No go for Stettler in ‘Small Town Saturday Night’ LES STULBERG Independent reporter Not this year. After losing out last year, Stettler has opted not to take another shot at the provincial “Small Town Saturday Night” contest. Stettler Board of Trade and Community Development manager Stacey Benjamin said last week that the board would consider entering the competition every second year. Last year, the Stettler pitch in the inaugural event landed the town among the top-10 finalists. Benjamin said the right to bid is open for any other organization in the community to try to win the chance to host a “one-day version” of the Big Valley Jamboree. “We would be willing to help their committee,” she said.
Legal won the right to host the “Small Town Saturday Night” mini-jamboree last year, and raised $93,000 to build a new playground. Bashaw was among the final-five communities last year and ended up finishing fourth. Representatives from that community are mulling another shot for this year. The contest offers a grand prize that includes a country music concert with headliner Chad Brownlee and a songwriters’ circle featuring Clayton Bellamy, Alee, Bobby Wills and Tenille. Billed as a “mini Big Valley Jamboree,” the contest offers rural Alberta communities a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience to showcase their community and serves as a fundraiser for a local charity. Communities with 20,000 people or less are eligible to enter the contest. They must produce a two-minute video showcasing their community, which is uploaded to YouTube. The deadline to enter is Feb. 28.
The event is also custom-tailored to the winning community. The community can add to the framework by including beer gardens, 50/50 draws or “whatever else local organizers are willing to undertake to enhance the fundraising ability.” An in-house panel chooses the top-10 entries “based on their depiction of community spirit and involvement, passion for local tourism experiences, character and creativity,” organizers said in a news release. Online voters are encouraged to offer their support by voting for their favourite community between March 6 and 25. The winning community is scheduled to be announced March 28 and the 2013 concert is set for the winning venue April 27. Travel Alberta and the Big Valley Jamboree sponsor the event. The entry form and the contest rules are available online.
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OUT OF BOUNDS — A Chevrolet Aveo sedan car sustained extensive damage on the driver’s side as it settled in an awkward position between two sign posts Tuesday morning in Stettler. The crash occurred at the corner of 47 Avenue and 51 Street. A 28-year-old Stettler man was charged after he was driving north out of the No Frills parking lot and struck the westbound car driven by a 44-year-old Stettler woman, said Stettler RCMP Const. Shyla Delowski. No one was reported injured. The car was extensively damaged, while the truck sustained minor damage to the front bumper and fender.
Stettler health-care workers fear loss of jobs Reports of reductions ‘a huge problem’ RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter Workers at care homes in the Stettler area say their jobs will be in jeopardy when the Points West Living seniors’ complex opens this spring to provide seniors supportive living. “We have no job security anymore, and (would get only) 14 days’ notice before we lose our jobs,” said Hanna Jilek, who’s employed at Heritage House as a nurse’s aid. Last week, she attended a local meeting of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE). She said Alberta Health Services’ plans to close Pine Ridge Lodge leaves 54 jobs at stake, and though Heritage House would remain open, employees with seniority could “bump” those with fewer years on the job in other similar facilities in
a 100-kilometre radius. The AUPE is waiting for word from Alberta Health about the possible loss of jobs as a result of a provincial restructuring. “This will result in some long-term-care staffing changes at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre,” Heather Kipling, communications officer for AHS, said this week. “Over the coming months, we will be working directly with staff who may be affected, in accordance with their respective collective agreements.” When the 88 new AHSfunded supportive living beds open at Points West Living in Stettler this summer, AHS plans to decommission 39 of the 89 long-term-care beds at the Stettler hospital. A total of 50 beds would remain open “for those who need them — now and into the future,” Kipling said. AUPE leadership and local members were still waiting for official word about the impact of the Alberta Health
Services changes. “AHS hasn’t given any notice of termination of jobs,” said Mark Wells, provincial spokesman for AUPE. “We don’t know how many jobs, what positions, and who will be affected.” AUPE continues to back its workers as the transition progresses through the early stages. “Our purpose is to support our members and make sure they know what their rights are under the collective agreement,” Wells said. With more supportiveliving facilities going up in the province, the union says it’s frustrated that the private-sector services are costing jobs and taxpayers. “Generally, we see these facilities in too many small communities,” Wells said. “It’s essential a subsidy of the private sector by taxpayers to the tune of $600 million since 1999.” Jilek and others are concerned for their jobs and overall health-care
services in Stettler. “We were told by union officials to update our resumes and find new jobs,” she said. After AHS published information about the transitions to supportive living, she was upset the provincial advertisements didn’t explain the impact on jobs. “Nobody mentioned that we are losing in order to gain,” Jilek said. “We want to bring more awareness, because it’s a huge problem. If more people talk about it, the more chance we might have to fight it off.” Others are also stepping forward. “It seems that the information printed and being told to families and communities is misleading,” said a nurses’ aid at Pine Ridge. “This change negatively affects the Stettler hospital staff, anyone working for AHS within 100 kilometres, families of these residents, and of course, most importantly our residents. “This change is not best for everyone.”
When Stettler town Coun. Leona Thorogood leaves office next fall after nine years in office, she hopes another woman fills her council seat. “I hope that this will spur on other women and men to consider running for council, and the impact it will have their lives,” Thorogood said last week in announcing she doesn’t intend LEONA THOROGOOD to re-offer. “I believe that it is imperative that councils have female representation. For women, it is generally less of a competition and more of a tendency toward collaboration.” Thorogood has declared her intentions about seven months from nomination day in September. She understands it can take considerable time to ponder the proposition, especially now that the terms of office will extend to four years, from the current three. “I know my life is changing and I want to be able to make plans that may take me away from Stettler on a regular basis, and to continue as a councillor would not be fair to the residents I represent,” Thorogood said. While she encourages all community-minded people to seek election, she also said that women add a valuable perspective to municipal affairs. “Women just bring a different dynamic to the decisions that are made around the table.” In the coming months, she plans to encourage council to present information sessions for any prospective candidates — women and men, while also providing her perspective. “Personally, I would offer that anyone who is interested may contact me and ask any questions they might have,” Thorogood said. “That could include such questions as: what are the time commitments? How does it affect my family? What are the financial implications? What are the responsibilities and how can change be implemented? “I would hope that any councillor could be approached for the same information. One of the things I have enjoyed about our council in the last nine years has been the attention to not only the bricks and mortar that is required to run a municipality, but the willingness and desire to pay attention to the quality of life of those who live, work and play in Stettler.” She said a council is like any organization or team that needs people will varying gifts and talent. She believes “a female view” can contribute to effective decisions concerning recreation, infrastructure, business, arts and music, youth, seniors, staff, health and long-term planning. “They consider the emotional impact, as well as the physical and factual impacts, and are usually more globally-focused,” Thorogood said. “I believe that many minds can come up with the best plan, and it also usually is the most effective when all involved take ownership of that plan.” One of her favourite quotations talks about leadership and it states that a true leader is someone who guides others into making the right decisions. “This type of collaboration is what makes Stettler a great place to be a councillor,” Thorogood said. When she entered municipal politics, the local accountant was interested in discovering how the town functioned and contributing to the community. “I also believe that the only way to effect change is be part of the solution and that takes a commitment,” Thorogood said. “In the last three terms, I believe that we have become a community and council that is committed to all aspects of our community — both the hard and fixed part of a community and the softer side that puts people first.” She said she didn’t experience any disadvantages to being a woman on the ballot or in council. “If anything, it was an advantage,” Thorogood said. “If yours is the only female name on the ballot, I believe that residents want variety in representation and being female is one aspect of that variety, just like being a business person, a lawyer, or a health professional are all part of that variety. “If all council was like-minded, I don’t believe the best decisions can be made.”
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Redford’s promises for change ‘chip away at Alberta Advantage’ This Saturday, Alberta MLAs have been invited to an economic summit at Mount Royal University in Calgary, which I will be attending. The Alberta government is billing it as a chance to “brainstorm” solutions to the province’s financial reliance on energy revenues. Additional invitations have been sent out to industry experts, business leaders and academics to discuss the current financial woes. It’s expected that falling oil prices in the U.S. market will contribute to a $6-billion shortfall in Alberta’s bottom-line for next year. The reported purpose of this summit is to figure out ways to improve spending and to figure out ways to get Alberta off of the rollercoaster of volatile energy revenues. Unfortunately, we’re a day late and a lot of dollars short. A government’s budget performance is generally a good indicator of a government’s fiscal responsibility, policy and intentions going forward. The current government of
From the Legislature MLA Report by Rick Strankman Alberta did not campaign on running multi-billion dollar deficits while accumulating debt for future generations to pay for, through higher taxes for years to come. In fact, the budget that was tabled in the legislature two months prior to the election call, showed a modest deficit of just under $1 billion. The projected deficit we’re heading toward will be in excess of $3 billion, with some experts predicting it could be as high as $8 billion, with a vast majority being attributed directly to overspending by the Redford government. Unheeded warnings from the Wildrose, Liberal and NDP parties, stating the government’s 2012 budget was unrealistic, were dismissed by the government MLAs, who
stated they were confident in their predictions. The budget that has now created a record deficit was based on oil trading at $98.71 per barrel, which contrasts with the major financial institutions predictions that oil would trade at $92 to $95. Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith describes the situation this way: “The simple truth is, Alberta has never had a stronger revenue stream and is the envy of every other province in Canada. Ms. Redford said she wanted to change the character of Alberta, and now it looks like her plans include chipping away at the Alberta Advantage.” All indications up to this point are that the 2013 budget will require a complete departure from the conservative values
a majority of Albertans hold near and dear to their hearts. Budgeting within government is based on revenue projections that will ultimately determine how much each individual government department will receive for its services or programs. The Opposition Wildrose Party will not support any tax increases to rectify the massive debt prospects for 2013. It’s our feeling that the Redford government is trying to soften the blow of possible income-tax hikes or the implementation of a sales tax in the near future. It’s my intention to enter the summit discussions with the intent of getting Alberta’s finances back in order with our conservative values and prevent any further erosion of what is left of the Alberta advantage. The success or failure of my intentions will depend on whether they are willing to listen. Rick Strankman is the MLA for DrumhellerStettler.
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appeared in Red Deer Provincial Court last Thursday when the preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 29. His charges result from a hit-andrun incident that killed Paul Gabriel Bertin, 18, in early October 2012. Cameron face charges of failing to stop and render assistance at the scene of a collision, and for public mischief. Marrian Bertin of Castor called her
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Gas-and-dash a mistake, says Stettler truck driver SGT. DUNCAN BABCHUK Stettler RCMP Below is a summary of most calls for Stettler RCMP service during the past week. Calls that have the SUI designation attached are still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding unsolved crimes or incidents is asked to contact Stettler RCMP at 403-742-3382, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS (8477). Tuesday, Jan. 29 12:02 a.m. — Complaint of an egg being thrown at residence window in the 6100 block of 50A Avenue. There were no witnesses located. 5:16 a.m. — A commercial false alarm at the Peavey Mart. 10:28 a.m. — A 49-yearold female attended Stettler detachment to report that a friend named Adam, last name unknown, had stolen some of her medication when he came over to visit. The female stated that she was walking down the street when she recognized an old friend from B.C., named Adam, who just happened to be driving by. She invited Adam and his friend over to her residence, where they drank together and stayed overnight. In the morning, the complainant noted that her pills and some tobacco were stolen. Adam was only known to the complainant from her days smoking drugs with him in Victoria. There was no address provided for the suspects, for follow-up. 4:45 p.m. — Complaint that three youths were smoking drugs inside a silver-coloured Dodge Caravan. An investigator conducted patrols, but was unable to locate the vehicle. Several attempts were made to contact the complainant for more information, but he did not answer his phone. The 50-year-old male owner of the van was contacted and he advised that he was in Coronation at the time of the call. The owner advised that he was very unhappy about the report and would deal with the matter himself when he returned home. 10:38 p.m. — A 911 call reporting a disturbance in the 6100 block of 51 Avenue. The caller advised that there were five youths yelling — one youth was on the ground and a female crying. All persons appeared to be intoxicated and were reported to be headed east on 5 Avenue. A patrol was conducted in the area and all were gone on arrival. Wednesday, Jan. 30 12:41 p.m. — A 911 call reporting a missing wallet, containing a credit and debit card, that was last used the previous day at the Stettler Tim Hortons. Upon reporting the missing cards to the bank, the 24-year-old Stettler male discovered that more than $1,900 was withdrawn from his bank account. Bank statements indicated that the majority of the funds were spent or withdrawn at the Red Deer Bower Mall. Video footage of the suspect(s) has been obtained by the Red Deer RCMP Commercial Crime Unit. SUI 4:12 p.m. — Complaint of theft of fuel from the west-end Esso. The operator of a Ford F-150 filled up and left without paying for $27 worth of fuel. The 52-year-old truck owner from Stettler was contacted and he advised that he got fuel, cigarettes, a few other items and paid, but did not realize that the fuel had not been added to the price. The truck driver returned to the
station right away and paid for the fuel. It was not an intentional gas-and-dash. 5:47 p.m. — Complaint of a break and enter to the business of Wally’s Backhoe Service on Highway 12 east. The caller was watching the business for the owner and came across a grey-coloured Ford Focus outside the shop. A white male in his teens, wearing a black T-shirt and baggy jeans, was located looking around and was defensive when questioned. He departed the area without providing his identity. SUI 9:44 p.m. — Complaint from a 30-year-old male property owner from rural Big Valley area that the Transportation Department came onto his property and mulched two acres of trees. The caller stated that the trees were not on the right of way, as they were set into the property over 150 feet. The mulcher was left sitting just off the driveway on caller’s lawn. SUI 11:12 p.m. — Complaint of a possible break and enter in progress at a 54 Street residence. An investigator patrolled the perimeter of the home and noted that there were no footprints in the fresh snow. There were also no signs of anything else around the house. It is believed that the homeowner had heard snow falling from the roof andd became afraid. Thursday, Jan. 31 1:50 a.m. — Complaint of family abuse from a 14-yearold female from Red Deer. A statement was obtained and it was determined that there were no grounds to lay any charges against the parents. The matter was referred to Family and Child Services. 10:21 a.m. — A 56-year-old school bus driver attended the Stettler detachment to report a collision. The school bus was in the loading zone at the Recreation Centre, when a white-coloured GMC pick-up backed into rear driver’s side corner of the bus. The 79-year-old male driver pulled back into his parking spot and then proceeded to back out again, striking the bus. The driver pulled back into his spot and then backed out the other way. The driver went past the school bus and looked at bus driver when he went by and then proceeded to leave the parking lot. A licence-plate number of the truck was provided. SUI 1 p.m. — An investigator observed a silvercoloured Pontiac Grand-Am travelling northbound on 62 Street and approaching the intersection of 44 Avenue. The car was observed to roll through the stop sign at a steady speed of approximately 10 to 15 kilometres per hour, as it turned east onto 44 Avenue. A
vehicle stop was conducted and the 17-year-old driver from 40 Avenue was found not to possess a valid driver’s licence. Since the registered owner was not the driver, the male was also issued a ticket for driving an uninsured vehicle. The male has a court date of March 12. 7 p.m. — Complaint of theft of gasoline from the west-end Esso. Two intoxicated males in an older, gold-coloured Ford F-150 filled the truck with $85 worth of fuel, said they didn’t have any money, and drove off west on Highway 12. SUI Friday, Feb. 1 2:39 a.m. — Complaint of a 19-year-old male breaking and entering a downstairs apartment at a 47 Street residence. The teenager was evicted at noon the previous day and the homeowner advised that a widow appeared to be broken upon entry. An investigator attended the dwelling to find the evicted tenant inside the basement apartment. He was charged with break and enter and he stated that he left a window unlocked to gain entry. He has a March 14 court date. 6:21 p.m. — A residential false alarm was reported on 41 Avenue. 11:36 p.m. — An investigator conducting a patrol west on Highway 12 observed a speeding Chevrolet pickup, near 61 Street. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was found to have been previously consuming liquor. The driver was issued a 30day licence suspension as a result of failing a roadside test. Saturday, Feb. 2 12:11 a.m. — Complaint of theft of cable, which occurred overnight at the Direct Energy compound on Highway 590 and then east eight kilometres. SUI 12:18 a.m. — A 911 call reporting a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 12 on the left side of the Erskine overpass. An investigation determined that the Ford F-150 hit black ice and went off of the road to the right. The vehicle then rolled once when it hit the deep snow. The 21-year-old male driver from Digby N.S., a 29-year-old male from Emmerson Acres and a 30-year-old female from Emmerson Acres, all received minor injuries. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor. Stettler EMS and Stettler Regional Fire Department were also on the scene. Carillion was contacted to sand/salt the highway. 2:42 a.m. — Report of a break and enter at a 50A Avenue residence. Upon investigators arriving, the
36-year-old male caller was found outside of the residence and was heavily intoxicated. The intoxicated man claimed that he was coming home from the bar (Whiskey Nights) when he witnessed a blond female break the window of his front door and then exit through the front door. The woman was described as being white, blond hair, five-foot-seven in her 20s. The story about the B&E changed several times and the complainant later advised that he had gone into the house and that the female had now left through the back door. The intoxicated male was arrested for breach of the peace and was lodged in police cells until sober. 1:16 p.m. — Request to check on the well-being of a 67-year-old female on 44 Street. Her 60-year-old brother from Lethbridge advised that while speaking with her by phone, she began having trouble breathing. He advised her to attend the hospital. An investigator determined that the female did in fact take a taxi to the Stettler hospital. 10:46 p.m. — A residential false alarm on the 6100 block of 50A Avenue. 11:29 p.m. — Commercial false alarm at Kal Tire. Sunday, Feb. 3 3:26 a.m. — Report of an intoxicated driver attempting to get his Chevrolet Cobalt towed out of a snowbank on 50 Avenue. Investigators attended the location and determined that the car was at the location hours before the driver requesting the tow. The keys for the vehicle were turned over to the tow operator and the 33-year-old vehicle owner was given a ride to his residence. Monday, Feb. 4 1:36 p.m. — Complaint of a hit and run to the north side of a commercial building on 50 Avenue, near 50 Street. The damage was caused by a vehicle on the weekend. 2:43 p.m. — A residential false alarm in the 6300 block of 41 Avenue. 3:15 p.m. — Complaint of a break and enter to an oilfield battery site, 1.5 miles west of Highway 56 on Fritz Hill Road. The Bearspaw Petroleum supervisor advised that the operators locked up at 4 p.m. on Feb. 3, and when they arrived at 7:30 a.m., they noticed the gate locks were cut off. Stolen was a Casing Scraper, worth about $5,000. 5:34 p.m. — Complaint of a dark-green, or blackcoloured Ford Mustang, possibly a convertible, with a Saskatchewan licence plate, passing vehicles at double solid lines on Highway 56, north of Stettler. The vehicle was not intercepted and the information was passed on to Bashaw detachment and Killam.
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By Joe McLaughlin Black Press Now that the U.S. election and inauguration are out of the way, it’s time for President Barack Obama to focus like a laser on the first priority: the economy. Approving the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf coast should rise near the top of his to-do list. Political impediments have been removed. The governor of Nebraska has given the pipeline a green light to cross his state, after the Canadian sponsor changed the route to avoid crossing a sensitive water aquifer. The pipeline company, TransCanada Corp., already has a line traversing that safer route. Buried pipelines are by far the safest way to move vast quantities of chemicals that lubricate every aspect of our industrialized economy. Critics say crude oil, mined from Alberta’s oilsands is too dirty and dangerous to the environment and should not be permitted. Part of that is true. It is dirty oil, but it’s less ecologically dangerous than burning coal. It’s also not all that different from Venezuelan oil, which Americans have been importing for generations, or oil from notoriously nasty California reservoirs. Second, while the history of Alberta’s oilsands has been anything but pretty, the industry is cleaning up its act. When Obama moves to do the right thing, Canadian legislators should follow his lead. Reflexive critics of heavy Alberta oil are fond of showing old photos of scarred landscapes, where surface deposits were excavated and extracted. Most shallow, cheap deposits have now been tapped out. Modern techniques for extracting crude from deeper deposits are far less environmentally degrading. They have a smaller surface footprint. Sets of two parallel pipes are sunk underground into the reservoir. One drives steam into the deposit. The second pipe collects bitumen, which is liquefied by the steam. Both are extracted, with water cleaned and recycled continuously. Each cycle recovers about 95 per cent of the water that’s injected underground. Every year, knowledge gained from experience improves the process. This method makes massive landscape scarring a relic. Once bitumen is processed, upgraded and diluted for shipment, pipelines are the best way to move it. They are efficient, cheaper and far safer than other options. It’s a measure of how distorted public consciousness has become that railroads are now seen as an alternative for long-haul shipping. This week, the chief marketing officer of Canadian Pacific Railway said the company expects big profits from shipping more oil-filled trains. Jane O’Hagan told stock analysts the company hopes to ship 70,000 carloads of oil this year, driving revenues up 19 per cent. In a sane universe, there’s no way railways should be able to compete economically with pipelines in shipping oil. There’s also no way railways can be judged or made safer than pipelines. Pipelines are not perfect. Pipeline operators are not all beacons of corporate responsibility. We know that from recent local experience. Pipelines have ruptured in Central Alberta, threatening water supplies and destroying farmland. Those pipelines were generations old, constructed and installed under regulations that would never be permitted today. Major modern pipelines have also ruptured far from here, with local and international consequences. The most notable — and from Alberta’s perspective, most damaging — is the recent history of Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. Enbridge’s mishandling of pipelines has gravely threatened its plans to build a pipeline to the West Coast to ship Alberta oil to Asia. A 2010 spill dumped more than 130,000 barrels of oil into a Michigan river. That disaster, believed to have started with a pipeline flaw that went undetected for five years, was the most serious in U.S. history. Cleanup costs were estimated at $800 million. Near-term prospects for Enbridge and Alberta oil shippers look grim because of that disaster. The B.C. Liberal government is running scared and seems certain to lose power to the development-adverse B.C. New Democratic Party in the spring election. That means more Alberta crude oil will travel to West Coast tidewater in rail cars. It means we can expect more oil spills rather than less. No reasonable person can argue that shipping oil through B.C. by rail is safer than shipping by pipeline. On average, the National Transportation Safety Board reports five train derailments a year in Alberta and three in British Columbia between 2007-2011. Expand rail shipments of oil exponentially and you can expect the spills to rise in lockstep. Incremental spills will likely be more damaging, because the only way to cross mountains by rail is traversing through the bottom of many river valleys. Oil spilling from pipelines located well away from rivers is a shameful problem. Oil spilling from rail cars adjacent to rivers is a catastrophe. British Columbia has the right to plot its own course. Unfortunately, near-term politics and short-term vision make them likely to choose an option that’s worse for both the economy and the environment. They should pay attention to Obama and follow his lead. Joe McLaughlin is the retired former manager of the Red Deer Advocate.
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Differences between men and women not limited to speech I have noticed that women and men are quite different. I’ve also noticed that those differences can cause quite a stir, especially (unfortunately) in marriage. The differences occur at an early age. A study of several hundred preschoolers was conducted by Harvard researchers. Part of the study included taping the children’s playground conversation. They discovered that all the sounds coming from the little girl’s were recognizable words. However, only 60 per cent of the sounds coming from the little boys were recognizable. The other 40 per cent were empathic shouts, yells, screeches and sound effects like “Vrrrooooom,” “Aaaaagh,” and “Toot toot!” They determined that this difference (to the embarrassment of those of us of the male gender) persists into adulthood. In addition, communication experts say that the average woman speaks more than 25,000 words a day, while an average man speaks just a little more than 10,000 words daily. Commensurate with that, and relative to the marriage relationship, a wife will say she needs to spend 45 minutes to an hour each day in meaningful conversation with her husband, whereas 15 to 20 minutes once or twice a week seems satisfactory for the husband. The differences between men and women are not limited to speech; it’s merely the tip of the iceberg. John Gray highlights that in his best-selling book, “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.” He suggests that most relational/marriage problems between men and women are a direct result of the fundamental and dramatic differences between the genders. Bill and Pam Farrel, from a more devotional and biblical angle, co-authored “Men Are Like Waffles — Women Are Like Spaghetti: Understanding and Delighting in
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Swordsmen advance to Round 3 in provincial quest Jim Groundwater and some friends from Stettler have returned home from Phoenix. They enjoyed taking in three antique and collectable car auctions in the greater Phoenix area. The Endmoor Vipers bantam girls’ hockey team hosted a four-team tournament in Byemoor last Saturday. The home team won against Castor and took the skills competition. The hosts lost to a Calgary team. Tofield also participated. We send birthday wishes to former residents with special birthdays: Bob Green, who turned 87 on Feb. 3; and Bernice Zeimer, who celebrated her 86th on Feb. 6.
Linda Smith and Carol Stulberg took Kristy and Claire to the Calgary airport last Friday to catch a flight home to England, after a three-week stay in Alberta. The Big ValleyByemoor atom Swordsmen played four league games and four playoff games in their quest to advance to the hockey provincials.
They beat Beiseker and Castor to move on to Round 3. They host Sylvan Lake at 1 p.m. Saturday at Byemoor. Doreen Nixon celebrated her 60th birthday in Las Vegas with friends Shannon Knowles, Brenda Jones and Tammy Walker and her daughter Becky Nixon, whose birthday is the same day.
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open wedding dance at the Stettler community hall. The Byemoor Curling Club hosts its men’s and women’s bonspiels Feb. 25 to March 2. T here is still time to get your entries in by calling Eugene Nixon at 403-5792460. There will be a change in hours at the cafe in En-
diang for this week only. Ruthie’s Roost will be closed from Wednesday through Friday. Regular hours are set to resume Feb. 11. Humour for the day — When everything is coming your way, you are probably in the wrong lane.
Makeover puts library on the shelf The popular 1,2,3 SING WITH ME is back, running each Wednesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. beginning today. Come out to the Big Valley School library for songs, stories, snacks and more, Call Carly 403-8762488 for more information. There were 11 people out for crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday. First went to Gladys Groat, second to Teresa Greig, and third to Stan Nattestad. This week, the booby went to Caroline Pound, who was also the lucky draw winner. The 50/50 draw went to Ken. There were 18 people at the hall board Bingo last week. Once again, the progressive jackpot was not won, with the consolation going to Joe Schell. Next week, the jackpot is at $188 and building. The bonanza winner was Carol Wilkenson, with the consolation going to Ron Milton. The loonie pot is at $25. The next Bingo will be Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Eight players came out for crib at the Drop-In Centre this past Sunday. First went to Donna Clark, second to Dave Garstad, and third was a tie between Jim Paul and Ron Milton. This week, the booby went to Ed Whiteside. The work has begun! The first stage of the Big Valley Municipal Library makeover begins this week. The mobile bookcases arrived on Tuesday. As a consequence, the library is closed this week, as books are shifted, floors are scrubbed and paint is applied. We look forward to reopening our doors
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Poker rally plays with full deck of rides, fun At the snowmobiling poker rally last Saturday, the Ag Society handed out 486 hands to 130 riders, some from as far away as Sparwood, B.C. The Steen family really enjoyed the opportunity to come home to the farm and ride in the poker rally. Helen said most of her huge family was able to make it home for the weekend and her house was bursting at the seams once again, just the way she loves it to be. The winner of the 50/50 pot was Kim Stawnichy from Oyen with a prize of $607. Second went to Carbon’s Kelly Steen, who won $365. Third place went to Brighton Watts of Rumsey. It was a beautiful day for a ride. Plenty of fun was had by all the riders. Don’t forget about John Griffith celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday from 12:30 to 3 p.m. John and Laura will be hosting at their home at 190-3 Ave., Keystone Towers, in Drumheller. Kids from our community have been busy. School curling zones are this week-
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end in Drumheller. Morrin school is the host. Kids to watch include Evan Hampton, Brittany Cawiezel, Robert Sinclair, Katie Primrose, Bradley Nelson, Matt McNaughton, Garrett Holowath and Marcus Herd. The Morrin school basketball girls’ team did well this season, with 13 wins and no losses in regular play, along with three tournament championships in their pocket. Our Rumsey girls who were involved were Shellbi Courturier, Kati and Shelby Primrose. They will be going to Rolling Hills for their zone competition. The junior high boys’ basketball zones will be in Carbon on March 1 and 2, and Bryce Kopjar will be our local boy on that team. Junior high girls’ basketball home tournament will be this weekend in Morrin, with eight teams. Katie Primrose had an exciting time skipping for the team of Betty Primrose,
Brittany Cawiezel and Marj Kiemele in the Drumheller women’s bonspiel. They walked away with third in the first event. The Rumsey women’s bonspiel is well underway. On Thursday night, the cooks will be preparing the Oyster supper. There is always the option of a delicious steak, too. Next up in the curling news is the mixed doubles weekend, starting Feb. 22. The organizers have usually concluded this event on Saturday, but it could continue onto Sunday this year. Contact Brooks and Jackie Watts at 403-368-2357. The 4-H Beef Club will host its speak-off night on Feb. 12 at 7 o’clock. It’s sure to be an interesting evening, as our local children present their best vocal talents. One of our newest members to our community has an interesting hobby. Bob Braaksma is a radio DJ for Rumsey Retro radio station — 1580 on the AM dial. It’s a radio station that Bob and three of his friends have created because of their interest in old-time radio.
Happy 57th anniversary to Joe and Maxine (incorrect information appeared last week). Happy Birthday to Chandler Skocdopole, who turned 12. Celebrations were Saturday night at home with his extended family. Corina Derr and daughters Shayla and Keonna have returned from a weekend in Edmonton, where the girls, along with several others from the Stettler district, performed in the Street Grove Hip Hop dance recital. It was an enjoyable time for all. Percy and Paulette Heer drove to Three Hills on Saturday to watch their granddaughter, Josie Wideman, who was in
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the ballet, The Nutcracker. The choreography was well done and the dancers’ performance was very professional. Their teacher and older students are planning a dance trip to Guatemala this spring. Best wishes to Leigh Shepherd, who remains in the Stettler hospital. Don’t forget to mark Feb. 23 for the monthly Bingo at the bank building. Doors open at 7 p.m. The loonie pot continues to grow. Please note the one-time change to the last Saturday of the month.
Cape Day swoops into Erskine The host Erskine girls bounced into their basketball tournament final last weekend, and lost to Stettler. Each pool had three teams: Erskine, Delburne and Donalda in one, and Stettler, Brownfield and Christ-King in the other. All teams showed great sportsmanship. The Erskine recreation board holds its annual general meeting on Thursday at 7:30 pm at the Waverly clubrooms. New members and new ideas are needed. It’s Cape Day at Erskine
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Halkirk warms up for bonspiels Botha turns to tip-top shape On Monday, the Halkirk grades 4 through 9 were bused to the Circle Square Ranch for a lesson in wilderness survival. Thanks to their instructors, JK and Justin, for teaching life-saving skills and leadership training. The Mother Teresa students will again participate in the Stettler Knights of Columbus citrus fruit fundraiser. Navel oranges, pink grapefruit and tangelos are available from any of the students or by phoning the school. Orders must be in by Feb. 14. Paul Dietrich is busy working on the curling rink ice. It will soon be ready for a group of volunteers to complete the painting and finish the surface. The men’s and women’s bonspiels will
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Brian and his cousin McGuire to the toy show in Castor on Saturday. Jordon and Justin Schilling from Wainwright spent several days last week visiting with their grandma, Irene Schilling. Stan and Dorothy Anderson went to Three Hills on Saturday to watch their grandson, Austin Weyant, play basketball in the tournament final, winning the silver against a team from Olds. COMING UP: Thursday — regular bingo at the community hall; Saturday — Elks seafood supper and comedy night at the hall; Feb. 14 – Seniors’ floor-curling bonspiel at the centre.
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Great activities are keeping Botha residents active this winter: At the Botha Hall, from 7 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday, there’s a Zumba class. It’s a 12-week course, and everyone is invited to participate. Phone Callie Turigan at 403-742-8308. Turigan also started another class on Thursday evenings called Booty Bounce and Cardiovascular Hip-Hop classes. Everyone is invited. This Friday at 7:30 p.m., the Gaetz Valley Band entertains at the old-time dance.This is the last dance before Valentine’s Day, and it’s a pooled lunch. Monday is quilting day again. Thursday’s schedule includes floor curling at 1 p.m. at the Botha Senior Centre. Bingo evening happens again on
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Suppers fill the Donalda plate The Donalda Community Promotions Society hosted a toboggan party at the ski hill Sunday, a perfect day to go sliding. This Saturday, the society hosts a spaghetti dinner at the hall, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Ken Grambo will entertain with inspiration, comedy and song. Tickets are available at the Donalda Museum or the Stettler Independent office. Call 403-883-2100. The Pancake and Jam at the Drop-In is cancelled for
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Midget girls trounce Maskwacis The Stettler Storm midget girls cruised to a 15-0 rout of Maskwacis in North Central Minor Hockey Association play on the weekend. Lindsey McKinnon and Sommer Bauman shared the shutout, facing a total of just eight shots. Jessie Anderson scored two goals and assisted on four others, while Kennidy Fisher contributed three goals and two
helpers. Jayden Hogg had two goals and two assists, Dani Van Dusen netted two goals, and Morgan Van Dusen supplied a goal and four assists. Jennifer Hallett, Gracie Lou Chapman, Sarah Imbery, Harlee Avramenko and captain Kelsie Litke scored the other goals. Next up for the Stettler girls is a rematch with Maskwacis at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hobbema.
Stettler Middle wins Erskine girls’ tourney Stettler Middle School defeated host Erskine in the final of the junior high girls’ basketball tournament Saturday at Erskine School. “It was a defensive battle, but Stettler controlled the boards, which made a difference in the game,” said Stettler coach Kim Poapst.
“We were down 17-16 at the half, but spread out the offence and took care of the ball. It was a tough win and it could have gone to either team. “We played some good defence on (Erskine’s) two key players. Stettler boxed out well when Erskine took some good shots, which was our major goal.”
Poapst said she was proud of the girls’ performance as Stettler Middle School improved its record to 9-4. Up next for Stettler is a game against Big Valley this week. The next tournament for Stettler is at Hunting Hills in Red Deer at the end of Feburary.
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Know which financial papers to toss and which to keep (Continued from Page 8) These include warranty documents, insurance policies, copies of will and trust documents, medical history forms, copies of diplomas and school transcripts and an inventory of home items. Also keep important documents that pertain to your home purchase or rental agreement. These include leases, home title, home survey, and mortgage documents. Many people opt to keep other essential items that need a bit more protection in a safety deposit box or a burglar-proof safe at home.
be thrown away as soon as they are reconciled against your bank statement. Bank and credit card statements can be shredded after they have been confirmed unless you need them for any specific tax-filing reasons. After a year, it is generally safe to do a thorough cleanout of pay stubs, especially after you have received your tax-filing forms and have submitted tax information. Many people file away paid bills and keep them far longer than necessary. Again, once they have been checked for accuracy, they can generally be thrown out. If you want to err on the side of caution,
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Clearview School Division trustees are concerned that some of the Clearview provincial test results are below the Alberta average. They asked staff to brief them on the results. Rob Rathwell, the board’s co-ordinator of administrative and instructional support, presented an analysis of the Grade 9 PAT and diploma examination results. “We pay attention anytime any of our results are below the provincial average,” said Clearview superintendent John Bailey. He said the evaluation covered 16 categories, and that Clearview scored above the provincial average in 11 of the 16. The areas cited for necessary improvement are the “diploma acceptable” and “diploma excellence” measures. Bailey said Clearview’s focus is on those two diploma exams. “We want that to be higher.” Work has begun to achieve that goal, he said. Bailey said PAT and diploma teachers throughout the division are collaborating to share their strengths and
experience in an effort to generate better results. A program to improve math achievement has been established between William E. Hay Composite High School and the University of Lethbridge. The diploma results can be interpreted in different ways, Bailey said. While the results of student-learning achievement are lower, Clearview scores higher in high school completion rate than the provincial average, he said. “All students aren’t necessarily getting lower marks. There are more students attempting the courses now, and although that may lower
the average, more students are receiving education in those subject areas.” In the overall summary, Clearview is evaluated as “acceptable to excellent” in seven categories. Aside from the diploma results, the school dropout rate is also listed as a concern. Bailey said students moving out of the division are included in the dropout rate. He said Clearview is one of the smaller divisions in the province and, with those lower numbers, percentages can be distorted more easily. Dates to be finalized As communities wait to
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that was delicious. Thanks again to SMS staff for hosting. Grade 1 students have been learning about their senses and have been doing taste and hearing tests. Last week, the students tasted things like pickles, pretzels, lemons and oranges. They also started Minute To Win It games. The kids are really enjoying it. The 2SG class sang songs and recited poems for the seniors at the hospital on Monday. The students also gave them Valentine’s Day cards and a chocolate heart.
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Grade 5 students have been staying late after school, working hard on their science fair projects. The projects were due Monday, and they will be on display this week, ready for judging! Monday was “kangaroo jacket” (hoodies) day in preparation for Aussie Days, which kick off today. We have all been very excited about this day! All the teachers are dressing as Aussie tourists and all the kids are in their team colours, which are red, green, blue and yellow. We are all very happy to have Mrs. Lynn back at our school. She is teaching four days a week. Her energy, smile and caring personality were missed. She is doing great and is such a wonderful example of strength and resilience. Welcome back, Mrs. Lynn. Cute quote of the week: The students were talking to a teacher about where they were born. The students reported places like Stettler, Canmore, Edmonton and the Philippines, and one boy in the back told the class, “I wasn’t born.” “Oh, that’s interesting,” the teacher said, “but you are sitting right there.” “Yeah, I’m just not ready to be born yet.”
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Bashaw Meats and Sausage co-owner Darren Pearson and daughter Presley join landowner Mel Hay as they look over the new site of Bashaw Meats and Sausage, which plans to re-open this July.
Bashaw Meats breaks new ground RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter Bashaw-and-area re- sidents wanting to buy meat in their hometown are expected to be able to do so when Bashaw Meats and Sausage re-opens at a new location this summer. A provincial health inspector forced the business to close in December 2011, but residents vowed from the outset that they
would support the owners in their efforts to revive the store. Bashaw Meats plans to open at its new home on 51 Avenue at the corner of 49 Street on the lot of the former Stephanie’s Restaurant building, which fire destroyed last May. “We’re looking forward to getting back into business,” said Darren Pearson, who bought the business in 2003 with his wife, Carrie.
“It will be good for the town and for us to be back home again. Lots of people support it and we can hardly wait.” With the footings already set, the new 42-x96-foot building is scheduled to be ready to open on the July 1 long weekend. “The sooner, the better,” Pearson said. The expanded premises will provide about double the space for retail than at the store’s former Main
Street location. Bashaw Concrete owner Mel Hay recently bought the new Bashaw Meats property to construct the building and lease it to the Pearsons, with the option to buy. Groundwork for the building — made of insulated concrete blocks — is underway. “This (purchase) is one way I can get this business back into town and help support them,” Hay said. “We can’t afford to lose
any businesses.” About half the space will accommodate retail sales, while the other part will be used for processing, cutting and wrapping. “Everything will be brand new,” Pearson said. “It will be an old-style meat shop, specializing in homemade products that you can’t buy anywhere else.” Since the old shop closed, Hay had been
working with the Pearsons in trying to find another location. “We had a hell of a time trying to find a suitable piece of property,” Hay said. “(But) we broke ground and we are ready to roll.” The town’s founder, Eugene Bashaw, opened Bashaw Meats and Sausage in 1910. The store grew into one of Bashaw’s longestserving businesses.
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Clark was strong in net and was named third star. This Friday, the action switches to the Big Valley Agriplex, with Game 3 of the series beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Oil Kings look to get back into the series on home ice. The last time the Northstars played at the Agriplex, it was an entertaining game, with the Oil Kings edged 3-2 in overtime. If necessary, the teams will face off Saturday night in another 8:30 start at Big Valley. A fifth game would be played a week later, Feb. 16, at Daysland. In the regular season, the pennant-winning Northstars posted a 17-3 record and finished 23 points ahead of eighth-place Big Valley (4-13-3).
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and three assists, while Kieran Rost added a goal and three helpers. Brett Rider, Chase McGonigal and Riley Anderson also scored for Stettler, which received an 18-save performance from Jordan McCallum. The Blues fired 48 shots at Viking goaltender Skyler Darling. Stettler has a busy week ahead. The Blues visit Hobbema tonight, host Red Deer at 9 p.m. Friday, visit Wetaskiwin on Saturday and entertain Wetaskiwin at 4:15 p.m. Sunday at the Stettler Recreation Centre.
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home game against the Blackfalds Wranglers, the Lightning were three points behind the Mountainview Colts in the race for the fifth and final playoff position in the Northern Division. Stettler (12-21-2 before Tuesday’s game) and Mountainview (13-20-3) each have two games left. Friday at Airdrie, the Thunder (18-14-5) scored three power-play goals, while both Stettler goals also came during manpower advantages. Tyson Glazier and Adam Ternes were the Lightning marksmen. Simon Thieleman made 35 saves in the Stettler net, while Kade Taplin blocked 32 shots for Airdrie. The Lightning wrap up their regular season this weekend with road games Friday night against the High River Flyers (1121-2) and Saturday night against the Three Hills Thrashers (15-15-4). Mountainview’s final two games are against the last-place Ponoka Stampeders (1-31) this Saturday and Three Hills next Saturday, Feb. 16.
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Four-point losses sting ’Cats in Leduc tournament The Stettler Wildcats senior girls’ high school basketball team travelled to Leduc this past weekend and posted a 1-2 record in the Christ the King tournament. In their first game against Grand Trunk, the Wildcats lost a four-point decision, 53-49. “It was a grind all the way through, with many fouls on both sides and constant issues with the 24-second clock,” said Stettler coach Charisse McDonald. “It was difficult to get any flow or momentum, with that number of whistles and scorekeeper issues. “We faced a defence we have never seen before, so it took a whole half to adjust. Playing in different conferences in the province, we see different ways of playing. All the teams we faced this weekend used defences we don’t usually see.” Stettler came back from a 12-point deficit, but couldn’t finish the job. The Wildcats’ top scorers in that Friday game were Dacia Gramlick, with 16 points, and Kelsey Fisher, with nine. On Saturday morning, Stettler cruised to a 70-38 victory over Beaumont. “After a slow start, we went on a 20-4 run and didn’t look back,” McDonald said. “Everyone hit the scoresheet.” Leading the way were Gramlick, with 19 points, and Fisher and Claire Aspenes, each with 10. In the consolation final against Redwater, the Wildcats suffered another fourpoint loss — 51-47. “It was close throughout,” McDonald said. “Almost every loss this year has been by four (points). “We continue to struggle with our inside game, missing several key layups in the final quarter.” Fisher had 12 points and Gramlick added seven. “We have seen a big improvement with our fast-break offence and man defence,” McDonald said. “Everyone is scoring in most games, which makes everyone a threat when they have the ball. We are fun to watch.” In league play Tuesday night, both senior Wildcat teams were scheduled to host the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House.
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Carly Armstrong (left) of the Stettler Wildcats dribbles the ball while teammate Claire Aspenes (right) takes a shot in the Leduc senior girls’ high school basketball tournament last weekend. Stettler won one game and lost a pair of four-point decisions.
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Taylor Chase (left) of Stettler reached the under-19 boys’ bronze-medal match at the Stettler junior B badminton tournament, which ran Friday and Saturday at the William E. Hay Composite High School, Stettler Middle School and Stettler Elementary School gyms. John Langford (right) of Stettler won the under-16 boys’ singles division.
Langford nets under-16 title on home court JOHN MACNEIL Independent editor John Langford is back on the offence. A month after his 15th birthday, Langford was in fine form on his home court last weekend as Stettler hosted its annual junior B badminton tournament. The top-ranked Langford knocked off older opponents en route to winning the under-16 singles’ championship Saturday at the Stettler Elementary School gym. He credited his pro-active style with victories over Saskatoon’s Brandon Redekop in the final (21-17, 21-16) and Mark Lisoway of the Edson club (Okotoks) in their semifinal (21-17, 21-18). “I’ve been kind of changing around my play style for a bit,” said Langford, a Grade 9 student at William E. Hay Composite High School. “I did play defensively for a while, just to change it up at the start of the year. But, no, that wasn’t really working for me. I need to go back to offensive play and attack more. That’s how I play, and that’s how I played today against Mark and Brandon, and I took those games. Today, it helped.” In those playoff matches, Langford was up against familiar players that he’s already faced this season. “I played Lisoway in Okotoks, and he
had actually beat me there,” Langford said. “And then, I had played Redekop in Saskatchewan just last weekend, and he had beat me there. “I kind of knew what to expect (in the Stettler final) after how he played last game, so it was a bit easier. I played it that way and I took it. “You just watch how they play, and try and make your game so that you can adjust to how they play — and win.” Although it was Langford’s hometown gym, Redekop had a vocal contingent of Saskatoon supporters in the stands. Langford’s teammates from the Stettler Junior Badminton Club answered with applause in support of the champion. “People from the high school are coming down, watching me for the finals,” Langford said. “I had a few buddies come and cheer me on. That’s always good.” The high school gym hosted the under-19 division in the Stettler tournament. On occasion this season, Langford has moved up to the under-19 level to test himself against even older opponents. “I was playing up in Saskatoon, and I won consolations there, so that made me happy,” said Langford, who showed his happiness in Stettler with fist pumps after scoring key points. He’s been a busy boy this season, making tournament stops in Calgary,
Edmonton, Okotoks, Saskatoon and Stettler. Langford’s winning ways and focus don’t surprise Stettler coach Bruce LaRocque. “He’s in top form,” LaRocque said. “He’s doing very well. “He has maturity beyond his years. In kids 15 years old, a lot of times you see tempers and so on, whereas with John, you can’t tell whether he’s up or down. He’s playing the same game, the same points, every time.” The five-foot-11, 160-pound Langford complements his badminton training with exercise. “I am working out quite a lot,” he said. “I do cardio here and there, and a lot of weight training.” The William E. Hay freshman seems to have also adjusted to high school life. “I love it. High school is great. It’s fun.” In other Saturday action, Langford teamed up with Kurt George of Erskine for under-16 boys’ doubles play. In the bronze-medal match, they lost to a couple of their clubmates, Kyle Poapst of Stettler and Ryland Stefanik of Big Valley. Redekop and Andre Inthavong defeated Brandon Chiu and Michael Suey in the doubles’ final. In the under-16 mixed doubles division, Stefanik and Stettler’s Cassidy
Nichols were the silver-medallists. The gold-medallists were Lisoway and Emma Finnegan. In under-19 boys’ singles action, Taylor Chase of Stettler advanced to the bronze-medal game before losing to Nathaniel Bergbusch. Chase had a breakthrough performance in the Stettler tournament. More than 30 members of the Stettler club participated in their home tourney, which attracted 132 competitors in under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-19 divisions. Players came from Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, which took its Winter Games team to Stettler. Eight entries from Stettler took home medals. “We’ve done quite well,” LaRocque said. “I’m satisfied with our results. The kids are all having fun. We’ve had some success. We don’t win ’em all, but we sure have some fun.” Stettler plans to send entries to an Airdrie tournament in March and the junior B provincials at Olds in April. “There’s two more events for most of these guys,” LaRocque said. “For John (Langford) and some of the other better players that we have, they’ll play A events as well. “If things go right, I’ll take them to nationals.”
Peewee A Storm mine silver in home tourney JOHN MACNEIL Independent editor Shortly after their goldmedal loss Sunday in the Stettler peewee A hockey tournament, the host Storm could see light breaking through the clouds. The Storm lost 5-4 to Lloydminster in an entertaining final at the Stettler Recreation Centre. “We played a good game today and the guys battled right to the last buzzer and had a couple of chances to tie ’er up, but fate wouldn’t have it for us,” said Stettler coach Jason Hegberg. “But I said to the guys after the game, ‘This isn’t what we’re playing for. We’re playing for provincials.’ And hopefully we’ll be able to throw our gloves up in the air after the last game.” In provincial qualifying action, Stettler hosts Strathcona this Thursday night in the second and final game of their total-goal series. Strathcona leads 1-0 after posting a 5-4 victory
at home last Friday. “We’ve got to win the game by two (goals) to advance,” Hegberg said. “I think these last two games we played in the tournament against Lloyd really prepared us. It was probably the best thing for us. Even losing today, I mean, you try to find the positive out of it. I think our guys are way more prepared than we were three days ago. It’s a great thing for us and we’ll move forward from here.” The peewee A provincials are scheduled for March 21-24 at Hinton. It was a dramatic weekend for Stettler, which came back from a 6-1 deficit and scored in the dying seconds to beat Lloydminster 8-7 in their preliminary round game Saturday. “All year, within our league, we are beating teams quite handily, so the competition maybe isn’t best for us to (prepare for) where we want to go, and what our goal is for the year,” Hegberg said Sunday.
“But the 5-4 loss Friday night in Strathcona was kind of a wake-up call for us. And coming into the tournament this weekend, we knew we’d have some competition. “We scored with four seconds left to win 8-7 (against Lloydminster), after being down 6-1. It was a huge character-builder for our team. And we played the same team again today and it was close the whole way.” Lloydminster, which received goals from five players, led 2-1 after the first period and 5-3 after the second. Rhett Shingoose, with his second goal of the game, closed the gap to 5-4 with 10:25 left. Samuel Hamelin and Brenden Tucker scored the other Stettler goals. Storm goaltender Davan Nattestad faced 29 shots, while Stettler fired 27 shots at Lloydminster netminder Reid Turcotte, whose grandmother and other Delburne relatives watched him in action
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Stettler Storm captain James Switenky (right) battles in the corner against Kaden Kuffert of the Lloydminster Blazers in the final of the Stettler peewee A tournament.
on the weekend. In its first game Saturday, Stettler dumped St. Albert 10-1. Lloydminster opened the tournament with a 9-3 victory over
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The Stettler tandem of Allyssa Acera (above) and Cassidy Nichols (below) gained experience on the weekend in the under-16 girls’ doubles competition at the Stettler junior B badminton tournament. Nichols partnered with Ryland Stefanik of Big Valley to win a silver medal in the under-16 mixed doubles division.
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ABOVE: Ryland Stefanik (left) of Big Valley and Stettler’s Kyle Poapst teamed up to win the bronze medal last Saturday in the under-16 boys’ division at the Stettler junior B badminton tournament. BELOW: Eric Pitzel (left) and twin Adam Pitzel of the Stettler Junior Badminton Club were partners in the under-16 boys’ doubles.
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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 mbowles@vortexservices.ca. 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.
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Is looking to fill the following position:
FIELD SAFETY OFFICER
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SAFETY PROFESSIONAL
Alstar is looking for a Safety Professional to help The successful applicant expand our safety program will have a NCSO designa- through projects and auditing. Minimum requirements tion and will have: include: * Actual hands on oilfield construction experience. * CRSP * 5 + years’ experience in * Good computer skills. Oil & Gas as a Safety * Extensive travel is Professional required. * Strong Safety program * Excellent people skills. development - skills & * H2S Alive and First Aid. experience * Certified D&A tester, * Excellent computer skills an asset. * Internal and external * Drivers License, with auditing experience clean Abstract. * Strong interpersonal * Must relocate to Hinton. skills * Attention to detail; must “NO SAFETY COPS be very organized WANTED” We want to build a safety * Requires little supervision; works well in a team culture, NOT enforce one. environment Please submit resume to Weekends Off hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829 RELOCATION TO Please quote job HINTON MANDATORY # 68629. on your resume.
LOCAL SERVICE CO. REQ’S EXP. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfield tickets. Fax resume w/drivers abstract to 403-886-4475
H2S Alive, First Aid and an In-House Drug & Alcohol test are pre-requisites. Please submit email to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780- 865- 5829 PLEASE QUOTE JOB # 68322 ON RESUME
Professionals
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JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/ resumes_add.php.
Trades
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2nd or 3rd. yr. Apprentice or Journeyman Autobody Technician.
We offer full benefits and competitive wages. Apply in person with resume to JT Autobody Ltd. 4606-40 St. Stettler, AB. or email resume to jtauto@telus.net Autobody shop requires an apprentice or journeyman. Please send your resume by email to nspaint@ xplornet.com Career opportunity, apprentice to be a licensed glass worker. Permanent full-time position, installing residential and commercial windows and doors, automotive glass, glass cutting and fabrication. Drivers license a must. Apply in person to Heartland Glass, Stettler or fax resume to 403-742-2678.
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Service Rig Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualified candidates to fill Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based. Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position applied for. Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefits package along with a steady work schedule. Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: 403-258-3197 Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3
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DO YOU LIKE WORKING FUTURE AG INC. with animals? Do you want owns and operates to be part of a successful 5 branches throughout Central Alberta selling team? Red Willow Pork and servicing CASE IH Farm is now accepting applications for SWINE Construction and CASE IH Agriculture equipment. TECHNICIANS, offering competitive wages, a very good health plan, quarterly We are currently looking for a bonuses and quarterly free 3rd year Apprentice pork incentive. Fax resume or Journeyman with references to Heavy Duty Mechanic 403-574-2334 or email with Ag experience for our rwp@xplornet.com Stettler location. EXPERIENCED repair This is a fast-paced person req’d for local truck environment and ideal company. Work involves candidate would be able all aspects of heavy truck to work with minimal and trailer repair and dissupervision, have the manteling. Must be physically fit. HD Mechan- ability to take initiative and consistently demonstrate ic or equivelant experience exceptional customer service. We offer competitive wages, benefits weekends FUTURE AG INC. off. Fax resume to “People You Can Count On”, 1-855-784-2330 or call is offering the opportunity 1-877-787-2501 to grow in your career with a thriving company. We offer an exemplary benefits package, competitive pay scale, annual work boot reimbursement, RRSP plan, sick days, monthly bonus and continuous Tornado Hydrovacs, a professional training in a division of Petrofield positive friendly environment. Industries is accepting resumes for: Assembly If you have a great attitude Department: Industrial and integrity, FUTURE AG Painters, Electrical is offering you an exciting Technicians; Welders career opportunity. (Journeyman or Apprentice); and To apply, Labourers. Our Company forward your resume to: has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environFuture Ag Inc. ment with advancement Attn: Markus for motivated individuals, Box 1510 and an excellent benefit Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 package. Please forward Fax 403-742-5626 resume to hr@ petrofield.com or Fax 403 742-1905 PARTS MANAGER. GM dealership requires Hoerbiger Canada Ltd is a Automotive Parts Manager. leader in Technology in the Must be detail oriented Natural Gas Compression with leadership and Industry. We are looking organizational skills. for experienced Natural Requires inventory Gas Engine & Gas Commanagement skills with a pressor Field Service focus on customer satisMechanics. We are also faction. Apply to: seeking a 1st year ApprenAlan Hunter, tice. These opportunities Hunter Motors Ltd., are currently available at Athabasca. Fax our Calgary Service cen780-675-3415 or email: ter. Please email your admin@huntermotors.ca. resume to hoerbigercalgary @gmail.com
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FUTURE AG INC. owns and operates 5 branches throughout Central Alberta selling and servicing CASE IH Construction and CASE IH Agriculture equipment. We are currently looking for
Agricultural Technicians and/or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanics with Ag experience for our Stettler location.
This is a fast-paced environment and ideal candidate would be able to work with minimal supervision, have the ability to take initiative and consistently demonstrate exceptional customer service. FUTURE AG INC. “People You Can Count On”, is offering the opportunity to grow in your career with a thriving company. We offer an exemplary benefits package, hourly salary from $27.50 to $30.00, annual work boot reimbursement, RRSP plan, sick days, monthly bonus and continuous professional training in a positive friendly environment. If you have a great attitude and integrity, FUTURE AG is offering you an exciting career opportunity. To apply, forward your resume to: FUTURE AG INC. Attn: Markus Box 1510 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Fax 403-742-5626 INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool.com. 1-866-399-3853. JOURNEYMAN OR APPRENTICE HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC. Work in shop/field. Neilson Mechanical specializes in servicing and repairing highway tractor/trailer units and construction equipment. Acadia Valley, Alberta 403-664-9185. MiLo Electric & Plumbing Ltd requires Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers immediately for full time, local commercial work. Excellent pay and benefits. Fax resume to 403-3414721 or email: miloelectric@telus.net New Holland dealer in Stettler is now accepting applications for Agricultural Technicians or Journeyman/Heavy Duty mechanics with ag experience. We offer year round employment, hourly salary from $25 to $32.50 depending on qualifications, excellent benefits and a positive, friendly team oriented work environment. If you are looking for a rewarding career with a successful growing organization, then forward your resume to: Bill’s Farm Supplies, Attn: Tracey, Box 1325, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0, fax 403-742-1282, email to: billfarm@telusplanet.net
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We Specialize
The Co-operators Dick Richards 123 Anywhere Street, 4829 - 50 Street, P.O. Box 2020 AnytownAB PR,T0C A1A 2L0 1A1 Stettler, Fax 000-000-000 (403) 742-8321 Fax: (403) 742-1670 first_lastname@cooperators.ca dick_richards@cooperators.ca
We are currently seeking applications for full-time positions of:
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Journeyman Plumbers and Apprentices Experience an asset. For new construction and service work in Stettler and area. Action Plumbing is based out of Stettler. As a Merit Contractors Association Member, we offer a full beneÀt package and RRSP Contribution Plan including Employer RRSP Contributions.
is currently looking to hire a
Journeyman Mechanic Heavy Equipment experience would be an asset. and also
B Pressure Welders Please fax resume to 403-742-3908 or email watsonwelding@xplornet.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD. seeking to to fi ll aafull is Is seeking fill fulltime time Journeyman Painter Position AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD. or Auto Body Apprentice We offer competitive wages, plus benefits and vacation pay, all while working in a straight time, team driven, modern collision repair is seeking to fill a full time facility. Our production hours are 7:00-3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. We Body offer guaranteed wage and hours, as well or as Auto Apprentice semi-annual bonuses driven by production. Position WeJourneyman are looking for a long term employment relationship. The candidate will be ableand to manage multiple tasks We successful are looking for a responsible mature employee, ableand to deadlines,multiple providetasks qualityand workmanship and be able to work with manage provide quality workmanship. Must well as take independent be others able toaswork well with others as direction. well as take independent direction. If you are interested in pursuing a career in our positive, working environment bring your Ifprofessional, you are interested in pursuing this careerplease in our positive, team resumeplease in person 4109 48 Avenue, atmosphere bringto your resume in person Stettler, to 4109 - AB 48 Ave. or email to:info Christy@brennanautobody.com For more contact Christy 403-742-3555.
Drop off resumes in person to 4706 - 44 Avenue, Stettler. Misc. Help
880 EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE WANTED - Welders (B-Pressure, Journeymen, Apprentices) - Pipefitters - Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser
Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-minded individuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself 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.
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EXPERIENCED TRUCK DRIVER REQUIRED for hauling heavy equipment. Rates negotiable & benefits available. Fax resume 780-778-2444.
EXPERIENCED
Vacuum & Water Truck operators req’d. to start immed. CLASS 1 or 3 WITH Q All oilfield safety tickets req’d. Clean drivers abstract. Must comply with drug and alcohol policy. References Req’d. Exc. salary & benefits. Fax resume to: 403-742-5376 hartwell@telus.net GARDEWINE HIRING drivers; LCV, city, regional, highway and deck. We offer a competitive pay package in a sound business environment. Fax 204-631-3737; driving@gardewine.com; www.gardewine.com.
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ESTABLISHED 1901 Historic Bed & Breakfast. Five guest rooms, turnkey operation. Includes 2 houses on large riverside lot in Minnedosa, Manitoba. $575,000.; www.tilsonplace.com; castlebb@mymts.net. 204-867-2830 LIFE CHANGERS! Distributers required for non-competition health product. www.ourwow.info then www.jusuru.com/change. 780-239-8305 or mervkit@yahoo.com. WANTED -Someone to own & operate a Shoe Store in “The Village At Pigeon Lake” Some financing available to right party. Email: Terry Myers at: myers2@xplornet.com
Employment Training
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MASSAGE CAREER. Train full-time or part-time at our highly regarded, progressive school. Small classes, individual attention, confident graduates! 1-877-646-1018; www. albertainstituteofmassage.com REFLEXOLOGY PROGRAM, fun and relaxed learning. Register now limited space. Starting March 9 & 10, 2013. Certificate on completion. 403-340-1330.
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
Auctions
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WELL ESTABLISHED Towing Company in Drayton Valley. 6 trucks & roadside contracts. Will sell as whole or individually. Training available. Unlimited earning potential. Must see! Phone 780-621-1622
1 HOME QTR & 18 Parcels of Farmland - Davidson, Saskatchewan Sorgaard Ranches Ltd - 2290+/- title acres. 3 bedroom bungalow, 30 X 50 ft. garage, selling at the Saskatoon Auction March 19/13. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers: 1-800-491-4494; rbauction.com 7TH ANNUAL COLLECTOR Misc. CAR AUCTION Help & SPEED SHOW March 15 - 17/13, ACADEMIC Express Red Deer Westerner Park. Adult Education Featuring Big Schwag & and Training indoor car show! Exhibitor space available. • GED classes evening Consign your car; estate and days today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com. • Women in the Trades BUD HAYNES FIREARMS AUCTION. • Math and Science in Sat., March 2, 2013, 9 a.m. the trades Bay 4, 7429 - 49 Ave., Red Deer. Estate George Gov’t of Alberta Funding may Huebner. be avail. Taking Consignments; Phone 403-347-5855; 403-340-1930 www.budhaynesauctions.com www.academicexpress.ca RITCHIE BROS UNRESERVED AUCTION. EARN EXTRA CASH! Edmonton, March 7. Part-time, full-time Two Parcels of Farmland immediate openings for located at Grassland, men & women. Alberta. For more info Easy computer work, other contact John Kiszka, positions are available. 780-689-3076 or visit: Can be done from home rbauction.com/realestate. No experience needed; RITCHIE BROS www.AlbertaJobLinks.com. UNRESERVED AUCTION. Edmonton, April 24 & 25. Residential Golf Community HYDROVAC Lot Development Project in SWAMPER Vulcan, Alberta. required immediately. Contact Dean Pollock Must be able to pass drug 403-650-1996 or visit: & alcohol test. CSTS ticket rbauction.com/realestate an asset. Must have own transportation to and from Stettler shop. Hourly wage Building to commensurate with Supplies experience. Monthly guarantee, full benefit pckg. BIG BUILDING SALE. after 90 days. Fax resume “This is a clearance you to 403-742-0522. don’t want to miss!” 20x20 $3,985, 25x24 $4,595, 30x36 $6,859, IMMED. OPENING FOR 2 35x48 $11,200, 40x52 Store clerks at the Erskine $13,100, 47x76 $18,265. Liquor Store. Must have One end wall included. AGLC pro-service certifiPioneer Steel cate, Apply within or call 1-800-668-5422; 403-742-1070 www.pioneersteel.ca METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! REQUIRE live-in house36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib keeper. Your own living 29ga. Galvalume quarters. Run of the $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 house. If interested, phone sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. 403-788-3990 ALTA-WIDE Builders Supplies 1-888-263-8254.
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Full and Part Time Positions
Allied Fabrication 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. Fax: 403-228-4009 or Email:
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CLASS 1 drivers req’d to pull flat deck, exc. wages, safety bonuses, benefits. We run the 4 western provinces. Please contact 1-877-787-2501 for more info or fax resume and abstract to 403-784-2330
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Welders/Fitters; piping spools Welder/Fitter; pressure vessel layout Sub Arc Operator Welder; structural skids Pipefitters; group/test satellites, separator packages Shipper/Receiver/Purchaser Helper; hydro testing, painting, finishing work
Please send resumes to:
Truckers/ Drivers
SPRUCE POINT PARK ASSOCIATION is seeing an individual for the position of: Park Manager (Seasonal May 1 - Sept. 15) The Spruce Point Park campground and marina facility is located on Lesser Slave Lake approximately 285 kms northwest of Edmonton, Alberta near the Hamlet of Kinuso. We are now accepting applications for the position of Park Manager, for the period of May 1 to Sept. 15. For complete package and details please call 780-775-3805 or 780-805-0801 or email: sprucepointpark @gmail.com Position will remain open until suitable candidate is found.
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PYRAMID CORPORATION IS NOW HIRING! Instrument Technicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: hr@pyramidcorporation.com or fax 780-955-HIRE
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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.
How to finance home-improvement project After years of funny financing and few limitations on loans, banks and other lenders have tightened up their lending policies. As a result, homeowners considering a home improvement project might need to look elsewhere to secure financing. There are no certainties in the real estate markets. Though statistics suggest marked improvement in home sales over just a few months ago, many homeowners remain weary about selling their home to try to move up to something bigger and better. The National Association of Home Builders says many people are choosing to stay put in their homes and remodel or make renovations to transform the house into something more comfortable. While there are many worthwhile home renovation projects, the NAHB recommends projects that bring your home up to par with the neighbors’. It doesn’t pay to transform your home into the most expensive on the street — unless you plan to live there for the rest of your life. Real estate experts recommend that a remodeling investment increases the value of your house by no more than 10 to 15 percent above the median sales price in your neighbourhood. When it comes time to finance a remodel or renovation, you may not know where to start. Credit restrictions on home mortgages that have troubled many would-be buyers have also plagued individuals looking to finance home improvements. However, homeowners hoping to finance a project do have options, and not all of them require stellar credit ratings.
• Borrow against a retirement plan. Many retirement plans, allow plan members to take out a portion of the savings to put toward a home loan. This does not mean you are taking money out of the account permanently. Rather, you are borrowing against yourself, with repayment necessary in a certain timeframe. Because these loans often offer very low interest rates, and essentially the interest is being paid back to you, they might be a good option for men and women who cannot secure a traditional loan. However, if you have been laid off, there may be a shorter repayment period. Also, the interest on these loans is not tax-deductible. • Borrow against other investments. CDs, bonds or mutual funds can provide the collateral you need and earn you a lower interest rate. Fixedincome investments are more stable options to borrow against, as their value won’t have a chance to decline. • Apply for a home equity loan. Many people have heard of a home
equity loan, and it is usually the first choice when borrowing funds for renovations. Essentially a home equity loan is taking out a second mortgage on your home to pay for the work you want to have done, which is based on the equity, or the difference between the home’s fair market value and the outstanding balance of all liens on the property. The interest on these loans is tax-deductible, which can make this financing option quite popular. • Secure a home equity line of credit. A home equity line of credit, or HELOC, is another type of home equity loan. Instead of receiving a lump sum to use toward renovations like you would with a traditional home equity loan, a HELOC is sort of a credit card type scenario based on the equity in your home. You are given a line of credit, against which you can buy items. This is good for intermittent needs, when one large sum is not needed. HELOCs have a draw period, during which the borrower can use the credit, and a repayment period,
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interest rates, and while they are good for some small projects, financing larger projects on a card may land you very deep in debt. Homeowners who choose to stay in their homes and make renovations have a host of options at their disposal to finance those projects.
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offer financing. Keep in mind that the interest rates may be high, and it may be difficult to investigate the security of these types of loans. Many homeowners also look to credit cards to help finance some home renovation projects, but they should be used as a last resort. Credit cards typically come with high
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during which it must be repaid. HELOCs generally have lower mortgage fees at the start and are generally subject to the same tax incentives as regular home equity loans. • Consider refinancing. Interest rates on mortgages are at historic lows. You may qualify to do a cashout refinance, where you borrow against the value of your home and create an entirely new mortgage at the lower rate. Although you will start your mortgage all over from day 1 and have to pay closing fees, this type of refinancing can be more advantageous to homeowners with significant equity in their homes. • Apply for a government-sponsored loan. The government may offer programs aimed at helping individuals who are underwater on their home loans borrow money to make necessary improvements. While the funding cannot be used to purchase luxury items, such as a swimming pool, it can be used for necessities. • Discuss financing with your contractor. Some contractors may
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Kyle Ramstad Associate
CA0003042 CA0003465
3 bdrms, 2 baths. Close to downtown. New shingles. Very tidy. $265,000. Call Ross.
Perfect family home ½ blk from Rec Center on a corner lot with garage. Recent renos. $285,000. Call Ross.
CA0002485 CA0002485
CA0005181 CA0005181
CA319970 CA327345
Nice little home for the young buyer to start out in. Close to downtown & schools. $143,000. Call Doug.
2 bdrm bungalow with garage on large lot. Perfect starter. $129,900. Call Norma/Wade.
CA322327 CA0000062/70
2 acreages ready for your new home. $119,000 each. Call Brian.
CA0001726
CA327291 CA0003042
2788 sq. ft. home on large fenced lot in Botha. $195,000. Call Garry.
CA0004983 BUFFALO LAKE
Invest in your Leisure time at Buffalo Lake. Bare lots, lake front or back. Cabins or year round homes. All subdivision and price ranges. Call for all details.
To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca
Ross Scheerschmidt Associate
CALL 403-742-3344 CALL 403-742-3344(24 (24hrs.) hrs.)
CA0006156 NEW CA0004983
Newer 2/2 bdrm home, finished basement, Close to downtown. $359,000. Call Edna.
Wade Stormoen Associate
d CA0001500 Reduce CA0001500
4 bdrms, 2 baths, totally redone inside. Come take a look. $265,500. Call Jill.
CA327345 CA0000133
BRAND NEW, 4 bdrm duplex. $265,000. Call Garry.
CA0003465
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIEDS
BUSINESS SERVICES 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
Accounting
1010
Thorogood Pinches
&
Certified General Accountants 4814 - 49 Street, Stettler
403-742-5520 403-882-3740 (Castor)
Cabinet Makers
1054
TEL: 403-742-6277 Box 685, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Contractors
1100
G K D P
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
4912 - 51 Street P.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta
403-742-4431 Toll free 1-877-742-4431 e-mail: gkdpca@gkdpca.com website:
www.gkdpca.com
Automotive
LTD.
4607 - 59 St., Stettler
1120
(Beside A & W)
1210
Health Care
House Plan Design Small Commercial Shop Drawings Dr. Patricia Ross As Builts erg Dr. P.G. Wilson
lb Stah vice
ika Ser Mon afting Dr
Phone: 403-742-6612 Cell: 780-935-0540 Email: mstahlberg@shaw.ca
RAILSIDE DESIGN GALEN WIEBE
PH: 403-742-4101 galen@railsidedesign.com
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FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD. 5â&#x20AC;?Continuous Eaves â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gutter Cleanâ&#x20AC;? Leaf Protection
Dr. D.A. Heimdahl OPTOMETRISTS Ponoka, Alta. 403-783-5575 1-800-662-7168 Coronation Office 403-578-3221 Hanna Office 403-854-3003 www.4YourEyesOnly.ca
Dr. E. LYNES Chiropractor 4719 - 49 St. Stettler, Alberta One block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
Dr. KERRY WONG Optometrist Stettler, Alberta Box 1796 Phone 403-742-2998
PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping people in Motion...â&#x20AC;?
Call Barry Harvey
403-742-8838 *27 years experience*
403-742-4533
DR. D.G. BECKLUND
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Chiropractor -Gitzel Krejci Building
4912 - 51 Street Stettler, AB Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553 Res.: 403-742-0370
Gitzel Krejci Dand Peterson
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JT AUTO BODY LTD. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving Stettler & area for 37 yearsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Complete auto body repair & painting Call Curt or Rob
Phone 403-742-2869 4606 - 40 St., Stettler
www.northstarpaintandbody.com
â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Electrical We Do Itâ&#x20AC;?
Stettler Eye Care Dr. R. TROY NELSON
All types of Electrical Installation & Maintenance
403-742-5111 Serving Stettler & Area since 1978
Financial
1170
DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that simple. 1-877-486-2161. DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30% or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation; www.mydebtsolution.com or toll free 1-877-556-3500. MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 loan and +. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.
Misc. Services
Barristers and Solicitors 4910 - 51 Street, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
403-742-2520
403-742-1330
Electrical
Grant & de Vries
Gary G. Grant Phone: 403-742-4437
Robert de Vries
â&#x20AC;˘ Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Automotive Needs
Serving Stettler area over 35 years
Eavestroughing
403-742-3411
Randy Long
FAX: 866-305-5686
info@leschert.net
â&#x20AC;˘ Locks repinned & installed â&#x20AC;˘ Windshields repaired & installed â&#x20AC;˘ Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors â&#x20AC;˘ All your glass & screen needs Main St., Stettler Emergency 403-742-2665 403-742-3628
4819 51 Street
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Service Specialistsâ&#x20AC;?
Buzz Andersen
Drafting & Design
Stettler Professional Building
1196
C.R. GLASS
-Residential -Commercial -Farm Buildings -Renovations
Professional Accountants LLP
Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street, tree ee et et, t, Stettler AB AB
LL. B.
HEARTLAND GLASS
Res: 403-742-2409 No. 5 Kunstman Komplex
Chapman and Co.
Ph:403-742-5979 Fax:403-742-3656
Lori R. Reule
403-742-3418 BOB HOLOWENKO Glass Shops
1290
1260
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
Qualified and Reputable
5004 - 48 AVE., STETTLER
P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler Tel: 403-742-3438 e-mail: gchap@gchap.ca
1193
Stettler Furnace Cleaning
RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN
Guy Chapman, CA Chris Annand, CA Kendra Walgenbach, CA Naomi Roth, CGA
Furnace Cleaning
Legal Services
Comprehensive eye health and vision exams Top quality frames, lenses and contacts Treatment of eye disease, injuries and surgical co-management
Phone: 403-742-3399
Phone 403-742-2529 Fax 403-742-2522 ourlaw2@telus.net 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 IS YOUR CRIMINAL record limiting your future? Want it gone? Have it removed today! Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 record removal providers since 1989. 1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366); www. RemoveYourRecord.com
Misc. Services
1290
Get rid of your Garbage with. . .
3R
Management
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Personal Services
1315
DATING SERVICE. Long-term/short-term relationships. Free to try! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate conversation, Call #7878 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call 1-866-311-9640 or #5015. Meet local single ladies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+). DENIED CANADA Pension Plan Disability Benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca. TRUE PSYCHICS! 4 Answers call now 24/7 Toll Free 1-877-342-3036; Mobile: # 4486; www.truepsychics.ca.
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â&#x20AC;˘ Complete Plumbing & Heating Services â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial and Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Water Conditioning & Pumps â&#x20AC;˘ 24 Hour Service Service Wise - We Specialize
Stettler Ph.
403-742-5237
Misc. Services
1290
RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide) Auto Body Repairs Accessories & Graphics Restoration/Sandblasting Box Liners
Phone 403-742-1681
Tell them Danny Hooper sent you
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View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at
1050
www.1800bigiron.com
PERSONAL TAX RETURNS
CCCN_REWARDS_6
Farmers, seniors, self-employed, etc. and
BOOKKEEPING SERVICES
12345
2100
TWO faux fur coats, size 1X. One elliptical glider. One Absurround exercise machine. Call Karen 403-742-5676 after 6 p.m.
1800
Office Supplies
WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11 10 pkgs. of 500 sheets
$48/case
1810
Pets & Supplies
THIS WEEKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EYE SPY WINNER IS Kristel Bergen Please come into the Stettler Independent to claim your prize!
1930
Wanted To Buy
Horse/Stock Trailers
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
Pasture/Land Wanted
2180
LOOKING FOR PASTURE TO RENT. Phone Gordon 403-740-9144.
Grain, Feed Hay
2190
HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Farm Pickupâ&#x20AC;? Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. ROUND hay bales, $20 $40. We deliver. Self unloading. No Sunday calls Please. 403-843-6380
Call: Monica at 403-882-2842 or 403-741-9803 or email - monk7@hotmail.ca
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4090
Manufactured Homes
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
+ A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner! CALL:
1-877-223-3311 Farm Custom Work
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
2080
Bale Hauling & Swathing Marketing of Hay and Straw Will load own truck
David Unruh Cell 403-323-6787 Home 403-742-4673 Condos/ Townhouses
One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR RENT No pets Phone Ellen Phone Linda or at Ernie 403-742-1568 at 403-742-5005 2 BEDROOM suite in adult building 30+. Very quiet and well maintained. No pets, no smoking, $765/mo., $765 d.d., includes heat, water, 1 parking stall. Available Feb. 1. Ken @ 403-350-9243.
3030
For Lease or Lease to Own ÇŚ Â?Â&#x2021;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2030;Â&#x203A; Â&#x2C6;Ď?Â&#x2039;Â&#x2026;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x2013; ÇŚ ͸ Â&#x2019;Â&#x2019;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2039;Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2026;Â&#x2021;Â&#x2022; ÇŚ Íł ÎŚ Â&#x192;Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x2022; ÇŚ Â&#x2018;Â?Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021; ĆŹ Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2C6;Â&#x2018;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2020;Â&#x192;Â&#x201E;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2021; ÇŚ Â&#x17D;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2021; Â&#x2013;Â&#x2018; Â&#x2022;Â&#x160;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2039;Â?Â&#x2030;ÇĄ Â&#x2030;Â&#x2018;Â&#x17D;Â&#x2C6;ÇĄ Â&#x160;Â&#x2018;Â&#x2022;Â&#x2019;Â&#x2039;Â&#x2013;Â&#x192;Â&#x17D;ÇĄ Â&#x2019;Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â?Â&#x2022;ÇĄ Â&#x192;Â?Â&#x2020; Â&#x192;Â&#x201D;Â&#x2021;Â?Â&#x192; ÇŚ Í&#x201E;ͳʹͲͲČ&#x20AC;Â?Â&#x2018;Â?Â&#x2013;Â&#x160;Â&#x17D;Â&#x203A; Â&#x192;Â&#x2DC;Â&#x2021; 403-742-5400 Â&#x201D;Â&#x192;Â&#x2026;Â&#x203A; 403-740-2791
4090
Manufactured Homes
GADSBY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HOUSE & GARAGE FOR SALE House approx 800 sq. ft. Single detached garage. 2 - 50 x 115 ft lots. Needs some work. No water service. Sealed bids accepted by mail to Box 80, Gadsby T0C 1K0, via e-mail to the administrator only at vgadsby@xplornet.ca, or by personal delivery to Village Office by 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 20.
PLEASE NOTE: The Village of Gadsby reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. Terms are cash or certified cheque for the full amount at the time of sale. To view, call 403-574-3793 and leave message.
Transportation #5000-5300
Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 LARGE 2 BEDROOM Motorcycles ......................5080 DOWNSTAIRS SUITE, Campers ..........................5090 avail. immed., Motorhomes......................5100 oak cupboards, full bath, 5th Wheels........................5110 laundry facilities, Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 overlooking Alix Lake, Utility Trailers ....................5140 no pets, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $900/mo. ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ................................5150 utils. incl., 1 month d.d., Boats & Marine ................5160 403-747-3806, Snowmobiles ....................5170 403-304-0146. Tires, Parts & MIRROR - 2 bedroom apt, Accessories ......................5180 $ 7 0 0 / m o . i n c l d s . h e a t , Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 403-357-7558 Gail Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 ONE SMALL BEDROOM Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 APARTMENT AND ONE BACHELOR SUITE Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 for rent in Stettler. RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ..................................5300 Phone 403-742-5575.
SUITES for rent in Stettler. Barb 403 -741-9325
3130
1,200 ft. heated shop in East Industrial area of Stettler. Available Dec. 1/12. Phone 403-742-8327, Tracey.
For Rent #3000 - #3200
Agricultural #2000 - #2290
3060
Industrial
WANTED HAY and STRAW, large round bales. 403-7424703
(Quickbooks) Acctg Tech with 10 yrs. exp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Very Reasonable Ratesâ&#x20AC;?
Houses/ Duplexes
1982 DODGE 4 spd. 4x4 318 motor, runs good, farm wagon 5 ton, small granary skids, ring gear for 300 Ford eng., lick tank molasses, brand new 300 gal, can be converted to water tank, 780-672-6983 780-678-7094
3 Bdrm Townhomes
of McCuaig Desrochers
1290
1760
403-742-2395
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
2010
Farm Equipment
House for Rent in Stettler. $2 MILLION INVENTORY Recently renovated, 2 Blowout! 15 homes Bedroom, 1 bathroom targeted! Prices starting h o m e . N e w f l o o r s a n d from $92,500. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom. Boss says paint throughout. Large fenced yard, single de- they have to go! 148/142 East Lake Blvd., Airdrie. tached garage and large 1-800-461-7632 rear driveway. Close to Misc. for 1-877-945-1272; www. downtown. $1000/month unitedhomescanada.com Excluding utilities + $1000 Sale DD. Please call or text Dan a t 7 8 0 7 8 1 0 0 1 8 o r SAWMILLS from only 1981 REGENCY SRI, Vanissa at 403-430-0224. $3997. Make money & 14x64 new windows, skirtsave money with your own Livestock ing & metal roof. Washer, bandmill. Cut lumber any dryer, fridge, stove, some dimension. In stock ready REGISTERED BLACK furniture incldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Has Suites to ship. Free info & DVD; & RED ANGUS COWS. 12x12 porch. Responsible www.NorwoodSawmills.com/ Vicwin Angus Farm, Lacombe for moving. $15,000. obo. 400OT. 1-800-566-6899 Vic Rowley 403-318-7363 403-742-4867 L A R G E ext. 400OT.
Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B.
BRYON D. BALTIMORE
Misc. Services
LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
LAW OFFICE
1260
2401 Toronto Dominion Sq. Edmonton Centre Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1 Telephone: 780-426-4660 Fax: 780-426-0982
1660
Shop Stettler & Save!
ANDERSON
Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome Plumbing & Heating Legal Services
Barristers and Solicitors Advocates
Firewood
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Storage Space
3160
STETTLER MINI STORAGE Household, furniture, business records, etc. Various sizes. Protected by security alarm and fenced and lighted perimeter. Owner: Reg and Darlene Hunter 403-740-9283 or 403-742-3153
MINI STORAGE
10X12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; With 5x7 doors. For quads, snowmobiles, furniture, etc. Phone: (403)742-9729 DYMY Oilfield Services
5040
SUV's
2005 RED Dodge Durango 146,000 kms, leather heated seats, command start, very clean, $10,000 ***SOLD***
Public Notices
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
Real Estate #4000 - #4190
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
Houses For Sale
4020
House for Sale in Stettler $124,800.00. Recently renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home close to downtown. New paint and flooring throughout. Large fenced yard and single car detached garage with rear driveway. Would consider rent to own. Please call or text Dan at 780-781-0018 o r Va n i s s a a t 403-430-0224. Must sell, 3+2 bedroom, 2 bath, large fenced yard, single car garage. Recent exterior renovations, including siding. $207,000. Call 403-742-2269. 4608-56 St.
Condos/ Townhouses
4040
QUALITY LIVING - affordable price. Brand new 2 bdrm/1 bdrm condos for sale. Easy financing! Less than rent! 3 blocks east of main street â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parkland Placeâ&#x20AC;?. All inquiries welcome, Ken @ 403-350-9243
Acreages
4050
FOR SALE
Beautiful, custom built 2800 sq ft home on 4 acres (can be up to 10 acres) with 30,000 sq ft poly greenhouses, currently in cutflower lily production. Located in Forestburg (East Central Alberta) right on Hwy 53. Great courier service. Asking $535,000. Call 780 582 2265 or 780 336 5888 or email sunrich@ wildroseinternet.ca for more info.
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION 403-742-5437 during business hours
BRIGANTIA PLACE (formerly Camrose Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shelter)
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 Hot Line 403-342-1444
STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS) For more information phone 403-742-6456
STETTLER & DISTRICT FOOD BANK SOCIETY Kathy Willis - 403-742-4567 Elaine Williams - 403-742-2745 4820 - 51 Street
STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL RCMP office 403-742-3382 www.stettlercop.org
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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 403-742-0681 Vivian â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 403-742-3935
VICTIM SERVICE 403-741-7841 CONFUSED? GETTING THE RUN AROUND? CONTACT YOUR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTRE Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access to this free and confidential service. It provides information and referral on social agencies, government services, clubs and organizations, to best suit the callerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need.
Just Dial - 403-742-1155
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Tires, Parts Acces.
THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT SPORTS
new to town?
5180
DODGE FACTORY RIMS, Fatboy 4- 20” chrome, offers, 403-742-4867
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Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050
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Public Notices
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
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PUBLIC HEARING Take notice that the Council of the County of Stettler No. 6 will hold a Public Hearing to hear representation concerning the proposed Bylaws: BYLAW 1500-13, providing for a boundary adjustment and closure of a (±) 0.015 hectare portion of Lot 69 MR Block 1 Plan 8222364 and of a (±) 0.011 hectare portion of Lot 70 ER Block 1 Plan 822364 and to consolidate these land portions with Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 022 3438 and further to dispose of these land portions for less than its market value to accommodate existing encroachments; and to amend the Land Use Bylaw 1443-10 by rezoning the said portions of land from the Public Service (PS) District to the Resort Residential (RR) District. BYLAW 1501-13, providing for a boundary adjustment and closure of a (±) 0.012 hectare portion of Lot 70ER Block 1 Plan 8222364 and to consolidate this land portion with Lot 19 Block 1 Plan 8222364 and to dispose of this land portion for less than its market value to accommodate an existing encroachment; and to amend the Land use Bylaw 1443-10 by rezoning the said portion of land from the Public Service (PS) District to the Resort Residential (RR) District. The public may inspect a copy of the amending bylaws at the County Administration Building during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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A EVENT CHAMPIONS: Team Bignell — skip Lyle Bignell, vice Steve Armstrong, second Rod Armstrong and lead Ray Deems.
The Public Hearing will be held Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 1 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in Council Chambers of the County Administration Building. Receipt of written submissions in support or opposing this bylaw must be submitted to the Planning and Development Officer, County of Stettler, Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 by 4:30 on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Dated: Friday, January 25, 2013 Jacinta Donovan, Development Officer
VILLAGE OF ALIX Public Hearing Municipal Development Plan Amendment Bylaw 408/13 The Village of Alix has prepared an amendment to the Municipal Development Plan. Bylaw 408/13 proposes to amend the Municipal Development Plan to update the Future Land Use Concept to ensure consistency with the recent adoption of the Intermunicipal Development Plan.
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B EVENT CHAMPIONS: Team Jones — skip Justin Jones, vice Jim Krautt, second Tyler Stulberg and lead Wes Jones.
PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 commencing at 7:00 PM at the Village Office, Council Chambers, 4849 50 Street, Alix, AB. The public is welcome to attend and provide their comments on the proposed bylaw. A copy of the proposed Municipal Development Plan Amendment is available for public review at the Village Office during regular office hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday to Friday. For more information call Kristina Schmidt with Parkland Community Planning Services at 403-343-3394 or Bonnie Cretzman with the Village of Alix at 403-747-2495.
Town of Stettler PUBLIC NOTICE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICE
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Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved.
C EVENT CHAMPIONS: Team Georget — skip Colin Georget, vice James Dadensky, second Charlie Hunter and lead Chuck Orlick.
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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. February 20, 2013. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305. Leann Graham Planning & Development Services
Bignell’s Erskine rink takes A crown Stettler Curling Club hosted its men’s bonspiel on the weekend. In the A final, Team Bignell of Erskine defeated Team Connor of Stettler. Team Jones of Byemoor and Endiang earned the B title, beating Team McRindle of Stettler in the final.
In the all-Stettler C final, Team Georget topped Team Brown. Up next for the Stettler club is the seniors’ bonspiel Feb. 14 and 15. The Rotary Club of Stettler hosts the Rotary provincial playoffs Feb. 21-24. Stettler’s March calendar includes the women’s open March 8-10 and the closing
mixed bonspiel March 22-24. The local curling action includes league play on Monday and Wednesday afternoons and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Bonspiel entries are accepted at the curling club at 403-7423111 or club manager Jamie Devnich at 403-742-9892.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Stettler to host bantam A provincials
Team sponsor: Scotiabank Stettler Bantam A: Back row (from left): head coach Rory Rost, manager Monica Sylvester, Matt Sylvester, Jordan Lee, Brendan Pederson, Mark Bengert, Drew Cassidy and assistant coach Les Ternes. Middle row (from left): Todd Starling, Brendon Bardwell, Ethan Rost, Tye Mulgrove, Jeff Ternes and Jackson Zimmermann. Front row (from left): Paul du Toit, Brett Coleman, Benjamin Bauman, Cole Pedersen and Quade Cassidy. Absent: Cayden Spady, Euan Hanton, assistant coach Craig Spady and assistant coach Malcolm Starling. Stettler Minor Hockey hosts the provincial bantam A championship March 14-17 at the Stettler Recreation Centre.
Saluting the Stettler Storm “Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child.” — Anonymous The Stettler Independent and other community-minded businesses present the 2012-13 minor hockey photo album.
Team sponsor: Tim Hortons Stettler Timbits — Black: Back row (from left): coach Greg Risler and coach Clint Greiner. Middle row (from left): Ava Greiner, Connor Nixon, Hayden Baker and Stefan Oprea. Front row (from left): Rylen Mohn, Carver Shingoose, Garret Risler, Stesha Missikewitz and Kole Lang.
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Team sponsor: Tim Hortons Stettler Timbits — Red: Back row (from left): coach Dave Deaver and coach Martha MacPherson. Middle row (from left): Colt Van Straten, Xavier Snowden, Sarah MacPherson, Seth Baird and Ethan Hansel. Front row (from left): Nathan Deaver, Shaylea Snowden, Chase Anderson and Kale Norman.
Team sponsor: Tim Hortons Stettler Timbits — Blue: Back row (from left): coach Lee Dechaine and coach Mike Tucker. Middle row (from left): Nathaniel Cortes, Liam Dechaine, Hannah Cornelssen, Ashtyn Tibbo and Connor Blake. Front row (from left): Mason Tucker, Keagan Jacobson, Ethan Nichols and Natalie Kobi.
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Team sponsor: Tim Hortons Stettler Timbits — Yellow: Back row (from left): coach Jay Pederson and coach Cory Zimmer. Middle row (from left): Broc Chick, Zachary Zimmer, Rhys Pederson, Ryley Schwartz and Mackenna Hogg. Front row (from left): Kristin Forseth, Mya Prehn, Braden Kneller and Bryson Anderson.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Saluting the Stettler Storm The Stettler Independent and other community-minded businesses present the 2012-13 minor hockey photo album.
Team sponsor: NOV Wilson Stettler Novice — Black: Back row (from left): coach Bob Couch, coach Dave Deaver and coach Curtis McCord. Middle row (from left): Dawson Campbell, Zach Forseth, Megan Zimmer, Waylon Blumhagen, Van Duff, Jessica Turnbull and Hayden Arndt. Front row (from left): Isaac Deaver, B ra n d o n E nye d y, Z a c h M c Co rd , Ca l e b Co u c h , Cole van Ringen and Reid Shir key. Absent: coach Cory Zimmer and manager Becky Forseth.
Team sponsor: NOV Wilson Stettler Novice — Blue: Back row (from left): coach Brent Kranzler, coach Kent Hoopfer, manager Jolene H e ck a n d c o a c h G l e n Morbeck. Middle row (from left): Ashley Lang, Kolby Armstrong, Gabby Heck, Chance Morbeck, Yuvraj Uppal, Quin Hansel and Brody Lang. Front row (from left): Wyatt Streit, Charlee Resch, Brogan Hoopfer, Ca r te r K ra n z l e r, Co l by Frank, Brady Coleman and Shawn Werbowesky.
Pressure Welding Ltd. Chapman and Co. • Oilfield • Shop • General • Fabrication • CWB • Q.C. Certified • B Pressure Powerline Division Specilizing in all types of Powerline Construction Shop:
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Team sponsor: NOV Wilson Stettler Novice — White: Back row (from left): coach Scott McLellan, manager Laurie-Ann Niehaus, coach Te r r y M a c P h e rs o n a n d coach Jamie Muhlbach. Middle row (from left): Colby Nor man, Aidan Snowden, Colby Niehaus, Thorson Marshall, Kaitlyn Niehaus and Aedyn Skuce. Front row (from left): Skylar Hymers, Luke Bainbridge, Gunnar McLellan, Douglas MacPherson, Baylee Stahlberg, Bret Hymers and Kaden Muhlbach. Absent: coach DJ Kistner and coach Theren Churchill.
Team sponsor: NOV Wilson Stettler Novice — Yellow: Back row (from left): coach Jayson Pederson, coach Brad Robbins and coach Dale Robinson. Middle row (from left): Liam Missikewitz, Ryan Robinson, Cody Paulson, Tyson Brower, Ca r te r Z u k a n d L u c a s Marshall. Front row (from l e ft ) : Re a ga n Ro bb i n s, Lucas Bryson, Tyler Miller, Denver Schultz, Cade Wilkie, Brennan Andrews and Quinn Pederson. Absent: coach Chris Miller and manager Linda Wilkie.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Saluting the Stettler Storm The Stettler Independent and other community-minded businesses present the 2012-13 minor hockey photo album.
Team sponsor: The Stettler Elks Stettler Atom A: Back row (from left): Kyla Hansel, Connor Robertson, Andrew Chapman, Brier Devnich and Ben Tschritter. Middle row ( f ro m l e ft ) : c o a c h Brent Kranzler, assistant coach Troy Anderson, TJ Howarth, Shay Anderson, Re e c e K ra n z l e r, Ja c o b Cottam, Marcus Laisnez, Corben Gredy, assistant coach Sheldon Getson and assistant coach Trevor Speakman. Front row (from left): Kevin Missikewitz, Brennan Getson, Ranier Salmon, Ryan Shir ley and Dalton Beck. Absent: manager Ivy Bredy.
Team sponsor: Woodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Automotive Stettler Atom B: Back row (from left): coach Duncan Babchuk, Hunter Friesen, Dexter Connell, Ty Dowling, Kelby Babchuk, Yannick Zondag, coach Len Hoac and coach John Nichols. Middle row (from left): Brody Nichols, Eric Bridge, H i c h o l a s Fi s h e r, Ka l e b Bowers, Brady Petersen and Nicholas Deaver. Front row (from left): Jackson Muhlbach, Billy Praski, Clay Kneeland, Noah Duff, Riley Turre and Rayden Baskey. Absent: coach Jeff Potter and manager Lorene McMillan.
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Team sponsor: Kal Tire Stettler Atom C: Back row (from left): coach Kelsey Pollock, coach Ken Bengert, c o a c h C h u ck L a i s n e z , head coach Todd DeVloo, c o a c h B o b Co u c h a n d manager Lisa Ansorger. Middle row (from left): Liam McQuay, Joshua Whipple, Morgan Benger t, Willow Sorensen, Colton Ansorger, Alycia Petersen and Justin DeVloo. Front row (from left): Alandra Couch, Sidney Kobi, Randon Ross, Denise Raho, Lane Coenen, Zachar y Bryson, Brittany Anderson and Denim Ross. Absent: Quentin Gall and Brooke Laisnez.
Team sponsor: Dairy Queen S te tt l e r D Q B l i z z a rd s Peewee A: Back row (from left): assistant coach Mike Ku e fl e r, Ta l e n Co n n e r, Samuel Hamelin, Kameron Bainbridge, Dawson B e ck , B re n d e n Tu cke r and assistant coach Kevin Burkard. Middle row (from left): coach Jason Hegberg, assistant coach Ryan Robbins, Jordan Burkard, Erik Rost, Adam Shirley, James Switenk y, Austin Jacobson, manager Paulette Hamelin and assistant coach Kyle Shingoose. Front row (from left): Alex Deyoung, Cole Heck, Davin Nattestad, Rhett Shingoose and Daylan Kuefler.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Saluting the Stettler Storm The Stettler Independent and other community-minded businesses present the 2012-13 minor hockey photo album.
Team sponsor: Heartland Auto Supply Stettler Peewee C: Back row (from left): coach Dean Lovell, assistant coach Wes Carey and assistant coach Laurence Fisher. Middle row (from left): JD Lovell, Jordan Gallard, Ty Zitaruk, Jordan S m i t h , M y l e s N i e h a u s, D e l a n ey A n d e rs o n a n d Patrick Fisher. Front row (from left): Tyson Richards, Gavin McQuay, Connor Wyness, Clode Anderson, Selena Sharpe and Lincoln Carey. Absent: manager Lori Zitaruk.
Team sponsor: Stettler Kinsmen Stettler Peewee B: Back row (from left): assistant coach Jeff Smith, coach Mark Stahlberg, assistant coach Jeff Lee and assistant coach Kevin Smith. Middle row (from left): Daran Tulan, B r e n n e n M e t h o t , I va n Lomeland, Garrett Hogg, Car ter Van Esch, Brad Fulford and Austin Stahlberg. Front row (from left): Wade Smith, Riley Cornelssen, Jackson Squires, Isaac Lee, Reese Smith, Beau Cooper and Jared Lee. Absent: manager Rob Van Esch.
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403-742-4922 Team sponsor: Crude Services Inc. Stettler Peewee Girls: Back row (from left): assistant c o a c h To d d D e V l o o , coach Mike Kuefler, Robyn Yaremcio, Gracie Morbeck, Hunter Paulson, Rachel Morbeck, Maddie Kuefler, A l ex G e d d e s, C h e l s ey DeVloo, assistant coach Glen Morbeck and assistant coach Jason Bridge. Front row (from left): Gia Arsenault, Rachel Deaver, Kacee Ward, Rebecca Bridge, Baillie Bish, Krysta Froese and Jessie Armstrong. Absent: manager Sherri Kuefler.
Team sponsor: Guns ‘N’ Games Source for Sports Stettler Bantam B: Back row (from left): assistant c o a c h S c o tt R e i c h e r t , manager Nicole Verhoeven, Tyra Ganser, Kyle Poapst, Ryland Stefanik, Er ik Rasmussen, Axel Bergstrom, Tristan Nixon and assistant coach Terry Bryce. Middle r o w ( f r o m l e ft ) : S c o tt Verhoeven, Ryan Mielke, Evan Reichert, Jay Nichols, Steven McCrea and Brayden MacDonell. Front row (from left): Clayton Niehaus, Dylan Woelk, Casey Wright, Tristan Bryce, Rylee Jacobson and Will Roberts. Absent: coach Tony Ganser.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Saluting the Stettler Storm The Stettler Independent and other community-minded businesses present the 2012-13 minor hockey photo album.
Team sponsor: DYMY Oilfield Services Stettler Bantam C: Back ro w ( f ro m l e ft ) : Tys o n McLean, Jesse Squires, Ashley Shar pe, Braden Docherty, Jaden Richards, Shane Pederson and Danny Schwarzenberger. Middle row (from left): assistant coach Jason Anderson, assistant coach Dick Richards, Alex Leblanc, Chase Dolliver, Even Imbery, Chase Walton, Bradley Dodds, Wayce Hellekson, a s s i s ta n t c o a c h Ja s o n Bridge and coach Dave McLean. Front row (from left): Adam Nixon, Makayla Peters, Brody Anderson, Sheldon Bridge and Curtis Lang.
Team sponsor: Royal Canadian Legion Stettler Midget A: Back row (from left): Jacques du Toit, Parker Cassidy, Riley Anderson, Brogan Cassidy, Micah Croker and Logan Davidson. Middle row (from left): assistant coach Lewis Frickelton, assistant coach Darren Rider, manager Veronica Anderson, Brett Rider, Tyler Stewart, Kieran Rost, Chase McGonigal, assistant coach Neil McCallum and coach Matt Cassidy. Front row (from left): Devon Woelk, Justin McKenzie, Stefan du Toit and Jordan McCallum.
Team sponsor: Vortex Services Stettler Midget B: Back row (from left): assistant c o a c h Je r r y B r i tta i n , Brycen Bainbridge, Peter MacNaughton, Jordan Fisher, Levi Fisher, Braydon Whiteford, William Whiteside and Scott Woods. Middle row (from left): assistant coach Jesse Gano, Kelly Fisher, Patrick Ryan, Jarret LaRose, Zack Werbowesky, Tanner Steinwand and coach Keith Werbowesky. Front row (from left): Brandon Kent, Brian Corpateaux, Jarret Hampton, Avi Bains and Kyle Froese. Absent: assistant coach Tom Fisher and manager Katie Bainbridge.
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403-742-2395 Team sponsor: Crude Services Inc. Stettler Midget Girls: Back row (from left): Kennidy Fisher, Morgan Van Dusen, Dani Van Dusen, Sarah Mrazek and Jayden Hogg. Middle row (from left): coach Cur tis Rusaw, manager Rena Hogg, Harlee Avramenko, Ronni Burrows, Ke l s i e L i t ke, Da ko ta Schwarzenberger, Kendra Rusaw, assistant coach Trish Schwarzenberger and coach Dale Litke. Front row (from left): Sommer Bauman, Jennifer Hallett, Grace Chapman, Jessie Anderson, Shayla McLean and Lindsey McKinnon. Absent: coach Trevor McKinnon, Sarah Imbery and Marie Bourdages.
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It was a busy weekend at the rink for Ryan Shirley and the Stettler peewee A team, which was involved in provincial playdowns and tournament play. The Storm reached the final of Sunday’s Stettler tournament, losing 5-4 to Lloydminster.
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Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ††Until February 28, 2013, receive 0%/2.49%/4.99% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Fusion SE Sedan with 2.5L engine/2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $236/$365/$459 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $109/$169/$212 with a down payment of $2,000/$1,600/$2,500 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $0/$1,893.23/$4,537.65 or APR of 0%/2.49%/4.99% and total to be repaid is $16,999/$26,292.23/$33,036.65. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $500/$0/$8,000 and freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ±Until February 28, 2013, lease a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Fusion SE Sedan with 2.5L engine /2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine and get 0%/2.49%/3.99% lease annual percentage rate (LAPR) financing for up to 48 months on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest LAPR payment. Lease a vehicle with a value of $18,999/$25,999/$30,999 at 0%/2.49%/3.99% LAPR for up to 48 months with $1,500/$1,450/$2,400 down or equivalent trade in, monthly payment is $218/$346/$441, total lease obligation is $11,964/$18.058/$23,568 and optional buyout is $7,030/$9,620/$10,540. Offer includes Manufacturer Rebate of $500/$0/$8,000. Taxes payable on full amount of lease financing price after Manufacturer Rebate is deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700 but exclude optional features, administration and registration fees (administration fees may vary by dealer), fuel fill charge and all applicable taxes. Additional payments required for PPSA, registration, security deposit, NSF fees (where applicable), excess wear and tear, and late fees. Some conditions and mileage restrictions of 80,000 km over 48 months apply. A charge of 16 cents per km over mileage restrictions applies, plus applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. ▼Program in effect from January 15, 2013 to April 1, 2013 (the “Program Period”). To qualify, customer must turn in a 2006 model year or older vehicle that is in running condition (able to start and move and without missing parts) and has been properly registered/plated or insured for the last 3 months (the “Criteria”). Eligible customers will receive [$500]/[$1,000]/[$2,500]/[$3,000] towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012 or 2013 Ford [C-Max, Fusion Hybrid, Fusion Energi]/[Fusion (excluding SE), Taurus (excluding SE), Mustang (excluding Value Leader), Escape (excluding XLT I4 Manual), Transit Connect (excluding EV), Edge (excluding SE), Flex (excluding SE), Explorer (excluding base)]/[F-150 (excluding Regular Cab 4x2 XL), Expedition, E-Series]/[F250-550] – all Fiesta, Focus, Raptor, GT500, BOSS 302, Transit Connect EV, Medium Truck, Value Leader and Lincoln models excluded (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). Taxes payable before Rebate amount is deducted. To qualify: (i) customer must, at the time of the Eligible Vehicle sale, provide the Dealer with (a) sufficient proof of Criteria, and (b) signed original ownership transferring customer vehicle to the Authorized Recycler; and (ii) Eligible Vehicle must be purchased, leased, or factory ordered during the Program Period. Offer only available to residents of Canada and payable in Canadian dollars. Offer is transferable only to persons domiciled with the owner of the recycled vehicle. Offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Offer not available on any vehicle receiving CPA, GPC, Commercial Connection or Daily Rental Rebates and the Commercial Fleet Rebate Program (CFIP). Customers eligible for CFIP are not eligible for this offer. Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ***Estimated fuel consumption ratings for 2013 Focus 2.0L I4 5-speed manual transmission: [7.8L/100km (36MPG) City, 5.5L/100km (51MPG) Hwy] / 2013 Escape FWD 1.6L GTDI I4 EcoBoost 6-speed automatic transmission: [9.1L/100km (31MPG) City, 6.0L/100km (47MPG) Hwy] / 2013 F-150 4X4 5.0L V8 6-speed automatic transmission: [15.0L/100km (19MPG) City, 10.6L/100km (27MPG) Hwy]. Fuel consumption ratings based on Transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption will vary based on road conditions, vehicle loading, vehicle equipment, and driving habits. **When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost 4x2 and 4x4 and 6.2L 2 valve V8 4x2 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engine. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 competitors. ‡‡Max. horsepower of 411 and max. torque of 434 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 comparable competitor engines. ©2013 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2013 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved.
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