May 17, 2016 Country Booster

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May 17, 2016

Darryl Rott, Chief Flight Instructor for Battle River Aviation, prepares these planes for the Fly-in breakfast.

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For a few hours on the last Sunday of May each year the Camrose Airport will have more take-offs and landings than either Toronto or Vancouver International Airports.

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an annual event, attracts aviators from far and wide. The variety of arriving aircraft typically varies from impressive owner-built versions to helicopters to vintage warbirds to sleek, multi-engine corporate airplanes. Hundreds of local citizens are attracted, not just to see and hear the sounds and sights, but also to enjoy a hearty breakfast.

The lure of fluffy pancakes, sizzling sausages and farm-fresh eggs is always difficult to resist.

Win a colour enlargement of your farm!

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Radiant Choir sings from the heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Edberg Foodgrains growing project assists Ethiopia. . . . . 6 Mason addresses transportation issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Parkland Church an example of Gothic architecture. . . 14

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Armena 4-H springing ahead

By Ashley Ganske, Armena 4-H

The Armena 4-H Beef and Horse Club are being kept very busy this spring with a variety of shows and competitions.

The season began with one of the club’s annual events, Public Speaking Day, featuring 26 participants giving both prepared and impromptu speeches.

The placing results were as follows: Junior, first place Julie Snider, second place Beth Johnson; Intermediate, first place Cody Hilgartner, second place Cassandra Snider; and Senior, first place Christian Hilgartner, second place Ashley Ganske.

From April 29 to May 1 the Club held their annual Club Show in Hay Lakes.

On April 30, a clipping and showmanship demonstration was held where club members feverishly washed and clipped their animals then showed them on May 1.

The results for the show were: Steer Class 990 to 1,230 lbs, first place Ben Johnson, second place Tanner Ford; Steer Class 1,250 to 1,360 lbs, first place Ash-

ley Ganske, second place Kaden Tritten; Grand Champion Steer, Ashley Ganske; Reserve Champion Steer, Kaden Tritten; Novice Calf, first place Jared Hilgartner, second place Ethan Hilgartner; Heifer Class, first Seth Miller, second Ashley Ganske; Two-yearold Cow Calf, first place Ty Hilgartner, second place Cody Hilgartner; Grand Champion Female, Ty Hilgartner; Reserve Champion Female, Seth Miller; Cleaver Showmanship, first place Ethan Hilgartner, second place Khiley Bellam; Junior Showmanship, first place Ashton Church, second place Ty Hilgartner; Intermediate Showmanship, first place Ben Johnson, second place Seth Miller; Senior Showmanship, first place Brendan Hilgartner, second place Ashley Ganske.

All participants worked hard on their achievements and deserve congratulations.

The club wishes to extend a special thank you to Luke Wrubleski for the clipping demonstration, conformation judge Dave Hofstra, showmanship judge Michelle

Strohschein and ring man Dave Selin for the use of his scale.

The club also recognizes everyone who volunteered their time to make the weekend fun and for encouraging members on their 4-H journey.

On May 14, club members and their family members helped out in the Provincial Highway Cleanup.

In June, the club will be conducting a tire and battery recycling initiative. If you wish to donate contact Pat Hilgartner by telephone at 780-608-3211.

The Armena Horse club members are busy riding and working with their horses in preparation for the Regional 4-H Horse Show held in Red Deer on June 2 to 5.

On June 7, the beef club members will be selling their steer projects at the Camrose District 4-H Beef Show and Sale. The club invites everyone to come out to the show and watch the members showcase their projects and welcomes all bids on the steers.

Choir sings from the heart

Submitted photo The Radiant Harmony Choir performed a spring concert at the Daysland Palace Theatre on April 24.

By Lori Larsen With a song in their hearts members of the Radiant Harmony Choir performed their spring concert on April 24 at the Daysland Palace Theatre.

Ladies from Daysland, Killam, Sedgewick, Lougheed, Camrose, Ohaton, Bawlf, Rosalind and Round Hill gathered to perform not just for an audience but for a good cause.

This year donations from concert-goers reached $1,440.

The members of the choir chose a very worthy recipient, a family from Tofield whose 17-month-old daughter was diagnosed with the rare disease Interleukin-10 Receptor Deficit. As a result she devel-

ops severe colitis in her digestive tract.

She has had a feeding tube down her throat since September of 2015 and an ileostomy to remove waste from her body.

On April 27 the little girl received a marrow transplant, the only cure for her condition.

As a result of traveling back and forth to Calgary where the surgery took place and their daughter remains for at least 6 months in isolation and near-isolation, the family has and will incur, not only emotional stress but financial strain as well.

Therefore contributions, such as that raised by the Radiant Harmony Choir are extremely appreciated as well as needed.

This is the first of two concerts the Radiant Harmony Choir puts on during the year, the second will be held before Christmas.

The choir has raised thousands of dollars in donations over the years and has distributed the funds to a variety of organizations or persons in need.

Members of the choir include: Maureen Larson, Theresa Friend, Barb McDonald, Linda Spiller, Lisa DecapDawson, Jerry Lynn Burden, Doris Tobler, Gwinny Simpson, June Kurrick, Melody Kvale, Leanna Gordon, Deb Muise, Deb Rowland, Carol Cooke, Maureen Hart, Anne McHugh (pianist) and Terry Banack (leader).

Submitted Photo QUILTING FOR A CAUSE On April 15 the members of Daysland Crocus Quilting presented 14 quilts, homemade bags, knitted toques, mittens and slippers to the “Bags of Love” program. The program provides children who have been removed from their homes for their own safety with homemade bags containing a variety of items to help ease the child’s transition.

The contents of the bags can include a comforting quilt or blanket, teddy bears or other stuffies, personal care items, books, family pictures, toys and clothes.

MLA Taylor visits County council

By Murray Green

Battle River-Wainwright MLA Wes Taylor visited a regular Camrose County meeting to learn about some of the concerns in the area.

Council shared similar concerns that the rest of the province has in current government.

Taylor, a Wildrose MLA, listened to comments about Bill 6, carbon tax, lingerer tax and the lack of a balanced budget from the NDP government.

“We looked at a job creation act. That is an act to create another act and it is all fluff. Bills 2 and 3 are to dip into the interim budget because normally we would have a budget by now,” explained Taylor.

“I don’t like interim supply items because it is basically a blank cheque to finish projects that had a shortfall in funds. I fought and voted against that.”

He mentioned that the right to strike issue is coming up. Right now only police and firefighters are not allowed to strike.

Councillor Jack Lyle asked about George Clark and his fight to stop Bill 6.

“He talked about ways of defeating the NDP government by purchasing memberships in the NDP and then voting against the leadership to force a vote for a new premier. There were flags with swastikas on them and we wanted no part of that for obvious reasons,” reported Taylor, who represents residents east of Camrose. “He needs better rules of engagement if he is going to protest again.”

The swastika was used as a conveniently geometrical and eye-catching symbol to emphasize the so-called Aryan-German correspon-

dence and instill racial pride.

Councillor Brian Willoughby asked what is going to happen with Bill 6.

“You have to have more rural engagement on Bill 6.

We are saying that people need choices for farm workers and not just WCB,” said the MLA. “It comes down to asking what the rural farmers wanted in the first place. It should have been discussed in detail before pushing it through.”

Councillor Doug Lyseng asked if a sales tax was being talked about.

“They have said no up to this time. Would it surprise me if they would? No. The carbon tax is going to be generating $3 billion and they are going to be making $250 million of that available as revenue neutral and go back to the consumers in some form. That will create more revenue than a sales tax,” said Taylor.

“The carbon tax is not a good tax,” said councillor Greg Gillespie.

“In B.C. the whole tax is revenue neutral. This just adds more provincial employees and adds more bureaucracy. I don’t like it,” Taylor added.

Gillespie asked if the Wildrose would consider merging with the Conservatives.

“It has to come from the people and not from the top down like it was done before, or it will fail again. Wildrose is a conservative party, but how you get the two together is another thing.”

County administrator Paul King asked about regionalizing, but the MLA didn’t know enough about the NDP’s plans to comment more on it.

“We are watching very closely, but we don’t know any more right now,” he said.

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(a) Prior to July 15, in any year, only the owner of land abutting the ditch of a public highway under the jurisdiction of Camrose County is authorized to harvest by cutting, baling, or any other method, any forage crop that grows within the said ditches of the said public highway. (b) an owner under (a) above may transfer this privilege to another person by mutual agreement.

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On and following the 15th day of July in any year, any person may harvest by cutting, baling or any other method, etc., any forage crops growing within the ditches of a public highway under the jurisdiction of Camrose County.

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A forage crop harvested within the ditches of a public highway shall become the property of the person harvesting same and shall not be stacked or stored within the said ditches, but shall be removed as soon as reasonably possible from the said ditches upon the completion of the said harvesting.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Council reserves the right to authorize its employees, agents or assigns to cut, spray or otherwise destroy forage crop or grasses, weeds, or other growth in the ditches or on the side slopes of any public highway under its jurisdiction at any time in the interest of safety for the traveling public and in the interest of controlling noxious weeds and any other undesirable growth.

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Edberg Foodgrains growing project assists Ethiopia

By Murray Green

After a successful first crop by the Edberg Growing Project last year, local producers decided to plant a second crop on May 13 to benefit people in Ethiopia.

Faith and Terry Gabert of the area donated 90 acres of land for the Edberg Growing Project that raised about $30,000.

“Terry is a member of our community and one of my customers. He approached my boss, James Mitchell, with the idea of starting a growing project and for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

James asked if I would like to coordinate it, so I jumped on board,” explained Brett Jans, a sales agronomist at Edberg Crop Management. “We grew a crop of wheat last year and formed a group for the growing project.”

Jans was named the chairman, Lindsey Cowan the secretary, Steve Cowan the treasurer, volunteer Lisa Gustafsson and Terrence Barg, a Canadian Foodgrains Bank

representative, launched the grow last year.

Jans, Lindsey Cowan and Gustafsson all travelled to Ethiopia to see first hand how the funds raise in Canada benefits the people of Ethiopia.

“We were fortunate to go over to Ethiopia for two weeks.

Terrence asked me if I wanted to go and see what the Canadian Foodgrains money does for their country. We went in February and it was very inspirational and incredible to see how much of a change they are making for the Ethiopian people,” said Jans.

“They have to organize a project, create a business plan and then approach the Canadian Foodgrains Bank for funding. They can be irrigation, self-help, or women’s group projects that people can work on themselves. There is not a lot of western culture involvement because they don’t want us to fix everything.

They want it to be a learning project, so they can help themselves. We are helping them to enable themselves.”

Edberg area producers are encouraging more community members to help them raise funds to help with learning projects in Africa.

Ethiopians don’t want people to show up and tell them what to do. “They want to learn. This tour was for us to see what the funds were doing for them. It is amazing to see how they have nothing, but are very appreciative of everything they have. All of the children are so happy even though they don’t have a lot of safe drinking water. They live in huts with no power and none of the benefits we take for granted,” said Jans. “I don’t want publicity for myself, but after what I saw it is my responsibility to tell people what it is like and why we should help those people.”

He had a sense of relief knowing what people do in Edberg (and Kingman) for grow projects is making a long term difference.

“When Foodgrains was started everyone grew wheat and sent it over there. However, Canadians weren’t always sure if it got to the right people and the shipping costs were increasing. Wheat wasn’t a staple in Ethiopians diet. They work hard and want to make a difference, but you don’t always get ahead because you work harder.

They needed more than food to fix the obstacles they had to overcome,” he added. “They need the support to advance themselves.”

After the trip, the project group was excited about the possibilities of expanding what they do in Edberg.

“Terry said as long as the growing project keeps going, we can borrow the 90 acre field. He doesn’t charge us rent, he gave it to us to use free and clear. We are growing a crop of flax this year. We

The Edberg Growing Project turned 90 acres of wheat into funds last year to assist Ethiopian people grow more food in Africa.

sell the grain and donate the money to the foodgrains bank.

The government matches it at four to one, which is huge.

It is like we have 360 acres,” explained Jans. “We made $30,000 in our first year, so we are hopeful we can do it again.

More importantly, we want to increase the awareness of what we are doing to get more people involved. After seeing what they do in Ethiopia, the community involvement here is worth so much and that is what we are trying to accomplish this year.”

Jans and his group want community involvement to be an important aspect of the Edberg Growing Project. “It’s all about the community coming together to help less fortunate people. It’s a common

goal to help those who appreciate it,” he added. “We had about 30 people help with the Edberg Growing Project last year. We would like to have more people involved and you don’t have to know a lot about agriculture to help. There are a lot of little jobs that people can do to help out. We would like to organize a harvest day so people can come out and watch five combines going at once. It is impressive.”

Jans said they sold wheat for about $6 a bushel last year.

They could receive about $12 a bushel for flax, which could increase the amount raised.

Hospice society searching for support, location

By Murray Green

The Hospice Society of Camrose and District updated Camrose County council on its plans to fundraise and secure a site for a six bedroom facility.

Hospice Society board member Stacey Strilchuk explained that the group has a vision of opening a hospice house either in Camrose or the county.

A Hospice Society town hall meeting attracted 80 people who were seeking more information.

“We received good response and excellent enthusiasm towards our project. It is an important topic. Palliative and end of life care is something we know is not going away,” said Strilchuk.

“The more we educate and build awareness the more we will see how hospice fits in this community and how it adds value. It is certainly something that is needed.”

A registered charity since November, 2011, the Hospice Society has a vision of working with community partners to build awareness of palliative and end of life care.

“Each year when we have

our annual general meeting the board members that were elected share the vision to construct a free standing hospice, which would give people another option outside of a hospital or long-term care facility,” said Strilchuk.

“When I came on the board I felt that passion they had for palliative and end of life care. It’s about high level of care for the patient and the caregivers.”

The Hospice Society offers grief and bereavement sessions to assist families with the loss of a loved one.

“We are privileged to have the number of health care resources and the number of health care providers that we do,” said Strilchuk.

“There is a role to be played for palliative and end of life care in the hospital and in a continuing care facility, but there is also a role for hospice for individuals who choose and want to die at home. This hospice fits that gap for those individuals and their family members. It is not just about the dying, it is as much about the living.”

Members of the society visited hospices in Red Deer,

Okotoks, Strathmore (plans) and Olds to gain knowledge of what works best.

The ideal hospice facility includes an open layout with the kitchen as a central focal point, common areas, a quiet space, guest suites that could be used by visiting family members, and an outdoor park-like space.

“We see it as being a homelike, country setting located near, or in Camrose.

We’ve agreed as a board that a six bed hospice is really the target that we would like to have based on numbers in Red Deer,” said Strilchuk.

Other centres have had to expand the hospice facility and the Camrose society doesn’t want to make the mistake of building it too small.

“We feel that six is a sustainable number that we can achieve,” said Strilchuk.

“Our focus is not only on the patient, but also their family and their loved ones, so we want to make sure that the space that’s created is available and comfortable to everyone.”

The hospice would have space for health care providers, as well as workshops,

special functions and guests.

The facility would be community driven by volunteers.

“We have had some individuals that have offered land donations, but it (the land) hasn’t been in the ideal place. We want easy access in the Camrose area,” suggested Strilchuk. “We have to look at each one. We haven’t ruled out renovating an existing facility.”

The door is still wide open at this point and the Hospice Society is gathering input.

Councillor Jack Lyle said what is being suggested for the hospice is something the long term facilities have already.

“There are some differences there, but what is the advantage to being in a hospice over some of these long term facilities?”

Hospice Society chair of communications Pam Cummer fielded the question.

“The difference is that the hospice will be able to focus entirely on end of life care and promote that quality of living until people die. In a hospital setting, for instance, there’s a lot of acuity that’s going on

in the hospital. There’s a lot of busyness in the hospital, so the hospice setting steps away from that and gives them symptom management and quiet and calmness with the care of experts away from the acuity of the hospital. It’s less expensive than the cost in the hospital also. It helps loved ones that struggle with the extra care.”

The price of a hospice could fall in the $1.5 to $2 million range, depending on whether it is a new facility or an existing building that has been renovated. Operating costs per year could range around $700,000. Patients could say a few days, or up to three months.

“We have a letter of support from Alberta Health Services and we have had some initial discussions with local government representatives,” said Strilchuk. “The conversations have started. There is certainly opportunity there from a grant perspective that we can pursue.”

For more information on the Hospice Society of Camrose and District visit www. camrosehospice.org.

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Susan Wurz from the Camrose Colony School won the primary level at the Camrose branch of the Royal Canadian Legion level of the poster contest. The poster was sent on to the district to compete against seven other branches. Her poster was then selected again to go to the provincial level.

Comrade Rita Dool, coordinator of the Literary and Poster Remembrance Contest for the Camrose area and branch president Dale Debman thanked her for the poster entry.

To the first person who reported the fire and alerted our staff, so we could leave the building quickly and safely, and to the fire fighters and other emergency responders for your quick response and efficiency at containing the flames and reducing the risk/damage to other buildings. Finally, to the Camrose business community and to our customers for all the support you have shown. We feel very lucky to live and do business in this wonderful city and are so appreciative of all the fine people that we are able to work with every day.

EMCO would like to let everyone know that we are now temporarily located in the previous Camrose Auto Wreckers location at 4213 – 37 St. We look forward to serving all of our past and future customers, with the same quality products and service that they have always counted on from us.

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Cropping forecast Agri-News

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) has released the Cropping Alternatives forecast for 2016.

“Cropping Alternatives is a regional forecast for new crop (2016) based on the most current cost of production information from the AgriProfit$ business analysis and research program, as well as from estimates of expected revenues and costs from various sources,” said Rawlin Thangaraj, crops economist, AF, Edmonton.

“It gives the producer their total cost per bushel and the target yields required to break even, as well as an indication of how the margins compare between different crops for a soil zone.

Yields and prices can vary for different operations as well within the regions. Producers can use their forward or future prices and their actual costs and do their own calculations, too.”

Cropping Alternatives 2016 is available on AF’s website. For more information, call the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

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S-44 NEW LISTING – Quarter of pasture north of Daysland with Ducks Unlimited Conservation Easement Agreement. $249,000. S-97 NEW LISTING – Bare acreage north of Daysland, 5± acres with power. $65,000.

S-98 ACREAGE – With meat processing business, remodelled home, shop and 2 quonsets on 7 acres between Daysland and Strome. $700,000. S-92 NEW LISTING – Grain quarter minutes east of Camrose on Hwy 26 with outstanding 5-bedroom home and insulated shop. S-99 NEW LISTING – Two parcels of land north of Ryley with attractive building sites 100 acres: $199,000, 30 acres: $99,000. S-101

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“This study will quantify the environmental impacts of Alberta field pea production from cradle-to-farm-gate, and identify key areas of innovation and improvements in the field pea production,” said Nevin Rosaasen, policy and programs specialist, APG. “And, the study will enhance our ability to communicate with consumers domestically and internationally about the environmental benefits of Alberta field pea production.”

Robust farm-level data on rotations is needed to mount the necessary scientific evidence, and APG hopes to glean it from pulse growers via a short survey. The survey has 12 questions, and takes about 25 minutes to complete.

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“This study will pay off for pulse growers, because knowing what is driving environmental impacts can help in making decisions,” said Rosaasen.

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Spraying will not be done in front of building sites, along field shelterbelts or other sensitive areas. The brush control program will be undertaken for safety, ease of snow removal and site line improvement.

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These persons must complete an Agreement for the Restricted Use of Herbicides for Brush and Weed Control in Sensitive Areas and post Camrose County “Do Not Spray Area” signs prior to June 1, in each and every year.

These agreements are available at the Agricultural Services Office at 4728-41 Street, Camrose OR online at www.county.camrose.ab.ca (services/agriculture services/ weed control/agreement for restricted use of herbicides).

This agreement must be renewed and delivered to the Agricultural Services Office each year prior to June 1, in each and every year.

Effective June 1, 2016, the County will begin its roadside mowing program. The County recognizes that certain individuals wish to harvest the roadside vegetation for hay; if you wish to harvest the roadside vegetation you must contact the Agricultural Services office prior to June 1 and identify those locations. As per Bylaw #1020 the County reserves the right to at any time cut, spray, or otherwise destroy forage crop or grasses, weeds and other growth in the ditches or on the side slopes of any public highway under its jurisdiction.

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Reduce impact of early grazing Agri-News

With the early spring, some farmers, ranchers, and acreage owners are turning out livestock four to six weeks earlier than usual.

“Some of the turn outs are due to a lack of feed, and for others it is necessary to get the cows out of the corrals,” said Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist of the Ag-Info Centre.

Under preferred conditions, pasture grasses should be allowed to develop to the three to four leaf stage before being grazed.

Allowing the plants time to grow early in the spring, prior to grazing, helps the plants to replenish nutrients required by the root system to keep the plant healthy.

Grazing too early draws down root reserves and slows regrowth, eventually killing the plant.

“Pastures that were overgrazed last year will take two to four weeks longer to develop this spring because of stresses caused by grazing, dry conditions and, in some areas, high num-

bers of grasshoppers,” said Yaremcio.

Putting animals onto pastures with minimal spring growth restricts the amount of forage an animal can consume which can cause animals to lose body condition. A female animal that is losing body condition cannot produce as much milk as one that is in good condition. This reduces growth rates of the offspring.

Calves that are more than 45 to 50 days of age can be fed a 16 per cent protein creep ration. A “home grown” creep can be one-third oats, one-third barley, and onethird peas (the peas can be screenings from local seed cleaning plants to reduce the cost).

If there is no choice but to turn animals out, use a “sacrifice pasture” to minimize the impact on total forage production in other areas.

This is because for every day the cows are turned out early in the spring, fall grazing can be reduced by as much as three days.

Insurance prices for cattle reflect higher risk Agri-News

Cattle price insurance for the 2016 calf crop is now available from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) until May 31 at a little higher cost than the same time last year. Bruce Viney, risk management specialist at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry says the higher premium rates directly reflect a higher level of risk and volatility.

“Increased levels of volatility are common across nearly all commodity and equity markets this year.

Volatility is simply a statistical measure of risk and relates to the severity of market price swings. These up and down movements largely reflect the uncertainty that market participants have in their forecast of future prices,” he says.

In the current global environment, changing economic conditions around the world can have an instantaneous impact on the perceived future demand for our products.

“Global markets are also experiencing increased levels of uncertainty and volatility that can be observed nearly every day in stock markets around the world. Often, an announcement in Asia will impact their own local stock markets before creating a wave of activity that hits the North American markets within minutes of the market’s opening,” Viney says.

Electronic trading and the development of high frequency trading is also a major topic of discussion in

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster SOAKING UP THE SUN This little calf was just lazing around on a spring day taking advantage of the warmth of the hay and sun.

cattle industry circles these days. Wild market swings and increased volatility makes Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures markets less effective and more expensive for managing price risk in all segments of the industry. The volatility impacts have become even larger since the CME raised its feeder cattle daily trading limits. To remain a sustainable, non-subsidized and responsive program, AFSC must charge higher premiums to offset the new higher levels risk.

Viney says that as a truly market driven program, the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program must adjust its coverage and pre-

miums every day based on a number of factors including CME price and volatility levels. It’s important to note that the daily premiums are calculated in a proven and defendable manner and are not just numbers that someone arbitrarily picks from the air.

“Higher levels of risk and volatility are not always bad for everyone. Volatility also implies that there are more violent market price swings to the upside. These upside opportunities can be very profitable for those producers that are able to take advantage of them.

By design, the Cattle Price Insurance Program leaves those upside opportunities

open for producers while eliminating a portion of the downside risk. Producers are encouraged to regularly monitor coverage and premium levels, and then make decisions based on their own tolerance for both downside risk and upside opportunity,” he says.

In the face of the higher risk levels, producers are also advised to get a handle on their cost of production.

Knowing production costs and approximate break even selling prices will help determine the best level of coverage. The most appropriate level of coverage, or the amount of downside risk producers are willing to accept, is a largely a personal prefer-

ence based on individual risk tolerances and risk management policies.

Producers looking for more in-depth risk management learning opportunities are encouraged to explore the new online Agriculture Business Risk Management Program that is offered by Lethbridge College. For assistance in calculating cost of production, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has the free downloadable ‘Rancher’s Return Lite’ spreadsheet available.

For more information on cattle price insurance, Alberta producers are encouraged call the AFSC help desk at 1-877-899-2372 or visit www. wlpip.ca

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Community leaders had a great opportunity to ask Alberta Transportation Minister Brian Mason questions about improving busing systems during the Rural Transportation Information Day at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus on April 30.

Mason talked about the need to connect communities with transportation. “One of the things that I have been pleasantly surprised with is the degree of inter-municipal co-operation throughout Alberta. They cooperate with water, waste water systems, transportation, and economic development and all kinds of things,” said Mason. “It is a direction we want to go as a government. We are focused on regional co-operation and funding. The ones that co-operate will receive funding and the ones that don’t, won’t.”

The minister talked about the differences between urban and rural transportation. “The lack of transportation in rural areas has been identified as a major barrier, particularly for some of our seniors and other people who don’t drive. It’s important that we help them stay connected,” Mason said.

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people on board is something all rural areas are experiencing. “It’s challenging because as you move out from the major cities the density goes down, the distance becomes longer, the number of people who are able to contribute financially is less, and so I think there is a role for the provincial government to help do those things, but I think you also need to be prepared to talk about some realistic solutions. I think we’re open to all sorts of ideas.”

Rural transportation became an election platform during the last election. “One of the things we heard is the lack of access to the necessities of life. I don’t just mean food, but friends and family,” explained Mason.

The problem started when the government privatized busing and then the Greyhound service started to disappear, suggest the minister. “Discussions have started beyond that and people are looking for solutions and it is leading us towards interesting opportunities,” said Mason. “Ride sharing is a creative idea, not sure what will work. We want to listen to ideas, see what people’s needs are and from that come up with a strategy. Our timing couldn’t be worse.”

It’s a challenging economic time for the Alberta government. “We depended on one industry for too long and those revenues have fallen off a cliff going from $9 billion to slightly over $1 billion, a 90 per cent drop leaving a huge hole,” said Mason. “We have to come up with ideas that don’t involve huge amounts of money. We want to use innovation and co-operation to try and fill that gap.”

Budget 2016 includes $1.3 billion for urban, rural, regional transit and the government is currently in the process of developing a Transit Engagement Strategy based on input from around the province.

About 2,500 responded to an online survey and about 250 people attended workshops like this event.

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High incidents of stolen property May 2 Fuel cans and chain saws were stolen from a detached garage along Range Road 213. RCMP are encouraging county residents to be proactive and secure their property.

A SureTrac dump trailer was stolen from a business west of Camrose. This matter is being investigated.

Two stolen vehicles were located. One of the vehicles was burned and the other was just left abandoned.

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An unknown person(s) attempted to steal a truck parked at a work site near the junction of Highway 21 and 13.

May 4 A truck that was reported as stolen from the City of Camrose earlier in the morning was located at Legacy Junction.

A shop along Range Road 194 near the City of Camrose was broken into overnight.

An attempted theft of a truck resulted in damage to the passenger side and ignition. The truck was north of Camrose on Range Road 200 near Township Road 474.

A truck was stolen from a work yard in the middle of the afternoon. Camrose Police Service assisted in locating the vehicle and the driver (suspect) was apprehended. Cooperation of the two police agencies resulted in the arrest of a prolific offender and solving of multiple crimes reported in both the city and county of Camrose.

May 7 Several garages were entered in Hay Lakes throughout the night. Items taken include: a KTM 450 XCW motorcycle, lawn mower, weed eater, power tools, a Yamaha 3000 generator, gas powered saw, hunting blind, gas cans, several tools, alcohol and cigarettes.

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Church an example of Carpenter Gothic architecture The Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church is a small rural church located in the County of Camrose.

It is a rectangular, wooden building with a steeply pitched gable roof and Gothic windows. The front (north) elevation features a central porch and a corner tower with a crenellated parapet. The rear (south) elevation has a shed-roofed porch and brick chimney.

The church and its associated cemetery are situated on a small, landscaped plot of land that is clearly demarcated from the neighbouring properties by lines of mature trees. The church is located on Highway 26 approximately eight kilometres northeast of the hamlet of Ohaton.

Heritage value

The heritage value of the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church lies in its identity as an excellent example of rural Lutheran church design in Alberta.

Starting in the 1890s, the region around Ohaton attracted a number of Norwegian Lutheran settlers from Minnesota. After 1900, additional Norwegian Lutherans, this time from South Dakota, arrived in the area. In 1903, five families of the later group organized themselves into the Parkland Lutheran Congregation and began to hold worship services in their homes and raise funds for the construction of a church.

The congregation grew and, in 1913, it was officially incorporated as the Parkland Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation.

The new congregation was accepted as a member of the Canadian District of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, which is now part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. This synod followed a form of Lutheranism advocated by the Norwegian lay minister and reformer Hans Nielsen Hauge in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Hauge believed that Lutheranism should focus on personal faith experiences, more informal worship services, and a greater role for lay ministry.

In 1930, the Parkland congregation formed a building committee and, using local labour, a basement was dug and a concrete foundation was poured.

Due largely to the Great Depression, construction progressed slowly over the next 16 years. The church was completed in 1946 and was officially dedicated that October.

The design of the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church reflects the sensibilities of pietistic Lutheranism. These sensibilities are demonstrated by the overall simplicity of the church –

its lack of decoration and ornamentation and the use of white paint throughout.

The starkness of the interior is relieved only by the natural wood colours of the pews, the lectern, the baptismal font and the altar.

The two sacraments of the Lutheran faith – Eucharist and baptism – are embodied in the altar area and the baptismal font. The altar itself is relatively undecorated and is situated lower to the ground and closer to the congregation than is generally found in Lutheran churches that do not follow Haugean principles.

The painting of the “Light of the World” in the altarpiece shows Christ knocking at the door of the heart and is particularly expressive of the pietistic emphasis upon a deep, personal relationship to Jesus.

A small choir loft located opposite the altar area embodies the distinctive importance of hymns in Lutheran worship services.

The Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church is a fine example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, a form of design popular throughout western Canada that rendered the typically stone forms of Gothic Revival architecture in the more humble medium of wood.

The church features typical elements of the Gothic style included the pointedarch windows, asymmetry, and steeply-pitched gable roof. The dominant feature of the church is the corner bell tower with crenellated parapet and louvered ventilation openings.

The open floor plan of the basement and the presence of a food preparation area speak to the importance of the church as a community gathering space in addition to being a place of worship. Despite the overall emphasis on simplicity, which is in accordance with Lutheran principles, the community’s sense of pride in their church, which was

built with local volunteer labour, is demonstrated through the detailed brickwork at the top of the chimney, the form of the crenellations on the top of the bell tower, and the craftsmanship evident in the altar, baptismal font, interior railings and other furnishings.

Character-defining elements

Key elements that define the heritage value of the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church include those features that speak to its role as a rural Lutheran church: bright appearance caused by the predominant use of white paint on the exterior walls and interior walls and ceilings, and minimal ornamentation and decoration throughout the building; natural wood, handcrafted pews, altar, lectern, baptismal font and railings; place of prominence accorded to the baptismal font beside the altar; offset, square bell tower with crenellated parapet, louvered ventilation

openings and one doublehung, gothic arched window on the east side; medium pitched, rafter supported gable roof; centrally located front porch covering a double door entry presence of double-hung windows with three light, arched transoms on the east and west elevations and flanking and surmounting the front entry; open floor plan of the basement and presence of a food preparation area; floor plan of the main floor with a small vestibule area separated from the nave; small choir loft located at the back of the church opposite the altar area; association and spatial relationship with the church’s cemetery located to the south of the building and a second cemetery located immediately to the east of the church property.

Key elements that define the heritage value of the Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church include such general elements as its: single massing and the rectangular shape of the building; exterior walls clad in unusual, bevelled cedar drop-siding with rounded lower edges, corner boards and skirting; cedar shingles on all pitched roof surfaces single flue, brick chimney capped with brick detailing located on the rear (south) elevation; shed-roofed porch on the rear (south) elevation covering staircases leading to the basement and directly into the nave; fenestration pattern of rows of arched windows on the east and west elevations, the furthest north window on the east elevation and the furthest south window on the west elevation being shorter than the rest; circular, louvered ventilation opening on the front gable and a square, louvered ventilation opening on the rear gable; poured concrete foundation with parging; V-jointed, tongue and groove fir flooring in the nave and vestibule; fir mill work; interior walls clad in 1930s era gypsum board; wood frame construction with a post and beam substructure on a boardformed concrete foundation; basement level fenestration pattern of six-light single windows, four on each of the east and west elevations and one on the front elevation; relationship to the landscaped plot and the lines of mature trees that demark the boundaries of the church property.

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