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City of Camrose
Posthumous award recognizes fellow officers
By Lori Larsen
Recognizing the vital and often extremely dangerous work of fellow police officers, specifically those conducting traffic patrol, Wetaskiwin/ Camrose RCMP Corporal Trent Cleveland, on behalf of the Wetaskiwin Integrated Traffic Unit, created the Constable James Lloyd Lundblad Memorial Award.
The award is an annual internal award given to an RCMP member of the Wetaskiwin Integrated Traffic Unit, who exemplifies outstanding achievement in the field of traffic services.
“The award was created on behalf of Constable James Lloyd Lundblad, who was working for the unit at the time of his on-duty death (in 2009),” explained Cleveland. “Const. Lundblad was fatally involved in a motor vehicle collision that occurred near Millet, while attempting to enforce traffic safety.”
Constable Jason Wierenga is the first recipient of the Const. James Lloyd Lundblad Memorial Award.
“Wetaskiwin Integrated Traffic recognizes excellence, dedication and initiative in the field of traffic safety,” said Corporal Cleveland. “The purpose of this award is to identify and commend active enforcement personnel for their work to improve road safety through education, enforcement, training and/or community-based program.”
Constable Lundblad’s sister, Michelle Keast, was very grateful to have this honour bestowed upon her brother. “That is so amazing,” remarked Michelle. “Congratulations to Jason and thank you for keeping James’ memory alive. If my parents were still with us, they would also be proud.”
The Wetaskiwin Integrated Traffic Unit is an integral part of the RCMP detachment and is responsible for ensuring the roads throughout the jurisdiction, including Maskwacis, Wetaskiwin, Bashaw, Camrose and Killam, remain safe for all travellers.
Bailey Theatre events planned this month
By Murray Green
Local jazz band Time Travellers will be playing music from the past at the Bailey Theatre on January 23 at 3 p.m.
The band consists of Erik Olson on piano, Marshall Tindall on saxophone, Art Fadum on bass and Steven Hartman on drums. They will take you on a musical journey of instrumental jazz beginning in the 1900s to current times.
The Bailey Buckaroos will be back to provide classic country music on January 30 at 2 p.m. Along with the local band, special guests are invited to share music. They also have shows on February 27 and March 27 at 2 p.m.
Classical pianist Roger Admiral will be playing at the Bailey Theatre on February 13 at 3 p.m. He will share works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Frederic Chopin. He may add a Valentine’s Day theme to the show.
The Nordlys Film and Art Festival has been cancelled for this year.
The Rose City Roots Society will be presenting Dione Taylor at its 8 p.m. on February 26. A pastor’s daughter, she was born and raised in a family she describes as “really connected to the gift of song”.
The Snowed In Comedy Tour is also back to celebrate Canadian comedy at its best. The tour stops at the Bailey Theatre on March 4 at 8 p.m.
Great Canadian Laugh Off winner, Paul Myrehaug from Camrose, will be delivering a flurry of laughs on March 4 at 8 p.m.
The Simply Brass band from Camrose will be playing a mix ranging from traditional brass Renaissance selections to modern arrangements of popular music and everything in between on March 6 at 3 p.m. Simply Brass consists of Len Busse on trumpet, Bob Bailey on trumpet, Juanita Hohm on french horn, Norman Skretting on trombone and Tom Spila on tuba.
Join Duo Beija Flor’s unique brand of ethnoclassical music, with a flute and guitar pairing presenting a varied repertoire of works inspired by traditional and folkloric music found around the world. Flutist Marie-Noëlle Choquette and guitarist Charles Hobson began performing together during their graduate studies at Concordia University in Montreal. They are at the Bailey on March 17 at 3 p.m.
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Bergen drives his working man’s truck
By Murray Green
Abraham Bergen of Stettler owns a 1952 Chevrolet hog-hauling truck.
“The truck sits on a 1996 Dodge frame, so it has been modernized a fair bit. I found the body of this truck in Saskatchewan. I wanted to look at a 1935 Fargo truck when I came across this truck,” said Abraham.
Halfway through the 1951 Chevy truck model year, the bed wood design changed from nine-board to an eight-board type. The speedometer showed a maximum speed of 80 miles per hour. Vent windows in doors were first introduced. It was the only year with vent windows and turndown handles, and the last year for chrome window handle knobs and chrome wiper knobs. “I took the body and added a hog-hauler box with stock racks on the back. The box does come off, so I can use it for other purposes,” explained Abraham.
Horizontal strips below and above radio speaker grille plus glove box door changed from stainless steel to painted steel.
“Because I changed the frame to be more modern, it can go faster as well. That was important to me to make it look like an old truck, but have some modern conveniences so that it HEAVY DUTY
Murray Green, Camrose Booster
Abraham Bergen built a heavy hauler using a 1952 Chevrolet body and a chassis from a 1996 Dodge truck to create a truck he can enjoy driving down the highway as well as on the farm.
is fun to drive as well,” said Abraham.
Outer door handles became push button type. Chevrolet hubcaps changed from chrome-plated to
FUN FACTS
The 1952 Chevrolet short-bed light pickup truck is sought-after by customizers, hot rodders and old truck collectors. With their big chrome grilles and large rounded hoods, they take many styling cues from 1952 Chevy passenger cars. By 1952, Chevrolet manufactured many truck models, sub-models and body styles. The most popular were the light-duty conventional Series 1500 and 3100 vehicles. The Series 3600 to 3900 were medium-duty conventional trucks. The 1952 Chevys had front and rear semi-elliptic leaf-springs. The four- or three-speed synchromesh manual transmission had a column-mounted gearshift and used a dry single-plate clutch. The brakes were mechanical expanding-drum types. Steering was by a recirculating worm and ball-nut gear.
The 1996 Ram pickup had electronically governed automatic transmissions and a torque increase for the optional 5.9L turbodiesel V8 to 440 lb-ft.
The 3500 can haul a total weight of 19,000 pounds. The bulky five-speed manual transmission gives the 3500 an agricultural feel. For instance, first gear, called low on the gearshift lever, is used to get the Ram rolling at under five mph when pulling a heavy load. Normally, you start off in second gear. Fifth gear is normally called drive. gray-painted steel with black block letters, however, the stamping and shape remained the same as prior years. Some say a very few deluxe half-ton pickups still carried the chrome cap.
“I put in a brand new floor. It has a Z28 steering system and a 3500 transmission. I am thinking of sanding it down a bit and putting on a clear coat. I like the patina look because it looks natural. I might take the cab off to sand blast and undercoat the frame,” shared Abraham. “It has good original steel to it and I want to keep it that way.”
By 1952, speedometers showed a maximum speed of 90 miles per hour, and all beds were eight-board type. Rear bumpers were only available on Suburban and Panel models in 1952.
In midyear, GM stopped using 3100, 3600 and 3800 emblems on the side of the hood. However, Chevrolet hood emblems were used for the entire year. Inside window handle knobs and wiper knob were now maroon.
The 1952 Chevy trucks featured a Thriftmaster 216.5-cubic inch or a Loadmaster 235.5-cubic inch, inline, six-cylinder, valve-inhead engine. The 216.5-cubic inch motor had a bore and stroke of 3.5 by 3.75 inches with a compression ratio of 6.5:1. It generated 90 horsepower at 3,400 rpm.
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