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A local teenager is encouraging Stettler residents to share the joy of Christmas with patients at Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital. Jordan Church, 16, began a campaign this month to collect donations of toys and other gifts for patients at Stollery, inspired by the children and teens she met there on her recent stays at the hospital. Diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Church has been back and forth to the hospital over the last six months for testing and examination. “I realized that lots of these kids will be in the hospital over the holidays,” she said, adding that she was motivated to something to help them. Over the month of December, she has partnered with several local businesses, including Old Fashioned Candy and Scrapbooking, run by her aunt Wendy Kistner. The store is serving as a drop-off point and is welcoming donations of toys and other gifts for young hospital patients. They will collect these items until the store closes at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, as well as cash donations, which will be used to purchase additional items. The store will also have a draw that afternoon for a couple of prizes: an elegant dinner for eight from Brenda’s Country Catering, or a chil-
dren’s gift basket sponsored by Wells Furniture, Gilbert Financial Services, Brenda’s Cozy Café, Heartland Youth Centre and Old Fashioned Candy and Scrapbooking. Kistner said the response so far has been positive, adding that Jordan has been “overwhelmed by the support that she’s getting.” Church and her parents, Dale and Corinne, who live on an acreage outside of Stettler, will take the donations to Edmonton next week. Kistner explained that gifts intended for teenage patients are very welcome, noting that they’re sometimes forgotten when gifts are brought to the hospital. Jordan said she noticed that children staying at the hospital often get attached to the toys that are there, only to have to leave them behind when they check out. “I want to give them something they can take home with them,” she said. As her condition has progressed, Jordan, a Grade 11 student, has been unable to attend school, work or dance. She was examined by 10 different doctors before they reached a diagnosis. She is having trouble with her mobility, experiencing dystonia, or involuntary contractions, on her left side. The condition has also affected her eyesight and her balance. Corinne Church said her daughter is currently being medicated with steroids and muscle relaxants in an attempt to control the disorder.
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Jordan Church, 16, a Stettler resident recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, is collecting donations of toys for the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton this Christmas. Jordan and her family expressed their appreciation to all those who have donated thus far and the businesses that have supported their ef-
forts. For more information, including a list of suggested donations, look up Jordan’s Journey on Facebook.
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The audiences of two packed shows at the Performing Arts Centre were treated to a delightful range of Christmas movie music performed by Stettler’s youth choirs, the Gracenotes, Rhapsody Girls and Tiny Tenors and Tiny Gracenotes, this past weekend. The two shows, both on Saturday, Dec. 13, performed before packed houses, with not a free seat to be had. The children in the choirs – numbering 60 in total – put on a show featuring more than 30 songs from movies like the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Frozen, Elf, and Mickey’s Christmas Carols, to name a few. The girls and boys of the choir were dolled up in perfect holiday costumes – wispy frilly dresses, striped elf leggings, 60s poodle skirts and more – as each act was costumed to match the era and theme of the music being sung for the crowd. Even the Grinch made a showing, trying to steal
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Members of the Gracenotes dance, prance and sing their way around the stage at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Dec. 13, during one of two Christmas at the Movies performances. Christmas from the Gracenotes, who at times were horrified, shocked, scandalized, and forgiving of the green-skinned miser. The youngest performers stepped forward to sing their songs, bright little elfin sprites, while the older acts had much more dancing and acting as part of the routine. Each act was welcomed with muted applause, but as each concluded, the audience would come to life to show their appreciation with the clapping of hands. The combination of music, dancing, and acting brought the movies from which the
music were chosen to life in the minds of those present, a testament to the engaging entertainment provided by the choirs. Though there were a few moments here and there, where someone forgot a line, or mixed up the words, Sylvester was at the front of the audience to help the girls and boys find their places. One song saw the choirs singing in different languages, sharing the joy of Christmas with three other languages other than English. While some songs were performed in a more formal choral setting, with sing-
ers in arranged places, others saw the singers moving across the stage, swinging their arms and snapping their fingers. The dynamic lighting added a bit of magic to the musical evening, lighting up faces and catching every single sparkle, making them twinkle on stage. The choirs, which meet every Monday under the tutelage of Rhonda Sylvester, has been practicing since the end of September for the Christmas show. Focus now switches to the main performing season, which starts next year.
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Man drives vehicle into pit, claims sun in eyes Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER An 80-year-old Forestburg man avoided injury after driving around two barricades and into a pit on a closed section of Highway 56 last Thursday, Dec. 11, shortly before noon. According to Stettler RCMP Const. Bill Lewadniuk, the driver claimed the sun had blinded him and he hadn’t seen the pit. The back-hoe operator blew his horn at the oncoming vehicle, and tried to extend the bucket out to stop him from going into the hole, but was unsuccessful. Stettler RCMP, EMS and Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue attended the scene, and EMS tended the driver at the site for minor
injuries. None of the site workers were in the hole at the time of the incident, or the situation would have been quite different, Lewadniuk noted. There was also an exposed gas line in the area, but it had been shut down for the construction work as well. While RCMP were on site, another driver tried to drive around the barricades and was stopped and ticketed for failure to obey traffic control devices. According to RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Duncan Babchuk, the ticket was just one of two dozen given out on the same issue in the past week as people drive around barricades. The 80-year-old driver of the vehicle, which took minor damage after going
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into the hole, was charged with careless driving. Tire slasher sought Stettler RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in finding the identity of a person or persons involved with a tire-slashing campaign on Sunday morning. Between 1 and 4 a.m., tires were slashed on 16 different vehicles, between 45 and 50 streets, and at the community hall. Three vehicles had tires slashed on the 5000 block of 46 Street, the 4900 block of 49 Street, and at the Stettler Community Hall, two vehicles had tires
slashed on the 4700 block of 49 Street, and a vehicle each on the 4900 blocks of 47 and 49 Street, the 4800 block of 49 Street, and the 4900 block of 50 Street had tires slashed. RCMP are searching for a white man, 17-25 years of age, between 5’5” and 5’10” (165-180 cm) in height. He was wearing a dark winter jacket and blue jeans at the time. The suspect may be complaining of a sore back after he slipped on the ice and “took a hard spill,” according to RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Duncan Babchuk. continued on page 6
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Donalda cattle farm earns Animal Welfare Approved certification Hanna. Hollings was raised on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia and had farmed using conventional methods before moving to Alberta and establishing his farm near Donalda in 1996. Altogether he has farmed for about 25 years. Here, he raises around 50 cows each season with calving taking place during late spring and early summer. Hollings raises his calves for about 18 months before they are sold to TK Ranch. Hollings explained that he had to become AWA-approved before he could sell his cattle to TK Ranch, whose operators, Colleen and Dylan Biggs, asked him to become certified.
“You have to have a balanced diet,” he said, explaining that just like humans, it isn’t healthy for cattle to eat a diet dominated by grains. The certification is based not only on the diet the cattle are fed, but on how they are handled and raised. Hollings said he raises his cattle without the use of growth hormones, and added that he is working to improve the soil of his 1,240-acre farm using organic methods. “You can’t have healthy food if you don’t have healthy soil,” he said. “I understand the connection between your health and what you eat.” Hollings also said there’s a growing demand for beef and other products that have been
County adopts interim budget Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER
Special Projects More special projects applied to the committee for the budgeted money than there were places, so this year the county had to wiggle a bit to ensure everyone received something. Only one project was outright denied, that being the Scenic Sands burn restoration project. Projects at the Big Valley School and Agricultural Society only received partial funding, while the other applicants received the full amount requested. The recommendations were explained to council, who again voted unanimously to approve the committee’s recommendations.
Truck Route woes The recent changing of the truck route in the Town of Stettler has caused some consternation for the county, which now has difficulty accessing its seed-cleaning plant.
Delegations The town had delegations from the community library, the Donalda Museum, and the Canadian Badlands Association. The library delegation spoke about its programs offered, and took a moment to invite the council to the coming Christmas Around the World potluck night. The Canadian Badlands Association came to speak about the benefits of membership, as the county is currently not one of the association’s communities. Ken Favrholdt, the manager of the Donalda Museum, came to ask council to help the museum with a financial contribution of $5,700. The money would be used to cover the cost of building bases with heavyduty casters to make the cabinets at the museum easily movable, so the museum could rearrange its exhibits with ease, and further open up the space for better community use. The council noted the information, but advised Favrholdt that a previous request by another community museum for a similar amount and similar project was turned down as it didn’t fit the criteria of “recreation.” However, no decision was made at the meeting.
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County celebrating 60 years 2015 will be the 60th anniversary of the founding of the County of Stettler, and Les Stulberg mentioned that money should be set aside in the coming budget to ensure the county celebrates the milestone with a bang. He noted that no decision on what the celebration should be had to be made immediately, but he also wanted to put it to his fellow councillors and the county’s employees to think of birthday celebrations for later this coming summer.
While one of the ways into the plant is still accessible as a truck route, another is not, meaning that farmers coming in from one part of the county have to go around the town to come in from the other side. County CAO Tim Fox said the matter was most likely an oversight and noted the county would be working with the town to rectify the difficulty.
how it’s produced.” In a press release, AWA program director Andrew Gunther was quoted touting the “accountability and integrity” of certified farmers, adding, “We’re glad to have Rainbow’s End Hay and Cattle in the AWA family.”
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Assistant CAO Yvette Cassidy asked council to approve the 2014 budget be used as an interim 2015 budget until the budget is passed in January. She explained that unless there is an operating budget in place for Jan. 1, 2015, the county will be unable to pay for goods, services or payroll. Council voted unanimously to use the 2014 budget as interim until the actual budget is passed in January. The draft budget should be available early in the New Year for council to look over, make suggestions, and eventually approve, at which point it will go to public consultation before being passed at the end of the month.
owed by several people or estates for services, the largest being the emergency response bill to a plane crash between Stettler and Bashaw. Cassidy explained that all reasonable attempts had been made to acquire the money from the different sources, including insurance and estate. She also noted that writing off the expenses does not mean the county couldn’t collect on them in the future, should it suddenly become a viable option. “We have exhausted all roads,” Cassidy noted. The amount of money owed in the plane crash situation is roughly $14,000. In the end, though, councillors decided to vote to write-off the money owed, with a note that should the money ever be there to collect, the county would exercise all attempts to do so.
sustainably raised and produced, as more consumers consider the benefits to the environment and their health. “People are becoming more aware of what they eat,” he said. “Their diets will change and they’ll be more aware of what they’re eating and
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Beef farmer Lawrence Hollings is at the forefront of what he said is a major shift in the way North Americans think about their food. Speaking to The Independent this week, Hollings said he’s noticing a growing trend that’s happening here as well as in the U.S., as more Canadians take an interest in how their food is grown and produced. “People are more food aware, and it’s gradually drifting in-land,” said Hollings, who operates Rainbow’s End Hay and Cattle, located between Donalda and Red Willow. Earlier this month, Hollings’ farm became the fifth in Alberta to
receive the Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) Grassfed certification, recognizing his efforts in sustainable farming methods. The certification recognizes his cattle as grassfed, indicating that his animals were raised outdoors and fed a diet comprised entirely of grass or forage for their entire lives. The logo, placed on beef products from Hollings’ farm, also indicates that the cattle were “raised in accordance with the highest animal welfare standards in the U.S. and Canada,” according to a press release issued Dec. 9. Rainbow’s End is one of five farms supplying grassfed beef cattle to TK Ranch, a certified AWA producer based in
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Prelude to requiem There are darker clouds in the horizon than lower oil prices Canada’s finance ministers ended a two-day meeting in Ottawa at the beginning of this week with the focus obviously being the steep decline in the price of oil and the ripple effects it can create in the national economy. The fact that both the Alberta’s provincial government and the federal government have been in a panic over this development is so evident that it doesn’t even need special reporting. Just on Monday, Mr. Prentice’s government announced it had appointed a special commission to study the repercussions of the slump in oil prices so that the preparations for the 2015 fiscal budget could be realistically conducted. Coming just months before next year’s general election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been desperately trying to preempt any negative fallout from the loss of revenues from royalties, including such measures as targeting price gouging (which is described by “fake help to consumers” by experts). The picture is indeed bleak when one factors in the dependency that the whole country has developed on oil economy over the last decade. The (false)
A US banking crisis can, and will, create another major disaster sometime in the foreseeable future. assumption that oil revenues would continue to fuel economic growth has also led to complacency on the part of the consumers to such a level that, according to Statistics Canada, the average household debt reached 162 per cent of the annual household income in the third quarter of this year. But the decline in the oil prices may turn out to be just the smallest of our worries in view of what’s been taking place in the global arena of financial markets. It was reported last week the
US House of Representatives voted to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill to stop the government machinery from shutting down and then the Senate supported the legislation. This is not news as it is just another chapter of the saga that has been going on for years. But what constitutes the real news has gone largely unreported: The US Congress, as part of the same legislation, has practically repealed the restrictions imposed after the financial crisis in 2008 on the big investment banks and financial institutions with regard to their risky investments. That is, official Washington has now allowed the resumption of the practices involving subprime derivatives, instruments creating fictitious value, which led to the financial meltdown a little over six years ago. Now here is the beauty (?) of it: The legislation was drafted by the Citigroup, one of the banking institutions, which made billions out of those instruments before the crisis. One may think that it is a US problem, but that would be an inexcusably ignorant approach to the whole matter. Just as it did
in 2008, a US banking crisis can, and will, create another major disaster sometime in the foreseeable future, one that will make the most recent crisis look like a storm in a tea cup. The indicators are really alarming: The global setup, from the tiniest emerging economy to the giants of the industrialized West, has been unimaginably leveraged, we are floating in a massive bubble, which is growing every passing day. Indebtedness has increased exponentially: When Barack Obama became the US President after the financial crisis, US government debt was $10 trillion, this month it has reached $18 trillion. Balance sheets of all major central banks have been inflated thanks to massive quantitative easing, that is money printing, which is going on and likely to accelerate. Now, in this environment of instability, despite all the pinkish assessments by financial advisers and experts, the collapse of oil prices is likely to be only a prelude to the requiem for the death of the world order as we now know it. How the new one will shape up is anybody’s guess. – Mustafa Eric
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The customs of the peoples are futile Have you ever wondered about the origin of Christmas trees? There is no shortage of legends. As a boy, I asked my Sunday School teacher about Christmas trees. She told me that the legend in our tradition was that in celebration of the birth of Christ, all of the evergreens, for the first and only time, burst into bloom and that our decorating of evergreens at Christmas was a replication of that miraculous event. I asked her if she believed the story and she replied, “No, I don’t think so.” Another legend claims that Martin Luther, walking through the forest one Christmas Eve, looked up and saw a multitude of stars glimmering and twinkling through the branches of the evergreen trees. He was so taken by the sight that he cut a small tree, took it home to his family and placed candles on its branches to re-create the beauty that he had seen in the forest. One certainty is that Germany is the acknowledged home of the Christmas tree tradition. By the 16th century, fir trees decorated with apples, candy and paper roses were common in German homes at Christmas time. By the 17th century, all Germanic lands had caught on to the tradition. The custom was introduced in North America by German immigrants in the early 1800s. Years ago, a man told me that Christians should not have Christmas trees in their home. I suggested that while there was no real scriptural evidence or Christian heritage in the primitive church for the practice, I personally found no offense in having a Christmas tree. He agreed that there was no scriptural evidence for a Christmas tree. In fact, he stated emphatically that there is a clear scriptural command against having Christmas trees and referred me to Jeremiah 10:3,4. This passage says, “the customs of the peoples are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, The work of the hands of the work-
man, with the ax. They decorate it with silver and gold; They fasten it with nails and hammers so that it will not topple.” The context this passage is found in clearly indicates that Jeremiah is condemning the making and worship of idols made from trees. Any re-
semblance to Christmas trees is purely coincidental. I do believe two precautions should be taken with Christmas trees; don’t bow down and worship them and don’t burn the house down because of them! The apostle Peter
writes about another tree that we should be more focused upon, even at Christmas. He wrote, “Jesus Himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness... (1 Peter 2:24). More next week...
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Ag has quite a year to remember Those long-time observers of the agriculture industry would know that there is never a shortage of issues, events and controversies that impact the sector every year – and 2014 was no exception. Suffice to say I can only cover just a few of the highlights. Interestingly what affects agriculture and rural Alberta rarely makes it into the consciousness of city folks as long as cheap food continues to appear in grocery stores. But that’s okay - no news is good news for the stability and viability of agriculture and food production. The year started out with a crisis in grain transportation, a bumper crop across the prairies saw bins bursting with cereals, oilseeds and special crops. The problem was the rail transportation system is designed to ship average crops and its capacity only increases incrementally over time – it can’t handle a sudden surge. At the same time severe weather reduced train numbers through the Rockies and much increased oil shipments have taken up a lot of the rail companies’ attention. No wonder a backlog developed – however the rail companies predicted that with better weather they would have the backlog resolved which is what essentially happened. Politicians beat their chests and enacted draconian legislation to expedite grain shipping which was going to happen anyway. In the end everyone claimed victory – at least till the next time. This year also saw the federal government crow about completing the EU/Canada free trade agreement. That agreement is supposed to open new markets to Canadian
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products and usher in a new era of unfettered trade with the EU. Most ag commodity organizations went along with the party line with the usual boosterism, but the reality is a bit different. For one thing it may take the EU with its 28 members a number of years to approve the principles of the agreement. Then there will be years of wrangling about the details – the EU will still not allow the importation of GE commodities, hormone added meats and has a host of other non-tariff barriers. The biggest reality check is that the EU market is already served by products from other competing countries like the USA, AUS, and New Zealand, all of whom want their own deals and will not let Canada steal their market share. In the end many years down the road there may be some increase in agriculture trade to the EU but it will be hard fought and probably modest in size. But it was a good news story at least on the surface. In the livestock sector the WTO ruled again in favour of Canada in its long battle against American COOL legislation. It was the third time and although the decision was appealed, it puts Canada closer to inflicting retaliatory punitive tariffs against selected American imports to compensate for the damages done by COOL to the livestock industry.
The federal Ag Minister has engaged in much sabre rattling but it is not entirely clear whether Canada has the courage and guts to actually apply such punitive tariffs to its largest trading partner. Canada tends to be a boy scout on trade issues and would be loathe to act against the principles of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Much will depend on what Mexico will do being they are the co-complainant with Canada against the USA at the WTO tribunal. Interestingly, an unrelated event could push Canada to implement the retaliatory tariffs when the time comes. One could see Canada going ahead if President Obama rejects the Keystone pipeline – a sort of tit for tat response. In the end, at least on the short term, a wide open American cattle market could have a severe economic impact on the two giant meat packers in Alberta if Canadian cattle move in very large numbers across the border. Its one of those “be careful what you wish for” situations. Besides with record high cattle prices COOL isn’t as critical now as it was a couple of years ago. All in all its still an important issue that could be settled in the new year – maybe. The year 2014 also saw a significant swing in the fortunes of farm commodity prices – the year before in 2013 - cereals and oilseeds were at record prices but they moderated in 2014. But this year saw cattle prices reach sky high prices and hogs nicely recovering. Will we see those prices moderate in 2015 – who knows – its all part of the interesting world of agriculture. Happy New Year.
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Christmas concerts delight audiences at Stettler PAC Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Stettler Elementary School students began their annual series of Christmas concerts last week at the Performing Arts Centre, delighting parents, grandparents and family members with their singing and acting skills. Students from grades 3, 4 and 5 presented the musical play “I Need a Christmas Vacation!” on Tuesday, Dec. 9 and Thursday, Dec. 11. The play featured 10 different songs and told the story of a group facing the prospect of spending their
holidays trapped at school as the snow piles up around them. Each day’s performance featured casts from different classes. Natasha Smith and Kody Baillie played janitors Betty and Ralph in Tuesday’s shows, while Jessica Turnbull and Zach Forseth filled the roles on Thursday. Tricia Kirby, who teaches music to grades 3, 4 and 5, worked with the students to rehearse their songs for the concerts. The Kindergarten students performed a concert of their own on Wednesday, Dec. 10, a half-hour program
featuring a variety of songs, with a crowd that filled the Performing Arts Centre to its capacity. The songs included lots of familiar holiday favourites, along with “Let It Go,” from the hit Disney animated movie Frozen. Vice principal Kate Syson said the concerts have gone off “without a hitch” and added there had been lots of positive feedback. “The crowd loved them all,” said Syson. “One lady even said the first concert was one of her favourite concerts ever, and they had been coming for years.”
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Stettler Elementary School students are pictured performing during their annual series of Christmas concerts on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Bake sales were also held along with the concerts each night to support the school council.
The concerts continued this week as the Grade 1 and 2 classes were scheduled to perform on Tuesday,
Dec. 16 and Wednesday, Dec. 17, with afternoon concerts at 2 p.m. and evening concerts at 7 p.m. both days.
New website for Clearview expected in January Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Clearview Public Schools trustees were updated on the state of technology in the division during their regular board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11. Director of technology Steve Meyer presented his annual report to the board, outlining his department’s efforts over the past year, including system and equipment maintenance, staff training, and various projects. Meyer also presented a functioning prototype of the division’s new website, featuring a modern structure and design. “We have some adjustments we want to make,” he told the board, adding that his department is looking for feedback. He anticipated that the website would be up and running in January. The department has engaged an outside company to design and host the website, and also to create a new logo for the division, the latter being dependent on board approval. After the new division site is completed, Meyer said, the company will work with the individual schools to create new websites and logos for them. “By the end of the year, I’m hoping that all those school (sites) will be up and running,” he told the board.
In response to a question from trustee John Schofer, associate superintendent Peter Neale said the approximate cost to operate and host the website will be around $9,000 annually. One benefit highlighted by Meyer is the fact that the division would no longer be responsible for hosting the website itself, thus freeing up bandwidth for the schools’ use. The outside company would also be responsible for maintaining security. Meyer estimated that the present website is subject to “thousands of attacks a day.” Schools will be encouraged to maintain and update their own sites. Neale said the websites will feature a content management system that is user-friendly and requires “very little training.” Meyer also answered questions arising from his report, including his summary on the evergreen fund used to cover the cost of computers for students. In the past, the report noted, funds were used to purchase Windows and Mac systems, but today the needs of many students can be met with lower-cost devices, such as tablets. Purchasing such devices would allow the division to meet its needs at a lower cost. Meyer observed that the division could purchase two or three such devices for the
cost of a modern desktop computer. However, he added, the division must also factor in the lifetime expectancy of such devices, explaining that some lowercost machines — what he termed “throwout computers” — aren’t designed to last as long as more expensive hardware. “We’re not going to buy a $300 computer and hope that it lasts five years,” he said. The full report presented by Meyer is available online at clearview.ab.ca. Other business Superintendent Peter Barron provided the board with an update on the meetings with the staff, parents and students of the Stettler schools. He and the central office team will meet again with these groups in the new year to summarize their learnings. He also told council that a $70,000 grant application to Alberta Education has been accepted for the implementation of the Learning and Technology Policy Framework over the next two years. Trustees discussed a resolution passed by the Alberta Association of Municipalities and Counties at its fall convention, supporting rural schools and school divisions. Barron presented the latest draft of the Action Plan, resulting from the principles and priorities set out by the board during its
discussions this fall. A draft of the Budget Development Roadmap was presented to the board, with final approval expected in January. Minor revisions to the 2015-2016 school year — regarding optional diploma exam dates in April 2016 — were approved. Trustee Ken Checkel made a presentation to the board, outlining data he has compiled going back over ten years, reflecting the declining enrolment across the division and the resulting decline, to a far lesser extent, in teaching staff numbers. The division has seen a decline of 427 students since 2000, with a corresponding decline of 6.87 positions, or one teacher position lost for each 62 students lost. Given the division’s current student-toteacher ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, this loss of staff is much lower than would be expected, Checkel explained. According to that ratio, the division would have anticipated a loss of 26 teaching staff. Checkel said his presentation was intended to illustrate the division’s commitment to maintaining the highest staffing levels possible in the face of declining enrolment. The board will gather again for a Committee of the Whole meeting on Jan. 13, 2015, at 4 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.
Clearview takes “cautious” approach on infrastructure renewal Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER From walls and floors to sewer lines and wells, it was another busy year for Clearview Public Schools maintenance staff. Division board trustees were updated on completed infrastructure projects from last year, plus the slate of projects for the current year, at their regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11. Russ McKay, the division’s director of maintenance and custodial services, and associate superintendent Peter Neale presented a slideshow illustrating the results of last year’s efforts. The division had $580,620 available towards infrastructure renewal for 2013-2014, including $196,421 left from previous years. Emphasis was placed on projects deemed Priority 1 and Priority 2, and actual spending totaled $347,111. Some of the major projects included the refinishing of the
gym floor at Big Valley School ($17,078) and a total refurbishment of the junior high washrooms ($24,481). The division spent $20,760 to replace the flooring for Coronation School’s relocatable classrooms, while Donalda School had its gym floor refinished ($14,986) and 20-year-old carpets replaced in five classrooms ($17,892). Centre dividers in the gyms at Stettler Elementary School and William E. Hay Composite High School were replaced, at costs of $22,047 and $16,967, respectively. Neale noted that on the whole, projects came in at their expected costs, with a few exceptions. Notably, a study of the entrance flooring at Gus Wetter School revealed the need for immediate repairs. Budgeted at $7,500, the project ultimately cost $11,527. Between October and November, McKay and Neale visited schools in the division and consulted with principals to identify possible projects. Neale said the division has again identified various projects at different priority levels and plans to move ahead
with those marked as Priority 1 or Priority 2. He also said the division intends to take a “cautious” approach, holding back on Priority 3 projects until the second phase of funding is firmly in place, given the current financial situation faced by the Alberta government. “I don’t know what the government’s going to do with their budget,” said Neale. “I don’t want to spend money we don’t have.” The infrastructure maintenance renewal report presented to the board indicates a total of $1.2 million will be available in funding, while the division has identified $723,444 in projects identified as either Priority 1 or Priority 2. The largest Priority 3 project — the parking lot upgrade at Coronation School, with an estimated cost of $304,800 — is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2015. The report by McKay and Neale was met positively by trustees, although some concerns were noted. The detailed report presented by McKay and Neale is available online at clearview.ab.ca.
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Endiang delighted by teen fiddlers Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Endiang Hall was full of lively, foot-stomping fiddling on Sunday, Dec. 14, as the Calgary Fiddlers fiddled their way into the community. With a hall full of people from all over the area in house to enjoy the music, the Fiddlers put on a show that delighted all. The group of teenagers range in age from 14-18 and are all from schools in Calgary or the surrounding area. They perform roughly 100 gigs a year, plus additional tours in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The fiddlers were a striking sight in their black shirts and slacks, or in the case of most girls, bright red kilts. To celebrate the season, they mostly wore Santa Cowboy hats. The crowd frequently got into the music, which ranged from energetic jigs and reels to more sedate
waltzes. With Christmas just around the corner, the fiddlers also played several traditional Christmas carols as well. The group, which recently was recorded playing in Banff for play on the Australian Today Show, a morning news and entertainment program, repeated the performance of the song Traveller for the audience, who received it with warm applause. Korri Spruit, one of the teen fiddlers, has been playing with the group for two years. She plays the standup bass. “It was pretty cool filming at Banff Springs,” she said. Since joining, she’s had opportunity to see parts of Canada she would have otherwise not been able to see, like New Brunswick, she noted. And the fiddlers – a group that has seen changing members over the three decades the group has existed – has let her meet other musically minded
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The Calgary Fiddlers were in Endiang this past weekend, performing a lively set of reels, jigs, Christmas carols and stately waltzes for a crowd that brought in people from all over the county. individuals, since they all come from various schools and parts of the city or surrounding communities. “I would have never had
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es, most often the signs of happiness and pleasure were genuine, not performance, and the music was pitch-perfect.
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A taste of Christmas from around the world Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER It was a busy evening in the Stettler Public Library as people gathered to sample holiday tastes from around the world. The Thursday, Dec. 11 potluck event, hosted by both the library and Stettler Adult Learning, had guests bring in a dish of Christmas food that spoke to their traditions. Foods ranged from the traditional Ukrainian kutia, the ritual first dish of the 12-course meatless Christmas Eve supper, to tandoori chicken. Pam Taylor, a program assistant with Stettler Adult Learning, said that after a successful potluck in October, the two organizations couldn’t wait to try it again. Christmas became the perfect opportunity. The invites went out to staff at Points West Living, the adult learning’s tutor program students and tutors, ESL students and teachers, and participants in
the family literacy program. As people arrived with their dishes, the library had to bring out an additional table to hold all the food, and the coat rack collapsed under the weight of all the coats. Zakiya Dhanani, an Edmonton student doing a placement here in Stettler, brought the tandoori chicken to the event. It was a popular dish amongst attendees. Her parents immigrated to Canada from East Africa several decades ago, and while Dhanani grew up on Canadian cuisine, the household dishes had a certain east-Indian influence, she admitted. She found out about the event from a fellow classmate and friend, Rebecca Gano. Gano’s parents, Barb and Allen, have been host to Dhanani during her placement. “Events like this give us a chance to discover new food and meet new people,” Taylor said. “They’re a lot of fun.”
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Occupational therapy student Zakiya Dhanani, who is doing her residency in Stettler, dishes up a plate of tandoori chicken, her contribution to the Christmas Around the World potluck dinner at the library on Dec. 11. The evening, put on by both the library and Stettler Adult Learning, featured dishes from all around the world, brought in by guests, students, tutors and other participants in adult learning programs.
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are like practices so the best one is definitely the best.” The youth group has been performing every Christmas now for several decades, with Toews herself taking part during her teenage years. In addition to the songs – some of which were old favourites like Kings of Orient and Come All Ye Faithful, and some which were newer like Mystery of the Star and Sleep Holy Child – there was a Christmas poem read by Logan Wiede. Not only was it a choir-like performance of Christmas music, but a display of melodic melding as three girls, Aleta Wohlgemuth, Angela Duerksen, and Heidi Unreh stepped forward to sing as a trio, performing O Holy Night. After the concert, both youth singers and guests were able to enjoy homemade snacks and drinks and mingle, sharing the joy of Christmas with each other.
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First time offender fined heavily at Stettler court Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER A 19-year-old Botha man is facing stiff fines after pleading guilty to
driving while intoxicated. Charles Moir was pulled over by RCMP around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 27 while driving on High-
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was driving. He noted that as soon as Moir had full disclosure on the case he chose to plead guilty. He is employed and lives with his parents, and was co-operative with police during the arrest. This mitigating factors should be considered during the sentencing, Wilson suggested. Judge G.E. Deck had stern words for Moir. “More than 90 people are killed annually in impaired incidents,” he told Moir, who stood silently. “You’re a young man. Hopefully you’ve learned your lesson and I won’t see you here again.” Moir was handed a $1,200 fine plus victim surcharge and had his licence revoked for a minimum of 12 months as penalty for his inebriated driving. Moir was not the only one to appear on alcohol-
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related charges. Michael Gavin, a 21-year-old Ontario man working in Alberta, was found passed out in his vehicle by police. Police were patrolling when they noticed the vehicle parked on a service road, where it had not been earlier in the evening. Concerned that the driver may be having vehicle problems, the constable walked over and found the driver passed out in the driver’s seat with a “considerable” amount of vomit on the central console. The driver did not wake immediately when police knocked on the window but eventually woke up. According to the Crown’s facts, the driver, identified by his licence as Gavin, smelled of alcohol and vomit. When exiting the vehicle, he moved slowly and unsteadily. The keys to the vehicle were found on the driver’s seat, and when detained and brought to the station, Gavin was found to be intoxicated through the use of an intoxilyzer test. The Crown noted it was Gavin’s first offence, but the extreme level of intoxication as evidenced by the test reading and the vomit were worrisome. “Although he was not driving at the time...if Mr. Gavin had changed his mind and decided to drive, he would be putting himself and others at risk,” the Crown attorney noted. Gavin pleaded guilty to the charge and surrendered his licence to Deck, as the Ontario licence had not been seized by police at the time. According to the duty counsel, Gavin intends to return to Ontario and try to find work there. “Not only is your ability to drive impaired, so it your ability to reason,” Deck told Gavin. “You could have come to and decided you were OK to drive.” Like Moir, Gavin finds himself prohibited for a year from driving and is facing a stiff $1,250 fine plus victim surcharge.
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Grain elevators since gone Grain elevators were once landmarks of almost every farming community across the Prairies served by the railways. Although many have been preserved as museums or historic sites, most have vanished. Four grain elevators once stood in Donalda along the Canadian Northern Railway line. The first was built in 1911 by Mr. Imeson who operated it only one year when he sold it to the Gillespie Grain Company. The agent for many years was Bert Russel. Eventually this became the United Grain Growers elevator with Peter Rasmussen one of its prominent operators. The Home Grain Company Elevator was built in 1926 with J.R. Stolee the first agent. Around 1932 this elevator was taken over by the Searle Grain Company. Donalda’s third elevator was a communal venture built in 1927, known as the Alberta Farmer’s Co-operative Eleva-
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Don’t miss the seasonal fun at the library by Crystal Friars Stettler Public Library It is a week before Christmas and all through the library, the staff are planning a great holiday break for the families of the Stettler area. Check out what we have going until New Year’s Eve. Our last Tech Time for Seniors for 2014 is on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. Bring your technology questions and we will give you one-on-one help. Do you need some quiet time to finish those last minute gifts? Join us on Thursday, Dec.18 at 6:30 p.m. for Chicks with Sticks. Bring in your craft project and work on it at the library with snacks and company. The Stettler Public Library realizes that parents are going to need a break over the winter vacation,
so we have planned some events to keep the kids busy over the holidays. Come and build your own gingerbread house on Monday, Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. We provide the kits, the kids provide the creativity and the knowhow. There are only 14 spots available and there is a small cost of $10. Call the library at 403742-2292 to register. If Christmas movies are your thing, then join us on Tuesday, Dec. 23 for A Very Merry Massive Movie Marathon from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come see The Muppet Christmas Carol, Home Alone, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Merry Madagascar, and more. We will provide the popcorn. We are pleased to have Bricks 4 Kidz coming on Saturday, Dec. 27 at
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by Kevin Sorenson MP, Crowfoot From my family to yours, I wish everyone all the blessings of the Christmas holiday season. It was great to see many constituents attend our Crowfoot constituency office Christmas open house. As your Member of Parliament, I always look forward to coming home from Ottawa to share some holiday cheer with constituents. Our Conservative Government has provided significant legislative accomplishments in 2014. Job creation, lower taxes and free trade were key elements in the economy-focused agenda in the House of Commons this past year. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, we are implementing important job-creating measures from Economic Action Plan 2014 including the recently announced measures supporting families. This year’s budget, Economic Action Plan 2014, contained specific measures to create jobs, promote economic growth, and support Canadian families. We have implemented a Small Business Job Credit and doubled the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit. We have also set the stage for tax cuts, including the Family Tax Cut Plan that will give every Canadian family with children under the age of 18 more money to spend on their own priorities. It will allow a higher-income spouse to transfer up to $50,000 of taxable income to a spouse in a lower tax bracket. It also includes a significant expansion of the Universal Child Care Benefit to $160 per month for children under the age of 6. There will be a new $60 monthly benefit for children aged 6 to 17 and a $1,000 increase to the Child Care Expense Deduction limits. All the while we have kept taxes low and continue to be on-track to return to a balanced budget in 2015. Lately, I have been
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Heroyam slava The Christmas season is a time to reflect and give thanks for all we have as Albertans and Canadians. Often we take for granted the things that have the most influence in our lives, the things that enrich our quality of life. The army of people that are responsible for our security and civil rights are largely anonymous to most of us. Those ranks consist of military and non-military individuals who sacrifice of themselves to preserve the freedoms we often take for granted. Ukrainians went to the polls on October 26 for the second time in two years after a promise by their president-that if elected, he would dissolve their government and re-elect a completely new parliament. The election saw a contingent of 90 Canadians known as The Canadian Election Observation Mission (CANEOM), who joined an international force of election overseers. These volunteers were dispersed throughout the Ukraine to ensure democratic and fair election practices were followed. The Canadian overseers who contributed to the success of the free and democratic elections, realized by the citizens of this eastern European nation, should be considered as defenders of democracy. Their efforts and those of the entire CANEOM contingent paid div-
Rick Strankman MLA DRUMHELLER - STETTLER idends with local election watchdogs, international observers, the European Union, and Russia citing no serious election violations and were generally pleased with the election. It’s my privilege to know three of the Canadian defenders of democracy that were all part of the CANEOM effort, my legislative assistant Sebastien Togneri and my good friends, Paul Nemetchek and Drumheller Mayor Terry Yemen. Alberta has a rich and proud history of producing great men and women to champion the democratic causes of voting rights for women, senate reform, government accountability, and provincial rights. I can think of at least three more names that should be put on that list. In many ways the details of democracy are very subtle, details such as free votes in the Legislature. A free vote allows your elected MLA to represent the wishes of those best suited and allow real input into the decisions that impact the lives of those who voted for them. His-
torically, MLAs in Alberta have been expected to tow the party line without question, which has resulted in a small group of mostly unelected appointees making decisions in government. This almost completely eliminates the peoples’ elected representative. The free vote I have in the Legislature comes with the responsibility of engaging the people in the Drumheller-Stettler riding. Your participation in this important function of democracy in Alberta will allow your will to be the compass that directs the authority I exercise as your MLA. This Christmas season remember all those, military and civilian, who stand on guard for democracy around the world. Many of the volunteers that participate in CANEOM risk their own personal well-being to give others what we all too often take for granteddemocracy. To all of the Canadian volunteers who participated in this round of democracy, Heroyam slava, (Glory to the heroes).
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Climate change: The impossible deal For “shall”, substitute “may”. For example, change “countries signing this climate change treaty SHALL state how much they are going to cut their greenhouse emissions” to “countries signing this climate change treaty MAY state how much they are going to cut their emissions if they feel like it, but if they don’t, hey, no problem.” It’s like the old Irish joke. A lost traveller comes up to a local resident and asks how to get to Dublin. “Well, sir,” replies the local, “if that’s where you want to get to, I wouldn’t start from here.” If you ask anybody involved in the climate change negotiations how to get to a global deal, you’ll probably get the same answer. “If that’s where you want to go, sir, you shouldn’t start from here.” But here is where we have to start from, like it or not. Which is what makes the negotiations so difficult. The last preliminary meeting on a global treaty to stop runaway climate change has just wound up in Lima, Peru, two days late. The final two days were spent watering down various parts of the text so that no country would just walk away. That’s where SHALL was changed to MAY, not once but many times. So quite a lot of the substance has been lost even before the final negotiations begin in Paris next December. It was bound to happen. That’s what diplomacy is for: devising some way of making the problem a little less bad even when a comprehensive deal that really solves the problem is impossible. But why is the comprehensive deal impossible? Because of the history. There is a fair deal that well-informed people in every country would accept, and everybody involved in the climate negotiations knows what it is. Most parts of this deal were on the table at the last big climate summit in Copenhagen in 2009, but its political implications were so big that many governments simply ran away. The deal collapsed, and we lost five years. Here’s the only deal that would be fair to everybody. The “old rich” countries – those that became industrialised countries a hundred years ago or more – would make big cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions starting now: say, 40 percent cuts in the next ten years, or 4 percent a year. That’s a lot, but it is achievable, because the demand for energy in most rich countries is already in decline, and much of the energy that they do produce is wasted. Getting the first forty percent is not all that hard, and cuts of that scale up front would give us much more time to work on the remaining emissions. This is not the part of the deal that drives the governments of the developed countries into headlong flight. It’s the other part, in which the developing countries (the other six-sevenths of the world’s population) only have to cap their emissions for the next decade, not actually cut them. You can legitimately ask the developing countries to cap their emissions, but
Think Globally GWYNNE DYER you can’t insist that they stay poor. Even the biggest developing countries like China, India, Brazil and Indonesia are still comparatively poor, and to give their people a developed-world living standard they will have to go on increasing their energy production for decades. If they can’t do that by building more fossil-fuel plants (because they have capped their emissions), then they will have to do it by building more “clean” energy sources: wind, solar, nuclear, anything except coal, oil or gas. Those “clean” energy sources are generally more expensive than the fossil fuels they used to depend on, so who covers the extra expense? Answer: the developed countries. This is the deal killer. You cannot get the developing countries to cap their greenhouse gas emissions unless they get subsidies from the rich countries to help them build “clean” energy sources instead. And the developed countries regard this demand for subsidies ($100 billion a year was the figure on the table at Copenhagen five years ago) as outrageous. It is not really outrageous at all. In view of the history of greenhouse gas emissions, it is quite fair. But almost nobody in the developed countries knows that history. It’s quite simple. The developed countries are rich because they started burning fossil fuels between one and two hundred years ago and industrialised early. The developing countries only started burning fossil fuels in a big way thirty or forty years ago, and are still climbing out of poverty. SO 80 PERCENT OF THE GREENHOUSE GASES OF HUMAN ORIGIN IN THE ATMOSPHERE WERE PUT THERE BY THE RICH COUNTRIES. The rich countries caused this climate crisis; the developing countries only inherited it. So the responsibility for dealing with it – and paying for it – rests mostly with those who caused it. Until public opinion in the developed world understands that this deal is fair, no government in the rich world will dare to sign up for it. It would be political suicide. And until that deal is signed, no major developing country will agree to cap its emissions. In the developing world, everybody who counts politically understands the history of greenhouse gas emissions very well. One does sometimes wonder if the rich world’s apparent ignorance of this history is a little bit self-serving. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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Christmas concerts everywhere How are the Christmas preparations going in your household? I hope your plans are coming together as you have intended. The Christmas concerts are fast approaching in the surrounding communities and here in Rumsey as well. In Trochu, the Grade 6-12 Christmas band concert is this evening at 7:30 with the Grade K-5 Christmas concert to be held on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., both at the community hall. Morrin School will be holding their Christmas concert on Dec. 18, Thursday starting at 1 p.m. in the afternoon. The Big Valley School Christmas concert will be this evening as well at 7 p.m. And, of course, I had better mention our very own Christmas concert here in town on Friday, Dec. 17 starting at 7 p.m. I hope you will be able to attend at least one of these wonderful events. They are guaranteed to get you into the Christmas spirit. Dariel McNaughton sent me some information about the Historical Society. They are very excited to have started receiving family stories and are eager to see more, so get started writing your own. They have established a firm deadline of June 30, 2015 and they are asking groups, clubs and individuals to send in stories and pictures. All information can be sent to History Book Committee, Box 62, Rumsey AB T0J 2Y0 or by email to rumseyhistorybook@hotmail.com . Books are preselling for $50 per copy. We have assigned people to help us with group stories
and will be contacting those people. It is hoped that you can help with the stories or guide us to someone who can. There will be a contest for the book cover design and we ask you to have the drawing in by August, 2015 as the winner will be chosen by the public at the Rumsey Garden show at the end of August. The cover is 8.5 X 11. If anyone needs further information regarding the cover or stories, please contact Linda Helmer, Alfred Gerdung, Elaine Weisse, Donna Sengaus, Cindy Krywcun, Karli Gogol, Gerald and Lorraine Fosier, Mary Newton, Joanne Tolman, Larry Anderson, Judy Stoneman or Dariel McNaughton. The Morrin Lions would like to thank the community for the support and attendance at the annual Santa breakfast. As a result, there was $1000 and four boxes of food donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank. Santa gave out 65 candy bags and sends a Merry Christmas to everyone. Lastly, don’t forget that the Rumsey Ag Society will be hosting a New Years’ Eve Party at the Hall on December 31. The doors will open at 7:30 and there is a cover charge of $10. They will have treats and party favors available to ring in the New Year plus a midnight lunch, so contact Kent Holowath at 403-368-3733 for your tickets; should be a good time. I will conclude with a few simple tips so you can enjoy your favorite holiday foods and still keep your commitment to eating well. Most importantly, enjoy the
Grain elevators since gone continued from page 16 The congregation of Bethany Lutheran Church, north of Donalda, received a grant of $1000 from the Battle River Foundation for repair work to the building which celebrates its 100th anniversary this coming year. The original church built in 1914 was blown down in a violent windstorm, then rebuilt in 1915. The Donalda Museum closes for the holiday season from Dec. 20 to Jan. 5, 2015. We wish everyone of our visitors a Merry Christmas and look forward to seeing new visitors in the New Year! Appointments can be made by calling the museum and leaving a message: 403-883-2100 or the village office at 403-883-2345. Happy birthday greetings this week to: Darryl Walker, Laia Chesla, Lorna Dahl, Tyson Bauer, Bryson Murphy, Jack Dinsmore, Shianne Klatt, Bernie Justin Sikkema, James Sehlstrom, Kim Thorne, Samantha Volker, Sandra Dinsmore, Calen Murphy, Otto Sideritsch, Marion Hotner, Doris Banziger, Kelsey Jaksitz, Laura Dahl, Madison Swaren. To anyone we missed, happy birthday, too!
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Great talent visiting Endiang The Calgary Fiddlers presented a fantastic concert at the Endiang Hall on Sunday afternoon. The extremely talented fiddlers, all in their teens, captivated the audience with a variety of selections, including several Christmas numbers. I can’t recall seeing more talent on one stage before. The multi-talented performers not only played their fiddles with great skill, they also had choreographed dance steps and did some singing as well. Anyone who didn’t attend the concert truly missed some fabulous entertainment. Thanks to B. J. Smith for arranging the Calgary Fiddlers’ visit to, as they put it, our “quaint little hamlet.” Congratulations to Jeanna Walker and Adam Fremont on the birth of their daughter Willa Krystal Elaine Fremont on Dec. 11 in Edmonton. Willa weighed six pounds six ounces. The young family are residing in Stettler. Congratulations also to the local grandparents Clint and Tammy Walker and great-grandma Evelyn Walker. The Walkers also welcomed a new grandson earlier in the fall when Chelsea and Allan Pero had their second son, Brenton Justin Pero on Sept. 26. Brenton weighed 11 pounds 8 ounces and was a little brother for Bentley. Belated congratulations to the Pero and Walker families on that addition. Ruthie’s Roost café in Endiang is holding its customer appreciation day
on Dec. 20. All customers are invited to come and enjoy a complementary turkey supper. There will be three sittings, at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Those interested in attending must make a reservation for the sitting of their choice, by calling 403-579-2522. Judy Buchwitz’s mother, Darlene Westfall, of Rothsay, Minnesota is visiting with Miles, Judy and family. The Endmoor floor curlers held their Christmas party on Saturday in Endiang. They enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner at noon at Ruthie’s Roost café and this was followed by an afternoon of floor curling and visiting at the hall. Some former members of the club were also able to join in on the festive celebration. Doris Schilling travelled to Sylvan Lake on Saturday to help celebrate the first birthday of her great-granddaughter. Dale and Dee Green hosted their annual Christmas party at their home on Saturday evening. Thanks to the Greens for their hospitality. In local hockey action, the Peewee team won 8-6 against the Stettler A team in Big Valley on Saturday. The Peewees’ next game is on Dec. 21 in Byemoor against Daysland. The Atoms team also played in Big Valley; they lost to Bowden 5-3. This coming weekend the Atoms play in Byemoor on Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. and in Big Valley on Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. The Endmoor Vipers girls’ hockey team played on Sunday afternoon in Byemoor. They enjoyed a
15-3 win over Maskwacis (formerly Hobbema). Remember these coming events: Dec. 18 — Byemoor School Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. at the Byemoor hall. Dec. 20 — Scapa Community Christmas Concert at the Scapa hall. Potluck supper at 5:30 (meat supplied). All talent welcomed for the program. Please bring a Santa gift for your children. Dec. 23 — St. Peter’s Lutheran Church candle-
light church service at 7 p.m. Christmas trivia — “In Britain, eating mince pies at Christmas dates back to the 1500s. It is still believed to eat a mince pie on each of the Twelve Days of Christmas will bring 12 happy months in the year to follow.” — “In North America, children put stockings out at Christmas time. Their Dutch counterparts, however, use shoes.”
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Christ-King Christmas concert this week By: Elli Anderson & Abbey Bohn, Grade 8 Students This past week was the second week of Advent. Another purple candle was lit throughout the classrooms, symbolizing peace. The Grade 1s led the Advent Celebration, and explained that our hearts should be peaceful for the coming of our Lord. The Grade 1s also included the show they put on for the Festival of Lights. Christ-King School does several fundraisers throughout the year to support our sponsor child, George. This year the school has been doing a Christmas ornament raffle. The teachers have set up the school tree with many beautiful hangings. Junior high students sell tickets at recess, and each week new students are drawn to pick an ornament to take home. So far, there has been a great amount of participation. Thank you to everyone for their continued sup-
port. Another Spirit Day took place this week. Christmas Sweater Day was on Dec. 12. Everybody was dressed up in their most festive sweaters and shirts. Everyone looked very jolly. Mass was held on Dec. 12 at Christ-King Catholic Church, to celebrate the second week of Advent. It was our last Mass before Christmas holidays. Students were encouraged to remember the true meaning of the season, and to have a wonderful holiday. Father Don looks forward to seeing everyone in the New Year. The Advent concert, “Christmas Hang-ups” is in full swing. The play members have been studying their lines and practicing very hard everyday to perfect the parts they have been given. The stage is up, and the play is almost here. Students cannot wait for Wednesday, Dec. 17. All students have put so much
into this year’s play, and would like to invite all community members to come join them in the fun at 7 p.m. Come learn what it takes to be a true Christmas ornament. On Dec. 19, ChristKing will be ending the 2014-year by caroling in Stettler nursing homes. Students are looking forward to spreading their Christmas cheer with community members. Most classes are following this event with afternoon Christmas parties. We cannot wait. Stay tuned Stettler.
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Easy way to support Bar Harbour Camp The TailCreek Snowbirds have the Christmas card board up at the post office. If you want your name up on the board and care to make a donation, you can do so at the Erskine Post Office. This year, the money received will be donated to Bar Harbour Camp, which is struggling to stay open. There will be a parent council Meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 5 at the school. Parents, please try to attend this. Babysitting will be provided. The Christmas concert will be held on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. Donations to the bake sale will be gratefully accepted and this year, there is no limit to the amount you can donate. The proceeds go towards children’s activities. The Erskine United Church will hold their Christmas Service on Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Evangelical Church will hold a Christmas Eve Service at 6:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Erskine Curling Club will be hosting a fun mixed cash bonspiel on Saturday, Dec. 27. There will be lots of
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socializing between games. Supper is included. To enter, please phone Kent Armstrong at 403-916-4407 or theCurling Rink. Enter soon. Coming up in the New Year will be a Family Day Funspiel on Feb. 16 hosted by the Erskine Curling Rink. Bring the family for a day of curling, games and prizes. There is a small cost for entering a team and you can register by calling the Curling Rink at 742-5073. Also in February, Friday, 13th, the Erskine Recreation Board will be hosting their annual skating party at 7 p.m. This is a family event and includes skating, music, campfire, hot dogs and hot chocolate. Mark your calendars for these February dates and come out and have some fun.
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Santa is still around Santa Clause is still in the area! He will be at Westwoods Agriplex on Sunday, Dece. 21 at 2 p.m. Wayne Bignell will have pony and wagon rides as well (weather permitting) Dress warm. Visit Santa, bring your camera. Congratulations to Curtis Cassidy, who achieved a 3.3 time last week at the NFR in Vegas. Hope someone got that on video. A total WOW moment. Get well wishes to Shayla Derr, who is recovering at home, from foot surgery in Calgary. Excitement in the family when Dale and Wilda Nichols won a trip for four to Mexico through the lottery. Way to go guys! The Big Knife 4H club worked hard and had a very successful tire roundup. T hey netted 1009 tires in one stop, thanks to Ryan and Tera Schilling. It took two Saturdays to complete the job. A “special” birthday for Dale (Heer) Van Straten was held Saturday night
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starting at the Club Café in Stettler for supper. Joining her were husband Eldon, daughters Shandele and Ted; Michelle and Jody, son Pernell and
Carla and their families totalling 10. Meanwhile friends and family from the Fenn and Gadsby areas converged on the Stettler Bowling Alley to await their arrival at 8 p.m. Once Dale walked in, she realized it was a surprise birthday party. Happy birthday, Dale! Santa Day in Gadsby was a huge success with lots of kids, wagon rides, Santa came on a quad (no snow for reindeer and sleigh), there were crafts and cookie decorating, and really good weather for the day. Big thanks to the Village of Gadsby, Sobey’s in Stettler and Score Projects Inc. for their help as well.
Holiday time is here for students and others Halkirk school students once again had the chance to donate to the silent Santa this year. The school also had a great fundraiser with fruit sales, they managed to sell more than last year. Holiday time is almost here for the school kids also, with Dec. 18 being the last day until January. Dennis and Katie Turre returned from a holiday in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The weather was very nice and warm and didn’t
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Weather there was also nice and sunny. Get well wishes go out to Kathy Muncy, who has broken her wrist. Hope you get better quick, Kathy.
Stan and Dorothy Anderson had an early Christmas this past weekend at the Stettler golf club; there were 32 family members able to attend. We wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas, as we are sure others are celebrating early, too.
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A dinner to be remembered The Big Valley Legion’s “Pioneer Dinner” is now history with around 120 people attending the event this year. Comrade Bill informed us that at the first Pioneer Dinner, way back when 9 people attended, was held at the Big Valley Inn for the first few years. Quite the change since these humble beginnings. Hopefully this tradition can carry on. The dinner opened with greetings from our Deputy Mayor Lois Miller and County Reeve Wayne Nixon. Lois emphasized the meaning of pioneer as those who lead the way and set a path for others to follow. Wayne gave a history of his family in the Byemore area and that in early times Big Valley was
where his grandfather and neighbours did their business. He emphasized that a community is not just a village but the whole surrounding area and that is certainly the case in Big Valley. Rev. Barbara Lieurance kindly attended all the way from Lacombe to give the blessing. An event like this wouldn’t be a success if it wasn’t for the marvelous volunteers and organizers. Thank you to Catrina for ordering the food that wasn’t donated, to Bill for cooking with Sharon and Barb on the early crew and to all those elves who pitched in to help them in the kitchen. On the floor, there were wine pourers, beverage/dessert servers and cleanup crews, all
done with a smile. Thank you also to Comrade Arline and her invitation crew for getting it done once again and special recognition also to Arline and Jan Boice for 30-plus years of carrying on this tradition. At their meeting and Christmas supper and pin Night held on Dec. 9, the Elks were joined by their wives and the Royal Purple ladies for an excellent stuffed pork loin roast prepared by Catrina and her crew. Presented by District Deputy Brother Bill Smillie, pins were received by Brother Len Currie for 15 years and Brother Alan Jacobsen for 35 years. That’s a lot of great service to our community and organization. Thanks to them.
Big Valley Bulletin LINDA STILLINGER 403-876-2479 At their meeting, a disbursement was made to local minor hockey and Brother Jake advised that the provincial conference will be in Medicine Hat on June 4 to 6. The Club draw was won by Dennis Kyncl, who donated his share to the Children’s Fund. Club 200 winners were Dale Nicholls, Dustin Houston, Lyle Anderson and the $100 winner was Brenda Meyer.
Results from the Elks’ annual Turkey Bingos saw 63 and 72 players out in Rumsey and Big Valley respectively. Given out were ten hams for tie breaks, two door prizes and 40 bingos. The Royal Purple Hamper draws went to Meaghan McNaughton in Rumsey and Marg Levesque in Big Valley. Thank you to all those who supported the Elks by your attendance. Ten people were out for
Regular activities take a seasonal break Want an exciting event to attend to bring in the New Year? Come to the Botha Hall and join your friends and family and dance to the music from the “Country Gems Band”. They are a fantastic band, and what other way would be more fun than joining your family and friends and bring in 2015. Make sure to, if you haven’t already, contact Doug Haustein at 403-742-3994 to find out all the exciting happening for that evening. You will not want to miss out.
Make sure you come out tonight, Dec.17 to the Botha Hall at 7 p.m. to take in their annual school Christmas concert. Admittance to this is a non-perishable food item, which goes to the food bank. So they hope to see everyone out for this. All our clubs around this little village will not be meeting again now until early in January, except for the Coffee Club, so they all would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and
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goes out to the jackpot and loonie pot winners that won them at the last Bingo. So in the New Year, we will be starting over again, with new amounts. Hope to see everyone there that evening. There will be no Bingo on Dec. 23 as the date being so
close to Christmas. Quilting resumes on Monday, Jan 5, too, so please join the ladies at 9:30 a.m. that day. Then floor curling also will be restarting on the Jan. 7 and 8, so please come on out them two days and join in the fun. This coming Friday, Dec 19 is the last day of school for this year and itwill be restarting Jan. 5.So all the staff would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Hopefully all the students enjoy their break and Santa is good to all of them.
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crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, Dec. 14. Gloria Emblau came in first, Mary Wilkie was second, and Bill Kirtley was third while Dennis Johnson took home the booby. This week Mary Wilkie won the regular draw. Vicky Shaw won the 50/50 and donated it back to the crib kitty. Thanks Vicki. Remember Sunday, Dec. 21 this will be the Big Valley Inn’s Christmas Crib celebration with appetizers to follow the crib. See you all then. Don’t forget the annual Big Valley School Christmas concert takes place this Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall. Come out and enjoy an evening of great entertainment and holiday fun.
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SES Students (back-l-r) Cheryl Wonnenberg, Steven Kromm, Duncan Chostner (front) Kelly Cholach, and Ryan Gillespie playing their kazoos in their Christmas song, ‘Merry Christmas to Me’.
Christmas concerts went smoothly On Dec. 12, 2014, our Kindergarten classes all had fun on Grinch Day. The kids all wore green and made Grinch faces for their lockers and Grinch masks to wear around the school. The Kindergarten classes all performed wonderfully in their an-
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nual Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The students sang a variety of songs includ-
ing silent night, reindeer hokey pokey, a reindeer rap, jingle bells and turn around, and finished the night off with Frozen’s “Let it go�. The night was enjoyed by all. All our Grade 3-5 Christmas concerts are now done and our students performed for four
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sell-out crowds. The students all did an excellent job and we would like to send out a special thank-you and congratulations to Mrs. Kirby who worked many hours practicing and rehearsing with our students to ensure the concerts went off without a hitch.
Good game, senior girls Congratulations to the senior girls’ basketball team for winning their game against Rocky Mountain House 45-36. The girls played a great defensive game. Congratulations to Dacia Gramlick, who was our high scorer with 18 points. SADD once again participated in the liquor bag campaign this year. They handed out blank liquor bags to classes at both Wm. E Hay and Stettler Elementary, and had them decorate the bags. These bags were then to be handed out to local liquor stores and contain holiday messages, as well as encouragements to make smart decisions over the holiday season. Also, on Dec. 6, SADD, along with the Stettler RCMP, Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue, Heartland Victim Services, Stettler EMS, Commercial Vehicle
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Enforcement, the County of Stettler and the Town of Stettler, participated in the annual emergency services Charity Checkstop. They helped raise money, food and Christmas items for the Stettler Food Bank and for Christmas hampers. Great work, SADD. On Monday night, all band students from grades 6 to 12 and Mr. Rahn held the annual “Night of the Bands� and it was a successful night filled with music. Great work everyone. On a final note, the next sessions of driver’s training will be on Dec. 13 and Jan. 10 and 11. That’s all for this week.
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Lightning win over Stampeders, aim to repeat Mustafa Eric INDEPENDENT EDITOR Stettler’s Junior Heritage Hockey League representatives snapped their losing streak in an away game against
Ponoka Stampeders Wednesday, Dec 10, when they managed to capitalize on opportunities and made a good two points out of the game. The first half of the first period of the game looked like flat beer, without
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Lightning’s Adam Ternes observes the movement of the puck as it was deflected by the Ponoka Stampeders’ goalie during their game on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the Ponoka Culture and Recreation Centre.
much taste and excitement with none of the sides able to execute any plays to create serious scoring chances. Things changed in the 11th minute, however, when two Stampeders were simultaneously sent to the penalty box, offering an opportunity to the Stettler boys that they could not fail to capitalize on. And they didn’t; just into the second minute of the power play, Mark Dietz of Lightning scored from close range taking the lead. Five minutes later, when the Stampeders’ goalie left his position to control the puck coming from a long shot, the puck somehow found its way just to the tip of Levi Fisher’s stick in the middle of the rink and his unassisted long range shot sent the puck to the empty net: 2-0, the final score of the first period. Stampeders were in no mood to give up on their chance to win at home and they made their point with their first goal of the game in the third minute of the second period. The goal fired up Ponoka side and they started to attack with greater enthusiasm at the Lightning net, but could not penetrate the defensive setup of the visitors. The Lightning, for their part made a big effort not to lose the control of the rink, maintaining their posture even when they were short-handed and keeping the Ponoka net under pressure. Their determination paid off and Adam Ternes scored two minutes from the end of the second period, allowing Lightning to go into the third with their two-point cushion intact: 3-1.
The stakes were suddenly raised, though, when Stampeders scored just 14 seconds into the third period, which turned into a scoring duel from that point on, transforming the game to a nail-biter. Ponoka side kept attacking the Lightning net but the Stettler defense, and an indomitable Simon Thieleman, did not allow them to score for another 10 minutes. In the meantime, Lightning scored once more through Tyler Ekeli, increasing their lead back to two points: 4-2. It was two minutes after that goal that Stampeders found the back of the Stettler net once again, reducing to gap to one point, to be followed four minutes later by another score from the hosts to bring parity to the scoreboard:4-4. The remaining minutes were truly a joy to watch as both sides played their hearts out to be able to finish the game with a win. It was the visitors that came out victorious in the end: In the 19th minute, Dylan Houston scored another one taking the lead again and when, in the final seconds, the Stampeders bench took the goalie off the ice to beef up the offense, another long shot by Mark Dietz sent the puck to the empty net sealing the score at 6-4. Lightning later played Coaldale and lost 7-2 in an away game on Saturday, Dec. 13. Lightning were playing Ponoka Stampeders again as The Independent went to print on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Next, they are scheduled to play Three Hills Thrashers on Friday, Dec. 19.
Sr. boys claim first win with one-point victory over Rebels Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Stettler’s senior boys made it a nail-biter as they caught up to the Rocky Mountain House Rebels in the closing minutes of last week’s basketball game, claiming victory with the slimmest possible margin. The boys from William E. Hay Composite High School took the lead with scant seconds remaining in the home game on Tuesday, Dec. 9, making the final score 56-55. Coach Warren Aspenes said the team was coping with the absence of several players and working on a new offensive strategy geared to the current lineup. “We’d only gone over it one night,” he said. “The boys were able to run it fairly effectively.” But while the Wildcats kept up during the first half, they worked up a significant deficit in the third quarter,
which ended 42-27 in the Rebels’ favour. “They went to a zone defense, we did not adjust very well,” said Aspenes, adding that in the final quarter, “they went back to a man defense and we just started to move the ball a little more.” The Stettler boys caught up in the final minutes of the game, while Kyle Poapst scored the winning basket, giving them a narrow victory in the closing seconds. Poapst was top scorer with 23 points. Aspenes touted the offensive skills of Jordan Lane and complimented Ben Nichols’ perimeter defense, adding that his offensive work was also improving. He also said he was pleased with the efforts of main point guard Terrance Corbett. Senior girls The senior girls also hosted Rocky Mountain House
on Dec. 9, winning 45-36. Dacia Gramlick was top scorer with 18 points. “It was a close game the whole time,” said coach Charisse McDonald, noting that their defense was especially strong in the final quarter, when “we just stopped all of their momentum.” She also credited Morgan VanDusen for her efforts in defense at the middle of the zone, and noted her pleasure that most of the players scored during the course of the game. Up next The senior boys and girls were scheduled to travel to Red Deer’s Hunting Hills High School on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The senior boys will also compete in a tournament in Hanna on Dec. 19 and 20, marking the final scheduled competition before the teams enter their Christmas break.
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Will Hall (11) of the William E. Hay Composite High School senior boys basketball team aims for the basket during a Dec. 9 home game against the Rocky Mountain House Rebels.
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Casey Wright (13) of the William E. Hay Composite High School junior varsity boys basketball team takes a shot during a tournament game against the Queen Elizabeth Knights from north Edmonton on Saturday, Dec. 13. Also pictured is teammate Johannes Bouwer (8).
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battled it with basketballcrazy Chestermere, coming in second. According to boys’ coach Steven Shillito, the boys’ teams trouble with fouls set them back at the very start, though they worked valiantly to recover from the slow start. “We did pretty well as a team,” he said. “I’ve heard they (Queen Elizabeth High School from Calgary) are an AAA team, and we only lost by 30 points, which is really close.” He said that the tournament gave a chance for the junior ball players to work on several teamwork skills as individual skills, since many of the players are playing together for the first time this year. On the girls’ side, the Stettler team battled it through the round-robin, first against the Stettler senior girls’ team, who was playing in lieu of a team that withdrew at the last minute. “This way every team got their three games,” explained girls’ coach Kim Poapst. While the junior team lost to the senior, it was
the last time the girls lost as they went on to push through the round-robin, going up against Chestermere in the finals for the gold spot. “It’s a very small town,” Poapst said. “They have a basketball tradition. These girls grow up watching basketball and wanting to play at the college level.” She said that while physically the makeup of the team was very similar to Stettler’s own, in way of ages, the experience level was far different. “We have one girl who played in the Alberta Summer games,” she said. “They have five. They have nine girls who play club ball.” The extra practice and experience gave Chestermere the edge, and while Stettler initially held its own, the team began to give ground midway through the game to eventually lose to the basketball-crazy team from Chestermere. “We have an awesome team,” Poapst said. “Some of our girls aspire to club ball and college ball. Some have never played before. So we’re learning.”
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Minor Hockey Roundup Atom Stettler Atom A travelled to Wainwright on Sunday, Dec. 14, where they tied the home team 5-5. Stettler’s Riley Turre scored twice, with Skylar Hymers, Quinton Hansel, and Colby Frank each netting a goal. Atom B played in Bashaw on the same day, also tying 5-5. Carter Kranzler netted two goals, with Shawn Webowesky, Yuvraj Uppal, and Waylon Blumhagen each scoring once. Peewee Peewee B battled it out against the Castor Cyclones in Castor on Dec. 12, losing 8-4. Ty Dowling, Luke Martin, Liam McQuay, and Dexter Connell scored for Stettler.
Pederson, Tye Mulgrove, Dan Schwarzenberger, Jackson Zimmerman and Tristen Nixon scored. On Dec. 14 the team travelled to Whitecourt, where they lost 5-2. Schwarzenberger and Pederson scored. Midget C played Maskwacis on Dec. 14 in Stettler, winning 4-2. Chase Dolliver, Alex Bauer, Tayven Peach and Dylan Woelk scored for Stettler. Girls The Stettler Peewee girls headed to Camrose on Dec. 13, where they won 5-1. Brooke Laisnez and Shandelle Froese each scored twice, with Sidney Kobi scoring once.
Bantam Stettler Bantam A headed to Lacombe on Dec. 13, where they won 5-2. Rhett Shingoose scored three, with a solo from Daylan Kuefler and Erik Rost for the final tally. Midget Stettler Legion Midget headed to Rocky’s Kootenay rink on Dec. 14, where they beat the home team 9-3. Matt Sylvester netted himself a hatrick, and Kieran Rost and Mark Bengert each scored twice. A goal by Stefan Du Toit rounded out the scoring. Midget B headed to West Yellowhead on Dec. 13, where they won 5-2. Brendan
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Sydney Poapst (5) of the William E. Hay Composite High School junior varsity girls basketball team shoots during a Dec. 10 home game against the Sylvan Lake Lakers.
JV girls top Sylvan Lake in close match Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER The junior varsity girls from William E. Hay Composite High School hosted the Sylvan Lake Lakers on Dec. 10, leading throughout in a close match that ended with a 35-30 win for the home team. “We still need lots of work on zoning, but that’s OK,” said coach Kim Poapst. “The mental part of the game is coming.” She also complimented the girls on their offensive rebounds, noted that their communication was improving and observed that eight of 11 players scored during Wednesday’s game. “None of the kids are scared to shoot,” said Poapst. “They’re analyzing them-
selves better.” Top scorer for Stettler was Shayna Brower with five points. JV boys The junior varsity boys also hosted Sylvan Lake on Wednesday, Dec. 10, losing 53-39 to their guests. Coach Steven Shillito said the team’s efforts at a zone defense made a significant difference in the game’s outcome. Top scorer for Stettler was Paul Du Toit with 12 baskets. Up next The junior varsity boys and girls will travel to Lacombe on Wednesday, Dec. 17, playing in their final games before the Christmas break.
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Big Valley Oil Kings’ Luke Boyer scrambles to take control of the puck after a rebound off the Lloydminster Border Kings’ netminder’s stick. The Sunday game resulted in a win for the Oil Kings, salving the hurt of a shoot-out loss the night before.
It’s a draw in the battle of the Kings Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER In the first two home games of the season, the Big Valley Oil Kings won one and lost one against the Lloydminster Border Kings. The Battle of the Kings began on Saturday and went to the Border Kings, who won 3-2 in a shoot-out. The Border Kings kept the Oil Kings scoreless through the first and second periods, scoring once in each. However, the third belonged to the Oil Kings, who were hungry for a hometown win. Tak-
ing advantage both times of a powerplay, Chance Abbott and Rob Turville scored, tying up the game. The game went into an overtime period, which also remained scoreless, resulting in a best-of-three shoot-out. Abbott and Matt Kinnunen had their shots on the Border Kings netminder, but their lack of success allowed the two goals against Chance Clark to stand, and the Border Kings won the first Battle of the Kings. The teams faced off again the next day, with the Oil Kings seeking redress for the previous loss – and finding it in a 3-2 win.
Jeff Clazie, Rob Turville and Luke Boyer started out the scoring for the Oil Kings in the first period, grabbing the team’s three goals within the first 10 minutes of the game. A single score by the Oil Kings right before the buzzer saw the teams go into the second 3-1, and it remained that way until the last minute of the second, where the Border Kings narrowed the gap on a power play. However, the Oil Kings, determined to win for the excited home crowd, continued to block the Border Kings during the final period, keeping them scoreless for
the win. The Sunday win bumps the Oil Kings ahead of the Border Kings in the Battle River Hockey League standings, with the team now only second to the Bonnyville Sr. Pontiacs in points. After the Oil Kings are the Border Kings, with the Daysland Northstars and Tofield Satellites taking fourth and fifth respectively. The Oil Kings next play the Satellites in Tofield on Saturday, Dec. 20, but return home in January to a home-heavy rotation. The team will see home play on Jan. 3, 4, 9, 16 and 31. Check www.brhl. ca for game times.
Girls finish well at home tournament Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The girls’ Bantam and Midget hockey teams hosted their annual hockey tournament here in Stettler this past weekend, with one team nabbing the B finals win and the other just missing the finals. The Midget team first played against Camrose, tying in a hard-fought game 4-4. The second game against Lloydminster was going in Stettler’s favour until one of their own was taken out with an injury. The concussion did more than rattle the injured player, as it shook the whole team and their game plan suffered. Though they had been leading 4-1, they eventually lost to Lloydminster 5-4. A final match against Okotoks saw the girls try to make up for the loss of concentration in the last game, but fall short. The loss to Okotoks eliminated the Midget team from the playoffs. The Midget tournament was eventually won by Edmonton, who took out Lloydminster for the win. In Bantam play, the girls made it all the way to the B finals, where they won handily over Lloydminster with a score
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The Stettler Midget Girls’ hockey team battles for a spot in the playoffs against Okotoks, but are edged out by the visiting team. The home tournament, hosted this past Friday to Sunday, saw the girls’ team tie one and lose two in round-robin play. of 5-1. The girls first played against Okotoks, losing in a nail-biting close 4-3 match. The girls rebounded from the loss in t
heir play against Airdrie, sending the team back to the change room without a single goal in the 5-0 win. The last game of round-robin play,
against Sprucegrove, saw the girls continue their winning streak, winning 8-0. The A final in the Bantam tournament was won by Calgary.
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MATTIE Oliver Adolph Sept. 6, 1924 - Dec. 9, 2014 Born in Riviera California, Oliver’s parents moved the family to the Mattie Farm near Alix in 1937. He met Shirley and later married her in 1951, their six children were born between 1952 and 1967. Oliver built a new home for his bride and expanding family in 1960, it is almost finished. Oliver worked the family farm and as a hired-hand for his good friend and neighbor Dave Stone. He was a strong community member in Alix throughout his life, as a member of the Lions, Forresters, Caretaker at the Curling Rink and founding member of the Golf Course. Oliver is survived by his wife of 63 years Shirley, daughter-in-law Wendy, sons Ed (Cindy), Dwayne (Sandy) and Allan (Lorrie), daughters Merlene (Rod) and Lora (Sean) and Sister Connie (Hugh), Grandchildren Sherri, Jeff (Mel), Dean (Tammy), Melody, Chris, Jeramy, Jennifer (Evan), Trevor, Candy, Dan, Rhandi (Tyler), Lisa, Lori, Lucas, Ella and Hayden, Great Grand Children Kaythen, Chance, Brodie, Dakota, Makayla, Mahikan, Abigail, Tyree. Oliver was predeceased by his parents Olive and Adolph, 4 brothers Fred, Solomon, Chester and Jerry and 3 sisters Bertha, Mary and Winnie, and son Roger. Oliver was an avid outdoorsman; his favourite past-times were fishing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren, camping with friends and family, curling in Alix and Stettler, golfing, the destruction of all gophers and Tuesday nights with the boys playing pool. Oliver touched everyone he knew with his strong sense of family and community. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Alix Community Hall, Alix, AB. Memorial donation in lieu of flowers, can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, #202, 5913-50 Ave., Red Deer, AB, T4L 4C4. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca. WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements. 403-782-3366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”
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SCHELL The family of the late Joe Schell would like to thank all their families and friends for the support shown by flowers, food, cards, hugs and for just being there. We would also like to thank Dr. Elliot, Dr. Detoit, Dr. Drummond, nurses and staff at the Stettler Hospital. Thank you to the Stettler Funeral Home and staff, especially Verna for all the kindness, caring and patience. Thank you to Pastor Carl Faltin for the blessing at the memorial luncheon not to mention the Lutheran Ladies for serving the lovely lunch. Also thank you to TKS Controls Ltd. for the fruit trays. Your outpouring of kindness and love has shown how much Joe touched so many lives and we are proud to call him Dad. Joe will be always remembered and sadly missed by Lillian, Joanne and Ken, Marvin, Sylvia, Yolanda and Erica, Scott, Sandi and Mack
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Stettler Rifle and Pistol Club
Monday, Jan. 5 @ 7 p.m. at Indoor Range
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Christmas Special “Lutheran Pioneers and Their Churches in the Stettler Area”
CLASSIFIEDS CHRISTMAS Hours & Deadlines OFFICE & PHONES CLOSED AT NOON WED. DEC. 24 CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY CLOSED BOXING DAY
PONOKA Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 24 Deadline is: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m. Publication date: WEDNESDAY DEC. 31 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.
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In loving memory of PEARL SKOW 1923 - 2011 Always in our thoughts Always in our hearts Love from your family
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RIMBEY Publication date; TUESDAY DEC. 23 Wed. Dec. 17 @5 p.m. Publication date: TUESDAY DEC. 30 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.
Many a day his name isn’t spoken Many an hour in our thoughts.
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NEW YEARS EVE DINE AND DANCE, 5:30 - 12, DEC 31 AT THE BOTHA HALL. Family, Friendly, Function. Music By “Country Gems” Supper 6:30 pm. Tickets $30 children $15. 403-742-3994
SHARPE In loving memory of our son Kenneth John Sharpe who passed away December 19, 2013
Ever remembered and sadly missed by Mom & Dad Brother: Rob Daughter: Randi & Mark Grandchildren: Brittney, Ella, Kandal & Luke Gramma Sharpe Gramma Geisbreck
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SYLVAN LAKE NEWS & ECKVILLE ECHO Publication date: THURSDAY DEC. 25 Deadline is: Tues. Dec. 16 @ 4 p.m. Publication date: THURSDAY JAN. 1 Deadline is: Mon. Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.
We will be closed December 24 to January 2
BASHAW Publication date: WED. DEC. 24 Deadline is: Thur. Dec. 18 @ Noon NO PAPER ON DEC. 31
We look forward to 2015! serving you in 2015
CASTOR Publication Date: THUR. DEC. 25 Deadline: Wed. Dec. 17 @ 5 p.m. NO PAPER JAN. 1 Have a safe & happy holiday
Nativity Exhibit Thurs. Dec. 18 and Fri. Dec. 19 - 9am to 8pm Saturday, Dec. 20 - 10am to 4pm ~ Stettler Alliance Church ~ 6109 - 41 Avenue, Stettler You are invited to take a break from the hectic pace of Christmas activities to rest and reflect on the Reason for the Season. No admission charge. Bring the family. Contact info: Betty at the church office (8:30a.m. – Noon) Phone: 403-742-1135
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CASTOR Child Care Society/ Busy Beaver Daycare is accepting resumes for Level 1 & 2 Child Care Workers. Obtain your Level 1 & 2 education Free - while you work. Fax or send a resume to Castor Child Care Society PO Box 952, Castor, AB T0C 0X0 or fax 403-882-4143. Resumes accepted until Wed., Dec. 31. Must be willing to obtain a Child Welfare Record Check, First Aid, and a Criminal Record Check. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
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F/T PEN CHECKER
for general feedlot duties for large expanding feedlot in Sundre. Experience necessary. Fax resume to 403-638-3908, or call 403-638-4165, or email dthengs@hotmail.com FULL-TIME/PART-TIME HELP WANTED on 4000 head feedlot/ stocker operation, located south of Botha. Experience with cattle and farm machinery necessary. Experience with horses an asset but not necessary. Wages $15-$20/hour depending on experience. Duties include pen checking, processing cattle, bedding, feeding and maintenance. Contact Dan 403-741-8456 or dskocdopole@gmail.com
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CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000. from the Canadian Government. Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit.ca/free-assessment LYNES CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE is looking for a part-time
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to join our fast paced health and wellness office. We are looking for an energetic and motivated person who loves working with people. Responsibilities include: managing patient flow, filling out patient charts, and assisting with new patient histories, exams and x-rays. Must be able to answer phones, use computer, and have experience with Microsoft word, outlook, etc. Good communication skills are a must because you will be working with patients. Flexible schedule. Please fax your resume to 403-742-1218 or drop off at 4719-49 Street. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-athome career today! MEDICAL BILLING Trainees needed! Learn to process & submit claims for hospitals and doctors! No experience needed! Local training gets you ready to work! 1-888-627-0297.
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GRIMES WELL Servicing Ltd is currently looking to fill the following positions in the Central Alberta area: Rig Managers, Drillers, Derrickhands and Floorhands Must have valid H2S Alive, First Aid and Driver’s License. Please forward resume with copies of industry certifications: fortstjohn@grimeswell. com or fax: 1-250-787-5511 and 1-780-437-6414
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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
Allied is an enterprising company that manufactures oil & gas production Allied Fabrication a young aggressive equipment from our is facility in Stettler, AB. We company are activelylooking lookingfor for like-minded like-minded individuals to to join join our our team. team. If individuals If you you enjoy enjoy aa fast fast paced, paced, positive positivework work environment, environment, pride yourself yourself on on having having an an eye eye for for details, pride details, aa strong strong work work ethic, ethic, and and consider consider yurself reliable your yourself reliable please please send contact us!resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a We are now accepting resumes for: high quality, dependable, competitive supplier. “B” Pressure, Journeyman We are now accepting resumes for: and
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Allied offers Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health program, & wellness program, access Allied competitive wages, a health & wellness access to overtime to overtime hours, and theto opportunity to advance your career; division managehours, and the opportunity advance your career; division management positions ment positions will become availabletoas we continue to grow. will become available as we continue grow.
Prism offers excellent wages, benefito ts,successful job security and Top wages and benefits plan offered candidate opportunity for growth. To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés Please send resumes to Neil Thorsteinson at to n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net n_thorsteinson@prismcorp.net
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FULL-TIME GENERAL SHUNDA MANAGER required for CONSTRUCTION Canadian Professional requires a Rodeo Association. Must Safety Coordinator be highly motivated with to implement, manage & strong business enhance our existing THE RUSTY PELICAN is management, negotiating, safety program. Fax now accepting resumes for financial planning, resume and references F/T Exp’d leadership, team building, to 403-343-1248 or LINE COOKS strategic thinking & at all stations. email admin@shunda.ca. organizational skills. MUST HAVE: Duties: Office operations, • 2-3 yrs. post secondary staff supervision, education. marketing, sponsorship & • 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp. communication. Email JOURNEYMAN Heavy • Provide references resume with covering Duty Mechanic required for The hourly rate will be letter & references: oilfield trucking company. $13.25 - $15. per hour bsteadward@ Will consider 3rd year apdependant on experience. rodeocanada.com. prentice or higher. FullMail to: 2079 50 AVE. Website: time position. Phone reRed Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 rodeocanada.com. sume to: 780-842-6444. or Call 403-347-1414 Fax 780-842-6581. Email: or Fax to: 403-347-1161 rigmove@telus.net.
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MCDONALD’S Restaurants operated by Cameron Bay Holdings Inc. now has positions for Assistant Restaurant Managers. Candidates require 3 - 5 years quick service experience along with some managerial experience. Previous McDonalds experience is an asset. Skills needed include: ability to work with store and other managers, hire and train crew, run effective shifts, maintain food and labour controls, be a brand ambassador to our guests as well as understand, maintain and support the store programs and procedures. Ability to work any days, hours or shifts as restaurants are 24 hours. Annual salary of $40,000. 00 plus benefits. Stores are located at 4419 Hwy 2A Ponoka, AB, 37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer County, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer County. Fax resume to 403-783-4251. Email cbay22@telus.net.
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Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. isInc. located in Forestburg, AB and is a Prism Integrated Solutions is located in Forestburg, specialty oilfield production equipment manufacturer. We are AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team: manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:
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Stettler & District Family & Community Support Services Director The Stettler & District Family and Community Stettler & District Support Services (FCSS) is looking for a highly motivated, team-oriented leader with a comfort for public relations, community networking and ability to demonstrate strong supervisory and business management skills. The FCSS Director is responsible for the day to day operation by assisting individuals, families and communities to gain access to needed support services, identify community and regional needs, and to deliver programs to meet locally driven preventative social initiatives in accordance with the Family and Community Support Services Act and Regulations. Our success is based on innovative program design, mobilization of volunteers and community resources, collaboration, enthusiasm and public service. Qualifications: - Completion of post- secondary education in the Human Services field - Previous experience in financial monitoring and budgeting - Excellent organizational, communication, and inter-personal skills - Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle - Experience working in a non-profit environment - Have practical understanding of Board governance and sound not-for-profit management - Have a proven ability to work collaboratively with Board, Staff, funding agencies and members of the community Desired Skills. Ability to: - Represent FCSS on community boards, groups and committees - Administrate and prepare reports for Provincial FCSS and other funding sources as identified - Develop and implement program goals, objectives and outcome measurements - Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Excel Salary to be negotiated, start date for this position is February 1st, 2015. We look forward to your interest. We Thank you in advance for your application, but only those considered will be contacted. Applications received by noon, Friday, January 9, 2015 will be considered. Mail, fax or email resumes to: Stettler & District FCSS Box 2097 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Fax: 403-742-1391 Email: shelly.potter@stettlercsc.ca
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NOW HIRING! Join our growing team. We have career opporunities available in our Edmonton location:
• Heavy Equipment Technicians (Apprentice or Journeyman) 12345 • Positions available in the shop and field • Resident position available in Bonnyville, Edson, Hinton. Apply online at www.brandtjobs.com. Enter “Edmonton” into the search field on the Job Opportunities page.
ClassDuty 1 Drivers Heavy Mechanic • Oilfield Tickets Preferred • Driver’s-Abstract - Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic • OilfiAbstract eld Experience Preferred - Driver’s • Competitive Wage - Must have own tools • Benefi t Package - Competitive Wage • RRSP Plan - Benefi t Package
Find out more about our exciting career opportunities at www.brandtjobs.com or by calling 306-791-8923. Brandt Tractor is the world’s largest privately held John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment dealer and a Platinum member of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program.
Fax resume to: 403-742-6590 Email: stettler@terroco.com or drop off resume at Stettler office
Be environmentally friendly RECYCLE YOUR PAPER! Cando Rail Services is currently seeking Labourers and Loader Operators to work with our abandonments group on a 200km stretch through Alberta. The work will be carried out from Oyen to Drumheller beginning January 2015.
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Are you interested in pursuing an exciting career with Petrofield Industries at our Tornado Hydovac Trucks manufacturing production facility? We are centrally located in the family friendly community of Stettler, Alberta. We currently have an openings for: Service and Parts Manager Quality Assurance Team Leader Finisher Product Testing Assistant Purchaser Industrial Painters/Helpers Welders Helper General Labourers Construction Workers Our Company has a enthusiastic fast paced working environment, with advancement opportunities. Wage would be commensurate with experience/skills. For more information about these positions and our company, check out our website www. tornadotrucks.com. Resumes can be emailed to hr@petrofield.com or faxed to 403-742-5544. HIRING F/T Outdoor power equipment technician, apprenticeship & benefits avail, good working conditions. Email Resume to darryl@ stettlerrentals.com or Fax to 403-742-8777
Tuesday, January 6 – 9am to 4:30pm Hanna Learning Centre - 401 Centre Street Wednesday, January 7 – 9am to 4:30pm Alberta Works Centre (Drumheller) - 180 Riverside Drive, 2nd Floor Thursday, January 8 – 9am to 4:30pm Oyen Senior Recreation Centre – 219 2nd St West
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ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 3/4 tons, 1 tons and 3 tons for our RV division and O/O Semis and drivers for our RV and general freight deck division. Paid by direct deposit, benefits and company fuel cards. Border crossing required with valid passport and clean criminal record. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com. WANTED TANDEM Fuel Truck Drivers for winter season, Northern Alberta area. Call Roger 1-888-849-3616.
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GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com.
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CHEETAH SANDBLASTING & PAINTING Requires Sandblasters & Painters for inside shop work. entry level $20/hr. Experienced $30/hr. plus Fax resume to 403-742-3887 or email: vgeorge@telusplanet.net INTERESTED IN the Community Newspaper business? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. FREE. Visit: awna.com/for-jobseekers.
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STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. We are an industry leading Electrical & Instrumentation Contractor that prides itself in having committed and dedicated employees. We are currently hiring for the position of: JOURNEYMAN INSTRUMENTATION (Full-Time; Red Deer Area) The ideal candidate will have the following: • Journeyman Instrumentation • Fall Protection CSTS (Version 0.9) • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Committed dedication to safety; reflected in practice and experience • Strong focus on customer satisfaction • A team player with strong people skills
AltaGas Utilities distributes natural gas to 70,000 residential, rural and commercial customers in more than 90 communities across Alberta. A leader in safety among Canadian natural gas distributors, our reach extends beyond our offices and facilities into the neighborhoods, towns and communities we serve. AltaGas Utilities employs individuals who are committed to safety and demonstrate a work ethic that includes honesty, loyalty, respect, reliability, accountability and ethical behavior.
TECHNICIAN TRAINEE, DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS – STETTLER Progressive Salary Range:14122NA0 $29.91 - $35.92/hour
As a Technician Trainee, Distribution Operations, you will be trained to maintain and operate our natural gas pipeline systems and associated equipment and become a fully qualified technician. Duties include providing line locates for excavators, customer service calls, meter read verification/meter replacement, system operation/maintenance and emergency response. Qualifications will include: • High school diploma • Valid Class 5 driver’s license
40 Hour Week / Monday - Thursday
• Demonstrate mechanical aptitude and dexterity in the use of tools, equipment and instruments
Starting Rate: $43.06/hour
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills, decision-making skills and strong work ethic
STUDON offers a competitive salary, and an opportunity to apply your skills in a challenging and rewarding environment. Please forward your resume to the address below. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates interviewed will be contacted. STUDON Electric & Controls Inc. ATTN: Recruiting Fax # 403-342-6505 Email: hr@studon.com
• Maintain and promote good working relationships and excellent customer service • Demonstrate proficient computer skills • Demonstrate ability to exercise judgment, act on own initiative and work independently maintaining a high level and quality of performance • Demonstrate safe work habits and adherence to safety regulations • Must reside within thirty (30 minutes) of our Stettler district office • Qualifications that include a Gas Fitters B ticket, and gas utility operations experience would be considered an asset For further information and to apply for this position, please visit our website at www.agutl.com.
6608 - 50th Ave, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L2
Supervisor Full Time / Part Time / Shift Work Night / Overnight / Early Morning / Weekend Some high school education
$13.50 Per Hour Wage based on experience/availability Please send resume to rsilva2649@gmail.com
Phone 403-742-1755
Bashaw Golf and Country Club in Central Alberta requires a
GENERAL MANAGER for our 9 hole course that includes a newly renovated clubhouse and seasonal/day use campground.
The successful applicant must be self-managing, have strong organization skills, customer service experience and be capable of managing the overall performance of all operations. Golf experience is not necessary, but would be a considerable asset. The club is prepared to offer a competitive compensation package in accordance with previous experience and education. Please email your cover letter with resume to both bashawgolfclub@hotmail.ca and to the President of the Board djonespfd26@hotmail.com no later than Friday, January 2, 2015. To see more details about our club please visit our website at www.bashawgolf.com.
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We thank everyone in advance for their interest in this opportunity. Please be aware that only the short listed candidates will be contacted for further consideration for this position.
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RED WILLOW PORK FARM is now accepting applications for SWINE TECHNICIANS. We offer competitive wages ($14-18 per hour), health plan, and production bonuses. These positions are for full time continuous employment. Swine Technicians are engaged in all day to day operations within a specific part of the hog production unit (i.e. breeding, farrowing, and nursery), working with limited supervision. Email resume with references to Daryl Possberg at dpossberg@sunhavenfarms.com or call 780-842-0980
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6602 -- 44 44 Ave., Ave., Box Box 1270, 1270, 6602 Stettler, AB AB T0C Stettler, T0C2L0 2L0 Phone: 742-4441 Fax: Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 742-1277 403-742-1277
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE JOB OPPORTUNITY
Located in the heart of Alberta’s farming and ranching country, Stettler County has a population of 5089 people and offers a wide range of municipal services and a vibrant mix of agricultural, residential and recreational opportunities. Agriculture in the County of Settler is mainly focused on grain farming and cattle ranching, but also includes a wide range of intensive operations of hogs, poultry, goats, sheep, feedlots, specialty livestock and horticulture.
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WINTER START GED Preparation Would you like to take the GED in your community? • • • • • • • • • •
The Agricultural Services Board is responsible for pest and disease control and management, rentals and services including private land spraying, cattle weighing, nuisance pest management, water management, shelterbelt program and tree planting. Primary duties include vegetation control and maintenance through weed inspection. Typical Duties include but not limited to: • Perform duties of the Agricultural Fieldman as legislated by the Acts of Alberta and direction of the Agricultural Service Board • Carry out plans for vegetation control in conjunction with the Director of Agricultural Services • Operate equipment (spray truck, ATV etc.) • Supervision of staff and timely completion of projects • Efficient in documentation and record management • Inventory control and management • Perform related pest and disease control and management plans • Other duties as required
Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. 403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca DAIRY equipment supplier looking for GENERAL LABORERS & WELDERS Competitive wages and benefits package. E-mail resume: info@prolineinc.ca
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: • Excellent organizational skills • Ability to understand and execute oral and written instructions • Ability to operate assigned equipment skillfully and be able to make regular inspections, adjustments and minor repairs to assigned equipment, as required • Thorough knowledge of the equipment used • Thorough knowledge of the safe operation and occupational hazards applicable to the work • Physical strength and agility sufficient to perform required duties • Computer skills capable of creating and managing documents sufficient for the programs of responsibility • Excellent communication skills • Strong computer skills • Ability to multi-task • Willingness to work in a team environment • Self-motivated and able to work with little or no supervision Minimum Training and Experience Requirements The ideal candidate will have completed an Agriculture Diploma or education in Environmental Sciences, or possess similar work experience. Extensive agricultural experience and proven ability in the operation of equipment assigned to the position will be an asset. The applicant will have or be capable of obtaining a pesticides applicators license and be in possession of a valid Alberta Class 5 Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. The County of Stettler offers a competitive salary and a generous employer paid benefits package. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found. The County appreciates all applications however only those selected for interview will be contacted. Please send resumes to: Quinton Beaumont Director of Agricultural Services County of Stettler Box 1270 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 t: 403-742-4441 c: 403-740-3440 f: 403-742-1277 e: qbeaumont@stettlercounty.ca
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AUCTION Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Dec. 7 Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH. 403-304-4791 Check website for full listings www.bigstrapperauctions.net
LAST SALE of the season Wed. Dec. 17. Resume weekly sales Jan. 14, 2015
Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Castor Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe
The County of Stettler No. 6 is seeking an organized and enthusiastic person to fulfill the position of Assistant Director of Agricultural Services.
Assistant Director of Agricultural Services
Auctions
MEIER GUN AUCTION. Saturday, December 20, 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton. Over 150 guns - Handguns, rifles, shotguns, hunting and fishing equipment. To consign 780-440-1860.
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LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab @gmail.com. METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254 STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
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SPLIT FIREWOOD Dried, Shedded, on Pallets Pine & Tamarack Wood Pick up in yard or UFA Bulk Fuel Delivery Available Volume Discounts.
403-876-2422 Distributor for
Blaze King Stoves 403-740-3285 403-742-2647 Serving Stettler for 10 years
LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
Office Supplies
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WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11
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THIS WEEK’S EYE SPY WINNER IS Dwayne Pasula Please come into the Stettler Independent to claim your prize!
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403-742-2395
HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.
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SEASONED SPLIT FIREWOOD 4.5 kms. West of Stettler Call 403-323-0744
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A-STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulated containers 40’ HC. Winter Specials in stock now. Self unloading delivery. Phone toll free 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.
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Moonwalkers is seeking a mature, active and enthusiastic individual for a part-time position. The successfull candidate must be available to work days, evenings and weekends and will be subject to have a criminal record check. Duties include but not limited to: - Processing Cash Transactions - Computer Use - Answering Phone - Booking Functions - Daily Cleaning Candidates Must Be: - Able to work with children, youth and general public - Able to work independently when required - Be physically able to preform the duties of the position Closing Date: - Open until suitable candidate is selected Please submit your resume & cover letter to: Moonwalkers, c/o Box 145 ,Alix, AB. T0C 0B0 ATTN: CoraLee Brookes Email: recreation@villageofalix.ca Fax 403-747-2226 All applicants are thanked for their interest, but only those selected of an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please
FLEXI-COIL 6000 AIR DRILL, 40’, 3450 TBH tank, double shoot, 7.5” spacing, rubber packer wheels. All new discs, bearings, air hoses. Shedded & unused for 3 seasons. $60,000 obo. 403-784-3633 or 403-304-2266
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
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Accounting
1010
4819 - 51 Street Stettler, AB
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403-742-5520 403-882-3740 (Castor)
1010
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Automotive
1029
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Drafting & Design
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1210
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1150
“If It’s Electrical We Do It�
All types of Electrical Installation & Maintenance
403-742-5111 Serving Stettler & Area since 1978
Furnace Cleaning
1193
Stettler Furnace Cleaning
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Contractors
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403-742-3418 Glass Shops
1196
HEARTLAND GLASS
• Locks repinned & installed • Windshields repaired & installed • Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors • All your glass & screen needs Main St., Stettler Emergency 403-742-2665 403-742-3628
Health Care
1210
5014 - 50 St., Stettler 403-742-4504
Stettler Eye Care Dr. R. TROY NELSON Comprehensive eye health and vision exams Top quality frames, lenses and contacts Treatment of eye disease, injuries and surgical co-management
Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome
Dr. E. LYNES Chiropractor 4719 - 49 St. Stettler, Alberta
Acupuncture & Massage
4910 - 51 Street Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
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403-742-4533
Open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Closed over lunch & on holidays)
Legal Services
ANDERSON LAW OFFICE
-Gitzel Krejci Building
4912 - 51 Street Stettler, AB Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553 Res.: 403-742-0370
Stettler Professional Building 4819 51 Street
Legal Services
1260
CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon. U.S. travel waiver. Divorce? Simple. Fast. Inexpensive. Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300 1-800-347-2540.
Misc. Services
1290
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Barristers and Solicitors Advocates
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB Phone 403-742-2529 Fax 403-742-2522 ourlaw2@telus.net
Misc. Services
LL. B.
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Misc. Services
1290
403-742-5237
Misc. Services
1290
RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide)
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443 Chiropractor
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE Lori R. Reule
One block East of Scotia Bank
DR. D.G. BECKLUND
1260
PERFORMANCE Gary G. Grant Physiotherapy, Law Office
4806 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB 403-742-EARS(3277)
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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
Manufactured Homes
4090
2013 SRI HOME 20 X 76: mint condition, 3 bedroom, 2 bath $125,000. 1995 Noble Acceptance 16 X 76: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, available immediately. $49,000. For more information call United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit us at www. unitedhomescanada.com.
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STEEL BUILDINGS “Really Big Sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.
Mortgages Bought/Sold
Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.
Financial #4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430
Money To Loan
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GET BACK on track! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.
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Farms/ Land
4070
Land for Sale
Motorcycles
Transportation #5000-5300
Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300
SW2-40-16-W4 NW8-40-16-W4 Land also available for Rent CALL: 403-574-2426, Cars 403-740-0054 OR
Gary G. Grant, Barrister & Solicitor
403-742-4437 Toll Free: 1-877-966-8357
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2000 VW Jetta, Black October 2014: Inspection, new winter tires, windshield and wiper blades, rear ceramic disc brake pads. Sold as is $2,600 cash. 403-741-2274.
Trent and Leah Erickson hereby offer for sale by tender the following briefly described property subject to the reservations and exceptions contained in the existing certificates of title: NE 2-39-18 W4, containing 160 acres more or less; (hereinafter called the “Property”). The sale of the Property is subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter mentioned: 1. Vendor makes no warranties or representations about the Property’s size/measurement, condition or environmental status. 2. The Property contains approximately 160 cultivated acres. 3. Buyer to be responsible for all costs associated with registration. Tender price shall be excluding G.S.T. 4. Tenders will be received by Landman Reule Law Office no later than 12:00 o’clock noon on January 5, 2015 and should be delivered in a sealed envelope marked “Erickson Tenders”. Please note: Landman Reule Law Office will be closed January 1st and 2nd, 2015. 5. Buyer must provide Landman Reule Law Office with a deposit by way of certified cheque or bank draft equal to 10% of the purchase price within 5 business days of the Buyer receiving notice that their tender has been accepted by the Vendor.
Motorcycles
5080
WIN - 2015 Harley -Davidson ST-Breakout FXSB103. 2nd $700/credit; 3rd $300/credit. Only 499 tickets sold. Three Early Bird Draws. $100/ticket. June 19 draw. Proceeds support Motorcycle & Harley Programs, GPRC Fairview Campus. 1-888-539-4772; www.gprc.ab.ca. Licence #395479.
CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311
Commercial Property
Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050
Public Notices
WITH CLASSIFIEDS 1-877-223-3311
4110
Phone 403-740-5657 Buildings For Sale
7. Property taxes to be adjusted as of Possession Date. 8. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
Public Notices
Public Notice #6000
* 2300 sq. ft. * 1.9 ACRES *Corner Lot *Fenced Compound
6010
Estate Of FRED MARTENA Anyone having any knowledge of the whereabouts of a LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of Mr. Fred Martena, Farmer, who passed away on the 23rd day of November, 2014 at Ponoka, Alberta, please contact the Solicitor for the Estate: Rick H. Hemmingson Professional Corporation 5025 51 St., Lacombe, Alberta T4L 2A3 Phone: (403) 782-3391
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$335,000 • 7500 ft2 quonset shop on 1 acre • 208V and 480V service • Overhead radiant heat and 4 exhaust fans • 2 bathrooms • Two 16’ wide x 14’ high automatic overhead doors • Option to buy 12’ x 40’ office skid and 30’ x 40’ heated/insulated tent • Great setup for a welding or machine shop Call Jeff at 403-742-6400 or email jeff@alliedfab.com
Public Notices
Please provide contact information, including a phone number, with the tender. LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE Lori R. Reule Barrister & Solicitor 4819 - 51 Street, Box 1630 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
6010
Community Support Services ADULTS/CHILDREN ANONYMOUS Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. For more info Kira & Ian FCSS, 403-742-2339
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4271; 403-742-1887 403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271
AL-ANON 403-742-5233 403-742-0990
ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or 403-742-4091
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-2337
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION 403-742-5437 during business hours
BRIGANTIA PLACE (formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)
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])
RECYCLE
4150
Industrial Shop/Land for Sale in Stettler, AB
6. The balance of the purchase price to be paid by solicitor’s trust cheque or certified funds on or before January 30th, 2015 (“Possession Date”).
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 Elaine Willis -Williams 403-742-4567 403-742-2745 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
6010
403-742-2337
Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.) Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 www.stettler.net
STETTLER PEOPLE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS 403-742-2337
STETTLER READ & WRITE OFFICE 403-742-2999
Commercial Property
4110 3 SHOPS FOR RENT
PRICE REDUCED ~Now willing to separate shop ~Sitting on 2 acre lot in total 1st and 2nd Shops- 50’x90’ Duplex style construction, Metal Building, South and North sides identical. Office Space @1000sq ft with bathroom, Shop floor 25’x70’ 1750 sq ft, with bathroom, 14ft overhead doors, insulated, 2 walk in doorways, 3 phase power available, Huge parking lot, rent dependent on duration of lease.
3rd Shop- 60’ x 40’ -2400 sq ft
1.877.223.3311
5080
5030 Commercial BLDG.
4050 LANDS FOR SALE BY TENDER
BARE ACREAGE FOR SALE, 400 meters north of John Deere, 5 acres, $169,000. Phone 403-742-5830.
Buildings For Sale
Money To Loan
3160
STETTLER MINI STORAGE
Acreages
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Independent CLASSIFIEDS
Metal building, insulated, infrared heat, single phase power. Small office with mezzanine on top, 10’x14’ & 12’x14’ shop door with electric door opener. Huge parking lot. Rent price dependent on duration of lease. Triple net. Separate living accommodations on site can be provided
Email or Call: dreinhart@telus.net 403-740-6630
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-11: 1.
No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:
2835-2014 Lot 3, Block 22, Plan 0729463 4022 - Monarch Way Echo Ridge Homes Single Family Dwelling with Attached Garage
Leann Graham Planning & Development Services
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Grace – 403-742-0681 Vivian – 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 caller’s need.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Independent DISTRICT
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Joel van der Veen/Independent reporter
Janet Campbell, Rhonda Maginn and Deanne Walker stand behind the community bake sale table at Santa Day at the Byemoor Community Hall on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Santa pays visit to Byemoor Hall Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER An annual Byemoor tradition carried on this past weekend as the community hall played host to Santa Claus Day, featuring lots of vendors, homemade treats and a visit from the old man himself. Doreen Nixon, treasurer of the Byemoor Community Club, said the event, held on Saturday, Dec. 6, has been organized annually for many years. “It goes over pretty well every year,” she said. The hall was mostly filled with 20 vendors, although Nixon said that in past years they’ve tried to squeeze in more tables. “We’ve had them down the hall and into the curling rink, but it’s pretty cold down there,” she said. “We’re just so full.” On sale were a variety of handcrafted items and other products, including crafts, clothes and home décor. Vendors sold items from such companies as Watkins, Gold Canyon, Usborne and NuCerity. A bake sale table had contributions from several local bakers. The club also served lunch to visitors, including beef on a bun, soup, biscuits and dessert. The youngest vendor was
Rylee Jones, 7, who sold rubber-band bracelets at $2 each, with proceeds going to the Children’s Wish Foundation. The bracelets were made in lots of different colours for boys and girls. Rylee said they are fun to wear and fun to make. “I just wanted the kids to have a wish,” she said, explaining that this was the first time she has sold the bracelets. Her mother, Paige, was selling crafts and products from Epicure and Scentzy at her own booth. “I was doing crafts and she was like, ‘I want to do something for Santa Claus Day,’” Paige explained, adding that making the bracelets and donating the proceeds were both Rylee’s ideas. “It made me very proud when she came up with it all on her own,” said Paige. Bob and Joan Rossler, who live north of Hanna, were in attendance to sell their range of homemade wooden items, including toy cars and trains, games and other novelties. “Kids like them,” said Bob, who added that he has been doing woodworking for decades and often sells his products at Christmas markets like the one in By-
emoor. Dorothy Brickell, who lives near Byemoor, sold a line of hanging decorations she ade herself, including signs with hand-painted slogans, made with old wood. “We have a barn falling down on our property,” said Brickell, explaining that she takes the planks from the barn to make the signs. Another pair of local vendors were Jenelle Hassett and Tanis Longshore, who sold unique products like barbed wire wreaths and snowmen made from painted glass pickle jars. Longshore, who operates Inspiration Custom Cabinets and Furniture, also had wooden products for sale, including shelves and clothes racks. Santa Claus arrived at the hall later in the afternoon. Members of the Byemoor 4-H Beef Club were on hand to set up the tree, take pictures and hand out treat bags. Nixon reported later that the event turned a profit of roughly $1,000, which is returned to support the hall. Winnie Paulsen of Endiang won the 50/50 draw pot of $155. A total of 67 candy bags were handed out, while more than 200 people came through the doors.
Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter
Bryson Anderson, 7, spends a moment with Santa in Big Valley this past Sunday, Dec. 14. Santa brought a heaping bag of presents for the valley kids at the annual party, which saw more than 100 children in attendance.
Santa brings big smiles to Big Valley Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Santa Claus’ reindeer must have been exhausted after bringing a special bit of early Christmas to Big Valley on Sunday, Dec. 14, for the bag of gifts he brought out for the local area children was hefty indeed. The annual Big Valley Christmas party has been run for roughly two decades, and this year was organized by Yvette Cassidy, Catrina Dubitz, Brenda Woods and Jill Brodersen. The group receives donations from local companies, oil industry, non-profits and municipal councils to fund the party, which has parents register children ahead of the day as well as a wishlist of items. “Santa starts in Au-
gust,” Cassidy said as she managed the snack table. “Once the kids register, Santa does his best to find the perfect toy.” The children sat around Santa, eagerly awaiting for their name to be called. They went up to visit with the man in red, before he handed off a wrapped present with their name on it. Inside, the child would find a quality toy, whether it was a doll, stuffed animal, car or whatever the little boy or girl had wished so hard for. Before being sent on their way, each child also received a bag of candy, funded by the local Elks chapter. “We average around 100-120 kids yearly,” Cassidy noted, adding that the smallest number they had was in the high double-
digits. While several of the children in attendance lived in Big Valley or the surrounding area, some were grandchildren of residents of the village who had come especially to spend Christmas with Santa and Grandma and Grandpa. Cassidy noted that events like the Christmas party are a good way to ensure everyone has a smile at Christmas, because the gifts are high-quality due to the generosity of the local and business communities. Cookies and juice were handed out generously to the children and accompanying parents and grandparents, and adults had a chance to reminisce about their turns at Santa’s knee while watching their own enjoy the experience.
Wise customers read the fine print: *, •, ★, , ‡, †, ♦♦, § The Be Your Own Santa Holiday Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after December 2, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2014/2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. •$500 Holiday Bonus Cash is available on select new 2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Fiat or Ram models at participating dealers from December 2-31, 2014 only. Excludes 2015 Jeep Patriot/2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package. Bonus Cash will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price after taxes. See dealer for complete details and exclusions. ★The Make No Payments for 90 Days is a limited time offer which applies to retail customers who finance a new 2014/2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (except 2014 Dodge Avenger SE and 2014/2015 Dodge Viper) at a special fixed rate on approved credit through Royal Bank of Canada, TD Auto Finance or Scotiabank. Offer does not apply to Scotiabank special rate financing contracts longer than 90 months. Monthly/bi-weekly/weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. 3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD with a Purchase Price of $24,498 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $135 with a cost of borrowing of $3,595 and a total obligation of $28,093. ‡3.99% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with a Purchase Price of $39,498 financed at 3.99% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $222 with a cost of borrowing of $6,669 and a total obligation of $46,167. †0.0% purchase financing for 36 months available on the 2015 Jeep Cherokee models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2015 Jeep Cherokee with a Purchase Price of $24,498, with a $0 down payment, financed at 0.0% for 36 months equals 78 bi-weekly payments of $315; cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,498. ♦♦$1,000 Bonus Cash is available on all new 2014 Jeep Wrangler models and is deducted from the negotiated purchase price after taxes. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. Based on 2014 Ward’s Small Sport Utility segmentation. »Jeep Grand Cherokee has received more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Group LLC.
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