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Botha’s future as a municipality under focus STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER The future of Botha as an independent municipal unit is being questioned and county is part of a process to assess the possibility of dissolving the village administration. The importance of the Botha Viability Review had Stettler County council appointing the reeve, Wayne Nixon, to represent the county on the review team.

The decision was made at the county’s monthly meeting on Nov. 4. Councillor Greggory Jackson, as the councillor representing the area, was appointed as the alternate member, and would attend meetings if the reeve is unavailable. The request was made by the Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs, who recommended one member of county council and one administrative member

from the county office be appointed to the team. According to the Municipal Government Act, the Minister (of Municipal Affairs) may undertake a dissolution study in respect of a municipality if the minister believes that the dissolution will lead to more effective or efficient municipal operations. Councillor Joe Gendre made the motion for the reeve, stating that, “I think this is important enough to send the reeve and

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deputy reeve as the alternate.” A friendly amendment from Councillor James Nibourg had the alternate become the area’s councillor. Councillor Grover, who would have been said alternate as the deputy reeve, expressed no concerns about ceding his place on the team to the area’s councillor, but requested that whoever attended the meeting keep council well appraised. continued on page 3

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An afternoon of tea and cake at CK Parish Hall MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) held its annual bake sale at the Christ King Parish Hall Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7, as community members turned up to show support and help in the fundraising efforts. With its forthcoming 90th anniversary in 2016, it is one of the oldest annual events held in the community.

“Our oldest member came here in 1960, and said it was an annual event at that time,” said Patricia Standage, secretary, Stettler Catholic Women’s League and president, CWL Zone 5. “This is our main fundraiser, and last year we raised just over $1,100, and this year the turnout was very good, too.” Although Standage was not able to give a figure, she thought that the funds raised this year

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dents’ union hosted an evening of dancing for grades 7-9, on Friday, Nov. 6. “Our Junior High Students’ Union hosted this dance and it was the first for this school year, and is an integral part of our regular yearly students’ union function because it is important for our students to be able to

get together and socialize in a controlled environment outside of the regular school day,” said Norbert Baharally, principal, William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus. Students were asked to don their halloween costumes as an incentive to get a dollar off their admission into the dance, while they

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also had option of donating a non-perishable food item for the same discount. The DJs for the night were high school students, Jordan Lee and Kalie Tulan who played popular numbers and varied the pace throughout the evening between fast and slow numbers. Just outside the gymnasium parents had volunteered their time to sell beverages and snacks at the concession. Speaking of the evening, Baharally thought it was a “great success”. “I thought that the evening was a great success and that the students had a lot of fun with about 120 attending the event. All in all it was a great night,” added Baharally. “I would like to thank our student DJs as well as the teachers and parents for volunteering their time to help chaperone and also in helping to run our concession for the evening.” There will be other dances throughout the year and Baharally hopes that there would be more students in attendance.

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Elaine William shares a lighter moment with her friends at the Cake and Bake Sale, hosted by the Catholic Women’s League at the Christ-King Parish Hall on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 7

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mal event as we get everyone to sit down and be served angel food cake with lemon sauce, or strawberries and whip cream, and tea and coffee,” said Standage. For the raffle table, people had donated items, including a book basket of Christmas books, candies and movies, some homemade crafts, some movie tickets, a figurine, and a George Foreman Grill. “My experience this year was as usual very rewarding, it’s wonderful to see many friends, come together for an afternoon of friendship and relaxation,” said Standage. “The money raised always goes to a good cause, and we are blessed to have so many wonderful people support our cause.”

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RCMP warn to be on alert for phone scams STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Stettler RCMP are warning people to be on alert as phone scams have been making their way over the province, typically pretending to represent a bank or the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The intended victim will receive the call from someone claiming to represent one of these agencies, asking for personal information such as date of birth, address, banking information, account numbers and so forth, Stettler RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Phil Penny said. “These conversations tend to be quite aggressive, or they’ll use threats to issue fines in an effort to ‘bully’ the information out of a person,” he said.

The scams target the elderly or individuals with lesser reasoning capabilities and can result in a loss of money or identity theft. “The thing I like to tell people is that if these agencies are actually calling you, they should have all that information already and shouldn’t be seeking it out over the phone,” Penny said. “From speaking with various banks, it’s not their practice to ask such questions.” Penny said the best practice is to be suspicious — if there’s any doubt, tell the individual you’re not comfortable with the line of questioning and hang up. Phone the bank, if they’re claiming to be from your bank, and confirm with them if there is a problem. It’s also important scams are reported to the police, which can be done through phoning the de-

tachment at 403-742-3382, or report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre through its website at www. phonebusters.com. School resource officer role vacant — for now Following the departure of Const. Bill Lewadniuk, who transferred to Red Deer RCMP to focus on fraud, the student resource officer (SRO) role has been vacant, and will remain so for a while longer, Penny said. “(We’re) awaiting confirmation of a suitable candidate from our staffing section,” Penny said, adding that he’s uncertain of the timeline in having the position filled. The SRO spends the school year working with schools in the County of Stettler, usually through the DARE program, though he or she also handled events like bicycle rodeos.

Botha’s future as a municipality under focus continued from front page The motion also accepted the staff recommendations regarding the administrative county member participating as part of the team. Road Priority map approved with amendments Council next addressed the county’s road construction prioritization plan, which had been brought up in the past but never formally adopted by council. The plan lists 30 miles of roadwork that the county’s councillors and staff have examined and decided were the most important projects. Rick Green, director of engineering, cautioned council, noting that while the prioritization list of roadwork shows certain roads to be addressed in certain years, that list could be shrunk — or expanded — depending on the cost of work and the access to materials. With its amendments, council voted it the construction priorities into place, giving staff a place to start with their budget work for 2016. New Deputy Reeve Earlier, as the first order of business at its monthly meeting on Nov. 4, County of Stettler council witnessed the swearing in of its new deputy reeve, Councillor Dave Grover. Grover takes over from Councillor Greggory Jackson, who has held the post for the past eight months. Grover, likewise, will hold the position for the next eight months before the next deputy reeve is chosen. The eight-month terms allows all of the county councillors to sit one term as deputy reeve, giving them a chance to experience the responsibilities of the reeve when they fill in for the reeve. Road Closure

A request from property owners to close the “unnecessary” portions of Township Road 35-1 was approved unanimously by council. The request was made by two property owners who wished to subdivide their property but were hindered by the road that ran through the properties. The affected roadway is a section of Township Road 35-1 west of regional Road 19-1. The closed roadway would be ceded to the property owners in exchange for a similar amount of land, meaning no money would change hands, but the property size would remain essentially the same. The section of road was deemed unnecessary because other roads in the area provide access around the property in question, and no property on the road would be made inaccessible through the closing of the road. Trade Fair 2016 a go The county’s booth will return to the Stettler Trade Show in 2016 after council voted unanimously to continue with the project. “I think it’s one of the most popular things we do,” Councillor Les Stulberg said, noting he was willing to make a motion to continue the county’s attendance. However, Nibourg expressed some concerns. “I think we should do it, but maybe not every year,” Nibourg temporized. “I have an issue with people having to pay to come see us.” Councillor Jackson noted that the $5 admission charge was well worth it as most attendees “got their money’s worth” through the various booths. The cost to rent space is around $700, with the booth and all its paraphernalia coming in at about $3,500, it

was said. “No other event gives us such a great cross-section of the community,” Jackson added. In the end, Stulberg’s motion went to vote and was accepted unanimously. Achievement program ‘a little bit of 4-H’ - Nibourg Council also decided to support the eight Junior Achievement programs at schools in Erskine, Big Valley and Byemoor, to the tune of $4,000. The programs were described as “a little bit of 4-H, a little bit of political science, a little bit of community involvement and a little bit of economics” by Nibourg, who was immediately in favour of putting county money behind the project. The program works through the school and has

kids out in the community, learning about economics and entrepreneurship, but not in a way that’s self-focused but rather on with focus on improving communities. “We’ve seen what 4-H has done for our kids,” Asst. CAO Yvette Cassidy said. “Not all kids are in 4-H.” In the end, council voted to support the program. Reserve land prices for tax sale Council voted to set the reserve public land sale prices for the upcoming tax sale. The lands in question were seized for non-payment of taxes after a long process in which the county tried to work with the property owners to resolve matters. The reserve prices on the properties are the assessment prices, Cassidy confirmed.

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Speed, safety concerns dominate council meeting STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Two residents of 68 Street raised some serious safety concerns with the town council during the regular meeting of the councillors on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Tracey Marko and Kelsey McNeil briefed the council on what they perceived as potential danger to residents, particularly children, living on 68 Street, which is south of the Stettler Recreation Centre, near the newer ball diamonds. The pair explained that with homes on both sides of the street, with vehicles and RVs parked out front, there’s already been some “close calls” with people trying to back out of their driveways. Mostly, though, they’re afraid it won’t be someone backing out who’s hit by traffic, but rather a child, as the area is home to several families with young children. If it’s not a child, though, it could just as easily be an adult, as there’s no sidewalks in the area. Marko and McNeil canvassed the street, garnering comments from almost every single resident on the stretch that has the pair concerned. “We didn’t want to wait until someone was hurt or killed before we did something,” McNeil said. The complaints were boiled down to the basics — people drive too fast on the road, and at all hours of the day. Melissa Robbins, the town’s director of operations, also attended the meeting to be able to offer her feedback, and said that she lived near the area in question and that yes, people did drive pretty quickly on the road, which is a “residential collector” — a street that’s built wider in anticipation of higher traffic, as residential traffic will likely collect on it. The delegation, which had several residents sitting

in the gallery, didn’t just come with complaints, but also potential solutions. They suggested lowering the speed limit, adding sidewalks, creating better lighting on nearby walking paths, installing stop signs or even speed bumps. “I hate to say this, but I hate speedbumps,” Robbins said, explaining that speedbumps slow down plowing in areas and create other logistical headaches. Councillor Darcy Bachman also put in his two cents, noting that he lives on a street between two stop signs, and those stop signs haven’t solved anything. In fact, it’s like they’ve created a small racing lane. “It’s like a competition to see how fast they can get from one stop sign to the next,” he said. McNeil noted that she expected some push back if the option was sidewalks, as the area would have to decide if it was on one side of the street or both; if on one side, which side, and where would the RVs park, if sidewalks cut into their parking space. With the nearby walking paths unlit, however, it’s not an option to walk on them, McNeil said. “It can be quite scary to walk on them in the dark,” she said, pointing out that in the winter, when it’s most dangerous to walk on the road where it’s slippery and rutted, dark comes early. Mayor Dick Richards thanked the group for coming with their concerns, but took particular pains to commend them on also coming with potential solutions — something that while not uncommon, is not the norm, he said. New RCMP Dteachment commander Sgt. Phil Penny following the discussion noted that the problem may not be people driving too fast — it may be that the speed limit is set too high for the area. He told the delegation that if they knew what times of day the speeding

was at its highest, he could send out a patrol to watch the area and help slow things down. Robbins invited the group to be in touch to set up a speed study on the road and talk about potential solutions further. New detachment commander meets council Before listening to 68 Street issues, Stettler town council welcomed the new RCMP detachment commander and prodigal son Sgt. Phil Penny, who took command on Oct. 26. Penny was accompanied by the new detachment corporal, Ryan Koehli, who’d been introduced to council previously. Penny introduced himself and spoke about his experiences — serving in Banff and Pond Inlet, Nunavut, as a constable, in Whale Cove, Nunavut, as a corporal and detachment commander, and then in Blackfalds as corporal and supervisor. “Being in Pond Inlet taught me how to be a detachment commander, and being in Blackfalds taught me how to supervise a large number of people,” Penny said. “Now I get to bring that together here in Stettler.” Town chooses to ditch Battle River Watershed Alliance Even though the Town of Stettler’s water needs are serviced by the Red Deer River, the town itself lies within the Battle River Watershed (BRW), and as such has been an unpaying member of the Battle River Watershed Alliance (BRWA). The town chose to not pay into the organization because its water needs are served by the Red Deer River, and thus do not impact the BRWA. The information came up at the Nov. 3 council meeting because the BRWA was again asking Stettler to become a paying member, but instead, the town chose to withdraw completely, citing that there was no gain for the community to be part of the group.

Facing down the fear of public speaking STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER While many people are frightened of and repulsed by the idea of public speaking, a dedicated group of Stettler residents not only embrace the idea, but want to bring more people into the fold. These individuals belong to the Stettler

chapter of Toastmasters International, a world-reknowned organization that helps people hone their public speaking, listening, and leadership skills. The chapter has been up and running for roughly a year, Claude Dupont, vice president of membership, said. He was the Toastmaster — essentially master of

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Botha Christmas Market draws diverse vendors and customers Moush Sara John/Independent reporter

MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDET REPORTER The Botha Christmas Market held at the Botha Community Hall on Saturday, Nov. 7 was a mixed bag of diverse vendors from in and around the county. Organizing the event for the second year, Christine Weldrick said, “This is my second year organizing the Botha christmas market and it won’t be my last.” With the approaching holiday season, the market couldn’t have been held at a more suitable time, with people from the community already looking for Christmas gifts and wares for the festive period of the year. Although this was not Weldrick’s idea, having participated a couple of times as a vendor of gourmet spices, prior to organizing it for 2014 and 2015, Weldrick said, “I love it, because it brings the community together!” With enthusiastic shoppers starting to stop by as early as 9 a.m., the market appeared to cater to everyone’s needs with the exhibits offering almost everything from hand-

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Royal Canadian Legion and Remembrance Day MUSTAFA ERIC INDEPENDENT EDITOR As we mark another Remembrance Day, commemorative events will be taking place or will have taken place throughout the country to once again think of those who fought for the country, including those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Special days like Nov. 11 and events that surround anniversaries of such milestones are important elements in keeping a nation’s ties to its history alive, and in so doing, maintaining and strengthening the national identity of a country. And an overwhelming majority of the nations celebrate such important milestones like independence days or major military victories with shows of lots of military pride, display of military hardware parading alongside rows and rows of soldiers on major squares or wide avenues. Thankfully in Canada, we mark the Remembrance Day without any such military fanfare. Yes, we do have parades, mostly organized and led by members of

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The building where the Heartland Youth Centre has been implementing programs for the kids of the community for many years, built entirely by the volunteers mobilized and organized by the Legion, stands as a great testimony to the kind of contributions the Legion makes to ourt communities. But the Legion’s goodwill efforts and mandate go far beyond pumping our feelings of pride and gratitude. With the work it undertakes in promoting the rights of the veterans who have fought in the recent conflicts and campaigning on behalf of them for improved social and economic conditions, the Legion is also trying to ensure that serving in the Canadian armed forces is not to be shunned by the younger generation. Albert Einstein was quoted as saying “We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart.” Making such sacrifices in peace time means relentless efforts on

several fronts: Reminding the younger generations of what happened in the history and how; trying to make sure that history is not repeated but learnt from; and at the same time maintaining a peaceful approach to global affairs without totally dropping one’s guard against potential risks. Of those tasks, it is fair to say that Royal Canadian Legion is doing a great job achieving the first two, by keeping themselves vibrant in the communities and engaging the youth on a number of platforms. The only problem is that even the successful Legion has been finding it more and more difficult to attract new blood to its ranks. This is probably because of changing times with more and more young people taking on more responsibilities at younger ages as compared to only a decade ago. But having survived through many other difficulties, the Legion is certain to adjust to challenges of the day and keep serving the communities and the cause of peace.

Diversification needs imagination and real commitment WILL VERBOVEN AHEAD OF THE HEARD

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Royal Canadian Legion, but they are solemn, peaceful and silent parades mostly to our cenotaphs at the town centres without the arrogant show of military might. In taking note of our congenial differences from other nations in marking one of Canada’s most important historical anniversaries, we should also pay tribute to Royal Canadian Legion for not only keeping alive the memory of those who have made great sacrifices for their country, but also for doing what they are doing in such a way that they can remain a beating heart in communities throughout the country rather than being called on to get activated only for a few days every year. From small towns to big cities, but particularly in small towns, Legion branches are generally active throughout the year, helping raise funds for community causes, sponsoring successful students or young athletes, hosting social and community events, engaging youth through artistic competitions and most importantly, helping keep the community spirit alive.

Alberta Premier Notley recently announced the creation of the “Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy”. It replaced another advisory group called the Alberta Economic Development Authority, which I am sure in years past replaced other similar sounding consultative groups. They all have a long history in this province going back to the Lougheed days 40 years ago. The mandate and goal of all those groups has been to provide the premier with advice and recommendations on not surprisingly – how to diversify the Alberta economy. These groups usually come into prominence whenever energy prices crash and the provincial economy becomes depressed and government revenue craters. The recurring revelation is that a more diversified economy will lessen negative repercussions from the boom and bust cycle of oil prices – at least that’s the theory. What has happened in

the past is that governments presume that they can buy diversification by directly investing in shiny new ideas or giving money away to dubious schemes of one sort or another. The underlying force seems to be that they not be related to the energy industry. One recalls multi-million dollar government investments in Pacific Western Airlines, a magnesium plant, even a packing plant. It seemed at the time that the government was just trying to preserve exiting jobs rather than create new ones. There were some successes but ironically they were energy related. Premier Klein put an end to such grandiose sketchy investments but a later PC premier invested billions in the Northwest upgrader project. It’s all somewhat baffling as to what the rationale was for government investment in projects that private enterprise was unwilling to pursue. One hopes history will not repeat itself. The Lougheed administration included agriculture as part of its diversification plan and set

up support programs to increase production. They worked to an extent but there were also failures, the success was that it ended up developing consolidation of existing farming operations into much larger entities. From a job perspective, consolidation backfired as it saw existing small operators sell out and larger operations becoming more efficient and requiring fewer people. The big exception was the cattle feedlot sector which grew into a billion dollar business from almost nothing. That was achieved not as much by direct government investment but through low interest loans, a price stabilization program and a tax climate that encouraged private investment. One could say that it was still government investment just through different channels. I would add that the success of the feedlot sector was also due to the skill of a remarkable set of very clever and hardworking managers. If agriculture is going to be considered as a part of any new diversification effort by the present government,

the development history of the feedlot sector would serve as a good example for potential success. The problem with considering agriculture as part of economic diversification is that government and political strategists don’t consider that sector of the economy very sexy. One can’t help but note that not a single member of the new Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy has any connection to the agricultural sector, which is disconcerting, considering agriculture and food is the second largest industry in the provincial economy. One hears musings about high tech and green tech being the route to diversification – that’s a bit of a politically correct pipedream as almost every jurisdiction in North America also believes that’s the trail to diversifying their economies. One commentator suggested that a massive government investment into the arts and culture sector would make Alberta a hub for that activity. That sector already receives massive subsidies and is un-

likely ever to be self-sustaining. One senses that the hope of diversifi cation is to support that magic bullet that will create tens of thousands of new non-energy related jobs. But that seems unlikely in a world that has fearsome competition in the economic development business between regions and countries. That leads one to wonder whether we should just concentrate and further develop what we do best. Unless Albertans are willing to work for five dollars an hour we will never have a major manufacturing sector, unless we subsidize high tech companies none are going to relocate here from Seattle and the Silicon Valley. The fact is Alberta is very good at coal mining, extracting oil, developing natural gas, processing trees, and oh yes, growing cereals, oilseeds, crops and raising livestock and poultry. It’s a lot cheaper and more productive to develop and expand what you already have than trying to buy something new and hope it will take root.

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God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Remembrance Day is important. The liberties and freedoms that we enjoy in this country (including religious freedom) are, at least partly, if not largely, due to the fact that sacrifices have been made on our behalf. Through events and acts of courage that took place many years ago, we continue to enjoy benefits today. Because of this, it is important to take time to â&#x20AC;&#x153;remember themâ&#x20AC;?, in community and church. Soâ&#x20AC;Śthis past Sunday we did that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;lest we forgetâ&#x20AC;?. It is not difficult to find correlative details and similarities between Remembrance Day and certain aspects of the Christian faith. For example, the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table. Jesus taught His disciples at the institution of the communion service to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do this in remembranceâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Another similarity came to mind one year, when during the Remembrance Day observation, a portion of Winston Churchillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous August 20th, 1940

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Dobbie , who served as governor general of Malta during WWII. Things looked very grim for Malta. The opposing Italian forces were superior in numbers, experience, armaments and military capability. In spite of this Malta never fell to their enemies. On the day that Italy declared war upon Malta Dobbie stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The decision of His Majestyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Government is to fight until our enemies are defeatedâ&#x20AC;Śhard times lie ahead of us, but however hard they may be, I know that the courage and determination of all ranks will not falter and that with Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help we will

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A week of birthdays in Gadsby PAULETTE HEER GADSBY/WESTWOODS NEWS

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With a light snow falling Monday morning comes a reminder; a little over six weeks until Christmas. Keeping with the theme, several from the community headed over to Botha to the Christmas craft sale on Saturday. Michelle Renschler was set up, taking pictures/portraits of the “wee ones” just in time to hand out for Christmas. This week has been a birthday week. On Saturday, Cooper Bigney celebrated her birthday at the library with eight school friends, Grandma Velvet, uncles and aunts Kyle and Leigha; Tom and Angela and girls; cousin Piper (Cooper went to Piper’s the next day to help her celebrate her birthday, with swimming and cake). Cooper’s theme was dinasours, from the games to the birthday cake. Happy birthday, Cooper and Piper! Grandma Monica had been up from Calgary during the week. Happy 90th birthday to Bryce Mailer. I’m sure there was birthday cake at their house as well. Ybiett and family helped Wade Diegel celebrate his birthday on Nov. 2 with Stan and Gloria over for supper. Happy birthday Wade and sister Tasha Cordel whose birthday was Thursday, Nov. 5. Good luck to Curtis Cassidy who will be competing at the Canadian Rodeo Finals starting Nov. 11 in Edmonton. Staying with Vic and Barb Carey this past week were Barb’s sister Laurie and Andy Brownlow from Chilliwack, B.C.; brother Ken and Elaine Ganshirt from Regina, Saskatchewan. As well day visits from sister-inlaw Gretha Ganshirt and sister Leslie and Duane from Alliance. As I am told, after sending the winner list in, the Omega winner list will be posted Nov. 18. Sorry for the delay.

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Byemoor hosted intermunicipal business supper LES AND ROSEMARY STULBERG BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS Elected and administrative representatives from four neighbouring municipalities met at the Byemoor hall on Thursday evening for a joint inter-municipal supper meeting. The ladies from the Byemoor hall catered a delicious roast beef supper. The counties of Paintearth, Starland and Stettler along with the Special Areas Board gathered to discuss items of common interest, ways to collaborate effectively as a group and advocate concerns to the provincial government. The joint meeting has become an annual event and because of its central location, Byemoor will be the venue again next year. The Seniors’ Christmas Dinner sponsored by the Endmoor Drop-in Society is set for Dec. 10 at noon at the Byemoor hall and this year will feature the entertainment of Country

Friends, which follows a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The drop-in society honours all seniors 65 and older who live or have lived in the Endiang – Byemoor community, for their contribution to the community, with this free dinner and show. Those interested in attending are asked to call Eleanor Schultz at 403-579-2344 or Deanna Johnson at 403-579-2331 by Dec. 3 so numbers can be confirmed with the caterer. We send get well wishes to Luann Buchwitz recuperating from knee replacement surgery at the Camrose hospital and to Wes Gutsche recuperating in the Hanna hospital from a farm-related quad accident. We hope you are both on the mend soon. Crib night at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre on Tuesday saw Eleanor Schultz place first and Eileen Smyth second. The

next crib meet will be on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. DeAnna Groundwater enjoyed a few days in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico at Le-Vel’s Thrive Ultra Lifestyle Getaway with her associates. The Byemoor School held its Remembrance Day service on Wednesday, as there is no school on Nov. 11. Happy 90th birthday wishes from the Endmoor community go out to Bryce Mailer, who celebrated his special milestone on Nov. 5. Bryce is well-known to many and at one time ranched between Byemoor and Gadsby. We send happy 65th birthday wishes to Brenda Zeimer on Nov. 14. Enjoy those government cheques, Brenda. Thought for the day — In this age when there is a cell phone app for everything, this is something to consider — “There is no app to replace your lap. Read to your child.”

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Have you written your letter to Santa yet? Kids, this year you don’t have to send your letter all the way to the North Pole. Instead, go to the Stettler Independent and ask my helpers for a special envelope addressed to my headquarters in Stettler. Put your letter to Santa in the envelope along with a selfaddressed stamped envelope, and deposit in Santa’s mailbox at the Stettler Independent Office. All letters must be received by December 4, 2015. Mrs. Claus and I will work very hard to answer all our letters!

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Curling off to a good start in Rumsey PATTY STEEN RUMSEY RECORD I hope that you found some time today to remember what November 11 stands for and all the wonderful things we have to enjoy because of a soldier’s sacrifice. The annual fall supper was a huge success. There were many people visiting from towns around Rumsey as well as all the locals, so that’s good news. Mary Newton reported that they fed 358 adults. Pumps up the Ag Society’s bank account for another season. The super league has started as well with 11 teams, so they will be curling every Friday with an occasional Tuesday or Sunday game thrown in the mix. Good luck to all the teams participating in that. All other curling leagues will be starting up as well. If you have a son or daughter interested in junior curling, contact Jackie and Brooke Watts for more information. Open league, seniors, ladies will all be starting as well, so they welcome all individuals to join up. Weigh Day for the Rumsey/Rowley

4-H Beef club is this coming Sunday, so last chance to join in the fun for this year. Contact Jill and Kent Holowath at 403-368-3733 if you have a son or daughter interested. That’s it for this week, enjoy: A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald’s. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them. Then he poured half of the soft drink into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap. The young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn’t have to split theirs. The old gentleman said, “Oh no. We’ve been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50.” The young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat, and she replied, “It’s his turn with the teeth.”

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Lest We Forget

“There is no victory in war” MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER At the end of the ‘dirty 1930s’, as it was referred to in war terminology, 48 young men from Stettler and the neighbouring county decided to join the King’s Own Calgary Regiment, and became a part of the 14th Calgary Tankers. Jack Chapman, father of Jim Chapman, was one of the 48. Jim Chapman recalls growing up in a house of war stories and memories. “Remembrance Day in our house was always a busy time, growing up,” said Chapman. “From the time I was young enough to recall, dad went to schools for a least a week before Nov. 11, talking about the horrors of war, the death march, prisoner of war camps and being liberated.” According to Rosalind LaRose, Alberta and Northwestern Territories District 4 Commander of the Royal Canadian Legion, Carter Hall in Stettler was

the drawing point for a month to allow the men to sign up for their country, and they were offered $1.30 per day. First they went off to Calgary and then Winnipeg, and from there to Camp Borden, before embarking off in England. “Training on the Isle of Wight, they learnt the maneuvers for the Port of Dieppe, but at daybreak on Aug. 19, 1942 things turned out differently and life changed for these men,” said LaRose. “Scheduled to arrive around 5 a.m. before daybreak, they didn’t arrive until 7.30 a.m., with the Germans awaiting them, and blood bath ensued along the shoreline and on the beach.” LaRose recalls stories from her dad, Albert Chick. “The day entailed hauling the dead and wounded to the shore, some of their own,” said LaRose. “My father never talked about what happened exactly but often said, ‘the red water and beaches from all the blood, and the stench of burnt flesh

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Jim Chapman, son of Jack Chapman holds a framed image of his dad, who served in World War II as part of King’s Own Calgary Regiment, 14th Calgary Tankers. would make you sick but you had to keep going, at the Germans’ order.” The men from Stettler and the surrounding county formed the B squadron. Among them, Robert Andersen, Archie Anderson, Jack Chapman, Albert Chick, John Cox, Tom Cunningham, Charlie Heck, Emil Dannewald, Jack Dunlop, Stan Edwards,

Ray Gilbert, George Hailes, A (Shorty) Heffer, Lawrence Herzog, Jim Horne, Jim Ganshirt, W (Bill) Isbister, Albert Johnson, Lloyd Johnstone, Roy Lincoln, W (Bill) Olive, Harry Patrick, Vern Richardson, Clive Staples, Harold Stanfield, W (Bill) Stewart, Elmer Taylor, Lloyd Twa, A Roy Watson, Bill Wigley to name a few, were taken

REMEMBRANCE Remembrance Day DAY SERVICE Monday, Nov. 11, 2015 Performing Arts Centre Stettler Assembly at 10:30 a.m. Service at 11 a.m. “Let us pause to think reverently of those who by sea, by land and in the air, laid down their lives for their sovereign and country. May their sacrifice ever inspire us to labour on, and the country in which we live, and for which they died, may ever be worthy of the sacrifice they made.” Please join us as we gather to honour those who have served. Roast-beef dinner to follow at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall Cost: $18 (veterans admitted FREE of charge). Everyone welcome.

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prisoners by the Germans. When local families heard of the Dieppe Raid, they did not know it was their men. According to LaRose, people from Stettler had no idea what had happened to all the young men from the area. “They had just vanished, and weeks went by with no news, they were missing, and assumed assumed dead,” said LaRose. Recalling from the memories that her dad had left her, LaRose said, “They were marched 15 miles that night, loaded into box cars in early morning, and remained there for four days with no food or water and human waste several inches deep, while some were dying.” According to LaRose,

it was the bond that the locals formed amongst themselves that kept them going. “The bond of love that was created between the young men from our area made them blood brothers,” said LaRose. “They went through three and a half years of pure hell, and if they hadn’t supported each other and hadn’t bonded together, they would never have returned home.” Jim Chapman recalls his dad’s worst fear. “My dad’s worst fear was as the World War veterans died that the world would quit remembering, and I am glad that hasn’t happened so far,” said Chapman. “Dad always said there is no victory in war.”

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Private Charles Harry Ford

Ray Locke

Christian Fischer

Private M. Phyllis Kastik

Walter Schuler

Gordon Jackson

Army 1914 to 1918 Overseas (France/Germany)

RCAF - 437 Squadron 1942 Canada & U.K.

Army Prince of Wales Rangers 1942 to 1946 Canada

Canadian Women’s Army Corps 1944 to 1946 Canada

Canadian Infantry Corps Royal Winnipeg Rifles 3rd Division

RCAF Trenton, ON 1940 to 1941

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Stettler Hospital gets palliative bed with Poppy Fund MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Legion Branch 59 poppy chairman Beryl Currie presented Carol Isaman of Stettler Hospital with a cheque from the poppy fund to purchase a palliative bed for the hospital, on Friday, Nov. 6. The Poppy Fund is an account held in trust by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command authorities. “This money cannot be utilized for anything relating to branch expenses or benefits to members,” said Currie. “It is strictly for the veterans’ use and comfort.” Weighing in on the same issue, Rosalind LaRose, Alberta and Northwestern Territories District 4 Commander said, “The pro-

cedure to spend even one nickel, from the fund is highly monitored, and misuse of any monies from the fund will bring the branch into jeopardy.” Although cadet corps requests and bursaries may be approved, there is a process of approval, too. “The local branch receives a request or considers a need for funds to be utilized from the Poppy Fund, which is then taken to a branch general meeting and a motion is made to accept the request, seconded and carried,” added LaRose. “From there, the request is sent to the Royal Canadian Legion District Commander and if it is $1,000 or under it may be approved at this level, but if it is over this amount, the request is then approved by the dominion commander and

Moush Sara John/Independent reporter

At the cheque presentation at the legion on Friday, Nov. 6, (l-r) Kevin Milner, poppy volunteer, Branch 59, Rosalind LaRose, Legion’s Alberta and Northwestern District 4 Commander, Carol Isaman, Assistant Head Nurse, Stettler Hospital, Beryl Currie, poppy chairman, Branch 59,

Susan Mitchell, president, Branch 59 and Andrea Hatch, member, Branch 59. forwarded to the AB/NWT (provincial) command office for final approval.” According to Susan Mitchell, president, Legion Branch 59, an annual Poppy Fund statement is submitted annually to dominion com-

mand for approval. “Every cent of the fund is accounted for,” said Mitchell. Among the many projects that the Poppy Fund has contributed to is the palliative bed, the cost of which was $15,000 approximately.

“Branch 59, Stettler has donated thousands of dollars in our community to the help and need of veterans’ and seniors,” said LaRose. “The Stettler Health Foundation and Senior Housing Facilities are the main recipients to

have benefited from the Poppy Fund.” The Legion representatives were extremely grateful to the generous donations of the community. “We would like to thank all the hard working volunteers who make the campaign successful each year and to all citizens of the community, who purchase a poppy to wear proudly in memory of our loved ones, and donate to the campaign,” said LaRose. “This is what makes it possible for our branch to donate back to our community.” Some of the other projects that the Poppy Fund has contributed to are University of Alberta Rehabilitation Chair, Royal Commonwealth ExService, County of Stettler Housing, Meals on Wheels, bursaries and Calgary Veterans’ Food Bank.

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Morris Turville

Lex Bickle

Trooper Jack T. Ritchie

Cpl. Ivan Jones

Newton L. Brown

Dr. Robert Zender

Light Anti-aircraft Regiment 112th Bty 6LAA Regiment 1940 to 1945 France, Belgium, Holland & Germany

RCNVR 1942 to 1945 Pacific

14th Calgary Armoured Tank Brigade B Squadron 1941 to 1943

Queen’s Own Rifles 3rd Division 1942 to 1946 Europe

Calgary Tanks 1941 to 1946 Canada, Italy, France & Germany

R.C.A. Medical Corp 1943 to 1945 Italy & England

John Cherewko

George Harold Sharpe

Boyd Woolsey

Sgt. Roy W. Nelson

James M. Rosborough

Patrick Dempsey Chapman

RCA - AI Unit 1942 to 1946 Canada

Canadian Infantry (Loyal Edmonton Regiment) KIA - France 1918

Royal Canadian Navy 1943 to 1945 Atlantic Coast

RCASC #1 Field Amb. Corps 1941 to 1946 Canada & Europe

Navigator in Air Force Second World War

Calgary Tank 1940

Albert Chick

Archie Anderson

Vera (Powell) Anderson

Emil (Amos) Kowalsky

Private Hugh Charles

Arnold Havig

Calgary Tank Regiment - 14th Army Tank Battalion 1941 to 1945 France & Germany POW - 1942 to 1945

Army - Calgary Regiment 1941 to 1945 Dieppe POW - 1942 to 1945

RCAF Women’s Division 1944 to 1946 Canada & Britain Overseas Law Accounts Section

Army - Queen’s Own Camerons 1942 Canada, England, N. Africa, Sicily & Italy Killed in Action

Volunteered for the Airborne & The Pacific 1945 Canada

Armed Services Canada

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Grandfather hid haunting memories for whole life STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” The phrase, attributed to both Plato and philosopher George Santayana, brought to mind Cara McKenzie’s grandfather when she was given the statement as a table-topic at a recent Toastmasters meeting in Stettler. Her grandfather, Norm Bomphrey, was first in the Canadian Army, and then the Air Force as a medic, during the Second World War. Bomphrey passed away in 2009, at the age of 88, after a long life with a wife he met overseas during the war, children and grandchildren. He also had a long life in which he was haunted by memories that he would never, ever share with his families — friends and comrades who

died or came home wounded. “He never spoke about the war,” McKenzie recalled. “We had always known he had been part of the war. It’s where he met grandma.” However, the war never, ever came up in casual discussion. When someone asked her grandfather about the war, he’d tell a quick, quippy story, something with humour in it, because there were funny moments, when the war seemed to retreat. “And then he’d quickly change the subject,” McKenzie said. It wasn’t until after her grandfather died in 2009, and the family was helping clear out the home, that the family truly realized how much of half-a-story they’d gotten from their father and grandfather. “We knew the funny stories,” she said. There were tales of

people in the medic corps trying to outscare each other in the morgue, for example. Bomphrey, who was born near Saskatoon in 1921, enlisted in 1944 in the early days of the war. He was part of the army at first, but as he was finishing up his training, he found out he could become a medic if he was in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He made the change and got his medical training, and was stationed in Gander, Newfoundland — which at the time was overseas, as it wasn’t part of Canada at the time, McKenzie notes. “I was talking with my father and he said that the war wasn’t brutal for my grandfather,” McKenzie said. “But he still saw things. He dealt with wounded Canadians being shipped home from overseas, and the dead.”

Canadians who were wounded in the war passed through Gander, tended and stabilized before being sent home. The dead also ended up there, where the soldiers, like McKenzie’s grandfathers, tended to them before sending them home for burial. “We don’t know what he saw, because he never spoke of it,” McKenzie said. “But it was finding his scrapbooks, the photos and the stories, that made me realize that for my grandfather, the war was never over.” The memories were still there, behind closed doors in his mind that her grandfather tried to never open, even when asked. And as time marches on, and the World War veterans pass on, that war, finally, can end — for the war will never be over for those who lived it.

Contributed photo

Norm Bomphrey was an avid photographer, taking his camera with him and taking photos of his life as a medic with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. Here, he leans on the wing of a plane in Gander, Newfoundland.

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Don’s Car Sales Lloyd Brown

Joe Smith

Verlyn Margaret (Hyatt) Tiner

Donald Stevens Hyatt

David James Easton

Saskatoon Light Infantry - 1st Division

Army - Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry 1914 to 1918 - First World War France

Canadian Women’s Army Corps 1945 to 1946 Canada

Military Police - Provost Corps 1942 to 1945 England

Army - 49 Loyal Edmonton Regiment 3 years Canada, U.K. & Mediterranean area

William James (Bill) Hoopfer RCAF Ground Maintenance 1939 to 1945

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CJ Oilfield Construction Ltd. Serving the Oilfield Industry Since 1982

Charles David Hyatt

John Douglas Connon

Melvin F. Falkenberg

Sgt. Jack Gray

Army - 1st Battalion Canadian Light Infantry 1940 to 1944 Canada

Calgary Highlanders - Royal Canadian Infantry Corps 1939 to 1944 Europe Killed in Action

King’s Own Rifles of Canada 1942 to 1945 Canada

RCAF - Radar Technician On loan to the RAF 1939 to 1945 Overseas

Lawrence Edward (Laurie) Hoopfer Canadian Army Engineers 3rd Division 1939 to 1945

Sgt. Alfred Calow RNWM Police Overseas Cavalry, Canadian Expeditionary Forces First World War

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Charles Q. McKay

John Millard Brennen

Dr. W.E. Haney (Al)

Dr. A.E. Kennedy

J. Scott Kennedy

Jack Armstrong

Bombadier - 112th Bty 6LAA, Reg. RCA - CASF 21AG 1942 to 1945 France, Holland, Belgium & Germany

Calgary Tank Reserve

Naval Forces Act. Shpt. Fourth Class March 1943 to Dec. 31, 1945

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps First World War & Second World War European in First World War Canadian in Second World War

Rotary Canadian Navy Second World War 1935 to 1945 Canadian

Calgary Tanks 1939 to 1946

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Confidence the key to being equal in military STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Ask anyone who grew up in Stettler knowing Helen Goldie, and they’ll be able to tell you that she would be playing with Barbies with the girls one day, and out making a fort with the boys the next. The rough-and-tumble first-generation Canadian, daughter of British immigrants who settled in Stettler following the Second World War, Goldie was taught from a young age that her gender was irrelevant. “As my father said, it wasn’t between my legs what mattered, it was what’s between my ears,” Goldie said, by phone from Victoria, where she’s now stationed. The 57-year-old enlisted in the military at the ten-

der age of 17, but it wasn’t at her father’s urging — he was a retired military man himself, a former military police officer. “We went to Britain for vacation and I could see the navy working, and I just thought it was adventurous,” Goldie said. She was in her early teens at the time, but it wasn’t until a few years later, when in a school’s counselling office, that she picked up a military pamphlet. “I thought it was pretty cool,” she said. “Go see the world, travel, free education.” Even then, she wasn’t completely sold, not until she came home and her father saw the pamphlet. “Dad was quite touched,” Goldie recalled. “He brought out a box of things he’d saved from his time, and we went through it

together.” That moment solidified Goldie’s desire to join the military and “carry on the family tradition.” She enlisted, and headed off to basic training. In the mid 1970s, when Goldie was going through basic training, the Canadian military was in its infancy years of allowing women to become full members. Prior to this, women served in auxiliary positions, or as medical staff in hospitals. Despite that, Goldie said she was never the victim of harassment or a strong unwelcoming feeling during her stint in Basic. “There were a few older soldiers who didn’t want women in the military, but they came around,” she said, or retired. At the time Goldie went through basic training, ev-

erything was women. Her fellow enlistees were all women. Her instructors were all women. “We didn’t see men,” she said, explaining they were completely separate from the young male enlistees. “The only time you dealt with men was in weapon training.” The man who was training the girls in weapons training was one of the ones who accepted the idea of women joining the military, so Goldie didn’t get any pushback from him because of her gender. “They pushed us, and it didn’t matter that you were a girl,” she said. Those who were lazy, did things wrong, or otherwise slacked suffered the same sort of penalties that a man who did the same would, she noted. It wasn’t until the mid-

80s that basic training became a co-ed training experience. “I remember meeting the first women MPs (military police), the first women firefighters,” she said. “I never thought it at the time, but I was part of paving the way for the changes that followed.” Today, Goldie said she can’t think of any part of the military that truly excludes women. She’s served in the air force, the army and now the navy, and everywhere she’s gone, she said she’d been treated as one of the military family. “I served in Afghanistan,” she said. “There were 28 guys and me. I was the only woman and I didn’t even realize it until later, because they just treated me as one of them. There was never a gender divide.”

Goldie says that while some prejudices exist in the military, for the most part, people won’t judge you on your gender, race, or religion — rather, they’ll judge you on actions. “I’ve seen grown men who are super strong and are afraid of mice,” Goldie said. “They’ll jump up on the bunk and I’ll be like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ and he’ll realize what he did. It’s instinctive. We all have fears and quirks, but really, we’re all the same.” Goldie has three years left in her military career, and would have 40 years this year had she not taken years off to be a mother. Once her children were older, though, she returned to the military. “Once I retire, I’ll probably continue working part time,” she said, likely as a reservist.

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Stettler Veterinary Clinic

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David Mason McDavid

Vera Nolte (Knechtel)

Trooper Ray Gilbert

Ken Rea

Gordon Allan Pearn

John Jackson

RCAF Canada

RCAF 3 years Southern Alberta

Calgary Tanks

Calgary Tank Corp 1943 Normandy

RCAF Air - Sea Rescue 1940 to 1944 Canada & Alaska

RCAF 1943 to 1946

Jude’s Liquor Store East of Fas Gas on Hwy. 12

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Toll Free: 1-888-364-2476 www.helpinghandshomesupport.com

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Glenn Black

Leslie McBride

Cpl. John Craig

James Henry Robinson

Cpl. Pearl Wilson

George H. McCord

First Canadian Armed Division RCASC - First Division 1942 to 1945 Sicily, Italy, France, Holland, Belgium & Germany

Canadian Army Machine Gun Unit 1940 to 1945 Pacific Command Canada & Alaska

Royal Canadian Engineers 1939 to 1945 Italy & Britain

Canadian Army (Active) Aug. 21, 1942 to March 8, 1946

RCAF 1942 to 1945

Canadian Armoured Corps Canadian Army 1941 to 1945

David A. Nixon

William Brigham Gray

G. Arlie Hanning

Harry Hanning

John Hanning

Howard Hanning

Leading Aircraftsman RCAF 1943 to 1945

Royal Navy-Mediterranean Fleet Corporal with East York Militia, and in Canada, living in Stettler in 1906; a member of the Legion of Frontiersman, with London headquarters. Its objective was the consolidation of the empire and its wartime defence.

RCAF 1941 to 1946 Overseas

Royal Canadian Corps of Signals 1940 to 1946 Normandy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany

RCAF 1942 to 1944 Dieppe, Overseas

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve 1942 to 1945 Normandy Landing, Mediterranean

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Main Street, Stettler

403-742-2205 WE REMEMBER William James Jackson

H. James Ganshirt

Northumberland Fusiliers Land Line transferred to the Northumberland Royal Engineers Signal Corps in July 1915 as a driver. February 1916 - transferred to Mesopotania disembarking at Basrah in March 1917. Left Bombay, June 1919 and was discharged from military in August 1919.

Calgary Tank Res. - 14th Army Tank Battalion 1941 to 1945 England, France (Dieppe) POW - 1942 to 1945

Fern Alberta (Cunningham) Rodger April 1943 to November 1945 at Rockcliffe Base, Ottawa. Western Air Command, Vancouver. Western Air Command, Patricia Bay, B.C.

Hans Bauman Army - Second World War Loyal Edmonton Regiment Sicily Invasion KIA: May 23, 1944 at Cassino Buried in the Cassino War Cemetery in Italy.

Kenneth Grant Stewart Royal Canadian Navy V - 85944 Second World War Submarine Detector May 22, 1943 to January 8, 1946

Robert Andersen Calgary Tank Regiment - 14th Army Tank Battalion 1941 to 1945 France & Germany POW - 1942 to 1945

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403-742-3311 WE REMEMBER Addison Whiteside

Lyle Whiteside

John Murray McKenna

Eva Turner

Glenn Turner

Clayton Keith

Infantry - Sniper

RCAF - Pilot

RCAMC Served France, Italy & North Africa

RCAF - Nurse

RCAF

Air Force 1940 or 1941

Koehler Financial Group Mitch Koehler

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Charles Stanyer

Jennie Stanyer

Sgt. James Neill McBride

Army

Army Nurse

Army - 3rd Regiment 1939 to 1946 France, Germany & Belgium

Flight Sgt. Percy Fredrick Baily Royal Flying Corps 1914 to 1918 - First World War Overseas

Paul Berg

Lyman Francis Slifka

British Flag Merchant Marine 1915 to 1918 Atlantic & convoys from North America to Britian

Army Calgary Highlanders 1939 to 1943 MIA - Aug. 29, 1943

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Grover Elroy Loveless

Cpt. David Berezan

Sgt. Clifford Annable

Sgt. Lloyd Hart

Eric Alfred Erickson (Leif)

RCAF 1942 Canada

Royal Canadian Artillery 1940 to 1945 Canada

Canadian Army Pacific Command RCAMC CAA 1942 to 1946 Pacific

Canadian Forces 1916 to 1920 France

RCAF 1941 Canada & Overseas

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps 1939 to 1945

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Leslie Richard Lovell

Francis Kinly Bates

Isabel Ritchie (Groat)

Ivan Koss

Ronald Frederick Nighswander

Alvin Herman Keibel

14th Army Tank Battalion Calgary Regiment July 1940 to March 1947

Calgary Highlanders 4 years France, Germany and Holland

CWAC Motor transport 2 years

1941 Calgary Paratroupers

Army Canadian - Calgary 1940 to 1945 - Second World War Dieppe and Normandy with Artillery, on front lines into Germany

RCAF Second World War 5 years

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Pilot Officer Charles Victor Ross Wigley Trained with RCAF

Flew with RAF as Tail Gunner aboard Halifax Bombers; killed in action during Bombing Raid in Germany, Aug. 13, 1944, while 19 years old. His name is inscribed on Runnymede Memorial in England.

Ken Simon

Winnie Simon

Marion Scheerschmidt

William Gray Stewart

Lawrence Herzog

Lord Strathcona Tanks, Calgary 1941 to 1946 Overseas

RCAF Women’s Division 1943 to 1945 Canada

Royal Canadian Artillery Platoon 4, A Company #131 1941 to 1945 - Second World War Halifax, Brandon

Gunner with the 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment POW - Dieppe - 1941 to 1945

Calgary Tank Regiment Dieppe raid, captured by Germans. POW - 1942 to 1945

William Henry Wigley

Robert (Bob) Hayden

Donald Robertson Jensen

Orville Strandquist

Matt Beattie

Calgary Tank Regiment Dieppe raid, captured by Germans POW - 1942 to 1945

Pilot - RCAF 120 Bomber Squadrom 1941 to 1945 Reyjkavik, Iceland & Abbotsford,B.C.

Canadian Army Overseas Unit D Sqdn 25 Co dn. Arm’d Del Regt. (Elgin R) 1944/1945 Holland/Germany

Second World War Signal Core

Calgary Regimental Tank Core

Private Alexander DeNadaillac Salmon

Gordon Bartman

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Rhinehart Carl (Bobby) Cornelssen Troop 10, B Squadron of the Calgary Tanks Killed at Dieppe during Second World War

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Certified General Accountants 4814 - 49 Street, Stettler

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Private Arthur L. Salmon

Leslie Parcels

Roy Wilson

Cpt. William Turnbull

3rd C.M.R. WIA: June 2, 1916

Joined 8th Recce May 7, 1942 Stationed in Blackpool, England Served in Germany and Holland Discharged January 1946

Calgary Highlanders Dieppe Raid

50th Regiment India, Boer War, First World War, 1918

3rd C.M.R. First World War KIA: June 2, 1916

Warrant Officer RAF Squadron #7 Shot down over Denmark April 21, 1943

Arnold Wyndham Stewart

Ralph F. Wells

Cpl. William A. Salmon

Cpl. David J. Fowler

John M. Cooper

John B. Cooper

Royal Canadian Artillery 82nd Anti-Tank Battery Lance Bombardier Gunner 1940 to 1945 Italy, Belgium & Holland

415 Squadron Postal Command Wirdessair Gunner 1941

3rd C.M.R. First World War

Second World War RCAF - #5 Service Flying Squadron 1940 to 1946

Engine Room C.P.O. January 1943 to October 1944 on HMCS Suderoy November 1944 to July 1945 on HMCS Strathroy

First life Guards in Britain March 1883 to March 1895

Ted Miko

Cecil Isaman

Murray Dermott

Douglas Chester Gilmore

Darrel Baltimore Kayla Yaschuk 5019 - 51 Ave., Stettler

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Mysie Dermott (McKay)

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Army Loyal Edmonton Regiment Alberta 19 Dragoons 5th Canadian Armoured Division 1943 to 1945 - Second World War 1944 to 1946 Canada, England, Holland Italy and Germany

Robert Walls RCAF Mobile Equipment 1941 to 1946 - Second World War 1956 to 1968 NATO England and France

RCAF bomber Squadron 429 RCAF R209350 - Ground Crew 1942 to 1945 1942 to 1945 also 1946 to 1974 In Canada 1958 to 1962 at #1 Wing Overseas - Bomber Stations England RCAF Metz, France

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Helen Booth

Lloyd Dykstra

Sgt. Lyne (Bud) Starling

Clifford Gilbert

L. Cpl. Alfred Firmston Williams

Air Force, Army, Navy 1977 to present Stationed in Vancouver

North Nova Scotia Highlander Grane, Holland & Germany

14th Canadian Armoured Regiment The Calgary Tanks 1941 to 1945 England, Dieppe, Holland, France & Italy

Royal Canadian Army Service Corps

Canadian Infantry 49th Battalion KIA: Sept. 15, 1916

Scott Kruk Trucking Ltd.

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403-742-8668 Thomas Asa Pratt

Gordon Edward Taylor

Harold Simon

Edwin Hilker

Lorne Parkin CD CWO Ret.

William Lane

Royal Canadian Air Force Canada

#1 Recovery, #3 Light Section, Attached to First Division, 8th Army 1941 to 1945 England, Italy, Belgium & Netherlands

Royal Canadian Air Force Canada

Army Canada

RCAF 1959 to 1993 Two tours with NATO in Europe during the Cold War years

First Lethbridge Highlanders re-assigned to the 16th Canadian Scottish Vimy Ridge & Passchendaele Enlisted 1915

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Edward Knechtel

Roy Gilbert

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1916 to 1918

Calgary Highlanders 11 months - 1943 Italy

Canadian Armed Forces 1943 to 1946

LAC Robert Andrew Somerville

Pilot Officer Elmer Clarence Graham

RCAF 1940 to 1945 Canada

RCAF - Bomber Command 1941 to 1945 Overseas

Alfred B. Williams

David Shaw Jr.

Army - 2nd Division 17th LAA Battery 3rd LAA Regiment 1939 to 1945

Royal Canadian Air Force Unit 6409 November 1941 to February 1946 France & Germany

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403-742-3906 WE REMEMBER

Heartland Glass Ltd. Clarence Gilbert

Jim Menzies

RCAF

RCAF Overseas Killed in Action

LAC Lorne Armstrong Wartime Ireland

A.L. Dittrich

LAC Maurice Guy Ford

AWI Netta (Ford) Barritt

LAC Vern Fox

R.C. Chaplain RCAF

Worked with Army Corporal in YMCA Canteen serving overseas postal depot. 1942 to 1946 Canada and England

Air Force Wireless Operator Ground 1942 to 1944 Canada

Second World War

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Cpl. Claire (Casey) Greenlee RCACS - 1st Division Four years Italy & Northwest Europe

William J. Graham

Private & Lance Corporal Stella Jean (McDavid) Logan

John Walter Fischer RCAF with the 431 Iroquois Squadron Army - Calgary Highlanders Rear Gunner from 1942 to 1945 1942 to 1946 Overseas U.K., Continental Europe & France

RCAF Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division 1943 to 1946 Canada

John Nolte

Charles Dittrich

1st Light A.A.Regt., RCA 4 years Italy and Belgium

RCAF

Lieutenant Edward Patrick Johnson 238 Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces Served overseas 1916 to 1919

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Agnes Elizabeth Catherine (Jackson) Zorn Served with the A.T.S. at Kingston, England, from March 1942 to May 1943.

Private Walter O. Schoonover Princess Patricias Calgary 1941 to 1946

Harry Snaith

Don McDavid

Royal Canadian Navy RCAF HMCS Athabaskan Pathfinders Flying Officer 1948 to 1953 1942 to 1945 Korean War - 1950 to 1953 Two tours

Murray Douglas Rairdan Gunner Raudan M.D. 1944 to 1945

Cpl. Robert Spiece

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Vern Richardson

Calgary Tank Regiment 14th Army Tank Corps - Squadron B 1941 to 1945 1939 to 1945 Battle of Dieppe 1942 Dieppe, Italy, France, Germany POW - August 1942 to 1945 & Holland

Wilbur Moats Lee RCAF - Rear Gunner Escorted convoys

Killed in crash

Raymond Andrew Gilbert (1922 - 2015) passed away peacefully on Nov. 6 at the age of 93 years in Calgary. Ray was one of the few remaining WWII veterans of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment and was a POW captured at Dieppe, France. Interment will be held Friday, Nov. 13 in Stettler at the Lake View Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.

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You’re at home here.

Arnold Berthot

Albert Leander Johnson

RCAF - 86 Squadron RAF 408 Sqaudron Canadian 1941 Canada & England

Calgary Tank Regiment 14th Army Battalion 1941 to 1945 England & France (Dieppe) POW - 1942 to 1945

Lorraine (Howden) Johns

Stephen Gleave

Margaret Spensley (Middie)

RCAF - Canada 1944 to 1946

RCA Artillery 1942 to 1946 Canada & England

Petty Officer Served in Wrens 1942 to 1945 Canada

Mary Gwynneth Webb

Edward Raymond Slifka Army - Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Loyal Edmonton Regiment 1939 to 1945

Walter McCord RCAF 1939 to 1945

Central Alberta Co-op www.centralab.coop

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Private Elmer Matthew Gilbert

W.O. Lorne Todd

Ted Carter

Tom Armstrong

RCA Service Corps 65 Tank Transport Co. 1941 to 1945 England, Holland, France & Germany

Royal Canadian Air Force Canada & United Kingdom 1941 to 1945 Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.)

RCN - 1950 to 1955 & RCAF - 1958 to 1973 Naval Air Service - Telecommunications Navy - North Atlantic & Mediterranean RCAF - Air Defence Command

RCAF

John Cox

Sgt. Len Schofer

Canadian Army 14th Tank Corps 1939 to 1945 POW - 1942 to 1945

RCAF 1943 Canada

Cpl. Brian Patrick Johnson

RCAF Women’s Division 1941 to 1945

William Benjamin (Ben) Redfern Air Force Second World War 1942 to 1945

Johnny Welch Calgary Tanks Regiment Wounded at Dieppe Died & buried in Europe

6606 - 50 Ave., Stettler

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Calgary Tanks Discharged 1945 Sicily & Italy

George Joseph Slifka

Clarence Blaney

Charles Blaney

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Wildcats lose championship game Disappointing incident irks head coach MUSTAFA ERIC INDEPENDENT EDITOR That Stettler’s Wildcats ended their football season with a less than stellar performance, losing the championship fixture 41-0 was disappointing in itself, but not as much as the uncalled for drama during the last minutes of the game, which might have long term implications for the program itself. After an assistant Wildcat coach and two Wildcats were ejected from the field in the last three minutes of the game versus Sylvan Lake for objectionable conduct on Saturday, Nov.7, head coach Norbert Baharally said he would reconsider his position at the helm of the team he has led for many years. The game itself started in sunny and unseasonably warm weather,

perfect for great football. Lakers, playing on their own turf, got on the board in the seventh minute with their first touchdown and a successful convert, and before Wildcats defence could recover from the shock, scored another making it 14-0. In the last minute of the first quarter, they scored a third touchdown but their convert attempt was blocked by Wildcats defence. In the second, Wildcats initially appeared to be holding back the Lakers offence, but the hosts scored once again just before half time, which ended 27-0 for the local side. Wildcats appeared helpless in establishing themselves on the field. Although they did have a few first downs and interceptions, they were not enough the stop the waves of Lakers attacks. The hosts scored twice

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Russel Steen and Teron Garbutt bring down the ball carrier as Will McDonald follows the position during the Central Alberta Football League Varsity Championship game in Sylvan Lake on Saturday, Nov. 7. Wildcats lost 41-0. more, once in the third and once in the fourth quarter, and with both converts made good, the score stood at 41-0 three minutes from the end of regulation. It was at that moment that assistant coach Brian Matchett entered into an

argument with the referees protesting a call and was sent off by the referees and left the field with a few gestures of protest. Immediately after that, two Wildcat players were ejected for vulgar language on the field. When the game ended,

there was not much jubilation among the team members for having won the silver medal. Baharally said Wildcats were not prepared for that game. “But we should not take anything away from Sylvan. They have a good team, they have a lot of

players in all positions, they are players with good skills.” In reference to the unfortunate incident, Baharally said it would have a negative impact. “This will reflect on me as the head coach, it will reflect on our football program, on our school, on our community.” “I will have to sit back and think about my commitment to the team,” Baharally continued. “In my position, school is my priority and with that priority, I cannot be on the field at every practice, I cannot leave the school building to be out every practice day. And when I cannot be on the field everyday, some unwanted cultures may be developing.” He said he was still passionate about football but was not sure about the level of his commitment. to the team.

Cougars within yards of provincials, but lose in close battle STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Even though the Stettler Cougars didn’t bring home the title from the Tier 3 Championship game in Lacombe Friday, Nov. 6, coach Mark Neitz said he couldn’t have been happier with the game, or more proud of his players. The game took place in Lacombe, under the lights — this time without a snow storm, unlike a few years ago. The game started strong for the Cougars, who scored on the first drive of the game. However, a few fumbles and miscues later, the team had fallen

behind the hosts. However, the Cougars kept that points difference small and by half-time, the score was 24-14 for Lacombe. “We outplayed them on offence, outplayed them on defence,” Neitz said. “But they had more plays on special teams and that made the difference in the end.” The second half of the game saw Lacombe widen the gap, and with about five minutes left in the game, the score was 48-28 for Lacombe. “I’m proud of the boys and their effort to compete for the full tilt,” Neitz said. He said they never gave up on evening the score, and with only eight seconds left

on the clock, the Cougars brought the score to 48-44. “There was no quitting,” he said. “We couldn’t convert an onside kick and Lacombe took a knee to finish the game.” “Big plays were the theme of the night for Stettler,” Neitz said. “There were a number of 40-plus-yard plays, both through the air and on the ground. Defence played big, making some timely stops. Top-to-bottom, we were the better team. Sometimes the outcome doesn’t reflect that.” He said that throughout the whole Cougars season, he’s been blessed with players who’ve been committed to

the team, love the game, and carry on through injury and bad weather. “We went through adversity with many injuries at key times,” Neitz said. “But we were able to come together at playoffs to make a strong push for the championship, hoping to carry on to provincials. It was a great year.” He said he was looking forward to seeing many of his players “graduate” into high school, Wildcats, football next year, and continue to improve the skills they started to learn as Panthers and honed as Cougars. “(The players) truly were like family on the field.”

Stettler girls placed fourth in CARA tournament MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER Schools from Stettler and the surrounding county of the Clearview Public Schools Division descended upon the town to participate in round robin and final play off games at the CARA tournament, hosted by the William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus on Nov. 7. For most schools the round robin had started earlier in the week, including the Stettler girls’ team. On Wednesday, the round robin play for the Stettler girls started in Donalda where they played both Donalda and Christ King,

losing both sets against Donalda, the girls came around to beat Christ King in both sets. Then on Saturday the girls played Gus Wetter 1 in the morning, winning both sets, played Coronation 2 where they split the win, finishing their round robin on a high by defeating Brownfield in both sets. This put them second in their pool as they faced Coronation 1 in the quarter finals, winning after 3 sets. “It was a tough game that resulted in a hardfought battle leaving them exhausted,” said coach Shonna Burkard. “They went on to the semi-final

game that saw them lose to Mother Teresa (Halkirk) in two sets.” In their third medal game against Erksine, the Stettler girls lost in both sets as well, which placed them fourth. Speaking of the team’s performance, Burkard said, “Pure exhaustion took over after their hard-fought win against Coronation, and although they started strong against Halkirk, they just couldn’t hold on, and it was the same for their game against Erskine.” According to Burkard the girls “gave it everything they had”. “But playing two back

to back games prior to reaching the semi-final and then two more back to back games drained them,” added Burkard. “We will continue working on skill development (serving, hitting and blocking) and strategic ball placement in preparation for regional CWAJHAA in Red Deer on Nov. 21.” With the Stettler girls scheduled to participate in the regionals in Red Deer against teams from central Alberta, Burkard wants the players to focus on their accomplishments. Pictures of Stettler teams in the tournament can be found with our web version of the story.

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Lyrah Thomson of Stettler successfully gets the ball across the net, scoring a point against Coronation Angels in their round robin match on Saturday, Nov. 7, as Madison Imbery and Jenny Munholland looks on.

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It was a scrappy pair of games over the weekend for the Stettler Lightning, which saw the team come home from the road with a win and a loss to their name. The first game on Saturday, Nov. 7, pitted the Lightning against the Banff Academy Bears. After three hard-fought periods, the Lightning came away with a 6-4 victory. The Lightning’s first goal came off an aggressive powerplay offensive, giving Chandler Knibb the perfect opportunity to even the score. Derek Muhlbach scoring at the 30-second mark of the second, and less than five minutes in, Knibb scored his second goal of the game. Dylan Houston and Logan Davidson scored, and the second ended with a score of 5-2. The third started with a final Lightning goal from Houston, and the game ended 6-4. The next day, the Lightning faced the Okotoks Bisons, coming away with a hard-fought 5-4 loss. The Lightning were first on the

board this day, with Linden Heidecker sneaking the puck past the Bisons’ netminder less than five minutes into the first. That was the only goal for the Lightning in that period, with the Bisons picking up two, including one on a powerplay. The Bisons scored less than two minutes into the second, but Jacob Bottomley, using a powerplay to his advantage, closed the gap, bringing the score to 3-2. A series of penalties in the the late second penalty left the Lightning at a disadvantage, one the Bisons’ used to their advantage, and the second ended with a score of 5-2. The Lightning scrapped and clawed their way to two more goals, one from Knibb and another from Steven Fletcher, but the Lightning weren’t able to tie up the game, leaving with a close 6-5 loss. The Lightning next play at home this Friday, Nov. 13 against the Airdrie Thunder. The following day, the Cochrane Generals play here in Stettler. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. Big Valley Oil Kings home opener this weekend The Big Valley Oil Kings senior

hockey team’ll be taking to home ice on Sunday, Nov. 15 for their homeopener of the season. There’ll be several familiar faces on the team this year, General Manager Dustin Edwards said, including goalie Chance Edwards, who two seasons ago won the BRHL goalie of the year award. The team has had some solid recruiting coups this season, though, including the former Red Deer Rebels’ Chad Robinson and Matt Stefanishion, who while not making the NHL draft, was contracted by the Washington Capitals for two years. The team has already played five away games, hindered in part by the lack of ice in Big Valley. “The team is really starting to gel,” Edwards said. “We had a few games where nothing could go right, but now we’ve pulled together and we have lines forming.” With the ice now in, the team’s home opener against the Whitecourt Wild will happen on Sunday, Oct. 15, with the puck dropping at 3 p.m.

Bantam girls trounce visiting Whitecourt STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER It was a busy hockey weekend at the Stettler Recreation Centre as the minor hockey season got into full swing. On Sunday, Nov. 8, the Stettler Bantam girls’ team hosted the

Whitecourt Bantam girls, taking the win with a 6-2 finish. Whitecourt was first on the board with a goal early in the first, through Kacee Ward answered that with a goal of her own less than two minutes later, evening the score. Just two minutes

later, Abby Heidecker put Stettler ahead a point, scoring on a powerplay advantage. The girls continued to push into the second, though it took almost half the period before another goal was had, the second of the game for Ward. Five minutes

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later, Emily Reiman took advantage of another powerplay to give the Stettler girls a 4-1 lead, though Whitecourt got its second goal with three minutes left in the period. Stettler finalized the gap and secured its win with a goal from Brooke Laisnez and a second by Devon Johnson, bringing the final tally to its 6-2 finish. The girls’ hockey teams have moved to the newly formed Rocky Mountain Female Hockey League (RMFHL) this year, instead of being in a female division all their own within the North Central Minor Hockey League (NCMHL), saving the one girls’ atom team that continues to play in the general division. The Midget A team has also moved out of the NCMHL, heading to the Central Alberta Hockey League. For the more detailed minor hockey action roundup, visit the sports page on our website at www. StettlerIndependent. com.

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NOTICE OF AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF BASHAW SEED CLEANING CO-OP ASSOCIATION LTD. Notice is hereby given that an Annual Meeting of the members of Bashaw Seed Cleaning Co-op will be held at the Agricultural Grounds in Bashaw, AB on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. for the following process: 1. To receive the financial statements for the fiscal year end. 2. To elect directors of the association. 3. To appoint auditors of the association. 4. To discuss the feasibility of building a new seed cleaning plant. 5. To transact such other business, if any, as may properly come before the meeting * Please assemble early - call to order 1:00 p.m. sharp

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Accounting

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Automotive

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Eavestroughing

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Accounting

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Electrical

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4819 51 St., Stettler, AB

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Furnace Cleaning

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Plumbing & Heating

• Residential • Commercial • Automotive Needs

403-742-2520 4607 - 59 St., Stettler (Beside A & W)

Health Care

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• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services • Commercial and Residential • Water Conditioning & Pumps • 24 Hour Service Service Wise - We Specialize

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ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B. 5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Chiropractor

Phone 403-742-2529

-Gitzel Krejci Building

Fax 403-742-2522

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Dr. E. LYNES

Lori R. Reule

PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage “Keeping people in Motion...”

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Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome Legal Services

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Roofing

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Personal Services

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Firewood

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THIS WEEK’S EYE SPY WINNER IS Sarah Tucker Please come in to the Stettler Independent to claim your prize.

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Auctions

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Misc. for Sale

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Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Haying Equipment

2020

ROUND BALES - Hay, green feed, straw and bulk oats. Delivery available. No Sunday calls please. Phone 403-704-3509 or 403-704-4333.

FOR sale: TOYS and Antiques and Novelties. Phone 403-742-2441.

Livestock

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CHAROLAIS COWS for sale, dispersal herd. Phone 403-740-0054.

Grain, Feed Hay

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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 HOW CAN YOU MAKE Farm Pickup” Westcan YOUR PHONE RING? Feed & Grain, & Make Some Quick Cash? 1-877-250-5252. Place your ad HERE...

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Jewellery

Office Supplies

1630 $48/case

FORKLIFT for sale, Clark 12 ft. mast, on propane, hard rubber tires, chains, 1650 hours, $4000. Call 403-740-2442, leave message

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One block East of Scotia Bank

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4109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler

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Chiropractor

JT AUTO BODY LTD. “Serving Stettler & area for years” • Complete auto body repair & painting

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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. Ref’s Req’d. Avail. now. 1-403-742-0024

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Call 1-403-740-0467

Condos/ Townhouses

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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.

3 BDRM., 11/2 bath, townhouse, near hospital and golf course, references. Call Norma at Sutton Realty, 403-742-7815.

Suites

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Spacious 1&2 bdrm units. Balcony, in suite storage, water & heat incl. Available immediately. New managers Frances or Mic 403-742-4448 1 BDRM upstairs bachelor suite, quiet tenants with references. Call Norma at Sutton Realty, 403-742-7815. BEST RENTAL VALUE IN STETTLER 1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites. All utilities, cable, internet. Avail. immediately Kimberly 403-690-5828 LARGE 2 BEDROOM overlooking Alix Lake, 1 1/2 bath, oak cupboards, vaulted ceiling, wood Àreplace, washer/ dryer usage, garage access, $1050/mo. utils. incl’d, plus dd. Avail. asap. 403-304-0146 TWO, 2 bedroom suites, $900/mo., $900. S.D. 1 bedroom suite, $850/mo., $850 S.D. Available Dec. 1. 403-741-9325.

Storage Space

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Farms/ Land

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HARVEST SALE! Save $50,000 from the replacement cost of this 20 X 76 drywalled Grandeur Showhome that has to go! A sacriÀce at $124,900. Call Terry 1-855-347-0417 or email: terry@ grandviewmodular.com. NEWLY renovated mobile for sale in Stetttler Trailer Park Asking $15,000 obo. New windows, new Áoors, new siding, new deck. Excellent home for the price of a truck! Contact Darlene Dionne 403-848-3071 or Ryan Dionne 403-358-2982.

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

Acreages

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STETTLER MINI STORAGE Manufactured 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

Manufactured Homes

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Public Notices

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Notice to Creditors And Claimants Estate of

Joanna Maxine Jarmin

who died on October 26, 2015. If you have a claim against this estate, you must Àle your claim by

December 18, 2015 with Schnell Hardy Jones LLP Barristers & Solicitors at Box 1240, 4902-51 Street Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 Phone: 403-742-4436 and provide details of your claim. If you do not Àle by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

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6602 -- 44 44 Ave., Ave., Box Box 1270, 1270, 6602 Stettler, AB AB T0C Stettler, T0C2L0 2L0 Phone: 742-4441 Fax: Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 742-1277 403-742-1277

PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Application for a permitted use with a variance in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority: 1.

No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Proposed Development:

DP 15119 Lot 19 Block 1 Plan 0521511 330, 40345 Rge Rd 22-1 (Buffalo Lake Meadows) Detached Dwelling w/attached garage with a 9% variance (from 26.25’. to 28’ – 6 7/8”) to the maximum building height

Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6, PO Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than November 25, 2015. The notice must contain the reason for the appeal. Jacinta Donovan, Development Officer

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FOR THE BUYER LOOKING FOR: Additional Farm Land Residential Acreage(s) Property IMMEDIATE POSSESSION

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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No 2060-15: 1.

No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:

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Christmas Craft Fair was great LOUISE BELLAIR BOTHA BOOSTER Today is Remembrance Day. so please attend a service that is being held around the country to remember our veterans who fought in the battles for our freedom we have today. A big thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Botha Christmas Craft Fair. Hopefully everyone was able to attend and was able to do some early Christmas shopping for their special someone. Thank you to all the vendors, too, for bringing out their items and for getting everything set up for everyone to see.Hoping we will see you again next year for this special event. There is no Bingo evening tonight due to Remembrance Day, so make sure you come out on the 25th, for another great evening of Bingo playing. The village meeting is Thursday, Nov. 26, starting at 7 p.m., so come out for these important meetings. Looking for a hall to hold your Christmas events in. Please call Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811. Botha Hall is very reasonable priced to rent and has had some new renovations done to it, so contact him soon. Talking about Christmas only about a month and a half away, the Old-Thyme Dance Club will be holding their Christmas Dance the last Sunday of this month, starting at 1:30 p.m., so you will not want to miss it. That afternoon, if you like wear something red and green in color, but most of all come on out that Sunday for one great time. Coffee is on every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the seniors’ centre, so take a break away from your busy schedule and stop by for a great visit, everyone is welcome to attend. Every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon starting at 1 p.m., come on out and get involved in a friendly game of floor curling. It’s a fun game and everyone is welcome to attend.

If you have ideas for budget, you have a forum to speak KASHEEN CLOUSON DONALDA DIARY The Village of Donalda Council will be holding a public budget forum on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Donalda Fire Hall. Council members are looking forward to hearing input from community members on budget issues. This session will be strictly for information purposes and used as a resource for the upcoming budget. The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club will be holding a Turkey and Ham BINGO on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the drop-in centre. Come and win your Christmas Dinner! Everyone is welcome. The Donalda & District Museum Society presents a comedic evening with Jimmy the Janitor, Nov. 27, 2015 with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Donalda Community

Hall. Tickets are available at the Donalda & District Museum office. Tickets include a dessert bar, and there will also be a silent auction and a cash bar as well. Seats are limited, so get your tickets today. For any questions, please email us at info@donaldamuseum.com The Donalda & District Community Promotion Society is planning the 2015 “A Village Christmas” featuring the parade of lights. We invite you to participate. The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, with set up beginning at 4 p.m. For more information or to reserve your spot please call Bruce at 403-883-2943 Birthday wishes this week go out to Karen Williams, Remy Vargas, William Whiteside, Brett Rider, Emma Gebhardt and Terri Granigan. Happy birthday to all!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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Face2Face Ministries returns to CKCS TARA KROES, GRADE 6 TEACHER CKCS was able to see the final product of our Clay for Kids event on Nov. 3. All the clay tiles that were made by staff and students were returned to the school and hung in the foyer in the form of a Cross. A big thank you goes to the team who hung the heavy project on the wall Monday night. Students waited anxiously Tuesday morning for Miss. Delhommeau, who spearheaded the project along with parent council, to pull the sheet back to reveal our creation. The final product was definitely worth the wait, students and teachers enjoyed trying to find their clay tiles among many others the entire week. Our clay Cross will remain on the wall of our foyer for many years to come. It is a wonderful reminder of how our many differences and unique students in CKCS, combine together to make a wonderful collage that glorifies God. The biggest highlight of the week was the visit

from Face2Face Ministries. Students and staff alike were abuzz with the anticipation of Nov. 4. The entire school met in the gymnasium in the morning and welcomed Ryan and Shawn to our school. CKCS started the retreat day with singing, fun, and laughter. Ryan and Shawn caught all the students attention with a unique introduction that included students from the crowd. According to those two, our own Charles Ramos found the cure for cooties, Joel Gustavson was an all-around cool kid, and Kirklind Bachmier, Madison Swaren, and Jesse Jarmin can do the world’s best rendition of “I’m a Little Teapot”. Throughout the day, classes were split into divisions and went to the the gym for their own individual sessions. All sessions however, revolved around the theme of “God loves me As I am”. Ryan and Shawn used games, funny videos and personal stories to show students that how they see themselves is not how

Contributed photo

Miss Delhommeau reveals the clay Cross created by the students and staff of the Christ King School. God sees them. God sees past all of our mistakes and failures and loves us for who we are. They illustrated to the students that we should not define ourselves by world-

ly items, but as children of God. One of the most influential metaphors used that day was that of a house-cat and a lion. Many people are content to see themselves as a

house-cat and are content in that role; however, in reality God has created us to be lions. By the end of the day, students were inspired to not just settle, but to seek out the

full purpose that God has set for their lives. A huge thank you goes to Ryan, Shawn, and Face2Face Ministries for an a mazing and spiritually moving day.

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STARTER

MODERN 3 BDRM MOBILE on its own lot. Nice bright home, well maintained and all appliances included. Ideal starter home for a young family. $173,000.

3.2 ACRE PARCEL IN BOTHA with well kept mobile. Several upgrades such as new flooring, paint & shingles. Heated 32’ x 48’ shop wired for 220. $285,000.

ACREAGE

3.11 ACRES north east of Erskine. Property has a new garden shed, large garage and a small cabin. Can be purchased with or without cabin. No services. $179,000.

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