev-enues via natural resources, taxes on the wealthy (income, estates, capital), regulation of offshore tax havens, and taxes on externalities,

such as pollution, tobacco, alcohol and sugar. Governments should di-rect these revenues toward social investments such as income sup-port, education, healthcare and in-frastructure.

The business community also has a role. Businesses can help re-duce poverty and inequities by pay-ing their share of corporate taxes and having a triple bottom line - people, planet and profits - with a living wage for their staff, co-own-ership and profit sharing policies. The public as consumers can vote with their wallets and support such progressive businesses.

We are paying dearly for inac-tion. It would cost taxpayers less to eradicate poverty than to continue to pay for poverty-related policing, corrections, housing and health-care. In B.C., the estimated cost to implement a poverty reduction plan is $4 billion annually, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Al-ternatives. Right now, poverty costs the province up to $9.2 billion per year.

Businesses and governments must take measures now to reduce poverty and inequities. It is time for concerned citizens to demand ac-tion.

John Millar is an expert advi-sor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and a Clinical Professor at the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia. He is also the vice president of the Public Health Association of BC (PHABC).

Guest editorial

Why our governments need to address poverty now 86 families now hold more wealth than the poorest 11.4 million Canadians

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Womens’ golf at the Stettler Golf Club has come to a close for another season, one that volunteer co-ordinator Winnie Bis-sett said was a success.

“About 36 people (were in the league) this year,” she said, explaining that while the number fluctu-ates back and forth annual-ly, the number is about on par with where it has been in the past several years.

The womens’ league

runs from late spring until the end of summer, with women meeting every Tuesday night to golf. Ac-cording to Bissett, while the night is about golf, it ends up being much more.

‘It’s golfing,” she said, “but it’s still a lady’s night out.”

The season starts with a potluck feast and ends on a high note as awards are handed out to members, from qualifiers as simple as perfect attendance to more competitive qualifiers such as league champions.

“The league is open to all ages,” Bissett said, saying she’s neither the youngest nor the eldest, and that there’s room for more women who enjoy or want to learn to play golf.

“Stettler is a great learn-ing golf course,” she said. “It’s not too hilly.”

She complimented the groundskeepers who cre-ated a wonderful playing pitch this year, noting that the golf course greens were “in great shape.”

With the womens’ league done for the year, they won’t meet until late April or early May to plan out the next season, which gets underway in May 2015.

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The Stettler Ladies’ Golf League gathered recently to celebrate a great golfing season for the girls. Pictured here, from left, are Carolyn Skaley (perfect attendance), Donna McKay (perfect attendance), Winnie Bissett (club champion and match play champion), Lynn Tomkulak (most points) and Atie Turnbull (perfect attendance). Missing are Mary Ann Awe (perfect attendance) and Leona Thorogood (most improved).

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Part 2Oregon has a diverse ag-

ricultural economy claim-ing the production of over 200 commodities. That makes agriculture the sec-ond largest sector of their economy at $5.4 billion, although that contribu-tion remains fairly invis-ible. The state government seems to want to portray itself as a destination for manufacturing, tourism and high tech businesses. That approach seems to have spawned a “green” state approach with the usual anti-chemical and anti-commercial farming attitude.

That means more regu-lations and aggravation for resource industries. Forestry has been hard hit with a 90% reduction in timber harvesting on fed-eral lands. Yet the state remains a major producer of softwood lumber. With

its vast volcanic basalt base it’s not big in min-ing - producing only pum-ice, sand, gravel and some precious metals and gem-stones.

Much of Oregon ag-riculture is based on the large production of a few commodities like wheat, cattle, hay and commer-cial crops like onions. It’s fascinating to see dozens of semi-trailer loads of onions lining up at pro-cessing facilities. Much of that large-scale produc-tion is due to massive irri-gation projects fed by the Columbia River. There seems to be more land available for such irriga-tion, but such intensive type commercial agricul-ture is probably not seen as desirable by “green” minded politically-cor-rect urban-based politi-cians. There also seems to be a rivalry between

Portland and Seattle as to which has the most high tech and research indus-tries and which is the greenest. Such competi-tion tends to see resource industries and agriculture getting lost in the process.

The state is a large producer of grass seed particularly fescue, inter-estingly the other large growing area for fescue is the Peace River district of Northern Alberta and BC - 1,500 km away.

Oregon is the second largest producer of hops,

which explains why the city of Portland has the largest per capita num-ber of breweries in North America. To add to that, Oregon has the third larg-est number of vineyards in the country at over 300. All of that beer and wine production seems to have resulted in some of the most lenient liquor laws in the country. Many stores, including museum gift shops, have wine or other alcohol for sale. It’s not unusual to see $6 bottles of wine for sale. It’s hard to see how vineyards can be viable with such low wine prices.

The biggest sector of the Oregon economy seems to be the service industry particularly the tourism sector. That would include out of state retirees and

vacation home owners. Much of the Oregon coast is covered with beach front homes owned by folks from less scenic and colder climate areas. What is astonishing in Oregon is the very high quality of the roads. It seems that pot-holes and gravel roads are illegal in the state. That may be an intentional and clever government policy, being it puts a positive perspective of the state in the minds of tourists and visitors. One dubious note is the inclusion of bicycle lanes on some busy main highways – that seems a rather dangerous develop-ment for bikers and driv-ers alike – just to appease a green lobby.

One of the unique geo-logic features of Oregon is the presence of the largest ocean-front sand dunes in North America. Much of it is open to public rec-reational use and is a big tourist attraction – but its future is in peril. A hun-dred years ago the dunes were wide-open, but now much of it is covered with grass, brush and trees. In some area up to fifty per-cent of the dunes are lost

to unwanted vegetation. It all started years ago with the introduction of Eu-ropean beach grass that has literally taken over beaches and dunes in the state. The government has admitted something needs to be done to halt the in-festation, but doesn’t like the obvious control mea-sures – that being herbi-cides, soil sterilants and fire. As befitting the green approach – endless studies have been initiated to find alternative control mea-sures. Perhaps they should hire a few thousand hip-pies to mow the nuisance beach grass with wind powered grass cutters!

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Has everybody figured out their costumes yet? We have been discussing cos-tumes here at the Stettler Public Library so that we can be ready for Halloween. It’s going to be a surprise for everyone. But we are ex-pecting everyone to dress up for these two library events: Halloween ComicFest and the Monster Bash.

On Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m., kids ages 12 and up are invited to our Hallow-een ComicFest. There will be prizes for best costumes. 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 Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon.

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I used to think that peo-ple complain because they have problems, however, I’ve inverted that view somewhat. People often have problems because they complain!

Complaining doesn’t change or improve any-thing. It amplifies frus-tration and highlights discontent. Psalm 77:3 corroborates this saying, “I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed.”

Conversely, the giving of thanks is uplifting and can facilitate effective problem-solving and posi-tive steps forward. Lois Kaufman’s letter to Jesus, following her husband’s death and her bout with cancer, powerfully attests to this.

“Dear Jesus, I’ve written a lot of “Thank Yous” late-ly, but this is my first one to you. Until now I didn’t appreciate your gifts to me these past several months.

Thank you for taking Don home to be with you. Now I’ll never be con-cerned with what the future holds for him. His days are guaranteed. Thank you for giving him such a wonder-ful Christmas. Thank you for making his birthday that last Sunday his best ever.

Thank you for putting me in the hospital three weeks after he died and showing me the way you could use his death in my life. I wasn’t always sure how to approach oth-ers with the Gospel. But now you have given me so many openings, I can hardly handle them all.

Thank you for my most recent surgery and for the lessons it taught me. Es-pecially for showing me how much I needed you. Thanks for letting me see what it is like to face sur-gery and suffering without you as I watched the dif-ference in the lives of my roommates.

Thank you for the les-sons Becky and Lori (her daughters) have learned from this. I could never have taught them the way you did. That’s because of the great Teacher you are. I can’t wait to see what you give them on their heavenly report cards.

You know, Jesus, I wouldn’t have planned my life this way. In fact, I would have planned it just the opposite. I would have

sought to avoid death’s knock. I would have ducked out on the surger-ies and tried to pretend that Christians were kept well by you all the time. But I would have missed out on so much.

The kids are sorry they couldn’t be with their dad on Father’s Day, but we were glad he could be with both his earthly and Heav-enly Father this year.

Oh, I could go on with this letter, but I could never cover everything I have to thank you for. So I’ll send more, but for now please accept this as a beginning. With Thanksgiving, Lois”

“Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his stead-fast love endures forever” (Psalm 136:3).

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continued from page 8On Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 p.m. to

8:30 p.m., we’re having our massive an-nual Halloween party, the Monster Bash. Admission is $10 per child or $25 per family (adults are free) for a night filled with magic tricks, stories, crafts and food. We are pleased to have professional storyteller Renee Englot and magician Kyle Key entertain us between stations of games, crafts, glitter tattoos, and a hot dog concession. It is a great way for the kids to show off their costumes sans heavy winter coats.

October is Canadian Library Month and we want to thank you for your sup-port of the Stettler Public Library. To show our gratitude, we have declared October as Food for Fines Month. That means for every non-perishable food item you bring to the library we will waive $2 worth of fines. The food items will then be donated to the Food Bank at the end of October. It is a win-win for everyone.

It is again time for Tech Time for Se-niors. Bring your phone, tablet, e-reader and your tech questions and we will help you on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m. Free Handibus rides to the library are available

as needed. Call 403-742-5858 to book your ride.

On Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:30 a.m., the Stettler Public Library and Commu-nity Futures East Parkland are presenting Kids & Cash: An Introduction to Finan-cial Literacy for Kids. Geared to children ages 5 to 8, this one hour workshop will answer the questions of what money is, where it comes from and what you can do with it. Please pre-register by calling the Library at 403-742-2292.

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Stettler Public Library will be closing at 6:30 pm for a special event. The library will reopen on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.

Do you have a craft project that you haven’t had time to work on? Bring your WIP (work in progress) and join the Chicks with Sticks on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. for an evening of crafting and conversation.

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/stettlerlibrary) for last minute details about our programs.

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Independent NEWSWednesday, October 15, 2014 The Stettler Independent Page 11

Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Stettler honoured some of its best and brightest young minds last week as William E. Hay Composite High School held its annu-al awards night.

The program attracted a full house to the Stettler Performing Arts Centre on Friday, Oct. 10.

Principal Norbert Bah-arally, who served as em-cee, noted that a total of $136,000 in scholarships, bursaries and awards was presented this year to 142 recipients.

“This truly is a celebra-tion of outstanding perfor-mances in many aspects,” said Baharally.

Staff member Dawn McKay, who was respon-sible for organizing much of the program, took a mo-ment during the ceremony to recognize the sponsors and supporters who fund the awards, some of which have been presented to stu-dents for decades.

McKay herself was hon-oured with flowers in ap-preciation for her 44 years in education and for her contributions to Friday’s program.

“It’s almost a full-time job for many days in Sep-tember,” McKay said of the efforts needed to or-ganize the awards show, while Baharally credited her with helping the pro-gram run like a “well-oiled machine.”

The longest-running award — the Beulah and Lester Lohr Scholarship, which has been present-ed annually since 1963 — was presented by the couple’s granddaughter, Evelyn Strandquist. This year’s recipient was Brit-tany McKay.

Two scholarships were presented in memory of Andrew Nibourg, who died in an auto collision in June, just days after his graduation from William E. Hay.

The “Average Andrew” Scholarship was presented by student Erin Yaremcio to Justin Dadensky. The Andrew Nibourg Schol-arship was presented by Mary Ann Baltimore to

Corey Garbutt. Clearview Public

Schools superintendent Peter Barron and trustee Cheri Neitz were on hand to present Grade 12 hon-ours to 30 of last year’s graduates, and Alexander Rutherford Scholarships to 31 students from the 2013-2014 class.

New scholarships spon-sored by the William E. Hay class of 1964, which held a successful 50-year reunion earlier this year, were presented to Elly Bak, Cole Bailey, Meghan LaRose and Tamara Nooi-jen.

Graduate Jordan Bau-man was announced as this year’s recipient of both the Governor General’s Med-al, for the highest academ-ic average, and the Vera Hansen Scholarship. Bau-man is currently enrolled at the Donald School of Business at Red Deer Col-lege.

A full list of awards and recipients will be pub-lished in an upcomingissue of the Stettler Independent.

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The students of Stettler Middle School were hon-oured for their achievements over the past year in a cere-mony last week. The school’s Academic Honours and Merit Awards Program was held Monday, Oct. 6 at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre, em-ceed by student council chair-person Myles Ecklund.

Speaking to the Indepen-dent later in the week, vice-principal Jeff Lee called the ceremony “a great night of recognizing academic and personal achievements among the students of Stettler Middle School.”

Lee noted that close to a third of the school’s students were honoured with either an award or a nomination.

He also noted that recipi-ents of the merit awards were honoured by the presenting teachers with brief speeches, highlighting their achieve-ments, and adding unique personal touches to the pro-gram.

Awards were presented by Clearview Public Schools of-ficials and trustees, SMS staff and supporters, members of the Alberta Teachers Associa-tion, and several local service clubs, including the Kinsmen and IODE.

Following is a list of the students recognized this year

with the SMS Academic Honours Award and the Clearview Certificate and Pin:

Grade 6 — Morgan Bengert, Cassidy Braun, Wil Brennan, Rogan Ged-des, Madison Imbery, Tay-lor Knudtson, Josh Morris, Brooke Mulgrove, Sydney Nattestad, Ranier Salmon, Wade Smith, Darby Strohs-chein, Ben Tschritter, David Zondag.

Grade 7 — Beau Coo-per, Myles Ecklund, Brooke Glasier, Jordyn Hansel, Isaac Hernando, Greyson Loshny, Gavin McQuay, Jenny Mun-holland, Esther Nooijen, Carter Salmon, Baileigh So-rensen, Melissa Smith, Brad-ley Spencer, Lyrah Thomson, Ty Zitaruk.

Grade 8 — Shayna Brow-er, Johan Bouwer, Harmen Coenen, Abby Collard, Riley Cornelssen, Rachael Deaver, Keyonna Derr, Sadie Di-egel, Krysta Froese, Garrett Hogg, Megan Kobi, Madi-son Kuefler, Avery Marko, Maria Miller, Kayla Mysha-niuk, Sydney Poapst, Mikay-la Torgerson, Kathleen Un-Kauf, Rachelle Vogel, Bailey Webb, Robin Yaremcio.

Following is a list of the recipients of this year’s merit awards:

SMS Personal Growth Awards: Grade 6 — Cody DeRijck, Shayla Vermillion;

Grade 7 — Myles Niehaus; Grade 8 — Damien Benja-min.

Larry Ambury Jump Start Award: Jessica Lane.

SMS Citizenship Awards: Grade 6 — Ximena Sierra; Grade 7 — Rebecca Bridge, Melissa Smith.

Kinsmen Cystic Fibrosis Award: Kalysta Miller.

IODE Awards for Athlet-ics: Grade 6 — Daylan Kue-fler, Brooke Mulgrove; Grade 7 — Jordan Burkard, Baileigh Sorensen; Grade 8 — James Switenky, Shayna Brower, Sydney Poapst.

Clearview Teachers Awards: Grade 6 — Mor-gan Bengert, Wil Brennan,

Cassidy Braun, Rogan Ged-des, Madison Imbery, Taylor Knudtson, Sydney Nattestad, Darby Strohschein; Grade 7 — Myles Ecklund, Isaac Her-nando, Greyson Loshny, Jen-ny Munholland, Esther Nooi-jen, Carter Salmon, Bradley Spencer; Grade 8 — Johan Bouwer, Shayna Brower, Riley Cornelsson, Rachael Deaver, Sadie Diegel, Krysta Froese, Garrett Hogg, Me-gan Kobi, Kayla Myshaniuk, Sydney Poapst, Rachelle Vo-gel, Robyn Yaremcio.

Stewart Family Excellence Awards: Grade 6 — Wade Smith; Grade 7 — Isaac Her-nando; Grade 8 — Mikayla Torgerson.

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Pat KelmERSKINE ENQUIRER

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and had lots to eat.

The IOOF will be having

a fall supper of roast beef on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 4:30 to 7:30.  The proceeds will go towards the ongoing renovations to the kitchen. Donations will also be

gratefully accepted.The walking path pro-

posed to be installed along the lake road is put on hold.  The county is dragging their heels as to whether to put

down gravel or pavement.  Their reasoning is that in the future, they may have to put a water line down that area and don’t want to dig up pavement. 

But the drawback to gravel is that a snow blower wouldn’t be able to keep it clean in the winter so a bob-cat or tractor with a blade would have to be hired.  It may be years before they put a water line down that road.  I also asked about when the county was go-

ing to fill in the holes in the pavement in Erskine and was told that the squeaky wheel gets the grease so we have to phone in to the county and complain and then perhaps something will be done about it. 

Our councillor, Joe Gen-dre, will arrange for a rate-payers meeting sometime in November and we will be able to get more informa-tion about these matters and a few others.

The CARA cross coun-

try run took place on Oct. 9 and our Erskine runners did very well.  The results are as follows:  Grade 6 girls: First was Ava Lee, second was Alandra Couch, 18th was Sydney Lepard, Grade 6 boys: Fifth was Marcus Laisnez, eighth was Zac Bryson, 13th was Carson Mottus; Grade 7 girls: First was Avery Chick; Grade 7 boys: First was Isaac Lee, 10th was Connor Robert-son; Grade 8 girls: Third was Jackson Squires, 18th was Meghan Mattach; Grade 9 girls: First was Gra-cie Morbeck and the Grade 9 boys 1st was Isaac Ni-bourg.  So our students did very well.  The CWAJHAA for the runners will be on Friday, Oct. 17 in Lacombe.  Good Luck students!

Don’t forget magazine sales are still on so if you would like a subscription and haven’t been called on, please phone the school. Sales go until Oct. 22.

Congratulations to Dr. & Mrs. Charlie Bird on the birth of their great grand-son.  Both the parents are English teachers and have named their baby Baywolf which is a very unusual name, but has great signifi-cance to his parents.

Laugh for today:  It’s a sign of a woman growing older when she brushes a hair off her lapel and finds it’s attached to her chin.

Have a good week.

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Hope you had a great weekend with the beauti-ful weather we had. I know I am still full of turkey and all the fixings; and, with that in mind, I will mention that the fall supper will be coming up on the first Saturday in November, which is also the opening day of hunting season; so get your bright col-ored jackets out.

Don’t be walking out in your field with a brown jacket and white toque on, not a good combination for this time of year.

Marilyn Trentham sent me some news on an information session coming for the Morrin Drop-in Center. A lady from Al-berta Health will be holding an informa-tion session on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 1:30 pm. Her topics will include Alberta seniors’ benefits, dental and optical assis-tance for seniors, special needs assistance and property tax deferral program. It is sure to be an informative session and all seniors are welcome.

Dariel McNaughton also emailed me that the historical society met recently and one of the things they decided was to re-duce the price of the 1982 edition of the

Rumsey History Book from $45 to $40 in order to clear out the remaining books. There are still lots available at the Rumsey Library, so stop by and pick one up. They are very informative about all the families that have come and gone in our commu-nity. Keep in mind that once the commit-tee has obtained their societal number and status, they will be able to proceed with the development of the new history book and will be looking for your story so plan to contribute to the book. It will only make it more interesting.

The 4-H beef club will be having their organizational meeting soon and welcome all new members. Your child has to be age 9 of the current year to start up, so keep that in mind as you sell your calves this fall, if your child is ready to join, save that great looking calf for her/him and give Jill Holowath or Melanie Nelson a call. There is also the Morrin Multi-club that incor-porates many smaller 4-H clubs. Gwen Hampton is the person to call to join there, so give her a call to see what is available. 4-H is one of the best organizations that offer the widest range of interests for

young people in rural communities, so take advantage of what they have to offer.

The Rumsey Library is busy with the production of this coming years’ calendar. The photos from the photo contest at the garden show were really great, so the 2015 calendar is shaping up to be a real beauty to hang on your wall or to give as a pres-ent to a family member or past resident of Rumsey. I hope to have them available by the fall supper for the same cost of $15 each. Otherwise, they will be available at the library from then on, stop by and pick one or two up.

Gwen Hampton spread the news that her Dad, Bert Johnson, is now back in Drumheller in continuing care, it is part

of the Drumheller Hospital Complex, down at the south end. He’s on Pioneer Lane – Room #P50. He has a private room looking out towards the river and would welcome visitors, so if you happen to find yourself in Drumheller, put it on your list to include a visit to Bert.

And last but not less, a joke to brighten your week: Martha had a parrot called Brutus, the only problem was that Brutus cussed something awful. Now Martha was having her in-laws over for Thanks-giving so she needed to train Brutus to stop swearing. Just before her mother-in-law was due, Brutus let loose with another long string of swear words and Martha was absolutely desperate. She grabbed him quickly and shoved him into the freezer for a couple of minutes to literally cool off. When she opened the door of the freezer and took out the parrot; the parrot looked absolutely shocked! Martha then asked the parrot. “Have you learned your lesson about cussing?’

Brutus the parrot took one look at the dead turkey laying in the deepfreeze and said: ‘Yup, I sure have!”

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Les & Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS

The first crib match of the season was held Tues-day evening at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre. Top crib player was Dot Wasdal with Bob Smyth taking second place. Next crib meet is on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Dan and Verla Buchwitz are home from a month-long vacation. They drove to Branson, Missouri where they spent three weeks. They reported taking in more than 30 shows and thoroughly enjoyed the en-tertainment.

Regular business hours have resumed at the restau-rant in Endiang now that Dan and Verla are back home. The only exception is they will be closed on Oct. 18 for a funeral and on Oct. 19 in support of the

Byemoor fall supper.Jim and Maureen Wasdal

and Russ and Linda Kobi arrived home Sunday eve-ning from a week spent in St. George, Utah and Las Vegas. The men played with an Alberta slo-pitch ball team at the Huntsman World Senior Games in St. George. Although they didn’t win all their games, they all reported having a fantastic time.

We bid farewell to Thel-ma Keast who has moved to a seniors’ lodge in Aird-rie. She will be closer to her family at that location — daughter Dona near Ir-ricana and son Les in Cal-gary. Her grandson Stacey is now working in Calgary. Thelma has been a life-time resident and a very active member of our community. We wish you well in your

new surroundings, Thelma.Mickey Tucker hosted

a get-together at her home on Wednesday for Irene Brooker. Several ladies of the neighbourhood gath-ered to bid Irene farewell as she relocates to Hanna. We wish Irene all the best in her new location.

Angeline Mappin was honoured with a bridal shower at the Byemoor hall on Wednesday evening. She was showered with many useful gifts. Angeline and Lindsey Shadlock will be married on Oct. 18 in the Hand Hills with the recep-tion and dance to be held in Drumheller.

Congratulations to Mi-chelle and Gordon Borg-estrom on the arrival of their second daughter Abi-gail at the Stettler hospital on Oct. 7. Abigail weighed

four pounds 13 ounces. The wee one will be wel-comed at home by big sister Dustee. The Borgestrom’s are new to our community, moving earlier this year to the Carlgren acreage near Endiang.

The Albert Pratt farm sale is set for Oct. 18 at the for-mer Joe McCormick farm southwest of Byemoor. The sale features farm machin-ery, antiques and collect-ables.

Don and Leona McLearn of Armstrong, B.C. were re-cent guests with Garnet and Marianne McLearn. The men are brothers.

It’s that time of year again for the re-organiza-tion of the 4-H beef clubs and the Byemoor club is no exception with its first meeting held on Tuesday. The clubs will be weighing their calves in early No-vember. Any new members still wishing to join may contact Tara Schilling at 403-323-0469 for further information.

Ken and Eleanor Schul-tz hosted many campers in their yard the past two

weekends for wood cutting bees. Many trees were cut and split into firewood for use in the winter months. The group enjoyed the event along with meals, bonfires and much visiting.

A few local folks attend-ed the wedding of Chelsey Damberger and Todd Murat at Rosalind on Saturday. Bridesmaids included local girls Dara (Green) Hallett and Nicole (Keith) Devale-riola.

The district has welcomed many duck and goose hunt-ers the past few weeks from various areas. Among the visiting hunters was Dr. Sandy Muir of Armstrong, B.C. on his annual hunt. As usual, he came with many

boxes of B.C. fruit to give away to friends here.

Favourable weather has seen many farmers com-plete their grain harvest for another year. Reports are that yields were average.

Coming events — Oct. 15 — Flu clinic at the By-emoor School from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oct. 15 — “Stage Fright” illusion show at the Byemoor hall at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 — Byemoor fall roast beef supper at the Byemoor hall at 4-7 p.m. Oct. 25 — Shirley Campbell’s 80th birthday celebration at the Byemoor hall at 2 p.m.

Smile for the day — “Money: The mint makes it first and it’s up to us to make it last.”

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Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed their festive feast. The weather turned out fan-tastic to for those of us trav-eling it was appreciated.

Now seeing things are going back to normal, so has the school agenda. It’s time for everyone to get back to their nightly reading and agendas getting signed.

At the village office, the council agreed that reviews of the village bylaws are re-quired and time is set aside in the near future to begin the process with the un-sightly premises and truck route bylaws.

Council also signed a Memorandum of Agree-ment with the Minister of Municipal Affairs for the Federal Gas Tax Grant.

Following a detailed re-view of the Government Viability Review Question-nare, council will request the Minister of Municipal Affairs to conduct the via-bility review for the Village of Botha.

Seeing the church closed its doors a year ago last June 2012, some people have come together and do-nated to a great cause. They have had positive reactions to the idea of keeping the church as part of Botha community and opening the doors to sharing with the public a small, but very important part of our past. It sounds like the church will be becoming a museum.

This was a fantastic idea as some of Botha history was held here. On September 26,1909, 105 years ago, the church was dedicated. Also in 1923, primary classes were held in it, so it would be a great building to keep. A big thank you goes out to anyone and everyone who donated to this cause.

We are also looking for some new Bingo callers as come summer, we re-ally need your help please. Brenda is willing to train anyone to call and would re-ally appreciate if you could. Her phone number is 403-742-6241 if you would like to phone her and talk things over. This would very much be appreciated.

Quilting takes place for the first time again for an-other year, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the seniors’ centre. Please join the ladies there

than.Don’t forget the village

council meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23. Ev-eryone is welcome to at-tend.

On Friday, Oct. 10, a Cel-ebration of Life was held at the hall for Betty Hadwin, who passed away suddenly on Oct. 5 at the age of 72. Our sympathy and prayers go out to her husband, Frank Hadwin, their three daughters and their fami-lies, several other relatives and several close friends. She was a very kind and loving person and also a very active member of both Botha and Gadsby areas. She will be truly missed.

The next seniors’ meet-ing will be held on Monday, Nov. 3 starting at 12 noon. So they are hoping all se-niors can attend these very important meetings.

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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Stettler Middle School students got a crash course in Canadian rock music his-tory last week courtesy of Whitehorse’s Speed Con-trol.

The three-piece band per-formed in the gym on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 10, running through Can-Con classics from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Beginning with Paul Anka’s “Diana” and the Guess Who’s “Shakin’ All Over,” the band moved into the 1970s with April Wine’s “She Could Have Been a Lady.”

As the band led into Rush’s “Tom Sawyer,” singer and bassist Jody Peters gave the students a quick lesson on the band, lauding the size of Neil Peart’s drum kit and ex-plaining progressive rock as “20-minute songs that no one can understand.”

The band finished its ret-rospective with the Barena-

ked Ladies’ “One Week,” with Peters and his brother, guitarist and singer Graeme Peters, delivering the song’s rapid-fire lyrics.

In between songs, band members exchanged quips and trivia, and quizzed the school’s staff and students on rock history. They closed their show with their own song, “Tent City,” the final track on their most recent album, F.A.B., released in 2012.

The show was well-received by students and teachers alike, including Eric Rahn, the band teacher for both the middle school and William E. Hay Com-posite High School.

“That was an awesome way to present the history of Canadian rock,” said Rahn. “A lot of kids were really pumped about their story, about how they got into music and how they love doing it.”

Speed Control, which also includes drummer Ian March, tours for roughly seven months of the year, performing at schools dur-

ing the day and playing its own material at bars, fes-tivals and other venues on evenings and weekends.

The band also oper-ates rock camps during the summer, often in remote communities. The Pe-ters brothers, both former schoolteachers, said that playing in schools allows

them to combine their pas-sions for education and mu-sic.

“We like music too much not to do it,” said Jody, “so, we found a way to do both.”

Their path thus far has been a bumpy one at times. In 2010, their tour van caught fire in Fort MacMur-ray, and in mid-September, they lost $7,000 worth of

equipment when thieves broke into their trailer in Surrey, B.C.

The latter story had a happier ending, as sponsors Yamaha Canada replaced their PA equipment free of charge, while a crowdfund-ing campaign on Indiegogo has so far raised nearly half of its $5,000 goal to replace the remaining equipment.

The band has played for schools over the past three years, and Jody said that while younger students are easier to entertain — “kids love to scream” —  older kids are harder to engage, since they’re often more concerned about what their peers will think if they see them enjoying the show.

“That’s my goal,” said Jody. “When I see them, I’m like, ‘I’m gonna get you. I’m gonna make you laugh.’”

“Usually,” said Graeme, “by the end we can win them over.”

For more information on the band — including their forthcoming album, due to be released this fall — visit speedcontrol.com.

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The beautiful couple had a small Vintage wedding

with family and friends. It was a romantic ceremony

amongst towering trees and the vibrant energy

of Prairie Creek in the background. Reception was

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From left, Jody Peters, Graeme Peters and Ian March, of the band Speed Control, perform in the gymnasium of Stettler Middle School on Friday, Oct. 10.

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An excerpt from the Big Knife to the Battle his-tory book: “One interesting thing they (Gadsby Omega Circle ladies) did was hold a handkerchief bazaar”.  “The first bazaar was held No-vember, 1920. The whole community helped con-tribute to it and it was very successful.”  “In 1928 the Circle decided they should have their bazaar earlier in the fall, before the weather got cold”.  “The last Satur-day in  October became the day for the annual Omega Circle Bazaar!”

This year marks the 94th annual bazaar, which will be held at the Gadsby Hall on Saturday, Oct. 25. Doors open 1 p.m.; bazaar will officially start at 2 p.m.  There will be baking, crafts and white elephant tables, guessing game; fishpond and popcorn draws for the kids; pail prizes and the main raffle will be drawn. There is a minimal charge at the door and this will give you a chance at the door prize plus tea/coffee and cake,  something for every-one.

Congratulations to our local award winners from Stettler Middle School: Brooke Glasier, Rebecca Bridge, Shayna Brower, Keyonna Derr, Sadie Di-egel, and Megan Kobi.

The Big Knife 4H Beef Club held its organizational meeting for the 2014/15 year with a new executive: Leader Denise Jacobson, president, Shayla  Derr, vice president Junae Vent-nor, treasurer Tori Brower, parliamentarian Kassandra Diegel; historians Rylee Ja-cobson, Kathryn Dolliver, Mckenzie Hankins; club re-porter Keyonna Derr; lunch committee Jasmin Diegel and Tyson Brower; phone committee Bridget Skoc-dopole and Chase Dolliver.  We wish you all a very suc-cessful and enjoyable year!

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“Keep your eye on Donalda” was a statement in the Wetaskiwin Times news-paper from April, 1911. That was several months before the Village was incorpo-rated.

Donalda was located on the Calgary-Vegreville line of the Canadian Northern Railway. In April 1911 it was reported Donalda that “has the largest country to draw from of any town within a radius of 100 miles.” A bit of hyperbole perhaps but by all accounts Donalda was the centre of a very fertile farming district. As early as 1907 (long before Donalda was estab-lished) it was reported in the Wetaskiwin Times that the harvest was good that fall. Wheat averaged 20 to 25 bushels per acre, oats 40 to 60 bushels per acre.

By 1911 coal was being mined within half a mile of the Village from the rich strata in the Meeting Creek Coulee – a boon to settlers for their stoves and the railway for its trains.

There were three general stores, two lumber yards, a hardware store, three im-plement houses, a harness shop, and a drug store – all before the village was incorpo-rated. There was a need, the newspaper stated, for a grist mill, barber shop, news-paper and doctor.

Most essential was a boarding house and by April, 1911 a 40-room three-storey ho-

tel was being erected, the location of the present museum. The bar had room for 115 patrons. This hotel stood until it burned down in 1970 with the loss of one life.

Another smaller hotel fronting the rail-way burnt down in the summer of 1919; it was rebuilt and opened in the spring of 1920 by a new proprietor, Chris Jensen. Meals were 40 cents. J. W. Murphy’s hall was also lost in the same fire but he re-built a new hall on Main Street designed as a movie theatre. The first movie shown was “The Blinding Trail,” a drama starring Monroe Salisbury.

Happy Birthday this week to: Arynn Kathleen Sideritsch, Elizabeth Marshall, Hayley Anderson, Nicole Sideitsch, Leah Erickson, Anna Bailey, Colin Walker, Heather Blouin, Ken Norman, Linda Rider, Tracee Vikse, Chase Sutton, Kyle Charles, Randy Shepherd, Jesse Vikse, and Maisie Burlock.

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Linda StillingerBIG VALLEY BULLETIN

It has been very exciting to watch as the Big Valley Historical Society’s new Tool Museum begins to be-come a reality. They have been hard at work pouring the foundations and floors in preparation for their building. We all hope the weather continues to coop-erate so they can assemble the building’s shell and work on their displays all winter. They hope to have everything far enough along to start opening up to the public by next summer. For those who have not had the privilege to see inside Rod Miller’s workshop, it is al-most impossible to fathom the sheer number of tools that will find their home in this new building. Rod has estimated there are about 10,000 individual tools but it would seem the number far exceeds this. This mu-seum will be the largest museum display of antique tools in Canada. There is still a lot of work ahead, but it is marvelous to see things finally happening.

The Big Valley United

Church will be hosting its annual Fall Supper this coming Sunday, Oct. 19 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Big Valley Community Hall. Come on out and join them for a scrumptious tur-key dinner with all the trim-mings and of course a lot of great camaraderie.

The Big Valley 4-H Beef Club will be holding their first meeting of this new season on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Big Val-ley Arena. For more infor-mation please call Cheryl at 403-740-2813.

Registration and warm up for the Big Valley Inn Pool League will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

The Friends of the Big Valley Library is holding a board meeting at the Li-brary on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.

Remember to mark your calendars for the annual flu clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Big Valley Drop-in Centre.

The Big Valley Library has launched its fall pro-gramming schedule this

month. The first meeting of the Sit n’ Stitch group took place this past Saturday, Oct. 11. New members are always welcome.

Anyone interested in gaining fresh landscaping ideas or sharing their horti-cultural expertise is invited to join the library’s Garden Club, which will meet on Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The goal of this club is to share knowledge as we en-deavour to beautify our own outdoor spaces. For a fun night out, teens and adults are invited to Game Night on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Ladies’ Night has been changed from Wednesday evenings to Tuesdays, with the first meeting of the sea-son at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 and the Ladies’ Book Club will be meeting on 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31.

Don’t forget to book your table for the annual Big Valley Christmas Craft Show and Sale. This popu-lar event is slated for Sat-urday, Nov. 15 at the Big Valley Community Hall. For more information or to book a table please call An-drea at 403-876-2064.

Big Valley will feature the largesttool museum in Canada

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Independent SPORTSWednesday, October 15, 2014Page 18 The Stettler Independent

Mustafa EricINDEPENDENT EDITOR

Stettler Wildcats trav-eled to Ponoka to face off with Broncs on Thursday, Oct. 9 for the last regular season game, and dominat-ing the field throughout, returned home with an im-pressive 35-0 win.

The first quarter saw the Broncs defense hold off the initial advances of the vis-iting Wildcats, even forc-ing a few turnovers, but two minutes from the end of the quarter, Stettler’s Austin Rosland scored the first touch down and with the successful conversion Stettler boys took a 7-0 lead.

The beginning of the sec-ond quarter saw some re-vived attempts by the hosts but a second touchdown again by Rosland drowned the enthusiasm of the hosts leading to a complete dom-ination on the field by the visitors. The first half end-ed 14-0 for the Widlcats.

Throughout the second half, a better-coordinated and more efficiently orga-nized Wildcats team main-

tained possession without giving many chances to Broncs.

And that brought about an explosion of speed, tal-ent and athleticism by Kyle Lawrence, who scored all three touchdowns in the second half for the Stettler side.

Head coach Norbert Bah-arally, clearly ecstatic with the result said it was good to see both defense and special teams being able to score touchdowns.

“I think it went very well, we put together some nice drives and we were able to finish the drives,” Baharally said.

“When you have good balance of defense, offense and special teams, hope-fully good things are going to happen,” he added.

With Wildcats having placed third at the end of the regular season and the Broncs sixth, the two teams will play against each other again on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. in Stettler.

Wildcats will also be running a concession in support of the team during the game.

Wildcats win comfortably in

Ponoka

Lightning victorious on the roadStacey Lavallie

INDEPENDENT REPORTER

Coming off a week of straight losses, the Lightning needed a few wins to recover their verve, and found them in Mountain View and Banff with wins of 4-1 and 8-2, re-spectively.

The action started in Dids-bury on Saturday, Oct. 11, where the Lightning kept the puck out of their own net for the first two periods.

“We thought they were a bit of a free-wheeling team,” General Manager and Head Coach Doug Smith said. “We saw they had scored a lot of goals but they’d also given up a lot.”

With that in mind, the team played a strong defen-sive line, shutting down the Mountainview Colts, while keeping its offensive line on the go.

Jake Bottomley opened

the game for Stettler, slip-ping the puck past the Colts’ netminder with just less than eight minutes gone into the first. It was followed less than a minute later by a goal by assistant captain Adam Ternes.

The Lightning continued to strike, with the third goal coming a minute into the second period, this time at the hands of Dylan Houston.

“Sticking to the plan helped,” Smith said, say-ing that the team did a lot of checking that kept the Colts in their paddock.

It wasn’t until the third period that the Colts broke free, getting a goal past net-minder Simon Thieleman.

However, it was the only one Thieleman let past, and after another goal by Ternes, the game came to a success-ful 4-1 end for Stettler.

The weekend wasn’t done, so the boys travelled to Banff

to compete against the Banff Bears on Sunday, Oct. 12.

It was another morale-building trouncing handed out by the Lightning, as the team again kept the Bears from scoring until the third period.

“Banff was another team that scored points, but gave up a lot too, so the formula was the same,” Smith said.

The first period came to a close with neither team scor-ing, but the Lightning burst onto the ice on the second period and started pummel-ling the Bears’ goalie.

About a minute-and-a-half into the second, Bottomley scored, followed about four minutes later by Mark Di-etz, the team’s Captain. Bot-tomley returned to haunt the Bears’ netminder, scoring again, before Michael Neu-meier scored the last goal of the second, again for Stettler.

Banff got the jump on the Lightning in the third, scor-ing its first goal about four minutes into the third, but the Lightning answered with a goal from Dylan Houston on a powerplay about three minutes later.

Taking advantage of num-bers after Matt Johannson ended up in the penalty box for high sticking, the Bears’ scored its last goal of the game against Jordan McCal-lum – which was answered by two shorthanded goals from Reese Anheliger and Brendan Polson.

Houston sent home the last goal of the night, closing the rink down 8-2.

Stettler next plays in Ponoka on Wednesday, Oct. 15, and then in Red Deer on Saturday, Oct. 18. On Oct. 19, the Lightning come back to home ice for a Sunday matinee game, starting at 3:30 p.m.

Photo by Dave Morris

Kyle Lawrence scores his second, Wildcats’ fourth touchdown in a flying dash to the red zone of the Broncs during the last regular game of the season in Ponoka on Thursday, Oct.9.

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Forty young runners from Stettler Middle School made a skillful showing at a cross-country meet last week in Castor.

Twenty-four girls and 16 boys from grades 6 to 8 took part in the CARA meet at Theresetta Catholic School on Thursday, Oct. 9, with several ranking in the top 10 for their respective categories.

Vice-principal Jeff Lee said that although the num-ber of students involved has declined from previous years, he was pleased with the results.

He applauded the achievements of students like Grade 6’s Sidney Kobi, who placed fourth for her grade despite having a late

start to her run. Students at Stettler

Middle School take part in cross-country running in their physical education classes, as well as in a club that meets after school.

“The kids have been working really hard in gym class and after school,” said Lee.

The school’s cross-coun-try coaches are Brett Nixon, Stefan Olafson and Karen Hataley.

Following are the results for the Stettler students who placed in the top 10 in their categories in Thursday’s meet.

Grade 6 girls: Sidney Kobi, fourth; Alearra Day Chief, eighth; Kara Wah-lund, ninth.

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A total of 13 students from Erskine took part. Fol-lowing are the students who placed in the top 10 in their

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Independent SPORTSPage 20 The Stettler Independent Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Stettler Midgets start wellMustafa Eric

INDEPENDENT EDITOR

Two Midget teams from Stettler faced off with Ponoka opponents over the weekend in one league and one preseason game, with the host Ponoka teams putting up a great effort but failing to win over the visitors.

In the league game on Friday, Oct 10, Stettler’s Legion Storm Blue tied 3-3 with Ponoka’s Fountain Tire Midget A Wolves in the competition of two well-matched squads.

The first period of the game started with both teams trying to impose their pace on the opponent but it was the hosts who opened scoring through Tyson Matejka halfway through the period. The score-board stood at 1-0 for the Ponoka side at the end of the first 20 minutes.

The visitors stepped up their game in the second with the Storm equalizing through Quade Cassidy in the first minute and taking the lead again with Cassidy 15 minutes later with a short-handed point. In this period the hosts found it difficult to stop the better skating Stettler team.

The period ended with the 2-1 lead for the Storm.

The third period was marked by a comeback effort by the Wolves who scored in quick succession. Matthew Klimec scored unassisted in the eighth minute and Jarret Henderson repeated the feat in less than 90 seconds, giving the lead to the hosts. But the Storm were not in the mood to give in and Matt Sylvester scored in power-play for the visitors ty-ing the game at 3-3.

The game between Stettler Midget C and Ponoka Midget B on Saturday, Oct.11 turned out to be a much rougher game de-spite being only a preseason match which saw the visiting Stettler side going home with a 7-1 win.

Although it was the Ponoka side that opened the scoring in the 9th minute of the first period through Braeden Korchin-ski, after that it was all visitors putting the numbers on the scoreboard until the end of the game. Captain Sreven Mac-Crea scored twice and so did Ryan Miel-ke, with Scott Verhoeven, Ryland Ste-fanik and Bradley Dads adding one each to the tally.

Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT REPORTER

Winter is on its way, but roller derby enthusiasts in Stettler and area hope they won’t have to spend the season in hibernation.

The Heartland Roller-girls Association (HRGA) is looking for a facility that would allow its skat-ers to keep practising and holding meets during the winter months.

League president and skater Judy-Lyn Sylvester said the association found out this summer that they wouldn’t be able to contin-ue using their usual home, the Stettler Agriplex, as it will be used for horseback riding this winter.

“We’ve been looking for an alternative arena, but we haven’t been able to find one,” said Sylves-ter, who skates under the name Muffy Merkin.

The HRGA is partnered with the Central Alberta Roller Derby Association (CARDA), where they compete as the Pummel Marys, facing off against teams from Red Deer and Wetaskiwin.

The association would normally operate through-out the year, but without a winter home they will have to adapt to a shorter season.

Sylvester said it would

also be harder for the league to retain its exist-ing members or to attract new ones without a venue. The situation also makes it harder to fundraise, as much of the league’s fund-ing comes from hosting matches locally.

Despite these chal-lenges, the association has kept busy. Beginning in September they hosted a five-week training course for beginners, focusing on the basics of skating, rath-er than roller derby strat-egy or gameplay.

Group members have kept up their skills by skating outdoors, both on the paths throughout town and the new skate park that was recently completed.

The group has also been active in the community, organizing a highway cleanup last spring and hosting a pancake break-fast during the Kinettes/IODE rummage sale in September.

As explained on the CARDA website, roller derby is a contact sport played on roller skates, between two teams with up to 14 players each on an oval track.

The competition is made up of short “jams.” Each team has one jammer, to score points, and four blockers, who try to block the other team’s jammer. Points are scored when the jammer passes the hips of opposing players.

Sylvester said that to join the derby, skaters must pass a skills test, and it can sometimes take from one to three months before they’re ready to compete.

Derby enthusiasts refer to this as the “fresh meat” period.

The HRGA has been ac-tive for three years; Syl-vester said they had about seven skaters on the roster last year and were able to borrow skaters from their sister leagues.

She herself had been interested in roller derby and learned about the local league from an ad. Sylves-ter said the camaraderie of the team was a major part of the appeal to her.

“They’re very support-ive people,” she said. “I’ve never met a more support-ive network of people, to fall back on if you need it.”

Roller derby also offers physical benefits. Sylves-ter said that although the bodychecking back and forth can be brutal, it’s ex-citing for players to be al-lowed to give — and take — that punishment.

“It’s very empowering,” she explained. “As wom-en, we get to go out and be physical, and it’s OK.”

According to a Face-book post, the group is looking for an area that can house a track that is 53 feet by 88 feet in size, plus a buffer zone of about 10 feet between the track and the walls. The surface would need to be “skate-able” — that is, flat and smooth, like sealed hard-wood or concrete.

Sylvester said anyone interested in getting in-volved may contact any roller derby member, vis-it the Facebook page or check out heartlandroller-girls.com.

In search of ... pictures of yourself, your family, loved ones or friends who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the first World War, the second World War, the Korean Conflict, Desert Storm, Afghanistan or any of Canada’s peacekeeping missions.On Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Stettler Independent, with the generous support of the local business community, will pay tribute to those who have answered Canada's call in time of need. We will publish a very special pictorial section honouring local veterans.

We urge you to dig through your old albums and find your favourite photo.

Please ensure your photos are clearly marked with your name, address and phone number.We cannot reproduce photocopies or laser prints of pictures.Bring your photos and completed form by Oct. 27 to:Stettler Independent4810 - 50 St.,or [email protected]

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Goal #6 - Bradley Dads scores Goal #6 - Bradley Dads scores

the penultimate goal of the the penultimate goal of the

game for Stettler Midget C team game for Stettler Midget C team

during their preseason game on during their preseason game on

Saturday, Oct.11 at the Ponoka Saturday, Oct.11 at the Ponoka

recreation complex. recreation complex.

Roller derby club seeks winter home

Submitted photo by Sandy Clark

Jammer Judy-Lyn Sylvester (Muffy Merkin) of the Pummel Marys clears the pack on a scoring lap while picking up speed to make another lap during a recent roller derby competition.

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District Deputy Bill Smille from Big Valley presented long service pins to the Halkirk Elks at their regular meet-ing on Tuesday evening.  Receiving five-year pins were Jacquie Dietrich, Matt Koenraadt, and Mary Stewart.  10-year pins were presented to Charles Muncy and Terry Vock-eroth, with John deMos receiving his 15-year pin and Tony Nibourg his 20-year pin.  Den-nis Cordel, Dan Fowler and Dale Kent were pre-sented with their service pin for 35 years.  Stan Anderson, Lowell Berry and Doug Duke each re-ceived  pins for 50 years of service.  Congratula-tions to our active lodge and its members for their service to our community.  Rae-Anne Cordel, on be-half of the Ladies of the Heartland riders present-ed the Elks with a picto-rial plaque thanking them for their support.

Big Valley Elk mem-bers Larry Meyer and Allen Jacobson accom-panied DD Smille and

joined the Elks and guests to a lasagna supper prior to the meeting.

Twenty four students from Mother Teresa ran in CARA cross country races held at Teresetta on Thursday.  Eight students out of 16 eligible from grades 6 through 9 quali-fied and will be able to take part in CWAJHAA scheduled for Friday, Oct. 17 in Lacombe.  Devon Johnson placed second and was given a t-shirt with Kiara Gamroth, Trey MacGilivray, Abby and Bailey Musgrove, Brook-lyn and Logan Perry and Eric William all placing in the top 10 in their grade categories and winning ribbons.  Eight students from grade 4 and 5 did a fun run.  Ms. Sherri Beier is the Phys Ed teacher and their coach.

Both volleyball teams played excellent games against Brownfield on Wednesday after school.

For the first time in many years, Halkirk se-niors are being asked to go to Castor for their flu shot. 

Congratulations to Jus-tin and Renee Fowler on the birth of a baby girl, Grace Marie, born on Oct. 8 in Red Deer.  Proud grandparents are Dan and Clara Fowler.

Our senior floor curl-ing teams were at the Hub in Stettler on Thursday.  Team players were Jac-quie Dietrich with Wendy Ashbacher, Dennis and Katie Turre; Anne Neil-son with Olga Cox, Eliza-beth Raher and Francine Hanson who placed third in their pool.

Darrel and Wendy Ash-bacher attended the wed-ding of Darrels niece on the Oct. 4 weekend in Cranbrook, BC.

Fire prevention week was Oct 6-11, the Halkirk fire department took the fire truck to the school so the students could get a better understanding of how a fire truck works

Coming up: Oct. 16 – regular bingo at the hall at 7:30;  Oct. 18 – Last chance for tickets to the Elks Oyster fry and white elephant sale.

Long years of service for Elks recognized

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Group picture: left to right – back row – DD Bill Smille, Dale Kent, Dan Fowler, Terry Vockeroth, Mary Stewart, Charles Muncy, John deMos, Tony Nibourg, Matt Koenraadt and Jacquie Dietrich.   Front row – Lowell Berry, Doug Duke, Stan Anderson and Dennis Cordel.

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PEKRULClinton DarylMarch 14, 1925 - October 2, 2014

At the age of 89 years, our kind, gentle, humble Clint died in his sleep, leaving this earth to be reunited with departed loved ones. Born in Loverna, Saskatchewan, his early years were enjoyed at his family’s mixed farm, near Compeer, where he adopted his parent’s extreme work ethic. He was a dedicated pupil and inspired handyman with dubious success. Following a brief courtship, Clint was

captured by Mary Bernice Orchison. They married November 1, 1945. His trucking career commenced upon moving to Vancouver, British Columbia. Aversion to city life propelled them to Stettler in 1949, accompanied by their fi rst child LaVerne, with the addition of second daughter, Donna; in 1956 a son Gordon arrived. They graduated from the converted street car to newly build home in 1954; where they resided in that house until Bernice’s death in 2005 and Clint’s transfer to Points West Living in August of 2014.In 1981 Clint was honored as Alberta Trucking Association’s Truck Driver of the year, recognizing 32 years in the profession. In 1982, he received their Million Mile Honor Award for courteous, accident free driving.Clint is predeceased by his parents Albert and Minnie, his uncle Adolf Pekrul, daughter LaVerne and grandson Christopher. He is survived by daughter Donna and son Gordon (Linda); grandchildren: Colin (Jennifer), Michael (Liana) and Melanie; great grandchildren: Emily, Austin and Greyson; plus his favorite, furry felines; Agnes Orchison a long time cherished friend; many relatives and cherished friends.

And when we saw you sleepingso peaceful and free from pain,

we could not wish you backto suffer that again.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium with Rev. Barbara Lieurance offi ciating. Musician Elaine Hennel played for Evelyn Shursen as she sang “I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry” as well as for the hymns and prelude music. Granddaughter in law Jennifer presented tributes written by Donna and Gordon. Clinton was laid to rest in the Lake View Cemetery with Honorary Pallbearers as Kendall Bignell, Stan Wesner, Ted and Viola Wettlaufer, his trucker friends and Pallbearers as Gordon Pekrul, Colin Pekrul, Michael Pekrul, Melanie Pekrul, Wayne Carstairs and David Carstairs. Family and friends gathered in the Heartland Reception Centre for a time of fellowship and a luncheon served by Teresa’s Catering. Memorial donations may be made to Alberta Mental Health, Points West Living Cottage D or a charity of your own choice.

Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUMentrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

HAEBERLE1922 - 2014Mr. Roy Edward Haeberle of Halkirk, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the age of 92 years. Roy is survived by one brother Jack (Shirley) Haeberle, one sister Beth Thibault, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and family members. He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers and four sisters. In following with Roy’s wishes, no formal service will be held and a private family interment service will take

place at a later date. Memorial donations in Roy’s honor may be made directly to the Halkirk Cemetery Fund, c/o The Village of Halkirk (Cemetery Fund), Box 126, Halkirk, AB T0C 1M0. Condolences to Roy’s family may be emailed to [email protected]

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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

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

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B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate

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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:

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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]

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.

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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!

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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]

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“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop

Structural Skid WeldersMust have CWB Qualifi cation. A fi rm

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Oilfield 800

$2500 BonusEvery 100 days

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, Night Foremen,

Experienced/Inexperienced

Junior Day/Night Operators

Must have H2S, First Aid,valid driver’s license. Pre-employment Drug

screening Competitive Wages.

Benefi t PackagePlease submit resume

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Trades 850BILL MCCOLMAN

OILFIELD HAULING LTD.Looking to hire

Journeyman or Apprentice Mechanic. Great work

environment. Competitive wages. Drop off, fax or send your resume to:

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PETROFIELD Industries, the Leader in manufacturingHydrovac trucks, is acceptingresumes for the following positions:* Quality Control Manager (You will have trade or technical education, Quality Control training/ coursework / certifi cation, Project Management Training. Fabricator/ welder experience, 3 - 5 years QC experience and CWB Supervisor Certifi cation. Class 3A Driver’s\Licence an asset)* Journeyman HET* General Labourers* Industrial Painters* Sandblasters* Material Handler* Automotive Electrical Technician* Journeyman Welder / Apprentice* 2nd Yr Welder with Aluminum experience

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Busy expanding Chrysler dealership 40 minutes

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Wages commensurate with training leveland experience.

Chrysler experiencepreferred but not essential,

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Trackmobile Operator- EdmontonCando Rail Services is seeking experienced Trackmobile Operators for a customer site in Edmonton, Ab. Working in a small team environment, incumbent will ensure safe operation of the trackmobile and rail car movements.

Top candidates will be customer service oriented and have excellent teamwork skills. The trackmobile operator must be physically fit and be able to gain a clear medical evaluation for safety critical postions as well as possess H2S, TDG, WHMIS, and First Aid.

Full time position working 8 hours a day; Monday to Friday. Employee Group Benefits Plan and eligibility to participate in an Employee Ownership Plan.

Fax: 780-424-4848, Email: [email protected] or Visit: candoltd.com for more information.

M o r e t h a n a j o b . T h i n k c a r e e r . T h i n k o w n e r s h i p .

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]

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.

Yard Hand/Hotshot DriverScope of Job

• Must consistently check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order. Also responsible for routine truck services.• Safely and effi ciently load, unload and transport job materials to and from job site• Driver must also properly maintain log books of working hours and vehicle service. Consistent communication is key between the driver and supervisors to ensure effi cient transport.• Help prepare materials for upcoming jobs• Responsible for day-to-day shop housekeeping to ensure maximum shop effi ciency and productivity.• Snow removal around yard as needed.

Qualifi cations• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License with a clean abstract.• NSC driving experience is preferred.• Standard First Aid and H2S Alive safety tickets are an asset• A team player with excellent attention to detail, a strong work ethic and oral communication skills.• All employees are required to undergo and pass a Drug & Alcohol screening as condition of employment.

Arnett & Burgess Oilfi eld Construction LimitedA&B is a committed employer to thecommunities where we operateOver 55 years strong, Arnett & Burgess Oilfi eld Construction Limited (A&B), safely provides quality pipeline construction, facility installation, custom fabrication, pipeline integrity,maintenance and related constructionservices to the energy industry.

Location:Bashaw, AB

Compensation:Competitive WageBenefi ts

Hours:Full-Time. Overtime.

Duration of Work:Permanent

To submit your resume and learn more about these positions and other career opportunities please contact Human Resources:

Email: [email protected] | Phone: 780.384.4050Fax 780.384.2402 | WWW.ABPIPELINERS.COM

Arnett & Burgess Oilfi eld Construction LimitedA&B is a committed employer to thecommunities where we operate

Over 55 years strong, Arnett & Burgess Oilfi eld Construction Limited (A&B), safely provides

quality pipeline construction, facility installation, custom fabrication, pipeline integrity,maintenance and related construction

services to the energy industry.

Heavy Duty Mechanic Apprentice

SCOPE OF JOB• Repair and maintain On Highway Vehicles, Picker/NSC trucks, and light and heavy trailers• Must consistently check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.• Safely and effi ciently load, unload and transport job materials to and from job site• Driver must also properly maintain log books of working hours and vehicle service. • Responsible for day-to-day shop housekeeping to ensure maximum shop effi ciency and productivity.• Yard upkeep and maintenance as needed

QUALIFICATIONS• Entry level or fi rst year HD apprentice.• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License.• NSC driving experience is preferred.• Standard First Aid and H2S Alive safety tickets are an asset• A team player with excellent attention to detail, a strong work ethic and oral communication skills.• All employees are required to undergo and pass a Drug & Alcohol screening as condition of employment.

To submit your resume and learn more about these positions and other career opportunities please contact Human Resources:

Email: [email protected] | Phone: 780.384.4050Fax 780.384.2402 | WWW.ABPIPELINERS.COM

Location:Bashaw, AB

Compensation:Competitive WageBenefi ts

Hours:Full-Time. Overtime.

Duration of Work:Permanent

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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]

Truckers/Drivers 860

CLASS 3 DRIVERSw/airbrake endorsement

needed immed. for waste & recycling. Email resume

with a min. of 2 referencesto: [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. Paid bydirect deposit, benefi ts

and company fuel cards. Border crossing required with valid passport and clean criminal record.

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

BusinessOpportunities 870

GET FREEVENDING MACHINES.

Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just

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 880OVERHEAD DOOR TECH• Experience in residential &

commercial installation & service

OVERHEAD DOOR ASST.• Training will be provided

DOORS ON DEMANDSales, Service & Installation

403-963-5000

For info or to apply call Gerald OR email resume to

[email protected]

CHEETAH SANDBLASTING &

PAINTING Requires

Sandblasters & Painters for inside shop work. entry level $20/hr.

Experienced $30/hr. plusFax resume to 403-742-3887

or email:[email protected]

DAIRY equipment supplier looking for

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

resume:[email protected]

INTERESTEDIN THE COMMUNITY

NEWSPAPER BUSINESS?Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like

you. Post your resumeonline. FREE. Visit:

awna.com/for-job-seekers.

SHRUMS MEATSHIRING MEAT WRAPPER

/ KILL FLOOR. Phone 1-403-742-1427

or fax 403-742-1429

Misc.Help 880

SWAMPERS F/Tneeded immediately for a

fast growing waste &recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved(driver’s helper) position.Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to [email protected]

EmploymentTraining 900

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED!

Learn to process & submit billing claims for hospitals

and doctors!No experience needed!

Local training getsyou ready to work! 1-888-627-0297.

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Help 880

EmploymentTraining 900

IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTAT HALKIRK MANUFACTURING FACILITY

LOOKING FOR: • CARPENTERS • APPRENTICES • LABOURERS • IRON WORKERS • CLADDERS

START IMMEDIATELY! Working towards aJanuary 1, 2015 deadline.

If interested please forward your resume to [email protected]

12345Full time opportunities with a long standing local

company located in Salmon Arm, BC, on the beauti-ful Shuswap Lake. Candidates should be experienced

Meat Cutters who would like to grow and advance their careers with Askew’s Foods.

Visit our website at Askewsfoods.com for detailson this position.

Meat Cutter

14102DG1

Want your career to have a meaningful impact on people’s lives? To know your ideas and initiatives are helping transform communities and build futures? The Government of Alberta offers you an opportunity to play an active role in shaping our province—making it an even better place to live and work. Discover how working for the Government of Alberta can work for you.

Career and Employment ConsultantAlberta Human Services, Stettler. Our office is searching for a positive and extremely capable team member to contribute to our office and communities. We seek to create a helpful, committed and knowledgeable atmosphere not only for the public but also for our team. This position will be part of an integrated team that works interdependently. Your goal is to help build Alberta’s workforce by assisting Albertan clients to get back to work as well as helping to build our young Aboriginal workforce. Using your interviewing and assessment skills, you will be assisting Albertans to make informed choices regarding employment and training to increase their employability which will ultimately contribute to their economic and social well-being. You will accomplish this by providing advice and support related to career planning and training options, finances, labour market information, income support and community resources. This is a temporary position until March 31, 2015 with a good possibility of extension. Job ID #1026978

Visit jobs.alberta.ca to learn more about this opportunity, to apply online or to find out more information about the Government of Alberta.

We have a passion for the possible.

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]

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

STETTLERTRANSIT MIX

Looking to hireFull Time

Redi-Mix Concrete Truck DriversConcrete Pump Operator/Truck

DriverClass 3 with air, willing to train right

[email protected]

Redi-Mix Companyrequires

Mixer Driver toDeliver Concrete

Requires Class 3 with Air

Come and see us at:4202 - 46 Ave., Stettleror call 403-742-2134

SO007488

Apply to Lakeland College in person or online during Open House & pay NO APPLICATION FEE.

www.lakelandcollege.ca/open-house

Independent CLASSIFIEDS Page 25Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Th e right place to fi nd

the right person for

the job.

403.742.2395403.742.2395

DO YOUR PART

RECYCLE YOUR PAPER!

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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.

Independent CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 15, 2014Page 26

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

PENDINGPENDING

The housing market has begun to heat up thanks to an economy on the rebound. Few peo-ple aspire to rent for life, and home ownership is a dream shared by both natives and immigrants who came to the country seeking a better life.

Each year the National Association of Realtors compiles a profi le of buy-ers and sellers that docu-ments trends in the real estate market. Although the majority of fi rst-time home buyers identify as

white, the next largest group are Hispanics, who account for 11 per cent of the market of fi rst-time home buyers.

The rapidly growing Hispanic population is infl uencing all areas of modern living, including real estate. Estimates suggest that, between now and 2020, Hispan-ics, the second largest ethnic group in America, will account for 50 per cent of new home buyers.

Over the last three de-cades, two of every fi ve

newcomers to the hous-ing market were His-panic, according to the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Pro-fessionals. In addition to needing assistance fi nd-ing their dream homes, Hispanic buyers also may need help securing loans to fi nance their upcoming home purchases.

Just this year ezDinero.com launched a multi-national online alternate lending solution that helps fi rst-time borrow-ers connect with top ex-

perts who specialize in personal loans. The com-pany works directly with the Spanish-speaking market and serves as a mediator between lend-ers and borrowers. The service is one of the few reputable online compa-nies that can help fi rst-time borrowers fi nd fi nan-cial solutions that meet their exact specifi cations and connect them with the top lenders in the in-dustry.

Marina H. Gonzales, Director of Public Rela-tions at ezDinero, states that there is a need for

this type of bilingual service for the Span-ish-speaking audience, which is underserved in the United States.

“ezDinero was created with the intent of giving the Spanish-speaking population an opportuni-ty to meet their personal lending needs, especially for fi rst-time borrowers,” Gonzales said.

This alternative lending solution is not the only option available to His-panics. Some people fi nd success through gov-ernment assistance and grant programs geared

toward the Hispanic com-munity. The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Profession-als can be an excellent resource for further in-formation, instructing people on how to apply for loans, secure lower interest rates and qual-ify for loans even if you have a poor or brief credit history.

Hispanics wield more infl uence in the United States than ever before, and more and more His-panics are making that infl uence known in the real estate market.

FranSnowden

KarenCannady

DarienChapman

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

CandorRealty Ltd.

Ph. 403-742-44244908 - 51 Street

LOOKING FOR YEAR ROUND LUXURY LIVING AT THE LAKE. This totally fi nished home has

outstanding details. Huge kitchen granite countertops, 5 bedrooms & 3 baths. A must see at $599,000.

1700 sq. ft. of living space with 3 bdrms and 2 baths. Basement just waiting to be developed to make this house a home.

Corner lot, fenced yard. $380,000.

WHITE SANDS - Private setting. 4 bdrm log home.You are going

to have fun on deck or around the fi replace. Listed at $459,000.

SOLD

1.5 STOREY FAMILY HOME. Move mom into the one bedroom suite or can be

revenue, paying 1/2 the mortgage. Close to schools and downtown. $399,900.

LOCATION

NEAT AND CLEAN BI-LEVEL IN PARKDALE. 4011 - 58 St. Freshly painted, 3 bdrms with main fl oor laundry, a garden area, double garage and

room for RV parking. $229,000.

REDUCED

Large 4 bdrm home made for a large family. Small town living in the

village of Botha. Close to school and lots of space. $229,000.

ACREAGE

10 ACRES with 1488 sq. ft. mobile home in mint condition. Beautifully

landscaped, stunning gazebo. Many outbuildings, close to town. $399,900.

REDUCED

RENOS - Have made into a year round lakefront home. Take a look

before winter. Call Fran. Now at $459,900.

ROCHONSANDS

SCENICSANDS

Four bedroom home with double detachedgarage, located in West Stettler. Ideal starter

home that has some nice upgrades but needs some TLC. Close to shopping. Only $195,000.

REDUCED

BI-LEVEL

Resources for first-time home buyers

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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]

Betee

Bet,

ABtree

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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

GG KKPPDD

Automotive 1029

Quality Collision Repairand Professional Service…

Guaranteed!

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

Phone: 403-742-35554109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler

AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD.

JT AUTO BODY LTD.

“Serving Stettler & areafor years”

• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting

Call Curt or Rob

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

CabinetMakers 1054

TEL: 403-742-6277No. 5. 4707 - 42 Street

Stettler, 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, AB403-742-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

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

Stettler Eye Care

Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye

health and vision exams

Top quality frames,

lenses and contacts

Treatment of eye

disease, injuries and

surgical co-management

Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome

Landscaping1240

• 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.

StettlerProfessionalBuilding

403-742-3411

ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson,

B.Comm., LL.B.

5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-2529

Fax 403-742-2522

[email protected]

Gary G. GrantLaw Office

4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-4437

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

LegalServices 1260

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

Mobile: 403-741-8715 Offi ce: 403-742-0030Email: [email protected]

sovereignsupport.com

• Computer Repair, Training, Network Installations & other IT related services.

Locally owned and operated in the Stettler area.

403-742-3007

Get rid of your Garbage with. . .

3R Management

PersonalServices 1315

CERTIFIEDGRIEF COACH.

Booking appointments.I offer one-on-one or

telephone services, and workshops. For information

call 403-546-7040.

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

1-866-311-9640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).

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

12345

View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide)

Tell them DannyHooper sent you

Home Consultations • Shades & Blinds • Soft Treatments • Fabrics & Hardware

THREE HILLS

403.443.5192STETTLER

403.742.1965Fax 403.443.2407Cell 403.443.06 4

Bev’s ValancesBev’s Valances

Custom window coverings and more

Beverley [email protected]

Independent CLASSIFIEDS Page 27Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Business and

Services DirectoryTO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS OR SERVICE HERE CALL CLASSIFIEDS today 403-309-33001-877-223-3311

Business Services#1000 - #1430

Misc.Services 1290 Misc.

Services 1290 Painters/Decorators1310

Purses • C

andles • Spices

Kitchen • Makeup • T

upperware

Whatever

you SELL...

Advertise it

HERE!

403.742.2395403.742.2395

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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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

Auctions 1530AUCTION

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

of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH.

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

BUD HAYNES& WARD’S FIREARMS& MILITARIA AUCTION.

Sat. & Sun., Oct. 25 & 26, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St.,

Edmonton. Over 1200 lots. Gord Fortner, Estate

Walter Ashfi eld,.Dr. Ed Hardy,

Estate Jim McKinney.To consign phone 403-347-5855 or 780-451-4549.

Industrial 3130

Realtors& Services 4010

Auctions 1530CANADA PLACE

FITNESS ASSOCIATION AUCTION

10527 - 106 St., Edmonton.Saturday, October 25,

10 a.m.Selling treadmills,

cross trainers, steppers, spin and recumbent bikes, selectorized weight equip-ment, free weights, racks,

benches, dumbbells,barbells, lockers, & more.

See www.montgomeryauctions.com.

1-800-371-6963

HEAVY CRUDE HAULING Surplus Inventory Auction.

Shop equipment,parts, tools.

Saturday, October 25, 6601 - 62 Street,

Lloydminster, Alberta. Stewart Auctions,Vermilion, Alberta. 1-800-269-8580;

www.stewartauctions.com.

TOY & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION

Sunday Oct. 19 10 a.m. Bowden Lions Hall

Bowden A.B.Approx. 200 toys, JD,

Massey, Cat, MF,Train sets, Collectibles,

Furniture, Celebrity dolls,Coins & Coin sets.

Check web for full listing & pictures

Pilgrim Auction Service403-556-5531

www.pilgrimauction.com

WHEATLAND AUCTIONS Heavy Duty TruckRepair Dispersal

Oct.18thin Strathmore, Alberta.Gun and Sportman’s

Auction,Oct. 25th

in Cheadle, Alberta.Phone 403-669-1109;

www.wheatlandauctions.com

BuildingSupplies 1550METAL ROOFING & SIDING.

30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors.

40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available

at select supportingDistributors.

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.403-876-2422

Distributor for

Blaze King Stoves403-740-3285403-742-2647

Serving Stettler for 10 years

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

Misc. forSale 1760

A-STEEL SHIPPINGDry Storage Containers. Used 40’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulatedcontainers 40’-53’ long. Specials in stock now.

Self unloading delivery. Phone toll free

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

EVERY WATER WELLon earth should have the

patented “Kontinuous Shok” Chlorinator fromBig Iron Drilling! Why?

Save thousands of lives every year.

www.1-800bigiron.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

SAWMILLS from only $4,397. Make money &

save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & dvd:

www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899

ext. 400OT.

OfficeSupplies 1800

403-742-2395

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

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

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

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Agricultural#2000 - #2290

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

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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.

VILLAGE of ALIXPUBLIC HEARING

Bylaw #414/14

PUBLIC HEARING – November 19, 2014 – 7:00 PM

At the October 15, 2014 meeting, council gave fi rst reading to Bylaw # 414/14.

The details are as follows:

Amendment to Land Use Bylaw 396/11, Schedule “A” District Map,

NE ¼ of Section 36, TWP 39, RGE 23, W4M

re-designating a portion of the land use from

Agricultural District (A)

to Light Industrial District (I1)

A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 commencing at 7:00 pm in council chambers, Village of Alix Office, 4849 – 50 Street, Alix, AB.

The purpose of the public hearing is for Village Council to hear presentations on the amendment to the Land Use Bylaw 396/11.

Your participation and input are welcome!

Bonnie Cretzman Chief Administrative Officer

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

www.stettler.net

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

1. No: 2825-2014 Legal Description: Lot 2 & 3, Block 4, Plan 0227539 Municipal Address: 4102 & 4106 - 50 Avenue Applicant: Northstar Trucking Proposed Development: Concrete Manufacturing/ Plant

You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. October 29, 2014. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.

Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use By-law No. 2018-11:

1. No: 2827-2014 Legal Description: Lot 3, Block 7, PlN 7621217 Municipal Address: 4706 - 41 Street Applicant: 1235014 AB Ltd. Proposed Development: Canvas Structure

Leann GrahamPlanning & Development Services

FRANCHISE FEEINCREASE NOTICE

Please be advised that the Village of Alix is proposing to increase the local access fee, which is charged to Fortis Alberta Inc for use of municipal lands for its power lines effective January 2015.

The fee is recovered by Fortis Alberta from its customers as the local municipal access fee on electric billings of all customers that receive electric service in the Village of Alix. This local access fee will be increased from $8.95 (17%) to $10.30 (18%) of the delivery charge of Fortis Alberta, excluding energy related riders. This calculation is based on 625kWh consumption in 30 days.

Questions or concerns should be directed to Bonnie Cretzman, CAO at (403) 403-747-2495.

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Elaine Williams - 403-742-2745

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Great learning experience for kindergarten studentsOur Early Learning

Program students enjoyed stuffing their own scare-crows with real straw.

The look of surprise on their little faces, when they realized what fun, and what a mess they could make- on purpose, was priceless!! Mrs. Laurie-Ann Niehaus, our crafty aide, prepared the burlap sack bodies and gathered straw from a

field. There was the lin-gering fragrance of straw in the classroom so the students had a total sen-sory experience as they prepared for the Thanks-giving weekend.

Our Grade 1 teacher team, Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs. Limpert, Mrs. Jackson, and Mrs. Lang hosted an informative home reading information night for all Grade 1 parents. Thank-

you to the more than 50 parents and grandpar-ents who attended. Mrs. Fox’s Grade 5 class has paired with Mrs. Sylves-ter’s Grade 1 class for the “reading buddies” pro-gram. They meet once a week and both classes are loving this experience.

Mrs. Jackson’s Grade 1 class made bird treats to take home and hang from a tree, so the birds can en-

joy a Thanksgiving meal, too.

Kindergarten classes were very excited to take part in a bus safety presen-tation with Mrs. Michelle Pinder.

They learned how to cross in front of the bus, how to sit in the seats properly, how to get on and off the bus safely, how to get off the bus in an emergency and how the emergency exits work. They then went for a short ride to explain what the bus driver does at uncon-trolled railway crossings. It was a wonderful learn-ing experience.

A fun rock band named Speed Control was at SES on Friday and performed songs through the eras. All the songs were from Canadian bands that have been popular through-out the years. We heard songs from ‘The Guess Who’, ‘Bare Naked La-dies’, ‘Rush’, and ‘April Wine’. Both our teach-ers and our kids loved the performance.

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This week has once again been a busy one at Wm E. Hay.

Copies of the yearbook were available to students this week, thank you to the yearbook club for all the hard work you put in to make our yearbook wonderful.

We would like to remind everyone that the next sessions of drivers’ education

are running on November 1, 8, and 15. Make sure to sign up in the office.

If anyone is interested in hearing more about or signing up for the Green

Certificate Program, please go to room 116 on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at

6:45pm. Also, on Friday Oct. 17, the Fine Arts Board will be hosting

the first coffee house of the year after school. Students who wish to

perform can sign up in the office and everyone from the community is

welcome to come watch. Cross country was blessed with beau-

tiful weather again last week. Zones was a success despite course delays due to moose wandering on the course. The la-dies all qualified for provincials - con-gratulations to Reesa Garez and Alyssa Henderson, Zack Desrosiers and Max McHollister, who ran their best races ever.

On Tuesday Oct. 7th, the honours breakfast was held to celebrate the aca-demic success of those who received hon-ours in the 2013-2014 school year. There were 28 Grade 9 recipients, 23 Grade 10 recipients, and 36 Grade 11 recipients. On Friday, Oct. 10, Wm. E. Hay held its an-nual fall awards evening. Many students were recognized with awards that ranged from community service, academics and post secondary. Thousands of dollars were handed out to the students. The con-tributions from the Stettler community are greatly appreciated and will go a long way in furthering the education of the youth of Stettler Congratulations to all the recipi-ents!

And last but not least, jazz band has started both in the middle school and the high school. Come out and join on Thurs-days at lunch. That’s all for this week.

WildcatCorner

HANNAH MCKAY

Awards night was awesome

StettlerElementary

KATE SYSON

Contributed photo

Early Learning Program Early Learning Program

students,  Mykayla Cowan, students,  Mykayla Cowan,

Khalil Barnaby, and NoahKhalil Barnaby, and Noah

Richardson are making Richardson are making

scarecrows with the help scarecrows with the help

of their teachers Mrs.of their teachers Mrs.

Niehaus and Mrs. Bainbridge.Niehaus and Mrs. Bainbridge.

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Last Friday Oct. 3, two teachers from Christ-King School took a trip to the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Pastoral Offices. They went for an evening of celebra-tion for the Sacramental Education Initiative Pilot Groups. They spent an eve-ning with our Archbishop, to celebrate the successes of the pilot groups, in which our small school is apart of. Our Archbishop Smith talk-ed about the importance of communion between par-ish, home, and school.

On Wednesday Oct. 8, the Christ-King Charger girls faced off against the Stettler Middle School Cougars, and the Erskine Extremes. Despite good efforts, and some close scores, the girls conceded all games. The boys played well against Erskine and Stettler Middle School as well, and did great! They ended up be-ing victorious in four out of six games. These games are helping the Chargers to prepare for the upcoming C.A.R.A. tournament on Nov.1. Great job Chargers!

This week was the C.A.R.A. Running Meet. It was the last cross-coun-try run of the year. Many

students competed in this event, but unfortunately, came home with no rib-bons. The cross-country meet took place at There-setta School in Castor.

“This track was a real course,” said the coach, Mrs. Pinkoski. There were hills and slippery spots. The runners also had to run through a field. Noah Greidanus, Gage Bolstad, Charlotte Walker, and Ja-kob Hein ran in the 2km fun run. Hannah Canlas, Darius Payne, Joel Gustav-son, Jesse Jarmin, and Josh De Guzman ran in the 2km.

“All of them ran very well!” said Mrs. Pinkoski. We are all very proud of this year’s cross-country runners!

Spirit Squad has kicked off this year, with great suc-cess! The squad is made up of students from grades 6-9. Upcoming events that the Spirit Squad have been working on for the month of October are: School Co-lour Day on Oct.17, Black and Orange day on Oct. 21, and on Oct.31 they are encouraging everyone to come in their Halloween costumes!

The first Junior-High dance for Christ-King will be held on Friday, October 17, from 7-10pm! All grade

6-9s are welcome from sur-rounding areas! There will be a DJ, a concession, and some great music! We hope to see everyone there!

Mass will also take place on Oct. 17 at 9am at Christ-King Catholic Church. Stay tuned Stettler!

Classroom Sneak PeakTaking a look into the

Grade 1 classroom, our Grade 1s are learning about being thankful, the life cycle of the pumpkin, and the purpose of a scarecrow, along with their ABCs and 123s.

Don’t miss junior high dance on FridayContributed photo

Christ-King Girls’ Volleyball Team - Back Row (left to right): Ania Bohn (Assistant Coach), Madison Swaren, Shelby Sobchyshyn, Alexis Bogner, Amanda O’Donnell, Elli Anderson, Nicole Ken-nedy, Abbey Bohn, Coach Sobchyshyn. Front Row (left to right): Autumn Wyness, Paige Niehaus, Bailey Strandquist

continued from page 15The community was saddened to hear

of the passing of Roy Haeberle.  Roy resided in Halkirk and supported West-woods Centre for many years. 

We wish brother Jack Haeberle get

well who is recovering from a heart at-tack.

A reminder, the monthly bingo at the bank building will be held Saturday, Oc-tober 18. Doors open  6:30 p.m.  Bingo starts 7 p.m.

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ay n

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ualif

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etai

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n Ca

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twee

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vrol

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cludi

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ance

rate

not

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ith ce

rtai

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sh cr

edits

on Si

lvera

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epos

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ay b

e req

uire

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cost

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orro

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endi

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amou

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orro

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xam

ple:

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e mon

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paym

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s $23

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ligat

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clude

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sura

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regi

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PP

SA, a

pplic

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taxe

s and

dea

ler f

ees n

ot in

clude

d. D

eale

rs ar

e fre

e to s

et in

divid

ual p

rices

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ited

time o

ffer w

hich

may

not

be c

ombi

ned

with

cert

ain

othe

r offe

rs. G

MCL m

ay m

odify

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end

or te

rmin

ate o

ffers

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hole

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par

t at a

ny ti

me w

ithou

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ice.

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ition

s and

limita

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e dea

ler f

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adem

ark o

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Ban

k of N

ova S

cotia

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and

Roya

l Ban

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re

gist

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trad

emar

ks of

Roy

al B

ank o

f Can

ada.

† $3,5

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mbi

ned

cred

it co

nsist

ing

of a

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anuf

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rer t

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edit

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xclu

sive)

and

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anuf

actu

rer t

o dea

ler c

ash

cred

it (ta

x exc

lusiv

e) fo

r 201

4 Ch

evro

let C

ruze

LTZ,

whi

ch is

avai

labl

e for

cash

pur

chas

es on

ly an

d ca

nnot

be c

ombi

ned

with

spec

ial le

ase a

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nanc

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y sel

ectin

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ase o

r fin

ance

offe

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cons

umer

s are

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s $2,5

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edit

which

will

resu

lt in

hig

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ffect

ive in

tere

st ra

tes.

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ount

s var

y by m

odel

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ash

cred

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clude

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ivery

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clusiv

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r 201

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ases

only

and

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th sp

ecia

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ase o

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ance

offe

rs, c

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mer

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fore

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is $3

,000

cred

it wh

ich w

ill re

sult

in h

ighe

r effe

ctive

inte

rest

rate

s. Di

scou

nts v

ary b

y mod

el an

d ca

sh cr

edit

exclu

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ilver

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500

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le C

ab 2W

D 1W

T. ††

Offe

r app

lies t

o elig

ible

cu

rren

t own

ers o

r les

sees

of an

y mod

el ye

ar 19

99 or

newe

r car

that

has b

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egist

ered

and i

nsur

ed in

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ada i

n the

cust

omer

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me f

or th

e pre

vious

cons

ecut

ive si

x (6)

mon

ths.

Cred

it va

lid to

ward

s the

reta

il pur

chas

e or l

ease

of on

e elig

ible

2013

, 201

4, 20

15 m

odel

year

Che

vrol

et ca

r, SU

V, cr

osso

ver a

nd pi

ckup

s mod

els d

elive

red i

n Can

ada b

etwe

en O

ctob

er 1

and O

ctob

er 31

, 201

4. C

redi

t is a

m

anuf

actu

rer t

o con

sum

er in

cent

ive (t

ax in

clusiv

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d cre

dit v

alue

depe

nds o

n mod

el pu

rcha

sed:

$750

cred

it av

aila

ble o

n all e

ligib

le Ch

evro

let v

ehicl

es. O

ffer a

pplie

s to e

ligib

le cu

rren

t own

ers o

r les

sees

of an

y mod

el ye

ar 19

99 or

newe

r pick

-up t

ruck

that

has b

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egist

ered

and i

nsur

ed in

Cana

da in

the c

usto

mer

’s na

me f

or th

e pre

vious

cons

ecut

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x (6)

mon

ths.

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it is

a man

ufac

ture

r to

cons

umer

ince

ntive

(tax

inclu

sive)

: $1,0

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edit

avai

labl

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ards

the r

etai

l pur

chas

e, ca

sh pu

rcha

se or

leas

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ne el

igib

le 20

13, 2

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5 mod

el ye

ar C

hevr

olet

or G

MC lig

ht or

hea

vy du

ty pi

ckup

; del

ivere

d in

Cana

da be

twee

n Oc

tobe

r 1 an

d Oct

ober

31, 2

014.

Offe

r app

lies t

o elig

ible

curr

ent o

wner

s or l

esse

es of

any P

ontia

c/Sa

turn

/SAA

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mm

er/O

ldsm

obile

mod

el ye

ar 19

99 or

new

er

vehi

cle or

Che

vrol

et C

obal

t or H

HR th

at h

as be

en re

gist

ered

and i

nsur

ed in

Can

ada i

n th

e cus

tom

er’s

nam

e for

the p

revio

us co

nsec

utive

six (

6) m

onth

s. Cr

edit

valid

towa

rds t

he re

tail p

urch

ase o

r lea

se of

one e

ligib

le 20

13, 2

014,

2015

mod

el ye

ar C

hevr

olet

car,

SUV,

cros

sove

r and

pick

ups m

odel

s del

ivere

d in

Cana

da be

twee

n Oc

tobe

r 1 an

d Oct

ober

31, 2

014.

Cre

dit i

s a m

anuf

actu

rer t

o con

sum

er

ince

ntive

(tax

inclu

sive)

and

cred

it va

lue d

epen

ds on

mod

el p

urch

ased

: $15

00 cr

edit

avai

labl

e on

all e

ligib

le C

hevr

olet

vehi

cles.

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r is t

rans

fera

ble t

o a fa

mily

mem

ber l

iving

with

in th

e sam

e hou

seho

ld (p

roof

of ad

dres

s req

uire

d). A

s par

t of t

he tr

ansa

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eale

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requ

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ocum

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and

cont

act G

ener

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otor

s of C

anad

a Lim

ited

(GMC

L) to

verif

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ibili

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his o

ffer m

ay n

ot b

e re

deem

ed fo

r cas

h and

may

not b

e com

bine

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cert

ain o

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cons

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ince

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rtai

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itatio

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cond

ition

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ly. Vo

id w

here

proh

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aw. S

ee yo

ur G

MCL d

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MCL r

eser

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o am

end o

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min

ate o

ffers

for a

ny re

ason

in w

hole

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inist

ratio

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HTSA

’s) N

ew C

ar A

sses

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gram

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). B

ased

on G

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stin

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acco

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prov

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ansp

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anad

a tes

t met

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r act

ual f

uel c

onsu

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ion

may

vary

. ** O

ffer v

alid

to el

igib

le re

tail l

esse

es in

Can

ada w

ho h

ave o

btai

ned c

redi

t app

rova

l by a

nd en

tere

d int

o a le

ase a

gree

men

t with

GM

Fina

ncia

l, and

who

acce

pt de

liver

y fro

m O

ctob

er 1,

2014

th

roug

h Jan

uary

2, 20

15 of

a ne

w 20

15 Eq

uino

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el. G

ener

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otor

s of C

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pay o

ne m

onth

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aym

ent o

r two

bi-w

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leas

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men

ts as

defin

ed on

the l

ease

agre

emen

t (in

clusiv

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axes

and a

ny ap

plica

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ro-r

ata a

mou

nt no

rmal

ly du

e at l

ease

deliv

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s def

ined

on th

e lea

se ag

reem

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Afte

r the

firs

t mon

th, le

ssee

will

be re

quire

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ake a

ll rem

aini

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hedu

led p

aym

ents

ov

er th

e rem

aini

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rm of

the l

ease

agre

emen

t. PP

SA/R

DPRM

is n

ot d

ue. In

sura

nce,

licen

se, d

eale

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s and

appl

icabl

e tax

es n

ot in

clude

d. A

dditi

onal

cond

ition

s and

limita

tions

appl

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rese

rves

the r

ight

to m

odify

or te

rmin

ate t

his o

ffer a

t any

tim

e with

out p

rior n

otic

e. Se

e dea

ler f

or d

etai

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Leas

e bas

ed on

a pu

rcha

se p

rice o

f $29

,255

(inclu

ding

$1,0

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ase c

redi

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r a 20

15 Eq

uino

x LS

AWD.

Bi-w

eekl

y pay

men

t is $

163 f

or 4

8 mon

ths a

t 0.9

% AP

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d inc

lude

s Fre

ight

and A

ir Ta

x, on

appr

oved

cred

it to

qual

ified

reta

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tom

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y GM

Fina

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l. Ann

ual k

ilom

eter

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it of

20,0

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, $0.

16 pe

r exc

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ilom

eter

. $0

down

paym

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nd a

$0 se

curit

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osit

is re

quire

d. Pa

ymen

t may

vary

depe

ndin

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down

paym

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rade

. Tot

al ob

ligat

ion

is $1

6,91

7, pl

us ap

plica

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axes

. Opt

ion

to p

urch

ase a

t lea

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d is

$13,

096.

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e and

tota

l obl

igat

ion

exclu

des l

icen

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sura

nce,

regi

stra

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appl

icabl

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vincia

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s, de

aler

fees

, tax

es an

d op

tiona

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ipm

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Othe

r lea

se op

tions

are a

vaila

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re fr

ee to

set i

ndivi

dual

pric

es. L

imite

d tim

e offe

r whi

ch m

ay n

ot b

e com

bine

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th ot

her o

ffers

. See

your

dea

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or co

nditi

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etai

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ener

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anad

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ited

rese

rves

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end o

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min

ate t

his o

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n who

le or

in pa

rt, a

t any

tim

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out p

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ACDe

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ply.

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