The CAMROSE BOOSTER, June 7, 2022 – Page 7
Members chose rural-first banking.✽
Tim Berezniuk & Pat Reiter
We’re thrilled to announce that members of Encompass and Vision have voted in favour of a merger between our two credit unions! This November, subject to regulatory approval, our two credit unions will unite under the Vision banner with a mission to provide financial services by rural Albertans, for rural Albertans. Learn more at
whatsyourshare.ca
…for purchasing my 2021-2022 4-H Carcass Steer project, Spanky.
Breck Gibson, Rosalind 4-H Beef Club Good neighbours make good partners
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER?
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By Murray Green
The former national champions Camrose Merchants fastpitch team will be holding its reunion here on June 9 to 11. One of the most popular pitchers on that team, Glen Jevne, is excited about the reunion. “The players were so close for so many years. You are part of a big family and then when I retired, that was it. There are a lot of guys I haven’t seen since. This reunion will give us a chance to reacquaint with all of the players who were connected to the Merchants over the years. Hopefully, we can spend some time together and I’m excited abut it,” said Glen, who still lives in Wetaskiwin. The pitcher started his career with the Wetaskiwin Car Capitals before joining the Camrose Merchants. “Peter Brown, everyone knows how great he was, was leaving Camrose and manager Jim Reed was looking for a pitcher. The Car Capitals were struggling financially and deciding if they were going to continue. So, that is how I joined Camrose,” explained Glen. “Camrose was always better at recruiting players and Jim was always a creative manager. He was very knowledgable of the game and also inventive. Players wanted to play in Camrose because it was a
Merchants to hold fastball reunion project
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docket I 4080-1 insertion Week 1 good program. had a business in Wetaskiwin, so I iVY desiGn inc. 403 275 3909 | info@ivydesign.ca didn’t want to have to move to Saskatoon or somewhere out of province. I wanted to be close by, so Camrose was a good fit for me,” said Glen. “Everyone made me feel welcome here. Ray MacMillan and Cookie Appleby were very good players and Don Pruss was a great catcher. The team had so many characters and we had pretty good success,” he recalled. Weekend plans include a Thursday night (June 9) kick-off mixer and golf registration at the Norsemen Inn. Friday morning begins with the golf tournament at the Silver Creek Golf Course and the evening The 1977 Camrose Merchants won league, world series and Hawaii events. will be highlighted by an old-time Merchants exhibi- in 1984 and won nationals. He recalled the various remember me and the good tion ball game at Kin Park It certainly was a highlight tournaments he attended games played in Camrose,” beginning at 6 p.m. for the team and organi- with the Merchants team added Glen. On Saturday, a meet zation. Alberta had some including California and Players from the inthe players session start- strong teams, so getting out Hawaii. augural first team to the ing at 11 a.m. will be held of province was a big thing “I remember traveling at Retro. The evening con- for us. We always had great on those old buses. I was junior and girls teams will cludes with a banquet and battles with Alberta Brake small enough to crawl up also be taking part in the dance at the Camrose Re- and Clutch (Calgary) in into the luggage area and celebration. It will be hongional Exhibition Grounds those days.” go to sleep. One time I woke ouring 50 years of the sport. Reed brought the Merand 6 p.m. For old time’s sake, up and I was completely “Back in 1982, it was Glen is thinking about taping in so I couldn’t chants to Camrose in 1976, our first crack at nationals. throwing an inning at the move. I shouldn’t have which set in motion a winWe breezed through the reunion game. “I’ve been fallen asleep,” shared Dale ning tradition of men’s softfirst round and played Vic- thinking I may want to do Kendall, one of the organiz- ball. toria in the final and lost a that. I pitched a few years ers of the reunion. Email camrose “I feel very lucky to have close game. It was then that ago to see if I could still do merchants@gmail.com, call we realized that we could it. My arm was fine, but played here in Camrose. I Tammy at 780-679-8964 compete. Then in 1983 we my hip was hurting and it went to a golf tournament returned to nationals, but reminded me why I retired in Daysland and people or visit https://camrose ended up with a bronze. in the first place,” Glen stopped me and wanted to merchants.eventbrite.ca for talk about ball. They still more information. Then we put it all together laughed.
Grow the conversation about elder abuse
By Murray Green
The Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC) is celebrating 20 years of being a voice. Currently, there are approximately 700,000 Albertans over the age of 65, and an estimate is that roughly one in 10 seniors are experiencing abuse. Abuse ranges from physical, psychological, sexual and emotional, to the most prevalent form, financial abuse. Check out
website for more information at www.albertaelderabuse.ca/. Every year, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on June 15. The Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council is a group of Albertans dedicated to increasing awareness and supporting a community response to elder abuse. The AEAAC was first formed in 2002. Since that time, resources have been developed, such as the
Staying Safe handbook for older adults; several learning events have been hosted, such as Taking Action Against Elder Abuse for service providers; and online learning has been offered with Core Alberta. In Camrose, the case manager is Kari Cameron. Kari is the support worker and advocate with over 20 years of experience in the human services field, working with children, teens, parents and families,
having worked in home visitation, childcare and school settings and at the family resource network. Kari can be reached at 780-672-0141. In Camrose, the community support agencies are Camrose and District Support Services, Service Options for Seniors, Camrose Senior Centre, Hospice Society of Camrose and District, Camrose Adult Mental Health Hub and Seniors Coalition.
