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Bethlehem Walk: Keith Kendrew played Joseph and Sierra Bell took on the role of Mary at the Bethlehem Walk held at the Alliance Church in Rimbey Dec. 6. Thanks to the unseasonably warm temperatures, outdoor Christmas activities such as the Bethlehem Walk can be enjoyed without the necessity of wearing several layers of clothing. Morriah Rudnik Photo

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Bentley schools commended for following proper protocol after receiving security threat BY TREENA MIELKE Students at Bentley schools did not expect their school day on Monday to end with police officers escorting them to the arena so they could catch their respective buses and go home, but, as it turns out, that’s exactly what happened. Principal Lane Moore said there was a security threat made towards Bentley School at 2:30 p.m. on Mon., Dec. 7.

“AFTER THE CONTROLLED EVACUATION WE SEARCHED THE SCHOOL, BUT FOUND NOTHING SUSPICIOUS.” - CPL. HALWA. Larry Jacobs, Superintendent of Wolf Creek Schools, said the phone call was made by someone who had received notification of the security threat through Facebook. “My understanding that it was a threat against the school building itself,” said Jacobs “It was a second hand phone call,” he added. Cpl. Kevin Halwa from the Sylvan Lake RCMP said the police haven’t been able to track down the person who made the phone call. “That portion is still under investigation,” he said. “It is an uphill bat-

tle,” he added. Once the phone call was received the administration team at the school followed Wolf Creek’s emergency response protocol and initiated a hold and secure protocol with staff and students. “Hold and secure does not allow students, parents or staff to enter or exit the school,” said Moore. “RCMP and Wolf Creek School Division were notified and upon arrival they secured the scene and evacuated both buildings at a secure location.” “It was handled extremely well, very efficiently,” said Jacobs. Once the buildings were evacuated, RCMP searched the schools. “After the controlled evacuation we searched the school, but found nothing suspicious,” said Cpl. Halwa. School buses parked at the Bentley arena and waiting parents picked students up about half an hour later than their usual scheduled pick up time. Wolf Creek staff and Victim Services were on hand at the school, Tuesday, to answer any questions. “The safety of our students is our top priority and we take these situations very seriously. We hope that everyone understands the need for this type of response to a threat made against our school,” said Moore. Sylvan Lake RCMP were assisted by Rimbey

The students from the elementary and high school in Bentley were picked up by school buses at the arena last Monday after a security threat was received via telephone Monday afternoon. As a precaution, students were escorted by RCMP to the arena where buses were waiting to take them home. Treena Mielke Photo

RCMP and Rocky Mountain House RCMP who were in the area at the time also helped out. Staff from Lacombe County helped out with traffic control. Cpl. Halwa said the incident is not cause for alarm and he doesn’t see a need for increased security at the school because of it. “If I had kids going to either school, I would have no problem sending them there.” This paper is

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Share the Season of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. In two evening services At Rimbey United Church. Monday December 21, 7:00 pm Service of the Longest Night.

Thursday December 24, 7:30 pm. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.

-a quiet service of love and remembrance as we light candles for family and friends who have died and are so much on our hearts and minds this Christmas season. Come for gentle music and the care and company of those who walk the same path of loss and love.

-a “country Christmas” full of music, light, story and prayer as we celebrate the coming of God’s light into the world in the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. This is a service for all ages. Carols, bells, anthems, gifts…everyone is welcome.

Rimbey United Church would like to extend a warm Christmas greeting to all the community. May God’s kindest blessings be with you and those you love. Rimbey United Church 4931-51st Avenue 403-843-2458 rimbeyunitedchurch.org

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‘HOW CAN I GET THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS?’ Key points to help you cope: • Plan for the approaching holidays. Be aware that this might be a difficult time for you. It may affect you emotionally, cognitively & physically. Be prepared! • Recognize that the holidays won’t be the same. Doing things a bit differently can acknowledge the change while preserving continuity with the past. • Be careful not to isolate yourself. It’s alright to take time for yourself, but don’t cut yourself off from the support of family & friends. • The holidays may affect other family members. Talk over your plans. Respect their choices & needs. Plan to compromise. • Avoid additional stress. Decide what you really want to do, & what can be avoided; greeting cards, holiday baking, decorating etc. Do I really enjoy doing this? Is this a task that can be shared? • Plan to be with the people YOU enjoy. • Don’t be afraid to express your feelings. Allow people to comfort you. • Recognize your loved one’s presence in the family. Burn a special candle. Hang a stocking for your loved one in which people can put notes with their thoughts &/or feelings. • Keep in mind that the experience of many bereaved persons is that they do enjoy holidays again.

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Treena Mielke On The Other Side

The Christmas season is here, unfortunately bringing with it an underlying sense of upheaval, unrest and uncertainty. Even as Canadians await the onslaught of immigrants whom we have willingly opened our arms and our borders to, there remains a certain amount of trepidation. For the most part Canadians do not want history to repeat itself and the majority are more than willing to open their borders to strangers in need. And so they should! In 1939, 907 Jewish refugees aboard the German

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grants. However, Blair was strongly opposed, and, in the face of such opposition, the prime minster did not pursue the issue further. Interestingly, not everyone agreed with the immigration minister or the prime minister’s decision. University of Toronto history professor George Wrong petitioned King to grant sanctuary to the refugees and the non-Jewish German captain of the St. Louis, Capt. Gustav Shroeder. Capt. Shroeder argued first with the Cuban authorities, then those of neighbouring Caribbean countries and finally with American authorities to let the refugees land. There is no record of him lobbying Canada, but still he did

not give up on helping his Jewish passengers. Steaming back toward Europe, he promised his passengers he wouldn’t return them to Nazi Germany, even going so far as to plan to run his ship aground on the English coast if no safe port could be found. Promising not to take them back to Nazi Germany, the captain finally found countries who waved a welcoming flag for desperate strangers. At the last moment, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Great Britain accepted the refugees and the boat landed its human cargo in Antwerp, Belgium. However, as fate would have it, Belgium, France and the Netherlands were later taken over by Nazi

Germany. Many of the passengers were taken away and put in concentration camps. But, when the war was over, the captain and his kindness was not forgotten by the surviving Jewish passengers. These grateful people sent him money and food so he could survive in a war torn and broken Germany. In 1957, two years before his death, the German government awarded him a medal for his services to those same passengers. This history lesson is here to remind us that kindness, like evil, can be found in unexpected places. It is up to us to decide where we want to look and which one we want to focus on.

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transatlantic liner St. Louis were seeking sanctuary from Nazi Germany. Canada refused to take them and the ship sailed back to Europe, where 254 would later die in concentration camps. Their fate could have, no doubt, been avoided if Canada had not turned a blind eye to their plight. Canada is not turning its back on these refugees coming across its borders now and all over the nation people are exhibiting kindness and compassion. But in spite of this Canadian welcoming committee, there exists a certain amount of fear and suspicion, triggered, no doubt, by the Paris shootings and, most recently, the horrible mass execution that took place at simple staff Christmas party in California. And so the evil and the violence, like a malignant tumour grows silently and Canadians in spite of their desire to follow the golden rule and do onto others as they would have others do onto them, are left feeling more than just a little nervous. In spite of the hatred and the horror that continues to rock the world, there is really no option but to do the right thing and to keep the faith that the light of goodness will obliterate the senseless acts of terrorism. According to an Internet article, William Lyon Mackenzie King, who was prime minster of Canada at the time the ship carrying the Jewish people sailed close to Halifax, wrote to Frederick Blair, who was the immigration officer at the time, saying he was considering the request to take in the immi-

We arrived late at the Newark airport. By the time we made it to our accommodations on Manhattan Island, our room had been rebooked. However, the hotel company found us a room in another location for the same cost as our original reservation. We simply had to catch a taxi and go

north 30 or 40 city blocks. This was a few years ago when I traveled to New York City with my friend Hobbes and his sister. Hobbes’ sister began to show a lot of anxiety as a result of our situation: it was close to midnight, we hadn’t locked down our accommodations yet, and we were stuck on the streets of New York with all of our luggage. We were a mugger’s wet dream. I remember her asking if we would be able to get a cab. This was an era before smartphones and Uber. We all shuffled to the edge of the sidewalk; I stuck my hand out into the street, like how I saw in done in the movies. Before I could turn my

head, a set of headlights were pulling up in front of us. A taxi had arrived. There was an article I recently read that expressed customer dismay for the traditional taxi service in a Canadian city, but this same customer was pleased with an Uber ridesharing program. Some cities have called into question the legitimacy of these ridesharing programs and banned the service altogether. I did some poking around on the Uber website. All that was required to sign up as an Uber driver was a 4-door vehicle (2005 or newer), drivers licence, insurance, and registration. There was a 15 minute video I had to watch before I was given

access to the website. Before I could “go online” and start driving people around, the application required that I submit a copy of my licence, registration, vehicle mechanical inspection, and proof of work eligibility. My curiosity was satisfied and I stopped my Uber driver application process at that point. I looked on a website at what it would take to become a traditional taxi cab operator in Edmonton: age, driving experience, drivers abstract, and a criminal record background check would all be taken into consideration among other things. I’m not a criminal. But if I was, and as long as I had all my paper work ready

to upload to the Uber dashboard, I could have been driving people to and fro in under an hour by my estimation (if I had a smartphone to access the app that is). In this day and age I’ll stick to using a taxi service when I need a lift in a foreign city. I have no means of contacting Uber through their app. What I do have is the knowledge to operate a phonebook, so I can look up taxi companies that employ professional drivers. If my phone is missing, lost, or dead, I can still find (surprisingly enough) a payphone to make a call from. And if worst comes to worst, I’ll stand in the streets waving my arms until I can hail a taxi.

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Jada Schatschneider has been selected to play on the hockey team representing Parkland Zone 4 at the 2016 Alberta Winter Games in Medicine Hat to be held Feb. 13 to 16.

Rimbey teen to represent Zone 4 in hockey at Alberta Winter Games BY TREENA MIELKE There is a good chance 14-year-old Jada Schatschneider will spend at least part of next Valentine’s Day on skates on the ice proudly representing her zone at the Alberta Winter Games. The Rimbey teen has been selected to play on the team representing Parkland Zone 4 at the 2016 Alberta Winter Games in Medicine Hat to be held Feb. 13 to 16. The player rosters for the eight zone teams in the female competition, along with the staff for each team, were announced on December 8. Teams were selected to represent each of the province’s zones including Sunny South, Big Country, Calgary, Parkland, Yellowhead/Blackgold, Edmonton, Northeast and Peace Country. Each team includes two goalies, six defense players and 12 forwards. Approximately 600 players who were born between 2001 and 2004 attended zone selection camps held at locations across the province, December 4-6. Schatschneider’s dad, Jason said his daughter did well at the tryouts even though she was battling the flu at the time. “Her evaluations were pretty strong,” he said. Schatschneider, who played much of her minor hockey in Rimbey, now is a second year Bantam and plays defense for the Bantam Triple A hockey team in Red Deer. As a member of the team she is kept busy with two practices a week as well as dryland training. The team travels to Vauxall, Calgary and Grande Prairie to play and competition is stiff. “It is the highest level of hockey for that age in Alberta,” said Jason. Jada said she is excited about the prospect of competing in the Games and also a little nervous. She says hockey is her favourite sport, but she also likes baseball and plays centre field in the summer for the River City Hornets in Edmonton. The Alberta Winter Games is a multi-sport event for developing athletes, aged 11-17 years old. The Winter Games were first hosted in 1976 in Banff, and occur each even-numbered year. The athletes are selected to represent the eight zones in Alberta in 20 sports such as hockey, badminton, gymnastics, skiing and skating. Hockey Alberta coordinates the ice hockey portion of the Winter Games, as a core segment of its Development Program. The Winter Games provide players, coaches, trainers and referees an opportunity to discover the great qualities of competitive hockey starting with the zone camp and selection process, through to competing in the Games.

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The death of the Athabasca Delta Former park warden speaks out BY EARL GORDON FORMER PARK WARDEN AND TECHNICAL OFFICER OF BUFFALO MANAGEMENT WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK Try to envision what North America looked like when there were an estimated 80 to 100 million free ranging buffalo before the invasion of the first settlers that came to this country and destroyed most of them. The buffalo sadly disappeared like the Do-do bird. In May of 1956 when I first arrived in Ft. Chipewyan, I was totally amazed at how industrious the Aboriginal people were. They built their own fishing boats for commercial fishing, trapped, worked in sawmills and also worked for

Wood Buffalo Park. They built their own homes and dug their own wells by hand. The reason that they were successful was that they never lost their land to early settlers and homesteaders. That, however, changed in the last 50 years when the W.A.C. Bennett dam was built at the head waters of the Peace River. It took years of holding the water back and there is now a reservoir 140 km long. This has a detrimental effect on the Athabasca Delta and Wood Buffalo National Park. 1956 – 1965: I spent nine years working for Parks Canada in several capacities; labourer, park patrolman, boat captain, park warden and buffa-

lo management officer. Buffalo management was a huge undertaking: building holding corrals, testing facilities and a new camp. The buffalo were rounded up and tested for brucellosis and T.B. We also managed anthrax control with C.W.S., using a 90 percent work force of aboriginal workers. 2007: Parks Canada laid off over 400 career park wardens. (big mistake) 1983: UNESCO designated Athabasca as a World Heritage site. 1998: Indian chief challenges federal government over damages to Indian Reserve 201 which was turned into a mud flat from the water dropping 15 ft. Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs repre-

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sented the government listening to the grievances. It was determined that the federal government had a fiduciary responsibility to protect the treaty rights of the reserve. Also, the dam was built illegally without a permit and it was determined that it contravened the National Parks Act. A fish study was undertaken at the delta to determine if the fish were contaminated. It was determined that mercury and other chemicals were found in the fish tissue. The government banned commercial fishing in Lake Athabasca and issued a warning that eating the fish could be harmful, therefore, one should be limited to one fish per week. Which came first the ice age 10,000 years ago or the

oil sands? The oil sands were laid out, possibly, 65 million years ago when the dinosaurs became extinct, then, came the ice age. When the ice melted, it carved out the Athabasca River, along with the bitumen deposits that now lay on the bottom of the delta. Therefore, environmental protesters have it wrong blaming the tar sands on the cancer deaths at Ft. Chipewyan. Pulp Mills: Pulp mills have been dumping toxic waste including mercury and other cancer causing toxins into the river. By lowering the water in the delta, sandbars were exposed causing numerous wildlife problems and health issues. W.A.C. Bennett dam owned by BC hydro is not immune to lawsuits. 2013: State of California

sues Powerex, a subsidiary of BC Hydro as well as Enron Energy and 60 utility companies for raising rates to the tune of seven billion dollars. They were accused of engineering blackouts. Powerex paid a settlement of 750 million dollars. I visited Ft. Chipewyan in March, 2015. I had a very interesting talk with a 78 year-old trapper. He advised me that there are no buffalo wintering at the delta. He attributes this to a major infestation of thistle. He does not know where the buffalo have gone. These buffalo carry brucellosis and T.B. and are a danger to ranchers to the west. The W.A.C. Bennett dam needs to be decommissioned and no C-1 dam built. Let the “Mighty Peace” flow.

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Depots set up for toy drop offs for family struck by tragedy BY TREENA MIELKE The passing of a young woman from Rimbey, who will be especially remembered for her sunny and cheerful disposition, means three children and their dad will have a very sad Christmas this year. Jill Bellows passed away suddenly on Dec. 2 at the age of 38 years. She is survived by her husband, Darell and children, 11-year-old Grace and twin eight-year-old boys, Michael and Ryan. She will also loving-

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QUINN WOODS ALDER FLATS MULTI-CLUB We have had two meetings since my last report. Our club fundraiser was selling bird seed and live Christmas wreaths. Special thanks to everyone who supported our club. On November 4 our club and other 4-H clubs wore their 4-H colors and even wore them at school! For our outdoors activities we went to the Edmonton Valley Zoo to be a zookeeper for a day. We saw the world’s cutest animal in the world… THE RED PANDA. We also got to pet an armadillo, a

milk snake and last, but not least, a chinchilla. We fed monkeys and Meer cats. The food was cranberries and crickets and melee worms for the Meer cats Winter Olympics was hosted at Battle Lake Center for district fun day. The games were ball throw, bail hurdling, cow races (I was the cow), next was javelin throw, salt block throw, tire rolling, and final one was cow patty toss. Everyone from our club participated in the Olympics. We have a Christmas social coming up at Jack Willows place, with skating and activities. It will be fun.

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Grandparent’s Day Bentley school students ranging from grades one to 12 gathered around the box of donated items collected for the school’s Gifts For Grandparents program. Seated in the front are Jackson McKain, Ryan Pearson, Kara Pearson, Gracie McKain, Rio Garries, and Addison Robinson. In the middle row are Jolie KcKain, Kira Smith, and Dakota Williams. Standing in the back row are Jasmine Mazerolle, Ashley Cumming, Breanne Bickford, Andrew Lush, and Chrissy Alapo. See story page 20. June Norvila Photo

Wishing you all things merry and bright at this festive time of year. Thank you for warming up our year with your friendship and support. Happy Holiday’s, everyone!

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In the spirit of community, we’d like to wish everyone a memorable Christmas with those you hold dear and may you enjoy a prosperous new year.

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These delightful Christmas decorations are a wonderful attraction at the home of Floyd and Shirley Hartman. The lights are truly spectacular and help bring in the holiday season in a bright and cheerful way. Morriah Rudnik Photo

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Our wishes run as deep as our gratitude for you, our neighbours and friends. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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They say that no two snowﬂakes are alike, but one thing we know for sure is friends like you are rare, indeed! Many thanks and blizzard of best wishes to all of you this holiday season.

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Merry Christmas With best wishes to you and yours for a season that’s filled with delights. It’s been a real treat serving you this year and we look forward to seeing you next year. Be safe this holiday season. Please don’t drink & drive.

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The misadventures of hanging Christmas lights

Treena Mielke On The Other Side There is one strand of the twinkly red Christmas rope lights hanging around my garage door that refuses to light up. The absence of lights on only one side of my garage looks decidedly weird.

Being in the Christmas frame of mind where perfection hadn’t yet been tarnished with reality and continued to glow like a perfect string of lights, I took it upon myself to make the problem go away. With that thought in mind, I took myself off to the Christmas light store. Here I was to discover there are now about a zillion different kinds of Christmas lights to choose from. But, luckily for me, it seems a Christmas angel was smiling down on my harried, frantic self and there among all the icicles and twinkle starlights, I found it. One solitary box containing a strand of red rope lights. I pushed my way through all the other people buying Christmas lights murmuring stuff like “sorry, I need that

box, I really need that one box. Merry Christmas, now get out of my way. Thank you.” People looked at me sadly. “Whatever,” I said, using body language to communicate. Using such language seems to work for my youngest grandson, I reasoned. Treasure in tow, I trotted up the steps and put the package by the front door so I could wait until it was almost dark and the temperature dropped enough so my fingers would be really cold and putting up the lights would be more of a challenge. For some perverse reason, I seemed to like that idea. Anyway, the appointed hour arrived. I walked outside, eyeballed the situation and decided I probably needed a

kitchen chair as opposed to a ladder to get the job done. About this time, putting up the lights rapidly deteriorated into a really bad thing. The strands, it seemed, were apparently stuck together with crazy glue. Finally, I was overcome with some kind of super hero strength that can only come to people standing on tiptoe on a kitchen chair trying to put up Christmas lights. I pulled the strands apart, almost falling off the chair as I did so. Voila! The next step was to screw the new string of lights into place using my newly frozen fingers. It was at this time I discovered that the new strand might look the same as the other strand I was trying to hook it into, but appearances

can be deceiving. It was not. The ends did not fit. I could say I climbed calmly down from the chair, still in a happy Christmas frame of mind and went inside to cheerfully make supper. But that would be a lie. In fact, I found myself dissolving into tears like a child who has just discovered the reporter who penned the famous editorial, ‘Yes, Virginia There is a Santa’, was, in fact, only reporting his own version of the truth. It took awhile, but finally I came to terms with my Christmas light fiasco. When I gave logic the reins and put emotion in the back seat until it could behave, I reminded myself how very lucky I am that I have the luxury of only being stressed over lights

that don’t fit my picture of perfection. Even shutting off the news and turning a blind eye to print media (please don’t do that), will not obliterate the fact sadness, heartache and violence are very real, very out there. Refugees, who will, for the first time ever, celebrate Christmas on foreign soil. Layoffs that seem to be more the rule than the exception. Senseless shootings that are becoming more and more frequent. Dear friends who will be found on Christmas Day, cloistering around a hospital bed as their loved one goes through yet another round of chemo. Christmas! It’s all about perspective and being grateful! Really, it’s no different than any other time of year.

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When Christmas is a traumatic memory, the season can be painful BY GARY DIRENFELD, MSW, RSW SOCIAL WORKER When Christmas is a Traumatic Memory Tis the season all right. As a social worker who sees many separated parents in dispute about the care of their children between them, Christmas time is a busy and conflict laden time of year. Referrals are always up and service is most frequently for help determining the residential schedule over Christmas. The money that was to go for gift giving is shared between the lawyers and myself or my colleagues as we see parents in conflict figure out how and when the children‚s time with them will be divvied up. Not only are we busy, but so too the court system as parents file what they believe to be emergency motions seeking the Judge to make a decree of a solution. For most, a judge‚s decree or an agreement reached through mediation or collaborative law or lawyer assisted negotiation will be sufficient to help the parents manage the time. For others conflict will still erupt on

the holiday, very often Christmas day itself. I will return to my office after a few days away to listen to messages and read emails with one parents blasting about the other parent, police involvement, need for contempt orders and abject hatred about the untrustworthy other. Often I will receive emails from both parents saying essentially the same thing albeit with some nuances to the details so that all blame is ascribed to the other. Rarely though do I hear about the impact of these events on the children. That actually comes much later. Apart from the frequent behavioral, mental health and academic difficulties these children surface with along the way, come adulthood I am visited by these then adult children with their new partner in tow. They come because this now adult child needs help to explain to the new partner why they don‚t want to celebrate Christmas or why they don‚t want to visit any parents on Christmas. Given their traumatic experiences of Christmas in childhood, who could blame them. Anxiety about Christmas still grips them. From their perspective, Christmas is dangerous and hence something to be

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avoided. This, by the way, is not only an outcome for children of high conflict separated parents, but also seen in intact families where domestic violence is a factor and in families where parental alcoholism is a factor or in families where there is significant parental conflict, and/or abuse or neglect of the children. Christmas isn’t‚t the Hallmark memory for many and for them, the Christmas season is a frightful and in view of the positive experiences of others, even a confusing time of year. This year, be mindful that your partner, your friend, your colleague, your neighbor, may not be relying on the same memories as you this season. If someone feels or looks at odds please appreciate that their recollections at this time of year may be traumatic. Don‚t push, don‚t argue. Support and appreciate we have different childhood experiences that color our view of the season and our reaction to it. Perhaps offer them a good experience. Be kind. Be gentle. Be understanding. Be accepting. Be generous of spirit. Help build new memories from hence forward.

May your holiday come alive with beautiful moments and memories. We really appreciate your making this past year a truly memorable one for us.

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Community dinner shows true Christmas spirit BY TREENA MIELKE

and music and a chance to socialize for everyone. “It promises to be a fun event and so many people always step forward to help out,” said Rondeel. “Last year it went really well. We had about 70 people and the cooks, kitchen help and other volunteers all enjoyed the lovely dinner along with everyone else.” “It was really overwhelming, the amount of support and help we received,” she said. “And I expect this year will be no different.” Rondeel said volunteers are planning for around a hundred people to attend the event. “Every year we get a few more. And there is always awesome leftovers to take home.”

And so this is Christmas. A table laden with a feast fit for a king, a background of laughter and friendly banter, music, many hands ready to help, guests receiving gifts, and above all, a shared spirit of camaraderie and friendship. It truly does portray the real meaning of Christmas. The community Christmas dinner in Rimbey promises all this and more. This year, the event is to be held at the Rimbey Drop In Centre at 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, said one of the organizers Gayle Rondeel. The master of ceremonies for the event will be Dave Davies. As well as a delicious meal there will be games

Rimbey Lions Club members make an annual visit to residents in Rimbey’s extended care on Christmas Day. File Photo

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Bentley Museum grant continues BY JUNE NORVILA Once again the Bentley Museum has received a gracious funding donation through the BMO Volunteer Grants Program. It is a program that bank employees or former bank employees can request funding from to help out community projects they are interested in. Marg Martin, a former employee of the Bank of Montreal, delivered a cheque for $1,050.00 to the Bentley museum board on December 3. Martin explained the amount given to community projects is dependent on how many apply and that she can apply every other year. The presentation this year took place in front of the Centennial Peterson historical family banner

that Martin had donated to the museum earlier this year that is on display in the museum’s newest building. On hand to accept the cheque were chair Cora Knutson, vice chair Betty Kubista, and director Joyce MacKinnon. The funding this time has been earmarked to go towards the cost of more walking tour plaques. Over the years, Marg has regularly applied for and received funding to help out the local museum. The museum received $300 in 1995, $500 in 1996, $800 in 1998, $1,150 in 2000, another $1,050 in 2004, $1,000 in 2007, $800 in 2009, $1,000 in 2011, $1,000 in 2013, and now this. Museum executive are Chairperson Cora Knutson, Vice Chair Betty Kubista,

Treasurer Mary Carver, and Secretary Kristin Dickau. Directors include Ralph Scarlett, Joyce MacKinnon, Wes Lowry, Diana Garries, Sandy Noble, and Director/ Historian is Lorraine Connelly. They were set at the museum’s regular November meeting following the October AGM. Dedicated volunteers continue to hold work bees at the Bentley Museum on most Wednesday mornings. Anyone interested is welcome to drop in. “We are always looking for new volunteers and/ or board members. Fresh, new ideas for presenting our museum are always welcome,” stated Kubista. Tours or a special visit can be arranged by calling Cora at 402-748-2455 or Betty at 403-748-2744. Admission is always free.

As we prepare to ring in the holiday season, we’d like to extend our gratitude to all the kind people who have called on us this past year. With best wishes for a joyous and meaningful holiday season.

On December 3, Marg Martin presented a BMO Volunteer Grants Program cheque to Bentley Museum vice chair Betty Kubista, chair Cora Knutson, and director Joyce MacKinnon. In the background is the Peterson family banner presented earlier to the museum by Martin. June Norvila Photo

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Legion donation: The Rimbey Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion donated $5,500 to Rimbey and area organizations. In random order are representatives of the groups that received funding as well as Rimbey Legion president Shane Kreil. Cody Jones and Alida Granson from Ponoka Air Cadets, Larry Varty and Cheryl Jones from Rimbey Historial Society, Ross and Esther Smith from STARS, Walter Johnson from Kids in Sports, Joyce Eggelston, from Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Katherine Winters from FCSS (gifts for children), Paddy McGeachy from Rimbey Library. A donation was also given to Rimbey Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Photo submitted

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Bluffton 4-H Club well underway BY SYLVIA TRAUTMAN Our club has been busy. This year our president is Erin Burrage, Tina VonGunten is vice president and Mackenzie Skeels is secretary. Leah Trenson is the treasurer, Sylvia Trautman is club reporter, Ben Boyce is parlimentarian. Also the historians are Josie Burrage and Katie Hudson. Our senior district rep is Sylvia Trautman and our junior district rep is Tim Trenson. It is also exciting to have Ben Trenson as our Ambassador. We are happy to have Marian Johnson as our leader again, along with Adrea Falt and Danny Skeels as assistant leaders. Steven Boyce is our Cleaver leader. Weigh in was held on October 18 at the Bluffton Vet Clinic. At weigh-in we had many market steers, heifers and carcass steers. The calves looked great. Everyone is busy working with all their projects, preparing for our show and sale in May. On October 25 we had two judging classes. The first class we judged was beef steers. The second class was Holstein Heifers. Most of us found the Holstein Heifers to be a challenge, but it was great

practice. Thank you to Markus Hehli for teaching us about Holsteins and letting us judge his heifers. Marian also showed us what body scoring was on a cow and how to tell what score she had. Body scoring is represented with a number from one to five representing how much fat the cow is carrying by the feel of her. The cow we used had a score of about three meaning there is some cover and a little degree of fat on the tail head and the short ribs can only be felt with firm pressure. To finish the day off we played a game of kickball. Thanks everyone for the delicious snacks! On November 8 we had bingo at the Rimbey Manor. Everyone seemed to enjoy playing. It was great to see all the residents having fun and enjoy playing bingo with us. There was lots of great snacks and it was awesome to have conversations with some of the residents. Congrats to the lucky winners! Most of our families attended the CFR in Edmonton with the Rimbey and Winfield clubs, and enjoyed many events such as steer wrestling, barrel racing, and bull riding .Everyone who went enjoyed the show! It was especially exciting to see our local calf

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roper Dean Edge compete and win his event during the evening. At our last meeting we enjoyed a Chinese gift exchange. It was lots of fun and there were many exciting gifts. Blankets, board games, candy, and hot chocolate were among some of the prizes. We also had our public speaking workshop, which was especially helpful for the new members. On December 6 many members from our district enjoyed a bowling fun day at the bowling alley in Rimbey. We all played two games of bowling and played other games while we waited our turn; such as pool, air hockey, and an assortment of board games. It was great to see familiar faces that I had not seen in a while! We are getting ready for many upcoming events such as our tobogganing party, December 27th and Bull Congress on January 23 and many more exciting events. Good luck to everyone on public speaking on January 9! Hope everyone’s holidays are filled with lots of friends, family and Christmas cheer. Merry Christmas!

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Bentley school remembers seniors

Holly Lyster with her llama took part in the Bethlehem Walk held at the Alliance Church in Rimbey Dec. 6. Morriah Rudnik Photo

BY JUNE NORVILA The Bentley school is again running a ‘Gifts For Grandparents’ program. School students who wished to participate donated items into a collection box by the elementary school office door until December 7. Items included things like candy, books, slippers, puzzles, personal hygiene items, blankets, socks, gloves, cookies, nuts, lotions, and some fun items. Gift packages will be made up with a variety of items in them. Before Christmas, deliveries will be made to local seniors in the Care Center, Oxford Courts, Westview Apartments and other individual specified places to help give a lift to the tenants. Students will help with the distribution part, too. The Bentley school has locally run the program designed by the Family Service Bureau for the last three years to help brighten someone’s day and give back to the community.

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Christmas stress and anxiety can affect people of all ages The holiday season is a busy time for most. There is so much to do, attend and plan, which can bring up feelings of being overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, and depressed. This is also a time where people may feel acutely aware of the void left by the loss of a loved one, and their own personal loneliness. Who is affected? Holiday depression, anxiety and stress can affect anyone at any age. Sometimes, these feelings are triggered by a specific event or life experience. There are many things happening around the holidays that can act as triggers. What can I do about this? Holiday depression, stress, anxiety can be managed by following the tips. Many people who experience depression, anxiety and stress during the holidays may think that they should just be able to ‘get over it’ on their own. Others may need time to recognize how deeply this affects their life. If your holiday depression, anxiety or stress seems severe or is interfering with your job or home life, talk to your doctor. Many people’s benefit plans run January to December. It could be beneficial to check into your plan before the end of the year so you can use sessions before they expire. How can I help a loved one? Supporting a loved one who is experiencing holiday depression, anxiety or stress can be difficult. You may not understand why your loved one feels or acts a certain way. Some people who experience this feel like they have to do things a certain way or avoid things or situations, and this can create frustration or conflict with others. You may feel pressured to take part in these behaviours or adjust your own behaviours to protect or avoid upsetting a loved one. Support can be a delicate balance, but you should expect recovery—in time.

Here are some general tips: • Ask your loved one how you can help them. • Be patient—learning and practising new coping strategies takes time. • If your loved one is learning new skills, offer to help them practice. • Listen and offer support, but avoid pushing unwanted advice. • Set boundaries and seek support for yourself, if needed. Here are some of the most common holiday triggers and tips to prevent and/or lessen holiday depression, anxiety and stress. Remember, you always have a choice and there are options available to you. We wish you a very happy and healthy holiday season. 8 Tips for Mental Wellness During the Holidays 1. Budget There are many expenses during the holidays. Whether you are buying presents, food, or travelling, you may get in the habit of overextending themselves. • Plan your budget in advance of the holiday season. • Only spend cash or debit. • Host a Secret Santa! Buy one gift for your group of friends or family. 2. Family Not everyone in a family gets along, and sometimes there are personality conflicts. Family members may try guilt trips or push boundaries and you may feel obligated to do things that you don’t want to. • Be realistic about what you can and cannot do. • Set boundaries with your family and communicate them. • Stay one night at your family’s house, not a whole weekend or choose one family to visit each holiday instead of trying see and please everyone. Visiting friends? Stay for a couple hours instead

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For the month of November the members and the Cleaver Kids got the pleasure of having guest speakers at their meeting. The members had a judging workshop after the meeting, followed with their projects. Riley Sharp, a former 4-Her with lots of judging experience came to tell them the do’s and don’ts of judging. Everyone received their project books and discussed the budget for this year. Sewing members started making pillow cases from their own fabrics. Woodworking members are getting experience with basic hand tools, and learning to build a tractor out of wood. The experienced members are working on more advanced skills with power tools. The Small Engines members started identifying parts of an engine. Sheep members went to

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RIMBEY REVIEW 25 During the second week of November, 18 students and 4 chaperones from Rimbey Jr/Sr High traveled to Cuba to do some open water diving in order to complete their open water diver certification. Photo submitted

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RHS students travel to Cuba to SCUBA dive BY TIM LEKAS PRINCIPAL RIMBEY JSHS During the second week of November, 18 students and 4 chaperones from Rimbey Jr/Sr High traveled to Cuba to do some open water diving, in order to complete their open water diver certification. This is the 6th such trip the school has taken, with the first being to Victoria, B.C back in 2009 and all subsequent trips to the tropics, where the water is clear and warm. The trip and the open water dives are the third part to the certification process. The students must first complete the theory portion of the PADI (professional association of diving instructors) div-

ing course, which for the first time this year, was done online. The second portion of the course was done in the pool in Ponoka, where students learned a set of 20 standard skills, that they were tested on again during our dives in Cuba. Once again, we were pleased to see all students pass their skills requirement and become certified. On some trips, we have students who had been certified on a previous trip, who then pursue an “advanced” open water certification. On this trip, we had two such students. These students completed a different online course, which included sections on advanced buoyancy control, naviga-

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Option to purchase at lease end is $12,926. Price and total obligation exclude licence, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. †Lease based on a purchase price of $40,085, including $1,000 Connect & Win bonus (tax inclusive) for a new eligible 2016 Acadia SLE-1 AWD. Bi-weekly payment is $199 for 48 months at 0.9% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $1,150 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $21,790, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $19,341. Price and total obligation exclude licence, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. † $11,000 is a combined total credit consisting of a $10,000 Cash Credit (tax exclusive) available on 2015 GMC Sierra HD Gas models (excluding HD Gas Double Cab 1SA 4x2), $1,000 Connect & Win Bonus (tax inclusive), which is available for cash purchases only and cannot be combined with special lease and finance rates. By selecting lease or finance offers, consumers are foregoing this $10,000 credit, which will result in higher effective interest rates. Discounts vary by model.

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BELLOWS Jillian “Jill” R. Bellows of Rimbey, Alberta passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at the age of 38 years. Jill will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her beloved husband, Darell; and was a loving mother to her cherished children: Michael, Ryan, and Grace. She will also be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her sister, Kelly (Shawn) Hatala of Rimbey; her parents, Susan and Dale of Fredericton, New Brunswick; her paternal grandmother, Doreen Barton of New Brunswick; and her father-in-law, George Bellows (Edna Engstrom) of Ponoka; in addition to many other family members, and a host of treasured friends. To accommodate a larger gathering, a Public Memorial Service in Celebration of Jill’s Life was relocated to the Peter Lougheed Community Centre, Rimbey on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. with Pastor Al Lewis officiating. Interment followed in the West Haven Cemetery, Rimbey. Cremation took place at the Central Alberta Crematorium, Red Deer. If friends desire, memorial tributes in Jill’s Memory may be made directly to a Trust Fund for the Bellows Family, c/o ATB Financial, Account No. 717005444292-00, Box 918, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0; or to three individual Trust Accounts set up by the Rimbey Gymnastics Club for the children of the Bellows Family: Michael, Ryan, and Grace, c/o Servus Credit Union, Box 949, Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0; or to the Canadian Cancer Society, #101, 6751 - 52 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 4K8. Condolences to the Bellows Family may also be expressed by e-mail to: special_reflections@telusplanet.net Funeral and Cremation Arrangements for the Late Jillian “Jill” R. Bellows entrusted to the care of OBERHAMMER FUNERAL CHAPELS LTD.

The family of Cheryl Lynn Millar deeply regret the sudden passing of her on Nov 13, 2015 at her home in Rimbey at the age of 50 years. Cheryl will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her husband Lee Steeves and their son Doug (Brianne) and their children Sierra and Macy; by her father Charles Millar; her brothers David and Delton and their families, as well as her sisters; Linda, Evelyn, Tammy and their families. A service in celebration of Cheryl’s life will be held on Dec. 19, 2015 at the Ponoka Elks Hall at 2:00 pm @ 5901 hwy 2A.

In Memory of ADELINE F. NESBITT Dec. 26, 1929 - Dec. 16, 2013 A year came and went Mom, And now it is two,Yet, never has a day gone by That I don’t think of you. When my steps get heavy, And the way seems all uphillI look up at your picture And your smile encourages me still. Love and miss you always, Dawn

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THE LLOYDMINSTER EXHIBITIONS Pride of the Prairies Bull Show and Sale. March 6 - 7, 2016. Traditional halter and pen format. Entry deadline: January 5, 2016. For more information: www.lloydexh.com. 306-825-5571 or email Sam: sam@ lloydexh.com.

Lost

$5000 REWARD leading up to or for the finding of 14 missing simmental cows and 13 calves. Cows have a brand of TLX on the left rib and also possibly a brand of PG (‘G’ is backwards) on the left rib. Calves are probably unbranded. Went missing in Alliance/Sedgewick area. Phone 780-386-3745 or 780-888-1258.

Meetings

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Employment #700 - #920 Caregivers/Aides................710 Clerical ..............................720 Computer Personnel ..........730 Dental ................................740 Estheticians........................750 Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770 Legal ..................................780 Medical ..............................790 Oilfield ................................800 Professionals......................810 Restaurant/Hotel ................820 Sales & Distributors ..........830 Teachers/Tutors..................840 Trades ................................850 Truckers/Drivers ................860 Business Opportunities......870 Miscellaneous ....................880 Volunteers Wanted ............890 Positions Wanted ..............895 Employment Training ........900 Career Planning ................920

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IN HOME caregiver for elderly parents, optional accommodation avail. at no charge on a live in basis, this is not a condition of employment, driving req’d, F/T on farm near Rimbey, $15.75/hr. Equal opportunity employer. Encourage all applicants. email: POSITION FILLED

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Cameron Bay Holdings GET FREE VENDING Inc. o/a McDonalds’s in machines. Can earn Ponoka and Red Deer $100,000. + per year. All (Gasoline Alley East and cash-locations provided. West) is now hiring full Protected territories. Intertime and part time Food est free financing. Full Service Supervisors. details. Call now Wages are between 1-866-668-6629. Website: $13.95 to $16.00 per hour, www.tcvend.com. depending upon experience and qualifications. GREAT CANADIAN Dollar Candidates must be able Store franchise opportuto work a variety of shifts nities are available in your and have 3 to 5 years pre- area. Explore your future MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & vious experience. Must be with a dollar store leader. able to supervisor up to 20 Call today 1-877-388-0123 doctor’s offices need certified medical office & crew. Part-time applicaext. 229; www.dollartions will be accepted from administrative staff! No stores.com. experience needed! We Canadians and Permanent can get you trained! Local Residents. Apply in person job placement assistance 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, Misc. available when training is 37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Help completed. Call for Deer or email resume to program details! cbay22@telus.net or fax to ACADEMIC Express 1-888-627-0297. 403-783-4251. ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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OLD COUNTRY ROSE ANTIQUES NOW OPEN Tues. - Sat. 10-5. Quality antiques, collectibles and vintage items. 5057-50 Ave. Rimbey, AB.

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Antique Dealers and Stores

Painters/ Decorators

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Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Children’s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmers’ Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kid’s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectors’ Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940

RALPH’S PAINTING “When Ralph’s done brushing you don’t feel rolled”

Auctions

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Journeyman painter, serving the area: since 1984

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AMARYLLIS Rimbey

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or BIG STRAPPER someone you know suffer AUCTIONS from a disability? Get up UPCOMING SALES to $40,000. from the Wednesdays @ 6 pm. Canadian Government. Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabenefit. Dec. 2, 9, & 16 ca/free-assessment. at The Moose Hall, 2 HIP OR KNEE miles south of Ponoka on Replacement? Arthritic Hwy. 2A conditions? Restrictions in ~~~~~ walking/dressing? TO BOOK YOUR SALE Disability Tax Credit. CALL 403-782-5693 $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 Check website for full listings refund. For Assistance: www.bigstrapperauctions.net 1-844-453-5372. IS someone’s drinking MEIER GUN AUCTION. causing you problems? Saturday, December 19, AL-ANON 403-346-0320 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton. Over 150 guns - handguns, rifles, shotguns, hunting and sporting Pet Services equipment. To consign 780-440-1860.

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MacDonald Old Kennels Animal services for Ponoka County

Dog Shelter Boarding Dogs for adoption Dogs to surrender www.pawsandclawsanimalrescue.ca click courtesy adoptions

Phone (403) 783-7447

EquipmentMisc.

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A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted: Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com. CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311

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RIMBEY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Action Autobody Rimbey Windshields - Heavy Equipment Glass Residential & Commercial Mobile • Pickup & Delivery • In Shop Owner: Jamin Sargeant

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Owner Carey Anderson

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Janice Cameron DD

TERRY GRIEMAN Home Centre Manager

Al York General Manager Cell: (403) 783-0593 5410 - 43 Street Bus: (403) 843-3700 Fax: (403) 843-3430 Rimbey, AB

P. O. Box 260

Business Ext. Fax Cell terrygrieman@rimbeycoop.com

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We have moved to a new location in Ponoka. Now located in downtown Ponoka north of the Dollar Tree store. Call for your appointment today:

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ASPENWORKS MECHANICAL Plumbing Gasfitting Hot Water & Forced Air Heating Water Analysis & Treatment Systems

Outdoor Wood or Coal Boilers High Efficiency Wood Gasification Boilers Doug Madu 5034 45 Avenue Box 2040, (403) 843-2635 Rimbey, AB., TOC 2J0 Cell (403) 350-5901 email: rgcourse@gmail.com

HOMEWARD BOUND KENNELS

BOARDING & GROOMING RR#1 Lockhart Road Rimbey, Alberta T0C 2J0

Ph: 843-7794 Cell: 704-5039 dbfranklin@telus.net

BRIAN GODLONTON Petroleum Manager

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P. O. Box 260 4625 51st Street Rimbey, AB T0C 2J0 Canada

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Firewood

FOR SALE Birch, Pine & Poplar Firewood Dry & Split FREE DELIVERY 403.843.6707 LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location of delivery. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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Cats

Houses/ Duplexes

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

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Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

KITTENS to give away to a kind home. 403-704-2333

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Dogs

Collie / Beagle, 2 mnth old male. Looking for a good home! 403-704-9838 Items To Give Away

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WANTED Plastic margarine, yogurt containers ongoing, for the high school.

Laura 403-302-1770 This paper is

100%le Recyclab Musical Instruments

Horses

WE BUY HORSES: broke, un-broke, or unwanted. Jerry Dodds 403-783-0303

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 Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. WANTED. Hannas Seeds seeking distributors for forage, turf, native and reclamation seed. Good commissions. Contact Esther at 1-800-661-1529 or esther.stigter@ hannasseeds.com.

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RARE, Martin E-18 Solid Body Electric Guitar w/ case. Only 341 made! Asking $1800 Fender Dobro Guitar w/case, as new. $650 Electric Steel Guitar, as new. $250 Fishman Column P.A. System. Lightweight, portable, case, stand & mike. $1800 new.

Call 780-913-6532 Misc. for Sale

For Rent #3000 - #3200

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390

Houses/ Duplexes

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½ DUPLEX FOR RENT

in Rimbey. Newly renovated. 3 bdrms, 1 ½ bath. $1000 mnth & $1000 DD + utilities.

403 843 6062 FOR RENT

4 bdrm house in Rimbey. 2.5 baths, 6 appliances, reno’d kitchen. $1200 + utilities

403 877 3613 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

BIRD SEED & HOUSES Rimbey 3 BDRM. DUPLEX IN PONOKA, large kitchen, dining and livingroom 4 appls., rent + utils. Avail. Dec. 15. 403-783-3860

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12345 Customizable and secure. From storage to workspace. Steel containers from 8' - 53'. 20' & 40' skids with optional 4' landings available. Mount with twist locks.

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PONOKA NEWER 3 bdrm. townhouse, 6 appl., 3 bath, $1,295/mo. Phone 403-704-1221 PONOKA, Duplex avail. Jan. 1. 3 bedroom. $950. rent/dd, no pets, 4 appls. + drapes. 403-346-3943 or 403-358-9179

Condos/ Townhouses

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New Blackfalds Condo. 2 Bdrm/2 Bath. Main floor & 2nd floor options avail. 2 powered parking stalls. Rent $1,400. Pets negotiable. Ask about rent incentives. 403-396-1688.

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Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

RECENTLY UPDATED Condos/ Bright 2 bdrm suite in quiet Townhouses Cedar Villas. 4814-53 Ave. Available Immed. to mature adult(s). Rent includes water, heat & cable T.V. N/S, N/P.

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Transportation #5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300

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Estate of FLORENCE MAY ANDERSON who died on October 11, 2015 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by January 15, 2016 and provide details of your claim with

Need to Downsize? Brand New Valley Crossing Condos in Blackfalds. Main floor is 1,119 SQ FT 2 Ph: 403-843-4701 Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss. or 403-913-9102 Start at $219,900. Call Motorcycles LENNON & BARLOW, 2 BDRM bsmt. suite in 403-396-1688. Barristers and Solicitors PONOKA incld’s util’s, WIN - 2016 Harley Davidat #4, 9936 - 106 St., washer/dryer, no pets, non son Dyna Wide Glide partier, N/S. Long term Manufactured WESTLOCK, Alberta FXDWG103. 2nd working tenants and sen- Homes $700/credit; 3rd T7P 2K2 iors welcome. Avail $300/credit. Only 599 immed. 403-704-1645 HARVEST SALE! Save tickets printed. Three If you do not file by the $50,000 from the Early Bird Draws. PONOKA 2 bdrm. well replacement cost of this date above, the estate $100/ticket. June 17 draw. maintained quiet adult 20 X 76 drywalled Proceeds to support building, no pets $825/mo. Grandeur Showhome that property can lawfully Motorcycle & Harley + power, heat/water incld. has to go! A sacrifice at be distributed without Programs, GPRC Fairview avail. immed. Brian $124,900. Call Terry Campus. 1-888-539-4772; 403-348-6594 regard to any claim you 1-855-347-0417 or email: www.gprc.ab.ca. License terry@ may have. PONOKA, 2 bdrm. suite #421307. grandviewmodular.com. in Riverside. Fridge, stove, shared laundry. $675.. Start your career! CLASSIFIEDS Sell it Best! To rent/dd. gas & water incl’d. place your ad phone 1-877Buildings See Help Wanted Absolutely N/S, no pets, 223-3311 Avail. imm. 780-242-0924 For Sale

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LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings. AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

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Ponoka County NOTICE

ROOMS FOR RENT At the Rimbey Church of the Nazarene. Ideal for small business’. Contact the Church of¿ce for more information. Phone: 403-843-2029. Of¿ce hours are: Tuesday-Friday 9 am - noon

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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.

Financial #4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

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BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage. TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.

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Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of Ponoka County to consider By-Law 23-15-RC to close the following undeveloped road allowances to public travel and consolidate them with the adjoining properties: • All that portion of Township Road 432 lying east of the Blindman River and south of the SE 17 and SW 16-43-2-W5; and • All that portion of Range Road 24 lying south of the Blindman River and west of the SW 16-43-2-W5 The existing physical accesses will be surveyed and registered to provide legal access to the property. Before considering the by-law, Council will hold a Public Hearing at which any person claiming to be affected may ask questions or make comments. This hearing is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in the Council Chambers of the County Administration Building. A copy of the proposed County Administration Building, Ponoka, Alberta during regular office hours. Dated at Ponoka, Alberta this 1st day of December, 2015.

Charlie B. Cutforth Chief Administrative Officer Ponoka County 4205 - Highway #2A PONOKA, Alberta T4J 1V9 Phone: 783-3333 Fax: 783-6965 e-mail: PonokaCounty @PonokaCounty.com

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015

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Novice teams host home tournament The Rimbey Novice teams had a fun filled weekend of hockey at their home tournament in Rimbey on December 12 and 13. Visiting teams included the Airdrie 7B Wolves, the Red Deer Novice B Thrive Chiefs, the Innisfail Co-op Flyers, the Didsbury Ramblers and the Sylvan Lake Novice 4 Lakers. The Frontline Compression Initiation Renegades team consists of 14 eager young players who are learning the basics of hockey this season. Head coach Ryan Heilemann and his assistant coaches Mike Short, Patrick Worthington, Kent Beagle, Sally Tennantand Bob Grinde are dedicated to providing these youngsters with a positive start to their minor hockey careers. The team practices on half ice each Tuesday. The Frontline Compression Initiation Renegades will be playing their first game during the intermission at the Bentley Generals game in Rimbey on December 19th at 7 p.m. All minor hockey players are encouraged to attend the game wearing their team jerseys. Players who come dressed in Renegade team jerseys will get into the game free and also receive a free hot dog and drink. Come cheer on our youngest players on December 19.

JASON NIXON, MLA

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Oliebollen! One full day of Oliebollen making!

4 pm Dec. 30 to 4 pm Dec. 31

Get your order in today! 4 Varieties to choose! Dutch Christmas Supplies are in: Chocolate Letters, Delft Blue Gifts, Kruid Noten and Much More. If you enjoy our Dutch Products ask about ordering or purchasing by the case. Product suggestions and requests are welcome.

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Silver medalists: The Rimbey Implements Atom Bs played the Wainwright Armstrongs in the finals and won the silver medal. In the back are coaches Jason Batke, Ed Butcher, and Nolan Krauss. In the next row is Vicki Roberge, Dawson Boorman, Luke Carlson, Jenson Butcher, Tanner Hickey and Jack MacEachern. In the third row is Nate Krauss, Xanthan Hubl, Logan Batke, Dane Lee and Logan Browne. The players in the front are Ryder Moberg and Justin Brace. Photo submitted

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Need something to do during the Christmas Holidays? Striker’s Alley will be Open 3 pm – 9 pm for Public Bowling; Dec. 26, 28, 29 30 & Jan. 2 . Drop In or Phone for bookings.

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EVENT

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ON MOST NEW MODELS

NO PAYMENTS ‘TIL SPRING AND CASH BACKS UP TO $12,000! •

C1208

MSRP $21,164 $ 135 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

19,500

T0809 $

MSRP 65,649 $ 325 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2015 FOCUS SE SEDAN

C1200

MSRP $30,139 $ 169 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2015 F350 CREW CAB LONG BOX

46,900

2015 FIESTA ST HATCHBACK

24,275

C1197

MSRP $44,944 $ 257 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

37,127

2015 F150 PLATINUM T1003 $

MSRP 72,899 $ 390 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

T0781

56,900

MSRP 85,349 $ 455 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2015 TAURUS SEL AWD

2015 F350 LARIAT CREW “LIFT TRUCK”

67,424

ALL FACTORY REBATES TO DEALER. ALL VEHICLE PLUS GST AND FEES. $499 ADMIN & $20 TIRE TAX, $6.25 AMVIC FEE. EG. C1208 2015 FOCUS 4.9% OVER 84 MONTHS. BW PYMT $135. TOTAL PAYMENTS EQUAL $24961.30, TOTAL INTEREST EQUAL $3893.28

STUFF YOUR STOCKING WITH CHRISTMAS SAVINGS 2013 FORD FIESTA SE

2012 FORD FOCUS SE

T1108B $

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

180

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

C0752A

8,900

T1164A

2013 DODGE DART

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2013 FORD EDGE SEL AWD

25,900

12,900

P0510 $

283

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

L0522 $

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2014 FORD F150 FX4 LUXURY CREWCAB

40,900

13,900

T1123A $

303

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2014 FORD PLATINUM 6.2L CREW

43,900

* ALL PR ICES PLU S $499 AD M IN FEE & GST. E G 2012 F ORD F OCUS SE 84 MON THS F IN AN CIN G 4. 99% APR TOTAL PY MTS $ 1 8 5 5 0 .4 0 . TOTAL INTEREST $ 2 8 6 6 .3 8

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