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Heartland Youth Center (HYC) and Association of Communities Against Abuse (ACAA) staff host the annual fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 18 in partnership with Sobeys to raise funds for Central Alberta United Way and pledge their support. From left to right, Eileen Sheerschmidt, ACAA board member, Tania Derr, HYC board member, Christel Shuckburgh, Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring coordinator, and in the background, Judilonne Beebe, ACAA executive director. Please see our story on page 2.
Council debates downtown park’s final finishes Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Town of Stettler councillors discussed the final touches of the downtown park, located on Main Street, during their Sept. 15 regular meeting. The park is almost completely finished, with the façade the last remaining aspect to be completed. The façade would cover the walls of the building on the side of the park. Also up for discussion was the Carl Stettler memorial stone, which was moved from its outof-the-way location to the park. “Where it is (now) is absolutely awful,” councillor Al Campbell said. “It’s almost an obstruction. Some day some guys leaving the bar will be rowdy and tip it.” Campbell’s opinion was initially shared by some councillors, but those opinions eventually swayed over to the other side. “I was agreeing with Al,” councillor Sean Nolls said. “But it’s good to put a face to the name. My big concern is some
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over-enthusiastic person trying a feat of strength.” Councillors discussed maybe moving it to the corner of the park, where its back would be braced against a corner, or carving a likeness of Carl Stettler into its blank back. “It can be tipped at the back too,” councillor Karen Sernecky noted. “I think a picture would be useful. I know a lot of people have stopped to read (the inscription).” In the end, council decided to leave the memorial stone where it is. Lee Penner, who appeared on behalf of the Beautification Committee, spoke about the plans for the façade. The least expensive option would be painting the wall, while the middleground option would see local artists’ work portrayed on the wall. The most expensive and detailed option would see “shop fronts” build, three-dimensional structures. Paying for the façade and the
carving of the back of the Carl Stettler stone would run about $24,000, and it’s money the committee didn’t want to go to council for, so it looked at other options, Penner said. One option was considering sponsorships, but council rejected the idea. With only two or three store-fronts in the plaza, it would be hard to be fair, Mayor Dick Richards said. Richards noted that it’s important that the façade pay homage to companies that were pioneer companies, the ones that helped build the community. While today’s companies are equally important, it’s hard to be fair to all of them when sponsorship would only feature one or two. Council was in agreement to help the committee fund the rest of the park, though everyone wanted to be sure that the façades represented old pioneer businesses. Gymnastics change Council previously agreed to
Off to AUMA Council and town staff will be heading to the Alberta Urban Municipal Association annual conference, where they will meet with various governmental agencies to discuss the town’s concerns, projects, problems and successes. Some of the meetings will discuss Stettler’s flood concerns, road improvements, and RCMP coverage.
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purchase $12,000 in used gymnastics equipment in a rent-toown agreement with the Stettler Gymnastics Club, but it was revealed at council that there was a change in plans. Instead of buying the used equipment, council agreed to buy brand new equipment at the cost of $19,000, with an immediate payment from the club to the tune of $7,000. No reason was given for the change, and the financial output from the town remains the same because the club could afford to make a down payment.
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Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Heartland Youth Center (HYC) and Association of Communities Against Abuse (ACAA) came together in partnership with Sobeys to host the annual United Way barbecue fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 18. “United Way of Central Alberta helps fund programs at ACAA and Big Brothers Big Sisters,” said Christel Shuckburgh, mentoring coordinator, Big Brothers and Big Sisters at HYC. “United Way requires those that they fund to join in their annual fundraising campaign as well, so we do the BBQ where all funds raised go back to United Way in appreciation for what they do for these two organizations, HYC and ACAA.” Being “smaller organizations”, HYC and ACAA decided in 2010 to run the annual fundraiser barbecue as a joint effort. The HYC is a non-profit organization comprised of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program and the Boys & Girls Club.
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The organization endeavours to develop and nurture the life skills of youth through community-based programming with the support of families and volunteers. The barbecue raised $980 with the generous contributions from the Stetter community. As a donations only barbecue, donors and visitors were encouraged to put in whatever funds they could. “The United Way supports both ACAA and the Youth Centre programs in Stettler and Sobeys has supported many community projects over the years,” said Judilonne Beebe, executive director, ACAA. “This is our way of showing support for the United Way and also advertise the impact of their funding in the community of Stettler.” In the late 1980s, a group of people from East Central Alberta was alarmed at the significant number of child sexual abuse cases that were being reported and the lack of services available to these victims. This led to the formation of a community-based board representing all of
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nual Stettler Gun Show, a fact organizer Bruce Tauber attributes to the nice weather outside. “Anyone with a combine was in it,” he said. The show, which ran on Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Stettler Agriplex, brought in people looking to buy, trade, and sell their firearms, firearms accessories, firearms memorabilia, and other hunting-related items. On display were mod-
ern rifles and shot guns, ammunition, antiques, scopes, cases, knives and more, Tauber said. “We use newspaper ads, other gun shows, word of mouth, the gun community and gun newspapers to advertise our shows,” Tauber explained. It was one of those word-of-mouth moments that brought Garry Schmidt, from Lafleche, Sask., to show his wares at the event. Schmidt collects antique
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tiple tips from the public since going public with the bulletin on Sept. 16, police have not yet made any arrests. The investigation continues, but police are hoping more people will come forward with information. In one incident, the suspect was seen driving what is described as an “older model silver car,” possibly a Pontiac Grand Prix. The suspect was captured on surveillance cameras at multiple locations, and police are hoping someone may recognize her as well. Thieves continue to go after vehicles On Sept. 18, a pick-up truck was stolen from a Stettler residence. The 2000 F350 Ford pickup truck was set up as a “welding rig,” with equip-
ment and boxes in the back. The vehicle was locked at the time of the theft, and was recovered two days later, abandoned behind a Stettler business. Ponoka RCMP are also looking for another two vehicle thieves. Police say two Caucasian men, aged between 25 to 30 years old, attempted to take a vehicle from the Ponoka seed cleaning plant on Sept. 12 at 9 a.m. It wasn’t until the owner banged on the window that the two left the scene driv-
ing a white Ford F350. Approximately 10 minutes later, police received a call of a gas and dash from the Fas Gas on Highway 2A. It is believed the two were in the Ford, reported stolen from Aspen Ford Sales in Stettler. The matter is under investigation. Anyone with information about these or any other crimes are asked to phone the RCMP at 403742-3382, or anonymously phone Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Dog bylaw amended, stiffer fines Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The County of Stettler’s dog bylaw had its second and third readings at the county meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and passed into law. The bylaw, which was reexamined after an incident in 2014 where a property owner’s dog was savaged by loose pitbulls, eventually dying of its wounds. The owners of the pitbulls were fined and one of the dogs was put down after demonstrating aggressive behaviour. County councillors voted in favour of amendments to the old bylaw in its first reading at a council meeting on Aug. 11. In between now and then, no written submissions
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Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Clearview School Division officially launched their fully redesigned website on Monday, Sept. 21. At the school board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17, Clearview School Board Superintendent Peter Barron, along with Associate Superintendent Peter Neale and the board of trustees announced the soft launch for Friday, Sept. 18, followed by the official launch earlier this week. Located at www.clearview.ab.ca, some of the exciting new features of the new website include a section for parents with helpful information including accessing learning resources for students and the ability for parents to pay school fees online. There is a new section on bus route, where parents can subscribe to be notified immediately of any bus delays or cancellations by email or text. With the new website, Clearview staff will also be able to access all staff resources easily, including information and a portal to Google Apps for Education (GAFE), all employment forms, and safety information. There is a search button at the bottom of the page, which will help all visitors to look up for any information or document that they might want to find. With social media becoming an integral part of the education landscape, the new website has also provided direct links to follow Clearview on Twitter and Face-
round up the cattle – a task that took Hamilton hours. The big changes to the bylaw are in language, adding terms like “harass” (instead of just chase) and “kill” (instead of just injure). Councillor James Nibourg, aware of the sentiment that the bylaw wasn’t stiff enough, recommended stiffer sentences for those in violation of the bylaw, which council approved. A person convicted for the first time of a dog running at large will now face a fine of $250, up from $80. A second offence is now $500, instead of $200, and third and subsequent offences are $750 instead of $300. Dogs barking or howling to disturb others also have the same changes, although the first offence was $100 instead of $80. In cases where a dog injures animal or people, the situation goes to court. The bylaw passed with unanimous support from council. Deadfall a fire risk: resident Council was approached with a request that residents be allowed to remove “horizontal” deadfall from environmental reserve (ER) land, something that is not allowed under the ER designation. Ken Smith, of Scenic Sands, appeared before council. The residents do not want to remove the deadfall to allow for “prettier” property, but instead to reduce the fire risk the dead, dry wood presents to property owners on adjacent land, he explained. The property owners have no trouble leaving the land natural, Smith said, but they do want to ensure that their property is as safe as it is from potential fire hazards. Incidents like the fire at Slave Lake, where half the town was burned down, only serve to remind owners that a fire can take off quickly and leave little or no time to evacuate. continued on page 11
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Findings show flood basin size down Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER A joint study conducted by the Town of Stettler and the County of Stettler appears to indicate the flood basin of the Red Willow Creek has decreased in size since the last official report. Town and county staff revealed the findings of the preliminary report at an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the county hall. The findings aren’t official until the report is sanctioned by Alberta Environment, warned Town of Stettler director of operations, Melissa Robbins. She noted that the next step in the process is to work
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Music, food and a good cause Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Nearly every seat was full at the Christ-King Parish Hall on Saturday, Sept. 19 as people from Stettler and the surrounding communities came together to support Donalda Animal Rescue. The evening, which came with a $15 price tag per ticket, guaranteed guests a delicious roast pork, fresh corn, and salad dinner plus desserts, grand music from a youthful fiddling prodigy, and the knowledge that the money raised by ticket sales and a silent auction would go to support the animal rescue. “We’re not just cats and dogs,” Myra Gauvreau, president of the club, told the crowd. “We’ve cared for a bit of everything.” Based out of Donalda, the group actually cares for a larger area that heads south along Highway 56 deeper into Stettler County, as well as east, west and north. Fiddler Ethan Harty, 13, provided the entertainment for the evening. Harty has been performing with the fiddle since 2009, starting at the age of seven. He had his first CD on sale at the evening, as he varied from old-fashioned fiddle music that had people’s feet stomping to newer country hits. A final tally raised by the evening wasn’t available by press time, but Gauvreau said the rescue had sold about 60 tickets, some beforehand and some at the door. Local businesses and organizations helped out by donating items for silent auction.
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Why we need to think about who to vote for How much does the current election system respect your vote? We have recently passed the midway point of the federal election campaign. On the one hand, a portion of the electorate may have already started to feel a fatigue after hearing so many conflicting promises and recipes for Canada and Canadians to be happier and more prosperous. On the other hand, the length of the campaign period, up to 11 weeks this time as opposed to only four weeks of official campaigning in the previous federal elections, does seem to have helped us all to hear more about the variety of issues that surface one after another on the political agenda. The picture of a little boy, drowned in the sea and driven ashore by the waves, carried the refugee crisis to the centre of the election debate and the Syrian and wider Middle East conflicts were also tagged to the discussion. Then it was the budget, whether it should be surplus or deficit or balance and then the F-35 fighter jet debate suddenly sprang up when Liberal
leader Justin Trudeau promised to cancel plans for their acquisition to the angry reaction by Conservative leader Stephen Harper. In the meantime, NDP leader Tom Mulcair continued to tread the middleof-the-road line in discussing various issues, in an apparent effort to appeal to the widest possible section of the electorate. Now the question is whether and how we, the voters, are benefitting from these discussions and debates. Are we really educating ourselves with regard to how our votes will or will not make an impact on the outcome? The reason why we should be thinking about the answers to these questions can be justified by the results of a very recent opinion poll. The poll was commissioned by the Alberta Federation of Labour and its results show a baffling picture, according to which while a majority of the interviewees (mostly residents of Edmonton ridings) express their wish that the
Conservative government should be gone, their votes will still get Conservative candidates elected to parliament. According to the results, majority of Liberal voters say they would prefer NDP as opposed to Conservatives and NDP supporters say the same thing for Liberals in rejection of any Conservative government. But it is the current (and outdated) “first-past-the-post” election system that will provide the Conservatives with the opportunity to have their candidates elected or reelected in the Edmonton ridings that were covered by the poll. It is widely accepted that this election system fails to do justice in representing the will of the electorate. Like the poll just mentioned showed, in most of the ridings covered by the poll, Conservatives have almost razor thin majorities like one or two percent over the prospective votes for either NDP or Liberal candidates. If in a riding, a Conservative candidate gets, say 35 per cent of the votes versus
33 per cent of one opposition party and 28 per cent of the other, that candidate still goes to Ottawa to represent 100 per cent of the riding where 61 per cent voted against. For those who are happy with Stephen Harper at the helm, there is not much to think about it seems. They can just vote Conservative again without losing any sleep about it. As for those who think it is time for Harper to go, however, it seems there is some thinking to be done on whether to support NDP candidates or Liberal candidates. Unfortunately, the election campaign debates have never focused, at least so far, on changing the election system. That is a pity, because it looks like all the parties still aim to benefit from the same system. But it is up to us voters to push for change to have our votes respected more in a proportional representation system. And for this the first thing to do is to go to the ballot box. – Mustafa Eric
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Coyote study gets even more of your money Back in 2006 I wrote a column about a scientific study being done by a University of Calgary professor that involved graduate students finding and examining coyote feces. The purpose of the study was to find out if coyotes were in fact eating domestic cats and dogs. I recall the researcher at the time expressing some doubt that this was actually occurring and could only be proven by a formal science research project. The erstwhile researcher was able to convince some agency that this was of critical importance and duly received a substantial grant. That project was completed. As with most such projects researchers craft them in a way that opens the need for more further research projects. True to form our coyote professor went on to invent other critical projects one involving parasite levels between urban and rural coyotes. I expect there were other such dubious projects. I note from reviewers and critics comments that they seemed to
question the relevance of this research being it was done elsewhere. The professor’s respond rationalized it all by stating that it had not been done in Calgary – that’s the standard response when someone tries to apply common sense to what appear to be redundant studies. No matter it’s just taxpayer dollars anyway. You will now be pleased to know that the busy professor has received another large taxpayer grant to study human/coyote interrelationships in the foothills. The project is scheduled to operate until 2019 – that’s almost 15 years of research into coyotes. As a bedraggled taxpayer you might ponder what on earth your hundreds of thousands of tax dollars has bought you – well you can go to a University of Calgary website in the geography department and find out. You will find out amongst other gems of research that yes coyotes do at times eat pet cats and dogs – but that it is the fault of pet owners not coyotes. You will
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also find out from another study that the media has been very mean to coyotes – having the gall to portray coyote attacks in such a negative way. You may start suspecting that there may be a bias in the professor’s attitude towards coyotes. She tends to refer to having relationships with coyotes, and that any negative consequence or engagement be called a coyote encounter. She practices something called Compassionate Conservation – that seems appropriate for someone who does not have to suffer the financial consequences of predation. It’s all abstract of course which is why she portrays coyotes as innocent interlopers who just need to be better understood. The reality is most livestock producers understand coyotes and other predators all too
well. Coyotes don’t need to be psycho-analyzed – they need to be killed dead when they become a menace to livestock or pet owners. One can’t help but be seriously amused when reading the recommendations of a past study on coyotes. It involved students reading through over 400 newspaper and magazine stories about how coyote attacks were portrayed. From that research the offended professor scolded the media for making the poor innocent coyote look like an evil-minded predator. She chided that it wasn’t the coyote who put juicy pet and livestock meals out to be eaten. She then all but demanded that the media be required to publish positive stories about the noble coyote and its struggle to adjust to a mean cruel world. Unfortunately for that approach most of the media likes to deal with facts not fiction. The good professor with her new well-funded coyote research project will now be going outside city boundaries to deter-
mine how rural foothills area residents are coping with their coyote relationships. The intent seems to be to change such bad habits as actual coyote control by land owners. No doubt she will blame rural residents for any adverse impacts on coyotes and be demanding fines and policing. I expect the study will be suggesting that anxiety counseling be offered to coyotes that suffer any traumatic experiences with their human relationships. I expect she will recommend that all domestic livestock and pets be either removed from the landscape or put into protective cages so that innocent coyotes won’t be tempted to attack. Maybe coyotes and humans will be offered anger management courses. The outcome of this expensive study is so predictable. Of course once the project is completed it will be recommending that a further project be undertaken for the entire province. Hmmm maybe there will be new jobs for coyote psycho-therapists. Only in Alberta.
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Local community against abuse takes part in provincial campaign Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER When a victim of abuse comes forward to reveal, for the first time, the trauma of their abuse, how the first person they speak to responds can mean a world of difference in the victim’s recovery and healing. The problem is, a lot of people don’t know how to handle the deeply personal revelation, explained Associations of Communities Against Abuse (ACAA) program director Stephanie Hadley. Over the years she’s worked in the industry, she said she’d heard stories of how people have responded when victims had revealed the secret of their abuse, and the range is astounding.
A friend of hers told her about how he told his family he had been abused by a family friend. His mother had said they would “pray on it” and that was that. It took years for her friend to come to grips with what had happened in his life. What he had needed to hear at the time, Hadley said, was “I believe you” and “It’s not your fault.” Those two phrases are the most important things people can say when a victim comes forward with stories of abuse, Hadley said. Taking the step to admit what happened is deeply personal and leaves the victim feeling vulnerable, open to being re-victimized by people who are either in denial or so flabbergasted they don’t know what to say. Stettler’s ACAA is taking part in the #IbelieveYou
campaign, a movement by the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS). The campaign is endorsed by almost all post-secondary institutions in the province, with the few hold-outs having organizations on campus taking part. The movement, spread on Twitter and Facebook, is also making rounds through small video spots – two girl friends, two guys palling around, a mother and a daughter. All of them have the same theme – they are silent and wordless, save for music – with text across the bottom. “I believed you when you said I could tell you anything. I believed you when you said you’d always have my back. I believe you now.” continued on page 11
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Alberta’s country star Ian Tyson charms crowds at Ol’ MacDonalds Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER The second annual Ol’ MacDonalds’ music festival was held over the weekend of Sept. 11-13, with the biggest draw being Alberta’s country star Ian Tyson, who charmed the crowds with his performance. “I grew up listening to Ian Tyson!” said Rique Dempsey, a Stettler resident who was seated right up front to enjoy Tyson’s music. “My mom had his Cowboyography album on tape and we’d always listen to it in the truck, because something about his music just feels like home.” The music festival, which started in 2014 was called the Boom Town Music Festival, but this year organizers Jean MacDonald and son Kevin MacDonald changed the name to Ol’ MacDonalds’ Music Festival. Because of its “resounding success”, the MacDonalds thought it would be a “great idea” to host it annually and entertain the community. “Just to have a fun weekend for the adults, because we have entertained kids all summer long and thought
it would be nice to have something for the adults,” said Kevin MacDonald. “I love country music and mum loves country music, and we know some people in the industry, which made it a little more accessible to host it.” The festival kicked off on Friday, Sept. 11 with John Carlyle, and was followed by singer Tim Hus. Danny Hooper performed soon after with the closing act being the band Give ‘Em Hell Boys. There were vendors selling a wide variety of merchandise, and a beer garden had been organized, which catered to visitors. Saturday the lineup was longer starting with Kym Simon at noon. The other singers and musicians who performed were Ben Crane, Magnolia Buckskin, Trevor Panczak, Tracy Millar, Give ‘Em Hell Boys, Denver Danes, Ian Tyson, Duane Steele, with the closing act being Jason Greeley at the beer gardens. The festival closed on Sunday with cowboy church. Speaking about the festival, Kevin MacDonald hoped that their carefully
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One of the most popular acts of the second annual Ol’ MacDonalds music festival was Alberta’s country star Ian Tyson, who played on Saturday, Sept. 12 drawing huge crowds to see him perform. selected lineup would draw a lot more people than the previous year.
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Defining moments reveal our true nature and character I’ve come to believe more and more in “defining moments”. It is not a biblical term, but I do believe that many examples of defining moments are found in the Scripture. One of the more notable instances is when Pilate, in Matthew 27:22 asked, “What should I do with Jesus?...” (A question that we should all ask incidentally) Defining moments can be positive or negative in both their content and consequences. However, what they have in common is that they present opportunities and/or decisions that need to be dealt with, usually significant, sometimes stressful and at least occasionally with a sense of immediacy or urgency. There is one other thing that these defining moments have in common... how we respond to them and manage them will reveal our true nature and character. Harry Ironside, prolific writer and famous preacher, who passed away the year before I was born, shared a defining moment in his own life. As a young man Harry worked for a shoemaker. His
us to the test and the “stuff” we are made of, the motives, manners, and attitudes work
Faith & Reflection ROSS HELGETON 403-742-5020 • REVRH@TELUS.NET job preparing cowhide soles for shoes was difficult and tedious. He would cut the cowhide to size, water soak it and then pound it with a large flat headed hammer until it was hard and dry. On one occasion, Harry visited another shoemaker’s shop and noticed that they simply soaked the cowhide and then immediately nailed it to the shoe that was being made. Harry inquired about this procedure and asked if this process was as good as pounding the hides. The shoemaker winked and replied, “No, but they come back quicker for repair.” Harry suggested to his boss that they might be wasting time with all the hard work he was doing preparing the soles and re-
lated his conversation with his employer’s competitor. His employer, a Christian, took out his Bible and read, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters” (Colossians 3:23). He then explained, “Harry, I do not make shoes just for the money. I’m doing it for the glory of God. If at the judgment seat of Christ, I should have to view every shoe I’ve ever made, I don’t want to hear the Lord say ‘Dan, you didn’t do your best’. I want to see His smile and hear, ‘well done, good and faithful servant.’” Harry said that this was an influential lesson in practical Christian ethics that he never forgot. A defining moment puts
Chance to talk to a romance writer at the library Crystal Friars STETTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY Have you celebrated National Library Card Month by showing your card at Bloke’s Bakery and Brenda’s Cozy Café? There is only one week left to get your library card bonuses. If you don’t have a card, what are you waiting for? Stop by the library and get one today. Calling all ladies and romance readers! It will be A Steamy Autumn Night in the Heart of Alberta on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. MJ Summers made a name for herself with her debut novel, Break in Two, a contemporary romance. Her third in the series, Breaking Clear, came out July 30 making its way to #35 on Amazon.com under the Erotic Romance Category within two days. MJ loves to meet with readers and writers and she will convert you into fans. Join us for a night of wine, food, fun and romance. It’s a great way to spend a night with the girls. If you have not read her novels, come and check them out at the Stettler Public Library. Having MJ Summers visit the Stettler Public Library is a great way to start Alberta Culture Days. We have so much more on Saturday, Sept. 26 to keep you coming to the library. Join Shaunzy at 10:30 am to learn to make brush bots. After completing your fabulous creation, you can face off with other creators for brush bot supremacy in bot races. Spots are limited. Call 403742-2292 to register.
Also at 10:30 am on Saturday morning is car care with Kevin Coulier, a Red Sea Mechanic. Kevin will talk about wintering your vehicle and then you get to take a tour of your own car. Only 15 spots available, call the library at 403-742-2292 to register. On Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m, join a budding group of dancers as Miss Rhonda brings her Danceology troupe for an afternoon of multi-cultural dance. Everyone is welcome. We are pleased to have Kirsten Nugent coming on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. to show us how to make a beautiful fall flower arrangement. The cost is $35 per person and the spots are limited to 15 people. You will be provided with flowers and greenery while you must bring a vase or basket, plus additional embellishments like gourds. Please register by Sept. 30 so you don’t miss out on a wonderful time. International films are returning to Stettler thanks to the Stettler Public Library and the Jewel Theatre. “A Brilliant Young Mind” will be shown at the Jewel Theatre on Monday Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. and others will be shown on the first Monday of each month (October-March) at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Stettler Public Library and at the Jewel Theatre. Keep an eye out for additional activities on our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) and on our Facebook page. And if you have an activity you’d like to do/see at the library feel free to approach us.
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Jez and Bernie Gwynne Dyer THINK GLOBALLY Jeremy “Jez” Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike, and so are their ambitions. Corbyn wants to lead Britain’s Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next president of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left. To the vast surprise of practically everybody, Corbyn has just achieved the first stage of his master plan: on Saturday, he became the leader of the Labour Party. When he entered the leadership contest, the bookmakers were quoting odds of 200-toone against him, but he ended up winning the leadership by a landslide. Senator Sanders was also seen as a complete no-hoper when he threw his hat into the ring: 74 years old (Corbyn is 66), no money and no well-honed political machine behind him (ditto), and far too left-wing to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, let alone the presidency. But something unexpected is also happening with Sanders’s campaign. There were no other highprofile candidates for the Democratic nomination: most people assumed that it was Hillary Clinton’s for the asking. But then Sanders began to creep up on her, especially in the two states where the first primaries will be held, New Hampshire and Iowa. The last three polls have shown Sanders leading Clinton in New Hampshire by an average margin of 7.5 percent, and he is now one percent ahead in Iowa too. Sanders is not as far left as Corbyn, of course. No elected US politician is as far left as Corbyn, who promises to nationalise the railways and energy companies, scrap university tuition fees, bring back rent con-
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trols, raise taxes and introduce a national maximum wage to cap the wages of bankers and other high earners, impose an arms embargo on Israel, and get rid of Britain’s nuclear weapons. When asked if there were any circumstances under which he would deploy British armed forces abroad, Corbyn replied: “I’m sure there are some but I can’t think of them at the moment.” He’s a republican, although he says that ending the monarchy is “not the fight I’m interested in.” He’s a vegetarian who does not own a car, and he looks a little like Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is, in other words, the Real McCoy. Bernie Sanders, by contrast, lives in the United States, where many people regard “democratic socialism” as akin to devil worship. He favours universal healthcare funded by taxes (supported by all parties in Britain) and publicly funded elections with strict limits on corporate donations (ditto), and he too advocates free higher education and higher taxes on the rich. That’s already “socialist” in an American political context. But he’s not planning to nationalise anything, bring in rent controls, end all American military interventions overseas, or ban arms sales to Israel. Whatever his private opinons may be, he is running for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, and nobody in the Democratic Party has advocated anything that radical within living memory. Sanders is as far left within the American political spectrum (which doesn’t extend very far in that direction) as Corbyn is within the broader British spectrum. Could he really pull off a Corbyn-style upset and win the Democratic nomination? It depends on whether Hillary Clinton’s current stumbles end in a big fall in her support. It could happen. Last week’s opi-
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non polls revealed that she had lost her lead over her two likeliest Republican opponents in next year’s presidential election, Jeb Bush or Ben Carson – and even Donald Trump was drawing level with her. The Democratic National Convention is still ten months away, but it’s already late for anybody other than Vice-President Joe Biden to enter the race with a good chance of winning – and Biden is deeply conflicted about running. So if Clinton fades, Sanders would have a chance: the odds against him are already a good deal shorter than 200-to-one. Whether he could actually win the presidency is a different question. British pundits were unanimous in saying that Corbyn has no chance of winning a national election and becoming prime minister. Former Labour leader and prime ministerTony Blair went further: “If Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader it won’t be a defeat like 1983 or 2015 at the next election. It will mean rout, possibly annihilation.” But Labour just lost the last election, and the next one is five years away. There is still time to change horses if Corbyn isn’t working out. Whereas the US election is next year. Could Sanders win it? The professional pundits and pollsters in the United States say no, because he’s too far from the mainstream. Sanders just points to the despair that grips so many middleclass Americans as the rich get ever richer and their own living standards stagnate. “Don’t let anybody tell you that we’re radical, that we’re outside the mainstream. We are the mainstream.” He could be right: it’s the same despair with business as usual that has pushed Donald Trump out in front of the Republican nomination race. And that would be something, wouldn’t it? Bernie Sanders vs. Donald Trump for the presidency. At last Americans get a real choice. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
By Gus Van Harten Troy Media columnist Last Thursday night’s election debate took place against the backdrop of the hard-hit resource sector. With its focus on the economy, the debate pointed to the Harper government’s big - and thus far spectacularly bad - bet on China. In 2014, the government gave China a long-term investment deal, called the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), that is clearly lopsided in favour of China. In exchange, the government appears to have sought positive signals that China would buy and invest in Canadian resources. Since the bet was made, resource prices have plummeted and the Chinese economy is in crisis. Chinese demand for Canadian resources has declined, not grown. The bet seems unlikely to pay off for a long time, if ever. Meanwhile, Canada has been locked into a lopsided FIPA for a remarkably lengthy and anti-democratic term of 15 years. After that term is up, Canada would have to give one year’s notice to get out of the deal and then wait another 15 years for the FIPA’s survival clause to run out. In other words, the government’s commitments to China were written in the legal equivalent of cement while China’s promises to Canada were written in sand, just before the tide came in. Why is the FIPA lopsided? Here are a few examples: Incredibly, the government gave Chinese investors a general right to buy what they want in Canada’s economy without getting the same right for Canadian investors in China. I had never before seen that giveaway, across hundreds of investment treaties. The government exposed Canadian taxpayers to greater financial risk - in the form of Chinese investors’ claims for compensation against Canada - due to the larger volume of Chinese asset ownership in Canada than vice versa. The government even kept for itself a right to keep any costly settlements paid by the government to Chinese companies secret, where the government deems such se-
crecy to be “in the public interest”. The FIPA is not all negative for Canada. It delivers new protections for Canadian investors in China, albeit at a high cost to Canada as a whole. But the FIPA clearly favours China in striking ways. And China’s handsome take from the deal - a legal playing field tilted in its favour - will remain in place for decades. Why would the government do a lopsided deal? After a review of the public record on the Harper government’s approach to China, the most charitable explanation I could find was that China promised in exchange to support Canada’s resource sector, especially the oil sands. At least, if there is any other defensible explanation for a lopsided deal, it has eluded me. Yet, in the months after the government finalized the FIPA, the price of oil dramatically collapsed. To illustrate, the Western Texas Intermediate oil benchmark fell from around $95 before the big bet on the FIPA in September 2014 to around $50 in early 2015, and it now floats in the high $40s. Oil will bounce back one day, no doubt. However, the Chinese economy itself has recently been battered as its stock market and real estate bubbles began to burst, driving a further decline in demand for resources. Simply, the pro-China FIPA is an example of the government’s heavy commitment to the resource sector as an overriding economic strategy. The prospect of greater resource exports to China has not panned out. In contrast, the FIPA has harmed Canada’s legal position in competition with China for at least a generation. There are steps that a future government could take to mitigate Canada’s losses under FIPA, starting with a law that all Chinese compensation claims against Canada must be made public. Yet I doubt those steps will be a priority unless the government hears from voters. Gus Van Harten is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and the author of Sold Down the Yangtze: Canada’s Lopsided Investment Deal with China.
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On Friday, Sept. 18, the students, staff and parents of Byemoor School participated in their annual Terry Fox Run, which was followed by a visit to the Lacombe Corn Maze featuring the Marathon of Hope in honor of Terry Fox’s Run 35 years ago. Byemoor School raised $ 1,260.00 for theTerry Fox Foundation.
The county has recently, through bylaw changes, changed most land between the provincial right-ofway on lakes and property owned by owners to ER, from Municipal Reserve. As part of this change, the county is sending surveys to land owners to find out what they would like to have allowed and not allowed. The process is not complete, explained Johan van der Bank, director of planning and development with the county. Until it’s complete, he said he didn’t want to make rules for one area only. Council advised Smith that they were of the same mind as van der Bank, and said they’d wait until the surveys were complete – but would definitely take fire risks into consideration.
Initial Red Willow Creek Basin study complete continued from page 4 The report also revealed the flooding risk for Stettler, and while it is not as severe as communities along riversides, a good storm could cause the communities along the Red Willow Creek some flooding difficulties, Robbins noted.
The preliminary work was completed in July 2015, with the preliminary report showcased at the open house. The county put out a notice on its website, while the town – with fewer people affected – sent out letters to property owners. A handful of residents came to the meeting to ask
questions, most about their own properties, and find out how at-risk their properties were, and if they’d have more land on which to work. The preliminary findings show that the flood basin has reduced, Robbins said, but it’s still a draft finding, which means that property owners have to abide by the official report.
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Floor curling season begins Monday Les and Rosemary Stulberg BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS Floor curling is set to begin in Endiang for the fall and winter season on Monday, Sept. 28. Any folks interested in floor curling are welcome to join in at 1:30 p.m. each Monday at the Endiang Hall. Kindergarten classes began on Tuesday at the Byemoor School. This year’s class is Ava Gallagher, Charleen Jones, Memphis Jones, Alerie Sorensen and Joslyn Stimson. Teacher aide is Erin Wilkie. Friday was a busy day for the Byemoor School students. They started the morning off with their annual Terry Fox Run. Around mid-morning, they left by bus driven by Rosemary Stulberg for the Corn Maze at Lacombe. Students, along with the teaching staff and some parents, enjoyed the beautiful afternoon weather at the corn maze and other attractions at the Kraay
Family Farm. The 2015 design of the corn maze was cut to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. To end the day, on Friday evening the Byemoor School hosted a junior high school dance, where they were joined by other students from around the Clearview School Division. Playschool started last week at the Byemoor School. Paige Jones is the instructor this year. The little ones in playschool include Colter, Kord, Felix and Alana. Chuck and Maryann Taylor from the Barrie, Ontario area were Endiang visitors last week, making a stop at the Endiang café where they had a visit with the locals and got in touch with Chuck’s family roots. Chuck’s mother Bessie (nee Kobi) Boss was raised at Endiang where Schellenbergs live today and his father Pat Taylor was from the Halkirk area.
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Independent DISTRICT Linda Smith and family members enjoyed a visit with Claire Hamilton from England on the weekend. Claire is in Alberta for three weeks on a workrelated tour. We extend happy 65th birthday wishes to Clara Abram on Sept. 15 and Roxy Gallagher on Sept. 17. Enjoy being on the government payroll, ladies. We send birthday wishes to Barb Schilling who celebrated her 93rd birthday on Sept. 17. Congratulations Barb on this special milestone and best wishes for many more. Upcoming events to mark on your calendar: Oct. 21 — Flu Clinic at the Byemoor School library from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Shingles shots are also available with prior registration by contacting Nicole Devaleriola at 403820-2400. Oct. 24 — Byemoor fall roast beef supper from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Byemoor Community Hall.
Big Valley ladies equipped with self defense skills Ladies attending the self-defense course held at the Big Valley Dropin Centre on Saturday, Sept. 19 were offered some excellent information geared to enrich their personal wellbeing. During the two-hour course, attendees ranging in age from teens to seniors, were introduced to some basic techniques which would help to escape from an attacker in a variety of situations. Everyone walked away with new skills and a few common sense concepts on personal safety. Thanks to the Village of Big Valley and the Friends of the Big Valley Library for bringing this course to our community. Special thanks to the instructor and his super “assistants”. We hope to run this course again soon. This Sunday, Sept. 27, the Big Valley Historical Society will hold an open house at their new Tool Museum on Railway Ave. For those who don’t know, this is the Quonset building right beside the Big Valley Inn’s parking lot. The society will be having their grand opening next summer; date not decided yet; but in the meantime there have been so many people asking when they can see inside, the society has decided to do a “sneak preview” open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. At 2 p.m. there will be a short ribbon-opening ceremony and then everyone is welcome in for a sneak peek and some light refresh-
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ment. They have a few displays set up but it has been a very slow process to fasten thousands of tools onto pegboard. Come on down and have a peek at what is done so far. The very popular annual Big Valley Christmas Craft Show and Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Big Valley Hall. To book a table, please call Andrea at (403) 876-2064. At Big Valley’s 8th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament, the Annable, Bahan, Scott, Stuber, Shaw, Ridley, McCrindle, Webster, Swainston, Evans, Klaus, and Jim Paul Sr. families wish to thank everyone who came out to take part and/or help. There were 51 golfers this year. The game was changed a bit with golfers having to tee off or putt in unusual ways; using a chair, with hockey gloves, blind folded, etc. The first place team was Larry Annable with Don Annable, Cory Annable and Lori Annable. This year, the proceeds will be donated to the Tool Museum and the Big Valley Fire Department.
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Haying and harvest, lawns and gardens have all hit a snag with the rains we continue to have. For a dry year, we have far outreached last year’s total. Several people witnessed the northern lights on Saturday night. Some report they were dancing to the northeast. Happy 16th birthday to Alex Skocdopole. Grandparents Stan and Gloria Diegel helped Alex celebrate on Saturday night at Greg and Richelle’s, with family gathering. Bill and Joyce Hansel had the pleasure of daughter Marylou’s company on the weekend. While there they took a day trip to Red Deer, daughter Sandy as well, celebrating Sandy’s birthday a day early. Fred and Velvet
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Entwisle , Sandy Rowland and Tom Bigney were among the fans Sunday night in Edmonton at the Commonwealth Colosseum to cheer on and enjoy AC/DC concert. They were rained on, arrived home 2:30 in the morning, tired but happy to have been there. The Omega Circle ladies are gearing up for the 95th annual bazaar. Mark your calendars for October 31 (that’s right, Halloween). Bazaar starts 2 p.m. Tickets for the main raffle are available
through Linda Volker or any member you call. Anyone wishing to donate prizes to the bazaar, it is great to have them early for recording and set up and they are greatly appreciated. The Omega Circle has a slip tank for sale. Please contact Joanne Hoopfer at 403 742 8556. While in Gadsby this week, I did hear that Tanner and Jennifer Diegel had a baby girl last Sunday, Sept. 13, Harper Anne weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces. Congratulations to all.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Stettler Wildcats settle for a tie against Sabres Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER The lead that Wildcats had earned over Sabres in the third quarter whittled away in the fourth as Sabre player Dalton Letawsky scored a touchdown, followed by Ben Taje’s convert to tie the game at 22, on Friday, Sept. 18. Wildcats got a good start as Alex LeBlanc scored a field goal in the first seven minutes of the first quarter, and reinforced the lead by a touchdown in the second. But the Sabres played a strong game to restrict Wildcats to a tie in the end. “We had a tough week of practice leading up to this game, a lot of kids were sick or had nicks and bruises from last week which kept our numbers low at practice throughout the week,” said Guy Neitz, assistant head coach and offensive co-ordinator. “This lack of focus and enthusiasm transferred into the game on Friday.” Wildcats player Cooper Smyth ran the ball well and scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, including a passing touchdown. What went against the
Wildcats was way too many penalties that killed drives and gave Wetaskiwin a fresh set of downs to extend drives. Wildcats had at least five major unnecessary roughness penalties plus several illegal blocks and offside calls, which gave Sabres an edge. Wildcats offence put together some great drives and scored quickly, but did not play with enough consistency to keep Wetaskiwin’s offence off the field. The defence was strong, keeping Wetaskiwin to only having a couple of plays over 10 yards and forcing three turnovers. “I will take the blame for the loss on Friday night,” said head coach Norbert Baharally. “I did a poor job of making substitutions, I should have kept our players a little more fresh than what they were and had more regular rotations and substitution happening throughout the entire game.” Wildcats player Austin Rosland also had a strong game at tailback and Terran Garbutt was strong on both offence and defence. But Sabres took advantage of crucial fumbles
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Clayton Page of Stettler Wildcats successfully tackles opponent Dalton Letawsky in their home game against Wetaskiwin Sabres on Friday, Sept. 18. The game was tied at 22. to surge ahead, especially in the fourth quarter, when opponent Dalton Letawsky scored a touchdown, followed by a convert as Sabres tied the game at 22. “For us to be success-
ful, both the offence and defence have to execute consistently with the offence keeping the ball in our possession and the defence limiting the opponents’ time on the field,” said Neitz.
Wildcats plays Camrose Trojans next on Friday, Sept. 25 in an evening, under-the-lights game at 7.30 p.m. The game is preceded by a tailgate party from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., which will
be a fundraiser for all the football teams. There will also be an open house for the field house in the first hour to give an insight into the progress and completion of the facility.
Cougars hunt down Jr. Broncs Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER
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Oh no you don’t! - Spying the Ponoka Junior Broncs’ player making a break with the ball, the Cougars’ defensive line pivots and brings him down to the turf. The Cougars kept the Broncs scoreless for all quarters, winning 64-0.
Despite warm, sunny weather, the Ponoka Junior Broncs didn’t have the warmest welcome at their match against Stettler, going down 64-0 to the Cougars. The Saturday, Sept. 19 match pitted the larger, more practiced Cougars against the slender, newer Junior Broncs squad. The Broncs, now in their third year of existence, doesn’t benefit from a Peewee level of football, like the Stettler Cougars do, and it showed. Stettler’s defence blocked and flattened any bronc that came within range, and by half-time, the score stood at 56-0. “This gave us a great opportunity (in the second half) to play our younger players, giving them some valuable playing time and allowing us to evaluate and see where and what we need to focus on,” coach Mark Neitz said. Players Noah McKay and Carson Neitz barreled down the field, eating up yard after yard for the Cougars, while the defensive line suppressed Ponoka’s attempt to gain yards. McKay, Brett Mercier and Carson
Neitz each scored touch downs in the first quarter, with McKay running 30 yards, Mercier 14 and Neitz 62. In the second quarter, Mercier again scored a touchdown with a 45 yard interception. Steel Nichols also added to the Cougars’ score with his second-quarter 41-yard reception and run for touchdown. Delaney Anderson ran 14 yards for another second-quarter touchdown, and McKay, with just one second left in the second quarter, finished a 34-yard dash for another touchdown. The only points in the second half of the game came courtesy of a seven-yard touchdown by Curtis Myshaniuk, in the third quarter. “It was nice to see our passing game coming into form, with receptions and points put on the board by multiple receivers,” coach Neitz added. “We are still far from where we want to be on both sides of the ball, but we are progressing and gaining confidence every week.” The Cougars travel to Lacombe this Saturday, Sept. 26 to play at 1 p.m., most likely the toughest opponent the team will face this season.
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Fall Equipment , RV, Tool, Vehicle Misc. Consignment Sale - 11:00 a.m. - Sale Yards - JD 3020 Diesel tractor - 1995 GMC 3500 4x4 with good steel deck - 1971 Gator boat trailer, 14’ anchor Fishing boat c/w 50 hp Johnson etc - 2008 Monte Vista 31’ 5th wheel holiday trailer, c/w 3 slides, winter skirting pkg, very nice. - 1998 Chev pick-up truck - 2008 Chev Cobalt 4 dr car, excellent - 2009 Pontiac Vibe, snow tires, manual transmission - 1998 Prospector 23’ 5th wheel trailer, all equip. winterized - Large assortment of new tow straps and tie downs: 4- 30’ tie downs - triangle rings, 4- 40’ tie downs - Ratchet 8 - 30’ tow straps with rings, 6 - 50’ tow straps with loops - 6” x 40’ Sakundriak Auger - 8” x 45’ Auger - 8” x 40’ Aguer - NH 354 Mixer Mill - and more
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
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Exhibition season over for Lightning Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Pre-season exhibition games are a thing of the past for the Stettler Lightning, after a set of weekend games against the Vegreville Rangers. Stettler hit the ice in Vegreville on Saturday, Sept. 19. According to coach Gavin Brandl, the team knew they’d be in for a different style of hockey, since the team was large in physical size and in a different league. “They’re a big team, and they were playing an intimidation game,” Brandl said of the Rangers. ”We got some of our older guys on the ice, ones we hadn’t been playing, and they could handle it.” Once the intimidation factor was handled, the Lightning got its speed game on, pulling out ahead to win 6-4. Derek Muhlbach netted two goals, with Matt Johannson, Matt Sylvester, Ethan Rost and Tyler Wagner all scoring a point for the team. The next day, the Lightning hosted the Rangers at Stettler for a mid-afternoon Sunday game, drawing a small crowd for what appeared would be another Lightning domination game. The first period saw the Lightning skating circles around the visiting Rangers, but that advantage seemed to peter out in the second period. A late-game goalie change for the Rangers, as well
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The Stettler Lightning started the second period of its exhibition game on Sept. 20 strong, with No. 13 Kieran Rost firing this shot between the goalie’s legs. The Rangers went on to tie the score, and won in a shoot-out. as the Lightning perhaps becoming too relaxed, is what did the team in, Brandl said. “We had a lead and it vanished,” he said, noting that the score was 3-0 at the start of the second period, with another Lightning goal within the first two minutes of play. “As soon as we let the other team dictate how the game goes, it changes,” Brandl said. “It was a learning experience, and I don’t think we’ll let that happen again.” The relaxation on the part of the Lightning saw the game go from being 5-0 for Stettler to being tied 6-6. Muhlbach, Ryan Strome, Jake Bottomley, Kieran Rost, Rylee Jacobson and DJ Kistner scored for the Lightning during
regular play. Overtime didn’t solve the score and it went to a shoot-out, with Vegreville managing to get the puck past the Lightning’s netminder. Of the six games played exhibition pre-season this year, Stettler managed to come out ahead in two, once against Mountainview, and once against Vegreville. Stettler’s first regularseason game is against Medicine Hat on Saturday, Sept. 26 in Medicine Hat, followed the next weekend with a 4 p.m. Oct. 2 game in Coaldale. Stettler’s first home game of the season is against High River on Oct. 3, with the gate opening at 7:30 p.m. Freezer malfunction A malfunction in the
freezer where the decade-old Lightning Turkey was kept saw the team’s long-time turkey toss trophy thaw over the summer. The team, in partnership with No Frills and the Stettler Food Bank, have a turkey toss between periods of their home games. Participants slide a frozen turkey down the ice, trying to get it through a screen into the net. If they’re successful, the winner gets a coupon for a turkey, and the team donates one to the foodbank. The same turkey has been used for the toss for nearly a decade, until the freezer door was accidentally left slightly ajar, and he thawed out. The new Lightning turkey will make its debut on Oct. 3.
Red Deer Rebels triumph over Tigers Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Red Deer Rebels emerged victorious 6-3 against Medicine Hat Tigers in their exhibition game in Stettler on Saturday, Sept. 19. This at first seemed a far cry as the opponents scored swiftly in the first period and Rebels was down 2-0. Medicine Hat player David Quenneville scored in the first 13 minutes of the first period, followed by another goal in the next five minutes by Markus Eisenschmid, and assisted
by Brad Forrest and Zach Fischer. “It was a good result for us after going down 2-0 and it is always great to play the Tigers in that building every year because it is a smaller ice surface than we are used to and things happen very fast which helps us evaluate our players,” said Steve O’Rourke, assistant coach, Red Deer Rebels. “I believe we played a solid game and continued to focus on the little details to be successful.” continued on page 15
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Colton Bobyk of Red Deer Rebels is in hot pursuit to get the puck in his possession from his opponent Steven Owre in their game against Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 19. Rebels won the game 6-3.
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Stettler Panthers’ Kurt Heidecker makes a flying leap, bringing down Drumheller Terrapins’ Weston Snider, who made a break with the ball. The Panthers kept the game nearly scoreless for the visitors, with the Terrapins only bringing in one touchdown out of the whole game.
Panthers clobber Terrapins Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Panthers Peewee football squad came out on top with a large points lead against the visiting Drumheller Terrapins at their Saturday, Sept. 19 game. The game finished 36-7. The burgundy and gold team kept its defensive line
strong, shutting down attempt after attempt by the visitors to gain yards and points. Perennial stars David Butterwick and Carson Mottus brought home the most points for the Panthers, with Butterwick – who brought home several track and field awards last year – running in three touchdowns, a 60-yard, 85-yard and 50-yard dash. Mottus made two long dashes himself, pulling ahead of the Terrapins, for a 49-yard and a 42-yard
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continued from page 14 In the second period Red Deer Rebels fired all cylinders as they managed to score five goals in a matter of seven minutes, while Tigers player Matt Staples managed to get the puck in once. Josh Mahura started the scoreboard ticking for Rebels as he scored in the 11th minute of the second period. Within a couple of minutes of his scoring Jack McClelland scored, assisted by Presten Kopeck. Grayson Pawlenchuk scored twice soon after, for his first goal he was assisted by Kayle Doetzel. Jeff de Wit assisted him in his second goal. This was followed by Presten Kopeck’s goal assisted by Colton Bobyk, which gave Rebels the lead of 5-3.
touchdown. By half-time, the Panthers led by 20 points; by the end of the game the team had brought in another 16, for a 36 point tally. In the third quarter, the Terrapins finally made a mark on the scoreboard, bringing in a touchdown and point. The Panthers next play at home on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. at William E. Hay, where they’ll face the Lacombe Explosion.
Our past year has brought new hope and strength and we are looking forward to the future. To all of you that have made our reality of GROW rather than GO. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, we know without the generosity and the generations of families that have been or gone to Bar Harbour and are wanting to see us succeed....you know who you are, Thank You! We invite you to come to Bar Harbour Camp Wednesday, October 7 - 6:00p.m. See what we have done and what we are planning for the winter and spring, Dessert Night by Teresa’s Catering For more information call Bar Harbour Camp 403-742-4887
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Harvest weather looking good Donation for playground welcomed Happy harvesting everyone, as the weather is steadily improving this week, I am sure the combines are chewing their way through each and every field. I failed to report on some news that I received last week. At St. Mary’s Lodge this past July, there were two birthdays in the Extended Care: Nora Scheurer and Watson Reed. In the Lodge, Agnes Greig was the only one celebrating her special day. In August, there were more birthdays; in Extended Care, Margo Henning, Lou Frere, Mary Chambers, Marie Kubinec, Audrey Smith and Neil Kroeker; In the Lodge, there was Dick Vickery and Mary Scheibler. Happy belated birthday to all of these special people to celebrating another wonderful year. In September, the birthday club with host their monthly party on the 21st with Marilyn Olmstead hosting. As with the start of school, there is also the start of many different clubs and organizations. The Morrin Figure Skating Club is getting going and looking for children interested in joining in. Wendy Cuncannon will take calls from interested parents, her number is 403-772-2287. Rumsey Ag Society Curling will be starting up around the first weekend of November with super league being the first to step on the ice and all other groups shortly after, open league, ladies, juniors, seniors. If any of these groups sound right to you, you can contact Brooks and Jackie Watts for more information. We
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are always looking for more curlers to make it more fun. The Rumsey/Rowley 4-H Beef club will have their organizational meeting during the last week of October. Jill and Kent Holowath are the people to contact for more info on that group at 403368-3733. Keep this in mind as you are rounding up your groups from pasture and trailing home those big cows and calves. The Fall Supper will be held on the first Saturday of November which is the seventh this year. Make sure you mark your calendar of this date as it is always a fun event after a long fall of harvesting. Volleyball has started in all the schools in the area. In Morrin School, we have some local children playing, Brett Holowath, Cauy Burns, Bryce Kopjar, Levi Hampton; and on the girls’; team, we have Katie Primrose, Shelbi Primrose, Quinn Nelson, Karson and Kyra Gridley. Poor Mackenna Walker started out on the girls team but broke her foot which will side-line her athletic career for a few weeks.
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The Halkirk Education Support Foundation received a cheque in the amount of $ 7,500 in funding through the Community Enhancement Fund in partnership with Paintearth Waste Management and the Progressive Waste Solutions, operators of the Coronation landfill site. The cheque was accepted by Staci Charbonneau, a parent member of the education committee. The grant monies will go towards building a new, up to date, playground at the Mother Teresa school. The committee has been raising funds for the past year. We send out special birthday greetings to Lowell Berry, who celebrated his 90th birthday on Sept. 18. Lowell treated his coffee shop friends to coffee on Thursday morning. Congratulations to Leighann Doan Reimer, who was inducted into the Dino’s Hall of Fame at the University of Calgary on Friday night. Leighann played with the Dino’s basketball team while attending university. Visiting with Terry and Peggy Vockeroth were
Halkirk Herald ROSE KOENRAADT & DOROTHY ANDERSON 403-884-2237/403-742-4494 Peggy’s cousins Sheila and Alan Francis along with their daughter Kelly and Mark Parrott from Stanstead-Abbott, England. During their threeweek stay, they toured the mountains, visited attractions in Edmonton and Drumheller and enjoyed camping at Tolman Bridge. It was a wonderful experience for them. Bob and Irene Cox from Courtney, Vancouver Island, spent several days visiting with Doug and Virginia Duke. They also got together with Keith and Regina Marshall in Stettler and with Allan and Jeannette Marshall from Wetaskwin. Irene is a cousin to Virginia, Keith and Allan. Their yearly visit includes a stop at Spruce Meadows and a week in Halkirk.
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Mrs. Karen Norman will be back at the Halkirk School on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to teach piano lessons. The Laurin family have had a busy summer. We send congratulations out to Danica Laurin and Jeff Sutton, who were married on July 4 and to Morgan Laurin and Damen Hiller, who were married on Sept. 19. The family lived northwest of Halkirk for many years and the girls attended school in town. Coming up: Oct.1 and 8 – Ham and turkey bingo at the hall at 7:30; Oct. 8 afternoon- performance by the Popovich entertainers; Oct. 17 – Elks annual oyster fry followed by a white elephant sale. Doors open at 5:30. Phone Dale or Melody at 884 – 2456 for tickets.
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Louise Bellair BOTHA BOOSTER Tomorrow, Thursday, come out to the Botha Kindergarden room at 10:30 a.m. for the Stettler Public Library Botha Read and Rhyme Program, which is held for children ranging from 0-5 years of age. Everyone is welcome to attend. Do you have a liking for community events and volunteer interaction, if so Botha Community Centre is looking for new members. Please contact Lorraine Hankins at 403-742-3937, for more information and see when the meetings are held. If you need to contact the village office at all, please call 403-742-5079 of fax 403-742-6586 with any questions or concerns. Their hours of operation are between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Their regular meetings are every fourth Thursday of each month starting at 7 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend. Your council members are Mayor-Flo Iskiw, Deputy Mayor-Ken Hoeskstra, Councillor-Frank O’Hara, and the CAO is Eric Jerrard. The Botha Transfer Station hours are every Tuesday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. and again on Saturdays from 8 a.m till 12 noon. Hopefully this is convenient for everyone. Mr. Dale Armstong funeral memorial will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27 at the seniors’ centre. Sympathy goes out to all his family and close friends. Don’t forget coffee is always on at 10 a.m. every Wednesday morning at the seniors’ centre, and everyone is welcome to join your neighbors there. Then every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, starting at 1 p.m., join your friends at a friendly game of floor curling. It’s a lot of fun and everyone is welcome to join in. On Oct. 6, starting at 12 noon, is the seniors’ monthly meeting held at the seniors’ centre. All seniors are welcome to attend. Then on Thursday, Oct 8, Botha Seniors will be hosting a floor-curling tournament. So please contact a player and get involved or show up at the seniors’ centre that day at 9:30 a.m. and join in the fun. They would love to see you there.
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The Stettler Junior Badminton Club will hold Registration Night on Monday, Oct. 5 & Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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CAMERON BAY HOLDINGS INC. o/a McDonalds’s in Ponoka and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full time and part time Food Service Supervisors. Wages are between $13.95 to $16.00 per hour, depending upon experience and qualifications. Candidates must be able to work a variety of shifts and have 3 to 5 years previous experience. Must be able to supervisor up to 20 crew. Part-time applications will be accepted from Canadians and Permanent Residents. Apply in person 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, 37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer or email resume to cbay22@telus.net or fax to 403-783-4251.
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Please apply to 403-741-7864 to book interview time.
Red Willow Pork Farm is now accepting applications for
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN at our pork farming operation near Stettler, AB. We offer competitive wages ($14-18 per hour), health plan, RRSP contributions and production bonuses. This position is for full time continuous employment. Requirements: - Driver's license - Speak, read and write English. - Be mechanically inclined - Willingness to work in a high health facility with animals present - Be able to lift 50 pounds and be physically Àt - Ability to do minor welding and basic mechanical work - Be willing to solve problems and work independently - Have a great attitude and be willing to learn Email resume with references to Daryl Possberg at dpossberg@sunhavenfarms.com
Chiropractor 4912 - 51 Street Stettler, AB Open Mon. - Sat.
Health Care
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PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage “Keeping people in Motion...”
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RUBBER DUCK YARD CARE
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LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
4719 - 49 St. Stettler, Alberta One block East of Scotia Bank
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Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome
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4910 - 51 Street Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
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HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability Tax Credit. $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.
Photography
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Sept 26th at the Calnash Ag Event Centre -East Building, Ponoka, AB. Activities all day 10:00 am Horn Measuring Bull Alley -all day 11:30 Heifer Futurity 1:00 pm Lunch 2:00 pm Select Texas Longhorn Sale View the catalog on line at www.ctlalonghorns.com Call Jeff for more info 780-966-3320 Or email ofÀce@ ctlalonghorns.com CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311
Auctions
HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL PUMPS & PRESSURE LOTS in High River, Surplus Equipment Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auction. Saturday, October Auctioneers Unreserved 3, 10 a.m. 7018 Auction, October 29 in Johnstone Dr., Red Deer. Edmonton. 2 parcels Selling pumps, compresPaved street, zoned Direct sors, pressure washers, Control/Highway generators, welders, Commercial Industrial. lathes, electric motors, hot Jerry Hodge: tubs, patio tables, etc.; 780-706-6652; www. rbauction.com/realestate. montgomeryauctions.com. 1-800-371-6963. LAKE FRONT HOME at JackÀsh Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 6400 +/- walkout bungalow, interior to be completed, 2.08 +/- title acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.
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24 HOUR SERVICE TRUCK Domestic, Industrial & Oilfield
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UNDEVELOPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL LOTS at Baptiste Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2.05+/- and 1.62+/- title acres, power & natural gas at property line. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.
UNRESERVED AUCTION OCT. 15. PPEC Pacer Promec & Oilsands Exediting. Construction, trucks, trailers, tools, cranes, inventory, seacans, buildings. Fort McMurray, phone 780-944-9144; www. CenturyServices.com. UNRESERVED COIN & Currency Auction. $1000 bills, Canadian, US, Foreign. No buyer’s fee! 10 a.m., Saturday, September 26, Legion Hall, Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction, 780-842-5666; www. scribnernet.com.
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Household Furnishings
Misc. for Sale
UPCOMING ESTATE AUCTIONS Wed. Sept. 16, at 6 pm. and Wed. Sept, 30 at 6 pm. both at The Moose Hall, 2 miles south of Ponoka on Hwy. 2A ~~~~~ TO BOOK YOUR SALE CALL Big Strapper Auction 403-782-5693 Check website for full listings
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A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted: Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.
www.tallpinedrilling.com Water Incentive Programs for Farmers
Office Supplies
KING and Queen Size Beds are on SALE We have total 70 Queen Beds and 4 King Beds (included Head Boards, Box Frames, Box Springs and Mattresses) for SALE. Everything is in excellent condition, Mattresses have always been covered by a mattress protector. Just $150 for Queen and $170 for King ones. If you are interested Please feel free to call me at 403-742-3391 or email me at super8stettler@shaw.ca
www.bigstrapperauctions.net
Red Deer 403-343-6266 Bentley 403-748-2955 admin@tallpinedrilling.com
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WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11 10 pkgs. of 500 sheets
$48/case Shop Stettler & Save! 403-742-2395
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BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4-6ft. $35.00 each. Machine planting:$10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delvery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0967
Agricultural #2000 - #2290
WHITE SPRUCE TREES. for sale. 4-6ft. $35.00 each. 6-8ft. $45 each. Delivered and planted. Delivery extra. 403-305-8201
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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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READ the classifieds and find just what you’re looking for. 309-3300
Advertisers in th showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.
Candor Realty Ltd. Ph. 403-742-4424 Fran Snowden
4908 - 51 Street
BI-LEVEL
MANY UPGRADES in this 3 bdrm home. Main floor laundry & totally renovated bsmt. Fenced yard, deck, single garage & carport. Great location! $269,900.
ACREAGE
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE! Saturday Sept. 26 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 4905- 45 St.
Your Hostess: Fran Snowden
STARTER
Karen Cannady
BUNGALOW
WELL MAINTAINED 2 bdrm bungalow. Ideal starter home with single detached garage and sits on a corner lot. Ready to move into. $148,500.
Stettler’s Best Read Real Estate Section Reaches Buyers and Sellers Where They Live, Work and Farm 1st CHOICE REALTY
ALIX 4913 - 51 STREET
3.11 ACRES just North East of Erskine. Several outbuildings such as new garden shed large garage & small cabin for guest house. Can be purchased with or without cabin. No services @ present. ONLY $179,000.
FAMILY HOME
LOTS OF ROOM in this 1.5 storey home. 4 bdrm/ 2 baths. Updated kitchen, large fenced yard & double garage. $229,900. Locally owned & operated
MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILE on its own lot. Nice bright home, well maintained & all appliances included. Ideal starter home for a young family. $173,000.
BIG VALLEY
LOVELY MODULAR HOME with 3 bdrms/ 3 baths. 1,860 sq. ft. all on one level. Well kept inside & out. Dbl garage & on 2 lots. A pleasure to view. $220,000.
403-742-6747 JUST LISTED
AFFORDABLE BUNGALOW close to school & daycare. With 3 bdrm/ 2 bath, this would be a great home for a young family just starting out. $129,000.
ACREAGE
5.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND only minutes away from Stettler. Ready to build on with all utilities to the property line. New approach completed. $119,900.
Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings
Great revenue property! Duplex with full basement between main street and schools. $329,000. CALL NOW!
Large 7 bedroom Character home on double lot. Only 2 blocks from main street. Many improvements. Mature trees. ASKING $289,000
Seniors paradise! Everything on one level. 20 ft. wide manufactured home. Beautiful yard. Well kept home. $189,500 DON’T WAIT!
When you get the facts it’s Re/Max! View Stettler area listings at: www.stettlerhomes.com “Each office independently owned & operated”
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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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1520 SQ FT, 3 bedroom lakefront home @Buffalo Sands (11m nw of Erskine) fully furnished & winterized $1500/mo. (util. incl) Avail. Oct 15/15 - June 15th/16 (neg) 403-225-3044 2 BDRM. house in Stettler near main street, $1100/mo. utils. included, DD same, avail.Jan. 1, ref’s req’d. Call Clint 403-742-9729 IN HALKIRK: a beautiful village has 1 level cottage home, 2 bdrms., washer, dryer, fridge & stove included. Close to elementary Catholic School & bus for high school. $700. rent/dd. + utilities. Call 780-583-3280 SMALL house in Donalda w/private deck, fenced yard, garage, can be 1 or 2 bdrm. $700/mo. + utils, n/s, 403-883-2819 STETTLER 3 bdrm. 2 bath split level house w/deck & fenced yard, ref’s. & SD 403-740-6782
Spacious 1&2 bdrm units. Balcony, in suite storage, water & heat incl. Available immediately. New managers Frances or Mic 403-742-4448
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Storage Space
STETTLER MINI STORAGE Household, furniture, business records, etc. Various sizes. Protected by security alarm and fenced and lighted perimeter. Owner: Reg and Darlene Hunter 403-740-9283 or 403-742-3153
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PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full operational with management available. Central Saskatchewan. Crossfenced & complete infrastructure. Natural springs excellent water. Shortly ready to locate cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.
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Houses For Sale
HOUSE for sale. 4 bedroom home, 937 sq. ft., downstairs all developed, clean & well kept, 4003-59A St. Close. Priced to sell. Only $187,500. Phone 403-742-2232.
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BUFFALO LAKE/ ROCHON SANDS LAKEFRONT, extensively renovated, 3 bdrm. 2 full baths, 5 new appls, extra large lakeside deck/backyard, no pets, n/s, SD, 20 minutes from Stettler, AB. 1-403-742-0024 avail. Oct.1, 2015
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2 BDRM suite in tri-plex unit, rent/dd $800, ref. req., avail. Sept. 1. Contact Clint at 403-742-9729 BEST RENTAL VALUE IN STETTLER 1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites. All utilities, cable, internet. Avail. immediately Kimberly 403-690-5828
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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.
GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES Now Offering 24 X 68 Homes. Starting from $157,900 including delivery (Conditions apply). Call one of our two locations for details: 403-945-1272 (Airdrie) or 403-347-0417 (Red Deer). SALE CARRIED OVER! 27 homes built and ready to be delivered before Thanksgiving. Free insulated skirting package on all remaining homes, until Sept. 26th; www. jandelhomes.com.
Public Notice #6000
Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050
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NOTICE
TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of ELIZABETH MONICA NIXON who died on June 29, 2015 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by October 27, 2015 and provide details of your claim with
Financial #4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430
Landman Reule Law Office Barrister & Solicitor at Box 1630, 4819 - 51 St. Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0
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BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage.
EASY!
If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311
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Established business with good potential and highway traffic. Serious inquiries only!
403-742-5406 (after 11am) 403-430-0062 (anytime)
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County of of Stettler Stettler No. County No. 6 6
Community Support Services
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE
ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS
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
The County of Stettler No. 6 is inviting all interested Contractors to submit detailed proposals for the removal of fire debris and site cleanup at #17 Railway Avenue, Nevis, Alberta. Proposals should include removal and disposal of all debris, filling in/ leveling all open excavations, supply and place 0.1m topsoil and seed all disturbed areas. It will also be the responsibility of the contractor to locate and remove any existing underground storage tanks. Contractors are advised that the County will assign prime contractor responsibilities, as specified in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, to the successful contractor. The Contractor must also safeguard any utilities and arrange removals as necessary, and will be responsible for obtaining required safety code permits. Contractors shall comply with all municipal, provincial and federal regulations and requirements for the described work. The County desires the work to be completed no later than November 15, 2015. Contractors shall submit a schedule with their proposals noting any conditions or deviations for this desired completion date. Please send your sealed proposals to: County of Stettler No. 6 Attention: Rick Green 6602 – 44 Ave., Box 1270 Stettler AB, TOC 2L0
Wednesday 6:00 p.m. For more info call Bob 403-820-5583
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
403-742-4271; 403-742-1887
AL-ANON
Brenda 403-742-0990 Betty 403-742-5673
ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY
403-346-4636 Red Deer www.alzheimer.ab.ca
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery 403-742-3759
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
Committee Member Required
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS
Looking for an opportunity to do something positive for your community? Become a Member-at-Large!
HOME SUPPORT STETTLER & DISTRICT
The County of Stettler No. 6 is seeking an individual willing to sit as its Member-at-Large representative for the:
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
Weed Control Act Appeal Board – 1 vacant spot You will help make positive decisions which will benefit the County of Stettler, and its many partnering communities. If you reside in the County of Stettler and are interested in serving on the above Board or would like additional information about this opportunity, please contact Tim Fox, Chief Administrative Officer at 742-4441.
Invitation to Tender
Two Nights Oct 10 & 11 & Dinner $
Public Notices
Applications will be considered and appointments made at the October 14, 2015 County of Stettler No. 6 Organizational Meeting.
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Motels/ Hotels
Public Notices
Request for Proposals
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Manufactured Homes
Money To Loan
Real Estate #4000 - #4190
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*** Farm Land 4 Sale! *** 3 Km North of hwy 53. On QE 2 freeway. 140 acres Cultivated #1 soil. phone 1-403-358-2289 $4,000. Yearly oil revenue - http:// www.kijiji.ca/v-land-for-sale /red-deer/quarter-sectionfarm-land-for-sale-on-qe-11highway-2/1102607959
One Night & Dinner - Oct 11 Manufactured Homes
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Independent CLASSIFIEDS
The County of Stettler No 6 is accepting sealed tenders for the construction of: Erskine Water and Sewer Improvements The work in this project is located in Erskine, AB Major work items are as follows: 1. 150 mm DR 18 PVC Water Main 490 m 2. 200 mm DR 18 PVC Water Main 275 m 3. Water Services 18 each 4. 200 mm DR 35 PVC Sanitary Sewer Main 435 M 5. Sanitary Services 10 each 6. 5A Sanitary Manholes 20 Vm Tender documents can be picked up at the Owner’s Representative, #302, 4702-49 Ave, Red Deer, AB. A general site visit will be held on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. starting at the Erskine Pump Station located at Prospect Ave and Johnson Street. All tenderers are encouraged to attend this once only scheduled site inspection. For more information please contact Chris George at MPE Engineering, #302, 4702-49 Ave., Red Deer, AB Phone 403-348-8340. Sealed tenders clearly marked on the envelope as to contents, will be received at the County of Stettler, 6602-44 Avenue, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 before 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, October 1, 2015.
403-742-4059
403-742-6568
Hot Line 403-342-1444
STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS) For more information phone 403-742-6456
STETTLER FOOD BANK Betty Birch 403-742-0732
STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL RCMP office 403-742-3382 www.stettlercop.org
STETTLER HANDIBUS 403-742-5858
STETTLER HEALTH EMERGENCY LINE 403-742-6568
STETTLER PEOPLE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS 403-742-2337
STETTLER READ & WRITE OFFICE 403-742-2999
T.O.P.S.
(Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Grace - 403-742-0681 Vivian - 403-742-3935
VICTIM SERVICES 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. Just Dial - 403-742-1155
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Independent SCHOOL ZONE
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CKCS Students excited for a new school year By Abbey Bohn and Nicole Kennedy, Grade 9 students All the students at CKCS are still caught up in the excitement of school. Each student is trying to find that perfect routine to fit into. To begin the 2015-2016 school year off right, CKCS attended their first Mass on Sept. 16. Father Don gave a great homily to welcome and inspire the staff and students. He began by asking the younger students about their summer activities, and it was fun to hear the interesting stories, and experiences that people participated in. He then spoke about how we are not an anarchy, and that we must work together to be a great school community. Also to kick off the year, CKCS met their Faith Friends. Faith Friends walk together to Mass each month, and are a friendly face in the halls. On Sept. 14, all grades gathered in the gym and met their little or big buddies for this year. Partners coloured puzzle pieces to signify that even though we are all different, we can all fit together in harmony. With all the new excitement of this year, we are glad to have opened up our 2015 Book Fair. All students are very excited about the eye-catching book displays at the front of our school. Our Book Fair is running from Sept. 16 through 23.
This past week, classes were busy perusing the shelves and creating their wish lists. With the start of school, many of the CKCS clubs have begun. Some of the many clubs that have started are Newspaper, Spirit Squad, Cross-Country and Choir. There has been a great turn out for all of these events, and students are excited to participate. This year for Spirit Squad, we elected individuals to run the program. The leaders include our treasured Treasurer Nicole Kennedy, our well written Secretary Khushi Patal and our organized Prime Minister Abbey Bohn. The three council members look forward to organizing many events that encourage CKCS school spirit. CKCS has begun their volleyball season with sweat, hard work, and determination. Our girls and boys volleyball teams are very excited to start up practices. This year, we have Mrs. Boxma and Mrs. Sobchyshyn coaching the girls team; Mr.Wik is coaching the boys volleyball team. In practices, both teams have been learning their serving and setting skills. This year has been off to good start, with both teams practicing their hardest. Both teams are glad to be reunited as the Christ-King Chargers. All students are excited for this school year to continue.
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Faith Friends, Madison Jarmin and Jenna Van Straten colour their puzzle piece together on September 14.
An exciting week at Wm. E Hay Great success at cross country run This past week, lots of exciting things have happened. Last Friday, we had a presentation from Andre who was promoting leadership in YOU and believe in YOURSELF, with Canadian Goal as his company. It was a presentation for the whole school and it was an interesting way to bond with all of the grades. The football season is underway. Jr. girls volleyball had their first game on Wednesday and the sr. girls and boys had their first game on Tuesday and the girls lost. The girls were headed to Rocky Mountain House on Friday, Sept. 18.
Cross country had their first meet on Thursday, Sept. 17. The auditions for the play have come to a close and they will start rehearsing on Wednesday Sept 24. The play is a teenage version of the Christmas carol. The show will be Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 with the 4th being a dinner theater. Welcome back week was this past week and we had a poster contest, where all CIA (7-9) and all TA (1012) make a poster. Each class had Tuesday and Thursday to work on it. On Wednesday, we had wheelbarrow races and they were lots of fun. Friday was a
NOTICE Annual General Meeting
Please join us for our AGM Date: Sunday, October 18th Time: 2pm Place: Delia Community Center We will be going over normal business and discussing the future so please join us in Delia.
For more info contact Mark Nikota at 403-854-0589 or pcdrumstettler@gmail.com
Wildcats’ Corner By Rebecca Rahn
free BBQ for all students. The Terry Fox run for (GR. 7-9) is Sept. 25. A big thanks goes out to Sobeys for donating for hotdogs and water. The magazine fundraiser will start on Oct. 2 and will run until Oct. 14. SMS is having their annual Awards Night on Oct. 5.
It has been another exciting week in the lives the students and staff at Stettler Elementary School. On Saturday, Sept 19, 61 of our students participated in the cross-country run held in Wetaskiwin. The Peace Hills Cross Country Run is an annual event that our students have become accustom to taking part in. It was an incredible day, and we are very proud of our students and how they did. We would also like to acknowledge Mrs. Kim Poapst and Ms. Jodie Limpert for all of the time and effort they have put into working with our students to prepare them for this run. Our students won the Grade 2-3 girls overall trophy with top honours in this category going to Kadence Fisher and Sienna Elliot. Other runners included Addison and Abigail Skuce, Hayden Wiebe, Isabella Schlender, Alec Oprea, Kylar Cornelssen, Samantha Hollett, Amy Kirby, Jayden Olafson, Mya Prehn, and Kayleigh Zimmer. The Grade 2-3 boys were also very competitive, finishing in the top 20-30 out of more than 60 runners. The boys included on this team were Cooper Eddy, Bo Kranzler, Jayden Northrop, Daniel Enyedy, Jordan Sernecky, Dillon Latham, Reese Cheater, Chasen Radford, Josh Tatton, Seth Baird, and Nathan Deaver. The Grade 4-5 girls team captured the best combined team award with Kate Bradford finishing 5th and Mackenzie Miller coming in 9th. O As well, the following boys helped SES capture the Grade 4-5 boys team award: Rhys Pederson, Brennan Konschuh, Colby Frank, Hayden Arndt, Colby Wiebe, Hayden Baker, Zachary Zimmer, Levi Martin, Liam Latham, Quinton Hansel, Carter Kranzler, and Aedyn Skuce. Congratu-
Stettler Elementary SHARON FISCHER lations to all of our representatives and we are very proud that all of our students were so positive and such great listeners. Great job practicing The Seven Habits even away from the school. In other news, our grade 4 students have been diligently learning and practicing the game of crib, in preparation for their visits to our senior centres, where they can play crib with some of our local senior citizens. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, our kindergarten students were bussed to the public library where they were able to visit the COW bus. While there, they also had the opportunity to take part in centre type activities set up by the public library. Also coming up this week, we have declared Thursday, Sept. 24, to be “Light It Up Gold” day. On this day, we are asking all of our students and staff to wear gold or yellow in support of childhood cancers. This campaign was brought to us through Tenielle Day Chief, and we are happy to be able to support such a great cause. Also, on the topic of supporting cancer research, we will be hosting our annual Terry Fox Run this Friday, September 25, beginning at 1:05 p.m. Please remember to join us for the run if you are able to.
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Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $45,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $535.71 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $45,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight, air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA/movable property registry fees, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers may sell for less. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † $10,380 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) $5,195 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra Double Cab 1SA 4WD models, $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), $750 manufacturer-to-dealer Elevation Package Discount Credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Sierra 1SA Elevation Edition with 5.3L Engine and a $435 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) on any 2015 GMC Sierra Elevation Double Cab AWD with a 5.3L engine, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $5,630 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model. ** Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ‡‡ $5,000 is a combined credit consisting of a $1,000 Owner Cash (tax inclusive), $3,000 manufacturer to dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for 2015 Sierra 1500 Double Cab and a $1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Sierra 1500 which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase. ‡ $5,450/$4,750 is a combined total credit consisting of $500/$0 September Bonus (tax inclusive), $750/$750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a $4,200/$4,000 manufacturer to dealer cash credit (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Terrain SLE-1 FWD/ Acadia SLE-1 FWD, which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $4,200/$4,000 credit which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes Terrain SLE-1 AWD/Acadia SLE-1 AWD. ^ $2,250 is a combined credit consisting of $500 September Bonus (tax inclusive), $750 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and $1,000 manufacturer to dealer finance cash (tax exclusive) for a 2015 Terrain which is available for finance offers only and cannot be combined with special lease rates and cash purchase.†† Offer available to retail customers in Canada only. $500 Bonus Cash applies to new 2015 GMC Sierra LD Crew Cab, Terrain delivered between September 16th and September 30th 2015. The $500 bonus cash includes HST/GST/QST/PST as applicable by province. Limited time offers, which may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ¥ Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year GMC SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between September 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible GMC vehicles (except Canyon 2SA, Sierra 1500 and HD); $1,000 credit available on all GMC Sierras. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice.
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GMC TERRAIN WAS NAMED A 2015 TOP SAFETY PICK BY IIHS
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