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Chapman dies on farm in sombre start to 2013
Jack Chapman (left) and Cpl. Dane Graham, both of Stettler, took part in the Nov. 11, 2011, Remembrance Day services at the Performing Arts Centre in Stettler. Chapman, who survived the Dieppe Raids in the Second World War, died Tuesday in a farm accident. He was 92.
Stettler lost one of its stalwarts on New Year’s Day with the death of Dieppe veteran Jack Chapman. Chapman, 92, died in a farming accident at about 1 0 : 3 0 a . m . Tu e s d a y, Stettler RCMP reported as this week’s edition of the Stettler Independent went to press. “Stettler EMS, Stettler Fire Department and Stettler RCMP were called to a farm southeast of Stettler to the scene of a fatal farm incident,” said RCMP Const. Clayton Delowski. “A s a r e s u l t o f t h e i nv e s t i g a t i o n , i t w a s determined that 92-yearold Jack Chapman had succumbed to injuries that he sustained as a result of the incident. Foul play has been ruled out at this time. “Jack has been a longtime resident of the Stettler area and is one of the last survivors of the raid on Dieppe during the Second World War.” For more on Chapman, see next week’s paper.
Dieppe survivor Chapman counts his blessings (Reprinted from Nov. 9, 2011)
JOHN MACNEIL Independent editor Almost 70 years later, the infamous Dieppe battle still resonates with survivor Jack Chapman of Stettler. “That was 69 years ago that we had the raid on Dieppe,” Chapman, 91, said of the Aug. 19 anniversary. “It only took five hours to take the lives of 900 young Canadian boys, and 1,800 more were taken German prisoners. “There’s two of us left in this area — Roy Lincoln is in the nursing home, and I’m still actively ranching seven
miles south of town. I’ve lived there all my life, except for the war years.” Chapman, an active member of the Royal Canadian Legion for the past 60 years, remains an enduring face of a fading generation of Second World War veterans who served Canada. As he does each year, he plans to attend the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Performing Arts Centre in Stettler this Friday morning. “I should be definitely thankful for my good health, after spending three years as a Prisoner of War,” he said. “I’m very appreciative that I’ve been able to have good health and continue looking after 100-head of cattle. “My health will dictate that, but I have every intention of continuing
(to tend the farm). “I have a very good (ally) in my wife, Madeleine.” Chapman came home to his Stettlerarea farm in 1945 and has lived there ever since. Each year, the Dieppe anniversary triggers memories for Chapman. “I’m reminded of the many young men that lost their lives that were close friends,” he said. “Lots of them weren’t from the (Stettler) district, but there’s lots of them that were — there was 41 of us got on the train in Stettler the morning we went to Calgary.” As painful as most of his wartime memories are, Chapman is thankful that he’s able to remember. “Your thoughts take you back,” he
said. “I guess that’s one blessing that you have — that you can remember the things that happened. “I didn’t have effects on my brain from being a Prisoner of War — I was lucky I didn’t have that — but I still have shells in me that were received at Dieppe at the raids. I’ve got lots of wounds.” Some of the wounds might be less graphic, but emotional scars still run deep. “It’s sad to see your friends gradually leave, but that’s the process of life, I guess,” Chapman reasoned. “I kept closely associated with the ones that were in the district. We were friends then, and we’re still friends, or were until their passing.”
Board grants Bailey five-year extension to lead Clearview LES STULBERG Independent reporter At the board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 20, Clearview School Board trustees voted narrowly in a 4-3 decision to reappoint John Bailey to the position of superintendent for a five-year extension. The point of contention in the discussion of the motion was the length of term. Some trustees expressed concern that five years was too long of a term. Trustee Peter Simons suggested “a friendly amendment” to the motion for a two-year extension, but that was defeated. Trustee Karen Holoway said a five-year term shows a good long-term commitment and gives stability to the school division. The board plans to prepare a new contract with Bailey and send a notice of “intent to re-appoint” to the Minister of Education for approval — as per the requirements of the School Act. In the future, the Clearview board meetings might be webcast for
public viewing. By a unanimous motion, trustees voted to have administration investigate the feasibility and cost of webcasting the public portion of board meetings, and report back to the board. The school board considered a number of measures aimed at improving board transparency. It decided to post the remuneration, benefits and expenses of the board trustees, and the expenses of the superintendent and secretarytreasurer on the division website, beginning in February 2013. The board considered draft policies that would see the board agenda package made available to the public prior to meetings. The board received a request from an Emmerson Acres resident for busing to be provided. Bailey said the parent believed it was a Clearview bus in the area, but the bus actually belonged to the East Central Catholic Schools. Bailey said that because the parent’s letter was addressed to the board, the board chair would send a response, outlining the information regarding the bus and that the earliest the board would even be able to consider busing in that area would be September 2013.
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HILL OF DREAMS — Although temperatures aren’t as cold as the frigid period before Christmas, there’s plenty of snow on the ground. Aislinn Stonehouse (above) and her twin brother, Noah, enjoy Stettler’s snow mounds.
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Regional ties to New Year’s babies born at Ponoka, Stettler hospitals Nayt John Kerry Jones was born Jan. 1 in Red Deer as central Alberta’s New Year’s baby. His parents are Tanya and Kale Jones, who works in Stettler as a journeyman mechanic at Romar Power Sports.
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investigated a fire at Big Valley School. Arson was suspected. It appeared gas was poured on the metal doors, a fire was set and the doors were scorched. Seth James Faber was born Jan. 4 as the New Year’s baby for the Stettler hospital. His parents are Ashlyn and Jason Faber, a teacher at Gus Wetter School in Castor. Dry weather and mild temperatures near 10 C
led the County of Stettler to issue a fire advisory and burning ban Jan. 9. Brian Downey, the Stettler MLA who stepped down in 1989 to enable then-premier Don Getty regain a seat in the Alberta legislature, died in Red Deer. He was 61. A farmer from Castor, Downey served as the MLA for the Progressive Conservative party from 1986 to 1989 in a riding that stretched from Bashaw to Castor.
Alberta chuckwagon legend Orville Strandquist of Stettler died a month before his 92nd birthday. Stettler’s Christ-King Catholic School received another boost for its new playground as Farm Credit Canada contributed $9,000. With a $60,000 fundraising campaign goal, the school reached $54,673.66 early in 2012. The Knights of Columbus donated $15,000 to the playground project.
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A 17-year-old Stettler girl, Koralea Boettger, died last Feb. 11 after the 2011 Dodge Ram pickup truck in which she was a passenger crashed into a stand of trees off a gravel road about five kilometres outside of Stettler.
Police say driver impaired in crash that kills Stettler Grade 12 student Koralea Boettger, a member of the 2012 graduating class at William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler, died in the early-morning hours of Feb. 11 after the pickup truck in which she was a passenger left a rural road just outside of Stettler and rammed into a stand of trees. Boettger was 17. The only other occupant of the truck was the driver, Trevor James Dahl, the 19-year-old facing multiple charges in connection with the case. Police believe speed and alcohol were factors in the single-vehicle crash off Township Road 39-2, a gravel road about five kilometres northwest of Stettler. RCMP said the driver was “highly intoxicated.� In early February, the RCMP reported an assault against a 13-yearold Stettler girl who fought off a male who grabbed her on the street shortly after 6 p.m. “The girl was able to think quickly and delivered a hard kick to the suspect’s left leg,� said Sgt. Duncan Babchuk. “Her actions caused the suspect to release the girl and she was able to run away.� Town of Stettler planned to commit nothing more than its garbage to the County of Stettler’s proposed syn-gas plant that’s expected to begin construction late in the year. Town
officials said they’re not sold on the plant, which uses a system called pyrolysis to produce a gas from garbage to generate power. Faye Blakely retired after 27 years with Stettler and District Family and Community Support Services, including the past 17 as administrator. Rev. David Lilly became the new pastor of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Stettler. The church welcomed Lilly and his wife, Elizabeth. The County of Stettler presented its annual service awards to Sharon and Eldon McCrindle, Ed and Vivian Bennett, Gordon and Carol Yates, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Lorne and Pat Parkin, Bob Erickson and Julie Hebbs, and the Botha youth award to Mackenzie Hankins. The county handed out nine awards in celebration of volunteers in agriculture, culture and recreation. Clearview School Division might consider steps to restructure its ward boundaries, after new census data is made available later in 2012. It would “ensure more equal representation.� Construction of the $350-million Halkirk wind farm has the County of Paintearth officials so excited that
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Faye Blakely (middle) was honoured last winter after announcing her retirement as the administrator of the Stettler and District FCSS. Thanking her are Coun. Malcolm Fischer and FCSS director Theresa Tempest.
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Former National Hockey League defenceman Dean Kennedy, a Pincher Creek rancher, was a guest coach at the Horseshoe Cup charity game in March at Big Valley Arena. Kennedy (middle) poses with Thomas Cassidy and his father Tom, organizer of the annual event.
Students go on reckless rampage As a two-day school break began in early March, two Grade 10 students went on an overnight rampage and caused more than $5,000 worth of damage to William E. Hay Composite High School, reported Stettler RCMP. Police said the 16-year-old boys were caught in the act at about 3 a.m., after the school’s maintenance director advised RCMP of an alarm alert and a suspected break and enter. Clearview School Division continues to face challenges of limited funding and declining student enrolment, while still trying to maintain quality education. Trustees and administration have started planning for the next school year, and the current trends are under consideration. “Our goal is to provide a very high quality of education for all students,” said Clearview board chairman Ken Checkel. “This is becoming more challenging, as declining enrolments and increased operational costs put pressure on our financial resources.” Stettler and Bashaw have been selected as two of the 10 finalists for the Small Town Saturday Night contest. The winner earns the right to host a concert in partnership with Big Valley Jamboree, held each summer in Camrose.
Aubrey Brown became the executivedirector of Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Community Development. Brown, a former publisher of the Stettler Independent, succeeded Keith Ryder, who led the board of trade for four years. After losing the lower part of his right leg in a farming accident in November 2011, Erskinearea farmer Larry Stevens received more than $20,000 from a benefit dinner and auction at the Erskine IOOF Hall. A modern seniors’ recreational centre, with more space and better accessibility for parking and wheelchairs, was the overwhelming priority expressed during two community planning sessions. Seniors said that the current Stettler and District Senior Citizens Drop-in Centre Association on 48 Street — in an industrial area — is no longer feasible and outdated. As signs of a provincial election were imminent, the campaign unofficially started in the Drumheller-Stettler riding as Wildrose candidate Rick Strankman of Altario met with Stettler-area voters. As an upstart party, the Wildrose seeks to unseat a Progressive
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Conservative government that has been in power for 40 years, most recently under new leader Premier Alison Redford. Wildrose is most concerned about recent land-use bills that the party believes takes away rights of property owners. Although the Stettler Alliance Church had planned to double the size of its facilities on Highway 12 at the western gateway to town, the congregation might have to move. The Town of Stettler council advised that further expansion of the church wouldn’t be permitted, as the town wishes to return the land designation to prime highway commercial. After much speculation and anticipation, voters in Alberta head to the polls in a provincial election set for April 23. DrumhellerStettler incumbent and Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Jack Hayden faced initial challengers Rick Strankman of the Wildrose Party and Aditya Rao of the New Democratic Party as the first names of the ballot. Lacombe-Ponoka PC MLA Ray Prins announced he won’t seek re-election. Prins was fingered for taking home $18,000 a year while chairing a committee that never meets. Prins had refused to pay back the money.
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Stettler was walloped with almost 20 centimetres of snow during a two-day storm in early March that amounted to the biggest snowfall of last winter. Digging out of the downtown dump were John Dmyterko and Marlena Walentowitz (above) and Shelley Nelson (below).
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Wildrose wins Drumheller-Stettler, but PCs retain power with majority (Reprinted from the Stettler Independent, April 26) There’s a new MLA in Drumheller-Stettler. Altario farmer Rick Strankman of the Wildrose party knocked off Progressive Conservative incumbent Jack Hayden of Byemoor in Monday’s provincial election, but the PC government swept to power with another majority government. Strankman topped the Drumheller-Stettler polls with 7,451 votes, while Hayden garnered 6,573 and lost the seat he held since 2007. “For me, it was bittersweet,” said Strankman, a 58-year-old farmer. “I hoped Wildrose would have had stronger support from Albertans.” It was clearly a two-horse race in Drumheller-Stettler. Distantly behind the front-runners were New Democratic Party candidate Aditya Rao, with 416 votes, Liberal Cam Roset with 362, and Andrew Berdahl of the Alberta Party with 282. Disappointed with the loss, Hayden announced it would be his “last election,” after a long public-service career that began decades ago when he was first elected to the County of Stettler council. “I look forward to private life, so I can now spend more time with my family,” said Hayden, 61, who was first elected MLA in a byelection in June 2007 and served in cabinet in three posts — agriculture and rural development, infrastructure, and more recently tourism, parks and recreation. After a landslide victory in the previous provincial election in March 2008, Hayden knew it would be closer
and more competitive this spring, especially with the upstart Wildrose party in its first election. “You’re always disappointed in a loss,” Hayden said. “But that’s what happens in a democracy.” Hayden was “delighted” that the PC party swept to power with 61 seats under Premier Alison Redford, while the Wildrose and leader Danielle Smith won 17. The Liberals under leader Raj Sherman picked up five seats, while the New Democratic Party and leader Brian Mason won in four ridings. For the popular vote, the PC party received 44 per cent, followed by the Wildrose with 34. Hayden believes property rights — with bills 19, 24, 36 and 50 — were the key factor in his loss. “I think land issues were a big issue and I think there were a lot of people who wanted a more basic change,” he said. As the MLA for the past five years and a cabinet minister in multiple roles, he was proud of what he has contributed to communities and to the government. “If I look back at it all over the last five years, I’d have to say it’s probably the two new schools and the modernization of six others that are the highlights for me, the five new seniors’ lodges in the constituency, three new fire halls, and a lot of infrastructure,” Hayden said. “Those are the things I know serve the people very well. Those are the things I’m proud of that will last and serve the communities a long time.” Hayden was gracious in defeat. “I phoned Mr. Strankman and congratulated him,” he said at the Rowley community hall. “It’s such an honour and a privilege to represent
people as an MLA. I served in three portfolios, so it’s an amazing way to serve the community, and I’m sure Mr. Strankman will enjoy it a great deal.” In response, the MLA-elect was grateful for the words from Hayden. “It was the choice of the people,” Strankman said. “I will bring forward, to the best of my ability, the Wildrose policies to the people of Drumheller-Stettler and listen to them to bring their wishes and concerns to the legislature.” Strankman, too, said the property-rights bills were the issue that swayed the constituents’ votes to the Wildrose, which had pledged to rescind those bills if the new party were elected to govern. “Locally, I think property rights was an important issue for voters and it resonated more with rural people,” said the new MLA. In the local riding, the Wildrose won support from the rural divisions and the Drumheller area, while the PCs won the Stettler area, Castor and Oyen. As an MLA in Opposition, Strankman believes he can still help local communities effectively. “I view this as a double-edged sword,” Strankman said. “With a strong voice in Opposition, a conservative voice, there may be a reinvigorated effort for the party in power to achieve in an area they lost.” Hayden wasn’t the only cabinet minister who lost in Monday’s election. Among others who were bumped were Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Evan Berger, Transportation Minister Ray Danyluk and Energy Minister Ted Morton.
Rick Strankman and his wife, Diane, were all smiles April 24 after the Wildrose party candidate defeated Drumheller-Stettler incumbent Jack Hayden of the PCs.
On the campaign trail, Strankman pledged change, wiser spending and “a better province,” as he met with 40 supporters in Stettler. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith also visited
St. George’s Anglican Church in Stettler honoured minister Rev. Jack Schulze, who retired after 20 years in full-time ministry. Stettler-and-area community leaders voiced concerns about new limits on the accessibility of Service Canada services in town. During a campaign stop in the Drumheller-Stettler riding, Premier Alison Redford pledged to upgrade schools and education. She also endorsed cabinet minister and local PC candidate Jack Hayden. The Stettler RCMP head has proposed new bylaws for the Town of Stettler, with heavier fines and stricter
regulations for drinking establishments, that could set new and higher standards for life and behaviour in the community. “People aren’t getting the message (about the dangers of drunk-driving),” said Sgt. Duncan Babchuk. “This is where we feel Stettler is behind (in its efforts) to make and keep a safer community. We need to move forward to keep up with other municipalities.” Snowy and cool weather attracted between 2,500 to 3,000 people indoors to the 32nd annual Stettler and district trade show at the Stettler Recreation Centre. More than 100 exhibitors from Alberta promoted their products and services. Rick Strankman of the Wildrose party became the MLA for the DrumhellerStettler constituency when he unseated incumbent
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Stettler woman shot roadside before gunman kills himself Krista Dryden of Stettler sustained a gunshot wound early in the morning last May 28 while walking alongside Highway 12 on the outskirts of town. Dryden was taken to hospital in Stettler and later Calgary, but she didn’t suffer life-threatening injuries, police reported. “It was a random incident,” said RCMP media-relations officer Doris Stapleton. RCMP said the gunman later killed himself after an eight-hour standoff with police just east of Castor. The gunman was identified as Red Deer funeral director Dustin Goddu, a father of two children. Police found his body in a wooded area near Fleet. “Every effort was made by police to end this (incident) in a different way,” Stapleston said. Schools in the region were locked down for parts of the day. Town of Stettler Mayor Dick Richards said the shooting in town was “shocking,” but that he believes Stettler remains a safe community. “(But) you can never be prepared for a random act of violence,” Richards said. William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler celebrated the graduation of 131 Grade 12 students. It was a doubly special ceremony for longtime William E. Hay principal Norbert Baharally, whose daughter Alicia was among the graduates. Stettler product Barb Clark Parolin was among nine Albertans, and the lone female, inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the 2012 ceremony at Red Deer. Clark Parolin, 53, said her passion for swimming began during her childhood years in Stettler. She went on to win a bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. “Stettler is home in my heart,” said Clark Parolin, who has been a teacher in Leduc for the past 32 years. Her father, Earl Clark, was the Stettler high school principal for eight and a half years, before the family left the community in 1978.
Stettler product Barb Clark Parolin, an Olympic bronze-medallist in 1976, was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame last May at Red Deer. During an open house in Stettler, Crowfoot MP Kevin Sorenson expressed his opposition to planned cuts that would reduce Service Canada hours to one day in Stettler. In his 25th year with the Town of Stettler, chief administrative officer Rob Stoutenberg received a provincial award of excellence from the Society of Local Government Managers. Stoutenberg began his administrative career with the Stettler municipality in May 1987.
Ethel Williams received her 70-year pin as a longtime member of Victoria Chapter 14 Order of Eastern Star, which celebrated its 99th year.
Central Alberta Catholic Schools superintendent Stephen MacKenzie died May 8. He was 55. An overflowing crowd attend MacKenzie’s funeral at Vermilion Regional Centre. “There was not an empty seat in that large facility, which showed the high esteem held for Stephen,” said Sheldon Gallagher, principal of Stettler’s Christ-King Catholic School. “The hockey team that he coached entered as a group, wearing their hockey jerseys. It was touching.”
Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith appointed newlyelected Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman as critic for tourism, parks and recreation. Strankman announced that he plans to open the downtown Stettler office that was formerly occupied by his predecessor, Jack Hayden.
Seniors trying to find a new home for the Stettler seniors’ drop-in centre determined that the Stettler Recreation Centre conference room is “the best site.” It was the conclusion of a fact-finding project that involved the Town of Stettler, County of Stettler and seniors’ groups.
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William E. Hay Composite High School students pose for photographs during the 2012 graduation ceremonies last May at the Stettler Recreation Centre.
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Christ-King Catholic School students celebrate the official opening of the school’s new playground facilities last June, the final month of the 2011-12 school year.
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Stettler trainer courts Triple Crown honours Stettler might have had a hand in horse-racing history as native son Larry (Thumper) Jones worked on the Canadian-owned horse “I’ll Have Another” that was in line to become the first winner of the Triple Crown since 1978. Jones, an experienced equine chiropractor based in Texas, helped the horse win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and to get ready for the Belmont Stakes in New York last June. Just hours after Jones worked on the horse for the potentially historymaking race, however, “I’ll Have Another” was scratched after getting tendonitis in one of its legs. Heartland Youth Centre and supporters raised more than $80,000 at the 20th annual Awesome Auction, with a special Night in New York City as the theme for the evening. A new seniors’ drop-in centre in the Stettler Recreation Centre conference room could be less than two years away, say seniors and municipal leaders eagerly working on the
project. That room would replace the old centre, which is in an industrial part of town in a facility that seniors say isn’t feasible and practical. With the battle against cancer growing, the fourth annual Stettler Relay for Life raised about $130,239.07, below last year’s figure of $163,000. This year’s event attracted 28 teams (255 participants). The Town of Stettler announced a $20,000 contribution to the campaign for a new skatepark. “We hope to get the construction started in the spring of 2013,” said Danny Missikewitz, a member of the Stettler Skatepark Association. True to their pioneering roots, with faithful resilience, Warden Ladies’ Group celebrated its 75th anniversary with an old-fashioned picnic last June. Originally known as the Warden Ladies’ Social Credit Group, it was formed in 1937 when Minnie Billington suggested the organization during the Great Depression. The group now has 17 members,
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Larry (Thumper) Jones stands between his parents, Leona and Vernon Jones of Stettler, last spring with memorabilia from his work as the chiropractor for the celebrated Canadian-owned horse “I’ll Have Another.”
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In seniors’ week last June, the Independent featured Stettler centenarian Gertie Savage, who turned 101 in August. “You don’t just sit around and think about getting old,” she said. “You just go to work. ... I lived my life as I wanted — independent.”
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Big Valley train station signals 100 years Amid bright blue skies and waving red-and-white Canadian flags, patriotic folks gathered at Big Valley to celebrate the centennial of the Big Valley train station on the 145th birthday of Canada and the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. The Alberta Prairie steam engine rolled into the village in grand style, adorned with flags and banners. Donalda was in the spotlight as about 1,000 people celebrated the village’s centennial on the Canada Day weekend. Now with a population of 259, the village was incorporated on Dec. 30, 1912. At 96, Rosie Vallet and Don McKay were honoured as the oldest residents. Halkirk stepped back in time as more than 800 people celebrated the community’s centennial. The village also unveiled the second edition of the history book, Halkirk Home Fires, an update of the volume released in 1987. A building boom in the town and county of Stettler continues, with the Points West Living seniors’ complex on 70 Street as the major residential project. Commercial development is shaping up, with a new Co-op convenience store, gas bar and car wash, renovations to Sobeys and expansion to Performance Fitness and John’s Clothing and Shoes. Industrially, major projects include Stettler Oil and Gas and ENR Distribution. A 20-minute rain and hail storm flooded Stettler streets on July 18. Within two hours after the storm began, streets in the town were “back to normal,” crews reported. Hail in the town was from pea-sized to quarter-sized. No major basement floods or property damage were reported. Hailstones the size of walnuts were reported in the Buffalo Lake area and near Red Willow and Donalda, as 55 claims for crop insurance in the region were reported to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. Stettler high school graduate Michael Lomenda, 32, stars in Jersey Boys, an award-winning production that has toured internationally, including Alberta stops in 2012.
The Alberta Prairie steam train approaches the 100-year-old Big Valley train station as part of anniversary celebrations on Canada Day weekend. A Royal Canadian Legion colour guard, RCMP and a piper greet the train.
Children clad in Canadian colours showed their national pride during Canada Day weekend, waving flags at celebratory events in Stettler (left) and Big Valley (right).
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2012: BANNER YEAR FOR LOCAL ATHLETES, TEAMS
Stettler FC won the provincial Tier 4 under-18 boys’ rural soccer championship July 8 at Three Hills. Stettler blanked host Three Hills 2-0 in a sweltering-hot final.
Stettler natives Adam Ternes (left), Dylan Houston and Scott Ternes formed an offensive line as the Red Deer IROC Chiefs won the provincial minor midget AAA hockey title in Calgary. IROC beat the Red Deer Northstar Chiefs 6-2 in the final.
Big Valley’s Ty Mappin and the Red Deer Optimist Rebels captured the Telus Cup national midget AAA hockey championship at Leduc in dramatic fashion. They came back from a 5-1 deficit to beat the Quebec champions 6-5 in double-overtime.
Botha product Alana Skocdopole, a former Stettler high school student who transferred to Notre Dame in Red Deer to compete in elite swimming, made big strides in 2012. The Red Deer Catalina swimmer qualified for the Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal — before her 18th birthday. She now swims with the University of Calgary.
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Stettler’s Kyle Poapst and the Camrose Cougars almost won the provincial bantam competitive Tier 2 baseball championship, losing 7-6 to host Olds in the final.
Stephen Zuk was among five Stettler players with the Lacombe Dodgers this past summer, including a trip to the midget competitive Tier 1 baseball provincials.
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The Stettler Panthers took a victory lap after winning the provincial Tier 4 peewee football championship at Edmonton in late November. The Panthers defeated the St. Albert Colts 50-22 at Johnny Bright Sports Park.
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EMAIL: classiďŹ eds@stettlerindependent.com Misc. for Sale
Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Children’s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmers’ Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kid’s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectors’ Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940
Building Supplies
1550
METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! 36� Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.
Event Tickets
1610
SEE OPRAH LIVE. Monday, January 21 in Edmonton. Tickets from $299 each with courier delivery included. Call Dash Tours and Tickets at 1-800-365-0000. One call and you’re there.
1760
NEVER SHOCK CHLORINATE AGAIN! Newly Patented! “Kontinuous Shok� Chlorinator. No mess: Effective year round eliminating bacterial growth, smell and slime. Inexpensive. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.
Office Supplies
1800
WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11
10 pkgs. of 500 sheets
$48/case
Shop Stettler & Save! 403-742-2395 Travel Packages
1900
HAWAII ON THE MAINLAND, healthy low-cost living can be yours. Modern Arenal Maleku Condominiums, 24/7 secured Community, Costa Rica “friendliest country on earth�! 1-780-952-0709; www.CanTico.ca.
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Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Horse/Stock Trailers
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
Commercial Grain Hauling Mike Webster
403-741-7795 HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup� Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.
For Rent #3000 - #3200
Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. Is currently hiring for the following positions:
• Journeyman & Experienced Welders E-mail resumes to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net or fax to 780-582-3922
Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. In Forestburg Requires experienced equipment hand to ďŹ ll Forklift Operator / Yard Manager position. Successful applicant will be self motivated, dependable and have knowledge of oilďŹ eld manufacturing equipment and materials. Excellent wage and competitive beneďŹ ts.
Contact Neil - 780-582-3900 n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net
Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390
Houses/ Duplexes
3020
3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOME & OLDER 2 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT IN STETTLER. Available immediately. References required. 403-742-6631
3060
Suites Truckers/ Drivers
2170
HORSE and Stock trailer. Parts and repairs. Axles, brakes, drums, bearings, spring, rims, fenders, lights, and wiring. Pick up & delivery avail. HORSE SHOE TRAILER MFG. AND REPAIR. HALKIRK, ALBERTA 403-884-2173 403-430-0504
WHATEVER YOU’RE SELLING... WE HAVE THE PAPER YOU NEED!
850
Trades
880
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Rental & Real Estate
850
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Truckers/ Drivers
820
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Agriculture
150-194
FAX: 403-742-8050
Service Rig
Restaurant/ Hotel
Items Buy/Sell
860
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Class 1 Drivers for transporting Dangerous Goods Experience driving Super B, Tridem, and Body-Job units is an asset. We offer top industry wages, group benefits package, company RRSPs as well as scheduled days off. Please send resumes: Fax: 403-742-4181 Email: jobs@crudeservices.ca Call: 403-742-4189
One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR RENT No pets Phone Ellen Phone Linda or at Ernie 403-742-1568 at 403-742-5005
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1-877-223-3311 403-309-3300 Business Services #1000 - #1430 Accounting .......................... 1010 Acupuncture........................1020 Advocate/Mediation ............1025 Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027 Automotive ..........................1029 Bands & DJ s ......................1030 Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040 Bookkeeping .......................1050 Cabinet Makers...................1054 Child Care/Caregivers .........1060 Carpentry............................1062 Car Rentals .........................1064 Cat Work .............................1065 Cleaning .............................1070 Clerical................................1080 Construction .......................1085 Consulting...........................1090 Contractors ......................... 1100 Computer Services ..............1110 Drafting & Design................ 1120 Eavestroughing ................... 1130 Educational ......................... 1140 Electrical ............................. 1150 Entertainment ..................... 1160 Escorts................................ 1165 Farm Equipment ................. 1168 Financial ............................. 1170 Fireplaces ........................... 1175 Flooring............................... 1180 Food/Catering ..................... 1190 Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193 Glass Shops ....................... 1196 Mobile Glass Shops............ 1197 Handyman Services ...........1200 Health Care......................... 1210 Income Tax .........................1220 Insurance ............................ 1130 Landscaping .......................1240 Land Mapping .....................1250 Legal Services ....................1260 Limousine Services ............1270 Massage Therapy ...............1280 Mechanical .........................1285 Misc. Services ....................1290 Moving & Storage ...............1300 Oilfield .................................1305 Painters/Decorators ............ 1310 Personal Services ............... 1315 Pet Services ....................... 1318 Photography .......................1320 Plumbing & Heating ............1330 Printing................................1335 Rental - Equipment .............1340 Rental - Misc .......................1350 Repair Service ....................1360 Roofing ...............................1370 Snow Removal....................1380 Travel ..................................1385 Upholstery ..........................1390 Well Drilling ........................1400 Welding ............................... 1410 Window Cleaning ................1420 Yard Care ............................1430
Cabinet Makers
1054
1010
Gitzel Krejci Dand Peterson
Chapman and Co.
No. 5 Kunstman Komplex
Box 685, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Drafting & Design
1120
House Plan Design Small Commercial Shop Drawings As Builts rg
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P.O. Box 1328 e-mail: gchap@gchap.ca www.gchap.ca
Phone: 403-742-6612 Cell: 780-935-0540 Email: mstahlberg@shaw.ca
RAILSIDE DESIGN GALEN WIEBE
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN 5004 - 48 AVE., STETTLER
PH: 403-742-4101 galen@railsidedesign.com
1130
FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD. 5�Continuous Eaves “Gutter Clean� Leaf Protection
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403-742-5520 403-882-3740 (Castor)
Ph:403-742-5979 Fax:403-742-3656
Call Barry Harvey
403-742-8838 *27 years experience*
Electrical
1150
“If It’s Electrical We Do It�
All types of Electrical Installation & Maintenance
1170
Financial
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Stettler Furnace Cleaning
1193
Qualified and Reputable
JT AUTO BODY LTD. 403-742-3418 Glass Shops “Serving Stettler & area for 37 yearsâ€? • Complete auto body repair & painting Call Curt or Rob
Phone 403-742-2869 4606 - 40 St., Stettler
www.northstarpaintandbody.com
Phone 403-742-1681
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1196
HEARTLAND GLASS • Locks repinned & installed • Windshields repaired & installed • Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors • All your glass & screen needs Main St., Stettler Emergency 403-742-2665 403-742-3628
Misc. Services Auto Body Repairs Accessories & Graphics Restoration/Sandblasting Box Liners
4819 51 Street
DR. D.G. BECKLUND
403-742-3411
Chiropractor
1290
10X12’ With 5x7 doors. For quads, snowmobiles, furniture, etc. Phone: (403)742-9729 DYMY Oilfield Services TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.
Farm Custom Work
4912 - 51 Street Stettler, AB Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553 Res.: 403-742-0370
Phone 403-742-2529 Fax 403-742-2522 ourlaw2@telus.net
4719 - 49 St. Stettler, Alberta One block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage
Stettler Eye Care Dr. R. TROY NELSON
CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon. U.S. travel waiver. (24 hour record check). Divorce? Simple. Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 or 1-800-347-2540; www. accesslegalresearch.com
Misc. Services
1230
403-742-2392 www.johnsonconnor.com PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
Legal Services
1290
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Plumbing & Heating
1330
Barristers and Solicitors 4910 - 51 Street, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Gary G. Grant Phone: 403-742-4437
Robert de Vries Phone: 403-742-3399
Misc. Services
1290
Phone 403-883-2545 Manufactured Homes
4090
GRANDVIEW MODULAR and United Homes Canada say Thank You to our 2012 customers, and look forward to serving home buyers throughout western Canada in 2013; www.grandviewmodular.com or www. unitedhomescanada.com.
2080
6010
Community Support Services ADULTS/CHILDREN ANONYMOUS Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. For more info Kira & Ian FCSS, 403-742-2339
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271
AL-ANON 403-742-0990
ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or 403-742-4091
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-2337
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION 403-742-5437 during business hours
BRIGANTIA PLACE (formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)
Public Notice #6000
First Aid Training teaches how to respond confidently when injuries occur.
780-672-1035
CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance) Brenda 403-742-3067
COCAINE ANONYMOUS Pager toll-free (20 sec. response time) 1-403-357-6266
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-2337 (parents who have lost a child[ren])
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4059
HOME SUPPORT STETTLER & DISTRICT 403-742-6568
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY
4040
NO GST
• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services • Commercial and Residential • Water Conditioning & Pumps • 24 Hour Service Service Wise - We Specialize
Stettler Ph.
403-742-5237
65$/HR FIRM.. 10% off for seniors. Get your appointment booked today with a Ticketed/ Insured/Registered/ and Licensed Plumber/Gasfitter. FMPH Plumbing & Heating is here to service your needs, whether its simple fixes to infloor heating systems and custom showers. Looking forward to hearing from you! (403) 885-2076
Misc. Services
1290
RURAL WATER TREATMENT
)RON &ILTERS s 3OFTENERS s $ISTILLERS Tell them Danny s 2EVERSE /SMOSIS s +ONTINUOUS 3HOK #HLORINATOR Hooper sent you
STETTLER & DISTRICT FOOD BANK SOCIETY
STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL RCMP office 403-742-3382 www.stettlercop.org
Parkland Place Condos 4808 - 45 Street
• 1 & 2 BEDROOMS • MAPLE OR OAK CABINETRY • 5 APPLIANCES
Own for Less -
Mortgage, Condo Fees and Taxes
UNDER $800/mo.
Tracey - 403-742-8327 www.stettlerparklandplace.com
Public Notices
(STABIS) For more information phone 403-742-6456
Kathy Willis - 403-742-4567 Elaine Williams - 403-742-2745 4820 - 51 Street
STETTLER HANDIBUS 403-742-5858
STETTLER HEALTH EMERGENCY LINE PROGRAM 403-742-2337
STETTLER PEOPLE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS 403-742-2337
STETTLER READ & WRITE OFFICE 403-742-2999
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Grace – 403-742-0681 Vivian – 403-742-3935
6010 County of of Stettler Stettler No. County No. 6 6
6602 -- 44 44 Ave., Ave., Box Box 1270, 1270, 6602 Stettler, AB AB T0C Stettler, T0C2L0 2L0 Phone: 742-4441 Fax: Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 742-1277 403-742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS REQUIRED Looking for an opportunity to do something positive for your community? Become a Member-at-Large! You will help make positive decisions. The Stettler Waste Management Authority is seeking an individual willing to sit as its Member-at-Large representative. If you reside in the County of Stettler and are interested in serving on the above Board or would like additional information about this opportunity, please contact Tim Fox, Administrator at 403-742-4441. Submit applications to: Stettler Waste Management Authority Box 1270 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
of McCuaig Desrochers
Grant & de Vries
Located from Donalda 2 miles South - 2 miles East and 1 mile South
CONDOS FOR SALE
403-742-3007
BRYON D. BALTIMORE
2401 Toronto Dominion Sq. Edmonton Centre Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1 Telephone: 780-426-4660 Fax: 780-426-0982
Condos/ Townhouses
Management
1260
Barristers and Solicitors Advocates
Good Cultivated Quarter
Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050
David Unruh Cell 403-323-6787 Home 403-742-4673
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Comprehensive eye health and vision exams Top quality frames, lenses and contacts Treatment of eye Personal disease, injuries and surgical co-management Services
Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome
QUALITY LIVING - affordable price. Brand new 2 bdrm/1 bdrm condos for sale. Easy financing! Less than rent! 3 blocks east of main street “Parkland Place�. All inquiries welcome, Ken @ 403-350-9243
Donalda Area
Public Notices
Hot Line 403-342-1444
Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B.
Stettler, Alberta Box 1796 Phone 403-742-2998
Chiropractor
4040
Marketing of Hay and Straw Will load own truck
LAW OFFICE
Optometrist
Dr. E. LYNES
Condos/ Townhouses
Bale Hauling & Swathing
ANDERSON
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Dr. KERRY WONG
Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
4070
Training for life
-Gitzel Krejci Building
Johnson Connor Agencies
Serving Stettler & Area since 1978
Furnace Cleaning
1029
1210
Insurance
Box 1595, tree ee et et, t, 4907 - 50 Street, AB Stettler AB
Automotive
Health Care
403-742-4533
Certified General Accountants 4814 - 49 Street, Stettler
Stettler Professional Building
(Beside A & W)
“Keeping people in Motion...�
403-742-5111 Thorogood Pinches
LL. B.
4607 - 59 St., Stettler
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PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS LLP
4702- 51 Ave., Stettler Tel: 403-742-3438 or 403-742-3439
Lori R. Reule
TEL: 403-742-6277 Res: 403-742-2409
1260
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
403-742-2520
4912 - 51 Street P.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta
www.gkdpca.com
Legal Services
• Residential • Commercial • Automotive Needs
BOB HOLOWENKO
Real Estate #4000 - #4190
MINI STORAGE
Randy Long
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
403-742-4431 Toll free 1-877-742-4431 e-mail: gkdpca@gkdpca.com website:
LTD.
“Your Service Specialists�
Eavestroughing G K D P
1196
C.R. GLASS
FAX: 866-305-5686
Accounting
Glass Shops
Farms/ Land
3160
STETTLER MINI STORAGE
Business and Services Directory
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Applications will be considered and appointments made at the next Stettler Waste Management Meeting held after October 2012.
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT REAL ESTATE
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Advertisers in the showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.
Nine things to do when the new year arrives People across the globe anxiously await the arrival of the new year. Different cultures and religions celebrate their own new year at different times, but for much of the world, January 1 marks the date for change and renewal. With so much emphasis placed on what people will be doing for the last day of the year, little thought may be given to what to do after the clock strikes 12. Each minute afterward opens up the possibilities to begin fresh with new goals and tasks. For those wondering how to commence the new year, there are many ways to tackle the first day and thereafter — after you have recovered from the New Year’s Eve celebration, that is. • Take down holiday decorations. While there are some people who prefer to leave up their Christmas decorations until after the celebration of the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day, by January 1 many are ready to say goodbye to the holiday season for another year. Having the day off of work and school enables you to spend time removing decorations from the house and taking down the tree, especially before driedout pine needles become more than you can handle. • Shop postholiday sales. After spending several months buying for every person on your list, this could be a time that you focus on picking up some things for yourself or the household. Stores may need to liquidate holiday stock and other inventory to make room for spring styles. Many shoppers find the deals hard to pass up when shopping in the early days
of January. Check online to comparison shop, and scour the Internet for any printable coupons that can earn you even bigger discounts. • Visit family and friends. This time of year may be happy for some, but for those far from members of the family or seniors who may have lost many close companions, the winter and post-holiday season could bring on the blues. Visiting extended family you may not have seen during the holidays is one way to pass the day. You also can volunteer some of your time at a senior center or assisted-living facility to spread some post-holiday cheer. • Discard expired foods and medicines. Take this opportunity to throw out any medications that expire this year, which will give you a head start on spring cleaning as well. Toss out old makeup and cosmetic products and make a list of new items to buy. Also, take inventory of the refrigerator and freezer, cleaning out any items that are no longer recognizable or that are past the recommended date. • Head to the movies. Go to the movie theater and take in a flick with the family. January is not the most active time for new releases, but there are some films released in the first month of the year. You can enjoy a lazy day with some cinematic magic and a bag of popcorn. • Make a folder to store tax preparation paperwork. Tax sea-
son is just around the corner. Use this time to collect any paperwork you already may have received and put it in a safe place. Expect new statements of past earnings, any information about interest earned on bank statements and other pertinent tax documents to start arriving. Also, if you use an accountant to help file your taxes, call his or her office and book an appointment before his or her schedule fills up. • Watch a football game. After weeks of running around at a break-neck pace, use this day to lounge around and recharge. Chances are you can find a football game on television. Order in a pizza and cheer on your favorite team. • Encourage the kids to put down the toys and pick up a book. Many students will be returning to school soon after an extended winter recess. Have them get back into the swing of things by brushing up on lessons last touched on in December. • Host a post-holiday pot luck. Clean out the refrigerator of those salvageable leftovers from your New Year’s Eve bash. Invite others over with their own foods and host one last party before you have to get back to the daily grind. There are many ways to start off the new year on the right foot. Get a head start on cleaning or organizing, or relax once more with friends and family.
Follow method to pick resolution you can keep New Year’s resolutions may have varying degrees of success, but even those people who find it difficult to keep their resolutions year after year still tend to make a new resolution once the hour of midnight chimes. Though it may seem as though resolutions are made to be broken, resolutions can be the first step many people take toward a happier and healthier life, making them more than just a silly annual exercise in empty promises. A common hurdle many people must clear when making a New Year’s resolution is choosing the resolution itself. Resolving to become a millionaire in the next 12 months is likely unrealistic, as is taking on the same resolution you made last year that proved unsuccessful. Before making a New Year’s resolution this year, consider the following tips aimed at helping you choose a resolution that has a chance to be successful. • Make it something you’re likely to enjoy. Resolving to lose weight is perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution every year. Though there’s no way to measure how many people make this resolution and stick with it, it’s safe to assume many people fall short of their weight-loss goal. That’s because the steps people must take to lose weight are not always easy to embrace. Many people join a gym in January so they can fully commit to their resolutions to lose weight. But joining a gym isn’t always the answer, as it’s easy to become intimidated at a gym where the majority of your fellow members are already in great shape. But this doesn’t mean you should shy away from your resolution. Instead, look for ways to make your resolution enjoyable so you’re more likely to stick with it. If you have resolved to lose weight but a gym isn’t for you, sign up for a dance class or join a cycling group. There’s more than one way to commit to a given resolution, and finding the most enjoyable way to tackle your resolution is often the easiest way to make it a success. • Make it a realistic goal. Your resolution should be realistic. If not, the chanc-
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AUGUST
Strankman joins PM to celebrate grain farmers’ open market Visiting Communities in Bloom judges gave Stettler a green thumbs-up for the town’s inaugural entry in the international competition. The judges said the community takes pride and strives “to help make Stettler a more beautiful place.” New Drumheller-Stettler MLA Rick Strankman was in the forefront when Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Bill C18, the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act, would take effect Aug. 1. Strankman, after all, was among the 13 farmers charged in 2002 for selling grain to the U.S. Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions depot in Stettler was in the spotlight as crews filmed a TV commercial for Travel Alberta that’s scheduled to be aired next spring in western Canada and in Europe. Active in rodeos in the Stettler area for almost 70 years, Vic and Joyce Stuckey and family rode high as the honourary parade marshals for the fourth annual Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede. The Stuckeys have strong ties to rodeo history, dating back to 1931, with Vic personally involved since 1948. A former Big Valley mayor, Richard Kargaard, 69, was fined $345 for assault, after he prevented former chief administrative officer Douglas Sommerville from leaving the village office, court was told. During a special council meeting, Sommerville had questioned the mayor about “improper funding approval.” Just months after becoming the new MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, Rick Strankman of the Opposition Wildrose party opened a satellite office in Stettler. It’s the same office previously occupied by former Progressive Conservative MLA and cabinet minister Jack Hayden. Gary Wilyman operates the Wildrose office in Stettler, under constituency assistant Patrick Turnbull. Longtime downtown Stettler business Lou’s Fashions closed its doors after 57 years, along with affiliates Odds & Ends clearance store and K.J. Casuals. St. George’s Anglican Church in Stettler welcomed Rev. Dr. Carolyn Langford as its new minister. Ordained in 1993 in Ottawa, she succeed Rev. Jack Schulze, who retired in spring after 20 years of ministry. The Gendre family from Erskine participated in a extended family reunion in France. It was dubbed “the world’s largest family reunion,” with 4,750 cousins of the Porteau-Clautour family, and gained status in Guinness World Records. The family members from Erskine in attendance were Joe and Circun Gendre, daughter Isabella, and David, Amanda and Mary O’Donnell.
Hans Cluver (left) receives a gardening award from Rob Spencer of Heartland Beautification Committee.
Cassidy Meston of Alix marked his 18th birthday in style as he won the pony express race in the 37th edition of the Tees Rodeo last August. Meston’s family organizes what’s known as “the biggest little rodeo in Canada.”
SEPTEMBER
New principals in command at multiple Stettler schools Veronica Pinkoski has taken over as the new principal at Christ-King Catholic School in Stettler. She continues her job as principal of Mother Teresa Catholic School in Halkirk. Both schools are part of the East Central Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division. Denise Campbell was appointed the new principal of Stettler Elementary School, a part of the Clearview School Division. Tim Croker of Stettler was named the principal of all eight Hutterite Colony schools in the division. Allan Johnston of Big Valley received a prestigious Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award for his volunteer contributions in leading the preservation of the heritage of the Big Valley community. Johnston received the award from Alberta Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell on behalf of Gov. Gen. David Johnston. Cameron Russell had an eye on Stettler even before he became the new Stettler RCMP corporal this summer. Russell succeeded Terry Best, who retired the winter before after about 20 years with the Stettler RCMP detachment.
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Stettler Middle School students reported to class in early September. Stettler is among 64 communities in Alberta awarded $5,000 each to host free events for the fifth annual Alberta Culture Days in late September. The local organizers are the Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Community Development. Reputable Pheasantback Golf and Country Club, north of Stettler, was shut down after financial difficulty drove it into receivership. Opened in 1995, the facility was ranked among the top-10 courses in Alberta and top-100 in Canada. Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed died at 84, just months after one survey ranked him as the best
Canadian premier all-time. He served as premier from 1971 to 1985. The Halkirk wind project, with 83 turbines going up between Halkirk and Castor, was celebrated as more than 1,200 people signed a blade at the Halkirk rodeo grounds. Capital Power Corporation says that when the project is completed, it will become Alberta’s biggest wind farm. Landon Catt, 35, of Stettler has battled back from a dirt-biking crash in July 2011 that left him a quadriplegic. Catt has earned the Glen Rose Award of Courage for demonstrating “extraordinary courage during the rehabilitation process.”
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draft design plans for the project, which is estimated at more than $1.5 million. Small schools in Donalda, Byemoor and Brownfield were told they face the potential to close or be downsized as Clearview School Division trustee Peter Simons introduced a motion to study the future financial feasibility of the schools.
Stettler and District Family and Community Support Services welcomed Wendy Rhyason of Donalda as the new executive-director. Rhyason brings to the job a wealth of experience in social services, counselling and administration.
Town of Stettler Coun. Leona Thorogood was doubly honoured. She was named the female citizen of the year by the Stettler Regional Board of Trade, while she also received a Hal Rogers Fellow award presented by Kin Canada Foundation for Kinettes. Rob Spencer was chosen as Stettler’s male citizen of the year for his leadership as chairman of Heartland Beautification Committee and Communities in Bloom.
With a long-term mandate to upgrade 20-year-old Stettler Recreation Centre, the town has contracted a consultant to
A former Botha-area teenager, Paul Gabriel Bertin, was killed in a hit-and-run while walking near his Red Deer home.
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Three small schools saved by the bell Lane Turigan, 18, of Stettler died at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary from injuries sustained in an Oct. 13 highway crash about 20 kilometres from Stettler. Turigan was the driver of the truck that left Highway 11 at the sharp turn just before the Highway 12 intersection in foggy conditions during the wee hours of that Saturday morning. Friends and family members remembered Turigan as a carefree and fun-loving sort who lived life to the fullest. Stettler Independent district columnist Jacqui Goddard, a Rumsey correspondent for the past 50 years, died at age 75. For half a century, Goddard penned the Rumsey and district news for the Independent and the Drumheller Mail. The Stettler region was in
shock after the sudden death of Halkirk-area farmer Steve McKnight, who died in a Nov. 16 farm accident. McKnight, 59, made an impact in farming and teaching, and had a passion for sports, his friends and colleagues said. Donalda residents feared their community was in jeopardy if Clearview School Division goes ahead with proposed plans to consider closing Donalda School, along with small schools in Byemoor and Brownfield. Donalda Mayor Bruce Gartside told the school board that Donalda wouldn’t be much of a community without a school. The County of Stettler hired Rick Green as its first director of engineering “to provide the county with expertise and save funding in outside engineering costs and contracts.”
Bob Byers of Stettler and Rev. David Lilly of Big Valley each received a special Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from federal Crowfoot MP Kevin Sorenson. Heartland Youth Centre executive-director Winnie Bissett earlier received a medal. Lilly has been a longtime Metis minister, while Byers has served in conservation roles for many years. The boardroom was packed for the Clearview School Division board meeting, at which trustees voted 6-1 against a motion to consider closing Donalda, Byemoor and Brownfield schools. The trustees also decided to gather more information to try to effectively evaluate the sustainability of all schools in the district. The Town of Stettler council welcomed news that more police
officers would be added locally in the next five years. Two more officers are pegged for the County of Stettler. Residents from the Stettler, Castor, Forestburg and Bashaw communities showed Christmasgiving spirit in collecting a record 1,247 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. The boxes are bound for impoverished children in Central America. The 2012 count broke the previous year’s mark of 901, after the Stettler Alliance Church depot inadvertently received a double order of 1,200 boxes this fall. Faye Blakely was honoured provincially after retiring from her 27-year job with Stettler and District Family and Community Support Services, most recently as administrator. She received an award of merit from FCSS Alberta Foundation in Edmonton.
Lane Turigan, 18, of Stettler died in a Highway 11 crash.
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Donalda Mayor Bruce Gartside (left) was joined by Beth Fulton and County of Stettler Reeve Wayne Nixon as they addressed the Clearview School Division in November in an effort to save the community’s school.
DECEMBER
Halkirk wind project ready to roll The Halkirk wind farm has taken shape, with 83 turbines between Halkirk and Castor projected to make it the largest wind farm in Alberta operated by Capital Power Corporation. The 150-megawatt facility is poised to generate clean, renewable energy for Albera, and enough electricity to meet the average annual power needs of 50,000 homes.
es, picnic trails and walking paths. It’s designed to enhance the overall school experience for students and members of the community.
The Stettler Hospital and Care Centre welcomed Diane Palmer as the new site manager. She succeeds Peggy Hearonemus, who resigned after 11 years in the role to take a position with the Alberta Health Services in the central provincial zone.
The 16th annual Stettler RCMP Charity Checkstop collected $5,031 in cash, along with one van-load of food and one van-load of toys and clothing for Christmas hampers. The effort was a partnership involving the Stettler Regional Fire Department, Stettler Emergency Medical Services, the Heartland Victim Services, Students Against Drunk Driving from William E. Hay Composite High School, County of Stettler peace officers and Alberta Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
Stettler Middle School received $3,429.20 from Toyota Evergreen to beautify the school grounds with landscaping gardens, trees, bench-
Gracenotes choir singers Jaycee Davidson and Dacia Gramlick of Stettler and Sonya Marquart of Castor have been selected to sing in the
American High School Honour Performance Series choir in New York at Carnegie Hall in February 2013. Upgrades to Stettler Recreation Centre, including a new seniors’ centre and a new skatepark nearby, highlight a $4.9-million capital budget for 2013 for the Town of Stettler. A new seniors’ social centre upstairs in the SRC conference room has been pegged at $300,000, while upgrades to the SRC have been budgeted for $250,000, and projected to be totally funded by utility surplus. Stettler-and-area residents filled 120 Christmas hampers for people facing tough economic times. Monetary donations, however, were down by about $5,000. About 75 hampers supported families with an average of five people, while the balance were delivered to couples and singles.
If you are one of 450,000 Albertans who use their water well for household purposes, the key to ensuring your water supply is safe and secure is knowing how groundwater works, learning about your well and understanding how to properly maintain it. Proper water well siting, construction, maintenance and plugging will help protect your well from biofouling and contamination, save you costly repairs, and ensure your well water yields are sustained over many years. Find out what you can do to protect your well. Attend the FREE water well management workshop being hosted by the County of Stettler, and presented by the Working Well Program, with technical expertise provided by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. During the workshop we will cover: • Groundwater – how it works • Water quality and quantity testing • Well protection – protecting your well from contamination • Basic well maintenance • Water sampling – how to do it To attend the workshop, please pre-register by calling Kevin MacDonald at: (780) 672-4765 or email to kmacdonald@county.camrose.ab.ca No charge and lunch is provided. Please register by January 10, 2013. Space is limited.
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The Lauweryssen siblings from Big Valley — Jayne and Benjamin — had solid senior seasons in the Alberta high school rodeo circuit. Jayne (above) qualified for the National High School Rodeo Association finals in Wyoming. Benjamin (below, with his horse Gunner) earned $11,250 in the Sundre Super Six team-roping event.
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